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tv. 10 PAGES TODAY -i Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. K" m«ll, per yc?r <tn advance) i2M Carrlrr, pi--year (tn advance) $3.01 r LA TE NEWS THE MARKET. Cotton, per pound - 16c Cotton Seed, per bu. -.- 40!ic Colder Wcatherr. Today’s North Carolina Weather Report: Clearer weather with a rold wave tonight. Thursday lair and cooler. Mrs. Bryan Dead. Hollywood, Cal. Jan. 22.—Mrs. Mary Baird Bryan, widow of Wil liam Jennings Bryan, the late com moner, died at the home of a daugh ter here last night. Starts Forging Checks When He Gets Off Gang Police Officers Here Find Much Forgery And Bad Checks In Circulation. Clarence Boyd, colored, worked out his sentence on the No. 6 chain gang last week and was freed Sat urday night. A fellow doesn’t have much chance to lay up a little nest egg when pounding rocks for the road commissioners, and Clarence, seemingly, was in need of some spending money Perhaps he wanted to stage a little celebration with his chocolate drop in observance of his latest emancipation day. Anyway, Just a few hours after Clarence thook off the shackles a $28 check written on O. C. Dixon was cashed at Newton's grocery store in east Shelby. A short time later a $15 check with the same signature was cashed at Smith's service station. Both proved, it is said, to be forgeries and Police Chief McBride Poston and his officers began to sleuth about for the forger, Monday night a colored man attempted to cash a $9 check on S. S. Summey, the con tractor, and the police chief got wind of it. He found that the Sum mey check resembled the two other checks passed Saturday night and within a few minutes Clarence was back again in the hoose-gow where he will likely remain until big court comes along, and the odds are that Clarence is headed back for the rockplle. It was the second arrest on a forgery charge made by local of ficers in a three-day period. The other check writer, who is now in jail, awaiting trial in Superior court, is Beach Grayson, white man, who is also acquainted with tne guards at the convict camp. Local police officers say that there has been a wave of forgery and bad checks about Shelby since the first of the year. Creel Ware New Kings Mt. Chief Veteran Officer Named To Succeed Retiring Police Chief Hendrick. Kings Mountain.—The Kings Mountain City council Monday • night accepted the resignation of Carson S. Hedricks, since last March chief of police here, and appointed H. Greel Ware, policeman, to the position. Mr. Hedrick’s resignation, tender ed at the regular meeting of the board, becomes effective immediate ly. He has made no announcement as to Ids future plans. Ware, the new' chief, has been connected officially with the town for more than ten years. He has been on the police force for a num ber of years. Selection of a succesor to Ware on the fcrce will be made at a future meeting of the council. Mr. Mull, Advisor To Governor, Must Obey Traffic Laws Highest Paid State Official Parks At Wrong Place, Cop Says “ Move It.” Raleigh—Influential “big wigs” can often “high hat” the law and get away with It, but not so with the law of the Capitol Square as made, interpreted and enforced by Dan Terry, whose principality it is. Take, for Instance, the case of O. M. Mull, state Democratic chairman, pardon commisioner, secretary of the salary and wage commission and executive counsel, right hand of and father confess or to Governor Gardner. Monday Mr. Mull ignored the signs and parked his car inside tiie square. Mr. Terry ’phoned. There was a delay. Mr. Terry 'phoned again and politely but firmly told Mr. Mull’s secretary what was what. “I love Mr. Mull,” said Mr. Ter ry, "but it’s the law and he'll have to move the car right away or I'll have an officer move it for him.” t Mr. Mull moved. Mr. Evans Hartgrove, who has been at home sick the past two weeks, was able to return to Char lotte Tuesday. • *- - . v Tax Cat For City Expected To Be Made During Year Is Opinion At City Hall Bond To Amount Of SJ 19,000 Paid First Year Of MeMurry Administration. A tax reduction of 25c may be made In 1931 according to a state ment made by Mayor S A. MeMur ry who was forced to boost the rate 25c for 1929 to $1.50 per $100. "The strictest economy lias been prac tised and we have had to cut every corner in order to keep from bor rowing much money,” says the mayor. During the first year of his administration public improvement bonds to the amount of $119,000 were retired, together with accumu lated interest. Since the city's fiscal year closed uly 1st, additional bonds have come due and been paid. For instance, Mayor MeMurry was speaking without the records before him, but recalled that in addition to the $119,000 paid during the first year of his administration ending July 1st, 1929, $20,000 was paid In November and $5,000 in December. In January of this year $15,000 will be due and paid and in February $30,000 will be due. The city’s treasury is being watch ed closely and collections in the water and light departments, the tax department and the street im provement department in order to get money to meet the city's bonded obligations when they fall due. The boost of 25c in the city’s tax rate was not received with any de gree of welcome by the tax payers, so there will be some comfort in the hope that the 25c can be taken off this spring on the 1930 taxes. The city's rate on 1929 taxes was $1.50 as compared with $1.25 in 1928. Mayor MeMurry says he can not guarantee that the increase will be taken off for 1930, but he is working to this end. Eastside Church To Add 18 Rooms _ • ! Educational Department To Be Erected. Rev. if. E. Waldrop Is Pastor. Eastside Baptist church has de cided to erect an educational build ing adjoining tile church. Eighteen rooms will be built at a cost of from $3,500 to $4,000. The contract has not been let as yet, but the pas tor, Mr. Waldrop, says bids are be ing received and contract will be let in a few days. The Eastside church has a Sun day school enrollment of about 350. The congregation is growing rapidly and the church Is only a few years old. The building is brick veneer and the addition of 18 rooms will be of the same construction. Cotton Market Cotton was quoted at noon today on the New York exchange: Jan. 17.22; March, 17.36; yesterday’s close Jan., 17.20; March, 17.35. Number of mills in the Charlotte section report that they are selling more goods. Memphis cotton review in Journal commerce says there is a broadening of demand both for eign and domestic but business re stricted by high and advancing basis. Sales past week at ten pot ■markets 90.000 bales, same as iast week against 135,000 last year and 84,000 year before. Rain and snow has prevented gathering remaining cotton in fields which is now so badly damaged it may not be pick ed. Preliminary for next crop getting rather behind. Serious floods in win ter or spring probably. Houston re ports tone of market improved. Worth street quiet. Prefer long side. Rutherford Youth Attempts Suicide '■‘larenee Toney, Rutherford County Boy, Stabs Himself With Knife, But Lives. Rutherfordton, Jan. 21—Clarence Toney, age 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Toney, of the Sunshine section about 12 miles cast of here was said to have attempted to com mit suicide about 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home of his par ents when he stabbed himself with a knife Just below the heart. The act was committed in the liv ing room, of the home, it Is report ed, in the presence of his lather and brother, Oakie. He was rushed to the Rutherford hospital and is in a critical condition. Physicians hold out little hope for his recovery: He lost much blood before reaching the hospital. A week ago he stated to some friends that he was going to take his life on January 18 as he had heart trouble and suffered much at times. It is possible that he was worried over love affairs, as he call ed for ‘‘his girl” several times alter he stabbed himself before he came to the hospital. Dorton Official Of Fair Leaders Shelby Man Re-elected Secretary Of State Association Of Fair Officials. Raleigh, Jan. 21.—The North Carolina Association of Fairs, which held its annual session here this week elected officers for the coming year. Dr. T. N. Spencer of Concord was elected president: Dr. J. S. Dorton of Shelby. Garland Daniel of Greensboro, R. M. Jackson of Fayetteville, and W. H. Dali, Jr., of Greenville, were chosen as vice presidents from their respective districts, and T. B. Smith of Ral eigh was elected secretary and treasurer. At a banquet the principal address was delivered by Commissioner of Revenue A. J. Maxwell, who said that “clean” shows, carnivals and midways which had no stigma—but mid-ways which had no “skin games"’ artists, should be the goal of the fair officials. Governor Gardner extended greet ings at the afternoon session. Dr. Clarence Poe of Raleigh in an address said that fairs must pay less attention to entertainment and more to educational feaures. Candidates Slack Up In Announcing For the first time in several Is sues of The Star no candidate is announcing today for public office. Other announcements for several county offices are in the offing, however, but several of those talk ed and getting themselves talked about express the opinion that the announcement season this year has been a little premature. One man who will likely be a candidate for county office says that in his opin ion it will be best for him to wait some time yet. “The voters,” he says, “are reluctant this far in ad vance to line up behind candidates for much may happen in the months to come before the primary date.” No Meningitis Cases In This Section, Says County Physician Not A Single Case In County. No Alarming Epidemic In State. There is not a single meningitis case in Cleveland county or the im mediate section adjoining tills coun ty. At least no cases have been re ported to Dr. D. F. Moore, county physician, lie stated today. In recent weeks quite a number of meningitis cases have been report ed in some sections of both Caro linas and rumors have had it that an epidemic is spreading, but the facts do not support the rumor an is shown by the following news item from Charlotte: The situation in North Carolina centering around the occasional de velopment of a case of meningitis is not considered alarming by Dr. A. J Crowell, of Charlotte, president of the state board of health. “Any form of meningitis is serious, how ever,” he said. No special report concerning men ingitis has been submitted to Dr. Crowell by Dr. Charles O'H. Laugh inghouse, of Raleigh, secretary of the board and state health officer. "If there was anything of an un duly alarming nature, Dr. Laughing house would have communicated with me,” said the board's president. There are several forms of menin gitis. it was explained by Dr. Crow ell One form is “quite infectious,” said Dr. CrowdU^mho recalled that this form was epidemi^T^re in 1913. especially among soldier? quartered at Camp Greene. A non-ei^ernic form of this disease, though cau? a high death rate among those at tacked, does not spread rapidly. *m .Mii *«hi~V Where Sixteen Perished in Plane Crash Trapped in a giant Ford all-metal plane, which crashed and burst into flames between Los Angeles and San Diego, sixteen persons, Including two pilots, were burned to death. Motor trouble was blamed for the accident. The airliner carried a capacity load of home-bound men and women merrymakers from Ayim Caliente race track. Picture shows all that remained of this monster of the air after the crash. tint etna Monti Kawtrtt) New Club Has First Meeting County ( lull Holds Interesting Ses slon. To Meet Each Month • Now. The first meeting of the Cleve land County Club, a very Interest ing session enjoyed by more than a score of representative citizens from all sections of the county, was held last night at the Wayside restau rant here. Prof. Lawton Blanton, of Balti more, president of the club, presid ed and talks wore made by Mr. O J. Holler, of Rutherford, the chi!f‘ speaker of the evening; and by Dr. Zeno Wall, Rev. L. B Hayes, R E. Price, of Rutherfordton; Prof. Blan ton and Others. Interest Shown. Despite the fret that inclement weather kept many from attending, those present were of the opinion that the club will prosper and that with increased interest in all sec tions of the county it will do much for the future of Cleveland. Hereafter the club will meet each month at various points in the county to discuss ways and means of boosting the county along all lines, and to conduct programs cen tering about the best interests and future of the section. The date of the next meeting has not been set, this matter being left to a committee, composed of P. C. Gardner, A. M. Hamrick and J. B. Smith, which will also arrange a program. Bailey Is For Dry Law, He Tells Editor Points To Record With Anti-Saloon League And For Prohhibitioh. Not Hunting Revenge. Raleigh.—J. W. Bailey, candidate for the Democratic nomination to the United States senate seat new held by F. M. Simmons, made puo lic yesterday a letter written by din; to Clark Kinnaird, editor of,The Edenton News, in which he said lie would support the prohibition -law.' In asking Mr. Bailey for his at titude toward prohibition. Mr. ii.111 naird wrote that he was convinced that prohibition was a failure and that he wanted to support a sen atorial candidate who advocated modification of the law. Mr. Bailey said: "My Personal record is so well known to the people of North Carolina that, f take it that no one is in doubt as to my position. I have consistently been aligned with the prohibition cause all my life. I am a candi date for the United States senate and as such I propose to stand upon the Democratic platform." The Edenton editor also asked if Mr. Bailey’s campaign against Senator Simmons was actuated throiMh "revenge” for Senator Sim mons* failure to support the presi dential capdidgcy of Alfred E, Smith. The Raleigh attorney replied; “Let me say that it had not en tered my mind that by any manner or means my candidacy for the seh ate could be interpreted or regarded as a campaign of revenge. To oe sure, nothing of that sort is re motely involved. I am offering for the senate as a Democrat and oai my record, which, I take it. Is well known to the people of North ''©atfihna since I have been quite acttvJhm public life for 30 years,” ' Ilf i "olored Man Goes Direct To Sheriff To Get Locked Up; ,'cs Curry, With A Few Drink' Aboard, Bfromrs Too Verbose In Sheriffs Office. Liquor, or the stuff still sold for \ liquor, docs not effect nil men in the ! same manner. The kick It transmits: to some makes them feel like ex- : pectorating right in the face of danger, while others, when tanked up, arc so friendly with the entile world that they cannot be made to see red. Wes Curry, well known colorcu man, is one of those, when he has a snort or two, who believes in walk ing up to a lion, sticking his head j in the Uon's mouth, and saying j "try out your eye teeth, you puny old ruler of the animal world." Yesterday Wes had just, enough in his system to wish that Jack Jonn son was still a young nigger so hat he might show' the erst while it tic champion just how flat noses are made flatter. Wes had paid his tax es but Wes had heard another negro say he would not pays, his dues to the county; so Wes decided to do something about it. He visited the sheriff's ofrtce. marched up to ‘he 'taxpaying window, braced 'himself against the counter, and said to Deputy Ed Dixcn "See here now, I'm giving you orders to go out and collect taxes from this nigger who tells me he can get bv without pay ing while T have to pay mine. ’ Deputy Dixon looked at Wes and asked “How did you get that way? ’ or something like that. The query didn't settle well with xWes, who kept talking in a .one that indicated '‘why bring that up?” Wes was beginning to feel so good that lie wasn’t in the humor to be talked back to—even by the law. Deputy Dixon eased around 'he counter and patted the pockets of Wes to see if he happened to do transporting in addition to teddy ing up a bit. “Ifli hull.” he exclaimed as he rocked oyer on the other foot. "Thought you'd find a fellow who didn't know' better than to carry some with him. All I've got with me is in me, and you can't do nuthin about that. No sail.” And then Wes reeled back on the other foot and gave the deputy a horse laugh as it were. "No sah! You can’t do nuthin with me for what I lias in me. tia! Ha!” "Maybe not,” the deputy answered as tie took Wes by the arm and halt led and half carried him to the doer, where he handed the some what inebriated negro over to Po lice Chief Poston, “but I'll send you down to the cooler to cool off a bit," Today when Whs appeared in court his bravery and brass had given away to penitence, for "what was in me aint there now.” Six Local Couples Married In Gaffney The following couples lrom this section wTere married last week, in Gaffney, 8. C., by Probate Judge Stroup: Ellis Houser and Wellie Robin son, of Vale R-3; E, B. Gray, af Roanoke, Va., and Bessie Webb, of Shelby; Alfred Vaughn and Susie Odum, of Lawndale; Herbert Greet: and Inez Bridges. of Boiling Springs; Yates Green and Lillian McKee, of Boiling Springs; Louis hfcCoy and Lucy Hoyle, pi Shelby. Large Number City Students Make Fourth Month Honor Roll ••nior Class Flares 20 Pupils On Honor Roll 1.1st. Junior ( lass Has W. Other Schools. An unusually.. large number of pupils in the city schools oi Shelby ’ a allied honor roll dist inction dur ing the fourth school month, accord ing to the official list isstted today. The roll, recording high school students first, follows: Seniors—Elizabet h Sparks, Lu cille Blanton, Irene Davis, Mary Faye Dellinger, Ray Gibbs, Eliza beth Gidney, Elsie Gidney, Sarah Hoyle. Kathleen King, F.Ua*befh > '. Grand. Mildred McKinney, Edith Held Ramseur, Helen Roberts. ' torietta Hoyle, Bennet Teele, Clyde Wright, Roland Gantt, Vivian Bulee, Sara Dellinger, Thelma Spangler. Juniors—C. L. Austell. Pegirun Holland, UsKdc Mini, Jessie Hum phries, Helen Roberts. James :tc Swain, Annie Mae Bobbitt, Edith Blanton, Elizabeth Blanton, Helen Bess, Frances Carver, Mildred Camp, Lena Hamrick. Annie Lou Hoyle, Matilda Jenks, Beverly Jones, Alice Goode King, May Lattimorc, Mary Llnebergcr, Evelyn Short, Sarah Thompson, Ormi Lee White. Mildred Weaver, All cell Vaughn, Milla Putnam, Louise Miller, Georg; Blantcn, Felix Gee, John Trviii, j;, Ninth grade-Tsabel Aj'inouy Alena Blanton, Sara Louise Falls, Edwin Gidney, Bernice Houser..Mil dred Laughridge. Edith Ledtord, Virginia McMurry, Nancy Sperling, Elizabeth Thompson, Mary Sue Thompson, Ethel White, Herman Best, Herbert Hamrick, Frank Jenk ins, Carlos Young, Hattie Mae Hum phries, Evelyn Smalley, Ralph Al len. Eighth Grade—Ruth Fo’rbis, Mar garet Ford. Lula Belle Huskey, Hazel Putnam. Jean Thompson Loris Dover Griffin Holland, Rich ard LeGrand, Colbert, MeKmght, Edward Post; jr., Maxine Costner, Ruth DePriest, Annie Ruth Del linger, Dorothy Leonard, Helen Mill er. Cornelia Sparks, Edith Saun ders, William Kendrick, Thurman Moore, Norman Nolan, Roy New ton, Ruth Smith, Bobby Hoyle, J. B. Spangler, Tla Mae Mcrehead. Jefferson School. First grade—Vernon Francis, El len Blanton. Mildred Lazenby, Catherine Haymcr, Irene Morgan, i Clyde Reynolds. Edna Earl De Vine Selma Moore, Martha Teele, Mar shall Carpenter. Second grade—Jaquellne Jones, (Continued on page ten.) Hickory Merchants Association In Action Against Chain Stores "Hello World” Henderson No Doubt ( buckled Over This Hiekorv News llem. Hickory.—All chain sty-ires a net their managers must own property in Hickory if they arc to become members of the Hickory Merchants association according to a ruling drafted by the executive board of the association to become effective February 1. The new ruling ea.ne after an open break between inde pendent merchants and chain store operators when the secretary of the association, Mrs. Frankie Bedingfield dropped six chain stores frem mem bership in the organization. A number of merchants have x pressed the desire ta become mem* ~~a——* —m~ — tiers of (lie 'association here, pro • videri the chains were out, it was ae elared and In one case a Hickory business house resigned member ship due to the fart that chain store managers were members. Practically all members of the board of the merchants association were present for the hotly contested question of whether the chain stores should remain members of the as sociation, or their names be dropped from the list. The ruling states that “ail chain stores will be excluded from mem bership in the Hickory Merchants association except those who own property in Hickory partly owned Dy the local manager. Such stores may be added upon action of the board ot directors.' ,- v ’ ’ ' ’ ' * ^ Hard Contest I* or Highs Here Friday Glenwood Tram One Of first In Section, Gave I.nttimorr Tough Battle, Basketball Ians hereabouts will have the opportunity Friday night of seeing an unusually good cage contest in the Shelby high tin -‘an with Coach Morris' quint taking on thy strong .. Last week the Glenwood five gave the fast Lattlmorc team one of Its hardest games on the Latttmore court. Since that time Latttmore has nosed out a win over Shelby, and comparative scores show the Shelby and Glenwood quints to be of about the same chllbre. So far this season the local out fit, has exhibited off and on form, being exceptionally good in theii floor work and shooting one night and the reverse the next night. If the locals have one of their big nights Friday, or round into per manent good form, Shelby may check, up another wi/n, but other wise- it will be one of those fast and furious indoor ccntests which will keep Ians nervous throughout, Forest City Defeats Local Cagers There Cwpl. Dorsfy l,<- a <1 > Rutherford Quint To Win Over Shelby Team. Playing at Forest City last night the Shelby high basketball quint lost a hard-fought game to the fast Fores' City cagers by a score of 32 to 25. Dcrsey, captain of the Forest City team and rated as one of the bcEt basketball performers in this sec tion, was the star of the game, shooting six field goals and two foul goals for a total of 14 points. Moss, Forest Cl! y center, was second with 10 points, Eskridge's six points led for Shelby with Farris coming second with live points. Messrs. Everett Houser and Renn Drum attend the funeral yesterday of Mr. M. B, Cicdbey. father of Earl Godbey, editor of The Greensboro News, at Harmony. Mr. D. R. Sibley left Monday for a business trip to Atlanta. Civic Clubs, Farmers Will Meet Thursday Prominent Speaker To Address (lathering Of 140 Men. Prises To Be Awarded. Rotarians und Kiwanians will have a joint meeting Thursday eve ning at 7:30 o’clock at the Hotel Charles when 00 farmers from every township in the county will be spe i lal guests in a program emphasis ing the "live at home” Idea spon sored by Governor Gardner. 1318 program committees of the two clubs met. yesterday and invited the • three members of the farm board from each township and added to the list some 25 farmers who are considered “key" men from var ious sections to get the message to be delivered by a prominent speak er from the state department of agriculture at Raleigh. At this meeting the nine high men in the cotton growing contest con \ ducted last year will be awarded ! their prises and the speaker whose name could not be learned this morning will deliver an address. The clubs were forced to omit the names of many farmers they would like to have had at this meeting, out it is planned to have another meeting in the Spring to which ‘ Governor Gardner will be Invited and at that time other farmers will be invited. Facilities for serving a banquet In the hotel are limited to about 150 people so tire guest list this time hecessarily had to be limited. Every farmer who has been in vited Is expected to meet with the Rotary and Klwanls- olui»a..at this dinner and be guests of these two organizations. Mount Sinai Church Roof Found Ablaze Congregation Was At Warship When • -fire Wm- Kwe -ladles C lub Meets. (Special to The Star.) Shelby, R-2—Rev. Jenkins, our new pastor filled his appointments at Mt. Sinai Saturday and Sunday afternoon, bringing to us each time a wonderful message of Gospel truths. Much excitement was caused at the church Sunday afternoon, a few minutes after the service be gan by a blaze cf fire on the root. Some one approaching the building at that time saw the fire and spread the alarm In time for' the blaze to be extinguished with very little damage to the building. Our B. Y. P. U. is progressing nicely. The following new officers were recently elected. Miss Kora Ellis, president; Mr. Webb Hunt, vice president; Miss Buna Rollins; secretary; Miss Ocie Putnam, cor responding secretary; Miss Ruth Hunt, pianist; Mr. Hythe Putnam, chorister; Miss Frances Putnam, Bible quiz reader; Miss Norina Rollins, captain for group No. Miss Ocie Putnam, captain for group No. 2; Mr. Andrew Hunt captain for group No. 3. The ladies club of this commun ity held its January meeting at the home of Mrs. J. H. Rolltns Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Wallace made a very interesting and helpful talk on •'Gardening.'’ At the close of the meeting* the members were invited into the dining room where Mrs. Rollins, assisted by Misses Noriiie and Buna Rollins and Miss Nora Ellis served delicious refreshments. Misses Eugenia and Maude Rol lins were at home to spend the week-end. - Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Hamrick and daughter. Miss Selma Hamrick were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Harrill Sunday. Misses Buna Rollins and Moca Ellis spent the week-end with Miss Cecelia Padgett in the Beaver Dam community. Mr. Clive Harrill wa3 at home from Polkvillc during the week end. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Weaver of Gaffney spent Sunday in this com munity. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hawkins of Shelby w'ere visitors at the home o* Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hawkins Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Ector Ledbetter were visitors in this section Sunday. The weekly Sunday school teach ers meeting will be held at the I home of Mr. and Mrs. Shelt Clary Friday evening. Brother Of Shelby Woman Is Dead Mr. and Mrs. Tom Miller ami Mrs. Fred Morton have returned from Wilson where they attended the funeral of Mr. Solon Moore, a brother of Mrs. Miller. Mr. Moore died following a illness resulting from blood orung. ' ' » '