Late News!
TOT MARKETS
©•iton, . MH to 13Wc
Cotton seed, ton, wmcon_34.00
GoMoa seed, cor lots..37.00
Rein Tomorrow
Ststtitf forecsst for North Caro
Ihst Rain Friday; Saturday partly
cloudy, possibly preceded by rain;
Sot much chance tn temperature.
Spanish Revolt
Bf UNITED PRESS
OVtkuO, Spain, Oct. B.—Spanish
■tel and others joined today in
opposition to the new Spanish cabi
net of Premier Alexandra Lebroux
resetting W an open revolution
which spread through Austria’s
province in northwest Spain, result
inc In I dead. There were clashes
bstwcsn strikers and civil guards
men who were forced to ask for re
tnforeamenU in this area where
fighting was more serious. Social
ists, militarily Mtdpped, fought
police openly as the future of the
republic was believed to be at stake
irf the strife.
Extortion Notes
By UNITED PRESS
MARION, V*., Oct 5.—Unable to
niN money to pay the $5,000 to
writers of several extortion notes
received threatening death and sign
ed “Burry," Cecil Wolfe, Smyth
county fanner, informed Marion
newspapers of the fact. He hopes to
catch the perpetrators threatening
death <if you tell police.”
Plan Lindy Case
By UNITED PRESS
NEW YORK, Oct 5—A confer
mAw of high New Jersey officials
seas called this morning to decide
how the state was to proceed in
prosecuting Bruno Hauptmann,
charged with kidnaping the Lind
bergh baby. James M. Fawcett,
Hauptmann’s lawyer, is planning a
strorife fight against his client’s ex
tradition to New Jersey from the j
Bronx. It Is understood that the
Hunterdon county grand jury will
i be called Monday or Tuesday and
asked to indict Hauptmann for the
murder of the.ehild.
Escapee Seen
By UNITED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.—Robert
Male, escapee with Walter Legenre
from Richipond last Saturday, was i
seen lrf Philadelphia Tuesday night
driving an auto with New .Jersey
plates. Police did not disclose the
Georgia vs. New Deal
The Talmadge controlled Demo
cratic state convention in Georgia
doesn’t have the potency of Huey
Lohg’s organization, but it kicked
up a fuss yesterday with an attack
on New Deal policies and a demand
that John 8. Cohen, national com
mitteeman, hand in his resignation.
Huey would have got his man. Tal
madge didn’t. He simply declined.
Major Cohen is vice chairman of
the national committee.
Vets Anti Sales Tax
The Veterans of Foreign Wars,
meeting in convention at Louisville,
yesterday condemned the national
sales tax plan, but declined to mix
itself into politics. They denounced
communism, but demanded wider
distribution of wealth, federaliza
tion of munitions factories, and
payment of war debts.
Edwards Testifies
Robert Allen Edwards, who’s ac
cused of re-enacting Driesser’s “The
American Tragedy,” said in defense
yesterday .that Freda McKenchie,
childhood sweetheart, died when i
she fell against a boat. Afterwards, i
he said, he struck her with a black- i
Jack, but that was when she was c
dead and he was afraid. He is 21- c
years old and ie Charged with kill- t
tng her ao that he might marry i
another gtrl. t
Strike In Spain
Strikers opposed to the new
Spanish government yesterday
stonned the barracks in Madrid in 1
a clash with soldiers of the republic.
The fight followed killing of an as
sault guard whose detachment ex
changed shots with disorderly dem
onstrators.
YosrtK Is Striven !
With Clot On Brain t
WBham Blanton, who is in his t
early twenties, is a patient in the c
Shelby hospital suffering with a e
Mood slot on the brain, resulting l
in paralysis on one side. Mr. Blan- 1
ton is conscious and apparently j
takes notice, but his condition is s
still quite serious. He is the son of c
Mr. William Blanton of the Union y
section and nephew of County Com- p
missioner Joe e. Blanton. I
The levk Md Zij
VOL. XL, No. 120
SHELBY, N. C.
FRIDAY, OCT. 5, 1934
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
*y M»u. pn rtw. (Ia advuMal _ nM
Carrier. mt Ku, (la »4»ano«l _ HJI
Maid Testifies
InCastodyCase
Mile. Marla Caillot, former per
sonal maid to Mrs. Gloria Morgan
Vanderbilt, is pictured, below, as
she left the New York supreme
court after testifying in the suit
instituted by Mrs. Vanderbilt to
regain custody of her 10-year-old
daughter, Gloria, now residing
with the child’s aunt, Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney. The maid in
volved Lady Milford-Haven, top,
titled Englishwoman, in her testi
mony, charging the latter and
Mrs. Vanderbilt with alleged mis
conduct in a hotel at Cannes,
France.
Greenwood Power
Project Delayed
Until Court Acts
Suzzard’s Roost Plan Already Back
ed By $2,767,000 Public Works
Loan.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—The
ireenwood Power company, which
iroposes to erect a hydro-electric
>ower plant on the Saluda river
it Buzzard’s Roost, S. C., will not
>roceed further with its plans until
he supreme court of South Carolina
>asses upon the state enabling
tatute under which it is acting.
Attorneys for the power company
oday filed with the Federal Power
ommission, of which Frank R
dcNinch of Charlotte is chairman,
. request cnac tne nearing on its
.pplication to erect and operate the
ilant under Federal Power com
nission supervision be postponed
rom October 11, to October 22. The
ommission will pass upon poet
onement tomorrow.
Gets PWA Loan.
The Greenwood county company
ias already secured an allotment
or a loan and grant of $2,767,000
(Continued on page ten.)
Farmers Opposing
Bankhead Measure
First opposition to the Bankhead
ct in this county is expressed in a
lotice sent to The Star calling a
lass meeting of farmers at the
ourt house Monday night at 8
'clock. The meeting “Is called for
he purpose of drawing plans for
nvestigation of the distribution of
he Bankhead bill allotments in
lur county. If you have cold feet,
tay at home.”
Help For Fanners
Burdened By Debt
Offered By State
County Committee To
Adjust Obligations
J. W. Sean, N. C. Representative,
Is Here to Aid Committee hi
Adjusting Debts.
J. W. Sears, representative of the
North Carolina Farm Debt Adjust
ment Commission, was In Shelby
this week to assist In creating more
interest and activity on the part of
debt-distressed farmers and their
creditors in permanent adjustment
of their differences on as fair basis
as possible.
The purpose of this work is to
help the owners of over-burdened
farms to adjust and arrange their
debts in such a way as to assure
them the use of their lands with
out Jeopardy of foreclosure until
they have had a reasonable oppor
tunity to make their homes secure
out of profits from their farms.
Service Is Free.
It is the desire of the Cleveland
Farm Debt Adjustment Committee
to assist the farmer with is debt
problems, looking toward permanent
security and prosperity of Cleveland
county farmers. This service is free.
The representative was pleased
with the excellent work being done
in this county and expressed his ap
preciation for the splendid co-op-!
eratlon given him by H. S. Wood
son, County Relief Administrator
and his assistants, the local Farm'
| Debt Adjustment Committee and j
others.
Any farmer desiring to avail him
self of the services of his local debt
adjustment committee is asked to
see B. D. Dixon, (Chairman) or C.
R. Spangler, S. S. Summey, C. S.
Young, and Thomas Cornwell,
members of the committee, for com
plete information.
Tom Black Dies■!
ki West Shelby
Had Lived In Shelby SS Tear*. Wilt
Be Buried At Moriah Chnreh
Saturday.
Tom M. Black, age 74 years. 11
months and 30 days, died this morn
ing at B:30 at his home on Ham
rick street in West Shelby following
an illness of a year with heart trou- j
ble.
Mr. Black was born and reared I
in upper Cleveland but had lived In
Shelby for 38 years where he had s'
host of friends. He was married to
"Reekie Waters who survives with i
the following children: C. M„ J. P„!
J. H„ Blanton, Mrs. B. B. Green.
Mrs. M. A. Ledford, Mrs. Doris
Curtis, Mrs. Mack Latham. 32 grand'
; children, eight great grand-children, i
Deceased was a member of the j
'Missionary Methodist church and
'the funeral will be conducted Sat-'
; urday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Revs.
J. D. Oates and Rev. H. C. Sisk at
Moriah church Saturday afternoon
at 2 o’cloek.
; #
Registration Books
Will Open On 13th
Registration books for the Nov.
6 election will be open from October
13 and will close on Oct. 27, John
P. Mull, chairman of the Cleveland
county board of elections announc
ed this morning. Registration will
take place at the precinct voting
places.
Mr. Mull requests registrars to
call at the office of the clerk of
the court for their registration
books before the 13th.
Masons Meet Tonight
Regular meeting of the Masonic
lodge tonight at 7:30 at the temple
building.
Crooning Grid Stars Presented
By The Boiling Springs Bulldogs
BOILING SPRINGS, Oct. 4 —
Ive of the eight members of the
oys’ double quartet are members of
he Bulldog football squad. Pour of
hese youths will establish the fu
ure success and destiny of the Bull
og outfit as much or more than
ny other four members of the out
it, without a doubt. The four are:
ohnny Withrow, who has not
layed football in some time due to
leg injury, but who was manager
f the championship outfit of last
ear. and who is manager this year,
resident of the glee club. Hugh
lolKTleld, halfback, Alex Ross,I
center. Dwight Humphries, the last [
member of the fivetet isn't to be I
laughed at as a tackle.
Insull On Trial
Bcx-ks and records of aoout 75
brokers were) brought into Chicago
court yesterday as trial of Samuel
Insuil began. District Attorney,
Wright said he would prove that
Iusull made $?3,000,000 while in
vestors lost $10,000,000. and that the
company had rigged to market as a
simple conspiracy to swindle, cheat
and defraud. j
A Double—Dizzy To Daffy
- - ■ ■ ■■— -
“It won’t bo long'now," Dizzy Dean, right, tells Ms younger brother,
Daffy, as they conspire in the hotel room against the Detroit Tigen
in the world series. Jay Hannor is "Dizzy’s” real baptismal cogno
men, and his 21-year-old brother who helped him pitch the St
Louis Cards into the world championship contest, goes sometime* bf
the name of PauL
Real Estate Dickering*
Mark Battle Anniversary
Government Seeks Options On 7,000 Acres
Of Land For Kings Mountain Park—The
Bid Is $15, Take It Or Leave It
On the eve of the 154th anniversary of the Battle of
Kings Mountain, turning point in the Revolutionary War, the
government that victory made possible looks forward to
ward creating a gigantic recreational playground on the
site where patriots fell. October 7 is the 164th anniversary.
Golden Tornado
In First Tilt
This Afternoon
Coach BUI Goodson will take his 1
whole squad of Shelby Golden Tor
nadoes over to Cherryville this aft- ,
emoon in the first game of the sea- i
son for the locals.
The game will be called at 4:00, i
and It is expected that a hugej
crowd of Shelby fans will be there,,
to see the battle of punts, passes, i
and flashing runs. 1
In excellent condition, the team is !
eager to begin the season with a ,
win and will go Into the game fully i
confident.
After noon today weather condi- i
tions indicate a cloudy but not \
rainy two hours for the game. Just i
right for a whirling, sizzling. win- <
Tornado! I
Shelby Mill Is
Run Full Again
About Three Hundred Employes ;
Are Engaged in Two
Shifts.
The Shelby Cotton mill of which
R. T. LeGrand is chief executive, [
began operation Thursday morning,
making all mills in the immedi- 1
ate Shelby area in full operation (
exoent the Ella Division of the
Consolidated Textile corporation.
Three hundred employes are en
gaged on two shifts and the wheels
started on short notice, with appar
ent harmony among the employe.
During the four and a ha it ]
weeks shut-down, minor repaiis
were made to machinery. The big
gest job was inspection of the
steam turbines In the power gener
ating plant. Periodic inspections]
are required and a Mr. Jenkins was ,
here to supervise the dissembling
and reassembling of the turbines. ,
Smallest Snake Is
Found On Oak Leaf
What looked like a pale yellow
thread hanging on an oak leaf in
terested J. L. Luckadoo, of route 3,
near Earl. He plucked it off and
found in 1|£ hand a thin, snake
like creature, seven or eight inches
long, very much alive, but inclined i
to double Itself into a snarl under
observation. Under a microscope, :
the creature has a tapering, worm
kc head, no mouth or eyes. Mr. i
Luckadoo would like to know what
it is—and so would The Star.
i ne pum m emaDiinn him pan
inder the department of the inter
or, and Is now entirely dependent
jpon the ability of this depart
ment'« representative* to Obtain
options on 7,000 aores of sub-mar
final, useless agricultural land, at
t price not exceeding $15 an acre.
If these options cannot be ob
ained, government agents report
hat there will be no Kings Moun
ain park around the mountain, or
n the parts of York county where
he fighting took place,
R. C. Brown has secured options
>n lands in excess of 4,000 acres—
teres that are on the average as
nuch fit for agricultural uses as
tre the other 3,000 acres deetred.
the optioned prloes for the 4,000
teres already signed up vary from
115 per acre downward. The lands
vanted, if secured under options,
ire to be paid for by Uncle Sam
vith cold cash, and then the gen
■rous old gentleman will proceed to
create within that area a play
: round.
Would Be Second Such Project
This month the bureau of parks
>f the interior department will
itart the development of the first
Recreational Park project in the
Jnited States in Georgia on a
ract of about 7,000 acres, secured
vithin the past few weeks at a
jrice, averaging about $9 per acre,
this Georgia project is in the vi
cinity of Covington and Madison,
iO miles southeast of Atlanta. Lit
le trouble was experienced in se
curing options on aU the land
vanted. Folks down that way are
'nthuslastic about the project.
In case the necessary lands can
>e secured on options in the Kings
(Continued on page ten)
Sermon Series At
Lutheran Church
lev. Voigt Cromer Of Lincointon
To Preach Here Each
Evening.
What promises to be a fine series
>f sermons will be delivered at the
-.utheran church next week. {Be
ginning Sunday night and continu
ng through Friday night, Rev.
Voigt Cromer of Lincolnton will be
;he speaker. The *hour of service is
1:30; The sermon subjects follow:
Sunday—Dreams That Will Never
Some True.
Monday—Man’s Weak Spot,
Tuesday—A Good Harvest.
Wednesday—Called To Be Dlffer
>nt.
Thursday—What Do I Owe the
Church?
Friday—The Christian’s True
tome.
A cordial invitation is extended
he people of Shelby to share the
)lessing of these services with the
.utheran congregation,
A
ThompsonAccepts
Quarantine Post
On Salary Basis
Action Is taken To
Control Epidemic
IlMtth Baird End* Dtapatr By
Abolishing Protested Fes
• - j
D». X. C. 'Wiompson. Shelby phy
sician, on Thursday accepted She
position of Cleveland county quar
antine officer at a salary of >15 a
month. I
His aoceptanoe, given to the coun- J
ty board of health by telephone
white the board was in session yes
terday, ends a dispute of months’
standing between the county anti;
the medical society, and also makes
possible official action to ward off
the threat of a scarlet fever epi
demic now ourrent.
Protested Fee Cut.
Dr. D. F. Moore, who still retains
the position of eounty physician,
had resigned as quarantine officer
because the fees had been slashed
from twenty-five cents a case to
ten oents. In this stand, he received
the unanimous support of the med
ical society. Dr. ’ijjompson, offered
the Job, declined to take It at the
reduced rate, which, a medical so
ciety estimate revealed, amounted
to >10.04 a month.
Under Mia new arrangement. Dr,
Thompson received a straight salary,
regardless of the number of cases
he is called on to quarantine.
Called Meeting.
Joe E. Blanton, charlman of Mte
board of county commiaslonars la
also er-officio chairman of the
county board of health. After the
statement on Wednesday by the
raedioal society that a scarlet, fever
epidemic, unquarantined, threaten
ed Cleveland, with many cases re
ported and children attending
aohools, he called a special meeting
of the board of health. It was at
tended by Dr. Pitt Beam. Dr. Ben
Kendall, Dr. Moore, and Horace
Origg, superintendent of eounty
schools.
17-Y—r-Old Girl
Pa—— Suddenly
MRh Wilma Wars Mm At Home Of
Grandparent* In Mngs
In Mh flower of young girlhood
Mine Wilma Ware, Yl year oM high
school senior at Kings Mountain,
was claimed suddenly by death at
the home of her grandparents last
night at eight o’clook.
Jhe cause of Miss Ware’s death
Is unknown, although she had been
complaining for some time of a
severe headache.
Funeral services wfll be held
Saturday morning at Bethlehem
church and will be conducted by the
pastor of the church, the Rev. C.
J. Blade.
Miss .Ware was the daughter of
H. Frank Ware who survives her
with one brother, Leonard Ware,
and one sister, Katherine Ware.
Her mother died four years ago.
Her maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Barber and pa
ternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Ware at Kings Moun
tain.
A popular member of the senior
class ancf* a regular attendant at
the First Baptist church and Sun
day school Miss Ware leaves a host
of friends and acquaintances.
Mr*. Black Falls ,
And Is Scalded;
Mrs. U. A. Black of Waco fell
yesterday while carrying a bucket
of boiling water apd Incurred a
painfully wrenched knee and scald
ed portions of her body.
A physician who attended Mrs.
Black thought the burns were not
extfemely serious, but were causing
her to suffer much pain.
Reynolds And Bailey
BulwinkleAnd Hoey,
Will Open Campaign
Major To Start Drive With Speech In Casaf
On October 11; Young Democrats Set To
Arrange Dates For County
First shots in Cleveland’s fall political campaign will
echo down toward Shelby from little Casar, way up there at
the top of the county. Major Bulwinkle, candidate to auc
ceed himself in Congress, will speak there on the night of
Thursday, Oct. 11, and though population of the town Is
hardly more than 100, the good Democrats will flock from
WaitsOnBruno |;
Kidnap Suspect! i
5Si s^LiSbSSrufijtai
(I. l.N.)
Cleveland Cotton
Rushed To Market
As Tickets Arrive
Six Hundred Mm Stored Here
Yesterday; farmers Advised
About Ginning.
Since the arrival of gin oevtttl
cates which were distributed Tues
day and Wednesday for tax free
cotton, bales and bales have been
placed on the mar bet or put In
storage for the government loan of
12c per pound.
The Planters and Merchants
Warehouse received 600 bales on
Thursday and it continues to come
In today. All gins have been run
ning and the baled ootton stored
on the gin yards, subject to fire
hazards and rains. To eliminate
this danger and damage, farmers
have been moving cotton away
from gins to market and ware
houses.
Buyers say much of the cotton
ginned early was ginned too green
and will not bring the full market
price. Warehousemen have Issued
notice that wet or damaged cotton
cannot be accepted for storage un
der orders from the state warehouse
department. No warehouse receipts
ire allowed to be issued for this
type of cotton.
Farmers are cautioned by County
Agent 8hoffner not to have their
cotton ginned while It is green or
wet and to protect it from the
weather after it is ginned.
“Am’t It Terrible?” Says 73
Year Old In Second Visit Here
To get her cotton tickets was im
portant enough to one Cleveland
county lady to make her come to ]
Shelby for the second time in her i
life. The other time was when she |
was a young girl, 1
Her name was not given, but the
girls who help County Agent Shoff- t
ner say that she lives in the upper '
part of number eight township near I
Delight, where she has quietly i
farmed and kept house all her life. >
She is 73 years old. i
After securing the much sought
tickets that would enable her to sell i
her few hundred pounds of cotton. 1
the visitor walkcl around through 1
the giant g o .1 and Ion1
[out an the smooth racetrack. And4
ater when she had been told of the
housands of people who bring ex
llblts to the fair and after she had
eeri the big buildings at the fair
rround and in Shelby, she exclaim
id, "Well, ain’t, it terrible?”
While on her two hour visit to
he county seat the 73 year old lady
vas asked if she never did anything
o have a good time. •'Why yes, !
ilways have a good time feeding
ny chickens, making quilts, sewing
md working in the garden.”
As she looked over the ‘‘terrible’’
ights of Shelby she clasked the
land of her cousin companion a
it tic closer imd w- t.d to get back
-\y nd Poll: ilia w h is "town” to
nany of the hill folk. i
miien Hiuiuiu.
From Mint date on, Cleveland
will take her politics seriously,
chairman OHver Anthony wants to
heat that margin of 7,300 votes last
year—a record In Itself—and Is
working with "Cobby" Horn and the
Young Democrats to bring out the
votes.
Here October It
Bulwinkle will speak tet the South
Shelby school on the night at Oc
tober 18, and may speak at a later
date in the court house.
Senator Bob Reynolds Is schedul
ed to appear in the court houae
here on the night of Oct. 31—and
there's fun tot you. The Reynolds
feller always Intsrlards his politic*
with enough wlseoracks to make an
evening under hi* rough and reedy
oratory worth while.
Senator Bailey, a more achorarly
speaker, la to speak on Monday aft
ernoon, October 80, at the superior
court recess in the court house.
Hoey To Close Drive
Clyde R. Hoey will closa the
speaking at the court houae on
either Friday evening, November 1,
or Monday night, Nov. B.
But this isn't by any means all
of the county campaign as planned.
There’ll be a ladles' rally under
the leadership of Mrs. Charles W.
Ttllet, state vice chairman, with
the possibility of a speech by Na
uoncu wmrmurrwiimnn
tries Cobb. Thta will be held the let*
ter part of October, and It le hoped
to make ft a county wide event.
It'* primarily for the women, but
men wHl be invited.
Tonne Democrat*
Hand In hand with the county
organisation, the Young Democrats
will undertake a vigorous campaign.
They were singularly successful
last year and are considered a
heavy factor in county politics now.
Their’* 1* the task of arranging
meetings In the county, ao precinct
leaders are asked to get in touch
with President Cobby Horn Imme
diately for speaking dates. Hie^
young Democrats always bring tlftfll
full county ticket with them Mr
their spaeeh feats.
Highsidth Speaks
On School Work
Finds Congestion la Cleveland
County; Hopes Par Mom ■
Liberal Support.
"What is done in the future for
public education, will be dona by
law and not sentiment," declared
Dr. J. Henry Highsmlth, of the state
department of education, speaking
last night before the Kiwanis club.
Dr. Highsmlth pointed out several
congested places In Cleveland coun
ty where teachers are too over
loaded to do satisfactory work. Two
teachers have 115 pupils In one
county school, while another teach
er has 57 pupils. There are 371 pub*
lie school teachers In Cleveland and
the budget for instructional sup
plies is only $2 per teacher per year,
said he.
Alicib «*» «u.vuu vvavuivto *»»
North Carolina and their average
pay Is $554," said he. Many have
left the profession for economic
reasons. In the nation as a whole
there are five and three-quarter
million pupils enrolled, an increase
of two millions in 1034 over the
1926 enrollment.
Dr. Highsmith predicted that the
next big expansion in public edu
cation will be in the establishment
of Junior colleges. There is only one
public Junior college in North Caro
line at this time.
Sixty per cent of the school
buildings in the nation are of the
one room type. "This average does
not hold good in North Carolina,"
Dr Highsmith proudly stated.
Fire Department
In Early Call
The city fire department answer- J
Ed a call at 7 this morning at the
oome of D. H. Overton on the Fall
iton road at the north side of town.
An electric iron became over
••-(! ' < hited the board on
'i it v’ro placed. There was no
lain age incurred.