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8 PAGES TODAY Hr Mali, per year, On advance) — ta.flQ Carrier, wr year, da advance) 83.00 Late News THE MARKET Cotton, Spot . _____ S'/jc up Cotton Seed, ton , ___ $8 More Shower* Today'* North Carolina Weather Report: Occasional lain tonight and | probably Tuesday morning. Not much change in temperature. Undecided: North rarollnlan* will not likely know before Wednesday morning if there will be a second primary for ihe Democratic nomination as gov ernor. R. T. Fountain, who was runner-up to J. C. B. Fhringhaus in the first primary, announced last night that he would not definitely decide about asking a run-off before late today. Fountain was around 50,000 votes behind Ehringhaus In the first primary. Meanwhile cam paign headquarters of Robrrt R Reynolds and Cameri n Morrison are burying with activity as the two senatorial candidates prepare for the second race. Miss Hard Wins Title In Shelby Beauty Pageant Is ‘‘Miss Shelby” Of Eastern Star Show. Miss May hue Second. Two Tied foi Third. Miss Mabel Hord. daughter of Mrs. W. N, Dorsey, was crowned “Miss Shelby’’ on Fr'day night when she was voted the most beautiful girl m the beauty and fashion pag eant staged by the Eastern Star chapter and Shelby merchants The first “Miss Shelby’’ ever se lected in a contest here won out over 29 other entrants. She received 47 votes from the audience in a secret ballot ?n which over 300 voters were cast. Others Honored. Miss May me May hue. petite, brown-haired girl, wen second hon ors with a vote of 35. Third place was tied by a brunette and blond, Rachel Wells and Francis Ellis with both getting 28 votes each. Nancy Coble came in fourth with 16 votes, and other receiving* more than 10 votes were Esta Tyner.-with 13, Annie Ruth Dellinger and Sadie Laugh ridge with 12 each, and Elizabeth Campbell with 11. A scattering vote was given ail the other entrants, whose names follow: Cornelia Sparks, Mary Lewis Wil son, Nancy Jane Lineberger, Azalea Blanton, Ruth DePriest, Myrtle Gil bert, Peggy Daniels Rosalyn Del linger, Margaret McNeely, Clara Hord, Mary Grace Ledford, Mag nolia Carter, Patsy Short, Jean nette Dellinger, f'lowline Doster, Sara Esther Dover. Mary Louise Dorsey, Mildred CHne, Dorothy Leonard. Boys who participated in the fashion display of men’s apparel were Charles McB.-aver, Lewis J. Baley. jr, Forrest Brackett, Spur geon Hewitt and Harvey WTay. Show Enjoyed The 30 girls modeled al the lat est styles in ladies wearing apparel from bathing suits and sport dresses through afternoon and evening dresses. Every model acquitted her self unusually w'ell and was ap plauded by the full main auditor ium. The appearance Cf the models on the stage was broken at intervals for several very exceptional dance numbers by young girls which were enthusiastically received by specta tors. Among the young girls danc ing were Patsy Short. Phyllis Yates, Lillian Cline, Elva Ann Thompson, Jacqueline Smith, Sara Esther Dov er. Janie Cline, Nancy Lineberger. Mary Ann CHne, Virginia, Betty Jane and Mary Ann McNeely, while little Patsy Honeycutt and Stanford Esk ridge, dressed as bride and groom, presented the prize., to the model winners. In the fashion show department the judges were Mr^. Fred Morgan, Mrs. A. D Brabble and Paul Webb, sr. The following girls were picked nr the best models of the firms they represented: Cornelia Sparks fer Campbell’s, Ruth DePriest for Cohen's, Annie Ruth Dellinger for Nash and also for A. V. Wray and Six Sons, Fran cis Ellis for Charles store, Esta Tyner for McNeely, Clara Hord for Econoinode, Sara Esther Dover for ,?. c. Per.ney, Hachel Wells for Schneiders, and Dorothy Leonard for Mrs. Whisonant’s shop and Mabel Hord for Miller-Jones Shoe company. Five Shelby Nurses Pass State Board Five nurses from the Shelby hos pital school of nursing recently stood examinations before the state board and all five passed the exam ination and became registered. Those taking ths. examination «-ere Misses Meredith Mae Beam, Dsiev May Beam, Clavtie M B»rk. Jonorte Pauline Buff and Cassie tArena Rtaton Of the 169 nurses who took the examination. 129 pass . ed luccesefully. Heilman A dmits Killing, Waives First Hearing Shot Brother-In-Law Near Waco Negro Man Is Given Preliminary Hearing Today. Troubif About Wife. In county court here today Sam Heilman, young: negro man, charged with killing his brother-in-law, Henry English, waived preliminary examination and was ordered to be held without bond until the July term of Superior court. Heilman, who appears to be in his early thirties, admitted to officers that he shot and killed English Friday afternoon while the latter was plowing in a field on the place of Raven Craft, near Waco. At first Heilman indicated that he desired to take the stand and tell of alleged trouble between him and English which led up to the 'rilling. After Recorder Pat McBrayer had ex plained to him that he did not have j to testify at the preliminary hear ing unless he desired to. Heilman I decided that he would not take the stand until his trial in higher court when he would have a lawyer to ad vise him. Witnesses. The first witness introduced by Solicitor Bynum E. Weathers was Mary English, wife of the dead man. She said she was 75 orlOO feet from where her husband was plow ing Friday afternoon. Shfe saw Hell man come up running, with a single barrel shotgun in his hand. As he approached her husband she said that her husband ran atound his mule three times with Heilman fol lowing. the shotgun thrown up against his shoulder. As her hus band rounded the mule the fourth time Heilman fired, she said, and the load caught her husband in the left cheek, killing him almost in stantly. All the time Heilman was running her husband she said that she was yelling at him not to ‘ do that.” She did not hear either of | them say anything, she declared. On the night before,. Thursday night, someone came to their home, she stated, to tell her husband that Heilman had been beating his w'ife, | a sister of English. Her husband went to the place where the. Hell mans lived, just across the line in Gaston county. There they talked together, but no definite evidence was introduced to show what trans pired between the two which brought on the killing the hext day. Deputy John Hord arrested Hell man a mile or two from the scene of the killing. On the stand he de clared that he asked Heilman who still had the gun, if he killed English. “I did,” Heilman was quoted as say ing, “and you w'ould nave too if he had treated you as he did me.” Deputy Ed Dixo* was the other witness placed on the stand. He told of being called to the scene and ex amining English’s body. No search was made of English's pockets, but there was no indication, the officer said, that the slain man had a gun or weapon. When Deputy Hord re turned with Heilman, Dixon said he asked Heilman who killed Eng lish and that Heilman said he did. It was then considered that an in quest was not necessary and Hell man was brought to Jail in Shelby. Cat Electrocuted. A big h’ack tom cat was electro cuted today ill Trad? Alley. The cat came in contact with a high pow ered electric wire and was literally baked by the heat oi the electric current. Dead Morrow Maid and Sister Radioed from London to New York, this picture shows Violet Sharpe (left), maid at the Englewood, N. J., home of Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, whose suicide has revived interest in the Lindbergh case, with her sister, Emily. The girl had been questioned repeatedly in connection with th* kidnaping and was due for renewed interrogation when she poisoned herself. She had named Ernest Brinkert, ex-convict taxi driver of White Plains, as her companion on the night the Lindbergh baby was stolen. Brinkert was later arreEted at New Rochelle, N. Y., and is held without bail. Dozen Members Shelby Bonus Army Remain In W ashington; Others Back Mrs. Tiddy Has News Of Brother’s Death Robert McGinnis D!ed At Fort Mill, S. C. Funeral Held Satnrdi.y Mrs. James Tiddy, S. DeKalb street, received news last night of the death of her only brother, Rob ert McGinnis at Fori Mill, S. C. on Friday night at 1 o’clock. Mr. Mc Ginnis was 49 years of age and is survived by his wife. Mrs. Tiddy had four brothers and the passing of Robert in Fort Mill Friday night, takes the last of the quartet of brothers Mr. and Mrs. James Tiddy attended the funeral at Fort Mill on * Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. More Cotton Sfeilks Live Through Winter More cotton stacks that live through the mild winter are report ed by C. R. Cook of Lawndale Star route. Mr. Cook says he never saw anything like it in his life- The stalks stood the winter and never froze. This spring they suckered out from the old stalk and are about hand high with some cotton shapes formed on the branches. He is watching the stalks on the farms of T. B. Mauney, R. B. Poteet and himself. In several places^ old stalks of last year's crop are reported to be putting on foliage -and shapes l this year and the oldest farmers [never remember having seen such ’before. Young Shelby Golfers Play Today In Greensboro Meet; Webb Champ Fred Webb Defends Junior Caro lina! Crown For Last Time. Pete Playing. Four* youthful Shelby golfers left for Greensboro where they will to day enter the annual Junior Caro linas golf tournament at Sedgefield. Among the quartet of youngsters was Fred (Snook) Webb, last year's champion, who is playing the last time and hopes to retire with his crown. With the champion of last year were his brother, Pels, Claude Brown Rippy, Jim Reed. Pete, who is ? pro, will play with Fred in the pro amateur match today. They have won this honor heretofore, and both in bygone years have won the jun ior -title. Rippy and Reed will enter in the main tournament with Fred for the junior tttle Rippy will like ly play as a partner of Dugan Ay rock High Point pro. in the pro amateur match. Reed had Intended to play with his brother. Bob, Cleve land Springs pro, but the latter was unable to attend The four golfers were accompanied by Harri son Yarbrough and Harry Putnam. Of the tourney, on which the golf spotlight centers rhia week, Jake Wade. Charlotte Observer sport editor, says: ‘'Charlotte will be well represent ed in the field with a troupe of hardy youngsters, but the odds-on favorite to win is Fred Webb, the sensational Shelby southpaw, who more than holds his own in senior tournaments. •'There was gossip that Webb was too old to compete but tournament officials denied this and said he was eligible and positively will defend his title. This however, will be' lats year as a junior, and the other youths will heave a great sigh of relief over that. Webb, will be pair ed with his brother, Pete, in the pro-junior preliminary event to'tav, in which a number of Charlotte professionals wilt take p«r* The Webbs will be favored to cop this, too, but there arc other strong 1 teams.” A doeen o* the 13 World wav vet erans Shelby sent to W ashington to join the “bonus army" are still there and will lematn. It was repSfled to- , day, until something definite is j done about the bona A dispatch from Washington this morning informed that congress! would likely take a vote of some! kind today On the measure'. orj rather upon a resolution to deter mine if the actual bonus measure; will be acted upon at this session. George Johnson, Ivjtei manager, and Zeb Beam, two of the veterans who took their automobiles to carry local veterans to Washington, re turned last week. Johnson came in Thursday night and Beam came back Friday, With them came Earl Hicks and Pete Wallace. Johnson and Beam returned home because of their business interests here, but de clared that they would have re mained sn Washington otherwise .‘We had a very enjoyable trip going up.” Johnson said “Nothing out of the ordinaiy happened All the Shelby boys are pretty well fix ed up at the bonus army encamp ment and conditions there are not half bad." Reynolds Greets Backers In City Senatorial Candidate In City Sun day Afternoon. Gets Big Welcome. Robert R. Reynolds, the Demo cratic candidate for the United States Senate who is known to his friends as “Our Bob,” stopped in Shelby Sunday afternoon for a brief time and was greeted by sev eral hundred supporters and citi zens. Bubbling over with nis usual en thusiasm and confidence, the sena torial candidate stopped his car on the south side of the court square and gave his well-known hand shaking arm plenty of exercise. Mr. Reynolds was very optimistic about his chances *to oefeat Sena tor Cameron Morrison ir> the sec ond primary on July 2. He told his Shelby friends of the hundreds of messages he has received since the first primary in. which he led Sena tor Morrison by around 13,000 votes. Many of these messages assuring him support came, he said, from people who stated they supported Morrison in the first primary. Doz ens of letters, he added, had come to him from Shelby and Cleveland county people and promised him their votes and support in the run off. Tile Asheville attorney, whose campaign is based upon a change in the prohibition law, recalled that he carried every Shelby box in the first primary and stated that mes sages coming to him since led him to believe that, he would carry the county July 2 He has established State campaign headquarters 4n the Sir Walter Raleigh hotel at Raleigh and Invited his friepds here to^visit him during the State conventon late this week or at any other time. *' irtl«1 - SSL* Prosperity Plan Meets Approval Of Star Readers $50’Bill Idea Gets Much Attention Copies Of Thr Stai With «muni tion Sent To Fln»nri»1 Writer* And Oon*re*«. A most favorably re-action; throughout the county was voiced | to the “prosperity p>an'‘ outlined inj Friday's Issue of The Star. Every-. where groups gathered the plan was; under discussion and no one has been able to pick anv flaws or sec any reason why It would not work Big business was thought to be op. poaed to any up-set in the currency —that Is big Wall S'reel interests— but that ts all the more reason w-hy the plan would sul* the little man. It was pointed out that huge manufacturers and merchants who do a big volume of business on a narrow margin of prefit might ob ject to taking a three percent dis count on business dope. but. to meet .this objection, those favoring the plan sav that the enhancement lrt the value of stocks of goods and materials on hand would more than offset. th» cost of the three cent stamps Copies of The Star containing the suggestion have been sent to mem bers of congress, the banking and; currency committees of congress, ft-, nancial editors of newspapers and' magazines. Will Rogers, Arthur' Brisbane and Roger Babson ICONTtNUKD ON 1**.GK EIGHT. * New Postage To Go On July 6th; Letters 3 Cents Letters Will be Three Cent* Eaoh. Second Claw Mall Advanced About 45 Percent. A new schedule of postage rates will become effective throughout the country on July 6th in accord ance with the new federal revenue bill, enacted to balance the budget and meet the deficit in the post of fice department. All first class letters that have heretofore required two cents for mailing will require ft three cent stamp. The Bureau of Printing and Engraving at Washington is now printing four billion three-cent postage stamps to be sent out to the postoffices throughout the coun try in order to have them on sale before July 6th. The new three-cent stamp is printed in purple ink and bears the portrait of George Wash ington. The new minimum rate of air mail will be eight cents With an ad ditional charge of 13 cents for each additional ounce or fraction there of. The postal card rate will con tinue at one cent. Effect* The Star. The increase on second class postage will average about 4o per cent over tlje old rate and The Cleveland Star will probably be af fected locally more than any other firm or individual. The Star is the largest patrons of the postage on second class mail. Each Issue of the paper carries about seven rates of postage, depending upon the rone into which the paper goes. The rate is increased in each zone. Masons And Eastern Star To Meet June 17 There will be a special meeting of Cleveland Masonic Lodge members and Eastern Star ladles on Friday night of this week, beginning at 7 o’clock. Work in the first section begins at 7 o'clock. Past Master J. F. Roberts conferring the degree in the first section. Past Master C. S. Young will give the lecture and pic tures. Eastern Star ladies will serve refreshments at 8 o’clock. The Cere mony will be in charge of George Washburn. This will be one of the largest meetings of the year and all members are urged to attend. An important announcement will be made at the close of the meeting. Swimming Pool At Cleveland Opens The Cleveland Springs swimming pool will open tomorrow* with Snookie Lineberger ard Zeno Wall, jr. in charge. The pool has been painted inside and will be filled periodically with city water which will be analysed by chemist* every week The premises have been cleaned up and everything looks neat and attractive for picnic and swimming parties this summer. -i» i mf J J County Democrats Praise Record Of Gardner; Meeting Harmonious Tax Slash, Road System, Record Of Democrats Recieve Praise Republican ‘Twilr* Instead Of Promised '‘Prosperity" Scored Rv Cleveland Democrats The following resolution was adopted Saturday by the conven tion of Cleveland county Demo crats: "The Democracy of Cleveland County In Convention assembled at Shelby, North Carolina, this June llth, 1932, points to Its record of more than thirty years continuous control of the administration of the affairs of this county as a practical demonstration of honest, efficient, and economical government. Our property tax rate in Cleveland coun ty Is the lowest, of any county In the State of North Carolina save one and is far lower than that, paid to their several county governments by nearly all the people of our Na tion We pledge our party to a pol- 1 icy of strict and wise economy in the administration of our public af fairs and to such further reduction of property taxes as may be pos sible. "We are now approaching a gen eral election under unprecedented conditions. Financial depression and commercial disaster have engulfed our nation and spread into our own State and county. Our present panic came after nine years or unbroken rule in the United State* by the Republican party and has extended through two more years of Repub lican administration of the affairs of our national government This Republican panic ha* exploded the claim of the Republican party that it, is the party of “prosperity" and has silenced and put to shame all Republicans who so holdly main tained that if President, Hoover was iccmnNuiro on r\ur. worm State Democratic Convention On j Thursday; See Wet And Dry Fight Young Demacraia To fialher, Mor rison And Reynold's Open Offices. fgtar News Bureau) Raleigh, June, 13.—Four event* hold the boards In Raleigh this week, toward which the eyes of the State will be turned, the big circus lying the State Democratic conven tion meeting at 11 o’clock Thurs day in the new Raleigh auditorium, the organization dinner meeting at 7:30 the evening before of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina, at the Sir Walter Hotel, and the conferences of supporters of Senator Cameron Morrison and Robert R. Reynolds, runner-up and leader In the U. S. Senate race The Young Democrats are not expected to have any fireworks, other than two non-factional speeches, and few talks and elec tion of officers, but the same can not be said of the other meetings. Morrison forces planned an earlier gathering here, but postponed it until the Democrats will be present for the convention. Reynolds lead ers have also announced a gather ing of the forces. Both have opened headquarters in the Sir Waiter Ho CONTINTJED OU PAG* BIGHT 1 Wm. Head Buried At Union Sunday Was 59 Years Old And Leaves Sur viving His Wife And Eleven Children. William Head, tenant on the farm of Yates Horn in the Union com munity, died F*rldav night at the age of 39 years. He had been sick for several months with heart dropsy. Mr. Head was bom in McDowell county, but had been liv ing in Cleveland for many years. He is survived by his w*fe and eleven children. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Union Baptist cnurcn ny kcv. u. o Washburn and interment, took place in the cemetery there. Fir*t Wheat Here On Saturday, ll>th The ftml of the IM2 wheat crop came to the Eagle Roller mill In Shelby Saturday, accord- | In* to W. O. Smart. The wheat was brought In for milling by Clifton Davis. threshing machine operator of the Fatlereon Springs section. What farmer grew the wheat was not learned, but It is the earliest wheat ever brought here for milling. Native Shelby Boy Credited For Very Remarkable Record Work Is Most Signal Improvement In hong Distance Telephone Apparatus. Gets Degree. < Special to The Star.1 Raleigh, June 15—Edwin Yates Webb, Jr., formerly of Shelby, who was awarded the professional degree of electrical engine*:1 at the State college commencement exercises last week Is credited with, one of the most signal improvements made in the last few years in the field of long distance telephone apparatus. When Webb received his degree in electrical engineering at State college In 1926. he wr.s employed by the American Telephone and Tele graph company and assigned to the task of designing a network to re duce the loudness cf a shorter cir cuit to conform with the loudness of adjacent long circuits, a job which requires technical training and higher mathematics. On the basis of that experience Webb evolved » method and wrote a thesis showing how a set of curves end graphs can he used by even an untrained elec trician to design any desired net work. Information given in Webb's the sis will shortly be sent out over (toe entire country by the American Telephone and Telegraph company as standard instructions to all its employees. Official Tabulation Of Vote In State; Reynolds, Ehringhaus Lead Graham. Wade. Bnimmitt. Durham Are Winners. Newell 29.906, De Priest 4,668. Raleigh, June 13.—The state board or elections Friday tackled the job of canvassing the heaviest vote ever cast in a North Carolina primary, and when the official returns in all races were completed little variance was shown from the newspaper count. More than 379,000 votes were cast in the three-cornered race for the democratic nomination for gover nor, surpassing by more than 50, 000 the previous record high in the Bailey-Slmmons primary campaign of 1930. The short senatorial race with 369,293 ballots came next with the long term contest third with 356.186 votes Tb* official tabulation confirmed the newspaper count which gave Robert R. Reynolds. Asheville wet. a 13,000 lead for the short term nomination and a 15,000 lead for 4 the long term, on the democratic ticket. The official vote was: Short term—Reynolds 156,548; Morrison 143,176: Tam C. Bowie 38.548; and Frank D. Grist 31,011. Total vote: 369.283 Long Term Count. Long term—Reynolds 150,763; Morrison 135.632; Bowie 38,414; Grist 29,038; Arthur Simmons 4,341. Total vote; 356,188 The official tabulation gave J. C. B. Ehringhaus for the democratic nomination for governor a plural ity of 47.000 over Lieutenant Gov ernor R. T. Fountain. The official vote was; Ehringhaus 162,498: gountain 115,127; and A. J. M**#eTl 102,032. Neither Reynolds nor Ehringhaus received a majority of the votes ■ast. and are subject to a second irimary against the runners-up. tforrison already ha? announced he gill run again. In the one republican primary. J. (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT I . Anthony Is Chairman Once More ( andMalm Make Talk* Aim! A tat* Chairman Moll Flay* Hoover ‘‘Jokes.*’ Not s single discordant now crept into the convention of Cleveland county Democrats st the court house In Shelby Saturday afternoon and the harmonious spirit of the oc casion took on the air of a camp meeting as candidates and party leaders denounced Republican rule and praised Democracy while the boys back in the audience ap plauded There was some fear ' early lent week that the Reynolds-Morriaon wet and dry fight or some of the other primary issues might coma up to Jolt the harmony of the meet ing, but these fears proved ground less. If there were more than cm* faction present. It could not be as certained, as this and that candi date spoke for a united front in the campaign this fall, a campaign which all declared will put “a Dem ocrat m the White House.’* Anthony Chairman. Following the general convention session a meeting of the county executive committee was held for the purpose of electing officers. Oliver 8. Anthony was named chair man to succeed himself; Mrs. J. C Newton was named vice chairman to succeed Mrs. Miu j E. Yarbrough, and A. L. Calton was elected secre tary to succeed C, C. Horn. The convention proper was open ed by the chairman and the formal business rapidly disposed of. Follow ing a custom of years. It was mov ed by Capt. Peyton McSwain and seconded by Judge B. T, Falls that all Democrats In good standing who cared to attend the State conven tion be given credential* as dele gates. The delegation was not in structed on arty matter and was left, to its own discretion. Following the business Chairman Anthony asked all party candidates present to make talks. Among those speaking were Joe E. Blanton, Jo seph M. Wright. C. C. Horn, Emest Gardner and Pat McBrayer. All expressed appreciation for the sup port given them in the recent pri mary, urged all Democrats to for get any minor differences, and as sured that a united party In county, State and Nation would this fall result in the Democratic party’s greatest victory. Mull Speaks. Clyde R Hoey, scheduled for ttwt keynote speech, was out of tow*, and State Chairman O. M. Mall made a talk in which hia flaying of Hoover policies and nis praise of Democratic achievement brought rounds of applause from the con vention. Cleveland county, he said, often a better example of Democratic rule than any section. For 30 years the Democratic party has been in charge of affairs in the county and (CONTIN0KD0N MOB HJIU3HT.) Try Answering These } Can yog answer 14 of these teat questions? Turn to page * for the answers. 1. Name the Italian food made from pork, beef and bacon, season* ed. colored with red wine, pickled and dried? 2. What department of the fed eral government has charge of in land waterways improvements? 3. What is the highest note ever reached by Soprano voice? 4. How old is Jackie Cooper? 5. Who is V. S. Ambassador to Great Britain? 6. Which is larger in area, Ger many or Texas? 7. Who was Richard Harding Davis? 8. What does the word “fleur” mean? 9. What Is the capital of Ken tucky? 10. What causes tides in the - | oceans? 11. What Is the nickname for cocaine in the underworld? 12. What Is rabbit fur called In the trade? 13. What Is the name for the test to determine the susceptibility of a person to scarlet fever? 14. What is the abbreviation for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy? 15. What deadly gas is sometim es encountered in coal mines? 16. Who wrote “Salmagundi?'* 17. Can a president of the V. B. declare war? 18. In what building in Moscow do the chief commissars of the so viet government hav# their offices? ip what city is nicknamed Go tham? 20. What empire is called Nip pon?