10 PAGES TODAY Hy tuaU, per y«»r On »ftrance} SHELBY. N. t . MONDAY, FEB. 18. 1929. Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons LA TE NEWS The Markets. Cotton. Shelby ____19Uc Cotton Seed, bu.___70lie Snow I/ikely Tuesday. Today’s North Carolina Weather Report: Partly cloudy and colder in north portion tonight. Tuesday in creasing cloudiness and colder fol lowed by snow in extreme west portion. \ Double Killing. Edward I.. Doheny, jr., son of the oil magnate, was shot to death yesterday in his Los Angeles home by Hugh Plunkett, *his secretary, who then killed himself. Physicians believe Plunkett became suddenly insane. Second Arrest In King Case All Just Talk Sister Of Mrs. King Employs Law - yers To Aid The Solicitor. York, Feb. 17.—No re-arrests of Rate King, charged with the mur der of his wife, and no arrest of anyone else as principal, accessory or accomplice in the case, is pend ing, it was learned here today from official sources. “There is no basis fox' any talk of such an arrest,’’ said one who spoke with authority because of his official connection with the inves tigation. More Lawyers Hired. York, Feb. 16.—Mrs. Clyde Rea gan of Charlotte and Mrs. Lois Benson of Cary, N'. C., sisters o' Mrs. Faye Wilson King, Sharon teacher, whose body was found in an outhouse near her home Janu ary 25, have employed Marion and Finley, York attorneys, to assist in the prosecution of Rafe King, hus band of the dead woman, who is charged with murdering her. This was announced here today after a conference between Mrs. Reagan and Mrs. Benson and So licitor J. Lyles Glenn. Beyond announcing that addi tional counsel had been retained to assist with the prosecution, Solici tor Glenn would make no state ment Shelby Takes A Title Game Defeat Stanley In State Race. Play Claremont Here Tuesday Night. The Shelby highs flashing a form seldom shown by them this year, won their first game of the state title race here Friday night by de feating the strong Stanley team 34 to 14 in the "tin can.” Led by Capt. Milky Gold and presenting the best and smoothest teamwork of the year the high quint rambled off from the opposi tion in a manner that surprised the spectators. It seemed an altogeth ed different outfit from that which has represented Shelby so far this year, and the team play Friday night revived the hopes of local fans that the Morris-Falls quint might have a good chance for the state crown. Fact is, general dope was that the Stanley quint, which has defeated the fast Gastonia team this year, would eliminate Shelby from the race. Claremont Next. The highs due to their win will meet Claremont the team which eliminated Fallston Friday night in Hickory, and the game is billed for the "tin can" here Tuesday, to morrow, night. The Claremont out fit was victorious over Fallston by a 28-24 count and Coaches Morris and Falls are taking no chances that their charges will so in Tues day night’s game over confident. Capt. Gold and Wall started the game at the forward berth for Shelby Friday night, "Mud” Poston was at center and Lee and Bridges at the guard positions. Spindale was also eliminated Fri day night by Forest City by a 33 15 score. Forest City will play the winner of the Rutherfordton-Cliff side game Tuesday night, and on next Friday night the winner of that game will play the winner of the ShelbJ-Claremont game in the gymnasium here. The two games just ahead assure Shelby fans some good cage enter tainment and the hope is strong that the local outfit may get into and survive both clashes, although the local outfit may get into and aurvive both clashes, although the Forest City quint is rated as the outstanding dark horse tor the state Championship. Mr. W. J. Hopkins returned the last of the week from a mid-winter vacation taking In the Mardi Gras at New Orleans. Mr. Hopkins said that notwithstanding the chill weather, New Orleans was crowded as it selr^tn has been for the *,»,nt festival. Abolishing Of Chain Gang Is Talked At Meet Road C ommissioners Of Townships Not Favorable As \ ct To Proposed Move. I util something; is explained to them as to how county prisoners will be disposed of, the road com missioners of No. 6 township and of the other townships of the coun ty arr not very favorable to the movement to abolish the No. (i Chain gang. This seemed to be the prevailing sentiment of the numerous town ship commission boards in a meet ing held Saturday at the court house here Discuss Problems. The meeting not only discussed the proposed abolishing oi the chain gang, but also talked of suggestion that the county take over the No. C gang as a unit, and refererd, too to the county's quota from the new highway fund to be derived by the additional one cent tax on the sale of gasoline. Neither of the problems discuss ed caiqe to a definite move as the commissioners were of the opinion that the citizens should express themselvqs upon the several mat The No. C highway commissioners —Messrs. Tom Cornwell, Mike Bor ders, and Marvin Blanton—were of the opinion that before the gang should be abolished entirely that some method of handling prisoners without a chain gang should be made known. The living expenses of the prisoners now on the gang if placed in jail by the abolishing of the gang would cost the county, it was estimated, at least $20 for their upkeep with the county get ting nothing in return. The discussion about letting the county as a whole take over the chain gang work with the convicts working on the highways of all the county townships came up, it was said, after it was learned that there was complaint on the part of sojne citizens that the gang was an ex pense to No. 6 township and that the other townships should help the gang burden since the prisoners who go to the gang are county pris oners. and not just No. 6 prisoners. The major sentiment of the com missioners present from ether town ships seemed to disapprove of the proposal, although some reports have it that there are citizens in some of the other townships who would like to see the gang made a county affair with the convicts working all the county roads. Expense Or Not? At the same time there was some doubt expressed as to whether or not the gang is an expense to No. 6 township. However, it is an ac knowledged fact that if the gang was abolished the prisoners would be dead expense to the county whereas under the present plan the gang convicts earn a part, if not all »of their upkeep. In discussing this phase, the No. 6 commissioners de clared that due to the nature and wide variety of the work done by the convicts it was impossible to place any near estimate on the work turned out by them. However, it was called to mind that the con vict force a short time back did a piece of grading on the No. 20 highway outlet from Shelby, which the state estimated would cost $7, 000. This work was turned out by the convict force in tw-o months, and surmising that the job, if con tracted, would have cost no more than $5,000. it would have the con vict force doing at least $2,500 worth of work each month, and the road commissioners say that the gang upkeep per month will not reach that figure. In fact, there are sev eral who argue that the No. 6 gang makes expenses and more, und at least breaks even. As the matter stands now it seems as if the road commissioners and the county commissioners would desire the sentiment of citi zens before any move is made eith er way. County Business Manager Cline in discussing the meeting said that the road commissioners talked of the new State bill which provides a certain quota of money from the new gas tax for each county, but that nothing definite was advanced cn that point either as no infor mation lias come out of Raleigh telling just how the quota is to be distributed and used, other than that the county road taxes must .be reduced the same amount as the quota given the county oy the state. Opinion among the 'oad leaders was that the new highway enact ment would have, or would work better had the state taken over the county highways direct, reducing county taxes accordingly. rather than leaving the problem for catv individual comity to solve. Do They Hear Those Bride Bells Ring? ! / I Anne Morrow looks so deeply serious in this picture that perhaps she is thinking of the ] future as Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh. Lindy, | too, is serious, as befits his new role. Here is the Morrow home at Englewood, N. J., where he pressed his suit. Will the wedding take*’ j place there? (tiiUrottlanal K*au-*»l( County Ranks Low In Value School Property Per Child As Compared With Other N. C. Counties School Property Value In Shelby' Also I.ow. Both Below State Average. -- j The value of school property per child Is far less in Cleveland county j than in the average county in North Carolina, and the value of school property per child enrolled is also considerably less in Shelby than in the average towns and cities of Shelby's size. A recent issue of “State School Pacts” show that only nine coun ties of the 100 in the state have less school property value per child than Cleveland county. The same statis tics show that only one town of the ten in Shelby's group has a less school property value per child en rolled than does Shelby. Figures Given. In i927-28 the chool poreptry of rural Cleveland county was esti mated at $368,900, which is a value of $51 per child enrolled hi the county schools. In the same year the school property of Shelby was valued at $360,000, or $137 per child enrolled. The school property value per child for the average rural county in the state is given at $115. or $64 more per child than in Cleve land county. The average school property value per child In the group of towns in which Shelby Is classed is $265. or $128 more per child than in Shelby. Those figures apply to white school children. Ninety counties in the state have more school property value per col ored child enrolled than does Cleve land county, while eight of the ten towns in Shelby’s group have more school property per colored child enrolled than does Shelby. In the last two years the value of school property per child in Cleve land county has decreased around $10 instead of increasing. In Shelby the school ^property value per child has decreased $1 per child in five years instead of increasing despite the growth and increased prosperity of the town. •A Blow. Of the 3-T town and city school I systems listed in the state only two have less school property per child than does Shelby. Stockholders Will Get Passes To Fair For Each Share At a meeting of the stockholders of the Cleveland county fair as sociation at the court house here this morning it was decided that this fall a pass will be given stock holders for each share of stock they own in the fair. The report of Secretary J. S. Dorton revealed that the fair was out of debt and that there is a cash surplus on hand. It was also decided that the two large exhibit | buildings will be improved and joined together with an education al building. Improvements will1 be made upon the fair grounds generally before the exposition this fall. Mr. John Stanley was moved yesterday from the Shelby hospi tal to his home > 1 '.hr Falls*.on road. His eon ht!o»t i£ not very , mutli improved. 74-Year-Old Negro “Bluebeard” In Jail Here Tells Story Of His Eight Wives Start 1 .-yin’ At 22 And Wound Up In Jail Week Hefore I^ast When Eighth Wife Died From Burns. Eight, "wives m 52 years and "fixin’ to git married agu,n t ufter the death of w ife No. Eight, according to the gossip of colored acquaint ances, is the record of a colored man, who doesn’t show his 74 years, now residing in the Cleveland county Jail awaiting the next term of superior* ©owl. The AprilJerja of court which he awaits will determine Whether or not he was responsible in any way for the fatal burning of his eighth wife, who was buried here a week ago yesterday. The old rendu*; 'Wade Fullenwider by name and with quite a history even when his numerous matri monial adventures arc omitted, perhaps never heard of Bluebeard, and wouldn't Ulcfely .be interested in the story, Aut his recital of his own career rivals very closely that of Bluebeard. Talks To beputy. Seated in his cell yesterday, Ful lenwider, at the request of The Star recited to Deputy Mike Austell all that he remembers of his many wives, dates of marriage, and other matters appertaining thereto. Of the eight women he has took unto himself since his 22nd birth day, when he first began "messin’ with ’em,'* four are dead, two were properly divorced. and the two others just took up and left, and since their departure he has no record of them. In order that his adventurous ca reer may be brought up to date, it should be recalled that Fullen wider was jailed here one week ago yesterday, on the day of his last wife's funeral, due to the story the woman related to an officer before she died—a story by a dying woman of a family quarrel in which her husband drove her about the house and finally cornered her near the open fire, where her clothes blaz ed up resulting in burns which brought. 041 her demise days later. In county court last week Fullen wider wa3 held to superior court in default of a $2,000 bond. The Eight Marriages. Wife No. T—"was Katie Ramseur. I married, her when I was 22 years old. W6 lived together four years at Lincolnton. then parted. Were divorced at Lincolnton The one child by her. a boy. died.” Wife No. 2—“was Angelina Fos ter and I married her two years after Katie and me parted. and the marriage was down below Chester. We lived together three years and she died with fever near York. We had two children, a boy and girl, but I don't know where they are.” Wife No. 3—"was Lizzie Carpen ter, and I married her at Morgan ton about one year after Angelina died. We separated after five or six years when she got bad and left. We lived in Watauga then and I got a divorce at Boone. We had three children, one died, and one, Frances Farrow, now lives near Lincolnton." Wife No. 4—'"was Martha Denny. I married her at Boone one year after divorce from Lizzie. I lived three years with her, then she Just left. I don't know where she is, but (Continued on page ten.) Boxer Hits Man On Head With Stick Of Cordwood Here Sunday I “Kid” Hornbuckle Missing Since Striking And Injuring George Scruggs. George Scruggs, married textile worker of Eastside is in the Shelby hospital with a serious head injury, and A. J. (Kid) Hornbuckle, well known boxer of this" section, is be ing sought by local police on the charge of haring inflicted the in jury yesterday afternoon. Although no definite details of the'encounter have not as yet been made clear to police officers, it is understood that Hornbuckle hit Scruggs over the head with a stick of green cordwood about 3 or 3:30 yesterday' afternoon near the rail road crossing on Lincberger street in Eastside. Several other men were about at the time, and they have informed officers that only a few words were passed between the two men before Hornbuckle swung the six-pound stick of wood and caught Scruggs, who was said to be sitting, cross the head. Hornbuckle had made his getaway before the police were notified of the occur rence. One report was that one *or two of the men were drinking, while another report is that there \fras no drinking. One explanation given in the section about the fight is that it was over some gambling, while still another reason advanc ed was that troubled developed over a debt between the two, but offi cers have no clear information as to either explanation, Chief Rich ards states. At the hospital today it was stat ed that Scruggs, who was brought (here in an unconscious condition late Sunday afternoon, was in a semi-conscious state and that sur geons hod not as yet determined whether or not' the skull was frac tured, nor Just how «erious)y lie is injured. Mull To Land Is Report Now Revenue Berth Dnughinn May He Highway Chair man With Shelby Man Getting Ilia Job. Raleigh. -Rumors are flying thick and fast In the capitol today in re- ! cards to gubernatorial appointments but the chief executive lends a deni j ear to newspapermen seeking cop-j f innations. ; Asking specifically if the reports 1 acre true that Rufus A Dough ton. j state revenue commissioner, will I not be named the next chairman of the highway commission, the usual talkative and obliging governor as- 1 sumed n frigid silence "I'd like to answer your question, boys, but this time I can’t," Gov ■•rnor Gardner said apologetically ‘ I am not going to announce any ppointments until the latter day; f the legislature. There arc good ud obvious reason* lor my delay ill tills. Rumors. Gossip on capital hill has it not rnly that Doughton will get the highway commission Job but that O. M. Mull, democratic state chair man. will succeed Doughton as revenue commissioner. It’s not a bad rumor at that and the report* have circulated in sources close to the governor. The same reports are to the ef fect that George Ross Pou will be retained as state prison superin tendent. In fact, everybody seems to be taking for^rnnted now, al though Governor Gardner will say nothing on the matter. Neither will Governor Gardner confirm nor deny that he intends to appoint O. P. (Fatty) Giles as secretary of the North Carolina railroad. It is generally understood that Giles is slated to get this post which carries with it among other things, the privileges of riding a pass all over the United States and in Canada. More Silence The governor has even grown si lent over the prospects or an Ap pointment for Judge Nat Townsend of Dunn, whom he has had in Ra leigh for weeks working on various items of legislation. That he still wants Townsend as a member of Ills administration and will get him there if he can do so without re sorting to kidnaping the governor freely admits. He says however, he does not like to embarrass the liar- j nett Jurist with frequent comments about the matter while the latter is here aiding him with legislation. j Squire Wm. Harris Passes At Age 79 Magistrate In Cleveland And Ruth erford Counties For 18 Years I Dead. Funeral Today. Squire Wm. Harris, one of the most popular men In South Shelby and a magistrate Ur Kuthcrford county for 24 years and in Cleve land for four years, died Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the age of 76 years. His devoted companion who before marriage was Mary Tayor of Rutherford county with whom he lived happily for 45 years, preceded him to the grave last year. Mr. Harris was of vigor and cheer. He was a close reader, al ways young In spirit and interested in the affairs of the community in which he lived. Those who knew him loved him and his friends were numbered by the hundreds. At an early age he joined the Baptist church and was a faithful and de voted member. Hts remains were taken this morning to his old home hr Ruth erford county for interment at 10 o’clock at King Creek church. Serv ices were conducted by Revs. Rush Padgett and T. B. Johnson, pastors of the Second Baptist ahd LaFhy ette Methodist churches here. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Burgin Hamrick and Miss Dixie Harris, of Shelby, two sons Walter Harris of Manchester. On. and Ernest Harris of Shelby. Quite a number of friends from Shelby attended the funeral in Rutherford this morning. Carver To Address Teachers Saturday Supt. Carver, the Hickory schools, will address the teachers of Cleveland county at a general meeting of the teachers here Sat urday morning at 10:30 in the court house, it Is announced bv J. H. Grigg. county superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. I.amar Davis an nounce the birth of a son, on Feb ruary 17 *t their home near Earl. Appeal For Monazite Sobn Before Congress Industry To Be Made Dover Mull Dies At State'Hospital | Fa.Hj.rd Awar Following Serious Operation-Burial Tuesday At Mull's ( hapel Dover M Mull, ago 44, died this ' morning at 1 oelock in the State hospital at Morgan ton where on last Friday lie underwent a seriou- , operation on his taee. Mr. Mull, it ! will be recalled, in a period of de spondency over ill health two months ago, attempted to take his own life at ills home at Toluca where lip fired a pistol shot through his head. Two arteries were cut and last Friday three surgeons per formed an operation in an effort to save hLs life. He lived only two days. I Mr Mull was for many years book-l.eein-r at the Double Shoals Cotton Mill where he was held In highest esteem. He was a man of fine business qualities and an ■en thusiastic church and Sunday sehool worker. In early childhood he Joined the Baptist church and was a member at Double Shoals at the time of his death. Mr. Mull was married to Miss Em ma Sain, a faithful companion who survives with the following chil dren; Carroll, Minnie, Sadie. Oneida and' Edith, ranging in age from eight to twenty years. Also surviv ing are three sisters, Mrs. Gazzle Sain. Mrs. Alice Sain, Mrs. Madge Hoyle and three brothers, Lester, George and Clyde Mull of Catawba county. Funeral services will be conduct ed Tuesday by Rev. John W. But tle and Interment will be at Mull's Chapel in Catawba county. Cuts Hand Killing A Hog And Dies Wyatt Jones, Young Man Of LatU inore la Victim Of Blood Poison. Funeral Tuesday. Wyatt Jones, twenty years old, killed a hog at his home at Lattl morc a week ago and In dressing the hog, cut his hand. Blood poison, det eloped from the wound and this morning at 1:20 o'clock he died at the Rutherford hospital to which place he was carried last Tuesday for treatment. Mr. Jones suffered intense pain and everything that medical skill could do, was brought Into play In an efrort to save his life, but all to no avail. Deceased was the son of Drury Dobbins Jones and Ella McSwain. His father preceded him to the grave, leaving his mother, one brother Bryan Jones and three sis ters Amelia, Verta end Myrtle Jones survive. Tire funeral will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Lattlmore Baptist church where he was a faithful member, services by Revs. Washburn and Hair ill. Mr. Jones was highly esteemed in the community where he lived and his untimely death Is a source of great sorrow to his host of friends. Colored Man Hits Another In “Fuss” Over Pack Of Fags Felix Davenport Handles A Wicked C'ue Stick, Breaks Stroupe's Cheek Bone. Some folks, the press agents say, would walk a mile for their ciga rettes, but last Friday night John Stroupe, colored farm hand who lives near Shelby, did more than that—he made a trip to the hospi tal over a package of smokes. In some manner Stroupe and Fel ix Davenport, colored service sta tion employe of Shelby, started an argument in the colored pool room In “Lil' Harlem ’ over a pack of cigarettes. As the argument pro gressed the report to officers was that Davenport picked up a cue stick and took a rack shot at Stroupe's head. Immediately there after Stroupe was rushed to the hospital and Davenport was listed among the missing. Today it was stated at the hospital that Stroupe, who suffered a broken cheek bone, had been discharged, but Daven port continues among the missing despite a diligent search by police. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Webb of Gas tonia »,v» Shelby visitors vestw day. Committee Named For Drlegatk Before Wats And Means Com mittee This Week. A delegation, representing several counties in this sec tion. known as the monazlte belt, wiU at an early date, prob ably this week, go to Washing ton to appear before the Con gressional Ways and Means committee with a plea for re storing a duty on foreign mon atile so that this section mat again mine monasite at a profit. This decision was reached at mass meeting held In the cou; house here Saturday and attend-.' by interested citizens of Clevelaiv Rutherford. Burke and Llncol counties In lists state and Chcrol; county, South Carolina. Committee Named. The commute* named by t, meeting, which was presided ov. by Mr. F. B. Hamrick, of Boillr Springs, with Dr. 8. S. Royster, c Shelby, as secretary, was compost of Secretary Alexander, of th Gaffney (S. C.) Chamber of Com merce, Attorney Fred 8. Ham riel' of Rutheriordton, and Mr. H. Cia Cox. of Shelby. Dr. Royster wp urged for the committee tout de clared himself unable to go, al though willing to contribute to th( expense fund of those going. In ad dition to the three members of the legislative, committee two men Messrs. Lon Royster and A, C Ledford, both experienced in ac tual monazlte mining, were added making a total committee of five Tills committee will Immediately get in touch with monasite man ufacturers In the attempt to read some kind of agreement about the amount of duty that would be ap proved by the manufacturers ant at the same time afford a living wage for miners should the Industry be revived. With these facts or hand a brief wilt toe prepared alon.r with a map showing tha monasite section, the entire brief to be sub mitted before the ways and means committee at a hearing which is to be immediately requested by Con gressman-elect Jonas. It is hoped that this hearing will be granted prior to March 1 aa the committee adjourns at that time and no tariff measure which la not recommended by the committee can hope to get favorable action at the next session of congress. To Bear Expenses. A vote of the meeting wax that owners of monazite lands, business men and bankers be canvassed for contribution to cover the expenses to Washington of the committee making the fight for the restora tion of the monazite duty, as 1* was the general opinion that even citizen in the section effected would be benefited by the increas ed prosperity which would i*sul> from the revival of mining. M: Durham Moore, of the Moore in surance agency, was appointed V take charge of the local funds; Mr Deck Wilson was appointed foi Rutherfordton, Mayor Flack fo: Forest City, Mr. Calhoun for Mor gamton. and Mr. Alexander, of th» Chamber of Commerce, for Gaff ney. Saturday’s meeting was not as largely attended as was hoped for due to the inclement weather, but all those present seemed deeply in terested in the movement, while quite a number were optimistic about the chances of restoring the duty w'hlcli would mean the re opening of the mines. Mr. Jonas was scheduled to attend but was not able to do so. Hoey Contest On This Week The annual Hoey oratorical cu. test, a feature of Cleveland count; high school work for many years auditorium here Friday evening o', will be held in the Central school this week. So far the following schools have entered: Boiling Springs and Lat timore with two entrants each and the following schools with an en trant each: Fallston, Belwood, No 8, and Waco. For the first time in several years the Shelby high does not have an entrant for the medal given by Clyde R. Hoey. The Selma Webb recitation con test will be held here on the fol lowing Friday night, March 1. It is also announced by J. H. Origg county school head, that essays ir the Webb essay contest should b< submitted by Friday night of thi? week as the essays must be sen' out of the county to be judged.

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