Statesville Daily Record from Statesville, North Carolina • Page 1

m- THE WEATHER For Friday: Cloudy with snowers. RECORD A NEWSPAPER DESIGNED AND BUILT TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF IREDELL COUNTY SPACES FVOL. 6j NO. 66 STATESVILLE, N. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6,1937 TUESDAYS AND SHERIFF HAY BE CALLED tPON TO OHM STRIKERS UNION WILL EVACUATE Will Defer Filing Petition For Workmen's 1 Ejection A Into special dispatch to the Ttocord by tho United Press stated that at Detroit negotiations between, union representatives and General Motors continued tonight with Governor Murphy say' ing "everything Flint quiet as national guardsmen patrolled streets and motors postponed action to drive sit-down 4 sfcjllters from plant.

Flint, Feb. Rotors Oorp, prepared today to set machinery of the law in motion to eject strikers from two plants they continued to occupy In de" fiance of a court injunction, while 'Police Chief James V. Wills announced he was resuming enlist. xnent of several hundred "reserve vnolice." Roy E. Brownell, attorney for General Motors announced that a -writ of attachment, requiring the ejection of the would be delayed and said, "I believe the union will ask ita men to leave fthe here peaceably" and announced that he would defer filing petition for a writ requiring their ejection, said the writ could not be filed pending the outcome of ie strike peace conference.

Enforcement would devolve upon leriff Thomas W. Wolcott, who had refused to attempt forcible ejection of the men without such order. The conference seeking a truce basis in the strike recessed for luncheon at 2 p. mfl (EST) today. William S.

Knudsen, executive vice president of General Motors, first qto ifrom 'the conference chamber announced that the meetings "we're not over; we have just recessed for lunch." v. Police Chief Wills said his "enlistment" of "reserve police" did not constitute a violation of a nonviolence truce reached last raid- night between city authorities and tho United Automobile Workers of 'America. The Chief said he was not mobilizing his but instructing them to remain on call for duty any hour to "maintain law and order." He eaid he expected to ap- K-point 1,000 men by nightfall, but that they would be instructed to (Coattaued on Batik Face) Railway is Largest Single Tax Payer of Iredell County According to the local tax books, The Southern Railway Co Is the largest taxpayer in Iredell County. After checking the -(books at the local courthouse It Gets Federal Job Mrs. Mary Thompson Evans woman takes office as assistant Director of.

women's Division of Dem. Nat. Committee with office In Washington, D. C. FASCISTS LAUNCH DRIVE AGAINST PORT OF MALAGA MAKE THEIrT ATTACK BY LAND, SEA, AIR Southern Army's "Big Push" Against Coastal Center is Begun Gibraltar, launched a Feb.

4. Fascists combined attack in IREDELL'S FUND STEADILY GROWS Total Soars Near the $5,000 Mark as Gifts Roll In Following is an additional list of sulbscrilbers to the flood relief fund of the local chapter of the American R)ed Cross which is sulb- mitted by Dr. Wallac Hoffman, chairman. Harmony Presbyterian Church 15.37 Misses Angle and Alvah Montgomery 2.00 Harmony Baptist S. School 8.24 Mrs.

T. A. Gaither Miss Addle Horn Miss Viola Gaither T. P. Mitchell A.

L. Wheeler Grady Steele Paul Henkel Q. R. Brown Stevenson W. F.

Mayhew Woodsides Mrs. I. A. McLaln Miss Mamie Alexander Mrs. T.

G. Watt C. M. Steele (Additional) E. C.

Lackey (Col.) Race St. Methodist Church (Additional) T. W. Oliphant Mr. and Mrs.

J. A. Arthurs 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .50 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 1.0.0 5.00 2.00 10.00 1.50 2.00 6.00 force by land, sea and air today against the strongly fortified government port city of Malaga on the Mediterranean. The Spanish insurgent fleet steamed out of Algeciras harbor at dawn in the direction of Malaga, while reports from Marbella said the southern army's "big. push" against the strategic socialist shipping center of the southern coast had started.

The squadrons of nine bombers were reported simultaneously to have left Spanish Morocco to join in the attack. Six planes took the air from Melilla while the other three went from Centa, just across the narrow Mediterranean from the beseiged city. Every available motorbus and automobile in the area was commandeered to rush reinforcements to the front lines. All doctors and nurses were ordered to the battle zone. It was reported not one doctor was left In La Llnea, a city of 60,000 Inhabitants where there were several hundred cases of influenza.

An unconfirmed report said Gen. Gonzalo Queipo De Llano, commander of the southern fascist forces pressing against Malaga, was aboard the cruiser Canarias, flag ship. The insurgent squadron assembled in Algeciras harbor yesterday. (The Canarias was driven from Its post off Malaga Tuesday by government bombing planes. (The vessel participated in the deadly shelling of Marbella, barrier city to the west of Malaga, when the insurgents opened their drive).

PHYSICISTS GATHER IN NORTH CAROLINA Father of Atomic Theory 0 Heads Speakers List CHIAPEL HILL, N. University and, the University of North Carolina will fbe joint hosts to a two-day meeting of three Physics Societies Fob, 19 and 20, Dr. Arthur E. Ruark, head of the North Carolina Physics department, has announced. The societies are th'e American Physical Society, the American Association of Physics Teachers, and the Southeastern section of the American Physical Society.

session will 'be held at the (building at Duke University, after which the Delegates will move to Chapel Hill for the second day's meetings. Prominent physicists from all parts of the United States will be featured on the convention programs. Heading the list is a foreign speaker, Professor Niels Bohr of the University of Copenhagen, known as the "father of the atomic Other speakers include Dr. A. C.

Walker of the Bell Telephone ilaboratories; J. P. Eltlng of the Kendall Mills reasearch laboratories of Charlotte: and Prof. A. C.

Hardy of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor H. W. Randall of the University of Michigan, who is president of the American Physical Society, will preside at the meetings. Troutman (Col) School Clyde Bost Memorial Con- trlbution, Cool Springs School 42.27 Tradd Presbyterian Missionary Society (Col) 3.00 D.

Matt Thompson High School 25-00 Stimpson Hosiery Mills and employees (additional) total 226.50 Troutman Baptist church. 22.50 Western Ave. Baptist (additional) 10.64 LOCAL WEATHER Ground Hog Starts Making Good in Statesville The groundhog saw his shadow, Tuesday and Issued his weather forecast with a warning that the mdld weather was over. The forecast for -the six weeks according to the 'believers of the groundhog will be ibad weather. So far the prediction has been i correct with and the vicinity having a cold day Wednesday and Thursday and snow flurries started falling late Thursday morning.

The traditional prophet seems to (be batting a pretty good ipercent- sje but lets hope that he will not persist i ngiving us the entire six weeks of bad weather. LATE WIRE NEWS was found that the railway Co paid to Iredell County in 1936 $45,218.53 and to the CUy of etatesville the sum of $3,341.49 -'(making a total of Much interest is attributed to the fact that Mr. Frank L. Jenkins son of the late Mr. and Mrs.

D. F. Jenkins of this city now hold the position of Traffic Pas- Benger Manager of the Southern Railway system with headquarters in Washington. Mr. Jenkins has been given much credit for the return of prosperity to the Southern Railway and is well known in railway circlee.

Mrs. C. A. Dear man Mrs. R.

L. Wasson (additional) T. S. Loftin R. McGlmsey H.

H. Weaver D. L. Williams T. L.

Thomas Herman Wallace (additional) 10.00 Ben Trovato Club 10.50 Troutman Community (additional) 16.72 A. J. Hayes Statesville Lodge No. 487 1.00 5.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Cairo, Illinois, Feb. Crest of nation's worst flood swept New Orleans tonight with 1,200 miles of levees predicted to hold waters.

Forecasted danger points of Hickman, and New Madrid; appeared safe as water ebbed slightly. Winnfield, Feb. Huey P. Long, father of the late United States senator, died at the family home tonight of heart attack. The 84 year old man never recovered from the shock of his son's assassination.

San Francisco, Feb. Thirty-five thousand maritime and dock workers voted one tonight for termination of the most costly strike in the hstory of the Pacfic coast and notified ship owners that they will resume work tomorrow. Even in the settlement, however, all angles of the strike were not worked out. Details of the conflict will be argued by committees. The 98 day tie up caused estimated loss of one billion dollars.

Washington, Feb. President Roosevelt rebuked "intimate White House advisors" to night saying, "official White House spokesman" died the day he took office, March 4, 1933, reputedly striking at Stanley High, Demo cratic aide now engaged in writing for weeklies as inside specialist. A.F.&A.M Dr. J. F.

Carlton (additional) LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Rev. A. C. Giblbs, pastor of the Broad' Street Methodist church, this city was speaker at the weekly dinner meeting of the Rotary Clulb Tuesday afternoon at the (Brace Hotel, The district meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will toe held here on April 13 with the local chapter of the organization as hostess, Miss Christine Henkel waa hostess to the MacDowell Music Club Tuesday evening at her home on East Broad Street. Memtoers of the Moaart Junior Music Club gave a pleasing musical program.

Mrs. E. Land was hostess to th'e Entre Nous Clufc Tuesday evening, at her home on Oakhurst road. The program, "Adventures with Music and. Musicians" was continued.

The quarterly meeting of the men's organization of the A Ri churches of this district will be toeld on next Sunday at 2:80 p.m. at Stony Point. There were 225 visitors at the Community House the -past month. A special meeting of the Jr. O.

HJ.A.M. Council No. 47 will bo held tonight, at 7:30 o'clock in the Masonic Rail. A detoate ie on the program. MooresvUlo AddiUona.1 TOTAL $1363.88) F.

L. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. S. L.

Stafford C. B. Parker 3.00 25.00 1.00 659.81 15.00 2.00 ELECTION POSTPONED New Call Will be Issued for Tuesday Next Due to the light attendance of the membership at the meeting of the Business Men's Association meeting last night at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the Vance Hotel, the annual election of officers for this association was postponed. The next meeting will )e h-eld Tuesday morning, at which time, it is hoped a sufficient number of members will be present to go forward, with the annual -election. The meeting will be- called to order at 10:30 a.m.

Total amount sent to National Red Cross, $4694.76. AVON PLAYERS PRESENTS SHAKESPEARAN COMEDt The Avon Players appeared at Shearer Hall, Mitchell College last night in a presentation of Shake- eac-'s immortal comedy, "The Merchant of Venice." The play was given with ex perlenced actors, special lighting, and other settings which go to make a beautiful presentation. Mr. Joseph Selman was in charge of the direction of the comedy, which was given ibefore a large audience. TO HOW) MEETING AT SCOTTS SCHOOL SATURDAY NIGHT 7:80 According to plans made at the last sendee meeting of the 4-H Club, the organization will meet at the invitation of the Scotts school on Saturday, February 6, at 7:80 o'clock.

All Service Group members are urged to be in attendance at this meeting, as some important plans for the work of the year will be discussed. Any service group members who would like to have transportation from Statesville to the place of meeting at the county agent's office not later than 7:00 o'clock. Local leaders of the club are extended an invitation to attend. REV. THOS.

TROTT He Is Returning to Home State Rev. Thomas L. Trott, former of Trinity Episcopal church here, but for the. past six year rector of the Episcopal church in Goliad, Texas, is coming back to North Carolina, according to message received yesterday by Mr. Hugh G.

Mitchell. Mr. Trott advises that he has accepted, the call to the Churcl of he Good Shepherd, in Wilminig ton, and return to his nativ state in the near future. COMMITTEE GETS LIQUOR MEASURE ON LOCAL OPTION SENATE BEiATES KIDNAP PENALTY House KiliTFill to Prohibit Fireworks in State Raleigh, Feb. senate sent he county option bill to a commit- ee today and debated and re-re- erred a proposed constitutional mendment to authorize the death jenalty for kidnaping while the house killed a bill to prohibit fireworks in the state.

The senate judiciary committee number one got the whiskey measure, passed by the house with unprecedented speed yesterday, and hairman Gold of Guiiford said it vould meet tomorrow. He' said Gale K. Burgess, a dry leader, had requested another public (hearing. The drys recently asked that a state-wide referendum on prohlbi- be authorized. The lengthy tobacco compact measure was not ready for the ratification ceremony, but probably will become law tomorrow.

The governor has no veto power and It will become law when signed in routine course by the presiding officers of the senate and louse. Senator Ballentine of Wake introduced a proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit diversion of highway funds. Representative Rouse of Lenolr sent in a bill to provide an annual appropriation of $150,000 to used in promotion of public library facilities in the state. Representative McBryde of Cumberland offered bills to make it unlawful to sell gasoline to persons under the Influence of alcoholic liquors and to make it a misdemeanor to operate a motor vehicle on the highways at a speed In excess of 45 miles an hour. Now speed in excess of 45 miles an hour on Back Face) THIEF? HEADS C.

OF C. Attorney John W. Wallace Chosen as President At the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Statesville Chamber of Commerce held last evening at the office of the Chamber of Commerce, officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Mr. John W. Wallace, promlnen attorney of this city was named by the Board of Directors as Presi dent of the organization; Mr James A.

Brady and A. Fuller Sams were elected vice presidents and Mrs. Ruth McLean was named again as Secretary of the group Mrs. McLean, was also named the treasurer. Mr, Wallace, upon assuming the chair after his election, paid tribute to Mr.

Parks, whose "untiring efforts to better business conditions In Statesville, as well as secure cooperation in putting over worthwhile projects," as Mr. Wallace stated, had been instrumental in bringing the body to the degree of perfection which it enjoyed today. A resolution of commendation was passed by those present and tendered to Mr. Parks on behalf of the organization. A majority of the directors were present at the meetipg.

Mr. Wallace succeeds Mr, L. A. Parks whose term of office has expired. ARRESTED Jean Hepburn 25-year-old actress, who WBJ arrested in Hollywood, Cal.

upon suspicion of burglary when she opened a window anc entered the home of Raymonc Brennan, local attorney. Mis; Hepburn said it was only a publicity stunt to land a film job She said she had a rich uncli in England and really didn'i need money. KIDNAP SUSPECT KILLS SELF Was Being Held in The Charles Mattson Case Auburn. Feb. F.

Johnson, 40; held since Friday for investigation in connection with the Charles Mattson kldnap-elaying was found strangled to death In his city Jail cell today. Police Chief Ed Norris found the body lying on the cell floor, a belt attached to the cot and around the man's neck. Other prisoners, in a nearby, said they heard no struggling or outcries during the night. Night Jailer Charles Ludwig said he talked to Johnson about 11 o'clock last night and the man appeared after Ludwig said he anight be released today. Johnson FLOOD FIGHTERS CONFIDENT WORST BJJVEfc.

HUMAN TOLL 368 HOMELESS MILLION Waters' Height is Being Watched to the Hundredth of a Foot Memphis, Feb. defenders, relief workers and rehabilitation crews maneuvered today to meet shifting levels of the mid-continent flood, weary but confident that the worst was over. The human toll stood at 368 dead and near 1,000,000 homeless. The Ohio river eased down. 2-100ths of a foot at Cairo, lapping against the bulwarks at 59.6 feet.

Eastward the waters felL. Southward they rose for a supreme test of the Mississippi valley's' billion dollar dike system. Maj. Gen. Kdward M.

Markham, chief of army engineers and member of President flood relief commission said: "Cairo Is safe behind wall." lLargest of the 24 hour rises reported was at the hill city of. Vioks- burg, where the Mississippi went up 0.7 of a foot to 47.6, 4ft feet above flood Dotage Portsmouth, led in the declines, with a 9-foot drop to 42.6. which carrlel the waters below flood stage. From Cairo to Hlckman, 140 coast guard boats stood ready for rescue work. Memphis engineers said 10,009 levee workers were massed along- the 17 mile front from Hickman to- Tiptonville, to save upper west Tennessee and Reelfoot Lake.

sportsmen's resort, from the Mississippi. One thousand army regulars the eastern Arkansas danger were reinforced. Two truck battalions, of 400 men each, came from Fort Sheridan, and Camp Custer, Mich. A detachment of 300 entrained at Fort Sam Houston. for relief work at Hamburg- and Monticello, Ark.

Mopping up progressed in Louisville, where city authorities placed the flood toll at 243 dead and $71,000,000 property damage. Hampered by mud and ice, was arrested in the "hobo jungles" here Friday after some of the 100 other transients complained to police the 'man acted queerly and they thought he might know something- about the Tacoma cinnati "fought a furniture kidnaping. He denied all knowl-1 fl re wn ich did damage they esti- I edge of the affair, but officers sent ma ted at $250,000. Two men were his fingerprints and handwriting samples to the federal bureau of investigation. SUPERIOR COURT The January term of the Iredell Superior Court was adjourned yesterday afternoon by Judge Hoyle H.

Sink after about two weeks of the present session. injured. Congress studied a proposed gram of public works which Included for flood control in the Ohio basin. Red Cross contributions surged past the $12,500,000 mark. Thomas Humble Addresses Dramatic Depar- irient at Womans Club Yesterday the matter of the Tne February meeting of BRIEF ITEMS OF LATE GENERAL NEWS Pope Virtually Free of Pain Vatican City, Feb.

Pius XI virtually free of pain after two months of serious illness, worked today on a short address he expects to deliver Sunday with his blessing on the 33rd international eucharlstic congress at Manila. The address is expected to center on a hope "the pontiff ed to Dennis Cardinal Dougherty papal legate, that the convocation might help bring about unity of all Christian people. The Vatican City radio station completed technical arrangements. A wire will be strung into the Pope's private apartment as on the occasion of his Christmas message. Will Give To New British Ruler London, Feb.

4 Ambassadors and ministers to the Court of St. James presented their credentials today to Britain's new ruler, King George VI. Ray Atheton, charge d'af- faires, represented United States Ambassador Rotoert W. Bong- ham, who is on a brief visit to Ills home in Louisville. Foreign Secretary Anthony Edea attended the king, who wore the full dress unifrom of an admiral of the fleet.

Wants Mail and School Bus Routes Improved Lenoir, Feb. county commissioners passed a resolution asking the state highway an dpublic works commission to delay contructlon of "any state hard-surfaced highways and expensive bridges until the rural mall routes and public school bus routes are repaired." Italian General Dies Addis Ababa, Feb. Oreste Mariottl, 64, who com- unanded the-Italian column which crowed the Danakil desert in the advance on Makale in the Eth- dopian campaign, died today. He led his troops in a pitched battle at Azbi in that advance. Ordered to Memphis Fort Bragg, Feb.

officers and 50 enlisted men from Fort Bragg are en route to Memphis, for flood relief duty. Mary Pickford Recovering From Attack of Influenza Hollywood, Feb. 4 Mary Pickford, stricken Sunday with influenza, was reported recovering today at St. Vincent's hospital. All visitors -were barred from her room 'but hospital attaches isald her condition was not serious.

"Cinderalla" Keeps Working West Englewood, N. 4 to a $600,000 fortune, Lillian Ellison, 18 year old "Cinderella of the washtubs," went on peeling onions and performing her other domestic chores today. She can't afford to quit her several months despite her dazzling windfall. Not until the estate Is settled, perhaps in May, will she be ajble to shed her kitchen uniform in the home of Mrs. Hervert L.

Wedye, in West Englewood. The blonde little Immigrant girl inherited the money from her father in Norway, whose hem she left, last year to seek her "fortune" in the States. Phone Operator Stays At Board During Flood Lake City, Feb. dramatic than the deeds of some others but a real contribution in meeting flood conditions in this eastern- Arkansas town was the work of Mies Eunice Outline, telephone operator. She- never left the switchboard for three and one hjitlf days.

Thero was no one to relieve her. Friends brought her food and drinks. She made 850 long distance calls during the pwiod. location of the new school build- ins In Coddle Creek township was brought before the court. The case was listed as E.

N. Moore, J. S. Alexander and J. L.

Blackwelder on behalf of themselves and oahers vs Board of Education of Iredell County. After hearing the complaint read and asking several questions Womans Club, held Thursday afternoon at the club house on West End Avenue was featured by talk by Mr. Thomas B. Humlble. of the Little Theater, Charlotte, who gave a most interesting and informative discussion in the art of Little Theater productions.

Mr. Humlble led his from, the very 'beginning of acting Judge Sink stated that it was a ln tnea ter of this sort to case for a jury and passed the nnal phase ot tne art. matter over to tho jury to solve at the March term of court. Another case of unusual Interest to many people in this community was the will of Mr. A.

S. Alley late of Troutman. The Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. was appointed excutor of the apprrox- imately estate but since there was some question as to the provisions of the will the bank asked the courts interpretation of the will. Judge Sink gave the following interpretation of the will in a judge ment signed by him Wednesday afternoon.

The home place, all furnishings and a year's provisions and the cow to go to the widow. The will sets up a trust of $10,000 dollars from which Mrs. Alley is to draw her income for life after her death the home place Is to be The Dramatic Department Womans CluTs, of which James Brady is chairman is endeavoring to establish a Theater lor Statesville. The reading of one act plays has featured several previous meetings of the department of the clu'b. Immediately preceding Humble's address, Mr.

Ben. Trout- man rendered a pleasing vocal solo, accompanied at the piano- by Mr. T. L. O'Kelly, Jr.

Following the meeting, was was which. large in attendance, ther? a short social hour, during which punch and wafers were COURT OF HONOR A 'Boy Scout Court of Honor will be held tonight in the Sunday school rooms of the Presbyterian, church at MooresviUe. The hour sold and divided equally among get f(n the g. is 7:30 o'clock. the children including the issue of a deceased son, all of the rest of the property is to (be converted ino cash and placed in a trust fund in the Wachovia Bank.

When each child reaches the age of 35 he or she Is to retceive one third of his share and another third at 40 years of age and the final third when they reach the age of 45. SERVICES AT ST. PHILIPS At St. Philips church ass will be at the customary hour on Sunday next at nine, with sermon by the pastor, Rev. Arnold Walters.

At seven, p. m. there will be the Holy hour services benediction and instruction. with MITCHELL GOES TO NEW JERSEY Attorney Hugh G. Mitchell, national president of the P.O.S.

of A. le-l't last night for Camden, N. to with the Jersey stato camp P.O.S. of A. legislative committee.

Mr. Mitchell will atop iu Washington to place a lobby for the order restricting immigration. LODGE INDORSES BOND ISSUJB FOR SCHOOLS At a regular meeting of the O.S. of A. last night, the lodge voted unanimously to indorse la special election for a bond issue increase the school term to nine months.

MORE MILLS IN SAFETY CONTEST Charlotte, N. Feb. total of 228 North Carolina textile firms will compete Jn second state contest for safety du -ted by the Cotton Association in cooperation witfc the state industrial commission. Last year, 171 concerns pated. Silver trophies are awarded fa plants in each classification for outstanding safety records for year.

MRS. SLATEIi IMPKOViSP Mrs. Clarence Slater (been quite ill at her home East Front etreet reported, very jnuoto improved..