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VOL. XU N6.112
SHELBY, N. a MONDAY, SEPT. 17, 1934 PubHahed Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
My Mali. Mr nu. (ta adranco _ UN
Curttt, Mr mm. (ta tfrumi _ UN
Late News
THE MARKETS
Cotton, Spot.12% to 13%
Cotton seed, ton, wagon_28.90
Fair Tuesday
Weather forecast for North Caro
lina: Fair Monday and Tuesday;
somewhat cooler Tuesday.
Ga. Militia Out
By UNITED PRESS
ATLANTA, Sept. 17.—Georgia
militia has been placed in the field
to aid those workers who wish to
return to their jobs.
Ask Dismissal
By UNITED PRESS
WASHINGTON, * Sept. 17.—
"America First, Inc.,” a newly form
ed organisation demands that Pres
ident Roosevelt d!sm>s twenty-five
administration officials, "who are
active in opposition to the social
order.”
Negroes Killed
By UNITED PRESS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 17—
k Two negroes were killed and seven
Injured in labor disorders Sunday
near Porter mines. Union officials
call the shooting by deputies as
"cold blooded murder."
Joining League
By UNITED PRESS
GENEVA, Sept. 17.—The League
of Nations elected Chile, Spain and
Turkey to non-permanent seats to
day. Tomorrow Russia is expected to
be voted on. Small powers oppose
the entrance of Russia.
Ship Inquiry
By UNITED PRESS
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—Second
Steward James Pond of the tragic
Monro Castle, told the inquiring
committee today that blankets were
stacked in the w.—’-TT rw* when
the fire started that destroyed the
liner and caused the loss of many
lives. "I never beard of illegal in
flamable polish being used by the
stewards,” said he, but Pond ad
mitted that polish might have been
stored there.
The March
Of Events j
I j
Socialist To Speak
Norman Thomas, leader of the
Socialist party and its perennial
candidate for President, will make
a whirlwind speaking tour through
the North Carolina textile section
Tuesday and Wednesday. The an
nouncement was made at a meet
ing of the state executive commit
tee, which adopted resolutions
branding the Governor’s calling out
state troopers as Fascist action.
Hit At Officials
America First, Inc., another
group dedicated to defending the
constitution, which they seem to
think is in peril, has called on
President Roosevelt to dismiss gov
ernment officials “opposed to our
Democratic system of government."
James True wrote a letter to Mr.
Roosevelt about it, saying recovery
was retarded because both capital
and labor were afraid "of the of
ficials you have appointed to of
fice.”
Speed Arms Probe
Senate munitions investigators
intend, they say, to stuff the record
full of information in a big hurry,
fearing the rising tide of outside
pressure may clamp down the lid
on their probe. They expect today
to make revelations about ship
ments of war materials into Ger
many despite the Versailles Treaty.
Capitalists Meet
A number of changes must bs
made for recovery to proceed, ac
cording to 100 leading industrial
ists who met last week in Hot
Springs, Va., to consider the state
of the nation. They were headed by
George Houston, president of the
Baldwin locomotive works, and J
they want a new policy for the'
durable goods industry.
Local Kiwanians
To Hear Jenkins
Rntherfordton Minister Will Tel'
Of Present European
Conditions.
The Rev. E. B. Jenkins, pastor
of the First Baptist church in
Rutherfordton, will address the
Shelby Kiwanis Club, Thursday
Sept. 30, at 7:00 at the Hotel Char
lea.
He will speak of his recent tnpi
to Europe and will tell of the con I
ditions in France, England, Be.-;
fium, Germany, Poland, and Ru» !
da, depicting conditions as be saw
them this summer
Tire Rev. Mr. Jenkins delivered
* similar lecture to the Rutherford
too Kiwanis Club recently.
At Wheels In Yacht Cap Battle
Action aboard the competing yachts in the international
races for America’s cup off Newport, R. I., is depicted in the
;'bove photo—left, T. 0. M. Sopwith, captain of the En
deavour, British ship, being aided in handling the wheel by
Mrs. Sopwith, an experienced yacthswoman.
LATE NEWS BULLETINS
By UNITED PRESS >
GENERAL CALli THREATENED j
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Strike leaders report the ef- 1
fort to re-open mills is "a complete failure.” Gorman threat- 1
ened today to call all allied textile trades out if the strike is 1
not settled this week.
38 UNITS ON DUTY
RALEIGH, Sept. 17.—Thirty-eight units of North Caro
lina militia are on duty in strike torn areas today, it was re
vealed at the office of Adjutant General Metz. Two additional
detachments were dispatched to Gastonia this morning.
1,500 RETyRN TO WORK
CHARLOTTE, Sept. 17.—Textile mill operators estimate 1
today that 1,500 employees returned to work today, indicat
ing that the strike is gradually weakening. Two hundred mills
are still closed, with 294 open m North Carofcna, the United
Press figures reveal. c
PICKETS RELEASED t
TARBORO, Sept. 17.—Fifty textile picketers jailed 1
here recently have been released as the Hart Mill reopened *
today. i,
MUNITIONS PROFITS i
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Munitions probe now under e
«vay here reveals that Shareholders Pratty and Whitney air
craft realized one million per cent return on their original in- *
vestment of one thousand dollars in the firm. t
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Masked Firemen Extinguish 1
Blaze In Hour’s Battle
Shelby firemen braved billowing
clouds of black smoke this morn
ing, using their air line masks for
the second time, to extinguish a
roaring blaze in the Quality Dry
Cleaners establishment in the Miller
Block, South LaFayette street, that,
for a few minutes, threatened the
entire block.
While a crowd of more than 2,000
looked on, the fire-eaters unleashed
their hose, donned their masks and
entered the building. Buddy Led
ford, Ollie Harris, Marion Cham
pion and Assistant Chief McDow
ell masked their faces in the gar
?oyle-looking protectors, to which
hr was pumped from below.
Fight An Hour
More than an hour was required
;o extinguish the final blazes.
The Quality Dry Cleaners is own
ed by S. S. Summey, who said this
ifternoon that his loss was esti
t
mated at *1,500, and that It was
partly covered by insurant*.
Theory Of Oil fin {
Fire department officials, ques- r
Honed about the origin of the fire, f
said it undoubtedly was caused by v
spontaneous combustion of some 1 c
sort in the dry cleaning department.! c
The interior of the small two
story building, which also housed c
the Ellis Transfer Co., was destroy- 8
ed by the searing flames. Suits 4
and coats, charred to cinders by (
the blazes, were unrecognizable as t
firemen foaight their way in.
Flames at one time threatened to
pour through the roof, but masked
firemen mounted on ladders, broke
open.a window and used a hose to *
?ood effect.
The department received hand- r
some congratulation today for effi- e
sient, workmanlike handling of the !
affair.
Hard Hoofs Echo At Fairgrounds, ■
Gallant Horses Train For Races
Clear September air echoes to the
hud of hard, fast hoofs on hard
red clay. Past, breathless pounding,
is precise as the strokes of a trip
lammer. thunders from the sound
ng board of the great new stadium
ike grandstand and fades toward a
:iorizon rimmed in blue hills.
My Jane, sweet little pacer, five
tears old. scuds by, her driver bend
ng low and humming encouraging
ivords above the twinkling wheels
>f his surry. Long, smooth, steady,
ler schooled knee action speeds
hem down the '..traightaway. In
spite of an injured leg, she proves
she is the kind of horse that does
t in two-four-and .i-half. A trott’1:
■akes the course, ne. vonsly wheels to
,ake position, thrusting slim legs at
the clay with the power of a python
striking. There’s Dick Rogers’ Lu
clle McElwyn, a two-twelve trotter,1
an eager three year old, great brown 1 r
eyes rolling intelligently, noetrilc „
distended.
And Eugene of the same family,
four-year-old. a two-tenner, and
Wallace Evans, and George Hatch -
ell's Hilda Mai, trotter and dohnme
C. Frisco, pacer. There’s Charles
William’s Cyclone Pete, record two
eight-and-a-fourth.
The half-mile track at the Cleve
land County Fairgrounds where
these sleek horses will lace Tuesday
week is smooth and deftly banked at
the turns, perhaps in better condi
l’
i,Continued on page six.) u
O
Farmer May Sell
Cotton Without
Final Gin Ticket
Propst Explains New
Emergency Plan *
Emergency Device Set l!p. Celled
Interim Certificate*; Allow*
Sale of Forty Per Cent.
They may call it regimentation,
but the Bankhead Cotton act ap
parently haa enough flexibility to
ivoid placing a hardship on a hard
working farmer who need* to sell
some cotton in a hurry. Here's one
way the red tape la slashed through,
according to Alvin H. Propet. who
administers the Bankhead Bill in
Cleveland county;
An Interim Certificate ia provided,
which permits the s%)e of forty* per
sent of each allotment, which the
farmer is allowed to gin tax free be
fare the gin tickets arrive. The
Unit is 5,000 pounds of lint oottoh.
Gin Is Specified.
The Interim Certificate will apc
:ify the gin used and the amount of
:otton sold.
This condition ia Important:
'armer wishing to sell his cotton
nuat gin it first and bring to Mr.
ETopst a certificate from the gln
ler. And you can't swap glnners—
lave to stick to the same one, once
tou start on an Interim Certificate.
No certificates will be allowed
armera who did not grow cotton
irior to 1833.
These Interim Certificates are Is
lued as an emergency aid only, and
hey mean there will be a delay in
>btalning the regular gin tickets,
ilnce they complicate the bookkeep
ng.
County Will Miss
Getting $25,000
From Government
Farmer* Who Failed To Rent Land
Will Loee; Second Pay
ment Soon.
V the 471 fanners to Cleveland
ounty who failed to join in the
xecutlon of the Bankhead bill and
a renting land to the government
ad co-operated, the county would
ow be richer to the extent of at
»ast $35,079.00.
Art least It would be when the
ist payments on the reduction
ontracts are made.
And, according to a statement
rom Administrator Alvin Propst, if
he government had taken the per
onal estimates of the farmers as
o their average cotton crop, the
otal would have run close to $76,
00.
1,000 Farmers In It
As it is, nearly three thousand
mdowners, representing about five
housand farmers will get a total
f $455,004, of which mo6t of the
Irst payment has already been
lade. A second payment is sche
uled to arrive at an early date. It
dll be here as soon as the Raleigh
ffice completes the checking of
ompliance certificates.
The majority of the compliance ■
ertificates from this county have
Iready been sent in, but Mr. Propst
) holding the certificates of 888
armers who have failed to meet!
heir part of the contract with the \
ovemment.
5c A Pound Rent
It will be remembered that the
ovemment Is paying five cents a
ound for the cotton the rented
and would have made. This is
lade in two payments of 2 cents
ach and a parity payment which
dll be at least 1 cent, perhaps'
lore.
lenn Drum With
Commerce Bureau
ormer Star News Editor Leaves
Senator Bailey’s Office For
Promotion.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 17— Renn
'rum of Shelby, formerly eonneet
1 with the Shelby Star, was todav
ppointed to a highly desirable poti
on in the field service of the bu
iau of domestic and foreign com
lerce. He was sworn in this after
oon by Dr. C. T. Murchison, direc
»r of the bureau, with a number
r high commerce department offl
als present. Mr. Drum was during
ie latter part of the last session
r congress In the office of Sena
>r HaHev as one of his clerks, and
ns endorSed for the position by 1
ie • •'nior senator. Mr. Drum will
-•p his headquarters in Washing- 1
>n
Army Heads Go
To Strike Area
Replying to the request at Gov
ernor Theodore Green of Rhode
Island that federal troops be
called oat should national guards
men lose control of the textile I
strike situation in his state, Presi
dent Roosevelt has revealed he ,
may send Secretary of. War 1
George Dent, top, and Major Gen
Oral Fox Conner, below, of the
Boston army area, into Rhode
Island to investigate conditions.
Flowers Blooms
At Night Only
Flowers that bloom at night are
lulte a rarety and flowers that
Dloom only one night in five years
ire most uncommon.
U. L. Patterson, grower and dis
tributor of flowers in this section
nought to The Star office this
noralng a night glooming cereus,
in .Imported member of the cactus
Family. A cutting about three inches
ong was brought from India five
rears ago and this is the first bloom
t has had.
The cereus reached full bloom
ast night at 11:00 and according
x> Mr. Patterson It blooms always
it night and closes during the day.
rhe plant on which this flower
jrew is several feet high and has
six other buds which will open lat
sr in the fall.
The bit blossom is almost as
arge as a cocoanut and somewhat
resembles a giant illy, except the
petals are more rigid and the sta
nen and stigma formations are dif
Ferertt.
Once In 5
Superior Court
Jurors Announced
Civil Term Of Court Opens Quietly
With Judge Hill
Presiding.
_
The special session of superior
x>urt began this' morning with
fudge Prank S. Hill, of Murphy.,
presiding. Seven cases out of the!
’ntire docket of 35 were set for to*
fay’s hearing.
A small crowd was present for the
>penlng and proceedings were very
lulet to begin the civil term.
Jury list
The jury list for thl6 term of.
'ourt is as follows: Township No. 1,
it. E. McCraw; No. 2. Zen Bridges;
'Jb. 3, Lander PUtnam; No. 4. R. D
Dover, J. H. Dillingham; No. 5.
Stough Miller, J. B. Smith:‘No. 8.
1. S. Hamrick, O P. Allen; No. 7,
Cletus McSwain, A. L. McBwaln;
to. 8, J. D. Lattimore, C. C. Dal
»n; No. 9, Vance Royster; No. 10.
t. P. Stamey; No. 11. W. N. Buff.
Cases set for today’s’hearing are:
i. L. Smith vs. Martin; Robert
3oode vs. Poteat; Enloe vs. Enloe;
iouser vs. Palls: Crowley vs. Spen
:er; Black, admr. vs. Oreene; Best
's. Silver.
Fair Exhibit Space
Rapidly Taken Up,
Declares Shoffner
County Agent Asks
Action This Week
Seven Communities Here Rrnterrd
Exhibits: Went Entries For
MO-Ksr Corn Show.
Seven communities in the county
wffl enter booths at the Cleveland
county fair next, week, County
Agent Shoffner announced this'
morning, pointing out at the same I
time that applications have been
mads to take up practically all of
the space in the vast exhibit hall.
He urged prospective exhibitors i
to make their reservations lmme- j
diately. Space for the 300-ear corn
exhibit should be reserved now, so
that this can be prepared before
the fair opens.
Community spaces and Individual
farm spaces have been filled, he
said.
The communities that are enter
ing booths at the fair are as fol
lows: St. Paul. El Bethel, Bethle- j
hem. Polkville, No. 3, Spear and !
Waco. The individual farm displays
that have reserved space are as
follows: W. L. Sutherland, N. O.
Self, R. B. Dixon, M. P, Harrel
son, C. C. Dalton. The county home
will halve an exhibit as usual. There
Will be nine vocational agriculture
school exhibits and twelve county
school exhibits and fifteen home
demonstration chib exhibits.
'1 would like to urge that those
that are entering 300 ears of corn
for an exhibit, place this applica
tion is early as possible,” Mr. Shoff
ner said, "There are numerous
prises offered in the premium ,11st
for other farm products that the
farmers of the oounty should make
an effort to enter something In
ome of these departments."
Communist Visits
In Shelby-Union
Hastens Him Out
Unionists Consider Troops Unnec- |
ssssry; Getting Help Now i
from International. i
While three kakhi-clad companies <
of national guardsmen pitched tents j
In Shelby Saturday afternoon, Unit- i
ed Textile Workers strike leaders i
gathered In Attorney Bynum Weathr
ers’ office and announced that they ,
were greatly puzzled by it all, con
sidered the troops unnecessary, and ,
thought their greatest tear was the |
threat of communistic violence
frowned upon by the union.
C. E. Lowrance, secretary of the
union and Its publicity man, and ,
R. A. Watkins, president of the
western council, examined with In- ,
terest a small red badge accident- ,
ally dropped here by a Communist ,
worker, who they said, had been J
told to depart in a hurry.
"We’re mighty proud here in
Shelby," Lowrance said, "because
we’ve been through two weeks of
strike without any violence. We
Intend to keep things that way. But
we don’t like to see the troops
brought In—they always cause
trouble. Then, there's this Com
munist threat. They’re taking ad- ;
vantage of the situation, and of
us, trying to get in here as they’ve
been trying In Charlotte. We’ll try
our best to keep ’em out.”
He said that the commissary in
the Thompson building would be in
fine shape by today and was well
supplied with food.
"We’re receiving grand help from i
the International.” lowrance de
clared. |
Watkins announced that, "in the
face of the troops," they had or- I
ftani :ed a new local in Kings Moun-1
tain with 600 members. I
Many County Churches Derive
Their Names From The Bible
A score or more of Cleveland
county’s 100 churches derive their
names from Bible characters or
places, It la revealed in a study of
the church names.
When these respected grandfath
ers began looking for names to
fasten to the little one room church
buildings fashioned out of logs by
religious pioneers they didn’t cater
to the ordinary method of choos
ing something new, but clung to the
dependable old Bible names.
It is surprising to note how many
places in the county here names
taken from the Bible (
The ten com in and tm-n Is were
first received from Ml. Sinai. He
l
Lily Mill Resumes As
TroopersA rrive;Quiet
Reigns In Strike Area
Belmont To Start Wednesday; Byrum Hot*
iery Is Picketed, But No Disorders;
Three Troop Units Here.
The Lily Mill resumed operation without interruption
from picketers this morning, although 230 (by actual count)
paraded by the plant twice, then went* to the Byrum Hosiery
Mill for a demonstration of their strength. All picketer*
Military Warning
Issued By Majoi
A military warning was print
ed on 500 handbills and posted
Saturday Immediately upon the
arrival of Major Dolley, com
manding 130th Infantry sent to
the Shelby area of the textile
strike xone. Thla warning reads;
“These troops have been or
dered here for the purpose of
maintaining order and to secure
to each and every Individual
those privileges guaranteed to
every clttaen by our state and
federal constitution.
"All persons are hereby warn
ed to refralri from any Illegal
gatherings or Illegal acta. They
are further warned to avoid par
ticipation In any riot or being at
any riot or aiding or abetting by
their presence at same.
"Parents are warned to keep
their children away from the
areas where disturbances are
likely to occur.
"I will use the full power at
my disposal to protect life and
property In Shelby and vicinity.”
Local Merchants
Decline Aid To
Textile Union
riku Neutral Position On Btrlke;
Will Help When rederal Fund*
Are Exhausted.
Shelby merchants in meeting
Monday morning declined to make
lonatlons direct to the local textile
inlon, decided if contributions are '
iwesaary to relieve suffering they
rill be handled through the local
TORA office and went on record
ormally as being neutral In this or
tny other controversy.
The resolutions adopted. In full,
ollow:
“Whereas, request has been made
>f the Shelby merchants association
iy the local of the United Textile
Vorkers for donation for relief of
vorlffers on strike
"Be It resolved by the Shelby
nerchants association
"That all donations made by the
Shelby merchants association for
he relief of Cleveland countly citi
;ens In distress whether they be
extile employes or farmers In need
>n account of crop failure or other
(Continued on page six.)
Mahew Is Paroled
From State Prison
Dude Mahew, convicted here on
ifarch 4 of breaking and entering
md sentenced to 12 months in state
irlson was among the eight prison
irs paroled on Saturday by Oover
lor Ehrlnghau* on recommendation
>f Commissioner of Paroles Edwin
Till.
L. 8. Spurllng, trial aollcltor
31erk of the Court A. M Hamrlc ,
Iherlff Raymond Cline and C. J,
torn, solicitor of the recorder's
ourt, also petitioned for clemency,
dr. Spurllng called attention to the
act that Mahew had been In pri
on for several months and was
low in bac^ health.
iron was the dwelling place of he
»ld patriarch, Abraham, and his
randson. Jacob, had a dream at
Jethel. Ebenezer was a servant of
sane and a common name for cen
uries.
King Solomon built the finest
emple of his age on Mt. Moriah;
)eborah passed out judgments to
ler people as she sat under a Palm
>ee; Moses sent the spies to the
iromised land from Kadesh; Salem
/as a city of refuge; and there was
well of water at Bethesada.
Bethlehem was the birthplace of
he founder of the Christian relig
(Continued on page six.)
hnd dispersed by 9 o’clock.
Three unite of national guards
under the command of Major Dai
ley reported here over the week-end
on orders from Adjutant General
Metts and Immediately net up their
tents and placed guards around the
Belmont and Lily Mills and the
Byrum Hosiery mill.
The plcketere had expected the
Belmont to resume operation this
morning and several hundred
strikers gathered there early. Major
Dolley and his assistants had as
signed them the right side of the
mad on 8. Lafayette street on
which to march and here they
picketed to end fro for half an hour
or longer. The crowd was perfect
ly orderly and quiet exoept for a
few Jeers. After they discovered
tliat the Belmont was pot schedul
ed to open, they marched two
nbrenst to the Lily milt where na
tional guards were on duty and spe
cial deputies were on hapd to keep
the traffic moving and the high
ways open.
At the Lily Mill, the marching
piekcters passed the mill twice with
out stopping, a full complement of
workers had reported and the
wheels of the mtU were running
when the parade paased. Bringing
up the rear of the long line were
three women carrying bebee In
their arms.
Closed Sept. Ird
Union strength In the Lily and
Belmont Mills la small if any at all.
so these plants had a sufficient
numbers df Workers to start the
wheels running on the morning of
Sept. 3rd, the day tha strike call
was effective. After these two plants
had run for a short whUg, the ma
chinery was ordered dosed down
because of pickets. Since sufficient
number of workers had reported at
these plants to start operations on
Sept. 3rd. the adjutant general sent
troops here to guarantee workers
he right to work without molesta
tion.
.he Byrum Hosiery was not In
cluded in the strike call of Sept. 1
It had been operating almost
constantly since the textile strike
has been under way. It closed for a
Say or so when the tension was at
Its height, but resumed operations
and has been operating with 100
percent of Us employees on the
job, according to Mr. Byrum.
When the picketers reported at
the Byrum at S o’elook this morn
ing, troops were shifted to this area
and directed that the plcketera re
<Continued on page six.)
Farmers Protest
Latest Gin Rates
Think 70 Cento Ton High: Voto To
Patronize tower Priced
Glnnere
A spirited group of formers, esti
mated to be from 100 to 180 In
number met at the county court
house Saturday afternoon to protest
paying 70 cents per hundred pound
lint for ginning. This price wot cot
last Saturday in a meeting of the
county glnners.
Those gathered, led by J. Z.
Falls, contended that 60 cents, the
price paid last year, was enough. A
vote was taken in which all pres
ent agreed to take their cotton to
glnners who would gin for the low
er price.
County glnners had been inrited
to the meeting, but only one was
present.
Date For Loans
Moved To Oct. 15
Farmers May Apply For Funds T®
Sow Winter And Fall
Grata®.
The date far receiving applica
tions for winter loans from th®
government has been extended to
October 15.
This announcement was mad®
today by F. T. Wagoner. Field Su
pervisor of the Emergency Crop
I,oan office. It is purposed to allow
farmers who wish to secure funds
for the planting of all an«J winter
grains to do so during the next
month.
Applications will be accepted by
Mr Wagoner in hi' office In the
iloey Building on Mondays and
Saturdays of Wch week