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VOL. XXXVI, No. 59
SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY', MAY 16. 1930.
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
By mall, per year (in advanoe) t&SC
Carrier, per year (1 nadvance) 13.00
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THE MARKET.
Cotton, per lb.... 15c i
Cotton Seed, per bu. ..- 45c
The Weather.
For North Carolina: Showers to
•iffht and Saturday,
Cannon Exonerated.
Dallas, Texas, Hay 15.—Exonerat
ed of charges of undue political ac
tivity In the 1928 campaign. Bishop
James Cannon, jr., of Washington,
D. C., today still faced complaints
signed by more than a score of
delegates to the general conference,
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
that he speculated on the stock
market.
Gives Up Wife; Steals Car.
The chief of police at Cherryville
arrested Shuford Bently of Shelby
Monday night at midnight at the
Cherryville Mfg Co., charging him
with stealing an automobile in
Cleveland county and for non sup
port of his family. He was brought
here for trial.
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Lake Lure Dam
Auction June 2
Bower Company To Be Sold At
Chimney Hock At Public
Auction.
Rutherfordton, May 14.—An un
usual sale will be held here Mon
day, June 2, at 3 p. m., when the
property of the Carolina Mountain
Power company at Chimney Rock
will be sold under order of the
United States district court by or
der of Judge E. Y. Webb. F. G.
Pierce and N. C. Harris have been
appointed receivers and referees in
the case.
The sale will be made in front
of the courthouse here and will in
clude all property of the company,
such as the dam at Lake Lure,
power plant. Lake Lure itself and
other properties. All bidders will be
required to deposit >25,00 in cash
three days prior to the sale or give
>100,000 bond.
Mial Tiddy Manages
Pinnacle Mill Store
Mill Of Morristown, Tenn. Opens
Feed Store on West Warren
Street.
Mial W. Tiddy, well known Shelby
man, is manager of a Pinnacle Mil’
store which will have a formal op
ening here Saturday in the Blanton
building on West Warren street
formerly occupied by the She.by
Furniture Co. A fuJl line of flour,
meal, bran, dairy a'd poultry feeds
hay and grain will be carried, all of
the products being manufactured
by the Pinnacle mills except the
hay.
The Pinnacle mills which Is lo
cated at Morristown, Tenn., the
second largest poultry market in the
United States already has 35
stores in seven Southern states and
plans to have 100 open by the first
of the year for the distribution of
its products.
Bruce Crosby and R. L. Peacher
factory representatives will be here
Saturday for the formal opening of
the new store.
Freelove Crawford
At Point Of Death
News was received here this
morning that Miss Freelove Craw
ford, former Boiling Springs stud
ent and attractive daughter of Mr.
John Crawford of below Earl, is at
the point of death. Miss Crawford
is about 19 years old and suffered a
decline in health a year ago since
which time she was a patient in the
state sanitorium in Eastern Caro
lina. Miss Crawford is a sister of
Dewitt Crawford, barber at Aus
tell’s shop.
Drum Slightly Sick,
rtenn Drum, news editor of The
Star is confined to his room for a
few days because of sickness. He is
expected to resume his duties in a
few days.
200 Killed In An
Attack Of Reds
Considerable Property Damage In
Chinese Sectors In
V Uprisings.
Hankow. China, May 15.—Tw j
hundred persons today were re
ported killed and $600,000 prop
erty looted by “Reds" attacking
Simakow, a town on the Han
river, 40 miles from Hankow.
The Reds burned the town.
The garrison fought bravely but
was overwhelmed.
Hanchwan, across the river
from Simakow, today was sur
rounded by 3,000 attackers, we'l
equipped with machine guns.
The Hanchwan garrison, about
$00 men, is short of ammuni
tion. It will not be able to hold
out. Missionaries evacuated the
region before arrival of the in
vaders.
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Talk Hamrick
As U. S. Marshal
If Jackson Wins
Boiling Springs Man
Has Good Chance
If Jackson Is Elected To Congress
County Republican May Land
His Job.
Charlotte.—With United States
Marshal Brownlow Jackson defin
itely in the race for congress from
the tenth district on the Republi
can ticket, persons with an eye on
the office that he will leave, if
elected congressman, are in action.
Those who have aiready project
ed themselves to the forefront in
thjs are James M. Baley, of Ashe
ville. who is serving as chief deputy
marshal in charge of Mr. Jackson’s
office routine now F. B. Hamrick,
of Bolling Springs, who is a deputy
marshal operating out of Char
lotte and in charge of the mar
shal’s office in the federal building
here; and W. H. (Bill) Barkley, of
Hickory, at the present time a cen
sus supervisor in charge of one of
the North Carolina territories. He
is a traveling salesman.
Of the three Mr. Baley is gen
erally regarded to be logical con
tender for the place, and is thought
to have the favor of Mr.^ Jackson,
who will probably have more than
any other person to say in the mat
ter of selecting a successor.
Republicans are counting on Mr.
Jackson to keep the tenth district
now represented by George Prit
chard, candidate for the Republican
nomination for the senate, In the
Republican column.
Republican leaders here who have
been in conference with Mr. Jack
son recently say that when the
congressional race is a little furth
er advanced Mr. Jackson will at
tempt to secure a form of leave of
absence from his post as marshal
and appoint someone temporarily in
charge of that office until after the
election, at which time he will ten
der his formal resignation if suc
cessful in the election.
If such an arrangement is made
Baley will be the man selected to
take charge, it was further point
ed out, which will in turn give him
an additional edge looking toward a
final inheritance of the post.
Hamrick, on the other hand, Is
known to stand in favor with per
haps a majority of the state execu
tive committee, which body—ac
cording to the rules of the game—
would select the new marshal. He is
particularly strong with the new set
of federal officers in the east, most
of whom have been in office but a
few months and most of whom owe
their office to a movement started
by Hamrick, who is also a state
committeeman, to prohibit federal
appointive office holders more than
two terms in the same office.
Efforts in behalf of Barkley are
not regarded seriously by Republi
can politicians here. He is hot
thought to have a very substantial
footing in the race. His friends
claim, however, that he will have
the support of Congressman Charles
A. Jonas.
Bible Classes Have ^
Barbecue Last Night
Three Hundred In Attendance. Men
Lost Out in Attendance
Contest.
The Bible classes taught by John
P. Mull and J. Clint Newton at tne
First Baptist church lost out to the
Young People's department in a re
cent attendance contest and gave
the winners a barbecue last evening
at Cleveland Spring hotel. About
300 men and women were in attend
ance and about two hours were
spent in eating and fellowship.
The contest between the classes
ran for several weeks during the
spring months and the men’s class
es lost to the young peoples’ depart
ment of which Henry Edwards is
superintendent.
Noted British Sportsman Hopes
to Win Coveted Trophy This Year |
Shu?.rock V Hailed by Sporting Eyithusiasts as Having the Best
Chance for Victory Sir Thomas Has Enjoyed So Far.
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k Upton
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Although Sir Thom** Upton hu 4
had his fond dreams of taking I
the America’s Cup back to Eng- I
land, each succeeding attempt I
has met; with failure. With •
sporting perserverance he again
attempts to secure the coveted
trophy, and this year will match
k Sh*mmk V. afminst American
defenders in what may he a final
hfittle f*r the prise. ..
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Southern Baptists Set Up *
Budget Of Three Millions
And Revise Constitution
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Dr. McGIothlin, FBrman President!
Is Chosen Head. 417 Sunday ,
Schools Abandoned.
Now Orleans, May I*—*The
question of complete revision of
the church constitution today
commanded the attention of the
Southern Baptists in convention
here.
In routine of the second day
the proposal that the consti
tution be altered according to
recommendations of a special
committee, stood first.
More than 2,000 deelgates are
present and it appeared certain that
the matter would draw discussion
on the floor of the convention.
The churchmen took up business
affairs with Dr. W. J. McGIothlin,
president of Furman university,
Greenville, S. C., in the chair and
wielding the gavel as the new pres
ident of the convention, succeeding
Dr. George W. Truett, of Dallas.
Three Million in Budget.
A budget of $3,000,000 for next
year’s activities was recommended
to the Southern Baptist convention
today by the convention’s executive
committee.
In submitting the recommenda
tion, Austin Crouch, of Nashville,
iTenn., said the budget had been
framed in conference with repres
entatives of all southwide agencies.
The proposed budget was divided as
follows:
Foreign mission board $1,500,000.
Home mission board, (including
$25,000 for New Mexico bonds,)
$752,000.
Relief and annuity board, $210,
000.
Educational board (handled by
executive committee) $100,000.
Southern Baptist Theological
seminary $100,000.
Southwestern Theological sem
inary $152,000.
Baptist Bible institute $110,000.
American Baptist Theological
seminary $12,000.
New Orleans Baptist hospital,
75.000.
Woman’s Missionary union train
Seven Are Indicted In Bank
Cases In Rutherford County
Grand Jury Returns True Bills
Against Men For Violating State
Banking Laws.
Rutherfordton, May 15. — The
grand jury has returned true bills
against seven leading citizens and
former bank officials of Rutherfoid
county for alleged violation of the
state banking laws.
They are J. L. Taylor, former
president of the Rutherford Coun
ty Bank and Trust company; W. B.
Walker, cashier: T. F. Oats, cashier
of the former Commercial bank: K.
S Tanner and S. E. Elmore, direc
tors; J. H. Thomas and B. B. Dog
gett, the latter two former leading
officials of the Farmers Bank and
Trust company of Forest City. The
banks closed On February 4.
Messrs. Taylor, Walker and Tan
ner face two charges each. All gave
bond in -the sum of $5,000 each, on
each charge.
The Commercial bank was com
bined with the Rutherford County
Bank and Trust company in Feb
ruary, 1928.
These trials will not come up at
this term of superior court, now in
session here.
ing school 118,000. J
The total goal set bf the nearly
a scorg, b< states aiyl the jpiattfc'V;;
lof the yiar is *5:907,
90V5C,
Enlistment Problem.
"Your committee believes that one
of the greatest problems confront
ing our denomination is the prob
lem of enlistment. After malting a
careful survey, Dr. E. P. Alldredge
makes the startling statement that
only 30 percent of our people have
been enlisted in the support of de
nominational causes, thus leaving 70
percent unenlisted.
"This great company of unen
listed Baptists have a like precious
faith with us. They have been re
deemed by the blood of Christ, re
gnerated by the Holy Spirit, and
have confessed Jesus Christ as their
Savior and Lord. Therefore, they
constitute a mighty potential mis
sionary force. They need only to be
made to see their duty and to feel
their responsibility. The ultimate
aim in promotional work is to en
list every individual Baptist in sup
porting every phase of the Master’s!
program.”
Julius L. Mode Is
Dead In Number 10
Prominent Farmer Buried Today At
St. Paul Baptist Church.
Age 59. I
Mr. Julius T. Mode, one of the
leading farmers of No. 10 township,
died Wednesday afternoon at his
home, following an illness of about
six months from a complication of
troubles. Mr. Mode was 59 years of
age and a very thrifty end indus
trious citizen, highly esteemed in
his community. He lived at the Joe
Carpenter plantation which he
bought some time- ago.
Mr. Mode is survived by his wid
ow and five children, Clarence, Am
brose, Mrs. Ben Crotts, Mrs. Carl
Smith and Miss Lillian Mode. His
funeral was held this <Friday)
morning at 11 o’clock, services be
ing conducted by Rev. Mr. McDan
iel, his pastor, and interment was
in the cemetery at St. Paul. Mr.
Mode was a member of the Junior
order and a large crowd attended
the services.
74 Left Today On
Special For Game
—
Seventy-four passengers left this
morning at 6 o’clock on the South
ern’s special train to Chapel Hill to
witness the championship baseball
game between Shelby and Hamlet
for class B honors in the state. The
train leaves Chapel Hill at 7 p. m.
this evening, returning to Shelby
about 1 a. m.
A number of automobile drove
through taking many other base
ball fans.
Seeks Judgeship
Of County
Maurice R. Weather*, young: attor
ney, who seeks the judgeship of the
recorder’* court in Cleveland coun
ty. Mr. Weathers made his an
nouncement a lew week* ago. He ia
a native of the county and a son ol
Mr. Zeb Weather* of Shelby.
Another Honor
Roll Farmer
David Wortman Purchased Corn
Only Once in Career. Unable
To Use It Then.
David Wortman. No. 11 town
ship farmer, who has been
“keeping house” and farming to
himself for 40 years, is another
one of those Cleveland county
farmers who needs not be told
anything about living at home.
During the two score years
Mr. Wortman has always pro
duced his own meat, flour and
corn.
In the 40 years he has never
purchased a pound of meat, and
..only one year purchased corn.
That year he purchased seven
bushels and the corn was so rot
ten his mules would not eat it.
Since then he has been making
his own—corn and everything
else to eat and feed and has
generally had some to sell.
Palm Tree Memorial
Program Outlined
A feature of the program of th<
Palm Tree memorial which take*
place next Sunday will be music bj
the Carolina quartet which will sin(
in the afternoon. This quartet
broadcasts over radio stations ant
makes phonograph records. Sundaj
school at 10 a. in., decoration ol
graves at 10:49; preaching at 11
o’clock by Rev. J. B. Fitagerald oi
Charlotte, dinner at noon to one
o'clock and singing in the after
noon not only by the quartet but
by other musicians. Also a sermon
in the afternoon.
Four Schools Are
Accredited
Marion. Graham. Jefferson And
Washington School* Reach
Coveted Goal.
Superintendent B. I.. Smith
ha* Just received notification
from Mlaa Susan Fulcrum, state
inspector of elementary school*,
to the effect that Marlon, Gra
ham, Washington and Jefferson
school* are brine given accred
ited listing. These are added to
South Shelby, which was already
on the list and was the only
accredited elementary school in
the county.
Miss Kul*hum extends her
hearty congratulations to the
superintendent, principals, teach
era and community.
Standardization was the one
mail goal aet up by the Farent
Teacher associations of these
schools. They are certainly to
be commended for their fine
work In achieving their aim.
Superintendent Smith is high
ly gratified oyer the recognition
accorded the local schools. He
feels that It will mean much to
the children in their school
work.
The rating given the four
schools is as follows:
Marlon—1-B.
Jefferson—II-B.
Jefferson—I IB.
Washington—"Special recogni
tion.-’
Hoey Speaks To 700
Railroad Employees
Describe* Part Railroads Played In
Re-Building Sooth After
War.
Charlotte Observer.
Seven hundred employes of the
Charlotte division of the Southern]
rajflwby system with members of
their Uawilie# last night heard for
mer Rapdbsptattve Clyde R. Hoey.
of Shelby, utecrtba the part the
railway played dn re-buiuyiyj
tout hifis? t-ivii war in a *et
wgefher meeting at the chamber
of commerce. r
Mr. Hoey pointed out that rail
road meu more than any other class
are rewarded for efficiency with
many going up from the ranks to
fill the higher executive positions.
He told the railroad men that they
are a part of a great system and
that they should take pride in their
work in helping the Southern an
outstanding railroad of this coun
try.
Fishermen Bring 123
Pounds To Shelby
Carl Putnam, E. W. Reinhart,
George Johnson and J. E.« Elliott
returned this week from a fishing
trip to South Island on the coast
of South Carolina and brought with
them four fine channel bass,
weighing a total of 123 pounds.
They report the fishing good and
an exciting time in landing the big
fish. They left here Monday and
spent several days on the coast.
Banks To Close On
May 20 In Shelby
Both Shelby banks will be closed
on Tuesday, May 20. on the anni
versary of the signing of the Meck
lenburg declaration of independ
ence. This Is a holiday made legal
by the state in North Carolina.
Four Hams Stolen
From Beam And Sons
A meat thief entered the rear
door of the D. A. Beam and Sons
store building on N. Washington
street and next morning four fine
hams were missing. The matter has
been reported to the police but no
clue has been discovered so far.
No Mixing Of Tickets In June
7th Primary—Official Ballots
Only Can Be Used—Booths Here
Jessup Accepts I
Pastorate Here
Lowell Minister To Become Pastor
At Second Baptist Church
June 23rd.
(Special to The Start
The Second Baptist church has
wen without a pastor since Rev.
Flush Padgett left to accept the
vork at Ramseur and Prankllnville,
Hareh 31. On Sunday May 4. the
:hurch called Rev. L. L. Jessup, of
Lowell, to take its leadership. He
las accepted the pastorate and will
segin his work Sunday, June 22. Mr
Jessup comes to the church highly
recommended and the leaders feel
the church is fortunate in securing
the services of a man so Well pre
pared. both in training and exper
ience.
Rev. and Mrs. Jessup were in
South Shelby Monday looking over
the field and the parsonage. He
seemed highly pleased with the
prospect for great achievement.
The pastorium is being repainted
inside and the grounds will be look
ed after and the garden planted.
The church has been fortunate
enough to have some one preach at
every service since Mr. Padgett left.
Visiting ministers have brought
some splendid messages. Next Sun
day Rev. T. E. W. Bullington, of
Clifton, S. C., will preach at both
morning and evening services.
The pulpit committee will secure
some one to preach at each regular
service until Mr. Jessup arrives and
takes up the work.
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Group Meeting At
Fallston May 20th
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The fourth district B. Y. P tJ.
meeting of the Kings Mountain
Baptist association wll be held at
Fallston Baptist chftrch Tuesday
evening. May 20. at 8 o’clock, says
Mrs. Carl Spurlin. group captain.
The following Sunday schools com
pose this group and are expected
to send delegates: North Brook. New
Prospect, Pleasant Grove, Waco,
Buffalo, Norman’s Grove, Carpen
ters Grove. Casar, New Bethel. A
feature of the program will be a talk
to the young people by Rev. John
W. Buttle.
The program opens with a song
service, followed by prayer and de
votional conducted by Mrs. E. G.
Spurlin, after which Mr. Suttle will
talk.
Snook Webb Tied For
Second In Tourney
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Fred (Snook* Webb, junior Caro
linas champion, yesterday tied for
second place in the qualifying
round of the Charlotte Country
club's Invitation tournament being
played in Charlotte. Snook yester
day shot a 74 or two over par and
was tied with T. R. Brem for second
place] He is paired today with W. H,
Woodward in the first flight.
H. C. Long, another Shelby golf
er, shot an 88 to place in the second
flight. Long is playing today with
T. R'. Wolfe in the second rounds of
the tournament. The finals will be
held tomorrow.
Criminal Assault .
Will Agar, colored shoe shine, was
bound over to court under a $500
bond this morning, charged with a
! criminal assault on a negro wom
ian.
King Case On Appeal Before
Supreme Court On Saturday
Hoey Leaves Today To Argue For A
New Trial For Condemned
Shelby Man.
Clyde R. Hoey left this after
noon for Colombia, S. C. where
he and other Soath Carolina at
torneys appearing In defense of
Kafe King, condemned to die for
the murder of his wife, Faye
Wilson, will argue the case on
appeal before the supreme court.
Before leaving Mr. Hoey stat
ed that he would open the ar
gument for the defense and that
other attorneys appearing with
him in behalf of King are John
Hemphill, James Glenn and Col. j
T. F McDoa. Appearing for the
prosecution will be Solicitor
Horry Hines, Col, A. L. Gaston
and perhaps one more attorney
for the state. Each side is al
lowed an hoar and a half to
present the case.
\ decision by the sopreme
court on whether King shall die
In the electric chair or shall be
given a new trial, will not be
rendered under three or four
weeks.
in the appeal (or a new trial j
by Ring's attorneys, eighty-one
exceptions to the evidence and
conduct of the case were made
and the lawyers appearing for
King will touch briefly on all of
these reasons why he is entitled
to a new trial. |
Republican* May Vote One Rcpub
lican Ticket For V. 8. Senator.
Democrats ’ Tickets. ,,
Mixed tickets canot be voted
in the coming state-wide pri
mary to be held June 7 under
the Australian ballot law passed
by the last general assembly,
according to John F. Mull,
chairman of the county board of
elections.
Judge Mull will call the registrars
and judges into a conference the
first week in June at which tlnvs
flnol instructions will be issued as
to the rules and regulations gov
erning the primary. Voting, of
Course, will be done In booths where
the voter will be allowed to marie
his or her ticket in secret and suf
ficient voting booths have been pur
chased by the county to supply each
of the 28 precincts In the county.
The tickets will be larger in sIsm*
than usual, about six inches wide
and long enough to accommodate
the names of the candidates com
ing before the voters for nomina
tion.
May Mix In Fall.
This is a primary for the nomina
tion of candidates and these can
didates are running either as a
Democrat or a Republican. Voters
must, therefore, voce either a Re
publican or a Democratic ticket in
the primary. In the fall general
election when the choice of each
party matches strength. a voter
may select his choice from either
party as the nominees will be on the
same ticket.
One Republican Contest.
In the June 7th primary, however,
a voter will be asked whether he or
she wishes a Democratic or Repub
lican ballot. Say the voter is a Re
publican. one Republican ballot will
be handed out. In this primary there
are four Republican candidates lor
U. 8. Senate. The Republican voter
gets this one ballot on which ii,
printed the names of the four men
aspiring to this office, the voter en
ters a booth, marks the ticket,
choosing one ef the four, hands the
ticket to a Republican judge who
deposits it in a ballot box provided
for Republicans alone.
No Republican County Ticket
Republican candidates for county
offices will not be voted on In this
primary. The nomination of Repub
lican county and township officers
has been left to the Republican ex
ecutive committee which will no
doubt file the name of one Repub
lican candidate for each county and
township office with the county
election board of which Jno. P.
Mull is chairman by May 23rd.
These will be pitted against the
Democratic nominees iu the Nov
ember election.
Should two or more Republican
candidates seek the same office,
they would enter the June 7th pri
mary and be voted on just as the
Republican candidates for U. S.
senate and the Democratic candi
dates for county, district and state
offices.
How Democrats Vote.
Those who wish to become a can
didate for office, whether on tha
Democratic or Republican ticket,
must file such notice of candidacy
with the chairman of the election
board Mr. Mull on or before M*y
23rd. When one candidate series an
office and has no opposition lie is
certified as the nominee and the
name does not go before the voters.
If two or more people seek the
same office on the Democreha
ticket, these names are printed on
the official ballot and the rovers
make a choice In the June 7th pri
mary.
As this Democratic voter ap
proaches the election polls, h® or she
first sees that his or her uir.t is
on the registration books. When
the name Is found to be register
ed, a Democratic ballot is handed
the voter who goes into a booth,
marks the choio® between the can
didates, presents th® beliat to the
Democratic judge who deposits it in
the Democratic ballot box.
Five Democratic Ballot*.
While there is only on® Republi
can ballot box—that for V. 8, sen
ate in which there la a contest with
four candidates running, Democrats
will vote five ballots, each ballot
going into a separate box, as fol
lows:
United State* senate
Congress ninth district.
Superior court judge,
county officers
Township officers.
In come townships of the county
there Is no contest for township of
fices, henec the township box will
not he necessary.
Only Official Ballot* Used.
Only official ballot* will be per
mitted. An official ballot is one
printed under the direction and by s
icoNtiNvao ok r*a« imwi.1