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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1930
Page
1
Eight of twenty nine trapped Wheatley No. 4 miners were found on the 18th level as rescuers faced after damp and lethal gas. Hope persisted among relatives while ambulances and stretchers waited at the shaft. A boy waited near the mouth for his father, who was believed late for supper.
Secretary Wilbur ends Ralph S. Kelley's Interior Department connection effective September 29 1930 after dismissal following an investigation that found Kelley's Colorado oil charges unfounded President Hoover called the charges fabrications and a whitewash while Wilbur and Work criticized them.
Reports describe Getulio Vargas arriving to assume Brazil's government amid heavy guards and tumultuous reception for Captain Tavora, with other items noting an Interurban Railway classification dispute in Spartanburg and a Pinehurst bridge proposal for aluminum bridges in steel construction.
P H Wood vice president of Converse Bridge and Steel Co. of Chattanooga spoke at the eighth annual convention of the American Institute of Steel Construction. He urged more aesthetic bridges and cited camouflage painting by the French as a model. He suggested stainless steel or aluminum alloy cladding and welding to improve appearance while eliminating rivets and gussets.
Supreme Court hears appeal over 12 absentee ballots for W A Davis in the Second Ward council race. Arguments center on whether the affidavits sworn to by the voters were proper and binding or void as not sworn to the truth. The case tests if failure to swear invalidates ballots and mirrors earlier Johnson ballots ruled on the same ground.
In Robbinsville Homer Colvin a Graham County prisoner was killed when Deputy Sam Jones shot him in the head during a jail search for liquor. Coroner Frank Howell said death was instantaneous and an inquest was scheduled for Wednesday. Jones claimed self defense after being attacked by Colvin and other inmates armed with a flat iron wrapped in underwear. He remained in Murphy jail as the investigation began.
Mary Goldberg weighing 330 pounds was granted a divorce from Samuel Goldberg 110 pounds after she testified he was cruel. She said he knocked her down in one incident as the case unfolded in Chicago.
New York October 29 Eight persons including owner G Valverde and his wife perished when the steam yacht Barba sank after a terrific Saturday storm off the Delaware capes. Six crew members survived, rescued by the S S Henry Mallory as lifeboats drifted. Captain W L Hough, among the survivors, reported the ship foundered after attempts to launch a lifeboat.
In Cameron Texas three men were killed and a fourth wounded in a gun battle at a local store. Victims were Ed Dunman about 30 Guy Polk deputy sheriff and R B Grady 41 owner of the store. Deputy Ray Robinson was wounded in the hand as officers investigated a Friday burglary of Santa Fe Railway freight cars and a warehouse. Grady turned the gun on himself after opening fire.
In Perigueux France on October 29 an Express train carrying Romanian emigrants to Bordeaux derailed after a suspected obstruction on the track. Eighteen people were killed and about forty injured including a fireman and a Romanian woman identified among the first victims.
Henry Williams a 55 year old resident of Warrenton North Carolina was found dead from a gunshot in a Chicago hotel room police believe he killed himself the body discovered today by hotel staff.
In Raleigh on October 29, Gordon Watkins and two convict camp officials, Watkins, Vance Mangum and Swannie Council, face manslaughter charges over Willie Bellamy's death at convict camp No. The state asserts lax supervision allowed drinking and contact with women of ill repute. Judge Hoyle Sink cautions over objections and cross examination amid testimony.
The North Carolina State Corporation Commission postpones the hearing on a proposed freight rate increase for logs hauled by trunk line carriers until January 13, 1931. Originally set for November 7, the move includes support from Norfolk and Western Atlantic Coast Line Seaboard Air Line and Southern railroads plus Clinchfield and Winston-Salem Southbound railroads. The hike would mainly affect the furniture and lumber industries.
Claude C. Ramsey 65 native of Rowan county and brother of Salisbury postmaster James J. Ramsey died today in Seattle where he had lived 40 years. Ramsey led Seattle business and public life and served in the California legislature. He promoted good roads and aviation initiatives.
Washington reports that of 823 questionnaires sent by the association against the dry amendment, 371 replies show 265 calling for repeal and 99 against. regional splits show the Northeast and Great Lakes leaning wet, the Midwest mixed, the West modestly wet, and the South largely dry, with 34 states in play including Iowa and Vermont.
In Raleigh on October 29 a mix-up in radio campaign speeches prompts a possible FCC request to keep WPTF on air past 8 PM so Gov. O Max Gardner can speak. Republican Rep. George M. Pritchard arranged a 7:30 to 8:00 PM address. Democrats weigh whether Gardner should speak before Pritchard or during a post 8 PM slot.
Earl Yocum, wealthy Galva banker, revived rumors of kidnapping as he arrived home after a three day disappearance. He refused interviews and did not reveal where he had been or who held him, while his wife claimed he was abducted but offered few details.
Richmond VA October 29 F L Worcester accountant for the Virginia Methodist Orphanage board testified in the trial of James J Jones former orphanage treasurer charged with embezzlement that numerous inaccuracies were found in Jones accounts.
Lonnie Johnson was struck and killed by an automobile driven by Bob Lucas in Burlington. Lucas’ car overturned as he braked. he and companion Madeline May were injured slightly. Coroner W. E. Thompson ruled the accident unavoidable.
Secretary of State Stimson endorsed Republican candidate Tuttle for New York Governor in a radio address from Washington. He condemned Democratic Governor Roosevelt as unfit to handle the crisis facing New York, urging voters to back the Republican ticket.
Herbert M. Campbell testified in the District of Columbia Supreme Court denying involvement in the April 11 death of Mary Baker. He detailed his movements that day as prosecutors argued over motive and opportunity.
Dr Lillian Gilbreth of Montclair New Jersey led the women’s division urging assistance for the presidents emergency committee on employment. She asked women to repair homes and mobilize groups to aid the jobless as radio broadcasts highlight local relief efforts and industry support.
Four people were killed and several injured when the Geneva Bordeaux Express derailed at Perigueux France. The number of foreign victims was not known and the cause of the crash had not yet been determined.
The DO-X airliner in Germany is expected to begin its trans-oceanic hop to the United States on November 12, departing from Lisbon. The tentative schedule was announced in Friedrichshafen with preparations underway for the historic flight.
Atlanta Oct. 29 chemist Dr Charles Herty told an Atlanta chamber lunch that slash pine can yield white newsprint and high grade book paper. He said southern pines, once thought resin-rich, digest like spruce and produce long strong fibers suitable for sulfite process paper. Experiments suggest long leaf slash pine may extend U.S. supply of newsprint and related papers.
Twelve dogs receive silver medals from Mrs. Diana Belais for acts of heroism and intelligence. Winners range from pampered Park Avenue pets to humble mongrels, including Tweedy the French poodle who alerted a boy locked in an icebox, and Alec the Newfoundland who guided rescuers to a dying master. Princess Jacqueline the Boston Terrier is noted for reportedly talking, and Daisy the German shepherd guides a blind woman through traffic.
Courtney B. Merrill 54 vice president of Union State Bank of South Chicago was fatally stabbed during an attempted robbery in a garage as he prepared to enter his car. Two men trapped him and fled on foot without money.
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