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Showers Tonight
North Carolina Weather Report:
Local showers tonight and Thurs
day.
Wreck Kills 10
By UNITED PRESS
MORRISVILLE, July 11. — The
death toil of yesterday’s Southern
Railway freight train wreck here
yesterday rose to ten today with the
discovery of two additional unidenti
fied bodies. Eight bodies were dis
covered yesterday, charred and dis
membered beyond possible recog
nition. Flames leaped almost in
stantaneously from approximately
50,000 gallons of gasoline and oil
as the train crashed.
Tornado Strikes
By UNITED PRESS
JACKSONVILLE, Illinois, July
11.—More than one hundred per
sons were injured and property was
damaged to the extent of a million
and a half dollars as a tornado, ac
companied by hailstorms and cloud
bursts, ripped through four counties
today. Hundreds of residents were
homeless as the vast winds tore up
their houses.
The March
Of Events
Johnson May Quit
Recommending that the va&t
ramifications of the NRA be ruled
by a non-partisan commission,
General Hugh S. Johnson indicated
to President Roosevelt yesterday
that he was ready to step down a=
Big Boss. He said he was eager to
get aWay, but that he would re
main on the job as long as the
President needed him. He vigorous
ly denied that he planned to turn
over control of the NRA to five of
his subordinates, but he said he
didn’t want to serve on the new
commis^on.
Ole Miss Is Dry
By a steadily increasing majority,
Mississippi voters last night had
apparently turned back the wet
tide and had maintained the state’s
25-year-old Prohibition law. The
proposal setting up state liquor
stores was trailing way behind last
night, with a third of the precincts
heard from.
Discards Unions
The steel industry’s third largest
corporation, Republic, revealed to
day that it had discarded Its last
contracts with unions affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor. These pacts will not be re
newed, mill executives said, be
cause of "radical elements” In the
organization.
New Death Ray
A new terror for war was dis
closed yesterday with the announce
ment that Nikola Tesla had in
vented a “Death Ray*’ (like the one
In the movie thrillers) that would
wipe out whole armies and navies
with a single flash.
Hitler To Explain
Docile members of the 100 per
cent Nazi Reichstag have been or
dsted to convene on Friday to hear
Adolf Hitler’s defense of his bloody
purge of June 30 and the days fol
lowing. Propaganda Minister Boe to
bies in making the announcement,
lashed out at the foreign press for
its interpretation of the events, but
made no charges against American
papers.
Hails Colombia
President Roosevelt told the Col
ombians yesterday that "we citizens
of the American republics are on
the threshold of a new era—an era
of peaceful understanding.” The
President set a precedent by step
ping ashore on foreign soil while in
office. He emphasized that his ad
ministration would adhere to its
policy of live and let live.
Kings Mountain Man
Loses Car And Cash
Pete Valles, of Kings Mountain,
once proprietor of a restaurant
there, was minus a new Ford coach
and $10 today, and police were seek
ing Willis Bishop, Mt. Holly, and
Carl Green, of Lenoir, as the two
who robbed Mr. Valles of his posses
sions on the Mount Holly-Belmont
road in the early morning hours
yesterday.
Bishop has been employed by Mr.
Valles, police said, to drive his car,
he himself being unable to drive.
Over $13,000,000
For Home Owners
WASHINGTON, July 10.—More
than $13,850,000 has been poured
into North Carolina and South
Carolina to relieve distressed urban
home owners by the Home Owners’
Loan corporation in the cTistencc
ot slightly more than one year.
VOL. XL, No. 83
SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
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Nominee
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Congressman E. W. Marland, wh
automatically became the Demo
cratic nominee for governor of
Oklahoma when his opponent,
Tom Anglin, withdrew from the
scheduled run-off primary, is pic
tured above with his 34-year-old
wife, his former ward. Marland
had the adoption dissolved and
married her after the death of his
first wife.
City And County
Tax Collections
Nearly. Complete
Cleveland Has 86 Per Cent Of 1033
Levy; And City Has More
Than 70.
Eighty-five per cent of Cleveland
county taxes for 1933 and more
than seventy per cent of city taxes
had been collected on July 1, the
end of the fiscal year, auditors re
vealed yesterday.
Of the $179,415 budget for the
county, the sum uncollected today
is $27,197.58.
Of the city budget of $79,509, the
sum uncollected is $7,714.
Auditors On Books
The E. W. Smith company is
auditing the county books now, and
a similar task is being performed
for the city by the George W. Scott
company of Charlotte.,
The commissioners also showed
yesterday that $2,043 had been
saved on the general fund. This
budget was set up as $43,856, but
the sum spent was only $41,821.
The poor fund budget was $19,
550 and the sum of $18,609 was
spent, showing a saving of $1,940.
Royster Re-Named
Railroad Director
D. W. Royster of Shelby has been
re-appointed one of the state di
rectors of the North Carolina Rail
road, to serve for one year. Gover
nor Ehringhaus, who made the ap
pointments, recommended that Mrs.
C. B. Aycock, sr., of Raleigh, widow
of the former governor, be re-elect
ed president when the directors
meet in Greensboro tomorrow.
Other directors are R. T. Amos
of High Point, R. w. Griffith of
Canton, J. H. Yelton of Hender
sonville, A. M. Dixon of Gastonia
and Robert Lassiter of Charlotte.
Boy, 11, Is Killed
In Fall From Oak;
Last Rites Today
Playmates Scream As
Rotten Limb Snaps
Junes Price Dies of Broken Spine
on Way to Hospital; Funeral
at Greenville.
Several playmates screamed In
horror yesterday afternoon as a two
inch rotten limb high In an oak
tree snapped under the weight of
James Price, aged 11, and the small
lad hurtled downward, bouncing
from limb to limb and finally land
ing on his back, breaking his spinal
column and instantly killed him.
Immediately after dinner yester
day, James, the Vm of Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Price of the Eton village,
with his small brother Woodrow,
left the home and crossed the road
to a tall oak tree In which they
were accustomed to climb.
Several other friends Joined them
and they climbed Into the top
branches of the oak. Woodrow re
mained on the ground. All heard
the small limb break, and saw the
youth’s body hurtling downward
in all, a distance of fifty or sixty
feet.
Screamed Once
One youth who was higher than
James, said the unfortunate youth
cried out once as he hit a lower
limb, and then was probably knock
ed unconscious.
Someone hastily summoned the
father, and the ambulance was
called. However, he was dead be
for he reached the hospital. Phy
sicians said a broken spine near
the base.of the neck was the cause
of his death.
Lived With Grandparents
James, who has spent the last six
years of his life with his grand
parents Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Price
jin Greenville, South Carolina, had
been with his parents this summer
only about a month. His grand
parnets had no children at home,
so James had been living with them
the latter part of his life.
The grandparents arrived from
Greenville yesterday afternoon, and
the body was shipped there far fun
eral services today.
| Mr, Price, the boy’s father, Is an
employee at the Eton mill. His
mother was oonfined to her bed at
the time of the accident, and she
is now in a serious condition.
Surviving besides the parents and
the grandparents are a brother and
sister, Woodrow, aged 9, and Joyce,
7.
Shoffner Plans Trie
For 4-H Members
R. W. Shoffner, county ram
agent, asks that 4-H dub boys and
girls who wish to make the trip to
Raleigh for the State Short Course
July 25-30 get In touch with him
immediately. Chaperones wlB be
provided, and the total cost of the
course will be (4.25.
There are several Inactive clubs
in the county, he said, and all
members are entitled to make the
trip and to all the benefits the 4-H
club emcampments offer.
Plan To Re-Open
Bank In Gastonia
WASHINGTON, July 10. — Plans
for opening the new First National
Bank of Gastonia were completed
in Washington today by William L.
Bayhis, cotton textile manufactur
er, and R. N. Aycock, conservator
of the bank from which the new
institution is to evolve. The plans
of re-organlsation of the bank were
approved several days ago, and
Messrs. Bayhis and Aycock came to
Washington to ascertain what are
the next steps. Deposits In the
bank are given as $789,000.
Devil’s Grippe, Rare Disease,
Attacks ISO In Rutherfordton
FOREST CITY, July 10. — The
disease, epidemic pleurodyna or
devil's grippe, as it is sometimes
called, several cases of which have
been reported from eastern Caro
lina during the last few weeks, has
been discovered in Rutherford
county by Drs. Bostic and Bostic
of this city.
This is a rare disease, less than a
half doEen outbreaks being record
ed in the United States, and never
before in North Carolina until this
summer.
The disease seems to be very con
tagious, Drs. Bostic reporting about
150 cases during the last four
weeks, in one instance an entire
family of eight being ill at one
time.
The symptoms are a severe pain
in the chest, stomach and back and
in some cases a mild sore throat.
This pain is very distressing and
in many instances required a hypo
dermic of morphine. Most of the
cases handled by Drs. Bostic have
been children, although many
adults have been stricken.
The attacks usually last for two
or three days in two cases relapses
occurred.
No Stabilization
George L. Harrison, governor of
the New York Federal Reserve
bank, sent a cablegram to Senator
Thomas of Oklahoma yesterday
denying that he is in Europe to ne
gotiate for stabilization of the dol
lar with the pound sterling.
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Skulking After Blood Bath
High in the Bavarian Alps for a vacation with a dog m his com
panion, Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany contemplates the
bloody events of the past several days which followed the uprising
of his storm troop leaders, and formulates his plans to strengthen
his Nasi party. This photo shows the chancellor at a previous visit
to his Alpine summer home, where he is believed to have gone for
a rest, _ ... .... t
Gardner Lauds New Deal;
Sees Mystery In Future
Flexibility Of Constitutional Government Is
Outstanding Fact, Former Governor
Says In Address To Shelby Lions
Catting with incisive periods and colorful idiom to the
heart of the question, Shelby’s O. Max Gardner, former Gov
ernor and now one of the leading lawyers in the nation’s
capital, told the home folks last night what he had observed
and concluded about the New Deal. He addressed the Lions
Club in the first speech he has made here in almost two
years.
Big Gain Shown
By Postoffice
With an increase of nineteen
hundred dollars over the similar
quarter last year, the Shelby post
office ended its April-May-Junc
quarter with total receipts of $11,
851.84, getting a good start in its
efforts to regain first class stand
ing.
The previous quarter this year
was $11,938.38, and is usually the
biggest in the year. The compar
able quarter in 1933 showed $11,
031.63.
License Schedule
Issued In City
Beer Sold for Drink On Premises
$15—License Placed On
Play Tables.
The city’s new privilege license
schedule for the current year is
being published today and is the
same as heretofore, excepted that a
tax is placed on "play tables”, sel
ling beer for drink on the premises,
change in tax on the pool tables
and wholesale oil and kerosene
dealers.
"Play tables” that have taken
the place of slot machines in the
fascination of those who "shoot the
balls,” require a $5 license tax.
Slot machines were banned last
year and no license will be issued
for their operation.
A change was made in the license
for pool tables. This year the first
three tables operated in any one
establishment will cost $25 each—
the remainder $10 each.
To sell beer for drinking purposes
on the premises, the dealer must
pay $15. Wholesale oil and kero
sene dealers will have a $25 a year
license tax to pay.
Western Carolina
To Get Seed Potatoes
RALEIGH, July 11.—Indications
are that North Carolina, and espec
ially the mountain counties of the
west, may finally grow a large per
centage or all of the seed Irish po
tatoes used in this State, as shown
in the report.of H. R. Niswonger,
State horticulturist, who has just
given the highest grade to 26 acres
of potatoes being grown by the
State Emergency Relief Adminis
tration in Alleghany county. Mr.
Niswonger’s report shows these po
tatoes to be 100 per cent free from
diseases and other forms of blight.
"Tne most remarxaDie, tne most
outstanding thing about it is not
the NBA, not the AAA, not the long
list of alphabetic departments, but
the fact that we’ve realised the
flexibility of our government, which
can be stretched to cover un
dreamed of problems without vio
lating the constitution,” he summed
up.
Keep Bill Of Rights
‘‘Our government has maintain
ed its constitutional form without
surrendering the Bill of Rights,” he
emphasised. “How much better for
men and government to bend, not
tweak, before the storm. Your
grandfathers fought for the Con
federacy, for States Rights. Well,
States Rights don't exist any more
The relation of the 48 states of the
union to the national government
Is today the relation of the 100
counties of North Carolina to Ra
leigh. Washington la the central
power house.”
Mr. Gardner was introduced tty
Dr. Robert Wilson, president of the
club. The former governor wore a
white suit, with blue shirt, white
colar and yellow tie. He was ap
plauded handsomely by a large
gathering of members and guests.
Future A Mystery
"Since March, 1633, Washington
has been not only the political but
the business centre of the United
Statea” he said. “As the years tlh
fold the heritage to you young
men, I see it all wrapped up in mys
tery. No man living today can pene
trate the future, can lift the veil of
what’s to come, including President
Roosevelt.
“We see extraordinary things to
day because these are extraordinary
times.
“The 1932 congress of 435 mem
bers, with 32 new senators was boil
ed up out of foment and discontent,
and I know that at least 150 of
them had no idea they’d get elect
ed. Therefore, they were radical,
promising everything. When they
were actually elected, to their own
surprise, they didn't know what to
do.
“The worst fate of a demagogue
is to elect him.
“A demagogue advocates when he
never expects to be called on to
(Continued on page ten)
Delay Measurement
Of Cotton Acreage
Measuring rented and plant
ed acres of cotton growers who
have signed reduction pledges
with the government will not
start in Cleveland County be
fore next week, county agent
R. W. Shoffner said yesterday.
Instruments for taking the
measurements are already here,
but the necessary blanks and
instructions have not been re
ceived, he declared.
Legion Sponsors
Beauty Show Here
Friday July 20th
Parade of Beauty Will
Compete for Prize
Winner Will fte Given Free Trip
' To Oreenaboro Convention,
Sara Crowder.
It. D. Crowder, commander of
the Warren F. Hoyle poet No .83 of
tha American legion today an
nounced the date and place of the
staging of their local beauty pag
eant. The local beauty pageant la
one of a aeries being sponsored by
the American Legion, department
of North Carolina, which Is to ter
minate in the selection of a "Miss
North Carolina 1834" to accompany
the Department’s delegation to the
scene of the National Convention
of the American Legion at Miami,
Florida, In October. A real trip is
In store for the lucky young lady.
It will oonsist of three happy. In
terestlng, educational and Inspir
ational days, with all her expenses
paid.
The local young lady selected
from a bevy of Shelby's most beau
tiful maids and matrons will re
ceive a free trip to the Department
Convention at Greensboro, N. C„
August 37-38, 1884, to vie with oth
er Post winners for the major hon
or. The affair will bo staged In
evening gowns and out-of-town peo
pie will decide the winner.
Among the points of superiority
which will enter In the Judges' de
cision are physical perfection, fa
cial beauty, personality, poise,- dig
nity, and all those traits which go
to constitute a hundred per cent
American girl. Popularity wUl not
count, since this Is a beauty pa
geant and not a popularity contest.
“The local contestants will be
chosen by a local committee con
sisting of members of the Legion
AuxUlary,” stated Commander
Crowder,
All commercial features such as
soliciting merchants for program
advertising, asking merchants to
sponsor girls la the pageant, etc.,
have been eliminated from this
plan. The major objective of this
plan la to afford come yoiing ladles
worth-while trips to the Depart
ment Convention, and to give
"Miss North Carolina 1034” a grand
trip to Miami—the mecca of the »a
social and sports world.
The local pageant will be staged
July 30, Friday night at Shelby
High school auditorium. The cur
tain parts at 8:30»o’cloek.
Candidates Paid
$239.50 In Fees
This Amount Was Paid By Candi
dates As Entrance Fees In
Recent Primaries.
Not all of the election expenses
are borne by the county as an en
trance fee is charged candidates
and this helps off-set to some ex
tent the expense of holding elec
tions.
It was revealed this morning In
the office of Troy McKinney, audi
tor, that candidates In the June 2nd
and June 30th primaries paid to the
county board of elections as en
trance fees, a total of $330.50. This
was turned over to the county
‘treasurer, Mrs. Lillian Newton and
was a partial off-set against the
county’s expense of $60 for the first
primary and $312, the oost of the
second primary contest between Er
nest Gardner and J. B. Smith tor
house of representatives.
The biggest revenue came from
the six candidates for clerk of court
who pafd $13.30 each. Three candi
dates for register of deeds paid 10
each while 25 candidates for con
stable In the various townships paid
$1.00 each.
Star Offers Fifty Free
Trips To World’s Fair
With Expenses Paid
Capt. Hix Found;
Amnesia Victim
Oapt. Walter P. HU of
Lockhart, whose disappear
ance last April caused a thor
ough search of the two Caro
lines, was discovered yester
day, a victim of amnesia. He
Is the brother of Mrs. Mat
O’Shields of West Warren
Street
Captain HI* has been ad
mitted to the United State*
Veteran's Hospital at Colum
bia, 8. C. Hls wife, who was
with him In Columbia, said
he fell a victim of amnesia
near Charlotte about April 3,
the time he disappeared, and
wandered northward. After
spending three weeks in a
hospital In Hancock, Md., he
recovered enough to tell who
he was about a week ago.
Widows, Children
Of Vets Will Get
AidFrom Congress
Government Ready to Receive Ap
plication for Compensation to
Dependents.
WASHINGTON, July II. — The
veteran* administration Is now
ready to receive applications (or
compensation granted widows and
children o( war veterans who died
while receiving benefits for a dis
ability of 10 percent, under Act 484,
passed at the recent session of
congress, according to a formal not
ice that has been mailed to Repre
sentative A. L. Bui winkle at Gas
tonia.
Applications must he filed within
three yean from the date at the
death of the veteran, or from June
38. 19S4, whichever Is the later date,
an administration announces.
Regulation No. 1, dealing with
the new law which Is to cause mil
lions of dollars to flow Into the
hands of, widows and children of
dead veterans, says that such bene
fits are payable to the surviving
wfdow, child or children of any de
ceased person who served with the
United States military or naval
(Continued on page ten)
Carolina It Second
In Tax Payment
WASHINGTON, July 10. — In 8
of the forty-eight states — New
York, North Carolina, Illinois,
Pennsylvania and California — the
federal government collected more
than half of the 83,873,818,602 re
ceived from taxation In the fiscal
year just ended. North Carolina Is
second with $260,344,351.
The presence of North Carolina,
essentially an agricultural state
among the leaders was attributed
by treasury officials of source col
lected taxes on tobacco manufac
tures, later paid by citizens the
country over, the state's Income
tax payments were $12,960,071 as
compared with $317,611,109 In
miscellaneous taxes, including the
tobacco levies.
20 Degrees Hotter 1
Year Ago Today
One year ago today In Shelby
downtown thermometers told the
heat In terms of 98. Today at noon
It was 78, 20 degrees cooler.
Furor Caused By Boy's Whipping
Spreuds To Governor's Mansion
RALEIGH, July 10.—Attacks on
Stonewall Jackson Training school
management growing oat ol the
whipping ol a boy have centered in
Raleigh where the governor and
the state offices of public welfare
are situated.
The whipping of the state’s wards
has not had much publicity since
1931 when Governor Gardner put a
dead stop to the practice of flog
ging prisoners. The state commis
sioner of public welfare hitherto
has had considerable regulatory
power. But the new prison law
which sent the prisoners to the
state highway department vests In
the board the making of rules and
regulations for the goverance of
those prisoners. The onty thing that
the welfare department now could
do would be making It disagreeable
publicly for a radical change In
policy.
When the state took over the
county highways and the prisoners
on them It took over a general
flogging policy also, but Governor
Gardner stepped immediately upon
that practice. Bamarcand, girls* te
formatory, used the lash, but the
welfare department broke that up
Chairman Jeffress, of the state
highway commission, always had
opposed whipping. But the new
law seems to Invest the regulating
boards with the complete control
of their workers or Inmates. Fla
grant violations of the law of course
are subject to usual prosecutions.
No Contests All Are
To Win
gabsc siphon Campaign la Start
Monday la Cleveland and Ad*
Joining CountlM—Dotalta
Announced.
Would you ba willing to aeaapt a
fraa round-trip ticket to the 1M4
Greater World'! Fair at Chicago,
Including all hotel accomodations,
aa a gift from the Cleveland Star
In exchange for a little of your
■pare time during the next tax
week*?
Every oltlaen In Cleveland and
surrounding Counties who has
longed to visit the famous Century
of Progress Exposition In Chicago
should turn without delay to an
other page In this Issue and read of
toe unusual offer which The Star
Is announcing, and whloh Is open
to everybody with ths exception af
employees of the Star and members
of their Immediate families.
Easy to Win
You can easily win a free ttataet
for this once-ln-a-llfetlms tour by
enrolling In The Star's World’s Hair
Tour Club and securing 44 ally aa
53 mall yearly, new or renewal sub
scriptions. These new or renewal
subscriptions will entitle you to f»>
celve a 940.00 ticket for the person
ally conducted all expanse DeLtsta
tour oonducted by the Mg Bus
Lines.
This Is not a oonteat to which.
the first to reach the goal will re
ceive the award. Every participant
who turns In the prescribed num
ber of subscriptions will be given
this free trip to toe World’s Fair
and may make toe trip at any data
he or she may desire up until Oc
tober 10, 1084.
BTeryoooy
Any person is eligible to enter the
Club. Students end teachers will
find In this offer e golden edu
cational opportunity which will
make the school year brighter. It
Is not necessary that you devote
your full time to the dub work,
and farmers, housewives, and office
workers who can devote their spare
minutes should easily qualify and
be rewarded with one of the great
est vacation opportunities which this
generation has been offered.
Everything Is Included In this end
ticket which successful CSub Mem
bers will receive, except dinner and
supper while In Chicago. Here's
what the DeLuxe tour Includes:
Round-trip transportation to CM*
cago. All meals and hotel sooctw
datlons enroute to and from Chicago
Stops enroute will be made at 1M
best hotels. Eight days and savin
nights’ hotel aooomodatlons. (Two
or three to s roam with bath). Threa
paid admissions to Pair Grounds.
One paid admission to Ft Dearborn
Lama Temple, Colonial. Fifty mile
three hour sight-seeing tour of Chi
cago. Round trip transportation
from your Hotel to the Fsfr
Orounds each day. (Does not In
clude dinner and supper). Special
through, roomy busses, which af
ford a maximum of riding pleasure
will be used In this tour, and mem
bers of the touring party will spend
five nights and four days In Chi
sago. It will be a glorious week.
The entire trip requires eight days
the tour beginning on Monday of
each week and ending on Momky
nights.
The Cleveland Star Invites you to
go on this tour as Its guest. Head
the terms of this offer and apply
at once to The Star office where
further credentials may be obtained
from the manager of the World’s
Fair tours. Begin now and enjoy „
an event which oomea but once In
a lifetime! ■.« *k
Funeral Rites Held
For Rockdale Woman
Mrs. T. F. Deal Dtes At Kockdide;
Funeral Held At Knob Creek
Sunday.
Mrs. T. P. Deal, a resident of
Rockdale, was burled at Knob
Creek churoh Sunday afternoon at
2 o’clock, with the Rev, F. F. Fogle
man, pastor of the church con
ducting the services.
Stricken some weeks ago with a |
heart affliction, she grew suddenly
worse on Thursday and died Friday
a1*1*- . --Ja
She Is survived by her husband,
T. P. Deal, and six children: Mrs.
L. A. Crowell, Jr., Llncolnton; Carl,
of Fallston; Alvin, of Belwood; and <
Solon, Cecil and Arnold of Hook
dale.
She was an active and consistent
member of her church and possess
ed those qualities which make and
ho'd friends. Scarcely half the pen- :
pie who came for the funeral rites
jwere able to enter the ofouroh.