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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1926
Page
8
Raleigh notes a looming move to license all automobile drivers to curb highway deaths. Rural opposition centers on costs and enforcement, while administration questions delay creation of tests and licensing authority among state or county agencies.
A national conference of sportsmen, game officials, and conservationists led by Dr. E W Nelson met in Washington to discuss regulation of sink boxes, batteries, and other duck hunting devices used in Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia. The group aims to inform Migratory Bird Treaty Act regulations. advisory board meeting planned for December may shape policy.
W L Ross on death row in a state prison faces an appeal before the state supreme court. His lawyers contend the sentence should be set aside due to an inadequate defense and his claimed insanity. Ross is described by many as hopelessly insane and unaware of events.
Governor McLean announced that due to Dix Hill overcrowding from fire-damaged wings, admissions will be temporarily diverted to Morganton while a new wing is built. Eastern district applicants follow standard Raleigh procedures until papers allow transfer. Construction progresses with night shifts to roof the new wing before winter.
Franklin NC September 15 AP Macon county official return to North Carolina marked by a 21 mile road link from Dillsboro to Franklin as No 285 completes the gap from Georgia. leaders Cameron Morrison Frank Page J G Strikeleather and John H Holder spoke of progress and historic reunification amid mountain clan celebrations.
Insurance Commissioner Stacey Wade visits Salisbury to discuss the current investigation into the local building and loan association as of September 15.
September 1 crop reports indicate 78 percent of full yields across corn tobacco cotton apples and other crops despite a dry summer. The corn stands at 83 percent with about 47 981 000 bushels. fruit crops and hay show strong potential while soybeans cowpeas and pecans look better than recent years.
Frank Grist and Oliver Allen travel to Charlotte to appear before Judge Michael Schenck over an injunction between the labor department and Ernest L. Barton proprietor of Queen City Employment agency. Grist seeks to revoke Bartons license for charging registration fees before positions were secured. Barton obtained a temporary restraining order and threatens a damages suit claiming false arrest.
Ten girl babies on a boardwalk in Colke stone England received prizes from civic authorities after an adult beauty contest drew no entries because rules required contestants to use no paint powder or lipstick.
Tobacco growers and warehousemen in North Carolina report strong markets with an average of 24.73 dollars per hundred pounds for August in Robeson, Columbus and Bladen counties, up 86 percent from last year. Eastern belt markets opened September 7 with similar gains, while yield remains 80 to 90 percent of last year and sales are down about 19 percent due to crop lateness.
Residents of two states celebrate the completion of 21 miles of Route 285 which links Macon county to Georgia and South Carolina. a multistate ceremony in Franklin includes former governor Cameron Morrison and highway officials with a motorcade to Asheville and a concluding dinner. The road connects Route 10 across the mountains and Route 286 to the Georgia line, serving 13,000 Macon County residents.
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