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VOL. XXXVI, No. 80
SHELBY. N. C.
FRIDAY. JULY 4, 1930
Published Monday. Wednesday" and Friday Afternoons.
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THE MARKET.
Cotton, per lb. ................ 15c
Cotton Seed, per bu. . .........36c j
Fair Weather. '
Today's North Carolina Weather
Report: Generaly fair today, to
night and Saturday. Not much
change in temperature.
LA IE NEWS
Peas Believed
Best Food For
Pellagra Fight
State Health Officer Boosts Green ]
Peas As Care For
Disease.
Peas, green peas, a dish soipe
people are not fond of and one
that hany hare tired of, is the
most important item in the diet
to prerent or cure pellagra, ac- j
cording to Dr. Charles O’H.
Laaghinghouse, state health of
ficer. •
In a letter to The Star, regarding
the increasing number of pellagra
cases in Cleveland county. Dr.
I-aUghinghouse gives a 'diet list for
curing pellagra..
Can Be Cored.
“Whatever the actual cause of the
disease may be,” he writes, “it can
be cured by the patient living on a
proper diet. A diet of red meats,
tomatoes, green vegetables—parti
cularly peas—milk and eggs.”
“The disease has increased rap
idly in North Carolina,” he adds.
“So much so that it has come to ef
fect materially the physical stamina
of fide state, and whatever is hurtful
to health of man is, naturally, hurt
ful to industry.”
Dr. Laughinghouse commends
The Star for urging citizens to go
on a proper diet, as a preventative
dnd as a cure, and offers the loyal
cooperation of the state board of
health in combating the spread of
pellagra.
Runs Through Woods
A Mass Of Flames
Bessemer City Youth Brought To
Hospital At Midnight With
Serious Burns.
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Aivln Dellinger, of Bessemer City,
4** » patient In the Shelby hospi
tal, severely homed in a most oh
Wttl manner when gasoline in his
car ignited at midnight near Baf
falo creek on highway 20 between
Shelby and Kings Moantain.
Dellinger was with a party of
friends, riding in a car when the
gasoline supply became exhausted.
He got under the car to drain the
tank and get enough to fill the va
cuum tank and drive to a filling
station. While under the car, a boy
who was his riding companion
struck a match to look into the
tank. The gas ignited and spread
on his clothing. With bis body in a
mass of flames he ran through the
woods until * he reached a branch
and rolled in the water until the
flames were extinguished. He was
picked up by Wade Hoey who was
returning from Charlotte in another
car; and saw the strange incident.
The car was also burned.
Wed In Hospital
Miss Grace Moss and Mr. Jona
than Byers, of Grover, were mar
ried in the Mary Black hospital in
Spartanburg, the ceremony, being
performed by Rev. W. E. Furcron,
pastor of the Baptist church. Mr.
Byers had been a patient in the
hospital, recovering from a serious
operation. He had recovered to the
point where he was able to be tak
en to his home at Grover, but be
fore he left the hospital, he and
Miss Moss were married and they
are now at Grover, their home.
Endurance Flyers
I In Non-Stop Marcel
Grover
36,000
M1LE.S
If the Hunter brothers hud made
their endurance flight in a straight
Kne, tMjr would hare circled the
globe one and one-half times, a*
shown in the sketch,above. They
have 'flown more than 36,00#
•ilea.
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Cleveland Democrats In Second Primary Saturday
Governor
Addresses
Democrats
State Convention
In Raleigh
Party Stands On Record, Gardner
Says. Predicts Bailey
Victory.
Raleigh, June 3.—Addressing the !
state Democratic convention here
today. Governor O. Max Gardner
surveyed a harmonized Democratic
party, willing to stand and fight on
its record, and predicted, among
other things a 100,000 majority for
Joslah W. Bailey this fall.
The Gardner address, one of the
main features of the convention,
follows:
A state convention of North Car
olina Democrats, organized, har
monized, and ready for the "kick
off” is to me the most inspiring
sight my eyes have eyer looked
upon. For others some other sight
and some other theatre—but for me
this sight and this theatre possess
the power that moves and the gla
mour that endures.
The record of the Democratic
party in North Carolina is a record
that makes glad the heart of pa
triotism. This record marches hand
in hand with the record of the state
of North Carolina herself. Schools,
health, roads, public welfare, are all
the handiwork of the Democratic
party, and are the monument to the
capacity of its leadership.
Democratic Progress.
For thirty years North Carolina
has been writing new chapters—
brilliant chapters—in the book of
progress. Every page in this book is
proud that it bears the clear im
print of the statesmanship of the
Democratic party. That marvelous
store of transformation from a slow
goiift agricultural state to a com
monwealth throbbing with indus
try, .with commerce and with a re
awakened agriculture could not
have been written except for this
living, breathing, controlling, hu
manizing agent for good that we
are happy to call the Democratic
party—your party, my party, our
party.
Our party stands on its record
and asks to be judged on that rec
ord. Its candidates run on its rec
ord and achievement. It fights on
that record. It defeats its opponents
on that record. It enjoys the confid
ence of the people on that record.
It will elect, organize and direct the
work of the next general assembly
on that record. And on the first
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Lum Conner Dies
At Charlotte Home
Native Of Shelby And Son Of Late
L. Pink Connor Burled %
Friday.
A number of Shelby friends and
relatives attended the funeral Fri
day in Charlotte of Mr. Columbus
M. Conner, son of the late L. Pink
Conner, of Shelby. Deceased wa,s a
barber by trade and handled bar
ber supplies in the Queen City where
he was quite popular. He was 72
years old and leaves a wife and five
children, Nell, Murial, Quentin, Ar
thur and Doris, all of Charlotte,
and the following of Shelby: his
mother, Mrs. L. P. Conner and three
sisters, Mesdames O. C., Lewis, Sum
mie Poston and Evans Ross and
five brothers, L. S., R. L., O. C. and
Claude Conner and E. C. Conner of
Homea Path, S. C.
Hard Times Due
To Chain Stores
Says “Cyclone”
Evangelist Pours Forth Volley Arter
Volley Of Vitrplic Words
Against Combines.
H Pouring forth volley after vol
ley of epithets and vitrolic words
against combines and chain
stores in general, 'Cyclone Mc
tendon, evangelist of Bennetts
vile, S. C. spoke last night to a
large audience on the west'side
of the court square under the
auspices of the Cleveland Mu
tual Business Protective asso
ciation.
Cyclone was speaking on "The
Importance of Home Co-operation”
and his widely advertised coming
brought a throng of people. An
amplifying system had been in
stalled so that all could hear, but
Cyclone, true to his name, pranced
back and forth on the platfonp and
would not stand before the micro
phone, so his voice, made husky by
constant speaking, would not carry i
well. Therefore, many could not
hear but the sight of Cyclone in ac
tion was enough to hold the atten
tion of the audience. He has a
striking appearance, tall and broad
of shoulders and wears a heavy
head of flowing hair. He could
hardly find words strong enough to
condemn chain stores and pictured
them as responsible for "hard times
in the south.”
“Twenty thousand men practical
ly own the wealth of the country
and because of chain store monopoly
and the financial power being cen
tered in New York, the rich are
growing richer and the poor are
growing poorer. While the home
merchant who build our towns, sup
port our churches, build schools,
streets and are melting under these
combines, like snow under the
summer's sun."
Most of his time was devoted to
alleged “short weights, adultera-1
tiona, etc.” on the part of chain |
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Serve Attachment
On “Cyclone Mack”
Corporation Seeks Money Paid
Him Here On Debt To
Bank.
“Cyclone Mack’* (Baxter E.
McLendon) had two experiences
in Shelby yesterday evening. He
spoke to a large gathering on
Shelby’s court square on chain
stores; but before he spoke he
was vis ted by a deputy sheriff
who.aerved upon him an at
tachment seeking the money
“Cyclone” was to receive for his
talk.
The attachment paper, which
would garnishee his pay for the
speech, was taken out by the N. C.
Corporation commission, represen
ted by Dr. John D. Biggs. Accord
ing to the paper “Cyclone Mack”
owed the Chimney ftock Trust com
pany approximately $2,000. Dr.
Biggs is liquidating agent of the
bank in Rutherford’for the corpora
tion commission and, is seeking to
collect the debt which, it i3 alleged,
is due the bank. The attachment
paper was for $1,000, it was said, so
that the sum named would cover the
amount of the check to be given the
speaker by the Cleveland Business
Mutual Protective association, al
though what he was paid to appear
here is not known.
No immediate reply was made
to the attachment and garnishee
action, and the matter will in all
likelihood reach the courts.
N. C. Democrats In Harmonious
Meet; Bailey And Hoey Speak
Shelby Man Says Republican Party
‘'Fossilized, Hooverized And Para
lyzed” Now.
Raleigh, July 4.—Meeting hej-e
yesterday the Democrats of North
Carolina, staged one of the most
harmonious conventions in the his
tory of the party in the State.
Other than the writing and presen
tation of .the State platform the con
vention was devoted to speeeh-mak
••*•-£ with Josiaii W. Bailey, senator
ial nominee, and Governor O. Max
Gardner featuring.
Judge L. R. Varsii", temporary
c.'airman and keynote speaker, was
!i-e first orator on the pro-mam.
Shortly thereafter Governor Gard
ner made bis address, which Tom
Bost, Greensboro New; writer, de
scribed as follows: “Governor Gard
ner got up a Cleveland county corn
field sweat in about three minutes,
ar.d when perspiration begins in
spiration breaks out on Mr. Gard
ner.” He drew vociferous applause
when he predicted a big majority
for Mr. Bailey this fall
After lunch Mr. Bailey himself
spoke, spoke without notes, and
made what many call the speech of
his career. He lambasted Hoover
prosperity, the unem>> • -.merit situ
ation, the rich man’s tariff, and the
P'.ospects of the wet Mi. Morrow,
and he kept the convention yelling
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Here Are The Candidates In Saturday’s Primary
A. t. bAwINKLE HAMILTON C. JONES p. C. GARDNER J. CLINT NEWTON
Above are the four candidate* whose names will bf on the tickets to be voted by the Democrats of Cleveland county in the second nrimarv
tomorrow. A. L. Bulwlnkle and Hamilton C. Jones are the concessional candidates; P. Cleveland Gardner and J. Clint Newton the candidates
(Star Photos.)
for county solicitor.
Get The Results Saturday
Night From The Star
What Democrat will oppose Congressman Jonas
this fall?
Will tne next county court solicitor in Cleveland
county be—P. C. Gardner, or J. C. Newton ?
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sj Saturday night the interested voters and citizens
of Cleveland county may secure the answers to those
questions from THE CLEVELAND STAR. Bulletin
board service will not be employed, but the vote in both 1
races will be announced from front of The Star budd
ing as it comes in from fhe various precincts. These I
annouivements will also include the vote of other coun
ties in the district in the Congressional race.
Telephone 11 or 4-J for information, if you are un
able to attend in person.
The Star again depends upon the registrars and
judges at all the voting precincts to send in, or tele
phone the results in their boxes just as soon as the
count is made. By all means see that your vote gets
reported to The Star at an early hour Saturday night.
Over Half Of Cleveland Pupils
In School Eight Months
More than half of the school
children in Cleveland count;
may attend at least eight
months per year, yet Cleveland
county is below the average for
the state In length of school
terms and also falls below the
state average of children at
tending eight month schools.
Statistics issued by the Uni
versity News Letter show that
John J. Stockton
Buried Thursday
Well Known Man Of Lawndale And
Polkville Buried At Elliott
Cemetery.
John J. Stockton, age 70 years,
died Wednesday of this week at
the home of his brother-in-law, O.
B. Elliott, of Polkville. The health of
Mr. Stockton and his wife failed
some time ago and they have been
making their home with the Elliotts.
He was suffering with Bright’s dis
ease and apoplexy. Mr. Elliott was
a farmer and mechanic of the
Lawndale community and was held
in high esteem.
The funeral was conducted by
Rev. J. S. Barber and interment was
on Thursday in the Elliott ceme
tery. A large crowd and a beautiful
floral offeriag was in evidence. Mr.
Stockton is survived by one broth- i
er Jesse Stockton of Virginia, three!
sisters, Mrs. Etta Gates of New'
House, Mrs. Amos Jones and Mrs
Oliver Elliott of Polkville.
Privilege Taxes.
Today's issue of The Star con-!
tains the privilege tax schedule
levied by the city of Shelby. If
you operate a business of any kind,
there is probably a tax levied for
the privilege of doing business. This
schedule is published today and
will appear only one time. You will!
find this schedule on page two to- i
day.
61.9 percent of the school en
rollment of the county is at
tending school eight months
each year, while the average for
the entire state is 72.5 percent.
The average term for all the
schools in Cleveland county is
145 days per year, or 15 days
less than eight months, while
the average term for the entire
state is 158.8.
Thompson Tells Of
Rotary Convention
New Officers Preside At Meeting Of
Rotary Club
Thursday.
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At the meeting of tl.e Shelby,Ro
tary club yesterday, Mr. Carl S.
Thompson, retiring president, told
the club about his trip to Chicago
to attend the international conven
tion of Rotary. Mr. Thompson gave
an interesting account of the meet
ng, depicting the aims and pro
gress of the original civic club as
they were outlined by the speakers
at the meeting.
Tire luncheon meeting yesterday
was presided over by the new club
president, Mr. DeWitt Quinn; other
new officers taking their posts at the
same time.
Big Still Captured
By Deputy Dedmon
Officer Gets Sheet Iron Outfit In
Buffalo Section Wednesday
Afternoon.
A big 125-gallon distillery plant
was captured in the Buffalo section
of the county late Wednesday aft
ernoon by Deputy Sheriff Buren
Dedmon.
Deputy Dedmon informs.that the
plant was one of the largest and
best equipped he has ever seen. A
run had Just been made, apparent
ly, and the still was lull of beer.
Bury Philbeck
At Sandy Plains
Young Man Who Shot Self To
Death Buried There Thursday
Morning.
Funeral services for Thomas Phil
beck, 2* years of age, who commit
ted suicide Tuesday afternoon late
near his home in the New House
section were held at Sandy Plains
Baptist church, New House Thurs
day morning at 11 o’clock. He left
a note to hU wife which the fain
ter withheld, It was thought that he
grieved on aecottnt of 111 health and
shot himself with & .32 calibre pis
tol and died Instantly. He went to
the cotton field to carry his wife
some water when he committed the
act.
Survivors. '
He leaves his parents, Mr, and
Mrs. Crayton Philbeck, with whom
he lived, his widow, one brother,
Clarence, and five sisters, Mrs..
Nixon yfhisuent of near home,
Callie and Bertha Philbeck, of
Washington, D, C„ Mrs. Hattie
Jones, of Durham, and Johnle Phil
beck at home. His wife was Miss
Tlllie Watts, of Durham, before
their marriage about three months
ago.
The Rev, S. D. J. Hunt, Z, D.
Harrlll and W. A. Elam were in
charge of the funeral service.
Lee Playing With
Forest City Team
Cline Owens Lee, former Shelby
high star and Southeastern lea
guer, Is now playing shortstop for
the fast semi-pro club at Forest
City. In Wednesday's game there
with Rutherfordton-Spindale Lee's
homer over the rightfield wall, one
of his two bits, was the feature Of
the game.
Forest City and Spindale are play
ing two games today, the morning
game at Spindale and the after
noon game, which several Shelby
fans will attend, at Forest City.
There Is a probability that the
Shelby boy will Join the Asheville
club In the Sally league next week
Game Here Today.
This afternoon at the city park
the Eastslde-Ora club, first half
winners in the county league, is
playing the Ella club In the final
game of the first half,
Gain Of 23% In
Postal Receipts
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A fain of 23 percent in pos
tal receipts in the second
quarter of this year endinf
June 30th over the second
quarter of last year is consid
ered some indiration of an
improvement in business.
Postmaster Quinn was elated
over the increase during the
past quarter for durinr one
month the increase was 43
per cent over the correspond
ing month of last year.
Mail Carriers
Meeting Today
Number Of Postal Service Men
From Cleveland Go To Ashe
ville For Meeting.
The annual convention of the
North Carolina Rural Letter Car
riers’ association is meeting today
aftd Saturday in Asheville and the
following men in the postal service
in Cleveland county are attending:
G. V. Hawkins, a former* president
of the body, George Dover, C. H.
Wells, E- C. Carj4nter, George A.
Elam, J. W. Hartgrove, Charlie
Carson, Ora Bowen and J. B. Fran
cis. Possibly others will attend some
of the sessions.
Addresses by Congressman George
M. Pritchard, of Asheville. Mayor
Gallatin Roberts and Postmaster
Dan W- Hill, of Asheville; Thomas
S. Royster, of Bessemer City; Bay
ard F. Sink of Lexington; A. S.
Barnes, of Wilson, and C. M. Walker
of Tillsboro will feature the three
day meeting.
Fourth Of July Son.
Born July 4th to Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Ballentine on July 4th. a fine
son, who has been christened James.
Mr. and Mrs. Ballentine live on the
Cleveland Springs road.
Mr. Czar Mundy, who Isolds a
position in Martinsville. Va.. is
spend the Fourth of July here with
home folks.
Thurman Kitchen, Son Of "Buck”
New President Of Wake Forest
Medical School Dean Succeeds
Gaines At Baptist
College.
Raleigh, July 4.—Thurman D.
Kitchin. for the past 13 years dean
of Wake Forest college * school of
medicine, will immediately assume
the presidency of the Baptist in
stitution as the successor of Dr.
Francis Pendleton Oaines, who re
signed to become president of
Washington and Lee university.
One of a family of eight boys who
attended Wake Forest college, Thur
man Kitchin was graduated with
the honors rnagna cum laude. then
took his medical degree at Jeffer
son medical college in Pennsylvania.
He is the son of "Buck'’ Kitchin,
famous stump speaker, and two of
his brothers were the well known
debaters, Congressman Claude Kitch
in, and Governor W. W. Kitchin.
In 1917, nine years after he
passed the North Carolina medical
examination with the highest aver
age of any candidate in his group
Dr. Kitchin became dean of the
medical school of his alma mater
and Wednesday the board of trus
tees of the college, meeting ip spe
cial session to name a president,
elected him.
After a first b; 'lot when the vole
stood 24 to 8 in fiver of Dr. Kitchin
the boafri made l:i-. election unani
moitx. Only one other name was
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Two Races
For Voters
Of County
To Decide Contests For Con
gress And SolicilAr
Here.
With very little enthusiasm
and interest being; show, .al
though a surprisingly larga*
vote may be cast, the Demo
crats of Cleveland county will
go to the polls tomorrow, Sat
urday, for the second primary
of the year. The vote cast will
determine the party nominees
in two races—county solictor
and Congress.
The two candidate in the con
cessional race are Majoi A. L, Bul
ls inkle, of Gastonia, and Attorney
Hamilton Jones, of Charlotte. A In
the first primary, in which there
were three candidates. Major- Bul
r,Inkle led his two opponents, bue
did not secure a majority vote.
The candidates for solicitor are
Attorney J. Clint Newton, who
fell short of a majority by two score
votes in the June 7th primary, and
Solicitor P. Cleveland Gardner.
County Race Leads.
From the standpoint of county
wide interest tht Ga/bner-Newton
race is being talked more among
loters, but in all likelihood the vote
cast in the congressional contest will
be approximately as heavy as in the
contest for solicitor, for when the
voters go to the polls „cmorrow they
will vote everything there i* to vote.
Although citizens are not aroused
over the run-off as they were over
the first primary and are talking
politics very little, the four candi
dates have been unusi aMi^active, J
Messrs. Newton and Gardner have
been making a thorough canvass of
the entire county, while Messrs.
i Jones and Bulwinkle have left the
j major portion of their campaigning
j in Cleveland to their supporters.
! Both men have visited the county
S several times, however since the
1 June contest.
Usual Prediction*.
The customary predictions are. be
ing made—which is ta aay that all
four candidates are going to win, al
tuough only two can win, if one lis
tens to the candidates themselves.
Major Bulwinkle, who led in th#
first race, is of the opinion that he
will increase his lead in tomorrow'#
voting. His prediction is that be
will carry the district by at least
5,000 votes. Mr. Jones, on the other
hand, expects to receive a larger
vote In his home county ontTeeklen
burg this time and thereby believes
he will start off at home with a lead
sufficient to put him over the line
a winner. Jones topped Bulwinkle
in Cleveland In the firrt primary,
Smce then there has been consider
able talk of a shift In 'entlment to
the Gastonia man, but with voters
inclined to talk everything else than
politics, it is hard to predict just
how the two prospective rivals of
Congressman Jonas will stack up. It
is a pretty safe guess that there will
not be a landslide for cither.
One guess as to the Newton-Gard- '
r.er contest is as good au another; all
t;pes of predictions are being made
Absentee Voting.
The possibility is that the absen
tee voters msy have much weight in
the outcome of both r ices. The ma
jority of the textile plants in the
county are on a curtail basis now
and since today is tho Fourth and
few, If any plants, wil*' be In oper
rtion for the remainder of the week,
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Concession Rights
Awarded To Legion
Ex-Service-Men Pay For Conceanion
Privilege* At Kiiip Moun
tain Fete.
V —
Nine posts of the American Leg
ion in North and South Carolina
will have charge of all concession
privileges at the Kings Mountain
battleground celebration on October
7. Dr. J» S. Dorton, ex-service man
and Cleveland county fair secre
tary. will supervise the operation on
the concessions for the I^egiejt
posts, according to Tom Abernethy,
commander of the local poet, who
has been attending meetings irg
nearby towns of the Legion conn*
mittee.
In securing the concession right#
for the event, at a price of $2,000,
the Legion will have every privi
lege for the event with the excep
tion of historic novelties and souve
nirs to be sold by the Daughters of
'lie American Revolution.