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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1939
Page
2
Paris reports Schiaparelli’s mid season showing favors Parisienne wear with wartime practicality. Color runs bright with Legion red Maginot blue camouflage greens and plane grey. Features include long skirts slim bodices large pockets kangaroo pockets robe laveuse and vivid evening touches in pinks blues and gold.
Agriculture officials weigh reviving a certificate tax plan to fund parity payments for farmers by charging processors 4 to 6 cents per pound for certificates on cotton. The scheme would funnel funds to producers, with refunds on cotton exports. Secretary Wallace expected to address the idea in Oklahoma City next month amid debate over processing taxes and loan rates.
The Civitan Club at a Sheraton lunch meeting voted to donate 10 tickets for children to the musical King Cole and to cooperate with the High Point High School football committee. President W F Freeman announced a new club in Mt Gilead and a letter from Civitan International VP Don Rogers was read. Tony Simeon presented players Brantley Hucks Thurman Horney and Abie Short who spoke briefly.
The year’s drought in Western India led to the death of about 150000 cattle due to severe fodder shortage. Local herders report shortages across multiple districts as grazing lands withered and feed prices spiked, prompting calls for relief measures from state authorities.
Ruth Millett urges women from adolescence to midlife to draft personal memos. They would compare morality with parental views, anticipate conflicts with daughters, and guide mother in law relations and reactions to marriage, aging, and being with grown children.
Two forged Adams-Millis Corporation checks were found in Greensboro and sent to Magistrate John Strickland for review. The prints carried D. J. Perkins signatures and endorsements by J. D. Edgeworth and D. G. Edwards for 12.80 and 22.18 dollars. Bank of High Point returned them marked no account.
The article notes that muffs come in sizes from very small to very large. It explains that short fur pelts such as Persian lamb, beaver, and seal are used for small muffs, while long haired pelts like lynx, fox, and wolf form larger muffs.
Mrs. Guy T. Carswell of Charlotte, Mrs. E. F. Aydlette Sr. of Elizabeth City, Miss Helen Privette of Bailey, W. M. Dorsett of Siler City, Will C. Nowell of Wendell, Rev. A. R. Brothers of Rockingham, Rev. Lucius R. Evans of Spencer, Rev. W. W. Finlater of Pittsboro, Rev. E. F. Gehring of Beaufort, Dr. J. Conrad Watkins of Winston-Salem and Rev. M. Emmett Davis of Asheville are named to committees.
Cheers greet a policy step as Britain aims to cut Germany's export trade and access to foreign exchange, while restricting imports to retaliate for sea seizure actions.
Mr and Mrs Hugh Dutton of 641 North Main Street announce the birth of a son Kenneth Hugh on November 18.
The text notes Finland refused a Russian offer and cites Finnish circles as favoring war plots. It quotes a claim that no obstacles will stop establishing peace over the Finnish Gulf and safeguarding Leningrad and Baltic states, with the Baltic fleet ready at any minute.
Berlin reports Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Slovak Minister Matas Cernak signed a treaty enabling Germany to restore Slovakia territory annexed by Poland in 1920 1924 and 1938.
Acting Secretary Sumner Welles said the United States does not endorse any interference with neutral trade. Britain will start an export checking system December 1 to expedite American exports to European neutrals, while Washington will review any exporter complaints individually under international law.
The British trawler Mastiff sank after hitting a German mine in the Channel southeast of London. One crewman was killed and five are missing from the 30-strong crew. The ship was a 490 ton addition laid down in 1937 and launched in 1938 with a four inch gun and two smaller weapons. The loss comes amid a week of heavy sea disasters as nine merchant ships were sunk over the weekend with 130 dead or missing.
Fordham University reported two severe earthquakes detected on the seismograph near New York at about 8 000 miles distance. The shocks occurred at 6 15 09 and 6 16 08 A M EST.
A Lloyds wireless message reported two British freighters attacked yesterday by German warships off Cape Finisterre on the west coast of Spain. No further details were provided.
Sir John Leigh M. P. introduces buzzards to his estate to combat a rabbit plague. The move follows pest concerns and aims to reduce animal damage on the acreage.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for posts including assistant inspector of ship construction at $2 600 yearly, instructor at Air Corps Technical School with multiple pay grades, and principal editorial clerk at $2 300. Deadline dates vary by region. full details available from the Commission offices.
Glass urges curbing spending and vows to press reduced federal outlays at the next session if feasible. He speaks in his hotel that Democrats must cut costs to win in 1940. Farm and pension issues loom as decisive in shaping political drift toward the election. Senator McNary says Republicans win by proving concern for farmer welfare.
The piece lists states that will observe Thanksgiving next Thursday and notes governors' party affiliations. It cites states such as California Ohio Pennsylvania Illinois North Carolina Indiana Texas Utah Maryland Virginia Michigan Washington Missouri West Virginia Montana Wyoming New Jersey Mississippi New York Colorado and others.
The Highlanders narrative recounts Fayetteville revival of early statehood, as Green shares dreams of an outdoor regional theater. He envisions annual productions modeled on The Lost Colony and a third symphonic drama to be staged at Williamsburg, continuing where The Highland Call concludes.
Greensboro on November 25 will host about 3,000 Negro high school seniors from across North Carolina for the first North Carolina High School Senior Day at A and T College. Invitations have been extended and initial responses show strong attendance.
A Council Bluffs boy named Patrick Henry uses a Galapagos tortoise shell as a coaster sled. The image captures a playful scene of a young child and an adventurous pet in a rural home setting.
North Carolina shows mostly cloudy conditions with light rain or mist this afternoon and tonight and cooler air along the north coast. South Carolina expects occasional light rain or mist in the north, while Georgia remains mostly cloudy with light mist in the northeast and extreme northwest tonight. Virginia stays cloudy and cold with intermittent rain or light snow in western regions, likely ending by Wednesday morning.
Forecast from Sandy Hook to Hatteras calls for slowly diminishing northeast winds and overcast conditions, with light rain possible tonight and Wednesday. The Hatteras to Jacksonville corridor expects moderate to fresh northerly winds, overcast skies, and light rain in the north portion tonight through Wednesday.
Mrs. A. C. Lyndon aged 86 a Randolph County resident died at her daughter’s home in Denton after a two month illness from a broken hip. She was born Ann Hill and was married to the late A. C. Lyndon. Surviving: five daughters J M Shaw Hopewell Mrs B Lanier Denton area Mrs T L Kearns Denton and Mrs W B Warner High Point. 32 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral from New Hope Methodist Church in Randolph County Monday at 2 pm with Rev. F. E. Howard officiating. Burial in New Hope Cemetery.
Thomas Clifford Jennings, 53, of Franklinville, died in a local hospital after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at Cedar Falls Methodist Church Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Rev. R. M. Hauss officiating. Body at Pugh's Funeral Home until funeral time. Survived by wife four sisters Mrs Kidd Mrs Routh Mrs Williams all of Greensboro Mrs Mary Steele of High Point two brothers L P Jennings and E O Jennings of Philadelphia.
The High Point Civil Service Commission will meet at 7 30 this evening to handle routine matters, according to the secretary.
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