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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1940
Page
3
Administrator C. C. McGinnis said many dismissals expected as affidavits require workers to declare membership in Nazi or Communist groups. Spokesmen noted annual surveys and that about five aliens were being dismissed. Date June 26.
Reward notes Lloyd Hughes appointed bursar of Brevard College following the death of Dr E J Coltrane. Hughes, a 1938 graduate of Fort University Greenville DC, recently married Mary Cross of High Point, previously with High Point Savings and Trust and manager of Furman’s sta t hook store. He has been active in the De Molay movement in the Carolinas.
June 26 report notes graduates from North Carolina State College face steady demand in textile mills. Dean Nelson cites diverse placements from rayon plants to commissions in New York. He claims 20 percent of U S cotton spindles are in NC plants and over 160000 people work in the sector with many roles open to college trained managers.
A 10 year prison term was imposed on William R. Currie after his guilty plea to manslaughter in the death of P. Currie found dead on Main Street in Richmond Virginia last year.
Washington June 26 The High Point hydro electric project valued at 6 492 600 will get an extension beyond July 1 due to delays from litigation strikes weather and other causes Public Works Act of 1938 allows extensions and a deficiency bill moving through Congress may set June 30 1941 as the revised deadline PWA officials say most projects will finish on time with about 90 percent of 418 under construction as of June 12 expected to be complete by month end
A large delegation from the First Church in High Point will attend the Summer conference of the Evangelical and Reformed Church Southern Synod at Catawba College starting next Sunday. Rev. Hoy L. Fesperman leads the group as conference committee chairman. Registration begins at 4 PM Sunday and the weeklong program includes hymn singing, Bible study, mission conferences, and platform meetings chaired by various pastors and professors. The candle light service is directed by Mrs. J L Levens and Mrs Hoyle Fesperman.
Mrs. A. H. Davis of Burgaw aged 51, wife of the Pender County representative in the legislature, was fatally injured in an automobile collision near Goldsboro on June 25. An unidentified Black hitchhiker in the other car was also killed.
Charles L. Abernethy Jr., a defeated Third District Congressional candidate, reported that he spent 43 dollars since filing his pre primary report. He listed 704.54 dollars spent by himself and 44 dollars by others as total campaign expenditures.
South Carolina will cast 10 votes for Thomas E. Dewey on the first presidential ballot at the Republican National Convention after a caucus. George Norwood of Greenville praised the move as the start of a real two party system for the state. J Bates Gerald of Summerton was elected delegation chairman.
The Armitrong Whitworth Whitley, a British heavy bomber, uses two 990 horsepower motors and can reach 245 miles per hour. It features a tail turret armed with four guns.
Commentator warns Japan seeks to oust Western powers from the Far East and gain control over Indo China and the Dutch East Indies. Tokyo reportedly considers protectorates and demands supervision of arms traffic through Burma and Hong Kong as fighting nears in Indo China.
Real estate transfers listed include E B Crawford and wife to J C Crawford on Spring Valley subdivision. D L Bouldin to J C Payne on Johnson Street. J G Seawell to Henry Reynolds on Huffman Street. City of Greensboro to Milton Watson on Bennett Street. City of Greensboro to Luther J Smith on Piedmont Heights. Dixie Realty and Loan Co to W G Booker on Chapman Street. F B Money and wife with City of Greensboro to Dixie Realty and Loan Co on Chapman Street. H H Hege to J C Gatewood on Silver Run Park. C C Vincannon to T W Garner on Archdate Road in various townships.
In Asheville on June 26, the fourth U S circuit court of appeals heard the case over death taxes on the estate of late C A Penn a Reidsville tobacconist. Mrs Stella Penn widow appeals Greensboro district court tax ruling while Charles H Robertson internal revenue collector argues the levy is too low.
The Seversky convoy fighter is powered by a 1000 horsepower engine and carries a crew of two. It flies at about 285 miles per hour and is armed with two forward firing 50 caliber guns and a rear cockpit mounted gun.
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to trigger two pints of bile daily for digestion relief. It promises elimination of gas, constipation, and sour feelings, urging readers to buy by name for 16 cents or 24 cents.
The United States Civil Service Commission lists open competitive examinations for many positions. Closing dates vary by region and job, with many postings set for July 1940 and one through August 1940. Posts include Chief Medical Officer, Construction Inspection Coordinator, card-punch operator, Air Corps instructors, engineers, inspectors, and other civil service roles across federal agencies.
Herbert L. Block known as Herblock wins the National Headliners Club silver plaque for the best editorial cartoon June 1 1939 to June 1 1940. The winning piece shows a lightning bolt striking Prime Minister Neville Chamberlains umbrella amid his Norway debacle. The awards will be presented in Atlantic City New Jersey June 29 and broadcast on the Columbia network.
Lee Flynn a 44 year old white man from McDowell County is scheduled for execution Friday in the state's gas chamber for killing his wife and instructing their seven year old son to kiss her goodbye Paroles Commissioner Edwin Gill said Governor Hoey found no cause for intervention after review of the case.
An old home remedy suggests mixing Ru-Ex Compound with a quart of water and the juice of four lemons to relieve rheumatic or neuritis pain. Claim says results appear within 48 hours or overnight and offer a money back guarantee if ineffective. Sold at Meed's WVal reen and drug store.
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