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The Cleveland Star SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By Mall, per year ....................._.............. By Carrier, per year .......................-........... »3,oo LEE B. WEATHERS__President and Editor 8. ERNEST HOEV .................... Secretary and Foreman RENN DRUM .. New* Editor U E. DAIL ............._............. Advertising Manager Entered as second class matter January 1, 190ft. at the post office at Shelby. North Carolina, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. We wish to caH your attention to the fart, lhat It Is and has been our custom to charge five cents per line tor resolutions of respect, cards of thanks and obituary notices, after one death notice hss been published. This will be strictly adhered to. MONDAY. MAY 16, I M2 TWINKLES A month from today it may not, In- cotton-thinning time, butjthe crop.of candidates will at. least, he thinned out. Maybe the hotel managers of Chicago are behind the stop-Roosevelt, movement which may bring a deadlock at the Democratic convention. t. —■--- - ' _ HEAR PRESIDENT KITCHIN DR THURMAN KITCHIN, president of Wake Forest col lege, will deliver the literary address at the Roiling Springs college graduating exercises Wednesday of this week. All citizens who have not already planned something for the day should hear him. He comes of a family famed for its oratory and is already respected and admired in this section for his work at Wake Forest. * • OUT OF A PATHETIC TRAGEDY— THE LINDBERGH TRAGEDY may bring about thr re awakening of a nation. As the famous flier and his young wife stood by the bier of their only child they were not alone with their dead; with them in actuality or in heart and sympathetic spirit were the fathers and mothers of an entire w-orld. Out of the tragic, heart-rending death of the world’s best known child will he born, we dare believe, the determination to make America once again a land ruled by* law and order and not by criminal gangs and the gory hands of the morally perverted. A gripping tragedy of that type was necessary, it seemed, to bring a country, that has slip ped far, to its senses. Justice has been scoffed at too long, but today, marching behind the heartbroken parents in New Jersey, are countless thousands ready to arise, and already arisen, to demand a change—such a change that will make the homes and streets of America safe for all children and all people, be they high or low. The guns and the sand-bags of the underworld have ruled long enough. And no greater monument could there be for the blond baby Lindy than that a nati<^n will honor him as one whose death inspired, tragic as ifravaa, a change that may get America back 6n the right path before it is too late. PRAISE FOR SHELBY ACTIVITY OF THE Central Methodist church brings more praise to Shelby from an outside source. The following is from the N. C. Methodist Christian Advocate, one of the best edited church papers in the country: “The heat of dog days last Friday, Saturday and Sunday told^upon the volume, of our Monday morning’s mail and made the early days of May like the drought of summer. But one letter saved the day. Mrs. George A. Hoyle, chairman of the Advocate committee of Cen-’ tral chunch, Shelby, sent, us a check for $110. In the list were 29 new subscribers, and the remainder of the check was for renewals. We seldom see such checks from one church at one time. "L. B. Hayes was in Greensboro last Saturday and in the rourse of his conversation remarked that there is no such church as Central, Shelby, Why should not the Advocate respond with a loud ‘Amen’? “To Mrs. Hoyle and her committee we extend sin cere thanks, and not only to these good friends, but to all who had any part therein. In the language of St. Paul, we ‘Thank God and take courage.’ “We have said repeatedly that Shelby is the pret tiest city in North Carolina and now it looks better than any time before, as Dr. McLart.v and his people wave palms of victory.’’ That, is a compliment which should Hring a glow of pride not only to the members of Central church but to the entire city. WHEN MEN STEAL OWN MONEY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO two South Carolinian? stole their own money. Remember the occasion? A bank at Moncks Corner closed its doors. Among the depositors were two men, H. H. Miller and Blease Woodward, who had something over $2,000 in the closed bank. Just a short time after the bank had suspended and while officials were in the closed institution checking up, in walked Miller and Woodward, held up the cashier and took what money they could get their hands on. The sum totalled $2,000, or some less than the amount they had in the bank when it closed. After getting away and secreting the money, the tw'o men returned and surrendered to officers. The incident caused considerable comment here, as it, likely did elsewhere. Several Cleveland county citizens were heard to say: “They'll never be able to convict those men of any crime in that county. I wouldn't convict them myself.” Officers there put in a charge of holding up a cashier. When the charge was presented to the grand .wry recently no true bill was‘returned and the case ended. It was an ir regular procedure, but chances are that the two men would not have been punished anywhere in this day when there ap pears to be more stealing on the inside than on the outside. They, of course, stdle only th^ir own money, but legally, in f (sticking to the letter of the law, they had no right to do that. It was unfair to other depositors and creditors of the hank, because when an institution closes all are supposed to share alike in the disposal of what may be left. Anyway, there was no conviction and the unusual incident ended as the majority who heard of it predicted. MAXWELL’S WORDS COME BACK BANQUO’S GHOST. in the form of a statement made in 1930, comes back to add to the worries of A. .1. Maxwell in 1932 as he campaigns with two others, John C. Ehring haus and R. T. Fountain for the Democratic nomination for the governorship of North Carolina. Nothing is quite so disquieting to a man in public, of fice as the digging up of statements of other days. With all due respect to Mr. Maxwell, an able man and without doubt an expert on matters of taxation and finance, he expressed a view ip 1930 that can hardly help but harass him in 1932. Mr. Maxwell is commissioner of revenue for the State of North Carolina and he. continues to hold that office while he campaigns for another office. To some that is a debat able matter—whether a man who holds one office should re sign from that office while campaigning for another office or continue, to draw his pay from the. office he has while seeking another. Rut Mr. Maxwell, ironically enough, seems to have delivered himself on the question two years ago. In 1930, during the Simmons-Bailey campaign, Major Sprague Silver was a bureau head in Mr. Maxwell’s revenue department. Major Silver was namgd as campaign man ager for Senator Simmons, but Mr. Maxwell refused to per mit it, because, to use his own words, “The business of this department is to manage the State’s business with respect, to the collection of (axes and no engagements will be permit ted that tend to neglect or embarrass that business.” Mr. Maxwell even went a bit further and declared that, such ac tivities as would be necessary in managing a campaign would inevitably impair efficiency on the part of the man trying to hold one job and campaigning on another at the same time. Therefore he refused to permit Major Silver to man age the Simmons campaign unless he (Silver) would take a leave of absence from his regular job under Mr. Maxwell. If it was not proper in 1930 for Major Silver to hold one office and thereby campaign on public time to enable a friend to win another office, how is it proper for Mr. Maxwell to continue to hold his office and campaign on public time for another office for himself? The question is not of our making, nor is it. advanced by the opponents or opposition of Mr. Maxwell. He set the precedent himself. He did not think it right for a man work ing under him to continue to draw his pay while active in a campaign, yet insofar as has been publicly recorded Mr. Maxwell continues to hold his job and draw his pay as com missioner of revenue while he campaigns for the nomination as governor. ( It is high time, it seems, that North Carolina officialdom should recognize the impropriety of holding one job and drawing a pay check from it while seeking another. Cer tainty if he has any. work to do that demands his time and justifies his pay, an official in one office has no great amount of time to go about seeking another office. In many respects Mr. Maxwell appeals to voters as good timber for the governorship, but, without any desire to dis credit or minimize the qualities he possesses, it must be said that the principles he set do\vn in 19330 in not permitting Major Silver to campaign on public time are equally as ap plicable in 1932 as he (toes on a more personal scale that which he would not permit Silver to do. Seeking An Office On Public’s Time Charlotte News, Ehringhaus headquarters in Ra leigh have unearthed with jubi lance not to mention a degree o, elation a statement, made two years ago by Mr. Maxwell when Major Sprague Silver, then a bureau head in the revenue department, accepted the district management of Senator Simmons’ campaign, wherein Com missioner Maxwell declared that it was "the business oi this depart ment to manage the state's busines 5 with respect to collection of its venue’’ and that "no engagements will be permitted that tend to neg lect or embarrass that business.’ Unfortunately for the odlousnes of the comparison It affords. Mi Maxwell went further to specify i that such activities as responsible - ties of campaign management would inevitably impair efficiency. He refused to approve Major Se ver's acceptance of the job except under leave of absence from he. department. It is not the purpose of this news paper to excavate from the hectic strata of 1930 any political fossi! with which to confound Mr. Max well or to elevate Mr. ETftinghau. because ne happens not to be re corded In it. We are and have been friendly to the Maxwell can didacy. and we copUnue to believe that he would serve the interests of the people if elected to the gover norship in spite of having been guilty of reversing an atit tude when the shoe was transfer red from one foot t'* the other. Nevertheless and aside from the personalities involved It is time we recognized In this state the pro VOTE FOR C. C. HORN for SOLICITOR of t RECORDER S COURT Charlie Horn solicits your vote i n Primary June 4, 1932. He approv. es the ten per cent cut in salaries made by the commissioners in April, and a further reduction if conditions do not im prove. His motto is: “Fairness To All “ Seeks Auditor’s Job Yea, this is Chest**1 Kell, candidate for stair auditor. Bv mistake the picture of Ernest A Gardner, can didate in Cleveland for House of Representative appealed instead of Chester Dell. The !var regrets the error in picking up ' he wrong cut. Death Of Lindbergh Baby Saves Another Dot to Kidnap Daughter of Chair man of Southern Baptist Con vention Is Nipped. St. Petersburg, Fin May 13.---The intended child victim of a $30,000 kidnapping plot was safe today be cause one of the conspirators lost his nerve as he read a newspaper pnet y of resigning one public of fice when the process of seeking another interferes w.th the trans action of public business. It goes without saying that no official en gaged in some department of gov ernment can give his best efforts or his full time to the iob in > hand :f his mind is set upon another. that the Lindbergh baby had been slain. Tipped off by an unidentified per son who was approached to act as a "go-between" in a conspiracy to Dr David M Gardner, general chairman of the Southern Baptist convention meeting here, police ar rested Edgar "Shine” Mote, 25. and Jerry Met*. 35. The officers are. seeking three oth er persons they believe were impli cated in the plot to kidnap little Edith Marie Gardner and hold her for $30,000 ransom to be made up by delegates to the convention. Mote, officers said, confessed to his part in the plot. He said he "got, cold feet" as he read about the Lindbergh baby's death in newspa pers he was selling on the street last night. Couldn't Blame Her. Mr. Spenditt—You have over drawn my account $400, What do you mean by being so tareles6?” Mrs. Spenditt—"Well, the bank's advertisement showed that their re sources are over $1,000,OCG.” Rheumatics Thrilled . When Torturing f Rains Are Stopped * A doctor met with such phenomenal success in treating rheumatism that ms office was always crowded with patients from far and near. He was finally Induced to milt ms outstanding prescription avalla ole througn drug stores so all sufferers could benefit. Thousands who never dream ed such a thing possible bare von absolute freedom from the torturing pains of rheu matism. neuritis. lumbago and neuralgia vtth this amazing prescription. Makes no difference nov intense the pain or how long you've suffered if very first three doses don’t bring blessed, comforting relief druggist will refund your money. There are no opiates or narcotics In Ru-No-Ma. Swift and powerful yet absolutely harm less. Why waste time with anything that doesn't stop your pain? If Ru-No-Ma does that you know you will get well. Delay only causes suffering. Try this fast work ing prescription that puts bedridden, pain racked sufferers on their feet ready for work or play I Sold by Paul Webb dr Son Women « and J Children S FIRST! • a • ■ ■ That is the taw of the sea .. the safety of I women and children. And it should be the I low of every family man. f You are the captain of the destinies of ] your wife and children. Let our Trust De- ■ partment plan with you for their preser- I vation after your guardianship can no J longer operate. May we talk it over with ■ you. J Union Trust Go. ; ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ :■ ■ ■>' ■ ■ . ■ ■ | <§ideiyre^L And let the weevil WORRY rOOKS like a mighty bad weevil year. We had ,J two bone-dry summers in 1930 and 1931 and are about due for a wet one now. Owing to mild weather, weevils had a picnic all winter and they are just waiting for the squares to form. It is going to be a race between the cotton and the weevils. Cotton sure is going to have a job keeping ahead of the weevils without a little help from you. Not much, if any, fertilizer under it, the crop is almost sure to be slow and sickly by June. Just the way the weevils want it. What they do to your crop depends largely on what you do for your crop! Side-dress! Chilean Nitrate, 100 pounds per acre (200 pounds would be much better) will set the crop early, ahead of the weevil. Then you are reasonably safe, But be sure you get Chilean. Nothing takes its place for side-dressing cotton. Your dealer has it or,can get it on a moment’s notice. See him now! NITRATE two KINDS lefb ora natural 109 IS. SAM AMO 100 IS. SAW EDUCATIONAL BUREAU, INC. RaUigh, kW* North Corolino i T IDLE DOLLARS..,. and Sunken Treasures Idle dollars are like sunken treasures. They can do no, good work until put to work in their community. They can not be used for anyone’s advantage. Idle dollars that lie in the nooks and corners of Cleve land County homes could do much to revive business if properly put to work. We suggest a savings ac ' count. That investment would assure you of their safety and a profitable inter est in return. INTEREST COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY First National Bank The Bank Of Personal Service WALL PAPER Re-style Your Rooms Visit Sterchi’s , Wall Paper Paint Department COMPLETE STOCKS ON HAND Now—for the first time—we are carrying rnmplete stocks of paints and wall paper in our store. No ordering necessary; no wait ing for merchandise. Wc now supply you from our own stock. Hundreds of patterns and designs in wall paper to seiect from. Ask to sec our new and attractive sainple displays. Or Ask Your Favorite ■ To Show You For Greater Result* In SeHinjr-Trv Star Adv. STERCHI’S NEW Sample Book 592 and an estimator will call with our book.
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