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Late News the markets (ototn, spot . nx to 12V«c l otion seed, ton. wa«ron-- 26.00 („tton seed, ton, carlots-28.00 Fair Tomorrow North Carolina fair tonight and Saturday with very alight change io temperature. Favor Stock Bill By UNITED PRESS WASHINGTON, April 20.—The senate banking committee by a majority of 11 to 8, today voted to report favorably on the Fletcher stock regulation bill. Aid* Little Man I *• By UNITED PRESS WASHINGTON, April 20.—A bill to extend direct loans to small in dustries for industrial purposes was approved by President Roosevelt, Senator Carter Glass and Eugene Black, governor of the Federal Re serve system, it was announced to day after a conference at the White House. Open Air Bids By UNITED PRESS WASHINGTON, April 20.—Bids on temporary airmail contracts to rover 17 major routes were opened at the postoffice department today. The rrremonies were attended by >00 airline executives, postoffice de partment officials, agents of the jus tice department and others. Johnson Scolds By UNITED PRESS WASHINGTON, April 20.—Gen eral Hugh S. Johnson today public ly reprimanded newspapers for printing the charge that the recov ery administration had imposed press censorship of any kind. To Keep Treaties By UNITED PRESS CONDON, April 20.—Britian will viand by her treaties affecting China and will resist any attempt to over ride them when and if they are challenged, it was announced in of ficial quarters today. The March Of Events Silver Bloc Bows The senate silver bloc, unable t<, agree among themselves and ha rassed by administration disap proval, were reported today ready to submit to the President’s ideas on the subject. He favors permiss ive rather than compulsory legisla tion. Bishop Explains Bishop James J. Cannon, on trial for alleged violation of the corrupt practices act during the anti-Smith campaign, yesterday told how he managed his campaign. He had or ganizations in a number of states, he said. These organizations, he said were Independent of head quarters. so that it would not De called upon to make a report of any kind. Housecleaning The administration will make an intensive effort to persuade home owners to spend $1,500,000,000 on home renovation, but will defer un til next year a broader program for home construction «ind slum elimi nation. Stock Exchange Bill The senate banking committee off b series of efforts to at ,5cil unwelcome amendments to ,ilp sl°ck exchange bill and suc ceeded in putting the finishing ‘ouches in the measure. A final 'ore may ^ taken today. Gangster Threat A death threat, believed to have conie 'fom members of the Dilling Rang, has been sent to Governor eotge white of Ohio, demanding ‘dat he release Charles Mackley V™ Harry Pierpont, convicted mur oeiers of Sheriff Jesse L. Sarher 0{ Alim county. - billed In Crash *"° lllr“n received fatal injuries 1 ‘ •' third was critically hurt in '(Ta35* of * privately owned air r ilV' %terday afternoon near v’lbbonsviiie. Roy Sheppard and Vm Ookes, the latter a colored cre killed. David McLean. ' ^nd owner of the plane, was --W’oush in lured. Cotton Outlook .n,; rge SI°an, president of tl °L°n text*le institute, told cott. tv,R m Charleston yesterday th ti 0llt!o011 for them was bright at any period during the pa -• \eur$. But ^ Wttrned tb ■ eats of restrictive legislate r disturbing not alone to te 1 * h’h 'o all industry. I The valcmd SEND r t 8 Pages Today VOL. XL. No. 48 SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. *J Mali par mr, (la adruoa) _ n » Owlat, pat raw. (In adranoai _ H.n Governor Opposes Cut In Auto Tax; Favors Road Plan — But Can’t See Way For State To Pay Reiterates Stand Against Reduo , tlon Of Licenses In Address To Municipal i Assembly. RALEIGH, April 19.—"We cant make two dollars do the work of six,” Governor Ehringhaus told members of the State Municipal Assembly tonight in a discussion of state maintenance of highway rout es through cities. He favors the (plan, but does not believe the state is in a position to assume the bur den now. Opposes License Cut. - The governor reiterated his stand against reduction of the automo bile license tax. More than 100 city officials heard Ehringhaus, whose address brought to a close the first day of the meeting. Paul V. Betters, director of the American Municipal associa tion, . also spoke tonight, declaring that until stable revenue is provid ed for cities, the country’s national problem will not be “half-solved." “Real property ceases to become a stable form of revenue,” Betters asserted, “and cities must turn to other sources for revenue.” Gasoline Tax. “Some states In the Union have already inaugurated legislation Ly which the cities are given part o! the gasoline, inheritance and in come tax, and it has proved a won derful'help in aiding cities to sol-e their debt nroblem.” Governor Ehringhaus asked fhe city officials not to make it “im possible” for him to help them “through your persistency.” “I am with you and I want to help you,” he said. “We have to have the money to bring about, state allocation for the mainten ance of city streets. 0 No New Taxes. “Every time the state fe called upon to do something of this na ture it requires money. And more money means more taxes. North Carolina has been progressive in its stand against excessive taxation. We are now doing the work on the maintenance of state roads on $6 - 000,000 what it formerly took $12. 000,000 to do.” The governor declared there was an “everlasting” demand on gov ernment for more service which it is impossible to render without more taxation. ..-' ! Oliver P. Turner Dies In Hospital! |Well-To-Do Fanner Of This Sec tion Suffers Relapse From Pneumonia Illness. Oliver P. Turner, well known farmer who lived on highway * IS near Shelby, died in the 3helbv hospital yesterday morning at 6:00 o’clock. Mr. Turner had been ill | with pneumonia for about five weeks, and his death came after a relapse from the illness. He married Martha Alice Wright on April 23, 1905, and besides his wife, is survived by the following children: Lawrence James, Curtiss Pauline, Addle Mae, and Alma Pearl. Also surviving are two sis ters, Mrs. Lee Wallace and Mrs. Mary Costner, both of this city, and one brother, J. S. Turner of Lincolnton. Funeral services were held at the | home this afternoon at two o’clock. Interment vVas in the Friendship church cemetery at Fallston. Mr. Turner was a hard working. I honest farmer, well liked and re-j spected by all who knew him. U. S. Ladybird and Course Around South America WYOftK U NTTED STATES XAHAOUCY PORT Alj PRINCt MANAGI :oisto6al IRT OP SPAIN PORTALS' TALARI o* jamciao _Routb of South American Ct rcui v Laura Inqav£s~ in danger of being just another “forgotten ladybird,” after her plans for a trans-Atlantrie flight flopped in 1931, Laura Ingalls, American aviatnx, has won a place among the foremost aviators of the world, male and female, by her remarkable solo flight around South America. Although Miss Ingalls asserted she was mak ing the 16,000-mile trip “just for the fun of it,” friends of the flier hope that the prestige thus obtained may get her backing for participation in the London-Melbourne international air race next October. Besides the flory that would fall to the winner of the derby from Britain to Australia, there is a cash prise of $60,000 >ut Miss Ingalls would require a faster plane than the craft she used in her South American circnH. in which she became the third woman in history to fly across the Andes. Dr. Kramer Revival Grows In Attendance And Interest Seek To Beat Sunday School All-Time Mark Attempting to beat the record of .1,342 attendance at Sunday school, '•Big Jim” Kramer, nationally known evangelist now conducting services at the First Baptist church in Shelby, announced a full pro gram for Sunday, with four ad dresses scheduled for the day. Sunday school convenes at 9:30 more than 1,342 students, if “Big Jim’s" campaign *s successful, and he will speak to the members at 10 o'clock on “Life.” At 11 o'clock, at the regular morning service, he will speak on “Sheltering Wings," and at 2:30 in the afternoon on “What’s the Matter With the American Home.” At the evening service, which be gins at 7.45, Dr. Kramer will de liver his famous sermon, ' Don't Die on Third.” Music will be furnished by the five big choral groups. The B. Y. P. U’s will meet at 7 o’clock Power Rate Asked For Wind aw Lights Shelby merchants pian to ask city offcials to give them the power rate for window lighting and in return for this will leave their window lights on until around midnight, it was decided at a meeting Thurs day morning. More ligh's will be used under this plan with resultant revenue to the city but by giving merchants advantage of the power rate the cost to each individual will not be excessive, it was stated. Lights in show' windows until midnight would add to the city’j attractiveness, par ticularly during the summer when many people will be riding at night, it is thought. George Wray was named to take the matter up with the city offi cials. FERA ’SNew Garden Seeds Arrive, With 19 Mules For Relief Cases Thirty cases of garden seeds, enough to plant over 300 acres, ar rived at the FERA office here yes terday, soothing the anxiety of Har ry Woodson, administrator, who has been waiting on them for weeks. Also, 19 big, strong mules, a portion of the number allocated to this county, are here, waiting to be hitched up to the plow. The collection of seeds would de light the heart of any garden-lover, as there is a total of 13 different varieties. They are: beet, carrot, mustard, turnip, three kinds of beans, pea. tomato, okra, collards. squash and cucumber Enough For 300 Acres All in all, 30 cases of the seeds j were sent, possibly all lhai the local j office will receive this season. There are two size* of packages, one that will plant approximately an acre each, and another that will cover only about one hall an acre. The 486 packages will furnish over 300 acres with green, growing vege* tables throughout the summer and fall. Woodson states very emphatically that the seed will be distributed only to those families now on direct re lief. Others who desire to eke out of the government everything possible, will be flatly refused. Th original shipment of 33 bush els of seed potatoes has diminish ed until there are only about seven and one-half bushels remaining , These are still being distributed. | He Spoke Four Time* Yesterday Visitors Over From Gastonia. Rally Planned. Dr. James Kramer, Denver evan gelist who is conducting a tw( weeks’ revival at the First Baptls church is now preaching real spir Itual sermons antf last night thl mammoth auditorium was Jam' packed to hear him. He has the firi and enthusiasm of Bill Sunday anc shoots short, tense sentences thai drive home his points. Two morning services were helc Thursday and Friday at the tfhurct and exceptionally large crowd! gathered to hear him. Thursday morning his talk was on “Does Goc Answer1 Prayer?" This morning h« spoke on "Tithing." Great Plans For Sunday Tonight’s subject will be “Art You Riding the Blind Baggage?” Nc more morning services will be helc this week, and there will be no Sat urday night service, but on Sunday four services, Sunday school at 9:30 sermon “Sheltering Wings” al 11 o’clock and a special family serv ice at 2:30, the subject being “What Is the Matter with the American Home?” A special invitation is ex tended to people from the country and from other local churches to attend the Sunday afternoon family service. “Beat 1342" is the goal and slo gan for Hie Sunday school Sunday morning. Each class has set high goals and all teachers and officers are working to establish a new at (Contlnued on page eight.) ’ Shelby Merchants Elect H. G. Clark Retail Code Head R. E. Campbell Named Vice-Chair man; Office To Be Manured Through Chamber Commerce. H. O. Clark, Shelby hardware OMrefcaat, eras ejected chairman Of the Local Retail Code, authority and R. E. Campbell, department store owner, was named vice chair man at Thursday’s meeting of the code authority held at Che Hotel Charles. The authority wtl> be handled through the office of the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants as sociation. E. A. Houser, jr„ secre tary' of the organization, has been named secretary of the authority. All matters of code violations os they affect retailers under the code authority will be handled through this office. Complaints as to trade practices, matters concerning labor, etc., are to be considered by the of fice and settlement Is to be made wherever possible. Otherwise these matters will be forwarded to Wash ington for decision. * Free Orthopedic Treatment Offered Dr. H. L. Stanton, supervisor of educational rehabilitation, has an nounced free clinics to be held at the Gastonia Orthopedic hospital every Tuesday afternoon. Both ex amination and treatment for de formed and crippled children will be offered without cost. County Received $120,084 Of CWA Allotment In State Price Tulips Beds A Beauty Spot Thousands of people will visit during: the next week or ten days the tulip gardens of Gideon Price at Lattimorc. Mr. Price has between 50,000 and 60,000 tulips that are now opening and coming into the height of beauty. Besides tulips, Mr. Price has scores of other' varieties of flowers that are blooming or will bloom later in the season He is a retired rural mail carrier who grows flowers far the joy of it. The fame of the Price tul ip beds has spread far and wide and thousands of visitors gather there during the blooming season to view the riot of color. POSTPONE P. T. A. MEET UNTIL 30TH OF APRS The regular meeting of the Shel by high school Parent Teacher as sociation, which was originally scheduled for Monday night, has seen postponed until April 30 to ivoid conflict with the revival now in progress at the First Baptist thurch. (Special to The Star.) RALEIGH, April 10.—Civil Works Administration funds expended in North Carolina during the life of that organization, November 30 to March 29, reached the grand total of $9,962,468.70, of which only $54 - 234.01 was spent on State admin istration, leaving $9,638,234.69 which went to the 100 counties, an aver age of $98,382.35 to each county. Mrs. Annie L. O’Berry, administra tor, states. Cleveland county received $120, 084.10, as compared with $96,382.3? for the average of each of the 100 counties, Mrs. OUerry's report shows. The bulk of this expenditure went to pay wages of unemployed, al though a considerable amount went to purchase of supplies and equip ment for projects in the various cities, towns and counties, it to pointed out. Since the CWA has ended, other forms of work relief are being arranged and will be car ried out. New Blue Eagle The new Blue Eagle will make it*, debut on May 1. It will bear only one word. “Code." and will identify emp' .ver who <r<> operating under ian approved code. School Teachers Received Average Of $627 Last Year State Survey Reveals Average Salaries Shelby educator* >639, And t'oun ty Teacher* SSI6. Superintendent ) Allen’* Report Show*. By M. R. DINNAC.AN RALEIGH, April 30.—School tea chers and principal* in 37 cities and towns of North Carolina having populations ot 5,000 or more receive this year salaries averaging >637.17 a year, as compared with an aver age salary of >650.66 a year for the rural teacher* in 99 counties ot the state (New Hanover schools ex cepted, because of the county-wide unit), according to figures compil ed in the offioe of State Superin tendent A. T, Allen. Shelby teachers receive an aver age of >639.33 this year, while the rural teachers in Cleveland county receive >516.01 for tide year's teach ing, a recent compilation shows. Salaries Are Larger. These salaries are larger because of the higher grade average of the teachers in the larger units, It Is explained, and are exclusive of the local supplements voted In a few of the cities and towns to teachers' salaries. They all apply to whit' teachers only, whose grades gen erally are higher than those t^f col ored teachers. Hickory Gets Highest. Of those 37 towns and cities, tea chers in Hickory receive the high est salaries, >674.43 a year, or >13.07 a week for the 63-week year, and Wilson teachers receive the lowest salaries, an average of >571.77 * year, >11.00 a week for 53 weeks Hold Services For W, S. Huffstetler At Marys Grove Wa* One Of Moat Beloved ClUsens Of Hinr’i Qtn* Community; Died April 10th (Special to The Star > William 8. Huffstetler, age 63. died at hia home in the Mary's Grove community April 10 after an illness of several years. Funeral services were held at the Mary's Grove church April 11th at 11:00 o'clock. The rites were presided over by the Rev. Mr. Allison, pastor of the church. Mr. Huffstetler la survived by nine children: Mrs. D. A. Sellers.' Mrs. Floyd Wright, Mrs. Paul Led ford, Mrs. Dewey Barret, Pressley Huffstetler, and the following chil dren who live at home, Willie, How ard and Marvin Huffstetler. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, two brothers, Dave and Gus Huffstet ler, and five sisters, Mrs. Lan Mor ris of Greenville, 8. C., Mrs. Ivey Hullender, Mrs. Philip Falls and Mrs. Avery Harmon of Kings Moun tain and Mrs. Charlie Falls of Gar Ion, this state. Mr. Huffstetler was well known and respected In his community and elsewhere throughout the county. He had been a Ufe-loi\g member of the Baptist church. Mr. Willie Wilton Hat Paralytic Storke W. P. (Willie) Wilson, who lives on the Cleveland Springs road, suf fered a stroke of paralysis last Tuesday and has been in an uncon scious condition since that time. He is 81 years of age and the father of David Wilson, of Littleton, Miss Emily and Sam Wilson of Shelby Little hope is entertained for his recovery. Barly Sarratt continues 111 and confined to bed at his home on Zoar road. i ■SA Virgil Weathers of Lattlmore, who wm elected president of the student council by his fellows at the University of North Carolina Virgil Weathers Named President University Body Lalttmorr Boy, Outstanding Ath lete, Is Winner In Friendly Tilt With Proctor. Virgil Weathers of Lattlmore, was elected president of the stu dent body at the Unlvwslty of North Carolina, defeating B. C Proctor of Chapel Hill, In the an nual student elections held on Wed nesday after a week of Intensive but friendly cam>Ugntng. Virgil la the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Weathers of Lattlmore. He at tended Lattlmore high school be fore entering the University, and made a spectacular record In base ball and basketball. At Chapel Hill, he has made the All-Conference basketball teams for the past two years. Is the only N. C. player ever twice selected In the Charlotte Ob jerver’s Flaming five, and was high scorer In the state's Big five the past season. He plays forward. Other Student Leaders. Cleveland county, besides contri buting a number of outstanding athletes to collegiate circles, has al so produced many student lenders. Hal Farris of Shelby Is class repre sentative on t the student council at State, and Miss Sara Thompson is; treasurer of the student council at Duke university. C. R. Hoey, Jr., now an engineer with the Canton Fibre company, was president of the etudent body at State, Henry Kendall held the same office, and Rosalyn Ntx was president at N.C.O.W Funeral Yesterday For Mrs. Hoopaugh, Paralysis Victim Mrs. Millie Birch Hoopaugh, wife of James Hoopaugh, died Wednes day at her home near Mooresbord. Her death resulted from a sudden stroke of paralysis. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at four o’clock at the Lattlmore Baptist church. The rites were conducted by the Rev. W. O. Camp of Cherryvllle. Mrs. Hoopaugh was married 39 years ago to James Hoopaugh. She Is survived by her husband and two children, Clayton Hoopaugh, and Mrs. Hattie McSwain, both citizens of this county. Wright Renews Slot Machine War And Defines The Law On Gambling Having received a number o: complaints recently about illega operation of slo£ machines, Record er Joe Wright announced this morn lng that he would order arrests i: the machines were not dlscontinuet In a few days. ‘Several months ago I ordera these slot machines out,’’ Judgi Wright said, ‘‘and most of then disappeared. At that time I suppos< there were more than fifty in thi city of Shelby. Well, that previou order still stands. Slot machinei are against the law, and they’vi got to go.” Questioned by a reporter. Judgi Wright explained that there Is < real distinction between a siot-ma chine and one of thow pup le-bnll in-the-hole machines, The latter, i ' seems, are not against the law, be l cause there Is a certain element of skill in their operation. "It's like this,” the Judge said. ; "Two men might play a game ot pool and make beta with each other, each betting on his own skill. Now that may not be moral, but It’s law j ful, according to the Supreme court. : But if a third party comes along 1 and beta on either of the players, | he’s gambling on events entirely ! beyond his control—and he breaks | the law. Therefore, It’s Illegal to run | these slot machines, where pure ! chance alone is boss, but legal to operate the machines where a cer ! tain amount of skill, no matter how ’ negligible, is required." According to North Carolina •Continued on page eight.* Cleveland County i Marriages Double | Under New Statute ■——— Cash Records Reveal A Statewide Urge Prosperous Times One Reason. Bui Uftlni Of Mmiim Restraint Ofti The Moat Credit. (Special to The Star) RALEIGH, April l». —More than twice as many marriage licences were Issued In North Carolina dur ing the last half of 1933 than In the same period ot 1933, or 1I.9M as against 5,45«, as reflected in tha cold and unemotional oash record of Commissioner of Revenue Max well, whose office collected $3 for each license Issued, or $19,173 lor the last halt of 1939 and *41,904 (or the last half of 1933. Cleveland county show M ttoenae* issued in tho six months before end 134 issued after the lew wee enact ed, represented by $10$ and $173 paid into the state revenue depart ment, by the register ot deeds. Wlille lifting the economle re straint is given some credit for the huge Increase, lifting tha marriage license restraint* is given the maj or part of oredlt. The social legisia non enacted a arcane ago, requir ing the bride and groom to under go physical and mental examina tions, including veneral diseases tor the groom only, was attacked IB the 1933 general assembly, eepeetaUy by border county representatives, until that law was repealed, along with the law forcing a five-day notice of Intention to marry If either of the contracting parties was under 31 years of age. Women's organisations fought to retain what they had stowed In this social legislation, but tha call for restoration of revenue from that source was loud. Other surrounding states did not have such desirable laws, so thsy were getting the mar riage license fees. Now the groom merely wakes affidavit with the register of deeds that he does not have, has not had In two years, ac tive tuberculosis or a veneral dis ease. Also, to keep the record straight, North Carolina couples who marry In other states are required to file the marriage certificate in the groom’s home county. The first she months shows the fees are com tng back home. Bnmunitt Upholds County Officials Commissioner* Have Authority To Cut Quarantine Feet, He Writes Attorney, An optolon by Attorney General Dennis O. Brummltt, expressed In « letter to County Attorney Peytoc McSwain on Tuesday, upholds th« Cleveland county commlaalonwa la reducing fees of ths quarantine of ficer. The commissioners some mouths ago reduced the compensation ol Or. D. P. Moore, county health of ficer, for repenting quarantines Upon Dr. Moore’s protest, ths Med leal Society offered an opinion Iron the attorney general tending U show these fees could not be re duced. Mr. Brummltt now writes that after consulting chapter 4, Public Local Laws of 1933, he finds that the commissioners do have the authority to fix the salaries, fees and compensation of the count! quarantine officer. Tom Dixon To Speak At Kings Mountain iSpecial to The Star.) KINGS MOUNTAIN, April 30. Under the sponsorship of the loca chapter of the United Daughters o the Confederacy, Thomas Dixon well-known author, orator, preach er and playwright, will speak here on the evening of April 37 in tiu central high School auditorium Kings Mountain is Indeed fortun ate in having Mr. Dixon, who is s son of Cleveland county, leetur* here. No. 3 Exercises Wind Up Tomorrow Pinal graduation exercises at the No. 3 township high school will wind up tomorrow night with the commencement address by D. Z. Newton, Shelby barrister. Tonight, the class exercises “Quo Vadia” will be presented. Tomorrow ‘afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Mr. New ton will deliver his address. At 3:30 o'clock, diplomas wffl be awarded members of the graduation class will pi-sent a three act ptay. "The Pr'cr Tag."