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Weather «nrt.b Carolina: Scattered ahow * anri cooler in north and west tonight- Thursday cooler. spThEgllevad ZEIT 12 Pages Today I VOL- XLL No. 127 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23, 1!>85 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoona. nr M\U par rnr, (la Mtumi — W in Carrier, par year. (Ml advance) _ M W SHIPMENT OF MATERIALS DRAWS U. S. CLOSER TO WAR WPA Work Gains Momentum Daily; Have 113 Men Private Employment Take* Many vmd* Out Special Cal! For Workers: Could Use 60 More l.aborers. The three main divisions of WPA wprk in Shelby arc gaining mo mentum each day and now have 113 men employed with room for as many as 60 more, according to worfl this morning from C. M Ba t*r at the employment, offioe. Call was made yesterday for 16 »xtra men on one of the projects. Mr. Baber has sent instructions even person in the city who has heen on relief since early spring to call at his office to see if he can be certified for WPA work. He is ask ing that ail who want work or those rto have gained private employ ment report to his office. One Third Off List Indications are now that at least nnp third of former relief clients have gained private employment. ft this situation causes a shortage of WPA labor, Mr. Baber says woork *rs from other parts of the county nil! be brought here to carry on projects already stated. The 113 men are now working on a general sewer project under the direction of John F. Masters; an other sewer project under Zeb Mauney; street work under S. S. Siimmey: the new community home under Bari Lowman. Troy McRumev is in charge of WPA •Contanued on page eleven.) Recreation Class Gets Good Start Under N.Y. Expert A recreation school for close to three score leaders of young people *d other groups of residents in Cleveland county got under way at 6 gymnasium of the Shelby high rehool Monday night. b charge of the school is John Bradford of New York and a na tional figure In teaching recreation ton th» past 15 years. He was brought to Cleveland coun tf through the effdrts of L. R. Har c#. state director of 4-H dub work B North Carolina and a former resident, of the county. The course will continue through; Thursday night erf this week with the class of leaders chosen through extension department of this cwmCV, headed by the county agent •ttd home demonstration agent. Meetings are held each evening at 7 30 o’clock and consist of lectures fod actual demonstrations. Cleve 15 the only county to the state *~ch will get tins work this year. Ws session will be the first of *** periods of work. the others ■**•« given in 1686 and 1937. Morning Cotton LETTER NEW YORK, Oct. 33.—Lighter Off? celling combined with moder , U:wle Ior domestic and e'8n account gave a steadier ”n* to yesterday’s market. The dis ct months were relatively strong ^ than December which closed at ins ’ i.A° 1X)ints higher, while March SaL '^rtf‘°Se<1 8 P0^ higher. 1 the southern spot markets *®‘lnued a* their high level mcmmmg to 61,000 bales with the f*hrn2.l'asis holding firm. A private ^ ato ot cotton ginned to Octo I*ceiTO<* in the market 3t s fi-n 'no whtch placed the total VtZ T ^ °r ■»»* 58 per 11 iAinnn *°taJ e6tlmated OTOD Of tcW A steadllv ma »u ... -- demand is absorbing tC, 86 they appear. This is ^ underlying market factor 2belleve w111 to ad *2* « the season pro - E A. Pierce & Co. tu... *HE MARKETS , ^d- wagon, ton .... $35.00 w »«t. ion . iat.oo hr, in up in r>r H Mav . ’ ortc 'to ton at 2:2 30: 'n 02. .i^n 10.39. U Id, July 11.00. Ot. Mar. I \ May Be Banned Despite re-assurances of Dr. Theo dore Lewald (above), president of German Olympic Committee, that no racial or religious restrictions ire being applied to contending ath letes, American athletic organiza tions may vote not to participate in Berlin’s' 1936 Olympics. Offer $50 Prizes For Best Floats On Armistice Day Many Plans For Giant Celebration Being Advanced; Parade And Auto Races. Interest in entering floats in. the American Legion Armistice day celebration Monday, November 11, has been augmented by the an nouncement of $50 in prizes to be awarded winning floats picked by judges to be appointed between now and the celebration. The first prize will be $25 and second and third, prizes of $15 and $10 respectively will be given other winners. So far a number of firms have notified T. J. Abernathy, jr., at the posfoffice of their intention of entering the parade. The parade, it is believed, will be the best ever held in Shelby. Efforts are being made to have county and city schools closed for the day. It has been suggested that a single session of school be held on Sat urday, November 9. so that teach ers and school children may attend the celebration. Several drum and bugle corps are expected ; Boy Scouts, various civic and patriotic organiza tions, Co. K national guard and other organizations are expected to form the line of parade. Confederate veterans, along with Gold Star mothers, will be given a place of honor, as will veterans of the Span tgfi-American war. The automobile races to be held at the fairgrounds in the# afternoon are expected to draw many people from this section of the state and from South Carolina. Already re quests have been made for advance tickets for this event which will be the final AAA automobile races for the south this year. Some of the fastest drivers in the country have announced their entry in an effort to get part of the $1,200 prize money offered in the various races, which will be closed with a twenty mile (40 laps) free for all event. Murder, Suicide Occurs At Union UNION, S. C., Oct. 23—Willie Moore, 22, unemployed, and his wife Mrs. Eva Moore, were shot to death at their home in Union county to day and officers said it was appar ently a case of murder and suicide. Superior Court Faces 103 Cases Under Judge Sink One Of Heaviest Of Entire Year Four Murder Charge* On list; Judge Warn* AU Involved To Be Here On Time. — One of the heaviest criminal dockets of the entire year in Cleve land county is set for the October term of Superior court, and the cal endar containing 103 different cases was posted by the clerk this morn ing. Judge Hoyle Sink, Lexington jur ist has just sent word to Clerk A. M. Hamrick, and to all clerks in the TBt.h district, that all witnesses, de fendants and prosecutors and every principal involved in any of the cases must be in place at the time j called. Court will open Monday, Oc tober 28 at 9:30 o’clock. Subject To Fine Any infraction or violation or laxity," he said, “will be subject to j a fine, at the discretion of the j court.” Four of the cases will be for mur- ! der, three for rape, three embezzle ment, and one manslaughter. There is one case of first degree burglary. The main body of cases on the criminal docket is made up of some form of larceny, prohibition viola tion and assaults. A civil docket of 34 cases is set for the following week, beginning November 4 and continuing until it. is emptied. Cleveland’s Initial WPA Project Held Up In Washington A letter from Administrator John Groce this morning to Troy McKin ney indicated that the first WPA project submitted by Cleveland county, a community house in No. 5 township, has evidently been lost in the rush of thousands of other applications. He assured Mr. McKinney, how ever, that the project has been def initely approved at Raleigh and at Washington, and he is investigating the allocations of funds for the work now. The project, blue print, specifica tions and all other details were sub mitted September 6 and should have been one of the first to be re ceived back here, ft will call for an expenditure of $3,104.80, 45 percent of which will be furnished by WPA and the remaining amount sub scribed by residents of number five. It will be a gathering center for 4-H clubs, and Woman’s club and farmers organizations. Two Grover Coackes | Resign Positions The two coaches of afchleticss at Grover high school resigned this week to take positions with the Winsbofi-Salem school system. They are Miss Estell Briggs and Paul "Pete” Mosteller, girls and boys coaches, respectively. Forest Yount of Vale, and a 1932 graduate of A. S. T. C. will replace Mr. Mosteller, but no appointment has been made for a successor to Miss Briggs. Both of these teachers made ex cellent records in the county the past three years as coach of Grov er teams, especially in basketball. Mother of 17 Children Beaten; Spends Night Under Tin In Rain Caswell Martin is getting old. Caswell’s wife is also getting old. They have become the parents of 17 children, nearly all of whom lived to be grown. But this pair of old colored peo ple are not too old to fight, and one they had Sunday night brought dreadful results. Caswell Is in jail charged with assault on hls wife with a deadly weapon; also charged with beating two daughters who tried to aid their mother. He is said to have used a broomstick and allegedly threatened aft with a gun. The aged negro woman who is neanng the mark of three sco'e ten was oo frightened by hie attack on her Sunday night when she re turned from church that she fled from her home near the old brick yard at the north side of town, and slept out in the rain with no sheltei save an old piece of tin. Officers searched for her Sunday night and Monday and finally found her at a neighbor’s house where she Rad been able to drag herself. They found a pair of shoes and her spec tacles, which made them suspect possible murder of the woman. Request has been made of counV ty commissioners to place her in the hospital to take treatment for the exposure. Old Caswell would tell the officer.1 nothing. and is awaiting a hearing in recorder's court. Baptist Leader I Above is Rev. J. W. Suttle, veteran moderator of the Kings Mountain Baptist association. He will open' the 85th session of the association Thursday. Associational Baptist Meet In 85th Session The Kings Mountain Baptist as sociation will begin Its eighty-fifth annual session tomorrow, when Bap tists from forty-two churches in all parts of the county, convene at Poplar Springs church, five miles southwest of Shelby. Rev. J. W Suttle, beginning his twenty-fourth year as moderator of the association, will preside, open ing the first session at 9:30 Thurs day morning The convention will last through two days, the closing session to be held Friday evening. Members ot the Poplar Springs church are pre pared to entertain delegates in their homes Thursday night and during the two days. M. A. Huggins, executive secre tary of state missions, of Raleigh, will make the Inspirational address on the closing day, being scheduled for the final part of the program. Methodists Look To Conference; McLarty To Leavt Session To Open At Salisbury Central Church Pay* $23,000 On Church Standing Debt In Twenty Month*. Cleveland county tyethodtsts are looking forward to the major event of the year, the annual Wester. North Carolina conference whli will open Thursday In Salisbury am continue through Monday, at whit, time the conference appolntmem will be announced. Central Has Good Report Dr. E. K. McLarty, pastor ol the Central Methodist church. Shelby, Is the only pastor who has served the customary four year term hence he will likely be assigned to another charge. Dr. McLarty’s church had a budget of $12,500 for the year and this was balanced by raisine $3,600 within the last toeek or ten days. During the past twenty months. Central Methodist congre gation has paid $23,000 on its build ing debt, so the church has an ex cellent report to make to confer ence. Growth In church member ship has also been very gratifying. The conference program follows: Thursday, October 24 i 9:30 ». m. The conference will convene. I 11:30 a. m. The memorial services will be held with an address by Rev. L. B Hayes, pastor of Hawthorne Lane church. Charlotte. 3 p m. Rev. E. K. McLarty. D D., pastor of Central church. Shelby, i will preach. 7:30 p. m The Christian educa tion anniversary will be held. Rev. jW. W Peel*. D. D.. pastor of First | church, Charlotte, chairman of the i Board of Christian Education, will | speak on “An Adequate Program of Evangelism." Friday. Oct 25 9 ■ m The conference will con I vene. I 11:30 a. m. The anniversary of the Board of Lay Activities. (Continued on page eleven ! Lint Adjustment Payment Plans Are Given In Detail Complete details of the new Cot ton Adjustment Payment plan, un der the government will pay cotton growers the difference in the spot market price and 12 cents per pound for their 1935 crop, were explained this morning at the office of the county agent. Agent John S Wilkins and J. A. Propst attended a meeting in Ra leigh during the week-end with all ■ other county agents and adjust- j ment administrators in which State i Director J. F. Criswell and two of- | fictals from Washington went through the whole program m a conference. Any May Apply "Any grower of cotton in this county, or any county In the state, is entitled to make application to receive the difference in money from the government, between the spot market price on the day he sells his cotton, and a 12-cent price. “The spot price for the particu ' Continued on page eleven.) FDR Lands At Charleston; Ends Long Cruise T omorrow Frightened Quail In School Room Tips Lesson Plan School children at Shelby high * school yesterday witnessed a dramatic and exciting episode In bird life which was not ac cording to the instructor’s “les son plan.” A quail, perhaps frightened from the safety of his home in the tickets by hunters, found his way into the classroom where a lesson in shorthand was un derway, and in his fight and be wilderment. dashed himself to death against the walls. While the little tragedy was being enacted the bird’s mate, hidden among the shrubbery on the school lawn, continued to call to it, regardless of the frightening nearness of human eyes and voices. Invites F. U. K. To State KALfcK.lt Oct. 23.— (AP)— Governor fchringhaus sent a telegram to President Roose velt at Charleston. S. C„ today inviting him to stop for a “brief period” in North Carolina, if he could, while en route to Wash ington, (By Associated Press) CHARLESTON. S. C.. Oct. 23.— The cruiser Houston moved majes tically up the Cooper river today to put President Roosevelt ashore at the navy yard. The Houston, reach ing Charleston harbor last night, stayed there to permit the Presi dent a last night on board in quiet waters. The President, suntanned from a three weeks fishing trip around the Pacific coast, smilingly greeted the advisors who flocked to his side here. A sunny cloud flecked day greeted the thousands who lined the water front to watch the marine procession and thousands were ex pected to witness the parade this afternoon, with the President as the central personage, and hear him =peak at The Citadel this afternoon just before taking a train to Wash ington. The military parade, including 1,000 soldiers, sailors and marines, will pass through the city streets. Seats have been arranged for 6,000 and standing room for many addi tional thousands to hear the Presi dent's speech. A host of state, city and county officiaLs fro mthe two Caroiinas and Georgia were on hand to greet him »nd confer with New Deal execu tives. Takes New Field L>, l K McL*r[y who thin week ouiithules his fourth year as pastor at the Shelby Central Methodist church. He Is now attending the conference where his change to another field Is expected. District Meeting Of Eastern Star In Session Here General Builneu Meeting Followed By Banquet At Temple; Rep resentative* Named. A meeting of the ninth district of the Eastern Star was held here Monday afternoon and evening with 75 delegates, representing eleven district chapters, present. Between 40 and M) members of the local chap|?r attended the meeting The business meeting convened at 2:30 in the afternoon, and reports were heard from the various chap ters, those represented being Mtz pah chapter of Charlotte, Monroe, Kings Mountain, Wingate, Morris chapter of Huntersville, Cherryville, Marion Winslow chapter of Kanna polis, Loralne chapter of Gastonia. Wright G Campbell chapter of Concord, the South Ford chapter of Cramerton, and the Shelby chap ter. ■ Among the distinguished dele gates present were Miss Bessie j Gaddy of Wingate, district deputy igrand matron. Who presided; Mrs. j Joyce Flnlator of Winston-Salem, worthy grand matron; J. L. Neely of Hamlet, worthy grand patron; Mrs. Marjorie Hogan of Charlotte, past worthy grand matron; and Marshall Dilling of Gastonia, Geo. R. Bennett of Greensboro, and Mr. Cullingford of Charlotte, past worthy grand patrons. Around 100 attended the banquet at 6:30 at the Masonic temple and 150 the evening business session, both delegates and their husbands being ‘present. Negroes Are Placed Under $500 Bonds Jake Gwin and Hayne Surratt, both of Metcalfs Station about six miles northwest of Shelby were bound over Tuesday morning to the' coming term of superior court, both charged with the murder of Lula Gwin, wife of Jake. They were placed under $500 bond. The tragic episode was enacted Sunday night when in an alleged drunken brawl the woman was shot while trying to separate her hus band and their neighbor. Chief Blue Sky Eagle To Give Program Of Pueblo Indian Lore Indian lore in the form of dem onstrations and lectures by one of the most famous Pueblo Indians in the United States will be presented 'In Shelby Friday of this week The first performance will be Friday afternoon at 3:45 o’clock at the high school auditorium and the .second at 7:30 o’clock Friday night 'at the Graham school. Chief Blue Sky Eagle, counsel for ■ Indian lore in the Piedmont scout | circles will be in charge and will present a variety program at both : performances. Troop No. 2 under the j direction of Paul Wilson is sponsor ' 'ng the event* to the benefit of Shel ,by scouting. Chief Blue Sky ha* been in edu cation work for the federal govern ment for a number of years; his father and mother before him were chosen to relate and describe the ancient rites of the Pueblos Ui all parts of the nation. Included in Friday s program will be the “Sunrise Call” in the Zuni language, the dance, hoop, flute and eagle dances; the primitive way of i making fire and other features, Many relics of the Pueblos will be exhibited. The popular Indian will use a number of boys who were his aides at the Piedmont .scout camp this 'summer to assist tn putting on (hr unique program. European Conflict As Diplomats Parley Department Of Commerce Cite* increase Of War Goods From U. S. During Last Two Months; Struggle Continues WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.~While fears of an open eoe flict in Europe subsided, today America was drawn Into a closer proximity to the war situation when It was learned from the Department of Commerce that war materials from the United States to belligerent countries has shown a asb Probable (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) I Chop Cent Oft TaxExemption Certificates A it portal mwip from Wash ington this morning told J. A. Propot that the reason (or the difference In tax exemption cer tificate prices waa that all tick ets sold prior to now have been coming from last year’s pool. New four cents per pound tick ets will come from a new na tional pool which la now being made up In Washington, i Price of extra cotton tax exemp tion certificates was lowered yester day to the original four cents per I pound. The reduction was a cent per pound. The tax which Is being collected on lint not Included in a grower's Bankhead allotment was reduced from six cents per pound to 5.45 cents per pound. J. A. Propst, administrator at the office of the county agent said that he will not sell any more tickets until fils present books have been audited by federal agents. He added, however, that transfer of certificates on basis ^mr cents per pound will be continued. The action was effected in all parts of the cotton belt and is ex pected to continue the rest of the season. Mr. Propst said the change is important, but is not expected to save Cleveland fanners a great amount of money on this year's crop. Western Leaders Confer With Hoey A score or more of loyal Clyde Hoey supporters from Henderson ville and Henderson county were In ■ the city last night and had an In formal meeting In his office. i The delegation was headed by James Shipman who said the out look for Mr. Hoey in Henderson county is very encouraging. During the meeting informal discussions were held of further efforts of Hoey supporters in the western part ol the state. STATE TO LET CONTRACT FOR GASOLINE. BUSSES THURSDAY RALEIGH. Oct. 23—The state dtvtslon of purchase and contract is scheduled to let contracts Thurs day for aupplytng the state and its agencies with around 5,000,000 gal lons of gasoline and for purchase \ lot between 250 and 300 school busses, j manual increase. In w*l! Informed nmrtw the view «m expressed that tin with drawal of name Me unite of the British fleet in the Mediterranean and Italy's reduction of fwo— in Libya might result front tho patch ing of the I t&lo-Ethiopian quarrel Fean of a European conflict, pra* cipitated by Italy's eonqueet of Ethiopia were allayed generally to day. "Behind-the-scenes” conver sations between Paris, London and Rome, seen as a satisfactory solu tion to end the conflict, ware pro gressing, but Britain emphasized the fact that any peace terns must be acceptable to Haile Behtseie and the league of nations. Military operations in Ethiopia remained at a standstill. Halle Se lassie. making good use of the de lay. was sending thousands more tribal warrior* from Addis Ababa to the various dsfsnSt lectori at the front. Arms Arrive Arms shipments were arriving daily In Addis Ababa. The Italian authorities In the oc cupied area about Aduwa formally proclaimed religious liberty and equal rights for all religious sects. The Italian authorities said Mos lems had hitherto suffered certain disadvantages, one being a prohibi tion against owning land. Ask Donations Of Rock For New Community House An appeal for rock ww^woadcaat today from the office of Troy Mc Kinney, where arrangements so far as the county Is concerned, are be ing handled for the Community building sponsored by the American Legion. Members of the legion and their friends some months ago hauled a great number of rock to the site of the building. To the eye of the casual passerby there would appear to be enough rock' to build a city block or two. But, says Foreman Lowman, only about a third enough are on hand. , Any sort of rock can be used; field stone, particularly, Is deelred. Anybody wanting to clear up some rock from their fields can do the legion and the county a great serv ice by bringing the rock to the site of the building. Those having rock are asked to communicate with Troy V. McKin* ney at the court house, Tom AbeP* nathy at the postoffice. Dr. Tom Gold, .or Foreman Lowman at the * building site. Textile Industry On Upgrade Now NEW YORK. Oct. 23—<AP)— Goldthwaite Dorr, president df the Cot .on Textile Institute, said today that with the general revival of confidence and business activity all signs are that this industry Is in for better times. '"Of course,” he told the.lnstitute, meeting in Its 10th annual session, "we will have our difficulties, set backs, our irritations from one cause or another, but in the large they furnish a charge rather than some thin.!; ai which to be appalled." He said. “One of the industry's major concerns in the uea* future Is sure progress In the ratlohaliaing of competition within, the industry " He urged group activity and the working out of a better technique for coordination for the function at production and of setting.
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