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Call Phone 11 And Insert A Want Adv In The Star For Results W * ALT, No. 48 SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, APRIL 22, 19115 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. nr Mall, par mi, (in ndranea) _ n.ftO Carrier, per year. (In adranee) _ *3 00 Jwo School Bills Are Introduced By Rep. Gardner ClasseS) Bond I»*ue* Up |)H provide Agriculture And How Economic Teaching In (nttntv Schools. r^ieiand county school bills ,,1, mtvodueed in the house of jepresematiye Friday by Represen t«ive Ernest Gardner. Both have ,hp Nippon of schoolmen and school workers here, and both are slated lor passage without opposition, ac corrtHH: 10 reports from the capi t*l. .. , The first is the measure that provides lor the teaching of agri culture an& Jiome economics in the countv high schools. It provides that upon the written request of all ,lie committeemen of a certain dis fT rt, the board of county commis sioners .hall have the authority to lew a special property tax in that district io meet the expenses of vo cational training. Bonds For Building Thf second is a state-wide meas ure It authorizes the issuance of school building bonds by special tax units and the levying of taxes within school districts for the pay ment of principal and interest of bonds for repair and construction of school buildings. The bill has been referred to the education committee. It provides that the qualified voters of a certain territory may, by pet.hion and through public bearings, create a special district which rr.av incur indebtedness for Khool buildings. Election Provided Whenever the board of education ! shall so petition, the county com missioners shall, according to this bill orrler * special election In the specified school district, or in any such special bond tax unit, for the purpose of voting upon issuance of bonds. Under state management of the public schools, school districts are! not allotted to incur indebtedness j Negress Carved By Two Others In Fight Over Man Two arrests have been made in the knife slashing affray which took place in the negro Union Hall Fri day night when one negro woman ms almost cut to ribbons and an other seriously injured. Annie O'Neal Cline and Annie Clme were arrested for doing most of the surgery and Willie Adams will be placed under arrest as soon as her condition permits. .The latter1 received numerous lacerations about her neck, arms, back and chest. It was thought for a time that the Adams woman could not possibly live with so many deep cuts over her body. Tire other two women are alleged to have used either keen: butcher knives or razors. The fight aro.se out of an argument about a man )f if victim is able to go to court. Cleveland Women At White House Two from Cleveland county were among the large group of farm and i orn' monstration women enter- : tAir.er! during the early week-end Mv. Frankin D. Roosevelt at Washington. T;, ’. Miss Gertie Greene of J.i.rt .(.rings and Miss Gazzie . ous No. 18 demonstration club. : r P'- r was in the party of club omen which went on a sight see ju f,,»m the Gastonia district 0 ington. leaving Thursday we ir rntng Saturday_ . ,rp preparing now reports J ”P to the nation's capi ^^ h :‘om the point of interest in..ovations in demonstration club work. Bill Would Increase Terms of Registrars county is Included in bl11' Passed last week. ,f. rr ”"1 r: 1 ncrease the terms of (0Ur _ Pcl'-ters of the deeds to JE'*,r An^ Warmer Hr.a T “rPcasb for North Caro borth i somewhat warmer In : Tur.su "est Portions Monday; ' ,J' and warmer. Cotton r«U»n r,*K MARKETS 'l“'1 . 12 to 13e ' ' rar- ton . $40.00 v'‘' wagon, (on_$37.00 Crisis In Cotton Industry Threatens AAA j Cotton fi>ld | .y ^131 >v Senator Bankhead Governor Talmaage Textile mill Open rebellion against policies of the Agriculture Adjustment Administration is threatened m cot ton districts of the south. Textile mill owners have bitterly protested the processing tax and have found Gov. Eugene Talniadgc of Georgia on then side. At the same time, cotton growers have ex pressed growing dissatisfaction because cotton prices are still depressed. Chester C. Davis, farm Chester C. Davie administrator, asserted that attacks on the AAA were incited by anti-New Deal factions. Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama proposes to re lieve the crisis by his Farmers Home bill, designed to aid tenant farmers in acquiring their own land. Henry Wallace, secretary of agriculture, in a recent speech at Atlanta, defended processing tax as beneficial to industry rather than harmful. 459 AAA Contracts Return For Growers’ Last Approval Contracts Of Last Year’s Non-Signers To Be Given Out Thursday By T ownships Contracts for last year's non-signers in the AAA cotton reduction were returned from Raleigh today and were in the hands of County Agent J. S. Wilkins who said that all ne cessary adjustments thought necessary by the Raleigh office have been made. There are 459 of the.se contracts 'igned previously by growers who lid not sign last year. County ar.d township committee ben will be at the regular township neeting places all day Thursday of his week to present to the farmers 'or approval. If they accept the ad justments made, their signature j will then make the contract final for their 1935 crop. Mr. Wilkins said. 'his morning. ;hat only a few details in typing ind classifying are lacking then ;he whole body of near 3,000 pre liminary applications will be sent to headquarters. They are expected to be ready by this week-end. Growers who did not sign last year and want to examine their con tract may get it by calling at their township center which will be at the following places: No. 1 township. Holly Springs school; No. 2, Hamrick's store; No. 3. No. 3 school; No. 4, city hall Jit Kings Mountain; No. 5, Waco; No. 6, county agent’s office; No. 7, Latti more school; No. 8. Polkville school; No. 9, Fallston; No. 10, Belwood; No. 11, Casar. Bullets From Darkened Car Threaten Eton Mill Worker Bullets in the dark from either listots or high powered rifles gave several families near Shelby Fri iay an inkling of what it would be ike to be terrorized by gangsters vith machine guns, and the threats in life and property that usually iccompany them. The usual attack with a gun or funs occurred at the home of a Hr. Snelling who lives on the Bob 3otts property about three miles 'rom Shelby on the McBrayer Springs road. The Snelling family was a war med about three o'clock Friday j norning bv a pair of shots and ass Hrs. Snelling sat up in bed a fast; noving car with the lights off pass-I; ’rt their house, another shot rang int and a bullet buried itself In the ivall just a few feet from her. Ex nnination the following morning re pealed a pair of bullet holes in the Snelling auto, parked in the yard. Mr. Snelling could give no defi nite clues as to who the riders of he night could be, but indicated hat he has been threatened re •ently in connection with continu ng work at the . Eton Mill, while a number of former employees are >n strike. Officers could report no arrests this morning, but are working quietly >n the case. Other families in the immunity and other mill workers ire said to be apprehensive. President's Special Committee To Begin Cotton Textile Probe WASHINGTON. April 22.—The j President's special cabinet commit tee, appointed to make studies of i joth emergency and long-term problems of the cotton textile in-' lustry. was expected to start its vork this week, while congressional; -extile spokesmen continued their pressure for temporary action lm nediately. As the textile controversy subsid-1 =d over the Easter week-end, im-j rortant developments were tn pros— >ect during the coming week. These, ncluded a mass interview, probably j iVednesday, which the President j ms promised to a bi-partisan group, >f some two-score House members; sonsideration by the House ways md means committee, also prob ibly starting Wednesday, of the en-1 * lire import question; and the dec laration of the South’s position at ;his week's meeting in Augusta, Ga., 1 of the American Association of Cot- 1 ton Manufactures. Tiie commerce department is ex- 1 pected to make public tomorrow or ( Tuesday a report on imports of j bleached cloth from Japan—a sub-1 iect now being investigated by the; tariff commission The study to be made by Secre- ; aries Hull, Wallace, Rope and Per- j sins will include, in its long-term phase, the physical condition of the ; mills and the degree of obsolescence 1 it machinery wiLh consideration i jiven to providing credit for need •d or justified replacements, and a ! borough analysis of foreign trade ] jased on long-term period |l Noise of Strikers Must Be Stopped, Officers Declare Din At Eton Mill Disturbs Sleep Of Householder* A Mile Away, Wilkins Is Told. Chief of Police D. D. Wilkins and Sheriff Raymond Cline this morn ing issued an anti-noise ultimatum to strikers at the Eton mill. There must be no more yelling on the change of shifts, the officers ordered. Wide-spread complaints have been reported, in some in stances from homes a mile from the mill. Hospital authorities report ed that the incessant noises dis turbed patients. Ultimatum Issued. Chief Wilkins said that repeated requests had been made for quiet but that these had been Ignored. Now, he saidt offenders have been warned for the last time, and will be indicted if they disobey orders. The greatest noise has been be tween 5:30 and 6:30 a. m., between 1:30 and 3 o’clock in the afternoon, and between 9 and 11 o’clock at night. Boys To Attend Silver Jubilee " At Chapel Hill Special preparations are being made this week in Shelby and Kings Mountain scout troops for a party of 25 or more scouts and leaders to go this week-end to the 3ilver Jubilee at Chapel Hill when housands of scouts will gather in he biggest celebration of its kind ;ver held in the state. The occasion is the celebration of he 25th anniversary of scouting in he United States and will be part if the celebration of the dogwood ’estival at the university. Captain B. L. Smith, district :ommissioner will be in charge of he Shelby group. They will take iart in the numerous contests to be lcld which will include camping, looking, handicraft, marching for nations, and other forms of out loor work. National scout executive, James C. West, will be the honored guest it the occasion. Governor Ehring taus will also speak. Final arrangements must be nade by scouts with Captain Smith >efore Tuesday night in order to go vith the party in a specially char ered bus. First Strawberries And Potatoes Here Home gardens are beginning to held their first fruits ot the season n Shelby. * Mrs. J. M. Hall of Morrison street, Jouth Shelby_ gathered fresh straw >erries from her garden this tnorn ng Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anthony. 900 ?. Washington street gathered new rish potatoes and English peas rom their garden this morning 60 Legionnaires GreetConunander, Hear Brief Speech Pauses Here On Tour Of North Carolina Belgrano Say* "No Compromise" On Bonus Stand In Talk To County Veteran*. Sixty or more member* of the American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary Sunday morning met Na tional Commander Frank L. Bel grano of the American Legion and heard him make a brief talk In the lobby of the postoffice. The national commander, accom panied by Mrs. Belgrano, State Commander Hubert E. Olive, and State Adjutant Jim Caldwell, ar rived in Shelby promptly at 11:15 o’clock as per schedule. Prepara tions had been made to meet him on the court square but on account of rain the party was taken into the lobby of the postoffice where the Shelby group met Belgrano and members of his party. Uphold* Bonn* In a brief talk. Belgrano stated that the legion is proposing to make no compromise on the bonus fight; that the organization takes the position that the money Is due ex service men: they are asking for what is Justly theirs and that no compromise is in order. In thanking the group which missed church on Easter morning to meet him he stated that while he was sorry to come to Shelby at such an inconvenient time he thought. Easter an excellent time for members of the legion to gather for the legion is the greatest force for peace in the country, those who really know war being always those opposed to It. Excellent Impression Belgrano made an excellent Im pression on those who met him. He shook hands with all present. His remarks, made In entirely Informal manner, was Impressive without be ing oratorical. Preceded by two state motorcycle patrolmen the pkrty left Sbelby at 11:35 en route to Asheville where the afternoon was to be spent at Oteen. Belgrano Sunday night re turned to Washington, cancelling other engagements made for Mon day in order to appear before a senate committee. Of Italian parentage, born In San Francisco, he la of medium height, fairly heavy, and gives the appear ance of having plenty of driving force in his make-up. His visit was the first ever made to Shelby by a national comman der of the legion. P.T.A. To Sponsor Glee Club Here Two Shelby Boys Are In The Club; Concert Sponsored By Graham School Friday Night. The Wofford college, glee club, composed of 34 members, with sing ers and orchestra, will perform here Friday night, sponsored by the Graham school P. T. A. The per formance will be given at the high school, and will start at 8 o’clock. Two Shelby boys will sing. They are John McClurd, jr. and Joe Beckham. Among the features is a comedy skit by the team of Charles West and Charles Branton. They built their comedy sequence around the popular song “Love In Bloom.” Another performance which is al ways well received is the trumpet duet by musicians Adams and Tay lor of the Terrier Aces, the Wof ford college orchestra. The personnel of the glee club is as follows: R. M. Phillips, manager alid student director; C. D. West, assistant manager; Garl Slocum, accompanist; C. K. Branton, C. J. Hawes, J. G. Jones, F. M. Lineber ger, P. Graham, C. E. Strait, P. Alexander, J. Beckham, A. R. Brome, J. Foster, E. B. McDowell, M. A. Mosely, H. Hicks, S. G. Jen nings, J. J. Little, J. McClurd, J. S. Walker, C. D. West, H. S. Wil liams, H. Free. W. H. Harley, D. B. Anderson, R. B. Covington, J. M Sanders, D. Sassard, J. H. Stroud. FHA Field Agent To Aid Borrower* Ralph E. Hallock, field represen tative of the Federal Housing Ad ministration, will be here Tuesday afternoon to assist, prospective bor rowers. Dr. J. S. Dorton, county Bet ter Home chairman, announced this morning. Mr. Hullock will be at the offices of the Pilot Ufe Insurance company after 1 o’clock. The Pilot is the North Carolina insurance company authorized to nv ke loans up to $16,000 for new construction. I E. C. Hendrick, 67, Loses Right Eye In Auto Accident Crashes Into Truck On Waco Road Injured In Crash As Automobile j Hit* Truck On Road Near Haro. With a deep gaah across hl.s face suffered hi an automobile accident, early Friday evening, E. C. Hen drick, 67-year-old proprietor of the Fnlrground Filling .station, was forc ed to lose hl.s right eye under the surgeon's knife at the Shelby Hos pital Saturday morning Mr. Hendrick was injured when the car In which he was riding struck the rear end of a truck about three-quarters of a mile east of Waco. His nephew. J. C. Hendrick, 16, was driving at the . time, and said he was forced to hit the truck, which was at a standstill on the side of the road, In order to avoid a collis ion with a speeding on-coming car. Others HiAnJured. Young Hendrick was not Injured, nor was the driver of the truck, J. M. Link. The truck was said to be the property of the H. & H. Power Co., of Statesville. When the Hendrick car crashed Into the big truck, the hood of the [car flew off and up, striking Mr. Hendrick a severe blow in the face, which left a deep cut across his nose and ey*. The accident occur red between 6 and 5:30 p. m. Hospital attaches said yesterday that he was seriously but not criti cally Injured, and had rallied splen didly, although suffering from se vere shocks. Mr. Hendrick Is the father of Clyde Hendrick, who with Mrs. Hendrick was the victim of a hold-up by six gunmen a month ago. Mrs Whitesides Buried Sunday In Kings Mount. KINGS MOUNTAIN, April 22 — Funeral services were held at two o'clock Sunday afternoon at the residence in Kings Mountain for Mrs. E. J. Whitesides, Kings Moun tain resident who died at 6 o'clock Friday, following an illness of about two weeks. Rev. W. M. Boyce, pas tor of Kings Mountain A. R. P. church, conducted the service. In terment was in Bethany A. R. P. cemetery in South Carolina. Surviving are the following chil dren: T. P. Whitesides, of Gas tonia; J. B. Whitesides, of Lexing ton, 8. C.; P. P. Whitesides, of Gadsden, Ala.; Mrs. T. G. Huds peth, Mrs. Blanche Poplin and Miss Marie Whitesides. all of Kings Mountain; Mrs. F. C. Walker and T. B, Whitesides, both of Filbert, S. C., and Mrs. E. F. Gault, of Milstead, Ga. Mrs. Whitesides had been a resi dent of Kings Mountain for a num ber of years. Mr*. Whitener,' 85, Being Buried Today Mrs. Annie Lou Whitener of Clover, S. C., will be buried today. Mrs. 'Whitener was 85 years old and was a native of North Carolina but had been living in Clover for sometime. She. will be remembered here for the many visits to her chil dren in Shelby. She is survived by the following children: Dan Whitener, York, 8 C., N. J. Whitener, Wtlllston, FIh.. A. H. Whitener, Clover, S C., D. H Whitener, Gastonia, F. E. White ner, Mrs. M. W. Ervin and Mrs. J H. Sipes, all of Shelby, Mrs. J. C Jenkins, Clover. S. C„ and one brother, Oliver Walker of Gastonia. City Reduces Light And Power Rates 15 Per Cent on May 1st No Reduction On Electric Rate Used For Heat Or On Water Rates. Bills Must Be Paid By 15th To Get Discount A fifteen per cent discount will be allowed from pres ent rates on electric light and power bills if paid by the 15th of each month, but no reduction will be allowed on electric heat or water bills, it was decided Saturday night at a called meeting of the city council and announced this morning by Magician Coming Famed Magician To Show Tricks At Shelby High Mysterious Birch To Show Specta cular Stunts Under PTA Auspices. Birch, famous magician, will ap pear in Shelby In the high school auditorium in two performance* Tuesday afternoon at. 3 o'clock and evening at 8 o’clock under Che aus pices of the high school PTA. Birch will present not, only startling feats of spectacular magic, but also bring a sparkling program that Is varied with several distinct fea tures Heading the Birch staff of as sisting artists is Mabel Sperry, bril liant young musical star and dan seuse. She comes to Shelby direct from her appearance as xylophone soloist with the 100 plerc Marimba Band at the Century of Progress exposition. Stic appears with Btrch, the magician on his program and plays one of the most beautiful In struments of its kind ever produc ed. Saturday Is Last Day for Registration Saturday will be the last regis tration day for the May 7 city election. Mayor K. A. McMurry announced this morning, after a conference with city attorney D. Z. Newton. Registrars are: Zetnri Kistlrr, ward 1; J. A. Kills, ward 2; T. P. Jenks, ward .7; Mrs. Annie Smith Kong, ward 4, and Mar vin Blanton, South Shelby. Voters already qualified are not required to re-register, hut new residents, or persons never previously registered, must list their names in the proper ward. Easter Rain Disheartens Parade, But There Were New Hats Anyway Clevelands Easter Parade was splashed and disheartened yesterday by Insistent drizzles and spurts of rain that indicated milay had bet ter wear slicker an galoshes rather than her new frock and satin slip pers. Her new bonnet—they're rather frail this year, you know—was threatened with destruction by the downpour, and In more instances than not, the ladles tucked their finery away for more sun-blessed appearances. Still, there were gallant ladies who defied the dnaale and appear ed at the 11 o clock services in slightly damp but nonetheless Eas terish raiment. But all in all, it was a tough day for the girls. Shelby churches were Well at tended. with most people, for some reason or another, apparently pre ferring the morning services. Joy ful music of the Resurrection swell ed from well-trained choirs in all uptown churches, and vesper serv ices and cantatas were enjoyed In the evening. Railroads and bus lines Were dis appointed over their passenger trav el. There was a spurt above normal, but the amount of travel was not up to expectations for the Easter holiday season. -,7V. , Tills reduction was made In ordri to pass on to consumers, the three reductions that have been made to the city for wholesale power bought from the Duke Power Co. The three reductions made to the city on a wholesale basts total approximate ly twenty per cent, according to figures furnished by a Duke offi cial. Cooking Not Effected Mayor McMurry was unable to say this morning just how much the fifteen per cent discount orl light and power rates will cut the city's income. In order to determine this, the amount of current used ror cook ing would have to be separated from the current used for light and power. There are approximately 200 electric stoves In use In Shelby which already obtain a flat rate of two and a half cent per KWA on which no reduction was asked or expected because of the low rate. When the last rate reduction was made to the city by the Duke Power Co. on March 1st, the city council decided then to pass a rate cut on to its consumers on Mils due May 1st. Announcement of this contemplated reduction was made at (tic time, but the amount was not derided on until a called meeting of the hoard was held on Saturday night. All rntrs icmam the same as be fore. The discount of fifteen per cent on lights and power is allow ed If these bills are paid by coh siuners prior to the 16th of the month. No discount or reduction Is made for heating current and water service. County Boy* Win Tops In Judging, Public Speaking l.ov Crowder And Olan Padgett Get First And Third In Diatriet Meet. Cleveland county continued to hold the lead in agricultural pur suits In the Piedmont area Saturday when a large group of vocational agricultural students and their fath ers attended a luncheon meeting in Charlotte and heard Loy Crowder of Polkvtlle win first place In a speak ers contest, and later in the after noon saw Olan Padgett of Lattimore win third place In cattle Judging. The young men who are winner were In competition with some 4(1 departments of vocational agricul ture In the 25 counties of this dis trict. Goes To Raleigh. Speaking on 'The Trail of the Parmer.” the Polkvllle student was heard by some 600 fathers and sons representing the district, in addi tion to a large radio audience in a special broadcast over WBT He will enter the state contest at Ra leigh In June. Cattle Judging was held at the farm of Cameron Morrison south of Charlotte. Craig Honeycutt of Oak boro, 8tanley county won ftrst. Toastmaster. J M. Osteen of Rockingham, the district supervisor of vocational edu cation, served as toastmaster and introduced the following district of ficers of the Future Farmers: Rob ert Weathers of Polkville, president; Warren Love of Mount Pleasant, vice president; Webb Kiser of Try on, secretary; Samuel Price of Un ionville, treasurer; Nolan Hewing ton of Lattimore, reporter; A. B. Bushong of Ellenboro, adviser. Instructor in agriculture at Polk ville is E L. Dillingham and at Lat timore P. M. Coley. Other schools in the county represented were Piedmont and No. 3. Radio Artists To Appear Wednesday Hank, Sinn and Uncle Jack, radio artists, with stringed music, songs and novelties, will appear in the court house Wednesday evening. ' April 24ih. at 8:15. The program is sponsored bv Austin Cornwell drug .■ lore. Texao Crystal dealers.
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