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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1937
Page
2
Fair tonight and Tuesday in North Carolina with cooler conditions along the south coast. South Carolina also fair with cooler air in the northeast and extreme northwest areas tonight. Winds from Fat er as to Jacksonville become northeasterly with generally fair conditions through Tuesday.
The central committee of 25,000 bus drivers and conductors warned the strike could spread to street cars and subways, risking a mass shutdown of transport during the coronation buildup. Outside, London streets buzzed with crowds, but inside Westminster Abbey the ceremony proceeded with orderly pomp and imitation crowns.
The queen bee is the largest insect in the hive while workers are smaller. All bees do not look alike and body size varies by role within the hive.
A House subcommittee hearings proposal for textile workers includes a 15 dollar minimum and 40 hour workweek, with a national textile commission to enforce. Opponents, including Dr. Claudius Murchison of the Cotton Textile Institute, may speak as executive committee weighs in.
About 150 Red Men and wives attend the state convention in the city. Delegates include R A Whitten Reidsville Eugene Grayson Kannapolis Ben W Taylor and R F Butler High Point hosts a public meeting with City Attorney Grover H Jones and Great Council leaders in attendance. The two great councils meet tomorrow morning reconvene at 1 30 and close with a 9 am session Wednesday after a banquet and dances were held with tickets required.
In Goldsboro on May 10 the Knights Templar Grand Commandery opened as the annual York Rite Masonic sessions entered their second day. Rev. C. K. Proctor of Oxford led last night's service and preached by Rev. Harold L. Reader of Webster Groves. The Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters and the Grand Royal Arch Chapter convene tomorrow.
The $1,080,000 slander suit by Rheba Crawford against Aimee Semple McPherson was taken off the court calendar by Judge Fletcher Bowron. Attorney Joseph L. Faber said a complete statement would follow, with conferences between counsel indicating a possible out of court settlement.
The ad promotes Pattern 9273 a Marian Martin dress with slimming lines and dainty sleeves. It notes sizes 16 18 20 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 and fabric needs for size 86. Instructions include sending fifteen cents per pattern and writing size name address and style number. A new Marian Martin Pattern Book offers additional styles and fabric tips.
A study group proposes a compulsory retirement age of 75 for justices while the Senate railroad finance committee questions Joseph R. Swan over a $30 million Van Sweringen note issue as investors lose $15,000. The US Court of Appeals refuses review on municipal electric financing constitutional questions and Senator Nye calls for a Senate probe into an alleged fascist espionage ring aiding the Spanish faction.
Accomac Va May 10 Berries ripening after cold spells brought good size fruit. Strawberry auction blocks opened today at Onley Hallwood Bayview Machipongo Oakhall and Exmore as buyers from northern cities arrived for a three to four week selling season. C M Dunton sales manager reported 76 crates sold late last week at 6 to 25 per crate. continues at the six shore points.
Officials in Gadsden and Jackson counties investigated a Mothers Day school bus truck collision near the Apalachicola river bridge. Seven Greensboro boys died, three injured, and 25 escaped as the bus returning from a Future Farmers of America district meeting collided with a flatbed truck. Survivors described uncertainty about the cause.
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that Charles F. Mitchell former president of National City Bank must pay 728,709 84 taxes on his 1929 income. He had deducted 2 872 305 50 claiming a loss from selling 18 300 shares of bank stock at 212 a share to his wife.
Charleston, May 10. Coast guardsmen search waters near Sullivan's Island for the body of W. A. Narrans, chief store keeper on the U S gunboat Charleston, who drowned with a woman companion Sally Pauline Ward 16 Navy Yard section died after two and a half hour rescue efforts. The sailor was unidentified. a Fort Moultrie party recovered her body. She had come here about 11 years ago from Whiteville North Carolina.
Firefighters battled a morning blaze at the J. W. Burgess residence 402 Hast Green Street. The kitchen suffered substantial damage from an electrical iron fire, while water damage affected the Robbins unit downstairs.
Greensboro May 10. G L Albertson of High Point qualified as administrator of the estate of his mother Cornelia Albertson who died May 6. The estate lists 25 dollars in personal property and 1315 dollars in real estate. Marriage licenses issued to High Point couples include Austin R Chatterton and Gladys Manuel Paul Harmon and Cordelia Cooper William F Coffer and Gertrude Presnell John Finger Jr and Gertrude Ashwell Joseph W Chilton Jr and Thelma Louise Stack Philip J Delano of New York and Grace Elizabeth Peace.
Governor Clyde R. Hoey will speak at a meeting of the State Young Democratic club executive committee sponsored by Wake County and the organization on May 23. Brown Shepherd Jr., president, announced the event and noted a meeting place for this summer’s convention will be selected.
Revival meetings will run throughout the week at the Church of God on Grey street in Thomasville. Rev. K McDowell announced the program includes special music and singing each night.
Congressman Harold D. Cooley of North Carolina will deliver the principal address tonight at the opening session of the 68th annual convention of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association the women's auxiliary and the traveling men's auxiliary.
This NEA-The Enterprise educational feature introduces syphilis, its origin and transmission, the germ spirochaeta pallida, and why public discussion matters. It outlines cure concepts, the Osler quote, early experiments, and pivotal advances including Schaudinn's discovery, Wassermann test, and Salvarsan 606.
A concise note discusses the spread of syphilis in coral disease research and outlines possible mechanisms, transmission concerns, and areas needing caution or further study. It frames the topic as a cautionary briefing for readers.
Seven former Hot Springs policemen face circuit court on second degree murder charges in the Christmas Eve death of John Dickson a 32 year old city jail prisoner. Five jurors were seated quickly as a special panel was summoned.
Asheville May Der C L Forsling director of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station is placed in charge of all research activities of the United States Forest Service Forsling will assume duties in Washington on May 15 He has 22 years in service and is recognized as an authority on forestry and erosion.
The Irish coast to Croydon trip faced radio garble and a delayed landing. Merrill and partner RAF officials traced the 20 hour 84 minute voyage from Lloyd Bennett Field to Weald and Drydon. Hearings will resume Wednesday as survivors and officers attend fallen crew funerals in New York.
Witnesses described a small flame burst at the airship top and a slow spreading fire along the stern as the Hin denburg landed. Ground crews retreated to safety while Rosendahl noted a 200 foot altitude and a four minute delay after trail ropes touched ground before fire.
In Bordeaux on May 10 the Emile Bertin and other French warships escorted three steamers carrying 2,000 Bilbao refugees to Pauillas. The group included women children and old men after a hot breakfast they boarded trains to border towns. The Carimare Margaux and Chateau Palmer carried about 1 000 50 and 40 refugees respectively bringing total checked in the area to 4 086.
Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder president of Wofford College Spartanburg S C will deliver the commencement address at Biltmore College here June 4.
Coke Cecil, local druggist, spoke at the Monarch club luncheon in the Elwood hotel tracing the history of drugs from ancient times to today. EB Z Jones led the program. Two new members, E R Clodfelter and L C Furgurson, were welcomed.
John Christopher, 25, of near Catawba, is held without bond in Newton on a manslaughter charge after his car overturned on an overpass bridge in Claremont yesterday, killing Fred Travis, a 12 year old from Cline’s township. Sheriff says Christopher was intoxicated. he will face a Newton recorder’s court hearing tomorrow. Travis was riding with Christopher when the wreck occurred.
An automobile collision in Franklin county yesterday injured five persons in Raleigh two seriously Miss Margaret Zerbach of Rocky Mount was taken to a local hospital in serious condition Her companion M V Barnhill Jr also of Rocky Mount son of the superior court judge suffered less serious injuries.
In Stockholm on May 10, King Gustav announced Prince Charles has renounced rights to the Swedish throne to marry Countess Elsa von Rosen, daughter of the court official. The countess, though titled, is not of royal rank.
A preliminary hearing into the fatal shooting of 36 year old James Higgins was postponed for further investigation by Harmon Edwards of Yancey county. Phillip Ray aged 26 and Ottis Chase aged 21 remain in Buncombe county jail in relation to the death.
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