IL SMITH LIKELY
TO BE BIO WOH
OTHERJLEGTIONS
Issue Centering About New Yorker
Will Have Much To Do With
Voting.
Washington.—'The AT Smith is
sue will figure to a greater or less
er degree in several of this year’s
senatorial elections. In two or three
cases it may be Just important
enough to decide the result.
Some of our most famous sen
ators, standing for re-election
tills year, arc tangled up in it, in
cluding GedTge W. Norris of Ne
braska, Carter Glass of Virginia,
Fumlfold McLendel Simmons of
North Carolina and Tom Heflin
of Alabama.
Norris, technically a Republican,
supported Smith in the 1928 cam
paign. Heflin and Simmons desert
ed Smith. And Glass stood boldly
by the party ticket while his state
voted for Hoover.
Power Interests Involved.
The Democratic central cqjn
mittee in Alabama has read Hef
lin out of the party and Heflin,
deprived of renomination, will run
independently against John H.
Bankhead, the probably regular
nominee, in November.
The Smith issue undoubtedly
will be important in this Alabama
fight, but there seems reason to be
lieve that there is more to the Hcl
fin situation than meets the eye.
While It appears on the surface
that the Democratic committee was
merely punishing Heflin for his an
ti-Smith position, one hears it said
that its action is a part of a weil
organlued effort of Alabama corpor
ations and reactionary forces to
regain control of Alabama politics
and public offices. Heflin is regard
ed as comparatively progressive and
his colleague, Hugo L. Black, even
more so. The story is that power
companies and other corporations
are out to “get” both Heflin and
Black.
The chairman of the state com
mittee and the man who moved that
Heflin be barred from the ticket are
said to be attorneys for the South
ern Railroad and the man who Sec
onded the motion an attorney for
the Alabama Power company. The
supposed aims of the movement are
principally Muscle Shoals and a re
duction of corporation taxes.
. Heflin's enemies undoubtedly will
play the Smith issue against him
for all it is worth, but it seems
doubtful whether many of Tom’s
people will turn against him simply
because he turned against Smith
He is likely to make an anti-cor
poration campaign, as Black did
against Bankhead in 1926.
Out in Nebraska the state Anti
Saloon League and the public utili
ties are reported to be burrowing in
dustriously under Norris. Norris
came so far from carrying his state
for Smith, as he tried, that they
probably will be able to give him a
hot fight in the primaries. One
hears here that national Anti
Saloon League officials advised the
Nebraska superintendent to lay off
Norris, but that the superintendent
went right ahead. Norris has al
ways voted dry and the League peo
ple here, much as they disapproved
his Jump to Smith, are not bitter
against him.
Rumors that Ex-Governor Sam
uel R. McKelvie, now on the Fed
eral Farm Board, would be backed
against Norris in the primaries by
standpat Republican and organized
drys are not as strong as they were.
Washington, intensely interested in
the political fate of Norris, has
been hearing more lately about the
possible candidacy of State Treas
urer Stebbins.
Police Dog Saves
Master From Hitch
Hikers’ With Gun
Camden, S. C.—For hitch- 1
hikers who would employ » gun )
to tpor what they consider the
flagging courtesy of motorists,
S. D. Hammond, of this city,
recommends a police doc as ef -
ficacious.
Mf. Hammond, en route from
Columbia with his chanine buddy.
“Foot" in the tonneau, was fligged
by two men at the Wateree river
bridge. He stopped to find what Uie?' ^
wanted.
“Carry us back to Columbia.”
they said.
Mr. Hammond protested mildly
that he was en route to Camden,
but would be glad to haul them
there. He found himself peering into
the barrel of a pistol.
’ Reckon this will make you take
us,” the tramp snarled.
Mr. Hammond, thinking fast,
grabbed the man’s arm, and cried
to the dog, “Get him. Foot, get
him!”
The dog did. The men fled
hesitating to fire one futile shot
at the dog. Mr. Hammond cahed
“Foot” back for fear he would be
shot.
Michael Howard of Beckenham,
Eng., was bom on Friday, the 13tn.
has 13 letters In his name, the street
he lives on has 13 letters and he
dwells at No. 31, which is 13 re
versed. _
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Bridges Has Good
Record For Cotton
Farmer Of Ellenboro Section Gets
684 founds Of Lint Ter Acre
On 5 Acres.
(Special to The Star.)
Ellenboro.—A total of 3421 pound;,
of lint cotton, 684 pounds per acre,
is the yield received by M. E. Bridges
of near Ellenboro from his five acre
project, grown In the Ellenboro cot
ton growing contest sponsored by
the agricultural department of the
local school last year.
The five acres cost him a total of
$325.80 or $67.16 per acre when
charging managerial services and
rent'of land at $10.00 per acre each
with other costs such as seed ferti
lizer, use of lmpliments, ginning and
labor. Subtracting the value of the
seed from the total costs and then
dividing by the number pounds of
lint produced his records shows *hnt
he produced lint cotton at a cost
of a little more than seven cents.
He fertilized with 400 pounds cf
an 8-4-4 fertilizer and 100 pounds
of acid phosphate at planting time,
and then, side-dressed with nearly
200 pounds of nitrate of soda per
acre at chopping time.
Mr. Bridges was one of the sixty
five bale per acre growers who at
tended the "bale per acre’’ cotton
banquet at the Charlotte Chamber
of Commerce last Friday from the
Ellenboro community.
Riddles
Why Is it impossible for a good
carver to be honest? Because he
steels (steals) the knives a fid forks
he uses.
What word is it that which if you
take away the first and last letters
it will still remain? Bite (it).
How do you get down from the
back of an elephant? You don't,
you get it from a goose.
If a forest caught on fire what
tree would be left? The ash.
What did the window say when
the tree fell on it? Tremendous
(tre-mend us).
To whom does the greatest man
in the world have to take his hat
off? The barber.
Why are sentries like day and
night? Because when one comes
the other goes. *
What flowers are there between
your nose and chin? Tulips (two
lips).
When is a chicken a perfect glut
ton? When it takes a peck at a
time.
What made the moon laugh? To
see the star fish
What bridge has never been walk
ed on by a human being? The
bridge of the nose.
How many insects make a land
lord? Ten-ants.
What does a kettle suffer from
most? Boils.
What is the difference between a
jailer and a watchmaker? One
watches the cells, while the other
sells the watches.
Cotton Market
Cotton was quoted on the New
York exchange at noon today, March
17.33; May 17.58; yesterday’s close
March 17.42; May 17.66.
Report of the Association of Cot
ton Textile Merchants of New York
for four weeks in December sales
24.3% above production, shipments
87.9% of production stocks lncreas
! ed 6.9% unfilled orders increased
25.9%, Moderate business in Worth
street. While yesterday’s advance
was based on alleged farm board
threats to shorts it may have the
effect of changing the views of
spinners who are waiting to cover
hedges cheaper and bring in price
fixing orders in greater volume.
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Rev. N. D. Yount, Pastor.
Place East Marlon building, Sun
day school ten o’clock. Morning
worship 11 o'clock. Subject, “The
Place of the Gentiles in the Plan
of God.”
Luther league 6; 15, an interesting
program by the young people.
Evening worship 7; 15. Subject
“The Millenium.”
Our slogan, Every member 'on
time every time. Our welcome sin
cere all the time.
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND.
Under and by virtue of authority
conferred by deed of trust executed
by John S. Carpenter (single) to
the First National bank of Dur
ham. North Carolina, trustee, dat
ed the 15th day of May. 1028, and
recorded in book 150, page 254, in
the office of the register of deeds
of Cleveland county, the First Na
tional bank of Durham, North Car
olina, trustee, will at 12 o’clock noon
on
Monday, February 10, 1930,
at the court house door of the su
perior court of Cleveland county in
Shelby, North Carolina, sell at pub
lic auction for cash to the highest
bidder, the following described
property, situated in Shelby, coun
ty of Cleveland, state of North
Carolina:
Beginning at a stake in the east
edge of S. Washington street, which
stake is south 2.49 west 65 feet from
the intersection of Gidney street,
and S. Washington street, and runs
thence S. 87 E, 166 feet to a stake
in the Roy Tiddy line; thence S.
2149 W, 61 5-10 feet to a stake In
the J, Y. Irvin line, thence with
said line N. 87 W. 166 feet to a
stake In the east edge of S. Wash
ington street; thence with said
street N. 2,49 E. 61.5 feet to the place
of beginning. Same being a part of
that tract of land conveyed to J. S.
Carpenter by deed recorded in book
3-U at page 506 in the office Of the
register of deeds of Cleveland coun
ty. N. C. *
This sale is made on account of
default in the payment of the in
debtedness secured by said deed of
trust.
This sale is made subject to all
taxes and paving assessments
against said property whether now
due or to become due.
This 4th day of January, 1930.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA,
Trustee.
H. W. Cobb, jr„ atty.
1658.
Penny Column
TOR RENT: Five-room house on
Chestnut street, water and lights
$15 per month. J. L. Thomasson at
John M. Best Furniture Co. 2t 10c
TOR SALE—5 PA8SENOER
Plymouth car, in fcood condition.
Will sell at a bargain, to quick
buyer. See Ralph Hoey at Cleveland
Drug Co.
“FARMERS — SEE
Cleveland Hardware
Co. before you buy
your Spring Hard
ware. We have the
merchandise. ltc
FOR RENT: APARTMENT IN
Pendleton Apartment House, South
LaFftyctte street. W. A. Pendleton
2t 10c
Taxes - any kind
you want at Cleve
land Hardware Co.
WASHBURN’S, ltc
LOST: Near Boiling Springs
white bird dog with lemon cars,
lemon spot at root of tail. $10 re
ward. Notify S. E. Hendrick, rt-6,
Shelby. 2t 10c
BUY YOUR PLOW
Shares by the dozen.
We will save you
money. Cleveland
Hardware Co. ltc
FOR RENT: Seven room house
in Hillcrest. Miss Maude High
tower. t • 3t 10c
BRIDLES AND
Collars are sold a lit
tle cheaper by Cleve
land Hardware Co. It
....-.. .
STRAYED—Small black fox ter
rier, black and red collar. Deg
solid black. Reward. Notify J. L.
Blanton, Phone 470-J. tf-lOc
GENUINE OLIVEft
Plow Shares are sold
by Cleveland Hard
ware Co. Washburn’s
Buy them by the doz
en. ltc
FOR SALE — BUCKEYE IN
CUBATOR. Priced reasonably. Al
so practically new Simplex Brood
er, unlimited capacity. Mrs. J. M.
Gardner, R-l Lattimore. 2t-10p
According to English musicians,
there is a, world-wide shortage of
good dance tunes.
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