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H1--1LJ-LJ™ J.-.iJ.LLi"*-"J"S’l!^J!JLI!!"!LlLi!LUJ!5L^ 'll ,11!) VOL. XXXVI, No. 165 8 PAGES TODAY SHELBY. N. C. MONDAY, SEPT,-1, 1930 Published Monday. Wednesday and BYiday Afternoons. Z mr *,,vanc^, ~ * CarMrr. per te»r. (m advance) LA IE NEWS | THE MARKET. Cotton. Strict Mid. .......... Cotton Seed, per bu.-36c Fair Tuesday Today’s North Carolina Weather I Report: Fair tonight and Tuesday., Gentle winds. Littls change In tem perature. Eleven Killed. St. Louis, Aug. 31.—Eleven persons Tvrrc reported killed and 30 injured, i many of them sdHously early to- j night when the “Texas Special” of the St. Louis-San Francisco Rail- | road was derailed at Osage Hills. | about ten miles west of here. The accident happened about 500 feet from the Osage Hills station. The engine left the rills and was de molished. Negro Crushed To Death When His Car Starts Cranked Auto At Kings Mountain While In Gear Saturday Night. Finned To Building (Special to The Star.) Kings Mountain, Sept. 1.— Thomas Guest, 50-year-old ne gro farmer, who lived on the farm of Miles Ware In the Beth Ware section of the county, was fatally injured here Saturday night about 10:30 o’clock when his automobile—an old model Ford—crushed him against a brick wall after he had un knowlingly cranked it while in gear. It was stated that the car was parked some twenty-five feet from (he building and on a slight down ■;rade. At the first turn of the crank the motor started. Guest was unable to get from in front of the car which was headed toward the building. His chest and abdomen r.ere crushed by the machine. He died in a local drug store 10 min utes later The accident happened in the back lot at the rear of Parton fur niture store. Webb Boys Go Down j In Match Saturday Local Youngsters Lose By One Hole Despite Brilliant Finish. Pete arid Snook Webb, Shelby's young golfers, ran into a flock of birdies and a few bad breaks on he Cleveland Springs course here Saturday afternoon to lose a close match to Freddy McCanless and Harold Calloway, of Charlotte, one hole up. At the turn, the end of nine holes, t he Webbs were up two holes on the isitors although neither was play ing in top form. After the turn McCanless began swatting out long drives and with his putter clicking made several birdies. On the 16th hole the Charlotte golfers evened the match for the first time. They won the 17th hole and were one up with one to go. Both Webb boys made desperate efforts to win the linal hole and carry the match to -xtra holes but were thwarted by a bad break, or rather a good break op the part of McCanless. The Charlotte boy drove almost to the Steen. The Webbs were not as close. Realizing that one of them would have to make a birdie while Mc Canless shot a par. Snook Webb dropped his approach shot, a long iron, right to the pin for a sure birdie. Pete then pitched to the ireen, 20 feet from the cup. Mc Canless’ approach shot was a bit speedy and seemed likely to go over the green, or to the far edge where he could hardly make a birdie to divide the hole. His ball, however, struck the flag pole and fell within a few feet of the cup. Despite that break Pete Webb holed out his long JO-foot putt for a btrdle and Snook ank his, but McCanless rapped his put into the cup and the match was over. Next Saturday the same four some will play an exhibition at Gas i onia. Want Articles Revolutionary Times For Fair About Cleveland county there are many articles and relics dating back to the Rev olutionary war and the man agers of the antique depart ment desire that they be en tered at the big Cleveland County Fair this fall. Guns, pistols, pictures, let ters, or any other articles of Revolutionary times would make good exhibits,, accord ing to Mrs. Oscar M Suttie and Mrs. Hackett Blanton who will arrange the antique display. County citixens who possess such are urged to en ter them in the antique dis play,, or get in touch with one of the ladies mentioned. Democrats Plan Their Campaign At Session Here Mull Speaker For County Workers Campaign In Cleveland To Open About Sept. 15. Candidates Enthusiastic Now. The Democrats of Cleveland county are all set to wage an * active campaign this fall, be lieving this to be a “real Dem ocratic year” in which there will not be a single Republican vic tory in Clevelan dcounty or in a race for district offices. This enthusiasm worked itself in to the open at a Democratic rally held at the court house Friday aft ernoon. The gathering was attended by all the county candidates, offi cial workers, others interested in the party and by Mr. O. M. Mull, state Democratic chairman. Mr. Mull spoke briefly to the meeting, declaring his belief that the fall vote would show as never before how much of a Democratic state North Carolina really is. “We are giong to show the Republicans up so well this fall that they will not have recovered from the ex pose by 1932," he said. Outside Speaker. In discussing fall campaign plans for the state the party chainnan assured county Democrats that he would send some able speaker here to formally open the county cam paign about the middle of Septem ber. Just who this speaker will be has not been determined, but fol lowing the formal opening of the drive local speakers will carry the campaign to every section of the county, those atending the meeting assuring Mr. Mull that he need not worry as to how Cleveland county would vote the county ticket, the congressional ticket and other meas ures. However, all present pledged themselves to extra labor to roll up what they hope to be the county’s largest Democratic majority in No vember. Royster named. One move of„jfche /neeting was to name Mr. t>. W. Royster' chairman of the organization of Young Dem ocrats, which he will organize and get to work. Mr. Royster was also named chairman of the finance committee for the campaign, while Attorney W. Speight Beam was made chairman of the publicity committee. Another decision was that the en tire campaign would be waged in one unit, and the candidates who take the field will speak for the entire Democratic ticket—county,' congressional, state and senatorial. Off To Raleigh. Mr. Mull leaves today for Raleigh where he will open the state cam paign headquarters. Miss Louise Tedder, his secretary, will accom pany him to assist in the headquar ters activity. The state chairman notes that ail the Republicans of the state are centering their efforts to re-elect Congressman Jonas, but is of the opinion that the concentrated movement will be a failure since Mr. Jonas was one of the outstand ing ballyhooers for Hoover prosper ity in 1928 and had since declared that he would stand or fall with the Hoover regime. Few Arrests Made. The county court session today was of about the average size, due to cases worked up during the last week. Ajrests over the week-end were not numerous, according to the sheriff’s office. No Job, Sick Kills Himself At Earl Home Ben Devos, 44-year-old Bel gian who had lived in America since he was 14 years or age, killed himself yesterday morn ing, around 7 o’clock, at his home at Earl, In lower Cleveland county, by shooting himself in the right temple. Behind the suicide was the same old story—no work and ill health. Devos, who was popular both in Earl and Shelby, had been out ol work for some time and in ill health for several months. For a year or more he had worked as an auto mechanic for the D. Huss Cline ga rage in Shelby. Sunday morning early, while in his home, Devos stuck a .38 auto matic to his temple and pulled thr trigger. The automatic fired twice but only one bullet plowed into his head. Leaves A Note. He left a note, It was said at the Bettis-Austell store today, in which he said: “Blame no one but me. Notify Tom Fulton at Kings Moun tain.’’ He is survived oy the widow and four children. Mis Devos, before marriage was Miss Edna Fergu of South Carolina. The children are Mary Joe, David, Edna Earl, and Sue Francis. Funeral sendees were held this morning at Filbert, S. C„ where the Belgian lived before coming to this county a year or twTo ago. Planning Dog Show For County Fair Lovers of the grand old sport of fox hunting will be delighted to hear of the bench show that is to be held at the Cleveland county fair. Thia JaJtteralded to he the, teg bench show in the uinals of rax hunting history in the Old North State. Jim Kanatzer, the well known breeder of fox hounds, will leave his Kentucky home to judge this show. Kanatzer has the reputation of be ing one of the fairest and finest judges of fox hounds in America. A full list of prizes will be announced later. Hunting License On Sale In County Now With the squirrel season near at hand H. C. Long, county game war den, uniforms that hunting licenses may be purchased at several points in the county. Among the sales points already listed are Charles Dilling at the city hall in Kings Mountain; Grady McSwain at Boil ing Springs, and all the hardware stores in Shelby. County Boards In Monthly Meetings The county commissioners, the county board of education and the No. 6 highway commissioners are holding their regular monthly meet ings today at the court house. The commissioners are taking up and discussing bridge problems with sev eral delegations. Details of the meet ings will be related in Wednesday’s Star. Spartanburg A Rival Of Shelby Is Spartanburg to be the Shelby of South Carolina, politically speak ing? That's the opinion ot the Greensboro News in the following editorial comment: Spartanburg, it appears on the face of returns from South Caro lina’s democratic primary Tuesday, bids fair to attain the position in South Carolina politics which Shel by now occupies as the center of political affairs in North Carolina. A Spartanburg contestant, former Congressman James P. Byrnes, will clash with Senator Cole L. Blease in the run-off primary for the sen atorial nomination, while the sec ond battle in the gubernatorial struggle will be an all-Spartanburg affair between Olln D. Johnston, who led the field of eight candi dates in Tuesday's voting, and for mer Solicitor Ira C. Blackwood, who finished in second place, several thousand votes ahead of his nearest opponent. Thus Byrnes. Johnson and Black wood constitute Spartanburg’s tri umvirate in contrast to Shelby's po litical trio of Governor Gardner, Chairman Mull and Senator-possi ble Clyde Hoey. In unity, however, the Shelby trio offer a decided con trast to the sharp division among their South Carolina neighbors. But odds are that there will be a Spar tanburg solidification after the de termining primary. There general ly is when a partisan cause must be served. , A Spartanburg citizen will of ne cessity be governor, following the normal trend of evens, while Mr. Byrnes apparently stands an even chance of redeeming the state from Bleaseism, the logical conclusion being that the Harris votes will go to his support. The gubernatorial race will center largely on South Carolina’s road bond controversy. Johnson, who has fought the bond issue, led the first vote, it is true. But that’s getting away from Spartanburg's claim to the politi cal spotlight Just now. Who knows but that the South Carolina city has gone across the line and in quired of its neighbor, Shelby, about forty miles away, just how it got there and^ what's the prpoer feeling and procedure after due arrival Empire State Chiefs Open Span Irfft to Right: Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Roosevelt, ex-Govemor Alfred E. Smith end Governor Frank lin D. Roosevelt as they ap peared at the formal dedication of the gigantic new bridge span ning the Hudson at Poughkeep ■ *ie. Parades and a city-wida celebration marked the event. The span was officially opened for vehicular traffic with the cutting of ribbon* at each end by Mr*. Smith and Mr*. Roose velt. (<Bt*raalioM! N»w.r«l» Ella Wins County League Flag By Taking 2 From Eastside-Ora Second Half Winners f'op Pennant In 10-0 Game Saturday. Putnam Good. Defeating the Eastside-Ora club 10 to 0 here Saturday afternoon, the Ella mill team won the pennant In the Cleveland county league after taking second half honors. Eastside-Ora won the first half and then lost the flag when the Ellas took two games in a row in the scheduled three game series. Putnam the lanky Ella hurter, who , fceptr-WlEr to ‘the top fn the second half as Hamrick did Eastside In the first half, turned In his fourth vic tory over the Eastside-Oras in hold ing them scoreless while giving up only five hits. In the meantime he and his teammates were banging out I CONTINUED ON °AGF BIGHT * Ella Plays Forest City Outfit Here Shelby baseball fans are in for a real treat Wednesday aft ernoon. The Ella club, champions of the comity league, will play the strong Forest City club, claim ant for State championship hon ors in independent ball, at the city park Wednesday at 3:30. Forest City and Marion re cently played five games to a deadlock to decide the State title, each club winning two games, the fifth game last Sat urday at Spindale ending in a tie after 14 innings. Waive Hearing In Murder Case Another Negro Arrested In Killing At Lawndale Wednesday Night. Counsel for Wihle Strickland, young colored man. charged with fatally injuring James White, an other negro, at Lawndale last Wed nesday night, waived preliminary hearing in county court here today and Strickland was returned to jail to await Superior,court. Strickland, it is charged, hit White over the head with a ball bat while returning from a camp meet ing service, White dying in the Shel by hospital Thursday with a crush ed head. Today Officer Harvey Guin ar rested another negro, Alvin Thomas, who is charged with having partici pated to some extent in the fatal brawl. One report is that Thomas hit White first. He will be given a hearing. 'f -\ Deputy Captures 25-Gallon Plant Deputy Plato Ledford brought to Shelby Saturday a 25-gallon copper distillery, complete, which he found recently in the Dirty Ankle moun tain section. Apparently a run had been made only a few' days before the officer found the plant, which is one of the neatest captured in this county lately. , County Gets Coin From State Fund In the distribution made last week C leveland count; schools received S863.49 from the State Equalization Fund The equalization board dis tributed 842,064 to the 105 dis tricts in the State which ex tended their terms to eight months. This is the second • riMributbro «f the year. Clev eland receiving another sum on July 26. D. F. Boyles Passes Away Respected Man of Upper Cleveland Is Buried At Hebron Church Friday. 'Special to Tlie Star.) Toluca, Sept. 1.—Funeral services were held at Hebron on last Fri day. August 29, at 11 o'clock for Mr. David Franklin Boyles. He was born August 9, 1853 and died August 28, 77 years and 10 days old. He was twice married. In the year of 1870 he was married to Miss Mar garet McClurd. To this union were born 13 children. Eight are still liv ing. On June 12, 1898. his beloved wife passed away. He was again married in the year of 1905 to Miss Ida Crowder. Mr. Boyles was the last of his generation^ He was a de voted Christian man, having pro fessed faith in Christ and Joined the M. E. church at Hebron and re mained a faithful member until death. He was a great church work er, a good husband and a loving father. He will be greatly missed by his church and the community. Surviving are his wife, Mrs Ida Boyles, four sons, Dr. M. F. Boyles of Valdese, Dr. A. V. Boyles, of Dal las, Messrs. Walter and Bruce Boy les of Toluca, four daughter, Mrs. Guery Elmore of near Casar, Mrs. Jim Boyles, Mrs. Julia Noggle of Charlotte, Mrs. John Boyles ol Tol uca and a host of grandchildren, relatives and friends. The esteem in which he was held was shown by the beautiful flow ers that covered the grave. Funeral services were conducted by his pas tor, Rev. J. M. Morgan, assisted by Rev. Morris. The grandsons served as pallbearers, the granddaughter) as flower girls. Withrow Store At Hollis Is Robbed Thieves Take Shoes, Shirts, Knives And Smokes. Enter Window. The Grady Withrow store at Ho'. Its was entered and robbed some time Saturday night, according to Deputy Sheriff Ben Cooper, who was in Shelby early today. About 50 pocket knives, nine pails of shoes, a dozen shirts, cigarettes and other articles were stolen. En trance was made by a front window, and officers so far have no definite clues to the robbery, according to Deputy Cooper. No Hard Times , Shown In Space Demand At Fair] Nearly All Exhibit j Space Taken .lust One Booth Not Taken, Fair Secretary Say*. Football Games Booked. Advance indications are that there will be no appearance of hard times In this section the last of this month when the big Cleveland County Fair opens its gates for a run of five days and nights, Saturday Dr J S Dorton, lair secretary, stated that of all the ex hibit space in the big exhibit build ings he has only one booth not tak en. ”1 wondered how tire exhibit space would go this year," he said. "But now I'm wondering how I can take care of all applicants Now only one vacant booth In the ex hibit halls has not been taken and those bought by merchants, business men and manufacturers were with out being solicited. Judging by the interest they are showing by the various exhibits being planned by the farmers of the section. I cannot see why the fair this year should not equal any in the past. One thing I know for certain: We have remodeled the grounds and prepar ed everything, including the book ing of the best of attractions, to I give those who attend the best eh tetainment they've ever had " n was also announced Saturday that in all likelihood football gam es would be played at the fair, and perhaps two. The Shelby Highs and Forest City are now endeavoring to arrange a game for Tuesday the opening day, and it may be that Bolling Springs college and the Wake Forest freshmen will play on Friday of fair week. Several race horses have already arrived and considerable activity Is in evidence about the big fair ground tract « Lattimore With Sinclair Oil Co. Andrew LatUmore Becomes Assoc iated With Hope Britton As Distributor. Andrew Lattimore has become as* soclated with Hope Brison in tiv distribution of Sinclair Oil Co. pc* troleum products in Cleveland coun ty and portions of Lincoun and Gas ton counties, it was announced to day. Mr. Brison has been the Sin clair distributor here and supplies many filling stations in this local ity. Beginning with today, Mr. Lat timore becomes associated with Mr Brison and extensive plans will be made for widening the distribution iftr. Lattimore 1s a native of the Sharon section and well known throughout this section. He recent ly returned from New York where he lived for several years to look after his farming interests in this county Babe Beats Him. Fighting in one of the preliminar ies of the Roberts-Kimrey battle in Charlotte Friday night. Babe Carr, young Shelby boxer, defeated Jackie Ryan, of Charlotte in six rounds Ryan had defeated Carr once be fore. County Farmers Hold Big Gathering Here ..... .. ... - . > Law To Stop ' Spooning On | Mountain Top Deputies of upper Cleveland county have a new task on their hands, that of putting an end to the spootiing that has been going on In clandestine manner atop Carpenters Knob. Of recent weeks and months of ficers have received complaints about, petting parties on the Knob and recently a drive was started to stop ti>e nocturnal love affairs there Just how successful the drive may be cannot be determined as yet, but one officer recently broke up several parties on the Knob in one night. Auto parties from some distance away have been visiting the moun tain retreat, it is said, where the quiet nooks offered solitude and privacy—until the offieefs get wind of the popular rendezvous Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Ware Black Conducts Service At Bethle hem Church Sunday. Died On Saturday. j 'Special to The Star.' « Kings Mountain, Sept. 1.—Funer al services for Mrs. Frank Ware, age 41, of tills place, who died at a hospital in MOrganton Saturday aft ernoon at 3 o’clock, were conducted from the Bethlehem Baptist church four miles from here Sunday after noon at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. C. J. Black, pastor of the First Baptist church of Bessemer City a former pastor of the deceased, officiated. Burial fol lowed In the church yard at Beth idisiia * -f—w Besides her husband and three children, Wilma, Catherine and Leonard, Mrs. Ware is survived by her father and mother Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Barber of Kings Mountain, four sisters, Mrs, L. M. Logan, Sthel and Abba Barber of Kings Moun tain and Mrs. E. L. Hartley of Le noir, and four brother, Cline, Broad us, and Carroll Barber of Kings 5ountatn and O A. Barber of estminister, S. C. /ray Car Stolen; Located In County Missing Bulck Abandoned On Side Road Earlv Sunday Morn. Another Shelby automobile has been stolen and then abandoned. Late Saturday night or early Sun day morning the A. V. Wray Buiik was stolen. Later in the morning the auto was found abandoned at the end of a side road some distance north of Shelby. Two young men out to start a trip early In the morn ing noticed the auto going the same direction they were. Finally the driver *of the stolen car must have thought they were following him. or them, and jumped out and left the car. Until that time the auto behind did not realize that the oth er car had been stolen and there fore made no attempt to identify the thief or thieves in the car. Boiling Springs Junior College Opens Tuesday; Faculty Named Formal Opening Wednesday. De partments Outlinded For College year. Boiling Springs junior college will begin its third session Tuesday morning, September 2, and will hold its formal opening Wednesday morning, September 3, at 9 o’clock. To this formal opening the public is cordially Invited. Those most concerned feel that the institution has been exceeding, ly fortunate in securing the serv ices of Dr. Zeno Wall as president and several splendidly prepared new teachers. The following constitutes the faculty as it now stands; Zeno Wall. D. D., president. J, D. Huggins, A. B., dean—prin cipal academy, B. A. Catawba col lege, 1903; graduate work toward M. A. degree. University of North Car olina, summer 1920, 1928. 1929; prin cipal, Bethany high school, 1903 1907; teacher and principal. Boil ing Springs college, 1907-1929; 1930 1931. O. P, Hamrick. Reg M. A., busar, [head department of English, B. A Wake Forest college, 1914; graduate student, University of North Caro lina, summer school. 1922, 1923, 1929; head department of English Boiling Springs high school. 1914 1928; head department of English, Boiling Springs college, 1928—. Mrs. B O. Rackley, head lan guage department, B. A.. Univer sity of South Carolina; A. M., Ran dolph Macon. 1929; head of foreign language Boiling Springs college de partment, 1929—. Maxwell Galbraith Pangle, A, M , head social science department. A. B„ Carson-Newman college, 1911; A. B Emory and Henry college, 1913; A. M. University of North Carolina, 1924; '‘teacher in Emory and Henry fitting school, 1911 11913; Professor of Greek in Carson ' Newman college, 1915-1919: Profcs j son of Social Science in Morris Henry college. 1919-1928; graduate student in University of North Car olina, 1928-29; teaching fellow in University of North Carolina, 1923 1924 and 1928-1929; head of social science department in Boiling tCONTINUED ON PAGI TWOj Picking Prior Set At 50 Cent*. Gin ncrs To Meet Soon. Meeting Helps. “The cotton crop atid what we‘r? going to do about It" was enthus iastically discussed by a large gath ering of Cleveland county farmers who parked every available space in the court house In Shelby Saturday ■ afternoon It was. according to observers, one Of the most cooperative gatherings ever staged by the farmers of the county upon their own initiative. The announced purpose of the meeting was to talk over the cot ton crop, the price, picking wage, and ginning prices. As the cotton crop is the main crop in the coun ty every seat in the court room war tilled and scores stood along tr." aisles and walls oi * he court audl iorittm to participate in the meet - ing The meeting decided what pnc° would be paid for picking, but no definite decision wa.i reached about the ginning as a meeting of county ginners will be held later. R. W. Shoffner. county farm agent was named chairman to preside over the meeting, and A!r, Joe E. Blan ton was secretary After discussing the matter for some time a motion was made that 50 cents per hundred be paid for picking. A vote was tak en and the motion carried almosl unanimously. There were those who expressed the opinion, before, after and during the meeting, that pick-* ers could be secured tor 35 writs per hundred. The gathering decided however, that the laboring class us ually employed to pick cotton need' a livelihood now as much as any class and that the pickers should not be force dto work under fifty cents. Last year one dollar, and oc casionally more, per hundred was paid and farmers present were of the opinion that drop to 50 cents was enough even wnen considering UW Hit!? llflce or cotton Several ginners attended the meeting, but not enough to take the responsibility of agreeing with the farmers upon a ginning price per bale. When the ginning topic was brought up the several ginners pres ent were asked to excuse themselves until the farmers could rbach a prop osltion. The planters then decided that their move was to name a com mittee to confer with ginners about the price and request a lower gin ning price in view of the anticipat ed price to be received for cotton j and general business conditions. intfi srpi. in. After being informed of the move the sinners attending the meeting with Mr, O. C. Dixon as spokesman, declared that they could not speak for all the ginncrs of the county. Mr, Dixon then announced that a meeting of all Cleveland glnners would be held on Wednesday. Sept 10. at 2:30 in the court house. At that time, he said, the pinners would reach a decision and make known their terms. This move was approv ed. Just what ginning price may pre vail cannot be determined. The for mer price was $3 50 per bale. Som* farmers now hope that it will u< ■ CONTINUED ON ‘«qi Eicon < Fight Library Cut As Now Anticipated Present Appropriation Not Enough Without Cut, Backers Contend. In view of the fact that it has been reported that a cut in the city appropriation to the Shelby public library may be made. there was evidence today that the move might be opposed. Ladies of the city, children and others were tills week advocating that there be no cut. Hundreds of people are served by the library each year and at present Shelby's library facilities are less than other cities of similar size. For these rea sons It Is argued that a cut in the annual appropriation is not rigbt and is not justified. The Star $1.50 For Nine Month* Are you going away lo school? Keep in touch with home through The Star. Special offer to students and teachers, nine months for $1.50, payable in advance. Place your order before you leave so you won’t miss a single copy.