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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1937
Page
2
Joan hurries to Hendry's white cottage hoping to reveal her past to win belief. Inside the still house she finds Hendry slumped in his chair, a knife wound stained the chair back, and fear grips her as she realizes the danger and mystery surrounding him.
Secretary of State Thad Eure reports a flood of requests to sell and advertise North Carolina securities under the blue sky law. Firms and issues must be licensed and registered, salesmen licensed, and securities approved before sale. He urges buyers to demand licenses from salesmen.
Yesterday report notes warmer interior conditions. Northerly winds along Hatteras to Jacksonville ease, becoming variable and fair by Sunday.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the Atlantic States Motor Lines Inc to operate as a common motor carrier. Routes include Point, N C to Atlanta, Ga to New York City. Bundick, Va to Carolina, N C. Norfolk to Wabury, N C. and Winder, Ga to Commerce, Ga, with service to main points in North and South Carolina Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Chicago May 15 AP Butter markets show weaker creamery specials and extras with varied bid prices. Current receipts storage packed goods show steady to mixed levels with fresh graded firsts and standard carrots noted among crates and car lots.
Public sale by trustee under deed of trust Snow Company et al. v Wilson Keziah Inc. on June 7, 1937 at 11:00 AM at the High Point premises. Two parcels in Guilford County described with metes and bounds along Southern Railway and North State Highway No. 10 right of way.
John D. Biggs as Receiver of Commercial National Bank of High Point will sell at public auction on May 17, 1997 at 2 pm the property known as lot No 1 and parts of adjoining lots in the Mrs. Fannie English Estate in High Point. The sale follows a deed of trust and a Guilford County Superior Court judgment. Property fronts Wellington Street with specific lot dimensions and restrictions. taxes and street assessments may apply. Attorneys Dalton Turner & Dickson sign on behalf of the commissioner J. W. Hiatt.
Charlotte May 15 plans for a counter offensive by the American Federation of Labor against John L. Lewis's CIO organizing drive in southern textile areas were disclosed. George L. Googe, AFL Southern representative, said the AFL would charter new unions that have no connection with the United Textile Workers and would operate across the region. He accused CIO leaders of acting for monetary gain and said former AFL officials who signed with CIO forfeited AFL rights, enabling the AFL to aid new unions. A convention and new organization would follow once sufficient unions are formed.
The sixth U S circuit court of appeals set aside a temporary injunction by Judge John Gore that blocked TVA expansion. Judges Florence Allen and Charles Moorman agreed with lifting the injunction but disputed parts of Judge Simons’ opinion. The prior injunction had barred new transmission lines and substations not under way or serving new customers except in restricted rural areas.
In a four hour hearing on April 16 TVA solicitor James Lawrence Fly challenged Judge Gore's ruling on TVA motion to dismiss. The case concerns 19 private utility companies serving portions of Tennessee Alabama Virginia West Virginia North Carolina Kentucky Mississippi and Georgia.
Readers debate stamp naming as collectors insist the mark on mail should be called a postmark while philatelists argue it is the true stamp, fueling hobbyist discussions across clubs.
A man laments marrying out of spite after a long crush failed to become marriage. The columnist scolds him for harming three lives, urges rational conduct, and warns against marrying again unless real love and mutual respect exist. Readers are invited to send questions to Miss Marjorie Mansfield at The Enterprise.
Raleigh dispatch reports Tennessee plans to divert 100 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway into Tennessee to place the main entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Tennessee side at Gatlinburg. The move hinges on securing two Tennessee Senate votes for President Roosevelt's court plan, opposed by North Carolina's Josiah Bailey, with Reynolds supporting the president.
The State Board of Charities and Public Welfare announced 97 appointments to county welfare boards. Each board gets one member from the state board and a second from county commissioners. The two then select a third, with the resident superior court judge naming the final member in disputes. Charles W. Phillips of Greensboro will head Guilford county, and Mrs. J Frank Spruill of Lexington will represent Davidson county.
The article notes modern refineries can extract 70 to 75 percent gasoline from a barrel of crude oil, with known processes nearing full recovery and 300 other products produced. It contrasts 1914 when only one sixth of a barrel became gasoline.
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