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VOL. XXXVin. No. 145
SHELBY, N. C.
FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 1932
(Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons)
Late News
THE MARKET
Cotton _____ 5*ic
Cotton seed, ton ____ $10
Cloudy Saturday
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Fair and warmer tonight.
Partly cloudy Saturday.
| To Aid Farmers
Warm Springs, Ga„ Dec. 2.—From
the round of conferences being held
on the slopes of Pine Mountain,
there emerged yesterday the defi
nite impression that Franklin D.
Roosevelt would call a special ses
sion of congress if the next three
months do not bring the enactment
of farm relief legislation. The presi
dent-elect himself, at a late afters
noon press conference, declined “to
cross that bridge until I come to tt,”
but from persons close to Mr.
Roosevelt there came word that he
was extremely anxious to have a
farm relief measure enacted that
would set up machinery for deal
ing with the 1933 crop.
School Expense
Than For 1929
Current Expense Item Cleveland
Sch«K)ls Alone Is S4.824
Less.
Raleigh. Nov. 30.—Cleveland
county ha* reduced the current ex
pense Rem of its school expendi
tures $4,824 in the past three years,
or from $386,541 for the school year
1928-20 to $381,717 budgeted for the
year 1931-32, according to figures
compiled In the office of the sup-,
erintendent of public instruction.
Total cost of operation of schools
hi this county has been reduced
from $553,843 in 1928-29 to $474,752
in 1931-32, a reduction Of $79,091.
This total cost is divided into cur
rent expense, the reduction in which
is shown above; capital outlay,
which is the erection of new build
ings and permanent improvements,
reduced for $122,751 for 1928-29 to
$27,324 for 1931-32, and debt serv
tce, payment of interest and retir
ing bonds, which was $44,550 in
1928-29. as compared With $65,710
for 1931-32.
For the state as a whole the total
expenses reached the peak of $50,
155.928 in 1928-29, winch has been
cut to a budgeted $32,463,074 for
1931-32, a reduction of $17,682,908,
or 35 per cent in the period of three
years. The current expense item,
Which includes teachers’ salaries
and salaries of school officials, has
been reduced from $31,959,830 to
$24,887,196, in the same period, a
decrease of $7,072,634, or 22 1-2
percent.
Since the state has reached the
peak, of school building construc
tion and has a fairly well rounded
program the capital outlay item
lias been reduced from $9,236,299
four years ago to $1,380,720 last
year, a reduction of $7,855,579 or 85
percent. Debt service is also grad
ually lessening, the cost of $8,595,
853 four years ago having been re
duced to $6,195,157 last year, a drop
of $2,764,695, or 31 percent.
While these reductions of more
than one-third of the annual cost
of the schools were being made in
three years, the teachers of the
state have been reduced in number
by 215, taught 14 1-2 days longer
in the average term and taught
47,420 more children in daily aver
age attendance, in 1930-31, as com
pared with two years before. While
in 1931-32 figures are not complete,
it Is certain that the enrollment and
average attendance have again In
creased, thus heavily Increasing the
work of the teachers and at lower
teaching cost.
In County Less
Try Answering
Can you answer 14 of these test
questions? Turn to page two for the
answers. ,
1. Which Is heavier, cream or
milk?
2. Where does Leon Trotzky live?
3. What is A1 Capone’s first
name?
4. Who is Ernest Lee Jancke?
5. Wlmt famous comedian's real
name is Izzy Iskovitch?
6. What is a toggle joint?
7. What w7as the “Toledo War”?
8. What term is applied to the
us,e of both gold and silver as a
currency basis?
9. What is in a vacuum?
10. What is a parasite?
11. Where is the city of Quito?
12. What is the hardest known
mineral substance?
13. What is cremation?
14. What is William N. Oyak's
middle name?
13. What is a forma! decree or
edict issued by the pope called?
16. Where is Duke university?
17. What island Is at the entrance
to Manila Say, P. 1.?
18. What large dam is located on
the Salt River in Arizona?
19. Who were the Huguenots?
20. Where are TTnttecI States
-tamps printed?
New County Officers
Take Office Monday
Several Places Will
Be Filled
New Board Will Name County Ac
countant, Attorney And Other
Employes.
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j Cleveland county officiate who
1 were elected at the November H elec
| tion will be Inducted into office
i here Monday. It is likely, following
j a ties tom of years, that Superior
i Court Clerk A. M. Hamrick will ad
! minister the oath to the new offi
| cials.
The new oncers going in Monday
include the new board of commis
sioners, Joe E Blanton, Lester
Herndon and J. D. Morris; Mrs. J.
C. Newton, treasurer; A. P. New
ton, register of deeds; Roscoe Lutz.
! coroner; Dan Frazier, surveyor. J.
M. Wright, recorder-elect, and C.
C. Horn, solicitor-elect, take office
the first of the year, while the
sheriff-elect, Raymond Cline, does
; not go into office until April.
Holds Interest
The change in officials holds
more than usual interest for citi
zens of the county in that the com
mission board will be entirely new
and this will likely mean several
j changes in the appointive offices.
The major offices to be filled are
those of county accountant and
county attorney. The present ac
countant is A. E. Cline, also chair
man of the retiring commission
board, but he resigned eitecuve
next week and is not a candidate to
succeed himself, A number of men
have applied for the office, but the
new commissioners have not as yet
made a public statement as to their
choice. Thn present county attor
ney is R. L. Ryburn, dean of the
Shelby bar. who has held that of
fice for years. A number .of other
I offices are subject to appointment
j of the board and there is consider -
! able speculation as to probable
| changes. Among these offices are
J the two county agents, the welfare
; officer, county fvcSrie' manag.*.- al\1
i others. There are also a number of
i assistants and other employes at
the court house who are also sub
\ ject to approval or appointment bv
the new board.
While the speculators and those
whose jobs are at stake are more or
! less in a swivel over prospective
changes, the new board members
are saying very little. In a public
announcement through The Star
i some days ago they stated their
major aim would be economy but
reserved announcement of ap
pointments and changes. if any,
until being inducted.
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City Meets Payment
On Municipal Bonds
Bonds and interest amounting to
! $2,800 were paid by the City of
! Shelby yesterday, according to in
! formation secured from Mayor Mc
i Murry. Another payment oyi bonds
j and interest amounting to $14,300
will be due January 1st and Mayor
McMurry is accumulating a reserve
with which to meet this obligation.
Lackey Will Show
New Buick Saturday
The first showing of the 1933
i model Buick will take place here
Saturday at the show rooms of J.
Lawrence Lackey, dealer on West
i Warren street. Mr, Lackey was able
to secure one of the first models
from the Charlotte branch. Much
Interest has been manifested in the
j new’ Buick which carries the most
modern improvements for riding
J comfort, beauty and durability,
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Else-Morehead
Buy Funeral Home
0 f Lutz-Jackson
Change In Ownership Takes Place.
Two Licensed Embalmers.
Morehead County Native.
Else-Morehead Funeral home is
the name of the new firm which
| lias purchased the Lutz-Jackson
j Funeral home on West Marlon St.
| John T. Else comes Irom Winston
j Salem and Charlotte and has been
' a licensed embalmer for thirty
1 years. Wiley H. Morehead is a son
| of Mrs. H. Morehead who operates
the Morehead Inn on East Marion
| street . He is also a licensed etn
i balmer and a native of the Sharon
| section of Cleveland county. Mr.
| Morehead has been connected with
I some of the largest undertaking es -
, tablishments in North Carolina
j while Mr. Else lias owned and op
| crated some of the. largest funeral
! homes in the south.
Both will give their full time t >
| the local establishment and Mr.
Morehead and his family will live
in the funeral home dwelling owned
by W H. Hudson, opposite the A
Blanton Grocery Co. Mr Else will
bring his family to Shelby the first
of the year.
Day and night service will be
maintained and, an ambulance will
be added to the equipment im
mediately.
Hotel Cleveland
Under New Lease
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Claython C. Carpenter Cea.se Hotel
—Will Open Dining Room—
Improve me tils
Clayton- C. Carpenter, a son-in
law of Charles H. Shull has leased
from Wray and Sons the Hotel
Cleveland at the corner of Graham
and Washington streets and took
charge yesterday. Victor Wray who
has been manager, resumes his po
sition as salesman at the store of
; A. V. Wray and Sons,
Mr. Carpenter married Miss
Christine Shull of Shelby. He has
had considerable experience in the
hotel and apartment business and
for the past several years has been
j installing hotel operating plans and
| systems. The Hotel Cleveland has
i 30 heated rooms, some of which are
apartments with private entrance,
j Recently the dining room has been
enlarged to twice its size and two
I sun parlors have oeen added. A
j kitchen will be built 9 x 15 feet and
! dining room service will be institut
i ed.
The lease to Mr. Carpenter does
| not Include the Cleveland Club
| quarters which will continue in the
| building.
! Baptist Pastors To
Meet Here Monday
The Baptist pastor’s conference
will meet at the First Baptist
church in Shelby next. Monday at
10 a. m. Visiting laymiyi and pas
torS^ire always welcome.
Sunday School In
New Shelby Church
The new Lutheran church which
is nearing completion will be used
for the first time on Sunday morn
ing when the regular Sunday
school exercises will be held in the
church basement. The hour is 10
o’clock.
Ehringhaus Will Be Inaugurated
On January 5; Simple Ceremony
Date Announced After Meeting of
Gardner With New State Offi
cials. Economy Advocated,
Raleigh, Dec.2.—In exercises “as \
j simple and as quiet as is compati
ble with the proprieties," John C. B.
Eliringhaus will be inaugurated gov
| ernor of North Carolina January 5,
I one day after the 1933 general as
! sembly convenes here
The governor-elect announced the!
! date yesterday after conferring with j
j Gov. O. Max Gardner, whom he will1
‘ succeed!, Lieut. Gov.-elect A. H. j
Sandy" Graham, and other state!
: officials to be inducted into office at;
the same time.
29th Elected Governor.
Ehringhaus, a native of Elizabeth
I City, will be the state's first gover-;
; nor elected from the Aibermarle
■ “mind section in mniu rhau 100
years and the 29th governor to have
been elected by the people since the
office was placed on the general
ballot in 1836.
The inauguration will be one of
the earliest in years. A new gover
nor is qualified to take office any
time after the first of January fol
lowing his election, but previously
the general assembly has been or
ganized first.
Ehringhaus said candidates for!
speakership of the bouse would be
asked to agree on the three house
members on the inaugural commit
tee. #hile Graham will name the ■
two senate members. R. L. Harris. \
of Roxboro, and J C. Martin, of1
Asheville, are the leading candidates
lor speaker, ,
"T will ask the presiding officers!
of the. house and senate to have the j
iW’Trwmrn w paov i«n
Heads Kiwanis
Henry B. Edwarvs, local attorney,
was last night elected president of
the Shelby Kiwanis club, the city’s
oldest civic organization for men.
He will succeed Forrest Eskridge a*
club leader,
Edwards Heads
Kiwanis Club
Henry Edwards Will Be 1933 Presi
dent. Other Officers Elected
East Night.
Henry' B Edwards wa# elected
last night as president of the Ki
wanis club for 1933, succeeding For
rest Eskridge whose term of office
expires with the year. With no
nominations made, each member of
the club was asked to vote for his
choice for officers, after which a
motion was made that the one re
ceiving the highest vote be declared
elected, regardless of how many dif
ferent members received votes. On
the first ballot Mr. Edward- and
Lee B. Weathers were tied. Mr
W eat he re withdrew because of other
pressing duties which require all of
bis time, so Mr. Edwards’ election
was made unanimous. Mr. Edwards
Is active in civic affairs and has
been vice president of the club.
Thad C. Ford will be vice presi
dent, Rush Hamrick treasurer and
the following seven men will be di
rectors: S. A. McMurry, R. T, Le
Grand. Max Washburn, C. R. Webb.
Chas. A. Hoey, J. S. Dorton, J, H
Grigg
Last night’s meeting was held at
the Shelby hotel and a delicious
turkey dinner was served. A number
of members were called u]K>n for a
few words on "Why Kiwanis Is
Worth While." It was declared to
be one of the , most enthusiastic
meetings the club has had In.many
weeks.
Mrs. Lever’s Mother
Dies In Gastonia
Mrs. F. W. Bradley Dies In Gas
tonia. Funeral There This
Afternoon.
Word was received here this
morning of the death last night in
Gastonia of Mrs. F. W. Bradley, one
of Gastonia's most prominent wom
en who had been ill since the early
part of the summer. Mrs. Bradley is
the mother of Mrs. Chas. Lever of
Shelby and four other children
Mrs, Lever has been at the bedside
of her mother for several weeks
Mr. Bradley died several years ago
Attending the neral at 3:3(1
; this afternoon in Gastonia will be
the following from Shelby: Chas
Lever, Mr. and Mrs. Rush Hamrick
Mrs. J. L, Grice. Miss Flo.de Grice
Mrs. Pansy Fetzer and Miss Carrie
Bell Lever. Dr. J. H. Hinderlite of
the Presbyterian church will con
duct the funeral,
Kings Mountain Case
Given Compensation
A ruling by the N. C. Industrial
commission awards J. H. Jones, of
Michigan street, Indianapolis, fur
ther medical treatment in an action
against the Kings Mountain Ol.
company and its insurance com
pany. The ruling follows:
“Upon the finding that the plain
tiff Is entitled to additional medi
cal treatment at the hands of a
competent surgeon in the state of
Indiana to be selected by defend
fendarsts, the defendants wilt ten
der surgical, medical and hospital
treatment as must be required in the
judgment of the surgeon, such
treatment to be rendered at the
hands of a surgeon in the State of
Indiana to be selecetd by defend
ants. Costs of additional medical
surgical and hospital treatment to
be paid by defendant:. Defendants
tn pay costs of hearing '' J
Present Site Of
Post Office Now
Considered Here
Department Asks For
Plot Survey
Initteallon I* That Government
Thinks of Knlarglng Present
Struct lire.
Shelby's new pos toff ice may after
all be an enlargement of the pre-s- \
ent building
'ITic first allocation for a more j
spacious office called for enlarging ;
the present building, on the corner
' of Washington and Warren streets :
Later, however, it developed that]
i tlie slum allotted for the purpose
1 might not be enough to purchase ;
additional ground space and enlarge
the offiee to needed proportions
This early survey indicated that the \
present government plot, where the
office is located, would not be large
' enough for the enlarged building.
I The first move was to secure a sale
! price on the Hoey property to the
rear of the post office on Warren
street.
At a later date—several weeks ago
a treasury department official came
here in connection with the office
and secured prices on three other
probable corner sites. One was the
Green corner, Washington and Ma
rlon streets, where the Ideal Serv
ice station is located- another was
the Courtview corner, La Payette
and Marion streets, and the third
the Miller block comer, LaFayette
and Warren streets.
This week, however, came the la
test development when Postmaster
J. H. Quinn received a letter from
the Treasury department Instruct
ing him to have made a typograph
ical survey of the present site, this
survey to include footage, etc. Dan
Frasier, local engineer, was selected
for the Job. That there is some
hope of early construction work, if
the present site is decided upon, Is
indicated by the fact that the
treasury department urged that the
survey be sent to them as early as
possible. There was nothing in the
letter, how belt, to Indicate that the
three other sites were not. still un
der consideration,
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Discuss Winborne
As Candidate For
Governor In *1936
Raleigh.-—J. Wallace Winborne,
chairman of the state Democratic
executive committee, credited with
piling up the biggest Democratic
majority ever polled in the state,
will be a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor of
North Carolina in 1936, It is being
talked here. Although he is in line
for almost any fat federal Job
either in North Carolina or Wash
ington he might want, he is not
after any of these, reports say.
C. L, Shuping, of Greensboro, who
was manager of the successful cam
paign of Senator Joeiah W. Bailey
against Senator F, M, Simmons in
1930. will probably be appointed col
lector of internal revenue for North
Carolina, although he is now be
ing pushed for the post of commis
sioner of internal revenue in Wash
ington.
These are the two newest devel
opments to come out of the politi
cal grist mlll that Is now running
fast and furiously here. They are
also two of the most credible out of
the hundreds of reports and rumors
, heard on every hand involving the
i politically great and near great
! since the recent election assuring a
Democratic administration with its
i attendant distribution of Democra
j tic pie in the form of federal ap
pointments.
(. oiiia (iel reaeral Job
It is generally conceded that Win
borne could have any of the more
choice federal appointments either
here in the state or in Washington
if he wanted one; but it is under
stood that he much prefers to re
turn to his large law practice in
Marion rather than accept a fed
eral Job. ' The primary reason for
this is that he would rather seek
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor of North Carolina in 1935
than become a federal pie recipient
now. It is agreed that the accept
ance of a federal appointment
would undoubtedly hamper anyone
with aspirations to become gover
nor. Another reason Winborne U
not interested in any -federal Job,
entirely aside from his desire or in
tention to seek democratic nomi
nation for governor In 1936. accord
ing to those who know' him best, Is
that his present law practice is
much more lucrative than any fed
eral appointment he might be able
to get. It is said by those in a posi
tion to know that WinBbrne is still
one of those comparatively few law
yers ifi North Carolina still having
an Income from his Up.4 practice
xsiDHf not ies« than s?5.nno a year.
Ringside Seats on Deck
Former Mayor James J. Walker of New York is shown reclining in his
deck chair aboard the S. S. Conte Grande as ft sped across the Atlantic
to Europe recently. Beside Walker is Betty Compton, former Broadway
show girl, enroute to France with her mother. The deck loungers were
busy watching shipboard sports when the picture was made.
Reprisal Threat Made By Britain
If War Debt Payment Is Forced
Dwlarf Making Payment To Unit
ed State* Now Would Imperil
Condition* There
Washington, Dec. 12,—Asserting »j
belief that the world's business
troubles would be aggravated by~”a
resumtlon of war -debt payments,
Greet Britain appealed to the
United States again yesterday for
postponement of its Installment due
December 15, pending a reconsider- j
ation of debt agreements.
President Hoover’s suggestion that
payments might be arranged
through the deposit, of foreign cur
rency to avoid the export of gold
was rejected b£ the tendon govern
ment which also said its gold re
serves were not large enough to per
mit payment by that medium.
Must Cut American Trade
In addition, the British said that
if payments are to be resumed
steps must be taken eo swing thej
bnlance of Anglo-American trade
to Great Britain’s favor.
“In present circumstances that
could only be done by adopting me
asures which would further restrict
British purchases of American
goods,” the note said, adding that
"a difinite and unfavorable reaction
must follow to the United States
producer?*
The London government's note, a
v&lumtnoua document of some 6,000
words, was delivered to Secretary
Stimson by Ambassador Lindsay
early in the day and was the subject
of a protracted conference In which
President Hoover, Secretary Mills
and Mr. Stimson participated.
In Congress, whose decision on the
debt question will be final, there
was little disposition to change
views previously expressed in oppo
sition to postponed payments, re
vision or cancellation of the foreign
debts.
The note was an amplification of
the similar appeal Great Britain
made a fortnight ago. to which the
United States replied with the ad
vice that payment December 15
would make It easier to obtain the
desired reexamina'tion and with an
indication the Washington govern
| merit felt no sufficient reason had
| been advanced lor postponing the
; installment now coming due.
In addition to Great Britain,
France and Belgium together with
several smaller countries had asked
for an extension of the moratori
um.
City News
AT HIGH HCHOOL
The Parent-Teacher program to
night at which 'Wayside' Brown, of
Charlotte, will be the chief enter
tainer, will be held In the Central
high school auditorium Instead of
at LaFayette school, as erroneously
announced In Wednesday's Star.
The program Is sponsored by the
LaFayette P. T. A. but is being held
at the high school, beginning at 8
o'clock, and a good tawed is antici
pated.
TO SELL INSURANCE
Among recent applicants who
were granted license to sell insur
ance were J. L. Buttle, Jr., and D.
B. Hulick, of Shelby Insurance
salesman must now pass a tesr
given by the state Insurance com
missioner before receiving license.
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TO ELECT OFFICERS
A business meeting of the Key
club will be held Monday night at
which time new' officers, Including
a board of governors and chairman
will be elected. All members are
urged to be present at the meeting
which will be held In the club room
building adjoining the Masonic
temple
BACK WITH STORE
George Wray, who was manager
of the Hotel Cleveland until it was
leased by a hotel firm this week. Is
again associated with his father
and brothers In the department
store of A. V. Wray and Six Sons.
20th ANNIVERSARY
Major Hopper, veteran Shelby
groceryman, yesterday celebrated
his 20th year In the grocery busi
ness In Shelby. He first opened on
December 1, 1908.
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NO ELECTION HELD
Through error a meeting of
Cleveland lodge 202 A. F. & A. M.
was called last week for the an
nual election of officers. The elec
tion, however. Is not to be held un
til the last of December.
A meeting of the Warren Hoyle
American legion post will be held
at the court house in Shelby TTies
I day night. All members are urged
to be present.
No “Gaston-Alphonse” Act Between
Senate Democrats And Progressives
I
Two Groups Of Roosevelt Barken
Will Take ('are Of Selves At
Session.
Washington, Dec 2 —The Repub
lican progressives in the senate are
not going to give up their commit
tee chairmanships to Democrats
during the short session.
The Democrats are not going to
permit Republican progressives to
retain those chairmanships after
they gain Senate control
President-elect Roosevelt is not
going to appoint any Republican
progressives to his cabinet
All that is rather thoroughly
agTeed now, although there have
been various rumors and specula
tions to the effect that Democrats
and the liberal Republicans who
supported Roosevelt h/ the cam
paign wey* going to he rewarded
just as If they were Democrats and
that the progressives were going to
toss control of the short session
Senate to the party which won the
election but will be in a slight nu
merical minority in the upper house
until March 4.
There may be extensive co-oper
ation between the two groups, but
it appears that no one is going to
give away anything very tangible.
Not even a hint has reached the
progressives that, they can retain
their chairmanships in cases where
the;.' campaigned for the president
elect. To do so they would have to
j become Democrats—which is un
thinkable since they were elected
as Republicans and none has ever
indicated any thought of changing
his label—or the Democrats would
have to deprive their own brethren
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Colored Farmer
Shoots Wife And
Then Kills Self
Woman Still Alive
In Hospital
Will Phillips, Industrious farmer.
Dead. Believed He Was
Deranged.
Will Phillips, 80-year-old negro
farmer of the Patterson Springe
section, shot anti seriously wounded
his wife. Belle, yesterday afternoon
and then'committed suicide.
It Is believed that Phillips, who has
suffered with high blood pressure for
two years, suddenly became mental
ly deranged and did the shooting
while in the throes of an irutane fit.
The Phillips home Is on the Gro
ver road Hbout two miles from Pat
terson Springs and he was one of
Cleveland county’s most 'respected
and Industrious colored citizens. He
was an energetic fanner, owned his
own property, was considered well
to-do and was held In high regard
by the white people of that sec
tion a* well as by those of his own
race. Citizens of the Patterson sec
tion described him "as absolutely
honest, inistwortliy and a good cit
izen."
Used Pistol
The tragedy was enacted in the
Phillips home. There were no ac
tual eye-witnesses but a daughter
rushed Into the room, it is said.
Just as her father sho# himself in
the head. The daughter, who had
been sick, told Coroner Roscoe Lutz
that she was asleep In an adjoin
ing room shortly after noon Thurs
day. She was awakened she said by
a shot and her mother’s scream.
She rushed Into the other room to
find her mother lying on the floor
and her father with a gun against
his head She struggled with her
father, she said. In an attempt to
get the gun away from him but
was unable to do so before he shot
himself. A .32 calibre pistol was
used.
The woman was shot from be
hind, the Wftlct puncturing the left
chest, Phillips shot himself right
above the right ear, and apparent
ly killed himself instantly. His wlfa
was rushed to the Shelby hospital.
There today It was said that she
was seriously wounded but that her
'condition was “favorable.” Exam
ination revealed that she also suf
fered a scalp wound from another
shot.
The daughter said she heard only
two shots but the coroner found
that the gun had been fired three
times. There was some mystery
about the third shot until the scalp
wound was found on the woman’s
head. It is presumed that this was
the first shot fired and that she
turned to get away when she wae
shot the second time in the back
The daughter said that there
had been no trouble between her
father and mother and that they
apparently got along well together.
When the coroner and Dr. D. F.
Moore, county physician, reached
the home, the wounded woman’s
condition was considered critical
and as she was conscious the cor
oner asked her if there had been an
argument. She was unabel to speak
but shook her head to indicate that*
there had been no trouble. She
held up two fingers when asked
how many shots were fired. Due to
the fact that there had been no
trouble, it was surmised that Phil
lips' mind became unbalanced be
cause of ill health for several years.
Recently residents of the commun
ity said that he had not appeared
to be "just right.”
Funeral services are to be held
at the Ellis Chapel at Patterson
Springs Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Gastonia Theatre
Destroyed By Fire
Early This Morning
The Ideal theatre at Gasto
nia was completely destroyed by
fire around 6 o’clock this morn
inf.
The origin of the destructive blaze
is not known. The building was a
mass of flames, it is said, when the- ,
fire was first noticed and firemen
were unable to combat the blaze ,
with any success. The entire thea
tre and equipment were a complete
loss, according to J. E Webb, Shelby
and Gastonia theatre man, who wa*
in Shelby this morning. The thea
tre was operated by a Mr. Simpson
while the Webb theatre in Gastonia
is operated by Mr Webb.
Cotton Is Off Eight
Points In N. Y. Today
Cotton on the New York exchance ’
was off at 2 o’clock today eight
points from yesterday* Dec. close, i
Quotations at 2 o'eioek today were
s 7S, Jan *> 77 and Mar