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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1933
Page
1
Col J Bond dean of the faculty and former Citadel president suffered a heart attack in his office Friday and was in grave condition today. He is 68 years old and recovery hope was expressed amid uncertainty.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Bailey nominates S Worthy of Washington North Carolina for United States marshal of eastern North Carolina to succeed BR C Geddie who resigned. Bailey said action delayed by President Roosevelt’s absence from Washington.
Asheville resident Webb, a color bearer with the Asheville Light Infantry during the Spanish-American War, died last night at his home in Asheville. The report notes his service in Havana, Cuba, during the war and his passing on September 30.
Pulitzer winner Paul Green departs Chapel Hill to aid in adapting his work The Man Connelly for film and to begin writing a film version of David Harum with Will Rogers set to star.
Greensboro report details Coroner W. W. Harvey arriving at Dick Tuttles residence after being told a son had fallen dead. The boy sat alive in a chair on the porch. The elder Tuttle explained he was dead when called but came to, a line the coroner deemed worthy of the book.
Salisbury was chosen as the convention city for the North Carolina district Lions Clubs annual meeting next June. The group also voted to hold the quarterly meeting on December 15 at Morganton.
The NRA campaign committee via the chamber of commerce reports Winston Salem industries added over 4325 new employees and increased weekly payrolls by about 50000 since the NRA drive began.
Havana faced tense scenes as street battles erupted during a Communist memorial rally for Julio Antonio Mella. Six people died and 14 were wounded, including an American, as soldiers and protesters clashed from the park to nearby streets. The government claimed the demonstration was authorized, while Communists sought burial at Fraternity Park, raising the risk of further violence.
Three Russian balloonists Georgi Prokofiev Ernest Birnbaum Konstantin Gudenoff ascended to 19 000 meters 11 80 miles in a stratosphere flight near Moscow. The trio reported steady ascent and planned to descend about 30 miles from the capital as weather favored an epic record attempt.
In Oklahoma City and Edwardsville reports, Harvey Bailey Percy Fitzgerald and related defendants receive life or long terms after juries convict in two linked kidnaping trials. Others are acquitted or sentenced up to twenty years as judges plan motions for retrials.
Clairton Pa September 30 Four thousand coal miners ended their siege of Clairton turning to study a coal code agreed the night before by the H C Frick company and other captive mine operators Picketing at the High By-Products plant of Carnegie Steel halted and miners departed by truck or on foot to home counties or to Centerville where a mass meeting will be held this afternoon A few hundred remained at nine twenty A M but expected to leave soon The day shift returned to work and the plant was reported operating normally.
Sheriff Charles Neel of Corydon Indiana was held for three days by four escaped convicts near Hobart and Gary before being freed in a perilous escape. Neel and abductee James Clark traveled, Clark later captured, Neel questioned by Captain Matt Leach as authorities piece together the events.
Washington reports that over 90 percent of flue cured tobacco farmers signed a voluntary agreement to cut acreage. North Carolina led with 55,771 signed, 96 percent of its 1931 33 production. South Carolina Georgia Florida also signed sizable portions of growers.
Raleigh September 30 Tobacco market hours in North Carolina will not be shortened next week. Eugene V Webb president of the Eastern Carolina Warehouse Association said a planned meeting to discuss Governor Ehringhaus proposal was abandoned as domestic companies arrived strongly on the market. Webb forecast a quick rise of three to four cents a pound if a marketing agreement is completed. Markets ended their first week since the voluntary holiday with disappointing prices for farmers and record sales in many markets across North and South Carolina.
Raleigh on September 30 1923 the fate of W B Drake former Raleigh banker charged with embezzlement and making a false report was to rest with 12 Johnston county men serving as a special jury in Wake County superior court tonight.
Washington reports the NRA and Farm Administration clash over pricing policy for the retail trade. A proposed code would set a minimum 10 percent markup over cost for retailers and 7.5 percent for wholesalers, aiming to fix farm commodity prices and curb undercutting. Officials warn ongoing voluntary agreements are slow and fear future disputes over fair returns on capital.
Windsor September 30. Miss Grace Stephenson of Kel ford offers her services gratis to Bertie county officials as a school teacher to lift the teacher load. She is a B A graduate of Appalachian State Teachers college Boone and qualified to teach public school music and coach basketball.
Army engineers draft plans to deepen the Cape Fear river channel from Fayetteville to Wilmington. After approval, bids will be sought. Public Works adds up to 36,000 yearly for operation and maintenance if needed. Local Fayetteville interests must provide suitable public wharves with storage and rail facilities.
Oklahoma City reports chronicle the Urschel kidnapping and related trials. George Kelly and Albert Hates abducted Urschel from a Sunporch home, as Walter Jarrett was briefly robbed and freed. Urschel hid on a Paradise Texas farm for over a week. Ransom of 200000 in twenty dollar bills led to arrests including Harvey Bailey and Bates. The case tests the Lindbergh kidnapping law, with trials and potential state charges for several involved.
Raleigh Sept 30 The ruling of Attorney General Brummitt states public office holders cannot be delegates if it violates the double office prohibition. Campaign heads Burgess and Murphy say each side will field 120 delegate candidates. Filing closes Oct 7 as counties list candidates including Wake countys T W Bickett widow of a former governor.
Tom Roberts, serving 15 months on the state roads for larceny in Gaston county, reportedly escaped from the Gaston county convict camp as of today according to a Raleigh AP dispatch.
In Beverly Hills a heated talk mentions Irvin Cobb as commander of Kentucky colonels east of the Mississippi and plans to appoint leaders for the west. The speaker endorses a war of extermination among Kentucky colonels, promising to meet Cobb and his adherents with a rival group of young, progressive colonels.
Memphis police report James M. Kelly nicknamed Machine Gun Kelly will not be moved tonight or tomorrow despite helicopters and a ready airlift. Federal agent John M. Keith said the notorious kidnapper remains guarded as his wife Kathryn and escort await trial in Oklahoma City. Langford Ramsey, Memphis attorney and former brother in law of Kelly, pleaded not guilty yesterday and faced charges tied to seeking ransom funds. Ramsey is held in default for $250,000 bond.
Coming Sunday The Enterprise launches a Buy-Low Shopppers Page featuring top values from Higher stores and shops. The new weekly feature promises Monday price previews and retail bargains to help readers plan their shopping.
Associated Press reports President Roosevelt signed an hours and wages deal for Western Pennsylvania soft coal mines to end a 75 000 miner strike. In Clairton 1800 steel workers slept on improvised cots while 3000 miners gathered outside. Company deputies forced three truckloads to clear the main entrance at midnight.
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