VOL. XXX VI, No. 78
SHELBY. N. C. MONDAY. JUNE 30. 1930
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button, per lb. ................ 15c
Ctffton Seed, per bn. . .........36c
Fair Saturday.
Today's North Carolina Weather
teport: Fair tonight and Saturday.
Vot much change in temperature.
Thunderstorms.
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Partly cloudy with local
hunflerstorms in west portion to
light and Thursday. Not much
:bange in temperature.
Endurance Record.
Chicago, JuitW\£2.—The "City of
Chicago’’ had flown for 435 hours,
!1 minutes and 30 seconds at 8:01,
central daylight time, tonight, ex
■eeding the St. Louis Robin's non
•topv refueling flight record by 14
loan. Pilots and flight managers
-aid they would keep the plane in
the air until July 4, if possible.
Chicago, June 29.—Two Illinois
’Pm boys in a second-hand mono -
ilane soared out of the dawn today
rlih a new world record for refuel
ng endurance flying. The toothers
Hunter—John and Kenneath—who
urncd eoal miners to buy their first
«hip six years ago, bested the prev
ous 420-hour record by an hour at
", j'J. a. m. central standard time, and
:hen continued on, determined, they
•aid, to remain aloft until July 4.
Warned by the men they sup
planted—Dale Jackson and Forest
□Urine of St. Louis—that their ree
•rd would be promptly assaulted,
the new champions fought the
temptation to take much-wanted
*est because they aspired to a mark
that might stand a while.
Charity Drive
In County Gets
Legion Support
Need Food, Clothing
In Many Homes
( levelar.d Ex-Service Men Get Be
hind Campaign to Aid Un
employed Families.
Therea are a number of unem
ployed families in Shelby and over
Cleveland county who are in need
of ffeod and clothing, and the War
ren Hoyle American Leigon post of
Shelby not only believes something
hould be done about it, but is going
to see that something is done.
Legion officials announced today
t n;\i tomorrow, Tuesday, they will
open a driv.e for charity funds to
be used in securing food for needy
families not only of Shelby but in
all sections of the county.
“Scores of people have been hard
' ■nation. All churches, organiza
first swept over the county, but the
majority of them”, Legion officials
:av, “have been making the best of
,t they could. Now the best is not
;>ood enough; many innocent
mothers and children are in need
of food. Realizing this the Legion
this week will Inaugurate a charity
drive with the aim of relieving the
situation. All churches organiza
tions and groups who desire to do so
are In^ted .to cooperate with us in
this worthy movement”
Advisory Committee.
Needy cases will be listed, investi
gated and supplied through the
county welfare officer, J. B. Smith,
who will'work under the direction
cf an advisory committee to be
named by the Legion. This com
mittee will Investigate each case to
see that there is real need, and will,
also, supervise the expenditures of
the drive. 1
Ex-service men all over the coun
ty will aid in the campaign, and a
drive will be put on in Shelby to
morrow, but all citizens who desire
to contribute are asked to get in
touch with Tom Abemethy, Legion
poet commander, or the welfare of
ficer, provided they are not seen by
!he canvassing committee. A list of
contributors will be published each
week.
Unlucky Number Of
June Brides Here
thirteen Couples Have Secured Li
cense In County This
Month*
Cleveland county needs one more
June bride before nightfall today In
order to avoid a hoodoo number.
So far this month marrftge li
cense! have been Issued to thirteen
coup’efe by Register of Deeds Andy
Newton, and the register hopes to
fill out the papers necessary to
create another June bride before
the day is over in order to get away
from the supposedly unlucky num
ber.
Couples securing license Friday
and Saturday were:
Sh,elite C. Byrd and Mary Elisa
beth Blggers, both of Cleveland
county: John 8. Ward and Carrie
Belle Green, both of Cleveland:
Craig D. Falls and Francis Lucille
Hord, both of Cleveland: Oeorge
Maynard Elam, of Washington, Ga.,
a«fr Pearl Reid McWhorter, of De
catur, Ga.
King Decision 1
Expected Soon;
New Trial Hope
Appeal Heard Six
Week* Ago
Supreme Court Of South Carolina
Expected To Give Opinion
In July.
Rafe King, Shelby man. now
confined in the state prison of
South Carolina after being
convicted of slaying his wife,'
may know within the next week
or 10 days if he will get a new
trial.
Should the high court refuse the
appeal for another trial the lone
hope the Shelby man will then
have of evading the death chair
will be an appeal for executive
clemency to Governor Richards.
Lawyers Optimistic,
King was convicted last summer
at Chester in one of the most sen
sational trials ever held in the two
Carolina?. The alleged slaying was
at Sharon, South Carolina, where
he and his wife, a former Shelby
school teacher, lived. The trial was
moved from York to Chester be
cause King’s attorneys contended
that he would not be given a fair
hearing. He was convicted, however,
at Chester and sentenced to death.
His cousel, including Clyde R. Hoey
and B. T. Palls, of Shelby, immed
iately filed an appeal notice to the
high court, citing scores of reasons
why they believed the Shelby man
should be given another trial.
The appeal was argued before the
supreme court justices six weeks
ago Saturday, and at that time it
was though* an opinion would be
handed down within a month’s time.
The supreme court adjourns about
the second week of July for its
summer recess and the opinion, it
is learned, will be given prior to the
adjournment. It is likely, then, that
the decision will be known within a
week or 10 days.
Discussing the matter here over
the week-end, Mr. Hoey, one of the
King lawyers, reiterated his belief
that a new trial would be granted.
"I have thought ail along.” he
said, "that we had sufficient
grounds upon which to ask a new
hearing and I am still of the opin
ion that the prospects for a new
trial are bright. I expect we will
know definitely within a fortnight.”
K. Y. Dedmon, Junior
Buried At Kadesh
R. Y. Dedmon, jr„ died Friday
night at the Lincolnton hospital fol
lowing an operation for appendici
tis and pneumonia complication.
Mr. Dedmon was twenty years of
age and had been sick for several
weeks. It is understood that he was
buried this morning at Kadesh Me
thodist church cemetery at Bel
wood.
Behave, The Jail
Is “Full Up” Now
Sheriff Irvin Allen is hoping
that no Cleveland county citi
zens find it convenient to violate
any law this week. The reason is
that the jail is pretty well
crowded and if other prisoners
come in the sheriff may haye to
borrow a few bunks from his
neighbors.
There are now 34 people in
jail, including six white women
and two colored women. The
males are about evenly divided
as to color.
Smiling at End of Trail
Here is the famous Australian
airman, Major Charles KL>gs
ford-Smith and his three com
panions after their safe arrival
In New York City from New
foundland, where they were
forced down on their flijrht
from Itablin, Ireland, to the
■ • United State*. They are, left
to right; John W. Stannage,
wireleaa ape rater; Evart Van
Dyk, co-pilot; Major Kingsford
Smith, night commander, and
his navigator, Captain J. Patrick
Saul.
,:V (lilKHtlnfl NarctNl)
17-Year-Old Patman GirlDroums
In Broad River While In Bathing
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Officers Round Up
A Disorderly Party
Five Men And Four Girls Arrested.
Girls Ordered To Leave
County.
Five men and four girls were ar
rested late Friday night by Cleve
land county officers in what came
very near being a typical roadhouse
party in. the section juat across
Buffalo on the Kings Mountain
side,' according to the officers.
The arrests were made at or near
the Will Dye home, north of high
way 20, a little more than halfway
between Shelby and Kings Moun
tain, and the officers participating
were Deputies Bob Kendrick, Har
vey Harrelson, Buren Dedmon, John
Hord and Charlie Shepard.
Two of the men submitted to be
ing drunk, and two of the girls also
submitted to the same charge.
Charges of drunkeness and vagrancy
however, were filed against the en
tire party. One man and one girl
were acquitted, but Recorder Hor
ace Kennedy ordered all of the girls,
three of whom are not residents of
the county, to leave the county. The
heaviest sentence imposed was a
$50 fine and costs on one of the
men who was also charged with op
erating an automobile while intoxi
cated.
While in that section the officers
also captured Grady Green with
about seven gallons of whiskey in
his possession. In county court Sat
urday he was fined $200, or is to
take six months.
Dye was acquitted of operating a
disorderly house.
Seven of the nine men and wom
en arrested were said to be from
Gaston county, while one man and
woman were from the section about
Kings Mountain.
Rutherford Towns Selling Light
Plants To Duke Firm; Good Price
Rutherfordton Accepts $295,000 For
Plant There. Other Offers
Made.
Rutherfordton, June 30.—The
Southern Public Utilities company
of Charlotte, which is a branch of
tlhe Duke Power company, has
brought the water and light plant of
Rutherfordton for $295,000. A Chi
cago firm recently bid $210,000 for
the same plant but the Duke in
terests bettered the bid by $85,000.
The sale is made subject to the ap
proval of the voters. The town
board plans to call an election soon.
The offer, for cash, was made at
a special meeting of the mayors of
Forest City, Spindale and Ruther
fordton, with a member of each
town board in the office of Mayor
S. E. Elmore of Spindale. The same
firm offered the town of Spindale
$205,000 and offered Forest City
$410,000 for their municipal water
and light plants Sherritt and com
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pany of Chicago recently offered
| Spindale $190,000 and Forest City
$350,000. The Duke Interests better
ed the offer to the three towns by
$160,000 and agreed to reduce the
present rate three cents per kilo
watt hour for lights, as far as pos
sible, use the present force of em
ployes. .
The town officials of Spindale ac
cepted the bid of- the Southern
Public Utilities company and it was
expected that Forest City will do
so.
If present plans go through, each
of the three towns will hold the
special election on the same day.
It is thought, that the elections will
carry if those favoring it will work
for it.
Those favoring it claim that the
tax rate in each town will be great
ly reduced, the charges lowered aijji
the service Improved. It also means
more industries for this section in
the near future, it is thought. The
offer to each town is a cash one.
Swift Water Pulls Olrl Into Deep
Place. Another Girl Barely
Escapes.
Miss Francis Putnam, 17-year
old daughter of *Mr. and Mrs.
Cliff Putnam, who live near Mt.
Sinai church, and a member of
one of the county’s best known
families, was drowned yesterday
afternoon about 2:30 o’clock
, while In bathing with a group
of fotfnif flfrr tii DiDtu riwr
near the Ellis Ferry.
There were five or six girls In
bathing together. In going down
stream Miss Putnam and Miss Ruth
Hunt, one of the other girls, got in
swift water and were pulled into a
deep wash-out hole. The Hunt girl
managed to catch hold of a limb or
bush and save herself, although she
was badly strangled, but Miss Put
nam, unable to catch anything,
could not save herself and was
drowned.
Find Body Downstream.
About 40 minutes after she sank
a Mr. Turner, who lives on the
south side of the river, found the
body about a quarter of a mile down
stream from where she drowned.
The unexpected death of the
young girl, who was very popular in
her section, was a shock to the en
tire community. Her father today
expressed his gratefulness for the
many kind acts and sympathy ex
tended the bereaved family by ihe
citizens vjf the community.
Miss Putnam had for several
years been a member of the Mt.
Sinai church and at the time of her
death was assistant secretary of tne
Sunday school and active in all
church and sociaPwork.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at Mt. Sinai, with Rev. J. L. Jen
kins, Rev. Rush Padgett and Rev.
D. G. Washburn in charge.
Surviving in addition to the heart
broken parents are the following
brothers and sisters Carl, Mrs. Cliff
Dyser, Wilburn, Mrs. Vera Mc
Swain, Howard, Ocie, Shaster, Sam,
Gay, and Arvil.
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To Nab City Autos
Without New Plate*
Police Chief Poston and his white
capped officers will this week be
gin checking up on all Shelby auto
mobiles which do not have new city
tags.
The time limit for the old tags
was the end of May, but city offi
cers gave Shelby auto owners an
additional month in which'to pur
chase tags before they started their
drive. Pour hundred and forty-one
tags have been sold so far at the
city hall, and this means that ap
proximately 1,000 Shelby cars are as
yet without new tags.
Laundry Truck On
Fire Thi* Morning
The city fire department trucks
were called to the Eastside section
about 9:16 this morning where ‘a
laundry truck was ablaze. The fire
was under the seat, near the gas
tank, but the blaze was extinguish
ed with chemicals without a great
amount of danage to the truck,
■jBgu.j-1”?1 j.SEzszwmsBssamsss^&m
W. Lon Gantt,
Merchant Of
Fallston Dies
Thousands Attend
Funeral Sunday
Profttlnrnt Merchant And Influen
tial Leader Succumb* To
Stroke. Funeral Sunday.
A great throng of people number
ing thousands, attended the funeral
Sunday afternoon of Mr. W. Lon
Oantt, prominent Fallston mer
chant, who died Friday evening at
6 o'clock in the Shelby hospital, fol
lowing a stroke of paralysis which
he suffered last Tuesday morning.
The stroke was sudden, and he was
rushed to the Shelby hospital where
his condition was serious for three
days before the end came.
Mr, Gantt was stricken in his
store. On the previous day he had
forked hay in the early part of the
day and gone fishing with a party
of friends In the afternoon. For
sometime however, he had been suf
fering with high blood pressure.
Forty Yean a Merchant
Mr. Gantt was 59 years of age and
was born in the Rockdale section.
His first experience In the mercan
tile business was as clerk for J. B
Ivey and Capt. Lem. J. Hoyle who
operated a store at Belwood about
forty years ago. Later when Stamey
brothers opened business at Fall
ston, Mr. Oantt was a member of
the sales force there until he open
ed up a store of his own. ’ By his
honest dealing, pleasant manner
and wide acquaintance, he built a
large business at Fallston and en
joyed the confidence and esteem of
that entire section. He was active
in public affairs and a political
leader of that section. 'For many
years he was election registrar and
No. 9 township tax lister. Several
years ago his store waa burned, en
tailing a heavy financial loss.
r amity surviving:.
Mr. Gantt was married to Miss
Sue Nolan who survives with the
following children: Clarence Gantt
in the state audit department at
Raleigh. Mrs. Lee Baber of Lincoln
county, Mrs, C. L. Hoyle of Fall
ston, Mrs. Ed Wise of Lincoln
county, Mrs. W. D. Lattimore and
Mrs. Fields Toney of Fallston. Also
surviving are the following broth
ers and sisters: Messrs. M. N., Ben
T., Summie and Robert Gantt, Mrs.
E. W. Dixon, Mrs. J. L. Sain, Mrs.
J. A. Tillman and Mrs. Pink Wort
man.
Thousands At funeral.
Friends who attended the funeral
held Sunday afternoon at Kadesh
church say the crowd was by far
the largest ever assembled there for
a funeral. People from all walks of
life, rich and poor, came to pay a
tribute to him. He had been liberal
in extending credit to many and
these Were there to express their
esteem and respect for him. He
had great faith and trust in his
customers and friends and all ex
pressed a regreat at his untimely
passing. •
Masonic Honors.
The crowd was estimated at from
2,000 to 2,500 people. When the
casket was opened in the church
over 1,200 filed by to review the re
mains for the last time. Services
were conducted by Rev. J. M- Mor
ris, assisted by Revs. J. M. Morgan
and J. W. Fitzgerald, each of whom
paid tributes to his noble life, aft
er which the Masons accorded him
the usual honors of a Masonic
brother. He was also a member of
the Junior order. Several passenger
cars and a truck load of flowers also
evidenced the esteem in which he
was held.
Youth Of Twelve,
Dies At Hospital
L. C. Hardin, Jr. Of Dover Village
Develops Blood Poison. Fu
neral Today.
L. C. Hardin, jr., popular student
of the Dover mill school and only
child of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Har
din, of the Dover mill village died
Sunday morning at 9:50 o’clock at
the Shelby hospital after an illness
of three weeks. Young Hardin had
bone infections in his leg and
shoulder which developed into
blood poison, causing his death. He
had been a patient at the hospital
for two weeks and bore his suffer
ing with unusual courage. At school
where he was in the sixth grade, ho
was popular among his young
friends and in the Dover mill vil
lage. '
Young Hardin was 12 years and
nine months old and the funeral
was held this afternoon at 3 o’clock,
services conducted by Rev. Zeno
Wall and Rev. W. A. Elam. Inter
ment was in Sunset cemetery. His
parents who have been here eight
years, have'’a host of friends who
extend their sympathy.
’Simmon Sprout
Grows In ’Tater
Now that we’ve had aeveral
freak stories about the toma
toes growing on Irish potato
■talks, here's a new one:
M. H. Hawkins, of the New
House section, was in Shelby
Saturday exhibiting an Irish
potato from which was grow
ing a small persimmon sprout
The sprout was about four or
fire inches in length and
seemed to be growing from
one side of the potato. It can
be clearly seen that the sprout
which is living, was not graft
ed on the potato, but appar
ently grew there; presumably
the persimmon seed and the
potato, when planted, were
packed against each other in
the ground.
Very Unusual
Manslaughter
Hearing Here
Negro Charged With Shocking White
Woman To Death. I#
Acquitted.
One of the moat unusual
manslaughter cases ever heard
in the courts of this county was
tried here Saturday before
County Judge Horace Kennedy
and resulted In the acquittal of
the accused negro.
The charges were that Frank
Toms, a negro of. the Lattimore
section, had caused t.heA death of
Mrs. Pink Tessneer by shock.
Arrued With Husband
The evidence offered by the pros
ecution was that Toms had gone to
the Tessneer home after a mule.
In some manner an argument de
veloped between the white man and
the negro. Mrs. Tessneer. whose
first name was May, attempted, it
was said, to halt the controversy,
and then, according to the charges,
the colored man cursed her, so
shocking and frightening the wo
man that she died a week or two
later, tlie technical charge preferred
was manslaughter "by cussing and
assault”.
The defense admitted that there
had been an argument between the
woman's husband and the negro,
but contended that the negro had
said nothing to the woman, and had
mot touched her or bothered her in
tT.y manner.
lit With Tuberculosis
Additional testimony given by a
physician, was that Mrs. Tessneer
was In the advanced stages of Tu
berculosis, the disease which Is said
to have caused her death. The exer
tion put forth by her In going out
where the argument was being held
might have 4t was indicated, weak
ened her and so exicited her that
;he shock added to the progress of
the disease, but the court could
find no justifiable grounds upon
which to hold the colored man on
a manslaughter charge.
Admires Our Water,
And Cool Climate
“It's wonderful at this warm
feason of the year to be where you
need to pull some cover upon you
during the night, and the water in
this section Is unusually good", was
the praise passed out over the week
end by Mr. J. B. Dawson, former
New Bern newspaper publisher, who
was in Shelby Saturday. Mr. and
Mrs. Dawson and son Billy, were the
guest here of Mr. and Mrs. George
Johnson.
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County Democrats In
Quiet Meeting Here
Chief Richards Not
Dead As Reported
Erroneous Report Got Out When
Richards’ Father Died
Today.
I Here’s another case of a man
who ia very much alive being:
reported as dead.
Shortly after noon today the re
port spread about Shelby that A. L.
Richards, former Shelby chief of
police, had died suddenly at Kings
Mountain where he operates a
branch music store for W, A. Pen
dleton.
An Investigation by The Star, just
before press time, revealed that It
was Chief Richards’ fathe*. who
lives in South Carolina, who died
today.
The report here had gained such
headway that details of the death
a sudden heart attack—were being
given.
The mistake crept In, It is under
stood. when Pinkney Richards, the
son of the former police chief, call
ed here to Inform that his grand
father, whom he refers to as "dad
dy,” had filed.
Assault Tried
Woman Says
Married Woman Prefer* Attempted
Antuli Charge Against Rsy
Jmond Origg.
Jess Green, blind man of the
Eastslde section, was arrested
this morning and officers are
looking for Kaymon Grigg,
young white man who has fea
tured in several court affairs, as
the result of an attempted as
sault story related today by Mr*.
IVellie Click, who also lives In
the Eastside-Cloth mill section.
Mrs. Click told officers, in swear
ing out a warrant, that the two
men came to her home last Thurs
day night aftenlahe had retired. 8he
was informed, she says, that Green’s
wife was sick and that they wanted
her to go and stay with her during
the night. She told Ahem, she said,
that she would go just as soon as
she dressed. She then accompanied
them to the other home, only to
discover, she states, that Green's
wife was not there and that she wa3
alone with the two men.
Try Assault.
It was then, she said, that Gngg
grabbed her, wrestled with her, and
pushed her upon the bed, attempt
ing what she described as an as
sault. She then managed to get
loose and away from the house
Green did not bother her, accord
ing to her story.
j Officers say that the story of the
attempted assault was a very
plausible one.
Higgins Sisters At
Beaver Dam Church
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The four Higgins sisters will give
a sacred musical concert at Beaver
Dam church Tuesday night. The
quartet of sisters comes from Vir
ginia and offers a sacred music pro
gram hard to excel. There will be
no admission charge.
Population North Carolina Will
Go Over Three Million Mark
Increase Of 17.7 Percent, or Nearly
Half Million
Teople.
Wrightsville Beach, June 30.—"'I
am authorized by the bureau of the
census to say that shortly they will
probably announce jour 1930 popu
lation to be 3,016,000, based on the
present computations,” Oapt. R. S.
Patton, director of the United Stat
es coast and geodetic survey, de
partment of commerce, told the at
tendants at the mid-summer meet
ing of the North Carolina Society
of Engineers in session here,
‘This,” continued Captain Patton,
“is an increase of over 17.7 per
cent since the 1920 census, or near
ly 457,000 people. It contrasts with
an estimated increase of 16. S per
cent for the whole nation,
“It is always a pleasure to help
those who so effectively are help
ing themselves, and among these
North Carolina stands out pre-emi
nently,'' Captain Patton said early
in his address, “Your evolution dur
ing: the past few decades has been
phenomenal, even in a nation whose
progress as a whole, during the
same period has exceeded any
thing which the world has ever
known.
“I cannot, of course, tell you any
thing new about the progress In
your own state,’’ Captain Patton
continued. "T[o it you individually
and collectively have undoubtedly
contributed much. If I refer to that
progress, it is only to justify the
optimism with which I view th»
project I am here to discuss. Only
a few days ago I received a report of
a meeting in the state of Washmg
ton in wtych North Carolina was
held up to the people of that state
as a shining example of what could
be accomplished by constructive,
far-seeing development of the na
tural resources of a state.
“The value of your .manufactured
products exceeds $1,154,000,000 a
IPONTINUED ON PAGE E1GHT.I.
Re-Elect Anthony
Party Leader
J. Frank Roberts Made Tarty
Chairman. Convention Moved
Along Rapidly.
Cleveland county Democrats, re
presented for the most part b.v
those who refer to themselves as'
"the old-timers,” held a real old
I time convention here Saturday, one
that did not last over a half hour,
but one that promised another big
Democratic victory this fall.
Due to the fact that county com"
was In session the convention held
1U meeting in one of the first floor
offices of the court house and the
convention proper lasted for only a
few minutes. An executive session of
the precinct committeemen follow
ed at which Oliver S. Anthony, who
fUled in Judge Falls' term as chair
man, was elected chairman for the
next two years, and Capt. J. Prank
Roberts was elected secretary.
All Are Delegates
In the convention a resolution
offered by Attorney _ Speight Beam,
and unanimously adopted by the
delegates, praised the administra
tion of the county's native son gov
ernor, . O. Max Gardner, and the
general advance of the party In the
county and state.
Another unanimous procedure was
that of qualifying every county
Democrat who desires to attend as
a delegate »to the State convention
in Raleigh on Thursday of this
Week.
Very Optimistic
Brief talks in the convention and
executive session expressed opti
mism as to the chances of Demo
cratic victories this fall and in
1932.
In a short talk of acceptance
Chairman Anthony stated that he
hoped to have the party organiza
tion in the county working at full,
speed in November. In addition to
the main precinct committee it was
urged that each. pasunct organize ’
precinct committees of yo-'ng Dem
ocrats and women, each committee
to have five members.
A majority of the voting precincts
in the county were represented at
the convention and there was not
the slightest indication of any tur
moil within the party. The entire
affair moved off so smoothly that
it was quite a contrast to the con
vention two years ago when there
was heated voting over the Hull
and Smith delegates to the State
convention. This time the Demo
crats of the county had no bone of
contention, no argument about dele-,
gates, and the sole purpose, appar
ently, of bringing about a Demo
cratic victory this fall.
The Beam resolution, adopted by
the convention, follows: ,
Whereas, the Democrats of
Cleveland county, in regular con
vention .assembled, realizing that a
strong party government is essen
tial to success and for the good of
the people of the state, and realiz
ing that devotion to its principles
and a loyal adherence to Its leaders,,
its platform and its creed arc in
cumbent upon us as staunch and,
true Democrats, and whereas, real
KTONTINUED ON PAOK EIGHT *
Voters Not Talking
About 2nd Primary
Little Enthusiasm Shown. Candi
dates Working Hard
Now.
This is the home-stretch week of
the second, or run-off, primary, and
from the standpoint of enthusiasm
there is about as much kick in the
race as there is in a bqttle of near1
beer.
The four candidates in the two
contests are working zealously to
stir up interest among voters, but
so far those who cast the ballots, or
those supposed to cast them Satur
day, refuse to be aroused.
Attorney Hamilton Jones and Maj. -
A. L. Bulwinkle, the congressional
candidates, are making their math
appeal to Cleveland voters through
the newspapers, although both can
didates have visited here since the
primary. With P. Cleveland Gard
ner and J. Clint Newton, the can
didates for county solicitor, it is
another matter. Both men are mak
ing intensive campaigns and are
travelling over the entire count:/
advocating their candidacies with
the voters themselves.
Campaign Expenses,
Last Friday was tne final day for
filing a complete list of campaign
expenses in the first primary and
the first day to file a preliminary
expense account for the second race.
A check-up of the expense accounts
filed fails to show any unusual ex
penditures. , 1 ,