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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
2
Noon readings show fair conditions with a risk of light rain in the mountains later. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift from southwest to northwest tonight, easing Friday, with fair skies. From Hatters to Jacksonville, winds vary widely with northeast to east portions and overcast conditions through today and Friday.
In Harlotte P Farmer, a service station operator, told police he trusted a passing Black man to fetch gasoline and received $5 in change. The car owner disappeared with the tankfuls and cash after the exchange, leaving the clerk wary of human trust.
North Carolina shipping points report prices for lettuce strawberries potatoes apples sweet potatoes and more from U S and North Carolina agriculture departments. Lists by region include California lettuce Plant City Florida strawberries and various East Coast potato and sweet potato grades with current price ranges and market tone.
Mrs Flora Ann Coltrane, widow of James A Coltrane, died at her daughter’s home 416 Poplar Street Winston-Salem Wednesday night after a two day illness. She was born October 13 1852 in Randolph County and is survived by four sons two daughters 29 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. Funeral at Main Street Methodist Church Friday at 2 30 p m with Rev N C Williams officiating and burial at Charlotte Church Cemetery near Asheboro. The body will be taken to J A Coltrane’s home 310 Coltrane Street this afternoon at 5 o’clock.
The Episcopal mission in Kehane reports two of its three Hankow properties damaged by Japanese bombs in an air raid last Wednesday. No injuries among mission staff. 17 bombs struck American property destroying a residence and three other mission buildings as huge American flags flew above.
Ontario accounts for 53 percent of production in flour and feed mills across the Dominion of Canada, highlighting the province's lead in the industry.
Rev James E Rink associate pastor of Wesley Memorial church spoke at today’s Rotary meeting on changes in world religion since the early 1900s. He traced Humaniam in Germany, postwar religious chaos, nationalist paganism, and a rise of religious socialism, noting German orthodox leaders under Niemoller persisted under persecution. He described Russia’s Bolshevik rule suppressing religion and banning teaching the Bible to under 18s, while praising a current trend toward denominational tolerance and return to early Christian faith in the United States. Visiting Rotarians and guests included R L Pope Thomasville C, W Ashby Greensboro, George Younberg Richmond, Va, Bill Carroll now in Jacksonville, Fla, and Taylor Durham Charlotte.
Rural police and sheriff's deputies armed with riot guns guarded banks at Cornelius Matthews Huntersville and Davidson to forestall a reported holdup plan. Sheriff Mack Riley said Lancaster County South Carolina officials warned of a plot to rob a bank about ten miles from Charlotte between 11 am and noon today or tomorrow.
Culbreth Harris Post of the American Legion in Thomasville plans a beauty pageant with a musical talent program and a baby contest at the local high school auditorium on March 24. Local stores sponsor entrants. a beauty queen will be crowned and a loving cup and diamond ring will be awarded to top baby and sponsor respectively. Local talent will participate in the musical program.
The legislature advanced a voluminous retirement bill for county and municipal employees on third reading. It also approved minor statewide bills and local measures, including land acquisitions by voluntary associations and wage hour act funding, with several bills ratified into law.
Dr. Morris R. Fishbein outlines the deadly history and rising death toll from appendicitis in the United States. He notes causes such as appendix concretions and cathartic use, warns against self treatment, and stresses early diagnosis and surgical intervention when severe abdominal symptoms appear.
Five teenage robbers who committed eight hold ups before midnight were captured after a radio blockade by thirty squads across Cook and Lake counties. The five youths, named George 26 James 20 Frank Lamezak 19 Eddie Valentine 17 and Edward Thomas 17 from Chicago and Barrington, claimed they had robbed 15 taverns in two nights.
Senate opposition eases as the government reorganization bill passes the House 246 to 153 after bipartisan attempts to amend fail. Senators Byrnes and Byrd weigh future Senate support and demands for approval power before presidential orders take effect. The bill would let orders stand unless both chambers nullify within 60 days.
The widow of Donald Walters Miller, a Cavalier disaster survivor, files in admiralty for $200,000 damages plus $1,109.50 for baggage loss. Attorney Theodore Iserman represents Mrs. Katherine Miller of Lincoln Nebraska in the New York Southern District federal suit against British Imperial Airways over the Jan. 21 crash of the New York Bermuda flying boat.
Beavers can close their lips behind the front teeth to seal the mouth and enable cutting wood while submerged, a unique adaptation for underwater foraging and dam building.
A 1939 NBA Service article recalls the early Pacific metropolis Vancouver for its 1901 population of 29,432 growing to about 250,000, and its role as Canada’s Orient gateway with a busy harbor and diverse industries. It notes Victoria across the harbor and features a stamp pictorial on Dominion history.
O. E. K. Davis of High Point qualified as administrator of the estate of William A. Stack who died March 1. The estate is valued at about $375 in real estate. Heirs are the widow and seven children.
A humorous newspaper line quips that travelers took “joh” and left “ham,” joking about the visitors’ impact and the sandwiches they carried away, reflecting light local flavor and wordplay. The mock dialogue showcases playful, period voice in a serialized humor column.
A young wife bids her husband farewell on his hunting trip and playfully prays the other hunters will do the same. The light exchange suggests domestic humor behind the departure.
In a light exchange Tommy notes his father has eaten beef all his life and is strong as an ox while Willie counters that his father, who eats fish, cannot swim. The contrast highlights humorous family lore about food and ability.
An architect greets a lady and recalls visiting the nave of the new church they both attend. She warns him not to mention names, saying she knows the man referred to.
A vintage Marmola ad promotes slimming through four Marmola Tablets daily for fat individuals with hypothyroidism and normal health. It notes thirty years of public sale and over twenty million boxes distributed, while stating the product is not a cure and requires physician consultation for diagnosis.
Shuford urged favorable action on a wage hour bill linking higher wages to more employment and sales tax gains. Testimony before the committee featured labor representatives led by C A Fink of the North Carolina Federation of Labor, with remarks on exemptions for railroad workers and appeals from Asheville and Spencer witnesses.
Thomas Nance, 79, retired farmer from near Denton, was found dead in a shallow stream Wednesday near his home. Authorities believe heart attack or drowning. Services set for Friday at 10 a.m. at Chapel Hill M. KE Church with burial there. Survived by wife Priscilla, four sons Edgar G F Val Jake, five daughters, and many grandchildren.
Having qualified as administrator of Annie Ragan Armfield deceased of Guilford County North Carolina this is to notify all persons with claims against the estate to exhibit them authenticated on or before March 10 1940 or they will be barred from recovery. Debtors to the estate should pay promptly. Dated March 9 1939. J Gurney Briggs Administrator. Annie Armfield Estate.
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