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( ottfl" thK MARKETS .p0t ..* t» *'-*•! fojtnB Fed, »STO" - (olton .red, rar lot 14.00 16.01! } air, Warmer North Carotin* Weather Rfpcr, Oienerally fair tonight and Tllf,rt,- except Flowers Tuesday (firrooon in extreme west portion. »*rmer tonight in *ooth red portion. House To Supp°rt Inflation Bill ro UNITED PRESS «.rh n;ton, May 1.—Thr Demo mOt: i»i> airily of the House, over rhctmingly Inflationist, was keyed Kiday I" entrust President Roose vrlt with almost unlimited powers lo expand rredit currency into thr hiliioi Whether the House will Dave a rhancc to register approval of the Inflation program today or rill have to wait until tomorrow de oondrd noon the stubbornness of Republican opposition. Washington Flashes Bv united press Washington May 1.—President Knnsevclt's special message provid ing a plan of reorganisation of the nation’s railroads was expected to he. sent to rongress tomorrow. Ma jority leader Rainey said today. The senate judiciary committee voted * favorable report today on the nomination of Judge James (rayford Biggs, of Raleigh, to be solicitor general of fhe United states. The erop replacement pro gram. involving the destruction of part of the crops now planted, may hr recommended by Secretary of t-riruiture Wallace in connection nth the artmi&istration's farm re lief program. Shelby Students W in Honors State Wide Music Meet hand Get1- Second Rating, Orches tra first. Three Soloists Win Mention. Representatives of the Shelby j hisrta school entered wt the State j music contest last week at Greens ooro von several honors and main- ] iiined their record ol placing high! m the contests. Tire Shelby orchestra, unopposed ' tn tts class, won first rating. The Shelby band and the Newton ; rand won second rating in that! contest with Uncolnton placing! f si. There were five bands enter ed ;n class B. !n the soprano solos Mary Lillian ?roch, representing Shelby, won ^tond rating along with entrants three other schools. There were .12 entrants. 'h *he tenor solo contest none of p !0 contestants rated a one, but "tp Beckham, of Shelby, was given ' rating of two along with four oth pf entrants. to t no baritone horn contest John McClure? of Shelby, tied with eh •rahtj from Winston-Salem and ' narlotte for first, honors, "“tween So and 90 Shelby stu -irntw snri friends attended the con . :—r 1 : ■'— ■ink Reason Dies In ! Rutherford Hospital! LlVMt Brl»een Boiling: Springs And < hffside. Was Farmer And ^tock Dealer. ^ Beason, age 51 years, r' Thursday in the Rutheriorii ®5P' ,i: following an operation Krornifd ihree weeks ago for an J>f?iated stomach. Mr. Beason was » member of the Mount Pleasant apust church and was highly es J'-'d hy his host of friends. ’ ,r 8°45011 was a farmer and live dealer. He is survived by his !Gt" 8ricl t'vf‘ children, his moth : ‘Irs- ',0*eph Beason and the fol Ewing brothers and sisters: J. R 'aeon of Gaffney, S. C., J. T. Bea , n.°* Baling Springs, J. C;, Grady n Paui Beason of Cliffside. Mrs. w ° Greene of Westminster, S. C, ui: *arld Greene of Cliffside and ? ' Tale of Porost City. fr,/ ‘ services were conducted 1 Mount Pleasant church. Mu*ic Recital At * attimore School tJ.,';' "Vjsic department of the . — \1rr school, under the direc \{. , Mu* F.crtha Bostick and * j "ccs Graham, will give a t:.e , <onclav hJght at « o'clock in TH. •3,'!!”ore school auditorium. r>,e„1 '' ,s cordially invited, roM-. s!so be a short reading r, a P n connecti°n w'ith the re t ■ rsion Meeting yt In^ df the Warren Hoyle ■r,„ ’-cglon |io.si will be held i,. n-;"h« at r orlork in 'he nail. • V E The glhevjellzmd Zwk ; —å———-—————— r 8 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXIX, No. 52 SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, MAY 1. 1933 .. ...!■■■'. . ■ ■ ■ '■ ' ■ (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) Hi B/ MalL par raaf. Us utTsseai - U> Carrtat. pat yaat. (Is aitaaaeai M.fw Shelby Voters To Elect Mayor And Four Council Members Tuesday Bank Plans Move! Toward Maturity; Papers Completed Awaiting Approval Of R. F. C. | First National Anri I nion Now Have AH Paoers Before Re construction Finance. I All necessary papers have born! | completed and forwarded to the | Reconstruction Finance corpora tion in Washington for final approval of the re-opening of the First Na tional bank and the Union Trust Co. which have been closed here since the banking holiday was de clared by President Roosevelt. Details Yet To Come The Union Trust has had the ap proval of the Charlotte branch and expects R. F. C. approval of reor ganization plan any day. After this approval however, permission to open on an unrestricted basis must be secured from the State Bank Com missloner Gurney P. Hood of Ra leigh. Several local details are still to be worked out. A few of the larger depositors have not yet agreed to loan a half of their de posit on the stock assigned to them as collateral. Some of the bank's outstanding stock has not been sent jin to be put up as collateral with the depositors. When these few de tails are completed, the bank and Its branches will be able to open on an unrestricted basis. The further j cooperation of depositors and stock ! holders, however, will be necessary. r. n. B. I’apers t ompiete It was learned this morning thatj i the legal work in connection withj ? the re-organization of the First Na I tional bank has been completed and i forwarded to Washington for ap j proval, Within a week's time the ; title to more than fifty pieces of j real estate ha* been abstracted for forty years bact: Th#'tncwpBrst tion papers have been drawn for the loan and mortgage company which will hold the real estate held by the ; bank at the time the holiday was | 'declared, but which will be taken ■out and replaced by cash. When and if the plan now being | worked on is approved, the deposi itors will be asked to waive twenty percent of their deposits *!md the stockholders will be a^ked to pay into the bank S40 per share of stock, as first proposed. There has been no change in the plans as they concern the depositors and stock holders, but a change has been made with reference to the outside I new money which will be put in. |The complete plans will be submit | ted to stockholders and depositors for their approval when the Recon struction approves. |Fallslon Finals i To Begin May 4th | Rev. I. Jenkins To Deliver Ad dress And Rev. W. L. Seoti To Preach Sermon. Finals for the Fallsfon school will begin on Thursday of this week and extend through Sunday, May 7th, according to an announcement yes terday by the Principal W. R. Gary. On Thursday evening of this week there will be a music recital by the pupils of Mrs. Ruby Koon. On Fri day evening. May 5th the program will be given by the elementary grades at which time the honor awards will be announced. Rev. J. L. Jenkins, president of Boiling Springs College will deliver the address on Saturday evening, May 6th. At this same time the graduating exercises will be held. Rev. W. L. Scott of Fallston will deliver the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday May 7th at 11 o'clock. Mob Persuasion in Farm War Here is a scene from the farm war front in Iowa, where Governor Clyde Herring was obliged to call out the National Guard to maintain law and order. This photo shows a lawyer for a mortgage company, which attempted to foreclose on a farm at Leman, la., in the hands of a mob j of incensed farmers who made him kneel on the roadway and kits the American flag while vowing to desist in his efforts to oust the impov erished agrarian. Bombing In Chicago; Martial Law In Iowa Five Terrific Explosions Rock Chi eago Loop. Martial Law In 3 Counties. ."(BC-tr'xr'Tftfe' rtesV Chicago, May 1.—All public buildings in Chicago were plac ed under police guard today a few hours after five terrific May-day explosions had rocked the ‘‘loop," injuring two people and alarming citterns over a 3-0 mile radius. IOWA FARM. TROUBLES. Lcmars. Iowa, May 1.—Martial law was extended to the third Iowa county today when guardsmen con tinued with military precision their drive to arrest leaders in the disord erly protests against farm mortgage foreclosures. Large Crowd Attends Baptist Meeting At Beaver Dam Sunday Practically every one of the 40 odd churches comprising the Kings Mountain Baptist association were represented Sunday at Beaver Dam Baptist church where an extra ses sion of the association was held for the first time. At the annuai assoeiational meet ings, most of the sessions are given to the material affairs of the churches, so it was decided to hold an extra session this year on the spiritual side, the theme being “The Spirit Filled Church.” A number of prominent church leaders were on the program. The sermon was de- j livered by Dr. Zeno Wall who went on to the Green River association and preached the sermon there at Green Hill Baptist church. Return ing, he preached at his church here and baptised a dozen candidates. Dr. Wall, who is president of the North Carolina Baptist state con vention, will preach the baccalaur ate sermon at Wake Forest college at the 99th annual commencement. Cleveland Couples Marrying Away Must File Names In Home County i New Marriage Law Requires Cou ples Taking Vows elsewhere File Notice At Home. A, F. Newton. Cleveland county register of deeds, has been advised of the rece.nt passage by the gen eral assembly of a mil which re quires all North Carolina couples who marry in another state to file a copy of their marriage, certificate in the office of the register of deeds of the home county of their bridegroom. The act amends section 2.494 of the consolidated statutes of North Carolina by adding a* the end of the section the following: Provided, ibai all roupKs r i deni of the I'itale of North Carolina who marry in another state must file a copy of their marriage certifi cate in the office of the register of deeds of the county of the groom within 30 days from the date of their return to the state, as resi dents. which certificate shall be in dexed on the marriage license rec ord of the office of the register of deeds and filed with marriage li censes in his office; that the fee tor the filing and indexing said certifi cates shall be 50 cents, provided, the failure to file said certificate shall not invalidate the marriage. The act was ratilied April 18, and became operative on that date. Mr. Newton invites the attention or Clev eland county residents io lh< new law. j Dr. Zeno Wall To PreaetiSerrnon At Wake Forest 28th Shclbv Pastor And Head Of State Baptist* To Deliier College Commencement Sermon. Wake Forest, May 1 —Speakers engaged by President, Thurman D. Kitchin for the approaching 99lh commencement of Wake Forest col lege were announced Saturday, _ -4 Dr. Douglas S. Freeman, editor or The News Leader, Richmond, Va., on June 1 will make the literary ad dress. Rev. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First, Baptist church of Shelby and president of the BapUst, Slate con vention, will preach the commence ment sermon Sunday morning, May 28, and Julius C. Smith, Greensboro attorney will make the alumni ad dress Wednesday evening, May 31 Mrs. Hamrick Dies At Boiling Springs Wife Of Lewis Hamrick Succumbs. Was Near 76 Years Of Age. Mrs. Cordelia Hamrick, wife of Lewis Hamrick, died in No. 2 town sip. a victim of cancer. Mrs. Ham rick would soon have celebrated her 76th birthday. She lived near Mount Pleasant church and there the fu neral was conducted at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, one hour after the funeral of Pink Season, another member of the same church. Mrs. Hamrick before marriage was Cordelia Greene. She was first married to A. N. Hicks who died some forty years ago, leaving one son Wellie. Her second marriage was to Lewis Hamrick who sur vives wiUi one. daughter. Essie, and two brothers. Hill and Monroe Greene. Mrs. Hamrick had been sick for five weeks. She was a loyal Chris tian woman and one of the most lovely and saintly women In her compiunity. A large crowd attended the funeral services which were in charge of Revs. Cleveland Holland and Zack Harrill. Poultry Car Runs Here Or» Wednesday Another poultry car will be run through Shelby over the Seaboard on Wednesday. May 3rd. The car is operated by the Cleveland Farm-j erfi Mutual Exchange and will p*y| cash for 1'oultrv riclivcrrd et the I car. J Not Known When Post Offices In County To Change; Moore*boro Term It Expired Now Around 10 Applicant* Seek .lolly .lob There. statu* Of Other* Un known. Patronage Herr. By RENN DRUM) Just when the patronage dispens ing machinery in Washington will! get around to the task of passing out Federal jobs in Cleveland coun »V is something party leaders tn Washington seem to know little more aboul than they do here. One Republican postmastership, that at. Mooresboro. nas already ex pired, but no word has come from Washington as to when the office will he filled by a Democrat- In fact, the appointment, of A. T Jol-i ley, present, postmaster there, ex- j pired on February 8, this year or' almost three months ago, but the j administration in Washington has been so busy attending to emergen cy matters of vital importance thai no time has been found to fill the office Many Apply. In Washington last, weak it war stated that around 10 Mooresboro citizens are hoping to land the post mastership or the assistant's job. In that, connection it was also learned In Washington that hereafter it will not be possible for member* of the same family to hold the two jobs of 'CONTINUED ON “AUt EIOH'I i Cotton Up $3.50 Bale In Two Days r Etgb< Contis Spots. Wheat Up fir Saturday. Rt( Stock Day. Stocks and commodities were up again today on all markets, follow ing an up-swlng Saturday the like of which has hot been seen In years. Cotton closed today on New York Exchange 33 points or 11.50 a bale above the Saturday close. On Sat urday cotton had an advance of $2 a bale, making a $3.5C bale advancr in two days as a result of currency inflation measures in Washington. May today closed at 8.09 and Oct. at 8.44. Above eight cents is offer ed. for good spot cotton. Since the inauguration of a new President on March 4th, cotton has advanced ap proximately $10 a bale. Day light saving time started in the market centers' today and 2 o’clock will be the closing time for the summer. Stocks were exper iencing another upsurge and the tape was running oeirnd in record ing sales, which will total larger than any day yet. In the first half hour of trading a million and ft half shares changed hands. Wheat lost a quarter of a cent per bushel today from Saturday's close. On Saturday wheat advanced six cents per bushel. Try Answering These Can you answer 14 of these fast questions? Turn to page two for the answers. 1. In whai. country is the Lake of Thun? 2. Who was the founder of Chris tian Science? 3. Who was Guy de Maupassant? 4. Name the principal river of | Central Italy. 3. Is the noun “people” singular or plural? fl. Name the first president to be inaugurated in Washington. D. C. ?. Which was the last state ad mitted to the union? 8. What name did the Romans give to the northwestern part of Africa? 9. In which ocean is Chriatmas Island? 10. During the World war. whai was a C. O ? 11. Who founded the single tax movement? 12. Where Is Thibet' 13 Who was Sir Hiram Maxim? 14. Name the famous Negro em peror of Haiti. 15. What is the nickname for *he. state of Virginia? 16. Who is the nominal head of the state of Manchukuo? 17 What high office did Pader ewski' hold In Poland? 18. What was the ancient civil ized native race of Yucatan? j )!> What t,s i bronolngvt id In law what is mayhem? Get Returns Of City Election At Star Office Thr reanlts «*f the Shrlby municipal election tomorrow may he secured at The Slai building, on Merton etreet, adjoining the clly hell, eerlv totnhrrow night. The Star he* merle ar rangemrnts with the regia trara and judges to report the vote* tn the flee precinct* to The Star a* early *a poa*l hie. All election official* arc urged to do so the minute thr count I* complete. A bulletin board will he placed In front of The Star where the result* will be re corded a* they come In. Thr general public Is Invited to at tend and any Information may be aecured by telephon ing No. 11 or No. 4-J. City Will Get Power Cheaper; Rate Unknown Will Save Big Users In Two 8tsUe* A IlHir (Million Dollars A Year. Substantial reductions in the electric rate schedule lor industries and other large users of power will be pul into effort, today in the two Carolina* hy the Duse Power Com pany. The new' scale 01 cate* has not been announced, but since the city of Shelby is a large user of Duke power it Is presumed that the lower rate will affect Sheioy. It will ef fect all industrial plants here using Duke power. If, remains to be seen whether the reduction will be pass Shelby. The city nar heretofore promised a rate reduction at the end of the city's fiscal year June 30th, when the next budget Is made, but whether there will be an earlier reduction in the face Of the unex pected cut by the Duke Power Co. today, remains, to be seen. It 1* estimated that industries served by the Duke Power Co. In the two Carolines will be saved approx imately $300,000 annually through the new rate reductions which go into effect today. The Duke Power Co. and Its sub sidiary, the Southern Public Utili ties company, announced reductions of more than a million dollars in schedules effecting small users several months ago. In Shelby, this reduction was not passed on to con sumers, but the city has been ab sorbing the domestic tax of two per cent imposed by the Federal gov ernment. as a revenue measure Many Paying Taxes To Avoid Penalty Over Collected By Sheriff Cline Saturday. Many faying Today. Scores of Cleveland county tax payers paid their 1931! taxer. Satur day and were still paying today In order <o avoid the aadii’cnal pen alty which goes on unpaid taxes after this afternoon 1 On Saturday Sheriff R&ymon Cline and Deputy Roger Laugh ridge collected over $3,500 in 1932 taxes and until noon today had collected an additional $1,000. The tax office will not be open Tuesday because of the city election Expect 1,800 Votes To Be Cast In City Legal Beer Gets Scant Attention In Shelby Today Vfr» I.lit If Murry Hrrr As Sale Hr fin*. No Brrr fir in* Sold On fli-aught. Thf return to legal Leer to Shelby and Cleveland county today after an absence of more than two decad es caused only a mi,.or flurry. If there were any midnight celebra tions here to welcome the lager at the first minute it could be sold legally It could noi be learned to day. Licensed places where beer could be sold tn the City today were ex periencing no rush and It was in dicated that by ailptner week, when I he novelty wears off very little will be heard about It once all who care to do have tyted it. At the city hall today It was stat ed that six. Shelby iirfns had al ready secured ltcense to sell beer, three paying- $10 to sell beer in bot - tles and cases to be consumed at home and three paying $15 each for the right, to sell beer to be consum ed either on or off toe premises Gel $150 At noon today the county of Cleveland had already secured $250 In beer revenue by granting 10 firms permanent beet- righto At noon the county board—Joe E. Blanton, chair man; J. D. Morris and J, L. Hern-. don~had passed upon 10 of the 20 some applications and were prepar ed to take, up the otheia In the att q;nnoi»,Xhr county license is $$! or the 10 licenses granted so far six were in Shelby, two in Kings Mountain, and one each in Latti mpre and Stubbs What beer was being sold here to day was being sold in bottles and cases at grocery stores, rating plac es and one drug store So iar no draugh beer equipment has been Installed in Shelby, and as yet it Is not known whether those who prefer draught to bottled beer will have the opportunity to purchase it on draft. Practically all the beer here for sale today was brewed in America, but at least one firm had Cuban beer. The general version of those who have made a trial of the three polnt-two was "Ihat it hasn't enough kick to bother anyone, because the majority of it Is too newly made Election Tuesday At Kings Mountain J. T- Herndon And D. Fletcher Hord . Oppose Each Other For Mayor. Kings Mountain, Mav 1. The first town election to be h.«rt under the new charter of the town of Kings Mountain will be held Tues day with a mayor, five town com missioners and two school trustees will be elected. J. E. Herndon and D. Fletcher Hord are opposing each other for mayor. There, are eleven candidates for the five positions as town commissioners. 1rhe voters will choogp five from the following can didates: R. C. Gold, Jim Willis. B A Smith, J. B. Mauney, Arnold Kiser, W. 8. Fulton. J. M. Williams. Tom Fulton. Joe Neisler, R. H. Hord and Wiley H McGinnis ! Local People Send Bailey Protest For Casting Votes Against F. D. R. Express Admiration Of Tar Heel Senator'* Ability But Think He Should Support Roosevelt. Senator J, W. Bailey’s vote against President Roosevelt’s inflation pro gram has drawn a protest from Shelby and Cleveland county citi zens. Today » petition, signed by 'scores of citizens amonR them many county officials and leaders, was sent to Senator Bailey urging him. in view of Ihr drastic ttm*s. lo support Mr. Roosevelt. The text of the protest follows; "Dear Senator; “With due respect for your abil-1 ity and wisdom, we, the following1 undersigned citizens of your state.; Democrats and Republicans, hop*' and are rerwesting that, you len-i ' our support i° Prr. irfeni Roosevelt »nd the administration , ' Several times recently it has been noted that you have joined with two or three Democrats and leas than a majority of the Repub licans in opposing administration measures. Down here in North Car olina, and all over the nation from what we can hear, the people are behind Mr. Roosevelt almost 100 percent and we would like very much to see you climb on the band wagon. ''Bo far in the opinion of the peo pie Mr. Roosevelt has shown him self to be, a real leader. Times and conditions are such that he should receive whole-hearted support. Itr is no time to be contentious and we wish to offer our protest against your votes opposing administration! programs and to state that the peo-! pie of your state nrr anxious in aeri von become « loval batkcr of the: president ^ Interest Centered About Mayor • lonnmv Pisiform* And Lower • ■iglil And VVilrr Rate* Ar* Main Issue* Talked « Between 1 M>0 and 3.000 Shelby cltiaena are rxpecteu to begin mairh ing l.o I be four city voting boot h* carlv in the morn.ng to elect a mayor and four aldermen for the two-year adminisUauon which will take officr on July 1 Until the week-end interest }» the municipal election was at, a low level .but week-end activity hat brought renewed Interest and there were Indications that, by morning the ballot, battle will have taken on considerable heat Uneontealed In addition to voting for a mayor and four council members citizen of Shelby will also vote for a school hoard of five member*, but this will Ire little more than a formality as the five members of the present board are uitoppoeen No Fighting Point. One reason perhaps that, the elee ;ion hag failed to arouse the custo mary enthusiasm and fight 1* that the candidates have men unable to stir up a fighting tss.te. The main Issues discussed by candidates and citizens have to do w ith economy - lower taxes and 16wer water and light rates—but a majority of the candidates Is agreed upon these matters, and as a the election tomorrow will likely be decided up on personalities and individual fol lowing of the candidates. n*iw voting Plan, For the first time ever Shclta will elect city official* under general election methods ,ind regulations Instead of casting ail the votes in one bos there will be five voting places, four at; the court house and one in South Shelby, and the voting vi lli be by wards a? In general elec lions. Today It, was said that more vot crs are registered and thereby quali fied to participate in this election than ever before, That would mean. If all turned out. a total vote of ap proximately 3.000. But such a thin* isn't likely. Around 3.000 voted In Shelby in the last general election and the highest estimate of to morrow's total is 2,000 In the last city election only 1.88a votes were cast and 'surface indica tions were that there was consider ably mote interest torn among the populace. In 1930. a hotly contested U’ON'J'tNUKD ON t'AUtf HIUH j 964 Crop Loans Made In County Loam Kangr From *25 To S300 And ToUl Approximately *115,000 No ( osi To Farmer*. There were «6< crop Ion as made in Cleveland county this year, ae- i cording to R. W. Shoffner, county agent who has been assisting T. F Waggoner, field agent. It. is esti mated that the loans will total $115,000 although the exact amount will not be known until the end of the week when the applications are passed upon at Washington. Mr. Waggoner was assisted bv former county agent, R. W. Shoff ner who served without any com pensation whatever for several weeks. There was a local commit tee of three to pass upon each in dividual loan and these gentlemen worked faithfully day and night with no hope of financial reward However, Mr. Waggoner says there is a very small fund with which to 1 compensate appraisers for actual expenses in driving their cars, etc No fees were charged to the farm ers applying for the loan except a 25c notary fee for each application Farmers receiving loans were charged with the recording of the crop lien, but later the government decided to defray this e*pei|se and Andy Newton, register of deeds has been trying to return the recording fee to farmers who had paid it out of their pockets. Not all of the applications have gone through as applications were taken up until Saturday. All loan* that are approved will hava money sent here within a week or ten days The large number of applications was due to the fact that the banks are closed and farmers who had I heir fertiliser money in bank could not go* it in time for their needs r