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K! 10 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXVIII, No. 49 SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 22. 1932 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) Bf Mali, D«r fear, (in advance! - Carrier, per fear, (in advance! M.fw Late News THE MARKET Cotton, Spot _6c of. Cotton Seed, ton _....... S8.(W Cloudy Saturday Today's North Carolina Weather Report: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Not much change in tem perature. Gets Lake Inn Hendersonville. April 22.—An nouncement was made here yester day that the Lake Lure Inn, at Lake Lure, has been purchased by Mark J. Ball, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The pdf < hase price of the Inn was not made public by Mr. Ball, who bought the property from the North Carolina Security corporation. Mr. Ball has been at the Inn for some time and ha» taken over the active manage ment of the property. Mrs. Porter, 80, Dies A t Eskridge Home In Shelby Twin Sister Of Mrs. W H. Thomp son And Mother of Mrs. Chas. L. Eskridge Buried Today Mrs. Martha Hoyle Porter, moth er of Mrs. Chas. L Eskridge and twin sister of Mrs. W H. Thomp son, died yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Eskridge on W. Marw.it street where she had been on a visit for two weeks. Mrs. Porter took seriously ill a few days befo-e she died and two trained nurses watched close ly at her bedside. Was A Twin. , Mrs. Porter was born eighty years ago last November in the Belwood section. Upon her marriage to Rob ert E. Porter she moved na.tr Blacksburg where she lived until her husband died 19 years ago. There she reared a tamily of .se-'en children, five of -whom survive, John M. and Edgar E. Porter cl Charlotte Mrs. Joan P. Boyd of Charlotte, Mrs. Chat L. Eskridge of Shelby and Mrs. J Croft Wil liams of Columbia, S. C. Two chil-: » dren, Robert Hoyle Porter and Bertha Porter, preceded her to tr.e grave. Since the death of her hus band she has bee * making her home with her chil iron. - Besides her twin si-ter, Mrs. Por ter leaves one brother, - A.-R. J. Hoyle of Double Shoals. Mrs. Por ter was a remarkable woman in many respects. She was industrious ambitious, a devout Christian and a devoted wife and n < ther. Bury At Buffalo The funeral serviced were ccri ducted this morning at 10:30 o’cl vc at Buffalo Baptist church near Blacksburg by Rev. tfcoadus David son, the pastor, assisted by Rev. G. Croft Williams, a ,-on-in-law and Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First Baptist church, She'by. With a wide family connection and a hose of friends throughout the county, the funeral was largely attended Eight of her grandsons served as pallbearers: Chas. it. Alfred and James Eskridge of .Shelby; Wn. Williams, of Columbia Moring Por ter and Franklin Boyd of Charlotte. Fred Porter and John Porter Smith of Blacksburg. Try Answering These Can you answer seven of these lest questions? Turn tc page 2 for ihe answers. 1. Who was Gustave Flaubert? 2. In what country Is the city of Abo? 3. What is an abbitolr? 4. What caused the sinking of the submarine S-51? 5. What does lautut signify. 6. What does the name Rio de Janeiro mean? 7. Who was the heroine in the picture version of "Trader Horn" 8. Has President Hoover been outside the limits of the U. S. sines lie was sworn in as president? 9. What is an alcade? 10. What is a “flush” in poker? 11. How long is a ‘ generation”? 12. What is a cardinal number? 13. What was the army number of the Rainbow Division in the World war? 14. What does the term “Cans Major” mean? 13. What artist pair.ted the fa mous "Blue Boy"? 16. Who is Sinclair Lewis? 17. How many rounds were fought in the Jess Willard-Jack Johnson battle in Havana, Cuba? 18. Which amendment to the constitution guarantees womah .suffrage? 19. Can the president of>the U. S pardon a man convicted in a state court? 20. In what state is there a town named Santa Claus? Chief Poston Out Police Chief McBride Poston 1st back on the job agam after being! confined to his home on the Cleve land Springs road for several c\u s' with an attack of influenza. * Scattered In flu enza Not Termed Epidemic Many High School Students Out 56 Absent Yesterday In Hlfh School Alone. Cases Scattered In All Sections. The influenza now prevalent In ' nearly every section of Clevelan.1 county is not conquered an epi demic by physicians, but there are considerably more cases in the county now than at any time since the first cases almost a month ago. Except in a few instances the so called flu has been of a mild var iety. Complications have developed in a few instances and a number who have been sick termed their attacks as severe as those suffered during the epidemic which took sVh a heavy toll during the war The majority of the cases, howevor, are termed by physicians as spring colds or la grippe customary in 'he spring season of the year. No deaths have resulted directly from any of the cases. Hits School Although the cases have been somewhat scattered except- in She’ by and the lower ' section of the county, the attendance of a num ber of schools has been consider ably cut down. In the Shelby high school alone 56 students were ab sent yesterday, according to Supt. B. L. Smith, the majority of them being out with flu or colds. A number were also absent tn the pri -1 mary and grammar schools yester day and today, but the exact nun - ber was not given. There have been one or more cases in around 70 percent of the homes in Shelby, but the majority were able to be out within two or three days. Two Get Terms In Killing Of Former Resident Of County Men Alleged To-Have Poshed Thnr tnan Oaks Off Trestle In Sooth Carolina. The two men’ who were al leged to have puiled Thurmon Oaks, former Cleveland county t^oy, off a trestle in South Carolina on April 9, the fall causing his death, were given prison sentences in the general sessions court at York, S. C., yesterday. They were W. T. McCloud, 53, of Rock Hill, and O. H. Mahaffey, 40, of Great Falls. They were charged with manslaughter and given sen tences of three years each. A mo tion for a new trial was overruled and the judge told the defendants that after serving two years he j would sign a petition for their par- j don if they had a record of good behavior. Oaks, who was 17 years of age, lived last year near Mooresboro. The family later moved to Shelby and from Shelby to the Red River section of South Carolina. Catbirds Coming D. A. Tedder, who notes the ar rival of the birds each year, says the catbirds will be here next w-etc. Report First Strawberries In This County Cleveland county's first ripe strawberries for 1932 were re ported yesterday, April Jl, by Mrs. E. Q. Gantt, of Lawn dale route 1. Mrs. Gantt had strawberry pie tor dinner, the berries coming irom her quar. ter of an arre patch. Mrs. Gantt has been 'he first or among the first with early strawbetries In Cleve land county for 10 years. Grover Closing Program On Operetta Opens Coinmcncment To night. Ends Monday Night. The commencement of the Grover high school gets underway this evening and conihiues through Monday night of nex, week. Tonight an operetta will be pre sented by the grammar grades of the school. Sunday evening the- baccalaureate sermon will be preached at the Presbyterian church by Dr. J. T. Dendy. The graduating exercises will, be held Monday evening and the lit erary address will be made by Dean Holt of Furman university. _L__ Saturday Marks End Of Lattimore Finals Clyde R. Hoey Speaks At Graduat ing Exercises Saturday After noon. Play At Night. Saturday marks end of the commencement finals at the'Tj'SrtW more school Graduating exercises will be held in the afternoon be ginning at 3 o’clock In the school auditorium when Hen. Clyde R. Hoey will deliver the address and the diplomas will be awarded. J. A. McBrayer, jr. makes the welcome address, Ellen Padgevt delivers the salutatory address and Virginia Biggerstaff the valedictory. On Saturday night the finals will end with the presentation of a three act comedy by members of the sen ior class. Sell City Property Second Monday June Property In Shelby will not be sold for delinquent 1931 tux es until the second Monday in June. City Attorney D. Z. New ton stated today that as he in terprets the ruling the property is to be advertised the second Monday In May and sold the second Monday in June instead of the first Monday in June as heretofore reported. The County will advertise property for delinquent taxes the first week of May and sell the First Monday In June. Dawes Warns Against Payment Of Bonus; Would Injure Credit System Defends Action Of Reconstruction Group In Opposing Payment Of Bonus. Washington, April 22 — Charles G. Dawes yesterday warned the House ways and means committe that payment of the solders’ bonus in new currency would have a disas trous effect upon the country’s monetary and credit systems. The head of the reconstructl in corporation related (bat his organ ization had loaned {243,248,000 to 1,520 banks up to April 1 and sa d the general withdrawal of bank de posits In the United States had stopped. He said 23 per cent of the loans was to banks in towns of less thai 10,000 and 68 per cent cent in towns of less than 100,000. “The important thing to the re construction finance corporation is the number of depoJtors affected,’’ he said. Dawes walked into the commit tee room smoking his customary underslung pipe. Talks With Rainey On the stand, Daves said toe purpose of the finance corporation was the relief of the people of he United States. The general read iapidly from a prepared statement ‘The method congress chose was / 1 loans to 13 types of institutions.” Reading with dispatch a mate cf figures, Dawes raised his voice to say: ‘‘There has been seme oomment i to the effect that th“ reconstruction finance corporation favors large banks as opposed to small banks. The important thing to the reon struction fiiAince corpoiation is the number of depositors ‘affected.’ He discussed the M'ssouti Pacific railroad loan of $17,100,000 of which $5,850,00 went to New York banks including J. P. Morgan and com pany. Pounding the table in a charac teristic manner, Daw;.’ said: "Payment of this loan held by New York banks had teen demand ed and an extension refused, rho loan to the Missouri Pacific com pany was approved by the inter state commerce commission and in the judgment of the reconstruction finance corporation is adequately secured. “It was made upon what is re garded as a safe and reasonable business basis, not prltr arily for the benefit of the railroad company or the banks as sudvb'U for the bene fit of the thousands of investors in the bonds and securities of the railroad and in the general public interest.” Revivalist Here I ' Rev. J. A. Honevcrtt, pastor of the Baptist church at Cliff side will assist Rev. H. E. Ws.diop, the pan* tor, in a revival meet ini which be gins nest Sunday and runs through May 4th. There will be preaching each evening at 7:30 o'clock. In preparation for the revival III the Eastside church, there have been about 25 home prayer meet ings and interest is deep In the coming meeting. Mu oil win be led by Prof. David Wray. Former County Man Killed By Neighbor, Cline Frank Wiley Killed It.' Mecklen burg County And Albert Cline Is Held. Albert Cline. 38-year-old man, wa* held to the grand jury this week under 82,500 bond on a charge of murder after witnesses In Mecklen burg recorders court said he had shot and killed Frank Wiley, 82, neighbor-farmer of Cline. Mr. Wiley formerly lived in Cleveland county a few miles north of Shelby and is remembered by many of the older citizens. Len Brooks, charged with stab bing Marvin Jutton in the same affray, was fdund not guilty. The stabbing and shooting took place FridayT witnesses said, when Larry Hardwick, young stepson of Wiley, told Mrs. Albert CUne that Jutton had been drunk. The principals were brought to gether and Hardwick then, denied the statements attributed to him, witnesses said. Testimony was brought out that during the discussion, words took heat and that Wiley struck CUne, [with Jutton and Hardwick partici i pa ting. Witnesses said CUne fell to the ground and that he sprang up after warning others not to advance to ward him. Mrs. Charles WUUams. a f neighbor who was present at the fight, testified that the others pressed about Cline and that he then shot once in the air toward Jutton and then toward Wiley, She said Wiley fell and that a knife he had held fell from his hands. Various stories were told about the fight. Jutton testified that whlie he was wrestling with Cline, Brooks j came up from behind and strobed • him. Brooks denied this, CUne did! not take the stand and his lawyers j indicated he would plead self-de fense when his case came up for; trial during the May 18 term ofi Superior court. Two Vote* Against Bonus At Kings Mt. At the Legion rallv at Kings Mountain on Mondav evening of this week, a vote was taken to de termine the sentiment of the Legion members on the government’s pv' ment of the bonus at this time. Only two Legion votes were registered against payment now The meet!,!« was addressed by Attorney W. Speight Beam of Shelby. Three Good Tenants Are Seeking Place Three white tenant farmers with small families are seeking places this year. J. B. Smith, county wel fare officer, says that be has been informed that all three are hard workers and well recommended. Any landowner who may be able to give them a location are asked to com municate with Mr. Smith. Give Oyster Koast An enjoyable oyster roast was given at Cleveland bprings Thure day evening by ChcSe Champion. Hope Brvson and ether associates in the Champion Oh firm. Em ployes and friends off the hns's were guests. Anti-Roosevelt Matter Comes To Democrats Here “Friend* of A1 Smith” Behind Move Shelby Supporter* Of Roosevelt Riled By Matter AtUckinf Their Favorite. Leading Democrats in the Shelby lection, particularly those support ing the candidacy of Franklin D Koosevpit, are a bit. riled by matter attacking Roosevelt which la being mailed them by alleged friends of Alfred E. Smith. A number of local Democrats have received copies of a 24-page pam phlet containing editorials and Other attacks upon Governor Roose velt. The matter was sept out by “Friends of Alfred E. Smith, 101 West 58th Street, New York." The mailed attack upon the man now considered the perty's leading candidate U resented here Judging by talk in political circles, by some of the strongest supporters of Smith in 1928. One of them In discussing the matter said: "I ij&ve Smith my loyal support In 1928. I believe that he is today one of the most capable men In America, but he has had his chance. Despite my belief In him until recently I think he is making a mistake in permitting friends or anyone to use his name or influence to Injure Mr. Roosevelt By so do ing he is lending himself to a move ment to spilt the party he was hon ored to lead four years ago. He may not have anything to de»..with the mailed literature attacking Roose velt, a man who has stood by him, but certainly, If he Is not. he should make a public statement setting the public straight.” The lost page of the document, which Is devoted entirely to com ment upon the present governor of New York, with nothing about for mer Governor Smith, bears the no tation that additional copies may be had by writing to the above ad tdress. The pamphlet centers largely around correspondence between Governor Roosevelt and Rev. Dr. John Haynes Holmes and Rev. Stephen Wise, which Is reproduced in full. The pamphlet contains criti cal statements about this episode and general criticism of Oovemor Roosevelt, mostly from newspapers. The New York Herald-Tribune, staunch Republican newspaper, Is quoted five times. Of the attack The Concord Trib une says: •‘Such tactics won’t win friends for Smith or drive off Roosevelt support. Democrats of the United States have been good to former Governor Smith and they are not likely to crush what hopCs they have this year by being led Into any re volt by him and his New York sup porters. In fact we have come to the conclusion that the best way for Franklin D. Roosevelt to get the nomination is for the Smith faction to keep up its attack on him.” Revival To Start At Second Baptist Rev. L. L. Jessup, The Pastor Will Do The Preacning. 40 Prayer Meetings. The Second Baptist church will begin a revival meeting next Sun day, April 24, with the pastor, Rev L. L. Jessup, doing the preaching The song service wil! be conducted by Mr. N. B. Gladden, the choir director. Services wil! be held eveiy night beginning at 7 30. About forty prayer meetings hav3 been held this weeic in making preparation for this meeting. These meetings have been well attendee:, and much Interest nas been mani fested. Services for Sunday will be as follows: Sunday school at, 9.4S, William McCurry. Supt. B. Y. P. U. at 8:30 p. m., T. W Roberts, director. Preaching by the pastor at 11 a m. and 7:30 p. m. A cordial Invitation is extended to the public to attend the services of this church. Central Cafe Will Reopen On Saturday Following a disastrous tire wtrcn gutted the Central cafe in the Gardner building on West Warron street eight weeks ago the lnterlc' of the building and front have been remodelled and all new furnishing. and equipment Installed. Mr B. B Tennant announces that the new cafe Will re-open for business o morrow, serving two meals for the price of one on Saturday and Sun day. 4 Latest Portrait of President This most recent photo of President Herbert Hooter la given an added interest by the recent report of Dr. Royal 8. Copeland, Senator from New York, to the effect that "the President is in fine shape physically." The Senator-physician made his statement following his semi-annual diagnosis of the Chief Executive's condition. Vast Throng Attends Funeral Of Educator Hundred* Of Former Student* Fay Final Tribute To Prof. 1. D. Huggins A crowd of more than 1,500 pen pie fathered yestenl&y at Boiling Springs to pay a final tribute to Prof. J. D. Huggins, dean of Boil ing Springs junior college and an official of the school for a quarter of a century. Prof. Huggins di>l Tuesday night and funeral services were conducted Thursday morning in the college church. In the immense throng, so large that many could not get lntb the packed church, were hundreds ol the beloved educators former pu pils. They came from all sections of the country, minister professional men, teachers, farmeis and others. It was estimated that, more than 5c Baptist ministers, some of whom were present. Others In the minis terial group were members of tt’.e went to school to Prof. Huggins, board of trustees of the school or had In some way woiked with the dean In building the school and college. Pupil* Talk Hie services were conducted by Rev. J. L. Jenkins, pastor of the college church and president-elect of the college. He was assisted by Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the Fi.si Baptist church of Shelby and pres ident of the college. Ivev. T. C. Hol land, former missionary to Porto Rico, also took part in the servloes. He was a member of the fl.-st graduating class un ter Prof. Hug gins years ago In the old high school. Prof. O. P. Hamrick, a mem-! ber of the faculty and the second I student to enroll In the school Its' (int year under Prof Hugging, also made a talk, expressing the love of the educator's associates for him Postmaster J. H, Quinn, of*Bhelt>y chairman of the col.ege trustees made a brief talk. The beautiful program of music included quartets by college boys and ducts by former girl students and teachers. The trustees and male members of the faculty acted as pall bearers Interment In the Polling 8prir.g* cemetery followed the services In the church. Hon Succeeds An Interesting announcement fol lowed the burial ritea was that James D. Huggins, *r., son and namesake of the deceased dean, would likely conduct the classes of his father for the remainder of the year. Young Huggins Is on the fac ulty of the Mooresbor > school which closes tills week. Ha had already planned, due to his father’s fall'ng health, to help him complete the school year. The board of trustees in a meet ing yesterday arranged for Prof Lynch, assistant dean, to act as dean for the remainder of the school year and Prof O. P. Ham rick will serve as principal of the high school. Furman Head Speaks At Grover Finals Dean Holt, of Furman university, Greenville, 8. C. will deliver an ad dress Monday evening at the clas* day exercises of Grover high schov' A play will be given and the Grover club composed of high school grad uates will render a irogram. Exer cises begin at 8 o'clock Democrats Of North Carolina Have 49 Candidates From Which To Pick Bui winkle Unopposed On Eve Of Closing Filin* Book* McSwaln And DeP.iest. Raleigh. April 22 —North Caro lina Democrats will aave a long list of candidates from «hlch to choose their nominees for state and con gressional offices, it was apparent last night. On the eve of the deadline ter filing for the June 4 primary, 49 Democratic names were on 1.1 books of the state oourd of elec tions for the one senatorial sect, the 11 house offices and the 13 sta'e offices at stake in tnis year’s elec tions. Five Senate Candidates Up to last night five candidates had filed for the Democratic nom ination for the sena’-e and Demo cratic contests were assured in thr«c congressional districts and for eight state offices. Talked of opposition for Major A. L. Butwinkle hart not shown up with a filed candidacy last night In the state’s new congresslooa. district, the ' new sL4h ” six cai^ dates had paid fees to enter tl>e Democratic primary. Other con tests were assurer! in the third a • a 11t.h district - The Democratic candidates for the gubernatorial nomination remained at three and there were the same number of candidates for the office of lieutenant governor Five State offices The five state offices for which the incumbents have filed for the June primary are the state treasur er, the commissioner of agriculture, the superintendent of public in struction, insurance commissioner and the Judge of the 12th judicial district. Judge H. Hoyle Sink of the 12th district, faces an election con test because he was ar pointed since the 1930 election, when judges were elected. Only one primary contest loomed for the Republicans, George De Prlest, of Shelby, having filed to oppose the convention’s nominee, Jake Newell, of Charlctte. Shelby candidates lor state and district offices as filed last night were Peyton McSwa-n. candidate for the Democratic nomination as attorney general, and George W. DePriest, candidate for the Rep'tb lican nomination to the United States senate. The tatter yesterday began a campaigin tour of th» west ern section of the stst* . . •* . si Complete Plans For Shelby High Senior Program Graduates to Conduct Own Exercises Mary Sue Thompson Valerik lortaa Anri Bernice Houser Sslntator ian. Several Speak. Pinna rot the grad riling exercises of the senior class at the Centra) high school have hem completed The policy begun last year of hat ing no one except seniors parti 31 pate in the exerciser will be con tinued this year. The central theme of the graduating program last year was the training value of extra curricular activities: rebating, ath letics. creative writing, dramatist, and music. The program this yew is being built around one of the major objectives of secondary edu cation, the training for the worthy use of leisure.. The following boys and. girls have be?a chosen 'or commence ment speakers: Ben»lce Houser. Sara Louise Falla. Mary Sue Thomp son, Torrey Tyner, iSdwtna Gldney, James Byera, Emma Ervin, and Herman Best. Mary Sue Thomp son who has maintained for four years the highest am age scho'a • ship will be the valedictorian, and Bernice Houser who has the second highest overage in id.olarshlp will be the aalutatorlan. The music for the graduating #* erclsea and the other commence ment numbers win Le furnished by high school pupils under the direc tion of Mr. Ovid 3 Lewis, music director of the school? The commencement speakers were chosen by the following committee of pupils and teachm: Homer Whitworth, Emma Ervin, Evereite Cablness, Miss Octavla Jeter, senior home room teacher and debating coach; Miss Ethel Thomas, senior home room teacher end elass ad viser, and W. E. Abernathy, prin cipal. No Fishing Legal At Bridgewater Now Until 10th Of June Shelby’s Favorite Fishing Ground Closed For Spawning Season. Other Rales. The favorite fishing rendezvous of Shelby and Cleveland county Waltons. Lake James at Bridge water, Is closed until the 10th of June. The regulations of the state de partment of conservation say that fishing In Lake James and motor boat riding must ceat* between Ap ril 20 and June 10. Game wardens, including County Game Warden B. o. Long of Shelby, have been noti fied of the regulations. The early closing is because of spawning sea son there. The fishing season at Lake Lure, Rhodhlss and Green River does nol close, however, until the first af May. The closed season then will continue to June 10. Any fishing done out of the coun ty In which the fisherman lives re quires a state license and this year there Is no license for one or two days fishing. Those who go from this county to Rutherford county to fish are reminded that only dtt sens of Rutherford are permitted to fish with Rutherford county li cense. The bag limit for the season restricts fishermen to eight bam in one day, 25 bream, and 25 crappie and white perch. Mr. Fountain Speaks In Shelby Saturday Lieutenant Governor R. T. Foun tain will speak In the court house here at 3 o’clock Saturday after noon, so he announced today as he was passing through to Hollis, to deliver the commencement adders at the school closing there. Mr. Fountain says this will prob ably be his only speecn In the coun ty so he will outline his platform and state his position on the sol diers’ bonus. He Is one of the three candidates for governor. Pat Miller Coming To Shelby Banquet Coach Pat Miller, athletic direc tor at Wake Forest college, will be aprong those who will attend the banquet of Wake Forest alumni of Clevelahd county to be held at the First Baptist church here Tuesday evening. ’ Prof. E. W. Ttmber’aks will be the speaker, according to Attorney Henry B. Edwards, and Prof. F. W. Clontz and A1 Dowtln, alumni secretary, will also attend