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THE WEATHER Tuesday: Rain with poe- rible snow flurries and colder -Wednesday. RECORD A NEWSPAPER DESIGNED AND BUILT TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF IREDELL COUNTY 8 PAGES One Section 55 STATESVILLE, N. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1937 TUESDAYS AND HT MOTORS STRIKE TO COURT SCHOOL CONVERTED INTO HOSPITAL WOULD OUST MEN 1 FROM BUILDINGS Strike Leaders Asked Why Injunction Should Not be Granted Detroit, Feb. 1 General Motors corporation carried Its fight against "sit down" strikers in two of its plants Into court today at a hearing on its petition for an injunction to bar the men from remaining on fhe premises. 'Circuit Judge Paul V.

Gadola summoned officials of the United Automobile Workers of America arid other strike leaders into court at Flint, to show cause why mandatory injunction to compel immediate evacuation of the strikers should not be granted. The petition, filed last week, re- tveailed that th)e "no longer in the employ of the company." Homer Martin, president of the U. A. W. A.

and 29 other labor leaders were named defendants. The occupation of the two Fisher body plants at Flint by the strikers since December 30 has been the obstacle blocking state and federal governmental endeavors to arrange a 'peace parley between the corporation and the union. Qov. Frank Murphy remained In Detroit to pursue a mediation course he declined to discuss. It was known that he had communicated with various principals over the week end.

What further step Secretary Perkins would take, except to consult labor department colleagues, following the collapse of her Washington conference Saturday was not announced. John iLewis, head of the committee for industrial organization and director-general of the strikes 'called by the U. A. W. A.

against General Motors, injected the names of Pierre S. du Pont and J. P. Morgan Into the labor dispute. "Pierre du Pont and J.

P. Morgan can restore peace in Michigan tomorrow if they will," he said in New York last night. "But they prefer up to. this time to pit the strength of their dollars against the workers and they also Insolently and arrogantly 1 lout representatives of- this government and rep resentatives of the state of Michigan when they are asked to sit down at the council table." The C. I.

O. chieftain declined to say what course his group would pursue If General Motors were granted an injunction against the strikers, and likewise refrained from saying whether he had conferred with any officials of that oorpbrJitiKra while la New York yesterday. A few hours before Lewis mentioned du Pont and the head of the tfajnous banking house, du Pont said at Wilmington, "I indorse the position taken the company In the strike situation. I am perfectly satisfied." The chairman of JB. I.

du Pqnt de Nemours SANCTUARY Driven from their Cincinnati homes by raging Ohio River waters, these refugees try to get rest on cots in the Guilford School where the Red Cross set up headquarters. About 90,000 in this city were homeless, and damage was set at $15,000,000 as the flood began to recede. WEEK-END AUTO WRECKS TAKE AT LEAST 74 LIVES Automobile accidents caused the eath of at least 74 persons hroughout the nation over the ejsek-end according to a summary by the Associated Press. NeaT Sterling, five persons ere burned to death after two rucks collided. The week-end toll by states: Alabama, Arizona, Cali- ornia, Colorado, Connecti- ut, Florida, Georgia, llinois, Kansas, Louisville, Maine.

Massachusetts, Vliesissippi, New Hampshire, ''forth Carolina, Ohio, Okla- ioma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Caro- ina, Tennessee, Texas, ferment, Virginia, 3. company, who is of Gen eral Motors, declined to amplify his statement or to discuss the strike situation more fully. Father Charles Coughlln in Ills regular 1 talk. declared that, while "the right to private propertyshlp" is'challenged by the sit-down strikers, "the right to a living annual wage is being challenged by a great motor corporation." EDUCATION BOARD HOLDS MEETING Superintendent Gray Points Out Need of Housing Facilities The iBoard of Education held the regular monthly meeting in the office of Superintendent of County Schools, J. A.

Steele Monday with all members present. The board voted to have the state highway commission have charge of the repairing of the ondary roads of the county, that Is, the school bus routes, that have become damaged by the continued wet weather. This work will be begun as soon as the present inclement weather 1 clears up. A delegation of colored people from the Mount Mourne school community appeared before the board and made the request for a large bus for their school. The board will take such action upon ithis as it deems necessary.

Superintendent R. M. Gray, of the Public Schools" appeared before the body'and called the attention of the board to the fact that the city la In need of more adequate housing facilities for the of both the white and color- ed school (Principal H. 8. Shore, of the Troutman school asked that the Troutman pchool be closed for the i remainder of the beglnninj due to the condition, roads which prohibited the buses from making their accustom ed rounds.

and Mire. Ralph Murdock of Stony Point were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and gam Miller, the, FURTHER DEFICIT IN COUNTY OFFICE Bonding Company Asked To Make Good On Surety Bonds At the meeting of the county commissioners yesterday county accountant L. N. Mills called attention to a shortage In the County Accountant's office of $1,387.96 left by a former incumbent.

This amount it was understood was in addition to the shortage of between three and four thousand dollars discovered by the auditors last fall which resulted In the passage of a resolution by the board calling for the retirement of the then incumbent of the office, Mr. Roy Plott. Mr. Plott was succeeded by 8. Kelly an accountant who waa placed temporarily in charge of the office and be was by Mr.

Li. N. Mills the present incumbent. The amount of the original shortage, as uncovered by the audit was collected from the bonding company, it is understood. Upon receiving the report of Mr.

Mills yesterday the county commissioners voted in favor of a (resolution authorizing the chairman of the board Colonel Fowler, to make formal claim against the Na. tional Surety corporation of New York tor the amount of the additional shortage as named above. The only explanation that was ob. tainable yesterday by a Record reporter in regard to this additional (Continued on Back LEVEES HOLDING ALONG THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELIEVE DIKE WILL PASS BIG TEST Breaks in Tennessee Mark First Loss in Fight Against Water Memphis, Feb. 1.

Despite failure of a minor dike, reinforced main line levees held firm along the swelling Mississippi today and army engineers stood by predictions that a billion (dollar harness would pass the test of record crests this week. Inch by Inch the sprawling- river climbed its embankments toward peaks expected to be five to ten feet above all previous marks from Cairo, 111., to Memphis. But higher still rose the permanent and temporary restraining walls. Levee topping operations continued on a night and day basis from Cairo to New Orleans while more thousands fled menaced lowlands to join the 126,000 already in the care of a giant relief corps headed by the Red Cross. "If vlligance, supplies and manpower can do it," said Lieut-Col.

Eugene Reyhold, district U.S. engineer here, "the levee line will be held at all costs." MAKING THE BEST OF THEIR PLIGHT CAIRO TREMBI AS FRAIL WAL HOLDS OHIO 01 SUPERSTRUCTURE HOLDSITY'S FATI BUZZARD ROOST HEARING HELD Argue Duke Company's Petition For Injunction Against Project Rock S. Feb. came here today to argue be. fore Federal Judge J.

Lyles Glenn a petition of the Duke Power company for a temporary injunction against the Buzzard's Roost pojver project. Greenwood county, which would build the vast hydroelectric development on the Saluda river with WPA recently asked the federal agency for an advance of (561,800 to etart work on the pro lect. Thffe power company seeks to halt this payment. The power company's fight against the project began months ago. The court battle was recently taken to the supreme court, but hundred was sent back district court, meoting pres ided over by Judge A.

L. Starr, of Mooresvllle and Mr. Hugo Kimbali conducted the de votional service B. W. Wag.

ner, of Salisbury presented a pro- LUTHERAN CHURCH BROTHERHOOD The quarterly meeting of the Central District Brotherhood of the Lutheran church was held Sunday afternoon in this city, with the 6t. John's Lutheran church as host. An attendance of nearly one men was recorded. The and the case is back where it began. IMPORTANT MEETING P.O.S.

OF A. COMMITTEE ject being sponsored by the Luth. The special educational comittee eran Brot herhood, The Iron- Moun- of the Patriotic Order Sons of taln Scnool Jor America North Carolina will meet at the Hotel Charlotte in Charlotte Wednesday night for the purpose of formulating plans to cooperate with the state camps in aiding in the passage of the educational program announced Gov. Clyde Hoey. The committee was appointed by National President Hugh G.

Mitchell following action by the Na. tional Executive committee in Philadelphia several days ago In authorizing the appointment of such committees in states where the general assemblies are now in session In order that the national organization may cooperate with the state organizations in securing the passage of constructive educational measures. The breaks in the secondary above Bessie Landing, yesterday marked the nrst setback for the engineers in their battle to control the river with a force of 115,000 pick and shovel laborers. Evacuation of frightened farmers in the lowlands went on at record pace. Thousands, streamed across the Harahan bridge from Arkansas -in automobiles, carts 1 on mules and afoot, to place them.

(Continued on Back Page) LATE WIRE NEWS Raleigh, Feb. house tabled a bill ratifying the child labor amendment 58 to 47. Reconsideratoin would require two thirds vote to untable. Vote tabling child labor bill this afternoon on motion of Iredell's Johnston. The senate heard introduction'- of four statewide bills tonight one which would prohibit slot machines "and other gambling- devices." The house debated the tobacco compact bill in the night session.

Raleigh, Feb. more State College athletes joined the exodus tonight for the same reason, "lack of Their names are Jake Mahoney, Bob White, and M. J. Gingrass. Flint, Feb.

Three thousand unionists took over big Chevrolet plant Number 4 after riot at No. 9. Resulted in injury of at least nine fellow workers. Meanwhile hearing on company's attempt to remove sit-downers postponed until tomorrow. Washington, Feb.

Sec. Perkins, and Michigan's gov ernor Murphy rushed efforts to end auto strike. Perkins sent expert conciliator, James Dewey of De troit. Paris, reported Col. Lindbergh forced down near Yugoslavian border while flying enroute to Egypt.

He was uninjured. Moscow, Feb. Army firing squads executed 13 confessed terrorists who died blaming Leon Trotzky for their fate. HOME A BOX flood refugees, driven from their farm homes near Ridgeley, find a box car In which to make their home. While the flood fell in the Ohio River, the south braced for a super-flood, as raging waters rose ten feet over the 46.7 record stage of 1884.

Is Wooden Framcwoi Reinforced by Braces And Sand Bags Cairo, 111., Feb. brimming: Ohio river, sloshing near of the levee system here, vanced today on Cairo's last lliri of flood 18 Inch wall of boards and earth. The wall, three feet' high, is hurriedly built super structure crowning the 60 foot concrete bar-l rier that saved the city Hoods. A wooden framework, nforced with braces, filled! with sacks tamped full of dirt. I In the glare of floodlights, leVeel defenders patrolled their ground! throughout the freezing night, look-l "ng for weak spO'ts as the waterl toward the 59.50 stage.

1 For two hours early today thfrj river level remained stationary, 59.40 feet. Army engineers unable to explain it, but said they WILL RESUME INQUEST TODAY Second Hearing in Westmoreland Mystery Death at 2 O'clock Coroner Notley D. Tomlln, announced yesterday that the inquest into the death of Mrs. Herman Westmoreland which was adjourned two weeks ago would be held today at two o'clock at the Salvation Army Hall on Court Street. The hearing could not be held in the regular courtroom due to the session of the Superior Court.

The mystery surrounding Mrs. Westmoreland's death has been a source of comment in this section for the past two weeks. It will be remembered that the young bride disappeared from her home on the night of January 19 and was found the following day in the well at the home. Since that time Sheriff John White Moore and members of his staff have been devoting most of their time in an effort to discover how the young girl met her death. Several clues have been found and this evidence has been sent to the government experts in Washington to examined and analyzed.

At a late hour yesterday Sheriff Moore couldn't be reached to determine whether or not the report had been returned from Washington. Attorney John R. McLaughlin, who has been retained by the family of the dead girl to investigate the death announced yesterday that he was seeking to have the inquest postponed but at the time of going to press the Inquest had not been changed. Mr Henry Lewis who has been assisting the officials in investigating the mystery said yesterday that he was ready for the inquest to go ahead and that he hoped that there wouldn't be-any further postponement. It la expected that Solicitor Charles Cogglns of Salisbury will be present at the inquest to conduct the questioning of the witnesses.

BIG BARGE SINKS WITH MANY LEVEE WORKERS ABOARD New Madrid, Feb. heavy steel barge loaded with an undetermined number of WPA levee ranged from 100 to in the icy waters of the Birds Point-New Madrid spillway Saturday night and one occupant said it was "impossible" to establish if any had drowned. Col. Edwin C. Kelton of the army engineers conducted a court of inquiry and said: "We have found no evidence thai any were drowned." But four occupants of the barge declared 30 or 40 men were missing when a foreman made a check John Boyer, pilot of the motorboat which towed the barge, added: "Chances are 9 to 1 that somebody PENSION BOARD HOLDS HEARINi Approves The Application of Mrs.

Alice Mennis The Iredell county pension board met Monday in the office of Clerk of Superior Court C. G. Smith, and approved the application of Mrs. Alice Mennis, widow of Confederate veteran, for an increase in pension by reason of total disability. Mrs.

Mennis is asking for enrollment among the Class A widows. Heretofore she has been in Class B. BRIEF ITEMS OF LATE GENERAL NEWS IjATEST FfcOOD REPORT A summary ol flood conditional reported by the United Press in a special late wire to the Record last night said known dead 378; homeless damage $500,000,000. Engineers rush inforcementa to save levee at Tlptonville, Tenn. River splaahea over 60 foot wall at Cairo, freezes on bulkheads.

Padncab, Kentucky, almost completely evacuated. Jjouisville returning to normal. The National President, Hugh G. Mitchell, expects to go to Washington, in the next few days to open offices for the national or. ganization for the national legislative committee of the order to carry on a fight for passage of restrictive Immigration measures which have been and will be introduced in the present congress.

Announcement of the personnel of the office will be made in the immediate (future, it was stated. State Employment Office The report for the month of January of the North Carolina Employment Office is given below; (0 new application; 199 renewals; 117 cancellations; 91 placements; 21 relntervlews; 12 firm visits; and 647 on the active file. The entire personnel of the North Carolina Employment Office attended a district meeting of the employment offices in Salisbury last week, In connection with personnel training. Lumber Mills Closed by Marine Strike Operating Aberdeen, Feb. 1.

Three Grays harbor lumber mills, closed since the Pacific coast maritime strike was called announced operations would be resumed today and Tuesday in expectation the shipping tleup would end. Approximately BOO men, were thrown out of work In the three mills, Donovan Lumber mill No. 2 and the Hulbert mill, both of Aberdeen, and the Poison mill in Hoqulm by the maritime strike. Mail is Facing Kidnaping Count Elizabeth City, Feb. llam Anderson, radio dealer, will be tried In Chapel Hill re- corder'a court Thursday on a.

charge of kidnaping Mrs. Walter W. Cohoon, wife of Walter W. Cohoon, Pasquotank county pros, ecutlng attorney. Anderson is under $1,000 bond, posted after arrest here on a warrant fonwarded from Chapel Hill.

Anderson is the husband of Cohoon's sister, and the two couples live in separate apartments of the same bouse here. The kidnaping is alleged to have taken place in Chapel Hill January 25 while Mrs. Cohoon was there her mother. Says Citrus Oil Heaters Prolong Cold Weather Pasadena, Feb. citrus growers who have been burning millions of gallons of oil in heaters to save their orchards were told today that such heaters actually prolong cold weather.

Dr. R. M. Langer, physicist at California Institute of Technology, said smoke from the heaters absorbs sunlight, prevents earth from being warmed the day after a cold night and stab, ilizes the wedge of cold air between the ocean and the mountains. Thia means more and more heaters are used, more smoke produced and the disaster itself prolonged," said Dr.

Langer. Mary Denies Romance Hollywood, Feb. tor, red-haired film beauty, took cognizance today of reports, her name with Manuel Del Campo. an actor, and denied emphatically she to contemplating a third marriage. Child is Badly Injured Mount Airy, Feb.

Coins, 10, and Billy Roesel, 12, were playing A tiny sliver of lead from a blaak cartridge lodged in Cecil's brain. Phywlclans said there was no chance for the boy to live. To Urge Reforms In Parole System Columbia, S. Feb. Johnston Bald tocfciy he planned to recommend reforms in South Caolima's parole systerrf to the legislature at an early date.

"The experience of other states with parole and probation systems," he said, "is indisputable proof of the effectiveness of the idea. "I know there are many prisoners in the penitentiary today who would be out making good if we had a probation system, but there is no way In the world lor me to check up on all of them." Jean Harlow Kin to Poe Baltimore, Feb. Harlow is a distant relative of the poet Edgar Allan Poe. The blonde screen actress told of the klnahlp as she passed through Baltimore returning to Hollywood (from Washington where she attended the President's ball. Poe is buried in Baltimore.

Miss Harlow explained that the relationship was through her mother, Mrs. Jane Bello. "Her maiden name," the actress tJukl, "was Jane Poe liar- low, and she says that I'oe was a first cousin of her grandmother is, of "ay great grandmother." ASSOCIATED CHARITIES MEET TONIGHT The Board of Directors of the Associated Charities desire to remind subscribers of the time and place for the annual meeting of that organization. However satisfied you may be that the money is being spent to the best advantage, it is helpful to have your presence In discussions of the work. Changes are being made In every phase of living and there are conditions governing the work of your organization which demand attention.

Your name on the list of subscribers denotes you are interested, your presence at the meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 2nd at 7:30 o'clock in the Emergency Relief Building, next to the Court House, will indicate still further your interest. Reception For Mr. and Mrs. Freeman largely Attended Mr.

and Mrs. Miller Freeman, who will leave shortly for Newport News Va. were honor guests at a reception last night at the Western Avenue Baptist Church. After an entertainment program, hich was directed by Mrs. C.

J. Allen, words of appreciation for Mr. and Mrs. Freeman's fine work were spoken by Mrs. C.

E. Doug- lae, Rev. C. V. Allen, pastor of the Western Avenue chucch, Rev, Frank Carter Hawkins, pastor of the First Baptist church, this city; and Messrs.

E. and G. E. Harris, of the congregation, of the Western Avenue church. A gift, a set of china, containing service for eight was preeent- ed the Freemans.

Mr. Freeman will assume duties at the First Baptist church. of Newport Newa Va. HI were confident the crest had arrived. They also said It could, not be attributed to the levee break at Bessie, downstream oik the 'Mississippi.

soldiers in, ireadlness for an "over the top" command, most levee crews slept to conserve their. strength for any be naled by a blare of sirens and; whistles. All women and children have been ordered out again some drifted back after the first exacu-5 the second exodus underway. The only women allowed. to remain are those helping stave- off the flood.

They are Red Crowi; workers, communication commissary aides. "Everything Is ready," a citizetti said. "After such a fight, fate wilL not permit catastrophe." About 4,500 men are at hand plug the dikes if they weakteni Never before has such manpower been mustered here to hold the- river but never before has the Ohio risen eo high. Sitting on a slender neck of land, where the Ohio empties into the)-' Mississippi, Cairo has not suffered, a serious flood since its first as a town, 79 years ago. Scattered, among the levee crew now are veti erans, who served in the 1913 and 1927 emergencies.

The only, outle.t, except by boat. is a highway that pierces an embankment to the north. A heavy- steel gate may be lowered to bloclt high water, but Ernest JUeberman. head of the Illinois state highway department, said the gap would be held open as long as possible. The government fbrecaster, E.

Barron, held to his of a 60 to 61 foot crest Wednesday or Thursday. Some streets are as much as feet below the levee rim. Harrisburg, a city of 12,000 northeast of here, and 22 milea back from the river's normal course, was more than 80 per cent- inundated by backwaters. Only the center of the city was above water. and 5,000 persons were sheltered in temporary quarters.

MAN SHOT J. Henry Rousseau, colored man of Cleveland. Route waa the recipient of a steel Jacket bullet in the back In a mysterious battle early Sunday morning in the Rabbittown community. The colored man was taken to the II. F.

Long Hospital where the bullet was taken out of his back and attendants of the hospital said last mat bis condition, wan tactory. LIONS DISCUSS HEAR LOCAL TALENT The regular weekly meeting ot the Lions Club was held in the Vance Hotel last night, at which routine business was discussed. Lion. Paul Gilliam was in of the entertainment program.and presented Master Charles Hadley, who delighted his audience with violin and vocal solos. Master ley was accompanied at the piano by his mother, Mrs.

C. O. Hadley. There were also readings by Margaret Lazenby and MasteC Sammy Gilliam. After the program of ment several members of the entered into discussion about bad condition of the roads of county.

Several of these were accqualnted with the plorable condition of said and made talks about them, CENTRAL SCHOOL OPENS TOMORROW Mr. W. C. Grose, principal the Central school of township, announces that school which haa been close4 toy some time because of the tton of the roada will OOREP Mr. Jas.

Tharpe, fll Mountain View church comjji ty wae gored by a bull Swaflay received painful injuries, tire body was lacerated, in several condition, 19 maa last.