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Buy Cotton Products This Week; Cleveland County Is Almost Wholly Dependant On This Product Call Phone 11 And Insert A Want Adv In The Star For Results The Glevelkmd ZWE VOL. XLI# No. 55 SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, May 8, 1935 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. Mf Mall, par yaar. (la adranoal _ U.H Carrlar. par raar. (la advanaa) _ D M WOODSON, GARDNER IN RUN-OFF FOR MAYOR 0. Max Gardner Boomed to Head Cotton Authority Obtains Release From Telephone Inquiry Petitioned To Moke Him Code Chairman To Replace George Sloan Former Governor O. Max Gard ner of Shelby, who yesterday was at his own request relieved of his ap pointment u special counsel for the telephone investigation, Is now being boomed for president of the Cotton Textile Institue. James Webb (Decker) Gardner, bis son, said at his home here this morning he had received no word from his father in regard to this position, but said that he did know know the post had been offered to him about two months ago. Roosevelt Petitioned It. was disclosed at the White House that President Roosevelt has received petitions from the Amer ican Cotton Manufacturers’ asso ciation and other textile groups urging that Gardner carry on as couse] for the textile Industry. He is now serving as Washington counsel for the institute and an in formed source disclosed Gardner had been approached by the insti tute’s nominating committee to succeed C. H. Dorr of New York, acting president. May Succeed Sloan This source said also the North Carolinian probably would be named chairman of the Cotton Tex tile code authority, replacing Geo. A. Sloan of New York. Gardner, it was said, was accept able to both Southern and North ern textile interests. Any change, however, this source added, probably will not be made until congress determines the fu ture of the NRA, under which the Cotton Code authority operates. Gardner’s appointment as special counsel for the Investigation of the American Telephone and Telegraph company by the Federal Commun ications commission was announced last week. Shortly afterwards, however, tex tile Interests, especially from- the south, appealed to the president to relieve him of the post in order that he might continue to represent the textile industry. When a delegation of Southern manufacturers came here last week to appear before the special cabi net committee studying textile prob lems. a letter signed by T. H. Webb of Concord, N. C., president of the American Cotton Manufacturers' association, and other officials was addressed to Mr. Roosevelt. Chain Letter Craze Gets Slow Start Here Although the send-a-dime craze bss made a definite start in Shel ls' with many residents reporting weipt of chain letters from dis twnt cities, Talmadge Gardner, routing clerk at the post office, said tflis morning that no appreciable Pick-up had been noted in his de partment. Apparently. Shelby folk have been s’ far on the receiving end, and haven't yet started their replies, or ro s*nd their dimes. Credle Transferred To Henderson, N. C. r T Credle of Washington, N. C. ™ has been serving Cleveland lrri adjoining counties as field ropre.se ptative for the Federal Land ar!k been transferred to Hen ’erson. v. c. R A Artedge of Columbus, N. C„ ,UCfeed Mr. Credle here. Textile, Clothing Course For No. 8 Mist Male Edwards, of Polkville ute. all persons of No. 8 township n° are interested in taking a Prse in clothing and textiles to n at the home economics depart lh m room Friday May 10 at 4:00 In T, a,!'-erno°n. Classes will meet on a-v and Friday of each week. Dalton, ^ttoa the markets XDot.It to 13c '•ed, ear. ton .$40.00 wagon, ton *37.00 Shelby High School Graduating Class Of 1935 Shown above is the 1935 Senior class'of Shelby high school. Read ing from left to right the complete roster of the class follows: Back row: Kathleen Phillips. Inez Caskey. Ruby Bridges, Ruth Toms, Willis Lowe, Mary Rachel Parks, Marlyn Smith, Jean Bost, Charles Broadway, Paul Dover, Clyde Ham rick. Curtis Sanders and Capt. B. L. Smith, superintendent. Fourth row: Marion Bass. Mary Lou Dedmon, Martha Eubanks, Es telle Hicks, Gladys Waddell, Viola Jackson, Marietta Hoyle, Louise Ramseur, Anna Coble, Lydia Wil liams. J. D. Cash, Jack McKee, Roy Lee Connor, and Robert Toms. Third row: W. E. Abemethy, principal; Dorothy Roberts, Louise Lybrand, Helen Sue Kendrick, Francis Blanton, Helen Wilson, Gaynell Duncan. Nancy McGowan, Margaret Hamrick, Mary McLarty, Kathryn Blanton. Virginia Mintz, Rae Blanton, Lamar Young, Ben Hill Rushin, and Mrs. B. E. Hen drick, class sponsor. Second row: Jeanette Beheler, Assembly Looking Forward To Adjournament on Friday RALEIGH, May 8.—Legislation pertaining to the legalization of al coholic beverages an dthe biennial school machinery act headed a long list of bills considered by the gen eral assembly yesterday as the house definitely looked toward sine die adjournment Friday after noon. The lower branch passed and sent to the senate a Joint resolution calling for the legislators to end their work at 5 o'clock Friday, and approved another resolution to prohibit the introduction of any new legislation after adjournment Wednesday. The senate had ad* joumed and has taken no action on the measures. While the senate was receiving an act to permit the manufacture and sale of natural wines in North Carolina, the house calendar com mittee was reporting favorably com Day bill proposing to allow the state to sell one quart of whiskey to an adult every 15 days. Eton Employee Is Cleared On Strike Assualt Charge Miss Ruby Hamrick, employes of the Eton Mill, was found not guilty in Recorders court this morning on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon In a repercussion of strike trouble at the Eton Mill. She was indicted by H. D. Stancil, who signed a warrant stating that she injured Miss Maybelle Smith, picket line leader, in driving her car through the mill gates on the afternoon of April 29. Tilden Falls, another mill em ployee, will face a similar charge in court/this afternoon. More the/i a dozen witnesses ap peared for the defense, including Miss Madge Putnam, who was in Miss Hamrick’s car, to testify that Miss Smith was not struck on the leg, as alleged in the complaint. The picket line was in front of the gate when Miss Hamrick emerg ed, but defense witnesses said she slowed down and blew her horn before trying to pass them. This case is apparently paired with another charge, in which six strikers were accused of inciting a riot a few days previously. Man Stricken Down With Appendicitis J. C. Holt-zclaw, said to have been stricken with appendicitis, was rush ed from the court house short after noon today and is in the Shelby hospital. Brass Cuspidor, Cornmeal Mush Part Of Plot In Coming Play "Where is my brass cuspidor, where is my grandfather's picture, and what in the world is going on around this place?” are just some of the questions asked as Herbert Kalness tries to clear up a few fam ily matters m the A-l triple star three act play which the Community players will present at the high school auditorium Friday night, Way 17, Tickets went on sale today for the feature amateur performance of the year which has been under preparation for nearly two months.. Dramatics fans will remember the thrill afforded by the last major production, “Sun Up" and addi tional are promised by Miss Isabel Hoey, director of the new produc tion “Big Hearted Herbert.” Alton Kirkpatrick plays the role pf “big hearted Herbert” in the per son of a bald-headed business man. -tout and grouchy, who ha:- a good | family, and who is a typical father^ n a typical American family. He las a daughter in love, a wife who vants to be someboddy, a couple >f healthy young boys in school, ind a set, of neighbors who form i. complex that becomes too much or the ‘ big hearted ruler of his louse " Cornmeal mush, striped curtains, ove scenes, schemes and plots on »th sides are said to bring laugh* «r, and later as the family con certs “the old man" from the idea >f being “homespun or tradition >ound,” the story develops into real irama with attraction for every nember of the family. Other members of the cast will nclude Reeves- Forney as the wife, Jene LeGrand and Bernard Clark is the two sons; Carobel Lever as Martha”; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shep lerd, Esta Tyner, W. H. Brown, led McGowan. Mrs. Harry Cohen, fudge Joe Wright and Lib Gibson, s other members of the family and heir neighbors Marie King, Pansy Fetser, Margaret Tedder, David Spangler, Elizabeth Shytle, Walter Wilson. Maurlne Davis, Hill Hudson. Kathryn Buioe, Jeff Connor. Catherine Wilson, Everette Cabaniss, Elizabeth Jack* son, Clarence Smith and Ellie Mc Kinney, Front Row: Howard Ervin. Thom as Fetzer, Lyle Collins, Woodrow Wall, O. V. Hamrick, Rufus Weath ers, Clyde Williams, Will Arey, Jr., Harold Bettis. James Gallimore. and Woodrow Wall. The senior not pres ent is Keith Shull. Dr.J.E.Abemathy To Speak Tonight To High Graduates Claw Carrie* Out Indian Motif; Large Crowd Attends Meet, Class night exercises of the sen ior class of the Shelby high school were presented Tuesday night in the high school auditorium with a novel Indian motif being observed throughout. “The Happy Hunting Ground” was depicted in the class history, statistics, prophecy, will and in other features. Indian Braves and maidens gave the program. Dr. J. E. Abemethy, pastor of the First Methodist church of Forest City will deliver the commence ment address this evening at 8:00. He is an outstanding speaker in this part of the state and a capa city crowd is expected to hear him. Program Others participating on the pro gram this evening are Rev. F. H. Price; invocation, Dr. E. K. Mc Larty who will introduce the speak er, and Rev. R. P. Hamby who will pronounce the benediction. Members of the school board, the mayor, and members of the board of aldermen, both the present in cumbents and the aldermen-elect will occupy seats on the rostrum. Special Muisic The girls’ glee club and a sex tette of the eighth grade girls will render special musical selections. The commencement exercises are being made all the more delightful by the addition of a new grand piano which has just been bought by the P. T. A. for the high school auditorium. Class Gift In the exercises last night O. V. Hamrick, jr., made the presentation speech for the senior class gift to the school. The gift was a set of curtains for the lower windows in the auditorium. Clyde Williams, president of the class was in charge of the program. Senior hostess was Louise Lybrand, Indian chief was C. B. Putnam, Indians were Clarence Smith, Rob ert Toms. Everette Cabaniss, Willis Lowe, Jack McKee and Rufus Weathers. Gaynell Duncan was Spirit of the Class, Keith Shull, leader; spokes men were Mary Rachel Parks, Cur tis Sanders, Louise Ramseur, Vir ginia Mints, Jeff Connor, Marietta Hoyle, and Mary L. Duncan. Marie King gave the class his tory, Frances Blanton gave rhymed statistics of the class, Hill Hudson the class prophecy, Harold Bettis, the class will. and characteristic gifts by Marian Bass and Helen Wilson. Accompanists for the fare well song were Ruby Morgan and Mri Dwight Houser. Six Major School ProjedsPropoied; Cakon Is Elected Board Of Education Is Sworn In Architect It Employed To Plan Ru ral Buildings For County fin dor Public Works. The new county board of educu don was sworn in here Monday end »y Monday night after one of the Misiest all day sessions tn years the body had rel-elected J. H. Orlgg Bounty superintendent of schools, :hosen A. L. Cal ton of Lattlmore chairman of the board, employed an architect to begin immediately on plans for six major rural school projects to be constructed In the county under the new PWA pro gram. A new school unit at Dover mill was inspected along with the addi tion to the colored school building and the arcade at the Shelby high school building, which were Judged satisfactory. A federal inspector will pass on the work May 18. Announcement was made of the offering at auction the first Mon ray in June of the abandoned Flint Hill school building. The board was sworn in by Clerk of Superior Court. A. M. Hamrick and is composed of A. L. Calton, Lattlmore; C. D. Forney, Lawndale; J. L- Hord, Waco; O. F. Austell, Earl, Coy McSwaln, Shel by and J. H. Qrigg. The term will run two years. Oeorif M. Rhodes, Charlotte ar chitect, was selected as architect whc will draw plans for the following projects for rural school buildings in the county; Elementary building In No. I township; elementary building for Sharon, Shanghai and Beaver Dam; elementary building for Rosa drove, Popular Springs and Beams Mill; an addition to Lattlmore building; ad dition to Rethware building; other additions from one to four rooms at Mooresboro, Piedmnt, Fallston, Ca sar and perhaps others. Conference Leader Aid* Rev. Fogleman Dr. R. M. Andrews of High Point, who Is president of the conference which Includes this territory of the Methodist Protestant church was able to fill three appointments with Rev. H. F. Fogleman of Fallston on this charge Sunday. He preached in Friendship church in the even ing service. A large number of community people were present to hear him. During his stay Dr. An drews was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fogleman. Moriah Methodist To Have Memorial There will be memorial services at Moriah Methodist church west of Caaar Sunday May 12. The pastor of the church will preach at 11:00, after which graves will be decorat ed. C. B. McBrayer of Shelby will make the memorial address at 2:00 in the afternoon. Dinner will be served on the grounds at noon. Drawing Teacher Opens School Today Bob N. Alexander of the Alexan der School of Dancing in Charlotte will hold classes in Shelby beginning today at the Hotel Charles. Pupils who wish to enter these classes are asked to register this afternoon at 4:30 p. m. Ballroom classes will also be held at 8:00 p. m. ¥ They Poll High Tally In Record City Vote Winners In Mayoralty Contest Harry S. Woodson and Cleveland Gardner, who polled the highest vote in the city election last night. They will face each other again in a run-off election May 14. Woman Instantly ■ Killed In Highway 20 Accident Mrs. Bessie Flynn Dies Of Broken Neck; Tom Hardin Of Forest City Held For Coroner’s Inquest Mrs. Bessie Flynn, 32, owner of the Log Cabin Filling Station near Mooresboro, was instantly killed last night on Highway 20, near Mooresboro, by a car operated by Tom Kings Mountain Elects Herndon In Mayor’s Race Town Casts Near 1,000 Votes; Close Races For Aldermen Board. Residents of Kings Mountain cast 834 votes in the Democratic pri mary Tuesday to elect J. E. Hern don, incumbent, mayor over W. A. Ridenhour. Votes for Mr. Herndon were 581 and for Mr. Ridenhour 253. Aldermen were elected with the following number of votes, the five highest to be on the board: Joe Neisler, 823; Jim Willis, 682; J. B. Mauney, 571; W. K. Mauney, 512; R. C. Gold, 477; Tom Fulton, 434; W. F. Logan, 318; George Cansler, j 202; C. P. Goforth, 267; J. W. Bla lock, 175; W. B. Brackett, 100. I School committeemen for the next | two year term were elected without I opposition with the following votes cast for them: A. H. Patterson, 628; C. F. Thomasson, 524; H. H. Houston, 279; A. H. Cornwell, 175. and O. T. Hayes, 175. Officials In Kings Mountain said election spirit in the eastern coun ty town was the best in years, es pecially in the race of 11 candi dates for the town's governing board of aldermen. Robert Shoffner, former county R. W. Shoffner was In the city today. He has been In Raleigh in connection with his TV A work uuiuin, Hi r urofli u.y. Since there were no eye witness ed. details of the accident were vague. Body Hurled 100 reet. Patrolman Oreenway of Shelby, called to the scene, found that her car had been parked on the side of the highway, and that she had ap parently been standing behind her car when struck by Hardin's auto mobile. Her body was hurled more than 100 feet as the care sldeswlped. Her neck and right leg were broken by the Impact. She was alone at the time of the crash, officers reported, but the;# learned that a man, said to have been named George Breese, of El lenboro. had been in the car with her a short, time before. Inquest Today. Hardin Is being held In Jail pend ing a coroner’s inquest, to be called this afternoon. Mrs. Flynn was the mother of two children, aged 14 and IS. Two brothers, Lennle and Joe, also sur vive. Rutherford officials were hav ing difficulty this morning locat ing relatives, and were not able to annouiice arrangements for funeral services Thousand Contracts On Cotton Ready Approximately 4.000 cotton reduc tion contracts will be the total from Cleveland this year, according to estimates by Alvin Propst, Bank head administrator. Two thousand seven hundred and forty contracts were mailed to Ra leigh last week, and one thousand are due, to be sent today. The next step will be a check-up in the field. Unofficial Tabulation of City Election PRECINCT >. I V O 3 O 2 * s a S K 0 a i » SHELBY I SHELBY II . 53 SHELBY III 55 451 134 330 430 514 665 268 433 224 268 506 371 69 80 76 189 87 298 230 161 387 35 62 88 236 61 76 342 ~ 324 326 336 332 342 259 70 235 304 il« j M 380 262 161 370 8 30 34 309 ~ 38 39 >58 72 174 123 . 60 316 SHELBY IV ~.177177 42 51 125 206 SOUTH SHELBY _33 M3 117 1M 157 2*13 158 742 103 TOTALS ...........I....... 343 1047 318 1081 1042 1747 1651 1164 15J5 5bo j66 375 1394 4071 Woodson It Leader With 1081 Count; Gardner Has 1047 Rtm Off R»<m gat For Mar The 14* For AMmmu In a ding-dong battle for an* jremacy last night, Hurry Hood* ion and Olevstand Oardnor emerged in high man in the otty mayoralty ilectlon aa registrars labored until nldnfght counting the greatest mt* ever registered in a municipal deoMon. An the finale were flaahed from card 8, loot box In. the count itood: Woodeon 1,081, Gardner. 1.047, McKinney SIS and Dorsey MS. The total vote quit, an all-time record for Shelby, waa 1JN. bet tering the previous mark of 3,106 ■at In 19SS when Mayor Sim Mc Murry was re-elected. Kun-Oif Nay 44 Woodson and Oardnar will face each other again In a run-off on May 14. No run-olf, however, la necessary in the aldermanic race, clear ma jorities being Indicated in the unof ficial vote reported to The Star laet night. Tlie winners are: Ward 1, ». Z Riviere 1,747. O. P. Allen, 1,043; Ward 3, Charles Coble, 1,681 against D. W. Royster, 1,1*4; Ward S. Cole man Doggett. 1,535, defeating O. W. Green SSS and D. D. Weaver 8M; w. c. Harris, 1,384, defeating B. M. Jarrett, 407, and Durant Crowder 375. The total vote by wards, aa shown by returns for the four candidate* for mayor, revealed a phenonrinal balloting In ward 1, the Haatstde. where OflO votes were cast. Ward 1 was 308, ward 3 was 804} ward 4 was 433 and South Bhelby 418. Drama attended the election. While a crowd of more than 3,000 waited more or lew patiently out side The Star office, returns trickled In, flaahed by telephone and run ners from the court house. Ward 3 Late The jtense moments came when all boxis were in save ward 3, and Woodson held a small lead. Wheth er he could hold this In ward 8 was what worried his supporters, al though it was obvious that Gard ner and Woodson would be the two high men and would face each other In the run off. In the big ward. No. 1, Gardner led with 461 and Woodson came second with 330. In Ward 3, Gardner again led with 316 and Woodson had 343. Returns on the election of city school board members were not tabulated last night since there was no contest. The former board, composed of Dr. Tom Oold. L. P.1 Holland. J. Lawrence Lackey. Roger Laugh ridge and Thad C, Ford wat returned without opposition. College Alumni Banquet Is May 10 Special attention baa been called to the fact that the an nual alumni association ban quet of Beilina Sprints junior college will be held Friday evening. May lb, at S:0b la the dining room of the collate. The date has been moved up, and the dinner will not be held daring commencement week aa usual. Dr. B. M. Jarrett, chairman of the program committee aeM today that the principal speaker will be Dr. E. V. Hudson, ef Cramerton. There wlU He spe cial music by the college. Al umni of the college may get ticket* at th- Cleveland Drug store or at the college
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