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/hey Long And /Bob’ Reynolds / Met Years Ago Bob Ran’ latuixiana Skating Rink Vud Huey sold Patent Medicine. VyV>hmgion. D. C. Store* ol Senator Robert R. Reynolds' adven ture* before he became n senator (and he only dates back senatorlal ly to last November’s election) un questionably will continue to leak out front time to time as long as he remains In office. And that probably will be a long time, to judge from present evidences of his popularity tn his home state of North Caro llna. Kor one thing, a man who has worked his way thrice or oftener around the world, traveled with a circus been a professional wrestler and engaged In a miscellany of odd enterprises for a livelihood during the Intervals between these activi ties cannot possibly give a full ac count of hts career at a single sit ting; Incidents In it necessarily re veal themselves gradually. Moreover, there is a manifest In clination on the part of the senator's friends from the Tarheel common wealth to discuss the new lawmak - er's picturesque past except in the broadest generalities, lest they con vey on impression a shade less dig nified than they consider fitting in a national legislator. Senator Reynolds himself clearh j 1s doing no worrying as to his dig nlty. He la as natural ,iu the mldsi of his surroundings today as he uu- f doubtedly w as in his role of a dr-j cade or so" ago, 'tending livestock.' 1 ’tween decks on a cattle boat, ori grappling an opponent on the j wrestling mat. In other words, he is thoroughly adaptable. Ills North Carolina friends In reality need feel no anx iety concerning his ability to main tain a senatorial exterior whenever one la required. He knows the dif ference between ft cattle boat and the U, S. senate. He has, Indeed, a university degree to his credit, its well as a reputation as a competent circus man of which to be proud. Incidentally, he was captain of his ■varsity track team and a crack football player: In short, an all “round athlete. And he looks It—* man of 48, but obviously in prime condition, with the figure of a boxer rfcther than a wrestler; tnlt, erect and wiry, but lacking in the bulk one associates with performers on the mat. The senator originally hung out his lawyer's shingle in his native town- of Asheville In 1907, but his practice there has not been entirely uninterrupted ever since then. For example. It appears that, for one reason or another, he was run ning a skating rink in Baton Rouge about 15 years back and among the establishment’s patrons was a sprightly young patent medicine salesman, whom he grew to knotc quite well by sight but had almost forgotten, following his return to Asheville, until the other day they met again on the senate floor,* and the Carolinian instantly recognized his old acquaintance in Senator ■ Huey Ihflg of tonisiana Ail versions agree that the Ashe ville folk liked him tremendously— and bragged of him, too. as a re markable globe-trotter. He wrote a couple of books—‘“Wanderlust" and "Gypsy Trail”—and several maga zine articles, besides contributing to various newspapers, which added decidedly to his celebrity. t Nevertheless, last spring, when he proclaimed his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to the up per house of congress, in opposition to Senator Cameron Morrison, a considerable portion of the North Carolina press referred to him can didly as an “upstart.” Scores Of Tots Made Joyful By, Gifts Of Fruit i'siko anvrf wohj <t*aKj.iKOo> Claus, although some hadn't given up. We didn't miss a house that was on the 'actually needy" char ity list, and the packages went to both white children and colored." In speaking of the excellent re sponse to make 11 Christmas for youngsters who might not have one. Mayor McMurry said today: “Since The Star acted upon my suggestion and made the plea. I want to thank every person who gave anything from the smallest gift up to the largest. If they could just know how much happiness the combined collection brought, I'm sure they would be happy." Episcopal Church Sunday Services On Sunday, January 1. at the .Church oi the Redeemer. S t.aFay mt,te and O rail am streets there will be the Holy Communion at S a, m. and class Instruction at 10 followed by service at 10:30. Those who have not made their Christmas commun ion and offerings are asked ta do so this Sunday. Rev. J. B. Sill comes front RuUn rfordxcm on Friday and <etl have charge of services. Dorothy Poyktok I - z.w.mmmm*#** Eddie Tpdakt m GfweSarazenI _ Jack. s Sharkev ,Garwood's 1 Miss America t| Foxx Hevek \ cJacobS3 1 1 VtTJfilNlAl | 2 V/jjfVltr \ Harkty Newmasj Fred Frame Ross SoTTERxav%« .*y->— — K Kitamura.— ;f [CAVIFORKIA\^RSITY CRVVJ Hail the new aports champion* of 1932! A truly great year in the field of athletic* with the Olympic Gama* topping the program. Among the American champion* crowned with Olympic laurel* are Dorothy Poynton, Babe Didriluon and Eddie Tolan. Mi** Poynton, eighteen year-old Paaadena, Calif., (tudent, won the high diving title at the game*. The nineteen-yaar-old Dalle*, Texes, girl wonder, Baba Didrik •on, proved herself the greateat all-around woman athlete of the world, winning the 80-metre hurdle* and javelin throw. Eddie Tolan, Detroit'* great negro (printer, co-*tarred with Ralph Metcalfe in vet ting new world record* in the 100-metre and 200-metre daahes. An other Olympic championahip went to the oaramen representing Cali form* University. Thi* crew also won the intercollegiate title at Poughkeepsie. la (oil Virginia Van Wie of Chicago wn crowned queen of the American links by defeating Glenna Collett Vere in the finals. Gene Sarazen won a clear title to the men’s golf crown by win ning both the American and British Open Tournaments. The American amateur title was won by C. Ross Somerville of Ctnsili, the first time in years this crown has been carried off by an invading challenger. Helen Jacobs of Berkeley, Calif., was at last cyowned Queen of Ameri can tennis, Helen Wills Moody failing to defend the title in the Forest Hills tournament. Others who won for Uncle Sam during the year were Fred Frame, victor in the Indianapolis SOO-mile auto race, and Gar Wood who, in his “Miss America X,” set a new world speedboat record of 124.91 miles per hour. He also successfully defended the Harms worth Trophy at Detroit. Jimmy Foxx, first baseman of the Phila delphia Athletics, was voted the most valuable player in the American League, while in football Harry Newman, quarterback of the University of Michigan eleven, was the unanimous choice of All-American selectors. Burgoo King won the racing classic of the year, the Kentucky Derby. World’s swimming honors went to Japan as the result of the startling performances at the Olympics of Kusuo Kitamura, seventeen-year-old Tokio schoolboy. Other Olympic titles were won by athletes of sixteen nations of the world but the performances mentioned were outstanding. Ip the fistic world Jack Sharkey, by b:s defeat of Max Schmeling, brought the heavyweight title back to the U. S. *Twa.s a great year in snorts and rerardless of the lanvuasre—Hail the new Champions! Cheaper Money Advocated By Mull By Lessening Grains In Gold I CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) no thought ot new business or do ing anything constructive. We will never be able to move forward un less some settlement Is made ot all our delSts, which now aggregate ap proximately eighty percent of the market value of all property in our country. "To illustrate my thought on the subject permit me to state a recent experience which is familiar to all, ' A Man Him Hied "I had a good friend who died. He was a financial genius and con trolled extensive business. While the corpse remained in the home [every business establishment which he owned was closed. A great or ganization w'as impotent. No one considered expansion, or new busi ness. No one entertained a con structive thought. Everything was held in abeyance until after the fu neral. As soon as the corpse was buried the organization snapped back into action. A new leader was developed and the business moved forward. Financial Corpse ‘•Just as destructive, there is now a corpse In the household of our financial system." This corpse tel Debt. Not war debts alone, but debts of all kinds. Our churches and j schools are crushed with debts. Our j federal and state governments and all their subdivisions owe more than can be paid under existing standards. Our private citizens, our corporations, and every organization formed by man in their special classes owe debts beyond their abil ity to pay. Each class • of debtors symbolizes some organic part of this corpse, we call debt. Possibly the wa rdebts should be designated the right arm of the corpse. It would be worse than folly to bury the right arm and leave the balance of this corpse exposed in the house of fi nance, it you lilt trie elect n-om one class you will be forced to pile it on the backs of the other classes who: are already just as hard pressed with debt as the class relieved. Any remedy that does not effect all debts alike will be worse than the present disease "I bitterly oppose the cancellation of all debts and am equally opposed to fiat money; but these two on the one extreme and our present situa tion on the otlier extreme, there is a workable medium. The constitu tion of 'he United States makes it the duty of congress to find that medium when assays in Article 1, section 8. 'That congress shall have jpower (5) to coin money; tundi regulate the value thereof.' Our jpresent national admittlMratmn ha made no effort to regulate the value of money as it has the right and duty to do under the constitu tion, but has made a heroic effort to fix the value of commodities. Through the farm board it tried to lift the price of wheat, cotton and other crops. By tariff it tried to lift the price of manufactured articles. The only equality obtained has been in the completeness of tin failure, resulting from each scheme. We have now learned by experience that congress cannot fix the price of commodities by boards and tar iffs. In the distant past congress used its constitutional authority to tix the value of money; why not now? From a news editorial in the Journal of Commerce 'a clipping of which is attached > I note that an effort will be made to have con jgress pass a bill reducing the amount of gold In a dollar from the 25.6 grains now required to 16 grains, and to stabilize the dollar value through the treasury depart ment. I do not know that 16 grains of gold is the correct amount for the dollar to contain under our present condition but I do know that the present dollar is too valu able. "To Illustrate my situation, which is common to millions of others. I give one instance. Pour years ago a friend of mine loaned a farmer ten thousand dollars secured by a farm mortgage. This loan was the pro ceeds he received from the sale of! one hundred bales of cotton which j he raised. He has paid nothing on1 the debt but at present prices he would have to give the proceeds of four hundred and twenty-one bales of cotton to repay in full. The cred itor would be happy to receive ten thousand dollars containing 16 grains of gold each in payment of this debt. 'If some substantial relief is not provided by congress, he expects ul timately to lose the whole debt through the bankruptcy of his debt or. “If tire amount of gold In the dollar was reduced there should follow a uniform advance In the dollar value of everything except debts, which would remain at the present fixed amount. It would I t hen be possible for debtors to pay j thdr debts arid thus butv the [corpse tha* has stopped progress. | * It- is either to adopt some form of inflation or accept the slow tragic liquidation of debts by bank ruptry and defaults. The authority and the responsibility of making : t he choice is placed on congress bv cm constitution." Man Charged With Death From S. C. ( OHTTKTTXD FROM PAGE OK®.) Mr?. J A. Deaton of near Shelby and once during her absence her husband said she was visiting Inj Shelby. A more detailed account as pub lished In the Atlanta Georgian is i given below: Gainesville, Qa,, Dec. 30 -Aaron A. Humphries, farmer living cm the outskirts of Gainesville, slew hisi wife. Mrs. Maggie Humphries, and | threw her body into an abandoned well near his house in order to gain posession of a $10,000 fortune*which Mrs. Humphries was left by her for mer husband, E. Z. Matthews, was the contention of Odus Cross, ne-1 phew of the dead woman. Humphries was taken to Fulton Tower in Atlanta for safety. Hall Superior court convenes the third Monday in January, and it was believed Humphries would be tried at that session without further investigation by a grand Jury, the murder warrant being sufficient. Mrs. Humphries had been miss ing since December 8. and inquisi tors were told by Humphries that she was visiting relatives in anoth er state. His story was supected,1 police said, when one neighbor was told she was visiting in North Car olina while another neighbor was | told she was in South Carolina. Armed with the warrant taken out by Cross, deputy sheriffs went (to the Humphries home on Brad ford street extension. The party of ; searchers found the woman's body in a well some distance from the house. On her finger was a thim ble. Sheriffs connected this with a bloodstained pUlow bearing nee-) dies and thread which the womans was believe to be sewing before her death. Humphries, a man of giant stat ure, red-haired, and about 40 years of age, vigorously denied the ne phew's slaying charge and asserted that finding of her body was his first information that she had met foul play. “I had been drinking before she | disappeared.’' Humphries said, and I i-he hid threatened to go to the home of her sister in North Caro tin*: ‘When I returned to the house after a trip for wood, I found the house all open and my wife miss ing, but I was not alarmed, as I thought she had carried out her j threat to go Gardner Tired Of Public Job; Many Worries (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE * strength a man has to carry.’ Two Factors ‘‘Two /actors have added greatly to the duties and responsibilities of the governor within the last few years. Governor Gardner pointed out. The first is that under the ex ecutive budget act, enacted under former Governor A. W. McLean in 1925, the governor is in reality the chief fiscal officer of the state as director of the budget. In this ca pacity, it is the duty of the gover nor to direct the fiscal policy of the state and to see that all the many state departments and insti tutions are provided with what they need but with no more. Thus the Job of* governor is similar to being the head of a big business organ ization that spends at least *50,000. 000 a year, since for the past eight or ten years the state of North Carolina has been spending about *50,000.000 a year in carrying on Its many functions. "The second factor that makes the job of a governor a difficult one is that the governor has become in many respects the dump heap for the state's troubles and the one who is blamed for everything that! goes wrong. from forest fires to strikes. Ticklish problems and un pleasant matters which other state officials do not want to have the responsibility for some way always end up In the governor’s office.! Once there, the governor must make a decision one way or the other and take the responsibility for that decision. In other words, the gover nor is the state’s official “goaf’ who must take the blame or be blamed for most of the unpleasant things that happen during his administra tion. “Another duty of the governor which requires much time and the expenditure of much nervous energy is his duty in connection with par dons and paroles, requiring him to act both fudge and ->uty and to lis ten to countless arguments for clemency. The hundreds upon hun dreds of appeals for clemency re ceived annually by the governor re quire his spending a great deal more, time in holding hearings and mak ing Investigations than the average person realizes. Enjoyed Term “But in spite of all the work and all the worry connected with the job of being the state's chief execu tive. Governor Gardner says he has enjoyed the four years he has spent here and that it is with a feeling of distinct regret, though of relief, i that he will relinquish the reigns of j government next week to turn them over to Governor-elect J. C. B. Eh ringhaus." Free, Rental Books Not Likely In N. C. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. I stand, are copyrighted." J. R. Young, of Harnett, favors free texts and thinks the money could be secured ‘'in many ways." Robert P. Bender, of Jones, wants “free textbooks or rent them with the least rental possible," W. L. Lumpkin, of Franklin, fav ors "state-owned textbooks" and J, W. Gilliam, jr„ of Alamance, would like a "state rental system." C. W. Spruill, of Bertie, wants “free school books If the tax for same could be raised without bring ing any more hardships to the lab oring man and farmer.” Only Young mentioned in any definite way the matter of financ ing the books, others ignoring the query as to how the books would be financed. . On the other side of the picture opposing free or rental texts, came six legislators. G. D. Gatling, of Gates: R. A Doughton, of Alleghany, and Her bert Olive of Davidson, all said free books were not justified under present conditions of the people of the state. Opposition without condition was expressed by W. A. Brown, of Pen der: Dr. J. M. Lee, of Sampson, and J. C. Smith, of Martin. Cotton Shows Slight Recession Today Cotton on the New York exchange j was off six points from yesterday's flour at 2 o'clock today. January: closed yesterday si, 6.01, March at 6.14 Today a> 3 Jan. ”•*,«, 856 apd March 6 06. The market was strong yesterday and closed higher than the previous day. At f/conference of southern gov croons yesterday, a compulsory cut i in acreage wa a recommended for |1M3 i New Tennis Pre I I Uarry SI Knox, of Chicago, who has j >een nominated for President of the I United States Lawn Tennis Asso :iation for 1933. Knox is the first man in the Middle West to be sc Honored since Dwight W. Davis was sleeted to office in 1928. He will succeed Lonis W. Carruthers, ui New York, who declined renomina tion. Short Shots "Feeding and Care of the Dairy Cow” is the title o| extension cir cular 193 recently issued at State college as a practical manual on dairying. Tire publication was pre pared by John A. Arey and A. C Kimrey, dairy specialists. A group of fanners in Richmond county has organized a savings and loan, association to aid the farmers in supplying their own financial aid. Pitt county took first place in the use of rat poison in the recent cam paign to reduce the ra* population of this state Over 1100 pounds'of the prepared bait vras distributed. Professor: "What is space?" Student: “S-space is—. I can't explain it. but. I've got it In rnv head alt right.” New Prospect News Of Current Week Roads In Bad Condition Becansa Of Prolonged Rains. Davis To Preach First Sermon. • Special to The Star.' New Prospect, Dec. 29 —The roads in this community are getting in bad condition. During the first few days after the snow fell traveling by way of automobile was impos sible. Since the snow melted and it has begun to rain the roads are still muddy and hard to travel It has been announced by one of the church officials that Rev. J. B. Davis will preach his first sermon next Sunday afternoon. We hope the weather will permit a large crowd to attend. Mr. Lawrence Grigg of Southsido spent the Christmas holidays among his relatives in this com munity. We are glad to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Grigg and family Into this community. Mr. Grigg had the misfortune to get the end of the thumb on his right hand sawed of' last Monday while sawing, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Howell and Mis-: Emma Sellers spent Tuesday witt Mr. ahd Mrs. Tom Howell of Lin coln county. Thfy were accompan ied home by Miss Velma HoweP who will spend several days in this community visiting them and othe: relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Will Glasco and children spent Tuesday with Mi and Mrs, Alonzo Gfigg. Miss Vangie McSwain gave i tacky party Tuesday night. Despite the rainy weather many young people attended, most of whom were dressed for the occasion. Music was furnished by Mr. Colen Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Davis and children of near Belwood spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. V. V Wright. Mrs. Ed Howell visited Mrs. J. B Carpenter Monday. Bethlehem Section News OfThe Week College Students At Home For Holi days And Other Visltlngs About. (Special To The Start Bethlehem, Dec. 29V—Mrs Fanfhe Blalock .and daughter, Jewel, of Charlotte are spending the Christ mas holidays with relatives. Miss Beth Randal! of Boiling Springs coliege is spending the Christmas holiday's with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Randall. Mr. Tom Blalock and Miss Lizzie Blalock were the dinner guests Sun day of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Dixon. Mr. Herman Blalock and Mr. Floyd McDaniel spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Blalock of Kings Mountain. Mr. Hubert Dixon of Boiling Springs college is spending a few days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. i B, P. Dixon. Mrs. Hal Morris spent the holi days with her parents Mr. and Mrs J. P. Blalock. Miss Lexie Herndon spent Sun day with her grandmother, Mrs. Prat Herndon. Mr. Samuel Barber came home Friday from Florida. Mr. Craig Arrowood 01 Wingate college is at home for the holidays Mr. Oran White of South Carolina spent Sunday with Mr. Craig Ar rowood. Miss Estelle Barber of Kings Mountain spent a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs G. P. Barber. Mi-s. Pratt. Mrs. George and Mrs. Prank Herndon spent Monday with Mrs. Pratt’s daughter, Mrs. John Yarboro. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Jackson of Kings Mountain are spending a few days with Mrs. Jackson's moth er, Mrs. North Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Humphries and children, Melba and Buford and Al ma Blalock spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Humphries’ parents. Mr and Mrs. Lann Allen Mr. H. W. McCurry and children spent Sunday with his daughter. Mr. and Mas. Lee McDaniel. New Year Message At Second Baptist A New Year message entitled “Getting Off To a Good Start” will feature the morning senlce at the Second Baptist church on next Sunday. The subject at the night service will be “Answering the Call The pastor, Rev. L. L. Jessup, will be in charge at both services. The Sunday school at 9:45 a. n will be in charge of Superintended W. S. McCurry, and the B. Y. P. U'•= at 6:00 p. m. will be In charge 01 Director W. T. Brown. All teachers and officers are urged to be In their places for the beginning of the New Year. Regular mid-week prayer service on Wednesday night will be in charge of the board of deacons. One argument in favor or the new Lespedeza sericea as advanced by Rowan growers Is that the va riety stands drought somewhat bet ter than the annual varieties i *.. ...-t— Penny Column FOR RENT: FURNISHED ROOM With bath, heat Mrs. Parkard *« 3"
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