8 PAGES TODAY v____ VOL. XXXVIII, No. 126 SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY. OCT. 19. 1932 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) By Mall, r>*r yaar, (in advance) — •a.*' Carr jar. ocr rear, (in a4*aoea’ $j.®» Late News THE MARKET Cotton, spot basic .. 6 l-4i Cotton Seed, bu. .. 18*4r Cloudy Thursday Today's North Carolina Weather Report: Partly cloudy and slightly colder in east tonight. Thursday partly* cloudy followed by rain in extreme west in ' late afternoon or night. Waters Falling Charlotte. Oct. 1?.—Heavy rains that pelted the Carolina;, for threr days apparently had gone yester day. but swollen creeks and rivers rumbled on, spreading damage to textile mill*, crops, and highways and forcing evacuation of many low lands. North C arolina, in sec tions, seemed to bear the brunt ,»f the rains that poured from two to more than eight inches of water into streams. Equipment of three mills was partly under water, serv ice on one railroad had been sus pended, people In one section fled from their homes, and many crops were damaged. In South Carolina the rivers, burdened with excess water, roared and tumbled through the Congaree, Santee and Wateree swamps, forcing evacuation of cat tle and Inundating of several high ways. The Savannah river near Hamburg and hardening North Augusta flooded lowlands, damag ing crons, and continued to rise, A maximum of 31 feet^was expected. Political Meeting At Grover Friday Speaking In School House Rally At Dover ,'Iill Tonight. The Young Democrats of Cleve land county will cany their cam paign to the Dover mill school to night and on Friday night will hold a rally at Grover . Ernest Gardner, nominee for the legislature, and- Peyton MeSwaui are the speakers for the Dover mill meeting tonight, at which there will also be music furnished by a; string band. Judge John P, Mull and Attorney' P, C. Gardner will be thp principal j [reakers at the Grover school Fri day night, the meeting beginning at 7:30. Last night the Young Democrat. held a rally at Beaver Dam which was attended by an appreciative audience. The principal speakers were Judge Pat McBrayer and'Soli citor Bynum Weathers. Brief talks Were also made by C. C Horn, Er nest. Wright and Wni. Osborne, members of the organization ot Young Democrats Mr. Duffee Buried At Sharon Church Today Single Man Who Lived On Itarrill Farm For Twenty Year'. Passes. Cornelius Livingston Duffee. age €" years, died Tuesday morning and was buried this afternoon at 3 o clock at Sharon church, the funer al Ireing conducted by Rev. D. F. Putnam and Rev. L. L. Jessup, f/lv Duffee was a single man, very in dustrious and a quiet, law abiding citizen. He was a member of Poplar Springs church for many years. . For twenty years he lived bn the farm of Mrs. J. R. Harrill in the Sharon community and was well known in that section. Try Answering These Can you answer 14 of these test Questions? Turn to page two lor the answers. 1. From what language is the. name of Helen derived? 2. Who Is Rita Langhani; hus band? 3. Who defended the pass oi Thermopylae? 4. What is a carat? 5. What is the popular name for the present tariff act? 6. In what part of Manhattan Is land is Columbia university located? 7. What relationship is expressed by step-brother? 8. Are winnings on horse races taxable as income? 9. Can lions climb trees? 10. What is a welcher? 11. Who was vice president dur ing Grover Cleveland's second ad ministration? 12. How long was Gaston Doumei gue president of France? 13. What 4 the English pronun ciation of Derby? 14. Where Is the Iser river? 13. On which finger are engage ment rings worn? 16. Name the river on which the city of Khartum is located? 17, What role did Boris Karloff play In fbe picture. Alias the Poe ts; What, is an avoee*" to. 'what is the speed of sound in air? 20. With What subject does the T"t*on report deal? Next County Sheriff May Serve 4 Years If Amendment Passes In November Raymond Cline. If Elected, Will Likely Get Four-Year Term, Raymond CUne, Democratic nom inee for sheriff of Cleveland coun ty, may, if elected this fall, be the first, sheriff to sene for four yeat without placing himself in the hands of voters for re-election. One ol the four amendments all ol which are explained on the editorial page of The Star today— to be voted upon at the general election on November 8 would ex tend the term of sheriff from, two to four years in all counties of the state. Whether or hot the amend ment. will carry remains to be seen Longer Term The amendment proper 'tale that if favored by a majority oi the qualified voters the term- of sheriffs and coroners will be ex tended to four years instead of two, the length of the term now. Com ing up in the general election this amendment together with three others will be voted upon by Dem ocrats and Republicans. During the primary campaign to select party nominees the question camp up as to whether the success of the amendment would apply lc the sheriffs elected at the same election. An unofficial interpreta tion from the office of the attor ney general intimated that U would, but no official statement to that effect has been made public. Attorneys here today were of the. opinion that if the amendment ear-j ries on November 3 it will mean that the sheriff of Cleveland coun ty elected then will be in office for four years. Even if it is neces sary to formally ratify the amend ment at the next legislature it is pointed out that ‘the new sheriff will not take office here until Ap ril, which will be after the next session of the general assembly. Of course if the amendment does not pass, the new sheriff will serve for only two years before having to offer for office again. It is not definite either for that matter that, Mr. Cline will be the next sheriff, but it is a practical surety in that he is the Democratic nominee and Cleveland is over whelmingly a Democratic county,, and regarded as more so In what Is termed "a landslide Democratic year " Shelby Pupils In Red Cross Program Eighteen, Junior Red Cross Workers In Conference Meet At Asheville. A group1 of Shelby teachers and school children attended the region al parley of Junior Red Cross work ers1'held in Asheville yesteAiay and reported a profitable meeting. Eighteen Juniors from the Shelby schools presented a program dem onstrating a Junior Red Cross meet ing. Those participating in this were: Nancy Jane Lineberger. Sara Esther Dover, Floyd Boat. Ada Ram sey Wall, Grady Dover. Jack Gaff ney Inez Armour, Anne Smart. Charles Logan. Willie Mae Williams. Anne Austell. Mary Glenn, Mildred Cobb, Margaret Alexander. Annie Ruth Spivey, Mildred Whitner, Warren Benoy and Helen Yarboro. The group was accompanied to Asheville by the following teachers: Miss Isabel Hoey. Mrs. Blaine Bak er. Mrs. S. F. Parker, Mrs. Ed Mc Curry. Mrs. Miat Tiddy, Mrs. H. S Plaster, Miss Winnie Blanton and Miss Mae Connor. A. E. Cline Said To Be Improving After An Illness A. E. ( line, chairman of the Cleveland county commission hoard and county accountant, was reported as showing Im provement today after being se verely ill over the week-end. Mr. nine suffered a severe srastro-intestinal attack Sunday around noon and for 10 or 12 hours was regarded as critical ly ill at his Kings Mountain home. Early reports in Shelby had it that his condition was re garded as serious. Today, how ever. his physician said that he had been showing steady im provement and was able to sit up for brief periods lie will likely be confined for around a j week. IVlr. Abernethy Dies; Has Brothers Here News w as received here this morning ot the death' ol Ed Aber nethy, at Hildebran. Mr. Abernethy was 65 years of age and leaves his wife and several children. He is a native of Connelly • Springs and a brother of Will and T. H. Abernethy, of Shelby, James Abernethy of Hun tersville and Mrs. Clara Cook oi Connelly Springs Funeral arrange ments had not been made this morning. Rev. A. J. Lee 111 At Beason Home Rev J. A lee, retired Methodist minister is critically ill at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Jim Beason on North Morgan street wherp he has been making his home. Mr Lee is 75 years of age and served many important charges in the North Carolina Methodist confer ence. Over two years ago he suf fered a stroke of paralysis and has been in bad health since. Last Fri day he was taken worse and is in an unconscious condition today. Postpone Kennel Club Meeting Friday The meeting of the Western Carolinas Kennel club in Shelby Friday evening has been postponed, it was announced today by Dan Frazier. The meeting was postpon ed, he stated, so as not to conflict with the foxhunters barbecue and meeting. Newman Appointed As A J. P. In City: H. L 'Roy) Newman has-been appointed a justice of peace for No. 6 township by Governor O. Max Gardner. He will establish his of fice as justice at the Hotel Cleve land where he is a member of the Clerical staff. Fox Hunting Club Barbecue And Race The annual barbecue and fox race j of the Brushy Creek Fox Hunting club will take place on Friday even ing of this week. Members of the | club and their friends have been! invited to the barbecue which will! be served at the Sid Jones home, on the McMurry farm west of Shel- i by farm west of Shelby, beginning ; at 4:30 o’clock The fox race will ! follow the barbeeup i Break Seen Among State Republicans Over Manner Of Supporting Hoover Marion Butler May Supplant Jonas In Handling Patronage In State. iH. E. Bryant in Charlotte News) Washington. Oct. 19— Republi can leaders here are manifesting keen interest in the apparent split in the Republican party in North Carolina and the switch of the old Tar Heel Progressives, or Populists, led by Marion Butler, to the stand pat group, and the desertion of the Republican regulars. Former Senator Marion Butler, once powerful in the state. ha^ swallowed the Hoover nomination and the Chicago wet platform hook, tine and sinker and is now touring Maryland making enthusiastic ! speeches. Republican workers here are dumbfounded over the ecortsof regular party nominees in the state to disregard the views of the presi dent on the bonus and to create hostility to the wet plank. The result of this split will be far-reaching if President Hoover is re-elected. During the present ad ministration North Carolina or ganization leaders—National Com mitteeman Jonas, Chairman Dun can, and Treasurer Foster—have had the ear of the president. Mr j Butler has been ignored. The Butler program for speeches in close states may reinstate him as patronage dispenser. Mr, Butler spoke in Frederick, Maryland, Mon day, and defended the adminis tration and the platform. He can not see why take Newell and Jonas balk a* either. He may ex tend his tour to North Carolina and try to get reluctant candidates to fall in line. Speaks Here Thursday The Democratic campaign in Cleve land county will i>e formally opened in Ihe court house in Shelby Thurs day night at 7:30. The principal speaker Will he Cnited States Sena ior Josiah tV. Kailev (above! City News . Mrs Lucile Mulholland Smith, teacher in the Shelby schools, wav called to Durham Monday after noon b> the death of her- aunt, Mrs F A Tilley ON E-DA t MARKKI Beginning this week The Star curb market, operated by the home demonstration clubs of the coun ty,.will be open Only on Saturday As vegetables are becoming scarce it was decided not to operate the market on Tuesdays. The Saturday hours of the market, located on North Washington street, a half block from the court square aie from 8 until 11 MINT IS ILL Mi® Rosa Watson who once made her home here with her niece. Mrs Irma P Wallace, is reported to be improved after suffering a stroke two weeks ago. Miss Watson, who was w*ell known to many city and county people, now lives at Baskerville, Va FEW REGISTERING Registration books for the No vember election will close Saturday week and to date, according 1c registrars in only a few* score new voters have registered. Those who should register in order to vote are the ones coming of age since the last election or those who have moved to a new* precinct RELATIVE DIES Miss Flora McLeod 84, a great aunt of Mrs. R. U. Woods of Shel by. died at her home near Aberdeen yesterday. Miss McLeod was the last surviving member of one of the oldest Scotch families in Eastern Carolm-i Bailey To Speak At Shelby Rally Thursday Night Band Concert Will Precede Meeting United States Senator Opens Campaign In City. Reynold* Coming Ne*t Week. United States Senator Josiah W Bailey, of Raleigh, will be the r.hief speaker at the first major rally ot the campaign In Shelby tomorrow, Thursday, night at the court house The meeting Vs scheduled to start at 7:30. according to Democratic lenders Senator Bailey, one of the states test known and most popular lead ers, is ‘expected to be heard by a large audience of city and county Democrats. Party leaders are urging that precinct chairmen in all sec tions of . the county have their communities represented at the speaking. A band, perhaps the Shelby high school musical organization, will render a concert on the square and in the court house prior to the speaking program. Today It had not been definitely determined who would introduce Senator Bailey. Friday night, of next week the popular "Our Bob" Reynolds. Dem ocratic nominee for companion sen ator to Mr, Bailey, will speak in the court house here. For latdiet It was learned today also that Democratic officials are planning an especial speaking for the Dem ocratic women of Shelby and the county. It Is planned to hold the meeting the first week in Novem ber, probably In the central high school auditorium. The speaker has not been definitely selected but It Is said that "one of North Caro lina's best orators" will be secured for the occasion. It is known that many of the Democratic women have requested that Clyde R. Hoey be the speaker who will talk to them on issues they desire to hear, but it la uncertain as yet as to whether Mr. Hocv will be available at that 'time. Barnett Child Dies At Age Three Years Daughter Of Mr. And Mrs Biddle Barnett In Eton Mill Village. Buried At Zoar. - Little Donnie Virginia Baxnett, age, three years, nine months and 19 days, small daugter of Mrs. Bid* dir Barnett died Friday night, Oc tober 14th in the Shelby hospital with menengitis. She had been sick three weeks before death oc curred. She was beloved by her playmates and was a bright and intelligent, child. Funeral services were conducted at the Eastside Baptist church by Rev. H. E. Waldrop, Interment took place at the Zoar cemetery. She Is survived by her mother, Mrs. Biddie Barnett and her grand parents, Mr and Mrs Webb Bar nett. SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO Sixty-seven years ago the Civil War had left a trail of desti tution from Murphy to Manteo Following the war's wreckage, came the debacle of carpetbag rule The footsore veteran returning to western Carolina found that* what w’ar had not destroyed. Kirk's raiders had wrecked. The smokehouse was empty. The corn crib was plundered Livestock had been stolen. Even silverware had been carried away. Sixty-seven years ago there wasn’t a solvent bank In North Carolina. Bankruptcy, like a dreadful pall, hung ever the state . from mountain to sea. Sixty-seven years ago North Carolina was pointed to w’ith , shame as the most illiterate state in the South. A few far-scatter ed log schoolhcuses represented to a large measure the state’s edu cational facilities There were no funds in the county treasury, while the state itself clung desperately to the last straw’ of sinking credit. On every side, from mountain to sea, there were vast and limitless stores of natural resources; millions in torest wealth: millions in untouched waterpower; millions In latent mineral stores-s-but funds were lacking with which to develop these possi bilities of riches. There was, however, that which was better than money—the unbeatable, never-tiring, always aggressive spirit of the crusader. The pangs afod tragedies of warfare: the torch of the plunderer —the almost helpless picture of financial ruin—had not dimmed he spirit of those then who earned the slogan—“first at Bethel—far therest at Gettysburg and last at Appomattox.” And so they took up the conflict of peace and their courage asserted Itself just as it had brilliantly done on the battlefield. ine patriots of those days did not sit by the ashes of disaster and weep, but with crude tools, they began the struggle to establish industry, which in the following sixty-seven years has become a record not before equalled by any people in any country. At that time the outstanding -business of the state was known as “Tar, pitch and turpentine”—an industry which has long since been overshadowed by collossal operations along other lines. But the men of those days who began their operations in a small way, have made of what was once a bankrupt commonwealth, one of the outstanding factors in American business today. Out of the darkness of financial despair—into the light of amazing achievement. Sixty-seven years have told a dramatic story for North Caro lina. Peace, like w-ar, has its crises, its surmounting of difficulties, its silent battles. The record o| victory over all'odds,written in North Carolina m the past six d'-cades in ihe fight to re-establish business should be an inspiration to the rising generation. What. Shelby and Cleveland county have to offer the horn* seeker the investor and manufacturer w'ill be splendidly portrayed In our "Spirit of Cleveland” issue. Hush! They’re Discussing Beer Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt (left* 1* shown as he conferred with Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkansas, Democratic leader of the Senate, when the latter visited the Democratic Presidential nominee at his home In Hyde Park, N. Y. Senator Robinson, who was A1 Smith's running mate in 1928 and a staunch dry, has now aligned himself with the wet forces. He predicted that the incoming Congress will taka prompt action in legalising beer. Drive On This Week For$l,000For Scouts Will Sffk City'* Quota For Furnish ing Citizenship 1 raining To Youth*. ' i By B. I„ Smith. County Chairman) ; Thr Boy Scout Finance Cam- I paign will he put on Friday of this week. Mr. .lohn McKnight, chairman, is meeting with his ~ committee Thursday evening to map out plana for the drive. Teams will be named to call up-' on the citizens to solicit con- , trlhution* and to give every one an opportunity to have a part in this splendid activity for boyhood." Shelby's quota is 11.000 It Is an , amount that should be easily raised in a community where so many boys have received the benefit of the j Scouting .program and where there are so many more coming on who are eager to be dome scouts. A prominent Judge recently stat ed that sufficient Scout troops would put all Juvenile courts out of | existence. How much better it is to provide scouting than to provide re formatories. It is Interesting to observe that, at j CONTrNtTED or! »«r.( WTOH l » Did It Rain In City? Read Thia ThU i» the bnt rainfall *tory of the rainiest week-end Shelby has experienced in many yean. From Saturday night until Monday morning more rain fell In a apace 260 by 380 feet than the entire city of Shel by used Sunday. During the day Sunday, ac cording to R. V. Toma, water and light superintendent. 449,000 gallons of water waa pumped out of the city re servoir, but Monday morning there waa more water In the reservoir than there waa Saturday night before the near a half million gallon* were pumped out. The city reservoir is 200 by 360 feet and in 24 hours more than 449,000 gallons of water fell In the reservoir. Pump station work ers are sure of It because no water was pumped into the reservoir over the week-end. Hosiery Plant Moves 125 Miles And Turns Out Shipment In Week’s Time Bvrum Plant Makes First Shipmei/t Today In New Location Working 50. __ I The Byrum hosiery plant. Shel by’s newest Industry, today com pleted what must be a speed record in moving a manufacturing plant and turning out an order. At 2 o’clock in the afternoon last Wednesday workmen started tear ing down the machinery in the By rum plant at High Point prepara tory to moving the plant to Shelby. The machinery was moved 125 miles by motor trucks and installed in the Janet mill building here and by 3 o’clock this afternoon the first shipment of hosiery left town for the market 81 Machines Gulrik Eighty-one machines and a fin ishing plant are now in operation at the plant here and other ma chines are to be installed. At pres ent about 50 people are employed at the plant and it is planned to build up operation until around 100 will be employed. ^ The plant is devoted exclusively to the manufacture of ladles hosiery, does its own knitting, dyeing and finishing and turns out approxi mately 300 dozen pairs dally. Reynolds Family Asks That Trial Of Libby Holman And Walker Be Halted Arc Willing For Murder Charges To Be Dropped In Death Smith Reynolds. Winston-Salem, Oct. 19.—Relativ es of Smith Reynolds, young tobacco heir who was fatally shot here last summer, yesterday disclosed their willingness for the authorities to drop murder charges against his widow, Libby Holman Reynolds, for mer broadway torch singer, and Al bert (At)i Walker, his 19-year-old chum. Attorneys for W N Reynolds, uncle and co-guardian of the 20 year-old tragedy victim, made pub lic a letter written by him to Solici tor Carlisle Higgins, in which he said the members of the family, in cluding Smith’s sister and brother, i realize "that the evidence fails to! prove conclusively tha* Smith was i murdered." .. After recognising that dismissal • of the charges is a course to be de- j cided on or rejected solely by the so Heitor the letter said: "In fact, I think that, under the circumstances, all or us would be quite happy if it should be your de cision to drop the case.” Solicitor Undecided. The law firm of Manley, Hendren and Womble. at the same time, is sued a statement saying it had ad vised Mr. Reynolds, after an inves tigation, "we have oeen unable to discover evidence which in our opinion would justify us in advising the family to join in the prosecution of the indictment, and we have so informed members of the family.” Reached at West Jefferson, where he,is conducting a term of court. Solicitor Higgins said he would “take plenty of time” in considering the Reynolds letter.” “I shall consider the letter care fully, coming from the source that it does,” he said. ' After careful and deliberate consideration. 1 shall then make up my own mind, regardless of who wants this or that done. (CONTINTED or page eighi ) Unemployed To Be Worked On New Highway Contractor Will Be Given List Welfare Lint To Re Followed. To Work Cnemployed Of Cleveland Gaston. The building of the Shelby Pnlkvllle highway and other proposed highway oonatruction work In Cleveland rouifty will provide job* for a number of unemployed men In this aer tlon. It was learned today. Just how many men will be used by the contractor who gets road Job is not known, but it, is hoped that several score will be given employ ment,. Ust Is Ready. The county welfare department was notified this week to have a list of unemployed ready for the con tractor so that the latter might se lect his workers Immediately after the contract Is let. This list Is al ready prepared, having been made ready some weeks ago at the re quest. of 8tate welfare officials and will be turned over to the contrac tor by J. B, Smith, welfare office*-, when asked for. Around 300 names of Cleveland men, It, is said, are on the list Gaston county Is In the aone with Cleveland and It Is un derstood that a list of that county's unemployed will also be added to the local list for the work In this county Teh Come Pint. The highway department will classify the unemployed applicants under three headings. First consid eration will be given to ex-service men with dependents. Second con sideration will go to other unem ployed men, not veterans, who have families or dependents, and under the third heading come the names of single men. Mr. Smith says that all applicants on the list will be given consider ation In that he will file his com plete list with the highway con tractor. On the list with the names Is Information showing which men are veterans and which are married and single. Champion Oil Co, To Sell Gas Here FIIMnc Station Being Erected on Cart Thompson Lot On TIM t Wararn Street. An independent gasoline flttnc station Is being erected on the dart Thom peon shop lot on Ton* Warren street where gasoline and other pe troleum products will be sold. Clyde Champion has leased the property from Mr. Thompson and is erecting a large and modem station. A stor age tank with a capacity of 18,000 gallons Is being Installed, together with pumps, etc. Mr. Champion says the gas and oil will be delivered to hto station direct from cars from the railroad siding and that all produets will be sold under the name of “Champion ” The station will be ready for oper ation about November 1st. Mr. Greene Injured In A Train Wreck MoAresb&o Man Is On* Of fiwJ Men Hurt When Engine Leaves Track. <8pecial to The Star > Mooresboro, Oct. 17.—Roy W. Greene, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hill Greene of this place, was one of four men Injured In a train wreck In Charlotte last night. Mr. Greene was Injured painfully, but not ser iously suffering from scalds most ly. The locomotive ran onto a tres tle which had been undermined by the rushing waters of the last few days’ flood. According to informa tion available here, the structure gave way. The crew was riding the engine. The engineer and fireman sustained the worst injuries. All ! the men suffered from the steam i of the engine. L. F. Greene, brother of the In jured railroader, left early this morning to be at his bedside Four Local Men At Postmasters Meeting J. H Quinn of Shelby, P. P Rich ards, postmaster at Lawndale, and C. A. Brittain, postmaster at Casar, are attending this week the na tional postmasters convention being held m Washington, 0. C. They were accompanied by Orad# Lovelace, Mr. Quinn's son-in-laaw who drove them through the coun try In his car. They expect to re turn on Friday of this week.

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