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* i Late News THE MARKETS* Cotton, apot-„-- 12 to 13c Cotton aoed, ton, wagon_23.00 Cotton «oad. ton, carlot*_25.00 Probable Rain Weather forecast for North Car otin*: Mostly cloudy, probably showers and thunderstorms In west portion late tonight and Saturday, and In east portion Saturday. Cool er Saturday night and in Interior Saturday. Electrocute Two By UNITED PRESS RALEIGH, July 6.—Clyde Ferrell, white, the slayer of a Durham coun ty filling station operator, and John Lewis, Mecklenburg negro who rob bed and killed a Charlotte street ear motorman, were electrocuted at the state prison this morning. Army On Guard By UNITED PRESS SAN FJ^ANCISCO, July 6.—Two thousand soldiers occupied the riot ,■ torn water front here today under instructions to shoot down mari time strike rioters if they failed to heed warnings. Authorities antici pated a renewal of yesterday’s fighting in which two were killed and more than fifty injured. Clash Threatens By UNITED PRESS BRIDGETON. NEW JERSEY, July 8. — Several hundred angry farmers today faced a hundred striking employes of the Seabrook farm, while police rushed reinforce ments to pre ent serious rioting. A constable and a tractor driver were critically hurt when strlckers attacked farm tractor crews. The farmers are organizing a vigilance committee which will be assembled Immediately. The March Of Events France Protest* The French, who are known to have been Joyfully watching Chan cellor Hitler’s trouble and triumphs across the Rhine, today grew ser ious and had their ambassador in Berlin deny that they'd started It alL The denial was made in answer to charges in the Nazi press that the late General Kurt von Schleich er had dealings with France. Strikers Killed Blood covered the waterfront In San Francisco yesterday as fight ing reminiscent of World war bat tles raged. Two men were killed as strikers and police fought it ou>. over an area a mile square, in hand-to-hand combat, with pistols, and with tear gas. Withdraw Marines Franklin D. Roosevelt, on one oi Ihe most important good-will tours a 0. S. official ever took (though be calls It a vacation) was in Cape Haiten, Haiti, yesterday. There he assured the little brown folk that American marines would be prompt ly withdrawn. He made a brief ad dress, partly in French, at the Un ion dub, and conferred with the president of Haiti. Siamese Marriage One of the Siamese twins, Violet Hilton, wants to get married, but the law can’t see it, because she’s joined to her sister. Two states re fused licenses; but Charlotte makes the front pages today with the promise of the Mecklenburg regis trar of deeds to issue a license there. Plans Revised Greenwood county. which has been asking a $2,767,000 PWA grant to build a power plant, in opposi tion to the Duke Power company, yesterday announced that it wou’d revise its plans. A hearing on the ease has been cancelled and the Duke formal protest delayed. Dry Campaign Bishop James Canon, Jr., most militant of the drys, has raised the banner against liquor and starts this week on a national campaign against repeal. Church bodies throughout the nation are said to be joining him, and Anti-Saloon League and the W C. T. U. are be ing revived. Tugwell Declines Dr. Rexford Tugwell s inability to accept the invitatgbn of the North Carolina Young Democrat clubs to speak at Asheville on July 28 throws the program askew and leaves the eohvention without a speaker. At first, the invitation to Tugwell war construed as a slap at Senator Bailey, but Bailey said this weal: he wouhdn’t oppose his coming here. I VOL. XL, No. 81 -a SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1984 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. mt M»a pw TMU. ita Mnau «. HH «*"»•»■ mi mm. (in adnuMat _ UM In Hun Revolt \ allM Tk These photos show two of the prominent figures involved in the ! turmoil in Germany resulting j from the smashing attack of Chancellor Adolf Hitler against foes within the Nazi party—top, Baron von Fritsch, head of the Reichswehr, reported under aiv rest; below, Gregory Strasser, former leading Nazi organizer, one of the many executed by Hitler. Industrial Alcohol Control Unit Will Stay In Charlotte Bureau Begins Survey With View of Opening Branch Office, but Queen City Unchanged WASHINGTON. July 5.—The bu reau of industrial alcohol of the treasury department has begun ^ survey of all regional offices and the field generally with a view of opening branch offices, if necessary, but no move is contemplated that | will disturb the Charlotte regional office of the Carolinas, it was stat ed today by Assistant Director Mil lard. When told that reports were out that T. E. Patton, in charge of the regional office, had asked for space in the federal building at Raleigh presumably for the purpose of mov ing his headquarters there, Mr. Mil liard said: “Charlotte appears to be the logical location as long as the region remains the same, and more over, we are not asking recommen dations from officers in charge.” Paint Applied To Seaboard Stations You would hardly recognize the old freight station at the Seaboard depot, built soon after the tracts were put down from Llncolnton to Rutherfordton. A new roof has been put on and the brick side walls have been painted. Also the compara tively new passenger station on the north side has been painted and otherwise improved in appearance. Company K Off Saturday to Sea ShoreEncampment Going To Morehead City Camp Men Hope Te Attain High Honors In Marksmanship. Boxing tuid BasebaU. Company “K”, local unit of the 130th Infantry, will leave for their annual summer field encampment on Saturday, July 7. The company will entrain at the Seaboard depot at 4:35 P. M. and will probably arrive at Morehead City shortly after 7 o’clock Sunday morning. Pullman cars have already been assigned the company and are due In Shelby early Saturday. Capt. Peyton McSwain. Com manding Officer of the local out fit. assures the people of Shelby that the company is ready for its attempt to again carry off top honors for North Carolina National Guardsmen, The company for the past several years has made an en viable record during their encamp ment and this year seems better prepared than ever. Special em phasis has been put on marksman ship in an effort to bring the team shooting cup back to Shelby. Last year's championship baseball team with two exceptions is entact and ready for the defense of their title. First Sgt. Lawrence Runyans will again be In charge of the team and reports an even stronger team than that which carried off laurels last year. Two strong additions have been made by the enlistment of James Wilson and Whitey Sparks two stars of the Lily Mill’s fast nine. This year Fighting Bob Hyder will fill the shoes of Jerome Spang ler as the Company’s bid for fight ing recognition. Willie Williams, last year’s fly weight champion, will be back and also Harry Putnam and Bynum Cook, a couple of lads who went well last year. Two other promising fighters will enter their challenge. These are Corp. Johnnie Blanton and Solon Deal. Am ottoplunent laff fVw first of the week to get the comp any’s quarters tn readiness. Mess 8gh. William Huffman and first cook Kendrick Jackson formed this advance party who alone with de tails from other companies will re main in camp until the company’s arrival next Sunday. Out side of Capt. McSwain the company has First Lieutenant Henry C. Long and Second Lieu tenant Andrew W. McMurry for Commissioned Officers. The following is the roster of the enlisted men of the company: First Sgt. Lawrence Runyans; Sergeants Ray Brown, Forrest J. Grayson, Loy 8. Hoffman, Forrest R. Warlick, Brooks L. Williams, Willie B. Wright; Corpala Purvis Barrett, Jap Daybejxy, William G. Duncan, Tom 8. Ellis, Robert J. Hyder, Odus Irvin, Raymond Lewis, Johnnie B. Blan ton; Privates First Class Wilburn Byers, Guy Brown, Earnest Carter, Bynum Cook, Robert Crousby, Joseph Curtis, Harry Galloway, Ray Gibson. Paul Gibson, Hubert Hoff man, David P. Ledford, Horace Mc Kee, Coren McSwain, Clayton New ton, Otha Roberts, Norman Taylor; Privates Lawrence Adams, Eugene Black, Jack Borders, Cecil Cline, Solon Deal, Martin Elliot, Howard Grayson, Ray Hoffman, Edward House, Woodrow Humphries, Obie Irvin, Paul Irvin, Lester Lail, Os borne Lee, Odis Mill, Harlin Mc Swain, William Quinn, Frank Reid, Doris Roberts, Lebron Seism, Hugh Spangler, Everett Sparks, Garvin Street, Roy Walker, Earl Williams, Lawrence Williams, Willie Williams, James Wilson, Lawrence Wright Lawson York, Harry Putnam. Masonic- Picnic July 18. A county-wide Masonic picnic and barbecue is being planned at Pine View lake in the Union community on Wednesday, July 18th. A barbe cue will be prepared and a speaker of note will be engaged. Further de tails will be announced later. North Carolina Schools Will Get $1,200,000 From Federal Relief WASHINGTON. July 5. — North Carolina’s education department is due to receive an allotment of $1, 200,000 as its part of the $48,000,000 carried in the emergency appropri ation bill passed by congress recent ly for education relief, it was re vealed here today by J B. Warren, | secretary of the North Carolina ; State Teachers’ association, after he and State Superintendent A. T. Allen had conferred with the relief administration as to early alloca tion of funds The sum will be in addition to :he half million dollars received I two months ago to aid "weak [school units" in the state, and $140,000 that has been allotted by the Public. Works administration as a grant to supplement $420,000 that the state Is appropriating to buy six hundred new school busses. The total to be spent on school busses is $600,000, and the grant of $180,000 does not have to be repaid. Attend Convention The Tar Heel educators are here attending the 72nd session of the National Educational association, of which Dr. J. Y. Joyner of Lagrange is a former president, the oldest surviving member of the Past Pres idents’ association, who was honored dunng the present session by pre sidina at several meetings Double Threat Howard (Howdy) Harpster, foot ball coach at Carnegie Tech and former All-American quarterback, forgeta football, for the time be ing at least, while he is overtaken with a new interest—a double in terest—by the twin daughters born to his wife. He is shown with the new arrivals in a Pitts burgh hospital. Shelby Delegation To Attend Annual Baptist Gathering B. T. P. IT* To Hold Convention At Ridgecrest Beginning Sunday, Lasting Through Friday. Shelby's First Baptist church will send a delegation of at least 10 B.y. P. U. members to the annual North Carolina Baptist Young Peoples' un. ion contention at fildgecrest, which will open on Sunday, July 8. Miss Pauline Brooks, president oi one of the groups here, said this morning that arrangements are be ing made to transport the Shelby members, and that probably a large crowd would go. Miss Winnie Rickett. secretary of the B. Y. P U. department, state Baptist mission board, Raleigh, will direct the convention, which con tinues through Friday night, July IS. Convention officers include: President, Rev. James A. Ivey, pas tor of the West Asheville church; vice president, John T. Coley, Rocky Mount; junior-intermediate sponsor, Mrs. F. C. Feezor, Raleigh; record ing secretary. Miss Leola Caudle, Albemarle; reporter. Rev. E. Nor fleet Gardner, Dunn. More than 1,000 delegates from every nook and corner of the state are expected to attend this year’s convention. Nearly 1,000 delegates attended the 1933 convention. State regional leaders who will preside over the sessions include Eastern, Herman Sawyer, Elizabeth City; Southern, H. D. Baxley, Red Springs; Central, Rev. C. L. Gilles pie, Oxford; West Central, Bryan Hurd, Cramerton; Western, David Marshburn, Hendersonville. " Convention speakers include: Dr. J. A. Campbell, president of Camp bell college, Buies Creek; Jerry E. Lambdln, secretary of the B. p. U. department, southern Baptist Sunday school board, Nashville, Tenn.; Rev. Charles B. Howard, pas tor of the Cary Baptist church. Dr. M. A. Huggins, general °ec retary-treasurer of the North Car olina state Baptist convention, Ra leigh; I. G. Greer, manager of the Mills Home, Baptist state orphan age, Thomasvllle; Dr. E. M. Potent Jr., pastor of the Pullen Memorial Baptist church, Raleigh; Rev. W Herschel Ford, pastor of the First Baptist church, Hendersonville; j Rev. E. Gibson Davis, pastor of the ] First Baptist church, Asheville. Mr. Chappel To Head Wilson City Schools News has been receibed here that Sidney Chappel has been elected principal of the city school system of Wilson, this state. Mr. Chappel is pleasantly remembered here having been principal of the Shelby high i school for several years under the j superintendency of I. C. Griffin. He! has been teaching at Norlina. Mr and Mrs .Chappel, who before mar riage was Lula Agnes Arey, arrived in Shelby this week for a visit to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ward Arey. Cleveland Budget Set at $176,405; Tax Rate Is Same Slight Changes Made In General Fund 31 C«nb Tax Rato Remains Lowest In State; Abandon Plan To Get Health Officer. The county commissioners yester day re-edited their budget, making slight changes, and setting up the sum of $176.40534 to run all de partments of the county govern ment during the coming fiscal year. This amount coven salaries ct all officials, office expenses and debt service. Township Rates Vary At the same time, the commis sioners gave final approval to the. estimated tax rate, again settlor, the general rate at 36 cents—lowest county basic rate In the state, j Township and school levies, which vary widely In the several com munities, are not changed from last year and of course are to be added to the county’s beslc rate. In the budget, the commission •en set up the sum of $950 as salary for the county agent, declining to comply with the request of the state to appropriate $1,200. The state agreed to fumlsfc an assistant county agent If the county would spend this amount. The assistant now here will be withdrawn. Cot Health Budget Another reduction la from $4,600 to $3,800 In the health budget. The commissioners have abandoned the plan to obtain a county health offi cer, having been Informed that they would at the same time be compell ed to maintain a county physician. Welcome news was the report of the board of equalisation — J. B. Nolan, W. J. Arey and E. L. Camp bell—which has been revaluing properties throughout the county. The report shows an increase of $76,000 In taxable property In Cleveland. . The commissioners labored long - over a number of bills and approv ed payment of a number, amount ing to approximately $91000. The three commissioners, Joe E. Blanton. Lester Herndon and J. It Morris have been working faithful ly for several days on financial matters and other plans for the , new fiscal year. Cleveland Farmers Neglect Checks Mart persons despise to answer letters but most letters you get arc from people who want something from you. So here’s an old one County agent Shoffner reported yesterday that a number of cotton growers have been written to and told to come get their reduction money, but they haven’t paid any attention. He Is sending out a second letter today. Only about 200 checks of the 3, 009 for Cleveland farmer* remain to be distributed. Mr*. David Webb Hurt By A Fall Mrs. David Webb suffered a fall at her home on West Marlon street this week and hurt her back. She Is resting fairly well, however, in : view of her advanced age. Mrs. 1 Webb was 92 years of age last ■ December and is perhaps the second oldest lady In Shelby. New School Busses Will Be Purchased RALEIGH, July 6.—The state : school commission will spend more < than $600,000 In the next few : months on the construction of new i school busses to replace obaolette : equipment now being used. An ad ditional PWA grant of $122,000 has been made, bringing the total fed- : eral grant to $184,000. Hawkins Family To Have Reunion 15th The family reunion of the late Rev. R. N. Hawkins will be held at the home of P. P, Hawkins near Sharon church on Sunday July 15th. All relatives and friends are Invited to attend. A family history is being prepared and will be read on this occasion. First Lady Rides Cable Over Big Dam NORRIS, Tenn., July 6.—Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt yeaterdav viewed construction on the govern ment’s 24,000,000 Norris dam while riding In a cage on a cableway 400 feet above the tiny Clinch river. The first lady described the ride as “most thrilling.” A ■LUIll i«.Wtt.iMUJJIWLU.li'.-i • John D. Nears 95th Birthday John D. Rockefeller, legendary figure for yean as "the richest man In the world," which he Isn't now. will celebrate hi* 98th birthday next Sunday, starting with nothing, Mr. Rockefeller amassed his vast for tune through oil companies, then, in old age, began to give It away. Millions of Rockefeller dollars have aided .humanity. Official Figures Reveal Second Primary Cost $312 That** What Cleveland Paid To Vote Again In Represenative Contest; First Primary Expenses Came To $570. To end disputes about how much the second primary cost Cleveland county, here’s the official figures: $312.60. This money was spent for printing, registrars’ and judges’ fees and for the services of the board of elections in order that 3,363 voters might cast their ballots to decide between Ernest Gardner and J. B. Smith for the Democratic nomina tion for the state legislature. Thev decided for oardner. who Hypnotist And Magician Coming Fayisoux And Evan To Give Enter tainments For A Week Here Next Week Beginning on Monday, July 9th, Payssoux, the hypnotist, and Evan, the maglcfcn, will give entertain ments each evening beginning at 9:30 o’clock lh a tent to be erected In the second block on S. Washing ton street. The show Is coming un der the auspices of the American Legion, a part of the proceeds to be used In financing the Legion's Ju nior baseball team On the opening day, Fayssoux, a native of Qastonla who has given performances In Shelby before, will lrlve an automobile while blind folded. Then he will hypnotise a subject at 3:30 and hold complete sway over the subject. In addition to the magician and hypnotist, there will be an old tiddlers’ convention, minstrel and vaudeville acts. led the flr*t time, by a majority of 364 votes. . 1610 For the First The figure for the second primary compares with an expense of $870 for the first, in which all state and county candidates participated. In the first, printing, etc., cost $498, and In the second $233. The bill from the board of elections for both primaries was $206. An Interesting note is that the first primary was almost precisely the same as the repeal election. It cost the county $494 to vote dry. Two years ago, the first primary cost $877, and u run-off, with a number of candidates participating, including the sheriff and recorder, cost $782. Elections costs have been lower since the last legislature passed a bill cutting official fees from $3 a day to $2, and also slashing fees for number of names registered. Mrs. Harry O. Koenig, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Cameron Shipp of North LaFayette Street, will leave on Sunday for her home in Chicago. Mecklenburg And Forsyth'Refuse To Take Over City School Debts Two Nc«rth Carolina counties, Mecklenburg and Forsyth, yester day declined to take over the school debts ot their county seats and court battles to settle both dis putes are imminent. Mecklenburg county cannot be re quired to take over the city oi Charlotte’s $1,708,000 school bonded indebtedness, J. Clyde StanclU, county attorney ruled yesterday. Mayor Arthur Wearn, informed of Mr. Stancill's opinion, declared the city attorneys, Bridges & Orr had ruled the county could be forc ed to take over the debt and added that the city oouncil would start mandamus proceedings to require the county to assume the debt In event the board of county commis sioners refused to accept It. Chairman Henry B. Fowler of the board of county commissioners said he was confident his board would unanimously reject the city’s prop osition. Previously each member has expressed position to It. If the city follows the course an nounced by Mayor Wearn last night and attempts to force the county to take over the city’s school indebt edness, the question will not be set <Continued on page ten) Jury list Drawn By Commissioners} . Sentell Case Up Superior Court Open* Here July 23rd Hosiery Mill Murder Trial To Tup Docket In Excitement! Type writer Casa. The jury Hat for the July term «* Superior court, which will run hen for two weeks beginning July 88. *m announced yesterday by the county commissioners." The docket l* crowded, as una.1. but not studded with excitement. The Louis Bentell murder case will probably be the high spot of the criminal term, which will occupy the first week. Sentell Murder Case Sentell, lanky Byrum Hosiery mill worker, who slew the girl known as Violence Jones by shooting her down In the street with a shotgun, was due to be tried before Judge Oglesby at tha last term, but Ms attorney begged postponement be cause of his wife's illness. The only other case, that,promises excitement Is the "Black Type writer Case.” in which, local boys ara charged with stealing type writer* from the high echodl. But wether mis case vtU even "0*"* up is not certain, since Black, the al leged instigator, has not been tried In Rutherford county. Judge W. F. Harding of Charlotte will preside and Solicitor L. 8. Spurting of Lenoir will pcoeecutO. The Jury list follows: f*tnt week No. 1, Plato Allison; No. g, Grady Reason, Bd. W. Hamrick, Noah Owen; No. 8, M. H. Sepaugh, Gra ham Wright, B. O. Randall; No. 4 J. H. Bridges, J. B Royster, Robert D. Dixon, Charles Wright, Hinkle W. McGinnis. Walker Arrowood; No. 5. Griffin Murry, J. J. Carpen ter; No. 6, Beads Hamrick, P. B. Origg. 3. N. Dorsey, Ralph G. Ham rick, W. N. Dorsey. Morris P. El liott, Ma* Hamrick; No. 1, 0. H. Scrugg. W. O. Moore, H. R. Mc Daniel. H. Martin; No. i. H. H. Gold, O. O. LattimoOe, Howard H. Oray son, M. A. Hasting*; No. 9, John Gantt, O. L. Cornwell, Summer A. Peeler. Lee Wilson; No. 10, Julius / Buff; No. 11, O. B. Wall. Second Week * No. 1, J. Ployd Jolly; No. t, O. G. Nanny; No. 8, 8. A. Weast; No. A, Wayne L. Ware. Rastus B. Dixon; No. 8, B. P. Hord. L. M. Wolf; No. S. J. Bills, R. C. Daggett, O. O. Speck; No. 7, T. L. McSwain. J. ft. Smart; No. 8. W. J. OoM, 0. 8. Lee; No. 9. Bvah* Wilson. Paul w. Till man; No. 10, Arthur Carpenter; No. 11, T. Z. Buragsrdner. — .»... .. Honeycutt Cute Up in Cabarrus Hoey of Shelby Appear* As Cmwieil Involves Salaries in Cooo Cola Plant , CONCORD, July 5—AU issue* of law and tact have been referred bp consent under the code to John C. Bowers ot Lexington In the .ease of Goodman against Honeycutt, It was learned here today. The first hear ings will be held In the courthouse here next Monday. In the case Addle and Samuel Ooodman charge the Carolina Bot tling company and T. J- Honeycutt and others with payment of exces sive salaries and diversion of funds to the extent of about a quarter of a million dollars. The plaintiffs are stockholders in the bottling company, of which Honeycutt la manager. Referee Bowers will hear the evidence and submit his conclusions as to law and fact to the presiding Judge for this district. Unless one party ex cepts to his conclusions, his report will be signed by the Judge. K there is an exception, however, the Judge will review the evldenoe and render Judgment. Frank Armfield of the Conoord bar and Brooks, McLendon and Holdemess of Greensboro represent the plantlffs and Clyde Hoey of Shelby, E. T. Cansler of Charlotte and Hartsell and Hartsell of Con cord represent the defendants. Place 83 Per Weelc | At Jobless Bureau J. J. Latttmore, director eg the Cleveland County Re-employment bureau, said yesterday that hi* of fice has found Jobs for an average of 83 persons a week during June. Orders have been given from- Gas tonia to abandon the office here but the time for closing has been (indefinitely extended.
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