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« Tka LEEVMMO BUT THE MABKETS Cotton, spot.1254c to 1354c Cotton seed, ton, wajon _ 33.00 Generally Fair Weather forecast for North Caro lina: Generally fair Monday and Tuesday; slightly colder in interior Tuesday. Aviator Finishes Hop Prom way down under, the other side of the world—Australia—winged Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Brit ish flyer. He took off from Brisbane and landed at the Oakland muni cipal airport yesterday, completing 2,408 miles from Honolulu in 14 hours and 59 minutes. He was an hour ahead of scheduled time, and apologized for it. Farmers Pay Debts The Kinston and Greenville, N. C. production credit associations re ported yesterday that they had col lected all loans made by them to farmers this year, thereby becoming the second and third associations in the nation to pay in full. Hold Kidnaper A man identified as Junius Rid dle was arrested last night and placed in the Hopewell, N. J., jail by police seeking two bandits who stole two automobiles and kidnaped a federal reformatory guard. Hope well is the scene of the Lindbergh kidnaping. Smuggle Chinese Eighteen Chinese sewed into po tato sacks, by which means they were srfihggled into the United States from Trinidad, were nabbed yesterday in Keyport, N. J. Four other Chinks, who became sick, were thrown overboard on the trip, it was reported. Wilkesboro Fire Damage estimated at $75,000 early today was wrought in the business district of North Wilkesboro by fire that raged more than two hours. Companies from Lenoir and States ville helped fight the flames. The losses were not fully covered by in surance. N. C. Relief Load Drops In September Mrs. OTBerry Releases Comparative Figures; Cleveland Figure High. RALEIGH, Nov. 5.—North Caro lina’s relief load showed an appre ciable drop during the month of September, as compared with Au gust, the report of Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, state relief director, shows. The cases handled were 3,000 fewer in September, than In Au gust, or 69,022 as compared with 72, 187. The amount of money spent was $1,472,590.36 in August and $1, 055,542.39 in September, while the number of individuals receiving some form of relief decreased from 346,759 in August to 333.210 In Sep tember. » Avery showed the largest per centage of itg population on relief, 31.8 per cent, while Greene showed the smallest, 3.4 per cent. Cleveland county had 559 fam ilies, representing 2,905 persons, and a total of 574 cases, aggregating a grand total of 2,920 persons, on re lief in September. The increase in numbers of persons on relief was 42.7 per cent, the total amount spent in the county was $5,351.08 and the part of the population of the county on relief was 5.6 per cent. 40 Per Acre Not Bad For Cleveland C. F. Morrison Grows 160 Bushels Of Good Corn On Four Acres. Not raising cotton and getting money for it, is not the only thing Cleveland county farmers do well. In fact, they are not so bad as rais ing corn. Listen to this: C. F. Morrison, of Lawndale, comes forward with the announce ment that he raised 160 bushels of com on barely four acres of land this year, which he thinks is pret ty good corn for this section. The average for the county is much less than 20 bushels per acre and Mr. Morrison has more than doubled it. It was grown on the lands of T. S. Morrison. It is good corn too, and the grow er thinks now that he has learned how, he can do even beter next year. Postoffice Shows Continued Gains The Shelby postoffice, which has been showing phe nominal increases every quar ter, took another long step to ward that very desirable first class rating with another up swing last month. Receipts for October were $5,491.36, an increase of $1, 036.85 over October, 1933, or 23 1-4 per cent. Since January 1, including last month, receipts were $41, 894.79 as against $35,798.34 foi the same period in 1933. That Is an increase of $6,096.45, oi 17 per cent. SHELBY, N. CL VOL. XL, No. 133 MONDAY, NOV. ft, 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. M»U Mr m>, Ua kdraiMI o«rn*. wr m>. (la Uraaaal Held As Aid Of Hauptmann I D. L. Sander* D. L. Sanders, above, photo graphed in the Troy, 0., county jail, where he is held on charges i of impersonating a federal officer, assertedly has told police that be had aided Bruno Hauptmann dis pose of the Lindbergh kidnap ransom. Invitation Given To Enter Legion MarchOnSaturday Want Children To Ride Ponies, Bi cycles, Tricycles; Public Asked To Take Part. Cleveland county individuals and organizations are all asked to take part in the Armistice day parade to be held in Shelby at 11 o'clock Sat urday morning, says E. A. Houser, jr., commander of the Warren F. Hoyle post of the American legion. It is hoped tnat no one will wait for a verbal invitation since there is so little time to plan for the pa rade. Everybody is invited to take part. Organizations and individuals can march or ride in cars. All fra ternal and civic clubs are asked to take part as well as are the school children of the entire county. All horse owners are invited to ride their horses; children who have ponies will be welcomed. Children who have riding devices of any sort —bicycles and tricycles—will like wide be welcomed. The parade will be formed on South Washington street below Quinn's drug store around 10 o’clock Saturday morn ing. The line of march will be up Washington street to Marietta St., thence to North LaFayette street and on LaFayette street to Grigg street. It is expected that the Gastonia (Continued on Page Eight) Fox Hunters Club Has Big Barbecue Between two and three hundred members of the Brushy Creek Pox Hunters Club and their friends gathered at the home of Coleman Blanton Friday afternoon where the annual barbecue was served. Three kinds of meat, plenty of cold slaw, I cakes, pickles, pies and other good things to eat were served, after which there was a fox race. Tlv Brushy Creek club has about 35 foxes in that section and many fine chases are enjoyed during the win iter. Last Taps Sound For War Veteran Gaude M. Conner Shelby Natl. Guard In Body To Grave First Sergeant Co. K Succumbs To Effects Of Gas Attacks On The Battlefields Of France. First Sergeant Claude M. Conner of Company K, North Carolina Na tional Guard, who was felled in a gas attack repulsing German ad vances on the fields of France, where he fought for 14 months with the 81st division, 317th artiUery, died at his home here early Saturday morn ing of war disabilities from which he had never fully recovered. His last request for a funeral with military honors was carried out Sunday afternoon, when the entire company K, with Captain Peyton McSwain commanding, marched to the First Baptist church, where services were held by the Rev. Dr. Zeno Wall, and the Rev. C. V. Mar tin, and then to Sunset Cemetery, where the roar of guns echoed through the final sweet notes of taps as the coffin was lowered into the grave. Sergeant 9 Years. Mr. Conner was 41 years old. After the war, he returned to his home in Shelby, and, too badly gassed for regular employment, served Co. K for nine years as first sergeant. He was married to Miss Anne Hamilton 14 years ago, and is sur vived by his wife, by his mother, Mrs. L. P. Conner, and by three sis ters and three brothers. They are Mrs. E. B. Ross of Kings Mountain, Mrs. O. C. Lewis of Shel by and Mrs. S. A. Poston of Shelby; E. C. Conner of Honeapath. S. C., and O. C. and L. S. Conner of Shel by. The Shelby American Legion Post acted as honorary pall bearers. Sergeants oj Company K were ac tive pall bearers. Mr. Conner had been ill 13 months before his death. Dr. R. C. Ellis Marks His 78th Birthday Today Dr K. Charles Ellis, ven erable physician and surgeon, of Shelby, is celebrating his seventy eighth birthday. The doctor appear ed on the streets early, as usual, spry as a cricket, well-groomed and erect. He is well preserved and could easily pass at an age many years younger. Dr. Ellis came to SJelby about 39 years ago, from Lumberton, in Robeson county. Several years ago he retired almost entirely from active practice and has devoted his time with business affairs. Edney To Speak At Court House Tonight The Republicans will have the last say in the campaign, before the election Tuesday. Calvin Edney of Mars Hill, Republican nominee for Congress against Major A. L. Bul winkle, will speak tonight at the Court House at 7:30. This is the first and only speech Mr. Edney has made in Cleveland, although he has been active in all of the counties, particularly Gaston and Mecklen burg where the largest votes are cast. Mrs. Ragland Is New Shelby Teacher Mrs. Dorothy McBrayer Ragland of Shelby has been named by the school board to the vacancy in nintl* grade history and tenth grade his tory at Shelby High school. She will start teaching on Tuesday. Vote Against Bankhead Bill Is To Ruin Profitable Lint Price COLLEGE STATION, RALEIGH, Nov. 5.—A vote against the Bank head act will be a vote against North Carolina’s cotton crop, Charl es A. Sheffield, of State College, de clared today. The only way North Carolina can hope to stay in profitable cotton production, he said, is for the gov ernment to continue its program of adjusting production and bolstering prices. Discard the act, he went on, and southwestern growers will be free to expand their production to the point where prices will fall far below the point at which North Carolina grow- j ers can make money. Producing cotton at about half the cost of raising it in this State, the southwest can easily force com peting growers out of business. Tex as alone, he said, can produce 25, 000,000 a year—more than enough to supply the world. "And where would the majority of North Carolina cotton growers be if they are forced to give up their cot ton?" Sheffield asked. By allotting a certain percentage of the total production to eaeh State, he pointed out, the admin istration is maintaining prices at a level which will enable each State to produce and sell'its quota at a profit. To show the competition that would face North Carolina and oth er southeastern states If the control program be revoked, Sheffield cited the cost of growing cotton In Texas, which ranges from $3.80 to $4.50 a hundred pounds. Other southwestern states can grow it almost as cheaply. In North Carolina, the cost of producing cotton was $7.99 a hun dred in 1932, $7.28 in 1933, and $7.26 In 1934. “Can North Carolina face such competition as this,” Sheffield ask ed, “without the growers cooperat ing with themselves and their gov ernment to control production." F. D. R. Buys Red Cross Button President Roosevelt opened the annual Red Cross membership drive for funds after buying his own button from cute Phyllis Smith, five year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. De Witt Smith, of Edgemoor, Md. This photo shows Phyllis pinning the button on the president In the latter’s executive officee. No Issues Up In Election But Test Vote On New Deal Democrats In County And State Certain To Sweep Tickets; Plea Of Democracy Is Support Administration In an issueless campaign, devoid of color and no more than a political gesture so far as actual elections returns are concerned, Cleveland County goes to the polls tomorrow to vote in her Democratic candidates, as usual. Hudson’s Mother Dies In Florida Lived Here For Two Years; Bury Wednesday In LouUviUe, Georgia. Mrs. Belle Hudson, 79 year old mother of HiH Hudson, prominent Shelby traveling salesman, died last night at 10:20 at her home in Lar go, Florida. News of her death was received here during the night and Mr. and Mrs. Hudson will attend the funeral in Louisville, Ga. Wed nesday afternoon. They expect to leave Shelby Tuesday. Mrs. Hudson had many fine attri butes of character and is pleasant ly remembered in 8helby where she lived for two years. She was twice married. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. W. S. Walker and Miss Isabel Carswell of Largo, Fla., four sons, E. R. Carswell of Tampa, R. W. Carswell of Daytona, Jas. R. Hudson of Orlando and W. H. Hud son of Shelby. Lily Mill Woman Buried Saturday Mrs. Ollie Walker Wortman, 69, Leaves Large Family; Fu neral At Moriah. i - Funeral services were held Sat urday at Moriah church for Mrs. Ollie Wortman, 65 year old resident of the Lily Mill village in South Shelby. She died at her home there Friday following a protracted ill ness. Mrs. Wortman leaves seven chil dren, 17 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren and a large number of other relatives. Her hus band, the late David Wortman pre ceded her to the grave 10 years ago. In early life Mrs. Wortman join ed the Methodist church but later transferred her membership to the Baptist church where she has been a faithful member since that time. The children are Mrs. Will Rob ertson. Mrs. Ves Cook, Mrs. Irvin Parker, McClure, Elam, John and Ocie Wortman, all of Shelby. The Rev. Mr. Cook conducted the burial services. Mrs. A. M. Long Dies In Kings Mountain FuneUal Services Held Today For 84-Year-Old Mother Of School Principal Funeral services were held today for Mrs. A. M. Long, mother of Mrs. Charles Rhyne, principal of the West End school in Kings Moun tain, who died at her daughter’s home on Saturday. Mrs. Long was 84 years old. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. C. K. Derrick, pastor of the Kings Mountain Lutheran church, and burial was at the Em manuel Cemetery in Union County, S. C. Besides her daughter. Mrs. Long is surviv I by three kiti'’ '’"iren and three great-grand-children. dui, uespiie me ibci. uih me el ection rate* In the “no contest” classification, with what few Repub licans intrepid enough to run foi state and county offices accorded no whit of a chance despite this, a real interest attaches to the cam paign both locally and nationally. It is this: New Deal At Issue. That President Roosevelt’s sup porters want his colleagues, high and low, send up large majorities ot substantiate the New Deal. How large the majorities wilt be in Cleveland is, of course, a matter for guessing, but John P. Mull, chairman of the board of elections, estimated this morning that 8,000 votes will be cast at tomorrow’s polls. In this county, with so few Republicans on the ticket, natural ly most of those votes will be Demo cratic. Estimate 8,000 Votes This estimated vote compares with a total of two years ago of more than 10,000, with more than 7,000 of those on the Democratic side. More than usual Interest in what might have been a tepid campaign was stirred up in Cleveland by a series of speeches by state and county leaders, culminating Friday and Saturday with addresses in the court houses by Clyde R. Hoey, A. L. Bulwinkle and Hamilton C. Jones. Mr. Hoey’s talk on Saturday, which was widely attended, is ex pected to inspire many to go to the polls who otherwise might not have bothered. With all county Democratic can didates conceded safe, the only whisper of worry is for Major Bul winkle, who Is campaigning for a large majority over his Republican opponent, Calvin Edney. Undoubt edly, Cleveland will swing her bal lots to the , major—the objective is to get Cleveland to swing a whale of a lot of votes to the Major and send him back to congress with the message that the tenth district thoroughly upholds the New Deal, its relief measures, and especially its agricultural enactments. Bul winkle has stressed these things in his campaign speeches. Shines Hide ’Shine Under Jolly’s Nose But This Story Starts With A Stolen Coat, Which Somehow Got Lost In The Shuffle. This story starts with Andrew Earl’s coat. Andrew, who's colored, reported it stolen from his automo bile, and another report said it wfes seen on the back of C. O. Phillips, another negro. So Deputy Jolly started to Investigate, went to Boll ing Springs with a search warrant to see Phillips, and on the way en countered negroes Harry Ross and Simon Morgan, in a car. Harry and Simon ducked into a hollow. Mr. Jolly looked in their car, found five gallons of ’shine. Then—at Harry Ross’ house in Shelby, he found a five-gallon keg and demijohn, and while he was inspecting them, up rolled Morgan. He got arrested, pronto. So thev dor!: -i ’em all for re corder's court for possession. Slight Opposition1 By Republicans To County Slate Four Democrat* Not Opposed Tomorrow O.O.P. Hu Candidal** For Town Office* And For Board Of County Commissioner*. Four Cleveland county candidates on the Democratic ticket will auto matically aail through this election Tuesday with unanimous victories. No Republican candidates are op posing them. They are: L. 8. 8purllng, solicitor 16t.h Ju dicial district: Carl S. Thompson, state senate. 37th district: C. C. | Horn, solicitor for Cleveland Record ers Court; Roscoe Luts coroner and D. R. 8. Frasier, surveyor. Commissioners Opposed. These candidates have opposi tion: Democratic oounty commissioners Joe Blanton, J. L. Herndon and J. D. Morris vs. Republicans P. M. Mauney, P. P. Richards and J. R. Price. For the house of representatives, Ernest Gardner (D) vs. F. B. Ham rick (R); for clerk of the superior court, A. M. Hamrick (D) vs. B. D. Hullck (R); for sheriff, Raymond Clin# (D) vs. Gilbert Jones; for county treasurer Mrs. Lillian New ton (D) vs. Terry Smart, t For Congress Congressman A. L. Bui winkle, (D) as everyone well knows, Is opposed by Republican Calvin Edney. For state offices, 8tanley Win borne <D>, utilities commissioner, is opposed by Calvin Zimmerman (R). The Republican party has put forth three candidates for the supreme court and two for the superior court. Officers Elected At Teacher Meet Three From Cleveland Count; Chos en To Lead Year; Hoe; Speaks. The South Piedmont Teachers As sociation ended Its twelfth annual convention In Charlotte Friday night after electing a new slate of officers for next year and hearing Clyde Hoey make a powerful appeal for the teachers to to take the lead in the fight for progress In education 8. O. Hawfleld of Concord, and superintendent of Cabarrus county schools succeeded Capt. B. L. Smith of Shelby as president of the dis trict next year. The meeting will be In Wadesboro. S County Teachers. Cleveland county touchers who were chosen to lea<^ In some depart ment of the convention next year are Miss Minna LeOrand. who will head the librarians; Miss fS^te Wil son, secretary of the big science teachers group; Miss Virginia Par sons, Kings Mountain, vice-presl (Continued on page eight) County Accountant Re-Appointed Today The regular first Monday meet ing of the county commissioners adjourned today at 3 o’clock and announced the re-appolntment of Troy McKinney as county account ant for a two year term. This will extend his time until the first Mon day In December In 1936. Upon adjournment the board left at once for a joint meeting with the board ef commissioners of Oaston county for the consideration of a proposed subsistence homestead project. 360,000More Pounds Of Gin Certificates For County Farmers -- *•' ] Ten Per Cent Reserve Allotment Received Here; Growers Will Be Notified When To Call; $35,000 Surplus Tickets Sold — While designated groups of the almost 3,000 Clevelanc farmers who reduced cotton acreage were receiving theit share of the $203,000 rental allotments here this morning Alvin Propst, Hankhcad administrator for the county, an nounced another allotment of gin certificates amounting, all told to 360,000 pounds, had arrived. , EPIC Plan Up To California . i \ am i Uptoa Sinclair And hi* Is Upton Sinclair, pam phleteer, theorist and socialist, who Is running against the Republican Governor Merrtam In California. His slogan, "End Poverty in California” incompasses a program that eco nomist and politicians call Impos sible. -a__ Mrs. A. M. Jenkins Dies At Great Age In Kings Mountain Beloved Old Lady Succumbs At 94 From Infected Finger; Mother Of Postal Manager. Mrs. Anzle Morgan Jenkins of Kings Mountain died shortly after midnight Saturday In her 95th year j as the result of an infected finger. She had been ill since Monday. Mrs. Jenkins, one of the most beloved old ladles of the Kings Mountain community, the mother of Miss Nessie Jenkins, manager of the Postal Telegraph office. She was bom In Newberry County, S. C. but (Continued on Page Eight) Six New Pupils At Central High Six new pupils from three states were enrolled in the Shelby high school this morning. They are Miss Mildred Crockett, who has moved to town from Oklahoma, Nathaniel Burgess, Oaffney, 8. C.. Buck Fox and his sister, Louise, from Ellen boro, Nell Webb from Forest City, and LeRov Gordon from Beth ware. Unemployment Insurance To Be Used Says Lexington Senator RALEIGH, Nov B—W. O. Burgin of Lexington is confident that the coming year will see a system of un employment insurance put into ef fect that not only will embrace North Carolina but the nation as well. He thinks the congress, spurred on by President Roosevelt, will pro vide for such Insurance this winter. Senator Burgin, who is chairman of the governor’s commission on unemployment Insurance, came here to discuss with Dr. H. D. Wolf, ex ecutive secretary of the commission, plans for a series of meetings to be held this and next month on the feasibility of Insurance for the Job less in the state. The first of such meetings Is to be held in Greensboro on November 12 and the second is tentatively set I for Charlotte on November 19 Oth er me tins-i are to be held in Dur (ham. High Point. Asheville and Winston-Salem with the last one o be held In Raleigh just before he convening of the 1939 General tssembly in early January. “We want to give everybody In created in insurance for the Job css a chance to be heard for or igalnst the proposition," said Sen itor Burgln. who as a member of he 1933 state senate strove val antly for the naming of a commls ion to study plans for a state sys em of Insurance for the jobless. Dr. Wolf, who is on leave of ab ence from the University of North Carolina to gather data for 'he ommisslon for a report to be given he next legislature on insurance or the unemployed, has gathered lulte a bit of information and he s confident also that the legWla ors will find insurance for the job ess a subiect that will provide >lenty of <' bate this winter in leg-j slative halls. 1 IliWIUUW vtiv W,UW (A/UIIUO m eertlflc/tes due fanner* who reduc ed under the '33 ’34 plan, and the 10 per cent reserve allotment. Notices Bent Out Notices have been sent to those due to receive the certificates and they may call for them at the of fice of the county agent. No certi ficates will be given to anyone who has not been notified, Mr. Propst said. These reserve certificates are is sued to farmers who "had a bad year," figuring 1-3 less than their five-year averages. The allotments are.figured In Raleigh, and are not made on application, either by the farmer or by the agent. Surplus Certificates Incidentally, 93A.000 In surplus certificates have been sold here during the past two weeks, Propst said, and $10,000 in tickets have been transferred between private owners. Now there are more surplus tick ets to sell—the rate la four cents a pound, which saves the grower al most two cents tax at the gin, Mr Propst offers to arrange private sales when he can for Cleveland farmers. He Is particularly eager to do this In order tb keep the salsa within the county, and asks holders of surplus certificates to write to him, giving name, address and nmount of cotton so that their names can be posted on a bulletin board In the court house. The government gets none of this money, he wanted emphasized. In fact, the government loses, having to pay handling charges, for all of the receipts from sals of these sur plus tickets goes to farmers here or in other states who have lost their crope. Compensation Cases In Raleigh Tuesday raleioh, Nov. B.—Industrial Commissioner J. Dewey Dorsett makes no difference in his work re gardless of the election on Tuesday, but goes out on a trip of a weak Monday to hear 33 workmen's com pensation cases in the piedmont and west, evidently using the much cussed absentee ballot. Mr. Dorsett has one case In Albe marle, three each in Oastonia and Shelby, one in Newton, three in Uncolnton, two in Rutherfordtoo, one in Hendersonville, four in Franklin, three .in RobbinsviUe and one in Sylva. The Shelby cases will be heard an election day. Now. • Week-End Accident Toll It Lighter AcclenU over the week end wen not up to per according to word from the hospital. Only two or three cases reported for treatment. Clyde Melton, white, and Plymer and Prank Osborne, colored, wen treated for minor cuts and bruises following an auto accident Satur day night and William Smith was treated for a severe cut in the back, received in a fight at a negro church Sunday. All were thought to be in little danger.' Martin Roberts was resting well following an examination in which it was revealed he had suffered a fractured hip when he fell near Cleveland Springs Sunday after noon. | Election Returns Tuesday Night Election returns will be re ceived at The gtar office Tuesday night and posted on the bulletin board as ipniaL Election officials in the vari ous precincts of the county are asked to report to us the vote at their boxes as soon az counted, giving us the results only on the county ticket in which there is a contest— that is, a Democratic and Re publican nominee. The Star does not care for returns of offices not contented. Returns from various piv otal states in the union will be received by wire and an nounced during the election party here Tuesday evening.
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