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VOL. 10 PAGES TODAY XXXV. No. 23 Tilt: CLEVELAND STAR SHELBY. N. C. FRIDAY. FEB. 22. 1929. Published Monday, Wednesday, and Frit Afternoons By mall, per year (in advance) $2.50 Carrier, per year (in advance) $3.00 LA TE NEWS The Markets. Cotton. tShelby _19'ic Cotton Seed, bu. ..... T0!2c Saturday Cloudy. Today’s North Carolina Weather Report; Cloudy tonight and in creasing cloudiness Saturday prob ably followed by rain. Beat Alcohol Bill. The alcohol and narcotic bill be- j fore the legislature, sponsored by j Governor Gardner, was tabled yes- \ terday by the house of representa- j tives by a 24 to 22 vote. The bill provides for the teaching in schools of the effects of alcohol. Polkville Road Outlet North Seems Likely Highway Outlet Long Wanted Bj Cpper Cleveland May Even tually Come. If Cleveland county people, who for eight years have not been given the amount of state highways they desired due to politics, get what they want, it may be that by the end of Governor Gardner’s admin istration that there will be a state highway outlet Shelby via Polkville on to Marion in McDowell county, or Morganton in Burke county. For years past citizens of that section of the county, the Polkville Casar section, have hoped for such a road, but due, they consider, to political conditions their pleas usually reached deaf ears—at least they resulted in no action. A general sentiment over the county is that Cleveland did not get its share of highways due to the fact that Governor Gardner was during the eight years a candidate for office and the awarding of even an equal amount of highways to his county might have had an in jurious effect to his candidacy. Now that he is governor yiany citizens argue that the county should get what citizens think it was rightfully entitled to in the past. Action In Spring. Unofficial and unverified infor mation is that Representative Odus M. Mull on a recent trip home ex pressed the hope that by next spring the slate highway system might take over the road from Shelby to Polkville, and from Polk ville to Casar, with the aim of connecting Casar up by direct route to Highway 18, which leads from Shelby to Morganton. Just how ’much basis there is for this hope is not known. One supporting fact is that Engineer Noell, of the high way department, gave the propos ed route the once-over some months back and seemed to be pleased with it. If this sector of roadway was taken over by the state it is pre sumed that it would eventually be come a paved highway. Answers In Part. A Shelby - Polkville-Casar-Mor ganton highway would in a man ner please the people of that sec tion, It is understood, although their hopes centered about another route—a highway from Shelby to Polkville, to Casar, and on through the Golden Valley section to Mari on, in McDowell county. This, ac cording to those who have long supported such a routing, would open up a vast and fertile section of the state. Rutherford people, it is understood, hope for a somewhat similar highway routing, or a road from Rutherfordton to Marion. Whether or not either of the pro posed projects will work out is a matter of doubt, but it is a surety that Cleveland county can get no less attention from the highway board than it has in the past— therefore, the hope that the new highway sytem and the likely re organization of the board prove beneficial to the county. Highs Facing Big Test Tonight With Forest City Cagers Odds Against Locals In Crucial Battle For Group Title At Spindalc. The Shelby high cage outfit to night faces its hardest test of the year in the game with the unusual ly strong Forest City quint at Spin dfle. 1 The test . will dccidr whether Shelby or Fdrest City will be the cage champions of group eight, and also wliich ouint will continue in the race *< r the state basketball title for high schools. Forest City holds two victories this year over Shelby and the odds naturally point to- another victory ty the fast Rutherford team. But in recent weeks the local quint has made a great improvement in team play and shooting, and tonight at Spindale Coaches Morris and Falls Hill pit a team playing, fast floor working outfit against the cunning and experience of the Forest City five led by Tom Dorsey, considered {.no of the best basketball players in the state. A large number- of Shelby fans plan to go to Spindalc for the game. Boost Reward For Boxer Who Killed Scruggs Total Of $130 Now Of rerod For Capture Of "Kid” Hornbackle. | Brothers Contribute. The reward for the capture of A. J. (Kid) Hornbuckle, who is charg ed with inflicting a fatal injury on George Scruggs, textile worker, here last Sunday causing Scruggs death Tuesday, has been boosted to J $150, it was announced here today, and there is hope that the reward may reach $300. I The first reward offered was that of $25 by tlife city of Sliel|)y, then the county of Cleveland added another $25. and yesterday brothers of the slain man and other rela- | tives deposited an additional cash j reward of $100 with Sheriff Hugh Logan. Ask State Aid. With a local reward of $150 of- ' fered officials have' asked the state of North Carolina to equal the sum. making a total reward of $300. Whether or net Governor Gardner will do so has not been learned as yet. No Traces Found. f So far Hornbuckle has managed to cover up his getaway so neatly that it seems as if the earth must have opened up and swallowed him. However, with additional rewards out local police are getting In touch with nearby towns and cities in this and adjoining states where many boxers hang out. The young prizefighter once made his headquarters in a Georgia town near Coluntbus, where his wife's relatives are said to live, and one of the first moves by the police here was to have officers in that section keep a watchout for him. Hornbuckle is also known to have lived or fought in a couple of Ten nessee cities and officers there have already been notified that he is wanted here for murder. "He's pretty well covered up now, but we’ll eventually get him,” it was stated today at city police headquarters. “And that additional reward will get us plenty of coop eration in landing him," officers added. About the Cleveland Cloth and Eastside section of town there is a strong desire that the boxer be cap tured and brought to trial as the slain man was quite popular among his acquaintances there. The belief continues to prevail that Hornbuckle did not leave Shel by the afternoon or night of the slaying, which was Sunday, but was probably hid out in town until the early hours of Monday morn ing, and perhaps did not leave un til Monday night. Asa Champion Buried At Zion Prominent Farmer Of Zion Com munity Succumbs To Stroke Of Paraysis At 65. Mr. Asa Champion, prominent farmer of the Zion community, died yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at his home, following a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Champion is the last of a family of eleven children. Last Fall, his devoted wife passed away and was buried at Zion where they were long and faithful members. The funeral of Mr. Champion took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock, services being conducted by Rev. D. G. Washburn. Interment was at Zion church in which con gregation he was a loyal worker and constant attendant. Mr. Champion was 65 years of age and one of the best known farmers of that community. Sur viving are four sons, Robert, For rest, Leonard and Edgar, and one daughter, Katherine. Also surviv ing are fifteen grandchildren. Two daughters preceded him to the grave. v Mrs. R. S. Weast Dies On S. LaFayette St. Mrs. Mary Green Weast, wife or R. S. Weast, died this morning at 2 o'clock at her home on S. LaFay ette street from a heart trouble with which she had been sulfering for about two years. She was 69 years of age r.nd bad been married 26 years. Surviving are her husband and three sons. Don. Andrew and Cletus. Also surviving are five brothers and one sister Funeral services will be held Saturday aft ernoon at 2 o’clock from the home and interment will be in Sunset remete-y Messrs.” J W. Hartgrove and Charlie Carson were Charlotte vis itors yesterday. “Father Of His Country.” GEORGE WASHINGTON America today honors the h r 1; anniversary of the country’s first President, George Washington, although there are records to show that Washington was really born on Feltuary 11. Mull Making Fight On G. 0. P. Measures In N. C. Legislature Cleveland Representative Calls A Spade A Spade, But Some Democrats Disagre With Him On His Partisan Fights. * (Gastonia Gazette Bureau.l Raleigh.—Is Representative Odus M. MuU of Cleveland getting too partisan and seeing red every time a Republican bill comes up for con sideration, or is he merely looking out for the welfare of the Demo crats in the counties that have but recently gone Republican? This Is a question which is caus ing considerable divisicm among the Democrats in the nouse. as well as among the Republicans. The Republicans are frankly nettled at the attitude which Mr. Mull is tak ing, and several of them rose in the house yesterday to express their displeasure at some of the statements made by Mr. Mull. Rep resentative Gwynn, of Rockingham, stated that it was no longer neces sary for Mr. MuU or any one else to infer that "because a man is a Republican he is necessarily not a gentleman,” in replying to some of Mr. Mull's statements, and insist ed that the members of the min ority party are as anxious to see fairness and fair play as are the Democrats in the house. This exchange of views took place in the house Tuesday during the discussion of the bill by Repre sentative Hamlin, Republican, of Transylvania, that would have al lowed the sheriff of that county $1,000 a year less than the Demo cratic finance committee thought he should get. On the other hand, a good many Democrats feel that Mr. Moll is acting wisely by calling a spade a spade and by exposing the Inten tion that underlies a number of innocent enough appearing bills that have been introduced by Re publicans, insisting that if this were not done, there would be a flood of bills offered by Repub lican members to cut the salaries of Democratic officials in Republican counties, as reprisals against them. ‘‘It is necessary to call their bluff and force them out Into the open, or they would carry on a systematic sniping campaign against Democrats back in their counties,” said one member of the house in commenting on the situa tion. "The only way to make them behave is to call things by then right names and force things out in the open. It is a bit rough, but it is the only way to stop this practice." Another group of Democrats, however, feel that Mull has been and is being too intensely partisan and that he is seeing red in bills when often times the color is little more than a pale pink, and that as a result he is losing much in fluence In the house with members of both parties. For instance* it is ! believed that Mull failed to gain anything Monday night when he refe-red to Representative M W. Nash. Democrat of Richmond coun ty as "the Republican from Rich mond,” after Nash had come to the 'defense of a bill-- introduced by l Continued on page nine.y^-w, - Had Good Alibi For Non-Support Will Sadler, tried in county court here yesterday for non support and abandonment of his wife, had one of the best alibis ever produced in the local court room. “ledge,” he told the court, “Ah didn't abandon her, and twarn't mah fault fur not 'sportin’ her, base y’see Ah was on the chain gang ovah to Spencer. Will was acquitted. Hunter Rippy Cut On Head In Brawl At Filling Station Hunter Rippy. young Shelby man, was severely cut about the head and face late Wednesday night near Mooresboro, and ac cording to reports at or near a log cabin filling station near the western Cleveland town. Details of the affray or cutting are not clear as yet and likely will not be known until the trial which will be held this week. However, it was stated at. the court house here today that a wom an and a man had been arrested in connection with the cutting. The woman. Minnie McSwain. gave bond, it is said, to the time for the trial. while the man, George Mauney, was placed in jail. Although the lacerations on Rip py's head and fac» were revere and painful it was stated at the hospi tal today that he had been able to return to his home alter treat ment. N Old And Young In Tribute To Beloved Greek C hildren Of City Bank Flower* About Casket Of “Chocolate Shop George.” A big portion of the business Ufc of Shelby paused for mora than an hour this afternoon aa citizens from all walks of life gathered about a flower-banked casket and paid final tribute to one of the town’s most popular citizens, George Smyrnlos. naturalized Greek citizen and prop rietor of a well-known tandy and soda shop. The last rites, those of the Greek | Orthodox church, to which Smyr ntos belonged, began at the funeral parlor and ended at Sunset ceme tery, where scores of people gath ered to witness the only Greek burial ritual ever seen in Shelby. At the funeral parlor, where the body lay until the services began at 2 o'clock, one large room would not hold the many floral tributes sent bv the Innumerable friends of the big hearted Greek w ho was gen- i crally loved by old and young Among the wreaths was one paid t for by the pennies of three score \ little Shelby girls who never knew I what it was to pay for their fav-1 oritc sw eets at Georges thop. Other ! floral tributes came from men and women, d»y laborers and leading citizens. Greek Service, At the invitation of Dr. Hugh K. Boyer the main services were held in the Central Methodist church at 2 o’clock and were conducted by a Greek Orthodox priest from Aug usta, Georgia. Another Greek priest was in attendance, but he has been over from Greece for only a few months and does not speak Kngllsli fluently. Following the services of his church talks and prayers were offered by Dr. Hugh K. Boyer, Central pastor; r Dr. Zeno Wall. First Baptist pastor, and Mr. Clyde R. Hoey, teacher of the Bible class to which Smymioe belonged. Fol lowing the services atJthe church, with members of the Masonic lodge to which the deceased belonged, f acting as flMMmurers, the funeral cortege, following the dying re quest of George, moved down De Fayette street, where for five min utes his body lay to state before the place of business where he be came known to all this section. At this point a blessing was offered, in the ritual of his church, by the priest. From the Chocolate Shop the procession moved to Sunset ceme tery where the final Greek rites, the annototing of the body with olive oil, wine and clay, and the last benediction was offered by the priest and those of the Greek faith. The burial from that Juncture cm was with Masonic honors. Numerous places of business clos ed their doors during the funeral hour, especially so among the Greek and Syrian business men. The popular Greek business man died Wednesday at noon In the Shelby hospital after double pneu monia set to following two opera tions and complications. Carload Of Seed Being Shipped Here An advertisement In today’s Star states that Capt. J. F. Jenkins, manager of the cotton oil plant here will soon have to arrive in Shelby a carload of pedigreed Cleveland big boll cotton; seed to be sold at practically cost to the cotton plant ers of Cleveland county. The seed come from the northern section of Arkansas and from a firm that keeps a 20,000-acre tract exclus ively to this particular cotton. Heretofore county farmers, who like Cleveland big boll have found It somewhat hard at times to secure these seed and the move by Capt. Jenkins is to facilitate the securing of seed by the farmers of the county. I McNinch Will Agree To Probe Of Anti-Smiths Funds In State \ j Charlotte.—The proposal of state | Senator Wjrile Person In the state legislature to investigate anti-Smith campaign funds has met with the approval of Frank R. McNinch, chairman of the North Carolina anti-Smith Democrats during the recent presidential campaign—but with reservations. Mr. McNinch. in a statement here declared the investigation of Democratic ~ and Republican funds as well. ' “I have absolutelj' no objection to the investigation of the cam paign receipts and disbursements of [ e the Democratic state anti-Smith committee as is proposed in Sena tor Person's resolution," Mr. Mc Ninch said. ‘‘Of course, if any legislative in vestigation is to be had, I take it the legislature would provide for a fair and impartial investigation of the receipts, disbursements and ac tivities of not only Our organization but of the state Democratic and Republican organizations as well." An equal number of anti-Smith Democrats. Democrats end Repub licans on the committee were advo cated by Mr. McNinch. Lightning Flashes Amid Sleet Storm Here' Thursday A meteorological freak sel dom witnessed In this seetlon occurred during the sleet and snow storm late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning when there were several elaps of thunder and flashes of lightning across the sky during the bitter storm which struck the section. The thunder and lightning, according to many, came 11 tout 2 or 2:30 o'clock Thurs day morning. This freak of the weather is not unknown hut seldom happens In a sec tion where there Is a mini ) mum amount of snow ami sleet during the winter sea son. Some of the weather ob servers say that such is an Indication of the breaking of winter. Pump Station Flooded Again Sleet. Snow And Rain Does Con siderable Damage Here. Wires Down. The sleet, rain and snow storm, which struck the section Wednes day' night and Thursday did con siderable damage to light, powc. and telephone lines about Shelby in addition to flooding the motor room of the new city water plant. It was stated at the city hall to day that os a result of the storm the water had arisen In the pump station motor room to the extent that the electric motors were cov ered and the station so damaged that no water can be pumped. There is a supply in the reservoir equal to serving the city for several days, it is said, and during that time the motors must be taken out again and sent to Charlotte to be re wound and dried out. The superintendent of the light and pogpar .(department for the city. Fire Chief Ted Gordon, stat ed today that light and power lines had been broken or damaged at about 30 points in the city, but as yet he was not prepared to esti mate the total damage as his men are stUl at work repairing the breaks. Telephone Damage. Af the office of the manager of the local office of the Southern BeU telephone company today it was stated that the local damage to the telephone service by the sleet storm was not so great as at other points in the state. The greatest damage here was that of drop lines, from the main lines to resid ences. being down. Quite a number of telephones were out of com mission this morning but practic ally every telephone and line local ly will be repaired and working again by the end of the day, it was thought. School Music, Play And Food Reviewed Klwants Club Enjoys Evening Of Entertainment And Food At Central High. praises were heard 'At ail' Sides last night lor thfc prowess tksplayed by the culinary arts department, the music department and the crea tive English department of the city school and the heads of these var ious classes when a program was given to the Klwanls club members, city officials. school board and others who attended. Members of the Kiwanis club were served a meal by the domestic science department headed by Miss Mildred Thompson. Her class In cooking and serving, pleased the palates of the guests, after which the junior band some forty strong rendered a couple of selections • In i the main auditorium. reflecting credit on J. * Hatley and W, T. Sinclair, the directors. Following this, the high school orchestra trained by Mr. Sinclair and assist ed by Misses Jones and Coleman rendered a number of splendid sel ections and gave promise of win ning the prize when they compete In the state-wide high school or chestra eontest at Greensboro in April. Some 40 or 50 voices in the girls’ glee club, trained and directed by Miss Eliza Coletnan sang a num ber of selections and this was fol lowed by a one-act pity by the creative English department, head ed by Misses Upshaw and Nix. The play entitled the "Trjsiing Place" vas a very clever and humorous drametteation from a Booth Tark ington story. Find Bloody Clothes In King Home; Judge Refuses To Re-A rrest Officers Say Bloody Suit Found In Ceiling Of Porch. Attempt To Revoke Bond, How ever, Fails. York Officers Here. No State ment By Attorneys. The locnl attorney*, Clyde R. Ifoey and B. T. Falls, of Rate King, Shelby nun, held In connection with the mysterious death late in Jan uary of his wife. Faye Wilson King, had no public statement to make to day following publication of Information that more bloody, clothing, thought to be that of King, had been found hidden about the the King home at Sharon, S. C. News dispatches from Clemson college, S. C„ yesterday stated that the chemist could not be definitely positive that there was or was not lysol, or other poison In Mrs. King's stomach due to the mixing of in gredients front the embalming fluid. At that time King’s attorneys here declared they had no statement to make, but seemed not the least per turbed by the chemist's report, which apparently was of little value cither way In the case. Today it was stated that other developments would not be commented upon by them, Look For Reaction. Although they would not be quoted, it appeared as if tho opinion of King's attorneys is that so many wild and apparently at times unfound ed rumors published and spread abroad will eventually react In favor of their client as the people gradually realise that many of the angles and theories played up ns positive are not sufficiently based upon fact to be circulated as definite. • York, Fob. 21.—The finding of a suit of bloody clothing and a blood-stained shirt hidden above the celling on the piazza bf the home oi Rafe King, at Sharon, and toe refusal of Chief Justice R. C. Watts to rescind the order grant ing King bond, after Solicitor J. lyles Glpnn hud appeared before the Justice at Laurens with the new evidence, were startling develop ments today In the King murder case King, scion of a prominent Shel- j by, N C.. family, was arrested soon j after the body' of Ills wife. Mrs.! Faye Wilson King, Sharon high; school teacher, was found In an j outbuilding near their home, Jan-; Ugry 25. York after the discovery of the bloody clothing. He told officers here that he recognised the suit as one he had seen King wearing. All the bloody clothing was carried to Laurens in a suitcase by Sheriff Quinn. Name In Coat. Inside a pocket of the coat was found tiie nauuu. Clyde Reagan er-in-law of No second wrest oi King was even remotely contemplated until tt\e sensational discovery of the bloody clothing was made. The bloody clothing was tied to gether in a bundle, with the shirt on the outside. It was found by Chief of Police J. Prana Faulkner of York, while searching the loft of the house by means of a flash light. After climbing through an opening hi a closet of one of the front rooms of the house, Chief Faulkner searched the space be tween the ceiling and the roof but found nothing of Interest. It was, while carefully exploring the space over the celling of the front porch that the sensational discovery was made. There, wedged In under a projecting piece of framing, he discovered the bundle of tell-tale flhthtng Every one or the garments— coat, vest, trousers and shirt—Is heavily splotched with blood, the officer* say. They will let po par son but those officially connected with the case see the clothing. Es pecially large splotches are on the front of the coat and on the' cuff of one of the sleeves, it is' stated. The suit Is said to be rather dark and striped, but the bloodstains we described as being clewly visible on it and also plainly evident on the light striped shirt. Tl«i shut lias a, tear at the back, it is said and on it is an imprint as if made by a bloody hand. 1 iJC W1V io MUiUl bears on the side lining the Initials “R. F. K.” Tliese are said to be the initials of King, who is known by many as shnply Rate King. In obtaining ball, the legal pa pers drawn designated him a* Rafe B. King, but in signing them he used no initials, but his given name Rafe. instead. It is understood here that his middle Initial was inadr reclly given on the legal papers and that it is "F." instead of "B." Asked tonight if tests would be made to confirm the officers' con viction that the crimson splotches on the clothing were made by hu man blood. Sheriff Quinn said that j to him this step did not seem nee j essary. Refuses Re-Arrest. After a midnight conference here Solicitor J. Lyles Glenn, accompan ied by Sheriff Quinn and Chief Faulkner, bearing the bloody cloth-1 ing, left at 2 o’clock this morning for Laurens, where they appeared before Chief Justice Watts at 8:30 o'clock and Solicitor Glenn asked him to rescind the order granting King bail on 'the strength of the newly-discoveerd evidence. Chief Justice Watts heard Solicitor Glenn's presentation of the matter and refused his request to rfcadnd the order for ball. His disposition seemed to be. it is said, to let things remain as they are. The offi cers who discovered the evidence were there to testify to Us genuine ness If this were necesasry. but it was not required. Two of the York county rural police. J. A. Jackson and J. M. Dav idson, were in Shelby ready to bring about an arrest of King, if Justice Watts had taken favorable action on the solicitor’s request. W. G. Finley of York associated with the prosecution, was there to look after the legal side of the matter. King has been out orJafTnnce February 7 on bond in the sum of $3,000 .granted by Chief Justice Watts.' Other bloody articles are said to have been found In the King home in the systematic search that un covered the blood-stained clothing. Report lias it that one of the arti cles is a quilt, but when queried as to thi> Sheriff Quinn said he had no comment to make. Sheriff Quinn anqumer raura ner had gone to the King home to chip up the blood-stained parts of the floor and doors jyhen the sen sational findings were made. Look ing inside a closet where canned fruit had been stored, Chief Faulk ner's eyes rested on the opening in the top of the closet tiHtfe the chimney and he climbed i space above the ceiMgk:fl search had been made. He was re warded by finding the M0f$ signi ficant evidence that hai^i light slnc» the arrest of One of the shingles on bundle of bloody clothing said to bear crimson spots, dust around the place is said to be trampled, and officers believe that the change from bloody clothes to other garments Is Indicated by evi dences there. The {dace where the bundle of clothing was discovered is difficult of acoess, no stijrway or steps lead from the closetJI to the open space above bete and roof. The ascent baa made by means of a chair to stand on and by a climb between the chimney and a wall of the closet. It la reported that Solicitor Glenn may ask for a special term of court to try King. The solicitor could not. dc readied over urc «« phone tonight to affirm or deny the report* as he was away from Ches ter. The neat regular term, of crim inal court convenes here April 15. Judge J. Henry Johnson of Allen dale will preside. While ho formal announcement on the subject has been made. King's attorneys have as much as said that they will ask for a change of venue on the grounds &e cahnot get a fair aod\ Impartial trial In York county. Newspaper publicity given the case'is one of the reasons they assign for the al leged hostile state of public opin ion toward King. It is understood that Solicitor Glenn will oppose vigorously the motion for a change of venue. In the event It is grant ed, the case will be tried in Fair field or Lancaster county. No Poison Found In Stomach Mrs. King York. Feb. 30.—No traces of poison other than that contained in tire embalming fluid injected in th#<| (Continued on page Blue )