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V*. mt htotluub 10 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXVIII, No. 42 SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 6, 1932 (Published Monday. Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) ny M*a Cmmm. y«»i. no «dv»oo«> — re»t, no kdrsomi IJ o Late News THE MARKET lotion, spot __ 6c np Cotton Seed. „ $9.00 Cloudy Thursday Today'* North Carolina Weather Report: Partly clondy and slightly cooler In northeast portion tonight. Thursday partly cloudy. I Scales Is Nabbed L. __ Wallace Seale*, of a prominent Greensboro family and son of A. M. Scales, once one of North Carolina’s wealthiest citizens, was arrested last night In Salisbury. He had been wanted for several months in con nection with a Jewelry robbery at the home of Mrs. A. H Galloway at Winston-Salem. Some time ago his alleged partner confessed the robbery, which was staged while Mrs. Galloway was entertaining at bridge. Among the guests robbed was Mrs. Reuben McBrayer. former Shelby resident. In the car Scales was said to be riding when captur ed at Salisbury were 120 quarts of whiskey. Jonas Rejected Washington. April 6. — Former Representative Charles A. Jonas of Lfncolnton was yesterday definitely eliminated as G'nited States district attorney for the western district of Norh Carolina. The motion of Sen ator Hastings of Delaware to re consider the recent vote by which the senate refused to confirm the Jonas nomination was defeated M to 26. Hatchett Gets Three Years In Federal Court Webb Sentences Shelby Man Refuses Plea for Mercy Became Rum Wes Sold, Judge Says, Near His liune. Carl Hatchell, termed a hotel op erator and race track follower of Shelby, was yesterday sentenced to three years In the federal prison at Atlanta by Judge E. Y. Webb at Charlotte. The specific charge against the Shelby man was that of selling sev eral gallons or whisk-y to an under cover prohibition agent in Shelby a month or so ago. The case came up at the term of federal court here recently but was continued to the Charlotte term. Of the sentence yesterday The Charlotte News repotted: "Declaring that Car) Hatched in sulted him by selling whisky with in a few yards of his home, Judge K. Yates Webb sentenced the Shel by hotel man and race track fol lower to three ^ears in the federal prison at Atlanta in United States district court Tuesday morning. "Hatched has been connected with the Victor hotel at Shelby for sev eral months and has charge of a stable of race horses He was sen tenced to five years in the state prison on a charge of stealing cig arettes recently and his attorney, Clyde Hoey, has that case on ap peal before the supereme court of the state.” Will Hold Red Cross Classes Here, May 2-1 3 J.iff-Savin* Classes And First-Aid Instruction To Be Given Here. A Red Cross school, for the pur pose of teaching first-aid treatment and life-saving methods, will be ij^ld in Shelby May 2-13, It was an nounced today by Henry B. Ed wards, county Red Cross chairman. Alvin Propst, scoutmaster, is en rolling students for the school and it is hoped to have around 40 take the course, which will be free of charge with the exception of $1 per student foj- the puroose of paying for bandages, etc. Employes from textile and other industrial plants in Shelby and over the county will take the course so as to Instruct, in turn, the employes of their plants in the valuable first aid methods. Members of several Boy Scout troops and of the city fire department will also attend the 10 day school. The classes will be instructed by Dr. W. J. Fenton, of Washington and will be held at the First Bap tist church, j LIBRARY CLOSES ON THRCRSDAY, OPEN SAT. The Shelby public library Till os closed on Thursday ci this week but will be re-opened again on Satur day. according to ar announce ment made by Miss Stella MirrcV. *>n, librarian. i Near $20,000In Loans Received By Cleveland Farmers; 400Apply Applications In For $50,000 Department Loans Great Aid To Farmers. Total Of 139 Checks Already Here. Almost $20,000 In loan money from the Federal Department of Agriculture have already ar rived In Shelby to help Cleve • land "county farmers finance the planting of their 1932 crop. Until today a' total of 130 checks had arrived, representing $18,792. The checks come to the office of Andy Newton, register of deeds, where they are distributed. Many Applying. To the first of ■ April .acoording to R. W. Shoffner, county farm agent, 332 Cleveland farmers had applied lor loans totaling $49,233, or averaging about $148 each. Quite a number have applied since that time and the total applications now run over 400 and ask for a sum aggre gating well oyer $50,000. Of the checks which have already arrived., and been distributed $30 is the smallest and $300 the largest, The loans are made on the basis of the number of acres to be worked and the size of the anticipated crop. The money can "be used only for fertilizer, seed and such as that needed is making the new crop. The security given is in the nature of crop liens on the expected crops, the loans to be repaid in November. Very few of the county applicants have been cut down and only a few, it is understood, were rejected. In securing loans farmers must also pledge themselves to have a garden to produce their own food and sufficient acreage for food and feed crops to feed themselves and stock. The money already received has done much to hurry along farm work in -the county and cheer up some farmers who were harassed by a shortage of money with which to put' our thdfr new crop. Try Answering These Can you answer 14 oI these test questions? Turn to page 2 for the answers. 1. Where is the 'origiuW copy of the Copstitution of the 0, S.? 2. What is the chief export of Brazil? 3. What is the V. C.? 4. What is meat from a cftlf call ed? 5. Who is Cupid? 6. What state of the Union has 254 counties? 7. What presidents of the U. 8. were citizens of California? 8. What is Betelguese? 9. Do fish find bait by sight or smell? * 10. In what month is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere? 11. Where is the body of* James Monroe buried? 12. What is the married name of Marlene Dietrich? 13. What is the capital of the Un ion of Socialist Soviet Republics? 14. In what city is Howard uni versity located? 15. Name the latest appointee to the U. S. .Supreme court? 16. Who fras Walt Whitman? 17. Ip what republic is the state of Puebla? 18. What is the pen name of Ar thur S. Ward? 19. Prom what language is the word xylophone derived? 20. Where is the republic of Hon duras? Ehringhaus Will Speak Monday; Fountain Here The three-cornered race for the Democratic nomination for governor of North Carolina will be brought to Shelby next week. On Monday night, at 8 o’clock it wax announced today. John C. B. Ehringhaus. one of the thffee bidders for the nomina tion, will apeak in the court house here. Mr. Ehrtngbaus spoke here In the 1928 and 1930 campaigns and made many friends and supporters. Because of his popularity It Is believed the eloquent Elizabeth City man will have a 'arjr audience. ' Lieutenant Governor R. T i Fountain, another gubernatar ■ j tai candidate, made one of hit flying visits to Shelby and the county yesterday, spending some time about the superior court room shaking hands and greeting acquaintances. A. J. Maxwell, the, other can didate. spoke to a civic club gathering in Shdby several weeks ago, and the Ehringhaus appearance will bring all the candidates here to bombard ' what is known as 'North Caro* lina Junior capital. City Water Analyzed Daily Shelby’s water plant Is not only one of the most modern in the state for a city this size, but the water itself -is pure and wholesome and free from disea.»e laden germs A visit to the plant tnis week found Mr. Hugh Toms in charge of the plant forking away in the labora tory where tests are made each day to protect the health of the patrons of the water department. In addition to the daily tests made in the plant laboratory, a specimen of the wat°r taken from the uptown lines. Is sent each month to the state board of hea:th where it is again analyzed and checked. Everything is clear around the plant. It is an invitin? and attrac tive place and there is no evidence of dirt or filth. The raw water is pumped from the river at Chape.’s Bend and stored in a huge reservoir hoid'iv six million gallons, Should a drought come and a break-dowr occur at the intake, there is a week's supply of water stored In the resevoir on the knoll near the filtering plant. It requires about four hours for the water to go through the various let ms of treat ment and come out teady for use^ Lime, alum and a small amount of chlorine are usqd in the purifica tion process. A reservoir holding 300,000 gal lons of fresh water is kept on stor age at the plant and 100,000 in tub city's stand pipe to the rear of the city hall. This, however, is hardly a day s supply. Mr. Toms says the aye-age consumption of water In Shelbv is a half million gallons daily. The (Comoro*d on r*c* nine,. Service Station Burned On Tuesday Fairground Station On Highway 20 Destroyed By Early Morning Blaze. The Fairground service station, one of Shelby's largest suburban gas stations, was destroyed by fire Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday morning, < The station, owned by M. L. Bor ders and E. C. Hendrick and oper ated by the latter, was well ablaze by the time the city fire trucks reached the scene at the west en trance of the fairgrounds on high way 20, east, at 3:20. The statiun at the time was open and the Hen dricks family lives m a portion Of the building, but the cause of the fire has not been definitely deter mined. The dameage, it is said, will run to a considerable sum. Cornwell Placed On Hospital Board Here Succeeds O. C. Dixon Dr. Royster And O. M. Mull Re Appointed. Tom Cornwell, prominent farmer living north of Shelby, jvas named a trustee on the Shelby hospital board last night by the city coun cil. Mr. Cornwell mcceeds Mr. O. C. Dixon who died a 'few weeits ago. Dr. S. S. Royster and O. M. Mull were re-appointed as trustees. Both have served on the aoard since the hospital was organized. but their terms of /Office expired yesterday Kings Mountain Battleground Mass Of Wreckage From Windstorm Trees Blown Down, Speakers Stand Damaged And Rustic Arbor Wrecked. York, S. C., April 5—When the storm of Sunday nignt a week ago had spent its fury »rf the King:, Mountain battleground sector it left that historic spot a mass of wreckage. Scores of fine large trees had been twisted and bioken down: the pavilion used as a speaker*,’ stand on numerous occasions, had been moved some eight or nine feet from its foundation, and the rustic arbor erected for the semi-eentei nal. was uprooted anc destroyed. Visitors to the batttground have been distressed as tney survey the havoc wrought by th* high winds Trees that were almost priceless as parts of the scenery had been de stroyed, the field is strewn with broken limbs and Crunks of trees trees that were stai4^ and added their part to the b'auty of the field; the ground so dear to the hearts of many looks like a shan tip. The members of tee Kings Moun tain chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution are especially distressed, because everything per - taining to the histone grousd is to them a shrine of patriotism and has their individual and collective love. They look upon the battle field almost as If it were their oh’id, and as a matter of fact it is iust that. The chapter wants very much to have the wreckag# cleaned up They want, to rests, e it to far a. possible to its full beauty and at tractiveness. They are distressed oecause 6f the •t'OTOftTH) ON espg NJN* , V Churches Here Join In Weeks Of Prayer Churc^ People Of Otty To Unite In Observing Two Weeks During Year. The three uptown churphes of Shelby will Unite this year In the observance at two treflts of prayer Hie churches Joining In the move ment are the Presjyterian, Use Central MethrMlsf and the First Baptist.' The weeks to be observed are tne seconc^week In November and Use second week in February, The announcement Is made by the heads of the three women's or ganizations of the churches: M.s j Harry Speck, of the Presbyterian church: Mrs. J. A. Liles, of the First Baptist, and Mrs. Julius Suttle of the Central Methodist. Want City To Pay ' For Silvers Lot Lot Was Made Road Bed Of Nfw Road Open Through Mr Marry Property^ When a new road was opened through the farm of A. W. Mc Murry last year, the road connect ing East Gidney street with the old Kings Mountaln-Sheloy road near Horseshoe Betid, the ro^d absorbed a lot belonging to Worth Silve.s where it converges with the old Kings Mtn.-Shelby road The lot wm collateral for a loan with a bui'd ing and loan association and ootn the B. and L. and Silvers asked the ] city to pay for the lot at last' night’s meeting of the board of al dermen. No action was taken but D. W. Royster and John Schenck, Jr., members of the council, were ap pointed as a committee to adjust the matter for the board. Applies For 54,000 Pounds Free Flour | Mayor S. A. McMnrry has ap plied for 54,000 pounds of flour for free distribution among thr poor of the town and county. This flour is made possible by an act of congress permitting the Farm Board to distribute much of the surplus wheat crop through the l&d Cross organi sations of the United States. ! Mayor McMurry estimates that 54,000 pounds will supply the needs of the community. None has been received ms yet, neither has the mayor been promised any allotment, but be experts to get a liberal appor tionment for this territory. , Val Thomasson Dead; Funeral Thursday At 3 Prominent Citizen Died Today Wife And Two Children Sarv've. Woo Victim Of Heart Trem ble Today. Val Thomasson died at hie h vrw In the Mount Sinai eectlofj of 'ew er Cleveland county this mornh.g at 10:30 o’clock following an illnna$ with heart trouble since Christmas Mr. Thomasson was at one time a large merchant and larmer of low er Cleveland and moved to Shelby a few years ago where he lived un til last spring when to returned to his form. He was 10 years of age Mr. Thomasson had been In de clining health for acmetime a:to had been forced to retire from an active life. He was married to Mutt Hattie Wytte who survives with two children Harding and Cryd-aV Thomassonf One brother also sur vives, Edgar Thomasson of Char lotte, president of the Durham and Southern railway and vice presi dent and general manager of the Piedmont and Northern Rallwuy, One sister also survives, Mrs. Ss’.lle Healon of Atlanta. 0»a, Mr. Thomasson was one of the most Influential ’ clttvens in lower Cleveland and widely known. He joined Buffalo Baptist church, mov ing his membership to the .first Baptist church, Shelby, when he oame to Shelby with his family a few years ago. Puneral services will be held at the Thomasson home Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock and Inter ment will be In thi cemetery at Buffalo church. Sendee* will be In charge of Dr. Zeno Wall, asais’ed by Hey. Mr. Davidson. Boiling Springs Debaters Victors Twm Win From Weavervllle And Winnie College* In Debate. The debaters of Boiling Springs Junior college, this county, won both of their triangular debates. The Boiling Springs affirmative, composed of Beth Randall and Ger trude Philbeck, won a unanimous decision over the Weavervllle col lege team at Boiling Springs Mon day night The Boiling Springs negative team, composed of Agnes Weaver and Christie Honeycutt, won a two-to-one decision over the Campbell college debaters at Campbell. The query was “Resolved that ail government of the United 8tate« should tend to centralisation rather than localization.'^ Four Girls Go To Raleigh Contest Will Enter Picture Memory Contest In Raleigh On Saturday, April 16th. Pour girls from the intermediate ' grades of the Shelby school' have been appointed delegates to the pic ture memory contest to be held in Raleigh on Saturday, April 16th. I Those girla are Elizabeth Harris, 7th grade, Marion, Louise Hardin, 6th grade, Marion, Louise Brown 7th grade South Shelby and Irene Rein J hardt, sixth grade. South Shelby. The picture memory contest la an art appreciation affair in which the pupils contest with children from other parts of the state in identify ing the works of art. The contest Is sponsored by he Woman’s club of the State. People Flock To Inspect New Ford The New Ford, the V-8, is quite an attraction. The first exhibition of the new models was held at the Rogers Motors, Shelby agency, this morn ing, and in the first two hours of the show aid people. by actual count, witnessed the new modelr The crowds were continuing to visit the exhibition at about the same rate. Plan Surface Coat On New Highway's The city council is giving consid eration to a finish coat of asphalt and^stone on the roads which were paved In and near Shelby last June. At the time these roads were paved with asphalt and stone they were not finished because of insufficient funds. The council Is now getting a price on putting down the finish coat. Salaries Cat For County Offices By Board; Approve Other Cuts Mistrial Climax To Divorce Case Here This Morn •furv Cannot Agree After It Hour* Deliberation lit Contested Divorce, Cleveland county* first con tested divorce action ended In a mistrial In superior court here this morning when a Jury, aft er IS hours of deliberation, fail ed to reach a verdict In Van Buren Wilson's snit for divorce from hts wife, Annie Wilson. Hearing of Uie evidence In t:u suit, which attracted conslderai i« Interest, took two days time. The case was opened Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock and did not reach the jury until Tuesday afternoon at 4 When court adjourned for the day yesterday the jury nad not reached a verdict and Judge F. A. McElroy had the Jury sent to the Hotel Charles (6r the nigh' in charge cf Deputy Jerry Runyan it was the second time in the present cotut session that a deadlocked Jury spent! the night at a hotel, a Jury going there for the night durh.g the Max Barrett criminal case. Orders Mistrial This morning the jury still had not reached a verdict and at 11 o'clock reported that they could not agree, whereupon a mistrial was ordered. The plaintiff. It Is understood, will fl<e another di vorce suit. The complaint of Wilson, a Ruth erford county insurance man, charged his wife with adultery and misconduct. A counts.- complaint by the wife, who fought the charge, alleged abandonment The prosecu tion attempted to snow adultery in connection with evidence that, the wife had been seen to enter the room of a man. It was also con tended by the evidence that while not living with her husband she put up at four boarding houses. In Gastonia and Rock Hill, and that a male acquaintance also roomed at each place while she was there. r,e defense contended that there had been no misconduct and the wife took the stand to deny the charges. There was nothing wrong she said with tte fact that a nan of her ac quaintance happened to move to the same boarding h uses she did The defense was also permitted to Introduce letters from the husband to the wife In which It was allegN the husband suggested that she fie* cure a divorce from him. A further contention of the defense was f at the husband lived with his wife after the misconduct Of 1930 al leged by him. A fWe-year-old sen has been with father for a year or so. Grant Divorces Seven divorces, ncwever, have been granted during the court »ss sion. They were as follows: Edith Daniels vs. Virgle Daniels, abandonment; granted Clifton Morgan vs, Sadie Morgan, abandonment; granted Gennie Poteat vs. Bussell Poteat, adultery; granted. Eva W. Dorsey vs Robt. M. Dor sey. abandonment; granted and plaintiff given custody of. two chil dren, Vergie Green vs. G^ady- G. Green adultery; granted. I. H. Poster vs. Eliza Ann Pos ter. abandment; granted. G. T. Williamson vs. NatV'e Williamson, separatiw.; granted The court, it was stated by offi cials today, would hardly be able to complete the civil calendar by Salarie. Of Six Officer. Cut 10 Percent Or More Beginning Next Term. Recommend Ihat Incoming Board Cut Oppointed Of ficer.. Thoie Cut Are Sheriff, Register, Treasurer, Recorder And Solicitor. The Cleveland county board of commissioner* at their meeting this week slashed the salary of six county officials and recommended that the board elected this year reduce the salaries of the other offices, including the appointive jobs. This was done, according to the statement of the board' in In Friday Show ' W ... ’ '•« Mian laatal Hi»r Unn loft) Ultra thr r«M of the eymnatbrttr eninater. Mlaa Mara ttrandt Hwltaer (ids rlfkti la an* of I hr rharmlnf herolnea in a foahlff ramauo arfcllr Mr. N.d Mc Gowan t brio w > I* attractive Mr. Farn hnm who become* lo Irretted In thr fait a«a In "larnla-t. Mint." MIsees Hmj and tirUwr and Mr. McGowan 'pictured above) will Uko prominent role* In “Love-In-A-MIsl Shelby Community Viayera produc tion, to be presented Friday evjo in* o! this week in the Cental school audttorimon. I la Mae first appearance lor all three perform er* In the Local Theatre move ment. Love Comedy Will Be Staged Friday Community Player* To Pot On En tertaining Show Friday Evening The general public will have the opportunity Friday evening of this week of seeing the Shelby Commun ity Players in action on the stage for the second time. The Players will present “Love In-A-Mist," a three-act comedy, at the Central school auditorium at 8:15 In the evening. Seven weeks of hard work and rehearsals have been spent In preparing the dra matic production and the cast Is made up almost entirely of perform ers who have not appeared iin pre vious productions. Masonic Meeting A called communication of Cleve land lodge 202 A. F. St A. M. will be held Friday night at 7:30. There will be work in the lirst degree. the time of adjournment Friday be cause of .the two da vs time requl~ed to hear the divorce c ise which end ed In a mistrial. Jurors in the contested divorce who spent the ni^ht in the hotel were: J, R. Lackey. John Esk ridge, W. L, Freeman, B. R. Moore Andy Borders, J, c. Bumgard iey, C, A. Phillips, John Ledford, C R. Wright, Jesse Williams L P. Meg gtnson and John Hambright. Shelby Veterans Want Bonus Paid, They Tell Senator Morrison In Wire Legion Post Says Commander Stev ens Does Not Speak Sentiment Of Rank And File, World war veterans of Shelby and Cleveland county differ with Na tional Legion Commander Henry Stevens about payment of the vet erans’ bonus. It was announced this morning from Washington that Commander Stevens, a North Carolmian, had informed Credent Hoover that the Legion agreed with him in his stand against paying veterans any more of' their bonus at this time. The news brought action from the War ren Hoyle American Legion post of Shelby and a telegram was sent Senator Cameron Morrison express ing disagreement with Stevens. The telesram, forwarded ov Capt Pei - i ton McSwain. post commander, read: “Henry Stevens and I are friends. We were university classmates and in the same division overseas. He is badly misinformed when he says the American Legion is opposed to the bonus bill. Our post at Shelby, consisting of 270 members, has un animously passed a resolution ask ing that the bonus be paid in full. Practically every post in North Car olina has done the same thing. Re gardless of the attitude of the na tional officers at the Legion, the rank and file of the members are in favor of paying the bonus. This telegram is sent you at the request of the local post of which I am| commander with the request that] you show it to every member of the j North Carolina delegation in eon-! stress.- r j response to public demand.” The cut* ranged from 10 per cent to near 15 percent and effect all of fices within the power oi the board. Those Cat. The reduced salaries will go Into effect at the beginning of the next term. The salaries reduced were those of the sheriff, register of deeds, treasurer, recorder and so licitor. The biggest reductions were those of the sheriff ana register. The sheriff is to be cut $500 if he continues to collect taxes, $2,100 if he does not collect the taxes. The register is cut $440. The treasurer’s salary was cut from Vi.,000 to $1,80T, the recorder from $2,000 to $1,700, a $300 cut, and the county solicitor from $1,800 to <1,830. In making the cut the board re minds that it does not have the power to reduce the salaries of of ficers not elected this year. Like wise It will be up to the new or in coming board to reduce the salaries of officers appointed, such as ac countant, welfare officer, etc. The present board recommended, how ever, that these officers be cut in proportion to the others. Beard Statement, The salary slash motion was of fered by Commissioner G. R. Lat tlmore and seconded by Commission or R. L. Weathers. Chairman A. E. CUne. by the rules, does not offer a motion or vote unless the tyro other merabjrs of the board cannot .IMfcte.--.tfe* statement outlining the fW'itad TUliutd as ’ fellows 'by the board: “In response to the public de mand for a reduction In salaries of county officials of Cleveland coun ty which demand. In view of the re duction in tflf cost of living, we deem a reasonable ohe, the board of commissioners of Cleveland county In regular session this April 4th, 1932, have taken the following action to the end -hat the follow ing elective officers may know in advance what their respective sal aries will be during the next tfrm of office of said official*. We fix the salaries for the next term of* office for the following county officers un der the power given us by law, as folipwa: Salary of sheriff. If the sheriff also collects taxes $4,000.00 per yr. (CONTTNtNSD ON PAG* HIKE,. Boys Guests Of Presbyterian Mm Men Of Church Here To Have Reg ular Meeting And Slipper This Evening. The men of the Shelby Presby terian church will hold their April meeting in the dining room of the Sunday school building thin even ing at 7 o'clock. Supper will be serv ed by Mrs. M. M. Stuart's circle pi the Women’s Auxiliary. Boys ot the congregation will be the guests of the men. Every man ts asked to bring his boy or boys or, in case he has none, to invite somebody elses boys to be his guest for the even ing. Christian education is the topic to be considered along with other business connected with the organi sation. This annual meeting oi men and boys is one oi the monthly service objectives oi the Presbyterian men. A iull attendance is always present ior this special occasion Mr. Harvey S. White, the president, has ex tended an invitation lor all men of the congregation to be present to night. A profitable evening is in store for all who attend. Junior Order To - Show Pictures At Lattimore Friday Motion pictures of the Junior Or der orphanages at Lexington, uais state and Tiffin, CXiio, will be shown at the Lattimore school auditorium Friday e.entesg, April 8 at 7:30 o’clock, CL. W Snyder, past state councillor and Held secretary will deliver an addstst in the in terest of the Junior Order. Mr. H L, Toms of Shelby who is district deputy, insists that the public a* tend, especially the ladles anti ch i dren There is no admission chart*
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