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VOL. XXXVIII, No. 52 SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1932 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) 10 PAGES TODAY By M»u. Ml y»»i, (la tdnDctt - n.M> c»m«r. pc, (la utvisni «ni> Late News f THE MARKET < niton, Spot ....._1....... 6c ut Cotton Seed, ton ...........i I6.CP Rain Predicted Today's North Carolina Weather ; Report: Cloudiness followed by | showers In extreme west portion to- j night or Saturday. Warmer In west j tonight. Al Smith Leads New llaven ’Conn.—April 29.—Al- l fred E. Smith piled up an over- j whelming lead over franklin D.! Roosevelt last night for instruc'rd delegates to the state Democratic convention, on the basis of returns from nearly half the town caucuses and primaries. Smith received the pledges of 239 delegates to 12 for for Roosevelt, although the latter's: supporters claimed a large number of the uninstructed groups and as serted their forces would control the convention. Virtually all the large cities went on record for the 1928 standard bearer. Hartford and New Haven, each with 61 delegates, pledg ed support to him, along with New Britain, Meridian, Norwalk, Nor wich, Danbury, and Torrington. To Repair Bridge And Finish Tar And Gravel Roads finish Surface Wilt Be Put On Tar and Gravel Roads In Shel by And Vicinity. Work will begin in a few weeks, putting down a flnisu coat of stone and asphalt on the tar and gravel roads which were built last sum mer in Shelby and suburbs, accord ing to Information learned this morning from Mayor McMurry. At the time these roads were built the state was about to take over the lownship roads and they were built by No. 8 township f.nd the city largely out of funds in the town ship treasury. There was not *Jf ficlent money, however, to finish the roads but they were made t last through the winter The heavy traffic during the winter has caus ed holes to come In the roads and now they will be repaired and a finish coat of gravel and asphalt will be put down. Arrangements have also been made to put a new floor on the Hopper park bridge on N. LaFay ette street on the northern edge of the city limits. Marble Tourney In Shelby On Saturday Youngsters To Compete Here For Marble-Shooting Title Cleveland And Rutherford. A large number of boys from all sections of Cleveland and Ruther ford counties will meet in Shelby Saturday afternoon to compete for the championship in marble-shoot ing for the two counties. The tournament will be held on the Campbell lot, North LaFayette street, between the Campbell store and the Courtview hotel. It will be gin at 1:30 o’clock and will be di rected by Alvin Propst, Boy Scout official. The champion of the tour nament will be awarded a gold medal and permitted to enter the district tournament at Charlotte on June 30. The runner-up will get a silver medal and the champion of each school a bronze medal. It Is oelieved that the majority of the schools In the two counties will iend their best marble shooters to the contest. Debate Unemployed Insurance At Meeting Edwina Gidney speaking for the affirmative and Sara Louise Falls speaking for the negative side of the question of compulsory unemploy ment insurance, furnished the pro gram at the Kiwanls club last night. These two young ladies were on the high school debating team and their strong and forceful arguments on both sides and the manner in which they presented the question ,was en lightening to the club members. As a special number on the pro gram Misses Elizabeth Wallace, Mary Lewis Wilson and Louise Aus tell sang to the accompaniment of Miss Margaret l<ee I vies at piano The,, entire program was very en joyable and instructive. Wall And E&som Return Tomorrow Dr. Zeno Wall and Mr Horace Easom, who have been holding evangelistic services at St. Johns baptist church, Charlotte, during thr past week, will return home Saturday morning. Dr. Wall will be In his pulpit at the regular serv ice on Sunday. They report a splendid revival at the Charlotte church. These serv ices are being held preparatory to the tenth anniversary of the church, which will be held next -mi day y May Force Counties To Advertise Taxes They Owe State For Land Taxes Slate Has Already Expended Anti cipated Taxes f;r Schools. Pay inf (Ir re. Cleveland count y fax - payers l ontinucd to pay their 1931 taxes here today as the deadline for tax payments drew near. At the present there is nothing to in dicate that there is very much hope of delaying the advertising of delinquent taxes in May. Information from Raleigh inti mates that the sti.e government may compell the var'ous counties of the state to go ahead and adver se for unpaid taxe; as the coun ties owe the state the la-cent ad valorem tax for schools a big per centage of which has already been given by the state tor support of county schools. Commissioners of practically all oouites meet on Monday, but only a few of them are considering postpeing the 'ad vertising and sale because such is required by law. The regulation reqirring the sale of property in Junj for unpaid taxes was not a rmv" bf the last legislature but has teen a law in the state for years. The last legis lature did, however postpone the sale last year, but st"ce the legisla ture is not now in session there is, It is said, no legal method of mail ing a postponement this year. May Be Foiled . (Star News Bureau) Raleigh, April 29 —The state of North Carolina has an interest amounting to about *2 000,000, large ly In the 15-cent ,vl valorem taxes due the state by the counties, in whether or not the counties foil >w the law in advertising property for sale for delinquent taxes, and may exercise *.te right' to protect its in terests through use of the manda mus, It was learned resterday. Several of the counties are con templating, and one or two have decided. to postpone advertis'np property, for sale, as required by i CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN.) Rutherford County Gets Flour And Seed Forest City,—The American Na tional Red Cross has shipped into Rutherford county one carload of flour to be distributed to needy families throught the eounty Forest City* has received her quota of two hundred and one beg* of flour which is to be shared with the town of Alexander, Alexander does not have Red Cross Chapter, but dona ted to the Red Cross drive made last fall, so fhey will share with Forest City. The Red Cross has sent Forest1 City twenty-four packages of gar den seed to be distributed to onlv those who are unable to buy seeds! for planting. J. Q. Earl Goes With McNeely Co. J. Quinn Earl, well known Shelby merchant and business man who was employed in the Efird organi zation for more than sixteen years as manager of several Efird units, is now connected with the J. C. Mc Neely company. Mr. Earl will as sume active management of the McNeely Style Shop, beginning Monday, May 2. Under the new management the Style Shop is today announcing an interesting change in policy to be come effective the first of May and offering prizes for a new name for the ladies’ apparel stole. She Likes School Margaret Cline goes to school ana likes it. See that smile! She wears it all the time, even when she goes to school. For five years, or every since her first school day, Margaret has maintained a perfect attend ance record and she wouldn’t miss school now for anything. Margaret, age ten is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Mills Cline of Shelby R-6. She attends the Pop lar Springs school. Grigg Improved FromStabWound Prospects For Recovery Consider ably Brighter Now May Have Trial Soon. Burgin Grigg young white man of the Union section who was se verely stabbed last Sunday after noon, was said to be improved to day at the Shelby topitaL .Jfli ' condition was considered serious foi several days, the knife blade punc turing his right chest wall for sev eral inches. Three first cousins—Lawrence and Clarence Short and Hubert Pryor— were still being held in jail here to day in connection with the cutting. The four youths participated in the row Sunday afternoon and Lawr ence Short, who officers were tolc' stabbed Grigg, was also slashed about the head. With Grigg seem ingly on the road to recovery It Is likely that a preliminary hearing will be held soon. Shelby Students In State Music Contest Local Group Falls To Win First Honors In Greensboro Meeting. Six Shelby High school students who entered the State-wide music contests for high schools at Greens boro this week failed to win first honors in any of the events, accord ing to dispatches today, but made an excellent showing in all events entered. Those who entered the contest were: Esther Ann Quinn, piano; Dick LeGrand, clarinet; Herman Best, trombone; Margaret Thomp son alto; Mildred Laughridge, French horn; John Mc.Clurd, jr„ baritone horn. The Shelby group left Wednesday and are expected to return this afternoon. The orchestra and band did not enter this year. Wilson Succeeds Williams As New Postmaster F or Rutherfordton Office Nr» Man Is 35, One Of Youngest Postmasters III State. Work Four Clerks. Rutherfordton. April 20.—H. Hal Wilson this week succeeded John H. Williams as postmaster for Ruth erfordton. Mr. Wilson received his appointment Friday and took of fice Monday. Mr. Williams has been postmaster since Sept. 1925 and is well known here. He was formerly a grocery merchant. Mr. Wilson who is 35 years old is one of the youngest postmasters in the State and is one of the young est for the local office. He i, the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wilson and was bom and reared near Ruther fordton. He was educated to the local high school and took a busi ness course to Atlanta. He has been in the automobile biwines' for some rime I The local office is a second-class one and will move to' a new and handsome home this year on South Main street. Four clferks, or assistants are used in the office. Rutherfordton also has a city delivery system, which uses two clerks, or one with a part time assistant. Receipts for the local office have been gradual ly climbing lately. Fire Trucks Out For An Auto Blaze . The city fire trucks were called out about 11 o’clock this morning to the Tillman Service station corner LaFayette and Sum tar streets, where an automobile was ablaze The fire was extinguished with only slight damage resulting. ( Shelby Schools ! Have May Day Here On Monday Hold Big May Fete At City Park DrncllU Bench Prettle»t Of Seniors, To Be Crowned Quern. Public It Invited. I - I Regular school work will be eus l pended Monday afternoon In the Shelby schools while the school chll-1 dren frolic In play and pageantry In celebration of National Health Day. Coach T. B. Falls and the mem bers of his committee have com pleted their plans and everythfng Is in readiness for the May fete. Following the noon hour all the schools will assemble at the High school Athletic field at 1:30 o’clock where Miss Drucllla Beach, prettiest jrlrl in the senior class, will be crowned May Queen by Homer Whitworth the king. James OalUmore will be crown bearer. Attendants. Miss Beach's attendants will be j Misses Mary Louise Dorsey, Madge Putnam Nancy B. Sperling, Mafetl Anthony. Vernle Morrison, Mattif Sue Propst, Kathleen Hamrick, Lola Buice. Elite Mae Blanton, VlVbgi Ledford, Helen Ledford, • Amanda | Harris and Isabel fynnour. Aft these; young ladies are members of the \ senior class. The flower girls will be as follows: Jeanette Beheler. Margaret Ham rick, Lily Taylor, Louise Lybrand. Marjorie Hook, Frances Blanton, 1 Agnes Borders., Pansy Fetaer Elementary Pageant. Following the crowning of the queen, the elementary schools repre senting the nations of the world, will pay their homage >n pageantry and play. LaFayette will represent the Dutch and Scotch South Shelby the English arid German, Marion the French and Irish, Jefferson th* Russian. Graham the Japanese and Danish, and Washington the Am erican. Dance Of Nymphs. The High school will form tire Im Htels •Tr.JS.-jWd a nymphaafl, dancq; TW"homage to the United States arid the May Queen will be given by Annie Ruth Dellinger Padle Laugh ridge, Gwendolyn Dellinger. Helen Wilson, Anna Luts, and Mary Lewis Wilson. The dance will be given to Sousa’s celebrated march. "The Stars and Stripes Forever,” played by the school band. The queen will lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and the pro gram will be concluded with the paying of the “Star Spangled Ban <ner” by the band. Admission to the athletic field will be free The public is cordially invited to attend. Try Answering These Can you answer 14 of these ques tions? Turn to page 2 foi the ans wers. 1. Who is George Arliss? 2. Has Germany a military air] force? 3. Who is William Green? 4. Where is the body of John Paul Jones now interred? 5. For what length terms are U. I S senators elected? 6. What was the nickname given j to Henry Clay? 7. What European country is di-! vided into Cantons? 8. What was the immediate cause of the death of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr.? 9. What is an ex-pose-facto law? 10. What is the middle name of Charles Chaplin? 11. How old is Kate Smith, thj blues singer? 12. Whom did John Coolidge, son of the ex-president marry? 13. What does C. of E., U. S. A. stand for? 14. Does every state of the U, S. have a divorce law? 15. In what year was the battle of Gettysburg fought? 16. Who wrote the Iliad? 17. What is maize? 18. What value of foreign goods may an American tourist bring back to the U. S, duty flee? 19. Who wrote "Hard Times?” 20. Where was Napoleon Bona parte born? Dr. Little To Speak May 7 At Sandy Run Dr. Luther Little r astor of the First Baptist church of CharloVe will be the principal speaker Satur day, May 7th at the annual mem orial exercises to be held at Sandy Run Baptist church. Dr. Little will preach at 11 o’clock and Dr. Mo Farland oi Gaffney S. C. will de liver an address in ft r afternoon at 2 o’clock Here Monday Dr. W. f. Fenton tfcoo»f), Red <'row fnNtrvctor will conduct a 10 day flrst-ald school tn Shelby, be finninr Monday.' The classes will be held In the First Ruptlst rhurrV Open Red Cross School In Shelby . Monday, May 2 35 Representative* Of Textile Plants i Fire Department And Scouts (l Take Course. A Red Cross school which will instruct In first .aid treat- j ment for Injured and sick will be opened in Shelby Monday afternoon and will be continued for a period of 10 dayr... Thirty-live people' will take the course, which is free of charge with the exception of a small charge made to cover the coat of bandages, etc. Thirty people, enrolled by tex tile plant3, the city tire department, Boy Scouts, and other organizations ha*r1iTr?S<Ty' listed for the 10-day course. lAt the completion oi the course the students will return to their plants and organizations trained on late methods oi rendering first-aid to injured. They will instruct other employe* of their plants and or ganizations in the work and it is believed the instruction will be of great value. Only five more pupils can be ac cepted, as the limit Is 35, and those who wish to enrolled should get In touch with Alvin Propst, Scout master, who has been named by Henry B. Edwards, Red Cross chair man to handle the enrollment. Sev eral school teachers are taking the course and it is hoped one or two other feminine teachers will be among the five yet to enroll. The course will be taught by Dr. W. J. Fenton, Red Cross official of Washington. r.nroura. Those enrolled to date follow: Ora Mill—Glenn Blanton and Mr. Waldrop; Ella Mill—P. A. Hudson and Joe Camp; Lily mill—Lander Farris and Fred Beaver; Dover mill —Horace McSwaln, Paul Hester and Worth Mltchem; Eastside mill—H L Toms and Messrs. Wall and Blan ton; Cleveland Cloth mill—W. P. Craig and Eugene Franks; Belmont mill—Royce Green and Irvin An thony; Shelby mill—D. T. Benoy, Sam Smith, R. O. Kale, B G. Queen and M B. Kale; Shelby sub station —C. E. Wilson; Shelby Fire depart ment—Buck Coble; Boy Scouts—L. D Moody, E. C. Aderholt, and J. A. Propst; Teachers—Mrs. H. 8. Plas ter and M. L. Turner; Dllling mill, Kings Mountain—D. Sanders and R. Fruddle. Mr. Young Back As Blanton Manager C. S. Young went back to work as manager of the A. Blanton Grocery Company’s Shelby store this after noon. He had been continuously with this wholesale grocery firm for 22 years when he resigned a year ago to be out-doors for awhile and give his attention to his large farm ing interests. This week he took up his duties again, much refreshed by his year on the farm. Mrs. Blanton’s Aunt, • Not Her Sister, Dead Mrs. Atlanta Wood Bryant who died this week in Picniet, S. C. was an aunt and not a r'ster of Mro George Blanton an-1 Mr Draper Wood of Shelby. Mi,. Bryant was one of the oldest and most beloved women of the Paco.rt coinmunl'y Had she lived unit! May 30th die McBrayerHeads \ Rotary Club In Shelby For Year j Charlie Coble It New Club Secretary Seeretwy Of Ctafc Advanced To FretMeney. Work Of Yew For Club Reviewed Attorney O. B (Pat' MeBrayer Is ihe new president of the Shelby Ro tary club. He was elected at a re sent meeting when other officers for the new year were named. Mr. MeBrayer. who has been sec retary of the club for years, was succeeded as secretary by Charlie Coble, well known salesman. Dr. Bam Schenck was elected vice pres ident and Roy Bisk was re-elected treasurer. Mr Sisk has been treas urer of the club since the organisa tion five years ago and Mr. Me Brayer served as secretary for the same length of time. Among the many things under taken by the club during the past year one outstanding achievement Is to be noted—that of furnishing milk to undernourished pupils of the several schools of the city. During early fall the Rotary club’s committee, assisted by the teachers of the different schools took a cen sus of the students who were un derfed, needed milk and were un able to buy It; there were approxi mately one hundred such children In school in Shelby, to such the Rotary club has had delivered dally a like number of bottles of free milk, the deliveries being made to the schools and at the opportune time. The club feels amply repaid for the undertaking since the teachers report that pupils receiv ing milk have gained in weight and made wonderful gains In scholastic standing. The Rotary dub has Its Spring Ladles Night program tonight at the Hotel Charles. Handsome gifts have been procured for the ladles attending, the occasion will be In formal—a sort of fancy paper hat affair with much merriment obtain ing. Dr. Daniel of Clem son college, the South's most humorous and yet serious speaker win be the main at traction of the program. Quiz Two Girls In Charlotte Mystery "Peaches” Simmons And Lois G‘I bert Detained At Charlotte Police Headquarters Charlotte, April 3J.— Police grill ed two girls here yesterday in th'Ir hunt for clues in the mystery hang ing of Albert RudMll, 24-year-old shipping clerk, last week. Continuing their search for the owner of the black dress with which Rudisllls body was rtaped, detec tives picked up a woman known as "Peaches" Simmons and her com panion, Lois Gilbert. and detained them at headquarters for several hours. Shrouded with a woman's expen sive dress, Rudisill’s body was found hanging to a beam ir, a warehouse where he was employed. A woman's leather belt was around his waist, an ear bob was on his left ear and e pair of heavy goggles added a further gruesome touch to the spec tacle. Police have been on a continuous hunt for clues and among these grilled was Sam Daniels, alias ‘'Pro fessor Brandorine,’’ central figure in the sensational “love powder mur der case” of a few veers ago. The 8immons womir was releas ed after being questioned. Pot*ce said the Gilbert women was picked up only because she was a com panion of the other girl. Heads Rotary Pst McBrayer (above) la the new prealitent of the Shflbj Rotary club. He had served the club as secretary tlnee Its oiganlsatton f've year ago. City Briefs Operating Store. The Ebeltoft, book store one of Shelby's oldest business firms, la now being managed by Miss Elisa beth Ebeltoft. Miss Mabel Hord la assisting In the operation of the store. * • • Speaks In Charlotte. Dr. Zeno Wall, who is conducting evangelistic services at St. John's Baptist church, Charlotte, was the speaker at the Klwanls meeting there yesterday. His subject was "The Depression." Depressions and burdens that test the strength of human souls are by no means new or peculiar to this time, Dr. Wall declared. He told the story of how Elisha went Into the wilderness, sat under a Juniper tree and requested that the Lord take his life. He com pared Elisha, discouraged, to the 1, 200 Jobless persons who have pass ed through his church study and had access to the :hurch pantry. \ '• * • Juniors To Meet. A meeting of the Shelby Junior Order Is to be held Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. There will be work in three degrees and eight candidates are to be taken in. All members are urged to be present. No More Loom. Farm Agent R. W. Shoffner was notified yesterday by the Depart ment of Agriculture that no more applications for loans will be ac cepted. This means that the appli cations filed at the farm agent's of fice today will be the final ones. Scores of Cleveland farmers secur ed loans for seed and fertilizer from the department loan fund. • * * Poultry Car Coming. A poultry car will be at the Sea board station in Shelby Wednesday for the purpose of buying hens and broilers from Cleveland county poul try farmers. The sale b being han dled by the Cleveland Farmers Mu tual Exchange, of whigh B. Austell is president. * • * Fishing Days End. Announcement was made today that the fishing season in all parts of North Carolina will be closed from May 1st to June 10th. During this closed season no fishing of any Kind at any place within the state will be allowed. The season will be opened on all fish on June 10th. the opening date. Burke Man Appeals Death Sentence In Nevada; May Die In Gas Chamber Attorney Of Formei Morganton Merchant Files Appeal. Fled With Girl. Carson City, Nev., April 29.—Eve: - ett T. Mull, former Morganton, N. C.. contractor who fled to the west with a girl he later married ard with the pay for a pioject he had not completed and who later killed Jack O'Brien his bootlegging part ner, yesterday rested his fate with the Nevada supreme court. Convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to dte In the lethal gas chamber at state prison here, he appealed and automatically fore stalled the execution which had been set for December His attorneys appeared before the court, contended the trial judge erred in his charge to the jury, ar gued the slaying *>as done in a general melee and .lot premeditated and that the first degree murder verdict was not proper. Harley Harmon, district attorney of Clark county where the slaying occurred, cited three to Mull na i made against O’Brien when they quarrelled over division of profits from their illegal Business. Efforts to save Mull’s life were begun when the girl who fled with him from Morganton wrote to his brother there and told of hu plight. Rela tives engaged counsel, although Mull claimed the gu-j wrote with out his knowledge and that he wanted no help, beiog prepared to die. Mull was formerly well known in his home section according to word reaching here but lift almost two years ago without telling any of ters several sons and daughters where he might be located The first they heard of him after his flight was after he had been convicted in the O’Brien case last fall Registration Books Open In CountySaturday Remain Open Until 21st May Only Voter* Coming Of Agr *nU Those Who Hare Moved Need To Register Now. Registration hooks for thr fane primary and fall elect!or will be opened in Cleveland county .Saturday, It was an nounced today by Judge John P. Mull, chairman of the coun ty election board. The books will -emaiii open through Saturday. May 31, he sale. Old voter*, or those already reg istered, will not be required to reg teter this year for the primary and election, but the books will be open to register voter# who have come of age since the last election and vot ers who have moved from other counties or from one precinct to another. The registrar* will be at the reg ular polling places oh each Satur day through May 31 and may be found at their homes on other days by thoee desiring to >egister. Dr. White Will PreachHereOn Monday Evening Rev. Mr. McDlaratd Will Cwndnet Sunday Service* At Presby terian Chuck. A message today ,nm Rev. R. a. White, D. D., pastor First Presby terian church, Moorvsvtlle, state* that he will arrive to the dty Moo day afternoon to aarfrC In tibe spe cial evangelistic meeting at Shelby Presbyterian church. Dr. Whtte mi: preach his first sermon Monday evening at a o’olock. following with services each dayat 10 a. w. • p. a. Sunday the pastor. Rev. H. K. Me Diarmid, will conduct the initial services of the meeting at 11 a n and 8 p. m, At the morning honr his subject will be “Meeting Ood,” and at night the topl-< will be “The Unemployed.” A cordial Invitation is extended the public to all aerr ices during the meeting. j William Borders, Sr., Dead At Blacksburg Funeral Services There This After noon. Deceased Was Confeder ate Veteran. 'Special to The Star) Blacksburg, 8. C., April « neral services for WfiTiam Border? sr, 86-year-old Confederate vete* an, were held here this afternoon The service, held at the home, was in charge of Rev. Henry Stote, Methodist pastor, and interment will be 1n Mountain View ceme tery. Mr. Borders, who was a native of Cleveland county, died Wednesday after a two weeks UBRas with heart trouble. After returning home from the | Civil war he became a member X i the old Ku Klux Klan and later | left the state and went to Tennes see. He later returned to Black t burg and was married to Miss Mar tha E. Hambright, of the Kings Mountain battleground sect! m. Children who survive are Mrs. Zuia Plaxico, Blacksburg; Mrs. Lala Miller, York; Clarence Borders and | William Borders, Jr, of Black? bur«- _ Dr. McLarty To Begin Meeting At Kings Mt. Kings Mountain, April 38.—Rev E. K. McLarty, pastor of the First Methodist church of Shelby, Will conduct a series of t«”) weeks evan gelistic services at the Oent-al Methodist church here beginning Sunday morning May 1. Mr. Me Larty is considered one of the out standing preachers in the Method ist church. Services will be con ducted twice daily, at 8 o’clock each morning and at 7:45 each evening The morning services are held at tills unusual hour jo that the chil dren of the schools might attend. Special muilc will i* rendered at all services and will be under the direction of Mr. 3pm Goode of Crouse MRS. HIPPY GATHERS STRAWBERRIES HERE Mrs. William Rippy South DeKaib street gathered a half gallon of strawberries from her garden on Wednesday of this week