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8 PAGES TODAY SHELBY, N. C; MONDAY. DEC. 1, 1930 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By M«1L per reir, On «d«»ncr) .. IW" Carrier. n«r year. f»«» Advance) —9#4Mi LA TE NEWS THE MARKET. Cotton, per lb. _10c to lie Cotton Seed, per bn._.... 34‘ic Colder Tuesday. Today’s North Carolina Weather Report: Party cloudy and colder tonight. Tuesday cloudy and cold er iu central and east portions. ... Give Cp Aviatriv, Miami. Fla., Nov. TO.—Aviation ficials today agreed in expressing the belief that Mrs. J. M. Keith - Miller. Australian rviairix, perished on an attempted flignt in adverse weather conditions from Havana to Miami. No word h::s been received from the Australian flier sin e he left Havan in her re-conditioned plane "The Bullet" ai 9:11 a. m. n! day. Captain W. X. Lancaster of »he British Royal' Flying corps and a former flying partnei of Mrs, Kenh Miller was en route here bv plane to assist In the search for her. With him is John Liggett, 3rd. Pittsourgh, one of the backers of Mrs. Ke.th* Miner's recent P'ttsburgh-llavane flight Thieves Filling Jail And Chain Gang In County Record Number Of Convicts On Gar<* Seventy-Four On Rock-Pile. Every Room In County Jail Full. Cleveland county hay have to build an addition to the county jail and start operating a cou ple more chain gangs unless the crime wave of recent weeks Is in some manner halted. Sheriff Irvin A. Allen stated to day that the county has its hands full right now handling the increas ing number of prisoners. This morning there were 35 pri soners in jail besides the dozen or so chain gang convicts who are be ing quartered there due to crowded conditions at the gang camp. “Every room at the jail, including the wash room, Is filled,” the sheriff said. Many On Gang. The No. 6 township chain gang has 14 prisoners already tfith the likelihood of getting several more from the 35 in jail, some of whom ate awaiting trial. This is a record number for the gang camp the largest number heretofore being 59. Up For Stealing. A majority of the more than 100 prisoners on the gang and in jail are there for stealing, officers said. The number is about evenly divided between blacks and whites, and the robberies range from minor articles to store-breaking. William Turner Of West Shelby Passes Had Been HI For Six Months. Fu neral This Afternoon At 3 O’clock. William Turner, age 43 years, died at his home on Gardner street in West Shelby Saturday afternoon after an illness of six months. Mr, Turner was first married to Miss . Flora Christenbery who preceded him to the ghave several years ago. To this union were born the follow ing children, Vera, Grace and Lil lian. Two sons died in infancy. Lat er Mr. Turner was married to Miss Mary Free who survives with one son Jack, eight years old. Two step children, Tommie and Agnes Free also survive. Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Dan T. , Benoy of Shelby, C. F. Turner of Kings Mountain, Charlie Turner of Lowell. Funeral services are being con ducted this afternoon from the resi dence by Rev. L. L. Jessup, pastor of the Second Baptist church and interment will be in Sunset ceme tery. McElroy Preaches At Shelby Church Rev. I. S. McElroy, jr„ of Ruth erfordton, filled the pulpit at the Shelby Presbyterian church yester day In the absence of Rev. H. N. McDiarmid, who was attending a dedication service at the Duncan Creek church. Rev. Mr. McElroy, who was a missionary to Japan un til six years ago, discussed missions, and urged that more thought should be given to the spread of the gos pel. Jefferson School Play. The play which was given by the home economics department of the Jefferson school on Saturday oven trpr was well presented and played to a lull house. The play, “The Wren,” was in four acts and was teieived with so riirh appreciation that those who witnessed it urge that it be repeated. A second rer formanee will probably be given or. Thursday evening of <hls week at (he same building. Orlando Elam Dies Suddenly, Burial Tuesday Funeral Service At Home Tuesday Furniture' Dealer Ami Vnderlaker: Found Dead In Bed At His Home. Orlando Elam, for twenty years, a] prominent undertaker and furniture ; dealer In Shelby and for four years j a member of the city board of alder- j men, was found dead in bed at hit home on S. DeKalb street *thls; morning. Mr. Elam went to bed as well as; usual last night and had attended | Sunday school at the morning serv-, ice. He was accustomed to rising early in the morning, but when he failed to report for breakfast, Mrs. Elam thought he was sleeping late and did not go to hts room until; about 9 o'clock, When she went to j arouse him. he was tound dead.! with no evidence of any struggle; [ whatever. It is thought he died, from a heart trouble or stroke oi | paralysis as he had been in bad j health for several years. Former Alderman. Mr. Elam was one of the leading j business men in Shelby for many years and influential in public af fairs. While in the furniture and undertaking business he served ef ficiently as alderman on the city board for four years and served for many years as director of the Shel by Building and Loan association. Masonic Funeral Tuesday. A member of the Masonic order in good standing, Mr, Elam will be buried Tuesday afternoon with Ma sonic honors, the funeral to take place from the home at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in Sunset ceme j tery and Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of ; the First Baptist church of which he was a member, will conduct the services. Mr. Elam is survived by his wife who before her marriage in 1905 was Miss Luna Young, a sister of Mr. H. Fields Young, Three daughters sur vive, Margaret Elam who will ar rive tomorrow' from Washington, D. C., where she holds a lucrative posi tion, Mary Ford and Adelaide Elam, both of Shelby. A full brother and full sister, Geo. A. Elam of Shelby and Mrs, Amanda Seism of Double Shoals and two half brothers and | two half sisters survive. They are •Avery and B. F. Seism. Mrs, C. C. | Martin and Mrs. Tiny Biggerstaff. i Gives Barbecue To His Colored Workers Here's one reason why E. F. Mc Kinney’s farm Is always a good pro ducer. Mr. McKinney operates a meat market in Shelby, but also owns a farm or two. Thanksgiving day he staged a big barbecue just north of Shelby for his colored tenants and farm hands, sixty to seventy-five in number. The big feast, which was quite an event for the colored peo ple, included pork, beef, rabbit and fish. CONFEDERATE VETERAN OF CLIFFSIDE IS DEAD Rutherfordton, Toy. 28.—Loranzie B Scruggs, age 88. Confederate vet eran of near Cliff side was buried at Prospect church. He died foliowng a brief illness. He had been a deac on of Prospect B njtist church foe j 81 years, or since it was organized J and was was one of the founders o', the church. He is survived by his widow-, me son Irvin Scruggs of that section, one daughter. Mrs. June Thrift and two sisters, Mrs. Peggie Scruggs and Mrs. Millie McSwair. nil of CUxfside He also leaves 10 grandshildren and 20 great grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Biggers, and Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Byrd of Winston Salem were the dinner guest of Mr. and ftHrs. J. A. Biggers Thanksgiving First Lady Opens Chari h Drive Mrs. Hoover cuts the birthday cake at the second anniversary j celebration of the Thrift Shop, i in Washington, where a group of well-known women in society 1 in diplomatic circles are con- I ducting a philanthropic sale ' during the pre-holiday reason. Proceeds go to the Children’s Hospital, the Children’s Country Horae, the Child Welfare So ciety, and the Prenatal Clinic of the Columbia Hospital. ______it__ Political Observers Looking To 1932And 1936Races; ThinkHoey Would Complicate Senate Contest Accidents Here On Decline Now I -This should be news because *i it is unusual. Not a single automobile ac cident or any other type took place in the Shelby section over the week-end, it was re ported at the hospital this morning. It to the wore unusual be cause the county did not havr a single automobile or hunt ing accident during the Thanksgiving holidays last week. Only about two week-ends | have passed this year without accident victims entering the hospital, and it has been a number of years since Thanks giving passed without some type of mishap. County Agent Back After An Illness l ■_ | Mr. R. W. Slioffntr, county farm agent, is back in his office today after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Shoifner became ill just as .he county fair opened arid after being quite- ill for some time he recuper ated at the home rf his sister lr Greensboro. | ■ Condition Of Mode Shows Little Change 1: The condition of Everett Mode l young farmer of the Union section, ! is unchanged, it was stated at the Shelby hospital today. Young Mode was seriously injured last week when he fell from a wag on upon the stub of a corn stalk and punctured his bladder and in testines. Rabbits And Birds Fall When He Fires F M. Bartee, of Gaffney R-2, aas a hunting record for some one t'> shoot at. While hunting one dav recently he shot 22 times, miss.ng the first two shots, then knocking off 19 rabbits and ore bird with the last 20 shots. Farmers Urged To Give Work To \ Unemployed And Pay Off With Potatoes And Other Type Food Number Of Farmers Have Helped Unfortunate Tenants Already By That Plan. A suggestion given him by several Cleveland farmers is to day being passei along by ,t. B. Smith, county welfare officer, to other farmers who may have a bi‘ of extra work on their farms which could be turned over to unemployed workers., The plan is that armr-rs who hive srnr.c extra work *r> <i<» should I's* their names with the welfare officer ] so that he might rend unemployed applicants to them to do the work for which the workers may be peic! with potatoes, fresh pork and othe’ food which farmers may have, “A number of farmers are alr.vdv doing this and they tell me that if is a satisfactory p.a«," Mr. Smith said. "Many tenant farmers ate ii hard circumstances now and more fortunate farmers in their sections are doing what they can to iclp They have been employing them to! COWTWUliO Oft PAOK KTCHT) Thought That McLean Would Sup-! port Morison For Senate. 1936 Governor. (By M, K. DUNNACJAN.) Raleigh, Dec, I.—As the smoke of the 1930 political battle clears away, the stage, all set for 1932, appears, and the 1936 contests in the offing. • Included in the 1932 contests will be those for , the U. S. senate, the governor ship, his lieutenant, the attor ney general, and others, while the 1936 governorship race is be ginning to take form. Senator Lee 8. Overman has an nounced his candidacy To succeed himself. Former Governor Cameron Morrison has announced his opposi tion. Robert R. Reynolds. Asheville and Frank D. Grist, commissioner of labor and printing, have given intimation of possible candidacies. Clyde R. Hoey, Shelby, mentioned frequently, has said nothing. Gov ernor Morrison's friends doubt if Senator Overman will finally run, but think their candidate would have not trouble in defeating on the "new and younger blood" idea. Former Governor A. W. McLean, it is generally understood, will support the only other member of the N. C. ex-Governor club, despite splits in uie past. umer supporters or eeiiH tor Simmons in the June primary may or may not follow Governor McLean. If Mr. Hoey should enter the race, which many doubt, he would cause trouble, plenty of it. While the 1932 governor’s race may be said to be in status quo, things are heading for the 1936 race. Thomas C. (Tam) Bowie, Jefferson, while not inclined to, go by the At torney general office route, will, un der normal conditions, be a guber natorial candidate in 1936. A. H. <Sandy) Graham, Hillsboro, is ex pected to keep his contacts and friends by running for lieutenant governor in 1932, with an idea of stepping up into the governor’s chair in 1936. Judge Thomas L. Johnson, now of Asheville, retired from the 1932 race with the apparent purpose of entering the 1935 contest. D. F. Giles, Marion, and W. F. Wood, also of Marion, are prospects for the lieutenant governor’s race With Mr. Graham, With Mr. Bowie definitely out, the prospects for the 1932 attorney general race include I. ST. Bailey, attorney for the N. C. Corporation commission; Charles Ross, attorney for the N. C. highway commission, and Kenneth C. Royail, Goldsboro. Doubt that Mr. Royail will run and Intimation that anoth er unnamed candidate will enter this race are being expressed. All of these contests have interesting pos sibilities. New Tea Rooms To Open Here Today Mis. S. B. Anderson of Washing ton, D. C. has secured a lease on s store room in .fc Hoey building on East Warren street, iormerly occu pied by the Wayside Reataurant where she opens t day the Green Lantern Tea Room. Mrs. Anderson is a graduate ot two nationally recognized schools ot scientific cookery and service and has had years of experience with large sea shore hotel* and t a rooms. I Willie Wilson Given 10 Years In Atlanta Pen Both Sentences For Taking Autos Comity Mini Who Carried Grov-r Girl Off Tried In Anderson, South Carolina. White Wilson, young married farmer of the lle.lilehem section of Cleveland county, is headed for Federal prison in Atlanta for it stay of 10 years. One five year sentence was imposed Oc i .iiim he "borrowed" the auto mobile of a Shelby friend and did not return it. and the other five year term Was for stealing another automobile tn S. C. The sentence* were imposed at Anderson, S. 0.,'hst week by Judge H. Ii. Watkins after 'tHkon tad pleaded guilty in Federal court to two charges of violating the Dye: Motor Vehicle Act. The court asked Wilson, A ride; son state, why he carried vne two automobiles ivuss state borders M ilson's explanation was the same Adr.m gave. A youns, woman, Esther FUrtron. former Anderson col’ege student, persuaded Mm. Wilson .aid *!!’ an 18-year-old girl can ter suade you, a married mail with a family, to do this," Judge Watkins ,satu *T think I'll put you where the gins can't bother you.” Two five-year sentences he impos ed in Wilson will run concurrently Free On Mann Act. Previously tire pend jury had re fund to Indict W. bon on charges oi having violated the Maun white slave act. Miss Fur cron, daughter of a Grov er Baptist minister, disappeared1 from Anderson college some weeks ago. A wide search f ound her in j Athens, Ga. She .-..-id Wilson had; enticed here away from school by telling her she was to be taken to meet her fiance to be married. Wilson was later arrested In Rock Hill 8. C-, And brought here for Quartet Bound Over In Store Robbery Charge White Men Charged With Robbing Two Stores In Shelby Recently. Four white men were bound over to superior court under a heavy bond after being given a preliminary hearing in county court tt^is morning on store rob bery charges. The quartet was charged with cn- j tering and robbing the J- C. Pen-; ney store aiid the Lily mill store or receiving goods taken from the two stores. They were Jack Bolick, of Catawba county, Ernest Parker • alias Ernest Stewart) of Asheville; Everett Dale, of the Dover mill vil lage, Shelby, and Chas. Kaylor, of Highland village. Hickory; Bolick. Parker and Dale were placed under a bond of $2 000 each,] and Kaylor under a bond of $1,000 The latter was arrested Saturday at Highland by Deputy Bob Kendrick. The three others were arrested by Lincolnton police at Lincolnton one night last week, goods taken from the two Shelby stores being found in their possession. The Lily mill store was robbed a week ago tonight, and the Penney store was robbed of more than $1,000 worth of goods several weeks ago Use Two Witnesses. Dale, Parker and Bolick waved preliminary examination this morn ing and only two witnesses, Kaylor and Sheriff Allen, were used by the prosecution. Kaylor when arrested Saturday was wearing one of the suits taken from the Penney store and told the court of being given tire suit by the three others. He knew nothing, he said, about the robbery. Sheriff Allen told of con versations he had with the three others in which they admitted hav-j ing had some of the stolen goods but had not admitted anything about the robberies. Only a small quantity of the big! haul taken from the Penney store | has been recovered, but officers are still investigating at different points in this section where the trio has been hanging out. At the time Dale, Parker and Bolick were arrested in Lincolnton they were said to be driving a stolen car from South Carolina on which were license numbers alleged to have been stolen Shelby. Despite the fact that very little of the loot had been found, officers here think the arrest and jailing of the quartet may slow up the store breaking wave in this section County Officers Sworn In Today; Tax Supervisor Not Yet Named Only One New Man Take* Office Twflvr Officials Sworn Into County Offices Urn. Liit» New Coroner, Twelve Cleveland county otfi j cial* took the oath of offlt e again here today and one offi cial was sworn In for the first time a* the new county govern ment, practically the same as the old, was Inducted Into offlee. The only new officer sworn in, the ! others being re-elected was Coroner; Roscoe Lutz. Mr. Luta became tits Democratic candidate in the last p«i mar> when Squire T. Cling Eskridge j veteran coroner, decided Ire would | not seek office again. The 12 others taking the oath! today were Clerk of Court A. H Hamrick, Register of Deeds Andy F Newton: Mrs. Mary E. Yarbrough, treasurer. Dart Frazier, surveyor, and the three commissioners, A. K Cline, R. L. Weathers and George R. Lattlmore, and the board of edu cation: C. 8. Young, W. A. Rldcn hour, C. D. Forney, Ivey Willis, and J. L. Hord. Others In January. The two other elective officers filled by the November election do not take office until the first of January. They are Recorder Ma-i ric,. Weathers wh > will succeed Judge Horace Kennedy and Attor ney J. Clint. Newton, who succeeds County Solicitor P. Cleveland Gard ner. Sheriff Allen wil be sworn in for his new term next April. The ceremony was brief arid halt ed court house activities for only a short period of tithe. Upper Cleveland Teacher Is Dead .1. 1J. Page, Teacher ft* C#vrtand And Rutherford for 25 Tears, Died Friday, J. B. Page, 55 year old school teacher of the Moriah section near Casar. died Friday morning of last1 week at 3:30 o'clock after an illness of from eight to ten months with pellagra. Mr. Page had taught school in Cleveland and Rutherford coun ties for the past 25 years and was well and favorably known by pupils and patrons. He is survived by his pother Mrs. Lou Page, two brothers, W, R. and C. L, Page of Casar, two sisters. Nellie Page of Casar and Mrs. Sal-j lie Daberrv of Shelby. Former Shelby Pastor A Visitor RW. C. B. Way, a former pastor of; the Methodist Protestant church here, with his family of near Win- j ston-Salem, spent the week-end ‘ with Mr. J. Worth Silver and family! and other friends <n Shelby Rev. Mr, Way, who Was pastor of i the local M. P. church during the year 1925, Is now pastor of the West Forsyth charge, one of tire larges; rural charges In the M. P. confer ence. He was assigned to the West Forsyth charge by the recent anuiral conference for the third year at an increase of $200 in salary. At the recent anual conference Rev. Mr. Way was elected statistical secretary of the conference for 1931. Play To Be Given At No. 3 School Thursday A play entitled "Ihe Wild Oats Boys” will be given by No. 3 High school at Earl, Thursday night, Dec 4 rund at Pattersoi Springs Fr.aay night. Dec. 5. The public is cordial - ly invited. The proceeds will be used lor the benefit of the athletic a .,o ciation. ill Broadcast iNotrr Damc'So. Calif. Came Ernie .■•mit-i < at>o\c', famous H writ Had io Servifc*. atmbtincer, has been chosen to tell the radio fans of the nation about the Notre Dame-Southern California national football championship game on December C over the Columbia broadcasting- system net work. This will be played in Los Angeles. Parson Buys Booze For New York Trip 1 But Lands In Jail Colored Minister Gets In Trouble As He Prepares To Depart Count.v. A colored minister, Rev. J. V. Crockett, of Kings Mountain, expected to spend the week-end with his new- flock “In Noo 'Ark. but instead he was a week-end guest at the Cleveland counts tail. Last, week Parson Crockett pre pw«*& *» d»pa« Tor New York, be cause. as he told Judge Horace Ken nedy lit county court, ‘ there warn t no money prenchm’ down here.'I Among other things he bundled up to take along were a couple pints Of white lightning. Apparently he de cided to test out Ills Carolina cawn befeie taking it ‘o his Northern friends. Anyway, officers of the law arrested him for violating the pro hibition law, for drunkenness and for handling a pistol in a threaten ing manner*- Before he got out of that Jam he was in another, Some one charged him with embezzle ment. The series of charges sent him to jail when he failed to raise the half hundred dollars recessary to »av the fines and costs in the several cases. Aged Veteran Of Kings Mt. Passes Eighty Three Year Old Confederate Veteran to be Buried Tuesday At St. Luke’s Church. James Pinkney lackey. 83 year old Confederate veteran of r. av K.ngs Mountain, died this mornn.ii a' •’ o’clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Wolfe. He had been sick for a year and des perately 111 for the past three weeks. Mr. Lackey was born and reared h> Cleveland county and was a mem ber of the council of St. Luke’s Lu theran church wn4.e the funeral and Interment will take place Tues day afternoon at 2 o’clock. Services will be conducted by Rev. C. K Dei rick. Mr. Lackey's wife died Nov. 12tli 1924 He Is survived by five child ren. R. L., J. C., CL P. Lackey and Mrs. L. M. Wolfe of Kings Mountain Mr-, Frank Stroup- of Marysville, California. One brother, J. M Lackey, of Legon'er .'.a., also sur vives. Preparing For Santa Shelby streets were thronged Saturday with shop pers from all sections of Cleveland and adjoining eoun-w ties who were preparing for Santa Claus. , All day long, particularly in the afternoon, local stores were thronged with bargain hunters who sought, and secured, the early pick of a big Christmas stock brought in by Shelby merchants for the Yujetide trade. This week the crowds will increase. Next week they will be even larger. Enterprising Shelby mer chants are prepared to take care of a record trade—but it is more than a saying, that remark about the first customers getting the best buys. SEE THE UNUSUAL DISPLAY OF CHRISTMAS BARGAINS IN EACH ISSUE OF THE STAR—THEN GET BUSY—ONLY 20 MORE SHOPPING DAYS NOW. Cline Chairman Of Board Again Commissioners Had Not Reached Appointment At Noon. Sbt* era I Considered. When the Cleveland county commissioners took a recess at I"?:30 today (or lunch they had not yet reached the most Im portant Item In their slate for the day. that of naming a tn\ supervisor who will have charge of the property revaluation work in the county beginning In Jan uary. This official ia to be named at to day's meeting, as Is required by the state, and the commissioners wlii likely make their appointment when they get through the rush of hear ing i.hr numerous delegations which have been appearing before th board all morning. Hoad Commissioners. A number of road, commissioner were sworn in during the morning session of the board, mott of which was given over to hearing charity appeals and Investigating comity expenses. Hoard Organised. One of the first moves of tin* board this morning was to re-organ iae, all three of the commissioners being re-elected in November. Mr. A, E. Clino was again named chair man with Mr. R, L, Weathers a> vice-chairman. There is very little conjecture as tb who the tax .supervisor will be Members of the board have discuss ed the appointment very little in public circles. When the supervisor Is named he will have before him quite a task. First of all he will name assessors in each township for the revaluation work, then he will be required to go to Raleigh for three days Instruction as to the manner of handling the new assess ment job. Solons At Top Of Vote Getters Congressmen lasted As Best Vote Getters of All Winning Candidates. Raleigh, Dec. 1.—Congressmen are North Carolina’s best, vole getters, according to complete but unofficial returns from the general election on November 4 tabulated by Raymond C Maxwell, secretary of the state board of election from duplicate re turns filed with the secretary of state. The completed figures on the three amendments and one refer endum voted on at the same time. The ten Democratic congressmen polled a combined vote of 334,381. for combined majorities of 236,280 as compared with 331,572 votes foi State Treasurer Nathan O’Berry, whose majority of 139.981 was th* largest ever given a candidate for public office in North Carolina. Senator-elect J. W. Bailey received 323,825 votes for a majority of 113 835. The vote and majorities of each of the Democratic candidates foi congress follow: First Lindsey C Warren, 17,98 * and 17,981. Second. John H. Ken-. 15,987 and 14 763. ■’ Third, L. C. Abeniethy. 20.197 and 9,982. Fourth. Edward W. Pou, 26.724 and 16,385. Fifth. Frank W. Hancock, jr., 54 - 284, and 20,026. Sixth. J. Bayard Clark. 20.786 and 12.748 Seventh J Walter Lambeth, 38. 229 and 11.046. Eighth. R I Doughton, 44,06$ and 14.761. Ninth, A. L. Bulwinkle, 44 159 and ,6,248. Tenth. Zebulon Weaver. 52.964 jand 11,740. The complete vote on the four propositions for all of the 100 coun ties follows: For amendment increasing Su preme court justices, 95,987: agains; 180,847: majority against, 84,860. For amendment for classification of property for taxation. 119,919; 'against, 152.647: majority, 32,728. 1 For amendment for separaitng Uolicitorial and judicial districts 102.343; against, 153.346;' majority against. 51.003. For referendum or) 32,000,000 in bonds for veterans’ loans. 185968. against, 121,525; majority for 64 - 443, Mrs. F. B Itambrlght and young son Rufus Roberts and Mr. R, L Ellis of Grover spent the week-end with Mrs. Hambright and Mr. Ellis parents, Mr. and J A. Ellis.