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THE WEATHER Cloudy today and colder. A NEWSPAPER DESIGNED AND BUILT TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF IREDELL COUNTY SPACES One Section 3, NO, 61 Sf ATESVILLE, N. 0., FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1934 TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS our Arraigned for Part En Tragic Death Here Of policeman Ross White HAYES IS HELD INDER $7,500.00 BOND iree Other Occupants of Car Are Also Defendants in Case Noah Hayes, 30, local silk mill waived preliminary hearing yesterday on charges of and hit-and-run driving, growing 1 out of the Police in J. Roes White, who was fatal- when struck by a truck 3unda night, and SQulre George R. Vnderson fixed bond at $7,500 for appearance at May term of tredell Superior court.

Albert Cook, 26, Phillip Cook, 23, Dave Josey, 28, said to have an occupants of the truck which struck policeman White and which layea was driving, were placed inder justified bonds of $2,000 each in charges of being accessories ifter the fact of manslaughter, lit-and-run driving counts against Cooks and Josey were "dismissed at the conclusion of the hearing. Attorneys Mclntosh and Mclaughlin appeared for the State the hearing, and Messrs. Jack foyner, Barren K. Grier. and W.

Battley of the firm 'of Grier, Toyner Hartness represented the Sooks. Attorney John G. Lewis appeared for Dave while Hayes was without counsel, plating through Mr. Battley that waived a hearing on the two Charges. The State- took a nol pros In the driving charge against Cook and Albert Cook, ating that there was not enough Evidence to hold the defendants, rho had already waived a hearing in the manslaughter charge.

Squire iderteon dismissed the hit-and- run driving charge against Josey, 3Ut found prdbable cause In the mnslaugphter count, binding him kver to Superior court. Of the four, lily Josey was given a hearing on charge of manslaughter. Coroner's Inquest Held As a result, of £he inquest, held py Coroner N. D. Tomlin, in the peath of Policeman J.

Ross White, Wednesday morning, Noah Hayes, Cook; Albert Cook and tosey were ordered held without pond. Policeman White was kill- pd by a passing truck Sunday night vhlle he was investigating a wreck lit the intersection of Race and pharpe streets. The coroner's jury was composed Messrs. Press Ingram, G. A.

I. s. Connelly, J. R. Alex- J.

E. Sprinkle, and W. A. tilholland. The first witness called was J.

Allen, who told of the first Rvreck which Mr. White had been failed to Investigate. He said that luring the investigation a truck passed throug.h, the crowd, hitting I'oliceman White and a colored lan who was standing just behind Ihe officer. The truck did not stop slow down, although there was large crowd on the street. He aid that Policeman White signaled he but the driver did not eed the signal.

Witness stated that he truck had sideboards on it. J. A. Bolt testified that he saw he truck hit Mr. White, and esti- lated that it was running at 25 nlles per hour when It passed hrough the crowd.

He assisted the ijured man to the hospital where died a few minutes later. Deputy Sheriff T. M. Halyburton jtated that he found the truck a aw miles west of Statesville about p'clc-cfc, about half an hour after crash occurred. There were no on it when, found, but lose were later found hidden near Jiouse where the truck was Blood stains were found the left rear corner of the truck, Jnd the light, bulb missing was iter- found at the scene of the rash.

He stated that Noah Hayes that he was driving the ruck when it hit the officer. The witness said that the other iree occupants of the truck admitted that they had been drink- pg. I Coroner Tomlin gave the young ken an opportunity to testfiy, but 111 four agreed not to go on the fitness stand. For Federal Judge I CLEVELAND Judge Florence E. Allen of the Ohio Supreme Court (above) has been honored by President Roosevelt, having been nominated for the federal bench as judge of the U.

8. Circuit Court of Appeals at Cincinnati, the highest federal judicial post ever held by a woman. McCrary Made Temporary Policeman The executive committee of the board has named S. C. Mc- Irary to serve as a member of the ty police force until the first friday night in April, when the Joard of aldermen will name an leer to succeed Policeman J.

loee, White, who was killed when truck by a truck here Sunday jight. Mr. McCrary was formerly with the city's police CONCERNED ABOUT COST OFJNQUESTS Coroner Tomlin Says the White Inquest Was Technically Essential A number of citizens have complained that they could not see the sense in holding coroner's inquests in cases of death where there is little if any doubt of the cause Involved. Particular reference was made to the inquest held Tuesday and Wednesday in, the death of Policeman J. Ross White.

"In this case," said one citizen, "eye witnesses saw the man killed; they were prepared to swear that he was struck by a truck, and later four men were arrested, charged with being occupants of the vehicle that struck the officer. There was no mystery surrounding the man's death, and I cannot understand the necessity lor legal procedure that involves the expense' of coroner's inquest." To get the other side to this question, a representative of The approached Coroner Notley D. Tomlin for an explanation. Coroner Tomlin said that county officials thought it advisable to hold an inquest to 'establish certain legal aspects for the further prosecution of those now charged with the killing, or who may hereafter become involved in the case. Coroner Tomlin stated that in many instances recently he had refused to hold inquests because the cause of death was so apparent as to make it unnecessary, and he named a number of cases.

He further stated that in the death of a North Iredell woman Monday, it was his opinion that an inquest was unnecessary, but relatives and neighbors of the dead woman insisted that as a matter of record an inquest should be held, and he agreed to hold it. Mr. Tomlin further stated that it had not been, and would not be, his policy to involve the county in any needless expense if he could avoid it without jeopardizing the progress of justice. Without into consideration any legal technicality that would make necessary the holding of an inquest in the case of Policeman White, one citizen stated that the cost to the county for the inquest would be about $60, when the same evidence would develop at the hearing before a "magistrate, who will have to start the proceedings through the courte anyway. Public Urged To Attend Boy Scout Meet Monday The public is urged to attend a meeting for a discussion of the Boy Scout movement, to be held at Coca-Cola hall Monday night at 8 o'clo'ck.

The meeting has as its object the re-organization of the Iredell county unit in the Piedmont District Boy Scouts of America, A number of special guests will be present, and addresses will be delivered by Judge Bismark Cappa, of Gastonia, and Scout Executive R. schiele. Every citizen of the community who Is interested in boys and the Boy Scout movement Is expected to be present, and an intresting meeting is assured. SURVEY ON FOURTH CREEK DRAINAGE JOB IS BEING MADE Officials Expect Actual Dredging To Begin Soon After April 1st Work was launched Wednesday In surveying and staking out a right of way along Fourth Creek in Iredell and Rowan couhtles i as a preliminary step toward the 'drainage project, with the hope that the actual work of dredging the creek will be approved as a Federal project soon after April 1. A delegation of Iredell and Rowan county citizens conferred with Mrs.

Thomas O'iBerry, State Civil Works administrator, in Raleigh, Monday and secured authority to proceed with the survey and staking out the right-of-way, and expressed confidence upon their return that the drainage project would be given first consideration among all projects sent in from this county under the new Federal works program which will begin April 1st to replace the Civil Works Administration. The delegation going to Raleigh to confer with Mrs. O'Berry were: Mrs. E. M.

Land, Civil Works Administrator; Mrs. W. R. Byford, R. H.

Page, member of the board of county commissioners; Dr. Coite Scott Murdock, chairman of the board of drainage commissioner of the Iredell-Rowan Drainage District No. John F. Long, secretary-treasurer of the drainage commission; and Attorney Jack Joyner counsel to the board of drainage commissioners. Those going from Salisbury included: Mrs.

Mary O. Llnten, CWA Administrator for Rowan county; Chairman Earnhardt, of the Rowan board of county commissioners; Dr. Armstrong, county health officer. The movement seeking the drainage of Fourth Creek was begun last Nov-emiber, and was taken up with the Public Works Administration. No action could be secured in the matter which became Involved in the Civil Works program, started later, inasmuch as regulations provided that the two work programs could not handle the same problems.

On January 18, the movement was transferred to the Civil Works administration but approval was delayed because the magnitude of the task would prevent its completion before the Civil Works program closed. The CWA will end March 31, and a new works program will started on April 1st, and local citizens expect official approval of the project soon thereafter. While there has been considerable interest in the matter of draining other creeks in the county, the Frouth Creek project has held the center of the stage. The creek runs 16 miles through Iredell co.unty, and eight miles in Rowan county. PRESIDENT HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH LABOR LEADERS Seek To Bridge Trouble Between Auto Industry And Workers Washington, March The American Federation of Labor took Its case straight to President Roosevelt today, and called for government licensing of the automobile Industry if conciliation failed.

Union leaders from the Michigan automobile cities sped to Washington by an early train to place their views before the Chief Executive. Motor company officials who saw him yesterday afternoon, kept themselves on call, maintaining formal silence. It was William Green, A. of L. president, whjo warned In a statement that If the manufacturers stand pat against the unions, "labor will urge the President to set a precedent by Invoking the licensing section of the industrial recovery act." The president conferred this afternoon with the labor representatives, and despite the fact that both sides present an unyielding front, there is increasing hope at the capital that the President will work out a common meeting ground between the opposing forces.

It was learned from reliable sources that in canvassing the situation with motor exe'cutives, President Roosevelt said that under the recovery act the workers in the automobile plants were entitled to hold an election to choose representatives to bargain employers. The automobile Chamber of Commerce, whose directors constitute the code authority for the industry, has opposed elections on the ground that the workers are being adequately represented by company unions. This is the chief issue in the controversy. Meeting Tuesday Night To Organize Statesville Parent-Teacher Group ACTIVITIES OF NEW C. OF C.

REVIEWED SERVICES AT HARMONY Next Sunday, March 26, ia the for quarterly communion, and ie every member canvass at the larmony Presbyterian church, en o'clock Is the hour for the eaching service. The ternoon appointment is at Shiloh. Income Tax Funds Show Big Increase Washington, Mjarch income tax collections are running nearly 150,000,000 ahead of last year with every state save one sharing the increase. New York led other states In the firet 20 days of collection with 172,958,000 as compared with $66,807,000 In 1933. North Dakota with $99,409 this year and 169,623 last was the smallest income tax payer.

North Carolina collections for the first 20 days follow: $3,166,860, In 1934; in 1933. Buford Guy and Lee West Given Trip To Miami, Fla. Mfesers. Buford Guy and West will leave Sunday for Miami, where they will attend the annual Coca-Cola Bottlers' business conference. They will join a party of other Coca-Cola bottlers representatives at Ashevilte, and and will arrive in Miami, Monday evening 1 This three-day conference on March 27, 28, 29, will be held at the MHami Beach Hotel, and will provide instruction in all phases of the bottling business, including advertising and sales promotion.

There will be interesting programs and recreation, In addition to the business sessions, and these young men are fortunate in this trip. It is a courtesy to them, extended by Prank Johnson, manager of the local Johnson foregoing the pleasure of the trip himself in their interest. Johnson Tells Rotarians What The New Chamber Has Accomplished An interesting review of the activities of the recently reorganized Chamber of Commerce was made by its president, Mr. Frank L. JoJmson, at the regular weekly meeting of the Statesville Rotary Club, Tuesday.

The program was in charge of Rotarian Johnson and he deemed it timely to stress Chamber of Commerce affairs, on the day that the campaign for members was Initiated. Proir to taking the program, 'r- Johnson announced the Boy Scouts meeting to be held next Monday night, and urged Rotarians to attend. Several Boy Scout leaders will be present for this important meeting and the program will be an interesting one. Mr. Johnson stated that during eighteen years he had spent here as an adopted son of Statesville he had learned to love the town and is deeply interested in its progress.

During this time he hue seen chambers of commerce come and go. The last one had an income (Continued on Page Eight) PRESIDENT Of STATE ASSOCIATION HERE All Who Are Interested Urged To Be Present At High School A meeting has been called for next Tuesday night, at 8 o'clock, at the D. Matt Thompson High school building, for the purpose of organizing a Parent-Teacher Association, Mrs. John L. Henderson, of Hickory, State president of this organization will be present for the meeting, and will make a short address.

It is urged that each of the- various schools of the city be represented at this meeting and have part in the organization. Parents, patrons and friends of each unit in the city's school system, are cordially invited to come to the high school auditorium Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock and evidence their interest in this Important work. It is pointed out that practi'cal- ly every city in North Carolina has its Parent-Teacher Assocations and these are functioning to the good of the schools, by promoting a better understanding between parent and teacher. For one reason or another Statesville has no such organization and interested citizens of the town have undertaken' to provide this important tie-up with the schools. Parent-Teacher Associations have been organized throughout the county and invariably these have created school Interest in their respective communities, and have Iben definitely helpful to ithose charged with the management of the rural schools.

The need for such an association, it is pointed out, is as great or greater, in the city than in the country. It is unfortunate that this organization could not have been perfected earlier in school year, but those responsible for calling the meeting Tuesday evening, state that they hope to organize now and be in position for much usefulness when the schools open next fall, as well as contribute aid during the of the present school year. It is said that a school official from Raleigh, on a recent visit to Statesville, expressed surprise that there was no Parent- Teacher organization here, and stated that it was one of the outstanding influences for good in our public educational system. Every citizen interested in the organization of a Parent-Teacher Association in the various schools of the city is urged to be present at the meeting Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the High school building on West Front street. May Get Farley Post WASHINGTON Rumor here PHIL HIIYTON GETS EIGHT YEARS Hilton was sentenced to 'eight years in state's prison by Judge Wilson Warlick in superior court hero Wednesday afternoon for the second-degree murder of Robert Jones In October.

A brother, Ralph Hilton, held on the same count was found not guilty hy the court. Trucks Collect Articles From Boy Scout Canvass The recent Boy Scout drive for surplus wearing apparel, furniture and other usable articles, resulted in a large list of these items to be donated to charity. The carried pledge cards into practically every home in the city, and 01 these were listed the various item? that tho housewife could spare foi this commendable purpose. Wednesday and Thursday, trucks- were sent to tho homes to gathei the items listed, and those won brought to the Welfare depart ment's supply headquarters on Court street, whore the various ai tides are being classified for din trlbution to the needy -of the clt: as the occasion arises. Many item of surplus furniture, clothing an: other articles are included in th assembly for charity.

The truck will continue the collection until al the pledge cards have been covered BRIEF ITEMS OF LATE GENERAL NEWS DoPRIEST ATTACKS WARREN'S RULE 25 minutes, Oscar DePrlest of Chicago, a Republican the only negro member of Congress, told the house Wednesday why ne thought negroes should be allowed to eat In the liouse restaurant, from wlilch they have been barred by Chairman Warren, Bemo- crat, North Carolina, of the accounts committee. Before intently-listening members, DePriest charged Warren liad been "arbitrary" because of the of the people in North Carolina. MILK PRODUCERS HOUO CONFERENCE national ference of co-operative milk producers gathered here with a chip its collective shoulder. The chip represents opposition to the administration's new milk control plan. In an advance statement members of the conference opened lire on the general policy of milk marketing agreements.

Attacks on the control plan were expected TWO SCHOOL CHILDREN KILLED Troy Two Uwharrie school children were Instantly killed and two others were seriously Injured in a collision between a school bus and a lumber truck about ten miles west of here Thursday morning. All live In Montgomery county, and were en route to school when the accident occurred. Cicero Hurley, driver of the lumber truck, was taken into custody by Sheriff O. O. Howell, ponding an Investigation.

1,000 PERSONS REPORTED KILLED was feared tlmt 1,000 persons were killed Thursday when it -was reported tltat mo.st of Hakodate a port city of 200,000 population, was destroyed by fire. Tlie wu.s said to liuve started chimneys wore toppled by a severe windstorm. Throughout tho night tho conflagration raged and spread to nearby suburbs. A Rengo (Japanese) news agency report said 80 per cent of the priucipul port in Hokkaido reduced to ruins. has it that Major George Berry (above), of Rogersville, is the man slated for tho job as Chairman of tho Democratic National Committee, which post is soon to be vacated by Postmaster-General James A.

Parley. SEED LOAN OFFICE HAS OPENED HERE Rules UndeTwhich Farmers May Apply For Seed Loans The Record has just received ivord that an emergency crop loan ffice has been opened in the Postoffice Building Statesville, for Iredell County, and farmers desiring oans should apply between the hours of 8 a. m. and 5 m. Mr.

J. Boyce Delllnger is supervisor. According to the regulations under which the crop loans are to be made this year, any farmer who secures a loan must obtain a statement from the county production iouncil, where one exists, that he does not intend to increase his acreage or production In violation of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration program. counties where a county production council has not been set up, before any application for a oan will be considered, the farmer who is applying will have to give satisfactory evidence that -he is cooperating with the production control program of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. The maximum amount of an emergency crop loan that may be obtained by any one individual $250, the minimum is $25.

i Applications for loans in any amount from $25 to $150 may be- accepted by the emergency crop loan office provided the farmer does not have sufficient security to obtain a loan elsewhere. A farmer applying for $150 or more must first make application to the production Credit Association for a loan from it. Rejection of this application by the Production Credit Association will bo con- sdered sufficient evidence that other credit JH not available and tho applicant may then make application ito the Emergency Crop Loan Office. DRIVE FOR C. OF C.

MEMBERS MAKES GOOD PROGRESS Public Makes Favorable Response in Membership Campaign The member-snip committee of the Chamber of Commerce, wliloh has been busy Wednesday and Thursday canvassing the business and Industrial districts for the enrollment of members in that organization have met with encouraging success. The goal of 1500 members has not been reached, but canvass Is far from completion. Only a few of the members of canvassing committee have in their lists, but the names turned in run above five hundred. As one member of this commtt- expressed it: "It is only a mat- of seeing the people. Most of them understand and appreciate the need of a live Chamber of Commerce for Statesville, and are glad have a part in its development.

It takes time to get around to all of them, however, and the- committee would appreciate the voluntary enrollment of those who are In sympathy with the movement." A number of industrial plants have enrolled their members one hundred percent, and the employes of several stores are on the same basis. The Stimpson Hosiery Mills turned in 14.3 members which la 100 per cent for that concern. Anyone, man or woman, Is eligible to join the chamber and the membership fee Is only one dollar. The following names now appear on the roll of the Chamber of Commerce, and others will be published as they are secured: (Monroe Aiiams, W. H.

Allen. William L. Allison, W. O. Barrett, A.

W. Barrlnger, W. M. W. B.

Bowman, James A. Brady, V. M. Brawley, Jno. T.

Brookshlre, L. D. Brown, A. W. Bunch, P.

B. Bunch R. C. Bunoh, Frederick Burger, pegram A Bryant. Miss Mary Cashwell, Herman Clark.

R. R. Clark, J. D. Cochran, T.

S. Coffey, A. Cooper, B. A. Cowan, C.

p. Davidson, Fred O. Deaton, Fred H. Deaton, Karl T. Deaton, H.

A. DeBow, A. C. DeLozier, J. H.

Do'ughton, C. L. Douglas, A. T. Dozier, otto C.

Duncan, Dutchess Fabrics, Inc. O. W. Elam, George H. Emery, Mrs.

George H. Emery, j. P. Flon- nigan, C. C.

Foster J. B. Fra'lejr, C. E. Fraley, H.

V. Fur cheat C. C. Fox, J. H.

Gentry, C. L. Gilbert, jno. N. Gilbert, H.

S. Gilleland, John T. Gil leap ie, J. Caul Gilliam, M. C.

Goforth, L. Gordon. (Continued on Back Page) COWAN McNEELY IS INJUREDJN BLAZE Receives Painful Burns While Fighting An Auto Fire FJX)RIDA BANK 11OBBED OF $10 000 St. Cloud, bandits, one who claimed, to be John Dll- llngor, notorious fugitive, robbed the Citizens State Bank of St. Cloud of approximately $10,000 here late Wednesday.

one man stood at the bank entrance with a machine gruu, his two companions entered the bank with drawn revolvers and forced two bank employees and ttiree customers to lie on the floor while they gathered up all cash iu sight. GREAT AIR MYSTERY SOLVED Meudoza, of tlte greatest mysteries of the ah 1 was solved when searchers found the wreck of the Pan-American airways lluer "Ban Jose," lost twenty mouths ago hi a flight over Ihe Ajiden. They found the bodies of Uie iiluw occupaute of tlie plane, two of them United Btattw citizens, preserved under a heavy blanket of snow. Seven of tho were said to be in good condition, but the other two were Negro Bound To Court In Hit-and-Run Case Elmer Owens, Davidson county Negro, was given a preliminary hearing Wednesday afternoon bo- fore Hquire George H. Anderson, charged with hit-and-run driving in conne'ction with a wreck at tho corner of Haco a nd Sharpe streets Sunday nifrht, whirti wreck Policeman J.

Ross White was investiKat- ing when he wan fatally injured by a second hit-and-run driver. Squire- Anderson found probable cause of guilt and placed tho colored man under $350 bond for his appearance at the May term of Ire.de!! Superior court. It was contended in tho hearing that Owens' car struck and overturned an auto driven by Earl Adams, of Stony polnt and the negro failed to etop and render any assistance. The Negro is said to diavo stopped to straighten a bent fender, but immediately went on his way, falling to render any aa- Cowan McNoely, member of the local fire department, suffered painful burns about the face Thursday morning, while fighting; an auto fire caused from an overflow of gasoline from a truck of the Star Milling 1 Company. Firemen were combatting the blaze? that was burning in tho engine of tho car, and when Fireman McNeely attempted to take the cap from the gas tank to prevent an explosion, tho flames flared up, Igniting his clothing and burning his face.

HJs Injuries were treated at tho Davis Hiospilal, ami he was permitted to return to hla post. AVhen tho I'ircnmn stepped back with his clothes afire, a spectator, Garland Alexander, young white man who was standing- close by. jumped quickly away, and ran into the tilde of tho lire truck, receiving a chest injury. He was treated at the hospital, and hla injuries are not regarded as serious. The truck was parked within three feet of the Star Milling Company on West Front street, and the tarjk had Just been filled from tho gasoline pump, when the fire started.

Damage to the truck waa estimated at about $100. siwtance or offer about himself. any information Leonard Will Speak At Sanford Tonight of the Secretary Paul Leonard North Carolina Fair Tax tion will be the principal speaker at an inter-county meeting- to be hold in Town Hall at Sanford tonight in the interest of tho tax association's campaign. The meeting ia being Bponaored by the Sauford Merchants Association, and all merchants and other cltfceng of IMG and adjoining counties who are in sympathy with the tax assqcia- tiou'a fight for economy in government and a fair system of eliminating tho general sales tax have been invited. News dUpatchea from Sanford say a largo attend' ance is expected.

A number of speakers in addition to Mr. Leonard are to be heard. To Hold Art Exhibit An art exhibit composed entirely of works by Statesville and Iredell county citizens will be sponsored hero the beginning April 23 by Miss Louise Gilbert of, the Art Shop. The will include pencil work, charcoals, water colors, oil paintings, etchings, woodcuts, and art photography. While the exhibit will not begin until April 23, Miss Gilbert aaks that all work bo in her hands by April 17.

There is considerable talent in Statesville and Iredell county, and this exhibit is expected to be quite a revelation to all who visit it. Two Arrested in Eagle Mills Charlie Kins, of Yadkin county, and Odcur Huyiuvf. of Eagle Mills township were arrested by Deputy Sheriff B. Allen SuBfiay evening. King was charged with speeding and reckless driving and Haynea wua charged with being drunk.

a hearing before Squire T. O. Wallace, each defendant was given A small fine and charged with, costs..