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SHELBY DAILY STAR Published By Star Publishing Company, Inc. No. 1 list Marion St. Shelby, N. C Lee B. Weathers, Pres.-Trea*. 8. E. Hoey, 8ecy. >aMUhad Afternoons Except Saturdays and Sundays Buslnen Telephone No. 11, News Telephone No. 4-J Entered as second class matter January 1. 1906, at the postoffice In Shelby. N. C.. under an Act of Congress, March 8, 1897. NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Bryant, Griffith and Brunson, 9 East 41st St. New York City ^ MEMBER or TOE ASSOCIATED PftESB TIM Associated Press la exclusively entitled io the use Tor publication of all newa dispatches In this paper, and also the local news published herein All rights nt re.publication of special dlsnatcbea published herein are alto reserved. SITtSCRIPTION RATES IN ADVANCE By Mai) Iif Carolina* One Year ..$4.80 Six Months_2.25 Three Months _1.25 By Mafl Outside The Carolina* One Year .........$5.90 Six' Months.2.75 Three Month*_1.90 Delivery By Carrier At Your Door In Cities, Suburban And Rural Districts One Year__$5.00 Six Months_2.50 Three Months_1.35 Pour Weeks _ .45 Weekly Rate_ .12 TUESDAY, DEC. 15. 1936 CHEERS FOR MR. OATES Three cheers for John A. Oates of Fay etteville, member of the state school commis sion, who, in Raleigh over the week-end, ask ed the commission to demand of the legisla ture that the state buy no more school busses with frame bodies and that it furthermore replace all damaged or unusable busses with steel bodied ones. His action, presumably, was prompted hy th® school bus-truck crash near Fayette ville last week which took a toll of four lives. Similar; accidents, accidents in which school busses are involved, either occur with appall ing frequency or else these accidents, which strike at our children, make such a terrific impression that their frequency of occur rence is exaggerated in our minds. Be that as it may, the wonder is that more children are not killed and crippled in school bus ac cidents, considering the flimsy, wooden bod ies ,the top-heavy construction, the crowded conditions on the busses, and the youthful drivers. Mr. Oates request for steel-bodied buss es looks like a move in the right direction to remedy some of the faults of school busses and parents all over the state should swell the volume of our cheers. EYE-FOR-AN-EYE IS HARD LAW Lawrence Ward, 51-year-old itinerant repairman, last week was sentenced to die in the electric chair because he allegedly “stomped his 14-year-old step daughter to death. The case is one of the ugliest ever re vealed in the courts in this section of the country, the mere reading of which causes the heart to sicken and the flesh to flinch. As one reads the story of the brutal slaying of the young girl, blind fury rises in the throat and spawns the animal desire to strike back at such brutality, to see the perpetrator of such a crime forfeit his life to the state. Surely, if ever a man deserved the death pen alty this man does, and yet— Further reading of the story of the trial reveals the fact that the principal witness against Ward, the witness on whose testi mony-he was really convicted, was a 12-year old boy. Shelly Salters, brother of the dead girl. And that revelation is somewhat dis turbing. After all a 12-year-old boy is a mere child and his ability to keep facts en tirely straight, even under perfectly normal circumstance^ is to be questioned. Certain ly, under stress of a violent family quarrel, he might very easily get things muddled. That phase of the story brings us back to our right senses, in which we deplore capi tal punishment—the taking of a life for a life—if for no other reason, because absolute facts, in the case of any crime, are hard to come by. / THE key west road With interest centered on Florida na turally "at" this time of year and evidence of recovery in the state there arises consider able interest in the proposed highway which is to connect Key West with the Florida mainland. As will be recalled, damage done the railroad several years ago by the great hurricane unfitted it for service and receiv ers of the railroad system decided expense of rebuilding the railroad would be too great to be undertaken. Now it develops the old roadbed has been, sold to interests which will utilize it to build a highway. The cost of the project is understood to be in the neighborhood of $4, 000,000 and the plan is for the highway to be operated as a toll road until such time as the money has been received by the owners and the highway commission is in readiness to take it over. Contracts are being let for the building of the new highway. Camps for workmen are being erected and supplies taken in. It "is estimated that the project will give work to 1,200 men for at least one year. Key West suffered a decline when the large cigar factories moved to points farther north. The condition of its buildings, streets and finances was at a low level when the fed eral government two years ago began work of restoration. - It is believed that the open ing of this new highway, which will be one of the most attractive in the world, will make Key West the most popular recreation and fishing resort on the Atlantic and Gulf •omU. “HISTING” HOTEL RATES Members of the General Assembly are mad and have just cause. The four leading hotels in the capital city have “histed" their room rates, not only for the law-making transients but on the regulars. One member of the House who found that he would have to pay $120 a month for the same hotel room he got for $70 a month two years ago, threatens to introduce a bill authorizing the state to go into the hotel business in R«leigh by erecting quarters that would rent for reasonable rates. This will not be done of course, but there should be a cure for a situation like that. The people of the whole state are con cerned. They do not want to see hotel rooms jump so high in Raleigh that a man of small means cannot be sent down. If the cost gets too high, only the idle rich can afford to represent us in our law-making. Hotels have a habit of jumping rates on occasions such as this. We are told that a certain Washington hotel which ordinarily rents rooms for a couple at $5 a day, has put these rooms up to $10 for the next President ial inauguration and requires that the guests stay or pay for at least two days. That is unfair and exhorbitant and unless the prac tice is stopped, hotels will invite legislation that will regulate their rates. What Other Papers Say HAPPY LANDING (Wall Street Journal) Pour good fellows, old friends, met after long years in an Irish provincial town. They visited an inn and had several drinks. Then all four left for the railway station. On arrival at the train, three of the four got in and the train pulled out, leaving the fourth fellow standing on the platform, laughing until he was weak. Station Master: "What the devil are you laugh* ing at?” Fourth Fellow: "Shure. they were supposed to be seeing ME off.” IN COLLEGE AFTER DEATH (Wall Street Journal) Tourists visiting University College in London are curious about a wax figure mounted in one of the buildings It is that of Jeremy Bentham, one of the founders of the institution, who died 104 years ago. He was so devoted to the school that he wished to have his body remain in it forever. Before his death, he ordered his skeleton padded, then covered with wax and clothes, to be mounted and always kept somewhere on the campus. SOMETHING WENT WRONG (Charleston News & Courier) Sometimes we remember editorials whether or not other people, and one comes to mind that the News and Courier printed last Sunday, December 6. saying that the king of England "would not leave his throne for his ‘sweetheart’, that with her departure for France the affair was ended.” How this prophecy got into The News and Courier is more than we under take to explain, except to say that its prophet had better not have indulged. Besides, it is not fair to remind a newspaper of its prophecies when they do not come true. DAUGHTERS DO NOT (Punch) Cocktails do not make good daughters," observes a cleric. And the reverse is often lamentably true as well Nobody’s Business „ By GEE McGEE __ COMPLICATIONS HAVE APPARENTLY SET IN AT REHOBER CHURCH rehober church is In the throws of a verry serious complication which has benn caused by the members of same wanting to get red of our pressent pasture, rev. will waite, and hire a new man in his stid - rev. waite seems to be verry contentious about his back sallery and he do not feel disposed to resign till at least a portion of his 1934 and 1935 pay is handed over according to subscriptions entered into. -a new trial preecher was called in to hold services last Sunday in the pullpit, but rev. waite hell the church keys in his possession and wouldden’t let him or anyboddy else have the said keys to get in with. ...hon. holsum moore dumb into a back winder and opened up one of the doors, but newer let on to the proposed pasture that annything was wrong; he was not on hands when it was first learnt that everboddy had benn looking out someboddy has slipped 4 of the keys to the organ out and now' miss Jennie veeve smith, our organist, can’t play anny tunes that has certain base notes in same, and the organ leaks wind verry bad and causes static, that has benn laid to willie waite, Jr., who has a repper-tation to behold. ....the new preecher was not exceptible. be men tioned monney the verry first thing. Just befoer tak ing his texx. he explained that he appreciated being asked over for a ordinance of the congrer-gation and explained that he got only 460* where he was, hut would move to a greener field. -he preeched on ‘beware unless yore sins will find you out.” seweral members twitched enduring his harrangue. as they thought he knowed something on them, he hurt his chances a right' smart by his ac tions ansoforth. rev. waite is not doing anny looking; around for a new place, so it seems like he mought' stay a good while longer that is—if he’s waiting on 1 back pay. yores tnilie. nuke Clark rfd treasure Washington El Daybook By PRESTON GROVER (Associate* Press SUM Writer! WASHINGTON. — The supreme court, in Its quiet way, has remind ed the country that amending the constitution may mi* Invite an awesome s™ backfire. Amendment 21,1 prohibition repeal,! gave dry states a| way out by pro viding that no i intoxicating liquor! could be trans-1 ported into any] state "in viola tion of the laws| thereof.’* Now that sounds! simple. It was MtESTOM L C*OV!f simple, in the minds of congress and framers of the amendment. The idea was that any state wishing to remain dry while the rest of the country was wet could simply out law liquor and the federal govern ment would be bound to assist in keeping liquor out. * • • • Surprise On Congress But did congress have the slight est expectation that its one simple idea could be converted into a state tariff act? Certainly not. Yet Cali fornia came to the supreme court with a law generally viewed as in tended to tax out-of-state beer pro ducers so California brewers would have a big advantage. And tire su preme court agreed the amendment permitted such a protective tax, or tariff. It was strictly in violation of the commerce clause of the constitu tion, but the supreme court held the states were given the right, un der the prohibition amendment, to interfere with interstate commerce when it came to liquor. There seems to be no immediate anH t r\ tho matter Ur\mu breweries and liquor plants can be fostered in any slate by such a sys tem of taxation. California certain ly had not intended to protect its potent wine industry it was the loudest in the clamor for repeal. California, or any other state, now may protect its liquor' industry under an amendment which was intended to help smash the indus try in the dry states. * » » * Labor Fears Boomerang Often cited is the 14th amend ment prohibiting any state from depriving "any person of life lib erty or property, without due pro cess of law.” It was intended to protect negroes after they were freed from slave plantations. Ye*, under the widespread wing of the protective "due process” clause has grown a corporate structure of tre mendous proportions. Even labor, most eager for legis lative social remedies, Is reputedly in a turmoil over how to phrase an amendment to get around an ob atacle found by the supreme court. Labor wants federal assurance of Job security. But some leaders are asking, can an amendment do this and not at the same time be used to coerce labor, or perhaps prevent a workman changing job6 on the grounds It would upset the balance of employment. Luther Stancil Hurt CONCORD. Dec. 15.—OPt—Sheriff Ray C. Hoover arrested Gene Tuck er, 20. of Mount Pleasant and charged him with assault on Luther Stancil, 45. who the sheriff said was in Albemarle hospital with se rious wounds. Sundown Stories For The Kiddies | _ Work And PI ay By MARY GRAHA M BONNER SANTA CLAUS went over to see the empty house and decided it waa just about perfect. Willy Nilly lit the stove and the fireplaces soon were blazing, too. Then Santa went back north in his sleigh and soon he returned with half-finished toys, with tracks not yet finished, with boats still to | be painted, with dolls as yet with- i out wigs. Oh, he saill had a great' deal to do. “I’ve brought over- food to eat,” Willy Nilly said, ‘so I'm sure you’ll be quite comfortable.'' “Comfortable,” repeated Santa Claus. “Im so happy at this time of! the year that I can’t work quickly enough. In fact, work to me is Play. ‘ This is a splendid spot,” Santa continued. ‘‘It’s near enough to the places I want to visit—nearer than my headquarters up north and yet you're not bothered by out- j side people. “I work so much better and #o much more quickly all by myself i —but I don't mean you Puddle \ Muddlers should leave me alone, I; love having you around. It’s siro* j ply that I don’t want the children to see, ahead ofatime, ail the sur prises I am makhj^for them.” Santa Claus started work at ; once. Every litUf Wiile he would ■ dash back to the North Pole and ! bring down a sleigh filled with toys he had started making earlier in j the year. So quickly did he go and come, so rapidly did he work that the Puddle Muddlers felt they were living in a happy whirl. “It’s what keeps us in such good form," the reindeer told Rip as he brought them some sugar. 1 "And reindeer," they added, must always be in good form, particul arly during this season.” Pleasant Ridge Community News PLEASANT RIDGE, Dec. 1’5.— There was a large crowd at church Sunday. Rev. W. G. Camp preached a good sermon. Preacher Blanton from the Bolling Springs college preached in the evening services after B. Y. P. a. Mr. and Mrs. Doris Botts of Shel by were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Shelton McSwain Sunday. Those visiting friends in Char lotte Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Kermlt Blanton and son. Bobby, | Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Jones. Yates i Stockton and Eulan McSwain. Mrs. Bonnie Smith has been ill 1 but is reported better. Mrs. Loren Jones is on the sick list. Mrs. D. O. McSwain entertained the intermediate B# Y. P. U. at her home Saturday night. There was a large crowd present. The Christmas! style was carried out. They played games and contests during the even ing, Yates Stockton was the winner of the contest. Mrs. McSwain serv ed apples, oranges and grapes. The W M D. will meet at the jthurch Thursday evening for the monthly meeting and to practice their Christmas program. WILL BE TRIED FOR MURDER IN 1919 ASHEBORO, Dec. 15.—(A»i—Mar vin Harriss, Randolph county man, will go on trial at the term of court opening here in connection with a killing that occurred in 1919. Harriss, indicted 17 years ago in ihe death of Ed Farlow. pleaded insanity, and wa committed to the \ *tate Hospital for the insane H-> was released in HW3 and is at liberty now under $5,000 bond. EVERYDAY LIVING When We Live When do we really live? When doe* the meaning of life drop its veil and show u* what it la and can be? When we have a faith to live by, a ‘self fit to live with, a work fit to live for, a n d someone to love and be loved by. When we know how to earn a lit tle and spend a little less, how to pull our own veight and lend a land to lift the Joseph Fort Newton load. When we are wise enough to live a day at a time, letting yesterday go and not living tomorrow until it arrives. When we can look out over the far horizon with a deep sense of our own littleness, and yet have faith, hope and courage. When we know that every man is as noble, as vile, as divine and as lonely as we are, and learn to for give and love our fellows. When we can sympathize with our fellows in their sorrows— even AAA --O - fights A hard fight against many odds. When we have learned how to make friends and keep them, despite their faults and our, and how to keep friends with outselves. When we know a few great books full of beauty, serenity and vision, and treasure them as our gulden and companions. When we love flowers, can hunt the birds without a gun, and feel the thrill of a forgotten joy in the laugh of a little child. When we know the fine art of being happy and high-minded amid the meaner drudgeries of life, mak ing them Just a game. When star-crowned trees, and the sunlight on flowing waters, subdue us like the thought of one nuch loved and long dead. When we can find good In every faith that helps any man to see di i'ine meanings In life, whatever that faith may be. When we look into a wayside pud dle and see something beyond mud, and into the face of a forlorn mor tal and see something beyond sin. When we know how to love, how to pray, how to laugh, how to serve God and man, glad to live but not afraid to diel ■ v V. F. W. WANTS PEACE PROGRAM FOR NATION GREENSBORO, Dec. 15.—</P)— James E. Van Zandt, past national commander of the Veterans of For eign Wars, conducting a school for department and post offices, out lined a legislative program for “adequate pensions for the widows and orphans of all deceased war veterans; increased pensions for de pendents of deceased service-con nected disabled veterans,” and a • peace for America” plan he said would be presented to the next session of Congress. Dairy Expand* CHARLOTTE. Dec. 15.—</P»—1The Pet Dairy company announced a $100,000 expansion program for its plant here. SALE OF CAR Pursuant and by the power contained in a certain mechanics leln executed by Lee Morrison of route 3. Lawndale, N. C. dated October 34th. 1836. in the amount of $334.91 default having been made In the payment of same, the undersigned will sell at public auction, for cash, at the court house door In Shelby. N. C. on Thursday, January 14th. 1937 at 10 a. m. or later, one Ford couple motor number 1S-1493391. This December 14. 1936. 3t dec 15c ROGERS MOTORS. LET Roger* Motors - REFINANCE YOUR CAR — CASH WAITING — ORDER BEAM’S Coal Bl*b—Heat—I.ok—Ash Stovewood PHONE 1M SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY Announce* Following Im portant Schedule Change*, Effective DECEMBER 10, 1936 TRAIN NO. 21 for Ruther fordton and intermediate points will leave Forest City 2:03 P. M. instead of 1:37 P. M. For Information See Agent C. G. WARD. D.P.A. 305 I.O.O.F. Temple. RALEIGH. N. C. SEABOARD I Air Line Railway WINTER TERM BEGINS MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1937 SALISBURY BUSINESS COLLEGE, S. 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