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VOL. XL. No. 164
SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY. DEC. 24. 1934
By Mull wi »im (In Miuwl -
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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.
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Swiss President
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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
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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
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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 <ach a Jnyrm* -Christ -
mas season—health, happiness
and prosperity.
Publication of the paper will
be resumed on Friday of this
week and continue without in
terruption until next Christmas.
State Bureau Head
Makes Urgent Plea
To Reduce Deaths
L. S. Harris Urges “Co-operation of
All Drivers To Reduce This
Toll In 1934.
RALEIGH, Dec. 24— Motor ve
hicle mishaps on North Carolina
highways caused 869 deaths during
the first 11 months of 1934, a high
er mark than had been set in any
previous full year, and led L. S.
Harris, director of the State Motor
Vehicle bureau to make an urgent
plea for “co-operation of all driv
ers to reduce this fearful total in
1935.”
“This terrible toll we are paying
in lives and property for the privi
lege of operating motor vehicles
rapidly is causing me to look upon
our wonderful system of highways
as a curse rather than the blessing
it should be.' Harris declared.
“In my opinion,” the director
said, “it is absolutely imperative
that some uniform control of the
operation of motor vehicles on our
highways be provided by the 1935
legislature. Such control can be ob
tained only by amending and mod
ernizing our general traffic stat
utes.
"The enactment of an adequate
drivers’ license law together with
adequate machinery for its enforce
ment is a step of cardinal import
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Arrest Putnam In
Car Theft Case
Harry Putnam was arrested last
night at Crossnore high school In
Avery county and was brought to
Shelby this morning by Deputy
Bob Kendrick.
He is bctng held in connection
with the theft of Graham Dellin
ger’s Chevrolet coupe last Friday
night which was wrecked near the
Welimon filling station on the
Fallston highway.
Officer Kendrick made the ar
rest on the clue that the occupants
of the car were injured in the
wreck. Putnam had severe cut on
his left hand and bruises on his
.leg.
Heaviest In History,
Says Quinn
Shelby post office officials were
breathing sighs of relief today at
noon as the tremendous volume of
Christmas cards and packages
showed a noticeable decrease from
the week-end rush.
The office wil continue open un
til 9 o'clock tonight but will be
closed all day tomorrow as a legal
holiday. There will be no rural free
delivery on any of the routes Tues
day.
Office Cloned
Despite the fact that the office
will be closed, there will be service
for "three classes of mall tomorrow.
There are special delivery letters
and packages, and perishable goods.
As a special favor to rural
routes all carriers were held this
morning to meet the 10 o’clock
Southern train mall In order to re
duce the carry-over to a minimum.
The whole force and extras worked
time and over time during the
week-end and. delivered Sunday
afternoon to take care of the vol
ume.
"This has been, without a doubt,
the heaviest Christmas mall this
office has ever handled,” said
Postmaster J. H. Quinn today as
e checked over the records. Reve
nue volume during the past week
has Jumped to above *70 per day
ahad of sales for any other year,
and although the class A rating was
assured earlier In the -year, these
figures will add to the annual re
port.
Recorders Court
Will Crack Down
On Bus Passers
Judge ofg the recorder's court,
Joe Wright and Solicitor Cobby
Horn joined in an emphatic state
ment this morning declaring that
prosecution is going to be more
1 severe and sentences heavier for
motorists who violate the law
against passing school buses while
children are loading or unloading.
“We have already issued a warn
ing about this,” said Judge Wright.
"This is going to be the last one.
We mean business. Passing school
busses is one of most dangerous
misdemeanors of the road. It is
| prevalent in Cleveland county, and
lit must be stopped.”
B. B. Cabiness and Ulysses
Champion, both of No. 7 township,
were sentenced to 30 days on the
road or a five dollar fine Saturday
: morning.
"That was a mild sentence,” said
Mr. Horn, and the judge agreed.
“After this, sentences for this of
fense will be much heavier.”
All business firms were pre
paring today for the last min
ute rushes of Christmas eve
shoppers and planed to close
the big Christmas trade tonight
at 9 o’clock. Stores will stay
open until that time.
Business will be at a stand
still tomorrow as the town takes
a holiday, after having enjoyed
the briskest season of' trading
I in several years.
Merchants estimate that It will
take most of next week re
stocking and taking inventories
; for the first of the year.
Stores Remain Open
Until 9 Tonight
Special Program
Given By Churches
OnSundayEvening
All Central Churches
Give Programs
iSpnUI Cun l.;t tax, Elaborate Pag
eants, And Joyful Christmas
Music Arp Kraturrd.
Six Shelby churches, Including
the First and Second Baptist, the
Central Methodist, the First Pres
byterian, the Methodist Protestant
and the Lutheran, rendered special
program commemorating: the
Christmas season yesterday.
Brilliant pageants and special
cantatas, featuring Christmas music,
were given by the several churches.
Also special sermons on some
Christmas topic were delivered by
the several pastors.
The First Baptist presented a
cantata "The Price of Peace" by J.
Truman Walcott. Those persons fea
tured on the program were Mrs.
Hugh Plaster, E. B. Hill, Dr. B. M.
Jarrett, Mrs. B. M. Jarrett, Mrs.
Grady Lovelace, H. C. Sccfeldt, Miss
Minnie Eddlns Roberts, Rush Ham
rick. Mrs. A. C. Farmer, Mrs. Chas.
A. Austell and Mrs. P. C. Gardner.
“Mesiah" Selections Given
The services at the Central Meth
odist church were dedicated to the
subject of Christmas In both the
devotional and sermon periods of
worship. The evening service con
sisted of a worship program by the
pastor and the choir followed by
a musical program by the ebmbtn
!ed choirs of the church rendering
several selections from Handel’s
"Messiah." The soloists were Mrs.
J. R. Robinson, Miss Margaret
Thompson, Mr. Clyde Brown, and
Mr. Robert H. Cooke.
“The Christmas Message” was
the subject of the sermon at 11
o’clock Sunday morning at the
Lutheran church. At five o’clock a
Sunday school program of songs
and recitations was given. A pag
eant will be given at this church
tonight from 11 to 11:30 o’clock.
Presbyterian Program
A pageant “Ye Shall Find the
Babe” was presented by the Sun
day school of the Presbyterian
church at the five o'clock Vesper
service#.
The Second Baptist church pre
sented a cantata at seven o'clock
and a special program directed by
Mildred Ramsey was given at the
Protestant Methodist church.
Old Vets Giver
Christmas Treat
By UDC Sunday
Carrying Christmas cheer and
happiness to 17 veterans of the war
between the states the United
Daughters of the Confederacy yes
terday visited in the homes of the
17 remaining old soldiers in the
county.
These representatives carried a
basket of fruit and messages of
cheer to these men, the youngest of
which is 87 years of age.
A remarkable thing about the
visits yesterday was that in the
nearly a score only one was found
sick enough to be in bed. The others
received the Christmas greetings
happily and almost childLshly and
many spent quite a little time in
telling of Christmases they had be
fore the war. One of them was on
his way sightseeing to Kings Moun
tain battleground.
Veterans remaining In the coun
ty are A. F. Connor Ervin Crotts
J C. Elliott, J. Z. Falls, S. M. Ham
rick, B. F. Jolley, C. B. Lattlmore
D. B. McBrayer, Reuben McSwain,
J M. Morris, T. G. Philbeck, Laban
Queen, Chas. Richards. J. A. Simms
J W. Weir, W. W. White, 8. R P
Cline.
Hatcher Webb’s Gift
May Lead To Doubling
Capacity Of Hospital
$10,000 Donation Starts Drive For $30,000
Looking To Erection Of Building
For Contagious Diseases
Hatcher Webb’s gift of $10,000 to the Shelby Hospital,
winch was turned over Friday night in City of Shelby bonds,
now looms as the inspiration of a building program which
may double the size of the institution, providing a ward for
contagious diseases and more space for charity cases and
Green Testifies
William Grama
William Green, president of th«
American Federation of Labor, is
pictured as he appeared before
the congressional committee in
vestigating un-American activities
in the United States at Washing
ton. Green charged that Com
munists are attempting to gain
control of labor.
Two Three-Car
Crashes Occur
Over Week-End
One Of The Triple Cruho At
Swtlitrvillc And The Other
In Shelby.
Six cars from three counties in
two triple car crashes were involv
ed in week-end crashes in Cleveland
county, although the only injuries
of a serious nature was that of a
young negro woman, college student
coming from Greensboro.
The first of the three-car crash
es was Friday night near Swains
vllle when a party of negro college
students from Greensboro on their
way to thert homes in Chimney
RockVtarted to pass E. W. Lip
scomb of Boiling Bprings. Another
car was coming around the curve
and all three oolllded, with the ne
groes' car receiving the most dam
age and girl named Freeman sus
taining a serious head cut which
was treated at the Rutherford hoe
| pital.
A second crash was Saturday
morning in front of the <3helby
hospital when a traveling salesman
! from Morganton in a V-8, Fred
j Blanton in a Plymouth, and Reln
| hardt’s delivery truck came to
| icether. The Morganton car receiv
ed the most damage, although there
were no Injuries. Thelma and Lil
lian McEntyre were with Mr. Blan
ton.
Tonight Rings Down The Curtain
On Christmas Shopping Season
Last-minute shoppers are rush
! ing frantically from store to store
1 still undecided about certain gifts
. . . Small children are thrilled
with anticipation as the time nears
for the greatest event of their lives
. . . when old Santa comes Christ
mas morning . . . Merchants, busi
ness men, farmers and professional
} men arc happy over the best year
'they have experienced in years . . .
And the whole world generally it
humming a harmonious melody of
joyfulness on the day before Christ
j mas.
It has been a season with all
i the frills and attractions. Not In
; recent years has so much prosper
ity, such a universal spirit of op
j timism prevailed in Shelby and the
, surrounding districts. One farmer
remarked Saturday “Last year I
finished up In debt to the extent of
$300. This year, that debt has been
paid off. I’ve bought all the neces
sities for my family, and I’ve still
got some extra cash.”
Tonight merchants will begin re
arranging their stocks. Excited tots
will hurry to bed earlier than us
unl, and probably won’t he able to
sleep for several huors. The world
generally will awake tomorrow upon
a scene of universal happiness. But
among those will be some who are
not so fortunate, who will derive
the! ronly happiness from the
kindness and thoughtfulness of
others. Various agencies have done
much lor these people, but the in
dividual can do still more with his
gifts.
Ilt'H I UtTN.
Mr. Webb's gift, which vu for a
maternity ward as a memorial to
S. C.. is spending the holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. DePriest.
Evans Hart grove of Charlotte is
here to spend Christmas with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hart
grove.