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n 10 PAGES ! TODAY SHELBY. N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19, 1930. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons By ,mU1'tX!r yettra"atlvan*5C> WI° - •Carrier, per year (1 ntulvnnm) annn LATE NEWS THI MARKET. Cotton, per lb._ 15^c Cotton Seed, per bu. ...—— 37 kaC Fair And Warmer. Today's North Carolina Weather Report: Fair tonight and Thursday. Slowly rising temperature. Hughes In On 24th. Charles Evans Hughes will be sworn In as chief justice of the su preme court, to succeed William Howard Taft, on February 24, It was announced yesterday after Hughes visited President Hoover at the White House. Marion’s Labor Outlook Is Nut So Encouraging Relief Work About At End, Said Quantity Of Dynamite Stolen From Southern. More Explosives Are Discharged. (Dan Meeker in Greensboro New ) Marion, Feb. 18.—'This mountain foothill town is today faced with cn ominous situation with indications pointing to a season of possible iOi rest and trouble. Several conditions, taken into consideration as a whole, make the outlook for the summer none too bright from the viewpoint of those who are best informed of what U going on and how the other half of their little world lives. The matter of living is going to be quite a problem, too, for a num ber of people. Unrest is bound to follow the iirst of March when the food and ciotn ing supply, furnished to more tiian 150 families by the American Friends Service committee through their representative, Rev. H. W Moore, is discontinued and a part of them are left without resources unemployed and no likelihood of their finding employment in this section of the country. Relief Work About Ended. The committee came here Novem ber 1 for a definite time. They ha\e contributed to the relief of neaay j 200 families each week since then at an expenditure of $1,000 a week. Now their work is nearly done. They are trying to place as many as pos sible in employment, whenever there is a job to be had, but the situation throughout the entire sec (cormwjED on page ten.) Mann To Address Polkville Farmers Assistant Manager Of Cotton Coops Will Speak On Thursday Night. Farmers of upper Cleveland county are Invited to attend a meeting at the Polkville school aud itorium Thursday night, Feb. 20, at 7:30 o’clock. The meeting will be addressed by Mr. M. G. Mann, assistant general manager of the N. C. Cotton Growers Cooperative association. His subject will be the “Outlook of Future Cotton Prices, Better Seed and Fertilizer Prices,” it is announced by Mr. C. C. Horn, field representative in this section for the cotton organization. Thirty Five Men At Scout Master Schoo1 Thirty five men attended the first session of the scoutmasters training Bchool in the basement of the FI st Baptist church here Mondry even ing. Twelve were from Shelby and 23 from outside the city. These m:n are taking a ten weeks course to fit themselves to head scout troops in Cleveland county. Mr. R. M. Schiele scout executive, of Gastonia was pleased with the attendance and the interest manifested. Those who rre able to take the course may enroll next Mon-ay evening as the school will be held each Monday evening for ten weeks. Others interested in scout work will receive a welcome, whether they expect to head a troop or not. mystery!! WHAT WILL THE "MYS TERY MAN’’ SAY TO CAS PER AND TOOTS? If you did not start on The Star’s new comic, “Toots and Casper," in the last issue o£ The Star, START FOLLOWING THESE TWO INTERESTING CHARACTERS TODAY. You'll get many a chuckle out of the stunning Toots and what she drew for a hus band—and, of coarse, they have a baby. Thompscn Heed Of Merchants; Succeeds Wray Local Independents In Another Meet 3rganization Of Independent Mer chants Is Perfected. Selling Stork 55 A Share. At a meeting of about 100 inde pendent merchants and business men held Monday night, A. V. Wray who was elected temporary presi dent, tendered his resignation be cause of pressing business matters and Carl S. Thompson was made permanent head of the organiza tion to be Incorporated and known as the ‘‘Cleveland Mutual Protec tive Business association.” Mr Thompson Is in the lumber business and is president of the Rotary club and otherwise identified with the civic and business life of the city and county. A Rally Is Planned. Tlie meeting was held In the court house and at the close, Presi dent Thompson announced that there would be a rally of all Inde pendent merchants and business men on Tuesday night, February 25 at 8 o'clock at which time It is hoped to have a speaker of note address the gathering to combat the chain stores, appeal to the public to patronize home-ownea stores and educate the merchants themselves into giving better serv ice and keeping more up-to-date stores. Selling Stock At $5 Share. In order to finance the campaign which the Independent merchants and business men plan to put on, the association will be incorporat ed under the laws of North Caro lina and stock will be sold at $5 per share. Secretary Max Wash burn announced today that already 400 shares of stock had been sub scribed by the following: A. V. Wray, Max Washburn, C. H. Reinhardt, O. O. Palmer, J. C. McNeely, R. E. Campbell, J. S. Mc Knlght, W. L. McCord, C. S. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN.) virst Service* In Poplar Springs New Church Sunday Next '1" OO'J Rural Church Now Ready For Services. One Of Finest Plants In County. Pews have been installed in the r.cw church at Poplar Springs and the first services to be held since the church has been completed, will be held Saturday and Sunday mornings at 11 o’clock according to the pastor, Rev. D. F. Putnam. Poplar Springs has one of the finest church plants among the ru ral churches of the county. The building cost $11,500 and has been practically paid for. With the equipment, the plant has a value of $15,000 or more and was erected with the departmental idea in mind. The community served by this church is one of the most prosperous in the county and to erect such a beautiful brick and tile church and have it practically paid for when occupied, is a tribute to those people. Mr. Putnam Invites all friends of the congregation to attend the services Saturday and Sunday. His Sunday morning subject will be “My Father’s House.” Canadian Ace to Span Ocean Errol Boyd, Canadian flier, in his plane following the announcement that he will attempt a flight from Toronto, Canada, to London, England, making one stop at Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. The war flier will use the monoplane Columbia in which Chamberlain and Levine made the perilous crossing. <fnt«rnatt«Ba) NmrMl) Governor Opposes Calling Of Special Session Legislature To Consider Revision Of Taxes Mr. Spangler, Very 111, Holding His Own Sumrpte Spangler, popular young man connected with the Fanners and Planters Hardware Co,, who .s seriously 111 at the Shelby hospital, suffering with blood poison widen suffering with blood poison which developed from a scratch on the arm and has suffered intensely. Last night he continued about the same, showing no improvement, yet not slipping backward, so hopes are still held out for his recovery. Brother Of Shelby Woman Is Killed Accidental Shot Is Fatal to George h. Clary, Brother Of Mrs, O. V. Ford, of Shelby. * Funeral services lor George U Clary, 50, native cl Cherokee coun ty, were conducted at Ranlo, this state, Friday afternoon and inter ment followed in the cemetery at West Gastonia. M\ Clary was a brother of Mrs. O. V. Ford of Shel by. Mr. Clary, who was a son of the late Landrum Clary of the Mace donia community, died Thursday as a result cf an accidental gunshot wound. He was fatally injured while cn a rabbit hunt Thursday. A charge from a shotgun struck him in the chest. He was taken to a hos pital as quickly as possible, and died shortly after arrival. Surviving Mr. Clary are his wid ow, who before marriage was Miss Margaret Wood, and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. O. V* Fcrd, Shelby; Mrs. L. M. Turner, Cowpens; Mrs. Carrie Littlejohn, Pacolet; J. T. Clary, York: Charles E. Clary, Gaffney and G. W. Clary, Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Camnitz visited Mr. Camnitz mother at For est City last night. $1700 Bad Check Case Heard In County Court Here Today Cherryviile Cctton Buyer Gave Large Check For Cottcn. Money Ran Short. In county court here today Ed Sullivan, well known busi ness man and cotton buyer of Cherryville, was found guilty by Recorder Horace Kennedy of giving a $1,700 worthless check to A. J. Putnam, cotton dealer of Waco this county, Judge Kennedy ordered Sul livan to pay the check in full, a part of which has already been paid, and pay the costs in the case or take a six months sentence. An appeal to Super ior court was entered by At torney Jcnas. who represented Sullivan and the bend given for the appeal was $2,009. Attorney Peyton Pie Swain assisted Solici tor P. C. Gardner in the prose cution. Thtv evid: n-e wa ; that Suili van gave the $1,700 cheek o Putnam for cotton purchased. When Putnam presented the check at the Cherryville bank a day or so later Sullivan did not hare enough funds there to cover it. A Cherryville banker was used as a witness to show that on the morning the check was written Sullivan had de posited around $7,000 in the bank and already had around $2,000 there, making a total of about $9,000 to hfs credit. But before the Putnam check ar rived this sum had been check ed down or checked out. The defcn-e contended that Sulli van did not intentionally give a worthless check because he had about $9,000 in the bank when the check was written, arguing furthermore that about half of the Putnam check had been paid and the remain ’der would be paid. Judge Ken nedy ruled, however, that with checks coming in at the bank Sullivan could hardly tell wheth er or not he would have enough money to meet the $1,700 check. i Says Not A Time For Pessimism, Retrenchment Or Despair. Wants Able Law Makers. Raleigh Feb. 18—Governor Gard ner in a statement Issued today said he did not feel the present time a "propitious” one to call a special session of the general assembly. Numerous requests, including sev eral from boards of county com missioners, have been received by the state's chief executive for a special session to consider tax re duction. Elect Able Men. In his statement, Oovernor Gard ner asked that voters place "the ablest men possible” in the General Assembly of 1931 and In county of fices and banks to grant "every legitimate call for credit," if pos sible. “This is the year for us to take off our coats and work In our shirt sleeves,” the governor declared. “It is net time for a defeatist gospel jf pessimism and despair and I for (CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN.' “C-See” Is Name Of Local Made Hosiery The Carpenter-Colqultt Hosiery mills which recently started opera tion on S. DeKalb 6treet. has adopt ed the trade name of “C-See” for its products and this name has been registered In the patent of fice in Washington. Pretty labels and bands have been printed and the output of the mill Is now 120 dozen pairs dally. Mr. R. E. Carpenter, one of the members of the firm owning the lo cal plant says a dye and finishing plant will be added shortly to the mill here. About sixteen people are employed and when the finishing plant Is ready for operation the number of employees will be dou bled. Shoffner Talks To Lions Club Meeting County Agent Gives Interesting Facts And Figures On Live* At-Home Program. R. W. Shoffner, Cleveland coun ty farm agent, was the guest speak er of the Shelby Lions club at the regular meeting held last night at the Hotel Charles. Mr. Shoffner's talk was devoted to the live-at-home program and he cited some very interesting facts and figures on how Cleveland coun ty does not live at home. Cotton Buyer Here Taken To Greenville J. W. James Arrested Here Yester day For South Carolina Offi cers On Charge There. Joseph W. James, cotton buyer who had just located here, was ar rested here yesterday by Deputy Bob Kendrick upon request of Greenville, South Carolina, officers. \fter Greenville officers were noti fied of his arrest they came here for him, seeking him. it is said, upon a larceny charge preferred against him there. % James, it is understood, located j in Shelby Monday to buy cotton. i Union To Open Caroleen Bank About March 1 Blanton Plans Third Banking Office _ Union Trust To Establish ThirJ Buik In Rutherford County, r.usinrv} Thyre Pleasing. \ third branch bank of the Union Trust Company of thel by will be openrd tn Rnthtr ford county at Caroleen, It is an nounced today by President C. C. Blanton, "We have ordered Mr. Hicks, the "ashler of the Carcieen branch of the Farmers Bank and Trust- Co., i Who Closed early In February, 'o take care of customers In that vi cinity until we find time to open he third unit In Rutlterford, said Mr. Blanton, this morning. "We will probably not be able to pen the Carcieen offices until March 1st at the latest as all hands j are busy opening the banking of fices of the Union Trust at Forest City and Rutherfordton, Mr. Blan ton added. "The business that has been ac corded us and the reception we have been given in Rutherford county since the two Union Trust Co. bank offices were opened at Forest City and Rutherfordton, have been very gratifying,” the president addeu. "We have been assured support and patronage on all sides and each of fice has been crowded with cus tomers and well-wishers sinc«* our opening at these two places on Monday,” Brother Of Joe Nash Dies In Statesville Had Been In Serious Condition For Past 18 Months. Funeral Monday. Mr. T. A. Nash, of Statesville, a brother of Mr. Joe E. Nash of Shel by. died Sunday night at 8:40 o'clock at his home In Statesville. He had been critically ill for the past 18 months. Attending the fun eral Monday from Shelby were Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Nash and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McCord. Mr. Thomas Albert Nash was a native of Franklin county, having been born in Louisburg, on May 8. 1888. He moved to Statesville In 1905 and was connected with the Williams Furniture Co.; Icter with the Cooper Furniture Co., for sev eral years, then going into business for himself. He was In charge of the Nash Furniture Co., until his health failed. August 3, 1905, was the date of Mr. Nash's marriage to Miss Sallle Bert Cooke, of Louisburg. Mrs. Nash survives and four children—three sons, Thomas Anderson, John Au gustus and Albert Alston Nash, and a daughter, Miss Laura Mae Nash, all of Statesville. Four brothers and three sisters survive. They are Messrs. R. A. Nash, of New Orleans; S. B. Nash, of Louisburg; Leroy Nash, of Statesville; J. E. Nash, of Shelby; Mrs. J. M. Burrows and Miss Mamie Nash, of Statesville; and Mrs. David Lyle, or Rock Hill, S. C. Robinson Gets Big Fine In Case Here Cleveland Man Shot In Virginia Tried Here For Interfering With Officer. Will Robinson, upper Cleveland county man who has quite a tough reputation with officers of the law, was fined $150 and the costs in county court here today for inter fering with an officer in perform ance of duty and an additional $25 for driving an auto without proper lights. Robinson is the same man who was shot and severely wounded some months back by officers at Chase City, Virginia. Before going to Virginia he was wanted on the charge of interfering with a coun ty officer In this county, and Mon day night he was arrested by Dep uty Plato Ledford for driving a car without proper equipment and also on the old count. In the court room here today a slumping shoulder in dicated that he has not completely recovered from the wound received In Virginia. Impersonated Officer. In another case Broadns Powell of Rutherford county was fined $75 and the costs for impersonating an officer and carrying a gun in this county. Powell apjjea’.td the fine given him bv Recorder Horace Ken nedy. j Woman Broncho Buster First at Frontier Show i Miss Grace Runyon, of Cheyenne, Wyoming:, is gaid to be one of the world’s greatest horseback riders ' and broncho busters, She has won | first place at the annual frontier I days round-up at Cheyenne and finished second twice. She was selected national woman all around performer at the women’s rou^h riding contest at Madison Square iaxden. New York City. (InterDttUa&J Nnurwi) Mrs.B. C.Houser Died Here Today First And Only Woman To lie Steward Of Methodist Church Passes. Bury Thursday. Mrs. Martha Ellen Houser, wife of Mr. B. C. Houser died this morn ing at 1:25 o'clock at her home on N, Morgan street after an Illness of one week. The news of her death waa a great shock to her host of friends, for Mrs. Houser was one of Shelby’s most consecrated Christian women and the first and only wom an to be a member of the board of stewards of Central Methodist churcri. She was kind hearted and loyal and a most devoted friend and church woman. Mrs. Houser's funeral will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Central Methodist church by her pastor, Rev. L. B. Hayes and her former pastors, Rev. J. E. Thompson. C. F Sherrill and J. O. Lee, each of whom resides here. Interment will be in Sunset cemetery. Mrs. Houser was first married to Dr. J. C. Gldney, a prominent phy sician of this place. He died in 1889 and she was married several years thereafter to Mr. Houser who sur vives. She was one of a half dozen sisters, all dead except Mrs. Zou Rigler of Charlotte who will be un able to attend the funeral on ac count of her sickness. Rutherford Dealer Now With Crawford Mr. Frank Oates, former Chevro let dealer at Rutherfordton. lias Joined the sales forces of the Shelby Crawford-ChevroJet com pany. Mr. Oates Is a man of broad acquaintance, and outstanding abil ity, and hts acquisition here is a distinct asset to the local company. I Hoey Launches Drive For $300,000 High School Building Here Building Is Inadequate, He Declares, And Not In Keeping With Shelby. Auditorium Crowded For Parent-Teachers General Meeting. A movement to build a $300,000 high school building tor .Shelby was launched last, night, by Clyde R. Hoey when he addressed a packed house of teachers and parents at the high school auditorium. In Shelby there are six parent teachers associations and a general meeting is held of these associations tour times a year. One of these general meet ings was under way last night when Mr. Hoey proposed that i oli- Rt-( a, d Wlth,,uf delay in planning for a high schobl building in keeping with the needs of the city. Cage Tournament Opens Tonight In Shelby Gymnasium Two Gam™ Tonight, Two Thurs day And Friday. One For Title Sat urday Night. The county-wide basketball tournament to deride the high school champions of Cleveland county will jet underway tonight at 7:30 o’clock in the Shelby High ttn can gymnasium. Two games will be played to nights, two Thursday night, two Friday night, and one Sat urday night for the title and the Hotary cup. Polkvillc will play Fallston in the first game tonight and Grover will play Lattlmorc In the second contest of the dou bleheader. Tomorrow, Thursday, night Shelby will play Kings Moun tain In the first game and Bel ywood and Caasr will clash In second contest. Friday night the two winners of tonight's games will play Ihe winners of the Thursday night games. Then on Saturday night the two quints remaining In the race will play each other for the title. There Is much interest through out the county in the tourna ment and large crowds are ex pected each night. Rev. W. E. Elam To Return To County Accepts Calls To Fallston And Dover Baptist Church. Build - Ins Parsonage. Rev. W. A. Elam, native of Cleve land county and brother of Carme and Frank Elam of the Lawndale community, has accepted a call to the pastorates of the Fallston and Dover Baptist churches and will enter upon his duties about April 1. Mr. Elam and his family have been living at Ramseur, Randolph county, for several years. He succeeds Rev. G. P. Aberne thy. recently resigned from the Fall ston church and Rev. D. F. Putnam recently resigned from the Dover church and will be occupied by Mr. Elam and family upon their return to the county. Grigg Asked To Head Drive In Cleveland To Drive Oat Illiteracy-3,245 In County Nation-Wide Effort Will Be Made. Will Try To Teach Rudiments To Those In County. J. H. Grlgg. county superinten dent of public schools, has been asked to head-up a campaign ui Cleveland county to drive out il literacy by teaching the 3,24o il literates In Cleveland county the rudiments of reading, writing and arithmetic. The drive will be nation-wide and sponsored by the National advisory Committee on illiteracy, department of interior, Washington. D. C. Sta tistics reveal that in North Caro lina^ there are 104,844 native white illiterates and that the state ranks 46 from the top in percentage of white illiterates in the nation In Shelby, the number is given at /aO. Mr. Grlgg has received the fol lowing letter signed by Ray l.y.nan Wilbur, secretary of interior and chairman of the National Commit tee on Illiteracy, asking him to >*> come a viart of the intensive ttvn paign that la to be waged by na tion, state and county, to the end that this illiteracy may be stamp ed out: Nation-wlile Campaign. “As chairman of the National Ad visory Committee on Illiteracy, ap pointed with the approval of resi dent Hoover. I am writing to ask you to give your most earnest ef forts and influence toward a ua tlcm-wide campaign to reduce *1 literacy to a minimum before cne compilation of the census of 1930. “Your governor and state «i<rer tntendent of education have ap pointed a committee on illiteracy for your state. This committee, I hope, will act with and be a part of our national advisory committee. I am sure that from the position you hold you will do everything in your power to help your state commit tee carry out any plan or program that may be formulated. "One of the purposes of the com mittee is to collect, centralize, and (COMTtSUID ON t»AOE T*V 1 . Present Building Inadequate His suggestion took favorably and was roundly applauded. Mr Hoey pointed out that the present high school building was erected 2o years ago and is thoroughly Inade quate to the needs of a growing city. "There are three things which go to make up our scliools. first the * children and we have 3,000 of school age in Shelby; secondly, good teachers and these sro highly competent; thirdly, good equipment, but we are sadly lacking, particu larly in a suitable building for our high school," said Mr. Hoey. < , | Best Time Is Present. '•Some talk of hard times ar® heard. It Is easy to be optimistic when everything looks bright. Busi ness will have to turn for th® bet ter soon and this high school structure should be erected without much delay for it would help t ke care of the unemployment situation that confronts every section at this time and for the further reason that $50,000 could be saved by building while material is cheap." ; he advanced. I Compared With Other Cities. Then Mr. Hoey pointed to other neighboring towns like Gastonia, - Hickory, Lincclnton, Forest City and Rutherfordton where the high * ■ school pupils are supplied with new and adequate buildings and equip ment, comparing these with Shel by’s 25 year old structure which has been long outgrown. Tax Rate Here Lowest. In discussing the tax rate and comparing it with the rate in other cities of similar size Mr. Hoey pointed out that Shelby's rate is the lowest, yet the children are just as deserving and the parents really more able to provide adequate high school building and equipment. Shelby's tax rate in 1928 was $1.25. The city council found It necessary to advance the rate to $1.50 to meet certain obligations, but iym stated that the rate will in all probability be reduced again to $1.25 , j this year. By continuing the rat® of ‘CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN.) Mrs. Abemethy Dies In No. I Township Widow Of J. A. Abemethy Who Preceded Her To The Grave Two Tears Ago. Mrs. Hattie Abemethy, widow of J. A. Abemethy, died Sunday morn ing at 3:30 o’clock at the home of her step-son Furman Hopper at the age of sixty years. Mrs. Abemethy had been in declining health since the death of her husband two years ago. She was a fine Christian char acter and will be greatly missed to the community where she had in numerable friends. Her remains were buried Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at wtgh Shoals Baptist church in Ruther ford county, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. X. D. Har rill. Surviving are three children by her first marriage. Shelby Merchants In I Meet Friday Night | Officers Of Association For New | Year May Be Named At This J Gathering. W. E. Koon, who will have charge | of the program, announced today :J that a dinner-meeting (at the Jo- .1 tel Charles) of the Merchants As- if sociation will be held Friday night at seven-thirty o’clock. It is expect- sp ed to be an important meeting of the association. In all likelihood officers will be I elected, or at least nominated, for J the coming year. It is announced || tliat Mr. Forrest Eskridge will N* J the speaker ol the evening. if Born to Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson at the Shelby hospital to day a daughter. Amy Jean. Mrs Wilson vs s formerly Mte*. Miriam Hoyle.
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