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Cotton . ______ 5aif
Cotton seed, ton __ $H
Warmer Thursday
Today’s North Carolina Weathei
Report: Fair tonight and Thursday
Slightly warmer Thursday.
| Pay With Gold
London, Nov. 30.—The Daily Her
ald said last night that the Bank ol
England, acting on urgent instruc
tions from the British Treasury, ha
arranged for the shipment of £30.
tHHI.OOti in gold to New York for th>
purpose, if necessary, of meeting the
December war debt installnutl. Ar
rangements were made, the news
papers said, to -hip the first con
signment of £r.,ooo,ooo today aboard
the liners Majestic and Baris, each
carrying £1.500,000. The Majestic
•sails from Southampton, and the
Paris from Plymouth.
Scout Boys To
Complete Drive
For Funds Here
Wind-tip Campaign For County’s
Quota Will Bo explained At
Court Of Honor.
Die December meeting of the
Shelby district court of honor of
ibe Piedmont conned ..of the Boy
Scouts of, America will be held at
the court house on Monday nigh*
December 5. a< 7:30 o’clock As this
w the last meeting of the year, oi
ficlal.- of tiie movement are mak.
1110 the appeal tbat every troop in
the district will be present at the
meeting and that: every scout will
appear before the court for ad
vancement in order to close the
year with the best possible record.
Several troops in the county arc
being re-organlzed and it i.s ex ■
pected .that the attendance at. the
court meeting op the 5th will in
clude numerous troops, from the
various sections of Cleveland coun
ty. •
At this meeting plans will be
made to finish up the canvas for
the .county's quota of $1,060 to
maintain the Piedmont scout coun
cil. Treasurer John McKnight save
over $500 has been raised or is in
sight as a result: of the previous
canvas At a, recent meeting of scout
executives for the county, it was
decided that Boy Scouts dressed in
uniform and working under ihe di
rection of their scoutmasters, will
undertake next week to secure the
balance of the quota. It Is* there
lore urged that all scoutmasters
and scouts be present at the court
of honor meeting Mor.dav night" at
which time the details of the cam
paign will be fully explained.
H.R. Blanton, 81,
Died Last Night
Well Known Citizen Of Lattimorc
Section Passes After Illness.
Funeral Today.
H R Blanton, well known 81
year-old citizen of the Lattimore
Swainsville section, died last night
at Morgan ton following an illness cf
two years.
Funeral services were conducted
this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Shar
on church with Rex. J M. Randall
officiating.
Mr. Blanton was a prominent
farmer and a highly respected citi
zen of his community, popular with
all who knew him. He joined the
Sharon Methodist church In his
youth and was widely connected in
the county. In 1871 he married Miss
Mary Lucinda McSwain who died
four years ago.
Surviving are the following child
ren: B. H„ G. M. J. W.. W. H. and
P. C. Blanton, Mrs. S. F, Whimani
and Mrs. P. E. McSwain. Forty
five .grandchildren and 25 grea
grandchildren also survive.
May Bury Mull In
Nevada Prison Plot
Carson City, Nov. Nov. 30.—The
body of Everett T. Mull, who wa
executed here Monday for murder,
was still unclaimed yesterday de
spite the fact Mull had expressed a
wish that relatives in North Caro
lina get. In touch with a San Fran
cisco physician in an effort to I
bring him “back to life.”
Warden Matt Penrose said the j
body will be buried in the prison i
cemetery Wednesday.
Cleveland Given
More Relief Money
In the State distribution of Fed
eral relief funds this week Cleve
land county was forwarded $2,175.
This is the fourth and final distri-;
bution of the relief fund money '
Cleveland received allotments of $!,-,
600 the other times, making a total \
of $6,975. . j
Highway Board Gets Low Bid For Two Road Links In Cleveland
Eight Deputies Will
Continue With Cline
Sheriff May Appoint
Elected Constables
Nine Men Who Have Served L’ndei
A Men May Get Jobs, l.augh
ridge t hief.
. Eight officers now serving o.
i deputies undifr Sheriff Irvin M
Allen and one other who has served
[ under hi hr as deputy will likely be
j deputies under Sheriff-elect Ray
mond Cline.
This became known when Sher
iff Meet Cline today passed along
j tliat hifutiftiation to The Staf
Mawes Statement
| “I ani not prepared to name my
hill force of deputies yet.” Mr,
Cline said, but I have about decided
that I will appoint as deputies all i
those elected constables by the var
ious townships.
Thinks It Right
j "Tliat,” he added, “seems To me to
: be the fairest thing to do. The, peo
ple of each township knew thy men
they elected constables as well or
better than 1 do, and If they con
sider them capable of serving as
constable that is a satisfactory .rec-j
otnjncndatiojj,, to me .that they will]
make able deputies. I propose to
I name the con stables elected as dep
’ titles in their townships, but I am
not prepared as yet to say what
Other men will serve with me."
I,aug bridge Chief
Mr, Cline did say, however, that
Roger M. Laughridge, well known
Shelby man and a candidate for
sheriff in the first Democratic pri
mary, would be chief or office dep
j uty. -
As it happens eight of the 11 con
j stables elected on November 8 are
j now deputies -under Sheriff Alien,
j and a ninth, W. C. Powell, has serv
i ed as an Allen deputy. Two of the
i newly elected constables—D. M.
Morehead, of No. 7. and J, C. Downs,
Mr., of No. 11—have not served as
f deputies and will be new on tire
force when Sheriff-elect Cline, takes
office in April.
Constable-Deputies
The newly elected constables by
the townships on November 8 and
who arc now appeared assured that
they will also serve as deputies. U
they desire follow by townships;.
No. 1—L. I. Scruggs; No. 2—Henry
W McKinney; No. 3—Jerry Run
van; No. 4—Charlie H. Sheppard,
No. 5—John R. Hord; No. 6—Rob
ert B. (Bob) Kendrick: No. 7—D
M. Morehead; No. 8—W. Coran'
Powell; No. 9—T. M. Sweezy; No
10— A. P. Meade; No. 11—-J. C
Downs, ,jr.
Sheriff-elect Cline has moved to
Shelby lrom Kings Mountain and
is living with his family' in the
Cornwell residence on Grover street.
He decided to move here some time
before taking office bourse of the
fire ' which destroyed the Kings
Mountain high school building.
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“Wayside” Brown In
Shelby On Friday;
Harold C. Brown, who conducts!
the well known Wayside” column *
in The Charlotte Observer, will be ;
the principal entertainer at a pro- !
gram to.be given at the t>aFayette!
school building '<n Shelby Friday';
evening of t P i.; wecc. -The. ..program'
■ sponsored by the Parent• X-.-.-her
association and the public is urged
to attend, a small admission is to h<
charged for sphool improvements.
Bible Lecturer
Will Appear At
Boiling Springs
Or. \ ipperman To Speak At Col
lege Twice Daily All Next
Week.
Dr. Judson I. Vlpperman, o(
Spartanburg, widely known Bible
lecturer and scholar will deliver a
-cries o£ H lectures at Boiling
Springs college next week. begin
liing Monday December 5 and con
tinuing through December 11. He
will lecture in the college audi
torium every day from 11 until 12
and In the church each evening at
7 o'clock 1
This is spiritual culture week at
the college and among Baptists,
and Rev J. L, Jenkins. college
president, feels very fortunate in
securing the Spartanburg man for
the series of lectures. He is espec
ially anxious lor all pastors in the
Kings Mountain association as well
as the general public to attend.
Dr, Vipperinan is one of the
greatest Bible scholars in the South
He knows the entire iiible by mem
ory, and "it has been said that »f
the Bible were destroyed hi? could
reproduce It. The entire section Is
pleased to have him appear at the
college and It. is believed that his
lectures will be heard by many
people in addition to pastors anil
church workers.
Church Member For
76 Years Is Dead
Mrs. .lane Lemmons Died Monday
And Was Buried At Zoar
Tuesday.
Mrs Mary Jane Lemmons. 88.
died Monday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs, L, W, Ham
rick. in the Zoar community.
Mrs. Lemmons, who had made
her home in the Zoar community
alt of tier life, had been a member
of the church for 76 years and was
a faithful church attendant ana
respected and loved by all who
knew her. She had been confined
to her bed for five years prior to
her death.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Rush Padgett at Zoar
church Tuesday morning at eleven
o'clock.
Mrs. Lemmons was first married
to John Street and to this union
three children were boro. Two
preceded her to the grave and for
years she has been living with the
other child, Mrs, Hamrick. Aft
er the death of her first husband
she was married to Robert Lem
mons.-who also preceded her to the
grave. In addition to the daughter
she is survived by nine grandchil
dren and one great grandchild.
Kiwanis To Nominate
Officers On Thursday
Thursday will be the annual
nomination and election of officer
of the Kiwanis club for next year.
The members will ballot on a presf
d-nt, vice ./.•> ident, treasurer and
’ ■ard of directors composed oi
At; present Mr. Forrest Er.k
president, having serveJ
'•'ring the entire • ear. His term ex
• in December.
Is New Political Machine Now Being
Built In State By Divided Groups?
Predicted Move To Land Revenue
•fob For Pou Starts Raleigh
To Wondering.
iM. It. Dunnagaif. Star News
Bureau.)
Raleigh. Nov. 30.—Evidences, or
probably better, intimations, like the
drift, on the surface of a -stream,"are
indicating that strange political ma
neuvers are in progress, probably to
Che extent of forming a political
sroup within a group, or a group
that seeks independence from the |
original group and an overthrow of
the parent. The politicians appar
ently on the inside profess nor to
know that extent or object oj cer
tain movements.
One straw in the telegram purpori
ed to have come from Congressman
E- W. Pou to other members of the
Nortii Carolina delegation in Con
gress. not to commit themselves to |
any one man as U. S. collector of j
revenue for North Carolina. Just i
what It means, if such a telegram, i
as is reported, has been received by j
the others is not clear, but it caus- ,
es. speculation.
One surmise is thatr George Ross1
Pou, superintendent of State's pris-.
on, and son of the Congressman,
either wants the job or wants some
one else he favors to get it. This, of.
course, is surmise and without solid i
foundation.
Letting fancy run wild, those who]
tCOKTTK^VD OJt ftsps stain >
In Suicide Tragedy
Here are recent photos of Ivan R. j
Gates, famous stunt aviator and j
promotor of flying carnivals, and
his wife, Hazel who were the prin-1
crpals in a battle for life six stories ,
above the sidewalks of New York.
Gales, who, according to friends,;
had suffered business reverses,;
leaped from the w indow of their j
apartment. His wife caught his
clothing and for 15 minutes held
him suspended above the street
while he struggled. But he finally
broke free and plunged to death
Highway Patrol
Nabbed 124 Here
During Two Years
Violator* Paid Fine* And Coats
Totalling 82.523. Double Their
Expenses.
star News Bureau i
Raleigh. Nov. 30.—The state high
way patrol has made a definite
monetary return of *650.404 22, or
more than twice the total cast of
:,he patrol operations of $304,950.53,
luring the past two years. In addi
tion to its contribution in saving
life and property, Captain Charles
D. Farmer point out in hts biennial
report to Chairman E. B. Jeffreys,
it the state highway commission.
The financial report shows th^t
Additional revenues collected from
automobile owners was *299,419.78,
fines were $167,681,93 and costs
>105,110.25 for violators, in addition
,o 4,144 months of sentences, while
:he 194 stolen cars recovered were
valued at $78,192,28, the report
shows.
The patrol traveled more than 3,-1
000,000 miles and the 67 members j
were on duty 334,367 hours, during J
which they made 15.902 ar rests, is- j
sued tickets to 35,388 motorists, ex-i
tended courtesies to 36,078 and is-1
sued 175,626 warnings. They also
extinguished 49 fires, preventing;
further damage to property.
Captain Fanner makes two im-!
liortant recommendations. One Is |
that a driver’s license law be sough*. ,
principally to each motorists the,
rules and laws of the highways ’
since an estimated 90 per cent ot
the drivers do not know them. Tin
second is the publication, of a diree :
lory containing names and ad - '•
'•r-.- es of car owners, their license j
and makes of cars. This :
will give the patrolmen informs -
■ -\ need anti eliminate much ;
time arid expense in checking up on I
violators, Captain Farmer states.
In his county summary. Captain
Fkimer shows that there were 124
arrests In Cleveland county during j
the two-year period, ending June t
30, 1932, and that these violators!
■ aid u. total of $2,523,09, of which !
w is in. court costs and $1,
616.84 was in fines imposed. Pri
..o.i , cntoncic meted out in this
county to violators amounted ha 12
months, he reports.
Ex-Service Men To
Meet A Lawndale
_ !
A meeting of ex-service men Is to
be held at Lawndale Friday night
at 8 o'clock, it was announced to
day, and all ex-service men in that
section of the county are urged to
attend. The meeting will be held '
m the Campbell store building and
a speaker will discuss the bonus, ’
compensation act and other cur
rent topics of interest to veterans i
There will be a musical program
also. 11
Says She Took
Man's Life In
Defending Self
Paramour Had Been
Mistreating Her
Negress Said Morris Had Frequent
ly Whippet! Her. Shot Oner
And llad Arm Broken
(>"iit Williams, 35 year-dld' nfegro
woman ot Kings . Mountain and
Gaffney, sits in the Cleveland coun
ty jail here awaiting trial for mur
der at the next term ol ghperior
court because her persistent lover
attempted cave-nmn tactics ujani
her once too often.
She told her story and made her
self-defense plea on the witness
stand tu county recorder's court be
fore being sent back to .tail without
bond until the next term of court.
Used A Knife
.hast Saturday night at Kings
Mountain Dora slashed and stabbed
Landrum (Boyd) Morris, 50-year-old
colored man of the Gaffney section,
with a knite in such a manner as to
cause Ills death two hours later.
She was arrested Sunday at
Blacksburg by the Kings Mountain
police chief. George Allen, and
other officers and brought to Jail
here.
Just Twn Witnnwfs
Only two witnesses -Chief Allen
and the woman .slayer—took the
stand at the hearing since In a
murder case the recorder sits only
as committing magistrate. Chief
Allen told specific details known to
him of the fatal cutting and then
the woman told her story.
Morris, she said, had been wor
rying her for years. Even when
;he refused his attentions, she in
timated. he forced himself upon
her, or “bossed her about"’
Mom* had heatfiu her several
times in the past, she declared, one
time breaking her arm. At another
time, a year or more ago, It was
said, he shot her in the back and
severely wounded her at a house on
Lhe Cherokee farms near Gaffney.
She had been working in Kings
Mountain when Saturday niRht
Morris came to her and tried to
make her go with Mm. When she
objected he started to use force and
employ his customary cave-man
tactics, she said, and it was then
that she buried the knife in his
shoulder.
The woman was not represented
in court by counsel.
Epworth League To
Meet At Kade«h:
The Cleveland County Epworth!
league union of the Gastonia dis
trict will be held With the Kadesh
church at Belwood on Thursday
evening, December 1, beginning at
7:30 o’clock.
Try Answering
Can you answer 14 Of these test
questions? Turn to page 2 tor the
answers.
1. Is "clowning' a legitimate
word?
2. Name the capital of Bulgaria?
3. How many strip*;,', and stars has
the shield of the U. S ?
4. What is Marihauena?
5. What is the sixth month of the
Hebrew year?
6. Who held the rank of. Lord'
high admiral of the Imperial Ger
man navy during the World war?
7. What famous Missourian was;
speaker of the house of representa
tives?
8. Of what country is Richard
Bennett, the premier?
9. How did John Jacob Astor lose
his life?
10. Name the most celebrated and
important painter of the Renais
sance in Venice?
11. Who was the most famous
"oach of Notre Dame university foot
ball team?
12. Who wrote the "Forsyte
Saga?'*
13. Name the two houses of the :
British parliament?
14 Wrhat was the pen name of ;
ftlfred Alysious Smith?
15. Who wrote the "Tale of Two
Cities?"
18.' How many states must ratify a
Constitutional amendment tf> make
t valid?
17. What city was formerly called 1
fedo'
18. In what state was Ray Lyman :
Vilbur born?
19 From what plant is opium ex- 1
rutted? i
20. Wbai is the sash worn by Jap
tv*«? women called? . .i
March on White House Foiled
Arrested when she attempted to force her way into the White House to
present a petition to President Hoover, Gertrude Messier, New York
Communist, is shown being carried bodily to a jail cell by capital police.
A demonstration of about 100 “hunger marcher*'’ was di*persed by the
police, who arrested Mrs. Messier and Dr. Amo* Conason, of Now
York (inset).
Industrial Payroll
In Shelby Holds Up
Wage* l*ald In 1931 Only fJM.m
I-ess Than In 1929. Prodarts
Srll For B Million.
The depression has not hit the
Shelby area such a hard blow as
might be Imagined, according to
figures furnished in a survey made
bv the census of manufactures, a
division of the federal department
of commerce.
In 1931 manufacturing plants In
Shelby sold well over live million
dollars worth of products and had
a payroll exceeding a million dol
lars, that payroll not including sal
aried officers and employes.
It is generally admitted that in
dustry has been on a considerably
better footing in Shelby during
1932 than In 1931. and the Indus
trial payroll and products should i
run considerably above that of 1931, |
a year considered the lowest point!
of the depression from the indus-!
trial standpoint. For a major por- j
Mon of this year local plants have
been making more time and em-j
ploying more workers than was the
average in 1931.
Figures Given
In 1929. the last big year of the
industrial period. 22 Industrial plants
in the Shelby territory turned out
products valued at $8, 277,321, In
1931. 17 plants still operated turned
out products valued at *5,293,105.
A total of 1.731 wage earners were
employed by the 22 plants In 1929
while 1.568, or only 163 less, were
employed by the 17 plants in 1931.
The wages for the 1.700 workers
1n the 22 plants in 1929 were $1,
419.005. and for the 1.500 workers In
the 17 plants In 1931 totalled $1,
042.105. It should be remembered In
this connection that the figure!
given includes only those on week
ly wages.
Although the value of manufac
tured products in 1931 was around
two million less than those of 1931
it is also shown that cost of ma
terials, etc., was also approximately I
Thackston To Open
New Grocery Here
H A. Thackston, who now oper
ates a store on South I.aFayette
street, has leased the store room
known as the Prank Baber-place op
posite the Shelby cotton mill, and
wilt open a grocery there the last of
this week. Clyde Thackston wilt be
in charge of this store, and E. Ri
viere. formerly or the A & P force,
will install and operate a meat
counter, Mr. Thackston announces
in informing the public of his new
place of business.
Lincoln Man Loses
Arm In A Shredder:
Lincolnton. Nov. 30.—Paul Ban
gle is in a local hospital suffering
with an amputated arm as a re
sult of his right hand being chew
ed up in a corn shredder which he
was operating. The arm was am
putated between the wrist and el
bow. The machine in which he met
his misfortune was the same one
which claimed a hand from L. C.
Yount, Lincoln dairy 1st. a few
months ago,
two million less than in 1929
With the slump year of 1931 now
more below' the 1929 level in localj
industry than is shown, it is believ- ,
ed that the increased operation in!
1932 wil send the total back in the i
neighborhood of the 1929 products
and payrolls.
The comparative figures follow:
Number of establishments, 1931,
17: 1929, 22; wage earners, 1931,
1,568; 1929,. 1,731; wages, 1931,
042,105; 1929, $1,419,005; cost of ma
terials, fuel. etc.. 1931, $3,354,874;
1929, $5.277.321; value of products,
1931. 5.293.105; 1929. $8,215,145,
value added by manufacture, 1931,
$1,938,231; 1929. $2,937,822.
Expect 400 Women To Attend
Annual Home Club Program Friday
Home Demonstration Croups To
Gather At South Shelby School
Building This Week.
Around 400 club women are ex
pected to attend the annual Ach
levemeht Day program of Cleve
land county Home Demonstration
-tubs to be held Friday in the .South
Shelby school building.
This program is an annual high
ight for the many active home
iemonstration clube of the county
md is the occasion when the club
eaders and their workers make an
■ntertainina presentation of their
ictivities.
The meeting: opens at 10 o'clock j
u the uiorniuf «pd;kta»nt4mies until)
3 in the afteroon. Ail club leaders
are urged to have us many delegat
es as possible from their clubs.
Portions of the program will be
handled by clubs In the various sec
tions of the county, and the high
lights will include a fashion show,
song program, and various contests
In the activities of the organization.
Miss MrKImmun Speaks.
Miss Jane S. McKimmon, of Ra
leigh, will be the chief honor guest
and with her will be Mias Ruth
Current, district agent. The meet- ,
ing will be presided over by Mrs. ,
Boyd Putnam, it is announced by >
Mrs. Irma P. Wallace, home dem- )
onstration agent. Another feature <
will lie the presentation of a bieen- j <
'Ctmial play by the Waco eluh. 4>, : t
Fallston Link,
Polkville Road
To Cost $72,000
Approve Bids At
Friday Meeting
Wilson Construction Company Him
Cow Bids On 20 Miles Of
Komis For The County.
Twa new highway links for Clew
land county were assured yesterday
when tlie state highway commission,
meeting In Raletgn, received low
construction bids for the Shelby
Polkvllle road and a connecting
link between Full,ton and Polk
vllle via Lawndale.
The mileage for the two roads
totals 19.77 or almost 20 miles, and
the aggregate cost of the low bids.
Including bridge work, was *72,
8ft7.»B. Both low bids for the road
work were submitted by the Wilson
Construction company of Asheville,
and the low bid for structural work
on the Pal lston - Polk v i 1 le road went
to the Elliott building company of
Hickory.
Meet Again Friday
At another meeting of the high
way commission to be held Friday
the low bids received yesterday
will be passed upon and either ap
proved or rejected.
The bid on the Cleveland roads
were submitted as follows:
Cleveland county: 8:19 miles grad
ing and top soil on number J84
from Polkville to Fallston, Wilson
Construction company, of Asheville,
$27,704.92; structures, Elliott Build
ing company, of Hickory, *6,456.60.
Cleveland county: 11,48 miles
grading and top soil on number 190;
Shelby to Polkville, Wilson Con
struction company, of Asheville,
*38,896.46.
Another Route
Two other low bids for road con
struction wUl be of Interest to mot
orists of this section as they were
made on construction work along
route 150 In Lincoln and Catawba
counttes. which is a portion of the
direct highway between Shelby,
Mooresvilie and Salisbury. These
bids were as follows:
CataWba county, 7.74 miles of
grading and top soil on 150 from
Lincoln county line, toward Cataw
ba river, Nello Teer, of Durham,
*43.483.80; structures, Elliott Build
ing company. Hickory, $8,756.50.
Lincoln county, 8.96 miles grading
and top soil on number 150 Lin
colnton toward Catawba county
line, Nello Teer, of Durham, *63,
293.60; structures, J. S. Bowers, of
Whiteville, *16,068.
Once the bids are approved It ia
expected that actual construction
work will follow soon thereafter
The present plan is to use unem
All-Weather Surface
While the contracts as let in
Cleveland county specify grad
ing: and topsolling, all roads
will be treated to an all-weath
er surface of asphalt and stona
when the road beds settle. It is
presumed that the black-top
treatment to the roads will be
administered *y the state high
way department and not under
contract, as the department
maintains a construction force
and stone from the Shelby
quarry has been offered and ac
cepted by the commission.
ployed people as much as possible
on the two projects and this matter
will be handled cooperatively by
the contractor and the welfare de
partment. The two new road links
will mean mi^ch to this county and
section. The Shelby-Polkville road
is the first link In an eventual
highway Joining Shelby and Marion
which will open up a fertile section,
The road between Fallston and
Polkvllie will serve to benefit a
cross-section long in need of better
roads as It will give the Lawndale
area a good outlet either by way of
Polkvllie or Fallston,
Will Hear Actions
Over Compensation
In City On Dec. 6
Three Shelby cases are among
the 95 on the calendar to be Inves
tigated by the N. C. Industrial com
mission next week. One case each
is to be taken up at Rutherfordton.
Lincoln ton and Newton.
Commissioner T. A. Wilson will
>e in Shelby for the hearings at 3
>■'clock on the afternoon of Tues
lay, Dec. 6, and the following cases
rtll come up: Ben Wease vs. Cleve
and Mill * Power Co.; C C
Iweatman vs. Eagle Rotter Mills
X>„ and J. P Rian ton v*.
•cabndy Co. ", w