North Carolina Newspapers

I Late News THE .MARKET * otton. basic spot .. .. _ St t ntton Seed, bu. .. 18\ic Cloudy Tuesday ' Today's North Carolina- Weather Report: Partly cloudy and slightly colder tonight. Tuesday increasing cloudiness followed by rain in west portion. 19 Are Drowned Natchez, Miss., Oct 11.—Nineteen persons were reported drowned late yesterday when a bus carrying 21 persons plunged off the Natchez Vidalia ferry. Six persons were said to have escaped from the machine and made their way to safety. The bus was on the Natchez side of the river and was being driven on to the ferry when it went into the river, carrying the passengers with it. first renorts said. Officials of the sheriff’s office went immediately to the scene and began a search for bodies aided by scores of volunteers. Reports of fhr accident were mea ger but authorities said they learn ed the bus was carrying a number of school children. Smith May Get Cabinet Place From Roosevelt To Create New Post For Him? Roo^velt. If Elected, May lv Smith , Experience For Economy Aid New York, Oct. 24.—The World-:j Telegram, in a copyrighted story,, said Sunday Governor Roosevelt will j create a new cabinet post if elected president and will offer it to Alfred j E. Smith. The paper said it had learned the j Democratic presidential nominee j already had discussed his plan to j name his rival for the nomination, j provided Smith will accept, to an j office "in which he can utilize his ability in handling federal finances and reorganizing governmental de partments.” The World-Telegram said it had j not ret been deflniieTj <1 <■' !• d ■ whether the post would be an addi- I tional cabinet job or one without! portfolio, but that in either event J Mr, Smith would be clothed with! greater power than any cabinet \ member tinder the present system, j "Mr. Smith.” the paper continued, "under the plan, would be a com- ! bination of budgetary officer and , federal co-ordinator. In addition, it is understood, Mr. Smith would be entrusted with the * problem of studying and recom mending changes to improve the re lationship between government and business. This phase of the job, it is understood, “would be concerned with efforts toward economic re covery. but, more especially, with steps to be taken in the period of development after recovery.” The paper says: "it is known that the inclusion of Mr. Smith in his off,rial household, provided the Democrats win, has occupied a great deal of Mr. Roose velt’s thoughts. The only position of '.honor commensurate with Mr. Smith’s stature, it has been sug-1 gested. are those of secretary of state and treasury. "But it Is not believed he would like those posts, and it is felt that his peculiar abilities could not be best utilized in any of the other cabinet jobs. "On his present trip Mr. Roose velt has promised to institute re forms affecting reorganization of federal depar tments and handling of government finances. It was in this particular field that Mr. Smith shone as governor at Albany, reduc ing the number of state depart ments from about 180 to 18. and undertaking financial reforms. It is i planned to accomplish if possible.1 the same changes at Washington, i “It is believed that Mr Smith’s! special ability for co-operating with! the legislative branch of the gov-j ernment as revealed at Albany, and his many political contracts will j help to break down the traditional opposition to federal reorganization and financial reform on Capitol Hill, j provided, of course, that Demo-1 eratic victory paves the way to this! move for overhauling Uncle Sam’s j government,” Night Fire Burns Lawndale Building A feed and flour storage house, next to the Campbell department store, at Lawndale, was destroyed by fire late Friday night. The place was operated by Odus Roy ster, it is said, and it is not known how the fire originated. The local bucket brigade was unable to com hnl thr hln$p after H WPS dJSCQV STORE NEWS, page 5. SOCIETY NEWS, pa*e G. . . 1 8 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXVIII, No. 128 SIIELBY, N. C. MONDAY, OCT. 21. L932 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) By Mali, per prat, (lo advancai - Oarr’ar. per rear, an *<T/anca* $3.<m> Pilot Brings Crippled Plane To ! Ground Here Sunday Without Hurt To Passengers; Plane Is Damaged Col. Grady Handles Plane With Skill Engine Mount (jives Away During Takeoff. Elliott And Lipsr nmii In Plane. \n airplane tragedy was avoided near Shelby Sunday by the skilful handling of the con trols of a crippled plane as Col. J. J. Grady, veteran aviator, brought his crippled ship to the ground without injury to his two passengers. The passengers m the Grady plane, which has been doing com mercial flying, at the Mauney ail field near Elizabeth church for. Sev eral weeks, were Jim Elliott and W. C Lipscomb, well known Shelby men, JtlSt After Noon The forced landing in a field near the runway took place around 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon and gave a thrill to a Sunday afternoon crowd in the vicinity of the land ing field. Elliott and Lipscomb climbed into the plane for. a ride The motor roared and the- plane lifted from the ground. After, go ing for only a short distance, ac cording to Col. Grady, a portion of the engine mounting on the front of the plane gave away. The plane at that time was around 50 feet in the. air. The vibration from the. partly loosened motor necessitated a quick landing at a time when the plane was at the edge of a potato patch and heading direct for the cemetery and trees about Elizabeth church. The pilot had the risky alternative of attempting to clear the trees and church and land in an adjoining field and thus pre vent damage to his plane, but he preferred, he said today, to place the safey of his passengers first. With that decision he made a forced "down-wind” landing in the field just before reaching the church, grove. The landing gear of the plane was tom away as it yfi'firfc rhe7 potato rTw.t ffHhe WW and then the plane looped to one side and smashed the wings. Not Hurt. The veteran pilot and his two passengers were shaken up but all were said to have escaped without serious injury. • The propeller, wing and landing gear of the plane were smashed, causing considerable damage, and the plane was left under guard last night for inspection by aviation of ficials today. , "They are making new airplanes every day,” Col. Grady said today "and as long as I can get my pas sengers back to earth safely, there' nothing to worry about. I’ll be hack in Shelby next week-end with another plane, a good one, and 1 hope to remain here until Shelby gets the airport needed.” Report Woman Hit Car On Saturday Georgia Graham, colored woman was treated at the Shelby hospital Saturdaynight for lacerations of the arm and body, but war, not serious ly injured and was able to leave the hospital after being given treat ment. One report had it that she was struck and knocked down by an automobile which kept going. Ford Visits Hoover Washington. Oct, 24 Henry Ford stepped to the front in a po litical role yesterday when he came to the White House as a guest of the president. Mr. and Mrs, Ford left for Detroit in their special car at 4 p. m., after taking a short drive through Washington Special Wire Brings Election Returns To The Cleveland Star I ■ i j A special leased wire will bring the election returns on the night j of Nov. 8th to The Cleveland Star. Arrangements have been made with the Western I'nion to have a telegraph instrument in stalled in The Mar office where an operator will receive the re turns from sis o'clock in the evening to 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning. Every facility is being provided to get the returns from every state in the I'nion and ! The Star is planning a big party for election night to which the public is invited. Four Locations Offered Club Here For Home Comtnilter Considering Sites And Will Recommend at Early Meet ing Of The Club. Four building site* have been of tered to the Woman's Club for a j home and a committee appointed j by the club's president, Mrs. H. T Hudson is now considering these! sites and will recommend which one for the club to select. Mrs. T. A. Spangler has offered a lot on Lee street-, C. S. Young a lot | in his development off of No, 20 j highway west, the Cleveland Springs Estates a lot,on Highway No. 20 across from the spring and near Mrs. J. G. Dudley's and John Beam a lot in Boaumonde Terraces. For some time the club has been wanting tp build home. Sine£ ; 'Kleins up'the room In' the Masonic' building the furniture has been stored and it is the plan to get a club home as soon as passible ‘n order to properly care for the valu able furniture and club room equip ment. A suggestion has been made that the club undertake to buy a resi dence close in and make whatever changes that are necessary to suit the club’s needs, rather than build, but these matters will be decided at an early meeting Bui winkle Will Speak In County Congressman At Boiiing Springs Wednesday Night. Later In South Shelby. Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle, of Gastonia, will be at the school build ing at Boiling Springs Wednesday night, Oct. 26. The previous speak ing engagement of the Young Dem ocrats at Mooresboro for the same night has been cancelled so as to give a larger audience for the Boiling Springs rally, Grover Meeting Friday night Judge John P Mull was heard in an address at Grover sponsored by the Young Democrats. He was frequently applauded in his discussion of political issues and | his depiction of Republican failure. I Wm. Osborne, secretary of the; Democratic club, made a brief talk! in which he emphasized the im-1 portanee of party allegiance anri regularity. Federal Aid Fund Check Arrives Here; Money Not Available Yet Money To Supplement County, City Charity. Rlauas Have Not Arrived. . The Cleveland county treasurer has received a $1,600 check from the State as the county’s first allotment of the Federal relief fund for the corning winter. This is allotted to supplement the emergency aid fund of the county and city. The blanks and accounting system for the dis tribution of the relief money have not arrived and none of the money will be available until they do, In connection with the distribu tion of the supplemental, federal re lief funds. Governor Gardner Issued a formal statement in which he =;ajr) that North Carolina has bor rowed a total of $815 000, and warn ed that this money must be repaid out of the Federal Highway Funds. beginning in 1935. Continuing, the j executive declared: "If the people of this state have any conception of the magnitude of I the task that is ahead of us this i winter in providing the crudest kind j : of relief to the needy and destitute, I the advance made to us by the fed eral government will not only not appear large but will incite all of us to greater zeal and determina tion to take care of the situation to the limit of our own Individual re-; sources in an adequate and thor- j ough manner." The county welfare officer em- [ I phasized the statement of Governor j : Gardner, by warning that the needs j in the county will be the greatest 1 j which we have ever fared and ‘it ! is tip to every benevolent agency to j bend its energies towards helping to ! meet- the crisis." , t Smith on Stump for Roosevelt Former Governor Alfred E. Smith is tflowr ina characteristic speaking pose as he delivered his first address of the present Presidential cam paign at a New York Democratic rally. Smith received a wild ovation as he vigorously urged the election of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency, asserting that he could see victory’s “bright star shin ing in the East.” Democrats Hope To Regain States Lost To G. 0. P. Four Years Ago; Reynolds Contest Most Interesting New Store Opened In City; Another Is To Open Soon Sherman Manages Square Store In Old Rose Location. Opposite Square. SheibS?'s'aowesr/ slot*, the *6quaire store, opened Friday and Saturday of last week in the former Rose location in the Hoey building Just across, on La Fayette street from the square and Confederate monument The store. a general department store, is managed by A. R Sher man, formerly of Gastonia. Another new store which will handle clothing for men. is expect ed to open in the next few weeks in the former Abernethy jewelery store location adjoining the Cleve land drug store. It will be operated by Shaw and Jacobs, who will come here from New Bern. Try Answering These Can your answer seven of these test question? Turn to page 2 for ] the answers. 1. How did the Glass-Stcagail act jet its name? 2. Name the points on the earth where ail meridians of longitude meet? 3. Name the four living species of anthropoid apes? 4. What is a "heavy" actor? 5. Where is Ekaterinburg? 6. Where is Notre Dame univer sity? 7. Who was the author of "Cross ing the Bar?” 8. Who is the political and religi ous ruler of Thibet? 9. Where was John Philip Sousa born? 10. Name the second largest city in the Hawaiian Islands? 11. Of what; Indian nation was Sitting Bull the chief' 12. Name the capital of Wales? 13. Name the IT. S Senators from New York? 14. Where is Kadciiffe college? 15 Why do oil trucks have chains dragging from the back? 16. Where Is the city of Tucson? 17. Where is the Sargossa sea? 18. What word denotes a herd of whales? 19. Who has been nicknamed "the Flying Finn?" 20 What is a tong? Moore Family Moves To McDowell County The family of Mr and Mrs. J. H Moore has moved from Forest City So Marion. The family includes be sides Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moore, Mr. j ind Mrs. Terry Moore, Misses Ruth, Mary Nelson and Foy Moore. Mr 1 Moore and Terry have been eon-j terterl with ‘ the Alexander Mill' incr tife organ isaiion over y? * est-rsc igo .the' elder Mr. Moore in the ca pacity of secretary and treasurer’ tnd Terry as manager. j Expert Virginia, North Carolina, Florida And Texas Back In , Line. Atlanta Oct. 23.—Democratic i 1 testa face the November fray in this section with the avowed object of | recapturing states lost four years ago while the Republican cohorts jTUftjSNb iigttiri tfi* solid south. Prom the reconstruction period until 1928 10 southern states went Democratic as regularly as the presi dential election rolled around. But : In that year four, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Texas, were captured by the Republicans, and the Democratic strength in South Caroling Georgia. Alabama. Miss issippi. Louisiana and Arkansas was reduced. | Tennessee which had first broken i from the solid south in 1920 and (voted for Harding, again landed in the Republican camp in 1928. Ken tucky for the third time did like wise. In the first state election there after undismayed Democrats of Vir ginia drew the blade and routed the. Republicans in the gubernatorial contest, again last year Kentucky elected a Democratic governor by the greatest majority given any Kentucky governor since the first election after reconstruction days. Warm Fight In Tennessee These victories were hailed by the Democrats as the turn of the tide but Republicans countered with the cry that on national issues the bat tle would be different. In the state of Tennessee one Saturday Democrats held rallies in 65 counties. For the first time in more than half a century Tennessee has three contestants for governor. Hill McAlister, state treasurer is the recognized Democratic candidate; John E. McCall, of Memphis, a past state commander of the American legion, is running under the Re publican banner and Lewis C. Pope, for a number of years state com missioner of institutions proclaims himself the nominee of the “straight Democrats.” North Carolina;, outstanding race is that of Robert R* Reynolds, of Asheville, for the United States sen ate on a platform for immediate re peal of the 18th amendment. His opponent is J. P. Newell, from Char lotte. Republican, who is against the repeal. Program For 4-H Clubs Through Week •Some Changes Necessary In Club Program Because. Of School Schedule, On account of some schools not opening this week, changes had to he made in the program for the 4 H clubs. The following program will be observed:, Tuesday. Boiling Springs hign school. 9:30: Boiling Springs grad-j ed school, 10:30; Moores boro, 1.30 Thursday. Waco. 9:30 FYfduy, ^ 80: Orovr ' l! 30; B*»hlehem, T30 Meetings at PolkviHe C'asar. Fa> ■ arson Grove, Bel wood, and No. 3 rnwnshtp will he announced later Paying Tax Now To Get Discount During October County Collects More Than $30,000 County Allows One Percent This Month While City Gives Two Percent. A number of Shelrn and Cleve land county property owners are paying their 1932 taxes this month In order to receive the early pay ment discount offered by both the city and county. Today it was reported that *32, 574.57 of the county levy has been collected to date, the sheriff’s of fice collect Ing that amount since the books were received about a month ago. The total county levy Is *262. 246 this year. The city has so far collected *12. 300, It was stated at the city hall this morning The total city levy i; *99,926. Those who pay then county taxes during the remainder of the month will receive a one percent discount and a discount of one-half of one percent will be allowed lor payment ciuring November. The Mat, rate will prevail for December end January. The city offers a discount of two percent on ail taxes paid this month and one percent for taxes paid in November. Road Projects In State Are Approved Highway Commission Act* On I<ow Bid*. Kings Mountain Road. Raleigh, Oct. 24,~The state high way commission Friday approved the award of contracts for struc | lures on 16 projects to low bidders announced late Thursday, awarded road work contracts on 10 projects, rejected three others and held three in abeyance. L. 'Me Qt fP$- todfe accepted must j al» be approved by the federal bu reau 6t roads before work can com mence, as the money for the con struction Is being obtained from ; the federal government. One of the projects is tn Cleve I land county, more than five miles i from Kings Mountain to the South ■ Carolina line Bids rejects were for 6.61 miles | of road work on route 24 in Car 1 teret county, for 1.58 miles in Ons low on route 243, and for 3.29 miles of grading in Rowan, Davidson and Stanly counties on route 62 foi approaches to a bridge over the Yadkin river. The commission held for further Investigation the bids of C. Y Thomason and company of Green wood, S. C. ,on projects to Clay and Macon counties. All of the work would be done on route 28 Where William Murhead Con struction company of Durham and Wannamaker and Wells, Inc., of Orangeburg, S. C., each bid *4, 46330 for structures on a project tn Northampton county, the com mission awarded Muirhead the con tract. Delegations from Black Moun tain and Craven county appeared beiore the commission asking for road work in the commission. Shelby Dentists To District Gathering Dr. A Pitt Beam and Dr Hoyt C. Dixon were in Charlotte this aft ernoon for a meeting of the second district dental society. They were accompanied by Mrs. Beam. The meeting of the first district society, which includes this coun ty. will be held at Gastonia Wed nesday and Thursday and a number of local dentists expect to attend. Prepare For Record Crowd For Reynolds Millionaire Nurse Desiring to make herself useful rather than ornamental to society. Miss Betty Offield, of Chicago, granddaughter of the late William Wrigley, chewing gum king, plans to oecome a visiting nurse in the I Kentuckv mountains as a member of the Frontier Nursing Service. Miss Offield is a millionairess in her own right, being the possessor of a fortune exceeding $4,000,000. Officers Arrest 2 For Alledged Fertilizer Theft j John Eskridge And Charlie Davis Apprehended Early Sunday Morning. John Eskridge and Charlie Davis, colored, will face a charga of fertl liaer robbery in county recorder’s court tomorrow tn connection with the allege dtheft^of fertiliser from the Southern Cotton Oil company’s plant tn Shelby. Early Sunday morning. Policeman Rufus Sparks, Knox Hardin and Joseph Carroll became suspicious of the actions or the two men In the neighborhood of the oil plant. They took Davis and Eskridge into cus tody, the latter having. It is alleged, a half gallon of whiskey in his hand. Later officers say a couple sacks of fertiliser were found near Esk ridge's home north of Shelby. The charge Is that five sacks were taken from the plant, three being secreted nearby. Davis is charged, It Is said, with the theft while Eskridge Is charged with receiving stolen goods and possessing whiskey. One report given officers was that th* whiskey was to be traded for the fertiliser. Free Colored Boy* Of Gambling Charge Pour colored boys were acquitted In county Recorder's court this morning of a gambling charge. They were arrested by Deputy Jones in a patch of woods yesterday. The of ficer said they were all in a huddle on the ground and broke and ran when he appeared. The evidence, however, failed to show definitely gambling In any form as no cards or dice were found and the officer did not see any money passed. Two of the boys, however, were taxed with the cost for drinking. Some Odd Election Bets Will Have To Be Paid Off In Nation Soon Loaers To Push Winners About In Wheelbarrows. Election Odds Given. Washington, Oct. 24.—On the gray morning of Nov. 9 most Amer ican communities will observe cer tain citizens nosing frankfurters to ward the city hall, pushing some body else around in a wheelbarrow or parading down the malh pike In a bathing suit and a straw hat. Also, probably a few million dol lars in cash will change hands and a small army of election gamblers will be taught once more that it’s a big mistake to bet on a presiden ts! candidate against the odds Ratting odds, Hke Straw votes, j have nearly always proved reliable in indicating the winner. Only in a very close election are they likely 4 to miss. t> The accepted odds are set in Wall Street, where men of money gather, and are much more likely to be based on cold-blooded -analyses and accurate current information than the two-dollar bet that you and 1 might make through sentimental partiality. Betting houses make careful studies and investigations. The last time the odds went wrong—or almost went wrong—was in 1916, when Wilson so narrowly nosed out Hughes. Many millions were bet in Wall Street on that one because there is always more money bet when the odds an dthe race it self are close. Tn September bets were being made on Hughes at 2 to i They dropped gradually and were ,5 to 4 Just before election day, .{•ONTTVtTSD Oh PAG* 91* > Put Loud Speakers On Court Square Senatorial Nominee Cornea fo flhrl by Friday Night llnev I.ater. Bob Reynolds, Democratic sena torial nominee, will speak tp a rec ord crowd in Shelby Friday night, it preparations being made by Dem ocratic leaders are lo be taken as an Indication Mr, Reynolds will speak In the county court house but young Dem ocrats, the organization sponsoring the meeting, do not believe that the building will hold the crowd As a result they are Installing a loud speaker system this week so that those unable to get in the building may hear the address from (im parl of the court squarr, out to the business streets Reynolds hay not appeared here since the first primary campaign He received a big vote in the county and his po pularity will likely bring out, the audience aniielpai *d . One More Big Speech Following the Reynolds address there will be only one other cam paign speech in Shelby before the election. This will be the address of Clyde R. Hoey, who usually close the, campaign in his home county. The date is set for Saturday Right week. November 5. and the site will be i nthe coi^rt house or at Centra! school. Democratic officials are planning a ladies night program and hope to have hundreds of Democratic women present for the Hoey speech Mrs. W. M. Cook Buried Friday Ured In New House Community. Buried At Mt. Olivet Church. Sever*! Survivor*. 'Special to The Star.) New House, Oct'. 21.—Mr*. W. M Cook, of the New House commun ity, wife of William Cook was born January 18, 1881, departed this life October 20, 1932, age 71 years, nine months and two days. She was the daughter of the late Doke Hc^le and was married to William M. Cook about 44 years ago. To this union were born nine children, six girls and three boys She was a member of the Mt. Olivet Baptist church at which place the funeral was conducted this afternoon, at three o’clock, by Rev. W. M. Gold. She leaves her husband, axd the following children: Pink York, of Spartanburg, S. C.; Mrs. Essie Bridges, of Ellenboro; Mrs. Bessie Price, of Oarner; Mrs. Vassie Wat ers, of Ellenboro; Mrs. Liraa Daves, of Lattimore route 1; Mrs. Minnie Davis, of Lattimore; Fannie Cook of Hickory; Sam Cook, of Ellenboro; and Mrs. Vergle Setzer of Spindale one brother, M. J. Hoyle, of Chase City, Va„ one brother, Alfred Hoyle of Connelly Springs route 3, one sister Minerva, of Morganton, R F. D., also one sister. Fannie Smttl. of Asheville, with a host of friends and loved ones. The flower bearers were as fol lows: Oma Jane Davis, Louise Wat ers, Alice York. Belvia Daves, Elbe Daves, Madge Robins, Ethel Robins Ruby Carpenter. The pall bearers were as follows. B. Daves, J. C. Davis, V. Setzer. Robert York, Elijah Waters. Cres ■ Davis. Officers Will Be Tried During Week Chief Allen And Hambon Case In Gaston For Alleged Assault. Gastonia, Oct. 24 -George Alien, chief of police of Kings Mountain and Harvey Harrelson, Kings Moun tain officer, are scheduled to go on trial in superior court here thi,' week on a charge of assault with intent to kill in connection with the shooting, several weeks ago, of C. J. Montjoy. Cleveland county man. The officers are alleged to have shot Montjoy after having chased him for some distance in an at tempt to arrest him for speeding Montjoy was shot afteT he jumped from his car and ran. witness?.* said. He recovered after several weeks in a hospital. The shooting occurred in Gaston county and the officers were in dieted bv a Gaston county grand jury in September. The officers sat Montjoy was wounded in the acci dental discharge of Allen’s gun V