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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1931
Page
7
U S Department of Agriculture cattle hogs and sheep totals show 70 000 hogs with varied cuts and weights and 27 000 cattle plus 3 000 calves. Slaughter cattle vealers and stocker readings indicate broad price ranges amid weaker demand. sheep sales include lambs and ewes with mixed quotes and outsized ranges.
N O Cotton notes a choppy session with early rally on stock and grain gains. January climbs to 6.24 and March to 6.37 before retreating, while Liverpool weakness and a softer stock market weigh on the market, with later gains near the prior close.
Brisk opening upturns in Chicago grain prices followed a Liverpool wheat surge. Wheat opened higher then held near that range as corn and oats followed, while provisions sagged with weaker hogs. A noted Chicago speculator boosted buying, reflecting the broader market strength.
A Detroit bandit with a flair for alliteration used a pharmacist's pestle to strike a clerk and fled with 125 dollars from a postal safe.
The market found support after wavering toward a bear market. notable gains included U.S. Steel Bethlehem American Can Sears Woolworth National Biscuit Consolidated Gas American Telephone Pennsylvania Southern Pacific New York Central Eastman with McKeesport and Auburn up about three. General Motors and Paramount slipped about a point as a wheat rally aided shares. Foreign exchange weakness and European finance talk framed sentiment as bankers push for a swift accord.
Sunday services note the method of denouncing ancient and modern necromancy, mesmerism, and hypnotism in Christian Science readings. The Golden Text from Jeremiah warns against false prophets and diviners, with Luke and Eddy passages urging watchfulness and spiritual understanding to overcome sin and sickness.
Cotton opened barely steady as liquidation by commission houses and Liverpool sales weighed on futures. January eased to 6.07 on first trades, May around 6.38, with light offerings and some early strength later turning mixed as trading progressed. By midday, January hovered near 6.12 and May near 6.47 as prices showed minor gains overall.
Potatoes on track 185 with total U S shipments Saturday 554 Sunday 28. Wisconsin round whites No 1 80 to 90 ungraded 75 to 771 2 Minnesota North Dakota cobblers 85 to 90 Idaho russets No 1 1 50 Frozen bottoms 1 40 to 1 45 commercials 1 20 to 1 22 1 2 percent few selected 1 30 to 1 35.
Nine white men were arrested at the Rex Barber Shop on East Commerce Street late Saturday night by police for gambling. They were charged with cutting cards for small stakes and case continuances set for Wednesday morning. Defendants include D. Burchfield, Chas Long, G. W. Guyer, T. S. Leonard, A. G. Deviney, P. T. Stone, W. Ingram, Co. F. Gray, and James Davis.
North Park Baptist church unanimously called Rev. O. F. Barnes former Emmanuel Church Columbus Georgia pastor at the 11 o'clock Sunday service. Barnes will meet with church Wednesday at 7 30 p m to give his answer.
Ramone Eaton, representative of the American Red Cross, arrived to conduct First Aid and Life Saving classes in the city. He will be guest speaker at the Y's Men’s club meeting tomorrow at 6:30 PM at the Y W C A on East Commerce Street. All members urged to attend.
E. S. Parker Jr a Greensboro attorney will guest speak at the Wesley Memorial church Men's Club dinner in the church basement Thursday at 6 30 pm. J A Johnson club president urges local attorneys to attend and asks attendees to notify the church office by Thursday noon. The chicken dinner will be provided by the Women's Bible class.
The T. E. L. Class of First Baptist will hold its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. S. T. Hensley home on Chandler Street Tuesday night at 7 30. All members urged to attend and those needing transportation may call Mrs. J. K. Bivins at 6430.
On the fifth ballot the Republican conference gave Snell of New York 84 votes and Tilson of Connecticut 67 for the party's speakership nomination. Hawley of Oregon presided as caucus met to choose a successor to Longworth with nearly all Republicans present. Several state delegations plan to back favorite sons as multiple ballots were anticipated. The session opened with a resolution expressing regret over Longworth's death.
R M Tudor seeks 15000 in a municipal court suit against real estate figure S C Clark alleging permanent injuries from a July 16 automobile wreck after Clark’s car hit a telephone pole on North Main. Tudor claims broken nose four teeth damaged collar bone and speech impairment. Also listed are rent judgments and a separate suit for 115 against E W Farrow.
In heavy fog two vessels patched the Carrabassett to the scene. The cutter made contact with the injured schooner, secured a line, and began tow toward Hampton Roads at 10:30 a.m. No one aboard was hurt, according to Commander Ben Ham of Captain Scott's staff.
The finance committee approves a general appropriations bill calling for a 15 percent cut in estimated expenditures for the biennium, totaling about $3.4 million. The panel also prepares a general income tax bill for introduction.
Gandhi continues his march through the fog with Mira Behn guiding him. He speaks of facing deportation and vows the struggle will endure as church bells mark the hour and his sandals echo in the quiet streets.
Curtis declares no campaign for renomination but hints at leading role in vice presidential deliberations. He notes optimism for 1932 while avoiding direct comment on Hoover. Washington reports Curtis would be renominated if Hoover secures the nomination, marking a potential new precedent in Republican vice presidential history.
Wadsley Anderson recounts early NC tribes and customs. He describes the Flatheads flattening infants heads for better sight and speed, roles of women among warriors, and tribal warfare practices including torture of captives and celebratory feasts.
Colonel Stimson was blamed for anger, then revoked remarks. Ambassador Forbes spoke with Foreign Minister Shidehara to clear the misunderstanding. Nanking says it accepts a League of Nations neutral zone between Chinese Chinchow and Mukden to prevent clashes with Japan. In Washington, U S tension reportedly eased.
The Chamber of Commerce reports editorial views from Business Week suggest steadying business conditions. Bank credit contraction slows, currency expansion eases, and exchange rates improve while German reparations and debt moves advance. Markets stabilize as steel and motor sectors look to spring gains.
Dr. Charles Haddon Nabers, at First Terlan Church, urged that vows made unto God are serious and sacred. He warned against breaking or delaying pay of vows and stressed loyalty, consecration, and a constant walk with Christ as essential to faithful vows.
Rev. H. L. Ashe was reappointed to St. Mark M. E. church at the North Carolina Conference closing session. Rev. W. C. L. Scarborough, Brooks Memorial M. E. church, was transferred to West Raleigh and will be replaced by Rev. J. T. Foley of Atlanta. Bishop H. Lester Smith presided over the five day session at St. Mark church.
Funeral services for Miss Mollie Moser who died at her home 701 Grimes street were held Sunday at 2 o clock from English Street M P church conducted by Rev. Geo L Reynolds Rev Edw Suits and Rev C H Hill. Interment was in Lebanon cemetery with pallbearers and flowerbearers named.
The drum and bugle corps of the Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion and members of High Point Lodge No. 1155 Elks will meet at the Elks Home 206 West Broad Street Sunday December 6 at 2 30 pm. They will march to the Paramount theater on Wrenn Street for memorial services per Col. D H Milton secretary and D D Parsons exalted ruler. All lodge members should attend and line up with officers and speakers under O S Harville.
American officials maintain vigilance on the Manchurian issue. After Tokyo’s foreign office and a Japanese news agency clarification, the State Department held renewed hope regarding Sino Japanese frictions. Reports of Japanese troop withdrawal from Chinchow toward Mukden were seen as encouraging.
Funeral services for Dr W R Farmier of Nashville Tenn were held in Nashville after his death from injuries in a Washington area auto crash. The surgeon, who finished internships in New York last June, had worked in Atlantic City and Philadelphia hospitals and planned to settle in Nashville. Surviving are his wife Wilma Byerly Farmier, his father W A Farmier of near Nashville, two brothers and a sister.
Mr and Mrs R A Stroud and family thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of their son and brother Herman and for the floral offerings.
Richmond Hill reader Mr W R Daniels reports dramatic waist loss and vitality after using Kraschen Salts. He touts 8 inches shed in waist, 25 percent activity gain, clear mind and clear skin, claiming 46 years old feels 20 again. Advertisement urges half teaspoon daily before breakfast with an 85 cent bottle offered at Mann Co and Cecil's Drug Store.
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