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The Cleveland Star SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY - WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE . B. WEATHERS ..................... President end Edltoi E. ERNEST HOST - -- Secretary end Foremen RENN OR0)1 .—___Neve Editor L R DAH, .....—Advertising Manager By Mall, per year ....__—.. $2.sc By Carrier, par year •3 00 Entered as eeoond class matter January 1, 1905. at the post* office at Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act of Congress. March A MM. Wo wish to call your attention to the fact that It la end haa been our custom to charge fire cents per line for reaolutlont of reaped, cards of thanks and obituary notices, after one death notice has bean published. This will be strictly adhered to. WEDNESD’Y, JULY 12, 1933 It’s rather funny—or is it?—how the inflation dis ease seems to work upon everything else more quickly «nd more severely than upon wages. Speaking of optimism, had you noticed that Re publicans of eight North Carolina counties are to as semble soon with the idea of laying plans to recapture that which they have lost. If it's the depression they have in mind, we doubt if there can be any enthusiasm even among the promoters. i ” f WARNING FROM THE SKY For centuries the world has been regaled with stor ies of how superstitious people havc.been frightened and awed by more intelligent visitors who pretend to he gods. The most modern story of the type comes from Africa and Kurdistan where the British army has used airplanes equipped with loudspeakers instead of bombs to subdue rebellious tribes. Four thousand feet in the air or higher the announcers use gigantic amplifiers to hurl threats in thunderous tones, and the awed natives immediately surrender because of their dread of what may happen if those orders from the heavens are dis obeyed. *“ ■* Some of us may wonder if there are still sections where airplanes and modern inventions are so rare as to help breed such fear. But before we laugh we might remember that our grandfathers would have been equal ly as terrified had some miraculous voice spoken to them from a big bird machine not as long as a score of years ago. BOUND TO BE GOOD There is ample proof, we believe, that business is on the up-and-up about Shelby. The proof we refer to is the seeming lack of interest in the location of the city’s temporary post office. Not so many months ago the location of the mail emporium while the Federal build ing is being remodelled and enlarged would have been a major topic of conjecture. But now- with business re gaining some of its lost tempo the selection of the tem porary post office draws little more than passing thought. It may be, however, that the public realizes how slowly governmental building moves along and has decided that is is no use to get overly excited too long in advance. It may be they remember that the post of fice Greensboro just opened last week has been on the way foe months and months. Anyway, bids are now be ing asked upon temporary quarters for the office and that would indicate that ere many more weeks actual construction wrork will begin on the post-office corner, and regardless of how much business has perked up here in recent weeks it will be cheering to hear the ring of saw and hammer once more in the court square area. CREDIT WHERE CREDIT DUE The Charlotte Observer in discussing the cotton acreage reduction erroneously places Cleveland in a bad light. “Evidently”—it's The Observer talking—“Cleve land is not tired of the boast of being the largest pro ducer of cotton in the State. The reduction asked of that county was 22,000 acres, less 12 acres, and up to date the reduction pledged was only 4,234 acres.” The Observer then continues to point out that other coun ties have done a far better job of falling in line than Has Cleveland. We admit at the outset that Cleveland has been slow to sign up and wc regret it enough as it is without having The Observer reproduce figures a week old. It was on Tuesday of this week that The Observer made the statement, that so far Cleveland had reduced only 4,234 acres of the required quota of 21, 988 acres. As it happened The Observer was quoting the reduction pledged five days prior, the reduction fig ures published Monday and covering reports of pledges made to mid-week of the previous week. In actuality the farmers of Cleveland had to Tuesday, the day of The Observer statement, pledged the reduction of be tween eight and nine thousand acres, approximately twice the figure given by The Observer. Just to keep history straight and not that it matters much, except that we haven’t done as well as we should without mak ing it appear wores than it really is. AN IMPORTANT DECISION This is the week that the cotton farmers of (he South are to make their final decision about the cotton acreage reduction plan advanced by the government, which is to say that the outcome of the movement will be the big news of the week. The decision the farmers will make is a very im portant one. First of all, it is important from the as pect it will have in determining the price to be received for cotton this fall—determining whether farmers will receive a decent price or a starvation price less than the t ost of nrodut-linn. Thn-P i« however, an oven more im taken by the farmers in establishing a precedent as to his willing ness to cooperate in a movement designed for his bene fit. The government, led by President Roosevelt, has after years of gestures stepped in with the idea of help ing the farmer better his condition. The plan advanc ed may not be a perfect one but it is the best one ad vanced yet and its success depends to a great degree upon how much the farmer is willing to help himself. This fall the price the farmer gets for his cotton will be one of his own making. This is the week he will be doing the making. Later consideration will be too late. The government has left the case with the jury— and the jury is the farmer. TOO MANY PRINCES Casual political speculation centering in the gath ering of the Young Democrats at Wrightsville turned in a natural manner to a survey of gubernatorial timber. Some seven or eight prospective candidates for gover nor in 1936 were present, all mending their fences, get ting their ducks in a row, or whatever you may please to call that advance political activity which leaves the im pression that “Barkis is willin’.” The rare angle, how ever, is that the list hasn’t been seeded down any more than it has. In the bygone campaigns there were al ways eight or 10 prospects in the field at the start but usually by the time one governor was well acquainted with the hallways and corridors of the Raleigh mansion, speculation had cut down his field of prospective suc cessors to two or three. This may mean that the field so far hasn’t develop ed any candidate with the required color to place him in the forefront of the others or to give him the track next the rail. Again it may mean that the seven or eight are feeling their way along with the idea of not making too much speed at the outset so as not to burn out before the home-stretch is reached. The latter sup position may be correct in that with political unrest of recent years the wise candidate may be of the opinion that it isn’t such a good omen these days to appear to be hand-picked crown prince too far in advance. The reason is that the State which once could be figured months in advance has shown signs of being ready to upset the monarchy if there are indications that anyone is too sure of what he has coming to him. Frankly, try speculating yourself. Look over the list and name the next governor. Chances are you can name several who will not be, but what of the one which will be? •LOOKS LIKE MILLENIUM” A correspondent of The New York Times writing1 from Washington July 2nd, had the following to say as to the possibilities of the “new deal” in industry: “Whatever else may be expected of the ‘new deal’ in progress at Washington, America witnessed last week a spectacle few even hoped to see this side of a social and economic millenium. “It saw labor and capital adjourn their age-old ani mosities, and sit down at a table with representatives of the consuming public and authorized agents of the gov ernment to plan how a certain industry could best use its facilities to re-employ men and women willing to work. “Specifically it witnessed the public formulation of a self-imposed “code” for cotton textile manufacturers of the country wherein they proposed, by a fixing of maximum hours of work and minimum wages—them . selves a revolution in this particular field—to employ 100,000 more persons in that industry than in the peak year of 1929, at a scale of pay^which, according to gov ernment statisticians, would return pre-depression pur chasing power to the workers and their dependent thou sands. And with the evolution of this first fair compe tition code under the national industrial recovery act, the country saw developed the model of a plan under which, its proponents believe, the 7.000 industries of the country might be so handled through the new partner ship of business and government that the bounties of the nation might be more equitably distributed to its 122,000,000. “This model, devised by the cotton textile men with the advice of the national recovery administration, served to carry the recovery program far beyond its pri mary purpose of returning 12,000,000 unemployed to their jobs. “It proposed to lead the way in the future economic planning of American industry to the end that the ma chine shall be held in check in its threatened domina tion of man; that unwarranted industrial expansion shall not again bring a famine of plenty; that a public, through its government, shall have a throttle on here tofore wild competition; fundamentally, that causes of the four-year depression from which the country is now apparently emerging shall be removed bv industry it self.” The caption. "Looks Like Millenium” is, explains The Concord Tribune, that of The Statesville Daily, and it accurately describes the change that has taken place, j Of course the thing hasn ’t been tried yet, and "there’s j many a slip ’twixt the cup and lip,” but as The Daily i says, "if the spirit that brought about the agreement holds the workout is promising,” and “in any event the spirit of co-operation in the start is cause for wonder as well as admiration.” Such things wouldn't have b«n possible a short time ago, The Tribune adds but much water has run under the bridge within the past three years, and our people are ready and willing to try anything calculated to bring order out of chaos. In this endeavor our peo | pie have demonstrated a spirit that will finally conquer if it can be paramoupted long enough, _L_ 4 SQIIRE FALLS FAVORS REPEAL. To Editor of The Star. This question of repeal of the 18th amendment which is agitating the minds of our people of our old com monwealth, should not disturt) the minds of our people. In the first place, 1 ylsh to say I am approach ing my 87th mile post, and I never j was drunk and never took a dram j of any intoxicant in these long] years. 1 wish furthe; to say I voted to put this clause of 18th amend-] ment in the Constitution, and I am I going to vote it out, for the reason j 1 am opposed to liquor as any mau j or woman in the United States. But while this is the case, we temper ance people voted for the amend ment, we did so in good faith. The amendment has certainly failed to accomplish that for which it was intended, and is costing an immense amount of money to enforce it; and now let me say that this amend ment is going to be repealed, and I am thoroughly convinced that its repeal will never effect the temper ance cause in our good old state, for we have as good temperance laws as the 18th amendment, consequent ly, repeal or no repeal, it cannot in terfere with our temperance law. enacted in 1908. so this amendment cannot effect our state’s right. Now, the most Important matter that should agitate the minds of our people, is to get the bootlegger out of the way, as I see it. If the amendment is repealed, then let each state adopt a state law and let the state manufacture Its liquor and put it in sealed packages, put a stamp on the package, which means a revenue to run our schools and compel our drug stores to keep it in store without any cost only for storage, then put them under iron clad bond not to let any minor un der 21 years old have a package un der strict bond not to violate anv clause of the law and let the state manufacture these intoxicants and make a genuine good article as pos sible. In this way we can outlaw the bootlegger and he will quit the busi ness for he can’t make a good ar ticle of his rotgut. for he has to make it running. In this way we can take care of our temperance law. I do not intend this view to be construed as making drug store bartenders or anything of that type. I merely intend that they shall act as an agent for the government and in this manner the proper restric tions can be enforced. J. Z. PALLS. Shelby. July 11. '33. Sharon Community News Of Week-End Large Number at Church Sunday. People Visiting About Over The Week End. 'Special to The Star.) Sharon. July 11.—Our pastor brought to us a very helpful ser mon Sunday morning. A large number was present for the services. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Dodd Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stamey and children Mary Prances and Bobby of Falls ton and Mrs. J. F. Dodd. Miss Johnnie Morehead is spending several days with her aunt Mrs. S» S Moore and Mr. Moore of Shelby. Mrs. w. R. Smith was dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Blanton Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bowen end children were the week end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Blalock. I Callers at the home of Mr. and i Mrs. John Smith Sunday mere: Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Whisnant and daugh ter of Boiling Springs, and Mrs Seth Morehead. Miss Helen Blalock was the guest of Miss Ua Mae Morehead Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Audrell Allen and family of Patterson Springs were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Allen Sunday. The week end guests of Miss Elva Ray Hopper were: Misses Ina Greene. Lois Hamrick and Inez Blanton all of Boiling Springs. Mr. Sarnmie Hamrick spent Sun day in Shelby with Mr. and Mrs Ora Bowens. Several young people of our church attended the county meet ing at Kadcsh Thursday night. Miss Ethel Hardin spent several days last week with her sister Mr* Lee Crowder end Mr. Crowder of ; Shelby. Grady Mullinax Die* In Cherokee County i Grady Mullins sc. 38 - year - old ■farmer, died yeut 12:15 o’clock | Monday morning at his home on 1 route 1 in the Providence com mit:. ■ He had been sick for some time. Mr. Mullinax is survived by his widow and the following children: Louise. May. Lois. Velma. Raymond. Boyce, Ruby. Millie and Maggie Elma Mullinax. He is alao survived by the following brothers and ais ters: J. p. Mullinax. Chesnee: W S. Mullinax and Mrs. J. W. Moss, i Cow pens; M. P. T. C„ Claude and ! Clarence Mullinax. Mrs. Boss Spen cer. Mrs M C Patrick and Mrs. : J. P Phillip*. Gaffney; and Mrs Car! Patrick. Kings Mountain. N: C Just Ten Years Ago (From issue of The Star July 10. 1923.) Unusual events such as the turn of the half-year, the early July holidays, and an advance in the I Bank of England's discount rate, | were dominating influences in the ! financial markets for the past week j says a dispatch from New York. • • * Mr. C. P. Blanton aged 89 years ! died at his home near Sharon at 6 o’clock Saturday morning. Death followed an illness of several weeks duration. Mr. Blanton was one of the county’s most successful farm ers. • • • An accord has been reached be tween the Turks and the Allies and peace probably will be signed with in a week. Thus, the near east con ference, which has been in contin uous session for more than three months, has had a successful out come. • • * The county commissioners met yesterday to receive complains con cerning the valuation of land. But very few complaints were received and members of the board spent most of the time in looking over plans for the new Jail. A new frame will probably be con structed within the next few days for the court house bell which Is used to notify folks of sales and which also calls attention to ses-i sions of court. The present frame is almost worn out and new timbers will be placed within a short time the bell is placed on the west side of the court house. • • • J. Horace Grig* and his Sunday school class numbering 14, left yes terday for Lake Junaluska. • * * Band Master Buchanan reports that 27 are enrolled in the class of men practicing for the band which is being organised here. Twenty-or.e were present at the practice Friday night. The candidates practice twice each week. Monday and Friday nights in the LaFayette school building. All necessary instruments except three were secured from the Ella Mill band which disbanded some time ago. * • * Ninety teachers enrolled yester day in the six-weeks summer school which is being conducted at the' Shelby high school under the direc tion of Prof. Lawton Blanton. Toluca And Knob Creek Late News Drought Cots Cotton Crop. Attend Birthday Dinner. People Visiting About. (Special to The Star.) Toluca, July 10.—Cotton crops sure are looking fine in this section. People are signing up the plow-up plan right along. Mr. Wagner the field agent was a visitor in this com munity the past week. He stated that in traveling around that the dry weather had already cut the crop one-third in his estimation. Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Shelton o: Fallston were dinner guests on Sun day of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Boyles. Mrs. Florence Ward cl Vale spent some time the past week at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. G. Boy les and Mr. Boyles. Mr. and Mrs. Mauney Willis spent the past week at Dallas, with her parents Mr. and Mrs. DeVaughn Boyles of Lincoln county were the supper guests of their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Boyles last Sunday. Mrs. R. P. Boyles and little riaugh ters Jenlce and Louree. spent last Thursday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Beam of Lincoln coun ty. Mrs. H E. Hartman and childrin of Burke county spent the week end visiting her children Mr. Devenny Hartman and Mrs. Ed Rhoney. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Boyles and daughters Bonnie and Jenelle, spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Boyles’ parents Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ward of Vale. Mrs. Texie Boyles and children spent last Thursday with her par • ents Mr. and Mrs. Oscar King of Lincoln county. Mr. and Mrs. W. H Young. Messrs Coy and Leon Young motor ed to Raleigh the 4th of July to visit Mr. Young's sons. Louis and Clemon Young. Several from the Knob Creek sec tion attended a birthday dinner at the home of Mrs. Proctor of Burks county on last Sunday. Mrs. Emma Mull and daughter Miss Minnie Mull were visitors in Shelby on last Thursday Mr. J. c. Mull of Shelby spent last Tuesday night at the home of Mr and Mrs. 8. A. Sain. Big Gain In Steel ! Orders For June New York. July 11.—Unfilled ord ers of the United States Steel corp oration increased 176.856 tons in June to a total of 2,106.671 tons, the operation announced today. The gain was the largest since the term ination of the long-continued down trend in April. M&v tonnage rose 65241 tons STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF First National Bank OF SHELBY, N. C. JUNE 30TH, 1933 (As Condensed From Report To Comptroller ()| The Currency.) OUR NEW SET-UP AFTER REORGANIZATION We are pleased to give to the public a statement of the Re-organization of The First National Bank of Shelby, as condensed from Statement rendered to the Comptroller of the Currency, for the semi annual period as of June 30th, 1933, three da\, after the re-opening of the bank. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts...$1,575,207 76 Overdrafts __ I ^ Furniture and Fixtures_;_31 3,967 45 Five Per Cent Fund_ 12,500 00 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank_ lfhOOO.OO United States Bonds_ 293,000.00 North Carolina State Bonds ... 115,820 8J Municipal Bonds ___ 3,820.00 Cash on Hand and Due from Other Banks- 757,547.10 TOTAL.. $2,776,864.53 LIABILITIES Capital Stotk (Common)_$250,000.00 Capital Stock (Preferred) __ 250,000.00 $ 500,000 on Surplus -- 250,000.00 Undviiatd Profits and Reserves__ 46,956.47 Circulation- 250,000.00 Federal Reserve Bank (Deferred Credits) 35,105.47 Re-Discounts with Federal Reserve , Bank .. 235,558.70 Deposits . 1,459,243.89 TOTAL--$2,776,864.53 The above statement shows a strong cash position. It shows the new set-up of Half a Million Dollars Capital, with Surplus. Profits and Reserves of ap proximately Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, provided for the safety and security of depositors. Deposits have reached nearly a million and a half and business is on the up-grade. As the call for statement was made for June 30th, a week ago, we are even more pleased with our statement at the present date as loans have been reduced, re-dis counts with Federal Reserve Bank reduced mater ially, practically all of the trusteed deposits have been placed in the regular banking channel and business during the past week has been excellent. We thank the public, our customers, friends and well-wishers for the excellent reception and patron age given the Re-organized First National. The great co-operative spirit of Shelby and Cleveland county has made the Strong, Safe Bank possible. We want to continue to render service to this sec tion in the future as in the past. First National Bank Of SHELBY, N. C. STATEMENT OF UNION TRUST CO. Of SHELBY. N. C. Including Branches at Fallslon, Lawndale, Forest City and Rutherfordton, N. C. At the close of business June 30th, 1933. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts_$ 439.734.70 Banking Houses_ 99.151.35 Furniture and Fixtures_ 21,887.10 Other Real Estate ___52,017.07 U. S. Bonds_ 104.021.01 N. C. State Bonds_ 113,674.48 County and Municipal Bonds_ 22,151.00 Other Stocks and Bonds_ 7,460.00 Other Asset?__ 200.00 Cash on Hand and Due from Banks_ 279,584.81 TOTAL___fl,139,931.52 LIABILITIES • Capital ...._$ 150,000.00 Undivided Profits and Reserves_ 71,989.06 Deposits _ 756,895.86 Bills Payable___ 161,046.60 TOTAL._$1,139,931.52 The above statement shows the strong liquid con dition of the Union Trust Co. With U. S. Bonds, N. C. Bonds and good town and city bonds all amount ing to Two Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars and Cash and due from Banks amounting.to Two Hundred, Eighty Thousand Dollars, with a deposit account now reaching above Three Quarters of a Million Dollars. The Union Trust Co., has proven itself to be valuable to a host of friends in two counties and many will rejoice over ita onward stride since the Banking Holiday and its re-organi zation. The future looks bright and promising, and the Union Trust Company stands ready at all times to work, co-operate and help the forward movements of Cleveland and Rutherford counties. UNION TRUST CO.