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WEATHER Korlh Carolina: Cloudy, probably ryra/ional rain in oast portion to* n ja and Saturday. Official Shelby temperature*: jpgh 48; Low 39; Rainfall 0.05. Tshe Hhelhy Bnily Stett FORMERLY THE CLEVELAND STAR, ESTABLISHED 1896 MARKETS Cotton. *pot .. lie to !!*»• Cotton need. wagon, ton .... 935.00 Cotton need, car. ton lot .... 339.00 . a! •' MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS THE SHELBY DAILY STAR SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 1936 ~ AUDITED CIRCULATION - I" 1 . " - . . .— .■—1 —■ . .■■BS’li SINGLE COPIES 6c . . .["I"' '■ w* EDWARD TO MAKE FAREWELL SPEECH AT 5 P.M. TODAY ___ v — Legislature Begins Study Of Security Bill house sitting AS COMMITTEE OF WHOLE TODAY Governor Delivers A Brief Message; Bill Explained PREDICT SPEED RAUIGH, Dec. 11.—VP)— The lower division of the cen tral assembly unanimously pass 'd the "administration” bill for m unemployment compensa tion program in North Carolina on MNond reading today and recessed to meet at midnight to ! complete work on the measure and .end it to the senate. RALEIGH. Dec. 11.— VP) —The house oi representatives, sitting as i committee of the whole, today began a section-by-section perusal ot the 52-page administration so cial .-ecurity bill, designed to per mit North Carolina to participate in Uip Federal program. The legislature, summoned into ex"ordinary session by jGovemor J. C B. Ehringhaus to enact a social security bill before the January 1 deadline plunged at once into pre paring ihe groundwork for swift sdopuon. Message Brief Immediately after the senate and Sir house completed the work of srgamzation yesterday, Governor Ehringhaus delivered a brief mes »ge before a joint session and urg ki speedy adoption of the admin istration bill, which he said had keen prepared after consultation with Federal authorities. The house later sitting as a com miit.ee. began consideration of the bill and heard Attorney General A. A F. Seawll and his chief assist ing Harry McMullan, explain the main provisions of the bill. Many of the senate members sat in on the bouse session. Lieutenant Governor A. H. Gra ham. the presiding officer of the ienatCj predicted that the bill would bfeome law by Dcember 18. It must paw three readings on separate days in each house before it is frady for ratification. The bill calls for a tax of .9 per tent on the 1936 payrolls of em ployers'of eight or more persons; a tax of 1,8 percent in 1937, and 2.7 Percent in 1938 and each year thereafter. Benefit payments would tinge from $5 to $15 a week. The fund would be administer 'd by a three man commission, con- ; dating of two members to be ap-1 pointed by the governor, and the date commissioner of labor, who would serve ex-officio. Salaries of the appointive members would be ford by the governor with the ap froval of his cabinet. loans To Fanners Washington, Dec. 11.—<jp)— •'settlement administration offi ewls *aid today they would ask con *rr to authorize loans for drought •tricken farmers to help place them * * 'elf-supporting basis. Daily Features In Shelby Star Gn the habit of reading the «aih features in The Shelby Dai'y Star. They cover every object which you will find in an aP-hi-date newspaper: Nine of the world’s most pop war <-«mic gtripo. "Sports Round-up” — Sport* ""unary by Eddie Brlets. “Everyday Living” — Inspire "0T’al by Dr. Newton. , Tftn Years Ago—Happenings Cleveland county. Talks to Parents Helps sn "“Id rearing. Washington Daybook — Na "°iul politics. Notify*, Business — Wuloeophy. Sidelights—About Health—Practical Bollywood movies. Bow's yofjr *W«h talks. J; s^*ation yo« find complete of the «wt news of the —-rkete, weather, social *** a! news. Special coverage of the extra *h ',,t1 °* the *eneral assembly ^ ro*>vened In Raleigh yes Wallie Expects Divorce April 27 CANNES, France, Dec, 11.—(A*) —Mrs. Wallis Simpson, for love of whom King Edward renounc ed his throne, said through a spokesman today she expects to obtain her final divorce decree without any complications. The American-born fiancee of the former ruler said she was not aware of any move in England ' to invalidate her temporary di vorce decree from Ernest Aldrich Simpson, the intermediary as serted. Mrs. Simpson has “no ar rangements to meet Edward,” the spokesman declared, reiter ating that the formr Baltimore beile expects to remain in south ern France for several weeks at least. He declared the “understand ing at the Villa (where Mrs. Simpson is in seclusion) is that Edward will have left London by tomorrow.” ONE DIES, 36 ARE HURT IN RIOTING Fire Engines Are Run Through Chester, Pa., Crowd CHESTER, Pa., Dec. 11. — (ff) — One man was killed and about 36 persons were injured during rioting today outside the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock company where a strike has been in progress since last Monday. Police said they belived the man was killed when, fine engines ssa, spending to a false alarm at the Sun plant ran through a crowd of several thousand pickets and sym pathizers outside the gates of the main entrance. Many of the injured asserted they had been run down by fire engines. Rioting broke out after non strikers attempted to get through picket lines surrounding the plant. All members of the Chester po lice force, numbering more than a score, were on duty as about 100 persons made their way through a milling crowd surrounding the com pany property. As a second contingent of work ers arrived, blows were exchanged. The narrow street in front of the company property close to the Delaware river was filled with thousands of persons. Witnesses said that many were unable to get out of the way of the fire engines as they made their way down the street. Western Strikers Ask Aid Of East SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.—<>P)— Support of eastern longshoremen in refusing to work west coast ships was sought today by Pacific coast stevedores amid new efforts to bring peace in the 43 day strike of 37, 000 coast maritime workers. Harry Bridges, coast president of the International longshoremen’s association, announced he would appeal personally to longshoremen in New York, where Joseph Ryan, International I. L. A. president, re cently declared there would be no sympathy strike by his union. Since the coast walkout started at midnight, Oct. 39, a group of eas tern seamen broke away from the International seamen’s union and hampered shipping. Later the in surgents presented demands of their own. Bridges, a leader in the present tieup as he was in the bitter 1934 strike, said he would address a mass meeting in Madison Square Garden Dec. 14. He plans to leave Sunday by airliner. Close To 30,000 Bales Of Cotton Is Predicted Now Prospect* of pearly 30,000 bales of cotton to Cleveland oounty this year was forecast today to the De cember 1 report from Thames- C. Beam, official statistician. According to Mr. Beam's report 21,162 bales had been ginned up until December 1. Last year at the same date 43,662 bales had been ginned. i Grain King r Herman Trelle, above, Wembley, Alberta, farmer, has plenty of reason to smile. He’s a king with two crowns. The Peace River Valley farmer clinched the oats kingship at the 37th In ternational Grain and Hay show in Chicago and then won the wheat crown. In all, he haa taken 19 world championships in grain. MADRID SHY OF MATCHES, FUEL "MADRID, t%e. lir^p^iwrur geflt shells crasheof of the Spanish capital today as fascist and socialist batteries blast ed away in a long range artillery duel. A heavy insurgent infantry drive on the western front from Montlos to Posuelo was cracked, the govern ment reported, in a bitter three hour struggle. The fascist attack climaxed the fifth week of the siege of Madrid. Under cover of artillery, General Francisco Franco's insurgent troops pushed their offensive while a bit ing wind blew down from the snow capped Guadarrama mountains. The fighting was heaviest around Pozuelo, to the west of the city, and around the San Fernando bridge. Intense government shelling in the Guadalajara sector northeast of the city was reported from Cas tilblaco. Officials speeded the evacuation of the capital’s non-combatant population to the eastern coast as the government took steps to guard the food supply. The severe cold sent Madriienos searching through the houses for wood. Others stood in line for hours to draw allotments of fuel. Adding to the rigors of the cold in the city, a shortage of matches developed and persons on the streets with lighted cigarettes were sur rounded by others asking for lights. Over the capital, insurgent pur suit planes scattered leaflets calling, for the city’s surrender, while gov ernment planes took off to bomb the Illescas railway station Just south of Madrid. Office Hours At Grover For Moore Dr. Victor Moore, of Earl, an nounced his association in office prictise with Dr. George Oates of 3rover and Dr. Moore will keep of fice hours in Grover from 1 to 5 3’clock each afternoon. He will, how ;ver, continue his office and prac tise at Earl. County agent J. 6 Wilkins said i tie was not mire of 30,000 but that indications are that there is snough cotton in the county now to push tfce total over the 4nce ex pected 35,000 bates. "The thing farmers are worrying ibout is how and when they will ret it out. and also the low quality >f the cotton and seed of this late 1 •otton." 1 Martin Moore Pays For Helen Clevenger Death In N. C. Lethal Chamber End of Sensational Asheville Murder Case of Pretty N. Y. Girl Conies In The Old State Prison RALEIGH, Dec. 11.—<#>—Martin Moore, gangling, big, stoopshoul dered, 22-year-old negro, was put to death with lethal gas at state’s prison today for the hotel-room murder in Asheville last summer of Helen Clevenger, pretty and petite, blonde New York university stud ent. Breathed Gas 12 Minute* The negro, former hall boy at the Battery Park hotel in Asheville, was pronounced dead by Dr. George S. Coleman, prison physician, at 10:46, after he had breathed the gas fumes 12 1-2 minutes. By official time at the prison, the negro entered the white gas ASK EXEMPTION BASIC FOOD BUT FOR SALES TAX Is Position Of State Grange; Wants Dry Laws .-RALEIGH. Dec. -U.-4®)—Th* trative affairs at its final session to day after adopting a legislative pro gram advocating retention of the three percent sales tax with basic commodities exempted. The Grange, representing 10,000 North Carolina farmers, also rec ommended strict dry laws, enact ment of a tobacco control program by the legislature, creation of a com mission of farmers to administer the AA program beginning in 1938, and rapid extension of the tobacco grading service set up by the fed eral government. It urged an amendment to the state constitution to prohibit the further diversion of highway funds, abolition of the absentee ballot law, the administration of the social se curity act by existing state agencies without the creation of a new com mission, immediate tax exemption of $300 for homesteads, and the classification of property. The Grange program called for continuance of the soil conserva tion and domestic allotment act, rigid inspection of all livestock ship ped into North Carolina, delivery of mail in rural districts libraries, and enforcement of a law prohibiting the pollution of streams. BULLETINS IRISH ACT UP DUBLIN, Irish Free State, Dec. 11.—{/PH-A bill to abolish the office of governor general and the use of the British king’s name in conducting the Irish Free State's domestic af fairs was introduced in the dail •tremann (parliament) today. GOLD CASE WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—</P> —A new tent of the celebrated “gold clause’’ resolution bar ring payment of obligations in gold was called up for debate today before the supreme court. BAILEY TO PRISON COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 11.—(/P) —Reese Bailey, North Carolina gunman, sped today, under guard toward McNeil Island federal penitentiary in Juget Sound to begin a 20-year term for assault and intimidation of federal agents. THREE WOUNDS WISE, Va., Dec. 11.—(JPy— Dr. T. J, Hudor, who assisted In the autopsy of the body of Trigg Maxwell, testified today in the new trial of Edith Max well on charges of killing her father that he found three wounds ou the blacksmith's head. chamber at 10:31 and the gas ma chinery was turned on at 10:38 1-3. The body will be sent to Ashe ville, a local undertaker who re ceived it from prison officials, said. Martin had asked that his brother Tom, In Asheville, bury him. He had left his brother a Bible, a story, a letter and two rings. The death certificate showed Martin was bom In Pauline, S. C., on May IS, 1914. Moore's last hope went glimmer ing two days ago when Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus announced he would not grant a reprieve for a review of the case. The Supreme (Continued on page nine.) ELIZABETH RANDLE TELLS OF JOURNEY TO 4-H CONGRESS Sees Capital, Chicago Exposition And Other Sights has returned ■ ■•■A' nded the , .< > a< Chicago with a big story to ehito girl of tell. She won her trip for having the most outstanding records of any 4H girl In North Carolina. Miss Randle says: "We just had a wonderful time! There were five girls from North Carolina who went, and two lead ers: Miss Ruth Current, south wes tern district leader and Miss Rose Ellwood Bryan, home agent of Durham county. Represented at the Congress were over 1400 4H club members from forty-four states In the United States and Canada; the outstanding 4H club boys and girls In the country. What thrilled us as much as any thing we saw was our stop in Washington. Miss Current had wir ed Mrs. Roosevelt asking her If we might be admitted to the White House. After we arrived in Wash ington we went straight to the White Hovjse where we were receiv ed and permitted to enter through the front door. Other places that we visited were the Capitol, Libra ry of Congress and the Supreme Court Building. The 4H national congress began Sunday which was registration day at the Auditorium Hotel. We at tended church In the morning at the Central Church, Orchestra Hall and the minister. Dr. Shannon preached on “To Make the Best Better." After Monday morning tve were taken on tours, given breakfasts, luncheons, dinners and entertained by the courtesy of large manufac turing concerns in Chicago. On Monday morning all the girls, ex cept the style revue girls. Judged either baked goods;, food preserva tion, clothing or home furnishings. Monday evening the entire dele gation led by the Iowa 4H Band paraded in the arena of Interna tional Livestock Exposition. Tuesday night we went to the 15th Annual Banquet In the Grand Ballroom at the Stevens Hotel. In Washington On Tours (Continued on page nine) Extension Granted On Security Forms A ten day extension on the time limit for the return of forms 88*5 under the social security was an nounced today by Postmaster Frank L, Hoyle. Blanks which were due on De cember 5 will be accepted up to De cember 15, but after then they must be sent direct to the district office. The SS-5 forms are those being fill ed out by employees in application for a number under the social se curity plan Daughters Of King Princess Elisabeth, playing with her dogs, is now next in line for the English throne. Princess Margaret Rose, her younger sister, pretty, merry child, is smiling at the photographer. England’s Knitting King Natural Second Fiddler RISING TRADE IN NEW HIGH NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—(/P) —The rising tempo of general trade con tinued ungbated this week despite milder weather and rain In some sections which hampered distribu tion, Dun & Bradstreet said today In the weekly review of business. “Smaller sales In heavy apparel branches were more than counter balanced by the mounting volume of Christmas purchases,” the agen cy said. “As there was no diminu tion In the heavy flow of orders from retailers, wholesale volume was maintained at Its previous le vel. "More Industrial units reported commitments sufficient to carry current operations well Into the spring, with backlogs In the steel and automobile divisions the heav iest in seven years.” The review estimated nationwide retail sales at from 4 to 8 per cent ahead of the preceding week and from 12 to 25 per cent better than the same week in 1935. Percentage Increases In major geographical areas follow: New England 18 to 25; East 18 to 30; Middle West 15 to 23; Northwest 20 to 30; South 18 to 25; Southwest 20 to 30; Pacific Coast 15 to 20. STEEL BUSSES FAYETTEVILLE, Dec. 11— (/T>-As a result of the buv truck crash near here Wednesday in which four were killed, John A. Oates of Fayetteville, member of the state school commission, left here today for Raleigh with the announcement that he would ask the commission to demand of the legislature that the state purchase no more school buses with frame bodies, and that all replacements be of steel construction. But Dogged Courage Won Admiration of Friends NEW YORK. Dec. 11.—<#*)-Bri tain's new king • Bertie,'’ who liken to knit and can cast an Iron plate In a smelting factory, steps into the world spotlight today as a perfect example of bulldog grit overcoming terrific obstacles. He had a brooding Inferiority complex. He stuttered. He had wretched health. He couldn't make friends — Just couldn't "warm up." He excelled at nothing. Nobody noticed him, in a room or a crowd, Shy, he stgiply didn't “register.” Has Beaten Odds Even now, at the glittering climax ! of his “success story," he gets the j job only because his brother gave I It up. i But down the years, doomed to | under-study Ills glamorous brother, ' In his quiet, self-effacing way he perfected his role with a dogged : courage that must command adml ; ration. Today, at the pinnacle, he has beaten the odt^. If ever a man was self-made, the record show- It is Albert Frederick Arthur George, “by the Grace of God "—and King Ed ward—'of treat, Britain. Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the seas, King, defender of the (Continued on page nine.) Bank Pays Dividend At Kings Mountain [ KINGS MOUNTAIN, Dec. 11. — ' For the second consecutive year the i First National Bank has declared a ! dividend. It will total approximate | ly $2,000 this year, representing 4 ' percent. A first payment was made In July. Mrs. Laughridge Explains Just How To Fix Turkey Can she bake a cherry pie, Billy Boy? Yes, indeed, and she can cook a Christmas turkey Just the way it ought to be. Directions for the preparation and cooking of a Christmas turkey, the giant bird that delights all the children and grandchildren on Christmas day, were given this morning in a special interview with Mrs. Roger Laughrldge While Mrs. Laughrldge does not po6e as a professional, she has cooked many turkeys and is known in Shelby as one who always excells in her cooking. She has prepared scores of birds, hams, puddings and other specials for many important dinners. Choice Turkey First "To begin with,” says Mrs. Laugh ridge. “you must get the turkey It should be plump and firm, not too fat and not too large, A bird from 13 to 15 pounds is nice. Nearly all the people X know like plenty of ‘white meat,’ “You will have to kill the turkey I never killed one—not even a chick en.” After the turkey Is in the kitchen however, Mrs. Laughridge knows (Continued on page nine.) PROCLAIM YORK TOMORROW KING OF ALL BRITAIN Edward Not Forced To Leave Country Say* Somervell BUT HE~WILL GO By FRANK H. KINO LONDON, Dec. ll.-VD-Tlie greatest empire on the earth gave up Bid ward VIII os king today and placed hi* oldest brother, Albert Frederick Arthur Oeorge, on Ita throne. In three swift hour*, the house* of common* and lord* approved the abdication of the 337-day sovereign whose chose mandaga to a twice* divorced American instead of hla ancient crown. Then, with quick precision, a royal commission gave royal assent to the act. At 1.82 p. m. <8:83 a. m. eastern standard time), Edward the eighth ceased to reign. At that very moment the quiet Duke of York became King of Eng land and the* dominions beyond the seas, emperor of India, defender of the faith. To Leave Tonight Tonight, perhaps by British war ship, plain Edward Windsor Is ex pected to cros* the channel to France, to be near Wallis Warfield Simpson, the woman he loves. It was reported he wool dsail at mid night, from Dover. Xts destination was not disclosed. First, at 10 o’clock, (6 p. m. east ern standard time) he will talk by radio to Ills people. Tomorrow afternoon heralds will proclaim his brother king—probably as Oeorge VI—with medieval rite. But actually.. Albert Bredsrick Ar thur Oeorge became king with the giving of the royal assent by a com mission composed of Lords Onslow, Denman and the Bart of stanhope —just os Edward took the reign when his father, Oeorge V, breath ed his dying breath at Sandringham { last oanunry so. Parliament In session actually 3 hours and S3 minutes before the throne changed hands, adjourned Immediately upon notification that the royal assent had been given. Commons will meet at 3:45 p. m. tomorrow to take the oath of al legiance to the new king. On Mon day, the sovereign’s 41st birthday, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin will present a message from him. Dominion* Te Aet Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the Irish Free State will act Independently, though their parliaments, on the abdica tion, as autonomous units of em pire. Howling Joyfully, the commons swamped an amendment by the left winger James Maxtan which would have rejected the bill on the grounds It failed to "give effect to the prin ciple of popular election.” The vote was 403 to 5. At Fort Belvedere, Edward com pleted the draft of the speech hs will make to his empire tonight and prepared to leave for the con tinent—not Cannes—before morn ing. At the same time, Sir Donald Somervell, the attorney general, told hi* Laborite questioner, will throne. In commons: No Compulsion To Leave "There Is no truth in the sug gestion King Edward will be com pelled to leave the country.” York, probably as George VI, will be proclaimed king at 3 o'clock to morrow afternoon with medieval pageantry, first at St. James’ pal ace, later at the Temple Bar and Royal exchange. But he will be king the moment Edward VIII sigm, "Edward, R. I.", to the abdication MU tonight. Spsaks At 5 P. M. After he has spoken to the half billion people whom he ruled for nearly a year as king and emperor (Continued on page nine.) Alumni Of Duke At Kings Mtn. Tonight KINGS MOUNTAIN, Dec. 11.— Duke university alumni of Ruther ford and Cleveland counties will gather here tonight for the annual Duke dsy dinner. Dr. J. W. Harbt sori, Shelby, is president of the as sociation, composed of alumni liv ing In the two counties. Heretofore, the meeting has been held In Shelby but invitation this year was extended by Kings Moun tain alumni for the dinner to b* held here and the Invitation was accepted.
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