North Carolina Newspapers

Late News the markets t„ifoo. spot.1®*» to 1*1 lotion seed. *«»»■ w*«on. 23 00 Cotton seed, ton, carlots .... 25.00 Cloudy Weather Weather forecast for North Caro lina Mostly cloudy today and to ,n or row. Occasional showers tomor row in east and northwest. Little change in temperature. Wirt Repudiated By UNITED PRESS WASHINGTON, May The h(1Use committee which investigat ed the Wirt charges of red pots In administration today reported these charges untrue. Wirt and his accusations were dismissed two wreKs ago. This is the formal report of the committee, which is headed hv Congressman Bulwinkle of North Carolina. O.K. Tariff Bill By UNITED PRESS WASHINGTON, May 2.—The sen ate finance committee voted favor ably today on the reciprocal tariff hill, which would give President Roosevelt broad powers to negotiate trade agreements with foreign pow ers. No Rum Tax Cut By UNITED PRESS WASHINGTON, May 2—Presi dent Roosevelt does not expect leg islation this session on reduction of liquor taxes, it was indicated at the White House today. The March Of Events_ Ask Birth Control Members of the North Carolina conference for social service ad journed yesterday from their meet ing in Raleigh, having approved birth control, abolition of capital punishment, and old-age pensions. They heard Dr. Hanna Stobe, medi cal director of the Margaret Sang er birth control clinic, who urged them to prod their congressmen in to action. Billion Poll&r Loss The Federal government would lose a billion dollars if required to carry out the McLeod bank deposit pay off bill, Secretary of the Treas ury Morgenthau estimated yester day. Bribery Charged Trade association executives in Washington yesterday were told that three of their number had tried to bribe an NRA official, and that most of the so-called regi mentation In codes had been put there by business’ own efforts. G.O.P. Vs. Tariff Senate Republicans plan to pre sent united opposition to the reci procal tariff bill, it was learned in Washington yesterday, as the com mittee concluded its hearing on the measure. Senator McNary, G. O p. leader, said-he planned party conferences this week. Would Retire Cannon A few minutes after delegates to the Methodist Episcopal Church Conference in Jackson had hailed with great applause the appearance of Bishop James Cannon, Jr., the committee on episcopacy disclosed it had voted 43 to 28 to retire the bishop four years ahead of time. Bishop Cannon, who was late for the conference because of his trial in Washington, explained that he had been “unavoidably detained,’' and received round after round of applause. O.K. Tobacco Cut Tobacco control was approved by “ agriculture sub-committee yesterday, but some of the admin '■>tratson leaders let it be known pey preferred to try out the Bank "'’ar‘ 1)1,1 on cotton before enacting •'I'miar legislation for tobacco. McMurry Invited To White House Affair S. A. McMurry yesterday rcived an invitation to attend a ■ r 0ri at the White House on „a' 1 Tlt which President Roosevelt HI receive the contributions for v>'aritl Springs Poundation fund ’ by the Roosevelt Birthday a-,| Ail over the country. Aftu the reception, there will be Qmiler at the Hotel Shoreham. Martin To Speak Tonight On “Devil” Tl.c Rev c. V. Martin, pastor of . ' . , <:ond Baptist church, who is ^ducting a revival this week, will r'f tonight on “The Devil.” A ,hn* 'erviee begins at 7:30. and . will be delivered at 8 M VOL. XL, No. 53 SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. *J Mall p*f raai, (la advaaw) . MM Carrtar, par m>, (M a4raaw) _ (Mt Heads Women Students 4 l. . ....-^ _ _____ Miss Betty Durham, of Chapel Hill, the attractive young lady pictured above, was recently elected head of the Woman’s Association, the co ed group at the University of North Carolina. Miss Durham, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Durham, of Chapel Hill, Is an honor student. She succeeds Miss Jane Jolly, of Raleigh. Commerce Chamber Asks Probe Of Telephone Rates - - 1 - No New Cases In Court Today For the first time in several eases on the docket in record months, there were no new er’s court this morning. Four old cases, carried over from other sessions, were disposed of in just a few minutes. The police department has had less to do this week than for a long time. No arrests had been made at noon today since Sunday night. The sher iff’s department has made only two, one Monday and one yesterday. Ralph Gardner In Honor Fraternity Shelby Boy Makes Scholastic Rec ord Which Qualifies Him For Phi Beta Kappa. Ralph Gardner, Shelby boy who is a student at the University of North Carolina, was yesterday ad mitted to membership in the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, a national organization of honor students in the various universities of the na tion. In his twenty-seven courses of study he made an average grade of )5. On fifteen subjects he made A grades, on eleven subjects B grade and one subject a C. The C grade was made in his freshman year when he was giving much of his time to football. He is a member of the university football squad and ranks high in the esteem of his fel low students and the faculty mem bers for his splendid record. Value of request by Shelby cham ber .of commerce and merchants as sociation directors at their last night meeting for an investigation of telephone rates in Shelby seems to be borne out by information re ceived today from the utilities cor poration concerning rates through out the state. Shelby is listed with the utilities commission as having 1001 phones. Count of the present directory be ing used in Shelby, the directory is sued last year, shows 892 phones in use. The Shelby rate is $4.00 for busi ness phones, $2.50 for a residential phone. Rates for some other cities, giv ing the number of phones and rates, the first rate being for busi ness and the second for residential service, are: City No. P. B. R. N. Wilkesboro_ 855 3.50 2.50 Reidsville. 931 3.85 2.50 Thomas ville. 1009 3.75 2.25 Hendersonville 1214 3.50 2.25 Lexington _ 1250 3.75 2.25 Elizabeth City_ 1830 3.50 2.50 Tarboro _ 793 3.50 2.50 KTorganton _ 772 3.58 2.25 Lumberton _ 710' 3.58 2.25 Ashe boro __ 686 3.00 2.00 Shelby .* 892 4.00 2.50 Candidates Will Not Speak On Saturday Officials of the Shelby labor un ion said yesterday that candidates would not be asked to address the labor voters league meeting to be held in Union Hall Saturday after noon, as previously announced. The questionnaire, setting forth the 41 legislative points asked by labor, has been mailed to the Cleve land county candidates, and they will be invited to speak after their replies have been received, it was announced. 3000 Kids Celebrate May Day With Colorful Games, Pageants mar schools or the city frolicked in mar schols of the city frolicked In the sunshine yesterday afternoon as they celebrated May Day with pic nics, dances, games and songs. Gay little misses dressed in rain bow-hued garments tripped around the may poles to the accompani ment of tuneful melodies, and stur dy youths view with each other in numerous games and contests as they observed the age-old customs. Spread Picnic. Washington school, following its traditions of years, spread a mam moth picnic lunch on the school grounds, to which all purents and friends w/ere invited Following <he dinner, field day games, and a base ball game between the fathers and sons featured the entertainment. Jefferson school put on an elab orate pageant called "Uncle Sam’s May Day” in which students, dress ed in international colors, told Uncle Sam what they had contrib uted to his flower garden. Contests, races, games and other rites were also enjoyed. Graham Program. Graham school, in addition to athletic games, presented a com plete May Day program in which Juanita Eaker was chosen Queen of the May Others taking p: rt on the tOutyt.imieO nn page lrn» Four Men Burned As Gasoline Ignites At Freight Yard Flames Envelop Men As Valve Leaks Leaking Valve Spread* Fire As Men Unload Asphalt From Can At Southern R. R. Four men were painfully burned, but miraculously escaped serious In jury early Saturday morning at the Southern freight yards when gaso line from a pressure tank was ig nited by a steam furnace. The men, all employees of the Brown Paving company, were un loading asphalt from tank cars. To do this it Is necessary to heat the material to a liquid state. A steam furnace Is employed. Flame Hits Men Backed up near the furnace was an asphalt distributor truck, which keeps its load warm with a gasoline heater, worked under 75 pounds of air pressure. A leaky valve on the truck allow ed a shower of gasoline to spurt over the furnace, and four men. standing nearby were sheath ed in sudden flame. They were Oscar Bagwell, Wll j liam Gilliard, O. G. Bagwell and I John Henry Watson, the latter a colored man. Bagwell was dismissed from the hospital today, but is suffering from painful bums on the neck and | arms. The others, whose burning clothing were Jerked from them by their fellow workman as they ran, are burned around the body and face, but their condition was said i this morning not to be serious. jl To Set County Cotton Quotas WASHINGTON, May 1.—Secre tary Wallace has announced that ( he Farm Administration is making ; iipid progress in the determination i of county and individual allotments !of cotton production under the tBankhead cotton act. i "It la important that we move aa (rapidly aa possible in fixing the 'allotments of penalties and indiv idual producers,” he said. “There is ; a great amount of work to be done I in development the most equitable i arrangement of allocating/1 the fix !ed quota of 10,000,000 bales among I the more than 1,000 cotton produc jlng counties. l “There is, however, sufficient flexibility in the bill so that every eligible cotton producer should re iceive an allotment that will permit him to produce an amount of cot ton in line with approximately a 35 per cent reduction of hla five year average production." ■ The secretary said his antipathy to the principle of compulsory con trol would not hinder the adminis tration of the act. Funeral Service* At Zoar Thursday For Charlie Warren Wm Well Known Fanner And Church Member; Died Of Brain Tumor Attack. Charlie C. Warren. 32 year old farmer of the Zoar section, died at his home this morning at 10 o’clock. He had been sick for several years with a brain tumor, and became extremely ill last night after a hard day’s work. He is survived by his father, Fate Warren, who also lives in the Zoar section; a wife and four children; four brothers, and six sisters. Funeral services will be conduct ed at the Zoar church tomorrow afternoon at three o’clock by Rev. Rush Padgett, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. J. W. Suttle. Mr. Warren was one of the best known men in his section, and was an industrious and prosperous farm er. He was prominent in church circles, as well as in industry, serv ing hs a deacon in the Zoar church for a number of years. Free George Hurst In Recorders Court George Hurst, skating rin| oper ator, who was arrested a short time ago charged with violating the fire laws of Kings Mountain, was tried yesterday morning in recorder’s court. A jury returned a verdict of not guilty after a few minutes de liberation. Hurst was ordered to move the location of his skating rink from Kings Mountain on the charge that he was violating the fire laws of the city. But he claimed that J>e had paid his license, had made thorough inquiry at the clerk’s ol fice if there was ahy objection to his busines'-. had found none, art’ no decided to stay. College Choir Will Sing Here I Ernest & Mllltr, director of the | Mitchell collate a oa pells ehoir, I which will aloe here Sunday night at the Central Methodlat churrh. |Thia well-known choir, consisting of M member*, offer* a varied ae lectlon of religious music,' from the ! Halleluiah of Handel to the popular {Deep River of BuHelfh. The pro ’ gram begtna at I p. m. | More Growers Use Certified Seed, Shoffner Asserts I _ | County Agent Off era To Make Plans For Certification Here if Fanners Desire It This has been an extremely good year for the sale of certified seed. County Agent R. W, Shoffner said yesterday in talking over Cleveland county cotton planting, which is now getting underway la full stride. "When a person has his seed cer tified by the state association," Mr. Shoffner said, "it is evident that he has pure seed. Purchasers realize this fact, and are demanding Oar t tried seed. "Now Is the time of the year to make arrangements for field in spection. If you are anticipating having some certification done with small grain. If there are any who are Interested in having some small grain certified, or any other crop, I would appreciate their calling at my office as soon as possible. I can then have the state Inspector come here to look over the crops.” Miss Lattimore Dies At Polkville Death Resulted From Illness With High Blood Pressure; Fu neral Tuesday. Miss Mattie Lee Lattimore, age 55, died at the home of her broth er, P. B. Lattimore near Polkville, at 13 o’clock Monday. She had been sick for several months, and her death was attributed to high blood pressure. Miss uaiuinore, wno was not mar fried, Is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. I. D. Harrill, Mrs. H. R. Sherrill, and Miss Sara Lattlmore, all of Lattlmore, Mrs. Frank Stevenson and Mrs. E. G. Bullon of Kansas City, Missouri, A. M. Lattlmore, Jr., of Zion, F. B. Lattlmore and Guy Lattlmore of this county, and W. C. Lattlmore of McDowell. Funeral services were held at Lattlmore Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The rites were con ducted by the Rev. D. O. Washburn. Miss Lattlmore was the daughter of the late Frank Lattlmore and Edith Chitwood Lattlmore, both of whom have been dead several years. The services were attended by hosts of Tfftnds and kinsfolk, and masses of large and beautiful floral offer ings attributed to the esteem in which she was held. Ellenboro Citizen Chosen New Deputy Garrett M. Edwards To Be (7. «. Marshal In Western District Of Carolina. Garrett M. Edwards of EUenboro, for the last 12 years chief of the Rutherford county police yesterday was sworn In as United States depu ty marshal for the western North Carolina district to succeed the last Republican deputy marshal. 3. M. Bailey, who was chief deputy under former Marshal Brownlow Jackson. Announcement of the appointment of Mr. Edwards and his assumption of the duties of the office was made last night by United States Marshal Charles R. Price of Char . who in Asheville yester day Measles Epidemic May Cut Number Of Teachers Here Low Attendance To Affect Next Term Aad Means That. While There WUI Be Jvet Aa Many Students, Fewer Teacher*. That Shelby and Cleveland coun ty achooia will be penalised next year on account of the meaalea epi demic In the county during the winter, haa been learned from edu cational authorities. The number of teacher* under the present rules and regulation* for next year Is baaed on average attendance thia year. Average at tendance In Cleveland county achooia aa well aa In olty achooia was cut down on account of the epidemic, therefore the state pro poses to lessen the number of teachers next year, regardless of the fact that total enrollment shows no curtailment of teachers la In order and If the number of less ened class rooms will be crowded next year. Commerce Chamber Acts Due to this state of affairs direc tors of the chamber of oommerce are urging the state department not to curtail the number of teacher* when It la well known now that enrollment and average a tendance next year will be too heavy for the number of teachers proposed. The Cleveland county measles epidemic in December and January could only be described as “raging." All told, more than a dozen coun ty schools were closed, and attend ance at the Shelby schools fell de plorably. According the reports made to Health Officer Moore, there were 304 cases In the county during December, but It la likely that there were many more unre ported. Early tn January, there were 106 cases reported In Shelby. Teachers Salaries For Eighth Month . Not Available Yet Federal Fund* Not Vet Ready For Fay Envelope* Of N, C. Teacher*. ■ Superintendent of County Schools J. H. Ortgg announced this morn ing that It would be about two weeks longer before school teachers will draw their pay envelopes for the eighth month of school. Prof. Otlgg explained that 1600, 000 of the money for the salaries, approximately one-third of the total, Is being made through a fed eral grant, and before those funds are made available, a great amount of so called “red tape" must be gone through. 'He estimated that the teachers would gst their money within two weeks, but said that there was a possibility that it would be a few days longer. Rev. Dr. Davis Has Some Bones Broken Rev. Dr. J. B Davis had the mis fortune of getting his foot, leg and ankle broken a few days ago In the lower part of Cleveland county. He was moving a truck with mules when his leg was caught under the front axle and broken In three places. Dr. Davis Is a former presi dent of Bolling Springs Junior col lege and a former teacher In the No. 3 consolidated school. Saturday Last Day For Primary Filing Saturday, May 5, Is the deadline for candidates who wish to file for the June primary. John Mull, chair man of the Cleveland county board of elections, announced today that 6 p. m. Is the closing hour. ChamberOfCommerce Asks Short-Term Pact On City Power Service Third Of Century Is Behind Today Yesterday marked the end »t a third of the Twentieth Century. It hue been thirty* three and a third yean etnce the twentieth oentnry was ushered In and la sixty-sis *nd two thirds yean longer, the twentieth first century will begin. Many of the gnat* ret Inventions and discover ies of the world have been made In this third of the een lury. Children now being born Into the world, will live to see the year SOM If they live their three score yean and ten. Wonder how that year will be written down. In dat ing checks and letten “00" should not confuse records of the year >000. JI Giffside Moves To Get Mail Route From Mooresboro Residence Opposing Petition To Take Moil Delivery; Support In Rutherford Seen. MOORESBORO. May 1.-Quick and vigorous opposition was voiced here this week when It waa learned that a petition la being circulated to glVe Cllffside one of Mooreaboro'a mall routes. With one of their car riers already In line for retirement, Mooresboro feels that she may lose her place on the map entirely If she loses this mall route. The petition has Rutherford coun ty support, it was said today. Both routes run outside the county, one as tar as Henrietta, the* oth« through Cliff side. Another report was that Cltffisde, If It could obtain the mall route, might Mao ask for the postoffice. Cllfslde Has t Routes There are now only two Incom ing malls at Cllffside, one from Spartanburg, and the Cllffside train, both of which, Cllffside resi dents have, complained, spell Incon venience and delay. One leading citizen of Mooresboro, chagrined at the thought of losing the mall route, said It might mean the entire business district would be wiped off the map. Opposition to strong enough to defeat the move, It to believed. Lion Club Votes To Support City Playground Plan Original Sponsors Of Recreation Project Fall In Line WHh Chamber’s Action. At a regular meeting of the Lions club last night, the members voted to whole-heartedly support ths Chamber of Commerce’s play ground project. At the same time the high school P. T. A. voted Its approval. These clubs are the first civic clubs to publicly announce their support for the new project which will give recreation facilities to hundreds of children In the city. Two summers ago, the Lions Club, through Its own Initiative, es tablished a city park on the Greene property on East Marion street, with a regular play supervisor. Its announcement, coincident with that of the High school Par ent-Teacher Association, gives ad ded impetus to the movement. Parent-Teachers Vote To Uphold Candidates Who Favor Education Voting to Indorse candidates who will unwaveringly support. Immed iate educational Improvements In North Carolina, to ask the city council for money to pay the salary at one teacher, and to indorse the supervised playground movement the High School Parent-Teachers Association held its final meeting of the year last night. Thad Ford, addressing the mem bers, declared that one member would be eliminated from the high school faculty next year unless some provision was made. It was at his suggestion that the organi sation voted to ask the city council to supply the salary of this teacher. Walter Abernathy, presiding over the meeting in the absence o' ilit ; president E O McQoaan, who j Ill, vigorously urged that members support those candidates who have expressed themselves In favor of educational Improvements. A mo tion was made and passed to send a representative to the city council to indorse the playground project. Last night's program was opened with three appropriate musical se lections by a chorus of seniors. Miss Bertha Bostic, representing the Ce celia Music club, laid before the P. T. A. the need' for a community piano and asked that support OP given the movement to acquire oor Highlights fro mthe P. T. A. con vention at Durham were given oy Mrs, Harry Hudson .Mrs. Judson Jones. Mrs. Reuben Flnkleeteir Mrs W I, OaHabur. 3. C , 6-Point Program Offered In Civic Improvement Plan Would Have Plamtiui Board To Rule On New Building IWihility Of Improvomant In Electric Service Seen, May Change Rate*, Directors of the 8helb\ Chamber of Commerce ant4 Merchants Association dim cussed numerous matters 01 interest and importance to the -'ity at their Tuesday nlghl meeting and made the follow ing recommendations: 1. Suggested to city officials that tn view of pouibtlttiea of Improve - merit tn electric service and ohang, of rates that no oontraot for power be entered Into for a period of more , than a year at a time. a. Requested that the Southern Bell Telephone company give BhU by a spring telephone directory and suggested an inquiry Into ratea be ing charged in Shelby aa oompamJ to other cities of similar atea and number of telephones. Better tele Phone service was requested. 3. Recommended for consider* tlon on the part of city official* a sort of unofficial planning board tu hold hearings on erection of bull* ness or objection^ buildings lr. residential sections. 4. Adopted a resolution asklns the state department of edueattor to take Official wmramlKw *h** *k. measles epidemic was respccurtbli tor lessening the attendance; eaUlnt on. the state department to suppli sufficient teachers nest yyar foi city and county schools on th* basis of enrollment rather than on the basis of average attendance which was lowered on account of the epidemic with which every one Is familiar and about which the: Is no question of fact 8. Approved plans of msrehant to try to work out a reasonable so lutlon to Shelby* parking pre gram. Appoint Committee. 8. Named a committee oooatetuv of Lee B. Weathers. Mayor 0. A McMurry, O. M. MuU and R. T. La Orand to go to Raleigh for a con ference with B. B. Jeffries, tflifc way commissioner, at the earlier poeslble time to work out with him the county's highway problem. Second Cartoon Is In This Issue VaJaabte Prises Offered Per Mar ; Second Of PubUshed Today. Hm second In a aeries of twelve cartoon* which will appear In the next four weeks’ issues of the Cleveland Star, 1s published today. The cartoons are being published In connection with a new educa tional contest^ offering readers of this paper $6 In casah and a num ber of tickets to local theatres foi solving the proverbs best represent by the cartoons. Pint prise in the contest is $6 in cash end second prise is $1 In cash Third and fourth priaes are ticket* good for one entrance each week to either of Shelby’s motion picture.' for a period of four weeks. The rules to rttae contest are very simple, and appear on the cartoon itself. Art work, neatness and original ity will count In case of ties. The cartoons are very simple, and every child, woman or man will have m. chance of getting all the answers perfect. The cartoon this issue Is on page four, so fill It out, mount and eolor, »nd save It until all twelve have been printed, then send in your complete series. BIBLE CLASSTO GIVE PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT The Women’s Bible class of the Lutheran church will give a play entitled “The Old Peabody Pea ' Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the Sunday school room Of the church * stiver offering will be taken, .