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i 8 PAG25 TODAY «J X|»U. per rent, iln •d*tn«e> .. **jwi t litrirr iwr *«iir on uo VOL. XXXVII, No. 3 . SHE LBV. N. C. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7, 1931 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. LA TE NEW: THE MARKET Cotton, per lb._... 9 to S-'ic Cotton Seed, per bu. ..._*_28 ‘iC Fair And Warmer. Today's North Carolina Weather Report: Fair and not quite so cold tonight. Thursday cloudy with slow ly rising temperature followed by rain in west and central portions. Taxless Autos. Raleigh, Jan. ".—Enforcement of the law requiring motorists to have new license plates on their automo biles by January 1 Is being lefl part ly to local authorities Sprague Sil ver, head of the state motor vehicle bureau, said yesterday. Yesterday marked the sirth day the law has been enforeihle this year and only about half the motorists in the state have purchased their new tags. Tin sales this afternoon totalled 201.915, as compared with 238,373 last year. State highway patrolmen, Mr. Sil ver said, are stopping ears with the 1930 plates and giving the motorists tags. In Winston-Salem and Wil mington. he said, local authorities are stringently enforcing the license tag law. Poultry Seems As 1931 Boost Farmers of Cleveland Cook Upon Poultry As Money Maker In 1931. The idea emanating from a recant meeting of Cleveland county pcul rryinen held in Shelby is that farmers of this section are going to count considerably upon poultry profits to make 1931 a better busi ness year. The session was presided over by Mr. George V,'o!fe. president of the Cleveland pouitrymen. and numer ous poultry leaders participated in the general discussion. Among these were Mr, B. Austell, president of the district poultry association; Mr. C TV Parrish, State poultry specialist; Rev. John W Buttle, veteran poui tryman, and others. Plans were discussed for handling and shipping poultry from this ’ac tion during the year. It was also pointed out. that, cooperation be tween poultry breeders was the sur est method of showing successful profits. Robbers Break In Wholesale Grocery '>.000 Packages of Cigarettes Taken From A. Blanton Grocery Company Here. Thieves entered the A. Blanton wholesale grocery house here some time Monday night and made away with 10 cases, or 5,000 packages of cigarettes. Entrance, Police Chief Poston raid, was made by cutting a screen wife, breaking a window glass and turning the latch. The robbers left no clues which would aid officers In apprehending them. In Goode Store. Thieves, it is understood, also en tered the Basil Goode grocery ana made away with several small ar ticles. The safe, which contained a sum of money, was said to have been completely overlooked. Ministry Student Of Casar Passes Glenard Davis, 19 Years Old And Student at Sylvia Buried At St. Paul Church. (Special to The Star.) Casar, Jan. 7.—Mr. G'enard Davis. 19 year old ministerial stu dent of Sylvia Collegiate ins it lute died Sunday at the home of his grandfather, Mr. John Davis, of the St. Paul section. Glenard was an industrious young man of great poseibilities and was working his way through school. In the fall he underwent ah operation, complications followed and for sev eral weeks he had been seriously ill. On Tuesday, December 30, he was carried home as the hospital staff said they did all that medical sc.once could. His funeral was conducted Mon day afternoon at 2 p. m. at Saint Paul Baptist church. The young Mr. Davis is survived by his father, Mr. Rab Davis. His mother, Monta f>‘ad, died when he was an infant. His grandparenV Mr. and John Davis and Mr. Bud Neal and a host of other relatives and friends also survive. Has Receipt For Sale Made In 1827 Cotton is selling for practically the same price now as it was in 1827, or almost 164 years ago. Mr. D. B. Hughes, Who lives south of Shelby, has a cotton sale receipt issued to his great grandfather. Ben Hughes, at Columbia in 1827. Tlie receipt shows that Mr. Hughes received ei~ht and a quarter cents per pound for a 291-pound bale, or a total of $24, Attorneys Ask Removal King Casi To York Unable To Finance Strong Defense : Motion To Move Trial From York Is Opposed By Attorneys For S. C. State. Chester, S. C., Jan. 7.—After Hs j truing to the arguments and the [ reading of affidavits from state and . defen e counsel relative to grant ' ing a change of venue to Raft F. | King, who was indicted by a Ches j ter county Jury in July, 1929, for | laying hi:; wife. Fave Wilson King. Judge M. L. Bom.am announced here yesterd v that he would care fully -consider the matter, and make known his decision In a few days. Much interest centered in the hearing. Thomas F. McDod of York, j chief counsel for the defense, and Raymond B. Hilderbrand of York, also of the defense, appeared for that side, and Solicitor Harry Hines of Lancaster, Solicitor-elect W, Gist Finley of York and Gaston Hamil i ton and Gaston and Angus H. Mac i Aulay of Chester for the state. The highlight ol the hour and I half hearing was the arguments and affidavits telling of the poor ! financial condition of Rafe King l and his father, W. P. King, which , would make it impossible for them j to employ local counsel, without i which “it would be fatal to his in Uerests to go to trial again in Ches ter," the delense declared. The syne counsel, through Col. Arthur L. Gaston and W. Gist Fin ley, vigorously resisted a change of venue, and argued that the case should remain here. I Rafe F. King, In his petition “prays to the court to remand his case for trial to the county of York, and if this does not meet with the approval of the Court then to the county of Lancaster or Fairfield. The defense asked for a change of venue on the following grounds: <A> that the defendant cannot ob tain a fair, and impartial trial In Chester county. <B> Because of de fendant's inability to employ local counrel, and for the further reason (that the defendant would be at a great disadvantage by reason of the association with the solicitor of lo cal counsel of Chester of wide ex perience, ability and powerful in fluence. (C) For the convenience of counsel engaged for the defense and jon account of his inability to pay | the expenses of witnesses and es | pecially of expert witnesses and j counsel. (D) Because the case has [once been tried in Chester, excited • a great deal of interest and feeling. | and because an impartial and un | prejudiced jury would be practical ly impossible to secure, on account of the universal comments of the evidence in this case at the former ! trial. In return of the state on petition for change of venue, it was stated that “King can and will obtain a fair and impartial trial in Chester county and there is no such feeling of bias or prejudice or animosity against the defendant in this coun ty such as would prevent him from receiving a fair and impartial trial, and which would entitle him to a j change of venue. ' "With reference to the defend ant’s allegation that he is unable to employ local counsel in Chester, this respondent would re-pectfullv show that the defendant, Rafe F King, is represent by the Hon, Clyde R. Hoey and Judge B. T. Falls, two of the mast outstanding and able criminal lawyers practic CONTINDED ON PAGE SIGHT.! ] Junior Boy and Girl Champs Jean McNally, Jean Smith and Pctronilla Rollins, with the many trophies won by young boy and girl skippers during the annual Christmas regatta staged on Newport Bay, Calif., recently. The youngsters* in their fragile craft, provided more thrills for spectators than did the adults in their larger and more sea worthy schooners, jbwIs and sloops. Masonic Drive Aid To Charity Clothing Depot; 2,206 Garments Given To Poor Of This Section Geo. J. Luckadoo, Age 82, Passes Away "Best Friend And Neighbor” Is Buried At Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. Mr. Geo, J. Luckadoo, declared to be one of the “best friends and neighbors I ever knew.” by Rev. I. D. Harrill, was buried Monday aft ernoon at 3 o’clock at Pleasant Ridge Baptist church where he was a faithful member. Mr. Luckadoo died Monday at the age of 82 years and 18 days old. He leaves a wife and two children. Mr. Luckadoo was a Christian gentlemen and respect ed and honored by his host, of friends. He was first- married to Lucy Gardner. Four children were born, one of whom, Miss Janie Luckadoo, survives. His second marriage was to Mary Bridges wo survives with one son George, together with one grand child. A large crowd attended the fu neral conducted by Rev. D. G. Camp, assisted by Rev. I. D. Har rill. John W. Mull Is Dead At York, S. C. York, Jan. 7.—John William Mull, 84, highly esteemed citizen of the Beersheba section, died Monday of cerebral hemorrhage. The inter ment too place at Beersheba Pres byterian church, services being con ducted by the Rev. Carl McCuily. He was a native of North Caro lina, but had lived in York county about 25 years. Surviving are his wife and several children, among whom is a son, W. E. Mull, with whom he made his home. Governor Has A Framed Letter His Father Wrote To His Mother Raleigh, Jan. 7.—"The most appreciated gift I received Christmas Was a framed letter written by my father from Ra leigh, while a member of the North Carolina legislature, to my mother, in 1858—twenty four years before 1 was born, t being the youngest of twelve children,” observed Governor Gardner yesterday; “The gift came from my sis ter, Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey. My father was a strong Whig and was bitter against secession and the Democratic party. When was was declared, however, he immediately organized a mili tary company, as captain, in whiel. five of his brothers were members, and became an In tense Democrat and secession ist. "In this treasured letter he tells my mother many interesting things about Raleigh and its in stitutions, but he especially em ohasizes that the bread was the meanest he ever ate and that L the chickens and turkeys seem ed to have been starved before they were served. “In one respect he was a modern legislator. He refers to the attractive women in Ka leigh, but he assured my mother whom he addressed as 'Dear est Maggie,’ that ‘there is noth ing else beside thee that is worth loving. My whole affections are lavished on thee and I know full well thou dost return my love with that filial affection that none can possess but by kind and affectionate wife.’ And he concludes saying, ‘Maggie, do not think of crying any more, but think that you have a hus band that loves you with all his heart.' “I guess that the letter to my mother Is not a bad standard for members oif the general as sembly to follow in writing to their wives. I am satisfied that my mother believed everything my father said,” said the gov ernor. Rosf'i Store (Jives $300 Worth Of Toys And Games. Response More Liberal. i ■__ | Since the Masonic lodge held a meeting to arouse the attention of housewives and merchants on the necessity of contributing old cloth ing, money, etc., through the Char ity depot of the Welfare Depart ment. the response has been more generous, say." Miss Frances Hen drick in charge of the clothing de pot in the basement os the Weath ers-Blanton building. 2,206 Garments Given. Many bundles of useful wearing apparel have been sent to the old clothes depot and these are being distributed rapidly to the needy on orders issued by the county welfare department And the ministers of the county. Up to January 3rd, Miss Hendrick reports that 2.206 garments have been given away, 38 toys, 15 blan kets, one bolt of outing, two pillow cases, two bed sheets and groceries to eleven families. The groceries were contributed by the "Pou»d a Week Club" recently organized among the ’adies of Shelby, Each member of *‘:is club contributes a pound of eatables, making a sacri fice froiti their tables for the poor and needy. Manager Price of Rose’s store S contributed $300 worth of toys and | children’s games to the clothing de pot yesterday. These were left overs from the holidays and will be issued without order to children in families receiving help. Many other local merchants are making up contributions from their stocks after taking inventory. Phone 255 between 10 and 12 a. m and 2 and 5 n m. if you have any thing to contribute and your pack j age will be sent, for. Mrs. Jsmes Goes To Father’s Funeral Mrs. A. D. James. West- Warren | street received a telegram yesterday ! announcing the death of her aged | father John Burke in New York city She left last night to attend the funeral and will be gone sev [ erai days. Mr. Burke was 82 yea.r% of age and retired from active busi ness life a number of year ago. i .——; Lawndale Has Mail Service On Sunday The town of Lawndale now has a seven-day week mail service. the new system being inaugurated last Sunday. Heretofore the special star route has served the upper Cleveland town only six days per week, but hereafter the star route will make one round trip between Shelby and Lawndale on Sunday morning Missionary Here. Miss Ethel Bost, of Cornelius,' gilest of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Harbi sou,, will talk tonight at prayer meeting hour, 7:30, at Central Meth odist church. Mirs Bost has been n missionary in China for five years. Begin Case Of Lattimore This Afternoon Hen Stamey Store Theft Heard Today Onf Urlrndaiit Plead* Guilty In Polkviilr Robbery. Jury Given Cate. The J. J. Lattlmore case, cen tering around several false en~ try and embezzlement fharfeji. got underway In superior court here this afternoon. The conrt adjourned for the noon recrs* at 1:30 with the Lattlmore trial docketed for the first case of the afternoon. All morning tlie court grind was devoted to the trial of three men charged with breaking, entering and robbing the Stamey store at Polk ville several weeks ago. The evidence waa completed arid the case given to the jury at 1:20 this afternoon. The three defendants were Henry and Nelson Stanley and Sid Rector. Qne of the Stanleys pled guilty, while the other and Rector pled not guilty. A quantity of the stolen goods was found, officers said, in or near the Stamey-Reetor home. Two Court* On. Tills has been a busy court week for Shelby, county court operating every day downstairs while superior court operates upstairs. In the county court tills morning six young white men were found guilty of malicious damage to prop cry in celebrating New' Year's in South Shelby. Property damaged included a broken window at the Charlie Reinhardt store and the tearing down of the sub postoffice sign. The defendants were ordered to repair the damages and to pay the costs of the case. Gaffney Man Diet, Funeral On Tuesday Cieut.-Gov. Butler, Brother-In-Law Shelby Residents, Passed Away Monday. Union, S. C., Jan. 7.—Lieutenant Governor Thomas Rcithwell Butler of South Carolina died at a hospital here at 1:15 o'clock Monday after noon. He had been brought here about two hours earlier from the home of his brother, William W. Butler, near Carlisle, where he whs ■ taken very 111 Sunday night. Mr. Butler married a sister of Mrs. George Blanton and Mr. Dra iier Wood of Shelby. Governor Butler was under'treat ment at the hospital for several months last fall but left December 13 to pay visits to his brothers, Je ter Butler of Lockhart, and W M. Butler of Carlisle. The cause of his death according to Dr. P. K, Switz er, who had been his physician since his coming to the hospital here, was acute uremia. All efforts to treat the disease successfully having been futile. Prominent In state. For many years Lieut. Governor Butler has been prominent in the civic life of Gaffney, where he was mayor for several years. He had held other positions throughout South Carolina, being for 22 years a member of the democratic state executive committee. He served in the senate from 1903-06 and from 1918-26 and for one term in the house of representatives, 1912-14. He was elected lieutenant governor In 1926, the first four-year term, end by virtue of his office was pre siding officer of the senate. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. H. Garner, Jr,, and will be con ducted bv Rev. S. Thorne Spark man, rector of the Episcopal church of which Mrs. Garner is a member Immediately after the services the body was taken to Gaffney for In terment at 5 o'clock, beside that of his wife, who passed away April 19 1926. Presbyterian Men To Hold Meeting The men of the Shelby Presby terian church will hold their month ly meeting Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock in the dining room of the Sunday school budding. Special ef fort is being made to have all the men of the church present for this first meeting of the new year. Sup per will be .served for all who come. The program tonight will be in charge of Prof. M. H. Randolph, president of the local organization, and Dr W. F. Mitchell, chairman of the department of foreign mis sions. Road Commissioner*. At the meeting this week of the ) county commissioners D. L. Downs was sworn in as road commi sioner in No. 11 towhship and R. L. White sides was sworn in in No, 8 town ship'.’ Three Store Robbers Given Total 8 Years After Stewart Confesses i Judge Clements Runs His Court Clears Bar of Spectators To Maintain Orderly v Appearance In Court. Judge J. It. Clement* holding hi* first Irmt of nuprrlur court ha* let It be known, quietly but firmly, that he la the presiding officer. For years spectators have mad' gradual inroads in the space about the bar, which is ordinarily reserv ed for attorneys, defendants, pris oners, and court officials. Of recent years seats within the bar have been difficult to find even for n - torneys and others connected with court activities. Tuesday morning Judge Clements looked down from the bertch, noted the confusion and crowded conditions and lmniediat*ly began re-arranglng things. First of all, he cleared out enough spectator* to give attorneys ampe room, then he made additional room for Jurors awaiting the noxi case, and finally had the clerk’s des.: changed about so as to provide ad ditional space His methods of handling a case are to the point, with little time wasted in byplay, and his expedite manner has reminded many specta tors of the speed and precision with which Federal Judge E. Yates Webb handles his United States Court. Added to Clements’ reputation made during his first days of court here is the whispered comment along the aisles that "he sticks ’em when they’re guilty." Mrs. Miller Hears Of Brother’s Death Mr. John Graham DIm at Hist?. Shelby Relatives Attend Funeral. Death has again claimed a eljs* relative of Mrs. A. C. Miller, whose husband, a prominent and pioneer business man of Shelby, died recen* ly. Mrs. Miller'? brother, Mr. John Graham, died Tuesday morning about 5 o'clock at his home at Ha.'y In Eastern North Carolina, Mr. and Mrs Hugh Miller jr.. and Rev. A. C. Miller attended the lu neral services held there this morn ing. McDiarmid Attends Greensboro Session Heads Conference Of Men In North Carolina Presbyterian Synod. Rev. H. N McDiarmid. pastor .of! the Shelby Presbyterian church, will preside over the conference of men of the church of the North Caro Una Synod at, the First Presbyterian j church In Greensboro, January 22- j 23. Some of North Carolina’s most j oromtnent Presbyterian church i leaders are on the two-day program.! among them being President Walter j tingle, of Davidson college, former Governor A, W McLean, and others j Stewart And Dale G< While Bolick Draw bery Of Penney Ant Krnest Stewart and Even sentences each end Jack Bolick J. II. Clement in Superior tour took the stand and confessed ii some months agn of the J; C. ! Going 1 o Cuba John I*. ,Mr Knight, son of !>lr. and Mrs, John S, McKnight, will leave the 15th of this month for Havana. Cuba, to work with the Associated Press bureau there. The Shelby boy. a Davidson graduate, has been with the AP bureau in Charlotte since resigning as state editor of The Charlotte News some time ago. Mr. McKnight began his newspa per experience on The Star. Aviator Given Term On Gang Held With Another Youth O Check Charge Several Senten ce* Passed Among the defendants senten ced to the county chain gang or Jail In Superior here yesterday was a tali, black-haired young man, XV. T. Potter, who claimed to have been an aviator in Ala bama. Potter was charged with aiding and abetting another young man, Louis Miller, alias Lester Hyde, in forging a check given Sam Morrison Miller attempted to take the blame but evidence Involved Potter and both were given four months each. Gets V ear’s Term Will Greeii charged with receiv ing stolen goods In connect ion with a No, 2 township robber ycharge was given 1't months. Tom Huffstetler drew three 12 months on a prohibition charge. Mall Wagon Struck, Moses Taub, who still uses a! horse-drawn vehicle for his heavy; mall deliveries about Shelby, has two new rear wheels on his mall: wagon. Recently while Taub was on the inside of a building his horse walked off with the wagon and started home. At a crossing south of town the horse barely got .across the rack of a Southern train wljlch plowed into the rear end of the Uriverless wagon. Smith Named Speaker, Johnson Is Senate Leader A t Raleigh Session; Dellinger Lcs?sAs Reading Clerk Cherryvllle Man Nominated b,v Sen ator MrSw»ln Loses To Raleigh Citizen. Raleigh. Jan. 7.—Democrats of the North Carolina general assem bly last night nominated Willis Smith of Wake county as speaker of the house of representatives and Rivers D. Johnson of Duplin for president pro-tern of the senate. Meeting in separate caucuses, the democrats of the upper and lover houses moved rapidly in their or ganization. Only one ballot was required to choose Smith O. B. Moss of Nash, a third candidate for the speaker ship. withdrew from the race and Smith won ever Fred I. Sutton of Lenoir 71 to 39. to win the house leadership. Wins Over Blount. In the senate Johnson defeated M. K. Blount of Pitt. 31 to 17, on the first ballot for the nomination as president pro tern of the senate and democratic leader of that branch. The nominations of all officers was tantamount to election. Then* are only two republicans In the sen ate and five in the house. The senate caucus took less than an hour while the house meeting lasted much longer. Johnson was nominated by Sena tor W. E Lynch, of Rowland. The name of Blount was first placed in I nomination by Senator L. S. Grave ly. of Rocky Mourn. There were only two candidates. Marlin Is Unopposed. Leroy Martin, principal clerk 01 the senate, was unopposed and un animously chosen. V Fritz Smith of Raleigh, was nom inated for principal reading clerk of the senate over D. P. Dellinger of Gastonia, by a vote of 28 to 18 out of 48. Smith was nominated by W. P Horton, of Pittsboro. and Dellinger bv Pevton McSw&in, of Shelby. it Three Years Each b Two Years In Rob I Lily Mill Stores Here. >tt Date wort' given three year was given two years by Judge t here yesterday al ter Stewart: i detail to the big robbery here Vnnev and-Lily mill stores. ■ Charlie' Kuylor. of Catawba coun ty, held In connection with die tune charges was given 80 days while a receiving stolen goods charge against Marion Absher, Stewarts father-In-law. was no! pressed, George Holland, the fourth man alleged to have participated mi •the robbery. is serving time iM South Carolina Plead Guilty. Upon entering court yesterday Stewart pled gtillty of bv. nk.uig and entering while Kaylor pled guilty of receiving stolen goods. Dale en tered a plea of not guilty in con nection with the Penney store rob bery, but his attorney, W, 8. Beam, amended It to a plea of aiding an. abetting after Stewart made hi confession on the stand. Stewart'* Story. Stewart, a dapper young man and •one of the beat witnesses to take the court room stand here in a long .me, related in detail the Penney robbery. He find Holland, the lat ter of the Hickory section, picked up. Gale, who lives in a Shelby mill village. After riding around for some time they parked their car, lit; said, a block away from the Penney store, left Dula with tile car, enter ed tire store and carried the loot to the automobile. They then drove into Catawba county to hide tin stolen goods in a potato house. It was there that Kaylor, who lived nearby, ran upon them. A gun was shown Kaylor and he later ac cepted a suit and other articles from the loot to prevent his squealing. The Stewart story was straightfor ward and he declared that all the stolen goods lie had taken as his share had been recovered. About the time Stewart and Dale were arrest ed Holland was carried back to 3outh Carolina where be was want ed. Officer,here managed to recover a big portion of the loot several weeks ago when they intercepted a note from Stewart to his wife. Some of the goods were lound at the home of Absher, father of Mrs. Stewart. Other goods were found at the homo at the home of some of Stewart's relatives in Ashevile. On the Penney charge Stewart and Dale were given two years each. The Other Robbery. Both plead guilty In the Lily mill sotre robbery which was staged sev eral nights later. Bolick. the third man, plead not guilty, declaring he had joined them after they left Shelby. He was found guilty, how ever, and given a sentence of two years. The trial, in that the Penney rob bery was one of the biggest store hauls here in several years, drew a large crowd and the court room was packed throughout the day. In his confession Stewart ad mitted having • served.' several years in the penitentiary but. was not re luctant about answering questions except when questioned about his wife, whom he seemed not to wish held to blame in any manner. Hoey Being Talked For Congress Berth Discussed For CongresMUHU-At Large. Ncwland, Bowie, Others Mentioned. Hickory. Jan. 7.—Former Lieuten ant Governor W. C. Newland, oi Lenoir, is being prominently men tioned as a candidate for North Carolina's new congressman-at large, office expected to be created by Gov, O. Max- Gardner or the state legislature to fill the number of congressmen given the state by the 1930 census. The state now may have 11 instead of ten. Political talk through the state and in Hickory is in the speculative stage at: present, but it is expected that a congressman-at-large will be Homed for probably two years until there districting of the state la made by the next legislature. The names of Clyde Hoey, of Shelby, Tam C. Bowie, of West Jeffer.on, and Walter ‘Pete” Mur phy, of Salisbury, also are being mentioned as possible candidates. F, Marlon Redd, ot Charlotte, already has announced that he will run for the office. Some think that a special election will be called and that voting will be carried through as in a regu lar election, although the republi cans would advance no candidate'.
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