Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Local News from Statesville, N.C., Aug. 11, 1933

Local news from the Aug. 11, 1933, issue of The Landmark, Statesville, N.C.

Mr. A.R. Brewer who lives on Fourth street, enjoyed new pumpkin pie for dinner Monday, from a pumpkin grown this summer on his lot in the southern part of town. Mrs. M. Cory, in reporting the matter, exhibited a sample of the pie and his testimony to the superior quality in the early fruit of the garden.

Mr. F.C. Ockerershaussen and Mr. Rinehardt from the office of the comptroller of the currency, Washington, D.C., spent a few days here this week appraising the assets of the First National Bank. They finished the examination yesterday and returned to Washington. It is not known what their report will be, but if it is favorable the directors hope to make arrangement to reopen the bank.

Miss Tisha Josey, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis at H.F. Long Hospital, is getting along nicely. Miss Bessie Josey, who underwent a serious head operation at a Charlotte hospital, is also improving, her friends will be glad to know.

The singing class from the Oxford orphanage gave a pleasing concert Tuesday night at 8 o’clock at Coca Cola hall, the program including drills, music, songs and an operetta. A freewill offering was taken and approximately $60 was realized for the orphanage which is sponsored by the Masonic Order of the state.

A marriage license has been issued for Mr. Robert Foy Stout and Miss Margaret Shoemaker, both of Sharpesburg township.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oakley of Statesville and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clement of Stony Point were called to Norfolk, Va., Tuesday by the death of Mr. Kenneth Chapman, who died of a heart attack at his home in Norfolk. Mr. Chapman was a brother-in-law of Mr. Ray Clement.

Mr. Richard Hall, who recently underwent an operation for acute appendicitis at the Davis hospital, is improving satisfactorily.

County Agent A.R. Morrow has been informed that the State 4-H Club short course, usually held in Raleigh during the summer, will be omitted. It had been planned to hold the short course in September this year, but those in charge of arrangements for the course have decided that it is inadvisable to have the course at all since a considerable number of the counties in the State will be in the midst of the wheat campaign during September.

There is an agitation during merchants to lengthen the hours and it is probable that there will be a revision of the opening and closing hours of Statesville merchants in the near future. The spirit of the code prescribing shorter hours of work was to give employment to more people. Under the present scheme there are not enough people to work and the hours are too short, hence the necessity for a revision, making the work hours longer.

Relatives in Iredell county have just been informed of the death of Mr. Martin Luther Lippard, 82 years old, former resident of this county, which occurred in the Ponca City hospital, Ponca, Okla., Tuesday afternoon, July 25. Mr. Lippard’s home was in Wichita, Kan., but he had been removed by his son to the hospital in Oklahoma for treatment for appendicitis. His appendix ruptured and death resulted from complications. Mr. Lippard is survived by one son, O.K. Lippard of Newkirk, Okla.; by a daughter who lives in Baltimore, Md.; three brothers, Messrs. Jesse M., John B., and Irenius S. Lippard; and one sister, Mrs. H.L. Suther, all of Iredell County. The funeral and interment were in Newkirk, it is understood.

A double funeral service for Robert Vance Parker and T.M. Jurney Jr., young men of Union Grove community, whose deaths resulted from injuries received in an automobile wreck Saturday night, was held at 11 o’clock Monday morning from the Union Grove Methodist church. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Grady White and Rev. G.B. Free, and interment was in the church cemetery. Friends and classmates of the two young men served as pallbearers, and the flowers were in charge of Miss Sarah Van Hoy and Miss Emma Allison, assisted by a large group of other friends.

The Crescent Knitting Mills have built an addition to their plant and are installing new machinery to take care of the increasing demand for the product. The addition to the building is 16 by 50 feet. It will be some time yet before the new machinery, which is now in process of installation, will be ready for operation, according to Mr. A.A. Moore, general manager of the plant.

Relatives in Statesville were advised Tuesday of the death of Mrs. Laura Turner Iseley, who died Monday in Washington City. She fell and broke her hip some time last winter and never recovered. She was about 70 years of age. Mrs. Iseley was a daughter of the late Henry Turner of Cool Spring Township and was a sister of Mr. Chap Turner, the late W.W. Turner of Statesville and the late Samuel Turner of Stony Point. The burial took place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Bethlehem church near Altamahaw.

Mr. Levi Sherman Jolly of Wilkesboro, father of Mrs. Minnie Byrd of Statesville, died at his home Wednesday afternoon following a serious illness of several weeks. Funeral was conducted at Pleasant Home church north of Ronda.

While playing, Katie, four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Volney Bennett of Gilkey, fell into a well of water 30 feet deep Tuesday and was drowned. Her mother was doing the family washing and turned around to place clothes on a line when the little girl climbed atop of the well to see how deep the water was and fell in. All efforts to revive her failed.

Marriage license has been issued for Mr. Clarence Malcom and Miss Nola Harris of Mooresville.

Mrs. Frank Crater, Miss Glennie Crater, Mr. Jesse Crater and Mrs. Bill Hawks and little daughter Sally Ann of High Point visited Mrs. Crater’s brother, Mr. P.H. Mason, Sunday. Mr. Mason accompanied them home for a visit.

Mr. Jim Shook of North Wilkesboro visited his sister, Mrs. Allan Jurney, last week.

Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Weber spent Monday with Mrs. Weber’s mother, Mrs. W.C. Linney in Alexander County.

Mr. Paul Eller of Hemlock, who has been spending awhile with his aunt, Mrs. W.B. Chavis, left Sunday for Norfolk, Va., to visit his sister, Mrs. W.E. Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Jurney have returned from Puluska, Va., where they spent two weeks with relatives.

Bill Dudley and Katherine Bell of Canton are spending awhile with their uncle, Mr. W.W. Holland.

A meeting will begin at Snow Creek M.E. church the third Sunday. This is a regular home-coming day for former members and friends, and a large crowd is expected.

Mr. Charles Gaither, who had the misfortune to dislocate his shoulder last week, is getting on fine. Dr. J.M. Robertson attended the injury at Dr. Trivette’s hospital at Houstonville.

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