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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1931

Page

9

North Carolina textile plants merge into Textiles Inc

Consolidation of 14 North Carolina mills into Textiles Inc a 17 1/2 million dollar corporation won approval from directors and stockholders here today and will become effective June 1 supervisor meetings yesterday approved the merger and formation of the new company located in Gastonia with plans to operate as a single entity starting next month

Gastonia N. C North Carolina Textiles, Inc

Potatoes Market Report From Chicago May 27

U S Department of Agriculture notes show total U S shipments at 931 with new stock steady and trading just fair. Alabama Louisiana and Texas price ranges reported for sacks of Bliss russets and other varieties. Idaho russets quoted at 1 55 to 1 60 per cwt.

Chicago U. S

Steel and Rail Shares Weak After Bear Raid Fell

Steel and rail stocks sagged in a pall of bear raid despite official restraint and optimism. The overall market slipped over 4 points to a new bear market low as rail shares faced renewed selling and dividend cuts continued. Pere Marquette skipped its quarterly dividend, and foreign news noted a calmer Berlin market after a sharp drop.

Claude A. Jaggered Press Financial New York The Stock Exchange Interstate Commerce Commission Pere Marquette Berlin

Cotton opens steady as market rides Liverpool gains

New York reports steady to higher cotton prices amid improved Liverpool cables and domestic demand. July climbs to about 8.77 with December near 8.33, then slips intraday after weather and stock weaknesses trigger profit taking and short covering. Prices close with daily declines of 5 to 10 points from the highs as selling pressure eases.

New York Liverpool Weather Bureau Orleans

Atheists Called Fools Yet Own Civil Rights Privileges

Alabama Court of Appeals rules atheists are fools for denying God yet retain civil rights and privileges of citizens. It reverses a prior ruling that atheist testimony was invalid due to non-belief in divine punishment, stating belief or disbelief does not remove heritage as a citizen.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Court of Appeals

Wheat prices edge higher amid drought reports and rains

Chicago grain dispatch notes wheat above yesterday's level despite rain in the northwest and ongoing Canadian drought concerns. Openings show about a one fifth cent move, while corn fluctuates with little net change as Kansas crop conditions worsen. A separate El Paso note quotes a railroad box car rider repenting with stamps.

Chicago American Northwest Canada Kansas

North Carolina Appropriations and Law Highlights

The state enacted the road bill placing county roads under the state highway commission and diverting convict labor to road work. A banking department was created, short ballot proposals failed, and university consolidation advanced. Budget allocations show varied biennial funding for NC State, North Carolina College for Women, and other institutions, with most departments reduced from the current two-year appropriations.

O. Max Gardner State Highway Commission Seawell Banking State Department Ofbanking Congress House University of Northorolina N. C. State College North Carolina College For Women University of North Carolina Central Buncombe Polk McDowell Assembly

Officials testify on false publication and bank failure details

Witnesses recount that false notes were to be issued before publication and that Malone denied involvement while claiming a gentleman’s word. Agents describe bank deposit paper as doubtful value and warn of county financial trouble if funds were withdrawn. County auditor recalls 1928 warnings about potential bank collapse.

Hendrix Malone A. B. Currence W. E. Shuford Jack Westall Asheville Taxpayers League Newton Anderson Central Bank H. E. Walter Buncombe County Anderson Walter Davis

Budget allotment gaps raise concern over college salaries

An appropriation of 848100 for the first year of the biennium and 8775 300 for the present fiscal year contrasts with actual spending of 759837 in year one and an estimated 682700 this year. A provision limits professor salary cuts to not exceed public teachers' reductions.

Negro Agricultural and Technical College Appalachian State Teachers College

Approve Nominations For State Equalization Board

In Raleigh on May 27 the senate, in executive session, approved 11 nominations to the state board of equalization for terms ending March 8, 1933. Named by Governor Gardner were J. B. Attmore, J. C. Eagles, A. Md. Graham, F. P. Spruill, John A. Folger, Henry R. Dwire, Walter H. Powell, H. L. Price, B. D. Doughtrey, A. E. Woltz, and J. E. Corben. The senate recessed until 4 p m.

Raleigh Senate State Board of Equalization Gardner J. B. Attmore J. C. Eagles A. Md. Graham F. P. Spruill John A. Folger Henry R. Dwire Walter H. Powell

American Aviator Plans 4488 Mile Nonstop Flight

Thom as Ash Jr., American wartime aviator, planned to start a nonstop 4,488 mile flight from Japan to Tacoma Wash at 7 am Saturday. He expected to complete the journey in forty to fifty hours, departing Tokyo May 27.

Tokyo Thomas Ash, Jr Japan Tacoma Wash

American Flyer Hawks Sets Speed Flight Record Route

Captain Frank Hawks completes a Paris London Berlin triangle flight delivering breakfast in London lunch in Berlin and dinner in Paris in a single day. He lands at Le Bourget at 6:10 p m and previously left Croydon for Berlin. He averages 190 miles per hour despite headwinds.

LE Bourget France Frank Hawks London Berlin Paris Tempelhof Croydon Airfield England Tempelhof Airdrome Croydon Field Holland Croydon

Major League Leaders May 26 National League

Phillies Arlett leads in batting with .378 and 61 hits. Hornsby tops RBI with 30 and doubles with 14. Klein and Arlett share early season run and hit totals as Phillies players dominate.

Inc Arlett Phillies Hornsby Cubs Ruts Klein Bartell Davis Herman Robins Eens Braves Orsatti Cardinals Allett Phillies Comorosky Pirates Berger Braves

Record of 1929 American League Batting Leaders

Summary of top batting and power figures in the American League. Simmons of the Athletics leads with a .397 batting average and 32 runs scored. Cronin of the Senators has 37 RBIs, while Simmons adds 36. Averill tops with 56 hits. Webb leads doubles at 18. Cronin and Simmons tie for triples with 6 and 5. Gehrig, Ruth, Cochrane, Foxx each tied for 7 homers. Chapman and Johnson lead in stolen bases with 14.

Simmons Athletics Cochrane Cronin Senators Averill Indians Webb Red Sox Alexander Tigers Gehrig Ruth Yankees Foxx Chapman Johnson

Amelia Earhart Plans Coast to Coast Flight Tomorrow

Amelia Earhart announced at Newark Airport that she would depart the following morning on a long distance coast to coast flight in her new autogiro. She expects to cover between 600 and 700 miles each day.

Amelia Earhart New York Newark

Representatives of 50 Countries Gather in Geneva Conference

Delegates from 50 countries gathered in Geneva on May 27 for a League of Nations sponsored conference on limiting narcotics manufacturing.

Geneva League of Nations

German Physicists Lift Off In Aluminum Ball For Stratosphere Quest

August Piccard and assistant Charles Kipfer launch from Augsburg in a hermetically sealed aluminum basket aiming to reach 40 000 to 60 000 feet to study cosmic rays and test human survival in rarefied air. The giant German balloon carries 500 000 cubic feet of hydrogen and artificial oxygen for the voyage.

Augsburg Germany August Piccard Brussels Charles Kipfer Piccard Kipfer Riedinger Balloon Works Garmisch Mittenwald

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