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The Cleveland Star SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC SUBSCRIPTION PRICE by Mail, per year ...... »2.ju By Carrier, per year —..... $3.00 LEE B. WEATHERS ..............._President and Editor 8. ERNEST HOEY ........_......... Secretary and Foreman RENN DRUM ....................._ News Editor U S. DAIL ... Advertising Manager Entered as second class matter January 1, 1905, at tire post office at Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1379. We wish to call your attention to tire fact that it Is and has been our custom to charge five cents per 1ms tor resolutions of respect, cards of thanks and obituary notices, after one death notice has been published. This will be strictly adhered to. MONDAY, FEB. 15. 1932 _____ Ye Twinkler's own prize thought of the week: All the Hoover jokes end to end might reach to that famous corner around which prosperity is preparing to turn. The European nations may kick at the claim the Am ericans won the war, but they're not quite so unreasonable about standing aside and permitting un to pay the bill. Now that the light plant controversy has cooled down, watch for new heat to show up in the county political races. Four candidates for sheriff and the lists not yet closed, while the rush hasn’t opened for several of the other offices. Of all the comment about the retirement of Andy Mel lon as Secretary of the Treasury to become ambassador to Great Britain, nothing hit the spot better than the remark, “No, Mellon did not serve under three Presidents; he had the honor of having three Presidents serve under him.” LIPPMANN SEES BAKER ONE OF THE FAVORITE pastimes of the day is that of the political prognosticators and* observers who tell us over and over again, one guess after another, who will be the presidential candidates. Predicting the Republican stand ard-bearer isn’t such a difficult task; the odds are 100-to-l on Hoover. But there is a bigger field for guessing on the Democratic choice. It may be Roosevelt, or Baker, or Tray lor, or Garner, or Smith, or Ritchie, or Byrd, or Murray, and who have you. Just now the main feature of the guessing contests centers about who it will be if it isn’t Roosevelt. Walter Lippmann without question one of the closest, most able observers and commentators on public affairs liv ing, put Newton D. Baker out as his guess, should the tide turn from Roosevelt, and Lippmann would not be surprised if the tide turn*. Baker is not so well known to the nation •t large and the Lippmann remarks about him last week were, we surmise, read with interest throughout the coun try. The major thing the South knows about Baker is that he is one of the men Woodrow Wilson placed great faith in. That, incidentally, is as near perfect as a recommendation could be to the South as a whole. But Lippmann, in his en lightening style, tells other characteristics of interest. Bak er, he says, has one of the best executive minds in the na tion today—a mind remarkably adapted to leadership under present conditions. Likewise his “eloquence is unequalled among men in public men in America today.’’ That is an other good boost for him down South, down here where the «pell and charm of a captivating orator and public speaker is valued more_highly than anywhere else. BLOT OF UNGRATEFULNESS A L SMITH’S SECOND STATEMENT, clearing up to some extent his first statement about accepting the presiden tial nomination should it be tendered him, has modified and lessened the avalanche of criticism first directed at him by even those who loyally supported him in 1928. A1 made it clear that he hardly expects the nomination, and, certainly, will not make any effort to get it. That will be comforting to many Democrats who were nauseated and troubled by the idea they might once more have to go through with such a bitter campaign and religious discussion as swept the .coun try four years ago, for the odds are very much against Smith getting the nomination without making an effort for it. So, seemingly, he is a sulking egotist who would rule or, ruin the party. Yet it is rather evident that his statement, intention ally or unintentionally, ma^es a good beginning at putting the skids under the Roosevelt boom. Newton D. Baker and several others might make a more capable president, or might not, we’ll not argue that point here, but even on that1 basis and although Smith may think so he could have shown himself up in a far nobler manner by not going back upon a friend. That angle of it still sticks in the craw of many. For instance, this view expressed by Johnston Avery in The Lenoir News-Topic, which supported Smith in 1928: “There may be plenty of Democrats who do not de sire the nomination of Franklin Roosevelt—but if Smith is one of them his ungratefulness should go down in history along with the acts of spectacular treason which blot its pages. Roosevelt, dragging himself from one sick bed after another to support the selfish Smith, should know the bitterness of a man who has been be layed.” McADOO’S BLUNDER f 1VILLIAM G. McADOO in a statement published last week seems to have slipped into the web of the anti-prohibi tion forces. The former Wilson cabinet member, recognized as one of the outstanding drys of the country, proposed a tax upon the income of bootleggers. In doing so, as we see it, he entagled himself as an ardent prohibition in two ways. 'First of all, how is a government to tax a profession that it sayt does ntt exist? And if the bootlegger can be taxed by law, why can he not be curbed by law? How much differ i* •rtnalifv u-nnlrf there be between repealing the pro hibition amendment than to have the law recognize the il legal racket and semi-legalize it by imposing a tax? Think of a government closing its eyes while someone violates a law and then holding out a hand for a portion of the illegal profits. Why not go ahead and admit that thieving exists, permit the thieveB to get by with it and then ask a portion of the loot for the public treasury? From another standpoint Mr. McAdoo's far from scin tillating suggestion plays into the hands of the wets. They have been arguing for lo! these many months that the de ficit in the national treasury and in State and school treas uries could be eliminated by repealing prohibition and tax ing the manufacture and sale of liquor, the government get ting a portion of the profits that make the bootleg kings and racketeers wealthy. And then McAdoo, bitter foe of repeal, s4eps up and suggests practically the same thing, except that he would tax the bootleg industry as an illegal business instead of legalizing it and then imposing a tax. What a hypocritical attitude that would be, refusing to recognize a business as legal yet asking for a portion of the rake-off. There would be more respect for and less hypo crisy in the plan of the outright wets. And even if Mr. Mc Adoo were only teasing, he has slipped to the extent of mak ing good propaganda for the wets by letting them know he admits the government could get a good income out of a whiskey tax, and that admission automatically brings the admission that he recognized that prohibition has failed to prihibit. RISE ABOVE THIS LEVEE THE MATTER OF AN ELECTION on the sale of the city’s light plant at the price offere so far defeated by thei unanimous position of the four members of the board of aldermen, but The Star wishes to admonish the people to keepj cool heads and bridled tongues. Many harsh words have been spoken, charges of gross corruption and graft have been hinted at, and the motives of certain individuals have been questioned. Our long ex perience in the newspaper business has taught us not to be lieve all we hear. In any heated controversy, it is a common street practice to indulge in uncivil words and question the integrity and honor of men who hold conflicting views. This I should not i>e the case. Some ardent workers on both sides of the light plant matter have sought to have The Star print in its open forum column, charges and insinuations that we would not permit to appear in print. We cannot and do not believe there is a citizen in Shel by so base and disloyal as to accept a graft directly or in directly in the light plant matter. The light plant is the property of the citizens as a whole and we have enough faith in our fellow citizens to believe that there is no one who would sacrifice the city’s welfare for personal graft and suffer the danger of dishonor which follows. With business | conditions such as they are, many people are peevish, sus-j picious and cross and it is our supreme hope to keep peace' and harmbny in the city of noble men and women who have j heretofore worked unitedly for the common good. Neither do we believe the officials of the S. P. U. to be men of low calibre who would offer graft or resort to under handed or questionable methods to put across a deal. The power men as we know them are men of the highest charac ter and integrity. It is all right for our business men to honestly differ ap to what is best for Shelby. It is alf right, to discuss facts and figures pertaining to the light plant, but it is not right in street talk to question the honor and integrity of men unless the questioner is sure of his charge. We believe our business men, those in as well as out of office, are too honorable to sacrifice their honor on the altar of greed and graft. Should we know of one to go wrong in public mat ters, The Star will expose him to public scorn and contempt. So when you hear baseless charges, keep your poise and speak a few quieting words.. Says Shelby Should Be Cool In Talking About Light Plant Gastonia Gazette. Shelby folks have something to talk about now besides politics (al ways a live subject In State ot Cleveland) . . . it's the proposal for the sale to the Southern Power Company of the town's municipally owned light system . . . power com pany has offered the town $1.100> 000 for it . . . city council has been investigating and figuring and sounding out the folks on the sub ject . . . some favor the plan, oth ers oppose K, . . .. thougn council has made no definite statement to that effect public seems to have idea that the city dads favor the propo sition and want to call an election . . . from this distance just areadln' about the matter in The Star, looks like the folks are getting earned up over it just like they were over A1 Smith and Hoover in 1928 not knowing conditions there the Ambler would net undertake to ad vise Shelby Just what la the prop er thing to do about the matter . . but we do make this suggestion, namely, that no action cl any kind be taken while there la partisan reeling over the subject . . it's a matter of too great importance to the future of the town of Shelby and county of Cleveland to be dis posed of on the basis of feeling . . cold, calculating study of the whole subject, including a consideration of the town's prospective growth and power-consumlirg abilities should be made . . . remember that old saying "Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad" . In the heat of passion or acrimon ious debate is no time to settle as* big a question as the one Shelby new has before it. 2 — QUEEN CITY COACH LINES - FOR. ASHEVILLE, CHARLOTTE, WILMINGIOV FAYETTEVILLE. FOR ASHEVILLE AND INTERMEDIATE j POINTS: LEAVE SHELBY for ASHEVILLE: A. M.; 8:00 P. M. FOR CHARLOTTE AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS: LEAVE SHELBY for CHARLOTTE: 11:10 A. M.; 2 ;0C P. M.; 4.30 P. M. FOR WILMINGTON AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS: LEAVE SHELBY:—11:10 a. m. FOR FAYETTEVILLE AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS: LEAVE SHELBY: 11:10 A. M.; 2:00 P. M. — FOR FURTHER INFORMATION - PHONE 450 - QUEEN CITY COACH COMPANY M Auto Leaders Want To Hear More Of Ford Believe Magnate Will Offer New Plans For Breaking Down Sales Resistance Detroit.—When Henry Ford told about the V-type eight and tl:e Improved four he is soon to pro duce, he hardly scratched the sur face of what fellow leaders of the industry would like to know about his plans. Leaders of the automotive world generally believe another an nouncement will be forth comini; probably with introduction of the new models, of new plans the Ford Motor company has tor the break ing down tlie sales resistance which has all but throttled the industry for the past two years. Plenty of Rumors Only production plans were cct-, ered in yesterday’s announcement : The rest was left to rumor, and j there are plenty of them. One is that a new finar. 3 plan is being, or has been formulated The rumor is not subject to con firmation, but repeatedly it has been suggested that the new Fo.'.i will be offered for 3ICO down, with two years allowed to pay off the balance. Whatever may he the specific plan, automotive men are con vinced any change.; made will ■ represent an easing of credit to pc- j tentlal buyers. Wiille yesterday’s long-awaited! announcement sen id to clarify the atmosphere to a high degree, still another field was left open fer ’ speculation—that of price. There was no mention a; all of what the new cars will sell for and the unof ficial explanation was that prices will be fixed when production costs become available. There was a belief—no more thsln tfaftt—that the company hopes those costs will ■ justify marketing the new eight at j the price of the old four. Tempo Quickens. Although the new' Ford » ton:., will not be introduced until about the first of March and the eights some time later, the quickening <’ the tempo in the automobile and affiliated industries resulting from yesterday's announcement is ex pected to come much sooner. With the Ford plant in production, pay rolls will mount—although Ford warned yesterday that only former Ford employees will be taken back There were 65.000 men at wore, there yesterday on part and full time basis, a gain of *,000 since the first of the year. Then, when the plant is or y j normal production baste, 3,200 of the 5,600 firms which service Foie supplies always are working on Fo*G orders. Keen Competition There is also the factor of keen competition In the low priced field, which automobile men consider necessary to stimulate buyer in terest. That is now in prospect, and approximately 75 per cent of nor mal automobile production is tfl that field. Chevrolet. General Motors’ rep resentative in the low priced class unofficially has estimated its out put this month at 55,000 units and has predicted it would maintain the 1932 employment average cf 35,000 men. Tire Chrysler corpora tion which produces Plymouth is reported to have steped up Its Feb ruary schedule to 21.000 units, a 40 per cent increase over January. Maybe Frank Grist Can Tell You, Sir Charlotte News. Somebody is piajing a cruel joke net only upon those who are sponsible for government in North Carolina, but on the people them selves for not coming out frankl in to the open and telling U3 ex actly how it will be possible for the governmental branches of the state to continue spending money on the same old basis in the face of dry ing up revenues 1 The woods must be full of peo ple who ought to b# able to pro duce this very vital and what would be, also, very refreshing and con structive information. Perhaps some of the professors in the colleges that have bet n stricken by the enforced wave rf economy and who are rebellious about it could furnish this Infor mation, Or, perhaps, from the ranks of the multitudes employed in sta’e departments where salary redne tions have been made effective sal ary reductions have been made ef fective and where distemper and rank criticism have been breeding as a result could step out with e>--! actly the kind of explanation abenr this matter which is so desirable. It makes r.o particular difference whence the delectable news could come from, if only the people of North Carolina and those in chaig-: of its government could be told authoritatively just how it would be possible to maintain all phases and factors of government on the same high basis of expense When, the revenues which furnish them their pay have so tragically shriv elled. ?.t Pays To Advertise Would You Pay the Small Balance Due on a Fine N ATIONALLY KNOWN Baby Grand Piano IN YOUR LOCALITY? The Credit. Manager of jy large piano firm will sell this in strument for the small be lance due on lease, rather that! bring it back to their warerooms. Just continue small weekly payments. This piano i almost brand new and offers exceptional value for someone. Prompt action es sential ... must be moved within 10 days. Write Credit Manager 231 N. TRYON ST. CHARLOTTE, N. C. “It's Lucky . "W/ We Kept our Telephone” . .. Said Jim as he hung up the receiver, “or I'd still be out of a iob. Just had a call to report for work in the morning.” The other side of the picture: a contractor needed men in a hurry . . . “get them by telephone—it’s the easiest and quickest way” . . . the natural ordec from a modern business man with no time to hunt those out of reach. With a telephone in your home you are always within instant reach . . . The cost is small. So little, in fact, that it doesn't pay to try to do without it. Southern Bell Telephone *nd Telegraph Company ( Incmp&rtud) « ! Bailey Believed Roosevelt Backer Sent'or Attends Luncheon Party I In Interest Of Executive's Candidacy. - i Washington, Feb. 12.—Senator i Bailey was a member of a luncheon' party of about a dozen members cl j thp senate who are Interested hi! promoting the candidacy of Gov-! ornor Franklin D. Roosevelt. The luncheon conference was aUo : attended by Homer 8. Cummins, former chairman of the Democrat;: national committee, who has Joined the Roosevelt pre-convention man agerial staff. Mr. Cummings is of the opinion | j that failure of the party to norm nate Mr. Roosevelt woifld be a go.o deal of a tragedy as he leels *ty* that a majority of the party rani and file Is Instinctively for him ’ Apparently Senator Bailey re d actively identified himseil with tt.e Roosevelt movement but after ti e luncheon Mr. Bailey declined '.3 comment on the gathering beyo*;. saying that he had accepted tie invitation 01 Senator Hull to tf tend the luncheon and added tfc: r the candidacy of Governor Rouse velt had received wide approval hi thd state. Raleigh.—The Southern Desk Co at Hickory, has been awarded con tract for $12,608 worth ol chairs tor Raleigh’s new memorial auditorium. truly the most unusual and INTERESTING HAPPENING WE’VE EVER ADVERTISED! Tues. 8:30 A. M. Look What Your Nickel Will Buy At EFIRD’S:— Father George SHEETING Yard_ 5 38*inch SHEETING, 2 Yards 5 Waldorf Tissue Paper _ 5 Remnant BLEACHING, Yard_ 5 36-Inch PRINTS. Yard ___ 5 Palmolive Soap_ (Limited 2 to a customer) 5 1 table assort ed Children’s Hats, Each __ 5 ONE LOT BROOMS WHILE THEY LAST_ 1 Lot of Children's Bloomers, Pair -_ 5 27-Inch Slipper Laces, 2 pairs for 5 1 Lot of Children's Hose, *4 Length, Pr. 5 1 Lot Men’s Soft Dress Collars, Each. 5 1 Lot Lino’euni Hugs, Each— 5 1 Lot of Men’s Socks, Pair 5 Men’s Soft Linen Hand kerchiefs, Ea.. 5 EFIRD’S
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