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WEATHER North Carolina: Cloudy, light rain or snow in north and west por tjona this afternoon or tonight. Tshe Shelby Baily Mut FORMERLY THE CLEVELAND STAR, ESTABLISHED 18M MARKETS fatten, ipot.UH to !>H« Cotton amt, wagon, ton .... 131.00 (otton iwt, ear, tan-- >34.00 1 ~!/OlT X LI1—NO. 153 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS THE SHELBY DAILY STAR SHELBY, N. C. THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 1986 AUDITED CIRCULATION SINGLE COPIES 6c THANKSGIVING I_ local Holiday Observance Varied CLEVELAND FOLKS HINT, EAT, ATTEND FOOTBALL GAMES Holiday Spirit Shows In City And County BUSINESS HALTS A drop in temperature during the night greeted observers of Thanks giving festivities here today. This was very favorable to hundreds of hunters and other hundreds who ire this afternoon attending foot ball games. A check on stores yesterday re vealed an unprecedented sale of guns, cartridges and hunting li censes, indicating that the fields of the county will swarm with men and dogs today. Shelby Quiet All stores and places of business m the city were closed today and in unusual quiet prevailed. Many cars were seen leaving dur ing the day with parties planning to attend the State-Duke game at Durham or the Wake-Davidson game at Davidson. Poultry dealers said a larger num ber of turkeys were sold the past lew days for Thanksgiving than since before the depression. How ever. fat hens will furnish the “white meat” for many families. Some Are Hungry Relief agencies said there will be from 200 to 300 families in the city who will have no special dinners— «ly the bare necessities. Some have nothing at all. local churches held their an nual praise services, and offerings were made for orphanages support si by the various organizations. DEATH RESULT OF STRIKE BEATING CHARLESTON, S. C., Nov. 26 — WV-The body of a young sailor, be lieved to have been the victim of ®»ritime strike violence in New %k, lay in a morgue here today »ith an autopsy pending. Coroner John P. Deveaux brought body of Charles J. Evans, 26, whore in a coast guard boat from “* Standard Oil tanker H. M. ™&ler. which he met at sea for ®e purpose. Also brought ashore were two seamen, Homer Van Turner, °**er' °f Salt Lake City, and Har V. Gray, and Turner was quoted •* saying that Evans had been wuen last Saturday night in New after he had declded to quit ranks of striking seamen and rJePt a job aboard the vessel. About six or eight" men “gang « Evans, Turner related, “and Wat the life out of him. They *"°wcl him down and kicked the “fe out Of him.” Jurner said Evans was able to » aboard the ship, which sailed ““‘‘lay from New York for Bay .J.n Texas» but complained of ‘ug ill and went to bed, becom es delirious Tuesday before dying *Je that day. “A fee squad was sent to get «, s. Turner asserted, adding hP had also seen violence, h, 'ng a black eye "in South street weeks ago.” Efdi>r»i authorities prepared to ^hgate the case. Jl"!*' home was 8‘ven as Ev Murder Case To Reach Jury Today £itilNGTPN' Nov- 26~WV-Oourt “ said today they thought the *i„ ®®*lnst Mrs- Sina Pope God ^bam|CUSed ,of sla>’ln8 her third Mtornonn ''OUld reach the Jury, this ^AUwnp . argumeQte began at a ntnri dst night af,*r 17 defense r°ught to Pr>ve that the It*, wi, V’® year old brunette wi .ltT husband, Furman S. *hi,h (ri„40, to * P»toJ fight In ulJd CSl 32 c*llber weapons Kdled In Fall ^7 HU^'hN0V’ 38 ~m~ I whir. d ea ot hi juries suffer 14 hirown from a truck. Food, Football, Hunting Attract Tar Heels Today RALEIGH, Nov. 26— (A*)—1Two big football games In the state attract ed thousands of North Carolinaians observing the Thanksgiving holiday while many other thousands flock ed to the open spaces to hunt deer and quail. Big crowds were on hand at the North Carolina State-Duke game at Durham, where Duke’s Blue Devils sought to clinch the Southern con ference and state championships, and at the annual turkey day tus sle between Davidson and Wake For est at Davidson. There were many North Caro linians, too, who went to Charlottes ville, Va„ to see the annual North Carolina-Virginia gridiron battle. Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus was one of these. A record number of hunters were In the field, as indicated by the number of licenses issued by the department of conservation and de velopment for the game seasons. The day was a complete holiday almost everywhere. Although they did not eat tur key, the 8,000 inmates of the state's penal institutions feasted on pork. Oscar Pitts, acting director of the penal division, said nine fat hogs were slaughtered - for the central prison dining tables. Road Death Toll Shows A Decrease RALEIGH, Nov. 26.—(IP)—North Carolina’s October highway death toll was 114, the state highway patrol reported today. In October last year 131 lost their lives on state roads. The total deaths of a 12-month period ended November 1 was 1, 910, or 110 fewer than the previous similar period.' Commissioner of Revenue A. J. Maxwell said the 10 percent decrease was due to the drivers license act which became affective November 1, 1935, and to increase in the highway patrol per sonnel. Vote Now Shows Nigh 11 Million Roosevelt Lead By The Associated Press President Roosevelt’s plural ity over Governor Landon is 10,725,977 votes in the latest compilation of the return of the November 3 election as reported to the Associated Press. More than 44,500,000 votes have thus far been reported. Not half the states have an nounced their complete official count, but incomplete returns for the major parties and fewer returns on the minor party can didates, compiled up to today showed: Roosevelt, 27,109,428; Landon. 16,383,451; Roosevelt’s plural ity, 10,725,977. Lemke (Union party), 742, 513; Thomas (Socialist), 129,- 1 044; Browder (Communist), 60, 255; Colvin (Prohibitionist), 22.950; Aiken (Social-Laborite), 8,735; scattering, .67,203. Total vote. 44,523,579. Children Are Hungry Here Today As You Eat Turkey There was stark want In at least 100 Shelby homes today as you sat town to eat your Thanksgiving tur tey dinner. There are In Shelby children who lid not have enough to eat, chil iren who spent the afternoon hun gry. children who will tonight go a bed hungry. Over 200 families, fully and thor >urly investigated, need help If they ire to have the bare necessities of ife, enough food, fuel, clothes and tedding. WPA Not Cure-All This situation probably comes as i surprise to those who are of the >pinion the WPA has ended want ind suffering here and everywhere ■lse. But the WPA does not cover *ve /body. In some of thes homes there are sick men. The WPA takes care only of those able to work. Sick people are In the hands of lo cal relief or governmental bodies. There are In other families men who won’t work, even If able. But their children get hungry, too. The Salvation Army tried to give Thanksgiving baskets to needy family. They asked applicants to get in their applications yesterday morning so that Investigation could be made. They were corypletely swamped. Investigation showed some applicants were not in need, but the great majority were in dire want. Need for centralized investiga (Continued on page two) Hold Desperado Captured near Chillicothe, O., in a gun battle with G-men, Reese Bailey, North Carolina desperado who escaped from the state prison at Raleigh, Is shown In an “escape proof” cell at Columbus after waiv ing examination on a charge of re sisting * federal ofBcer and being a fugitive from justice. (Associated Press Photo). PEACE PROSPECTS IN COAST STRIKE APPEAR BRIGHTER SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.— —One obstacle to the Immediate sending of food ships to Alaska was removed today and peace prospects appeared brighter here in another section of the paralyzing Pacific coast maritime strike. W. H. Cannon, president of the railroad chapter of the American federation of government employes, said at Anchorage, Alaska, today his union, which works the piers in Alaska, agreed to a rotation sy stem for the hiring of longshoremen at Seward. He said Col. O. F. Ohlson, gen eral manager of the government owned Alaska railroad, here to charter relief vessels, asked the un ion to substitute the rotation sy stem for the seniority system now in effect. The International longshoremen’s association and government em ployes’ federation were at Logger heads on these two methods of hir ing, and the I. L. A. refused to sign agreements to man food vessels un til Alaska Stevedores agreed to the rotation system. Coastwise freight operators and one union group talked over peace terms yesterday and spent Thanks giving studying proposals prior to resuming negotiations tomorrow. ROOSEVELT ASKS INFORMALITY AS HE LEAVES SHIP Brazil AndArgentina Plan A Simple Reception HULL ARRIVES BUENOS AIRES. Nov. 38.—(M*)— Arrangements for receiving Presi dent Roosevelt here and at Rio de Janeiro Indicated today his visit would set a precedent for simplic ity. Never before has a visiting chief of state been welcomed In Brasil or Argentina with such informality as awaits the president at Rio de Janeiro tomorrow and later at Bue nos Aires. Business Suits When he disembarks from the cruiser Indianapolis Brazilian dig nitaries will greet him In ordinary white business suits. The customary strlfSed trousers and cutaway coats will be worn In Buenos Aires. But Mr. Roosevelt and President Augustin Justo of Argentina will ride to the United States embassay In an automobile instead of the traditional state car riage. The casual atmosphere that pro grams In both South American cap itals will strive for will be at the president* expUcit requests.. The Brazilian foreign office sus pended a long-standing rule to In struct Its officials to wear white business suits for Mr. Roosevelt’s arrival. It vai understood even President Getulio Vargas would comply with the rule of the day “at the request of Mr. Roosevelt,” and that the passenger on the Indianapolis would disembark similarly clad. Mauricio Nabuco of the Brazilian foreign office, CoL Amilcar Peeler - neiras, of the army, and Capt. Al varo de Vasconcellos of, the navy, were to comprise the ‘welcoming delegation at Silo. Cordell Hull, secretary of state and head of the United States dele gation to the inter-American peace conference at which Mr. Roosevelt will speak, arrived here yesterday. Hull called a meeting of the Unit ed States’ delegation for today and planned later to confer with rep resentatives from other nations. The other delegations planned similar conversations, especially with Argentine officials, conference hosts, for a general summing up prelim inary to the actual meetings. Ian Keith Badly Hurt In Accident LOS ANGELES, Nov. 36.—m— Ian Keith, stage and screen actor, was weak from loss of blood today while police listed as an accident the cutting of deep gashes in his wrists. The injuries, which physicians said nearly resulted fatally, were inflicted in the 38 year old actor’s home last night. Four Killed When Train Hits Truck WATERFORD, N. J., Nov. 26.— —A Pennsylvania-Reading Sea shore Lines Express train crashed into a truck today and killed three Waterford men and a boy. The dead were identified as Emil Coporale, 34, driver of the truck; John Iulucci, 30; his son, Dominick, 8, and Philip Salazarano, 55. ARGUE ABOUT PROFITS OF LIQUOR STORES RALEIGH, Nov. 36.—(/P>—The leg islative committee of the North Carolina League of Municipalities wants to eliminate profits from legal liquor sales in IT wet counties and abolish county control of liq uor stores. The committee instructed Patrick Healy, Jr., secretary, yesterday to draft recommendations to be pres ented to the state liquor commis sion’s December 3 meeting when work will start on its report to the 1937 legislature. • m • On the heel* ef England'* warning that her ehlpplng In Spanish water* would be protected at all eeeta, the Brltleh admiralty announced the dlepateh of eight eubmarlnee and a depot ahlp from Malta to the trouble son*. Meanwhile report* were heard that the government aleo would aend the Barham, one of John Butl’a mightleet battleships, which le ehown with a eonvoy of airplanes. (Aaaoolatad Pree* Photo) Chairmanship Of County Board Near A Decision Speculation is rife m to who will be the next chairman of the county board of commissioners, which posi tion will-be filled on Monday, De cember - Tth from the three-man board composed of J. Lester Item don, present chairman, Joe E. Blan ton and George OomwelL Since the present board was elect ed four years ago, the precedent has been followed of selecting the mem ber who led the ticket in the elec tion. Joe E. Blanton led in 1932 and was made chairman, than two years later Lester Herndon led ths ticket and was made chairman. During both of these terms, J. R. Morris of Fallston was a member of the board. He resigned early this year when he moved outside the county and Geo. Cornwell was appointed to fill out the unexplred term. In the recent election Mr. Cornwell was elected by popular vote, along with Hern don and Blanton. Two Are Rectptive It is understood that both Hern don and Blanton would like to have the chairmanship. Both have serv ed in this capacity. With only three men constituting the board, the power to nominate and name the chairman rests with Mr. Cornwell. Political authorities, however, say that It has not always been the precedent to select the high man in (Continued on page two.) Plane In Alaska Overdue 3 Days Is Found Unhurt JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 26.—(JP)— Thirteen persons aboard an airliner long lost In stormy skies were re ported safe today after a forced landing. A runner brought word to Hoonah that Pilot Chet Brown, his co-pilot and 11 passengers, overdue here since Monday on a 500-mile flight from Cordova, had landed In Idaho inlet. Gull cove. “All passengers and crew of plane are safe,” said a note signed by Brown. “Will leave for Juneau as soon as weather permits.” Gull cove is about 50 miles from Hoonah on the air route between here and Cordova. A lone pilot searched the area fruitlessly yester day. The coast guard cutter Morris radioed today it had found the plane at Gull cove and would re move passengers to Juneau to light en the load for a take off. The Morris' message said! “Plane undamaged, all passengers safe. Rough runway been fixed and will attempt takeoff at low water this morning if weather report fafcw able. Morris taking all passengers to Juneau to lighten load for take off. Morris will stand by until he is safe in the air." Pears for safety of the plane had Increased last night when the worst storm in 12 years swept across southern Alaska, causing one death nbmard the motorshtp Discoverer Nation Observes Holiday With Feasting, Merriment Simplicio Must Walk Forward NEW YORK. Nov. M- (JP) — Simplicio Godino, mired tram m-aSFsafiEfiE?: walk again. The 28-year-old Filipino* non M Joined ai the opine that one had to walk backward, that one anally waa Simplicio. Reports Of Blast Causes Anxiety SANTA MONICA, OaUf., Nov. M —UP)—Report* of a terrific bias and a brilliant bunt of flames of Santa Monica bay—-resembling i ship explosion—sent the coast guan cutter Ewing speeding on a wldi search today. For nearly 20 miles along thi coast, windows and dishes In home from Santa Monica to Malibu Bead were reported shaken by a single sharp blast. Many residents said they saw i fiery flash at sea Just before hear ing the explosion. At the same time, the keeper li Anacapa lighthouse, 25 miles north west of here, reported he had sight ed a vessel apparently burning tw< red flares. A lighthouse radio message wa received by the cutler Ewing, whld hurried to the scene while lifeguar* craft and private boats put ou from shore. Although It was a clear *night an< visibility good, no trace of wreck age was reported. SANFORD MAN’S SKULL FRACTURED IN WRECK GREENSBORO, Nov. 26.— OP) - C. C. Cooper of Sanford remain** In a critical condition at a hospi tal today as a result of a skull frac ture suffered In an automobile col lislon. With Cotton Shortage, There Is Still Reason For Thanks "Speaking U a county farm agent and for the farmers of Cleveland county, I can say we have plenty to be thankful far,” J. 8. Wilkins said today. '.t, - Asked how he could Justify such a statement in the face of the fact that the county is faced with a cot ton crop of 35,000 bales or less, the smallest in 15 years, Mr. Wilkins said, “We have more com, hay, food and feeds tuffs—even more pump kins, than we have had in many years. Have Necessities "Too the cotton crop will be bet ter than we expected. Only a few communities will really be hurt enough to suffer. And we look for ihe soil improvement payments at least by the first of the year. ‘ "The only thing we will lade Is money to buy cars and gasoline to drive them and money to buy fur niture, things one needs around the house, or to build and make other improvements. Actual necessities are well taken care of. We have more meat and chiclaens and canned goods than ..e have had for several years. Seed Shortage "While it is not as abundant as we might wish for,” Mr. Wilkins continued, "in comparison to other states, we certainly ough„ to be thankful.” He described a recent trip to Indiana to purchase some high bredlng swine stock. “I talked to a man who recently saw 1,700 brood sows go to the slaughter pen (Continued on png” two.) Better Wages, Bonus* es, Dividends Add Festive Note * By The Associated Press ' Jtiuamf spurred by evldfences'Cf Increasing prosperity observed to day Its annual Thanksgiving. All over the country there was feasting and merrymaking as fam ilies gathered around their holiday boards which, in most cases held the traditional bird of the day —■ King Turkey. It was also a day of religious ob servance. Churches everywhere held special services. Recent Increases in wages and ; bonuses announced by many lndua | trial and business concerns, to gether with increased dividends to | stockholders, gave many families [ added reason to be thankful. The observance was not confined > (Continued on .page two.) i -_ ; President Enjoys Holiday Dinner ABOARD THE U. 8. 8. CHES TER, Nov. 28.—(/Ph-President Roosevelt nearing the second stop of his South American good will journey, enjoyed a Thanksgiving turkey aboard the cruiser Indianapolis. Mr. Roosevelt arranged a I quiet program, including re ligious services in the morning and official work In the after I noon. The menu for the chief execu tive’s Thanksgiving dinner was: Anchovies, saltines, cream of tomato soup, celery, radishes, almonds, roast turkey, chestnut dressing, cranberry sauce, as paragus, buttered stringless l beans, sweet potatoes, hot French rolls, avocado salad, cheese and crackers, ice cream, cake, oof fee, mints and cigars and cig arettes. RUSSIA DEFIANT AS TWO-POWER PACT IS BEGUN Americana Flee City At Wild Fighting Continues polandTchipep MOSCOW. Nov. M.HJV-Th« most inglorious detest in history a waits Germany it she attacks ths Ukraine. M. Lubchenko, prim* min* iater of the Ukrainian republic, told the All-Union Congress of Soviets today. “Hitler will not find da ss easy to conquer as East Prussia and the Rhineland," he declared. . Using the strongest language <* any of the authoritative sovtet re ports to the German chancellor** anti-bolahevist speech at Humbert, Lubchenko cried: "The Nails dream of destroying the Soviet union. Our answer to them is contained in the Ooaeacka’ famous letter to the Turkish sultan.** > (This letter is one of the matt vul gar in history). He continued: Ptg Never Seee Sky < “We Ukrainians have a popular saying now for Hitler. It is: ‘Just as a pig never seee the sky, so Hit ler never will see our vegetable gar dens'." He chided Poland, declared “the Poles seem to forget the Gentian Rosenberg wrote that destruction for Poland is the ftret demand ef Germany prttajr. UUig..ialk of the Soviet unMi iMy da net re member they are In danger of toe ing strangled by Germany." AMHICARR TO HAVB MADRID, Nov. pour lnf rain and with the eraah of an artillery bombardment ringing In their earn, SO Americana left the United State* embaeey far ValeneU today. They traveled In buaea end pri (Oontlnued on page tee.) MOORE WILL WE ON DECEMBER 11 RALEIGH, Nov. 36.— (#) —The State Supreme court yeeterday handed down the moat Important batch of opiniona ao far during thp fall term. Leading opiniona included caaee Involving three negro murderer* awaiting execution In central pri son, all three loalng their appeal*, and ruling* on three tax question*. Besides Martin Moore, hotal hall boy who lost a petition for a wilt of certigrari and had his death date for the Helen Clevenger murder set for Dec. 11, the other convicted killers to lose practically all hopes of escaping axphylation were Syl vester drier of Mecklenburg county and Brady Lfturenge of tfedtll. No error was found In the trail record of Orier for killing Waddell Massey, and his execution also was set for Dec. 11. There qvas also no error found In the trial of Law rence. who killed M, Clyda Irwin. His death date will be In January, because Governor Khrlnghaus had granted him a SO day stay. Used Car Sales Tax A Superior court ruling was re versed in the case of the McCan less Motor company of Salisbury, which had been exempted from paying a sales tax an the sale of used cars received In part payment for other cars when traded. The high court ruled the company would have to pay the levy. In a case testing the validity of a school tax election, the court af firmed the Wake Superior court or der overruling a demurrer of the Raleigh township school commis sion that the Superior court had no Jurisdiction to hear a suit al leging the election was conducted irregularly. The Supreme court sent the case back for trial. •No error was found In. a'case .of the state vs. the Atlantic lee and Coal company. In which the aen cem was fined $1,000 for violating the state s anti-trust laws and .a lower court order requiring the company to pay a chain store tax was affirmed. Right to take a suit for damages against the city of Charlotte before a jury waa accorded Mrs. Addle T. Doyle, the trigonal revereteg the lower court «Wsr of non-suit. The plaintiff alleged she was Injured when she steped Into an unguard* i «vl flroin pipe. * Jl
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