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WEATHER North Carolina—Cloudy, probably scattered showers tonight and Tues day; slightly colder tonight. Tshe Shelhy Baily Stett " MARKETS Cotton, apot ..._..IS to 13%« Cotton, atod, wagon ton .....$39,00 Cotton aeod^ear lot ton __|4tM FORMERLY THE CLEVELAND STAR, ESTABLISHED 1896 VOL. XLII—NO. 173 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS THE SHELBY DAILY STAR SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY. DEC. 28, 1986 AUDITED CIRCULATION ssssa SINGLE COPIES 5c —-ijj—i,.1,'.,i 1 "'if gfi. „ 11..11■ 3 [ekes Approves Grant NEW SCHOOL FQR SHELBY, GYM AT KINGS MOUNTAIN Repairs To Kings Mt. School, Abandon Power Project NEED ELECTION? _ t public work* administration in Washington today approved a grant of $95,727 for a new high school building in Shelby, repairs to the •■;mgs Mountain school and a new gymnasium there, according to the following telegram received at one o’clock today from Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle: Washington, D. C„ Dec. 28 "Lee B. Weathers, "Shelby, N. C. Public works today granted Cleveland county ninety-five thousand seven hundred twenty wen dollars, docket ten nine eight. A. L. Bulwinkle, “Member of Congres." H wiB be recalled that this appli cation was filed by the county at the time a school building enlargement program was filed for the rural schools. The rural school program involving eleven schools was grant ed right-away for first approval and all projects have been completed. This project No. 1098 involving the Bhelby high school and a new gym nasium at Kings Mountain, and re pairs to the buildings there has been held in abeyance for a year or long er. Cancel Power Project On October 10th, Secretary Ickes approved a project for a grant of *132,000 for an electric power gen erating plant for the city of Shelby on an application that was filed In the early stages of the PWA and forgotten by local authorities. Mayor Harry Woodson and Lee B. Weath ers made a trip to Washington to inform authorities there that the city preferred the school project to the power project and asked that the .school building program be given right-of-way. Today’s Dow-Jones re port says that the power project has '.Continued on Page Eight) HOEY ENDS OVER FIFTEEN YEARS TEACHING CLASS Horace Grigg Named Bible Class Teacher beginning next Sunday Gover nor-elect Clyde R. Hoey will be a listener and not a teacher in a Sun day School class. Mr. Hoey yesterday taught his kst lesson before going to Raleigh to his large Men’s Bible Class here. The lesson concluded nearly 18 years of successive teaching during which time only a few Sundays bftve been missed. Mr. Hoey taught his first lesson to the class on his return from Congress in lMl. Before going to Congress, how tVfif. Mr Urtnv a olosc ftf *»th men and women, and has been teaching since he was a young Sian. His successor as teacher of the B'ble Class will be J. H. Origg, su perintendent of public instruction m Cleveland county schools, a steward and one of the most popu *r members of the Central Meth *Bst church. No decision has been announced ** who will teach Mrs. Hoey’s of young women. Two divisions of Mr. Hoey’s class *»ve had a contest for sev *81 weeks will give a farewell ban J2®* <» Mr. Hney on Wednesday Sigh*. ***• SPILLMAN NOW OPT THE COMMITTEE Raleigh, Dec. 28.—</Ph-Mrs. J. Spillman of Greenville, recently Pointed to the state unemploy «nt i ompensation commission, has '“-jilt'd as vice chairman of the ^,p I>mo«ra*lc executive commit t Brisbane Dead Stricken with a heart attack, Arthur Brisbane (above), famous editor and columnlsf, died In his sleep in his New York apartment He was America’s highest paid newspaper writer, drawing an annual salary of $260,000. (Associated Press Photo copyright by Bachrach) HOLIDAY TRADE IS BEST EVER IN SHELBY SECTION Merchants Report A Complete Sell-out Holiday Goods Holiday sales were the largest ever recorded in this area a check up of merchants revealed on Sat urday. Weather was ideal during the four days prior to Christmas day and the stores and streets were jampacked with shoppers. Christ mas eve was not the “best day” in sales with some merchants. They had bigger Christmas eve sales be fore the depression, but a new pre Christmas sale record was estab lished by earlier shopping than usual. This year, the shoppers did not delay until the last day. They went at it early, the peak days be ing the four sunshiny days before Christmas. Some merchants report a com plete sellout of holiday goods and winter wearing aparel. Fill-in win ter merchandise is being ordered out for the sale during the winter days ahfead, while new spring goods is being ordered earlier than usual and will be on display before the New Year. All of the local stores as well as the banks remained open on Sat urday. The streets and stores were packed with people, some exchang ing gifts for sizes that Will fit. However, buying continued brisker than usual on the day after Christ mas. RETURN BOY WASHINGTON Dec. *8.—</P> —The Ambassador of Ecuador, Senor C. E. Alfaro, reported to the State Department today that his 15 year old son had been restored to his home after hating been kidnapped by three unidentified men on Christmas night. He had been missing ap proximately live hours. MORE THAN 750 VIOLENT DEATHS DURING HOLIDAYS Traffic Accidents Ac* count For 555, Cali fornia Leads 26 IN~STATE CHARLOTTE, Dec. 28.—(/P>— "Belated reports of Christmas accidents swelled today the total of violent deaths in North Car* ollna to 26. * Ed Bridges, 50, was instantly killed when an automobile hit him on a highway near Gas tonia last night, bringing the traffic death toll to 14. Highway accidents accounted for more than half of the fatali ties. Five persons were burned to detth, including two tn an explosion that wrecked a fire works store at Asheville Christ mas eve night Six persons died from acci dental shotgun wounds while hunting. A negro woman at Kinston tripped while shooting firecrackers and fatally injur ed herself. CHICAGO, Dec. 28— (/P) —More than 750 persons died violent deaths in the nation during the Christmas holiday and week end. Traffic acidents brought death to at least 555 persons. A variety of other causes swelled the total to 761. Thirteen died in shootings and stabbings in Kentucky. Other fa tality causes included binning homes, fireworks, falls, drownlngs, plane and train accidents, and sui cides. The holiday period was unblight ed by violent deaths In only three states — Delaware, Vermont and New Hampshire. S. C. VIOLENT DEATH TOLL REACHES 13 COLUMBIA, S. C„ Dec. 28.—(JP)— Week-end automobile mishaps (Continued on page eight.) * Anthony’s Son Dies In Crash Graham Anthony, jr., 16 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Graham An thony of Hartford, Conn., was fa tally injured Christmas morning in a car crash in Hartford, it was learned here during the holidays. Young Anthony was returning from a party alone in his car when it was sideswiped by another vehi cle. His car was demolished and he was injured to such an extent that he died about 14 hours later. He was a popular youth in the Hartford high school and captain of the football team. He had re ceived his driver’s license only a few months ago. Surviving are the parents and one brother in Hartford. Young Anthony was a nephew of Oliver and John Anthony, Mrs. Everett Houser, Mrs. Harry Woodson and Miss Margaret Anthony of Shelby. Funeral and burial took place in Hartford. HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION TO MEET IN RALEIGH RALEIGH, Dec. 38.—The an nual Tri-State meeting of the Hos pital associations of the Carolines and Virginia will be held here Ap ril 23-24. Hunting Rabbits, Gets Seven Possums, Witnesses Listed jt to so old county custom to go hunting on Christmas Day — and catch a possum. John Williams took it on himself to go hunting on that day and catch seven possums—all from the same tree and weighing a total of 19 and a. half pounds. The smallest grinning masupials weighed two pounds. Witnesses of the catch were Harley and Tilden Queen. Willie Williams, J. D. Harmon and Prank Briggs Incidentally the whole party wa. hunting rabbit*. They caught very few. LAW ENFORCEMENT MEETING JANUARY 10 CHARLOTTE, Dec. 38—<A>>—The law enforcement association of the Carolina* will hold a meeting here January 10. Dancers Meet HIGH POINT, Dec. 28.—(/P)—The Dancing Masters of North Carolina opened their annual convention here today. Six Die In Texas Plane Crash ■ The tragic craah of a Braniff Air Line* plana carried alx men to death In flamea during a teat flight at Dallas. Tex. All ware offlolala or employea of the line. Thla unusual picture shows the pilot (arrow) trapped In the wreckage. A few momenta later flames enveloped hla body. (Assoelated Press Photo) SHIPOWNERS ASK FEDERAL ACTION Union Leaders Protest New Law Affecting All Seamen SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 28 —W— Protests of union leaders against a i new federal law affecting seamen threatened today to complicate the 60 day Pacific coast maritime strike. The shipowners' committee here, j Interpreting at least one of the protests as a defiance of federal i authority, suggested in telegrams to ( President Roosevelt and other of- j flcials that the government take action. C. H. Jordan of the San Pedro Strike committee was quoted In the telegram as declaring no settlement was possible if the sea men are required to return to work under the Copeland bill. Passed by the last session of Con gress, it would require seamen to carry "discharge books'* showing complete records .of their employ ment after January 20. Interpreting opposition to the legislation as evidence of "intention to fight constituted authority,” the shipowners’ committee said in the telegram to the president: "The time has come for our government to realistically deal with the impe rial vision of certain Pacific coast maritime union leaders x x x.” Harry Bridges, coast longshore men’s president, who obtained his release on a habeas corpus writ af ter his automobile accidentally struck and killed a boy bicyclist Saturday, upheld the strikers cause in a Dublic debate at Los Angeles last night. Firemen Have Fire In The City Hall The firemen had a fire! City firemen answered a call to their own quarters in the city hall on Saturday and except for their quick work part of the police de partment and perhaps the whole city hall would have been in flames. The fire was discovered by Mayor Harry Woodson who had gone up stairs in the city hall and saw smoke boiling out of the room ad joining the police quarters. A quantity of trash, a window sill and frame and -a large box of old city records were damaged. The ori gin was undetermined. INDICT MORRISON ' MARION. Dec. 28—Lee 1 Morrison, of Cleveland county, was indicted by the McDowell county grand jury today on a charge of murdering his mother, Mrs. Minnie Morrison. Mrs. Morrison was drowned when an automobile rolled into Lake Ta homa near here October 2. Mor rison, Who said he was driving the car, reported that he was unable to rescue his mother after making his own way out of the submerged machine. One Plane Found, Hunt For 2 More Continues Winston'Man Is Monkey Victim CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. 28. —t/P>—'William Williams. of Wln s on-Salem. N. C., went sight seeing in Hampton Park. Someone had left the door to a cage of monkeys opened, and j fifteen of the Simians ganged the visitor. One of the monkeys bit Wil liams on the leg. While running i iway, he fell and dislocated a shoulder. He is a patient at a Charleston hospital. SEVERAL HURT DURING HOLIDAYS Fireworks and celebrations took their toll in numerous but not se rious accidents to Shelby people and others who were visiting here. Among those who received treat ment at the local hospital for in juries received from fireworks were Allen Kyles of Statesville, Russell Ropp, Roy Newman, Lee Goforth, Buddy Benton and Miss Lunette Dayberry. Miss Irene Messick and Miss Lu cille Warren took treatment for slight injuries received in an auto accident Christmas night. Miss Hor tense Graham and Mrs. E. E. Cobb! were treated for cuts and bruises in an auto accident. Odell Cunningham, colored CCC boy was admitted with rather se rious injuries following a knife mruwmg meiee. ueurge wasiiourn and Moses Combs, also colored were treated for cuts. Barnwell Driver Is Killed In Va. FREDERICKSBURG, Va„ Dec. 28.—(/P)—Howard Andrews, trapped in the cab of a huge silk-laden truck that overturned here, was killed when a gasoline explosion j cut short his frantic cries for help] and repulsed a would-be rescuer. Andrews, from Graham, whs driv ing a valuable cargo for Barnwell Brothers of Burlington, when he failed to negotiate m curve on "Dead Man’s Corner” one mile south of here at noon. Charles Carter rushed to the scene and heard the driver scream, For God’s sake get me out of here.” At that moment, Carter said/ the explosion covered the cab with a sheet of flame. Firemen who responded to the alarm and extinguished the flames found the body, with one foot tan- j gled in* wires under the dashboard. I Carter said Andrews' head was partly out the window when he i<L»i saw him. Bodieft Are Found In Idaho, Hunts Ships In Utah,"Cal. BURBANK, Calif., Dae. **.— (/T)—United Airline* anounced today that aearohers had light ed the wines of an airplane In the mountain* north of here, presumably their missing air liner with IS persona aboard. Twenty-seven persons have been Involved In four plane mis haps occurring In the west this month with 15 of that number killed or virtually given up for dead. The four: Dee. 15.—A Western Air Ex press with two women and five men aboard disappeared while flying from Los Angeles to Salt Lake. It la believed covered by snow somewhere In Utah with all occupants dead. Search ers fear It may not be found un til spring. Dec. IS.—A Northwest Air line plane crashed again* a mountain In north Idaho. Snow shoed searchers found the bodies of the two killed pilots over this week-end after battling blissard conditions. Dec. Z3.—A Branlff Airways plane crashed at Dallas while on a test flight, killing all six occupants who were either offi cials or employees of the Une. Dec. 27^-A United Airline plane disappeared while flying from San Francisco to Burbank, carrying four women and eight men. BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 2«.—<*•) A possible clue to a missing United Air Lines plane and its 12 occu pants—one of three large transport: to vanish in the west this month sent an automobile searching par ty speeding to the Slmi Valley (Continued on page eight.) POPE IS WEAKER AFTER BAD NIGH! T wo Doctors Art Con stantly At His Bedside VATICAN CITY, Dec. Dr. Amantt Milani, chief physician to Pope Pius XI, made a thorough check of the Holy* Father’s condi tion today after a night of what attendants described as excruciat ing pain. Dr. Milani kept close watch on the Pope throughout the restless night, visiting the sickroom several times after reliable reports said the partial paralysis had spread from the legs along the left side and arm. Two doctors and a hospital at tendant were constantly at the Holy Father's side. The left leg was said to. be particularly painful yes terday and was swollen to a mark ed degree. At morning masses, prayers for the alleviation of the pain suffer ed by his Holiness mingled with the usual deVout pleadings that his life be continued. Even during the spasms of suf fering, reports said, the aged Pon tiff showed staunch good cheer, and between the Intervals of pain drift ed into sound sleep. The fact the 70 year old Pope was able to take only slight nour ishment added to his extreme weakness. Mrs. Johnson Dies, Is Buried Today Funeral services were held this morning at 11 o’clock at the Zion Baptist church tor Mrs. Martha Ann Johnson, 80 year old resident of Stubbs. Mrs. Johnson died late Saturday afternoon at the home of her son in-law, Claude Harris of Stubbs. She had been 111 a, year and her husband died about three years ago. She Is survived by several chil dren. all at home . Too Warm To Get Drunk, Too Pretty To Get Mad It vu too warm to get drunk and too pretty to get mad, officers and court attaches said here today as they quickly dispatched the few cases, which had accumulated dur ing the Christmas holidays. Only about 18 violations of any nature were reported since last Thursday when col -t was last held, and in each case the violation was of the prohibition statute. City and county officers reported the fewest arrests and the smallest amount of violence during Christ mas in a number of years. In court today Angelo Miller was i charged wtth selling liquor and on one count was fined $60 and the coats and on another was judged to be of good behavior for at least two years. He took appeal and posted bond for $200 John Rhea, 60, who recently mar ried 90 year old Mrs. Arrowood, now 111 in the local hospital, was charg ed with drunkenness. He was fined the costs and adjudged to give back certain personal papers belonging to the ill woman. Lewis McMurry, Kings Mountain youth was fined $15 and the costs (Continued on page eight.) FRANCE, BRITAIN BRING PRESSURE TO EASE TENSION But Spaniards Refuse To Release Captured German Snip GROWING HO>ES LONDON. — Great Britain, hold pwiiif hopM Spanish l* rm*l to frto Nad ilnwiir Mm would to settled ■uMgfc Wph matte rhanneta. PARIS — Baaoua Ito'wl. k«M Arm Hi reRiaal to NtaM contraband, from BHbaa kar RERUN — flrrm—r «*»• SpMiWi, Socialist iwwiuwrt nnlH tonight to fto* tha Fktoo srir rpponea in epsium WMm BERLIN. Ok. ONWamr will avoid war measures against So* clalist Spain but probably will par* mlt voluntaar fighters to oontlnua to sail far tha battlefront, and may convoy Oerman vessels with war ships. parsons in authority aald to w Hitler's FosUie* These persons, Insisting the mc tual decision is up to Retcftsfuehrer Adolf Hitler, nevertheless outlined the most likely course for the third Reich to, follow In the near future, m: 1 iuMTHpH 1. In her dealings with Spain, the Reich will sflrt as closely as pos sihly along the edge of war.Ul.ttitnit actually getUn/SbwatT f a. without specifically admitting it, Germany will continue quietly to permit .or even encourage, the call ing of volunteers for Spain. She will send no whole dlvlslona of the Germany army there, however, for that would mean war. 3. Germany win avoid an actual armed rescue of the seised freighter PAloa, now held by the Spanish gov ernment at Bilbao as a contraband carrier, but most likely will station a formidable part of the Retch’s fleet at San Sebastian, or same other Fascist-held port, to mast and (Continued on pago eight!) BOY KIDNAPPED BY AN UNMASKED MAN AT TACOMA Leaves Note Asking Ransom; Children Describe Him TACOMA, Wash,. Doe. M-MV-A masked, shabbily dressed' man—the first major kidnaper of IBM—hid Yrom a swiftly massed army of searchers today after abducting the 10-year-old son of a wealthy phy sician from his home and leaving a crude ransom note. The note, variously reported to demand 18,000 or 38,000, and appar ently turned out on a child’s print ing press, was the major clue in the seizure of brown-eyed Charles Matt son from the living room of his ralatlal home last night. Three oth ci bciimcu juuusavcio wqiq iuvuw” ed by the bearded Invader’s pistol in the absence of the parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Mnttapn. Grabs Boy Department of Justice agents re fused to divulge the full contents of the note but a reliable source said a Seattle rendesvous wits named for payment of the money. The masked intruder broke into the living room, searched the chil dren for money, found none, then snatching the boy. cried: “This is something better than money.” He threw the note to the floor, lifted the boy into his arm and fled toward the waterfront through the (Continued on page eight.) George Borders New Postmaster George Borders, farmer of Pat terson Springs has been recommend ed by Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle ' to be postmaster at his home town. He will succeed Jesse B. Lowery, present postmaster.
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