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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1937
Page
2
General forecast for Carolina and Wilmington areas indicates fair conditions with slight warming tonight. Tuesday will be partly to generally cloudy and warmer with light rain possible, especially in the northwest portion. Winds become light to moderate southerly, easing tonight into Tuesday.
London reports Jean ten, a 26 year old New Zealand aviator, completed a record-breaking flight from Australia to England. Her time from Darwin to Lympne was 18 hours and 15 minutes, 14 hours shorter than the previous record set by Jim Broadbent. Abent, attempting to beat the record to Australia, abandoned his effort at Baghdad due to sandstorms and heat.
Wil-Penn High School introduced its Freshman A class program Friday morning. The event featured Ruby Goss singing I Shall Not Be Moved with guitar, Margaret [surname] reading a notable poem, and Robert Lee Garrison delivering the class address. Jameson presided as master of ceremonies.
Grover H. Jones city attorney delivers a memorial address at Wesley Memorial church honoring departed comrades. He urges turning from war to world peace, stressing the idea that ideas should rule and not force, and cites the need for a world order to end warfare.
London reports Foreign Secretary Eden pushed a compromise plan to preserve European non intervention in Spain amid tensions between France and Italy over troop numbers and withdrawal talks. Two Mediterranean incidents raised fears of a broader flare up as Mussolini’s Italy asserts 40,000 troops in Spain.
Solicitor H L Koontz and Rev F L Conrad spoke at Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant church annual memorial service and homecoming. Conrad urged living memorials to educate in citizenship while Koontz warned that many past failures stem from lack of home training for youth.
The circuit court of appeals sustains a 2.85 million PWA loan and grant for Greenwood County South Carolina electric plant at Buzzard Roost as Secretary Ickes warns the ruling affects over fifty public power projects totaling 51 million dollars. Haywood Patterson loses in the Supreme Court to escape a 75 year Alabama sentence in the Scottsboro case. the court also dismisses a South Bend water tax challenge and reviews NY utilities excise tax case. The high court did not rule on merits in these actions.
Prince Mihai of Romania celebrated his sixteenth birthday by being made Carol II’s aide de camp and second lieutenant in the Romanian army. The ceremony took place in Bucharest on October 25.
Il Popolo d Italia in Milan says the Italian communication cannot be questioned and a warning not to ignore it. Virgino Gayda supports the 40,000 figure as undeniable. Premier Chautemps warns France will defend interests by force if needed amid the Spain affair. Well informed sources doubt Eden can secure a compromise before the non intervention session tomorrow.
The article notes Sandy Graham selected as the new head of the Wildcats. A reunion is planned for Charlotte with a parade and street dance tonight at 7 and a carnival an hour later. A memorial service featured City Attorney Grover H. Jones as speaker with remarks on democracy and wartime unity.
The August 1941 peace talks between the American Federation of Labor and the Committee for Industrial Organization convened at a Willard Hotel meeting. William Green and John L. Lewis led their sides though neither attended, with George Harrison and Philip Murray guiding the AFL and CIO delegations respectively. Both men are described as calm and cautious about the outcome.
Mrs. Margaret Torrence entertained a group of friends at 1311 East Commerce Street on Thursday evening for her husband John Torrence's birthday. The home was decorated in fall colors and a savory repast was served.
The William Penn Parent Teachers Association will sponsor a Hallowe en carnival in the school cafeteria Thursday evening featuring multiple attractions for evening entertainment.
Governor Clyde R. Hoey will address a Wednesday luncheon at the Sheraton hotel as part of the Soil Conservation Service Field Day program in High Point. Also present are Henry A. Wallace and H. H. Bennett, with a long list of state and federal officials and educators attending.
The High Point Red Cross chapter under Mrs. W Homer Coltrane offers varied services to veterans including CCC and widow benefits, hospital aid, and family rehabilitation. It issued 87 First Aid certificates to workers from local mills and institutions, plus 9 Senior Life Saver and 15 Junior Life Saver authorizations.
Jeannette Rankin addressed a large audience at Central Friends church urging that America must adopt absolute neutrality to ensure peace. She argued trade with belligerents risks involvement in war and that militarism stems from fear of invasion, noting geographic defensibility and selective criticism of aggressor nations. Rankin also outlined a national education campaign to dispel false premises of danger and mentioned upcoming talks at Guilford College and Women's College in Greensboro, plus a YWCA address in High Point.
English report says a Japanese plane sprayed machine gun bullets near the western edge of the International Settlement endangering several foreigners. Bitter fighting raged amid the ruins of Tazang five miles north of Shanghai as Japanese forces asserted progress.
A fragmentary report indicates the Montague case includes an alibi from the mother and sisters. The text notes family discussion about why they supported the defense and their recollections of events.
Scattered off-year elections on November 2 will choose two governors four members of Congress and several state and local leaders in 16 states. Key contests include New York mayoral race Fiorello La Guardia vs Jeremiah Mahoney and Dewey facing Hastings in Manhattan. Detroit eyeing CIO influence and New Jersey’s governor race highlight national stakes.
The jury heard conflicting alibi testimony as Montague denies the seven year old robbery charge at Kin Hana bar in Jay New York. His sisters and relatives corroborate that Laverne Moore slept at home and he helped a sister to work next morning. Montague admitted being at the Laverne Moore bar but denies the robbery. He left New York after the crime and later used the name John Montague in California.
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