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VOL. 16 PAGES TODAY Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By mall, per year (In advance) *250 Carrier, per year (1 nadvance) *350 LA TE NEWS THE MARKET. Cotton, per lb.__ 15'/sc Cotton Seed, per bn. ___37H>c Rain Saturday. Todays North Carolina Wrathri Report: Rain tonight and Saturdaj Rising temperature Saturday and in central and northeast portions to night. Sharkey Wins. * In Miami last night Jack Sher key. recognized heavy weight cham pion of America, won from Ph>l Scott. British title-holder. on a technical knockout in the third round of a scheduled 15-round match. Scott had been floored once In the second round and twice in the third round before the referee stopped the fight with Sharkey as a winner. — Hoey, Hamrick \ Arguing Today Before Hughes Rutherford Case In Supreme Court Henrietta Mills Tax Case Before Highest Tribunal In America. Third Hearing. Attorneys Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, and Fred D. Hamrick, , of Rutherford ton, arc today ar guing the Henrietta mills tax suit before the new chief Justice of the United States supreme court, Chas. E. Hughes, and his associate Justices in Washing ton, Mr. Hoey left Sheioy last nigh to participate In the third cour. hearing of the suit which involve around $85,000 in tax money ir Rutherford county. The Shelby attorney and Mr Hamrick represent the defendant In the suit, Rutherford county, while the Henrietta mills are represent ed by Charlotte and New York bar risters. The suit on the part of the mihs is to keep from pacing approxi mately $85,000 in taxes to Ruther ford county, the contention being that the tax rate against the mill property is too high. The suit wio first tried in United States district court. Rutherford county, represent ed by Hoey and Hamrick, won the case and an appeal was taken to the circuit court of appeals at - Richmond. There the decision of the lower court was upheld and the appeal was then carried to Amer leas highest court where it is being heard today. Mr. Hoey has appeared once be fore, be says, before the U. S. su preme court. At that time Edwarr, White was chief Justice, being ap pointed by William Howard Taft, the chief justice who has just re tired, while he was president of aie United States. Rutherford Has 13 Candidates Political Pot In Neighboring Coun ty Boiling With Much Zest. Six For Sheriff. Rutherfordton.—The political pr.t Is boiling again in Rutherford county, after being quiet for several weeks. Two announcements have been made for clerk of court by Professor Prank S. Hall, principal of Avondale school, and Lloyd Wil liamson, well known local merchant and business man. Both announced at the same time and both are well known young men. The present clerk, M. O. Dickerson, sr., is ex , pected to announce soon. It will be recalled that J. Y. Yel ton, former clerk, died about a year ago and Mr. Dickerson was ap pointed by Judge Michael Schenc - to fill out his unexpired term. The race will be an interesting one. This makes thirteen candidates announc ed to date, six for sheriff, four for county commissioner, one for the legislature and two for clerk oi court. Mrs. Grayson Owner Of “Wayside” Now News of the change of ownership of the Wayside restaurant on East Warren street has been made pub lic. The new owner Is Mrs. Albert Grayson. a young and popu.ar Shelby woman, who prior to her marriage was Miss Irma Bridges. Mrs. Grayson has returned to Shelby to make her home, and has bought the Wayside from Mrs. Torn Aberaethy. The change went Into effect the middle of the current week. Newman Buys Station. It was announced today that Mapes Newman had purchased ' he; interest of Jce Turner in the filling i station on the Cleveland Springs road which has been heretofore op erated by Newman & Turner. The station Is better known as King’s olaee. City Debt Here Reduced $109,000 In 9 Months Economy OfMcMurry Reduces Shelby Debt Leaying Shelby E. E. Scott (above), manager of the J. C. Penney store here since its opening, is leaving Shelby today for Greenville, South Carolina, where he will open and manage another Penney store. While here Mr. Scott took an active part in the civic life of the community and among other things was president of the Shelby Rotary club for one term. Shelby regrets the departure of Mr. Scott and his family. (Star Photo.) Yates Comes Here To Succeed Scott E. E. Scott, Manager Of J. C. Pen ney Co. Store Goes To Greenville Store On Monday. Dale Yates, a foritier assistant manager of the Shelby stcre of the J. C. Penney Co., arrived yesterday to take charge as manager, succeed ing E. E. Scott, who goes Monday to open a Penney store at Greenville, S. C. Mr. Yates has been living in Du blin, Ga„ for the past 13 months, where he was sent to manage a Penn&y store at that place. Know ing many Cleveland county people and having many friends here, the company has dispatched him back to Shelby to succeed Mr. Scott under whom he worked successfully for a number of years. Mr. Yates brings his wife and little daughter witn him and they have been welcomed by their many friends. Mr. Scott, who came to Shelby about four years ago to open and manage the local Penney store was offered the new store at Green ■ ville and for the past several weeks he has been going back arid forth supervising the remodelling of the large building the Penney Company has secured a lease on there. Shel by regret to give him and his >s timable family up, but the offer of the Greenville store was a very promising one and Mr. Scott ac cepted. He will move his family to Greenville later. Crowell Talks Before Shelby Rotary Club Dr. L, A. Crowell, Lineointan sur geon, was the speaker at the no tary club luncheon here today with Dr. Sam Schenck in charge of the program. Dr. Crowell’s extemporan eous talk on “Fear and Worry” was one of the most interesting ever heard by the club. 152,000 In Bonds Returned, 907.000 In Notes. Hope For Stseable Tax Cat. In nine months the indebt edness ol the city of Shelby has been reduced 9109,000 accord ing to information secured this morning from City Clerk I» E. Llgon, 952,000 of this amount j being bonds that were retired and 957,930 being notes and ac counts for current Indebtedness made prior to June 1. 1929 when the MeMurry administration took charge of the city govern ment. Tax Seduction Possible. Mayor 8. A. MeMurry was in Charlotte this morning and could not be seen, but he was quoted as saying a few weeks ago that he and his councilmen were working to ward a reduction of 35c in the city s tax rate this year and Indications are that they will be able to carry lut their plans. Bonds Retired. Since June 1, 1939, the beginning of the city's fiscal year, the city has paid off $40,000 street bonds $8,000 water works bonds and $4, 000 school bonds, making a total of $52,000 retired in bonds In the past nine months. This figure does not take into account the Interest paid on bonds. Current Indebtedness Reduced According to the audit of the. city’s books as of June 1, 1939 there was owing on notes and accounts the sum of $88,115 and of this amount $57,830 has been paid, re ducing this obligation to $30,285. This obligation Included notes and accounts outstanding at the begin* nlng of the fiscal year 1929-30 made for supplies, abbatoir, a billing w$ chine used In the city hall, a pole truck for the light department, a fire truck, street sweeper, street truck and other equipment. Criticism, Praise. Mayor McMurry has been striv ing hard to reduce the tax rate by practising every economy and nas consequently been praised by some and criticised by some, but the pros pect of a tax reduction of 25c nas been paramount In the minds of tlx city officials and It looks now as i* the reduction can be safely made at the proper time, which will be after May 1 when property will be listed again. Tells Of Kiwanis Camp In McDowell Marlon Man Gives Valuable Prop erty For Boys Camp. Print ed Here. Frank Richardson, superintended of the city schools at Marion was the principal speaker before the Kiwanis club last night at the Hotel Charles, when he told of a fully equipped camp of 135 acres which Klwanian C. F. James of Marion has donated foi the use of the boys of the two Carolines. It represents an investment of (10,000 and will be in charge of compet ent camp leaders each summer, giving boys mental, moral and phy sical training at the small cost ol only (1 per day. A number of boys will likely at tend this camp from Cleveland county this summer and the Ki wanis club will probably send a few boys who are unable to bear their own expenses. Mrs. Dale Kalter rendered two beautiful vocal selections on tire program last evening, accompanied by Miss Ethel Elmore at the piano Two Marion Houses Barn, Third Fired, Result Of Mill Trouble Three Men Held. Two .Said To Be Former Employes Of M11L Deputy* H9me Burned. Asheville, Feb. 28.—The Asheville Citizen says this mormng that Leon Moore, Zeb Webb and Woodr jvr Wilson, Marlon textile union mem bers, were being held in the Mc Dowell county jail on suspicion of being implicated in the burning of several houses In the Marion Man ufacturing company village earllcr in the week. Marion, Feb. 27.—Destruction of fwo houses by fire, here and a fire at a third led today to arrest ot three men who were held while of ficers Investigated the origins of the blazes. The three houses were located near the cotton mill of the Marlon Manufacturing company which na? had Intermittent labor troubles during the past 12 months. Sheri ; O P. Adkins refused to disclose the names of the three men held be cause, he said, no formal charge had been lodged against them. Former Mill Employes. The sheriff revealeo, however that at least two of the men held tCONTIKUip ON PAGB SIXTEEN.) T Married 52 Years Ago Yesterday ^''*■■***: -i* JUDGE JAMES L. WEBB Gardners To Spend Anniversary Week-End With Judge And Mrs. J. L. Webb. On the night of February 27. 1878, a young Cleveland county couple took the marriage vows of the Baptist church and promised to love and cherish each other. Last night, Just 52 years later, that couple, advanced in yean and having already realised many ambitions as man and wife _nd as father and mother, quietly celebrated the anniver sary at their home on South Washington street. The couple which took the marriage vows 52 years ago last night was known as James Webb, young attorney and a son of the late Be?. G. M. Webb, Baptist min ister; and Mi** Kansas Love Andrews, daughter of (hr Me Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Andrews. New they are known through out two states as Judge and Mrs. Janies L. Webb. Their married life has been one of constant achievement Judge Webb Is now the veteran of all North Carolina’s superior court Judges and will at the end of the present year retire from the bench after having served in the courts of the state, as solicitor and Judge, for ap proximately a half century. This afternoon their daugh ter, Mrs. Gardner and Gover nor Gardner, and Max, Jr., ar rived from Raleigh to spend the week-end with them. Both Judge and Mrs. Webb have been indisposed for several days and no formal observation of the anniversary has been held or will be held. Hope For Taft Abandoned Now Only A Matter Of Hours For For mer President And Chief Justice Doctors Say. Washington, Feb. 27—Death drew closer to William Howard Taft to night while this capital wherein his accomplishments as President and chief Justice had won him the world’s respect sadly awaited the In evitable. Time and again the physicians who have attended him since his collapse had been by his bedside. Relapses had been followed by par tial rallies. But Dr. Francis R. Hag ner said “there Is no hope for his recovery; any Improvement will only be temporary.” At the best, the former President has been given but a short time to live. His breathing is constantly more difficult, his blood-circulation Is at low ebb, his heart may give way at any time and he can take very little nourishment. Wife And Daughter Present. Mrs. Taft and their daughter Mrs. Helen Taft Manning, are near the afflicted man. Robert A. and diar ies P. Taft, tn Cincinnati, have been told of the critical condition of their father. Grief spread through Washington with word that the country's 27 th President and 10th chief justice was about to die. The President said Mrs, Hoover called off their recep tion to members of the house of representatives, scheduled for to night. Other scclal functions like wise were abandoned. The doctor ? bulletin despairing that Mr. Taft (continued on ruas sixteen • Brother Of Mrs. McCord Killed In An Accident Shot To Death At Asheboro Home Yoon* Insurance Man KUIod. N* Details Or Killing Not Defi nitely Known. Joe Parrish, 21-year-old brother of Mr*. William Mc Cord of this city, was accident ally shot to death this morning at his Asheboro home, accord ing to a message received by Mrs. McCord. Mr. and Mrs. McCord left fer Asheboro Immediately after hearing of the tragic accident and cxac. details of tire shooting could not lx Secured. One report here was that young Parrish was cleaning a gun and it. accidentally discharged This re port, however, has not been veri fied as Mr. McCord after receiving the information by telephone at las place of business left at once witn Mrs. McCord for Asheboro without waiting to tell his father full de tails of the message. Young Parrish, an Insurance salesman, Is survived by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Parrlsn two sisters, Mabel and Ida May Parrish, of Asheboro, and Mrs. Mc Cord. Oratorical Contest On At High School In City This Eve Annual Ho»j Contest Bolds Interes) Of All Sections Of Cleveland Oounty. Tbe annual Clyde R. Hoey ora torical contest, one of tbe Mg events of the year for Ifife "boys In the high schools of Cleveland county, will be held at the Central high school auditorium here tonight, beginning about 8 o'clock. This contest has been held each spring for many years and toe winning of the Hoey medal Is con sidered one of the major high school achievements for the coun y and is, therefore, an event of gen eral Interest throughout the county as practically all the county hign schools have entrants in the con test each year. Friday night of next week comes the Selma Webb recitation contest, the big event of the year for girl high school students in the county County Independent Business Men Have Incorporated Group Association Of Independent Mer chants Get Charter From Sec retary Of State. A dispatch from Raleigh Thurs day stated that a certificate of in corporation had been Issued by the Secretary of State to the “Cleveland Mutual Protective Business Associa tion,” the local organization of home merchants. The purpose of the corporation as listed is “to disseminate informa tion to the general public, etc." The authorized capital stock is listed at $990 with $60 subscribed by “O. O. Palmer, A. V. Wray, B. O. Steph enson and others.” Kiwanis Votes Tax For Mail On U. S. The Kiwanis club last night vot ed a tax of fifty cents per day on Uncle Sam who has been accus tomed to levying a tax on Its citi zens. It came about this way. Post master Quinn wants a better out going mall service in the morning from Shelby to Southern mall lint trains and presented a resolution which the Kiwanis club unani mously endorsed, asking that Un cle Sam through Its postal depart ment authorize the dispatch of a bag of first class mall on the Das line to Gastonia or Charlotte, leav lng\here shortly after noon each day. If this additional mall facilities is granted, It will serve the mat! patrons much better than at pres ent and cost the government on!” fifty cents per day. Masonic Meeting. A regular meeting ol the Cleve land Masonic lodge 202 will be neli' this evening at the Masonic tem ple. All Masons are urged to attend. Oil Man Leaps to Death Death leap of oil millionaire Richard H. Jones from hie eighth-story apartment, on Park Avenue, New York. » is almost prevented by his wife Louie* (both above), when she blocked hie path to the window Jones struck her with a lamp and jumped to the courtyard below as she fell unconscious. Jones was a graduate of the Naval Academy and a member of the Army and Navy clubs in Washington, while his bride, the former Louise H. Conkey. Is a Washington debutant*. Uataraatiaul Nawaraal) Shelby’s High School Baszball Champions Start Training For Another Fight For State Title Digs Up $4C0 To Deposit In New Rutherford Bank rhe people of Butherford county certainly have confi dence In the brunches of the Shelby Union Trust company opened in that county. Here.* a story, related by The Ruth erford News, of a man who due up his money to deposit It in the new bank. "A man who lives near the Sooth Carolina line came into , the Union Trust Co. Wednes day and deposited 9344 in rusty greenback that had been hid In the ground for several years. He also brought about $60 additional that was torn up and rusty and will likely save about half of It. He ad mitted that he hid It In the ground some years ago anti decided that it would be bet ter off In the bank. He says he is done burying money." Miss Austell Wins In Earl Reader Contest Miss Mary Sue Austell won a medal given by the Earl high school and will represent her school In the Selma C. Webb contest! The Grigg literary society held Its readers con test Wednesday evening and a large crowd attended. Miss Kuth Hunt was given second place in the con test. Other readers were Ruby Bridges, Edna Moss, Edith Byers, Inez Wilson, Rchama Clary and Helena Putnam. — Cafe Makes Changes. A general re-arrangement of the interior of the Piedmont cafe, op crated by Mrs. Alice Boland, was being completed today. The lunch counter heretofore in the front 0/ the building has been moved to the rear making considerable m tre room for tables at the front and elsewhere. Morris Ha* Only Foot Regulars Left From Championship Team Of Last Year. - Its here I Another baseball season and a Shelby high squad hanging the horsehide all over the city pari every afternoon this week la pre paring for Shelby's battle to win a fourth state championship. From last year's championship team, which brought the third stale title to Shelby, Coach Casey Moi rls has only four regulars and two substitutes left. The remainder of the squad of 25 already working out Is made up for the most part of new boys who hope to emulate tne bygone achievements of Cline Owens Lee, ‘Milky” Gold, "Rooste. • Bridges, Bumgardner and others c» the championship outfit who grad uated last year. l<hamp Battery Back. One very pleasing nucleus upon which Coach Morris has to 6tart building another team Is the bat tery—Hamrick and Parris, if you please—which carried the She^v colors through to Chapel Hill and a third title last spring. Otherwise the Shelby high baseball prospect's are tinged with gloom. In the squad of 25 in training now there seems to be a lack of hitting ability, and in high school it takes slugging to win games even behind such a su perior battery as Morris has tu Sherrill Hamrick and Hal Farrw (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIXTEEN.) Mr. Smith Still Very Sick With Paralysis Mr. J. P. Smith who suffered a der thread, however, and there continues very sick at his home on S. DeKalb street. He is slightly im- j proved, however, and the attend ing physician expresses some hope of his recovery. Epworth League Meet. The Epworth leagues of Central Methodist church will meet at 6:^0 p. m. Sunday. The program in the senior league will be on the Archt tects of Methodism. A cordial in vitation is extended to all. ‘Wet’Opposes Bailey, Simmons Raleigh—Political Raleigh re* reived this week with calmness the announcement that there are now firee contestants for the democratic nomination in the Jane primary to the United States senate. Thomas Letcher Estep of Stratford, in the mountain county of Alleghany, has en tered the stage until now held by Senator F. M. Simmons and Josiah W. Bailey, armed with » platform which includes repeal of the 18th amendment. Other planks in the Estep platform as announced by him In Winston-Salem are the re |ieal of the 15th amendment u far as it is designed to affect the negro race; a federal pen sion for every citizen 65 years of age and over; a national medieal examining board and “equal rights for women." Mr. Bailey and Senator Sim mons are strong advocates of prohibition. The mountain man's announcement brings senatorial aspirants in the state to four. Rev. Grady Dorsett of Wake Forest is as yet the lone candidate for the republican nomination. Present County Officers To Run Again, Believed No Announcements By Office-Holders All Present Office-holders Expected To Be In Primary Race In June. Every office-holder In Cleve land county, with the exception of County Judge Horace Ken. ncdy who has announced that he will not run again for the judgeship, Is expected to be n candidate In the Jane primary, although not a single office holder has announced his or her candidacy as yet. Those In office usually withhold their announcements as long as possible, believing, presumably, that the least said about a political race Is the best method of keeping down likely rivals. Despite the raet that no announcements have been made by present office-holders U! indications arc that they will seek the democratic nomination In Jime and re-election this fall. inner candidates. Two or three candidates, not now In office, have announced for the June primary and the political dope sters anticipate one or two more although less Interest la being shown In the primary this year than In many years—and that may be, some will argue, a compliment to present county officers In thai citizens of the ocunty an thereby showing their satisfaction In things as they are. Present county officials expected to be candidates to succeed them* selves In June are: A. K. Caine, chairman of the oountp commit* sioners; George Lattlmore and It L Weathers, man mission sir lnH fcj Allen, sheriff; A. M. Hamrick, clerk of court: Mrs. Mary E. Yarborough, treasurer; A. P. Newton, register of deeds; P. Cleveland Gardner, soli* cltor of recorder's court; Dan Fra zier, surveyor, and T. C. Eskridgw coroner. So far only one candidate. Attor ney Maurice Weathers, has an* nounced as a contestant far the ra cordership to be vacated by Judge Kennedy, but in political circlet there Is some indication that Attor ney W. Speight Beam may toss hit hat In the county judgeship race prior to the closing of the June primary filing lists. Other rumor* and rumors of rumors have it that Attorney C. B. (Pat) McBrayer may take a fling at the political game again, the rumor placing him as a prospective candidate for the soli citors hip of the county court. Cline Takes Chrysler* New Dealer Soon For Hudson-Essex Autos D. Huss Cline has relinguished the agency for the Hudson-Eseea cars In this county and has taken the agency for the Chrysler line. He will continue business at tha same stand with the new Chrysler cars and service. Hugh Wray, distributor for Hud son-Essex cars in Gastonia says a Hudson-Essex dealer will be an nounced for Shelby in a few day* to render service to the cars aayr running and to continue the line of these popular cars. Several Buildings Being Erected Here With spring coining, a number at construction Jobs are ■ underway Ed McCurry is finishing up a handsome two story frame residence in Belvedere Park, facing Mrs. E. T. Switzer’s residence. J. Cpnnelly Eskridge has plans drawn for a handsome home on the lot to the rear of his father. Squire T. a Esk ridge, while Claude Hoke Thompson has started a six room bungalow on West Marion street Campbell de partment store has just completed a large warehouse on the Southern railway tracks near the freight de pot for the storage of car load mer chandise. Spanpfler Shows Some Little Improvement The condition of 8ummie Span gler at the Shelby hospital con tinues critical, but he rested^mrt$t well last night after takink a see-" ond blood transfusion afternoon. He has been ill (tor twn weeks with blood poison.