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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1930
Page
1
King George convened Britain India delegates in a winter session to shape a government for the Asiatic empire. Gandhi watches from Poona jail as an Indian boycott keeps him and millions away from the London talks.
Missouri Senator Hawes will retire from the senate at term end and resigns as president of More Game Birds In America. He says the conservation cause is national in scope and too broad for one man or organization to tackle, and he will pursue it in a wider field. His term ends in 1933.
In Geneva on November 12, delegates clashed over how to cap land war materials. Japan resisted both direct and budgetary limits, while Russia urged a joint approach. The American plan favored direct limits with budgetary options for others, drawing mixed support from France, Belgium, and Norway.
Air mail pilot Dick Merrill found his plane empty above Casar and parachuted from 5000 feet after radio beacon failed. The wrecked craft carried undamaged mail to Shelby where he received minor ankle injuries.
In Mississippi an aircraft suspected of carrying liquor was forced down at Sandy Hook near the Louisiana border. Sheriff W B Walsdorf said pilot James W Kapla of Muskegon Michigan was arrested while passenger Jack Miller of Grand Rapids was not detained. Federal investigators arrived from New Orleans to take charge.
Coltrane closed the 12th annual North Carolina congress of parents and teachers convention at Wesley Memorial church with Merits of Mi Be Il named the most inspirational meeting. Over 225 voting delegates attended plus many visitors. Resolution honors to local committees concluded the session as managers debated 1931 host city invitations.
Two prominent Republican anti prohibitionists joined today in opposition to the party national chairman's dry views in Washington.
Jaleigh Nov 12 reports on Baptist work in North Carolina open with packed First Baptist Church as Perry Morgan and James A. Ivey present Sunday school and B Y P U updates. Dr Charles Maddry introduces 56 missionaries, pleads for more funds and leadership. committee urges pay up week and Meredith College loan to avert foreclosure.
The Prince of Wales views a portion of the future kingdom from a cabin window aboard the German DO-X seaplane carrier at Calshot England. He rode the ship for about half an hour, launching from the naval harbor and cruising toward the Isle of Wight, with Sir Philip Sassoon and Dr. Claude Dornier present as guide.
Six of the directors proposed a $30,000 compromise to settle the $225,000 suit against the defunct Alamance Insurance and Real Estate Co. Special master W C Newland will recommend acceptance to Judge Johnston Hays. Creditors claimed dividends drained assets beyond two thirds. Directors named: J M Fix, J C Staley, J N Williamson, H G Moore, Kirk Holt estate, J L Scott.
Wilmington reports the funeral for T Coleman Du Pont former United States Senator, capitalist and philanthropist aged 66, set for 2 30 p m tomorrow with private interment. He died yesterday from a throat infection prompting his resignation last year.
International names figure in Moscow anti Soviet indictments as Moscow claims a large counter revolution plot involving Churchill Simon and others. London circles mock the charges as a sign of weakness while eight Russians face possible death if convicted. Paris declines to issue an official denial.
Gregory Bessedovsky former charge d affaires at the Soviet embassy in Paris plans to visit the United States within a month. The House committee on Communist activities seeks his testimony and Chairman Hamilton Fish will help obtain a temporary visa for a six month stay. A December hearing invites his testimony though the committee will not cover expenses.
Gov. O Max Gardner urged Sunday schools to lead the fight against legalized liquor traffic speaking before the Baptist state convention in Raleigh. He argued Christianity and democracy defeated evil institutions and that Sunday schools must help shape a government beyond mere machinery. Dr. W J McGlothish of Furman University spoke as the day's chief presenter.
Gov. O Max Gardner will not attend the opening session of the first annual safety conference in High Point because he must study reports from commissions and investigations to prepare his message to the General Assembly in January. He will stay at the mansion to work without interruption.
Hugh W. Gaskins 33 rescued his wife and two children from a blazing North Charleston home before dying when the roof collapsed while he returned for a trunk. The fire destroyed three houses. origin undetermined. North Charleston lacks fire protection. Gaskins had come from Lake City and worked for a street railway company.
Two young bank robbers fled Marland State Bank with 82 000 and met a hail of bullets from six officers in two stores. Jimmie Jackson died from chest and arm wounds. Carter Camp was wounded and captured. The cash was recovered.
Nation pays tribute to General Tasker H Bliss at Arlington after funeral at Washington Cathedral. Messages of condolence arrive from French leaders Petain Weygand and Maginot. Bliss served as American chief of staff and as senior commander in the American Expeditionary Force.
The North Carolina state board of canvassers certified Frank W. Hancock Jr of Oxford and Hinton James of Laurinburg as congressmen for the short terms from the fifth and seventh districts. Hancock defeated John F Reynolds by 20 376 votes 54465 to 34089 James defeated Colin G Spencer by 9787 votes 86432 to 26645 Regular term results to be certified December 1.
Sampson Ivey 30 of Marietta was killed and three other men were seriously injured in a truck automobile collision near Smithfield yesterday. J Q Ivey 31 of Marietta suffered a fractured spine. G G Curry 48 of Lakeview injured internally. Jesse Mears 23 of Evergreen lost an arm. H M Webb Jr of Benson and three others in the car were unhurt.
Members of the American Newspaper Publishers Association attending a convention at Sea Island Beach Ga planned to enjoy hospitality from Howard Coffin capitalist who yesterday hosted a yacht trip for their wives to his Sapelo Island retreat. The Coffin home hosted the women with a reception by Mrs. Coffin as a final afternoon business session followed a tour of Coffin’s 60 000 acre holdings and calendar of discussion points.
Atlanta November 12 The United States attorney for the northern district of Georgia expects Postmaster General Brown to testify in the John B Dove trial on charges of soliciting and receiving funds for federal job seekers Dove claims he was a former member of a Georgia Republican faction He is indicted for taking 590 dollars to influence a College Park postmaster appointment and 1000 dollars to aid E C Westbrook becoming internal revenue collector Westbrook sues Dove for 975 dollars plus 2575 in damages and fees The postmaster general may be subpoenaed to testify in Dove’s defense and deny Dove’s statements
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