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The Cleveland Star SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY I'HE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By jjau, par yaw —-—.. *y Carrier, par year ...... .—— W.OO UJE V. WEATHERS ___ President and Editor S. ERNEST HOST „, , ■ ___Secretary and Foramen RJKN DRUM ...... News Editor i,. ft DAHi _____ Advertising Manager Entered as seaond data matter January X, 1903, at the post al flee at Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act of Congress Utrch 8. irr#. We wish to call your attention to the fact: that It is and has oeen our custom to charge five cento per liiia tor resolution* or •eapect, cards of thanks and obituary notices, after one death notice ha* been publl*hed. This will be strictly adhered to. WEDNESD’Y, APR. 20, 1982 IWINKtES The fanner who does not follow the live-at-home pro gram this rear may not have a home in which to live next year The Louisville Courier-Journal coined a fitting name lor Rome of our current.statesmen in terming them "political hitch-hikeVs.’’ ' President Hoover, press dispatches inform, has agreed to work for a dollar a year. Maybe he has sensed the mind of the people and has realized that a dollar is better than no salary at Senator Cam may have the moat money, but one of his opponent!, Bob Reynolds, seems to have a wealth of opti mism. He will, he says, carry 75 of the 100 counties in North Carolina. There are leas automobiles in Cleveland county this year than last but more trucks. And that would indicate that a number of Cleveland people followed the Hoover two-car ga rage idea, but saw to it that the second car was for work and net pleasure, MAKING GOOD RECORDS OUT AT THE WACO high school one member of the grad uating class, Bessie Poston, has not been absent nor tardy during the four years in high school and in the entire period she made thd honor roll. That is an excellent record. In the same class are a boy and a girl, Talmage Beam and Neva Whitworth, who have average a grade of 94 on all subject* during,their four years in high school. Another ex cellent record, just one of several that show why the Waco community should be proud of the dozen youngsters who get 1 heir diplomas this year. A BIBLE CLASS OF 500 I'MERE SEEMS TO BE NO depression evident m Shelby Sunday schools. Just a few weeks back the First Bap tist Sunday school had around 1,300 people out. Last Sun day there were 1,006 people in attendance in the various de partments of Sunday school at the Central Methodist church. Of that number over 500 were in the Clyde Hoey class, more than 400 of the total being regularly enrolled members. Such a big*attendance is a fitting tribute not only to the excel-; lent lectures of the popular teacher but also to the various i officials of the class who work day in and day out the week through to keep the class growing and going JUST A REMINDER IT IS NOT A TOPIC of a cheering nature, but Cleveland citizens should not forget that this year taxes must be listed during April or a month earlier than heretofore. Like wise, 1981 taxes must be paid by the first of May, or prop erty on which taxes are not paid will be advertised and sold the first of June. These requirement were made law by the last legislature, and are not, as some may intimate, “the do ings of anyone about the local courthouse.” As far as the listing is concerned it can be done about as well one time as another and the law says there will be a penalty for failure o list this month. The payment of taxes depends, of course, upon having the necessary money with which to pay. Some do Hot have it and others face a difficult task in getting it ip, but those who can pay are only damaging themselves by Maying IMPORTANT JOBS *VILL THE Cleveland county board of commissioners be elected or rather nominated this year without opposi tion? As it is recalled only three candidates have definitely announced and the books close on Friday of this week. Hereabouts, as elsewhere, the citizens work up much interest over presidential, gubernatorial and senatorial rac es, but after an election it makes no great difference to the average citizen what candidate is elected to those high of fices. The most important office of all to the average citi zen, if he or she will think it over, is that of county com missioner. Those men have more to do and say about our direct governmental costs and local problems than do sena tors or governors. Yet, as in the average community, we are inclined to pay little mind to those contests, not as much, at least, as we do to some offices of less real importance. NOT GETTING ANYWHERE THE BIENNIAL ATTEMPT to "drum up” opposition for Congressman Bulwinkle is, as The Charlotte Observer says, underway now, but does not seem to be getting any where. The Observer comments: '■‘Judge Warlick, of Newton, to whom an expectant constituency is in the habit of looking, sets what might be accepted as a good example, in off-hand declining to be drawn into the race against Bulwinkle—the proper at titude toward a good friend.” . Safti Erwin, of Morganton. and Gregg Cherry, of Gas tonia, have also been mentioned as possible opponents of the Major, but they appear to be no more interested in making r«* e than doe* Warlick. The odd' are that there will he I flLUU Th£ AUMGHOLX ItEXTl -C*W im tU• MrtkiyH XS<u/y £mgU* no Democratic opposition for only another day or two re main in which candidates may file, and, although active campaigning has not reached the boiling point, it is consid ered a bit late to toss a hat into the ring of a major politi cal contest IS REFERENDUM COMING 7 IS IT POSSIBLE that the people of America will settle the the prohibition controversy by popular vote? Just a few years ago, despite the claims and propaganda of the wets, impartial observers doubted that the contro versy would ever be put to a vote, not for many years at least. But a change appears to be taking place, evidence of which can be discerned in many places. Just last week The Charlotte News, for many years an ardent supporter of pro hibition. came out with the open declaration that the people, those of both parties, should be permitted to decide the is sue for themselves with the hope of bringing an end to a con troversy that will not be downed. Then Han*y Byrd, for mer governor of Virginia, stepped out at the Democratic dinner in Washington last week with a proposal for a ref erendum. And even more surprising was the statement by Bishop Cannon, militant dry leader, that he agreed to a cer tain extent with the Byrd plan. All of which caused The Charlotte Observer this week to say. after looking over the battlefront, “Looks like the referendum, in some shape or another, is on the way.” Some hope that a referendum will settle “once and for all” this most disputed topic in American history, but it is doubtful. It is a topic of a nature that will continue to bob up, no matter which side is downed and how often WEBB AND THE HATCHELL CASE IX SENTENCING a Shelby man to the Federal prison at Atlanta Judge E. Y. Webb made the incidental remark that the defendant had affronted him by selling whiskey within a short distance of the jurists home. In some quar ters that remark was interpreted to mean that the Federal jurist might have been harder on the defendant because of the proximity of his business to the home of the jurist. Such an interpretation is erroneous and misleading once the full facts are known says The Statesville Daily in the fol lowing comment: * “It was stated in the papers recently that Judge Webb, sentencing a Shelby man to three years in federal prison for selling liquor, had remarked, in imposing sentence, that the defendant had affronted him, or words to that effect, by selling liquor within a short distance of his (Judge Webb’s) home in Shelby. The implication was that his honor had added extra punishment for the personal affront, which pro voked some criticism of the court’s action. "The full story shows quite a different situation. The defendant, Carl Hatchel, is under sentence of five years in State prison for stealing. Appeal from that sentence is now pending in the State Supreme court. There was also another case against Hatchel in the federal court, the charge being that he stole freight in inter-State shipment. It was in evidence on the trial for selling liquor that Hatchel is a no torious violator of the law, rum running and bootlegging be mg a part of his trade along with theft. In imposing the sentence of three years, which Judge Webb thought well de served on account of the defendant’s record, his honor re marked, in a lighter vein, that the defendant was a bad actor, his evil doings according to the testimony covering a period of four to five years, and that he had shown contempt for the court in carrying on part of his violations near the home of the judge. Defendant’s counsel were so well pleas ed with the sentence that they made no effort to have it re duced. The result of the three-year sentence in that case was the dismissal of the second case for stealing inter-State freight shipments and his counsel also expect to use the federal court sentence to secure a reduction of the punish ment imposed in the State court. “Considering the defendant's record, and the benefits present and prospective accruing on account of the three year sentence, it will be agreed that Hatchel got off light. Judge Webb had no purpose to punish him on account of his 'operation in the vicinity of his honor’s-home. If he had he should have added something to the sentence. It is not un usual for persons who violate the law not only but seeming ly endeavor to show contempt for the law and its agents by flaunting their iniquity in the face of the officers of the law, to get a bit extra for their seeming defiance. But it is 'rmb- fair to state vh>o all that .Judge Webb imposed ( 0 warranted under the circum separately by persons without his honor's remark tended to Hatchel.” Nobody *s | Business By GEB McGEK rumbling from llat rock —mra. ermle smith ha.; eared up nearly 100$ from her husband’s In surance money when he died 8 months hence, he was a w-o-w, and they put up a toom-rock to his grave Iree and that left 100$ to Invest, ■after buying her ford and a few house-hole need cesslties, such as a radio, 3 silk dresses and organ ■ with 10 stops, she still ha? some cadi on hands, she Is real tlirlfty. she itook mr. rubln green to ride last ■sunday. *—Iter the big wind a r.cek or two ago yore corry spondeat got May and rug him a :.<lorm pit to hide In when storm.? come, it is a nice one and Is lined with scatter proof paper ansoforth and it has room enufl for my wife if she ever geto scared at a black cloud, the storm In ques tion roared lake a thrasher and it unklvvered my outhouse ar.d blewer my pig pen down and would of kill ed my hog If 1 had not already have done so ldatlse storm pits for pro tection. —some poily ticks are being talked in our mist, a great manny of my admiring friends have beseeched me to come out for congress, but onner count of Jjavlng a good Job 1 am kurrlner of my heme county and have hell 207 inquest to the satisfaction of all. concerned In the pa3t 3 year's. 1 will not stand for hand-shaking has already commen ced and that means mat some men who have a good opinion of them selves will soon offer the public a chance to let them save the country' —mrs. katie potters hatched oat a freak chicken last week and is showing him around with much glee he had 2 eyes and 2 feet and 1 head and t tall and 2 -rings and 1 booddy and l mouth. 1 eoulddent see much freak about the said chicken and when i told her so she flew up and said anny fool could tell that his bill had a prong on it he wassent no clgger freak than she is: 3he cstn fend to every bad? else biness but' her own and she neeaent think X care anny tiling about her pronged chicken. we have a new family on mr. fed landbrnk’s farm south of town, his name is smith, he moved in from georgy. he has alreddy rote the farm boored for 2 mules and a cow and some money to begin work on and now he is setting down, wait ing on the help. His wife looks like a nice woman and the way she slings an axe is remarkable, he can’t cut no wood onner count of being gassed in the war at camp lee. he Is riding around now In his first bonus and is looking forward to the next one so's he can rice in a new one, yores trulie. mike dark. rfd. eorry sponden-. Here and There. The railroads recently suffered an Increase In their freight rates They call It "E. C." (emergency charge), but we poor business men and consumers who have to pay extra burden call It “J. J. O.”, mean ing Jesse James charge. Our railroads are worth much move to us carriers and tar pro ducers than we now think, but if we were to lore them, it would be almost as great as calamity as los ing the World wer would have teen. We slmu'.y couldn't stand it. we have not been nsked lor sa \iee or suggestions by anv railroad Officials, but we are joins to Bai uns which aint worth any more than the average opinion of a lay man; If the railroads do not cut their rates and light truck com petition just as all other buslensae.; fight competition, you will be able to buy a trunk line within 5 years Tor less than 2 dollars. Celt*n Letter. New York. . Apr. 20.—Liverpool came in 3 points lower than due— just as the bulls expected. July easer off to a soft spot for the bears near noon In sympathy with 2 new boll weevils discovered In Georgia. It looked like thunder in Texas near the close, and that,, and 9 other private estimates caused spota to weaken so we advise a holding movement if possible or conven ient, but watch Wall street—from now on. also A! Smith. Some legislator In a nearby state recently Introduced a bin to have the "Mretehout system’ In cotton milk; Investigated. Now It is In or der for the cotton mills to have a blil introduced to investigate the legislature. No enterprise can thrive very long that has to run Its af fairs according to a legislature Somebody told me the other day that a man from his neighborhood had toJtl his wife that i*verv World stances, although considered! knowledge of all the facts.; indicate that he had it in for war veteran that fought on this ] side or yonder side of “cucr there"! was drawing a pension, or some kind of compensr tion from the gov ernment. I hereby brand that as an infernal fabrication. I know 2 fel lows that spent nearly i weeks in a camp that alnt getting a single dime from Uncle Sam. So lar, noth ing aint happened to them. The boys are entitled to all these con siderations; didn’t they fight for us while we were at home getting rich so's we could bust in 19 and 20 and never get over it? AnSwex me that. SINGING QUARTET ON SQUARE NEXT SATURDAY On nest Saturday. April 23rd the Missionary Methodist church sing ing quartet will be on the court square at 2:30 o'clock to sing and preach on the "Second Coming of Christ.” Rev. G. D. Oakes of the Lily mill village will do the preach ing and invites all to hear this serv ice. Bulwinkle Writes On Bonus Dispute Reminds That He lias Introduced Bills To Help Veterans And Their Widows When |he fcontro'-ersy arose in! thl3 section about Congressmen; Bui winkle's views on the bonus, Or ( H. R. Sherrill of Lawndale wrote! him. Here is the letter he received ! in reply: “Dear Dr. Sherrill: "This will acknowledge receipt of! your letter of recen' date. You no doubt refer to the newspaper heao lines given to a speech that I made in the House on Saturday. "I made tills speech during U^i consideration of the Independent] Offices Appropriation Eill, and «t is j had nothing whalem to do with] the bonus, and the tonus will not! be considered by the H-uae until bill is reported out. Toe Ways ancj Means committee « now holding] hearings on the „ ocnus question , and until these heatings are com pleted and a bill framed &i« brought oat for consideration, we do not know what >' will be. A number nave said and'still othe> 3 have written tne tliu' the govern ment has not done my thing for ;ts veteraiis. and tills rm direct slain at tlie government.. -j& well as air self. because as rails, tig Denrocrttic member of the Veterans Comuitt tee, I not only suppoitjd but fram ed most of the legislation by ■wtj|, ii veterans and dependents are now receiving their benefit. So far tins session of Congress, 1 have intro duced many bills ejecting vetu - ans/and their dependents, Includ ing a bill for widow- and childr-n of deceased veteran* whether U.ey died of service-connected diseases >.r injuries or not; an.’ another oro viding for greater* hospitaliza/on facilities, and many ethers. “I thank you for tuning me r.no assure you that whei any legis'a tion comes up foi consideration, having to do with v'-terans or his dependents, I will as in the oasr give it my most caieful tbougnr, keeping in mind the views expr.vis ed by my many friends. “Sincerely vouxs, "A. L. BULvVINKLE.' Many & wise man is lool enough to argue with anybody who w it talk back to him. w thers may try to imitate the Granger package, but the challenge stands... the best pipe tobacco in America, regard less ofprice Handy pocket pouch of heavy foil. Keep* your tobacco la better condition and makes the price lower. Hence TEN cent*. YOU CAN DEPEND ON A -4 LIGGETT * MYERS PRODUCT i
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