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VOL. XXXVL No. 128 SHELBY. N. C. FRIDAY. OCT. 24. 1930 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. ni M*“‘ D" r®*f* "" — *“•**. __„__ J cr jwf, I In Mtaoc _ **.«>* LATE NEWS THE MARKET. , Cotton, per lb._10c 1 Cotton Seed, bo. __...-- 27c Cloudy, Colder. Today’* North Carolina Weather Report: Partly cloudy and slightly colder tonight. Saturday partly cloudy. Bis Charlotte Fire. Charlotte, Oct. 24.—Fire that •wept with sudden velocity through the plant of the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co., on the Dowd road late last night completely destroyed the building and contents, doing damage estimated by officials of the com pany at $100,000 or more. Starting from a cause undertermlned at an early hour this morning, the flames spread with rapidity and were be yond control of firemen when the fire department responded to two alarms that brought nine pieces of apparatus. Spurting flames hun dreds of feet in the air, the blaring inferno spread a lurid glow that at tracted thousands of people to the fire and caused confusion on all sides. Mrs. McCurry Buried Today Beloved Woman of Beaver Dam Community Bacoumjs to Long illness. Eight Children. At Beaver Dam Baptist churca this afternoon at 2 o’clock; was buri ed Mrs. Maultie McCurry, wife of Robert W. McCurry, one of the lead - ing women of that section, who passed away Thursday morning at 1 o’clock after an illness since :ast February. Mrs. McCurry went into a decline in health early this year and complications arose which affected ‘ her heart. She was the daughter of Mrs. Dan Jarrett and 50 years of age. In 1900 she was Married to Mr. McCurry and their life was a most devoted and happy one. She was a faithful inember of the Beaver Dam church, interested in all of the ac tivities of the church and Sunday school and a former teacher. She was a devoted mother, a kind neigh bor and Consecrated Christian, set ting examples of fidelity and righ teousness for all with whom she came in contact. Surviving are he- husband, her mother, eight children: Mrs. E. L. McDaniel, Libby, Zola, Hannah, Nancy, Hoyt, Mary Lou, Will Ellen and Dan McCurry and the following brothers and sisters. George T. Jar rett, Cherryvllle: Mrs. Zeb Blanton, of Jt-3, Shelby: Mrs. Thad Peters of Shelby: Branch Jarrett of Detroit; J. Lester Jarrett, of California; Ar thts# Jarrett, Charlotte: Mrs. T. B. Camp, of Salisbury; Mrs. M. E. Threat of Lattimore; Mrs. Archie Galloway, of Martinsville, Va. Funeral services were conducted by Revs. D. G. Washburn, D. F. Putnam and W. G. Camp. Pallbearers were O. Z. Morgan, E. D. Humphries, D. J. Glass, N. H. Mauney, J. B. Brooks and W. H. Humphries. Flower bearers were members of the W. M. U. and B. Y. P. U. of Beaver Dam church. High Postal Official Calls On Mr. Quinn Son. John W. Phillip, Fourth As sistant Postmaster General A Brief Visitor. Election Night Party At Star Arrangements have been made to receive returns from the general election on the night of November 4th at The Star office. Three telephones in The Star building with adding machines and tabula tors will receive and post the county returns on the bulletin board In front of The Star office, while arrangements have been made with Manager BJackwelder to receive full returns over the Western Un ion wires from the North Car olina and other states where elections are held on that day. Tou are invited to The Star election night pariy. Every faculty will be provided for speed and accuracy In an nouncing the returns. HoeyHurt When \ Car Turns Over Near Charlotte Shelby Man Has Head Wound I Shelby Orator And Mrs. Hoey Shaken Up When Car Skids. Turns Turtle. A telegram received by The Star this morning from Mrs C. ft. lfoey stated that Mr. j ! Iloey thinks he will be able to speak in Shelby Monday night. Charles Iloey left here this afternoon to bring Mr | Hoey home. Hon. Clyde R. Hoey, promin- j ent Shelby attorney and orator, j | received a severe gash on the 1 side of his head and Mrs. Iloey was shaken up when their au tomobile skidded on a wet road . | near Charlotte and turned over 1 early Thursday evening. ! They were taken to the Presby- j terian hospital In Charlitte after ; the wreck and Mr. Hoey was still a patient there today, but Mrs. Hoey was able to be up this morn ing after spending the night there. Reports from Charlotte today stated that Mr. Hoey had a gash about six inches long across the side of his head, caused by broken glass as the automobile hurtled over. He has other bruises and was very sore this morning, but hopes to be out in a day or so. Pavement Slippery. The Hoeys were en route to Troy where Mr. Hoey was to have deliv ered a political address last night. About two miles out of Charlotte their car skidded on the pavement made slippery by the rain and after sliding to the side of the road turn ed over. Mr. Hoey received his most severe injury in being thrown against the broken glass by the im pact. An examination revealed that the head injury was not serious, al though painful, -and the Shelby man lost considerable blood before arriving at the hospital. No Murder, Just Ran Out Of Gas, Money Deserted Car And Baggage In Sha ron Section Gave Impression Of a Crime. Sheriff Irvin Allen and his of fleers came very near having a big murder mystery on their hands Thursday afternoon. Residents of the Sharon section came to the court house and re ported that an automobile had been abandoned on the road in that community Yfecinesday afternoon some time and the driver had not been seen since. An investigation revealed that the driver left his baggage, overcoat and other belong ings In the car. A strip of woods was nearby and when the driver failed to show up after 24 hours foul play was suspected. But the near mystery blew up with a bang. Just as the officers prepared to unravel the matter it was learned that the driver, a trav elling man, had run out of gas there. Not only did his gas supply give out, but his money also ran out. He left the automobile there until he could make some arrange ment about getting money with which to purchase gas. Therefore no story—except this. Seeks Coast to Coast Record Stanley Boynton. 18, of Lex ington, Mass., seated in the 300 horsepower Cessna cabin mono plane in which he aril', ataomp'. to lower the junior rroaa-ccuntry record In a hop from Boston,, Mass., to the Pacific Coast. The record is now held by Frank Muck. #f Nrw fancy. Kiirartfl Clyde Hoey To Speak In Shelby Monday Night; Only Speech Here Widely Known Home-Town Orator To Ad dress Democrats Of Cleveland County Star News Bureau Opened In Raleigh New* Agencies Now Maintained At Raleigh, Kings Mountain And 30 Points In County. The Star has opened a news bureau in Raleigh with Mr. Mike R. Dunnagan in charge. Mr. Dunnagan will furnish Star readers with the cream of the news from the state's capital and more particularly local news concerning Cleveland county and this section of the state. This expansion follows close on the heels of the opening of a news bureau in Kings Mountain with 1 R. Gamble in charge. Mr. Gamble has established a car* rier service in Kings Mountain whereby Star readers may have the paper delivered in their homes or places of business on the afternoon of publication, the bundle of papers being sent over on the bus. Now The Star maintains 30 paid correspondents in every section of Cleveland county which enables it to furnish news of worth while importance from every populated center. Residence Burned Here On Thursday House Beyond Water Lines Goes Up In Flames. Household Goods Saved. A residence just south of the Lily mill and beyond the city limits was destroyed by fire about 1:45 Thurs day afternoon. The building be longed to the First National bank and was occupied by a Mrs. Rice. The latter managed to sa?e some of her household furniture. The residence was where it could not be reached by the city water lines and although the firemen did what they could, they could not halt the flames without a water supply. Fees Of County Court Educate 1,032 Pupils For Six Months Nearly $75,000 Goes Through Ro* corder Court Treasury Annually. 3,856 Cases in 21 Months. — , In the 21 months that Horace Kennedy has been judge of the re corder’s court, 3,856 cases have been tried, an average of seven cases a day, declared Judge Kennedy in a speech last night before the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis club at Hotel Charles. Averages $6 Per Case. The recorder handles nearly *75, 000 annually in court fees, fines, etc., and is not bonded, yet tills is no fault of the recorder. No law has been enacted to require a bond for this officer. During the past year $35,199.88 has been collected from court costs, fines and forfeitures and $10,686 has been paid to offi cers and for court salaries, leaving a net to the county of $24,580. This averages a little over »G per case i tried. Then the city gets $1,491 on city eases and the jailer about $75 per month for jail fees. One out of every 23 people o' the county were tried during the past year, which {shows somewhat the amount of business the court has to handle. This does not mean Jiteraly that one out of every 23 citizens of the county is in court every year, for many of them are "repeaters,” said Judge Kennedy. I "Supt. Grigg says the avera& J cb^t of sending a child to school for six months in Cleveland county is $23.75 so the net income from the recorder s court pays for the schooling of 1,032 pupils for a term of six months,” said Judge Ken nedy. The speaker traced the history of tlie court which was created in mi and said the solicitor is sup josed to draw the warrants after enaminiiur witnesses and these war rants are to be signed by the Judge, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWELVE > Cleveland county Democrats who have heard numerous types of oratory during the present campaign will on Monday night October 27, bear North Caro lina's most popular orator and a home-town product—Clyde R. | Moey. The Hoey address, which Demo crats are pointing to as the last big event of the campaign, will be deliv ered in the court house, beginning at 7 o'clock, democratic leaders an nounce that the meeting will begin promptly at 7:30 and will last only one hour, including the address and other preliminarie s Mr. Hoey had planned to speak in Shelby later in the last week of the campaign, but was persuaded to : speak Monday night so that bte elo quence might enthuse party workers for the activities -’own the home stretch prior to the election Tuesday week. Thousands have been packing Into court houses all over the state to hear the Shelby man, known as “tbs silver tongue of the South," during the present campaign, and at several points, notably Statesville and Thomasville, hundreds could not find standing room. However, Mr. Hoey and his forceful oratory are as popular, if not more so, in his home county where all know him. as anywhere else, and a record crowd is expected to hear hhn Monday night. This will be his only speech of the campaign here. McSwain Enthu|es Polkville Hearers; Speaks Here Tonight South Carolinian Make* One Cl Best Campaign Talks Section Has Heard, if/. 'Special to The Star.' Polkville, Oct. 21.—With an en thusiastic audience cheering him on Congressman John J. McSwain, of | South Carolina, aroused Democrats of this section last night as they haven't been in years. His speech was one of the mos‘ forceful ever heard here, and citi zens of this section are saying today that no Democrat should miss hear ing the South Carolinian when he speaks in South Shelby Friday night Congressman McSwain, who laid hard times and the unemployment situation to the Republican tariff bill, was Introduced by Capt. Peyton McSwain candidate for the State Senate. A number cf county candi dates and other party leaders at tended the speaking. Ten Cent Cotton Is Announced Again “Happy Days Are Here Again" with ten cent rotton. This was the price to wtiieh the buyers went at 11 o'clock today. Better staples and grades of roarer bring a still better price. This Is the first time cotton has been on a ten cent basis since the picking season opened about five or six weeks ago. First The naval treaty as we now on-; derstand it, is an agreement to bo’d j the first slow-mot on shipbuilder" I race in history Judge. Colored Folks Boost Living At Home Idea Fine Exhibits Shown In Their Fair j Untlrf Exhibit Hall At Nffro Fair ; Center* About lire-At Home Plan. I That Governor Gardner has no1 more ardent supporters of his live- 1 at-home campaign than the colored people of his home county la clear ly shown by the exhibit hall at the Cleveland county negro fair which closes here tomorrow. Every exhibit, school, community and Individual, In the big exhibit hall at the fair grounds Is built around the llve-at-home Idea, and In proportion to size the colored fair takes second place to none in demonstrating that f farm family can live at home. Ih practically every ribbon win ning booth there hangs a photo graph of Governor Gardner and hlg llve-at-home slogan. With it, in writing and in farm products, Is the ; declaration that Cleveland county colored people do live at home. Mvery department, every exhibit speaks well for the intelligence and reliability of Cleveland county col ored people. Booth after booth has its magnificent array of canned goods, needlework, vegetable, dairy products, and other farm exhibits. The Cleveland Training school won the blue ribbon for the out standing school booth. Boiling Springs won first honors In com munity booths with the Ebenezer < section taking the red ribbon for second place. In individual farm booths the exhibit entered under the heading of “James Camp, farm er, Long Shoals," won first honors. A striking chart in one of the community booths explains what the live-at-home idea has meant to the colored people of that section. It reads: “The live-at-home program has saved us from the debt on side incomes as follows—Our gardens *560. our truck patches *813, our tows *1358, our chickens *987, our hogo *610. A total of fdAS*.” One of the feature exhibits of the entire fair is the quilt exhibit Such an array of home-made quilts has tykely never been assembled in this county. Quilts of all sires, all col ors, and all patterns—every quilt so expertly made that it attracts at tention. The exhibits in the needle work department also speak well for the colored people who have etnrlee In the fair. _■ Saturday Final Day To Register Registration Books For November 4 Elect’in Wilt Close Then. AU Cleveland county citizens who are not properly registered tomorrow, Saturday, evening will not be eligible to vote in the election of Tuesday, November t The registration books close to morrow. A new registration was required | this year in five precincts of the '< county and unless voters in these ' precincts register anew in this reg istration they cannot vote week aft er next. These precincts are Shelby two. East and West Kings Moun tain, Queens and Casar. Voters who have moved from one precinct to another since the last election should also register anew if they wish to vote In this election. Remember—the books close to morrow. 1 T. W. Hamrick Out Of Danger, Report Here Today Informs A letter received this morning by Mr. Frank Hamrick from his son Frank Hamrick. Jr., stated that T. W. Hamrick, who recently under went an operation in a Savannah, Missouri, hospital was now consid ered out of danger, but would have to remain In the hospital for three weeks. The operation was a serious one and Mr. Hamrick's many friends were very concerned about him for several days, but are now cheered by the message suiting that sur geons say he is out of danger 11 MONTH-OLD REED BOY DEAD; BURIAL TODAY Harry Darrell, 11-months-old 30a of Mr. and Mrs, Andy Reed, of South Shelby, died early Thursday morning at the hospital after un dergoing a serious operation there. Funeral services, were conducted at the home this afternoon and burial was at Palm Tree. 1 Rally Speaker (ongressman Charles A. Jonas, (above) will be the principal speak- j er at the Republican rally to be: held In Shelby Saturday afternoon. He ic a candidate for re-election toj congress. i Jonas Speaker | For Rally Here \ Saturday At 2 Democratic Speaking Tonight County Republicans Gather Tomor row. McSwaln Speaks In South Shelby. Republicans of Cleveland county are all set for their biggest politi cal rally of the year which will open at the county court house here Sat urday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The rally and meeting will center about the address of Congressman Chas. A. Jonas. In Cleveland county the Repub licans are showing more Interest in the present campaign than they have In any election tgr more than a decade. THU renewed interest and activity will be focused In the meet ing here Saturday, and Republican leaders arc optimistic enough to be lieve the gathering will be the big gest assemblage of Republicans Shelby has witnessed in years. Speaking Tonight. Tonight at 7:30 Congressman John J. McSwain. forceful South Carolina orator, will address a Dem ocratic meeting in the South Shel by school building. County candi dates will attend and a number of Democrats from uptown Shelby and other sections of the county are ex pected to attend. Mr*. Sibley Dies In Rhode Island City Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Suttle re ceived a telegram this week an nouncing the death in Providence, Rhode Island of Mrs. E. F. Sibley mother-in-law of Mrs. D. R. Sibley who before marriage was Miss Es ther 8utt!e, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Suttle. This is the second death in the Sibley family within two weeks. Mr. E. F. Sibley having preceded his wife to the grave two weeks ago. EPISCOPAL SERVICES HERE SUNDAY MORNING AT 11:00 Rev. J. B. Sill of RutherfoMton will conduct services here Sunday morning at 11 o’clock at the Epis copal church on S. LaFayettc St. Six Killing Cases, 2 Bank Trials In Court Superior Court Term To Face Largest Crimi nal Docket In History Of County. Brittain Pruett Trial And Bank Cases Attract Ma jor Interest. The Superior court term opening here Monday morn injf, with Judge Thomas J. Shaw, of Greensboro, presiding will face the largest criminal docket in the history of Cleve land county. In addition to six murder trials two important bank cases are on the docket for trial next week. Oldest Native To Vote First Time In Shelby The oldest living man born In Shelby will vote his first ticket in his native city on Notrmber 4—and that ticket wilt be DrniO' era tic, lie say*. tie Is D. S. Ilallman, 84 years and “spry for that age,” If yon please. Mr. Hallman, a Confed erate veteran and a bachelor, left his native town many years ago and spent the majority of his life In other Southern states. Some months ago he moved bark to the town in which he was born, found him self to be its oldest thing na tive-born. and has remained here. This week he registered at the court house for the November election. Typhoid Cases Found In Colored Section j Health Board To Require Vaccina tion* For Two Colored Sections Here i At a meetnc of the County Board of Health this morning the board authorized the coun ty health officer. Dr. D. f. Moore, to require all colored people in the Flat Rock and Black Bottom colored sections in east Shelby te be vaccinated against typhoid fever. The move was taken after the board learned that there are now four typhoid cases in that section of town, all amorw colored people. The cases developed from one ty phoid case of about one month ago, it Is said. Dr. Moore was also authorized to have all open well in that section closed, particularly where city water Is available. The vaccinations in the section where the typhoid exists will b<5 compulsory the Doard decided pro vided the city aldermen and county commissioners defray the cost of halting what could develop into a general epidemic. The board also re quests all citizens to cooperate tn enforcing the quarantine by seeing that the quarantine posters are dis played where there are cases of ty phoid. Attending the meeting of the board were the following members: A. E. Cline chairman; Mayor S. A McJUurry. Dr. R. W. Ellis, Dr. Stok es, of Kings Mountain: J. H. Clrigg secretary, and Dr. Moore, the health officer. Mr. P. P. Dilling of Kings Moun tain was a business visitor in Shelby yesterday G. 0. P. Leaders Caused Market Crash, Is Charge Of J. W. Bailey Party Is Also Blamed For Not Per mitting: Muscle Shoals To Aid Farmers. Kinston, Oct. 24.—Josiah W. Bailey, Democratic nominee for the United States senate, in a speech here blamed Republican leaders for the stock market crash and assailed them for what he said was their Muscle Shoals policy. “Instead of Muscle Shoals being I used to manufacture nitrates for the American farmer,’’ Bailey said, "not a wheel has been turned to ward this end. Instead, the farmer is being taxed $11 a ton on nitrates imported from Chile. The Repub lican pose as friends of the agricul turist, but look at Muscle Shoals and see how this professed friend ship works out ” Turning to financial affairs, the! Democratic nominee said “The na-' tion saw Wall Street brokers' loans! go to five billion dollars, then six. then seven." "Wise heads," he said, “appealed to Coolidge, Mellon and Hoover in turn. All thought It was all right ‘Let us go on,’ was the cry. It was a sign of good times. Then came the crash." “The administration could have stopped the orgy at any time through the federal reserve system,’’, Bailey said. Mr. Bailey asid that although he was a dry, he felt “compelled to take a dig at the Republican en forcement of prohibition." ‘“The party in power," he said, “has sent an army of ‘snoopers’ forth to uphold the Volstead law. When Morrow announced as a wet senatorial candidate from New Jer sey, Hoover sent word to that state that he would like for the full tick et to be elected.” In speaking of the Wickersham law enforcement commission. Mr. Bailey said emphasis should be placed on the "sham." Mixed in with the murder and embezzlement cases are sever* l other serious charges, including rape and assault. The two bank: matters are those wherein J. J. Lattimore of Shelby It charged with embezzlement and false entries, and Y. L. McCardweli is charged with false pretense and embezzlement. Over 200 Cases. A survey of the big court docket as prepared by Mr. A. M. Hamrick, clerk of court, shows that over 200 cases are listed for trial. The term 1s to continue over two weeks and the major portion of it, the beliei is, will be devoted to clearing up as much of the criminal docket as pos sible. Barristers think that about the only civil matters which will be taken up will be a few divorce cases. Murder Counts. 0 Defendants in t|« six murder or killing cases are Paul Wilkinson. Hugh Brittain, James Hippy and O. W. Ellis, all white, and Will Coffey. Thomas Daniels, and Willie Strick land, all colored. Brittain Case. The killing case which will attract major Interest is that in which Hugh Brittain, young Casar man and son of the postmaster there, is charged with the death of Deputy Sheriff Sanford A. Pruett early on the morning of Saturday, July 12 Pruett was fatally Injured when he and other officers attempted to stop an automobile, which they believed to be hauling liquor and which was occupied by Brittain and several other y&unf wtiit# Frtgfti- |>m tt- waa fatally injured when the automo bile backed up after stopping. Brit tain was released under a bond of *1,500 at a preliminary hearing, and Ira and Joe Wort man and Dob Hunt, who were with whim, were re leased under $200 bonds each. Another killing case continued last terms was that against Paul Wilkinson, young white man of South Carolina, who is being tried in connection with the death of Tom Wright, aged Mooresboro man, a number of months ago. Mr Wright was fatally hurt when struck by an automobile; Wilkinson was driving one of the two cars which featured in the fatal acci dent. His case was continued at the last term of court when his lawyer said that the defendant had “Jake leg” and could not attend the hear ing. Will Coffey, colored. Is charged with shooting Alta Robbs, young negro woman, in the Boiling Springs section on August lg. At the pre liminary hearing Coffey declared that the shot was fired accidental ly. O. W. Ellis, white youth, and his grandfather James Rippy face the charge of shooting Sam Jlmison. colored, on October 13, when Jlm ison was found in a corn field and thought to be stealing corn. The shots were fired it was said at that time with the intention of frightening JimisOn and another negro and not with the idea of shooting him. The youth said it was his shot which must have hit the negro. School Girl Killed. Thomas Daniel, young negro man is charged with fatally injuring Ponese Propst, daughter of Mr. and (COifl'lMUBl) ON PAGE TWBLVli ' Falls Released On $500 Bond Has Silver of Car Which Killed A red Man At Kings Mtn. Tuesday. Craig Falla, young man of eastern Cleveland county, who was driving the car which struck and fatallj injured James M. Owens at King* Mountain Tuesday evening, was given a preliminary hearing *n county court, Thursday and placed under a $300 bond to superior court The fatal accident happened just inside the corporate limits of Kings Mountain, Owens being hit as he started across the street. Fails sale that a passing auto made it impos sible to avoid striking him. Funeral services for Owens were held Thursday at Oak Grove church. ' • . Postmaster J. H. Quinn was hon [orad wltb a visit yesterday from Hon. John W. Phillip, fourth as sistant postmaster general of Wash ington, O. C. Mr. Phillip hails from Texas. He is making calls at the larger postoffices in the south and stopped over for a brief visit In Shelby while en route from Char lotte to Asheville. Mr. Phillip has charge of four bureaus: engineering and research, division of postoffice quarters, divi sion of equipment and supplies, di vision of motor vehicle service, di vision of typography and mail equipment. Mr. Phillip is one of the highest federal government officials ever to visit Shelby. His stay how ever, was eo brief, no official wel come was arranged.
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