North Carolina Newspapers

SAY DYNAMITE CAUSE OF FIRE Started In Basement Where No Fireworks Were Stored ASHEVILLE, Dec. possibility that dynamite caused an explosion in a fireworks store here Christmas eve night was investi gated by Sheriff Laurence E. Brown today. While city and county authorities sought to determine the cause of the blast that killed two persons and injured 11 others, Brown Issued an appeal for all persons having knowledge of dynamite being pur chased to report to his office. Dave Moneyham, manager of the store, supported the dynamite the ory. In a conference with Sheriff Brown he substantiated testimony at a coroner's inquest that the blast apparently came from the basement where, he said, there were no ex plosives of any kind stored. Fire Chief A. L. Duckett and Pred Jones, acting police chief, said they were inclined to believe that the fire probably started when gas oline fumes from an unlighted heater became ignited at an open charpot being used to heat the building. The ooroner’s Jury failed to fix the cause of the blast. France, Britain Bring Pressure (Oontln*ad from page one.) convoy any German vessel! bound for PMclst Spain. HOPES GROW RELIEVE IN ENGLISH CIRCLES LONDON. Dec. as.—(/P>—Hope grew todav in the foreign offices of Europe's great powers for diploma tic solution to the threatened spread of the Spanish civil war through German intervention. 'the continent focused its atten Moil on snow-covered Berchtesgaden in Vavaria where Adolf Hitler pon dered problems which may decide the question of peace or war for Eu rope. To Consider Offer France and England hoped offers to aid Germany’s economic and col onial needs In return for non-inter vention would weigh heavily. In the face of the German warn ing to free the Palos, Interned In Bilbao harbor as a carrier of con traband of war. the Spanish Social ists answered, through the embassy at, Paris: < “There is no question of releasing the Palos.’’ Germany gave Spain another day of grace before determining what action she should take. Movement of German warships to Spanish waters was reported but the Nazi foreign office remained non commital. Should Der Fuehrer go to Fran co's aid, either with large numbers of Nazi troops or with warships In retaliation for the Palos’ capture, Europe’s worried statesmen wonder ed how long France would remain inactive if faced with a big increase of German forces across her south ern border in Spain. FIGHT CONTINUES IN SPANISH CITY MADRID. Die. 28.—(PP)—Govern ment troops claimed capture today of two strategic positions on oppos ite sides of the capital. A communique said a Socialist force had routed Fascists in El Ba surero, near the highway southwest from Madrid to Estremadura, and in the Tarcena sector about two miles from Gudalajara, to the north east. Both victories, the war ministry asserted, followed intensive artillery and mortar fire on Insurgent strong holds and. at El Basurero, an Infan try attack. SPANIARDS REFUSE TO RELEASE GERMAN SHIP PARIS, Dec. 38,—(JPh-'The Span ish government spiritedly defied German demands today for the re lease of the captured freighter Palos and charged the ship was bearing contraband of war to aid insurgent Fascists. Resisting both threats of German action and diplomatic pressure from other nations desiring to calm the crisis, the Basque Nationalists an nounced through the Spanish em bassy: "There is no question of releas ing the Palos.” The French government, fearing the incident would upeet its efforts to enforce neutrally in the civil war. summoned the council of min isters to meet tomorrow. 9 Fire* Reported During Pa»t Week Nine fires in the past week gave city fireman an unprecedented amount of Christmas trade. Nine tires are seldom reported In even the busiest month. Most of the fires were tiny biases on the roofs of houses, the shingles having become very dry the past few days of warm weather. The two most damaging fires were at the Cleveland Cloth Mill Boarding House and at a fruit stand m South LsFayette. Street. BULLETINS MINIMUM WAGES WASHINGTON, Dec. —Ways to bring about adoption of minimum wage and maximurd hour standards In all the states, rather than attempting another NR A, are being studied within the administration, It was stat ed today. BEAT SEAMAN NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 28.—(JP) —Officers today investigated a story told by three working seamen that they were ganged and beaten by a group of men they identified as “strikers.” Four other seamen had re ported attacks by gangs of men during the past few days. ADMITS KILLING WIFE KENANSVILLE, Dec. 2S—IA’) —Deputy Sheriff German Pow ell said today A. James Wilson of Mt. Gilead had admitted he fired the shot that killed his young wife December 19 but that the 22 year old fanner in sisted it was an accident. RE-ARRESTED RUTLAND, Vt„ Dec. 28.—(/P). —Governor Charles M. Smith and other officers of the Marble Savings Bank who were arrest ed earlier in the year in connec tion with the concealment of theft at the hank, were rear rested todav on charges of vio lating the banking laws. KILLS BROTHER-IN-LAW SALISBURY, Dec. *8.—MV William T. McCord, 38, of Salis bury, killed Me brother-in-law, Curtis Hubbard, of Griffin. Ga., this morning shortly before daylight at the garage of the McCord home. Hubbard was shot fire times'with a pistol and died Instantly. Believe Chang To Be Forgiven By The Marshal NANKING, Dec. 38.—m—Mar shal Chang Hsueh-Liang, It was be lieved today, will be restored U command of the armies he led in re volt against Generalissimo Chiani Kai-Shek and the civil crisis hi/ capture of the premier precipltatec will soop be forgotten. Chiang was reported already t< have told his erstwhile captor. wh< In a sudden turn of events volun tarily gave himself up, he would b returned to Sianfu, seat of the re bullion, and his military post. Legally, the marshal Is “guilty o treaso nand should suffer a trai tor’s punishment,” foreign Ministe situation, “but his release of ttv Chang Chung said, explaining th< Generalissimo unharmed has en titled hlpi to consideration.” Authorities believed the pre mier’s recommendations for lenien cy would be accepted by the gov erament but to satisfy the require merits of Justice Chang would b condemned and then given a spe cial par on. Groom In Secret Marriage Dies From Heart Attacl KINGS MOUNTAIN. Dec. 28 Joe Guyton, 39, Lowell shoe si proprietor, dropped dead Christina day an the front porch of the King Mountain home of Vanna Gro\es his secret bride of eight month a he and his wife prepared to nounce their* marriage to her fam ily. A heart attack was blamed. Ihinpral KPrvirtPR warp VipIH Run day afternoon at Second Baptls church, Kings Mountain, of whic) he was a member. He operated i shoe repair business in Lowell bu commuted to Kings Mountain, when he had lived for 20 years. Survivinf are the widowed secret bride, hli parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Guyton apd several brothers and sisters, al of Kings Mountain. Too Warm To Get Drunk, Say Copi (Continued from page one.) on a charge of public drunkenness and for the alleged burning of a certain amount of cotton of a neighbor. Will Ruff and Robert Brice Lawndale negroes, brought laughter into the court when they explained their case of renting and working three acres of cotton. Brice alleged Ruff "hadn’t paid his part of the fertilizer.” However, the case wai round to be a civil action, not crim inal. A case charging Clem Willis with violation of prohibition laws was continued until tomorrow. ASSISTANT DEAN OF E.OLI.C IS DBAS ROXBORO Dec. 38—[JPt—Th« funeral of Mrs. Mattie G. Bradsher 65, assistant dean of women at East ern Carolina Teachers college a< Greenville, was held here today. Mrs. Bradsher, who was lnjurec recently when she fell at the college was spending the holidays with i daughter, Mrs. Edith B. Hoover a Raleigh, at the time of her death Among the survivors is a brother Senate Senator E V. Webb of Kin ston. R. G. Freeman, 77 Dies Suddenly; Funeral Su n d a y Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 2:30 at the Mt. Vernon Baptist church In Ruther ford county for R. O. Freeman, 77 year old resident of this city who died Saturday morning at the Shel by hospital after a brief Illness. Dr. Zeno Wall will be In charge of ser vices. Mr. Freeman was formerly a farmer and was a native of Ruth erford county but for many years had lived In Shelby. He was a con stant attendant at the First Bap tist church here. His death was quite a shock to many who knew him. It followed closely after the death last week end of his very close friend J. Mack Green. He Is survived by Mrs. W. W. Nanny of Rutherfordton; Mrs. Roy Corn, of Avondale; Mrs. Roland Stott, of Bailey; Mrs. W. W. Wo mack, of Avondale; Miss Bess Free man and Robert L. Freeman of Shelby. Two brothers, Z. B. Free man and J. B. Freeman of Mt. Ver non also survive. Charles Stores Change Ownership NEW YORK, Dec. 3*. — At a meeting of the directors of the Charles Stores Co., Inc. which maintain a unit In Shelby, B. S. Homsteln was elected president and treasurer. Mr. Hornstetn will have a substantial financial Interest In the company. Mr. Homsteln was frtrmprlv HlfArf/ir ftf Panihlnn Met chandlslng for Butler Brothers, prior to which time he was gen eral merchandise manager of But ler Brothers' Baltimore House. K. Ray Katz was elected vice president and secretary and will be associated with Mr. Homstein in the active management of the busi ness. The Charles Stores operate » chain of 35 popular price depart ment stores, mainly in Southern States. Charles and Harry, Coplon, former officers and largest holders of stock in the company, have dis posed of their interests. They are ' formerly from New Bern, N. C. ; Boy Kidnapped By An Unmasked Man , (Continued from page one.) ’ same French window by which he entered. | Charles’ sister, Muriel, 14, and her friend, Virginia Chatfield of Seat > tie, were sitting on a davenport near . the window when the man first ap . peared. William Mattson. 16, elder . brother of the kidnaped child, was . seated in a chair at the other end . of the room with his back to the window. He was wearing night ■ clothes and a bathrobe. The children said the man's mask ■ slipped from his face while he was ■ in the room, enabling them to see ‘ he had a dark-complexion and a ’ heavy beard. They described him as slightly built, middle-aged, poorly dres|pd and wearing dark trousers, blue Jacket and a light tan cap. . Freakish Weather Hits This Area “Shirtsleeve weather” hit this ea during Christmas. Old timers say it was the pret , I' est, sunniest Christmas in at - ien 25 years. ie thermometer took a rise above 50, then 60 and 70 degrees, recording a balminess somewhat - like spring. Many farmers who still have i much of the late cotton In the fields i picked on the days before and af ter Christmas, and a number of colored people who make a living picking cotton worked part of Christma. ay. The weather man promised rain and colder or more seasonal wea ther the remainder of this week. E&som Car Is Hit Twice In An Hour Horace Easom’a car was side swiped twice within a few hours on Christmas day, but the damage was slight each time. First a Rutherford county man who admitted his re sponsibility, struck a fender and ordered it repaired at his expense. A short time later, a New York tourist car passing through, struck the other side of the car and did slight damage. The tourist admit ted his responsibility for the mish ap. Eats Watermelon On Christmas Day Watermelon on Christmas day l That was tha delicacy Lum Byars, colored tenant, had for his family after he had care fully kept the melon since the third Sunday in August. Lum brought the melon to I Shelby In the morning and had I it on exhibition but took it back II in time to eat for Christmas dinner dessert. Santa Claus didn’t bring anything nearly so good. Thr negro lives on the .1 P. i Gibson farm in No, 3 township Today’s Markets New York cotton at 2:30 today: Jan. 12.51. Mar. 12.47, May 12.42, July 12.32, Oct. 12.00, Dec. 12.04. PRICES CP NEW YORK, Dec. 28-OP)—Prices generally tilted forward in today’s earl ystock market proceedings. Gainers of fractions to around a point at an active opening included Bethlehem, Union Pacific, Wester^ Union, Standard Oil of N. J„ Gen early stock market proceedings. Santa Fe and General Electric. RICHMOND HOGS RICHMOND Va., Dec. 28.—(IP)— Hogs 10.25. COTTON STEADY NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—(/P)—Cot ton futures opened firm, 5 to 16 points advance on higher Liverpool cables and active trade and for* eign buying. POULTRY WEAK NEW YORK. Dec. 28 —(AT—Live poultry steady to weak. By freight, chickens: Rocks 19; colored mixed with Rocks 16; Leghorn 13; Fowls: colored 16-19; Leghorn 13-15; Roos ters 12; Turkeys 17-25; Ducks 16-17. WHEAT CLIMBS CHICAGO, Dec. 28—<£>)—Respon sive to sharp upturns of Liverpool quotations, the Chicago wheat mar ket scored material early gains to day after an irregular start. Corn started higher and held near these limits. Summary Of The Market Furnished by E. A. Pierce A Co. NEW YORK, Dec. 28—Dow-Jones market summary for today Is as fol lows: London: Stock firm, trans-At lantlcs steady, rubbers and indus trials strong, Paris irregular. Italy has suspended shipment of “volunteers” to Spain pending ne gotiations for a general agreement to forbid the dispatch, of men to either faction in the civil war, per sons close to the government said today. Los Angeles with 12 persons aboard 7 1-2 hours overdue at 6 a. m. E. S. T., pilot had not reported by radio for 6 1-2 hours. Douglas Aircraft net sales fourth quarter official year ended Nov. 30 at new record high of $4,317,000 vs. $3,631,000 for entire preceding 0 months, unfilled orders Nov. 30 $24,526,000 vs. $12,000,000 a year ago. National Power & Light and sub sidiaries 12 months ended Nov. 30 $1 a common share vs. 79c preced ing 12 months. Cluett Peabody declared dividend 75c Feb. 1 and Jan. 21. Class 1 railroads had more new freight cars and steam locomotives on order Dec. 1 this year than on any corresponding date since 1929. New freight cars of all classes on order Dec. 1 this year totaled 19, 844 vs. 4,490 on Dec. 1 1935 and 1,771 Dec. 1, 1934. New York Central November net operating income $5,027,105 vs. $4, 393,696 year ago. 11 months $43, 498,688 vs. $32,500,592. Penna railway November net oper U1WU1C f « I,I*U TO. * », 045 year ago. 11 months $75,759,856 vs. $64,188,076. Retail deliveries Buick cars sec ond ten days of Dec. 7,819 units highest for any ten day period this year and all time Dec. record for a ten day period. Atchison November net operating Income $2,697,339 vs. $2,162,837 year ago, 11 months $16,047,904 vs. $14, 556. Great Northern November oper ating Income $1,850,462 vs. $1,810,705 year ago. 11 months $22,298,056 vs. $21,961,341. Chicago and Northwest November net Income $1,125,723 vs. $743,644; 11 months $4,419,199 vs. $2,935,191. COTTON LETTER NEW YORK Dec. 28—In an un usually active pre-holiday market the close was 15 to 20 points high er with near months in active de mand by spot interests and for foreign account, although heavy profit taking appeared on advance the market absorbed selling readi ly and closed about at the highs of the day. Sentiment seems to be more favorable to market in view of the advancing trend of other commodities and broadening in de mand might readily carry advance considerably further. PLAN ADDITION TO CHARLOTTE HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE. Dec 28—</P>— Plans were announced here for the erection of a 200-bed. $350,000 mod ern unit by St. Peters' hospital. One Plane Found, Hunt For 2 More (Continued from page one.) about 50 miles northwest of here today. The report of a rancher that a power failure occurred early Sun day evening at his home was re layed to Union Air Terminal here on the chance the missing airliner had creashcd into a SI MI power line. The plane disappeared after re porting it was about to land at Burbank after a flight from San Francisco. Paul Wright, president of the; Terminal, two mechanics and a ra dio operator left to check the SIMI area by motor. Due at 7:37 p.m., <P. S. H.) here, the plane's pilot, Edward Blom, radioed a minute ahead of time for a radio beam to direct him to the field. It was the last definite word. The plane then was believed with in 15 miles of Burbank. The SIMI rancher, a man named Harrington reported to authorities the radio and lights in his home were disabled at the instant he heard what he believed was a clap of thunder. Later in the evening, he was informed no one on adjoin ing farms had heard the thunder. Determined to explore every pas sibillty, officials ordered the search ing car sent out. In Utah, a search was continued for a Western Air Express Trans port, missing since Dec. 15, with seven aboard, and today in North Idaho the bodies of two pilots were being brought down from a moun tainside where their Northwest Airlines plane crashed Dec. 18. More Than 750 Violent Deaths (Continued from page one.) swelled South Carolina's holiday violent death toll to thirteen, a :ompilation of dispatches to the As sociated Press revealed today. The most serious of the week-end traffic accidents was at Spartanburg where a collision resulted in four deaths. Two negro traffic deaths ilso were reported from the Spar tanburg area. Dr. C. E. Hiers, , of Anderson, lis wife, W. C. Wolfe, 50, Spartan burg heading contractor and Miss Marie Wolfe, 45' of Chattanooga, renn. were killed when their car collided with another driven by Willie Wood of Spartanburg. Forest Henderson, 27, died at Union of injuries suffered in an au x> mobile mishap Christmas morh ng. New School For Shelby Approved (Continued Irom page one.) been cancelled upon the final ap proval of the school project. Voters of Shelby school district No. 33, Including Shelby and a por tion of outlying territory approved a bond issue in an election held over a year ago for a new high school building under a federal grant and county bond issue. In the November election, an| amendment to the state constitu tion limits the indebtedness of a county-, city or town without a vote of the people and some question has arisen as to whether the county can issue bonds to match the federal grant without a county-wide elec tion. Officials in Raleigh hold differ ent opinions as to the problem which faces Shelby and Kings Mountain on this matter. SPEND MUCH ON N. C. FORESTRY WORK WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—(fP)— More than $5,700,000, the forest : service reported today, was spent on building and maintaining forest roads and trails in North Carolina during the 1936 fiscal year. ERWIN IS HERE ABOUT SCHOOLS hie And Grigg H*v< Education Meetine With Mr. Hoey Governor-elect Clyde r h Clyde A. Erwin, superintendent 0 public instruction and J. H. Gn« :ounty superintendent and mem per of the state textbook commn held a lengthy conference hen ay. General discussion tn the corner ;nce was of the proposed bill to b. ntroduced in the legislature vill provide free textbooks f0 school children. Superintendent Erwin is « n? ;ive of this county and he and hi sife and children are visiting hi, mother who lives near Waco. Penny Column SARLY JERSEY C A B B A G} plants at 10 cents per hundred Will Fortenberry, Shelby, N c. Dodd St. near South Shelb\ school building. It, ney’s Great 13th Month WEEK OF DECEMBER 26TH TO JANUARY 1ST 13TH MONTH BARGAIN! WOMEN’S RAYON Panties 2 for 25c Don’t miss this buy. Special for our Great 13th Month. Think of buying panties 4 this low price. 13TH MONTH BARGAIN! WIDE Oil Cloth 19c yard This is a special buy in Oil Cloth. Dress up your tables with this good quality Oil Cloth while it is at this low price. 13TH MONTH BARGAIN! Keep Warm For The Cold Wreather Ahead! HEAVY DOUBLE COTTON Blankets $1.00 pair Think of buying Double Blankets at this low price! Come, buy a year's supply. 13TH MONTH BARGAIN! FAST COLOR DRESS PRINTS 8c yard Of our Famous Nu-tone brand. Make Dresses, Aprons, Cloth es for the children, while you can buy at this low price. 13TH MONTH BARGAIN! BOYS* FULL CUT FAST COLOR DRESS SHIRTS Special ... 35c each Just the thing for Dress or school wear. Buy now. Sizes 6 to 14. f borne bhow! bay bhrewd Shoppers! Prices are wildly cut—the best goods “roped” off— everything branded for quick sale—so grab your sombrero and dash in. There’s no charge for this show—in fact, we’ll SAVE you money! 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