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VOL. XXXVI, No. 146
SHELBY, N. C.
FRIDAY, DEC. 5, 1930 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
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Cotton, per lb._9’ic to 10<4c
Cotton Seed, per bu. .......... 36e
Rain Saturday.
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Rain tonight and Saturday,
■lightly warmer tonight.
To Aid Unemployed.
Washington, Dec. 4.—Emergency
relief legislation to aid In reducing
nncmployment moved forward to
day when President Hoover trans
mitted to congress an estimate of
approximately $150,000,000 for an
emergency construction fund to be
used in accelerating wor<t on pro
ject! already authorized by law. The
fund would be dispensed during the
uurr nt fiscal year, which ends June
30 i: -xt.
Appointment Of
ICcNinch Starts
Political Talk
Iloover Names Man
Who Split N. C.
Charlotte Man Placed On Power
Commission. Congressman
Warren Objects.
President Hoover this week
turned his eyes southward and
to North Carolina and gave
North Carolina her first politi
cal plum for bolting: the Demo
cratic party in 1928 by naming
Frank R. McNinch, of Charlotte,
head or the anti-Smith drive in
1928, to the newly created fed
eral power commission.
Hardly had the appointment of
the anti-Smith leader been broad
cast over the state Until discus
sion of the appointment began
to flow in political circles through
out the state and in Washington,
Some Object.
It was announced from Washing
ton that the appointment was not
in the nature of a political reward.
Democrats who did not like the
McNinch course in 1928 disagreed
however, with that view.
Shelby political observers had Ut
ile public comment to make, but
around among the rank and file of
Democrats could be heard the ex
press wonder “if Mr. Hoover Is not
trying to split up the Democratic
party again in 1932." Similar curio
sity was expressed in other sections
of the state. Mr. McNinch likely will
rate on the commissioner as a Deui
crat, and several Democratic lead
ers in the state, who differed with
the McNinch bolt, say that classify
ing him as a Democrat is unfair to
the party In the state.
“An Insult, warren.
From Washington yesterday came
a dispatch quoting Congressman
Lindsay Warren as classing the ap
pointment as “an insult.' Mr. Mc
Ninoh, informed of the Warren
statement, had no comment to
make, according to The Charlotte
News,
The Washington dispatch follows:
Washington, Dec, 4.—Represen
tative Lindsey Warren, Democrat,
North Carolina, today declared “that
the people of North Carolina will be
.-•hooked over the appointment of
Frank R. McNincli, of Charlotte, by
President Hoover as a member of
the federal power commission.’’
Warren said he was taking up the
appointment with Senators Robin
son, of Arkansas, the Democratic
leader; Walsh, Democrat. Montana
and Norris, Progressive, Republican,
Nebraska.
"I am urging them to closely
scrutinize the record of this man
whom the president is attempting
to foist upon the country,” he said.
Power Issue Foremost.
Mr. Warren added that the power
issue was perhaps foremost in the
nation today and that McNinch
would "not stand the test as a rep
resentative of the people.”
Pointing out that McNinch was
the head of the anti-Smith organ
ization in North Carolina in 192S
Warren raid "it was an insult to the
Democrats of the state” for the
president “to charge up this man
to the Democratic party.”
City Firemen Will
Gain By Fire Film
In order to help the volunteer fire
department of Shelby finance its
annual Christmas dinner, the Lyric
theatre management announces that
the "Third Alarm,” famous fire
fighting film and romance, will be
shown in talkie form at that thea
tre Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day of next week. Twenty-five per
cent of the proceeds will go to the
firemen. On Monday and Tuesday
from 1 until 6 o'clock school chil
dren will be admitted for five cents
S. P. U. Buys Rural Light Lines In Cleveland County
Robbers Loot
County Stores;
Try Safe Here
Grover And Toluca
Stores Looted
Big Portion of Goods, Both Stores, j
Trucked Away- Burst Sea
board Safe.
i
The robbery wave swept over
Cleveland county this week,
two county stores being looted
of a big percentage of their
stock, and an attempt being
made to enter the safe of the
Seaboard in Shelby,
The Joe Weatherman store in the
Toluca section was robbed Monday
night, the Ed Hambright store a.
Grover W'as pilfered early Wednes
day morning, and the combination
on the Seaboard safe shattered some
time Wednesday night.
Make Big Hauls.
The thieves who entered the Gro
ver and Toluca stores did no half
way job of it. The leatherman store,
according to The Star’s Toluca cor
respondent, carried away practical
ly the "whole works,” It appearing
as if a truck had been used !o
transport the haul.
It was almost as bad at the Ham
bright Store, in Grover. Mr. Haiti -
bright was in Charleston at the
time and it was not known just how
much had been taken until he re
turned yesterday for a check-up.
Among the goods missed were the
following: 30 to 40 pairs of shoes, 20
shirts, 15 pairs of overalls, a half
dozen hats, 30 cartons of cigarettes,
several dozen boxes of socks and
underwear, and several dozen caps.
It Is believed that the robbery took
, place after midnight Tuesday night.
Go In Window,
At the Seaboard Wednesday night
'the would-be safe crackers made
their entrance through « broken l
window. A hammer stolen from tliej
Huffman foundry, which was also
broken Into, was used to smash the
j combination of the safe. After the
j combination was smashed the ■
thieves were balked as the safe
i would not open. Nothing of any'
‘ value was missed from the station, i
I More Policemen
| Wanted By Seme
For This Winter!
Numerous Citizens Think Couple
Officers Should Be Added At
Night.
There is quite a sentiment
among Shelby residents for sev
! eral extra police officers during
the winter and a period in which
! thefts are noticeably on the in
| crease.
i Here and there about the etty the
, opinion is expressed that a couple
officers could be added at night with
I no great cost to the city as numer
! ous worthy men are out of employ
i ment now and would come a tem
jporary position of that type. These
j officers, those favoring the addition
to the force say, would earn their i
pay within a few weeks in helping'
nrevent the growing number of rob
beries which are spreading beyond
the power of two night policemen.
Both the night officers, it is at -
:gued, have about all they can do tu
| patrol the main business section;
with an occasional ride about the
city. And when doing that it is im
oossible for them to be near the
telephone all the time to listen for
calls from outlying residents where
leers may be needed in a hurry.!
Displays New Air Mail Flag
I
The fla$ which Mis* Louise *
F iwkes is exhibiting is one of
the first of the new insignia to
be raised above ai) air mail air
ports. identifying them as fields
where Uncle Sain'a mail is I
' handled. The flag above i? for
ase over the United Airport. Loa
Angeles. ttr colore are red.
white, and blue, with the Wing*
in gold.
Many Millions Distributed This
Week To Christmas Saving Club
Members; Is Greatest On Record
Increase For Year I? Not fcqual,
However, To Average Increase
In Past.
New York, Dec. 5.—The last of
pome *632 000,000 in Christmas club
funds will be distributed to approxi
mately 11,000,000 club members by
more than 8,000 banking Institutions
tliroughout the country this week.
Some of the checks already have
reached depositors, having been
mailed on the suggestion of Christ
mas club, a division of National
Bank Service corporation, which
urged earlier disbursements because
of the business depression. The bulk
of the money, however, will be re
leased next week in amounts vary
ing from *25 to SI 000. In some
cases ft few^ special funds run as
high as *25,000.
A survey by Christmas club, con
ducted among individual members
of the clubs, indicates that 38 per
cent of the total, or *240,000,000 will
be spent during the holidays for
Christmas purchases. Thirty per
cent, or *190,000,000 will go Into per
manent savings and investments; 13
per cent, or *80,000,000 will be used
for year-end commitment*!; 6 per
cent, or *38,000,000 for insurance
premiums, 3 1?2 per cent, or *35.
000 000 for mortgage and mortgage
interest; 4 1-2 per cent, or *29,000,
000, for taxes; and 3 per cent, or
$20,000,000 for education, travel and
charity.
Although a record distribution,
the increase in this year's total over
last year is less than the normal an
nual increase, Christmas club says,
The average amount received by
each member is *54.60, against *59 .50
last year.
To Repeat Play.
“The Wien.” a four-act play which
so pleased the first audience last
week, will be repeated tonight at
7.30 o'clock at the Jefferson school
in east Shelby. The second per
'ormance was asked by citizens of
that section, and the East Shelby
Cooking club, which is staging the
play, has placed the admission
charges on a “hard times’’ basis
five and ten cents.
Scoop Gkiiig Details Of Duke
And Carolina Gam* Is Made By
j Prof. Blimndorfer; Duke Wins?
Here's Newspaper Treat Of Year,
Simmons Is Referee, Hoey
Umpires,
(Wilmington Morning Star.)
Living up to }iis reputation as the
world’s greatest expert on fptid
breath, B. O. and football, Professor
Jackson R, Blinkendorfer, professor
I of Halito:lc hygiene in the Electoral
! College of Patagonia, has again
1 scooped the field with a vivid an
i accurate play by p'ay description oi
the Duke-North Carolina football
i game to be played in Chapel Hill
Saturday.
In an explanatory note accom
panying his stbry, the professor de
nied that his ability to beat the
world on big stories is due to any
occult powers.
it's all ip the way you hold your
& - • '' d
mouth,” he wrote. ”11100811 ? often
find a fruit Jar of assistance in
crystal gazing.’'
The great Patagonian entered a
flat contradiction*of reports that he
is partial to Duke in his narrative.
It has been widely reported that the
Durham university is making vigor
ous efforts to outbid the Electoral
College for the professor's services
Here’s the story from the profee
or; an exclusive dispatch received
Ov carrier pigeon.
Oy Prof. Jackron R. Blinkrndorfer
(Profe'-or of Halitoilc Hygiene in
the El'storal College of
; Patagonia.!
Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, Dec.
2.—CCOD).—A colorful crowd filled
every available seat as the Univer
sity of North Carolina Tar Heel;
'Continued on page
Record' Number Of
Paper# Filed Here
Business may be “on the bum'*
some places, but the office of
the Cleveland county register of
deeds Is not one of those places.
Yesterday Register Andy New
ton took in and recorded more
papers than bare evar been
handled In one day in this coun
ty. Two hundred and seventy
papers—deeds, chattels, and
mortgages—were recorded, one j
man paying over WOO for re
cording fees. One reason for the
rush was the consumation of the j
deal In which the Southern
Public Utilities purchased a
group of rural electric lines.
Aged Engineer On
Seaboard Is Dead
John Hall, Known To Older People
Of This Section, Dies At Age
90 Year*.
In a search of health, John Hal)
bom In Rugby, England, in 1B40
left the mother country after he
was educated at the famous Rugby
school, evidently found the health
he was looking for. He lived to be f»0
years of age. Mr. Hall died *n Char
lotte this week at his home on N.
Tryon street where he had lived for
50 years.
Mr. Hall was well known to hun
dreds of people along this division
of the Seaboard where he ran as
engineer for many years. He was
known as one of the most faithful
[and careful employees cl the Sea
board and older people will recall
that on one occasion during high
water, the Indian Creek btidge was
about to be vra*hed away. The brie1
had broken away from its moor
ings and the passenger train was
I cross. When Mr Hall felt the bridge
giving away, he pulled the throttle
wide open and saved the train and
crew from geing down. For this
heroism, he was given a life-time
,i. b as engi a er ona alt rough ho
reached the age of retirement Mr
■ Hall continued to take nls run as
loinllg as health Would permit. Mr.
;Hall is survived by two daughters.
Mrs W. A Avant and Miss Emma
J. Hall.
j
I Haves Boy Better,
Mode Still Serious
KifTin Hayes, young son of Rev
L. B. Hayes, pastor of Central Meth
odist church, who was injured last
Tuesday flight when he fell from
his bicycle, is very much improved
and will be able to leave the Shelby
hospital today or tomorrow, it is
thought The youtn suffered a con
cussion of the brain in his fall
[against the pavement and was
found in an unconscious condition
■ by a policeman.
Mr. Everett Mode, the voung farm
ir whose bladder and intestine,
were punctured when he tell from
a wagon upon a cornstalk, remains
in a serious condition and shows
little improvement
Mr. J. L. Hopper, of Shelby R-3
who underwent a major operation
the hospital IQ days ago, j* ser
^■juslv sick.
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Blanton Would
Put His Wealth
Behind Banks
]
Charlotte Failure Not
Felt Here.
Shelby Bank* In Strong Position.
Charlotte Closing Dor To Too
Mach Building.
"I have devoted my life to our
banklnit Interests and 1 don't In
tend for anything to happen to
their safety and soundness anil
will always be behind them with
all the strength of my persona!
resources and power,” deelared
Mr. C. C. Blanton, the honored
and beloved president of the
First National Bank and the
Union Trust Co. of Shelby, In a
statement made today following
the closing In Charlotte of the
first National bank.
Continuing, he said. “No one re
grets more than I do the banking
trouble in Asheville and surround
ing territory. I had hoped with the
closing of the banks In Asheville
and adjacent territory which re
sulted from the bad condition which
followed the collapse of the real es
tate booms a few years ago, that
there would be no further banking
troubles. We had known for months
that the First National bank of
Charlotte which dosed this week
was terribly burdened with a build
ing'debt which would be hard for
them to overcome. The very fact
that their new budding, costing
more than all their deposits and
consuming their whole capital and
surulus and much more, left them
with very little money to run a
bank,
“We have been criticised, perhaps
in this county, by some for not
building a btg, handsome bank
building in Shelby, but my policy th j
running a bank has been to avofdj
tleing up our funds in expensive |
buildings and fixtures, contending
always that a bank's funds In ex
pensive buildings and fixtures
should not be tied up In real estate
and extravagant, buddings. I am es
necially glad to know that the other
Charlotte banks are In excellent
condition and while the one that
was closed was au Old institution
which had rendered much service
to Charlotte, . It was the smallest
bank in point of deposits In Char
lotte
“We bad tut connection with
them and did not have anv funds
tied no by their closing,” added Mr.
Blanton.
The Asheville Trouble.
“Tlie troubles in Asheville and
with the closed bank In Charlotte
have been brewing for months and
are not Indicative of the condition
of the banks in the main In North
Carolina and because of, the trou
bles In other sections, as distressing
as they are, there is no need of a
state of alarm and any one who
tries to destroy the public confid
ence in good banks, Is a menace to
the country.
“We are keeping our local banks;
In strong position and know they
merit the confidence and moral
support of the public.”
OMest Charlotte
Bank Fails To Open
Charlotte, Dec. 4.—The continu
ous outflow of deposits and the
burden of paying lor Its elaborate
21-story new home today caused the
closing of the First National bank
here, Charlotte's oldest financial in
stitution and the state's oldest na
tional bank.
Almost at once presidents of five
other banks issued statements de
claring their banks sound.
The usual simple statement post
ed on the First National’s door this
morning read:
“On account of heavy withdraw
als of our deposits, we have decid
ed to close our bank, in order that
every depositor be protected alike,
and the bank is now in charge cf
the national bank examiners for the
purpose of orderly liquidation."
In a supplementary statement.
McAden said that “the large ex
penditure of funds for our building,
when business slackened 4 * * made
this expenditure a great burden on
our resources and this same lack
of good business made our task of
putting our proportion on a paying
basis from a rental standpoint more
’ifficult”
The First National bank, founded
in 1869, was the smallest of Char
lotte's seven commercial banks. Its
statement as of September 24 show
ed deposits of $1,883,488, paid In
capital stock of $300,000, assets Of
$3,412,925 and resources in loans of
SI 804,751 63.
Key Club Head 1
Karl Hamrick (shoreI h the new
chairman of the board tt( iurrrn«n
of the Key cltih, Shelby social or
ganization (or yonng men. He suc
ceeds Dr. A. Pitt Beam.
New Directors Of
Key Club Elected
Woodson Again Secretary of Or
ganisation. Annual Election
Held.
Mr. Earl A. Hamrick, cotton mill
executive. Is the new chairman of
the board of governors of the Key
club, Shelby’s social organiza
tion for young men with club rooms
on South Washington street ad
joining the Masonic temple. He
succeeds Dr. A. Pitt Beam, who was
board chairman for the past year.
Other governor* named at the
club's annual election this week were
Dr. Hoyt Btocon. Messrs Z. J.
Thompson Btowe Wray and Charlie
Woodson.
Mr. Woodson was re-elected sec
retary.
Fiddlers To Cavort
Here Saturday Night
Mack ( row and the Original Unce
Josh to Be Among The
Entertainers.
An old time fiddlers convention
is billed for the court house here
Saturday night, beginning at 8
o'clock, offering two hours of fun
and amusement. Jack Douglas of
Statesville will be on the stage, do
ing hla guitar playing, singing and
yoedllng. Mack Crow, the promoter
of the event is the banjo king of
this section and he has secured the
original Uncle Josh, known through
out the south for his superb talent.
All musicians are invited to enter
the contest which has $25 in cash
prizes ti be given for the best string
bands, violin, guitar, and banjo
players.
Jonas L. Hopper
Is Critically 111
Jonas L. Hopper, prominent farm
er of the Sharon community is
critically ill in the Shelby hospital
where he has been a patient for
about a week. He underwent a ser
ious operation and it is understood
has developed pleurisy. Members of
the family are constantly at his
bedside and anxiously await signs o.
improvement.
Majority Rural Lines
Now Owned By S. P. U.
Subsidiary Of Duke Firm Now Owns 13
Light And Power Lines In South’s Pioneer
County In Rural Electric System To In
crease Lines.
Practically all of the rural light and power lines in
Cleveland county, the South’s pioneer county in rural electric
lighting, are now owned and controlled by the Southern Pub
lic Utilities as the result of a big deal eonsuniated here
yesterday.
Rate For Lights
Control Of S. P. U.
Scale llatc For Light Patrons On i
Rural Line* on Month’s j
Power.
The unofficial rate for power on *
rui’al light lines of Cleveland;
county, under Ihe new Ownership of j
the Southern Public Utilities, will be
approximately as follows. The1 Star'
has been Informed:
8 cents per K. W. H lot the first
35 K, W. H. user |K'r month
1 cents per K. W H for the next
275 K W. H. used per month.
6 cents per K W H. tor the next
300 K. W. H, used per month.
4.8 cents per K W. H. for the next j
400 K W. H used per month,
3.S cents per K W, H. for the
next 1000 K. W. H used per month
3 cents per K W H. 'or the next
2Q00 K. W. H, used per month.
2.8 cents per K. W. ft,, for ail con
sumption in excess of 4000 KWH
used per month.
Junior Champs Are
Coach RackJey And HI* FootbaJI
Squad entertained by Khvants
Club Here
Kiwanis Guests Here
Coach Rackley and his junior ciol-,
lege football champions of North
Carolina, together with a number ol
faculty members from Bolling
Springs high school were guests la.;t'
night of the Klwanls club at its
weekly luncheon held at the Hotel;
Charles.
The progrum was In charge of the1
popular president of the Institution, j
Dr. Zeno Wall and the program was
a most delightful one of musical
numbers by ladles of the faculty.
Clyde R. Hoey delivered a brief ad
dress of welcome fend one of the
students presented Boiling Springs
as an Institution deserving the sup
port of this entire section.
Guests of the club were:
Faculty members: Coach Blalney
D. Rackley, Mrs. Blalney G. Rack
ley, O. P. Hamrick. Miss Evelyn
Huggins, Miss Blanche Boyter, Miss
Flora B. Canady, Miss Ruth Mc
□argo.
Football squad: Howard Moore,
eaptaln, Zeno Wall, Jr., Ed Harris,
John Hendrick. Evans Boney, For
est Hunt, Vic Falkenburg, Mar
shall McCraw, Jesse Carlin, Robert
Forney. Paul Vaughn. Hilton Har
rison, Jack Jolley, William Scar
borough, B E. Simmons. Ralph
Stroud. Robert Fails, Jack Mulltnax
D. O Wall.
A TRIP WILL
CONVINCE YOU
If you haven’t realized that Christmas is almost
here, then you haven’t visited Shelby stores recently.
A visit will convince you. and. also, give you that Christ
mas feeling.
Realizing that money is not as plentiful as it has
been, Shelby merchants in purchasing their holiday
stock have done their best to assemble real money-sav
ing bargains in toys and gifts for the children, as well
as in useful gifts for the grown-ups.
THESE HOLIDAY BARGAINS
are being picked over each day now. A big crowd of
shoppers is expected in the city Saturday. It will mean
money to you to be in that crowd. ;
Look Over the Christmas As. in The Star Today,
The Southern Public utilities, 4
subsidiary of the Duke power com
nn ny, hnd already purchased the
Boiling Springs, Lattimorc ami
Mooresboro lines For months sur
veys and estimates had been under
way on the other lines in the coun
ty, and yesterday final details were
announced whereby 10 other light
and power lines, serving rurft! com
munities, had been purchased.
Lines Purchased.
These lines, to be. operated now by
the S. P U„ were the Beaver Dam
Ught company, the Karl Light com
pany, the Union Light, company,
the Cleveland Springs company the
Stony Point company. the Lute
Power company, the Will Wilson
line, the Patterson Springs com
pany. the Post Road Gin Power
company.
Only two or three rural light line*
in the entire county ore now not
controlled by the Charlotte firm.
Began Years Ago.
Several years ago Cleveland
county communities, being advised
by Governor Gardner and others,
began organising light and power
lines. Within a short, period of
time, with one co-operate company
after another being formed, rural
Cleveland county was dotted with
electric lights and electric power
that made farm tasks easier both
in the home and outside labor. Not
only was the county known as the
pioneer electric light county, but
two years ago Cleveland was given
national publicity as the best rural
lighted county In the south and on*
of the leading In America.
Recently, however, the cooperative
lines were permitted to run down.
Tlie Duke Interests entered the field
and let it be known that they might
purchase the lines. This interest re
sulted in the consumation of tho
deal this week.
Price Not Known.
The price given the several co
operative organizations tor their
lines and rlghtawuya was not made
public, but no great sum, Jt Is be
lieved. was involved due to the
condition of the lines.
To Rebuild Lines.
The s. P. U. has announced that
their construction force is ilready
in the county to rebuild and re-lo
cate the lines all over the territory
(hat will be served. The lines, It is
said, will also be extended Into ad
ditional localities where light and
newer is desired. An official of the
big firm 3ays\that he hopes to in
crease the 357 patrons now served
by the 10 lines to 1,000 within a
year's time.
The lines taken over will be serv
ed by new power lines that will be
built from the sub station here go
ing down South Morgan street to a
point just south of Belmont mill,
then across to South Washington
street, and out Patterson Springs
road to Hickory Creek, then tip the
creek to point near city limits on
highway 18. where it wpil be con
nected with the various lines they *
have acquired, giving these lines
the same supply that the city of
Shelby now has, which will be a very
great advatnage in case of any of
the three power lines coming into
Shelby should be disabled on ac
count Of storms or for any reason
they will have all three lines as
supply. Insuring power at ah >hnes.
The present rural lines will be
built according to standard speci
fications and will insure all users ,
along each line ample suppiv of
nower at all tithes and will be given
the usual first class service that is
rendered by Southern Publics Utili
ties company
Thousands See Old
Santa At Efird'a
Between 2.000 and 3,500 people
sited Toy land at Efird's depart
ment. store last night, upon the
opening of this department. Mana
jer Earl said the response to the
jpenlng was far beyond his expec
;ations. Old Santa was there in
person to greet the children and
;ouvenirs in the form of pop gur.s
ma crickets were given to the coil- I
Iren present. \ *