12 PAGES TOOAY VOL. XXXV, No. 62 THE CLEVELAND STAR SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1929. Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons By mall, per year (In advance) $3.60 Carrier, per year (In advance) $3.00 LATENEWS The Markets. Cotton, pe rpound .... 18c Cotton Seed, per bu. ..- 48c Fair And Warmer. Today’s North Carolina Weather Report: Mostly fair tonight and Saturday. Somewhat warmer in ex treme west portion tonight. Graham School Wins City Wide TrackMeetHere Field Day And Track Events For Grammar Grade Youngsters Is Big Occasion. The Graham school track team took leading honors in the grammar grade field day held Wednesday afternoon at the city athletic field with the Washington school rank ing second. With two boys, J. B. Ellis and Stewart James, taking first place in all events, the Graham school piled up a total of 56 points in tak ing first place. The Washington school youngsters cornered 20 points, Jefferson school made 16 points, Marion school 14 points, Morgan four points, and LaFayette school one point. The event, the first of its type staged for all the grammar grade children of Shelby drew large crowds of children and parents to the park, and those along the side lines were well rewarded by excep tional ability shown in some of the contests, particularly in the pole vault. How They Won. The winners were as follows in the events for boys: 100 yard dash—J. B. Ellis, Graham school, first; Graham school second, Marion school third. Relay race—J. B. Ellis, Stewart James, Zeb Mauney and Wade Vaughn, of Graham school, first: Jefferson school second, Marion school third. Pole vault—Stewart James, Gra ham school, first; Washington school second, Marion school third. Running high jump—Stewart James, Graham school, first; Mar ion school second, Washington school third. Running broad jump—J. B. Ellis, Graham school, first; Graham school second, Washington school third. In the events for the girls the winners were: Sixty yard dash—Rachel Connor, Graham school, first; Washington second, Morgan third. Three legged race — Cornelia Sparks and Lucile Whisnant, Wash ington school, first; Morgan second and Marion third. Sack race—Bernice Miller, Jeffer son school, first; Washington school second, LaFayette third. Walking race—Annie Ruth Del linger, Graham school, first; Jef ferson school second, Washington third. Relay race — Rachel Connor, Gwendolyn Dellinger, Pauline Bak er, and Virginia Mintz. of Graham school, first; Marion school second, and Jefferson third. Mr*. Taylor Buried At Sunset Thursday Wife Of South Shelby Merchant Enl Wednesday Eve ning Late, Mrs. J. Ij. Taylor, wife or a well known South Shelby merchant, died late Wednesday as a result of heart trouble. She had suffered with her heart for a long time but had been sick for only a short peri od prior to her death. Funeral services were conducted at the residence yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock with Rev. Rush Pad gett, of the Second Baptist church, officiating. Interment was in Sun «et cemetery. The deceased is survived by her husband and several children. Hagley Moving His Tailor Shop Here William Hagley, who was In the bank crash, since which time hav ing made headquarters with the Vickery plumbing establishment, has removed to a permanent loca tion on LaFayette street, south of Warren. He announces he is install ing a new and complete dry clean ing plant, to conduct in connection with his regular altering and press ing business. Graham School Gets Star Spelling Cup In spelling off the tie resulting from the first spelling contest in the city schools Graham school won The Cleveland Star spelling cup by defeating Washington school. The second, third, fifth and seventh grades of the Graham school were winners, while'the fourth and sixth grades of the Washington school won. New Marriage Law May Stop Local Weddings Very Few Marriage License* Sold Here Now. New Law Takes Effect July 1. Come another month or so wedding: bells may be heard so seldom In Cleveland county that the youngsters coining up may Cain the idea that it Is against the law to be manied here. In the last two years the num ber of couples purchasing their license in this county has dwin dled month by month until it is an unusual thing for more than ' five couples to secure license here in one month. Which is to say that since the law passed requiring physical examination before marriage in this state and also a boost in the price of license more than seventy-five per cent of the young couples in the county have been motor ing to South Carolina to be married. And on July the first another new North Carolina law may send the small percentage be ing married at home now away for the ceremony. This new law will require that couples under 21 years of age who are planning to get married must file such a notice publicly with the register of deeds five days prior to the issuance of license unless the couple is accompanied by their parents. “I've sold only two licenses this month, both to colored couples," says Register of Deeds A. F. Newton, “and I guess by this time in July I will be do ing well to have sold even one." Method Using Road Coin Not Worked Oat Yet $35,430 Will Be Used, Ilowever To Lower, Road Expense In Count). Just how the #35430 Cleveland county will receive from the new one-cent addition gis tax for high ways will be used has not been de cided definitely as yet by the coun ty commissioners. “One thing about it is that we will certainly find a way to use it,’’ County Manager A. E. Cline stated, "and it will be used to lower the cost of highway upkeep on the part of taxpayers.” Two methods of using the fund tendered the county by the state have been talked but neither has been decided upon. Cue plan is that the entire sum go to the mainte nance of highways thus eliminating that portion of the road tax which is assessed for yearly upkeep of the roads, while the other plan talked would be to apply the money to the road indebtedness and thus reduce the tax assessed for inter est on road indebtedness. By this plan it is argued that the highway debts of the county would be gradu ally eliminated and eventually the fund each year could be used to cover the annual upkeep. The Chain Gang? The proposed legislative act to abolish the No. 6 chain gang never became a lawT but for a couple of months there has been a movement upon the part of some with the aim of making the chain gang a county institution instead of a township af fair. This movement a'though talk ed considerably has never materi alized into official action. Princess Secures The Vitaphone-Movietone The Princess theatre Is announc ing in a half page advertisement in The Star today the opening next Wednesday of the newly installed Vitaphone and Movietone. A pic ture starring Dolores Costello— "Glorious Betsy,”—Warner Brothers celebrated Vitaphone picture, will be the opening attraction. The Princess in installing both the Vitaphone and Movietone is going in one hundred per cent for the latest motion picture entertain ment. The Beams told The Star they are seeking the very best, and to give their patrons this class of serv ice, are subscribing for both the great modern inventions. Both the Vitaphone and Movie tone instruments have been tried out, and it is said, have given per fect renditions. The public will be given an opportunity to pass on this top notch equipment next Wednes day. Hoover Picks Representative Committee The National Law Enforcement Commis sion, which was picked by President Hoover and will serve without pay, is being spoken of as entirely representative, since the members favor none of the radical elements of the ques tions with which they will have to deal. Above are six of the eleven who form the commis sion. Top, left to right, Judge Paul J. McCor mick of Los Angeles, Cal., Southern District Judge of California; Roscoe Pound of Cam [ bridge. Mass., dean of Harvard Law School, and Newton D. Baker of Cleveland, Ohio, for mer Secretary of War; and below, left to right, are Judge William S. Kenyon of Fort Dodge, Iowa, former U. S. Senator and a U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge; Henry W. Anderson, Richmond, Va., former special assistant to the Attorney-General of the United States, and George W. Wickcrsham of New York City, Attorney-General in the Taft Administration, who will head the commission. ‘ (International Ne»*reel> Bailey To Oppose Simmons; Anti-Smith Thinks G. 0. P. Will Stand Behind Senator Jaeiah Bailer Mar Be Democratic Candidate. Mason Sees Re publican Behind Simmons. Charlotte. May 24—Judge Ike Meekins is wise In nis hesitation to resign his federal judgeship and be come the Republican candidate for the United States senate in opposi tion to Senator Simmons, E. L. Mason, prominent Anti-Smith lead er here last fall, stated as his opin ion. His idea was that enough Re publicans would vote for Simmons to make the Meekins candidacy al most as forlorn a hope as under former political conditions. “A large number of Republic ans have talked to me about this," Mr. Mason said, “and they say they are going to vote foi Simmons.” “ ‘Simmons stuck by us when his help counted, and new we are go ing to stick by him when he needs us,’ is the way they talk," he con tinued. He and they referred to the sen ator’s port in the Anti-Smith cam paign of last year which resulted in North Carolina's going nationally Republican. Mr. Mason said that he was not attempting to speak for the Republican pcrty as a whole in North Carolina, but was ex pressing personal -views which re sulted from conversations with in dividual Republicans. Local Democracy ha : not yet made up its mind to be fully in accord on the Simmons candiaacy and prob ably never will. Among the leaders is a group which, while fighting for party regularity last fall, would be much pleased for the regular Democrats to accept Simmons for renomination and reelection next year despite his bolt last year, this in the interest of harmony and Democratic stablization. Whether that influence will carry weight is not yet apparent in the slowly developing pclitical situa tion, but politicians were inclined to regard it as probable that the Democratic organization would ac (Continued on page eleven.) Musical Program At Kiwania Club Here Shelby Kiwanians enjoyed a fine musical program a! Cleveland Springs last night with Mr. Josh J. Lattimore in charge of the pro gram. Vocal selections were given by Mrs. Louis Lattimore, a gifted singer, with Miss Ethel Elmore as accompanist. Miss Elmore also gave a couple of piano sclos. Following the regular meeting a committee of the club met to ar range for the banquet next Thurs day night for the Shelby High grad uating class, the championship base ball team and band. Forest City Chief Gets Snake On Hook Forest City.—Who was it that said there was nothing new under the sun? John T. Poole, lire chief of this city, caught a three and a lialf-foot water moccasin snake with a reel and rod in Lake Lure, while on a fishing trip recently. It is said by those who claim to know that it is never possible to catch a snake on a fish hook, that they won't "bite that way.” If this is so, Mr. Poole can claim the honor of be ing the first person to ever catch a snake with a fishing line, for he has plenty of witnesses tc prove that this particular snake did ‘‘take the bait” like a hungry fish, swallowed the bait and was caught with the hook in its mouth. Masons Here Elect New Officers Tonight Shelby Masons at a regular meet ing of Cleveland lodge 202 A. F. & A. M. tonight at the Masonic tem ple will elect their new officers for the year. All local Masons arc urg ed to attend the meeting. Road Routing Hanging Fire The routing of the new highway 18 from Shelby to Gaffney insofar as the interested citizens in south ern Cleveland county are concerned Is still "up in the air” with no hint being given as yet as to where the routing will be when it comes down to earth and traverses the cotton fields from the Shelby limits to the state line. The engineering party making the survey, with whom the final decision as to the route will likely be made, completed their .surveying of two or* three routes and desert ed the county early in the week for Charlotte. Before leaving no mem ber of the party gave any of the citizens an idea as to how the high way would be routed, nor have highway officials had anything to say or do about the matter except to listen at times to the Cleveland county citizens who are consider ably stirred up about the route. A delegation of county people, it is said, may confer with engineers within the next week at which time they hope to be given some assur ance as to the routing. Plow Handles Bring End To Hollis Man Walter Gettys Struck By Handle* In Abdomen Die* En Route To Hospital. Rutherfordton.—Walter Gettys, 40, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Jeff Oettys, of near Hollis, met a most unusual death recently, It wao learned here today. About ten days ago he was plow ing in the field on his farm when the handles of the plow struck hint in the abdomen. He went on about his work not realizing that he was aerious'v injuied but complained of pain. He became seriously ill one- night last week and the next morning his brother started with him to the Rutherford hospital, but he died within four miles of his home. Funeral services and burial were held at Big Springs Baptist churcn with Rev. W. M. Gold in charge. He is survived b/ his parents, one brother and three sisters. Sam Lattimore Back On State Farm Board Governor Re-appoints Two Mem ben And Adds Two Master Farmers. Raleigh, May 24 —Governor O. Max Gardner yesterday added two “Master Farmers” to the state board of agriculture, v.'hich has be come of increasing importance un der the policy of this administra tion to paramount agriculture. The two men. who have been given the distinction of “master farmer” by the North Carolina State college named to the board yesterday were Charles Cates, of Alamance. representing the fifth district, and George W. Trask, of New Hanover, representing the sixth district. Mr. Cates who is a past president of the State Farmers’ convention and who lias built up a large Indus try as the manufacturer of home grown pickles, succeeds the late R W. Scott, also of A’amance. who was also a “master farmer.” Mr. Trask, who ts one o. the largest truckers in the s’ate. succeeds George K. Grantham. Dunn drug gist. Governor Gardner also reappoint ed yesterday W. A. Brown, of Pen der, of the third district; and S. C. Lattimore, of Clevelard. who suc ceeded Governor Gardner as the board member from the ninth dis trict. Representatives of the other six districts continue on the board, ap pointments being for six years each. First Baptist Church. Sunday at the First Baptist church the pastor. Dr. Zeno Wall will preach on "Tli? Loneliness of Christ” at 11 o’clock and a> eight o'clock his subject v ill be “Over coming Life's Handicaps.' r Big Percentage Teacher* Here Are Resigning It I* likely that not more than 50 per cent of the pres ent Shelby high school facul- j ty will be back neat year, ac- j cording to reports reaching The Star today telling of , numerous resignations. The cutting of teachers' salaries to the state schedule I basis together ntth the fact that many of the teachers haTe received more renumera tive offers elsewhere, due to their training under Supt. I. Griffin, Is considered re sponsible. According lo one ciiitetr in close touch with the school situation more than 40 per cent of the high school teach ers have accepted work else where for neat year while more than 13 per cent of the present elementary teachers will not return, _i School Finals Underway Here Monday Night Junior-Senior Banquet Monday Night. Sermon Wednesday Mfht. Finals Friday. Commencement sea?on gets un derway at the Shelby high school Monday night of next week, while this week is examination week, the examinations continuing over into the final week. The first event of the commence ment program comes Monday night in the annual Junior-Senior ban quet, one of the colorful highlights of the finals, which will be held at Cleveland Springs hotel. On Wednesday night Rev. H. N. McDiarmld, Presbyterian pastor, will preach the annual se-mon to the graduates at the First Baptist church, Thursday night the Ki wanls club will give the yearly ban quet to the graduating class. Gardner Speaks. On Friday night will come the graduation exercises, the awarding of diplomas, medals, and certifi cates, and the literary address by Governor O. Max Gardner, his son being the president of the senior class. Young Golfer From Shelby Going Good On Charlotte Links "Snook” Webb Topped By Only Six Golfers In Two States On First Day. Fred (Snook* Webb, kid brother of Shelby's golf champion, Pete Webb, Is in Charlotte this week blazing his own trail towards a championship on the Charlotte Country club cours-. Yesterday in the qualifying rounds of the Charlotte invitation tournament, in which the cream of the golfers of the two Carollnas are playing, young Webb turned In a score of 80 in the qualifying 18 holes and was sixth man in the list of 74. Tully Blair, Greensboro champion, and Ed Reid, of Char lotte, had the low score of the day with 76. Of the five golfers ahead of young Webb all <, Shelby, Eliza Ross and baby