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Republican Thinks Hoover Should Get Out Of 193? Race Senator Johnson 'says Withdrawal Would Please Rank \nd File Of Party. Chicago Nov. 20.- United States Senator Hiram W. Johnson said yesterday that President Hoover would have "the undying gratitude of the rank and file of the Republi can party" If hr followed the lead of Calvin Coolidge mid decided not to become a candidate next year The California Senator, pausing en route to ■Washington, hesitated to discuss politics in a bet ween - trains interview. Such informal chats tinder cover of a train shed too often resulted in misquotation he said nut he ftnallv was induced to i make a brief statement, and, in the, interests of accuracy. not only ' wrote it out in longhand bflt sign- i ed Herp it is: The decision of Mr Coolldge not to become a candidate next year j entitles him to the hlglir>i praise i of the American people "If Mr, Hoover were to makp a like decision he would have the tin- j dying gratitude of the rank and file or the Republican party.” Although he refused to predict a change of administrations, the Cali-, fornian said he lelt that the Ameri can people would* "express right- 1 pou.1 indignation against the admin istration’s doing what the people have refused to sanction and what even Congress itself would hot au t horize " When asked about his own aspirh- j lions for tiie presidential nomina- [ tion, the Republican progressive told ! the reporters they were being "eoy."j Quit kidding me about the pres idential nomination." Senator John son said with a flasti of a smile When I'm a candidate you’ll know about it" Raising Ducks Is A Busines With Mr. Dixon, Visitor Here Think* Such An Industry Would Pay In South. Rised 30,0110 Yearly. Clayton Dixon of Unton. ..Grove. { Wisconsin, who with Mrs Dixon | arc visiting Capt. anti Mrs McK Abergotti at Blacksburg, raises clucks for a living in the "land of lakes.*’ Each year ho raises abort: 30,000 white Pckins for market, ducks being a delicacy on the table of fashionable hotels, restaurant* , cafes, etc. Mr. Dixon hatches the young in an incubator of 20,000 egg capacity and has n diick yard, part of which is on land and pan on the edge of a small inland lake Long Island Duck'' Is a delicacy which might be raise to profit in the south, says Mr Dixon Mr. Dixon has made a study of this particular fowl and tame to know Capt. Abergotti. popular con ductor on the Southern, by their mutual interest in birds of ail kinds. Capt. Abcrgotti's hobby u name chickens when he is not on duly on the Southern passongei trains which runs through Shelby. ! i - - - ___;_1 Penny Column I YES. YOU ( AN BUY BED Springs and Mattress at The; Paragon now at the price of a t>ed almost. Try it and sec. lt< WANTED SECOND HAND 1-41 horsepower 110 volt motor. See Bih Newton. 3t 20c I 20 MASCOT MAID RANG ES went on sale today at the! Paragon at $24.95. Regular! $60.00 Range, ltc HIGH CASH Price paid for Turkeys and Chickens. D. A. Beam Co. Phone 130. 20c NOTICE: AFTER SAT., NOV 21 j I will gin cotton only on Tuesdays and Fridays oi each week Toy R Webb. at aop HO M E GROWN Celery. Large, crisp bunches 15c bunch 01 two for 25c. D. A. Beam Co. 3t-20c FINE SHOE REPAIRING A1 j low prices. Freeman Shoe Shop i East Shelby. Ask anybody. 2t 30c i TURN YOUR C O T T 0 N loose and buy furniture and! home furnishings at the Par-1 agon where your dollar will do double work. A bah? of cot ton will buy $50 to $75 worth j nf furniture here. Ucj FOR RENT LARGE FURNISH- j ed room with bath to coup!* Available to two young men or twi voung ladies. 309 S LaFayette S* Phone 787-W 3t 20c SOME damaged and Second Hand Furniture on hand at The Paragon Selling at give away prices. Ask to see our damaged or second hand fur niture. ltc At The Theatres Claudia Dell docs the stellar rote i tn I.oft Over Ladies," the featuer offering at the Curolina theatre t/i |day Walter Byron is her leading man "l,eft Over Ladles" is a very modern story that has much of the romantic appeal expected of a pic ture with such a modern title. Won • ans independence of men is the dominating theme. This is one of thr few times when woman gets the credit for ' carrying the show Other attractions on the program include a comedy and a regular serial chap ter Saturday at, the Carolina.Tor.. Tyler is featured in "Two Piste I Justice;" also comedy and selected short acts ' Lover Come Back," is a pictun as romantlr as the title indicate-. It is lavishly presented among ex travagant. settings of modernistic splendor, front country swlrnmirg pools to doings on Park Avenue There is a cast that promises gretd entertainment from "Lover Corm Back".Constance Cummings. Jack Mulijall. Betty Bronson and six other stars. The picture is on run today and tonight at the Webb. Sat urday's change of program will pre sent a new type mystery called "Dangerous Affair " Cotton Market \ Cotton was quoted on New York I exchange at. noon today Dec. 6.12, Jan. 6.23 Yesterday v close. Doc. 6 18, Jan. 6 28, Now York. Nov. 20. -Good busi ness in spot* in Id 489 against 483 yesterday. Sterling in London 373 1-4 against 376 1-4 here when Liverpool closed. Showers forecast for belt except Texas. Light bust-1 ness in Worth street. Entire market j depressed as the seriousness of the I situation in print cloth prices be- j gan to make itself felt. President Sloan of Textile Institutes finds need for curtailment. Charlotte special says U is regarded there as fairly certain that the large print rloth producers will begin curtai' ing within a short time Larg open buying orders for the trade under the market should make any further decline slow. CLEVENBERG Double Springs News Of Interest Camp Fire Program. .Mrs. K. K.i Hamrick Not So Well. Personal Items. Double Shoals. Nov 18 The sen '• tor B Y P U, gave an Interesting | camp fire program last Stindav [ night, and we are. expecting one equally as good next Sunday night. We hope to have a large crowd present to hear it We are sorry Mrs E R. Hamrick is pot getting along so well for the last few days. Mr Clyde Short is moving will; his family to Lincoln county this week. Mr. J. C. Moore of Charlotte vis ited his parents. Mr. and Mrs B B Moore Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs. Odus Greene of South Carolina spent Saturday night with Mr Greene's mothei, Mrs J C. Greene. Mr. Ivey Jones visited Mr Grady Davis Saturday night Mrs W W Washburn has been right sick for several days with la grippe. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bridges of the Union community visited Mr. and Mrs T B. Hamrick Sunday after soon Several of the ladies of our church attended the W M U. div isional meeting which was held e.t Zion Sunday afternoon. Mrs Roland Hamrick and child ren of Shelby spent Sunday with her parents, Mr and Mrs T B. Hamrick. Mr. and Mrs, C B, Greene and daughter. Evelyn, visited Mr and Mrs Billie Powell nf the Union community Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Harlie Wright and children of Shelby were visitors oi Mr and Mrs. C. A Bridges Sunday Mr and Mrs. Koven Carpenter and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Sammie Brooks Miss Ruth Humphries visited Miss Louise McSwain Sunday. Mr. Bate Bridge spent Sunday | with Mr. J D. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Bray Brooks visit led Mr and Mrs Plato Lee Saturday night Miss Catherine Jones spent Sun day with Miss Sarah Bankhead. Mrs. Amanda Elliott spent the week-end with Mrs Bate Blanton. A number of the young peoole attended the singing convention at Beaver Dam Sunday afternoon. Mrs. E. E. Cabaniss is improving some after being siek for some time Mr. and Mrs. J. C. 'Washburn and family and Mr. and D. P Washbun. and children were sp»nd-the-day visitors of Mr and Mrs. c. R Rank head Sunday Mr and Mi - Lowell MeSn tih-ahd little son visited the formers par ents. Mr and Mrs. McSwain in the Beaver Dam community Saturday afternoon Roo*evelt And Smith Meet, But Are Mum i CONTINUED FROM PAOE ONE I j turkey.” Former Governor Smith drove up in a limousine promptly at. noon : wearing his brown derby at what i some of the veterans among the j newspaper men described as an I "aggressive angle.” ‘'Nothing to say,” he said gruffly as he went, in and then added with j a grin “I'm here to eat And I'm ready ' to eat. too.” As he came out, he was button ing his waistcoat,. "Good lunch,” was his comment I can't get my waistcoat button ed " La Fayette Street Elect* Officer* !., It. Anthony Chairman of Board Of Stewards. Mr. Jenkins Be gins Third Year. The board of stewards of LaFay-j et.te M. E. church in its regular meeting last Monday evening elect ed I,. B. Anthony, chairman, E. D Whisnant, secretary, and Miss Lucy Short church treasurer for the coming year. The stewards, trus tees and their wives will take sup per together in the basement of the church this ev’ening at 7:30. Sunday school will open next Sunday at 9:45. Mr. F E. Whitene" superintendent. At 11 o’clock Rev W. R Jenkins, beginning his third year as pastor of this congregation, will preach from the subject. "Loss Into Gain ” In the evening there will be no service other than by th< Epworth leagues as the pastor will preach at Eastside at 7 o'clock. Campbell And Mull Change Bible Classes i —-I Rev W C. Campbell of the Sec ond Baptist church and Attorney John P Mull will exchange places Sunday morning, Mr. Campbell com Ing to the First Baptist church to teach the Mens' Bible class and Mr. Mull going to the Second Baptist church to teach the Men's Bible class there. A special drive is being made to boost the attendance at each of the Sunday school classes Sunday morning. Mr Campbell's class expects 100 men and Mr Mull's class Is striving to tie the score Notary Public Can Hold No Other Job May Not Hold Other Public Offices After Accepting Appointment. Opinion After Vote. Raleigh, Nov. 20~Th<* North Car lina Supreme court has ruled that a notary public is a State officer and therefore cannot hold another public office- but not without dis sension. The three to two opinion wa i handed down iti the case of T. B. Harris against W. W. Watson, a member of the Hyde County board of commissioners who accepted a notary's appointment. The court ruled with Harris and against the lower eourt which ruled Watson might retain both jobs. The decis ion holds that Watson may not re main on the countv board after ac cepting the appointment Rain Halts Forest Blazes In Carolina Drizzle llfre Stop* Kirz, MrlJowcll' Worst Flrrs Rained Out. The slight rain which fell in thi section Wednesday night and Thin day morning was not more than enough to barely dampen the ground but it was sufficient to halt the forest fire on the Hull proper ty northeast of the city. Marion. Nov. 20—Drenched by three quarters of an inch of rain, forest fires in several sections of McDowell county were completely rained out Wednesday night The main fires extinguished were south of Marion and in the LtnviUe section, northeast of here, About 20,000 acres in these and other stricken districts had been ravaged within the past two weeks by the blazes. This makes the third time this year that heavy downpours have quenched forest fires after men had battled in vain to stop them Two Fires In Rutherford Rutherfordton, Nov. 20.--While many nearby counties are having disastrous forest fires Rutherford has had only two and they are un der control now. About 75 acres were burned over near Chimney Rock and about 100 acres on Knob creek between here and Chimney Rock Hunters Of County Open New Season The main hunting season in j North Carolina opened today, the forest fire menace having abated to an extent that officials of the State Department of Conservation and Development found it unnecessary to curtail hunting seasons as a pre ventive measure. The season for quail, wild turkeys and rabbits will last until February 15, but the season for shooting dov es will close January 31. The duck and geese season open ed at noon Monday and will run for 30 days. Trapping of mink, otter, skunk, muskrat, 'possums and coons became legal November 15 and will remain so until February 15. The taking of does is prohibited at any time, but the buck season has been open since September 15 and runs until the first of the year. The bear season has been open since October 1 and will close Jan uary 15 Second Baptist Church Services Services as follows will be held Sunday at the Second Baptist church, Rev. L. L. Jessup, pastor: Sunday school at 9:45, William McCurry, Supt. Mr John P. Mull will teach the Men's Bible class at this hour. Preaching services at 11 a m. and 7 p. m. Mr. John P. Mull wil lad dress the congregation at the morn ing service, and the pastor will preach at night from the subject, "Man’s Greatest Appointment." The B. Y. P. U.'s will meet at 6 p. m. and will be in charge of T. W. Roberts Regular mid-week pray er service on Wednesday night at 7:15 I Star Reporter Dorothy Dinas (above), the young est girl ever to receive the Pulitzer traveling scholarship , ex-associate editor of McCall's Magazine and former ace on the staff of the New Vork Herald Tribune and New York Evening Post, has joined the staff of International News Service, When she was 20, Miss Dricas won the coveted award which took her abroad for one year. During her career she has covered every type of news story imaginable. Charity Drive For Kings Mtn. Planned (By E. R. GAMBLE) i Kings Mountain', Nov 18 -At a meeting of the citizens of the town, held at the First Presbyterian church Tuesday evening the Asso ciated Charities of Kings Mountain was organized for the purpose of relieving the unemployed and des titute in this community during the coming winter. J. R. Davis, local attorney, was re-elected chairman and Hunter Patterson was elected vice chair man. An executive committee, of five, consisting of one from each of the uptown churches was elected as follows: W. A. Ware, C F Thomasson. Henry McGinnis. R. C, Gold and A. H. Patterson This organization is to be the central unit fdr relief during the winter. The Woman's club, the Civ itan club, all churches of ail de nominations and the ministerial association are co-operating with them. It is the hope of the organ ization that employment can be se cured for some and the needs of others provided. According to Chairman Davis there are only a few destitute fam ilies in Kings Mountain now. The situation this year is far better than it was in 1930-31. Kings Mtn. Defeats Huntersville Team (Special to The Star.) Kings Mountain, Nov. 18 —The basketball team of the Kings Moun tain Athletic association defeated : the fast Huntersville team at the high school gymnasium here Tues day night by the score of 40 to 32. Stowe local forward was high scorer for the locals and McMakcn was [high scorer for the visitors. Cohen's Lead Again WATCH OUR WINDOWS FOR VALUES YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE POSSIBLE EVEN IN THESE DAYS OF LOW PRICES . 36-inch TRAVEL TWEEDS And SUITINGS 19c YARI) A 29c Value. GENUINE PUNJAB PRINTS 15c YARD Yard wide, fast color. ALL WOOL JERSEY SUITS $1.98 A $4.00 value. - extra special — Another Big Shipment 'tens Solid Leather WORK SHOES 98c — extra special — Children’s Winter Wt. CNIOfc SUITS - EXTRA special — SATURDAY 10 A. M -ftOO Yards 36-inch dress prints Sc yard Another Big Shipment 36-IN. LL SHEETING 5c YARD Extra heavy. FRENCH STYLE GINGHAMS 12c YARD 25c value. LADIES’ FULL FASHIONED HOSE 49c PAIR New Fall shades. Cohen Bros. *»«*.«. c. WHERE LOW PRICES DO NOT MEAN LOW QUALITY. Sentence Negro In Gaffney For Insult i George Thompson Given 25 Year For Improper Proposal To While Women. Gaffney, Nov. 1!).—Saved from th death chair by the jury's recoin mendation to mercy, Georg Thompson, 30-year-okl negro, wn sentenced yesterday morning by Judge O. P Greene in sessions court here to serve 25 years at hard labor. The negro was con victed late Tuesday on a charge of assault, with intent to ravish a white woman The crime took place in Cherokee township more than ->! year ago. The principal prosecuting wit-! ness swore the negro entered lie I home, laid his hand on her shoulde> ! and made an improper proposal | She claimed she screamed, fainted j and regained consciousness severs, hours later at (he home of n neighbor. The negro, taking the stand ir i his own defense, admitted going :<• the woman's home at the time o' the alleged affair, of getting a drink of Water and asking the wom an for a ‘date.” He denied empha tically that he entered the house or touched the woman Thompson left the communitv and was not arrested until several months later in North Carolina. Hr claimed he thought he was arrest ed for trespass, and that he did no; know the more serious charge had been lodged against him until after he was brought back here and pin in the Cheroke county jail. Thompson was defended by At torneys G. W. Speer and Sam C. Jefferies, who were appointed by the court. Before the jury retired to consider the case Judge Greene expressed his appreciation of the' services rendered by the two at torneys, stating they had perform ed well a duty imposed upon them by the court without pay. Twins Offered as Security _: • There have been many forms of collateral offered and accepted for loans, but Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harris, of Rutchinson. Kan., brought a new ami personal angle into play when they proffered their twin sons, Daniel and Delbert (above), as security for a loan of S200. If you've^got that sum to spare, tlir lads are six months old and their father needs the money for a noperation. And the bouncing baby sons are his only asset. What's he offered? Special Services at Fallston There will be special services with the Fallston Baptist' church next Monday and Tuesday night, Nov ember 23 and 24 at 7:30 o'clock. This is a very important meeting and the members of the church are urged to come and be present. These services will be in the interest of the local church and the kingdom of our Lord. We are expecting J. W Suttle to speak on Monday night and L. L. Jessup on Tuesday night. The public in general is invited to attend these meetings. To Flant Many Trees. Newton, Nov. 19.—Farmers of Ca tawba county have ordered more than 5,000 pine seedlings from tin State Forest Nursery for plantin'' next spring, reports County Agei T. L. Robinson. These seedling will be used to re stock cut-over lands and hill side Among those placing orders wei the county commissioners for re planting at the county home. Or' ers for more than 1,000 black wai nut seedlings have been placeo with the same nursery by 4-H club members, Robinson said. J. C. 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