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VOL. XLL No. 49
SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESD'Y, APR. 24, 1935 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
Hy Mall, par year, (in advance) _ txM
Carrier, per year. (In advanoe) _ *joo
Bailey Opposing
Bill To Finance
Tenant Farmers
(SJ. C. Senator Hit* At
Bankhead Act
<,y, Billion Dollar Plan Is Move
Toward Federal
Socialization.
f Special to The Star)
WASHINGTON, April 24.—Sena
tor Jostah Bailey of North Carolina
yesterday delivered an attack against
tht Bankhead farm tenant bill,
»hic.h would provide a billion dol
lars to purchase lands for tenants.
He called t he measure a step toward
.federal socialization” and tried tc
eliminate the Dona aumorizauun.
The vote against this was 45 to 29.
.Editor’s note: what the tenant
bill might mean In Cleveland can
be estimated from these figures—
there are more than five thousand
(arms here, with 1,918 owners and
3.263 tenants. There are 243.507 acres
of agricultural land, worth on an
average of $70 an acre. The per- ,
centage of tenants to landlords is
higher in more southern states.)
Support Bankhead.
Democratic leaders who are sup
porting the measure of Senator
Bankhead. Democrat of Alabama,
to check the growth of farm ten
ancy and decrease absentee land
lordism heard it assailed from both
sides rs "unconstitutional,” a threat
to the nation’s credit, a step to
ward “federal socialism” and “dan
gerous."
But for the second day in a row.
supporters . of the measure beat j
back attempts to kill it by recom
mittal and by striking out the bil
lion dollar bond authorization.
Vote Is Delayed.
The bill seemed ready to go to
the house when Senator Robinson,
the majority chief asked that a
vote be postponed because of the
lateness of the hour and the fact
that many amendments remained
for action.
The real reason for the delay,
however, was explained privately by
southern senators as a desire to
shorten the gap between passage of
the Bankhead bill and considera
tion of the bonus so as to squeeze
out the anti-lynching measure.
Senators Adams, Democrat of Col
orado. and Glass. Democrat of Vir
ginia. led a Democratic attack oni
the Bankhead bill, both calling it
unconstitutional. Adams also said it
was just another threat to the na- (
tion's credit, that the government
would be obligated for $40,000,000.
000 after thus congress if the bonus 1
was passed, and that $15,000,000,000 i
really would be needed to take care ,
ot all the 3,000,000 farm tenants.
Senator Robinson argued the bill
was not unconstitutional because
the proposed Farmers’ Home cor- 1
poratton would not have exclusive
legislative jurisdiction over the lands
>o be purchased and resold. (
Bankhead also argued, as far as ,
danger to the nation’s credit was ■
concerned, that the treasury would
have to approve ,all bond issues by ,
the corporation.
Fallston Honors
Are Announced
Mi*,s Nettie Bzelle Wright gave
the valedictory address in the grad
uauon exercises as rallston high
school closed early this week. Salu
tatory was given by Mias Annie
Maxine Boggs.
Reading honors this year go to
Miss Mary Ann Scott and declama
tion award was made to George
Wilson. George Wilson and Mil
hfed Wilson were elected "best cit
i2ens'’ the school for the year.
letters have been awarded the
following in basketball: Willard
Ledford and Dixon Hamrick, who
*fe co-captains; Colon Wright. Wil
„n Bl*gerstaff. W. A. Hoyle, Wayne
Hovle. and Keslar Hamrick, four of
he seven boys graduating. Among
IT g:rla getting letters are Eliza
«aniey, Margaret Stamey, Alene
tsm. Fay Wright, Norma C&nipe,
p Ve,a no^le, Nettie Wright and
Esteile Greenway.
W 0. W. OFFICIALS PLAN
T° ATTEND CONVENTION
and Mrs. Clarence Goforth
-compenied by Mr. Lail of 8hel
atfeo 80 K,J15ton Thursday to
Wn~. t®e s,ate convention of the
* the World. Mrs. Oo
lyrtn ^% recently elected 3tate
,nattw a? the order.
vw0Wer# Thursday
oiina h" forecast for North Car
Wednoc "air and sllghtly warmer
ednesday; Thursday showers.
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0 *•** wagon, ton
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Scout Leader
Boy Scouts of the Piedmont coun
cil of the Boy Scouts of America
are to be signally honored by a
visit of the Chief Scout Executive,
Dr. James E. West and 2.000 or
more scouts, scouters and parents
and friends will greet the chief
scout at exercises to be held at the
Memorial building at Gastonia on
Monday, April 29th at 4:30 o’clock.
Several days ago the scouts of
the Piedmont council united in in
viting Chief West to visit the Pied
mont council, sending what was
perhaps the largest letter ever sent
through the mail. The Invitation
was three feet wide and twelve to
fifteen feet long and was signed
personally by more than 1,200
scouts of the Piedmont area.
Royster To Run
Hosiery Mill On
Full Time Basis
Appointed Permanent Trustee At
t Creditors’ Meeting; Will
Employ 150.
D. W. Royster, who has been
acting as temporary federal receiver
in the operation of the Byrum Hos
iery mill, was yestreday named per
manent trustee at a meeting of
creditors in Charlotte.
These creditors, representing
debts of $60,000, met at the offices
of Marion Ross, referee in bankrupt
cy. They voted to continue the
trusteeship under Mr. Royster,
whose father was one of the found
ers of the mill years ago.
It was brought out at this meet
ing that Mi* Royster now has
enough prders on hand to begin op
erations on a full time basis, em
ploying the capacity work-load of
150 persons. He will begin work on
these orders late this week, or the
first of next, he said.
The mill is now employing about
50 workers.
Music Contestants
Go To Greensboro
The following group of students
leaves tomorrow for Greensboro to
represent the local high school in
the state music contest: Jack Baber,
Anna Coble, Woodrow Wall, Maryln
Smith, Buddie Young and Mike
Borders, jr. All of them will enter
vocal contests, either in solo or
group numbers, and Miss Margaret
Lee Liles goes with them to serve
as accompanist.
Mrs. W. E. Abemethy, sponsor of
the high school music club, will ac
company the group as chaperone
and director.
Miss Mildred Earl, of No. 3 school,
also a winner of first place in the
soprano solo will leave with her
accompanist Miss Christine Honey
cutt and music director, Prof. Karl
Jordan.
House Will Get
Revenue Measure
After Conference
Committee Argues On
It Over 3 Hours
Substitute Liquor Bill Reported
Favorably, Providing State
Referendum.
(Special to The Star.)
RALEIGH. April 24.—A confer
ence committee, after three and a
half hours argument yesterday on
the disputed revenue bill, said ef
forts would be made tomorrow to
shunt the measure back to the
house.
The senate passed $>he measure
on Its third reading after three
weeks of bitter debate and reversals
of position. In its form as it went
to conference. the act was esti
mated to be from *4,141,000 to *5,
353,495 short of the appropriations
measure which the senate is due to
consider shortly.
Committee Appointments
Conferees appointed by Lieut.
Gov. A. H. Graham for the senate
are: Harriss Newman of New Han
over, Carl Bailey of Washington,
and Fred Folger of Surry. Appoint
ed by Speaker R. G. Johnson to
serve for the house are: Cherry
of Gaston, Lumpkin of Franklin,
Harris of Person, Bowie of Ashe,
and Horton of Martin.
Newman, chairman of senate fi
nance, and Bailey have been con
sistent supporters of administration
recommendations, while Folger has
held out for continuance of present
exemptions to the sales tax.
Oppose Sales Tax
Cherry. chairman of house fi
nance, Harris and Horton have fol
lowed administration wishes while
Lumpkin and Bowie have consist
ently opposed to sale tax. Lump
kin was a leader of an anti-sales
tax bloc in the house which tem
porarily upset the administration
"apple cart” during consideration of
the bill.
The house finance committee re
ported favorably a substitute liquor
bill that would provide a state
wide referendum on the question
with the added provision that state'
stores would be opened if as many
as 12 counties voted wet.
The new liquor bill was drafted
to replace the Day measure, which
had proposed a three-way referen
dum with the voters expressing
first and second choices on: reten
tion of prohibition, a state store
system for selling liquor, and a
general licensing of liquor dealers.
Provisions of the new bill were kept
secret until its introduction today.
The Hill liquor store bill, intro
duced early in the session in the
senate, remained shelved in that
body pending completion of con
sideration of the biennial revenue
has been debated at length.
Awards are Made
To Students At
Boiling Springs
Medal winners and other student
honors for Boiling Springs high
school have just been announced
by the principal, Prof. O. P. Ham
rick, as the school closed its best
year with a graduating address by
Captain B. L. Smith.
Miss Geraldine McCraw took the
elementary readers award, and
James O. Hamrick was best in dec
lamation. Wilma Jones was the
best reader in high-school.
Elementary readers certificates
were awarded. Fifty perfect at
tendance citations given, 21 in high
school and 29 in the elementary
school.
Thomas Hamrick and Amos
Greene have the unusual record of
having attended school six years
straight without absence or tardy.
Wilma Jones has a four year rec
ord.
Mr. Hamrick said today that
three years ago the high school had
99 enrolled, picked up to 135 and
now has 152. He thinks the school
will get another teacher next year ,
to run the total to five in the high ,
school. ,
i
Once Destitute on Relief Farms,
56Now Rank as Cotton Planters
When 76 Cleveland relief families
were set up as farmers last year in
a back-to-the soil rehabilitation
movement, they w’ere told to grow
things they could eat They did grow
It, in such an abundance that the
surplus helped tide many another
family over the chill winter months.
This season, the relief farmers
are in so much better shape that
they’re not only growing their own
foodstuff, but have entered the cot-|
ton growing busines sas tenants un-1
der the landlord known as Uncle 1
Sam, |
Fifty-six families, comprising ap- j
proximafcely 400 persona, are now on 1
rented farms, all growing at least 6
bo 8 acres of cotton each.
One remarkable family is com
posed of 22 negroes, who have 80
acres, on which they will set out 23
in cotton, 12 to wheat and oats, and
the remainder in truck stuff. <
George Dedmon, county relief 1
igricultural supervisor, is in charge t
>f the farm rehabilitation work. |
Scene Where Ear thquake Hit
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Railway station and thorofare in Taikoku, capital of the Jap
anese island of Formosa where more than 3,000 were killed
by an earthquake.
Building Permits Total
$120,265 In Three Months
Postoffice And School Buildings Total $53,
000 Of This Amount; $10,000 Store Build
ing And $19,200 In Homes
Building permits issued in the City of Shelby for th«
first three months of this year totaled $120,265, according to
information secured from T. P. Jenks, building inspector.
Lattimore School
Gives Out Awards;
Howington Gets 7
Report Made By Principal R. D.
Arrowood; Athlete And Min
ister High.
Nolan Howington. youthful base
sail pitcher, high school senior, and
popular minister of the Lattimore
immunity walked away with seven
najor honors at the No. 7 township
ilgh school this year, according to
Prof. R. V. Arrowood, principal of
he school.
Commencement exercises will be
;losed there this week and nearly
10 seniors will be graduated.
His Honors
In addition to being No. 1 base
sail pitcher on the school's team,
md at the same time making near
ly a straight line of A’s on his
work Howington has won this year
he debater’s medal, declalmer's
nedal, is valedictorian, won $100
icholarahip on an essay on Boiling
3prings college, another $10 in an
;ssay on Nitrate of Soda, and a
►hort time ago was elected the
‘best citizen'’ of the entire student
x>dy.
Other awards made this year are
x>: Prances Jone6, in music im
provement; Maxine Cabaniss, $5.00
n B. and L. thrift essay and salu
atorian; Wilbur Martin, $50 schol
irship in Boiling Springs essay;
viary Frances Davis, high school
eader’s medal; Johnnie Bridges,
>est agriculture student; Bill Har
111, best shop project; Olan Pad
jett, a place on district judging
earn to go to Raleigh in June;
lulia Hunt, best girl citizen of
chool.
Hendrick Recovering
From Auto Accident
*. C. Hendrick, 67-year-old fili
ng station proprietor, who lost his
ight eye in an automobile acci
lent last week, is rapidly recover
ng in the Shelby hospital. “He said
le was feeling good, and lots better
oday’,” the hospital reported.
Cash Writes Story
Of Southern Cracker
“The Genesis of the Southern
tracker" is the title of an interest -
ng article by W. J. Cash, Shelby
mter, in the current issue of the
American Mercury." •
VI 1/1110 miiuuilt fOU,UUU WHA 1UI LUO
'addition to the postoffice and 618,
! 000 for school buildings within the
city. The next largest amount in
vested in buildings was 934,400 for
one-family homes in January, Feb
ruary and March, while 96,000 is
being Invested in two and four
family apartments.
Inspector Jenks compiles his per
jnlts issued under the following
heads and amounts:
New one-family homes_936,400
Repairs .___ 5,475
Oarages . .. 405
Service stations __ 11,500
School buildings __... 18,000
New store buildings _ 10,000
Postoffice addition _ 35,000
Apartments . _ 6,000
Funeral home . _ 335
Ball park. 1,500
Diner car service . __ 6,000
Belwood Finals
Begin Friday
Dr. Humphries, President Of High
Point College To Speak; Pic
nic Lunch To Be Served.
The Belwood high school gradu
ating exercises will be held Friday
morning, April 36, at ten o’clock.
At that time Dr. G. I. Humphries,
president of High Point college, will
deliver the baccalaureate address.
Dr. Humphries is a brilliant speak
er, and draws favorable comment
where ever he goes. Following the
address. Supt. J. H. Grigg will pre
sent dlsplomas to 32 graduates, the
largest class in any of the county
schools. At the conclusidh of the
exercises, a picnic lunch will be
served on the grounds. All are
asked to bring well filled baskets.
A record crowd is anticipated for
this program.
The final program of commence
ment will come Friday night at 8
o'clock with the presentation of the
senior play, “Wild Ginger.”
Salesman Is Held
For Beating Board
Deputy Sheriff Roger Laughridge
went to Staunton, Va., Sunday, to
arrest William Starr, clothing sales
man, on a charge of having failed
to pay his board bill at the Shelby
hotel. Mr. Star ris now in the Cleve
land county Jail,
Cleveland Masons
To Meet Friday
Cleveland Masonic lodge No. 202
will hold its regular monthly com
munication Friday night. All mem
bers are asked to be present. Vis
itors are welcome.
Bankhead Leaders
Meet In Charlotte
To Discuss Plans
Confer On Reduction
Of Cotton Crop
J. A. Prapat Represents Cleveland;
Quotas Not Yet An
nounced.
J. A. Propat, Bankhead Bill Super
vtaor for Cleveland county attended
yesterday a meeting In Charlot te or
supervisors from about 30 counties
In this district to hear L. A. Rey
noldaon, senior agricultural econo
mist from the Department of Agri
culture at Washington, and J. F.
Oriswold, chairman of the state al
lotment board, outline policies with
regard to the administration of the
Bankhead cotton reduction law In
1995.
Allotments or county quotas were
not announced at the meeting, ac
cording to Mr. Propat, but full ex
planations regarding Bankhead op
erations, contracts, and forms were
given. The meeting was ussd as a
clearing house for problems now
facing administrators.
Begin June 1.
June 1 was set tentative* as the
date on which the drive for appli
cations will be started and cotton
growers can be lining up their acre
age and five year production aver
age of cotton so that the various
county committeemen and township
committeemen can fill out the ap
plications with the least amount of
trouble and inconvenience to both
the farmer and the offlolal.
The operation of the Bankhead
bill is based upon a system of tax
ation of all cotton grown In the
United States. Every cotton grow
er, however, Is furnished certificat
es with which to pay this tax on a
certalh amount of ootton. If he
grows'more cotton than he hi allot
ted then hs must pay the tax him
self, or buy certificates from the
government pool.
■Riere are three principal opera
tions involved In administration of
' (Continued on page eight)
Party of Scouts
* Leave For UNC,
Silver Jubilee
A party of 16 Boy Scouts and
leaders from Shelby will be joined
by a like number from Kings
Mountain Thursday and will go to
Ohapel Hill to attend the Silver
Jubilee celebration which Is being
held In conjunction with the Dog
wood Festival at the University this
week-end.
Captain B. L. Smith, scout com
missioner. will join the group in
Chapel Hill Friday. The group will
go by bus and will be in charge of
Russel Chalk, Kings Mountain
scoutmaster and Edwin Spangler
and C. B. Poston, prominent young
Shelby scouts.
Following are those who are go
ing from Shelby: C. B. Poston, Jack
Ramsey, of troop 3; Bill LeGrand,
Bill Miller, Buck O'Shields, Henry
Quinn, of troop 1; Roscoe Wright,
of troop 1; Oerald Hamrick, John
ny Johnson, Thorne Qllllam, Oscar
Patterson, Benjamin Smith, jr., of
troop 6; J. C. Newton, Jr., John
Mull, jr.t Edwin Spangler, Tom
Byers, Oeorge Morgan, of troop 3.
They will leave Thursday at nine
o’clock.
.Approximately 1,600 Boy Scouts,
celebrating the 25th anniversary of
scouting, will begin a four-day en
campment In the woods surrounding
Kenan stadium Thursday, April 25,
and participate in a series of
events.
The first event of the festival
will take place Friday morning,
April 26, at 10 o’clock when the
exhibits of arts and crafts will be
opened. Three different exhibits
will begin at the same and con
tinue throughout the week. Crafts
will be shown In Graham Memorial
building, Arts of Youth In the Pea
body building, and oil paintings in
Hill music hall. *
Hits Alimony
Pennsylvania’* only untMMtad
woman legislator, Raprveenfcativa
Anna Brancato, is author <rf a WH
to outlaw breach ot prondee suit*,
and legal action baaed on seduc
tion, criminal conversation acid
alienation of affection*. Her
mcRKore was regarded a* sura o4
Yards This Week
Garden Club Sponsor* Inspection
Tour* On Thursday, PrMlay
And Saturday.
The Garden club la sponsoring
tours of the city's prettiest garden*
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
afternoons of this weak, charging
the visitor* a small fee of 1BC, pro
ceed* from which win toe med by
the club In beautification work.
It 1* expected that not only many
Shelby people, but score* of visit
or* from the outside will come to
Shelby on these afternoon* to see
the yards and flowers.
Tickets may be secured at the
Oleveland Drug store for the tour.
Bach yard to be vlnlted will be
properly marked for identification
and visiting parties will form their
own groups and set their own time
[or' visitation.
Yards To IBe Visited
West Marion street: Mrs. George
Blanton, Mr*. Charles L. Eskridge,
Mtrs. C. R. Hoey, Mrs. D. R. Yates
and Mrs. Chas. A. Hoey.
West Warren street: Mrs. J. H.
Quinn.
South Washington street: Mrs.
E. Y. Webb, Mrs. J. L. Webb, Mrs.
Ft. T. LeGrand, Mrs. Tom ftam
>cur, Mrs. Archie Archer.
South LaFayette street: Mrs. W.
A. Pendleton, Mrs. A. P. Weathers.
Belvedere: Mrs. Dennis Beam,
Mrs. Julius Buttle, Mrs. Wm. Llne
Serger, Mrs. Cline Hendrick.
South DeKalb street: Mrs. Yates
McSwaln, Mrs. Jim Spangler.
Cleveland Springs Estate: Mrs.
Frank Hoey, Mrs. Jack Dover, Mrs.
Dari Thompson, Mrs. J. D. Line
berger.
passage.
U. S. Notices Sent
Of Park Purchase
YORK, S. Ch'aptU S4^—Land
ownera In the Kings Mountain
recreational park area are be
ing notified by letter from
Washington of the acceptance
of the offer made by them a
year ago to sell their property
to the government. They are
advised not to cut any growing
timber or make any other
changes In the property not ex
pressly reserved In the options. -
The government plans to ac
quire, it has been learned, 6,257
acres which are now covered by
45 options, at an average price
of 914.84 an acre.
CityMustAbandon Wooden Roofs
On Houses or Pay More Insurance
A warning that Shelby insurance
rates will be Increased unless the
erection of wooden-roofed houses is
discontinued was issued today by D
F. Duncan, engineer for the South
Eastern Underwriters Association.
Residents now save 10 per cent on
fire insurance, he said, under the
benefits of an ordinance passed
during the Dorsey administration
in 1928. This ordinance prohibits
use of wooden roofs on houses
within the city limits.
Examining the fire department
records since 1938, Mr. Duncan
found that, excluding 1933 when no
records were kept, there had been
183 dwelling fires to date. One hun
dred and twenty-five of these, or
6» per cent, were roof fires.
Tile danger of flying sparks to
such houses, he said, Is so great
that the association, which sets
rates for all companies in this area,
will withdraw the 10 per cent re
duction if the ordinance is not en- j
| forced.
_ ■
Clyde Hoey Pays
Tribute To Youth
In Fallston Talk
Crack. At"“ISMS” In
Graduation Speeeh
Audience Of 500 Hear* Orator \\
He Upholds Young People AM
American Courage.
"Our young people are proceed
ing toward the task of helping to
pore, prime and rebuild without
yielding to demagoguery and atpo- •
UonallamClyde R. Roeg told the
graduating darn of M at Melon
high school Monday night.
He addressed an audience at too
In an auditorium wtlh a seating
capacity of 400.
-America llaada Pint*
“America stands firm baaau.s
her youth has not Mtowad pat
tenvi set in Rusala, Italy, Oermany
and elsewhere,’' he said.
Mr. Hoey was presented as north
Carolina's best beloved oittaan riba
has always ahoaen to asm with,
out the emolument at oMtae and
the material re wants of of^ioe.”
“American courage wMl solve
American problems," he declared
Vital Problems
“The problem of government has
become vital. It is now afteotifog in- -
dtvtduals and the amalleet unite at
our aootal order. It w«a not so In
the past, because our people were
living in a land that wae growing
up. and the average man was very
little affected by government In his
dally living. The aclenoe of govern
ment must be the concern of all If
we proceed successfully In the solu
tion of our problems, which art, for
the greater pert, financial."
“I hava not lost faith in Amer
ica." Turning to the graduating
class, Mr. Hoey said, “Young peo
ple. do not listen to the pessimist i
who are abroad In the land every
where. Constructive criticism L;
needed, but nothing good comes
(Mb Mslsrth* to those who offer
none, and profess to see nothing
but clouds and gloom. Courage, an
open mind, the will to work, and
American spirit found in American
youth will provide what the na
tion needs to chart a course to the
successful solution of our problems. ’
And here Mr. Hoey paused to pay
tribute to American youth.
rrauee Youth
"I am not one of those who rue
to condemn our youth In America.
There are thoee who spend their
time In criticising oar young peo
ple, and who say that they are
hopeless. I say that it la not so.
They are saying things, doing
things, and acting Juat like we did
when we were young. They merely
have a more modtoh sitting. What
they say, think, and do are fun
damentally the same. And then
there la another reason more Im
portant than all others which con
firms my faith In American youth.
The Youth Movement has upset the
established order in many countries
throughout the world. It may he
that established orders needed re
vision In most of these. But Amer
ican youth has found no need to
turn to Isms, blood purges, and
mailed fists. Our young people are
proceeding toward the task of help
ing to pare, prune and rebuild with
out yielding to demagoguery and
emotionalism. America stands firm
because her youth has not followed
the patterns set In Russia, Italy, |
Germany and elsewhere.’*
“My generation has solved the
problem of production. Hie present
and the rising generations must
solve the problem of distribution ol
goods and services. We do not want
to find a way to live without work,
because labor is the law of life. We
wish to evolve a social order> that
will provide security for' all, but at
the same time we wish to preserve
distinctions between those who want
to work and those who do not. The
will to labor must have its reward."
In his closing remarks to mem
bers of the class Mr. Hoey said.
"Remember, young people, that tri
umph will come as it always has—
to those who are faithful to duty.
Richness and fulness abound still
for those who are willing to strive
for them.”
Dover Village Boy
Hat Seven Year
Attendance Record
Jack Shull, !« year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Shull of the
Dover mill village has not missed
a day in school for seven years. He
has an uninterrupted attendance
record since he underwent an op
eration in 1028. Jack was an honor
roll pupil last month and will re
ceive his diploma from the elemen
tary school In May and be promot
ed to high school. He Is also an ex
cellent Bible student, having re
ceived a certificate of award from
the Dover church.