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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1936
Page
11
The budget commission met today to prepare recommendations for the 1937 general appropriation requests. Total requests near 000,000 annually and social program costs are estimated at 5,000,000 yearly. The panel’s findings will be released after the budget report is presented to the legislature, which convenes on June 6 and may delay the budget message by a day.
Detailed tabulation shows Highway Commission costs totaling 397 535 48 while overall project funding sits at 400 000. remaining items and contingencies push city and PWA involvement to 385 211 94 with additional anticipated expenses including insurance right of way and land acquisition. The report notes gaps between appropriated funds and listed estimates and outlines responsibilities for plans and specifications and drainage work.
The budget fight centers on rent year figures around 57 million with supplements to highway funds. Calls to raise state salaries 10 percent to full restoration of 1930 levels meet opposition as the budget commission notes the Democratic pledge to repeal the sales tax on necessities. This could cut the levy revenue by about 2.5 million annually if enacted by a predominantly Democratic legislature.
George L. Stansbury announced Guilford County will meet at 10 oclock Saturday morning November 28 to receive bids for lighting equipment at the Greensboro High Point airport. Bidders must supply complete standard equipment conforming to bureau of air commerce and department of commerce rules.
State board of elections reports Representative John H. Kerr of Warrenton won re election to Congress by a twenty to one margin. A. L. Bulwinkle of Gastonia achieved the highest total of any state candidate with 1 069 votes. Total district vote 800 884, up 94 000 from 1932 but 39 000 below Roosevelt Landon national totals.
Weather reports across the northeast show a harsh early cold with Portland Maine tied to a record low and meteorologist Robert M. Dole warning of a severe winter. New York State endured a fourth day of subfreezing temps from 10 to 18 degrees, NYC recording 18 degrees by midnight, the coldest for that date. The south escaped the bitter spell.
Roosevelt urges ongoing study of social and economic trends to shape modern wage policy. He praises the council for its helpful work in examining government business problems and its role in guiding plans and procedures for current conditions.
Reidsville police report James F Burton, 62, a local farmer, died of a self inflicted gunshot wound described by officers as personal safety related. The incident was recorded today with details pending further investigation.
Fortner Plummer was fined 900 dollars for liquor violations, with 400 paid today and 500 due tomorrow plus court costs. He received a one year road sentence to be served if not posted. he must appear each November for three years and prove not involved with liquor via two witnesses.
Wallace resident Jesse W. Cottle, 90, was fatally struck by an automobile driven by Robert C. Mohr at a detour location about four miles north of Long Creek on highway 421. Cottle died at a Wilmington hospital from head injuries as physicians cited brain concussion and possible skull fracture. Mohr, a Wilmington filling station employee, said Cottle stepped into his path. the Pender County coroner found no blame on Mohr and declared the accident unsolved.
Hickory police pursue two suspected bandits after a Marion physician Dr. J F Jonas was robbed of about $50 and bound at a McDowell county tourist camp. The offenders fled in Jonas's automobile toward Hickory and later held up a Newton couple, locking them in the car's turtle shell before escaping in the couple's vehicle. Deputy Ray Pitts relayed the Marion license 202 573.
A locomotive struck an automobile at a grade crossing in Winston-Salem. Walter Thomas, a 20 year old Black man, escaped with only minor injuries. authorities reported no serious damage beyond a dented car and a shaken driver.
An advertisement touts HEM-ROID tablets as a cure for internal piles. It claims lower bowel congestion causes piles and promises to restore the affected parts by improving circulation. The ad guarantees satisfaction or money back and lists Eckerds Economy Drug Store and Mann's as sellers.
Grand Court No. 3% of the National Order of Junior Merrymakers holds a fall banquet at 7 pm Friday at the First Methodist Protestant church North Main and Richardson streets followed by a ceremonial in Trophy Council lodge rooms A J Koonce presides at the banquet Rev B M Crosby of Winston Salem leads initiatory work J Horney secretary asks Merrymakers to secure tickets from L P Howell for attendance and tickets sales indicate a large crowd expected
Several species of spiders have been observed catching fish. They dive from overhanging grass onto their prey, using agility and ambush to secure aquatic meals.
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