Late News THE MARKET Cotton ___.......... 6.0$ to ?<■ Cotton wagon seed, In J10 Cloudy, Showers. Today's North Carolina Weathei Report: Cloudy tonight and Satur day. probably showers in west and north central portions Saturday and in extreme west tonight. Slight ly warmer in southwest tonight. Somewhat colder Saturday in west and north. War Veterans Meet. A meeting of Cleveland counts veterans of foreign wars was held at the eourt house in Shelby last night. The organizing of a perman ent chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars was postponed until a later meeting. Visitors here for the meet ing were W. R. Eckenrod. of Win ston-Salem, and Cupt. Woltz. ef Charlotte. Gardner Visits Capital; Meets Speaker Garner Governor Anil O. M. Mull Special Guests At l.uncheon In Washirifcton. Washington, Jan, 22.—Governor Gardner and O. M. Mull, chairman of the Democratic state committee were here Wednesday on their way to Raleigh from New York, wnere they had been on business for the •‘’late. They were guests at a lurch - eon given for them by the members of congress from the state. They conferred with the senators and representatives about conditions in the state, and the prospect of Democratic victories in November. They believe that the Democratic nominee for President will carry North Carolina by a tremendous majority over President Hoover or any other Republican. They are pleased with the political outlook. Mr. Gardner said he had no spe cial business here and that there was no political significance to his visit, but just stopped over to pay his respects to the Democrats. He and Mr. Mull were presented to Speaker Garner by Representative Warren. Messrs. Gardner and Mull spoke ol conditions in New York and other states, and said “'that North Caro lina is better off than any of them," and looking to the near future for better times. "Prom what I have seen," said Mr. Muli, “our state n better~Off titan any other.” While in New York Mr. Gardner spoke to a distinguished group of actors. He said they and others, in cluding Republicans, were very se vere in their criticism of the presi dent. He saw many old-line Repub licans who are eager for a change of administration here. Governor Gardner thinks that the federal government should con Inue road construction without state aid. That would give employ ment and relieve the states of a great burden while they are in fin ancial straits. A determined drive for federal funds to continue the road building program is being made here at this time by representatives of many states. The Oddie bill, calling for *125,000,000 for the fiscal year 1934 35, is being supported. Western people are also demanding the re tention of special appropriation - for forest and public domain high ways. Medical Society Meets On Monday Dr. Mangum To Address Cleveland Physicians At Banquet Here. The annual banquet of the Cleve land County Medical Society will be held at the Hotel Charles Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, it was an nounced today. The principal address at the ban quet will be made by Dr. .Chas. S. Mangurn, anatomy Instructor at the University of North Carolina. All city and county physicians are ex pected to attend. Poultry Car Here For Loading Soon A poultry ear will be at the Sea board station in Shelby Wednesday this week to purchase poultry from Cleveland farmers. The ear is being brought here by the new'., organized Cleveland Farmers Mu tual Exchange, a local organization cooperating in marketing coun*> farm products. Extension Classes Will Start Tuesday The university of North Carolina extension classes, being conducted In Shelby by Miss Angel, will open the second term work here next Tuesday afternoon a I 4 o'clock. It had previously announced that the classes would not begin until the fallowing week. ; A pine 10 PAGES TODAY ^KIDAY, JAN. 22, 1932 Published Monday, Wednscday ami Friday Afternoon* M” p®r !eat’ "n - «■»: " ■■ * niHMHWIH, rim«, wt r»»t. Hi) «l«ine<-< t. o, 1 wo More Enter Race For Sheriff Of County Laughridge, Webb Seek Office Roger Laughridge And Em Webb Make Formally Announce ment of Contest. There are three announced candidates for sheriff in Cleve land county now. Roger Laugh ridge announced early today and just before presstime to day Em. L. Webb, of Shelby, announced his candidacy. Roger Laughridge, widely known Shelby business man and salesman, formally announced today that he would be a candidate for the Dem ocratic nomination for sheriff of Cleveland county in th? June pri mary Seeing Voi*r.-. It had been known that Mr. Laughridge and his friend.- had bene feeling out sentiment for some time, but no definite statement was made until today. “My friends, ' he said this morn ing. "think it is the appropriate time for me to anndtmce and I am doing so. Travelling about the coun ty I have found that my proposed candidacy has met with favor and I have definitely made up my mind to seek the office.” Life-Time Democrat. The new candidate and his entire family are widely known. Mr. Laughridge has lived in Shelby for 24 years and in this section prac tically all of his life. With the ex ception of being a member of the Shelby school board he has held no other public office. He hae support ed and voted the Democratic ticket all of his life and has teen a loyal worker for the party. For years Mr. Laugniidge lias been a salesman for the A. Blanion wholesale grocery firm and in his work has covered practically all of the surrounding territory and is known in ai! sections. He is an active member of the Central Methodist church, te mar ried and hew -fcnir ehfMren. * - Webb In At 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, Em, L. Webb announced himself a can didate for sheriff in the face that now is sure of four contestants—Ir vin Allen, Raymond Cline. Roger Laughridge and Mr. Webb. 10 Percent Salary Cut Mr. Webb's main platform plank will be to serve the office, if elect ed for the next term, at a ten per cent salary reduction. Says he "Realizing the conditions of the times, I will remit ten per cent of the salary of sheriff to the county for the next term, if elected. I do not think the office should be nut on the auction block, but I do this because it has been recommended that all state, county and city of ficials cut their salaries ten per cent and the teachers have already been cut. I feel that tax payers have a right to expect their public offi cials to serve at less money than formerly and, if elected, I propose to give the office my whole time and faithfully perform all duties the office calls for.” rump« From Car To Escape With Life Kings Mountain, Jan. 11,— Mrs. Aleck Davis of Gold street this place had a narrow escape from death Tuesdav at noon when the light car she wa* driving stalled on the railroad I-arks of the Southern railway directly In front of the local passenger train No. 46. Mis. Davis seeing the train coming jumped from the car just in time to escape. The ear wn completely demolished. ( Gets In Race Royer LaAighridge (above) popular Shelby man. today announces his candidacy for the. Democratic nom ination for sheriff of Cleveland county. Union Trust Co. Elects Officials Annual Meeting Of Stockholders And Directors Held On Tues day, January 19, At the annual meeting of the : stockholders of the Union Trust Co. held on Tuesday, the officers were re-elected and complimented for the splendid showing of the insti tution at the close of business De cember 31, when total assets amount ed to SI,589.343.22. The batik has a capital of *150.000. a surplus of '*150.000 aBd undivided profits of *14,471.55. The parent bank at Shelby main tains branches at Lattimore, Lawn dale, Fallston, Mooresboro, Ruther foraton, Forest City and Caroleen C. C. Blanton was re-elected pres j ident, J. T. Bowman, Wm, Lineber 1 ger. George Blanton, John F Schenck, sr.-, L. V. Lee. E. B. Ham rick and R, E. Campbell, vice presi dents, Forrest Eskridge cashier. Directors were re-elected as fol lows: Chat. C. Blanton, J. T. Bowman. E B. Hamrick, J. H. Quinn, J. F. Schenck, sr.. Dr. L. V. Lee. L. S Hamrick, C. H. Shull, J. F. Rob erts, Geo. Blanton. Forrest Esk ridge, Wm. Lineberger, R. E. Camp bell, Z. J. Thompson, H. F. Young. J. L. Suttle. J. A. Suttle. C Ru«h Hamrick. iHoey Orator For t N. C. Grand Lodge ^ Shelby Man Given Office. Alexan der New Grand Master. At the annus! meeting of the North Carolina grand lodge of Freemasonry in Charlotte this week •Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, was an-' 'pointed grand orator. Herbert C. Alexander, of Char | lotte, was installed as grand mas* j ter. Other officers installed were: P. T. Wilson, of Winston-Salem, I deputy grand master; Roy F. Ebb ; of Asheville, senior grand warden; j Charles Newcombe, of Wilmington j junior grand warden; John J. Phoe I nix. of Greensboro, grand treasur er. and John H,%Anderson. of Ra Auto License Tag War Between T wo Caroiinas Finally Conies To An End Vehicle? tMav 0\j-i-ate In Other State Fr- <M) Oays On Own Tar. I Columbia, S. C„ Jan. 22 - The au i tomobile license fas war between North Carolina and South Carolina has come to an end. It terminated here in a reciprocal , agreement signed by Ben M Saw yer, chief highway commissioner of South Carolina, and E. B Jeffress, chairman of the North Carolina highway commission. Under the agreement, automobiles licensed, in one state may operate Continuously for a& long as 90 day# in the other state without re-li censing. The compact is identical to one / entered into with Georgia va fev weeks ago except the Georgia agiee ment, specified 30 days continuous operation instead of 90. ' Both arguments prgyide that trucks or other motor vehicles hauling products from the farm to market ahd licensed in one state may operate in the other state. This was one of the bitter issues in the “tag war" between North Car olina and South Carolina. Trucks operated by business houses to transport their own goodo are allowed as many as four inter state trips each month. Motor ve hicles may be operated across the state line within a radius of 30 miles without rp-iirenstrm Light Plant Sale Major Topic Over Shelby This Week Upinion Fairly Well Divided As City-Wide Controversy Starts Raring. Shelby has plenty to talk about this week aa the proposed sale of the municipal light plant to the Southern Public Vtllitirk for 11,100.000 again breaks out as a topU more widely discussed than any event other than general city elec tions in several years. Judging by street talk and the numerous controversies heard all about the city, opinioft is pretty well divided, although close observers maintain that opposition to the sale has as yet the strongest sentiment It is a matter of speculation wheth er or not the proposed sale will be Offered to the voters in a special election, but the comparative rates: published this week are being dis cussed from the viewpoint of a pos- ] sible election. Both sides of the controversy are advancing strong arguments supporting their position! and present indication'} are that it will be at warm fight before it is ended. Since publication of the com parison of city rates and S. P, u.j rates numerous citizens, some for and other against the sale, have wondered why the aldermen in their report did not mention what they1 found on their visits to ether Worth Carolina towns and cities. Visit* to several other towns were made to determine how citizens there feel about S. P. U. rates and service t Students Exempt Selves In Exams By Good Grades Twenty Shelby High Students Aver age B Or Better Fur Term. As an incentive foi eon: latent work of a high quality pupils of the Shelby high school are exempted from examinations on courses on which they have maintained an average grade of B or better for the-term, it is announced by school officials. Examinations have certain training values for concentration, organization of thought, and writ ten expression. For these reasons all pupils are required to take at least one examination. A pupil who has made the grades to entitle him to exemption from all examinations is allowed to choose the examina tion which he will take. Tire work for the first term is be ing concluded by the giving of ex aminations at the high school yes terday and today. Many boys and girls are exempted from one ex amination, a smaller number is ex empted from two examinations, while a still smaller number is ex empted from three examinations There is a total of 335 exemptions from mid-term examinations. This represents approximately eighteen per cent of the total number o' courses studied. Twenty boys and girls maintain ed the high average scholarship of B or better on all courses studied They are as follows: Eighth grade: Janet Beheler Helen Sue Kendrick, Mary Stuart, Maurine Davis, Louise Lybrand. Ninth grade; Paul Bullington Margaret Lee Liles, Esther Ann Quinn, Margaret Louis McNeelv, and Mary Lillian Speck. Tenth grade: Colbert McKnight Ed Post, Jr.. Annie Ray Jones, Helen Miller, Margaret Ford, Esta Tyner and Caleb McSwain. Seniors: Herman Best, Madge Putnam and Mary Sue Thompson. Public Libraries Talked At Kiwanis — • Mrs. Mary Peacock Douglas, Slat" Director of Libraries Talks To Kiwanis. Mis. Mary Peacock Douglas, stats director of libraries was the prin cipal speaker last night before the Kiwanis’ club when she stressed the importance of public libraries In n community. Reading should be done for inspiration, information, enter tainment and especially did she po)nt out the value of a public li brary to the business men. The Shelby public library of which Miss Stella Murchison is li brarian, has 10,675 volumes and at the plates of the guests was placed a report of the eight public school libraries of the citj showing them to contain a total of 6.253 volumes with a circulation of 16,459 during the first semester of school. The Kiwanis club plans to rally around the public library'this year in/T~inrrA«e it,* usefulness in the Towns In County Have Excellent Credit Rating Have Never Defaulted Bond Payment show Good Collection In Tun. Grover Has No Debts, I,ow Tax Rate. iSpecial to The Star.) Raleigh, Jan. 23—Ten municipali ties of three piedmont North Caro lina counties. Cleveland. Gaston and Lincoln, are in excellent finan cial condition and have their finan cial houses in order, Charles M Johnson, director of Local Govern ment, said today as a result of the survey made in the municipalities by Wright Dixon, of his office. No one of the 10 has ever default ed in its bond or interest payments, to begin with, while meet of them had collected as much as half of the 1931 tax levies up to January 1 and most of them have only a small percentage ot their 1929 and 1930 taxes uncollected Tax rates are generally low In Shelby. Shelby, the report shows, has a tax levy of 1113,000. of which *50. 000 had been collected in 1931 tax es The rate is *1.15 per *100 valu ation Only *18.000 of the 1929 and 1930 taxes rematn uncollected. All bonds are serial and there is suf ficient money now to take care of! the bonds due July 1. -9 .. Lowell has the lowest or one of the lowest tax rates of any town in the State. 10 cants per *100. The property valuation is only *2.000, 000. CherryvUle had collected all of its 1929 and 1930 taxes except *2, 900 and had collected January 1 *8,000 on its *33,000 levy for 1931 The rate Is *1.10. Sinking funds amount to *16,203, secured bv *20 000 u. s. bonds, Grover has no debts, a tax rate of 20 cents a *100, a tax levy of only *635 and has tw'o paid offic ials. the police chief and night watchman, each receivin', *20 a month. Kings Mountain. Kings Mountain had collected more than half Its *140.000 levy January 1. Lincolnton had collected *12,380 of the *51.000 levy for 1931. and only *1.900 was uncollected for the two years 1929 and 1930. ft has *50,000 in sinking funds, the ex act amount needed to amortize its bonds, as due. These towns. Mr. Johnson said, may be held up as examples of what may be done with effective municipal machinery. Mrs. Hughes Dies On Live Oak Street Was 47 Years Old. Funeral This Afternoon At 4 O’clock At 1-attlmore Church Mrs. Angie May Hughes, wile of N. D. Hughes died at her home on Live oik street in South Shelby Thursday afternoon after a linger ing illness. Mrs. Hughes was 47 years and seven months old and a devout member of the Second Bap tist church. She is survived by her husband, father, J. B. Harrill. three sisters, Mrs. J. B. Bridges. Mrs. C. C. I.ove lace and Miss Cora Harrill and three brothers, E. T„ Z. A., and I H. Harrill and interment will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Lattimore Baptist church ceme tery. The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. L. L. Jessup, pas tor of the Second Baptist church of which she was a member, assist ed by Rev. Rush Padgett. ( Funeral Services For McRary Today Young West Shelby Man Died Yesterday In Shelby Hospital. Funeral services for Russell Oscar McRary, aged 27, were conducted at the residence on Blanton street | this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock Rev. I W. A. Elam and Rev. L. L Jessup j were In charge of the services and ! interment followed at Sunset ceme tery. Mr. McRary, a well known young painter of west Shelby, died in the Shelby hospital just before noon Thursday after an Illness of «a cou ple months with heart trouble. He Is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. McRary, and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. E. B. Thatcher, Graniteville, S C.; Miss Florence and Lebonda McRary and Clyde and Arnold McRary, all of Shelby, and Miss Ossie McRary of Forest City. Masonic Notice. Cleveland lodge A. F. and A M will meet in regular communication Friday night, 7:30 p. m. important business to come up. ftlembers arr [ urged to attend. . Head Huge Credit Corporation / M On Che eve of hi* departure for Che Geneva Disarmament Conference, Charles G. Dane* (left) has been relieved of the chairmanship of the American delectation and appointed president of the proposed Emerg ency Reconstruction Corporation, the SS.OOtMHHMHH) fund designed to expand credit for American business and stimulate economic recovery. At the same time. President Hoover announced that Eugene Meyer (right). Governor of the Federal Reserve Hoard, would he chairman of the hoard of ihe new corporation. ‘ Opinion Of Former Shelby Man Same As Held By Widely Quoted Political Writer For Collier’s “Gentlemen It <ve>hulc Says Dawes Best O, O. P. B*l. Fur tnnr Thinks So. J. B. Fortune, fcnrni Shelby postmaster amt RepUTjlicau loader in Cleveland county, now a resi dent of Chicago, wrote The star this week that In >iis opinion Chax. O. Dawes was the beat hat for- the Republican presidential nomination. Hoover, Mr. Fortune, added would lose. Those who read his commun ication noted a day letter that tne widely-quoted political writer for Colliers magazine. "the Gentle man at the Keyhole,' expressed practically the same opinion In this week’s Issue of the magazine Dawes, the Collier's writer said has a surprising strength in the Middle West atid a number of state will go to the Republican conven tion to support him. He added that 0. O. P. leaders in many states are afraid Hoover cannot win again, and some of them are admitting it. He also ventured the opinion that several of the states who select their favorite candidate in a pri mary will send delegations to the Republican convention instructed for Dawes instead of Mr. Hoover. Those views are almost identical with the opinions of the former Shelby Republican, and Mr For tune lives in Illinois where he can hear first-hand the sentiment of the people in the Mid-West In his communication to The Star, he said among other things: “But if Dawes will not allow his name to be entered in the primary and will not agree to be the candi date. and if the politicians and of ficeholders go ahead and renomi nate Mr. Hoover, and the Democrats nominate either one of tire three men I named, the Republican party is defeated before they get started. I said in 1802 that If Ben Harrison was renominated he would be de feated. He was. “I said In 1912 that if Taft was re-nominated he would be defeated. He was. Now I say If Hoover is re j nominated he will be defeated worse I than he defeated A1 Smith in 1928. ff the Democrats will nominate either one o( the three men I will ed Oh a liberal platform they will carry New York, New Jersey, Illi nois and the solid south ‘‘ The Collier's writer added Kan sas and other normally Republican states to the list that preferred Dawes to Hoover, and added that failure to get Dawes has brought tile fear to leaders that these states fflay switch to the Democratic col umn. The very similar views of the former Shelby man, now living In Illinois, and the nationally known political writer have caused quite a bit of comment. Brock well To Speak At Kings Mountain Kings Mountain. Jan. 21.—Sher Pire Marshal of North Carolina has been invited to make the principal address at the banquet of the Kin^s Mountain volunteer fire de partment which is to oe held at the woman’s club building next Tues day night at 8 o’clock. In addition to Mr. Brockwel) all local city of ficials and the Shelby fire depart ment and members of other depart ments in nearby towns have been invited. This is the first social af fatr the local department has plan jned since its organization 9 months | ago. and the banquet is to be the first to be held In the new woman’s : dub building which was completed this week. • Morrison Leaves Statesville Office Statesville, Jan. 22.—The D. M. Morrison jewelry and optical busi ness, which has been conducted at the Carson location on East Broad street for some time will be discon tiued after about the 10th of Feb ruary according to announcement made by Mr. Mbrrison this week. Mr. Morrison owns a similar busi ness in Shelby which he will con tinue. He also plans to open jewelry arid optical businesses in Marion and Morganton. Mr. R. T. LeGrand Opposes Sale Of Light Plant To Utility Company Point Out Enhancement In Value In 18 Vears. Would Require 21c Tax Levy. (By K. T. LetiRAM) i With reference to the proposed sale of the Shelby light plant, please allow me to suggest that the citizens make haste slowly in this very im portant matter, taking into con sideration the fact* that an invest- j ment of about *18,000 made 18 years ago by the city, has grown to the extent that wc are now offered $1, 100,000. This offer, so far as l| Know, came voluntarily, without solicitation. Also it is rea.'Onable to presume that Shelby will continue to grow in the future years which growth wilf further increase Die value ol our investment. Kates Must Come Down Would it not |lso be wise to loos into consideration the possibility that at some future time %e might be able to secure lower charges on our primary power from our pres ent source of supply, or if neces sary we might investigate the pos sible advance of the city producing their own primary power ,as I note from recent issues of daily papers that the state of South Carolina in vestigating committee has arrived at definite conclusions that power rates should be materially reduced Street and School Lights ft might be well for us to keep in mind the fact that the cost o* -J.UtlAUXJUU.iaU* txa. i Local Schools In New Record For Enrollment 3,334 Pupils In School Now Over »3 Percent Of Student* At tend Hecularly. Colored School Lend*. Enrollment and attendance ,n the Shelby school system reached s new high during the fourth month with a total of 3.334 pupils enrolled snd an average attendance mark of 93.3 percent. The best attendance mart, was that of 98.3 percent In the colored high school. The Zoar colored school had a record of 94.3 percent. In the white schools Central hlijn had the best attendance with a mark of 93.9 The biggest individual school en rollment was in the South Shelby school where there are 523 pupils. Central high ranked next with 515. The enrollment and attendance percentage follow by schools School Enroll Pet. High School .... 515 93 5 South Shclbv , _ 523 93.4 Marion .._... 412 93 M Graham '.... 332 92 8 Lafayette .. 276 92.6 Jefferson ... 389 9? 2 Washington . ...... 249 91 1 Colored Scools High School ...._ 123 98.3 Zoar .. 64 94 3 Elementary . . 451 9*0 Total . .. 3,334 93 3 Chicago Asks For School Facts From Shelby City System Better .Schools League Seeks la fnnimUoii On Central Pur chasing Plan. A request. ha,- come to Shelby from Chicago asking for facta about the benefits or disadvantages of the central purchasing agency plan h r schools advocated and put through the last legislature by Governor Gardner The request for information wat sent to B. L. Smith, city superin tendent, by the Better Schools Lea gue, Inc., of Chicago The main inquiries were about the central purchasing agency whereby all school materials and necessities are purchased in wholesale lots ia order to secure lower prices. "Has this plan brought about a reduction in your Shelby school budget?” was one question “Has it been a handicap in any way in school activities and is the economy such as to be appreciat ed?” was, in meaning another query Favorable Reply Supt. Smith made a reply that was favorable to the new plan. "H Is unusual." he said, "to have such a long-distenpe request, and I was pleased that we could make a fav orable reply. The central purchas ing agency has enabled us to cut the local budget and as far as I can see It has In no way handicapped the schools in saving tax-payers money. I consider it quite a tribute that Governor Gardner’s business like move is attracting so much outside interest." Kirkpatrick Talks Before Bible Class Charlotte Attorney To Address Newton Bible Class At First Baptist Church. Col. T. Leroy Kirkpatrick. wide ly known Charlotte barrister, wiii. address the Newton Bible class at tlw First Baptist church in Shelby 8unday morning. Col. Kirkpatrick is an official in the national good roads association and a prospective candidate for governor in 1932. His address to the class comes In connection with an attendance con test betweeen the Newton class and the young business men's class. Tate Child Die* At The Dover Village James Norris Tate, 19 month oU child of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Tat* died yesterday evening at 7 o’cioci at the home of its parents, follow Ing an attack of colitis. Funera services were conducted thi3 after noon at 3:30 o'clock by Rev. J. O Morris of Fallston, assisted by Rev W. A. Elam. Interment was at Sup set cemetefy. Wooten Dance. There will be a dance Saturday evening, beginning at 8:15 o’clock nt flu* Woodman hs»H /

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