DmI LMislAtion Ta »»n are multlplylnK In my Three Men end Woman
>*'*’»*?*•- «ld« Xaied; Parts of Plane
Found Scattered
n/Cc«ae Before-Jnstkes;
Senators Gather
' Fob. 7.
-Ths Sn-
n® Conrt. meetinK tomorrow anymore. . ,
a Judgment day which may
triilff down declaions ettoctlng j
desi social legislation, will
f Congress already at work . .
President Rooseyelfs bill per- ^
intUihg him to appoint six more * '
Jnstteee to the high tribunal. . , : , ' . _
And twice a day a puny mass of
Obedient to Mr. Rooseyelt’s re-
USMt, Chairman Gienry Fountain
AShurst (D), Arl*., of the Senate
judiciary committee, summoned
members to a meeting tomorrow
morning at which the Judicial re-
morning at which the Judicial splitting all. the beauty of
lorm proposals will be studied.
Chairman Hatton W. Summers peaceful air with whistles—
(D). Texas, will conyene the shrieks.
House Judiciary committee Tues- when it is gone and
day.
friendly winds
The court, austerely avoiding Qj,n blow away the smoke so I
all official notice of the fact thet e^n gee.
the I
Hr. Roosevelt has focused
national spotlight on It Just as
it begins consideration of
’ UQCi nuu s^uBsa
And ’possums—but It drove them
all away.
used to have some friends—
the deer and quail
^ Art/I
cases Involving constitutionality
of the Wagner labor disputes act,
prepared for Us usual meeting wlq.tertlme the fog enshrouds
And wreathy fingers circle ’round
my sides
And I am glad because I have a
chance
with decisions on, two Important
cases long overdue.
Important Caece
They are:
1. A ruling on the validity of
Whsbington state’s minimum *
wage law for women, enacted In all was quiet and
1915 but raising anew some of '
the issues already struck down in
the statutes of other states pass
ed In conformance with new deal
reform policies.
2. A decision on whetbe
will hear reargument of New
York state’s nneuployment in
sufance law, definitely dovetait-
ing with Roosevelt administra
tion objectives since It was en
acted as part of the vast federal-
state social security program.
When last argued Justice Harlon
Flske Stone was not on the
bench, and the remiiining eight
-»»jpembers spilt evenly so that the
New York state court decision
upholding the iaw was permitted
to stand.
Last Rites Held
For Mrs. Deal
^ a
Mrs. Lafe Deal, of Wllkesboro,
Rente No. 1, passed away, Jan.
S9th, at a Statesville Hospital.
81e had been sick only a few
days and her sudden death was
a shock to the community.
Mrs. Deal was-born December
1902, the daughter of Mre.
Margaret Eller, who survives her.
Mrs. Deal was twice married.
Her first husband. Roby Vance
Church, who preceded her in
death a number of years. To this
pinion one daughter was born,
Arlee Church, who survives. In
later years Mrs. Deal Married
Uife Deal, of Alexander county.
To this union one daughter, Dru-
cllla, and two sons, Brice and
ROyce, all survive. Mrs. Deal Join
ed Pilgrim Baptist church at the
age of twelve, lived a consistent
member nntii death. She was
deaconess of this churc*!.
Mrs. Deal achieved a splendid
edncatloB, completing high school
at Wllkesboro and comideting a
teachers’ course at Boone, and
tangbt a number of schools in
the county.
Mrs. Deal was a stepmother to
her husband’s four children and
her affection, love and patience
were shown towards them as
much as her own. She never ceas
ed to do for the entire family
everything that was In her power
to make them happy- *
Mrs. Deal will be greatly miss
ed in her hone and community
ir. her church where she attendee,
ao regular. A patient mother, a
friend to all she came In contact
with. Our loss is her eternal
3aln.
Funeral service was held at
iMt- Pleasant church Monday,
TCebruary , 1st, conducted by Rev.
A. W. Eller, her paster, csslsted
by Rev. W. B. Llnney, of Wllkes
boro, Rev. A. E. Watts, of Tay
lorsville, and Rev. Lee Minton,
of Congo.
Pallberears were Jarvie Par
son, Arvln Poster. W. P. Bum
garner, M. L. Bumgarner, Roscoe
Nlcbols. Andrew Nichols. Flower
girls were conslas of the deceas
ed, Mrs. Roxle Dunn, Mrs. Novel
la Burgess, Misses Foiistlna, Ia-
nlna and Sadie Parsons, all of
Winston-Salem.—Contributed.
IBE DOES $100,000
DAMAGE AT ROCKY MT.
oeky Mount. Va.. Fob. 7.—
U Angle Jr., carried his 111
, and his 3-year-old son to
ty early today when fire de-
red two buildings ;wlth dam-
of approxlinately
[re departments of Roanoke,
xm and Martinsville rushed
and ^olpmeUt to help the
I TOlntiteer company ieOP the
ms from spreading through
heart of. the business district.
flff file
thguA^of the Mountain
I try to hold my noble head erect.
But it Is hard, when all my
clothes of green
Hava gone to teed the greedy saw
balew.
FourDie
Plane Crashes
NearLouisbarg
From rains that now can carry
off my soli
Withont a thing to stop them
steel
Come chugging np the valley,
To
spewing sparks
burn the few
clothes I have.
remaining
passed away.
at rest.
When rabbits romped between
the hills
And nothing scared them but a
watchful hawk
That circl^, wheeled, and glided
In the sky.
But now I’ve only dreams to
make me gay.
—William Daliell Trader.
Ferguson, North Carolina.
Ads get attenthion—and results
Lonishnrg, Feb. 7.—Three men
and a woman believed to be
from Akron, Ohio, and Miami,
Fla., died in an airplane crash IS
miles north of here this after
noon.
Coroner W. A. Bobbitt of
Franklin county Identified the
dead as:
C. H. Betz, 2230 Manchester
Road, Akron.
D. L. Breen, honorary member
State Police Chiefs Association,
Akron.
Arthur Conn, 41 North High
street, Akron.
Miss Caroline Danley, Hotel
George Washington, Miami, Fla.
The coroner established the
identificattions from papers In
the pockets of the dead persons
and from baggage in the plane,
which was completely wrecked.
Loui&burg, a little North, Car
olina county seat, is located some
’lO miles northeast of Raleigh,
and is on the regular air route
from Miami to Washington.
Plane Is Scattctvd
The plane. Coroner Bobbitt
said, was scattered over some 10
or 16 acres of land near the Gold
Sand School.
"It Just looked like the plane
went all to pieces,’’ Eobbltt said.
"Nearby residents said it had
been circling around for some
minutes, flying just above the
tree tops, before it crashed. ’Two
of the bodies fell in front of a
farm bouse ne if the people might
have jumped from the plane.’’
The accident was believed to
be the worst involving an air
plane in the state’s history.
The coroner said Betz was the
pilot of the plane.
Ads get attenthion—and results
■*; of
tiro etiWltliold^ and dlreclow of
th* Jefferson Standard Life In
surance company of Greensboro,
was hl^ on January 3Stb.
Reimrts from, various . depart-,
ment heads and other officials of
the company wdre heard and then'
President Price presented a gen
eral report, which was hailed as
indicative of splendid progrMs.
"I can say without reserva-
ition.” President Jnllan Price stat
ed at the annual meeting. Imme
diately preceding the session of
the boara of directors, “that as
the comphny commences the cele
bration of its 30th acnlrersary it
Is In the best financial condition
In its history.
"Our admitted assets show an
Increase over 35,060.000 for the
year," said Mr. Price. "We are
glad to report another decrease
in our real estate holdings. Our
real estate account decreased
$850,000, representing an 11 per
cent decrease ;fo(| the year. We
have $10,000,000 of first mort
gages, and we show an increase
of approximately $7.0(fo,000 in
our mortgage assets. ’The sub
stantial decrease In our policy
loans Indicates a continued Im
provement in the financial sta
tus of our policyholders.’’
The total Income for the com
pany during the year was shown
to be $15,367,587, an Increase of
approximately 10 per cent over
that of 1935.
“During the year 1936,’* Pres
ident Prlcei reported, “the com
pany paid $6,310,155 to policy
holders and beneficiaries, making
a grand total of $93,660,805 paid
since organisation of the com
pany In 1907. Between 66 and
70 per cent of the huge sums
that life Insurance companies are
paying to beneficiaries and poli
cyholders goes to living i pollcy-
hnlders who paid the premiums.
“Our new business issued for
the year, amounting to over $50,-
000.000, represents an increase
of 1.2 per cent over the previous
year. As shjwn by the statement
we now have approximately
P In-
Conirt-Tor' A
l^ped Plot _ ‘
“ -Pimeur
New York, Feb. 9
tlon and defense alike geui oil out
their wfnth oh the heidk off the
two Bills Parkers In Kings coanr
ty court toitoy gs the -
brought to book three mwi ac- down-river levee
cused of abducting PhnI H. Wen
del and wringing from him by
torture a ftise confeuion that he.
kidnaped Charles A, Lindbergh
Jr,
The noted Bhrliogton county,
N. J., detective and his son,
Parker, Jr„ were not In court to
hear themselves described by
both sldee as "mast^ mlhds’f of flat and the stage of the river
a scheme to prove Wendel guilty
and Bruno Richard Hauptmann
innocent o( the Lindbergh - kid
nap-murder. .
Gov. Harold G, Hoffman re
fused to grant their extradition
to New York from New 'Jersey
for trial with three others indict
ed.
Wendel, a former New Jersey
lawyer once convicted of perjury
told again today his story of be
ing kidnaped by Murray Bleefeld
Martin Sebloesman and' Harry
Weiss, linking thq Parkers intg
his testimony.
"This plan was conceived in
the mind of Parker (Sr.)," Dl*i
trict Attorney William F. X.
Oeoghan told the Jnrors, “and:
was carried out under the sup^-^
vision, control and direction
his son.’’
$348,000,000 of Insnrauce In
force, which represents an In
crease of approximately $18,000,-
000. The company has experienc
ed a better persistency raU dnr
Ing the year, this being brought
about by improved conditions and
the emphasis that the comparij'
is pTocliTg on the writing of
'quality business’ rather than
quantity business.’ ’’
'The Jefferson Standard Life
Insuranrs company is represents
ed in Wilkes co inty by J. Roby
McNeill end Clyde F. Jones.
JWIMTi .
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Jeh. 9.—Dy-
it ^^toPi,’‘'1>rtgfc- wwther and
falllag Sputer relieved gnxlety ‘at
Mississippi valley dwellers above
Memphis . todgi »J9 d .. chegared.
workers pre
paring. for approachlug Hood
eresta.
'The peek of the torrent appar
ently ww-pusing bere^ For ten
hours, the level of the river re
mained nearir eensUnt after
cllmVfng to reeord_ heights.
But army engineers warned
'■^be crest -of the flood ls.,^very
iipeon at -
Charley ManeipA ' litta-
died K^^ttoy morning.
the widow of th®
ManSs and Is snrvlTj
chfldran as foil _—
Whn», Mrs- 1-;N,
V. Bbown, Miss Cljtd# s_
Charier Manesa and OaH , .
es9, all of Ncrrto WjUkeaboro,''
R. R.'PIckoll, of Lenoir
Tenn.; and George Mtdiil^i
Traphlll; oh® son, Coy.^ra*
her to the grave ieverlh' YipJEl^:
wl)l remain near crest propor
tions for several days."
A twenty-four hoar hatUe with
winds that .drove combing whlte-
oeps agidnst the alreadys taxed
levees .appeared won.
“Weather condlttous over the
Memphis district are more favor
able today," Lt. Ccl. Bngene Rey-
bold, chief of engineers IP this
district, repotted. "The wind has
died down and with-a drop in
wind vriocity there has come a
ealtner rfver suiface and a lee-
senlng 6f wave wjMh. , - -
ago. She Is survived by 21 gratid*'^;^
children and 10 great-grahiWkll-^
dren. Mrs. Maness had been ihk "
111 health for some time. Bbe.
.was laid to rest In the Flint Hill
Baptist church cemetery..,, wharw
siie had been a member of that ;
church for several years. Fuaera^g
service was conducted by Rev. B4
Hayes.
^ Sajt to the last rinse srater srill
prevent the freering of clotiiet
while hanging them out
Safety is
it, :
a habit, not an accl»
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