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Ittotlunb 10 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXV11, No. 38 SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1931 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. nj Mail, oar mat, (la •dnMI _ «.&< I'arrlar. art raar. no an ran no I _ t*.m< Late News The Weather. North Carolina, local thunder •bowers tonight and Saturday. Hawks Shatters Records. New York, July 23.—Capt. Trank M, Hawks. America's aerial speed king, landed at Floyd Bennett air port tonight, completing a round trip flight to Havana in a single fay. Hawks shattered three speed rec ords in a single day—one on the trip south, one coming back and one for the round-trip flight. He aver aged 197 miles an hour for the round trip. Returning, between Wilmington and New Y'ork, he aver aged 230 miles an hour. Condon Parley Ends. London, July 23.—International •o-operation to save Germany from financial ruin was pledged by the Seven-Power conference which end ed its work here today. The most important gathering of statesmen since the signing of the peace treaties recommended meas ures designed to Insure Germany’s financial stability and to form the basis of later and more permanent action. County Roads All Worked Barracade Tom Down—Tracks Are Needed to Complete Equipment. Two Convict Gangs, Practically all of the comity roaci£, over 800 miles in all, have been gone over at least one time since the state took over the county system 'he first of July, stated W. A. "Broad way, county engineer this morning, attention was first given to Class A. and B. roads. There may be. some Class C roads that have not had attention, but the ten district forces are daily at work, says Mr. Broadway, giving first attention to the roads that will be traveled by school buses hauling pupils to the 13 high schools which open their summer session on Monday. Two gangs of convicts are at work one on the road between Boiling Springs and Cliffside and one in rhe Rehobeth section. Mr. Broad way says all equipment is in good order and sufficient, except for a few trucks which the state will supply shortly. MeMurry Road Opened Mr. Broadway has tom down thcj barracade on the MeMurry road •which was errected by Worth Sil vers in protest of the new road crossing his property. Mr. Broad way was authorized to complete all unfinished jobs and this was un completed when the state took over ihe roads. No. 6 road commission ers built a new road and the county a bridge through the MeMurry farm the road leading out from Gidney street and into the old Kings Mtn. road. Worth Silvers protested against the road cutting through a lot which he owns where the new road empties into the horseshoe bend road. All of the' MeMurry road was graded and soiled except through the Silvers place when the state took it over. Silvers in pro test against the taking of his lot which he has up as collateral with a B. and L. Association, erected a barraeade The barracade has been removed, but it is understood Sil vers is claming damages against the No. 6 road commissioners. State Patrolman Stationed Here; Singleton Lands The name of H. G. Singleton, of Shelby, to be a member of the newly organized state highway patrol, was favorably passed upon yesterday by 1 he State Highway Commission meeting at Raleigh. Young Singleton, athlete and foot ball star, known to the town as "Joe," recently took the highway patrolman’s training course at More head City. Since taking the stren uous weeding out course at More head, where there were some five hundred candidates for the thirty odd new jobs in the department, he has been at his home here wait ing word as to his final confirma tion. The Commission yesterday named a number of North Carolina cities where members of the patrol will be stationed. Shelby was amongst the number where one patrolman will make headquarters. Gastonia Hickory, Rutherfordton, Lenoir, were also designated in this list. Some of the largest centres, such as Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte, and Asheville will have two. The fact was announced, follow ing the commission meeting, that Lieutenant W. E. Vernon, of Char lotte, who was said to be slated for demotion, was transferred at his own request to the new Highway Prison Department. Captain Charles Parmer, head of ♦he state patrol, had recommended that Vernon be reduced to the rank ■st sergeant, with sergeant’s pay. City Buys 12 Acre Addition To Cemetery At $500 An Acre Colored Cemetery 1$ Provided For J. Z. Thompson Elected Major Pro Tem—City Finds It Has Land for Colored Cemetery. _____ At the mid-month meeting of the city officials this wA, a deal was completed whereby tne city buys 12 acres of land on the northside of Sunset Cemetery for *500 per acre from Avery W. McMurry. This property, adjoining the present cemetery on the north side, will be developed and the burial plots of fered for sale at a scale price, de pending on location. Some lots will be free for the use of families un able to pay. Mayor McMurry stated yesterday that a force of hands will be put to work preparing a part of the new ly acquired ground for burial lots, while in time the addition will be fully developed, with roads, trees, etc. A committee from the board membership was appointed several months ago to seek a location for an enlargment. Sites in different parts of town were looked over and considered, but the committee fin ally concluded that it would be bet ter to buy ground adjoining the present cemetery so one keeper can1 look after the property, A price of $500 was agreed upon and Surveyor D. R Frazier established the bound ary for the 12 1-4 acre annex cm the north side. Colored Cemetery Found. Ground is needed for a colored oemetery and a committee was ap pointed from the board to seek out a location, but Mayor McMurry staled yesterday that he had dis covered the city already has an Ideal location. Some years ago the city purchased five acres near Flat Rock for sapttc tank. This was used for a septic basin for several years, but was later abandoned. The | Mayor knew.of the city’s holdings! but did not know it was suited for use as a cemetery. Upon investi gation however, he finds it lies well and will probably be used for this purpose. A road will be graded to the new colored cemetery at an early date in order that it might be opened up as the colored cemetery at Freed mon is already filled to capacity. Z. J. Thompson, member of the city council, was unanimously elect ed mayor pro -tern this week. Mr Thompson was elected to the board In May. Negro Killed In Raid For Liquor H*d Been A Trouble Maker For Of ficers Around Kings Mountain. John Kirk, a negro, was shot to death Wednesday during a raid by Gaston county officers on a whiskey still. Rural Officer Oscar Sams, his son, Wesley, and C. E. Threkeld, a 4eputy sheriff, located the still in the wes tern section of Gaston county. When they came in sight of it, they said, no one was at ttie still. Just then, Sams said, two shots were fired from that direction and they began to run toward the still. Threkeld, he said, stumbled and his gun discharged, shooting the negro who, the officers said, raised up at that instant from behind a clump of bushes. Kirk is said to have been a notor ious character and had given offic ers in Cleveland county and around Kings Mountain considerable trou ble in the past. Mayor Pro Tem ALDERMAN Z. J. THOMPSON Elected this week as Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Shelby. Damage Suit Fallows Wreck At Kings Mtn. Suits aggregating $160,000 have been brought to Gaaton county su perior court against Logan Bros., Inc., of Asheville, growing out of an automobile wreck recently in which Forest Kinney, of Winston-Salem, was killed and Collls Kinney and Raleigh Kinney injured. Collis Kinney, who is still in a Oastonia hospital with a broken leg, is a son in-law of Cicero Leonard, of this city. Ralelght Krnney, as administrator asks $100,000 for the death of his brother and $10,000 damages for his own injuries. Collis Kinney in a separate suit seeks $50,000 for his injuries. "** A car occupied by the three Kin ney brothers and another Winston Salem man collided with heavy trucks owned by the Ashville firm, on a highway near Kings Mountain. The drivers of the trucks are under $1,000 bond each awaiting a hear ing on a technical charge of man slaughter. Belwood School Of Open On Monday Belwood Consolidated school will open Monday 27th to operate until cotton harvest is on. at which time it, as well as a dozen other long term schools of the county will sus pend for six weeks while the chil dren help in the fields. C. A. Ledford, principal, announc es the following faculty: A. K. Moore of Lenoir, will fill the va cancy made hy J. D. Autry, Miss Madge. Cline of Lincolnton will fill the place made vacant by Miss Mc Leod. Miss Lena William will be shifted to the fifth grade vacated by Alvin Propst who'goes to the Dover Mill school as principal. Mrs. C. A. Ledford will teach second and third grades. Some changes will be made in the periods and schedules. Professor Ledford asks that the students do not buy any books until they have instructions from the: school. Court Halts Collection Of Tax On Produce Trucks From Outside Temporary Injunction Granted by Judgt J. L. Webb at U. S. Court Hearing. Asheville, July 23.—Judge E. Tates Webb today signed a Fed eral injunction order tempor arily restraining the State of North Carolina from collecting a 350 tax levied against persons who sell .produce in this State and who do not maintain a permanent place of business in North Carolina. The order will be affective ten days. It was granted on petition of a group of South Carolina farmers and fruit growers who protested the tax was unconstitutional and de clared'it meant ruin to many farm ers in border counties who are ae eustomed to marketing their pro duce in this State. Three Judge Hearing Judge Webb said he would make arrangements within 10 days for a three-judge Federal Court to hear arguments on a petition to make the injuction permanent. The three-judge court, he said, will be composed of Circuit Judge John J. Parker, of Charlotte, Dis trick Judge H. H. Watkins, of An derson, S. C„ and himself. Date for the hearing, he safd, could not be fixed until after he had conferred with tite other judges. The temporary injunction was granted at a hearing at which At torney-General Dennis G. Brurumltt of North Carolina, had waived the ♦CONTINUED OK PAGE TEN.) Short Shots About Shelby Osteopath Here. The town greets It# first osteo pathic physician—Dr. L. D. Moody, who has opened an office In the Webb building. Dr. Moody comes to Shelby directly from the Kirks vllle, Missouri, osteopathic school, where he did clinic work following his graduation. Bookstore Sage 83 and Admits It. Elghty-threc and still carrying-or ; apparently as spry and (at times > acrid as ever. We refer to Mr. T. W. Ebeltoft, who had a birthday Wednesday, and admitted It. It is said the sage old man, the I town’s big friend, greets Father Time cheerly each time he drops Into the bookstore for a visit. Looks the1 genni In the face and never bat* anj eye. Some say he has got his right foot planted on the century mark, and is sure of hia stride. Seriously, It may be said that the soundness of his mind and judgment at this period of his remarkable history, attests the soundness of his faith and his disciplined habits. Moral: If you want to live long watch carefully what you put into your mind and your tummy. Shelby Boy RMln( in Reno. Chas. Lattlmore, Shelby youth, w now In Reno, Nevada the divorce center of America, teaching people how to ride horses. Horse back rid ing is a hobby with Charles. A horse and a mule were his playtoys when a baby, so when Mr. and Mrs Dick Babington left by motor about two weeks ago for Reno to Join Mr. Babington s father who works in the mechanical department of a newspaper there, Charles saw a chance to go to Flagstaff, Arizona. He hoped to get a job as a cowboy on a ranch In Flagstaff, but no Job was to be found. He went on to Reno and there he is. Writing a brief letter home, Chas. says he has a good job at a riding school. The pay isn’t so hefty, so he gets a good place to sleep, plenty of eats and smokes, while he teaches those who go there to ride as they wait for the divorce mfll to grind. King Sends s Chair Gram Home. A message from Rale King—a sort of furtive, half pathetic sort of message. Last week, at a local furniture store, a shipment of new stock was being unpacked. The shipment was consigned from the Fibereraft Chair Company, of Columbia, South Caro lina, which is the state prison comp any. King, it is said, is the billing clerk in the prison furniture fac tory. On the consignment card was written his name, in fact it was written on the card twice. The manager of the store took the card to the First National Bank, where the signature was verified. It is supposed that King, con signing a shipment to his old horn: town, could not refrain from a sort of gesture of recognition—a sort of hello, to the homefolks, so to speak The manager of the store, who knows conditions at the penlnten tiary, where King is confined, says he has a fat Job. Nothing to do but bill out the goods. Thomas Negro Gets Governor’s Pjrole Lawndale Negro Convicted of Man slaughter—Says Killing Accidental. Raleigh, July 22.—Paroles were granted to nine prisoners today by Governor Gardner while 13 others were refused executive clemency. With one exception the paroles granted were to men convicted of minor offenses. The exception was the extension of clemency to Ceph Thomas, negro, of Cleveland county, who was con victed of manslaughter at the Jan uary 1930 term of Cleveland Super ior court and sentenced to serve 3 to S years in state prison. The gov ernor stated Information had reach ed him from Solicitor L. S. Spurl ing, of the district, that there was evidence to the effect the killing of another negro When the prisoner fired a pistol at night was acciden tal. MR. CARROLL BUILDING EIGHT ROOM DWELLING Mr. J. Henry Carroll is building a handsome eight room dwelling on N. Washington street on a part of the property owned at one time by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Carroll. The Carroll family will oc cupy the new home when complet I Trudy Teaches Twin Nieces Gertrude Ederle. "Aunt Trudy” u fur u this picture to concerned, is shown initiating Helen Mid Trudy Deusehle, the cute three-year-oid twin* of her stater. Into the fundamental* of swimming at the Bronx dale Pool, New York. The girt who socrlftced her hearing to thrill the world by swimming the English Channel fire years ago this August 6, Is now living a life of semi-obscurity. Judge Moore To Preside Over Superior Court Here Next Week Legionnaires Go To The Sea; Big Program Planned Many Will Attend Trem Cleveland. Gardner, Bailey, Bowler, and Others to Speak. For the North Carolina Depart ment of the American Legion, this week-end, all roads will lead to Moorehead City where on Sunday morning the thirteenth annual con vention will assemble. It will be a three day session, and the resort town of the coast is all set to royally entertain the hosts. Arrangements are being perfected locally for the attendance of a big delegation from Cleveland County. Oratorical high lights of the con vention will be two addresses one from Senator Bailey, on Monday morning, the second from Major General Albert J. Bowley, of the V. 8. Army. A spectacular feature of the convention will be the parade slated to be held at five o’clock on Monday. Governor Gardner will officially greet the leglonaires at the opening session Monday morning. Immedi ately following the Governor's speech, Senator Morrison will in troduce his colleague from Raleigh. The program will be made lively by band concerts and music numbers and a dance and fireworks display is slated for the beach Monday night Gas Franchise For City Threshed Out City Will Consider Letting a Fran chise With City’s Interests Safeguarded. Speaking for the city officials last night before the Kiwainis club. Mayor Pro Tem, Z. J. Thompson let it be known that the aldermen will consider the letting of a gas franchise when an acceptable comp any applies, but that the city will endeavor to safeguard the city's in terests in the matter. The Kiwanis club over a year ago asked the city to consider the let ting of a franchise for a gas plant and several gas representatives have appeared before the board in the past, but no serious thought was given to their propositions. Mr. Thompson stated that the board had inquired somewhat Into the gas business and stated that in his opin ion he did not think the city need ed gas, neither is there any de mand for a plant here. A number of speakers threshed out the matter rather thoroughly rand the committee from the club to consult with the board was dis missed. Mayor McMurry and Al derman P. M. Washburn were pres ent but did not speak. Mr. Thompson Takes Over Service Station Mr. Luther G. Thompson has taken over the service station form erly operated by Ray and Lloyd Luts at the comer of Sumter and Lafayette streets. Cleveland Service Station is the name selected , Superior Court convene* In Shelby Monitor with Judge Wel ter Moore on the bench, to di gest whet t* considered to be e remarkable short docket. Three murder cases are due to be called, but they are, so to apeak, run of the mine eases, with only minor public interest attaching to them. The case that perhaps Is due to attract most notice is the Dr, T. O. Origg shooting affray, the Shelby dentist being charged with assault with a deadly weapon upon R. O. Currie One of the murder cases Is that of Ruth Bracket, negro, of the Kings Mountain district, charged with fat ally stabbing her husband with an lee pick. Woodward Glenn, another negro, of No, 3 township, is charged with shooting his sweetheart’s escort. The third ,1s the Paul Wilkinson ease, which was continued Cecil Williams faces eight courts on forgery charges; Harley Panther is charged with the larceny of an automobile; Melvin Hutchinson is charged with breaking and entering; Morris Williamson with assault with a deadly weapon; Tissle Williamson will be tried for aiding and abetting a .shooting; Raymond Smith faces the charge of auto theft; Ralph Foust and Harley Painter will be tried for store breaking; Ben Poole for stealing; Joe Ledford for larceny Marvin Ford for secret assault; Beu Stubbs for forgery, and John Gam ble for breaking and entering. Second Baptist Church Services Services at the second Baptist church on next Sunday and week following will be as follows; Preach ing by the pastor, Rev. L. L. Jessup, at 11 a, m. and 7:45 p. m. The morn ing topic will be “Invested Faith," and at night "Revivals from the Dead in Calvary’s Graveyard ” The Sunday school will meet at 9:45 a. m., and the B. Y. p, U. organiza tions at 6:30 p. m. The deacons and finance commitee will hold their monthly meeting on Monday night. Regular mid-week prayer service on Wednesday night at 7:45. Inquest On In Matter Phillips Death Today; Threatens To Sue Widow Store Breakers Caught In Act j In South Shelby Two Am Arroateri and A Third Korapca—Car Thought to be Stolon la Taken Caught in the act of trying to enter C. H. Reinhart (tore in Month Shelby for the purpose of robbery, Gns Helms and Buster BrMgeman were arrested about 2:30 o’clock this mooting by Officer Marshall Moore who was stationed near the store at the time of the attempted robbery. Heims and Brldgeman both have criminal records behind them and were equipped with a full set of burglar tools when arrested. They had hack saws, sledge hammers, etc. and had Just opened the screen and were feeling out the door when Officer Moore appeared upon the scene. A third party was with them but made his escape. The arrested men said the third party was Geo. Gray. Nearby was found a Chevrolet coupe 1930 model bearing N. C. License No. 177,166 which is thought to have been stolen. The car Is tn the custody of officers who are try ing to locate the owner. Brldgeman is said to be the man who stole Judge J. L. Webb's sedan here several years ago. Before that he had stolen four other cars. Bridge man had done time on the Gaston aounty roads and in the state pen, while Helms had served on the Gas ton ehaingang and It was there the two formed a friendship. This State Has 645,245 Families Washington, July 22 —The direc tor of the census today annouhced the results of the preliminary count of the number of families in the state of North Carolina, according to the 1930 census, together with the number of families reporting radio sets. The whole number of families In the state on April 1, 1930, was 645,245, as compared with 513,377 In 1920. The number of persons per family In 1930 was 4.9, as compared with 5.0 in 1920. The number of families reporting radio sets In 1930 was 72,329, or 11.2 per cent of the total. r The term "family’* as used in making the count referred to above, signifies a group of persons, whether related by blood or not, who live together as one household, usually sharing the same table. Beam Reunion To Be Held August 13th The regular annual reunion of the descendants of John T. Beam will hold their next meeting at New Prospect Church, on Shelby, R. F. D. No. 1, on Thursday, August 13th, beginning at 10 o’clock, A. M. A picnic dinner will be served on the grounds In which all are expected to take a part. All relatives and friends of this extensive and prom inent family are cordially Invited to attend and take part in this re union. Prominent speakers have been invited, Including Gov. Gard ner, who is one of the descendents of the common ancestor, John T. Beam. 1,231 Radio Sets In Cleveland, Revealed In U. S. Census Report Set in the Count; for Every 12 Families—$01 Sets in City of Shelby. The current radio census re port has been made public in Washington, revealing some In teresting data on the relative number of radios in the various sections of the state, with Shel by and Cleveland county rank ing with the average for the commonwealth. 1,231 Sets in Cleveland For the state as a whole, the re port shows, eleven and two-tenths per cent of the 645,245 families en joy the blessings of the radio. Cleve land county ranks slightly above; this average, with 12.1 of the fami lies as radio owners. Twelve hund-l red and thirty-one sets are listed1 for the county. On the other hand Shelby itself has 601 sets, with an average of twenty-five percent, or slightly more than double the percentage of the county as a whole. There are 72,329 radio sets in the state, the figures reveal, with Meck lenburg county leading as a unit with 7,932 sets. Charlotte, as a city, supports 6,422. Buncombe county ts the second ranking unit with 5,081 sets, of which 3,543 are housed in Asheville. Other counties where the ariel en tertainment Is popular are Guilford county ( Greensboro) with 5,901 re ceivers, Wake (Raleigh) with 3,341, Durham with 2,105, Forsj'the with 3,543 and Gaston with 2,882. 4 Hearing At Kings Mt< At 2 O’CIock Wife of Dead Man at Coroner’* In vestigation—Connty Solicitor Beam on Hand. \ crowd that,overfilled the city hall at King* Mountain gathered there at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the coroner"* In quest into the manner In which Thomas .1. Phillips, auto dealer of tienoir came to his death while riding on the Grover Kfngs Mtn. road Monday even ing in company with Mrs. Cath erine Yount, pretty Newton widow. The inquest is presided over bv County Coroner Roscoe Lutz who has just returned from a trip to the beach and because of his ab sence, the inquest could not be held sooner. A Jury of six men will be drawn said Mr. Lutz this morning to hear the evidence and render a verdict as to who fired the fatal shot about 6:30 o'clock Monday evening resulting in the death of Phillips in. the Shelby Ho6pital four hours later. A 32 calibre pistol was used and the bullet entered his right temple and came out on the left side of the head. Eleven o’clock was first set for the hearing, but the hour was mov ed to suit the convenience of th« employees at the Margrace Mill who was on the scene shortly after the shooting which occured in front of the home of Eugene Neialer, Jr. Coroner Lutz telephoned Solicitor Spurlin of this district to be on hand representing the state, but Mr Spurlin is engaged in court In Lincolnton and County Solicitor Speight Beam will act In his stead Miss Mary Helen McBrayer, local stenographer has been engaged te take down the testimony at th« coroner's inquest for future refer ence In the event the case goes to t higher eourt. Points to Suicide. Aocording to investigations mad* by Chief of Police Geo. Allen ol Kings Mtn. and Sheriff I. M. Allen, Phillips, 41 year old auto dealer ol 1 CONTINUED ON CAOB TEN.) Blanton Heads No. 3 Schools To Open Monday Guy SUnes of Burk County Succeed* Lawton Blanton at Lattimore School. Prof. Lawton Blanton who for a number of years has been principal of the Lattimore school will tak* up his duties Monday as principal of the No. 3 Consolidated School. A new high school building is beinf erected for No. 3 township, but th« building will not be completed foi three weeks and until that time the classes wHl meet as formerly in the elementary building at Pat terson Springs and Earl, Prof. Guy Stines, former of the Hliderbran school in Burke county, has been elected principal of the Lattimore school succeeding Prof. Blanton. A dozen of the eight months schoos of the county will open their summer session on Monday to run until cotton harvest when the schools will suspend for several weeks in order to allow the children to help pick cotton. No. 3 Consolidated will open Mon day momong at 9:45. The eighth and eleventh grades will go to the Earl building and the ninth and tenth grades to Patterson Springs. The following teachers compose the faculty: Lawson Blanton, English and history; Miss Belle Elliott lan guage and science; Dr. J. B. Davis mathematics and science; C. C. Goode. English and history. At th* Patterson Springs school will be M R. Biggers elementary principal Miss Grace King, Mrs. Joe Patter son. Mrs. Clyde Mauney and Mis* Ruby Irvin. At the Earl School will be J. A Hallman elementary principal; Mis. Gladys Horne. Miss Mary Sue Hunt Miss Mary Lewis Patterson, anc Mrs. Knox Hardin. At the McBrayer school will fa« Mrs. Ray Green; at Broad River Misses Essie and Osie Harr ill. Truck drivers for Patterson will be Merton Ponder. Eli MeSwain and Clyde Kendrick; for Earl Lloyd Wiley, J. B. Earl, and Hythe Putnam
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