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WEATHER North Carolina—cloudy, mist and Ught rain tonight tnd probably Th’ir.'day; not quite so cold. Official Shelby temperatures: High 46, low 28. Tshe Shrlhy Baily Blut FORMERLY THE CLEVELAND STAR, ESTABLISHED 1898 MARKETS Cotton, spot ..ltH to 1314# Cotton Mi wagon, ton 335.00 Cotton flood, c»r lot, ton 138.00 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL XLU-NO. 162 THE SHELBY DAILY STAR SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9, 1936 AUDITED CIRCULATION SINGLE COPIES Be KINGS DECISION POSTPONED ANOTHER 24 HOURS \ Autogyro Inventor Dead In Crash DUTCH AIRLINER FALLS, BURNS AT CROYDON AIRPORT Huge Ship Shears Off Trees, Houses In Fatal Plunge 14 areTkilled CROYDON, Eng., Dec. 8— (/P) — Iburteen persons, among them Juan De La Clerva, the autogyro Inventor, met sudden, flaming death today in the crash of a "K. L. M. (Dutch) Airliner, Just four minutes oil the runway at Croydon Air drome. Three survived, with varying in juries. They were the German pas Knger Walter Schuberk, the wire less operator Von Bemmel and the stewardess, Fraulein Von Bon Oert man. The condition of the men was grave; that of the stewardess, w6o leaped from the craft before it caught afire, was not dangerous. Swede Official Dies Trapped by twisted steel and Dames. De La Cierva died with the former Swedish secretary of state, Admiral Arvid Lindman, and twelve others, including two of the crew. No Americans were aboard. The plane, heading into a heavy log which cut visibility to little sure than 30 yards, ripped the roofs off two houses In nearby pur ley, swerved across a street, sheer ed off s large tree and finally on bedded itself In an unoccupied bouse. The engine, ripped from its nmmtings, smashed through the toot wall. _ . No pedestrians an tbe street were (Continued on page eight.) PERMITS AMOUNT TO OVER $23,000 Stephenson Building Heads Shelby List Building permits Issued during toe pest month by W. Y. Crowder, building inspector, totalled $33,490, toth the $17,000 apartment being erected on East Marlon street by 8 0, Stephenson leading the list. The Stephenson apartment Is hpidly assuming form and when completed will contain 27 rooms, of the largest apartments In ft* city. A Ailing station wiB he erected on *est Warren Street, where the J. N Dellinger home was burned Jhout a year ago, at a cost of $$, The Sinclair Refining Company b erecting the station. Oiher items In the report to flude: w. p. Sellers, to alter dwell on Gardner street; Summey Gillespie to alter dwelling on North “Payette street; Suttle and s»ogler to erect $400 dwelling on weathers Street; Roger Laughridge e alter dwelling on East Marion Major Hopper to alter wiling on North LaPayette street; wwle and Spangler to erect $750 Welling on East Shelby street; M. A McSwain to erect woodhouse on *■ DeKalb street; Mrs. Mamie ^ompson to erect $1,000 dwelling « Em street; Joe Petty to alter welling house on Weathers street. Trying Ward For Stamping Girl 8A2ELHURST, Ga„ Dec. 9r-VF) “wrence Ward, 51-year old itin repairman, went to trial to E,0?, a charge of fatally “stomp r* nis 14-year old step-daughter ■a fit of Jealousy. Prosecutor w. E. Gibbs announc u tb *ould demand electrocution he penaity. The girl, Maude ^iS2.aBrunfiWlck*oa-* a husky native of rural g‘®erT county, appeared calm, g,a" Messed to blue overalls. '”w toM^vtmg officers said Mrs. Ward the Ward WM to with ^ and beat her fatally after i fc,al J ihe had had a date with »m-Tla' cold' wet weather, the ”1 iammed with spectators. f Lost On Hunt Mora than a week after ha dlsap pearad during a door hunt In tha Miaalealppl river swamps, no trace had been found of Will C. Cannon, druggist and sportsman of Monti* cello, Miss. This picture shows him as a soldier during the World war. (Associated Proas Photo) KERR SCffTT IS GIVING NOTICE Six 'Mbrc Agricultural Employes To Be Lei Out RALEIGH, Dec. Six more employes of the state department-of agriculture revealed today they had received notices Aheir sendee would not be required after Comndssloner elect W. Kerr Scott taken of floe in January. “The department af agriculture Is demoralized,” Commissioner Wil liam A. Graham, who retires next month, commented. “Many have re ceived notices of dismissal and many others wait anxiously to see If they will get notices. X hate to see my staffs go as I consider my organiza tion one of the most efficient In the state.” > The commissioner also expressed hope that James Higgs, negro em ploye of the department now in his 52nd year of service there, would be given a pension as he was among those given notice. William H. Richardson, director of publications for the department, received notice his services would not be needed longer, as did Mrs. Carl K. Hill in the bookkeeping de partment, Mrs. L. Polk Denmark In the statistical division, J. L. Bur gess, the head of the botany divi sion, who has served around 25 years with the department, and Mrs. Catherine Halge, senior stat istical clerk. Scott recently announced he ex- : pected to discharge women now working in the department if their husbands hold “good jobs." It was revealed yesterday that Dr. A. H. Kerr, dairy specialist for the department had receivrd his notice. Creamery Expansion Will Make Shelby Batter Center Expansion and improvement ot the Shelby Creamery, modem but ter-making Establishment here which pays hundreds of farmers from four counties a daily cash in come for their cream, was an nounced today. The improvement program which will cost approximately $6,000 was begun several days ago, but the first actual result was yesterday when the first “churning” was made in the huge 1,300 gallon rotary cream chum. Wm. Lineberger Plan The late William Lineberger, for mer president of the creamery bad planned the expansion before his death several weeks ago and the present officers are following plans he left. It will also Include Installation of a {3,000 dry Ice frigerating system to replace the coil, brine system now in use. When completed the plant which is located on North Washington will be one at the best equipped In the state. Farmers and the average person In town have little idea of the fas cinating process cream and miifc must go through to finally be taken ftom sanitary boxes to be placed on hot cakes or rolls. Cream from farmers and cattle owners in Cleveland, Lincoln,* Ca (Contintied on page eight.) b 3341 Legislators Flock To Raleigh To Pass Upon Social Security Law Special Session Of General Assembly Begins Thursday—Hope To Keep Other Matters Off Floor RALEIGH, Dec. ».—<£•)—Novem ber’s new crop of legislators con verged upon Raleigh today for the opening tomorrow of an extraordi nary session of the general assem bly to consider unemployment in surance legislation. Approximately 100 of them yes terday attended a conference at the University of North Carolina at Chapdl HM1 on social security taxes. Representatives of the federal di visions of research, and statistics and legislative aid spoke. Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus was expected to return late today from Indianapolis, Ind., where he went yesterday with Mrs. Ehringhaus by plane to attend a testimonial din ner for Governor Paul V. McNutt. The governor’s son and private MINE OFFICIAL BEING SOUGHT Police Fear Foul Play In Disappearance Of White , CHARLOTTE, Dec. i.—<*5hrDbK*. lotte police said today that not' a trace had been found of William A. White. 45, general manager of the Keystone Mining company of Ash boro, N. C., and the Rudlxlll Gold Mine, Inc., or Charlotte, who dis appeared December 1 on a' visit Prank N. Littlejohn, chief at Charlotte detectives, said there was “a f slight possibility” that White might have gone to Philadelphia and dh to Canada to visit mining brokers at Toronto. But if be did, the mine executive's wife disclaimed any knowledge of it. She told police she had checked hotels of leading cities between Charlotte and New York, but had learned nothing. Littlejohn said White obtained >1,200 from a High Point bank on November 30 and visited the Rudisill mine office here the next day. The SetecUve said no trace had been round of White after he left the Rudisill office ostensibly to visit another Charlotte office. Sum Of $200 Given Scouts By Council The sum of $200 for general sup plement to the Boy Scout fund was liven by the city of Shelby this year t was learned today following a meeting of the city counciL In a brief meeting the mayor and ildermen also heard a request from Hev. P. H. Price, Herbert Blanton tnd Clint Hawkins for some sewer vork on South LaFayette street. Charles Spake asked for sewer tnd water connections to his devel opment near Belvedere. Both mat ters were taken under advisement, rhe board decided to buy 500 feet , of Are hose. secretary, J. C. B. Ehringbaus, Jr., said his father’s message to the law makers would be “short and to the point.” Among early arrivals was Sena tor A. Hall Johnston of Asheville who predicted only social security measures would be considered at the special session. The biennial session begins next month. Rep. C. O. Abernathy of Spring Hope, however, suggested that the dispute over construction of a pro posed Albemarle bridge might reach the chamber floors. Pre-session discussion of the in surance legislation centered about how an act would be administered and whether an act should apply only to employers working eight or more persons. AGENTS DESTROY 80-GALLON STILL In Full Operation 15 Miles North Of Shelby distil lery capable of making from IB to SO gallons of bootleg com liquor dally was cut down yesterday near the Cleveland county line on High- j way IS about IS mUaa north of Sjbelby. whljCji was to full op agents John D« Norton and R. S. iRtt. JnrJJj^JfrHpyle county deputy aided them. Stgnal6 from outpost guards warned the ooenators. who flod. although the Investigation Is continuing and arrests are expected to be made soop. r Besides the still 1306 gallons of mash was destroyed along with hundreds of containers. The outfit was one of the most complete found near here recently. The coiled cop per worm was two inches in dia meter. Federal Deputy Mack Poston said this morning officers have at least a three months Job clearing up the revenue situation in this vicinity. He announced the arrest and fin gerprinting of Broad us Whitesides and James Davis, colored youths who were bound over to Judge Webb’s federal court after a hear ing before commissioner John P. Mull. Boys Scout Heads Of Council Meet More than 50 representatives of district Boy Scout organizations met it the Hotel Charles here last night tor an executive session which al ways precedes the annual meeting n January. The meeting was presided over »y Judge Bismark Capps of Gas tonia and head of the 11-county Piedmont district. Reports were heard from all officers, and from Chief Executive R. M. Schiele. Shelby leaders making reports were Mt. A. Spangler on the general work and progress; Alvin Fropst on ru ral troops and H. N. McDiarmld on troop organization and enrollment. Governor-elect Clyde R. Hoey was presented as the youngest member of the organization, having been elected the evening previously. Lapradc To Speak CHARLOTTE, Dec. 9.—</P)—Dr. W. T. Laprade of Duke university, recently elected president of the State Historical commission, will deliver the principal address here Friday at a puke university day dinner. FRENCH PLANE DOWNED PARIS, Dec. 9.—(S’)—T h e Spanish embassy charged today a German Jankers warplane abruptly attacked and shot down a French airplane over Spanish insurgent territory. — "■1 ■■■■■■ 1 U. S. Bomber, World’s Biggest, Cracks Up Mlefortune waa quick to overtake the army'e glgantle new bomber known aa YB17, blggeet In the world, during trial fllghte at Seattle. Waah. It noaed over In landing and waa damaged eonalderably. Two men were Injured allghtly. The huge plane le ehown above after the oraok up which waa attributed to locked Plenty Of Reason For Argument In Congress Session WASHINGTON, Dee. UP) — An abundance of opportunities for coming session of congress wu foreseen today by some members who have been surveying legists' tlve prospects. They pointed to such far-reach ing measures as the Frazier-Lemke bill to refinance farm Indebtedness with $3,000,000,000 of new money, the Black-Connaiy 30 hour work week bill, and bill to divorce manufacturing and retailing con templated by Rep. Patman (D-Tex.) There also la much talk of amending the constitution to give congress specific power to enact legislation of a social character. The question of a new appropria tion for relief appeared likely to be early trouble maker. On the outside, divergent views have been brought forward by such organizations as the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the American Federation of Labor. The Chamber of Commerce has forecast that widespread absorption of jobless In private industry would result from continued recovery and has demanded that Federal work relief be terminated by gradual steps* The labor federation’s executive council has suggested another work relief appropriation immediately after congress meets. The federa tion also endorsed the 30 hour week bill without qualflcatlon. BULLETINS 1 BAIL FOB DENHABDT NEW CASTLE, By*. Bee, 9.— (jP)—Circuit Judge Charles C. Marshall today granted ball to Brigadier General Henry H. Denhardt, charged with the murder of Mrs. Verna Garr Taylor, hts fiance. ASK REASON GAFFNEY, S. C„ Dee*. A—(/P) —The twelve jurors who con victed Dock J. Parris of murder with recommendation for mercy two years ago issued a signed statement here today asking Governor Olin D. Johnston for the “real reason” he pardoned the convict, who is a brother of State Senator J. D. Parris. NEW VANDERBILT PLAY NEW YORK, Dec. A settlement agreement giving Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt custody of her U year old daugh ter, Gloria, for longer periods, was approved today by supreme court Justice Timothy A. Leary. STATE8 VAX CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—(#y— State governments today held receipts marked “paid” for more than 9130,000,000 of the public debt which burdened the depres sion years. Bolivian Proposal For Peace Is Being Debated KINGS MOUNTAIN TO RECEIVE BIDS Sewer, Water Lines And City Buildings Planned KINGS MOUNTAIN, Dec. 9.— Bid* (or new city hall, Are station and Jail In one project and (or water and sewer lines and street surfacing In another are to be received here December 33. In the one project will be includ ed furnishing and laying approxi mately 1,440 lineal feet ol eight inch sewer pipe, with necessary man holes and (lush tanks; about 10,000 feet of six-inch water mains and 57,000 yards of asphalt emulsion surface. Flush coating (or addi tional streets is also included in the project. Separate.bids are sought in the building project, one for erection of the building, others for plumb ing and heating. Wadesboro Lights Are Knocked Out WADESBORO, Dec. 9.—m— Wadesboro was thrown into dark ness when Howard Little's ancient automobile snapped a power line pole in two. Little, a negro, escaped injury but was held (or reckless driving. # ————. Gets Brief RALEIGH. Dec. 9.-<*>)-M<J. L. P. McLeondon, chairman of the state elections board, said he had received a second brief presenting charges of alleged irregularities in Henderson county voting. He add ed he had not had time to study the brief. Would Bind'Western Nations Against Aggressor BUENOS AIRES Deo. •.—<*>>-An aggressor nation in the western world would be regarded as a pub* Uo enemy of peace under a Bolivian proposal circulated today among delegates to the Inter-American peace conference. Uncertainty over the position of Argentina on proposed neutrality. And International security pro grams, however, caused concern In some delegations for what the oon- , ference might accomplish. Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argen- 1 tine foreign minister and permanent chairman of the parley, Issued a statement describing the fears as "ridiculous.*’ Question Of Plans He was reported undecided be tween the United States' plan for Inter-American neutrality in a war ( between American republics and Brawl’s plan, as yet not submitted, for an inter-American security pact. A third alternative appeared to be for Argentina to shape Its policies In dependently. , Bolivia’s proposal would bind ad- , herents to meet immediately should a state of war exist between two or J more American republics, Identify | the aggressor without delay, and | apply severe sanctions against it. Punitive measures, the proposal i recommended, would Include sus- ( (Continued on page eight.) Seven Buildings Burned At Morven * MORVEN, Dec. 8.—<JP)—An early- , morning fire leveled seven buildings and did damage estimated at $50, 000 to Morven's business district. The buildings destroyed housed1 the Bank of Morven, the telephone exchange, WPA headquarters, and four stores. Get Ready To Sell License Tags To Local Car Owners Bale of thousands of auto licens-1 es for both state and county will begin In the next few days, with approximately 7,000 owners expect ed to buy state tags and 2,500 to buy city tags. Licenses for the state will be purchased this year at the Arey Motor company on East Marion street, sales In charge of Carlos Hopper of the Carolina Motor Club. The licenses are already here. The color will be a gold or or ange on a black background. City licenses will match in color the atate plates and will cost 50c. At one time the price was $1 but the depression cut them to 25 cents. The city council this week moved the price back to 50 cents. They * I will .be sold at the city hall. Prices of the state license tags will be the same as last year, SO cents per hundredweight of the car. Tags for trucks will cost from 5 to 70 cents per hundredweight, according to the classification. No sales will .be made until De cember is and the deadline for purchase is January 1. Mr. Hopper said today that own ership cards which are sent out from Ra^elgb are going to various owners now. He said many of these will be undelivered on account of residents changing address. Howev er. he will collect the cards from: the postoffice which cannot be! delivered, and owners may be ablei to find their cards In this group m NO STATEMENT READY TODAY, SAYS BALDWIN Cabinet In Lengthy Session; Tension Grows CROWD IS QUIET LONDON, Dec. 9. — MT) — Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin disclosed to the distressed and anxious house of commons today that King and government still were hesitating on the answer to the Empire's dilemma —if Edward VIII will marry Wallis Simpson and lose his throne. •*1 regret I am not in a position to add anything today but I hope to make a statement tomorrow," the Prime Minister replied to a ques tion put by Clement ft. Attlee, op position leader. Another Day The tense situation was extended another at hours by Baldwin’s dec laration after an earlier cabinet session which lasted for more than two hours. Attlee repeated hie question, ask ing If Baldwin could give “aome good hope” for the statement to morrow. The opposition leader declared the Prime Minister should realise anxiety over the constitutional crisis is Increasing. Baldwin answered that no one realised It more than he did. Crowd agw A swelling, restive, crowd milled In the Little etreet. Impatience was increasingly evident Borne of the subjects who sympathised loudly with the King a few days ago were asking: "Why don’t he make op hU mlndr They knew he and Baldwin had spent hours at Port Belvedere last night. They knew nothing beyond that fact. , i.1 wow"ISHs*., . Rumors flew thick a&f faefafiout London. One was that the King had fielded to hht ministers and prom ised not to marry; another that be $Sjg (Continued on page eight) DIRECT CONTROL CROP REDUCTION IS THREE A PLAN General Outline Given Of Plant For 1937 By Board WASHINGTON, Deo. (A*)—A nore direct method of controlling top production «u revealed by the Vgricultural Adjustment admlnis* ration today. Corn will be partlou* arly affected by the 1937 regula Ions. Under the program fanners are x> be paid $500,000,000 for shifting acreages from major crops to other ilantlnga, and for co-operating with he government In “soil building iractlces.” A probable limit of 54,200,000 teres upon com plantings by oo >peratlng farmers In major produc ng states was predicted. This would compare with an acreage of 54, >00,000 in the same area this year ind 59,000,000 In 1932-38. During the last seasons, no at ,empt was made to Umtt earn acre ige to a definite figure. Adapted To Needs Secretary Wallace asserted the rules and regulations for next year renerally were “similar In many re- , ipects to the 1938 program," with some modifications Intended “to idopt the program more closely to he needs of the*various regions.” Although congress authorised pay nent of $500,000,000 in'benefits an oaully when It passed the Soil Con lervstlon act this year, Wallace add id, the actual appropriation "rel nalns to be made,” and so the pro jr^m “Is dependent upon the action )f congress.” The program for cotton and to Jacco farms,” Administrator Tolley »ld "will be very much like the (Continued on page eight.) li lt leal icience department.
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