Statesville Daily Record from Statesville, North Carolina • Page 1

CHANGES--Things are always happening Down In Iredell. Sometimes they happen to us. Consequently we are able today to announce a number of changes in the news and editorial staff of the Statesville Daily Record. W. Forces Stewart, of Wilming- 0 ton, has joined the staff to take the place of Hadley Williamson, who recently resigned to go with the Lumberton Robesonian; and Robert E.

Plyler has come with us to take the place of Sid Best, who tomorrow reports to the Winston-Salem Journal. L. F. Amburn, recently took up the duties which had belonged to Ed Long, who resigned to join the publicity department at Virginia Polytechnic institute. Mr.

Stewart is a native of Scot- 'land. He has had a rather varied career in advertising, reporting and feature writing, his latest stint having been in the Caribbean area. His wife and children are now living in Wilmington, but he plans to move them to State'sville as soon as suitable living quarters can be found. He will continue his feature writing here. In addition, he fy will do some editorial and desk work and will cover the county schools, health department and farm agent's office.

Mr. Plyler is a native of Iredell. He attended Statesville schools and worked for about a year with Tom Franklin studios in Charlotte. For the past several months he has been operating his own photography business here. He is married to the former Louise Edwards of Statesville tly and they have two children, Mike and Ted.

They make their home on East End avenue. Mr. Plyler will cover the city hall beat and will double as photographer when necessary. For the past several weeks, Amburn has been covering a beat and making pictures in addition to handling the sports page. He has been assigned to the county courthouse beat.

m. Needless to say, these three men are anxious to dp a good job in their roles, which carry with them an obligation both to the public and the people with whom they come in daily contact. Their task can be made much easier by co-operation on the part of the people on whom they call. This newspaper covets that cooperation. And now a word for those who have left us.

All three of them "St had been with us for a long haul and stood with us when the future seemed much less promising. For that, we are deeply Indebted to them. However, each one has moved on to greener pastures with organizations richer in chlorophyll content than we are. We wish them every success and want them to remember that the latchstring is always out Down In Iredell. WORTHY PROJECT--Statesville Lions club has for a number of years been sponsor for several worthy students attending Mitchell college.

who are worthy are presented with scholarships to Mitchell which enable them to further their education. The Lions club this year is ionsor for the Friendship- Birthday calendar to provide I A funds for this worthy project and at the same time promote goodwill and friendship in the community. The calendar will show the names of individuals on the date of their birthday, anniversary or other special events. The names will be sold by Lions club members'for 25c per name. Also on the calendar there will be space for 30 advertisements which will be sold to local chants.

'w The calendars will be sold for a nominal sum before the first of January. This will enable you to know when any of your friend's birthday, anniversary or other special event occurs and the Lions club hopes that more friendship and community spirit will result from this project, plus the fact that additional worthy students will receive educational aid. WHERE IS IT man asks a legitimate question which school officials would do well to answer. He wants to know, how much of the proposed $50,000,000 school bond issue would be 1 used for classrooms and how much for playgrounds. Here ii the way he puts it: To the Editor, We citizens of Iredell coun- who are to go to the polls and "vote for this bond issue would like to know how much of the $50,000,000 is going to be used on classrooms and how much on playgrounds.

I would hate to go to the polls and vote agaitnst some poor child getting an education; but I don't feel like going and voting more taxes on myself and let it be thrown away in ibj playgrounds and then say we need more school rooms. If we are going to play, let's stay at home and save this $50,000,000. I think this ought to come out to the people and they would then know what to do when they go out to vote and not let some man sit back and say he made suckers of the people. Come sait clean and let the pie- pie know what they are doing. e)j Youra truly, W.

A Bunton Route 2 fttttMViUft, K. fe MIAMI! RIGHT ON THE NOSE--H. Davidson, of 12 Veterans court, was one of -the 7,200 to attempt to guess the number of oickles in a jar at the Peoples Loan and Savings Bank booth at the Iredell county fair. Mr. Davidson walked off with top honors of a $25 war bond by guessing $58.15.

We don't know who counted the nickles but they say he was right on the nose. CHAMPION PULLETS Attracting a stream of visitors throughout the week at Iredell County fair, the poultry show proved to be the feature attraction with an egg-laying contest between teams of five laying pullets. The contest started midnight, Monday, September 21, and ended at 12 noon, Saturday, September 26. Each pen of five birds moved into the back stretch with no more than a neck between them, some andeavoring to get the edge by working overtime to 7 and 8 o'clock at nights. The issue was in doubt up to the last few minutes, when the E.

G. Henkel team from route 7, Statesvilie, squeezed through by a brace of feathers and a couple of eggs for the graci total of 15. First prize was $10. Second place went to two 4-H club boys who took $6 each and divided a total of 26 eggs: Charlie Hoots, Olin, with a pen of Rhode Islands Reds; and John Reavis, route 3, New Hampshires. A 4-H girl, Betty Morrison, took third prize of $4.

Because of the fine quality birds entered --boys, girls and adults made this an open competition--it was the only open even at the fair. Poultry specialist Bill Chuber says it is planned to make this successful contest an annual feature. WEATHER--Fair and slightly wanner today. Fair and a little cooler tonight. Tuesday sunny and warm.

Local temperatures High yesterday 76, Low this morning 60. FULL HOUSE Iredell county jailer, Sam Laws, had to go after more bread Sumday morning belore he could ieed the guests he had residing at his place after a full weekend. Laws said he had 51 prisoners, alter what seemed to be a wild weekend. However, he said none of the men brought in on serious charges. Most of them were in for public drukeness.

It was more than a usual weekend ior the County hotel. STATESVILLE HOTS Lionel K1LLIAN wearing grasshopper earbobs Clyde GILMORE handing out "It's a boy" cigars Will CAMPBELL changing his mind as he looks at long flight of steps C. W. PLYLER reporting a good attendance at church Frank TURNER makng important announcement. Schools Facing New Emergency A new emergency faces the public schools of North Carolina with a shortage of 7,783 classrooms.

In Iredell county there are 400 more youngsters who are attending school this year, largely in the first grade. Citizens of all communities in North Carolina will have the opportunity to vote for mbre and better school buildings for the state when they vote in a bond election on Saturday, October 3. Facts governing the urgent need for more buildings are: The date of the bond election, Saturday, October 3. Citizens are eligible to vote who have been registered for any recent election, or who have since registered. The vote will be on $50,000,000 state bonds for schools and $22.000,000 state bonds for mental hospitals.

There will be no local or county bonds involved in this election. If this election for state school bonds carries, both Iredell county and the Harmony community will be relieved of considerable future tax burden, is the opinion expressed by County Schools. Six Permits Are Issued Building and repair work is still going on in Statesville with a small flurry of building permits being issued. Lerov Sides has been issued a building permit for a six-room, one story family residence to be built at 130 Briarwqod road. Other permits include: Pope's Mobile station, add four feet to their service station on the Hickorv highway.

Guy R. Allie, 409 Monroe street, frame garaee and shed. J. F. Lambert, 523 Hickory street, closing in back porch and adding new back porch.

Mrs. Fred Sills, four-room family residence on East End avenue. Dwelling is to be of frame construction and asbestos shing H. B. Brown, Berry street, four- room frame dwelling.

Building is to be moved from Park and West Front to Beny street toi remodeling. STATESVILLE DAILY RECORD Vol. 22 No. 230 STATESVILLE, N. 1953 Ncw telephone AdTertUtof CliculitUm; 5251, our J.UIUBIJII AJ7i Today's Press Run 9,100 Warren Considered For Court Job COMMISSION SIDES WITH REDS Union 'War 9 Seen Longshoremen Serve Notice On AFL Group NEW YORK (UP) The orphaned International Longshoremen's Association handed the AFL an ultimatum today that may lay the battle line for an all-out union "war" Atlantic and Gulf Coast dock workers.

The ILA. ousted from the AFL for tolerating gangsterism and corruption in its ranks, served notice its members would refuse to load or unload any ship manned AFL seamen if the AFL went! ahead with plans to organize a rival union of longshoremen. A clear-cut loyalty fight took shape between union forces remaining with the rebuffed ILA, headed by fiery Joseph P. Ryan, and those siding with the parent AFL and the new longshoremen's union to be organized this week. The AFL organizers made their first target the Brooklyn water- iront, traditional sore spot of hoodlum rule and union racketeering.

Law enforcement officials were mobilizing for what they feared would be an outbreak of terrorism and violence. The ILA ultimatum raised the' threat of work stoppages that could, tie up thousands of tons of ping at Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports, depending on the effectiveness of Ryan's call for loyalty. Ships serving those ports are manned by both CIO and AFL seamen, and presumably the CIO- manned ships would unaffected by any boycott. The weekend saw these developments in the turbulent dock workers situation: 1. A "Special Strategy Committee" of the ousted ILA notified the AFL its members would refuse to work any ships manned by members of the AFL Seafarers International Union if the latter union takes part as planned in the organization of a rival longshoremen's association.

The committee, which claimed to have "solid" backing of 85 locals in the ILA's Atlantic Coast district, also promised to "protect" the $15,000,000 in pension and welfare funds on deposit for union members. 2. The designsHon of Capt. William V. Bradley, head of the ILA's tugboat division, as chairman of the strategy committee gave strength to rumors Ryan would be replaced eventually as head of the union.

Ryan is under grand jury LEFT EQUIPMENT--Robbers entered the Boonville bank sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning, but failed to enter the vault. Shown above (left) is John W. Shore, president of the bank, looking over the acetylene tanks left by the yeggs. Also looking on is Deputy Sheriff Ed Wishon of Yadkin county. (Staff photo).

Burglars Fail To Open Boonville Bank's Vault BOONVILLE Officers continu-, ed by the bank about midnight Sat- for mis-use of union indictment funds. GOP Chairman Hurt Critically GREENSBORO (UP) GOP leader Thomas Edgar Story was reported in "critical" condition here today as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident Saturday night. The 65-year-old chairman of the State Republican Party was reported a "little better" last night, but doctors said his i i has grown worse during the night. Story was scheduled to undergo surgery today if his condition had improved sufficiently, but his physician said the operation cannot be performed at this time. The political leader suffered shock, fractures of the leg and collarbone and fractured ribs in an auto collision near here Saturday while en route to a meeting of the eastern North Carolina Young Republican Club in Raleigh.

He was reported alone in the car at the time of the accident. Two others were injured in the collision, however. Mr. and Mrs. Booker W.

Summers of Gibsonville received cuts, but their injuries were not believed serious. Officers quoted Summers as saying his wife was driving the car, heading West, when they met another vehicle which had pulled into the center lane. He said the driver of the other car gave a left turn signal and that as they approached, a third auto whipped into their path from the eastbourd lane. The cars were badly damaged. Story was scheduled to attend a banquet in Rahigh Saturday night but was not on the speakers list.

He was elected state chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party at a meeting in Greensboro lut April, ed their search for robbers who attempted to burglarize Commercial and Savings bank here sometime Saturday night, but were either frightened away or left because of bum equipment. It was the first such attempt in the 42-year history of the bank in this small northwest North Carlina town. The town's only bank is situated directly on the square at a stoplight and is well lighted. However a window was broken on the east side ond a door unlocked in order to carry the heavy acetylene equipment in. There were no marks on the floor, so it is believed two or more were involved on the job.

One tank was about four feet high with the second being about three feet high but larger in diameter and much heavier. Only marks, other than the broken glass which led to the discovery that the bank had been entered, were on a door leading into the cage. The door was locked and had been forced by something like a jimmy. Furniture inside the cage had been moved around to make room for the robber so work. The break-in was discovered by John Shore, son of the president of the bank and a bank employe.

Shore said someone had asked him about 3:30 Sunday afternoon when the window was broken. He entered the bank to see if anyone had been in and said he immediately saw the ''big tanks and knew someone had tried to break the vault." Shore then notified officers from Yadkinville and the state highway patrol One patrolman said he had check- Plans Ready For Two Pools Plans and specifications for two- proposed i i pools to be i here be i to the city council Friday night. If they are approved the council will advertise for bids If approved, pools are exppct- ed to be completed in the spring. The white pool, to be located in Grace park, will be built in a T. shape having a i i area of 50 by 150 feet, i a depth of from three to 12 feet.

The offset diving section will be 50 by 40 feet and have a depth of around 12 feet. The Xegro pool, which will be built lust off Garfield street, will be a retangle 30 by 70 feet and will have a depth of about three to 10 feet. urday and everything was in order as far as he could tell. The patrolman said there were no strange vehicles around the bank. FBI agents were called in from Winston-Salem by Sheriff A.

D. Moxley. After taking fingerprints they opened the vault. Afler inventory, it was found that the vault had not been entered. Investigating officers said the tanks were numbered, but would lead back only to "where they were probably stolen from." J.

W. Shore, said they did not keep much mo.ney around the bank "Just enough to do business with." He also said they carried $40,000 burglary insurance. Two Wills Are Put On Record Two wills were probated today in the Clerk of Court's office. Mrs. Mattie L.

Neel of Mooresville left a house and lot in Mooresville to Elizabeth Neel Davidson, a daughter, and another house am lot to her son, S. S. Neel. In the will dated November 3 1944, Mrs. Neel left her other rea' and personal property to Elizabeth Neel Davidson and her grandson William S.

Neel. C. W. Davidson and William Neel were named as executors. Also probated this morning by the clerk, was the will of Mrs J.

F. Hamby of Chambersburg township in Iredoll county. Mrs. Hambv left her persona properly, stocks anrl bonds to a nicer. Sadir Hambv.

The homeplace in Stanton town Brownell Pays Secret Visit To California WASHINGTON (UP)-Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr. made a secret hurry-up flight to California yesterday for a conference with Gov. Earl Warren amid speculation that they discussed the vacancy as chief justice of the United States.

A spokesman for Brownell dis closed the secret flight today. Brownell himself, it was known, had not decided as late as the weekend on his recommendation for a successor to Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson who died Sept. 8. So secret were the arrangements for the flight that Brnwnell's aides" in the Justice Department did not know, until he had already returned, that he was out of town.

A department spokesman refused to comment on whether President Eisenhower sent Brownell on the mission. It was taken to be a certainty, however, that the President approved Brownell's trip. There has been speculation that if Warren goes to the high court, it may be as an associate justice rather than as chief. Recently, informed sources said that some of Eisenhower's advisers recommended that Justice Robert II. Jacfcs-on be elevated to chief justice.

The court opens its 1953-54 session next Monday. The Brownell- Warren meeting made it appear likely that the administration may act before then to restore the court to full srength. Speculation about other possible appointees has centered around John J. Parker of Charlotte, N. chief judge of the Fourth U.S.

Cir cuit Court of Appeals; Orie L. Phillips of Denver, chief judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals; and Arthur T. Vanderbilt, chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Law Overtakes Paw Creek Boy MINEOLA, N. Y.

(UP)--James Leroy Southern. 17, a Paw Creek, N. boy with a yen for the sporting life, wailed in jail today for a grand jury to begin the last chapter of his adventure as a yachtsman. Detective Reginald Ballard of the Nassau County police gave this version of lis saga: Southern came north to Wareham, a early in August and began hanging around the yachting set at exclusive Buzzard's Bay. Soon afterward a 16-foot motor launch--and Southern disappeared.

Later the youth showed up at a yachting club at Groton. and made friends with a Harvard medical student, Richard Fallon, who had.a yacht. Soon Fallen's watch, class ring, wallet and checkbook-and Southern--disappeared. Early this month Southern ran aground in the speedboat near the Piping Rock Boating Club on the North Shore of Long Island. He took up residence at the club while the boat was being repaired, and made many friends among the boating set.

Running short of cash. Southern cashed $75 worth of checks on Fallon's forged signature at a Matinecock, N. bank Shortly afterward the youth--and a new motorcycle he had spotted at a garage- disappeared. Southern dropped the Fallon wallet while taking the motorcycle, however, and the law began to close in. He drovp the motorcycle to Jacksonville, Fla and won a trophy ship of Wilkes county was left jn a race Then he traded the ma- C.

Hamby, along with all chine for a cheaper model a real and personal properties C. C. Hamby was named executor of the will, dated March 3, 1953. some cash and headed back to Paw Creek. Police met him there with open arms, and he was returned here for grand jury action.

FATHER LAMBERT ZAHELA Father Lambert Is Transferred Point Lookout was the venue chosen, by the St. Philip's Catholic Women's club when they organized a farewell njcnic lunch yesterday in honor of Father Lambert Zaleha, O.F.M Father Lambert is due to kave shortly to take up residence, in the Catholic Newman club center at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. He will assist Father McNulty and at the same time carry on his work as Delegate Provincial of the Franciscan Fathers of the Holy Name Province of New Cily. His work in connection with the Franciscan missions covers Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

The lunch was held in the Lion's club building where Miss Daisy Rouche, oldest member of the Catholic Women's club, presented to Father Lambert on behalf of the members of St. Philip's church, a check with which to purchase a radio and record player. An estimated 200 adults and children heard Father Lambert's speech of thanks, in which he referred to his 10 years in the parish as "the 10 best years in my life." He said, "I would like to look upon your gift as being not only an appreciation of my service, but the service of all members of the Franciscan Order who have served in Statesville." Father Ivo McElroy, O.F.M.. who has come from Virgina to relieve Father Lambert, expressed his pleasure at being present and paVi tribute to "the excellence of Father Lambert's work in the community." The program of entertainment supervised by Catholic Women's dub president. Mrs.

Joe Harris, and members of the committee, Mrs. Emmett Eisele. Mrs. Charles Dan- ieldson, Mrs. Henry Young and Mrs.

H. C. Nixon, included a movie for over 60 children. Six Couples Get Licenses Register of deeds office the following marriage license today: Issued Saturday Elijah Camp bell and Edith Mae Troy Flem ing, William Ralph Pardue and Mariam O'Neill Shernll, James David Burchett and Lucille Moose, Harold Thomas Ervin and Betty Maxine Pharr. Issued Monday Julius Weslev Scott and Annie Ruth Mitz; Jack Lynn Oliphant and Marth Brown Cooke.

Neutral Nation: Group Supports Chinese Plan PANMUNJOM, Korea (UP) U. S. officials accused the Neutra; Nations Repatriation Commission today of circulating vicious propaganda leaflets among anti-Communist Chinese prisoners The United Nations Commanf said the leaflets-violated the'spin of the armistice agreement placing undue emphasis on the de sirability of accepting repatriatiot -Brig. Gen. A.

L. Hamblin, com mander of the U.N. repatriate group, handed the letter of protest to Lt. Gen. K.

S. Thimayya, chai, man of the repatriation commi? sion. Thimayya earlier had put hiial self on record 33 favoring munist demands on the method interrogating prisoners and it peared the Reds had won thei right lo force captives to listen lectures. It was expected that rules oa interviews will be announced Moa day or Tuesday. An -American officer charge? that the propaganda leaflets, lieved to have been distribute Saturday night, so angered the a3 ti-Communist Chinese that tore the paper to bits.

"There is no doubt whatever ii my mind that the letter original with the Chinese i forces," Col. K. K. Hansen sa.i "The letter was typed on a i nese typewriter not known to in the Neutral Nations tion Commission's hands," Hanss said. "It was typed on paper the Chinese Communist forces." The explanations, delayed sine last Friday by Communist hagglin.

over procedure, are expected begin Thursday. Thimayya disclosed that the five nation group favors two Red pro posals for interviewing 22,500 ant Communist Chinese and Nori; Koreans and more than 359 Allk; non-repatriates, i i Americans. Thimayya said the commissioi believes the prisoners sbxjuld interviewed either singly or as group the method to be detei mined by the explainers. The Indian general also said hi commission favors compelling oners to attend one session of planations during the 90 days the; will spend in the custody of Ind--i guards. Communist officials proposed tt.

two plans over the objections the United Nations Comman which suggested Interviewing th prisoners in groups of not less tha 25 and only if they wanted to at tend. The U.N. Command bitterly op posed the Red plan for intervie- ing prisoners individually on thi ground that "explainers" might is timid ate captives intO' returing Communism against their will, Patrol Reports Two Accidents Only two wrecks were reports today by the State Highway pa trol in what seemed to be one the quitest weekends in Ireds county in the past few weeks. The first one occured about nir miles west of Statesville when 1952 Studebaker driven by Jev Douglas Miller of Statesville, ran! 6, slid on a wet pavement down 30 foot enbankment. Damage to the car was estinu: ed at $1,300.

Another accident was reportc about 7 p. m. Sunday, when' a drivn by William Floyd Porpst Jacksonville attempted to pass a' other car on highway 64 east, cut to the left and Propst h' his breaks and overturned. "Roland Barker of HaryveytO' was-examined and releas' from Davis hospital. Damage was estimatec by trolman T.

L. Teal at $600. Teal investigated both accident U. S. Building Up Its Carrying Fleet A I -The United States now has approximately 4,000 warplanes equipped to carrv atom ic weapons, according to in well-informed military circles.

Only a relative of these, it is believed, can be adapted for delivery of the much larger and infinitely more destructive hydrogen bomb. It will be many months, moreover, before there are significant numbers of high-speed B-52 jet bombers, i are intended spe cifically for H-bombing and are in early production phases, The Air Force is expected- to announce plans i to increase B-52 orders and set up a second production line. The question of this nation's ability to deliver nuclear weapons has come to the fore again with wide spread reports that such weapons are becoming increasingly plentiful, varied in and purpose, and cheaper to fabricate. Sen. Richard B.

Russell (D-Ga.) recently commented that weapons development appeared to be outpacing elopment of planes to deliver them He and Sen. 'Styles Bridges (RH) urged more emphuif on procurement of modern typeo. The 4,000 estimate includes planes of every type announced as being fitted for A-weapons delivery. Of these, the Air Force has at a maximum 3.500 and the Navy has in the neighborhood of 500, possibly more, according to available estimates. Not all the plane are in combat units.

Tie Air Force, for example, has received more than 600 B-47 let bombers. But so far as has been announced only two combat wings, totaling about 90 B47'i, htve been organized and com- pleted training. Strategic Air Cc-. mand crews are being trained take over the speedy bomben 8 fast as possible. The other Air Force planei th can carry atomic weapons are tf intercontinental B-3G Superbomo ers B29 and B50 Superforts, Tornado light jet bombers and th F846 Thunderjet fighters.

The Navy planes that can carp atomic weapons, according to pub lie announcements, arc the AJ age and AD4 Skyraider attat bombers and the F2H3S BanHn fighter Gam by the Marines..