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Purvis, is the man who killed Dillinger. Favor Bonus Balky members of the 74th con gress predicted last night that a ma jority of the house Democrats would join the Republicans to pass again with an overwhelming the $2,200, 000,000 soldier bonus bill. The fate of the measure in the senate, how ever, is problematical, though party leaders say that supporters for the bill has increased there also. Ickes Stands Pat < Secretary Ickes, as administrator of the PWA, stood pat yesterday on his assertion that the Duke Power Co. rates were unfair. He said he would not answer the letter from the company asking*him to retract the statement. 54 Held In Jail Despite a warning from state re lief administrator Mrs. Thomas O’Berry that all federal relief funds to Asheville and Buncombe coun ties would be cut off if 54 men now held in the Buncombe county jail were not immediately released, the county continued today to hold them prisoner on charges of va grancy. The sheriff said he intend ed to keep them there until finger print investigations were made in Washington. Robeson Ahead In Ginning In Carolina Robeson county still maintains I the lead in the number of bales of cotton ginned in North Carolina, with Cleveland county second. Ac cording to Thamer C. Beam. the number of bales ginned by the five leading cotton producing counties up to Oct. 14th is as follows: Robeson . _ 41,298 Cleveland _ __ 35,393 Johnston _ __ 23,534 Samson . _ 23.080 Halifax _ _ 20,223 SHELBY MASONS TO MEET FOR WORK IN THIRD DEGREE Members of the Masonic order will meet at the Shelby temple for third degree work Friday evening at 7:30. Search Conducted Fojr Missing Man Sheriff Raymond Cline this morning made an appeal to resi dents of the county to be on the lookout for Edgar Black, 30 years old, whose mind is not strong, and who disappeared from his home in No. 5 township Fri day night. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Black, who are making frantic efforts to find their son. He is six feet tall, weighs about 175, was wearing overalls and a gray cap and had about three weeks growth of beard. He is an extremely shy person, likely to run and hide if ap proached. He is always gentle. The THka imd Aas VOL. XL. No. 143 SHELBY, N. CL WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28. 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. bj> Mail pot r—t. (la adVMMt — IIH r»fri«i pot rtar. <u» kiuimi _ |l M Oren McSwain, 35' Dairyman-Farmer, Buried Tuesday Had Been Sick Only Six Week* Large And Successful Dairyman h i Unusual Disease; Was Deacon And Teacher. | - Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at 2 o'clock for D. 1 Oren McSwain, 35 year old dairy j man, owner of the Beaverland I Dairy who died Monday afternoon j at 3; 15 o’clock following an illness of six weeks with leucocythemia. [During this period he had grown ! gradually weaker, taking his bed about two weeks ago. Realizing that he could not recover, with his red' •blood corpuscles turning white, he talked with members of his family, told them to complete the con struction of the large barn which he had started, advised them how 1 to operate the dairy successfully as he had done and made plans for his funeral. Mr. Mcswain was one of the largest dairymen In this section of the state, owning a herd of 65 cows. He had a model, sanitary dairy and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his friends and cus tomers. He was quiet in manner, yet had a keen sense of humor, strong friendships and fine Chris tian attributes. He was a deacon of, Pleasant Ridge Baptist church and a teacher of a Sunday school class. Members of his class served as pall bearers, while girls from the class taught by his wife served as flow er bearers. Services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. W. O. Camp, assisted by Dr. Zeno Wall and Rush' Padgett. A beautiful floral offering I and a large crowd of friends at- j tested the esteem in which he was! held. Surviving are his parents, Mr.: and Mrs. D. R. McSwain, his wife, who before marriage was Miss Lola McSwain, two children, Max and Bernice, one brother, Claudius McSwain and one sister, Mrs. P. C. Blanton. The Beaverland dairy is located at his home six miles west of Shel by o nhighway No. 20. Chickasaw Thread Pays 25% Dividend Local Wholesale Thread Company Now Has A Dozen Salesmen On The Road. At a recent meeting of the direc tors of the Chickasaw Thread com pany a 25 per cent dividend was or dered paid. This company whole sales thread to the garment trade, selling to glove factories, overall, hosier yand other kinds of mills in all states of the nation except along the pacific coast. Luther McGinty is president. Jack Yates and Grover Turner, vice presidents, and L. P. Holland, treasurer. Mr. Yates is in charge of the sales office in Dallas, Texas, while Mr. Turner has charge of the Indianapolis office. When Mr. Mc Ginty took charge of the head of fice here in Shelby four years ago; the company had three salesmen. Today a dozen men are on the road. Mr. McGinty recently returned from a two weeks call on the trade in the east and mid-west and found the manufacturers optimistic over the prospects for) business improve ment. This company recently moved into new offices over the Lily Mill store. Probe Child Deaths Suffocation was advanced last night as the cause of the deaths the three little girls whose bodies were found in the woods near Carlisle, Penna., on Saturday. Police and county officials are making strenu ous efforts to identify the girls. | To The Victors Belong The Smiles Samuel Insull, Jr., (left) and Samuel Insulf Sr., (right) with their attorney, Floyd Thomp son. Following their acquittal by a federal cou-t jury on charges of using the mails to de fraud. The jurors reached verdict on third ballot after two hours’ deliberation. To Present Plan! For Homesteading To Mrs. O’Berry Cleveland And Gas tor/ Boards Ask Conference Next Week With N. C. Belief Administrator. W. G. Gaston, executive secretary of the Gaston County Chamber of Commerce, has written to Mrs. Thomas O’Berry asking her to set a date next week for a conference with Cleveland and Gaston com missioners, who wish to present to her formally the rehabilitation homestead project planned by the two counties. Mr. Gaston, in a letter to the state relief administrator, cites com prehensively the need of such a pro ject by Cleveland and Oaston, where persons on relief know only two oc- j cupations, textile and farming. I upturns uouunea. The homestead project is based on the plan to obtain 5,000 acres of good farming land, near Kings Mountain, 'on which these relief families would be placed. They would be established in homes erect ed with federal funds and given some 30 years to pay for them. The ideal of community living would be promoted. This plan, a pioneer one in socio logy, has received the earnest sup port or Representative A. L. Bul winkle, who is exerting all his in fluence to obtain funds for it. Land Bank Chief Visitor In Shelby E. F. Haigler, North Carolina di rector for the Federal Land bank, stopped in Shelby yesterday on an inspection trip through western North Carolina. He said he was highly impressed by the prompt payments farmers in Cleveland county have made. T. C. Credle is the field agent in charge of this territory. Red Cross Seals On Sale Monday Christmas Seals, which are put on sale annually by the Red Cross in their drive for funds to aid tub ercular sufferers, will be offered here Monday By members of the Woman’s club, Mrs. H. T. Hudson, president, announced this morning. Mrs. Billie Davis is chairman of the drive, and groups will be appointed to assist from each division. Tithing Is Way To Pay Church Debts; Minister Illustrates A large crowd of Presbyterians, Methodists and Baptists were pres ent at the Presbyterian church last night to hear the Rev. G. L. White ley of Roanoke, Va. speak on “Church Financing" or how to get a church out of debt and be able to keep it out. This meeting was being sponsor ed by the Presbyterian church un der the direction of the Rev. H. N. McDiarmid. It is understood the Roanoke minister has made a re markable record in his nine years as pastor of a church in his city and is now on a tour speaking to church congregations in this terri tory. Pointing to the success of his own church as an example, the Rev. Mr. Whiteley presented the Biblical method of tithing as the most logi cal, easiest and most practical meth od of relieving church finances, and declared that churches of all de nominations today are in a dilem ma because they do so little. “It takes from 30 to 250 people to win one person to believe in Christ .... God's promises are all condi tional . . . when we think of mor als, prayers, religion, food, health, and a thousand other things, God would not have finances neglected j ! when the world moves so definitely jin that channel." As an illustration he said in Sep i 1 '.Continued on page eight.) . Non-signers Will Present Grievance To Wallace Dissatisfied With Bankhead Administration, They Retain Attorney, Name Committee, And Draft Petition Of Complain Approximately 100 farmers, all Cleveland county cotton I growers who did not sign up for reduction and now feel that j they are not receiving a fair allotment under the Bankhead I control measure, met at the court house Tuesday afternoon, named a committee, a secretary-treasurer, and appointed P. Cleveland Gardner their attorney to lodge a complaint with j Secretary of Agriculture Wallace. Nov. 14 Is Chosen For Farm Ballot On Cotton Control County Agent To Tour County In Effort To Explain What Act Has Meaift Here. No official announcement has been received in Cleveland of the date for voting on the Bankhead Crop control measure. County Agent R. W. Shoffner said today, but Washington press despatches set the day as December 14. “Are you in favor of continuing the Bankhead Act for next year?” is the question on which cotton growers will vote yes or no Cobb And Sheffield. Two explanations of what the Bankhead Bill has meant to the Southern cotton grower have al ready been made here. First, Cully A. Cobb, in charge of the cotton section of the AAA, addressed a large crowd in the court house Then Charles A. Sheffield, state di rector, gave his views, j, Mr. Cobb spoke on the national aspects. Mr. Sheffield on the state and Cleveland count? Now, follow ing the example of his chiefs, Mr. Shoffner will also tell Cleveland farmers about it. In a series of meet ings throughout the county, he and Alvin Propst, who is the Bankhead administrator here, will explain the measure again, and tell the farmers lust how and when to cast their bal lots for or against. Who May Vote. All eligible voters, defined in the Bankhead act as those “who have the legal or equitbale right as own er, tenant, share-cropper, or other wise to produce cotton,” will be giv en an opportunity between the hours of 9 a. m. and 5 p. m.. on that date to legister their reaction to the ex periment In compulsory control which has been in force since the pa«f, summer. Under this plan each farmer was allotted a quota under the 10,460,000 bale national total which he was allowed to grow tax-free. All cot ton produced in excess of this amount was subject to a tax of fifty per cent. Plan Thanksgiving Meet For Lutherans a quarter before ten o’clock on1 be held at the Lutheran church at a quatrer before ten o'clock on Thursday morning. It will consist of Scripture and song, the reading of the president’s proclamation, and a I brief address. The offering will go to the Orphans’ Home. The public is cordially invited. j. u. topurnn oi F&uston, who called the meeting, was appointed secretary and treasurer of the com mittee, which Is composed of W. A. Sain of Lincoln county, Curtis Led ford of No. 10, R. A. Lackey of flo. 9, J. R. Price of No. 11, Fred Pow ell of No. 6, A. W. Black of No. 5, J. Newton Bridges of No. 7, Rob ert Bridges of No. 8 and J. W. Mays. Not Against Control This committee retired to the grand jury room and emerged short ly with a statement that they wish ed no one to understand that the farmers represented were against the Bankhead bill, but that they were merely asking “a fair allot ment which we did not get.” A resolution, prepared by Mr. Gardner and signed by most of the farmers present, offered these claims: That the non-signers were cut over the 40 per cent prescribed by the bill, and that, moreover, the five-year average on which cuts were based in Cleveland was 52,000 bales and not 90,000. 190 Claim Injustice That 190 farmers of the “non signers” did put their names to the “pink cards," and signed along the line, and that, therefore, the allot ment which was distributed to the 471 non-signers should have gone to the 190 pink-card signers. Fif teen hundred bales of tax-free cot ton were allotted to these non signers, the petition alleges, which should have gone to the 190. The petition, which is addressed to Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, asks that he conduct an investiga tion and remedy this alleged mis take. County Agent Robert W. Shoff ner and Bankhead Administrator Alvin Propst did not attend the meeting, and said they were not in vited. rlan Speaking Tour They will meet this afternoon with the county committeemen to arrange fof a speaking tour to ex plain features of the Bankhead bill throughout the county preparatory to the vote to be taken Dec. 14. “Many of the matters that puzzle non-signers will be explained at these meetings,” Mr. Shoffner said. Shelby Firm Low With Bid On P. O. Of the three bidders who sub mitted estimates for remodeling the Shelby post office building and con structing a new Federal building, i the Morrison-Falls company of j Shelby Is far below its competitors ! with a bid of $34,441. The other bidders, the Algernon Blair company of Montgomery and Worsham Brothers of Knoxville, bid $46,727 and $49 943 respectively. Postmaster Quinn said that no I word had come about awarding the contract, and the post office had reserved two weeks to consider bids after* submission. Gardner Predicts Finishing Plants, Will Move South Sees Shift To Leave Strike Deadlock Former Governor Believe* Dyeing Industry For Rayon May Come To Carolina. The possibility of establishing a number of dyeing and finishing plants for the rayon Industry in this part of North Carolina was strongly advanced In Washington yesterday by former governor O. Max Gardner of Shelby, a partner with Odus M. Mull in the Cleveland Cloth mill. A long and unbroken strike In the Patterson. N. J„ dyeing and fin ishing plants indicates the possi bility of a move. Gardner Optimistic "North Carolina produces 60 per cent of the dress goods manufac tured in the United States and there should be large finishing plants in the state," declared for mer Governor O. Max Gardner. He has Interest In the proposal to move the Patterspn plants to North Caro lina, not only as a loyal Tar Heel but also as counsel for the rayon Industry In the United States and as part owner of the Shelby plant. Hayon mills are now also operat ed at Gastonia. Burlington, and Orcensboro. and experience has proved, former Governor Gardner pointed out, that climatic conditions as well as the natural location are ideal for manufacture of rayon. warn to move It has bwn known for some time that Pattewbn manufacturers have had under consideration removal of some of their large plants to the Carollnas, especially since the tex tile relations board, of which <fcidge W. P. Stacy of North Carolina Is chairman, has sought in vain to bring about an adjustment of the prolonged strike, but whose over tures have been rejected by some of the labor unions. Tn this connection. It was an nounced at the Textile Relations board today that Dr. D. M. Squires of Chicago , h*4 relinquished hU duties as counselor of the board, and that S. R. McClurd, Charlotte attorney reached Washington 10 days ago and entered upon his new duties as counselor of the board and executive assistant to Judge Stacy. County Officials Will Take Oath Monday Morning Cleveland county officials named In the November elections will be sworn In and will take office at 10 o'clock Monday morning, December 3. Clerk of the Court A, M. Ham rick, who was re-elected, will first take his oath before a Justice of the peace and then administer the oath 'to his fellow officials. The Judge of the Recorder’s Court, who will be Bynum Weathers, and the solicitor, C. C. Horn, who was re-elected, will take office on Jan uary 1. Monday morning, of course, means no new set-up in the court house, since the Democratic forces re-elect ed all present Incumbents. Business Will Suspend On Thanksgiving Day Stores, banks, building and loan offices, will suspend business here in their usual observance of Thanks giving on Thursday. The football game at the Shelby ball park, spon sored by the Rotarry Club for a Christmas fund, will draw several thousands, while others will go to Davidson and Durham for college games. The court house offices will be closed, while the postoffice will ob serve the usual holiday schedule. County Relief Office Will Be Consolidated In 3-County District Cleveland Unit Placed Under Rutherford Office At Mrs. O’Berry Cuts Costs Throughout North Carolina Under the relief agency consolidation plan announeeA this morning by State Administrator Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, (Cleveland County’s administrative unit will be abolished and ! relief activities will be directed from Rutherford county, which will be headquarters for district 5, comprising Cleve land, Rutherford and McDowell counties. He Won’t Resign THE REV. J. D. MORRIS J. D Morris, county commisslon <t, tntfl in mind to resign from the i>oard, effective Monday when the new term of office tor commission era begins, but he has changed his ; mind. At noon today he stated that 1 lie will continue to serve. Mr. Morris nas increased duties as pastor, but will arrange to be at hl« Fallston home each week-end and attend all meetings of the board. On the first Monday In December, the present board will qualify for their new term and a chairman will be elected. Carolina Received Over 3 Millions In Cotton Rental Possibly As Much As $2,000,000 More To Come. Parity Check* Due In Near Future. North Carolina cotton growers have received more than $3,200,000 In government checks as their share of the benefits accruing under the federal cotton program, with pos sibly as much as $2,000,000 still to come, it was disclosed today by the agricultural adjustment administra tion. Cleveland county has received $294,047.83 in rental payments. The money already received rep resents the rental payments, the first of which has already been concluded while the second Is nearing completion. These rental ipayments will total more than $4, 1200,000 in North Carolina, the first Installment amounting to $2,107, 214.94 while of the second install- J nicnt $1,117,364.86 had been paid up : to November 22, leaving some $90,-1 000,000 yet to be paid. Get Parity Payments In addition to the rental pay ments, cotton producers will receive "parity” payments, calculated on the basts of one cent a pound on (Continued on Page Eight) PWA Homestead Project To Cost Billion And A Half Estimated Cleveland and Gaston county pro ponents of a homestead rehabilita tion project to take families off the relief rolls and establish them in a community centre near Kings Mountain were doubly encouraged this morning by the announcement | that the federal government now ! has a plan calling for expenditure | of between $500,000,000 and $1,500, ; 000,000 on such projects over the next five years. The proposal would furnish op \ portunity to Secretary Ickes to car ry out his government-financed housing Idea. The PWA chief’s re cent expoeition of a federal low-' I cost housing plan brought so strong an objection from James A. Moffett, housing administrator, that White House Intervention was necessitat ed. At that time, however, Ickes did not mention the homestead plan as what he had In mind. Reports of the subsistence home stead plan were heard coinciden tally on Capital Hill and in the ex ecutive section of Washington. In one government quarter It was said that a billion and a half develop ment was under consideration. Meanwhile, Ickes already opera tive subsistence homesteads organ ization was disclosed to be selling homes to families in the low income: 'class at three per cent interest, giv I mg them 30 years in which to pay. i One person, probably a girl, will keep an office open in Cleveland, and three case workers will be re tained. Other officials, Including Administrator Harry Woodson and works supervisor Robert Hord, will apparently be dismissed. Reduce To 33 Units. Consolidation of North Carolina Relief means compressing 104 relief units into 33 districts. The Shift will take place December 0, Mrs. O’Berry announced. In charge of the Rutherford of fice now is Mias Ruth Catlln, 35, who two months ago succeeded Mrs. John Anderson, who became wel fare officer. Miss Catlln was former ly a caae worker in Gaston county. No* Staff Set Up. The 33 new unite *111 be staffed with a district supervisor, a social service supervisor, a disbursing of ficer, a rural rehabilitation supervis or, a work project engineer and a statistician. There are now 1,000 families, ap proximately, on relief in Ruther ford, and about BOO in Cleveland: Congratulate Woodson. Mrs. O’Berry, writing to Mr. Woodson today, congratulated him on the excellent record bis office has maintained, and thanked him for the many personal sacrifices ha has made for the service. Simultaneously, word arrived this morning that 60 head of cattle for slaughtering would arrive here to day. This t« a first shipment*! cat tle In the slaughter house project’ in which It is planned to have Cleve land serve nine counties. May Oet Jobs. No official Information was avail able this afternoon about the fu ture of the many county administra tors who will be thrown out of Jobs ' by this consolidation, but' those not retained as administrators may be retained on other relief Jobs, Mra O’Berry said. Consolidation of the Cleveland, Rutherford and McDowell units Is said to have been made on the recommendation of Mrs. J. M. Frye of Charlotte, field representative under Mrs. O’Berry. Dramatic Chib Awarded Prise For Best Stunt Sophomore C1«M Goto Second; Large Crowd Seee 1M , Perform. A night of revelry and foolish stunts was held at the high school building last night with the drama tics club taking first prise for tho best stunt which was titled, "Itia Modern Cinderella." The sopho mores took second with “Famous Advertisements” Illustrated. Some 150 members of the high school classes, faculty and organ izations put on the "stunt night" i program. It was sponsored by the j junior class of which John Dorsey | Is president. Judges wers Mrs. John ! Schenck, Mrs. Sam Gault, and Mrs. iThad Ford. some or the evening’s screams ! were Coach Good son as a blushing {baby, Harry Robinson stuttering. Carl Gallimore as a carnival ar tist, Keith Shull pulling a tooth. Louise Ramseur as a typical old time school marm, and members of the football tea mas girls. Nancy Lineberger was a fanner, Rush Hamrick a negro comedian, and a few others who got much ap plause for their acts were Bill Le Grand, Rebecca Byrnes, Stough Wray, Marie King, Bobby Luts, Pearl Hicks, Charles Sperling, and many more. Capt. B. L. Smith presented the prizes with compliments of the school officials. Students Contribute To Welfare Offering Shelby high school students this ! morning contributed more than tti worth of pantry supplies, clothing and money in a Thanksgiving offer ing for needy families. Some of the supplies were given directly to the needy, and the remainder turned over to the county welfare depart ment.