North Carolina Newspapers

..TLA* Late News Cotton Seed, per hundred _ 40< Todays North Carolina Weather Report: Fair tonight and Thurs day. Hopping The Pacific Tokyo, Sept. 9.—Two fearless Americans, Don Moyle and C. A. Allen, although unsighted since shortly after leaving Samushiro at 8:30 a. m. (3:30 p. m. Monday eastern standard time) were be lieved to be nearing the North American mainland last night on (he first non-stop Pacific flight be tween Japan and America. Their monoplane was thought by officials to hare outraced a storm blowing down from Nome, Alaska The plane was scheduled to hare passed over the Aleutian islands at about midnight, and to be crossing the Gulf of Alaska Predictions were made that the aviators would fin ish their 4,465-mile flight at Seatle or some inland field between 10 a nt. and 3 p. m. eastern standard time, Wednesday, to win the $25,000 offered by the Tokyo newspaper Asahi for the first continuous flight between Japan and America. Crop Seep Now In New Figures THE MARKET tfew Cotton Fair Thursday. L»te Estimate la 15,685,000 Bales. Based On Condition Sept. First. Washington, Sept. 9.—This year's cotton crop was estimated at 15, 685,000 bales yesterday by the De partment of Agriculture, compared with 15,584,000 bales a month ago. The department’s estimate was based on the condition of the crop September 1, which was 68.0 per cent of a normal, as compared with "4.9 per cent a month ago and 53.2 per cent a year ago, and of the es timated area remaining September 1 for harvest, which was 40,889,000 acres. The August estimate of produc tion, which caused a heavy slump m cotton prices, was based on the 'uly acreage less the average 10 year abandonment. July acreage! was 41,491,000 but application of “ the acreage abandonment resulted in 40,129,000 acres being used as the basis for the August production es timate. Actual abandonment since July 1 this year was placed at 1.5 per cent, as compared with 3.4 per cent for the ten years 1921-30. This year’s indicated yield is placed at 193.6 pounds per acre, as compared with an estimate of 185.8 pounds a month ago. 147.7 pounds produced last year and 154.4 pounds the 10-year average. The acreage In North Carolina was recorded at 1,339,000 the condi tion as 77 per cent, and the esti mated production at 715,000 bales. tody Of Infant Found In Broad River In A Sack Foand In Cherokee Bat Probably Floated Down From North Carolina. Gaffney. Sept. 9.—The body of a four-day-old white baby was found in Broad river early Monday after noon by Quiller Jones and H. G. Jones, who were fishing. At an inquest conducted on the river bank, a coroner’s Jury de cided the child came to its death at the hands of persons unknown to the jurors. An investigation was made by Deputies Lee Allison and Julian Wright. Dr. J. H. Cathcart testified that the baby was four days and and had been dead about that length of time. The fishermen found a sack lodged against a rock and. exam ining it, discovered the baby. The infant had been dressed, drapped in a sheet, then in paper and fin ally put into the sack. Authorities have no suspicion as to who is responsible for the baby's being placed in the river may be. The ^ack had evidently floated down the river, and so may have been rhrown into the water as far up stream as North Carolina, the of ficers said. Mark Spears Comes To Practice Law Mark Spears, Hendersonville at torney, has come to Shelby to prac tice law. Mr. Spears has opened of fices in the Llneberger building and •xpects to move his family to Shel oy later. He is a native of Union county and has practised his pro fession in Charlotte and Hender sonville for IS years. He studied law at. Wake Forest college under Prof. V. Y. Gulley and finished the law school in 1918. Mr Spears comes with strong testimonials from mem bers of the bar at Hendersonville. letoclauii tii i? & PAGES TODAY WEDNESD’Y, SEPT. 9, 1931 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. Mali. M raw. I la Carrier, art «tar. sin « School Checks Arrive Soon; Sell Buildings i County Schools Close On 18th The rural schools of Cleve land county will close on Fri day, September 18, a week from the coming Friday, to permit students to aid in pick ing the county cotton crop. This date was definitely fix ed at the meeting of the coun ty board of education this week. Just how long the schools will remain closed is not def initely known. The average closing period for the cotton picking season heretofore has been six weeks. The date of the reopening will be set at the meeting of the board next month. Cotton is opening rapidly and the picking season will be in full blast when the schools close Friday week. Jury Day Brings Heavy Docket In Recorder’s Court Court Grind Yesterday Luted Until After 6 P. M. In Kings Mtn. Today. With -jury trial day” shifted from Friday until Tuesday the Cleveland county recorder’s court had a full day of it yesterday with court hold ing forth until after 6 o'clock. Eighteen cases, seven of them jury trials, were disposed of. No road sentences were passed and there was only one conviction, a home brew case, by the jury. Four white youths from No. 11 township were acquitted by tne jury of a larceny charge. This afternoon the county court is holding its weekly session at Kings Mountain where eight cases are docketed. Jury day was changed from Friday of each week to Tuesday because with Thursday as a holiday the Fri day court usually has a heavy dock et without the jury trials. Solicitor Speight Beam is again prosecuting after being absent for some time due to illness. Mr. Charlie Blanton In From Vacation After spending the summer at Blowing Rock, Mr. Charles Blanton, president of the First National and Union Trust Co. returned home i Monday evening and is staying with his brother, Mr. Geo. Blanton and Mrs. Blanton on West Marion street. Mr, Blanton feels much better from his rest and is looking fine. He is very cheerful and optomistic about himself and is anxious to get back to work, but will not take hold actively until the heat of the sum mer Is over. Edison Declared Declining Slowly West Orange, N. J„ Sept, fl.—Dr. Hubert 8.'‘Howe, personal physi cian of Thomas Alva Edison, who collapsed August 1, yesterday said the noted inventor “is slowly and definitely failing.” Accompanying the physician’s comment was a statement by Char les Edison, a son, that "father is not quite as well as he was a week or two ago.” Both declared that “there is no reason for immediate concern.” Two Month’* Expense At One Time Finrt Fay For Teaehers Expected This Week. WIU SeU 10 Aban doned Buildings. Around 145,000. representing the operating expense of Cleveland county schools for a period of two months. Is expected to arrive here late this week for distribution in pay checks to teachers and janitors who are this week in their seventh week without pay. The check will come from the State equalisation Board and it will cover the pay of truck drivers, truck expenses, fuel, and other school expenses. Hereafter the monthly expense check for the six months schools will come in each month, but due to the taking over of all schools by the State and the fact that Cleve land county schools opened early in order to cloeie later for cotton pick ing the majority of the rural schools in the county were in their seventh week before the expense budget figures were adjusted. After all the rural schools are opened, several of the short term schools not opening until later, the monthly expense check from the State will run between 25 and 30 thousand dollars, according to County Superintendent J. H. Grlgg. Cut Drivers. The county board of education, meeting here this week, came face to face with one of the problems brought about by the reduction of operating costs in the schools. An order from the equalization board stated that this year drivers of the school buses are to be paid only $9 per month. As a result a big por tion of the drivers in the county who are not pupils are resigning. Some of the student drivers are al so quitting, it is said, but the ma jority of them will hold their side jobs. There are 48 school bus driv ers in all. Student drivers have heretofore been getting $10 to $15 per month and the other drivers $20 per month. "This is just one example," ex plains Supt. Grigg, ‘‘of how much less we are getting to operate the schools this year.” SeU Buildings. Another important decision by the county board this week was the au thorization of an auction sale at noon on the first Monday in Oct ober of 10 abandoned school build ings in the county. These buildings were left vacant by consolidations made in the past two years. The public auction will be at the court house, the names and locations of the buildings to be announced later. Special Election. A delegation from the Stubbs school district appeared before the board and asked for a special elec tion with the view of consolidating with the Waco school. The request was granted and the election will be ordered by the county commis sioners. The date will likely be in the latter part of October. Survey Routes. The board also authorized the surveying of aU school bus routes in the county so as to chart load ing and unloading stations, side roads, etc. By the new State school law school buses may no longer stop at every home, but central lo cations must be charted for pupils to get on and off the buses in ord er to save time and expense. If the expense checks arrive from Raleigh late this week teachers and other employes will be given their first month’s pay immediately with the second month’s pay being given out a week later, at the end of the second month. Hereafter the ex pense checks, covering salaries, will come in on the fifth of the current month. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyte Hill of Hat tiesburg, Miss., were the guests last night of the latter’s aunt, Mrs. E. W. Wilson and family. Thrift And Economy Talk The county has been blessed with a bountiful har vest. Money is scarce but food is plentiful and it is better to have an empty pocket and a full stomach, than an empty stomach and a full pocket. It is time now’ to conserve the food supply for the winter.. You who have read this no doubt have an abund ance of everything to eat, but look around you and if you have a neighbor or friend who is not laying in a supply of peas, potatoes, fruits and vegetables for the winter, tell them how important it is to be thrifty There may be no charity fund to help the thriftless and unfortunate this winter. The purpose of this thrift 'and economy campaign is to teach them to help them jselves. One needs a sharp axe for dull times. J THE THRIFT COMMITTEE B. L. SMITH, Chairman. Five-Mile Drop -- i ,' ,t._J Breaking hb own parachute jump record Capt. Bert White (above), of Bock Hill, S. C„ leaped from a plane 27,000 feet over Cleveland and landed lately thirteen miles from the airport. White stated he was unconscious for a quarter of Ms more than five mile drop. Hambright Marker Will Be Unveiled At Battleground — Ancestor Of Cleveland People To Be Honored At Kings Moun tain October 7. Two new markers will be unveil ed with ceremonies in a celebration on Kings Mountain battleground October 7, the 15lst anniversary of the battle that is credited with having turned the tide of the American Revolution in favor of the colonists. The Kings Mountain chapter of Daughters of the American Revol ution at York, S. C., custodians and owners of the field, will unveil a' native boulder with a bronze tab let commemorating Ool, Aabury' Coward, who, as president of the Kings Mountain centennial asso ciation, had charge of the celebra tion in 1880, and the unveiling the largest monument on the bat tleground. Headed MiUtary School Colonel Coward was head of the Kings Mountain Military academy at York and later was president of The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina at Charleston. He was always very much inters ted in promotion of the battleground, and hb Influence is credited with the turning over' of the mountain to the D. A. R. chapter for mainten ance. The other marker will be a bould er that will be unveiled by the Ma jor Frederick Hambright chapter of Daughters of the American Revolu tion of Kings Mountain. It will honor the memory of Major Fred erick Hambright and will be on the spot where he was wounded in the Battle of Kings Mountain. The lat ter ceremony will be at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Major Hambright was the ances tor of a number of Cleveland coun ty people. Highway Boosters Meet In Greensboro Shelby Represented At Meeting; Of Capital-Park Route Group. Greensboro, Sept. 8.—Dr. L. B Morse of Chimney Rock was elect ed temporary chairman of a high way association which was Organ- j lied here yesterday. The highway, j which will extend from Washing ton, D. C., to the Great Smoky Mountain National park, will be named by a special committee ap pointed today, the members being R. E. I. Niel, of Salisbury, Charles M. Ketchum of Greensboro and Prank Pierson of Durham. Among the cities and towns rep resented were the following: Char lotte, Gastonia, Shelby, Ruther fordton. Chimney Rock, Durham, Burlington and Kings Mountain. So far there has been no final, determination as to the route to be j followed between Washington and ; the Great Smoky Mountain na-1 tional park, although existing roads are to be utilised. It was indicated that provision should be made for a route permitting travelers to visit five national parks, namely, Rapi dan, Shenandoah, Guilford Battle ground, Kings Mountain and the Great Smoky mountains. Shelby was represented at the meeting by Mayor S. A. McMurrv, Messrs. Wm. Lineberger, Rush Hamrick and Dick Brabble < Hoover In Move To Help Cotton Crisis In U.S. A. President To Confer On Situation May Back Plan To Carry Over Much Cotton For Thoae Not Planning In 1932. Washington, Sept. 9.—President Hoover yesterday sought a way out; for American cotton growers, buried under the highest September crop; estimate In 16 years. Eugene Meyer, chairman ot the Federal Reserve board, and William L. Clayton of Houston, Texas, a leading cotton merchant, were called to the White House as the official September estimate of the depart ment of agriculture forecase 15, 685,000 bales. Observers believed the president was looking for a way to carry out a i scheme advanced by some southern | senators under which the govern- ; ment would carry over several mill- j ion bales of this year’s crop for , those fanners who agree not to plant ] Wny cotton next year. amun favor* nan. Senator Smith, democrat ot South Carolina, who conferred recently with the president is known to favor such a plan. Senator Caraway, dem ocrat of Arkansas, came here today to press such a proposal upon Mr. Hoover. No announcement, however, was forthcoming from the White House, where George R. James of Tennes see, a member of the Federal Re-; serve board Joined in the conferenc-! es late in the day. Under the Smith-Caraway propos al, the cotton fanners would be fi nanced for a share of this year s sur plus, sell the cotton next year, and take the difference between prevail ing low prices and the increased price expected to result next year from their refusal to plan* new crops. Urges Big Purchase. ^ Senator Caraway would have the government buy 8.000,000 Dales at not less than 8 cents a pound. He then would have this allocated to those farmers who agree not to plant next year, permitting the farmers to collect the difference between 8 cents and the prospective higher price in 1932. "There are 10,000,000 people de pending on cotton,” said Senator Caraway. “They didn’t buy anything last year, and they can’t buy any thing this year. It Is my belief that j this plan would be just the kick to! break the spychology of this depres sion. Certainly it would make buy ers of these 10.000,000 peopie, and that would start factories to going again.' Four Plans In Texas. Austin. Tex., Sept. 9.—Four plans to save the cotton farmer from pov erty were proposed In seven bills here as the Texas legislature con vened in special session to consider reduction of cotton acreage by law. The plan of Governor Huey Long of Louisiana for a complete ban on the south's staple crop next year was supported In the senate by Senators W. E. Thompson and Margie E. Neal. In the house Long’s “cotton baby” was nursed by Representative Vic tor B. Gilbert. Lion’s Club Collects 300 School Books Members Listen To Program On The Making of a Newspaper By Star Editor. Three hundred school text book* have been collected by the Lions club for distribution among chil dren In the city and county whose parents are unable to provide them. This was revealed last night at the luncheon meeting of the Lions club. These are used school books donated by families for dis tribution among the children in th? direst need. Hie program last night was on the making of a newspaper and the guests were Lee B. Weathers and L. E. Dail of The Star. The table on which the meal was served was provided with telegraph instru ments and typewriters with Judge M. K. Weathers president of the club acting as editor and Arthur Benoy and Bill Osborne as report ers- A number of flashy news items were received and read to the de light of the crowd. Mr. Weathers explained the gathering of news, the cost of producing a newspaper, the departments, transmission of news, the teletype and telephoto, the newest improvements in the industry. Mr. Dail will speak at a later meeting of the club on news paper advertising and illustrations. Rudv^s Bride Home for Visit Here U Rudy Vallee’s bride, the former Fay Webb, with her parent!. Chief of Police and Mrs. Clarence Webb, at ganta Monica, Cal., where the crooner’* bride la visiting. Mrs. Vallee's health 1* said to have been threatened by the Eastern climate so the honeymoon was terminated for a visit to sonny California. Rudy was too busy In New York to make the trip. Rutherford County Prepares For Fair To Open Tuesday, Sept. 22 Will Have .Several Attraction*, In-1 eluding Track Meet And Races, Forest City, Sept. 9 —The Ruth- ‘ erford county fair, which U again | being held by the Rutherford j County Agriculture Society, Inc., will open on Tuesday, September 22, and will continue through five days, coming to a close on Satur- j day. The county agriculture so- j clety has leased the fair grounds frcpi Dr. John D. Bigga. liquidat ing "agent of the Rutherford County Bank & Trust company, who owns this property. Henderson. Polk, and McDowell! counties will again be represented along with Rutherford county in| the fair and there will be several exhibits from these counties. These three neighboring counties took an active part in last year’s fair and had some unusually attractive ex hibits. On account of the good crop and fruit this year’s fair is ex pected to be one of the best held for some time, with the exhibits better than they have been for years. Midway Shows. The midway will be taken up with L. J. Heth shows, with 16 high class shows and nine big rides. The Gus Sun booking exchange will furnish the grandstand attractions, which will include the Flying Brocks, Edna Brock and Billy de Armo in one of the most sensation al and thrilling acts ever seen on the Rutherford county fair grounds. A gorgeous display of fireworks will be seen each night. Tuesday, the opening day of the fair, will be school day and all ■CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.! J. C. White Had New Corn On August 28 J. Curtis White, of Belwood route 1, apparently holds the record for the earliest corn of the year. He carried a "turn” of two bushels to the Rockdale mill on August 28th and had It ground. Squire Jno. F. Moss of Waco was the first to re port new corn ground Sept. 5th, but Mr. White goes him several days' better. Shot Negro Still In Serious Shape At The Hospital Willi* Strickland negro, shot in the abdomen Satur day night in a gun and knife battle in Shelby's negro bus iness section, was still Using at the city hospital today but was said to be in a serious condition. , Willie Love, young shine boy, an innocent bystander was shot to death in the same brawl. The shooting was done by Pearce Parker, Shelby negro, whose neck was badly slash ed in the fight by Strickland The row was between Strick land and Parker, the former using a knife and the latter an automatic and Love step ped to the door to see what was happening only to be shot In the chest. He died a few minutes later. Parker was able to be up today and can leave the hospital sbon. Strickland's Intestines arc punctured in eight places and his chances of recovery are not so good. Izaak Waltons To Gather In Shelby A meeting of Cleveland county hunters and other sportsmen has been called for Thursday night, Sept. 10, at 7:30 o’clock at the court house by Dan Frazier, temporary president of the county Izaak Wal ton league. Geo. A. Tomeraasen. of Chicago, Izaak Walton field rep resentative will be present. Every man fond of any type of hunting or fishing is urged to attend. Long To Talk. Cleveland county cotton farmers and others Interested In cotton re lief plans may be interested to know that Gov. Huey Long, of Louisiana, will speak to the people of Texas over KWKH tonight from 9 until 10 o'clock. The dialing is 850 kilocycles. Dangerous Time Of Year For Fires; City Fire Chief Gives Out Warning ✓ \ This is the period o{ the year in which approximately 50 percent of the fires in Shelby occur, stated Fire Chief J. R. Robinson today in urging citizens to inspect their chim neys and flues before starting fires in furnaces and fireplaces not used since last year. Some of Shelby's most disastrous fires, including the Cleveland Springs fire, he pointed out, took place in the fall and were directly or indirectly due to defective or dangerous chimneys and flues. “Schools of the city should give careful attention to their chimneys and flues before fires are started," the fire chief said. “A fire in a school building is far too >ierlous a thing not to take a little trouble to protect against it." Soot-filled chimneys it was said, dry out during the summer and are highly inflammable .When a fire is started where a furnace has not been used for months it should be started during the days when it can be watched. Better still, according to firemen, chimneys and flues should be oleaned but. "Cleaning or sweeping is far safer,” the fire department says, “than burning out chimneys.’1 There is a professional chimney sweeper in the city now and thoee who wish to take every precaution against fires can get in touch with him through the fir* department if they do not care to clean their own ' chimneys. State Conducts Tonsils Clinic In City 4 Days To Establish Hospital In Church Ton*iI- Adenoid Operation to Coat I1Z.M. Examination* »j Vnrw. The State Board or Health wilt conduct a four-day tonsil and ade noid clinic for school children In Shelby on September 32-25. The temporary hospital for the clinic will be located, according to Mias Cora Beam, state health nurse, in the young people’s department of the First Baptist church. There will be eight nurses in charge of Dr. Lois Boyd Oaw, who la experienced in the work, and the operating will Igr done by Dr. Tom Oold of Shelby. The state health department carries Us own equipment In trucks apd the temporary hospital will be modera ly equipped for the clinic and oper ations. The operations will coet *12.50 for school children who have been ex amined and who are unable finan cially to enter the city hospital. Miss Beam spent some time in the schools of Cleveland county last year examining children for defec tive tonsils and adenoids. Those found to need operations for their health are being mailed applica tion blanks for the clinic. These should be returned to the office of the county superintendent or to Miss Beam. The children examined last year will be examined again by a specialist when they report to the clinic. Parents and school officials are urged to cooperate In getting chil dren to the clinic during the four days, especially children not a Me to enter a hospital. “Dirt Farmer” Has Cotton Suggestion Marvin Hoyle of Belwood Suggests Destroying Cotton And a Tax. Marvin C. Hoyle, of Belwood Jl-1. who terms himself “ a dirt farmer offers the following suggestion to alleviate the cotton situation: "With almost 11,000,000 bales of carry-over cotton on hand and more than 15,000,000 bales in sight this year, a total of some 38,000,000 bales starvation prices are almost certain unless there Is Immediate co-opera tion between the government and the fanner. "I would suggest that our federal government buy 9,000,000 bales of thi carry over cotton from last yea* and destroy same so that it would not be held as a carry over, thereby leaving carryover of 2,000,000 from last year’s crop, which added to the estimate of this year's crop of 16, 000,000 bales would still leave us a total of 17,000,000 bales on hand. If this plan could be put In operation I believe that within two weeks cot ton would bring 15 cents a pound. "However, In order to purchase and destroy 9,000,000 bales of cotton It would cost the Federal government around *15,000,000. That in order to re-pay the government this *15,000. 000 I would suggest a small tax be Imposed on our future cotton crops per pound, same to be a graduate tax, that Is, a tax of two cents pea pound when cotton is bringing 13 cents per pound: and a tax of three cents when cotton Is bringing 15c. etc. ** "In adopting this plan I would 1 suggest that all cotton ginners be made collectors of this tax, and that census takers of cotton be required to audit the books of the glnner.” Patrolman Singleton In For Six Week* Yet Patrolman Gilmore Singleman, Shelby youth, who was injured about ten days ago in the moun tains when his motorcycle skidded and threw him to the pavement with the' result that his leg war broken, is still in the Banner Elk hospital. His parents who vialtev him over the week-end found hint getting along as well as could b« expected, but found that he would be confined to his bed for sir weeks or longer. Hr. Singleton ac cepted a position as highway pa trolman this summer and has suf fered two accidents with his motor cycle. COTTON PICKING WELL UNDERWAY—GINS START Cotton picking is well underway in the county now and practically iall of the gins have started operat ing. In another week it is though' | that all gins will be running Pull | time..