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Late News THE MARKETS Cotton, spot- 12% to 13V£c Cotton seed, ton, wagon_$44.00 Cloudy, Warmer Weather forecast for North Car olina: Cloudy, slightly wanner, fol lowed by rain Friday; Saturday partly cloudy. To Cut U. S. Relief A campaign to cut federal relief outlays by requiring the states to take responsibility for persons who oannot work was announced last night by the Roosevelt administra tion. This move coincides with the efforts of the President to work out an elastic relief budget capable of curtailment as business improves. Allotments for January total $136, 791,268, as compared with $151,000, 000 during December. High Winds Rage The New England seacoast was lashed by winter hurricanes with destructive force yesterday, and high winds roared over the White Mountains at 175 miles an hour. It was the final phase of a winter storm that brought sub-zero weath er. As the great winds roared, seven little girls died in a flame-swept cottage, ignited when a pot of oil boiled over. Four other little girls were drowned when a row boat cap sized in the storm. Press Protests An immediate convention of 1,200 newspapers has been called to con sider the National Labor Relation Board's decision in the San Fran cisco Call Bulletin case under the newspaper code has been called. The board’s action. In ordering the Call Bulletin to re-hire a discharged employee, has been criticized as usurpation of authority under the code. Cut Phone Rate An average of 10 per cent slash In telephone rates of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, estimated to save $500, 000, was ordered yesterday in Tenn essee. Prizes For First Two Babies Born After New Year’s Who will be "Miss 1935” or "Mr. 1935?” Valuable prizes in cash and merchandise will be given by Shel by merchants and business firms to the first two babies born in Cleve land county after midnight Dec. 31. Births must be established by copies of birth certificates made out by the attending physicians or midwives and sent to The Star of fice by Jan. 3rd or as soon there after as possible. Carolina theatre will give a free j theatre ticket, good for one year to the mother of the first born. Cleveland B. and L. association will start one share of building and loan fti the first baby’s name. A. V. Wray and Six Sons offer a batiste baby dress to the first baby, while Cleveland Drug Co. will give a large size bottle of Clapp's baby j food to the first baby. Kester Groome Furniture Co. will give a ! high chair td the first baby, while the Union Trust Co. will start a savings account of $2 to the first baby. Sterchi Bros. Furniture Co. offers $2.50 in merchandise to the first baby, while Belk-Stevens offers $2.501 in trade and Piggly-Wiggly offers one dozen cans of Pet milk to the first born. The Star offers $2 saving account or B. and L. shares to the second child born. Baptist Writer And Editor Dies In Thomasville THOMASVILLE, Dec. 27.—Archi bald Johnson, 75, for half a cen tury a prominent figure in the Baptist church of the state and south and editor of Charity and Children, publication of the Mills home, Baptist orphanage here, died at 3:30 o’clock this morning fol lowing a long illness. He had been in declining health for the past 12 years. He was the father of Gerald W. Johnson, associate editor of the Baltimore Evening Sun and for merly head of the department of journalism at the University of North Carolina. He was a brother of Dr. Livington Johnson, also a well known figure of the Southern Baptist church, who died three years ago at his home in Raleigh. Mr. Johnson came to Thomas ville from Scotland county in 1899 and became editor of Charity and Children, a position in which his clarity and vigor of expression made that organ a respected organ in North Carolina journalism de spite the fact it was primarily a church publication. In recent years because of ill health, Mr. Johnson conducted his editorial work largely from his home, and his writings bave continued to be widely quot ed throughout the country. He was devoted to the upbuilding of this community and the state as a whole. s TM MEWMOJZM 8 Pages Today VOL. XL. No. 155 SHELBY, N. CL FRIDAY, DEC. 28, 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. ■7 Matt H» FMI. (la UfUW — M.M Orrtar aar mt, (la Utumi _ IMI State WiU Grant No Extention On 1935 Car Licenses - , Revenue Dept. Warns N. C. Car Drivers Four P. M. Monday Is Deadline For Sales Here; Purchases Lag Behind Last Year. North Carolina motorists must display their 1935 license tags on i and after January 1, the state ■ motor vehicle bureau has ruled. There will be no extension of time. Carlos Hopper. of the Carolina Motor Inn, the only place in the 1 county where tags may be obtain ed, and yesterday that purchases so far are behind last year's record, : although there has been an appre ! caible increase in the number of motor cars in Cleveland this year. Tag Sales Lag Last year at this date 1,714 tags had been sold. This year, the num ber is only 1,500. Long lines ’ of applicants were , jamming the license office yester- i day afternoon and this morning. Mr. Hopper announced that the of I flee would be open between the 'hours of 9 a. m. and 4 p. m. only, and that it would close promptly. Monday afternoon, then, is the l:us' chance to buy the tags here— unless you want to keep your car off the roads. Hatcher Praises | Shelby Hospital; Off To Florida | Is Considering A Gift To Enlarge The Colored Annex At The Hospital. — ! Alexander Hatcher Webb who I recently gave $10,000 toward build jing a maternity ward at the Shel ■ by hospital as a memorial to his > mother is platin. '^' to ledve In a j few days for Florida. This morn- j ing, he handed the following com- ! municat.ion to The 8tar for pub lication in which he says. "I like the colored people and the first thing you know I will build them a hospital. One thing is certain, I have the means.” I "I am going to Florida soon to I spend a couple of months but be ' lore I go, 1 want readers of The Star to know I’m in love with everything within the walls of the Shelby hospital, even the colored I help. Drs. Schenck and Harbison, Miss MacNichols and Miss Beverly and the 19 other nurses are as nice as can be and all are on the job. Miss Beverly is a wonderful wom an. She has charge of the nurses : and the colored servants and they J do exactly what she says do with- j out ary argument whatever. Miss j jEtta Beverly is a woman of con siderable mentality, yes, with plen ty of brains In her head with one thought uppermost in her mind— that is to heal the sick. I doubt if | she can be duplicated in North Carolina as a head nurse. Here's luck to the Shelby hospital and everybody connected with It.” New Names To Go On Legion Board The American Legion board in front of the postoffice will be tak en down and names of members of the legion will be painted thereon immediately after January 1, it was announced today by E. A. Hou ser, jr., commander of the post. Ex-service men who plan to join the post are asked to do so imme diately if they want their names on the board since only names re ceived as members prior to January 1 will be placed on the board. Indications are that the post will have the largest membership in its history this year. So far 186 ex-service men in the county have become members of the post and it is expected the 200 mark will be passed before the first of the year. More Phones j Used In City; \ Total is 1,1401 Shelby today Is more talkative than ever before. At least, that's what the telephone company figures indicate. Sam Oault, manager of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com pany, said this morning that the j city now has a total of 1,140 tele I phones, business and residential, and that this was an Increase to ! date of 51 over last year. This total Is larger than the num ber listed In the directory, which now lists only about 900. Mr. Gault j said he was highly pleased with his! report, which Indicated a steady In-, crease in business. I - I Youth Is Charged With Assault Of His Grandparents ' Alvin Harrill I* Arrested For An Alleged Attack; Trial January 1. ■ ■. . ' '■ Alvin Harrlll, 20-year-old son of Robert Harrlll, was arrested yester day and placed in Jail here, charg ed with assault on and destroying tiie personal property of his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Ham rick of the Double Springs com munity. Harrill was arraigned before Judge Wright in recorder’s court this morning, but the hearing was postponed until “jury day” which is to be January 1. Smote With Shovel He is alledged to have gone to the home of Mr. Hamrick yesterday and after a short conversation made a number of threats. He ac cused them of certain Injustices and is alleged to have taken a fire shovel as a weapon to carry out his threats. After the reported attack, a neighbor, Everete Brooks, was call- , ed to the scene. Officers were also called, but before they arriv£d7 the affray had resulted in the break ing of a mirror, a mantel clock, general wrecking of the room, and the inflicting of minor injuries on ! the two older persons and Mr. ! Brooks. Previous Arrest It Is understood that this Is not the first evidence of friction arising : in the family, and at another time young Harrill was arrested in con nection with breaking and enter ing the Kendall Medicine company warehouse. Mr. Hamrick Is a brother to clerk of superior court, A. M. Hafh rick. Surface Treating Two Roads Into Toluca Grading and surface stone sur facing of two roads leading into Toluca is under way by contractors, and will be completed April 1st and May 1st, according to infor mation from the state highway department. One road leading from Newton into Toluca is approxi- | mately seven miles. While work i goes on there is a good detour. The other road leads from Cherryville to Toluca, a distance of 6.9 miles. A good detour carries traffic be tween .these two points while work is under way. Squire Falls Has Severe Heart Attack Squire J. Z. Falls had another severe heart attack Thursday morn- ! ing and all of his children were called to his bedside. Judge B. T. Falls stated this morning that his, condition is much improved to- j day. The squire is 88 years of age. New Telephone Rate Restrained; | Company Wins Court Injunction New telephone rates which would have been effective Jan. 1, under the order of the state utilities com mission, and which would have sav ed the city of Shelby approximately $2,577 a year, were stayed yesterday under a $300,000 supersedeas bond in Wake County Superior Court. The state, through the attorney general, gave notice of appeal. The company’s move is its own legal affair and it makes its an nouncements in the courts as it goes along. The case was presented to Judge W. C. Harris, resident of Raleigh, and the effect of it will be an early adjudication. That set tlement may be through all the state courts .hen into the federal' jurisdiction. To get there the com-j pany must have a federal question i and it thinks it has two. maybe a! dozen. It certainly has the 14th j amendment, whether that sacred section is violated or not. The promulgation of the new rates several weeks ago found the lawyers flabbergasted. There were so many moves possible. First, there was a general exception to the order and that has been overruled. The next move was to be in Wake Su perior court by injunction. The supersedeas serves, though it isn't (Continued on page eight) Cleveland County Farm Census Jobs Up To Bulwinkle Appointments Made, Await His O. K. Representative Weaver Steadfast In Opposing; Holland As General Supervisor. Census takers for the farm can vass in this county have been ap pointed, Oliver Anthony, chairman of the Cleveland Democratic or ganization, satd this morning, but the names will not be announced until word comes from Represen tative A. L. Bulwinkle. About twenty men and women will be given employment on this govern ment project shortly after the first of the year. The question of whether Dr. R. L. Holland of Charlotte will be named general supervisor for the agricultural census district which includes the greater part of the tenth and eleventh congressional districts remained in doubt late to day when it was stated that Rep resentative Zeb Weaver, who pro tested the appointment, Is standing steadfast In his objection. Whether Holland gets by the hur dles tomorrow, when a large num ber of supervisors are to be named, depends on the last minute action of W. L. Austin, director erf the census. Reynolds Support Dr. Holland, who is a prominent Democrat of Charlotte, has the Indorsement of Senator Bob Rey nolds of Asheville, and Representa tive A. L. Bulwinkle of Gastonia, and under ordinary circumstances would land the Job without any trouble. But the headquarters for the western North Carolina dis trict were established at Asheville two months ago when the agricul tural enumeration to .begin next Wednesday was announced, with the expectation that Weaver would name the supervisor. Still Deadlocked Wesley McDonald, secretary of Senator Bob Reynolds, now In Flor ida after a trip to Cuba, today In quired of Director Austin what would be done about the appoint ment of Holland, and he was told that "the matter is still deadlock ed.” Representative Bulwinkle said that he and Reynolds were stand ing pat for Holland; whereas, as he understood, Weaver objected not only to appointment of Holland but also to the removal of the census headquarters from Asheville to Charlotte. If Holland is named, it will be over the protest of Weaver. I. B. Falls, 83 Of Kings Mtn., Buried Thursday Funeral services were held Thurs day for I. Boyce Falls, 83 year old chutchman, farmer and respected citizen of Kings Mountain who died at his home early Wednesday following a week’s illness of pneu monia. Services were held from the Boyce Associate Reformed Presby terian church, under the direction of the Rev. W. N. Boyce, pastor of the church, assisted by Dr. J. M. Garrison former pastor. Interment was in McConnellsville, S. C. where Mr. Falls was married in early life to Miss Maggie Ashe jnd who preceded him to the grave several years ago. She was buried there. Mr. Falls had no living brothers or sisters, nor did he have any children. Surviving him, however, is one half brother, Lee Falls, and a half sister, Mrs. Dora Farris, of Rock Hill, 8. C. For many years Mr. Falls has been an elder in the A. R. P. church in Kings Mountain and until he was stricken several days ago was i loyal and faithful member. Eld ers of his church were honorary, ind deacons active pallbearers. Mrs. Blackwell Buried Monday Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at the Macedonia Baptist church near Gaffney for Mrs. W. C. Blackwell, middle aged woman who died suddenly here Saturday. Mrs. Blackwell was shopping in Wray's store when she dropped dead, presumably from a heart at lack. Mrs. Blackwell is survived by her husband and the following chil dren: W. Dever, Thomas, Paul Nesbitt, Dan, Jimmie, Robert, and Roy Blackwell, all of Gaffney, and E. B. Blackwell of Rock Hill, Mrs. James Turner of Bumswell, and Miss Mataline Blackwell of Gaff ney. One brother, Govan Bright of Gaffney, survives also. - - ~~ — 11 .j—i,. uiMjammmmmmmmrnmmamm Huey P. Long Bee omes King Of Alexandria Exercising despotic powers, Senator Huey (King fish) Long of Louisiana, virtually has the city of Alexandria, La., in his grasp following the action of the state legislature, at his order, In ousting the city administration of Alexandria. New officials of the city, where Long once was the target tor stink bombs and rotten eggs when he attempted to make a political speech, were to be namod by Gov. O. K. Allen, henchman of Long. The legisla ture also swept away local self-government. Holiday All Over Children Return To School Monday Both County And City Schools Re open On Dec. SI; Teachers Return. This week-end secs the close of the holidays for Cleveland ooun ty’s 18,400 school children, and their teachers. There are 11,500 students in the county schools, 3. 000 in Shelby and 1,900 In Kings Mountain. All schools re-open on Monday morning, Dec. 31. Closed Early This year, the city school chil dren fared better, getting off on Deo. 14th, while the county stud ents began their holiday on tht 31st.' The longer holiday for the Shelby children was to give them an opportunity to find employment in the stores, which did a phe nominal Christmas business. Both county and city school teachers will be returned from their holidays over the week-end. Most of them, at that, are happy enough to return, for a pay check is in the offing. In the county, pay day falls next week. In the city, the teachers will receive their checks on Jan. 16. Only a few of the teachers re ceived a check directly before Christmas, because the state pays by the month, and the date did not fall at that time. Moore Won’t Ask Re-Appointment To County Post Dr. D. F. Moore. Shelby physi cian. said this morning that he would not seek re-appolntment as county physician when his term expires with the beginning of the new year. He held the position here for eight years. Dr. Moore was also county quar rantine officer, but resigned this several months ago after a dispute with the board of county commis sioners about fees. In this dispute, the opinion of the attorney general was invoked, but the fees question was not settled until after Dr. Moore’s resignation and the ap pointment of Dr. Thompson, who is paid on a monthly basis. Appointment of a new county physician will be one of the matters before the board at their first Monday meeting. It is understood that they will offer the post to Dr. Thompson. Hollis-Ellenboro Routes Combined Joseph Beam, Carrier On Hollis Route 1 Will Return After Thirty Years. Joseph Beam, rural mail carrier will retire on January 1st after 30 years of service and the Hollis rout* 1 will be combined with El lenboro route 1 carried by L. C. Price. Mr. Price will take over both routes effective on January 1st, thus giving him a daily trip of 50 miles. The extended route out of Ellen boro runs along the line between Cleveland and Rutherford counties, but the majority of the route is in Rutherford. Star subscribers on Hollis route 1 will be transferred on The Star’s mailing list so there will be no interruption in their service'. I Knives And Axes Flash In Tumultous Holiday Sprees _______ Winifred Jamison Felled By Blade Said To Have Been Swung By Brother; Officers Put Forty Behind The Bars It may have been a tflorious, sunshiny Christmas for! mast of you people, but to Sheriff Raymond Cline and Chief ot Police D. D. Wilkins, this was a holiday week of trouble. CottonCrop Above 40,000 In County OniM Report Shows Crop Is Under Uit Year's Bjr 6,200 Bales. Cleveland county ginned 41,070 bales prior to December 13th as Compared with 47.,275 bales to the same date a year ago, according to figures Just released by Thamer O. j Beam, special agent In Cleveland county for the bureau of census. This shows the 1934 crop Is snort of that of last year by only 6,200 bales In spite of crop control meas ures. Weather was favorable this year and cotton produced better than In 1933. Many farmers having made more than their allotment, were forced to buy gin certificates at the set price of four cents a pound. The final gin report for thi county will not be issued until up In March of next year. It Is esti mated that the crop will be leas than 42,000 bales when the final re port Is issued. Easom’s To Leave Here Next Tuesday Horace Easom, former director of music and young peoples work at! the First Baptist church here, but who has befen since 8ept. 1st In charge of young peoples' work at Dr. Truett’s church In Dallas, Texas, joined Mrs. Easom and her mother, Mrs. Stevens here on Christmas day. Together they leave ! next Tuesday for Dallas to make; their home. The condition of Mrs.; 8tevehs who has been quite sick Is much improved. The handsome Easom home on West Marlon street has been rented by Mr. and Mrs. Ward Arey who will occupy It lm medltatcTy after It is vacated by the Easoms. More than forty persona were arrested and Jailed for being drunk and disorderly; four men were ar rested and tried for stealing cot ton seed; a safe was blown open; two pool-room lighters slashed each other with knives; and a man Is In the Shelby hospital with his brain laid open after a fight with two of his brothers. Vhiwe Brothers Battle Winfred Jamison of No. 2 town ship. about 21 years old, and Just married the day before, was struck down with an axe said to have been wielded by one of his broth ers. J. A., Jr., or Clarence, both un der 21, when they disputed over who would drive an automobile Christmas night. Winfred Is In the ahelby hospital with a deep wound In the base of his skull. His chances of recovery are doubtrul. The drunks wrie rounded up all week, beginning Saturday, and (Continued on page eight.) Union To Invite Gorman to Speak To Shelby Local More than 50 members of the Shelby textile workers union will go to Belmont Saturday afternoon to hear Francis J. Gorman, first vice-president of the United Tex tile Workers of America, who was In active charge of the recent nation wide strike. Mr. Oorman will be the principal speaker at a mass meeting of textile workers which will follow: the monthly meeting of the Western j Carolina Textile Council. Both meetings will be held In the high school auditorium. Paul Christopher, president of the North Carolina textile group, O. P. Allen, president of the Shelby chap ter, and C. E. Lowrance, secretary, are among the Shelby members who will attend the meeting They will carry an Invitation to Mr. Gorman to speak in Shelby. Officials Inspect Area Proposed For Rehabilitation Homesteaders J L. Herndon, chairman of the Cleveland county board of com missioners and R. L. Stowe, repres entative from Gaston county, went to Kings Mountain this morning to join J. "W. Prather, of the Colum bia Land Bank, in an Inspection tour of properties proposed for the rehabilitation homestead project. This scheme, which was brought forward earlier this month by the commissioners of Gaston and Cleveland, embraces purchase by the federal government of some 5,000 acres of land near Kings Mountain. On this land hundreds of families now helplessly dependent upon emergency relief agencies or coun •ty charity would be established as farmers. They would be equipped, with Im plements. housed in comfortable buildings, and given a new start in life—for which they would be ex pected to pay as they earned, over a period of some 20 years. Whether the idea will work out is problematical. The FERA has money, but may decide the price of the land Is too high. However, many options have already been, obtained, at prices running in some instances as high as $85 an acre. Only good farm land is desired. Mr. Prather has been here more than two weeks, inspecting the land. He will render his appraisal to Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, who has al ready expressed approval of such a passible project. She declared that the plan was within the scope of her organiza tion and that she would be glad to lend a hand in creating these homestead* for unemployed mill workers, * 1 Weathers to Run Recorders Court On Cash System New Judge to Tighten Up, He Declares TakM Office Tuesday; Went* To Observe Decorum Of The Superior Coart. Bynum E. Weathers, who on Tuesday moraine will succeed Joe B. Wright as judge of the record er's court, aald In an Interview this morning that he intended to put the court on a strictly cash basis, that he would change no sentences after they had been handed down from the bench, and that he would Insist on running the oourt on the same lines on which the superior court is conducted, •They’ve known me as an sasy going fellow around here,” he said, "but that’s not what I*m going to be from now on. Nothing but the laws of North Carolina shall gov ern this oourt. The of floe of the re corder is Judicial, rather than ad ministrative. and It win not be my place to take part In raids. X shall not prepare any warrants, leaving that to the clerk and the solicitor. Plays No Favorites "T want everybody to know that there is no particular statute or law that I shall try to enforce as a hobby. I want to see that all the laws are enforced. I shall play no favorites either with laws, or with classes, or with friends. "And I want to give this warn ing: the court will be on a strict ly cash basis. Defendants must be prepared to pay their fines, If found guilty, or they will be given Into the custody of the sheriff. As for sentences, I shan’t change them. The only way to get a sen tence reconsidered Is to re-open the case for trial. Swear On Bible “Another thing: I'm going to in sist that all witnesses be sworn on |the Bible, Just as they are In the higher court. This court will be conducted on the same g|pne aa the superior oourt. f want a place rop ed off for prisoners and witnesses and flfflcers of the court, so we can conduct our business with more decorum. “I’m going to tighten up on re peat cases particularly. I mean the old offenders. The sentences will be stricter for them. "Another thing—we'll atop waiv ing evidence when the defendant asks to plead guilty, although ab sent. And all cases will be called by name, not by number. "As many people realise, it hat been my ambition for some yean to hold this office. It is now my ambition to be a good and efficient judge, to run a fair and Impartial court, without prejudice or favor for anyone, regardless of politics or friendship, or class.” Fire Department Distributes Toys To 200 Children Children always like the fire de partment and run to see the big red truck sweep out when the siren sounds, but Shelby’s department la | oven more beloved of Shelby chll idren at Christmas time. This year, observing their an Inual custom, the firemen distri buted toys, candy and fruit to ohil ! dren In needy families. There were 200 kiddles who received their : Christmas from the department | this time, and more than 290 toys Were given. These were collected by the fire men through the generosity of Shelby donors. Many broken toys were repaired, and repainted. $ Chief J. R. Robinson this morn ing expressed his gratitude to the following contributors: A. Blanton Co., A. V. Wray, Car olina Fruit Co., Carl Thompson, L. and M. Fruit Co., Keeters Grocery, Gilmer Putnam, Dock Willis, Pen ders, Home Stores, Stamey Soda Shop, McKnight Co., Kendall Med icine Co., Buttle Drug Store, Ster chl’s, L. C. Bost, Dellinger Groc ery, Union Bank, Hamrick Jewelry store, T. P. Eskridge, Paul Webb, John M. Best, Patterson’s Florist, Moore and Stewart, Cleveland Drug C., Graham Dellinger, John Dor sey, John Wood, J. O. Propst, Har vey White, B. Mundy, Bush Esk ridge, Dr. H. Dixon. City And County Pay $28,800 On Jan. 1st Maturing bonds and Interest for the city and county on Jan. 1st amount to a total of $28,800. Of this amount the city is paying on bond principal and Interest $14,000 and tli" county $11,000. Checks have already gone forward for payment.
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