1
WEATHER
vnrth Carolina: Generally fair,
iiicliUy colder. Friday, Increasing
, ioiidineaa, followed by rain In west.
Official Shelby Temperatures:
Hlgh 4?>. Low 39, Rainfall 0,39,
The Hhelby Bale stnr
MARKETS
Cotton. upot__ 13c to 13?i«s >
Cotton acrd, witnon, ton .... 339.00
Cotton uni'll, car, ton lot .... 938.00
FORMERLY THE CLEVELAND STAR. ESTABLISHED 1896
VOL XLll—NO. 168
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE SHELBY DAILY STAR
SHELBY, N. C. THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1936
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AUDITED ClRCULATION
SINGLE COPIES Be
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Gardner Bays Mull’s Interest In Mill
»«/i«ir AliniP ATT
i
IOT unna all
COMMON STOCK
OF CLOTH MILL
Mull Returns To Prac
tice Of Law In
Shelby
HAS PREFERRED
Negotiations have just been com
pleted by which Ex-Governor O.
Max Gardner has acquired all the
common stock of Cleveland Cloth
Mill through the purchase of the
half interest of his associates Mr.
Odus M. Mull.
Mr. Mull being asked for a state
ment said that five years ago at
the beginning of the depression
while Mr. Gardner was governor of
the state, it became necessary for
him to accept the management of
Cleveland Cloth Mill to the neglect
of his law practice. But It was not
then his purpose to discontinue the
practice of law or to permanently*
devote the major part of his time
to other business and now under
changed conditions it was no long
er necessary for him to devote his
time to Cleveland Cloth Mill, and,
hr has sold all his common stock to
fe-Governor Gardner, but still re-|
tains his preferred stock in the,
mill and his association with Gov-i
._„_ in nfhor maLt^rs.
Will Practice Law
Mr. Mull being asked for a state
ment relative to his plans for the
future said that he was adhering
to the same old plans he originally
adopted as a school boy and fol
lowed for 30 years and that was the
practice of law. He has rented law
offices in the new part of the Webb
Building on the same floor and ad-.
Joining the office he formerly oc-;
tupied in Shelby and will imme
diately open offices for the general
practice of law'.
Mr. Mull was graduated in law
it Wake Forest College In 1903, af-1
ter which he associated himself
here with Hon. E. Y. Webb under
the firm name of Webb and Mull.'
They practised law together for
•bout ten years, or until Congress
toon Webb was appointed judge of,
(Continued on page eight.)
George Wray I*
Manager Of Firm,
Cleveland Store
The Cleveland Store Is Shelby’s
lewest retail venture. This store, of j
Much George Wray will be manager,'
k owned by the Cleveland Cloth
Hill company and Is located where'
Hoyt Keeter has been operating at
the corner of Lineberger and Un
Win streets.
Groceries, a general line of cloth
to and dry goods and exclusive sale
« Cleveland Cloth mill fabrics will
handled. Mr. Wray, who has been
associated with the A. V. Wray and
to Sons store severs his official re
gion with this firm, effective to
by. to assume management of the
Cleveland store, Mr. Keeter’s plans
be not known His stock of goods, It
* understood, was purchased by
®e new firm
McCombs Placed
Under $500 Bond
c. McCombs, farmer of near
2*v,,Ie la in the Cleveland county
JJ* bj' default of a 9500 bond under
he was placed following a
In recorder’s court
McCombs was charged with pos
"«on of a quantity of illegal 11
w taken in a raid Sunday night,
"wrtff Cline and deputies bought
^Sunday night. McCombs will be
in January term of superior
kwi, To Close
For Holiday Period
and Kings Mountain
MU Close for the Christmas
flays Friday afternoon and re
t ® do6ed until Monday, January
Ur*l schools in the county will
ker until Wednesday, Decem
. « and will ?e-open on Monday,
28. The extra week of
. i tor the rural units will keep
» ih rom lemttining open so late
'Pring.
Back To Law
Hon. O. M. Moll who has sold his
half interest in the Cleveland doth
mill to his partner^Ex-Govemor O.
M. Gardner and will return to the
practice of law about Jan. 1st.
ROBBERS FAIL TO
GET HIS PENSION
Civil War Veteran
Had Not Yet
Cpllested
•'VX.
GASTONIA, Dec. 1?.—11 Perry
Wright, 93-year-old Confederate vet
eran who lives on the Bessemer City
road, has been anxious to collect
his semi-annual pension check of
1182.50 which arrived in the office
of the court clerk here several days
ago, he probably would have had
nothing to show for it today.
However, as it happened, two
masked bandits who entered his
home Tuesday night and held him
at pistol's point while they search
ed him and the house for money,
escaped with only 33 cents.
In the house with Mr. Wright at
the time of the holdup were his bed
ridden wife, his housekeeper, Mrs.
Essie Martin and her young daugh
ter, Margaret. Noboddy was harmed
and the bandits left with their small
change after the search.
Mr. Wright fortunately had not
secured his pension check. Sheriff
Clyde Robinson, notified of the hold
up today, began an investigation
and expressed belief that the mask
ed men were local hoodlums who
knew Wright was due to get his
Confederate pension.
SISTER OF MRS. BRABBLE
DIES IN WILMINGTON
Mrs. Sidney Croenburg, slater of
Mrs. A. D. Brabble of this city, died
yesterday at her home in Wilming
ton. Funeral services were being held
at Rock mil this afternoon. She was
the daughter of the late L. B. and
Anna Mae McFadden of Rock Hill.
Mrs. Nancy E. Rhyne
LINCOLNTON, Dec. 16.—Mrs.
Nancy E. Rhyne, widow of L. C.
Rhyne, died today at her home near
Long 8hoals. She was 88 years old.
Surviving are 10 chUdren. Funeral
services will be conducted Thursday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at Pisgah
Methodist church.
CONTINUE HUNT
FOR BIG PLANE
LOST IN UTAH
Officials Think Crew
And Passengers
Almost
SEVENMISSING
SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 17.—UP)
—A freshly sheared mountain tree
and possible “tracks of an airplane”
drew searchers into a snow-drifted
wilderness today, confident that the
fate of an airliner-carrying two wo
men and five men would be known
by nightfall.
The passengers—including a pret
ty stewardess who recently stepped
deftly in and out of a triangular
romance—were feared to have
crashed to death or to have died of
exposure.
Hear Motor
The hunt centered on the western
! slope of the Wasatch mountains, 25
miles southwest of Salt Lake City,
where several people reported hear
ing a sputtering airplane motor
early Tuesday, the day the Los An
geles-Salt Lake City Western Air
Express transport disappeared.
At dusk yesterday a broken tree
w h.-> iuuuu a tup a riuge auu on tut:
nearby rim of a canyon were deep
indentations in tbe shale. J. I. Hess,
forest service foreman, said they
"might be tracks of an airplane.’*
A sudden snowstorm cut short in
vestigation last night.
<*- -a—- Mtll*
Grimly A. E. Cahlan of Las Ve
gas, spokesnian for Western Air
Express, admitted that officials be
lieved "the plane’s occupants have
perished.”
The missing seven were: Mr. and
Mrs. John F. Wolfe, of Chicago,
marired only 17 days ago; Henry
W. Edwards, Minneapolis, a repre
sentative of Northwest Airlines:
Carl Christopher, Dwight, 111., on
his way home when informed his
wife was seriously ill; Stewardess
Gladys Witt, who recently made
the headlines with a cross-country
romantic mixup; Pilots S. J. Sam
son and William Bogen.
George Keyser, Jr., traffic man
(Coptinued on
eight.)
Offer $300 Reward
For Body of Dorsey
A reward of $300 has ben offered
for the recovery of the body of M.
! E. Dorsey, Forest City mechanic
who was drowned in Lake Lure the
night of November 14.
The reward is posted by Tom and
M. L. Dorsey, sons of tbe unfortunate
man. Mr. Dorsey formerly lived in
Shelby.
BULLETINS
BROOKLYN, N. Y., Dec. 17—
(/P)—Within two blocks of po
lice headquarters three holdup
men today raided the pawn shop
known as uO*neil and Kellys’’
and made a getaway with $30,
000 in Jewelry and $2,000 in caeh.
LITTLE BORROWING
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—{/P)
—A prediction by Chairman
Marrlner S. Eccles of the fed
eral reserve board that "there
will be very little borrowing by
the federal government” waa
made public today.
Praying Floggers Go After
Folks Who Miss Preaching
SOUTHPORT, Dec. 17.—<*>>—ThtU
sheriff* office pushed an Investiga
tion today Into the reported night
riding activities of a band of "pray- ,
ing /loggers” In the Waccamaw river
region of Brunswick and’ Columbus <
counties.
Sheriff J Russ of Brunswick
county said William Inman and i
Jesse Cox, both of Frlendland, re
ported that they were seized a few 1
weeks ago, driven six miles from i
their homes, and flogged by a <
masked band of 25 or 30 men. i
Sheriff Russ said there had been 1
rumors of other floggings in th-'
immunity and that other resi
ients had received warnings to
mend their ways.*
He quoted Inman and Cox as
laying that after they were flogged
he leader of the band, who was
■ailed "Judge,” and the others knelt
n prayer.
The sheriff said both Cox and In
nan were men of "good reputation.'*
The section in which the reported
loggings took place is adjacent to
lolumbus county, where a half
loeen floggings were reported a few
nonths ago. People who do not at
end church, it is said, are those
flogcrcl.
Carols, Special Services
Will Be Held Christmas
In All Shelby Churches
Churches Are Also Receiving Offerings For
Poor} Sundays Programs
Are' Listed
Christmas joy in carols, special
services, "White Christmas" gilts,
and sermons lor the season, along
with a number of other activities,
will be held in Shelby churches, be
ginning Sunday morning and con
tinuing until Christmas eve.
"The Messiah," famous Oratorio
by Handel, will be given twice tills
year, first by the Central Methodist
church at 5 o’clock Sunday evening
and again ta 7:30 by the First Bap
tist church choir.
Nearly every church in the city
is at one time or other planning to
receive gifts for the poor at one of
the services. Boy Scouts will be
used to deliver packages.
Firemen are painting and repair
ing toys to be given out Christmas
eve, as are members of the Salva
tion Army. Clubs and other agen
cies are making a survey to be cer
tain Santa Claus misses no one In
the city.
All stores and places of business
are expected to be closed Christmas
day, although stores will re-open
the day after Christmas.
Baptist Program
Services at the First Baptist
church will begin on Sunday at 9:30
, with special programs
>r in the auditorium at 10:16 for
he "White Christmas” service.
•God’s Oreatest Gift" is Dr. Zeno
Wall’s subject.
Music for the morning service
vill be an anthem. “Gesu Bambino”
>y Yvon and an offeratory, ‘‘O,
Holy Night of Memory” by Wilson,
[“raining unions will be held at
1:30 in the evening and at 7:30 the
arge choir will give Handel’s ’’Mes
ilah.**
Mrs. H. 8. Plaster will be at the
>rgan and give two special numbers,
/peal numbers will be given by Hor
tce Easom, E. B. Hill. Mrs. Ben Sut
;le. Mrs. Grady Lovelace. Dr. and
Mrs. B. M. Jarrett, Miss Flossie
3rice, Mrs. Hudson Hartgrove. Miss
Bertha Bostick, Mrs. A. O. Fanner
ind Dr. H. 8. Plaster.
Central Methodist
Handel's famous “Messiah* will
eature the Christmas program of
he Central Methodist church, Miss
fettle Rayle, director of muslo an
lounced today. The oratorio will be
pven at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon
vith some 30 voices in the choir.
Mrs. Jack Hartigan will be at the
>rgan. Soloists will be Clyde Brown
ind R. H. Cooker tenor; Jack Baber;
WRIGHTS’FIRST
FLIGHT MARKED
BY THE NATION
Pay Homage To Or
ville, Surviving
Brother
DAYTON, O., Dec. 17.—<*■)—The
nation honored the Wright brothers ^
today for a feat which 33 years ago
caused it to life a collective eye
brow and ask “what of it?”
Leaders in civil and military avia
tion, including members of the na
tional advisory committee for aero
nautics, Joined city and state offi
cials in homage to Orville and wie
late Wilbur Wright, who cm Dec.
17,1903 were first to fly.
A message from President Roose
velt was expected among scores of
others for Dayton’s annual observ
ance of the anniversary of flight in
three-fold ceremonies.
The city also planned inaugura
tion of service of a transcontinental
(TWA) airline and dedication of a
newly-improved airport as features
of its tribute to the Wrights.
It was not until a day or two ..ft
er the historic venture at Kitty
Hawk, N. C„ that first mention of
the flight was made in the public
-UUU wiut WU1J MtICilJfi A J pi
cal perhaps, of an attitude held by
many at the time was that of Jesse
Niswonger, now a deputy auditor.
“Like everyone else," he said, “I
forgot the whole thing with a short
time*
Postmaster Clarence N. Greer, a
schoolmate of Orville Wright, paus
ed in the task of supervising the
dispatch of 20,000 air-mail letters
marking the occasion, to recall a
trip to the Wright’s bicycle shop.
“I Just wanted to see what they
wet* doing. I suspected they were
Just wasting their time,” he said.
General Metts To
Vi»it Shelby T«*day
Brigadier General John Van B.
Metts of the 60th brigade will visit
i Governor-elect Clyde R. Hoey to
night and attend the ladies night
program of the Kinwanis club.
General Metts has been serving:
the state for many years as a mill-1
tary official and retires so that a
younger man can take his place.
He was placed in the unique posi
tion of tendering his resignation to
himself yesterday and accepting the
same after conferring with Cover-1
nor Khringhiius.
EDWARD ANXIOUS
TO TALK, BELIEF
OF HjS^FRIENDS
Moroseness Over, He
May Talk To The
Newspapers
ENZESFELD. Austrian, Dec. 17.—
(ff1}—Edwaitf, Duke of Windsor was
represented today as ready, if not
eager, to drop his role of a semi
recluse and come forward soon
with a few words and pictures lor
the newspapers.
Other information believed to be
reliable said the former king of
England was considering a proposal
to go deer hunting in- Styria.
In contrast to his earlier appar
ent moroseness, Edward sat up late
last night listening to a British ra
dio broadcast over his high power
receiving set with its special an
tenna.
In golf and an evening game oi
ninepins the former monarch dis
played much of his old time gaiety,
said those who had access to the
castle of Barono Rothschild where
Edward is a guest.
The Baroness Rothschild, it was
learned, last evening won Edward
over to her suggestion that he make
a Christmas shopping tour in Vien
na and perhaps even visit some of
the night clubs in which he and
Wallis Warfield Simpson spent so
many carefree hours during pre
vious visits to Austria.
Persons who come and go from
the castle said today his apparent
mental depression of the first few
days of his self-imposed exile was
created by doubts as to whether his
best course was to meet Mrs. Simp
son or remain away from her until
after her divoroe from Ernest A.
Simpson becomes final April 27.
Now, these persons said, what
ever doubts were bothering him
seem to have been dispelled and he
has returned to some of his old
time jollity.
Giles The Winner
ASHEVILLE, Dec. 17.—<JP>—Offi
cials of the recent Pisgah forest
deer hunt adjudged Worth D Giles
of Glen Alpine the captor of the
finest head among the 544 bucks
kiled. The Giles buck weighed 143
pounds, and bad 13 point antlers
with a spread of 21 1-4 inches.
MS Get Jobs
ASHEVILLE, Dec. 17.—{*>>—The
state employment bureau here re
ported improved conditions with
placement ol 515 workers last mon >.
b Again Convicted
II
n
Edith Maxwell, 22-year-old school teacher was again today con
victed by a Virginia Jury of murder of her father, Trigg Maxwell,
'and the second-degree verdict automatically fixed her punishment
at 20 years in prison. She burst into sobs as the verdict was an
nounced. At her first trial, also held at Wise, Va., when she was
found guilty of first degree murder, she was sentenced to 28 years.
She Is shown with her attorney, C. H. Smith.
English Wrath Aroused
By Attacks On Edward
Effective tonight Shelby «tore»
will re mein open each evening
until I oclork for the eonven
lenoe of Christmas shopper*.
Christmas trade, merchant* re
port, is heavy sad IncresaeH every
day.
THREE DEAD IN
WISCONSIN FIRE
Mother, Two Children
Die, Father, One
Child Escape
JANE8VILLE, Wli, Dec. 17.—(JP)
—A mother and two children were
burned to death early today In a
fire that destroyed their home. The
father saved himself and his four j
months old baby by Jumping from i
the second story.
The woman, Mrs.Wtlllair Ryan. 40,'
was found dead at the top of thej
stairway in the two-story frame I
and brick building. The charred
bodies of Prances. 6, and Billy, 5,
were found under a bed. In front
of the kitchen stove was the dog's
carcass.
Ryan, and the baby he held in
his arms when he leaped, were
taken to a hospital.
An explosion, believed caused by
an accumulation of coal gas, start
ed the fire.
ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE
SAY8 CORONER’S JURY
A coroner’s Jury at Kings Moun
tain yesterday decided that 8. S.
Moore was not guilty of blame In
the death Saturday night of
John Hitters. The accident which
took the life of the Kings Mountain
man was termed "unavoidable.’’
Commons Members
'ffelteKroroftdtaHt'
Details
LOHDdN. Dec. 17. ~~ (JP) — The
wrath of militant members of the
houstof commons fell today on the
British Broadcasting company for
the Archbishop of Canterbury’s re
cent radio denunciation of former
King Edward VIII and his friends.
Members who disapproved the
censure by the head of the Church
of England prepared to explore ev
ery detail of arrangements by the
B. B. C., a government monopoly,
for broadcasts concerning the now
Duke of Windsor's abdication.
Center On Speech
Their Are, however, was expected
to center on the primate’s address
Sunday, after Windsor had gone
into voluntary exile, which was
broadcast over B. B. C. facilities.
The whole issue was prepared for
general debate, possibly tonight, af
ter inquiries Into other phases of
the B. B. C.’s activities.
The Archbishop provoked a wide
controversy by his rebuke of the
former ruler for desiring to wed
twice-divorced Wallis Warfield
Simpson as a "violation of Chris
tian principles of marriage,” and
of his friends as a "circle whose
standards and ways of life are alien
to all the best instincts Rnd tradi
tions of his people.”
M. P.’s opposed to the Archbish
op’s stand declared they would try
to uncover the secret details sur
rounding Edward’s farewell broad
cast.
They said they wanted to know:
Why did the BBC network shut
down immediately after the abdi
cating king shouted Into the micro
phone. “God stfve the King?”
Were Edward’s and the Arch
bishop's speeches made after con
sultation with government officials?
Did the B BC. > demand—as Is
customary for all radio programs—
(Continued on page eight.)
Social Security Nurse Now
Seems Certain For County
A social security nurse, who will
form the first unit of a small pub
lic health department In Cleveland
county, may be here shortly after
the first of the year, It was learned
; today from Dr. S. F. Parker.
! Dr. Parker sain a Joint meeting
of the county medical society with
representatives of the state board
of health Is being arranged for
sometime early In January.
At the meeting Dr. G. M Cooper,
assistant health officer, Dr. Carl
V. Reynolds, of Raleigh, and a Dr
Norton, of the children's bureau
ind a federal medical officer, will
confer with l<* ,»l leaders on Hie
Cleveland project.
Physicians To Help
The county has agreed to pay $5C
and the city $25 per month as part
salary for the nurse, the remainder
to be paid by state and federal
funds.
Speaking lor the medical society
Dr. Parker said he presented a pro
posal made by Dr. Cooper to the
society in regal'd to a humber ol
clinics, and It was accepted unani
mously.
As head of the local chapter oi
the Red Cross. Dr. Parker said the
'Contimied on page eight.)
■Vt ' •
CHIANG IS AUVE
NOW BELIEF OF
ALL OBSERVERS
Eyes On Entire Far
East Turn Towards
Sionfu
JAPAN WATCHES
NANKING, China, Dec. 17-i/F)—
Nanking officials seised fresh hope
today for an end to China's civil
war and release of Generalissimo
Chlang Kai-Shek after conferenc
es with rebellious Marshal Chang
Hsuer-Llang's American adviser,
James Elder.
At the same time, a spokesman
declared a messenger was bringing
an autographed letter from the
Imprisoned military overlord which
would "dispel doubts as to the
general's safety."
Says Is Alive
He also cited a telegram, purport
ly from W. H. Donald, Chiang's
Australian-born adviser, saying he
"had returned to Sianfu and -was
remaining in the same room with
the Generalissimo."
Elder, who arrived in the capital
early today, wte closeted with gov
ernment officials for the greater
part of th’e day attempting to work
out a satisfactory solution for the
crisis.
His movements were strictly con
trolled by Nanking authorities.
Guards were posted around the en
trances of the private residence and
no outsiders permitted to talk with
him.
rublic Execution
The Control Yuan (Council) ap
proved a motion condemning Mar
shal Chang to public execution aa
» rebellion in
lust Friday.
"He (Ohang) has shaken (toe na
tion to Us foundations,'1 the Yuan
l declared In a statement. “So enor
| moua is his crime it cannot be ex
piated should he die ten thousand
| deaths."
The nation's highest authorities
I announced the rebellious marshal
| had released General Chians Tlng
! Wen. trusted lieutenant and fellow
I captive of the dictator, to convey a
; personal message to Minister of
t War Ho YUig-Chtn, commanding
| the punitive expedition against
Sian.
At the same time the foreign of
fice reiterated the Generallaalmo
| •'remains safe" and T. T. Ii, dl
(Continucd on page eight.)
MADRIDWATCHES
TODAY PLAN FOR
ANOTHER ATTACK
MADRID, Dec. 17.—fIF)—Bombed
Madrid feared today tta fascist be
siegers would unleash another in
fantry attack following an air raid
in which at least 30 persons were
killed and 100 wounded.
About 100 government planes
took the air against the invaders
and, officials said, shot down four
enemy pursuit planes and one
bomber.
Heavy fighting continued far in
to the night, centering ,, oround
Boadllla Delmonte and the Univer
sity-City section.
As the bloody civil war entered
its six month, leaders of Madrid's
defense said they were expecting
Gen. Francisco Franco insurgent
chief, to send his moorish legion
aires and picked troops once more
against the gates of the capital.
The attack probably would come
from the west, they said, because
two Insurgent columns already were
moving on Majadahonda from Ro
bledo De Chavela, some 25 miles
west of the capital city.
On the northeast, the fascists
arched on Algete, some 15 miles
from Madrid.
From these Insurgent troop move
ments, government military men
deduced that Franco would strive to
enter Madrid on a far flung offen
sive, rather than through th#
northwestern University City sec
tion In which some units of his
men already have penetrated.
Then, as his next step, they said,
Franco probably would try to drive
a flank movement between Madrid
i and Valencia, the seat of the Mad
j rid government for some weeks.
No matter what Franco's plana,
; the government leaders said, he
would be faced with "the strongest
! line of trenches ever thrown around
I any position."