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Late News THE MARKET is in.ton. spot 10'. » (0tton seed. ton. wagon .23.00 ( otton seed, ton. carlots - 25.00 Fair And Cooler \Yfather forecast for North Caro lina Generally fair tonight and Tuesday, fooler Tuesday and In ex treme north portion of state late to night. Insull Arrives ABOARD PENNSYLVANIA TK UN, CHICAGO BOUND, May 7 —Samuel Insull, heavily guarded ,nd his route stUl a secret, is or tbc last stage of his long jnurne ,r„m Turkey to Chicago today. H« Is under the custody of Federal of fers who took him without cere m,my off the steamer "Exllona, lying off Sandy Hook, N. J., an« hustled him aboard the train. In sull is ready "to make tBe fight o; m, life" he said, for vindication. Cotton Strike MANCHESTER, England, May 7 _\ general strike was called Wlaj in the cotton division of the Amos keag Manufacturing. Company, largest textile plant in the country Trade War Begins I.OVUON, May 7.—Great Brltaii today declared a trade war agains Japan and threatened heavy dutie on silk. Japanese trade Increase' and trade practices have threaten fd every large exporting nation i» the world, and have closely pushei l nited States exports in Souti America. The March Of Events World Is Arming From Geneva today comes th' news that the powers of the work are now full tilt in an armamen race. Under a placid surface ir England, there is concern for thi future; France has announced nev precautions, Russia, Japan ant Italy are sharpening their claws France, for instance, has increaset her fighting force 65,000 in tin past three years. - I Cannon Crusades Militant and unrelenting, Bisho] James Cannon, jr„ freed of lega charges and upheld by his fellov churchmen, yesterday told th' Methodist conference that the; should stand for a re-enactment o the prohibition law’s, blaming thei: breakdown on lack of federal en lorcement. He blamed Alfred £ Smith for state nullification. Manufacturers Warj Further modification of the sc eurities act, as proposed in amend ments to the stock exchange con trol bill have received the approva of big business, it was revealed it Washington Sunday. The Natlona Association of Manufacturers ha written a letter to the bank com' mittee asking "justice for industry,’ and citing alleged dangers in t,ht stock exchange bill. It has been re ported that many Wall Street op erators will take their business U the Canadian Exchange when thi bill in+rx offoot Blue Eagle Required Building companies must be un der the Blue Eagle to obtain any o the $200,000,000 worth of busines. ulrlch the government is going t< create in reconditioning the na tions distressed homes. A simila ruling may be laid down to stimu Htp ,he spending of $1,500,000 fo: other building. Insull Secreted At Samuel Insull neared Ameri ca last night, the U. S. governmen c oaked with complete secrecy it P^ans for landing its captive. H< "as scheduled to set foot on lan< inimediately, but no one outside o; u>e inner circle knew where. West Scorched A day of sizzling sun over tbi cuddle-west yesterday heightenet concern for crops. In Chicago, tin heat set a record of 92-1 Illinois Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri anc Kansas had scorchers. Forecaster: no signs of rain. Mrs. Webb Stricken With Paralysis Her* ■JJf8- Jftme8 L' Webb suffered 1 stroke of paralysis - at he home on S. Washington street earl — street unday morning. Mrs. IWebb an *. daughter, Mrs. Madge Web 'ire turned last week fror »ii i m?ton where they spent th * ‘; with Ex-Governor and Mr; hch, J°ardner- The stroke wo Si • and reports from her beds'd mg. corning were very eneoun*: TMyr CMMMMT de ZMTMMI 10 Pages Today i VOL. XU No. 55 SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY. MAY 7, 1934 -■"■"J ,J. ' .. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. »J M»a pa ymt, <tm t*niw — H.M Carta, pa rta. On pAtpmpi _ UH | County Has Surplus ! Of $25,000 In Cash And Lowest Tax Rate | Balance Was $485 Just 2 Years Ago, Attorney Reveals Realty Valuation Cut 25 Per Cent And Taxes Slashed Probably Only County In State That Has Met All Obliga tions Says McSwain. The County of Cleveland now has a cash surplus or bal ance of $25,360 in the general fund compared with a balance of only $485 on December 5, i 1932, according to a statement 1 issued today by Peyton Mc Swain, County Attorney. , "1 believe It will be of intern to the taxpayers of Cleveland county to know something of the excellent financial condition of the county.” Mr. McSwain said. Had $485 In 1932. “According to the audit of George Scott & Company on December 3, , 1932, the county had only $485 in . cash belongng to the general fund, with which to pay salaries and op erating expenses. On December 6, 1933, twelve months later, the coun 1 ty had a cash balance in the gen eral fiyid of $22,094. Today, the ! county has a cash surplus or bal ance of $25,360 in its general fund. | This money is on deposit at the First National Bank of Shelby and the First National Bank of Kings Mountain. I- doubt M there iir an : j other county In the state that has I this amount of cash surplus or bal ■ i ance in its general fund. < j Tax Rate Cat. "In 1932 the county tax rate lev ied for the general fund or operat ing expenses was 12 1-2 cents. In 1933 the valuation of real estate for taxation was cut 25 per cent, and the tax levied for the general fund in 1933 was also reduced to 10 cents. In other words, the amount of tax . levied for the general fund or op . erating expenses of the county in 1933 was reduced 40 per cent. “A few years ago we justly boast , ed of the fact that we had the sec [ ond lowest tax rate In the state, be . ing exceeded only by Forsyth, one ’ of the wealthiest counties in the state. Today our tax rate is several , cents below Forsyth or any other county of the state. All Obligations Met. , “We are also probably the only , coun/y in the state that has during the past two years been able to meet all its obligations without bor rowing any money. This is due tc the fact that the county is being operated strictly on a cash basis. ’ Even during the time the banks were closed, the county paid the ’ salaries of its officers and met 1 promptly all of its obligations, in j eluding the payment of $10,148 in bonds and interest that came due during the bank holiday. “The reduction of 40 per cent in the amount of taxes levied for op erating expenses in 1933, the accu mulation of a $25,000 cash surplus in the general fund, and the ac complishment of having the lowest ; tax rate in the state has been i brought about and made possible 1 by the efficient and economical ' manner in which the affairs of our county have been and are now be ing handled. This is something, in my opinion, for which the entire citizenship of the county should be proud.” I SightlessPh.D. Sightless since she was eleven, Elea nor G. Brown, of Dayton, O.,'tri umphed over her terrible handicap and Xt the age of 46 will become the first blind woman to receive a Ph. D. degree from Columbia university. Miss Brown presented a new inter pretion of Milton, "The Blind Poet.” Playground Plans Receive Support From Civic Groups Several Property Owners Offer Land For Project; Liability Of City Investigated. The Lions elub, the high school parent-teacher association and the directors of the Kiwanis club have endorsed the playground idea ad vanced by directors of the Shelby Chamber of Commerce and Mer chants association. Action of these organizations has caused renewed interest on the pan of the public. Several persons have intimated they will te glad to turn over to the city for playground pur poses vacant property, the lease costing the city only the amount of taxes. It is also believed that the county commissioners will consider favorably the releasing from taxes for county'purposes the lots used for playground purposes. Problem Of Liability. The problem of liability on the part of the city for injuries to chil dren playing on city-owned and op erated playgrounds was brought up last week. One of the largest liabil ity companies in the country pro ppses to indemnify the city against | all liability for $10 per playground i' per year provided there is neither a j swimming nor a wading pool on the ( playground, E. A. Houser, jr„ secre tary of the Shelby business organi zation, was informed. For a play ground with a wading pool not more than 18 inches deep cost will be $20 per year. Thad C. Ford pointed out at the High School Parent-Teacher as sociation, however, that there is a , moral liability to the city for acci- ‘ dents which might occur from chil dren playing in the street and that j street accidents are much more lia- 1 ble to be serious than those occur- • ring on playgrounds. ___v.—-— 11 ] School Children Vie Thursday In Weathers Spelling Contest y i The Lee B. Weathers' spelling ,: contest will be held in the young ^peoples’ department of the Baptist I church Wednesday morning at 9 .30 o’clock. Representatives from each of the grades 2 to 7 from ail of the I elementary schools of the city will , participate. The team malting the , highest percent score will be de , dared the winner and be awarded ths loving cup given annually by . Mr. Weathers of The Star Publish ing company. » The contesr was sun ted in 1928. The schools winning each year are i as follows: Washington ....1928 Graham ...._._ 1929 South Shelby _ 1930 South Shelby .. 1931 Marion .. 1932 Jefferson .1_;_1933 Since 1930 a record has been kept jf the details of the contest. It is interesting to note that there has been a steady increase In the iverage percentage scored for year to yea> 1930 96.5 |] il (Continued oi. peigt leu.i Mrs. Ella Roberts! Injured. In Crash; j Improving Today \utomobile Overturni On Highway 150 [iradually Gaining ComiciouMiews From Injuries Sustained Satur day Afternoon. Mrs. Ella Roberts who does re pair work at the Beck and Keeter Dry Cleaning plant, is gradually gaining consciousness today from icriqus Injuries she sustained Sat urday afternoon about 8 o’clock when the car In which she was rid- ( ng was overturned near the Wilson ’ 3in, three miles out on High wav Ho. 150. Mrs. Roberts has a cut on tije , tead, a broken nose and a chest In- ... |ury. Reports from her bedside tills morning are more encouraging. She is able to retain nourishment and s reviving somewhat. Dee McCraw, who also works ut! he Beck and Keeter plant was tak- ' ing Mrs. Roberts home In the Aus tin car belonging to the pressing ;lub. After delivering some suits, 1 dcCraw attempted to turn into a side road to Mrs. Roberts' home when the Austin was struck by a :ar driven by C. E. Rankin, princi pal of the La Fayette street school I Both cars were going in the same i direction. Rankin was unhurt but 1 McGraw was shocked and bruised. I The Austin car was turned over | 'UV/V VI HfTIVVt Aaron Roberts, only son of Mrs. Roberts arrived yesterday from liis borne In Charlotte to be at his mother’s bedside. Mrs. Carl Denton Drinks Poison Acid Domestic Troubles Thought To Have Caused Woman To Attempt To Take Her Life. Domestic trouble la thought to be the cause of an attempt by Mrs. Carl Denton to take her life Sat urday afternoon, when she drank a quantity of poisonous acid. Spectators say that she entered^ the ladles rest room of the Ideal Service Station on East Marlon street; carrying a bottle containing i liquid. After about four minutes, she walked out of the room and fell on the grass, with her Ups black from the acid burns. An ambulance was called and Mrs. Denton was taken to the Shel by hospital where first aid treat ment was administered. Her burns were not serious and she was dis missed. Mrs. Denton lives on the Fallston road, just north of Shelby. Shelby Men Leave For Fireman School Firechief J. R. Robinson, Henry Lucas and Marlon Champion will leave this afternoon for Durham where they will take Instruction at the Durham Fireman’s Collegp. rhey will be gone three days. Will Confer Degree At Fallston Lodge The Union Masonic degree team : I vill meet with the Fallston lodge on i i iVednesday night, May 9th to con- ' I er the third degree. All Masons < ire urged to be present. Refresh- ' nents will be served. It County Advertise! Delinquent Taxes Notice of but forc.losure suit* filed In the Superior court on May I, to foreclose but certlfl- | rates Issued against Cleveland county property on which 1M0 and. ’31 taxes ham not been paid, la published In today's Issue of The Star. Persons Interested la Me property described may stop this court action, and subse quent sale, by Immediately paying the taxes due* together with court costs. All parties claiming an Interest la the property are required by law to appear before the clerk of the superior court within alx months to answer or demur to the complaint. Failure to ap pears means that all rights In the property will be lout. . Boiliing Springs Students Produce Old English Fete day Festival Is Colorful Pageant Of Heraldry And Dancing Of The Year 1600. The May festival at Bolling Springs college, on Saturday after loon transported the audience to he greensward of old England In he year 1600. Good Queen Bess lm >ersonated by Margaret Oreene was iresent and she must have felt en trely at home In the historic at nosphere created by the typical English dances and the authentic opies of costumes. On the upper terrace was a purple .na yeiiow in rone xor wueen kiu ibeth and her attendants. The lueen was dressed in lavendar and ter maids in bright colored gowns rith the high ruffs and lace head Iress of the period. The gentlemen vere very impressive in rich sourt Iress. Queen White Throned On the second terrace stood the ovely white throne for the queen of he May. The back of the throne ras in the shape of a great white :an, outlined with white roses and Me were urns filled with woodland tlossoms. * The lovely queen, Lai age Sperling, ras beautifully gowned in white atin with long net train. She car ted an exquisite shower bouquet of irhlte roses and snapdragons. Her rown was of white roses. The crown bearer and train bear ra were in white. The maids were ittractive in pastel shades of net nd carrying hat bouquets of gar len flowers. The flower girls wore Iresses and carried bouquets which rere miniature copies of those worn ty the maids. The dances were beautifully ex ecuted and made a most attractive tnd varied program. The costumes, n every dance, were carefully car ted out and added much to the el ect. Ponder Child Found Dead In Bed Sundayj Prank D. Ponder, one month old on of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ponder va» found dead In bed Sunday norning and was buried this morn ng at 11 o'clock at Ross Grove Lurch, the funeral being conducted >y Rev. H. E. Waldrop. The child vas named for President Roosevelt. Hie Ponders have the sympathy of heir host of friends. _____ Those Scholarly Juniors Still Lead In High Schooli Shelby high’s Juniors continued to et a scholarship pace for the rest if the school last month, topping heir nearest rivals, the dignified eniors, by a smart 12 percent. The uniors had a 32 per cent represen ation on the April roster of honor, he seniors 20 per cent, the sopho nores 17 per cent and the freshmen vere way down there with only 12 ►er cent. Honor rolls for the high schools md the grammar schools follow: High School Seniors, 20 per cent: Louise Aus ell, Rebecca Hopper, Margaret Lee hies. Esther Anne Quinn, Mary Veils, Mary Sue Whitaker, Sarah Vhite, Paul Bullington, Walter banning. Karl Gladden Paul Mc Jinty, J. M. Vaughn, 8ara Sue Wll on. Juniors, 32 percent: Marion Bass, eanette Beheler, Maurine Davis, Jargaret Hamrick, Prances Hughes, lelen Sue Kendrick, Marie King, jouise Lybrand. Nancy McGowan. Hary R. Parks, Marlyn Smith, Mar ket Tedder, Catherine Wilson, Vill Arey, jr.. Jeff Connor, O. V lam lick. Hill Htu’^on. Keh'i Shull prances Blanton, Gaynell Duncan Ruth Toms, Helen Wilson, Roy Lee Connor, James Gallimore, Robert Wilson, J. C. Cash, Thomas Fetzer Sophomores, 17 per cent: N. C, Blanton, John Dorsey, Richard Jones, Eugene Poston, Louise Brown, Ruth Byers, Helen Carrlck, Ruth Cline, Mildred Greenway, Ruby Morgan, Jeanette Post, Jane Wash bum. Louise Whitener, Mary kath- j erine Wise, Gladys Bland, Germaine Gold, Eleanor Hoey, Annabeth Jones, Dovie Logan, Marjorie Lute. Freshmen, 12 per cent: Floyd Bost, Loyd Bost, James McAlister, George Morgan, George Watson, Nannilee Davis, Sara Esther Dover, Elizabeth 'Continued on page two) Lloyd New Manager Of Pender’s Store C. R. Lloyd has been appointed manager of Pender’s Shelby store. He is a native of Salisbury and comes here to succeed Nester G. Hamrick, who has resigned. Mr. Lloyd has moved his family to Shelby and they live in the Pendle ton apartments on S. La Faye’ street. Horace Devenny Dies In Wreck; Friend Loses Eye Car Overturns Near County Line Hon Of MUIer Devenney. Two Other Bor* Are Hurt. One Lose* Eye fn Colder. Volley. Harare Devenny, young mRni"d man living In the Moriah section near the county line between No. 1 township and Rutherford county, waa killed Sunday afternoon when the car he was driving overturned rwo young men. named Bumgard ler and Hudson were Injured, one lertouriy. One boy lost an eye which ivas koncked out when the car over turned. He waa taken to the Ruth erford hospital few treatment. Just iiow serious the other boys were tn lured could not be learned. Young Devenny, said to be In his early twenties, was married a short time ago to Moeelle McNeely, dau ghter of Ambrose McNeely of up per Cleveland. It Is said the De venny car left the road for some unaccountable reason and over turned, causing the fatal injury to Devenny and the toes of an eye to one of the other boys. Devenny will be burled at Moriah 1 church Tuesday. He was a very prominent young man and a ron of J. Miller Devenny. a lumberman of upper Cleveland. Native Of County Buried In Oklahoma Robert M. Bard, Veteran Of Span Mi-American War Buried In National Cemetery. The body of Robert M. Hard will not be brought to hie native county for Interment, as stated In Friday's Star, but has been burled In th? National Cemetery In Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he died cm Friday : MV. Word wit yeftre of age and the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J Y. Hord. He served In the Spantsii Amerlcan war and was a patient In the Veteran’s hospital in Mus kogee where he died. A request was made by the bro thers living In this county that his body be sent here for burial, but a telegram received Saturday by Deputy John Hord stated that the wishes of the son of the deceased would be observed and that the body would be burled there in the National Cemetery as requested. Mr. Hord was bom and reared in the Waco section of Cleveland county. Rev. Wi»e To Preach At Sharon Memorial Rev. J. N. Wise, pastor, will preach the memorial sermon at Sharon Methodist church on next Sunday, May 13th. Sunday school at 9:30 o’clock, Mother's day pro gram at 10:15 and preaching by Mr. Wise at 11 o'clock. Picnic dinner will be served at noon and there will the afternoon, but a social gather Bank And B. And L. Holiday On May 10 Thursday, May 10th being South - ern Memorial Day and a legal holi day In North Carolina, local banks and building and loan associations will not be open for business on that day. TEMPERATURE RISEN FAST IN GLARING SUMMER SUN At one thirty o'clock today, the temperature as registered by the j thermometer In front of The Star ; office, was a fraction better than 100 degrees. The thermometer was partially In the sun at the time of I the reading. County G. O.P’s Enter Primary With Contest ForCommissionership Railroaded? Designating the threatened action iy Attorney General Cummings as in “utter disregard of statutory <■* ulaticiiw." former Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon (above) charges he Is being “rail roaded” to federal grand jury on Income tax charge without being liven a hearing. Governorment la iceking nearly 12,000,000 from the Farmer treasury head. J. E. Allen Named Head Of Education At Boiling Springs linlesasMy Of , Virginia Gradual* Resigns As North Cove Princi pal To Teach Here. J. E. Allen, principal of the North Cove High school at Marlon, has been elected dean and head of the education of Bolling Springs Col ege, and will take up his duties aa soon as the high school closes, it was announced yesterday. Mr. Allen tendered hla resigna tion In Marlon last week. He Is r graduate of the University of Vir ginia, and was a member ok Phi Delta Kappa, honorary scholarslu* fraternity. In announcing his resignation Superintendent Nolan said: "Under the direction of Mr. Al len. North Cove high school har made signal progress during tl» current school year. The profes UtVilOt ww T V*V|i«UVMV IIUVI tuv* VWUV V* teacher rating and standards he; been marked. He has not only tak en Interest In classroom methods ol management of school but hat spent much extra time workin* with the churches and Sunday school. “His Influence In this division ol social service, a* well us the school will be felt for a long time to com* in the North Cove high school an ! district.” Bobby Crowder Win* Art Contest Award Bobby Crowder, son of Mr. anc Mrs. R. D. Crowder, Is the wlnne< of a five dollar award In a drawing contest put on by the North Caro Una Association of Real Estat? Boards. The competition was Oper to all school students. More thar 200 entries were sent In. The drawings expressed how the sales tax has helped the schools o! the state. Bobby Is a student ul Marlon school. CornAndHog Growers ToDiscass Reduction Plans Thursday Night Cleveland county farmers, al though they grow more cotton than anything else, aren’t going to be left out of the corn and hog reduc tion program. They can get paid well for growing less corn and few er pigs to eat It. Com and hog reduction in tins county will be discussed at a gen eral meeting in the court house Thursday night, May 10, County Agent R. W. Shoffner announced today. And farmers will have to work fast, if th?y want to ret in cr this pro^n.tu. v .ioftioit '. 'i.iui w must be signed by the lftih <>; t’u month. All farmers who have grown core and hogs for sale and who are now reducing are urged to attend thh meeting, at which Instructions wll be given about filling out the con tracts. This is the only cora-hos meeting that will be held in the county. Mr. Shoifner explained todav that payment ♦ill be on a basis oi corn planted for sale In 1932-33 and that tt must be reduced nn ess than 20 per <• • t Tl, n.rro*' i ■ Continued ou page ten.; Political Gesture Is Almost Without A Precedent Hon But Party File* For Only Seven Other Offices Here John Mull, Board Of Election* Head, To Issue List Of Judges. For the first time within the memory of tha olden i Dam* ocrat—well, anyway, fat the firrft time in yean sad jrsars —Cleveland county lapubH cans have spontaneous as tered the primary wUh e ean test of their own. Why the Orand Old Cmm this year, of all yean, W atU an unprecedented political (MSI It not fully explained, save by tfee ob vious fact that they’d like to el«5t same officials. Anyway, they’re in. Six Far Commissioner. Six Republicans have filed to; the Board of County Commission ers, John P. Mull, chairman of the county board of elections, revealed this morning In announcing the whole county slate. In other otfiOW the Republicans had no opposition among themselves, and these can* rllrialj.il nan ha pari.lfIni without S decision from the polls. But the county commissioner bid means Hint separate ballots must be print ed, and that Republican Judges \ must be named for every precinct. The candidates for Commission®) are P. M. Mauney of Shelby, B. O Logan of Kings Mountain, R. h Jolly of Boiling Springs, J. R. Price of Casar, J. D. Ellis, Routs i, and P. P. Richards of Lawndale. Three of these will be chosen te oppose the Democratic slate, com posed of the present officials, Chairman Joe E. Blanton, J. D Morris and J. L. Herndon. Oemocratle Candidates. Tlie full list of Democratic can didates follows: For State Senate. W. E. Whito and Carl E Thompson. For State House of Representa tives: Ernest A. Oardner. O. W. Al len, J. B. Smith. Culler *MU» and Charles B. Falls, Jr. For Clerk of the Superior Court A. M. Hamrick. W. A. Beam, M R. Biggers, B. F. Bird and Landes r McBrayer. For Register of Deeos: A P Rsw ton and W. A. Rtdenhour For Judge of the Recorders Ooun Joe M. Wright and Bynum B. Wee • thers. For Slierlff: J. R Cline For County Treasurer: Lillian JL I Newton. j For County Surveyor: D. R. 8. ; Frazier. For County School Board; C, D Forney, O. P, Austell. H U Oalt -a J. L. Hord and Coy McSwain (The board Is composed of P.v. ra» so bers.)* For Solicitor of the funwoi-) Court: C. C. Horne. Race For Conte He In the race for constable at th* vr.iiotis townships, tbs, following Democrats are entered, wita Rspub II lean opposition only in No. « and No. 10: 1—L. I. Scruggs, 3—M. A. Jolty. (Continued on page ten) 'Daughters Serve Veterans May 10 Annual Dinner To Be Served Con federate Veterans, Wives And Widows On Thursday. Confederate veterans, their wives and widows, will be served their an nual dinner by the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy on Thurs day, May lOth at the First Baptist church. Mrs. Zeb C. Mauney, presi dent of the U. D. C. savs the num ber of veterans has dwindled to 11 in Cleveland county and that only seven attended the dinner last yea: “Uncle” Mack Gillespie was one who attended last year and has since died. Mrs. Mauney says the dinner will I be served at noone and there wiU ibe no speeches, but a few patriotic songs. f / . » j ' Confederate graves at1 Sunset eemt t will be decorated with i Bowers .1* has bc«‘n the custom in ♦ he pa.'-t. '
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