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—TJ)LOMMMO Zwk 12 Paget Today the markets spot . ®%e r^ton seed, ton, *Hon .... 18.00 C^ton seed. ton- car,oU — * 2000 Cloudy With Rain "NnKh Carolina cloudy, probably ‘ Ofdsional rain tonight and Sturda'. Kising Sat Ij,, and in central and west por tions tonight. France Default* By INITED PRESS Washington- Dec. . 15.—T h e rrcmh government formally notl ^ lllf | nited States today that *r»nre would default on a war debt installment »f twenty-two million jollars due today. Probe Rum Trust By I SITED PRESS Washington, Dec. 15^-Charles garrh, chairman of the Federal Iradc commission told United press correspondents today that he jud ordered an investigation of an alleged whiskey trust, following charges made by Representative O’Connor, Democrat, before joint congressional committee. Lindys In Air By I NITED PRESS |an Juan. Dec. 15.—Colonel and Wrv Charles A. Lindbergh took off from here this morning at 8:15, headed for Saint Domingo, 250 miles »wav. They are homeward bound. Insull Loses Athens. Greece, Dec. 15.—Aged Samuel Insull, American utilities magnate, wanted in the U. S. on multiple charges, including income Us evasion, was ordered today to leave Greece by January 31. He vas sumitmned before Minister of the Interior John Rallis today and laid that he was an undesirable alien. Price Appointed U. S. Marshal For Western District ftarloU* Man. Backed By Reynolds Named By Presidents To Take Office On Saturday. Washington, Dec. 14.—The Unit ed States marshalship for the west ern North Carolina district went to Charles R Price of Charlotte to day when the President announced his appointment at the White House'soon after noon. Senator Bob Reynolds, who was backing Mr Price for the position, was immed iately notified by Marvin H. Mc Intyre, one of the President’s sec retaries, of the appointment, and the senator in turn sent a telegftam to the Charlotte citiaen informing him of the honor. Goes In Saturday. Mr. Price probably will take the oath of office Saturday and will immediately enter upon his duties. It is understood that he has al ready arranged his bond so there will be no | .y in this respect. Mr. Price nas decided upon his oorps of eight deputies except his chiel deputy-auditor and this will he decided upap tomorrow. In re tard to the appointment of Mr Price> Senator Reynolds said: Reynolds Is Pleased. ‘I am highly gratified with the | appointment of Mr. Price and >pre hict for him a successful adminis tration. it was a pleasure to rec ommend him. I have received hun dreds of letters and telegrams ap proving of my recommenation of Pr>ce for the place." Mr. Price will have his head quarters at Charlotte in the federal uildmg. and will have a deputy at ,ach of the other .places where fed eral court meets. Stop That Adv., I’m Over-run” '•op my want sdv. offer !?r for rent, telephoned ,r,'«n Lee. His results were 00 food. He rented the rooms ,n Hour- after the Star came ot" and had many other Prospect*. Another instance of results: f telephoning an into The Star, offering a quantity of lard cans for sale. °hn Beam was coming in the door of The Star office to . a«> advertisement want 'Of to buy scrap cotton, furs, etc. He overhear the “O'-! lard-can adv. and im mediately bought all of a cer ■Jhu size. " you want to buy or sell, rent or lease, try Star want " They get results for ? Prs *nd will do the same von. I VOL. XXXIX. No 150 ■H? S.MEI,B\ N C FRIDAY, DEC. 15. 1933 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By Mutt, p»r fiat, (in ndviuiM) — CwHw, prr y»«r. (in tdvnnctl _ 3 3 Secretary - . ‘ ■ Everett Houser, experienced busi ness man and news reporter, who has been elected secretary of the chamber of commerce and mer chants association in process of or ganization here. Woodson To Move From Court House To P. 0. Building Relief Administration Will Get Larger Quarters; Projects Ask Jobs For 1,000. General Harry Woodson.who re turned from a Relief Administra tion conference in Raleigh yester day, has received instruction from Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury W. W. Roberts, jr., to transfer his department tro mthe court house to the post office building. , The change will give the county relief workers a great deal more space and room for eight private offices. Lack of privacy (has been one of the handicaps 1ft the present quarters. The change will be made as soon as possible. Bids have been submitted to Raleigh for materials. Enough projects have been sub mitted to employ more than 1,000 men, General Woodson said yes terday, although the county quota is only 880. But even the full 880 are not employed, for many have fail ed to show up when instructed to report for work. “Bums," says General Woodson. Thomas Dixon Speaks En Gastonia Jan. 12th Thomas Dixon, author and play wright, native son of Cleveland county, will deliver one of his pop ular lectures at Gastonia, Friday night, January 12th under the aus pices of the North Carolina Poetry Review. Mr. Dixon was engaged to deliver his new lecture in Shelby last spring, but his engagement was postponed because of the bank holiday. He is now delivering a series of lectures throughout the east for the National Recovery ad ministration. Furniture Company In New Quarters The C. and S. Furniture Co., owned and operated by C. D. Stroup and J. S. Carpenter, has been mov ed to the Beam building next to Efird's department store on S. La Fayette street. A new front has been put in the three story build ing and other improvements made The C. and S. Furniture Co. re cefttly purchased the Paragon stock from Mai Spangler and Wm. Line berger and added considerably to the stock. Everett Houser Made Secretary Commerce Body Canvass Membership This Week Board Of Director* Elect Live-Wire Secretary. Hope to Get Going Strong By Jan. L Everett Houser was elected sec retary of the chamber of commerce and merchants association by the fourteen directors, at a meeting held yesterday in the office of J. D. Line berger, chairman of the board. Mr. Houser was the unanimous choice of the board when it was found that he was available, for he is a native-born with a background of knowledge about the city and county. His newspaper and business experience fit him for the work in hand and Mr. Houser has already started the preliminary work in the enlistment of members. The board is appointing canvass ing teams to solicit membership from business and professional men. mercantile firms, industrial plants, etc. Letters went out yes terday to a prospective list of 200 members and these will be called upon within a few days for sub scriptions to the support of the chamber of commerce and mer chants association. The letter sent out from Mr. Houser’s office gives a few of the objectives of the new organization: securing an adequate road system to enlarge the trading area; secur ing the legitimate share of federal funds for public work projects; the gathering in from various sources of credit information which will be available to members; the elimin ating of fake advertising; better express service and reduced freight rates; a federal court room In con nection with the enlarged postof fice building; an airport and many other things which can be had with a united and combined effort through an organization of this kind. Complete Election Of Kiwanis Officers Pitt Beam And Thad Ford Vice Presidents. Seven Direc tors Elected. At the weekly luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis club last night, the officers of the club for the ensuing year were elected. J. H. Grigg was elected president several weeks ago to succeed Henry Edwards after January 1. The election of the president was moved up, so the new president could attend the Carolina district convention in the late fall. _ Last night Pitt Beam and Thad C. Ford were elected vice presi dents, Rush Hamrick, treasurer, Max Washburn, Earl Hamrick, Charles Eskridge, J. 8. Dorton, Chas. Hoey, S. F. Parker and George Wray as directors. The speaker was Chief Wahne tah, Cherokee Indian who is a stu dent this year at Boiling Springs and a star football player. His name means “Young Wolf," it was announced by Paul Hamrick who introduced him. Wahnetah told of the 63,000 acre reservation in four Western Carolina counties, the habits and customs of the tribe and described some of their athletic sports. To Sell Bangles To Aid Red Cross As part of the Red Cross Christ mas seal drive, tomorrow will be ‘‘Bangle Day” in Shelby. The tok ens will be on sale on the streets by scores of Shelby girls, working j under the direction of the Woman's club. Staple Brings Cotton Farmers Of South 787 Millions This Year Government's Program Estimated To Have Saved Farmers 347 Miltion Dollars. Washington, Dec. 14.—Cully Cobb government cotton chief, set down figures today to show that the south would be paid almost twiso as much for its 1933 cotton crop as it would have received without the plow-up campaign. If the farm price averages nine and one-b^f cents a pound “as now appears probable,” Cobb said, the current crop will bring $787,000,00 as contrasted with $397,000,000 pro ducers received for lint in 1932. Without the reduction progran) this year and assurance of futujp* control of production. the cotUm chief said uni versa- opinion wav that the 1933 cron * u!d have nip? aged 'vf mr five ce > • a pound, which lor an estimate^ 17 - ; 600,000 bales would have brought | farmers but 440,000,000. While he said other factors had .some Influence, Cobb declared fhe increase in growers returns un doubtedly was due to the success of the plow-up campaign which re duced the large potential crop by 4.400,000 bales to an actual harvest of 13,300,000 bales. This production ! control, he said, not only adjuster the immediate supply downward but also gave assurance future sup plies would be reduced. ' At 9 cents a pound, which is be- : low the price farmers now are re ■ ceiving. “and will receive because of the 10 cents a pound loan value \ on lint,” Cobb estimated the e”.r •f'nt crop has a value of $594.000,(W I “In other words. ’ he pointed •'!•* .he crop lost hevves -d. because iConunued on page twelve.; F. D’s Daughter Cotillion Leader Mrs. Curtis Dali, daughter of the President, pictured aa she led the grand march at the Washington Bachelors’ Ball, held in the capital recently. This is the first time a matron instead of a maid has been ■iven the place of honor. Left to right in the lead are, Mrn. Donner sevelt, former wife of Elliot Roosevelt; Maj. General George C. Squire, Mrs. Curtis Dali and Brig. General William Horton. North Carolina Tax Burden Lighter; Sales Levy Income To Be$5,000,000 Firemen To Mend Broken Toy* For Children Of Poor Members of the Shelby Fire de partment are making a special drive this week to obtain toys for chil dren in families unable to provide them this Christmas. They request all merchants and parents who can donate toys, whether broken or not, to bring them to the fire department, or if you cant bring them, telephone 169-J, or 369. If the toys are brok en the firemen will mend them. Be sure to call one of the above numbers. Don't turn In a fire alarm for a broken toy. Christmas Carol Service Sunday Will Be Given In High School Auditorium Sunday Afternoon 4:30 To 5:30. As the first Inter-Club Council sponsorship, a Community Christ mas Carol service will be rendered In the high school auditorium Sun day afternoon, Dec. 17th, from 4:30 to 5:30 o'clock with Mrs. Dale Kal ter conducting and Miss Mary Helen Lattimore, accompanist. The folowing program has been ar ranged : "Joy to the World" by audience; invocation by Capt. B. L. Smith; “There's a Song in the Air" by choir of high school girls; Christ story, Luke 2:8-14 by Rev. H. N. McDiar-' mid; “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,’’ by audience; vocal solo, “Away in a Manger,” by Miss Mary Elizabeth Black; “O Little Town of Bethlehem” by audience; trio, “When Through the Night” by Ce celia Music club; “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” by audience; piano solo, Christmas Carol Med ley by Miss Mary Helen Lattimore; "O Come, AIL Ye Faithful” by aud snee; duet by Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kalter; "Silent Night,” by audience; benediction by Rev. H. N. McDlar mid. = Capt. West Dies In Richmond, Virginia Captain Leslie C. West, uncle of Mrs. Draper Wood of Shelby, died Wednesday night in Richmond, Va. and Mr. and Mrs. Wood left yes terday to attend the funeral serv ices. Capt. West is well known in Shelby where he visited on many occasions. For many years he was connected with a railroad company, was high in Masonic and Shrine circles and a most loyal and pa triotic citizen. 3enator James Reed To Marry His Client — Kansas City, Dec. 14—James A Reed, former United States senator irom Missouri, said tonight he had obtained a marriage license to w'd Hr*. Nell Q. Donne!!' millionaire’ nt manufacture ?>: -m *. | •tft as an her sensational kidnaping in 1931. 1933 Legislation Cut $11,476,540 Off Property Tax Raleigh, Dec. 14.-~Tables to show that legislation enacted by the 1933 general assembly has reduced North Carolina's property tax by $11,476,540 and the state’s total tax burden by $6,323,548 were made public today by Governor Kiting haus. The tabulations listed the amount of sales tax collections in aaoh county for July, August and Sep tember, and the property tax reduc tions by county afforded through elimination of the 15 cent state wide levy for schools and other spe cial land levies. Sales tax collections for the three months totalled $1,288,248 25, and If that average is maintained through the fiscal year the annual figure will approximate $5,000,000. It was on this basis that the re duction In the total tax burden was estimated. "From these tabulations It Is ap parent that the action of the last legislature afforded property tax relief throughout the state amount ing to $11,476,540 and that, upon the basis of sales tax collections for the first quarter, there would be a relief In the total tax burden in the state of $6,323,548,” a formal state ment said. “In other words, sales tax collec tions on this basis would be this much less than property taxes which they relieved and the peo ple’s burden diminished by this amount. "Even allowing for anticipated increases in sales tax collections for which the revenue department is looking, there Is still manifestly a relief to the taxpayers of North Carolina of many millions and the tax is being paid In installments rather than in bulk.” The statement said "a significant ’ showing about the tables” was that they show relief had been universal in everyone of the 100 counties. "It is notable that even In coun ties like Mecklenburg, Forsyth, Guilford, Durham and Wake, the tax burden upon the county is greatly decreased,” the statement declared, “and while in some coun ties the local conditions have been such that local authorities have increased levies for other purposes and the people of the county thus have not received the full benefit of the legislative action, the respon sibility for this rests upon local groups, the relief having been giv en by the state,” The statement described as "note worthy” that Mecklenburg county had received greater relief than the figures indicated, pointing out that many large chain stores re port their sales taxes there thus increasing the total ior the coun ty. "To a less extent this applies also to Guilford. Forsyth, Buncombe and perhaps some others,” it added. Holiday Lights Beam On Gay Court Square Sparklingly beautiful in Decem ber dusk. Christmas lights beam this week on Court House square. Strings of bulbs radiate from all angles of the rectangle, in all col ore and bursts of cheerful red tnj ■olUi-’ u the trees. Oft® completely sur rounds the square. Finish Survey At Kings Mtn. Battle GroundParkToda) Complete Plant At Capital Knglnrer Smith S»y» l.aoo To 1.500 Arm Will Be Rpromnirnded For The Park. Today, the civil engineer, Mr >linous Smith of the bureau of na tonal buildings, parks and rcscrva ,lons, expects to complete his big lob of making a survey of the lands hat It la proiKiet'd to Incorporate vtthtn the bounds of the Kings Mountain national park, a few ntlea from Orover and Kings Moun tain, says the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Where Battle Bared In conversation with the report er and others. Mr. Bmlth suggest 'd that probably an area of 1,200 x> 1.500 acres may be recommended u the slse of the park. This area .vould Include the battlefield Itself >n top of the knoll, the roads lead ng to the field, the area where he horses of the patriot troop* were Pitched during the battle and the Accessary approaches. Of course Mr. Smith could not <ay what the result of the survey vould be, Insofar as It would be considered by the PWA, his part of che work being simply to make a nap of the battleground, the ad joining lands optioned, the road ways and so forth. Kitty Hawk Park Mr. Smith has only recently com pleted a survey of the lands that ire to be incorporated In the res ervation at Kitty Hawk, N. C., the scene of the Wright Brothers’ first successful airplane flight some thirty years or more ago. This res ervation was first Included In an area- of about 400 acres, but re cently it has been tentatively de cided to Increase the ares of the reservation to 1,500 or more acres and,build a first-class landing field there for the benefit of aviators who desire to visit that historic place. rhackston Coes With Supply; Buice on Road Clyde Thanks ton who he* been a representative for the Southern Biscuit Co., Inc., In the Shelby ter* rltory has accepted a position as traveling salesman for the Shelby Supply Co. Mr. Thackston has been connected with the Southern Bis cuit Company off and on for the past two years, being In the Shelby territory for the past ten months Mr. Chas. Buice former re presen • tatlve for the Southern Biscuit Co In this territory will succeed Mr. Thackston about Dec. 16. Mrt. Ward Observes 'th Birthday Today Mrs. Elisa Ward is celebrating her }0th birthday today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. M. Loy on 8. Washington street where she lives. Mrs. Ward had many callers to ex tend their congratulations and wishes today. She Is a splendid Bible student, a constant reader, has a keen mind and Is reasonably strong of body. She attends church regu larly and Is able, when the weather permits, to supervise work In the Mooresboro Pages Mr. Ripley Again Mooresboro, Dec. 14.—Page Rip Icy again for Mooresboro. Last week i a couple of men ran down a ’pos sum. This week C. O. (Doc) Cham pion was out hunting for rabbits and what did he run out of a brush pile but a talless squirrel. After a moment of parley, the hunter de cided that it was Just a squirrel, tall or no tail, , so he brought It down. Free in Mercy Death John Stephens, of Atlanta, Ca., wh« wan charged by nolle* with murder ing hi« aunt, Alfla Stephens, 52, bu who was exonerated by a coroner’i Jury. Stephen*, a jobless chore! worker, told how he killed hie anm »t her own request to end her suffer mgs. But medical evidence thowot she died from cancer. City Schools End Fall Term Today; 2 Weeks Holiday 4,000 Mtudents To Be free At Ex actly 3:50 F. M.; Ratal Schools Close Dec. M. Almost 4,000 Shelby high school and trammer school students will pack up their books at 1:00 this afternoon and stop worrying about algebra and geography for two whole weeks. Their Christmas va cation lasts until January 1, 1934. The oounty schools, which have approximately 11,600 students, will not close until next Friday, Decem ber 23, but they will open on New Year’s day. ■old Exercises Christmas exercises were present ed in the city schools today, and In the grammar school special pro grams were enjoyed in each room. Oounty Superintendent Origg left yesterday for Raleigh, to at tend a meeting of the textbook commission. He is a member of the high school text book committee. Everett McDaniel Gets Appointment Senator Reynold! Appoint* Him Supervisor Of Comm For Western Carolina. Everett McDaniel of Shelby was appointed on yesterday as supervi sor of census for Western North Carolina and will enter upon his duties as soon as the appointment is confirmed by the president. Mr. McDaniel has ben sick in his room with a cold at the Hotel Charles for several days and when contacted this morning, stated that he did not know just what his duties or salary would be. There are sev eral divisions under the oenaue bureau and Mr. McDaniels does not know to which division he will be assigned. He was a strong supportet of Senator Reynolds in the elec tion. Mr. McDaniel will have offices and headquarters in Asheville and receive a salary of $200 per month It is understood that J. Fell Bab ington will have a position under McDaniel. Cleveland’s Confederate Vets Get $8,367 In Pensions Today Only Seventeen Of Them Answer Roll Call Today; Two Died , During Past Year. The remnant of those who were furlherest at Gettysburg and last it Appomatox will know today ;hat their state has not forgotten. Their semi-annual pension will se paid today. Cleveland county’s seventeen vet erans may get these checks, for 1182.50 each. from clerk of the jourt, A. M. Hamrick, at the court louse. Nor are the widows forgot *n. Twenty class A widows will receive $150 each, and 38 class C widows will receive $50 each-. The otal to be paid tomorrow in the rounty is $8 367.50. It all comes "rom the state Its a Miry. eicraufs, but taps have been blown' lor two. They were J. M Gillespie of Shelby and Thomas B. Phillip* of Bolling Springs Mr. Hamrick remembers that checks came for 100 Veterans Just seven years ago. The men receivmg pensions this time are A. P. Conner of Shelby, Emanuel Crotts of Belwood, J. t. Elliott of Shelby, J. Z. Palls of Shelby, S. R. P. Glenn of Lawn dale, a H. Hamrick, of Shelby, B. J. Jolly of Shelby. C. B. Lattlmore of Lawndale, D. B, McBrayer of Mooreeboro, Ruben McSwain of Shelby, J. M. Morris of Mooresboro, T. J. Phllbeck of Lawndale, Labon Queen of Lawndale, Charles Rich ard of Lawndale. J. A. Simms of Kings Mountain. J. W Weir of Kings Mountain and W W White of Boiling Springs. M *■' nick is working to have a 1. i' ol pensions, for widow* increased. I Fanners, Tenants Barred From Jobs By Relief Office Affect* 50% Listing In This County Grow era Who Hod Crop* This Year And Plan Another Ruled Ineligible By Waynick. Camera, form owner* and ten ant* who have made one crop thl* * year and intend to make another will hereafter be barred from reg istering for work at re-employment agencies, Capu« M. Waynick. (tat* I director, told county director* a* a meeting in Charlotte Wednesday night. In Cleveland county, this mean* that almost half of the 8,114 name* registered will be cancelled. The pant few week* have seen hundred* ”l tenant* flocking to the office on West Marlon street, seeking work. Nome exception* A E. Cline of King* Mountain, chairman of the Cleveland county ! i ('-employment drive, and D. R. 8. Frasier, director, said yesterday, however, that there might be ex ceptions to the rule in Instances of real misfortune or need. Application* have been alower thki week, but moat of them have been from tenant farmers. Mr. Frasier wants them to uodentand that there 1* no need of their seek ing work from hi* office. Many Claastfleatloo* More than a hundred claaaUica t lon* of employment ere listed at the Shelby office, but then are eleven classification* with only one application each. TYiey ark; chauf feur. delivery boy. lumber mill worker, pharmacist, porter, rock driller, telephone operator, tele phone linesman and waitress, Red Tape Disgusts Senator Reynolds Our Bob morn Up When He ilM *» Coni Heel for Am Hour In CWA Art* Boom. How York. Deo. 14,—How North Caroline's Senator Reynolds, after being kept waiting an hour, pro ceeded to give the civil works ad ministration a piece of his mind will be disclosed tomorrow In "Washington Sideshow,*1 political goMlp column In New York Amer ican. “Senator Bob Reynolds. fiery North Carolina Democrat, had been cooling his heels outside CWA Ad ministrator Harry Hopkins' office for an hour, waiting to talk about relief Jobe," state# the repoH. “An hour was enough. The storm broke. To Hopkins' secretary he roared: "By gad, It looks as though you've got to be a Republican to get jobs around here. I’m through. If Hopkins wants to see me, he can come down to my office. You fellows up here think you’re buey. You ought to aee the line outside my office begging for a ohanoe to work.” “ Fruitbasket”; Three Families To Move Fred Blanton In New Homs. B. H. Harris Buys Switaer Home From W. J. Arejr. There %r« so few vacant houses in Shelby, one family cant move without another moving in. It's something like “fruit basket.” On Saturday Fred W. Blanton will move Into his handsome new two story house on 8. Washington street which has Just been com pleted. Mrs. E. T. Switzer will move into the Packard apartment vacated by the Blanton family. B. H. Harris, fertilizer salesman will move Into the Switzer home lr Belvedere which he recently pur .•hased from W. J. Arey. Mr. Arey bought the Switzer home a few months ago and sold It shortfv thereafter to Mr. Harris. Epidemic Of Measles On At Mooresboro Mooresboro, Dec. demic of measles here necessary to close fore the regular *
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