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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1939
Page
2
North Carolina fair tonight and Friday with slowly rising temperatures. Light to moderate northerly winds. Hatteras to Jacksonville and Sandy Hook to Hatteras expect fair conditions with winds from NW to WSW. Also note postmastership applications in Greensboro and Colombo landlord issue in Colombo.
A booklet presenting doctors’ opinions on epilepsy is offered free to readers who write to the Educational Division at 535 Fifth Avenue New York NY Dept M-418. The notice invites inquiries and promises a informative discussion by noted physicians.
British leaders weigh conscription to boost national defense as Chamberlain faces parliamentary criticism over slow security talks with Russia. London courts Russia’s stance while Litvinov’s resignation unsettles Moscow negotiations and raises questions about future coalitions with Britain and France.
Germany limits construction work to daytime hours citing reduced productivity from night work. The rule targets safety and efficiency with workers operating under daylight and standard shifts to improve output and reduce fatigue.
Rich Maharajah of Indore funds a $50,000 fortress in Santa Ana to shelter his five year old daughter Princess Usha from war threats. The castle features thick walls, iron grills, a burglar alarm, a guarded perimeter, a glass deck play area, a rear swimming pool, and serves as a honeymoon home for Miss Marguerite Lawler, wife-to-be of Sir Yeshwant Rao Holkar.
London sources say Litvinoff leaves as Moscow debates bilateral security pacts and a shift toward Paris Berlin alliance ideas. Molotov succeeds him while Kremlin tightens foreign policy direction and tones down collective security rhetoric amid Goebbels era anti Jewish Bolshevism framing.
In New York a break in negotiations over union recognition as sole bargaining agent and a check-off system for dues stalled progress. The miners and operators debated legality under the National Labor Relations Act as a joint conference adjourned overnight with no settlement.
Farm people of southern Colorado plan a benefit dance on Saturday to raise funds for a poison campaign against hoppers. The event titled the hopper hop aims to finance pest control efforts in the region.
Masterpieces of Spanish art saved from civil war will be exhibited. An international committee of art lovers in the United States France Britain Netherlands Belgium and Switzerland funds the project and a new executive committee is organizing. The first step is listing treasures at the League of Nations palace then arranging exhibitions in Geneva Paris and London.
On May 4 Raleigh reports show lobby payments to Thad Eure secretary of state for services during the 1939 legislature. Bailey and Lassiter list $1000 from Laundry Owners Assn of the Carolinas Georgia Florida and $750 from Investors Syndicate with no extra compensation from Atlantic Greyhound Bus Lines. Various groups and individuals itemize expenses and fees. Wool men of Australia propose to charter an airplane named the Golden Fleece to fly wool fashion from Paris to Melbourne each spring.
PARIS May 4 AP France renewed its pledge of support to Poland on the eve of Joseph Beck's reply to Hitler's demands for Danzig and a route through the Polish Corridor. Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet assured Polish Ambassador Jules Lukasiewicz that France stood by its alliance and would aid Poland if its independence was threatened.
The article reports British and German diplomacy reacting to Polish and Baltic questions ahead of radio Sejm remarks. It notes Sir Nevile Henderson pressuring London to curb Poland and Mussolini urging restraint. German backing of non aggression pacts aims to isolate Poland over Danzig and the Polish Corridor.
Fear of a war in Europe drove 21 year old Doris Fishlock to kill herself in a motion picture theatre in Ilford England. Police report the act occurred during a showing and investigators recovered a note expressing distress over potential conflict.
A London bus tire has reportedly traveled 150000 miles without retreating, highlighting remarkable durability and potential savings on maintenance for fleet operations.
Admiral Leahy testified before the committee on the Rome Berlin Tokyo axis with warnings of growing German naval strength and Italian and Japanese expansion. He outlined 1939 to 1941 plans including battleships and an expanded fleet, and said the US fleet would grow with a carrier, cruiser, destroyers and submarines plus 6 500 sailors and 1 000 marines.
Asheville May 4. Solicitor Robert M. Welles said a money finding machine would be used at the Ledford farm to locate funds possibly left by suspected robbers who killed William D Ledford. The device, described as complex electrical gadgets with galvanometers and scopes, was to be moved from Knoxville Tennessee to the Ledford farm. Welles noted large sums had already been found and hoped more would be recovered.
In Greenville County two pickets and two non-strikers were beaten during a clash at a Works Progress Administration project. Sheriff’s deputies arrested all four involved as a strike disrupted several WPA wanderl ings and suspended operations at the Greenville site.
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved Kerrs bill to prohibit shipment of tobacco to foreign countries. The measure aims to restrict the outflow of American tobacco and has already passed the House.
Government erects temporary structures in the earthquake district of C to improve conditions there. Northern Ireland considers a contributory pension plan offering $5 at age 65 for individuals and $8.75 for a man and wife.
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