Late News THE MARKETS rntton. spot ... It to 13c Cotton seed, ton, wagon-28.00 ration ton, carlota-30.00 -.-5 Fair But Colder Weather forecast for North Caro lina: Fair, colder In east and cen tral parts of state tonight; light to hravy frost in interior and light trost near coast. Tomorrow, slowly rising temperature. New Air Deal By UNITED PRESS WASHINGTON, March 28.—Post master General Farley announced today that temporary contracts with commercial aviation companies for transporting the U. S. mails would l>c made within the next three weeks. No contracts have been an nulled because of fraud or collu sion, he said. Seeks New Haven By UNITED PRESS ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 28.— | The steamer Maitis, chartered by I Samuel Insull, seeking refuge from American extradition, passed Cha nak. in the Dardanelles, at one o'clock this morning, bound for a Roumanian port. Declared Alien By UNITED PRESS DETROIT, March 28.—Martin In sull, indicted Chicago utilities offi cial, was today declared an alien at an immigration hearing and im mediately paroled to Chicago offi cers for return there on embezzle ment charges, said to have caused the collapse of the Insull utilities. Roosevelt Rests (By UNITED PRESS) JACKSONVILLE, March 28.— Eager to feel the tang of the salt air on his cheeks and forget for a brief while the cares of state, Pres ident Franklin D. Roosevelt arriv ed here at 9:30 this morning to board Vincent Astor’s yacht, Nour mahal, a title floating palace, for a ten-days cruise and fishing trip. Poll Death Toll i KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aarch 28.— The death toll of a bloody munici pal election jumped to four today when P. W. Oldham, who was a by stander in the fighting, succumbed to a ballet wound suffered during long-range duelling. It was said to hare been fired by a gunman of the victorious Democratic regime. The March Of Events Veto Defied Breaking into open revolt against the charm which has held them in feif to the President, the House yesterday over-rode his veto of the veterans’ allowance. Three hundred and ten members voted against Mr. Roosevelt, 72 for him. Two hun dred and nine Democrats Joined the insurgents. This leaves the de cision up to the Senate, which will probably act late today. Return Air Mail President Roosevelt arranged yes terday to return the air mail to private companies pending enact ment of permanent legislation. De tailed plans for bidding and the routes to be opened to commercial carriers will be announced today, it was stated In a conference just before the President left for his va cation. —— 1 Insult Swaps Fugitive Samuel Insull has chang ed. from the little Greek tramp steamer on which he fled Greece more than a week ago to another vesse! at the Island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea, it was reported by a British news agency yesterday. He is trying to escape American authorities seeking his extradition on embezzlement fraud charges. Gets $25,000,000 Richard J. Reynolds, eldest son 01 the late R. J. Reynolds, comes mt° a- fortune estimated at twenty R'c million dollars on April 4, when e >s 28 years old. Dick, whose Ca is bright-spotted with Broad way ventures, aviation and tramp steampT jaunts, has recently be come a country gentleman, living •fhctly In Winston-Salem, in Reyn ne«r where his brother, bmith husband of Libby Holman, was killed. F D. R. Gets Off The President is off on his va a-'on. After ona of his busiest days months, in which he mapped out legislative program he wanted enacted, the Chief Executive slip away fop 10 days aboard Vln ...:,1. Astor’s yacht, to cruise and ‘ Southern waters. Mr. Roose goes tc» Jacksonville by train 10 **** »M> boat. .1 VOL. XL, No. 38 SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 28, 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. "r Mail par rOn adraneai _ U.H Carrlar. par IHf, (In adraaoa) _ UP A. M. Hamrick Is Out For Clerkship Of Superior Court Tosses Hat In Ring For Re-Election Announcement Of Present Incum bent Serving Second Term, Makes 3-Comered Race. A. M. Hamrick today announced publicly that he is a candidate to succeed himself as clerk of the su perior court of Cleveland county, subject to the action of the Demo cratic primary to be held on Sat urday, June 2nd. It has been known for sometime that Mr. Hamrick was seriously considering running again but he made no iormai announcement un til today. He is completing his sec ond term. Mr. Hamrick was born and reared in Cleveland county, was a traveling salesman and merchant for many years and now operates a farm as a sideline. The work in the office has increased greatly and a few years ago a deputy was ap pointed to serve as clerk of the re corder’s court. The announcement of Mr. Ham rick makes a total of three running for clerk. Lander F. McBrayer was the first to announce some weeks ago. Last week Wm. Osborne, dep uty clerk of court plunged in and today Mr. Hamrick offered him self. The term of office is for four years, whereas other county offices are for only two years. Rates Not Raised, County Physicians Say In Statement Medical Society Points Out Change In Night Call Charges Was Not Made Recently. Explaining that Shelby physicians have not raised their rates for calls, the Cleveland County Medical so ciety today issued the following statement to clarify a misunder standing In the matter: "There has been no change made recently in the charges for calls made by the physicians in Shelby. At a meeting of the Cleveland County Medical society, held Janu ary 14, 1927, fees In Shelby were set at $3 for day calls and $4.00 for night calls. This ruling was not made to influence the physicians charges throughout Cleveland coun ty and has continued in force in Shelby since the date it was agreed upon to make such charges. County Charges “Until recently, some few physi cians living and practicing in Cleveland county have been mak ing the same charge for night and day calls. At a meeting of the Cleveland County Medical society held January 22, 1934, it was agreed upon by all physicians In Cleveland county, as well as those In Shelby, that $1 more be charged over the entire county for night calls than for day calls. The charge for calls In the county varying according to the distance travelled by the phy sician. “This statement is made to clar ify impressions received by a few people that there has been an in crease In rates charged by the physicians in Shelby.” Carolina Has New Sound Equipment With eight new amplifiers on the stage, a new sound system has been installed at the Carolina Thea tre, the management announced yesterday. Elaborate equipment of the most modem calibre is being employed, and is said to be capable of imparting the exact shades of the slightest whisper. Liberty or Death? Serving a life sentence at Canon City, Colo., penitentiary, Mrs. Pearl O’Loughlin makes a bid for execu tive clemency by volunteering to undergo the test of a new tubercu losis preventative serum developed at the National Jewish Hospital , Denver. She was convicted of slay ing her 9-year-old stepdaughter All CWA Projects Will End Monday; iFarm Plan Begins Woodson Preparing For Location Of More Than 700 Relief Families. In preparation for the gigantic task of locating more than 700 des I titute families on lands not yet i designated, and setting them up as farmers, Harry Woodson, Cleveland j county relief administrator, said i yesterday that all CWA projects ! would be dropped for at least two ' weeks. This back-to-the-farm movement, | which succeeds the CWA in North Carolina, is designed to make all these relief families self-support ing before December 1. Since many of them have not fanned for years and some have never been farmers, and since, on top of that, the sea son will be late by the time they plough their first furrows, strenu ous efforts must be made if the ob jective 16 to be accomplished. To Supply Seed They will be supplied with seed and livestock and told to go to it. In the CWA curtailment, all workers not on actual relief will be dismissed and in addition, the office staff will be materially reduced. No announcement has been made yet about the latter move. Cleveland’s two most important projects, the Cleveland county fair grounds, which is undergoing a $36,000 improvement, including a new and large grandstand, and the county sanitation program, will be dropped for the time being. I __ To Repair Crossings On Southern Railway The Kiwanis club has been notl J fU'd by the Southern railway that, j it will repair the crossings on West Warren, West Marion and West | Graham streets. These three cross ; ings have become very rough and | a request went to railroad officials ! by the Kiwanis club asking that thov [be repaired. It will be done as *oou ’as the construction department of • the railroad can get around to K. Frer* Logan Opens New Gas Station Fred C. Logan has opened a Sinclair oil and gasoline station at the location formerlv occupied oy the Auto Inn. D. C. Turner is the mechanic in charge of electrical and other repair work. Shelby Hospital Receives $6,548 As Duke Board Distributes Funds The Shelby hospital will receive $6,548 as Its share of donations to state institutions announced yester day by the Duke Endowment board which met in Charlotte. The appropriations announced yesterday brought to $8,043,022.82 the sum allotted to hospitals and orphan homes in the Carolina* by the Duke Endowment since it was established on December 11, 1924. Of this amount, $6.961,881.95 went to hospitals, of which $4,878 29955 was paid for the care of free pat ients and $2,083,452 for the con struction, equipment and purchase of hospitals. Orphan hon.es have received a total of $1,081,340.87 'or the care of orphans and half or phans. the board adjourned as early as possible out af re sport to the mem-! ory of W. S. Lee, rice chairman oi j the board, who died in Charlotte Saturday night. Mr. Lee s place on' the board will not be ftlleil, as His* Doris Duke recently became a member when she rescued the age of 21 years, according to a provision of the indenture creating the “n dowment. The addition of Miss Du he made ‘he board consist of 16 mem bers, and the indenture provides that the first vacancy to occur alt er the bceatr ■» h member vas not to be filled and '-'.e beard will con tinue with io ,nemt .