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letorlaith 10 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXVIII, No. Ill SHELBY, N. C. YVEDNESD’Y. SEPT. 14. 1932 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) i>y Mail, per jreai. On advance* - MHO Carrier, per rear. On advance* «J oo Late News THE MARKET Colton, spot ...... - 7i Cotton Seed. per ton MJ.oll Rain Thursday Today's North Carolina Weather Report: Rain tonight and Thursday. Slightly warmer Thursday in. ex treme southeast portion. Flying Atlantic New York, sept. 14.*—The airplane Ameriean Nurse was headed east yesterday in a non-stop flight which its three occupants hoped would rnd in Rome. Ur. Eeon M. Pisculli of Yonkers, N, Y\ Miss Edna Newcomei of Williamsport, Pa,. and Pilot William l lhrich. of Mineola, N. Y., took off from Floyd Bennett field at 6:16 a. m. Tuesday, eastern stan dard time. At 8:55 a. m. a big plane believed to be the American Nurse was sighted as it passed out to Sea ,'near Provincetown, Mass. From 'Cape Cod Clbrich planned to fly 1. 000 miles due east aloud the 42nd parallel and then veer slightly south so as to strike the Spanish roast in the vicinity. Although Ur. Pisculli commander of the flight, hoped they could set the plane down at Rome, he announced Miss Newcomer would step out of the plane and desrend by parachute at Florence, Italy, as a tribute to Florence Nightingale. Schools Should Teach Students Public Affairs County Would Benefit Cline Believes Talks Topic A( Institute Of flood Government. Thinks Meeting Helpful. "We would have better govern ment and as a result more content ed citizenr-. in my opinion, if the students in our schools, partirula ly our high schools. were taught more of the inside functions of lo cal government.' That's the viewpoint of A i Cline. Cleveland <! V manager, after returning hime from Chapel Hiil v . ft ta ihat topic before th" coua< ■ u r.: missioners group at the Institute Good Government Mr. Cline was very much im pressed by the meeting, which wa* attended by around 700 county offi cials from 93 counties of North Carolina. The interest displayed by all in discussing and learning meth ods of improving county and mufti" ' ipal government speaks well for ihe future of the state, as he sees it. There were a number of excell ent speakers on the program, among them Dean Pound of the Harvard law school. Another speaker who impressed the Cleveland man was Prof. Albert Coates, the university law instructor, who promoted and prepared the program. Prof. Coats, those attending declared, has done an excellent job in his start in the movement to have North Carolina officials and citizens give mor thought, and study to public mat ters. "They asked inf to talk about teaching local government in our schools,” Mr Cline said, "and that.' what I talked about. In my opin ion it is one br the best methods of assuring ourselves of better and more economical government in the county as the years go by. What percentage of students in our schools today know the functions and systems in the various phases of our county government? We hear very little about such things and Interest ourselves in them only at campaign and election time. Isn't it logical and reasonable that w? would have better government if all citizens knew the duties and functions of each office and then elected men best suited for those particular duties? Often we elect men to certain offices because of their popularity, and there are times, of course, when some of them are not acquainted with and par 'icularly adapted for the duties of the job. Certainly the best way to acquaint all citizens with the work ing of their government is to start In the schools." Bury Mrs. Champion At Double Springs Aged Resident Of The County Died Monday Afer Four-Day Illness. Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Katherine Champion were conduct ed Tuesday at Double Springs Bap tisfc church by Rev. John W. But tle and Rev. Gordon Washburn Mrs. Champion, who was 74 years of age, died Monday after an ill ness of only four days at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Posey Bridges In the Double Springs community. She was a highly respected woman of that section and loved bv her arfiuamtanee Her hn hand per c«ded bet to *he grave bv a score of v«ars. Surviving are two daughters: Mrs. Bridges with whom she lived; and Mrs. Green Martin, of Ches Arrange To Handle 3,000More Autos At County Fair G rounds Record Attendance Is Expected Now Fair Officials Prepare to Handle Greatest Crowd Yet Due To Free Gate. Officials of the Cleveland Coun ty Fair, which opens its eighth an nua! exposition on Tuesday. Sept 27. are expecting the !;ee admis sion plan to bring to the fi\e-day event the greatest crowd ever and | preparations are being made to handle and accommodate the record attendance anticipated. The Cleveland fair for seven years has broken all attendance I records for county fairs in this sec tion of the South. Each bygone ; vear there was a general admission | charge to the grounds, fifty cents 'every year until last year when it j was reduced to 25 cents Tins year, 'however, all visitors will be ad jmitted free to the grounds and in I addition to this there will be no ! charge for the free acts, fireworks, i exhibit hall admissions, or for any thing except a charge for grand stand seats for those desiring that j vantage point. Many to Come. On opening day in the past School children were admitted free and this was always the big attendance day of the fair. Remembering this, fair officials are certain that with free admission every da.'. not only to school children, but to all. will bring out the largest gathering from Cleveland and neighboring counties irt ever atended any event in the section. We re looking for three to five ousand more automobiles than tore and we re going to see that they are parked.” Secretary J. S. Dorton announces. Park On Race Track The biggest attendance is expect ed at night when there are no races and on the north side of the race track. the back stretch from the grandstand, a driveway is being made into the track so that six or seven hundred automobiles may be parked there at night. The drive way will also lead into the interior, or infield, of the track circle and there is space there 10 park 3.000 autos with ease. This new parking space will be in addition to the big parking tract near the exhibit buildings. Activity began at the fairground' thus week as a score or more work men began preparing for the big ag 'CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN i | With Shelby Firm i — George H Hart To Be General Sales Agent For Lily Mill Thread. George H. Hart, for eight years postmaster at York, S. C., an nounced his resignation this week to become associated with the sales force of the Lily Mill of Shelby. Of hus resignation The Yorkville Enquirer says: "Mr. Hart, a native of Yorkville, the son of Mrs George W. S. Hart, became postmaster here on August 6th, 1924. and has con tinuously held the office until this date, when he voluntarily resigns to go into another line of work. He will take a position with the Lily Mill and Power company of Shel by. N. C., of which Ills brother, Ar thur T. Hart, of Yorkville, is the general sales agent. Mr. George Hart will take over the work of general sales promotion with a view to increasing the business of the Lily company over its wide terri tory, which covers practically the whole country. He will maintain his headquarters here, working out from the office of Arthur T. Hart.' Work Going On. Postmaster Enter Dogs For Big Kennel Show During Fair Week Western Carolina Kennel Club Of ficials Busy This Week Taking j Ins Entries. A meeting of the Western Caro ! Unas Kennel club will be held at . the court, house here Friday night j at 8 o'clock. All members of the club and all dog lovers in the sec tion are urged to attend. i Officials of the Western Carolina ■ Kennel Club here would not be sur- j prised if as many as 500 dogs are j entered in the kennel club dog ! show to be held at the fair grounds i Thursday and Friday, Sept 29-30 during fair week. The show will be officially spon- i sored and recognized by the Ameri-t can Kennel Club, the first to be so recognized in this section, and dog owners of more than a dozen coun ties are entering their favorite dogs Officials of the show were early this week listing local dogs lor the show and hope to have around 100 from the city and county. An equal number of dogs are expected to be entered from the Charlotte-Con cord sector, and until all entry; blanks are returned it is only prob-' lematical how many will be entered from other counties and sections. There will be nine ribbon winners in all classes and it is believed the j show will be one of the largest at- [ tended ever held In the two States The club here is headed by Dan Frazier with J. L. McDowell as sec- ■ retary and they with other officers' are rrrtfrased over the prospects for the first event of the type held j here. Buffalo Cotton Mill Sold; May Start Up Again ] New Owner Undecided What To Do With Property. Is An Old Mill. The Buffalo cotton mill, at Stubbs, j just east of Shelby, has been sold [to I. D. Blumenthal, of Charlotte, i an executive of the Radiator Spe cialty, it is announced from Char lotte, The amount of the purchase price was not given. The plant has approximately 4.000 spindles and is equipped for the manufacture of yarn. It has nol been operated for several months. Mr. Blumenthal said he has not yet reached a decision regarding opera tions, and neither has he decided whether or not he will retain own ership. “I may sell it," he explain ed. Started In 1892 The mill was purchased from the stockholders, the principal one be ing the B. H, Parker estate. The mill has been in operation since 11892. i t Seeking Home For Twins And A Sister A twin boy and girl and their lit tle sister, all intelligent, healthy youngsters, are looking lor a home. They have been placed in the cus tody of J, B. Smith, county welfare officer, and anyone Interested in adopting them may communicate with him. The twins are five years of age and the little sister Is three. Local World War Vets May Attend Reunion Of Famous Thirtieth Outfit Division Which Smashed Hinden hurg Line 14 Years Ago Meets At Knoxville. In Shelby and over Cleveland .ounty a number of World war vets who fought with the famous Thirti eth division, are talking of meeting once more their pals of 14 years igo. The occasion undri discussion s the reunion of (he outfit at Knox i ilte late this month. There will he educed fariroad fares and a num ber of veterans from this section hope to attend. A Knoxville dis patch tells as follows shout the re union; Across the war-desolate stretch es of Prance 14 years ago several thousand American doughboys sup ported by the British smashed through the supposedly impregna ble Hi'ndenburg line and started an end to the world's greatest war. “Leading the powerful attack against the German’s strongest of fensive position, was the famous Thirtieth division -composer) large ii;/ nf soldiers from Tenniss** North Carolina and South Carolina In celebration of the anniver sary of that famous drive in which they played so prominent a part, Cotton Price Is j Off Today; Local Price 7 Cents, Up Market Picked Cp 25 Point* Then Dropped Back. Nol Much Local Selling. Cotton was slightly off again in price today as Cleveland farmers were near to completing their first picking. Local cotton prices were being quo'ed today at seven cents and up, or seven to seven and cnohalt. The market this morning picked up around 25 points on yesterday's closing but later fell of; and is a* I bout 10 points below yesterday's closing. Holding On. Only a small amount of cotton j had been picked in the county when the price was at its highest a week or two back. Since then quite a bit i has been picked and ginned, but j only a small amount sold. It was1 estimated here today that only a- ! bout 20 percent of the local crop ginned so far has been sold at farm* I ers hold on for the time being with j the hope the price will swing up- ! ward again; Program Made For Baptist Association _ I Clerk Devenny Releases Program | And Asks Thai Church Clerks Send In Letters. In preparation foif the annual i Kings Mountain association which will be held this year at New Bethel Baptist church. October 8th and 7th, J V. Devenny. association clor?:j has the following message lo the; Baptists and releases the program' for the meeting: Says Mr. Devenny: ] “The entertaining church, New , Bethel. together with the entire! community. Is looking forward to a great and profitable session of the • Kings Mountain association. Oct j 6-7. It is hoped and expected that: each of the 42 churches composing! the body will have full delegations present both days of the session i Letter report blanks have ahead1 , been sent out to the churches for! full information of the year’s work. in case any cnurcn cleric rails to receive such blanks by September 15. he will please notify the asso ciational clerk at Lawndale, tha: duplicates may be supplied. Reports Wanted "It will greatly facilitate the in terests of the association if these report blanks are made out in full showing a complete record of ail phases of the church’s work; and sent in to J. V. Devenny not late: than September 27. The followinc program shows the subjects to be presented before the body with the leading speakers from our general boards and leading institutions arc expected to be present, and to take part in the discussions. "Visitors wiil be accorded a hearty welcome and a profitable time may be anticipated by all who come ” The Program The following is the program for the two-day session; First day. forenoon session: 9:30 devotional and organization; 10:00 Religious Literature, T. L. Justice; 10:30, Woman's Work, Mrs. John Wacaster; 10:50, Mills Home, W. A Elam; 11:30, Introductory Sermon D. F. Putnam; Alt,, H. E. Waldrop, closing announcements Atternoon session: 1:30, Co-op. Program and Church Finance, Zeno Wall; 2:15, State Missions, L. L Jessup; 2:45, Home Missions, H. E. Waldrop; 3:15, Foreign Missions, J B. Davis; 3:45, miscellaneous busi ness. Night session. 7 00, B. Y. P. Work Mrs. L. H. Ledford; 8:00, Doctrinal sermon, W G. Camp Second day, forenoon session: | 9:30. Devotional, followed by reading I minutes; 9:45, Sunday schools, J. W. j Costner; 10:15, Baptist Hospital. D G. Washburn; 10:45, Old Ministers i Relief, W, E. Lowe. 11:15 Temper | ance and Public Morals, J. L. Jen kins; 11:45, Miscellaneous busi ness. Afternoon session: 1:15. Christian Education and Boiling Springs Jun ior College. B. T. Falls; 2:15, Obi tuaries, J. M. Walker; 2:30, His torian’s Report, C. J. Black; 3:00 reports of various committees and treasurer, closing miscellaneous bus iness, final adjournment. Report Mr? Jarvis As Improved Today !• a Jarvis. o'»ll known Shelby '•ittren, who has b^en ill for almost two weeks in his apartment m the Lucy building. East W.then street was reported to be a little improved tins morning. _ i Democrats Win Maine; Blease Loses To Smith, I Party Cheered By Victory There Democratic Governor. Two Congress men Win In Rock-Rihbed Republican Stale •... ■ "A* goes Maine, w goes the nation' is one of America's old est and most repeated political slogan*, and as a result of yew terdav's surprising Democratic \ victory in Maine, the national Democratic party is today whooping it up as it scents an overwhelming Democratic vic tory In November. Monday the voters of Maine elected a Dem ocratic governor and two con gressmen in districts usually classed as Republican. The other important election news of the day comes from South Caro lina where the veteran .senator, E.U Smith, defeated Coole Blea.se, for mer senator. In a run-off primary. South Carolina voir. Columbia, S. C., Sept.. 14.—Ellison D, Smith, veteran South Carolina senator, won a decisive victory over Cole h. Blease, former srnator in yesterday’s run-off Democratic pri mary for the United States senate nomination on the face of nearly complete unofficial returns tabulat ed last night. Reports from 1.370 of the state 1 444 precincts gave Smith 141.895 votes against 109.084 for Blease, » majority of more than 33,000, The unreported precincts were, widely scattered. Many of them were small. The unofficial returns showed Blease. twice governor and for six years a colleague of Smith in the j senate, to be taking the worst de feat of his political career. He had never been beaten by more than a few thousand votes in his previous races, although he has been either an office holder or a candidate in every election year for 44 years. Since nomination in this state i* equivalent to election, Senator Smith, will on the basis of the re turns, return to Washington for his 5th six-year term. Democrats Rejoice. jvew • York, sept. Democrats throughout the nation last night and today hailed their victory in j Maine as a torerunner o,* success 1n i November, while republican cam paign leaders said it would Stimu late activity which would bring a bout President Hoover's re-election. The president hims»lf telegraph ed to Everett Sanders, republican national chairman, that the result in the Pine Tree State “imposes need for renewed and stronger ef- j forts that the people may fully un- j derstand tlje issues at stake " , Governor Roosevelt, speeding west j on a stumping tour, called the re-! suit “all for the good." He grinned from the bark plat (CONTlNUED ON PAOE TEN I Five Agents For Co-Ops In County Will Receive Cotton For Associa tion In Cleveland. High Quality Grown. Raleigh. Sept, 14.—Five receiving agents and a warehouse have been | appointed in Cleveland county to receive cotton for the cooperative, i They are: S B. Hubbard, Earl; ! l/ester O. Hamrick. Lattimore: A. L jSmart, Mooresboro; W. H. Patter ! ion, Patterson Springs; and J. M ■ Putnam, Waco. Regardless of the drought preva lent in some sections of the state during the growing season, cotton being delivered to the North Caro lina Cotton Growers Cooperative association is "of very good grade and staple,” according to Bcnbury Haywood, head cotton classer. As an example Mr. Haywood cit ed that eleven bales, delivered by a member who lives in the southern part of the state, all classed strict middling 1 1-16. This member, who grows one of ihe improved Coker-Cleveland strains, received from the coopera tive a grade and staple premium of more than one cent per pound on the eleven bales. Shelby Butter Is Used By Cafeteria A Shelby product—Shelby Gilt Edge Creamery butter - was given i considerable advertising this week in the opening of the new S. & W. caferteria at Charlotte. In a spe cial section devoted to the opening r*f the new ratine piar'’ it was stat ed that tiie Shelbv butter had been used exclusively bY the cafeteria since it opened more than » decade vdi, fhe local creani“ry of which Wilburn Uneberger ' president, lias been in operation : we 1910, being one ol the lust m the state. Happy Screen Constellation Rarely do we are such an aggregation of funny people in one group »• that pre*e$ted here. Photo, made on the occasion of a film premiere in Hollywood, shows, left to right, Robert Woolsey, cigar-chewing gag.ter; .limmy Durante, better known as "Schnosile"; Dupe Velez, and her sister, Queenie, and Bert Wheeler, Woolsey’s team mate. "Srhnoszle” seems to he having a whale of a time. Bulwinkle Sees Landslide Vote For Democrats In District, Over Nation Shelby Milk Plant Closed On Tuesday Competition Of Haw Milk Dealer* Given A* Cause Of Closing. The Shelby Milk plant, operated here for a number of 'ears in the pasteurization and distribution of milk and other dairy products, was closed yesterday by the manager of the plant, Chas. W. Washburn. No formal statement concerning the closing was made, but it was understood that competition with distributors of raw milk in the city had so decreased the business that It was not considered profitable to continue operation at Ihe present time. Mr. Washburn has made no statement about what business he will enter. Hearing Is To Be Held On Thursday riaintiff Files Brief For Record* Of Royster Company Here. A hearing in connection with the records of the Royster company, Shelby insurance agency, which is in receivership, is scheduled to be held before A. M. Hamrick, clerk of superior court, tomorrow, Thursday. The plaintiff in the original re ceivership action against the com pany brought about the hearing, it is said, to seek the presentation cf the company records. Court House Bell Is 70 Years Old The bell which is in service a’ the court house here has been used to announce public events for around 70 years. The bell, now lo cated on the west portico of th" court house, is still In good condi tion. Mr. O. C. Sarratt, 92, one ol Shelby's oldest citizens, recalls that the bell was donated to the towr around 70 years ago, while the Civil war was in progress, by a lawyer by the name of Whitfield The donor was not a native of the county and did not live here sc many years, Mr. Sarratt recalls. H. lived whilp here at what is knowr as the Chris Love place. Mountain Counties Of Dialriet. Like Maine. Are Tired Of O. O P Rule. 'The outcome of the Maine elec tion and reports given me In moun tain counties of my district, some of them usually regarded as Repub lican, convince me that there will be a general Democratic landslide in November,” Congressman A, L Bulwinkle stated while In Shelbv and the county today. ■'The Maine vote,” hr added clearly shows that, life-time Repub 11 cans have enough G. O P, ad ministration. I am elated by the victory there, but not overly sur prised because I have been noting the trend in this district ' ('hanging Over Major Bulwinkle, Democratic nominee to succcd himself. saai that on recent campaign trips into the normally Republican counties of the district he was told by manv Republicans that, they intended to vote for him and the Democratic ticket this fall. A number of them reinforced then statement bv say ing "this will be my first Democra tic vote, and I think I am a Demo crat from now ” The switch of fanner Republi cans in these counties together with the prospect of a complete Demo cratic victory this fall leads Majoi Bulwinkle to the belief that the Democrats will score a record vic tory in this section in November. To Speak In County Mr Bulwinkle spent a big portion of the day in Shelby and the coun ty. greeting ex-service pats of World ! war days and other friends. He will speak at least three times in the county during the campaign The date will likely be October 7, 8 and 25. but the points have not been selected. Speeches This Week Friday night Major Bulwinkle will speak at Cherryville at 8:30 and Saturday afternoon he will make an address at Lincolnton at 2:30. Large crowds have heard him in all o! his campaign speeches so far. anci In one county over 500 were pres ent, leaders saying that in formei years they seldom had over 100 foi Democratic speeches. I Mesdames S E. Hoey, Flay Hoey I Floyd Smith and Mr. Ralph Hoe; j were visitors In Charlotte Wednes day. Straw Votes On Presidential Picks Being Taken Now; Roosevelt Leading Almost Two-To-One L'p On Hoover In Hearst Poll. Literary Di gest Poll Starts. Newspaper and magazine polls are now attempting to show how the voters in these United States will go lor president In November. For several weeks Shelby and Cleveland bounty people have been receiving postal-raid ballots from I he Hears! newspapers, and late, last week and this week ballot* began to come in from the Literary Digest.. Remembering how the Digest poll revealed ,lhe real trend In 192S, many local people interested in poli" tics aiy awaiting ihc lust poll rc-| port with anxiety. The ballots sent back to the j Hearst papers to date show Roose-1 velt as being almost twice as pop ! ular as Hoover. j In the popular vote so far Roose ! velt has received 91.186 to Hoover o j 59.549. These votes are so divided by states as to give Roosevelt 393 electoral votes, 100 more than need ed for election, to Hoover's 136 The poll shows also that Roose velt . feads in 37 states and Hoove; in It The Hoover states are Con necticut. Kansas. Maine, Massa- j chusetts. New Hampshire, New Jer , sey. New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont Wellmon Child Dies Of Burns; Funeral Today Girl Of Paul Wellmon Buried Here lloris Wrllmon. Apd lour, Oiwl Yrstrrday Of Burn*. Family Liv* rd \l C'llnJon Relatives and friends of Mr. and Mi - Paul Wellmon were shocked to learn yesterday that their four year-old daughter. Doris, died Tues day morning at 6 o clock in a Fay etteville hospital from burns re i rived while sire was ploying in the yard at lier Clinton home Monday afternoon Funeral services for the popular little girl were held in fjhrlby today at the Oren Hamrick residence In terment followed in Sunset ceme tery, A large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends attended the rites this morning, the service be ing conducted by Dr. King, of Clin ton assisted bv Dr. Zeno "'ail and Rev D. F Putnam Shelby Natives. Mi and Mrs. Wellmon and child ren are all natives of Shelby and. are widely known here and over the. county. Up until a few years ago Mr. Wellmon was in business in Shelby. He then moved to Clinton where the family lias lived since, riuylng With Matches. T ittle Doris was pla’ing tn the yard of her home •ther* about 4 o'clock Monday afternoon Some how she managed to eel hoJit of some matches and when they ignit ed her clothes caught on fire. She wax badly burned about the body and was rushed to the Fayetteville hospital, where she died the fol lowing morning, Tuesday, around * o'clock. Although her limbs and body were badly burned from the knees [to the ne$k. her face wee not burn ed. Surviving in addition to the grief ' stricken parents are a brother. Paul, ijr.. and a sister. Catherine, i Among the out-of-town people ’here for the services v ere A B. Butler. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Furr, Mtes Ruth tee, J, C. Carr, and Messrs. Hobbs and Whitfield. Cotton Stealing Starts As First Picking Goes On Several Thefts Already Reported. Officers To Make Drive On Thieve*. With cotton picking now going full blast all over Cleveland coun ty quite a number of cotton thef's have been reported to officers. An ticipating considerable stealing this year, officers arc preparing to make a concerted drive on cotton thieves and round up every one passible. Yesterday officers were on the trail of thieves who are alleged to have taken five or six hundred pounds of cotton from a field on the Bob Gidney farm near Buffalo. Another theft was reported in the Fallston section last week. Try Answering These Can you answer 14 of these test questions? Turn to page three for the answers. 1. Who was Hadrian? 2. Name the Archbishop of Can terbury, England? 3. Name the capital of Soviet Russia? 4 What is the real name of Sag Rohmer? 5. What does the Greek word Xylon mean? 6. What British* decoration is called the V. C ? 7. Which state in the union has the largest number of counties? 8 In what month is the longest, day of the year in the northern hemisphere? 9. What causes the eclipse of the sun? 10. In what constellation is the star Betelguese? 11. Prom what language does the name Jane come? 12. What office does Mustapha Kemal Pasha Ghazt hold? 13. Where is the original of the Declaration of Independence? 14. Name the figure of a boy call ed the God of Love? 15. Who wrote "M<rmion?” IS. What- name was given th» [oik lore -mens ci Hie Rhine Fr if? t? Where are the Black Hills' IS, Where are the White Moun :ains? 19. What is a Registrar? 20. Name the largest city on the hWsi&oppl JUVCV?.