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f IS THE j ! TRADE CENTER J » # J For More Than 35,000 People. * J It Is Located in the Heart of Pied- * t mont North Carolina the Most S J Prosperous Industrial and Agricul- \ J tural Section of the Entire South. J *1.50 PER YEAR District Music Contest To Be Held In City On Saturday, April 4th The "Rube" Today MIAMI, Fla. . . . Here’s one hall •player who is first into the South land each year. . . I* is “Huhe" Marquard, famous old N. Y. Giant pitcher whose consecutive winning games record of 20, in 19!J, stol Hands. Rule now handles horse mein* hets at pari-mutuel tracks. j NEWS::::::::: I j \ Officer Badly Hurt Charlotte, March 31.—Patrolman C. P. Nichols was reported in a crit ical condition today from injuries suffered Saturday night when a hit and-run driver knocked him down on a downtown street. He had a frac tured skull and other injuries. Acquitted of Murder Lumberton, March 31.—A jury late Saturday acquitted Don Yates of Barnesville and Miss Lillian Yaw of a second degree murder charge in the killing of Fitzhugh Jenkins, far mcr, whose body was found in n swamp stream last September. 400 Officers at Meet Statesville, March 31. —The next meeting of the Carolines Association of Law Enforcement Officers will be held June 28 in Kinston. The first anniversary meeting, held here yes terday, drew 400 officers from var ious parts of the states. Problems pertaining to law enforcement were discussed. C. O. P. Leader Dies Statesville, March 31.—Funeral services were held here today for James D. Dorsett, 63, former Re publican state committeeman, who died here yesterday. The body was taken to Siler City for burial. Mrs. Morrow In China Hangchow, China, March 31.—Mrs. Dwight Morrow and her daughter, Constance, were at this lakeside re sort tonight. The widowed grand mother of the Lindbergh baby, for whose slaying Hauptmann is sen tenced to die, came here with Con stance a few days ago from Shang hai. Killed By Train Hendersonville, March 31.—Sheriff M. N. Orr, said today an inquest would not be held for E. S. Gilmer, 47, who was killed late yesterday when struck by a Southern railway passenger train here. The sheriff said he was told that Gilmer had been drinking whiskey and walked into the path of the locomotive. Three Brothers Have The Same Natal Day The three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Hill Dula, of Granite Falls, Caldwell county, Kenneth, I year old, Hrl, three years old, and Paul, five years old, all have the same birthdays, March 15. The Dulas have no other children. THE LINCOLN TIMES Complete Program Is Releas ed By S. Ray Lowder, Dis trict Chairman S. Ray Lowder, district chairman, has announced the program for the district music contest to be held here next Saturday, as follows: 1. Piano Solo—Shelby, Dallas, Lin colnton, Cherryville, Kings Moun tain. 2. Junior Piano Solo—Kings Moun tain, Lineolnton, Shelby. 3. Tuba Solo—Lineolnton. 4. Clarinet Solo—Lineolnton. 5. Boys Unchanged Voices Lir.- eointon, Shelby. 6. Soprano Solo—Belmont, Shelby', Fallston. 7. Alto Solo —Lattimore. 8. Baritone Solo—Lattimore. 9. Girls Trio Cherryville, Lin colnton, Belmont. 10. Mixed Quartet—Lineolnton. 11. Girls Glee Club —Kings Moun tain, Lattimore, Shelby. 12. Mixed Chorus Lattimore, Lineolnton. All extra entries—Those not made to date. The contest will be held in the high school auditorium and will begin at 10 o’clock. Winners here will be cer tified to enter the state music con test to be held in Greensboro, April 22-24. Lineolnton will be represented in the contest T>y the following: Margaret Glenn, piano solo, Madge Finger, Marie Senter, Paul Rudisill and Harvey Jonas, Jr., mix ed quartette. Madge Finger, Marie Senter and Brownie Lipe, vocal trio. Bill Sigmon, tuba solo. Alf Costner, clarinet solo. In addition to the above there will I>< a mixed chorus from the high school. The grammar grades will be rep resented by Charlotte Raniseur, who will be entered in the junior high piano contest and Billy Page, in the boys’ unchanged voice contest. There will be no admission charge : nd all persons who are interested in the contest are invited to hear the program. BONUS CHECKS BEGIN JUNE 15 Washington, March 31.—Treasury officials said first bonus bonds and checks would be shipped to veterans by registered mail on June 15. Work of preparing a bonus pack age for each of the 3,000,0(10 vet erans is already under way in some Federal Reserve Hanks, following first shipments of bonds to the hanks on Friday. Each package will be sent out from the Federal Reserve Bank of the district in which the veteran is living. Disbursement to veterans lesiding in the fifth (Richmond, Va.) Federal Reserve district, and | to those whose certificates are held at Veterans’ administration head quarters, because of loans, will be sent direct from the Treasury De- * partment in Washington, however. All bonus bond shipments will rot move out from the Reserve hanks on June 15, officials said. The gigantic job of distributing the bonus will begin that day, but offi cials could not predict how long it will take to complete the task. By the end of July however, they expect to have nearly all regular bonus claimants paid off. Panama Canal, Open 21 Years, Saves 8,400 Miles The Panama Canal came of age in 1935. The canal, which shortens the water distance from New York to the Pacific coast by 8,400 miles, was opened to traffic 21 years ago, August 16, 1914. The government steamship Ancon opened the canal to navigation on the August date, this being record ed as the official opening. However, u crane boat, Alexander Davalley, made the first continuous trip through the canal, January 7, 1914. Published On Monday and Thursday LINCOLNTON, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1936 Choice Bakci! Crow oil College Bancjuet Menu CHICAGO . . . “Scare-crows” may become obsolete in the fields of farm belts of America if the appetite of the nation adopts baked crow meat with the same enthusiasm as recent mid-western experi mental diners. . . . The diners say the meat is tender and as tasty as chicken. The Illinois state conservation department furnished the crows for baking for a Decatur college banquet. Will crow killing campaigns now lake on a dinner table complex? $4,0(IO,0(l(l,OOO Delicit Is Probable For Next Year Mrs. George Sain Is Honored On Birthday Relatives of Mrs. George Sain gathered at her home Sunday am! served a picnic dinner in honor of her sixty second birthday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bivens and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lindsay and children, Mr. and Mrs. Kale Williams and daughter, of Hildebran, Miss Webbia Williams, of Gastonia, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Norman and children, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Norman and son. Mr. and Mrs. Herb ert Martin, Mrs. Joe Martin, Mr. and Jfrs. D. D. Lindsay, Noah Lutz, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Huffman and chil dren, of Vrde, Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Sain and children, Miss Asie Lea Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sain and children, of Hildebran, Lester Sain, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Sain and John Irvin Houser, of Lineolnton, Route 2. j Southwestern Ministers Conference to Be Held at Catawba Baptist Church Auto License Rates Are Reduced Today Raleigh. March 31, —With a record breaking registration of automobiles indicated for 1936, license plates Tor J motor vehicles will be. sold at the three-quarter year rate beginning to morrow. The state motor vehicle bureau in a final check late today announced 414,372 pails of plates had been sold lor the first quarter of the year, or 35,285 more than on March 31, 1935. The sales for three months were only 97,804 less than the record breaking total of 512,176 sold for all of 1936. During the last three quar ter's of last year, the bureau sold 133,089 tags, and if as many plates are sold the next nine months a newj record will be set by a wide margin. Business Continues To Show Advances New York, March 31.—Business finished the first quarter of 1936 to day on the highest rungs of the re covery ladder since 1930. Industry and trade continued to expand in the face of storms and floods at home, and fresh inter national crises abroad. The spring quarter, normally a period of brisk activity, opens with business analysts widely anticipating the best volumes of production and distribution since the early phases of the depression. The Associated Press weekly in dex of industry activity with the statistics for the first quarter not yet complete appears to have aver aged close to 8 per cent above the first three months of 1935. Total Federal Public Debt Is Expected to Reach $36,- 000,000,000 in 1937 i - >j Washington, April I.—A deficit of j 84,01)0,000,000 —a new record ap ' pears in store as a result of the re ' | cent request that Congress appro , - priate $1,500,000,000 for relief. In round numbers, this would bring total expenditures for the next fiscal ! year beginning July 1, to nearly $lO,- | 000,000,000. If Congress enacts a tax 1 1 hill raising as much revenue as the j President asked, the total income j will be almost $6,000,000,000, leaving ! j the $4,000,000,000 deficit. ! i The total federal public debt has I risen to $31,447,106,057. The $4,000,- ,! 000,000 deficit would make it very j nearly $36,000,000,000 by June 30. . j 1937, despite the proposed new taxes. Monday, April 6 Is Date Set, Complete Program Given Below 7he Southwestern Ministers C in ference will be held at Catawba Bap tist ehureh Monday, April 6. The i< Rowing program .‘.as been arranged for the meeting: 10:00 Devotional, C. G. Ellis; Morn ing theme: The Administration of the Spirit. 10:15 In the Government of the Church, R. E. Hardaway. 10:35 In the Worship Service of the Church, M. I. Harris. 10:55 In the Missionary Enterprise of the Church, G. C. Teague; Open discussion. 11:30 Sermon, C. C. Holland. 12:15 Lunch. 1:15 Devotional, C. H. Henderson.! 1:30 Miscellaneous. 1:40 How to Lead a Church in Preparation for a Revival, J. R. Green; Open discussion. 2:10 The Crying Need for More Family Alters, H. F. Lambert; Open discussion. 2:40 Adjourn. Murder Suspect Is Caught In Caswell Danville, Va/ March 31.—Hardy Rathbone, wanted for first degree murder in Haywood county, N. C., was arrested at Hell's Half Acre in Caswell county at 1 o’clock this morn ing by Deputy Sheriff George Love. Chief of Police Martin was in formed a few days ago by Sheriff J. C. Welch that Rathbone, also known ns Mack Fish, was possibly In this jurisdiction. Martin found that he was living in a house at Hell’s Half Acre, between here and Yanceyville. Breckinridge Opposes F. R. For Nomination Annapolis, Md., March 31. Col. Henry Breckinridge, New York attorney, filed today as a candidate to oppose President Roosevelt for the Democratic presidential nomination in the Maryland primary on May 4. charlottean” STEPS ASIDE FOR C. R. EDNEY Marshall Man Is Nominee of District Convention For Congress Charlotte, April I.—Uhlman S. Alexander, Charlotte attorney, yes terday announced his withdrawal from the race for the Republican nomination for Congress from the tenth congressional district. Mr. Alexander limited his an nouncement to the mere statement that he is withdrawing in favor of Calvin R. Edney of Marshall. He will support the election of Mr. Ed ney, nominated for the post at the recent district convention in Burns ville, he said. Just prior to the district con vention, Mr. Alexander announced his candidacy. In spite of this, the convention nominated Mr. Ed ney. However, had Mr. Alexander filed with the State board of elec tions, the action of the convention would have served only one as an endorsement and a primary would have been necessary. Conferred With, Friends After the convention Mr. Alex rnder said that he would have no statement to make until he had conferred further with friends from various parts of the district. Withdrawal of Mr. Alexander, practically assures Mr. Edney aj clear field as others who have beenl suggested as nominees have def-j initely announced that they will, not seek the nomination. Mr. Edney, who lives in Marshall j and practices law in Mars Hill, made the race against Major A. L. Bulwinkle oif Gastonia, Democratic incumbent, in 1934 and was de feated by about 5,000 votes. Mr. Edney has already filed with the State board of elections and has paid his filing fee of SIOO. Unless entirely unexpected op position develops, he will he the j nominee without contest and a primary will not be held. The Mars Hill attorney is ex pected to make an intensive cam paign and will probably make sev eral addresses in each county in the district. Lincoln County Farmers to Meet Here April Bth J. G. Morrison, county agent, to day announced that an important meeting of the farmers of Lincoln county will be held in Lineolnton on Wednesday, April 8, at 2 P. M. Mr. Morrison has issued the fol lowing call to the meeting: There will be held in the court house at Lineolnton a meeting of all farmers interested in the new farm program on Wednesday evening, April Bth, at 2 P. M. There will be a representative here from the Raleigh office to explain and discuss with the farmers some of the details of the program for this year. It is hoped that a large number will attend this meeting. Those interested in this meeting are requested to invite their neigh bors to come too. Quins Are Able to Climb Out of Bed Callander, Ont., March 31.—Y'von ne Dionne celebrated her 22nd month of life today by clambering from her bed and awakening the Dafoe hos pital staff before sunrise. It was her newest stunt, this climbing out of bed alone. Her four risters watched with interest and it was no time at all before all five were banging at their nurses’ doors. Today’s early morning perform ance was another indication to Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, their physician, of the marked sense of curiosity and initiative the quintuplets have' I developed as they near their second birthday on May 28. Second Reprieve For Bruno Predicted As Death Date Is Fixed Former Wife Heard | COLUMBI'S ... A. H. J'awraney (above), offered to loan the city $50,000 when it was announced that a $900,000 deficit must be met this year. The city declined . . . but Hawraney’s for mer wife, at Detroit, heard of it and now asks for more alimony. THREATENING LETTER IS SENT TO MINISTER Missive Says Small Daughter’s Life In Danger If Negroes Are Executed Gastonia, March 31.—A guard armed with a shotgun patrolled Rev. W Earl Armstrong’s premises to night because of a letter threaten ing the minister’s daughter, Jean, 11, if death sentences given *wo *. -groes convicted of an attempted assault upon her are carried out. Received by Rev. Mr. Armstrong in Saturday’s mail, the anonymous letter said the “little angel” would be the central figure in a “fiendish crime” if Frank and Grier Arm strong, negro brothers of Gastonia, died in the state’s gas execution chamber. Solicitor John G. Carpenter had referred to the child as “that little angel” in the trial earlier this month of the two negroes. They were convicted of entering Arm strong',, home the night of January 9 and pulling Jean from her bed in an attempt to kidnap and assault her. Deploring the threat, James Mul len, attorney for the negroes, said he hoped it would not prejudice the appeal he has made to Governor Fhringhaus for commutation of their sentences. The negroes were arrested on cir cumstantial evidence and made a purported confession which they lat er repudiated. Rev. Mr. Armstrong, said he had J.ot been seriously alarmed by the letter, but that yesterday while Jean was playing in her front yard a negro seized her arm, but released cod ran when she screamed. He then obtained a guard for his home. The letter was turned over to local police who called in federal authorities. Written in pencil on rough note naper, the note was mailed in Gas tonia Saturday’. Armstrong is pastor of the Gos pel Tabernacle, an interdenomina tional church here with a member ship largely from among employes of textile mills, and is also pastor of the Northern Methodist church at Bessemer City. Service* Announced For Crouse Charge Rev. H. P. Barringer, the pastor, makes the following announcement of Sunday services for the Crouse Lutheran Parish: Bethphage—Sunday School, 9:45 A. M. The service followed by Holy Communion 10:45. Subject, “Giving Jesus Our Best.” St. Paul—Sunday School, 2 P. M. The service, 3 P. M. All members are urged to be pres ent. All visitors are welcome. DEED THEY* DO In the good old days our Congress ; men viewed with alarm; now they I alarm with views.—Atlanta Journal, I LOCAL MARKET*! 'COTTON 12c pound WHEAT sl.lß bushel CORN 65c bushel EGGS __ 15c & 18c dozen PRICE: FIVE CENTS Prison Warden Sets Execution For Friday Night; Bruno Still Hopeful Trenton, N. J., April I.—A second reprieve for Bruno Richard Haupt mann was still considered a possibil ity in some quarters tonight, despite earlier official denials, because of the consideration by the Mercer county (Trenton) grand jury of the “con fession” of Paul H. Wendel to the Lindbergh kidnaping. Gov. Harold G. Hoffman was asked late today’, through his press aide, whether he had any comment on the possibility of a new reprieve in view of the Wendel incident. The answer sent back was “no comment.” The governor has announced often there would be “no further reprieve” unless there were “startling develop i.ients” in the Hauptmann case and this week, before the grand jury took up the Wendel case, stated without qualification there woufi' oe “no reprieve.” Might Take Further Chance Nevertheless the feeling persisted in some minds that if the grand jury had reached no decision within the period in which Warden Mark O. Kimberling has the power to delay the execution—at midnight Saturday or Sunday—the governor, whose ac tions since he entered the ease last October have been somewhat unpre dictable, might see this as a reason tor reversing himself and reprieving Hauptmann. Legal authorities agree Hoffman has no legal power to again extend the period of life for Hauptmann, (Continued on back page) CATAWBA COUNTY FARMER IS SENT THREAT LETTER $5,000 Is Demanded of Zeb Shelton, Wealthy and In fluential Citizen Newton, March 31.—An attempted blackmail on Zeb E. Shelton, wealthy r.nd widely-known retired farmer of the Sherrills Ford community was made recently, information released today by Sheriff O. D. Barrs dis closed. Shelton, who formerly was a resident of Charlotte where for many years he was connected with the Ed Mellon company, spent the winter months in Florida. Upon his return home the first part of March, he found a poorly-written note un der his front door demanding that he leave $5,000 at a designated spot rear his home, and threatening his life if he failed to comply with the demands. The note, which had been printed out by’ hand, was signed, "Gang.” The demands were that the money be wrapped in dark paper and placed on the ground by a small cedar tree at a rye patch near the road leading into the Shelton home from the Mooresville highway on the evening of March 10. The note was turned over to the sheriff and an investigation has been made. Arrests may yet be made in the case. JOE GISH SAYS— I bet the fellow who used the same pencil for fifty years didn’t have to fill out an income tax r«- P° rt ’ - ...... i
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