The Ironton News, 1929-02-06

The only remaining barrier that im impeded - peded impeded progress toward an airport for the Tri-State region was removed Monday, at the dinner meeting at the Henry Clay, Ashland when it was ex explained - plained explained to the assembled representa representatives - tives representatives of Tri-State cities that the Embry Riddle Company of Cincinnati stood back of the project here and all that was required of the cities was a guar guarantee - antee guarantee of good faith and support. Unfortunately, the representatives from the Huntington Chamber failed to appear and this left a gap in what otherwise was a unanimous acclaim of the proposition. However, since Huntington did not come to the meet meeting, - ing, meeting, the meeting went to Huntington. B. F. Forgey, who has been active in the movement from the start, accom accompanied - panied accompanied by Ed. Burgess of Ashland, representing the Embry-Riddle Com Company, - pany, Company, went to Huntington today to explain the situation and to secure, if possible, the co-operation of the Huntington Chamber. The Embry-Riddle Company is the owner and operator of an airport at Cincinnati which is doing a commer commercial - cial commercial business at this time and is con connected - nected connected with the Government Airmail Service. The company, which is re reliable - liable reliable and established, sees in the Tri TriState - State TriState region an advantageous spot for the location of a commercial airport and an airmail landing field, which would serve six cities efficiently. All that is asked of these cities is their support and a guarantee that they would continue to remain in coopera cooperation - tion cooperation with this field. The cities which are to be served are Huntington, Ceredo-Kenova, Cat Catlettsburg, - lettsburg, Catlettsburg, Ashland, Russell and Iron Ironton. - ton. Ironton. All of these except Huntington had representatives present at the meeting last evening and each of them signed the resolution, assuring sup support. - port. support. Judge Ginn, president of the Ash Ashland - land Ashland Chamber, presided last night, and the proposition was explained to the gathering of twenty by Mr. Forgey, who advanced as his most important topic the fact that options had been, secured on sufficient land wi»\<p'nSh Point to ,fdl«*«v the establir*' establir*''ment - 'ment establir*''ment W'a field large enough to serve any project demanded at this time, ' He presented copies of five options, each one on a farm, which included a stretch of land from Sheridan to South Point. These options were taken for a sufficient duration of time to allow all cities to 'discuss the pro project - ject project thoroughly. Although the Embry-Riddle Com Company - pany Company made a generous offer and one which removed the only obstacle in sight at the time, the cities are ask asked, - ed, asked, in return to lend not passive sup support - port support but active support to the field. In order to make the venture a suc success, - cess, success, it is necessary that sufficient commerce and business be transacted there to make it a financial success. It is in this manner that the cities are asked to lend their aid; to divert busines to the airport, to encourage the use of airlines for passenger travel and freight shipment, and in any other legitimate way to boost the new venture. It is felt that with six cities combined to make the airline a success, the investment will be safe. In addition to the transport busi business, - ness, business, a local feature will be estab established - lished established in the form of a student train training - ing training school, for pilots. The Embry EmbryRiddle - Riddle EmbryRiddle Company, according to the statement of Mr. Burgess is ready to send as many as four planes here for this purpose, and also for the use of sightseers, and pleasure rides. After discussion, in which all the points were brought out, the repre representatives - sentatives representatives present at once pledged themselves as heartily in favor of the proposal. There was no fault to be found with the nroposed location at South Point as it seemed to be the

Tommy Lunsford, who with Robert Sinnott, was arrested sometime ago, charged with alleged attempt to hold up a Kenova, W. Va., man in an al alley - ley alley on North Third street between Buckhom and Lawrence street, was re-arrested last night by Deputy Sher Sheriffs - iffs Sheriffs Willard Mays and E. W'. Bennett. Lunsford was released under bond of $500 yesterday afternoon, after having spent the past weeks in the county jail on the holdup charges. Last evening, he entered the home of Viola Burch on North Third street and threatened to kill her, officers say for having testified against him in j the recent holdup affair. It was said ! that Lunsford ran Miss. Burch, known aa "Pete" through the house, and threatened to knock her head off. Lunsford was taken to the county jail after being rearrested last night, and the Burch woman will file charges of assault with intent to kill, officers- j stated. Bob Sinnott, arrested together with Lunsford, after he had been shot through the foot by Deputy Bennett on the night of the alleged holdup, was released on bond of $500 several day ago. buckTeToffers TO RESIGN POST ON FEBRUARY 15 Governor Cooper Demands Resignation at Once. Committee to Report. COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 5. - At a j conference between the attorneys for Bert B. Buckley, Convicted state trea treasurer - surer treasurer and Governor Cooper, it was stated that Mr. Buckley was willing to resign from office on Feb. 15 but I it was also stated that Governor Coo-1 per insisted upon the resignation at' once or else impeachment proceedings would be pushed at once. Meanwhile a committee authorized by the house of representatives, Mon Monday - day Monday night, to consider the expediency of bringing impeachment proceedings against the state treasurer met for or organization. - ganization. organization. A sub-committee compos composed - ed composed of Charles H. Jones and Horace Keifer was named to inspect the law involving impeachment, and another, composed of Joseph E. Dinsmore and John A. Hadden, was instructed to acquaint the committee with the facts of the case. They were instructed to report back to the entire body Wednesday. "1 felt that he should be out at once without any strings attached to it," Governor Cooper told newspaper newspapermen, - men, newspapermen, following the conference. During the conference with Buck Buckley's - ley's Buckley's attorneys, Governor Cooper call called - ed called in four members of his cabinet and j a representative of a fifth. They were j Harry D. Silver, finance director; Ed Edward - ward Edward S. Schoor, commerce director; State Auditor, Joseph T. Tracy, Wel Welfare - fare Welfare Director Hal H. Griswold and E. S. Shively, assistant attorney gen general. - eral. general. Mortgage on Buckley's Property A Mortgage of $3700 on the pro property - perty property of Bert B. Buckley, state trea treasurer, - surer, treasurer, the title of which was trans transferred - ferred transferred to his wife by Buckley, Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday morning, was given to Miss. Lu Lucille - cille Lucille Black, a stenographer in the em employe - ploye employe of Henry A. Williams, one of Buckley's counsel, it W'as learned Tuesday afternoon. Miss Black re refused - fused refused to $ay, however, why the mort mortgage - gage mortgage was made out to her. Buckley's property is worth $14,750, according to tax receipts. BIBLE READING A LONG SHOT First skirmish against the Bible bill was led in the House of Repre Representatives - sentatives Representatives Monday night by Repre Representative - sentative Representative Joseph G. Ehlich, Cleve Cleveland, - land, Cleveland, ami was lost by a vote of 99 to 13. The result, however, is not considered a real test of the atti attitude - tude attitude of the House on the measure.

The result of the Huntington con conference - ference conference today will determine the out outcome - come outcome of the project, as it is deemed necessary to have the solid backing of the entire Tri-State, and no com competition, - petition, competition, in order to assure the suc success - cess success of the enterprise. It was felt here that as soon as the Huntington Chamber realized the generosity of the offer by the Embry-Riddle Com Company - pany Company and the easy conditions upon which this offer is based, that the signatures of the Huntington com committee - mittee committee would be affixed at once. There is not room in this section, especially at this time, for more than one airport, as the airlines have not yet come into their own-'as common carriers. But with the entire region interested in one field the Cincinnati company sees possibilities that im impel - pel impel it to extend its interests in this territory. WHEREAS, it is proposed that B. F. Forgey, his associates and assigns, are contemplating the establishment of an airport at or near South Point, Lawrence county, Ohio. NOW THEREFORE, the undersign undersigned - ed undersigned representatives of the Chambers of Commerce of Huntington, West Virginia, Ceredo, West Virginia, Ke Kenova, - nova, Kenova, West Virginia, Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Ashland, Kentucky, Russell Kentucky, Greenup, Ky., and Ironton, Ohio, at a meeting assembled at The Henry Clay Hotel, Ashland, Kentucky, on the fourth day of February, A. D., 1929, do hereby pledge ourselves that the Chamber of Commerce for the various cities heretofore named, will use their influence in assisting B. F. Frogey, his associates and assigns in the etablishment of an airport at or near South Point, Ohio. We further pledge ourselves that upon establishment of such an airport that we will operate and use our in influence - fluence influence in directing our traffic, our commerce and general flying to this one airport jujd, that we will not use our influence in causing another air airport - port airport to be established so long as B. F. Forgey, his associates and assigns, provide adequate facilities to satisfy the needs of said cities. Tested at Ashland,. Kentucky, this fourth day of February, A. T>., i929. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Huntington, W. Va. By ., CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Ceredp-Kenova, W. Va. By Committee : - 'r> A. A. Booth, E. J. Meyer. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Catlettsburg, Ky. By Hugh Chatfield, Davis Martin, Jr. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Ashland, Ky. By W. A. Ginn, President. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Russell, Ky.1 By M. J. Mantz, Dr. J. F. Wright. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Ironton, O. * By Sara Ritter, Secretary. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Greenup, Ky. By Dr. H. T. Morris, Pres. Revenue Agents Arrest Three In Raid Last Night Federal prohibition agents, Lit Litteral. - teral. Litteral. Neff, Zirkle and Chris Cur Currington - rington Currington moved the scene of action into the district below Lawrence St., shortly after dusk last evening, and secured a auantity of liquor, and ar arrested - rested arrested three persons. Hester Long, 205 Buckhom Street. Sarah Sloan of Buckhdrrf Street, and "Froggy" Rust were all taken into custody by the agents, the latter ar arrested - rested arrested on charges of intoxication, and taken to the court of Mayor James Cunningham of South Point, where thev will be arraigned today. At the Long residence, the offic officers - ers officers confiscated three half-pints of moonshine liquor, and at the Sloan place; thev found five half-pint bot bottles - tles bottles of the illicit booze hidden in a trap underneath the floor. i _

(Ashland Independent.) i The exnenditure of approximately I five million dollars by the Chesa Chesapeake - peake Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in Russell Yards, evoked much comment and speculation in the city and railroad circles Tuesday. Two major questions were fre frequently - quently frequently asked. how many new employees will be demanded after the finish of the improvement cam campaign. - paign. campaign. Second, who will benefit most by the gigantic improvement pro program? - gram? program? The second question seems to be easier to answer than the first, according to a survey made by an Independent renresentative Tuesday morning when he interviewed prom prominent - inent prominent business men of Russell. Several Russell real estate dealers were frank in their statements and let it become known that they would furnish adequate ,homes, with every advantage, for the added employment which then believe that the expendi expenditure - ture expenditure is certain to provide. Russell business men said that the tendency of railwa- employees to move away from their work, instead of closer, was gradually diminishing and for this reason they held a be belief - lief belief that the'' would be able to re retain - tain retain ninetv percent of the added em employment - ployment employment in the city. Russell real realtors - tors realtors have seen the possibilities of the improvement program for the past several years and thev are fortified with good homes to offer; Russell schools are not excelled anywhere in the Tri-State Valley for scholastic rating, and their churches and other civic attractions rank among the best. As to how many permanent em employees - ployees employees the new imDrovement will furnish, it could not be determined accurately. It has been stated thru an authoritative source that the new car renair shops in the east end of the vards will employ several hun- [ dred men. At this point, railway officials pointed out a perplexing situation presents itself. The installation of the car retarders, which are automati automatically - cally automatically onerated, will result in the elimination of approximately four hundred switchmen, who are now employed in the Russell yards. The automatic system, which was install installed - ed installed in the Portsmouth, N. W. -yards recently they said, resulted in the elimination of seventv-five men the first day it was put into operation. Officials stated that with the new car retarding system in operation, fifty men would be able to accomplish the work which now requires four hun hundred - dred hundred under the present system of men riding the cars over the hump. J. D. Kelly,' former Supervisor of Maintenance on the C. & O. Divis Division - ion Division at Russell, spent several months studying the system as was used by a Western railroad, and he reported that the system operated favorably and minus the great expense of the present "hump" operations in the Russell yards. Railway officials said Tuesday that the underpass and run-around tracks planned for the east end of the yards would serve to increase the efficien efficiency - cy efficiency of the Terminal. At the present time, they said, it was frequently

necessary for an engine crew to be kent waiting for fifteen to thirty minutes before the main lines could be cleared to allow the engine to reach the east bound ready tracks. The new underpass and run-around tracks, they said would enable the engine to be moved immediately from 1 the round house to the ready tracks without the great delay which often occurs. The building of the West and un undergrade - dergrade undergrade crossing presented a diffi difficult - cult difficult question. It was stated through an unofficial source, that the under underground - ground underground nas.s, which is to renlace the overhead bridge in the west end of the yards, would extend from the Ashland-Greenup pil*e, near the 'pome of Mead McCoy in Raceland, t6 the tunnel which now leads to Worth Worthington. - ington. Worthington. If the proposed route of the crossing is according to plans of the C. & O. General Offices, at Rich Richmond, - mond, Richmond, It will be one of the longest in the country. The changing of the route of the Ashland Greenup Highway will pro provide - vide provide for the extension of the west end switching leads. It was stated that the plans for the imDrovements had been completed by the Richmond General Offices and' that various parts of the work would be started upon awarding of the eon-j tracts. It was believed by several | Russell officials that a portion of the work would be under construction within the next thirty days. The extensions and improvements will result in the change of the pres present - ent present topography, The present route of the Ashland-Greenup Highway, if the change is authorized by the Ken Kentucky - tucky Kentucky State Highway Commission, will swing to the left at Mitchell Hol Hollow - low Hollow and cut through the hill, which separates Raceland and West Russell. The new route will join with the old at the short pike which leads up the Pond Run section at Raceland. If the change of the road is effect effected. - ed. effected. it is known that several business houses in Raceland will be moved to follow' along the line of the main highway. It has been stated from a reliable source that the I. M. Gilley Hardware Company will locate in a new building, on the upper side of the intersection of the new pike and the Pond run road. The corner lot at this point is owned h1' Mr. Gilley. It was also stated that several other] Raceland concerns, which would ba left isolated by the change of the highway, would move into new loca locations. - tions. locations. The present site for the new cat repair shops is a barren field. The new shops are to extend to a po'.d near the upper entrance of the Race Raceland - land Raceland track.

Judge Rules Pari-Mutual Betting Lawful In Kentucky. Pari-mutuel betting on horse racing at the Tri-State Fair and Racing Association's plant, at Raceland, is not in violation of the law was the ruling handed down Tuesday in the Greenup circuit court by Judge W. C. Halbert. In a second ruling Judge Hal Halbert - bert Halbert confirmed the sale of the Raceland track to the S. & S. Lyric Company of New York. These two decisions are the result of suits brought by the Comipon wealth of Kentucky, through the office of the attorn attorney - ey attorney general. The first decision is one which is vital to horse racing in Ken Kentucky - tucky Kentucky and had if been otherwise, would have made pari-mutuel betting illegal at every track in the state, providing the court of appeals sustained the ruling. The second suit was filed by the state in order to obtain money that is alleged to be due the state, by the race track. The state alleges that it has a prior claim on the track and that the sale to the S. & S. Lyric Com Company - pany Company was illegal. . Judge Halbert's decision makes the sale legal, but gives to the Common Commonwealth - wealth Commonwealth the right to buy the track at any time within a year, at the origi original - nal original sale price of $200,000, plus ten percent, or a total of $220,000. The official appraisal of the track and plant, at the time of the sale was $400,000. The state has claims amounting to about $95,000 against the track, re resulting - sulting resulting from unpaid taxes and delin delinquencies. - quencies. delinquencies. It is this bill that the at attorney - torney attorney general attempted to collect. Sale of the track was caused by the foreclosure of a mortgage held by the S. & S. Lvric Company. This | company was high bidder at the forced sale and bouerht in the plant. It is understood that the attorney attorneygeneral - general attorneygeneral will file an immediate ap appeal - peal appeal in the higher court, on the pari parimutuel - mutuel parimutuel ruling. In filing charge a against - gainst against the track, the commonwealth alleged that all betting was illegal on the grounds that the statutes did no Provide for such wagering. The decision rested on the so-called lot lotten' - ten' lotten' provisions, which regulates bet betting - ting betting on horse racin'" at regularly li licensed - censed licensed tracks. Judge Halbert found that this was legal and according to law.

COLORED BOYS ATTEMPT TO ROB TWO SMALL GIRLS Two Ten-Year Old Girls Stopped By Negro Youths* Last Night. An incident, of a somewhat differ different - ent different nature of crime than has been recorded in police circles in Ironton for some time, occured last night about eight o'clock, when two negro youths stopped two small girls and attempted to rob them. Rosalyn Johnson, ten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Johnson of 705 Depot Square, and Virginia Foster, ten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster of the same address, were the victims of the affair, which proved unsuccessful, and ended in the flight of the negroes. Police expect to make arrests today. According to information furnished by the childrens' parents, who occupy a rooming house with Mrs. John Pru Pruitt - itt Pruitt at 705 Depot Square, the little girls were sent to the grocery store. The Foster child, accompanied by her playmate, Rosalyn Johnson, went to the S. V. Lynd Grocery store on the corner of Seventh and Quincy streets where she purchased a bottle of milk, and a dozen eggs. She ten tendered - dered tendered a five dollar bill to the grocer, and after receiving the change, de departed - parted departed with her friend and started for home. - The negro lads, who are thought to be students at the Ironton High School followed them to the comer at Quincy street and Depot Square, where they stopped them, and started to search them. They found no mon money, - ey, money, however, and fled, when the screams of the terrified children, frightened nearly to death by the sud sudden - den sudden appearance of the negroes, who wore masks over their faces, attract attracted - ed attracted a neighbor Jas. R. Gustin, who resides at 723 Depot Square, Mr. Gustin rushed to the girls' side and the negroes fled. Virginia had placed the change re received - ceived received from the grocer into her glove and her assailants looked every place but in that spot. Their parents be believe - lieve believe they know who the negroes were, and expect immediate arrest.

Among Ourselves Snow and slippery roads don't keep the Ironton News readers from out in the county from coming to Ironton to do their shopping and visiting The News office. Among the subscribers who were in to renew were Roy Gornall of Millers, and that's a long drive to Ironton; John Ellis and A. D. Taylor of Route - 2, Proctorville, Perry Hesson and Wil Wilburn - burn Wilburn Christian of Route - 3, Proctor Proctorville, - ville, Proctorville, were four satisfied readers from the east end of the county, who came in to renew; Berk Hesson and Roma Christian, also of Route - 3, Proctor Proctorville, - ville, Proctorville, who recently renewed their sub subscription - scription subscription were visitors; M. M. Hunt of Pedro, Route - 2; C. K. Wall of Scottown and J. M. Hayes of Willow Wood also came in with a smile. Here's real good news. C. G. Cole and Pleasant Sites of North Kenova were added as new subscribers. The latter named is a World War Vet Veteran, - eran, Veteran, serving with Co. L For such a deep snow, these boys came a long way to sign fora good newspaper. The mail man did his duty and those who found it too cold to come to the County Seat sent money orders and checks. Among those who trusted Uncle Sam with their money were A. C. Harrison of Polkadotte; Mrs. Belle Waller, Ironton Route - 1; C. Massie, Wilgus; H. T. Flower, Pedro, Route - 1; and one new subscriber was added to the Honor Roll by mail. Ora Montgomery of Polkadotte. Getting further away from home we opened letters from Mrs. Kavene Peters, Binghampton, N. Y. and hpr mother Mrs. William Compton and daughters Felonese of Columbus, 0, Willard Norris and William Mor Morris - ris Morris of Coal Grove paid the office A personal visit to tell us how well they like The News. M. M. Elcessor ox Rappsburg, being post master, sent' his remittance for another year by money order. The Ground Hog may hare gone bade in his ole hole, but on Monday and Tuesday News readers weren't afraid of their shadow nor th* aaow either.