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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1931
Page
11
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo An elk census is to be taken in the Pike National Forest to measure the elk herd growth since stricter game law enforcement. The herd, now estimated above 1000, resides in the Clear Creek area near Idaho Springs and is the study focus.
New York Stock market gains eased by profit taking after a broad rally. Volume reached 2,033,260 shares on a Saturday, with gains in steel and autos supporting the mood while several blue chips led advanced prices amid steady Chicago closes and mixed commodity moves.
New York cotton prices mostly steady through the day then soften on southern selling. January rose to 6.80 before easing to 6.90, closing barely steady with a net decline of 4 to 6 points. Liverpool reports hedge selling absorbed by trade. U.S. port stocks at week end estimated 178,000 bales versus 171,000 last year.
Trading in cotton in New Orleans opened with prices up 6 to 7 points due to firmer stocks and wheat. In the second hour hedging and long liquidation ahead of Monday’s bureau report pushed values down 9 to 12 points, with the market closing steady and not far from the day’s end. The NY exchange members pegged total holdings around 16,640,000 bales.
Prices for rye jumped nearly 4 cents a bushel on reports Germany bought the bulk of European rye and large Canadian rye supplies. Wheat and corn reached new highs. corn and wheat slipped from intraday peaks while oats remained weak and hog prices boosted provisions.
Canby Minnesota reports John Bowe, claimed to be the only person on two nations pensions. A Spanish American War veteran, he drew federal compensation, left business in 1914 to join France, was wounded and gassed, then transferred to U S forces in World War I, with nine months of combat and six months in hospitals.
The article traces 15 years of rapid growth in the North Carolina Methodist Protestant church, noting increases in memberships from 18,009 to 29,263 and a surge in church and parsonage values from $352,640 to $1,662,426. It highlights expanded missionary societies, higher salaries for 86 pastors, and a jump in benevolence and property values supporting a stronger denomination.
Raleigh November 7 Josephus Daniels stirred controversy with a Thanksgiving speech at Faison in Duplin county. He attacked the 1931 General Assembly and Governor Gardner while warning that if he runs for governor his platform would target wealth and “get the money where the money is.” The speech sparked debate on whether Daniels intends a future gubernatorial bid and drew criticism for breaking a political taboo at a thanksgiving event.
Drought in the Southwest drives 30 Zuni rain dancers to trek to Hopiland to perform rain ceremonies. Each dancer bears a mask and they will pause at the midway prayer sticks ceremony en route to Polacca, Arizona.
UNC Press releases a new volume presenting Joel Chandler Harris as a multifaceted writer and social critic. The collection includes his articles on Georgia politics, Southern literature, and reconciliation between North and South, with focus on his views of race and regional culture.
In Ogden Utah Aaron W Tracy president of Weber College announced a plan to accept vegetables fruits fresh meat milk and eggs as cash credit toward tuition. The measure aims to solve tuition board and room expenses for many Utah youths.
In Birmingham Michigan scrip bearing six percent interest will be issued to aid in paying school teachers whose salaries are cut due to uncertain tax collections. Banks have refused loans, so the scrip will be sold to the general public in $5 $10 and $100 denominations.
Mississippi reports 37,130 boys and girls enrolled in 4-H club work. The boys from Mississippi led the lowest average yields in corn and cotton per acre among southern states.
Mrs. Minnie Tyson of Moore County North Carolina increases her yearly earnings by 400 dollars by crafting rag rags from scraps saved at home.
Cows enrolled in a Tennessee dairy herd improvement club earned owners 56.23 dollars each during the last year.
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