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Washington, Jan. 3.—Only one I Federal Reserve member bank had ] refused to become a part of the { government-guaranteed bank de posit system, Walter J. Cummings, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance corporation, announced today. More than 7.000 state non member banks are under the pro tection of the insurance plan, he laid. At Rescue Work Lo* Angeles, Jan. 3.—Knee deep in tons of mad and debris, an army of relief workers labored today In stricken areas where at least 37 per sons died as the result of Sunday night's disastrous floods. Thousands of men and women. Red Cross nurses and law enforcement offi cers attempted to restore order in the storm-stricken area. Consider Harbor Raleigh, Jan. 3.—Governor Eh ringhaus yesterday gave serious consideration to a proposal that the rtate push forward a project to de velop the port at Lookout Harbor, with labor from CWA forces. Asks CWA Cash Washington, Jan. 3v—Senator Reynolds protested to Secretary Irkrs yesterday that North Caro lina was failing to get her share of public works money. The senator rompiained to Ickes upon being told that his proposal for developing a forestry project had been turned down. County Officers In First Banquet Joe E. Blanton Is Toastmaster. Talks Made By O. M. Mull, W. A. Ridenhour, Lee Weathers A delightful banquet was served at the Cleveland hotel Monday night by the county officials, office clerks and wives of officials. This was the first time in the history of the county that all county officials had gotten together around the banquet board. They paid for their own plates and some 46 or more were present, with a few special guests. The banquet was held at the suggestion of Joe E. Blanton, chair man of the board of county com missioners who presided as toast master. Everything was informal and a most enjoyable time was held. O. M. Mull was the principal speaker and he had words of praise tor the high type of officials Cleve land county has, few honest and economical government, for the thrifty and industrious people who live in the county. “I had rather live and be a taxpayer in Cleveland than any other place on earth" said Mr. Mull. 'Our public officials realize they are public servants, are giving their best to the Jobs at hand, are al ways courteous and above-board,” said Lee B. Weathers in his short remarks. He cited the low tax rate, the county’s fine credit as exam ples of good government and also commended the officials for serving lor little or no pay. i orten wisn I Had a million dol lars with which to answer the many requests that come to the school board," said W. A. Riden hour, chairman, of the board of education. Mr. Ridenhour has serv ed on the board for ten years and pointed out the rapid progress the schools have made in this time. Horace Grlgg read a humorous resolution with a take-off on each county official. This provoked much laughter. In addition to the county officials present, the assist ants and clerics who work in the of fices, the county attorney, repres entative, board of commissioners *nd board of education members •cere there and all enjoyed the oc •asion. Federal Gat Levy Cut One Half Cent Gasoline went down a half a cent January l as the Federal emer gency tax was automatically repeal ♦d. Revenue from liquor taxes is opposed to replace the loss to the treasury from this abatement—and it applies in the dry Carolines as »ell as anywhere else. Dance At Armory There will be round and square dancing at the company K armory Saturday night, beginning at 8 ^lock. Music will be furnished by ’•He Dutch Grill orchestra. The Okwa ka VOL. XL. No. 2 SHELBY. N. C. WEDNESDAY. JAN. 3. 1934 wm Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. n» M»1L DM mi, (IB UtTMM) «1 n.M C»rrt*r, p«r )w, On »d»anc*I _ |)M New “Brain Truster” .1 *ecent move towards a merger of all communications of the U. S under a new Federal control board has brought- forward the name of Dr. W. M. W. Splawn, professor of economics at the University of Texas, as a new “Brain Trust” member. He’li compile telephone, telegraph, cable and radio com panies’ financial data for analysis. Osborne Named Recorder’s Clerk To Serve 3d Term County Commissioners Ask High' way Department Re-Surface Two Highway*. Cleveland’s county commissioners, meeting on Monday started the new year by re-appolntlng J. W. Osborne, clerk of the Recorder’s court and deputy clerk of the Su perior dourt. to serve his third term. His salary will remain the same. And then, deciding that the court house, which has been refurnished, painted, cleaned and scrubbed In side and out by CWA workers, ought to be kept In this unusually clean state, they decreed that any one caught spitting on the floor or defacing the walls would be fined Spur Tax Payment. In an effort to stimulate collec tion of unlisted taxes, the commis sioners offered one-third of these unlisted revenues to the deputy tax collectors who can discover and col lect them. The first meeting closed with a decision to write a 'etter to the State Highway commissioner recom mending surface treatment for the county line road and for the road by the Neisler Mills at Kings Moun tain. One of the commissioner* will probably go to Raleigh soon to put this more explicitly before Mr. Jeffress, highway commissioner. A number of bills were approved for payment. Idle Teachers To Meet On Saturday All unemployed teachers of Cleve land county are invited to a meet ing at the court house on Saturday. January 10, at 10 a. m., to hear re presentatives of the state depart ment of education discuss plans for adult education and nursery class es under the CWA, Superintendent J. H. Grigg announced this morn ing. Diphtheria Scare In County School Compels Closing; New Epidemic Seen; Measles Increase Patterson Grove Shuts Doors; 304 Measles Cases In County And 10S In Shelby. With 304 cases of measles re ported in the county last, month and 18 new cases already reported this month, Cleveland’s epidemic shows scant signs of abating, ar.d the school situation is further com plicated by threat of diphtheria and chickenpox. There are 108 cas es of measles in Shelby. Patterson Grove Closed. Patterson Grove school, Superin tendent Grlgg said this morning was closed on account of diphtheria Diphtheria and chicken pox were reported this morning in Kings Mountain, Shelby and a few of the county towns. Deferred Openings. Boiling Springs school has de ferred its opening one week, but Moores boro and Mount Pleasant which were closed before the holi days, are now confident enough to open their doors tomorrow. Casar and Moriah will not open until Monday. Lattimore and Polkville are open and report good attend ance. All the Shelby schools opened on time, but attendance has been poor, due to measles and the bad weather on the first day of school. The measles epidemic became prevalent in the county shortly before the Christmas holidays and spread rapidly, despite the warn ings of Health Officer Moore to keep the children at home as much as possible. Thirty Days Grace Given Deliquents On 1930-31 Tax Payment Must Be Made By Feb. 1, MeSwaln Warns, Or Heavy Penalty Ensues. A warning to persons interested in property on which 1930 and *31 taxes have not been paid was is sued yesterday by Peyton McSwcin, county attorney, who announced that February 1 was the deadline in order to avoid additional penal ties and court costs. Approximately $7,600 is due the county for these two years, he said. He has collected about $16,000 since October 1, 1933. Property Already Sold. The property on which the 1930 and 1931 tax has not been paid has already been sold by the sheriff, and the tax sale certificates have been in the hands of the county attorney for foreclosure since last October. In order to give the peo ple an opportunity to pay up these back taxes without additional costs, foreclosure has been held off until now. But under the law the time for payment cannot be continued longer, and therefore in order to avoid the necessity of filing tax suits in the court, which will mean an additional burden upon the taxpayer, the county attorney is anxious that all these delinquent taxes be paid within the next few weeks. New N. C. Utilities Commission Restricts Dividends Payments Rigid Restrictions Are Placed Upon Issuance Of Capital Stock And Rates Of Depreciation. Raleigh, Jan. 3.—North Carolina’s new util ties commission bared its teeth today when Stanley Win borne, serving his second day as commissioner, issued an order plac ing rigid restrictions upon the pay ment of dividends by utilities, the issuance of additional capital stock and rates of depreciation. The order which becomes effect ive Immediately was issued “to pro tect the financial integrity of the utilities and the public interest,” Win borne said. "A study of the reports of the utilities on ft’c in this off re and a study of 1 f’ t - ■ -'in ploypd by them disclose • policy which, in some instances, is not in accord with the views of this com mission,’* the order asserted. "It appears that unnecessary bur dens have been imposed upon the consuming public,’* it added. “The payment of dividends, in excessive amount, is tantamount to deplet ing, reducing and dissipating the assets of the utility.’’ Restrictions Imposed. Tlie following restrictions were imposed: 1. No utility shall use any part of its surplus in the payment of dividends on its common stock ex cept upon showing the necessity therefor and upon authority of the commission. 3. No utility w*th indebtedness, in addition to that for current °x - < Continued on Page t» To Lead New York Out of Red Loan Applications riiiUi Fiokevvo H VaGuardia Facing the biggest, task of his colorful career, Major Fiorello LaGuardis takes the reins of New York City’s government at a time when the municipal deficit is estimated at $27,000,000, and maps his campaign te balance the budget with an eleven-point economy program, an aupcal for aid to the State Legislature and a plan to seek a loan on tax delin quencies from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The Major'* economy program calls for drastic cuts in the city’s payroll personnel of 140,000 employees and the elimination of unnecessary bureaus. In keep ing with election promises, Major LaGuardia also plans revision of the city charter, re-establishment of credit and reform in magistrates’ court* to drive out the gangster and racketeer. ’33 Tags Got By For Two Days Bat Law Will Be Enforced Today Thirteen Crows Are Killed on Night Hunt Crow Him Hit* Is A Popular Sport In The Double Shoals Cofh munlty Now. Crow hunting at night is a popu lar sport in the Double Shoals community now and Bub Jackson (colored) and a party of friends had their most successful hunt last night, killing thirteen of the black birds. The crows are watched near night fall as they seek roosting places for the night. After the moon comes up and brightens the sky, the hunters go forth to battle Jackson killed all but four of the thirteen bagged last night. Art Exhibits On At Local Schools Exhibits On At The Elementary Schools Of The City For Month, Beginning Jan. t. Ail Art Exhibit, showing ■ the original drawings and sketches made by Anna Milo Upjohn are be ing shown from Jan. 2nd to Feb. 2nd at all the elementary schools of the city .according to an an nouncement made this morning by Capt. B. L. Smith, superintendent Miss Upjohn went to Europe in 1916, as a volunteer for civilian re lief under the French. A year later, when the American Red Cross set up its European Commission, she transferred her services to that, organization. After the Armistice she accepted a commission from the American Junior Red Cross to portray child iife in those countries in Europe where educatifcial relief projects were instituted in the name of the American Junior Red Cross, with a view to interpreting the youth of these countries to their young friends in the United States Miss Upjohn's sketches of chil dren all so clearly reflected the great sympathy of the artist with her youthful subjects and her un derstanding of them, that she was sent by the American Red Cross on a world tour that organized a Jun ior Red Cross. The Upjohn pictures reach the school children in the pages of the Junior Red Cross Journal, the Jun ior Red Cross News and Junior Rea Cross Calendar. In addition to th»ir schoolroom values, they are of im portance through serving to intro duce the children of foreign lands to the children of America and in lmpartirz 10 them an intelligent sympntbe. r appr'cmtiOti ot the children oi ihow countries Officer Allison Mounts His Cycle To Round Up And Arrest All License Tat Violators. ' While state patrolmen handed out tickets in Rutherfordton, Gac tonia and other Carolina towns to motorists who persisted in driving with 1933 licenses, Cleveland coun ty drivers have been defying the law up to this morning. Many cars have been seen on the streets Si Shelby without the new license but— State Patrolman Allison, station ed here, mounted his motorcycle this morning with the announce ment that he was going to round up the violators. Leniency was shown the first two days because of the bad weather and because many drivers were unable to pro cure their licenses during the last minute rush. Now, according to Mr Allison, you’d better have that new license or keep your car In the ga rage. 4092 Tags Sold Here. Carlos Hopper of the Carolina Motor Inn, where the tags are on sale, said'this morning that up to last night 4.092 tags had been sold here. Three thousand and seven of these were sold before January 1, when the old licenses expired. In Charlotte, motorists openly re belled against the new tag edict and drove their care when and "Aiere they pleased with old tags Capt. Charles D. Farmer of the state police ordered six additional patrolmen to Mecklenburg county tc cope with this emergency, and told them to arrest all drivers violating the law. The fine Is $10. Burden Lightened. CM Brummitt has lightened the bur den of those who may get arrested by ruling that justices of the peace and other trial officers may sus ;iend Judgment upon payment ol costs, which generally amount to a little more than *4. He made thb ruling after receiving inquiries from a number of trial judges, and said that the license period Included the first day of the new year, despite the fact that this was a legal holi day. Meanwhile, Qovemor Ehringhaut stood steadfastly by his decision noi to grant an extension of time. ”11 is the law and it is not for me U change the law,” he said. Deputy Sheriff For Double Shoals Starts I Double Shoals has a deputy sher iff, the first time in the county’! history, so the oldest citizens re port. Sheriff Cline was petitioned by a number of prominent citizeni of that community to appoint a deputy and* he complied by uaming Everett Lee Champion A report from that community says that Deputy Champion has already shown the law breakers that he menus business by mxttlna wvrrel <rrfs<s On Cotton Options TopCashDemands Farmers Rush To Get Federal Money More Thun 1,700 Cleveland Orow mi Notified To Coll At Office Of The County Agent. County Agent Shoffner'* office.*, were crowded Saturday end this morning by Cleveland cotton farm ers responding to notice* that their options had arrived. More than 1. 700 notices will have been mailed by tonight. , For the first few days after the notices went out, abont half as many applied for the 4c loan, sign ing up for the 1634 reduction pro gram. and took up their options Two hundred and fourteen farm ers have taken the loan. It was re ported this morning, and 177 have sold out. The county agent urgently advises taking the loan, looking for a rise In prices. Deadline Jan. IB Fanners who wish to obtain this loan must do so before January 15, Mr. Shoffner announced early this week. It Is Important to note that the loan Implies acceptance of the '34 reduction program. Just what this program means will be fully explained by Mr Shoffner at a meeting in the court house Friday evening at 7 o’clock All cotton farmers are urged to at 1 \ South Sign* Up. Washington, Jan. a.—The signing of the 1934-35 cotton adjustment contracts- Is under way In the south It was reported today by the agri cultural adjustment administration. Efforts are being made to complete the campaign In as short a time as possible. Under the program, the cotton producers of the south an being offered approximately gH8.000.000 in benefit and rental payments to re duce 1934 production to 35,000,000 acres, or a 40 per cent reduction of the five-year average acreage. Rent al and parity payments to North Carolina planters should total $6. 466,770, or $11.15 per acre reduced. Effective Jan. 31st. The contracts provide that the signing must be completed by Jan uary 31 in order that by that date the secretary of agriculture may de clare the program effective. C. A. Cobb, chief of the cotton section of the agricultural adjust ment administration, stated todsy that “agricultural leaders, extension workers and vocational teachers have all been supplied with con tracts and Instruction books and are rady for th slgn-up. In fact, several thousand contracts were signed yesterday. Other thousands are being signed today and still more will be signed tomorrow. Contracts which are being offer ed producers give them the option of reducing the acreage of the five year base period. 1938 to 1032, from 35 to 45 per cent. The agricultural adjustment administration hopes to achieve a 40 per cent reduction of the five-year average acreage which was 41,347,000 acres. City Pay* $17,000 Bond* And Interest Jealous of the city's fine credit, Mayor McMurry saw to It that principal and interest on bonds due by the city of Shelby were prompt ly paid yesterday. The total amount due was $17,200 and the money was in the bank weeks ago to meet this obligation. President Appeals For Social Reform As Congress Opens Optimtistic u wmmmmr/u FRANKLIN D. ROOBHVBLT 1934 Youngster Is Tate Boy Born At Grover January 1 Round EIU» Tate Is first New Yesr Baby rsr 1934. Parents Are Mr. And Mrs. R. C. Tats. Roland Ellin Tate Is the first New Year’s baby born in Cleveland county in 1934. He is a real boy, a healthy, vigorous youngster, indica tive of the New Year and recovery under the new deal. The child was born at 3:30 o'clock Monday morning, Jan. 1st and the mother was attended by Dr. George Oates, Grover phystcian. The par ents are Mr. and Mrs. Roland C. Tate, prominent people of that com munity. Mr. Tate operates a drug store at Grover. Before marriage Mrs. Tate was Fannie Dora Ellis, so the child which has been chris tened Roland Ellis Tate Is named for Its parents on both sides of the household. This is the first child in the Tate family. "Mister” 1934 has a number of valuable prizes coming to him. These prizes are given by A. V, Wray and 6 Sons, Cleveland Build ing and Loan association, Carolina theatre, Cleveland drug store, Kes ter-Groome Furniture Co., Sterchl Brothers. Belk-Stevens Co. and Sanitary Market. To the second baby born on Jan uary 1st will be given a $2 savings account by the Union Trust Co This second baby, however, has not been reported to The Star office Last year the first New Year’? baby was a boy bom to Mr. and Mrs. Rastus Johnson of No. 8 township and christened Quince Adams Johnson. 32 .Inches In 1933 Thirty-two Inches of rain fel here in 1933, according to record? jnt the post office. This was 18 inch |es less than the rainfall in 1932 Congressman From Dry N. C. Rales On Federal Liquor Bill Robert L. Doughton Of Laurel Hill. Chairman Of Way* And Mean*. Put* Bill Forward. An odd political paradox occurs in Washington today as the house ways and means committee meets in executive session. The committee will meet to ap prove finally the bill levying taxes on liquor, and the chairman of that committee is from dry North Carolina. He is Robert L. Dough tou of Laurel Springs. He issued a call for an executive session of the committee today to take final action on a bill which places a tax of $2 a gallon on dis tilled spirits. $5 a callon on beer and graduated i- * "We will inMv >• r ih t •• 'utlny,'' J \r \*ld. and hope to gel it up loi i action In the house this week. W( hope to pass the general revenui bill within the next two days.” More than $500,000,000 in revenu' from the liquor tax bill was forecast yesterday by Democratic leader: after they had placed this bill or the top of the legislative hopper They planned to expedite action or the $270,000,000 general revenue bill. Meanwhile, the Senate policj committee, composed of leading Democrats, also places the liquoi measure as the first order of buai ness in that branch. As tentatively approved his committee. Chairman Dougiiton said the liquor bill would mar $160,000,000 from beer, glO.OOO.OOt from wines arc) s7-VOOO,000 in col lections on im ’ quois. Hear ings will be he1 next week on thr general revenue bid Roosevelt Optimistic On All Scores Save Foreign Relations Joint Session Hran Him Expnw Fear Nation* ft pend To* Much On iMmml Armaments. »y UNITED PRESS Washington, Jan, 3—Th* United States te definitely In the pncut of recovery, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, reported to congress thl* morning In a vital menage on the state of the nation which be him* self read from the roetrum at the crowded chamber of the houee ol representative*. - The president addressed a Joint assembly of houee and senate shortly after the two chamber# had ■ convened separately thtt mdrnlng beginning the first regular fgfiislftn of the seventy-third congress. The president's message, which was in general terms, was regarded by Roosevelt himself as an appeal for real social and economic reform rather than recovery In terms of older values. Mr. Roosevelt’s satisfaction "with the Immediate past and Ms toofl* dent hope for the country’s bright future marked his dramatic mes sage. Only in the field of foreign af* J fairs did his optimism falter. His l Judgment today Is that fear of aggression on the part of European 5 nations, the expenditure of vaat sums for Increased armaments and the erection of difficult trade bar* riers will prevent any great prog ress toward peace and toward the consummation of better trade agreements. Congressional leaders yesterday prepared for the opening of the session by placing the liquor meas ure at the head of the long legis lative line. The Democrats, with lsxgs ma jorities in both houses, were serene today as congress opened with the routine business of appointments and organization. Both Senator Robinson of Arkansas, majority leader, and Speaker Rainey pre dicted a short session, their defini tion or "short” meaning about May. Meanwhile, house Republicans in dicated plainly that their eourie was to be mapped carefully and thut discretion would be used In selecting administration proposals to hammer. Represeniatlve Snell. New York Republican leader, told reporters yesterday; l "We recognize that it is the re sponsibility of the majority party to furnish the legislative program. When they recommend something thut Is sound, we are going to be for them; when it lent sound, we’ll let our views be known.” Eli A. Street, 79, Falls Deadln Road Prominent Farmer .Succumb* Te Funeral Service Not Set. Starting to get his mail from the box not far from his front door, Ell Al^cander Street. TV, prominent Cleveland farmer, fell dead in the road this morning at 0:30. Physi jcians said his death was due to heart disease. Mr. Strep* had been in declin ing health tor some years, but had not been Ul recently, save for a bad cold from which he suffered sever al days. morning that the burial would be at Zoar Baptist church tomorrow or Friday, pending word from rela tives in other etties. He is survived by his wife and two brothers, J. E. Street of Shel by and M. W. Street of Savannah; < four daughters, Mrs. J. 8. Bell and |Mrs D. G. Glascoe of Shelby, Mr* R. M Oates of Gerton, near Ashe ville and Miss Gertrude Street of Shelby. His one son wn« killed in the World war Loved and resuec' vbo (knew him M St< man J I - .... Heart Trouble This Morning; Burial At Zoar Members of the family said tins Cl I I" • the Bupttbt church ali txie