2,500 Textile Workers In Gaffney,
Blacksburg Area Get Wage Boost
Reslore* Level At About Same Point
As Before Cut Last
Tall.
Gaffney, June 7.—Upward wage
revisions affecting 2,500 or more
jextilc workers in Gaffney and
Blacksburg were announced here
tl,jS week. The increases planned to
-.store wages to approximately the
ame levels as existing last fall
‘,.[jcn the last reduction was made,
became effective and will be re
jected in the pay checks for work
performed this week. Unofficial re
pots placed the average increases
a; from 5 to 10 per cent.
Officials of the Gaffney Manu
facturing Company and of the
Hamrick group of mills, the latter
including four here and one at
Blacksburg, explained the Increases
had not been made on a per cent
re basis. Some workers were cut
more in proportion than others last
'all, it was stated, and the advanc
es now ordered have been designed
io restore the pay scale previously
n effect. The new rates, however,
Ivin still be considerably below the
peak wages paid in the boom tim
es of 1929 and before.
The announcement regarding the
increase at the Gaffney Manufac
;urnlg Company, was made by R.
p. Carson, the secretary, Dr. W. C.
Hamrick, head of the Hamrick
poup. spoke for his chain. The
Hamrick group includes the, Lime
stone and Hamrick, Alma and Mus
pove, of Gaffney and the Broad
River Mills at Blacksburg.
Since all of the mills are running
full time now, the increases in
wage schedules will enlarge the
buying power of a larger number
of Gaffney and Blacksburg families.
Rayon Weavers Hold
New York Session
Former Governor Gardner Speaker.
A. G. Myers Of Gastonia
Presides.
A meeting was held last week in
the Hotel New Yorker, attended by
representatives of practically all
large weaving mills consuming ray
on yams, for the formation of a
trade association to be known as
the National Rayon Weavers asso
ciation.
Several men representing mills in
Shelby and adjoining counties, at
tended the meeting which was pre
rided over by A. G. Myers of Gas
tonia. Former Governor O. Max
Gardner who is attorney for the
rayon and cellanese manufacturers
of American and president of the
Cleveland Cloth mill of Shelby, ad
dressed the meeting and told how
the industry would function under
the National Recovery act. He
tamed that it was necessary to
five up pre-ooncelved ideas and to
realize that as a country we are in
the midst of a peaceful revolution
and that 1929 1s no longer a yard
stick by which to measure 1933
business and social positions.
Governor Gardner predicted that
tithin ten days the National Re
covery act will pass congress in
»ome form and that the carrying
out of the law depends eighty per
cent upoit its administration. A
oode of ethics is being drawn up for
the guidance and regulation of the
rayon manufacturers represented by
Mr. Gardner.
Women May Work
No More Than 10
Hours Day In N. C.
Raleigh, June 7.—Instructions on
the new Crews law, effective June
1, on hours of work of women in
stores, cafes and other businesses
ahere any female help is employed
as clerks, have been issued by Com
missioner of Labor A. L. Fletcher.
He points out thkt women work
ers in such places are limited as to
hours to 10 a day and a 55 a week,
and that schedules may be chang
ed as often as. the employes desires,
just so he posts the schedule and
initials or signs it, and no report of
the change need be made to the
labor department. The law applies
to one clerk, if the total employed
Persons is three or more, and ap
plies to daughters of a store or res
taurant owner as to others. He also
Points out that the law applies to
clerks In a telegraph office, since
the law mentions stores, cafes "or
other business where any female
help is employed • * * as clerks.”
Yount New Mayor
For Hickory Now
Hickory, June 7.—By a scant mar
of 116 votes M. H. Yount was
p>ected mayor of Hickory over E. N.
carr. the incumbent, In Monday’s
Municipal election here. At the
tame time W. W. Burns defeated E.
J' Rhyne in ward six by fifteen
’otes for the aldermanlc seat in that
uard. in ward one Eulan Shook won
over Ruank Hammond by the mar
jhh of 126 ballots, while in ward two
'orman Hutton was declared elect
’c to the city council by 75 votes.
'H*3hany and Avery county sheep
yewers are selling their wool in a
^operative pool arranged by the
,rn> agents
“J. P.” Church-Bound
An excellent photo of J. P. Morgan,
financial czar, who was caught by
the camera as he attended services
at the Church of St. John, Latting
town, L. 1., on the eve of his ap
pearance before the Senate Com
mittee investigating banking prac
tices.
Youth Shoots His
Stepmother In Row
Ridgeland, S. C., June 7.—Earl
Simmons, 19, blew his stepmother’s
head off at their farm home in
lower Beaafort county Monday aft
er a quarrel which the boy said was
a “family affair.”
Simmons was taken to jail at
Beaufort a short time after he told
Deputy Sheriff Willie Cooler he had
killed Mrs. Rachel Simmons, his 28
year-old stepmother, after an argu
ment when she found him asleep in
the family automobile after he had
failed to return home during the
night.
Mrs. Simmons is the mother of
two small children, and is her hus
band's second wife. The husband,
Maddie Simmons, now is serving a
sentence for violation of the prohi
bition laws following his conviction
last year.
Earl was arrested at Bluffton,
five miles from his home, after he
had driven there and informed rel
atives of his deed.
"I killed her and I don’t regret
it,” Cooper quote him as saying.
"She caused it.”
Potato Storage To
Pay Cash Dividend
Ellenboro. June 6.—To distribute
$250 in cash dividends to the ,ghare
holders of the Ellenboro Sweet Po
tato Storage company, Inc., a meet
ing for the stockholders in the com
pany will be held Saturday after
noon at Ellenboro when local sweet
potato growers will enjoy their sec
ond annual dividends.
The amount represents a six per
cent dividend on the total amount
of paid up stock, which percent is
the highest allowed under the mu
tual corporation act of the state of
North Carolina under which the
Ellenboro sweet potato company is
incorporated.
7,557 Prisoners In
State Prisons Now
Raleigh.—North Carolina, as a
state, was caring for 7,557 prisoners
one June 1, it was reported.
The state’s prison population Is
divided into two sections, state’s
prison with its farm and camps
having a population of 2,832 on June
1, while the highway commission’s
prison department had 4,725 in Its
various camps.
Effective June 30 these two divi
sions will be merged into one state
prison division when the present
prison and highway departments are
consolidated under a 1933 law.
State’s prison's population de
creased eight during May and the
highway’s prisoners declined by 61.
Native W«t
(The Columbia State.l
If some people profited by their
errors it would keep them busy de
claring dividends.
Bell Child Dies In
No. Four Township
Janls Evelyn Bell. Succumbs In
Gastonia Hospital. Burled At
Oak Grove.
Kings Mountain, June 7— Janis
Evelyn Bell, fourteen-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claudle
Bell, of Kings Mountain, died Sun
day night in a Gastonia hospital
after an illness of six days. She Is
survived by her parents and three
brothers, Fred, Reid and Haskle,
and also by four grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. A. Bell, of Cleveland
county, and Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Watterson, of Rock Hill, 8. C. She
is a niece of Monroe J. Bell. Fu
neral services were conducted by
Rev. J. C. Black, D. D., at Oak
Orove Baptist church, in Cleveland
county, Monday afternoon, and bur
ial was In the church cemetery.
Trio Being Held
On Murder Count
Whitworth Death
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however, testified no one had
Jumped or fallen from an automo
bile near the spot described by the
men, and they were ordered held.
Steve Stone, under $500 bond as
a material witness In the case, told
the Inquest jury Whitworth and
Falls had arranged with him to get
Mrs. Whitworth in a compromis
ing position so the former deputy
sheriff could arrest the woman.
Whitworth, he said, was seeking
evidence to use In contesting a di
vorce action. Counsel for Whit
worth, however, has denied that
Whitworth was seeking any such
evidence.
Stone said the plot was carried
out, that Mrs. Whitworth was ar
rested and he was allowed to "es
cape.” Records show that Mrs.
Whitworth was fined $1 by Magis
trate J. A. Ormand at Bessemer
City, a few hours before she met
her death, on a charge of "disor
derly conduct.”
Whitworth and Falls said they,
with Fort Falls driving, picked Mrs.
Whitworth up In the automobile as
she was returning from Bessemer
City. It was while on this ride, they
contend, that the woman leaped
from the car to her death.
Putting Surface
On County Roads
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Springs. In fact It is learned on
good authority that the Shelby
Boiling Springs road has been blue
printed and will be ready to post In
the court house for contract letting
for the grading as soon as the state
highway commission resumes new
work projects in the state.
Over Nine Millions
Under a public works bill recent
ly enacted by congress, over nine
millions of dollars is allotted to
North Carolina for road construc
tion, so whether the state has any
funds for new road construction or
not, there will be this amount from
the federal government to be ex
pended in permanent road projects.
Civic club members and county of
ficials are closely watching the
time when steps will be taken to
adopt new road construction pro
jects. It is felt that If proper effort
Is put forth, Cleveland county can
get other road projects carried out
when these federal funds are ex
pended.
Rev. Jim Green To
Begin Revival Meet
At Cherryville June 8
Revival services are to begin on
the night of June 8th at the hour
of 7:30 in the Wesleyan Methodist
church, Cherryville.
Rev. Jim Green, president of the
Peoples’ Bible school, Greensboro,
and the Bible school quartet, will
have charge of the services. This is
a rare opportunity, and one that
should not be neglected by any one,
to hear these spirit filled workers.
When you hear that "live-wire”
quartet sing, and hear "Brother
Jim” preach, then you will come
again. Jim Green is a man of
prayer, a strong gospel preacher,
overflowing with divine love.
The pastor, Rev. Walter E. Isen
hour, extends a hearty welcome to
all. especially inviting the pastors
and Christian workers of the dif
ferent churches, to work and pray
for the salvation of the lost of this
community. Let Christians every
where be praying for this meeting.
Penny Column
LOST IN SHELBY PAIR OF
dark celluloid glasses in case with
Dr. Wilson’s name. Reward. Finder
phone J. G. Mauney at Seaboard
depot. It 7c
WANTED: TO BUY~FORDSON
tractor side plow and harrow. T. Z.
Bumgardner, Lawndale. 2t 7p
WANTED: TWO HIGH SCHOOL
graduates for special advertising
campaign. Apply over Efirds store.
7 to 8 p. m. and 8 to 9 a. m. Mr.
Proctor. ttp
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Principals in Death Mystery
Recent photos of David A. Damson, official of Stanford University Press,
and his wife, Aliens, with whose m.idler lie is cliR'-ged. Mrs. Damson was
found dead in the bathtub of their home on Stanford University campus,
at Palo Alto, Cal., with several deep wounds in her head. Whan arrested
Lamson protested his innocence.
Aviatrix and Fourth Hubby
»■■■■- :.■' -————' I
Ruth Elder, who almost flew the Atlantic once, is pictured with her new
husband, A. A. Gillespie, movie executive, on their return to Ix>s Angeles
from Yuma, Ariz., where their marriage took place. They new to and
from the altar. This makes the fourth marriage for the bride, her pre
vious marital ventures having been with C. E. Moody, Lyle Womack anc
Walter Carrm. Jr., from whom she was divorced last Tear.
At Thf* Theatres I
ucil.t (J.Ib'i r.;. a recklew rivet -
Ink iouw, will lx seen In tin* fet
tu. tolls i>n' »\t the Web!' Ihea- *
ire, in ‘Fa.*!. Workers.’ Robert
Aimeltons nr ■ Rtf' Clark nr1-. In r
the. chief role* Oenrgr Artles will. *
b seen at th» Weht- beginning
Thursday lr. “The Kings Vacation." c
“Emergency Call'1 Is the title of I
the feature offering at the Carolina j
today and Thursday. In the leading
roles an Bill Boyd Wyne Gibson
and William Gn reran. The last
named la the man who was leslle |
Howards vakt In "Animal King
dom.” Other attractions on the same
programs are cartoons and another
chapter of Bela I.ugosi'a mystery
serial, "Whispering Shadow."
Litiebreger New
Welfare Officer
iCoreriNUKD vhom pauk on*>
ahs abolished, the county relief
work has been handled through the
social department, while the fed
eral and state relief agency has
been operated separately. The con
solidation of the entire work will.
It Is believed, be for the best In
terests of all concerned.
The new welfare officer, Inci
dentally, was elected by a unani
mous vote of the two county boards.
Meet Today
The naming of a welfare officer
was the major Item of business
transacted Monday by the commis
sioners, but they are meeting again
today to clear up a number of bills
and other routine work not com
pleted at Monday’s session.
BEER I
On Ta p I
Real Man-Sized *
Mug 10 Cents
Glass 5 Cents
Swiss Cheese Rye Bread
Sandwich 5 Cents
All Kinds Sandwiches ,r> Cent*
Cl HB and CITY DELIVERY
CLEVELAND
CIGAR STORE
Phone 9136—Between Eflrd's
and Schneider's.
J. It. Robinson. H. C. Long,
Proprietors
belief Bill For
Home Owners Up
'!•( tw SI I'.n KriOM r*OH ON».l
urclens as follows:
Exchange itn tax-exempt. 4 per
pint Intevi .;t-aruxranteed bonds for
■\e mort«a(fpa:
Make com)1 advances of not to ex
ced tit per cent of the value of the
• ■w.BIH ::ilwr.TTTTVCirrm»:TTT~ vP-ifTW
property If the home owner could
not obtain loans from other sources;
Provide for a three-year morator
ium to the home owner before he
would have to begin paying.
Any mark down In the face value
of the obligations should be passed
along to the home owner. ’Use home
owner would amortize hie debt to
the corporation, represented by the
mortgage for which the corporation
exchanged its bonds, over a 15-year
period at 5 per cent.
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Choose them here at
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3.95
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OCTAGON
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Friday and Satur
day morning when
store opens we will
sell Octagon Soap
at, per cake . . .
Limit 5 to Customer
CURTAIN
RODS, 5c
Satin gold finish
Curtain Rod* will
not rust. While
they last . . .
Going Over In A Big Way! New Merchandise Coming In Every Day.
Buy Now And Save While Our Prices Are Down to The Lowest Point.
SUMMER PANTS
Men’s new summer dress pants,
imitation flannel, pin stripes,
white and ,cream color with real
woolen effect, pre-shrunk wash
able.
95c
Men’s Black and White
SPORT OXFORDS
Men’s fine white calf, black call
trim genuine oak leather soles.
Worth up to £3.00 — Pair—
$1.95
WORK SHIRTS 25c
Men’s full cut two pocket
chambray work shirts.
blue
Sale
price—
25c
BOYS’ OVERALLS
25c
MEN’S HOSIERY
A special purchase men’s regu
lar 15c to 20c rayon sox. All
new colors. Pair—
10c
ATHLETIC SHIRTS
10c
pull over ath
10c
18c
Men's summer
letic shirts,
sale price __
Men’s 25c Swiss ribbed
pull over shirts_....
MEN’S SHORTS 10c
10c
18c
Men’s shorts, all
new patterns, pair _
Men’s 25c fast
color shorts
HAPPY HOME
DRESSES
New shipment beautiful Happy
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One special lot boys’ overalls fot and stylish.
Friday and while
they last ---
Boys’ overalls
all sizes
Men’s full cut
Blue overalls
Men’s Liberty Stripe
blue overalls --
Efird’s special Big
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Blue Buckle fullest
cut overalls___
94c
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Hundreds of Exquisite Styles.
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$1.94
TABLE DAMASK
84” good quality mercerized
white Table Damask, per yard
38c
LADIES’ WHITE
SPORT OXFORDS
Ladies’ white calf medium and
low heels, fancy punch trim,
fine Summer Sport Oxfords.
Pair—
$1.48
LADIES’ BEACH
SANDALS
Ladies’ Beach Sandals made of
Linen Cloth, Cuban covered
heels, in white and colors.
48c
.Full Fashioned Silk
Hose, 35c
Ladies' all silk full fashioned
hose—Season’s newest colors,
values worth up to 75c per pair,
slightly mill damaged, while
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BED SHEETS
72x90 Seamless Bed Sheet*
Seamless Bed Sheets
WHITE STAR
81x99 Dollar Sheets
65c
PONGEE SILK 15c
When this lot is sold you will
likely have to pay almost double
the price. A real heavy quality,
sale price
15c
Ladies’ and Children's
Rayon Step-Ins And
Panties
15c