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Rain Is Likely
Today's North Carolina Weather
lEeport: Cloudy with rain tonight
and in east nortion Thursday
morning. Colder Thursday and in
west tonight.
Official Vote*
Raleigh. I»ee. 7.—Governor-elect
Kliringhaus received Norf.li Caro
lina's highest vote, according to the
official tabulation today of the
November 8 election. Although Eh
rlnghaus received 91 more votes
total than President-elect Rioosevelt,
the tatter with 497,657 votes against
Hoover's 208,341 received the larg
est majority,. Senator Reynolds re
ceived 482,133, or 15,615 lens than
Fhringhasus, against Newell's 280,524.
The official Bulw inkle majority, in
the tenth district, was W*;Ii over
20,000, Bnlwlnkle rereivltig 03-77fi to
t.:,067 for Jonas. ,
Mrs. W. C. Harris
Buried This A. M.
Cleo Whisnant Harris Succumbs To
Heart Trouble. Leaves Hus
band And 6 Children.
Funeral services were held this
0 morning at 10:30 o'clock from the
residence on N. LaFayette street
for Mrs. Cleo Whisnant Harris, wife
of W. C. Harris, prominent real es
tate dealer.
Mrs.; Harris died Tuesday night
. j o'clock following an illness of
seven weeks from enlargement of
the heart. during which time’ she
sought the best medical attention,
but to no avail. She was the ilaugh
ter of Mr.' and* Mrs. W. C. Whis
nant and was 48 years of age
Twenty-nine years ago she married
*W. C. Harris, son of Mr. ano-^Mrs.
J. Frank Harris and to this union
were born six children, all of whom
survive: William. Edwin, Thomas,
Sara, Amanda and A1 ph ons Inch Also
surviving are her parents, onu sis
ter. Mrs. Cicero Patterson, arid' two
brothers. Charlie and Herbert Vfiiis
nant.
Church Organist
Mrs. Hands was one oi Shelby’s
loveliest women, She w*f. an eiftive
member of Central Methjxlist
church and being talented in mjusic.
played the organ at her chureiw for
15 years. She was a member of .the
Cecelia- Music club. the Garden
club and other social organizations,
as well as active in the missio nary
society of her church. Mrs. Hiirris
was of a cheerful disposition, a ktind
neighbor, an affectionate mother
and home-maker. |
In early life she Joined the church
and was a faithffcl worker. Her
pastor. Dr. E. K. McLarty, assisted
by Dr. Zeno Wall conducted the
funeral services and the following
served as pall bearers: Thad -C.
Ford, Ed McGowan, Roy Su-k. Geo,
Hoyle, Z. J, Thompson. Paul Webo
Tire beautiful floral offering was
carried by members of the Cecelia
Music club and interment tobk plaie
in Sunset cemetery.
All-Stars'To Play
High Cagers Friday
Both Boys And Girls Teams To Ser
Action. Fix Conference
Schedule.
lOtlier Sports Page 3,1
Tlie Shelby high cage teams win
piav two All-Star outfits in thiej
gymnasium here Friday night, it:
> v Ot iinUeiy announced today. |
. The high school boys,will be pit-;
.ted against a team made up of for-;
nrr high school stars and college j
players. Among them will be Clinoj
Owens Lee. •Red" Jolley. Hulick.
Haig Posotn. Ray Brown ami
others. The high school girls sextet I
viil play a team .compiled of I
Blanche Baker. Lillian McEntire,
"Snook” McEntire and others. . ;
At a Western Conference meeting'
held last night the schedule of play
for the Shelby teams, in the con
ference for the first time, was ar
ranged. The Shelby boys must play
six conference games and the Shel
by girls five contents. The schedule
will’ be published in The Star ^Fri
day.
Marvin Bridges Has
His Residence Burned
The home of Marvin Bridges,
mechanic at the state highway
camp in this county, w-as destroyed
by fire one night recently at Lawn
dale, A major portion of the furni
ture, it is understood, was saved
and there was some insurance on
the building.
Veterans To Meet
At Boiling Springs
A meeting of all ex-service men
in that section of the county will
be held at Boiling Springs Friday
night at 8 o’clock, ft is announced
by A. R. Sr.vder. Compensation
the bonus and other matters of in
terest to veterans will be discussed
by the speakers ‘
Total Saving Made By Slashes
In County Salaries Is $6,740
Cut Is Even More Than 10 Percent Ordered
By Old Board In May To Become Effect
ive Now. Treasurer’s Bond Costs $350.
A total .saving of $6,470 in salaries was brought about
Monday by the new board of county commissioners—Joe E.
Blanton, J. D. Morris and Lester Herndon—within two hours
after they had taken the oath of office.
The old board ot commissioners
had .offered a salary cut of ten per
! cent buck in May of this year, the
same to take effect at the begin
nlng of the new terms of office, but
the salaries were cut even deeper
than 10 per cent when the new
board assumed control of affairs
Monday.
(ant ( ut I hiring Term
According to County Attorney
Peyton McSwain the law prohibits
! a salary slash during an office hold
er's term, hence the ten ]>rr cent
cut ordered in May before tile June
primaries could not go into effect
; until the new terms begin. This
also explains the new boards in
ability to cut the salary of the
clerk of the court at their sitting
Monday. Hence an indirect cut was
made on this office when the $50
per month allowance for the clerk's
i helper was withdrawn. This forces
■ Mr. Hamrick whose term of office
is for four years and has two years
'vet to run, to hire whatever assist
j spec he needs from his own; salary.
When Attorney McSwam was
asked If the MM salary set for the
county attorney was a retainer fee
or is to take cave of all legal ex
penses, he replied that this $600
salary is to cover the ordinary legal
advice and that mere will be no
further expense unless he has to
appear in court litigation as attor
ney or is sent away on legal mat
ters.
Mrs. Newton Pays $350 For Bond
The heaviest responsibility for
the amount of salary is that of the
county treasurer, Mrs. Lillian New
ton. The salary for this office was
cut $400 from $2,000 to $1,600 and
out of this salary Mrs. Newton lias
to buy a surety bond for $35,000
"inch cost her $350 % year of her
salary. Her bond for county funds
is a personal bond in the sum of
$45;O0O signed by friends. Had she
been forced to buy this county bond
hi a surety company, it would have
cost $450 or a total cost of the two,
bonds of $800. thus reducing her
salary to *800 a year.
This table .-how* the office, former and new salary schedule and
| amount of saving. The board promises a reduction iii other expense';
I later:
OLD AND NEYY
Office
: County Attorney . . . ..._
Clerk of Court _ ...
| Clerk’s Helper . . .. ............
> Register of Deeds ___
! Register's Helper . ..._.....
j County Treasurer __.......
' County Recorder . __.......
! County Solicitor . . .._......
| Farm Demonstrator __.......
; Horpe Agpnt . ............
Welfarr Worker . f:. J...
Auditor and Accountant . __
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TOTALS . _
SALARY' SCHEDULE
Old Salan New Salary
$ 750.00
200000
000.00
2600.00
1040 00
2000.00
2000.00
1800.00
1000.00
1000.00
1000.00
3000.00
S 600.00
2600.00
2000.00
600.00
1600.00
1500.00
i 620.00
800,00
1800.00
*19.390,00 *12.920.00
Saving
s’ 150.00
600.00
600 00
440.00
400.00
500.00
180.00
1000.00
1000.00
400.00
1200.00
*6,470.00
Seniors Again Lead Honor Students
In Shelby Schools ;Third On Roil
' ; M ■ '■ \> ' • • ■ • • ' - : •
Tutal Of JOS Students .Make Koll
For Third Month. II .Make
Highest Grades.
L$r- —
' While 103 students in Shelby's
Central high school were making
! the honor roll for the third month,
j 11 of their number made the high
| est possible grade of "A’' on all sub
jects. The 11 were. Paul Bullington,
; Betsy Eskridge, Esther Ann Quinn,
Marion Roes, Marie King, Louise
! Lybrand. Maryln Smith, Ruth By
ers, Gwyn Davis, Jeanette Post and
j Jane Washburn.
| The senior class had the best
; scholastic average with 38 percent,
j or more than one-third, of the
j class making honor roll marks.
I Twenty-four percent of the juniofs
! were honor roll students, and 18
| percent of the sophomores and 20
j pel cent of the freshmen The roll by
classes follows:
Seniors.
Essie Bass. Laura Mae Borders,
i Rachel Connor. Maxine Costner,
I Stacey Duncan. Margaret Ford, Ail
een Jones, Anna Ray Jones. Mar
garet Lee, Helen Miller, Janet Mor
rison, Edna Robert*. Edith Sanders,
Lucille Whisnant,., Paul Arrowood,
Billy Broadway, Loris Dover. Bobbv
Hoyle, Colbert McKnight, Caleb Mc
Swain, Edison Noggle, Ed Post,
Gertrude Boland, Rosalyn Dellinger,
J Jean Laughridge, Mary Alice Leech,
(CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN.i
Deputies Assemble
For Chicken Stew
County Officers Have Big ‘•Feed”
And toffee Last
Night.
What do officers use lor a. bever
age when they take in a big chicken
stew? That question, frequently
asked in the repartee about the
court house yesterday, was answer
ed today by the sleepy eyes of
around a dozen deputies who at
tended a big “feed” last night. They
drink Coffee, and not being accus
tomed to coffee at night, very few
of them slept well last night.
The stew menu, including both
chicken and Brunswick stew, was
held last night at Grover and was
given by Deputies Charlie Shep
pard, John Hord. Harvey Harrel
son. Buren Dedmon, E. W. Sanders
and others. Attending were a major
portion of the county force of dep
uties and constables. Sheriff-elect
Raymond Cline, and Joseph Wright
and C. C. Horn, recorder and solici
tor elect respectively, and a number
of friends of the officers. The even
ing was thoroughly enjoyed by all
who attended.
MORE SPORTS WILL BE
FOUND ON PAGES 3-5.
Governor Gardner Tells Group
In New York Of Tar Heel Plan
Says This State Has Tried To Adapt
• Government To Fit Net*
Conditions.
New York, Dec, 7.—Creation of a
‘wholesome public opinion recep
tive to change,” in government was
described by Governor O. Max
Gardner of North Carolina in an
address here Monday night "as one'
ocf the positive benefits” of the de-1
turession.
j The Southern state executive]
j spoke before the National Confer
j ence or. the Relation of Law and
j Business held under the auspices of
I New York university, and outlined j
j what hr termed "the North Ca.m-j
V-i • •.
Una plan" for state supervision of
local units of government institut
ed by the 1931 general assembly.
Governor Gardner told his audi
ence his state had "gone farther
than any other state in enacting
effective measures of state control
of local expenditures." asserting it
took the depression to emphasize
the need for a shifting of responsi
bility.
Historians of the future, he de
clared. will credit "to this devas
tating period of readjustment" as a
positive benefit the creation of a
public opinion receptive to change
and compelling In its demand for
rcpPHNCVO fjfc pao*
T. P. A. Gives Aid
To Needy Instead
Of Having “Feed”
Kor veal* and year* the
travelling salesmen'* organ
ization of Shelby, the
loyal chapter of the T. P. A.,
has held a banquet or ‘feed'
around Christmas or during
the holiday season, but this
year there will be no ban
quet.
Officials of the organization
announced today that instead
of enjoying their annual get
together they were giving the
cost of the usual banquet
plus a little more to charity
and the Boy Scouts. A part of
the fund, yearly set aside for
the banquet, will go to the i
general charity fund and the
remainder to help meet the
Boy Scouts quota.
Link “Toots” Horcl
With Another Theft
Polio Of Ooinion Colored Boy tlso
Stole John Lovelace
Suit.
•'Tix>i..>' Herd, colored youth, who j
is In Jail facing three or four house- I
breaking and larceny charges pre- J
ferred by Shelby police, was linked I
with still another house theft yes- j
terday by Chief McBride Poston, j
Yesterday a local colored man who)
heard “Toots" arrest and the charges
against him came to the police with)
a suit of clothes which he said, of- J
fleers state, he purchased from j
Hord. Fearing that the clothes |
might get him in wrong with the
law. the purchaser turned them
over to the police department. The
suit was that, officers say, which
was stolen from the home of John
Lovelace some months ago while
the family was out.
"This makes about four of fly#
house J'ubbm'iw wr- kmve fwwwthing
to connect 'Toots' with,’’ Chief Bos
ton said, “and I believe we have the
lei low who has been behind most
of the thefts,”
Hord and Altonso Hoskins were
sent to jail last week In default of
bond to superior court on house
breaking charges in connection with
thefts at the residences of the late
Capt. J. F Jenkins, Randolph Log
an, Rev. J. W. Suttle, and Mr Dill
ingham.
Colored Woman
Whips Her Hubby
For Being In Jail
Pays Him Out Then Takes A Switch
From Jailyard Tree And Lets
Him Have It.
Slvrifi Irvin M. Allen ielLs the
story and vouches for it, and that
should serve the purpose of assur
ing the authenticity;
A colored man was in jail here!
yesterday on a whiskey charge. Hi.;
freedom depended upon someone
paying his line and the costs. Just
before noon his wife came to the
jail, gave the sheriff the right
amount and asked him to free her
| husband. The sheriff had her wait
; in tiie jailyard while he unlocked
the cell doors. As the sheriff was
j freeing the hubby, the wife reached
up in a tree in the jailyard, yanked
out a sizeable switch and when the
jail gate, which has a more cheer
ing click when one Is on the out
side, swung open her husband step
ped out, she hopped on him with
the switch and, to use the sheriff's
Words, “let him have it." The freed
hubby picked up speed as he dis
appeared up the street, but the wife,
i according to the officer, kept right
on his heels swung the switch at
every step.
“He’ll be doubly careful, that fel
low will, about getting in trouble
again," the sheriff said.
Name New Officers
For Key Club Here
Graham Dellinger New Chairman
Of Governors. Others Are
Elected.
New officers for the Key club,,
social organization for Shelby men
located in the Weathers-Blanton
building next to the Masonic tem
ple, were elected at a business meet
| ing Monday night,
Graham S. Dellinger w'as elected
chairman of the, board of govern
ors. succeeding Z. J. Thompson. The
four other governors elected to the
board were Harvey White, Jim Le
Gette, Tommy Harrill. and E. B.
Jarrett. Chas. Woodson tvas re
cleoto-’ of the club, ■
Swear In Officers
At Public Ceremony
f lev-eland Group Joins In With
State-Wide Program Here
Monday Night.
Eleven newly elected Cleveland
county officers were sworn In at
the public ceremony at the court
house here Monday night as a part
of the state-wide radio hook-up
for public Installation of county
officials.
The meeting at tlie* court house
was presided over by Peyton Mc
Swain, new county attorney, and
practical^ ail county officers in
addition in those sworn in were
present. The- radio hook-up in the
court house to listen in on the Ra
leigh broadcast was furnished
through (lie courtesy ol the W. A.
Pendleton firm. The officers sworn
in by A. M Hamrick, superior court
clerk., were Mrs. Lillian Newton
treasurer; Andy F. Newton, regis
ter of deeds: Troy McKinney, coun
ty accountant; and eight of the 11
newly elected township constables.
The county commissioners—Joe F..
Blanton, .1, D. Morris and Lester
Herndon who had been sworn In
earlier in the day-made short talks
as a part of the program
Veteran Williams
Dies In Hospital
Funeral Of Confederate Vet Will Be
Held Friday At St. Peiers
Chareh.
Monroe Williams. Confederate
veteran, age 87 years and eleven
months, died this morning in the
Llncolnton hospital to which insti
tution he was taken last week for
treatment. Mr. Williams t lived in
the Toluca section and was well
known throughout the county. He
had a Splendid war record and al
ways attended the reunions of his
comrades.
? Mr. Williams was a man of un
usual intelligence, was a Student of
Shakespeare, possessed a keen wit
and a remarkable memory of the
past. He was a man of splendid
habits and until recently, was a vig
orous man for his age.
He was twice married, both wives
16 ‘the grave. ' Two'
sons survive. Dr. George Williams
of Valdese and Eben Williams of
Cincinnati.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 3 o’clSCk at St.
Peters Methodist church and inter
ment will be in the cemetery there
beside his wife.
Try Answering
Can you answer 14 of these test
questions? Turn to page two for the
answers.
X. What do the terms ‘ place’’ and
’ show" mean in horse racing?
2. In what year did the great
earthquake in San Francisco occur?
3. What is the symbolic animal of
Siam?
4. Namfe the capital of Idaho?
5. What state does Carter Glass
represent in the U. 8. senate?
6. Wit at is the political status of
Hawaii?
7. Who wrote the “Night Before
Christmas?’’
8. What doer Noblesse Oblige’
mean?
9. From what is papyrus made?
10 What is the Japanese name
for Korea?
11: In what book of the Bible Is
the description of the Four Horse
men?
12. Name the volcanic mountain
near Naples?
13. Name the capital of Tennes
see?
14. What does A D. stand for in
reference to time?
15. Name the meat that comes
from sheep?
16. Give the scientific name for
shooting stars?
17. Name the university in New
Haven, Conn.
18. Give the square root of one?
19. Do minerals harden or soften
water?
20 What was the “Black Death”?
Browning Child, Six
Months Old Is Dead
Biiy Browning, the six months
old child of Mr. and Mrs-. John G.
Browning, died Saturday and the
funeral was held Sunday from the
home of the parents by Rev. L. L.
Jessup at 4 o'clock. Interment was
in Sunset cemetery. The Browning
family lives at the Belmont mill
and the child was sick a week be
fore the end came.
Popular Springs Sells C hickens
Recently The Star stated by er
ror that Beaver Dam church had
sold chickens to pay off the church
debt. It should have stated that
Poplar Springs church sold the
chickens to aoplv on the rfiurch
debt
I
Name Physician,
Welfare Officer
In County Later
Not Appointed By
County Board
County Physician Named By Board
Of Health In January. Other
In June.
A county physician and welfare
officer for Cleveland county will
not be appointed this week along
with other new appointive officers
named by the new board of county
commissioners.
The county physician is always
named by Ore county board of
health on the first Monday in Jan
uary. and the county welfare offi
cer Is always named on the first
Monday In June at a Joint session of
the county commissioners and the
county board of education.
Citizens Inquire
Since other new officers were ap
pointed Monday many citizens have
inquired about these two offices,
some being of the opinion that they
were also named by the commis
sioners, but information given The
Star- today gave the above method
of appointment.
Tire present county physician is
Dr. D. F, Moore. The county board
of health, which in January ap
points the county physician is
composed of the chairman of the
county commissioners, Joe, E. Blan
ton; the county superintendent of
education, J. H. Grigg; the mayor
of the county's largest town, S. A.
McMurry: two physicians, one from
Shelby and one from Kings Moun
tain: and one dentist, Dr. A. Pitt
: Beam,
The welfare office is filled each
January when the two county board?
hold their annual joint session.
No other major changes have
been made since the publication
Monday of new officers.
Meeting Of Men
Of Presbyterian
Church On Friday
WUI Be Held In Rutherfordton
Friday Night. Shelby To Brad
Uifr Delegation
The annual meeting of the men
of Kings Mountain Presbytery will
be held In the Rutherfordton high
school building, Friday, December
9, 7 p. m. Supper at fifty cent* per
plate will be served by the woman’s
auxiliary of the Rutherfordton
Presbyterian church. The inspira
tional address • will be delivered by
the Rev. R. A. Forrest, president of
Toccoa Falls Institute, Toccoa,
Georgia. Mr. Forrest is a man of
unusual gifts for Speaking to men.
He has appeared on some of the
most Important platforms in
American In Inspirational addresses
to men. Men heard Mr. Forrest with
peculiar pleasure and profit in the
Montreat men's conference la#
summer. A real treat Is In store far
all who will be present at Ruther
fordton Friday evening of this
week.
The attendance at these annual
meetings have run ' from 175-200
men. Every church in the Presby
tery is urged to have a large dele
gation present Friday night that
the record of past years may be
maintained.
The men of the Shelby Presby
terian church are to hold their reg
ular monthly meeting Wednesday,
7:30 p. m., at which plans will be
made for securing a large delega
tion for the Rutherfordton meeting.
The local church has led all the
other churches of the Presbytery in
numbers attending the annual meet
ings. The Shelby Presbyterian men
are determined not to lose their
rating this year. Every member of
men's organization is urged to be
present tonight.
Tar Heel Congressmen Solid For
Repeal; Special Session Forecast
Vote Ends Wet Hopes This Ses
sion. Think Koosevelt May
Call Term.
Washington, Dec. 7.—North Car
olina congressmen put up a solid
I ironl Monday in supporting the
prohibition repeal resolution pre
I serried at the opening of the ses
sion by Speaker of the House John
N. Gamer,
With even.' member present vot
ing for repeal, the state contribut
ed 10 votes to the majority forces,!
which went down to defeat by a
narrow margin, because the resolu- ■
tion failed to command the neces
sary two-thirds. Representative
Charles L. Abernethy ‘of the third
district, who has been ill for sev
eral months, was the only member
of the delegation absent. The South
Carolina delegation was divided
four to two on the repeal measure,
with one member. William P. Stev
enson of the fifth district, absent.
Those voting for the resolution were
Representatives Thomas 3. McMil
lan, John J. McSwain, Allard H.
Gasque and Hampton P. Pulner.
Those recorded against were Rep
resentative Butler B. Hare and Rep
<COKTt?lr'*ri ce« p joe
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To Speak Here
Dr, A. M. Proctor, who holds the
A, B. and A. M. degrees froth Duke
university, and Ph. D. from Colum
bia university. Is a member of the
faculty of the Department of Edu
cation at Duke. He has been profes
sor of School Administration for a
number of years, Previous to that
time he was In public school work
in this state.
In addition to his teaching duties,
Dr. Proctor has found time to do
much research work, and has made
educational surveys of a number of
North Carolina counties. At the
present time he Is chairman of a
committee of educators, which Is
making a complete study of the
educational situation In North Car
olina. He Is regarded as one of the
outstanding authorities In the south
on matters of public school admin
istration.
Scouts Ask For
$500Fund Here
Scant Boys Will Make Honae-to
Hooae Canvaaa on Friday or
Satnrday.
An appeal to toauad to the friends
of the Boy Scout movement by the
finance committee composed of
more with which to meet thta year’s
quota to the Piedmont council.
Already *500 of the *1,000 has
been raised, so in order to get the
remainder, the scout boys them
selves will appear in uniform Fri
day and Saturday morning and ask
for contributions. The drive will be
extended into the Hollis, Polkvllle
and Bel wood sections where troops
are active. The public statement by
the finance committee issued today
reads:
"About half of the funds asked
for, to carry on the Boy scout work
In Cleveland county, has been rais
ed.
“At a recent meeting of the fi
nance committee, It was decided to
give all the sympathizers of this
movement, who have not already
done so. the opportunity to make a
contribution to this fund, and that
the actual soliciting will be done by
the scouts themselves.
“On Friday afternoon, or Satur
day of this week, these scouts will
come to you In your home, and we
ask you to carefully consider the
merits of this movement, and make
some contribution, large or small to
this worthy cause.”
No Bounties Paid
On Hawks And Crows
The state department is not pay
ing bounties this year for crows,
hawks and wildcats killed, it is an
nounced by H. C. Long, county
game warden. The bounty award
was called off this year due to econ
omic conditions, it is said, but all
hunters and sportsmen are urged
to help eliminate crows, hawks, etc.,
and help protect the game supply.
Hunters report that game is more
plentiful In the county this year
than in some time. This applies
particularly to rabbits, with three to
five times as many as in recent
years.
Coroner’s Jury
Has Mistrial In
Death Of Negro
Inquest Fails To
Place Blame
rive White Youths And Coloued
Man Tell Of Fatality Sat
urday Night. f
After an inquest In the teoorC
house here Tuesday afternoon
which lasted for two and one-half
hours, a coroner’s Jury was unable
to reach a verdict In placing the
blame for the death Saturday night
of Will Green, 19-year-old colored
farm hand.
Green, fatally Injured, was
brought to the hospital around mid
night by five white youths with
whom he had been riding ca a
truck to his home in the Patterson
Springs section.
Coroner Roscoe Lute, in report
ing today that the Inquest ended
in a mistrial in which his Jury of
six men could not agree, stated
that he did not know what would
be the next step in the matter. A
mistrial by a coroner’s Jury Is rath
er unusual here, and It Is probable,
he stated, that the matter will
pass on to the grand jury, or with
further disposal left up to the dis
cretion of the county commission
ers about a second inquest.
Evidence Given
itw> truck on which Green wu
riding was driven. It Is said, by Seth
Mayhew, white youth. He and tour
companion*, the evidence at the In
quest revealed, had picked up
Green and another colored man.
Alonao Whitner, to give them a lift
to their homes south of Shelby. The
other white boys with Mayhew
were said to be Stacey Roberts, S.
L. Roberts, Carl Logan, and W1K '
bum Byers. A mile or so from town,
they testified, Whitener, one of the
negroes, got off the truck. In the
No. 3 school section the boys said
they remembered that the truck
swerved slightly into the ditch on
the left side but they did not real
ise that It had struck anything.
Green, the totally Injured negro,
had been sitting on that oWwMMfe*
truck, it was said, and after going
a short distance the white youths
stated they noticed that he was
missing from the truck. Returning
they found him injured by the side
of the road. They brought him to
the Shelby hospital but, with his
skull fractured and his legs broken,
he died en route or about the time
of arrival at the hospital.
The other negro, Whitener, told
of getting on the truck with Green.
Near the Blanton place on the Pat
terson Springs road, he beoame
frightened, he said, at the manner
In which the truck was driven and
Jumped off, advising Green to do
likewise. Green, however, remained
on the truck, he said, and was fa
tally injured a short time later.
The presumption of the evldenoe
by the white youths was that
Green may have tumbled off the
truck as It swerved slightly in the
ditch, while the presumption of the
other evidence before the coroner
was that the truck might have
sldeswlped a telephone pole In such
a manner as to crush the negro's
head against the pole. There
evidence, the coroner said, that
something had struck the side of
the truck and also a pole.
The body of the negro, at last
account, was at the Enloe funeral
home here, and It will likely be sent
to Winston-Salem where relatives
live, for Interment.
Those serving on the coroner’s
Jury were: A. O. Higgins, W. D.
Bablngton, Ed Laughridge, L. V. Ar
rowood. Joe Daniels and Bill Hogue
Cotton Awaiting
Bureau Report
■ Debt situation And Bureau Reports
Has Depressing
! Effect.
Cotton on New York exchange at
2 o'clock today was quoted Jan.
5 64, March 5.76 as compared with
a close yesterday of Jan. 5.68, Mar.
5.78.
Clevenberg’s letter says: Forecast
east and central rain, west cold
wave. Journal Commerce Houston
reports debts and fear of unwise
farm legislation exerts depressing
influence. Spot trading spasmodic
but no distress offerings reported.
Texas crop in north and west make
gains, bumper crops in some coun
ties. Basis steady. Charlotte reports
mill buying light basis firm. Spar
tanburg says farm holding move
ment strong in S. C. Greenville, 8.
C. reports interior basis easier and
cotton harder to sell. There were
bids for large quantities print cloths
and broadcloths in Worth street at
under list prices but mills would
not yield. Demand for October was
a feature in futures yesterday, mar
ket will probably follow stock*
awaiting government reoort ham or