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VOL. XXXVIII, No. 125 , SHELBY, N. a "MONDAY, OCT.JL7, 1932g (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) 8 PAGES TODAY 81 Man. oar jaar, (la adrancal — »a.K * Carrier, per Jtar. (la adnuaat U.0< * 4 t I Late News THE MARKET Cotlon. .spot basic_‘__6 1 -4c Cotton Seed, bu. __...... 18>«c — __— .I I.—*......11 More Rain!! Today’s North Carolina Weather j Report: Cloudy kith rain in west ! and extreme north portions tonight, i probably in west Tuesday morning. •' Not so warm Tuesday. Strike Ended Rockingham, Oct. 17.—The strike here is ended. After eight weeks of idleness that affected 1,200 opera- ; tives in three large cotton mills, the j * strikers .Saturday night in secret I meeting voted by a big majority to end the strike and return to their jobs. The strikers gained none of * their demands. They simply will re turn to their jobs on the exact basis of working conditions and pay that prevailed when they went on strike August 22. The company stores will reopen this morning to furnish food and fuel to the former employes. The mills will be died and warmed, so that actual operations can begin again Wednesday morning. Farmers Holding Colton For Gain . In Market Price Majority Would Welcome Nine And 10 Cents And Sell. Hope For Belter. • Cleveland county cotton farmer* hanging onto their, cotton—anti hoping—-are wondering "if recent; heavy rains throughout the south | will not cut the crop and better j ijie present pftce The majority of local farmers, ac cording to cotton 'buyers, have been holding back all the cotton they can, , » You would he surprised " one buyer said tbday. ■ "how mucjj --cot ton has been1- hauled back home,'’ Some, of course, cannot l^ld but so^ long due to obligations which they must meet. Those who receiv ed seed loans from the government will be helped by the 9 1-2 cent per advance as collateral. But num erous others have obligations they must meet around the first of the month, and as a result a quantity of cotton will be turned loose them "If the price should get arotfnd ( 9 or 10 cents within the next two or three weeks," a farmer said Sat ■ urday, “there would be a regular tampede of selling. When the market swung up near that point some time ago there was no great I amount of cotton ready to sell, and •ome ’who could have sold held back hoping for even more. They’ll not do it again. Let it hit 10 cents and there'll be plenty of selling. The week-end rains here have hurt the crop, it is known, and re ports of similar ‘ rains throughout the cotton belt bring the belief that the damage will be reflected In the next cotton report and subsequent lv in the price. j _... IV. M. Dayberry Died On Sunday —-— j Funeral Today For 33-year-Old Ca sar Man. Has Many I _ Survivors. William Moton Dayberry, aged 83, and one of, the best known resi dents of upper Cleveland died Sun day after an illness of around two months following a stroke of par alysis. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Mt. Mo riah church, conducted by Rev. C. 6. Ridge. * Mr. Dayberry, among the older men of the county, had lived in this section practically all of his life. About 60 years ago he was married to Miss Sefaney Ledford, who along •. with one son preceded him to the grave. Surviving are a stepson, Wel don Dayberry. of Lawndale, and the following children: John Dayberry. of Shelby: Mrs. Mat Hatley, of Hudson; Elijah Dayberry. of Lawn dale; Mrs. Lan Hunt, of Charlotte; Miller Dayberry, of Casar: Charles Dayberry. of Shelby, and Mrs. Dol ley White of Casar. Surviving also ar£ 53 grandchildren. 26 great grand children and two sisters, Mrs. Rochie Ledford and Miss Jane Dayberry. both of the Casar section. Revivalist Will Arrive Here Tonight A revival meeting was begun yes terday at the Second Baptist church by the pastor. Rev. L. L. Jessup, but the preaching from today on will be s done by Revv w. M. Jamerson of Newport News. Va . who arrived to day. Mr. Jamerson is pastor of .the Tabernacle Brsptist church in New port News, and has h*ld many large pjstnraU;. in the South. He is a na tive of. Western North Carolina. ^ Services are held daily at 3:30 and 7:15 p. m. The public is cordially invited. Jeffress Confirms Road Program, Says Work Will Be Done Speedily; First Contract To Be Let Nov. 1st Editor Weathers Gets Letter Surveys W til Immediate Locate Bolling Springs. I.attimorr, Pat terson, Earl and Grover Rd« - E. B Jeffress, chairman the state highway commission has con firmed the approval o: the count?* wide highway program as presented to him by A. E. Cline J. D Lineber ger and O. M Mull In person last Friday and states in a letter to Editor Lee J*. Weathers of The Star that Contracts will be let on .the Polkville road November 1st. and that surveyors now in the county will make all necessary surveys be fore leaving the county, Mr. Jeffress congratulates the. public officials for the co-operation given in adopting the county-wide plan which will result in distribu ting benefits to such a lar|e number of people. His letter to The Star Is intended also to answer the many telegrams, sent to him when the program was under consideration last Friday. Surveyors Will Stay Here ( Mr Jeffress letter is as follows "Mr. Lee B Weathers Shelby, N. C. Dear Mr. Weathers The Shelby delegation was here tgrday and I have also received about 30 telegrams from your citi CONTINCED ON PAGE SIX I Mrs; H. E. Beatty Passed On Sunday Funeral Services Held This After noon At F.astsidc Baptist Church. Mrs. Minnie Lee Falls Beatty 48. wife of H. E Beatty, died,Sun day afternoon at the Shelby ho* pital after an illness of three weeks. Funeral services wire conducted at Eastside Baptist church this aft ernoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by her pastor. Rev. H. E. Waldrop. Mrs. Beatty had been living in Blielby about six years. coming here from Charlotte. She was a member ofthe Baptist church since she was 16, joining first at Antioch church, near Grover, and later moving her piemberhsip to the Eastside church. She was a devoted wife and mother and her kind dis position made friends of all who knew her. •> Surviving in additiofi to her hus band are the following children: Mrs. Jewell Bohck, of Slader, S. C.; Evelyn Marshall, James and Veda Beatty, all of Shelby. Her mother, Mrs. E. C. Falls, of Kingstree, S. C., also survive along with five broth ers and two sisters Woman’s Club Is Given Building Lot The Woman's club has been offer led a building lot free in the Cleveland Springs estate, presided the club erect a club house there on. The tendered lot is just west of Mrs. J. G. Dudley's home on High way 20. Mrs. H. J, Hudson, presi dent of the Woman's club says the club will likely accept the offer as it has had in mind for some time the building of a permanent home. Voting In Coming Election Will Be Fully Secret; All On One Ballott Every Voter Will Receive Same Kind Of Slip On Entering Booth. North Carolina voters on-Novem ber 8 will find themselves voting a straight Australian ballot for the first time, It is pointed out by the county board of elections. All candidates for office will be on the same ballot, and there will be this fall no Republican tickets as distinguished from Democratic tickets. In Cleveland county there will be only four ballots, and in each of the 26 precincts identically the same ballots will be cast, pne bal lot will contain tire names of the Democratic, Republican and So cialist presidential electors. The second will be the state ballot, which will contain Democratic and Republican candidates for state, of ficers and for United States sena tor and congressman The third will be the county hallo', listing all Republican and Democratic candi dates for county offices, including township constables. The fourth ballot will' be for voting lor or against the proposed constitutional amendments. “ , Can Vote Straight If a voter wishes to vote a straight state ticket or county tick et, he merely makes a cross mark at the head of the column of his respective party. If he wishes to vote for Ehringhaus for governor, for example, and Jake Newell for the senate, he does not make a cross in either the Democratic or Repub lican circles, but merely makes a cross in the square opposite each candidate he votfs for. In other words, he votes a mixed ticket. When the voter goes to the polls, he is handed the Alllot. He goes into the booth and votes for the candidates he prefers. There is no way to prevent his ballot for be ing secret, as would happen In event each party had different tickets, for everybody gets the same* sort of ballot It is a secret ballot In the full meaning of the word and a pure Australian ballot Two Saturdays remain for regis tration. The registrars will be at the polls from 9 o’clock to sunset each Saturday and at their homes on other days. -9. Boy Missing Since Saturday Afternoon Bennir Ramfj,, S, Said To Have Been Seen At Fair Ground Later. Bid Bennie Ramey, 3-year-' old Shelby boy, run away from home, was he kidnapped, or has something happened to him? That was the question his frantic parents'.were asking today as they sought the aid of offieet'S'-and news papers in locating their missing boy. His mother. Mrs Maggie Ramey, is said to be almost pros Irate with anxu^y . and worry at having heard nothing from the youngster' in two days and nights His father is J. M. Rainey and the family lives at 545 Gidney street. The boy wfts said to have been seen last by his parents around 6 o’clock Saturday evening Later f was reported that someone saw* him about the midway at the negro fair, but several searches there have failed to bring a single trace of the missing lad. He-has dark brbwi, hair, blue eyes,- is medium size or large for his age. and -when he left home was wearing an aviation cap, green sweater, blue shirt and over alls and white tennis shoes.u Any Information as to his whereabouts would be appreciated by his par ents or city and county officers. Mrs. W. F. Wilson Dies On Saturday Funeral Wilt Take Place Ttiesday Afternoon From Residence On West Marion Street. Mrs. Saphronia Smith Wilson, wife of W. F. Wilson, died Saturday morning at 2 :45 o'clock at her home on West Marion street where she had been ill for about four years The end was not unexpected for her condition had been serious for scv* eral weeks. Mrs. Wilson was a patient in hos pitals for ten months and under went an operation a few years ago. She was a patient sufferer and re signed to her ’affliction. She was born in this county 73 years ago last January and married W. F. Wilson 53 years ago. She loved her home and church and was a de. voted wife and mother. Surviving are her husband and the following children all of whom have arrived for the funeral: John A. Wilson of Newberry, S. C.. J. W. Wilson, of Shelby, Chancey C. Wilson of Florida, Oscar G. Wilson, of Alex andria; La., Mrs, Laura Turner of Charlotte, Mrs. Z H. Clark of Sea brell, Va.. Mrs. S. S. Myrick of Newson. Va. One daughter. Mrs. Bessie Joyner died a few years ago. Also surviving are two brothers, Ex-Sheriff D. D. Wilkins and John J. Wilkins, both of this county. Fu neral services will be held from the home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock by Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor- of the First Baptist, church of which she was a member for many years and interest will be in Sunset ceme tery. OTHER CITY NEWS, page fi SPORTS, page 3. Ehringhaus Will Speak In County Friday, Nov. 4 Bailey In Shelby Next Thursday Of finite Oatf Fixed For Guberna torial Candidate. Hoey Date Changed. Bailey Thursday Senator .1. W. Bailey will speak in Shelbv Thursday night at the court house, it was definitely announced to day by Democratic headquar ters here. The hour will -he 7:30 and Democratic leaders hope to have a large audience here for the first major cam paign speech of the year. Sen ator Bailey is one of North’ Carolina's most eloquent speakers and his presentation of the campaign issues should be of interest to all. J. C. B Ehringhiius. Democratic candidate for governor, will speak in Kings V^dntaln on Friday night, November 4 Tlir was definitely announced today by Oliver S. An thony .county Democratic chairman, and ftsTc. C. Horn, president of 1 he Yo’ung Democrats. Mr. Eliring’haus had promised to make one campaign speech in the county, but due to his recent Illness the exact date was not known until yesterday. Other Speakings. The first major campaign talk in Shelby is tentatively set for next Thursday night, Oct. 20. when Sen ator Josiah W. Bailey will apgak in the court house. The fallowing week Robert R. Reynolds is scheduled to speak in Shelby on Friday night, the 28th Both the Bailey ana Reynolds dates may be switched, however.\ Clyde R. Hoey was.to close the campaign here' on Friday night. November 4th, but ifi order not to conflict with the Ehringhaus ad dress at Kings Mountain. Mr. Hoey may speak on Thursday night, the 3rd. . - Additional interest U being shown in the campaign, and Henry B, Ed wards. treasurer, said today, that contributions have been good so far to the R.o&sevelt-Garrfer medallion club. Three Speakings In County During# Week; One In City Young Democrats Announce Sche dule. Beaver Dam, Dover Mill. Grover. ' In addition tothe address of Sen ator Josiah W. Bailey in Shelby Thursday night they? will be three speakings In the county this week. These will be under ihe direction of the Young Democrats and arc list ed as follows: Tuesday night. Beaver Dam. with Pat Mr Bra ye r and Bynum Weathers as speakers. Wednesday night. Dover Mill, with Ernest Gardner and Peyton McSwain as speakers Friday night, Grover, with John P. Mull and P Cleveland Gardner as speakers. All the meetings will begin at 7:30 and people of these communi ties are urged to attend. It is hop ed to have a majority of the county democratic nominees present for each meeting. Mrs.^Barbara Hardin Buried At New Hope Widow Of W. W'. Hardin Dies At Age 76 Years. Tluee children Survive Her. Mjs. Barbara Newton Hardin, widow of W. W. Hardin died Fri day, Oct. 14th at her home in the Mount Sinai section of No. 3 town ship. She was 76 years, three months and 22 days old and was married to W. W. Hardin on Dec. 24th, 1876. They lived a beautiful life together until he died twenty months ago To this union were born seven child ren, four of whom have died. The three surviving are Mrs. B. F. Wil son .of Sharon, S. C. W D. Hardin and Mrs. C. E. Beam, of Shelby, Route 2. Also surviving are 25 grand children and eleven great grand children, together with two brothers. Robert Newton and W. B. Newton and one sister, Mrs. O. C. London. Mrs Hardin joined New Hone Baptist church Earl m 1877 and wa a faithful member and consecrated Christian. The funeral was conduct ed Sunday by Rev. Mr. Goode of Boiling Springs and interment was in -the New Hope church cemetery. Bonus Envoys at White House Some of the members of the delegation from the Bonos Army Expedi tionary Force, which was routed from the capital last July, are show* outside the White House when they called to present a formal petitior for payment of the bonus to President Hoover. Left to right are: Dr. F Cornelius, Pittsburgh, Myrtle Crawford, Los Angeles, General Front Hines, Veteraos Administrator, who accepted the petition, and Hoke Smith, Florida, who was spokesman for the party. Back row are: Rob ert Dessoff, Cleveland. William Jordan, Savannah, and Arthur Tabb. San Diego, ^ ,, Record Rainfall In Section In Two Days i Simms Oul Of Banks.; Lowlands f looded With 7.'7?*lnrhn Of Rain In 34 Hours. In a 34-hour period from to o'clock Saturday night until ’ this morning the Shelby section was flooded by the heaviest rainfall on record. From 10 o'clock Saturday night until * - ,.>n«-lv ,U«ad»y -morning a total of 7.72 Inches had fallen here, acrording to the word kept at .the Federal post office build ing. As a' result of the heavy and con tinuous downpour-of around 30 hours streams were" out of their banks, flooding lowlands, and base ments about the city and county were flooded. Crops particularly lowland corn, were considerably damaged it was reported today. Rivers Runs Wild, second Broad river, just west of Shelby, was out of itr banks for a distance of 50 yards at points this morning and was still rising slight ly at 11 o'clock Measuring on a pipe from one of the pumps at the city water station intake, R. V< Toms, water and light superintendent, said the river was up 20 feet, and ap proximately as high as during the high waters of 1928 and 1918. It is believed that streams %ould 4Rve been more flooded had it been * washing rain, but the rain fell steadily and due to a shortage of rainfall soaked in to a considerable extent. The side road to the abat ! toir from the Lee street road to (CONTINUED ON FAOE SIX > Try Answering Can you answer 14 of these test questions? Turn to page two for the answers. 1. Wl^ere Is Singapore? 2. Where do the Tuscarora In dians live? 3. How long ts the life of a U. S. [ patent? 4. Which Is larger in area, Ver mont of .New Jersey? 5. What (joes '‘auf wiedersehen” mean? 6. Is tobacco mentioned in the , Bible? I 7. What Is a “sandhog?” 8 Who was made "admiral of the navy” by act of corgness? 9. Of what famous , statute was ! Thomas Jefferson the author? 10. What is the nickname for Sa I rah? 11. Where Is the body of Presi | dent Roosevelt buried? * 12. Is soup drunk, or eaten? 13. State the motto of Virginia? 14. Name the novel about whale j hunting written by Herman Mel ville? 15. Which state is nicknamed | The Palmetto State?” 16. What does interstate mean? 17. Name the song by George M Cohan that was famous during the Wr»rlrj war? 15 ffftmf th* ^a^ral \ nt PtffifUy Rico? 19. Name the instrument used toj measure wind velocities? 20. What does svelte mean? I B. O. Hamrick Off City Police Force; Returns To Trading B O Hamrick, for some time pitta} dothes man on the Shelby police force, has resigned, it was learned today, to return to his former oeco rutihJi ol cattle, trading-gad. general trading which he followed lor a per iod between the time he served as police chief and his return to the force a* plain clothes man. His po sition in the police department ha* .not been filled so far as is known Bury Mrs. Pruett Tuesday Afternoon Lawndale Woman Died In Hospital Hete Sunday Evening From Pneumonia Attack. Funeral services for Mrs. John Pruett, well known woman ol the Lawndale section, will be conducted at'the tabernacle in Lawndale Tues day afternoon at 2 o'clock, and in terment will follow- at Palm Tree cemetery. Mrs. Pruett succumbed to a pneu monia attack at the Shelby hospital Sunday evening at 6 o’clock. The deceased was 57 years of age and Is survived by her husband and two children, Mrs. Mary Jones and Mrs. John B. Hunt. The Spirit Of Cleveland (An Editorial) The Star in the near future proposes to publish a ‘Spirit of Cleveland” edition, confident that its appear ance will serve as a stimulant to greater endeavor to Maintain our splendid record of the past, and happy in the wealth of information to be found in its pages. Cleveland holds high place among the 100 counties of the State, due to her unusual achievements in the past, and this strategic post can be maintained under present conditions if her citizenry will continue to dem onstrate the same foresight, determination, grit, sanity and optimism that carried thdir ancestors through the perils and uncertainties of pioneer days. “The Spirit of Cleveland” edition gives homage to those individuals and industries which are maintaing, in the face of adverse conditions, the fine traditions of an illustrious past. School children should read and preserve this edi tion. It will offer them data not only concerning the city and county where they reside, but State and world facts that will add to their store of knowledge. Like wise, it gives glimpses into the past, refreshes one’s memory concerning noted characters of yesteryear, and unites in pleasing fashion the past to the present. The historian, the buyer, the seller, the scholar, the merchant, the textile worker, the teacher, the preacher, all can find in this issue information of value. What do you know about your county? Its traditions? Its ac complishments? It’s builders? The men who are mak ing i) notable today? ?♦ s business concerns? Its ad mmistraHve affairs. * . These and other informative questions will be an swered for you in “The Spirit of Cleveland.” Education To Go Orf ' Allen Tells Teachers Yates Elam, 31,, Buried Sunday San Of Mr. And Mr*. Om. A. Elam Succumb* Saturday, Lived In Washington. ^ Vat** &lam, 51 year old son of Mr. and Mr* Geo A Elam. N. Washington street, died in the Shelby hospital Saturday morning at 2 o'clock following a protracted nines* from a spinal trouble, thought to have developed from an attack of influrnr* Mr Elam had been working in Washington but came home ill sev eral week* ago Several physicians attended him and everything was done to restore his health, but all U> no avail. He wa« a handsome young man and was held in highest esteem by his friends and associate* Survlvktg are his patents and nine brothers and one sister: De witt of New York, Purnell of Kings Mountain. Roland of Shelby, Mrs. Lester Mull of Catawba county, Boyd of Spartanburg. Lloyd of Con cord. Reuben, Hfrman and Robert, of 8helby. All are handsome chil dren, ambitious and home-loving The death of Yates is the first break in the large family circle since the death of a son In Infancy, j In spite of a down-pour of rain, [the funeral Sunday afternoon at 2 O'clock from the ElinCSreeldence was largely attended and a beauti ful floral offering Indicated the esteem and love In which Mr. Elam was held. Services were conducted by Rev. W. A. Elam and Dr. Zeno Wail and a male quartet rendered several numbers. Interment was In Sunset cemetery with the following men serving as pallbearers: John Honeycutt; Tom Abemethy, Ruffin Mull, Horace Kennedy, Way Gardner. Bob McDowell, W. D. Lackey, Boyce Wakefield. Randolph Logan, Ford Hendrick, Ohas. Hend rick. Wm. Harris. City Not To Scn4 Out Tax Notices Two Per Cent Discount of Taxes 'Petd Before Not. 1. One Per Cent In November. The city will economise on poet age and not meil out atatements tt> tax payers showing the amount of taxes due for 1932, so Mayor Mc Murry announced „ this morning. Tax payers will have to call at the city hall to find out what they are due on taxes, A two per cent discount is allow ed for the remainder of this month and during November there will be a one per cent discount allowed. After December 1 taxes will be net with a penalty to be added for the succeeding months. increasing month after month until the time comes when property has to be sold for unpaid taxes.. Educational Rally Well Attended Unusual Interest Shown In First Counly-Wlif Educational Meeting. North Carolina ha* passed through two major crises and main tained her educational ideals and will do so again. A. T. Allen, state superintendent of public Instruction told a gathering of several hundred teachers, P, T. A. members, school committeemen, county and city of ficials in Cleveland county's first county-wide educational conference held in Shelby Saturday. Dr. Allen was the chief speak?! on the all-day conference program which was termed a great sneer** by educational leaders and other The morning Session, hrfld in the Cenfral high school auditorium as was the afternoon session, was de voted to a general discussion of school problem* by county and school officials. The theme of the day's program, as announced by .! H Orjgg, county superintendent who presided, was “The Allied Forces of Education.” There were special musical numbers with Hor ace Easom directing the singing and in which O B Lewis, violinist, Mrs Hugh Plaster, pianist, and members of the “Heaven Bound” cast, took part Speakers on the morning program were: A. E Cline, chairman, count* bdard of commissioners; W. A Ridenhour. chairman, county board of education: Dr. Pitt Beam, mem ber county board of health; Thad C. Ford, member, city board of edu cation; Mrs. Harry Speck, presi dent. city P. T. A council, and J B. Smith, superintendent of public welfare Mr. Cline reviewed the financial, status of the county, and suggested cewrmugD on eao* ant .>. Shelby Hospital On Approved List American Pollefe Of Surgeons Rale* Local Hospital Polly Approved. The Shelby hospital appeared on the fully approved list announced this morning at the opening session of the fifteenth annual hbspital standardization conference of the American College of Surgeons in St. Louis. Other nearby institutions also ap proved by the College of Surgeons were the Rutherfordton hospital, Rutherfordton, and the Lincoln hos pital, Lincolnton Investigators of the American Col lege of Surgeons have found this year that all the approved hospitals are meeting the requirements that “insure safe and efficient service to the patient.” y 'This annual list of approved hos pitals has proved of great value to the patient when choosing a hos pital. to the prospective student of nursing, and to the recently gradu ated physicians,” an announcement by the organization stated. There were 2,294 hospitals through out tlye United States and Canada approved this year by. the out standing international association of 10,225 eminent surgeons. The hos pital standardizing department con ducts a continuous inspection of all hospitals of 25 beds or more, the surveys being made only at the re quest of the hospitals. Bury Bostic Child At Mooresboro Tues.x Mary Helen Bostic, ten year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Suttle Bostic of Baltimore, Md.. died there Sun day and the little body is being brought to Mooresboro for inter ment Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Her father. Suttle Bostic, Is a nephew of Mrs. J. D. Eskridge of Graham street, Shelby. He was for merly ticket agent for a railroad in th county. The little child is a grand daughter of Mrs. Mary Burrus of Mooresboro She had been sick for five weeks. Liabilities Less Than Beam’s Assets In noting the voluntary bank ruptcy of Grover C. Beam in Fri day’s Star, the assets and liabili ties were given as about equal. An official report from the office of Marion Roes, referee in bankruptcy reveals the assets to be *13.335 and the liabilities *3.548.43, thus show ing a surplus of assets above lia bilities. The assets, however, were appraised In value by an attorney.