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SHELBY,- N. G, MONDAY, DEC. 17, 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
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Late News
THE MARKETS
Cotton, spot- 12*4 to 13Vie
Cotton seed, ton, wsfon_43.00
Cloudy
nnmcr mrrvasi ior nonn Caro
lina: Fair, slightly colder Monday;
Tuesday, cloudy.
A*k Wage Scale
Minimum wages for all workers,
skilled or unskilled under NRA was
demanded yesterday by the labor
advisory board in a recommendation
to the administrative board headed
by Clay Williams. It also asked Im
position of codes on all industries
now uncoded and labor represen
tation on all code authorities.
JOBS IN ALL — O J
Jobs For All
The National Resources board
yesterday proposed a plan to give a
job to every man in the United
States. The group, neaaed by Sec
retary Ickes, sends its plan to
President Roosevelt, who may or
may not include some of its recom
mendations in proposals he will
make to congress. One of the major
parts of the plan is a six-year puo
lic construction budget with a ten
billion dolar reserve fund.
Interest Is Cut
Federal officials applied a power
ful "cheap money” prod yesterday to
business recovery by reducing the
maximum interest payable by 13,
800 banks on $11,000,000,000 of time
and saving deposits from three to
two and one-half per cent. The new
rate becomes effective Feb. 1.
Britisher Beaten
Tension accompanying the ap
proaching Saar plebiscite, in which S
residents of that disputed area will
vote w'hether they want to belong
to France or Germany, was height
ened yesterday when an angry mob
wounded and beat a British mem
ber of the League of Nations inter
national police force. The beating
followed an automobile accident in
which a shot was unaccountably
fired. The office was Captain Jam
es Justice.
Safe Is Cracked
Yeggmen described by Raleigh of
ficers as experts, yesterday blew
the safe of the Hudson-Belk com
pany store, within 500 feet of a
police station, and escaped with
nearly $4,000 in cash and $900
worth of jewels. They used nitro
glycerine to tap the safe.
Explosives Law
Broken Says Chief
Chief of Police D. D. Wilkins
calls attention to the fact that the
city has an ordinance prohibiting
the selling of firecrackers within
the city limits and states that there
is evidence that this law is being
violated.
If it is discontinued at once,
there will be no prosecution, says
the chief. Otherwise, the depart
ment will tighten up on the efforts
of a few to “celebrate” Christmas.
He further stated that dealers
outside the city are required to
'pay a $200 license fee, and that a
check-up is being made shortly to
see if dealers have the proper pap
ers. There has been some little an
noyance of citizens and a few slight
injuries caused by the firecracker
menace, and Chief Wilkins said to
day that if forced to, he would re
sort to stricter measures than
warnings to enforce the law.
Greenway Is Able
To Leave Hospital
Patrolman Greenway, who has
been in the Shelby hospital for
some three weeks with a broken
leg was able to be carried to his
home Saturday and is said to be
well on the road to recovery.
Vemo Wright also has been tak
en home, and Shannon Hamrick,
the most seriously injured of a
party of seven three weeks ago is
continuing well but is expected to
remain in the hospital for several
days.
Mrs. Speck Named
District Supervisor
Mrs. Harry Speck, Cleveland
county case worker under the
FERA, has been appointed case
work supervisors for the counties of
Yancey, Mitchell and Avery, which
are grouped together under the
new state set-up. She left on Sun
day to make her headquarters in
Spruce Pine.
Cleveland Second
In Cotton Ginning
With 39,792 bales ginned this
year up to Dec. 1, Cleveland coun
ty, heretofore leading cotton pro
ducing county in the state, remains
In second place, with Robinson
leading with 44,913. Johnston had
27388, Sampson 25,973 and Hali
fax 23,852 as the first five counties
in the state.
Rum and Larceny
Mixed In Whirl
During Week-End
Sheriff And Police
Busy With Drunks
Cotton Theft Reported And
Another Pnnchboard Racket
Is Revealed.
Sheriff Cline and his deputies
were rushed over the week-end
quelling excess of holidays spirits
by young men who drank too much
and drove automobiles too crazily
and In arresting other citizens who
coveted th^ property of their
neighbors. And in addition, they
got another alleged punchboard
racketeer.
About 20 arrests were made, five
for driving drunk and about 10 for
being drunk.
The Punchboard
diaries Shepherd, Kings Moun
tain officer, brought to court this
morning Charles Edwards, who
had offered punchboards for sale.
After It was shown that Edwards
had recently served a term In
Pennsylvania for larceny. Judge
Wright sentenced him to three and
a half months or a fine of $50 and
costs. It was said that a man and a
woman who were his confederates
escaped.
Roger Laughridge, chief deputy,
went to Asheville to bring back
Hamp Owensby of Grover, charg
ed with breaking into Ed Ham
bright’s store two weeks ago and
stealing cigarettes, a small amount
of cash, shot gun shells, etc. A
nearing will be held Tuesday.
The Cotton
A great amount of cotton seed
has been stolen recently, the sher
iff said, because of the high prices
now prevailing. Deputies Cordell,
Powell and Jolly and Guinn of
Lawndale have arrested John. Watts
and George Buff, who are charged
with having stolen seed in Lawn
dale which they sold in Gaffney.
They are held for jury trial.
Everett Newton and a brother
in-law of his named Rainey have
also been arrested for stealing cot
ton seed. They will be given a hear
ing Tuesday.
Edith Tarlton. charged with
stealing $130 from M. E. Dixon of
Ellenboro, has also been arrested
by the police and was bound over
for a superior court hearing.
The Liquor
Chief of Police Wilkins was busy
too, reporting six drunks, one driv
ing drunk, and three larceny cases.
In still another theft case, the
police came upon an unexpected
liquor hard when they searched the
home of a colored preacher, trying
to locate a suspect. Preacher Samp
son Murphy, pastor of the House of
Prayer, had in his possession a
quart of liquor, the police say, and
will be tried tomorrow.
Bale Of Cotton
Sold For $105
P. D. Herndon of Kings Mountain
sold one bale of cotton this year for
$105.60 or an average price of 20
cents a pound, reports County
Agent R. W. Shoffner. This cotton
was the Milde long staple variety
and only one bale was grown on the
farm. Mr. Herndon has also made
improvement in staple of all the
cotton planted on his farm.
Last year, more than half of all
his cotton was one inch and un
der. Records of the ginnings this
year show that only 23 percent was
one inc hor under with a large per
centage running over one and one
eighth inches in length, Mr. Shoff
ner says.
Santa Calls Early On Children
At Shelby’s FERA Nursery School
Three little girls sat on the curb,
their eyes still wide with the won
der and joy that is only possible
when you are five years old. They
were opening brilliantly colored
packages and at the same time
trying to tend three smartly dress
ed, brand new dolls, and to keep
track of an assortment of oranges,
candies and fruits.
From a package, -one little girl
drew forth a dress, Just her siae.
It was a beauty, and they cooed
over It.
“Oooo, my goodness, and it has
panties, too!"
A passerby who might have in
quired why three little girls (with
ginger cookies smeared all over their
faces) should be opening Christ
mas presents so early, and on the
way home from school, too, would
have been told that they were three
of the 25 who attend the Nursery
[school at the South Shelby building,
and tat they had just been to a
[big party, and that Santa Claus,
miraculously authentic, had given
them all presents.
Members of the Twentieth Cen
tury club and other ladies who
helped Santa Claus give the party
saw 35 small faces alight with the
fulfillment of supreme Joy when
the children marched into their
room Friday afternoon, to see a
sparkling Christmas tree, piled
high with presents, They were for
the children of parents who are
destitute—there’ll be mighty little
Christmas at home for those kids
this year—and who come daily to
be fed and weighed and taught at
the FERA nursery.
Santa handed each title girl a
doll, each one dressed by hand by
some kindly Shelby lady, and a
sackful of candy. Each little boy
got a drum and his bag of candy,
and they all got gingerbread men
with raisin buttons—and ice cream
and cake. And the Twentieth Cen
, Continued on page ten.)
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Large Saving For Shelby
In Telephone Rate Slash
Business Lines Reduced Fifty Cents Monthly
Residence Phones Lowered As State
Commission Issues Order
An enormous saving in telephone rates for Shelby and
nearby towns is seen in the reductions in charges of the
Southern Bell Telephone Co., in North Carolina ordered last
week by the State Utilities Commission. The new rates will
become ellective Jan. l.
They affect 58 exchanges In the
state, and will make a total saving
for North Carolina subscribers of
about $321,897.10, it is estimated.
50c Business Cut
The 900 telephone users in the
city of Shelby will save from 50 to
25 cents a month.
One party business lines here are
reduced from $4 to $3.50, two party
from $3.50 to $3, three and four
party from $3 to $2.50.
One party residential lines are
reduced from $2.50 to $2.25, two
party lines remain at $2, and four
party lines are cut from $1.75 to
$1.50.
Company May Appeal
There indications Saturday that
the telephone company would go to
the courts to protest this reduc
tion, tile utility commission's first
compulsory order since 1921. The
company has 10 days to file the 1
suit. I
, New rates for communities In
and near Cleveland county were
announced as follows:
Cherryvllle: business, one party,:
$3.50, two party $2.74, four party
$2.00; rural, $1.75; residence, one
party $2.25, two pafrties, $2.00, four
parties, $1.50, rural, $1.50.
Forest City: Business, one party.
$3.00, two party, $2.75, four party
$2.00, rural, $1.75: residence, one
party $2.25. two parties, $2.00, four
party, $1.50, rural, $1.50.
Gastonia Rates
Gastonia: business, one party,
$4.00, two parties, $3.50, four party,
$2.50, rural, $2 00; residence, one1
party, $2.50, two party. $2.00, four1
party, $1.50, rural, $1.50.
Grover: business, one party. $3.00,
(Continued on page ten)
Presbyterian Laymen Vote
To Try New Tithing Plan
Stores Stay Open
Until Nine O’Clock
All Shelby stores will be
open this week until 9 o’clock
at night to take care of holiday
shoppers. The 9 o’clock closing
hour will also be in effect
Christmas eve, which is Mon
day.
Merchants will all close for
Christmas day following the us
ual Shelby custom.
It is believed that a holiday
will be observed here New Year’s
day. All merchants. It is under
stood, including grocers, are
contemplating closing New Year’s
day in order to take Inventory.
Relations Board
Hears Evidence
In Byrum Case
A hearing was being completed
today at 2:30 before Examiner E.
N. Evans of Washington, D. C., in
volving the Byrum Hosiery mill in
a charge by Ed Stockton and others
for alleged discrimination in hiring
workers after the textile and hos
iery woJ*;rs strike and in violation
of section 7-A of the textile code.
Evidence heard today will be
tabulated and sent immediately to
Washington where it will be con
sidered by Justice Stacy’s textile
relations board.
H. I. Adams, of High Point, is
representing the American federa
tion of Hosiery Workers and Joe
Whisnant of Shelby is counsel for
the defense. Present for the hear
ing was M. D. Williams, conciliator
for ,the Textile Labor Relations
board.
Charges against the mill were to
the effect that on September 3 By
rum Hosiery mill was working 160
operatives and that on Sept. 84
only 152 of the original ones re
mained, an dthat 10 new workerss
had been added. The mill is al
leged to have discriminated against
union workers in the change be
cause of activities in the strike.
200 At Meeting Here
Approve Finance
Program
How a small Virginia church with
120 members earning an average of
$18 a week paid off a $2,600 debt In
three months and how 200 members
earning the same average amount
could give their church a yearly In
come of $18,720 was explained here
this afternoon to 200 elders, deac
ons and pastor of the Kings Moun
tain Presbytery, who were so im
pressed by the plan that they vot
ed to recommend It to their own
congregations.
The Rev. Dr E. E. Gillespie of
Greensboro told how the young Rev.
G. L. Whitely of Roanoke whose
congregation in the Belmont church
was composed largely of mill peo
ple, and many of them out of work,
was desperately considering resign
ing his post when, In the quiet of
an hour of prayer, there came to
him the tithing plan—the same
that Father Abraham used.
It was adopted, by his congrega
tion, and saved the hcurch, since
then, it has been widely and suc
cessfully trifcd In many denomina
tions. and is gathering swift ap
proval throughout North Carolina.
The plan is simply that of each
member agreeing to contribute ten
per cent of his income for a defi
nite period of time.
As simple as that—and yet, a
(Continued on page ten)
Reve«uers Get
Eight In Raids
Six Are Arrested In Burke And
One At BattlegrouiM For Man
ufacturing Liquor.
Eight men have been arrested in
this vicinity this month, charged
with manufacturing liquor, seven in
Burke county and one negro in the
Kings Mountain battleground sec
tion.
Summie Hoffman, Grover Rector
and Wallace Hudson of Lower Fork
township, Burke county, were ar
rested on Dec. 13th and bound over
to the Federal court by U. S. Com
missioner John P. Mull oil $500 bond
each. J. E. Kanlpe, investigator, and
sisojjo aqi apetu siu«;sjsot fumes
Theodore Hudson was arrested on
Dec. 15th in Burke charged with
manufacturing and will be given a
hearing today before Commissioner
Mull.
Will McNeill is charged with op
erating a still on the Kings Moun
tain battleground. He was arrested
Sunday and remanded to Jail in
default of bond.
Chas Black, W. K. Black and
George Black, all white men,
were arrested on Dec. 1 in Lower
Fork township, Burke county and
are out on bond until the next term
of the Federal court.
Belk’s New Sign
Biggest In Town
The largest Neon electric sign, in
I Shelby is now displayed oier
! Belk’s department store on South
I LaFayette street. 'Die big sign, J
| about ten feet high, emblazons the
l word “Belks” against the night
j sky in red, with a brilliant blue
j border. j
Legionnaires Hear
Payment of Bonus
Boosted By Olive
400 Veteran* Gather
In Shelby Meeting
Department Commander Says
Cleveland Would Receive
$635,427 From U. 8,
Playing host to some 400 Legion
naires from neighboring counties,
:he Shelby post entertained with a
aarbecue at the fairgrounds Friday
afternoon and that night heard
Department Commander Hubert E.
Olive outline the legion program for
1935.
This program Includes, first and
foremost, payment of the bonus.
According to the commander's fig
ures, North Carolina would receive
138,104,178.24 if congress should vote
,o pay off the adjusted compensa
lon certificates. Cleveland county
veterans would receive $635,427.35,
Mecklenburg $1,566,366, Lincoln
5279,953.28 and Gaston $955,858.32.
Payment of the bonus was advo
cated as an Important step In na
tional recovery.
Other objects In the '36 program
»re assurance of government pro
tection for all dependents, widows
and orphans of world war veterans,
the drafting in time of war oT all
capital, Industry and manpower,
a'nd an adequate national defense.
The national commander show
ed that the former arguments
against assertion that It would fi
nancially wreck the nation are no
longer credible, since the govern
ment within the last 18 months has
spfnt huge sums and more than
enough to pay the soldiers their
Just debts and has done so without
damaging its financial structure,
and only within the last several
days has seen two huge bond Issues
over-subscribed many times within
a 24-hour period.
At a dinner Friday night about
100 members of the auxiliary of the
legion were present. Mrs. L. P.
Frans of Hickory, district commlt
teewoman, presided at the dinner.
Ralph J. Shell of Hickory, dis
trict commander, presided at the
meeting. Talks were m&de by Mrs.
M. H. Shumway of Lexington, presi
dent of the auxiliary, James H.
Caldwell of Lexington, department
adjutant; Louis G. Ratcliffe of
Charlotte, national committeeman
from the North Carolina depart
ment, who discussed the recent
meeting at Indianapolis of the na
tional committee; Mrs . Reverdy
Miller, Charlotte, national vice
chairman of the child welfare com
mittee; Mrs. C. P. Andrew, Char
lotte, former president of the
Charlotte auxiliary; Miss Challle
Hall, Newton, historian; Mrs. B. P.
Ormand, Kings Mountain, depart
ment chaplln; and Mrs. Frank
Johnson of Statesville, past depart
ment president.
No Assignment
Of Judge Here
For Court Term
A despatch from Rockingham
this morning says that Judge Don
Phillips, who defeated Judge Stack
In the 13th judicial district, will
hold his first court there January
7, although the calendar lists him
for the Cleveland county criminal
term on the same date.
Bill Osborne, deputy clerk of the
superior court, said that he pre
sumed that a change had been ef
fected with permission of the gov
ernor’s office, but that no notifica
tion of It had been received here.
Judge Phillips was Inducted into
office in Rockingham with Im
pressive exercises Friday morning.
Judge Hoyle Sink came from Gas
tonia to preside at the ceremonies,
and more than 200 persons attend
ed.
Judge Phillip’s absence does not
mean that court week here will
again be postponed, as it was dur
ing October because of the Illness
of Judge W. F. Harding, of Char
lotte. The docket is one of the heav
iest, Including two first degree
murder trials.
State Gin Record
It 588,141 Bales
RALEIGH. Dec. 17,-Cotton gin
ned In North Carolina this year to
December 1 and from the 1933 and
1934 crops, amounted to 588,141
bales for 1934, as compared with
662,647 bales for 1933, to December
1. The figures Include running
bales, linters not counted.
Cleveland county had 39,792 bales
ginned to December 1, as compar
ed with 46,249 bales ginned to that
date In 1933. Robeson had 44,913 in
1934 and 43,164 in 1933 to Dec. 1.
County Upholds Cotton
Measure By 9 to 1 Vote
How 17 States Voted on Control
While the state of North Caro
lina voted approximately 9 to 1 In
favor of the Bankhead bill, the
sixteen other Southern slates swell
ed the majority for crop control
with 1,090,236 ballots for, and 99,
BSO against, according to official
reports from Washington today.
A two-thirds vote was necessary
to maintain the act, and about 3,
1500,000 cotton growers of all classes
were eligible to vote. Out of the 17
states voting. Arizona. California,
New Mexico and Oklahoma failed
to roll up the necessary two-thirds
majority, but the national average
Is the deciding figure.
This vote raises a puzzling ques
tion for producers of other commo
dities, who are wondering whether
they will have to take a yea or nay
vote on compulsory control to aid
In keeping their production within
bound*.
Following 1* the vote by states:
SUte For
Alabama . _ 172,349
Arkansas . __ 69,783
Arizona _ . 1,161
California . .. 1,081
Florida . 3,992
Qeorgla . 121,329
Kentucky _ _ 1,645
Louisiana . __ 96,173
Mississippi _ 164,824
Missouri . 7,019
New Mexico . 1,840
N. Carolina. 117,232
Oklahoma. 41,741
B. Carolina . __111,933
Tennessee _ __ 51,706
Texas . 88,243
Virginia . . 7,273
Against
7,557
3,538
469
586
304
18,830
400
2,566
5,143
1.239
650
9,545
27,146
4,248
4,379
13,918
244
Total. 1,060,226 99,650
Jury List Drawn
For January 7th
Criminal Session
Thirty-Six Nunes Announced For
Next Docket; Court Rune
One Week.
The county commissioners this
morning announced the Jury list for
the term of superior court begin
ning here January 7. This will be a
criminal term of only one week’s
duration.
The foilwing 38 jurors, from whom
a grand and petty jury will be
drawn, will serve. The numbers In
dicate townships:
1. Rush McCraw. ILI. Oar
roll, W. O. Hamrick, B. H. Blanton,
3, Clauds McSwain, Cassis Wilson,
John E. Randall. 4, Alberta Ham
rick, Fate Arrowood, Rufe Jackson,
Carl Herman, Frank Earny and
Jack Hullender. 5, J. F. Wacaster
and A. H. Barrett. 6, E. F. McKin
ney, ( R. P. Weathers, J. T. Love
lace, Rubin Rinkelsteln. R. H. Ham
rick. Clarence Gardner and J. A.
Ellis. 7, Cliff Allen, Joe Jones, jr.,
J. G. Lattlmore, R. W. McBrayer.
8, Fay Jenkins, Joe' Covington,
John D. Grayson and J. E. Horn.
9, A. D. Spangler, Dixon Kendrick,
W. M. Smalley, and Clem Royster.
10, J. L. Cononr. 11, Charlie Self.
Prisoner Is Hidden
To Foil Lynchers
Warned by a telephone call
from the governor’s office that
threats of lynching Jack Park,
the negro charged with killing
James Roberts Down of No. 10
township had been reported to
Raleigh, Sheriff Raymond Cline
last week spirited his prisoner
r?rt of town, declining to di
vulge to anyone In what pri
son he had secreted him.
‘1 told the governor’s secre
tary I could handle the situa
tion here all right,” Sheriff
Cline said, "but since the warn
ing came direct from Mr. Eh
ringhaus’ office, I thought It
would be wiser to hide the pri
soner.”
Confederate Vets
Receive Pensions
At Christmastide
24—CONFEDERATE— front.
Seventeen Aged Warriors And rtf
ty-Three Widows Drsw 911,252
From State.
Not forgotten at Christmas time
by a grateful state an the few old
men who fought for the Confeder
acy In the Civil war. At this time
of the year, their pension checks
arrive.
Deputy Clerk of the Court BUI
Osborne announced this morning
that the checks an here, and urg
ed veterans to call for them Imme
diately. They wUl receive $183 each,
one-half of their yearly pension
now, an dthe other half next June.
The class A vetenns, class A and
class B widows will receive a total
this Christmas of $8,35350.
The vetenns an A. F. Connor,
Emanuel Crots, J. O. Elliott, J. Z.
Falls, S. M. Hamrick, B. F. Jolly,
C. B. Lattlmore, D. B. McBrayer,
Rubin Mcflwaln, J. M.| Morris, T.
Q. Phil beck, Laban Queen (who
find the last shot In the war),
Charles Richard, J. A. Blmms. J.
W. Weir, W. W. White and S. R.
P. Cline.
Choral Club Cives
Christmas Program
A beautiful and impressive pro
gram of Christmas music and Bible
readings was presented by the fifty- j
five pupils who bleong to the Choral
Club of the Shelby high school at
a special assembly at the high
school on Friday afternoon.
Miss Ethel Thomas Is director of
the club.
Hamrick Is Stricken
With Pleurisy Attack
Clerk of the Superior Court A.
M. Hamrick, stricken with a severe
atack of pleurisy on Saturday, is
confined to his home under the
care of a doctor. It is hoped that
the Illness will not develop Into
pneumonia.
Official Bankhead Bill Vote
Recorded By County Committee
Following is the official vote in Cleveland county on
the Bankhead Referendum. The figures were released
by the county agent’s office after a canvass by the coun
ty committee.
Precinct Yea
Holly Springs- 92
Boiling Springs-235
Burrus Gin-123
Sharon _ 80
No. 3 School. 404
Kings Mountain-300
Grover_126
Waco_871
Court House No. 1_421
Court House No. 2_363
Lattimore_377
Mooresboro___ 120
Polkville_444
Delight_ 149
Falls ton - 299
Lawndale_279
Belwoad _ 104
Mulls.. 115
Casar_149
No Total
9 101
10 245
0 123
4 84
26 430
27 327
9 135
41 412
15 436
33 396
23 *00
4 124
15 459
10 159
55 354
8 282 ’
5 109
52 167
73 222
4551 414 4965
l
Total
4,965 Votes Cast
In Cleveland As
Fanners Ballot
I^rge Percentage Of Possibk
8,000 Go To Polls. Negroes
Vote In Orderly Way.,
The fnrmer spoke his mind
emphatically in favor of the
Bankhead Bill when he went
to the polls Friday to decide
for himself whether he want
ed or did not want enforced
crop control.
The vote in Cleveland coun
ty was 4,651 for and 414
against, an approximate nine
to-one substantiation of the
measure. Total votes cast
numbered 4,965 out of a pos
sible 8,000, showing a much
larger interest than Cleveland
expressed at the polls in the
November congressional elec
tion, when only 5,709 votes
were cast.
Support Expected.
Support in this county lor the
Bankhead BUI wax not unexpected,
for even the cotton growers who
had tiled with Secretary WaUace a
protest against alleged mal-admln
lstration of the measure had been
careful to Insist that they favored
crop control. Moreover, Cleveland
has profited so hugely from Increas
ed lint and seed prices, over and
above the half million doUar rental
payment, that overwhelming senti
ment In favor of control was vir
tually automatic.
The vote was unique In that, for
the first time, the fanner himself
made the law. Aside from this, the
greatest novelty was that negroes,
for the first time since the Civil
War period were encouraged to cast
their votes side by side with whits
men. County Agent Shoffner said
this morning that no reoord had
been kept of the number of colored
votes, but that It was large, sad
that practicaUy every negro eligible
had cast his ballot.
nefroei vote, m,
in all instances, they
and orderly. White folks _
ed rather than annoyed ss the
brother came to the poll*
hand. It must have been
experience for them, but none i
ed to show any feer c
ment.
Votes from Bunrua Oin, la No. 9
township, gave the Bankhead BUI
the greatest support, proportionate-*
ly, for there not a single dlesent
lng voice was heard. Kings Moun
tain and Grover, Bolling Springs.
Shelby and Lattimore also voted
overwhelmingly for osoM.
For s complete comparison, sea
the official tally, Issued this morn
ing by the eounty committee after
a canvass of the vote sod a re
check.
Mr. Runyans Dies
In South Carolina
Native Of Cleveland County With
A Number Of Close Mo
tives Here.
The funeral servlet for B. H.
Runyans, age 51, who died at hta
home In SimpsonvUle county, 8. O.
Wednesday of last week was held
at Clear Springs Baptist church by
the Revs. Royster and Johnson In
charge. Mr. Runyans was born In
the Sharon community of Cleve
land county and was a member of
the Methodist church there as a
young mad.
Surviving are his widow, Vena
Runyans, three sons. Joe and Farel,
of Slmpsonvllle, Reuben of Port
Bragg, and one daughter, Mrs.
Arthur McKee of 8helby. Three
sisters, Mrs. J. B. Johnson, Mrs.
Sam Smith, Mrs. Daith Pearson of
Bhelby and four brothers, P. P. of
Towaco, N. J., O. C. who is in tho
U. B army. Lawrence and Craig
of Shelby also survive, with the fol
lowing step-children, Mrs. K. 8.
Baker. Mrs. W. M. Lynch, Jr., Miss
Jessie May Ooodenough, D. L., C.
L.. E. M. and H. U. Ooodenough of
8impfionville, S. C.
A number of friends and relatives
'tom Cleveland county attended the
funeral in South Carolina.
DR. LACKEY GIVES DINNER
FOR COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
Dr. Walter Lackey Is giving a
dinner at his home tonight at 7
o'clock for the physicians of Cleve
land County Medical society.
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