Effort To Be Made
To Recover Gold
On Sunken Lusitania
Will Try To Get Treasure Estimat
ed In Millions From Ship Sunk
By Germans In 1915.
New York, Dec. If.-—The lure of
sunken treasure has brought about
a renewed attempt to salvage gold
and valuables front the Lusitania.
Since a German submarine sent
the giant liner to the bottom of
Kinsale, Irish Free State, with a
loss of 1,198 lives 17 years ago, and
brought The United States into the
World war, several plans to salvage
her treasure have been projected.
The latest was put forward last
year, but no actual work was done..
It became known today that the
.sunken liner finally has been lo
cated definitely and a decision
reached to begin actual salvage op
erations early in 1933.
Charles Courtney, president of
the American Association of Mas
ter Locksmiths, who directed the
opening of treasure cheHs on the
treasure chests on the sunken liner
Egypt last year, has been engaged
to aid In the Lusitania venture.
The start of work will depend In
part on how early In the spring fa
vorable weather comes to the Irish
coast.
The amount of gold aboard the
Lusitania has been variously esti
mated. some figures placing It as
high as $10,000,000. Others have
: caled this amount down at various
times to $7,000,000 and $5,000,000.
And the ship’s manifest, published
shortly after she sank, makes the
subject even more confused, as it
contained no reference to gold In
the cargo.
Watauga Democratic
First Time In 54
Years, Says Paper
Boone, Dec. 14.—The new county
officers elected last November took
over their reins of county govern
ment here Monday and. with the
exception of clerk of the court and
coroner, constitute the first Demo
cratic personnel of county officers
to direct county affairs In 54 years
The cleric of the court is elected
every four years, and this office was
not up for filling at the last elec
tion. There was no Democratic can
didate In the past election for coun
SK-SALE or LAND
Under «nd by virtue of the power of
rule contained In that certain mortgage
deed executed end delivered by W. L.
Browne and wife Bldle Browne to the
undersigned, dated January 11 ISIS and
recorded tn the office of the register of
deedi of Cleveland county N. O In book
10« at page SIS default having been
made in the payment of the Indebted
ness secured thereby end at the request
of the beneficiary, and under and hy
virtue of the order of the clerk of the
superior court of Cleveland county 1 will
sell for cash to the highest bidder at
the court houee door In the city of Shel
by, on Wednesday December 31 1131 et
31 o'clock noon the following described
real estate:
Beginning on Iron stake tn the Rag
Road Whitworth's corner; thence with hts
line N. 3H» W. 117'% poles to a pine
stump, the old corner; thence with the
old line 0. 13 W. 39 poles to a stake In
said line a new corner; thence a new
line 9. 3i^< east 109'% poles to a stake
in D. B. Stroup's line In the old road;
thence H, ll’« C. 4V« poles to a stake
on south bank of old Rag road his cor
ner. thenoe N. 88 X. 9»« poles to the be
ginning containing by estimation It
ecrej more or leee.
This being a re-sale, bidding will begin
at $385.00.
This the 8th day of December 1931.
Otmjnrr P. HOOD. Commissioner
"f Banks Bx. Re). Peoples Bank of
Waco Assignee of L. H. Miller.
Mortgagee.
ft T. Meson Jr, Gastonia. It Dec 7c
TRUSTEE'S SALE
9* virtue of the power of sale con
tained tn a deed of trust executed by J.
.1. Powsll and wife, C. X Powell and Boyd
Powell (single) under dete of July 2nd
1917 to me as trustae. securing an In
debtedness to the Shelby Building and
Loan association said deed of trust re
corded In book 1*8. page 19* In the offlte
of the register of deeds of Cleveland
county N. C. and default having been
made tn the payment l as trustee will
sell for cash at public auction to the
highest bidder at the court house door In
the town of Bhelby N. C on
Saturday. January 7th 1981
at 31 o clock M. the following described
rest estate:
Situated to to* southwest portion of
the town of Shelby N C and being two
Jot* located on Clegg street fully described
m * deed from Jesse Dycus and wife to
tthelby B * l. association dated Aug
ust 30 1933 and recorded In book KKK of
needs page sit of the register's office of
Cleveland county N. C. and further de
scribed tn • deed from the Bhelbv B. & 1.
association to J. J and G. C Powell by
deed dated December 10th 1333 and later
the Interest of O. C Powell and wife
was conveyed by deed to Boyd Powell, all
of which deeds are duly recorded In the
offlee of register of deeds of Clevelsnd
county N, C. and reference ts hereby had
to aald deeds and to the deed of trust
above referred to for lull description of
aald property by metes and bounds
The foregoing property will be sold sub
ject to any taxes existing against same.
This December 3rd 1933
CLYDE R. ROSY, Trustee,
♦t Dec Tc
TRUSTEE'S SALE
Under and by ytrtue of the authority
contained in a certain deed of trust ex
ecuted by W. L. Barrett (widower! on
March 30 1931 which deed of trust ts on
record In book 171 page lie In the office
of the register of deeds of Cleveland
county. North Carolina the undersigned
trustee will on January 10 1933 at 3 o'does
p, m. at the court house door offer at
public sale to the highest bidder the fol
lowing described real estate:
All those tracts of land containing a
total of MRS acres belonging to W, L
Barrett which ware deeded to him by the
following deeds: Clishy Barrett and wife
to W L. Barrett by deed dated August
19th 1909 and recorded tn book 3-V at
page *33; B. Barrett and wife to W L
Barrett by deed dated March 3nd 189*
and recorded In book JJ at page 381; and
J. R. Conner and wife to W L. Barrett
by deed dated October Y5th 1800 and re
corded m book BS si page 48 all in the
office of the register of deeds of Cleve
kod county. North Caroline. Reference
to said deed and record being herebv i
mage tor further identification and de
aerlptlen by mates And bounds Sstd land:
Jsetng further identified as all that land;
covered by the deed of trust gi-en by \v !
I Barrett to Federal Lend Bank of Col
ulabia which is recorded in book 183 at
page t ut the office of the register of
deeds of Cleveland county, North Caro
lina.
This aale will be made subject to prior
encumbrances
Thh December 8, 1933.
M. R. WEATHERS, Truster
Weathers & Kennedy, Attorneys 4t Dec
'Radio Baby” and Grandmother
A charming portrait study of the Contessa Bezzi Scalfc with her beauti
ful little granddaughter, Elettra Marconi, daughter of Senator Marconi
the “Father of Wireless,” in the Contessa’s villa at Rome. Due to th«
fact that her parents are obliged to spend much of their time in England
the little girl is taken care of most of the time by her grandmother
although she holds frequent radio conversations with her parents.
ty coroner.
The new officials got, right into
business of looking after the coun
ty affairs In the various offices like
veterans. The county commission
ers made some drastic reduction in
salaries in some of the county jobs,
as well as in fees for services of
county officers and of court officers.
Awarded a 1-cent verdict In a
>50,000 breach of promise suit, Miss
Katherine Betty Warner of Balti
more said she was satisfied.
Bootleggers In S. C.
Organize A Union
Greenville, S. c„ Dec. 14.—The
Greenville News says bootleggers,
"recognizing the evils of disorgan
ised competition, have banded to
gether into an association to supply
the Greenville trade.”
The association, the paper says,,
was formed "to foster cordiality, to
Answers To Star’s
Question Box
On Page One
Below are the answers to the test
questions printed on page one.
1. No.
2. Adar,
3. A Protestant Episcopal organi
zation for spreading Christianity
among men. especially young men.
4. Charles Dickens
5. Anne Carter.
6. The Postmaster general
7. At Charleston, vv Va.
8. A small stream on the battle
field.
8. Princess Alexandra of Den-1
mark
10. English poet, wife ol Robert
Browning.
11. Yes.
12. Senator George W. Norris of
Nebraska.
13. Robert Bruce.
14 Alexander Hamilton.
15. Belgium.
16. Between Italy and the Balkan
peninsular.
17. Reconstruction finance cor
poration.
18. Yes. «
19. “Beau Brummeli." *
20. George Arliss.
After Policeman Salvatore Fran
ciosa vanished from a hospital in
Rochester, N. Y., he was found at
his home devouring a meal consist
ing of roast chicken and a big plat
ter of spaghetti.
prevent encroachments of a price
cutting system, and to exchange
ideas which might prove to mutual
benefit.''
"One Informant said most of the
liquor brought into Greenville came
from Georgia, convoyed by associa
tion members,'’ The News continued
"money is pooled wheh the liquor
is purchased and when it arrives it
is pro-rated to those in the pool."
GIFTS
Belk-St
evens
GIFTS
Give Practical Gifts That Will Last Throughout The Year
BRIDGE SUPPERS
98c I
j
Black Satin with Bright color linings. «
_ h
BOUDOIR BOOTS *
98c i
Ankle top finished with bright shades fl
of marabon. I
CHILDREN’S GAITERS
98c I
Rubber cuffs, flat heels. Sizes to 2. |
ALL WOOL BLANKETS
$2.95 and $4.95
The famous Chatham Blanket. Indi
vidual boxes in two tone pastel shades
WEEK-END and FITTED
BAGS
$2.98 to $9.95
A never to be forgotten gift.
MEN’S DRESSING
ROBES
$2.98
All wool, notch collars, two pockets,
self sash. Bright awning stripe.
MEN’S FINE SHIRTS
$1.00
Super-finished Broadcloth. In a gift
box. White, grey, blue, also fancies.
| — SUPER GIFTS —
I WOMEN’S SPORT
f COATS
Polo style with plaid backs and lined. /
Taken from our regular $9.95 and\
$14.95 coat group. All new when wt
opened 30 days ago.
I WOMEN’S DRESSES ,
f $1.00 !
50 only to sell at this price. Select ed I
ii from our our regular $1.98 and $2.98
assortments. All new when we open
ly cd 30 days ago.
OUR TOY STORE IS FULL TO OVERFLOWING WITH
PRACTICAL PLAYTHINGS FOR CHILDREN.
A FEW HIGH LIGHTS FOR
98c
TOY ELECTRIC IRONS
ROLLER SKATES
RUBBER TIRE SCOOTERS
RUBBER TIRE WAGON
1 STEEL TOYS
(
WRECKING CAR
DUMP TRUCK
STEAM ROLLERS
MILK WAGONS
ICE TRUCKS
President Will Award
Boy Scout Troops
When Troops In 1933 Show Growth
And Record Of Activity, They
Get Award.
Announcement is being made by
the Boy Scouts of America that the
president of the United States will
make an award to all scout troops
who show growth and achievement
during 1933.
President Hoover, the honorary
president of the Boy Scouts of
America is making these awards to
stimulate Interest In the new "Ten
Year" program of the Boy Scouts
of America, the object of which*is
to enlist at least one out of every ]
four boys and to give these boys a
full four year training in the char
acter building and citizenship train
ing program of this great move
ment, so that ten years hence one
out of every four young men reach
ing the age of citizenship will have
j been a four year trained scout be
lieving that this training will pro
| vide a higher type of citizenship and
! greatly reduce the crime wave atid
combat the teachings of radicalism.
To attain the president's award,
troops must show an increase of
membership at the close of the year
1931 and in the case of new troops,
an increase in membership over
their membership on June 30th.
Troops must show a satisfactory
record of activity and must certify
that they are familiar with the
principles of the "Ten Year” pro
gram and will coroperate in enlist
ing members and in retaining mem
bers for a full four year period.
Play At No. Three
School Thursday Eve
No. 3 high school will present a
play. "Professor Pepp," Thursday
evening. December 15, at 7:30 o'clock.
"Professor Pepp" is a comedy which
contains many humorous and mys
terious Incidents. The cast of char
aeter.: includes the following.
Gladys Earl, Selma Hamrick, Kath
erine diggers, Helen Mclntire, Edith
Byei-.s. Mary Roberts, Vernia Ellis,
Genew Hendricks, Evans Allen, Jo
Austell, Hythe Putnam, Tom May
hew. William Harrill. Carl Logan,
Ernest Kirkendoll and Marsiie
Blanton.
A spectator at a ball game t:
Stella. Neb., got up and swung hi
arms, batting down three geen
that were flying low.
SHOP IN COMFORT THIS
CHRISTMAS
by having- your favorite
shoes resoled and new
heels. If your feet could
talk, they would sav
“Thank You.”
FREEMAN’S SHOE SHOP
“Ask Anybody"
South Side Of Square
Shopping-for-a-man
Gifts Men Prefer
, Silk Lounge Robes
Manhattan Pajamas
Schoble Hats
Tourist Sets
Travel Kits
Gladstone Bags
Wear Right Gloves
Pigskin - Suede - Kid
Cisco Silk Mufflers
Resilio Tie and Handkerchief Sets
We Suggest That You Give Him A
HART-SCHAFFNER & MARX
SUIT or TOP COAT FOR ,
CHRISTMAS
is really
easy —
IF...
... and the big “if”—the only “if”—
is whether you’re buying for him the
sort of thing he really likes to wear—
or the sort of thing you think he
ought to like. Of course, he won’t tell
you which is which—he’ll lie like a
gentleman and say he is “crazy about
it”—when really he isn’t. He’s secre
tive—but you can outguess him by
buying at the sort of store that car
ries only what he likes—a store with
man-style sense—a store that spends
a lot of time avoiding the wrong thing
to buy— a store as careful, in man
terms, about the details of style and
fit and wear as an expert gown-shop
is for a well-dressed woman ... We’re
that store—and we’re almighty anx
ious to help you shop for him pain
lessly—to make a bigger hit with him
than ever by the money you’ll save.
SHAW & JACOBS
PHONE 38 “Known For Good Clothe.” SHELBY, N. C.
OPEN EVENINGS TILL CHRISTMAS