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RETAIL BUYING SHOWING GAINS Shipping Strike Hurts Pacific Coast Trade NEW YORK. Nov. 20.——Some divisions of retail and wholesale trade proceeded at the fastest pace thus far In 1936 during: the current week. Dun & Bradstreet said today in the weekly review of business. "The broadening wave of retail buying brought upward revisions in the estimates of Christmas totals,” the review said, "Sales of luxury items being indicated at close to the 1929 peak. The strong surge of retail distribution was evident In the reorders to wholesalers, the vol ume of many being limited only by their ability to obtain from manu facturers shipments ; which were overdue a month or more. "Upward movement of the lead ing industrial indices was more general this week, although the ex tension from previous positions was short.” The agency estimated retail sales for the country as a whole from 3 to 10 per cent higher than in the preceding week, and from 16 to 22 per cent ahead c.' the same period last year. Percentage increases in the major geographical areas w'ere: New Eng land 15 to 20 per cent; East IS to 30; Middle West 15 to 20; Northwest 17 txT22; South 20 to 30; Southwest 20 to 36, and. Pacific coast 8 to 15. The shipping strike again affected retail trade on the Pacific coast, the review said. "Extending the upturn of the week preceding,” the agency said, “consumer buying at many key cities went ahead of the volume for the pre-eastern shopping period.” Telephone Office Is Scene Of Activity (Continued from page one.l switchboard. to the telephone at the other end. They don’t understood either tha( for the most part, the message li transmitted mechanically, that thi jangle of the telephone Is causec by an automatic ringer, that th< message Is secret so far as th< operator is concerned, that all sh< does Is to give the connection. Phant«n CoO Most remarkable to a layman t the fact that a tiny apparatus known as the “phantom coil” cat take two pairs of open wires ant allow six telephone circuits and It telegraph circuits to come ovei them, all at the same time. Which means that many people are talk ing over the same wire Into differ ent Instruments at the same time. To an amateur the mechanlca department is a reveltaion. Heri the great mass of cables and wire eomes in from all the outside world connecting Shelby with Charlotte Asheville, Toluca, Waco or the rest dence of Joe Doe. And the lonf distance wires are able to put yot in touch with King Edward, If yo? wish to pay. The wires come In three sections eable 1. cable 3 and the toll wires They are separated according t< number and position. They then g to the switchboard, back to a rela; rack and out again A large set of storage batterie keeps enough current In reserve t< ring for the office a long period o time in case of emergency. Peak Hoars The local office is busiest durim the morning hours of 8:30 untl 11:30, from 2 until 4, and from i until 8 o'clock. One of the most Interesting thing is a little clock connected with loni * distance which records automatical Jy the number of seconds somi young swain talks to the prett: blonde of whom he is enamored, o some salesman who is trying to ex plain to the wife why he won’t b home tonight. It doesn’t make er rors. The people who care for the* details along with hundreds o others are: Sam Gault, manage; and with the telenhone compan; practically all his life* his assist ant, H, E. FVirris: Mrs. Ivy D. Tay lor. cashier: Mrs. C. W. Smith switchboard, head operator: opera tors. Mrs. Malcolm Barges. Mrs Pearl Bowling. Mrs. J. D. Branton Miss Mildred Cabaniss. Miss Wra* Greene, Miss Marietta Hoyle. Mr Henry Lucas. Mrs. E. J. Minnick Muss Virginia Mints. Mrs. Georg. Ware. Miss Bernice War. Mrs. Ton Gold. Miss Thelma Bostic, Mis Prances Blanton. Mrs. Floyd Willi? Police Hunt Men ' Who Ran Wile f Con United from page one.' non. The bandits also bound am gagged their victims. They met Dr. J. T Jonas. SO, w * highway near Marion, robbed hit of ISO and left him bound an fagged. l&ter the bandits met Lt. Cole man Laid, of a CCC camp, an Miss Becky Brady of Newton, on highway near Conover. Laird w» robbed, and he and Miss Brad were locked in the car the bandit had taken from Dr. .Innas a fp hour;- before. ... . Strike Ask Consideration As U. S. Plans To Start Ships By The Aoocbted Press Labor voiced its insistence that the Federal Government recognize “rights ot maritime unions" as it enters the Pacific Coast strike to carry food to Alaskans on charter | ed ships. The Seattle Labor council re | quested the union recognition after the Interior Department announced it would advertise for bids for pri vate sjiips to carry food and fuel to Alaskans, whose supplies have been depleted by maritime strike. Maritime unions withheld until learning details of the govern ment’s program. Hawaii, also virtually isolated by the strike blockade, found some re lief in a steamship company an nouncement all the 700 tourists marooned there would be afforded passage on two liners sailing Fri day and Monday. The strike gripped the big liner President Coolidge at San Fran cisco and at San Pedro, CalU. Har bor industrial activity reached a virtual standstill as the teamsters union blockaded attempts of non union truck drivers to move cargo from piers. In New York striking seamen Hawaii Fearful As Food Is Dwindling (Continued from page one.) between the International Seamen’s union and the operators. The New York state supreme court was asked to strike out the agree ment on the ground that it never had been ratified by the union membership. Joseph Curran, strike leader, telegraphed William Green, presi dent of the American Federation of Labor for "an opportunity to present facts in maritime strike on Atlantic and Gulf coasts." Curran, saying he represented 90,000 I. 8. U. members, hoped to obtain a reversal of A. F. L. resolu tion denouncing the strike as the "handiwork of communists and other extremists." A11V «. W. W >, tvttivi* «fat MVt Ul «»*v year ousted the salloro union 0f the Pacific, one at seven west coast unions, has outlawed the sympathe tices trike of its members. Operators and unions at Beattie awaited the arrival from Washing ton of Col. O. P. Oh Ison, manager of the Alaska railroad, to learn gov* eroment plans for chartering a ship i to carry provisions to restock Alas . ka’s depleted larder. | Believe Rebels To Destroy Barcelona (Continued from page one.) ment never would acquiesce to any attempt to divert or endanger its maritime fleet by threats of a ; bombardment. Others predicted White Hall would advise British merchantmen to avoid Barcelona until Insurgent officials have answered the ques* , tlonnatre Sir Henry Cl. Chilton, , British ambassador to Spain, was directed to submit. France, although well informed sources said the government is de , termined to adhere to strict neu , traltty, answered the reported , threat with warships. Authoritative quarters said two vessels were or ; dered to stand off Barcelona. , In Madrid, Socialist troops re - pulsed Insurgent infantry and cavj airy attacks at the start of the third week of the siege of the capital, , the war ministry asserted. | Prince Killed ( Authoritative estimates of the death toll were not available as i fascist air raiders dumped new , loads of bombs into the heart of the ’ battered city. The figure, however, . was said to be “hundreds.” r The communist newspaper Mun . do Obreto appealed for evacuation . | of the entire non-combatant civil .‘population as the government com . mandens gave no intimation of prospective surrender despite the . warning of Gen. Francisco Franco, . fascist leader, that the city must . yield or be destroyed. Alfonso was the son of the Infante , Alfonso, who was reported in the United States, a first cousin of for mer King Alfonso and a nephew of ! Queen Marie of Rumala. ; C»aston Workers Will Get Raise , GASTONIA. Nov. 30.—<*>>— t Approximately 60,000 textile workers will get eight to ten per cent wage increases at once, running into a total of millions of dollars, throughout the combed yam industry, it was announced here today following a meeting of the board of di rectors of the Southern Comb 1 ed Yam Spinners Assciatdon. Spokesmen for the manufac ! fcurers here today, who rep i resented a million and a half ! spindles, practically the entire combed yam industry <* the south, made it plain the boardd ] of directors took no official ac * in its capacity as an exec s utlve branch of the association v' but nevertheless from the meet s ing came the decision to raise »• wages eight to ten per cent at • onif. tried to get crews to walk off the American Importer and the Presi dent Roosevelt after the Interna tional Seamen’s Union recruited crews for the Washington. The I. S. U. is at odds with rank and file strikers on the Atlantic and Oulf coast and the Sailor’s union of the Pacific to which all west coast seamen belong. The Grace Line delayed sailing of the Santa Paula from New York to California and ordered the Santa Klena to discharge and take on Intercoastal passengers at Ensena da, Mex. All American ships reach ing west coast ports have been tied up by the strike. The only violence was at Tampa, 71a., where Police Chief C. J. Woodruff predicted '‘there’ll be no further trouble,” after a riot be tween seamen and police resulted in the arrest of ten strikers. Federal farm colonists in Mata nuska Valley saw a bright side of the picture as they found a ready Alaskan market for their home grown product in the territory which usually imports most of its fresh vegetables. Rogers Theatre To Open On Monday (Continued from page three.) clashing colors to disturb, the whole blends into a perfect setting for enjoyment of picture entertstn tlonlng provides for comfort and health. Completely automatic, a tremendous fan driven bg a 15 horse power motor runs continu ously during the time the theater is open to the public. In the winter air is pulled qver a heating screen and raised to the temperature nec essary to heat the building. This is handled by automatic thermostat attached both >o the fan and the ouiicr. in wic summer tune sir » pulled from outside across and through pipes which spray sold water. Air Is Washed \ Thus the air Is changed lit the theater every two and one half minutes; In both winter and sum mer It is water-washed, In sum mer by cold water, In winter by hot. With the exception of the lounge rooms, both splendidly equipped, one for ladles and one for men, there are no radiators; the conditioning system takes cars of both heating and cooling. No effort is being made to paint a word picture of either the exter ior or Interior of the building. Cleveland oounty people will on Its opening day see for themselves the Interior. They have already seen the exterior and they will probably be amaaed when they find the de corative Interior, the comfort, th« luxury which has been provided foi them. \ Sophs Leading On Honor Roll (Continued from page one.) Charles Byers, Mildred Bates, Thel ma Bumgardner. Carolyn Carrlck Jean Collins, Barbara Cook, Cather ine Dendy, Celeste Hamrick, Sara M. Hamrick, Josephine McWhirter Elizabeth Peru, ElLse Putnam. Pearl Weathers, Sue Wilson. Tenth grade; Sims Blanton, Jul ian Byers, Grady Dover, Rush Ham rick, Willis McMurry, Bill Smart Willie B. Bailey, Ruth Dixon, Mar garet Elliott, Martha Eskridge, Mary Glenn, Edith Fitch, Ann Smart Katherine Spake, Ruth Thompson Margaret Trammel, Mildred White ner. Ruth Beam. Emily Bulce, Heler Davis, Ethel Patterson, Ponder R Sanders. Eleventh grade: Floyd Bost, Car Oallimore, Catherine Apple, Gladyi Blane, Elizabeth Falls, Lorene Ham rick, Louise Hardin, Eva Jones Ruth Lewis, Dora McSwaln, Dor othy Magness. Dynamite Cate Men Are Given Parolei RALEIGH, NOV. 30.—<*)—Tw< men Involved in the "Burllngtor dynamite case,” Tom Canlpe, 33 and J. F- Haraway, 30, were fm on parole today. Governor Ehringhaus extende< clemency to the two men who wen sentenced last January In Ala mance superior court to two yean each. They were convicted of receivtaf stolen dynamite, blowing up a par of the E. M. Holt plaid mills at Bur lington, and attempting to dyna mite another mill. Two other men sentenced In th< dynamite case were not paroled They are Florence Blayloc, sen tenced to four to six years, and J L. Anderson, sentenced to eight t< ten years. 1,000 Drown A» Water Sweeps (Continued from page one.) mediately after the news of tht disaster was flashed to nearb> ! Akita city. The bursting of the reservoir was believed cawed by heavy rains which swelled the rontents of thf receptacle. T oday’s Markets New York cotto nat 2:30 today: Jan. 11.61, Mar. 11.63. May 1139, July 11.50, Oct. 11.14, Dec. 11.75. STOCKS EASY NEW YORK, Nov. 20 —0P>—Prices generally tilted backward In today’s early stock market proceedings. At an active opening losers of fractions included General Motors, Chrysler, U. 8. Steel, Bethlehem, North American, N. Y. Central, Montgomery Ward and Westing - house. An exception was Goodyear which got up more than a point. BARELY STEADY NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—Cot ton future opened barely steady, unchanged to 3 points lower with steady Liverpool cables offset bp li quidation. TREND LOWER NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20.—(JP)— The price trend was lower at the opening of the cotton market today. CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO, Nov. 20.—(JP)—Wheat prices moved up early today aftei a hesitant start. Corn started 1-i lower to 1-4 higher. CHICAGO HOGS CHICAGO, Nov. 20.—UP)— (V. 8 Dept. Agr.)— Hogs 25,000 including 12,500 direct; opened fully stead) with Thursday’s average; later trad ing strong to 10 higher; top 9.7S. 1 Summary Of The Market Faralahed by I. A. Merc* A C«. mew YORK, Nov. ao. — Dow Jones summary for today: Trading In London stocks re stricted due ta renewed activitj over Spanish civil war, internation al Issues easier. NobUtt Sparks declares regulai quarter 60c and special dividend consisting at option of stockholder of 61.50 in cash or 1-30 shares in stock for each share held both Dec aland Nov. 60. , LONDON: foreign Secretarj Men revealed note sent to British Ambassador to Spain which ap pealed to General franco to gua rantee secure and safe anchoragei at Barcelona for British ships an< to allow proper time before an] attack made on Barcelona for eva cuation of all British residents. American Hawaiian S. S. de claree regular quarter 35c Dec. 3; and Dec. 13. Dun As Bradstreet: Extendini the upturn of preceding week con sumer buying at many key cltie, went ahead of volume of pro-Easte: shopping period, the formal launch tng of the Christmas season pro vided a strong acceleration to de mand, recurrence of a cold wav< benefltted retailers in all districts pushing sales 3 to 10 percent ahea< of preceding week, spread over th< comparative 1935 volume somewha smaller, estimate ranging from 1! to 33 percent for country as i whole. Department store sales in Metro politan area of New York first i: shopping days of Nov. 13.9 percen ahead like period last year. Liquid Carbonic year ended Sept 30 $3.16 a share vs. $2.57 shar< preceding year. Public Service electric and ga will furnish full electric power re quirements at Unden General Mo tor’s new assembly plant. Illinois Central second week Nov gross estimated at $2,500,000 gall about 38 peroent over like wee! 1935. Pere Marquette ten months end ed Oct. 31 $1.75 a common share vi $3.86 on 5 percent preferred in 193 period. Edison Brothers stores declare regular quarter dividend 40c. Commercial Investment Trust Cc declares extra $1.35 and regula quarter $1. COTTON LETTER NEW YORK, Nov. 20—Despit further liquidation yesterday th understone was steady. Trade in terests absorbed most of sales am there appeared to be more cotta wanted at limits on scale down ward. The export situation couli improve but the demand by mills i still large. Recent liquidation b; tired longs has helped the technics 1 position. With prospects favoring i continued good business in tex tiles at home we see no reason b expect, any Important easing li prices and a higher level shoul< result later on. Fire At Roxboro ROBORO. Nov. 20.—id*)—Danvftf estimated at between $50,000 an< ! $70,000 w as done by a fire whicl • swept through a store and offici building here. Firemen battled fo 'v*rrl bo"- I- lore seilins ihi ^ Ma/r mirier < ontrol. WPA DISTRICTS ARE CUT TO FIVE Districts Consolidated Personnel To Be Reduced RALEIGH, Nov. 20.—UP)—George W. Coan, Jr., State Works Progress Administrator, said today he would not be able to give out the person nel set up for the new five district program In North Carolina for sev eral days. “We are working out the person nel matter and will have something on that In a few days,” Coan said. “We expect the consolidation of seven districts Into five to become effective about December 1 but personnel charges, certainly some dismissals which will be necessi tated, may not take place until December 15.” Coan said it was impossible to estimate the number of projects oi number of persons to be worked in each district. The state administrator also said he did not expect state headquar ters to be removed from Raleigh "at this time.” A concerted move ment has been underway for som» days to have the state offices mov ed to Greensboro. Asked specifically as to whc : would be placed in charge of nev consolidated district offices at Ral sigh and Winston-Salem, Coai said he could not say yet. . Counties In Charlotte and Ashe ville districts announced are: Caldwell, Burke, Catawba, Cleve land, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklen burg, Cabarrus, Union, Stanlj Charlotte: Caldwell, Burke, Ca tawba. Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston Mecklenburg. Cabarrus, Union Stanly, Montgomery, Moore, An son, Richmond, Scotland Hoke ant Robeson. Asheville: Cherokee Clay, Ora ham, Macon, Swain, Jackson Transylvania, Henderson, Polk Rutherford, McDowell Buncombe Haywood, Madison, Yancey, Mit chell and Avery. Sin Of Sadness Is Martin's Topic A sermon on the sin which bring; most sadness into the world will b preached Sunday night at the Sec ond Baptist church by the pasto: Rev. C. V. Martin. The morning sermon topic wil 1 be "The Poverty of Jesus." Othe services will be held at regular hours A baptismal service at T:IS will so a young mat} and his wife baptised Increase At Chester I CHESTER, a. 0., Nov. 30.—<*»> The Manefcta Cotton mills witl plants at lando, S. C„ and Mon : roe, N. c.. today announced ai upward adjustment of wages woult t go into effect Monday. The Land ■ plant employes |50, the Monro t plant 350. fireman Killed > BALTIMORE, Nov. 20 — <JF) —1 . Are engine returning from a bias 1 in the suburbs today lost a whee i and caromta into two trees, killini < one fireman and injuring two oth > ers seriously. 1 Police identified the fatally in jured fireman as Lawrence Wheat ley. t A survey showed there were n< ’< horses on 34,571 of 174,589 Kama, farms. ; Dog Saves Owner 1 But Dies Himself !;• _ YORK, S C.. Nov. 20.—(jP)— Tip was his name and he was Just a dog, without known pedigree. His master, Elijah Feemster, 1 who lives alone, was awakened : at midnight by Tip pawing his i face. The house was afire, the room full of smoke. Feemster ran out with Tip in ' his arms. But somehow, in the excitement, the dog went back. His charred body was found in 1 the ashes. No Tax Increase Says Harrison WASHINGTON, Nov. 80.—</P) —Chairman Harrison (D-Miss.) of the Senate Finance Commit tee said today there would "ab solutely be no increase” in tax ess by the next Congress, and that the budget would be 1 brought into balance during the fiscal year beginning July 1. Hi Editors Meet At Chapel Hill CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 30.—High school newspaper editors from a number of towns throughout the state gathered here today for the opening session of the North Car olina Scholastic Press Institute ! which is being sponsored by the Daily Tar Heel, the University’s student daily newspaper. ! Sessions will continue through Saturday night when a final ban quet will bring to a close a series of conferences and discussions I among the delegates and a number of prominent North Carolina news men. Towns to be represented include Burlington, Troy, Greensboro, Ral eigh, Statesville,. Wilmington, Kan napolis, Goldsboro, Durham Rocky Mount, Kinston, Lexington, and Chapel Hill. , Security Act Forms Due At Post Office i Shelby employers have only two more days to fill out and return ■ forms SS-4, provided in the social security act, to the local postoffice. After tomorrow night the forms ■ will be sent to national headquar , ters in Baltimore. Postmaster Prank ■ L. Hoyle is asking that all employ , ers take the few minutes necessary >: and send the cards in now. I Forms SS-5 of the same act will l be placed in the hands of employ ers next week, to be filled out by all employees. Pull directions ac , company all forms. ! Bobbitt’s Dog Is Winner At Monroe MONROE, Nov. 20.— UP) —The final brace of the open all-age stage, closing event oi tne Monroe field trials, was won by Sports ; Peerless, setter owned by Dr. L. M. ■ Bobbitt of Winston-Salem yester day. Second place went to Homewood , Hillbilly, pointer owned by the I Farmwood Kennels of Waynesboro. • Ga., and handled by Fred Bevan. Hawkstone Binnie. a setter owned • by Miss Claudia Phelps, of Aiken, . S. C., and Flatwood Flit, pointer entered by U. M. Fleishman of New York, divided third prize. 1 BREEZE AND BLANTON REPORT ON CONVENTION l Vic Breeze and Fred Blanton gave > reports last night to the local Ki ! wanis club of the Carolinas- district convention held a few weeks ago in Greensboro, which they attended as delegates from the local organiza L tion. I Most of Utah is a plateau, 6,000 - feet above sea level. Polk county claims to ship nearly one third of the Florida citrus crop. ! Finland, At Usual, ( Will Pay On Time 1 HELSINGFORS, Finland, I Nov. 20.—(/Ft—Finland will pay her war debt installment due the United States Dec. 15, au thoritative sources said today. The small Baltic nation is the only debtor which has not de faulted on its obligations to the United States. Penny Column HOME B A K E D fruit cakes, fruit cake ingredients. We sell for less. Nestor G. Hamrick’s i Grocery. lt-20c RMMie6« CeWb.*" Children’s .ggSweS* T. 6 to « ’**" Childrens Low-Top rubbeR BOOTS Sires «P to 9 y«»rs SUIT Co. Store MINSTREL. BABY SHOW PLANS ARE COMPLETED j All plans were completed early today for the huge minstrel and baby show at Piedmont school building In Lawndale tonight. It is under the sponsorship of the Pied mont PTA and contains a local cast of some 50 persons. Numbers of entrants have been announced for the baby show. The minstrel will be featured by the Dixie Blackbirds, and begins at 8 o’clock. WPA Allorations RALEIGH, Nov. 20. ,j., ®nn.°unced allocation. varipti Prohc $196,910.89 In 18 over the state. The largest ^ tlon went to Durham r0, operation of sewing rooms Furniture Increase LENOIR, N. C.. Nov ,, wage increase for it* 50o“ empioi was announced here by the Coffey Furniture ManufacS company. No definite scale , disclosed. * ’ CUT OUT COLD LEAKS Around Doors and Windows—Use WEATHER STRIPPING CALL 107 Z. J. THOMPSON KEETER'S SPECIALS Produce Specials ONIONS — 2 Pounds.. 5c JELLO — AH Flavors...5c SUGAR - 10 Pounds..50c SALAD DRESSING - Quart.25c PORK &. BEANS - 16-oz. can.5c RICE — Loose — Pound.5c MACARONI — 7-oz. pkg.5c Jersey CATSUP — Large size bottle 121c PUFFED RICE - Pkg.10c PUFFEDWHEAT - Pkg.10c No. 2 Can GRAPEFRUIT JUICE .... 10c Canned PRUNES — No. 2 1 can.15c PEANUT BUTTER - Pound.15c SODA CRACKERS - Pound.10c VANILLA WAFERS - Pound.15c IRISH POTATOES - 10 Pounds.23c GRAPEFRUIT - 3 for.lfo CUCUMBERS - Pound.l~8c TOMATOES - Pound. 12^ CABBAGE - 3 Pounds ..Ifr CAULIFLOWER - Pound..1& OKRA - Pound.ITl8c CELERY - Stalk.-THIc LETTUCE - Large Head.3* BANANAS - Pound.,7175c MEAT SPECIALS Bacon Home Sliced pound 33c Beef For Stew pound 10c MEAT Thick pound 14c Pork Sausage Good lb. 33c Beef Roast Chuck lb. 13c PORK RIBS pound 30c BRANDED BEEF AND LAMB FRESH FISH AND OYSTERS HOME DRESSED HENS and FRYERS' These Prices Effective At The Cleveland Cloth Mill Store.