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Weather North Carolina: Local thun derstorms probable Wednesday and Thursday; little change In pmperature. * The LIMM Mm ka 10 Pages Today 1 VOL. XLI, No. 70 SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESD’Y, JUNE 12, 1935 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. Hr Mill, par 7«ar, (la advanoW — W.M rumr. per yw. (la adranwl — W.M $103,667 IN AAA MONEY ARRIVES FOR FARMERS County and City Ask $300,000 from PWA; Seek High School Vote Petitions Out Today Requesting Election For New Shelby Unit; Architects Rush County Projects Two score copies of a petition requesting an election in No. 6 township on the proposal to erect a $150,000 high school under the PWA program are being circulated in Shelby to (lay. The petition asks the ' county board of education to request the commissioners to call the election. It must be called if 10 per cent, or 3,so, of the qualified voters, sign the petition. Program For County M the same time, school districts throughout the county sped plans to submit their program, asking for another $150,000 in new buildings and improvements. The high sriiool project already has the approval of Shelby civic clubs, the chamber of commerce, and the planning board, so there is little doubt that the petition will carry. Under the new works set up. the government pays 45 per cent of the total cost, as compared with the 30 per cent of labor and materials supplied under the CWA. This 45 tier cent Includes land, materials, lahor and architects’ fees. Applications Here Applications blanks were brought to Shelby yesterday by Lester Hern don. Joe E. Blanton, county com missioners, and Troy V. McKinney, county auditor, who attended the institute of government at Chapel Hill, and with Herman C. Baitty, state PWA engineer. Applications ran be rushed through the Chapel Hill office in five days, and through Washington in two weeks, Mr. Bait ty said. Superintendent of Schools Horace Gngg said this morning that archi tects are now working on plans for the following county communities: Community Bequests aharon, Shanghai and Beaver (Continued on page two) Beauty Contest Will Name ‘Miss Shelby’ On Friday Dozens of beautiful girls, caressed In their best and making a try for the mythical title of “Miss Shelby" for 1935, will be seen Friday night when the United Daughters of the Confederacy sponstfrs a beauty contest in the high school audito rium. Leading firms in the city are be ing asked this week to sponsor a contest for prizes offered by the CDC. According to Mrs. Z. C. Mau ney. leader of the organization, the winner of the title, "Miss Shelby” will be entitled to go later in the summer to Charotte to compete in district and later the state contests. The show in feminine pulchritude will begin at 8, with admission charges being usee' for benefit of the UDC, which in turn will use them for care of Civil war soldiers and dependents. Morning Cotton LETTER NEW YORK, June 12.—Opera tions were limited yesterday due to the uncertainty over pending meas ures affecting the cotton situation. "Die better weather and present stack demand for goods induced some selling which was in the main absorbed by the trade. A moderate 'mount of buying toward the close chiefly in the far months was be hf,ved to be replacements of sales °f actual by the concentrated in terests. Reports indicate that the C-rop is highly fertilized and pro ducers working energetically for a itill yield on the limited acreage AV would rather sell on the ad 'ances for the present. At noon: January 11.27; March H-35; May 11.38; July 11.51; Oct. '120; Decfl 11,12—E. A. Pierce & Co. THE MARKETS ^tton. spot.1194 to 124c | ' "''on Seed, wagon, ton_32.00 Totton Sed, ton. car lot_35.00 l Smallpox Reported In No. 8 Township The first case of smallpox re ported to Dr. H. C Thompson, since he was made county phy sician, came in this week, and he was advising today that all persons who have not been re cently vaccinated do so at once, if there is any chance that they may have been exposed. The case is in No. 8 town ship. Smallpox may be combatted successfully with the vaccine and persons may escape con tracting the disease by way of vaccine, even after exposure, said Dr. Thompson. Forrest Hamrick Elected President Of Lions For ’35 Insurance Salesman Succeeds Dr.l Robert Wilson; Other Officers Named. In an annual election meeting of the Shelby Lions Club last night the body elected Forrest Hamrick presi dent for the coming year. The meeting was held at the Ho tel Charles and a program was in charge of Clarence Jones, who ar ranged for entertainment and in struction by a representative from the Chevrolet company. Other Officers. Other officers elected were; First vice-president, J. O. Williams, super intendent of the Shelby Cotton Mill; second vice-president, Rob ert C. Cooke, Shelby auditor; secre tary, Bill Osborne, a former presi dent and deputy clerk of Superior court; treasurer, Joseph M. Wright, attorney; lion tamer. Basil Goode, merchant; tail twister, Jesse Bridg es, cashier at the Union bank. On the board of directors are Cecil Gilliatt, florist; Russell Laughridge. asst, postmaster; T. C. Stamey, Polkville merchant; Robert C. Miller, teacher; M, E. Olsby, manager Woolworth’s. The newr president is a popular young insurance salesman connect ed with Pilot Life, and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. Retiring president is Dr. Robert Wilson. The Lions Club is Shelby's young est civic club and was organized here in 192(k There are now nearly 50 members and the body last night pledged its activities to the civic improvement of Shelby and Cleve land county. DON OLIVE SEEKS AN APPOINTMENT IN NAVY Don Olive, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Olive of Kings Mountain plans to enter the naval academy at Annapolis, Md. and has been promised an appointment by Sena tor Bailey in July of next year. Young Mr. Olive is finishing up his second year at Wake Forest col lege. Addition Will Give Capacity Of 20,000 Bales To Hold "Nearly Half Of County Crop Planters And Merchants Cotton Warehouse Being: Enlarged To Care For 4,000 More Bales. An addition is being made to the Planters and Merchants Warehouse to care for 4,000 more bales of cot ton. When completed this ware house system in Shelby will have a capacity of 20.000 bales, nearly half the county’s crop under the acre age reduction. From R. T. LeQrand, an official of the warehouse, it is learned that the brick addition will be made on Blanton street and that the unit will be equipped with an automatic sprinkler system as a protection against fire. The entire warehouse system is bonded and operates un der state supervision. In the fall of the year when the cotton crop was harvested, farmers brokers and manufacturers used all available space in the present buildings and temporary storage had to be obtained outside of the system. The cotton loan will no doubt be continued and the basis perhaps increased, which will in crease the demand for storage fac ilities. Construction work has already begun. Ask Heavy Bond For Clyde Hill And Christopher A bond of $1,500 for Clyde H1U and of $500 for C. C. Christopher was set by Judge Bynum E. Weath ers in recorder's court this morn ing, as probable cause was shown and found against the two were charged with breaking and enter ing the shop of J. G. Dudley, jr. on May 18. Hill and Christopher were bound over to the July term of Superior court which will convene here July 22. Records of both defendants read by Solicitor HoAi indicated that both had been quite active in crime circles in Greenville county, S. C., where they lived prior to coming to Shelby. Hill had made time for as many as four different breaking and entering charges. Five From Shelby Get UNO Degrees Five students from 8helby were among the more than 400 graduates to receive degrees from the Univer sity of North Carolina Tuesday. This is near a record for graduates from Shelby in one year. Those who received degrees are J. A. Farmer, Ralph W. Gardner. Bachelor of Arts; Taft S. Putnam. B. A. In Education; George Blan ton, jr., B. E. in Commerce; Hes sentine Borders. B. S. in Public Administration. The degrees were presented by the deans of the respective schools. SEEK TO BLOCK GREEN LIQUOR REFERENDUM GOLDSBORO, June 10—A tem porary restraining order enjoining Green county from holding a re ferendum on ^'hiskey July 9 was signed by Judge Paul Frizelle at Snow Hill Saturday. The order was secured by the Rev. J. C. Mewborn and the Rev. J. G. Phillips, ministers representing the Greene county dry association. A hearing on making the order per manent was set for June 22. All Dogs In County Must Take Rabies Vaccine Says New Law Little dogs, big dogs, mongrels, I pure-breds, fox hounds, poodles and' terriers, or just plain dogs—all at; last have been equalized and have; come into their own and have wonj the right to be vaccinated against' rabies. And the state of North Carolina is j now requiring all dog owners to have their dogs vaccinated accord ing to Troy McKinney who. along with the county commissioners, is just back from a meeting of county " officials at the “institute of govern ment." « Passed by the state legislature this j year, the law went Into effect April' 1 and the grace period lasts for 90 days. Parts of the law read something1 like this: ( All dogs over six months old in the state of North Carolina must be vaccinated annually .... the vaccination is to be done by a li censed veterinarian or a duly ap pointed rabies inspector . . . there must be at least one inspector for (Continued on page two.) Receive Degrees At Chapel Hill Da. Holland TdOMPSoD A. Patte*»o*J Af«S fAANAUtJ P. &ao$£*n.T r - DM* WS.ffOLLfA/S Pictured above are the five recipients of honorary degrees conferred by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at graduation exercise* Tuesday evening. They are Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the President; Dr. Holland Thompson, of the College of the City of New York; Rufus L. Patterson, tobacco manufacturer of New York City; Dr. J. K. Hall, President of the Westbrook Sanitarium, of Rich mond; Dean W. B. Rollins, of the Theological Seminary at Alexandria, Va. First Boll Weevils Seen; Threaten Carolina Fields Sharon Farmer’s Lands Infested As State En tymologist Reports Widespread Presence Of Insects Forebodings of a boll weevil scourge throughout the cotton growing Southland were sharpened here today as the first appearance of the insects was reported on the farm of D. D. Dodd, of the Sharon community. Mr. Dodd, who brought one of the hardy little bugs in 0 vial for inspection at the county agent's of fice, said the weevils were numer ous on his place, and spreading. They are sucking the buds. If cool, rainy weather continues, cotton growers are fearful that the weev ils will do severe damage. Danger State Wide. Just as the first weevils were re ported, C. H. Brannon, state enty mologist, expressed his alarm over the possibilities of a weevil scourge. He spent the past week in a tour over the cotton-growing section of the state and reports much weevil on young cotton. There are two schools of thought on how to combat the insect. Mr. Brannon holds that pre-square poi soning with a sweetened mixture is a useless expense and recommends; following the government program! of waiting until the weevils infest ten per cent of the cotton and then dusting every four days until the insects are under control. This method meets with approval from most farmers, but there are many who think that if a person can get rid of the early weevils, he’d better do It—just as the housewife tries to get rid of the early flies. If it keeps on raining, nothing much avails against the weevil. The common boll weevil's scien tific name is "Anthonomus grandis,” and he is an emmigrant. He Is a native of Southern Mexico, and crossed the Rio Grande in 1893 to infest cotton fields wherever they are found In the United States. The weevils puncture and lay eggs In the squares and bolls. Their [larvae live in and feed on the In ferior substance of the bolls. NRA Legally Dead Sunday, Senate Speeds to Revamp Forty-four Crates Of'Berries Shipped Forty-four crates of Cleveland raspberries, fruit of the first crop, were shipped from Shel by yesterday, and will soon grace swank tables in swank eastern hotels—at fancy prices. Cleveland berries are brinig mg a premium over Califor nia’s product, John Wilkins, county agent, said, because of superior packing and grading, rhere are 12 quarts to a crate, jacked In half pint trays. The berries go to a packing shed in Hickory. and from there to eastern cities. The dodo Is a bird that, can’t, riy. The .phoenix Is a bird that rises from the dead. The Blue Eagle Is apparently their offspring. On some such theory as that, the congress of the United States sped its efforts this week to preserve the skeleton of the Eagle which was stripped of its wings by the Supreme court, and which will be declared legally dead on Sunday. Senators were temporarily block ed yesterday and had to recess In a hurry to prevent final adoption of a rider requiring confirmation of all federal employees making $4, 000 a year or more. Senator Gore changed his vote to obtain recon sideration, and Senator Barkley moved for a recess. Senator Huey P. Long Is one of the leaders in the fight that bar the way of revamping the NRA Floyd Smith Dies Of Heart Attack In Anderson, S. C. Succumbs On Way To The Hospital Funeral Service* Held Herr Today I For Popular Manager Of Starch I Bros. Store. noyd Smith, manager of sir it Id Broa. store here since Its opening in 1039. died of a heart, attack at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning at An deraon, S. C. He wan stricken at the home of his father, R. M. Smith, where lie was convalescing from a severe nervous breakdown and died in an automobile on the way to the hos pital. He had been in Shelby Sun day night, returning from Black Mountain, and friends here said they were alarmed by his weakened condition. Funeral This Morning Funeral services were held this morning at the Methodist church, with Rev. H. N. McDlarmld. pastor of the Presbyterian church. Officiat ing In the absence of Dr. E. K. Mc L&rty, pastor. Out of respect for Mr. Smith, John M. Best. Co., Campbell's fur niture department. Kest.er-Clroome Co. and C. and S. Furniture store closed during the funeral this morn ing. Mr. Smith was 33 years old, and was one of the most popular young business executives in Shelby. He was a member of the Lions club, which he served in several official capacities, and was highly esteem ed for a gift of genuine and warm hearted friendship throughout Shelby and the entire county. Taught School t Year He was graduated from Newberry College, S. O, with the olass of 1934, and taught history for ohe year at the Easley high school. He Joined Sterchl Brothers as/assistant man ager of their Asheville store the next year, and had just completed 10 years with the company at the time of his death. After opening the Shelby store in '29. he was transferred In 1931 to Bristol, but returned to Shelby early in 1932. Married Virginia Hoey Surviving are his wife, the former Mias Virginia Hoey, daughter of Mr and Mrs. S. E. Hoey, to whom he was married on Christmas day, 1930; his father, R. M. Smith, of Anderson, two sisters, Mrs. R. F. Thaxton and Miss Elizabeth Smith of Anderson, and two brothers, Lewis Smith, registrar at the Uni versity of South Carolina, and Homer Smith, of Greenville. S. C. Hia mother died about four years ago. Services were held at the Meth odiat church, of which he was a member, and burial was,at Sunset cemetery. Pall bearers were C. E. Logan of Kings Mountain. D D. Pou, R. L. Moser, L. R. Hamrick. Elvis Hamrick and 8. C. Hcwett. Honorary pallbearers were Lind say Dali, Earl Byrum, D. F. Moore, Cameron Shipp, Harry Woodson, E A. Houser, C. B. McBrayer, Joe Whisnant, Frank Hoyle, Jr., George Wray, D. H. Cline. Dixon Grows Fine Oats And Cotton Besides being a peace officer, Ed Dixon is also a farmer who believes in getting things to grow. At least his cotton and oats are setting some records. Specimens brought into The Star office yesterday showed a sheaf of oats which lacked only a few inches being six feet tall, fairly well filled and of good quality. The stalk of cotton was fully 12 inches tall, had rudimentary squares and almost looked like July cotton. 2,310 Farmers Here To Receive Checks; Notices Being Mailed County Agent Wilkins Puts On Night Shift In Effort To Effect Distribution As Soon As Possible Agricultural Adjustment checks totalling $103,667.95, to 1><* distributed among 2,310 Cleveland cotton growers, ar rived here by registered mail late Monday afternoon. Die* Suddenly Floyd Smith, for six years manager of Bterohi Bros. Furniture store here, who died early Tuesday morn ing In Anderson, B. O. ERE Adult School To Continue Here; Has 300 Students Handicapped Grownups, Many Illit erate, Trying To Make Up lost Opportunity. Adult, classes under the KUE, which closed two weeks ago, will re open for in to 12 weeks this sum mer, Mrs. Louis Gardner, chairman, announced this morning. The ERE classes employed 14 teachers In Cleveland and ran for nine months with 300 students, many of whom could not read and write. While the public school chil dren get. a holiday, these hundreds ot grown people throughout the county will go to school again dur ing the summer In an attempt to make up for the opportunities they lost In their youth. Emphanlze Literacy The summer program will em phasize classes in reading and wrlt jtng, recreation and general adult I education. Last winter they studied homemaking, citizenship, and a wide range of subjects, Including community singing. Schools were operated at Bolling Springs, Lawndale, two at Shelby, six at Kings Mountain and one at Grover. Clyde R. Sorrels, district super visor, will preside at an all-day con ference of teachers from Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston, Rutherford and Catawba counties on Tuesday Chain Gang Social Note: Picnic Dinner Enjoyed By Sharon Crew Drumsticks disappeared like kind ling In a furnace. Pies were whisk ed away as If by magic. "Boy, these here vittles Am good!’’ Convict camp social note: Twen ty-eight members of the gang work ing the road from Sharon church to highway 20 were entertained at a picnic dinner Tuesday afternoon by residents of the Sharon com munity. A mighty swell time was had by all ... . The twenty-eighty were colored. For some weeks they have been .'winging pick axes and hoisting | shovels on the road, grading it [, neatly, ditch frig the sides, and singing their' rhythmic work-songs. The water boy had to run, these hot days, with his pail, as heavy set negro laborers paused alter mighty heaves to gulp dipperfuls. And the boys were doing a mighty good job, Sharon people thought. They rewarded the oon victs with the dinner, given on the broad front porch of a house be longing to Alonzo M. Hamrick, and cooked by ladies who will drive along the new good road. It was an ample dinner, and did those fellers stoke up! { County Agent John B. Wilkins who will distribute the checks, self that his office will Immediately adr a shift of night workers to get out notices to the farmers as soon at possible. Must Walt Notices These checks go to farmers wh< signed cotton reduction contracts They will not be handed out foi more than a week, at least, anC none will be given until notice* have been mailed. Mr. Wilkins emphasised these twr, points: (1) No checks wlU be giver unless the applicants bring him hi* letter of notification, and (2) check) will be distributed only on the daj indicated In the notices. Farmers who hold contracts that vera "spilt,• 'or adjusted, will not cnelve their checks until some •veeka later, Mr. Wilkins said. The Bankhead applications will he completed within the next few days. This requires a large offlc force to check and to type the* preparatory to forwarding them t the Raleigh office. I Cleveland county's share in AA reduction money for the past ycu ending as of May 1, was *002,1C. The state received a total of $23 893,388. j j Shelby Men Buy Cherokee Land; Game Preserve GAFFNEY, S O—Sale of Silica Springs property, about 100 acres six miles south of Qaffney on the Pacolet highway, to a group of Shelby. N. o., and Spartanburg men was announced here yesterday by A. B. Kirby, real estate dealer. The purchasers will establishes game club and build a group of | cottages for the members, Mr. Kirby | said. The development Is expected to | he started In the Immediate future, shortly after the completion of the necessary papers. Th Identity of the purchasers was % not revealed by Mr. Kirby, who as!d further announcements will be made by the group later. Silica Springs Is widely known throughout this territory for the beneficial qualities of the mineral waters. A few years ago, when op* prated by S. 8. Phillips, the resort was quite popular for fish suppers and other outdoor entertainment. The property recently has been own ed by Mrs. Henry Millwood, with whom Mr. Kirby completed the transaction for its sale. Mi. Kirby said he understood the purchasers propose to make a gams i preserve of the property and w'l I arrange features which will be of \ interest to th members. Chas. Palmer Leaves For 4H Club Meeting Charles Palmer, son of Mr. am Mrs L. C. Palmer of Polkvllle left yesterday for Washington, D. C.. where he attends the National 4-H club meeting as one of th* four del egates from North Carolina. Young Mr. Palmer Is state vice preslc'cm. Other delegates are Edward Pol lock of Trenton; Ruth Ruth Ket ker of Polk ton and Dorothy Loyd of Durham. Weathers and Elam In New Law Offices Maurice Weathers and Reuben Elam have moved their law offices from the bank building to the brick store room on the Oeo. A. Ham residence lot on N. Washington street. They have not formed a partnership, however, but will main tain their law offices In the same building
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