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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1930
Page
3
President Chiang Kai Shek outlined a program to rebuild a unified China after northern revolt setbacks. He called for eradication of communism, rehabilitation of finances, efficient government, industrial growth, and national autonomy under Kuomintang guidance.
Lawrence Stallings, Wake Forest alumnus and author of The Big Parade, urged students during the assembly period to seek films with educational value despite high production costs. He warned federal censorship may come and predicted many projects would fail without broad audience appeal. The WWI veteran received enthusiastic student applause after his remarks.
Spinach owned by William Siegler Jr. of New York won the Latonia championship stakes worth 25,000 added at Latonia, finishing three lengths ahead of Yarn in 2 09 8 5 for the mile and three quarters. Star Lassie finished third, ten lengths behind Yarn, with Alci bilades another long way back.
Commissioner of Revenue A J Maxwell and chairman of the State Tax Commission will present North Carolina tax investigations at the National Tax Association in Kansas City October 20 to 24. He will preside at the round table on state tax investigations and seeks ideas to aid North Carolina tax policy.
George Henry of Chapel Hill was re-elected president of the Young Peoples service league of the diocese of North Carolina at the convention in Winston-Salem. Officers elected include Martha Lerch of Charlotte as vice president representing Charlotte convocation, Straton Lawrence of Chapel Hill, representing Raleigh convocation, Mary Thomas of Winston-Salem as secretary, Ellen Powe of Durham as treasurer, Madge Holdey of Durham as thank offering treasurer, Henry Cunningham of Winston-Salem and Mary Gordon of Spray as executive committee members, with Clifford Stedman also on the executive committee.
Dr Ales Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian reports finding traces of the original Eskimoes in southwestern Alaska along the Kuskokwim watershed from the bay to Mt McKinley foothills after a summer study.
The Thompson Aeronautical Corp plans a spring start for a new air route connecting Cleveland with Milwaukee. The line will employ a large number of workers and carry passengers and freight. En route stops will include Grand Rapids Lansing and Muskegon Michigan.
The 7th annual state meeting of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty drew about 300 representatives to Greensboro with Violet Council No 33 as host. State Councillor Tom Parker presided as National Councillor H C Stanley urged strict immigration laws, highlighting American principles and progress by the order.
President Hoover will press ahead with conferences with business leaders to monitor industry trends as drought relief and unemployment concerns push calls for expanded federal highway funding. Secretary Hyde seeks to double highway appropriations for emergency farm relief, with $165.6 million already unspent and ready to match federal funds when contracts are completed.
Madrid rules allow toreros to use firework spears when a bull becomes passive. The spears are short darts with firecrackers that shoot burning sulfur into the bull, driving it into a frenzy.
Department of Commerce statistics show more Americans traveled to Great Britain in the first half of the year than in the same period last year, signaling a rebound in travel amid evolving economic factors.
Representative Fish of New York, chairman of the House Communist investigating committee, proposed sending a sub committee to Mexico to probe communist activity from the United States. He warned of about 1000 avowed communists in the country under six month permits, many employed by Amtorg and other Russian firms, and criticized State Department screening of aliens.
Robert Lassiter of Charlotte told the Piedmont section of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Caralists that the textile industry faces a period of definite improvement. He blamed installment buying for the low mood and urged saving earnings to avoid future downturns. Samuel L. Hayes of Hartsville was elected chairman with John L. Crist and A. F. Thompson Jr. as officers. next meeting set for Greensboro in January 1931.
New barges of the Mississippi Warrior line will be named after famous river characters including Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Prairie Belle and Jim Bludsoe.
Dr. H. M. Parshall of Urbana Ohio drove Bin Direct to victory in a 2 13 pace at the North Carolina state fair setting a new world record. It was the second such record in two days on the state fair track. Parshall notched his 67th win of the season, the most ever by a 2 harness hose driver. May E. Grattan also set pacing records for mares and tied multiple world records. The event included several running races and notable drivers, with Edenfield case details noted in the surrounding report.
Elizabethtown North Carolina October 18 A Bladen county jury convicts white farmer L D Edenfield and a black man Tom Fleming of second degree murder in a case arising from an infanticide incident though the full sentence text is withheld.
Memphis dealer J A Humphreys offered to accept a 500 pound bale of cotton as a 75 dollar payment on car purchases. He said the offer was his idea and not a manufacturer policy change. He believed cotton prices were rising and could help trades break even.
Baltimore debutante Miss Anne Seddon Kinselying, who worked as a newspaper reporter for two years, married John Nicholas Brown, heir to one of the East's wealthiest families, in a society wedding.
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