Landmark, The (Newspaper) - February 21, 1929, Statesville, North Carolina Watch label on your paper and don't let your subscription ex- The date on the label is the date your paper will be VOL. 55. N. FEBRUARY NO. 74. Mr. R. L Poplin Dies Almost Suddenly Superintendent of Crescent Knitting Mills Passes Following Stroke of Apoplexy Funeral Service from Western Avenue Baptist Church Mr. R. superintendent of the Crescent Knitting died most suddenly Wednesday night about o'clock just after he had ing brief 1 town from his home on West Heavy Sleet Storm Accompanied by Vivid Lightning and Heavy der in Various Sections of the Associated Press 1 Feb. snow and aown sleet covered the Carolinas almost Armfield His death their today after a morning i from a stroke of with temperatures Mr. Poplin was in his usual health Last night sleet or ram with snow in some of the state left buildings and wires coated with ice. In the midst of a heavy sleet storm 3- o'clock this vivid and heavy thunder re- ported from various sections of the In South Carolina Anderson reports thunder and lightning during the Union had wind and plenty of ice this Anderson and Greenwood both above freezing this morning but threatening Greenville had temperature today and ice. burs had ice In quantity with rain Mrs. J. A. Summers Dies In Georgia Passes Away at Jonesboro Following Brief and ment in Mrs. Jane Campbell ow of Captain J. A. erly of passed away day at the home of her Mr. F. C. Squire Quotes The Law On Chickens Illegal for Chickens or Other tie Fowls to Run at Large in ville or Turnersburg Township May Even Outlaw I. Other Cases In Court j the legal aspects of perons allowing Fred Williams and Andrew Ingle Fined Each and Costs and Given Suspended Other In court Monday Fred Williams and Andrew Speaker Discusses Young Folks of a Subject on Which He Has Given Much A slight damage was reported from all wires down being having looked after his regular duties at the mill all ate heartily for supper and left the mill about o'clock in fine He walked down town and just as he rived at Mr. George service on Front he com- of feeling sick and asked for a taxi to take him to Dr. Nicholson's Mr. Ayers used his private car and had his Eugene to rush him at once to the homo of Dr. C. R. Nicholson on West Broad The doctor was not at home and the next hurried stop was at the Mr. Kerr assisted Mr. Poplin across the street and started to climb the steps to the doctor's over the Polk Gray Diug store when Poplin out and tok a seat the greatest Charlotte on stePs Kerr called found icicles three inches long from Dr. J. M. trees and wires this morning and on the ground and Electric wires down m many parts of the ander was met coming down the way and he gave the sick man a of Within three or four while both Dr. Alexander and Salisbury reported a white Nicholson were arranging ing of most two inches with a low for gency Mr. Poplin expired the night of 20 after sleet last had freezing today with a light ram Greensboro reported air mail ice suspended due to weather Temperatures at the air port 24 at 8 o'clock this morning compared with 50 at the same time Ice and sleet stood three inches deep in many TWO INCHES SLEET TURNS TO in the service being conducted homes in west Pennsylvania the judgment was eight months i meeting Monday night at the by James pastor the Second Presbyterian church At at 11 Mrs. Summers was 81 years of Mrs. Leo and her five children perished and at Mrs. Zenas and her f. fl R. T. of the Snow community of north Mongold home and leaves a brother Mr R. T. of Route 5, and two in Hillsboro Zenas the Calhe Campbell of 1 lonc survivor suffered severe Route 5, and Mrs. W. A. The fire was discovered of Fla. A by miners to They broke Mrs. A. of tne house aroused Mr. also and many relatives and hfs brother but the fire had friends in Iredell gained such headway that rescue of A son of Mrs. Lieut. the mother and children was vis K. was the first medical officer to die in service in the The American Legion Post in was named forj Lieutenant i Junior Order Lets Building Contract CULLINS IS HANGED TO TREE charlotte Firm Low Bidder For North State College Continue to Woik Out Plans to Boycott in the arms of the young man who him the street only a few minutes The funeral in charge of. his Rev. B E. be held from Western Avenue Baptist church Friday afternoon at 3 Interment will take place in Oakwood The machinery of the Crescent Knitting Mill is silent today and ihe plant will be shut down for the rest of the week in honor of the f Mr. Poplin was 48 years of lie was born and reared in Stanly near He had been a 1910, when Feb. were no developments in the Total Cost to be Feb. 20. Contract foi thc erection of the North Carolina building at the Junior Order Choplin case at North Carolina State i ai Home unit here has been Coat of While This Morning Nothing to Inspire Here 27 of Statesville T c O V IIIC til V V Via f n AAV j. i nQ a coat of white more than two inches He in Ib tiegan of thc in the evening and kept L up all with the registering a minimum Mill when it was 1917, the business being operated .it first under the name of the Queen Knitting r. Poplin is survived by his other arrangement for student dry of 27 This the streets and sidewalks covered with a ho was Miss Q compact coat of hail two ly connt nd five ih Trce L and and with as foi ords College today save the fact that to the Construction campus awoke to find a dummy j Company of for it ing a sign bcen Bids werp tions of the domestic fowls of The applying only to the City of Statesville and Turnersburg provides that any person on the capias to issue at any munity heard a time within three on motion timely address by Mr. C. H. Turner on the The car was ordered the subject which the speaker has snip inuL but prayer for as given much thought and turkeys geese to final disposition of was young of duckS Or Other domestic fowls to lUn continued next I Mr. ducks or other domestic fowls to at after being notified to them shall be guilty of a on shall be fined not exceeding five dollars or im- prisoned not the statute it shall to any justice of the peace that after two days notice any person persists in allowing his fowls to run at and fails or refuses to keep them on his own then the Justice of the peace n in his order any or other Mr. Turner pointed out much Boyd charged with larceny I effective work had been in and plead guilty to forcible cent years the girls and prayer for judgment j of Mr. was continued on payment of the Ing on told of the big jn the percentage of boys Roy charged with operating j the high school course in recent a car while under the influence or as compared with the number and larceny and en- i Of cMs at tered a plea of guilty to forcible i MV On the count for operating a car while the ant was fined and taxed with the being also forbidden to drive a Mr. Turner touched on a- number points which call for full co-operation among teachers and for highest This as does not Iredell county at but the defendant was taxed with the in the count for forcible to Turnersburg township and the City of OPEN WHOLESALE GROCERY Riddle is Located in New Building on Cooper Mr. John A. Price jp Local Kendrick Riddle whose home office is In In the case against who appeared In court charged with ing- gambling devices in his place of Judge Starr reserved his verdict and judgment until next Ellis entered a plea of not ty to any law Walter charged with transporting and possessing wine and operating a car while His car was the young of the Personal work is essential in handling boys and the gages in this kind finds ready response among the ple and great personal and the speaTcer The has opened a wholesale dered forfeited and Lawrence was re- hanging in a The effigy Was j by officers i r removed by college of Carolina state council Student leaders continued to the out plans for boycotting the college Low bids for heating and operated by J. C. totalled It who holds a contract with the the sense of the business in the new brick g on Cooper Mr. John A. Price is local as as a stockholder in the cor- Mr. move his family hare e for student's that one contractor should be tne first of the student body on Tuesday night moved sible for job so this amount reside East Broad to discontinue the added to low bid for general ln new duplex apartment r owned by Mr. Leroy i malang a total of and J. Paul student the erection of the building com- from engaged in an I Equipment and other argument at the laundry Monday tals will bring the total cost to an affray resulting in which 1 000 or Cullins the student a arousing the ire of the dents who met and called for a cott on the laundry and for the col- lege administration to attempt an- Child's Character Based on Imitation worse than monkeys in persons discovery that Work is expected under by March 1. will and vide room for 100 additional children ments in It will be of fireproof construction throughout and will be faced tapestry brick corresponding 1 1-V of To provide funds for the erection it of this building the North Carolina born or careless because he hears his mother or father extol his good Mr. born with but has certain characteristics suggested by state council voted at its meeting last temperature several degrees traveling either to is a student at tne that all life cycles re- 50 000 Juffe siow ana i North Carolina One The city put its scrapers to work brothe Mr. p j. early this morning on thc of also survives but it was impossible to get the frozen mixture entirely off the PERMITS By the risen to a point where a general luxation and this afternoon these traits will be depends largely upon the Your actions and words even though not directly the child will influence Its en- A is a scientist's broad spent in the election of the tration Lexington citizens into and in a child's body Is an think every pore n GANT Dr not Dr. I LONNIE MYERS IS and Building permits have been to R. B. Cart for the erection of such a manner that they found a 5 not with the local freight encased S to her home ttn 1 c o me REMANDED TO store and corner increase in any apparent manner Avenue and Green for 400 A Religious School Has Prayer Tower Charged With Giving Liquor to thc site of the present Crisp and Aiding Him to of John Avoll known cape from Chain Lonnie 19, a white youth of where she has a position as grapher with an Aiken Mr. Harry of The permit calls for the erection of Rowan had a hearing this a one-story brick roof f before Squire ing at corner of Davie avenue is to Kansas of taken a Position in the local freight of 400 years He said cells where metaphysicians pray temporarily and may be located about 20 if a tree is and for persons seeking has been added to the on a charge of giving Spurgeon now serving the Iredell county chain and Crisp wibh him in his car over to Barbers In the Crisp testified he clul not mean to escape from the chain but after had given the liquor be became intoxicated I and did not wake up until after he cached Barbers The defendant did not go on bhc stand In his own behalf was nothing said m couit that would his motive m taking the er Myers was bound to under a in default of which he was remanded to Playhouse In Hands Of The Playhouse which has operated for some time in the new Stearns on East Broad was closed today following application of the Mr. C. L. C. L. Rhyne and Mr. J. M. for Mr. Hugh Mitchell has been and Green to cost at the same brick i alj i the the young cells is greater of the I with thc longest lives of of Practical A community unto itself is Unity j the seat of a metaphysical j stoie building to cost A building permit has also boen sued to S. C. Campbell for thc cells 50 to tion of a one-story residence on they no evidence of old f o which has grown into a If some The prayer of Dr. MacDougall live of Though some between Davie Avenue and The trees ment ministers to a membership of two and one-half millions from all laces and In Unity city will be housed all Association Will Meet at The county wide colored teacher Association will meet at the courthouse Saturday morning at 11 according to announcement made by M. A. C. L. E district b die of but of Hundreds of Principal The county paK a fme and Joe for giving a- worthless drew a 30-day jail But Joe appealed to the higher court and was released under a M. L. who plead guilty to transporting and possessing paid a fine of Hillard plead guilty the older folks and if the fathers arid mothers have any lives must be you set the example you are to Mr. Turner adding that must be light if are to do young Captain John of Davidson who was as of the spoke briefly and in humorous ing Mr. Turner's some thrilling overseas scout activities being the I of to the charge of larceny and done for the in was to 30 days on J Lion with deadly weapon and T- r jn. vy that charged with Scoutmaster i. i T were to be guests at a rabbit hunt dinner at his father's t t-t not guilty but a 1 J a. is JIJ guilty was Prayer for Friday was continued until a number of the Lions During the informal Sam charged with assault with deadly en- tered a plea of not but Judge Starr announced a verdict of Prayer for judgment was continued until next Mr. W. M. Barringer Moves Business to West Broad Street Mr. W. M. florist and gift which formerly occupied a room in the Vance Hotel has been removed to its new quarters on West Broad the for- merly occupied by the Poston Grocery Thp building in which the florist shop is now Quartered was recently completely having wood floors put in and the room at- decorated equipped especially to meet all re- of a modern place of The front of the store is used for to boy scout Lion is offered to give Mr. Harlow's troop the free use of his camp for as long as 5t, and the invitation for some future be de- termined There was some discussion in re- gard to the clinic for p Mr. Bailey Groome ing that the equipment js now able at the office of Chamber of Com- Lions D. 0. Montgomery and John G. Lewis were program chairmen for the Captain John Elkins was a guest of Lion Hugh G. and later pre- sented by Mr. Mitchell as a new The Club gave Captain Elkins a cordial Mr. C- H. Turner was guest of Lion D. 0. The business session was presided over by President Oscar R. the for offices and the I At the close of tht the Lions gave the ladies of the j ity who served the excellent for Mr. Jesse Daniel Boone Spent Part oi j a vote of Boyhood in In connection with the Urges Automobile Owners To Carry ment made in Monday's papers of the i death of Mr. Jesse Daniel f T Chief Tom in making a veteran newspaper of vey of the situation finds that th i evidence on i uju oi in evidence On PC Broad estimated cost wow tco large so that are employed in the society's urges all members of the hood m staying with his Many people who have already n T their roots fail to the publishing which disseminates sociation to be j J. B. who was David J. Manager of surface that the branches ex- literature to associated study Ima pose to the Ultimately the There is a correspondence Tie following item from The published at the University I North will be of winds blow them New York Cotton New Feb. cotton the of David J. market a At a meeting of the Athletic three to an advance of WIM cil night Dave of some selling of near months on publishing which disseminates sociation to be J. B. who was j with I then pastor the First Baptist the olH Allen Suther Makes Honor Rev Mr. Boone was pastor ags On fand the s school of metaphysically in- At the church here about fifty years Mr. Allan of j In compliance with the local TP The of is the first who is a member of the freshman I Jesse Daniel Boone was en- j th oli lit of a quadrangle of buildings to class of Erskine Due newspaper business t i t n 1 i -T unit of a of I be erected at Unity was chosen manager of next year's varsity football tcr B. of and er easier showing of Later deliveries were sustained by reports of unfavorable weather for Jack of were inary farm work In JJ pointed assistant Ings were light and the market Three seasons of service arc ied after selling off to 10.01 for May before the managership bo but trade continued quiet and prices At the nF At the end of winter ball practice six sub assistants are selected and two of these become sistant managers the The managership is given to one i subjects at the end of the first Receives Ite Last His friends here will be j fied to learn of his high Mr. Feb Suther is ra son of received its last appropriation v the session second T encv calling for of Undergoes which will be used for re- B- Earle underwent an taxes illegally -j j me uavis Tuesday His of took up the naval has been lu unu 01 market and said the receiver for the his senior year and tKc mand for cotton goods from the home ci the nf T TI i calling m funds is a son-in-law of Mr. and and Grier arc named as Sr the of trade was TtlO malrn The receiver could make no statement today as to the assets and liabilities of thc Coolidge Gets Feb. G. publisher and owner of the Denver Post yesterday telegraphed President Calvin an offer of to become editor of the Post fatter completion of his presidential offer would require Mr. make homo in Col- Daily On Sale At in thc section find Tho Daily on each afternoon at the following American Service Store or Woodlawn ice Store and 3. Service Permits To Move j Democrat Appears Winner in West i Virginia Re-Count W. Feb. Permits to move have been issued tonight from thc city as ed assured of election to Congress C. L. from West Front from the sixth district following n to T. J. from Davie to Mack from the Paola Mill to Iredell new cruiser There were of a ter in thc naval J. B. Goforth Wanted In i J. B. a young man about years of who is wanted in Mr. John Clinc Recovering from Op- Greensboro in connection with some H. 6, of in me an Mooresville for a and later went to where he spent i 37 years in the journalistic Jurors Drawn for March Term of Court every car owner see that his carries the new city Statesville Industrial Bank to Move to Larger The Statesville Industrial Bank will drew the jury to serve at the term of Iredell Superior which convenes March for the trial civil The names of the jurors i Bank B. C. J. W. R. Refrigeration A. L. C- E. The room now i i FK G. 0. C. A. j TT M T W g S H. M. J. C. W. W. automobile was arrested the home of his father in j Patterson township Monday the j M E rant having been by Deputy of The Kanawha voung man County court snn John a his Mr. John a placed in nis a EnSand turned thc figures to the original of 209 votes in favor of Increases Sheep i j are c- B- Morrison Is Doing Weekly Session Of Mayor's Court Franklin Herman Delier Dies T M nome is on 7th was detained at police Franklin Herman the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. died Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of his head of sheep in the United compared to in 102S- Thc value per head has increased from a year ago to Well Mrs. C. B. who was struck Tuesday when a large truck belonging by a car Sunday crossing to the Farrar Express Company street near is doine struck it. The lower portion of the Fire Escape Wrecked by j Monday night was Omitted on of escapes on account of the absence of- Mayor j All cases scheduled for hearing were continued until next Monday The weekly session of municipal west of death side of the Vance Hotel was wrecked 9 o clock on a charge of whipping his wife and The domestic altercation is said to have occurred Tuesday morning about 9 o'clock at his Chief Tom stated Mitchell will be held under a- me from The funeral and interment took j place Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock j at Bethel church in Catawba I James Jasper The littte boy is survived by his James Jasper Waughs the year-old J i son of Mr. and several brothers and s- very Information iron fire escape was Wishing you could afternoon at 1 o'clock at fn in I very information iron nrc escape was torn Wishing you could Jacks Potts Locked from the Davis Mrs. fell almost to the sidewalk in tell them to run at Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Laffoon Move 1 H i tirrll tf 1_____ t j TT M T Jack was given a berth in the city Monday night for being drunk and p recovery k will necessarily he The truck had its high you knew how Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Laffoon on account of thc injuries to her No one was hurt in the make a success of your own moved from 116 East Sharpe street nmt 1m A t and her broken to 217 Davie the home of his parents in Long The funeral service and inter- ment took place Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Olivet Baptist