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" TM Vllieviellkmd SEND 10 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXIX, No. 42 SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1933 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) ----HHHBSB U» Mkll OBI fill. |lu iBiMNi |)l 0*rrl*r on ran. tip adianc*) |) > . Todaf s \orth Carolina Weather ,rl lair and sightly colder to ‘T . ieht to heavy froat In Inter jUlirht. Saturday fair and .low , rtsine temperature. _. r late News the MARKETS ttton. fpot 6 to "o ton.H0.0« Colder Tonight Storm Damage* State Capitol Bv IMTED PRESS Ralrifh April 7.-A severe thun ^torm last nlKht damaged the , f the North Carolina capltol ling to the extent of *1,200 as riant oak tree was uprooted on grounds. Neither house nor sen |tt halls were damaged. Pass State Bill Which Means Tax On Sales In N. C. Vote Of Cleveland Man I* Against Huge Appropriation Bill Calls 1 or 83 Million In Two Years. Big l. N. C. Fund. Representative Ernest Gard arr, of Cleveland county, was one of the 40 representatives Toting against the big approp riation bill in the North Caro lina legislature yesterday, the passage of which means that a three or four percent sales tax will be placed upon all pur chases by citirens of the state and an eight months state-wide ichool term. Raleigh. April 7.—Moving with inexpi-cted suddenness the house late yesterday adopted an approp i&tions conference committee re port placing at $83,157,528 state ex XMiitures for the 1933-35 biennium. The vote was 51 to 40. Adoption of the report by the senate today was regarded as only i matter of form. The house ‘clinched” the vote by a 50-40 vote. Yesterday’s action was generally accepted in the house as meaning a I to 4 per cent sales tax will be nec ssary to balance the budget. Prac ieally all 40 opponents are out joker. against a sales tax. A few if those voting for the adoption ilso reserved the right to vote gainst any form of sales levy. Victory For Senate Adoption of the report was con itrued only as a major victory for lie senate in the appropriations tattle which began a month ago. The bill the house sent to the *nate totaled $79,262,413 and as inally passed by the senate totaled 84.191.883. The senate gave way »ly about one million dollars. The louse yielded approximately $4,000, Chief features of the conference (port are: 1—An eight months’ state sup lorted school term carrying an al iment of $16,000,000 a year. The louse had voted originally for a six Ninths' term at $14,050,000. 2~A salary reduction of 38 per ent as of July 1, 1930, for all state epartment employes. The house rigmaliy voted for a 44 per cent the senate for 3tJ per cent, alaries of persons employed in state nstitutions are to be reduced 32 *r cent as of July 1, 1930. Divert Highway Fund 5—Provisional diversion of $1, 00,000 yearly from the highway to w general fund is included, Diver Ion Is to be made only when all ■COl-riKUED ON PAGE rSM.I Vergil Weathers -lass President Carolina Seniors 'Omn? Boy, Baseball And Basket **U 'tar- Defeats Nat Town send For Honor ^ergu Weathers, Cleveland coun ,0uth ,h0 has starred In athle 5“ lhe University of North received an additional / Wednesday when he waf dt president of the rising sen ass, one of the highest honors .the Institution. n th,. annual university elections _ vas the candidate of the Tparty and won ovel -^Townsend, son of Judge Nal b>' a vote of 221 to 166 Iniv0 1 wa* thc candidate of the grouP ~ho received his high # v^'fC‘Ucaiion at Lattimore where of the state’s great w!’hoo! '*** 6Urs-has p^y utr^;:a" *n Shelby for sever*. iTr0'- and is well known here ►«le0'onivhe f°Unty- M Caro11’ liars „ • a BOPhomore he won Ian ,n the AH-Southern baskel tar Z ti a foreard and ^ ah s ,!®ulbas*man on the unlve: Hope To Cut Down Valuation A Fourth Must List Property At Old Figure County Board Would Like To Slash Real Estate Tax Value 25 Percent With Same Rate. ' The announcement this week that the Cleveland county commission ers will effect a horizontal cut in real estate valuation for 1933 taxes was about the mo6t cheering news I of the year. and it will be more cheering to know that the board, without making any formal an nouncement or prediction to that I effect, are hoping to cut down the valuation by one-fourth. ^ All real estate, however, must be listed at the valuation figures of 1932, it is reminded, as no revalua tion is being made in the county. After a major portion of the tax listing, now underway, is completed and the commissioners can get an idea of how much personal proper ty is listed, then they will decide Just how much they can afford to reduce the property valuation. The idea, of course, is to be cer tain that the valuation can be re duced without increasing the tax rate. Otherwise the taxpayer would be no better off. The commissioners In announc ing that they favored a horizontal ! decrease in valuation did not say how much it would be. but it was learned unofficially today that members of the board hope to be able to reduce the valuation on all real estate for taxation by 25 per cent or perhaps 30. It all depends upon the amount of personal prop erty listed. If an old custom is fol lowed in listing this month and too much personal property is withheld from taxation, then it will be dif ficult to make any sizeable slash in property valuation. But If by next first Monday, or a little later, the tax listing reports in by that time show that a goodly amount of personal property has been listed, then the board hopes to be able to determine the percent age reduction it can make on val uations, a fourth cut In valuation being of equal value to the taxpay er as a fourth reduction in rate, thus giving the property owner fur ther relief. Property owners are reminded, howbeit, that they are not supposed to list their property- one-fourth or any other amount below the pres ent value. It must be listed as listed now and the reduction In valuation Will be made, if possible, when the listing figures are in. The board apparently decided that it would be better to make a horizontal cut in valuation this year than to have a revaluation, be cause it is estimated that a revalua tion would cost taxpayers four to seven thousand dollars. Minstrel Show At College This Eve “Rube Town Minstrels’’ an enter taining minstrel show with plenty oJ wisecracks and singing, will be pre sented at the Boiling Springs junior college auditorium this evening at 8:15. More than a score of the college boys and co-eds will take part in the program, either in the minstrel feature or the choruses. Court Likely To End Here Today The Superior court term, which has been in session here for two weeks except for a three day recess, is likely to adjourn this afternoon or tomorrow. Since disposing of the Humphries case and other larger litigations earlier in the week the court yester day and today disposed of several small litigations, including one di vorce. Judge T. B. Finley' is presid ing. Beer, A Prodigal Son 13 Years, Is Back Again Today | Return Of Legal Beer Celebrated By j Amber Flood Pouring Into 19 State* Today. By UNITED PRESS Beer, real beer, which ha* been j away from home for 13 years consorting with low character*, returned today like a prodigal son to American to be greeted with boisterous affection. The nation’s great brewing centers in some 19 states, from which the amber, foamy flood poured out by the thousand* of barrels, celebrated its return at midnight last night but with the celebration tempered by legal regulations and obstacles that prevented its reaching ultimate consumers. Dealers Seeking Beer Permits For Shelby Trade Area Distributors And Retailers Lifting Up With Brewers And Agents. A half dozen or more wholesale distributors and prospective retail dealers in Shelby were yesterday and today attempting to get lined up with brewers and district distri butors of several makes of beer in anticipating of the legalization of beer sales here on May 1. So far as could be learned today only two distributors were assured of agencies for this section, one be ing for the Amheuser-Bush favorite, Budweiser, and the other Schlitz. Other dealers or prospective dealers in this territory were, however, hop ing to secure agencies, wholesale or retail, for Pabst, Gunther, Arrow and other makes of brew well known 13 years ago. So far definite details about li censing restrictions, etc., are not I known, but prospective dealers are losing no time in trying to make connections for favorite beers before they are contracted by other firms. Late Bulletins United Press (By UNITED PRESS) Washington, April 7—Anglo-Am erican conversation on preparations for a world economic conference continued .today whcr. Sir Ronald Lindsay, British ambassador, con ferred with Secretary of State Cor de’l Hull. Washington. April 7.—The fate of the Black bill to enforce a six-hour day, five-day week labor program in interstate industry is now up to the President. Hpuse leaders said today as they were awaiting definite word whether Roosevelt wishes the meas ure passed. The Senate passed the bill late yesterday. Cotton Stronger; Up 50c A Bale Cotton was up a few points above yesterday's close at 2 o'clock today on the New York exchange. May was quoted at 6.50 and Oct. 6.91. Yesterday, cotton advanced fifty cents per bale on the strength of currency inflation talk around Washington. County Superintendent Schools To Be Elected At Next Board Meet County Superintendent Will Be Elected Soon And District Com mitteemen Appointed. The superintendent of the Cleve land county schools, the office now held by J. H. Grigg, will be elected by the county board of education at its next meeting. It is necessary that the members of ffiS county board of education, elected last fall, be approved by the legislature, before the board can name the sup erintendent. This will likely be done soon and then a special session ol the school board will be held. Name Committeemen The board will at the same meet ing name new committeemen in 1 rural districts of the county where ithe terms of approximately one third of the members expire this term. A state-wide bill has been intro duced in the state legislature to re duce all county boards to three members instead of five. The bill has not been passed up£n as yet and it is not known whether it will be (approved or rejected. Should it be passed it would require a change In this county as following a custom of year*. Cleveland elected five members to the board of education, i They are W. A. Ridenhour, chair jman; C. S. Young, J. L. Hord. C. D. ! Forney and A. L. Caltoo $8,000 New Coin In County Now On Farm Crop Loans Over 700 Applicants „ Apply Here Check* Already Arriving From R. F. C. To Aid In Planting 1933 Crops, Approximate $8,000 has come In to Cleveland county In the last week to aid farmers of the county to plant their 1933 crops. At the R. F. C. seed loan office in the court house here today Field ! Representative F. T. Wagner said [ that more than 60 checks totalling | around $8,000 have arrived and that | others are arriving almost dally from applications made a week or two ago when the local farm loan office was first opened for the fil ing of applications. Many Apply. Until noon yesterday It was stat ed that a total of 749 Cleveland county farmers have applied for loans so far. Scores continue to visit the office each day and before ; the end of the planting*season it is expected that around 1,000 county farmers will have applied for loans from the government with which to put out this year’s crop. The government loan bureau, op erated as a unit of the R. F. C., has been'of additional value to local farmers this spring In that many farmers have had their money tied up in banks and had no other place to secure loans with which to start their crops. Applications made by the 749 farmers to date will average approx imately $125 each, It is estimated. Last year the farmers of this coun ty secured around $70,000 from the seed and crop loan division and re paid practically all. Tills yg&r It Is believed the amount will run close to $100,000. Home Burned Here Last Night; Fire Draws Big Crowd Green House On Chestnut Street Badly Damaged. Sleeping Occu pants Escape. A residence on Chestnut street, in east Shelby, known as the “Oranny Green” house, was badly damaged by fire last night about 11'30. Five or six members of the Grover Green family were in the house at the time, some said to be asleep, but all escaped without Injury. When the blaze was first noticed by a resident of that section the flames were already covering the rear roof and by the time the fire trucks could be called it was im possible to save much of the one story frame building With flames roaring high into the sky at that hour of the night the blaze attract ed a large throng of people who watched firemen prevent a spread of the blaze and save as much of the building as possible. The blaze is thought to have originated in the rear of the home, possibly in the kitchen. Try Answering These Can you answer 14 of these test questions? Turn to page two for the answers. 1. How Tong is the term of a U, S. senator? 2. Of what country are chow dogs native? 3. What is dusk? 4. Which country of the world is most densely populated? 5. Name the architect who de signed the Washington monument in the District of Columbia. 6. In what year did the Boston Tea party occur? 7. Are any export duties imposed by the U. S.? 8. Where did Robert Fulton's “Clermont” make its first trip? 9. Of what city is Norman Thom as a resident? 10. Has Mahatma Gandhi ever visited the U. 8.? 11 Where was Adolph Men jour, the actor, born? 12. Name the heaviest metal. 13. Is the fourth of July a bank holiday in all the States? 14. Name the national flower of Egypt. 15. Which member of President Grant's cabinet was Impeached? I 16. What is the story about Dio i ge nes and his lantern? 17. Why 'arcot congress reduce a president's salary? I 18. Was General Robert E. Dee a West Point graduate? 19. What is the deiivation of the name Hallowe’en? 20. Which president of the U. 8. was short-egr. tn stature? Crashed on Akron Search Tragedy piled on tragedy when the Navy’a non-rigid airahip J-8 crashed into the sea off Beach Haven, N. J., while scouring the waters in search of victims of the U. S. S. Akron disaster. Of the seven officers and men of the blimp’s crew, five were saved. Lieut. Commander David E. ! Cummins, who was in command, was lost, as was Pasquale Bettlo, a mechanic. Top photo shows the wreckage of the J-8 half submerged, and in lower* photo a survivor is shown arriving at the tick bay of Lakeburst Naval Air Station. Woman Indicts Man For Asking Her For “Hug;” Freed In Court Is it a violation of the law for a man to ask a woman if he may bug her? Judge Joe Wright , recorder of the Cleveland county court, doesn’t think so. Anyway, in the Wednes day night session of the court here he acquitted a No. £ township man who had been indicted by a woman of the same section because he ask ed her for a hug. The testimony was that the man passed the woman's home, stopped and chatted for a few minutes. Then he asked If he might ask a question, and being told that he could, he asked. "Would you let me hug you?” "H- no,” the woman was stat ed to have replied. "No man can hug me.” The testimony of both the de | fendant and the plaintiff had 11 that the man did not try to do so bj force after asking the question anc did not put his hand.'; upon her The prosecuting witness testified however, that she was afraid of hlir and that the query had frlghtenet her and as a result she swore out t warrant alleging assault. Horace Kennedy .attorney for thi defendant. In presenting his .case also asked a question. It was: "I all the men In Cleveland county, ok and young, who have asked for i hug were put In Jail, how many d< you suppose would be left outside' Not enough to put anybody In jail.’ And then Recorder Wright di rected a verdict of not guilty oi Assault. The case was the highlight of i night court session that Tasted un til 11 o'clock. Existence Counties No Longer Justified State Has Taken Over Major Duties Of County Units. Mull Tell* Kiwanis Club. " * “Counties do not justify their existence,” declared O. M. Mull last night when he addressed the Shelby Kiwanis club in Its weekly luncheon meeting. Mr. Mull was speaking on the new laws enacted by the state legis lature and addressed himself especially to the trend of gov ernment to centralization In j Raleigh. Work Taken Over “The state has taken over our road system, our welfare work, most of the prisoners and this legislature is now providing for a state oper ated eight months school, leaving little for the counties to do. They are not now rendering enough serv ice to justify the taxes they collect from the people and they must soon quit or start doing something useful to justify the taxes they col lect. "I do not predict that the ima ginary lines dividing counties will be wiped out soon, but there is a trend in this direction. Whether it is for the best or not I do not know, but this is the drift of, legislation,” • CONTINUED ON PACK 1XN.. Apply Deposits On Notes At The Bank Raleigh, April 7.—The North Car olina Supreme court Wednesday ruled a deposit in an insolvent bank may be applied on notes the de positor owed the bank at the time of its closing. An opinion, written by Associate Justice Heriot Clarkson, upheld the Durham Superior Court in direct ing that the $2100 deposit of H- T. Roycroft in the closed Merchants' Bank of Durham, be applied on two notes. Commissioner of Banks Gurney P. Hood, as agent for the bank, ap j pealed Shrubbery Wanted For Playgrounc Lion’s Club Sponsors Public Play ground On Fails Property Near City Hall. Those who have shrubbery the; wish to contribute toward beautify ing the playground which the Lion' club is sponsoring, are asked t< notify Prank Hoyle, Jr., who wil make arrangements to call for it. The city has secured a lease 01 the old Green property near th Ideal Service station from Judge V. T. Palls, the owner. Unemployei labor will be used In cleaning u] the property. making a wadlni pool for children and the erect,loi of swings, slides and other play groundVqulpment. In beautifying the grounds, mucl shrubbery Is needed and while ther are no funds to spend, It is though many people have a surplus o shrubbery which they will contribut for the enjoyment of the kiddles. Start Mobilizing 25,000 Youths To Work In Forest Camps Of America Unmarried Men Between Ages O 18-25 Will Comprise The First 25,000. Washington, April 7,-Mobilizatioi of the first 25.000 recruits for th< conservation corps was statred yes, terday, with four government de partments speeding preparations ir a bustling atmosphere reminlscen' of wartime in efforts to garry out President Roosevelt's attack upor unemployment. At the White House orders wrn issued for the war department to b« ready for the first movement o1 men, but it was learned at the lab or department that the initial re emits will not enter mndltionlni Appraisers Arrive i At First National t i Two Announce In Ward Three Race For Board Today South Shelby Ru*ine«# Mbit Enters Contest. Austell Already Announced. A third candidate for aider man In Ward Three, the second today, announced at 1 o’clock this afternoon The new candi date ts John Honeycutt, well known young business man who lives on West Warren street. A son of the late D. E. Honeycutt, the new candidate has lived here for many years and Is known to the voters of the city. The other candidate announc ing today In the same ward was C. H. Reinhardt. Another contest in Shelby mu nicipal election May 2 wag assured today when 0. H. Reinhardt. South Shelby business man, announced as a candidate In Ward Three. J. P. Austell, barber shop pro prietor, had already announced as a candidate In the same ward when-It was announced that John Schenclt, ]r„ present alderman, would not be a candidate for re-election. The announcement of Reinhardt, who has quite a following In politi cal olrcles, and has long been a leader In his ward, makes It certain that at least three places on the city council will be contested. Three candidates are In the running In Ward One. two In Ward Four and the Ward Three race now assured, but so far no candidates have been announced to Indicate a battle In Ward Two. Ho New Mayors. Although It Is still said that one or two others will ante# the mayor alty race, with George P. Webb be ing considered as a near certain ; prospect, there were no new *n . nouncements today with Mayor s. A. McMurry, Z. J. Thompson and W. N. Dorsey being the only an nounced candidates. Schenck Declares He Will Not Run Present Alderman Reiterates State ment. Appreciates Confidence Shown. With more political activity evi dent this week In Ward Three than elsewhere numerous friends con tinued to urge John Schenck, jr., alderman In that ward now, to re consider previous statement and announce for re-election. Mr. Schenck, however, announced defi nitely today that he would not be a candidate to succeed himself. [ "I sincerely appreciate the confi dence shown me by the people of the town In electing me heretofore,” he said, ‘‘and I am likewise grate ful for those friends who are re questing me to run again. But hav , lng served for eight years on the board, I think I should devote my full time now to my private busl 1 ness, and therefore I take this op > portunity of stating positively that 1 I will no be a candidate. I am deep ly grateful for the support given me > In the past at election time and ■ during my terms In office.” ! Wiley Tell. Of Akron Crash ) _ By UNITED PRESS Washington, April 7.—Lieutenant l Commander Herbert Wiley, the only ! surviving officer of the Akron dis t aster, today told the story of the 1 tragic dirigible crash to a congres i sional investigating committee, which heard ail three survivors. f camps until Friday and Saturday. Allotment of the first contingent of 25.000 men from 17 cities In the eastern half of the nation was com , pieted today. Others will be selected , in additional cities before the end of the week, with the president planning to have 250,000 men at work before July 1. Selection Plan Registration of applicants will not be undertaken by the labor depart ment at public places previously planned. Instead, unmarried men between 18 and 25 years old, who have dependent relatives for whose benefit they are willing to allot a substantial portion of their $30 coHTTvnsr on pao* t* v To Determine Steps To Be Taken Fxamtnattnn Will Reveal What | Step* Are Necessary To Re-Open Bank. Bank examiners and an official of the Reconstruction Finance Corpor ation arrived in Shelby yesterday to appraise the asset* of the Flnst Na tional Bank Since their arrival, these three men have been classifying the notes, appraising the collateral and the ireal estate owned by the bank with I a view of determining Just, what, rtteps are necessary to be taken for the ban)t to re-open. It will take several days before tills mammoth undertaking can be finished, but the examiners are working day and night, appraising in detail every note and collateral in the possession of the bank. No an nouncement will be made, therefore, until this work is completed. Mr. Woods, a native of Virginia and chief bank examiner is In charge and directing the appraisal, while a Mr. Mariner is here as a representative of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Headway With Union. Splendid headway la being made by the officials and directors of the Union Trust Co., In getting deposit ors to loan one half of their deposits to the directors with the bank's stock as collateral in order to reduce the loan obligation of the bank by *130.000. This, with *180,000 prefer red stock with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation expects to take will put the Union Trust In liquid position and enable It to open with out restrictions. If those who owe would pay all or even a part of their notes, the situation would be great ly helped. There is a most optimistic feeling about the two local banking insti tutions which were closed when the national banking holidays was de clared by President Roosevelt on March 8th. It will take the united oo-operation of the njpnir|| ors and stockholders lo strengthen the capital assets of the institutions of the banks and get them in liquid position so that they can re-open without restrictions. The best of feeling exists and everybody seems ready and willing to throw their support to the institutions. In the meantime, some definite announcement is expected to come from officials of the Union Trust Oo. in a day or so. The committee from the board of directors Is atlli calling upon depositors, asking them to sign an agreement to leave half of their deposits in bank, accepting stock as collateral. This will make available Immediately the other half of their deposits when the bank reopens. — Exempt Cleveland On Township Bonds County Exempted From Frevlalon That County Take Over Bonds Of Township* Raleigh, April 7.—Cloreland and Vance counties were exempted from the provisions of house bill No. 1078. Introduced by Representative Ran dolph, providing that the several counties of the state take over bonds of townships, road districts and township districts within their re spective borders. The bill provides that the board* of county commissioners are author ized and empowered to assume the payment of bonds heretofore issued by any township, road district, or township road district, by passage of proper resolution by the commis sioners to that effect. The measure would not become effective until It had been Introduced, passed, pub lished and hearings held as provid ed in the county finance act. The bill was amended to provldt that the governing body is author ized to come to a compromise with the owners of the bonds to be re funded, and only the amounts agreed upon by way of compromise are to be paid. As amended the bill was passed by the house on second reading. Wayside Brown Is On Program Tonight Tonight at the South Shelby school there will be held a Wayside meeting in charge of Harold C. (Wayside) Brown. Special music has been provided and will consist of the Hawaiian Serenaders. Uncle Joe Robertson and Wash Burnett. Pro ceeds from this program will be di vided between Wayside Brown for his work among the shut-ins, and the South Shelby P. T. A. The doors will open at 7:30 and the pro gram will begin at eigbit o'clock The generous support of the public is invited.
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