Newspapers / Shelby Daily Star (Shelby, … / Jan. 11, 1935, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Shelby Daily Star (Shelby, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Circulation 5040 ■s w The Mkvkkmd SEND VOL. XLI, No. 5 SHELBY, N. FRIDAY, JAN. 11, 1935 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.0' «» «»•»« - nm cvrlM. mt rot, on KiuM _ IIH Take Cigarettes Valued At $1000 From Local Depot No Clues Thus Far' Are Available Is Second Cigarete Robbery In 6 Months; Special Agents At Work. A second bold depot robbery In Shelby within six months was re vealed late Wednesday night when It was discovered that more than $1,000 worth of cigarettes were mining from the warehouse at the Seaboard station. The cigarettes were consigned to Webb Brothers wholesale company but had not been delivered. No Ones According to local police there are no clues as to the time or man ner in which they were taken, but it is presumed that the theft was made sometime during the day and discovered Wednesday night. There was no evidence of forced locks or windows. The cigarettes were in large packing cases and were likely car ried away on a truck or in a car. Special Agents Carl Johnson and Mack Smith, special agents for the Seaboard railroad, are In the city making In vestigations. Neither of them would make a statement today. They pre fer to study the case from a num ber of angles before doing so. There is no indication however that there Is any connection be tween the two robberies, the other which took place about three months ago at the Southern depot when an arrest was made soon aft er four boys were alleged to have taken some $600 worth of cigar ettes. , Late Hews THE MARKETS Cotton, spot.12K to 13Kc Cotton toed, ton, wagon_$44.00 Fair And Colder Weather forecast for North Caro lina: Generally fair, colder in west and north portions Friday; Satur day fair and colder. Pickford Free After more than a year of uncer tainity as to a continued relation ship with Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, “America’s sweetheart,” was yesterday granted a divorce from her husband. The transaction was one of the shortest on record taking less than five minutes in a Los Angeles divorce court. The charge was "mental cruelty, deser tion and neglect.” Doug Is in Switzerland and had a very short answer to the news. Their Joint property rights are being settled. May Veto Bonus Fresh attempts to reach a com promise on the soldier’s bonus ques tion were developing in Washing ton today as result of a survey yes terday which revealed that 35 or more senators would uphold the president in his policy of non-pay ment. This is two more than the number needed to kill the measure. American Legion leaders refused a compromise and would make no comment on the survey. Air Aces Meet Aces of the air from every de partment of government aviation were gathered in Miami today for the second day of the seventh an nual all-American air races and stunt flying contests. Yesterday was devoted to bomb dropping, speed events, and sky writing. A croad of some 7,000 spectators wit nessed the performances. Block Revolt A quick move on the part of President Rosevelt was taken yes terday to prevent a revolt in con grr.ss which would block his plans have M.ooo,000,000 in a lump sum appropriation for relief work next ?car. it was learned that there has neon evidence . of objections to turning the whole sum over to the President and his administrative j’ndy without earmarking it and Knowing to Just what source the money would be applied. Bus Overturns • A school bus containing 40 chll dren left the highway near Mt. A1D- yesterday, plunged down an embankment and injured nearly *'pry one of the children. One was seriously injured, and a number of others are stiff in the hospital. Archie Barker, 17, was the driver *nd said he was blinded by the 'un- He struck a wagon before wrecking the bus. Trooper Watches Every Move As Hauptmann Is Tried This interesting photo of the crowded courtroom at Flemington, N. I Lindbergh baby, leaning over for a chat with hla wifef Observe ths J., shows Bruno Richard Hauptmann, on trial for the murder of tha I «*•*» ****~*“~~ -Jtting between the two, watching every move,' w John S. Hunt, 66 Dies Wednesday; Buried At Moriah Prominent Farmer, Community Leader And Churchman Haa Heart Failure. Funeral services were held yes terday at Mt. Moriah Methodist church for John 8. Hunt, prominent fanner, community and county leader of the Moriah section who died of heart trouble late Wednes day in the Shelby hospital. Mr. Hunt was 66 years of age and had been suffering with this ailment for a number of years. The Rev. Clarence E. Ridge of Lexington and former pastor of Mr. Hunt conducted the services, assisted by the Rev. R. S. Troxler, present pastor. Mr. Hunt was a prominent lead er in church work in his commun ity, was a member of the Moriah school board, and was a former' member of the district highway commission. insert—JOHN 8 HUNT— front Surviving Mr. Hunt besides his wife are seven sons and three daughters. The sons are O. 8. Hunt, Shelby! Carme Hunt, Lincolnton; Ammie Hunt, Thompson, Ga.; Adam Hunt, Asheville; Clem, J. P. and John Hunt, Jr., of Mt. Moriah. The daughters are Mrs. Noah Pruett, Casar; Mrs. John Wortman, route 5, Shelby and Miss Daphlne Hunt, of Mt. Moriah. A large crowd of upper Cleveland county folk was present to make a beautiful floral offering attesting the esteem in which he was held. Plan 3 Act Play For South Shelby A three act comedy, "Bound To Marry” will be presented Saturday night at 7:30 at the South Shelby school building. Giving the play will be a cast from the No. 3 high school. It is under the auspices of the young peoples division of the South LaFayette street Methodist church. The play has had several successful performances in the county. There will be a small ad mission charge. Hoey-Doughton Conference Predicted In Washington Clyde R. and The Farmer Will Decide Who’ll Be Candidate For Governor—So They Say, But It’s Guesswork Clyde R. Hoey is in Washington. As he departed this week, political observers (which means everybody in Shelby, from the kindergarten to the Superior Court) winked at each other and prognosticated. Farmers Get Checks For Cotton Parity Approximately 1,200 Cleveland county fanners hajrt received their cotton parity payments up to today, Alvin Propst, Bankhead administrator, said this morn ing. There are 3,000 checks for distribution all told, amounting to $101,000. Cotton growers are calling for their checks at the rate of 250 a day now, crowding the court house hallway in front of the county agent’s office. Checks are issued only when the grower has been notified, and when he brings his notice with him. No checks are mailed. Cleveland Boxer Wed In Gaffney Announcement is made today of the marriage of Miss Ruth Berger to “Kid” Hornbuckle which took place last night in Gaffney, 8. C. Mrs. Hornbuckle is a daughter of Mrs. Martha Lattimore of this place and Mr. Hornbuckle is a son of J. W. Hornbuckle of Griffin, Georgia. They will live in Shelby. Gardner Is Named On 2 Committees Ernest A. Gardner, Cleveland's representative in the General As sembly has been named on the privileges and elections and on the rules committee in the state House of Representatives. Speaker Robert G. Johnson named these two com mittees on Wednesday. Gastonia Moves To Keep Open Loray Mills, Offered For Sale GASTONIA, Jan. 10.—George R. Urquhart, president of the Man ville-Jenckes corporation, Manvllle, R. I., is expected to arrive here soon to confer with the industrial com mittee of the Gastonia chamber ot commerce and others in regard to working out a satisfactory solution of the present situation at the Lo ray mill, which is to be closed down within the next 90 days. Official word has been received from Providence, R. I., that Mr. Urquhart had announced that both the Loray mill and the High Shoals plant, also a Manville-Jenckes property, would be placed in the hands of agents for sale as soon as operations have ceased. bocal business men, through the chamber of commerce and other agencies, will co-operate with of ficials of the corporation in any j efforts to work out a solution un der which the mills can resume nor mal operations. Mrs. Eskridge Builds Station For Sinclair - V Mrs. Chas. L. Eskridge purchased the Dudley lot, 100x130 feet at the corner' of DeKalb and East Marion streets last week and is now hav ing erected a modern filling sta tion which has been leased by her son Charles R. Eskridge, Sinclair distributor, to the Sinclair Refin ing Co. as a retail outlet. Workmen are already excavating and placing material for construction. The sta tion will be completed in about six weeks. '‘He has gone to confer with Farmer Bob Doughton about who’ll: run for governor o£ North Caro-1 lina,” they said. If he has, he didn’t say so. In fact, he slipped out of town with out fanfare or whisper, and close political friends were unusually taciturn. It has long been a theory here that, about this time of the year, the Farmer and Clyde R. would confer. Each swings too big a political stick to rush blandly and blindly into a contest without knowing whether the other intends to fight back or not. At any rate, reports from Wash ington today are packed with allu sion, assumption, prediction—and guess work. The gist of it all is that the two unannounced candidates will confer, and that within a few weeks, Clyde R. Hoey will announce. Shelby has never had a doubt about that part of it. Clyde R. Hoey will announce, all right. As for get ting elected, it hasn’t crossed the mind of Shelby that he could be defeated. Mr. Hoey will speak Monday night at the chamber of commerce dinner, but is not expected to make any announcements so early in the political season. Postal Group In Quarterly Meet I The first quarterly meeting and banquet of the Cleveland County Service council of the post office department was held Wednesday , night at the Lutheran church. The! occasion was well attended by the 1 nearly 75 employes in postal serv- ; ice in the county and included a program of musical numbers and addresses. The next meeting will be the second Tuesday in April and will be held at Belwood, according to J. H. Quinn, postmaster. Invocation was given by the Rev. H. C. Seefeldt, followed by a solo by himself and another solo by Miss Nettie Rayle. Prof. E. L. Dill j ingham, agriculture teacher of the ; | Polkville high school and J. C. Jen- j kins of Patterson Springs gave ad- j dresses. Questions snd answers of vart j ous postal problems were brought up in an open forum discussion. Big Building Gain Revealed In Report T. P. Jenks, city building inspec tor, reveals a huge boom in Shelby building during December in his quarterly report just rendered. The figures for the past three months were: October, $3,257, Nov ember $3,650. and Decembes $12,105. The total for the quarter ending Dec. 31 is $19,030 Deadline Set On License Violators As Tag Sale Rises lanwu-y 14 Solicitor Horn Will Place Fine; Tag Sales MO AKSad. Monday, January 14, has been aot els the deadline date tor County Solicitor Cobby Horn to begin bear ing down on all license law viola tors who appear before him after that date. Up until last Saturday he had tried the Cases of 15 arrests and had nolle prossed all ot them. HO has had no cases since that time. Neither have any been reported by magistrates in the city. Set flO Fine Beginning on Monday Mr. Horn says that he will collect the full $10 fine allowed by the law, as all car owners have had sufficient time to purchase tags or decide to leave untagged autoe at home. Auto tags giving Cleveland coun ty motorists privilege to drive cars in 1935 are selling at the rate of about 75 per day now, although the rush has somewhat dropped off as nearly 5,000 of the approximately 7,000 autos in the county have been tagged. Tags Sell Fast To be exact, figures from She office of the Carolina Motor Inn, Carlos Hopper manager, reveal that to date 4,846 tags have been sold, which is exactly 200 plates ahead of the 4,646 figure of January 10 last year. This information shows that tags have been bought with some kind of fury since the first of the year, as up to December 30 this year’s license sales were behind those of 1934, notwithstanding the fact that sales began last year De cember! and that the office was open on New Year’s day and began this year on the 15th and the of fice was closed on the first day of the year. Mr. Hopper said this morning that sales yesterday were 59, with 57 Wednesday, and 84 Tuesday. He expects It to drop off quite sharp ly soon. Over the state the proportion Is similar, but as a whole Cleveland is ahead in percentages of licenses bought. Funeral For Miss Bridges Thursday FOREST CITY, Jan. 10.—Funer al services for Miss Ada fridges, who died at her home here Wed nesday afternoon, were held at the late residence this afternoon. Miss Bridges had been a member of the Rutherford county school faculty for many years, more recently be ing in charge of the F. R. Nursery at the grammar school here. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bridges of Forest City. Surviving are one sister and five brothers. Influenza Strikes At Boiling Springs James Malcolm, dormitory medi cal aide at Bolling Springs Junior college, reported seven cases of in fluenza among the boys Wednes day night. None of the girl slu dents was reported ill. Ehringhaus Asks Increased Funds For State Schools Governor Lays Plan*! Before Assembly Would Repril Absentee Ij»w: Op poM Diversion Of Highway Fund*. Governor Ehringhaus last night told the North Carolina legislature the state must pay Its school teach ers more. It must balance It* bud get, and must repeal or amend the absentee ballot law. He opposed di version of highway funds and up held the sales tax, although he did not mention this by name. In brief She governor told the legislators he recommended to them: 1. A substantial Increase In ap propriations for schools. 2. Increase of salaries of teach ers as well as others. 8. Continuance of the study of needed changes In public school curricula. 4. Provision so that steps may be taken toward Installation of a state system of school book rentals. 6. Increase appropriations for educational and other Institutions. 6. Increase appropriations for highway building and maintenance. Opposes Diversion 7. Oppose diversion of highway funds. 8. Eliminate all toll bridges In the state. 9. Provision for greater safety on the highways. Including a drivers’ license law but not one for revenue only. 10. Increase the hlghwsy patrol personnel. 11. Drastically amend or repeal the absentee ballot law. 12. Consider separate party pri mary registrations. 13. Amend the law on presiden tial electors. 14. Ratify the child labor amend ment to the federal constitution. 18. Enact legislation relating to unemployment Insurance. 16. Consider establishment of a state insurance fund. 17. Extend thfc benefits «f work men'll compensation to teachers. 18. Extend workmen's compensa tion to cover occupational diseases. 19. Increase appropriations for charities and welfare. 20. Provide for state aid in sup porting an employment service. 21. Submit constitutional amend ments to liberalise the tax struc ture, work reforms In the Judicial system, protect against excessive debt, and provide encouragement for home building and ownership. 22. Clarify tax foreclosure laws. 23. Provide supervisors for parole work. 24. See that Justice to done the negro citizenship of the state. Spanish War Vet Meeting Planned For January 14 Veterans of the Spanlsh-Amerlcan war will meet In the county court house Monday night, January 14 for the purpose bf Installing new of* fleers recently elected. Comrade J. M. Mabry of the Charlotte post will be present and officiate at the ceremony. There are some 33 members of the Cleveland county group. Retiring officers for the year are B. O. Logan, commander, C. P. Go forth, adjutant, and 8. B. Short, quartermaster. Those who will be Inducted Monday night are C. C. Owens, commander, Zero Huffman and W. B. Metcalf senior and Jun ior commanders respectively, Louis Forney, adjutant. 8. B. Short was re-elected quartermaster. Eye-Witnesses Tell How Sen tell Killed Alleged \Sweetheart9 Blanched With Fear On Reading Note From Him Morning Of Tragedy, Girl Testifies; Talked To Him Night Before The man who took Florence Jones to the movies the night before she was murdered appeared late this morning as a prosecuting witness against Louis Sentell, on trial for his life, and testified that Sentell stopped Florence on the street that night to hold a conversation with her. __ I Inaugurated O. R. Webb who mi last night in augurated president of the Klwanla elub for this year. Lee B. Weathers Is vice president. Expect Big Crowd At Shelby Dinner; Hoey Will Speak Mon Than 1M To Bo Served At Commerce Chamber Banquet Nest Monday Night. More than 150 people are expect ed to attend the Chamber of Com merce and Merchants Association banquet at the Hotel Charles Mon day illght at 7 o’clock. It was learn ed today at the organization offices In the Llncberger building. Clyde R. Hoey will deliver the address of the evening. The entire program Is being arranged as a home-town party with a local or chestra furnishing music both dur ing the dinner and for the square dance which Is to follow. Llneberger To Preside. J. D. Llneberger, president of the organization, will be toastmaster and directors and officers for the ensuing year will be named during the meeting. Members of the association, their families, employes and friends are Invited to attend the affair. The only formality required Is that the management must know at noon on Saturday as to the number each member plans to bring. MASONIC DECREE TEAM AT LAWNDALE, JAN. 16TH The Union Masonic degree team will meet with the Lawndale lodge on Wednesday night, Jan. lflth dnd confer work. A11 members of this and other Masonic lodges are In vited to be present. County Farmers Present Farm Agent Shoffner With New Car When County Agent Bob Shoff ner went to his garage this morn ing upon his return by train from Raleigh last night, he opened the door to set out to work in his old car and found a bright, shiny new 1936 model Pontiac eight. It was the gift of Cleveland coun ty farmers, 100 or more, in appre ciation of Mr. Shoffner's faithful work in the matter of cotton con trol, the distribution of checks, etc. The campaign for funds for a new car, originated among the farmers while Mr. Shoffner was away on a five-day trip to Raleigh to attend a meeting of farm agents. He knew nothing whatever of the sur prise until the car had been bought from the local dealer. J. Lawrence Lackey, placed in his garage last night to await his return. \ The new ear is a roach model and one of the very first of the new 1935 scries to be delivered here, the new model cars having Just been put on display. "I was speechless with delight when I saw that new car this morn ing." said Mr. Bhoffner. "While I appreciate the gift and the value and usefulness of the car, what touched me most was the spirit that prompted it. I was overcome to think that my services have been appreciated by the farmers and that they should show their appreciation In such a substantial way,” he added. Mr. Bhoffner rode to the office, found friends congratulating him along the way and at the court ‘.'ou.se where he plunged in to dis libucmg parity checks, amounting to $101,000. "Walt a minute,'' Sentell com manded "Florenoe. I want to tea you." Aea Far ProeecuMon The witness wm Kelly Anderson, Cleveland Cloth Mill worker. His testimony w*s played like an aoe In the hole by the proseoutton, which has been seeking to show that Florence and Sentell were sweet hearts, that they quarreled, and that he premeditated her murder. Defense Attorney W. B. Breese^f Brevard, striking shrewd blows In cross examination, has been trying to show that Sentell did not aim his gun at Florence alone, but at the group of four girls, one of whom, Emily Drake, was wounded when Florence was killed on Feb, IB. If the defonse can prove this, Sentell cannot be convicted of first degree murder, as the state de mands. Court At Night. i Beginning Thursday morning, the ; trial of the Byrum Hosiery MIU worker for the murder of the girl— later revealed as Mrs. William Drake—continued until 9:30 last night before audiences that packed the aisles and overflowed beyond the rail. A Jury of 19 men was com pleted early Thursday afternoon. The state's case, conducted by vlgorou* t. 8. Spurting of Lenoir consists so far of damaging evi dence presented by a series of eye witnesses. The defense Is expected to put Sentell on the stand, possibly this afternoon. The prosecution la expected to conclude examination today. Bye Witnesses. The state marshalled Its witness es first to ehow how the alleged crime was committed, calling Ar thur Benoy, who lived near the scene of the killing, Emily Drake, one of the four girls with Florence when she was killed, Frauds An derson, one of the quartet, and Mrs. Mary Page, the third girl. She wag Mias Mary Anderson before her re cent marriage. Their story, except tor minor variations, and unshaken materially by cross-examination, told how they left the Byrum Hosiery mill at noon on Feb. IB, how Sentell followed (Continued on page eight) Pneumonia Fatal To W.T. Greene; Wa* 22Year» Old Succumbing to a mere attack of pneumonia In the Shelby hospi tal early yesterday morning, funeral services were held at 3:00 this aft ernoon for Wilburn T. Greene, 33 year old son of Mr .and Mrs. For rest Oreene of 1337 South LaFay ette street. The Rev. C. F. Price was in charge of the funeral services which were held from the home. Inter ment was in Mountain Rest ceme tery In Kings Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Greene formerly .lived there. Wilburn was employed with the Belmont mill until about 10 days ago when he was attacked with a severe cold which developed into pneumonia, resulting In his death. He Is survived by his parents and the following brothers and sisters. Brothers, Rhoyce, Loyd, Floyd. and Earl Greene; sisters, Quillle, Mar gie, Greene, all of Shelby, and Mrs. Lona Hinman of Washington, D. C. Re-employment Office To Open C. M. Baber and E. W. Brockton, of the Gastonia National Re-em ployment service office, were here yesterday to arrange for office space for the establishment of a re-em ployment service in Shelby. This will be, a continuation of the work done last year under the* direction of D. R. S. Frailer and Sam Lattlmore. The office will be a temporary one, established to provide work ers for the PWA projects now un der way here, and possibly to co operate in obtaining labor for the post office building. Some 30 or SO men will be given work. Mr. Baber l will be in charge.
Shelby Daily Star (Shelby, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Jan. 11, 1935, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75