DAILY
RECORD
VOL. V. NO. 119
HICKORY, N. C., FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
F COMMERCE
i
S ARE ELECTEE)
CATAWBA rAKMlKS PLAN WM IS GISE1 GOVERNMENT CHAMBER 0
liKfcA fcK rABK N t4 All. fiWrM!K nUK CJIVC A07IfI?B
, - nOSIL TOLL Li. H h UAt-LiAt
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mockolders in Annual Meeting Elect Director
awl Arrange for Finer Lot of Exhibits H. L,
A nidi:, Well Known Farmer, New Pres
ident Other Officers
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,in'u;;il stockholder.! meeting
".i l .i w ! ;i County Fair Associa-
rr.i iv afternoon was full
:,i iii.iK'-.ilua aroused interest
of the farmers. They
, very much to heart the
, ;t' c-Jiibits in the field and
( -.,'.. a; the hist fair, but!
i Viiioiu-trator Hendricks ns-
!,i lint it was lav above
exhibit at county fairs
, lb-.' state. Uovvvver, Ca
ui'ity farmers realise it was
:. : ' i ' i c t st'.nahud, and are
..v- to it that the 1920 fair
: : licit liking.
1 1 j w e , sup'ji'intc n ctcut
was prevent, and
u'.add bo;? in immediately
alton ot an oduoacicnal -.-1
niii t ho rural schools that
arv
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i
8 2 a R fi'TPn P" ffa b p i I
of iiisHRB r i irittsnaBSis1-
nun i o mmm
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! trrpt . . . . ki I ran n . n n a m
T j 1 A . -
oyine Associated Freaa. By the Associated Press.
Ossming N. 1 Jan. SO.-The body! Washington, Jan. 30.-Europe in so
WJ- vwi.in i aviiut iiujiiuy, notorious iiar as t ip mfm xtafnc ,,-,
nient is concerned must rplv
eiec-
own resources in
Miuim-iL'i um: oanrnt who was
troeuteu in Sing Sine: prison late last I her
1 j j 1 '
nurnt, xor Tfi.e murder ef two nftirinic i .-mr-ml inK,-;,:,,,
-.. , V.1JUU1U11U111.
of a Brooklyn savings bank late in j This is the interpretation here
December, 1918, was prepared f or erenerallv cf the !olt.Pr Ro,rntnTO
u-idba oi tne treasurv has ?.pnf tr
of com-
which
government expression on
conference of interna-
up
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.e t ho c il v schoo's vA
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r..iclv.; told tf the nura-
.. tnK'jn Jiy the Caiav-ha
li.irs at tho Itaiei-'h
r year, and stressed the
havinv; a C'ntawba coun-
dci.r;:! at the next state
:i 1.
By the Associated Tress
Asheville, N. C, Jan. 30. "I liope
he will keep on talking. No cham
pion of th.o liquor traffic can talk
long without inv.ulting the conscience
and fer.se of decency cf the country,"
said William
i in own a copy
hv
burial today
No one claimed the body and the I committee of the char-ibp
mystery surrounding his parentage, i merce of the United States
ieu urisojvea. An autonsv diseios- the nvnnnfvl
ed that the brain of the murderer was j tional financi
normal" and fully deyeloped.
Hamby maintained his composure
to the last, smiling as he was strapp
ed to the chair and making a brief
oral statement to those in the death
chamber.
As he left the death house he call
ed out to Ids companions:
uood-bye, fellows, I always liked
upon
retrieving m-
J. D. Elliott-Again Heads Organization as Rfes
ident and Other Officers Chosen Good Bus
iness Year Indicated by Members Legion
Community Building Endorsed
rs to discuss rerrin-
r.cruction in Europe.
In his letter Mr. Glass said:
"The American government has
done all that is believed advisable
and practicable to aid Europe." The
conference, he added, would cause
confusion and revive hopes doomed
to disappointment of further gov
ernment loan:-.
to try everything once." The treasury department does not
I he murderer gave three letters to j offer objection. Mr. Glass sa'd if the
the warden to be sent to addresses chamber of commerce of the United
wnich he asked to be kept secret. States, which has charge of the de
. tails of tho .conference, wishes to
..v u.c iiowuuu iio ; luiuiv ueiegates to an miormai con-
Ossining, N Y. Jan. CO. Gordon fcrence, "provided the scone and char
tawcett Hani by the bandit who last ! acter and limitations of such a con-n:g-.t
expiated his crimes in the death i ferencc, as well as the impossibility of
ciiciir, was anesLeu in xacoma, united states troverr.ment notion nro
! nriiBTT
yflllli I l.
Press
-Mobiliza-
Oil
of
1 Da; d
! thc:-'e
of
four
:f
wer
nicin-
di rector;-; had
u.ral member
f oiiews:
rceiccttl.
were ad-
r- ' I
L..f O
J. Bryan today when!
of a statement issued W-ash.. last June under the name-of ! clearly understood "
!T 7 All -.Si. i.iii; !
ml wiijoi l j v a i a.j last nifitii ic- , , -, , , cT
,r j there m a revolver fignt. He was
:;g to x-.-r. Bryan. j later identified as one of the two!
'"The move Governor Edwards j robbers who, on December
;ii'i,-iK,
ie :im ..v asnameo (. haiinmn
which as new con-itviUv to "'his tvmdid.-:. MuVm.-vo
Democrats wil! have other engage
ments when invited to his meeting's,"
continued Mr. Bryan.
V:
1918, 1
bavmgs
S.iii-jt;., II. L. Shuford, B. M.
S.nir'tvcu:, W. J. Shuford.
!:hhhar. IS. L. Arndfc. J. Y.
St
' ir
V. 'dourer, L. M. Bol
W. Clark, H. P. Lutz. J.
. hv W'. Robinson and J.
' the adjournment of the
m iMeitin;: tho board cf di
"vi ncd for organization,
Ar-idt and J. W. Robinson
'Y-'n-(!!
.r
ini'.'t' 1
inc.
r: , - : 1
V!
.Ka ly chosen as nre.i-'.-
iresident for lOi'O. In
"Governor Edwards' candidacy v.:
an offense against the Democratie
party and the sooner he finds ou;
that he is going up against a stone
wall and settles down to champion
ship of those who used to be in the
criminal business the sooner the
party will be aole to turn its atten
tion to the Srinortant work before it."
GovV-rnc. Edwards, said rdr. Bry
an, wanted to establish the "har-
a s fin a a saws w siiil.
NillUbMi!Llib
eld up the iii.ast BrooKlvn
Bank and, after killing two of its
crnuloyes, escaped in an automobile
with $13,000. i
Extradited to New York and tried I
for this crime Hamby stood reveal-;
ed as a self -confessed participant!
n the robbery of thirteen banks and j ry he Associated Pre?s
two trains and many killings. He j "New Bern, N. C., Jan". 30. Marv
steadily refused to tell anything i Laud, pretty, T6 years old of Savan
about his family. He said he ; pre- nah, Ga., who tried to end her life a
f erred to be known as "Allan- andifew (iays ago after she had struggled
max ne was worn isjo in Aioerta, ; f .v xx-rr-U. tr,
Ey the Associated
Vvashington, Jan. 3C
tion of an organized field army of 2,-
000,000 men would be possible Avithin
five years after passage of the neviate
reorganization bill, Chairman Wads
worth of the senate military commUtee
reported today in bringing up the
army reorganisation bill. The cost
would not exceed $500,037,000 annualb'
Directors cf the Chamber of Com
merce reelected officers last night
and discussed various matters look
ing to the upbuilding of Hickory
and this section. New business
enterprises were broached and it de
velepode that at least four new com
cerns will be started here during the
present yeaif. The directors went on
record by unanimous vote in favor
of the community building planned
by Hickory post of the American
Legion and this iMans that moral
and financial suppSfe;,-will be given.
jn tne meuon or j. A. :iartin and
second by L. F. Abernethy, the new
president of the chamber is J. D.
Elliott, reelected.. T. ueitner
was reelected first vi. - hi;; and
Dr. W. B. Ramse., was again put in
as second i-pieHioent. both by
-acclamation. Secretary A" K. Joy
vas rocketed with in increase of 825
a month in salary, to the satisfac
tion of all concerned:.
The minimum membership fee wiil
be $1 a quarter or $4 a year, and
will be admitt-
ministcrs
r tt: . i.
OI lllClV'
,1
he said.
M. V .
ine hnanciai statement of the
avy ?,h--v.-ed ;i balance of about
$500 at th. of the year. There
are 125 mtnu-ers of the organization
and many irrospecta.
Elliott
4-
standing ! seer
citizens' ar
is proposed,
ompuisory
mold-Youth
in.-
fi-r.
M'l
f!
redi'ie the traniiaclion cf
j executive committca was
assume charge of all af
ce mm it tee to report to
!)..:'V,i on imttortnnf. nvit.
consists of!nicrov-'J Irm wnien wouia do piceu
men: cf death" in the Democratic
party, and
r'vancisco
if he had his way the San
convention wouid
oe
the
HI )''!!. J.
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c ninntttce
L
A 1 i
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A. Martin,
uftn'd.
Vice President Rob
M. Bollinger
I ! 'irs "tuit't vn ' i i i :ni:ir 'if lir TVn-
vember ''nal'onal funeral."
Canada. . lie declared his parents j j
were desjd and that he had two bro-!
1,,. 1 ? -K ., i
..iisjis vvywuu iiuu nut. suuu xm 11 v j
years. He said he a college I
graduate and had spcciafMzed in psy-
chology.
After Hamby's conviction here, ;
his attorney, against the prisoner's!
wishes, appealed his case. He cb-!
tamed the appointment of a commis-
ve on the wage paid her
oy a local mercliant, today was dis
charged from the hospital as cured.
high cost of living was more than
she could stand. Women wdio have
interested themselves in her case will
see that she obtains good wages.
DK. CRAWFORD WILL
Rev.
ip uDn i'PTH -1 mm of FfHHi
nS! itp nrnnn mv W1 llllfl YFftB
i S O jLuU:vu Urn I !
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PREACH HERE SUNDAY
V. Crawford of Greens-
he was also found to be ! bore, supeimtendent of the Home
He freely admitted his I mission work of the synod cf North
i rimes :m)1 pair hn w:u wanicd in i Carolina, win spend tne week end
vjiii ins rviusiiicii;,, jj'i
and will
h.ion to determine tlu bandit's anity
verdict and
"normal."
Including the pernian
army of 209,000 and the
my and national guard,
the measure through it:
training plan the army would
lize next year 1,800,000 men.
trained would be passed into the citi
zen's reserve army and in 1920 the
nation's available military strength
would be 3,345;200 officers and men,
while the cost per man would be re
duced from $500 in 1921 to $176 in
1026.
Presid
dirt:
be: s
ca
lied
knew
f 1 "1 r
upon every
or (resent to e-ive the mem-
th" benefit of any progress he
about for the current year.
F. Ivcv said he had prospects
for the best business in the history
of
the organized personnel ; t
it
"With
shown in 1026." the report said,
would be possible after nioviding f ' r
the foreign garrison and tne coast de
fenses to mobilize an organized iiekl
army of 2,000,000 men -with a surplus
strength to supply replacements. This
pan be done even after allowing a
liberal allowance for exemption
industrial requirements."
othc
tvv'ei:
W.
and
Chicago, San
places. After
Francisco and other
the Brooklyn roiibery,
conduct the
E. M. Craig,
services Sun-
New
A-
ii'.n t
UliCoIr'' ;
-:':at'-d Pre:.;
a. x. c, .far. r:o.
"i:ag: :-.:.dt i:istitut"d
' ;"r.!in: t
. 1 A
LV f lie A
Waidng
sociatcd Press
on, Jan. 30.-
bv ir
(ducticn next year
-Decreased
and a con-
iiamDV saia ne met a sziri in x
York and that they went succes
sively to Boston, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Chicago,
California and Tacoma.
"I was surprised the California
police did not get me," he
clfi tnen
1 ? 1 T- J I 4" J"i 1 "N
rn pr hpinr nrniinr .'ist.. i iuuiuun
"Then in Tacoma I got in that poli
tical roy with 'Bob' Davis and killed
him. 'Bob' was a game fellow and
living
:-a:i:
'!!l:u;;;-
'fii'iil'i :
i'-r.t ,!,iV
f.
'"lth ('ill!
;';s
Mi:'-
'..Hi
iin:e pvojuier.; ;
as a result of b( -;
o a ik;bi '.: apolog;, ;
... I t ' X . . . 1 !
in:;"'i iia'v o;
.-'"i Juhy, v?:a h"gun In J.--'i'
iii i court yotevday. 'iiic
v.a-; conaurK'd in t.'ie Fclezt
.''ir.v a.fid henrinrr cvidorco
'r ,!:f' i.iiniiir. A strnnr? arr.iv f
Lilian Hoev of tl.o r:d.h
--', - -
'im dii'tt ict for the defense.
I'm sorry I shot him but I was afraid
he was going to get me. After that
l!If: UISKI. CASE OX
TRIAL AT LLCOLNTO.
I.incf.ln v
fro.(;.;,;;
" 'In tin.
''untv :
''"iniricnt Lincolntcn men
in a suit on trial in
''"'i'r court as a result cf
;ir' I'l.argcs against
I
r d German svmnathiz-
iii- vaiS and thy Lincoln
sum ,f :
Ti-,(. ,.,:,
H'J'fd p,
Ln '"'li.'
fc int ; .
t t!.
'Hiams.
iU;''in.s,n
Mar "
"l.'lM r 1
also defendant in
x 100.000 for printing the
lb; action of the dciend-
ra.rm
..qur.it ' inei..:'as'j in the cost cf living
due to tir.' dio-satisf action of-farmers
. n-:,.f, ,.f.Mirv,;n iml.iv hv .Tame-, U was ah ready to beat it to bhangnai.
i. IHakclcjS, fourth assistant
11,'iste frencral. More than
n-vcrs to Ux'.i.'UU questionaires
1 ce i i i v o i
post-1 China, and now here I am.'
i 1 , T t , i ,r r s r. r
40,000
day. When Dr. Craig's father,
Lieutenant R;. S. Craig, in Early's
brigade, was captured in 1864 he was
taken to Camp Chase, Ohic. A few
days aiter his arrival he wrote his
cousin, Margaret Urawiord,
in Louisville, Ky., ci his
and needs.
Dr. Craig has in his possession now
that letter and was given the Bible
which was among other things sent
at that time. The sons of these two
i lit i i i
worthy parents will be together on j ty
tne same puipit piatiorm ounaay
for the first time.
i
to farmers, :e said, indicate a
to mat ion
quieting and pt-rocem-
lo i
or
disastrous
v.--
consequences.
nflrviPHH rs
GCk't i . HU Fill IE!
S LA u afl
jug us-n
mm w BSD irv o am n
ililU 'JOilOUO MiVil
j the Brooklyn 'job,' he confided,
Ipwas greatly disappointed at
little we did get. This .was because!
my partner did not carry cut my in-J
j structions. I had ordered him to I
jjumP over the rail the minute we
I entered the place but he was an j
! amateur and wasted too much time, j
! It took him abGUt four minutes to j
what money we did get !
ana i Hickory Chapter JNo.
the i Arch aMsons, will meet
60, Royal
tonight in
special session tor work. All mem
bers are urged to be at the temple
at 7:30.
By the Associated Press.
Honolulu, '"dan. 03. Admiral Koi
chat is reported to have escapcu
from the bolsheviki and to be in hid
ing in Manchuria, according to a
Tckio dispatch to a Japanese news
paper here. The social revolution
which occurred at Irkutsk and which!
ousted Kolchak, transferred the gov
ernmental powers to the bolsheviki
paper added-
1
j PICK
up
Markets
iifor i i
iilhl m ss
imn
ill K
when it should not have taken more
than a minute."
"Who was your partner in the
Brooklyn' robbery?" he was asked.
L
don't care to say. I , don't
r . 1 1 acKs , derju 1 m ents
Sixty-four
fes ".mfl
against nmelico City
lrou'.i-ht
i.cdinton. who are a - i.tr,., . imn
.m active part
By the Associated Press
WiishinHton. Jan. !0
incidents of
lvr.ni-mt.ir.f of trains in Mexico 1
lear are classified as serious in re
ports recefved herb today.
The incidents reported were chiefiy
?n tho northern part of the country
land on the Mexican line between Mex
"'lico City and Vera Cruz and on th
"I
want to implicate him.
ried and I think by th
left
the country. I met
COTTON
By the Associated Press
New York, Jan. 30. -The cotton
He is mar-; market was unsettled during today's
s time has i earlv tradine. The cables from Liv-
hini
first ! crpool were not so good and
there
1M early OjOUU m money was pari
j;OUt to farmers in this trade terri
jjtory yesterday foj eggs by the Cif-
tawha creamery company. Ah the
fruit was not left in the nests in
one day, of course, but represented
one day's business. There were 4,
500 dozen eggs handled by the
creamery yesterday. Hickory is one
in Norfolk, Va., a short time belore ; was considerable selling on th.3
the Brooklyn 'job.' weakness of foreign exchange. Old
Hamby said he had never had anvjcrop months rallied several points
women accomplices in any of his vjo-ht after the call, but after selling
:ie
1 1
" ho
tl--.
and
A
1.
1,.
l:.
')' gy
1 '' ' d'acr.;; t i
i t.; cu' :a
"h n. Th:
!-: 'I'T it !..d
k f n'lant-i biirig I)
:. Aiftnethy, TI.
fohn'son, mnr.ufaet-
A. Cr-.-Arli ur.d .'. 11.
iM.-:r:d ! LAM it
is I
C1 i
n m rmt n MM mm a vm a
n m nn sin i lb
-oco t,l,,.,
hi,- 11 i!P'H"ir
. 1 1
P.
hi cum. an, msur-
1 i i::S01,
ti'KiiiH, editor
of
gavag2
tiie
robberies "oecause they talk too j at -47 or wjthin five points of
much." The day he was brought to J yesterday's closing quotations, May
Ping Sing the prisoner ..was ; asiced , eased otf 19 points lower, while Oc
what "interest" he had in life. Hejtober reacted about six points below
lighted a cigarette and watched the j vesterd; ,vs closi ng quotation,
match burn itself down and out be- j 1 -
fore he replied: PRODUCE
'The only interest a have is to see , , r
that I spend the time from now until j Ege J-
I go to the electric chair in smoking, Hens and roasters per ID 4c
readin" and making myself comfort- Old Roosters, per lb 12c
abki i know there is no possible I Country butter, per lb. 40c
clnnce of acquittal. I am guilty Creamery butter, per lb. 68c
and that is all there is to it." At! Pork (125 to 275), per lb 18c
anotiter time le said
of the largest
United States.
egg markets in the
1 H YORK
i Ui B Vim
id
FORCED TO EE
Belief that the influenza situation
Catawba, county nas snowu ma-
was ex iresssu
in titi case.
I,
tr,
i) 1.
'')iri
Adam.-, of Carthago isiin
'. i it,., .i... ........ .-.l i 4 n'n I iivrrnvfTYl en u
v .HtUI ' .IV 111 LlL.L.l ilUM. v . 1
- 1 . - oiiirv
ri,n I t., nif htr V. IiCO. VV tJiiiMM'
(Hk. . .T - , 111.
superintendent or neau t.
4'ni.tli.iK t.:nrr.'id Oi the
IJU 1UU1IV.1 - .
r.t Long Island and Monbo and tne
neeu mere i 5
1- t-nl-n rnrtf OT
arge enoun ij
patients. No deaths nave
,;ia bar-: At ,vi-,c. ri.,r. amV0A nnwdioro in the county.
- tT - 1 1 - 1 tr nnv
Influenza has not spiwu j
Du-hii,i i ." i'1'0--01'1-! I'Y Attorneys
A- Si-ir ,(,MHr.'-vl0 of Castcnia;" W;
Iiiuii,:-! l.'t'Kovy. and Waverlv
n!c. 1',. . , ' 'Jt-ifndantH are reprc-J principal
Qii.i ;.!;s;:'''icyrf K. Childs, A.f corps lai
of il, , A-.Jcr,a, R. J, JMaus- tho patl
lheire is
disease
tt "l. IH . f I . . .
l.lrif... lOlim 1 .1 .
..".-rc:,,,.,,. .,."- 'J-
"""I . ri I. D
."lU iV.
1). (j
C. and
Hofv of
4 1.. 11 1 .
vn "Jtain .j i f" U'V' I:iuer nving
n tl,' ihtl m.'c hy was elected
h'' (,tin 1. ,",tllft representative.
r'!(,ttii ,1 ,v. wus consumed in
Seof H;IU7.a,Vl hearing the
ithf' v;l'HU: :,'J,uintiff. The balance
bh the trial 11 bo rc(iuired to fin-
f olcpwbere in the
ccunty. There are no new develop
ments in Hickory, where four or
live cases have been reported and
there are about 18 cases m Nekton.
The warm weather which permits
people lo get out of doors has done
much to check the disease,. Dr. Shipp
said.
ever bothers me at all. The sooner
the end comes the better, ltfe im
material to me. I'd sooner have it
all over with than this fuss
place is nice. Everything here is
very nice. There' isn't anything I
want thatl haven't-got here)."
Judge Fawcett of Brooklyn, who
sentenced Hamby, said he -was the
'worst" criminal of G.00G wdio had
come befcre him in his entire career
on the bench. Hamby's "philosphy
of life" was embodied in the follow
ing statement he made just before
beting sentenced to'die:
"It is nothing for me to die be
cause I am coming back. It may
take a few years or it may take
several thousand year's, of course,
but time does not count. Being
brought into this world is like being
placed in a class of small children,
with each trying to compete with
the other. Some' of us are success-
'
lb. 17c
GRAIN
This j (Corrected daily by Horseford Milling
Company)
Wheat per bu $2.70
Corn per bu. . $1.90
Oats, per bu. $1.00
Rye, per. bu. $1.90
Cowpeas, per bu " $4.00
Weather
By the Associated Press
n Worcester, Mass., Jan. 30. Sergt.
Alvin C. York, the world war's
greatest individual hero, who is tour
ing the United States in behalf of
the Alvin C. York- 'foundation to
found and maintain a school in the
mountain sections of the south, was
today forced to cancel his tour in
definitely owing 'to an attack of
appendicitis. He was stricken after
his lecture in Boston Tuesday night,
but spoke at the Rotary club lunch
eon here yesterday.
For North Carolina: Fair tonight
and Saturday, no decided temperature
change; gentle to moderate winds
mostly north.
fui and some are not.
self I have 'flunked."
As for my-
FUNERAL OF MRS. JOHNSON
The funeral, over the remains of
Mrs. J. T. Johnson, whose death oc
curred in )New Orleansi. was held
from the First Methodist church
I this morning in the presence of a
.'large congregation of friends. Rev.
P. W. Tucker, pastor of the First
Methodist church of Newton, conduct
ed the service, assisted by Rev. W. R.
Bradshaw, pastor of the First Baptist
church. Rev. W. O. Goode, pastor of
the Methodist church here, was too ill
to attend the funeral. There were
many beautiful floral offerings.
L ; :-. plants.
. A. Martin told of a probable
enterprise with a payroll cf be-ri-30
and $200 a day and an-
enterprise that would spend be
n ?50 '0 a d $75,000.
j. rdi-aford discussed v. plants
then brought up the or-osed
I motor truck Jine to Boone, a ... umit
j tee to consider which will be appoint
j ed b:r the president.
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or I j . vv. i-iiaek welder discussed taxes
l and insurance, saying he thought ail
the automobile taxes should not go
to Raleigh.
T, A. Setzer said wdth a little as
sistance a good jobbing house could
be established here, as two or three
men well qualified were desirous of
going into this business. Mr. Set
ter also said that a concern with a
machinery plant sought to locate
here.
L. F. Abernethy told of an inquiry
j he had received from a company that
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manutacturea laundry maenmery mat
wanted, to come to this section be
cause of accessible lumber.
Geo. E. Bisanar thought good
reads:, hard surface roads, one of
the greatest needs of the township
and county at this time,
John W. Robinson said he was in
correspondence wdth the expectation
of buying a carload of sheep to be
distributed in the county and also
brought up the question of a meat
and milk inspector for the protection
ef Hickory pecplc. The city can
make requirements and enforce
them, he said, and these would re
sult in an improvement in the dairy
herds throughout the county and
section.
Dr. W. B. Ramsay urged the nec
essity of a belt line on which manu
facturing plants could be built. This
would avoid the necessity for plants
tc go so far cast and west for location-.
Ju L. Riddle thought a packing
plant in connection wdth the truck
line to Boone would be a good thing.
K. C. Menzies said he would take
stock in three new enterprises for
Hickcrv this year and all would be
good tilings. He urged everybody
to pull together for the community.
President Elliott endorsed the
community building being planned
by 1he Hickory post and on motion
ef K. C. Menzies tho ' association
pledged its moral and financial sup
port. The directors present last night in
cluded J. D. Elliott, Geo. F. Ivey, 4
N. W. Clark, W J. Shuford, J. W.
Blackwelder, Geo. E. Bisanar, John
W. Robinson, J. I). Riddle, S. L.
Whitener. K. C. Menzies, P. A. Set
zer, Dr. Vvl. B. Ramsey, J). A. Martin,
L. F. Abernethy, C. IL Geitner
President Elliott announced the
following committees:
Mcmbpshin and finance J. A. Mar
tin, K. C. Menzies. L. Abernethy.
Roads G. H. Geitner, Kj. C. Men
zies, J. L. Riddle, S. L. Whitener, N.
W. Clarli.
New Industries 'Geo. F. Ivey, J.
W. Blackwelder, P. A. Setzer. .
Agriculture Jl. W. Robinson, W.
E. Ramsev, J. W. Blackwelder.
Legislation B. Bt Blaskwelder,
Eubsrt Lyerly, A. K. Joy.
Housing Problem C. H. Geitner,
A. Alex. Shuford, W. J. Shuford.
Transportation G. E. Bisanar, J.
J. Willard, J A. Lentz.
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RAILROAD MAN DEAD
Ev the Associated Press
Denver, Col., Jan. SO. H. U. Madge
former general manager of the Atchi
son, Topekia and Santa Fe Railroad,
and one of the best known rail
road men in this country, died here
today.