W¥ li&jel&ttft 8 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXVIII, No. 87 SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESD'Y, JULY 20, 1932 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) B» Mall, per rear, (in advance) - H.KJ Carrier, per rear. On advance) UDV Late News THE MARKET ( otton, Spot --5/4c up Cotton Sped, ton ......- $8 War Warm Thursday Today’* North Carolina Weather Report: Generally fair and continu ed warm tonight and Thursday. Silver Lining? New l'ork, J uly 20.—A quicken ing: of public and private construc tion. resumption of industry, the re-hiring of several thousands of factory and construction workers, and a new general activity reflect ing itself in many lines of trade were among the refreshing aspects of an industrial survey made by the United Press yesterday from Mass achusetts to Utah. While these scat tered reports were concerned rather with the hiring of hitherto idle workers rather than the direct stimulation of retail buying, they were regarded in some quarters as showing one of the first signs of a seasonal revival of business. 4-H Boys, Girls Leave For Camp And Week’s Stay Around 145 Cleveland Boys And Girls To Suanannoa For Encampment There. Around 145 Cleveland county farm boys and, girls together with a dozen adult club leaders and the two county agents. R. W. Shoffner and Mrs. Irma Wallace, are now in camp at Swannanoa. near Asheville, for a week. The party left Shelby | yesterday morning in six motor buses for the week's stay in the mountains. Another truck was fill dd with chickens and other food supplies taken by the boys and girls for their meals during the week. It is the annual encampment of the 4-H clubs and while there the young people will attend clases, lectures and demonstrations and will make tours of the experiment farm in addition to the sport side of the encampment. On the trip were club members from Mooresboro, Casar, Belwood, Polkville, Waco, Fallston, Patterson Grove, Boiling Springs, Kings Mountain, Bethle hem, Grover, Earl, Patterson Springs, Sharon, No. 3 and other communities. Among those who registered In 3helby early Tuesday morning for the trip were the following, and others were to be picked up en route: Ralph Blanton, Homer Brackett, Edward Hubbard, Clyde Pruett, Ra ICONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT > Local Cannery Program Given; Plant Operating Cannery Packs, Seals, Product For Cent Per Can. No Charge On Charity Work. Shelby's community cannery, now In operation at the Lackey-Doggett garage building across from the Shelby milk plant, today outlined the cannery program and cost system. For No. 3 cans (quart size), with the customer paying for the can at a cost of three and one-half cent each and preparing the product, the cannery cooks, packs and seals the cans at a charge of one cent each, making the total cost of the finished product to the customer at four and one-half cents per can. For no. 2 cans in the same man ner the cost is three and one-half cents, two and one-half cents for the cans and one cent for the can ning. Wien the product is prepared for canning by the cannery for the cus tomer there is an additional charge of three-quarters of a cent per can. Patrons of the cannery are urged to bring the product to the cannery for preparation and canning the ;ame day it is gathered. Better still, bring the product direct from the field to the cannery. Ample room is provided at the cannery for preparation of the product. When canning for shares, the customers other than unemployed, the customer furnishes the product, the cannery furnishes the cans, and the customer gets two cans out of five or six cans out of ten. Un employed people bringing products to can may have them canned on a fifty-fifty basis. Corn should never be shucked be fore reaching the cannery. Surplus vegetables donated to the cannery for charity will be con served and distributed through proper agencies this winter. The cannery will gladly can any pro ducts for any community without cost where the canned product is to be distributed to charity by that community, the communiy furnish - ing the cans. When products require the use of sugar or syrup these must also be furnished by patrons Over 50 Schools In County Open Monday Near 10,000 Children Return To School County Schools Open Early In Ord er To Close For Cotton Picking Later. Principals To Meet. Almost 10,000 Cleveland county school children will pack their books and head back to the school room on Monday morning when 64 county schools open the summer session. The schools open Monday fol lowing an early opening custom of several years which permits the schools to close down later In the fall so that'the thousands of child ren may go into the cotton fields and help harvest the cotton crop. Those Opening Among the schools opening Mon day, according to County Supt. J. H. Grigg, will be eleven standard high schools, three other eight month schools, eight six month schools and 32 colored schools. The total enrollment of these schools is close to 10,000—about 6.000 white students and 3,500 colored students. The eleven standard high schools opening Monday are Grover No. 3, Waco, Fallston, Belwood, Casar, Piedmont, No. 8, Lattimore, Moores boro and Boiling Springs. The other eight-month schools opening are Bethware, Moriah and Dover mill. Bethware will be op erating for eight months the first time this year, Among the short term schools which will open 'Monday are Holly Springs. Palmer, Flint' Hill, Mt. Pleasant,- Philbeck and Zion. All of the county’s 32 colored schools open their terms Monday. A meeting of all county high school principals Is to be held at the court house in Shelby Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, it is stated by Supt. Grigg. Tennis Match On In City Tonight Lincolnton Team Will Meet Shelby Terfnis Players In Doubles And Singles Matches. Shelby’s first inter-city tennis match of the summer is to be play ed this evening, beginning at 8:30 on the Shelby Tennis Club courts south of Hotel Cleveland on South Washington street. The contest will be between the clubs of Lln colnton and Shelby. Shelby’s doubles teams. Russell Laughridge and George Washburn and George Wray and Whitelaw Kendall, will meet the Lincolnton teams, Cap Love and Prof. Smith and Jimmy Putnam and Jack Ram seur. Wray and Kendall will play two of the visiting players in singles matches. The public is in vited to witness the matches. Good Response For Family Whose Home And Effects Burned Rev. L. L. Jessup said today that there was an excellent response to the appeal for aid made by him and other ministers for a Shelby fam ily whose home, furniture and clothing were burned last week. An excellent spirit was shown, Rev. Mr. Jessup declared, and the family re ceived gifts of furniture, clothing and food. A few chairs and minor items are still needed, but enough has already been given for the mb ther and six children to make out in their new home. The father, who had been ill in the hospital for weeks, was this week taken to the county home. Telephone calls and gifts by the dozen caine in after the appeal was made through The Star. Officers Catch Trio Of Alleged Thieves In City Three Colored Men Held Following Robbery Of Cohen Store Here Last Night. In county court today, Edgar Ross, Anthony Bridges and Lee Smith, colored men, were bound over to Superior court under $500 bonds each on a breaking and entering charge In connection with the rob bery of Cohen's department store, opposite the court square on La fayette street, last night. Entrance was made by going in a rear window. It had not been determined today just how much goods had been taken, but officers in catching the three men recover ed two pairs of shoes, a dress and a ' belt. The arrests were made around midnight or later by Police men Paul Stamey, Rufus Sparks and B. E, Putnam and Fireman Joseph Carroll. One of the negroes had a cut on his hand and blood was found on the broken window pane at the store. The hat of another was said, to have been found near the rear of the store. McNeely Firm In Receivership Now Stores Being Operated On By Char lotte Man. Creditors To Benefit. The J. C. McNeely mercantile firm, specializing In ladles wearing apparel, with two stores In Shelby and one In Forest City, is now op erating under a receivership. The receivership papers were signed in Llncolnton Monday by Judge Michale Schenck when peti tion was filed by Attorney Henry B. Edwards for Mrs. McNeely. Judge Schenck then appointed R. H. The ling, of Charlotte, as receiver and the stores remain open and are op erating under his supervision. Mr. Edwards, attorney for the receiver also, says that Mr. Thciling thinks creditors will benefit by the move in keeping the stores open and do ing business. Petition was filed be cause. according to the complaint, the firm could not meet creditors’ claims with cash despite what was considered good basic assets. Judge Schenck also signed a restraining order against creditors bringing suit until the stores were given an op portunity to work out by remain ing open. The stores involved are the Mc Neely store, in Shelby, operated for about 11 years by Mr. McNeely, one of the section’s best known mer chants; the McNeely store in Forest City, and the Economode store in Shelby. At present the personnel in the stores is the same as heretofore except that Mr, and Mrs. McNeely are not working. Musical Concert At Zoar Church Friday A musical concert will be held at Zoar Baptist/ church Friday night, beginning at 8 o’clock. This marks the end of a successful two weeks music school made possible by the memorial fund of J. Lane Putnam. The concert will consist of solos, duets; quartets and choruses. More than 100 voices will take part. The concert- will be in charge of C. P. Gardner, who taught the school, and there will be no admission charge. County Authors And Settings In Productions Of Carolina Playmakers Two Plays At Carolina Last Week Written By Alonzo Hoyle And Evelyn McCall. Cleveland county writers and Cleveland county settings featured In two experimental productions oi original plays staged at the Univer sity of North Carolina last week by the Carolina Playmakers. The first was a social tragedy. “Election Returns,'' written by Alonzo Hoyle, of Fallston, and the setting was a village in Cleveland county. The other was a Carolina country comedy, “Blessed Assur ance,” written by Evelyn McCall, of Lenoir, who taught in the county last year. The setting was a rural Cleveland county church designated as Harmony Grove Baptist church. Hoyle’s play was in one act of a full-length play. Tbs characters were Carr Mull, a carpenter, played by Eugene Cate; Mrs. Mull, his wife, played by Meta Lil^s: Amelia Mull, their daughter, played by Clara Belle Matthews; Lawrence Blan ton, a teacher engaged to Amelia, played by Ivan Miller; and Major Wilson, village banker, played by Hoyle. The time was June, 1910. Miss McCall's comedy had its time near the close of Sunday serv ices on a June morning in 1932, and the play was directed by her. Uncle Pat, rural community boss, was played by John Manning; Francis Eaker, a school teacher, by Virginia Crawford; Preacher Sparks, by Roulhac Hamilton, jr; Mrs. Swee ney by Sylvia Weckesser; Mdnte Sweeney by "Monte” Howell; choir members—Ivan Miller, Edith Furr, Ross Kearney, Mary Lou Sparks, Francis Poole, Malcolm Seawcll and Eugenia Maclean. Over $12,000 In Cleveland Taxes Paid In To State Cleveland Has Paid State Practic ally All land Tax. Among Poll Tax Leader*. (Star News Bureau' Raleigh. July 20— North Carolina’s 100 counties have paid Into the State Treasury $3,164 14150 of the levy of 19 cents ad valorem tax on property to supplement State funds, primarily for school purposes, as of July 1, at which time, State Treas urer John P. Stedman states, the funds practically ceased to come In. Many counties In the State post poned for varying periods the sale of property for taxes, which action delayed payment by the counties to the State of this fund, much of which had to be supplied from other sources to pay teacher salaries and other school costs. Estimates plac ed revenue from this source at M, 000,000. since revesed downward. Most of the counties are keeping fairly well up with their payments, but some are far behind. The State Treasurer has also re ceived from the counties $237,128.73 in poll taxes collected, but has turned back to the counties, through the State Board of Equalization $85,404.87 of this amount, under the provision for turning back to the counties 80 per cent of the amount when payments have reached *, cer tain figure. Thirteen piedmont and mountain counties have paid practically half of the ad valorem tax received by the Treasurer, more than $1,502,000 up to July 1. Guilford had paid $271,000. Forsyth $261,000, Mecklen burg $198,000, Buncombe $137,000, Gaston $128,000 and Durham $112, 000, the other seven In order being Rowan, Cabarrus, Rockingham, Davidson, Iredell, Cleveland, Ca tawba. In poll taxes, Oullford had paid $18,000, Mecklenburg $10,000, Gaston $7,000, Rockingham $7,313 and Cleveland $7,000. Cleveland county, the record shows, had paid $7,000.00 In poll taxes, of which $5,168.20 had been refunded. This county had algo paid $50,809.94 in ad valorem taxee, on an original levy estimated from the 15 cents Of $57,750.00, which, amount the State is expected to get, or practically all of it, when all last year’s taxes are paid. Shelby Post Wins Membership Honor In Legion Meeting Gets Class B. Trophy. Bryce P. Beard Elected State Legion Commander. The membership trophy for Class B. Legion posts was won at Ashe ville yesterday by the Warren Hoyle American Legion Post of Shelby. The awarding of trophies was one of the closing features of the State convention of the American Legion The Class A membership trophy went to the Asheville post, the honors going to posts showing the best membership gain during the year. Quite a number of Shelby and Cleveland county war veterans and members of their families attend ed the convention sessions of the Legion and Auxiliary, all reporting an excellent time. Dwight P. Beard, of Salisbury, was elected State commander over Fred Myrick, of Greensboro. Other of ficers elected were: Coitc L. Sher rill, Statesville, alternate natlonai committeeman; Johp J, Burney of Wilmington, Norman Y. Chambliss of Rocky Mount and Way Kinsland of Canton, vice commanders; M. C. Terrell, Burlington, Judge advocate; A. R. Newsome, Raleigh, historian, and Rev. John Barkley, Wilson, chaplain. Short Course For 4-H Clubs On 25th Farm Boys And Girls To Attend State College Classes. Health Winners Compete. Members of the 4-H clubs for farm boys and girls of Cleveland county will go to Raleigh next week for the annual short course week of the club program at State col lege. The boys and girls will go by bus and eight have already signed up. Others who plan to go should communicate with the farm agent or home demonstration agent. The cost for room and board for the week will be *4.25 and the trans portation to and from will be $1.50 Among those who will go are Charles Palmer and Mary Sue Hol land, the healthiest boy and girl in Piedmont and Western North Caro lina who will compete for State honors. Thousands Join in High Point Strike Turmoil No Violence Reported In Big Strike riyr Manufacturing Centers In High Point Area Not Running. Cut Off Power. High Point, July JO.-—Approxi mately 15,000 person* werf thrown so'it of work last night in five North .Carolina manufacturing centers after groups of strikers and un smployed toured about, cutting off electric power and either forcing or persuading workers to leave their posts. Nearly 150 mills were closed in High Point. Jamestown, Kerners ville, Lexington and ThomaSville while it was estimated that between 10,000 and 15,000 workers were idle There was almost no violence but In several communities, the roving bauds met resistance which was shortlived. Several persons received minor Injuries. High Point was a city of almost Industrial stagnation. There approximately 6.000 work ers left their posts In practically every manufacturing plant in the am It was estimated that 100 ma Jok- plants were closed during the day Tuesday, In addition to a num ber of smgller ones. Municipal authorities here re mained silent with regard to the situation. So far as was learned, they had not debated taking any ac ‘tion, pending developments Police and county officials said they were prepared to cope with any situation that might arise. . There was no in dication that mill owners had sought any official Intervention. fBy early afternoon, every manu iCownxuaD on pao* worn * Whew! Righto, It’s Still A_Bit Warm Old Sol continues to keep this section on the spot without ft letup. With the mercury climbing above 100 here last week and reaching almost that high over the week-end, a brief respite from the heat Mon day was followed by a temperature of 07 Tuesday. Today the thermo meter at the old Ebeltoft atand was registering 03 before noon with the prospect of going higher hi the afternoon. From last Wednesday until today has been one of the hottest weeks Shelby has experienc ed In years, the temperature hang ing between 95 and 101. Parole For County Man Given Monday Cecil Williams, Serving Two Years For Forgery, Paroled After A Year. A Cleveland county man was among the 12 state prisoners paroled this week by Governor O. Max Gardner. In granting the 12 paroles the governor turned down 27 appli cations from other prisoners. The Cleveland man paroled was Cecil Williams. He was sentenced In July, 1931 to serve two years In the state prison on a forgery charge. Try Answering These Can you answer 14 of these test questions? Turn to page 2 for the answers. 1. Who ts the Greek god of the sea? 2. What are the political relations between the United States and the Philippines? 3. What is the study of the deri vation of words called? 4. Who invented the cotton gin? а. wnat name is applied to those who participated in the gold rush to California in 1849? б. What Is the popular name of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ter Day Saints? 7. Who was the vice-presidential candidate on the progressive party ticket in 1912? 8. Who was Aesop? 9. Who is the secretary ol labor? 10. To what country does Algeria belong? 11. Who wrote the story "Pigs Is Pigs"? 12. What are iron pyrites some times called? 13. How does Germany obtain the personnel to man her navy? 14. On what date did the U. 8. de clare war against Germany? 15. Where Is the city of Cheyenne? 16. Who wrote “Mourning Be comes Electra?” 17. What Is the plural of datum? 18. For whom was Pennsylvania named? 19. What Is the smallest state in area In the U. S.? 30 What does filicide mean." , In "Third Degree” Investigation Detective Joseph iltsenski, ol Nassau County, N. T.. is shown with his mother in the hospital at Miheola, L. I., where she is recovering from a brutal beating she received from four hold-up men. The aftermath of the crime was the arrest of Hyman Stark (inset) and three other men. While being held by police, Stark died it Is charged from the effects of rough handling during examination. Detective Ilisenskl end Deputy Chief Frank Tappen nave been suspended from the foree pending an investigation into Stark’a death. Federal Relief Bill Will Mean Much To State; Gives Road Jobs Approximately *0,000,000 Will Be Made Available For Highway Construction In N. C. Raleigh, July 20.—The passage of the new federal relief bill by Con gress, and which President Hoover will sign and make law Tuesday, July 26, will mean m*ch to North Carolina since it will make avail able approximately $6,000,000 for new highway construction In this state without requiring the expendi ture of any state funds whatever, It was pointed out today by E. B. Jeffress, chairman of the state highway commission. Incidentally it is interesting to note that the bill finally enacted was virtually the same bill introduced early In the present session of Congress by Representative Lindsay Warren of the first congressional district. Out of the appropriation of $120, 000,000 for Immediate highway con struction, North Carolina will re ceive approximately $2,800,000. This in turn can be used to match the $3,800,000 In federal aid highway funds already allotted to the state, but which It has so far been unable to utilise because of Inability to match it with state funds, making a total of $6,600,000 that will be available for new highway con struction as soon as President Hoov er signs the bill. Must llM On Federal Roads AU of this money will have to be used on federal aid projects, of course. Chairman Jeffress pointed out. But since the main federal aid highway projects In the state are more than 90 per cent com plete, this additional money can now be used on the so-called sec ondary projects, or on federal aid highways that are feeders to the main trunk federal highways. As a result, this money can be spent (CONTINUED ON PACE EIGH1 i Golf Match Here Today. An exhibition golf match was scheduled to be played this after noon on the Cleveland Springs golf course between Freddy Hyatt, Char lotte pro; Freddy McCanless, Char lotte amateur, and the Webb bro thers, Pete and Fred, of Shelby. Yesterday in Charlotte the Webb boys were defeated by one hole by Hyatt and McCanless. Distribute Over 2,000 Sacks Red Cross Flour Here Rod Cram flour has been a (treat aid in helping the need) of the Shelby section, it *v revealed by a checkup of the Red Cross flour distribution at the city hall today. In three months time Z. 63Z 25-pound sacks of Red Cross flour have been given to deserving needy and unem ployed here, according to Mayor 8. A. McMurry. who •* In charge of the distribu tion for the government. That amount totals 65,700 pounds of flour and in many Instan ces provided bread In homes that were completely out of food. The majority of the 2,600 sacks of flour have been given out. It was. said, in the last SO or 40 days. 'Waldrop To Start Series Of Meetings WtU Conduct Services At Buffalo. Ross Grove, Elisabeth And Poplar Springs. Rev. H. E. Waldrop will on next 8unday start a series of meetings at his churches in the county. On the fourth Sunday, next Sun day, he will open a meeting at Buf falo Baptist church. The first Sun day in August he will open a meet ing at Ross Grove. . Services will start at Elizabeth church the sec ond Sunday in August, and an open air meeting will begin at the Pop lar Springs school house on the Fallston road on the Monday fol lowing the third Sunday in August. The preaching at all four meetings will be done by Rev. Mr. Waldrop. ACTING AS RECORDER Maurice R. Weathers, former recorder, is serving as county judge of the Cleveland county court this week while Recorder Pat McBrayer is taking a vacation in Virginia. Ellenboro Section Already Knows Real Value Of Conununity Cannery Thousands Of Cans And Jars To Be Filled There This Tear. Meat Also Conserved. (Special to The Star; Ellenboro, July 20—With 15,000 tin cans already ordered and dis tributed by the Ellenboro Canning Association to its members, and with thousands of jars of glass also fill ed with fruits and vegetables this season, canning within the Ellen boro community is expected to sur pass all previous records of canning for home use. The Ellenboro Canning Associa tion, organized through the influ ence of the vocational agricultural department of the school, has stimu lated local people to a better live at-honae scogras;. Ssasciaii^ has. the association functioned each year in getting tin cans cheaper for its members by cooperative buying in large quantities. It is believed that there has been more canning al ready done than was done during the whole season last year. Then, we still have the peaches to can. These should be ready within a few weeks when canning again is ex pected to go on at a rapid rate. Fruits and vegetables are not only the products canned by Ellen - boro people. Many have during the past few years canned sausage, beef, and other meat products. One local family canned a whole beef last spring. | To be sure to have plenty to eat this winter can all fruits and vege tables now that can not be eaten on the table. Find Weevil In Upper Section Of This County Cotton Damage May Be Considerable Farmers Find Sign# or Weevil In Be I wood And Fallston Sections. Opinion Differ. Opinion# differ a# to how much damage the boll weevil may do in Cleveland county this year, but def inite report# thl# week had it that there were sign# of the weevil In the upper section of the county a# well a# in southern Cleveland near the South Carolina line and Chero kee county where the pest is found In large number#. Visitors to town this week report ed seeing weevil grubs In practically every section of the county, more numerous, however, in some sec tions than in others. Deputy Eo Dixon stated that last week he was shown weevil grubs in the upper section of the county, or about, Fallston and Belwood. Frank Sta nley, he declared, stooped over at one spot in a cotton field and pointed out at least a half down grubs and fallen squares containing grubs The weather of last week of so has been such, however, as to react against the weevil and many doubt if the pest will do much damage Prlor tojast, week R. W. SJkpfJner; farm agent, said that few weevil reports had come in except from thp lower end of the county and at that time he doubted if the pest of fered a serious threat. Since then, though, the weevil has been report ed as Invading other sections of the county. Quite a number concur In the opinion that the weevil will do no big damage in the county. They remind that in several years in the past there were signs Of the weevil and weevil grubs in the county, but that no damage of consequence re sulted. Others differ: They say the number of fallen squares and wee vil grubs found In the county now presents much the same situation as In cotton sections where the weevil has been very destructive Hugh Neisler, Kings Mt. Man, Died Tuesday Prominent Young Kings Mountain Textile Manufacturer Die* In Charlotte Hospital. Kings Mountain, July 20.—Alter an Illness of only a week, Hugh Neisler. prominent young textile manufacturer of Kings Mountain, died In Presbyterian hospital in Charlotte Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. He had been in the hospi tal since Saturday and his mother, Mrs. C. E. Neisler, and his brother, and sisters were at his bedside when death occurred, Funeral Thursday. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian church here Thursday morning at 10 o’clock with the pastor Rev. Richard C. Wilson In charge. Burial wil Ibe at Kings Mountain in the Mountain Rest cemetery. Mr. Neisler was manager of the Pauline mill of the group owned by the family of the late C E. Neisler. one of the pioneer textile manu facturers in this section of the state. The Neisler brothers operate the mills that were founded by their father, and which are now owned by the family. Hugh Neisler, who was 30 years old and unmarried, was the fourth son of Mrs. C. E. Neisler and the late Mr. Neisler. He Is survived by his mother, four brothers, Charles Eu gene, Paul, Joe and Hunter and three sisters, Margaret, Grace and Pauline, all of Kings Mountain. Mr. Neisler was bora and reared in Kings Mountain. He attended the Kings Mountain high school and was graduated from Davidson col lege, later taking a textile course at North Carolina State college. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fra ternity and a member of the Pres byterian church. He was a popular young man of Kings Mountain and had a wide circle of friends in thlf and other states. Short Back With Hotel Charles Here L. W. Short has returned to Shel by from Hickory and is again on the clerical staff at Hotel Charles. Mr. Short, who was a popular clerk here for several years, has been assistant manager of the EoM Hickory for several taoc&is,

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