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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1937
Page
2
Generally fair in the Carolinas with warmer conditions tonight and Sunday. North Carolina: mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday with slightly warmer highs. extreme northwest portion may see light showers. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville shift from northeast to east. overcast with scattered showers in the extreme south portion.
The High Point branch of Pittsburgh Plate Glass was awarded a six month wall coating paint contract for North Carolina state institutions by the Base and Contracts Division Raleigh. The deal starts immediately and runs until September 1, with PPG to supply paint as requisitioned. L Dunlap, new state highway and public works commissioner, signed the contract.
Testimony before a senate committee alleges violations of the National Labor Relations Act by Bassham and his company store. Deputies allegedly helped coal firms, miners faced armed crowds, union organizers were ambushed, and homes were dynamited. A deputy recounts witnessing killings and protests over worker rights.
Governor urges patience and study before changes as the new North Carolina highway board begins. He cautions against early personnel shifts to avoid morale problems and stresses focus on secondary roads and efficient problem solving. The board met in executive session with no immediate personnel changes and discussed districting the estate among ten commissioners.
The Duchess of Kent stocks Paris couturiers for coronation week with 22 outfits worth about 15000 dollars. Her Molyneux creations include sports and formal ensembles in beige, navy, pink, and yellow with feathered hats and sheer coats, setting postwar fashion trends.
The note highlights Beethoven as proficient in playing the viola and organ, showing versatility across string and keyboard instruments. It also hints at untapped chamber music potential with viola work.
North Carolina liquor stores will not raise prices to customers on the seven percent retail tax effective soon, after a compromise between the state liquor commission and ABC store representatives. The agreement, aiming to hold prices until the May 14 meeting, divides opinion among commissioners with Wet counties bearing the tax and a proposal to fix prices to preserve a 50 percent profit margin for wet counties.
Mrs. A L Hill of Denton was hurt when struck by an automobile on her way to a play at Denton high school. She was taken to Burrus Memorial hospital with a broken leg and other injuries. The driver Russell was jailed in Lexington on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
The Screen Actors Guild considers participation as dozens of productions face disruption. Paramount and 52 ongoing films are on 24 hour call amid a threat to renew elaborate makeup work and continued shooting as union wage talks surface.
A service station in upstate New York has added shower baths and dressing rooms for tourists. The refreshed customers report a surge in sales of all products as a result.
Joan Jarrett, secretary to John Hendry, prepares to leave New York after deciding to flee. Sybil Hendry pushes Philip toward Seattle as rivalries and heartbreak deepen. Joan inventories planned purchases and memories of Bob as she contemplates a lonely future.
Joan Barrett hides from a sudden knock as Dorothy Starke arrives. Tears mark her shock while two bags wait by the bed and a closet stands open. Joan admits that others are unaware of her situation, hinting at a secret she thought was unexposed.
Dorothy and Joan discuss an ally’s plea for secrecy and a quiet exit from a mounting romance. Dorothy urges trust while Joan admits love for him and reluctance to explain. The scene centers on loyalty, fear of exposure, and an impending departure.
Funeral services for Vester Church age 36 who died at the Guilford County Sanatorium were conducted yesterday at 3 o clock from Koonce Funeral Home chapel by Rev. George Liner Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery
Mary Ingram Haley filed for absolute divorce in High Point municipal court. The suit cites a statutory ground and notes the couple married June 13 and separated July 4, 1936.
Canadian paper mills produced 301,106 tons of newsprint in October, a new all time record.
R. E. Lassiter of Detroit co-invents mono power a gear device using centrifugal force to select gears, automating clutch operation as speed rises. Lassiter, son of J. M. Lassiter of Asheboro and brother of Greensboro theatre manager R. M. Lassiter, left Asheboro 16 years ago.
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