8 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXV, No. 70 SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1020 Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons By mail, prr yenr (In advance) $2. Carrier, per year (In advance) $3. SS H LATE NEWS Todays’ North Carolina Weather Report: Fair and slightly warmer tonight. Thursday increasing cloud iness with showers in the west por tion. l’he Markets. Cotton, per pound_ Coton Seed, per bu. I Sc 40'. Thursday Cloudy. Defeat Farm Bill. Washington, June 11.—President Hoover suffered a second reverse today at the hands of the senate, which refused to accept the farm bill agreement without the deben ture plan. Debenture advocates— Democrats and Western Republi cans—succeeded in rejecting the conference report, 46 to 4.1. The senate's action was followed two hours later by a statement from President Hoover again denouncing the debenture plan, which he said would bring "disaster” to the farm er, and appealing for approval of the conference report so that the farmer may have relief. The presi dent did not specify any course of action, but his appeal was inter preted as one for the house to vote directly on the issue when the bill is received there tomorrow. Shelby People Hart, Still In Hospital Today Claude Webb, Theatre Owner, And Mrs. Reid Misenheimer In jured Near Wilmington.. Mr. Claude Webb. owner and manager cf Webb theatre here, and Mrs. Verda Misenheimer wife ot Mr. Reid Misenhnmer, Shelby serv ice station proprietor, were still in a Wilmington hyspita! today due to injuries received in an auto wreck 15 miles west of Wilmington about 5 o’clock Monday morning. Mr and Mrs. Misenneimer, Mr. Webb, Mr.-and Mas Russell Laugh ridge end daughter. Miss Sac:e, were having Wilmb nor. where they spent the week-end. early Monday morning returning here when the car In which they were riding and which was driven by Mr. Misenheimer turned over. One if the wheels it is understood got off the pavement and caused the car to turn turtle before it could be straightened. Mr. Webb had several ribs and his jaw-bone fractured while Mrs Misenheimer suffered a torn or wrenched ligament in her hip and back. The others in the car were only bruised and shaken up. Anoth er Shelby car, just behind the I wrecked car, picked the injured up and rushed them back to a Wil mington hospital. The Laughridges have already re turned to Shelby and Mr. Misen heimer, Mrs. Alice Boland and ethers who were on the trip are ex pected. The theatre owner may be able to leave the hospital anti come home today despite his frac tured bones, but it is likely, it was said today, that Mrs. Misenheimer will be in the hospital for several days yet. Cleveland Couples Married At Gaffney South Carolina Gretna Green Turns Out June Brides For This County. Gaffney. S. C.—According to a re cent report in The Cleveland Star June 1929 has not yet been marked by a wedding in Cleveland county, North Carolina. However, the rec ords of Probate Judge Lake W. Stroup show that a number oi Cleveland county men and women have been married here. Last week no less than five couples applied for licenses. Names of Cleveland people mar ried here during the week follow: L. T. Daw'son and Minnie Taylor, both of Shelby. Hilyard Cordry, of Cliffside, and Corinne Barnette, of Shelby. J. A. Sims and Bernice Porter, both of Kings Mountain. Henry Jones and Minnie Lou Thomas, both of Kings Mouhtain Hal Bridges and Ruby Lemmons, both of Boiling Springs. Boyce Grigg and Luna Wright, both of Boiling Springs. Central Methodist Wants 800 Members At Sunday School Climax Attendance Drive Sunday With Goal Set At That Figure. Officials of the Sunday school at Central Methodist church are hop ing to have 800 people at attend ance for the Sunday school hour Sunday morning at 10 o’clock with a lecture by Hon. Clyde R. Hoev, teacher of the class for mem, as the feature. The men's class with near 300 on roll is working through its membership committee to have 300 of the hoped for 800 present for that class City Debt Cut, Audit | Indicates | Indebtedness, Or Deficit. Of Oily | Reduced To $35,500, Or A Cut Of $57,000. ; The auditor's report on the ft i nances of Shelby at tlie raid of the Dorsgv administration as submitted to city hall officials and looked over b\ the new city fat tiers last night shows that the assets of the city of Shelby, are $57,217,04 nearer even with the liabilities of the city than, they were a year or ago. Which is to say that the deficit, or the difference between the liabili ties and the assets of the city, at the «rd of the day's business on May 31. this year, was $35,453.83, 'ns compared with a deficit of $92,670.81 at the end of the day on May 31. 1928. Figures Given. The figures as give.n on the audi tor's report recently completed show that on May 31. 1928. the liabilitie of the city totalled $1,069,191.95 while the assets were listed rs $976,'.21.08. On May 31. 1929, the liabilities, as listed on the audit, totalled 1,124,500.61, and the assets were $1 089.046.78. Consider Budget. In addition to surveying the fi nancial figures of the last, year Mayor McMurry and the new’ board last night discussed and made pre liminary plans for the city budget for this year, but no definite goal was set for the expenses of the year, and the meeting was limited to a discussion of tax schedules, rate , outlay, etc. Other than the general financial discussion the board last nignt transacted nothing of general im portance, no city positions being filled, and no delegations being heard. Will Need Voting Booths In County | Due To Law Change; Secret Ballot l.aw Will Require Ap proximately 100 Vooting Booths For Cleveland. The commissioners of Cleve land county must of necessity add something like $500 or more to their budget for operating expenses of the county this year due to the new Australian bal lot law fo£. the entire state which goes into effect at the next and all following elections for the county. Information from the state board of elections as sent to the county election board here states that the law will require one of the secret voting booths for each 100 voters oi thereabouts in the county. This will mean something like 100 voting booth for this county, and the es timate by the state board is that the booths can be constructed for about $12.50 each. However, the be lief prevails here that the booths as required by law can be construct ed considerably cheaper, perhaps for $5 each. Specifications and details of the booth have not been receiv ed. the first message merely re minding election officials that they should begin to prepare for the changes which must be made in the next ballot battle because of the election law passed by the last leg islature. 93-Year-Old Man Of Kings Mountain In Role Of Bridegroom J. A. Sims, Of Kings Mountain. Marries 42-Year-Old Bride At Gaffney. Gaffney. S. C—Optimism on the last fringe of life shone out Satur day morning when J. A. Sims, 83 year-old Kings Mountain man, came with Miss Bernice Porter, who gave her age as 42 and her home as Kings Mountain, to the office of Probate Judge Lake W Stroup to be married. “Yes, I'm just a little bit old,” Sims told Judge Stroup, "but I've waited a good many years to find a woman that suited me. Not many are thrifty, but I know Miss Porter is. for she has kept house for me six months." The old man and his bride both told the judge they owned their own homes and that they were com fortably fixed financially. “In a few months we will come back and make our wills,” Mrs. Sims smilingly told the judge as they left Famous Actress in Double Tragedy After being a star in many Broadway attractions, Margaret Laurence, co-starred with Louis Bennison in a tragedy which is shaking Broadway to its foundations. Their dead bodies were found in the actress’ pent house apartment on Bark ave nue, New York, bathed in their own blood. The police theory is that Bennison, former rival of Tom Mix for star wild west roles, shot the star and then took his own life. The tragedy reveals for the first time a secret love affair between the actor and Margaret Lawrence, widow of Wallace Eddinger. UnUrnatlonal Ntwareel) 1 Raskob Not To Quit .4s Leader Of Democrats; Overman Is Not Worried Over Campaign Of 1928 No Idea Of Giving l5p, Chairman Says. Overman Having; No Chills Of Fear. Southern political leaders who re fused to support the Democratic candidate in the last campaign will not be granted the pleasure of hav ing John J. Raskob. muchly dis cussed Democratic chairman dur ing and since the 1928 campaign, resign from his post. Mr. Raskob made this plain at the Democratic rally for the .Shouse dinner In Washington Monday night. At the same meeting numerous Democratic leaders declared a hew their loyalty to and their love lor the Democratic party, among the number being Senator Lee S. Over man, of North Carolina, who said *'the Democratic party was not born to die.” Raskob Talks. A Washington dispatch telling ot the Democratic dinner, which at tracted the interest of the nation, follows: John J. Raskob. chairman of the democratic national committee, told the party leaders gathered here at a banquet honoring Jouett Shouse, the new chairman of the executive committee, that he had no intent inn of resigning. “I hope my remarks tonight will set at rest all doubt about my con tinuing," he said, diverging from his prepared address, as the men and women attending the dinner arose applauding and cheering. He added that when he took the chairmanship he did so because he believed in the principles of the democratic party. The chairman announced that Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyom ing would be a member of the exe cutive comittee with Mr. Shouse and in charge of woman’s activities. He also stated that Charles Great house of Indiana would continue as secretary of the committee and James W. Gerard as treasurer. Overman Heard. After Representative Garner of Texas, democratic leader in the house had spoken. Senator Overman of North Carolina, was escorted to the speaker’s table by Lewis Nixon of New York, Senator Walsh of Montana and Breckenridge Long of Missouri. ‘T am a democrat and an unter rified one." the North Carolinian declared. "No cold chills run down my spine at the mention of the leader of the democratic party in t,h3 last campaign. The democratic par ty was not born to die, but will live as long as men love justice." “Defeat does not discourage me,’’ he continued. “I am for harmony. I am for unity, but unity with cour age.” Democrats of national prominence met here tonight at a dinner which marked the first big gathering of party leaders since the disastrous 1928 campaign and alternately heard Chairman John J. Raskob denounce republican policies and Jouett Shouse, his lieutenant, outline plans for strengthening the ranks for the next campaign. The dinner was given by the Jef ferson association of the District of Columbia in honor of Mr. Shouse who has been made chairman of the executive committee of the national committee. It had aroused unusual interest because of the attitude of some of the southern leaders in re fraining from attending. The national chairman spoke es pecially of centralization of author ity in Washington, asserting that tContinued On Page Eight) Greensboro Title Tourney Awaits Shelby’s Freckled-Face Champion Junior Carolinas Golf Tournament There Friday and Saturday. Webb Holds Title. Greensboro. June 12.—Witli the smoke of battle scarcely cleared, away from the Valley Brook ter rain at Sedgefield, after the contin ual warfare represented by the women’s Carolina championship and the men's Carolina champion ship during the past two weeks, pre parations are under way to entertain another major golf engagement over the Sedgefield County club links the last two days of this week. Fri day and Saturday, June 14 and 15. when hard playing youngsters from throughout the state will gather here to compete for the Carolina junior championship. The present gathering of Tar Heel youths is the third annual Car olina junior championship, for boys to 17 years inclusive, held at the Sedgefield Country club. Two years ago at the initial event, young Er win Laxton. of Charlotte, carried off the crown. Last year, the de fending champion was eliminated in the second round matches by Ills brother Fred Laxton. of Charlotte, medalist for the meet, who in turn lost in the finals before the doughty attack of Pete Webb, of Shelby. In terest was added to Webb's success ful assault upon the title last year. In that he entered the competition unheralded and unsung, just a smiling, freckled youth from se questered fairways, who previous to last year had never owned a full set of clubs in his life. It was learned here today that Pete Webb, junior Carolines golf champion, will leave Shelby early tomorrow for Greensboro for sev eral practice rounds on the Sedge field course in preparation to de fend his title Friday and Saturday. He will be accompanied by his younger brother, Fred, who is ex pected to rank high in the tourney, and also by “Dub" Wall and Jim Reed, two other young Shelby golf ers. Night Fire Guts Store In Shelby Ingram-Files Store Damaged Bv Blare Of I'nknown Origin On Second Floor. | Fire of unknown origin, which started on the second floor of the Ingram-Liles company, North Ln Fayette street, Monday night short ly after midnight, completely gutted the upper floor ^ of the establish ment. at the same time the lower floors were deluged with water. Through efficient work of the fire department confined the flames to to the upper story. Hut the stock on the lower floors suffered greatly from water damage. John A Liles, one of the partners of the firm. told The Star today, ttiat the company carried a fifty thousand dollar stock, which to us1 tits own words “is fairly well cov ered by insurance.'’ At this writing, which is prior to the insurance adjustment, which 1 slated to begin tomorrow, it is im possible to tell even approximately what the loss will be. But it is be lieved it will be heavy. The fire originated in a heavily stocked merchandise room cat the second floor, at. the northwest cor ner of the building. It was discover ed by Mr. Vernon Grigg, of the Palmer funeral home, who notified the fire department and also phon ed both to Mr. Liles and Mr. In gram. the latter being also a mem ber of the firm. Mr. Liles said when he reached the building it apparently was gut ted with the flames making so lurid a light In the night sky that he thought the entire building would be destroyed before the fire could be brought under control. The Ingram-Liles company have been doing business in Shelby since February second of last year. They moved to this city from Morven, this state, where they had been con ducting a merchandise establish ment of a like nature for many years. Since coming to Shelby both members of the company have be come very popular, not only with their fellow merchants, but with the Shelby people generally. The building, belonging to Mrs. Esther McBrayer. was damaged, it is estimated, several thousand dol lars. Edwards Go To Lewiston Funeral Attorney Henry Edwards left to day for Lewiston, this state, to at tend the funeral tomorrow after noon of Mrs. Edwards’ stepmother, Mrs. W. C. Askew, who died Tues day afternoon in a Norfolk hospi tal. Mrs. Edwards was at her bed side. Sister Of Resident Here Dies In Crash Newberry. June 9 —Mrs. Addie Ramsey Price, 38, wife of A. W. Price of Newberry, was killed today near Jonesville, when the coupe skidded and overturned on a wet road pinning Mrs. Price underneath and death resulting. The funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock at Me* Swalns funeral home and interment was at Gastonia, near her former home. Besides a husband she is survived by three sisters and three brothers, one sister being Mrs. Dosia Beam, of Shelby. Scout Notice. The Star Is asked to make nota tion of the fact that there will be a Boy Scout meeting at Belwood Thursday (tomorrow) evening at eight o'clock. All members are urg ed to be present. The speaker of the evening will be Mr. J. P. Hallman, of Wake Forest college. Play At Lawndale. The Lawndale Epworth league will present a play at Piedmont h>gn school auditorium Saturday even ing June 15, at 8 o'clock entitled. "The Path Across the Hill.’’ Mr. Newman Fitzgerald, nephew of Miss lone Newman, who has been playing in a stock company in New York and other large cities since the age of seventeen will present a sketch at the entertainment which will be given by the P. T. A. of Gra ham street school in the Central high school auditorium, next Tues day night at 8 o’clock. Mr. Fitzger ald received his stage training in New York. < Opposes Heflin X u John II. Bankhead of Birming ham, Ala., announces his in tention of opposing the re election of Senator Thomas Heflin in next year’s Demo cratic primaries. His declara tion of his candidacy he says will give the people of Ala bama a chance to “give expres sion to the type and standard of senator they want to repre sent them.” -M«miu Political Plums TalkedAsJonas Comes To Shelby Loral Republican Leader* May Con fer With Congressman About Several Positions. Congressman Chas. A. Jonas, of Lincolnton, who comes here Fri day for his first visit since taking his seat in Congress after the up set last fall when he defeated the Democratic candidate. Major Bul winkle, will likely receive consider able attention from local Repub lican leaders. Sooner or later during Congress man Jonas' terms there will be some political plums in the nature of jobs and appointments to pass out and it has been many, many years since the Republicans of this dis trict have had a member of their party in Washington to whom they might look to for public appoint ments and jobs. For that reason the Lincolnton solon is not likely to be lonesome Friday and FYiday night when he visits Shelby to make the address at the banquet of the state convention of postmaster at Cleve land Springs. Republican leaders in Shelby and over the county are not looking for any outstanding recognition for themselves insofar as is known but they worked hard and exhorted their forces consistently in the last cam paign and "some of the boys down the line" may be asking for Jobs, which must come via Jonas, some of these days. There are a couple of berths like ly to be filled oh the prohibition forces of the section and vacancies occur occasionally in other federal departments throughout, this area. Some of these things may be men tioned to Mr. Jonas during his stay. Although Cleveland county did not switch over to the Republican col umn in the last election as did some of the other counties in the Jonas district, local leaders helped the new congressman swell his vote here and used their influence with effect in other* portions of the dis trict. Moreover it is recalled that the local G. O. P. stalwarts Have another pretty good way of getting close to their congressman. A year ego when the Republican forces of the district met at Cleveland Springs in their district convention and nominated Mr. Jonas for Con gress there was a considerable Ji _vjsisw tn optnkui aX the meeting. Hereabouts, which is to SST' »» Cleveland and Lincoln counties, the Republicans wanted Charlie Jona3 for the race and wanted him bad. On the other hand Republicans from other portions of the di**rict had their candidates and they were pretty well grouped behind one man. Rather not so well grouped behind another candidate but a bit antagonistic to Mr. Jonas, who was at that time Republican national committeeman of the state and in which capacity some of his party members had not agreed it seems with all of his ideas, the disagree ment for the most part being about that fellow Hoover, who has caused quite a bit of trouble in another political party. Jonas and his sup porters were known as Hoover men (that was prior to the big conven tion) while other Republicans in Postmasters Start Trek Here Thursday ForN. C. Convention v America Has Auto For Each Family Washington. — Everybody in rnlted Stairs ran take an au tomobile rldr at the same time if an average of 5.6 persona ran rrowd into rarh available pass enger ear. And if anyone should he left behind, there are .1,11.1,99!) trucks and 92,.125 busses to transport the overflow. These figures have been rom plled by the department of eommeree, whieh said that on January 1 the Ignited States had 24,629,921 of the 92.028.5fM motor vehieles, inrluding busses and trurlu. In the world. County Tax Listing Still Lags Behind, Supervisor States Twenty-Five Percent Of Property In County Not Vet t.lxted. Pen alty Goes On Soon. Although the TT*Tr*t trf thn parimt for tax listing in tills county has passed together with an extension of 10 days to permit belated citizens to list their property, it was stated today by Mr. W. R. Newton, tax supervisor, that not more than 75 percent of the property In the county has been listed. The announcement was accom pany with the warning to those wiio have not listed that they do so at once. The tax listing books will be closed next week, it was said at the court house today, and there Is a penalty of $50 per person for fail ure -o Hat property for taxation. City Divided On Chautauqua Coming Some Want Chautauqua This Tear. While Others Are Luke Warm On Idea. Whether or not the Chautauqua with its lectures and plays will ap pear in Shelby this year remains somewhat of a so-so proposition this week. An advance agent or the Chau tauqua has been In town several days seeking the required number of guarantors for the event but at last account all the needed names had not been secured. Quite a number of citizens are enthusiastic in their effort to bring the Chau tauqua back while others are luke warm in their desire for it. County Girl Will Enter Big Contest One Of Four In State To Compete For National Honors Through Cotton Group. Miss Vera Arwood. 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ar wood. will go to Raleigh Monday with officials of the North Carolina Cotton Growers association to com pete in the national essay contest on cooperative and organized mar keting. Miss Arwood was the winner in the contest staged here recent ly under the direction of Cobb Horn, Jr., cotton coop representa tive for this section. Three other North Carolina girls will compete with Miss Arwood in Raleigh for entrance into the finals of national contest. the district were hot for Lowderv, Such was the atmosphere when the district convention came to town bringing along Mike Whttener, Cliff Newell, C. E. Greene, W. H. Bark ley and others ready for any kind of a battle that might develop. At that time prospects were not co rosy for a Republican congressman in the district, But ..y&„ tha a*"* •eenttcn settled down to work local leaders, allied to Jonas, began to put mufflers on the battle thun der and outside of a couple of flare ups by Mike Whitener and the usual scrap between the split Meck lenburg Republicans the meeting moved along in solid form, and It nominated Mr. Jonas for congress. Which Is to say that Cleveland Republicans are not overly deserv ing of any recognition for electing Mr. Jonas. They didn't help along so much on that end, but they did have much to do with getting him nominated so that he might be elected. So, that’s why the local Republicans may be sitting up to their congressman here this week whispering to him to keep Cleve land Republicans in mind if any plums start falling about Washing ton | Three Hundred Visitors Anticipated For Two-Day Session. En tertainment Plans. Postmasters and postmistress of North Carolina along with members of their families are expected to be gin arriving in Shelby tomorrow and tomorrow night for the two-day state convention here. The major portion of the conven tion visitors however Is not antici pated until Friday morning and during the day as a big percentage will come by motor over Highway 29. 18 and 206. Postmaster J. H. Quinn stated to day that It was hard to make an estimate upon the anticipated at tendance at any convention but that he believed between 200 and 300 people would be here. With that estimate on hand the local en tertainment committee, headed by Paul Webb, sr.. Is making arrange | ments to take care of approximately 300. Need Room Space. The hotel capacity of the city Is slightly above the 200 mark and between 50 and 100 guests may have to be housed in private residences. Shelby citizens who have a spare room that may be used by the con vention visitors for Friday night, their only night in town, ara urged by the entertainment committee to get in touch with the Woman’s club committee and tell the com mittee how many can be entertain ed in their homes. Those who keep visitors at their homes for the night will not be asked to serve them a meal or meals as these will all be taken at the hotels and cafes. The Woman's club committee will also have charge of the decorations for the city for the convention program and a large banner is to be placed across Warren street at the Hotel Charles, which will be convention headquarters.. Another banner will be placed at the postofflce and Shelby business men will have wel come signs at their business houses. ! Henry Mills heads the committee from the merchants association as sisting in entertainment arrange ments, C. B. McBrayer the Rotary club committee, while Mr. Chas. L. Eskridge heads the committee plan ning for the Friday afternoon mo tor tour to Lake Lure. Oolflng and other sport amusement is being ar ranged by Odus M, Mull and oth ers. Urges Hospitality. Mr. Webb, chairman of the en tertainment committee, says that "during the convention X want every citizen of Shelby to consider him self or herself a committee of one to see that every visitor to Shelby during the convention enjoys the stay to the utmost. Go up to every stranger you see with a convention button on and ask him ’any mall today, old fellow?' Make them feel at home. This is Shelby’s first big convention in some time and we have a reputation to live up to car ried over from our other conven tions.” The convention opens at 9 o’clock Friday morning at the Hotel Charl es. Business sessions will be held Friday and Saturday mornings, the motor tour to Chimney Rock and a golf tournament Friday afternoon, and the convention banquet Friday night at Cleveland Springs with Congressman Chas. A. Jonas, of Lincolnton, and Hon. Jake F. New ell, of Charlotte, as the speakers^ The address of Welcome Friday morning will be made by Hon. Clyde R. Hoey representing Mayor S. A. McMurry. Committees Picked For Postmasters Committees named by the Wom an's club to aid in the entertain ment of the visitors here this week for the postmasters convention fol low: Registration—Mrs. Hugh Mau ney, Mrs. Helen Casstevens. Deco rations—Mrs. Grover Beam, M's. Nelson Lattimore, Mrs. C. B. Mr Brayer, Miss Elizabeth Roberts, ar.d Mrs. B. O. Hamrick. Kiwanians Not To . Gather This Week The Shelby Kiwanis club will not hold its regular meeting on Thurs day night of this week, it is an nounced by Secretary Chas, A. Burrus, due to the convention of North Carolina postmasters which will be in session here Friday and Saturday. Quite a number of the Kiwanians, the announcement In forms, will attend the convention banquet Friday night

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