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\ LINCO»/NTON IS THE j TRADE CENTER J \ For More Than 35,000 People. 5 { It Is Located in the Heart of Pied- ! > mont North Carolina the Moat { J Prosperous Industrial and Agricul- J Section of the Entire Sooth. J U-50 PER YEAR Roosevelt Strikes At Profits of War, Appeals For Peace Genius Grows Up 1 NEW YORK . Back in 1922, Miss Natalie Crane of Brooklyn (above), was hailed a child poet genius at 9. Now Natalie is 23 anti tills fall goes on the lecture platform to fulfill the literary promises of her childhood. i NEWS-= BRIEFS j Ban Placed On Playing Radios Madison, N. C., Aug. 15.—The city fathers have enacted an ordinance making unlawful the playing of radios between 10 p. m., and 7 a. m., “in such a loud manner” as to dis turb residents of the town. To Import 10,000 Piga Wilmington, Aug. 15.—New Han over County Farm Agent C. R. Dil lard has announced plans for im porting 10,000 pigs into 14 North Carolina counties from drought stricken areas of lowa. Barnum’s Profile on i/2-Dollar Washington, Aug. 15. —The profile of P. T. Barnum, the showman, is to appear on a new silver half-dollar — rot because of his connection with the circus, but because of his philan thropies. Three-Headed Calf Greeley, Col., Aug. 15.—A. O Mann has the stuffed body of a calf with three heads and two tails. The animal was born on his ranch near here and lived less than one day. Donkey Die» At 40 Goldsboro, Aug. 15.—Jenny, 40- year-old donkey belonging to the Odd Fellows Orphan home in Goldsboro, is dead. The children of the home held funeral services for the faithful and beloved little animal that had drawn them about for many years. To Outlaw ‘Bank Night*’ ' Gastonia, Aug. 15.—Gastonia es tablishments operating “bank nights ’ and “jack pot nights” today had two weeks in which to bring these events to a halt as the city council announc ed it will finally adopt and order en forcement of an ordinance at its next meeting August 25 outlawing the projects. Bear* Eating Corn Raleigh, Aug. 15.—0. A. Croom, a farmer of Bolton, notified J. D. Chalk, state game commissioner, to day that bears were eating com in his fields and asked for permission to trap them. Chalk telegraphed Croom that trapping bears would be against the State law but that he could shoot them if he found them destroying hig crops. Rooster Lay* Egg* Providence Rorge, V*., Aug. 15. A two-year-old rooster in E. E. Har rison’s barnyard at Tunstall has be gun laying eggs, New Kent count/ Agricultural Agent V. B. Perry to? day informed Harry L. Moore, State poultry husbandman at Virginia Tech. F-H-D. deliberately walked away from the 1932 platform, so why shouldn’t real Jeffersonian Demo crats walk away from the New Peal? THE LINCOLN TIMES President Tells New York Au dience of His Experience* In World War Chatauqua, N. Y., Aug 14. A plea for world peace was coupled by President Roosevelt here tonight with a warning that the United States could and would defend itself and “defend our neighborhood.” Ending what he termed a “holi day” with an address before a crowd estimated by officials at 12,000, the President expressed “deep concern” about tendencies abroad. He was applauded for an assertion that the United States could serve the cause of peaceful humanity best by “setting an example and again for his emphatic statement: "I hate war.” “If war should break out again on another continent," he said, some ' would seek to evade neutrality to gain riches. Must Choose Profit or Peace “If we face the choice of profits or peace, the nation will answer — must answer—‘we choose peace’.” The President made the trip from Cleveland, Ohio, to Mu/ville, N. Y. by train, motoring the four miles from Maryville here and stopping for a brief visit at the home of Dr. A. E. Bestor, president of Chatau qua before returning to his train. At Cleveland he had inspected WPA projects and visited the Great Lakes exposition. Standing tonight on a platform which Governor Alf M. Landon, of Kansas, will occupy for a speech 10 days hence, President Roosevelt addressed an audience gathered in | a wooden amphitheatre on the spot Where chatauqua programs origi nated years ago. Given Standing Ovation A three-minute standing ovation , was accorded the President as he reached the speakers platform. A white handkerchief fluttered wildly j ] from nearly every female hand. The first salvo of applause came 1 when Mr. Roosevelt said he had formed the excellent habit of com ing to Chautauqua 20 years ago. 1 (Continued on back page) Lincolnton Firemen Return From Meet Jas. A. Shuford and W. F. Hoyle returned home Thursday from Ra leigh where they attended the an- ■ nual state firemen’s convention. The final number on the conven tion program was the annual tourna ment in which a number of com panies were entered. The Lincolnton firemen, which have in past years ; made enviable records, did not enter the races this year. , The Gibsonville firemen took the “chemical championship” by travel ing on a truck 100 yards and send ing a man up a 14-foot ladder to ring a fire gong with a chemical hose in 7 4-6 seconds, while Badiii firemen won the “water champion ship" by attaching a fire hose to a hydrant, and getting water in 10 1-6 seconds. The hose and hydrant crew drop ped from a moving truck which traveled 100 yards while time counted to make the connection. Ten teams took part in the compe tition, in which Sanford’* depart ment is listed as holding world’s records of seven seconds for the chemical -demonstration and 8 4-6 seconds for the water connection. In the water division Albemarle, Sanford and Gibsonville tied for second place. Sanford’s team was second and Statesville’s third in the chemical competition. SPINDALE MILL EXPANSION TO COST AROUND SIOO,OOOI Rutherfordton, Aug. 15. The Stonecuttei mills of Spindale, manu facturers of rayon dress goods, is enlarging its plant. A finishing department, two stor ies high, is being added; also a dye house one story high. This will en able the mills to finish and dye part of the rayon dress goods they make. This will save expense of trans portation and will mean more em- Published On Monday and Thursday LINCOLNTON, N. C MONDAY, AUG. 17, 1936 | Tstvufilit CatllT Invade Capitol Grounds j 1 iIISMAIuK, N. 1). .. . hi. ■ .ail, whose rangelands are now barren dust-covered plains, final, invaded the North Dakota state capitoi grounds here last week, nibbling at such sparse grasses as hau survived the scorching heat which gripped this state tor weeks. Republican Critics Say Tax Statement ‘Political Gesture’ WINBORNE NAMED ASCHAIRMANOF STATE DEMOCRATS Greenville Woman Succeeds Mr*. C. W. Tillet, Jr., As Vice Chairman Raleigh, Aug. 14.—State Chairman J. Wallace Winborne tonight became the unanimous choice of the state Democratic executive committee for bis own succession and Mrs. John B. Spilman, of Greenville, the selection as vice chairman to follow Mrs. Chas. W. Tillet, Jr., of Charlotte. There had been no opposition i.o either party leader throughout the fortnight of speculation following Mr. Winbome’s call to the commit tee. It was almost universally known that Mr. Winborne did not wish to serve, but the nominee for gover nor control* in the chairmanship as does the presidential cfcndidn>e in picking his manager in a national election. Governor A1 Smith chose John J. Raskob, him of very mixed and uncertain politics. And the na tional committee ordered it formally Determined By Hoey Clyde Hoey, Democratic nominee for governor, determined the chair manship and despite the wishes of many McDonald men that an east erner be selected, there was no war by them upon Mr. Winborne. The present chairman is appraised one of the best since the palmiest days of Senator F. M. Simmons. In the lean days of 1932 and 1934 Mr. Winborne lived on his precarious collections and finished the cam paign with a surplus. For doing that many North Carolina’ Democrats have felt he should be made secre tary of the United States treasury :n President Roosevelt’s cabinet. Quite apart fro mthe favor which Quite apart from the favor which brings to Mr. Winborne, he is po litically most acceptable. He was torn in the east, went to the uni versity from that section, starred at halfback in the days of Hunter Carpenter, Roy Abernethy, Max Gardner, Bob Reynolds, Albert Cox, Nat Townsend and Foy Roberson. After getting his law license Mr. Winborne chose the west and has lived in McDowell county more than 25 years. He is regarded an ideal chairman, without the itch, for publicity which would keep him forever chattering irrelevan ces, and invested with a mind tor detail which overlooks not the smallest, important matter of a campaign. He took the campaign for Governor Ehringhaus in 1932 and helped him to a majority but slightly under 300,000. ployment for this section. This improvement will represent on investment of around 1100,000 and is going forward rapidly now. Foes of Administration Claim “No New Taxes” Mislead ing Announcement Washington, Aug. 14.—1 t became readily apparent today that the country had taken a very great in terest in the announcement of the administration yesterday that the country cculd dismiss its fears of tax increases in the next session of Congress, and that the continuing improvement in business conditions, with a consequent increase in trea sury receipts, afforded ample basis for the official hope of acnieving next year an approximately bal anced budget. The new fiscal pro gram as proclaimed by the treasury, with the prompt support of Senator Harrison and Representative Dough ton, was the theme today of count less editorial writers. Some of the more militant new dealers were saying today that ap prehensive taxpayers, misled by clever but conscienceless Republi cans, must necessarily be of good cheer in the future, with the assur ance that their taxes are not to be increased. On the other hand there wire active friends of the adminis tration as well as its foes, who found their credulty overtaxed. The Scripps-Howard newspapers, leealling government revenues and expenditures, reluctantly conclude: "Hence there would seem to be more promise than proof in thii pi'emature announcement of abating taxes.” The New York Times sees in the announcement of yesterday a devel opment nicely times as an offset to the Republican activities, and on the merits of the Morgenthau letter observed: “But on the assumption of a suf ficient improvement of business to increase federal revenues by an ad ditional 25 per cent, and on the further assumption that this im provement of business would be accompanied by a corresponding re duction of 25 per cent in the gov -1 ornment’s ‘emergency’ expenditures, it would be possible to bring the budget into balance without in creased taxation.” The Times does not forsee »n increase in taxes, necessarily, at the next session, but any reduction is regarded as out of the question. The Washington Post positively disclaims any feeling of reassur ance. It takes the floor to object: “A crudely obvious kind of showmanship was displayed in set ting the stage for the White House announcement that no new taxes will be recommended to Congress at the next session and that present taxes may even be reduced while removing existing inequitie* and administrative difficulties. “This olive branch, held out to taxpayers as the presidential elec- Ition approaches, will not allay the alarm felt by intelligent citizens (Continued on back page) 1 JAS. A. ABERNETHY TO RESIGN AS CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Thos. E. Rhodes, Democratic Candidate, Sworn In As Deputy Clerk Thos. E. Rhodes, Democratic can didate for the office of Clerk of the Court of Lincoln county, was sworn in Friday morning as a deputy to Jas. A. Abernethy, Jr., who has been holding the office since the death of J L. Hunter under an appointment by Judge Wilson Warlick. As soon as final disposition is made of the audit report, which re veoled a shortage of $11,530.52 in the clerk’s office, as of May 12, 1936, Mr. Abernethy will, it is said, resign as clerk and Judge Warlick will be asked to appoint Mr. Rhodes to serve in this capacity until the November election. At the July term of Lincoln county superior court M. T. Leatherman, re ] ceiver for J. L. Hunter, late clerk of * j the court, was directed to proceed with the liquidation of such assets as were in his hands and was also empowered to "institute and prose cute any and all legal actions or proceedings necessary to effectual collection of said $11,530.52 from the administrators of J. L. Hunter or the National Surety Corporation.” According to the court record there was a shortage of $8,815 41 incurred the first term Hunter served as clerk, the additional shortage of $2,715.11 occurring during his sec ond term in office, Rhodes was appointed by the local Democratic executive committee to make the race for clerk. He will be opposed in the November election by W. A. Abernethy, Republican nomi nee. Delinquent Tax List Carries 895 Names The first publication of the 1935 delinquent tax list for Lincoln coun ty appeared last week and after pub lication for four consecutive weeks sale of the property will be made on the first Monday in September. There are 896 names on the de linquent list and the cost of adver tising, according to the commission ers’ minutes, is twelve (12) cents per name for the four insertions, making the total of cost of advertis ing amount to $107.40. To avoid having property sold for non payment of taxes those who are in arrears and whose names appear on the list will have the privilege of making payment this month. Kentucky Negro Attacker Is Publicly Hanged As 10,000 People Watch Trap Sprung Owensboro, Ky., Aug. 14.—A crowd of 10,000 white persons—some jeer ing, other festive, but generally or derly—watched a prayerful black man put to death today on Daviess county’s “pit and gallows,” authoriz ed by Kentucky law for the hanging of a convicted rapist. The county’s matronly, plump sheriff, Mrs. Florence Thompson, saw to it the court’s sentence that Rainey Beathea, 22, negro, “be hanged by the neck until dead” for the assault-murder of a 70-year-old white woman, was carried out. She did not appear publicily, however, before the milling throng in the three-acre lot, scene of the first public hanging in the county’s his tory. Arthur L. Hash, former Louis ville policeman, sprung the trap, dropping the stocky negro to death in the pit of ihe double-deck gal lows. Crowd Grabs Sonvienerg Despite precautions of county of ficials who placed a cordon of guards about the scaffold, a few persons near the gallows grabbed bits of the hood as souvenirs after two physicians pronounced Bethea dead from a cleanly broken neck. The negro, who in unsuccessful court appeals repudiated confes sions that he ravished and slew Mrs. Eliza Edwards, a widow, the night of June 10, knelt at the scaffold base towards the rising sun and mumbled an inaudible prayer. Fath er Herman Lammers, Catholic priest from Louisville, held a cross before him. From th« crowd came scattered Landon Plans Eastern Tour For Week As New Democratic Aid Looms To Begin Eastward Speaking Tour Governor Alf M. Landon, of Kan sas—has until Tuesday to rest in Colorado. Then begins his trip east ward for the first speech since his acceptance address at Topeka, to be made Saturday at his birthplace, West Middlesex, Pa. REALTY TRANSFERS Mrs. Mamie Plonk Heavner to Frank P. Heavner and wife, Alice Russell Heavner, property in Lii cointon township. Sam I. Edwards to Norman C. Smith and wife, Oilie Mae Smith, lor $lO and other considerations, property in Lincoln township. B. J. Ramseur and wife, Edna Ram seur, to Heim Hoover, for SIOO and other considerations, property in Lincolnton. T. C. Abernethy, substituted trus tee, to Home Loan Corporation, for $1,600, property in Lincolnton. CONCORD YOUTH DROWNS Myrtle Beach, S. C., Aug. 16. Raymond Moody, 27, of Concord, N. C., drowned today while swimming here in an area without lifeguard protection. The body was washed ashore 30 minutes later 500 yards downshore. shouts of “take him up! * * * up on the scaffold where we can see him! * * * Let’s go!” On the trap, Bethea again faced the east and talked quietly with his spiritual advisor. Assistants of G. Phil Hanna, of Epworth, 111., an ex pert on hanging criminals without inflicting strangulation, bound the condemned man and slipped on the I lack hood. Hanna tied the neck- Lreaking knot in the rope, signaled to Hash. The trap opened, the negro dropped. The nope jerked taut. Bethea hung rigid except for a slight sway in the Ohio river breeze. Writes Note to Sister At 5:44% a. m., 16% minutes after, the trap was sprung, Dr. W. L. Tyler and Dr. B. H. Seigler pro nounced him dead. Before being brought here early today from a Louisville jail where he was held for safekeeping, Bethea penciled a note to a sister, Ora Fiadger, of Nichols, S. C., saying he was “saved.” Authorities did not grant a request in the note that his body be sent there. Instead he was buried in a pauper’s grave here after services at St. Stephen’s Catholic church. Bethea embraced the Catholic faith while in jail at Louisville. When Kentucky adopted the elec tric chair for punishment of capital offenses the legislature retained hanging as the penalty for rape. The statute made it optional with county officials whether the hang ing be public or private. Officials here decided upon a public hanging without announcing their reasons. j LOCAL MARKET \ \ COTTON 12%c pound ! {WHEAT $1.25 bushel J { CORN SI.OO bushel { t EGGS 25e & 28c doz. • SINGLE COPY: FIVE CENTS Campaign Speeds Up With Brookhart Boosting Roose velt For Re-Election Washington, Aug. 16.—A week promising a speedier tempo in the presidential campaign got off to a wordy start here today with state ments upholding and denouncing the new deal. Declining a farmer-labor nomina tion to the senate from lowa, former Senator Smith W. Brookhart an nounced plans to campaign for re election of President Roosevelt. An independent Republican, he lost out to Senator L. J. Dickinson in the party primary for nomination in the spring. With the President back at Hyde Park, N. Y., before heading west to inspect the drought areas, his Re publican adversary—Governor Alf M Landon, of Kansas —has until Tuesday to rest in Colorado. Then begins his trip eastward for the first speech since his acceptance address at Topeka, to be made Sat urday at his birthplace, West Mid olesex, Pa. Numerous conferences with state party leaders and plat form appearances are scheduled en route. Garner Lives In Ease Vice President Garner is ex pected by friends to continue tak ing it easy down in Texas, for a time at least. Colonel Frank Knox, the Republican vice presidential nominee, devoted this week-end at \\ bite Sulphur Springs, W. Va.. o drafting more speeches for his trans-continental stumping tour. Columbus, 0., and Hagerstown, Md, are included among his destinations this week. The oniy state-wide nominating primaries of the week will take P'ace in Wyoming, on Wednesday, end Delaware, on Saturday. The term of Senator Robert Carey from the western state expires this year, while Senator Daniel Hastings ends lis term from Delaware. Both are Republicans. In Texas, the run-off primary be tween Representative Thomas Blan ton and Judge Clyde L. Garrett for Democratic nomination to Congress <s scheduled for Saturday. Outlining his record and views to the farmer-labor party of low a in a 26 page letter, Brookhart ex plained he believed that “progres sive elements” should back Roose velt. He told reports an organi zation for that purpose was being formed, possibly to be named “in oependent farmers.” His speech making will begin, he said, at a f armer-Labor conference at Inde pendence Lake, Minn, on September 4. Pittsburg Woman Visits Mrs. Brown An interesting visitor in the city last week was Mrs. L. Gerald Firth, of Pittsburg, Pa. She was accom panied by her two small daughters end their governess. Mrs. Firth is the daughter of General Robert D. Johnston who had the distinction of being one of the three generals furn ished to the Confederate army by Lincoln county. She and her family are spending the summer at Blowing Rock. While here they were gue3ts of Mrs, George A. Brown. JOE GISH SAYS— The loudest preacher for reducing government expenses was Roosevelt. The greatest spender of government funds was Roosevelt. Put these thing* together if you dare.
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