North Carolina Newspapers

8 PAGES TODAY Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons — . Sill1.- 1 .. By mall, per year (In advance) $2.6(1 Canler, per year (In advance) $3.0f [^LATENEWS Cloudy Weather. Today's North Carolina Weather Report: Partly cloudy tonight, pre ceded by Nhowers on the coast. Slightly cooler in extreme east por tion. Thursday partly cloudy. Virginia Tour Halts In City "Next Governor” Welcomes And Ex-Governor Responds. State Is Praised. More than one hundred citizens of Southwest Virginia, forming the third tour of Virginia's Good Will association, halted in Shelby a short time yesterday afternoon while touring this state after leav ing Tennessee The Virginians, together, with the Carolinians who gathered around, hesitated long enough under the shadn of Shelby's beautiful court •.guarr to hear a former governor •nd a next governor talk. The ora *>ry of the former governor was of he Ole Virginy brand and that of ite next governor tinged of Tar <eeleloqu,,nce. and the public talk fst was almost as Interesting as ^at noted little conversation the overnor of North Carolina and the Governor of South Carolina carried ii for both distinguished talkers fought in mention of the bootleg us in ess. Gardner And Trinkle. Shortly after arriving in Shelby at ■IlO the members of the Virginia Jbr formed on the west side of the >urt square where they were given brief welcome by Mayor W N »orsey, who in turn introduced to he gathering ' Shelby's (listinguish <J son and North Carolina's next fOvernor," O Max Gardner. The .•tter in a short talk spoke highly >f southwest Virginia, a country that is much like Western Carolina, and added that a greater part of this section was settled by pioneers from that section of Virginia. "We welcome you,” declared Mr. Gardner, "to North Carolina's most composite progressive county. A county that has both agriculture and industry with the looms of 27 cotton mills whirring while farm ers are producing 48,700 bales of cotton on 63,000 acres, a per-acre record not excelled in the entire kouth." The original reference to bootleg gers—and it seems as if governors, be they of the Carolinas or Vir ginia. usually get around to that— came when Mr. Gardner deealred Tfoat ttor bootleggers “ieven trace their ancestry back to that state.” Mr. Gardner was followed by fcx-Oovemor tee Trlnkie. of Roan oke, who made a brief but very elo quent talk. North Carolina's great progressive march forward, the for mer governor declared was not due entirely to good roads. Two other as sets should rank first for that pro gress. First, the type of citizenship — ‘and we cannot blame even your bootleggers for claiming they came from Virginia"—and then the de velopment of the state's vast water power. At that Juncture Governor Trinkle digressed long enough to explain the heritage God gave the world In waterpower. The Virginia tour, he said, had nothing to sell except good will and was glad to have the opportunity of visiting Shelby Shortly after the Trinkle talk the Virginia party, in which were num erous notables of the mountain sec tion of that state. departed for Gastonia where they were to make another stop before moving on to Charlotte to spend the night. CURT. M1THUR IS BURIED TODAY Wfll Known Builder Of Bridges, Succumbs To Long Illness At Age 70 Years. “Captain" W. P. McArthur, well known builder of bridges, died “^Tuesday night at his home three miles west of Shelby on highway No. 20, following an illness of four years, during which time he sought medical and surgical treatment in the best hospitals of this section. Captain McArthur came to Cleve land about 15 years ago as foreman of bridge construction for the Aus tin Bros. Bridge Co. He was a na tive of Georgia. Many of the large steel bridges of the county were built by him and he worked many "hands” in the building, so he was generally called “Captain” McAr thur. Thirteen years ago he married Miss Neva Hester. Soon after his marriage he gave up his position with the bridge company and bought a farm which he operated, together with a store and grist mill. He was liked by all w'ho knew him and was a clean, conscientious gentleman. Surviving are his wife and four children, Austin, Dora Belle, W. P„ )r„ and Nancy McArthur, three brothers and two sisters. He was a member of Central Methodist church here. Funeral was conducted this afternoon at 4 o’clock by Rev, R. L. Forbis and in terment was at Sharon church. SIMMONS NOT TO VOTE FOR EITHER SMITH OH HOOVEH Veteran Senator, However, Will Support State Ticket, He Declares. New Born —Senator Simmons will vote neither for Hoover nor Smith in the presidential election thts ynar. he told L B. Holman, edi tor of The New Bern Times, inan informal statement made and au thorized for publication. In reaching his decision, the sen ator said, he reserved for himself the right of all Democrats to exer cise their conscientious conviction and judgment, without ‘ proscrip tion, coercion or restraint.” Governor Smith, he said, has de liberately put the party under the dominating control of Tammany Hall, big business and the preda tory interests as represented in both the Democratic and Republican parties. As a result, he said, since the Houston convention the party plat form has been repudiated, the party rebuilt, the issues reframed and "forces of privilege and license are now dominating and controlling its national machinery.” This condition he said, is a betrayal or subm ence of the major principles of Democratic party as "heret understood and applied.’" These things, said the sem have verified all his predictionsl prophecies w'hich he made in speech delivered to the U States senate against Tam Hall and Governor Smith. Senator Simmons, in author the publication of his state said he had deferred making formal explanation of his position at the request of O. M. Mull, chal*a man of the stats Democratic execu tive committee, until after the ac ceptance speech of the governor, y He pledged his cooperation rvith Mr. Mull in the state, district county elections. Republican Leader, However, Takes Shot At Gardner And Hoey. Raleigh, Aug. 21.—Republican party circles were very much heart ened today about the statement of Senator F. M Simmons, to the ef fect that he will not vote for Gov ernor Smith, or Secretary Hoover. Sam J. Morris, a Republican lead er here, said the senator should re sign and O. Max Gardner. Demo cratic nominee for governor, should also step aside and decline to run Max Gardner is using Clyde Hoey as his mouthpiece." said Morris, “and he has not yet come out and said he would support Smith. I think it is high time the state knows how Mr. Gardner stands on the subject of A1 Smith." Baptist Choir To Hold Social Friday Dr. Wall In Sylvia—Will Return Thursday Of This Week. The choir of the First Baptist church. Mr. Horace Easom, direc tor, will meet at the home of Dr. Hugh Plaster, on South Washing ton street, on Friday evening at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Plaster, the church or ganist, will be hostess to the choir. All members are invited with their husbands and wives to enjoy a so cial hour together. A full attend ance is desired. On last Sunday evening Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor the church, left for three days to speak at the Sylvia Baptist encampment, under the auspices of the Baptist state mis sion board. In the absence of the pastor, Mr. Easom will speak at the regular mid-week prayer and praise service on "Experimental Religion.” Every member of the church and friends in the city are invited to the meeting this evening at 8 o'clock. Dr. Wall will return Thursday and will preach at both services next Sun day. Sells A Dozen Loads Large Watermelons John Russ, champion watermelon grower of Cleveland county who took first prize for size on a melon weighing 93 pounds. has already sold ten wagon loads from his patch this year. He had a couple of loads in town this week ranging in weight from 60 to 70 pounds each. A load is 25 melons so in the dozen loads he has sold 300 large Caro lina Bradfords f Home of Gene Tunney' » Fiancee In the targe picture is shown' the beautiful Greenwich. Conn,, home of Miss Josephine Lauder, wealthy heiress, to, whom Cone/ Tunney, retired foeav,weight champion of the world* !s en-h gaged. At the right Is a newt photograph of Mus Lauder. She^ Is the daughter of the lsto George Lauder. Jr., whose father was as sociated with Andie* Carnegie in the eteel indust, y. Most Of Those Bolting Either Party Are Without Jobs. Simmons An Exception By RODNEY DUTCHER > (NEA SERVICE WRITER) Washington.—Despite ail the flgfcj! from the two party tickets Wjiorfed... 'rom |lm to day, the ■7 organizations seem to be ■tUng the strain. mm ^ ntficf hbkler turning dew have deserted Smith are ex’s— ex-senators, ex-governors, e x bosses. On the Republican side one ob serves that even the ex-boys are sticking to Mr. Hoover with loyal unanimity. The Republicans al ways did have a super ability to close ranks with healed wounds after every internal fuss. Thus, one has to look outside the ranks of politics to find the Republican bolt ers. If the farmers happen to prove sorer on the administration than they are currently supposed to be. the leaps of men like George Peak and Prank Murphy into ‘the Smith camp may prove to have given im petus to a trend in some farm states toward the Democrats. The fact that John J. Raskob and Pierre du Pont are now work ing Democrats indicates Big Business isn't afraid of Smith. It has been pretty solidly Repub lican for many years and has no reason to desert the party now. On the other hand, the recruit ing of a few important business men under the Smith banner has chilled some of the progressive leaders, who begin to feel that one party is as reactionary as the other. The outstanding progressive to date who has throw’n Smith over for Hoover is ex-Senator Robert L. Ow’en of Oklahoma. It is not sup posed that his influence will be felt, as he has long been out of Oklahoma politics. Smith, with his uncanny faculty for spearing his noisiest enemies, rather dulled the edge of Owen's slash at Tammany when Owen virtually admitted that he had sought Tammany support for his presidential candidacy in 1924. FroDaoiy tne most important Democratic bolt was not a bolt at all, but the resignation of Senator Furnifold McLendel Simmons of North Carolina from the Demo cratic national committee, Sim mons has run the politics of his state for 30 years and Smith's nomination, in the face of his ha tred of Tammany, was a severe blow, aided as it was by insur gents in his ow-n state. But al though his machine at home has been reported as in something of a panic, it is pretty certain to fight tooth and nail for the ticket in order to save its state control. There is nothing on the Repub lican side to match the Simmons ease. Men like Senator Hiram Johnson, Charlie Curtis and Jim Watson have foared their curses at Hoover in the past. But look at them now! Messrs. Earl Lutz and Paul Sta nley of Fallston and Miss Anna Belle Lutz of Shelby spent last week at Lake Junaluska Softie Interesting Campaign N< According tp information 1._ today some imporUnt political statements in connect ton with the county situation mvf fete-*! sued this week* probably fett for puWkjm«a in The Star..) Judg<£ £. T. Fails is not known. Friday's Star will likewise carry the highlights of Al Smith’s acceptance speech and other political events develop ing. Program Of Smith Notification Talk Albany, N. Y., Aug. 22.—The offi cial program for Governor Smith's notification ceremony this evening was announced as follows: 6 p. m. (Eastern daylight time' band concert and singing by the | Smith glee club of Newark. N. J. I 7 p. m. Burglers wil sound "as ! sembly" and "flourishes." When the governor and his party appear at the top of the grand staircase, the band will play "Hail to the Chief." As the governor walks down the steps the band will play "The Sidewalks of New York" When he reaches the speakers’ stand, two bands will play "The Star Spangled Banner." After the governor and his party are seated, John J. Raskob, chair man of the Democratic national committee, will call the assembly to order. | Invocation wil) be given by Canon John N. Roney of All Saints Prot estant Episcopal cathedral of Al bany. Mayor John Boyd Thatcher of Albany then will deliver the address i of welcome. Senator Key Pittman of Nevada next will deliver the notification speech. Governor Smith then will make his acceptance speech. The benediction will be by Right Rev. John A. Delaney of the cathe dral of the Immaculate Conception, Albany. A band concert will follow. Makes 600 Bushels Wheat In Oklahoma Mr. W. A. Grigg motored from Oklahoma to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Grigg in No. 8 town ship and other relatives and friends in Cleveland county. He brought with him his wife and five children. Mr. Grigg rented a farm at Base City, Oklahoma and made his first wheat crop. On 1,000 acres he has harvested 1.600 bushels. He has not bought a place yet, but is trying out the state to determine whether he likes to live there. He went from Lincoln county a year or more ago. Mrs, J. M. Gardner of Double Springs community will spend this week end visiting her daughter, Miss Ozelle who teaches at the Baptist orphanage at Thomasville, Miss Gardner will enter Meredith college in Septemhc TO CAMPAIGN IN STATE FOR PARTY Senator Johnson Named Secretary By Mall. Democracy Active September First ; North Carolina this fall is going !to witness the greatest Democratic campaign the state has seen in years according to a statement issued late yesterday at the pre-campaign headquarters of State Chairman p. M. Mull here. On September 3, O Max Gardner, Democratic gubernatorial nominee, Will open his campaign, and on September 17, one hundred Demo- I cratic speakers, one of the reftiest | 'oratorical barrages ever assembled fin Tarheelia, will flare forth into jtevery section of the state for the hparty ticket. Women Participate Participating in this activity will ;be the feminine party leaders of the Estate including Mrs. Palmer Jer bnan, national committeewoman, land Miss Mary Henderson, state jvice chairman. Johnson Appointed ! In the Mull statement it was an nounced for the first time that {Senator T. L, Johnson, of Lumber [ton, had been appointed as secre tary to the State Executive commit tee. This appointment has been [awaited with interest and will like lly meet the approval of the entire j state. Campaign Plans E The Mull statement follows: i "We expect to open headquarters in Raleigh September 1. We already have a well organized office force which has been functioning from Shelby. In looking for a secretary for the committee, I find the need inot to be that of clerical assistance i We rather need to bring into the or Igapization an experienced, trained leader, who is familiar with the pol itical problems of our state, and particularly with that large per cent of Democrats who reside in the Eastern part of our state; a man who is loyal, as well as efficient, and willing to give his time and energy freely for Democracy. IWPMw—wi|lin«p^i,,iuM>a Haw. T. L. Johnson of Lumberton, N. C., as chairman of our state Democratic! advisory committee and secretary to oUr state executive committee. He will be at state headquarters and give his time between this and elec tion in service to the party. Mr. Johnson is too well known in North Carolina to require an introduction. He represented his district in the state senate in 1925 and is now' the nominee of his party for the senate of 1929. He has a enviable political record in North Carolina and is one of the most outstanding church men of the state. Our candidate for Governor, O. Max Gardner, was consulted by me and recommended this selection. "Upon opening headquarters in Raleigh, we will call to service every agency at the command of the party. Hon. O. Max Gardner will open his speaking campaign at Boone on September 3. Our regular speaking campaign will be launched on Sep tember 17 and during that week we expect to put to work more than 100 Democratic speakers and in every county in the state. miss Mary ncnaerson, our state vice chairman, and Mrs. Palmer Jerman, our national committee woman, will actively enter the cam paign September 1. The women will take their rightful place in the organization and in cooperation with the men go vigorously into the campaign. “We are establishing a department to cooperate and organize the young Democrats in the state. Much ef fective work will be accomplished by this department. Arrangements are being perfected at headquarters for a general publicity bureau to look after all the campaign publicity and supervise the gathering and dis tribution of campaign literature and cooperate with the Democratic Press of the state." Hearing Monday In Hudson Case Likely Ben Hudson, who is charged with firing upon his wife and two little girls Sunday week ago at their home in upper Cleveland, will likely be given a hearing in county court here Monday, it is learned Mrs. Hudson and the two chil dren, who have been under treat ment in the hospital here, have re turned to their home although all the shot entering their bodies was not removed, it was said. Hudson, who has been in jail since the shooting, has asked for a hearing and will be represented, it is under stood, by Judge B. T. Falls. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Beacham and two children, Hazel and Orville of Raleigh, and Mrs Myrtle B. Falls, from the Childs Home in Winston Salem. who is a sister of Mrs. Ford, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Thad Ford I County’s Largest Radio Gathering Will Hear Smith May Exceed Big Crowd That Lis tened In On Tunney-Dempsey Battle. The biggest gathering that ever listened in on an address by r^dio is expected to gather in Shelby this evening at 7 o'clock when several local radio concerns will connect loud speaker outfits for the benefit of those who wish to hear Al Smith’s acceptance speech. From inquiries being made of those who are staging the concerts it is indicated that the crowd might even exceed the vast assem blage that gathered here to hear the Tunney-Dempsey fight, blow by blow, over radio. Friends And Enemies. Judging by the interest shown friends and enemies of Smith will be numbered in the big radio audi- i ence here. First of all hundreds : want to hear the voice back of the i personality that has caused a na- j tion to talk more than any public figure since Roosevelt. Then there are many others who want to hear what he has to say so that they may agree or disagree. Four Concerts. At least four public radio pro grams of the speech will be held here in addition to the numerous private sets tuned in on Albany. Pendleton’s will give the program in the court house auditorium, which it is expected will be near filled early in the evening. The Shelby Hardware company will broadcast at two points—at their store on North LaFayette and at Casey’s Place adjoining the Union Trust company on the corner, while the Montgomery-Ward firm will give the program in front of the store on South LaFayette street. D. A. Beam And William Crowder dinance. Appeal. Some summers back young Char lie Cordell, now a Charlotte blue coat, had hopes of becoming anoth er Sullivan, Fitz, or Dempsey, and he journeyed up to Hendersonville to become a sparring partner of Estelle Taylors husband, Jack Dempsey. One day Dempsey became irritat ed about something and uncorked that widely-known left jab with the result that Shelby’s Cordell sud denly found his feet where his head should have been. That evening a New York newspaperman sent a wire to his newspaper about thei young fighter from “Shelby, a cow town," who after one real Dempsey lick decided to go back home. Until that date Shelby had never considered itself a “cow town,” and the alert New Yorker writer ap parently got his Shelbys tangled up —mixing the North Carolina one with the Montana one. nut ot later years Shelby seems destined to live up to that “cow town” term. With the exception of fire-cackers, and a few other things, cows, or rather cattle, seem to have caused the present city administra tion more trouble than anything else. The most recent disturbance came today in the county court room when Judge John Mull fined D. A Beam $50 and the costs and applied the same fine to William Crowder following charges of violation of the city ordinance as to cattle and sanitary conditions.' Both Men Appeal. The charges preferred before the court had it that the defendants were keeping more than the limit ed number of cattle within the old city limits and also that these cat tle were kept for marketing pur | poses, which is also in violation of I the city ordinance passed some l weeks back, in which not more than two head of cattle may be kept in the old limits, and these not for marketing purposes or wuthin a certain distance of residences. Judge B. T. Palls represented the city in the hearing and both de fendants were represented by At torney Peyton McSwain, and the hearing at times waxed warm. Wit nesses used by the city were Fred Culbreth, who testified as to the passing of the ordinance, and Po lice Chief Richards, who acting as city health officer testified as to conditions, or rather the cattle kept by the two defendants. The Beams did not offer evidence, although Mr. Crowder took the stand. Following the imposition of the two fines both cases were appealed to superior court by Attorney Mc Swain. The hearing attracted quite a crowd, particularly those inter ested in cattle, the sale and market ing thereof, as the hearig was class ed as one of the preliminary tests to be given the ordinance. Princess Pat Vet Declared Insane Stabs Himself Here Gussie And Gus Coming “G us and Gussie,” two of the best known characters iti the comic strip are coming to Shelby! They will make their debut here—the tousle-haired boy and the beautiful flapper -on September 3, IN THE STAR. Along with “Gus and Gus sie," a comic that will delight both old and young, will come an editorial feature by Bruno Lessing, a regular sport cartoon and story for each is sue, and a weekly pictoral page in addition to late news pictures of all important events over the country. All will appear in The Star as regular features covering a wider field than any newspa per in the state outside of the daily field. The youngsters should mark September 3 on the calendar and watch for the coming of “Gus and Gussie” in The Star on that date. Beloved Woman Living On Edge Of Lincoln County Passes Away At Age 71. Mrs. James H. Royster, who before marriage was a Miss Tutherow, died Sunday in the Lincolnton hospital where she had been a patient for three weeks suffering with cancer of the stomach. Mrs. Royster was 71 years of age and was one of the most beloved women of her com munity. She was the second wife of James H. Royster' and when she went into the family of step-chil dren she was kind and loving to aimfrfWHF'Mwj la»«M 'tug.'" Het life was beautiful and the rich floral offerings attested the high esteem in which she was held. The funeral was conducted by Revs. Speakle and Abernethy, as sisted by Revs. Townsend and Gibbs and interment was at Bethlehem Methodist church near her home. She was a Lutheran by faith and was married in 1902. Surviving are two sisters and one brother. her husband and the following step children, Charles, Frank, Am and Ves. A large crowd attended the fu neral Monday morning at 11 o'clock. junioTcIlege TO BUILD in Boiling Springs To Build Gymna sium—To Prove Larger Library. • Special to The Star.) Boiling Springs, Aug. 21— At a recent meeting of the executive committee Mr. J. H. Quinn, chair man of the board of trustees, was instructed to place an order for the necessary science equipment, and an order for books to provide a worthwhile working library, and to let the contract for the gymnasium. Every condition to make the work in the junior college standard will be met. In the tnews notes of last week, the name of Miss Woody, graduate in music, Meredith college, voice teacher, was omitted, and Mr. Snuggs was listed as Mrs. Snuggs. Boys planning to take rooms in the dormitories would do well to engage them at once, as only a few more air available. I ~ Frank Lewis, Well Known Harpist, Brought Back To Gang. Uses A Knife Life continues to be event ful for Frank Lewis, the big blonde harp artist of the South mountains who served overseas with the Princess Pat regiment. Tuesday night, shortly after an examination to determine whether or not he was insane, he stabbed himself in the left arm in a vain attempt kill him self. Following the examination made by Dr. D. F. Moore, county physi cian, Lewis was declared to be mentally deranged and an effort will be made to have him admitted at some state institution. The knife wound he inflicted on his arm was not serious as Dr. Moore Intervened before he could do himself further damage. Refused To Work The big mountaineer, who attain ed quite a reputation as a mem ber of the famous Canadian outfit in the World war and later became a favorite artist on the mouth-harp in this section, some months bacit was hailed into court and charged with shooting into the house of a neighbor in the mountains. He was convicted, despite his declarations of innoncence, and sentenced to 18 months on the chain gang. After serving a few days of his sentence, and while a pardon for him was be ing sought by ex-service men and others, he escaped. Last week he was apprehended in Washington and brought back to the gang here by Sheriff Logan. Threatened Suicide After returning Lewis, who is a well known figure all over this sec tion of the state, declared that he was physically unable to do the work required on the chain gang and threatened, it is said to kill himself rather than go back to the gang labor. He was returned, how ever, to the gang last week-end, but did little or no work, and Wednes day night was taken to the county physician for an examination. While conversing after the ex amination with those in Dr. Moore’s office, Lewis said “I believe I’ll kill myself,” and with the state ment reached over and grabbed one of Dr. Moore's surgical knifes, which he rammed hurriedly into his left arm before being stopped by the physician. The wound was not very serious but the knife blade lacked very lit tle puncturing the main artery oi the arm, it is said. Following the examination which determined him as insane Lewis was returned to the county jail. Just what institution he will be sent to, the hospital at Morganton or Ral eigh, is not known but admittance to one of the institutions will be sought for him. The length of the term he was sentenced to the roads was 18 months. , Carolina Senator Gets In Headlines Political Stand Makes Front Page Of Press, Along With His Picture. Washington—Senator Simmons’ statement that he will vote for neither Smith nor Herbert Hoover has attracted considerable atten tion in Washington and, this after noon, it hit the first page of The Evening Star with a picture of the veteran North Carolinian. His statement, however, that he intends to give full support to the state, district and county tickets in North Carolina, is taken to mean that his sole interest in politics, during the approaching campaign, will lie in this direction. Miss Betty Dorton is spending this week with her grandparents in Forest City. Tapestry Factory For Shelby Likely, Reports Here Have It Philadelphia Firm May Start Opera tion In Old Hosiery Plant, Information Here It is reported on good author ity that the Primrose Tapestry company, of Philadelphia, Pa., or one of the officials of that organization, has purchased or leased the old Olive Hosiery mill property in South Shelby and will begin arranging the plant at an early date for a tapestry mill. This property was operated as a hosiery mill for a number of years by Dr. S, S. Royster and later sold to A, Victorious and Co., of New York city, which owned and operat ed a chain of hosiery mills in the South. For some reason the Vic torious company abandoned opera tions here and the property has been unused since last year. Whether the Primrose Tapestry company has bought or leased the property is not known definitely, but the report has it that an in dustrial plant will be started there this Fall. It is thought to be a new kind of industry for this section— a tapestry mill where tapestry will be woven for furniture plants, there being a number In this state whic' manufacture unholstered furniture. Shelby people are pleased to learn that this new enterprise is promised)