North Carolina Newspapers

8 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXIV, No. Ill SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 1927. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons By mail, per year (in advance)—J5L8# By carrier, per year (in advance) $3.0f |at's all Kinpoiar |*ust s Hot? Just a little above 90, The weather man, a con y says, forgot to tear the hcct off his calendar. * * * Ti,r civil session of Superior court ‘ h has been on the Morrison Idlcv litigation for three days. Ind up the hotly-contested af today and got down the calen * w .some of the other cases. One t the most important of the Kings iountam suits was settled out of ourt yesterday. The people of the section will imnort a junior college at Boiling Sc- saves a news item tellinf / pledges already made. This county had nearly 200 high chool graduates last year. property is advertised today fpr -paid city taxes. Personal prep ay tax and poll tax unpaid wifi HM be collected it is said in an ad Krtisement. * * * The Kiwanis club last night en gined the nurses of the Shelby hospital * * * Contrary to reports, the so called yncoln county "faith healer" is not .patient in the Lincolnton hospital. * * * The heat was such yesterday that football practice at the local school ns halted, * * * News today from the various res idential sections of Shelby and many communities over the county. •■Where's Emily?” She'll be in an absorbing story in The Star soon. Watch lor her. Kiss Elder. Who Flew Over Shelby, j Has No Idea Of Giving I p Flight. Miss Ruth Elder, the girl flier, those plane passed over Shelby tarly in the week .seems determined to try the Atlantic hop. A dispatch 'rom New York yesterday stated: A pretty 23-year-old girl flier j tho talked laughingly of the ad- i femure in which ten persons have disappeared today was at the start ing point of her projected flight to Parts, eager to be the first of her lex to cross the Atlantic by air. I Miss Ruth Elder. of Lakeland. Fla swooped down from the sky It Roosevelt Field last evening with her co-pilot Captain George Halde ®an. after covering 420 miles from Wheeling, W Va., and immediately began final preparations for taking of! on her 3.610 mile flight across the sea Sunday morning. "Wc have everything ready to leave Sunday except the weather,” the said. “Gas bought, runway ready, plane dandy. Pilots O. K. pie us a weather break and we’ll hkc off then. ' I've been dreaming and planning this ever since X first learned to fly j two years ago. Then Lindbergh did it. and I was more determined. I j want to be the first girl to turn the j inch I'll do it—-I and Captain j Haldenian Her auburn-bobbed hair was j »ept by the wind at the flying field j »nd her large gray eyes sparkled in | vivacious confidence as she reeled ® details on her monoplane, the Stinson-Detroiter American Girl. , She wp'Shs 5.600 pounds, loaded: emPty and will carry about Ballons of gas. She’ll cruise •tout 4.800 miles. I figure about 100 •Continued on page four.) Sightin’ And Fussin’ All Of Wedded Life Calorcd Woman in Custody of Cops Draws Crowd to Court House With Her Shrieks. A large crowd of people on the Jvtots this morning were attracted # the court house and court square V the wild shrieks of a negro wo J*n being taker, before Judge Mull ®f a hearing gthe charger against her alleged a Fturbance in her neighborhood r® during the airing of the case WCial difficulties came out. “Wes r® a fightin’ and a fussin’ ebev *ft' we wuz married, jedge," the •^nan told the court. Tnat man done beat me, kicked ■ At and bused me til I’se sick,” cont.!:U,,(j Tne husband, inci v a-; just a little more than big as his spouse, hen tne court was able to quiet pbv ier-cp.l is egress the evidence uauced caused a continuance un ini ' ’( nian C0U^C' be examined by Piysician. She seemed to be in a fci'T, ncnous condition due appar . y to ill health. During her testi i> she became rather confiden itor*1 lhe ■*udge and court spec L s. ®nd brew considerable laugli jL lth iicr accounts of the other a,i anb private family matters BEVERLY IS USE Entire Staff of Hospital Attend j Graduation Exerc.se* Held Last Night at Luncheon. A diploma showing her graduation from the Shelby hospital was pre sented last night at ' the Kiwanis luncheon to Miss Sadie Beverly, pretty Anson county nurse, the fifth to finish the complete course at the nurses' training school here. The diploma was presented by Dr. E. B. Lattimore, chief of staff, who in a few well chosen words spoke of the high calling of the nurses' profession, and improvement they have brought about in sanitary and hygenic conditions, how they work hand-in-hand with the physicians in the prevention of diseases and the great service they/tender mankind in the sick room. Splendid Co-operation. Four nurses who had completed their training at the Shelby hospital and were graduated last year were present. Misses Margaret Crowder Ada McCoy, Maggie Atkinson and Sara Roberts. These were the first to finish, as the hospital was opened for operation only four years ago Clyde R. Hoey who presided over mu giauucuiuii exercises as presi dent of the board of trustees spoke of the splendid co-operation that the physicians and the hospital staff are rendering the institution and expressed the hope that some day the institution might be a county wide affair, rather than a township institution. During the year ending September 1, 271 pati ents had been cared for 2,766 days, 205 part-day patients for 1,702 days, 185 charity patients for 2.418 days, making a total of 661 patients treat ed for a total of 6.886 days. During the year there were 46 births and 44 deaths i nthe institution The ca pacity of the hospital is 40 patients while the daily average has been 19. The cost of operation for the past year was aproximately $35,000. while the cash receipts were $32,578. Most of the doctors of the coun ty were present, together with the training class and the officials. The physicians of the county are on the staff and take turn about in lectur ing to the training class on various topics. In the past year the requir ment for graduating has been raised from two to three years and now a graduate comes out much more ef ficient and capable of carrying on the g-eat profesion to which she de votes. herself. Prior to the building of the local hospital there was no hospital in the county and patients had to be sent elsewhere. Cleveland has a population of over 40,000 peo ple, declared Mr. Hoey and the lo cal institution has been the means of sating many lives and relieving much suffering. The physicians have co-operated ni making the Shelby hasp.ial what if is today and the loyalty of the people and the staff generally is a matter of pride. Prizes given by the local mer chant were distributed to each of the ladies constituting the oficial staff, the graduating and training classes. Following the diploma aw'ard there was asocial meeting in the lobby of the hotel. Assistant Pastor First Baptist To Be Selected Soon Mr. Coy Peterson, of Alabama will worship with the congregation of the First Baptist church here Sun day and will more than likely have charge of the evening hour, it is announced. Mr. J. O. Reynold, of South Carolina, will likely be with the church next Wednesday evening or on the following Sunday. These men are visiting the field at the invitation of the church in an effort to locate a good man for the post of assistant pastor. Faith Healer Not Sick In Hospital As Was Reported Mrs. Bynum, the widely-talk ed “faith healer’ of Iron Sta tion, Lincoln county, is not ill and a patient in the Crowed hospital at Lincolnton. This was learned yesterday in a tele phone conversation between The Star and the hospital. The query about Mrs. Bynum was made of the hospital after It was talked on the streets here that she was ill in a hospital there. Dr. C'roweU stated that she was not, adding that Mrs. Bynum was in the hospital there six years ago. Hereabouts the report that the woman, who is credited with healing so many people through unusual powers, was in the hos-’ ’ pital created quite a bit of talk. The President Was Too Busy! | .. - --^T--^ .. . - --|f When this /roup ot girls from a musical show called on President Coolidge, the executive »«•** too busy, with moving and all, to see them. Having nothing else to do, the girls practiced a tew dame Steps on tne White House lawn. Not A Letter Or Parcel Lost Or Person Injured Is Trans port Record. (By Copeland C. Burg. INd Staff Correspondent.) Chicago.—One million miles of flight without a life lost, a single person injured or a letter or parcel lost. That is the record of the Nation al Air Transport, Inc., of Chicago, operators of the New York, Chica go and other air mail services. Through the foggy lanes along the Great Lakes, across the mist covered states off the North At lantic seaboard, over the snow topped plains of Iowa, Missouri and Texas the N. A. T. mail flyers have flown week after week, day and night, for more than two years without a casualty. New Schedules And in addition to its record for safety the air mail company has just inaugurated new schedules in suring greater speed in its deliv eries. Under the new schedule a letter mailed in Chicaga and reach ing the Chicago postoffice before 6:30 p. m. will leave on the over night mail at 8 p. m. central stand ard time, arriving at Hadley Fieid New Brunswick, N. J., at 4:45 a. m. eastern standard time, the follow ing morning. The letter will reach the Pennsylvania station in Nev. York City at 6:15 a. m. ready for the first mail delivery. Likewise a letter mailed in time for the 5:30 a. m. central standard time, airmail plane for Dallas, Texas, will reach that city at 5.35 p. m. the same day. Saves 12 Hours This new speed service saves 12 hours, or one business day, between New York and Chicago; 41 hours between Chicago and San Francisco 11 hours to Houston, Texas; 40 hours to Los Angeles; 11 hours to Philadelphia; 24 hours to Seattle; 15 hours to Boston; 12 hours to San Antonio, Texas; 24 hours to Portland, Ore.; 24 hours to Denver; 13 hours to Newark, N. J.; 28 hours to Austin. Texas; 16 hours to Chey ene, Wyo.; 36 hours to Reno, Nev.:; 12 hours to Patterson, N. J.; 14 hours to Butte, Montana; 16 hours to Hartford, Conn.; 31 hours to Yakima, Wash.; and 13 hours to Brooklyn, N. Y. National Air Transport was or ganized by business men of New York, Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland and other cities in May, 1925. Howard E. Coffin, president of a Detroit motor company, is head of the transport concern. Buiwinkle Billed ^ For Battleground Congressman A. L Bulwinkle, of Gastonia, has been invited by the D. A. R. to make the principal ad dress at the meeting of the chapter on October 7, at the Kings Moun tain battleground. Highs To Play One of the features of the Kings Mountain celebration oi) October 7 will be a football game between the Shelby Highs and Kings Mountain. DePriest And Son Open Tire Agency A. B. C; DePriest and Son, T. B. DePriest will open on Saturday of this week an agency for the Good rich tire company in the Arey build ing on S. LaFayette street. Nothing but Goodrich tires will be handled The Goodrich factory is one of the largest makers of automobile tires in America. Mr. DePriest was a mer chant for many years at Polkville. After disposing of his stock of mer chandise he moved with his family to Shelby. « Heat Wave In Middle West Claims Big Toll Of Lives; Is Freakish Summer Gets Here One Month Behind Weather Man Forget to Tear Am-* gust off Calendar and Shelby In a Swelter. Shelby and the surrounding section for several days has been experiencing about the hottest weather of the entire year. On Wednesday and Thurs day the heat was more unbear able perhaps than at any time during the recent cummer. Ebeitoft's out-door thermom eter climbed to only 89 Wednes day and 90 Thursday, but oth er thermometers about the city shoved the mercury up as high as 97. What's marc the weath er man says "Continued warm” The maximum heat in the South yesterday reached M2 at Birmingham. Ala. Charlotte re ported a 90 to establish a 30 year record. Durham and Ra leigh reported 95 degrees. 191 Graduates Last Year. Or An Average Of 60 For Each 10,000 People. In the matter of high school graduates in proportion to popula tion Cleveland county ranked thir ty-second in the state last year. According to the University News Letter there were 191 grad uates in the county, or 60.8 per 10. 000 white population. In the rank of thirty-second1 Cleveland was above the state average, which 53.4 per 10. 000 white population. Only two near-by counties, Cat awba and Mecklenburg, ranked above Cleveland in high school graduates. Catawba had 251 grad- i uates for a percentage of 73.2, ami Mecklenburg had 398 for a percent- , nf 4 Lincoln county had 97 graduates i and ranked in thirty-eighth place. 1 I Rutherford was sixty-fifth-with 13G j graduates, and Gaston seventy third with 216 graduates, or a per centage of 42 per 10,000 white pop ulation. Retired Minister |And Wife Move Here j- Rev and Mrs. J. A. Lee have 1 moved to Shelbv from Mount Gil ! ead to make their home w’ith their ! daughter and her husband. Mr. and | Mrs. J. T. Beason on North Mor | gan street. Rev. Mr. Lee has been an active minister in the Methodist conferences of North Carolina for fifty-five years and is well and 1 favorably known throughout the state. The Beasons have gone to house-keeping in their home on N. Morgan street which has been oc- j cupied by Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mr Brayer. Mr. and Mrs. McBrayer j have taken rooms with Mrs. W. L i Packard. Wife’s Divorce Is Filed With Hubby Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 15.—De- j elding that as a husband, her spouse was a good lawyer, Mrs. Sarah Marriott Foreman, has employed him as her attorney to obtain a divorce. Foreman, a l loeal attorney, filed his wife’s j divorce petition yesterday. Among other things, it alleged I that Foreman is quarrelsome. Schools In West Are Closed As Temperature Rises; Snow And Heat In Canada. Chicago —A heavy blanket of torrid air continued to envelop the middle west Wednesday driving the mercury to record heights and re sulting in suffering, prostrations and death. Chicago, with a temperature of 95 degrees, led the list with seven heat fatalities. St. Louis reported four. The total deaths throughout the country' was estimated at more than a dozen. Kankakee. 111., re ported 99 degrees, the hottest day of the year there. The high mark here equalled that of Tuesday and was within one de gree of the record for the summer, being the highest ever set in Sep tember. While city dwellers suffer ed, farmers were elated over the opportunity for crops to mature. The schools in Cincinnati were closed w'hen the thermometer reg istered 92 degress and in Chicago afternoon classes in portable school biddings were discontinued. Deca tur 111., announced schools would ewe at noon each day until the !■! nail wa^ broken. % Western Canada experienced ft wave of freak weather, southern Manitoba sweltering with heat while snow fell lightly in northern Alberta. Saskatchewan had a taste of both extremes. \ The western prairies were drench ed with rain. At Edmonton the mercury sank to 34 while at Winni peg it was 89. and at Emerson. Man., 92. Temperatures continued in the 90 s in Kansas. Missouri, Oklahoma and parts of Texas, one prostration being reported at Kansas City, in addition to two deaths Tuesday. hkHTu ATM REGIME OF G. 0. P. ROLE Mexican And Nicaraguan Program Up For Heavy Discussion, Is Promise. i By Mauritz A. Hallgren. INS Staff Correspondent.) Washington—Administration sup porters in Congress will be given plenty of opportunity at the next session to defend the tariff, the tar iff commission and the Coolidge Kellogg Mexican and Centrai American policies. This was the promise made here early in August by Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkansas, leader of the Democratic opposition in the upper chamber, just before he left to attend a meeting of the Inter parliamentary Conference in Rio de Janiero. He said he intended to bring back with him sufficient am munition to riddle the present tariff and Latin-American pro grams. After the Rio de Janiero meeting, which he was to attend in company with Senator Jesse H Metcalf, Re publican, Rhode Island, Robinson planned to go to Buenos Aires for the purpose of gathering data and information on the operations of the tariff commission in South Amer ica. Robinson's Position The Arkansas Senator has al - ready taken the position, because of other information ' he has re ceived, that the commission's prac tice of investigating cost produc tion in foreign countries in meet ing with wide disfavor abroad, par ticularly in the Argentine. Never theless, he is desirous of backing up this attitude with facts obtain ed at first hand. The attitude of the Argentine business men on the question was reflected at the recent Pan-Ameri can Commercial ’ conference held here when the American tariff was MORRISON GIVEN VERDICT IN SUIT AGIST DUDLEY; After Three Day Trial Jury Ends Case in 30 Minutes. Morrison Receives S399.00 The three-day trial of the suit of j C. A. Morlrson and Sons, against J G. Dudley with counter claims end ed today when a jury returned a ver diet giving Morrison $399. Three days of the court were prac tically taken up in hearing the vo luminous evidence offered and at times exchanges between the attor neys engaged in the case became rather warm, ob'ictlons being maJe almost as often as the Jurors in the varm court room mopped their per spiring brows. Yet the Jury, despi.e the lengthy evidence, apparently re tatned a clear enough conception of the case to reach a decision in less than an hour. The iiligation centered about the new Dudley residence in Cleveland Springs estates. Morrison was suing for about $500 alleged to be still due him on the contract. Dudley in u counter claim set forth that the work was not completed for which he asked a deduction of over $100. adding that the work not being first-class had resulted in damage of a thousand dollars. , Numerous carpenter, contractors, lumber dealers, and real estate men were placed on the witness stand to testify regarding various portions of the house, nature of material, and class of workmanship. The Jury answered the issue as to what Morrison would receive w ith $399, answering yes to the query about workmanlike job, and "no” to the counter claim damages asked. Morrison was represented by C. B. McBrayer and Peyton McSwain. while Judge B. T. Palls appeared for the Dudley Interests. mmm “UPEBTY. WITS TAXES NOW UNPAID Notice Of Sale On October 17 Foi Unpaid City Taxes Given In Paper. Personal and Poll , Taxes due the city of Shelby are to be collected. The information is secured from an advertisement in this issue by the city clerk stating that certain property on which city taxes are unpaid will be sold at auction on Monday, October 17. Tl'.e total of unpaid taxes given on the list is around $2,900, accord ing to Fred Culbreth, city clerk. After Others An additional paragraph to the tax advertisement says that ar amount of personal and poll tax re mains unpaid. Legal steps, it fs said, will also be taken to secure the payment of these, perhaps by sell ipg the personal property and gar nisheing wages for the poll tax. LUTZ REUNION SOON IN LINCOLN COUNTl The annual reunion of the Lutz family will be held at Trinity Luth eran church," Lincoln county, or. Friday, September 23, it is an nounced. All kindred of the family are cordially invited to attend. roundly scored by the Argentine delegates. Other business leaders of that country have protested against the "snooping'’ activities of the tariff commission, which, under the present law, is empowered to examine the books of foreign com panies shipping goods into the United States before these goods are permitted to enter. This is done on the theory that proper duties can be assessed only when Ihe ac tual cost is known. Argentine Methods About the time that Robinson was due in Buenos Aires, three in vestigators for the commission were also to arrive there for the purpose of inquiring into the Ar gentine methods of raising corn and flaxseed with a view to an increase in the American tariff on these commodities Thus the Senator would have an immediate opportune ity to observe the tariff commission at work. Before his departure. Robinson suggested that he would devote some time to increasing his back ground of information regarding the United States policies in Cen tral and South America. He has been among the most outspoken critics of the Coolidge-Kellogg poli cies and at the last session intro duced a resolution calling upon the President to end the Mexican con troversy by submitting the ques tion to arbitration. Teacher Democratic wom- n arc to cot a thaueo to learn more about the way political or,:anksUi*jns work. Mia. Minnie K. Cunningham, executive secretary of the Na tional Democratic Club o' Wash Irigt a, U! r. just been appointed to teach theta. Junior College At Boiling Springs Drawing Support That the people of this sec tion. alumni and others, will support whole heartedly the movement for a junior college at Boiling Springs Is the opinion advanced by O. P. Hamrick, bursar of the institution. Mr. Hamrick stated this week that friends of the school not ing the movement had already pledged $25,000 for the estab lishment of the college. "This." he stated, "came without any strenuous solicitation, and from people who want to demonstrate that the proper and necessary support will be accorded." Although no active cam paign is on various demonstra tions are being staged to let the three Baptist associations know that the people are behind the college program A definite de cision about the college plan will be made, it is thought, when the Sandy Run, Kings Mountain and Gaston associa tions meet. The school bursar believes that this section needs a col high school graduates annually and it is his opinion that Boil ing Springs is well located, not to mention the equipment al ready there and the endowment of the Baptists. Hot Weather Halts Gridiron Practice Coach Morris Permits Squad to Loaf Owing to Sweltering Atmos phere on Thursday. “Casey" Morirs, Shelby High ath letic director, gave his football squad an afternoon's vacation due to the intense heat. The grid coach considered that a grind in heavy football togs out under the piercing rays of the sun would do his boys more harm than good. In fact, the weather for a week has been very unfavorable for football practice with swimming and baseball seem ing more appropriate. The favorable prospects of a week ago for a hefty line have dwindled somewhat. Howard Moore, rated as one of the best line players Shelby has ever produced, only remained with the squad for a day or so and is not in a Shelby uniform now. One or two other huskies expect’d to brace the forward wall with some needed beef have failed to show up regularly for practice. Yet Coach Morris is not so pessimistic. “Give me a little time," he says, “and I will have a pretty fair line as it is." __ Hear Case Which Was Turned Back By Supreme Court After disposing of the Morrison Dudley suits today Judge Clayton Moore began hearing evidence >n superior court of the suit against the Cleveland Mill <fe Power com pany over some burned cotton stor ed in one of their warehouses. The case was disposed of in Su perior court her once, but went to Supreme court on an appeal and was sent back for another trial. WOMAN WEDS 10TH; NUMBER 9 DEAD MONTH Monroe, La,—Mrs. B. Hatfield, aged 58. who on August 6, was made a widow by the death of her ninth husband, has just been mar ried here to number 10, John W Willis, aged 58. of Dallas. Texas. Mrs. Hatfield has had six di vorces and three husbands have died. KINGS MT. SUIT mm. n COMPROMISE HE Understood Town la to Pay McGill 92,500 Over Spwerage Litigation Before Court. The leading suit against the town of Kings Mountain in connection with sewerage disposal has been set tled out of court here, It was learn ed from attorneys today. The suits against Kings Mountain were regarded as the most impor tant litigations before the special sesion of court now on. However, while the court was busy for three days on another suit lawyers engag ed in the widely-talked litigation got together and announced that the suit of J. T. McGill and others against Kings Mountain had been settled. Definite details of the settlement* were not available this morning, but it is understood that the town is to give McGill about $2,500. which is to cover past and permanent dam age. However, the town is to have the right to maintain the septic tank and sewerage lines at then* present location, the septic and sew-* age to be in accordance with tha state board of health requirenUL a and regularly inspected. The other suits against the town relate to another septic tank and were not disposed of in the settle- j ment. Unofficially it is heard that the other cases may not come up at this term. Attorneys engaged In the impor tant case were S. J. Durham, A. E. Woltz and O. W. Wilson of Gasto nia and O. M. Mull of Shelby, for the plaintiffs, and J. R. Davis, of Kings Mountain and Olyde R. Hoey and O. Max Gardner, of She!-* by for the town o* Kings Mountain. KINGS MOUNTAIN ' PLANS BIG FETE Ceremonies October 7 To Connumi orate Revolationary Battle. Kings Mountain.— Committees, arranging for the celebration to be held October 7, commemorating the Battle of Kings Mountain, have about completed all the details in cident to this occasion. The music will be furnished by the band from Port Bragg which will attend with a full complement of men and instruments. The crack cavalry troop stationed at Lincolnton, will furnish the mill tary display. Numerous invitations have been extended to statesmen, and a num ber have signified their intention of attending this event. The program, as tentatively ar ranged by the committee, consists of a parade, followed by an array of speeches by men prominent in the political and national life of the nation. There will be athletic attractions, consisting of football, races and wrestling in the afternoon, and in the evening there will be band con certs speaking and fireworks. Always large crowds have attend ed this celebration, but preparation is being made to entertain at least 25.000 people from the Carolinas Tennessee. COTTON MARKET! (By John P. Clark A Co.) Cotton was quoted at 10:30 today on New York exchange. October 21.31; December 21.67; January 21.64. Yesterday's close Oc tober 21.22; December 21.53; Janu ary 21.52. New York, Sept. 16.—Liverpool 12:15 p. m., October 52. December 42, January 36, March 44 American points better than due, spot sales 7, 000, middling 11.83 against 12.08 yes terday. Eight p. m„ Southern weather, mostly clear. Showers at Charles ton and Vicksburg. High tempera tures in eastern belt. Forecast: Car olina's, Georgia, Alabama, Missis sippi, Louisiana, fair. Arkansas, un settled. Texas, Showers. Morning papers on first page fea ture yesterday’s break in cotton charging a loss of 80 to 97 millions to the Efcuth to bearish statements written for a monthly publication by some economist in the depart ment of agriculture economics. Worth street quiet. That report yesterday didn't deserve the atten tion it received.. Contributary to the decline was heavy hedge selling which may be expected to continue as crop is being ginned and market ed very fast. Whether or not specu lation will be sufficient to absorb It after recent breaks is a question. Trade buying has not been consnict* ous lately.