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VOL. XXXVIII, No. 76
SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 24. 1932
(Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons)
By Mall, per feat. On advance — $2.00
Carrier, per year, (in advance* $3.00
Late News |[
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THE MARKET
Colton, Spot _ Stic un
Cotton Seed. ton . __ S8
Cloudy Saturday
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Fair and slightly cooler in
central and east portions tonight.
Saturday partly cloudy and slowly
rising temperature in north and
central portions.
Confederate Chief
Richmond, Ya.. June 24.—Inited
Confederate Veterans, and the Sons
•f Confederate Veterans yesterday
named General Homer T. Atkinson,
of Petersburg. Ya., and Dr. William'
Danccy. of Savannah, Ga., as their
respective commanders-in-chief for
the. 1933 Confederate reunion, its
place to be determined later. “Wher
ever they meet, one thing is certain,
and that is they will not meet wit4i
the Grand Army of the Republic,"
said Gen. Harry Recne Lee, of
Nashville, who was reappointed ad
jutant and chief of staff by General
Atkinson, Immediately upon his se
lection. He made the statement aft
er the Veterans with an echoing
rebel yell voted down a resolution
that would have invited the “Yan
kees” to meet with them next year.
With a unanimous vote they tab*ed
the resolution “indefinitely.” The
resolution was offered by Veteran
R. C. Fitzpatrick, of Asheville, N. C.
Lawyers Close \
Half Day Week
DuringSummer
Started Closing On
Thursday Afternoon
First Summer Closing Move Inaug
urated Yesterday by 20 Shelby
Lawyer .
_,egal business in Shelby will be
at a standstill one afternoon each
week until the end of the summer.
Beginning yesterday afternoon
the lawyers of Shelby close their of
fices to all business each Thursday
afternoon until the end of the warm
weather season.
A petition for the closing, circu
lated by Attorney Henry B. Ed
wards. was signed by all the law
yers of the city, 20 in number.
The Thursday afternoon closing
during summer months has already
been observed by dentists and other
professions.
Whether or not any other busi
ness or professional firms will close
for a half day each week this sum
mer remains to be seen. Several
rears ago practically all business in
the city took Thursday afternoon
off. particularly during July and
August, but no move toward that
observance has been formally start
ed so far this year.
Cox Says Jonas
Will Make Race;
To Meet In City
Republican Finance Group For Dis
trict Meets In Shelby Next
Wednesday.
There is practically iio doubt that
Charles A. Jonas, republican of Lln
colnton, will seek election as repre
sentative of the tenth congressional
district over-- A. L. Bulwinkle, demo
cratic incumbent of Gastonia. And
he will receive the active support of
all leading republicans of the dis
trict. H. Clay Cox of Mars Hill,
chairman of the congressional com
mittee is quoted as telling the Ob
server last night.
Mr. Cox said the congressional
committee and the finance com
mittee of the district will meet at
ihe Hotel Charles in Shelby at 11
oclock June 29, Mr. Jonas has an
nounced that he will not make defi
nite announcement until after the
meeting of the finance committee.
Asks Active Support.
Mr. Jonas has said that he will
not make the race unless he is giv
en assurance that he will be given
active support in the field by lead
ing republicans of the district.
"Full assurance has been given
Mr. Jonas by republicans from all
sections of the district that they will
get out and actively support his
candidacy. I am positive in the be
lief he will run and agree with him
that election will follow the vigor
ous campaign which we shall plan.'
Mr. Cox declared.
Plans for the fall campaign will
be mapped out at the meetings of
the congressional and finance com
mittees, according to Mr. Cox. War
ren Hall of Charlotte .s secretary of
the congressional committee. Stuart
W. Cramer is chairman of the fi
nance committee.
Mr. Cox, former republican ehair
,„jn ryf Cleveland county, plans fo
!■>« in Charlotte Saturday to^confer
with Mr. Hall on plans fer the Shel
by committee meeting
Senate Passes Huge
Relief Program Bill
To Compete
Winner of elimination contests In
Mecklenburg. Union, Anson and
Cleveland counties, Charles Beam,
of Polkville, will compete In the
Western district essay contest of the
North Carolina Cotton Grower*
Cooperative association which will
be held in Charlotte Friday, June
24. Winner of the contest will re
ceive first prize of S10 and will re
present the central district in the
state final contest, first prize of
which is $50 and a one-year col
lege scholarship.
Dismiss Poison
Charge Against
County Woman
Mrs. Cilia Capps Charged With At
tempt To Poison Family. Fare*
Forgery Charge.
In county recorder’s conrt here
today, Judge Pat McBrayer dis
missed a charge of attempted
poisoning of relatives which had
been brought against Mrs. Cilia
Capps, middle-aged woman who
lives near Kings Mountain.
The charges were preferred by
her husband and a Mr. and Mrs.
Fox who lived in the same home.
They were given cigarettes to smoke
by Mrs. Capps, according to the
evidence, and the cigarettes made
them sick, this bringing on tire
charge that the woman had at
tempted to poison them by putting
poison in the cigarettes. The case
was thrown out of court because of
a lack of real evidence. Another
contention of the prosecuting wit
nesses was that the woman was off
mentally.
Mrs. Capps was. however, sent to
jail when her bondsman on anoth
er charge asked that she be taken
into custody. The other charge was
that of forgery. She was scheduled
to be tried at the March term of
court, but the case was postponed
until the July term.
Infant Girl Dies
Onnie Lou Smith, 9-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solon
Smith, of the Sharon community,
died Thursday afternoon about 4
o'clock. Death resulted from colitis.
Funeral services were being held
this afternoon at 3 o’clock at Sha
ron church.
Give Employment On
Public Works
Fares Probable Veto B> Hoover, j
Differs In Points From Garner j
Measure.
Washington, June 24. • A gigantic
$2,300,000,000 unemployment relief
bill, designed to provide food and
work for the Jobless and give new
impetus to industry, was passed yes
terday by the senate.
The Democratic relief prgram was
approved and sent to conference
with the house by a chorus of ayes
without even the formality of a
record Vote, despite strong indica
tions that it faces a veto from Pres
ident Hoover.
It carries with It to conference the
$2,300,000,000 bill sponsored by
Speaker Garner which the hpusc
passed several weeks ago.
The final form of the bill will de
pend entirely upon the nature of
the compromise worked out be-;
tween the house and senate.
The bill which goes to the White j
House is certain, however to con
tain the bond issue feature to which !
President Hoover has Indicated un
yielding opposition, as both meas
ures contain it in one form or an
other.
Differences To Be Ironed Out
The senate bill contains provision |
for a $500,000,000 bond issue to fi- j
nance a huge public works program, j
The Garner bill would authorize a ;
$1,200,000,00$ program.
The senate bill also would author
ize an increase of $1,500,000,000 in
the borrowing power of the Recon
struction corporation. Of this $1.
460,000,000 would be used for loans
on self-liquidating construction pro
jects. The remainder, $40,000,000,
would be allocated to disposing of
agricultural surpluses.
Just before passing the bill, the
senate attached the $300,000,000 em
ergency relief measure which it
passed two weeks ago, because house
leaders have indicated they would
not consider it as a separate bill.
This would authorize the Recon- j
structioa corporation to lend funds I
to states on the basis of population I
for prevention of suffering and I
wrant among the unemployed.
The senate amended'the measure !
to make one-third of the funds
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I William T. Coggins
Buried On Thursday j
Well Known South Shelby Black -j
smith Died Following Stroke.
Henrietta Native.
Wiliam T. Coggins, aged 64, died
I Wednesday afternoon around five
o'clock at his home on Broad street.
South Shelby. Death resulted from
a stroke of paralysis.
| Mr. Coggins, a well known citi
i zen of South Shelby. operated a
blacksmith shop there, coming to
this city about eight years ago. He
formerly lived in the Boiling
Springs and Henrietta sections and
was widely related there.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o’clock at Boil
ing Springs, being conducted by
Rev. Mr. Scruggs, assisted by Rev.
Mr. Sisk and Rev. Mr. Jessup.
Surviving are his second wife,
who was Miss Lula West, and the
following children: Nelson Coggins,
of Mooresboro; Grayson Coggins, of
Cliffside; Charlie Coggins, of Cher
ryville; Mrs. Lizzie Bowen and Mrs.
Lula Sanders, both of Shelby. Ele
ven grandchildren also survive.
Bailey Thinks Economic Welfare
Should Get First Consideration
Says Wet-And-Dry Issue Should Be
Subordinated To Giving
People Relief.
Washington, June 24.—The ques
tion uppermost in ail politically in
clined minds here is what the
Democrats will put in their plat
form on the wet and dry question.
Will the prohibition plank be clear
cut or will a confusing straddle
leave the attitude of the party in
dounbt?
Senator Josiah Bailey, chosen for
the North Carolina place on the
platform committee of the Demo
cratic nation convention, was ask
ed about his attitude toward resub
mission of the prohibition issue.
“I do not think,” said he, “I
shall make any. public statement
under existing circumstances. In my
mind the wet and dry controversy
is subordinated to economic Issues
and 1 think it is to the interest of
all our people that we should give
first consideration to the underlying
causes of the depression and the
means of sustaining our country
through this great crisis.
Unity Urged
“We ought to pursue a policy of
unity with a view of obtaining eco
nomic Justice for every human be
ing. This problem is infiniately big
ger for me than any other. We
ought not to present.the wet and
dry issue to divide us in such a sit
uation. Such contribution as I shall
make will be along the lines of eco
nomic justice and recovery.
“I am particularly interested in
every .measure calculated to bring
to our farmers better commodity
| prices this fall and thus Is indispen
j sable to the people of our state and
1 country. '
To Support Party.
“Under any circumstances I shall
support the Democratic party and
its nominees, as I believe It is the
only means of substantial relief and
! recover?'. I am going to Chicago in
jthis spirit. Our state platform has
‘.spoken on the wet and dry question
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Last Gun Was
Loaded In War
By County Man
I.iihon Quern (above!, Cleveland
Bounty eitlaen, loaded the last can
non tired at Appomatox by Confed
erate troops.
(By W. K. Whitei
The time has now arrived when
all of the gallant heroes of the
sixties are very interesting to the
people of the present generation.
But a Confederate soldier of special
interest to the student of history Is
Mr. Labon Queen of upper Cleve
land. This delightful old gentleman
served In the Bouthern army tinder
General Lee in those trying days of
1864-65.
As a member of the 10th North
Carolina artillery, he participated in
those terrible battles at the Wilder
ness. Spotsylvania Court House and
Cold Harbor, and later saw service
in the trenches about Petersburg
and Richmond. He was faithful in
the performance of his duties as a
soldier and was once wounded
Loaded Last « annon
The mast notable incident about
Mr. Queen’s connection with the
Confederate army is the fact, that
he loaded the last cannon that was
fired at Appomattox. It happened
this way: He had just placed the
ball In the cannon when the white
flag of surrender was raised, but a
zealous comrade, John Peeler, Ig
nored the signal to cease firing and
fired the loaded cannon into the
midst of the federal soldiers with
these words: "D—n 'em, I’ll give 'em
one more.”
Since the close of the ‘Civil war,
Mr. Queen has been a good citizen.
He is a. substantial farmer and is
the father of a large family. But
best of all he Is a devoted member
of Clover Hill Methodist church, fol
lowing his Lord as faithfully In time
of peace as he did his country’s flag
in time of war. He was born Dec.
20, 1845; and is well past 86 years
of age. Though his general health
is good, the infirmities of old age
have crept upon him. May the last
days of "Grandpa Queen.’’ as he is
affectionately called by the younger
people ;be spent in peace and hap
piness.
Ten Confederate
Pension Checks At
Clerk’s Office Here
Pensioners Should Call For Them
Or They Will Be Returned
To Baleigh.
There are ten Confederate pen
sion checks uncalled for at the of -
fiee of Clerk of the Court A. M.
Hamrick. Pensioners ' are asked to
call for them or they will be return
ed to Raleigh as is required by law.
The next of kin may get the pen
sion if the pensioner had died since
March. If pensioners are unable to
come in person, they may send a
written order and the checks will
be delivered.
Mr. Hamrick says the checks are
as follows: $182.50 for A. S. White,
N. J. Wright and D. B McBrayer;
$150 for M. E. Rhyne, $50 each for
Mary Jane Bridges, Clara Carpen
ter, Martha L. Chapman, Mary J.
Crowder, Susie Jeffries and Sarah
M. Townsend.
Reynolds Workers
In Meeting Here
An enthusiastic meeting of sup
porters of Robert R. Reynolds, can
didate for the Democratic nomina
tion to the United States senate,
was held in the court house here
last night.
The meeting was presided over
by Boyce Dellinger, Reynolds’ coun
ty manager, and those present dis
cussed methods of boosting the
Reynolds candidacy and of volun
tarily offering theU* automobiles and
services to get Reynolds supporters
, to the poils on Saturday, July "2.
Vets To Elect
Camp Officers
Tuesday Eve
AUo Name Delegates
To State Meet
Eipcct Several Hundred at Bis:
Rally and Feed at Fair
Ground* Tueaday.
New officers of the Warren Ho>lc
American Legion post and dele-1
gates to the State Legion comen- I
tion will be elected at the rally oil
World wav veterans to lie held at i
the county fairgrounds next Tues
day evening, June 28, at 7 o'clock.
The election of officers and dele
gates, post officials say, will com
pose practically all of the business [
program of the rally The re- j
matnder of the meeting will be ,
given over to the get-together!
party and “feed."
Old Army Meal.
The vets plan to have an old j
army evening of It to the tune of
“You're In the Army Now." Several
former army cooks have been se
cured for the occasion and the meal
will be prepared and served as were
meals In the army. Business firms
have contributed various articles of j
food for the occasion. The cookinR
and preparing of the meal will
start early In the afternoon and
the eating around 7 o'clock.
Members of the Legion post hope
to make of the rally one of the most
enjoyable get-together occasions
ever staged in Shelby
There are reporis that the vets
may take some action or have
something to say about the pay
ment of the bonus, but such a dis
cussion is not on the program and
is not definite.
The following firms and indivi
duals contributed food supplies fori
the Legion feed: Beef and beans by j
A Blanton wholesale grocery; pota
toes by Carolina Fruit and Produce,
onions by Tom Abernethy, carrots
by Bob Crowder, tomatoes by Mc
Knight wholesale grocery, salt by
Swofford’a grocery, pepper by Oscar
Pajmer, bread by an out-of-town
bakery, sugar by Webb brothers and
Basil Goode. milk by Jackson's
grocery and Dellinger's grocery, cof
fee by Maxwell House company,
meat by Crowder’s cash grocery.
May Withdraw
Money Without
2% Chech Tax
Customers May Sign Receipts In
Person And Withdraw Cash
Without Tax.
According to a ruling received by
the local banks. customers may
withdraw their own fund by sign
ing a receipt for same and present
ing it in person at the bank. This
method enables one to avoid paying
the two cent tax on each check
Checks drawn on funds in the
banks of the entire country are i
subject to the two cents federal, tax,
effective Tuesday of this week, but
any bank customer with money in
the bank can appear in person and
sign a non-negotiable receipt and!
withdraw funds from his or her own!
account, without having to pay the
j tax.
At the local banks, it is learned
[that when checks are posted to the
account of customers, the two cents
is added then and there. Monthly
statements will therefore show two
cents above the amount of the
checks, so customers may adjust
their check stubs accordingly. The
two cent tax on each check and
draft is remitted by the banks to
the federal treasury.
Public funds such as checks
drawn by the city and county are
not subject to the two cent tax. it
has been ruled.
State Tickets Now
■ Ready For Voting
Tickets For Second Primary May
Be Secured Saturday By Rejf
trars And Judges
State tickets for the second Dem
ocratic primary on July 2 have al
ready arrived in Shelby and are
ready for distribution.
Judge John P. Mull, chairman of
the county board of elections, says
that registrars, judges and officials
should call at the court house in
Shelby Saturday for the tickets for
the various precincts. The tickets
ready for distribution are those for
the Reynolds-Morrison senatorial
contest the Ehrtnghaus- Fountain
gubernatorial race, and the Fletch
er-Mitchell labor commissioner con
1 test.
Jo. And Democratic Mule
Josephus Daniels, former secretary of the navy and dele
rate-at-large 11» the Democratic national convention from
North Carolina, greets Tex Morrissey, portraying the Demo
cratic mule. Mr. Daniels arrived in Chicago Wednesday.
Roosevelt Ready To Fight For
Nomination; May Go To Chicago
Talk ilakrr And Traylor As Kuti
nlnc Mate* Far New York
Governor.
Albany. N Y, June 24 With the
opening ot the Democratic nn'ionu!
convention but a few hays away.:
Franklin D Rooecvelt hits virtually
completed his personal campaign
for the presidential nomination.
He appears satisfied to but hi;
name placed before the convention
on his. present record—without 1U' •
ther ado.
The governor, a leading candi-1
date for the nomination, indicated
to newspapermen that he planned
to "tend to his knitting" from now
until after the convention.
He clearly Indicated that Ins,
forces, most of which are already
fortified In Chicago, would carry his
fight to ihe convention floor.
Roosevelt, engulfed in a whirl
pool of state bud ness said he com
municated but once by telephone
with his Chicago headquarters.
“I talked to tny campaign man
ager. James A. Farley, by telephone,
hut 1 got him out of bgd and he did
not nave any news,” the ’governor
declared.
“Is that the only person you talk-j
rd to?” persistent questioning by;
newspapermen continued.
“Yes, only him," Roosevelt re
plied.
The governor's date book revealed
that he does not have any impor
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To Pick Healthiest
Boy And Girl Today
The healthiest hoy ant) the i
healthiest girl in the 4-H clubs of
Cleveland county will be selected at I
a meeting being held this afternoon'
at the court house in Shelby. The;
selections will be made by Dr. D. P.'
Moore, county physician, from eight
girls and eight boys already picked
as the healthiest in their clubs.
Tax On Theatre
Misses Shelby
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The federal theatre tat !
wilt nut I** felt t*y theatre-go
ers of Shelby.
The new tax schedule of
the government calls for a tax
of 10 per cent on all theatre
admission prices. In some cit
ies the theatres absorb this
lax, while In others the pat
rons of shows and amuse
ments are being required to
pay the tax. But tn Shelby
the tax will not be paid either
way as It applies only to thea
tre and amusement admission
of 41 cents or more, and
Shelby theatres havr been on
25 and 10 rents admission
prices for months.
minor 1 nerts L.ast
Night Around City
1«a> Anti Nam ole Case Taken From
Unite Car. Try To Steal
Young Car.
City police are attempting to
combat with a spasmodic series of
minor thefts about Shelby. Police;
McBride Poston said today.
Last night one theft wa.. made
and another attempted. Several
gallons of gasoline and a sample
case were taken from the automo
bile of Clias Buice. Shelby sales
man. while the car was in the
Buice garage. Thieves made an at
tempt to get away with the auto
mobile of Charles S. Young during
the night, rolling it some distance,
but departed and made their get
away when officers were heard ap
proaching.
Think Fountain Not Enthusiastic
About Chances In Second Primary
Ehringhaus Organization Function
ing Smoothly. Fountain's
Homo-Town Friends
Bv M. R. DINNAGAN
Star Nrws Burpau
Raleigh, June 24.—Of all of the
four-state wide political headquar
ters in Raleigh for the two major
offices, governor and senator, the
most thoroughly organized and
mast actively militant is the Eh
hinghaus force, which is function
ing just as smoothly and efficient
ly as It did in the first race.
J. C. B. Ehringhaus, candidate.
Major L. P, McLendon, manager,
and other of the Ehringhaus lead
ers are conferring daily at vantage1
points over the state and are keep-!
ing the wheels of the organization,
moving rapidly and smoothly. The
forces, on down to he precincts, were
kept intact during the 10 days
while they were waiting for Lieu
tenant Governor R. T. Fountain toj
make up his mind on whether or(
not to call for a second primary.
On the contrary, it is generally
believed that the Fountain cam
paign will be a tame affair, since
it is held that even Mr. Fountain
ts not at all enthusiastic over the
prospects of the second race. He is
pictured as having been in a sense
forced into it by his advisers, and it
is claimed that his home-town
friends, such as Senator Lee Grave
ly W. S. Moye and others, were not
brought into the conference of
those who finally Induced him to
run. These two, and others, are
said to have advised against the
second entry.
While Mr. Fountain will natural
ly show some activity, it is believed
that his campaign Will be largely
conducted by his. manager, James L.
DeLaney. and other friends. While j
a statement was issued that the]
platform suited the Fountain forces.!
the endorsement of the Gardner]
sdrhinistration and the specific ap-j
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Three Men For
County Sheriff
In Fall Voting
Independent I* Still
Running
.1. t ullcn Mull t» Independent Can
didate, Ldgrart For O. O. P. Dem
oermt Not Chosen.
{Since Cleveland to and has been
lor yews r Democratic county it. Is
likely that the name of the next,
sheriff will he known after the sec
ond Democratic primary tomorrow
week, but, the fall election will wit
ness a three-cornered race for the
office
It will, be the first time In many
years that Cleveland voters will
have to choose their sheriff in the
full election from turee candidates.
This unusual feature was brought
about by the entry of .1 Cullen
Mull, former Democrat, as an %de
prndent candidate. Since his name
was not on the primary ticket, due
to the fact that he is running as
an Independent, some citizens have
wondered If he to really in the race
Mr, Mull, hearing these queries,
stated today that, he “to In until the
votes arc counted in the fall elec
tion "
The Republican candidate for
hcrlff is Ben R Logan, of Kings
fountain
Second Rare li.'teresl.
In the meantime Democrats are
ievelnping considerable interest in
picking their candidate in the sec
ond primary Saturday, July 2, The
■andidates are Irvin M. Allen, the
present sheriff who says he Is run
ning for the last time; and Ray
mond Cline, of Kings Mountain.
Supporters of both candidates ap
ireiir confident of the nomination of
their man.
The Independent candidate, how
ever, says that he is assured of get
ting votes from both Democrats and
Republicans as well as from those
who vote Independently as a cus
tom. He has been given no encour
agement, he admits, from leaders
of either party, the Republicans
putting out a candidate of their own
after he announced, but he states
that he has support among voters
of both parties. Prom his line of
thought he would not be surprised
at getting more votes than the Re
publican candidate, for it is re
called that the petition making It
possible for him to enter as an in
dependent was signed by more than
1.200 people
Try Answering •
Can you answer 14 of these test
questions? Turn to page 2 for the
answers.
1. What Is the approximate,
weight of an average dozen of eggs?
2 Where was Warner Oland born?
3 Which country's flag bears the,
emblem of a snake and eagle?
4. What is the name of the na
tional legislative body of Prance?
5. To what polltlcaJ party did
President John Tyler belong?
6. For whom was Seward peninsu
lar in Alaska named?
7. What two acids are used for
etching steel?
8. Of what racial stock are the
White Russians?
9. What is the approximate cir
cumference of the earth?
10. What Chicago Tribune report
er v/As killed in gang war in June,
1930?
IT What weight boxing gloves
are generally used in championship
bouts?
12. Who commanded the troops
that captured John Brown at Har
per's Perry?
13. Of what, word Is data the
plural?
14 What, commonly used sub
stance contains nicotine?
15. Which American pioneer Is
famous in the history of Ken
tucky?
16. What Is the nickname of the
Missouri river?
17. What is the Mexican nick
name for a citizen of the XJ. S.?
18. Who was the presidential
nominee of the Worker's Party in
1928?
19. What is the capital of Alaska?
20. In what country is the Volga
river?
Dr. Broughton To
Conduct Revival
At Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain, June 23.—Dr
Len G. Broughton evangelist, of At
lanta. Ga. will conduct a series of
evangelistic services at the Flrsf
Baptist church in Kings Mountair
fining Sunday.* July 3, and lasting
through Sunday July IT Dr
Broughton is one of the outstand
ing preachers in the Southern Bap
tist church.
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