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VOL. / r 12 PAGES TODAY XXX VI, No. 29 -----!---— SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY', MAR. 7, 1930. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons, ca„'ler^ryewMi 1^vance))•**’ LATE NEWS THF MARKET. Cotton, per lb.__15 He Cotton Seed, per bo. --34 He Fair And Colder. Today'! North Carolina Weather Report: Rain and colder tonight. Saturday fair and colder. tindy In a Crash. CoL Charles A. Lindbergh, who spanned the Atlantic In an airplane and has never suffered a serious crash in a plane fell, barely es ‘ eaped Injury yesterday at Del Monte, Calif., when he was thrown from a horse while taking a riding lesson. He was dragged 25 feet be fore extricating himself from the stirrups, but was unhurt. Jones To Speak Here Tuesday Isaak Walton League And Public To Hear Charlotte Candidate For Congress. The Isaak Walton league will hold its charter and organization meeting Tuesday night, March li,‘ at 7:30, at the court house. Hon. Hamilton C. Jones, of Charlotte, a member of the league in Mecklen burg county, has been invited to be present and address the meeting on the subject of "The Preservation of Game and Natural Resources.” The organization of different branches of the league will be discussed. This is an organization that must have the hearty and cordial sue port and co-operation of the peo ple of the county to make it sue eessful and beneficial. The meeting Is open to the public generally, and the people of the city and county are cordially invited to attend and hear the aims and purposes of the league ably presented by Mr. Jones. Every member of the league and all those Interested in its ideas and aims are urged to attend promptly next Tuesday night at 7:30. J. Clint Newton 111 In Shelby Hospital Attorney and Former School Heal Suffering With Serloas Kidney Trouble. Attorney J. Clint Newton, formei county superintendent of education and one of Cleveland's best kown citizens, was taken to the Shelby • hospital yesterday suffering ,it is said, with a serious "kidney ailment Mr. Newton, a former president of the Kiwanis, one of the best ora tors ever produced In the county and active in all city and county affairs for years, has been suffer ing with a kidney ailment for years. Recently, within the last week or so, he has not been well, and his con dition showing no improvement he was removed to the hospital for treatment. Auto Fatality Case Will be Heard Soon Try Kings Mountain Youth for Reckless Driving in Fatal Acci dent Affair. Fred H&mbright, Kings Mountain youth, will be tried in county court there before Judge Horace Ken nedy, on March 20, for reckless driving In connection with the auto mobile accident near Kings Moun tain Sunday in which Harvey Jack son, % textile mill engineer, was killed. The warrant charges reckless driving and also mentions a whisky charge. Hambright, a son of Har vey Hambright, and another pas senger, in the car received slight injuries. Hambright’s version of the fatal accident was that Jackson grasped the steering wheel, while Hambright was driving, in such a manner, as to cause the car to swerve and turn over. Rolarians Listen To Negro Recital Shelby Rotarians at their week ly luncheon today heard Mrs. Joel Akins, who gave an entertainment here last night under the auspices of the Woman’s club, in a recital of negro spirituals and dialect reci tations. The program was in charge of Rotarian John Toms. Tuesday night of next week the Rotary club will stage a Ladies’ Night program in the woman's club rooms. Your UHe Merchant Your Uttle paper boy of to day is training himself to be your business man of tomor row.' Help us to teach this boy business administration and to fit him for the bust ness world. You can do Just this by paying for your paper promptly and in doing so, you not only make his work light er, you also encourage him to reftder you more efficient service. THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY. V v Local Paintzr Shoots Himself, Likely To Live Bill Heffner Uses Borrowed Gun Financial Worries Caused Rash Act. Bullet Misses Heart Conies Out Back. Bill Hefner, widely known lo cal painter and Shelby charac ter, shot himself through the left chest early this morning in attempting to take his own life as a result of financial worries according to his friends. The shooting took place in E. C. Kiser’s store, on Martin street, and Hefner was rushed to the Shelby hospital, where it is said that chances are good for his recovery as the bullet missed his heart In pass ing entirely through his body. Borrowed The Gun. It was around seven o'clock when Hefner walked in the Kiser store and asked to borrow Kiser's gun to •kill a cat. Kiser handed him the gun, said to be a .38, making some statement, it is said, about a shot gun being the best to shoot a cat. “Tell Them Goodby.” Without replying to the statement Hefner, it is understood, placed the gun against his left chest, told Kis er to "tell them all goodby1' and pulled the trigger.” The force of the shot knocked him to the floor. . While being examined and given first aid treatment at the Shelby hospital he let it be known, reports say, thg^ he had been worrying about financial matters, adding that “folks some time do a lot of foolish things.” His statement and attitude when he learned that chances were good for recovery indicated that he rs gretted the attempt upon his own life. Missed Lung, Toe. Following first-aid treatment Dr. Sam Schenok, of the hospital staff, told The Star that Hefner was rest ing well and did not appear to be fatally injured, although his chances cannot be definitely determined as yet. The bullet, the surgeon said, en tered the chest just above the heart and came out in the bac|f just be low his left arm pit. In ploughing through Hefner’s body the bullet missed his heart just by a short distance, and just before noon to day members of the hospital staff were also of the opinion that the bullet did not puncture his lung. Hefner, a painter, paperhanger, and awning worker, is known by practically every citizen of the citv and is also widely known through out the county. Of a jovial, happy go-lucky disposition the fact that he attempted to commit suicide came as a shock to hundreds. Shelby Couple to Be on Air Tonight From 9:30 to 10:00 tonight Mr. Paul M. Gold, of Shelby, will broad cast a program of vocal music from radio station WSPA, "the voice of South Carolina,” Spartanburg. He will be accompanied at the piano by Miss Virginia Hunt, of Shelby. WSPA has only been broadcasting for a short while. At present they broadcast on a frequency of 1410 kilocycles but they expect to go on a new wave length before very long at which time they expect to use more power and have a more fav orable wave length. This is not the first time that this couple has appeared before the microphone as they have previous ly been heard over WBT, Charlotte, and WRBU, Gastonia. Miss Virginia Hoey, accompanied by her brother, Mr. Ralph Hoey. left Shelby today for a week end visit to friends in Roanoke, Va. i Rejected Lover Kills Two John Pita, of Paterson, N. J., being guarded in ths Lowell Hospital, following his fatal shooting of Angelina Roderiques, his former sweetheart, and Matilda Silva. 10 years old, during ths wedding ceremony of Mrs. Mary Silva Gomes at Lowell, Mass. (Inset) Matilda Silva. 10-ywr-old elaiiuflower girL State Democratic Convention On July 3 In Raleigh; Put Interests If Party Ahead Of Any Candidate Catch Two ’Possums In Heart of Shelby Grinning Marsupials Caught With in Two Blocks of Court Square. Shelby may have city ways and a habit of telling strangers and rtHWn hqw the old home town is growing into a city, yet this is a story that can hardly help labelling Shelby as a country town. It is safe perhaps to relate the story since the chamber of com merce is no longer functioning and there is little danger of a libel suit. In one week two o’poasum were caught within a block or two of the court square, and both marsupials were out taking evening strolls in the semi-residential-business sec tion when caught. One evening recently Harry Hud son was taking it easy in front of the Gulf station, operated* by him and Tommy Harrill, at the DeKalb east Warren street corner. Across the street, which is also highway 20, an o’possum strolled, grinning now and then at the passing cars. Hud son gave chase and within a few minutes had nabbed his game. An evening or two later Bill An drews, Charlie Keel and Henry Massey had started to Kings Moun tain to—well, to see the sights. Just a short distance beyond where Hud son caught his city 'possum their car hit something. They stopped to investigate, and one of the trio stepped out, reached down under a wheel, picked up a 'possum by his tail and tossed him into -the rear seat. This is the same sprightly burg, of 11000 souls, y’know, in which sev eral hundred bales of cotton were growing inside the corporate limits last year. Pendleton Branch at Kings Mountain Now The Pendleton music store of Shelby has opened a branch store at Kings Mountain with A. L. Rich ards as manager for that territory in the distribution of Majestic radios. Clothing Needed For Children How roach children’s clothing have you about your home which is not being worn? Shoes, trousers, coats, dresses, stock* ings, underwear, all kinds of wearing apparel? There are a score and more children In Shelby who are in dire need of clothing, according to an appeal broadcast today by the county welfare officer, J. B. Smith, and a member of The Star's Christmas charity fund committee, Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey. The clothing and shoes donated through The Star fund have all been distributed weeks back and the welfare treasury itself is getting low. The city welfare committee wants to keep all the money in the treasury for pur chasing food for needy families, and for that reason is broad - casting: an appeal for old cloth ing. About your closet may be quite a bit of discaided cloth ing which needy children in Shelby could well use during the present hard-times period. Why not collect this clothing togeth er—anything that a child from one to 16 years of age, boy or girl, can wear—and carry it to the office of the welfare offi cer In the court house, or tele phone Mr. Smith, at the office of County Supt. J. H. Grigg, and a member of the commit tee will call by for the clothing. The need is urgent. Look ubout right now for the dis carded clotlung you can give. j ■> Meeting: of Executive Committee Goes Off Calmly. Charlotte Sought Meeting. Raleigh, March 6.—Raleigh gels the democratic state convention July 3 by unanimous vote of the executive committee here tonight. The county conventions will be held June 28 and the precinct meetings June 21. • Charlotte made a splendid ’Tdd through Clarence O. Kuester, but until the fifth congressional district had been reached there had not been a vote against the capital. Charles A. Hines, state manager for Senator Simmons, read a telegram from Greensboro’s chamber of com merce and merchants of the Gate City; Mrs. F. S. Thomas dropped a word for Durham, but Mrs. Thomas voted for Raleigh and Mr. Hines on motion to make the vote unanimous for Raleigh offered the second and cleared the way for unanimity. The committeemen were about 85 for Raleigh and 10 for Charlotte. Short Session. Not a ripple occurred in the ses sion of barely half an hour. When State Democratic Chairman Odus M. Mull left the chair for Miss Mary F. Henderson, vice chairman, he de clared that the committee as con (Cowtinukd on page twelve ) Meeting of Baptist Sunday School Group Sunday Schools of Kings Mountain Association Gather at Sandy Plains Church. The March meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Sunday schx.l Association will be held at Sandy Plains church, New House, Sunday afternoon, March 9, at 2:30, it is announced by J. W. Costner, assoc late superintendent of the associa tion. The topic of $he meeting will be “Sunday School as a Missionary Agency." The program is outlined as fol lows: 2:30 p. m—Devotional by G. T. Cabaniss of Zion Sunday school; 2:45 p. m.—A talk on training teachers to teach; missions through the regular Sunday school lessons by Mr. A. L. Calton of Double Springs Sunday school; 3:00 p. in. —Special music by Sandy Plains; 3:10 p. m.—Talk on using the wees ly teachers; meeting to inculcate the spirit of missions into the working forces of the Sunday school, by B. T. Falls, superintendent First Bap tist Sunday school of Shelby; 3:30 p. m.—The value of a weeks special training, by Mr. Fletcher McGinnis of Beaver Dam Sunday school; 3.45 p. m.—reports from group superin tendents. Children’s Hour at Theatre on Saturday All children of Shelby are urged to attend the Carolina theatre on Saturday morning at 10:30 for the story telling hour. Local talent will tell interesting stories for the en tertainment of the children. The theatre is coojicrating with the Marion street Parent-Teachers as sociation. Seek Addition To Post Office Building Here Want Third Floor Addition Made Will Ask Government To Build Third Floor For Federal Court Room. There is a likelihood that Shelby may benefit by the 1’nited States government build in* program for 1930 and 1931 by the addition of a third story to the feedral post office build in* here, it was learned today. Postmaster J. H. Quinn today in formed The Star that Congressman Chas. A. Jonas had been petitioned to include the local poet office ad dition In the next government build ing bill to be taken up by congress. Enlarge First Floor. When the building petition is presented it will not only ask for a third story addition for the holding of federal court, but will also ask for the building to be lengthened, giving thereby more working space in the mall distributing room. Federal Judge E. Yates Webb, for 16 years a member of congress, is giving the proposal his support and will do all within his power, it Is said, to secure the addition to the building. 6tnce a federal court district has been established here the district court sessions have been held in th? county court house through the courtesy of the Cleveland county commissioners. However, federal au thorities, In view of the fact that the government Is planning a wide building program. think it the proper time to adk for a third story to the federal building to be used as a court room and also to Include offices for federal officials. As it ts now Judge Webb, his secretary and his law library are all In one small office and additional offices a# needed for federal court officers and government Inspectors when In the city on business. Officials Hopeful. Postmaster Quinn says that Con gressman Jonas has Informed him that he will do all possible to land the addition. He added, however, that there seems to be little likeli hood lii including the local peti tion for enlargement in the build ing program bill now being pre pared for consideration by congress, but hopes to get the local program In the next bill when It Is made. Just when the next building pro gram bill will be formulated is not kr%>wn as the first one of the pres ent session for this section of the south has not been taken up as yet. Local federal office-holders are of the opinion, though, that prospects are bright for getting the post of fice building addition for Shelby. _ Business Good at Sub Post Office Rcscipts At “Mlllside" Sub Office Better Than Some County Offices, Said. The MUIside rural mail station, established recently at the Cleve land Cloth and Eastslde mill vil lages to serve those two communi ties as Shelby’s first sub po6t office has s|mwn sufficient business to as sure that it will be maintained. Receipts at the office have been better, according to Postmaster J. H. Quinn, than at some of the reg ular post offices In the county. The sub office is known as a rural sta tion because the mail is carried tc the station, located at Crowder’s store and in charge of Mr. R. D. Crowder, by a rural carried In the morning with the return mail being brought back in the afternoon by the same carrier. Although known as a rural sub station the receipts go in with the receipts of the main Shelby office and will count with the total receipts of the office In maintaining the first-class ranking. Citizens of the two textile vil lages have shown by their use of the sub office that it is appreciated by them. Dr. Bowers, Gastonia Pastor Speaks Here Dr. B. A. Bowers, pastor of the First Baptist church of Gastonia, was the principal speaker here last night at the Kiwanis club, outlining and emphasizing the five major ob jectives of Kiwanis international for this year. He urged more commun ity work by the local club. A delegation from Limestone col lege dramatic club offered to pre sent a comedy stage show by Gaff ney talent in Shelby at an early date under the auspices of the lo cal club and for the benefit of any worthy organization. This propos* turn will probably be accepted. J. Y. Herd Dies Today, Age 90 Perhaps Oldest Veteran of County I Succumbs At S O’clock Today. Mr. J. V. Ilord, perhaps the oldest Confederate veteran In the county, since the death of Capt. Ed Dixon, of Fallston, passed away at 2 o'clock today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Maynard Washburn on N. DeKalb street. He was 90 years old last July. Mr. Ilord served valiantly In Co. Clflth N. C. In fantry and was one of the coun ty's noblest ciUaens. His wife died in December, 1928. Surviv ing are stx sons. Will, Jesse, John, Robert, Walter and Frank Hord; five daughters, Mrs. Will Caldwell and Mrs. Pink Frone berger of Bessemer City, Mrs, P. M. Washburn and Mrs. W. H. Yeago of Shelby, Mrs. W. V. Smith of Charlotte. Funeral arrangeemnls had not been made at 2:30 today, but will be held some time Satur day afternoon, according to In formation from the family. James Resigns And Dail Comes to Star Advertising Ststff Mr. A. D. James, who has been connected with the advertising de partment of The Cleveland 8tar for the past four years, has resigned to devote his time to literary woifc. His resignation becomes effective tomorrow after four years of faith ful and loyal service in dally con tact with the merchant patrons of The Star. Mr. L. E. Dail will be associated with the paper beginning with Moiv day In the capacity of advertising manager succeeding Mr. James. Mr. Dail comes from Rocky Mount, this state, where he has been connected for a number of years with the ad vertising department of the Rocky Mount Daily Telegram. He is a na tive of Eastern Qarollna, a former student of the trrtlversity of this state and has had , a number of practical experience in advertising Webb Contest Here Tonight; Two Medals High School Girls of County in Re citation Contest. To Announce Essay Winners. The annual Selma Webb recita tion contest is being held at the Central school auditorium here ttus evening and indications are that a large crowd will hear the girl re citers. Thirteen girls representing 13 high schools are scheduled to com pete for the Webb medal. Another feature of the evening’s program will be the announcing of the win ner of the Webb essay medal. There will be a musical program furnished by the Shelby high school orchestra and a Lattimore choru3. Mr. Lemons Dies in Florida Wednesday It is learned that Mr. W. D. Lem ons. formerly of the Patterson Springs section of this county who has been living at Altamont Springs, Florida, died there Wednesday in stead of last Saturday as previ ously noted. Mr. Lemons was in c dying condition last Saturday and a Star reporter in talking to a son in-law Mr. Will La LI understood Mr. Lail to say that he died last Sat urday. but he lived until Wednes day of this week. Mr. Lemons was well known In this county which he left about 15 years ago to live in Florida. It was not learned yester day whether his body would be bur ied in Florida Or brought to this county for interment. County Farmers Put Many Acres In Oats Over 10,000 Bushels Spring Oats Put in Ground in County. Demand for Cabbage Plants Exceeds Supply in Carrying Out Live-At-Home Program. Cleveland county farmers are going to grow their owil food and feedstuff this year say Shelby grain merchants who are finding it difficult to supply the heavy demand for Sprint oats and cabbage plants, especially the latter. Car is Stolen And Stepson, Army Man, Connected With It Youth Who Deserted Army Is Miss* Inc From Home. Car Taken From Garage. The new Ford sedan of L. R. Wil liams, of the Cleveland Cloth mill village, was stolen from the Wil liams garage Wednesday night and a young stepson of Williams Is sus pected, local officers say. Some, time during the night the lock on the garage was broken and the car taken out. Since that time the stepson and the car have not been seen. The ^tepson, officers say, is a deserter from the regular army. He left the army some time back, it is said, but was captured and return ed. but had come back here a week or so ago, 24 Patients Now In Shelby Hospital Many Sections of the County Arc Represented In the Roll of Fatirnls. Many sections of the comity arc represented In the list of patients at the Shelby hospital yesterday. Prac ticably every bed la tilled and on several occasions since the first of the year, beds have been set up on the sun porches and In the x-ra7 room to accommodate the patients. Those In the hospital yesterday fol-’ low: Mrs. R. L. Brown, Shelby: Mrs Khiva Kelly, Kings Mountain; W. P. King, Shelby; Mrs. John Schenck, sr., Lawndale; Odus Pen dleton, jr., Shelby; Mrs. J. P. Doty, Shelby; I, H. Carroll, Kings Creek, S. C.; Summey Spangler, Shelby; Mrs. J. S. McSwaln, Kings Moun tain, Kings Mountain: Jack Jolly, Bolling Springs; Mrs. J. E. String fellow, Shelby; Norman Carpenter, Shelby; P. T. Austin, Shelby, Mrs. D. C. Ledford and baby, Katie Led ford, Lawndale; Miss Maggie Wil son, Shelby; Mrs. Barton Emmery, Shelby; Nellie Hendrick, Cherry ville; R, J. Pendleton, Lawndale; Mrs. Morris Weathers and’daugh ter, Shelby; Roy Horn, Lattlmore; Henry Massey, Shelby; Felix Ham rick, Boiling Springs; Mrs. LeRoy Ledford and daughter, Shelby. Hoey, in Washington, Silent About Senator Slielby Man Has Nothing to Say To Washington Writers About Bailey And Simmons. Washington.—Clyde Hoey, who Is me of the attorneys In the case of the Henrietta Mills company vs. the county of Rutherford—a tax assessment case in the supreme x»urt—declined to discuss the sen atorial contest, now under way in Jie state. He said he might make s statement on the subject later. It has been assumed that Mr. Hoey would take the stump for Mr Salley, but tho visitor said he was tnaware of it, if there was to be nuch speechmaking. Five Defendants Acquitted In Wiggins Murder Case Thursday Verdict Freeing Men in Gasloniai Killing Returned in Less Than Hour. Charlote, March 6.—Trial of the five Lo»y mill men, charged with the murder of Ella May Wiggins, Eessomer City textile worker, four miles from Gastonia on the after noon of September 14, last year, ended late today with a verdict of "not guilty.'* The verdict of the jury freeing Fred Morrow, Horace Wheelus, Troy Jones, Lowery Davis and O. H. Lunsford, the five defendants, trom a charge of causing the death jf the National Textile union work er as a result of a conspiracy, came wiftly following the charge of! lodge J. H. Clement, who has hear*:? j i he trial oi the case since Morula. ! one week ago. Starting with the opening of court this morning the entire day was taken up with argu ment by counsel to the jury and the charge of the court. Four Verdicts Possible Judge Clement in his charge to the jury did not mention the word, “communism” and made no refer ence to the communism question raised by the attorneys. He briefly sketched the evidence presented at the trial and told the Jury It could return one of four possible verdicts. It could find the defendants guilty of second degree murder as she state had asked he said; it cornd find them guilty of manslaughter or assault or it could acquit the five men. I Judge Clement mushed Uisj iCOK'tlKUliu Oh FAOk i io date more than 10,000 bushels 6f spring, or seed, oats have been sold to Cleveland county farmer* and scores are still buying. Messrs. Cline and Ben Ely Hen drick, grain commission men, la form Tire Star that already they have sold 8,440 bushels of spring oats to Cleveland county grain and feed merchants, the major portgin of the oats going to Shelby deal ers—Campbell's. Webbs, the Mc Swalns and others. At least one op two other cars of oats have been received In Shelby through other commission men, and the figures given above do not Include the oat* sold through dealers at King* Mountain. More Oats Than Ever. More oats are being sown this year In the county than ever be fore in the opinion of Mr. Ogburn Lutz, of the Campbell department store here. There isn’t any doubt hi his mind but that Governor Gard ner's live-at-home campaign is bearing fruit in the governor's home county. Due to inclement weather last fall the winter oats crop wa* very short but Cleveland farmers are making up for this drawback with a record spring oats crop. Cabbage Plants Frozen. “It is impossible to supply the demand for cabbage plants," Mr. Lute says. “We could sell a quar ter of a million plants if we could get them and we are hunting for I them and buying them lust m fast >< as we can." So far the Campbell store has sold approximately 60,000 cabbage plants and cannot secure anything like enough plants to supply the demand. Last Saturday 20,000 plants were received by the firm and every plant was sold within three hours. The shortage of cabbage plants is due to the fact that a big percent* age of ali the young plants were frozen during the cold weather of the early spring. Local dealers In plants have been attempting to pur* chase plants from nurseries In five states and cannot secure enough to supply local demand. Big Cotton Crop. Although hundreds of acres are going for oats and other food and feed crops, observers say that it appears as if Cleveland farmers are this year preparing to plant « cot ton crop as large as the record crop lost year, If not larger. During the last two weeks farmers of the coun ty have been active from early morning until late at night as they take advantage of the unusually good weather to sow spring oats and prepare their cotton land one worry is that the cotton crop this year will not be amply fertilised, but observers travelling about the county say that farmers are pre paring their customary acreage for cotton and seem to be of the opin ion that they can manage to get sufficient guano. Farm leaders in the county do not seem worried by the prospects of another large cotton crogt but they do urge all fanners to sow plenty of oats and grow enough corn for their own use in addition to tliclr big cotton acreage. Organist Coming to Central Church Sun. Sunday evening at 7:19 there trill be an organ program given at tha Central M. E. church by Mr. Nor man Fitts of Manchester, New Hampshire. Mr. Fitts studied organ at the New England conservatory, Boston. Mass. He has played in Bos ton for the past four years, nnd la now touring the south, and has come to this section from St, Pet ersburg, Florida. As Mr. Fitts has relatives and friends in Charlotte it is expected that quite a few peo ple will be here from that city. “Kindergarten Christians'* will DO the subject of the sermon by Rev. y. L. B. Hayes Sunday morning, 11 o’clock. Junior and adult choirs will, participate in this service with a j vocal solo by Mrs. D. L. Kalter. At 7:15 the organ program by Mr. Norman Fitts will be as follows: The Heavens are Telling—Haydn; ro a Wild Rose—MacDowell; hymn, Largo—Handel; March of the v Priests—Mendelssohn. The regular evening service will 'allow immediately. The seravn | heme being “Bargain Coun’er | .’luirturnty.” ‘