tar 12 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXV, No. 28 THE CLEVELAND STAR SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAR. G, 1929 Published Monday, Wednesday, and i'riday Afternoons By mall, per year (in advance) $3.50 Carrier, per year (in advance) $3.00 LA TE NEWS The Markets. Shelby, spot cotton _... 20c Cotton Seed, bo. _ 70Mc Fair And Warmer. Today’s North Carolina Weather Report: Fair tonight and Thurs day. Warmer Thursday and tn central and west portions tonight Clears Mystery. The spei ial' detective employed in Gaston county’s horrible Van derburg murder cajje before leaving yesterday for Richmond declared that the murder of the fire mem bers of the family was no longer a mystery* but refused to divulge In formation he possesses until the trial in April. Jurors Named For Next Term Of Court Here Superior Court Convenes On March 23. Judge Oglesby To Preside. At their regular iponthly meeting this week tile county commissioners selected the jurors for the term of superior court which will convene here on Monday, Marcli 25. Unless some change Is made Judge John Oglesby, of Concord, i will preside at the term. First Week Jurors. Jurors lor the first week are: S. L. Elmore, T. Grover Ham rick, V. H. Hamrick, J. H. Green, B. F. Weaver, Charlie Wright, J. F. Byers, H. B. Jones, W. P. Ware, G. G. Page, W. S. Dilling, Robert B. Dixon, Charles P. Weir, D. B. Stroup, W. C. Blanton, J. R. Mis enheimer, J. H. Toms, W. A. Broad way, D. L. Houser, S. S. Mauney, E. F. Lybrand, John F Schenck, jr., B B. Cabaniss, Hughey Cham pion, 8. J. B. Cooper, E. D. Hum phries, George M. Gold, J. Foster Elliott, Carl S. Powell, O. V. Grigg, Charles C. Lattimore, E. M. Ivester, Claude Stamey, George Spangler, Julius Newton, Moody Hoyle. Second Week. A. G. Humphries, C. P. More liead, S. H Patterson, W. D. Wea ver, Jasper Ware, Horace Cham pion, A. E. Elliott, J. G. Dudley, jr., E. B. Jarrette, I*. P. Holland, M. P. Jepkins, O. O Toms, Andy S. Peeler, V. A. Powell. Ernest Elliott, Homer Beam,. R. C. White, C. A. Workman. Allen Resigns As ' Kings Mountain’s Department Chief Gives Up Office To Become Sheriff. Hedrick Advanced To Chief. At a meeting of the town board held at Kings Mountain Monday night Ivrin M. Allen, high sheriff elect, resigned as the town's police chief after serving Kings Mountain in that capacity for years. Policeman C. S. Hedrick, who has been serving on the force under Allen for two years was advanced to the position of chief by the board. The new officer placed on the force as patrolman taking the place of Ahe new chief was Mr. Clay Hicks, of Grover. Sheriff-elect Allen, who takes the office of sheriff here on April 1, stated yesterday that he planned to move to Shelby about the 20th of this month. Governor’s Ballot v Measure By House Australian Ballot BUI -Goes By In Easy Style Back To Senate. Raleigh, March 5.—Carrying 20 new amendments but none serious ly disturbing its contents, the house of representatives tonight passed the Australian ballot bill on second and third readings. The vote was 94 to 14 on the sec ond reading with a vive voce vote on third reading. The bill must now go back to the senate for concurrence on the nu merous amendments. This is ex pected no more than a formality. Morning and night sessions to day were consumed in considera tion of the bill. Among the amend ments carried was one providing for sample ballots with party em blems at the top of the respective lists of nominees. The other amendments adopted were of slight consequence, mostly making tech nical corrections. At tonight’s session 19 amend ments were offered but only five were adopted. The Republicans were at the guns with a horde of new wrinkles for the bill seeking bigger representations for their party. They were clipped off, one by one. Among the 92 voting for the bill was Representative Odus Mul*_ ?i Cleveland county. City Board And Mayor Protest Charter Change County Shows Gain In Farms Over IS Years There Were 4,07# Farms In Cleve land In 1925. Surpasses State Average. From 1910 until 1925 the num ber of farms in Cleveland county increased 15.8 per cent, which means that in 1925 there werd 4, 070 farms in the county. The estimated population of Cleveland county is now around 40,000 people, or 10 people for each farm In the county. Above Average. The increase in number of farms in this county is above the aver age increase over North Carolina during the 15-year period, which was 11.7 per cent. Seventy-seven counties in the state had an in crease in farms during the period while 23 suffered losses. There appear to be two main reasons for this healthy increase of farms says the University News Letter: (1) Good roads which have been built in every county In the state, thus malting life on the farm more satisfying, t and (2) the ability of the state to grow two great cash crops largely unmolest ed by the boll weevil or other pests. The boll weevil drove eighty thou sand farmers out of Georgia and South Carolina ^between 1920 and 1925. Many of them came to North Carolina where the boll weevil has not hit so hard, and many came also because of the fame of the state in tobafcco production. Also the growth of towns and cities, of fering the Piedmont farmers es pecially larger markets for food crops and dairy products, has done much to stimulate and revive agri culture In the western half of the state. With good roads and a large local city consuming public the farmers of the western half of the state are "having Ihelr first chance to engage in food and feed farm ing on commercial levels. And gradually they are learning to cash In on their new’ opportunity. Two great cash crops, larger local markets for food crops and livestock products, and good highways in every county of the state largely explain why only three states have made larger gains in farms than North Carolina during the years since 1910. Scout Committees Named; Interest In Movement Now Shelby Business Men Get Behind Boy Scout Work. Com mittee Chairmen. A fine spirit prevailed Monday night at a meeting of men to form an organization to back the local Boy Scout troops during the year 1929. The meeting was held in Star office with R. M. Schiele, exe cutive scout master of Gastonia outlining the duties of the various committee chairman. In this coun ty Lee B, Weathers is president and outside of Shelby there are a num ber of flourishing scout troops with a demand for more to be organized at the consolidated schools and smaller towns. Andrews Is Heard. Mr. Columbus Andrews, principal of the Shelby high school was elected chairman; Horace Easom. deputy commissioner; Oliver An thony, George Blanton and Wm. Lineberger, head of the finance committee; V. C. Mason, publicity; Hugh Arrowood, camping; Rev. H. N. McDiarmid, judge of the court of honor; J. H. Grigg, chairman of training; Tilden Falls, organiza tion; L. P. Holland, church rela tions; I. C. Griffin of school rela tions; E. E. Scott T>f civic service; Dr. T. B. Mitchell, health and safe ty; Henry Mills, reading; Henry Edwards, scoutmaster. Members At Large. The following gentlemen were elected members at large: Paul Webb, W. C. Harris, R. T. Le Grand, Dr. Zeno Wall, Dr. H. K. Boyer, Chas. L. Eskridge, D. W. Royster, W. J. Erwin. Gene Schenck. E. T. Switzer, C. R. Webb, Dr. Tom Gold, Thad C. Ford, Dur ham Moore, J. F. Jenkins, Wm. Lineberger, Geo. Blanton. J. P. Toms. Earl Hamrick, Jack Dover, and Chas. Hoey. These men have shown a fthing ness to cooperate with the boys in their scout activities and indica tions that this year will be the most profitable the* scouts have had. Mull Says Battle Over Taxes Between East And Piedmont East Trying To Shift Heavy Tax Burden On Farms To Indarfr'y Of This Section. "At this legislature and those to be held every two years hence, the great taxation fight will be between the agricultural counties of the east and the manufacturing cdunties of the Piedmont" declared Represen tative O. M. Mull who was here over the week-end. Mr. Mull is chairman of the house finance committee and matters of state finance must come first be fore his committee for action, therefore he is familiar with the effort to shift the state revenue burden from farm lands and place it on industrial, the majority of which are located in Piedmont Carolina. Distress In East. "Many Eastern counties are in an awful fix financially,” says Mr. Mull. "One county in particular. Carteret, has assessed property value of thirteen millions, while the bonded indebtedness of the county is six millions—nearly half as much as the tax values. Those folks have good schools, roads and other improvements, but they have gotten so deeply in debt that their tax Is burdensome and land owners not able to meet their taxes are allow ing their property to be sold. Of course they got themselves in this fix, so they come to the state for relief. They demand state aid for schools and roads. The one cent per gallon on gasoline tax will re lieve land of approximately ten cents per $100—now' they want an other 25c relief, so those who hold this theory want the tax burden shifted on industries. Burden T#, Industry. 4. "The McLean BUI known as the eight months school bill was not a school bill as much as it was a tax bill to relieve the East and place the burden heavier on Industries. Fortunately this bill was killed but the Hancock substitute is a com promise which still makes it neces sary to over-burden industry.” Mr. Mull says if the gross sales tax of one half of one per cent mi textile products had passed, it would have bankrupt many cotton mills in the textile belt. He is willing for land to be relieved, but (Continued on page twelve.) Welfare Work In Need Of Clothing Mr. J. B. Smith, county welfare officer, states that citizens of Shel by and section could make good use of their discarded clothing and shoes by tinning them over to his department as he has many calls for old clothing and shoes. “To purchase new shoes and clothing for every call of the many I have is quite an expense. and the people do not realize, I know, just how much their discarded clothes would help some of the families we have under supervi sion,” he said in urging that the various clubs of women and others call him at the court house If they have such to contribute. Stony Point Section Builds Light Line The Stony Point section of Cleveland county between Shelby and Waco *t> building an electric hghi line Itantmifi-Ioii wires have been strung from. Cleveland Springs t Mrs. V/ L. r.-iur wren’s home and already the newly found company has nine patrons. Others will be added later Mr. 2.eb Cline says the company operates under a charter and the corporate name is the Stony Point Light and Power company. City Bonds Sold For Good Premium The $100,000 city or Shelby bonjJ issue was sold here yesterday to Otis and company. of Cleveland, high bidders, at a premium of 5 1*4, or $12,080. There were 12 bidders. The bonds sold do not represent a new issue but were to take up the short term notes of last fall when the issue was authorized, $70,000 for sewer work and *30,000 for elec trical w'ork. This vet - the city pays lip $105,000 bonds. >r $5,000 more than the issue so’A Two Candidates In Mix Up Here Today, j Dog Thought Cause Sheriff-Elect And l.aokey, Itrpub lican Opponent, Pa*s Words, One Blow. November repeated itself in March here today except that the repetition was a little more heated than the fall election. On the court square this morning Sheriff-elect Irvin M. Allen, Democrat, and Mr. R. A. Lackey, of Fallston, Republican candidate against Mr. Allen In the recent election, engaged in some words, said to be over a dog of Lackey’s, when sud denly their anger flared up, and, according to reports, Al len struck Lackey one blow In the face. The altercation stop ped at that Juncture, bystand ers declared. The details of the argument between the two prominent men are not definitely known and little is being said of the affair, but general understand ing is that the trouble developed over a dog and not over poli tics. Start Work Upon New Pump Intake For City Station Z. B. Weathers Gets Contract For New Raw Water Station At Plant. At the meeting of the city alder men last night the bid of Z. B. Weathers and Sons for the con* structlon of a new raw water sta tion, or Intake plant for the water station, was accepted .and the Weathers firm began work today upon the new intake plant. The erection of a new Intake plant for the water station was made necessary, it Is stated, by the repea'ed flooding of the pumps and Intake during heavy rains of the last year. This flooding has made It necessary to remove the plant motors, repair and dry them out, and the last time such was done the motors were In worse condi tion than before the repair. The Weathers bid of $27,800 was approximately $8,000 lower than the other bids submitted. Maurice Weathers Recorder Pro Tem For Judge Kennedy At a recent meeting of the Cleve land County Bar association the members of the body selected At torney Maurice Weathers as re corder pro tem to serve as county judge when Judge Horace Ken nedy happens to be out of town or unable to hold court. Attorney Weathers is from point of legal service the youngest member of the local bar. The plan of permitting the law yers to satisfy themselves as to who would fill the bench when he was not present was advanced by Judge Kennedy. | Heavy To Operate A Service Station — Mr. Earl F. (Heavy) Lybrand, proprietor of the Arcade hotel and well known cigar salesman, today announced that he had leased and would operate the Gulf service station on the Cleveland Springs road opposite Kings place. The sta tion will be known as "Heavys Place,” and the former proprietor of “Heavy's Cafe" says that he will serve sandwiches and drinks in con necticn with serving his motorist ; trade. Increase In Charity Work Last Wipter Charity work by the welfare de partment in and about Fhetby cost more during the Winter season just now ending * han it c.lci last, year, according to Mr. J. B. Smith, coun ty welfare worker. The increase in the welfare hurden is credited to i the "flu ’ r yidemic in which there I we many urgent calls for aid. Negro Shoots Two Near School Here About Noon Today Dick Jolley Stares Wild Shooting At Colored School, lilts Two. Dick Jolley, well known colored youth, was jailed by city officers about 1 o’clock today Just a short time after he shot Leo Abrams, another young negro man, and A1-' vin Hutchins, a negro boy. Both were shot In the leg. The shooting took place near the colored school In the north eastern secttcii of the city. After being Jailed by Policemen Stamey and Sparks and Fireman Carroll. Jolley told Chief Poston that Abrams had threatened him and that he shot at Abrams and didn't know how many times he had hit him, or that he had lilt anyone else. Both negroes had their leg wounds dressed at the hospital and were able to return home. Early Information given officers was that Jolley shot three times, one bullet striking Abrams, anoth er going completely wild, while the third struck Hutchins, a school boy playing about the yard, In the leg. A few minutes after the shooting the two policemen and the fireman traced Jolley to ills father’s home where they found him in a closet. He gave the officers no trouble and told them the gun. a .38 calibre Spanish shooter, was at the home of his sister nearby, and the offi cers found it there. To Start Survey For A Gas Plant Engineers Tu Conduct Survey Free Of Coot To City. Is Tax-Free. The Carolina Engineering firm, of Charlotte, was authorized last night by the city board of Shelby to make a survey of the town to determine the advisability of erect ing a municipal gas plant here. _Th* survey is to be made with out cost to the city, aooording to the contract, and if completed be fore the end of the present ad ministration must be approved by the board, and If not must be ap proved by the next administration with no obligations carried over from the present city fathers. Enough Patrons. The aldermen declared that even before it could be hoped that the survey would be approved by them that It must be shown that there would be enough subscribers for a gas plant, or enough patrons to as sure that the plant. If erected, would be self sustaining as is the city water plant. In other words the survey must show that there will be enough consumers of gas so that the plant may operate tax-free, paying the interest on Its own bonds and also the principal Involv ed in the erection of the proposed plant. Book Donations Are Growing For Boiling Springs Mrs. J. D. Huggins, chairman of the library committee of Boiling Springs college, informs The Star that in recent days more than 300 books have been contributed to the libarary by three or four workers and friends of the school. Eighty-eight books were collected by James C. Jolley from the fol lowing: Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Jolley, 43; Mrs. J. R. Matheny and Mr. Clyde Beason, 36; Miss Pearl Sim mons, nine. Felix Hamrick, who had already collected 105 books, secured the fol lowing: Mrs. L. W. Hamrick, 14; Miss Stella Whitaker, five; Mrs. L. M. Ritch. 12. Thirty-four books came from Lattlmore as follows: J. H. Jones, 16; Miss Jones, six; Miss Maud Morehead, 12. Other contributors include: Alexander church. 143; Dr. R. C. Smith, five; S. E. Atkins, one; L. C. Green, 15. To Stop Scattering Circulars On Street in their efforts to keep the business streets of Shelby clear of trash and paper, the city al drrntcn at their regular meet ing last night passed an ordi nance which prohibits the scat tering of circulars and printed matter uptown. According to the ordinance no circulars or advertising matter larger than three by five Inches Li to be distributed on the streets Ji» the lobbies of busi ness houses, or in automobiles. Thr penally for aiolation Is $3. Waiting for Better Weather ~ - w„ v w. « ., mm / ^ The contemplated attempt to break the world’s record for sus tained flight in a heavier than air machine by Eddie Stinson, left, and Randolph Page, right, is being held off on account of inclement weather at Bay City, Mich. As soon as conditions are favorable the flight will be made. Mni«matlMa! N«w»r»«IV Woman s Club Backs Star Plan To Get Local Vets To Reunion Other Chic Organization?. To Aid In Movement. Meeting la The Confederate veterans o f Cleveland county, some 40 or 50 in all. may begin preparing to attend the annual reunion of veterans, which will "be fieMf IfTCJiarlotte in June. Monday The Star suggested edi torially that the civic clubs of Shel by should see that the Jew remain ing “hoys In gray” get to the reun ion and bade. Then early Tuesday morning Mis ■Feed Mergen. presi dent of the Woman's club, called the Star to Inform that-the womqn of Shelby would gladly cooperate In taking the veterans to Charlotte and that she would Immediately ap point a committee, frem the various clubs of Shelby to meet'representa tives of the Rotary and Klwanis clubs to formulate plans for trans porting the veterans. Clubs Te Cooperate. At the Thursday night meeting of the Klwanis club it is expected that a committee will be appointed to meet with the representatives of other clubs, and the same Is ex pected at the Rotary luncheon on Friday. Meantime it Is understood that Mrs. W. B. Nix, head of the local U 13. C. chap .-r, will also co operate. Never before has there been an opportunity for all the veterans cf Cleveland county to attend their reunions and since the reunion this year will be held less than 50 miles away every veteran in the county is anxious to attend, and from inter est shown every citizen of the coun ty will be glad to join in the move ment to get the old fellows to Char lotte for their big event. The meeting to arrange details for the transportation will likely be held Saturday or Monday, that Is If delegates are named by both the Klwanis and Rotary clubs. New Polkvtlle Gin. Tvey Whisnant and V. A. Powell; made a business trip to Spartan burg, S. C. last week, where they purchased a four Murry gin outfit. The ground is now being prepar ed for the erectlqp of the building. Powell having several years exper ience in ginning, we hope for these two ambitious young farmers much success in their undertaking. Mrs. Noah Boggs Buried On Tuesday Aged. Popular Woman Of Falls ton Section Died Laat Monday. Fungral services for Mrs. Noah Boggs were conducted Tuesday aft ernoon at 2 o'clock at Knob Creek Church with Rev. J. W. Fitzgerald and Rev. Mr. Morgan officiating. A large crowd of sorrowing rela tives and friends attended the fu neral of the beloved woman. Mrs. Boggs. who was over 8" years at age, died on Monday at the home of her son, Mr. Max Boggs, at Fallsfon. During the many years she had lived In the upper part of the county she had made scores of friends by her kind disposition, neighborly courtesies, and sainted motherly manner of rearing her family. The following children survive: Max. of Fallston; Dixon Boggs, of Statesville; John Boggs, of Bel woud; and Mrs. Ed Sain and Mrs. J. D Boyles of the upper section of the county. A sister, Mrs. Rob Hoyle also survives. Her husband and three children preceded her to the grave, Mr. Boggs dying some 13 yeprs ago. Roach Family-Goes To Lexington Home Mr. E. B. Roach, former fire chief here, and his family yesterday mov ed their household goods to Lex ington, where Mr. Roach will be lo cated several months In his work with the state sanitary department. After completing his work there it Is understood tljat the former fire chief will move to Raleigh where he will be engaged w'ltli the de partment for some time. Couples Marrying At Gaffney Mart The following couples secured marriage license at Gaffney, S. C., last week: Thermond Moss and Viola Davis, cf Kings Mountain; Wayne Will iams and Vessie Houser, of Vale; Hoyt Floyd and Novella Pruitt, of Lawndale. Public May Visit New Hotel On Friday Afternoon-3 To 6 ! The citizens of Shelby will have the opportunity Friday afternoon of making a visit through and inspect ing the city's new Hotel, The Charl es, already conceded by the travel ing public to be one of the niftiest small hostclries in the South. .Manager and Mrs. A. Dick Brab ble announced today that a general public inspection would be held the coming Friday afternoon from 3 un til 6 o'clock. Those visiting the ho tel will be shown through the new establishment and the entire public of the town Is urged to visit the ho tel during the three-hour inspection. TLe formal opening banquet and I dance will be held Friday night, March 15, and the event is expected to be a red letter one in this sec tion. Praise Hotel. “I have been living in hotels for years,” A. R. Bennett, veteran printing supply salesman stated this week, "but I have never regis tered at a more convenient, better furnished, or nicer hotel than your new hotel here. There arts larger ones in the South, but none better furnished.” Such is the general line of praise pouring in upon the managemAit and owner of the new hostelry Forward Wire Of Protest To Mall, Raleigh • % Specific Objections Not Set Out I Telegram. Were Not Consol ted. Mayor W. N. Dorsey and hi board of aldermen hare entered ; formal protest against the bill no* tn Raleigh proposing oerlai. changes In the charter of Shelby. A telegram carrying their pru test was sent to Representative Odus M. Mull last night follow in the regular monthly meeting of tb< board. ‘ Reasons Not Given. Just what objections the aide: men end mayor have against tin proposed revision of the charte v.as not stated in the telegram, am when qterled at the city hall Mayo: Dorsey merely exhibited a copy of the telegram sent and had very little comment to make, presumin': no doubt, that he did not have tin right to talk for the entire boa.U Mocti However, it is learned tirat caj officials were not Invited to and die not attend the meeting, termed "semi-sccret,” at which the pro posed changes were discussed end the outline of the charter-changlnj bill made. Insofar sa could .be learned Just after noon today the present municipal board did not hear of cred the ,‘h conalti rtftaaTuntil after it was over and the proposed bill published In The Star Monday. Whether or not the board ha., objections to any particular feature in the bill was not stated. Informa tion of the prates* first came to The Star Iff a^Mfe~f?om Raleigh today. The wire to Raleigh read sis fol lows: “We desire to enter our protest against any change in our team, charter, except substitution of word city’ instead of word ‘town.* W. N. DOfcSSY, Mayor. JOHN SCHENCK, JR A. V. HAMRICK, ■J-T-SSEffi: R. L. HErfOluvK, Aldermen.’’ Citizens Object i The legislative MU how in Raleigh for proposed ehongee* in the Sheihr city charter seems to be meeting with gen eral approval among local citi zens since Us publication in Monday's Star with one excep tion, and that Is the portion of the proposed change dealing with salaries of mayor and manager. One paragraph of the bill pro vides that wherein the mayor wishes to give his full time a* manager that his salary may, be if deemed advisable, $350 per month, and same paragraph also 'declares that the mayor shall not receive over $100 per month If he is not willing to devote Ms‘ full time to city affairs. May Be Joker? However, the following paragraph of the bill says that when the duly elected mayor does not act as full time manager that he shall give the city board due notice and they may employ a city manageg at a salary not to exceed $250 per month. With the two paragraphs sc worded it is pointed out by several citizens that a case might develop wherein the mayor could not serve full time but would attend the reg ular board meetings and thereby draw his $100 per month wiiile the board in the meantime might em ploy a town manager at $250, per month. Such a situation might never arise it is pointed out but accord ing to the wording of the bill there is nothing about the proposed change in charter that would pre vent a $350 combined salary for two men if such were to come up. |2M Enough. Those discussing the matter say that they believe a full time mayor or city manager should have a salary of $2,400 or $3,000 per year, but that it is dangerous to leave an opening whereby the office might be divided with a salary to one man of $100 and a salary to a sec I (Continued on page twelve.)