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VOL. XXXIX, No. 61
SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, MAY 22. 1933 (Published Monday. Wednesday and Friday Afternoons)
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Roosevelt For
World Peace
Itv PNITED PRESS
f.pncva, May 22—The Unit
ffl staler railed upon all na
,inn? today to disarm drastic
,11,, and offered to consult j
?nd cooperate with other pow
i» the punishment of all
^pgTPssors. President Roose
crli. boldly taking the leader
ihip in the world’s efforts for
peace, even proposed to aban
don (he American nation’s
cherished neutrality in the
rvmt that peace was threat
fned. and virtually offered to
icrap the hulk of the power
ful American navy, army and
military air forces if other
nations will do the same. The
President's dramatic and
weeping proposals were pre
sented to the general commis
sion of the world's arms con
ference by Norman H. Davis,
pcrial ambassador to Europe.
Eyes On Raleigh
For Job Filling
By Mr, Ehringhau;
Shelby Man Now On
Farm Board
Vn npf Rnn#i To Whom fiover- ^
nor Will Give Jobs. Young's 1
T<-rm Expires Soor/.
(Bv M R. Dunnagan. Star Nows
Bureau)
Raleigh. May 22.—Now that the
legislative division of the govern
ment has completed its labors of
ir days, carting 1408 bills and 62
resolutions a total of 1470 new laws
of the 2470 bills introduced, all eyes
me turning to the executive de
partment, from which all blessing.
flow.'* „
Nor has Governor Ehringhaus re
lieved the strain, except in a few
rare instances, even of those he will
finally appoint to the many posts
be filled Moreover, the places are
not rxpected to be filled for two or
three weeks. Governor Ehringhaus
tees to his home in Elizabeth City
early in the week for a rest, and
treatment., and possibly an oper
ation. before returning to Raleigh
and that will leave many on the!
anxious seat.
Others To Wait.
Except for the 11 members of the
Riate School Commission, and two
'emporary places, the appointments
"ill salt Tyre Taylor, whose post
of Executive Counsel was abolished
with adjournment of the Legislature
soil continue as acting Commis
sioner nf Paroles, the new post cre
sted until the Governor gets ready
'o speak Edwin Gill, Gardner sec*
rerar and Ehringhaus legislative
wrie mil handle the workmen's
compensation growing out, of acci
dent,, t0 those employed in relief i
"ork under the Governor’s Office j
(CONTINUED ON PAor SIX i
Athlete Is Injured
In Game Saturday
UrvW Farris Suffers Fracture Of 1
Arm in Baseball Game With
Forest City.
Under Parris, former Furman
University athlete, and now catcher
intirlder for the Cleveland
rioth. mill baseball club, was severe
■ lnjbred in the baseball game in
Rbr!by Saturday between the cloth
1,11:1 team and Forest City.
Urns and a Forest City player
tel'ided at home plate, as the Forest
J1'-' Plnyer was trying to score in
inning and Farris’ right
Srni was broken just above the
tirsi
Smde the cloth mill team plays
r Charlotte Firemen here on Sat
'Jrd"y tt was reported today that
r contest might be played as a
r"’f" same for the injured catch
r "’ho is popular in the city.
Raised By
Henrietta Mills
fiuthrrfordton. May 32—The Hrn
't'Ua last week increased
"h'ch will average from 10
4, cent for S00 employes.
" r" cora non has two large mills
* c ^nerford county, one at Hen
J*”3 ;tnd one at Caroleen. Both
ani> are now running full time,
n'5 and bight, and report that busi
,s - improving. Other textile
h Rutherford rounty are cx
In follow 5lul aoon.
Over $80,000 Deposited Here Today As Union Trust Co. Opens
Bank Is Open On
Unrestricted Basis
Depositor* Sign First
National Waiver
Bank Re-Opening Heralded A«
Stimulus To Business In Cleve
land And Rutherford.
A check-up at noon today after
the Union Trust Co. had been open
for three hours, the deposits had
increased $80,777,38 with every indi
cation that at the end of the first
days resumption of business, the
people are showing their utmost
confidence in the institution.
The Union Trust, with branches
at Fallston. Lawndale, Forest City
and Rutherfordton has been closed
for ten weeks since the president's
bank holiday proclamation. In the
meantime its financial position was
strengthened with new money and
the elimination of unacceptable as
sets, leaving the bank 75 per cent
liquid, when banks ordinarily keep
themselves only about 15 per cent
liquid.
Many new accounts were opened
this morning, while others who had
restricted accounts, added to their
balances. During the first two hours
oX operation, the tellers at every
window were as busy as could be.
There were no withdrawals to speak
of. but many checks given prior to
the banking holiday and not clear
ed then were deposited for credit
The bank resembled the busy days
of a fall season and many of the
customers took time to congratu
late the officials and express con
fidence in the safety, soundness and
liquidity of the institution.
Signing Waiver
At the First National bank this
morning it was learned that de
positors are signing the waiver of
twenty per. cent necessary in the
re-opening of this institution. Many
customers called in the bank Sat
urday and signed even before they
received their 'plan of reorganiza
tion” which was mailed out Friday
night and Saturday morning. These
early singers found the plan ac
ceptable from reading the news
paper account of it in The Star. A
better response is expected today
and tomorrow, as Saturday’s notices
did not reach depositors who live
on rural routes and distant points
until today.
Mr. Blanton asks The Star to say
that depositors and stockholders
need to sign and return only the
short ‘ waiver” agreement and not
the “plan of re-organization” and
letter. The waiver is a short one
page agreement whereby the de
positor approves a reduction of
twenty per cent in his deposit, this
twenty per cent to be paid back
from the collection of approximate
ly $375,000 .eliminated assets of the
bank.
Why The New Waiver
It will be recalled that a waiver
agreement was submitted to deposi
tors in April and 75 per cent of
amount on deposit accounts signed,
which is binding on the other 25
per cent. The form or wording of
this waiver was approved by offi
cials of the Federal Reserve and
the Reconstruction Finance cor
iCONTINUED ON “AIjI SIX
To Finance Work*
Program By Taxes
By UNITED PRESS
Washington, May 22.—The
House ways and means com
mittee today agreed to finance
President Roosevelt's public
works program with an income
tax increase coupled with a divi
dend tax and an additional
gasoline excise, Chairman R. E.
Dougton, of North Carolina, an
nounced.
School Commission Named By
Ehringhaus; Gaston In District
Grady Gaston Represent* Thin Dis- j t
triet. Take* Place Of i
Wo!t*. <
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Raleigh. May 22 —Governor J. C. j,
B. Ehringhaus yesterday announced 1
the personnel of the new state1'
school commission.
Six of the members of the new '
group have served on the board of ’
equalization, which administered the 1
state's six months school term, and
five are new appointees
Governor Ehringhaus said hej'
thought the commission '‘is a very •
strong schooi administrative board. ' 1
The evelen mem'oers. one lrom
each congressional district, arr: 1st •
j district. T. B Andrews oi Washing- j
on; second, George C Green of
Veldon; third, A McL. Graham of
Hinton; fourth, F. P Spruill of
tocky Mount; fiftn, John H. Folger
if Mt. Airy; sixth, H. R. Dwire of
lurham; seventh, J. O. Carr of Wil
rungton; eighth, Edwin Pait of
jaurinburg; ninth. Dr. B. B. Dough
rty of Boone; tenth. W. Grady
Easton of Gastonia .and eleventh O
' HoUer of Union Mills.
The 3ix members of the equalize -
ion group named to serve on the
towerfui new school commission are
Umore Graham, Spruill, Folger,
iwire and Dougherty
Under the 1933 school law the
chool commission of which the gov
on eaua
Cleveland Among
Highest In Taxi
Payments In N. C.
Some CnulitK Haven't Paid Anjr.
Others Have Paid Only 15
Percent.
; iStar News Bureau.)
Raleigh, May 22.—Less than half
of the 15 cent ad valorem tax of 15
cents assessed against the 100 coun
ties has been paid on the 1932
taxes or *2,028.321 78 had been paid
last week of the *4,451,881 assessed,
State Treasurer ChaTles M. John
son reports. The treasurer plans a
campaign to have the counties pay
up the taxes, many of them being
far In arrears. Five counties, Burke
Chamtham, Davidson, Hertford and
Tyrrell have paid none
Poor collections, the banking
holiday, with some county funds
still held up in restricted banks, and
use by the counties of money due
the state are given by Mr. John
son as. reason for poor payments.
Cleveland county, the report
shows, has paid *46,420.67 of the
*57,750 assessed against the noun*
ty.
Poultry Raising
Less In County
B. AuoUII Poultry Farm At Karl
ft row* 14,000 Young Ohiekens
This Bpring.
Poultry raisin* "is not what it
used to be" in Cleveland county, ac
cording to R. W. Shoffner, county
farm agent who has been supervis
ing the operating of poultry cars
through Shelby every two years since
January lat.
"The loadings at the cars have
dropped somewhat, indicating that
farmers feared a low market and
did not go in for poultry this year
like they did last year. There have
been 50,000‘pounds bought at these
cars operated by the Cleveland
Farmers Mutual Exchange. Not
much of this was young poultry.
Nearly all of the old stock has been
sold off." said Mr. Shoffner.
B. Austell at Earl is the largest
commercial poultryman in the coun
ty. This spring he raised 14,000 (
young chickens but not. all of them
have been sold as yet. Mr. Auctell
has made quite a success with his
flocks. He has done some commerc
ial hatching, selling young chicks,
but he grew most of his poultry to
elect oita .
Hopper Reunion
Tne annual Hopper reunion will
be held with the Buffalo church
people at Buffalo church just over
the Cleveland county line in Chero
kee county on the fourth Sunday
in May. All friends and relatives are
cordially invited Services at 11
o'clock, followed by dinner in pic
nic style
New Bethel Memorial
Memorial services will be held at
New Bethel Baptist^ church near
Lawndale on Sunday. May 28th.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock, follow
ed by an address by Attorney J. R
Davis of Kings Mountain, The pas
tor, Rev. J. W. Suttle will preach a
short sermon and dinner will be
served in picnic style in the church
yard at noon.
I
Solicitor General
James C. Biggs, of Raleigh, N. C.,
who w*s named by President Roose
velt for the post of Solicitor Gen
eral of the United States. Mr.
Biggs, whose appointment came as
a surprise to Washington, has prac
tised law in Raleigh since 1911, and
was, at one time, a member of the
North Carolina Superior pourt.
Nurse Loses Limb
In Car Accident
Vfia* laun Sheppard, Graduate Oi
Shelby Hospital School Of
Nneetn* Hu Let Amputated.
Miss Laura Sheppard, graduate oi
he Shelby hospital school of nurs
ng is 1931 suffered an injury to
ler knee in an automobile accident
Wednesday afternoon which made
it necessary to amputate her leg.
Mias Sheppard was riding In a
;ar with three other ladies on
lighway No. 18, seven miles west,
>f Rutherford ton. when the oar in
which they were riding, left the
■oad seven miles from Rutherford
on and plunged over an embank -
nent, turning over four times. It
s reported that the steering wheel
>f the car locked on a sharp curve.
Hiss 8heppard was the worst in
jured of the four, having the bones
n the knee and leg crushed to
luch an extent, the limb had to be
impiitated in the Marion General
lospital Thursday night. Mias
Sheppard was night nurse in that
nstitutlon and was coming to Shel
>y with her three companions when
he aceident happened
Mrs. C. A. Nichols and her
laughter, Roe Nichols, age 19, and
i Mias Carson, sister of the superi
ntendent of the Marion General
lospital were t.he other occupants
>f the car. Mrs. Nichols sustained
woken ribs and serious internal In
juries while her daughter. Roe, who
graduated in the Shelby school *>•
mrsing In 1932 and was driving the
lar at the tame of the accident,
suffered bruises and lacerations.
Mr John A. Wells ►*ntered Oteen
Hospital at Asheviiv this morning
for treatment. Mrs. Wall, and chil
Iren are on a two week visit with
relatives at Charleston. S. C.
Try Answering
Thrse
Can you answer 14 of these test,
luestions? Turn to nage two for the
answers,
1. What vs a coal oreaker?
2. Is a child born of Chinese par
ents in the X7. S. an American citt
ten"
3. Whfu is another name for wood
ilcohol?
4. Where are trade marks regis
tered in the U. S?
5. In which government depart
ment is the XJ. S coast and geodetic
survey?
6. According to Genesis who was
Methuselah?
7. Who was Trajan?
8. What is cobalt.?
9. Name the brother and sister
of John Barrymore,
10. What is the prevailing re
ligion in Belgium?
11. Name the U. 3. Food admin
istrator under Woodrow Wilson
12. In which nation did the metric
system originate?
13. In church architecture, what
is a ‘ranscept?
14. Who was Richard Cobden?
15. How is the price of gold de
termined?
16. who was the presidential can
didate of the Communist party In
1332?
17 Which state leads in gold pro
duction?
18. Where is the city of Metz?
19. What is the nickname for the
Bank of England?
26 Which city in the U S. hey
the largest, area? ,
Four More Milk
Increase Wages
In County Today
Three In Shelby, One,
In Kings Mtn.
WOt Affrrl About, t,20ft Kmphivm.
Increase Ranges From Five
To Ten For Cent.
Four more textile plant* in
the enunty make wage increases
beginning today. It wax learned
here Saturday from .lark Dov
er and Kart Hamrick, officials
of the Dover, Ora and Eton
mill* of Shelby and the Phoe
nix mill at Kings Mountain
which are involved in the In
crease.
About 1,20(1 employee* at the four
textile plants will benefit in the
wage increases which range* from
five to ten per cent. Last, week the
Ella division of the Consolidated
Textile corporation here announced
a ten per cent Increase, which makes
five mills to Increase wages this
week
Some rrulls not increasing wages
at this time, did not. make as much
cut during the depression had sur
pluses that, enabled them to weath
or through the dull period or were
running on a class of goods which
! Justified these mills carrying on
without the most drastic cuts.
All mills are running fall time
and orders are plentiful, but It Is
understood that the price of goods
has not, yet advanced In proportion
to the cost of raw cotton.
The demand for skilled labor has
increased since the mills are oper
ating on full time. One local plant
in particular has been forced to
bring in some skilled labor from
' other plaoes, because the sMiled
labor is not to he found locally
Fletcher McMurry
Passes Suddenly
Farmer Of Beaver Dam Community
Succumbs To Heart Attack At
Age 74 Tears.
Fletcher A. McMurry well known
fanner of the Beaver Dam com
munity, died suddenly at his home
this morning at 8 o'clock from a
heart, attack He had been in fall
ing health for several years, but
got up this morning and ate a good
breakfast.
Mr. McMurry owned a farm ad
joining Blanton Bros plantation
He was married to Sallie Weathers
who survives with the following,
children: Mrs. Oora McKee, Mrs.'
Ves Queen, Mrs. Clyde McSwain,
Miss Ethel McMurry, Palmer Mc
Murry, all of this county and Mrs.
W. N. Newton of Spartanburg. 8 C
Also surviving are two brothers
J. J. McMurry and , Pink B Mc
Murry and one sister. Mrs. D. D
Wilkins of Shelby. Funeral services
will be held Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock at Beaver Dam Baptist
church, the services t,o be conduct
ed by Rey. D. F. Putnam.
Barn And Mules Of
Wesson Destroyed
Dainard Wesson Lows Stork. Build
ing And Supplies In Fire
Sunday Night.
The bam, two mules and a quan
tity of supplies belonging to Dain
ard Wesson were destroyed by a dis
astrous fire around 9 30 last night.
Mr. Wesson, a ton of Joe Wesson,
lives on the Sharon road a couple
miles southwest of Shelby.
An alarm was sent to the Shelby
fire department and it was thought
at first that the blaze was within
! the city limits, but it was learned a
I few minutes later that the fire was
! on the Sharon road.
The barn was practically envelop
ed in flames when the blaze was
first detected and this morning it
was not definitely known just how
the fire started. First supposition
was that lightning may have struck
the building, but it was said that
there was very little lightning in
that section during the short thun
derstorm which visited the Shelby
area
Cotton C!o»ea About j
Same A» Saturday
July cotton closed today on the
New York exchange at 8.31 and Oc-j
tober 8.57, practically the same
close as Saturday whn the market;
lost ahom 15 points. Spots closed
today at 16 points up ,
Envoy from Brazil Welcomed
becoming traditional, President Roosevelt. w»4
romw Dr. Assia BrasiL envoy from Brazil to the series of economic
per leys, on live portico of the WTiits House wi(h the famous RooeeveH
■mile and cordial handshake™ A.t right is Captain Waiter Vernon,
U. S. N.. naval aide to the Prwwtent.
Tax Appraisal Board Inspects
Property In County Tuesday
Can Ch«.D(r .Wessment Only
Whw Property Damaged Or
Improved.
The Cleveland oounty board of
'lax appraisal and equalisation held
t«a Mrs! aession in the court house
hard today and win meet again
Wednesday, but will not be in ses
sion at. the court house Tuesday
Members of the board present
this morning to hear complaints
about, unequal tax assessment were
Ed Campbell, Kings Mountain; W
J Arey and J. B. Nolan, Shelby. It
was hoped at first that the board
would be able to adjust valuation
found to be unequal. but a law
pawed by the last, legislature made.!
this Impossible except ext reme!
cases where property has been eon-!
gldnrably damaged or Improved.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, the board
will go out Into tire county to ex
amine property which has been
damaged or Improved and upon
wjrich these charges seem to justify
a revisal In assessment. Quits r
number of property owners appear
ed before the board today and
among them were some who may
be able, it Is said, to secure an ad
justment, through decrease In value
through damage or Increase through
new buildings or Improvement. Ex
cept tn Instances of this type there
can be no change in assessment due
tn the fact, that the county com
missioners reduced all property
valuation bv one-fourth at a recent
meeting.
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Many Notes In Cleveland Not
Recoverable; Not On Tax Books
I^aw Says Notes Not Property l isted
For Taxation Not Recoverable
By law.
A bit of driving into the new
North Carolina law* al the
Cleveland county court house
over the week-end brought oul
some Information which may
be somewhat disconcerting to
quite a number of Cleveland
people.
Those who have notes on some
other person or firm and did not
Hut the notes for taxation in the tax
listing last month and this month
cannot collect the money due on the
notes by law.
The notes arr not dead, or ruled
out forever, but they are not recov
erable by law until they are listed
properly and a penalty paid for not
listing at the proper time.
Very Few l.isted.
Unofficial information secured at
the court house would indicate thax
not one-tenth, if that many, of the
notes in the county are recoverable
on the basis of the law requiring
j listing, for it is doubtful If one of
every 10 notes has been bated.
The law quoted js as follows:
If any pet-son. firm or corpora
tion. with a view to evading the
payment of taxes, shall fall or re
fuse to list, with the list takers or
assessors any bonds, notes, ac
counts receivable or any other sol
vent credits suBlect to taxation un
der this act, the same shall not be
recoverable at law or by suit In
equity in any court In this State
until they have been listed for tax
ation. and the tax and penalty pre
scribed by law for the non-listing
and non-payment, of taxes have
been completely paid.’’
Postal Employes
Meet On May 30
—•—
There will be a joint, meeting of
| the postal employes of Cleveland
land Rutherford counties at Union
1 Mills Tuesday, May 30. This will be
the annual convention of the coun
ty service councils of the postoffice
department of these two counties.
-i
Labor And Business Approve Plan
Of Roosevelt To Revive Activity
Industrial Program And Manufac
turers Tax Endorsed. Repeal
Is Favored.
Washington. May 22.—Labor and
business last week gave full en
dorsement to the administration's
gigantic re-employment-industrial
control Ml! and approved financing
a *3,300.000.000 public works bond
iseue with a general manufacturers'
sales, tax
These views were expressed by
William Qreen, president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
Henry L. Hai rlman, president of the
Chamfeer of- Commerce of the Unit- ■
rri stales, to Ihr Hull's Wavs and
Means Committee, at the second day ■
li
of hearing on the biil
Green qualified his approval of
the sales tax, howeve* with the pro
vision that the sales fax levy be im
posed during the present emergency
for the public works bond Issue only
and with the stipulation that it be
automatically endea when the reve
nue is not needed
Asserting he favored repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment. Harrimsn,
said if that was brought about, reve
nue on liquor would amount to be
tween $400,000,000 and $500,000,000
He referred to President Roose
velt's message to Congress on the
legislation, asking for a tax levy un
til the-Eighteenth Amendment is re
vCOKrofuau on eat.*, uul.>
Youth Killed In
Car Crash; Hold
Driver For Trial
Deinoa Young, 20, Is
Fatally Hurt
Phwie MrKwatn Driving Car Wbtrta
Tnrnwl Turtle On Hopper
Park Hill.
Demos Young, 30-year-old non oi
Mr, arid Mrs. E H .Young of Hill
crest, Shelby, died In the Shelby
hospital this morning Ml 6:15 o’clock
from injuries received. In a ear crash
Sunday afternoon about S o’clock.
Young, an employe of the Dover
mill, was crushed about the chest
and Internally injured and little or
no hope was held for hi* recovery
after he wm rushed to the hospital.
Driver Under Bond.
Phatc Megwam, M driver of the
car In which Young was riding, was
fined $75 and the coats in county
court, this morning on the charge of
driving an automobile while under
the Influence of whiskey, and then
was placed under a *2,000 bond for
a preliminary hearing Wednesday
in connection with the fatal acci
dent. Me Swain, who lives In the lily
village, Is the son of W. B McSwatn.
Turned Over Twine.
The automobile m which Mr
8wain. Young and Arthur Byers
was riding turned over twine on the
Hopper park hill in nor«j Shelby,
according to PnWcemap. Paul Stanl
ey and Rufua Sparks who Beached
are scene, soon after the accident,.
The cift* very war left the road on
a curve on the hill, it was said, and
then as It swerved back turned over
two times. McSw&m. Mid to have
been drinking, stated that as the
car swerved on the curve Young,
the youth who was fatally injured,
grabbed the steering wheel and then
the car turned over. Young had not
been drinking, according to his com
panions and officers. McSwain was
bruiaed about the body and limbs,
but Byers was not injured.
The Injured youth retained con
sciousness after being removed to
the hospital and conversed with his
mother, father and other relatives
during the night and prior to hie
death early this morning.
Surviving in addlton to his par
ents are the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs. patsy McCune. Un
rnlnton; Victor Young, Mrs. Georgia
Bolin. Albert Young. Harvey Young.
Etta lee Young. Mildred Young, Elsie
Young and Annie Kate Young.
Funeral Xrrvice*.
Funeral arrangements were not
complete this morning, bat It. was
thought that services would be held
Tuesday afternoon, prohably around
2 o'clock at the home wtbh Dr. Zeno
Wail tn charge.
Drinks Decrease
Here Since Beer
Came, Says Chief
Smaller Number dr ArsesSa Thl*
Week-End Than In Month*,
Ponton Say*.
The number of arrests for drunk
enness has decreased In Shelby con
siderably since the return “of beer
Police Chipf McBride Poston said
today.
"We had only tao arrests for
drunkenness Saturday and Sunday,”
the chief said, "ana that Is the
smallest number in many months.
Apparently many more people who
drink are drinking beer now and
leaving the stronger stuff alone.
Since beer was legalized we have
arrested only one man who blamed
his condition upon beer and he later
admitted that he had been mixing
it with something stronger.
“The usual week-end round-up.'
Chief Poston added, “has been on
the decrease since beer was legal
wed and this last week-end we had
only about a tenth of the work we
once had on week-ends.”
To Put Out Plant*
At Playground Site
The Shelby Garden club will
supervise the putting out of plant*
at the city playground on Wednes
day. Anyone who has Iris or rock
garden plants to contribute to the
playground, made possible by the
l ions club, is asked to bring them
on Wednesday A W. Archer will
supervise the planting and arrange
! ment for the club.
Mr and Mrs. S. A McMurry and
Mr. and Mrs L. P. Holland spent
ihr Wf>rk-rnd ><f !,eiclngtOD With
, Mi and Mn>. Chao Wall,