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FAIR AND COOLER. Today's North Carolina Weather Report. Generally fair tonight and Thursday, preceded by local thun derstorms In east this afternoon or tonight. Slightly cooler in Interior tonight and Thursday. -> HOSIER SKIES. Washington, D. C., July 8.—Hosier business skies the world over are reported by commerce department representatives as a result of the Hoover moratorium proposal. Sum marising reports from on the period since the President announced his plan but prior to the agreement with France, the department announced that world of “improved sentiment” ! *tad been received from several countries. Department experts said the psychological effect of the mora torium negotiations unquestionably haa been good. They were unable, however, as yet to tell what ma terial effect it may have. Court Jurors For July Term < Judge Walter Moore to Preside Over Term To Begin Here ' * July 27th. ,' Judge Walter Moore will preside j over the next tern of Cleveland ■ county superior court which opens j here July 27th for a two weeks term ' of criminal and civil cases. The following jurors have been i drawn by the county board of com- j 1 missioners; rirst Week. No. 1, Broadus Earls; No. 2, O. W. 1 j Greene, D. G. Barnett, W. W. Brid i ges; No 3, L. C. Putnam, R. D, Hop j Per, L W, McSwain; No. 4, W. K. Crook, Robert Hord, Arthur Hay, j Ray A. WIEiams, Charles B. Camp bell, Bryan Hord; No. 5, M. C. Whit worth, Yates Black; No. 6, Clem Costner, George Heywood Sperling, i Clint Wellmon, E. G. Clark, Lester Cantpe, Zeb C. Mauney, J. H. Car-j roll; No. % J. S. Greene, R. P. Blan ton, F. Y.tHicks, Marcus Bailey; No. 3, Curtis B. Powell, R. Q. Whisnant, "Edgar Grigg, Sam Duncan; No. 9, A. W. Brackett, Thomas F. Cline, R. A. .Lackey; No. 10, W. A. Cook; No. 11, i Brantleyj Spake. Second Week. No. 1,;J. A. McCraw; No. 2, G. T. MeSwatn; No. 3, G. D. Allen; No. 4, ,C F. Thomasson and B. G. Logan; [No. 9, J. B. Ware and W. L. Wolle; No. 9, ^Herbert Blanton, Miles A. , Beam ‘and J. M. Tucker; No. 7, E. t Y. HaurlH and A. M. Lattimore, Jr.; No 8, "Forrest P. Peeler and J. H. Elliott; No. 9. A. B. Dellinger and Noah Hubbard; No. 10, C. G. Boyles; No, 11, B. B. Towery. NaJb Check Flasher j in City Yesterday ■Cecil Williams, It Is Alleged, Had I Passed Several Small I Checks. Cecil Williams, young white man Of 8outh Carolina but a native ol this county, was arrested here late yesterday afternoon by city officers on a worthless check charge. He was placed In jail until he can be given a trial in county court, per haps on Friday. Jt Is alleged that young Williams cashed about six small checks at the J. C. Penney store, one or two at the Suttle drug store, and per haps another. All, it is understood, were for small sums ranging from $1 to $3. The checks were passed over a period of more than one week. Two of the checks had the name of D. A. Beam signed, one "fiad Zeb Beam's name, another the .name of a Mr. Devinney while the others were fictitious names. Wil liams’ name was not signed to any of them, and the men whose names were signed said they knew nothing of the checks. SEE SPORT NEWS ON PAGE SEVEN THIS ISSUE. Make Money By Reading SOUND EASY, EH? This issue of The Star con tains dozen of bargains that will interest every housewife and every member of the household. Turn the pages, read the advertisements care fully and make your list of shopping selections from to day's advertising merchants. Silk Dresses for -_... $4.00 Brooms --......_15c Piece Goods_......__ 5c Ladies’ Shoe__ $1.95 Luncheon Sets .......... 79c Sheeting - __......._3c Men's Overalls .. 79e ladles Rayon Underwear 15c These and a hundred other bargains are advertised in The Star today. Lock for them, on every page. Read Star adver tisements every day. They guide you to economy buying. Denham Died Here 4 Days After Shooting His Wife And Himself Lived For 123 Hours After Shooting Nine Children Orphaned By Tragedy Attend Funeral Sendee Tuesday. Emory G. Denham. Ora mill loom fixer, died in the hospital here Tuesday morning at 3:45 from bullet wounds inflicted up on himself last Wednesday night after he had shot and killed his wife while he was on a crazed rampage due to several days of drinking homebrew and bay rum. Funeral services for the man who brought a double tragedy Into his home and orphaned nine young children were held yesterday after noon at the Lurz & Jackson funeral parlor. The services were conducted by Rev. W. A. Elam and music was furnished by the male quartet of the First Baptist church. Children Attend. The nine children, from the oldest girl, Frances, 17, to Emily, a 15 months-old baby, attended the ser vices. Interment followed in Sun tse cemetery. Lived Long Time. The fatally wounded man lived several days longer than surgeons thought it possible. One of the bul lets he fired into his head lodged and the other tore all the way through, Despite the seriousness of the wound Denham clung to life for over 123 hours. He never regained consciousness although he muttered nad groaned quite a bit a day or so after the shooting; The tragedy was one of the most pathetic here in years. Denham, his children say, had been drinking for four days. Wednesday night in a semi-stupor from his four-day orgy of drinking he became angered at his oldest daughter. Shortly after midnights- abut 1B»80 Thurs day morning—he started to shoot the girl. His wife interfered and begged him to shoot her instead. The girl had escaped from the house in the meantime, and after a struggle with his wife, who at tempted to get the gun away from him, he shot her through the head. He then fired two shots into his own head. When officers first got into the house they thought both man and wife were dead. Later it was noticed that Denham was breathing and he was rushed to the hospital. Funeral sendees for Mrs. Denham were held Saturday. Her first name was Gertrude and she was 37 years of age. Her mother, brother and sister- came here from Alabama for the funeral. So far as Is known Denham's children were the only near relatives to attend his'funeral yesterday. He was 43 years of age. To Orphanage. The future for the nine young orphans was still undecided today. It was hoped that the seven younger children could be entered in an orphanage. The two older children, the girl 17 and the boy 16, may go to Alabama to live with their mother’s mother. Mrs. Fannie Dixon Buried At Kadesh Prominent Belwood Woman Passes. Widow of John Dixon. Fu neral Monday. Mrs. Fannie Dixon died Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at her home at Belwood, following a brief illness with kidney poison. Mrs. Dixon, the widow of John Dixon who died about 30 years ago, would have been 73 years of age had she lived until the 16th of this month. Before mar riage she was Mfss Fannie Falls. Mrs. Dixon had been living with her son Walter Dixon for many years. She is survived by two chil dren, Walter of Belwood and Miss Johnnie Dixon, registered nurse-off New York. Miss Dixon was here for the funeral, arriving Saturday and returning to her home in New Yo^k. One daughter, Mrs. Munsey Dorsey, died in Texas, another daughter, Miss Kate Dixon died about four years and a son, Ambrose Dixon, died about 12 years ago. Deceased joined Kadesh church in girlhood and was a faithful mem ber and consecrated Christian. She was a fine neighbor and a great hostess, always having a treat for children who visited her home. The funeral was conducted Mon day afternoon at 3 o’clock by Rev. E. E. Snow, pastor, and interment j was in the cemetery at Kadesh church I Fallston Man Takes 1,426 Baths At Hot Spring* One thousand four hundred and twenty six baths have been taken by C. Clarence Stanley of Fallston at Hot Springs, Ark. He has been making annual trips to Hot Springs for the last score of years. This is perhaps the record for any man.. He attributes much of his improvement in health to his periodical trips to this noted place. Mr. Stamey, a former Fallston merchant was for years very thin and frail. He,now weighs around the 200 pound mark. Up until last year he had 1342 baths to his credit. He is headed homeward this week, having taken 84 baths this season, making a grand total of 1426 hot baths since his first j visit there. Two County Doctors Pass Medical Board Dr. Haywood Thompson and Dr. Yates Palmer Secure License To Practice. Two Cleveland county men passed the state board of medical exam iners in Raleigh this week and re ceived their license to practice medecine. One is Dr. Haywood Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. <?• Thompson of Shelby and the other is Dr. Yates Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Palmer of Polk ville. Dr. Thompson and Dr. Palmer have the same great grand fathers. Dr. Thompson finished his medi cal training at University of N, Qt and Tulane University, New Orleans and served his intermesh ip in the Baptist Hospital there. Dr. Palmer attended medical school in' Rich mond and Baltimore and has been connected with the hospital at Washington, this state. Just where they will locate, has not been announced. Mr. Phifer Of El Bethel Section Dies Prominent Fanner Of No. * Town ship Dies In a Charlotte - Hospital. Mr. J. Dec ossa Phifer, prominent farmer'of the El Bethel section of No. 4. township died this morning at 5:30 o’clock in a Charlotte hos pital where he has been undergoing treatment. Mr. Phifer was one of the leading citizens of No, 4 town ship and a very thrifty and indus trious farmer, widely connected in that section of the county. He was 63 years of age. Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Sara Plonk, Misses Ann, Laura and Lula Phifer1 and one brother, Ben D. Phifer. Funeral services will be conduct ed Thursday morning at 11 o’clock at El Bethel Methodist church, the funeral services to be conducted by Rev. John R. Church, of Kings Mountain assisted by Rev. R. L. Forbis of Shelby. Shelby Boy Returns To Arizona Ranch Charless Lattimore Back To Arizona. Babingtons Go To Reno. Charles Lattimore, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Lattimore. returned Mon day to Flagstaff, Arizona, to resume his cowboy life which he followed for several years before coming home for a visit last year. He rode as far as Reno, Nevada, with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Babington who went there to Join Babington’s father, Mr. Pel Babington, employe of a Reno newspaper. Morrison Gets Two Postoffice Contracts C. A. Morrison and Son were awarded the contract yesterday for the erection of two government post office buildings in Georgia. One is located at Thomson and the other at BandersvUle, Morrison and Bon were low bidders on the two jobs which will amount to about $40,000 each. Work will begin within a few weeks. Hoey Keeps On Worrying N. C. Office Seekers Clyde R. Iloey, of Shelby, I* still the question mark in the North Carolina United States Senate race for 1932. j Win he run or will he not? Two weeks ago The Star i • learned that Mr. Hoey would make no decision until late this year or early next. This information was sent out over i | the State, but every time the | j Shelby man bobs up in another city he is asked again what he intends to do. Yes terday he was in Charlotte, the home of Senator Cameron Morrison, who with Tom Bowie and Frank Grist would like to know what the Shelby orator is going to do. Again Mr. Hoey informed that he would make no decision for ! six months or so. As a result he broke into the front page of The Charlotte Observer to day, the heading of the politi cal article being “Hoey Still Possibility As Morrison's Op ponent.” Boy Bound Over In Car Larceny; Big Court Crowd | Raymon Smith Unable To Give Bond of $500. No Major Cases Tried. i Raymon ftmith, young white . man who stole the automobile I ot William Hagley here Satur day night but was chased down by officers, is back in jail awaiting trial in Superior court. In county court he was bound to the higher court by Judge Maurice Weathers but was unable to give the $500 bond required and there fore returned to Jail. Smith, who drove the car off while the owner’s wife was looking, was captured at Fallston after a speedy 10-mile automobile chase. Officers making the arrest were,B. O Ham rick and Paul Stamey. Building Full. For Monday's session of court the court room was filled with spec tators although no cases of major importance were dokected. The fact that the Fourth came on the week-end added to the customary number of week-end hearings of a minor nature. Another thing that added to the court crowd, making it resemble a big Superior court week, was the fact that Shelby stores were closed that day. Plonk Made Foreman Kings Mtn. District R. G. Plonk has been made fore man of road work in the Kings Mountain district, according to an announcement made yesterday by W. A. Broadway, road engineer for Cleveland under the new state system whereby county roads are taken oyer and maintained by the state. This completes the organi zation ot road foreman for the ten road districts in the county and Capt. Broadway says all forces are now at work. The convict force is being used to finish up a few small projects started by No. 6 road commissioners before the county road system was shifted on July 1st from the county to the state. As soon as these pro jects are completed, the state will determine just where the convict labor will be used. City Aldermen TakeNoAction About Finances Plans Await Budget , Outline Special Meeting Nest Week. To De crease, Not Abolish, Privilege Taxes. Last night's meeting of the city aldermen of Shelby failed to mater ialize into the Important session itj promised to be. as vital matters of finance and appropriations were de ferred until a preliminary budget outline is prepared. It is probable. Mayor S A. Mc Murry stated today, that a called meeting of the board will be held one night next week Have Budget Figures. ‘ At that time we hope to have an outline of our budget to place on the table before the aldermen,’ the mayor said, "and then we can know Just what we are doing and how well we can afford it. Last night we did not think it would be wise to fix privilege tax rates and make ap propriations for this and that with out knowing whether we could af ford it or how much money our bud get will show.’’ lo He uecreaseo. The major problem to be taken up at the special meeting next, the one that was to have been decided last night deals with the city privilege taxes. Some time ago it was inti mated that privilege taxes in the city might be done away with this year. About the city hall today, how ever, It was hinted that privilege taxes cannot be abolished. It is like ly, however, Jt is learned that all privilege tax rates will be decreased and perhaps a lew of them done away with. This is not definite In formation as the city fathers only discussed the matter in an informal manner last night, thinking it best to watt for the budget figures before they talked in definite terms. Library Fund, A delegation of women appeared before the board last night asking that the appropriation to the public library be increased. This matter, which is of considerable Interest about the city, was also deferred until the metelng next week when officials can determine, by the bud get, the extent of appropriation of $30 to the library’ was cut in half. Those interested in the library say that the public institution, used by many people, can function very lit tle longer on that amount. Several other items*pertaining to appropriations and outlay were dis cussed but final action was deferred until next week. Veteran Grocer In New Location Today J. N. Dellinger To Gardner Block Near Stand Occupied For Yean. Mr. John N. Dellinger, governor, who operates one of the five oldest continuous business firms In Shelby, moved this week from the Arcade building storeroom. West Marlon street, to a storeroom In the Gard-, ner block on West Warren street, opposite the Hotel Charles. This fall Mr. Dellinger will have been in the grocery business here for 40 years. He has operated 10 years in the Arcade block, and In moving back to Warren street he is in the block where he formerly operated for 23 years and only a short distance from the site of his old location. Neal To Push Road Work In This Section Of State; Working Now New Commissioner For Western District Firm Believer In Good Roads. Marion. July 8.—W. W. Neal, of Marion, newly elected state highway commissioner, is a firm believer in good roads, and has announced as his Intention the building and de veloping of good roads all through the beautiful Western North Caro lina mountain country. They cannot all be obtained at once or even within the immediate future, but work on them has al ready started since the state took over the county road systems, July i and with every working day the goal will be a little nearer than be fore. Monday rooming the state put one of its crews to work on the road by Smokemont that leads into the Great Smoky mountains rather than wait for bids from private construc tion companies as had been origi nally planned, he stated. aiJLV. Mr. Neal was called out of town Monday by the death of A. M. Kist ler, of Morganton, and It will prob ably be several days before he re turns to Maron, as he had already planned on being absent from town the first part of the week. When he returns, he said, he will prob ably be able to go into more de tail about, the road program for Western North Qaroliria, Work will begin Wednesday on a mile-and-a-half length of road that runs through East Marion be tween Highway No. 10 and 19. Pris oners from the local Jail will be put to work grading the righ of way and later will give it an oil treatment. After they finish that project they will be put to work on the road that runs around Lake James be tween No. 10 and No, 10S highways and is considered as an extension of No. 10S They, will grode and oil treat it. That stretch is about eight or 10 miles long, and runs by Black Bear camp for boys. Try to Beat Post-Gatty Mark in" WnTtUVnrft* « 2“ SUrs and Stripe# by the tri-color of France «S^^^fSs^iurt^istJSSi Sxk h’itT V « S*Sw£ t ^“«»wSa.E a: iSdtsrsiru-r* County Pays Monthly Bills And I Accepted Judge Webb's Picture All three county commissioners, A. E. Cltne, Q. R. Lattlmore, and R. L. Weathers were present Mon day at the regular monthly meeting and transacted the following busi ness; On motion tt Mrs. Sid Cook was allowed $2.00 for support. On motion a patient at N. c. Santorium, was allowed $16.00 for 3 months treatment. On motion of G. R. Lattlmore and seconded by R. L. Weathers that Laurel Hoyle was allowed $30.80 for burial expenses for Martha Brown and Vlnie Reid. Check made to (CONTINUED ON PAQK FIVE > County Girl Get# Purse From Robber Misa Callie Phiibeck Victim of Wash ington Purse Snatcher. Gets It Back. A Cleveland county girl who now lives in Washington, D. C., does not believe in permitting someone to take her purse and diamond with out doing something about It, and she did. She is Miss Callie Phllbeck, daughter off Mr. and Mrs. C. Phil beck of New House, and formerly a school teacher in this county. The Washington Times carried her photo and the following story of the incident last w’eek : A purse snatcher spent a bad few moments yesterday afternoon Just as the storm was breaking when the woman whose purse he snatched chased him from Fiffteenth street and New York avenue to Fourteenth street. He escaped in the crowd that was hurrying to get out of the storm. Miss Callie Philbeck, a clerk on the Peoples drug store in the Washing ton Building, Fifteenth and G. •streets Northwest, went to the wom en’s rest room. Thinking it was one of the porters, she made her pres ence known. Instead'of retreating, the man eame into the room, snatched her purse from a table and ran through the building with Miss Philbeck in close pursuit, yelling at the top of her voice. the man, who was well dressed, ran out the New York avenue en trance of the building. Several men, attracted by Miss Philbeck's scream ing joined her in a chase. The man disappeared at Fourteenth street. Miss Philbeck returned to the Washington building. Just outside the rest room door she discovered her pocketbook, which the man had dropped in flight. The pocketbook contained a valuable diamond ring and about $15 in money Body Of Miss New Taken To Dublin, Ga. The body of Miss Frankie New was found dead in bed here Monday morning, was taken early this morning to Dublin. Qa.. her former home for interment. Her father Mr. C. S. New who was traveling in Georgia at the time his daughter j died suddenly here, was reached by j wire and arrived yesterday to ac- j company the remains back to Geor- : gia. Members of the family and a , number of friends left with the hearse early thi.vmornlhg Tabloid Topics Of City News Coming Homo Sherif . Irvin M. Allen and Police Chief McBride Poeton are expected home tonight or tomorrow from Houston, Texas. They are bringing back Ralph Palmer and Harley Roust who are wanted here for auto larceny, the stealing of a new car from the Eskridge gaarge in May. The officers made the trip by motor and were back to Texarkana, Ark, at noon yesterday. • • « * lleat Hangs On It was hotter in Shelby last week, but It remains hot this week. For an entire week the local thermomet ers were above 90 to near a record heat wave here. Weekend rains brought the mercury down, but a 94 was registered here yesterday and early today the mercury was back at 90 with the promise of climbing. • • • • Given A Rush After It was announced in The Star that W. A. Broadway had been named as road head for Cleveland county under the new highway sys tem he was swamped with applica tions for jobs. He had only a limit ed number of places to fill and did his best to name experienced and capable road men. I* a Winner. Henry Furcron. whose parents for merly lived at Grover and who Is at Camp Bragg as a member of the Cleveland county delegation, was high scorer in the annual track and athletic- events held at the summer encampment last week. • * * * What Will It Be? What will the new county tax rate be? That Is a question being asked about Cleveland now as Commission Chairman A. E. Cline continues work upon his budget preparatory to the tax-levying session with his fellow commissioners. George Lat tlmore and R. L. Weathers. Taxes will be reduced considerably, but how much? Fred Wright Child Die* At Two Year* Bessie Lou Wright, two years old daughter of Fred Wright of Lattl more died this morning at 6 o'clock following an Illness with colitis. Fu neral services will be held Thurs day at Beaver Dam at 2:30 o'clock, the services to be conducted by Rev. D. F. Putnam. The child’s mother died last July from leakage of the heart, leaving Mr. Wright with three daughters surviving. Now that the baby is dead Mr. Wright is left with two small children, Geneva and Erie. Rogers Buys Ford Agency at Great Falls R H Rogers who recently pur chased the Ford agency in Shelby trom the Chas L. Eskridge estate, has purchased the Ford agency at Great Falls, S, C. He will operate both agencies, but will continue to live in Shelby to which place he moved about two weeks ago. County Native Died Suddenly In City Tuesday S. C. Man Died Under Anaesthetic Tom Lattimore, Kershaw Mill Of flelal, Had Had Teeth Extracted. Tom Lattimore, .10-year-old textile official of Kerthaw, S. C., and a native of this county, died suddenly in Shelby yester day morning: while under an anaesthetic at the office of a physician. The sudden death of the younj man. who was a member of one oi this county's most prominent fami lies and very popular here as well as in his adopted city, came as a shock to this section. Funeral Thursday. Ptineral services will be held to morrow, Thursday, morning at 10 o clock at the old Lattimore bury ing ground which is close by the plantation of his father, Mr. Sam C. Lattimore, well known Cleveland citizen. Mr. and Mrs. Lattimore, parents of the young man who was an only son, live between Polkvtlle and Hol lis, the original home community or the Lattimore clan. Young Lat timore and his bride of a year were spending their vacation with his parents there when he came to Shelby yesterday for dental work Counsln’a Office. Arriving in Shelby young Latti more. who was a graduate of State College, visited the office of Dr. H C. Dixon, his cousin, to have several teeth extracted. .An injection tc make the extraction less painful made Mr. Lattimore slightly sick is Is said, but he felt better within a minute or two after being given some ammonia. It was then, « is said, that he decided that it might be best to take an anaesthe tic as the customary dental lnpec tlon had made him sick before. Hi and Dr. Dixon then walked to thi office of another relative. Dr. * B Lattimore. in the same office building. There, after the custo mary precautions, he was given an anaesthetic and the teeth extracted Soon thereafter it was noted that he was not recovering from the an aesthetic as would normally be ex pected. Artificial respiration was used by the physician, a nurse, and the dentist in a valiant attempt to bring him to but this failed. He died about 10 o'clock or a little thereafter. The relatives of the young man. his young wife and parents, have the deepest sympathy of their hundreds of friends as do the popu lar dentist and physician, both rel atives, who did everything In their power to combat the anaesthetic stupor that proved fatal. Makes 75 Bushels Of Oats On Each Acre Fine Yield Reported On a Spring Oats Maturing In 90 Days. Over in the Sharon community -where Andrew J Latimore Is farming since he quit the wholesale gas and oil business early In the spring, Mr. Lattimore reports a yield of 75 bushels of oats to the acre. He sowed Texas rust proof the first of March and ninety days later the crop was cut. He averaged 75 bush els per acre on the three and a half or four acre plot and has lespedeza coming on. He expects the lespedeza to yield five tons of hay per acre. Mr. Lattimore says he used no fer tilizer except 150 pounds of soda per acre about the middle of April and with such a good yield, he finds the crop very profitable. Dr. Chapel To Speak At Kiwanis Thursday R<?v. Dr. Ashley Chapel, pastor of Central Methodist church at Mon roe will be the speaker Thursday evening at 7 o'clock at the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis club. Dr Chapel was for a number of years pastor of the leading Methodist church at Asheville. He Is regarded as one of the most entertaining and delightful speakers In the state. Willi# And Wright Open Shop At Hotel Messrs. D. L. Willis and J. H Wright, well known barbers, have opened a shop in the Hotel Charles building on the Warren street side. The shop, to be known as the WllUs and Wright, is outfitted with the equipment purchased In a Kings Mountain shop.
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