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16 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXVI, No. 56 SHELBY. N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 9. 1930 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By mail, per year (In advance) $2.50 Carrier, per year (1 nadvance) $3.00 LATE NEWS Showers Saturday. Today's North Carolina Weather Report: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Local thunderstorms Sat urday In southwest portion. Cannon's Appeal. Dallas. Tex., May 8.—Bishop Janies Cannon, Jr., of the Method ist Episcopal church, soutfa^ asked the church today for vindication of his activities against the liquor traf fic. Bishop Cannon declared that in the last presidential election he openly opposed Gov. Alfred E. Smith’s election “not as chairman of your board on temperance and social reform, but as an individual citizen with a record of 40 years of active anti-liquor warfare.” Taking the position that the general con ference had gone on record as op posing liquor in every legitimate lasnion, man op cannon reported that despite the church rulings, the board had taken no part in the campaign and that no funds of the church had been used. He asked, however, that the church go ■ on record as to taking part in cam* paigns In the futnre. Primary Draws Small Interest As Voting Nears Little Enthusiasm Over Contests Candidates Active But Voters Not Inclined To Tear Shirts And Worry. With the day of the primary less than a month off politicians here abouts are inclined to 'scratch their heads and wonder about the lack of enthusiasm being shown by Clever land county voters. The voters of the county may be planning to toss a big vote in against some candidate or for an other candidate, but if such be the case, they are not letting the infor mation out, and, as a result, candi dates are wondering Just how they stand. .... H Least Ever Here. One man closely identified with county politics for years stated to day that "I have never seen’ less in terest with a primary so near. In days gone by a big portion of the citizenship got considerably worked up over the ballot battles and one could hear political talk on all sides. Now very little politics is being tolk rd except that "bethg* done by”the candidates. All over the county when asked voters will reply by say ing that ‘I haven't thought much about it| and don’t know' yet Just how I'll vote.* That has the candi dates, those who anticipate close ’aces, wondering fluite a, hit. as -to the outcome. It’s hard to make pre dictions when the voters are not talking.” The warmest prospective race, judging by the little goeslp heard among voters, will be that for so licitor of county court in which three candidates are seeking the of fice. The remalping county races, with the exception of interest in some sections over the race for re corder, are drawing very little con versation. Senatorial Race. Likewise there isn’t half as much »interest being shown in the Slm mons-Bailey senatorial race as was expected. County Democrats seem inclined not to tear up their ranks by raising too much heat over a couple of party candidates. Active work is going on for both senator ial candidates and workers on both sides of the race are optimistic. Some Bailey men are of the opin ion that the Raleigh man will get a big majority in Cleveland. Known Simmons men are inclined to ad mit that Simmons will run second to Bailey, but they will add that it will be far from a run-away and that Simmons will be pretty close to Bailey when the votes are oount eri. Just how many votes will be cast is a guessing mater, and the guesses range all the way from 6,000 to 7, 000. Had the usual interest been shown there might have been close to the 7,000 voted in the hot pri mary of two years ago, but as it ie c 500 votes will cover the balloting Wone by the Democrats. Just how many Republicans will go to the polls to vote for one of their sena torial candidates can hardly be guessed at. Batfey men are happy because the Republicans will have senatorial candidates of their own, because they contend that had there been no Republican candidates many Republicans would have man aged to vote for Simmons to express their appreciation for his stand in 1928 when the Republican party car ried the State. There may be a surprisingly big vote on June 7 and much late-day interest shown ip the several race? before that time, but the signs do not indicate it just now. MRS. MAUNEY SERIOUSLY SICK IN SHELBY HOSPITAL Mrs. Eva Mauney, of Lawndala, to seriously 111 in the Shelby hospi tal. She took a blood transfusion Rite morning and will undergo an operation when her condition im proves. Shelby Plays Mt. Airy Here Saturday For Western Title; Farris Homer Defeats Spencer Morris Has Built * Another Winner Building championship baseball teams seems to have become a habit with Coach Casey Morris, athletic director of Shelhy high. Tomorrow his 1W9 champions will play Mt. Airy here for the 1930 western title, Shelby being the only team oyer to play four times in. the. final game. (Star photo) Road Officials Locating Highway Prospects Good For State Road From Shelby Through Boiling Springs And No. 1. - Prospects are good for a state highway leading from Shelby through Nos. 2 and 1 township con necting with the hard surface road at or below Cliffside and leading to Spartanburg, S. C. Highway Com missioner A. M. Kistler, of Morgan ton, and District Engineer J. W. Noell, of Marion, came to Shelby this morning to confer with A. E. Cline, chairman of the county board of commissioners and a dele gation from the Kiwanls club. The party will look over the route from Shelby through Sharon and Boiling Springs, the Lovelace bridge across Broad river and the road leading into No. 1 township. A new highway to serve Nos. 2 and 1 townships has been assured by the highway officials but the routing is problematical. The pur pose of the visit of these officials today is to determine somewhat on the route. BIRTHDAY DINNER AT HOME OF W. E. WRIGHT There will be a birthday dinner at the home of W. E. Wright on route Shelby on Sunday, May 11, in honor of Mrs. Wright and daughter, Mrs. Ledford. Championship Game Played Here Local Youngster* Only Team Ever To Play For Foorth Title. Spencer Good. Tomorrow, Saturday, aftrr noon the Shelby high baseball team will play Mt. Airy in Shel by for the western baseball championship in class B. The game will start at 3:45, and it is the first time that any high school team In the state has played for Its fourth champion ship. In case of rain the game will be played Monday. The Casey Morris outfit won it3 way to the final game by defeating 8pencer here Wednesday 8 to 5 in a game that kept hundreds of fans in suspense from start to finish. The Spencer team is the smartest, heaviest-hitting club Shelby has en countered this season, and in win ning their fifteenth victory of the season the Shelby boys were forced to exert themselves to the limit. Farris Clicks Again. Hal Farris, the popular captain and catcher of the 1829 champions, was again the difference between the opposing outfits. His line drive over leftfield fence in the seventh inning with a teammate on base gave Shelby the runs needed to win, and it was his ability to pick Spen cer runners off the base paths that prevented Spencer from winning in the final frames. See Close Game. The Saturday’s struggle should be the fastest high school game ever staged here as it Is the first time that a western championship game has been played here. Mt. Airy this week defeated Bessmer 2 to l to win the right to meet Shelby Saturday for the western irown. When the Morrismen trot on the field here Saturday afternoon be fore what promises to be a record crowd of baseball fans it Will be the fourth time that Shelby high colors have, gone Inta the western finals, a record for the state. Two times under Coach Morris the locals have won the western title and then the North Carolina crown, and a state championship was won under Coach Dick Gurley the year before Morris came to Shelby. That Spencer Game. Fans in this section have their eyes on tomorrow’s treat but they still shudder as the mind goes back to the hectic struggle Wednesday wjth Coach Cheek's Spencerites. Sherrill Hamrick, Shelby’s crack CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE ) Urge City To Act Kiwanis Club Insists On City Of ficials Giving Consideration To Propositions. At the regular weekly luncheon of the of Kiwanis club last night a resolution was unanimously adopted urging the city officials to give con sideration to the letting of a fran chise to some outside gas company to build and operate a gas plant in Shelby. The club will ask that a notice be placed in some publication devoted to the gas industry, notify ing companies that Shelby is open to propositions and when all propo sitions are in, the Kiwanis club asks that the city let a franchise to the company making the most advan tageous proposition to the city. Pres ident Lineberger appointed a com mittee to convey the resolution to the city fathers and urge their im mediate action. Franchise Lincoln County Men Arrested In "Jake” Cases By Federal Officer Eian Houser Works Up Evidence On Sale Of ‘‘Jake.’ Others To Be Made. # Charlotte.—Investigation of numerous cases of “jake” para lysis which apepared in this sec tion last month resulted this week in issuance of warrants for a number of alleged vendors of the bootleg Jamaica ginger blamed for the paralysis. First of the warrants to be served was upon J. E. Robinson, of Lincoln county, who lives near High Shoals where a scoro of cases of paralysis were report ed. Roberson will be given a preliminary hearing before a United States commissioner at Lincolnton Saturday. Deputy United States Marshal F. B. Hamrick, who served the warrant upon Roberson, said a number of additional warrants had been sworn out but would not reveal the names of those against whom charges have been brought. Hamrick said the evidence up on which the warrants were based was worked up by Inspec tor Evan Houser, of district pro hibition enforcement headquar ters at Richmond, Vs. He said Houser had been engaged in an investigation since the first cas es of paralysis were reported. Samples of the Jamaica ging er analysed here were found to contain creosote which was be lieved to be the substance caus ing paralysis. Punch That May Bring Victory flat mighty list whieh Max ■ Schmelmg paeudljr shows his manager, Joe Jacob*, may wi* the Gorman fighter the title af world'* heavyweight chamois*. Schmclrag jaat arrived is Mew To* when he will meet Jack Sharkey at the Yankee THadixxr, June It, is a benefit faced heut The boat b expected to attract fight taaa km all eeer the ae well a* provide a Parker Defeat Aids Southern Democracy Hail Storm Hits < No. One Township Area On Thursday .. 'i Hall Foot Deep Op Ground Accort frtg To Reports Reaching Shelby. A terrific hail storm struck the southwest section of Cleve land county and the south east corner of Rutherford county in No. 1 township and CUffftde areas, according to reports in Shelby today,' The hail fell about the thne of the general thunderstorm in Shelby and was the worst hail storm every to visit the section, reports say. One report coming in today had It that a travelling man in the Buck Shoals section saw hail banked three feet deep in a ditch. Several other reports had the hail covering the ground from six to 15 Inches deep. Just what damage result ed in the No. 1 section could not be learned today. Rains Help. The rain in this county prov ed a great aid to the farmers, good showers falling Thurs day afternoon and evening in all 1 sections of the county. College Finals On May 17-21 i Dr. Tillery To Deliver Sermon And Dr. L. L. Carpenter Literary Address. Boiling Springs junior college finals will run from May 17th to 21st with the annual sermon to be delivered by Dr. C. V. Tillery and the literary address by Dr. L. L. Carpenter. The program is as fol lows: Saturday, May 17, at 8 p. m.—High school alumni banquet. Sunday, May 18, at 11 a. m —Bac calaureate sermon, Dr. C. V. Tilley. Monday, May 19, at 11 a. m.—An nual inter-society debate; 2:00 p. m. —Annual inter-society declaimers’ contest; 8:00 p. m.—Annual music concert. Tuesday, May 20, 9:30 a. m.—Aca demy senior class day; 10:30 a. m. —Annual Inter-society orators’ con test; 2:00 p. m.—Annual inter-so ciety recitation contest; 8:00 p. m.— Annual society night, play. Wednesday, May 21, 9:30 a. m,— Academy graduation exercises; 10 a. m.—Junior cdllege graduation ex ercises; 10:30 a. m.—Annual literary address, Dr. L. L. Carpenter: 11:30 a. m—Awarding medals; 12 noon— Session of 1929-30 closes. Yeung Pearson Girl Dead. The 10-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pearson, who live in southwest Shelby, died Wednes day after an illness with pneumonia. Funeral services were held Thurs day. Republicans Must Accept Negro To Win Support of National O. O. P. (J. C. Baskervill in Chariot (e News.) Raleigh.—The failure of the Unit' td States senate to confirm Judge John J. Parker as a member of the United States Supreme court came as no surprise to North Carolina. And while thousands of individuals regret the unfair attack made upon Judge Parker, Democrats and Re publicans alike agree that his re jection by the senate has done more to assure Democratic solidarity in ffprth Carolina and the south in general for many years to come than anything else that could have hap pened. For Judge Parker was refused con firmation by the Senate because he was a "lily white” Republican, and was opposed to the participation of negroes in politics. Because of this a fight was made against him by the Association far the Advance ment of the colored race. This frightened the Republican party bosses in those states where Re publican dominance is dependent (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIFTEEN.) Tom Glover Dies In Hospital Here Today Tom Glover, well and favorably known farmer, died in the Shelby hospital this morning at 5:30 o'clock following an illness with kidney trouble. Mr. Glover was 62 years of age and twice married. He is survived by his wife and seven children. The funeral will take place at Zoar Baptist church below Shelby Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the services to be conduct ed by Rev. D. G. Washburn. Advertise Unpaid | County Taxes Today Complete List of Delinquent Tax payers Published Today As Law Requires. The advertising columns of The Star today carry a complete list of unpaid taxes in Cleveland county, the property on which taxes are un paid being advertised for public sale on Monday, June 2. The unpaid taxes last week totall ed close to $20,000 but many of the tax items have been paid in the last few days. Episcopal Service Is On This Sunday Morning prater and preaching services will be held at the local Episcopal church, the -Church of the Redeemer, Sunday morning, May U, at 11 o’clock. Rev. James B. Sill, a former resident of Shelby and former pastor of the church, is to have charge of the services. He is now supplying at St. Francis church. Rutherfordton. The Holy Communion service will follow the morning prayer. Arrest Banker At Rutherford For A Hearing Walker Arretted At Hickory Former Cashier of Defunct Rank There To Be Given Henri nr On Saturday. Rulhrrfordton, May 9.—W. B. Walker, formerly raahier of the defunct Rutherford County Bank and Trust company, was arrest ed in Hickory Wednesday after noon charted with accepting deposits when he knew the bank to he insolvent; misappropria tion of $2,600 of the bank's funds by loaning <o himself on worthless collateral: and un lawfully taking $300 of the bank's funds by cashing a check signed by his brother, Herman Walker, of Statesville, when the latter had no funds in the bank. Made Deposit. < nr warrant was sworn out by X H. Gibbs, Rutherford con tractor. He said he deposited >975 in the bank the afternoon of February 3. The bank failed to open on the morning of Feb ruary 4. Walker gave bond at >1,000. He will be given a hearing here Saturday morning at 10 o’clock before Recorder W. i. Mode. '4 - Aunt Of Gardners Dies At Gastonia Mrs. Horton. M-Tear-Old lady Is Buried Thursday Afternoon At Gastonia. Mrs. Olivine Horton, who has numerous relatives in Cleveland county, died about 6 o'clock Thurs day morning at her home a iew miles south of Gastonia; She waa W years of age. Nephews and nieces of Mrs. Hor ton who live in this county are Squire Sylvanua Gardner, V. A. Gardner, B. F. Gardner, Mrs. C. A. Beam, Mrs. Hudson Hamrick, and G. T. Sweesy. Squire Gardner and Mrs. Beam attended the funeral services which were held at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon at Gastonia with Dr. Sprinkle, of South Carolina, con ducting the services. Romeo Padgett In An Escape Thursday Former Shelby Men Makes Sensa tional Escape From Meck lenburg: Gang. Charlotte, May 9.—Romeo Pad gett, the dapper young soda foun tain boy of other years, who not long ago displayed his ability in a gun battle between rural police and bootleggers, bid adieu to the Meck lenburg chain gang early yesterday by making a sensational escape on the Park road. Jumping from an automobile containing convicts who were to work on the highway, he stepped onto the running board of a car that drew along side and then, amid a fusillade of shots fired by the guard In the convict car, made good his escape. • Only about 30 days more remain ed to be served of his sentence—he was convicted of shooting a police man. The youth apparently had in mind that federal authorities might like to question him for a revoked parole and therefore decided to es cape. Campbell Buys Stock Of Furniture Here Campbell Furniture Co. has pu“ chased the bankrupt stock of furni ture of the Boyette-Elmore Furni ture Co., on N. LaFayette street and began a sale this morning offering the entire stock at low prices. The stock will be closed out. Negro Shot By Hicks May Live; Ware Better Father Of Two Gets Diploma A Rutherford county married man and the father of two chil dren will thia fall enter Wake Forest collere to study for the ministry after receiving his di ploma last week at the Hollis high school. Ilia name Is Clifford C. Crow, and his unusual record is am ple proof that ambition and de termination will still get a young man ahead in life regardless of handicaps. Bark To School When he was 13 years of age young Crow had to leave school to aid his father and mother, then tenant farmers, in making a living. Year after year he saved what money he could, always dreaming about returning to school some day. Then the day came, after a strug gle and much economy, when young Crow had saved enough money to help his parents purchase a moun tain farm of their own. He was then 34 years of age and married, but in another year he had braved enough hardships to re-enter school. The father of two children his struggle through high school was an uphill grind. In the afternoons after school and on Saturdays the young mar ried man farmed, and his wife farmed. Days- were almost endless to them. But Friday of last week was their big day. Reward Comes. Hie young mother dressed the two children'in their best bibs and tuckers, and they were on hand last Friday when the happy 29-year-old husband and father was handed his diploma--hj8 reward for the strug gle which at times became almost hopeless. In that struggle the peo ple of the Hollis and Duncan sec tion realised that the Lincoln-like determination to get ahead was not to be halted, and when the gradua tion presents were handed out there were shirts, socks, money and other necessities of life—gifts from his friends and neighbors that will help considerably when the family moves to a farm near Wake Forest this fall where Crow will farm at leasure hours while he continues his fight for his major ambition. that of completing a ministerial course so that he may preach. Depositors At Kings Mountain Get Money Out Of Defunct Bank Third Ten Percent Payment Made. Kings Mountain Depositors Get 126,000. Checks totalling $172,000 were paid out to depositors of the old Commercial Bank and Trust com pany of Gastonia, Kings Mountain and other points this week, the payments being made by G. N. Hen son, liquidating agent. This is the third ten percent pay ment to depositors since the bank closed. Depositors at Kings Mountain re ceived approximately $26,000. This payment coming at the time it did was a great aid to depositors who have had their funds tied up in the bank which closed a little more than a year ago. Abernethy Sells To J. E. Harrison Here J. E. Harrison has purchased the interest of Donald Abernethy in the Young Men’s Shop, a ready-to-weur store operating in the Abernethy Jewelry store, N. LaFayette street. W L. Wright and J. E. Harrison, manager of the Rose Five and Ten Cent store will continue the busi ness under the same name. No. 10 Farmer Makes Own Com, Wheat, Meat; Purchases Nothing For Seven Vein Bat Had Corn,! Wheat, Meat and Seed To ’ Sell Other*. Here’* another one of those Cleveland county farmers who "lives at home and boards at the same place." In seven years o»’ farming in No. 10 township upon his own farm, A. T. Spake has always produced his own rorn, wheat, meat and seed, and everything | rise to feed his family and his stock. Some To Sell. •Til that time/’ he says, T have always had enough corn left over to sell some, and tlft same goes for my wheat, meat, and seed. I haven’t missed a year selling: a little of each to those who did not make enough for their own uqe. And I never bought a dollar's worth of hay in my life.” J May Place Guard At Hospital King* Mountain Chief M»r Lmti Hospital In Week Or Ten Days, George Neely, negro man, shot by Policeman Clay Hicks, of Kings Mountain, last Monday night after Neely shot off the right hand of Police Chief Creel Ware, may live, according id reports at the Shelby hospital today where he haa been a patient since the gun battle. Hospital officials reported Neely "as in about the same condition he was Wednesday." At that time ex amination revealed his intestines punctured at more than a dosen places by the bullet fired by Police man Hicks. Opinion was then that his chances of recovery were shm. Officers who visited Neely yester day and today, however, were in clined to believe that Nealy would live as his temperature was said to be practically normal today. May Guard Him. In wiew of the fact that his chances for recovery appear some brighter, at least to officers, Sher iff Irvin Alien stated that he might place a guard at the hospital today or tomorrow to prevent Neely from being spirited away by friends should his condition show improve ment. The negro is a patient in the colored ward, a building separated from the main hospital, and Sheriff Allen intends to take no chance of having him get away with the aid of visitors. Quite a number of Kings Moun tain. Shelby and Cleveland coun ty people have been to Gastonia to visit Chief Ware in the hoapita! there. Latest reports from the wounded chief's bedside have it that be is steadily regaining his strength after having been weakened hy the loss of blood prior to the time his mangled right hand was amputated. If he continues to repover as he hes for two days, it is believed that he may be able to leave the hospital for his home within 10 days, and possibly within a week’s time. Continued investigation-has prac tically convinced officers thgl'jhlely had no connection with the rape and killing near Rocky Mount and could not have been in that section at that the time. Confederates Will Assemble Saturday Annual U. D. C. Dinner Fer Veit fere Tomorrow. Decorate Graves Today. All the Confederate veterans or Cleveland county who ate able to make the trip will be in Shelby to morrow for their annual dinner and reunion given by the local United Daughters of the Confederacy. The dinner will be held at noon in the young peoples department of the First Baptist church, and the guests will include the wives and widows of Veterans In addition to the aging boys in gray. Heretofore the dinner and the decoration of Confederate graves in Sunset cemetery have been stag ed on the same day, but the deco ration service by the U. D. C. was to be held late this afternoon at the cemetery. Boiling Springs In Challenge For Title Rackley Issues Challenge To Ruth erford College Which Claimed Title. The Baptist boys of Boiling Springs junior college and the Methodist lads of Rutherford col lege may meet each other In a base ball contest to decide the junior college title for the state. Both teams have good records but have not met each other. Last week a claim to the title was made by Rutherford, and this week a challenge for a game was forwarded to Rutheijord hy Coach Rackley. A letter in today’s Star written by the Boiling Springs coach tells of the challenge. Senior Class Takes Day Off For Picnic The senior class of the Shelby high school, the boys and girls who will graduate late this month, today took their annual outing and picnic to Lake Lanier, the Boy 8cout lake camp near Tryon. At the Washington street school today the annual field day program is under way.