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Thc Micde STIM -• ■" 1 1 ■ ■ —*—■« 10 PAGES TODAY -- VOL XXXIX, No 95 SHELBY. N C. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9, 1933 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons ** Mail 0*1 v««i If? trtvanc* %4 t%. r**t »*•• mr«nc» fj < Late News jHK MARKETS , 3'j to l°r (n»"n, sno ' ...*25.00 Cotton seed. ,on . j Cloudy Thursday LT„' ;c,r,7 < arnllna Weather B-Jort I’artly cloudy tonight and ThUd*' Not mnch change in temperature Balbo Armada Back Home B, IMTUI PRESS w(wh Portugal. Aug._9.-Bar.oNj „r armada, returned to Europe to a., triumphantly and sorrow fully Jlfr historical flight to Chicago. J Thr pride of the achievement was mingled with mourning over the HMti, of l ieut. SqUaglia, reserve pi ta, of the seaplane l-Ranix. who »as fatal!' injured when his plane overturned early today while the n„, «as taking off at the Azores. Cuban Rioting Unabated pv t NITER PRESS Havana. Aug. V-The crisis lit Cuba ' unrest appeared near today ,j Havana tensely awaited the ar rival Of Sec ret a rv of State preste* Ferrara from the I nited States. The ((,„d shortage has become more vtringenl and spo-attic firing con liners in the streets. Miami. Aug. 9.—'secretary Kerrar. of Cuba, hranded l • S. Ambassador Welles reported demand for the resignation of President Maehado as a ridiculous example of outmoded diplomacy.'.*’ Washington. Aug. 9.-1 ndismayed hv Mailiados refusal to accept Am erica's peace plan in Cuba, Ambas sador Welles In Havana reported to thr State department today that Cuban political leaders had sug gested new methods of making the plan effective I Must Re-Register; For School Vote; In Shelby Aug. 291 Frustration Books ( lose August 19. J Names Of Registrars In Five Districts Given. ' AH qualified voters in the Shelby school tax district must re-registcr in order to vote in the. special school tax election to be held Tues day. August 29 at which time the question of a tax not exceeding twenty cents will be voted upon, for an extended, school term. So far, registration has been very slow, There has been considerable discussion on the streets and in the newspapers on the proposed tax for an extended term, but the voters have neglected to register. Regis tration is necessary for all those who wish t© express themselves for or against the issue in the August 29th election. Thf question has been asked, how and. where does one, register? There Are five voting precincts, one in South Shelby in which Marvin Blan ton is registrar and four in the four fl,v wards These wards are mark ed by drawing a north and south line and an east and west line di rectly through the court house, di viding the city into four quarters Those who live in ward one, the northeast, quarter of the city may register with Zemri Kistler. Thos in the southeast quarter or ward may registerwith H. T. Bess; thosi * sous .-.west quarter or wan No ‘ with L. Z. Hoffman and thos n northwest quarter or wan ■ 4 with Mrs. Annie Smith Long Registra wi ta ? your nam *nv dav - 9 » m. io sundown 8R' Ciay « V- if you Wil Hon-ver. on Satur be i> - their respec “a t here they ma: ■Tit'.y seen Iv voter liter. '•‘e election to • arr; le v ltd, a majority « dock them days, thy rive polity de more to. *’ho .wish t. in ordei and the 'he regis;. vote foi ti'.j b'ers anc ers must cast the weird tax. If one rei does not vote, that i, - • vote. mat. vo T'.ea-against the special tax Gordon Bostic Has Paralytic Stroke 'f**mhns Mth Birthday An nl'*ri.arv Of > FHend Mf. r*r«lwell Visitors. V • l,„. . ’ ? Mr Gordon L '2 ,' known fanner and Hve ^ tf'r nf ,hi& ^tton. suffer* ‘ whUe attending the *4*h hViuJ ” 1Ue attpndin* Bfe-lnno ehnay ann‘versary of a .. friend yesterday , faken suddenly birthdav ^n,Xin' w’nil° attending the hlswLj T Hr "'as rushpd «> diatei-. s /n,llP nr 50 south imme moijed . s cian was then - sura ra!jed Ano,her doctor was later sleian< n 'nP h'5 vefdict. The phy y.s5 ‘a of_the opinion that it "f \<r nr~- '!rokp- The condition loda- Ir "as unchanged early Mr ; V.- , : . ' L- McCardwe: Mr -=nH di*’n 1 quests Sunria v f_ r' Thoinae an Vrr-.' m'ip and Master .Jin' Hf-Cgrd.en. 01 Branehvtlle, M< Shelby Grocers Now On A 63-Hour Week Decide On Longer Hours Here Will Mean Extra Help And Better Convenience For Shoppers Of City. Shelby grocery stores, following a new interpretation of the NRA code are now remaining open 63 hours per week instead- of 57 hours as was followed for the first week un der the recovery program The new schedule went into effect yes terday following a meeting late Monday afternoon of all grocers in the city. Monday of this week Generalj Johnson, administrator of the NRA. announced that m order to provide as much re-employment as possible all grocery and food stores should! operate for 63 hours each week, or,1 failing to do so, would be placed upon a strict 40-hour week. His ruling followed a study of the code which brought the belief that by cutting to shorter hours more work ers might lose employment than would gain new jobs. for a 63-hour week, Shelby grocers and food dealers, about 50 m hum-j tier, met Monday afternoon in The! Star hall and by a unanimous vote j fixed an open store schedule of 63 j hours per week, or six more hours j than the previous plan. The hours adopted were from 8 to 6 each week ■ day and 8 to 9 on Saturdays. A vote was taken on three sets of | hours. 7:30 to 5:30 during the week] and 7:30 to 8:30 on Saturday, and 7:30 to 6 through the week and, 7:30 to 9 on Saturday, but the majority favored the hours of 8 to 6 during the week and 8 to 9 on Saturday. The new hours, it is believed, will j give employment to several more: people in the stores of the city, or: ing cut Off, and at the same time; will make shopping far more con- j venient for other people whos working hours are from 8 to 5 and who could do very little shopping under the first schedule adopted. So far as is known other classes of business will continue to operate under their schedules already set up unless changes are made later. Billv Sunday Sees “Heaven Bound at Chicago Yesterday; Hours Set. Falling in line behind the request will, at least, not result Religious Pageant Presented By Shelby Negroes Now On Big Tour. "Heaven Bound." the religious i pageant presented by a group of I colored people of Shelby and Cleve land county, is now attracting much attention on a tour of the mid west. Yesterday, according to a card from Major Reed, a member of the cast, the pageant, which has been giving a series of performances ®i Winona Lake, Indiana, presented the pageant before Evangelist Bi'ly Sunday and other notables at Chi cago. Today “Heaver Bound" is Indianapolis and tomorrow at , Louisville. Negroes Hold Mass Meeting On Friday There will be a mass meeting in the colored high school building Friday. August 11th at 8 p. m Speakers of the hour will ' of [he white race, to explain all busi ness that this Negro Protective Lea gue may contain. All citizens of t'»e city and county are invited to it tend this meeting. NRA To Fight Violations Of Coue In Short Hours, No New Workers Cutting Down Hours to Prevent Hiring More is Against Pur pose of Acts. Washington, Aug. 9.—The Nation al Recovery administration opened a determined campaign this week against reported widespread viola tions by retail stores of President Roosevelt’s modified temporary re employment agreement. Deputy Administrator A.D White side, in charge of the retail store temporary code, told the United Press he had received reports from all parts of the country that retail | stores are entering agreements to I shorten hours of operation so they ' will not have to hire additional workers, which is the major obj^c five of the campaign I In numerous cases, Uie->e stores Mrs. Goforth To Head Ladies’Dept. Of Cleveland Fair Information About Entries, Etc, May Be Secured From Her. Book Attractions. Mrs. Ben H. Goforth, of Kings Mountain, will be the superintend ent of the woman's department of the Cleveland County Fair, which opens Sept. 26. it was announced to day by Dr. J. S. Dorton, fair secre tary. Mrs. Goforth will handle the du ties formerly directed by Mrs. Irma Wallace, former home demonstra tion agent. Any information about entries, prizes, etc., connected with the woman's department of the oig fair may be secured from her Fine Features . Secretary Dorton thinks he has booked the finest series of features and free attractions this year in the history of the fair The regular horse races will be an afternoon feature during four days of the fair, while on Saturday automobile races under the auspices of the AAA, will be staged. Among the free attractions book ed are the “Four Sensations Devils’’ who will do a series of sensation stunts 112 feet in the air beforp the grandstand both afternoon and night during the five days. Gardy and Macson, cycle experts of Eu rope, making their first tour of America. Another new feature which it is believed will prove very popu lar is the Pearl Haines Revuette, a collection of dancing beauties in a olorfu! program of dancing, aero batics, ensembles, etc. Joe Ervin Speaker For Shelby Lions Candidal* For Congress Talk* On Cost Of Government Bureaus, Commissions. Joe Ervin, Charlotte attorney and a candidate for the Democratic nomination foe congress in the next primary, was the principal speaker for the meeting of the Shelby Lions dub held last night at the Hotel Charles. Mr. Ervm made a very interest ing and informing talk on "Bureau cracy," expiainirg the excessive and often unnecessary cost of multitud inous govermental bureaus, com missions, etc. He pointed out that in some instances these bureaus and commissions render valuable service but in many instances are unneces sary and are so expensive as to place a heavier tax load upon the people. Attorney Ervin was intro duced by Solicitor C. C. Horn, who had charge of the program. An entertainment feature of the program was furnished by the Cle veland Choral Club, the negro sing ers rendering several ^elections of negro spirituals which were enjoyed by the club members and guests. Death Breaks Up A Family Over 72 Years Death has broken up a family oi five, all of whom were over 72 yeais of age. Bill Hendrick' died about weeks ago near Ga. Ionia and was buried at El BeU 1 hurcii in Ciete land. He was S4 and the first to die out of a family of ii'.e children, f. M Hendrick who is here visiting from Charlotte is me youngest and is 12. The other children older than he and still In s • r e J me Whit' Ella Wright and Gam Hendrick, all natives of Cle> and county. also are "staggering" their employ es to avoid an increase of their forces. Whiteside sought to "nip such chiseling" in the bud yesterday by sending a stinging telegram to the Indiana Retal Grocers' association He had learned that in some com munities grocery stores had entered agreements to shorten operating hours below the 63 hours a week to which they had agreed when they were permitted to work employes 48 hours a week. These agreements were to go into effect today. Assured By Telegrams. This telegram was effective. With a smile, the deputy administrate’ told how telegrams had come pour mg m from retailers all over th' ■ ^Continued on Page 81 •'tv-' NIRA Cooperator km Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., chairman of the board of General Motors, was one of the first of the country's big: industrialists to pledge support of the President’s and the National Industrial Recovery Administration plans for a shorter working week and increased wages. Eton Mill Repairs 95 Village Houses; Paint And Roofs Some Building Going On In City And Considerable Repair Work Underway. Construction work li on i pick up in Shelby, so is repair work to buildings that have been more or less neglected during the past few years. The most notable example of a pick-up in repair work is at the Eton mill. formerly the Eastside mill. Ninety-five dwelling houses in the village are undergoing repairs. All houses are being painted and all that need a new roof are being re-roofed. Minor repairs are being made where it Is found necessary. The village was built about twelve years ago and the houses have been more or less neglected because of business conditions. However, a number of carpenters and painters are now going over every house in the village and putting them In re pair. About over the city, minor repairs are under w-ay, thus affording work for men engaged in the various lines of the building trade. Dog And Automobile Licenses Due City Dog Tax Wilt Be Enforced—City Safd To Be Overcrowded With Untaxed Dogs. All city license schedules are due, but especially is Chief D. D. Wil j kins insisting that those who have | dogs and automobiles, buy their tags. Many complaints have been 1 made to the city about the large | number of dogs that run the streets i A license tax is required to be paid ! by the owners, otherwise the dogs j will be brought, *o the city hall and disposed of. The city's nev. auto license plates have also been on sale for several ; weeks. These are offered to the owners of motor vehicles at 25c each and may be obtained at the city hall with white letters, the same as the : 1933 state license nlates. Try Answering TW C«>> you answer 14 of these test rjtif: -an -;? Torn o page two for the answers. Oefn'.e ihe word Cameo 2 Who was Walter Camp? 3 'line the man who attempted to a-'itsinate President Roosevelt 4. Vf,j was Tadeusz Kosciuszko? 5 .vho .rote “The Wandering .v' 6 Where is the United States Army War College? 7. Where are the Campbell Is lands? 8. Are Japanese immigrants ad mitted to the United States? 9. What is sterling silver? 10. Who is King of England? 11. What is a caliga? 12. Who wrote the opera Tann nauser? 13. What does Thanatopsis mean? M. Express 1933 in Roman num erals. 15. On what river is Knoxville. [.Tennessee? ■ i' 16. Where is the city of Kobe? 17. How long does a United States patent run? ’8 Who was Calliope? o How did the wagtail bird get its name? .i). In hat book ts 'he quotation, tow we see through a glass dark ly?” County Board In Move To Retain Farm Agent Here Make Appropriation For Office Appropriation Of $750 Made For Offlrr. Not Known What State Will Give. In view of the fact that It Is be lieved Cleveland county will need a farm agent to act as medium be tween the farmer and the govern ment In the farm administration program the Cleveland county com missioners at a meeting here this week appropriated $750 for the of fice of farm agent. This does not necessarily mean that the office of farm agent will be kept in the county as the State must pass upon the matter and de cide if the State department of agriculture will appropriate a like sum for the office. Appropriation for the office of farm agent in the county was with drawn when the present commis sioners first took office. Since that timej however, the agent, R. W. Shoffner, ha* returned to the Job to aid in the cotton acreage reduc tion program, still underway, which has been handled almost entirely through that offlae. Monday at their meeting the commissioners— Joe E. Blanton. J. L. Herndon and J. D. Morris—took up the matter of the agent and studied H from several angles. In that the govern ment plans to continue the cotton acreage reduction program through next year the board decided that it would be best to retain the office of the agent in that someone would have to handle the work anyway and it would be best to have for that job someone acquainted with the county people. Heretofore the county appropria tion for the office has been matoh ed by the State and Federal depart ments of agriculture and as yat U is not known if they will provide a like sum, or *750, as the county did. In malting the appropriation, which Is $62 50 per month, for the county's part, the commissioners ordered that the salary be effective as of August 1. Other than pass upon (his mat ter the commissioners devoted a majority of their session to the handling of routine problems, cur rent bills, etc. Shelby Boys Amid Trouble In Cuba John McKnight, Nrwkpaprrman, And Brother, Colbert Are In Havana Novi. The street fighting and general strikes in Cuba which may lead to a revolution unless President Mac hado resigns as Cuban citizens and the American ambassador have ask ed him to do means far more to one Shelby family than to the av-.j erage newspaper reader. There’s reason. Mr. and Mrs John 8. McKnight have two sons In Havana. One, John P. McKnight, Is manager of the Associated Press there and is covering the rioting for his organization, and the other is his brother Colbert <Pete>, Shelby High graduate, who is visiting him I Today’s Associated Press story oi: the serious trouble in Cuba was a copyrighted story written by young McKnight. former Shelby and Char lotte newspaperman. The trouble began when business houses, work ers and others began a series of | strikes protesting against the Mac hado rule. As a result of the strike food stores and sources of supply have been rlosed and a famine is threatened in addition to much more bloodshed unless a truce ls: reached. President Machado re fused to take a leave of absence; until the political troubles are ad justed and following his refusal martial law was declared and street j fighting was started in Havana and other points. Already more than • score of people have been killed Yesterday Sumner Welles, United States Ambassador, asked Machado to take a leave of absence, but the president refused and declared that he intended to use all of his power as president to remain in office. Hospital Here Has Biggest Day Ever The Shelby hospital yesterday and last night had Its biggest day since the 'institution was started, it was1 announced this morning by Miss Klla MacNichols, superintendent. Yesterday and last night the in stitution had a total of 46 patients, the largest number since the hos j pital was started. Only a few of : the 46 were accident patients, the majority being entered for trcat [ ment or operations. i Reporting to the Boss At this informal conference, on uio porch of the Summer White House at Hyde Park, N. Y„ Secretary of state Cordell Hull, juat back from London, made a comprehensive report of the recent World Kconomic Conference to President. Roosevelt. Incidentally, the harmonious meeting disposed of rumors that the Secretary of Stats would resign. Little Baby Girl A bandoned On Porch Of Shelby Home A t Night Welfare Department Meeks Home For Ctrl And Also Infant Baby Boy. An attractive two-months-old baby girl was left late Monday night on the porch of the residence of Mrs Charles L. Eskridge on West Marlon street and despite a thorough Investigation officers have so fat failed to find a single clue which might lead to the Identification of the infant or how she was aban doned there. Around 10 30 Monday night Mrs Eskridge and other members of the family heard an infant crying on the porch. Investigating they found the little girl, dressed in a pink coat, hat, shoes, socks and shawl. Other than the clothing worn there was nothing else left on the porch with the child. The only tag or clue found about the Clothing, all of which was new and clean, was the Initialed letter “L” on the diaper cloth. City police were called and the baby carried to the Shelby hospital where It has since been cared for. The Eskridges did not hear any car or any noise before the baby's cries were henrd and the child could not have been on the porch more than a few min utes before It was heard as a mem ber of the family had entered by that porch just a short time prior. Keeking Homes Today Mrs. Harry Speck, of the Shelby welfare office, was seeking a home and someone to adopt the baby. At the Shelby hospital. Miss Ella MacNichols, superintendent, said that "it Is a lovely little girl with blue eyes and perfectly sound physically.” In addition to the blue-eyed girl Mrs. Speck is also seeking a home for a day-old baby boy. Anyonr interested In adopting or providing a home for either child is asked to get in touch with Mrs. Speck at the welfare office at the court house. Both seem to be attractive young sters and may be seen by anyone desiring to inspect them with the Idea of adoption. (SPORT NEW'S ON PAGE 101 Boy Injured When Gas Tank Explode! ( oio»*d Youth* Drop lighted Match** In Gas Tank Of Auto One kittle colored boy wa* p»l»lul lv injured and several others bad!: frightened late MondRy afternooi when a group of colored youngster! who live In northeast Shelby, dci Id ed ko have a “big bang” by drop ping a lighted match into the ga, tank of an automobile. The boy who was burned abou the face and bruised over the h«-a< and body was Edison Rlppey. Hi was taken to the Shelby hospital fo treatment and later returned home Young Rlppey and his compan ions struck a match. It. Is said, am placed the lighted match In a mate! bo* and then dropped the box Inti the gas tank. They ran a short dis tance away and when the expectef explosion did not come within i minute or so, Ellison ran back ti peer in the lank and see what hat happened. Just as he did so thi tank exploded and blew against th wall of the garage The gas tanl was very near empty or it Is like!: that the little colored fellow woulc have been fatally Injured. Th match was dropped In the tank, i Is said, by another youth who sen Edison back to see why it didn' ' go off." Shelby Man Given His Parole Todaj By UNITED PRESS Raleigh. Aug. 9.—Ezra Hensen, eonvirted at the March term of Superior court in Cleveland County this year of a charge of assault with deadly weapon and sentenced to 10 months In jail, was paroled today by Governor Ehringhaus upon the recom mendation of Edwin Gill, par don commissioner. Hensen wa* convicted on a charge of shooting a man by the name of Hutchins in a brawl at a residence on the Cleveland Springs road. Shelby. EUenboro People Meet On Thursday Night To Plan For Fair This Yeai To Reorganize Colfax Fair. Hart At tendance Of 10,000 And 2,000 Exhibits Last Year. ‘Special to The Star » Ellenboro, Aug. 9—For the pur pose of reorganizing the Colfax fair and setting the dates on which it is to be held again at Ellenboro this year a meeting of all people who are interested in the fair will be held Thursday night in the Ellen - boro school building at 7:45 p. in. With an attendance of 10,000 people last year who studied the 2 - 000 different exhibits and who en joyed the midway of rides and other forms of amusements it is expected that the fair this year will still b.» larger and better in every respect Since its organization four years ago it has grown greatly in each de partment each year until today it is Judged to be as good as many coun ty fairs The dates already discussed 01 which to hold the social event thi; year are: The week of September 1 and 18th. The $100 or more in cash to pa; premiums has been in the treasur; since last fall and will be distrl buted to the exhibitors as soon a: ribbons are attached. This fac> should encourage local people a once to begin to prepare their ex hibits. and the fair urges them u begin now to get up their exhibit! and thereby do their part toward; making the community fair a suc cess. Most of the money available for premiums has been won at county and state fairs where the ag ricultural and home economics de partments of the school put up community exhibit*. Capture Alleged Slayer Of Negro Near Beams Mill Zim Hamick Held In Jail Here County And City Officer* Catch Suspect In Death Of Negro Showman. Zun Hamrick. colored, alleged slayor of a negro ahowman In a brawl In Freedman. Shelby negro residential section, Sunday night week ago, was captured yesterday afternoon in the Beam's Mill section by seven county and city officers. The negro was oaught while hid ing in a branch near the home of a negro by the name of Surratt. He at first denied his identity, and after being placed In Jail continued to deny any connection with the death of "Snoball" Charlie, medi cine show trap-drummer of Atlan ta. Georgia, who was stabbed to death a week ago Sunday night. Hamrick will likely be given a hear ing in county court, here Friday, Three other negroea. one a bro ther of the alleged slayer, have al ready been tried and acquitted in (he death, but the alleged slayer had been at large since the night of the killing Deputy Gets Tip Yesterday Deputy Tom Sweeny received a tip that Hamrick was hiding out at the 8urratt. home on Long branch, to the east of Beam'* Mill and about eight miles from Shelby. Deputy Sweesey notified Sheriff J. Raymond Oltne, and Sher rlff Cline accompanied by Deputies Sweezey, W C Powell and Bob Kendrick, and Police Chief D. D. Wilkins, Police Captain McBrida Poston and Policeman Rufus Sparks went to the Surratt home. Ham rick saw the car approaching and ' ran, it Is said, to the branch In the nearby woods. A moving tree-top gave away his hiding place and the officers closed In and captured Hamrick as he thought himself secreted at the bottom of the 20 foot banks of the stream. He told the officers en route back 1 to Shelby that he had been at the Surratt home moat of the time since the killing, but had been back ’ In Shelby. He admitted, officers ' said, that he had trouble with the negro who was slain but stated that he hit him only one time and did not do the stabbing. Tht other 1 negroes who were tried had testi fied. however, that Hamrick did the stabbing which resulted In the death of the trap-drummer within ' a few minutes time. Hunting License* Now On Sale Here Combination Game And Fish Per mit* On Sale Now, Warden Unf Announce*. The new combination state hunt 1 Ing and fishing hcenses have been received in Shelby by county game Warden k C. Long and are now • on sale. The combination licenses are only *3 this season. In comparison with $4 50 last year. Hunters and fishermen will save by purchasing the combination license, as sepa rate hunting and fishing licenses this year will total $4.20 in cost. "There is more game in North Carolina than at any time during the last 20 years, and streams are better stocked with fish.” stated Col. J. W. Harrelson. director of the department of conservation and development, In a letter to Mr. Long. "Every person who purchss es a combination license will re ceive far more benefits than the costs." The new licenses are on sale at the Cleveland Hardware and Clark Hardware stores. The state has been divided into three districts — western, centrsl and eastern—for the administra tion of the new game laws, and each zone has Its own hunting and fishing seasons. Mecklenburg coun ty is in the central zone, where the 1 squirrel season will open October 15 and close December 15. Hunting ' seasons for other animals will be gin in September, October and Nr> , vember. Cleveland Club Ha* Election Officer* R. D. Crowder 1* President Of Club. Board Of Governor* Named. Robert D. Crowder was elected president of the Cleveland club, so cial organization for men with club rooms at the corner of South La Fayette and Graham streets, at a meeting of the club last night. John F. Schenck, jr.. was elected vice president and George Wray secretary-treasurer. The new board of governors Is composed erf C. C. Horn, Horace Kennedy. D H Chns t and H W Harmon.
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