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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1938
Page
2
George E. Marvin and his wife face charges in High Point. Marvin, executive secretary of the High Point Community Chest, and Mrs. Marvin were arrested Sunday night. They asked for jury trials, delaying the trial until after Christmas.
The pastor Rev J C Madison will lead the Thanksgiving service at the First M P Church this evening at 7 30 bringing the evening message A drive for the M P Children's Home offering will be completed at this time with hopes for large attendance by members and others.
The federal and state gasoline taxes during 1937 averaged thirty two dollars and thirty one cents for every motor vehicle. The figure reflects combined fuel levies imposed on cars during that year.
Danzig publishes a decree patterned on 1935 Nuremberg laws to remove Jews from public office, ban them from voting on state matters, and forbid display of the Danzig flag or swastika while preserving citizenship. The move cites unity with the German Reich and a racial purity aim.
Considerable fog with some rain and mist tonight and cooler in the west late tonight. Thursday brings occasional rain and colder air with a chance of snow flurries in the mountains and freezing temperatures Thursday night. Coastal winds shift from light to northerly and overcast conditions persist.
In Greensboro on November 23 a compromise was announced in the case of Gentry of High Point versus Universal Credit Co. The settlement will be signed next week in Guilford County Superior Court by Presiding Judge Vernon Cowper. Gentry sought 174.58 in auto damages under the insurer policy. The agreed amount was not disclosed.
The North Carolina State Employment Service offices will close all day tomorrow for Thanksgiving. J A Gawthrop, director, announced that claimants due to report tomorrow should come on Friday instead.
Associate Justice M. V. Barnhill led the Democratic ticket with 318 442 votes in the general election, while Republican H F Sewell Sr polled 168 977. Other figures show Democratic wins across state races and amendments, with Senate results and multiple judicial and public posts listed.
The Rotary club held Farmers Day with more than fifty farmers as guests due to Thanksgiving. R L Pope of Thomasville spoke on the farmers' historic role as stabilizing to ideals of the Republic and highlighted freedom peace and a suitable standard of living as enduring national goals.
W E Beckwith of High Point files for divorce from Annie E Beckwith in Guilford county. Married in 1897, the suit says they have been wed 40 years but the wife abandoned him September 26, 1933. Administrator S G Snider appointed for Joyce Snider estate. Joyce died November 12 leaving real estate valued at 2,250 and 100 in personal property. son of the family lives at 640 Wesley Place, High Point, with five daughters as heirs.
The Sedgefield Hunt will sponsor its annual hunt tomorrow at 8 from the Sedgefield Inn. Members and guests are expected to ride to the hounds and join a hunt breakfast afterward. A dinner dance at the inn on Friday caps the Thanksgiving events for members.
The case centers on alleged preferential payments to customer banks with directors named in the assignment. Harriss did not involve the dividend decision but the payout matters, while several administrators and named directors are listed but not connected to the assignment.
The state board refuses to certify numerous state house of representatives and county official winners. Names listed include Ralph Witten Gardner Mack Saunders Hatcher and others with vote counts across multiple districts. The action halts certification of several Republican candidates and outlines the need for further review.
A reading notes that taking eggs or nests of migratory birds is prohibited under federal regulation, with enforcement potential for violators. The statement emphasizes the legal protection extended to migratory species.
High Point will observe Thanksgiving Day as a legal holiday with most businesses closed and furniture factories ceasing operations. Post offices and all city, county, and federal offices will close while hosiery plants run on schedule. Special church services begin tonight and continue tomorrow morning, with a football game at Albion Millis stadium between High Point College and Western North Carolina Teachers College at 2 30 pm. The Sedgefield Hunt schedules its annual Turkey Day hunt in Sedgefield forest.
Washington reports state that House investigators heard testimony of Americans jailed in Loyalist Spain by Communists. Sam Baron of New York testified he was arrested and held in a Spain dungeon and that secret jails existed near Valencia and in Barcelona. Dies announced the inquiry may end December 15 unless Congress extends it. subcommittee trips to the South and California were cancelled due to time and money.
At the 1902 International Conference on Tuberculosis a Lorraine Cross was adopted as the emblem representing the crusade against tuberculosis. The decision marked a symbolic support for public health efforts led by medical researchers and reformers.
Christmas Seals, purchased now, support a year round battle against tuberculosis. The campaign promotes disease prevention and funds for patient care.
Rescue workers struggled through mud and water to recover dead and injured after two days of landslides that devastated interior forests of St. Lucia. Authorities warned of more avalanches, ordered 64 square miles evacuated, and feared up to 150 dead with hundreds hurt as rains continued and communications faltered.
Eight insurgent warplanes raided Barcelona this morning, causing at least 31 deaths and over 70 injuries in the upper city and port areas. A plane was shot down by anti-aircraft fire, bursting in flames before thousands. bombs fell near Plaza Cataluna as workers smeared bloodstains with sand.
The article notes that lunar mountains reach up to 19,000 feet above surrounding plains, seeming loftier than Earth's highest peaks, which rise from terrain already over a mile above sea level.
Chinese reports say they halted the Japanese drive to Changsha in Hunan province and will push toward new targets. They claim a counterattack along the north Hupeh front north of Kow and ongoing activity in Southern and Shansi provinces with heavy battles in Shansi. Foreign travelers reach Hong Kong. relief ship carries food to Canton as the first foreign vessel allowed to go to tow since the last Japanese capture.
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