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WEDNESDAY, JUNK 1, 19.12
TWINKLES
It’s hard to believe that-the expression "A woman has!
the right and will change her mind" originated before movie j
stars began getting married, divorced, and married again.
Last, week all the candidates had to tile a list of cam
paign expenditures. Next week all of them can check up
and see if they got their money’s worth. And some of them
are hound to hp “in the red."
<1 ust a few years ago the big citizens were figured in
terms of how much they were worth, but a pessimistic pun
ster now says they are estimated now on the hasis of how
much they owe.
Everything appears to lie hotsy-totsy and normal at
Washington. One headline informs: “Democratic House
Leaders Say Hoover Is Failure"; and another headline says:
“Hoover Ridicules Democratic Leaders.”
Over in Australia tobacco farmers are being assured 55
cents per pound for their tobacco and cotton farmers are
guaranteed 10 cents per pound for their cotton. Sued) in
formation is more than perplexing when we realize that
Australia isn't even having a political campaign just now.
A news story published in Monday’s Star records the
highlights in a very successful year in the Shelby school
system. Among the noticeable items was that one inform
ing that the school operated within its budget and was not
forced to borrow a dime, although there was a considerable
reduction in expense.
AMBIDEXTEROUS BOYS!
IT'S A FUNNY WORLD, particularly when in the throes of
a political campaign.
This week many Democratic candidates are going about
—or, to be more exact, their supporters are doing the go
ing and talking—telling what incapable fellows their oppon
ents are. These opponents are also Democrats. They are
competing with each other for the Democratic nomination
in Saturday's primary. The rivalry and the fight add zest
to political campaigns, and thereby, deserving one thank
goodness! causes more people to take interest in govern
mental matters than would ordinarily do so. But the de
feated Democrat, if he is what is known as a loyal one, must
come back this fall and tell the same voters that his victor
ious rival, despite the castigation of May and June, is a bet
ter fellow than his Republican opponent. Which means, of
course, that the Democratic rivals should he careful what
they Say of each other new, or careless about how they re
verse themselves this fall.
GET THE OUTCOME HERE
ALL THE POLITICAL WORKERS will tell you when asked.
and right often when not asked, how the votes will go
Saturday, but if you desire to be certain about the outcome
in any or all of the races, drop by The Star office Saturday
night where all the primary results will be assembled.
This welcome to the customary open-house party of The
Star excludes no one. Every courtesy in assembling and
giving out the vote in the county and State will be shown
all comers. There be those, as there must be, who support
losing candidates, and there w ill also be losing c andidates, but
regardless of that angle, come by and watch the bulletin
board and hear the announcements. *„
In that connection, registrars, judges and other offic
ials in the various precincts of the county are urge* to co
operate with The Star in getting the vote at an early hour
Saturday night. Send the outcome of the various contests
in as they arc counted; and use the telephone where time
can be saved in making the report.
“SKEEZIX” IN SUNDAY SCHOOL
A METHODIST MINISTER in Kansas Citg, Dr. Charles
Everett Draper, mentioned something in a sermon re
cently that commands attention. He asked his congregation
“Why doesn’t Skeezix go to Sunday School?”
There are very few boys in America who do not knowj
the ‘ Skeezix” referred to. He is the. young lad with the mop
of hair in one of the favorite cartoon strips, or “funnies.”
Every Sunday morning boys all over the country sprawl
down on the floor to see what "Skeezix,” the chief character
in “Gasoline Alley” is doing. Of him Dr. Draper said:
“Why didn’t Auntie Blossom (Skeezix’s Foster
mother). when she became Mrs. Wallet, take Skeezix
to the House of God? The Walletts go to shows, drive
in the country, and do everything normal persons do ex
cept take their children td Sunday School. I should like
to know if they are unbelievers. Some feel the blame
should not be laid at the Walletts’ door but at the church
door. There is no church in Gasoline Alley to which
Skeezix could go.”
Dr. Draper is right about it. The majority of the comic
strips, which are so influential with the youngsters, are
4ean and wholesome. That must be admitted. The ma
jorjty of them, too, uphold and advocate, in a manner that
the youngsters tan understand the ^principles of honesty,
fair play, charitableness, and other worthwhile traits.
But wouldn’t it be a good thing to see "Skeezix,” a regu
lar fellow, a likeable lad, and a typical boy, going to Sunday
school. The comic strips, as just one feature of the modern
and powerful press, could do much to stimulate Sunday
school and church attendance, just as they in a commendable
and forceful manner advocate other worthwhile ihings,
NO TAR HEELS THERE
FOR ONE TIME at least it is pleasant and gratifying to
note that no North Carolinians are listed on one select
group. We refer to the list of United States Senators who
have seen to it that their relatives are placed, in one way or
another on the public payroll.
In recent years North Carolina has been proud to pro
claim that the State or some of its sons were first in this
or that, or in an outstanding group here or there. But this
time no citizen will be disapponited because he. cannot brag
that the, Senators of North Carolina are on the “family pay
roll group.”
Raymond Clapper, United Press writer, one of the
Washington correspondents who has the nerve to show up
the pie counter parade at public expense in Washington, has
assembled lads showing that "AT LEAST M6 SENATORS
HAVE, OR RECENTLY HAVE HAD. CLOSE RELATIVES
ON THE SENATE PAYROLL."
These relatives, including sons, daughters, wives, ne
phews, neices and even sisters-in-law of senators, draw pay
from the government in capacities labelled as secretaries,
clerks, ere. Which means that a big percentage of the huge
amount of tax money spent in Washington each year for sal
aries goes to family groups.
That is just another of the reasons which have the tax
payer in a rebellious mood, and North Carolinians are justi
fied in being proud of the fact that her senators, drawing
public pay themselves, are not at the same time maneuver
ing their families into public jobs.
When an official adds members of his family to the
public payroll the act is described as nepotism. There is no
Federal law- against nepotism, although five individual States
have anti-nepotism statutes. With the mood the people
are in now, however, the next, senators sent Washingotn, un
less we miss a guess, will feel the. weight of another "un
written law” if they attempt to put members of their fami
lies on public pay.
SENTIMENT AGAINST THE "INS"
ONE TREND OF OPINION is in evidence among a big ma
jority of voters in Cleveland county and North Caro
lina as Saturday's primary draws nearer. And that is, speak
ing in terms of State offices, that the "ins” do not have the
j advantage this year as was often the case in bygone years.
In other years the men holding State offices were na
I turally better known throughout the State and held some
' advantage over opponents seeking to defeat them. Such is
not true this year, seemingly, for on every hand one hears
voters declaring that I am not for so-and-so “because he has
already been in and has had his chance at living on the tax
payers.” The people as a whole are restless and inclined to
swat to the right and left of them, and the fellow already in
office is more of an open target than the one trying to get
in. This applies, as said above, to State offices and not to
local candidates, since very few office-holders here have
served for any length of time.
The determination to go against those in office will
sway some voters, perhaps an influential number, in two of
the State’s major contests—the senate race and gubenator
ial race. It will also have its effect in some of the other con
tests where some of the candidates have held office in Raleigh
for years. The line is not drawn so sharply in the senator
ial contest for the reason perhaps that Senator Morrison has
been in the United States Senate for only a short time. Yet
there arc those who will not be for him because he held
other offices prior to being appointed to the Senate. Frank
Grist, now labor commissioner, will also bear some of the
brunt because he is a State official now. In the governor’s
race the sentiment against the “ins” appears to be stronger.
One of the candidates, Mr. Ehringhaus, has not held public
office in more than a decade, being solicitor of his district at
that time. Mr. Fountain and Mr. Maxwell, however, have the
disadvantage—a disadvantage this year, at least—of having
been in the public limelight for years. Mr. Fountain is now
lieutenant governor and prior to that served in the legisla
ture and senate. Mr. Maxwell has been in public life for
20 or 25 years, serving on the Corporation commimssion, and
on the revenue, tax and other commissions.
It isn’t likely, of course, that the sentiment against a
man on the public payroll now is enough within itself, no
other issue counting in, is enough to defeat him, but there
is a chance that this opposition to the "ins” may be enough
to provide the winning or losing margin in a race or two.
All of which shows that a set rule will not always hold good
in politics.
No New Clues In
Lindbergh Affair
Hopewell, N. J„ May 30.—The
week-end yielded no new clue in the
Ion* search lor the kidnapers and
slayers of Charles Augustus Lmd
bergh, Jr.
Settled into their new quarters at
the police training scnool at Wil
vurtha. five miles from Trenton,
police said the hunt was unabated,
but there were no new develop
ments.
Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh, so
far as could be learned, spent a quiet
day at the Dwight Morrow estate tn
Englewood, where they are staying
with Mrs. Morrow.
John Hughes Curtis, ot Norfolk,
confessed perpetrator of a hoax in
the case, remained in his solitary
jail cell at Flemlngton awaiting
pleading next Saturday on what is
presumed to be an indictment charg
ing obetruction of justice
He wrote two letters to his family
in Norfolk
Delegates Wanted
From Cleveland Co.
Mrs. John Wacaster, president of
the W M. U. work in the Kings
Mountain Baptist association calls
attention to the W. M. U. meeting
of the Charlotte division to be held
in the First Baptist church in Char
lotte. June 8th and 9th. Each church
in the Kings Mountain association
is asked to send delegates. Those
wishing to be entertained during
the night are asked to send their
names to Mrs. P. S. Vann. 3127 Nor
ton Road. Charlotte and reservation
will be made.
Crops were completely destroyed
on an air a two mile; long and one
mile wide near Har-isburg in Ca
barrus minty by1 the recent hail
storm '
Swafford To Preach
At Saint Paul
Memorial services will be held at
St. Paul Methodist church next
Sunday, June 5th.
The following program will be
given:
10:00 Sunday school
11:00 a pageant entuleo ‘ Of Such
is the Kingdom'’ by the children.
13:00 dinner on the grounds.
1:45 song service.
2:00 sermon by Rev. A. C. Swaf
ford of Gastonia a beloved former
pastor of the Cherryville circuit.
Bluffs Bandit Trio
By Pointing Pencil
Hammonton, N. J,—Emerson Bur
dick, justice of the peace armed
only with a pencil Monday captured
three men accused of stealing sev
eral slot machines from the Ra
leigh Inn near here, Burdick, as he
caught up with the men after chas
ing them several miles, brandished
hts pencil. The fleeing men appar
ently mistook it for a pistol and
surrendered. A neighboring justice
Of the peace sentenced each 30 days
for disorderly conduct, pending
further investigation.
Twelfth Child Born;
Father 60 Year* Old
Atlanta. Ga , May 31.—The state
bureau of vital statistics today re
ceived a copy of a birth certificate
issued to Charles Clark, negro
farmer of Walker county, on the
birth of a son, Hoover Depression
Clark The father is 60 years of age
and the son is his twelfth child.
64 Graduated At
Limestone College
Dr. Sherwood Eddy Speaks. Fund
Started For Pictude Of Presi
dent Cranberry.
Gaffney. S. C., May 31.—An ad
dress by Dr. Sherwood Eddy of New
York, the conferring for the first
time in its 87 years of history of an
honorary degree, and the awarding
of honors and diplomas to a gradu
ating class of 64 marked the Lime
stone college commencement here
today.
Miss Eunice Temple Ford, the
dean who has been connected with
the college more than 75 years was
given the degree of doctor of educa
tion. She is a daughter of Dr. Rufus
Ford of Marion.
Miss Laura Welchei of Gaffney
received the much coveted scholar
ship medal. Miss Josephine Jones of
Batesburg, won the general excel
lence medal.
Announcement was made that the
graduating class had contributed
♦100 tourards a fund for the purchase
of an oil painting of President R. C.
Granberry to be hung in the college
halls.
Publisher Seriously
III At Age 82 Years
Philadelphia, May 31—Cyrus H.
K. Curtis, millionaire publisher, who
will be 82 years old next month, is
reported to be seriously ill at Jeffer
son hospital. He was stricken on his
| big pacht, the Lyndonia, last week
and brought here.
Peyton McSwain’s Appeal To His
To The Voters of Cleveland County:
During the past few months I have been busy trying
in carry my campaign for Attorney General to the peo
ple in the other ninety-nine counties of the State, and
have had very little time to devote to my own county.
I am, however, hoping to have the active support of
every man and woman in Cleveland county. I would
rather be able to say after the Primary that there was
not a single vote cast against me in my own county than
to be elected, as bad as I want the job.
Since it has been impossible for me to get over the
county and see you personally, I hope that you will con
sider this letter as a personal appeal for your vote on
Saturday, June 4th.
From the reports that I am receiving daily from
every section of the State, I am expecting to be nom
inated by a considerable majority. I want to take this
opportunity to publicly thank my friends in Shelby and
Cleveland county for the work they have done and are
now doing for me in this race.
Vote For
C. B. (Pat) McBrayer,
Candidate For Recorder
On May 2, past I
was appointed Record
er of Cleveland Coun
ty to succeed Hon. M.
R. Weathers, resigned.
I did not solicit the
Commissioners at all.
After thoroughly
sounding out sentiment
Mr. Weathers and oth
er members of the bar
requested that I be ap
pointed. I was glad to
accept the appoint
ment and am glad to
offer my services to
my county as Record
er and as long as I hold
the office I shall give
you a court of decorum
and fairness, one that
will be second to none
in North Carolina. The
Recorder’s court i s
your most useful court
—it disposes of some*
80 per cent of all cases, if it did not your Superior
Court would be cluttered and congested beyond use
fulness. I believe my experience warrants my ask
ing your support. It does not enter in here whether
f am a Mason, member of the World War Legion,
etc., I happen to be, but the thing for you to con
sider is whether I am morally and mentally equip
ped and trained for the proper discharge of the
duties incident to the court .in question. For eigh
teen years I have campaigned for the Democratic
party in Cleveland County but I am entitled to noth
ing for that but during those 18 years I have been
constantly practicing law and obtaining from con
tact with brilliant lawyers about me very valuable
experience. Since I was appointed to fill an unex
pired term, naturally I should like to be the regu
lar nominee of th*; Democratic Primary on June 4th.
May I count on your support and cooperation in this
matter? There will be none more important in the
Primarv.
C. B. (PAT) McBRAYER
(Political Advertisement )
VOTE FOR C. C. HORN FOR
SOLICITOR OF RECORDER’S COURT
Charlie Horn solicits your vote in the primary
June 4, 1932. He approves the ten per cent cut in sal
aries made by the commissioners in April, and a fur
ther reduction if conditions do not improve.
He was horn in the
upper part of Cleveland
County, and is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
(Cobb) Horn. Educated
at Piedmont and Boiling
Springs high schools,
and a Law Graduate of
Wake Forest College.
Never asked for public
office before and would
appreciate your vote on
June 4.
His Motto:
FAIRNESS TO ALL.
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