VOL. XXXVI. No. 169 h «y% V**W. HV.rAr SHELBY. N. C. WEDNESD’Y, SEPT. 10. 1930 10 PAGES TODAY »- .-.* Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. Hr Mail, per jear, (in adranct) „ *t.5« Carrier, prr ;rrar, (In adranea) v , THE MARKET. Cotton, Shelby Spot ..- ' Cotton Seed, per bu. . 31 =r j Occasional Shower*. Today’s North Carolina Weather Report: Occasional showers tonight and Thursday. Gov, Long Winner. New Orleans, Sept. 9.—On the • face of approximately one-third nt the total precincts In Louisiana, j Got. Huey T. Long apparently has! won the Democratic nomination for the United States seyte over the Incumbent, Senator Joseph E. Kan*- j dell. Returns from 510 precincts out , of a total of 1,423 gave Governor }’ Long a majority of 3,631. Th~ vote 1 stood: Long, 44,631; Ransdell, 40, Democrats To Open Offices Here In Sept. Party Headquarter* With Chairman Anthony Will Maintain Party Office In Hi* Office. Speakers Coming. Cleveland county Democrats will hot open their campaign headquar ters until some time next week, it was stated today by Oliver S. An thony, chairman of the executive committee. --- _ Republican headquarters for the November election have already been opened in the Royster build in*. Mr. Anthony says that headquar ters will be maintained in his office, the office of the Anthony and Har ris real estate firm, and in addition to being there a major part of the time himself during the campaign a young lady will aid in the office work. Speaking Soon. Just what speaker the Democrats will bring to the county to own the campaign next week o” on the following week has not been deter mined. It is known, however, that Major A. L. Bulwinkle will be one of the first speakers to visit the county. State Chairman O. M. Mull has promised to send several prom inent speakers during the campaign. I and Mr. D. W. Royster chairman of the Young Democrats in the county, has been assured that one or two speakers will visit the county to address the young men and women. Kings Mtn. Woman Cleared Of Murder Mrs- Myrtle Fox Charged With Murder In Connection With Death of Mrs. Martin. York. S- C.. Sept. 10.—Mrs. Myrtle Fox, 22, of Kings Mountain, N. C„ charged with murder in connection with the death of Mrs. Nettie Mar tin, also of Kings Mountain, in an automobile wreck near York in Au gust was acquitted in general ses sions court yesterday without regu lar trial. When the case was called Solici tor Harry Hines announced the state would agree to a verdict of ac quittal without introduction of tes timony. A jury was then impanelled and wrote a verdict of acquittal without leaving its seats. Mrs. Fox. arrested immediately after the accident, was released when a coroner’s jury decided the automobile in which Mrs. Martin died was driven by unknown hands. She testified at the inquest an un identified man whom the two wom en had picked yp was responsible for the accident Mrs. Fox was arrested a second time on a warrant sworn out oy the mother of the dead woman. No Other Deaths In Injured Family IHvf Members t eoming of age and voters who have moved into the precincts. 1 Open October 4. The registration books in the fire precincts, it is announced by Chair man John P, Mull, will be opened on Saturday, October 4, five Saturdays prior to the election. The books will close on Saturday, October 25, The registrars of the five precincts will be at their polling places each Sat urday during that period for the purpose of registering all voters who wish to take part in the November election. i The registrars in the precincts are East Kings Mountain, J B. Thomas | son; West Kings Mountain, E. B. [Olive; Shelby Two, Forrest Wii Uiams; Queens. Alonzo M. Hamrick Casar, Chester Downs Kiwanians To Eat With Clubs Thursday Home Economic Clubs To Entertain Kiwanis At Pinrvicw Lake. Shelby Riwanians are to he guests at an out-of-doors supper Thursday evening at Fineview lake in the Union section. Mrs. Irma Wallace, home demonstration agent and the associated home economic clubs of Cleveland county will be [hostesses to the civic club members. A similar event was held last : year and club members highly en j joyed the food prepared by the club women for the occsaion. The meeting will be held at 6:30 instead of 7 o'clock in order that the supper nifty be served before it ' gets dark Mr. Dale R. Yates, manager of the Penney store, is a new member of the club. After the supper a business mce - ing of the county Federation of clubs will be held, according to m announcement by Mrs. O. A. Rhea president. This meet ing is imports ant, she states; as officers for the year will be elected, and all mem bers are requested to be present. Three Star Worker* Have Same Birthday Miould there be a few slips and bobbles in today's Star readers might, once they knew the circum stances, pardon them. Here's why: three members or one-fourth of the Star's working force are today celebrating their birthday. They are . Charlie. Keel operator: Pink Riviere, job prir'er 'and his son. Richard. The ages doesn't matter. ) Two other members of the Star j staff also have the same birthday i ■ __ Andree’s Body Returns Home »r». .— -'...• -—--T7-TT'*-! i nuto t>.v international Newsreit shows oody of Andrec Returning to Homeland after years.—-International Illustrated. * *■»*> Why Head Of G. 0. P. Here Has One Leg This might hr entitled “How I Lost My Log," or it might hr headed as a meeting between a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat and a rock-ribbed Republican. One day recently Mr. H. Clay Cox, Cleveland county Republican chair man, was a visitor in Charlotte. On the same day Mr. P, F, Grigg, an other Shelby salesman, was in the Queen City. Grigg was talking to Mr. Brevard Nixon, a Democrat with the faith and loyalty of the old-timers, when he noticed M-. Cox approach. Anticipating some amusement, because he knew both men to- be punsters of renown and good-humored enough to take as well as to give, he introduced them. Nixon soon began wise-cracking Cox about Hoover prosperity. Here abouts Cox is known as a polished expert on repartee. Incidentally, the Shelby Republican has nn artiiTSai limb. After Joshing each other a bit, Nixon remarked: “Notice you have only one leg— how'd you lose the other?" “Walking all over the country trying to find a job when Cleveland was president,” shot back the Shel by man. “Well, friend, T certainly feel sorry for you and your family now,” Nixon blandly replied. 'In a few montfis more of trying to sell your merchants goods in this 'Hoover prosperity,’ you'll not have a single leg to stand on?* Has Accident Year After His First One A year to a day ai.er Bonnie Bar nett had his hand ripped open on r. machine at the Shelby Casket Co., on N. Washington, a machine caught his hand again and cut oft the ends of his right thumb and finger. Mr. Barnett sustained thio injury Tues day, Sept. 9th, exactly one year alt er the first accident to his hand. Misses Mary Sue Borders end Vurnette Hunt, of Lattimore. left this morning for Raleigh where they will resume their studies at Meredith college. Five Thousand People Visit Kings Mountain Battleground Sunday Largest Crowd Yet Looks Over j Scene Of Big October Event, Gastonia, Sept. 9.—According to estimates of officers and employ es on the Kings Mountain battle ground Sunday brought by far the largest crowd of visitors that noted spot has ever had in one day, bar ring celebration events. An unof ficial check placed the number of cars at about 1,700. An average ot three persons to the car would thus place the number of people on the battleground at approximately 000. They came from all sections of •North and South Carolina and from numerous other states. Three or four times during the day there were traffic jams which required the best efforts of thej York county rural police and vol unteers to untangle, Cars were go ing in to the battleground as late as 6:30 and 7 o'clock Sunday even ing. Due to light showers during the week the dust was not quite as bad as it had been but was still heavy enough to be disagreeable. Visitors who knew the roads well enough to take little-traveled routes were not bothered with dust. One pretty good road which turns off of high way No. 205 half , a mile east of Grover, generally referred to a 'the Reek House road'' b hear the singing. Regular services were held at his tent at 7:45. During the services hundred have renewed their faith and more than a score have been converted. Service will be held there each evening this week at 7:45. Rev. Mr. Wall and also Dr. Zeno Wall, First Baptist pastor of Shelby, are both, natives of that section. Presbyterial Ladies In Meet Here Today A. meeting nf mi auxiliary of t.-e Kings Mountain Presbytery Is being held at the Shelby Presbyter ians church here tooay. The lad.es attending as delegates brought their own luncheons with the members of the Shelby Auxiliary Riding in the serving. August Lead,* June In Brides The hot month of August. in«ofar as Cleveland county is concerned, is a more success ful mnnlh for brides than the widely-heralded bridal month of June. Twelve couples secured mar riage licenses in Cleveland county In August to act a rec ord for a year in which less marriage licenses have been Issued than In many year*. Incidentally, three, of the twelve couples were around the 4f)-year mark. Qld age is breaking even with youth before the matri monial altars of the county this month. One bride and groom securing license this month gave their ages as “65 plus.” The groom was Joseph Pruett, former minister of the Casar section, snd his hrdie was Rehrcca Bowers, of Burke county. Another license was Issued during the month to Bennie H. Cpton and Minnie Self. j To Pull Car* Which Follow Fire Truck* Many Autos Jam Path To South Shelby Alarm. Officers To En force Law. ' As the result of the traffic con gestion which followed a fire alarm in South Shelby today city offic ers began enforcing the regulation, which prohibit* the following of fire trucks and autos carrying firemen by private cars. The small blaze iii a South Shel by home was out, when the trucks arrived. Numerous cars which did not eon tain firemen, speeded right behind the fire trucks some of them pulling in ahead of the .adder truck apd autos carrying members of the fire department. Hereafter Fire Chief Robinson and Police Chief Posi/.-n say the regulation will be strict;y enforced, regardless of who may be driving autos which loliowed clo.e than one block to the trucks and firemen. Other autor will be made to pull to the curb until the trucks are one block away. Young Carr Getting Prominent In Ring Shelby Lightweight In Three Bouts This Week. Wins First. Babe Carr, the lithe young boxer of the Cleveland Cloth mill section of Shelby, is banging his way into the limelight as one of the coming lightweight boxers in the state. Monday night at Charlotte he was the favorite in the preliminary bouts of the Warrcn-Terris fight and became morp so when he knocked out .Tack Moran, of Golds boro. tn 'the fourth round. Tuesday night he appeared tn a bout at Greensboro, Friday night he will box at Danville, Virginia, and then will return to Shelby for a bout at the armory Saturday night. Unless he attempts to box too often fight fans sec a good future for him. Roosevelt And! Gardner Talked For Candidates Governor Discussed In Washington Vorth Carolinian Eiportod To Takr Trominont Rolo In Election In 1932. Mohn Livingstone In Raleigh New* and Observer.) Washington, Sept a. -The name sf Governor O. Max Gardner is be-, ginning to figure in 19.12 political predictions arid while he is being j mentioned as a running mate for the Democratic nominee, it is re garded as certain inat he will oc cupy a conspicuous place in the campaign. Democratic leaders here, while at tempting to avoid any discussion of 1932 politics, admit that Governor Gardner will be relied upon to a large extent to help the party. •'Rnoaevelt and Gardner." Tt is regarded as certain that should an easterner get the nomina tion, his running mate will be from the section of the south that turn ed to Hoover in 192R. Governors Roosevelt and Gardner are now be ing mentioned as the ticket. Although somewhat handicapped by not being as nationally known as some who are figuring in the early predictions, the name of Gov ernor Gardner is being freely men tioned over the country, and it, is anticipated that within thp next two years he will have gained added prominence through his work in the state. Lightning Strikes West Shelby Barn Sam Morrison's Barn Dama*r. O Sullivan. J. E. Elliott*and Hugh McSwain were arrested and charged with the dynamiting of fish, but they claimed in court to have caught them. Rules That N. C. Stock Taxation Foreign Corporations Not Fight Judgr Meeklns Renders Decision Declaring Practice Uncon stitutional Here. Raleigh, Sept. 9.—In an opinion on file here, United States District Judge I. M. MceUins has declared that the North Carolina law which taxes the stock in foreign corpora tions held by North Carolina cor porations as part of their corporate excess and at the same time ex empts from taxation the stock in foreign corporations held by indivi duals is unconstitutional. The opinion, an exhaustive docu ment, was written in the case of the Garysburg Manufacturing company versus the county of Pender. Judge Meekins characterized the tax as a "discriminating burden on' the corporation, without any logical. | recognized, or necessary reason for the dlctinctlon." He held that it wasj in violation of the fourteenth; amendment to the United States constitution and it made the com “S* plainant bear unjustly a part of the taxation that should be fairly and equally divided alike between a cor poration and an individual.” The case came before Judge Mee kins when the sheriff of Pender county levied a two per cent tax on $225,000 stock held by the Garys burg company in the Argent Lum ber company, of South Carolina. The $250,000 was part of $239,443.37 of the company's total corporate ex cess. The company refused to pay the tax. The sheriff threatened to seise the property and sell it for taxes. The company then instituted the suit on the grounds that it was un constitutional. In that i(. discrimin ated against one legal entity, the corporation, as compared to another, the individual. A. J. Maxwell, state revenue com missioner, said be did not know how far-reaching the decision would be If upheld by the United States su preme court, where it is expected to go*for its final review. Veteran Senator Defeated Former Congressman Defeat* Spec tacular Amt Colorful Senate Veteran. Spartanburg;. Sept. 10.—Dem ocratic voters of South Caro lina yesterday reiterated the pre vailing: impression that it Is an off aeason for veteran United States senators hr retiring Cole man L. Blease to private life in a primary that attracted atten tion throughout the entire coun try. Blease with only a few boxes no; heard fiwn has been without dou’.v defeaied by former Congressmen .lames F\ Brynes, who has repres ented South Carolina In cOngres; for years. .« Democratic nomination in South Carolina is equivalent to election and the will of Palmetto voters yester day swept from the United State, senate floor one of Its most spec tacular and colorful figures. In the run-off race for the gub ernatorial nomination the outcome is not so certain. With 42 boxes ip hear from Solicitor Ira C. Black wood has a lead of only 637 vote over Olin D. Johnston, Few Boxes Out. In the senatorial race, also a run off. Byrnes leads Blease by approx imately 8,000 votes with 42 boxes to hear from. The missing boxes are: Aiken 2: Beaufort 2; Berkley 3; Cherokee 2; Chester 1; Colleton 2; Edgefield 2; Fairfield I; Georgetown 3; Green ville 3; Hampton 4; Jasper 3; Lee 1; Lexington 7; McCormick 1; Orange burg 2: Saluda 1; Sumter 1; and Williamsburg 2. There have been all sorts of pol CONTINUED ON PACK EIGHT.) Coroner Probes Electrocution Death ©f N>rro at I n Ion Due to Own Carelessness. Is The Verdict, The electrocution of Tom Smith negro man of Forest City on a high voltage power wire at Union, tflls county. Monday at noon, was de clared to be a result of carlessncas I on the part of the ntgTO, according to a verdict rendered after an in quest was held in the afternoon bv Coroner T, C. Eskridge. The coroner was Lnformed that the negro had been sent to the roof of the building to repair a sms!’ place on the other side of the rouf from where the wires were Just over head. Why he went to the other side of the building or 'now he managed to touch the wires could not be de termined as no one saw him after he climbed up until nts body was fouarl on the wires. To Release Mystery Man Soon; Says He Is Of English Family Man In Jail Claims Hr Descended From Writer ot Gray’s Elegv The mystery that hovers about the aged white man who was jailed here Sunday evening has not been cleared up. and officers said today that he might be released soon, I He was picked up by officers Sunday afternoon after he had re fused to get out of the highway for automobiles. At the time he appeir ed to be somewhat deranged men tally or under the influence Of a dope. Ttom his conversation he seems to have been a man of cul ture and well educated. When first taken into custody he refused t4 tell his name or anything about himself. Later he said he was John Gray, an electrical contractor, and had lived in New York. He also claimed to be the great grandson of Thomas Gray who wrote the classical Gray's Elegy. He came, he said, from England with his par ents when he was 16 years of age. His parents have died and he has no living relatives in this country. At the time he was picked up here he appeared to be without work and money and was just wan dering about. Since being led to iail his mind appears to have clear ed up considerably and since there is no serious charge preferred against him he will be released un less information concerning him le received from New York or Camden New Jersey, where he*was injured in an auto crash early in August,