Late News
THE MARKETS
Cotton, spot.12c to 13c
Cotton seed, ton. wagon _ 33.00
Cotton, spot. 12J*e to 13!*c
Fair Tomorrow
Weather forecast for North Caro
Hna: Generally fair, with slowly
rising temperature Monday and
Tuesday.
Hopes Revived
By UNITED PRESS
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Oct. 15.—
Hopes for the safety of Mrs. Alice
Stoll, kidnaped society woman, were
revised today as the “aero” hour
for word from her abductor ap
proached.
Bruno In Court
By UNITED PRESS
NEW YORK, N. Y., * Oct. 15—
Bruno Hauptmann was in the
Btonx court today fighting his pro
posed extradition to the state of
New Jersey.
Miners Desperate
By UNITED PRESS
FUNFKIRCHEN, Hungary, Oct.
IS.—The 1,200 hunger striking min
ers who are determined on mass sui
cide held themselves In the depths
of the Pecai mine today while
their women pleaded with troops at
the pithead to be allowed to de
scend and die with them. The min
ers, demanding higher wages, have
threatened to asphyxiate themselves
or stop Hie pumps and drown.
To Bury King
The body of King Alexander of
Yugoslavia, dressed in an admiral's
uniform, was returned to his home
land yesterday aboard a destroyer.
He left only a week ago, i na soldier’s
uniform. to extend the hand of
friendship to Prance, and was shot
down on Thursday in Marseille by
an assassin’s bullet.
Universal Draft
The American Legion, which has
been working on the problem for 15
years, announced in its Miami con
vention here that it was ready now
to demand legislation insuring uni
versal service of manpower and in
dustry in wartime. The Legion will
campaign for the universal draft.
Moreover, it will ask the “freezing"
of prices, in case of war, at a pre
war level, to prevent profiteering.
Reward For Killers
Guilford county has posted a re
ward of $400 for information lead
ing to the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons guilty of slay
ing William Davis, 26, and brutally
clubbing his father during a hold
up Saturday night.
Fight On Silver
China has struck back at the
United States silver policy with a
10 per cent tax on all silver im
ports, effective today. This follow
ed a Chinese effort to get the U. S.
to co-operate in stabilizing the price
of silver in China.
“Heaven Bound”
At Chapel Hill
Famous Negro Spiritual Pageant
To Feature Dramatic Asso
ciation Meet
The Negro Spiritural Pageant
“Heaven Bound” 'will be presented
Saturday evening, Oct. 20 in Memo
rial Hall in Chapel Hill under the
auspices of the Carolina Dramatic
Association, which holds Its an
nual conferences there October
la.on
The troupe of Shelby negroes
who act In “Heaven Bound" have
attracted much attention by their
performances and have been in
vited to appear in New York, at the
World’s Fair, and elsewhere. The
play has been shown more than
600 times.
The presentation by the Shelby
Negro players written, produced,
enacted by Negroes will be the
feature of the drama conference
program.
Special invitations have been ex
tended to teachers and directors in
schools and colleges throughout
the state, FERA teachers, CCC edu
cational advisers, industrial and
community workers, Y. M. C. A.
and Y.. W. C. A. secretaries, and
others. *
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County Taxpayers
Pay $2,000 A Day
With cotton going to the gin, and
bringing a good price, Cleveland tax
payers have again started a spurt
in taxpaying bringing their money
to Sheriff Cline at the rate of al
most $2,000 a day.
During the first 12 days of this
month, the Sheriff took in $16,164
without leaving his office. Pay
ments have been increasing the
past few days.
All this is for 1934 taxes, on which
a reduction is offered for payment
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8 Pages
VOL. XU No. 134
SHELBY, N. a
MONDAY, OCT. 15. 1934
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
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Carrlar. txr raar. (ta MraaMl _ DM
Says He Saw
Stoll Kidnaper
4- C. Kottk*
The trail of the abductor of Mrs.
Berry V. Stoll, socialite wife of
a prominent Louisville, Ky., oil
magnate, grew warmer when H. C.
Kottke, a garage man, reported to
| police he had given directions to
the Stoll home to a man answer
ing the kidnaper’s description.
Kottke is pictured in the doorway
of his garage.
Heavy Penalties
For Tax Dodgers
In Cotton Sales
Can't Buy Seed Cotton And Then
Get Certificates To Avoid
Paying Bankhead Tax. *
COLLEGE STATION. Raleigh,
Oct. 13.—Any person using cotton
tax-exemption certificates to de
fraud the department of internal
revenue will be liable Co heavy pen
alties.
Dean I. O. Schaub. of State col
lege, issued this warning to persons
buying seed cotton from farmers,
charging the farmers the 5.66 cent
tax, and then buying certificates
to exempt the cotton from tax.
Making Extra Profit
This practice is being followed by
some ginners in order to make an
extra profit of 1.66 a pound off the
farmers. according to renorts
reaching the college. Certificates
sell at the rate of four cents a
pound.
The dean pointed out that only
actual cotton producers may legal
ly buy extra tax-exemption certifi
cates. If a producer sells seed cot
ton without certificates, then he
must pay the tax.
Must Pay The Tax
If the buyer deducts the amount
of the Bankhead tax from the pur
chase price, then he must pay the
tax when the cotton is ginned. Or
if the cotton changes hands several
times before going to tip gin. each
successive owner must pass the tax
on until the cotton is ginned.
The ginner must collect the tax
and turn it over to the department
of revenue, Schaub said, for the tax
becomes effective the minute the
producer sells the seed cotton with
out an exemption certificate.
Instance Of Fraud
If any person who handles such
cotton buys certificates to exempt
it from tax when the bale tags are
attached, he is defrauding the de
partment of revenue of tax money
lawfully due, the dean added.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Morgan at
tended the football game at Dur
ham on Saturday and after spend
ing the night in Raleigh went on to
Wilson on Sunday where they
spent the day with Mr. and Mrs.
George V. Holmes.
Bulwinkle Scorns
Thought Of Return
ToG.O.P.Methods
Declares CWA Saved
Thousands Of Lives
Tell* Shelby Audience Of Many
Benefits Under New Deal;
Lands Cotton Reduction.
"How many of you want to re
turn to the old methods of Harding.
Coolidge and Hoover—the methods
that cause unemployment for 15,
000,000 citisens, that caused the
banks to close, thf* almost de
stroyed the mills—and think of
what they did to agriculture.”
That was the theme of Major A.
L. Bulwinkle’s address here Friday
night before a small audience at the
South LaFayette school house. Oli
ver Anthony was chairman, and the
Introduction was made by Repres
entative Ernest Gardner. Clyde R.
Hoey. who Is him*?If one of the
main speakers in the current cam
paign, was an interested member
of the audience.
“Can’t Return To That”
“God forbid we shall ever return
to that," Major 'Bulwinkle earnest
ly declared. “And yet that is what
my opponent wants."
No single event in the history of
America was as important as the
inauguration of Franklin D. Roose
velt he said. From that very min
ute on. things began to happen to
rescue a distressed nation. Hoover,
in all our deep trouble, proposed
only one remedy, he pointed out—
the R. F. C„ which aided the rail
roads. the great manufacturers and
the bankers, but did nothing for the
little man, the forgotten man.
The speaker traced the major
steps of the New Deal. First, the
opening of banks and guarantee of
deposits. Then the NRAf which en
forced fair copipetitlon and made
a living wage posible. Third, the
PWA, to relieve the 10.000,000 still
unemployed. Then the using of
surplus manpower for reforestation.
Seven hundred thousand young
men were given work, and were able
to send money home, he said. “We
not only began to save the forests,
but the immortal souls of these
young men.”
Saved Thousands Of Uvea
Fifth, there was the CWA and
FERA, because there still weren’t
enough real jobs for everybody in
industry. "Thousands of lives were
saved by that move,” Major Bul
(Continued on page eight)
Big Flower Show
Planned By Ladies
Home Demonstration Clubs Will
Display Flowers On Achieve
ment Day.
Among the plans for the big
achievement day program of the
Cleveland county home demonstra
tion clubs is the announcement
that the county council, headed by
Miss Frances MacGregor, is asking
all members who will to exhibit
flowers during the day.
Achievement day has been set to
occur October 19 and is expected to
be attended by some 250 club mem
bers from all the units in the coun
ty.
At South Shelby
The meeting will be held in the
South Shelby school building and
ladies who expect to enter flowers
for the show are asked to bring
them before 9:30 on that day. Blue
ribbons will be awarded for first
places.
Miss MacGregor explains that the
flower show will be open for ex
hibits from anyone who would like
to display flowers, and not merely
to club members.
Ribbons will be awarded for the
best, in thp following classes: cut
flowers, (any variety) gladiola, dah
lia, cosmos, roses, zinia, asters, snap
dragon, chrysanthemum, sultana,
fern, begonia, gerhnium.
IV?ar Polo Garb or Shin Guards?
Donkey Polo Players Wonder
What the Well-dressed donkey
baseball player will wear is a mat
ter being widely discussed just now
by members of the American le
gion, the Kiwanis, Lions and Ro
tary clubs as arrangements get un
derway for the city championship
series begining Thursday afternoon.
Various types of garb have their
adherents. Kiwanians, it seems,
have a tendency towards polo hab
iliments. Their reason, it is believ
ed, is based on the desire of some
of the younger and more dashing
members of this organization to ap-'
pear in dazzling array.
Lions apparently are in favor of |
football togs, while Rotarians will]
likely go in for loose-fitting base
ball trousers and various types of
shirts and sweaters. Legion players,
it has been confidentially learned!
are likely to appear in overalls and
any other clothing their wives will
allow them to slip out of the house
While definite and final arrange
ments have not been completed, it
appears likely that the opener
Thursday afternoon will be turned
over to the Rotary and Kiwanls
clubs, led on by their respective
presidents, Charles C. (Dizzy) Coble
and J. Horace (Lefty) Grigg. Friday
"ill likely be a field day between
(Continued on Page Eight)
Missouri’s Cornfield Queen
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Aliea Mitchell #
These flirtatious eyes, the engaging smile, overalls, 10-gallon hat and
stalk of corn arc presented for your observation by cute Alice
Mitchell, who has been chosen from among more than 1,000 co-eds
at the University of Missouri, at Columbia, to reign as queen of the
annual fall dance and festival of the college of agriculture Miss
Mitchell hails from Scottsbluff, Neb
Bootleg Selling Of Cotton
Certificates Gets Warning
Shoffner And Propst Advise Farmers To Be
On Guard And Dispose Of Surplus Tickets
In Only Approved Manner
Bootleg selling of tax exemption certificates has begun
its rounds in some sections of Cleveland county, but is in foi
a sudden stop according to a warning issued today from the
office of the county agent. Both Agent R. W. Shoffner and
Bankhead Administrator Alvin Propst join in the warning.
Shelby Hospital
Again Accredited
Lofial Institution Is Approved By
American College Of Surgeons;
Death Rate Low.
The Shelby hospital with 49 beds,
has again been approved by the
American College of Surgeons, ac
cording to Dr. Franklin H. Martin,
founder and director of the college
in his 17th annual report.
Approval means that the insti
tution has met certain require
ments laid down, including parti
cularly the maintenance of organ
ized medical staff of ethical, com
petent physicians, complete medical
records, adequate laboratory and
x-ray facilities and a thorough re
view and analysis ot the clinical
work of the hospital each month so
as to carefully check up the results
of the professional activities with
in the hospital, analyze, and seek
to improve them.
Of 3.538 hospitals of 25 beds and
over in the United States and Can
ada which were included this year
in the survey of the American Col
lege of Surgeons. 2.800 won a place
on the approved list.
It is significant in the report that
tho Hoath rat a in hnsnitnls is he
low that of last year and the peri
od of hospitalization has been
shortened. Results have improved
despite the fact that patients com
ing to hospitals today usually ar
rive in a more serious state, with a
more advanced condition than in
former yerfrs, because of stringent
economic conditions. More efficient
medical and hospital services are
evident through a material reduc
tion in the number of chronic or in
curable patietits.
Hen Is Protesting
Against Stretchout
A white Leghorn hen, named
Francis Perkins for good reason,
cackled a protest against the
stretch-out system on Saturday.
Francis is employed as an egg
layer, along with 11 other hens, at
the Honeycutt Seed and Feed Store.
She produced three eggs Saturday
the first at 9 a. m. the other two
within 10 minutes of each other at
7 o’clock.
The Honeycutt hens work on a |
24-hour shift, open .'-hop and th’ir
, scores are checked daily.
rarmers wno must buy or want
to sell surplus cotton gin certifi
cates should see that they are prop
erly transferred or they are liable
to get a ‘pig in the poke'.”
Agents In County
The warning comes as a result of
a report that there are a number of
agents In the country who are try
ing to sell certificates which were
issued in Texas, Mississippi, or
South Carolina, and perhaps other
cotton slates. They are offered at a
cent or two per pound on lint
cheaper than the price of four cents
offered by the government.
According to Mr. Propst, the
proper way to buy or sell the sur
plus tickets is to bring them to his
office in the court house and sell
them to the government for the of
fered $20 pe rbale or “have them
transferred1 here in order, to sell to
a neighbor.”
Growers' Pool
If they are sold to the govern
ment they will be put into the grow
ers’ pool, and as soon as the gin
ning season is over the amount re
maining will be pro rated back to
the sellers, the government guaran
teeing the $20, either in cash or in
next year’s certificates.
Tickets representing 1.500.000
pounds of lint cotton arrived this
morning but cannot be sold to grow
ers until word has been received
from Washington. Mr. Propst thinks
that will come in a few days. How
ever, transfers can be effected at
his office any time. «.
The main thing officials here
want to do is to warn farmers not
to try to save a few dollars on ex
tra certificates by buying them foi
12 or 16 dollars per bale unles sthe
tickets are valid and have been
propeny signed Dy oincers wnere it,
was issued and has been approved
in the county where it will be used.
Ginners are asked not to honor
tickets otherwise prepared.
To Check Votes
Against Tax Books
Following up their drive to reveal
rpore potential tax revenue in the
county, Cleveland tax officials this
morning announced they would
check all votes cast in the forth
coming election, Nov. 6. against the
tax books to see if poll taxes had
been paid.
The county poll tax is $2, but In
all townships save Nos. 4 and 6,
there is an additional tax based on
the special interest rates of town
ship bonds.
Checking votes again t tax books
is a custom followed in many othci
counties
HoeyTo Campaign
Throughout State;
25 Speeches Set
Again Lends Oratory
To Aid His Party
Awing Around Cirri* U HI* I'sual
Contribution; No Bearing On
IUm For Governorship.
Sblll smilingly declining to com
ment on hi* personal political am
bitions, K any, Clyde R. Hoey, who
shares with Farmer Bob Doughton
the spotlight as leading but unan
nounced contender for the Gover
norship of North Carolina, an
nounced here today that he would
make hts usual swing around the
circuit on a speaking tour for the
Democratic party.
He will speak In at least fbenty
flve cities between now and Novem
ber 8, he said. Dates and places
have not yet been announced by
the Democratic State Committee.
Closes At Wirlkton-Salem.
Marlon. Hendersonville and
Franklin have already heard the
Hoey oratory. High Point, Troy.
Asheboro, Greenville, Durham. Fay
etteville, Lexington and Statesville
are Other towns In which he will
"I" nti win pitiLmoiy niiiKr one
speech In Rutherford county toward
the close of the campaign, he said,
and will make his final appearance
In Winston-Salem on the night of
November 5.
Shelby will probably not hear
their Clyde R. during this cam
paign, for the one speech scheduled
here has been cancelled.
He Won't Be Cornered
RALEIGH, Oct. 14—Clyde R
Hoey has Just come a little nearer'
'Continued on Page Eight)
Martin To Speak
On N.C. Education
Here November 9
Editor Of Winston-Salem Journal
To Make Principal Address In
Observance.
Santford Martin, editor of the
Winston-Salem Journal and the1
Twin-City Sentinel, will be the|
speaker at the annual dinner meet
ing in observance of national edu
cation week on Friday, November 9
Observance of the week Is annual
ly sponsored nationally by the Am
erican Legion, the U. S. Office of
Education and the National Educa
tion association. Invited to take
part and to meet Jointly at the din
ner are the Lions, Rotary Klwanls
clubs, the Parent-Teacher council,
members of the educational associa
tion, which will Include many tea
chers and members of the local
legion post, which, together with B
L. Smith, Shelby school superin
tendent, are arranging the dinner.
E. A. Houser, Jr., commander of
the Warren F. Hoyle post of the
Legion, has sent Invitations ad
dressed bo Dr. Robert Wilson, presi
dent of the Lions club, J. H. Grlgg,
president of the Klwanls club, C. C
Coble, president of the Rotary club
and Mrs. B. . Falls, president of the
Parent-Teacher association council.
Dillehav To Leave
For New York Job
J. T. Dillehay, who has been em
ployed at Suttle's Pharmacy for the
past 13 months as prescription^^,
will leave on Sept. 20 to accept a
position with the Ujohn Co., of Ne,w
York. He will travel in Westchester
county, contracting druggists and
doctors.
Mr. Dillehay came here from
Graham. His home is in Southern
Pines.
Lions To Hear Crowell
Dr. L. A. Crowell of Lincolnton
will address the Lions club at regu
lar meeting on Tuesday evening.
State To Hear
Hoey Oratory
Clyde R. Hoey of 8hclby, who Hide
steps nil cross-examination on his
own political ambitions, but Is un
dertaking a strenuous campaign for
other aspirant* of the Democratic
party'.
County On Wheels
With Big Increase
In Cars Over ’33
Cleveland Now Drives 6,575 Autos,
Or 1,175 More Than Were Used
Here In Past Year.
RALEIGH, Oct, 14.—North Caro
lina had 55B,30<1 automobiles and
79.994 trucks, a total of 430,200 mo
tor vehicles registered on October
1. as compared with 305,613 automo
biles and 68,991 trucks, a total of
374,604 motor vehicles, on the same
date of last year, L. H. Harris, di
rector of the Motor Vehicle Bu
reau, reports.
Clevclan dcounty had 5,700 auto
mobiles and 875 trucks, a total of 8,*
575 motor vehicles, at the boginning
of this month, an Increase over the
4.650 automobiles and 750 trucks, or
5,400 motor vehicles on October 1.
1933, The figures are secured by
measuring the cards on file, each
representing a vehicle, and are with
In a dozen of the actual count.
Three months ago the vehicles!
registered In this courtt.y readied
5.375 automobiles and 775 trucks;
six months before the number was
4,850 automobiles and 650 trucks.
ui itioj uic rPR* |
istration in this county was 5.300
automobiles and 850 trucks.
Reports in the revenue depart
ment show that up t,» Saturday the
number of cars registered had reach
ed and passed tha 450,000 mark,
which includes the several thous
and cars for which one-quarter of
the year licenses, at one-fourth of
tile annual license plate cost, Is
sued around October 1.
Guilford continues to lead In
automobiles with 23.535 at October
1; Mecklenburg had 20.825. Forsyth
18.775. Wake 14.350, Buncombe 13.
000, Guilford also led In trucks with
3.975, Mecklenburg had 3.625. For
syth 2,550. Wake 3,475, Buncombe
2.250. Olay county had only 145
cars and 39 trucks and Graham 150
cars and 75 trucks.
Jno. Schenck, Jr., Gets
A Patent On Labeling
Among the recent patents Issued
in Washington Is one to John F.
Schenck, jr.. an executive of the
Lily Mill Co., of Shelby for a ma
chine that will simultaneously apply
labels to the ends of spools of
thread. The Lly Mill Co., manufac
tures sewing thread which has a
nation-wide distribution and is
growing In popular favor. Mr
Schenck has an inventive mind and
has devised a machine that will fa
cilitate the application of labels to
the spools. His father John F.
Schenck, sr.. of Lawndale has se
cured several patents In the past on
mill machinery.
Foreclosure Started On Property !
In Shelby For Unpaid Back Taxes I
Today’s issue of The Star carries
the first insertion of a notice of tax
foreclosure proceedings on Shelby
real estate on which taxes for 1929,
1930 and 1931 have not been paid.
Should there be any lien against
the property, the holders of any
lien have six months in which to
file their claim. If no claim is held
against the property other than the
city's unpaid tax-, property will be
re-sold within thirty days from the
'ate of service of foreclosure pro
, codings and the owners may re
[deem the same within six months
'upon the payment of all taxes in
arrears and whatever costs are tax
ed against the property in the'
foreclosure proceedings.
Property has been sold for taxes
here in previous years, but it is
understood that this is the first
time steps have been taken to fore
close on ahy considerably amount
of property.
Foreclosure date is November 15,
according to the first advertise
jment which appears today.
No Bids Entered
For Post Office;
Plans Unrevealed
Deadline Oct. 19 For
Temporary Quarters
foot mutt ter Quinn Doesn't Km«
What Federal PUiA Inetede Par
Nrw Kx tendon.
Where tire Shelby poatoftice will
find quarters during tha ■ tiling
and additions to ha mad* AMa fd
la still a matter of doubt. WNb no
bids made on the eve at tha dead*
line. Friday. Oct. IB. !
Eighty-five thousand dollars waa
appropriated by Congress to make
the Improvements, and |20,000 WM
spent, acquiring adjacent property,
on which to build the extension.
The remainder Is available tor the
additions.
Offices Por Judge Webb.
Just what these will be la not ,
not exactly known, Postmaster!
Quinn said tills morning. He haa
not seen the new plans, but said lit
understood they included enlarge*,
mrnt of Federal Judge E. Yataa
Webb's offices. A strong plea wag'
made for Inclusion of a Federal '
courtroom In the project. This waa?
at. one time abandoned, but there is
some faint hope now that the plana,
will include. If not the actual court*
room, at least a sufficient enlarge*
ment of the Judge's offices to in*
elude his large library, and to main
ample room for holding court In
Consider 3 Sites
Three locations for the temporary
postofflce we being considered, al- ;
i hough bids have not been submit*
ted They are In the Royster build*
ing. Louis M. Hamrick’s Arcade
Hotel, and three rooms in the MiU*
•r Block Whether any of these lo-:
rations would be acceptable, or will,
rven be offered, Mr. Quinn could 1
not say.
Included In the plans, he said.
Is an office for Charles Burrus. pro* :
on Mon offeer.
Postoffice inspectors will be here
Friday to open the bids.
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Lincoln Man 1(1
Stabbed To Death I
Kd Good son Attacked By Grover
McCreary. Funeral Held Sunday
At Keep's Church. ,
LINCOLNTON, Oct. 14.—Ed Good* !
man, 2»-year-old textile worker of
High Shoals, was stabbed t» death
Saturday afternoon during a cutting ,
scrape on the outskirts of High '
Shoals, and Orover McCreary, 30,
the other combatant was taken to a i
Oastonla hospital with serious knife S
wounds about the head.
The fight occurred In a combina
tion cafe and poo) room on Highway
18, In Lincoln county, near the
Gaston line.
The men had been drinking to* j
gether, witnesses told Sheriff A. F.
Reinhardt. They quarreled over a
game of pool and each drew a knife.
Goodman received a stab wound
in the heart, another In the siile
and two deep gashes across the
left side of his body.
Sheriff Reinhardt was in Gas* '
t.onla to take McCreary Into cus- '
tody if he Is able to be moved from
the hospital. It Is not known how
serious are his Injuries.
Goodman Is survived by his wife,
several children, and by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude O. Good* j
man, who live here. Funeral was j
conducted Sunday afternoon at 3
A'-t..-L .a n_
Mr*. Rippey Freed,
Appealing Sentence
Mrs. William Rippey, convicted of
assaulting hrr 13-year-old daughter
Dorothy, and sentenced to four
months in jail under the charge of
the county commissioners, has been
released on bond under an appeal
to the Superior Court, which meets
here the latter part of this month.
Shelby Will Pay
$19,630 On Bond*
The city of Shelby will pay $19,
830 bonds and interest on the first
of next month. Mayor McMurry said
this morning. Annually, the city
pays $114,000 on its bonded Indebt
edness of $1,030,000, the sum vary
ing with each month.
The city counotl will meet Tues
day night.
Schools In County
Re-open October 29
Cleveland county schools, which
have been closed daring the cotton
irking season, will re-open on Oct
ober 29 the board of education an
nounced this morning