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X LI I—NO. 163
THE SHELBY DAILY STAR
SHELBY, N. C. THURSDAY, DEC. 10, 1936
AUDITED CIRCULATION
SINGLE COPIES 5c
Unmasked Robber In Daring Holdup
BANDIT GRABS
MILL PAYROLL
AT ROCKINGHAM
Takes M. B. Leath,
Treasurer, With
Him
HE GETS $3,000
ROCKINGHAM, Dec. 10.— (/P) —
An unmasked bandit held up em
ployes and officials in the office of
the Hannah Pickett Mill here to
day and fled with approximately
13,000, taking with him M. B. Leath,
Kcrctary and treasurer of the
plant, who was released from his
own car unharmed a few miles
iwav.
Officers in hot pursuit recovered
leath s car abandoned on the road
to Cheraw. S. C. a dew miles from
where he had been put out. In it
ms the bandit's gun. A posse with
bloodhounds sent word back to
town that the man was believed
lurrounded in a swamp.
Leath said the bandit overlook
« several thousand dollars more
which already had been placed on
Ihelves preparatory to paying ofT
different shifts.
Leath said he had just returned
from the bank with the payroll
money and that an officer who
accompanied him had started for
inothrr plant. wdth additional
money. Two packages of the pay
roll had been put away and the
$3,000 »aw on his desk when the
man walked in, Leath said, flour -
bhinc an automatic pistol and say
ing quietly:
stick them up. I’m taking that
money."
Two other men and two women
office workers were in the office at
that time.
After picking up the money,
Leath said, the bandit forced him
Into his own car and drove about
live miles toward Cheraw before,
putting him out. Leath said the
bandit talked calmly, and made no
attempt to harm him.
BULLETINS
MARKET JUMPS
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—OTV
Settlement of England’s roman
tic crisis with the abdication of
the king today was followed by
* hurst of buying in the stock
market.
In the trading rush many is
sues were pushed up fractions
to ? or more points and, for a
brief period, the ticker tape fell
' minutes behind dealings on
the floor of the stock exchange. |
'‘•car the fourth hour, howev
er- the pace slowed appreciably
a'ut the most conspicuous leaders
reduced their gains.
"t&fcSEES MERCHANTS
RALEIGH, Dec. 10.—0P>— A
representative group from the
A'wlh Carolina Merchants As
wu-iation aired their objections
t" the three per cent general
'a,cs today in a conference with
Governor-elect Clyde R. Hoey
hut iloev said they did not ask
repeal of the law.
FELLER TO INDIANS
YORK, Dec. 10.—t/P»—
Rub 1 eller. 18-year-old Van Me
'rr la., pitching sensation, to
i • "as declared the property
"> the Cleveland Indians by
Gomivsioner Kenesaw M. Lan
nis.
KILL INTRODUCED
R 'LEIGH, Dec. 10.—(/Pr—The
^ministration” bill to provide :
nnrn>ployment insurance eom
^'"’•ion for North Carolfnians
*4S introduced in the house
1f,ernoon. Providing for a
*v ,h,s calendar year of nine
'rttbs of one per cent on pay
rn|ls of employers of eight or
B,°rc persons.
KRITISHER SPEAKS
in i d Cohen- Shelby merchant,
jr.. .Ksh bom subject said of the
t ,nt:-\Vallis crisis today: “He did
^ " 1 ihing he could do. The big
■jv , rcl him out and he got out, ■
'i. h want a king for a sym-;
h - moursly, "Mv 'cart is *orri-|
“ e.'nv.1’
Mr. Windsor And Mrs. Simpson
The former King of England, who abdicated today rather than agree
to give up Mrs. Simpson, as demanded by the British cabinet, composed
of England's most conservative politicians, and Mrs. Simpson.
Diverse Opinion Here
About Action Of King
HOPE ALL GONE,
MOORE IS READY
Governor Refuses To
Grant Mercy
Plea
RALEIGH, Dec. 10.—(/P)—His last
hope gone, Martin Moore, 22-year
old negro under sentence to die for
the murder of Helen Clevengr, New
York university co-ed, spent his last
hours today resigned to his fate.
“I’m ready to go,” the gangling
prisoner said, after he was inform
ed that Governor J. C. B. Ehring
haus had declined to intervene in
his case. Recently Moore had lost
an appeal to the State Supreme
court.
Barring some unforeseen move,
Moore will die by asphyxiation in
the lethal gas chamber tomorrow.
No time is specified for North Car
olina executions, but the customary
(Continued on page two)
Pirandello, Famed
Playwright, Dies
ROME, Dec. 10.—(A’)—Luigi
Pirandello, famed Italian play
wright and winner of the 1934
Nobel prize for literature, died
today.
The author of “Six Charac
ters In Seaeh of An Author”
died of pneumonia after a brief
illneSvS.
Friends saw him in public for
the last time three night ago.
Pirandello, who was 69 years
old, was at work on another
play when he died.
“I Could Almost Cry”
Says Society
Editor
Nothing in the life time of the
oldest residents of this section has
so universally affected the inter
ests of everybody as has the crisis
and abdication of the former King
Edward VIII of England.
The E. A. Pierce company said
stocks were going up on strength
of the announcement, that for some
reason cotton has advanced 15
points, and that no effect is likely
to be felt in money circles over the
crisis.
Answers Are Varied
In answer to the question, “What
do you think of the abdication of
the king?. Here are some of the an
swers i
Is A Fool
J. Z. Flails, Confederate veteran
and one of oldest residents in the
city: "I think he was a fool! He
should have let that woman alone.
He could have been a good king.
Thelma Smith, stenographer: “I
think it’s fine, but I wish he could
have kept both.”
H. L. Nolan, NYA representative:
"I thipk he was a darn fool.”
Dr. Zeno Wall: “Humorously, I
would say ‘America wins again,'
but seriously, it is possibly for the
best and English conservatism will
come through.”
Catherine Alderman, a nurse: *T
am glad he did it.”
Mr. Smith, a baseball player and
insurance salesman: “It doesn’t
matter so much to me. I am not
greatly interested.”
Not Close Enough
Joe Moore, filling station attend
ant: “So long as this crisis don’t
come nearer than Little River or
Kings Mountain, it won’t bother
(Continued on page two)
Tour Reveals $1 To $10 Gifts
For The Family In Local Shops
Aride on a gift train through the
stores of Shelby today will solve
that aid problem of what to give,
mother, father, sister and brother
for Christmas.
Swains and sweethearts will have
no trouble for their gifts but may
follow some of the outlines sug
gested by this little tour.
Gifts for $1 for mother may be
seen at any of the stc^s. They
might include crystal salt and pep
per shakers, (they are easy to fill
and to clean) A bright scarf for
last year’s coat, or a set of pencils
to tuck away. For father a jar of
his favorite shaving soap may he
*y
seen, or a coin purse, a memo book,
or even a letter file, (you know
how he always leaves them around)
Sister will appreciate some station
ery with her name On it, a parches!
gameor a set of new handker
chiefs.
Brother may like a detective out
fit, a flashlight, some cuff links or
even golf balls.
If you have as much as (5 to put
into presents you may think of
gloves, a travel kit, a teapot, or
some cups for mother. That money
would get father a rubber lined
(Continued on page two.)
Four Children Die As
Truck Runs Into School
Bus Near Fayetteville
Orange Truck’s Steering Gear Locks And It
Smashes Into Bus; Claim Bus Not
Up To Standard
FAYETTEVILLE, Dec. 10.—OP)—
The death toll In the state'* most
disastrous school bus accident
mounted to tour today with the
death in a hospital of Harlen Hay
wood, 16 year old high school boy
Injured when an orange-laden truck
crashed Into a homeward-bound
bus near here yesterday.
Three pupils were killed almost
Instantly and 10 were injured, five
seriously, when the truck plowed
into the bus bearing more than 40
children on a straight stretch of
highway.
J. H. Gibbs of Fayetteville, driver
at the truck, was ordered held with
CHIEF OF POLICE
ISSUES WARNING
OF FIRECRACKERS
Calls For Safe, Sane
Observation Of
Christmas
Chief of Police D. L. Willis issued
his annual "be careful with fire
crackers” warning today.
The chief in making the statement
said he was aware that many fire
crackers and noise machines have
been purchased and that many per
sons want to "have a good time.”
“The city wants everyone to have
a good time, and that is why I am
making this statement.
Are Dangerous
"Firecrackers and small bombs
are dangerous, and if someone gets
a hand blown off or eye put out,
they wont have a good time. If you
annoy someone and they are nerv
ous, they wont have a good time.
“We have Christmas eve only
once a year for trading. The mer
chants make preparations for the
shopping crowds. If some thought
less persons continue to throw the
crackers under the feet of custom
ers, it will scare women and children
away, as it did in some cases last
year.
"My department can make no
threats. We wouldn’t, if we could,
but we want everyone to observe a
sane, safe, happy Christmas. We
will have enough tragedy in all
events.”
ASK ROOSEVELT
TO TAKE HAND
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.—(JP)—
Striking maritime unions in San
Pedro asked President Roosevelt to
consider operating govemment
‘ owned steamships today. Another
I peace proposal was rejected, and a
new plan for negotiating agree
ments was proposed in the 42-day
old Pacific coast tieup.
A strikers’ mass meeting in San
Pedro last night Adopted a resolu
tion asking the administration to
consider recommending legislation
"aimed at immediate repossession
of government under a suitable
agency.”
I The resolution urged the presi
dent to discontinue federal aid to
the “big three” offshore lines. Dol
lar, Matson and American-Hawaiian,
which unions charge are prolonging
the walkout, using income from fed
eral subsidies.
A proposal offered licensed deck
officers by the coastwise shippers
was voted down here and in Port
land by locals of the masters, mates
and pilots of Amelia.
The Shipping Merchants associa
tion, comprising importers, export
ers and other firms patronizin'
shipping lines, declared negotiation
| between a committee representing
1 shipowners and unions had tailed
out bond by Coroner W. C. Devi*
pending an inquest.
Davis quoted Gibbs as saying the
steering gear of hla truck locked
as it approached the bus.
Emess Johnson, Mack Williams
and Ine* Bulla, 15-year old pupils
of Cedar Creek township, were kill
ed almost instantly.
Four of the injured remained in
the hospital today. Doctors said
they may have to amputate a leg
to save the life of Grace Owen, the
most seriously hurt. The others,
Stanley Parham, Gaither Cain, and
(Continued on page two)
CHERRY SPEAKER
AS LEGISLATURE
CONVENES TODAY
Hall Johtison Head*
Senate; Hoey In
Raleigh
RALEIGH, Dec. 10.—UP)—Less
than a month before its regular
biennial session, the North Carolina
legislature convened in extraordi
nary session today to take up social
security legislation.
After the formality of organiza
tion, Governor Ehringhaus was ex-!
pected to appear before the body
in person with his message and a
social security bill which the state j
attorney general’s office has pre
pared
Presiding officers of both houses
indicated resolutions would be in
troduced to limit the session to a
consideration of social security leg
islation. The senate caucus adopted
(Continued on page two)
BULLETINS
CANADA ACTS
OTTAWA, Dec. 10.—(Cana
dian Press). — The cabinet of
the Dominion of Canada passed
an order in council today au
thorizing the British government
| to include Canada in the a~t of
acceptance of the abdication of
! King Edward VIII.
The order was immediately
approved by the governor-gen
eral.
I
I
I
BAILEY SENTENCED
COLUMBUS. Ohio.. Dec. 10.
—(/P)—Reese Bailey, 35-year-old
fugitive from a North Carolina
prison, was sentenced to 20
years imprisonment in a Fed
eral penitentiary after pleading
guilty in U. S. district court here
today to two charges of assault
on a federal agent.
WINDFALL TAX OK.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 10.—
(JP)—Federal Judge Robert C.
Baltsell of the Southern Indi
ana district court upheld today
the validity of the “windfall
tax" passed by congress to levy
on tax money refunded to pro
cessors after the Supreme court
declared the agricultural ad
justment act unconstitutional.
POPE SUFFERS STROKE
VATICAN CITY, Dee. 10.— I
tfP)—It was reliably reported at j
the Vatican that Pope Pins /
XI suffered a relapse todays
from paralysis.
Shortly after the relapse was
I reported, a high Vatican source
expressed the oplniop that even
his holiness recovers from the
present crisis he never will walk
again.
Even If he leave* his bed, it
was said, the pope will be com
pelled to spend (he rest of his
days in an armchair.
England’s King And Queen
* - < \ /.i ■ •m
.... ,-i—9
King George VI and his wife. The former Duke of York. 40 years old,
assumes the throne vacated by his brother In an act climaxing the most
romantic episode of recent world history. I
Teachers In County Have
Best Training, Grigg Says
Governor Asks
Speedy Action
RALEIGH. Dee. 1*—WP)—Gov
ernor Ehrlnghaua Mked i spec
ial session of the legislature to
day speedily to adopt an unem
ployment compensation measure
"carefully prepared anil which I
am assured is federally approv
ed."/
"Controversial question have
been avoided in its drafting,” the
governor told the legislators an
hour after they convened in ex
traordinary session, the first in
the state since 1921.
Governor Ehringhaus also as
sured the legislators “the admin
bill “is along lines approved by
istrative set-up” proposed In the
my successor.” Governor-elect
Clyde R. Hoey will take office
January 7.
Former Official
Dies In Raleigh
RALEIGH, Dec. 10.—(IP)—Oren
Stedman Thompson, 56, former as
sistnat state commissioner of reve
nue, died suddenly at his home here
this morning after a heart attack.
A native of Plttsboro, Thompson
was educated In the schools here
and at the University of North Car
olina. After working with the Vir
ginia Cotton Mills and Bouthem
railway system, Thompson became
tax clerk of the old corporation
commission in 1906 and served un
til 1921.
He then served as deputy com
missioner of revenue and assistant
revenue commissioner until 1934.
Funeral plans had not been made
today.
The widow, Mrs. Kinsey Boylan
Thompson, and two sons, George
Thompson of Raleigh and James
Thompson of Charlotte, survive.
Many ‘A* Certificates
Indicate College
Preparation
The days when the grim school
master ruled his school room with
a birch rod and impressive warn
ings is gone iorever and in his place
Cleveland schools have teachers who
have had four years college train
ing and special experience in the
subjects they teach.
A survey today from the office
of J. H. Orlgg, county superintend
ent reveals that out of the 29B
teachers in rural schools 112 have
A certificates, 65 B certificates, 23
C certificates and only eight teach
ers have elementary A rank.
Others High
It was learned that teachers in
Kings Mountain and ^Shelby schools
also have certificate ratelngs. This
comity ranks close to the top of ahy
in the state, it was believed.
Teachers who have A certificates
must have had the equivalent of
four years in college with practice
teaching or a year’s actual exper
ience in at least two major teach
ing subjects. Three years in col
lege with the same experience gives
a B certificate, two years a C and
one year an elementary A. The lat
(Continued on page two)
Beaufort Seeks
Gas-Safe Cellar
BEAUFORT, Dec. 10.—(A»)—
An underground chamber where
the populace may hide in event
of an air or gas attack in the
I next war is on Beaufort’s list
I of desired federal aid projects
for 1937.
Civic leaders metherc and drew
up a list of the projects. Some
* of the speakers pointed out
Beaufort, situated as it is on the
coast, would be a strategic point
for advancing air attacks from
the Atlantic.
Loss Of Hoey Hat Only Thing
Which Upset Him In IS Tears
After working In the law offices
of Clyde R. Hoey for IS years and
being closely associated with Mr.
Hoey and the late R. L. Rybum,
Miss Oeland Washburn, secretary
| and stenographer, says she has nev
' er seen the next governor when he
was really "mad” but has seen him
go through some exasperating ex
periences.
"Loss of Mr. Hoey’s hat on one
occasion” Miss Washburn says,'
eamo as rear- upsetting his usual;
j ompcsure, even temperament am.'
, ood 'disposition a- any occurrence
’since she has been Liking letters or;
writing legal procedure.
Miss Washburn has martr no riel- j
0
initc plans as to what she will do
the four years Mr. Hocy is in Ra
leigh, but did agree to tell the "hat
story" to hts friends here.
"We had had a rather busy morn
ing in the office. A number of clients,
visitors had come and gone. At
:ost there came a lull and. Just be
fore beginning the morning's dicta
tion, Mr. Hoey started to the drug
store, whereupon. I heard an ex
tarnation of dismay. I hastened to
his desk, where he stood, hat in
hand; but, with a look of* utter dis
gust, he informed me that it was
not his hat. ‘Now,‘who could have
(Continued on page nine.)
EDWARD LEAVES
MOST POWERFUL
WORLD_POSmON
Public Sentiment I s
Changed By Subtle
Cabinet Moves
TO CROWN YORK
DUNKIRK. Franc*, D*r. W.—
(fl")— Th* chief of special po
lice of the Port of Dunkirk said
tonight he had received orders
to station extra guards at the
waterfront in preparation for
the possible arrival of King Ed
ward.
“We are anxious to know def
initely If ho Is coming here,"
the chief said.
LONDON, Dc. 10.—King Edward
of England abdicated his anoient,
mighty throne today.
He will marry Wallt# Warfield
Simpson sls man, not monarch.
Albert Frederick Arthur George,
LONDON',""beeT 10.—(/FV—Ed*
ward, said a report received
by the Exchange Telegraph
agency, Intends to loavo the
country, probably tomorrow
night. There was no Indication
where he would moot Mrs.
Simpson dr when they will mar
ry.
the tall, 40-year-old Duke of York,
will rule over the 406,000,000 sub
jects of the greatest empire on
earth. , *
Me lag Baa*—
In "a message from his majesty
tlie King, signed by his own hand,”
Captain Fits Roy, speaker of parlia
ment announced the abdication to
a house of commons in which ten
sion and hysteria were breathing,
living things.
' Realising as I do the gravity of
this step, I can only hope that I
shall have the understanding of my
peoples In the decision I have
taken and the reasons which have
led me to take It.
“I will not enter now into my
private feeling but I would beg that
It should be rememberd that the
burden which constantly rests upon
the shoulders of a sovereign is so
heavy that It can only be borne in
circumstances different from those
In which I now And myself.”
Heavy Task
“I ooncelve that I am not over
looking the duty that rests on me
to place In the forefront of pub
lic interest when I declare that I
am conscious that I can no longer
discharge this heavy task with ef
ficiency or with satisfaction to my
self.
"I have accordingly this morning
executed an instrument of abdica
tion in the terms following:
“I, Edward VIII. of Oreat Bri
tain. Ireland and the British Dom
inions beyond the seas, King and
Emperor of India, do hereby de
clare my irrevocable determination
(Continued on page two)
Edward, Wallie
To Live In U. S.?
WARRENTON, Va., Dec. 10.—(JP>
—Hugh A. Spillman, intimate friend
and escort of Wallis Warfield Spen
cer during her divorce proceedings
( here In 1927, said today he consid
ered it “not at all unlikely’* for the
King and Mrs. Simpson to estab
lish residence in Warrenton.
“In fact, it wouldn't surprise me
at all,” said the 35-year-old blond
banker bachelor who bears a gen
eral resemblance to Edward VIII.
Spillman said he believed it pro
bable the abdicated monarch and g
Mrs. Simpson would select Warren
ton because It provides the "sort of
life both of them like.”
MRS. SIMPSON HAS
NOTHING TO SAT
CANNES, France, Dec. 10.—(Fy~
Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson “hat
nothing to soy” concerning the ab
dication of King Edward, her
spokesman. Lord Brownlow, declar
ed today.
She asserted through another in
termediary, Herman Rogers, that
there is not “the remotest possibi
lity” that Edward wfii Join her at
Lou Viet Villa here “now or later.”
It was Rogers, a New Yorker,
who offered her the use of the Villa
after she left London.