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Lllkmlcmd T XII f 10 Pages Today the markets , <t 1-1 to 10c Cotton *POt Cotton seed. ton. "aKon 11.00 Cotton ,rcd. ton. rarlots. 13.00 Warmer Weather Toda U North Carolina Weather Report Partly' cloudy tonight and guturda' slowly rising tempera and in central and weal ,.,(rrmc southwest portion ortlons Saturday Farmer* Strike In 25 State* Bv V,SITED PRESS M raul. Minn.. Oct. 20,-Two mil ,n farmers in 25 states were called n to strike tomorrow in protest K>dflavs in federal relief. The call „ issued bv I he Holiday associa which said that it mean farm , w„a|d refuse to sell their pro ne huv supplies, meet debt pay fnt or leave mortgaged homes. 1PV blame the administration for rdiness in the farm aid program |d demand reflation of currency. Textile Strike At Augusta ■ By UNITED PRESS Augusta. Ha.. Oct. 20,-Four thousand cotton mill workers are on i strike here in protest to the dis tontinuing of one shift and the re sumption of the “stretchout.” Hoey Vs. Farley In Repeal Fight In Capital Site Shelby Man Ranked Best Card Imharrass State Officials By Invi tation To Address By Hoey. Tom BoM in Greensboro News.) Raleigh. Oct 20. Invitations ip state officials to attend a Sunda^ afternoon, October 22. dry rally with Clyde R. Hoey chief speaker are embarrassing those gentlemen who are ever so anxious and delighted to hear Mr-. Hoey but are not so certain of the advantages to be gained by taking a seat on the ros trum. The Hoey speech will be the big gest gun that the dry forces will at • tempt to set off. The speaker’s fine campaign as Smith elector-at-large in 1928 is remembered with grati tude by both wet and dry regulars Mr. Hoey was defeated by Demo crats who bolted the party on ac count of Governor Smith's relig ion Mr. Hoey shamed them a great deal. Thousands went against Smith on account of his liquor views. Mr Hoey. took Smith and liked him. The dry forces don’t fea: to put the Shelby lawyer up for any sort of attack. The Sunday afternoon meeting will be held in the city auditorium atid .the dry leaders mean to fill that place with visitors from Dur ham. Nash. Franklin, Johnston and Chaiham counties. They believe Hoev can do it. They do not think the wets can put up a counter at traction to beat him. Indeed, they feel so good over the man the wets have invited here that they are go ing to. allow Big Jim Farley to come and go without comment of their own. The invitation to state officials to serve on the reception commit tee for Mr. Hory'.s meeting and to Flt on toe rostrum is terribly em ban-assing. Sitting on the dry plat t™ Sunday and on the wet the ffmamder^of the time probably has doe? a grca| deal to bring about national renunciation. It is well known that there are not many very Aggressively dry prohibitionists hold ing state office. The absolute and tar;-v doom of the 18th amendment makes harder the position of those *!aie officials who are asked to know their faith in prohibition by (Continued on Page 10) SUES FOR INJURY IN BUS WRECK 1 r'nun Hurt When Motor Bus 'f,|< Koad At Cleveland Springs Asks Damage. Paul lor w kvans., traveling salesman t._ 3)1-r Scott and Co., manufac ,'l.r\nf printing presses at Plain in„ , v has instituted suit, ask of nr damages as a result ■ injuries he received in September n'n,a bns lfft highway No. 20 at jjf Sprin8s ,rVi >Viin's says hc Wfts disfigured ,v. .! <rl internally as a result of the ShCliPnt' He was a Patient in 0the f b hQSPital for a week passengers traveling on the l- l6ft thC highway lightly injured. It will *d "u1 thal tbe bus was burn JUSt ^tore daylight on the after the accident. Mr *u‘t ' ia chailoUe and the ^ ,SitartCd ’n th« MPCk* VOL XX XIX, No. 126 SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, OCT. 20, 1933 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. hv Mntl. per >r»r. (Ill •<lr*ni'«( .. U 10 Currier, o*r year, (In advance) „ t.i no Bob Reynolds To Speak Here Same Week With Webb ' ;:-j | Dry, Repeal Leaders Here Nov. 1, 3 Judge Webb Speaks On Wednesday, Nov. 1, And Reynolds Friday, November 3. Shelby is tc hear two of the big gest guns in the North Carolina re peal campaign the same week. Federal Judge E Y. Webb, who is making a determined fight against I repeal, will speak in the city at 2:30 in the afternoon of Wednesday, November 1. I: was previously re ported that he would speak Satur day, the 4th. but this was erron eous. In the same week, two days later. Senator Robert R. Reynolds, one of the repeal leaders, will speak at the court house here at 7:30 in .he evening of Friday, November 3 Senator Reynolds yesterday an nounced the itinerary of his speak ing campaign for repeal of the eighteenth amendment, opening at Sparta next Tuesday afternoon and closing at Asheville Monday night, j November 6, > Senator Reynolds is making 21 • peeches and going through 57 1 counties. He had arranged his sche dule to speak only in the towns where he has never before spoken. I ; The trip calls for more than 1.500 i miles, chiefly in the rural sections; I of the state. He is touching no large j centers. It is pointed out that this is an ! election to name delegates to a con ; vention. The vote of the smallest j county carries just as much weight | as me vote oi a larger couniy wan | nnlv one representative. The object if. not to get popular votes, but to i get counties For that reason, as well as others. Senator Reynolds is ^oing into the smaller counties and i touching as many of them as pos- j ihle Swing Over State The campaign calls for a com plete swing of the state, startin''1 from and ending in Asheville from i which place he will close the cam- ■ i naign with a big rally the Monday 1 i night before the election on Tues ! day. He will be accompanied on the ; trip by Johnston Avery, his secre tary David L. Strain and Pierce C. I Rucker of Greensboro. 'evev!,l New Homes Reiner Built Now i __ ! J Talmadge Gardner has let the j contract to Rochel Hendrick for | he erection of a new six room resi i dence in Belvedere. Work started j this week. • j Frank Kendall has purchased a jsix room house on West Graham | street from Z. J. Thompson and moved in yesterday. Carl Thompson is having a six room bungalow erected in West Shelby Lee Lowman has the con tract. Maynard Washburn is erecting a concrete block residence near the Seaboard depot. on a lot a short distance from Mrs. O E. Ford's home. Mrs. Henry Kendall is converting her residence on N. La Fayette St into a duplex apartment. Rapid progress is being made on the handsome new 14 room brick residence of J O Lutz on West Marion street _______ I St*11 ,c Carnt’^ed In No. 1 Township A 20-gallon distillery. captured this week in No. ’. township, was brought in to the sheriff’s office here yesterday by Deputies L. I Scruggs and Kester Hamrick The main portion of the still was made of a grease keg and the cap of a stone jar. The worm was copper The still was not in operation when found but had been not long be fore, it was said. One man was ar rested and gave bond for a hear ing later. Cotton Co-Ops Demands Loan Of 15 Cents Per Pound On Cotton Co-Op* Call For More Help For Farmer, Since Prices Have Risen Rapidly. < New Orleans. Oct. 20.—The cot- | ton co-operatives this week de manded 15-cent cotton, as fulfill ment of the administrations pledge of pre-war parity, and called upon other organizations to join in a drive for parity for all basic commodi ties. Acting through the board of dt i rectors of the American Cotton Co- j operative association, the co-ops also demanded that the govern- ; , meat advance lour cents a pound I Kiwams Head J. Horace Grigg was elected presi dent of the Kiwanis club for next year at the weekly luncheon last night. Mr. Grigg succeeds Henry Edwards and will take office after January 1st. Other officers of the Kiwanis club will be elected next week. Art Exhibit On Here Next Week ISO Reproductions Of Fine Master pieces Will Be Shown In Shel by In Hull Building. Supt. B. L, Smith of the city schools, announces that an exhibit of 150 of the finest reproductions of recogmrea masterpieces oi art nas tr“H engaged to be shown next week in the Mrs. Colin Hull store room opposite the First Baptist church. A small admission eharge will be made. the proceeds to be used to buy pictures for the city schools. In making the announcement, Mr Sindh said, “It has been the privi lege of students and the general public to enjoy the masterpieces oi music and literature for genera tions; btit an enjoyment of the mas terpieces of art has, until very re cently, been restricted to those who were wealthy enough to travel throughout the world, visiting the museums in which the original paintings hang. “Recent improvements in color photography and printing now make it possible to bring the art of the world to even our smaller towns and villages through the medium j of faithful reproductions. These reproductions are true to the origi nals in all respects, with the possi ble exception of size. Even the most delicate variations in color are maintained. In most instances the brush strokes in the original picture are clearly discernible. “I feel that we are fortunate in deed to be able to bring to Shelbv a collection of these splendid pic tures." Use Notices When Paying Taxes Here 14—USE NOTICES front Sheriff J. R. Cline stated today' that he would appreciate if citi zens mailing in checks for their taxes or coming in to pa' them would send or bring their notice.; Some people who have already pa.d :heir taxes, he said, are receivin? notices. This is due to the fact that some came in and paid while th“ notices were being filled out and mailed and in such cases the no tices should be disregarded PANTHER OPENS NEW SHOE SHOP UNDER PENDLETON'S L. W. Panther, formerly connect ed with the Sellers Shoe shop, has opened a shop of his own under Pendleton’s on Warren street, op posite the court square. He pur chased the equipment of W s. Smith for his shop. to holders of "plow-up" options. This would keep the 2,400,000 bales of option cotton off the market and allow the farmer to benefit by the advance in price to the pre-war parity. Without this loan, it was stated, the 660.000 farmers holding such options would probably dump them on the market. Although asserting that the la tent loan does not fulfill the ad ministration's pledge. directors of the A C. C. declared wholehearted support of the plan. ■ rca.se of the cotton loan to '5 tents a pound wo (.Continued on page ten.) Red Cross Aids Millions Says Dr. Stewart McElroy Say» Cleveland Below In Giving Minister Who Married In While Hnuse Outlined Work Of Red Cross. i I Dr. Stewart McElroy of Ruther fordton who married a niece of ex President Woodrow Wilson In a i ceremony performed in the White House, told of the relief work car ried on last year throughout the j nation, when he spoke before the' weekly luncheon meeting of the Ki- i wants club last night. Cleveland county is to have- its annual Red Cross roll call on Ar mistice day and the review of the Red Cross work was timely In that It. paves the way for the roll call here. “The Red Cross distributed 85 million bushels of wheat to 25 million people or 6 million families residing in every county In the United States except 27." said Dr. McElroy. “It is the biggest corpora tion in the United States and the only agency sponsored by the gov ernment to do general relief work where disaster strikes. It cost the Red Cross $285,000 to administer the flour made from the wheat.” he added. “The Red Cross also converted 844.000 bales of cotton into 56 mil lion garments, spending $325,000 to administer the clothing to the needy of the country. Rutherford and Cleveland received much of this (lour and cotton. When the roll call conies. I hope the people will re spond with a liberal contribution in appreciation for what the Red Cross has done not only in our own lo calities, but in the 92 sections where disasters struck last year. North Carolina received 963 car loads of flour for relief and Cleveland coun ty received four car loads. The storm stricken coast of North Caro lina found Red Cross relief work ers on the job by the time the storm struck, so in appreciation or this work, I trust the people of Cleveland county will be generous in answering the Roll Call /on Ar mistice day.” Shelby Joins In “Buy Now” Drive NowOn InU.S. A. All Who Can Are Urged To Make Purchases To Help Bonsl Business. Swinging into line with the rest of America In the great "Now is the time to buy” movement the NRA committee of Shelby has already developed organization and is ready to go ahead with the drive just as rapidly as preliminary details can be worked out. In a statement to day Henry B. Edwards, chairman of the local committee, made it clear that everything possible will be done by this group to speed up business in accordance with the plans outlined by the NRA in1 Washington. "This program is an attack on the depression from an entirely dif ferent angle than anything that has been done before.” said Chairman Edwards. "We are attacking the depression with the weapons of salesmanship. We all know that during the last three years or more there has been great lack of buying by individuals, family groups and business organizations The present nation-wide campaign is simply a drive to get people to buy the things they would have been buying dur ing the last thrc#; years or so if it had not been for thei- fpar com plex. “Of course, we are well aware of i the fact that there are some people who can not afford to do any spe cial buying at this time But they are very much in the minority. Most families in Shelby can make at least some extra purchases. “The object of our efforts will be to convince such persons that it will be to their Interest to buy now the things that under ordinary cir cumstances they would have bought in recent years. Bear in mind that just a little more spending by each' family in Cleveland county and vic inity will make all the difference in the world to the business inter- 1 ests of this city. "It should be borne in mind that thus is a nation-wide movement to stimulate buying between now and the end of the year. This means that our local merchants are not only going to profit by our cam paign but our local industries also ■ will derive benefits from the stim ulated national demand for prod- j ucts manufactured in North Caro- ' lina. And the agricultural section will be helped, too. because increas ed business in the cities and towns (Continued on page ten.) i Baby Death Rate In County Below State’s Average 39.9 County Deaths Per Thousand Slalt- Kale It 67.2 Deaths Per j Thousand Second Best In Union. • Star News Bureau) Raleigh, Oct. 20. North Caro lina was second only to New Mext ro tn the nation in her birth rat on the basis of "provisional" ftg ures compiled by the Bureau ot I he Census and with the four stal - es of Massachusetts, Texas, Utah and South Dakota missing, tiring with South Carolina lor second] honor, the October Issue of tte state "Health Bulletin” shows; North Carolina's birth rate was 23.7 live births for each 1,000 esti mated population, and the same figure is given for South Carolina But North Carolina had 76,812 live births during the year and South Carolina had only 41.308. the rate lor New Mexico was 28 per 1.000 population, but that state had anly 12,068 births. Alabama had • rate of 23.5, and six other state;, all southern, had a rate of 20 or more per 1,000. They and the Dis trict at Columbia, Georgia, Ken tucky, Mississippi,* Virginia* and West Va. Maine had an even 20, North Carolina had a death rate jf 67.2 per 1,000 live births of chil iren under one year old. This 's a high rate, but nine other states have a higher rate, Including New Mexico, which led in births, with 113.6 deaths of children per 1,000 m the first year; Arizona, 94.6; Colorado, 73.2; District of Colum bia, 72.9; Maryland. 69.5; Sou to. rtnrolinn 76 6' Tennessee 68: Vir lintH. 67.6; West Virginia, 75.3. The death rate in negro and Indian lamilies is patently larger than tri white familiea. Just a* the birth rate is usually larger. Guilford led in numbers ot births with 2,876 in 1932, Mecklen burg had 2,530 ,Forsyth, 2,460, Bun combe 1.933, Robeson 1,915. Oas ton 1,809. Graham had only 8P births in the year, Currituck had 115, Camden 117 and Dare • 118. Perquimans had the highest death ate of children in the first year. )r 129.9 per 1,000 live births; Le roir had 117.2; Hertford 110.3, Ber tie 109.1, Washington 108.3 and few Hanover 104.2. Cleveland County had 1,279 live births in 1932. In that year there vere 51 infants who died during he first year, or a death rate ot nfants of 39.9 for each 1,000 live births, the compilation shows. In some of the counties the rate 1.; ucreased by the presence of large hospitals drawing patients from lurrounding counties. Hamilton Jones In I Oth Contest; To Announce Soon iVell Known Charlotte Attorney WHI Make Race For Congress, He Say*. Lincoln ton, Oct. 20.—Hamilton C. (ones, of Charlotte, In town yester lay attending superior court, sfcat ;d definitely that he was a candl late for congress from the 10th ) is trie t and that his formal an nouncement would be made shortly. V L. Bulwinkle, of Oastonia. Is the ncumbent and Joe Ervin, another 2harlottean, has already announc 'd. All three are Democrats. Ask Yourself About Our State Answers On Page Two 1. Which church denomination in :.he state has the largest member ship? 2. How many lynchings have been recorded in North Carolina in the last 40 years? 3. How many families in North Carolina? 4. What counties in the state are rot even touched by a railroad line? 5. How many different kinds of rees in North Carolina? 6. There are now more than 35C, )00 automobiles In the state. How nany were in 18 years ago? 7. What is the average yearly emperature in the state? 8. How many families in the state lave radio sets? 9. How many in the state filed iederal income tax returns last ear? 10. How many sta'e governments n the nation have a greater bond id indebtedness than North Caro ina? 11 How many church buildings u the state? 12. What is the uverage general ainfall per year in the state? Spellbound His Kidnapers m Wm mmm Apparently little the worst, for his ordeal, William Walton Hall, Chlcagc law student, ia pictured with hia wife, Julia, following his return homr alter dramutic escape from kidnapers. "Snatched" while leaving law school, Hall was held for $5,000 ransom, hut he talked one of the gang left to guard him, into letting him escape. Third District Meeting Of D. A. R. Held Here With 100 Lathes Present Mr*. Platt I* Kf-decM FrrMtnt And Mr*, (ini. Brown Secretary. Invited To Kings Mtn. The Third District annual meet ing of the Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution was held In the city yesterday, when the Benjamin Cleveland chapter was hostess, en tertaining at tire First Baptist church. This district is composed of ten chapters and nine chapters were ! represented. The church auditorium was decorated with ferns, autumn leaves, Radiance roses and large American flags. Mrs J. H. Quinn, the regent called the meeting to order at 10:30 o’clock and the pro cessional march was led by the pages. Mesdamos M. W. Riley, C. C. Carpenter, Frank Hoey and Miss Rosa Mne Bhuford carrying the colors. After the singing of the Star Spangled Banner by the assembly, Mrs. O. G. Falls of Kings Moun tain led the salute to the flag and the American creed. Mrs. Clyde R Hoey in a few well chosen words gave the address of welcome, which was responded to by Mrs. II. D. Shackelford, regent of the William (Continued on Page Ten) College Teams Ready For Grid Clash Saturday llic Wingate Junior college football squad In expected to arrive In Shelby early tomor row mornlnit for the clash Saturday afternoon with the Boiling Springs Bulldogs. The same, which may de cide the Junior college title for North Carolina, will be played on the Shelby high park and starts at 3. Our to the fact that the winner will rank at the top of the conference both col lege elevens are being brought to peak form for the contest in Shelby. Coaches Paul Hut chens and Bud Raker, of Bolling Springs, said today. “Wingate defeated Presbyter ian by a considerably larger score than we did, but we will have one or two injured play ers hark tomorrow and we Intend to give them a real fight." Several Reasons Given For Gardner Resignation As State Committeeman I One That He Was Irked By Patron age Row Between Two N. V. Senator*. (J. C. Baskervill in Charlotte New*) Raleigh, Oct. 20.—There are two main reasons why former Gover nor O. Max Gardner resigned as a member of the national Democratic committee, according to opinion in political circles here, aside from the reason given in his letter of resig nation to the effect that he desired to devote his entire time to his law piactice in Washington These two reasons are as follows: 1. He grew tired of the faction alism and bickerings within the Democratic party here in North Carolina and between its represen tatives in congress. 2, He resented the talk (hat has been prevalent for some time that he was capitalizing on his position (Continued on Page 10) Cleveland Farmei Of Raspberry Ci Want To Get 25 Acres In ( ounty In Raspberries. Plans Are Given. A meeting of Cleveland farmers was held here Wednesday afternoon to discuss the start ot a new money crop, raspberries, in the county. The following report of the meeting is given by R W. Shoffner, farm agent: At our meeting Wednesday after noon of this week we had fifteen or twenty farmers that were very much nterested In the raspberry proposi .ion for Cleveland county Mr. Ni Revival Meeting Drawing Crowd* Large crowds ore attending tfi revival meeting at the Second Bap tist church. The new pastor, Re\ C. V. Martin is delivering stun strong sermons Song service eacl evening at 7:30 with preaching a 7:45. Tile revival continues througl this and next week with service each evening. Concert Saturday At New Bethel Church A sacred concert will mark th close of a singing school at Net Bethel Baptist church. The schoc has been conducted this week b Prof. C. P. Gardner with 100 en rolled. The concert begins Saturda evening at 7:30 o’clock and the pub he Is invited ■s Meet To Talk •op In The County wonger of the state extension hor ticuiturc department feels that thi, would make a very nice crop fo; this section. This firm which i sponsoring this proposition ha: been investigated by various stab departments, and from what the; find, the man is all right. The variety of raspberries whicl is recommended for this section it the Latham. Eacli man is asked tc sign up for one acre or not niort than two. It takes twelve hundred and ten plants per acre. The ques tion is asked: How much do th ■Continued on Page 10) Property Values In County Eight Million Off Now. 1933 Valuation Ir 27 Million IMg Decrease In Valuation (amt In One-Fourth Out In Real Ffrtalr Lhtlni Property valuation In t'lcvr land county, ah listed for 1953 taxes, la almost eight million dollnra less than that of 193!, It was learned at the county court house todav a* the work of re oorHing this year's Hating w»« completed. Total Bounty property valuations this year whs $27.800921, wherea* It was $30,510,672 in 1932 Vut In Property The main explanation of the de crease in property valuation is that valuation was reduced one-fourth by the county commissioner*. Tn 1932 real estate was listed for taxes at $28,348,336, While it 1* on the books at $22,094,033 this year. Personal Property Off There was also a decline In valua tion of personal property listed, ac cord Ink to Troy McKinney, county accountant. Total personal property In the county was listed this year at $3,681,048 as compared with $4. 047,561 last year. Railroad and corporate excess properties were listed this year at $2,024,642, making the tola! for real estate and peraonal properly run to $27,800,991. HOI!) TENANT IN HEATH OF OWENS AFTER A HEARING Coroner's Iwry Uys Murder Of Agrd Rutherford Min To Robert Searcy. RuUierfordton, Oct, 30.—A coro ;itu s Jury Wednesday named Rob ert Searcy, 47-year-old tenant farm er, ’is the slayer of his landlord. J. Watson Owens, 84. "We find that Owens came to his death," said the verdict, "at the hands of Robert Searcy.” The aged farmer was found dead in his kitchen at his home near Harris, where he lived alone, by a granddaughter Sunday. He had been *hot and then struck on the head with an axe. Held Without Bond Following the Inquest, held be fore a large crowd in the court house. Searcy, who was not present, was held In Jail without privilege of bond. Three others who had been held for questioning In the case ■ were released. They were Wofford Owens, grandson of the victim, and Searcy's step-sons, Wilbur and Wil liam Couch. Had Quarrel Outstanding In the testimony of six witnesses was that of Deputy Sheriff J. Cal Williams that blood stains were found on Searcy’s trousers, and the statement of Carl Cooper that Owens and Searcy had 1 quarreled Saturday morning over rent and over some land to be ’ plowed. Axe Exhibited A bloodstained axe, which was ■ found in the house with strands of i hair on It. was placed In evidence, t Dr. F. D. Reed of Chester, S C.. i testified a blow fro mthe axe and s not gunshot wounds caused the farmer’s death. O R McKinney, a neighbor of Owens and Searcy. told the Jury that when he asked Searcy Mon day what, he thought about the killing Searcy appeared “nervous” . and said "he might have shot him t self accidentally." 1 The six witnesses who went on r the stand during the inquest were: . Dr. S. D. Reed, of Chesnee, S C.: f Deputy Crek McKinney, Chief De . puty J. Cal Williams, Carl Cooper. Jesse Lamb and O. R. McKinney. 59 More Checks In For County Farmers Brings Total Received In Cleveland To Date To Over *150,000 Another batch of 69 government ! cotton checks arrived yesterday for , distribution among Cleveland coun ty farmers. Farm Agent R. W Shoffner announced today The 69 checks brought $3,496. So far a total of 1,721 checks have been received by Cleveland farmers, bringing in $136,739.17. leaving only about $20,000 yet to | come in before the full amount of s 177.000 Is received for plowing up '(or 14.000 acres of cot ion in the -duct ion campaign
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