Landmark, The (Newspaper) - February 17, 1930, Statesville, North Carolina Watch label on your paper and don't let your subscription ex- THE The date on the label is the date your paper will be VOL. 56. N. FEBRUARY NO. 72 Mr. T. A. Nash Dies Here Sunday Night ically ill for the past several Held Saturday With Miss Cornice died Sunday at atj Representatives of home on Da Mr. been in a condition for the j past eighteen and for the past four weeks his condition had Leen Mr. Thomas Albert Nash a il- e of Franklin been t American Legion born in on May of North was held iHad Been in Serious Condition for Past 18 This From the Residence on vie in Recent Sunday A. who had been less Battle Arc Too Talkative the Witness Three colored pals in a recent Sabbath Day less battle in which shot wagon wheels were brought into were in the Iredell county court The defendants were hansom Suns and his garet and Anna the colored woman near whose home the fracas was alleged to have been Each defendant was indicted on a charge of with deadly weapon and all came into court and plead not Anna Carpenter claimed chat she was only displaying of the deadly weapons mentioned as a ter of protecting herself in her own The other defendants alleged that the trouble did not take place on the premises of the Carpenter All three defendants appeared iri court without The two male who apparently started the difficulty with the ex- change of heated were very talkative on the witness presiding jurist having to call them down in their enthusiasm to tell the complete history of the of the Judge Starr ordered all defendants in custody until the afternoon in order to have a little more time in which to weigh the The case of Harry for disposed the court finding that the defendant and his wife are now living On re- commendation of the private concurred in by the it was ordered that the allowance made for the use and benefit of the defendant's wife be and lie be relieved of those payments so long as they continue to live together and the defendant con- to support his wife and The defendant's bondsmen were dered W. L. Wilson an charged with and plead not but were adjudged The car was dered forfeited and prayer for ment was continued fov two years on payment of the J. E. Dayvault and J. M. Collins plead not guilty to possessing as A taken ar gion Auxiliaries Featured by a talk by Mrs. R. S. of state ment a conference of all the unit presidents and unit ries of the eighth district of the moved to in and connected with the Williams ture later with the Cooper ture for several then going nto business for was m of the Nash his health August 3, 1905, was the date of Mr. marriage to Miss Sal lie Bert of Mrs. Nash and four Thomas John Augustus and Albert Alston and a Miss Laura Mae of Four brothers and iers Thuy are Messrs. R. A. of th's Saturday with Miss Bernice eighth district at I her home on Davie Seventeen were in attendance at the Miss Turner presided and Mrs. McGeachy who made a most in- and enthusiastic talk to the unit She declared that her slogan this year was Membership and increase in the ship of the state and every unit meeting its financial The goal for state ship is and the department now has a membership of the obligation of every unit and Mrs. David Lyl Rock S. C- The funeral sex vice was held afternoon at 3 o'clock from the on Davie conducted by Dr. A. L. and interment Oakwood tax going for state More is needed for this rehabilitation since patients are coming in at the rate of four per She that each unit has an obligation toward the salary of the service June and Arthur Summers About Car Taking Dive Off of Bridge While Returning from Also Mixed Up With Other In the Mayor's court this June for driving a car while was hound to court under a His being was fined SiO and taxed with the brothers the ones who attended funeral in country a few weeks ago and on their return to town at night ran off a high bridge who visits Oteen four days per and also spoke of national re- habilitation The central fund which supplies with spending money is a voluntary offering of the Monthly boxes should be sent by each unit to the ward at the state department president Mrs. McGeachy stated that the tory of the American Legion ary for the past ten years has been j published this She spoke of the jni 1-. i I H U UL lUUli to Collins Dayvault was found a deep cut on the old ty and fined and taxed with the near Eidson's off No. Charlie Harston entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of ing liquor for the purpose of but was found guilty and was sentenced to the county roads for five The defendant gave notice of appeal to the Superior court and his appeal bond was placed at Two cases were- continued fact that the Auxiliary is keeping in touch Avith national for in regard to the individual units to in which all unit present entered fallowed The of the conference was to give unit officers an to confer with their state and obtain definite information about different phases of thu year's Tho unit invited Mio units the eighth district to hold their district meeting in Salisbury 1 HH I j t O O 1. J.W. 2G the car and passengers i of and this making a nose dive to the bottom of was the 35 or 40 feet At the conclusion of the who was riding with his had i ence a delightful luncheon i- T i of next February 24: charged with selling until Dewey and Fred charged with sessing to have extensive medical aid ancl hospital treatment before he was able to recuperate from his disastrous Two young white Z. A. and James were in court was served by the at small An elaborate chicken salad course was followed by Those at the conference were Mrs. R. S. of charged with possessing liquor for the I state department Bernice eighth district Mrs. W. Baity Dies at Harmony purpose of Mayor Roach their case continued until day at 3 o'clock p. m. in order that lie Mrs. E. Mrs. L. Mrs. Fred might have more time in- Mrs. D. 0. the count of and nr Qf 1'or During of the hearing this iff was out that one of the is having a wife and two Death Results j From Complications dependent on Extended that he is far behind his Mr. G. W. 58 years of passed away this afternoon at 12-30 o'clock at her home in her death resulting fiom after an extended Funeral am plete this pending the ar- rival of a son living in Mrs. Baity leaves her Mr. G. W. of two sons it TT f-i grocery bills and necessary running a that a can find money with which to buy and can't pay his grocery bills and other necessary com- Statesville's chief executive as he continued for further investigation the question as to ther the boys had the liquor for sale of the Montgomery Lina Miss Mary Mrs. Harry of the Mooresville Mrs. Max L. alternate eighth district com- William Hardin and Don bury Mrs. F. Bradley and Mrs. JV C. of the Lenoir Mrs. G. M. Bostian and Mrs. Fred of the China Grove A telegram of greeting was read from Mrs. Livingstone unit who was un- able to be Mr. N. C. Summers Is 89 Years of Age Celebration Sunday at Home oi Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bradford At- tended by Grandchildren and The grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Mr. N. C. of Cool Spring veteran of the War Between the met Sunday in celebration of Mr. Summers 89th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. on Euclid Mr. Summers was born in Iredell county February 13, 1841. Mr. now entering upon the 90th year of his earthly takes a keen interest -n the affairs 01 the present lie is well preserved physically for one who is on the road to the having come to town yesterday from his home eight miles east of rille and having enjoyed every ute of the day which was devoted to his Mr. Summers went to the front with the first company that lefr Iredell county in 1801 and served throughout the trying four-year riod of hostilities between the ers north and south of the Mason and Dixon During the latter pan of the war he was assigned to the medical department of the Mr. Summers recalls vividly that one of his last acts in Confederate camp was to pour water for Robert E. Lee to bathe his immediately after the commander-in-chief of the Con- federate army had surrendered to at Among those honoring the aged veteran yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Route 1, Mrs. Reece being oldest daughter of Mr. Mr. P. A. a and Miss Robetia a of Cool Spring Mr. and Mrs. W. S. of Mrs. Bradford being youngest daughter of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Coit R. Troutman ancl Mr. Dwight other grandchildren in- Sarah of the High Mr. ana Mrs. Charles B. and Miss Rose Bradford of great grandchildren were C. R. Troutman and Atwell Mrs. J. S. a sister of Mr. was also The home of Mr. and Mrs. ford was thrown en suite and separate tables arranged for the great It was a crisp winter day and greatly enjoyed by the THE BIT HER TO BE IN Spends Short Time in Statesville In Annual Meeting of North Carolina Commercial Secretaries Association Adjourns Interesting Speakers Heard at The annual meeting of the Commercial Secretaries at- the Armory and of i adjourned afternoon the Machine Gun u busy Brigadier General Lucius R. featured by the election the Commanding General of Fort N. together Mrs. Holbrook and his Frank C. Field Arrived j in Statesville Sunday afternoon from i from General is i making a tour of inspection of the schools for Reserve and National Guard officers of the states of North and South Monday morning General Holbrook accompanied by K. and L. Panel Co. is Installing chinery and Hopes to Have Old Veneer Co. Plant doing Within Week or 10 The Kincaid Veneer Company's which has been idle since Major R. B. Patterson and Lt. brook inspected the armory and stables of the Machine Gun General Holbrook graduated West Point in 1892. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant of Cavalry and served in that branch and in the Quartermaster Corps through the grades of 1st Lieutenant and Captain to the grade of In 1917, he transferred to the Field Ar- tillery and during the World War and commanded the 19th Field When General merall was promoted to of the 1st General was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned to the command of the Artillery Brigade of that Since the World General has been Chief of of the of passing of important business j be and selecting a place for the aRain a ISCil Mr. Bailey T. of was president of the state association for thc coming year Mr. Fred of into operation or ten cording to present Application for a charter has been in Raleigh for thc new known as the K. and L. Panel which has taken over thc r I ti VJ L elected Mr. and win in thu C. of Machinery is being The elected included Mr. of Mr. L. 0- of Mr. R. E. L. of The place of meeting for next year was tentatively agreed voting to meeting at Chapel Hill or the date and place to be Mr. J. A. Gawthorp was given a vote of thanks for his excellent woik as presiding officer during the con- taking the place of President who was unable to be ent. installed in contemplation of ing As soon as the charter is the stockholders will have an ization meeting and will elect officers for the coming according reed the statement made this afternoon by either hold r D. Negro's Fainting Stops As Officer Dashes For Bucket Of Feb. young negro from the section near the county may have formed a habit of on but his cf the last night we're shattered just as the The convention also voted its preciation of the work of Mr. Sam was at Kate of and his home on East street last night by for preparing what was I officers C. W. McFarland and H. R. 9th Corps Area and on duty in the ed finest program tlie Shepard on a charge of carrying Philippine Last year tion ever concealed a following al Holbrook was assigned to 1 Three resolutions were passed be- a noise in the home that attracted the the large Artillery Post of Fort I fore adjournment this j officers f 1 As the Officers N. C. He is recognized as nne of our foremost senior artillery and as an extraordinary General Holbrook and parly left by automobile late this morning for vidson college where an inspection will be made of the R. 0. T. C. unit of that While here in ville thc General was keenly endorsing a national endorsing the state As the officers started out of tKe of conservation and re- commending an adequate state propriation for this appreciation for the royal given by Secretary Bailey Sam became fled his feet a times and ed he Another in the room noticed the movement and ed in the work of the local guard particularly interested in thn care and condition of the and forage secretaries school and recommending that secretaries attend the school whenever It was also decided that the issue its special the ly every two months during the The auditing committee examined vented him from staying longer and the books of the Mr. H. B. His many years as a cavalry cer made him particularly interested in horses and General ex- pressed regret that his itinerary pre- the Statesville Chamber of fnd Sam's Statesville the city lim famL don't let him of Statesville and the Vance Officer Shepard dashed for a of which move Sam noticed quickly and almost instantly the negro puffed his chest and ex- that ho was all various points -in this of the Major R. B. instructor of found the books and turned them over to the new On account of bad weather Stony Point Young Women Slightly in Collision Misses Mildred Combs and Mars of Stony were slightly injured in an automobile collision curring Thursday about at the intersection of West Front TROUTMAN WILL UNION GROVE distinguished generals may visit last thing on the program Saturday Statesville and become was called off. the citizens and the local High water mark in Friday's I uons of western North sion of the annual convention of the Man's Head Severed When Struck By la Sentence New Feb. A would-be author admitted stories from one magazine and selling them I or for private use I B. F. for the under of second of the injury of Sam Wake Fred Freeze was bound to when he court under a bond on a by Parker's automobile Friday Possessing to another as his own work Tle Everelt sentenced to the penitentiary with temporary 1 charged with possessing were for a term of six months to three of and B. Thc charge was petit j Thc Robert A. 32, j was arrested on complaint of John B. manager f Fiction who said he had paid Carter for stories which were found to be exact cates of stories in other Waring 3 was drinking and when thc accident In TWO FAMOUS FIRES Christmas Eve Conflagration at White House and Post Year at Capitol Not Feb. famous Mrs. who was on her saw the car strike and kill her His body was hadly His head was severed and ed up 10 feet from his Declare War On The Unsafe New Feb. and other palsied of Iredell's Fastest Fives Play for Group 5 Honors at Local High Court Tonight at Statesville High five and the land High quintet fell by the wayside Friday night as high school ball quintets in Group 5. of the West began the Class B Elimination series in the North Carolina High School Athletic The High Golden Cyclone five and the Union Grove High Whirlwind quin- of Iredell county's premier high school moved on to the als in Group 5 which will be run off at the local high school court night at o'clock with a competent official as the eleventh man on the Coach Kelly's speedy Union Grove High five dropped a 20 to 14 licking i on the Cleveland High entry on the Statesville High court to gain the right Coach Harry swift moving Troutman High five on the Statesville High school court night in finals of Group 5. Group Conference Will Be Held At First A group conference of auxiliaries of Presbyterian churches in this vicinity be held at the Presbyterian church Tuesday afternoon at 2 The conference is in the interest of Christian Education and Ministerial Relief and Miss Irene life work of will be present and load the All the ladies of the terian Auxiliaries are urged to at- vi Wll V 1, 1 t IF 1_ 1 the local cavalry troup expressed the fore adjournment Saturday j and Wcst Ena when a hope that many more the a mixture of rain and car ancl an collided with considerable damaging the cats and breaking off a telephone pole which the cars Misses Combs and Sherrill wera taken to the Davis Hospital their injuries were Combs suffered a slight injury to the left knee antl a cut on the upper Miss injuries were confined to slight Miss Douglass ald was the driver of the Stony Point but the name of the driver of the other car was not bers of the Stony Point party wera THE PRESIDENT IS MUCH Hoover Returns to While House i Bronzed by Florida Greeted in Washington by Cold Feb. by Florida sunshine and rested by a week of President Hoover returned to Washington toda r t0 resume his task as chief of the Mr. and Mrs. Hoover left their private car as soon as 1he train ar- rived and with their guests went im- mediately to the White House The chief executive ed much and invigorated after his mid-winter In sharp contrast with Ihp warmth of Florida's coast Mr. Hoover returned to thc city during one of the most severe of cold weather that the winter has E. L. Henderson Is Given E. L. real estate man of had a hearing Saturday morning before Squire George son on a charger of assault with North Carolina Commercial ries Association was reached in the banquet Friday night at 8 at the Vance with Secretary Groome and members of the ville Chamber of Commerce as When it was learned during the that Dr. D. W. of Clemson scheduled for the principal after-dinner was unable to meet the engagement on from a basketball game a count of the program j it is tee substituted the address of Mr. L. P. of manager of the Southeastern Division National ber of Dr. W. H. president of Queen's was also Banquet For Oil Here A banquet of all Standard Oil in thM territory Lhe Vance Hotel this U was inis given a place on the after-dinner with Messrs. A. B. of Dr. Fraser delighted his v and K A. of audience with a humorous and quent I- men from the towns Mr. James A. acting ln tho of the president was toastmaster for the Dr. ser was presented by Mr. 0. 0. of the Charlotte Chamber of Mr. L. P. of the national i Chamber of with wi n in the These will include ther company Chambersburg home from Wayside a month ago and was alleged have been the Christmas ove conflagration i automobiles of venerable vintage arc at the White House and the Doomed to the scrap ear blaze at the w national automobil the went down m government reports as unsolved national automobile chamber commerce announced today that Mr. H. F. Sells Interest Hardware Mr. H. F. Deese has disposed of his interest in the ware Company to Mr. Roland and has severed his connection the company as secretary and thls ycar m unsafe cars It is cod that Mr. the the The in- will travel for thc H. C. Prick Company ily will continue their mysteries when the time camo to industry would H C Frick was by the board of and and his f to ask caused involves the e to make Statesville each nrc for machines in addition to i have bcen able to the scrapping by the no tor th any further than we Home of Mrs. J. E. Colvert Entered Sunday Night The home of Mrs. J. E. on Davie was entered by some unknown person Sunday night be- tween 11 and 12 The night intruder entered the back door and was frightened away j when he awakened a colored girl who was sleeping in a back room and she put forth several loud ing was stolen and there was no clue to the identity of the night The excited colored girl was un- able to determine whether the man I was white or Squire Anderson bound Henderson to fours under a Will Wilson Charged Wnh Stealing Will a colored had a hearing before Mayor B. Roach day on a charge of Lhe store of Hie Standard Grocery in night and faking money from the ca. Wilson had besn in the employe of the score and a key to the He is accused thc ani the store on different Mayos Roach wound the defendant over to the higher court a 000 in of he was remanded to J 11LCj-PWI or by Mr. 0. Or B. of who is Born February 10, to Mr. and Mrs. At Local Mr. J. G. GO years a resident of died this at 6 the Davis C. of k No fewer than inspections by officials were made in resulting from perforated Italian factories last Funeral and interment Boston ranks next to New York in be in a the percentage of increase a cousin of Mrs the 1925-27 of this I Rev. J. E. Flow Heard At First I Presbyterian Rev. J. E. of of missions in Con- cord preached at ihe service at thc ian Mr. Flow was en to Davidson i Stony He supplied the pulpit ai the Stony Point at j morning York Cotton New Feb. ton opened today at a decline of 11 to points in response to easier Liverpool t cables and sold 15 to 13 by end of the half under while there ed to be some Wall Street and This was probably by the lower opening cf and buying after the covering of last was Demand from the on the decline to 15.90 for May and 16.27 for Octo- and announced as his Chamber of Commerce of Mr. who has had 18 years experience as a local chamber practical experience after years of in- tensive study of the peculiar problems of a local He is making a visit to thc various organizations in this state and he reports that most of the North Carolina chambers of com- merce are affiliated with the al The chamber of commerce is like I any other business success depends on the man in It must keep up with the varying de- mands of the The chamber of of tomorrow cannot be run successfully on the same basis as flic organization of The object of the chamber of merce is to inake the community a better place in which to live and do not necessarily a bigger Mr. Dickie The success tf the chamber of commerce depends on the who must be a leader in able to ad- just himself to The work of the chamber of com- merce is centered on the civic and commercial activities of the It is a bigger job than ever There is more competition than in any previous period of its While tha secretary must keep posted and make himself he must have the financial and moral support of the He must have a well defined program and must sell that service to the business It is not a charity Nine new deacons wore elected by terian as Messrs. A. L. W. I Gordon P. W 1 James A. J. H. Local Hog Weighs 775 Pounds Dressed A probably entitle I to be as the prize porker of the was butchered Thursday on the farm of M. P. two and a half miles from vine on the Amity The palled down the scales to the former chief executive of the county reportea The was by Mr. B. who lives on Mr. Alexander's Re- State And Federal Income Tax Mr. f. E. Boyd bo at the house here on Friday and Saturday of this February 21 and 22, to take state income tox A deputy to take Federal tax will at the Postoffice here on February 21, and it is a business institution ana if it fails in a program it will not cure thc backing of thc The chamber of commerce idea is by no means The oldest local chamber of commerce in the south is at South which was organized in 1773, nearly HiO years It is still an active V JEWS PA PER I
