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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1938
Page
2
Generally fair today with cooler northeast areas. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday in South Carolina with scattered showers near Hatteras to Jacksonville. light easterly winds over the southern portion and variable winds to the north.
President Roosevelt names a three member board to investigate the wage dispute on major railways and related labor conflicts including Lake Erie lines and Railway and Steamship Clerk unions. The move follows earlier emergency board service in 1932 1933 and involvement with Southern Pacific and Big Four disputes.
The ninth annual Garner descendants reunion was held near Denton three miles north of the old Garner homestead. Alex Garner of Denton was unanimously elected president. Officers included N L Garner and John Garner as vice presidents and John C. Garner as secretary. The group voted to hold next year’s meeting at Tom's Creek Primitive Baptist church and to move the date to the first Sunday in September. The afternoon featured songs by Rufus Snider’s granddaughters and a communal lunch followed by social time.
Thomas Edison predicted the rise of automobiles long before mass use, noting in 1896 that only four cars were registered in the United States and speculating on future demand and adoption.
The record notes Judge Stacy, a Democratic jurist described as middle-of-the-road, calm, and witty, asked by the President to mediate 1934 steel industry troubles and oversee textile strikes, while a lifelong reader and aficionado of world fairs.
Raleigh September 27 Governor Clyde R Hoey takes a firm stand against a constitutional amendment that would ban diverting gasoline tax revenue from highways The anti diversion supporters meet in Raleigh as they push to intensify their campaign and organization tactics despite the governor s position.
Hungarian papers hailed Hitler's Czechoslovakia address as a victory and urged liberation from Czechoslovakia. Belgrade and Belgrade press warned of continued peace uncertainty while Romanian papers allied with Roosevelt’s peace stance.
The 1939 General Assembly is expected to include strong anti-divisionists many tied to the petroleum industry. Officials like Crayon Blrd, Charles B. Park Jr, and Ashley Robinson are named as backers of antidivision efforts. State Senator S Gilmer Sparger leads the petroleum industries committee as momentum grows despite the governor’s stance.
Prime Minister signals stance on war and peace amid rising tensions with Nazi Germany. He rejects panicked escalation but urges domestic readiness and voluntary service for air raid precautions, fire brigades, and police reserves while emphasizing hope for preventing war.
Winston-Salem report says J. Paul Leonard secretary of the State Fair Tax Association filed a Forsyth Superior Court suit challenging NC three percent general sales tax. He test purchased goods paying 3.13 dollars under protest and seeks recovery after Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell denied the claim.
A reader report notes that just six percent of Hawaii's residents are of pure Hawaiian ancestry, highlighting genetic and cultural diversity concerns across the islands.
In a wartime mood residents improvise air raid defenses as nine subway stations close and two near Charing Cross are altered. Traffic rerouted. gas masks roll through London. door to door blackout instructions issued. shelters improvised in Windsor Castle wine cellar and Buckingham mews. women provide tea and bread while men dig trenches and shelters.
Paris reports France has called up additional troops in response to Hitler's threat over Czechoslovakia. Cabinet meets urgently as millions are put on alert and forces move toward the Italian frontier. Observers say the crisis extends beyond Sudetenland to a test of force in Europe.
In Amsterdam on September 27 the government announced a tightening of frontier defenses. Troops already posted along the border are moving to wartime posts to bolster security amid rising tensions.
The British consulate in Warsaw advised British residents in Poland to decide quickly whether to leave. The communique warned that a Germany Czechoslovakia war could occur and travel to western countries from Poland might become very difficult.
Ottawa September 27 The Canadian cabinet met in a special session to consider the Dominion's role amid the crisis surrounding Prime Minister Macken. The meeting aimed to outline policy and response measures as tensions rise.
Senator John P. Larkins leads support for a constitutional amend ment to make sheriff terms four years. Gov. Clyde R Hoey and many other state leaders endorse the plan, noting previous failed efforts and arguing longer terms improve election clarity. Opponents include small political operatives who fear loss of their leverage every two years.
A Marine transport plane crashed into the Potomac near Brown Field in Quantico killing four service members and injuring two others. Pilot Captain John Wehle survived with minor injuries. the victims are Master Sergeant Benjamin F. Reicher, Staff Sergeant Laurence Granville, Corporal Raymond Kennedy, and Private Frederick M. Hudson Jr. A military board investigates the cause of the routine training flight disaster.
Rev W A Lambeth D D of Winston-Salem will conduct the fourth quarterly conference for the Kernersville Methodist Church Wednesday at 7 30 pm announced by pastor Rev T R Wolfe This will be the final quarterly conference before the annual conference meeting late October.
Rev Chesley C Herbert pastor of Walkertown Methodist church spoke at a special evangelistic service in Kernersville Methodist church Sunday night. A large congregation heard an interesting sermon on the Biblical figure Samson. Members of the Methodist Protestant church attended as their regular service was suspended.
The Sandy Ridge Protestant church near Colfax Guilford county will host evangelistic services beginning Sunday October 9 at 730 pm announced by pastor Rev C B Way. The speaker will be Rev Fred R Love from near High Point. A community singing occurs during the day from 9 am to 4 pm with a picnic dinner on the grounds at 1230 pm.
Miss Mildred Way spent the week end with friends at Asheboro and Seagrove in Randolph county. A weiner roast was given at Miss Nancy Allman home in Seagrove in her honor.
King chaired the meeting attended by ten ministers. The session focused on state matters and formal proceedings within the governing body.
The United States embassy in London urged Americans in Great Britain to arrange to return to the United States if they can. The statement, issued without comment, said American citizens with no compelling reason to stay should plan to return due to the complicated European situation.
In London and across Europe, thousands of Americans including business people and tourists seek to return to the United States. Steamship lines report full capacity and possible saloon-only boosts, with priority to women and children. many fear travel by Germany or Czechoslovakia, awaiting repatriation as war rumors rise.
The report notes carrier pigeons face challenges in Alaska due to numerous eagles. It highlights environmental or predation issues affecting avian mail delivery in remote regions.
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