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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1937
Page
2
The FTC urged Congress to consider a graduated cigarette tax tied to manufacturers net selling price. It cited 1931 ten cent packs as boosting competition and argued current uniform $3 per hundred tax hinders lower priced brands. The report notes four leading brands dominate and adjust prices in unison.
Beaufort March 2 EB Moore of Marshalberg named Carteret county tax collector succeeding Alvah H Hamilton of Morehead City. The change places Moore in charge of county tax collection duties.
More than 100 sit down strikers, mostly women, occupied two Woolworth stores in Detroit. Other actions hit Timken-Detroit Axle and Ferro Stamping in Detroit as court orders urged evacuation. GM and UAW negotiators eyed a $1 wage issue as talks continued with Chrysler ahead. Coal miners at Jamison mine in Uniontown faced underground resistance with families aiding strikers. Walton Shoe Company reports 1400 workers returning after a pay boost, while 107 blind workers strike in Pittsburgh. Rhode Island truck drivers halt work after mediation collapse. Shoe workers idle in Salem and Lowell over wage disputes.
The grand council under Mussolini outlines five points including integral militarization of all able bodies 18 to 65 with recalls of mobilizable classes and reconscription. Other points call for larger armed forces extended war supplies powers and civilian sacrifice to achieve self sufficiency with science invited to assist.
Chicago police report two men killed and ten injured in a boiler explosion in the blast furnace department at Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation South Works in South Chicago on March 2.
Newton, March 2. L Killian, 70, farmer, died at his home from a pistol wound ruled self-inflicted. Newell, Charlotte, March 2. J A Newell, 83, founder of Newell and long Mecklenburg County commissioner, died at his home. Survived by widow and six children. funeral at 3 P. M. tomorrow.
The federal trade commission charged that racketeers have muscled in on the potato business. Some gained crop control through excessive financing and others via terminal monopolies, with areas of excessive financing and marketing fees found in the agricultural income review.
Senator Logan of Kentucky told the senate he would support Roosevelt’s court reorganization plan to perpetuate democracy and save the Constitution. The former judge, on the judiciary committee, explained his decision in a lengthy speech, saying his first impulse was to oppose enlarging the Supreme Court until older justices retired.
Brigadier General G B Pillsbury told the house rivers and harbors committee there is no immediate need to spend 476000 for jetty construction at Morehead City North Carolina. He urged approval of an annual 40000 maintenance budget for the 30 foot harbor funded with 1080000 from the public works administration.
Haywood County commissioners authorize a special election on liquor legislation. The date will be set by the county board of elections under the county option liquor law recently ratified by the legislature.
Greensboro March 2 The Rev Ronald H Wilson said he will become pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Winchester Virginia starting April 1 He has served as assistant pastor at the local First Presbyterian church since November 1932
Oxford March 2. Granville county commissioners ordered a special election on April 6 to decide a proposed levy for an extended school term.
March 2 London report says the Duke of Windsor set May 2 for his wedding to Wallis Simpson, risking overshadowing George VI's coronation on May 12. Edward VIII will likely wed once divorce finalized, while public apathy grows toward the ceremony amid exile negotiations and public interest in Windsor life.
Fries Virginia March 2 The death of Ed Reese 24 by suffocation from his burning bedding in Fries jail prompted a third official inquiry into a Virginia jail fire death since November Reese was arrested for drunkenness and found dead Sunday morning after his arrest The jail was unattended in the early hours as in prior cases John Coates and John Garrett were also cremation deaths in Colonial Beach and Dillwyn lockups respectively
A bill embracing President Roosevelt's proposal for new legislation governing the domestic sugar industry and regulating importations reached Congress today. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney and Senator Alva B. Adams introduced the measure in the Senate following Roosevelt's message to Congress yesterday. sugar leaders say the Agriculture Department approves the bill.
Hugh S. Johnson, the first NRA administrator, rebutted a report by a recovery agency survey committee. He said the committee was packed with enemies of the NRA and that few rules lacked broad public support due to defiant shopkeepers who broke the codes.
Henry Platt, local manager of the Pioneer Fur Manufacturing Company, said the firm will move its entire plant from Emans, Pa., to Elizabeth City with operations starting in April.
Walter Carno Johnson, a Black man from High Point, was sentenced by Judge Frank Armstrong in Guilford Superior Court to three to five years for breaking and entering a filling station theft valued at about $15. A separate count for breaking and entering and larceny earned seven to ten years, suspended after five years for good behavior, due to a home burglary on January 13. At noon, lawyers prepared to argue a forgery indictment against W. A. Brown of High Point for forging J. F. Morton’s signature on an $8 check, claiming partnership and illiteracy.
A vintage recipe for Golden Fruit Salad serves six. It combines gelatin soaked in cold water, hot pineapple juice, sugar, salt, orange juice, vinegar, grated carrot, and crushed pineapple, then sets in a wet mold and chills. Unmold onto lettuce and serve with mayonnaise and pineapple slices.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said on March 2 that Germany’s government debt labeled secret debt totals about two billion dollars. The disclosure places the figure at roughly 2,000,000,000 dollars and frames the issue as a public accounting matter for the German government.
Three stranded aircrew members used fabric from a crashed plane to fashion a kite and send a distress signal. A search plane spotted the improvised beacon, leading rescuers to the location and the flyers.
Final stock list shows broad activity with many major firms rising or falling. Notable movers include Adams Express, Coca Cola, Goodyear, Boeing, and IBM, reflecting varied investor sentiment at the close on March 2.
Early aircraft engines weighed about 21 pounds per horsepower. Modern engines weigh under one pound per horsepower thanks to advanced alloys solving the weight problem in airplane motors.
International Civitan secretary Arthur Cundry spoke at the TAL local club luncheon at the Elwood hotel urging members to contribute to clubs. He warned against nationalism and praised inter nationalism and goodwill, citing President Roosevelt’s South Africa visit as an example.
Hearing continues into raids on 12 establishments during Feb 12 and 13. Testimony cites pressure from a former sheriff to ease enforcement and questions over confiscated liquor sent to legislators. officers deny forwarding any liquor to Raleigh and confirm destruction on site.
Senator Taylor of Anson proposed an amendment to cut the bond from 25 million to 10 million and remove the insurance feature. The measure failed 26 to 20 after amendment. final senate action set for tomorrow. The revenue department may keep rules on the three percent retail tax with tokens or stamps. A public hearing tomorrow will consider changes to primary and election laws including voting hours and judiciary nominations by conventions.
Powell Slane and Herman named to High Point Elections Board as Guilford County officials announce ap pointments. The five member panel will take oath within five days, organize, elect a chairman and secretary, and plan a primary if needed under statute. Guilford County board members Edwin W. Pearce and J. M. Millikan of Greensboro and Louis F. Fisher of High Point named the appointees.
Lumberton police detain Buie Indian Ed Jacobs without privilege of bond after Leon Blake is found unconscious by a highway. Blake, a middle aged man, is in serious condition with a fractured skull. hospital attendants report.
The report lists votes from Suburban High Point Trinity Seagrove and other cities on a court reform proposal. Several localities oppose while Jamestown Charlotte and Winston-Salem show mixed results. Total 809 votes against change and 175 rural ballots with 106 against and 69 for.
Reported discussions between steel industry leaders and labor representatives showed amiable ties, a shift since the 1892 strike. News before the conference indicated a possible general wage increase by producers, with an estimated rise around 10 percent, affecting operator pay and industry payrolls.
New York March 2 The railroad equipment maker American Locomotive Co reports 1936 net income of 156 657 dollars or 3 28 a share on 7 per cent cumulative preferred stock. This follows a loss of 1 421 288 in the prior year.
The Newport News shipyard and Dry Dock received authorization from the navy to shift to a 48 hour work week from the standard 36 hour schedule to speed up vessel delivery.
Chicago market report shows prices steady for 9 585 steady 17 957 extra firsts local cars 22 fresh graded firsts local cars 2144 current receipts 20 age packed extras 2314 storage go firsts 23.
A fire starting in a storage room at the Tabardrey Manufacturing Company Haw River damaged about 300 bales of cotton.
Oxford March 2 Granville County officials close all county schools for two days due to snow damaged roads forcing cancelation of classes and transportation disruption.
D H Willis was sworn in as Carteret County commissioner to fill the unexpired term of Dr E P Bonner who resigned amid charges that the board played petty politics. The March 8 appointment names Willis to complete the term.
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