The Ironton News, 1937-03-31

William Cogan, 79-ysar-old re H'dsnt of Ohio Furnace, who lot! hit right arm when struck by an automobile on tha Ohio River Road Tueaday morning, died at !2:!S p. m. at tha Deaconen Hospitat The fact that three U. S. Engi Engineers - neers Engineers from Portsmouth happened aiong at the time of the accident, and the fact that they had an em emergency - ergency emergency kit in their automobile, may mean the saving of a iife. William Cogan of Ohio Furn Furnace, - ace, Furnace, 79-years-old, well known vio vioiinist, - iinist, vioiinist, is in the Deaconess hos hospital - pital hospital mtnus his right arm and . uf uffering - fering uffering greatty from shock ant) loss of blood. Cogan was watking along the Ohio River road, toward fronton above the second underground crossing Tuesday morning at ten o'ciock when an auto driven by Aiec Johnson of Ohio Furnace bore down upon him. The handle of the automobile! door caught Mr. Cogan's right arm and the arm was severed just a bove the elbow. Deputy Sheriff Karl Sehweickart found the arm tying several feet away on the road, and turned tt over to Chat les J. O'Keefe whose ambulance brought the aged man to the hos hospital. - pital. hospital. DRIVER SPEEDING According to witnesses Mr. awl Mrs. A. G. Baldwin and Thurman Daniels, all of Slabtown, Alee Johnson was driving at a rapid rate of speed and veered over to the left side of the road to strike the old man. The party of engineers, com comprised - prised comprised of Edwin C. Poohiin, W ti ti19 - 19 ti19 3 7 LAWRENCE COUNTY MOTOR DEATHS To Date 4 DRIVE CAREFULLY +-+ Ham H Hancock and Roger Ward of Portsmouth, applied a tourni j quet to stop the How of Mood. Mr. Cogan. in spite of his ad advanced - vanced advanced years, exhibited remarkable staying powers, and remained en entirely - tirely entirely conscious, while first aid was being given. He lost a considerable quantity of blood, but retained his composure and did not require as assistance - sistance assistance in being placed on a stret stretcher - cher stretcher from the O'Keefe ambulance. About an hour after the acci accident - dent accident Johnson came to the county jail and surrendered. He is being held, pending the outcome of Mr. tOogan's injuries. Johnson drove on up the road after striking Mr. Cogan, and was prevailed upon by Baldwin to go hack to the scene, but he refused and drove away. Later he came to 1 ronton and gave up. Deputy Sheriff Jim Keliy assist assisted - ed assisted Officer Schweickart in the in investigation - vestigation investigation of the accident. Mr. Cogan formerly was employ employed - ed employed at the Boll Furniture Company in 1 ronton and was well known.

The moot costiy mistake made during the recent flood was when the Lbtonel phoned his adjutant to get him a pair of oars at head headquarters - quarters headquarters at once The adjutant misunderstood the order Since the gasless days caused by water in the pipes, perhaps more peopie are iunching down town that ev ever - er ever before.In our rounds we observe that 90 per cent of the battkers lunch at the Busy Bee ...... You'D meet most of the court [muse attaches at Hites.Sehach Hites.Sehachleiters - leiters Hites.Sehachleiters get the rush from rest busy folks.At Klein's you'll meet the shop girls who are "Just dying for a fag" (smoke to you) .The Marlow aiways has many trange faces.Those who tike heaping plates crowd the Riviera Annex.At the DeLuxc you meet 'em from alt walks and profes professions.Those - sions.Those professions.Those who tike a rather exclusive man's lunch, crowd the Sportsman Students seem to prefer Dave's Sandwich Shop and the Hamberger Inns on Second street.And the reducing sisters crowd the drug store and dime shops. s * * The 1 ronton ladies had no dif difficulty - ficulty difficulty in compromising between the occasion and the temperature on Easter Morn.They wore their fur coats with a new straw hat - and we wonder what they would have thought if mere man had worn his straw sailor with his top coat? Speaking of the tem temperature, - perature, temperature, the next 12 are zero hours for motorists to affix their 1937 auto license plate* At that, there is so iittle difference between the old and new, that a traffic cop has to have an eagle eye to distinguish them on the run.The Tribune don't often have a "hot story" but Monday morning the fire department wa. called to their building - evident building - evidently - ly building - evidently because the reporters were so hot on Ac trail of Secty. of State Kennedy for the election scandal story .. . The Secretary did not ar arrive - rive arrive in ironton on Monday, and the fire damage at the building was ntlL Chicago papers pictured the sun rise Easter morn services at Sold ier field, which was attended by lb,000 people.Seems to us that 1 the Beechwood Stadium, facing the east, as it does, would offer a won derful opportunity for an Easter sunrise pageant, and perhaps many of us absentees from regular aer vices might swe'i the crowd Anyway, it is something to think about for next Easter. On the held was a huge cross of white, and singers parade upon the field in formations like at football games, spelling "Christ is Risen. " SSS

At a meeting of District No. H. Ftaternat Order of Eagles, Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday night, with [ronton Aerie, Nt k**5, as host hna! plans were made for the hie di-trirt initiation ahich wili be held in [ronton on Sunday, April Hth. The initiation witt feature the format opening of the new lodge budding, voted one of the moat at attractive - tractive attractive and complete in the tri tri-tate - -tate tri-tate region. [ronton Aerie is working for a cl -,-s of [(Mi new candtdates at t**" district raiiy. )a.-t n'ght report reportfront - front reportfront the district showed that the candidate ro.ter to date, numbers !25, and of that number, [ronton has a group of 66. The initiation wit) honor State Secretary Matt. A. Brown of Soringheid and Wiihur Frecka. secretary of the [ronton Aerie. t20 ARE PRESENT At fast night# meeting [26 members of the [oca[ aerie were present, with five from WeUston. five from Portsmouth, two from Chi'tieothe and two from Jackon Wiveriy and Manchester aeries were not represented. FoMowing tire opening of the reguiar [ronton meeting, the pro program - gram program was turned over to Roy Crabtree, of Jackson, district sec secretary. - retary. secretary. [t was announced that Or George G Hunter of [ronton, com commander - mander commander of District No. 7, American [region, had accepted the invita invitation - tion invitation to be the principal speaker at the initiation on Apri) Hth. The [ronton degree team Wit! exemptify the work. BiHy Yates and hi* band, which opened a two week.- en engagement - gagement engagement at the Riviera Sunday night, has already won a ptace in the hearts of the dancers of the Tri-State His is the first big orchestra to play since the Hood and the amusement seeking public is giving the Club Rivtera the gtad hand once more it) a big way. < Tomorrow !s Apri! Foo!s Day Don't Got Footed - Come to our Shop For Lunch. KLHN'S The &tdn 8hnp nn Center '<*."*.<net*!ea

Court Authtrizda Commit tioners to Emp!oy At tittont in $77,000 Bond Issue The matter of paying long over overdue - due overdue jury and witness fees took an another - other another step forward Tuesday after afternoon. - noon. afternoon. Judge James Cottier approved an apptication of the Lawrence County Commissioners, authoriz authorizing - ing authorizing the employment of Attorney Fred A. Ross, fronton City Solici Solicitor - tor Solicitor as tegal assistant in the isau ar.re of t77,000 worth of bonds. On March 23, the commission commissioners - ers commissioners adopted a resoiution that At Attorney - torney Attorney Rosa be empioyed as legal coun.se) to assist Prosecuting At Attorney - torney Attorney Roy L. Henry in the mat matter - ter matter of issuing the bonds. The bond issue is to be made in anticipation of the cotleetion of delinquent taxes. Bids for the bond issue wit! be opened at an earty date, it was indicated yesterday. Lions Endorse Valley Flood Contro! Plans The Lions tCfub had as their guests yesterday noon. Dr. Fran Francis - cis Francis Mahia. assistant director of heatth of Ohio, and Alan Jordan of the Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Contro! Congress. Dr. Mahta discussed the propos proposed - ed proposed establishment of a tuberculo tuberculosis - sis tuberculosis hospital, and the general health program in Ohio. Mr. Jordan's addrc.ss concerned Ohio Valley Flood Control plans and problems. Both he and Dr. Mahla mentioned that stream pol pollution - lution pollution was one of the problems faced by all valley cities. A reso resolution - lution resolution endorsing the valley Hood control plan was passed unani unanimously - mously unanimously by the club. A report was submitted by Les Weisenberger on the Easter egg hunt heid last Sunday afternoon The next meeting of the club will be held at the Russel! Y. M. C. A., in Russell, to be followed by an inspection of the C. & 0. terminal.

Taking up the senate amend amendment - ment amendment to the Kilpatrick Biii which provides for the fitting of a vac vacancy - ancy vacancy in the office of county com commissioner, - missioner, commissioner, the house tate Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday afternoon concurred in the senate amendment, carrying with it the emergency clause. Ninety Ninetytwo - two Ninetytwo votes were required for house concurrence in the emergency fea feature - ture feature of the measure and the De Democratic - mocratic Democratic majority counted ninety ninetythree - three ninetythree votes for it. The bid was immediatety rush rushed - ed rushed to Governor Davey, who sign signed - ed signed it, and it was forthwith regis registered - tered registered with the office of Secretary of State, Wm. J. Kennedy. So, today, the Democratic coun county - ty county commissioners, together with the county engineer, wit] fii] any vacancy that might occur in any county in the state. PARTISAN MEASURE The measure was bitteriy fought by the Republicans and their caucus of yesterday decid deciding - ing deciding to go down the line against the biii made it a strictly parti partisan - san partisan measure and not a single Re Republican - publican Republican cast a vote in favor of the emergency clause. This threw wavering Democrats solidly be behind - hind behind the bit! and gave the emer emergency - gency emergency clause adherents pienty of ground for rejoicing. The contest has raged for sev several - eral several week.- and <bas been stubborn stubbornly - ly stubbornly fought every inch of the way. That it has ended successfully for the Democrat brought joy to their camp throughout the state. RECONSIDERATION The initial test on the emergen emergency - cy emergency clause in the house brought

defeat for the Democratic hosts, when they presented it Monday night for a vote. They were abie to garner but 83 when 92 were required. However Repre Representative - sentative Representative Lutz who had voted neg negatively - atively negatively on the first test, asked for a reconsideration Tuesday af afternoon. - ternoon. afternoon. There was a tense feeiing a among - mong among both Repubiiean and Demo Democratic - cratic Democratic groups and a hurried count counting - ing counting of noses. The Democrats had worked feverishty during the night and eariy morning hours and their strength kept increas increasing. - ing. increasing. On the fourth roll caH there were enough accretions to send the Democrats over the top. DEVELOPS EAST The measure was introduced in February by Bishop Kiipatrick. representative from TrumbuH county, and the bill carried by a substantia) vote but a defeat was administered the emergency clause supporters. Last week developments follow followed - ed followed thick and fast and the senate passed the bill 27 to 3 tacking on the emergency ctause, which makes the bili immediateiy effec effective. - tive. effective. It was sent back hurried hurried)y - )y hurried)y to the house for concurrence and placet) on the caiendar for Monday night- After the test vote was taken the Democrats were positive that they could car carry - ry carry their emergency ctause and they set to work with a will. The reconsideration was moved Mon Monday - day Monday and after a period of prelim preliminary - inary preliminary maneuvering was pushed to victory by the overwhelming i Democratic maj^dty. r h- SUlA