TIJELMWWW »Zw >C PAGEd lOiiiAY late News t HE MARKETS fat..P»«.«* 3 i lt> 9 3 *I „rPd wagon tnnl .. SIS.Oftj Sfrf( rar tot lion I - $19.001 -- 1 Fair Thursday v *. Nf,r,h Carolina Weather Kr|inri Fair- tonight and Thurs day Another State Votes Repeal nv CNITF.n TRESS Trenton, N. May 1*.—With the possible exception of a single coun I, ,)! \r« Jersey was listed as wet v with almost complete returns ip [r„n, yesterday's elertion of dcle t« lhe repeal convention. New Jersey is the fifth consecutive state l0 vote for repeal this year. ,lap$ Continue Their Drive By UNITED TRESS Shan hail* wap, China, May 17.— .tapanoc troops were haltering awa< ln(|av at the doors of two towns and Had raptured'a third >n t tie sanguin ary march upon Teip.'ig, aeeorriing In adviees here. To Select “Miss Shelby” Here On Tuesday, June 6 l.ecion rod Will ( ondll' l Braiitv ( o W t ev 1 l or Knlranl In stair Control., 4 ocai h.-auty pageant or con to or conducted under the aus nt. - nf the Warren P. Hovle post N’n ft:! American Legion, to select ■iir ni«M beautiful lady of Shelby it.- be staged in the high school 3 iriiionum. this city, on' the even bc i .••'•da'- .June «th at 8 p. m , :• .a as announced today by Corn Blander .1 S. Oort on of the local iretori post. Tur n inner In tlip beauty pae c»n't here will be awarded the title Mis' .Shelby:" She will receive a silver loving cup and will be eiven » he? trip to Wilmington the World's Fair at Chicago, dur e the 1933 national convention of ih* American legion. Merchants and business firms are a-ked to cooperate with the legion m this city's beauty pageant bv se lecting beautiful young ladies as their representatives. Each firm eo. operating will be eligible to present one entry. Commander Dorton announced ■CONTItRUSt > ON pai-.1 " iiHi ■ Mr. Smith Dies At Belwood Home Ared Citiien And Good Bible S*n denl tire u mbs To Long Illness. Buried Sunday. Hugh Mack Smith, age 81. was buried Sunday afternoon at Pleas ant Grove Baptist church, the fu neral services being conducted by Rev D. G. Washburn,* assisted by Rpl E. S Elliott and Rev. W. L Stroup Mr. Smith was born January 3. 1M3 and died Friday at the age of 81 years, four months and ninp ears He joined the Prospect church Hi earlv life and later was a char ,pr member of the Pleasant Grove rhijrch Mr. Smith was married to lam a Gladden, April 4th. 1878 and 1(1 this union seven children were barn three sons and four daugh Ita SurviviinR are his wife and si\ rhilder a. p Smith of Hickory. M 1 Smith of Fallston. Mrs. Hugh Costner of Beams Mill. Mrs. Paul or Lawndale, Mrs. W. w. ca n‘Pp or Wade.sbcro. Mrs Bruce For - tenburw of Belwood Also surviving a'e r>n» brother. Gilbert Smith of Staniv Creek, one sister. Mrs. Char ‘|f Hoffman of Gastonia. 23 grand diiSdren and nine great graridchil dren Smith lived a faithful and rnn.'iMent Christian life until (i ,!li He was a devoted husband ancl father and was lovely by all '*^0 knew him. He was a constant Bible render and read It through ”r’ and a half times wilhin the pa$t year -loKn Byers Of Mississippi De*H * C’1 ‘ Has been received in the c " of rhe death of Mr. John r Mississippi about three *r"' He was a brother ot Mr. »eors„ Byers of Boiling Springs. ., Ta IS of his death and other fam ■oonrrHons have not been learn VOL. XXXIX, No. -M) SHELBY, . C, WEDNESD'Y, MAY 17, 1938 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons} . ■■ ■■■ ■■■i! 1 1 1>« I »OH I lit* M M» »*AI If* «f* m IJ Job Many Desire Here Not Certain To Be Open Soon May Reorganize Job Cotton Agent Ofmocrats May, However, Oct Jobs Held Rv Republicans. Mnorev boro Office Status. The federal job which more Cleveland county Democrat- are -Peking than any other that of cotton ginning agent for this conn' v —may not be filled for some time Th fact, it is not entirely o certain ty that a Democrat will get the >ob. Tin cotton e nsus takers, as the agents art officially called, come linden the classification of civil service, hut w -c* from Washington is to the effect that tire Democra •tic adininistinclon will find some " tv to get ft •• "od that and fill the >11 ' > with Di 'ndcrats. It is known 'hat, Democratic cotta: ■ ssnien. in eluding Major \ I.. Biliwitiklc are •cfking to that end Such will hr o’ease.ni nfws, for the time being at. least. to around 35 Clev 'and men. that, many having a-gplirri for the '•10 per year job. Cut Out Some In the Rotrrvpit ecourw. pro gram some <>f ihc.se jobs will b° rut out a.s unnecessary. Which is to •s.v that, in counties grow-mg only a minimum amount, of cotton on' agent may be used for two or three counties. But Clevelanrl, being the large.-.t cotton growing county in the stete will likely retain subagent on the stun- basis as ext.-rt s jhhn-. Of the probab'r changes, dale .yet un known. H. F C. Bryant- Wah'ina tori cprresnsndent. has the follow - ing to say in The Raleigh News and Observer "Tire administration ".ill bring about a complete reorganization of the cotton census takers. . This wilt be done by a carefur check nr tliQse now serving. and w,herevc there has been slackness or care lessness in service, a removal wil’ be sought. “Deinocratic members of con • gross in southern districts feel that their friends are entitled' to these places. While these jobs are under civil service regulations, a wav will be found to legitimately readjust the personnel. "In heavy coi’on regions 'here i~ an enumerator for each coun'y 'iCflki tNtit;ii It backed the MacDonald pro posal for a consultative pact for se curity. which the United States heretofore had shunned and which 11 France much desires, but tt alsn . : proposed that all nations hold arnt t; ament within treaty limits, which Fiance has been accused of failing I to do. It mentioned no names, but de • j nounced foreign invasion at a tint? j when the Japanese advance in 1 j China is in full swing. I; It laid down the doctrine of npn • invasion so broadly as to preclude i bv implication further United States ■ (marine Incursions into Latin-Amer I ica •( It asked specifically for success ol ’ the Geneva arms conference and the i.nndon economic conference ' ?nti proposed a ,'aler conference tr i rwrrv further the work begun there A copy of the message was pre - pared fur submission to congress »4for its information, and adniiniv 1 tration conjrression-! lr>arters a! iwc" ! uted it as en i’lMH lie1 .step jOl leaderitip lor .peace. i Dozen Local Bills Passed By Gardner During N. C. Assembly Most Important Measure Is One Giving Added Power To County Board. A dozen local bills or acts apply ing to Cleveland county government were Introduced and parsed in the session of legislative whieh ad journed this w eek, o. Ernest Gard ner, county represent t tve. Among the most important were those giving the county commis sioner* the authority to fix the sal aries of all county 'workers as well as to consolidate offices and job,-., and the act permitting the board lo postpone 193^ tax sales until Nov ember ol this ycai Among the more important meas ures introduced by Representative Gardner were the loiiowtng A bill giving the county commis sioners authority to fix the salar ies of county office; s and to con solidate offices. A bill giving the commissioners authority to posipont tax sales un til November. A bill fixing one daj each week l'o- jury trials in county court, at ICngs Mountain. A bill consolidating the office of ■ county welfare workers, with that ot the superintendent of schools. A bill regarding the diapa-e 1 of uncalled for lees ;n I he recorder court. 1 A bill giving the 'own commis sioners ol Waco the authority to fix the compensation ol town officer. and to consolidate town offices. A bill limiting tin costs in conn- j ty court where the county is liable An act fixing I lie time for which I an action may be 01 ought to re cover from a party purchasing crops on which there arc liens An act to exempt Cleveland from i Senate BUI 180. which is an act al- t lowing governing ageScies to refund j tax sales certificates An act to prevent the clerk of Superior court from 'ending trust funds. An act to exempt Cleveland coun ty from House BUI lit#, known a» the foreclosure act and to extend the time for bringing foreclosure suits and to simplify the method of foreclosing said certificates Hitler Asks Equality | For Germans In A rms! W tiling Tfi Join In Roosevelt rVm-r Plan. Britain Also Approves. By UNITED PRESS ? vrtin, May 17.—Adolf MilIrr ■ aced the Reichstag and the civ ilized world today with the de mand of equality in arm* for Germany. Hailing the Roo*e •elt peace plan a* a construe 'ive step, he agreed to join any non-aggression pact, hut re msed to adhere to a disarma ment agreement unless Ger many's demand for equality is full* recognised. Otherwise, he declared. Germany would resign from the League of Nations. “No European war." ' he declared, could improve ihe present situa tion King George To Reply. London. May 17—iUP>—King George may reply personally to President Roosevelt's appeal for a peace disarmament, order and em phasize the wholeheartedness of th*“ British approval, the United Press learned today. Washington Listen* Washington. Mav 17.— 'UP>— State department officials followed the Hitler speech today with kpen interest as the ehancelor's utter ances offered the first informal re action to thp Roosevelt peace ap proval County Farmer* To Coker Farm Friday A dozen or so Cleveland county farmers accompanied by Farm Agent R. W. Shotlne’ will leave Shelby Friday morning for Harts | ville. S. C.» where they will inspect j the small grain crops at the famous | Coker farm. The party plans to ! leave Shelby about t> o'clock in the | morning and the trip will be made I by automobile. All who desire to go i should get in touch with Mr. Shoff j ner or join the party early in the I mornins in Shelby. College Finals Begin Friday Dr. Sumnoi' Of Concord To Deliver Srnnon. Exercises Run May ISth To 23rd. Commencement exercises ai Boil ing Springs junior college begin Friday night of this weak and con tinue through Tuesday May 23. The baccalaureate sermon wiV b% hreiffietT iff. Stunner* of con-* cord at 11 o’clock Sunday morning. May 21. The first of the finals will be the student recital Friday evening of this week, beginning at 8 o.clock. The alumni banquet is set for Sat urelay night of this week. Just pre ceding the banquet there will be a business meeting of the alumni as sociation to last only thirty min utes. Then on Sunday morning I> Sumners of Concord will preach the sermon and class day exercises will be held Monday morning. May 21 at 10 o'clock The annual society play will be given Monday night. M»y 22. at 8 o'clock in the school -auditorium. Leaders in the cast arc Charier Wilson. Lois Long and Bob Spratt, The title of the play is "Adam and Eva.” Graduation exercises will be held Tuesday morning. May 23rd at 10 o'clock at which time the diplomas and medals will be awarded Officers To Get ■ Cars Not Having New License Tags Court Warns Officer- Thai Motor ist* With Improper Licenses Violating Law. Ill VV/U»K,T ICW1UU week information was brought to the court that there ate many per sons who are operating motor ve hicles without licenses and in some cases without proper licenses The court reminded the sheriff and his j deputies that under the law they I are supposed to apprehend violators of this Motor Vehicle l^aw and are i just as responsible for its enforce- j ment as a member of the State | | Highway patrol. Those persons who are at present operating without licenses or ini i proper licenses on motor vehicles and trucks are warned that all law enforcement officers are asked to co-operate with the court in the cn-> forcement of the Motor Vehicle Law. — Weathers Moves His Law Offices Attorney Maurice R Weathers. ! former county judge, this werV • moved his lew offices from the n>d ' Union Trust btuldtng. corner I>a ! Fayette and Warren streets, to the office adjoining Courtview hotel, on Marion street formerly occupied b\ ! C. A. Morrison and Son, eontrac-, tors. Tn his former tornt ion Mr Wr't1'"" , jvssoc.iiJ -d with At tonify Horace, Kennedy , rwo Die In Car Wreck At Kings Mountain Tuesday Wife Of University Head Killed Mia. W. .1 MrGInthhn And E A Mef'ann Fatally Hurt, Both Well Known Herr. , Two persons, one of them Mrs W I McGlolhlln, wife of the presi lent of Furman university, Green villr, 8 C, were fatally Injure* inti several others, including Or McOlothlin. suffered hurts of a lea -ertous nature when two nutorno Slles collided a mile and a half eas >( Kings Mountain Tuesday after noon E A McCann. 3ft. employe of i Charlotte plumbing concern. wa latallv injured, and died Iasi nigh it 10 4ft o'clock at Kings Mountain McCann was in the car with Whic) Dr. McOlothlin's car collided Mrs. MnGlothlin died a shor ime after being taken to a physi nans office at Kings Mountain McCann's condition had been a< -erious that he was not moved to i Hospital after being taken to i physician's office. Mrs. McOlothlin was known It Shelby and her husband, Dr. Me Olothlin was popular in this city laving preached here on severe iccastons. Mr. McCann, the Char otte man fatally hurt. was als< known In Shelby, being e.n rouh ncre for a business conference will t local plumber. Dr, McOlothlin was not believn wriously hurt. After he was taker to a hospital in Gastonia physi 'isns said his principal injury ap pea red to be shock and severa proken ribs and added that barrini somplications he would be die :harged within a lew days His son. W J. McOlothlin Jr »nd Wener Fallow, who were pas lengers in the McOlothlin car. wer< Wily slightly hurt. A C. Walker, of Charlotte plumber, who was riding with M< Cann, was In a hospital at Gas oiitB with injuries about the hea< ^ut -'bU condition wax not believe ■rofrihugo on "ac.* mam > Try Answering These Can you answer 14 of these test questions? Turn to page two for lh( answers l Name ihe capital of Yucatan Mexico? 2. What type of musical instru ment Is the clarinet’ 3. What city whs formerly name* Yedo? 4. What is Amelia Earhart's mar ried name? 5. In whose administration wa; Thomas Bayard secretary of state1 6. What Is a meridian’ T In which state was Chamt Clark born? 8. Where are the Andes - Moun tains’ 9 In a law suit, who is a plain tiff? 10 What does the word bolshevil mean? 11. In which stale is the Merest river? 12. Who commanded the last Con federate army In the field? 13. Where is the city of Tobolsk 14. In what year did China be come a republic? 15. What language it spoken u Brazil? 16. Give the Latin name for th Greek god Hermes 17. What kind of animal is ; clam? 18 Name the principle outer gar ment worn by Roman citizens 19 Who was the author of “Css hel Byron's Profession?’’ 20 Which country was first to re UUBI11KV soviet *tUS5i»; Negro Woman Bettei In Shelby Hospita Georgianna Ham; lck, colon woman, severely cut in a bra' Sunday night, was reported as in proving in the Shelby hospital t< day. The woman was slashed abot the arms, body and head. Eu Strong, colored woman alleged have done the, cutting, has not i yet been apprehended by officers Cotton Up 10 Points Ort Today’s Marke Cotton closed today on the Ne York exchange, ten points a bo yesterday. .July rinsed at a 73 gr October apt storks were all ^♦rons Masonie Meeting A meeting of Cleveland lodge 21 A. P. & A. M. will be held Fridt most for work in the second d< eye" All member.' ate ■ treed t*> a unti. At Honor Dinner to Farley 3< SI 1 o n a n ir, i) o An unobtrusive guest at the testimonial dinner to Poe t.master One rat James A. Farley at. New York, the candid camera gives yon a peep at a few of the distinguished Cabinet colleagues of the guest of honor who attended the affair. In upper photo are, Secretary of I*bor Frances Perkins and Secretary of tnc Treasury William Wooden chatting he tween courses. At lower left is Postmaster General Farley, the lion of the hour, and at lower right. Attorney General Homer 8. Cummings, contentedly puffing a cigar as he listened to the after-dinner speech making. :: Plans Approved On Local Banks, ’ Both To Open In Shelby Soon Muscle ohoals Bill Up In House Today Wuhintton, May 17.—House Majority lasadcr R.vrns an nounced today that he raped cd to bring the administra tion'* Muse It' Shoal* bill up foi final passage In the Home be fore adjoiirftment tonight. Get Negro Over House Robbery; Have 7 Charges Officer* Nab George Turner. Kind Stolen Goods Secreted At House. George Turner, colored, who lives near Grover, is in the coilntv Jail here and will likely face a series of house robbery charges in county court Friday. Turner was arrested yesterday bv Deputy Charlie Shepard and Greel Ware it was announced today by Sheriff Raymond Cline. It Is believ ed, Sheriff Cline said, that he had robbed seven houses In the section between Kings Mountain and Oro ver, if not more Officers searching the house where Turner lived noticed some new nails in the weatherboarding under a window, tore the weather boarding off and found a quantity of goods believed to have been stolen Some of the goods have been iden tified, It is said, by people whose homes have been robbed while still more is to be identified The recovered articles included meat pistols, rifles, overalls, shirts sugar frying pans and many other things A majority of the homes in that sec tion have been robbed on Sundays during church hours while everyone was away. • un» ivniiiiiioi imu'ai minu-M \w Requirements To (live Two W’ek* Notice. < Plans have finally been approve! in Washington and necessary loam .have been granted to nhr opening on an unrestricted baits of the Un ton Trust company and the Pm* National banks. This aasures the public that tin banks will open, according to in formation learned this mornini from officials of both institutions The date of the 11 opening, how ever, Is not definitely fixed Otilj a few minor details remain to b( finished in connection with Union ; Trust Co. and the Information The | ICON'! INUKO ON PAU* CUM I Three Ministers To Baptist Convention | Northern And Southern Baptists Tc Meet One . Day In Capital. Jessup To Go Home. Three Baptist ministers from the county are attending- the Southern Baptist convention which convener today in Washington, D C Revs Zeno Wall. L. L. Je,saup and Rush Padgett are in attendanr,e from this county. It is understood thai Rev. D. G Washburn expected tc go. but it has not been learned whether lie left or not There will be a joint meeting ol the Northern and Southern Baptist convention* lor one day next week and it, is thought the three Cleve land county ministers will be away over the week-end Rev. Mr. Jessup will extend hu trip after the convention to New York state to ra few weks visit, witt his parents and other relatives During his absence, his pulpit ai the Second Baptist church will b< supplied with good speakers and in j fceresting and helpful programs havi | been arranged for all services Max Gardner May Head Roosevelt Farm Relief Program For Cotton v»uvri mu sidrre.d For Important Post In Relief Prof ram. Doesn't Want It k< Pol Supervisor Bui Rrqurit I* flfrllnrd, • At a joittt mooting of the city al dermen and citv trhoo: board hold Inst night in tho oltj hall. th» ftitj *M asked to Rrivance between noo and SO,000 to tho school board with which lo pay the teacher* of ! t he city achnol system The request waa granted by the i aldermen and Mayor MrMurrv wa. authorized In make arrangements | lor the money and grant the loan | in anticipation of la* collection* | The city still owes the school board i a balance from 19,12 uncollert.ed taxes This amount, together with what it owes the school from the countv from fines and forfeitures will pav (he tear hers one month The school board has *16.000 in the bank and when the bank re-opens and this money is made available, the school teachers will be paid tn full This, however, will not, be accomplished before the end of school but soon thereafter Postpone Tax Sale It was virtually agreed hv the aldermen that, the sale of property for unpaid 1032 tax will he post, ported until tall. The postponement wth be tn accordance with the »r | tlori of the county board of rom ; mlssioners who recently decided no*, lo sell county,"proper! y for unpaid j 1932 taxes until fall ■ A committee, from the Lion's cltih which sponsored the parl^ and plav. ground for children on the B. T Pall* property, appeared before the allermen and asked that, money be appropriated with which to engage the services of a superviaor at, tli« playground during the summer month* The board did nor fed ett . posed lo spend §29 oi *30 a month for a playgroustilsupervisor In view of the fact t^je city school teachers have notoeen paid tn. full as vet. It Is thoughtj howevei f'm* 1 money with which to provide * supervisor will come from some other source Delinquent Patrons ft was reported to the board last, night that *18,000 is due the city from uncplelcted light and watet bills Much of this is due to the In ability of patrons to pay during the last fiscal year There will be two more regular ! meetings of the board of aldnrmen before the next administration lakes charge July 1st and the three new aldermen will be Invited to sit In and get acquainted with the city's affairs. The three new alder* men are W C, Harris, Roland Hol land and J P Auetaell, who take the places of P. M. Washburn Anhn Sehenck, Jr., and Z J, Thoropwon One Of Comity’s | Oldest Women Is Dead At Age 94 | MIh Nancy Jane White Died Tee ter cl* v In Cam Section. Fu neral Held Today. Miss Nancy Jane White, the old est resident In the upper section of Cleveland county and one of the oldest women in Cleveland county, died yesterday at her home in the section between Casar and Pleasant Hill. Born on October 2, 1838, Miss White was 94 years and seven months of age Funeral aervices were held today | at 11 o'clock at Pleasant Hill Meth odist church and were conducted by Rev. J. D. Morris and Rfcv. A. D Shelby. The deceased joined the old Union Springs Methodist Prot estant church in her girlhood. Lat er the name of the church war changed to Pleasant Hill and shr 1 was the oldest and one of the must f loval members Miss White was the Iasi member • of her immediate family, being t'nr • third to die this year, a brother • Frank White, wpII known citizen i dying in January, She was the last. ■ living child of the late William and r Susan White, pioneer citlrens of the - county. Surviving arc a number of 1 nephews and ^nieces. Willis Brothers To Operate Soda Shop n L wmis, ar, Has purchases from H. S. Keefer the Chocolate soda shop on South La Fayette street and the new firm will be known a* i the Owl Soda Shop. It will be op erated by his sons Roy and D. L : Later. It is said, draft beer equip I menl will be instated at the shop ' which i> i popular uptown gather i mg Pld' *.