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10 PAGES TODAY .. i< Bj Mill. ptr r»*». (io idvioeo - ntu Late News THE MARKET lotton, spot . ......... "o and np Cotton Seed, per ton_... $10.01 Cloudy Saturday Today's North Carolina Weather Report: Fair and slightly colder In east tonight. Saturday increasing cloudiness with slowly rising tem perature In west and north por tions. Outsider Wins (By United Press) Aintree, Liverpool, England, Mai. 18.—Forbra, an outsider, won the Grand National Steeplechase here •today, F.grcmont was second and Shaun Goilin third. Three hundred thousand people witnessed the race. Magistrates To Report Monthly On Fines, Fees Law Requires Report To County County Accountant Directed To Have J. P.’s And Mayors Make Required Report. Hereafter all magistrates, justices of the peace and may ors in Cleveland county, who conduct courts and take In fines, will He required to make a monthly report to the conn ty accountant, A. E. Cline. An order has just been received by the county accountant's offlr.» Informing him that these reports must be made to him each month and must render a proper account ing of ail fines, forfeitures, fees etc. The order applies to all offi cers who collect fines, penalties or anything of the type for the coun ty or state. Getting Check Superior court judges recently began a drive in North Carolina to bring about full and accurate ac counting by all magistrates and over the state a number, who sti.l follow the old justice of the peace system, have been hailed into the court. The order to the county account ant, however, comes from another source. It is from the local govern ment commission calling the at tention of the accountant to the fact that a law passed by the 1931 general assembly requires that all officers make these reports to the accountant so that it may be de termined that all funds due the county school fund are properly ac counted for. Asks For Reports As a result of the order all mag istrates, justices of the peace and mayors in Cleveland county are required by A. E. Cline, county ac countant, to comply with the above law by bringing monthly reports of their work together with their rec ords to his office at the court .CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN > Two Methodist Revivals Now On Two Special Services For School Children At Central. LaFayette Street Revival On Large crowds are attending re vival meetings on at Central Meth odist church where the pastor Dt F- K. McLarty is doing the preach ing and at the LaFayette street Methodist church where Rev. H. F Duncan is assisting the pastor Rev W. R. Jenkins in a revival, both meetings continue through next week and will close on Easter Sun nay.’* Services For Children Special services are being he.d tonight at the Central Methodist church for the high school students and tomorrow morning at It o'clock for the children lr the low er grades as well as for other chil dren. Dr. McLarty has been preach tng each evening at 7:30 o’clock and the interest in the revival has been very gratifying. His subject last night was the power of prayer. Be ginning Sunday and running through next week there will be two sendees daily until the meeting comes to a close. The hours of service will be announced later. Special Men's Service Services at the LaFayette street Methodist church where the othn revival is under way will be as fol lows for Sunday: Sunday school at 8:45, F. E. Whitener, superintend ent. At 11 o'clock Rev. Mr. Duncan will preach, using as his subject Christ’s Message to the church. At 1 o’clock Mr. Duncan will deliver a special message to men and boys on ♦he subject “A Living Sacrifice’ tr.d at 7:30 o’clock the termor subject for the evangelist will !* A Bad Bargain." During next week the LaFayetU street revival will continue witl: services each evening at 7:30. Rev Air, Duncan doing the pleaching t , r.'-v .•% v .>' - v- - Federal Judge Urges Cut In Salaries And Army And Navy Costs Jurist Speaks To Kiwanis Club — People Should Demand Relief From | Tar Burden. 82 Percent For War Costs "Appropriations for all fed eral government departments and salaries of all federal em ployees should be cut from ten to twenty per cent in order to lighten the tax burden In the United States,” declared Judge E. Y. Webb last night speak ing before the Kiwanis club. Salaries should not be cut with out a samllar cut in departmental appropriations, he added. Both should be done and "as a federal employee myself, I am perfectly I willing to the cut and believe the judiciary as a whole would gladly ! submit to such economy,” he add ed. The cut should not effect em ployees drawing *1,000 or less an nually. Looks To Geneva Judge Webb who served for 1* years or longer in the lower house of congress Is a student of govern mental affairs and spoke mainly against the tax burden heaped upon the taxpayers because of wars— past, present and prospective. Said he, “May I not offer on behalf of this fine body of citizens, an earn est prayer that the meeting of the commissioners in Geneva now, looking towards the decrease of ex penditures for armaments, may result In gratifying success. I bp lleve it is one of the most import ant meetings that has been held in a century. I believe that something must be done to stop the mad race in armaments on the part of the four or five of the world’s greatest nations, or this race will culminate (CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN.) Mr. Sarratt Not So Well At Ninety Two County’* Oldest Man Confined To His Room For Two Weeks. Other Old Folks. — | O. C. Sarratt, the county’s oldest male citizen is not so well. He has been confined to his room for two weeks, but was up yesterday and around the house. Mr. Sarratt lives with his daughter, Mrs. R. M Gidney on East Marion street. While Mrs. Gantt, the West Shelby merchant, will be 98 years old in August and holds the record as the oldest person in the county. Mr. Sarratt is the oldest male pe~ son so far as has been learned. Mrs. T. L. Scruggs, of Moores - boro, is perhaps the second oldest woman in the county. Site expects to celebrate her 93rd birthday in July. Mrs. Elizabeth Short who lives at 503 Gardner street is the thiid oldest woman in the county. She was born December 20, 1839 and is 92 years and three months Another old person who enjoys good health despite his age is Mt. J. M. Gillespie who lives with his brother, S. L. Gillespie, at the Cor ner of Grover and N. LaFayette streets. Who It Shelby’s Leading Citizen? Students Answer Who Is Shelby’* leading C'tlien? A rather hard question to answer, but more than £0 members of the senior class at Shelby high school took a crack at It, and a good many of them agree on the same person. Who did they vote for—O. Max Gardner, Clyde R. Hoey, Chas, C. Blanton, o„ some other. At the same time they ex pressed their preference for president. What prospective candidate do you think led the ticket—Al Smith. Hoover, Roosevelt, Baker, Gsrhcr, Murray? Read Monday’s Star and you’ll learn the answers—the pick of the Shelby hlrh se*v ion for the city’s leading clt iien and for president. They also answered a number of other questions, and many of the answers are interestinr. j See them In Monday after noon's edition. Deputies Capture Still, Booze And 3 Colored Men Copper Plant Nabbed On Broad Hlver In No. 3 Township. Whiskey At House. Pour Cleveland county deputies this week captured a 20-gallon cop per still, five gallons of boose, 200 gallons of beer and three colored men in a rain in No. 3 township. The plant was discovered on Broad river. At a nearby house the officers arrested Manuel and Walter Morgan and Henry Thompson and brought them to jail here after five gallons of whiskey was found near the house. The beer was found at the still, which was a copper affair except for the worm. Officers participating in the raid were Deputies Gus Jolly, Bunyan Jones, Kester Hamrick and L. I. Scruggs. Father Of Local Man Dies At Benson Zach Stephenson, father of B. O Stephenson of Shelby died last week at Benson, this state, where he and his wife were on a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Major Dixon. He was a victim of pneumonia. De ceased formerly lived in Virginia but was living in Oklahoma at the time of his death. B. O. Stephenson is at Benson and Mrs. Stephenson leaves this afternoon to attend the- funeral there tomorrow. Other children sur viving are Walter and Lewis of Vir ginia, Hoke and Robert and Mbs Minnie Stephenson of Oklahoma. City And County Teachers Attend i Meeting; Rutherford Man Elected Holiday For Students In Shelby And County. Clyde A. Erwin Stato President. Around 100 Shelby and Cleveland county school teachers are in Char lotte today attending sessions of the North Carolina educational associa tion. All city and county schools were closed today to permit teachers to attend the convention which is being held near 8helby for the first time in years. First Session. Charlotte, March 18.—Approxi mately 3,000 teachers were in at tendance here last night for the opening of the 48th annual conven tion of the North Carolina Educa tion association. Last nights program included the annual address of Dr. John H. Cook, of Greensboro, president of the as sociation, an address by Dean Will iam F. Russel!, of Teachers coTS£s, Columbia university, and the annual report of Jule B. Warren, treasurer. Clyde A. Srwin, of Ruthsrfordton. was elected president of the associa tion last night to succeed Dr. Cook. Harry P. Harding, superintendent •<>f the Chariot^ city 'chools. and M. B. Dry, superintendent of schools at Cary, were nominated vice presi dent which ordinarily carries elec tion as president the following year. The votes will be cast tomorrow and the result announced Saturday. Two general sessions will be held today. Vote On Board Change A vote will be taken today also on the proposal for a constitutional change which would have the state board of education composed of seven members, appointed by the governor and subject to confirma tion bjr the general assembly. At the morning session A. T. Allen state superintendent of public in struction, told city and county school superintendents, that "if the aspira tions, hopes and determinations still have a place in the hearts of the people we ned not fear for th* state's educational outlook.” Dr. Cook in his address said edu cation has repaid North Carolina out of all proportion to the inveet ssant made. He left a message that depression is no time for “retreat,” aaserting ‘the last source of revenue cmf which the state should draw is the educa tional opportunities of Us children.” In Race Again Judge Maurice I. Weather? (above) announces today that he wit] be a candidate for county recorder hi the June primary. Two others had previously announced for the of fice. DePriest Gives j Highlights Of Platform Views Shelby Republican Ghre* Platform He May Run On For t. 8. Senate. George W. DePriest, Cleveland county Republican and former Shelby postmaster, after being ser iously urged by friends over the state is seriously considering seek ing the G. O. P. nomination to the United States senate. “If I do decide to run,’ he sa;d today, “anu I am seriously debat ing it, here are the 10 planks upon which I will submit my-'elf to the Republican party of North Ca-o 1. —-Modification of the natloral prohibition law. 2. —Necessary reforms in the bank ing laws to give full guarantee and protection of depositors. 3. —Pull and complete payment of all war debts due our govern ment by allied powers. 4. —Real relief for the iarmer and a square deal for Igbor. 5. —Opposition to the sales tax plan now before congress as the burden will fall upon the class least able to bear it. Cut In Salaries 6. —A cut in salaries of govern- j ment officials, from president down. Those who draw salaries of ] ♦10,000 and up should be cut 50 per cent, and those who draw from five to ten thousand should be cut 2E percent. 7—Make a house-cleaning by abolishing all unnecessary bureaus, boards and departments that can well be dispensed with while die depression Is on and until we get out of the dumps. 8.—Abolish the Civil Service com mission and appoint persons of hign standing and ability. 0.—Old age pensions from 75 years up. 10.—Adjust service certificates of our World war veterans in full. Try Answering These Can you answer 14 of these test questions? Tum to page 2 for the answers. 1. Could the U. S. build a canal across Nicaragua? 2. What is a cougar? 3. From what language Is the word gigolo? 4. What boxing title is held by Tony Canzoneri? 5. On what river is Montreal 6. Who was the first wife of Na poleon Bonaparte? 7. What country owns the Falk land Island? 8. What European country is ruled by a grand dutchess? 9. How many religions did Mark Twain say‘there are in the world? 10. What dynasty ruled Russia be fore the revolution? 11. What la cremation? 12. What does the name Peter mean? 13. Who owns the island of Sak halin? _ 14. In what play by what author Is the famous balcony scene? 15. Who wrote ‘'Decameron?” 18. In what country !s County Cork? IT. 'What percentage of a water melon is water? 18. Which state has no divorce law? 18. Who discovered Greenland? 20. To whom Is Norma Shearer married* Weathers Will Seek Judgeship In June Voting Recorder Atkt For Second Term Maurice R. Weathers, Serving First Term, Announce* For Coanty Judge In Prtmaiy. Judge Maurice R. Weathers noo serving his first term as recorder of the Cleveland coun ty court, announced today that he would be a candidate for re election. subject to the Demo cratic primary In June. His entry, which was anticipated, brings the total number of cand' dates for Judge to three, Joseph M. Wright and James Cline, the latter of Fa Us ton, had previous.' J announced. Young Attorney Recorder Weathers is the son ol Zeb Weathers and well known throughout the county before his election to the recorder’? office. After being in business for some years he decided to study law, en tered Wake Forest and after re ceiving his license opened an of fice here for practice. He received a very complimentary vote wh«n elevated to office and has genertl ly been considered as a candiflat, to succeed himself. 12 Have Announced The people of the county have not as yet shown any great Inter est hi the approaching primary despite the fact that at least a <fcwen candidates have alteady an nounced for county offices. In au dition to the three announced can didates for recorder, there are four candidates out for sheriff, one out for treasurer, three for county court solicitor, and one announced for commissioner. I Town Topics i_ip_r___ No Coart Today. No session of county recorder'* court was held today. Judge Maurice R Weathers was out of town for the day on legal business and Attorney Pat McBrayer, recorder pro t«n, was still confined to his home. The two or three cases Involving prohi bition charges were continued until tomorrow. fire Alarm Traffic. At a meeting of city firemen held this week the matter of traffic and its dangers were discussed. The topic came up following criticism about cars crossing against the stop sign in the business section while responding to an alarm At the meeting It was made plain that car*, carrying volunteers are ordered to* take every precaution before cross ing a street inntersectlon and the driver is required to lock each di rection to see that there are no other cars coming. For all firemen to halt and await a signal would prove a great handicap, it was pointed out, as the history of fires show that the first five minutes count more than anything else in handling a blaze. Cooperation on the part of other motorists, who oc casionally slow up firemen en route to a fire, was asked. One License Sold. Only one marriage license has been sold here during March. The license was secured by W. H. Red mond. of Cleveland qounty, and Macie Haynes, of Gaston county. A total of 12 marriage licenses have been Issued this year by Register of Deeds Andy F. Newton Buys Andrews Home. M. M. Stewart, of the K. and S. Trucking Co., has purchased the Wm. Andrews home on S. Washing ton street from Carl Webb. Mr. Stewart will occupy the home with his family. Newton Ferree Buys Jolley’s Smoke Shop Newton Feree has purchased the Jolley Smoke shop in the bang building on West Warren street and will open the place for business Saturday. It is understood the place will operate a fountain, sell smokes, candies and fruits. Rutherford O. O. P. Meet. Rutherfordton. March 18.—Fred D Hamrick, chairman of the republi can executive committee of Ruth erford county, has issued % call for the Rutherford county republican convention to meet here in the court house. Saturday, April 2 at 2 p. m.. for the purpose of electing delegates to the congresMonsl and state con vention Hold Man Who Says He Drove Car In Lindbergh Kidnapping; Locate German Servants Who Disappeared Servant. Questioned But Officer. Maintain Secrecy. Doubt Driver’s Story. (By UNITED PRESS) PoctateUo. Idaho, March 18.—Igqace Blaistein, 30, ar reH^d on burglary charge, was being held here today while authorities investigated his story of having driven automo bile in which Charles Lindbergh, jr„ was kidnapped. He told police the baby was hidden in Newark, and is believed to have told where the boy could be found. The report is considered by some to be a flippant boast. QUESTION MISSING COUPLE (By UNITED PRESS) Hopewell, N. J., March 18.—State police announced to day they have located two German servants who disappeared from home of Leandro Lightfoot at Franklin Park, near Lindbergh home, immediately after the kidnapping of little Lmdy. The couple, whose names are listed as Mr. and Mrs. Kngstenbergs, were being questioned today, but it was not revealed where they had been located. Routine investigation of hundreds of reports, including two from the far West, continued today after Col. Lind bergh’s secret night conference with leaders in hunt for baby. Ebeltoft, Shelby Sage, Takes First Auto Ride To Hospital; First Night Away From Store Jn Many Years Bookstore Man Haa Not Hern Oat Of Block In Eight Year*. Friends Visit Him Ebeltoft took his first autoniobl'e ride yesterday and last night was his first night away from his book store In 20 to 30 years. The bookstore sage, who signs as T. W. Ebeltoft but Is better known as Just Ebeltoft, was taken to the Shelby hospital yesterday by h> friend Chas. C. Blanton, First Na tional bank, president .and will un dergo treatment for some time. For around three decades the former Baptist minister has re mained In his combination grooery and book store 34 hours per day, operating his business, doing a ma jority of his own cooking and sleep ing In the tear of the store. JUi that lime he has come to be one of the best and most widely known citizens of the dty and county. Re cently he has not been feeling well and at the persuasion of his friends decided to enter the hospital for treatment; < Hermit In City Yesterday brought the first break in an unusual Mfe. For over two score years he has operated his store here, during which time he has become the close friend of hundreds of people and has been sought by hundreds for his advice and counsel. For three decades it has been a custom to "go to Ebel toft when you cannot find out anywhere else.” As a result he came to be known as the “Sage of Shei by” or the “Bookstore Sage.” In his years here he has sold prac tically all the schoolbooks used by the children In the city and coun ty. Years ago he had a breakdown in health, at that time being one of the most Intellectual Baptlot ministers In the South. It was a (CONTTNUUD ON PAGE TKN.i You Thrive And Save On Milk Thu U milk-for-health nek In Cleveland county. It is sponsored by the state board of health, backed by all civic slabs and other organ Isations. Milk k nature’s best food. It contains protein which builds muscle; carbohydrate, which furnish energy, warmth and vitality; fat which fur nishes fuel; mineral salts which are necessary for growth and health; Iron which makes blood rich am) red; vitamins without which frowth and health cannot be possible. Drink milk because It k cheaper and more valuable than any other food. One quart of milk equak: 3-4 lb. of steak, or eight eggs, or two lbs. salt codfish or 4-S lb. chicken or 5 lbs. turnips, or l-l lb. wheat flour or two lb,, potatoes or 6 lbs. lettuce or four lbs. beets or 1-5 lb. but ter or 3-18 lb. cheese or 6 lbs. spinach or 4 lbs. cabbsge. Rutherfordton Work To Be Resumed Soon Rutherfordton, March 18.—A rep resentative of the bonding com pany for the new postoffice build ing was here this week and stated that work on completion of the new building here was expected to be resumed around April 1 and that the work would be rushed to completion. Work was stopped about a month ago when the con tractor voluntarily went into re ceivership. | Clara Wright Most Studious, Irma Leonhardt Prettiest, Best Athlete Alton Royster Most Studious Boy. Other High School Chus Superlatives. 'Special to The Star.) Pal Is ton, Mar. 17—The superla tives of the senior class have been elected as follows: Prettiest girl—Irma Leonbardt; most handsome boy, Lawrence Tur ner; most studious girl, Clara Wright; meet studious boy, Alton Royster; most popular girl aloe Wright; most popular boy, Clarence Dixon; best natured girl, A. V. Cost ner; best naturgd boy. L. B, Sweezy; most mischievous girl, Ha zel Wilson; most mischievous boy, Hubert Hoyle; man hater, Clara Wright; woman hater, Clarence Walker; best all-round girl, Jessie Baxter; best all-round boy, Elijah Royster; hapiest girl, Eloise Stroup; happiest boy, Hubert Hoyle; most talkative girl. Blanche Hoyle; most talkative boy, Hubert Hoyle; wit tiest girl, Hazel Wilson; wittiest boy, Durham Brtc'.'M; moss digni fied girl, Iloiee Stroup; meet dig nified boy, Vellls Wright. biggest flirt, Blanche Hoyle; sheik. Milton Smith; neatest girl, Annabel Lee; neatest hoy, Clarence Dixon; quet e»t girl, Aileen Yoder; quietest boy, Clarence Walker; most independent Aileene MeNeely; best girl athlete, Irma Leonhart; best boy athlete, Elijah Royster. “Heaven Bound” To Go To Lattimore; Three Shows Booked On At Court House Tonight, In South Shelby Tuesday And Lat timore Next Friday. “Heaven Bound,” the negro pe esting booklets may be had for the presentation in the county. Next Friday night. March 26, It will be given at Lattimore under the aus pices of the Eastern Star chapter of Shelby. Tonight the pageant will be pre sented at the court house in Shelby sponsored by the ladies of the Pres byterian church. The hour is 3:30 in order not to conflict with church services earlier in the evening. Next Tuesday night. March 32, the re ligious drama will be shown at the South Shelbv school bv (he Eastern Star. > Two Injured In Accidents Here During The Day Bridget Hurt Jumping From Burning Car S«m P»Twnr Hu Ear Torn Nur •y Off When Caaght In Aato mohile Drive Shaft. Two men were severely Injitr ed In automobile mishaps In or near Shelby Jut before noon today. They are Newton Bridget, of the Lattlmore section, who suffered a concussion of the brain when ha leaped from his burning automc blle; and Sam Pavseur, mechanic at Tillman's service station, who was caught in a drive shaft. Improving Bridges was rushed to the offices of Drs. Matthews and Thompson where he was treated by Dr. Thompson and was rapidly recov ering from the blow Just after noon Payseur, painfully hurt, is still a patient in the Shelby hospital. Working On Car Payseur was working, it was sala. on a car in the rear of toe Tillman station, comer LaFmyette and Sum ter streets. The rear of the ear was Jacked up and the boxing off the drive shaft. In some manner, it Is said, his clothes about his ches* caught in a bolt on the shaft and Jerked him into it. At first it was thought that he was very critical ly injured about the head. At the hospital at i:S& 0*1* afternoon It was said, however, that his condi tion was not considered critical al though Dr. Sam Schenck described him as severely hurt. HI* left ea was almost tom off, bis shoulder and chest were bruised and he hae a cut on the head. Car Caaght Afire Mr. Bridges was en route to Shel by in his Hudson and had some chickens in the rear of the car. At Mooresboro he picked up two col ored boys, ohe by the name of Thompson, and they were riding with him to Shelby. He stopped at the Hamrick servioe station, severs) miles west of town, to get water in his radiator. A few minutes latn, when Just east of Beaver Dam creek, the oar it is said caught on fire about the engine. Prom the best information obtainable Mr. Bridges Jumped from the burning oar and struck his head on the pavement, the blow rendering him uncon scious. The negroes, one of whom was said to be singed about the head, also Jumped out. Bridges wa<; brought to a physician here in Shelby by Buck Archer who was passing. After an hour or so he could recall all incidents up to a minute or two before being knocked unconscious, but at that time he d.d not recall the oar catching on firs or what had struck him. Residents along the highway said they saw the car catch on fire and saw the occupants jump out. Fireman Budk Coble and several companions car ried a chemical extinguisher to the burning car and it was not com pletely destroyed although the chick ens were burned. Youthful Convict Escapes, Captured Seventh Convict To Escape From New Camp Bat All Were Bronght Back. Forrest Melton, young white boy who is serving time on the road forces, escaped from the new State convict camp Wednesday night but was re-captured before noon Thurs day. He is the seventh prisoner to get away from the new camp since It was filled with near 100 convicts a month ago, but all seven were caught and brought back and Clyde Poston, camp supervisor, still holds; his record of keeping them. Melton, who is doing six months on the charge of stealing a bicycle, was not feeling well Wednesday and Wednesday evening and was given sick privileges, similar to trusty privileges, about the camp Wednes day. ‘ 1 Meanest Burglar Takes S. S. Money One of the latest thefts In Shelby was the taking of Sunday school money. The robbery was at the home of Guy Roberts, bank teller, while he and Mrs. Roberts ware at a theatre one night this week. The small amount of money taken belonged to a Sunday school class of which Mrs Roberts was a member. It is the second time in recent weeks that the house has been en tered while the family was out u nigh*
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