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Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
SHELBY, N. a FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1»84
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THE MARKETS
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Cotton *eed< ton, carlots-24.00
Fair Weather
Weather forecast fo rNorth Caro
lina: Generally fair over state this
afternoon and Saturday, except
scattered thundershowers in north
west part.
Dalton Dies
By UNITED PRESS
RALEIGH, June 22.—Failing to
!fl a last-minute repreive from
governor Ehringhaus, Joe Dalton,
middle-aged white man of Hen
dersonville, went to the electric
rhalr this morning for slaying his
wife, Zula. on the night of March
28 193S. He was tight-lipped and
silent and declined to make any
statement.
Kills Wife, Self
By UNITED PRESS
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio, June 22.—
Sydney Rectanus, formerly vice
president of the American Rolling
Mills shot and killed his wife, Alma,
critically wounded his mother-in
law. Mrs. Elsie Rathman and his
daughter. Shirley, then shot and
killed himself. The two wounded
victims are not expected to live.
j Charge Murder
By UNITED PRESS "
VIENNA, June 22.—Police lodged
murder charges today against Ivan
Poderjay in connection with the
disappearance of Miss Agnes Tuf
verson of New York and Detroit. It
was also announced today that Mile.
Margaret Ferrand had been charg
ed with suspicion of being an ac
complice after the fact.
The March
Of Events
Skipper Rests
The White House office was es
tablished temporarily aboard the
Sequoia last night on the Thames
river, historic racing course of the
Harvard and Yale crews, as Presi
dent Roosevelt combined business
and pleasure. He quickly turned to
ttork forwarded from Washington
as soon as his boat dropped anchor
signing the railroad labor board
bill and the measure limiting RFC
loans to closed bank*.
Johnson Replies
General Hugh S. Johnson lashed
rritics of the NRA in vigorous de
fense of his policies in a speech in
Nashville last night. He was prin
cipal speaker at an economic con
ference. He praised accomplish
ments of the Brain Trust.
Buys Silver
Secretary of the Treasury Mor
genthau disclosed yesterday that
the treasury was buying huge
quantities of silver even before
President Roosevelt signed the
measure calling for purchases of
the metal. Administration of the
measure, he said, will not only be
willing but “enthusiastic.”
Hit At McNinch
Prank R. McNinch, chairman oi
the Federal power commission, was
silent yesterday when told of the
action of the Democratic sixth dis
trict, which scored him yesterday
at the Raleigh convention opposing
his nomination by Roosevelt. His
term expires Saturday. Senators
Bailey and Reynolds have announc
ed that they will oppose his con
firmation by the senate.
Chaco Battle
Slaughter of upward of 1,000 Bo
livians in a terrific Paraguan of
fensive along a far-flung front or
the Gran Chaco was reported last
n'?ht. The Paraguayans over
"helmed the Bolivians in a stra
ngle move in the swamps of the
disputed Chaco zone.
New Farm Plan
A three-year plan intended to
take 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 acres
horn cultivation and put them in
pasture, forage crops and woodland
be offered American farmers
• !,1e agricultural adjustment ad
ministration. Officials described the
Program as entirely tentative.
Insolvency Admitted
By Hendersonville
ASHEVILLE, June 21,—The city
0 Hendersonville yesterday admit
ea insolvency and requested the
“drral court to assume control of
* finances, in its answer to the
default suit brought by the
suitable Life Insurance Company.
Meeting Is Called
For Merchants Assn.
Members of the Shelby Mer
! 5ants Association are urged to at
„n(5 a meeting at the Hotel Charles
Monday morning at 11 o'clock. It's
important, says Secretary Everett
May Head Vets
if
M. C. Terrell of Burlington, N. C.,
who is being supported by his le
gion and other friends for depart
ment commander of the American
Legion. The legion convention will
be held at Greensboro and Ter
rel's friends are strong in support
of him as commander.
Renew Contract
For Duke Power
For Another Year
City Paid About $54,000 For Cur
rent For The Year Ending
June 30th.
At the city council meeting this
week, contract was renewed with
the Duke Power company for elec
tric current for another year. The
present contract between the city
and the power company expires
Monday, June 25th.
The contract is the usual form
signed between towns and cities and
the power company, the rate for
current being determined by the
public utilities commissioner and
on a sliding scale, based on the
amount used. Mayor McMurry says
the city will have paid the Duke
Power company approximately $54,
000 when the June statement is tak
en care of after the first of the
month.
The water and light departments,
owned and operated by the city
will show a gross profit of $71,600
above operating costs when the
city’s fiscal year ending June 30th,
states Mayor McMurry. This will
be applied to the payment of bonds
and interest and serves to reduce
the property tax rate.
During the past year there was
a slight reduction in the wholesale
rate charged by the Duke Power
company to the cities and indus
trial plants and this has served to
increase the profits of the city in
the operation of its light depart
ment.
Lee Reunion To Be
Held Sunday, June 24
The Lee family reunion will be
held at the old Lee cemetery two
miles below Sharon at the William
Blanton home on Sunday, June 24.
There will be speaking by Attor
ney Charlie Lee pf Asheville and
others and a history of the Lee
family will be given. Dinner and
singing. All of the Lee connection
and their families are invited.
County Assessments Boosted By
$55,000; Mill Men Meet Today
Members of the board of equaliza
tion, who have been touring the
county on an inspection trip, an
nounced this morning that their
findings will mean an increase in
valuation of $55,000 on the Cleve
land county tax books.
In addition to listing and assess
ing new houses and buildings, they
made 41 ctenges in former valua
tions, most of these changes being
raises.
Persons whose property has been
re-assessed have the opportunity
of appearing before the board Wed
nesday, June 27, at the court house,
to lodge protests—if any. After
Wednesday, it will not be possible to
make any re-assessments.
The board will meet this after
noon with the c runty commission
ers to hear protests expected from
Cotton Quota Set
To Limit Baleage
Under Control Act
Cleveland Is Allotted
16,388,030 Pounds
Secretary Wallace Announces Fig
ures; To Make Individual Al
lotments Soon.
Announcing the amount of cotton
each state and county will be al
lowed to gin tax-free under the
Bankhead cotton control act, Sec
retary of Agriculture Wallace yes
terday set the Cleveland quota at
16,388,030 pounds of lint cotton. The
quotas have been calculated In
pounds and in terms of standard
weight 478-pound bales, giving
Cleveland a baleage of 34,285.
The total of 10,460,251 bales to
which the administration hopes to
limit this year's production was
distributed among 1,000 counties in
19 states. Texas, the largest pro
ducing state, was alloted the larg
est quota. Ten per cent of each
state quota was reserved for future
distribution among farmers who
may be left out of the allotment
when counties begin distributing
quotas among individual producers.
nmuiu Buminca
Cully A. Cobb, chief of the cot
ton section, said the quotas * were
established after a careful exam
ination of each county’s production
record durirtg the years from 1928
to 1932 and represented the maxi
mum figures possible in each case.
He added that in case a county
was dissatisfied with the quota es
tablished, appeals might be taken
to the administration within fif
teen days.
The quotas were calculated in
pounds and'in terms of standard
weight bale of 478 pounds. Due to
the fact that the Bankhead act
specified 500-pounds bales, an in
crease of 460.251 bales was made
above the 10,000,000 bale limit set
in the act.
Submit Applications
Within each county individual
producers will be required to sub
mit applications for allotments to
the county production control com
mittee, showing their record of
production during the base period.
Blanks for such applications will
be sent to counties within a few
days, Cobb declared.
After Individual allotments are
made, farmers will be issued tax
exemption certificates for the
number of bales in each farmer’s
allotment, and at marketing time
next fall farmers will be given bale
tags for their allotments, which
must be attached before the cotton
can be sold or shipped.
All cotton produced in excess of
the allotment will be subject to a
tax of 50 per cent of its market
value when marketed and if sold
must bear a tag indicating that
such tax has been paid.
lekes Begins Study
Of Parkway Route
WASHINGTON, June 21.—Secre
tary Ickes yesterday began his
study of the recommended route
for the proposed highway connect
ing the Shenandoah National Park
in Virginia with the Great Smoky
Park in this state. North Carolina
contests w'ith Tennessee for the
“main entrance.”
mill owners, who have claimed
that their assessments are not
proper now.
Business Failure
Lowest Since 1920
NEW YORK—Business failures
in the United States for May drop
! ped to the lowest level for any
month since January, 1920. The
records of Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.,
showed 977 insolvencies, with an ag
gregate indebtedness of $22,560,
835. The previous low for May was
in 1920, when 547 insolvencies were
reported. In April of this year,
[there were 1052 defaults while for
jMay a year ago there were 1909 sim
|ilar failures.
Now It's Doctor Roosevelt
President Roosevelt, s Harvard
man, is seen arriving at Yale com
mencement with Yale’s president,
James Rowland Angell, to receive
the degree of Doctor of Laws. He
is shown above with bowed head as
the invocation was delivered.
Clyde Hoey Outstanding
Man At.State Convention
i
Declines To Speak, Ducks Committee Post,
And Admits It’s Hot Day When Asked If
He’ll Be Candidate.
RALEIGH, June 21.—Cleveland county’s delegation to
the State Democratic convention, headed by Clyde R. Hoey,
Odus M. Mull and Chairman Oliver Anthony, survived the
sweltering oratorical orgy of their party here today, heard
their state leaders approve of most everything, and depart
ed tonight with the conviction that Mr. Hoey, the only state
f;'Who didn’t make a speech, had made the best im
(JIC0DIUU.
Stuart Buys Out
Partner’s Interest
K. and S. Trucking Company Now
Owned by One Man. Operates
To New York.
M. M. Stuart has purchased the
stock of his partner Mr. Kirkpat
rick in the K. and 8. Trucking com
pany which operates a fleet of huge
motor trucks from the Carolinas to
New York, catering principally to
the transportation of textile goods
The transfer was made a few days
ago and Mr. Kirkpatrick has gone
to New York where he will engage
in business. Mr. Stuart is now sole
owner.
Mr. Stuart will continue the busi
ness under the same name. He is
now engaged in making up a rate
book showing the rates charged on
the movement of merchandise be
tween points north and south. Sev
eral cargoes of textiles move to and
from Shelby and New York each
week, making the trip between these
two terminals in about thirty hours.
A fleet of smaller trucks are used
to collect and deliver shipments to
and from the truck terminal on S.
LaFayette street. Alton Kirkpatrick
son of the former partner, will re j
main with the company.
9 Year Old Girl
Dies At Hospital
Pauline Mayes, age nine years
died at the Shelby hospital yester
day morning at nine o’clock. She
had been ill for four years, but had
been in the hospital for only four
weeks.
Surviving are her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Mayes of Patterson
Springs, two brothers, Howard and
Arthur, ages 16 and 12 respectively,
and one sister, Ruth, age 5.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home in Patterson Springs.
The rites were presided over by the
Rev. Mr. Camp of Cherryville. In
ternment was in the cemetery at the
Baptist church in Patterson Springs
To Reduce Prices
At Furniture Mart
CHICAGO, June 21.—The Ameri
can furniture mart announced to
day that furniture prices will be
about 10 per cent lower than those
prevailing at the last market in
January.
iiic vicvcmaucia oat in luo < uu~
trict meeting at the State theatre
in the morning and cast their 54
vote* for Mrs. C. W. Tillett and
Miss Beatrice Cobb for members of
the executive committee. Oaston
county tried in vain to get Cleve
land to split this vote, but the re
ply was: "Well, you got the con
gressman—now let us vote as we
please on this.” nils was the only
county that voted solid for these
officers.
Says It Was Hot Day
Throughout the longest day in
the year, Clyde R. Hoey, tall, suave
and a marked man in his frock
coat, was a notable figure, on the
streets, in the hotel lobby, in the
convention halls. Thousands asked
him the usual question—would he
run for governor—and he gave the
usual answer. He said it certainly
was a hot day.
While Senators Bailey and Rey
nolds held forth vigorously on the
platform, assuring their weary lis
teners that everything was quite
safe for Democracy, that Mr.
Roosevelt was the greatest presi
dent, that North Carolina was the
grandest state , from the pine
scented knobs of the west to the
sand dunes of the east, Cleveland’s
Clyde R. presided in a seat in the
rear of the hall.
Declines To Speak
He was, of course, asked to speak.
(Continued on page nine.)
Chiropractic Group
Meets In Cherryville
The Western North Carolina
Chiropractic Society met at the
Cherryville high school auditorium
last night. Dr. Hawkins, of the
Psychopathic sanatorium at Daven
port,, Iowa, was the principal
speaker of the occasion. He was in
troduced by Dr. B. M. Jarrett of
Shelby, president of the Western
North Carolina group.
The lecture and a series of mov
ing picture slides showing the func
tions of the various parts of the
human anatomy were the features
of the program.
Hal Farri* Goes To
Fieldale, Va., Mills
Hall Parris of Shelby who was
one of the graduates from State
college, Raleigh, a few days ago
has been employed by the Fieldale
Mills at Fieldale, Va. Mr. Parris
was graduated with honors from
the Shelby high school and was a
star athlete here before entering
State college where he received his
degree in manufacturing
Felix 0. Gee Dies
At Shelby Hospital
After Long Illness
To Hold Last Rites
Tomorrow
Felix O. Gee, prominent 80 year
old Shelby salesman and business I
man, died at the Shelby hospital
at IS o'clock last night. His death
waa due to complication* from a
prolonged Illness.
Mr. Oee was taken to the hospi
tal several days ago In a very seri
ous condition. On Monday, he un
derwent an operation, followed by
a blood transfusion. His death was
not unexpected.
Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral services will be held at
the home on South Washington to
morrow morning at eleven o'clock.
The rites will be conducted by the
Rev. H.' N. McDlarmld, pastor of
the Shelby Presbyterian church, of
which Mr. Oee was an elder.
Surviving are his wife, who was
Miss Weeta Presnell of Virginia and
two sons, Alex and Felix, Jr. Mr.
Oee also leaves four brothers, Ed
gar, Edward, Fletcher and Bernard,
all of Keysvllle, Va., and two sis
ters, Mrs. David Carroll and Mrs.
C. J. Clark, both of Richmond, Va.
Native Of Virginia
Mr. Oee was a native of Keys
vllle, and received his education at
the Virginia Polytechnical Institute
at Blacksburg, Va. He traveled for
jc. W. Antrum and company, of
Richmond for 19 years before com
ing to Shelby.
He had lived In Shelby for ap
proximately 30 years. In 1915, in
company with J. 8. McKnlght and
Rush Hamrick, he organised the
Shelby Orocery company. In 1930,
he started work with the Kendall
Medicine company, and since then
has been with this cor near n.
Mr. Oee waa a faithful member of
the Presbyterian church, and serv
ed as a deacon In this church for
18 years. He was recently elected an
elder.
Two Funerals Held
In Kings Mountain
Service* Are Conducted For B. B.
White Child And For
J. 8. Lockridge
(Special to The Star.)
KINGS MOUNTAIN, June 22.—
Funeral services for J. S. Lock
ridge, 69. who died at his home In
Crowders Mountain Saturday, were
held at the Crowders Mountain
Baptist church Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock. The services were con
ducted by Rev. W. H. Redman as
sisted by Rev. Bobbitt. Burial was
at Bethany, 8. C. Death was due to
heart dropsy. Surviving are his wife
and eight children, Will Lockridge
of Rock Hill: Ernest and Theodore
Lockridge of Crowders Mountain;
Mrs. J. J. Mulllnax, Mrs. L. L. Bar
clay, Mrs. W. A. Clark, Miss Etta
Mae Lockridge, all of Crowders
Mountain. Fourteen grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren also
survive.
B. a Whit* Chili
Funeral services for the seven
months old son of Mr. and Mrs. B.
B. White who died Thursday after
noon were held Friday afternoon at
3 o'clock at Bethleham Baptist
church conducted by Rev. C. K.
Derrick. Surviving besides the par
ents are three other children, Vir
ginia, Rachel and Jack.
Fair Weather Gives Farmers
Chance To Kill Grass, Weeds
Following a prolonged rainy
“spell” that delayed cultivation and
gave grass and weeds a good start
on North Carolina crops, the past
week, generally warm and sunny,
gave farmers the opportunity of
cleaning up their fields, according
to the weekly crop report and wea
ther summary Issued from ,thc lo
cal station of the United States
weather bureau.
The report, prepared at Raleigh
and distributed, follows in full:
"Warm weather with temple sun
shine and favorable for growth of
ciops and field work until inter
rupted by rain near the close of the
week Growth of cotton. tobacco,
<• r . tri rk end other crop.1 was
!lj «, :i Much needed cul
I tivation was accomplished during
*
First Checks Here On
Cotton Contracts--To
Deliver After Notice
Salesman Dies
Felix O. Oee, prominent Shelby
business man, who died last night.
Funeral services will be held at his
home tomorrow at II o'clock.
Receiver It Named
For Lincoln Mill;
Hearing Saturday
Jamas A. Abernathy, Jr., Bond
Holder, Is Executive For Thread
Spinners.
LINCOLN TON. June 31.—James
A. Abernethy, Jr., one of the bond
holders of the old Wampum Mills
here, has been appointed tempor
ary receiver for Llncolnton Thread
Spinners, Inc., and a hearing wlU
be held Saturday in Newton at ten
o’clock before Judge Wilson War
lick as to whether the receiver will
be made permanent.
The creditors of the defunct mill,
numbering about fifty, presenting
claims ranging from a few dollars
to six thousand dollars each met
here Tuesday morning with Julius
Bayer, owner of the mill to decide
what course they should pursue.
Mr. Stone, of Stone Chemical
Works, In Charlotte, presided over
the meeting and a committee of
five creditors was appointed to
consult with Mr. Bayer and with
the bond holders, to determine
what. If any, plans could be worked
out which would insure the con
tinued operation of the mill.
Committee Meets
This committee of five, comprised
of Mr. Stone, chairman, J, L. Put
nam, Mr. Anderson, Plato Durham,
and Mr. Beagle, all common cred
itors, voted to ask the court to
make the receivership permanent
with James A. Abernethy, Jr., being
named permanent receiver.
Masonic Meeting Tonight
There \flill be the regular com
munication of the Cleveland Ma
sonic lodge at the Masonic temple
at 8 o’clock tonight. All members
are urged to attend.
the week and crops are thriving
where Helds are clean, but the pro
longed cloudy, wet period of the
preceding weeks delayed from work
over a large area and notwith
standing cultivation was rushed
most of the last week there are
still many grassy fields, especially
In parts of the Piedmont. Wheat
harvest Is underway or about ready
to cut and there will be consider
able harvesting and large shipments
of early potatoes, also early peach
es, dewberries and truck during the
week provided weather conditions
are favorable. The rains near the
end of the week were more favor
able than otherwise for growing
crops though work to some
extee v '< "iitavorable for
those crop, are matured ana
ready to harvest.’’
Represents .Part On
Rental Of Land
Cotton n*ntnl chock* to the
amount of $163,437.34 have been re
ceived by County Agent R. W,
Shoffner for distribution to Cleve
land county farmer*, the amount
representing half of the three and
a half cents per pound taken out
of production in the acreage reduc
tion campaign.
Tills amount, however, Is not alt
of the half due at this time. Other
checks amounting to about $25,000
arc expected shortly to complete
payment due at this time. In a
statement Issued by Mr. Shoffner.
the checks will not be delivered un
til the farmers who are entitled to
receive them are notified by letter.
These letters are being prepared
now and accompanying the notice
to farmers that their checks an
ready for delivery, will go notlee of
acceptances on the part of tho gov
ernment. These acceptances Will In
dicate the amount of acreage the
signers are allowed to plant, the
acreage the government Is renting
and the amount of money the
farmers iyo to receive.
Will Cheek Acreage
Mr. Shoffner says all acreage In
cotton will be checked and If any
farmer has planted more cotton
than his allotment calls for, he ad
vises an abandonment of the crop
now before any more work Is put In
the fields. ‘
Cotton farmers who signed con
tracts are to receive 3 1-3 cents per
pound oa cotton taken out of pro
duction. One half of this amount is
now payable, the remainder to be
paid in September.
In addition, a parity payment ot
one cent per pound will be paid
about December 1st and Cleveland
county fanners are to receive ap
proximately $450,000 In all. The five
year average cotton production In
Cleveland has been twenty-five mil
lion pounds.
Shoffner* Statement
Agent Shoffner issues the follow
ing statement relative to the distri
bution of the checks received yes
terday and says these Instructions
will be strictly adhered to:
"Today we received our first
checks on the 1034-35 cotton reduc
tion contracts. The amount of
money received in the first batch of
checks- was $153,437.24. This does
not Include all of the checks In the
first payment: there are some yet
to come In. We expect the others In
a short time.
"The one thing that I would like
to make clear that everybody will
understand is to please not come to
the office for your check until you
receive your notice In the mall that
the cheek is here. When you receive
this notice, please read very care
fully the letter of explanation, and
follow out these instructions care
fully so as to make It easier on the |
office force In handling these
checks. It is impossible to give out §j
all of these checks In one day and |j
we must formulate some orderly
system In doing this: and therefore
everybody will receive their notice
about the check before coming to
the office. It will be useless to come
to the office before receiving this
notice.”
Ex-Sheriff Allen
Plucks First Bloom
Ex-Sheriff Irvin Allen of Cleve
land county who Is farming down in
Bladen county, has plucked the
first cotton bloom in the state, so
far as is known. He has sent to
The Star office a bloom found in
.its Bladen county cotton on June
20th. The cotton was planted on
April 5th.
Five Are Injured
On Way To Raleigh
Five men enrotite to the state
convention were injured yesterday
morning when their car hit a truck.
None were seriously hurt. The men
were Garland and Buston Midyette
and C. G. Peoples of Jackson’, T. B.
Scull of Rehobeth and J. h. Harris
of Seaboard. - ?
Killer Arrested
Harold St. Clair, 2-year-old Ohio
't, wanted »■* f*dorado in
with th- of Dr.
lit,, , .\l;er.., n >„ utest, was ar
rested tn New Orleans last night.