The Rocky Mount Herald
VOLUME 4, NO. 18
CITY MAY HAVE
«*ARMY AIR BASE
Airport Here May Be Made Per
manent Auxiliary Base For Army
I'lanes
That Rocky Mount may have sev
eral United States Army planes sta
tioned at city airport here perma
nently seems a strong possibility,
City Manager L. B. Aycock said as
his impression from conferences be
tween city and Army officials.
An auxiliary air base in this lo
cation would bo valuable to the Ar
my, it is understood here, and city
officials have expressed their hearty
approval of such a proposal.
Rocky Mount's city airport, where
20 Army planes were stationed for
the past two weeks during a period
of aerial war exercises, was describ
ed as entirely suitable for the ope
ration of Army aircraft in a letter
to civic leaders from General Ger
ald 0. Brant of Langley Field, com
mander of the second wing of GHO.
With the letter, which included
expressions of appreciation for the
cooperation and welcome Army men
received here, General Brant sent
the Chamber of Commerce an aerial
photograph map of Rocky Mount
taken by Army photographers from a
height of 10,000 feet.
The photographic map, copies of
which were given also to the City
of Rocky Mount and to the Evening
Telegram, is on display in the Cham
ber of Commerce office where anyone
may see it, Secretary Erie H. Aus
tin of the Chamber said.
In his letter General Brant stated:
''l wish to express my appreciation
for the splendid spirit of coopera
tion extended the 2nd wing, GHO Air
Force, during its Field Maneuvers
at Rocky Mount, April 12 to 24, 1937.
"The use of Rocky Mount Park
as a camp site, with the availability
of electric power and water supply,
was exceedingly satisfactory.
"Rocky Mount Airport has proven
its suitability for the operation of
Army aircraft beyond any doubt.
"It is with pleasure that I anti
cipate the continuance of the pleas
ant relationships established during
these Field Maneuvers and again
thank you for your assistance.
"It was necessary to photograph
tho attached aerial mosaic from an
altitude of ten thousand feet to in
clude all Rocky Mount without mak
ing the picture too large. As a re
sult it is rather difficult to discern
the airplanes on the Airport but on
close inspection they can be seen."
The photograph presents a clear
map of the city, including the fair
ground to tho east. Tar river to the
west, South Rocky Mount and the
city airport to the north.
NASH COUNTY
FARM NEWS
Terraces were staked off during
the week of April 24 by the county
agent for the following farmers who
plan to construct the terraces with
light equipment: W. A. Jones,
Rocky R. No. 3. T. B. Ward, Wil
son. J. H. Vaughan, Elm City, R.
No. 2. C. H. Parrish, Nashville. R.
No. 1. W". F. Jones, Whitakers, R.
, No. 2 and A. J. May, Littleton.
Farmers of this county have realized
more than usual the necessity of
terracing due to extremely heavy
rains in this locality. Most of the
newly built terraces broke under
the strain of the last heavy rain.
Thirty-five (35) farmers visited the
farm of C. E. Bell, Rocky Mount,
R. 1, to witness a fertilizer place
ment demonstration which was con
ducted by the county agent and J.
C. Fergurson, Gin Specialist of
State College. A planter distribu
tor combination drawn by two mules
was used. This piece of equipment
ran the rows, sowed the fertilizer,
made the list and planted the seed
with one trip with two mules and
one man to operate. Many farmers
expressed the desire to own one and
plan to make a purchase.
* The blue mold seems to be infect
ing approximately 60 per cent of the
tobacco plant beds in the county.
Many farmers are having to delay
the setting of the tobacco due to
the fact that plants are affected
by the blue mold. There seems to be
plenty of tobacco plants throughout
the county at present time and un
less the blue mold does a great
deal of damage we should have
plenty of plants.
A majority of the cotton farm
ers of Nash County have already
' purchased their fertilizer and many
have planted. Many of our farmers
ÜB ' n K fertilizers of very good
quality, however, the nitrogen con
tent is not as much as it should be.
Some of the best experimental re
sults obtained have been from the
use of fertilizer analysis of at least
> 4-8-4 using 100 pounds of nitrate of
soda and 100 pounds of potash used
as top dressing. The potash seems
to be quite valuable in the control
of rust thereby giving greater yields.
Farmers of this county should be
on their guard against the Granville
wilt. This is a very serious dis
ease of tobacco and is causing very
heavy losses in the affected area.
There is evidence that this wilt dis
ease is moving in this county from
the original area in Granville Coun
ty. There is no definite control
for th e Granville wilt, however, its
effect can bo reduced by rotation,
by controlling the run off water
from infected fields, by not permit
ting soil to bo carried from an in
fected field to one is not in
fected.
I have seen wilt in Wake County
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IN WASHINGTON
* *{ • &pj!l Y
UNITED STATES"SENATOR
******
There are many reasons for the
belief that the Congressional ,"log
jam," which has held up much impor
tant legislation, is about to be brok
on. Hearings on the President's
court plan have been completed. The
Chief Eecutive's budget message has
clarified the situation with reference
to Federal expenditures. It is clear
that enlarged relief expenditures and
new projects cannot be undertaken
without new taxes. And there seems
to be no sentiment in Congress fa
vorable to new taxes.
As a result, leaders are endeavor
ing to cut appropriations, and to
hold relief expenditures down to the
billion and a half recommended by
the President. If possible, that
amount will even be reduced, should
these moves be successful, excise
taxes scheduled to expire in June and
July will be re-enacted, perhaps for
another year, and that will be the
extent of tax legislation during the
first session of the present Congress.
However should pressure from va
rious Congressional blocs result in
new and larger expenditures than
aie provided in the budget, it may
mean tax revision before Congress
adjourns. And tax revision during the
summer months in Washington is
a slow and difficult undertaking.
Everyone hopes it "an be avoided.
In the final analysis, the coufrsy
of the Congress will be governed by
the desires of our people. If they
want n°v/ expenditures, they must
be prepared to foot the bills. If they
want reduced expenditures, they I
should make their wishes known.
These statements cannot be repeated
too often. They are of utmost impor
tance to our people.
Nevertheless, we have timely war
ning that the day is fast approaching
when our system of producing rev
enue must be overhauled. Loopholes
must be closed and inequities remo
ved. Our tax bases must be broad
ened. Expediency in levying taxes
must give way to equity. We should
consider the effect of certain forms
of taxes on business and, in turn, on
labor and on the farmer. Much of
the present conditions, and those we
have gone through, may be attributed
to the way we have pyramided taxes,
Federal, state and local, without re
gard for their effect.
Therefore, we may anticipate,
that tax revision in 1938 —if ueces
sity does not force it earlier —will
be approached on a sound basis.
Such an approach has been too long'
delayed, although the need for it J
has been recognized by the nation's
fiscal experts.
For example, late in 1932, a sub
committee of the House and
Means Committee studying Federal
and state taxation and the dupli
cation therein, made a preliminary
report. Let me quote from the state
ment made by the able chief of staff
of the Joint Congressional Commit
tee on Internal Revenue.
"At the completion of some mouths
of study of our taxation system as a
whole, it is our opinion that very
substantial improvements can be
miide, therein,through cooperation
between the Federal Government
and the states. The tax burden is
great and the public is fully consci
ous of this burden in these times of
stress. A more equituble distribut
ion of the burden and its ultimate
reduction through a judicious curtail
ment in expenditures would doubt
less not only be welcomed by the
public but would also have a most
beneficial effect on business."
We should ask ourselves the fol
lowing questions:
Which taxes are most adaptable for
the use of the Federal Government,
and which taxes are most adaptable
for the use of the state governments?
What taxes may be properly impo
sed, if any, by both state and Fed
eral Governments without serious
objection from the standpoint of
equity?
We must give our citizens a fair
and just system of taxation, free
from loopholes and inequities, and
we must also give our people a full
measure of value for their tax dol
lars. This will require the reduction
in expenditures now sought by the
President.
Attended Rites For
Mrs. Arrington
A number of Rocky Mount rela
tives and 'friends were among the
grief-stricken throng who attended
funeral services for Mrs. T. M. Ar
rington, conducted on Sunday in
Wake Forest. Mrs. Arrington's
death occurred in a Raleigh hospi
tal on Saturday night, following an
operation.
Among those who went from here
were Sam Arrington, a brother-in
law, who remained in Wake Forest
until today; Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Av
era, Miss Kate Arrington, Mrs. R. H.
Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Battle,
Mrs. Florence Philips.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1937
RAISE BIG FUND
IN CRUSADE
Program To Relieve Church Debt
Brings Contribution Of SI,OOO
Ware Reports
The First Methodist church on
Sunday reported that an offering of
SI,OOO had been contributed by tho
members of the church in the "Bish
ops' Crusade," a movement which
looked to the relief of financial in
debtedness on the ivork of the church
nnd which lias as another of its ob
jectives the enrichment of the spirit
ual life of the people.
Senator L. L. Gravely and J. L.
Home, Jr., served as joint chair
men of the local enterprise, and
they, with I. R. Gunn, as special
treasurer, were in charge of the lo
cal participation in the movement.
The amount contributed, which
was forwarded to the bishops of the
church, it is said was among the
largost amounts given by any church
in the .North Carolina conference.
Rev. R. Dwight Ware, pastor, has
been engaged for the past few weeks
in the preaching mission aspect of
the Crusade, and has filled preach
ing engagements in several nearby
communities.
Within the next few weeks there
will be a report of the amounts con
tributor by the several churches of
the conference, and at this time it
is expected that the offering of the
local congregation will stand near
the top.
Col. James Young
Taken By Death
State's First Insurance Commission
er Dies At 84; Last Rites In
Raleigh Monday
Colonel James R. Young, North
Carolina's first State Insurance Com
missioner, died Sunday morn
ing at 7 o'clock following an ex
tended illness. He was 84 years of
age.
In 1899, when the State Insurance
Department was created, Col.
Young was appointed as commission
ror and served in this capacity for
-2 years, resigning in 1921 to go
into private business.
| He retired from the insurance
' field two years ago because of de
clining health and had been con
fined to his home, 529 North Per
son St., since that time.
Funeral Monday
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
First Presbyterian church, Raleigh
with the pastor, the Rev. P. D. Mill
er, in charge. Burial followed
in Elm wood Cemetery, Henderson.
Active pallbearers were R. J. Wyatt,
Clyde Hunter, Dr. William C.
Pressly, Dr. Fred Hale, Fred P.
Harding, Ben Tongue, Dr. Hubert
Haywood and Ellis Canady.
Col. Young was born in Granville
County, February 17, 1857, the sou
of the late Dr. Peter Wesley Young
and Jane Eliza Cooper. He attend
ed Horner School at Oxford and la
ter was graduated from Hampden-
Sidney College. Since his graduation,
he had continued his interest in the
colloge.
He begun his career as a druggist
in Henderson, later becoming clerk
of Vance County Superior Court.
For a number of years he was en
gaged in the insurance business aud
was named State Commissioner
shortly before the turn of the cen
tury.
While Commissioner, Col. Young
was honored time after time by
the National Association of Insur
ance Commissioners. He served as
president of the association as well
in other capacities.
His most important contributions
as State Commissioner included his
sponsorship of the tower fire escape
for public school buildings and his
part in writing basic State insur
ance laws in 1905. Many of these
statutes still are in force today.
Col. Young was a life-long Dem
ocrat, serving the State committee
for years and always maintaining
an active interest in local, State
and national Democratic affairs.
He was an active churchman, be
ing an elder in the First Presbyter
ian church, Raleigh at the time of his
death. He was honored repeatedly
by Presbyterian organizations, serv
ing as moderator of the Granville
Presbytery, as commissioner several
times to the Presbyterian General
Assembly, and as a member of im
portant committees in the Presby
tery and Synod. He was a trustee
of Barium Springs Orphanage for
many years.
One of his chief interests was
Peace Junior College. He ser
ved on the committee which purch
ased the college for Presbyterians of
North Carolina and was chairman of
the board for some years, as well
a s a board member from 1907 until
his death.
Colonel Young was married twice.
His first wife was the former An
nie Eliza Southerland of Henderson.
The children of this marriage: Miss
Fannie Young and John H.
Andrews, all of Raleigh; Mrs. Henry
i Thorpe and Miss Annie Young, both
of Rocky Mount. Col. Young's sec
ond wife was the former Virginia
Nicholls, member of a prominent
Louisiana family, her father having
served as Governor and chief jus
tico of the State Supreme Court.
One son, Dr. David Young of Bos
ton, Mass., survives.
He also is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. W. A. Hunt of Henderson
and three grandchildren: Richard
Young Thorpe of Bocky Mount,
Charlotte Thorpe of Raleigh and
Alexander Andrews, 111, of Raleigh.
Wins S(h)aved Chin GoSf Title
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J. O. Whipple, Jr., (right) of Princeton university receives a nuge
silver cup from Dave Driscoll, sports announcer, after winning the first
intercollegiate chin golf (shaving) contest in New York. He won the con
test with 31 strokes, no cuts and no penalties. As in golf, the least num
ber of strokes decided the winner. Students from various eastern uni
versities reported with a 24-hour beard growth.
Still Have A Good Man
In the re-organization or "shake-up" of the Highway
Commission, D. C. Barnes of Murfreesboro, was named
in the place of our local townsman, W. C. Woodard, for this
district.
We are indeed sorry that Mr. Woodard was not re-ap
pointed, for he had made an able road commissioner and
is well versed in highway affairs. However, if a change
was to be made and it looked as if it was deep-seated in
the Governor's mind, we think the first district is fortu
nate in having D. C. Barnes for its member. He is a man
of fine character, capable in business, a good lawyer, in
terested in public affairs and upstanding in his own com
munity.
As above stated, Rocky Mount regrets the loss of Mr.
Woodard's re-appointment, but since the change was
brought about, we feel that in the appointment of Mr.
Barnes, we are very fortunate.
SUBWAY ENTRANCE SUGGESTED ON WASHINGTON
STREET
We have had so much agitation and cogitation over the
so-called, City Administration Survey, of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad tracks, that it is not only known to
our own citizens, but has reached abroad. Yesterday, one
of our former citizens who had left the city and was still
interested in Washington Street, said thank God that
Washington Street was coming into its own, even if late.
That it was going to have one of the approaches to the
subway. We told him we had not heard of it and he said,
"You haven't heard of it? And the entrance to the sub
way is being dug right at Five Points?" We then told the
gentleman we could not very well see how he could have
been so misled by the talk»of the survey since the "expert"
was drawing $1,000.00 every ten days for his survey and
that his time was not out yet. We informed him that the
report was not expected until all ten day intervals had
run out to use the $7,500.00. We informed him that it
was told to us that the "expert" was prepared to tell how
much time the citizens had lost by waiting for the train,
but he was now trying to decide the important question of
going either east or west, up in the air or under the
ground; or whether the track would continue north or
south.
Mrs. J. A. Taylor
Taken By Death
Well Known Local Woman Succumbs
At Age Of 96—Rites Were Held
Tuesday
Rocky Mount lost one of her old
est and most widely-beloved citizens
Sunday night in the death of Mrs.
J. A. Taylor, 96, long-time resident
of this city, and the mother of
Mrs. J. Robert Cooper.
Prior to the month's illness which
culminated in her death Sunday
night at 11 o'clock at her home on
South Church Street, Mrs. Taylor
was unusually active for one of her
years, and by reason of her con
tinued participation and interest in
local affairs, had earned for her
self the title of one of Rocky
Mount's most beloved women.
Formerly Miss Martha Powell,
daughter of the lat e Mr. and Mrs.
George Powell of Gold Rock, Mrs.
Taylor had spent the greater part
of her life in Nash county.
Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. Cooper of this city, and Mrs.
Winnie T. Barnes of Raleigh, as
well as ten grandchildren.
Services were conducted from the
home at 304 South Church Street
Tuesday morning at 11' o'clock, with
Rev. J. W. Kincheloe officiating.
Active pallbearers included Dr. C.
E. Minges, E. G. Johnston, Sr., W.
T. Fuller, R. J. Thornton, J. C. Bras
well, Raymond Hines, Charles De
vine, and M. D. Munn. _
That's Different
A Negro was telling his minister
that he had "got religion."
"Dat's fine, brothah; but is you
sure that you is going to lay aside
sin?" asked the minister.
"Yessuh, ah's done it already."
"An' is you gwine to pay up all
your debts!"
'•Wait a minute, pahson. You
ain't talking religion now—you is
1 talking business."
Business Seeks
Economy Signs
Guaranty Trust Review Says Safe
guards Against Radical Recovery
Desired
New York, April 25.—Business and
industry are awaiting effective
steps toward retrenchment in gov
ernment expenditures as a safeguard
against recovery along "radically un
sound lines" said the Guaranty
Trust Co., today in its monthly re
view.
Holding the state of the federal
budget has become the "central fea
ture of the recovery problem," the
survey said in part:
''The most significant feature of
the treasury's current position is
not that receipts have fallen be
low expectations but that tho in
crease in receipts has been offset
by an even greater rise in expen
ditures, together with the fact that
no real determination to balance
the budget lias yet been shown.
"The President's letter of April
13 and his message of April 20 seem
to indicate a realization of the need
of gaining greater control over gen
eral expenditures, as well as of re
lief expenditures, of the govern
ment. xxx The situation now calls
not for stimulation but for restraint
and the first step in effective re
straint must be a balanced budget.'
An underlying contradiction of
federal monetary policies was seen
by tho survey by the action of the
Federal Keserv e System open market
committee in purchasing U. S. gov
ernment bonds in the open market
and the gold sterilization policy of
the treasury. This, it declared, rep
resented a "joint process of borrow
ing and spending money on the one
hand and of trying to prevent ov
er-expansion of credit on the other.
LIQUOR TRADE
HERE WARNED
Federal Commissioner Advises Strin
gent Self-Rule To Avoid Regula
tion
Washington, April 25.—Adminis
trator W. S. Alexander of the Fed
eral School Administration has warn
ed the alcoholic beverage industry
''to police itself so rigidly as to
make it unneccessary to strengthen
federal and state control."
"The evils of which the public
complains have, it seems, largely
grown up around the taproom and
tavern," said Alexander. "There we
find a scene that is entirely new in
American life —women and young
girls drinking at the bar, women
and young girls soliciting trade and
women and young girls serving cus
tomers.
"This is abhorrent to the moral
sense of the public, and I fear if it
is not corrected will be visited with
a terrible punishment.
"A wise policy would be for the
industry to police itself so rigidly
as to weed out all these offensive
practices and thus make it unneces
sary to strengthen federal and state
control," the administrator declared.
Retailer Represents Industry
Alexander said that because the
retailer of alcohol beverages comes
directly in contact with the public
he is considered the liquor industry
by ''those who seek to cure these
social evils by legislation and by
ballot, rather than by the age-old
plan of education."
He said dry forces concentrate
their attacks on the retailer "on the
theory that if the retail outlets arc
extinguished the source of supply
and of distribution naturally will
dry up."
The administrator said a group
"liberal in views and tolerant in
sympathies" had complained that the
price of liquor is too high.
"Naturally, when there was a
small quantity of spirits on hand to
meet the large consumptive demand,
tho price was as high as the traf
fic would bear," he said.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH
ELEVEN YEARS OLD
*
Windsor, England, April 21. —Tho
Duke of Windsor sent a birthday
gift to little Princess Elizabeth,
heir presumptive to the throne which
he abdicated. The princess was 11
years old today.
The large sealed parcel bore the
label of a Vienna sports shop and
was accompanied by a big, lace
edged card signed "Uncle David."
King George's gift to his daughter
was understood to be a saddle and
riding crop. The princess now has
her own horse, "Snowball." A ten
nis racket and novels by her favo
rite author, Sir Walter Scott, are
other presents she received in the
blue morning room early today.
The crowning event of the day
was an afternoon birthday party in
the drawing room of Windsor cas
tle, where the royal family is now
staying. Queen Mary, who spent the
week-end with the Duke and Duch
ess of Kent, was among the score
of guests who watched the princess
cut a pink, white-iced cake with 11
candles in silver sconces.
She presided as hostess, wearing
a new frock of frilled ivory geor
gette with rose-colored belt.
There were no lessons today.
But since "Uncle David" abdica
ted last December, bringing her
one step nearer the throne, the
little princess' training has been in
tensified as a possible future queen
and empress of India.
There are lessons daily in read
ing, writing, French, Scripture,
arithmetic and English history—
from her Scottish governess.
FLOWER HILL
MADECOUNTY
PUBLIC PARK
Scenic wonder, two miles South
of Middlesex to be protected
Flower hill has long been regard
ad as a scenic wonder of North Car
olina's upper coastal plain region,
and annually has been visited by
hundreds, especially around tha first
of May when the flowers usually are
in full bloom ;but until this year—
-1337—n0 planned conservation has
been undertaken to protect the nat
ural garden and develop it into a
public park under proper supervision.
The County of Johnston has acted
officially through its board of com
missioners, to create Flower Hill
Park and County Warden William
8. Ragsdale, Jr. has been placed in
charge.
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FIREMEN TO
GO TO STATE
FIRE SCHOOL
Assistant Chief Thomas Will B«
Instructor At Durham School,
Assistant Chief J. R. Thomas of the
city fire department, Chief C.
K. Pettitt of the volunteer firemen,
W. P. James and Elmo House of the
city lire department attended ses
sions of a three day state fire school
which began in Durham, it was an
nounced Monday.
Assistant Chief Thomas, with rep
resentatives from four other fire de
partments in the sfate, acted aa in
structor at the school.
The instructors, called the Fire
College and Drill School committee
were besides Thomas: J. C. Fitzger
ald, assistant chief of Asheville; A.
L. Croom of Winston-Salem, assist
ant chief; C. L. Burkett of Salisbury,
assistant chief; and A. Y. Cotterell
of Lenoir, superintendent of fire
alarms.
This year's meeting of the state
fire school marked the first meeting
of the North Carolina Fir e Chiefs
Associations, of which W. H. Palmer
of Charlotte is president and As
sistant Chief Thomas here is a di
rector.
Chief Ross B. Davis of the Phil
adelphia fire department, the depart
ment whose city won the grand
award for the lowest per capita fire
loss in the nation in 1936, attended
the fire school at Durham.
Representatives from the National
Board of Firemen, the League of
North Carolina Municipalities, the
State Institute of Government and
the Southeastern Underwriters Asso
ciation also attended meetings of the
fire school. I
Recruits Wanted
At Langley Field
Oppcrtunity For Training In Variety
Of Fields Of Air Service Is Re
ported
In spito of intensive recruiting at
Langley Field in United States Ar
my air service and allied branches
of service, enlistment at Langley
Field was recently sliort of the
authorized number according to a
communication from Lieutenant E.
W. Hoekeuberry, air corps recruit
ing officer at Langley Field.
Opportunity for a variety of tech
nical and specialized training in va
rious trades is offered enlisted men,
he states.
Requirements for enlistment ia
this important branch of the service
are necessarily higher than those ia
effect for most of the other branch
es of tho Army. Priority for en
listment is given those applicants
who have had previous service in the
GHO air force or Air Corps, pre
vious service men with mechanical
or other specialized training that
would fit them for service in the
GHO air force, men without previ
ous service who are high school
graduates or who have attended
high school and have mechanical or
other specialized training that would
fit them for service as trade spe
cialists in the GHO air force.
Depending on amount of education,
and adaptability to military service,
enlistment in the GHO air force at
Langley Field offers opportunity for
trnining aud qualification as jour
neymen in such diversified trndes as
airplane and engine maintenance,
armament, radio (operator and mech
anics, sheet metal and welding,
machinist, meteorology, parachute
rigging, clerk, aerial and ground
photography, auto mechanic, steward
and cook; in additional to qualifi
cation as expert in aerial gunnery
and along other military lines.
Enlisted men of the GHO air force
who pass the required general edu
cational examination are offered op
portunities for highly specialized
training in mechanics and along
other lines at the Air Corps Techni
cal School, Chanute Field, Illinois,
where the student passes through an
intensive training program of the
ory and practical work.
Funeral For Son Of
Sharpsburg Mayor
Funeral services for John Francis
Davis, Jr., 29, were held at four
o'clock from his home in Sharpsburg
with Rev. R. E. Tripe, Baptist minis
ter, officiating. Interment followed
in the Elm City cemetery.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Davis of Sharpsburg. His fa
ther is the mayor of that commun
ity. Davis died at his horn© of pneu
monia.
He is survived by his wife, parents
and several brothers and sisters.