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Jaycees Sponsor Dean Hudson And Band At Dance The Junior Chamber of Com merce Christmas dance, featuring music by Dean Hudson and his nationally known orchestra, will highlight special holiday Yuletioe events Thursday night at the ar mory auditorium. The dance, a benefit affair for the annual $20<J Jaycee student award, will see Hudson in the role of a master musician himself and his famous 17-piece band offering a program of ballads, swing num- J bers and entertainment featuring several singers. Instrumental so-' loists, with special novelty and comedy effects. Hudson spotlights an A Capella choir in addition to the rest of the varied collection of soloists and singing groups. Lovely Frances Colwell, known j as the Florida songbird, will sing: among other selections two com positions of her own "You Set Me On Fire,” and “You Let Me Down. The dance will get underway at 9:30 when both dancers and spec tators will be admitted. The Jaycee scholarship award. : Instituted last year, is made to the most deserving Shelby high school graduate, selected on the basis of grades, Interest and general activ ■ jties. It is made after careful : consideration only of students who need help In order to seek further education. j PARALYZING j Starts On Pare One left with cold homes and no cook ed food as electric service was in terrupted. Highways in the county were • dotted with automobiles abandon ; ad in the ditch, but few serious ! accidents marred the occasion. R. I g. Campbell suffered a fractured hip when he slipped and fell on Ice near his store Monday; and Floyd Queen of Palmer street, sus tained a head injury when he slip ped while attempting to push his stalled car. Hal Hamrick, 16. of Patterson Springs, sustained a broken leg when he slipped and fell while skating on ice. A num ber of minor fires kept the fire j department on the run, but no Consequential damage resulted. POWER OFF Nearly 500 families in and around Shelby were entirely without elec tric service most of Tuesday, ser iously inconveniencing Christmas plans. In the county hundreds ad ditional had telephone as well as electrical service interrupted. A shortage of repair men tb handle the immense tasks indicate it may take weeks to get lines fully re stored although the main services •will be back in general operation this week. W. H. Brown, Duke Power com pany manager said repair worn was being pushed as rapidly as possible with emergency crews and be asked people to be as patient as possible until lines could be brought back into operation. Mayor Woodson said that sev eral high-voltage lines are still down and the city is unable to get additional skilled help to clear them up rapidly. He urged that people, especially children, be urg ed to caution wherever power lines are down. The Star was without its usual leased wire service today and had to have its wire report brought in relays from Gastonia where a line was still operating. “It’s pathetic what’s happened to our forests and trees,” declared Hackett C. Wilson, North Carolina | manager for the Davey Tree Ex perts service.” The soft maples and Chinese elms have been brok en all to’pieces." Highway 150 from Salisbury to ' Shelby, which was cluttered with Ice and trees yesterday, had been entirely cleared by early this morning. In some instances trees broken across the road had to be cut from the stumps. The brush I and tree laps were left piled by the highway. Damage was also ex- ! tensive in Lincolnton. At ths Catawba river bridge special precautions were taken yesterday to keep motorists from ] skidding. Sand had been spread j on the bridge and on the hill lead ing toward Shelby from the bridge. TRUMAN Starts On Page One free to come and to u he pleases, just like any other borne town cltlien comint home for Christmas.” After his visit to the federal building, aides said, the President probably will drop by several plac es In Kansas City lor handshakes with old friends. However, they i : said, no definite program has been arranged, leaving the chief execu tive free to follow his whims. His delayed departure from Washington, putting him in Kan sas City at 5:55 pm. (Eastern Standard Time) prevented his cus tomary appearance at three Christ mas dinners. Upon his return to Independence from Grandview, he ate turkey and trimmings with Mrs. •Jftuman, his daughter, Margaret, and Mrs. Truman's family. Ha hopes to eat with his mother at Grandview, .and his aunt, 96 yoar-old Mrs. Joseph T. Noland, who Uvea across the street from him in Independence, before he leave* here for Washington Fri day. Hugh A/WshTu" Discharged From Army flft. Hhgh A. Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs Charles H. Welles, of 111 Marietta street, Shelby, has been discharged from the army at the 1360th Separation center, Fort Monmouth, N. J, according to i word received bare. i HANKOW LIABLE TO EPIDEMICS Outbreak Of Smallpox, Just Ending, Took Some 200 Lives By RICHARD CUSHING HANKOW, Dec. 26 —(AP)— This once-flourishing treaty-port city, still without electricity or ade quate tap water, is wide open to rurther epidemics such as the re cent smallpox outbreak which took some 200 lives. Lack of coal is one reason for the stagnation of public utilities and general slowing down of nor mal activities. Coal from the mines in North China is reaching Changhai, but so far Hankow has not benefitted. SEVERE WEATHFR In freezing weather, people are burning every available scrap of wood for fuel. The city is as bad off or worse than it was when the Japanese pulled out months ago. Peanut oil lamps still are the only source of light. Even in the best hotels tap water is available only for an hour or so in the morning and for the same period in the evening. The sewage in open curb canals moves sluggishly, due to the in adequate flow of water. SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC The two-month epidemic of smallpox which ended early this month took Chinese lives at such a rate that coffins piled up in the roadways waiting for burial. Two Americans also died in the epide mic. The housing situation becomes. more critical every week as for-' mer residents return from the countryside and more foreigners arrive in the hope of re-establish ing business in the former con cessions. The 216 Americans presently in; Hankow are mainly army person-, nel. Their main activity is dis cussing how soon they will be al lowed to go home. Green Children Home For Christmas | For Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Green, i of 917 N. LaFayette street, Christ- j mas was more like it used to be this year when five of their six sons and daughters who have been away in the armed forces were back in the states and at home either on leave or with discharges. Spending Christmas at home were four of the children, Rob ert, Max, Pfc. Ben Green and Capt. Margaret Green, while an other daughter, Shirley, was visit ing relatives in Richmond. Cpl. A. B. Green, only missing member of the family, is somewhere in the Pacific and believed to be on his way home also. Mrs". Green said. Pfc. Ben Green is now stationed at Camp Butner. Capt. Margaret Green is on terminal leave. CONGRESSMAN Starti On Page One died of heart disease. His fall last week prevented the lawmaker from accompanying his wife to Mor ganton. A lawyer, Ervin was elected to Congress last year from the 10th North Carolina district. He had lived in Charlotte since 1925. His death left the house lineup it 240 Democrats, 190 Republicans, ;wo minor party members and :hree vacancies. Four Democrats, rteps. Dickstein (NY), Rams peel: Ga>, Weiss (Pa) and Woodrum Va> have announced their resig nations to be effective at years :nd. FALSE REPORT Ervin's death led to a false report at police headquarters yesterday afternoon that the victim was former Senator Robert R. Reynolds of North Carolina. Police said they did not know how the report orig inated. Reynolds is at his home at Palm Beach, Fia. Kenneth Romney, sergeant-at arms of the house, said he would announce funeral arrangements for Ervin later today.' “I spent 30 minutes with the congressman Christmas Eve,” Caudle said, “he complained of his injured leg and mention ed recent heart tronble, bnt in spite of his ailments, he was cheerful.” Caudle said he had tried to tele phone the congressman at about 10:30 yesterday morning without success. When he reached the house, he found three gas Jets! and the gas oven turned on. Caudle further reported that the note found on the doorstep, besides warning of the danger, also asked him to make funeral arrangements and not to get an expensive casket, expressing apol ogy to Caudle for the task thus given. According to a brother, Dr. John W. Ervin, the representative had suffered from a bone disease for several years. Representative Ervin graduated from the University of North Carolina, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega frater nity. Charles Hall Attends Student Conference Charles Wesley Hall, son of Charles Hall, sr., of route 2, Lawn dale, will be one of the nine stu dents to represent Adrian college at the third Quadrennial National Methodist Student conference to be held at Urbana, Illinois, De cember 28 to January 1. The con ference will be attended by 1,000 delegates from colleges and univer sities of the United States. Hall is a freshman and minis terial student at Adrian college. •PERSONALS* Lt. and Mrs. Robert Crowder and little son, Bobby, left today for Quoinset Point, R.. I., after spending Christmas with his ir.oth er. Mrs. R. D. Crowder, at her home on T'st Marion street. Mrs. M. E. Olsby entered Shelby hospital Monday to undergo treat ment for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Hartgrove spent Christmas in Forest City with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J W. Camp. Harry S. Woodson, jr., returned this morning to State college, Ral eigh after spending Christmas with his parents, Mayor and Mrs. Wood son. » Mr. and Mrs. Bud Copeland and little daughter, Patsy, of High Point are spending the holidays with Mrs. T. J. Ramsauer. Sunday School Class Feted By Mrs. Hamrick Mrs. Cleavy Hamrick was host ess to a pretty Christmas party, given in honor of the young peo ple's Sunday school class of Flint Hill Saturday evening at 8 o' clock. The living room was lighted with candles and was beautifully decorated with Christmas tapirs and bells. Several miniature snow scenes were used throughout the living and dining rooms. Each guest was presented Christ mas folders at the door in which greetings and autographs from each were written. The Christmas address was giv en by the hostess. Several games were enjoyed until 9 o'clock. When the hostess assisted by Bill An thony entertained the guests with motion pictures, showing “The Star of Bethlehem," and “The Won derful Savior.” After the last scene gifts. were exchanged from under a beautiful ly lighted Christmas tree which stood at the end of the living room. Guests were invited to the din ing room where fruit cake, cook ies, candy, popcorn, nuts and fruit were served. Punch was served from the punch bowl at the buf fet. There were 38 guests present. Out - of - the - community guests were Lawrence Bridges and Keever Hamrick. Wise-Schronce Party Have Cake-Cutting Mrs. Ed Wise, mother of the bride, and, Mrs. Fields Toney en tertained Friday night at the Toney home at a cake-cutting for the Wise-Schronce wedding party and a few close friends of the couple. The affair followed the wedding rehearsal. Ivy and Nandina berries were used to decorate the living room. In the center of the dining table which was covered with a lovely linen cloth was the three-tiered wedding cake. At each end of the table were white candles in cry stal holders. The couple cut the first piece of cake, and the remainder was serv ed by Miss Margaret Wise, sister of the bride-elect. Miss Minnie Mae Cline, cousin of the bride elect, poured coffee and assisted in serving salted nuts. Second Jap Admiral To Hang For Crimes KWAJALEIN, MARSHALL IS LANDS, Dec. 26—UP)—A second high ranking Japaneses officer — Rear A dm Shigamatsu Sakaiba ra—must hang for war crimes. A military commission on Christmas day decided death by the rope for Sakaibara, former Wake island commander during the oc cupation, and his executive offi cer, Lt. Comdr. Souchi Tachbana, for the mass executions on Wake island Oct. 7, 1943, of 98 Ameri can civilian employes of Pan-Am erican Airways. A military com mission in Manila recently sen tenced Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yama shita to hang for condoning atro cities by his troops in the Philip pines. Mont R. Bridges Promoted To Sergeant Mont R. Bridges, son of Mrs Bertha Bridges, of Boiling Springs has been promoted to the rank o: sergeant with the 81st Infantry division which is now occupying Aomori Prefecture, Northern Hon shu, according to word received here. WEATHER CHARLOTTE, Dec., 26—UP)—Of ficial weather bureau records of the temperature and rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m. Rain Station H. L. fall Asheville . _ 45 32 .00 Atlanta . __ 46 31 .01 Boston . __ ..40 36 .78 Charleston . .. 64 52 1.06 Charlotte . _ 38 33 .74 Chicago _ .. 37 27 .11 Galveston . _ 61 48 .00 Greensboro . .. 36 32 .00 Jacksonville . _ 66 51 1.54 Memphis . .. 42 28 .00 Miami . _ 74 71 .00 New Orleans __ 69 46 .00 New York . _ 51 45 1.27 Raleigh . 58 38 1.05 San Francisco _ __ 57 54 .00 Spartanburg . . 38 32 .07 Tampa . . 69 63 .00 Washington _ _ 50 35 .98 Wilmington . .. 61 53 1.21 KILLED BY ALTO DURHAM — UP) — Jesse Odell Riggs of Roxboro road, was killed last night when struck by an au tomobile on the highway some 100 yards from Riggs’ home, Sheriff E. G. Belvin said yesterday. 5 Furnished by J. Robert Lindsay and Company Webb Building Shelby, N. C. Spot Cotton, Middling 1”-24Hc MARKET WIRE OUT The leased wires serving the lo cal brokerage offices were out to day hence markt quotations were unavailable. Cherry Will Remove Wartime Regulations On Petroleum Traffic RALEIGH, Dec., 26—(fP)—Gover nor Gregg Cherry announced yes terday that wartime regulations governing the transportation oi petroleum products in the state could not be extended bej'ond Jan uary 1. The governors decision came following a visit by petroleum dealers who requested an exten sion of the regulations on the over-all weight load permitted to petroleum trucks during the war years. The dealers contended that a return to the old regula tions before new equipment is available would result in a loss of loading space and reduce the amount of petroleum products coming into North Carolina by highways. Kiwanis Wont Meet Tomorrow; Rotary Event Set Friday The Kiwanis club will forego a Christmas week meeting and not meet again until January 3, but the Rotary club will meet as usual Friday when members will observe father-son and daughter day with Senator Clyde R. Hoey speaker on a program arranged by Willis Mc Murry. State College To Have 5,000 Students RALEIGH. Dec. 26—(4*)—North Carolina State College expects more than five thousand students to be registered by September, 1946, Chancellor John W. Harrelson pre dicted yesterday. This influx will make N. C. State one of the largest institutions of its kind in the South. Governor Cherry had directed the state division of purchase and con tract to obtain surplus government al owned pre-fabricated houses and , apartments for the college, j *He added that lack of housing reduced attendance at the college by from two hundred to three hun dred students from 1939 to 1942. County Jail Filled Near To Capacity Drunken drivers and over-zealous celebrants of the Christmas season have crowded the county Jail near to capacity with 32 prisoners in confinement as compared to 14 jail ed last holiday season. The all time simultaneous confinement record still stands at 45 but since court will not convene until Fri day morning that figure might be surpassed, Jail officials said this mroning. The radar industry already is six times as big as the radio industry was before the war. Lions have been known to Jump as far as 20 feet, and also can clear a barrier nine feet high. » They will be able to spend Christmas at home before being examined for service, and will leave with the January call. WANT ADS felt pocketbook, containing $40. Reward. Return to Star office. 3t 26p WANTED—PASSENGER TO PE tersburg, Va., Monday. Call R. D. Hord, 355-W. ltc . JST RECEIVED A CAR load of asbestos wall board. Z. J. Thompson Lumber Co. lt-26c with a background of 51 YEARS in the business jf PRINTING we are in a position to serve you well. Star Publishing Co. Job Printing Plant E. P. 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