North Carolina Newspapers

Late News THE MARKET Cotton, spots .. 6'i to 7t Cotton Sod, per ton ..... $15.(K) Fair and Warmer, Today’s North Carolina Weather Report. Fair tonight and Thurs day. Somewhat warmer tonight. Try To Avert War. Washington, Nov. 11.—Secretary of State Stimson continued work all day yesterday on a new. secret move to aid in adverting war be tween Japan and China over Man churia. The cabinet discussed the situation Tuesday morning. After ward Stimson saw the president alone for half an hour. Japanese Ambassador Katsuji llebuchi visit ed Stimson yesterday afternoon, and delivered an important "aide memoire.” or informal note. This note, a reply to one sent by Stim son to Japan last week, reiterated politely, but firmly, that Japan can not withdraw her troops bark into the South Manchurian railway zone until China first gives con crete evidence of her intention and ability to protect Japanesese lives and property; and secondly, re spects the present treaties. There was no indication what Stimson's new move was, or when It would be taken. Meeting Friday To Perfect Work Of Relief Nature ill Organizations Asked To Send Representatives To Hotel Charles Meeting. It is planned to perfect the or ganization of <the welfare commit tee at a special meeting to be held Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the Hotel Charles. Capt. B. L. Smith, chairman of the steering commlthe appointed oome weeks ago asks that represen-1 natives from each of the civic clubs, j churches, fraternal orders, social clubs, American legion and other organizations attend this meeting and help perfect the organization set-up for the coming fall and win ter. It is asked and urged that the head of each organization in the city appoint one or more represen tatives to attend this general or ganization meeting at which time officers ’will be selected and a plan worked out for carrying on thej charity and relief work. The services of every organiza tion in the city is needed in order to cope with the situation with no undue burden of any and the pur pose of this mee'ting will be to se lect representatives from each group and correlate the work Physicians Guests Of Hospital Board Or. Ferguson Speaks At Medical Meeting Monday Night At Hotel. Cieve.ia.nci county physicians were guests of the board of trustees of the Shelby hospital at a, meeting held Monday night at Hotel Charles. The principal speaker was Dr. R.; T. Ferguson of Charlotte. He spoke upon general hospital work and co operation of medical forces in ren dering more beneficial and effec tive sen-ice. Other features were two delight ful vocal solos by Mr. Horace Easom acsompanied by Mrs. W. B. Nix at the piano. Dr. E. B. Latti more in a humorous manner intro duced Dr. Ferguson. The president. C. R. Hoey, presided. A delightful three course dinner was served and covers were laid for: Doctors Fet guson, Sherrill. Tom and Ben Gold, Ben Kendall, Parker, Lowrie,| Harbisori, Matthews, S. S. Royster. Heywood Thompson, Moore, Yates Hamrick, Bridges, Sam Schenck, i £. B. Latthnore and Messrs C. R Hoey, O. C. Dickson, Horace Easom,; O. M. Mull, Misses Ella McNlchols, j Etta Beverly, Hanna, Dinim and Mrs W. B. Nix. •Autos Will Sell If handled right at a bar- | gain price and advertised in The Star. Mrs. T. G. Hamrick, of Shel- j by. had a small penny column ad in Monday’s Cleveland Star, offering a 1935 model: Ford for sale. This morning she telephon- j ed to say that the ear had! been sold to a South Caroline man. ‘Tie was just one of five or six who came to purchase it," she said. “Now 1 KNOW for a fact that Star Ads WILL gut results.' If you have somathiug to sell or desfre to purchase something, von may 'earn the same thing by telephoning Nr. U and inserting one of thc^e economical trade-get ters. •> I Aged Shelby Citizen Killed A t Ellenboro J. Lane Putnam Mr. Putnam who was buried Sun day was a prominent churchman and benefactor. He gave 91,000 to Zoar church to promote an annual singing convention at Zoar in memory of his wife and was the j first to give 91,000 to the Boiling Springs junior college endowment. Cotton Ginning In County Tops 50.000 To First Over 13,000 Bales Ginned From Oct. 18 To Nov. I. Ahead Of 1930. For the first time this year the cotton ginning in Cleveland county is ahead of that of last year to the same date. Cp to November 1. this year, according to the report of Miles H. Ware, agent, made to The Star today, 51,252 bales of cot ton had been ginned In the county. Gain Shown. This is 294 bales more than the 50,958 bales ginned to Nov ember 1, last year. With more than 50,000 bales ginned to November 1, Cleve land county continues to lead the state in cotton production. Active Period The last report shows that the period from October 18 to the first of this month was an active one with the gins in the county. Up to October 18 only 37.933 bales had been ginned In the county. This means that 13,319 bales were ginned In 12 days from the 18th to the first. A big quantity of cotton has been ginned since the first and with some cotton yet to be pick ed it appears now' if the total crop will reach or exceed the 62.000 bales of last year. Auto Sales Gain In N. C. In October* Raleigh, Nov. 11.—There were 2, 110 new passenger cars and 733 new trucks sold In North Carolina In October, a grand total of 2,883. L. S. Harris, director of the motor ve hicle bureau reports. Passenger car sales exceeded those in September of this year by 17 while trucks were 139 less, a net ioss in vehicle sales of 122. Sales of motor vehicles in the state in October, 1930, totaled 3, 852. J. I. Stacey Funeral At Rehobeth Wei Known Resident Of Polkville And Shelby Struck Uv Passing Auto. J. I. Stacey, well known 73-year old citizens of Polkville and Shelby, was fatally Injured yesterday aft ernoon about 4 o'clock when he started to cross highway 20, near Ellenboro, and was struck by the front of an automobile driven by George W. Hart, Charlotte tire salesman. The accident took place six miles east of Forest City, or near Ellenboro. Mr. Stacey died within a few minutes after being struck. Burial Today. Funeral services are being con ducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Rehobeth Methodist church and burial will follow there. The serv ices are In charge of Rev J. M Barber Assisted by Rev. W. R. Jen kins. Widely Known Mr. Stacey, a retired farmer, had been living in Shelby about two years. Prior to coming here he had lived In the Polkville section about 40 years and was well known and popular there as he was here and elsewhere over the county. He was a loyal member of the Polkville Methodist church and a highly re spected citizen. His wife preceded him to the grave several years ago. Hearing FHday. Following the accident Mr. Hart and W. T. Jenobles of Harris, whom Mr. Hart was giving a lift from Shelby to Forest City, were taken to Forest City by Police Chief Aus tin, where they were held pending an Investigation. They were later carried to Rutherlordton, where an inquest was set for Friday at II o'clock. Both were released without having to give bond. Mr. Stacey naci Deen visiting at the home of his son, W. E. Stacey, near Forest City. His son not being home, Mr. Stacey returning to Shel by, when he met him driving to ward him in a wagon. The car was stopped and Mr Stacey had start e dacross the highway to speak to his son when the accident occurred. It is said that the car and wagon were both parked across the road from each other and that when Mr. Stacey started acros sthe road, Mr. Hart, who was driving toward For est City, blew his home at him. Evidently becoming contused at the approaching car, Mr, Stacey kept going and was struck by the left headlight of the car. It is said that in an effort to miss the aged man, Mr. Hart grazed the wagon. He is survived by four children, W. Earl Stacey, of Ellenboro, Mrs. Bate T. Wright of Lattimore, Mrs George C. Jones of Ellenboro. and Miss Fannie Stacey of Shelby. Four brothers, B. D. and Pink Stacey, of Chesnee, S. C., and Julius and Jasper Stacey of route 1, Ruther fordton, also survive. Seven grand children survive. The body was taken to a Forest Cit.l funeral home following the accident and was brought from there to the home of the deceased in Shelby last night. Mr. Baker Seriously 111 At Lincolnton Enoch C. Baker, one of Lincoln- 1 ton's most prominent citizens, who underwent an operation for cancer of the throat at a Charlotte hos pital two weeks ago, continues des- j perately ill and there is litt'e hope for' his recovery according to re ports from the bedside. Mr. Baker is a brother-in-law of ; Mrs. B. H. Palmer of Shelby. Hoodoo Day Is Just That For High School Grid Eleven In Final Game Five Players Ineligible For Shelby Came And Another Is In jured. Friday, 13th, Friday the thirteenth looks to be an unlurkv day for the Shelby high school football eleven. Atid to make it worse, it is the last scheduled game of the season. Friday, the hoodoo day the Mor rismen go to Cherryville to meet the ^crone Cherryville eleven. Then Tough Luck. Until this week the improving Shelby eleven seemed to have at least an equal chance, maybe bet ter, of winning the final game The eleven as a machine seemed to be in full stride in recent victories, and the youthful bneltn's in the school were hopeful of closing the game with a victory. Then came the hoo dooplay. Four players, three of them reg ulars and stars, will not be eligi ble Friday because of scholastic failure. They are Roy Newton, vet eran tackle; Bub Hulick, guard who can play anywhere in the line; "Bear'’ Huffman, halfback, and Charles Waldrop, first line reserve. “Fat" Williams, the other regular tackle, is injured and likely will not be able to start. Once before Shelby high exper ienced a similar Friday the thir teenth. But that day it turned out lucky. Spencer was being played in Charlotte for a championship and someone carried along a black! cat os magic against the hoodoo 8h»lby won ; Given Honor Df. Zeno Wall, pastor of Shelby's First Baptist church, was signally honored at Winston-,Salmi jutar day whrn hr was named head of the pastors conference of the state Baptist convention. Dr. Zeno Wall Heads Pastors State Baptists — | Shelby Minister Honored. State I Baptist Convention Underway At Winston. j Winston-Salem, Nov. 11.—Dr. | Zeno Wall, pastor of the First Baptist church, Shelby, was elect ed president ol the North Carolina Baptist pastors conference at its closing session here yesterday. The pastors conference was held here preliminary to the Baptist state convention, which convened yesterday afternoon ut 2:30 p, m. The Rev. E. J. Jenkins of Ruth erfordton was elected vice presi dent and the Rev. M. L. Barnes of Mount Holly, secretary, j After some discussion, the minis CONTINUED ON PAOB *KHtT ) Mrs. Forest Turner' Dies This Morning; Funeral Wednesday Prominent Young Matron Of Earl Community Succumbs At Age 42. Leaves New Born. Mrs. Forest Turner, prominent young matron of the Earl commun ity, died this morning at 5 o’clock from a weakened heart, following the arrival of a new-born son, eleven days ago. Her unexpected passing was a great shock to her host of friends. Mrs. Turner before marriage was Miss Lottie Hopper. She was a fine Christian mother and loved by all who knew her. In early girlhood she joined New Hope Baptist church and was a faithful worker in re ligious and civic affairs. For some time she has been superintendent of the Sunday school primary de partment at New Hope. Surviving are her husband, one of the leading farmers of lower Cleve land, her mother, Mrs. B. F. O’Neil, of Rutherford, and four children. Mary. Ben, Billy and the eleven day old son. Three sisters and two bro thers also survive. The funeral will be held Thurs day afternoon at 2 o’clock at New Hope church, Earl. Just who will conduct the services was not known today as practically all of the Bap tist preachers of the county are at tending the State Convention at Winston-Salem which adjourns to morrow morning. Noted Engineer, S. P. Baird Is Dead Engine*? Who Plotted Cleveland Springs Estates, Dies In Ohio. Samuel P. Baird, noted engineer, died in Columbus, Ohio Friday in Grant hospital following an opera tion, it is learned in a letter tG James A Wilson from his daugh ter, Mrs. Madeline Baird Porter. Mr. Baird is pleasantly remember ed in Shelby where he lived for a year or longer while engaged in turveymg the development at the Cleveland Springs Estates Mr. Baird and his wife spent some time in Shelby and made many friends here He had been 111 only a few days! and underwent an operation last) tJnniirv arid dind mr Frtdav Court Observes Armistice Day; Suit Is Settled Get $1,000 In Bridget Death Section Adjourned At Soon Tor Half Day Holiday. Death Suit Fnd* In Campromk'. Superior court adjourned at noon today, at the order of Judge Walter E. Moore, to per- t mil court attendants and | oMirra to join in the Armistice day rrremonirs. The court has been steadily grind ing along this week on civil Issues, and it is likely that t..e term will continue through Friday and possi bly pari of the tiav Saturday. Ever, then, it is said, the civil calendar cannot be completed before final adjournment. No Divorce*. . An unusual feature of the pres- ; ent court term is that no divorce cases have been heard and, subse quently, no divorces granted. It ha? been a number of years since si court term has been held here with- j out four or five divorces. A divorce! case or two, however, may come ut) before the end of the week. None If. | listed on the calendar but It may • be that some suits can be heard without, formal entry. A Compromise. The suit of C. A. Bridges against the town of Bessemer City for *10. 000 damages In connection with the [ death of his seven-year-old son, George, in an auto wreck there there several years ago was ended this week by compromise. The com promise damage reward was *1,000, it Is understood. The youngster whose father Is a news mall car rier and lives in the Lattimore sec tion of tills county, was fatally In jured when his father's car ran off the edge of the pavement and turn ed over, it Is alleged, because the shoulder of the road was washed away. Given To Jury. Tlie suit of Cora Hartsoe who has since married. against the Kings Mountain Manufacturing company was heard today. being given to the jury just before court adjourned at noon. The plaintiff arks *10,000 damages for an alleged Injury received, it was contended, when she slipped and fell while at work in the textile plant. Education Week To Be Observed j Here Thursday: Or. John H. took, Head Of State Educational Association, Will Speak. A special American education ■week program, featuring an ad dress by Dr. John H. Cook, presi dent of the North Carolina Educa tion association, Is being arranged for a joint meeting of the follow ing organizations at the Hotel Charles, 7:15 o'clock, Thursday, November 12: the school board, city teachers, P. T. A. council officers representatives of the American Legion, the Lions club, the Rotary club, and the Kiwanis club. Mr. Horace Easom will lead the group in singing "School Days.” The blessing will be asked by Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First Bap tist church, Music will be furnished by a dou ble quartet of teachers and by Mr. Ovid B. Lewis. Capt. Peyton Mc Swain, commander of the Warren Hoyle post of the American Legion, will tell of the origin of American education week. Greetings will be given from the teachers by Miss Lucile Mulholland and from the Parent-Teacher association by Mrs. Earl Hamrick. president of the Washington P. t. A. Following the address of Dr. Cook, Honorable Clyde R. Hoey will extend the feli citations of the civic clubs. Judge Maurice R. Weathers, president of the Lions club, will preside. Minutes Of Baptists Ready For Churches An effort has been made to place the minutes of the recent associa tional meeting in the hands of every church contributing to the minute fund. If for any reason any church has not yet received u» quota, the clerk, J. V. Deveany, Lawndale, N. C., would be glad to hear from the pastor or church rlerk that the matter may be look ed into at once, and the tack sup- , plied V. S. on Guard in China .vt» .-. .•■:■•■■ ^ Th* oat airy detachment of the 15th V. S. Infantry, stationed at Tientsin. China, is shown in formation before the gates of the for eign concession, where it Is on guard to prevent disturbances grow ing out of the attempted assassination of llenry Pu-Yl (inset). China’s deposed "boy emperor,” from endangering foreign lives. An ultima tum was delivered to the Chinese provincial government, following the attempt on Po-lTs life, that anyone venturing within 300 feet of the wail of the foreign concession would be shot. Cleveland Celebrates Event Of 13 Years Ago Legion Charity Program On This Afternoon. Rutherford Observes Armistice This section was today, generally speaking, observing Armistice Day with more enthusiasm than since the event ful day itself—13 years ago this morning, when Shelby and section joined with the entire world in an impromptu re joicing. --, This afternoon hundreds of peo , i. pie were attending an Armistice Day celebration, the first held here in years, at the county fairgrounds, the event being sponsored by the American Legion and the proceed;? j going to charity. Late Afternoon. The program begnn in full blast! about 2 o’clock and was scheduled i to continue until after 5, winding up I with a street dance uptown tonight.' The lists of events includes every:; type of racing known—dogs, mules, bikes, autos and foot races. Humor ous stunts are sandwiched in be- j tween the other events and the af-i fair will be wound up at. the fair-; I grounds with a big boxing program. j 8helby and Cleveland people not j i Joining in the celebration here this afternoon were taking In similar j events In nearby towns and cities. ; Quite a number of Cleveland people j were at Rutherfordton for the big celebration there. Senator Cameron Morrison was the principal speaker there this morning, and Company K, Shelby militia unit, participated In the parade. Aviation stunts and fireworks were other features of the program there. Exciting Then. Although Shelby Is staging her 1 first formal observance of the peace * day anniversary In years and much :s Interest Is being shown It Is nothing j to compare with the abandoned method with which the armistice 1 was welcomed 13 years ago this 1 morning. The war Is something in the dim ' past to a majority now and only Work Starts On New Prison Camp Just Out Of City Construction work started this week on the new State prison camp juat east of the ' Cleveland county fairgrounds and a short distance from Highway 20. A tool and cement house has already been erected am) work on the convict building itself will get going lust as • on as material, now being chipped, arrives here. Meantime a force of State •vinvicts, superintended by flyde Postor, former official of the No. 6 gang. Is building a ■oad to the new camp site ;ram Highway 20 at the west side of the fairgrounds. The construction of the camp Is being supervised by Mr. beeper, State building of ficial. and local carpenters masons and laborers are being used and will be used on the Job. The new camp is to cost 910.000 or more. pon occasions does the memory iark back to the trying days of 17 nd 18, but the celebration here 13 ears ago is something that all who articipated in it or witnessed it dll remember as long as they live, ust about dusk a telephone opera te began spreading the Joyous news ICONTINUED ON PAGE EIOHl.i Democrats Plan Relief Program To Decrease Troubles Of The County Will Offer Plan No Matter Which Party May Control Session Congress. Washington, Nov. 11.—Pull legis lative program designed to relieve the nation's worries is planned by the democrats. It is to be presented to the in coming congress regardless of which party organizes the house. This plan was announced yes terday by Representative Gamer, democratic leader, upon his arrival iron: his home at Uvalde. Texas. The Texan did not disclose the scope of the program, but expressed the opinion it would be adequate to meet the situation. He added that some emergency might make ’banges necessary within she oer iod of the session. Garner arrived at noon, shortly after the republican floor leader In the last congress. Representative Tilson of Connecticut announced house republicans plan to nominate a speaker and contest for control despite the democratic majority. While Garner declined to discuss public questions, he said that the matter of organizing the house still *ls In the lap of the gods.” Until the house meet December 7, he added, it could not be dter mined which party would have the moat votes on the floor. “I do believe that the democrats are in a better position to organ ize than the republicans,” he re marked. “Our organization Is bet rovTTv»irr> :f»w p*ce siowt Politics Here Little Talked; Few Races Seen Prospective Nominees Reported Out Customary Interest Lucking Now, Vo Heftnltr Candidate* Offer Selves. (teveland county ordinarily goes in strong for two thing*— politics and cotton. Rut this year the price of cotton took a tumble and Interest In politics U at equally low ebb. The latter situation is surprtaint here Usually by this time, as the fall season arrives and there v more talk and less work, three dr four candidates have already an nounced and a half dozen more are getting themselves talked abou* ! one way or another. Nothing Formal. But so far not a prospective of fice-holder has peeped. It is taken for granted, as Is somewhat of a custom, that the majority of the present county officers agiil s**ek re election. Some of them may n<St, but they are usually counted in until they formally remove themselves. And general opinion Is, times being as they are. that very few will turn their backs on Jobs, maewise, nothing definite has (been announced about other fcan ! didates attempting to oust some of the present group tn office. Yef there is talk. Whispers about here and there; and occasionally lr comes the report that one or two fellows are out in the county seeing the folks, shaking a few hands, and testing sentiment. They may or may not be potential candidates, but among those who keep an ear U the ground for political rumblings they are considered. There has been no conjecture about contests for two or three of flees. Jn an ©ffiie or two the In cumbents, such as the recorder ant county solicitor, are serving theti first terms. Due to a legendary sen timent in county politics first-term ers are seldom given much trouble ! Just now, however, there is n< telling how much competition then will be for some of the other of fices. or how many. So far pros pective candidates have been men tioned in gossip circles for three offices—at least two candidates for ;one of the three, but it has been ! merely gossip; nothing definite having been said. One up-county man who has held an office in the county stated this week that "up my way they’re talking like they'd like to have new men in every office except one, and possibly two." But in a year I such as this such a report isn’t un j usual. In fact, it is surprising there i are not more of the type, for in an ordinary year there are several people in each section of the coun ty who gat a kick -out of talking about making a cta sweep, but Cleveland political history shows that there have never been enough feeling that- way to turn the trick Other Races. Interest is as low in other races bigger contests, as in prospective I county races. There is a little talk, mighty little, about the gov ernor’s race. Ehringhaus seems to have the slight advantage Just now, but there Isn’t enough being said to tell very much about it. It isn't possible to get up a conversation about the senatorial race. And go ing higher, the few remarks being handed out Indicate that the Dem ocrats of the county would be sat isfied with either Roosevelt, Baker, Young or anybody, except Alfalfa Bill Murray or Huey Long as presi dential candidate, Flower Show To Be Staged On Saturday Shelby Mill’s Yearly Event To Be Held. General Public Invited. ! The annual Shelby mil! flower I show, in which the residents of the textile village compete for prises, will be held Saturday nfternoon of this week In the mill basement. The hours for the show are from 4 In the afternoon until 8 in the evening, and the general public, particularly flower lovers are Invit ed to attend by R. T. LeGrand, m!L’ secretary, and those participating in the show. This floral display has been halt for several years and is an event in which there is much interest. The flowers produced and exhibited are excellent and the preparation for the show has done much to improve the general appearance of that wftnn of the city.