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And Insert A Want
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The Lllkvkhmd Stark
8 Pages
Today
SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13, 1935 Published, Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
By Mall, par yaar, (In tdnaN) — «S.M
rarrlar, par yaar, (In advasea) _ $3.M
Housing Canvass
Reveals Repairs
Most Needed Here
first Day’s Survey Is
Put On Record
^holders Eager For Painting,
Plumbing-All Kinds
Of Work For Builders.
The federal housing survey in
ghelby got down to actual business
wjtl, real figures and facts when
rffults of tne firet day’s canvass
turnfd in at the Shelby cham
ber of commerce and merchants as
jociation office Monday afternoon.
People in 56 of the homes visited
b, the canvassers Monday wanted
wrlc done. Of these 56 homes 32
were occupied by owners and 24
by lenants. Here are listed the ac
tus! repairs which people living in
the homes stated were necessary
,nd which, in the case of the 32
owners contacted, they want done
snd want dealers in the lines list
ed to call on them:
What They Want
Painting 35. roofing 16. carpenter
work 14. additions or alterations 16,
plumbing 10. paper hanging 9, new
flooring 2. refinishing floors 1, elec
trical work 2, concrete work 2, plas
tering 2, masonry 2, screens 4, fences
one.
Names and addresses of those
wanting work done are on file at
the chamber of commerce. Will be
compiled daily and are available to
ill dealers or workmen interested.
Late News
THE MARKETS
Coton. spot..12 H to 13He
Cotton seed, ton _ 44.00
Showers Thursday
Weather forecast for North Caro
lina: Partly cloudy Wednesday;
Showers Thursday afternoon.
May Head NRA
President Roosevelt is consider
ing General Robert E. Wood, presi
dent of Sears, Roebuck Co., for
appointment as NRA administra
tor m a revised set-up of that or
ganization. returning it to one-man
control when it Is extended June 16, j
it was reported last night.
Aiks High Wage
Labor is sticking to its demand
for higher relief wages. A com
mittee conferring with the presi
dent recessed until today, and
President William Green declared
that unless some wage limitations
are placed in the relief measure,
the entire structure of the nation
would be destroyed.
Macon Brought Down
Details are lacking in the latest
sea-air tragedy, that of the giant
dirigible Macon, which last night
sunk off the Pacific coast. It fell
110 miles from San Francisco, with
frantic SOS calls flashing in the
bight. An explosion Is believed to
have tom the great ship apart. A
md rocket from the darkness
struck the water 17 miles from the
'ity. All members of the crew are
believed to have been saved.
Ben Champion, 75,
I* Dead Near Union
Ben Champion's years of toil and
affliction ended this morning.
Mr. Champion, who was 75 years
°id and both blind and crippled
Jived on a little three-acre tract In
the Union community. Despite his
ack of sight, he would go into the
woods to cut his firewood, and carry
>t home. He even picked a little
rouor He was crippled an his life,
*bd blind the latter half.
Funeral services will be held to
morrow morning at 11 o'clock at
_ne union church, with the Rev. D.
5 * b'bburn officiating.
,u,ieave* hls wtfe- svho tolled
. . li!ly by bis side the long years,
‘"d one sister in Gastonia.
Mh. Crowder Heads
Nurse*’ Association
•s'!! ^ Wargaret Crowder was elect
Uum!S,dent of the shelby Hospital
the v *e As50clation, which met at
Nurses Home last night.
rice f JVma Newman was named
hurt* ent' Miss Mad*e Sunder
Beveri,Wnetary and Miss Sadle
On re'elected treasurer,
follow program committee the
NlchokV111 8erve: Miss Hoe
Sarah Tysoa *** L“toy ^ MiSS
frit the business meeting, re
nitf. * W*r* ^ * a«*tal
Shake A* They Await Verdict
David T. Wilenta
Edward J. Reilly, right., chief counsel for Bruno
Hauptmann, shakes hands with Attorney General
David T. Wilentz, left, as a gesture of truce
Edward J. Reilly
between the two after their long legal battle
Reilly summarized the case for the defense an.
Wilentz concluded the prosecution’s plea.
Substitute For Sales Tax
Is Urged In Legislature;
Would Boost Income Levy
Finance Committee Approval Asked For
Lumpkin-McDonald Measure, Said
To Yield $12,361,094
RALEIGH, Feb. 12.—Tax proposals estimated to yield
$12,361,094 in revenue and eliminate the present state three
per cent general sales tax were presented to the joint fniance
committee of the General Assembly today.
Strike Settled
Today at Dover
And Ora Mills
A settlement of the grievances
between employees and executives
of the Dover and Ora mills was
reached shortly after noon today
and all employees will be back at
work tomorrow, it was stated today
by Paul R. Christopher, state presi
dent of the United Textile Work
ers.
A conference was held this morn
ing between executives of the two
plants and their employees at
which time the grievances were
discussed and a settlement agreed
upon. The terms and basis of set
tlement were not learned.
Started Monday
A strike was called at both plants
on Monday morning of this week
when more than half of the 550
employees of the two plants report
ed for work, and the mills ran with
what employees they had on the
job.
Mr. Christopher sat in on the
meeting with the employees and
executives and is authority for the
statement that the strike is off
and that striking employees will be
back at their jobs tomorrow.
Ceph Blanton's car was slightly
Damaged by fire this morning near
the Methodist church. The fire de
partment extinguished the blaze.
The Lumpkin-McDonald substi
tute measure proposes:
(1) Net income tax of six per
cent on dividends now untaxed, es
timated to yield $3,086,538;
(2) Increase corporation fran
chise tastes to yield $4,682,679 m ad
ditional revenue;
(3) Increase insurance premium
taxes to yield $350,483 in additional
revenue;
(4) A graduated $5 to $900 occu
pational tax on all individual in
comes above $1,000, not taxed un
der the license tax section, esti
mated to net the state $2,241,394.
This tax would be in addition to
income taxes and Representative
McDonald of Forsyth, co-author of
the substitute plan, said it pro
vides an escape from the consti
tutional limitation of six per cent
on incomes.
Governor For Sales Tax
Governor Ehringhaus, when ask
ed for a statement concerning the
proposed substitute for the general
sales tax, said "It seems now to be
universally conceded that some
form of sales tax or sale taxes arc
inevitable."
The finance committee also re
ceived the subcommittee draft of
chain-store taxes, to include chain
filling stations. It was revised to
begin at $25 for the second store
and graduated up to $100 for more
than 20 stores having 500 square
feet or less of floor space.
Stores having more than 500
square feet of floor space would pay
$50 for the first 500 feet of floor
space, $25 for the second 500 feet
and 020 per thousand for all addi
tional square feet, of floor space.
Oil companies will be given a
public hearing on the proposed
chain-filling station tax tomorrow
afternoon.
Play Safe With Your Heart—
February 14 Is Valentine’s Day \
Tomorrow will see hundreds of
enraptured lads and lassies in and
around Shelby keep up with the
rest of the world by celebrating
Valentine Day by giving and re
ceiving gifts and messages of good
will from many of their friends.
There will be a lot of jokes and
pranks played on other friends and
silly messages and comic cartoons
sent by anonymous persons, but
every person who signs “from your
Valentine” will be carrying out the
age-old rites of the Spring Festival
According to the old stories. Val-j
entino or Valentine, whose name is]
honored, was a hand ome youth who
for religious reasons, suffered mar-'
tyrdom about 270 A. D. While In
all awaiting execution he sent a'
message to the blind daughter of
the jailer signed "farewell, from
your Valentine."
From the middle of the seven
teenth century the custom was
seized upon by English people who!
have made much of it since that
time.
An old traveler writes: On the
14th of February it is customary in
Hertfordshire for the children of the
' Continued on page eigbO
Hauptmann’s Fate
In Hands Of Jury;
Ask Death Penalty
Wilentx Conclude* Case With An
py Demand For Life Of
Prisoner.
By UNITED PRESS
FLEMINGTON, N. J., Feb. 13.
The Hauptmann case went to the
jury at noon today.
Attorney General Wilentz last
night completed his address, ar
angry, sincere and terrifically tell
ing attack against the shaky de
fense offered by Edward J. Reilly,
He placed blame for the murder
and kidnaping directory on Haupt
mann, "in whose veins is ice water,
but we'll thaw him out in the elec
tric chair," and demanded the
death penalty.
Four Possibilities
Four possibilities are seen, de
pending upon Justice Trenchard's
charge to the jury. They are: ac
quittal, guilty of murder in the
first degree with automatic death
penalty, guilty of murder in the
first degree with recommendation
of mercy, or guilty of second de
gree murder.
In the greatest criminal trial in
the history of the nation, 33 days
were consumed, 155 witnesses were
examined and 877 exhibits were of
fered to establish the guilt or in
nocence of the man accused. The
state used 88 witnesses, the defense
55.
Wray’s New Shop
To Open Friday
Creations of the latest stylists on
living models will be the feature at
traction Friday night for Shelby
women to whom the opening of a
new gown shop was an event of
more news value than the Haupt
mann trial.
The new Ladies Shop at Wray’.
Its formal opening will be held
Friday between 7:30 and 9:30, with
orchestral music under the direc
tion of John Best, Jr., and favors
for guests.
The models include: Mrs. Aaron
Quinn, Mrs. James Webb Gardner,
Mrs. Mason Carroll, Miss Sara Es
ther Dover, Miss Janie Cline, Miss
Francis Eskridge, Mrs. Floyd Smith,
Miss Minnie Eddlns Roberts, Mrs.
Gene Schenck, Miss Elizabeth
Black, Miss Minna LeGrand, Mrs.
A. D. Brabble, Mrs. Paul Webb, Jr.,
Mrs. Lawrence Holland, Mrs. J. A.
Lattimore, Mrs. John Honeycutt,
Miss Ann Elmore, LAwnd&le, Miss
Helen Collins, Lattimore, Miss Sara
Kate Ormand, Kings Mountain,
Miss Mildred Moss, Kings Moun
tain.
Calls Duce Liar
Ethiopa’s emperor called Mus
solini a liar yesterday and all Italy
hummed with war-like preparations
last night. The emperor flatly de
nied the duce’s charges that Etho
pians were the agressors in recent
border clashes. The little country
of Ethopia has one million men
ready for war and Italy could eas
ily throw a like number in the
*eld.
Vinson Bonus Bill!
Will Be Approved,
Cahill Declares
Veto Won’t Matter He
Tells Shelby Post
National Adjutant Speaks To War*
rat Hoyle Post Here: Building
Plans Are DiscuMed.
One hundred or more Cleveland
county ex-service men Tuesday
night at the courthouse heard James
E. Cahall, national adjutant of the
81st division, declare that in his
opinion the Vinson Bill, providing
for the payment immediately in full
of the bonus and the cancellation
of accrued interest on loans already
secured, will pass the house and the
senate and that it will be repassed
over President Roosevelt’s veto, If
necessary.
Mr. Cahall, who was in Shelby In
the interest of enrolling former 81st
division men in this county in the
divisional organisation, stated that
his information obtained from Am
erican Legion headquarters as well
as by contact with congressmen and
Senators, is to the effect that the
Patman bill cannot be made into
law; that it has on two occasions
passed the house and been killed by
the senate and that a poll of the
senate this year showed again that
it could not get by the senate on
account of the currency inflation
section of this bill.
Sees Passage Of BUI.
Therefore Mr. Cahall said the
national Legion officers, in confer
ence with congressmen and sena
tors, prepared the bill introduced by
Congressman Vinson, which is
known as the Vinson Bill, and
which provides for the same pay
mept to veterans as does the Pat
man Bill, differing only in the meth
od of financing. This bill, which the
Legion is backing, has a chance of
passage, in Mr. GahalTs opinion, and
he expects former service men to
get at least part of their bonus
money this year, together with can
cellation of accrued interest.
Building Plaaa.
Members of the Warren F. Hoyle
post in their regular meeting heard
further discussion concerning the
Legion buUdlng, the decision over
details being left to a committee
meeting this afternoon at 2 o’clock
in Dr. Tom Oold's office.
They also heard a brief, discussion
of the womanless play, the Fortune
Teller, to be presented in Shelby
under the auspices of the Legion
post February 28 and March 1, in
which will be presented around 100
of Shelby's prominent business and
professional men garbed in the lat
est Paris. New York, New Orleans
and Hollywood creations for women.
A number of members of the Le
gion volunteered to take part in the
show, whose cast is by no means
confined to the Legion.
Raze Old Building
On Warren Street
To Erect New One
Demolition of two buildings on
Warren street formerly occupied by
the Shelby and Cleveland Building
and Loan Association and Austell's
Barber shop began this week under
the supervision of Gus Evans.
These buildings are being taken
down to make way for the two
story brick structure which will
house an Eagle 5 and 10 cent store,
one of the chain owned by Mrs.
Rush Stroup.
Mrs. Stroup purchased 50 feet of
property in this block from Forrest
Eskridge. George and C. C. Blanton.
The building and loan office, erect
ed some 35 years ago, was for many
years used by the late A. C. Miller
as his cotton office. The corner
building is much older, and is said
to have been part of the original
W. P. Love property.
Kiwanis Club To
Hear Dr. Snyder
On Ladie* fT* \t
Dr. H. N. Snyder, president of
Wofford college, Spartanburg, 8. C.
will be the guest speaker at the
Kiwanis club’s ladles night pro
gram on Thursday evening of this
week at the Hotel Charles.
Dr. Snyder Is quite an orator
with enough humor to delight an
audience. Fully 150 Klwanlans,
their wives and guests will no
doubt hear him. A local orchestra
under the direction of John Best,
jr., will furnish dinner music and
Mr. Harold Seefeldt and Mrs. Ben
Buttle will render two solo selec
tions.
The program committee has an
array of prizes to be given to the
I feminine guests of the club that
[night.
Slot Machines Destroyed
In Open Court as Lawyers
Reveal Bribery Attempts
She’s The Valentine Girl
V
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Janet Garner j
#
Ptetty gifc arc traditional to Valentine’* Day, Feb. 14. Her* 1* a
picture of Janet Gaynor, screen star, frampd in a huge flowered
hmi, symbolic of the day on which a young man had best remem
ber his lady love—or else!
Electric Rate k
Cut At Kings Mtn.
Near 12 Per Cent
Minimum Of 10 K.W. Lights for
$1; 100 K.W. Of Heating Pow
er For Two Cents.
An electric power rate reduction
will be In effect March let
Kings Mountain, applying to the
February bills it was learned this
morning from Chas. O. Dllllng
Kings Mountain city clerk.
The rate reduction amounts to
about 13 per cent. The city has
had two rate reduction* from the
Duke Power Co. within the past 18
months and another cut Is due to
go Into effect March 1st, It Is re
ported by Utilities Commissioner
Wlnborne of Raleigh. All past and
future reductions made by the
Duke Power Co. to its wholesale
customers have been on the same
basis.
Mr. Dllling says the new light
rate represents a cut of from 11.2
to 16.7 per cent, which should aver
age about 12 per cent.
The new heating rate Is 100 KW
for $2.00 with all over 100 KW at
1.75 cents per KW. The new light
rate Is as follows;
10 KW for. 10c per KW
Next 20 for_8c per KW
Next 25 for.7c per KW
Next 276 for---6c per KW
Next 300 for_6c per KW
Next 300 for . 5.3c per KW
Next 400 for . 4.2c per KW
Passing the rate reduction on to
ultimate consumers Is in line with
the wishes of the federal govern
ment In its efforts for cheaper pow
er.
$100,000 Hospital
Suggested to PWA
By Kings Mountain
1250.000 List Include!* New City
Hull, Playground, Stadium And
Street Repair*.
KINGS MOUNTAIN. Feb. 12.-A
1100.000 hospital is Included In the
Inventory of needed and useful pro
jects submitted to the State Plan
ning Board and the Federal Emer
gency Administration yesterday by
Mayor J. E. Herndon and the city
board after a conference In city
hall.
Kings Mountain’s inventory totals
1250,000, which, with the M04.B00
submitted by Shelby and by the
county as a whole, brings Cleve
land's suggestion above the million
dollar possible quota.
New Gymnasium.
The list also includes a new high
school gymnasium at $20,000, addi
tions to the public schools at $10,000,
a community building, sponsored by
the Women's Club, at $30,000, a
stadium at $5,000, water extensions
at $5,000, paries and playgrounds at
$10,000, a new city hall at $30,000
tlnoludlng a JaU and fire depart
ment), street Improvements at $20,
000 and sewer extensions at $10,000.
No details of plans for a hospital,
such as $100,000 would afford, were
available today.
Hello World!
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. John Beam yesterday at the
Shelby hospital.
Asks To Reclaim And Develop
Hinton*s Creek Basin A t Hollis
Speaking before a large crowd of
citizens and land owners In the Hol
lis school building Thursday, C. J.
Hughes, a former resident of the
county an da brother to Hatcher
Hughes of playwright afme, told hls
audience of the possibilities for wa
ter power and other reclamation
projects on Hinton’s creek, Just ov„’r
the line in Rutherford county.
Mr. Hughes pointed out there Is a
tremendous amount of water power
that can be developed on this rush
ing little creek in the foothills, and
that for years, residents have used
its power in a crude way to run a
number of corn mills and other
machinery.
He proposed that citizens of Hollis
put In a bid to the federal govern
ment for rehabilitation and conser
vation project for the development
of water power from the stream and
the establishing of Ideal farm
and farm homes In the fertile lands
along Its banks.
For a number of years this pro
ject has been proposed by J. C. El
liott of Polkvllle who remembers
when that section was virgin ter
ritory.
In regard to reclamation Mr
Hughes said:
The small streams can be used to
* Contained on Page. Eight)
Weathers Asserts
Operators Tried
To Fix The Court’
County Wide Drive on
Under Sheriff
Officers Smash Machines As
Throng Cheers; Warrants
Issued for City Action.
Jhe, crash of two slot ma
chines destroyed in open court
this morning reverberated
Against charges of attempted
bribery of Judge Bynum E.
Weathers and members of the
Shelby Iter and signalled the
opening of a county-wide cam
paign against illegal nfichin
as under the direction of Sher
iff Raymond E. Cline.
An excited throng jammed the
Bliww before the Judge's bench
while hammers shattered the glam
and twisted the cunning mechan
ism which operates the cherries
the bells an dthe Jack-pots. Officers
Stanley and Hardin and Janitor
Martin Hoyle wrenched them apart,
while nickels and counters rolled
on the floor.
Bribery Attempted
-Judge Weathers reiterated hia
statement that slot machine opera
tors had attempted to bribe him,
and was supported by Attorneys O.
B. McBrayer and Cleveland Gard
ner In his statement that Shelby
lawyers had; been approached In an
attempt "to fix the Judge.”
"They offered some of the attor
ney! as high as WOO to 'fix the
Judge," said Judge Weathers.
"They came to my house under
cover of darkness to ask me to vio
late my oath to make a few filthy
dollars."
To Issue Warrants
When court opened, both Solici
tor C. C. Horn and Judge Weath
ers expressed disappointment that
only two machines had been
brought In. In view of the open
knowledge that there are at least
100 slot machines in the city, they
had expected many more confisca
tions. Judge Weathers announced
(Continued on page eight.)
Legion Will Pick
‘Womanless Play*
Cast On Friday
A party with plenty of enjoyable
feature* 1* planned for the Hotel
Charles dining room at 8 o'clock
Friday night when prospective mem
bers of the cast of "The Fortune
Teller,” womanless play to be staged
here by the American Legion post,
will gather to try on their costumes
and listen to the comments of their
wives who are invited to witness the
Informal show.
Mrs. Hugh Plaster will preside at
the piano, it being unanimous decis
ion of the sponsors that a little mu
sic will help get the men in a prop
er frame of mind.
About 100 men, being contacted
this week, will take part in the ehow
which Is being staged for the double
purpose of raising funds for the
American Legion building and to
provide the people of Cleveland
county considerable amusement.
Mooresboro Girl, 12,
Struck Down By Car
Mildred Bostic, 18, daughter of
C. H. Bostic of Mooresboro, is in the
Shelby hospital suffering from r.
cerebral concussion after being
struck by an automobile yesterday.
It was reported that the driver of
the car was W. O. Moss, of Spin
dale.
The little girl was comfortable
!this afternoon.
Seth Parker Safe
Phillips Lord—Seth Parker to
you of the radio fan world—Is now
trying to convince the world that
his SOS wasn't a publicity gag.
| Nine members of the distressed ves
sel's crew have been taken aboard
the Australia, with King Georges
son. the Duke of Glpuceater aboard
and they are awaiting the arrival
of the US8 Ontario*