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10 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXVII, No. 94 SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, AUG. 7, 1931 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. •If Mail, per year. On ldv»M«) _ Carrier, wr yaar. (In tdtaiiNl ilia Late News / CLOUDY WEATHER Today's North Carolina Weather Seport; Mostly fair tonight. Satur day cloudy, possibly local showers •n the mountains. Not much change In temperature. SHORTAGE GROWS Raleigh. Aug. 1.—City tax collec tor Ed Hugh Lee has a minimum shortage of $35,000 in his account Instead of $30,682 to which he con-1 fessed last week, an audit of his! books thus far shows, Mayor C. A.' fseley said last night. Roberts Youth Meets Death In Canadian Lake Either Swept From Deck Or Was Drowned While Bathing. Body 4 Being Shipped Home. lames Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Lester Roberts was drowned In one of the Great Lakes Wednes day, according to a telegram receiv ed here by his parents. Two tele grams were received, one saying he ■was swept overboard by lashing waters, while another stated that he was drowned while bathing. Details Not Known Young Roberts, age 20 years was spending his second summer on the Great Lakes working as cook on a freighter operated by the Lake Car riers association between Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit and Canadian ports. He was drowned at or near Midland, Ontario, Canada according to the meagre information conveyed in the telegrams received here. Roberts went to the Lakes with James Rtchbourg, -another Shelby youth and both had Jobs on lake steamers, although they were not on the same boat at the time of the j accident. He was well known in Shelby, having worked for a num ber of years as clerk at the A. and p. Tea Co. store. Roberts held a Job as cook on the freighter at the time he met a tragic death in the waters of the lakes. One of 14 Children. He was one of 14 children in the Roberts family and this is the first death. His parents live in the Eliza beth section and the funeral will take pla«e at that church. Funeral ■arrangements will not be made until his body arrives. It left Midland, On tario, Canada this morning at 7:10 and will probably not arrive until the first of the week. Besides his parents the following brothers and sisters survive: Rev. Lawrence Roberts, a student in ft Fort Worth, (Texai seminary; Lum, Harrill and Ralph Roberts, Misses Kate and Sue Roberts of North Wilkesboro, Mrs. Odus Frady, of Grover, Misses Edith, Dessie, Ruth, and Rachel Roberts of Shelby. “Ramblin’ Bill” Is Head Legion Press County Native Elected Vice-Presi dent American Legion Press Bureau. W. B. Williamson, known to many readers of the Star for many years ns “Rambling Bill” and a frequent contributor to these columns, has been elected Vice President of The American Legion Press Association nt their annual gathering held at Prescott, Arizona, July 30, 31 and August 1st. • Rambling Bill” was bora in Clevc land County and spent ten years oi his early life in the United States army serving in various posts throughout the United States, the border and in old Mexico, as well as two years in the' A. E. E, He was severely gassed in the Argonne offensive - and in 1933 returned to Douglas, Arizona and has been mak ing his home in Douglas and Phoe nix since. He has been an active legion worker since the beginning of the organization in 1919 and was a member of Hornets Nest Post No. 9, at Charlotte, prior to his return to Arizona. He was instrumental In the formation and organization of The American Legion Press Asso ciation which came into being at the Nogales, Arizona, American Leg ion Convention In 1930, and is publicity officer for his legion post in Phoenix, Arizona. The John C. Greenway Post_No. 50, which has a membership of almost 800 due to the great amount of publicity the post has obtained during the past twelve months. Thomas Reported A Suicide In Tennessee Jake Thomas, sales promotor, who lived in Shelby for several months during the winter and spring is ref ported to have committed suicide in 0 Tennessee town about ten days ago. Mr. Thomas came to Shelby from Georgia or Alabama and con ducted a number of sales here for local merchants. He was a World war veteran and suffered injuries in the war which no doubt contributed P' his violence. Webb Portrait Given To His Home County Hoey Pays Tribute To Jurist Large Crowd, Including Many Not ables, Attends Unveiling Here Thursday. Hanging above the bench today in the Cleveland county court house, where he presided over many terms oX court during his long career as a Jurist, Is a handsome oil painting of the late Judge James L. Webb, presented to the county yesterday, in an Impressive ceremony, by the Webb family. The unveiling and presentation ceremony was held Thursday morn ing at 10 o’clock and the big court room was packed with people from all walks of life who came to pay their respect and show their appre ciation of this rememberance of the man who was to them "Judge Jim," their friends. Mingling with the home people among whom he lived were notables and visitors from all sections of the State, come to pay tribute to a man who became known and popular to all North Carolina during the half century he served the Superior oourt as solicitor and as judge. Hoey Speaks. H me ceremony was opened without formality other than the customary calling of the court to order. It was then that Hon. Clyde H. Hoey arose to deliver his eulogy to the late Jurist which was considered by those present as a touching master piece, yet a brief, concise review, completely covering the career of the veteran jurist. Mr. Hoey spoke without gestures and in a quiet voice, yet the sin cerity of his calmly spoken tribute was such as to move the court room. “I loved Judge Webb,” he said, "and loved him so fully that it is with difficulty I speak of him. "He was an able attorney, a dignified and Just Judge, but it was as a man, one of the finest North Carolina has ever produced, that he was best loved by those who knew him. He was human and approachable. Tire humblest could go to him and be welcomed and they knew it. No one asked when he died, how much he left, because he left a heritage far more priceless than earthly goods. He was loved and loved deeply by his fellowmen and few nobler things can be said of man. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN ' Junior College At B. S. Opens September 1st. Commercial Department Is Added— Faculty and Executive Staff Announced. (Special to The Star.) Boiling Springs, Aug. 4—Prepara tions for the opening of Bolling Spring College, ept 1st, are well under way. A force of workmen has been busy for some time repair ing the boys’ dormitory, putting it in first class condition. An apart ment, in which Prof, and Mr3. Lynch will live during the coming year, is being arranged on the first floor. Prof, and Mrs Lynch will make every effort to give the dormi tory a homelike atmosphere All other buildings are being condition ed for the opening. Registrations coming in point to a large enrollment. A commercial department has been added to the work previously of fered, this will be under the direc tion of Mrs, James McBrayer. The music department has been extend ed by the addition of work in band and orchestra, under the direction of Mr. O. B. Lewis. Mr. Karl Jordan will have charge of the work in voice. Physical education for women will be taught by Mrs. W. C. Lynch, who has spent the summer In special preparation for this work. The following members Sof the faculty are returning: O. P. Ham rick, English; M. G. Pangle, Social science; Mrs. Pangle, Mathematics; P. P. Hill, Science; Mary E. Abies, Education; B. G. Rackley, Physical Education; Mrs. Rackley, Language; W. C, Lynch, Bible and Greek; Flora B. Canady, Music; Mrs. H. , H. Honeycutt, Art; Ada Hamrick, : Latin. The executive staff is composed of Dr. Zeno Wall, President; J. D. Huggins, Dean; W. L. Hicks, Busi ness Manager; O. P. Hamrick, Chairman of the faculty; Miss Etta L. Curtis, Bookkeeper; Mrs. Lillian M. Ritch, Dietitian; Frances Barn hill. Librarian; Eunice Kneece, Dean of women. U*e Much Water In City During Sizzling Month Was July a record month for heat In Shelby? Ask R. V. Toms, city water superintendent, who has rea sons to know even If he hadn't felt the heat himself or seen a thermometer. The city of Shelby, accord _ Inf to his monthly report used over a million and one half gallons of water in July more than was used In June. When water disappears in that quantity. It’s hot, or hotter. The July water consump tion was 18.235,000 gallons. In June it was 16,567,000. The July consumption neared the 19 million gallon record for the city established in August 1929, Compromise Twc Damage Suits In Superior Court Joe Baber Estate Gets $3,250. ('amp Gets $2,000 From Local Tex tile Plant. Two of the mojor damage suits on the Superior court calendar were ended by compromise Judgments yesterday, and the court expects to adjourn this afternoon. In the suit of George Hoyle, ad- j ministrator of the Joe Baber estate,! a compromise judgment gave the estate a total of $3,250. Mr. Baber, a popular travelling man of 8helby was riding with J, J. Wootten near Gastonia when the Wootten car and1 art" automobile driven by H. H. Cannon collided. Baber was fatally Injured in the collision. According to the compromise judgment the estate will get $1,500 from Cannor. and $1750 from Wootten. Gets $2,000, In the suit of John Camp vs the Consolidated Textile Corporation (the Ella mill) Camp was awarded $2,000 by compromise judgment. The suit was insituted for damages totalling $40,000, but after the evi dence was in a consent judgment was reached. Camp was Injured several years .ago when he ran a splinter in his hand while at woric, it was contended, at the mill. Blood poison set in, his hand shriveled and he has practically lost use of it, the complaint set forth. Camp’s attorneys were Capt. Peyton Mc Swain of Shelby, and Solicitor John G. Carpenter, of Gastonia. Clyde R. Hoey represented the textile plant. Another $2,000. in a third compromise Arthur Godfrey, administrator of the 8. P. Goforth estate, was given a con sent judgment of $2,000 In a suit against the Floyd Chevrolet firm. The First National bank was a warded judgment by foreclosure against D. A C. McSwain and N. C, McBwain. The Western Advertising Comp, any failed to secure a judgment in a suit against J. C. Bowling. The suit of Cora Hartsoe against the Kings Mountain Manufacturing Company was continued this morn ing. One Divorce. One divorce was granted during yesterday’s session. Virginia C. Wells, the plaintiff, was granted a divoroe from Alvin Wells. The basis of the action was adultery. Mrs. Revels Dead; Funeral Saturday Young Matron Died Early Today After Long Illness. Married Three Years. Mrs. Grace Revels, well known young matron of South Shelby, wife of Mr. Dave Revels, died just after midnight this morning after a six months illness. T Funeral services will be held Sat urday morning at 10 o’clock at La Fayette Street Methodist church, with Rev. W. R. Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in Sunset cemetery. Mrs. Revels, who had been married for three years, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carter. Surviving are her husband and one young son. Bobby Jean; her parents; one bro ther and three sisters. Edison To Live 10 Years More? West Orange, N. J., Aug. 7.—Thomas A. Edison, believed be his phy sicians to be well on the way to recovery from a serious illness, looked forward yesterday to at least another decade of life. The 84-year-old Inventor told Dr. Hubert S. Howe his personal physician, his theory that if a person lived to be 72, he could live ten years longer and that if he passed that mark he would live another decade. “My friend Rockefeller," Dr. Howe quoted the inventor, '‘seems to have pafwed these dangerous stages successfully. I feel If he can do It, I can." Dr. Howe said Edison was expressing a belief in the hereafter, but “is stumped as to just what it is." Cost Of School Books Not Heavy This Year ■ i. - a i No Change In Rural Long-Term And Short-Term-School*. Second Hand Books Used. The 1932 depression and hard time period is minus one bug aboo that gave Cleveland coun ty parents considerable worry and helped deplenish their purses and bank accounts in 1930. Which is to say that there are no new school books to be purchased this year. Last year Cleveland county par ents spend a considerable sum of mopey.. for new text books, but this year, Supt. J. H. Grigg stated to day, there is no necessity for pur-1 chasing new books except for child ren entering school the first time; who cannot secure second-hand, books. Abandon Change. The text-book commission had| planned a change or so this year,) but the plans were abandoned. As a result the 8,000 rural children who started back to school two weeks j ago have had to buy very few nev, • books. ‘'From what I can hear," the; county superintendent said, "par- i jents are economizing as much as possible and are picking up second-! hand hooks wherever needed." Although he is not positive about: it, Mr. Grtgg is of the opinion that j there will be very few, if any, book changes for the Shelby school sys tem. He bases this upon the fact Vhat no changes were made in book.; I of i he consolidated high achools in the rounty. Enrollment Gain All long-term schools, a few short term schools and all the colored schools in rural Cleveland complet ed a fortnight of work today. Ac cording. to reports assembled by Supt. Grigg attendance la unusu ally large and there has been a re markable gain In enrollment, at tendance in county schools has been incresing rapidly for three and four years and this years gain appears to be equal any year of that period This enrollment increase in the rural system will offer one of the major school problems as the num ber of teachers was decreased by the last general assembly. Presbyterian Pulpit To Be Filled Sunday Rev. C. B. Craig, of Suffolk, Va., will fill the Presbyterian church pulpit Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and next Sunday morning at the same hour. The pastor, H. N. Mc Diarmid, is away on vacation. Mr. Craig is with his family at Mon treal and will come down for the 'wo week ends He is a brother-in law of Mrs Renn Drum, social edi tor of The Star and has visited Shelby on former occasions. Republicans Here Prefer Cal To Hoover, In Opinion Of DePriest Says Hoover Would Only Get Votes Of Federal Job-Holders In County. Charlotte, Aug. 6.—Declaration in Wednesday's Observer by former Representative John H. Small that Calvin Coolidge Is stronger with the real leaders of the republican party than President Hoover and may be the party’s npminee In 1932 has pre voked a considerable division of op tion in republican ranks in this section. Yesterday George DePriest, vet eran republican leader in that stronghold of democracy, Shelby, de clared he is strong for Coolidge. “Outside of the federal officehold ers, Hoover wouldn't get a vote in Cleveland county, in my opinion.” declared Mr. DePriest. "That is, of course, for the nomination. If he is nominated I’ll support him, and so will most of the republicans, I think. But Cal’s going to be the man. The first thing you know they'll be talking 'Cal and Prosper ity Again’ and such slogans as that You just wait and see." Ritch Also For Cal. The same option was held by Marvin L. Ritch, one of the leaders of the liberal element, or rather the anti-organization group, in Mecklen burg. “The republicans will be tell ing the world that ’Coolidge Will Take the Cal out of Calamity,’ ” said Mr. Ritch. He winked, characteris tically. “Cal,” he declared, “is the boy to deliver the goods." Leaders of the organization, how ever, stick by the president, although it is significant that all of them have a good word for Mr. Coolidge. Mann Withoids Comment, Col. Horace Mann of Knoxville, Tenn., leader of the Hoover south ern campaign in 1928, who is spend ing the summer at Linville, last night declared over long distance he had no statement to make “a? this time” in connection with the re publican national situation. “It’s too hot to start any fighting any way now,” Colonel Mann laughed. Husband, Wife A In Court Here Over Daughter Kidnap Baby From P Court House Mother Attempt* To Get Away With B»by A* Court Fight Get* Underway. An attempted kidnapping of ( a two-year-old baby and a court ( battle between father and mother over the euatody of the youngster lent rolor and eon alderable excitement to the day's grind In civil matters In Super ior here yesterday. After the case came up things be gan to take place In a melodramatic manner and were still taking place last night. It was a battle between Herbert Camp, young native of Earl, this oounty, and his wife, Ruby, of South Carolina, over the custody of their baby daughter, Jacquelyn Trouble Uat Night. Judge Wilson Warllck gave the baby to the father but last night the mother, accompanied by her father,' visited the home of Camp's father at Earl and did some talktng and | denouncing. It is said. It was then,! she said, that her husband came out and slapped her. A warrant was j then sworn out for his arrest on ani assault charge and he was placed under a bond for a hearing In coun ty court. The baby, however, la still In the custody of the young husband and his parents today. Earlier In the day. just before the case reached the attention of the court, the mother of the baby, a glri friend and her father got the baby away from Camp's mother in | the court house and attempted to j get out of town with It. They were | caught by officers and young Mrs I Camp and her girl friend. Miss Cola ! man, arrested for attempted ktd j napping. History Of Case. Young camp, a son or p. r. Camp, of the Bart section, had I been employed at Taylors, S. C., and he and hi# wife, a native South Car olinians, were living there. His wife became #o troublesome, he charged, that he left Taylors and returned to (CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN. I S. C. Governor To Speak At Reunion Of Borders Family Reunion To Be Held Near Grover In .South Carolina On Wednesday, August 12th. Governor Blaakwood of South Carolina, will be the principal speak er at the third annual reunion of the descendants of Major Hugh Borders which will be held at An tioch Baptist church a few miles from Grover on Wednesday, Aug ust 12th. The program begins at 10 o’clock and an interesting program is being planned. A picnic dinner will be served on the grounds of the church yard and all descendants, relatives and friends of the Borders clan are invited to attend. The reunion will be held at An tioch because Major Hugh Borders and wife, together with numerous friends and relatives are burled there Antioch is located in South Caro lina, near the state line. Governor Blackwood has already accepted the Invitation says Mr. J H. Quinn, {tost master at Shelby who Is promoting the reunion In this section Industrial Loan Co. Opens Here Asheville People in Charge of Citl aen Finance Company Open ing Here. The Citizens Finance Company, an industrial loan institution has opened offices in Rooms 13 and 13 of the Llneberger Building to begin business Saturday of this week. The new company states that it will make a specialty of small loans from $5 to $40 to citizens of Shel by and Cleveland county who are regularly employed. No security will be required, the officials state. The service Is designed to meet the requirements of the small borrower. Mrs. Eileen N. Davis of Asheville ! will be In charge with Mr. R. F. [Underwood as assistant. Mrs. Davis is said to be a capable business executive with wide experience in industrial loan circles. Mr. Under wood was formerly an official of a | leading Asheville bank and comes | highly recommended. A capable clerical force has been selected from residents of Shelbv to carry on the [ottlce. Gardner Coming Back Here To Live Some Day No Ambition For Public Office Again. Tell* What A Gigantic Business State Gov ernment Is. Farmer Basis Of Prosperity. Praises Local Officials. "I'd like to stay in Shelby and never go back to Raleigh, or I love my home better than any other spot,” said Gover ior 0. Max Gardner speaking last night before the Kiwanif lub of which he was the first president. N. C. Patrolman Located In City As Headquarters The new highway patrol men to be scattered over the State were riven their final review and aworn In at Rale igh Wednesday, after which j they left for their various (, headquarters. Shelby’* full time patrol man. working highways ont of the city under Lieut. Berk, of Marlon, i* G. L, Allison. Joe (H. G.) Singleton, Shel by boy added to the patrol with the last group, hi stat ioned at Boone, Advisory Group To Health Board Named In County Seven Physio Ians, Of Various Sec tions. To Advise Official Health Body. At. a meeting; of the Cleveland j county board of health held here this week an advisory group of phy- j stolen*, from all sections of the county, were named to aid the board ip advisory roles. Those named wertf Or1. Yates Hamrick, of Bolling Springs; Dr. D. T. Bridge*, for Mooresboro and Lat tlmore; Dr. Hubert Sherrill, Lawn dale: Dr. W. j Lackey, Fallston; Dr. Oates, Grover; Dr. P. B. Stokes, Kings Mountain: Dr. D. F. Moore, Shelby; Dr. Aydelotte, Earl. Typhoid Vaccine An item that was given careful attention by the health board was the report that there are a number of cases of typhoid in the county now. In this connection the board advises all citlsens. particularly those in sections where there Is ty phokj, to go to their family physi cians and be vaccinated. It is point ed out, however, that the vaccina tion is not free. The board meeting was also in formed that the county is still in contact with the state board and hopes to have one or two free med ical clinics in the county during the year. The health board is made up of A. E. Cline. J. H. Grigg, Mayor S. A. McMurry; Dr. P. B. Stokes, of Kings Mountain; Dr. W, F. Mitchell, of Shelby; and Dr A. Pitt Beam, of Shelby, dental representative Dr. D F. Moore is county physician. , Carpenter Speaker For Beam Reunion On Next Thursday DeweaduU of John Teter Boom To Gather. Governor Gardner To Attend. Solicitor John G. Carpenter, of Gastonia, wilt be the chief speaker at the annual reunion of the John Teter Beam clan at New Prospect church, near Shel by, next Thursday, August 13. The reunion program will open at 10 o'clock in the morning, according to Dr. A. PitifBeam, of Shelby, presl , dent of the clan. Exercises will con tinue through the morning and din ner will be on the grounds. In the afternoon will come the social min gling of the descendants of the man who came to this country in 1769. The Beam reunion each year draws one of the largest crowds of any family gathering in this section. George Elam With Snowflake Laundry Mr. George Elam, well known Shelby salesman who had been with the Eskridge garage for years, has accepted a position with the Snow flake Laundry. It was announced to day by Mr. Frank Hamrick. Mr. Elam succeeds Mr. Tom Gold, who resigned, it is understood, to go with Che Osborne Elmore motor firm. 'politic* develop* eowardirr When a man Bets in office and start* to run for something else, hi cannot best sei*ve his constituency When 1 am threatened because I will not yield to the demands made on me against what I think la for the best interest of all the people I tell them I never expect to run for office again In all my life,” said the Governor, and in closing he ad ded with deep feeling, "I am look ing forward to the time when I can come back, live with you and work again hand to hand in creat ing a greater county and common wealth, " Coming Back Home. Governor Gardner has often stated that he would not seek pub lic office again, but there has been Home question as to where he would live when his term of office ex pires and when he told his Hfe-long friends last,'night that he expected to * come back home” and be a part of the community he loves, they I CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN ■ County Sells $40,000 Note i i Tax Anticipation Note To Re SoM In Raleigh For Cleveland Coonty. A tax anticipation note amounting So *40.000 will be sold in Raleigh. August ISth at the office of the lo cal government commission. Ths county neds money with which to operate before 1931 taxes are col lected, hence the sale of this one $40,000 note or four *10.000 notes dated August 5, 1931 and maturing February 5th, 1932. The notes or notes will bear not exceeding six per cent interest pay able at the First. National bank of Shelby. There will be no auction but the one note or the four smaller notes will be sold to the one who of fers the lowest interest rate. The right to reject all bids is reserved. , Tax anticipation notes are neces sary because of the postponement of the sale of land for 1930 taxes or rather the lessened income of the county during the summer season Tax anticipation notes have been necessary in years past to carry the county over from one tax collection period to another. Mi** Woods Off To China Mission Work Will Sail From Pacific Coast On Aug. 15th Has Been In Shelby Past Winter. Miss Lilly Woods', who has been spending this week here with Mr. and Mrs Robert Woods, returned today to Montreat to the home o( her brother, Mr. S. B. Woods, be fore leaving for Vancouver. B. C.« from whence she will sail for China on August 15th. She was accom panied to Montreat today by her father, Dr. Henry J. Woods, , who will return here tonight to spend the remainder of this month with Mr and Mrs. Robert Woods. Miss Woods will stop over in Kan sas City for a few days with friends before going on to Vancouver. She returns to work in the Presbyterian mission field at Hwainsu, China, where she was located before her re turn to the United States In 1933 on account of her health. She has made her home In Shelby with Mr and Mrs, Woods during the past winter and has taken an active part in the religious life of the commun ity during her stay here. Dr, Woods, who is now retired, served on the mission field in China during forty-three years. Reports Another Giant Cantaloupe Wednesday’s Star fold of a 30 pound cantaloupe being grown ' is Cleveland county—here’s one better, or. rather, bigger: O. P. Turner, who lives on high way 18, Shelby route 8, reports a cantaloupe weighing 20 1-2 pounds, and another smaller cantaloupe grew on the tame vine
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