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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1931
Page
7
Leonard Hoffman of Hamlet North Carolina was shot by Mrs Tillie Wilson as police pursued a speeding car. Hoffman remained in critical condition while investigators weighed three accounts of the shooting and who fired the pistol.
Tallahassee dispatch reports Governor Doyle Carlton vetoed a pari mutuel horse and dog racing bill. Legislature had passed it 556 to 38 in the house and 20 to 15 in the senate, needing further votes to override. The veto followed legal advice claiming the system was demoralizing and politically corrupt.
In Lynchburg Virginia on May 30 Elbert Tinsley stripped to his underwear and climbed 25 feet to a dry municipal pool diving board in a heat ridden stunt. Responding officers arrested him and jailed him for the incident.
A speeding charge leads to a police stop where the officer Charles B. Kim Bell arrives and loses his firearm. The couple, identified as Mrs Wilson and a companion, are present beside a field. The gun drops from the holster, is picked up by Mrs Wilson, and discharged as she hands it back.
Vice President Curtis spoke on the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg urging reverence for the Constitution and the courts. He warned against a wave that disregards law and praised peace and lawful government as essential for the nation.
Only about five to six percent of Britain's lumber is grown domestically, with the vast majority imported. The remark highlights the nation's heavy dependence on foreign woods and implies potential impacts on prices and supply stability.
In Belvedere England on May 30 police found the bodies of Maude Lewis and her daughter Freda buried under a decorative fish pond on their suburban estate. Authorities suspect poisoning though no violence is evident and search for husband and father Charlie Lewis continues.
Cotton futures traded quietly in New Orleans with July and December firm early then easing on a favorable crop forecast. Prices steadied near session lows amid reports of South Texas worm damage and a late rally as covers supported gains before closing slightly lower.
Pilot A L McPhee of the Royal Canadian Air Force took off from Mile 214 Manitoba to rush the mother to a hospital for the birth. At 4 000 feet altitude and fifteen minutes after takeoff the baby Miller was born.
Raleigh May 30 John Mitchell longtime state bank examiner since 1926 today yielded active direction of the states supervision of banks to Gurney P Hood and stepped out of office. Mitchell joined the department in 1920 rising from clerk to chief examiner. His office force gave him a golf bag and clubs as a token of esteem. The Seawell law created the banking commissioner and merged duties from the former corporation commissioner and chief examiner. Mitchell said he has several propositions under consideration but has not decided his future plans.
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