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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1939
Page
2
Cloudy and warmer tonight with Saturday showers in mountains and north central area. Winds shift from south and southwest to northwest with stronger gusts, increasing offshore toward Hatteras as rain moves in late tonight or Saturday morning.
The article argues New York’s 47 electoral votes give Tammany influence in the presidential race. It notes only two presidents since the Civil War were elected without New York and cites Wilson in 1916 and Hayes in 1876 as examples.
Six people die in two accidental land mine blasts near Amsterdam on November 10. Five of the victims are soldiers. Officials say there is no indication the incidents relate to Holland's border situation.
D. C. Newman, head of Du Pont Charlotte office, spoke at the Kiwanis meeting at Elwood Hotel noon. He traced dye history from ancient Egypt to modern synthetic dyes and noted America now produces over 96 percent of dyestuffs, with wartime impact minimal. J. W. Lindsay and Jimmy Kidd led the program. E. M. Dudley presided.
The article notes U S planes provide France with an aerial advantage as German pilots, often under twenty, suffer losses in early combat. It questions whether German fighters are fast enough or maneuverable, citing Messerschmitts overshooting and US planes gaining looping and rolling attack positions during raids on the British Isles.
Britain and North American Aviation of Inglewood California negotiate a single order for about 800 speedy training planes. The company had previously secured an order for 400 of the same type before the war and plans to double its plant capacity.
Army planners lay out minefields along both coasts and detail timing for detonations. Officers say a 200 pound TNT blast beside a battleship hull could crush it or render it immobile, while submarines with lighter armor are more vulnerable at greater ranges.
Rutherfordton November 10 C Ed Tanner longtime Rutherford County sheriff from 1908 to 1918 died last night after a lengthy decline in health.
The President defended transferring 15 Standard Oil tankers to Panama registry as legal and not precedent setting. He noted limited goods and passengers restrict shifting American ships to other routes and said action by the Maritime Commission on United States Lines is pending. He plans to discuss the human angle with maritime labor officials and push a training program for unemployed crews.
A bomb exploded in the beer hall as Hitler spoke for 58 minutes drawing a 600000 mark reward and a 300000 mark international tip for information. Criminologists cite timing devices and preplanned setup with the blast wrecking the hall ceiling and killing several as Nazi leaders escaped unharmed. Police have not released arrest details.
A French general warned a major blow could occur on the Western Front as French forces brace for any turn of events. He noted three weeks of autumn storms have given way to Indian summer, potentially enabling a German attack with up to 40 divisions from the Moselle to the Rhine.
Lewis Cassell of Emerywood Country Club said he was assaulted and knocked unconscious by an unknown assailant as he entered his room shortly before midnight. He woke to find $14.05 in cash and a watch and chain worth $45 stolen. police have limited leads.
In Kernersville 25 undernourished school children will receive hot lunches funded by the local American Red Cross auxiliary. The program runs through November with the Lions Club to start providing lunches on December 1 and continue through December as funds are raised.
German sources say Berlin will withhold response to the Belgian and Dutch rulers mediation offer until Great Britain and France reply. They note Germany’s past replies are often misrepresented and doubt immediate action.
Dr. Frank G. Sayers spoke to a large audience at the Senior High School auditorium in the Collins Entertainment Festival series. He traced twentieth century shifts in ten year blocks, warned of a Frankenstein era of science in immoral hands, and urged cooperative wealth, high wages, and purchasing power as keys to democracy and prosperity.
Duchess Eleanora of Bavaria, sister-in-law to Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, arrived aboard the Veendam and predicted a likely revolution in Germany and a quick end to the war. She believed Belgium would stay neutral if England stays out and Germany would not invade Belgium.
The report notes Belgiu m and The Netherlands fortify positions as potential preparations for a wider European war. Neutrality is said to be maintained despite German activity rumors, with guard fortifications along the Albert Canal and Belgian control of main roads from the border to Louvain.
David L Babson reports booming business activity in the 1939 week with the Composite Index up 2.4 percent from normal. Steel operations reach 92.5 percent capacity, freight carloadings peak then taper, electric power sets an all time record, auto assemblies rise, textiles and mining stay busy, and retail sales near all time highs. Despite optimism, business leaders fear prosperity.
Paris dispatch reports French military quarters estimate 100 German divisions in reserve behind the Rhine to Moselle, signaling possible prelude to an offensive. Infantry units are about 15 000 men per division and mechanized divisions about 11 000. A French briefing notes quiet activity on the Western Front and cabinet talks on a Dutch-Belgian mediation offer.
Morganton reports Albert Wilson aged 64 a farmer and retired soldier was killed by a self inflicted rifle wound according to Coroner Russell E Green as a safety related incident.
Bernard Shufelt a High Point College sophomore was named chief publicity and advertising manager of the Footlighters play group by Professor Walter Fleischmann. He is active in clubs and ministries, assists as Scoutmaster and Sunday school teacher, and spends summers in upstate New York.
Center theater features Thunder Afloat with Wallace Beery Chester Morris and Virginia Grey plus Our Gang Auto Antics and Center News. Broadhurst presents Law of the Pampas with Bill Boyd and last chapter Daredevils of Red Circle and new Dick Tracy G Mens. Paramount shows Each Dawn I Die with Cagney Raft. Rialto screens Wild Horse Rodeo The Three Mesquiteers with stage performances by Banjo Ed Eddy.
Richard Dorsett a 16 year old high school student and son of Mrs Laura Dorsett of 405 West Bay Street was slightly injured when a car struck his bicycle on Cornell Street this morning. Police had not identified the driver and Dorsett said the motorist offered to take him to the hospital. He was taken to Dr C B Grayson whose report said injuries were not serious.
The Piedmont District Log Rolling Association Woodmen of the World will hold its semi-annual meeting in Charlotte next Wednesday. Dr. Charles J. Koerth of San Antonio Texas will speak.
Charlie Roundtree, a Negro of 307 Loflin Street, told Judge D C MacRae he found whiskey officers seized in a patch of weeds near his car. He received a six month suspended sentence plus six months to be served for violating the prohibition law. End of sentence barred him from drinking for a year. Other cases heard included licenses revoked for intoxicated driving and various fines and continuances.
Plans announced for the dedication of the new Allen Jay School gymnasium on November 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. The native stone WPA built structure seats about 1,000 in the main auditorium and includes a 25 by 56 foot music room, two classrooms, and a basement with two locker rooms. The county budget allocates 4000 to miscellaneous items and 4000 for a heating plant.
A Negro juvenile was caught red handed in a robbery at the home of W. A. Akers east of the city and was held by a neighbor until deputies arrived. Deputies say the pair had broken into the same house five times and implicated another Negro youth. they were turned over to juvenile authorities.
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