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Methodist Minister Appointments For District Made Weather „„rth Carolina: Scattered 5ho*ws tonight and Tuesday. ^htiy wanner except s0^ pert tonight. The MWMMD ZRUD VOL. XLL No. 129 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, OCT. 28, 1935 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By Mill, per rear. (la advanoei _ 11.11 Carrier, per jeer, (in advene*) _ W OO Italian Legion; Pushing Forward To Haile’s Capital 13th Anniversary Is Celebrated Selaisf Prepares Celebration Of Vic tory Of Previous Years On Nov. 3. Mussolini's legions celebrating the 13th anniversary of fascist rule to Italv. pn'hrd forward into the Ethiopian interior on northern and southern fronts. Thirteen years ago 11 Duce led his black ’flirted fascisti into pow er with the rry, '‘On to Rome." Today the fascisti shouted "On to Harrar ' March On Makale. Or the northern front new col umns marched on Makale, stran gle mountain pass and gateway tc the interior. To the east advancing due south out of Adigrat was the main army or left column. ’ To the west the right column gave prbtecfiofTagainst any flunking ma neuver by Ethiopians sweeping out of the mountains. . . - In the; south the army was still hampered by^ains but, divided in to three coin mas, was advancing on i widespread front. In Addis Ababa the Ethiopians were unperturbed over the new Italian advances. Into the public «jU3res. however, were being moved i/id-airrraft guns. After the Italian Stater has passed safely over the taier the Ethiopians fair air tain the capital. Haile Celebrates. Ik stir enthusiasm among his Htnors. Haille Selassie was pre print a celebration of his own to ^ the anniversary of Emperor IfeneH's slaughter of the Italians U Admen. November 3. Wth the Italian advances hopes can early en«P of the Invasion taf a-zbmmering. - - ■——-— ‘'anctior/h Gain. The sanctions war against Italy tod added and highly significant tangth today. france notified the |r*?!le 'I accepted the “buy-noth Itafrom-itaiy” boycott and would |{® ’nt0 pffect on four days no j~t Thp prompt action of Prance I® the more clearly evidenced their I?™ stand by Britain in of nations punishment of [AAA Vote Assures More PorV. In *36 ASHINGTON. Oct. 28.—AAA rT ^Pressing delight at the "•wnelming endorsement of the ■t corri-,iog control program In a "n'wirle farm referendum, made ’ today to increase pork pro won next year. |Morning Cotton letter York, Oct. 38.—The mot, ™J*nt lactor in the market’ V™1' strength is the urgen for actual cotton from hot] lc and foreign sources. Do ikj"11? ^nsumption is stead [acreasmg and reports fror lre -^Pinners show larges q hoi h,oa hand in several yean •ttDort ttc forward commitment “ one of ^ causes fo t basis- Heavy booking ^Pments of cotton for Europ I next ?r" nt are reported cover wZL*0 months. With the fo. latth"0 ^iUs afc an tacreasin culmination of the pea k-St H^ent Md the markr *est Cf 7* oi more speeulativ I h’iu. '°;k ,or » higher pric aot distant future. **** markets .. to . JTt1Haao«. ton .... : K ton P%: Jar' !r!!.00 quoted ai f* z x “*"» »* Sept. 10.77 Norris Retires 13 Though active mentally and physically at 74, Senator George W. Norris, above, has decided to retire to public life when his present term expires in Janu ary, 1937, friends reveal. Among his most notable victories were adoption of his lame duck amendment to the Constitution, New Deal acceptance of his power policy and installation of, a one-house Nebraskan legisla ture. 6,025 Autos And Trucks Licenses In Qevefeuid Now Increase Of 4M Over A T*«r; III); Increase In The State Since October 1 Last Year. By M. R. DUNN AG AN RALEIGH, Oct. 28.-»Motor vehi cles registered in North Carolina during the first nine months of the present calendar year reached 470, 297 on October 1, or 32,078 more than the 439,200 registered one year ago and within 813 of the 471,09? registered for the entire 12 months of last year, figures in the office of R. R. McLaughlin, director of the Motor Vehicle Bureau, show. The registration has increased in the state 46,653 in the past three months, having been 423,626 last June 30. Estimates are that fully half a million motor vehicles will be registered in the state by the epd of the present year, certainly if reg istration continues at anything like the fate for the past three months. The figures show 380,780 automo biles, 88.254 trucks and trailers and 1,245 motorcycles. Non-residents own 2,250 automobiles and 1,175 trucks. Guilford leads with 24,075 cars and 4,100 trucks, Mecklenburg coming second with 21,225 cars and 3,800 trucks. Forsyth has 18,100 cars and 2,800 trucks; Wake 14.700 cars and trucks; Buncombe 14,150 cars and 2,400 trucks; Durham 11,125 cars and 2,200 trucks. Clay county has the smallest number, 215 cars and 45 trucks; Graham has 300 bars and 80 tracks; Dare 475 cars and 55 tracks; Havle 525 cars and 100 tracks. Cleveland county had 6,075 cars and 950 trucks as of October 1, as compared with 5,7Qp cars and 875 trucks a year before and 5,750 cars and 825 tracks three months before. For the entire year of 1934 this county had 5,875 cars and 850 trucks registered. Judge Sink Decrys High Death Rate On The Highways Opens October Term Of Court Here I Lack Of Home Training Cause Of Disregard And Diarecpect For Law. "Lack of parental training around I the family fireside Is responsible for much of the disregard and disre spect for law,” said Judge Hoyle Sink, charging the Superior court grand jury here this morning In opening the October term of court. Judge Sink expressed alarm at the growing death rate on the high ways and admitted that punishment for violations of speed laws can only act as a deterent. He credited Albert .Coates of the University of North Carolina with making a thorough study and doing more than any one or dozen men in North Carolina to improve the system of government in this state. ‘‘Mr. Coates (Continued on page ten.) Swink and Canipe ! Taken To Prison Henry Swink and Charlie Canipe, sentenced to serve 10 to 15 years in prison in connection with the burn ing of the Azor Pruett bam in up per Cleveland several months ago, 'were taken yesterday to Raleigh to begin»their sentences. Raymond York was convicted in connection with the same crime, accepted his !.sentence and has Been in prison, j while Swink and Canipe, gave notice ! of appeal, which has not been sus tained. Canipe, in an interview with The Star before leaving for prison, put the blame entirely on York for the barn burning, but the case has not been reopened. Accompanying the prisoners to Raleigh were Sheriff Cline, Roger Laughridge and Burgin Francis. Woodmen To Meet In Shelby Next Year District manager S. C. Barwick, Dr. T. O. Grigg, Financial Secretary and T. P. Lail attended a district meeting of the Woodmen of the World, held in Marion last Thurs ady, Oct. 24th, and report a very enthusiastic meeting. The meeting which will be held in April next year will be held at Shelby. The camp has more than doubled its membership in the last two months. Elmer Hambright Is Shot With Rifle Elmer Hambright, 14, son of Mr. |and Mrs. D. D. Hambright was able to leave the Shelby hospital yester day after taking treatment for a bullet wound received Friday at the hands of a playmate, Eugene Lail. Young Lail was shooting at a tar get and the mishap was said to be entirely accidental. A .22 bullet went through the lips and part of the face of the Hambright lad. Hos pital attaches said the wound is superficial. Ben Powell, 76 Takes 77-Year Old Wife Aloft In Airplane "Juksl not enough of k—that’s all we don’t like about it.” That te how Ben Powell, 76 of Polkville and his 77 year old wife feel about their first airplane ride which they took yesterday after noon, soaring 1,000 feet above their modest little home in No. 8 town ship. Piloting the plane was D. L. Willis, Jr.. youthful aviation en thusiast and owner of Shelby’s only plane who took them aloft for about ten minutes Mr. and Mrs. Powell live about two and a half miles from Polkville. 'close to the improvised airport, a I stubble field which is being used for the present as a landing glace for the Willis machine. "No, it didn’t scare me,” &id Mr. Powell, "but I didn't like the funny felling you get when the plane makes a turn or starts going down.” Mr. Powell, a year his senior was very jubilant about her ride and de clared she would like to take a “real long trip.” The flight was made in Willis’ Waco OX-5, which the 20-year-old youth has had in the air close to 125 hours. This is the oldest couple he has taken up and is thought to be the oldest persons to ride in Cleveland county. Rev R. M. Courtney Placed At Central; Price Returned Bishop Kara Announces Appointments For All Of Gastonia District; McLarty Charge Not Learned From List Appointments for Methodist Episcopal churches in this district were made today by Bishop Paul B. Kern at Salis bury and were released at 2:00 by the Associated Press. Rev. R. M. Courtney, former pre siding elder of the Statesville dis trict will succeed Dr. E. K. McL&rty as pastor of the Central Methodist church. At PolkviHe Rev. H. M. Price will succeed himself at the South LaFayette St. Methodist church, and Rev. Van B. Harrison will go to Polkville, suc ceeding Rev. E. W. Gibbs. From C. R. Hoey it was learned I thift Rev. Mr. Courtney Is also a forTner presiding elder of tfce Shel by district, that he is close to 90 years of age, and has made quite a good record at Statesville. Other appointments in the Gas tonia district include: Presiding elder, Claude H. Moser; Belmont, Main Street, C. B. Bowles; Park Street, G. E. White; Belwood, (Continued on page ten.) CountyPays$57,288to State I As a Three Month’s Tax Bill (Special to The Star.) } RALEIGH, Oct. 28.—The first ; three months of the present fiscal year show a collection of $8,779, 1047.91 or the state's general fund, | divided as follows: Inheritance, $105,778.93; license, $782,377.03; rev enue stamps, $26,845.00; franchise, $4,691,968.49; income, $737,544.38; sales, $2,272,314.39; beer. $162,219.69. Of the total taxes paid, $2,261, 254.54 Is listed as foreign, and the j remainder of $8,517,793.37 Is paid by }th< 100 counties. Ten of the larger counties pay 66 per cent of this j total, eight of them in the west and 1 Piedmont and two in the east, Wake and New Hanover. Eight piedmont and western counties paying more than $3,000,000 total are Mecklen burg. $1,385,527.47; FOrsyth, $455, 664.77; Guilford, $58,146.02; Durham, $250,538.49; Buncombe, $194,037.46; Gaston. $138,518 72; Alamance, $121, 935.32; Cabarrus, $120,941.55. The two heavy-paying eastern counties are New Hanover, $662,982.93 and Wake, $559,993.40. Cleveland county paid a total of $57,2288.76, divided as follows: in heritance, $263.95; income, $6,947.85; revenue stamps, $60.00; franchise, $16,411.49; income, $12,123.61; sales, $21,653.74; beer. $798.12. Baptists Adopt Plan To Add, $10,000 Income To College Ben Shepherd Seriously III Trom Gun Woum Ben Shepherd, 26 year old Grover youth is critically ill at the Shelby hospital where he is suffering from injuries inflicted by a shotgun Sat urday at the hands of another young man whose name is Love, Love and Snepherd were hunting rabbits when the accident occurred. Both were sitting down, when Love thought he spied a rabbit and reached for the gun under his part ner’s arm. The entire load entered his left side just under the heart, and his condition is considered quite grave. Ben is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Shepherd who live about a mile from Grover. The Love youth lives in the Kings Mountain battleground section, where the shooting took place. Decision Rendered In Greene’s Case The case of Lewis Greene, injur ed truck driver for the K. and S. Trucking company some months ago has brought forth a decision from the N. C. Industrial commis sion as follows: “Upon the finding that the plain tiff’s average weekly wage is $22.50 and that there has been consid erable overpayment of compensa tion to the plaintiff and that the plaintiff will have some perman ent injury and disfigurement, the defendents will have plaintiff ex amined by Dr. O. L. Miller to as certain if disability has reached a permanent status. “Defendants will continue pay ments of compensation at the rate of $13.50 per week and take credit for all overpayments made and ad vances made upon any permanent disability that may exist. “A fee of $25 is approved for plaintiff's attorney to be paid di rect out of compensation due plain I tiff. Climaxing the 86th annual ses sion with a unanimous voice to in crease support to Boiling Springs junior college the Kings Mountain Baptist association voted Friday aft ernoon to begin a plan which is es timated to increase the revenue of the college by at least $10,000 an nually. Rev. J. w. Suttle, moderator since 1913, was re-elected, with Rev. W. A. Elam, vice moderator and J. V. Devenny, clerk. The association will meet next year at Pleasant Grove near Beams Mill. Rev. W. G. Camp will preach the introductory •sermon next year. Harvest Day Soon Financial support of the associa tion to the junior college will be in | the form of a general Harvest Day of gifts from all the churches on November 10, or as . near that date as feasible, when all articles of food, furniture, books, and any form of supplies will be donated. In addition, it was voted that each church give at least half the amount in actual money to the college as it gave to the co-operative program last year. Fall Treasurer Judge B. T. Falls of Shelby was chosen treasurer of this fund. Officials of the college were also authorize to borrow $12,000 which will be used to liquidate all long time debts of the college, placing it again on even financial keel. Rev. C. V. Martin and President A. C. Lovelace made stirring appeals and optimistic reports. J. W. Costner will again head as sociational Sunday school work, Mrs. L. H. Ledford, the training un ions, and Mrs. John Wacaster, wom an’s work. Malone Assures Short Term Loan It is all right for Cleveland coun ty to save $40,000 if it wants to, ac cording to O. N. Malone, regional legal council for the PWA. The way it is to be done will be tr ; issue the $139,000 worth of school i bonds for 15 years instead of the |£0 years given other counties. Tro 'McKinney and Attorney Peyton Mc j 3 vain made a spe- ial trip to Rf> j leigh Friday to get this assurance. Interest for the extra 15 years would ; amount U> $40,<JU0. Lattimore Plans $48,000 Building On Larger Site Six Additional Acres Are Purchased Alter Original PWA Plana And View Huge School Plant Of Future Year*. With an eye to the future and to [the growth of the Lattimore school system, the district committee ask* ed the consent of the county board of education and the state division i of the PWA to purchase a larger and more adequate site for a new high school building. Tentative purchase' of six acres | for the new site was announced this morning by J. H. Hopper, chair man of the committee, at a cost of about $2,500. Twelve Room Building The new building is now- planned i to be a 12-room affair with prac tically the same specifications sub-, mitted to the PWA for a structure planned to be placed in a crowded : position next to the present school ; building. Completion is expected next spring. All grammar school work will be carried on in the present building. Cost of the building is figured at close to $48,000, 45 per cent of which swill be furnished by the federal gov ernment and the other to be paid i for on the tax plan voted for Sep tember 14. The district tax will be ! 10 cents on the $100 valuation. New Location Location of the new building will | be about 500 yards northwest of the, 'old building and will be surrounded i by ideal grounds for athletic fields. The committee has in mind a new and more permanent gymnasium when growth justifies Its construc tion. _______ J- H. Grigg, Just back from Ra leigh this morning said he was well pleased with the steps being taken. He feels PWA officials will also be pleased with the progressive move. The switch in plans is not expect ed to cost any more than the ori ginal, and will Incur no extra tax levy. If bids are high, rooms not needed now in the building, will not be completed. Child Run Down By Heavy Truck; Now Improving Odus Wease, six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wease of the Belmont mill village was reported at the Shelby hospital this morning to be slightly improved from injuries received Saturday when he was run down by a heavy oil truck. The truck was being driven by Clarence Glascoe who has posted a small bond for a hearing this week. A fractured leg and cerebral con cussion and small abrasions were injuries inflicted on the child. He was said to have run from behind another vehicle in front of the on coming truck. It was thought for a time the injury would prove fatal, as the child remained unconscious for several hours. Landon Silent Here Is • new photo of Gov Al fred London of Kansas, one of the leading candidates for the Repub lican nomination for president. Despite the boom in favor of his candidacy. Lairtlon has consistent ly refused to commit himsolx* Drive Is Begun For $1,000 For Boy Scout Funds Business Men to Meet Tuesday Night to Discuss Plans for Canvass. A special meeting of more than 60 Shelby business men will be help Tuesday night, for the purpose of launching on Wednesday a city wide drive to raise $1,000 for the support of Boy Scout work for the year. In active charge of the work will be Capt. B. L. Smith, Piedmont council commissioner and M. A. Spangler, president of the Shelby district. Aiding them will be Gene 8chenck. Carl Thompson and R. T. Le grand on the finance commit tee. Arthur Benoy is treasurer. Canvass Wednesday. This body of workers will go out Wednesday in an effort to raise the whole amount in one day. T'ftis quota was accepted by Shelby last spring, and civic leaders thought it best to wait until fall for the drive. "We hope to contact all merch ants and residents of the city for a financial contribution towards the educational and character building program of Boy Scouting Shelby has always been a leading town in this movement, and we cannot af ford to let the work drag." said the commissioner and president this morning. Shelby troops won two first places and a number of other honors at the summer camp and always rank high m awards. More than 401' youths ir the county are enrolled in the work. e i Finch Is Engaged To Decorate I Features In Armistice Parade Jack Finch, of Winston-Salem, has been engaged as official deco jrator for the Armistice day ceicbra jtion, it was announced today by Dr. ! A. Pitt Beam, chairman of the tier ! orations committee. Mr. Finch is expected to come to | Shelby the latter part of this week or the first of next will be available ; to business firms and indiv/Inals who wish to do any decoration. He will also be able to assist anyone wanting help in building a float. Racing advance men are here to day and are rapidly whipping things into shape ror the auto races the afternoon of Armistice day Over 20 racers have already entered, they say, and other gp tries are expected Everything points to the biggest dirt ItiBck event in the south, say the jdrivers who are entering, i Merchants and other business jhcftses of the city are closing at noon .so that employes ihay see the races. •The entire Lawn■ is expected t<T close 'at noon and a crowd rivaling the biggest day at the fair is expected at the fairgrounds for the races. Legion posts in other town., in this district as well as In South Caro lina are cooperating with the War den F. Hoyle post of Shelby in mak ing the celebratidh a big one. At j least two legion drum and bug« 'corps, a band and one .sound car I have already definitely entered the parade and others are expected. Johnson Brands “Enemy ” Officials Insurrectionists S«U Up Special Body To Soli Tafs | Only One Commissioner Re mains In Office; Riflemen Cover S. C. Capital. COLUMBIA, S. O, Oot. 38. —Governor Johnston grasped full control of state highway affairs today by declaring the antagonistic h! g h w a y board of commissioner* in a state of insurrection and ord ering out national guard ma chine gunners. The Governor announced he had removed the entire road board of 14 and its chief commissioner, Ben M. Sawyer. COLUMBIA, ». ©., Oct. 88.— (API—There mtM huUcatlen In official circles today that the * state supreme court might taka cognisance of it* own volition of Governor Johnston'* action In assuming control of the state highway commission. J. B. Westbrook, clerk of the court, said there was no Infor mation forthcoming on the at titude of the court toward the latest highway move. Attorney John M. baniel said he had not hem consulted by the governor before the decree was ttsoed. He .suspended habeas corpus un der his proclamation that the high way executives were in a state of "rebellion and Insurgency’’ and sat up a special board to administer highway business. The board Im mediately suspended the sale of li censes for the 1038 tag year begin* nlng November .1 for private care and trucks leu than ope and one half tons, and declared a 16 day holiday to put the machinery Into effect for legislation for 13 tags. License windows remained open to sell tags at usual rates for heav* ier cars. Only One Remains Only one of the commissioners, as admittedly constituted by all par ties In the long standing highway (Continued on page ten) Wright Is Lucky Shelby Resident For Pisg&h Hunt a. W. "Peter" Wright Is gotns deer hunting. An important looking letter from Pisgah national forest game pre serve officials this morning In formed him that he would be the lucky person from Shelby to be al lowed three days hunting in Der • mber, having drawn a lucky posi tion among the thousands of hunt ers over the country who will hunt ' ore in November and December, Mr. Wright said this morning lie would take his .30-06 rifle, specially huilt by Dr. H. S. Plaster with him December 4, 5, 6. He will be allowed one deer. He said sons of President Roosevelt will be In the forest at the same time. Webb Orders Damage Suit Verdict Aside Judge E. Y. Webb in Federal dis trict court at Charlotte Saturday mdered set aside a verdict award ing $11,500 to the estate of E. A. . McCann which a jury had return ed earlier in the estate’s suit against W J. McOlothlin, Jr., of Green ville, S. C. Judge Webb ruled the v f'rdict was against the greater [weight of evidence. McCann was killed In an automo bile accident in May, 1933. near Kings Mountain, in which Mr. Mt OlothUn's parents were also killed. Dr. McOlothlin was president ,rf I’urman university at the tim« at Ins death No date was set for , trial.
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