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Iibil&ttd 8 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXVIII, No. 86 ■HSH SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, JULY 18. 1932 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) t» Mali, Mr r*w, (In idiuMI — UJO Ctrrl*r. Mr r*»r. (to Mvuuwl »«o Late News THE MARKET Cotton, Spot...5!iC op Cotton Seed, ton . _ $8 Fair Tuesday Today’s North Carolina Weather Report: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. Congress Ends Washington. July 18.—Despite the multiplicity of its enactments. Con gress has left behind a great va riety of issues, headed by the grow ing prohibition controversy, for the approaching political campaign and future sessions. No Congress since the way wrote s • much important legislation onto the statute books, hut almost every minute of the ses aion Just ended was s per ft grappling with emergency relief measures. Kew of the permanent problems were solved. The session erded In a whirl of debate on the prohibition question, almost bound to be pro jected Into the approaching presi dential and congressional races and made one of the predominant prob lems at the short session of Con gress beginning in December. Short Head Of Shelby T. P. A., List Officers Lor it Traveling Men Elect Offi cers. Directors and Committee Chairmen. Clyde A. Short, wholesale grocery salesman, is the new president of the association of Shelby travelling men, which is Post O of the T. P. A. Other officers elected at a call meeting of the post were: James Grice, fir at vice president: B. S. Green, second vice president and R. D. Crowder, secretary-treasurer. B. H Kendall was named chair man with the following directors: C. S. Young, T. J. Babington, J. S. McKnight. Clyde A. Short, and R. D. Crowder. The following commit tee chairmen were named: J. M. Bleak, railroad: -J. H. Quinn, pub licity; T. C. Hamrick, hotel; R. T. LeGrand, legislative; Clyde A. Short, employment; Wm. Andrews, good roads: W. Hill Hudson, mem bership; H.”F. Young, waterways; Rev. Zeno Wall, chaplain. Post O now? has 70 members and during the winter of 1931-32 it gave $25 to the Boy Scout organisation and $60 to the charity fund. A sum of $150 was given to various char ity causes during the preceding year, and the post was voted to do its part during the winter of 1931-32. J. H. Queen Died Saturday, Burial Sunday Afternoon Well Known And Populer South Shelby Citiien Passes At Age Of 71 Years. John Harrison .Queen, wen known citizen and popular mer chant, died Saturday afternoon at his home in South Shelby. He was 71 years of age. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Second Baptist church by the pastor, Rev. L. L. Jessup, assisted by two former pastors, Rev. W. A. Elam and Rev. Rush Padgett. Interment was at Elizabeth church and a large throng of friends gathered to pay final tribute to him He joined the church when a young man and al ways lived a consecrated Christian life. At the time of his death he was a member of the Second Baptist church. He was a man kind to his family and loved by his neighbors and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his second wife. Mrs Doris Jenkins Queen, and by 10 children, seven by his first marriage and three by the second union. Sur viving also are 31 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Three sisters who also survive are Mrs. Dovie Styres, of Gastonia; Mrs. Sarah Hord. of Shelby, and Mrs. Martha Norman, of Belwood. County Farmers To Visit Test Station Will Take In Annual Picnic At Piedmont Test Farm At Statesville Thursday. A number of Cleveland county farmers are expected to make a trip Thursday, July 21, to the Piedmont experiment station and test farm at Statesville. It is the day of the an nual farm picnic there, a big event for farmers of the Piedmont coun ties. Mr. O. M. Mull, of Shelby will be the chief speaker. Farm Agent R. W. Shofiner had arranged to take a party of local farmers there but will be away with the 4-H boys and girls. He urges, however, that all farmers make the trip who can possibly do so. The ex periment farm is of much education value in demonstrating diversified farming and it is also one of the few ioo teat farms in the country. Free Admission To Fair Here This Fall Officials Announce Fair Will Be Held. Everyone To Be Admitted Free At Gate. Charges Only For Special Amusements. Program Will Be Up To Former Standard. The largest county fair in the two Carolinas—the Cleve land County Fair—refuses to be curbed, even temporarily, by the general business depression. Fair officials announc ed today that the fair will be held at the customary date this fall, the last of September and the first of October, and furthermore announced that it would be a “free gate" fair, meaning that there would be no admission charge to the lair grounds xor anyone. A free-gate fair, especially for a! fair which has been drawing around 100,000 people each year for seven years, is something new, but fair officials definitely announce that no one will be charged admission to get in the fair grounds. Explains Move Dr. J. S. Dorton. fair secretary, in explaining the decision reached by fair, directors, said: "We felt that we could not afford to call off the fair this year It has come to be an event that this entire section looks forward to. Scores and scores of people would not be able to attend and pay the custom !arv admission price In previous : years these people helped make our fair what it is by coming by the thousands and paying their way in. This year we're going to attempt to return the favor. There will be a charge, of course, for special privileges, but no charge to get in the fair grounds, or to see the agri cultural and educational exhibits, the free acts, fireworks, races, etc. A man and his family, as we have it planned now. can take in the fair, see pratically everything them is to see and enjoy it just as much as ever without a cent of money. Needed This Year "The main idea behind a fair or agricultural exposition is the edu cational angle. We dare hope that in seven years the Cleveland Fair has done much to better agricul tural conditions and to cause the people of this section to take more pride In their work. We feel that is shown by the hundreds of fine exhibits we have each year in every department with farmers and farm wives competing with each other for prizes and honors. This year more than ever before a fair should serve the purpose of stimulating the people to harder and more systematic work. That’s the main reason we decided to carry on despite conditions and to earn’ on by not charging admission this year.” For six years the admission charge to the grounds was 50 cents. Last year in keeping with the times admission W’as cut in half down to 25 cents. Tills fall there will be no admission charge. There will, however, be a charge of 25c for parking automobiles, this being (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8IX > Mrs. Putnam Breaks Hip In Fall Friday Mrs Marion Putnam, ot Charlotte and formerly of Shelby, broke her hip in a fall at Cleveland Springs Friday night. She was taken to the Shelby hospital where it is reported that she is recovering from the severe accident as well as could be expected. Mrs. Putnam, well known to Shel by and county residents, was here on a visit with her sister Mrs. G. P. Hamrick, and had gone to the Springs with some of her grand children and relatives when she tripped, fell and sustained the frac ture. Militia Outfit Back From Camp Company K Baseball Team Wins Regimental Title. Spangler Boxing Champ. Company K. Shelby militia unit, returned home yesterday after a two weeks encampment at Camp Glenn, Morehead City. Members of the company, all tan ned during their stay on the drill grounds and rifle range, came in over the Seaboard. The company made a good record w'hile in camp and there was no sickness and no injuries in the outfit during the stay in camp, according to Capt. Peyton McSwain. Company K s baseball team, made up of former high school stars and amateur players, attracted consid erable attention by bowling over other company teams to win the regimental championship. Jerome spangler. young Shelby boxer, won the lightweight championship of the camp for the third year. First Lieut. H. C. (Shorty) Long came in the second best record on the shoot ing range. J. M. Best Furniture Store Moving Today The John M. Best furniture com pany began moving today from South LaFayette street to West Warren street in the building one door belowr the J. Lawrence Lackey garage. It was said there would be no change In the operation of the store but that moving would reduce overhead expense and in turn affect substantial reductions tn the entire remaining stock. Kennel Club Will Stage A Barbecue Shelby's newly organized Western j Carolina Kennel club will stage a barbecue Friday evening at 7 o’clock at the county fair grounds. Guests will be restricted to members and prospective members. The club has recently been accepted as a unit of the American Kennel club under the auspices of which the local club will stage a big dog show during the fair this fall. 150 Quart# Beans From Just One Row Mrs. F A. Boyles, of the Toluca section, is one up—maybe more—on other bean gardeners who have re ported their crops. From one short row in her gar den Mrs. Boyles picked 15 ten quart buckets fulls of bean. They were of the Kentucky Wonder variety, and j if any one is skeptical about it, she j says, she has five witnesses to prove I her story. Hollis Section To Have Big Event On Saturday; Stage Races, Contests Prize* For Best Husband-Calling, Ugliest Man, Prettiest Girl, Best Yarns. One of those old-fashioned events, a celebration of the type grandpa and grandma looked forward to in bygone years, is to be held at Hollis, Rutherford county, on Saturday, July 23. The list of events planned for the all-day occasions turns the pages of time backward and prom ises one of tire most enjoyable oc casions the section along the Ruth erford-Cleveland line has known in many years. There will be prizes for everything from the best hunting and fishing yams up to the prettiest girl. There will be races, contests, “eats" and everything necessary for the success of such a celebration. The informal program includes the following: At 10 in the morning the cele bration will open at the Hollis school with an address of welcome by Grady Withrow. Talks will be made by C. C. Moore, B. T. Jones, Clarence Griffin and others. The idea behind the entire unique af fair is to bring better understand ing between sportsmen and land owners. After the opening talks and music, there will be a picnic dinner. And all comers, of course, are reminded to bring along the “well-filled baskets.” Then come the afternoon events. A baseball game betw'een Hollis and Munford Cove. Then a greasy pole climbing contest, and a boxing bout. There wilt be fot races of 50 years for men 50 years of age or older and children’s races for the same dist ance. The young man’s race will go for 100 yards. In a “husband calling” contest a prize will be awarded the farm woman winning the contest with the best imitation I >CONTU»PlD Oh TAOS SIX.) t A Polish Olympian Like Moslems to Mecca come ath lete* from all over the world to Los Angeles to be on hand for the open ing of the Olympic Games. Here is Withold Huianicki, captain of the Polish team, shown as he arrived in New York on the S. S. Paris, en route to the Olympic battlefield. Family Is Without Supplies For Home Home and Furniture Burned Last Week. Husband III in Shelby Hospital. This isn't fiction, or, for that mat jter, Just a sob story. It’s the truth In Shelby there is a family—a mother and six children—who are in need of furniture and supplies for their home in addition to food and clothing. Yesterday in the churches of the city an appeal for aid was made to the several congregations, but ministers who are extending a help ing hand believe that the appeal should be made to all through The Star. A week ago this morning the home in which this family lived w»H destroyed by fire, an early morning blaze In Curtistown.. Practically all the furniture, household effects, and clothing—In fact, nearly every fam ily possession—were destroyed by the lire. The family has since mov ed into a home at Eastside, but does not have any furniture, furnishings, clothing and other necessities. The husband and father of the family is a patient in the hospital and has been a patient for weeks and weeks. No other member of the family is employed or can secure employment. Anyone who will lend a hand by giving some piece of furniture, bed clothing, supplies, food oi anything that might be needed In a home — anything will be welcomed—Is ask ed to communicate with Rev. L. L. Jessup. Dr. Zeno Wall, Welfare Of ficer Smith, or any other minister in the city. County Youths Get Fort Bragg Awards Boys From Section Win Honors At C. M. T. C. Training Camp There. Several youths from this section won honors and awards at the C M. T. C. encampment last week at Fort Bragg. Henry J. Furcron. of Grover, wa-j third in the broad jump of the field day, first in the pole vault, third in high hurdles, was a mem ber of the winning half-mile relay team, and was a irtember of the champion horseshoe pitching team Thomas L. Reems, of Vale, was first in the mile race, and O. C. Con nor, of Shelby, was second in the tennis singles. Dor ton Niece Is Killed In Wreck Salisbury. July 18—June Portion. 8-year-old girl of Concord, was al most instantly killed Sunday after noon when a car driven by her mother, Mrs. James Dorton. was in collision with a car driven by Wil lie Thomas, negro of East Spencer. The accident happened at a street intersection on North Main when Thomas attempted a left turn. Mrs. Dorton was returning fo Concord from Greensboro. Two little girls. Iva and Margaret Booe. who were with the Dortons, escaped with slight injuries. The little girl killed tn the Salis bury crash was a niece of Dr J. S Dorton. of Shelby. Miss Mattie Sue Propst returned home yesterday from Gastonia where she had been visiting Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Swoffird and Miss [Sue Swofford. , m Governor May Call Special Fall Assembly No Cut* Now For State Teacher* Gardner Mar ('all New legislature After Election To Balance State Budget, Raleigh, July 18.Oov. O Mas! Gardner Saturday said an extra J ordinary session of the general as sembly will be called in November; if necessary to balance the state', budget In a statement announcing a new fiscal policy he said there would be no attempt at present to withhold a percentage of the salaries of state school teachers and no further re - dnetion in the salaries of other state employes. This decision was made possible the governor said, by an agreement to reduce state highway costs $3 000,000 below highway revenues and apply this amount to meet necessary expenditures out of the general fund Budget Bureau Revised. Decision not to reduce further sal aries of state employes abrogated a budget bureau memorandum issued shortly after the current fiscal year began on July 1 reducing allotments to departments and institution* to (80 per cent instead of 10 per cent of their 1931 legislative appropriations. State employes’ salaries have been reduced once since the 1931 legisla ture voted a general 10 per cent cut upon request of Governor Gardner, The $15,750,000 six months school hind—of which more than *13 000, 000 goes for salaries—is protected by law from diminution. Pleases Teacher* Governor Gardners statement, which cawed happiness to reign on capitol hill and brought congratu lations from Clyde A Erwin, presi dent of the state teachers, asso ciation, came as the climax of the council of state wbd advisory budget I commission. Called Sound Solution. “It is a sound and most construc tive solution of a difficult and, com plex emergency," Erwin said, adding “it was the consensus of opinion of those with whom' I talked that it would not be for the best Interest of the state to call a special session of the general assembly at this time but that any legislation touching the problems of the present should be considered by the representatives of the people to be elected tills year If Governor Gardner calls a speci al session in November, which he is expected to do, members named in the elections that month will come to Raleigh and not members of the 1931 general assembly which met five months to struggle over finances. The next regular session of the legislature convenes in January, 1933. Governor Gardner in his state ment, expressed an opinion similar to Erwin's regarding a special ses sion. Try Answering Can you answer 14 of these test questions. Turn to page 2 for the answers. 1. Name the king of Sweden? 2. Name the nine planets 3. Name the upper and lower houses of the Czecho-slovakian par liament? 4. When was Napoleon III, of Prance overthrown? 5. Who wrote "Pride and Preju dice?" 6. What speaker of the D. 8. house of representatives was famil iarly known as "Uncle Joe?” 7. Of what country is Athens the capital? 8. Why were the Egyptian Pyra mids built? 9. What is the National anthem of the United States? 10. For what military honor does D. S. C. stand. 11. Where is the Yangtze river? 12. What are the technical names for hard and soft coal? 13. How many pounds in a long ton? 14. For what is Albert Einstein particularly noted? 15. What animal brays? 16. What causes the trfoon to shine? 17. Where is the United States leper colony. 18. What name dtd Admiral Byrd give his supply base in Antarctic? IP What: are the two largest cit ies in the world in population? 20. Who was the first chief justice of the United States? (OTHER CITY AND LOCAL NEW'S ON PAGE SIX) End of Coast-to-Coast Flight A* nonchalant aa you please, and much lata excited thus the reonrtere questioning her, Mra. Amelia Earhart Putnam, trana-Atlantic Matrix, is shown seated on the landing wheel ef her plane juat after the landed at Newark, N. J.. airport on the completion of her one-atoe flight freer Los Angeles. Owing to being forced down at Columbus, O., Mra Pntnajn failed ta set a new record, her time being IB boura. But she aaTs iheH try again and make itln 12 hoars. What Shelby People Think Of City Playground Proposal Should the c!ty or Shelby estab lish a playground for children be fore the end of this summer? Recently a proposal for a city playground was made to city aider men by officials of the Lions club and other organizations. The pro posal was made after Judge B. T. Palls, owner of the property, prom ised the use of the old Corbitt prop erty, Just eaat of the court square on Bast Marion street, as a park and playground. Those tpon,soring the movement say that the old concrete swimming pool already located on the property could be made Into a wading pool for small children at little cost. Swings, slides and other equipment could be Installed there without much cost, it is said, and the property, ideally located and shady, would make an excellent playground If cleaned off and equip ped. Since no decision has been reach ed on the matter. The Stir. at tempting to ascertain the views of citizens, has asked the following citizens this question: "Are you In (CONTINUED ON PAOr SIX * Several Bams Burned A ndMules Killedln County Saturday Night Lightning Starts Number Of Bias es. WifffilAi And M(Swain Barns Burned. Two barns were burned It Is definitely known and several oth ers were reported struck by light ning and damaged during the elec trical storm In Cleveland oounty Saturday night. At least two mules were killed or burned and farming equipment and hay were also burn ed A tenant barn on the Orln Mc Swain farm, just west of Shelby in the" Beaver Dam section, was struck by a bolt of lightning anti burned around 9 o’clock. A mule was either killed or burned, it was reported, and a drill, other farming equip ment and hay destroyed. A barn on the Lem Wiggins place in tl^ Zion church section was also struck by lightning and destroved by fire. It Is understood that the stock was saved but other property lost in the blaze. During the same storm a bolt of lightning struck a barn on the farm of Mrs. Laura A Hardin and killed a mule belonging to John Cham ,bers, a tenant, but the barn was not burned. Bulwinkle Protests Unfair Action About Textile Mills, Cotton Farmers Charges Discrimination in Financ ing Foreign Countries While Mills Stand Idle. In congress last week Major A. L. Bui winkle, congressman for this dis trict, protested against a govern mental policy which he charged to be unfair to the textile inills of North Carolina and indirectly un fair to the cotton farmer. Commen ting upon the Bulwinkle protest the Charlotte Observer says: Speaker Garner held up the relief bill because provision for publicity for future loans to banks had not been inserted in it. Congressman Shlwinkle took advantage of the sit uation to protest failure ol the ways and means committee to Incorpor ate provision for financing cotton exports on credits guaranteed by foreign governments. Bulwinkle was speaking on behalf of the cotton producing and spinning interests of North Carolina and, as he is our. congressman, It will be interesting to follow his arguments. He claimed that grave discrimination would re sult from the action of the govern ment financing sales to foreign countries while our own mills are in the doldrums and have some dif ficulty financing their own raw ma terials purchases. ’This section.” said Mr. Bui winkle "is fraught with a great deal of danger both to American agricul ture and to American industry.. This provides that the Reconstruc tion Finance corporation is author ized and directed to me.ke loans for the purpose of financing sales of such surpluses of agricultural p>ro ducts as cannot be financed hi the normal course of commerce. "As everyone knows. all textile mills in the United States or the great majority of them are having a difficult time during this present depression or panic And this pro iCONTINVKD ON FAQ* WXt i Louis Hastings Died Last Night 71-Yew-Old Resident Of Uly VII h|t Dies At Daughter's Home. Burial Today. Louis Scarboro Hastings, aged 71 years, died about 8 o'clock Sun day night at the home of hta daughter. Mrs. A. B. Mode, in the Rehobeth section. Death resulted from a complication of diseases. Mr. Hastings, well known in the city and county, was born and rewed In the Clover Hill section where he lived until he moved to the Lily vil lage in Shelby 16 years ago. His wife died about six years ago. Surviving are the following children: Zero Hastings, Mrs. Leila Fisher. Mrs. Ida Mode and Mrs. Ada Oold. Sur viving also are 18 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services were to be con ducted this afternoon at 4 o'clock at Clover Hill Methodist church where he had been a member for almost 50 years. The services were to be conducted by Rev. J. L. Jenkins and Rev. J. M. Barber. More Autos In County Than 3 Months Ago 5,375 Autos Here On First July Number. However, I* 9*0 !«•* Than A Vear Ago. More Truck* Than Kver i Special io 1910 star) Raleigh, July 18—Cleveland coun ty had 5.875 automobiles and 850 truck* registered July 1, as com-1 pared with 5,990 automobiles and 750 trucks a year ago, and 5,ltn automobiles and 775 trucks threw months ago. the figures show, in The State North Carolina cltiaens ownedI 330 more motor trucks on July 1 than they did a year ago, and 8,088 <morw than three months ago, while auto mobiles decreased 34,981 from a year ago. but had Increased 26£53 over three months ago. according to figures compiled In the office of L. 8 Harris, director of the Motor Vehicle Bureau. These figures are secured by measuring a given num ber of registration cards and meas uring the number to each oouaty by that standard. They are within a docen of exact figures. All motor vehicles numbered •336.528 on July 1. as compared 1 with 308.338 three months ago and 373, 374 a year ago. Automobile* num bered 284.061 July 1, as compared with 257,888 three months ago and 319.032 a year ago. while motor trucks numbered 54,477 July j, mi compared with 54,242 a year ago and 48.441 a year ago. Motoqbyclea have increased, from 785 a year to 886 on July 1. The figures Indicate an increase In trucks, although alight, in con trast to a continuing decrease in automobiles, indicating that family cars are becoming farm or deliver trucks during the depression period. A few of the counties show a slight Increase in numbers of automobiles, and more an increase to numbers of trucks, but most of them show a drop in automobiles. The county average for the State is 28< auto mobiles and 54 trucks as of July 1. Guilford led In automobiles with 30,050, a drop of 3;M0 from a year ago. Mecklenburg had 18,238, a drop of 2,525 from a year ago; Forsyth 14,180. or 2,240 less than a year ago; Wake 11,575, or 1,136 less than a | year ago, and Buncombe 10,735, or I, 815 less than a year ago. Meck lenburg led in trucks, with (2,980. or 30 more than a year ago; Guil ford had 2;850, or 195 more than at* year ago; Forsyth 2,860, or lT&j more; Wake 1800, or 175 leas thaw a year ago. Bill Webb Takes Over Theatre Here J. E. Webb And Son Again Operat ing Webb Theatre. Now Operate Three. Webb theatre to again being op erated by the original owner J. K. (Jim) Webb and his son WlHiam, who is better known here as BUI. The new management took over the local theatre today after it had been owned and operated for four or five years by Claude Webb. This is the third theatre in the Webb chain. Mr. Webb operating one at Gastonia with Bill in charge of the theatre here and the one he has been managing at Kings Mountain before returning here. The theatre building to owned by J. E. Webb and was leased to Claude Webb, the new managers purchas ing the Claude Webb equipment in taking over operation of the show house. A number of changes in the personel and arrangement of the theatre will be made right away and every effort made to give Shelby one of the best talkie theatres in the section, the new manager an nounces. Find Stolen Auto At Kings Mountain Auto Stolen When Safe At Cline Garage Was Robbed !■ Abandoned. The Buick automobile which was stolen from the D. H. Cline garage in Shelby before daylight Friday morning was located Saturday in Kings Mountain. The car had been abandoned in a colored residential section there. The gas tank was empty and several colored people saw the driver of the car get out and leave it. A description of the man is being held as a secret by local police un til some trace* of his whereabouts may be located. . ' - The safe in the Cline garage was broken into at the same time and around $70 in money and two dia mond rings taken. » >
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