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LA TE NEWS THE MARKET Cotton, per lb. __8fi to »Kc Cotton Seed, per bu. r____ 31c Rain And Snow! Today’s North Carolina Weather Report: Rain In east and rain or snow In west tonight. Saturday cloudy preceded by rain on the coast. Not much change In temperature. Snow Aids Workers, Chariot>, Dec. 19.—It's an 111 wind that blows nobody any good, and that holds good for snow, too. The monster snowstorm that swept down on the ' Carolina*. clogging streets and highways and for a time demoralizing traffic, gave tempor ary employment to at least 3,009 of North Carolina's unemployed. While figures for South Carolina were not available. It was estimated that hun dreds of the unemployed in that •tate also found jobs clearing streets, highways and sidewalks of snow. In North Carolina, upwards to 1,000 men were given work clearing high ways of the state. At least 2,000 others, it was estimated, found work shoveling the heavy drifts from streets, sidewalks and private prem ises. In Greensboro ami Winston Salem alone, work was provided for 500 unemployed—250 in each city. Approximately 200 others found jobs In Charlotte; 150 in High Point, and 200 In Durham. In other cities, hun dreds of jobless men found work for a day or so, at least. Store Sued For Searching Girl Elizabeth Short Asks 330,001) Dam ages Of Shelby Store For Alleged Act. Because she allege.- that she was accused of stealing hosiery and later searched in an effort to find the hosiery, Miss Elizabeth Short, 17 yearlold Shelby girl, Is asking $30,000 damages of the Miller-Joncs com pany of Shelby in a suit filed this week- with tile clerk of Superior court, Mr. A. M. Hamrick. The suit Is filed by Miss Short’s next friend, Zulia Short, her mother, and Peyton McSwain is the at torney. The complaint alleges that on December 6 the Short girl and Maude Smalley entered the store and looked at some shoes and other articles but made no purchases. After leaving the store and contin uing up street it. is alleged that they were stopped by S, J. Perkins, man ager of the store, who is joint de fendant in the action. Perkins, the allegations are, accused her of steal ing hosiery. Although she denied it she alleges that he insisted that she return to the store. Policeman M. M. Moore was called in, it is alleg ed, but would not arrest her because he said he knew her and her fam ily. It was insisted then, the com plaint states, that she be searched and this w*as done by a woman in the store. No property of the store was found on her person, the com plaint adds. Despite this fact, the allegation continues, the, manager has since repeated the accusation. An answer to the complaint has not as yet been filed. Miss Millet Wins Short Story Prize Former Shelby Girl Gets Loving Cup In State-Wide Contest. Charlotte, Dec. 19.—Announce ment has just been made here that Miss Laura Burton Miller, of Shel by, Is the winner of the $25 In gold and the silver loving cup offered by Mrs. R. A. Dunn, of this city, for the best short story in a state-wide contest that closed July 1. Miss Miller’s story, “A Letter From Avigon,” was voted the best by two of the three judges, who were Mrs. S. L. C. Porter, of Weavervtlie, widow of O. Henry; Miss Nell Bat tle Lewis, lawyer, writer and news paper columnist, of Raleigh; and Julian S. Miller, editor Cf the Char lotte News. All stories were sub mitted anonomously or under a pen name, this being the first notice the judges themselves have of the authorship of the winning manu script. Other stories entered in the con test that were singled Out by the judges as worthy of special men tion were ‘ Perilous Chasm,” by Syd ney M. Caligan, of Wadesboro; "Jus tice—Southern Style,” by Robert M. Barden, of Greensboro; "Courage,” by Miss Clara A. Bryant; "Rags and Bones,” by J. H. Boyce; and “The Wall Between,” by Miss Willie Ir vine Shelby—the last three con testants of Charlotte. Three Judges Will Attend Bar Banquet Judge John J. Parker, of the Cir cuit court of appeals: Judge-elect Wilson Warlick, of Newton, and Judge A. L. Quickel, of Lincolnton, have accepted invitations to attend the annual banquet of the Cleveland county bar association at the. Hotel Charles here Tuesday evening of next week. J Scout Leaders To Gather Here Early In Year Meet Monday Night Jan. 12 Piedmont Council Second Largest In South And Largest In Two Carollnas. The annual meeting of offcials of the Piedmont Boy Scout council will i be held in Shelby Monday night, January 12. The meeting is sched uled to begin at the Hotel Charles at 7 o'clock. The council embraces Cleveland, Gaston, Catawba. Lincoln, Polk Rutherford, Iredell, Burke, Caldwell, McDoiell and Alexander counties, It is at the council meetings that reports of the years activities are heard and plans are made for the very beneficial organization for the next year. One of the important items in the i council program is the maintenance | at Lake Lanier of a fine summer I camp for Boy Scouts of the district. ! Around 800 scouts attended camp i last summer, i Statistical reports of the national ; council of the Boy Scouts of Amer : ica show the boy membership of the Piedmont council the second largest in the south and the largest in the Carollnas. More than 1,600 boys are enrolled in the work of the Pied mont. * The council maintains admlnis trative offices at Gastonia. J. XV Atkins, of Gastonia, is president of the council. B. L. Smith, o? Shelby; A. F. Harlow, of Statesville; F. P. Bacon, of Tryon; Eugene DeF. Heald, of Hickory; Harry Page, of\ Lincolnton, and D. P. Stowe, of Belmont, are vice-presidents. Rev.; G. R. Gillespie is the commissioner;! Warren Y. Gardner, of Gastonia.; treasurer, and R. M. Schiele, scout' executive. Officers Round Up More Stolen Goods Quantity Found In Home Near Hickory. Relative- Of Men In Jail Gone. Deputies Bob Kendrick and Ben Cooper on Wednesday located a third cache of goods stolen from Shelby stores some weeks ago. The clothing was found In the home of a Holland at Highland near Hick-; ory. The Holland who lives there Is said to be related to George Hol land, one of the men thought to have participated in the robberies here. Holland was caught and sent to Greenville, South Carolina, on an automobile larceny charge when four others, thought to be his com panions, were placed in jail here. The officers who went to Hick ory to search for the store loot were also on the lookout for the wives of Erhest Stewart and of Holland, flotes to Stewart's wife resulted , in [the finding of some of the stolen goods at Asheville and also at the home of Mrs. Stewart's father, Mar ion Absher, between Kings Moun tain and Bessemer City. Clint Newton Enters Charlotte Hospital Attorney Clint Newton, county solicitor-elect, entered a Charlotte hospital yesterday for treatment for a peculiar kidney trouble from which he has been suffering for a number of years. He has been sick at home for ten days or two weeks and en tered a Charlotte hospital where he could be under the care of a former Johns Hopkins hospital physician who had previously treated him, ; State Speculates On What Clyde Hoey, “A Great Sport” Will Do About His Own Political Future Will He Ran in 1932? If So. He May Oppose Man He Stepped Aside For. Charlotte.—On the heels of Gov ernor Gardner's appointment of Cameron Morrison to the United States senate has come wide spec ulation as to whether Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby has given up all aspira tions to become a member of Aat body. Mr. Hoey, who with good grace faded out of the picture when Gov ernor Gardner was confronted with the question of naming a successor to the late Senator Overman, has made ho definite announcement as to his future plans. He sent u telegram to the gover nor stating definitely he was not a candidate for appointment but he did not say whether or not he in-' tended to run at some future time I possibly in 1932. Family Relation. Aside from sending the telegram, Mr. Hoey is quoted as saying to Governor Gardner: "If I went to the senate I would want to be elect ed by the people and not appointed by my brother-in-law.” It was be cause of this family relation, it is believed, that Mr. Hoey renounced all rights to any such appointment. In political circles here it is be ing talked that Mr. Hoey may yet run for the senate but many are of the opinion that he has decided to remain definitely out of politics in the future. They point to his lucra tive law practice and contend that he likely has given up any such as pirations. Adds More Friends. The Morrison appointment has] added many friends to Mr Hqeysj ■ fowrwnsi> on blivek Beauty is Their Passport These three winning beauties will enjoy toura of the United States as a result of having been selected by cities of Southern California for the National Good Will Tour. They are. left t® right: Roae Rinaldi. Queen Dor othy MacDonald and Margue rita Olivera. Autos Take Biggest Toll Of Life In North Carolina In November; 102 Killed And Over400Injured I Firemen Will Repaic Top The city firemen are going to do their part to help make it a merry Christmas for on* fortunate tots about Shelby. Fire Chief J. R. Robinson announced today that city firemen had opened a toy re* pair shop at the fire depart ment and would repair free of charge all broken toys brought to them by children who live in homes where unemploy ment or other misfortune ex ists. Parents who desire toys worked over for children should also bring them to the firemen. Help Administered Rapidly To Needy One car load of coal and consid erable food have been given to the poor through the county welfare of fice and the city during the last few days. Mayor McMurry bought a quantity of flour, lard, meat, beans and molasses and put the po lice department to work In distribut ing yesterday morning. Both the city and county, togeiher with the churches and individuals are show ing the most generous spirit ever manifested in this community and are all determined that no one shall suffer if their case comes to their attention and is found deserving. Many Men Willing To Clear Up Snow Do you need white n^eii or colored men to shovel away snow and clear pathways about your house or ga rage? If so, they are easy to se cure. Welfare Officer J. B. Smith said today that more than a score ap plied to him yesterday for work shoveling snow. About Shelby there are many homes still somewhat banked in with snow and many un employed men can be given work If f6r only a few hours. Those who need such work or any other odd jobs done about their homes are urged to telephone Mr. Smith at 68-j. Stricter Law* Urged To Balt Grins Reaper’s Ride Along State Roads. Raleigh, Dec. 18—Automobile* hill ed 102 persons on the highways of North Carolina in November, se riously Injuring 404 in 303 acci dents. This is the largest number of persons killed by automobiles in any one month in North Carolina, ac cording to Major Sprague Silver, head of the Motor Vehicle Bureau of the State Department of Reve nue, in announcing the automobile accident statistics for November, just completed today. During October 70 were killed and 417 injured in 308 accidents. In the first eleven months of this year 690 persons were killed, and 4,018 Injured in 2,940 accidents, or as many as were killed in the entire twelve months of 1929, whem 890 were killed and 4,984 injured in S, 501 accidents. This shows a material increase in the number of persons killed, but a decrease in the num ber injured and the number of acci dents In 1929. It also shows a mark ed Increase over 1928, when only 675 were killed and 4,669 injured. No accurate figures for entire years are available prior to 1928* since the law requiring all automobile accidents to be reported to the Motor Vehicle Bureau was not passed until 1927 and did not go into effect until July 1, 1926. “This steady Increase in the num ber of fatal automobile accidents In (CONTINUED ON PAGE ELEVEN. I Use Fire Hose To Remove Snow City Forces Begin Washing Streets With Water. Old Sol Lends A Hand. Policemen, firemen, electricians, street workers and other city em ployes this morning began washing Shelby’s face to clearup as much of the snowstorm litter as possible. Fire hose were attached to hy drants In the uptown business sec tion and the water turned upon the streets, sweeping the melting snow into sewage lines. By noon several of the streets had been cleared and the work continued. Old Sol shot a few heat rays on the snow-blanketed streets and side walks this morning, and this after noon even more sun was in evidence to lend a hand in clearing away the snow. The predicted rain for tonight is expected to aid considerably in the removal of the record blanket, and showers early this afternoon had al ready borne out the weather proph ecy. Facing Crises Is Kiwanis Subject Dr. Zeno Wall was the speaker last night at the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis club at the Hotel Char les. He spoke on "Facing Crises” and how they might be averted, giving Biblical incidents of how great crises Were averted in those times by faith, prayer, love, courage, trust and hope. Crises might be averted in these modern times by such at tributes, Dr. Wall declared. Mai Spangler was in charge of the pro gram, the last of the year. The meeting next week will be omitted because of the Christmas holidays and the new president Paul Webb J will be inaugurated tire first week In January to succeed the retiring president Wn> liitteberaev. i County Schools Closed By Snow; \ City Opens 1st Same Date Opening Will Hold Snow-Packed Hoods Force Rural Schools To Close With City. Kami Term Begins 29th. Wednesday It wa., thought that the rural schools of Cleveland coun ty might continue to operate until Friday, the scheduled closing day for Christmas, despit j the heavy Snowstorm, but the almost impass able highways and roads caused the majority of them fail to open Wednesday. One or two schools may continue through the week, Supt. J. H. Origg says, but practically every rural school win have no more sessions prior to Christmas. Although closing a day or two earlier than planned, the rural schools will re-open on Monday, December 29, according to tjie original schedule Same Day Here ' A report spread among student# of the Shelby schools yesterday that because of the forced closing due to the snow storm the city system would return to wore on Monday, December 29. instead of Thursday, January 1, as planned, late yester day, however, Rupt. B. L. Smith an nounced that the schools would not likely resume work until the first day of 1931 The matter will be taken up by iihe school board, he said, but his belief 1s that the original plan of opening on Thursday will be fol lowed 324 Garments Given At Clothing Depot; Shoes Badly Needed Mini*tern May Ime Written Orien On Clothing Depot For Sup plies. Stock Grow*. Shoes, women’s coots and bedding are tho most needed articles at the fearwse the basement of the Weathers-Blan ton building next to the Masonic temple. Thoee who have any of these articles which they are willing to contribute, please telephone 355 and a Boy Scout will call. Mrs. Irma Wallace, home agent, Is now devot ing her full tlmb to the welfare de partment, assisting J. Q- Smith, welfare officer. Ministers May Order. To date 334 garments have been distributed from the clothing de partment In charge of Miss Frances Hendrick In the basement of the Weathers-Blanton building. This depot has 800 to 1,000 more gar ments for distribution and the sup ply is being added to dally. The snow has handicapped the relief work somewhat, just at a time when it Is needed most, so to speed up the work of distribution, the clothing department has been authorized to distribute on written orders from any minister of the county. Minis ters will please bear this In mind, and when they find cases needing clothing, write an order and It will be filled. Commutes Appointed. Mrs. John W. Harbison and Mrs. W. B. Nix have been appointed a committee to solicit contributions of wearing apparel and toys from the merchants. Mrs. B. O. Stephenson and Mrs. Charlie William* will solicit short length pieces of cloth from the tex tile mills to be added to the cloth ing depot stock. Situation Acute. The situation Is very acute now and all contributions are needed. With the cold weather and snow, there is much suffering and anyone who has clothing, shoes or bedding which they can spare, should gather it up, telephone No. 355 (Clothing depot) at once, and a Boy Scout will call for same. The depot Is speeding up Its work in order to distribute everything It has and can collect so that the needy, white and black of town or county, may be receiving the full benefit of it. Library Gels Books From Woman’s Club As a result of book week sponsor ed by the American homes depart ment of the Woman’s club the Shel by public library received 120 books and a check for $1, according to Miss Stella Murchison, librarian. Claude Bower's fine book, “Tragic Era," was also donated to the library by Attorney and Mrs. R. L. Ryburn in memory of the late Judge James L. Webb. M’oodman Dance Off. The. Woodman dance scheduled j for Saturday night has been called orf because of the snow. He Takes Bath * In Snowdrift; Few Accidents 79-Ycar-Old Man (Joes Back To Nature. Over 14 Inches. Snowy Topics. Twitty Justice lit 19 yearn of age, right well along In life, and lives on North Washington street in the hos pital aera. Wednesday morning Mr. Justice stripped himself down to uh —well, down to his birthday clothes, and pranced out In the backyard where he took his annual snow bath. "Makes' me feel like a boy. and 1 haven't missed taking a snow batty In many years except for winters when there was not sufficient snow to roll over in,” he said. Hie heavy snowfall added more or less to the worries of every family, household, and firm, but the big gest task resulting from snow para lysis fell upon the county welfare department and the charity com mittee. Hundreds of people have ap plied for work, fogd and fueT yes terday and today. Scores who were Just managing to get along before the snow came could no longer make It In houses without a fire and with bodies unfed to resist the cold. Among the applicants for aid yes terday was a farm family In which there are 27 children. The husband and wife have both been married twice, both had children by their first marriages and by each other. A family of 29—without work, hun gry and cold! An unusual angle of the record snow Is the absence of the custom ary accidents that follow in the wake of a snow storm, slippery streets, steps and walkways. At the Shelby hospital ‘ today it was said that not a single accident case had entered the hospital as a result of the snow. Miss Sara Palmer, daughter of Mrs. B. H. Palmer, South LaFay ette street, suffered a painful Injury to her ankle while en route to her work yesterday. She slipped and fell and In so doing tore loose a tendron In her left ankle, and Is now <mn ftnd to Her home. "This snow only 14 Inches deep how do you get that way?” The tcoNronrao os paue twelve.) D. Pender To Open Store Here Saturday D. Pender Grocery Co. will open a second store In Shelby on Satur day ot this week. The store room on N. LaPayette street owned by J. H. Hull and formerly occupied by the Shelby Hardware Co. has been leas ed and a full stock of groceries and vegetables Is being put in today for the opening Saturday. Boyd Propst, popular young local man will be the manager of the new store. E. J. Vick who makes headquarters at Salis bury. is supervisor of this district and has been in charge of remodell ing the store. Program Sunday At Presbyterian Church A special Christmas musical pro gram will be given at the Presby terian church Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock. The regular church choir supplement by a number of others will participate in the program. The general public Is cordially Invited. Game Called Off. The basketball games between the Shelby high teams and the Gastonia teams scheduled for last night were called off because of the snow. Only Five Marriages To Each Divorce In Cleveland County; 11 Have Higher Divorce Rate Proximity of Sooth Carolina Cots Down County Marriage* At Home. Girls of Cleveland county, you do not have even one chauce In a hun dred of getting married. Believe It or not, but those figures art assembled In the annual marri age and divorce census for North Carolina by the University News Letter. But here’s the bright angle; the chances of your being divorced, once you get married, are far less than they are of getting married. Which is to say that in 1929 there were 5.3 marriages in Cleveland county for each divorce. Only eleven coimties in North Carolina had less marriage for each divorce, Cata’v county. The figures also show that there True a marriage in the court \ foi every 517 people during the year, and a divorce for every 2,752 Inhabi tants. The counties having less marriages per divorce than Cleveland were Buncombe, Mecklenburg, Jackson, Avery, Graham, Caswell, Richmond, Polk, Transylvania, Robeson and Gaston, It is generally known, however, that the figures do not include all the Cleveland county couples who were married in 1929 as scores of Cleveland couples motored to Gaff ney, or other nearby Gretna Greens in South Carolina for the ceremony. Lincoln county has 19.9 marri ages for each divorce. Burke has 15.5 marriages for eaci hdivorce. Cataw ba has 6.9 Rutherford has 5.6 and Oa ten lias only 1.9. Five counties, all tural tidewater . (tviViWW o». mq* , New Jersey Farmer Upsets Prohibition William Sprague, the New Jersey farmer, in whose case Federal Judge William Clark ruled the Eighteenth Amendment invalid. Sprague was found last March with fifty barrels of beer on hia truck. A brilliant array of counsel took his case and fought It successfully. This exclusive picture was taken in his home. McNinch Matter Big Topic Here Senator Morrison Urges Confirma tion of Anti-Smith Leader. Bailey Opposes It. The confirmation lit Washington Wednesday by the senate committee on the appointment of Frank Mc Ninch, anti-Smith leader of Char lotte, to the federal power commis sion has been the subject of much discussion here as well as over the entire state. Senator-elect J. W. Bailey had been in Washington several days doing what he could to prevent the McNinch confirmation. Senator Cameron Morrison was appointed Just in time to participate in the hearing, and Ills stand Jn favor of his fellow townsman has brought on a considerable difference in opinion. In the Bafley-BlttBndtw campaign Mr. Morrlsftn supported Bailey and criticised Simmons and McNinch for their lack of loyalty to the Demo cratic party in 1938. Having split with them then many did not expect Morrison to support McNinch. Ardent Democrats here and else where are not hesitant about ex pressing their displeasure because they say McNinch is supposed to be one of the three Democrats on the commission when in reality he Is not a Democrat, refusing to support Bulwlnkle in the race against Jonas as well as leading the fight in 1928 which sent North Carolina into the Republican column. Others take a more lenient view of the Morrison support of McNinch. (CONTINUED ON PAGE ELEVEN) Rutherford Man Ha» Booze-Treeing Dog Rutherfordton. Dec. 19.—Mr. Forest D. Koon, prominent farm er of Morgan township, has a hound dog that is in great de mand. especially at this season. Recently. Mr. Koon stated, his dog treed something under a red root and he went out to inves tigate thinking he would find some wild game and found two one-gallon jugs of whisky. Now the dog is in demand. One man, it Is reported has offered him $30 for it but that is not enough money to secure this valuable dog. Mr. Koon vouches for the truthfulness of the above state ments. Seaboard Takes Off Train From Shelby To West Rutherford ton Train Off Jan. 1 One rameniw Train Off Noon. WUl Interfere With Kntherford*s Mall. Mr. C. 1 Capps, vice president of the Seaboard Air Line rail way, Iiae riven notice that ef fective January 1, hla road will discontinue passenger train serv ice between Shelby and Ruther ford ton. Several years ago this road dte» continued one passenger train each way between Rutherfordton and Charlotte. After January 1, this means that there will be no direct passenger train service between Rutherfordton and Shelby. loses Money. Mr. Capps states that an accur ate check allows that at no time has his road from Rutherfordton to Shelby hauled more than an aver age of 2 1-2 pay passengers per trip and that there seems to be no de mand for the train. He further states that the cost of operating these trains is ten times the pas senger revenue. The taking off of these trains will greatly Interfere with mall and ex press service between Rutherfordton and Charlotte. After January 1 Rutherford county will only have one passenger train each way per day. on the Southern from Marion to Blacksburg and one each way over the Cllnchfleld road from Johnson City to Spartanburg, S. C Veteran Mull, 84 Buried On Saturday Vine Children And 62 Grandchil dren Survive. Burled At Mull* Chapel. (Special 'to The Stan Toluca. Dec. 18.—Funeral services were held at Mull* Chapel just a Bo re Joluca last Saturday, Decem ber 13, at 11 o'clock lor another old veteran, Mr. Pink Rhoney. He has been past helping himself for sev eral years and had been staying with his sons. He was 84 years, four months and seven days.QU. He enlisted in the war at the age of 17 and served two years and was captured at Fort Fisher. , He was married to Miss Mary Mull, daughter of the late Mr. Bill Mull She was born and reared iu Cleveland county. To this union were bom nine children, four boys, Lawrence, John, Melicia, and Otus; five girls, Mrs. John Lowman. Mrs, Kellie Mostella. Mrs. Minnie Martin, Mrs. Nish Mcdurd and Mrs. Jake Mull, all of which survive, Sixty two grandchildren and tftlrty-two great grandchildren also survive. He was twice married. His first wife died in 1904, and in the year 1812 he was married to Mrs. Amanda Kendrick, who also survives. Funeral services were conducted by Revs. H. E. Waldrop add O. P. Abernethy. Ex-Slave And Large Land Owner, Is Dead Negro Farmer, Age M And Owner of 376 Acres Is Honored By • HU People. Frank Wray, an ex-slavq of the late William Wray, died last Mon day, Dec. 15, and was buried Tues day at Ebeneser Baptist church near Kings Mountain. Frank was about 76 years old and one of the best known colored men of the county. He was honest and a hard worker. He has farmed all his life, and at one time owned 376 acres of land and at his death own ed 276 acres where he and all his four children live. Frank was kind and honest and made friends of white and colored. He, like moat of his type, had no court record and raised a family largely on the same order. White and black spoke of Uncle Frank in the best words and as a man without an enemy. His funeral was largely attended by friends and kindred from both Cleveland and Gaston counties. It was conducted by Revs. J. W. Rob erts and R. J. Davidson. The Ebenezer public school which he gave land for, turned out to honor him with flowers and ever greens. He was one of the first col ored men to buy land in No. 8 town - ship and the first deacon of Eben ezer Baptist church and its Sunday school superintendent for thirty years He was a model man for tvs race.
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