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SHELBY, N. G. WEUNKSD’Y, JUNK 27, 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
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THE MARKETS
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Cotton scvd, ton, wagon
Cotton «eed. ton, carlots
12 to 13c
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... 25.00
| Generally Fair
North Carolina Weather Report:
Generally fair over state today and
Thursday.
Pecora Balks
By irNITED PRESS
WASHINGTON. June 27.—Ferdi
nan pecora. Senate stock market
inquisitor, has balked at accepting
membership of the newiy created
securities commission, hut telegraph
last night that he would accept
»he chairmanship for one year. The
United Press was authoritatively in
formed today that appointment of
fhe five-man commission would be
made this week.
Millions Jobless
By UNITED PRESS
WASHINGTON, June 27.—Presi
dent William Green of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, today es
timated that more than ten million,
two hundred and sixty seven thou
sand persons are now unemployed
in the United States.
The March
Of Events
Child Maltreated
Buffering from starvation and
badly bruised, neighbors said had
been inflicted by her foster mother,
!2-year-old Mary Virginia Johnson
is in a Jasper, Ala., hospital receiv
ing care for the first time in 16
months. The foster mother is under
charges of assault and battery, held
under $400 bond.
Trammel Leads
Park Trammel maintained a lead
of almost 8,000 votes over Claude
Fepper in their contest for the U.
S. senatorial nomination last night
as more than half of the probable
votes were cast.
Miller On Job
Dr. Justin Miller. dean of the
Duke Law school yesterday assum
ed the office of special assistant to
U S. Attorney General Cummings.
He has a 12-month leave of ab
sence freran Duke.
Office I» Moved
The office of the collector of In
ternal revenue will be moved from
Raleigh to Greensboro, the largest
city in the state in point of collec
tions, and will be established in the
new federal building there not
later than July 15.
F. D. R. To Speak
After a trip to New Haven, where
he received a degree and enjoyed
the crew races, President Roosevelt
returned to his White House desk
last night, disposed of a number of
bills, made a brief review of the re
covery campaign, and arranged to
talk to the nation over the radio
Thursday night. The talk will be at
9 30 eastern standard time. He
vetoed a number of routine meas
ures.
Mill Penalized
General Hugh S. Johnson came
out of the hospital yesterday with
all of his old fire and determina
tion to insist that the Harriman
Hosiery Mills, of Harriman, Tenn.,
re-employ 50 strikers. Unless they
do. their Blue Eagle will not be re
stored, and that the mill will con
tinue to V boycotted, throwing 653
persons out of work. The company
charges Johnson is persecuting it.
Liner Rammed
A passenger boat carrying 100
French arsenal workers was ram
med from the rear last night by
another vessel and sunk with her
human cargo. Quick work, by heroic
workers diminished the death toll,
all passengers in the ship’s
cabin were pulled out.
Double Shift
To Distribute
Cotton Checks
Because cotton farmers are so
busy in the fields these days, Coun
Agent R. w. Shoffner has insti
led two shifts in his office in the
court house and will distribute cot
reduction checks rom 8 a. m.
16 s p. m., beginning Thursday.
This gives the fanners a chance
come to tow nafter work for
weir money. Mr. Shoffner asks
they ignore the hours men
-oned on notices previously sent
©ut.
Many of the growers have obli
-i ions due soon, including large
-nilizer accounts, and the county
"ants them to have their
* as soon as possible.
tile 3,069 checks received here.
--ountmg to more than $153,000,
—” een 800 and 1,000 have already
distributed.
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Aids Daughter
Mr». Margaret Brighton
Mrs. Margaret Smith Brighton,
wife of a Massachusetts clergy
man, is pictured on the witness
stand in the courtroom at Ded
ham, Mass., testifying in the de
fense of her daughter, Mrs. Nor
ma Brighton Millen, who is on
trial charged with being an acces
sory in the murder of two police
men during a bank holdup. Mrs.
Brighton told of the defendant’s
early life and of her marriage to
Murton Millen, who faces death ,
with two others for the murders.
Mrs.Lattimore,86
Buried Today At
New Bethel Church
Aged Woman Of Lawndale Suc
cumbs To Long Illness. Moth
er Of Mrs. Carpenter.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon at 3. o'clock, .for Mis.
Frank Lattimore at New Bethel
church, services being conducted by
the pastor, Rev. John W. Suttle, as
sisted by Revs. W. A. Elam and J.
V. Deveny. Mrs. Lattimore died
Tuesday evening at 5:45 at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Schenck
Carpenter near Lawndale.
Before marriage Mrs. Lattimore
was Sophie London. She was mar
ried on January 11, 1870. At the age
of 12 she joined New Bethel church
and was a most faithful member,
regularly attending all services
when her health would permit. She
was kind, generous and industrious.
Four years ago her husband died
and since that time her health had
broken rapidly. Three children were
born. The two sons, Philector and
Edgar died several years ago. Mrs.
Lattimore had been making her
home with Mrs. Carpenter for sev
eral years. She was the last mem
ber of a family of eight to go and
the oldest member of New Bethel.
A large crowd attended the fu
neral this afternoon for she had a
host of friends and a wide family
connection.
Demurrage Charged
On Parcel Post Here
After July First
While the depression was on the
postoffice department abandoned
making any charge for parcel post
packages remaining in postoffices
while the receiver raised the money
to get out a C.O.D. parcel. Post
master Quinn says this demurrage
charge will be restored after July
1st. C. O. D. packages may remain
uncalled for for fifteen days, but
there will be a charge of three cents
per day after the first fifteen days.
If not taken out then the charge
will be five cents per day.
Absentee Ballot Inquiry Ashed
By Candidates In Mecklenburg
CHARLOTTE, June 27.—Charges
of illegal absentee ballots in the
Mecklenburg county primary ot
June 30 were made in a telegram
last night from a committee repre
senting Amie D. Cashion and S. J
Worley, candidates for nomination
to the board of county commission
ers. They filed their complaint witn
the state board of elections.
No names were mentioned in the
telegram, which was signed by six
Mecklenbury county men. The
committee asked for Immediate in
vestigation of charges they said
Gardner vs. Smith
In Second Primary
Contest Saturday
Two Seek Nomination
For Lower House
Second Balloting Held At Request
Of Smith. Who Was Second To
Gardner On June 2.
Cleveland county voters will go to
the polls Saturday In a second pri
mary to decide between Ernest
Gardner and J. B. Smith, candidat
es for the Democratic nomination
for the House of Representatives.
The primary was requested by Mr.
Smith, who ran second to Mr.
Gardner in a four-cornered race
June 2.
In the first primary, Cleveland
voted 2.479 for Gardner and 1,848
for Smith; 1,041 for Charles B.
Falls, 1,552 for G. W Allen and 865
for Cullen Mull, according to the
official tabulation.
Lacked A Majority.
Since the Gardner lead does not
give him a majority, Mr. Smith call
ed for the second primary in an
effort to obtain the nomination.
So far, the campaign has been
quiet. In fact, it has been hardly
noticeable, so far as it has been
brought before the public eye. Both
candidates and their supporters are
conducting a friend-to-friend cam
paign, with no speech making
Judging from these passive tactics,
it would seem that a small vote
could be expected, but as one vet
eran observer said, “You never can
tell—Cleveland folks like to vote. If
the weather is right, they’ll be in.”
Bishop Services
Held On Tuesday
(Special to The Star.)
KINGS MOUNTAIN, June 37 —
Funeral services for W. T. Bishop.
55, who died at 2:30 Monday after
noon were conducted from the home
of G. B. England Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock. The services were
conducted by Rev. W. H. Redman
assisted by Revs. R. L. Davis, Clar
ence Bobbitt and R. L. Chaney.
Surviving are his wife, two step
daughters of Mt. Holly and two sis
ters who live in Oreenvlle, ft O.
Tarpon Likes Bride,
Jumps Into Her Lap
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., June 26.
—Mrs. Bob Pacetti, a June bride,
had her lap full for a few minutes.
Fishing in a small boat, she hooked
a 45-pound, four-foot tarpon. It
took one leap and cleared the rear
end of the boat. On its next Jump
it landed squarely ir Mrs. Pacetti's
lap. The threshing of the huge “sil
ver king” threw all occupants of the
boat into confusion, but the youn*
bride maintained presence of mind
enough to help hold her fish.
Greensboro Gets
Methodist Meeting
Greensboro will be hostess to the
next annual session of the Western
North Carolina conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
which will begin in October, it was
announced in that city yesterday.
A group of men were in Shelby a
short time ago to make a survey in
order to determine whether or not
this city would be able to entertain
such a large conference.
Taxi Men Forced To
Carry Insurance
Judge E. Yates Webb yesterday
signed an order making permanent
an injunction which requires Char
lotte taxi drivers to carry insurance
City Meets $5,000
In Bonds July 1st
Mayor McMurry says the city of
Shelby has $5,000 in New York to
meet maturing bonds and interest
due July 1st.
they were prepared to support with
affidavits.
An investigation would be wel
come, Chairman W. C. Davis of the
county board of elections said this
morning. He said that about 450
absentee ballots had been issued,
and that not any had been Issued
without the proper signed applica
tion.
The complaining committee,
however, asserts that large numbers
of absentee ballots, “in a manner
contrary to law,” have been obtain
ed by certain candidates from the
board of elections
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Poised For Balloon Flight
V. E. Juki, weatherman
Guardsman unloading.gat tanka
A ticklish job is that of the official weatherman of the army air
service stratosphere flight at Grand City, S. D. Calculating prevail
ing winds at various stages of the proposed 14-mile ascent is the
job of V. E. Jakl of the Kansas City, Mo., airport. Final decision
as to when Captain A. W. Stevens, famed aerial photographer, and
Major W. E. Kepner will start the flight r«aU with JakL
Nearly300Women
Attend Meeting
Of BaptistW.M.U.
Members Of Missionary Onions Of
Kings Mountain Association
Here.
Approximately 300 members of
the Baptist Woman’s Missionary
unions of the Kings Mountain asso
ciation were present in Shelby yes
terday and today for two-day con
ference.
The meeting was held at the
First Baptist church here, and was
under the direction of Mrs. John
Wacaster, who is in charge of the
W JM. U. work of the Kings Moun
tain association.
Miss Mallory Speaks
The feature speaker of the occa
sion was Miss Kathleen Mallory,
W. M. U. secretary of the Southern
Baptist convention. The Rev. J. L.
Jenkins, president of Boiling
Springs Junior college, also deliver
ed a special address.
The program opened at 10:30
o'clock Tuesday morning with the
devotional by Mrs. H. E. Waldrop.
Others on the two day program
were Mrs. Rush Stroup, Mrs. O. P.
Hamrick, Mrs. Frank Elam, Horace
Easom, Mrs. James S. Ware, Dr.
Zeno Wall, Mrs. H. B. Moore, and
special representatives from each of
the churches of the district.
The Shelby church presented a
pageant at the night session Tues
day.
To Increase Rates
On Cotton Shipping
A 15 per cent increase in cotton
freight rates from interior points to
ports and the mills of New Eng
land and the Carolinas will soon
become effective, railroad officials
said in Memphis yesterday.
Election Party
Next Saturday
The Star will give Its usual
"election night party” on Sat
urday, June 30th when Ernest
Gardner and J. B. Smith will
have a run-off for house of
representatives.
The election official in each
precinct is asked to telephone
or bring the resuit of his box
as soon as the count is over.
The counting should be an
easy matter since there is
only one ballot with two
names.
Those who telephone in re
ports over lines which make
a toll charge, are asked to
call The Star collect.
The public Is invited to the
primary night party.
Ex-Ad Man Held
On Theft Charge;
Denies His Guilt
A. .?. Rlvenback, Book Agent, De
clares Circumstantial Evidence
Not Right This Time.
A. J Rlvenback, book agent and
ex-newspaperman, who acted In a
D. A. R. play In Kings Mountain
Thursday night and was arrested
for a hotel theft on Friday, vehem
ently protested his Innocence from
behind the bars in the Cleveland
county jail at noon today.
Rlvenback, who is about 30 years
old, was convicted Monday of steal
ing $14 from the room of Mist
Catherine Blckel at the Mountain
View hotel, and Is under sentence
of 5 months or a fine of $75.
Identify Man
Miss Bickel, who was a guest at
the hotel. Identified him as “the
man in the gray suit” she saw out
side her bedroom door just before
she missed her money. 8he side
he went up stairs while she was or
the front porch, and that when she
entered the room, after seeing the
man in the hall, the light was stlli
warm and swinging.
Rlvenback, though, tells a differ
ent story. Circumstantial evidence
he insists, doesn’t carry Justice ir
this instance.
“I did go inside, into the lobby,’
he said, “but not upstairs. Then 1
went out for a soft drink, and came
back to the lobby. The girl then
came in with a policeman and ar
rested me.
KivenDacKs awry
"Now get this: all she saw in a
dark hall was a man In a gray suit.
Yet she Identifies me. I had on
gray trousers and a blue shirt.
Would you call that a gray suit?”
Rivenback said that he willingly
submitted to being searched, and
that, instead of finding the girl’s
fourteen dollars, all he had was
about four dollars In silver. Her
money was in greenbacks.
"I asked that they take finger
prints, too," he said. “And they did
but they were all poor. All they had
was a print of my little finger
from the light bulb in her room
I'll explain that: the night before
she moved in. I acted as room clerk
for the hotel, and showed a couple
to that room. I turned on the light
for them—that’s how the print got
there.
"Matter of fact, this couple war
(Continued on page eight)
Urges Baptists Act
Against Bad Moviei
Dr. M. E. Dodd, president of the
Southern Baptist Convention, yes
terday urged Baptists to follow the
lead of the Catholic church in boy
cotting movies destructive to home
and religious ideals
Two Are Drowned
As Boat Overturns
In Catawba River
Accident Occurred At
Midnight
IwtU Wright And Albert Jacobs
Were Both Former Residents
Of This Section.
laetta Wright, age 35, and Albert
Jacob*, age 30, both form® ly of this
county, were drowned at midnight,
laat night as the boat In which they
were riding with six other compan
ions overturned and sank In the
Catawba river near Belmont.
The other members of the party
swam safely to shore, leaving the
unfortunate victims, who were un
able to swim, to struggle in the dark
waters.
Bodies Recovered
A searching party was organised
in Oastonla as soon as word reach
ed there of the tragedy, and with
the aid of hooks and nets, the
bodies were recovered about 1:30
o'clock this morning.
Both victims were formerly of
this county. Miss Wright's family
moved to Oastonla about three
months ago. Mr. Jacobs, known to
his Shelby associates as “Cricket,"
was In the taxi business here at one
time, and was following the same
trade In Oastonla. His father for
merly was owner of a cafe in East
side.
Word from Gastonia this morning
said that the funeral services for
Miss Wright would be held Thurs
day afternoon at three o’clock at
the Plagah church In Gaston coun
ty. Arrangements had not been
made this morning for funeral
services for Mr, Jacobs.
Vocational Teachers
Return From Raleigh
Agricultural Teachers Of Cleveland
And Rutherford Attend Ra
leigh Meeting.
Teachers of vocational agricul
ture from Rutherford and Cleve
land counties have returned from
Raleigh where they attended lust
week the annual conference and
schooling given under the direction
or their state supervisor, Roy H.
Thomas who requires all teachers
of agriculture In the state to attend
the annual conference.
The conference again has proved
to be valuable and Inspirational to
the teachers, especially since there
are so many new avenues of teach
ing agriculture due to the Agricul
tural Adjustment act under which
we are farming. The conference
gave the teachers an opportunity
to hear many authorities on spe
cial problems of agriculture to
day.
Ghastly Hoax Is
Played On Husband
CHARLOTTE, June 37.—Henry
Lineberger, prominent young busi
ness man here, was the victim of a
dreadful hoax yesterday. A woman
telephoned his residence and re
ported that his wife had been In
jured in an auto accident near
Myrtle Beach and was dying. Mr.
Lineberger chartered a plane to
rea<!h her.
Mrs. Lineberger had been in no
accident and was in the best of
health.
Motorcade To Pass
Through Here Today
A motorcade of highway patrol
men from Virginia and Tennessee
on a god-will tour of North Caro
lina was scheduled to pass through
Shelby this afternoon at two
o’clock. It was to be met here by
Charlotte patrolmen, but at 2:10
o'clock, it had not reached here
from Asheville.
The parade yill be led by North
Carolina patrolmen on motorcycles,
and will continue to Charlotte to
night.
Textile Code 1 Year Old Today;
Shows 78% Increase In Payrolls
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 27.
George A. Sloan, chairman of the
cotton textile code authority, yes
terday cited some the accomplish
ments in the textile industry—the
first industry to have a code, and
the industry that has made the
greatest strides. The code was
drawn just one year ago today.
A 40 per cent increase in employ
ment and a 78 per cent jump in
payrolls was the jist of his state
ment.
The Industry submitt d its code
of competition on June 27, 1933,
and embarked on the admini&tre
V.P.ForMillers
IN
W. W. Q. Smart, official of the
Eagle Roller Mill of Shelby, who on
Friday, was elected second vice
president, of the Pledlnont, Millers'
association at a convention In Roa
noke. Vn. The Piedmont associa
tion embraces the states of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina and
, East, Tennessee.
Stuart Assistant
|To County Farm
! Agent Shoffner
I Well Equipped Man Arrives To Be
Assistant County Farm Agent
To H. W. Shoffner.
A, D. Stuart arrived this week to
become assistant farm agent for
Cleveland county and will enter
upon his duties July 1st. He Is be
ing furnished by the State Farm
Extension department In collabora
tion with the federal government at
no additional expense to Cleveland
county.
Mr. Shoffner's duties have become
so numerous under the crop con
trol legislation that he has been un
able for the past yebr or more to
give any attention whatever to
agency work. Under the new set
up, Mr. Shoffner will be In the field
Most of his time while Mr. Stuart
will remain In thfe office.
Mr. Stuart is a native of Dillon.
S. C., a graduate In the class of
1930 In agriculture from the North
Carolina State college. Later he
spent a year and a half taking
graduate work in agriculture In the
University of West Virginia, com
pleting his Master of Science de
gree, conferred by the N. C. State
college. For five seasons, he was
with the crop Improvement associa
tion as field Inspector and Is more
or less familiar with Cleveland
county which he visited while on
this work. For the past three
months he has been teaching in the
N. C. State College for Prof. W. H.
Darst, now connected with the Ag
ricultural Adjustment Administra
tion in Washington, D. C.
Negro Is Jailed
On Assault Charge
Ambroae Sarratt Narrowly Escapes
Pmucn An Hr Firm From
Store.
Ambrose Sarratt. eolored, was
this morning Jailed on a cjmrge of
assault, and will be tried in Record
ers court.
Sarratt was In the Home Store
here with hi* brother this morn
ing. A clerk asked Sarratt's broth
er to move along so other custom
ers could pas*. The colored boy
made a retort, and the clerk
promptly shoved him out the door.
Then Sarratt hit the clerk In .the
face and fled with a crowd of ap
proximately 30 persons close on his
heels.
He -took refuge under a house
near the Southern railroad station
but surrendered when policemen
1 reached the scene.
tioti’s drive to spread employment
and boost purchasing power by cut
ting hours and raising wages. It
was the first to abolish child labor
and first to submit a code and thus
set the example for nearly 500 In
dustries.
However, in citing accomplish
ments, George A. Sloan, chairman
of the cotton text}^- author
ity, soundel^ffcrntng note'th as
serting thJt“confidence in the fall
and win^ff gave way to apprehen
sion in m\e spring."
Slosh cited tremendous increases i
U. S. Postoffice
At Fallston Is
Burned At Night
Origin Of The Fire
Unknown
Money And A Few St.tmp* Have*,
nut Alt Mull. Boxes And
r»uche« Are Loet.
Fire lMt night destroyed t*W
small frame building that, houeed
the Fallston postoffloe at 11 |
o'clock and all mall, boxes and
pouches were a total loss.
.Uni Yoder, postmaster, report!
that he saved the money and a taw
stamps. Origin of the fire Is un- |
known. There is no suspicion of
robbery. In addition to the loss of
the mall, Mr. Yoder, who does
watch repairing during his spare
time, lost a number of valuable 1
watches left with hint by custom
ers,
The small frame building be
longed to Max Boggs who owns A-h
gin and other property at Fallston
A call for help came to the Shelby
lire department and a truck report- 'J
cd In haste, ready to protect other
near-by buildings that might be
endangered. Several bales of cotton
were rolled beyond the danger line.
The postoffice opened temporary
quarters to the rear of the Union •
Trust Company tills morning. Post- ^
master Yoder reported the fit* to
a post office Inspector who will ar-1|
rive shortly to make an Investiga
tion and permanent arrangement-'
for a new location.
Crescent Ltd. Ends
Luxury Train Career
Famed Southern Flyer Loses Name
And (lets Number, But Win
Run On flame Schedule.
Today ends the career of a grand
old train that everybody liked to \ j
ride on.
The Creafcent Limited, crack fly- |
er from New York to New Orleans
pride of the Southern Railroad and
joy of Southern rallroud paasen
gers, loses her famed Identity to
day and gets a number. Shell be ;
No. 37 southbound and No. 88 wher **
she points for Manhattan.
The Crescent was Inaugurated ii j
April, 1938, an extra fare special
with club ear, maid and valet set- |
vice. Of course, the schedule will be
maintained, toiit: Nos. 37 and 38 will
only offer Pullman service now,
with observation coach. Even the
special features of drawing raomt
and private sections will be retain
ed. Matter of fact, it’s still muefi
the same train—though not the
noied Orescent any more. I
And so the train riding public
will miss the old flyer. The great
green engine will be the same, buf
It will pull day coaches. , :
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Cleveland To Get
Cattle From We*l
Cows relieved of the drought lr
the west- to relieve at starvation i*
the east—that's the program be
hind shipment of 78,000 head oi
beef and dairy cattle to North Caro
lina from heat-parched areas.
How many cows Cleveland coun
ty will get from this contingent It
not known, Harry Woodson, rellei
administrator said yesterday. Hi
expects information from Raleigh
within a few days.
Ellis Hold7Record
For First Tomatoei
Forrest Ellis has ripe tomatoes in
his garden. This year's crop war
started in the open and in a few
days he will have an abundanoa foi
his own use. Mr. Ellis has been tti*
first to report new tomatoes for the
past four years.
Highway Head
To Be Invited
To Come Here
Joe E. Blanton, chat; man oi
the board of county commis
sioners, Lester Herndon, com
missioner, Peyton McSwain.
county attorney, J. D. Lineber
ger, president of the chamber
of commerce, and Ernest
Gardner, representative, left this
morning at 6 o’clock to keep an
appointment with Highway
Commissioner Jeffress in Ra
leigh at 11 o’clock today.
The appointment was made
yesterday by Chairman Blanton.
The Cleveland representatives
will ask for a number at road
improvements in the county
and will try to bring Commis
sioner jeffress back with them
to ipspect the proposed county
highway system