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WEATHER Worth Carolina: Partly cloudy Co ^ Wednesday. Slightly cool Tpvtreme south Central portion. Official Shelby temperaturaai High 7°. ,oW 49, raJllfaU -13, Tshe Shelby Baily Stett FORMERLY THE CLEVELAND STAR, ESTABLISHED 1896 The Markets Citium, «|H)t ..13*4 lo IW Cotton, orod, r»r lot .........$34.00 Cotton H»d, w«|on ton ......131.0* gmTXLII—NO. 131 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS THE SHELBY DAILY STAR SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY, OCT. 27, 1936 AUDITED CIRCUIATION SINGLE COPIES 6c DIVORCE GRANTED WALLY QUICKLY BY BRITISH COURT Business Men Opposed To Power Plant believe power rates are due to BE lowered Investment Not Neces sary To Get Cheaper Power OPPOSE^BONDS Whst do Shelby taxpayers think of the federal grant of $132,300 to Shelby for the erection of an elec tric power generating plant to cost 1278,000, the city to furnish the bal ince of the money, $146,000? This question was asked several of the larger taxpayers of the city this morning and each one is op posed to the proposition. 0. M. MI'LL: "The electric field , being entered by the federal gov ernment and rates have not only been reduced several times but will be reduced further. X don’t think it ii economically sound for Shelby to go into the power generating business now. Fuel, such as oil ana eoal, out of which Shelby would generate power with a plant of its own, are advancing and it is my opinion that we can buy power much cheaper from a company that generates it from water than we can from steam or oil.” A. HATCHER WEBB: " I am opposed to extravagance in any tarn. I don’t like to see any gov ernment waste peoples’ money and I am opposed to Shelby issuing bonds for $140,000 to get $132,000 from the government. In each case the two funds would be our money, whether raised from the taxpayers 1 Is Shelby or in Washington." J. D. LINHBERGER: “I think the proposition of Shelby building u electric plant to generate its own power is foolish in the ex treme. The government has, is and will be forcing power rate reduc tions and it is silly to think that a mall plant here can produce power tbeaper than we can buy it.” I T. LeGRAND: “As a taxpayer tnd a citizen, I feel that it is not a sound proposition for Shelby to build a $278,000 plant in an effort to produce power cheaper than it h able to buy it. When we put in a Power plant, at the Shelby Cotton mill., conditions were different from what they are today. Purchased Power was higher than it is now and our working hours were longer. If Shelby would build Its own plant, * would have to be 50 to 100 per «nt over-capacity to care for the %s irregular load and the over bad would eat up any anticipated Pjof'ts. I am opposed to the plant wolutely, as a taxpayer and as a ®“*n- If I thought it was a good (Continued on page eight.). CHARGES HEARD AS EAST DRAWS CAMPAIGN FIGHT Industrial Ea«t U Ap P>«ntly The Final Battleground By The Associated Press ta tt, eleventh-hour combat thr t„athickIy Pe°Pled sections of ntc phT’31 East' Parties tt- , inlently today the unfold * their leaders! Campaign Strategy M' ljando*» carried to*. "f Pennsylvania’s steel n addr»S& mUtled ftUnjr the SpoUs System," So°seve!t ordered trip toto 6tsnd by for a Ner vork tonlght In a late yesurHCnbeti “ non-political Mr' Roosevelt told Nation’s the adminis 1811 no WtV* "No for8°tten men r.,, Ior?otten races.” on began his appeal for Continued on page eight.) Fir J:EAGlJE IS sighting amendment ^xeeut ^ ^—Patrick t"* Kcrth secretary of •tfVlClPA, ItaS c-roima _ »ua£|n‘ hl6 league vaatUon » —“ louay his a«h«ng the * exemption amp Attackers Of Federal Agent Found Guilty STATESVILLE, Oct. 27.—^)— John and Glenn Brown, charg ed with shooting Federal Agent D. E. McShane during a liquor raid last May, were convicted today in federal district court, but three others tried at the same time were acquitted. The verdict was rendered by Judge E. Yates Webb himself, by agreement of counsel. Those acquitted were Gar land Brown, Garland Drum and Garland Bolick. All had been charged with assault and con spiring to assault. Sentencing of the convicted Browns was deferred until aft er the five and several others are tried for conspiracy to vio late the revenue laws. Trial of this case began immediately after the assault verdicts were rendered. LOYAL MILITIA DRIVEN TO CITY Unable To Continue Advance Against Foes By The Associated Press Desperate socialist commander? lighting to tern a fascist advance on Madrid hurled waves of raw re cruits against insurgent forces to day only to be driven back with heavy casualties. The government counter-attack surprised sleeping fascist warriors as the socialist “pincer” movement concentrated on the short stretch of insurgent-controlled road be tween Valmojado and Navalcam ero. Gen. Joe Varela, fascist comr mander in the advance on the capital, hastily marshalled air planes, tanks and troops, battered the driving socialists with a rain of steel and drove them backward in disorder. As the newest battle raged in war-torn sectors, south and west of Madrid, fresh efforts to isolate the Spanish conflict were being under taken in London where members of a neutrality sub-committee were called into session. Rusisan representatives labored over a declaration which was ex pected to clarify their position In the non-intervention accord — va riously interpreted as both “in and out” of the 27-nation agreement to block shipments of munitions to both Spanish socialists and insur gents. Madrid Desperate The situation inside the Spanish capital was described as desperate by American newspaper correspond ents taken into custody by Fascists during a running machine gun bat tle Sunday when their Socialist es corts fled. “It is quite possible the militia will run from Madrid when it is attacked,” the newspapermen said. “Madrid can be taken within two days.” Squads of women took over du ties performed by male residents of the capital as all available men were rushed to bolster the external defenses. SECURITY ACT DRAWS SUPPORT OF DEMOCRATS Winant Declares Re publicans Mislead Public CAMPAIGN COSTS _ • John G. Winant. former head of the Social Security Board, said Re publicans were back of “misleading” information about the Social Secur ity Act. President William Oreen of the A. P. of L. also went to the de fense of the act, with a declaration that it was something for which workers prayed for many yean. John Hamilton, chairman of the Republican national committee, hit back at James Roosevelt for criti cizing the administration of Kansas schools under Landon. Charging young Roosevelt with "disregard for the facts,” Hamilton said “Not a Kansas child has been deprived of schooling.” Dr. Francis G. Blair, former head of public instruction in Illinois, said any charge that Lan don closed schools was "political” and “without foundation." Reports to capitol Hill showed that the two major parties, their ti tanic struggle, already have spent $9,016,930. This is more than double the cost of the 1932 campaign. Another campaign development was a bitter court fight between Harry L. Hopkins, relief chief, and New Jersey republicans. The latter sought to have a federal court here compel Hopkins to open WPA rec ords, saying they suspected relief (Continued on Page Eight) Charge Coercion In Ohio Plants WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.—(XP)— The senate campaign expenditures committee announced today it had ordered an investigation of charges that Ohio Industries were "coerc ing employes politically.” Although details were withheld, th committee disclosed the Inquiry would be based on allegations that employes of the Timken Roller Bearing company at Columbus were informed on October 2. The plant would close if Governor Alf M. Lan don, republican presidential nomi nee, was defeated and : :that Henry Ford was going to withdraw all his orders and that democratic policy was permitting the importation of bearings from foreign countries which would eventually ruin the roller bearing industry.” Louis R. Glavis, chief committee Investigator, was ordered to conduct the inquiry, the announcement said. McDonald declares BANDWAGON RUNNING ROCKINGHAM, Oct. 27.—W— Dr. Ralph McDonald charged in a campaign address here last night that "Reactionary band wagon Jumpers” are "now getting on the Roosevelt wagon in the hope of de feating his program after he is re elected.” Author Seeks Divorce WAYCROSS, S. C„ Oct. 7.—(JP)— Caroline Miller, author of the Pulit zer prize-winning novel, "Lamb In His Bosom,” has filed a petition for divorce Louisiana Passengers Tell Of Terrible Saturday Night NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 27.—m~ Passengers told today of five try ing hours aboard a Louisiana and Arkansas railway train which was halted and besieged near Winnfteld, La., by men and women strike sympathizers. They stretchejf on the floors of the locked coaches, in darkness, for hours while a crowd milled outside hurling bricks and stones and shouting and cursing. Most of the passengers were students and oth ers returning from the Louisiana State-Arkansas football game in Shreveport Saturday. One ol two New Orleans women who attempted to leave the train to telephone for assistance was struck over the eye by some mis sile and slightly hurt. They decline* to reveal their names. One of the women said the train was halted about 11 o’clock Sat urday night. "An armed guard traveling on the train grabbed me and shoved me to the floor of the club car,” she said. "Ail the lights were put out and the doors were locked The guards said we couldn't even (Continued on page eight.) Returns J... ..-1-^ Rev. R. M. Courtney, who returns to Central Methodist church, Shel by, for his second year. OFFICIALS TAKE OVERBUILDING; COST IS $11,300 School Head, Federal Worker* Get New Offices It Is “moving day” for officials in Cleveland county. There Is qulte' a stir in the court house and offices of the county agents as attaches begin moving into the new agricultural and edu cational building just completed on East Warren street at a cost of $11,300. School superintendent J. H. Grigg •moved most of his books and fur niture into a handsome suite of offices and storerooms yesterday and is answering a telephone at a new desk this afternoon. Several thousand books and volumes of school records are already placed on long rows of new shelves. Welfare Worker Mrs. L. H: Ledford and Miss Car oline Long, county welfare workers will occupy the offices vacated in the courthouse. The welfare office will be used as a storage place for accumulating county records. The entire force of the federal governmental agencies, the Reset tlement Agncy, John Hudson and the WPA forces, the sewing room headquarters, recreational directors, F. L. Wagner and the farm loan office, have all been given tempo rary quarters on the first floor of the new building. They were for merly located in the basement of the Charles Hotel. County AgenU In just a few days, at least be fore the first of the month, the of fices of J. 8. Wilkins, county agent, his assistants, the cotton agent, committeemen and secretarial force which has been in charge of the (Continued on page eight) Tar Heels Arrest Virginia Convicts FAYETTEVILLE, Oct. 27.—(>P)— Paul Edwards, last of four Norfolk, Va., jailbreakers sought in this section, was arrested near Godwin today by county officers and taken to Lumberton to join his three confederates, all charged with braid ing up the Western Union office there yesterday. Meanwhile, in Lumberton Soli citor T. A. McNeill announced after a conference with Norfolk officers that the men would b6 tried there for the $6.69 holdup instead of be ing returned to the Virginia city. The other three men, arrested near Eastover, some miles from here, after a hot chase yesterday, were booked as Arnold Scott and Clifton Hollowell of Norfolk and C. E. Smith of New Bern. The four escaped with one other in a jail break at Norfolk Sunday night. Officers picked up the bandit car as it sped through here a short time after the Lumberton holdup, and a large group joined the pur suit The fugitives finally abandon ed their car wiien it stuck in sand on a country road, and three of them were raptured almost imme diately. DIXON SHARPLY RAPS NEW DEAL IN SPEECH HERE “Good Speech” State GOP; “Good Show” Say Others PRAISESSHELBY Tom Dixon, violent critic of President Roosevelt and the New Deal, brought his attack on the policies of the national Democra tic party to his home town and to the home tcavn of Clyde Hoey, Democratic nominee for the gov ernorship, and spoke for an hour and a half to an overflow crowd at the courthouse. Republicans in the audience cheered him time and again and said "he made a good speech.” Democrats enjoyed the address and merely aid, "Same (rid Tom. He certainly does put on a good show.” Many Cheers Attired In a grey suit with a black tie, and with the impressive appearance and booming voice which have characterized the Dix ons of Cleveland county for 75 years, the speaker who is an au thor and writer of national recog nition and one of the best known orators in the nation, immediately got the attention of his audience and only at the very beginning was there any semblance of re marks but cheers. John M. Schenck, of Lawndale, i life-long friend of Mr. Dixon am JSt JNew Deal, in troauced him as "your friend am my friend.” Praises Home Town "All I am and have been, I owi to my home town and this favorec section from which I came,” Mr Dixon said as he told how this par of the United States became th< first frontier for freedom. He re (Continued on page eight.) $400 Is Pledged To Democratic Fund Approximately $400 has been pledged and paid to the Democra tic campaign fund in Cleveland county it was learned today. The largest donation was $50 by one business firm and 29 names are listed as contributors. Some 30 to 40 others will be canvassed today and later this week for additional funds for party expenses. These contributions are to be used entirely in the county and do not include the $1 donations which may have been made to become honorary electors in the President Roosevelt drive earlier in the fall. Negro Held For Hit And Run Death STATESVILLE, Oct. 37.— UP) — Sheriff J. W. Moore arrested An drew White, negro sought for the hit-and-run death of Freddy Nord man, 26, near Charlotte Saturday night. Sheriff Moore said White admit ted his car hit Nordman, but as serted that he did not see the white man in time to avoid strik ing him and that after the acci dent he was afraid to stop. Collision Kills Davidson Infant i liETINGTON, Oct. 27.-{*V-Her man Cox, 23, of Midway communi ty, was held under $1,000 bond charged with manslaughter after an automobile collision cost the life of Morris Willard, infant ion of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Willard of the same section. TWO ELECTROCUTED AS THEY TOUCH WIRE NEW BERN, Oct. 27.—UP)—A ra dio antenna D. D. Daniels. 40, and a negro helper were erecting con tacted a city electric line and both were electrocuted. Praise New Deal CHAPEL HILL, Oct. 27.— UP) — Rep. Frank Hancock, attorney general A. A. F. Seawell and Harry McMullan. assistant attorney gen eral, praised the New Deal in j campaign speeches here last, night. Loyalist Killer Paqulta Vlndel, 12-year-old school girl from the town of Taranoon elalma aha killad flva inaurgants with tha trusted rifle aha is holdlni In the fighting' near Toledo. Spain. With her are Robert Budge (left and Angus McLean, members of a Scottish ambulance unit In servie on the battlefields. (Associated Press Photo) Term Which Officers F orgot Held As “Sick” Man Tried Regular Jury Day Gets Under Way With Dispatch Of Superior Term; Most Of Officers, Witnesses Present The jury day court session which officers and a number of witnesses “forgot” last week was held here today with vir tually all necessary men present. With a 12-man jury the recorder’s session moved along with the dispatch of a super Say Hitler Plans German Monarchy PARIS, Oct. 27.—UP)—Relchsfueh rer Adolf Hitler was reported today considering the establishment of a German monarchy to bolster and perpetuate his Nazi regime. The Berne, Switzerland, corre spondent of the newspaper L'lnfor mation said German circles close to the chancellor believed he was study Ing a monarchy as a foundation post for Nazilsm. The newspaper dispatch said Ger mans in Berne understood Hitler was Impressed with the example of Italy where King Victor Emmanuel lends authority to Premie Benito Mussolini and conceived the Idea of emulating it by re-creating the abolished throne of the Hohenzol lem Kaiser Wilhelm II. FOREST FIRES IN STATE DECREASING RALEIGH, Oct. 27.— <JP> —The State Department of Conservation and Development reported there were only 46 forest fires in 57 coop erating counties during September, compared with 71 In August, 117 in July and 1,067 in May. iUl LVIHI. In direct answer to the public j opinions which have recently been j expressed that "the court Is delay- 1 lng and postponing too many cases," Judge Bynum Weathers dis regarded one doctor’s statement and brought a "stele” man to court after he had been re-examined by the county physician and pro nounced able to attend. Comes To Court The case was that of O. T. Stan ton, charged with drunken driv ing and who came to court this afternoon after a capias lnstanter had been Issued. His case had been postponed two or three times and he was alleged to have said, “We will wear this thing out.” The Jury round Roy McBrayer not guilty on a charge of drunken driving. Loses License The drivers license of C. C. Wright of Beams Mill whose case had been postponed a number of times, was removed for a period of 12 months and Mr. Wright fined $50 and the costs. He was charged with driving drunk. A nol prosse was taken in the case of D. B. Pruett, principal of the LaPayette street school charged with assault. He was alleged to have punished a seventh grade boy. (Continued on page eight.) Shelby Now Has 40-Piece Band; Players And Instruments Given A 40-piece band for the Shelby high school la now beginning to toot with some regularity and gee plenty of notes that sound like music, as Prof. J. G. Hagaman wields the baton at practice ses sions. Shelby high school has not had a band In four or more years, since Director W. T. Sinclair was in charge. The instruments were here but there was no director. Prof. Hagaman teaches science and In spare time teaches the or ganisation band instruments. He ; was with the Appalachian band and orchestra while in school there and for a time was with Bob Weaver and Romeo Ocrmlno in Duke uni versity orchestra. He also directed the American Legion band in Boone and the high school orches tra at Orrum. The first prblic appearance of the band was last Friday night at the Cliffside-Shelby football game and it Is expected to play for other games this year. A concert is not planned before the first of the year or next spring. Members of the band and the instruments they play are: Trumpets: Clifford Hughes, Lyle (Continued on page eight.! KING’S FRIEND NOW FREE FROM BROKER HUSBAND Crowd Sees Baltimore Beauty Arrive For Hearing MERE FORMALITY IPSWICH. Eng.. Oct. 27.-(/P>— Mr*. Wallis Simpson, fascinating Baltimore-born mend of King Ed ward of England, won a dlvorca from her husband. Ernest Aldrich Simpson, at historic Ipswich Assizes today Justice Sir John Anthony Hawks announced a decree nisi after hear ing a few minutes of formal testi mony. Casts of the case were charged to the defendant. Ernest Aldrich Simpson, who did not contest the divorce. The decree will be made absolute within six months. The whole hearing last just sev enteen minutes. Mrs. Simpson waa on the stand for fourteen minutes. She waa questioned carefully by her attorney, Norman Blrkett, to bring out facts of the moat cele brated divorce case In the United Kingdom since the stirring days of Henry VIII. She produced three letters, which she handed to the Judge. Her evidence alleged that her ship's broker husband, a subject of the king, was guilty of misconduct at the Hotel de Paris, at Bray, near Maidenhead, Berkshire, at the end of July. Police Guard Gates While half a doaen police guard ed the gates of the courtyard be hind ancient Ipswich courthouse, the smartly-dressed principal In Great Britain's most celebrated di vorce case since the time of Henry VIII drove up in a big black auto mobile. She sat quietly In a rear seat, The police, standing at eaoh side of the big double court yard gates, swung them open as the ear ap proached and banged them shut lustily as it rolled inside. Then the officers turned a blank stare at onlookers who asked who was In the machine. Mrs. Slippson wore a large hat pulled low over her eyes. A man sat on either side of her, the one on the right wearing morning clothes. A woman companion occupied one of the small seats dlreotly In front of Mrs. Simpson. The streets of Ipswich were thronged for the weekly market day. In the corridor of the couht house husky constables were post ed, scrutinizing all passes closely. Car At High Speed Mrs. Simpson’s automobile, which came from the direction of the sea side resort of Felixstowe, dashed to the gates of the courthouse yard at such a high speed that It sent crowds scurrying to the curhs. Once It was within the courtyard, the police were In such a hurry to slam the seven-foot gates that the big (Continued on Page Eight) TAXI DRIVER IS HELD UP, ROBBED | ON LENOIR ROAD Unidentified Fare Shoots Resisting Driver I _ LENOIR, Oct. 27.— (/P) —Orady Poster, 30, local taxi driver, wss shot, through the right sho'tlder on a ride off the Morganton-Lenoir highway five mile* from here si !0 o'clock last night by an uniden tified passenger, who escaped Is Chi taxi-cab after the shooting Foster said his "fart" had him drive over several rural toads, ob stenslbly In search of a '-'preacher Jackson,” then suddenly drew a pistol on him and ordered him to stop the car. Mistaking the weapon for a toy pistol, Foster said ha pounced on the stranger In an ef fort to overpower him, but was : immediately shot through the shoulder. The taxi driver was found lying beside the road by a passing mo torist and brought to a hospital here. His wound was described as not serious. Foster said he thought the motive of the holdup was rub bery. , v'i No trace of the bandit hs* bean found by police today.
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