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« Tb E WWN M ZM late News f ' _| he markets . 9.75 to 10.50 ! "lion seed, ton' was°n —12-50 SS seed, ton. carlots .... 15.00 Cloudy Saturday T^TTs North Carolina Weather 0,nort Generally fair and cooler In northeast and north central por no" tonight. Saturday mostly ‘|oudv probably showers in west an(, north central portions. Strikers March By Plant By UNITED PRESS Pittsburgh. Sept. 29.—Four thous and striking miners marched by thf Carnegie Steel products plant ai Clalrton today and sent many ,(ai workers home. Ford Will Not Be Coerced Bv UNITED PRESS Detroit. Sept. 29.—Henry Ford I) rinse every one of his plants if (he strike fevered spreads and will not be coerced by strike agitators, ,he United Press learned today. Merchants Vote To Remain Open To 9 Saturdays rending The Adoption Of Retailers Code. Shopping Hours Remains Same Except Saturday At a meeting of merchants held in The Star building on Thursday it was decided to continue the week day hours for opening from 9 a.m. to S pm. but extend the trading period of Saturday one hour. On Saturdays' the stores will remain open from 8 to 9 o’clock, one hour later in the evening than hereto lore. The meeting of merchants was held before Gen. Henry Edwards, local chairman of the N. R. A. who asked for uniform hours among the merchants, pending the adoption of the retailers code by the N. R. A. in Washington. A code to govern the entire retail business has been prepared and submitted, but not yet approved. The merchants agreeing to the above hours are all dry goods mer chants ready-to-wrear and furniture dealers. Employees in the stores will continue to work only fortv hours as heretofore. Bring Mrs. Watson Here For Funeral Daughter-In-Law Of Mr. And Mrs. I G. Watson Dies In Jackson ville, Fla., Hospital. Mrs. Baxter Watson, 25 years old, filed in a Jacksonville hospital in Jacksonville. Fla., after an opera lion She was the daughter of Mrs. Annie E. Bryan of Anderson, S. C. Funeral services will be conduct ed at the residence of her fathe m-law, Mr. I. G. Watson, 416 N i Morgan street, Shelby, Saturday at 10 A. M. The deceased Is survived by her husband and two daughters, Bar bara. age five and Elizabeth age six and two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Wai - *'on anci Miss Gertrude Bryan of Asheville, and two brothers, Lind sey Bhyan of Charlottesville, Va.. . rod Weston Bryan of San Diego Calif. Lawyer Was Master Wind Of Kidnapping 1 By UNITED PRESS) Oklahoma City, Sept. 29.—A law j Wilh underworld contacts i S?Ught as the “master mind ‘0 Urschel kidnapping plot. Hi J* not named but authorities sa' I he wrote th.- note threats. Ask Yourself About Our State 'Answers on Page Two). lat is the population ■ ““V JO l I North Cirolina? ,1 ''hi* is the largest count I r a u the state? ih! rh,t North Car°luuans si) Declaration * I. th! A!;"h b the largest lake lrA,Can ,he 8overnor of N fiJeto 8 legislative act? L.../:- \ N°rth Carolinian I f TexaA ^ g0vernor of the « [the Y mHnv foriner governoi I x Y are sti11 living? |c ,. ls the motto of N lai !^aitere two O 10 ,abllshed in the state? | , , ' 1S adjutant genera h!' 'n&n-v votes were cas lb governor in the 1 ; ‘ fetion? IUjIvA"' ''°Unty ,n the state I *• atest number of cotton m 8 Pages Today VOL. XXXIX, No 117 SHELBY. N. C. FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, 1933 Published Monday. Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. . ... " .. —. . .... -——.. ..i.. M . -j-o- mmiiJL By MnU, per yemr. (in *dvano«) .. *2 i*0 Carrier, per ym, (in Advance) ^ |3W) .. " W ■ ! *1 III ■■■■■■ ■ !■■'!._III Attendance Records Being Smashed At Fair; May Total 150,000 Convicts Captured; Guard Is Retained All Four Shot By Grady Withrow Hollis Storekeeper Shoots Escaped Convicts. All Back In Camp. Everything was tranquil again today at the state prison camp just east of Shelby following the cap ture and return to camp yesterday of the four remaining convicts, of the six who escaped Tuesday. The two others had been previously captured. The quartet, all negro long-term ers were rounded up in the Hollis section of Rutherford county early Thursday morning, officers and possemen closing in upon them aft er Grady Withrow, well known Hol lis merchant, had used his double barrelled shot gun with good ef fect. At the prison camp today Clyde Poston and Tom Osborne, camp officials, stated that all four were back in their quarters, none of them seriously shot but one or two rather painfully wounded. Mr. Withrow sprinkled them pretty well with shot on the lower limbs and lower portion of the body Near Store Around 4 o'clock yesterday morn ing Mr. Withrow, suspecting that the escaped convicts might break in his store to secure supplies and per haps guns anu ammunition, secret ed himself near tne store. Shortly thereafter the negroes approached the store in a huddle, and after yelling at >,hem the Hollis merchant opened up with both barrels. Two ran but were soon captured and the two others gave up later in the morning. Guard Not Fired The Raleigh News and Observer stated this morning that Guard D. J. Moss, who was overpowered when the six convicts escaped near New House Tuesday morning, and Guard Julian Briggs. who was guarding the live prisoners who es caped the same day at the Cale donia prison farm near Raleigh, had been relieved of their jobs. This statement was credited to Jack Roach, chief deputy of the state prison division. At the camp here this morning, however, it was said that the report was erroneous as to Guard Moss who has been retained. Upon first reports of the Tuesday morning es cape prison officials at Raleigh sent Division Supt. Pitts here with or ders that if Guard Moss was out of i.Continued on Page 81 Several Speakers To Address Employees Several distinguished speakers will address the textile workers in their weekly meeting to be held on Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the Thompson building on West Warren street. Mr. Cornelius, state and Federal labor organizer, W. M. Whitter, editor of the Charlotte La bor Journal and Albert Beck American Federation of Labor or ganizer will be here. The charter will be accepted and the fist 300 that submit their applications will be obligated. Legion To Install Officials Tuesday New officers of the Warren Hoyle American Legion post will be in stalled at a meeting Tuesday night at which it is hoped to have pres ent all members of the post. Robert D. Crowder will be installed as post commander to succeed Dr, J. S. Dorton, and a membership drive will be inaugurated at the same meeting. Begins Ninth Year Dr. Zeno Wall begins his ninth | year as pastor of the First Baptist church on Sunday. In his eight years as pastor of this church there have been 1,134 additions to the church roll. This is considered one of the best records made by any church in North Carolina. A special program has been pre pared for Sunday and special invi tations have gone out, urging all who have joined under his pastor ate to attend. The commodious church and educational plants were built during his pastorate. Dry forces meet Oct. 7th To Name Their Candidate Dry forces are called to meet in the court house in Shelby, Satur day afternoon Oct. 7th at 2:30 o’clock for the purpose of nominat ing a dry candidate. At a recent meeting of a group of drys it was decided to nominate George P. Webb as the dry candi date so his name will be put before the mass meeting in the court house on Oct. 7th for acceptance. Mr. Webb served Cleveland coun ty as clerk of the court for many years and is prominent in Sunday school and church affairs. It is understood he has consented to be come a candidate and petitions have been circulated throughout the county and freely signed, pledging their support of him and the dry cause. It is urged that each voting pre cinct in the county send delegates to this convention. Any dry voter may consider himself or herself a candidate. The election will be held Nov. 7th i in North Carolina on repeal of the! 18th amendment and those who: were qualified to vote in the gov-1 evnor’s race last year are entitled! to vote on. Nov. 7th without re registering. Those who are not reg istered may have their names plac ed on the poll books of their pre cinct on Oct. 28th. It is expected that a large crowd will attend the convention to se lect the dry candidate. Every coun ly in North Carolina has been or ganized and the dry forces have selected dry candidates, Cleveland the pioneer dry county in the state, 's two last to complete its organi zation, but some very effective yor’.r ’ ns been going on it is und*»r stood. Fast College Grid Teams Will Clash In Shelby Park Saturday Boiling Springs And Rutherford Meet. Speedy Backs In Action. Two fast junior college foot- i ball elevens, the Boiling Springs Bulldogs and the Rutherford Ramblers, will open their sea son on the Shelby High grid iron tomorrow, Saturday, after noon at 3:30. Reports today indicated that both Coach Hutchins, of Boil ing Springs, and Coach Rackley of Rutherford, are depending upon their speedy backs for victory. Rackley. former Bulldog mentor', has a pair of fast step- \ pers in Bill Mott, a Thnmasville | boy .and Smoky Joe Leonard, i»f Glen Alpine. Coach Hutchins ! will counter with the speedy George Baker, who starred at | the Thomasville Orphanage, and O. C. Connor, former Shelb high star. Both lines are yet unknown quantities and both were prac tically rebuilt this year. Bud Raker, former Davidson star and captain, is helping Hutch ins coach the Boiling Springs line. Although Coaches Hutchins iConUnued on Page 8; Principals in Kidnap Plot Here are the figures in a >10,000 kidnap plot that was foiled by smart police work. At top, Mrs. John K. Dougncrty, of Yonkers, N. Y., the former Helen Hatcneller, who was threatened with kidnaping failing payment of $10,000. Below, Virginia de Palma and James Medley who fell into police trap when they attempted to collect dummy package of money. Mrs. Dougherty is a niece of Russell C. Leffingwell, New York financier and Morgan partner. Winners In Annual Show At the annual Shelby horse show, held this mnrntBS ■ at -ttaa Cleveland county fair, the following were de clared winners by the Judges: Best five-gait saddle horses un der 15.2 hands: John F. Schenck, jr., first; Otho Cline, second; Miss Nettie Mull, third. Three-gait saddle horses: Dr. E. B. Lattimore, first; E. A. Byrum. second; Otho Cline, third. Best walking or plantation sad dle horse: Gaither Elliott, first; C. R. Doggett, second;. John F. Schenck, jr., third, w Beal lady rider of three and five gait saddle horses: Mrs. J. A. Lat tiinore, first; Miss Nettie Mull, second; Mr*. Roy W. Morris, third. Best five gait saddle horse 15.2 hands and over. George Blanton, first; Dr. J. S. Dorton, second; E. A. Byrum. third Best pony handled by child under 15: Joe Cline, first; Bobby Arey, second; Buford Cline, third. Best horse in show, open to first and second prize winners: John P. Schenck, jr. To Move Tenants In Post Office Site In 30 Days Just What Order Means Is Not Known. May Start Work Soon. An order received this week by Postmaster J. H. Quinn may or may not mean that work will start soon on the enlarging ot the Shelby post office. Any way, something is in the air. The letter to the Shelby post master from the post office de partment instructed him to no tify tenants in the Iioey build ing to the rear of the post office to be ready to move out within 30 days. This property has been pur chased by the government for additional ground space for the enlarged post office. This no tice may mean that the building is to be demolished soon or possibly that it may he used as temporary quarters for the post office while the main building is being enlarged. Death Case Will Be Held Saturday Hoyt King, Shelby textile worker will be given a preliminary hearing in county court here tomorrow, Sat urday, morning in connection with the fatal stabbing last Sunday even ing of James Chandler, 24-year-old Shflby textile worker. Chandler was brought to the hos pital here around 8 o'clock Sunday night, but was dead when carried in, death resulting from two stab wounds in the chest. He had been with King and several others on a party in the southeast section ol the county, it was said, and first reports stated that the stab was ac cidentally received when Chandler fell. Officers were not satisfied with that explanation, and have worked up considerable new evid ence, it is reported. Winners Thursday At Fair Race Here "Viola Axtien” Takes Pate While “Madelon” Wins 2:17 Trot. Viola Axtien,” with Harris driv ing, won the feature 2:14 pace yes terday afternoon with two firsts In four thrilling heats in the races at the Cleveland county fair. She nosed out “Lydia Knight,” Reynolds entry, in a desperate nose-and-wose I fight at the finish of the final heat. She won 3-2-1-1. The time was 2:06 1-4. “Abbie Scott,” Swaim driving, was second, 2-1-2-3; Lydia Knight Stokes driving, third, 1-3-3-2; “James R. Braden,” Carlock driv ing, fourth, 4-4-5—RO. The time was 2:06 1-4; 2:07 1-4; 2:07; and 2:11. “Madelon," speedy black mare o( the W. N. Reynolds stables, won the 2:17 trot in three heats. Harry | Stokes, Grand Circuit veteran, was the driver. The results: “Madelon" 12-1-1; "Hedgewood Lou,” Boswell ! driver, 1-3-3; “Park Silk,” Brady driver 3-2-4; “Bogalusa, Jr.,’ Schreve, driver 6-6-2. The time was 2:08 1-2; 2:10 3-4; 2:09 1-4. All the heats were fast on a well conditioned track. Reynolds Drives Richard J. Reynolds, the young millionaire, is scheduled to drive “Miss Lena," his wife’s horse, in the handicap pace at the fair thir .afternoon. He may also pilot the famous three-year-old "Mary Rey nolds,” who won the Hambletonian stake this year. Shelby High Plays Cherryville Today The Shelby high football eleven coached by Zeno Wall, Jr., is mak ing its debut at the city park this afternoon, meeting the strong Cher ryville high outfit in the opening clash. Two things are expected to attract fans, one the fact that it is the first taste of the fall pastime and the other is that Coach Wail has installed the Notre Dame shift system in his back field. s Total Of 87,000 Have Seen Fair; Big Day Saturday Auto Races To Draw Largest Crowd Hundred* Of Visitor* From Nearby Cities. Counties Visit Felr Her*. Approximately >7,000 people visited the Cleveland County Fair on Tuesday, Wednesday and yeaterday and It la now eatimated that the total will reach 150,000 aa another larfe crowd aw armed the midway to day and the peak attendance la anticipated tomorrow for the faat auto race* and the doting night program. The largest crowd. 42,000, took In the fair Tuesday, opening day, when school children were admitted free. Approximately 30,000 turned out the second day and around 35, 000 yeaterday. Since Friday la us ually the third best day It is pre dicted that 30,000 people may at tend the fair today and tonight. The horse races this afternoon are scheduled to be the beat of the four-day racing program and a large attendance Is expected for the afternoon and night. Auto llaoes. Tomorrow, Saturday, afternoon fast auto races will be staged upon the speedy dirt track for the firet. time. Some of the country's moat daring drivers have been entered and the attraction will In all prob ability draw a crowd second only to that of opening day, or between 35 and 40 thousand people, Yesterday’s headline attractions included the district livestock judg (Oonttnued on Page 8) Robertson Will _Preach On Sunday South Carolina Minister At Pres byterian Church. Observe Sacrament. Interesting and important serv ices have been arranged at Shelby Presbyterian church for Sunday, October 1. Tlie departmental Sun day school will meet for Its work at 9:45 a. m., and Mr. Hugh M. Ar rowood, the superintendent, re quests the attendance of every member and others interested. At 11 a. m. the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated, in which service the pastor, Rev. H. N. McDiarmid, will be assisted by Rev. Oeorge P. Robertson, D. D., of York, S. C. The congregation will also have, the privilege of hearing Dr. Robertson In a special sermon Sunday evening at 7:30. In both of these worship services the choir will render special music. This con gregation Invites the public to all of Its services. Cline Sisters Dance Before Fair Crowds Shelby Is furnishing talent for the free acts before the grandstand at the Cleveland county fair this week in the attractive and talented Cline sisters, Janie and Mary Ann, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. D. Huss Cline. Both have been students in local. dancing schools and are very graceful and attractive. They are versatile enough to vary their danc es for each program and have a beautiful wardrobe of costumes, adapted to their special acts. One of the professional dancers who plays In the Revue says the girls are headed for Ziegfeld’s Pollies If they keep up their training. Auto Races Saturday To Thrill Fair Crowd N. C. Racer Leith Boat (above) a North Caro lina boy from Matthew*, will be one of the driver* in the faat auto race* at the Cleveland fair Saturday aft ernoon. Boat hope* to lead the field and aee that the Me trophy foe* to a Tar Heel. No. 3 Boys Win Judging Contest At Fair Thursday Bryan MhM And John Pender Win Onr Down Other Twm. The trophy cup for the district vocational livestock judging oon teat yesterday at the Cleveland County fair was won by No. 3 township high school near Bari in Cleveland county. J. M. Osteen of Troy, district vo cational agriculture supervisor an nounced the winners. Boys on the winning team were Bryan Mull and James Ponder The team made a score of 334 1-3 out of a possible 400 points. The cup was tire gift of Dr. J. 8. Dor ton, secretary of the fair. Ellen boro school was second and Cool Springs was third. The individual pupil making the highest score was Holts Wright of Bllenboro, who scored 180.7 out of a possible 300 points. The four vocational departments in Mecklenburg county were repre sented in the contest. They are lo cated in the following schools: Matthews, Huntersville, Long Creek and Cornelius. There were 387 boys in attendance at the contest from 13 schools in Mecklenburg, Stanly. Cleveland, O as ton and Rutherford counties. Roy H. Thomas of Raleigh, state supervisor of vocational education, was present and expressed pleasure at the Interest shown and thanked Dr. Dorton for his aid. In addition to the winning school and the four Mecklenburg schools, the following schools were repre sented in the contest: Stanfield Stanly county: Lattimore and Polk ville, Cleveland county: Tryon, Can ton county: Ellenboro, Cool Springs Harris and Rutherfordton, all of Rutherford county. Cleveland County’s Oldest Woman Attends Cleveland County Fair Sees The Fair For The First Time And Visits Shelby First Time In 15 Years. Cleveland county's oldest woman came to the fair yesterday to see the races for the first time. In passing through Shelby, it was her first visit to the county seat in 15 years. Mrs. Myra Phillips celebrated her 100th birthday anniversary on Tuesday, Sept. 10th at the home of John and Frank Hicks in the Re hobeth community and some 150 friends and relatives gathered to extend best wishes on her reaching the century mark. “The boys are taking me some where and I am foolish enough to go,” she said with a chuckle. John asked her If she would take an air plane ride, but she declined, saying she would be content to remain on the ground and see the ponies. The car stopped in front of The Star of fice and a reporter Jollied her awhile. Up stepped Chief D. D. Wilkins who recalled what good biscuits she cooked and what de licious ham she fried at the Schenck home at Lawndale many years ago. Mrs. Phillips was given a com fortable seat in the grandstand and with her keen vision and quick mind was able to “to take m" all about her. Her strength would not permit her to stay for the night performance and the fireworks dis play, a sight she has never wit nessed. Four Tar Heels To Drive Here Dir( Truck HprnbWni Arriving Hi Shelby Today Tor (Me Rare* Tomorrow. Shelby will become the mere* to day and tomorrow for scores of out standing auto race drivers who are winding their way to the Cleveland County track for Saturday’s A. A. speed events at the Cleveland fair grounds under the banner of Hankinson Speedways.* Foremost among the list of entries and hurrying here from Louisville, Ky, is Bert Hellmueller, and his arch rivals. Dick Hooker, Vernon Orenduff, Patterson N J., who made his home In Charlotte for several ycara before going east, la expected to be on hand ready to take hie dy namic Miller Special to the tape, Chtck Smith, another speedway driver who on many of the leading tracks last year was one of the out standing drivers in the speed world Dirt traek specialists, headed by the wild riding Lenox Reid of As bury Park, N. J„ will begin drifting in Friday morning hoping that the track experts will have finished the task of treating the track in time to permit work outs Saturday early For years It has been the battle throughout the racing seaaon to see whether a Miller or Dueaenberg race car will win at Indianapolis races and the other major events through out the country, as well as dirt, track laurels. But lately other cars have been pressing the old leaders (Continued on page eight.) Conduct At Fair Above The Usual Only if Arrested At Fair And la OHS' Oaring Week. No C.amblini Complaints. The general conduct of the thou wands attending the Cleveland County Fair this week has bean even better than tai the past, ac cording to Sheriff J. Raymond Cline "Only 34 people have been placed In jail all week" Sheriff Cline said today. "This Includes arrests made at the fair grounds, uptown and over the county, around JO being arrested at the fair," County recorder’s oourt has been grinding away on the minor fair charges, but the dockets have been lighter than at past fairs. So far Sheriff Cline said tod« there has not been a complaint made about the operation ot stands and concessions along the midway, It being the first year that com plaints have not poured in, but bhl.; year all money gaming device* were barred. Not A Riot, Just Patrol Gathering Uniformed state highway patrol men, mounted on motorcycles, be gan pouring Into Shelby around noon today from every direction For a time local citizens began wondering if a riot had broken loose in the city or at the fair grounds. but inquiry revealed that it was a regular monthly meeting of the patrolmen of the third district Present for the session, held at the court house, were Lieut. L. R Fisher and around 20 motorcycle officers. Mrs. Gardner Buy* Boy A New Wheel The automobile of Former Gov ernor O, Max Gardner struck the bicycle of Edward Young, Postal telegraphy delivery boy in Charlotte Thursday morning. The boy suffer ed only minor scratches but one oi his bicycle wheels was demolished Mrs. Gardner was not in the cai and It was being driven by th( Gardner chauffeur Mrs. Gardne: Immediately purchased a new whee for the bicycle. Three Shelby Boy* Are Frat Pledge* Three Shelby students who are attending Davidson college have bean pledged to fraternities. Paul R Arrorood. young ministerial student and R. T LeGrand, Jr- are pledged to the Pir Delta Theta and W A Broadway, jr. to the Sigma Phi Epsilon, both national fraternal organizations.
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