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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1939
Page
2
Partial cloudy to fair conditions with mild temperature rise in central portions. Coastal areas near 50 degrees expected. interior will see slow warming. Winds shift from north to northeast with moderate to fresh speeds, overcast to fair weather into Wednesday.
Izvestia reports Moscow pressing Latvia Lithuania Estonia and Finland to concede more autonomy and military access. Observers fear anti Soviet sentiment in Finland could complicate negotiations while the Baltic states face potential naval and air restrictions and strategic base activity near the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea.
Former Governor Max Gardner praised North Carolina State College during its sixth anniversary exercises in Raleigh. He credited the consolidation of the University of North Carolina system with enhancing higher education and stated the move benefited all units, including NC State, and the people of North Carolina.
Berne Oct 2 The federal council granted permission for Ignace Moscicki former Polish president and his wife to reside in Switzerland Moscicki who became a Swiss citizen in 1908 and did not renounce it though he acquired Polish citizenship after the war now plans to settle in Switzerland The couple were reported to be in Bucharest.
A German physicist Hertz identified radio waves in LS87, claiming discovery twenty years after Maxwell who asserted their existence. The era marks a clash between theoretical prediction and experimental confirmation in electrodynamics.
Raleigh senior at Duke University recounts a two day jail stay near the Siegfried Line during a summer in Germany. She attended Heidelberg on exchange, toured Europe with students on motorcycles, and later found passage back to America on a cattle boat.
Students at the Woman’s College of Duke University noted striking decorating in the college auditorium and the Ark recreation center upon their return. Karl M. Bock of New York, a renowned interior decorator for leading families, directed the work. his daughter is a Duke student.
Laura Ingalls, noted woman pilot, risks losing her flying license after she bombarded the Capitol and White House with peace pamphlets. She assisted the Women’s National Committee to Keep the United States Out of War by dropping thousands of leaflets to all members of Congress.
Waynesville widow of Rev. R. A. Sentelle Rebecca Adeline Sentelle, 91, died at her home after a brief illness yesterday.
The Bank of England records its premises furniture and fittings as assets valued at one pound sterling on its official balance sheet.
England reports the British army consists of 12 500 officers and requires 600 additions each year to maintain strength.
Aubrey Lee of 508 Smith Street was arrested on a warrant for larceny after trust of an automobile owned by Gate City Motor Company. Police say he borrowed the car on September 30 and drove it to Burlington without consent. He was released on a 300 dollar bond.
A hemispheric plan urges neutral American republics to bar belligerent ships and craft from ports and waters, impose limits on armed vessels, respect neutrality, and intern delays while pledging solidarity to halt wars and seek peace and justice.
In a London session Prime Minister Chamberlain and Liberal Leader Sinclair reaffirm Britain will study German peace proposals but will not accept terms compromising freedom. They stress Nazi aggression must end and warn against relying on assurances while noting shifts in U boat tactics and Soviet Germany pact implications.
Senate debate on arms embargo and cash and carry highlights Borah and Pittman clashing over neutrality. Borah condemns cash and carry as unneutral and warns that repeal could draw the US into war while supporters urge a tougher embargo rollback to pressure belligerents.
Germany announced that neutral merchant ships must not be mistaken for Allied naval forces and should stop obeying German rights of stoppage and search. The note claims neutral ships have evaded searches by dimming lights zigzagging and approaching Allied convoys.
Wheat values dropped near three cents a bushel with December at 80 3 4 percent, May around 81 2 3, and July about 79 1 2 percent. Corn slipped about four and a quarter cents, with December at 49 1 2 percent, May near 51 percent, and oats price change not fully shown.
Bucharest reports Romania will maintain strict neutrality as it strengthens its military posture. The country says it faces armed neighbors on all sides and seeks peace while ready to defend its borders.
The article notes that Germany promises unrestricted submarine warfare. It cites seven neutral merchant ships sunk totaling 13,194 gross tons and eight ships sunk by mines or bombs totaling 27,765 gross tons since the war began.
Reports indicate Berlin favors a peace that lets Germany and Soviet Russia decide Poland’s fate. Mussolini may push a new peace front after Ciano’s Rome departure, with Hitler briefing Il Duce on potential sphere of influence and Polish governance. Western front war news remains scarce as artillery and recon activity continue locally.
German positions remained strong before Saarbrucken as observers noted limited offensive activity. Reports say Berlin focused on diplomacy while German troops held three quarters encirclement of Saar capital. mines stretched nearly 1,000 yards and exploded like a string of firecrackers amid ongoing local parries.
Allen Barker of 633 West Green Street returned from a hunting trip near Southern Pines with a large six point buck taken the previous day. He was joined by Roy Moffitt from Asheboro. Opening day of the deer season drew many hunters as reports say deer were plentiful in that area. Spiders can go eighteen months without food.
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