sp The kakwwstak I VOL. XL. No. 164 SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY. DEC. 24. 1934 By Mull wi »im (In Miuwl - Ctrrln mr if r Itn tdTipefl _ 11* Published Monday. Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. Late News THE MARKETS Cotton, spot. 12'/i to 13!4c Cotton seed, ton, wagon_$44.00 Partly Cloudy North Carolina: Tartly cloudy Monday; Tuesday cloudy, followed by rain in late afternoon or at night, not much change in temp erature. Von Blomberg Talks General Werner Von Blomberg, Germany's defense minister, yester day broke the official silence con cerning Germany's armed forces in ah exclusive interview with the As sociated Press. The Teuton war leader denied the smuggling of U. S. planes and ammunition, and said the report that gases were be ing manufactured in Bavaria was groundless. State Makes Charge State prosecuting authorities yes terday made the point-blank charge that a “deliberate and malicious” effort had been made to tamper with the jury panel in behalf of Bruno Hauptmann, Lindbergh kid nap-slaying suspect. Officials dis tributed a statement branding an account of a fictional kidnaping trial, contained in a booklet they said had been mailed to every one of the 150 persons on the jury pan el, as “prejudicial to the state's case, but not to the defense.” France Joins Japs France, while fighting against a world naval race, is preparing to join Japan in a demand for a big ger tonnage ratio with the United States and Great Britain when the Washington treaty expires in 1936, it was learned in Paris last night. Within the two years which the 1922 pact has yet tp run, following Japan’s abrogation, France will at tempt to build 70.000 tons of war ships, the part of her quota remain ing unbuilt. Glass Hits Set-Up In a letter burning with criticism of administration “brain trusters,” Senator Carter Glass asserted yes terday the federal reserve board and Federal Deposit Insurance corpor ation had “usurped" the power of congress by including non-member state banks in their order reducing Interest rates on bank deposits. Mrs. Dionne Cooks Elzire Dionne, 25-year-old mother of the famous quintuplets, busied herself In the kitchen of her north ern Ontario farm home yesterday. Her daughters were removed to a hospital last September, and the young mother has had little to do with their care. Yesterday, however, she prepared a dinner for the fam ily celebration which will highlight the first Christmas of the five tiny daughters. Urge Air Fleet An international merchant fleet of the American nations, flying the standard of the Pan-American Un ion will be suggested by the Ar gentine delegation to the Pan-Am erican commercial conference next March, it was learned in Buenos Aires yesterday. Farmers Freed From Meat Tax COLLEGE STATION, Raleigh, Dec. 24.—A change in the hog pro cessing tax regulations has freed the farmer from payment of the tax on meat sold to retailers, W. W. Shay, of State college, announc ed today. Formerly, the producing farmer was required to pay tax on all sales of dressed meat in excess of 300 pounds for each farmer, with the provision that if he sold 1,000 pounds or more, the tax must be paid on all the meat. Under the new ruling, if the farm er sells dressed meat direct to the consumer he will pay the tax the same as before. But when he sells to retailers, the retailers will pay the tax, Shay explained. The processing tax wes levied in order to raise funs with which to pay the hog producers who sign ed adjustment contracts to limit their hog production this year. Will Sing Carols At 8:30 Tonight Christmas carols will be sung In the court house by all the choirs of Shelby churches, in a program beginning at 8:30, In which the entire community Is invited to join. The sing Is spon sored by the Inter-City Council, which represents all the women's clubs in Shelby. Mrs. Everett. Houser is the president. After the program in the coyrt house, more than 50 singers will go through the city, singing at the homes of the aged, the ill and the inform This is a community event, to which everybody is cordially in vited. I Swiss President sssssfc jam r Pretident Minger Rudolph Minger, newly elected president of the republic of Switzerland, is pictured at his desk in Berne after taking office. | Minger has been a member of the Swiss federal council for five years. Over 25 Million On U. S. Payroll Late Survey Shows One Out Of Every Five Depart ment In Some Way On Gov ernment For Support WASHINGTON. Dee. 24.—The closing days of 1934 finds over 25, i 500.000 persons—one out of every ) five in the nation—looking to the ' fedlral govstnment for all, or a ; substantial portion of their sup port. These range from the president downward through the army of of ficials and employes to the mil lions who depend upon the federal emergency relief administration. A survey today of federal office holders and employes disclosed that those receiving salaries and other ; payments from the government— I aside from processing taxes—total i well over 6,500.000. The federal relief administration estimates the average family of four has only one wage earner. In addition, the public works ad j ministration estimated that 400.000 were employed directly, and a total of 2,000,000 indirectly on public works administration projects. TJiis organization has spent around $3, 500.000 in an effort to crank the business motor. Routine employes, including the White House, congress, the depart | ments and miscellaneous commis ] sions, and some of the numerous \ independent agencies created by the present administration, number 680,181. As for the rest—some of 19,000, 000 are on federal relief, including 750.000 single persons and 4.500.00C families. Public works administra tion constructed projects employ 406,283, the civilian conservation corps 383,708. Cleveland’s Quota I In New CCC Ranks Numbersl4Youths New Allotments Are Released Examinations Will Be Held It.' Ashe ville Beginning On January 1, 1935. Cleveland county's quota of re placements for the Civilian Conser vation Corps to be recruited the first of January is 14 Junior whites, with a possibility that a number of colored youths will be selected later. Examinations will take place on January 1 in Asheville. Examina tions will be held later in Greens boro. Raleigh, and Charlotte, the Cleveland county quota going to i Charlotte. A total of 376 applicants for CCC service from 14 counties will be examined during that per iod. Other Allotments. In addition to the 14 from Cleve land county will be 40 whites from Gaston county, eight whites frooi Lincoln county, 11 whites from I Alexander county, six whites from Davie county, 25 whites from Cabar rus county, 24 whites from Anson county, 36 whites from Iredell coun ty. 30 whites from Union county, and nine whites from Stanly coun ty. To be examined January 5 are 36 whites from Catawba county, 20 whites from Davidson county 8 whites and 20 negroes from Meck lenburg county. Begin In Asheville, j Examinations will begin in Ashe 1 ville, where 362 white juniors are •j to be texamined January 1 and 2. I After examinations in Charlotte ! January 4 and 5, the examining par j ty will go to Greensboro, where 270 j junior whites and 70 negro juniors i are to be examined January 6 and .7 i --- Two Homes Robbed During Week-End Basil Goode And Pat Me Bray er Residences Entered By Holi day Marauders. Two homes on East Marion street were broken into during the week end, although no articles of any great value were stolen. From Basil Goode's residence ten pairs of socks and an inexpensive piece of jewelry were taken. It is not known what was stolen at the Pat McBrayer home, since the fam ily is out of town. However, numer ous presents on a table in one of the rooms had etfflently been un disturbed. The thieves, as yet unapprehend ed by the police, entered both homes by way of unlocked windows. Negro Shot Sunday, Back At Work Today Jake Crosby, who works for Haw kins Bros., can take it; Yesterday he was in the hospital with a new ly inflicted bullet wound, today he was back at work. Jakes was in a riegro dance hall 1 on Buffalo street yesterday after noon about 6:30 o'clock, when an other colored man entered the hall brandishing a pistol and firing it. One of the bullets grazed Jake's chest, inflicting a painful flesh | wound. Jakes was taken to the hos pital, the bullet was extracted, and Jake wras back at work today. His assailant had not been apprehend ed at noon today Political Writers Still Aver Hoey Will Seek Governor’s Chair Shelby's Clyde R. Hoey still hasn't been able to stop talk of his possible candidacy for the govern orship in 1936, that is, if he wants to. His reticence, his knack at turn ing aside from the question, has kept the political wiseacres baffled thus far. Yet state political writers refuse to believe Mr. Hoey will not run. In fact, they’re more confid ent than ever that he will announce his candidacy. His appearance at the Christmas I banquet of the Mecklenburg Bar as- I j sociation in Charlotte Thursday i night revived the talk. Mr. Hoey delivered a sparkling address, with j not a word out of place, as is his i j usual way of delivering address, ; ; paused not an instant to feel for the right word, because the right | words flowed forth like water down the mill race; but in all those flow- ; ing words was not a single syllable ] I that might give an inkling of his : intentions some 12 months or so ; from now. The Shelby lawyer, admittedly ; j one of the strongest potential can- ; : didates for any political* honor he : might seek in the state, has been as ; guarded witfi his words on the jovernorship race as the Sphinx on -he doings of Cleopatra; but in jeing unduly cautious about talk ing, say many local politicians, he las given away the secret. Mr. Hoey is going to run, they >ay. In fact, he is already running, running like Cavalcade. It looks that way. Mr. Hoey is ilways in great demand for speeches jut heretofore he has managed to lecline graciously many such invi fitions. For the last few weeks, how :ver, those who have been keeping heir eyes an dears attuned upon Shelby report, he has been doing a ■onsiderable amount of orating— md that leads one to suspect that le has visions of a term in the tovernor's mansion. At any rate, it can't be as long is it has been before Mr. Hoey will >e forced to admit that he is go ng to run for governor—that is, if le is going to do it. The campaign ihould actually get under full steam ibout a year hence, and it is prob ible that candidates may start toss ng their entries into the ring this lummer or fall. A Christmas Message By Florence Fields ONCE more the hells at Christmas time Ring: out their merry, happy chime; Once more our thoughts are turned afar_ To where the bright and shining star Shone to wise men on their way Where the Christ child in a manger lay. Once more we celebrate His birth Who brought the message. “Peace on earth" Too long we’ve sought the Christ without, Too long we’ve tried to bring about The message that the shepherds heard, Yet failed to grasp the blessed Word That Christ within-each soul hath birth, And knowing this, have peace on earth. So while the bells at Christmas time King out their merry joyous chime. While friends meets friend this happy day And tribute to the Christ we pay, May each be conscious of the Christ within. Where Love doth keep us all from sin, And in each kindly deed and word May “Peace on earth, good will" be heard Postal Clerks Are Joyful As Mail Volume Slackens * No Issue Of The Star Wednesday Following our usual custom, there will be no issue of The Star on Wednesday of this week. The office will be closed on Tuesday and the mechanical de partment will be closed on Tues day and Wednesday to allow the force a holiday. The business of fice will be closed on Tuesday (Christmas Day) but will be open on Wednesday for the transac tion of business. The Star wishes to thank, its many friends and customers for their support during the year and-adsh