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Late News the markets (otton. (otton Cot tor. s,M»t . H'i to 12', >rod, ton, wagon .... 23,00 «prd, ton, rarlots_25.00 Stays Warm tv rather forecast tor North Caro lina Generally fair today and to mth( and tomorrow. Drivers Riot B? UNITED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS, May 21.—Riot ,ns broke out in the city market to dav as an attempt was made to run trvrral trucks of produce through , blockade throw n up by more than a thousand striking drivers. Twen tv Were reported injured. Dies In Blaze Bv UNITED PRESS CHICAGO. May 21.—The body of , man identified as Ike Means, a natrhman. was found in the ruins of the Chicago fire this morning. lbt. „niy fatality of the $10,0000.000 blat« in which 1,500 persons were injured. Rumors that incendiaries utarted the fire were not supported today as detectives began to search for causes of the blare. Upholds Darrow WASHINGTON, May 21.—Senator \ye, Dakota Republican, said today he believed that Clarence Darrow, in his National Recovery Board re port, had shown conclusively that the National Recovery administra tion is destroying the small busi peves of the nation and intrench ins the monopolies. The March Of Events \ Darrow Hits NRA Clarence Darrow’s review board last night presented its 50,000 wore* criticism of the National Recovery administration. Darrow recom mend.- a return to the anti-trust, law- and terms “fair competition'’ an illti ion. General Hugh S; John son replied to the criticism and called it “superficial,” "inaccurate and intemperate.” Churches Gain In 33 Church membership in the Un.i ed Slates during 1933 readied a new high mark of 60.812,874. ac cording to the annual report of tire Christian Herald. The total mem bership gain of all religions during the year was 655.482, and propor tion of church membership to flic total population, The Herald said was 48 37 per cent in 1933 as against 48.19 in 1932. Methodist had the largest increase of any denom ination—213,662 and Baptists were next with 193.571. Lutherans gained 65.782 and Catholics 53.426. Judge Adams Dies Associate Justice William Jackson Adams of the State Supreme Court died in John Hopkins Hospital in B-itimore yesterday morning, suc cumbing to a heart attack. Chief Justice Stacy adjourned Supreme Court in honor of the jurist. Judge Adams was 74 years old. Warns Of Decay America must accept the teach ings of Jesus, or the nation will be come like ancient Egypt, the “se pulchre of kings,” or like old Spain a Beggar gazing at faded palaces” the Rev. Robert G. Lee of Mem phis told 3,000 persons at the clos ing session of the Southern Baptist convention at Port Worth yesler day. fire Smites Chicago -i’-oriy reconstruction began in Chicago today at th*1 scene of the disastrous fire the city has had since 1871, while investigators ■ouch: to determine the origin of the blazes in the Union Stockyards More than $10,000,000 damage was Bone and scores oi private homes 'f'o burned. Approximately 1,500 per-on, were treated for injuries. “m li)erc were no deaths. J o Act On AAA The senate committee on agricul ■ 11 o "-ill meet today and, admin ration leaders hope, will report Pl!' ’il° WH embodying amendments ,0 the adjustment act, Wants Phillipines Ion* 'viil be made to establish I' ilo. -sj possible relations, cui antl economic, between Spam ■»nci * he Phillipines, Enrique Car P" 'dent of the Hispano / : : 1 Society said in Madrid ^'Ison Builds Home; 'cno Wall Buys or'' M "’llson is having erect.-a V (stnut street a pretty v e niom home which he and Mrs. nee Mary Lineberger will '^•P’ when completed. WaU. jr.. has purchased a ‘ on East Marion street . being recovered, underptn . “ *nri painted. I I 8 Pages Today VOL. XL. No. 61 SHELCY, N. C. MONDAY, MAY 21, 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. I _ «IH DM Hy Mall. per iMf, (ID advance) _ Carrier, par raw, (In advance) _ boiling opnngs Will Graduate 30; Exercises Tuesday Gaston Attorney Will Speak Tomorrow Students To Gather In Garden Par ty On Campus; J. II. Carpenter To Be Speaker. Class day and graduation oxer rises at Boiling Springs Junior Col i lege will be held on'the campus i grove Tuesday morning at 1H: Oil j o'clock. ■Under the spreading trees and j on the green lawns, students will j gather in a garden party. Diplomas will be presented to 30 seniors by J. j H. Carpenter, solicitor of Gaston | county. Rev. Dr. Bray Speaks, I The baccalaureate sermon w.t< | preached yesterday by the Rev. Dr | B. F. Bray, pastor of the First Bap I tist church of Marion, who spoke | on “The True Values of Life. Hfs j address was a literary gem, excel I lent in analysis. In practical ap I poRl and with a Biblical setting. After the graduation exercises I tomorrow, the seniors will hold j their traditional Ivy planting cere mony on the campus. The annual play will be present j ed tonight at 8 o'clock. The play, i "The Charming Pretender," will be enacted by the two literary so* ! cieties. Shelby Will Get New Phone Book On Tenth Of July Promise Made To Commerce Cham ber; Rate Unchanged Until After Hearing In Raleigh. _ Shelby will get a new telephone i directory July 10 as a result of re quest of directors| of the Shelby (Chamber of Commerce and Mer chants association, definite promise of the directory on that date hav ing been made by R. N. Pfaff. dis trict manager of the Southern Bel! Telephone and Telegraph company Had it not been for the request made by the business organization, it is understood, no new directory was scheduled until November t. The matter of rates for Shelby, it is understood, will be unchanged until decision is made by the hear ing on Raleigh telephone rates. Ef fort is being made by state authori ties to put rates throughout the state on a parity and the Raleigh hearing will result, in all likelihood, in a study and revisal of rates charged throughout the state on an equitable basis. The telephone company’s records, according to company officials, show that Shelby's telephone sta tions have not been below 1.000 at any time during the depression al though the present directory lists only 892 phones. They take credit, under the terms of a contract exe cuted with the city in 1926, for tele phones in hotel rooms connccrpd with the hotel switchboard. Bond Discount* Are Credited To Districts (By J. D Morris. County Commis sioner.) For the information of the public I am submitting the following state ment in regard to a misunder standing that exists among some of our people in regard to the profits that accrue from the purchase of township bonds at a discount : The full benefit of the profit made by the purchase of bonds at a discount before they are due is credited directly to the township whose bond is bought, and the other funds of the county are not affect ed in any way whatsoever, the en tire profit being credited to the townships as “earned discounts.’' Playground Supervision Would Cost Nothing, Civic Heads Say Supervision of proposed Shelby playgrounds during the entire sum mer at no cost to the city is pos sible through the federal rehel agency, it has been learned by the Shelby Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association. Investigation indicates it will possible once the playgrounds are obtained to put in a special project for supervision of the various play grounds and secure this supervision through the relief office. Thus about the only item of maintenance expense will be taken rare of without any cost w ha ten ever to the city. With the possibility of gett.ng free labor to place ground in suit able shape lor playground.-, and the possibility of getting individuals lo lease to the city property for the amount of taxes Shelby has, in the opinion of many people, about the finest chance ever in getting a rea! ( system of playgrounds at practica' Iv no expense since it is proposed that very little money be spent to; equipment on the grounds that the I space rather than equipment is needed by children: that given the i space children need but little ; equipment to enjoy themselves. I Picked For Golden Fleece Membership Selected for outstanding achieve ment In one field and for general all-round excellence, the twelve men pictured above have been picked from the junior and senior classes at the University of North Carolina for membership in the Golden highest honor a. Carolina studci may attain. Reading from lop row. left I right, they are Stuart Aitken. i Charlotte; Frank Abernethy < Greensboro; Alex B. Andrews, jr„ ( Raleigh; Agnew Bahnson, jr., < — It o If if )f If Fleece, regarded by many as the 1 Winston-Salem; Lonnie Dill of New I Bern; Robert B. Drane of Char- 1 lotte; Ralph Gardner of Shelby;, i Thor Johnston of Winston-Salem; 1 F. M. Simmons Patterson, of New i Bern; Joseph Sugarman of Newark, < N. J. ' Shelby Showers Honors On 1 Graduating Class Of 62 I I See Clemency For Young Lea (Special to The Star.) RALEIGH, May 21.-—Prediction is freely made that within a sho'-t time Governor Ehringhaus will act favorably on the petition of Mrs. Luke Lea, Sr., Nashville, Tenn., for executive clemency for her step son and nephew, Luke Lea, Jr., now serving a sentence in State's Pris on, along with his father, Col. Luke Lea, for their part in violating State banking laws in connection with activities thought to be re sponsible for failure of the Central Bank and Trust Co., Asheville, in 1931. Hundreds of petitions for clem- I ency are being received by Gover nor Ehringhaus and Parole Com missioner Edwin Gill from high '■ and low, rich and poor, prominent and lowly. Tennesseans and North Carolinians. None have been re ceived opposing clemency for the young man, who is considered as having been a dutiful son to a dominant father. He is suffering from a malignant disease, cancer ot the lower intestines, which lack of treatment might prove fatal, spe cialists state. Governor Ehringhaus . has not expressed himself, but pa • role at an early date would not be a surprise. The young man's plight seems to touch all heart strings. — | Post Office Theft Nets Robbers $255 The Boiling Springs Post Office was robbed of $255.27. mostly in small stamps, last Monday, the Sheriff’s office revealed tilts morn ing, The robbery has been kept se cret while local officers were await ing word from Federal officials. Mrs. Bertha Hamrick is postmis tress at Boiling Springs, and has held this position for 14 years. Anne Cannon Smith Visitor In Shelby Mrs. Anne Cannon Smith was the i guest here last night of Mr. and j Mrs. S. E. Hoey. Accompanied by | Ralph Hoey and Steve Woodson, she left this morning for Mikmi. I Florida. High School Diplomas. To 62; Outstanding Awards Made Honors wore accorded one of the largest graduating classes in the his ,ory of the She toy high school Fri iay night as 62 students received liplomas and cheered outstanding nembers of their class as other iwards were made for exceptional accomplishment. To Esther Amir Quinn and Wal :er Fanning went the most coveted donors of the year—the titles of Best All-Around. Walter received a arge silver cup donated by Max Washburn and Esther Anne was iresented with a similar cup given ly Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey. These two lutstanding students were selected >y faculty vote after long and care ul consideration of their records, ind they were happily acclaimed by .heir classmates. Outstanding Scholarship One of the most outstanding rec >rds in the history of the school vas made by Margaret Lee Liles, vho received the William Lineber ter scholarship trophy. Walter Vbernethy, principal of the school, innounced that this award is made ,o J,he student who has made the jest scholastic record over the foivr ;ear period. Margaret Lee Liles, he .aid, had averaged 97.35 for the leriod. The highest possible grade a 97.50. He also announced the three new ■nembers of the National Honor so ilety, selected by vote Friday after (Continued on page eight.) $535,000 In Checks f For N. C. Teachers s Signed In Raleigh * Drafts Written On $500,000 Federal Fund Granted To Fay Salaries. By M. R. DUNNAGAN RALEIGH, May 21.—Certificates tor teachers’ salaries amounting to (535,000 had been ’’signed, sealed and delivered” today by State Su perintendent A. T. Allen and de livered to Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, State relief administrator. for checks from the $500,000 grant to the State for teachers’ salaries. Just when Mrs. O’Berry’s office will get out the approximately 7, >00 checks to as many teachers is not known, but it is expected to take a week or more to write and ugn the checks and get them to the payees. No hold-up that would place the payment beyond the end >f this month is considered possible and the teachers so certified may rpreivc thpm pnrlinr it was stated. t< a t: e a It I * I 8 r fc c 8 a a l: \ Certain teachers had to be ccrti- J ied, about 7.500 of them, in order hat the $500,000 federal allotment :ould be secured. The State offered ,o pay these salaries when due, but Washington authorities said the d •emulations would not permit the t, rayment as a refund to thr State nit that it must go direct to the a eachers. Thus, by waiting two or t ,hree weeks for their last month’s li lalary, the tesuihrr- enabled the n State to get the S500.000. The s imount of the cmiitcales is about 1535.000, so there would be a mar- A tin and the Stale will pay those t eft over. , s Excess Cotton Tax! Jased On Average 7-8 Market Price l) Per Cent Bankhead Levy To Be Calculated On Market Price Of Mlddlftfr Spot At Gin. COLLBOE STATION, Raleigh, lay 20.—Dean I. O. Schaub of State ollege explained today that the BO er cent tax imposed on excess cot >n by the Bantahead Bill will not e on the market, price of the indl idual bale. The tax will be based on the aver se central market price of seven ighths inch middling spot cotton, hlch will be ascertained by the 'cretary of agriculture. In no case, owever, will the tax be less than ve cents a pound. Count Tax At Gtn. The amount of tax due on each ale will be calculated at the time I ginning. The tax will not have to b paid untu the cotton is sold, but 0 matter when it is sdld, the tax ill be the same as determined when was ginned, Schaub said. The tax on all non-exempt cot in will be the same regardless of ,aple length, when under one and tie-half inches, or the price it rings at the time of sale Long Staple Exempt. In order to stimulate the produc on of long staple cotton, special rovision has been made that lint f one and one-half Inch staple ■ngth or longer shall be exempt •om the Bankhead tax. Theoretically, all cotton will be jbject to the tax, Schaub r-’mark :1, but exemption certificates will b provided for the cotton allotted > a grower under the term# of the Et. In getting their allotments for lis year, the growers will get ex nption certificates covering the mount of cotton they will be al iwed to produce tax free. lichard Jones Hit By Passing Auto Richard Jones, son of Mr. snd Irs. J. B. Jones who live on North aFayette street, was struck by an utomoblle In front of his home at oon today. Richard was riding his icyele at the time of the accident. The car was said to have been riven by R. L. Lewis who owns a rocery store in West Shelby. The ccldent was said to have been un voidable. Richard was bruised had 1 but apparently was non** the 'or.se for the encounter. -light School Head To Work On Farm From rows of growtng-up stti ents to rows of growing melons—, ist's Walter Aberrethys program. Finishing up school closing with whirl this morning, the principal >ssed his collars Into a bag and ■ft Shelby for his father’s farm ear Hickory, when he’ll work (his ummer in the field. Frtr the past fifteen years, Mr i bemethy has either taken a long j rip or woiked between school sc;--J oris. Evidence Lacking | [n Simmons Case, Wright Declares issues Statement On Criticized Decision lirordpr'n Court Judge Defends Ills Acquits) Of Driver Who Smashed I'p Car. "Can't convict a man when there sn't any evidence against him " That's the gist of a statement ls ucd by Judge Joseph M. Wright of he recorder's court this morning, explaining his decision In the trial >f Cline Simmons, who wrecked an nitomoblle on May 12, but was ound not guilty of either reckless ir drunken driving when his case ante before Judge Wright. Statement Hv Wright This decision has been widely ommented on, and was the subject if an editorial in Monday s Star, fudge Wright said: “According to the evidence pro lured In the court no one seemed o have known Just what did hap *n. The testimony was vague and incertain, and led me to believe hat what happened was an un- 1 ivoldable accident. If the facts were itherwise, as they now seem, they vcre not so presented in court. “The oourt only knows what hap tens In any case as that case is iresented to the court in the form if testimony. If the facts are not iresented, the court oannot know vhat happened. Cites His Record 1 "Since I have been recorder I mve made a conscientious effort to mforee all the laws to the best of ny ability. I have made a special iffort to punish reckless driving and Irunken driving rather severely in irder that I may help make the lighways of the county safe for the ane, careful and sober driver. “The last paragraph in an edi orial in Monday’s Star presented he past record of the recorder’s lourt concerning reckless and Irunken driving. Under the present idminlstratlon, (18 out of 82 eases if driving drunk resulted m oon dctlons. and 18 out of 17 eases of wckless driving brought the court's ninishment.'’ Shelby Library It Given Books Miss Steha Murduson. Shelby mblic librarian, announces the ollowlng donations to the library vhlch have been made within the >ast few month*. O. Max Gardner, ‘ Congressional tecords,” 1930 to 1933; Mrs. O. Max Gardner, 20 fiction novels; Max Sardner, jr., 11 children books and 1 magazines; Mrs. Frank Moore, wo children books; Dorothy Qrlgg, wo children books; Miss Oeland Vashbum, one child’s boo; Wil iam Dellinger. one child's book; dr. and Mrs. C. P. Royster, one KX>k; Charlie Burrus, “Bar Asso ciation Journal,” 1931 to May, 1914, The Kiwanian,” 1922 to-May 1934, Duke Alumnlregister,” 1930 to 934; Mrs. Mitchell, D. A. R. Mag Lgines. 1928 to 1930; Mrs. M. Webb llley, 44 magazines. Johnny Crowell Thrill* Audience Johnny Crowell, famous Charlotte iviator and stunt dare-devil, thrills d a large crowd of spectators with lis many difficult and daring tunts Saturday and Sunday. John ly flew from the Byers airport on he Patterson Springs road. He was jleased with the number of Shelby >eople who came out to view the >erformances, and is planning to eturn here soon, Ginning Cost Alone Will Not Be Basis Of Rates In 1934 Schedule WASHINGTON. May 20.—Rep resentatives of the cotton ginning industry, attending a public hear ing on a proposed amended mark eting agreement, for their industry, have been informed that cost of ginning alone would not be consid ered as a basis for establishing maximum schedules of rates for ginning and other services to pro 1 ucers, The schedule of rales lot the I934-35 season would be established ,n the agreement, and for subse quent seasons would be set by the secretary of agriculture with the id vice of the national administra tive committee establi .lied to su pervise tie a7i -?n'ent. fin " ■ tiom i.s to the initial rate fo; the \a- i ious states have bceu made by1. {inner representatives. These show i substantial increase over rates of preceding years .Justified, according a ginners by the increased per bale :ost resulting from increased wage xvsts and the smaller volume to be finned under the crop adjustment program. The statement regarding policy « be followed in establishment of •ales catne. from J. W. Tapp, assist int director of the commodities di vision of the AAA, and was read by Dr. H. A. Wilkinson as follows: '‘Information has come from the \AA that the submission of data elating to the cost of ginning can lot alone be considered as a basis 'or establishing a maximum ra*e ichrtlub l‘o; services rendered pro iucers by ginners." Accuses Boss miold Colombo, former cashier of he defunct Hnrrlman Bank, who leflnltely "put the finger" on Jo eph Harrlman, head of the bank, n testimony at the latter’s trial In Jew York. Colombo told how he lad ordered false entries made in wnk accounts at the direction of larrtman. High School Pupils Listen To Radios 10 Hours A Week omrdy Programs Are Favored, ■van By Serious Seniors; Ed dte Cantor Preferred. For the past, few years there has wen much discussion of the affect if the radio and Its broadcasts on he minds of the American citizens. Members of the high school faculty wcame Interested in the question «d it was decided to give the sen rrr class a questionnaire on this sub* act to determine whether the radio i being fully appreciated by the tudents. The aasutta at this questionnaire ire very interesting, and if the con littons existing in the senior class nay be taken as an average, they trove conclusively that the youth of oday Is not getting the full benc It of the radio. Eddie Cantor Favorite The average time spent listening o the radio was about 10 hours a ireek, more time than some students pend on their lessons. In a num icr of cases the time spent ran as ilgh as 36 hours a week. In the race or the most popular performer ivi»r fhp niriin tfririln f!unf.nr vnn irith a slight majority over Joe •enne^. It was found that the sen nrs favored a comic program to ,ny other type offered. For the pro ram that was not liked the sym ihony orchestras held a big lead; icxt came the hlll-bllly concerts. Current event programs and edu ational lectures were marked fair yhlle "The Voice of Experience" iras rated as very good. There was . wide variety of jaze orchestras avored, running from Cab Callo ray to Wayne King. Bing Crosby eems to have captured the hearts if those who admire the art of crooning.” Most of the students, from their omments, seemed to realize that hey were not getting a properly •alanced "radio diet" and were ln erested In remedying this condt ion. Most of them were opposed to he cheap advertising found In nany broadcasts and felt that if he public demanded from the spon ors of the various programs a bet er grade of entertainment It would lelp the radio audience to appro bate the more cultured forms of intertalnment which the radio can >rovide for them. County Democrats To Meet June 11, Precincts June 9 Will Invite Women To Become Active Oliver Anthony PtmIiIm At Imo Uve Committee Meeting Here; Hern 8.000 Votee. Juno It was set as the dalle tor the Cleveland County Democratic convention, and precinct chairmen were Instructed how to name dele gates to thla convention at a me,*t - Ing of the executive committee at the court house Saturday afternoon Oliver 8. Anthony, chairman, pro aided, and C. C. Horn waa secre tary. Precinct Meetings June 9, The executive committee suggests that precinct meetings be held at the voting precincts on June 9 to elect new committees and delegates to the convention. The chairman asked that the precinct leaders call these meetings at the appointed time and that they report to him In person or by letter the names of the new committeemen as well as the new officers by Monday, June 11. Each precinct la entitled to elect one delegate and one alternate to the county convention for each 150 Democratic yotca cast In the las* race for governor. Seek Women's Aid. Chairman Anthony suggested that the precinct officials give the women as much consideration as possible and that they too be invlt <’d to attend the meetings, lie thought it would be a good Idea to name women as vice-chairman o! some of the committees. After the county convention or June 11, the executive committee will retire and elect a new chair man and vice-chairman for ♦hr next two years. Interest Is growing in the oomiur primary, and the hope was egprr:v ed that 8,000 votes would be cast Approved Kings Mountain Park For Early Work Likely That The 9200,000 Will II Made Available Prom PWA. Funds; Bui winkle Action. WASHINGTON, May 21.-1 he Federal Park service has approved the proposed establishment of a national park or monument at Kings Mountain battlefield In South Carolina, Just across the line from the. tenth North Carolina congres sional district. This shifts the fight which Representative' James P. Dlnlvne#)., r __i- n m > u»uunu«v>| W> V-| 11 a>> been making for the battlefield to be preserved and converted into a national park, to the Public Works administration, where funds are now asked. The proposal to acquire the en tire area upon which thousand* ot Tennesseeans and Carolinians gath ered and won a signal victory ovei the British on the morning of Oc tober 7, 1780, and thus turned tire tide of the Revolutions, has been talked for many years. Solon* Work Hard Representative Richards, now in his first term in congress, has worked on the matter continuous ly, and has had the co-operation of Representative A. L. Butwinkle of Oastonia, N. C. The first obstacle that Repre sentatives Richards and Bulwinkle encountered was to have the neces sary property acquired in the pro posed area at a price reasonable enough for the government to make the purchase. By the time this was done, and the approval of the Na tional Parks service of the project was obtained, all funds being al lotted by the Public Works adnun istralion had been exhausted. New Approval Needed The war department had pn viously approved the project bit; when the hundreds of military res ervations, parks and the like were taken over by the Department ol the Interior to be administered by the National Park Service, It was then necessary to obtain approval on the project by the National Park service. This was given after some delay, and the war depart ment plans calling for an expendi ture of $200,000 were accepted in toto after extensive study. Tlie Public Works administration has no funds now except what ac crue from revision of former allot ments. Nevertheless, Representative Richards has obtained the assur ance that the entire project will be examined at once, and that, if pos sible, it will be placed among the agenda of the PWA for an alloca tion of funds if and when such are I available.
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