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WEATHER Carolina#: Fair not quit* so sold tonight. Tueaday fair, warm s' The Menklmtd SEND 10 Pages TODAY Member of Associated Press VOL. XU* No. 141 SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, NOV. 25, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. * hj m .u. pw r*u irn itniiNi — u w C»rn«r. per year. IIP adrann) _ MOO rnest * * * j* m »«*.••* Pennington Killed In Car Wreck Boiling Springs Resident Thrown From Friend’s Car Funeral Service Is At 2:30 Today j, c. Bridges, Jr., Driver, Is Held Under Bond; Death Termed Accidental. Ernest Pennington, aged 35. was instantly killed yes terday about 11 o’clock at Boiling Springs when he was thrown from a car driven by J. C. Rridges, Jr. Two other persons were slightly injured. The fatal accident occurred about I miie east of Bolling Springs when Ur Bridges had gone to the home j rf his neighbor to carry him and | >his family to their home for dinner. The Pennington family was In the tar and Mr. Pennington was stand ing on the running board. In some way the car got out of the driver s eontrol, ran up on an em bankment and In either jumping or being thrown from the machine, the | victim received a broken neck, from I which he died immediately. Two Others Safe Two other boys were on the other l lender, but were only slightly injur The accident occurred about a l A east of Boiling Springs. |r. Bridges was distressed with [ over the accident, and was this morning to explain just how the ear got oat of oh Sheriff J. R. Cline, investi the matter, said It wduld ;ely be announced in court as "in llbluntary manslaughter.” Mr. Brtd ||» was placed under bond of 1500 I (ending action of the court. The sheriff expressed regret at Inch a tragedy and said both men | were good friends and well known jlinners in No. 2 township. funeral services for Mr. Penning I ton were held at 2:30 this afternoon [tithe Boiling Springs Baptist church j Krvices in charge of the pastor, Rev. U l. Jenkins. An unusually large I crowd was present, as the little col I lege town was stunned at the trag |«dy Surviving Mr. Pennington are his I fife who was formerly Miss Vergle I Besson and two small children. ting I Rev. D. G. Washburn Announces Meetings Thanksgiving services at the Idmrches of Rev. D. G. Washburn |we been announced as follows: Sunrise service at 7 o’clock at lOnicc annual service at Pleasant |Grove at !1 o’clock and at Wallace a' 2 o'clock. The service at Sion will be new and several spe features have been planned. Morning Cotton letter York, Nov. 35.—Forecast 1 ‘ aad antral belt rain. Buyers J°rth street are proceeding more print cloths better than pro lm othcr lines well sold with Lh,y unavailable before lgovernment orders lai« eJniI,‘s nending. Southern spot I 29,083 bales average price kith™' foreign cotton is selling >! ^ a,!ve t0 American in Liv '■,t at any time in past year f according to exchange ^-tot Bankhead will in L,0 ’ ■ to Plane all government kof ^L1^16 5001 and s®11 » ■* L - -°"00 bales a week beginning [sju, Secretary Bull inti ieetto™ *07e’nrt’-ent will seek to curb 10 should they Wh.£a ■ r5ai' Q^nera! sentt :<hptoth": av»tlable supply fav k^'waiases on reactions.—Cleven |«*oa. J, M ARKETS |^t»n JJ.----- UX to ‘W ,ot’ *•“-1 ■ *«*. oar lot. ton_' L"Jork cotton at 3:30: 1169 **■ Oct n.3g They Will Rule Philippines General Douglas MacArthur (left), former chief of staff, U. S. Army, arrives in Manila and is greeted by Manuel Quezon, president of the new Philippine Commonwealth, MacArthur will supervise the building of the new nation’s army. Record For Arrests In City MadeAs38GamblersNabbed Try me Club Raided By Police Officer*; All save Four Plead Guity; Trials Of Operators Booked Saturday ^ The biggest wholesale arrest ever recorded in Cleveland county was made here Friday night when 38 persons were taken in custody and charged with various forms of gamb hng. [ The arrests were made when Chief of Police D. L. Willis and Of ficers Knox Hardin and Paul Sta mey raided the Tryme club in the Royster building basement on South LaFayette street. Nearly all of the defendants were tried, found guilty and fined In re corder's court Saturday which took nearly all the court s tune. Adjourn ment was not pronounced until aft er 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Give ^200 Bonds Operators of the club gave their names as 0. C. Lewis, Raymond Lewis, and J. B. Lewis. J. H. Bow man and Atlon Bowman were first charged with part ownership and operation, but there is possibility that their warrants will be chang ed. The defendants were placed un der bond of $200 each for appear (Continued on page ten.) Red Cross Money Passes $500 Mark Contributions to the annual Red Cross fund passed the $500 mark today, according to treasurer of the fund, Troy McKinney. The drive will be completed in this county Thursday and President Henry Edwards is urging the large corp of workers to continue the canvass up to the last hours of the period. Few reports have been received from the rural work as yet, and they are expected to boost the total. Show Opposition To Government In Private Business Chamber Of Commerce Of O. S Vote* Ovetawhelmingly Against Policy. WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.—(AP> Overwhelmlng- opposition to gov ernment competition with private enterprise and to government spend ing without relation to revenue wat recorded today in a poll of the Chamber of Commerce of the Unit ed States. The chamber made pub lic results of the V'oH on these and other questions which It submitted recently to it/! membership. Questions an dtheir vote on each follow: 1. “Should there be an extension of federal jurisdiction into matters of state and local concern?” Yes 45; No., 1,746. 2. "Should the federal govern ment at the present time*exercise federal spending power without re lation to revenue?” Yes, 22; No 1,845. j 3. "Should there be government competition with private enterprise for regulatory or other purposes?” Yes, 56; No, 1,825. 4. "Should all grants of authority by congress to the executive de partment of the federal government be within clearly defined limits?’ Yes, 1,813; No, 58. Officials said that 73 member or ganizations declined to vote. Picture Show And Schools To Aid Will Rogers Memorial Fund ! » Both the Webb and the Carolina theatres have kindly consented to aid in the Will Rogers Memorial Fund and young ladies will be sta tioned at the entrances of these show bouses on Wednesday and Thursday of this week to receive contributions. Both show houses will run trail ers on the drive for Memorial Funds to provide institutions for handi capped children, a cause very close to the heart of the humorist and philosopher. Those who have not contributed, are asked to attend the picture shows on Wednesday and Thursday and make a donation to the mem >rial fund. Young ladles will be a! he entrances to accept these gifts. Then, next Tuesday has been set ■side as children’s day among the schools of the county. Hie princi pals of the various rural as well at afcy schools in Shelby and Klngt fountain are asked to Invited the school children to make donation! :or the hospitals that will provldt treatment to handicapped childrer throughout the nation In memorj >f wm. Not one cent will be taken out ol he contributions for local expense rhe picture show houses, newspapei md schools will carry on the cam paign for contributions without anj >xpense whatever. Sheriff, Attorney Strike 1st How; Machines Moved Any Found Operating To Be Taken Break Effect of Restraining Order By Judge J. Will Pless. At noon today Only one slot machine or ball table had been confiscated by officers and brought to the court house in a round-up ordered by Judge Bynum E. Weathers of the Recorders Court. Other ma chine# had either been stored or moved out of the oounty as ordered by the court. Ctty officers were not taking part In the search, according to Chief of Police D. L. Willis, as all machines operating In Shelby last week, were said to have been licensed. County Attorney Peyton McSwatn said that neither the state, city nor county has a right t<f license ma chines which the state law says are illegal. Strike Suddenly Striking suddenly and unexpect edly In retaliation at noon Satur day, Sheriff Raymond Cline and County Attorney Peyton McSwain blasted the validity of a restraining order for all slot machines in Cleve land county and were prepared this morning to confiscate all such ma chines and arrest their owners and operators. The coup came after Sheriff Cline had been served earlier Saturday morning with a signed order from Judge J. Win Pless of Marlon at Newton. Plaintiffs in the restraining order were listed as Dwight Houser, W. R. Shaw and the> Charlotte Vending Machine Co. Plaintiffs attorney Is C. B. Mc Brayer. VMal Paragraph After talking, with both'Attorney McSwatn and Sheriff CMne by tele phone, Judge Pless authorized the sheriff to add the following para graph to the orddr; . I “Nothing In tbi* order is so construed as -to prevent the sheriff or other officers from making arrests, serving war (Continued on pace tern -i, MRS. JOHN DOVER BURIED SUNDAY AT PLEASANT HILL Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 3 o’clock for Mrs. John Dover at Grover by Dr. J. T. Dendy, assisted by Rev. W. E. Lowe and interment followed In Pleasant Hill church cemetery. She died at her home Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Mrs. Dover was bom Nov. 21st, 1871 In the Pleasant Hill commun ity and before marriage was Miss . Sallie Putnam. In early girlhood she Joined the Pleasant Hill church, but was a member of the Grover Bap tist church at the time of hei death. She was a devoted wife »nd mother, a kind neighbor and a reg ular church attendant. Mr. and Mrs. Dover were married 46 years ago and to this union w$rc bom three children, Mrs. Will Aller and Ralph Dover of Kings Moun tain, Horace Dover of Grover. The husband and three children survive together with 14 grandchildren, twc brothers, Charles and Will Putnatr of Kings Mountain, and six sisters Mrs. Charles Borders of King! Mountain, Mrs. Rollins Roberts anc Mrs. Martin Roberts of Shelby, Mrs fe. B, Frances of Grover, Mrs. J. H Davis of Earl. Mrs. Jack Borders o: Maxtor. A large crowd attended the fu neral Sunday and a beautiful flora offering was in evidence. Flowei girls were her granddaughters, Max; Dean, Evelyn, Grace and Seims Allen, Pratt, Mary Catherine anc Annie Ellen Dover, Serving as pall bearers were George Dover, Jame: R. Dover, A. F. Collins, J. L. Hern don. C. A Hambright and V. J Hardin. Confidence In AAA Renewed As Late Lint Checks Arrive Long Awaited And Three Months Overdue Checks For Adjusted Contracts Here; Represent About $20,000 Happy farmers with confidence renewed in the AAA and all its policies were streaming in and out of the office of ! the county agent today claiming their part of approximately ! $20,000 in long awaited first rental checks. ; me cnecus came in over the week end after a delay of nearly three months and much worry and work on the part of farm leaders here. A special trip to Washington by J. F. Criswell, head of the state allotment board and urgent com munications on the part of J. S. Wilkins, county agent was respon sible for dearths up the difficulties. The 400 checks which came this week-end were a pSrt of nearly <500 for late contracts which had to be Contracts Let Bids for nearly $50,000 In rural school buildings were opened today I at 2 o'dock In the office of J. H. Grigg, superintendent of county schools, with Herman G. Baity, state director of PWAin charge, Calculations on the bids are being made and the names of the low bidders will befannounce dthis aft ernoon at 4 o’qlock. Contracts are. on schools at Casar, Fallston, Pledmoht, Lawndale and Belwood. The work Is expected to morning that letting date for all the begin Immediately. Superintendent Grigg said this other school projects In the coun ty, representing the remainder of | the $139,000 building program, had been definitely set as December 10. The largest project In the latter group will be a $50,000 high school building at Lattlmore, with numer ous other smaller additions and im provements to county school build ings. 135 Remain Today For Five PWA Buildings MRS. LA. PADGETT IS BURIED TODAY AT SANDY PLAINS Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock for Mrs. Luther A. Padgett at Sandy Plains Baptist church by the pastor, Rev. W. A. Elam. Mrs. Padgett died with pneumonia Sunday afternoon at 4:45 at her home two and a half miles north of Lattlmore. She had been ill for five days. Within the last two years she had pneumonia three times. Before marriage Mrs. Padgett was Mattie Johnson. She was 74 years of age and had been married 61 years. Thirteen years ago her hus band preceded her to the grave and she continued to live at the Padgett homestead with her son, Ralph. ! Early in life she joined the church and was a faithful member and con secrated Christian. Surviving are two, daughters, Mrs. 'A. B. Walker, Mrs. 8. C. Brooks and three sons, Ralph, Roy and Rev Rush Padgett. Twenty-one grand children and 15 great grandchildren also survive. We«t Marion Street Road Is Opened A stretch of paving a mile loni on West Marion street was openec for traffic Saturday. The concrete road was built by the state at s cost of approximately $26,000 ant extends West Marlon street to high way No. 20, thus furnishing a two way traffic route through the cltj on highway 20. Through west-bounc traffic will use Marion street ant east-bound traffic will use Warrer street. At least the highway mark ers will, be changed in this manner 0 adjusted and re-adjusted. Accord ing to J. A. Propst, about 13S remain to come from the capital, and then rental disbursements to Cleveland will be about normal. Growers are expecting parity checks by the middle of December and perhaps price adjustment pay ments by Christmas. Feeling had reached almost breaking point with farm leaders because of the unexplained delay of the checks. Mussolini Scores Diplomatic Gains Against Sanctions League Crawfishes And .Postpones Date Of Embargo On All Oils. By Associated Pram BOM I, Nov. 3»—Premier Mus solini scored * diplomatic victory in his campaign against sanctions to day aa his troops stood poised in East Africa Tor renewed thrusts at Ethiopia. After II Duce was reported to have warned France that a ban on oil sbipmenta to Italy “would mean I war” the League announced Friday that the session of the sanctions committee of 18, called to consider the embargo, would be postponed to an undetermined date. Stands Aside Great Britain and France, moti vated not only by Mussolini’s ada mant stand but also by their doubt over, the ability of the United States government to halt oil shipments, decided to seek a delay in impos ing the proposed embargo authori tative reports said. Opinion was mixed as to wheth er this new attitude on the part of France and Great Britain might re vive hope of an early peace. It was generally hoped that negotia tions' among Italy, Ethiopia and the' League might be initiated but 'Paris remained skeptical. Italians Killed The Ethiopian government an nounced that Ras Seyoum’s troops surprised a group of Italian soldiers north of Makale, killed the com mander and several soldiers and dis persed the others. From Rome came advices that more than a third of a million men were ready to drive on Ethiopian defenses from three directions. FOUR FOSTER GUARDS TWO GRAVES FOR 129 YEARS SPARTANBURG, S. C.—(AP)—A | solid walnut four-poster bedstead has stood guard over the graves of j Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Alexander in an old churchyard near here for 129 years. Rabbits And Other Game Meet Doom On “Hunting Day” Nov 28 Lo, the poor rabbit, numbers o! quail and doves and other straj animals and fowl will rue the da; they were born, come Thanksgiving day when hundreds of sportsmen tr ’ Cleveland county take to the field and woods to try their skill with th< rifle and shotgun, or to hear thi dogs trail. However, Game Warden H. C Long comes forward with the state ment that hunters must at leas wait until Thanksgiving, as it t against the law to buy or sell rab bits before that day. He added tha It is legal to trap and shoot rabbit on one’s own land before that date Five China Provinces Join New Government; To Collect Revenues f Arrives Today <• Dr. Elite A. Puller of Atlanta, Ga. who will arrive in the city tonight to take charge of a two week* re-, vlval meeting at the Pint Baptist) church. Services will be held dally from 9:30 to 10:30 In the morning and from 7.30 to g:30 In the even ing-__ Spindale Couple Die From Injuries Received InWreck (Special to The Star.) FOREST CITY. Nov. 24.—Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steadman , of Splndale were killed and-six persons were In jured, two critically, here tonight iwhen a car containing two law of ficers crashed Into the Steadman’s automobile as It was backed out of a driveway. Zeb McKinney, constable of Cool Springs township, driver of the po lice car, and Dusaye Steadman, 12 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stead man. were described as critically injured at Rutherford hospital, where they were taken along with State Highway Patrolman C. A. Speed, who was riding with Mc Kinney,-and three other Steadman children. The Steadman family spent the day with Mrs. Steadman’s mother, Mrs. H. B. Spake, at her home on East Main street. As the family de parted fdr home at 8 o’clock, Mr. Steadman backed hte car out of the driveway Into the street, where It was struck by McKinney's car. Mr. and Mrs. Steadman died in the hospital about 45 minutes after the crash. Sheriff J. Ed McFarland said the wreckage Indicated McKinney's car was traveling at a high speed. It could not be learned Immediately whether the officers were pursuing , anyone. ! Mr. Steadman was employed by a ' mill at Splndale. He appeared to be about 43 years old. His wife slightly 1 younger. Mr. Long said there has been so unusual number of violations of game laws thus far Into the season, and that for the most part hunters are careful. ! As Thursday opens the official fall hunting season. the warden would like to urge all persons with guns to be unusually careful in handling the firearms. In. order to reduce the possibility of accidents. It Is believed that there are more quail than usual In the county. This Is partly due to some stock which was brought in and partly to more fields of lespedesa, clover and grains this year, giving ample feeding grounds. Nine Man Council Seeking To Purge China Of “Red*” Simple Ceremony Japan Expected To Furnish Brains Of Now: Movement. A n autonomous govern ment for a large section of North China was inaugurated today and immediately called on Japan for assistance. Nyin Ju-Keng, head of the new nine-man autonomous council for 25 counties in Hopei and Chahahar provinces, asked Japanese government officials and militarists to send troops “to purge north China of com munists.” At the simple Inauguration cere mony Nyln disclosed the five prov inces of north China had been In vited to Join the as counties In self government. At the same time he emphasised that the movement watt "a’i'onomous, not' separatist.” He said his government will con trol all revenues except (ba salt ana customs taxes, Tin’s proclamation pledged hits government to racogntae the sov ereignty of Nanking, but It warned it would allow no interference with local affairs. It also announced the council s Intention of taking over supervision of national reyepuss from railways, mines, poets aafetolagrapha, and said special laV Sourtt would ba es tablished. Executive control win be mated In a committee of nine, beaded by Tin, who also will personally super vise foreign relations and military affairs. Other branches of the government will include admlnistratiVe and educational planning and Industrial and secretarial departments. Yin's declaration assailed the ICa om In tang (Chinese Nationalist par* ty) and declared the oo-operatlon of North China, Japan and Man* choukuo to be essential to tba well being of the northern people. It was widely believed TM proc lamation was a forerunner to simi lar action by Sung Cheh-Yuan, the HopeilChahar overlord, although the response of other North China lead ers was uncertain In view of the . Nanking declaration at eentrsl gov ernment opposition to the auton omy movement. Drivers License Suspended OnTwo For Driving Drunk Drivers license was suspendedor a year In recorder’s court this morn ing on two men found guilty of ' driving while drunk. They were also fined $60 and costs. The convicted driven an Mason Roberts, colored, of Shelby, and Den ton Vlosovsch of Gastonia. Judge Weathers announced a tightening of the law on drunken driven this morning and declared that hereafter convicted driven will be fined a minimum of $60 and costs and have license suspended for one year. He also pointed out that two con victions for reck’ess driving call tor suspension of driven license. Upon the first coivl"tl:n, officers are re quired to no‘e the time an0 place of conviction on the license so that U he driver is arVted elsewhere In the state, a record of the previous case will be available. There were several drunks and live cases for reckless driving in re order’s court this morning but the reckless driving cases were post poned because Patrolman Wheejjr whs called to Lincoln ton to worfoa ;» kidnaping case.
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