Um W U d Mk 8 Pages Today Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By Mull, per year, Currier, per year. advance) — advance) _ N Ml »:i iw VOL XXXIX. No. 127 SHELBY. N. C. MONDAY, OCT. 23, 1933 ,„t MARKETS 9 1-4 to 10c 0,(nn seed ton. wagon . 11-00 ^ «-• «»**.mo Cloudy Today , „ oh 23.—Weather Washington. ”«■ 4S, ( loudv tonight- Probable "t,tonal showers. Slightly cooler •f<’ Call* Adviser* Bv IMTED PRESS Washington, D. <’•. Oct. 23.— Portent Roosevelt this morn ... railed in financial advisers earn nut bis pledges to the nation which he made last night in his nation-wide radio ad (Irras The conference will eon fPrn further increases in com modity prices as the next step in the economic recovery. Retail Code Out " Ba IMTED PRESS Washington, n. C.. Oct. 23. Rrtail merchants throughout ,he nation will he interested to kn„» that President Roosevelt mdav sign the code of fair com petition set up to control the retail business of the country. The ende has been under con sideration for several weeks. Farm Strike On Bv I MTED PRESS Washington, Dec.. Oct. 23.— President Roosevelt's pledge in radio address last night to reg ulate dollar values and bring about higher commodity prices, will have no effect whatever' on the strike catted by the Farm Holiday association. Milo Renu, president of this farm organiza tion said today. Cannon Case Bv UNITED PRESS Washington, Dec., Oct. 23.— The l . S. Supreme court today granted a review of the indict ment against Bishop James Can non. In Cleveland Number Is Growing, However, With 475 Licensed During Past Three Months. By M. R, DUNNAGAN Raleigh, Oct 23—North Caro linians owned 55,247 more motor vehicles. 43,399 automobiles and 11, ♦84 trucks, on October 1, just pass si. than they did three months be fore, on July 1, records compiled in the office of Director L. P. Harris “f the motor vehicle bureau show. The figures are obtained by count ing and measuring a certain num ber of registration cards and meas uring the cards for the state and individual counties, making the figures within half a dozen of ac curate for a county. The registration October 1 was 105,613 automobiles, as compared »ith 262.214 three months before, snd 68.991 trucks, as compared with ’1.143 three months before, or a of 374.604 motor vehicles, as igainst 319,357. But the last count ines not oompare so favorably with hst of one year before. On October ' 1932. the count was 372,899 vehi :lpJ- as compared with 374,604, a !8in of less than 2,000, which in , tided 310,131 automobiles, nearly >W1 more than the first of this u°mh showed. However, trucks showed an increase from 62,768 a war'ago to 68.991 the first of Oc Automobiles held by non-residents wvv number 2250, as compared with a-5 a year ago and 1875 three n™ths aj!0* and non-residents own luhoks, as compared with 1010 ' 'far ago and 850 three months W». Motorcycles in the state num 1058 as compared with 1068 a ‘cr, asn anc* 855 three months ago. county had on October automobiles, as compared ith 5.500 a year ago and 4,175 months ago, and 750 trucks, as " pared with 960 a year ago and 180 Three months ago. VkeU Swing Up Roosevelt Talk * ’ markets were strung to *3V a reSuit of President M','p4ts radio address last n,sht in Rhich he declared that r,)mmodity prices would be push 1,1 * her, if not by one meth l,|rn by another. Cotton 2 o’clock was 15 P*unts above Saturday’s close. Still Less Than Year Ago J.r. Gaffney Dies At Age 83; Bury Here On Tuesday Had Been Sick For Long Time Prominent Citizen Anri Father Of Eleven Children. Grandsons Will Be Pallbearers. J. Frank Gaffney, one of Shelby's oldest citizens, died this morning at 3 o'clock at his home on West War | rep street following a protracted j illness. His death was expected for ! he had been quite feeble for sev ! eral months and most of the chil dren were at his bedside when the end came. Mr. Gaffney was one condition had been very serious. Mrs. Blanton was a daughter of the late Sheriff F. S. Fortenbury. Mrs. Blanton was a school teach er in the county for ten years b** fore her marriage and also taught two years after hei marriage in South Carolina. She joined New Bethel Baptist church in early girl hood but later moved her member ship to State Line Baptist church where she was buried Friday after noon at 3 o’clock. All who knew her loved her and this love was manifested in the beautiful flow ers. Her husband, five step chil dren, three brothers. W S.. C. C„ and R. C. Fortenbury and one sis ter Mrs. Jim Elmore survive. Roosevelt High Spots Washington. Oct. 22.—Significant sentences in President Roosevelts outline to the nation of his future financial plans include: “Our troubles will not be over tomorrow, but we are on our way and we are headed in the right direction.” “Government credit will be maintained ai/M a sound currency will accompany a rise in the American commodity price level.” “W'e are continuing to move towards a managed currency.1 would not know, and no one else could tell, just what the permat/enl valuation of the dollar will be. To guess at a permanent gold valuation now would certainly require later changes caused by later facts.” “When we have restored the price level, we shall seek to establish and maintain a dollar which will not charflge its purchasing and debt paying power during the succeeding generation." '“Our dollar is altogether too greatly Influenced by the accidents ol international trade, by the internal policies of other nations and politi cal disturbance in other continents. Therefore, the United States must take firmly in its own hands the control of the gold value of our dollar. “As a means to this end, 1 am goir.'g to establish a government market for gold in the United States. Therefore, I am authorizing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to buy gold newly-mined in the United States at prices to be determined from time to time after con sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury ar.M the President. When ever necessary to the end In view, we shall also buy or sell gold in the world market. This is a policy and not an experiment.” “It is definitely a part of our policy to increase the rise (of com modity prices) and lo extend it to those products which have as yet felt no benefit. If we cannot do this ol* way, we will do it another j Do it, we will.” Salary Quiz for Big Business oJOSEPH B Eastman Hf/FKEDX FSwaw $ j The fact that Joseph B Eastman, Federal co-ordinator of transportation, recently obtained an agreement from railroads to limit salaries of offi I cers to a maximum $00,000 makes it appear that the Federal Trade I Commission’s questionnaire to 2,000 large corporations, asking informa i tion on salaries of executives, is aimed at similarly limiting salaries in all big business. Revclat.ons in Washington that Albert Wiggin, former head of Chase National Bans was granted $.100,000 annual pension upon retirement last year is said to have spurred the action. Among the score or so of industrial leaders who draw a salary in excess of $100,000 a yeai are Alfred P Sloan. General Motors head, and Eugene Grace, head of Bethlehem Steel who drew over $5,000,000 in years. Parade Planned For Armistic In Shelby And ’Red Cross Roll Call Art Exhibit Is Opening Today I.argo Attendance Is Expected To Visit Exhibition During The Week. The Exhibition of 150 reproduc tions of the works of famous art ists has been received and hung in the Mrs. Colin Hull building op posite hhe Hirst Baptist church. Beriming this morning, students who have purchased tickets to the Exhibition will be taken to the gallary in groups or classes to see the prints. Each group or class will be accompanied by a teacher who will discuss the pictures. The exhibition .''Til be open te the general public from 3 to 5:3C o’clock every afternoon through Thursday. The committee which is to have charge of the selection of pictures to be purchased with funds raised bv the small admission charge wil! be guided in its choice by the at tention attracted by the various pictures on display. SPORTS on page eight. May Have Legion. Junior Red Cro< And Boy .Scouts To Launch Red Cross Roll Call Here. If plans mature, there will be "big parade” in Shelby on Armistic day in which the American Legior Junior Red Cross and Boy scout will take part, launching the Re Cross roll call. Plans are being made for the an nuai rol call and J. D. Lineberge and Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey, chairmer expect to make it the most in ten sive drive ever conducted here. The work of the Red Cross wa felt for the first time in Clevelan county when flour and clothin were furnished to the needy throng! I he relief office. Figures arc beui compiled to show just what wa contributed in the way of relie to the needy of this community thus supplying food and clothin that, might otherwise have falle to the lot of other individuals or t i he city or county governments. May Get A Nurse As a result of the roll call In Ih county this year, a whole time Re Cross nurse will be provided to con duct classes in health. Part of th pay will be supplied from an out side source. Only a small part con tributed will go to the nations headquarters, a majority of th money raised being used locally t (Continued on Page 8) Ask Yourself About Our State Answers on Page Six 1. Which railroad line has th most tracks in the state? 2. How many hospitals and bed are there in North Carolina? 3. What is the average populatio; per family in this state? 4. How many church members i: North Carolina? 5. What notable record did Norti Carolina achieve in the building c school houses over an 18 year per Iod? 6. What mansion in North Caro lina is said to be the fihest an most costly in the United States? 7. How many different kinds o oak trees are found in the state? 8. When was Winston and Salen consolidated into one municipality 9. What are the legal marriag< ages in the state? 10. What North Carolinian i chairman of the Federal Powe commission? 11. How many cities in North Car olina have more than 10,000 popu ■lation? 12. What man served North Car (-'lina longest in the U. S. senate? Hoey Is Boosted For Governor At Prohibition Rally Cam Morrison Comes Out For Him TrIK Charlotte Audience That Me Will Support Shelby Man In 1936. Charlotte, Oct. 23. The proposed candidacy of Clyde Hoey for gover nor of North Carolina received great impetus Friday'night 'then Cam eron Morrison. former United States senator, pledged his full ef forts to the candidacy of the Shel by orator in a prohibition rally at the Mecklenburg county court house last night. Mr. Morrison s support to the can didacy was pledged in his introduc tion of Mr. Hoey, who Was the principal speaker at the meeting. | "It will be my pride and plcas i ure," Mr. Morrison said, "to help the people of North Carolina elect Clyde Hoey governor In the next election." Slate Law On Trial "This year is your only chance to vote against repeal of your state whiskey laws,” Mr. Hoey declared In urging his hearers to go to the polls and vote against repeal of the eighteenth amendment November 7. even though the vote will not have any bearing upon the fate of the amendment, since the required number of states seems assured. "You will have no opportunity of saying whether or not you want your own laws to remain upon thfe ! statute books, for the Turlington I : : . . v. - . .‘C V (Continued on page eight.) RepealLeaderSays He Wfll Work For ■ Control Of Liquor Says Repeal Is To Restore States Right. Would Have Any State Law Changes Voted On Declaring he stands for tern per - ance and sobriety and that if the 18th amendment is repealed he will stand out for a vote by the people of North Carolina on any change t in our present dry laws, Peyton Mc , Swain manager of the repeal cam paign in Cleveland county, issued j this morning his final statement on j the election to be held Nov, 7; "After the repeal of the' eigh teenth amendment 1 shall be just as interested in seeing North Caio 1 lina keep such laws as may be ncc ’ essary to enforce and maintain tefnperance and sobriety, as I now am in trying to get the people ot 5 Cleveland county to stand by the 1 President and the national plat ’ form of the Democratic party. I, 1 therefore warn the dry leaders not 5 to make state prohibition the Issue 5 in this campaign. • ' Every Intelligent person knows ’• that the only question w»e are vot ? ing is whether or not the elgh 1 teenth amendment is to be repenl J ed. Some of the dry leaders may think it is good politics to drag state prohibition into this contest e in order to make the less informed i think that we are voting on wh*t’.i - er or not North Carolina is to be »■' wet or dry; but in my opinion - honesty is always the best policy. - even in politics. I “A vote to repeal is not neces 5 sarily a wet vote. It is a vote to :> sustain the principle of democracy states rights; and it is a vote to fulfill a solemn promise made to the American people by the Demo cratic party in the last general elec tion. Vote By People "Affpr thr> nmpnHnipni has been repealed, and everybody admits that it will be repealed, then will be the proper time to consider » and discuss what kind of prohibi tion or liquor law North Carolina 5 is to have. This state was made dry by a vote of the people years l before anyone heard or thought of the eighteenth amendment. There 1 is not an office holder or leader in the Democratic party In this state. i who would dare suggest that any f substantial change be made In our • prohibition laws without, first sub mittlng the matter to the voters - of the state. 1 “If the dry leaders are really in terested in the cause of state pro f hibition, I hope they will join us who favor repeal in making it clear i to the voters that the only Issue in > this campaign is whether or not the ? eighteenth amendment is to be re pealed; otherwise they may find s themselves in an embarrassing pT • sition on Wednesday morning, Nov. 8th, when they find that North Carolina, like the thirty three other ■ states that have so far voted, has stood loyally by the platform of the Democratic party and the President of the United States." Logroller Head C. P. Goforth (above), of King* Mountain, In president of the west ern North Carolina Log Rolling Association which meets Oct. 25 and 24) at Kutherfordton and Mill Spring. Convention Of Log Rolling Group Will Be Held This Week Rutherford And Mili Spring Camps To Be Hosts To W. N. C. Meet. The 44th seml-anmmi convention of the Western North Carolina Log Rolling association will be held October 35 and 36 with the Rut h erfordton and Mill Spring camps as hosts, It Is announced by C. P. Go forth, of Kings Mountain, president of the organization. The night session will be held at the Isothermal hotel, Rutlierford ton, on Wednesday the 25th. begin ning at 7:30. A banquet and a speech by Chas A Hones, head consul, will feature this program. followed by an old time square dance. The morning session will be with Mill Spring Camp Thursday morn ing. the 36th, 10 a. m. Camp and grove reports with a speech by Judge Barrington T. Hill will fea ture this session A free dinner will be served by members of the Camp following the program. E. B. Lewis, State Manager Wood men of the World, Mrs. Effle Rog ers. State Manager, Woodmen Cir cle and W. H. Grogan. Jr. district manager W. O. W. will take active parts in both sessions. These three field workers can ask or answer questions as and when they wish and will be glad to render service to any member. New Bishop Elected In Episcopal Church At a convention of the Episcopal dioce of W. N. Carolina, held at St. Francis church. Rutherfordton on Oct. 17th. Rev. Robert E Grib ben, rector of St. Paul's church, Winston-Salem, was elected bishop to succeed the late Rt. Rev. J. M. Horner. Mr. Gribben is 46 years of age .and has been rector at; Win ston-Salem for twelve years. He is a native of South Carolina, a graduate of the College of Charles ton and the General Theological Seminary in New York He served overseas as chaplain in the World war. If he accepts the election, his home will be in Ashe-ville. Commodity Price: One Means Or A Upswing Must Be An Orderly Pro cedure. “We Are On Our Way” To End Of Troubles. Washington, Oct. 22.—A managed currency was pledged by President Roosevelt to the nation tonight and he revealed also plans to establish a government market for gold foi dollar stabilization. Mr. Roosevelt’s speech, his third major address to the nation since March 4, reviewed all aspects of his recovery program. In it he took cog nizance of agricultural unrest pointing out that every effort would be made to further the rise of com modity prices. “If we cannot do this one way, will do it another. Do it, we will,' he said significantly. The gold move outlined by Mr. Roosevelt was interpreted as mean ing that the government would maintain the price of the dollar in international exchange through gold operations, much as the Bank of England, through its stabilization fund, undertakes to regulate quo tations of the pound sterling > Must Go Up By nother Says F.D.R. The president outlined an order ly procedure for the realization ol his gigantic economic and financial program. He summed it up as fol lows: X. Restoration of the price level first of all. 2. Establishment and maintenance of a dollar of unchanging purchas ing power—in short, a managed currency. 3. Control of the gold value of tht domestic dollar. 4. Establishment of a government market for gold to establish and maintain continuous control. Mr. Roosevelt’s utterances on the monetary question came as a dis tinct surprise to official Washing ton, which had felt that he would confine the address to an account ing of his stewardship since March 4, with reference, of course, to the farm situation now complicated by strikes in the Middle West. Mot High Enough “No one,” the president said “who considers the plain facts of our sit ’ nation believes that commodit' ^Continued on Pace 8> County Cotton Crop Off; Quantity Sold New Furniture Store To Open ('trprnlcr And Stroup Huv Para gon Stork. lataae Hon in Building The C. and 8. Furniture Co »# the name of a new furniture store to open aoon In the Beam build ing, now occupied by the pool room and located on 8 U» Fayette street between Schneider'? and Efird s stores. J Sain Carpenter and Chauncey D. Stroup of Llncolnton have pur chased the entire stock of the Par agon Furniture Co. and have bought new furniture to restock and en large. making a $35,000 stock ol furniture and house furnishing! which they will carry In the Beam building when possession can b« had. A C. Farmer, who has been with the Paragon and has had over lit years experience in furniture, will continue with the new owners. In addition to a general line of fur niture and house furnishings, they will carry llneoleurn and have an experienced man to lay it. Mr. Carpenter is a native of Lin coln county, was reared on the farm and later became connected with ii cotton mill at Llnctoln. He wa? superintendent of the mill for r while, but later entered the mer cantile business and Is considered one of Lincoln county's moat suc cessful business men. Mr. Stroup Is the son of Mrs. J L Stroup of Shelby and a grand son of the late Albert R. Putnam He was born here but left, ns a young man and located at Ltncolrt ton where he was secretary of two leading cotton mills and also secre tary of the Lincoln County Fair association. Mr. Slroup’b mothet luut been sick and a patient in the Shelby hospital. During her sick ness he made frequent visits here and both he and Mr. Carpoiitei visited tin* County Fair which nr impressed them that they decided to locate in Shelby. Both are married and expect to tiiove their families to Shelby hi the nenr future. Wm. E. Whisnant Buried Sunday Victim Of Angina At Age 56 Years Buried At Pleasant Ridge Sun day Afternoon. Wm, E Whisnant. age 56, died al 5 o'clock Saturday morning at his home in the SwainvlHe section neai Lattimore, following a year’s Illness Mr. Whisnant was a fine Chris tian gentleman and Joined Beavei Dam Baptist church 26 years ago He transferred his membership tc Pleasant Ridge when that church was organized and was a faithful member. He was married to Sara Blanton who survives with one adopted son. three brothers, Adam Mon and Lat, gone sister and hie mother, Mrs. Mary Whisnant, whe lives In the Bolling Springs section Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Pleasant Ridge by Rev. J. C. Jen kins. A large crowd attended. Loan Plan Interest* Farmers Not l.lkrlv To Reach 40,000 Rales (•over < reps Turn Oul Well. The government propositi to lend cotton formers 10 cents per pound on their unsold cotton of this yean crop will likely be accepted by * number of Cleveland farmers, but cotton men here today said fchn1 a big portion of the crop already gin* ned has been sold. Up to October l ginning In the oounty had reached 30,000 bales and j it Is estimated that more than half that amount has been wild, Farm ers who have not aold, however, have been seeking information about the loan plan from Farm Agent R W. Shoffner and other*, and Wi all probability will apply for loans unless the price advances soon. On that portion of the crop al ready sold It la believed that Cleve land farmers received an average of nine to 10 cents per pound. Crop Is Short With 14.000 acres plowed up In the reduction campaign and with only a fair season the total county crop Is considerably off. Cotton men in Shelby say that the 30,000 bales ginned to tire first of this month represents more than half the total crop. In the three wcks ainca that report they say the bigger portion r\f 1 h o ntiflrn vomolnlna noon Rn ■ bern ginned, and their estimate* for the total crop range from 35 to 40 thousand bales, the majority setting the total at 30,000 bales, or 18,000 after the ginning to the first of this month. That being the case It Is not likely that over 10,000 bales, If that much, will be put In ware houses on the government loan plan of 10 cents per pound. When the 14,000 acres of cotton was plowed up farmers were advis ed to put ns much of the acreage as possible In cover and food crops. Around 1,000 of that acreage was put In such crop*, Farm Agent Shoffner figures, and of that amount approximately 400 acres went Into corn. With the exception' of the corn the replacement crops turned out very well, but the corn was considerably damaged by worms and did not produce a good yield. Peas, cane, soy beans, oata, etc., planted at that time have not turn ed out exceptionally good, accord ing to the farm agent, _.. 2,000Hear Hoey In Raleigh Talk J "Not Business Of Party To Tell Anybody How He H Going To Vote,” gays He. Raleigh, Oct. 23.—Clyde R. Hoey Shelby, ardent prohibitionist and true Democrat, yesterday made clear his position from both stand points in a speech to more than 3, 000 p vote on the repeal question,” asserted Mr Hoey. “It will be a farce to tell every Democrat to vote for repeal in order to be in good party stand ing.'' And then he added his guar antee that party standing wouldn't be endangered by a dry vote. Continuing in that vein, the Shel by orator told of his admiration for President Roosevelt, how he was wholeheartedly behind his moves to straighten the banking situation, to adjust the economic structure of the nation through NRA, and to plow up cotton. But, he said, "I can not plow up the convictions of a lift time at the behest of any man. anywhere, any time." U. D. C.’. Want To Locate Graves Of Confederates Here Mrs. Zeb Mauney. president of the United Daughters of the Confeder acy is anxious to locate the graves or Confederate veterans buried In Sunset cemetery. "There are 25 or more veterans buried in Sunset cemetery, some have the Confeder ate cross at the graves and some do not," says Mrs. Mauney. The government will give stone markers for these graves of Con federate veterans and Mrs. Mauney Is anxious for relatives who know the location of Confederate graves to advise her so the United Daugh ters of Confederacy can take prop er steps to get stone markers. It Is , J necessary to have the name of the company and regiment in order to molete the records. , ■ ■