VOL. XXXV, No. 143
THE CLEVELAND STAR
SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, NOV. 30, 1028.
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LATE NEWS
The Markets.
Shelby Cotton 19'ar
Showers Tonight.
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Showers tonight. Warmer
on the eoast and colder in west por
tion tonight. Saturday generally
fair and colder preceded by show
ers on the northeast coast.
Holiday Quiet Here.
Thanksgiving day passed over in
a quiet manner in and about Shel- j
by, and Insofar as has been learn
ed they* were no serious auto or
shooting accidents hereabouts dur
ing the day. Many local people at
tended the various Turkey Day
football games, others quietly en
joyed family reunions, remained by
the fireside, or went hunting. For
a major portion of the day in the
business section of the city it
seemed like Sunday.
Prominent C'it’ezn Of Patterson
Springs Section Passes
Away.
Mr. Will Gladden, prominent
citizen of the Patterson Springs
community and well known over
the entire comity, died last night
about 11 o'clock at his home Just
on this side of Patterson Springs.
Mr. Gladden, who was 49 ears of
age, had been suffering for some
time with heart trouble
The deceased was a member ol
the Patterson Springs Baptist
church and was highly respected
throughout the community where
news of his passing was heard with
regret by all who knew him.
Funeral Saturday.
Funeral services are to be held
Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at
the Patterson Springs church, to
which he belonged, with Rev. Mr..
Lowe conducting the services.
Mr. Gladden is survived by ^ris
wife and one daughter, Miss Ruth.
W. M. U. Meeting At
Boiling Springs
Division No. 1 of the Kings
Mountain W. M. U will meet with
Boiling Springs Baptist church
Sunday December 2 at 2 f m.
Program: Hymn, prayer, address
of welcome, Mrs. Ladd Hamrick.
Response by Mrs. Will Hum
phries.
Devotional, Miss Libby McCurry.
Business. Roll call of churches.
Talk: Our Ruby Anniversary
Aim by Mrs. J. L. Jenkins.
Special music.
Talk: The Time Draweth Near,
by Mrs. John Wacaster,
Talk: The Centennial Fund, by
Mrs. ihurman Hamrick.
This division is composed of the
following churches Boiling Springs,
Beaver Damy Flint Hill, Lattimore,
Mt. Sinai. Pleasant Ridge. Poplar
Springs, Sandy Plains, Union.
Mrs. L. Fay Jenkins. D. S.
Auto License On
Sale In City Nov/
Automobile owners of this sec
tion are notified that the new li
cense tags are now on sale at the
branch office at the Eskridge gar
age here. Those who purchase
plates now will avoid the rush dur
ing the last ten days. The office is
open from 8 in the morning until
5 in the afternoon. and owners
should read the instructions with
their cards before applying for
new tags.
Masonic Meeting.
Third degreee work will be put on
at the meeting of Cleveland lodge
202 A. F. & A. M. tonight at the
Masonic temple.
Write Santa
Next week The Star begins
publication of letters to
Santa Claus from the chil
dren of Cleveland and ad- I
Joining counties. All children, I
in homes where The Star
goes, are urged to write old
Saint Nicl. and tell him what
they want for Christmas. It
is right much of a certainty j
that Santa will hear about it.
Write on one side of the pa
per only and have all le'tcr. t
in by December 21. Address j
“Santa Ciaus.” care of The i
Cleveland Star, Shelby.
Man Who Brought Ills Home
County Into Farm Limelight
To Aid State.
Governor-elect O. Max Gard
ener, who was an important
factor in bringing his home
county of Cleveland into the
limelight as one of the lead
ing agricultural counties of the
South, plans, as he gets ready
to become governor, some
method of henefitting the agri
cultural Interests generally in
North Carolina.
As an initial step Mr. Gardner
announces that he has already call
ed an agricultural conference to
be Irdd at State college at noon
cn Tuesday December 11. Froml
| nent leaders in the farm world who
! have been Invited to attend by the
i Shelby man include W. A Gra
ham. commissioner of agriculture
| for the state; Dr. E C. Brocks, Dr.
i Clarence Poe, E. C. Branson. Dr.
I. O Schaub. Dr. W. Y. Winters,
Hugh MacRae, and J. Sidney Cates,
a contributing editor of the Coun
try Gentleman.
To Fermuiate Plan.
With the aid of these men, all
versed in agricultural work, the
next governor hopes to formulate
and recommend a practical farm
program for the state. Just what
the meeting will bring forth is a
mere matter of conjecture, but it
is known that agriculture has been
one of the main interests in life to
Governor McLean's successor and
it is generally believed ever the
state that his administration will
mean much to the farmers of North
Carolina.
Not only has Mr. Gardner play
ed an important role in bringing |
his county to the forefront in cot- |
ton production but he has also ad- !
vised and urged food and feed I
crops. The result today in Cleve
land county is that the county not j
only leads in cotton production. ;
but makes more corn than ever be- 1
fore, has more and better dairy
cowsr larger and more productive
poultry flocks, and a big potato .
crop in addition to other crops
known as “side-lines” on the farm.
Whisnant Remains
Unchanged; Other
Items At Hospital
The condition of Horace (Dutch)
Whisnant was said to be unchang
ed before noon today at the Shel
by hospital. Whisnant, former
baseball star, has been in a semi
conscious condition since his right
leg was removed several days back
due to a bullet wound about the
knee.
Vernon Davis. colored delivery
boy, badly cut about the abdomen
when his truck turned over last
Saturday, is said to be improving
nicely.
Mrs. John Lutz and Mrs. Roscoe
McWhirter are among the other
patients considered seriously sick.
Football Results
Turkey Day Games:
Following are the results of some
of the outstanding Thanksgiving
football games:
North Carolina 24; Virginia 20.
N. C, State 18; South Carolina 7.
Duke 33; Davidson 0.
V. M. I. 16; V. P. I. 6.
Tennessee 0; Kentucky 0 ttie).
Alabama 19; Georgia 0.
Clemson 27; Furman 12.
Mercer 14; Wake Forest 12.
Elon 26; Lenoir-Rhyne 6.
New York University 13; Oregon
State 25.
Florida 60; Washington and
Lee 6.
Georgia Tech 51; Alburn 0.
Lynchburg 34; A. C. C. C.
Guilford 7; Catawba 0.
Oak Ridge 53; Danville Military
Institute 19.
Louisiana State 0; Tulane 0.
BRITAIN MAY POSTPONE
DATE SET FOR ELECTION
London.—There is growing op
position in the ranks of the gov
ernment to the idea of a general
election in June, and alternatively
September, 1929, is suggested as
the best time.
Critics point out What an early
summer election is difficult mainly •
because of the parliamentary busi- j
ness to be transacted.
Mr. and Mrs. Btn Kendall and
children, Douglas and Jrck. of
Charlotte, ahd Mr. Chas. Baber and
daughter, Frances, spent "thanks
giving with Mr. and Mrs. E P. Ri- j
viere. Miss Frances Baber is re- j
maining over for the we"k-rnd. I
How Franklin D. Roosevelt
Won His Hardest Fight
.ITflin i* v
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor-elect of New Yor^c, as he appears today
and when he was taking "water cure” at Warm Springs, Ga., to benefit
his paralybed legs Above, the cottage which Mr. Roosevelt occupies
when vacationing in Georgia.
By International Illustrated News
The world probably knows all
there Is to know about Franklin
D. Roosevelt—officially. He is a dis
tinguished former Assistant Secre
tary of the navy, a Democratic
leader renowned for his wise coun
sel. /« ardent admirer of Gover
nor Smith, he eloquently placed
hia Xiiend in nomination, at Hou
ston. and thereafter worked untir
ingly in his behalf. And, lastly, at
the urgent! request of the presiden
tial candidate, he accepted the
nomination for governor of New
York state, and was elected despite
the Republican landslide.
So much for liis public life. The
Franklin D. Roosevelt who isn't
generally known is the one who for
the last six years has fought a gal
lant, uphill battle against the dread
scourge anterior poliomyeltis, which
Is the scientific name for infantile
paralysis. Stricken in 1919 he lay
for six weeks between life and
death at his summer home on the
Canadian island of Campooello, N.
B., across the haipor from East
port, Me., and when the dread dis
ease naa run its course doctors
held out little hope that he ever
would walk again.
Kept His Courage And Head
There may have been doubt in
the minds of the medical men, but
there was none in that of ‘ Frank1’
Roosevelt, the leader, the doer. Par
alyzed from the waist down he
nevertheless kept both his courage
and his head. After spending a few
months in a great New York sani
tarium, he departed for Warm
Springs. Ga., where he had decided
to try an experiment of his own de
vising.
You may wonder how a person
whose limbs refuse to function on
land can possibly get around the
difficulty In the water. The answer
is simplicity itself. Water is buoy
as no crutch can. Then there is
the important factor of water’s
lack cf gravity. Pondering these
things Franklin D. ‘Roosevelt made
up his mind that if infantile para
lysis could*be cured, the most
plausible way would be by walking
hours in the water as was possible.
This regime he proceeded to put
into effect at Warm Springs.
For months the eminent finan
cier, political leader and cousin of
the late T. R. “played” about his
swimming pool with a good deal of
the abandon he was wont to dis
play during his boyhood. He swam,
ire floated, he treaded water Tiring
of these he would clamber ashore
for a sun bath. The regime w’orked
like magic in restoring life and
strength to his paralyzed limbs;
and it wasn't long befoer he dis
carded the ugly iron braces upon
his feet and got around ov means
of crutches or Just a pair of stout
canes.
Confounded The Doctors.
The thing the doctors said could
not be done was done; not only
was Franklin D. Roosevelt walking
about once more, but he was in
dulging in sports which would tire
even an able-bodied man. He cele
brated his victory in a manner ty
pically Rooseveltian: He sat aside
a huge sum to establish a Frank
lin D. Roosevelt foundation for
children suffererers from infantile
paralysis, improving and enlarging
the facilities at Warm Springs to
such effect that now several score
youngsters cavort daily in the
healing waters.
And it was to this healthful spot
that he hied himself immediately
after the election was over: he
wished, he said, to build up a re
serve of strength against the day
when he would be inaugurated gov
ernor of New York state to succeed
his friend Al.
Oldest “Knight Of Grip” To Be
Feted By Fellows-Plan A Home
New York.—Oil the road for
sixty-eight years and still going
strong "Uncle Charley" Terry,
ninety-two, oldest traveling sales
man in the United States, will be
a guest of honor at the Hotel A
tor Dec. 4 when the National
Traveling Salesmen's Foundation
launches a campaign for a $3,000,
000 home and hospital to be built
near Winston-Salem, N. C
With a record of having eaten in
virtually every hotel in his terri
tory and having heard at least 1,
000.000 "latest jokes, about the
Pullman and the traveling sales
man, J‘Uncle Charley” is employ
ed by the Implement and Hard
ware Trade Journal of Kansas
City. He lives in Atchison, Kan.
In its quest for the oldest active
member of the fraternity, the
foundation has discovered nearly
200 salesmen over seventy and still
active.
The other guests of lionoi w.ll
sit with “Uncle Charley." They
arc John Peter McColley oi Phila
delphia. eighty-ftve, and selling for
one company more than fifty-five;
years; W. P. McCormack of Min
neapolis. also eighty-five, who says
he has traveled 2.500,000 miles sell
ing sewing machines, and Phil
Levy of New York, who has been
traveling and selling for sixty-five
cf his eighty-two years.
"I thought 1 might get the sec
ret of eternal youth from the let
ter. ci applicants for the oldest
salesman honor, but I found no
due,’ said John H, Love, chair
man of the foundation.
“Some wrote\they have never
used tobacco, whiie others boast ot
ten to fifteen cigars a day. Some
attribute their pep to the i»ct they
have never indulged in alcoholic!
drinks, W hile others ^deplore that
they can't get the liquor of the
■gcod old days Others admit go
ing on various oarttes which end
at flirts or lour in the morning,
and yet they are up at six to
catch an enrlv train.’’
Sold Pistol Cheap And Had
Watches With Him. Broth
er Held.
Robert Philbeck, young Lincoln
trn men, tried to sell a revolver at
an unusually cheap price here
Wednesday with the result that
he aroused the suspicions of Assist
ant Chief Roach who brought him
to the city hall for investigation.
A search of young Philbeck re
vealed that he had three watches
on him and other^goods. while re
ports were that he had sold other
watches.
Telephone communication with
Lincolnton brought about the ar
rest of Philbeck's brother. Ralph,
who when searched had several
Watches and other articles on him,
according to Lincoln officers. One
was jailed there and the other here
to await further investigation. In
conversing with officers one of the
two youths mentioned Asheville,
and the one at luncolnton told of
having pawned a diamond ring in
Asheville. Officers there when
called stated that a pawn shop of
that city had been robbed recently,
but not the same one at which the
ring had been pawned. Asheville
detectives after an investigation
there are expected to arrive here
today or tomorrow to inspect the
watches found upon the Philbeck
youth.
When arrested Philbeck told the
officers that he had secured the
watches for Christmas presents
but being broke, or “on the hog" as
he expressed it, he was selling the
watches to get money with which
to get something to eat. After de
claring that he had no--inoney, ten
dollars and some change was found
upon him.
“Build Up Legion
Here,” National
Defense Movement
Austell, Local Commander, Urges
Ex-Service Men To Strengthen
Group.
■ “"Every man and woman who
served in the World War should
enlist for patriotic service now. At
least, he or she should subscribe
to that service. This can be done
by renewing membership, or join
ing, the American Legion this year.
This should be done, if for no oth
er reason, than to strengthen the
Legion’s forces for the passage of
the universal draft act."
“This statement was made by M.
H Austell, post commander of the
legion here today.
"The legion has been working
for seven years on this one import
ant project for our nation's se
curity,” he explained. “It seems
ripe for realization under National
Commander Paul \7. McNutt at the
new session of congress, ft will be
realized if the ex-service men and
women of this country back up
the national commander's efforts.
“President CooHdge’s Armistice
Day address in Washington which
was heard over the radio through
out the United States in a nation
wide hook-up, was direct and
straight-forward in declaring in no
mistaken terftis for adequate na
tional defense.
"The legion is firmly convinced
that, no better defensive step, nor
better guarantee for peace, could
be devised than the universal draft
law that, is proposed. Such a law
would be both a preparedness meas
ure and a peace measure of com
mon justice. It would make war
more remote, because it would take
all profit out of war. In the event
of war. however, it would rive the
means whereby the war could be
fought more effectively, more hon
estly and more cheaply than war
has ever been fought before. It
would do away with the slacker.
It would do away with profiteering.
Prices would be fixed by the gov
ernment. The entire resources of
the nation, money and mar-power,
would be at the immediate com
mand of the president if war is de
clared. We would be prepared to
force peace without delay. Delay
in the World War cost many lives
and a vast amount of money.
Every man and woman who was in
the World War shou'd support the
legion in this magnificent move
ment for peace. Membership in the
legion will be subscribing to such
support.”
SHERRY BARBERS AT
MM OI.NTON MEETING
Semi or eight Shelby barbers
were in Lineolntoti last Tuesday
night to attend the district meet
ing of Masters Barbers tor this
section. The meeting was held at
the North State hotel and around
100 p-'rvplo were ill attendance.
Register For
School Vote I
Next week will be the fi
nal week in which citizens
who live in the Shelby
school district may register
for the purpose of voting in
the special school tax elec
tion to be held on December
17. Those who wish to regis
ter should see Squire T. C.
Eskridge, I he registrar, at
the county court house. •!_,
Previous registration does
not entitle a citizen to vote
in this selection.
tiuilhi
Small Tot Of Union Section
Catches On Fire From
Open Hearth.
Charles Salor Webb, 10
mcnths-old son ol Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Webb, of the Union
church section, tiled yesterday
from burns received Wednesday
afternoon.
According to reports the small
child was in a room where
there was a fire in the open
hearth. Crawling up near the
fire with a broom. the
child's clothing caught on fire
from the broom when it blaz
ed up. The severely burned lit
tle fellow was rushed to the hos
pital here but could not with
stand the severe agony and
shock of the burns.
Funeral services were held this i
afternoon at 2 o’clock at Union.
The young child was born Jan
uary 27, 1928.
Triumphs Subject i
Of Dr. Wall Sunday
"Trials and Triumphs” v ill be
the subject of Dr. Zeno Wall, in the
services of the First Baptist church
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock to
be held in the high school auditor -
! ium. In the evening at 7 o'clock,
the subject will be "Store Than
Conquerors.” Dr. Wall has been
confined to his home with the flu
during the week, but is up again.
Horace Easom, musical director,
announces a splendid program for
all services during the day. The
old Gospel hymns will be ieatured
in the evening service.
According to the leaders, the
building will be perfectly comfort
able. The auditorium and build
ing has been checked and the con
gregation promises to worship
Sunday with perfect comfort.
The Sunday school opens at
9:30 o’clock in all departments
j Classes can be found for all ages.
Two forward steps recently are:
the organiaztion of the Young
Peoples department, ages 17
through 24, and the meeting of the
Workers council, composed of all
officers and teachers each Wed
nesday evening following the pray
er service.
The eleven B. Y. P. U.’s meet
Sunday evening at 6:00 o'clock.
These training units invite the
membership to be present.
Chief Richards Now
Back On Job Here
Police Chief A. L, Richards is
back in uniform and back on the
job of supervising the Shelby po
lice force today after being in a
Spartanburg hospital some time
for treatment. Chief Richards re
turned yesterday end was on duty
for a part of Thanksgiving.
McCarley’s Son Stars
In Clemson Victory
.Bob MeCarley. son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. MeCarley. and fullback
of the Clemson football eleven,
was one of the stars in the Tigers’
27 to 12 victory yesterday over
Furman at Greenville. The formei
Columbia high star played a great
defensive game backing up the line,
broke up numerous Furman passes,
made several long gains plunging
through the Hurricane line. and
kicked Clemson's three extra
points after touchdowns.
CUBA PUSHES EXTENSIVE
AIR TRANSPORT PROJECT
Havana.—The Pan-American Air
ways, operating a commercial air
line between Miami, Florida and
this city having concessions for a
Latin-American commercial and
airmail service extending to Pan
ama. have opened bids here for the
building of three air depots to be
located at Havana Camaguey and
Santiago de Cuba.
Messrs. Cbas. Baber, E P. Ri
viere, Ben Keridatl Jack Kendall,
and Red Riviere jrnicred t.t Mor
ff»nton and Marion yesterday.
Western Democrats 1
Not Worried By Vote
IL'IIcd for Thrill
Fred Bassler (4) (above), of
Lindenhurst, L. I., met death
by drowning at hands of 16
year-old Astor Hero, accord
ing to confession in hands of
police. Hero, a mental defec
tive, said he committed the
crime for the “thrill” he got
out of it.
Shelby Boy With
Hoover On Maryland
A Shelby boy, William F. Carter,
son of Mr. J. F. Carter, is making
the trip to the Latin-American
countries with President-elect Hoo
ver on the battleship Maryland.
Young Carter has been on the
Maryland for about four years and
is second petty officer. His people
havfe not heard from him since the
battleship left California with Mr.
Hoover, but a letter just before
they sailed stated that he would
be on the ship, which is now near
ing the Ecuador.
Poston And Sparks Get Convict
Fleeing From Gang In Su
perviser’s Car.
In the wee hours of the morning
today Policeman McBride Poston
and Rufus Sparks saved a con
vict for the chain gang at Gaffney
and also the costly automobile of
Wright Jolley, gang camp supervis
ee.
The local officers received a
message some time after 1 this
morning stating that two convicts
had just escaped from the gang
camp at Grassy Pond, in Cherokee
county, and had left in the Super
visee Jolley's Chrysler 70. About 3
in the morning the two Shelby
blue-coats watching Highway 20
near Cleveland Springs saw the big
car speed into sight with the two
convicts in it, dressed only in their
night clothes and overcoats. Near
the fair grounds the convicts
abandoned the car and took to
their heels, the two officers catch
ing one while the other made Ms
getaway into the night.
The one captured had been on
the gang, for store-breaking at
Gaffney, it was said, only three
days when he made his escape. The
convict still at large is satd to be
a man by the name of Harmon,
from Monroe.
Baby Has Tail When
Born In Tennessee
Baltimore, Nov. 29,—Dr. Adolph
P. Schultz, associate professor of
anthropology at Johns Hopkins
medical school, is eagerly awiting
a specimen of. the "missing link,”
which is to be sent to him from the
anti-evolution rente of Tennessee.
Two or three weeks ago, a baby
was born in Knoxville, with an un
mistakable tail. The tail was seven
inches long. It was immediately re
moved by a surgeon and has been
promised to Dr. Schultz for study.
There are about 25 cases known
to science, says Dr. Schultz, of
babies born with tails. But every
human being had a tail at one
stage of life. Before birth, v.hon
man is in the embryo stage he h":
a tail one-sixth the length of
body.
But Think Hoover Will Make Able
Tresident. Not On Last S*
President. Not On
Washington. — Democrats In the
west appear to be no more dis
heartened than they would have
been had they lost the election by
a narrow margin. Their attitude
seems very similar to that ex
pressed by Governor Smith in his
post-election radio speech, which
party leaders in this territory, as
elsewhere, enthusiastically endors
ed.
At the same time, some of the
most important western Democratic
leaders are willing to concede that
there is little in the present situa
tion to inspire hope of a Democrat*'
ic victory in 1932. 'These men are
frank enough to concede that Hoo*
ver is likely to make an able pres
ident; that he will satisfy a ma
jority of the people. t igtf
They den t ail think that, tit
course. Hoover has a few bitter
personal enemies, such as Senator
Jim Reed of Missouri, who have
such a poor opinion of him as to
claim to be confident that he will
turn out so bad as to be refused
re-electicn:
But there is a surprising ten
dency among Democrats, including
some of the old leaders of the
party, who saw their best days du-r
ing the Wilscn administration, to
consider Hoover as an extraordi
narily able public servant. Thsy
believe that, on the basis of the
campaign waged and on the issue*
Smith should have been elected,
as treated by the two candidate*
But, privately at least, they are la
accord with Smith’s plea to the
people to support the new presi
dent until his performance in of
fice gives the Democratic leaders
provocation for a general attack.
The tendency among Democrats
to admit publicly that they are a
.minority party has been growing
for several years. Smith’s open
confession was good for the party's
soul: it was also valuable in an ed
ucational sense, for Smith told the
people just what a minority party
was and what it ought to be.
Apparently no responsible Dem
ocrat anywhere has echoed the
thoughtless suggestion that the
party was on its last legs. They
have all leaped quickly to hug the
consolation that the party pulled,
more votes on Nov. 6 than it ever
had before.
Some Democrats go so far as tot:
hold that it, is stronger after elec
tion, despite its electoral losses in
the South. Of course the main
foundation of the national party
organization, the Democratic state
and municipal machines which are
usually accustomed to electing gov®
ernors, members of congress and
mayors either regularly or inter
mittently. goes on unimpaired. And
Smith's efforts: to make the party,
a liberal or progressive party have
helped for the time being, at least.
He polled the great bulk of th(s
5,000,000 La Pollette voters of 1824.
and it is quite conceivable that his
party wilt be able to hold most ol
this strength in the future. -jj
Tire attitude of Democrats in
congress during the next tovst
years will be indicative as to
whether or not the party wants
measure up to the liberal star
aids Smith has set for it.
"If Hoover appoints a real He
ver cabinet, he will be invincible,'*
says one of the most promineipf
western Democrats, discussing 189*
pocsibilities. "But ir he appoints
a political cabinet the people are
going to lose faith in him, and
will have a chance to run him
of the White House. If he igno
the politicians of his party in
tributing cabinet posts they will
powerless against him, for pc'
sentiment will back him up.
used to be such a good Der
chcose his men with the idea
giving us the best government
ever had."
armer
Ci
of near Ellenboro. is the champ*
corn grower of Rutherford cot
He recently won a silver cup
exhibiting the ten best ears
at the county fair and prodt
150 bushels of corn on three
despite the fact that a storm,
Summer reduc ed his production
acre about 25 bushels. Mr. Mcl~
ney kept books on his corn proj
and last week found
net profit was $35.10
a total profit of $107
acres in
expenses
etc., were .
production was only 70 cents
bushel.
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