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MAY 30, 1940 THE LANDMARK, STATESVILLE, N. C. PAGE THREE COUNTY HOME NOW MOST PEACEFUL SPOT IN COUNTY Recent Improvements Make It One Of Most Attractive MANAGEMENT IS VERY EFFICIENT Instead of the distress most of would expect to find we persuaded that the Iredell County Home is just about the most peaceful spot in the county, and certainly is one of the most attractive. Most of us know where it located, we'll wager that nine-tenths of have never been there. So the purpose of this piece is to give an ling of what you'll find you invited to go.

Years ago we dropped in down there--and never wanted to go back. It in the summer time, and maybe the flies helped to make the place repulsive, certainly we could see that they didn't add to the comfort of Inmates. But all that has changed. Something has happened to our County Home--something that has made more livable and peaceful those unfortunates who for one reason another came to the evening of life without any security, and for those who continue to come. At a total cost of approximately 815,000, in W.

P. projects, which the county was required to contribute $8,000, this property has been improved far beyond that figure value as measured by any yardstick one wishes to use; improvements that are permanent in nature, and which should have been undertaken long ago to remedy faults long neglected. Until this work was started wellmeaning officials had no idea of the urgency of the need-faulty wiring, rotted floors, fire hazards, all a threat to county property, to say nothing of the unsanitary conditions that were founds to exist. improvements include a new reservoir for the storage of water against fire, new fire hose and conrections in all buildings, new floors where needed; rooms re-plastered, windows and screened and most of the building treated to a new coat of paint. In short the poorest of our poor are living in quarters made comfortable for them and at a minimum expense that also serves to preserve the value of county property.

It has taken much time and planning to bring this about without burdening the county and the board of commissioners and County Manager Mills are to be commended for their vision and interest. Nor should the credit stop there. One cannot set foot upon the premises without sensing the fact that this property is under good management. Mr. and Mrs.

J. L. Sherrill are in charge, and both are competent, energetic, and above all interested in their work and sympathetic and patient under what obviously are most trying conditions at times. As probably every grand juror, who visited the home recently, will agree, the room-life of the inmates has been made as pleasant as possible under the supervision of Mrs. Sherrill, and all of them seem to appreciate what is being done for them.

And there are some interesting people among them, white and colored. Mrs. Emmie Gaither, blind, has been there for twenty-four Her library of Braille system books makes that comfortable corner room which she has occupied since June, ,1916, a glorious place for her--even in affliction. Amanda Holland, in the colored ward, has been at the home for twenty years, and she, along with the other colored inmates are co-operating in keeping their rooms clean and livable. The dining rooms, the kitchens and stock rooms are clean and sanitary and the whole place more the home of a prosperous, country squire than a "poor and when we qualify, we bid to go there.

The County Home Farm embraces 225 acres. A trip through the fields will convince that Mr. Sherrill is a good farmer and his wife is a home manager. The soil has been built to a high state of production, and the income helps to make the home selfsupporting. A herd of thirteen Jerseys provide milk for the home; 100 hens and right now 400 broilers are adding to the menu; 18 hogs and 11 pigs are headed for the meat house where already rows of hams, shoulders and sides are ready for the kitchen.

But we're betting you can't go there and get away without having a look a bunch of as fine young mules as you'll find in a day's journey. Mr. Sherrill is proud of those mules and he has a right to be just as he has right to be proud of the splendid that he and his providing. management of there County Home Really, you are cheating, yourself out of something if you fail to visit the County Home. You will be welcome, and you'll not find it distressing.

Religious services are held every Sunday except the 5th, by, various neighbor ministers and church organizations. Join in one of these services, and you'll want to go again. Presbyterian Pastor At Newton Stricken Newton, May John Jordan Douglass, pastor of First Presbyterian church here and designated several years ago "poet laureate" of North Carolina, died at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon at a Charlotte hospital after illness of some time. Mr. Douglass was born August 4, 1875, in Troy.

He attended Wake Forest college, went into the Presbyterian ministry and had served pastorates numerous North Carolina towns. He had served First church here for eight years. Funeral service will be held at First church here at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. WASHINGTON TO RAISE THREE BILLIONS DEFENSE New Taxes Proposed To Pay Outlay In 5 Years INCREASE IN THE DEBT LIMIT ASKED Washington, May istration and congressional leaders agreed today to raise $3,000,000,000 of new taxes in the next five years to pay the cost of national defense. The plan ratified by President Roosevelt was drafted in a threehour conference by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Chairman Doughton (D), North Carolina, of the House ways and means committee, and Chairman Harrison (D), Mississippi, of the senate finance committee.

calls for the immediate financing of defense costs by the 000,000,000 of special "national defense It also calls for the levying of additional taxes amounting to between $600,000,000 and $700,000,000 annually for the next five years, the proceeds to be used to retire the "national defense obligations" and pay interests on them. No indication as to kinds of new taxes to be imposed was given. The conferees agreed to ask congress to increase the treasury 000,000,000 debt limit to 000 to make possible the borrowing of new defense funds. The administration's budget prepared before the defense program was laid down already had provided expenditures which required borrowing up to the present debt limit by about June 30, 1941. Mayor's Court In Mayor J.

Wesley court Monday night, Ben T. Hardwin, 49, of Batesburg, S. faced the charge of false pretense in connection with a hoax which defendant pulled on Mr. Fred Bell, causing Mr. Bell to drive for three hours in the dead hours of the night in a fruitless search for a wrecked car which Hardwin claimled was stranded on the Hickory road.

After hearing the evidence, Mayor Jones found the defendant not guilty of the charge of false pretense. Bessie M. Claywell, local girl, faeed the charge of the larceny wrist watch from Mrs. S. P.

Brewer. Mayor Jones found probable cause and bound the defendant to Recorder's court, June 3. William J. Moss and Minor R. Feimster, charged with driving drunk, waived preliminary hearing and were bound to Recorder's court, June 3.

John Johnson, for being drunk and disorderly, was taxed with the costs, and in a count for assault with deadly weapon, was bound to Recorder's court under a $100 bond. The case of William D. Fox, charged with violating the traffic laws, was continued until June 3. Jack Skeen, for operating a motor vehicle the highways without a state driver's license, was taxed with the costs and was sordered to chase a license and court that he has complied with the order. Will Morgan, charged with being drunk and disorderly, forfeited his cash bond by non-appearance.

The case of Jess L. Allison, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was continued until June 3. Other cases of drunkenness were disposed of, as follows: John Richard C. Dison, R. R.

Christopher, Harry Craig, each taxed with the costs; W. B. Lynn, continued until June Will Moore, colored, 30 days on the roads, suspended on good behavior; Mary K. Rhinehardt, colored, and Mary Davis, colored, each 30 days in jail, or pay Hillard Jones, colored, and Roy L. Carson, colored, each $5 and costs or 30 days on the roads.

The weekly police docket, in charge of Acting Chief Charlie Rumple, contained 38 cases of violations of the city traffic code. England Expecting Soon To Become The Main Battleground A Port, England, May 28. -Preparations to meet threatened German invasion were rushed along, vulnerable stretch of the British coast tonight and civilians awaited a government order to move inland. Most residents of these small channel ports German bombers could reach them in five minutes from German positions on the continent--are convinced the government will send them to safer areas now that Belgium has surrendered. CREEDMORE BARLY WRECKED (Continued From Page One) was not hurt.

Mr. and Mrs. Reese were taken to the Davis hospital, but it was learned from hospital attendants that the x-ray revealed no broken bones. Wilkes E. car, was Wallace, confined driver in the of city the lock-up on charges of reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle after his driver's license had been revoked for driving drunk.

Members of the Statesville police department, investigating the affair, found that Wallace had no license to drive and they accepted his own statement that his driver's license had been revoked in Wilkes county. Riding in the coupe with Wallace were Roosevelt Church and Miss Maudie Church, both of Reddies River. They were apparently returning to Wilkes from a night trip to this section or further south. The had officers re-enforced reported that the Wilkes car springs at the back. Canning Of Milk At New Carnation Plant Now Expected To Begin June 10th Canning of milk at the Carnation Company's new plant on the Taylorsville road is expected to begin June 10, it was learned today.

However, there is a great deal of construction work still to be done at the plant. The formal visitors opening will be of the new plant, when invited to see it, will be at a later date, probably some time in August. The definite date of the opening will be announced through the paper later. The Carnation Company has had a milk receiving-station in operation here since April of last year. The plant now being brought to completion here is a complete condensery.

Spaniards Carrying Banner Demanding Gibraltar For Spain New York, May Rome broadcast, picked up by C.B.S., said citizens of Burgos, Spain, had demonstrated against England today with banner demanding "Gibraltar for Italian announcement said similar demonstrations had occurred in other Spanish towns. FRANCE RECALLS LINDBERGH HONOR Speech Of Flier Everywhere Regarded Pro-German Paris, May membership in the Escadrill conferred on Col. Charles A. Lindbergh after his 1927 Atlantic crossing was withdrawn today by, order of the French and Air Association of American volunteer combatants in French army in 1914-18 representing former pilots of the Escadrill. The association announced its action was the results of Lindbergh's speech of May 19 which it classified as "definitely opposed to the spirit of the American volunteers of the Lafayette, Escadrill and foreign legions who rushed to the defense of France in 1914.

The flier in that speech warned the United States to stay out of Europe's troubles and "we need not fear a foreign invasion unless American people bring it on through their own quarreling and meddling with affairs abroad." Cotton Group To Meet In Raleigh Approximately 5,000 farmers and farm women are expected to gather in Raleigh Wednesday, June 5, for annual meeting members of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association and of the Farmers Cooperative Exchange. Congressman Graham A. of the third North Carolina district, will be the principal speaker and M. G. Mann, general manager of the two cooperatives, will report on the past year's operations of the Cotton Association and the FCX." Invitations To The 100th Commencement At Davidson Issued Invitations to the one hundredth commencement of Davidson College have been issued.

The commence- ment embraces June 1 to 3. The baccalaureate sermon Sunday morning, June 2, at 11:15 o'clock will be delivered by President Walter L. Lingle. There will be a concert Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock. The graduating exercises take place Monday morning, June 3, at 11 o'clock.

The senior -alumni luncheon is set for Saturday, June 1, at 1 o'clock. Class day exercises Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, with faculty reception Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock and concert Saturday evening at 8. Pennsylvania Couple With Marriage License Found Shot To Death Scranton, May young a girl who authorities said apparently had never used a marriage license they obtained May 17 were found shot to death yesterday in a shack near the girl's home. They were identified by Coroner J. Josephine Benedick as Janeczek, Paul Boccadori, 23, and 19.

Dr. Benedick pronounced the deaths murder and suicide. A bullet had pierced the heart of each, he said, and a pistol lay near Boccadori's right hand. Shelterbelts, totaling about 2,500 miles in length, now Airtion mately 4,000 Kansas Boys Organize A Black Eagle Club Perhaps the most important club among the young smart set is the Noyo Leigle Club--the Black Eagles. Clarence McLain, president of the club, entertained the at theatre party at the Playhouse, After the refreshments enjoyed at a local soda shop.

Members of the club are: Clarence McLain, president; Bobby Brady, Billy Deaton, Billy Morrison. Jimmy Alexander, Dwight Herrin, Bobby Cashion, McNear Dillion, Gordon Scott, Dickey Dixon( honored guest), George. Yount. Bible Memory Work In Rural Public Schools At a Bible converence held in Florida in 1934 the statement was made that many the children in the rural sections of the South were receiving no Bible training. This statement impressed some of those who heard it with their responsibility to do for these children.

After something, an organization called The Bible Mission, was formed and is operating with headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Children's Bible Mission was organized for the purpose of giving the Word of God to rural boys and girls and the plan decided upon was Bible memory work in the rural publie schools. It is now being carried on in seven Southern states. The children are given prizes for memorizing selected portions of Scripture.

For memorizing 200 verses each child receives a Bible and, for 300 verses, a week at a Christian camp is given to each child. It costs $5 per child for this week at camp and the expenses are taken care of by friends interested in the Children's Bible Mission. These camps are under Christian influence and control and a Christian counsellor is provided for every seven children. teaching gives the children a definite knowledge of the plan of salvation and practically all of them go back into their homes to live the facts that they have learned at camp. The motive and object of this work is to encourage the children to memorize the Bible.

No doctrine is taught. The children simply memorize the Word. The schools all testify as to the wholesome influence of this work in the school, the church and the community. Ministers have been encouraged by the support the children give the work in the different churches. in February, 1938, there was organized the Iredell county branch of the Children's Bible Mission and the work was then introdueed in this by visiting schools of the county and presenting the plans in each school.

The county superintendent, Mr. T. Ward Guy, and his office force, the principals in each of the schools and the teachers have all 1 given wonderful cooperation and help in establishing this work in the county. In every school the committees from the Children's Bible Mission were cordially received and assisted in presenting the plan to the children and in carrying out the work. Last year a large number of children in Iredell county were given Bibles for memorizing the 200 verses required and This spent week at camp.

children year Iredell children have received 150 Bibles and 93 children are ready for camp which opens June 2 at King's Mountain. The Bibles are distributed, but it is now necessary to secure an additional amount of $300, so that each child who has done the required work may receive the promised reward of a week in camp, to which each of these boys and girls look forward with eager anticipation. The Children's Bible Mission has no endownment but depends altogether on free will offerings received from Christian friends who are interested in the children of the Southland receiving the Word of God and growing up to be Christian citizens instead of drifting into lives of crime and shame. An appeal is made to people the town and community to contribute to this very important work. All the funds contributed will go directly to the work, as all of the workers give their time and services without compensation.

Miss Mabel Poston is the treasurer for the Iredell county branch and checks can be made to Children's Bible Mission, and sent to her. UTAH CAVE REOPENED Salt Lake Cave, near St. Charles, Utah, will be reopened to the public this fall, with new trails and lighting installed by the national park service. Discovered 30 years ago, the great cavern was closed about 1930 when vandalism threatened to destroy its beauties. Hoover Advocates That One Man Be Placed In Charge Of Defense Steps New York, May headed administrator" to direct the United States' vast defensive armament program was proposed last night by former President Herbert Hoover.

In a nationwide radio speech on "National Defense," he termed boards and political coalitions "foolish" in emergencies and advanced the following program for "real "1. That a munitions administration can be created in Washington. "2. It should have a single-headed administrator with assistant heads for labor, agriculture and industry. "3.

This administrator an industrialist and not a politician. "4. He should have authority to ap- HITLER WILL LET LEOPOLD SERVE AS HIS PUPPET KING Profoundly Stirred By Soldierly Attitude Of Young King HIS KINGDOM MAY INCLUDE HOLLAND London, May German sources said today King Leopold of the Belgians whose army has surrendered to Germany on his order would be permitted to continue functioning as king in some form or other if Germany is victorious in the war. Adolf Hitler was reported attitude foundly of stirred" Leopold both in by the sticking soldierly with his troops through the fighting and by his decision to surrender when, in the German view, further resistance was purposeless. Speculation was that the Flemish part of Belgium would be joined to Holland and Leopold would be given this new kingdom to rule.

Holland's house of Orange, in the German view, is out for good, Wilhelmina herself being held responsible by having fled her country. Leopold has been assigned a castle presumably in the Ardennes Forests. probably will be asked to form a civil government with which the German government can cooperate. DR. RAYNAL TALKS ON WAR SITUATION (Continued From Page One) few days has been disappointed not only that the democracies have not been equal to the test, he has been made miserable by the thought that absolutely, everything men revere is threatened today.

wonder if any of us realize how serious, how tremendous this thing is," said Dr. Raynal. "It means world revolution, the turning upside down of the world that we have It means, he added, that the conception of liberty, the ideals of decency, all the ideals, the great and rich inheritance of mankind through all the ages down to the present are threatened. Men need to be awakened to the dangers of this thing, he thinks. Perhaps, the two greatest nuisances of the present time are, first of all, the man who is so excited that he has lost all sense of balance; and, on the other hand, the one who comes along and says there is nothing to worry about.

Dr. Raynal can put up with the people who are excited a great deal better than he can with the other type. His own feeling is that people need to be excited, aroused to the point where they realize the needing of using all calm judgment, balance and sanity to meet this situation. As America's participation in the his present conflict Dr. Raynal reminded audience that this nation is already in it to the extent of billions in money and will be in it vastly more when it gets into general military training, or when factories close and the American standard of living goes down.

America participated in the last world war to "make the world safe for democracy" Dr. Raynal reminded has his audience made safe that democracy never been by one fight that it has be saved chin every generation or the people of democracies have to have the sense that the forefathers of the American nation had--they must be willing to accept ties, to make sacrifices in order to preserve democracy. The United States, however, refused to enter the Court or the League of Nations, because course might interfere with America's two great contributions to the world- business and baseball. It would have cost the country only million then, in contrast to the billions that are going to have be spent on account of the present situation. the outcome of the present conflict, Dr.

Raynal finds hope in Word of God. The testimony of the Bible is that it will end in failure for Germany, for that Book, teaches that moral. He believes that it is the duty of a America to make immediately available to England and France in this great emergency, planes and other resources that will aid them. Debts can be paid later. The pressneed is now.

Dr. Raynal was presented by Retarian C. M. Steele, whose guest he for Steele, who was program chairman was. In presenting the a speaker, Mr.

the meeting, said he did not know what Dr. Raynal was going to about, but this he did know, the talk would not be pro-German. Visitors at the meeting were Mr. Henry Allen with his father-in-law, Mr. C.

M. Steele: and Mr. A. C. Smith, of Oconomowoe, Wisconsin, with Rotarian R.

M. Maysilles. Visiting Rotarians were Messrs. Gaylord Hancock, of Galax, Virginia, and John Paylor, of Raleigh. Mr.

Paylor, a regular visitor at Rotary meetings the his past several months, is returning to home in Raleigh for the summer, but may come back to ville in the fall and Rotarians are hoping to welcome, him back then. Program meeting of the Rotary club will be in charge of Mr. Fred Bunch, and the meeting on June 11 will be in charge of Rotarian J. R. Spencer.

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The business of the army and navy is to state what they want. It is for the munitions administrator to deliver it. "6. A research organization should be created to constantly improve these products. 47.

All appropriations for such work should be made to this organization." "This is a form of organization that will get speed and Hoover declared. "Urgency, speed and economy are not bureaucratic virtues.".