North Carolina Newspapers

It’s Christmas Time Again. May The Season Be Filled With Joy And May Peace Be On Earth Among Men WEATHER North Carolina: Fair tonight and Friday. Slightly warmer Friday and n extreme north portion tonight. Official Shelby temperatures: High 49. Low 30, Rainfall none. Ehe Hhellm · Baily Stett MARKETS Cotton, xp»t___IS to tStte Cotton, accd, wagon ton .V3I.M Cotton arrd. car lot ton .....942.00 FORMERLY THE CLEVELAND STAR, ESTABLISHED 1896 VOL XLII—NO. 173 A MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS THE SHELBY DAILY STAR SHELBY, N. C. THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 19.16 AUDITED CIRCULATION SINGLE COPIES 6c % SEE THREAT TO UNION SOLIDITY IN SHIP STRIKE Sailors’ Publication Hits Leadership Of Bridges MASS SUPPORT SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.—(£*>— A possible threat to union solidarity overshadowed peace moves today in the Pacific Coast maritime strike. A sailors’ publication denounced the leadership of Harry Bridges, sponsor of the "solid front” move ment but a strikers’ mass meeting backed him up. Perkins Takes Hand Prom Washington, Secretary Perkins dispatched word to both tides that public interest demands sn early settlement of the 56-day | strike which has affected nearly ♦0.000 workers, tied up 233 ships »nd cost $392,000,000 by some busi “‘Great patience has been shown in waiting for such an agreement but the public interest requires that these negotiations be completed promptly now,” the labor secretary declared, “even if sojpe sacrifice is necessary.” , “The west coast sailor,” official local bulletin of the striking sail ors’ union, which has reached a tentative agreement with offshore »nd coastwide shippers, told Bridg es to “keep his hands and his nose out of the sailors’ business.” Accuses Bridges It accused the coast longshore mens president of attempting to imdermine the sailors’ union ..through control of strike publicity, including the organ of the Pacific maritime federation. The sailors’ union with 7,000 members belongs to the federation, organized by the Bridges group. The federation policy is against settlement until all seven unions have been satisfied. CHRISTMAS TRADE REACHES CUMAX THIS AFTERNOON Christmas trade and celebrations Kached its climax in this area to day and thousand* of happy chil dren looked forward to the night *hen Santa Claus will perform his miraculous feat of visiting all and having gifts. The best trade during the entire fear was run up at the cash coun ty of the stores yesterday and to day, and trading tonight was ex tectrd to be the largest. 23,000 Pieces Of Mail Postal officials reported more cancellations than ever before in the local office and the Christmas mall of letters and packages. Their hipest day was 25,000 pieces Tues day. Cbilegp students have arrived home and the town is bustling with it iitto occu ojiiuc fall. The youngsters are en 'oyln? the booming of the flrecrack Officials at the bus station say hat travel is heaviest of the year *nri tllat yesterday tickets were sold o more persons than In months. Civic clubs, the various churches, Ul* s«lvation army, and-Individuals making every effort to assure , ta Claus” for all the needy *mldren of the city. Christmas trees will be held this ■ternoon by the Salvation Army, South La Fayette Methodist ■-urch and for negro children at thf CCC Camp. Mail Records Broken In State E l LEIGH, Dec, 24.—f/Ph-Take .of the merchants and , ' postmasters, this should be Carolina’s biggest Christ -fnce the boom days of 1929. Postmaster in Charlotte, Ea C-reen=boro and Winston Sllen' reported all-time records •ere broken for the amount of ij bundled daily this week. *-> < bunts said retaU sales '■|r u a peak, and most of the h lants interviewed by news f'1 *aid Christmas business JS ,h' in s« years. Santa To Visit Tonight e Broadcasts Prayer For Peace Among Nations Hopes For Cessation Of Hostilities ' In Spain VATICAN CITY, Dec. 24.—— Pope Pius XI prayed before the whole world today that God accept his suffering for peace among men, and from his sick bed, called for a union of all Christianity against the “evil forces” of communism. His eyes afire, the stricken pon tiff spoke in a throbbing voice through a microphone held by Fath er Soccorsi, director of the Vatican radio station. Unite Against Communism He called “for a union of all men of good will against the propaganda of the enemy”—by which he meant communism—and prayed that God accept his present suffering “for His own glory, for Jhe conversion of all who |iave gone astrayr, for peace and the good of the entire church—and, in particular, for Spain.” In Spain, the holy father cried, "propaganda and evil forces have wished to make the supreme experi ment of all the destructive forces scattered throughout the world, which they have at their command. Threatening Menace "Here is a new menace more threatening than ever before for the whole world, and particularly for Europe and its Christian civili zation,” he said. The holy father’s voice trembled throughout the whole 29 minutes of his Christmas eve message. He spoke of the “bitter sorrow of (Continued on page ten.) Bad Engine Said To Be Cause Of Texas Air Crash DALLAS, Texas., Dec. 24.—(A*)—A failing right engine after “interfer ence by two other planes’’ in an at tempted landing was advanced to day by Braniff Air Line officials as possible explanation for the crash of their twin-motored ship which killed six occupants yesterday. Victims of the test flight were all officials and employes. “Theory on cause of accident, after preliminary investigation is that plane approached field for landing, was forced to go around due to interference by two other planes,’’ read a telegram by Braniff officials to the department of commerce at Washington. “Right engine failed when throt tles were opened.” The (Lockheed electra) ship fell and burst into flames in a corn field near Love field, municipal air port. The victims were Don Walbridge, 38, operations manager; Sterling Perry. 37, maintenance superintend ent; W. T. Chambers, 32, crew chief, and Pascal Florence, 30, Hubert Daane, 25, and Fred Sleeper, 28, mechanics. STRIKE ENDS BALTIMORE, Dec. 24.—(/Pl Balt i more’s maritime strike was at a virtual standstill today. Ltneberger, oeven babies, And Clyde Hoey Win Lighting Award Winners in the home lighting an decoration contest sponsored by th merchants teas announced th: morning by Joe E. Nash, presider of the Merchants association First award of $15 went to th J. D. Lineberger home and the ela borate Christmas scene displaye on the southern hillside. The birt scene of Christ ts pictured with th child In the manger, the shepherc and their flocks, the wise men ar proaching, the star with approj irate music at intervals. Second award of $10 went to th Frank Hoey home. Seven Gable which featured a roach and foi a arriving at the door witn otner e auxiliary scenes and lights. s Third prize of $5 went to the t Clyde R. Hoey home on West Mar ion street which featured the wise e men silhouette against the sky. with - the quiet dignity of the first Christ i a e 6 mas night portrayed. A secret committee selected by the association made the award and complimented many other resi dents who have put out extra effort to make their home lighting beautl j ful. e 'Shelby is the prettiest and the best lighted we have ever seen,'’ tlie rj committee said. Peace Prospect In China Wanes As U. S. Prepares To Evacuate Its Citizens Additional Province# Rally To Chang, It Is Reported; Concern Is Felt For . “1 Americans In Interior NANKING, Dec. 24.—</P>—China’s hopes for a speedy end to Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang’s rebellion waned today as the United States hastened efforts to evacuate Amer icans from embattled Shensi Pro vince. Worried by growing: reports that additional provinces had rallied to the standard of Marshal Chang, Col. Joseph W. Stllwell, U. S. Mi litary attache at Peiping, left for the interior. He hoped to penetrate as far west as Sianful, capital of Shensi, where the rebellious marshal held Gen eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, Pre mier of China. With the Premier were his wife, the American-educated Mkl-Ling Soong, and her brother, Dr. T. V. Soong, endeavoring to treat per sonally for their relative’s release. Colonel Stilwell planned to go first to Leyang, Honan Province, to ararnge for rescue of the Amer icans through the punitive expedi tion sent to Chlang's aid. Most concern was felt for Amer icans farther to the Interior in Kansu and northern Shensi Pro vince where the rebellion to force war on Japan was reported to have spread through communist upris ings. An addition plot to swing North China to the rebellion was reported to have been halted when Chang Shueh-Cheng, brother of the mu tinous leader, was arrested at Tient sin and. charged with inciting re volt in sympathy with Marshal Chang's coup at Slanfu Dec. 12. The Armistice, granted by the Nationalist government, will expire on Christmas day. FRENCH WARNING IS SENT GERMANY Threaten to Abandon Neutrality In Spanish War i Paris, warned Germany that * new mass “invasion” of Spain by Nasi troops on the side of the insurgents will force her to aid Madrid, respon sible reports said today. Diplomatic sources sai' this threat to abandon French neutra lity unless the Reich refrained from intervention was delivered by for eign Minister Yvon Delbos to Count I Johannes Von Welczeck, the ger man ambassador. France, M. Delbos was reported to have proclaimed, can no longer stand for a situation which was developing into a virtual Invasion of Spain. Last night Delbos described to the chamber of deputies finance committee the ring of arms France is welding about Germany. France is placing more than 2, 500,000,000 franca <$115,000,00o) at Poland’s disposal, he said, largely to enable her ally to build a strong er army on Germany’s eastern fron tier. Officially the conversations be tween Delbos and the ambassador remained a closely held secret but it was reported Delbos raised the question of Germany’s attitude to ward international control of arms and volunteers going to Spain. Mrs. Mary Brandt Dies In Greenville News was received here today of the death of Mrs. Mary Brandt, 84, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ellen Brandt Switzer In Greenville, S. C. Mrs. Brandt well known In Shelby, since she lived with Mrs. Switzer here for five or six years. Mrs. Brandt will be buried in Fayetteville, it was announced, at a time not yet determined. She was the mother of , the late Leon J. Brandt, mayor of Greensboro for many years. She was a native of Fayetteville, the daughter of John and $llen Smith, and the widow of George Brandt, prominent Fayette ville merchant. In recent years she had made her home In Florence, S. C., with her sons, George and Marlon Brandt She is also survived by 13 grand children and one niece. Pierce To Move It** Cotton Office James LeGette, manager of tht local office of A. E. Pierce anc Company, members of the stock cotton and grain exchanges, an nounces that tils office will be mov ed from the Royster building to tht Judge J. L. Webb building over ! Austin-Comwell's Drug . store or , Monday next. This building ha? ! just been enlarged and remodelled HOLD N Y. MAN ON SLAVE COUNT Albert Luck Denies Violation Of Slave Act RALEIGH. Dec. 24,—(JP)—Albert Lucks, New York man charged with violation of the federal white slave act and impersonating an officer, declared he was innocent today. Lucks, alias Luckie and Lafred, was arrested several days ago In Robersonsville. The man is charged with imper sonating a New Jersey secret serv ice member. Chief William Grey of the Robersonvtlle police saying he flashed a badge on him and told him he could not arrest him. Asked about charges he had trans ported girls from New York to Flor ida for Immoral purposes, Lucks only reply was: “My own wife, I can carry her, cant I?” He said his wife, Lena, was a for mer resident of Robersonvllle. Lucks said a New York lawyer, Milton Smith, was due to confer with hlpi today. Youth Is Burned In Early Blaze Hal Singleton, young textile worker was seriously burned about 5:30 this morning in a fire at the Cleveland Cloth Mill Boarding House. The fire burned two mattresses and part of the furnishings of the i room where Singleton and another j boarder were sleeping. I Firemen^ said the blaze possibly | started from cigarette stubs. Mrs. Etolla Franks is proprietress of the boarding house. 1 Vminer Sinolptnn rprpivnri front. ment for his burns at a local phy sician’s office. Only one room In the house was seriously damaged. Take To Air In Search For Plane SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 4 —(Ay Baffled ground searchers looked to the air today in their hunt for nine persons in two wrecked Western Air Transports, all believed dead. One party gave up its search in falling snow for the Northwest Air lines plane, wrecked last Friday with two pilots aboard In north Idaho, but a second group of snowshoers waited on mile high Cemetery Ridge for an airplane observer’s aid in leading them to the wreck scene. The other search, in its 10th day, was in the rugged southwestern sec tor of Utah, for a Wes em Air ex , pre s transport which dropped from sight with seven aboard. DELIVER PLANES LISBON, Portugal. Dec. 24.— —Ten large trl-motored German junkers planes were delivered to the Portuguese government to day as the first rtep in Porto - Sal's rearmament plana. Successor To Gomez Shown above Is Dr. Fredericq Laredo Bru, auccessor to Miguel Mariano Gomes, as chief executive of Cuba, and his wife. Bru, former vice-president, is to be inducted today into the office made vacant by the Impeachment of Gomes because of his opposition to the army-sponBored sugar tax bill. Death, Blood, Misery These Are Spain’s Gifts F. D. R., Family Enjoy Festival In Regular Way WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—(/P)— The White House holiday program was so full today that President Roosevelt had to advance part of the family's traditional Christmas eve reading of Dickens' "A Christ mas Carol." He read an installment of the oft told story about Tiny Tim and old Scrooge last night, while children and adults listened carefully. The gayety of a big house full of young people was marred by word that Franklin, Jr., ill in a Boston hospital, would be unable to come home for Christmas. His sister Anna. Mrs. John Boct llger, will be the only other missing member of the four-generation fam ily. She and her husband have Just moved to Seattle. Climaxing with the dedication of the capital’s community Christmas tree by the president late In the afternoon, the day was filled with a busy round of holiday activities for both Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt. Loses Arm SANFORD, Dec. 24.—WV-A whirl ing wood saw amputated Drewry Lacy Mclver’s left arm and mangled his right arm when the 60-year-old farmer stumbled over a log. Mclver was brought to a hospi tal here in a serious condition. War Leaders Answer Peace Pleas By Commands By The Associated Press MADRID. Dec. 24.—Death, Wood and nation-wide misery were the Christmas presents forced on Spain today by the grim gods of war. While all other Christian lands throughout the world were thank ing God for the blessings of peace, grieving Spain counted her dead, her maimed, and her starving In habitants. Religious leaders. Including the aged and 111 Pope Plus XI In Rome, pleaded for an end to the brother agalnst-brother slaughter In a land once known for Its care-free con tentment. Their pleas were answered by the exhortations of war leaders to kill the enemy and get peace by force. Church bells all over the world pealed the joy of Christians on the anniversary eve of the birth of the greatest Pacifist; shot, shell and shrapnel were Spain’s choes. Here were only battlefields strewn with hundreds of bodies. Here were (Continued on page ten.) CHRISTMAS SERVICES THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH On Christmas day, Dec. 25, there will be the holy communion at 1( o'clock at the Church of the Re deemer, comer South LaPayette and Graham streets. The children’! Christmas service will be at 1( o’clock on Sunday, Dec. 27th. Rev J. B. Sills Is living at Mrs. J. D. Esk ridge, 511 East Graham street. Christ’s Disciples Of Many Creeds Worship At Bethlehem BETHLEHEM, Dec. 24,— (A?) — Christa disciples of many creeds worshipped their savior today In a sacred city strangely drab. Under sullen skies, through streets where soldiers stood, past shop windows empty of Christmas sym bols, the traditional procession from Jerusalem was met at ' the tomb of Rachel. Led by the latln Patriarch, the marchers were taken to the Church of the Nativity by the mayor, the Paris priest, and by other church | and civic officials. But there were few of the pilgrim.-, | in either Bethlehem nr Jerusalem that other years have brought. Sii months of terror, attendant upor the Arab strike against Jewish set tlement, had left Its mark on the Holy Land. From the smouldering aftermath came continuing erup tions in the form of scattered ban dit activities. Only yesterday, near the scene 01 the Biblical miracle of wine anc water, two trucks were looted, theii drivers beaten. Today a subdued throng watched the patriarch don the costume de livered to him In the market plac« (Continued on pag*- inn, * DR. LAREDO BRU, HIS SUCCESSOR, TAKES UP OFFICE Cuban “Strong Man” Is Victor In Struggle ACCUSES ARMY By EDMUND X CHESTER HAVANA, Dm. IMffV-Or. Federico Laredo Bra «u sworn in at noon today aa president ot Cuba to succeed Miguel Mariano Gomes, ousted by the army* controlled senate for his opposi tion to the 11,500,000 augur tax bill. Laredo Bra, who had boon vice-preoldent under Gome*' regime, took the oath before the chief justice of the supreme court at ..ceremonies attended by Cuban officialdom. Gomes, the island WDuWlc'a ninth president in four yean, was forced from his position "by the senate’s decision early today that he was guilty of “interfering with the free functioning of legislative power" In fighting the tax measure. Batista Is Winner Politically, the winner of the con gressional controversy over the pro posal to extend army training to rural schools was Col. Fulgenclo Batista. Cuba’s mllitunr "stiwio I man.1’ Gomea vu ejected by a 22-to-12 vote pf the Cuban senate, sitting as a jury to hear the impeachment charges, after early morning hours. The before-dawn climax of the struggle was precisely what the whole capital expected. As a result, sparse crowds accepted the news with an apparent lack of interest. Issues Statement Immediately after the dismissal, which Oomea expected and prepared for, the retiring president issued a bristling statement denouncing army leaders and charging they sought (Continued on page ten.) NEUTRALITY LAW CONGRESS’ TASK, SAYS U. S. SOLON WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—OP)— Chairman Pittman (D., Nev.) of the senate foreign relations oommitteee said today "imminent danger” of another world war makes enact ment of new neutrality legislation the most important task coming be- c fore congress. Asserting that "we must act as if we knew there was going to be a war next spring,” he said he was study ing several {Jroposals for a stronger neutrality law. The present act ex pires May 1. The law now requires the presi dent to forbid shipment to warring nations only of "Instruments of war." Senator Pope <D., Idaho), a for eign relations committee member. already has urged Inclusion of oll coal, and iron on the contraband list, while Senator March <D., N. M.) advocates an embargo on all exports—including foodstuffs — to warring powers. A “cash and carry” scheme, re quiring countries at war to haul all purchases from America in their own vessels, has been advance^ by Senator Nye (Ft., N. D.). No Star Paper Christmas Day The Star wlU observe Christ, mas as a holiday and no paper will be published on Friday. This Is the only holiday during the year which The Star observes to the extent of omitting an la* sue. It Is done to give oar twenty ' whole-time employes s short sea son to spend at home with their families. The Star office will therefore be closed for the remainder of the week and the paper will re sume publication on Monday. Each one connected with the paper wishes you a very Merry Christmas and (hat the spirit of the season will permeate the en tire household. . __ I ..