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12 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXVI, No. 151 SHELBY, N. C. WEQNESD’Y, DEC. 17, 1930 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. Hj Malt oft tut. (la adtuMt - lti« l imit aw raw. its aHrane*)_DUf) LA TE NEWS THE MARKET Cotton, per lb. _8*'j to 9c Cotton Seed, per bu._ Sic Rain And Snow. Today’s North Carolina Weather Report: Snow in* central and west portions and rain or snow in extreme east tonight and probably Thursday morning. Slowly rising temperature In interior tonight and Thursday. . j Get “Rumor Bugs.” Raleigh, Dec. 16.—Superior Court | Judges II. Hoyle Sink, in Raleigh, pnd Cameron McRae, in Asheville, today promised grand jury investi gation pf loose talk derogatory to banks as the result of a "run” yes terday on the Commercial National bank here. The “run” here was greatly over-balanced by additional deposits but the false reports cir culated caused city officials here to take action and promise arrests. Select Jurors For Term Here On January 5 Number of Important Matters To Be Tried During January Term. At a special meeting of the coun ty board of comrhisrloners held here this week jurors were elected for the January term of superior court. Tire term convenes on Monday, January 5, and it is the belief here now that Judge J. H. Clement will preside. If so, it will be Judge Cle ment’s first term of court in Shel by. Solicitor Spurgeon Spurling, re elected in the last election, will prosecute. Jurors named were: , Miles Woods, J. L. Hamrick, A. G. Whisnant, Howard H Moore, J. S. Roberts, B. Bettis, P. C. Barrett* G. G. Boone, R. C. Baker, D, J. Keet er, Hugh Williams, Rastus B. Dixon, D. W. Carpenter, John B. Porter, Irvin A. Lutz. L. S. Kendrick, B. R. Dellinger, J. L. Putnam, P. B. Mc Murry, Ben L. Roberts. C. Rush Hamrick. G. H. Hamrick. Lee Jenkins. L. C. Greene, S. M. Greene, J. Wayne McMurry, C. T. Stanley,, G. M. Ed wards, C, R. Turner, J. F. Yoder, Clyde Cornwell, Sam Grigg, Clem Martin, Ambrose Crotts, David Wortman. Bank At Waco Closed Tuesday Money Tied Up In Another Closed Bank. Hope To IlaTe No Loss. The Bank of Waco, In eastern Cleveland county, a small financial institution, was closed yesterday evening, after a meeting or officials, because some of the bank’s money was tied up in one 01 the closed Gaston county bank,:, used by the Waco bank as a depository or clear ing bank. Mr. A. C. Beam, Waco cashier, said this morning that other than having money in the closed Gaston bank the Waco bant, was in good condition. No Withdrawing. There had not been a single with drawal, he said, before the bank di rectors decided to close in order to protect all patrons and stockholders. If the Waco bank can secure what money it has in the other bank when matters are liquidated there it is be lieved that 100 cents can be paid on the dollar. The resources of the bank at the time of the last statement were Sill,338.26. The capital is $5,000 and the surplus $4,000. Mr A. W, Black is president and Mr. Beam cashier. Mr*. Darwin Earl, Young Mother, Dies Daugther of Mr. and Mrs. Green Blanton Buried At New Hope Tuesday Afternoon. Mrs. Darwin Earl, mother of a two weeks old son, died Monday morning at 9 o'clock at her home one mile west of Earl, following a brief illness from a complication of troubles. Mrs. Earl before her mar riage 18 months ago was a Miss Blanton and a popular and attrac tive member of the younger set of that community. She joined the New Hope Baptist church at the age of 12 years and was a faithful church member. She is survived by her bereaved husband, a two weeks old infant, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green Blanton, seven brothers, Jake, Ed, Carl, Kenyon, Andrew, Cleton and •Hudson Blanton, four sisters. Mrs. Irwin Guffey* Misses Isabel, Lorene, and Ida Blanton. Interment was in tire cemetery at New Hope Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock Rev. G. P Abernetliy and Rev. J \V. Davis conducted the t ..ervices. Record Snowfall Halts Activity In This Section Two Buildings Collapse Here; No One Injured “Tin Can”, Garage Tumble In Depth of 14 Inches Is Record For Score of Years. Little Traffic. A heavy tnow which blanket ed the two Carolina* last night and today covered Shelby and surrounding section under 14 inches of snow, which is a record snowfall in this area for more than a-score of years. Less traffic was moving in business and residential Shelby and along the highways out of the ctiy uf> until noon today than in any half day in 10 years. Buildings Cave In. The snowfall, which measured from 13 to 15 inches in level places where there were no drifts, averag ing 14 inches, placed such a weight on two Shelby buildings that they caved in early this morning. One whs the "tin can” gymnasium at the Shelby high school, and the other a tin storage building and auto paint shop at the rear of the Hawkins garage on South LaFay ette street. When the roof gave way at the high school gymnasium the pres sure sent the walls hurtling out ward, and the building, according to those Who fought their way through snow drifts to the scene, was near a complete wreck. Cars Are Smashed. The shed behind the Hawkins garage, said to be owned by the Babers and McClurds, was filled with used automobiles owned by.} Jack Crawford, former Chevrolet dealer and M. E. White’s auto paint shop. Prom 10 to 15 of the cars were damaged by the falling weight of snow and the roof; -Borne- were con siderably damaged, while only the tops of others were damaged to any extent A negro employe was, in the I building when it fell, but was ex-' tricated by members of the Hawkins force without being injured. Mr. White estimated his paint shop damage at $200 with no Insurance. Traffic At Standstill. About one out of 20 automobiles in! Shelby were moving today. The! [only cars out were those which had! roads shovelled out from garages to pavement and were then equipped with chains so that they might tra vel along the slippery and snow banked streets. Traffic in and out of Shelby along the several highways was practical ly at a standstill. With highway forces at work, buses and other traffic was moving Slowly between Shelby and Charlotte, but there was little travel west any farther than (CONTtNUEU ON PAGE TWELVE. I I _________ Schools Closed By Heavy Snow City Schools Did Not Open Today. Closed For Holidays. County Undecided. Thanks to the big snow storm nearly 3,000 Shelby school children began their Christmas holidays to day instead of waiting until Friday. With traffic tied up by heavy snowdrifts and teachers and pupils facing a problem in reaching the various buildings this morning. Supt. «. L. Smith announced that the holidays would be inaugurated to day. Teachers and pupils were noti fied early this morning that they need not report today. The schedule had called for the vacation to start Friday, December 19, and continue until Thursday, January X. The city schools, forced to close earlier than planned, may not re-open until the set date on the first of the year. If it is decided to open earlier announcement will be made. Out In The County. All the county schools were also scheduled to close down Friday and re-open on Monday, December 29, but 8upt. J. H. Grigg was not sure today that the schools would be able to maintain their work until Friday afternoon due to the snow. “If highway officials clear the highways as they did last year, the buses will be able to run and school work will go on out in the county," Mr. Grigg said this morning. “As it is'now,” he continued, "no definite announcement can be made. It depends upon highway condition: and matters to be determined by in dividual schools.'’ L Pioneer Business Man Dies < is The above is a photograph made some years ago of Mr. . C. Miller, pioneer textile and business man of Shelby, ho was buried here this afternoon. Mr. Miller was one of the central figures in the building of present day Shelby and active in welfare and church work. A. C. Miller, Retired Capitalist And Churchman, Buried Today; WasLoyalAnd Generous Leader Sunday School Supt., Chnrch Offi cial and Deaf School Trustee For Thirty Tears. Audrey C. Miller, pioneer tex tile* manufacturer, prominent churchman, wealthy retired bus iness man and generous friend to the poor and discouraged, is being buried this afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Shelby Pres byterian church which he loved and served as Sunday school superintendent and elder for about 30 years. Underwent Operation. Mr. Miller died at 6:35 Tuesday morning in the Shelby hospital where he had been a patient for several days, undergoing a serious abdominal operation for air intesti nal trouble. Mr. Miller had been sici for two weeks when an operation was found imperative. At an early morning hour he underwent a seri ous operation, but his advanced age of 82 years, made it impossible for him to survive the serious trouble, i Many Pay Tribute. As his body lay at his home on S. Washington street, hundreds of people called to pay a tribute to this saintly man and his princely life. Me was born in the Sharon community, the son of Dr, W. j. T. Miller, an excellent physician, a public spirited and benevolent man Who served in the house of commons, 6tate sen ate and state convention of 1861. Loyal To All. Possessing many of the fine traits of his father, Mr. Miller was a pub lic spirited, generous and kindly man whose frugal and thrift life enabled him to accumulate a com fortable fortune. This he shared with others, never turning a deaf ear to the poor and needy. He lov ed a gobd joke, possessed a keen sense of humor and was loyal to the last degree to his friends, his church and the causes he had faith in. First Job $50 a Year. Mr. Miller's first job was as clerk for the firm of Jenkins and Ruda sill for the dimunitive salary of $50 a year. Later he clerked for Ful lenwider, Wells and Webb for $200 a year. His first venture for him self was as a partner with the late Maj. S. J. Green. For 20 years he was in the cotton mill business, owning the Belmont w’ith B. Blan ton and Rush Oates where he built a chapel for his employees and aid ed them In every possible way. Prominent In Church. For 30 years he was superintend ent of the Presbyterian church Sun day school and was its active head until five years ago When he relin guished the head because of his de fective hearing. His Interest in the church and Sunday school, however, never waned. For an equal number of years he served as deacon and elder of this church and was one of the largest contributors. For nearly thirty years he served on the board of trustees of the ^tate school for the deaf at Morgantor of which Dr E. McK Goodwin t.; . t^qgflLwp XZI&ktJXgk'i.lt/ Miss Hendrick Heads Old Clothing Depot — - ♦— 'j Hundreds Of Garments Being Dis tributed To Needy. More Used Clothing Needed. Do you have any old or discarded clothing which you are willing to contribute to the needy of the town and county? If so, call Miss Fran ces Hendrick, telephone No. 255 and an errand boy will oe sent for the package when It Is ready. Many bundles have been promised and Boy Scouts were to collect them, but the Scout boys have been un able to make all the calls. Addition al help has been put on. Scores Are Helped. Hundreds of garments have been distributed from the clothing divis ion of the welfare department, re cently opened in the basement of the Weathers-Blanton building un der the Betty-Jeon- Beauty shop. A thousand or more garments have been contributed by merchants and housewives and these garments are distributed from the clothes depot on order of the welfare department or any minister, after an investiga tion of the cases has been made and approved. , Miss Frances Hendrick, daughter of Mr. Roche! Hendrick has kindly consented to take charge of the de pot which is kept open from 10 to 12 a. m. and from 2 to 5 p. m. Ladies of the variousdubs and churches of the city have volunteered their ser vices to help in the operation of the depot and contributions have been generous on the part of individuals and merchants. With the county in the throes of a cold wave and snowr, there Is much suffering and this department is distributing as fast as possible. Al ready scores of under-clad women and children have been fitted up for the winter. Call Phone No. 355 and say you have a contribution. A messenger will be sent for it. Firemen Respond To Two Alarms Tuesday City firemen were called out twice yesterday to homes where chimneys or flues had started small blazes. The first call was to the C. B. Suttle residence In the Cleveland Springs Estates where the wall had caught from the chimney. The sec ond call was to the Virgil Hamrick home below the Lily mill village, the blaze originating there, it is said, from a flue. The damage was not great at either blaze. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Stowe of Gas tonia spent Sunday with Mrs. E. W. Wilson on Graham street. fOTHER LOCAL NEWS WILL HE !'OV\n ON PAGE 11. THIS IS |sre-> Officers Find\ More Store Loot Near Asheville Second Note Give* Officer* Tip f)rr»se*. Shoes, Hosiery. Tie* And Other Goods Found In Wom an's Home. County and city officers art gradually rounding up the foods stolen from two Shelby store* In two big robberies some weeks ago. Monday evening and night Sheriff Irvin Allen and Police Chief McBride Poston found a quantity of the 3. C. Penney and Lily Mill store goods In the home of Mr*. Della Parker, near Asheville. Mrs. Parker to said to be the mother of Ernest Stewart, one of the four men held In Jail here In connection with the two robberies. She lives near the Enka village, west of Asheville. Revealed By Note. The second butch of stolen goods w»s revealed by a note written by one of the prisoners In the county jail just as was the cache of goods recovered last Saturday when offi cers secured a note Stewart had Written to his wife. That time she was warned to move the loot from the home of her father, Marion Ab sher, between Kings Mountain and Bessemer City. Officers by Intercept ing the note visited the Abeher home and found the goods In a trunk. A Usher was placed under a $500 bond on the charge of receiv ing stolen goods. The neat day officers In some manner got hold of another <note which was written, presumably, to warn some one to move tbe loot stored at the home of Mrs. Parker negr Asheville. The two officers left fo| Asheville early Monday, but did not locate the residence for several Hours. Tltt' WfiWWpf floods Included quite a collection of dresses, shoes, sweaters, hosiery and other cloth ing. The two largest assortments, however, were ties and hosiery. The goods were stored in a large bag which also came from the Penney store. While searching the home offi cers also located goods and articles thought to have been taken in other robberies In this section of the state. Mrs. Parker was not arrested and brought here. She admitted, It Is said, that several of the fellows In jail here were In the party which brought the loot to her home. Mr. Kendaill Cablet Arrival In China Mrs. Henry F. Kendall received a cablegram this morning announcing the safe arrival In Shanghai, China, of her son, Henry Kendall, who sail ed from Seattle. Washington. He left Shelby nearly three weeks ago to go to China to take a responsible po sition in the foreign office of Dlbrell Brothers Tobacco Co- and will be gone a year or more. Cleveland Land Worth $53 Per Acre In 1929 (M, U. DINNAGAN, SUr N»w» Bnr»»«.) Rslclgh. Dec. 17.—North Caro lina's total valuation of real «*• tato In 1929 was $2,090,414,000. Including land acreage valnrd at $934,829,000 and town and city lots valued at $1,020,077,000, j according to the last report of the state hoard of assessment. The average valuation of land per acre In the state is $31.84. the highest being In O as ton county, $210.81, and the lowest In Dare, $8.97, while the town lot* average the highest In price In Caldwell county, $3,379.09, Rnd the lowest In Jonee county, $342.51. Tire state average for town lots is $1,920.18. Mecklenburg leads In total value of town lots, with $123,947,308. while Currituck Is listed as having no town lots, Guilford hhs the highest total of land acreage, with $26,938, 370 while Tyrrell has the lowest total valuation, $1,547,087. In This County. Cleveland county, the report shows, had a total real estate val uation Of *28,285,000, Of Which *16. 370.000 was in land, valued at an average of *53.42 ah acre, and *7. 345.000 in town lots, average value of which was *1,63307 a lot. The county had *4,570,000 la manufac turing establishments outside of city and town corporation limits and nothing listed in value of min eral, Umber or water power sites in the county. This County Leads Robeson In Cotton Over 12,000 Bales Jfthoston <• TtHwT*3,0#* Bale* Be Cleveland. Rutherford High. The complete ginning report for all North Carolina, up December 1, shows that Cleveland county is 13, 075 bales ahead of the second cot ton county, Robeson. Johnston county takes third place, 23,000 bales behind Cleveland. The fire leading counties and their ginning this year and last to Dec. 1, follow: County 1930 1929 Cleveland , _ 59,123 47,496 Robeson. 47,048 37.125 Johnston . 35,718 33,593 Harnett__ 29,418 28.482 Halifax. 28,696 23,892 The ginning in neighboring coun ties to December 1 was as follows: Catawba 15,041, Gaston 12,625, Lin coln 17,861, Rutherford 19,788. It will be noticed that Cleveland has ginned more than any of three neighboring counties and almost as much as the four neighboring coun ties which produce cotton. The Rutherford crop, over 4.000 bales ahead of last year, promises to be one of the best in the history of the county. Assessors Named For County’s Revaluation Relief Store Opens In South Shelby Ed Moorehead In Charge For Pres- j rnt. School and Mill I/end Help, j Christmas Program. Tlie Sunday school of the Second j Baptist church will hold its annual Clirtstmas entertainment on Wed nesday night, December 34. This will consist of two plays which will be given by the young people of the Church under the direction of Rev. W. T. Brown. In addition to this a white gift program will be render ed when each department will bring articles of food and clothing to be distributed among the needy fami lies of the community. Keller Store Opened. The ta^k erf administering relief to needy families In South Shelby has been found to be so great that a va cant store room lias been obtained which will serve as headquarters for tills work in the future. This Is lo cated next to the South Shelby Shoe shop and the use of It has been do nated by the Consolidated Textile corporation. Further announcement will be made as to the time when this room will be ready to open. Any person having food or clothing to donate are requested to call phone 568 and a Boy Scout will call. Scout master Kd Moorehead has already collected a considerable amount of provisions and clothing. This work is temporarily In charge of Mr. Moorehead and Rev. L. L. Jessup. The South Shelby school under the direction of Mias Selma Webb and her splendid faculty are also ren dering a great service In relieving suffering In this section. An urgent plea Is made to every citizen of Souths Shelby to co-operate In this worit which is growing more Impera tive every day. Father And Son Feast At Ellenboro (Special To The Star.) Ellenboro. Dec. 16.—The fathers of the agricultural students In the El lenboro school are to be given a real treat Wednesday evening at the expense of their son when the boys plan to banquet their fathers in their annual Father-son banquet. In addition to the boys and their fathers several special Invited guests have been gtvpn Invitations to the present to address the group. Old tltpe string music Is to be ren dered during the Jamboree for the entertainment of the boys and their parents. SWEEZY SWORN' IN AS CONSTABLE FOR NO. 9 Mr. Tom Sweesy was sworn In as constable for No. 9 township and the proper bond was filed at a special meeting of the county commission ers held In Shelby this week. Will Santa Hear The Prayers Of These? Prosj.. - is now are that on Christ mas Eve, as dusk settles before the long-awaited coming of Santa Claus, there will be in and about Shelby mans' such scenes as that ! pictured above. There may be many !homes that Santa may never get to hereabout, with necessities of life not to mention a toy or two, or a bit of candy. for those empty stockings Many little feet will be cold, many little bodies not warm, and many homes without heat and food, unless you. and others like you, help make it Christmas for them. As you go about your final Yule tide preparations, take time to tdl lect up the discarded clothing about your home, some fo^—potatoes, canned goods, fruits, Anything—and leave your contribution at the Char ity Shop in the basement under the Betty-Jean beauty shop. If you haven’t time to deliver your own telephone 255, tell them what you have and a Boy Scout will call for it. Let's make it Christmas for ever>‘c-.ie as much as possible. Those children in the picture above must know that t.h*we is a 8anta. Is ther®? Work Will Begin January 6 Tu Supervisor All Set To Start Property Revaluation Early In Month. More than three docen men will on January I start work on the task of re»amctsing all prop erty In Cleveland comity aa is required by the revaluation law. Tax Supervisor R. L. Weathers named to direct the work, has al ready appointed his assessors In every town except No. 4, and this will be done immediately. A meeting of the assessor* already appointed has' been held and the supervisor together with County Managers A. E. Cline discussed the wqrk with the appraisers. Another meeting will be held on Tuesday. January 6, at which the blanks and final instructions will be Issued and the actual work will be gin. Assessors have been named for the following townships: No. i—J. A. M,cCraw, J. D. Ellis, and T. P. Wood. No. 2—W. C. Hamrick, D. B. Har ris, and D. D. Dodd. No. 3—A. A. Bettis, J. C. Lowry, and Byron Davis. No, 5—M. P. Ham Ison, J. P. Moss and H. B. Rhyne. No. 6 (outside)—8. S. Maune Coy McSwaln, and D. M. Cline. No. 6 (Shelby)—8. A. Washburr. L. P. McBrayer and J. T. Webb. No. 7—B. W. McBrayer, P. Bate Blanton, and J. O. Lattlmore. No. 8—Ben p. Jenkins, George M Oold, E. M. Baker. No. MX s. Beam, George L. Cornwell, and C. R. Dixon. No. 10—M. •JP*" Oarrtt. Cicero c. Palis, and TOm Propst. No. 11—A. A. Horton, A. E. El more and A. R. McNeely. Ask Morrison, Judges To Bar Banquet Here New Senator, Judge Parker, Judge Webb, Justice Clarkson, Others Invited. II all the dignitaries of the legal fraternity attend that are invited, Shelby will be visited next Tuesday evening, when the Cleveland Coun ty Bar association holds its annual banquet, by some of North Caro lina’s most prominent citizens. The banquet is to be held at the Hotel Charles and Attorney W. 8. Beam is in charge of the arrange ments. Attorney Robert L. Ryburn dean of the Shelby bar, is thq presi dent of the association. Those Invited. Among the dignitaries and prom inent jurists Invited are the follow ing: Senator Cameron Morlson, Judge John J. Parker, of the Cir cuit Court of appeals; Federal Judge E. Yates Webb, Justice Heriot Clark son, of the North Carolina supreme court; Judge-elect Wilson War lick, of Newton; Superior Court Judge A. L. Qulckel, of Lincolnton, and Solicitor Spurgeon Spurling. With this array of talent on hands the barristers of Cleveland are expecting a big occasion. For the last couple years the bar ban quets have attracted more interest than customary among those of the legal fraternity, and now the annual meetings are among the banquet events of the year hereabouts. Baptist Church Lends Help to Many Needy One hundred people a week have been helped with clothing by the First Baptist church during the past [few weeks, according to the pastor, | Dr. Zeno Wall. Dr. Wall and his or ganisation is collecting and distri buting clothes to needy families and the response has been very gratify ing. The names of the families help ed are turned over to the county welfare department so as to avoid duplication. ‘ We are co-ordinating the reilef work as much as possible,” says Dr. Wall, "yet the situation is such that there is plenty of service for all. No needy will be surfeited with charit; even if all churches, clubs and organizations throughout the coun ty ear:'}’ on the good work.”