- 10 PAGES TODAY Br Mull, par yaar, (in advance! — M.fcv Carrier, per year. (In «d vantages of leaving the old one crop and two crop idea. In verification of the tendency of;' Tar Heel farmers to launch but for t 4 | wetter results through the route of j diversification, the Forecaster gives this significant summary of * ac complishments already achieved: "The acreage distribution of North Carolina crops is clearly shown to be fairly well diversified, not only for certain Piedmont counties, but for the state as a whole. For in stance, corn ranks as the leading crop,. with about 2,250,000 acres; cotton comes second, with approxi mately 1,360,000 acres. Then come hays with probably more than 750, 000 acres. "Tobacco Is fourth, with the 1932 acreage at probably less than 500,- j 000 acres, but with 690,000 shown for 1931. Peanuts have an acreage of approximately 300,000 acres. Soy beans will probably reach near 300 oon acres in 1932. Wheat will be considerably more than that. Even commercial truck crop? probably total nearly 100,000 acres when con sidering the local market sources rhat for shipment out of the state) s approximately 40,000 acres," ji for ths campaign and setting up organization* in all counties. we prepared a platform,” Cox said. Anyway, it is now certain that Jonas and Btilwinkle will oppose each other for the third time this fall. In two previous contests each one won once, and this la the de ciding fall. County Home Farm Makes 651 Bu. Wheat Sixteen hundred and fifty-one bushels of wheat were made this year on the county home farm, ac cording to information learned yes terday from the county home keep er, Mr. John Borders, who was over in Shelby on business. The wheat turned out well and this is one of the largest yields ever made on the county farm. Two-Tailed Lizard Lawson York, who lives near' Shelby, was in the city yesterday 1 •xcepttng an unusual freak—a lizard ; with two tails. The lizard, caught near Kings Mountain, is otherwise similar to the lizards common in this section except for the two per fectly formed tails. Three Vote Test* Victorious Strength Of Roosevelt Hhv How fw, Of Two-Third*. Conven- , tion Event*. / Chicago, .luuc 29.—It ru be lieved at noon today that ballot ing on the presidential candi date* In the national Dcmocra - tic convention would get under way at tomorrow’* session. The convention this afternoon waa starting to hear the report* of the various eommlttecs, start ing off at 2 o'clock with the re port of the resolutions commit tee. When these report* are completed the convention will rontinue with Ihe nominating speeches. I'or Submission. II was learned today that the prohibition plank auh commit tee of the platform committee favored submitting the prohibi tion question to Ihe people In stead of declaring for outright repeal. The report had It that »lx of the nine member* of the committee had voted for a *ub- * mission plank while the remain ing three voted to have the , party declare for repeal. Chicago, June 29.—'Three time# * Roqgevelt hurricane smashed the opposition in yesterday’s intense session of the democratic conven tion, elevating Senator Walsh of Montana to the permanent chair manship, settled in its own way the two delegation contests, and in general hurling on with an enthus iasm generated for a supreme ef fort to capture the presidential nomination by a two-thirds major ity. But the majorities in every in stance were more than a hundred short of the 770 that will be re quired to nominate, the attempt to allow leeway for a simple majority nomination having been given up finally by r1) hands. Ending the six hour meeting, the convention spe cifically adopted the 100-year-old rule. Welcomed by an uproarious Rooseveltian procession that twist ed in both directions through the congested aisles, and with cheers that drowned some few shouts of derision, Senator Walsh was given a 626-to-528 margin. f.ong Delegation Seated. In the other two roll-calls, the (CONTINUED ON PACE TSN.) Price War On Among Shelby Shoe Shine* •Ml Shine Stands Now Said To Bo Hown To Pre-War Price Of Nickel The price of a shoe shine in Sfael by Is back where it was before th« World war—down to a nickel. Last when when local barber shops inaugurated a price-cutting war. getting down to prices of other days, some of the shoe-shine estab lishments joined in. The price drop ped from ten cents to five. This week in an effort to get all on the same basis, back to a dime or down to a nickel. Among the col ored youths of the city there was quite a flurry ip the Wffr today, ending, according to last reports, with all dropping to the nickel shine price. , Cliff side Youth Drowns At Seattle Forest City. June 29—Mr. and Mrs. S .R. Blackburn, of CUffside, have been notified of the death of their sop, Claude Blackburn, of Se attle, Wash., who was drowned while swimming. Young Blackburn was 21 years of age and a very popular young man. He had been in Seattle for some time where he was employed in one of the hotels. His body will be returned to Cliff side where the funeral service and interment will take place upon its arrival. He was a member of the CUffside Baptist church, joining there several years ago. Bible School Closes At Central Tomorrow The Vacation Bible school at Central Methodist church will close tomorrow morning. The three departments of the school, beginners, primaries and juniors cordially Invite their moth ers and friends to a guest hour from 10 to 11 o’clock Thursday'morning. Misses Verne Elmore and Mary Ruth Webb returned Sunday night irom a tour of the Eastern part of the United States and Canada.