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Wth Lilka Tand SEND Late News the markets Cotton, spot ..13 to 14c Cotton seed, ton, wagon_23.00 Cotton «eed, ton, carlots_25.00 Showers Today Fair over state tonight and Sat urday, preceded by local showers late this afternoon or tonight. Favor Langer By UNITED TRESS BISMARCK, N. D., Inly 20.—Hun dreds of fanners with grim de termination written on their faces, foamed the streets today shouting their support of Langer, the ousted governor. The members of the Farm Holiday Association which rallied to Langer’s five year mort gage moratorium, defiantly were hostile toward Ole Oleson, who has taken the governor’s chair. Strike Ended By UNITED FRESS SAN FRANCISCO, July 20—It wsa estimated that 150,000 people returned to work today. The four days general strike was ended when half of the union members return ed to answer the orders of leaders calling off the strike. The team sters, car men, and maritime strik ers remained without settlement. No Oregon Strike By UNITED PRESS PORTLAND, July 20—Labor, al though incensed by Governor Me ier’s mobilisation of one thousand guardsmen for possible duty on the waterfront, won’t call an immed iate strike, it was reported here to day. Bombers Take Off MINNEAPOLIS, July 20—Ten army bombers took off from Win nipeg, Manitoba at 9:36 this morn ing on a flight to Fairbanks, Alaska. Operating Cost Of Local Hospital Is Lowest In State No. Debts Outstanding — Hope To Add More Ward Rooms . It was revealed at a meeting of / the trustees of the Shelby Hospital held Tuesday night of this week that the operating cost is the low est of the sixty seven institutions in the two Caro) inns receiving help from the Duke Foundation. The trustees met at the hospital and at the meeting the annual com parison of general hospitals, both white and colored, helped by the Duke Foundation was submitted. It was very gratifying to the trustees and a compliment to the hospital management that the institution had kept its costs lower Qian any of the other institutions doing a sim ilar work. For the past six months, the num ber of patients In the hospital has increased considerably. There are many days when all beds are occu pied, although so far no patients have been turned away, says Mrs. W. B. Nix, secretary of the board. The hospital is free from debt and the trustees hope soon to be able, with the aid of the Duke Foundation, to add more rooms in the wards, which is badly needed. This is the second year the hos pital has held its present rating as to experating expenses. The annual report of the audit of the books has shown that all the hospital ac counts have been checked and found to be in perfect condition. 4 Canning Outfits Set Up In County Mr*. Ben Goforth Named Manager; One-HaU Share Will Go For Hungry Next Winter. Beginning the first of next week, four canning outfits under super vision of the FERA will be in opera tion In the County, preparing vege tables for Clevelanders on a fifty fifty basis. Mrs. Ben H. Goforth is Canning Manager, and announced yesterday that the four canning outfits would be operated at Shelby, in Kings Mountain, at the home of Mrs. J. L. Pruette in Bolling Springs and at the home of Mrs. Barrett Whis nant in Polkville Cans will be furnished by the FERA. Persons who bring vege- i tables for canning will be required to leave one-half of their share for the benefit of relief families. The vegetables will be stored away and used to feed the hungry this winter. Later on, Mrs. Goforth said, sev eral other small canning outfits will be established in other parts of the county. She urges all who have canning to do to take advantage at these county cenners. i j VOL XL No. 87 i ~— -L"-1U' SHELBY, N. G FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. my M.U. pw tmt. (In <d»CMi _ HU Cmrrtw Mt fMI itn **»»••) . DN _ —---—rnmm—mmm—-I- -J-. - Youth Killed, Barn And Home Burned In Storm I County Schools Open On Monday Morning; Teacher List Given 36' White, 32 Colored Schools To Open Many Last Minute Resignations Are Offered and Changes Noted As New Season Is Started. An incomplete list of teachers for the county schools which will open Monday morning, was available to day from the Cleveland County Board of Education. The 36 white and 32 colored schools comprising the 16 school districts will remain open until cotton picking time, and will close then until fall. A number of recent resignations were announced this morning. They include Alvin Propst, principal of the Dover Mill School, who has not yet been replaced; Mary A. Thomp son, fourth grade, Grover, replaced by Estelle Briggs; Mary Ward, first grade, Lattimore, replaced by Eliza beth Gldney; Laxton Hamrick, Wa co high school, replaced by O. W. Morris; Hattie Bess Kendrick, fourth grade Waco, replaced by Bertie Cash; Minnie Mull, fourth grade Belwood, replaced by Sarah Harris. J. L. Burgess and W. B. Goodson have resigned from the faculty at Fallston High, and have been re placed, but the names of the new teachers could not be obtained this morning.' A list of the names of teachers available follows: No. 8 Township J. A. Kiser, principal; E. C. Ader held, science, Mardecia Eaker, Eng lish and French; E. L. Dillingham, agriculture, Margaret Hoyle, history; Grammar School:,Gordon Goodson, seventh grade, Earcie Ola Dillinger, M. Odessa Moss, Mary D. Palmer, Mary Irene Turner, Della Powell, WilliS Falls, Margaret Kennedy, Letha Helen Branton, Linde Mae Lee, and Marie Edwards, home eco inomios. Waco School Clarence M. King, history and economics; O. W. Morris, mathe matics and science; Mamie Living stone, French and English; Gram mar School: Worth Lewis, Ationette Rothrock, Nell Louise Hayes, Bertie Cash, Evelyn Andrews, Blala Blan ton and Ella Lee Burnette. Boiling Springs Oliver Paul Hamrick, Lilliam Ham rick, Sarah Lee Hamrick, E. H. Law horn; Grammar School: Mrs. J. L. Jenkins, D. B. Pruette, Mrs. Bessie Huggins, Euphinia Jones, Mrs. M. A. Jolly. Shanghai Jesse Shewhan and Maude More head. Beaver Dam William McGinnis and Gwendolyn Doggett. Sharon Johnnie Morehead and Louise Patrick. Casar L. W. Cain, principal, Tillie Jenks, Tom Forney; Grammar School: O. ice Williams, Mary Helton, Clar (Continued on page ten) Revival To Begin At New Bethel Church A revival will begin at New Bethel Baptist church near Lawndale oil Sunday July 22nd. The pastor Rev. John W. Suttle will be assisted by Rev. W. A. Elam. Services will be held throughout next week at 10:30 a. m. and at 8 p. m. Star Retams Helen Jacob* Miss Helen Jacobs, No. 1 tennis player among the women netters of the United States, Is pictured in New York City upon her arrival from England where she partici pated in the Wightman cup match es. $he was defeated for the singles title by Dorothy Round of England. Interest Growing In Star Offering Of Chicago Trip Many Take Up Offer, But There Is Still Time and Room For You To Join. The. list of enthusiastic Century of Progress Club members, all working with rare determination for the privilege of visiting Chicago this summer as guests of The Cleveland Star, grows rapidly from day to day, but there is still room for you. And a glance at the list of work ers will demonstrate clearly that there should be a place for you there, for no more representative a roster could well be compiled with all included working for a common goal. Women and men, girls and boys, busy persons striving to ob tain subscriptions in their spare time for well earned vacations and carefree young people glad of a worthwhile purpose to which to de vote the idle hours, all have been united by the common American longing to "go to the fair”. And they’re going, too, even as you can go! The common ‘ goal is forty-four one year subscriptions to The Star and the fifty fortunate persons achieving it will be guests of the Star on an eight-day trip, all ex penses paid and providing an op portunity of viewing the best that the fair has to offer. All falling short of the mark will receive 10 per cent of the money represented by the subscriptions they have turned in. Remember, the goal is (Continued on page ten.) Parkway Route To Blowing Rock Gets 0. K., Remainder In Doubt WASHINGTON, July 19.—The route the scenic parkway connect ing the Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National parks will follow to Blowing Rock, N. C., was announced today by Secretary Ickes, the public works administra tor. The location beyond that Doint will not be determined until pro ponents of suggested routes have been given a hearing. Ickes authorized construction on two sections of the road to Blowing Rock, approximately 340 miles of the 500 mile perkway which is es timated to cost more than $16,000, 000 and for which $6,000,000 in pub lic works funds already has beer allocated. The sections for which construe tlon was authorized are from the southern boundary of the Shenan doah park In Virginia to the James river In that state, and from Ad ney’s Gap, south of Roanoke, V#.., to Blowing Rock. Action apparents was held up on the route from Blowing Rock to the Great Smoky Mountains park which lies almsst equally in North Carolina and Tennessee, because of controversy between those two states, each of which desires a “main entrance” designation. Ickes said a hearing will be given proponents of suggested routes routes from Blowing Rock within a few weeks and the location from there to the Great Smoky park will not be determined until then. Sensational Cases' Overrun Docket In Superior Court; Sentell Murder Trial Set For Next Week Judge Hardin* to Open July Tern Here on Monday; To Rule on Charges of Violence. Prom the tawdry romance and bloody tragedy of Louis Sentell and the girl known as Florence Jones through a welter of vicious cases Including rape, seduction, assault and burglary, the July docket of Superior court, opening here Mon day, is smeared with sensation. Judge W. P. Harding of Charlotte, who recently startled staid North Carolinians with the pronouncement that It's all right for a married wo man to take automobile rides with boy friends, will preside. Big and vigorous Solicitor L. S. Spurllng of Lenoir will prosecute. Charged With Murder. In the Sentell case, a Byrum ho siery mill worker is charged with the shooting to death with a shot gun of Mrs. William Drake, who was known here as Florence Jones. HU? case was held over from the last term. The shooting of Mrs. Drake was one of the most sensational crimes committed here in years. Sentell, who is alleged to have courted the girl, is charged with having fired point blank into a crowd of girls, wounding one and killing Florence State Witnesses. State witnesses in this case will be A. W. Benoy, Mrs. J. B. Wil liams, Mary Anderson, Frances An derson, Emily Drake, Clyde Bridges. Clyde Philbeck, Lucy Short, Louise Wilkie and, Allen James. All told, there are 45 new crim inal cases, and in addition there are S3 old cases coming up. The much talked pf typewriter case, in volving several hoy* ‘"of prominent' Shelby families, is also slated to be tried. For the first time In years, only one prohibition charge is listed among the new cases. The defend ant holding this peculiar honor is Monroe Blanton, charged with vio lation of state prohibition laws. Shot Doctor in Foot. Sensation seekers yearning for vi carious thrills will became sated If this court Is able to proceed with speed. One case of great Interest to Shelby people will be that in which J. B. Stroud and Less Laughrldge, negroes, will be tried for assault with deadly weapons. It was during their street duel with pistol and knife that Dr. Tom Gold was shot through the foot. Other cases Include: Cline Owens Lee, seduction; , Daben Homflt, alias Darwin Munford, assault with a deadly weapon; Mun Blanton, as sault with Intent to kill; Oscar Mc Afee, incest; Jesse Smith, statutory rape; Harry Ross, alias Will Thomp son, burglary; George Harvey, dis turbing public worship, carrying concealed weapon and assault with a deadly weapon; Ed Richards, as sault with a deadly weapon; Losure Lanier, statutory rape; Ed Robin son, public drunkenness and as sault with a deadly weapon. There are thirteen larceny cases The civil term begins on Friday July 27, and Includes 48 cases, only tenth of those originally scheduled Report Large Catch At Morehead City Fishing Is good at Morehead City according to Herbert Blanton, Jes se Bridges and Dr. Ben Kendall, who joined Wm. Llneberger there last week-end. The Linebergers are spending the summer at Morehead in the interest of Mr. Lineberger s health. “We caught hundreds of trout, sea mullet, spot and other fish, but the greatest excitement came when Dr. Kendall landed a stingaree weighing 150 to 200 pounds,” said one of the guests The stingaree could not be landed with hook and was shot and pulled on the deck of the motor boat. Swimming Pool To Re-Open Next Week The Cleveland Springs swimming pool, under the management of Charles Wells and Wallace McGlnty will re-open the first of next week, using a specially filtered water sup ply from the branch which flows alongside the pool. Charcoal will be the principal substance In the new altering sys tem, and water will flow continu ously into the pool night and day thereby insuring a fresh supply a! all times. Roosevelt Not To Visit Here With Gardner Shelby wu about to have a visit this week from Elliott Roosevelt, son of the President, but It Is understood that his plans have been changed and he will not come here for a con ference with Bx-Qojcemor Gard ner, both of whom are Inter ested In aviation. The nature of the conference was not disclosed Mr. Gard ner stated that Mr. Roosevelt would not come to Shelby. The Gardners left yesterday for Highlands, beck In the Western part of the state, where they will spend several days. Wheth er Mr. Roosevelt would Join him there for a conference, could not be learned. Newsmen In the state were today checking his whereabouts and his plans. Jobless Bureau Is Ordered To Close The Last Of Month Shelby Branch To Close Perman ently; Has Been Open On Tem porary Basis. J. J. Lattlmore. head of the Shel by branch of the unemployment service, announced this morning that he had received definite in structions from Raleigh to dose the doors of the office July ?9. The office has been kept open on one or two week shifts, and time and aigaln, when Mr, Lattlmore thought the office was being clos ed permanently, be has received in struotiona to keep it open a week « two longer. Thinks It Permanent This time, however, Mr. Lattl more feels that the office will be permanently abolished. although there Is a possibility that at the last minute, he will receive further instructions. Since its opening August IS, 1933, huge numbers of people have been taken from the relief rolls and plac ed In gainful employment. Total figures for the year's work are be ing prepared for publishing. Projects Near Completion. The only projects now going on under the supervision of this bu reau, will be completed In the near future. The Shelby - Falls ton - Polkvllle road Is completed except for the final coat on most of its surface The last layer has been applied for a distance of five miles from Shel by, and the remainder will be ap plied about the middle of August. The road from Bolling Springs to Zoar through the Sharon commun ity, will be brought to a close next week, Mr. Lattlmore stated. This project called for the construction •of a new bridge; grading and top soiling the new road. Rybum Asks Raise In Legal Standards Says Profession Itself Should Clean Out Shysters And Racketeers In Its Ranks. Speaking before the Klwanls club last night, R. L. Ryburn, dean of the bar of Shelby urged that the legal profession be cleared of shy sters and racketeers who stoop to tactics unbecoming members of the “noble profession.” “The law is a noble profession” said Mr. Ryburn who recalled that back forty years ago the practition ers, many of them, "would drink and gamble and do immoral things, but they would always be honor able and straight In their practice •' However, many of the lawyers to day do things that bring the pro fession as a whole Into disrepute. This Is particularly true in the larger cities and the American Bar Association as well as the state as sociations are undertaking to cor rect the evils. In North Carolina the Bar Association has been char tered and Is empowered to disci pline and debar members who re sort to dishonest practise. It is therefore a problem to be dealt with by the profession and the pub lic demands that we act, however, embarrassing It might be.” Mr. Rybum was introduced by Ex-Senator D. Z. Newton and a. ma ‘ority of the lawyers of the city were present as Invited guests. N.C.ParoleRacket | Exposed By Gill In Report To Gov. Show* $1,801 Paid By Twenty-one Convicts Parole Commissioner Vigorously Condemns "Rhyster*" and Influential Fixer*." (By Robert A. Erwin, United Prasi Staff Correspondent! RALEIGH, July 20—Reports of a widespread parole racket In North Carolina were exploded with a bang today when Commissioner of Paroles Edwin M. Olll transmitted to Gov ernor J. C. B. EHrlnghaus a formal report disclosing results of an in vestigation of methods of attorneys In securing clemency for State pris oners. After tracking down records show ing payment of $1301.85 by 21 pris oners to a total of 14 lawyer* out of funds deposited by the prisoners with Warden H. H, Honeycutt of State's Prison, OIU said: No Criminal Violation "Candor compels me to say that I have not found any violation of the criminal law in connection with these payments. I have discovered circumstances which may or may not disclose unethical conduct of the part of attorneys of law. I am satisfied in many instances that the attorneys resented the case of the prisoner fully and fairly to the clemency office and In every way In a most ethical and oommendabla manner." Gill’s report and lettar of trans mittal showed the results of a most diligent Investigation, and renewed statements often expressed by the Governor and the Parole Commis sioner that there is "little excuse or Justification for the expenditure of money In connection with the securing of executive clemency." Condemn* Shysters Tb* Parols Commissioner vtg? orougly condemned the so-oallea "Shyster", at “Oxer* who claims “great influence with Governors, Judge end Solicitors, end tantalizes the prisoners with hope of freedom end thereby extorts fpm him the little money he has. Those who would prey upon the prisoner popu lation In this way deserve condem nation of all good people, and their tsade may be well-termed *a traffic In human misery'.” Giant Killer Bean Is Grown By Negro Thomas Morrow, colored, brought to The Star office yesterday a phe nomlnal bean, a giant bean, the kind that must have grown on the fam ous stalk that Jack the Giant Kil ler climbed. It la 16 Inches long. But that's nothing, says Thomas. He claims he has other bean6 In his garden 14 to 18 Inches long. "What kind of bean Is It?" he was asked. Thomas went all the way home, to find out, but returned to say that he didn't know, it was just a migh ty long ole bean. His garden Is in Shelby, near Paul Webb's. Gas Makes Advance; Retails At 23.2c Gasoline (regular) made an ad vance of seven tenths of a cent Tuesday morning of this week and Is now selling for 28.2. Independent gasoline Is one cent lower. Accord ing to best records obtainable gaso line was selling In Shelby at retail last August at 23.9; in Oct. 24 4; in Dec. 23.2 and as low as 20c in March of this year. I Robert Jones Killed At Plow; Crowders Lose Home And Bam RollsInStrike IIN Thl* fs John Mooney, brother of the lamed Tpm whose appeal tor ra Ipaee trom prison have been heard by a nation. W ha went about hla shopping during the Ben Francisoo ■trike. Shoffner Receives Cottonlnstructions At Charlotte Meet No Allotments Will Be Made Until Committeemen Measure Con tracted Land. Cleveland County will be able to gin 34,986 bales of cotton free of tax. according to Instruction* re ceived by Bob Shoffner at a meet ing In Charlotte Wednesday. The meeting was called to enable each county agent in Piedmont Carolina to get the instructions for handling allotments straight. Mr. Shoffner said this morning “We will make no allotments until the contracted land in this county has been measured. “There will be a time limit for setting this allotment, and absolute ly no allotments will be made after this limit expires. I don't know when the allotment period will be gin, or how long It will last, but will notify all farmers as toon as I receive instructions. All ootton above the county quota will be taxed fifty percent of the market price. If a man falls to apply for an allotment, he will be forced to pay a tax on all his cot ton, says Mr Shoffner. County Farmers Disillusioned; All Their Land Will Be Measured Mr. Farmer, you cant get around Uncle Sam. He la going to meas ure every foot of your land If you signed one of his cotton contracts. No cheating on that old bird. Thus spoke county agent Bob Shoffner and his assistant A. 8. Stewart as they worked hard yes terday afternoon twisting Iron hoops on the end of 100-foot wire strands. Each person who entered the off ice remarked “What are those clothes lines for? Are you going to give one to each family to hang :hls clothes on?” But those strands of wire have a different function They are to be the measuring Instruments that will check the acreage of ev.ry fan; in Cleveland county who s!gi/;d ; contract. | Mr. Sholfner has appointed a host | of 60 to 75 committeemen, who, with the aid of each Individual farmer, will measure the land planted with cotton, and the acreage rented to the Federal government. Mr. Shoffner 6aid “We hope to get started on this work next week. I will call in all committeemen for a conference of instruction before the work begins. We will measure all land planted with cotton and rented to the government” And to make sure that no one changes the length of the measur ing Instruments, a standard length will be set up at the court square, and each wire will be measured every week Uncle Sam. while he looks out for is farmers, doesn’t forget his own I personal welfare. Funeral Today At Sandy Plaint Electric Storm Swoop* Down On Now Room Community With Intense Vary—Wind Damage One life was snuffed out, a tyyne and barn burned by three disttael bolts of lightning In the New Rouse Community Thursday afternoon during a thunderstorm which wee acoompanied by high wind* and did considerable damage to tree* and' crops. Rilled at Plow Robert Jones, age 91 was plowing In the field with hla father he was struck and killed Instantly aa well as the mule he wag plow* tag. The plowstoek was splintered, one flying piece striking hla some stepa away. The father, Jasee Jones, was shocked and burned. Josh Crowcurt heme was struck and the entire structure burned. * Only e small amount of furniture* including a piano waa saved from the flames. Another bolt of lightning struck the barn of Champ Crowder, a bro ther of Josh and the bam wag burn ed, together with 38 bales of cat ton, and a lot of feedstuff. Mr. Crowder had recently sold ten bales of cott^M stored* In the bam and this had been removed. Hls cows were In the pasture at the time, so no livestock was lost. r i*ni r«* in vain Tha Josh Crowder home was i» •wo-Mery ■«■ though 11 wu mining at the time, the fire made- headway tn spite of < the rain and the efforts of neigh bor* who oarrted water tn tube for some distance. Young Jones and the Crowder houses that were struck, were in' tide same neighborhood where the elec tric storm oentered with intense fury. People were excited and run ning to and fro, 4n an effort So help their stricken neighbors. Tb • switchboard at Polkvtlle was burn ed out and it was an hour before the puhnotor could be gotten from Shelby to attempt a restoration of the life of young Jonas. * Funeral Today • • The Jones and Crowder families are prominent and well-to-do tana* ere. living In one of the most pros perous farming aectlona of the coun ty. The home of Josh Crowder and the bam of his brdthar Champ w«ii within a few hundred yard*‘Wf each other and only a short time elapsed between the two Area. " ‘ Robert Jones, killed In the tU&S by the bolt of lightning was the only child at Mr. and Mrs. Jam Jones and a vary lndustrtoua and highly esteemed young man. Be was graduated In 1933 from the Polkvtlle High School where be stood well In his classed and was beloved by hto fellow student*. Sev eral years ago he joined the Sandy Plains Baptist church and there the funeral will take place this aft ernoon at 3:00 o’clock, services to be in charge of the pastor Rev. W. A. Elam . --—.. '» ...iT""»Tv‘ f ■ U . :jj Mrs. Putnam Dies At Pleasant Hill Widow Of C. C. Putnam Will Be Burled Saturday Morning At 10:30 O'clock Mrs. Nlcle N. pfetnam, widow of C. C. Putnam died at her home tn the Pleasant Hill community Thursday evening at 6 o’clock aft er an Illness at everal years. She would have biev 74 years of age August 8th. Before mggmge Mrs. Putnam was Nlcle Roberts. Her husband preceded her to the grave four . years ago. She was a faithful mem ber of the Pleasant Hill Baptist church sod greatly beloved for her many floe qualities. Surviving are one son, Seth Putnam, two daugh ters, Ml' Fannie Bell Putnam and Mrs. Qmnn Borders, three brothers, Solon and Esear Roberts of Patter son Borings, Collltt Roberts of Black;,corf, tad two sisters, Mrs Laurie Hardin and Mrs. Eldorado Wp? on of Patterson Springs. Funeral services will be held Set jjrdav morning at 10:30 o'clock at P'easan: HU! Beptlst church with Revs. Lowe and Brown in charge. ■
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