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lefajdatti 8 PAGES TODAY By Matt, Carrier. per year, (in advance) — la.e.'i ner year. (In advance) VOL. XXXVI11, No. 99 SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17. 1932 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) Late News I' I HE A1AKKL1 Cotton, Spot .. 7.35 up j Cotton Seed, ton .._$9 j Rain Thursday Today’s North Carolina Weather Report: Partly cloudy and probablv j local showers in west portion to night and Thursday. Not .much • hange in temperature. Road Building The North Carolina highway com mission yesterday afternoon an! nounced low bidders on road and bridge contracts amounting to $994, 184.54 after the opening of bids on the first projects of the state's high way relief program. Of the total. $897,675.24 will go for construction and grading of road projects and S2O8.509.3O for bridge structures, It is believed that the contract for the ] new Shelby-PoIkVille highway, a ; part of the Shelby-Marlon link, will* be approved at a meeting of the highway commission Tuesday and contract let in the next letting, late this month or early In September. Many Students Enrolling Now In B. S. College College To Open On Sept. 6 rvpect College Enrollment This Year To Rurf Above 109. Come In Fast. Boiiing Springs junior college is anticipating its biggest session since becoming a standard junior college. The school opens on Tuesday. September 6. it was stat’d today by prof. O P Hamrick, and by the opening date he believes that be tween 100 and 125 students will be enrolled for the session. * The enrollment to date is ahead of any year in the past and new students are enrolling each day This year students are. coming to the Baptist junior college from a wider area than heretofore. During the last tveek three students en rolled from Mt. Holly. Among the new students enrolling, incidentally, is a Spanish youth who completed his high school work at Brevard In stitute. The full faculty of the college has already been lined up by the net* president, Rev. J. L Jenkins, and the trustees, and final arrange ments are now' being made for the opening with rooms being assigned each day. Pulls In 4 Fish On A Single Line Lawndale Man Gets Three Cals Ami One Perch At A Pull At Bridgewater. Glenn Lee. of Lawndale, former star athlete at Shelby high, has the prize inland fish story of the year Recently Lee was fishing in Lake •James. Bridgewater, and he caught four fish—three cats and a perch on one line with two hooks at a single pull. Heres how it happened: Be had two hooks on ills line. He cast, he had a bite and pulled in. The line caught and broke. Lee figured that the fish he had hooked would dip. and proceeded to. put two more hooks on his line. He cast back neat the same spot. In a minute or two he had a good nibble and reeled in. Oh each hook was a cat fish. That made two. and hanging through one hook was the tangled part of the line broken off and as that came in there was a cat on one hook and a perch on the other. Really four hooks were used in the one haul but the two last hooks really caught, and pulled in all four fish. Beat that one for a fish story in Inland water. 200 Women Rush Beauty Parlor To Get A Wave This is a story not about a gold rush but about a beauty rush and t-o the feminine world beauty is gold. Over 200 Shelby women rushed a local beauty parlor from Friday afternoon to noon Tuesday to take advantage of a bargain rate Eugene wave. The big news of the story is that bargain rates coupled with Star advertising pays. Friday's Star carried a no tice by the Mayhue beauty salon that Eugene waves had been reduced to $3. A yeai ago they were $6.50 and until a week ago were $5. At noon yesterday the proprietor ot the beauty shop had. he said, accommodated 200 customer and was getting almost too much business to handle. If von have something you knew the jMsopU want and f eftw ther pan et av try «T AF ADVERTISING >nd get similar results. Explain Status Eastside Mill To Stockholders Plant To Go On The Auction Block F. R Morgan Reads History Of, Mill's Financial Troubles. Sale Inevitable. A! a called meeting of the hold-j srs of common and preferred tsock j in the Eastslde Manufacturing Co., i held Tuesday morning at the East ude (Jeffersont school house, Fred R Morgan read a review of the mill's financial troubles from its be ginning eleven years ago. The pur pose of the meeting was to explain to the stockholders the mill's finan cial position and Just how the re ceivership was brought on and if possible work out a plan whereby the mill might be operated on for the benefit of the present owners. The earnings of the mill were giv en year by year showing how the, deficit mounted after paying taxe^i and eight per cent interest of the) preferred stock. The mill's financial j statement had gotten to the point! where it could not borrow without j endorsem#ht and the directors and j officials did not seem willing to carry on The> largest creditor is; Wilson-Bradbury, the commission! house to whom the mill owes *160 -1 100, The next largest creditors arc t five directors to whom the mill: owes $20,000 each. The suggestion j was made that the stockholders ac-1 cept ten per cent of their present) stock in order to make a better fi nancial statement and that an ef fort. be made to get another com mission house to pay Wilson-Brad- , bury and take over the selling agen- , cv of the mill, but the stockholders ' most heavily interested felt that , this could not, be done. Consequent- j ly the mill will be on the block at , auction. In the meantime it is be- ' ing operated under temporary re ceivership with Jack Dover as re ceiver. The mill’s plant inventory is *707,- [ D00. quick assets about *70,000 and ihdebtpdne&<~$270,000. All outstanfl- ' ing obligations have been met ex cept the $270,000 due the eommis- , 5ion house and five directors. Sale Of Mrs. Laura Wells Lot Confirmed Court Confirms Sale To R. F.. Campbell Of West Marion St. Lot For $3,000. The court has confirmed the sale of the Mrs. Laura Wells home on West Marion street to R. E Camp bell for $3,000 and a deed is being made to Mr. Campbell for the property by Frank L. Hoyle, com - I missioner. It will be recalled that upon the death of Mrs. Wells, she had no children and her property was to go to one living brother and sis ter and the nieces and nephews of her deceased brothers and sisters . The personal effects were sold a' public auction at the home andj later the home lot facing 109 feeti on West Marion, extending a deptn | of 430 feet and facing West Sumter. This and an adjoining Sumter street lot, 60x230 were bid in by R. E. Campbell for $3,000, but the heirs! did not consider this a fair price! and petitioned the clerk of the court not to confirm the sale but to order a re-sale. The clerk confirm ed the sale and there was an ap peal to the superior court judge to have the property re-sold in the hope that it would bring a bette.' price as several times this amount was offered for the property during the life-time of Mrs. Wells. Judge Schenck, however, confirmed the sale and the property will be con veyed to Mr. Campbell at the price he bid it in at auction Gruesome Exhibit —— , y » Albert H. Hamilton, ballistics ex pert of Auburn, N. Y., is shown on the witness stand at Miami, Fla., as he delivered a heavy blow to the prosecution which is endeavoring to prove that Haden Clarke, author, was murdered by Captain William I Lancaster. Hamilton is shown with the skull of Clarke which shows the I »u!let, hole that, according to the wpert. could only have been self indicted Brief Whirl Of The News Srings Joy Here No news of recent months ha* >een received with more elation in Shelby than the announcement of he birth of the second Lindbergh on. The radio brought the first | irief announcement at noon and! iince that time the new little Lindy las been a leading topic of conver ation The tragedy that entered he Lindbergh home endeared the amous young couple 'he more in he heart* of all people and the new irrival Is greeted with more enthus asm than the birth of a royal heir iboard. Before the name of the tew baby was announced there was nuch local speculation p.s to the lame. The favorite guess was Dwight Morrow Lindbergh • • • Farmers On Strike The news from Sioux City, Iowa ' s that the farmers there really iiean business in staging a strike rhe farmers are boycotting buyers vho will not pay the price they ,hink they should receive for their oroducts. and they are attempting o force non-striking farmers not to sell until prices move up. Cleveland farmers, the majority of them cotton growers, might wish for a strike so hat they could hold their cotton un it] they get a decent price, but the success of such a strike is doubtful Many of them must sell at the earl iest moment in order to meet obli gations and to lay in winter cloth ing. shoes, and supplies Jack Tells Them Democrats of this section got quite a kick out of tire manner in which Texas Jack Garner “goi- 'em told" in New England and New York. Some of the disgruntled Smith men accused Garner, the Democratic vice-president nominee, of scratch ing Smith in 1928. But with typical Texas fire, Garner told them that he had been taking the ticket straight since his first vote. Even a beginner in politics should have known that a “ticket scratched" never gets such high honors from the party. • • • Tobacco Selling The tobacco markets in the Caro linas opened yesterday. Tobacco farmers received slightly better prices than last year for their lower grades but about the ,;arr,c price for [CONTINUED ON PAG* SIX I Texas Jack Gamer, Tears In Eyes, Reiterates His Loyalty To Democrats _ Says He Stuck By Smith In 1928 And Has Suffered From Religious Bigotry. New York. Aug. 17.—With tears | in his eyes. Speaker Garner sought j this week to put an end to what had been called a "whispering cam paign" against him. At a luncheon in democratic na tional headquarters, he attacked re ligious bigotry, denied he had not supporter “Al” Smith in 1928. and said on prohibition he was an "out fight, repealist Hi? cpis^ <*r€d {r«3u*ntl ’ He thr»^ pointed qu*?- j tions that were fired at him in rap- j id order by leaders of three New England states which supported Smith in the Chicago convention. “There is a whispering statement that you did not support Smith in 1928," said Joseph A. Maynard, state chairman in Massochusetts, as the vice presidential candidate paused in his talk to the state lead ers. Began Voting Early “I began voting very early, when I was 19,” the Texan replied, with a smile playing on his ruddy face, “and I Want to say that I never split a democratic ticket. 1 said in 1938 in two spceche l H»liverr'1 ip behalf of Smith that I belie' ed he was one of the grm» duced The speaker paused, then added iCONTlNUEh UA FAGi. . Second Version \ Given Killing County War Vet Father Of McKinley Cook Investigates Is Told By Son's Companions Hr j Was Not Drinking When Shot By Wife's Father. McKinley Cook, 34-year-old Clev eland county World war veteran shot to death by his father-in-law Albert Barksdale, near Augusta, Georgia, on July 31, was not drink ing at the time and was unarmed, according to reports given Cook's father. W. A Cook, of the Bel wood j section News dispatches from Augusta stated at the time that Sheriff J L. Kitchens, who investigated the shooting, was Informed that Cook was drinking and was aimed when he visited the Barksdale home. It was said also in the report that he had threatened members of his wife's family arid that when he stepped on the porch hts wife's fa ther shot him through the door panel. Father's Version. The Cleveland native's father up on hearing oT hts son's death made a trip to Augusta and Gibson to inves tigate for himself. He got in touch with Willie Perdue, and Clarence Norman. It is said in a report to The Star, and heard hts son's side of the story! They were the men with young Cook when he stopped at the Barksdale home and was fatally shot.. Perdue and Norman told Cooks father that they met. at a neighbor's house and talked of tak ing a ride. Cook said he would go with them, they said, if they would go by the home of his wife's father and get his wife. When they got, to the Barksdale home, they said, Cook got out of his car unarmed and went on the porch humming a song and apparently In the very best of humor and not expecting any trou ble. He started to turn the door knob when Barksdale fired from the in side through the glass door. After he was shot, the boys with him said. Cook asked his father-in-law "Why did you shoot me? I didn't know you had anything against me.” He asked Barksdale that four timc< they said, before he answered. "I thought I had to.” “Why did you think you had to shoot me when I haven't a thing Ir the world to harm you with, not even a pocket knife?” Died In Hospital. The wounded man was then rush ed to the University hospital at Au gusta, where he died 12 hours later Not Drinking. The nurses there and the boy with him told Cook's father, it is j said, that his son was not drinking ; when fatally shot. Body Brought Home. Cooks wife informed the Augusta undertaker to aurn the body over to: his father and mother and the re mams were brought back to Cleve- j land county and buried in the St Paul cemetery. Rev. E. D McDaniel the pastor, conducted the service and a large throng of relatives and friends attended Wounded In War. McKinley Cook enlisted in the army March 1, 1917. and served 24 months overseas with Company C. 3rd Machine Gun Battalion. He was wounded in France. His buriel was with full military rites by the Am erican Legion of w'hich he was a member. He is survived by his widow and two children, one child by his first wife, who was before marriage Miss Estelle Hoffman, of Parksville, S C. Surviving also are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W A. Cook; two sisters Mrs. Clyde Warlick. of Casar, and Miss Dazzle Cook, of Belwood; and four brothers. Moody, Crawford, Minfee and Broadus Cook, of Bel wood. Insurance Firm In Receivership Royster Agency, Headed By Price. In Receivership As Judge Signs Papers. A petition placing the Royster Company, Inc., Shelby insurance agency, in receivership was signed this week at Morganton by Judge Michael Schenck. The agency has been managed by Bert Price. The petitioning creditors were represented by Attorney Henry B Edwards and the agency by At torney Pat McBrayer. Assets and liabilities, it is understood, have not formally been set forth, R. L. Armour, it is said, has been named receiver in the action Painting Theatre The interior nf the Webb theatre lobby is being p«mted this *» ir \ i 9 striking nett rolor scheme Th* painting is being done in the early j j morning and is not interfering with [the daily program schedule. ] Better Sale Of Garden Seed In City Than Ever 1 tiles* the hoi. dr? spell plated havoc with too manv gardens there will he plenty lo eat in Shelby and Cleveland rounty during the late -mm mer and fall It ha* beet.' reported lhal this year saw more acreage In garden crops than ever before, and a report on seed sale* bear* out the prevlon* report Ml local store* dealing In i *eeds say they have sold more this year than ever before Turnip* ran firs! in sales with radishe* coming in aeeotAl. j One dealer stated that *o far he has sold 125 pound* of turnip seed In five and ten rent lot*. That** some selling. i Rutherford Man Shot To Death In Burke On Monday StlvfsUr Harrell Shot in Row Over! Copper Pipe. Ren Brackett la Held Morganton. Aug 17 Sylvester Jarrett. of Rutherford county. was shot and killed, allegedly by his cousin. Ben Brackett, in the Brindletown section of Burke coun ty, about 11 miles southwest of Mor ganton, Monday night. Brackett lias been lodged in the county jail here. He is hoping to arrange ball on the plea that he shot in self-defense. 1 Soon after the alleged homicide, Which oceured at the Brackett home, and said to have been witnessed by Brackett's wife and children, and Bus Morrison, a neighboi, Brackett, seme to Morganton and surrendered eoluntarily to Sheriff !• W. Rose. A quarrel over some copper piping is said to have caused the trouble between the two men. Brackett Is said to claim that, when Jarrell, who was residing temporarily at his home threatened him with a wrench, he defended himself with n <mwtipni. which had been hanging on a near by wall. Jarrell was struck in the heart by the load from the shotgun, which, officers said, was evidently 'ired at close range. X date for a preliminary hearing has not been arranged os yet. The body of Jarrell is being held »t, a Morganton undertaking estab lishment awaiting advice from rela ives as to funeral arrangements Young Casar Girl Dies In Hospital Mis* Mary Dee Price, Age 15, Is Buried At Lee’s Chapel. Ill Several Months, Miss Mary Dee Price died Wed nesday night, August 10, at the Shelby hospital at 9 o'clock after an illness of several months Miss Price was one of the most beloved voung girls of the Casar commun ity and enjoyed a great host of friends. She had a lovable disposi tion and unusually pleasing person ■ ality. On September 11th, 1927 she professed faith In Christ and joined Lees Chapel church at the age of 10 years and was a faithful mem ber. She was a regular attendant at Sunday school as long as she was able to go. She was born January 9th. 1917 and died at the age of 15 years, sev en months and one day. Surviving are four brothers, Tilford, Paul, Edi son, Spurgeon and one sister, Leola Funeral services were held Thurs day afternoon 1:30 and interment was in the cemetery at Lees Chapel church. Services were • in charge of Rev. C. E. Barber. Home Coming Day At Mount Zion There will be hoine-commg exer cises at Mount Zion Baptist church on August 21st. The public ts invit ed to attend with well filled baskets. Sunday school at 10 o’clock, preach ing at 11 o’clock, by the pastor Rev. Otis Cook. Dinner will be spread at noon In picnic style. Ir. the after noon a quartet will sing and this will be followed by an experience meeting. The announcement says a large delegation is expected from Lincolnton. Masonic Meeting. A called communication of Cleve land Lodge 302 A. F & A M. will be held Friday night, at 8 o'clock, for work in the second degree. Todav's Featorev raj* 1—-Nobodys Buelnes,' Cdi r>a's, Doldrums Pag* 3- Around Our Town. Page 7—Bargain Want Ads. - - Proud of Their Babe Fresh from her Olympic victories at liO* Angeles, Mildred flnbe Didriksen, Unite Sam's record smashing niece, is shown with her father. Ole N. Didriksen, and her mother on her triumphant return to Pallas, Texas. Babe set two world’s records during the games, the RO meter hurdles and the javelin throw. Now she plans to take up golf and annex a few more laurels. Second Son Born To Lindberghs Tuesday \ Another Babv In Famous Aviator's Honw Five Months After Dark Tragrdy. Englewood, N J Aug 17 Then is another 'little Lindy now, Ar, eaglet has come to lake the place . of Charles A Lindbergh. Jr, the infant whasp kidnapping and cruel death five months ago shocked the , entire world. Another son was born to the1 Charles A, Lindberghs Tuesday, j bringing happiness back to a home; long darkened by deepest tragedy Five months and lfl days after' Charles August Lindbergh, Jr , wi;1 stolen from hts crib to meet hisj death wbila all ihw world sought him. the second bbay was born at 6 30 am. , "the child was understood lo have been born in the Dwight W. Mor row home where the first baby was born and where Mrs Lindbergh was known to have been up to the last day or two Mrs. Morrow, Mrs Lindberghs mother, was present, having recently returned from Eu rope. Betty Onw To Be Nurse | No statement was forthcoming on •] this point but, the probability was considered that the new baby's nurse would be Betty Gow, the Scottish girl who was the first baby's nurse and who first discov ered the kidnaping The fact that Mrs. Lindbergh was expecting a second child becanr generally known only after the first! son, Charles A. Lindbergh, jr.. was kidnaped. She was under constant medical care during the long search for the baby and his kid napers and had been In retire ment since her return to the homf of her mother here several weeks ago Mrs Lindbergh « tminded the world, from the very moment her first baby was kidnaped, by tin strength with which she met the tragic situation into which late j threw her so soon after the death* of her father, Senator Dwight W, J Morrow, who died last year while1 she and Col, Lindbergh were mak | ing a flying tour of the far east. I So far as could be learned. Mrs j i Lindbergh continued about her1 household duties even from the first, making herself of service to all the searchers for her baby who made the Lindbergh home their j headquarters. I Colonel Lindbergh, from the moment on that, blustery March night when he discovered that his Showers Today Aid Crops And County Gardens Tlii- Shelby section. which ha* not hart enough rain sincr early spring. wax visited to day by several steady showers of rain. The showers which began early in the morning are expecled to be of great help to gardens in the ettv and county and to crops in general. Rains late in July broke a long hat, dry spell, hut lawmers say th» graM*9 has not been really soaked during the summer. The weatherman Is of the opinion that there will he more showers tonight and Thursday. first son was missing, has sought assaugcment of h|s grief in con* st.ant. activity of one sort or anoth er. Up to the time file baby’s bodv was found he was always in the van of the searchers, himself directing various, phases of the hunt, for the kidnapers. Mrs. Morehead Opens Boarding House Here _ Mrs H. Morehead w ill open ai boardinR and rooming house in the j old L. U. Arrowood home at 212 East Marion street on Sunday. The | place will bo known as ' Morehead ! Inn." Mrs. Morehead lived in Shelby I many years but went to Charlotte four years ago where she operated "Morehead Inn" She has returned to Shelby to make her home and has completely renovated the Ai. rowood house. Barn Is Burned In No. Two Township The barn of Pink Beason In No. 2 township was completly destroyed by fire on last Wednesday morning, about ten o'clock. The origin of the fire is unknown At the time it wras discovered. Mr. Beason had his mules out in the field making the ground ready to sow turnips. All of his feed and a good Ford pick-up. were destroyed Very little insur ance was carried on the building. | Mrs. Lindbergh Mother For Second Time Has Shown Unusual Courage Wife Of I.oi> Eagle Retained Com postire During Trying. Ordeal Of Death. Englewood. N. J„ Aug 17.—A mother whose courage child dark est grief won for her th» admira tion of mothers everywhere is a mother again and the world is elat ed. Now that there Is another in fant in the home of the Charles A. j Lindberghs, the thousands of ad- j miners hope that the new baby will j to a certain fx'eiit assuage ihs ; grief of tbr others dc,»th When the first Lindbergh bab? ' t ->r kidnapped Mr? Lindbergh. fir?' thought .was for Us health Ti'.e baby had b eti suffering from a cold and only for that reason had the Lindberghs stayed over tbr( week-end and been in Hopewell on the' night the kidnappers came In the hope of saleguarding th child's health. Mrs Lindbergh broadcast a del ri'eri description of the baby's diet and oegeed the kid nappers to continue this diet pend ing their return of the child' to its parents O Scientific Investigator. Besides his work for aviation. Col onel Lindbergh has also more re cently turned to scientific investi gation and has been t froquen* worker in the labocatorie* of the Re ckefeitBr msfitute He has pub lished one article on the result > -d on search and ts known to have] lit cn continuing his work, although . iCOWTUOtKi Oh PAUL SIX) J Lutherans Let Contract Here For Hew Church Edifice To Be A Brick Building LuU And Webb Are Low Bidders. Edifice to be erected at corner of Marietta and LaFayette Contract was let yesterday for the •rectlon of a house of worship for he Lutherans, a SfO.OOO brick edifice :o be built on the lot. owned by the rhurch at the corner of N. LaFay f'tte and Sumter streets. Lutz and Webb were low bidders. Rev Frank Davis, acting pastor for the Lutheran congregation, who lias been doing sonu1 very effective work here for the past several months in building up the church rongregation and Sunday School, says the building will be 33 x BO feet with a main auditorium having a seating capacity of 400 The bate* ment will contain about a dozen Sunday school rooms. Of course the brick structure will have a heating plant, and ample plumbing. A ground breaking ceremony will be held on the afternoon of Sunday August, 38th at which time the site will tie dedicated and appropriate exercises held. While Mr Davi* Is acting pastor. Dr. E C Cooper of Kings Mountain is field missionary in chare* and visits the local field each week M. C. Powell Is Buried At Union Prominent farmer dies In IJnfoD community at age 71 — Jovial character M C Powell, prominent farmer living between Union and Polkvill* was buried this afternoon at Union Baptist church at 2 o'clock, the fun eral being conducted by Rev. D. G, Washburn, assisted by Rey. R. E. Snowv- Mr powtfir died Monday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock following a long decline in health He was born Feb 19th, 1861 and was 71 years, five months and 26 days old. Mr. Powell was married to Nancy Peeler who survives with six child ren. Ambrose Powell. Mrs. Clara and Mrs. Viola Hefner. Emmett Powell., Mrs. Selma Hefner and Misj Mary Edna Podell. Three of the daugh ters married Hefners. One sister Alice Powell also survives. Mr Powell was a suostantial far mer and highly esteemed In the community. He was widely known and a most jovial character, en joying a Joke Rnd always cheerful and witty In his disposition. Mills Goes With Rogers Motor Firm Well Ki.Wn Salesman Now With Ford Company. Show Well Attended. Henry Mills, well known Shelby salesman, this week joined the sales force of Rogers Motors. Shelby Ford agency. The first open air Ford show held tr Shelby. Saturday and Monday, by Rogers Motors was considered a big success by R. H. Rogers, manag er. Between eight and nine thous and people attended the show, he said Try Answering These 1. Which state is called the "free state?" 2. Where is the University of Ala bama? 3. Does a body weigh more after |death than before!1 ! 4. Why does cream rise to the top I of milk? I 5. For what is iron horse" a nick name? 6 Has the Oerman Navy any sub marines? 7 How many women have served in the U. s. Senate? 8 What us an acute angle’ 9. What are the grassy plains of South America called? 10. What are goobers? 11. Who was Charles S. Whitman? 12. What is the minimum age pre scribed by the Constitution tor Re presentatives in Congress? 13. How many battleships has the U S. Navy? 14. How many inches in a meter? 15. What is an obi? 16. In what month did the biiz rard of 1888 occur? 17 Who was Mary Ball’ i a wii"> own* the Island of Elba! 19 la Sonet Russia * member of li* leagu* of Nations' 20 What, body of waf*' separatee the continents of Asia and North America?