VOL. XXXV. No. 114
16 PAGES
TODAY
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SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY. DEC. 6, 1929.
Published Monday. Wednesday and Friday Afternoons
Hv man pei year i in advance! S3.60
Carrier ocr ve«r on advance! WOO
LA TE NEY/S
THE MARKET.
Cotton Seed, per bu. _ 39c
Cotton, per lb.___i6V,r
. Fair And Warmer.
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Fair and warmer ton.girt.
Saturday increasing cloudiness,
slightly warmer in east and colder
In extreme west.
Goldbergs Buy Mills.
Gastonia, Dec. 5.—The plants of
the Armstrong, Dunn and t .ara
cotton mills were purchased oday
from the Armstrong interests by
Frank and Robert Goldberg, own*
era and operators of the American
mill at Bessemer City. The capital
stock of the three mills Is $930,000.
Locate Couple
On Bottom Of
Catawba River
Youth And Lenoir-Rhyne Co-Fd
Found In Auto In River. De
Uocraie Death Flan.
Hickory—Intensive search oegun
Monday for Elsie Poovey, 18-year
old college co-ed and her sweet
heart, Luther Turner, of Highland,
was ended here Wednesday when
the Catawba river gave up Its dead
at a spot Indicated In a suicide note
left by Turner to his brother, Ploy< r !
Turner. The bodies were found I
about 30 feet below the steel bridge
leading Into Alexander county.
Search for the missing couple had
continued despite the fact tnat
opinion had been expressed that
they had merely eloped and would
return in a few days. The father,
W. C. Poovey, held out that his
daughter would not marry without
first consulting her parents. He !°d
the search along the banks of the
river with T. S. Keever and Roland
Wagner, of Hickory.
nocaiea tty huddicv
Oil bubbles were seen rising to the
surface and, shortly after, grab
hooks thrown Into the water ^augl.t
on the bumper of the car. When It
was raised to the surface, the cou
ple was found sitting together,
slightly bent over. Both wore heavy
coats and gloves. No marks of vio
lence or of a struggle were found on
the girl’s body.
It is believed that the young man,
whose love for the girl was great,
had chosen separation by ueath
rather than to be separated in life.
Miss Poovey was a sophomore siu
(Comlnued on page fourteen.)
Peculiar Cow Case
Ends In Compromise
Cow In Litigation Gave Birth To
Twin Calves And They Also
Entered Contest,
A damage suit over a cow. which
was becoming a bit famous in t.iis
county, came up for its fifth court
hearing here this week but was
settled outside of court and is now
a closed book.
A peculiar angle of the litigation
was that the cow which the parties
had gone to court over had given
birth to twin calves since the litiga
tion started and had the suit been
tried this time the calves would
have been sought by one side in ad
dition to the cow.
The case was that of Hattie Mar
tin, colored woman, asking for a
cow taken by Flay Edwards from
her husband, Bill Martin, who was
shot and killed a couple of years
back by his own son, on mortgage.
Hattie claimed, it is said, that thfc
cow belonged to her and not to ncr j
husband and that she should nave !
her cow back, along with the twin
calves. There were several other
entanglements, Including a mort
gaged automobile, In the case.
Just what the settlement was has
not been made public, but the cow
litigation Is over after having oeen
in superior court two times, ending
In mistrials, and In lower courts an
equal number of times.
pep it
up!
only 18 more
shopping days
until Christmas
Shelby Merchants are prepar
ed as never before to fill yonr
Christmas orders. Today on la
pages of The Star they tell of
the magnificent array of
gifts they have for yon.
shop now!
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Postal Receipts Must Show Gain
This Month For Shelby To Hold
First-Class Postoffice Ranking
■I
Due To Decline In June Quart-r
Tl’ls Quarter Must Gain To
Retain Ranking of Year.
There must be a gain in pos*
tal reee’pts at the local po t
office this month for Shelby to
retain the first class postoffice
ranking which was awarded
the city at the end of the pos
tal year in 1928 when the local
office passed, by a sPght mar
gin, the required *0,000 In pos
tal receipts.
So far, according to an announce
ment by Postmaster Quinn, there
Is an increase for the month, but
this increase must be maintained
for the remainder of the month to
make up for a decrease in postal
receipts, which was general through
out the country, in the June quar
ter,
Early Mailing Appeal.
In an appeal to the local public
to mall early in the holiday season
and also to make as much use of the
postal service as possible to retain
the first c'.ass ranking, Postmaster
Quinn says:
"In view of the fact that the
Shelby post office, in line with a
large majority of the post 'ff.ces
throughout the United States, lost
heavily in receipts during the quar
ter ending June 30, 1929, as com
pared with the same quarter in
1928, many of our patrons have m
quirea recently wnetner or not we
shall be able to recoup our loss and
retain our standard as a first class
office. For the Information of those
who may be Interested, we are
pleased to state that we have made
substantial gains since that time,
but have a considerable distance to
go during this month, December,
beyond that of 1928, If we are to re
main a first class office. Still, to at
tain the goal we will not need to
gain as much over the business of
(Continued on page fourteen.)
Traffic In Girls
Hit By Cops Here
In Several Raids
Palmer Street House Cleaned By
City Officers. Girls Are
Sent Away.
More activity on the part of c.ty
officers in cleaning up immoral cen
ters in Shelby came to light in •*
corder's court today when four or
five people were tried for immoral
conduct and conducting immoral
houses.
The cases were against Mr. and
Mrs. George Jacobs, who live on
Palmer street and also operate a
couple of taxis, and two girls, who
lived there—Ethel Taylor and Fanny
Bennet—and one driver of the
Jacobs taxis.
The Bennet girl, a red-head, was
used as a state witness in pr >ving
Immoral charges against the other
girl and the use of the Jacobs home
and cars as rendezvous for the girts
and their dates.
After the evidence was tendered
the Bennett girl was sent out of
town, the Taylor girl fined $10 ar.d
the costs and ordered to leave when
she pays it as she was returned to
Jail, while the Jacobs were taxed
with the costs and ordered to nove
or take sentences of 30 days.
A raid the same night by Police
Chief Poston and officers in south
east Shelby is to result in additional
court hearings, it is said.
A Box Supper.
There will be a box supper at the
M.'Brayer school Friday evening at
7 o’clock. Every body invited. Come
and enjoy the fun.
Trade Carnival Of
Legion Going Good
Auto To Bp Given Away On Dec
ember 24, Day After Trade
Event Is Closed,
Officials of the Warren Hovle
Post of the American Legian say
that their trade carnival, which te
being put on in cooperation with
Shelby merchants, has been a suc
cess so far.
The trade even), continues
through the day of December 23
and at noon on December 24, ,he
bargain event automobile will bj
given away by the Legion at the
First National corner of the court
square.
Sixty-three Shelby merchants, as
listed in an advertisement in The
Star today, are cooperating in the
event and holiday shoppers are urg
ed to ask for their carnival tickets
when trading with any of the 63
firms. The event was sponsored by
the Legion with the hope of even
tually building a club house for the
ex-service men.
First Baptist Men
•Hold Big Meeting
Wednesday Night Gathering aid
To Be Largest Assemblage Of
Men Of Church.
One hundred and forty-two men
from the membership of the First
Baptist church banqueted together
at the church on Wednesday even
ing In a fellowship supper. This
was said by many to have been the
greatest men’s meeting ever he'd by
the church.
During the supper a review of the
work of the church for the past
year was given by several of the
lay members. Some recommenda
tions for the next year were ottered
and passed unanimously. Among
the recommendations was ons to
make next Sunday "pledge dry "
The membership will be asked to
come to the church next Sunday
and make their pledges. At the cnee
of the morning service an oppor
tunity will be given to the mem
bership. Then from 2 to 6 o’clock in
the afternoon, four men will oe In
the church auditorium and take the
pledges of all members who are not
In the morning service. Every mem
ber is urged to come and make this
a 10 per cent day for the church
This evening at 7:45 o’clock, the
music for the "Pageant,” whlcn
will be given a week from Sun lay
night, will be rehearsed. Also the
cantata, which Is to be rendeied on
the night of the 22nd, will be re
viewed. Every choir member U re
quested to be present this even ng.
Plans for White Christmas and
the Carol Service will be presented
on next Sunday. The subjects for
Sunday's services will be morning,
“The Abounding Church;” evening,
“The Volunteer.” Special musical
programs will be heard.
Lovers Yule Rush
Now On At York
York. 8. C.—The rush to /ork
for marriage licenses is gaining mo
mentum with the approach of he
Christmas season. Ninety-nine li
censes have been issued hero in the
last seven days by O. P. Smith,
judge of probate. The invasion ct
York by seekers of licenses vMl
reach its crest Christmas eve. dur
ing which day the lovesick oner will
take possession of the York court
house.
Jury Formed Of Lawyers Hears
A Divorce Case In Local Court
Lawyer-Jury Is Record Here. Seven Or Eight
In Jury Box To Hear Divorce
A Jury more than 50 per
cent of which was composed
of lawyers heard a case iu
Superior court here this week
and It may not be a record
for the books for the entire
country, but it is a record tor
Shelby.
The regular Jury called for
this vee’.'s special term to
dis; ose of civil matters, ras
out on a case which had al
ready taken up a day of the
court’s time and the court
was lagging along. All the
loiterers that eould be found
about the court room and j
court house were sent to the
jury box by Sheriff Alien bat
stUl it was not quite half fall.
Judge Thoe. L. Johnson, of
Lumberton, was anxious to
get going and he asked If
lawyers and others In the
court room would not volun
teer.
tcer. More than a half doi n
lawyers’ stepped up. the ma
jor iy of them sitting on a
jury for the first time in ‘heir
lives.
The case was a divorce ac
tion, and the' divorce was
granted
airl Gets $5000
In Slander Case
Here In Court
'{•tiffs Mountain Girl Charged With
Stealing Drosses By Merchant,
No Court Neat Week.
The feature suit of this week's
special term of (Superior court nere
was the awarding yesterday by a
Jury of $500 damages to a King;
Mountain girl who alleged that a
Kings Mountain merchant. had
slandered her In charging her with
stealing dresses.
The girl who is to get the $500 is
Eula Shipes, 20 years of age, and
the suit was brought "by her ..ex*
friends," her father, J. A. Shipes,
as is customary In court actions
where minors are participants. The
merchant who is to pay the girl
the $500 is A K. Tabet.
Worked At Store.
According to the evidence the
Shipes girl had been employed £.t
the Tabet store when last February
the merchant made the charge that
she had stolen two dresses there.
She was never arrested for the al
leged theft and the damage suit
asking for $5,000 was filed.
Notice To Jurors.
The special term will conclude Its
work this week and Jurors drawn
for service next week are notified
that they need not report, accord
ing to a request made of The Star
by the court today.
No cases are on the calendar for
trial Saturday but It may be i,nat
the court will not be able to com
plete today’s calendar, and If not
there will be a session tomorrow
until the cases listed are disposed
of.
in me sun 01 w. h. Blanton, Jr,
vs. Foison Transfer company, of
Asheville, the plaintiff was given a
Jury award of $350.
Grant Three Divorces.
Three divorces, all white couples,
have geen granted so far during the
session of court. They were
Evans Green from Viola G.eer.;
Jake West from Fay West; and
Beidhst-MeOarry from Amos Mc
Curry.
Only one or two more dtvrrce
cases are on the calendar for trial.
Mrs. Frances Dies
At Home In Earl
Death Of Beloved Lady Unexpected
And Followed A Stroke Of Ap
poplezy. Funeral Yesterday.
The Earl section was shocked
Wednesday by the unexpected death
of Mrs. Sarah Angeltne Frances,
wife of Mr. R. P. Frances, death
resulting two hours and twenty
minutes after she suffered a stroke
of appoplexy.
Funeral services were held yester
day afternoon at New Hope Bap- i
tist church with Rev. J. L. Jenkins,
her pastor, officiating, assUted by
Rev. J. w. Buttle and Rev. Rush
Padgett.
The deceased was beloved by the
entire community which held her in
very high esteem for her noble life
and the aid she tendered neighbors
and friends when they were trou
bled. She had been a member of
New Hope church since she was ten
years of age.
Mrs. Frances, who was 68 years,
is survived by her husband and toe
following children: Mrs. W A.
Mintz, of Charlotte; E. B. Frances,
of Asheville; M. A. Frances, of Hick
ory; A. F. Frances, of Earl; E. S'.
Frances, of Lakeland, Fla,: and Ars.
F. L. Wilkins, of Asheville. A broth
er and a sister also survive —Mrs.
Rachel Runyans, of Earl, and N. R.
McSwaln.
Judge Talks About
“Reds” Be.'ore Club
Judge Johnson Says North Caro
lina Most Return To Fundam
entals. At Kiwanis.
_
Talking upon "The Progress of
North Carolina” last night befo-c
the Shelby Kiwanis club, Judge T
L. Johnson, of Lumberton. wno is
holding a special term of court here,
declared that the recent activities
upon the part of the "reds’* In dis
turbing state labor conditions ner*
Is a result of the rapid lnd<is<rlal
progress of the state. The bes; me
thod of fighting such activity, he
said, was for the state and the cUi
aens thereof to return to and oh
serve the fundamentals of our laws
The club also nominated Irs list
of officers for the annual election
next Thursday night.
Masonic Meeting.
Cleveland Lodge 202 A- F * A
M. will meet in called comm T.ica
tion Friday night for work in the
the first degree. All Masons are
urged to be present.
| Lindys Explorers in Arizona Cli!l’s
Exclusive pictures of Colonel end Mrs. Lindbergh
among the Indian Arizona cliffs which they explored
afoot on their desert honeymoon. They are pictured
looking: at photo of Lindbergh < ,Wi enroute there
afoot Lindy took pictures over side of plane as Anne
flew it
Inter national Newt rev I
Bloodhounds Catch Negro Who
Held Up Postmistress At Earl
More Needy Homes In Shelby
This Year Than Ever Before
“There are more needy homes—homes where somethin
must be dono, if we have hearts—now than at any time sine
I became Welfare officer,” waa the declaration made toda
by J. B. Smith, county welfare agent. '
me conditions in some oi meat
homes." he continued, “are more
than pathetic; they're more touch
ing than any I have ever investi
gated. If The Star's Christmas
Stocking Fund ever goes over, it
should this year There is plenty of
need and want."
A Pathetic Case.
Of the many appeals he has had
recently the welfare officer related
one that is especially touching. In
oiielby there is a home which tht
father deserted two years ago and
has not been heard of since. The
family is composed of a mother and
five children, the oldest only eight |
and the youngest a mere babe of
13 months. Two of the tots are In :
school and they not only need
clothing and shoes and more to eat,
but they, also, need books or the
money with which to buy books.
We ve thoroughly Investigated
this case,” the welfare officer said.
“If we had more, funds with which
to work, this certainly Is one o: the
cases we would do more for For
two years that mother has been giv
ing her all, working her heart out
and her hands off to keep her
youngsters fed and clothed—but, do
the best she can, she just cannot dr.
it. At night this mother Works in
one of the Shelby mills. Because of
her inexperience her wages are hot
so very high, and while she u w > a
ing she has to hire a girl to stay
with the 13-months-old baby and
the other children. By the time she
pays this girl and purchases b.uely
enough for them all to eat the en
tire sum she earns is gone, ohe
scraped along with what aid we
could give her during warm weath
er, but now that winter is hero, she
must have aid. Those tots just must
! have some shoes and clothing and
the home must have more aeat.
They’re actually suffering from pri
vation and want, and the poor
I mother is struggling harder than
ever and cannot make it, This is
just one of any number of pitiful
cases I can and will relate—cases
that are brought to me when the
(Continued on page fourteen.)
Daddy Of 24 Dies,
20 Attend Funeral
Rutherford ton—Rutherford cotin- *
ty’s champion “father” was burud
Sunday. It was learned today ifte
William McEntlre, age 69, n:gro, of
Sulphur Springs township, had pass
ed away He w,as the father of 24
children. 20 living and four lead
McEntlre was twice married -•’our
teen children were born to the fust
union and 10 to the second All 20
of the living children and his wife
were present for the funeral services I
and burial. He was a well-known j
negrq. ; ■ j
Star Fund Grows
Slowly; Members
Committee Meet
Total To Dal* la Only $10. Nra
Two Thousand Needed. To
Canvass Entire Town.
Only two contributions have
been received since Wednesday
to The Star's Christmas Stock
inf Fund. They Follow:
Previously acknowledged __ $3C ’
"Xxyz" ....... 5
J. B. Smith _5
Total
40
Yesterday afternoon the members
of the committee which will declac
upon the neediest homes in Shelby
and will there distribute actual
necessities of life purchased by Tne
Star's Christmas fund met in the
office of the county welfare officer
to make their preliminary plans.
At the meeting it was decided
that each civic club and each d.s'reh
in Shelby would designate two rep
resentatives to compose a got: ol
committee which will go over ohe
appeals for aid, Investigate needy
conditions, and recommend just !
what should go to each home, and
how much.
The representatives named on
this committee will meet agoi.r in
the same office Monday afternoon.
At the meeting it was decided ii>3t
Mr. Rush Hamrick, who was treas
urer of The Star fund last year.
(Continued on page fourteen.)
Mrs. Kale He*.is White Recovers
Poo toff ice Money From Her
Assailant.
Alonzo McCllnton, an Easttrn
N'orth Carolina negro, la in the
county Jail here charged with
'llghway robbery after two
loodhounds ferreted him out »a
he negro who held up and rob
ed Mrs. Kate Bettis White,
iarl postmistress, on a dark
treet at F,arl early Wednesday
light only to have Mrs. White
yank the money back from his
hand before he fled.
MeCIlnton denies the holdup, but
e bloodhounds, brought here from
iheville, spotted him as the guilty
arty and Sheriff Allen and his of
. leers have other damaging evidence
against him.
Fights Oft Negro.
Mrs. White, who is best known L”.
.lie county as Mtss Kate Bettis, Hav
ing been married only a short time
back, left the postoffice about ?
o'clock for her home and was car
rying the postal money, about $50
In a paper sack with her. As she
passed a dark place on the street,
near the old Trent home, a negro
stepped out, grabbed the sack of
money from her hand and started
to run. Mrs. White snatched at the
money as the ne^ro started off and
n the scuffle the sack was torn and
the money fell to the ground, the
negro fleeing
Call Bloodhounds.
The postmistress soon notified
county officers and the Asheyili-*
bloodhounds were rushed here,
reaching Earl about 10:30 o'c ock
The two bloodhounds immediately
picked up the trail at the seme of
the holdup, crossed the ail way
tracks and carried on to the rear of
a negrb church, a short distance
away. Then they turned back *o the
front of the church. There It. p
peared as If the trail would bo oet
as there were services at the church
that night and the negro had well
covered his trail by entering tae
church with all others presem, and
leaving the church with them, thus
(Continued on page fourteen.)
Cleveland Will Not Get Credit
For All Of Record Cotton Crop
No Gin In No. 1 Township, Big Cotton Center
And Ginning Is In S. C.
The final ginning report of
the season may show that Cleve
land county has ginned 70,930 y
bales, or only 60,000 bales, which
will be a record for the county
and will likely lead the state,
but even then the county nM
not get credit for all the cott n
it has produced and sent to the
fin.
Aocording to Information
given The Star there has not
been a cotton gin in operation
in No. 1 township, which tv
quite 3 cotton (trowing section,
since 3 gtn there burned Lost
year- Due to the, fact that the
lower portion of the township is
somewhat isolated from the te
mainder of Cleveland county
and the closest gins of this
county 1 aimers there have b:en
finding it more convenient this
year to take their cotton to .3
gin just across the line in So.'itli
Carolina. The gin there gets the
credit for the bales ginned and
they are not included, insofar
as is known, in the ginning re
port for Cleveland,
Fred L. Wagner
Funeral Service
Is Held Today
Widely Known Contractor Diet
Wednesday Night In Hospital
Following Operation.
Mr. Fred I*. Wagner, 39-year-rld
contractor and one of Shelby’* best
known citizens, died about 7 oclock
Wednesday night at thi 3helb/ pos*
pital, death following an appendi
citis operation a week age and peri
tonitis,
Mr. Wagner was In critical oondl
tion, it U said, when ho was rvatwi
o the hospital and tire emergency
operation performed, and following
the operation there was very little
hope for Ills recovery, aKhoujn due
to Iris strong constitution he nett
ed the deadly complications long
er than had been anticipated. Hh
wife, (our of Ills sisters and hi!
father-in-law, Mr. C, C. Graham
were here when he died.
Funeral Today.
Funeral services were held thli
morning at 11 o’clock at the Wag
ner residence on West Warren “treel
with Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of th<
First Baptist church, in charge. In
terment was in 8unset com.-*'*!]
here. Mr. Wagner was an BpDfipal
ian but did not hold his member
ship in the local church.
Surviving are the widow, wao w«
Miss Fanny Lou Graham, of Jna
dllla, Georgia, before marriage, und
the following sisters: Mrs. M L
Fulcher, of Eetrolt; Mrs. Katherim
Lowe, of Detroit: Mrs. Clyde Wcot
ton, of Augusta, and Mrs. W. C La
nier. of Atlanta.
Mr Warner, who was a native of
Rome, Georgia, first came to Sieibj
about 18 years ago with ins lats
father, L, J. Wagner, engineer am!
contractor, to install the S.nlbj
waterworks system.
Both father and son became *ond
of the town and later returned b r;
i o make their homes. Mr. Wagner
had been living here the last time
about nine years, his father laving
j died about two and one-half /ear*
| ago and his mother two years age
this month. Engaged in ous'ncs'
here rs a waterwaorks and pacing
contractor Mr. Wagner also operat
ed the Shelby rock quarry.
The deceased in addition to hii
business connection was an ardeni
' sportsman, very popular among »nt
younger men of the section and a
great supporter of Shelby -ligb
school and college athletics *n gen
eral.
Pall-bearers at the funeral -erv
ices were the following close friendi
of the deceased: William Andrews
Conley Eskridge, Henry VLc.sey
~ake Ru iasllL Harry Hudson. -n
Morton, Harry Camnitr, and Olive:
Anthony. Honorary pall-bearers
were: Dr. S. S. Royster, ZfU C.
Mauney, C. 8. Young. B. T. Fa,ls, a.
F, Roberts and Paul Webb.
"rs. Mills' Brother
Dead In Bennetsville
Message Received Here Early Today
Telling Of His Unexpected
Death.
Mr. Clarence D. Matheson, prom
inent Bennettsville, S. C., hu>ines:
man, died at ills home there Iasi
night or early this morning, ac
cording to a message received i-.ere
at 6:30 this morning by his sister
Mrs. Henry A. Mills, and his moth
er, Mrs. M. McL. Matheson.
No details were given and i. was
thought by relatives that he .nusi
| have died suddenly. Mrs. Ma heson
j and Mr. and Mrs. Mills left ohe.by
j this morning for Bennettsville,
where the funeral will likely >e oeld
, tomorrow. Mr. Matheson, who was
. 31 years of age, was associate! with
j ills brother, H. A. Matheson, hi the
j wholesale business.
Same Bounties For
Hawks This Yeai
The state game warden otters ih«
same bounties for hawks slain thli
year as were offered last year, ac
cording to Mike H, Austell, county
game warden. These bounties are
25 cents for each Cooper’s haw* and
sharp-shinned hawk and 15 ;euta
for each crow. These bounties '• til
| be paid as the heads are bought to
to the office of the game warden,
j and are offered only from Novem
ber 20 to February 15.
Red Men To Meet
On Saturday Night
The Sekonee Tribe of the Order
of Red Men will have au import nt
business meeting Saturday night,
December 7, It is announced by W.
A. Cook. A good attendance Is de
sired as items of utmost Import
ance to the membership will cons*
up far disposal.