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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1935
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports the War Department today redeploys Col. Philip W. Hunt from the Army Medical Corps to Fort Bragg. The move signals a reorganization within the medical services during the conflict period.
The American Legion urged the United States to withdraw recognition of Soviet Russia at its national convention in St. Louis. Delegates backed a defense-focused report calling for a standing army of 165000 enlisted, 14000 officers, plus 210000 National Guardsmen and continued ROTC programs. A navy parity plan with 92000 enlisted and 15000 officers, plus new training ships, was also recommended.
Mooresville authorities deploy twenty patrolmen and deputies to contain a strike at Mooresville Cotton Mills after a day of fist fights and parades. About 600 demonstrators prompted near round-the-clock patrols. four textile workers were jailed for affray but later released on bond. The mill kept to its shifted schedule amid continued tensions.
Representative Mason Neer of Tallulah Louisiana, aligned with the Huey P Long dictatorship faction, announced his candidacy for governor in the Democratic primary set for January 1, 1936.
Cleve Was awarded the $36 national convention of American Legion.
President Roosevelts proclamation announces stricter controls on arms and munitions exports to nations at war, signaling broader measures to curb transfers that could aid belligerents.
J Hutson farm administration chief suggested to a North Carolina delegation a leaf plan to slow the market. The aim is to boost 1935 flue red tobacco prices by constraining supply and raising demand for the crop.
Geneva dispatch reports an Italian spokesman indicating Italy rapidly losing interest in the League of Nations or in actions regarding Ethiopia. The statement signals a shift in official policy as tensions with Ethiopia mount.
Unconfirmed reports from New York on September 25 suggest Virginia-Carolina Corp may redeem 30 percent of its outstanding preferred stock. No official confirmation was issued and details were unavailable.
SalisburyChronicle reports Carter, 91, one of the county's last Confederate veterans, died at his Salisbury home this morning from infirmities of old age. He served with Pickett at Gettysburg. He had lived in Salisbury since 1897.
Raleigh reports Malcolm Seawell, son of Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell, has offered to take the parole investigator job after Jesse Jerson resigned to return to educational work.
Waynesboro Virginia report states W T Martin husband of a woman who vanished after an August 10 incident in Roxboro North Carolina faced further questioning in Staunton Augusta County last night. The case centers on a suspected automobile stranger and a tobacco store pursuit.
In Hiawassee Georgia on September 25 authorities say the hunt for Ray Bal, a fugitive linked to a policeman's slaying, redirected to North Carolina after a group of officers failed to find him in the latest sweep.
Jamie Wade files a suit in Point Municipal Court seeking 1000 in damages for injuries from a July 8 1935 automobile collision on South Hamilton near Furniture City Ry Co. A car driven by an agent of J L Mock struck Wade he was dragged and knocked down.
Worcester Mass September 25 Judge Thomas J Hammond ruled a signed confession by Newell P Sherman a stocky choir singer and scout master admissible as voluntary evidence in the murder trial His ruling came after hearings with state police officers and testimony from Corporal Robert Thompson and Trooper Albert J Sheehan The jury was recalled to hear the confession defense had contested its admissibility and Sherman faces the death penalty
Raleigh reports approval of a $12 000 budget by the International Health Board of the Rockefeller Foundation to fund a hookworm eradication drive in North Carolina. Dr Carl Reynolds state health officer announced the plan and Dr Alvin Keller of the University of Virginia medical school is expected to direct the effort.
Raleigh September 25 Dr H F Eason a lung specialist is slated to become chairman of the Occupational Disease Advisory Committee of the state industrial commission on October 1 Announcement said He has long been with the state tuberculosos sanatorium Marion F Trice of the sanitary division will join Dr Eason in the new assignment
In a cross country move Roosevelt asks clergymen for counsel and advice on improving government service. Letters from Rhode Island Indiana and Maryland carry the same message urging effective social security and works program implementation. The president hopes for community condition reports and plans a brief vacation starting soon.
In Hickory on September 25 Alfred Raby won first prize for darning a sock Ralph White won the blue ribbon for patching and F W Shelton took two second prizes for fancy work on a dresser scarf and colored bed spread at the Catawba district fair.
London dispatch says Emperor Haile Selassie ordered general mobilization to meet Italian buildup in Eritrea. Telegraph report notes no independent confirmation and cites a document signed by the emperor and the Abuna, the Ethiopian church head.
North Carolina highway leaders led by Capus Waynick press federal agencies in the capital to accelerate the scenic parkway project. The group notes only one 12 mile contract has been let, with repeated delays, and no actual work begun. Rep. Doughton is to join talks.
Report from Captain Farmer on duty at Mooresville says 600 workers moved to posts in mills and traffic remained smooth. Governor Ehringhaus denied sending troops despite earlier Labor Department contact. state patrol and local mills kept order with few guardsmen.
Theodore B. Sumner the state erector of the federal housing administration resigns effective October 15. T. L. Suiter appointed associate director and to serve as acting state director. Sumner says the resignation follows a request by W. D. Flanders and cites unfair discrimination and differences with other office members.
Washington reports the second annual National Conference on Labor legislation will convene October 4 and 5 in Asheville North Carolina. Secretary Frances Perkins plans the program with delegates from 29 states expected to attend and speaker Arthur J. Altmyer of the social security board.
Governments across the nation prepare for a council boards and commissions meeting in the city. Invitations have been extended to numerous states including Arizona Connecticut Delaware Florida Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Maine Minnesota Missouri Mississippi New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia and others.
Major A L Fletcher state labor commissioner announced 15 North Carolinians appointed to the state employment service advisory council. Members include Arthur Kirkman High Point railroad executive and John L Wilkinson Charlotte transportation official in the employers group plus W R B Plemmons Asheville and H L Kiser Charlotte in the employees group. General public members include Mrs C W Tillett Jr Charlotte and Mrs Julius Cone Greensboro among others.
In Rome Italy insists it will not shift the Italo Ethiopian dispute to Europe while Addis Ababa asks the League of Nations to send a neutral commission to determine aggressor in case of further hostilities Emper or Haile Selassie pledges Ethiopia will accept the commission findings and pace with diplomacy though border tensions rise with Eritrea and Somaliland.
Four Negro convicts escaped from the Woodville state prison camp two days earlier. Officials traced them to a point near Sunbury in Gates county, miles north of the camp, and they appeared headed toward the Virginia line. They escaped after knocking a guard unconscious.
Raleigh officials mobilize publicity for the state fair opening October 14 with three bus loads of Raleigh business men and the North Carolina State College band starting a whirlwind tour through 30 eastern North Carolina towns.
Slow wage talks persist as soft coal miners and operators remain in deadlock over tonnage rates. United Mine Workers report no progress after extended negotiations. John L Lewis says the union will not concede while operators offer a 7 1/2 cent raise.
Hayseville Sept. 25 Oscar Shelton and Everett Shelton pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Clay County Superior Court for slaying their grandfather George W. Shelton on June 14. They were sentenced to life imprisonment. The pair, in their early twenties, were sons of Thomas Shelton of the Tusquittee section. The state said they robbed their grandfather of 1000 dollars, killed him, and hid the body in Tusquittee Creek, found last summer.
Weather forecast for North Carolina and South Carolina notes fair skies with slightly warmer temperatures in western and north central areas. Expect showers Friday or Friday night. winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras will be south or southwest moderate, shifting east, with fair conditions tonight and Thursday.
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