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WEATHER Cm "linns: Partly cloudy, not w cold In the southwest tonight Saturiuy increasingly cloudy sllgli t ly warmer. Jij Okka Md Maus VOL. XLI, No. 146 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, DEC. 6, 1935 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons IIV M 11. per rear, ila MHDMi - Men Carrier per rear, ila adranrei . KI.M of GOVERNOR JOHNSTON DEFIES S. C. SUPREME COURT ACT If " • w- .W W W **«*•« __ I Ingenious Methods Boost County Tax Revenue Autos, Poll, Dog Taxes Give More; Values Are Lower Summary Is Sent To A. J. Maxwell Assessed Valuation Above 28 Millions; None On Poul try At All. Ingenious methods on the part of tax listers in Cleve land county have this year made it possible to keep a tax rate of 36 cents, lower the to tal assessed value of county property several thousand dollars, and at the same time bring in more revenue than in 1034. This information was gained to day from an abstract of taxables being prepared by County Auditor Troy MrKinney. also head tax list er, who is sending the annual sum man- to Allen J. Maxwell, revenue commissioner at Raleigh. Automobiles, poll, and dog taxes have contributed considerably to the increase Prior to 1932 these items had been dodged by owners. Poll Tax Up li.oi will be paid this year on 6, 128 autos as compared to 4,409 In 1932, and there are 2,128 dogs as tompared to 1,870. Lists of owners 4 autos were furnished by the state fvenue department, and the poll ["‘tax met ease Was made by lists se cured irom mills and landlords. Polk are $2 00 each. The total assessed valuation of all property in the county Is $28,703,049 as compared to $28,961,562, and of this figure real estate represent $21, 821,662, Seven Millions More The seven millions additional value was placed on horses, mules, cattle of all kinds, hogs, sheep, goats, dogs, banks and the personal prop 'Continued on page ten.) Postal Receipts, Building Reflect Business Pick-up A sharp increase in post office re ceipts and building activities foi November is reflecting a spirited encl-pf-the-year pick-up in business Building permits issued by W. Y Crowder, inspector total $23,000 for •he past month, topping October’s report by $7,000. The largest single item was the , county community building being constructed under the WPA. Post office receipts for November reached $6,199.61, as compared tc $4,566 78 for 1934, an increase ol *1 632.83. The figures were named b>’ Past master Hoyle, who expects December receipts to go even high er and 1935 to set a new high for ‘he year. Morning Cotton LETTER NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Trading f moderate yesterday and tone ,rr' eular. Domestic spinners buying 3^! purchases by Far East absorb j' t!le hulk of sales which were in i f main liquidation or realizing by r" and minor hedging operations, nistid for the actual was said to lps6 urgent than recently with tal,i of possible pool sales of ^ It is rather generally ex Ulat the estimate Monday • show some downward revision under the last report but the pend ng court cases affecting cotton restrict buying. While some reaction may take , ac‘ We doubt the poesibUltles for any material easing. E. A. Pierce ft Co. . , THE MARKETS ‘" ton. SJK,t.U to 1* .‘on se*d> wagon, ton-$35.0* °tton a**d, car lot, ton_$38.0< ii^!W York “ton at 2:30: Dec « U H Mar‘ « 47, July llM' 11<2X Mercy Slayer Dr. M. A. Warrtner (abova), 79 year-old Bridgeport, Conn., physi cian, admits having ended the life of an injured man 48 years ago and says his conscience has never troubled him. The man, accidentally shot, would have been a maniac had he lived. District Census Office Will Open Here Says Houser Ten-County Headquarters For Busi ness Survey Is In Post Office. Headquarters for the business census of the 10th congressional district, to begin in January will be centered in Shelby and business of fices will be set up In the postoffice in quarters formerly occupied by Judge E. Y. Webb, it was learned today. Everett A. Houser, jr., district supervisor, will begin work at once selecting 55 enumerators to work with the department of commerce in getting Informations about busi nesses and industries in this dis trict. As yet Mr. Houser is uncertain as to what type of labor he will be allowed to use, whether*straight un employed or relief labor. At any rate he is being beselged with ap plications and telephone calls. Pay for the census takers has been variously reported from (4 to $5 per day, but Mr. Houser is of the opinion that a lower wage scale will be used, and that the wage will be dependent on the amount of work done. He does not yet know his own salary or other salaries. The information to be gathered will be of people -employed, man hours per week, executive and of fice forces and value of property of all business and industrial houses in the territory. It will begin Jan uary 1. Following are the counties and enumerators per county: Mecklen burg 19, Avery 1, Burke 4, Catawba 7, Cleveland 5, Gaston 11, Lincoln 3, Madison 3, Mitchell 2, Yancey 1. WPA Officials Meet In Burke on Monday There will be a meeting in Mor gantcn Monday of all WPA time keepers, •foremen, sub-foremen and supervisors from Cleveland county and other parts of this district. This announcement was sent to day to all WPA leaders from H. H. Poole, field assignment officer. ERE School Open I OnMondayWithl6 Units Operating Expect Enrollment of Above 350 District Supervisor Here Saturday; All Teachers Named. Sixteen unit* of adult and nur sery ERE schools will open Mon day In Cleveland county and an en rollment exceeding 350 persona la expected. Teachers have been selected and a general supervisor, will be named within the next day or two, and Mrs. Frances L. Bacon, of Charlotte, dis trict supervisor of ERE will be In the county Saturday to make final arrangements for openings. Five In Shelby Five of the schools will be in Kings Mountain, five in Shelby, three in Grover, one in Lawndale, and two colored units will also be In Shelby. Of the 10, adults will attend 13 and three wil be nursery schools for children of pre-school age. Last year only children of parents on re lief could attend the nursery schools, but this year there will -be no relief, and as yet, no distiwctinn has been made. Who May Attend Any adult may attend the ad vanced sahooi, when they may be instructed In literacy, home Im provement, citlsenshlp, or any other courses recommended for adult edu cation. Four hours per day will be given to instruction. Teachers will enroll and enlist their own classes, with a minimum of 30 per class, and will receive $40 per month for their services. The following teachers have been selected, and one or two others may be added: Mrs. Emma Austell, Mrs. Edna Ware, Mrs. C. B. Falls, Mrs. Clarence Carpenter. Mrs. E. B. Olive , and Mr§. Pauline Weaver, all of Kings Mountain; Mrs. Terrah Fer ree, of Grover; Harold Hamrick, of 1 Boiling Springs; John Kennedy, ' Mrs. C. C. Carpenter, Mrs. Sam 1 Greer, Mrs. Busan Whitesides, of ' Shelby; Mrs. Annie Hull Falls, of ' Lawndale; S. B. McBrayer, Edward McCloud, colored, of Shelby. The schools will last for a term 1 of eight months, and will be finane- 1 ed by federal emergency funds. Herndon’* Name < Is Worth $1,000 < Chairman of the county board of commissioners, J. L. Hemdon, signed his name 139 times yesterday and each time he signed it, added one thous and dollars to the treasury Of Cleveland county and incident ally to bonded indebtedness. He was signing the 139 crisp new bonds, which, when they return to Chase City National bank in New York will add $139,000 to Cleveland’s bank roll, to be used in the building of the eleven school projects un der the PWA. The bonds were sent to the county auditor from W. E. Eas terling of the local government commission. Interest will be paid semi-annually, in June and De- s cember. I 1 1 Baptist Revival Closes Today; Dr. Fuller Has Praise For City Dr. Ellis A. Fuller, Atlanta minis ter will close the ten day revival meeting at the First Baptist church tonight. Interest and attendance has been growing dally and today is being climaxed by an association wide Woman’s Mission society meet inc in conjunction with the morn ing service. Approximately 200 women from rural churches in the county are gathered here today, closing the an nual week of prayer and making a special study of modern missions. niirty-slx additions to the church have been recorded, and of the meeting Dr. Zeno Wall said, 'Hus meeting has not been characterised by a great In-gathering, but rather by a building up of the spiritual life of the members. The great gospel preaching of Dr. Puller will live j and lift, and we shall have a bigger and better church.” Dr. Fuller will preach tonight on , “Racing With Horses” and will leave for Atlanta early tomorrow. In a statement to The Star he said today: “I have never fisited a city more highly favored of God in every way —its wonderful climates its beauti- ' (Continued on page teal Antarctic Flier Believed Lost Apprehension increased as to the fate of Lincoln Ellsworth, polar explorer, when no word wan heard from hire on his airplane Hash over Hearst Land, from the expedition’s base in Antarctica to the Bay of Whales, after he reached a point 400 miles into the absolute unknown where his wireless on the Polar Star failed. $216,000 Lawsuit Against AAA Filed By Florence Mill Suit attacking the constitutionality >f the processing tax provisions of he agricultural adjustment act and seeking $216,000 was filed in fed :ral district court at Charlotte yes erday by the Florence mills of For est City through its attorneys, Juinn, Hamrick & Hamrick. The $216,000 was for he amount »f the processing taxes paid under >rotest by the Florence mills. The >laintlff named Charles H. Robert on, collector of internal revenue or the division of North Carolina ind Charles H. Robertson of Greens >oro, individually, as defendant. A number of cases attacking the ionstltutionality of the AAA have been filed, but most of them have sought restraining orders against future collections, rather than to recover payments. This is the first case of either kind filed with the Charlotte deputy clerk of court, Miss Pan Barnett. The bill of complaipt stated that “the defendant acting under In structions and orders of the secre tary of the treasury and commis sioner of internal revenue . . . has unlawfully and illegally collected of this plaintiff the said sums of money,” and ‘That the plaintiff duly and regularly paid such tax under protest, and duly and regularly fil ed its claim for refund." School Of Nursing To Graduate Eight SeniorsOnMonday Eight nurses will be graduated rom the Shelby hospital school oi mrses In appropriate exercises to te held Tuesday evening, Dec. 10 a the Shelby high school auditor1 um. Judge E. Y. Webb will deliver the .dldress to the graduating class nd on the program are Mrs. Dwight louser who will render a violin olo and Miss Nettie Rayle, a vocal olo. The eight graduates are Mary iouise Youngblood, of York, S. C.,j lelen Payseur Caban iss of Shelby, fettle McGalliard of Morganton, (Continued on page ten) Decorations Mirror Christmas Gaiety Christmas color and gaiety will soon be reflected in the hundreds if colored lights now being strung ip about the beautiful C.eveland lounty courthouse and square. City lectrician will have the array ready to turn on in a short time. Practically all the stores and Business houses are also completing seasonal decorations, using red and preen, blue and yellow and black ,nd white combinations and con ;rasts to make show windows and exhibits attractive. JudgeJ.H.Clemerit Here In January; Jury List Given The Jury list for the first term of Superior court In 1938 has been drawn and announcement made that Judge J. H. Clement, of Winston Salem will be on the bench here the week beginning January 6. Judge Clement has been assigned to Shelby, but there is a possibility that an exchange will be made with Judge Hoyle Sink of Lexing ton who was here in the last term. The calendar for the January term has not yet been made up, but indications are that the first of the year will see a heavily crowded docket. The List. Following are the jurors' who will serve: No. 1 Township—Plato Allison. No. 2 Township—Arey Weaver, (Continued on page ten.> 1 Oklahoma Escapee Killed, 1 Captured McALLEBTER, Okla., Dec. 6.— (&)—Dan Heady, one of the five fed eral prisoners who broke from the Muskogen Jail Tuesday was slain and .Dewey Gilmore, a companion was captured at a farm house near Weathers early today. Two of the fugitives remain at large. Selassie’s Palace At Dessye Ruined; War “Intensified” Many Killed, Injured In Air Raid Italian* Claim Big Gain*; Ethio pian* Rash To 8le*e Train*. (By Associated PreaS Italy struck directly at the heart ol Ethiopian today wrecking Emper or Haile Selassie's palace In Dessye. The emperor escaped but occupants of a Rpd Cross hospital tent, a Bel gian major and a Norwegian nurse, were wounded. The palace was destroyed and part of the American Seventh Day Ad ventist hospital was wrecked. Twelve persons were killed and nearly 200 wounded. Nine planes dropped more than 1,000 bombs. Death* Reported An official Italian communique meanwhile reported 24 Ethiopians and three Italians died In ‘‘inten sified” combat between patrols all along the northern front. The south ern sudden outbreak of hostilities was interpreted by Italian officers as marking the start of the first major Ethiopian offensive. Everywhere on the northern front, the Italian government communique (Continued on page ten.) Rogers Fund $63.85; More Is To Come To date M3.86 has been turned Ih for the Will Rogers memorial fund in Cleveland county. Previously acknowledged_140.00 Shelby high school__. 8.00 Washington St. school ...... 2.00 Miss Jo Shaw_ 1.00 Mrs. Renn Drum. A0 S. L. Dellinger, R-l Shelby .. 1.00 Kings Mtn. schools _ 11.36 Total.-.$63.86 Last Tuesday was school day In all of the schools of Cleveland coun ty when the children were aaked to mftke donations to the Rogers fund. No reports have been received from the rural school system and from a number of the elementary schools In Shelby. Principals are asked to make their report at once to Lee B. Weathers, chairman, so that the total amount contributed might be forwarded to headquarters. Schoolmasters Club Meets On Monday The Schoolmasters club, compos 'd of all the* men teachers in Cleve land county will hold its regular monthly meeting at the court house Monday night, John P. Mull will address the group on some phase of education. A number of matters of Interest to sports are also expected to bee dis cussed. G. G. McSWAIN NEAR DEATH AFTER PARALYTIC STROKE George G. McSwaln, well known farmer of the Ross Grove commun ity was at the point of death at noon today. Physicians looked for the end momentarily and his family was at his bedside. He suffered a stroke of paralysis a few days ago. Buys Tigers i Walter O. Briggs Walter 0. Briggs, Detroit manu facturer, becomes sole owner of the Detroit Tigers through purchase of half interest of the late Frank Navin, his partner for 16 years. Death Of BeamOn R. R. Crossing Is Still A Mystery Officers Run Down Various Reports Of Fatal Accident At Kings Mountain. Officer* have run down various reports and rumors As to the death of L. A- Beam, textile mill worker | who was killed instantly Monday j evening, November 25, when his car | was etruck by Southern train No. | 40 near the Margrace Mill at Kings | Mountain. Beam who lived for several years j in the Dover Mill village, had been working* at. Laurens. 8. C., but had quit and moved his family to Bel mont to take work. It will be recalled that his car in which he was the only occupant, was on the track when No. 40 was roiling Into the city and that no one saw the accident but the en gineer and fireman. The train had! rounded a curve and could not stop. I Rumors and reports were out that Beam might have been robbed and placed on the track, that it might have been a case of suicide. Mem bers of his family said he had three $10 bills In his pocket when last seen and thfct this money was not found after the accident. Another rumor had it that his body was cold wfeen picked up after the acci dent, Indicating J>e might have been dead when the train struck him. Sheriff piine, deputy sheriff and Coroner Roscoe Lutz have made in quiries into the affair and have been unable to find any evidence of foul play. Reports that men were seen with him there could not be sub stantiated. An hour and a half be fore the tragedy he was visiting a relative in the Pauline mill village, and his car was noticed parked near the Margrace mill twenty minutes before the train ran. Kings Mountain officers continue to work out all reports regarding the death but so far nothing that would Indicate foul play has been found. The road which crosses the railroad track is a private driveway, little used and his use of this route of travel gave rise to much of the suspicion attached to his death. Famous Detective Thinks Bruno Not Guilty Of Lindbergh Death j TRENTON, N. J., Dec. W5) ! Governor H. G. Hoffman said todaj that Ellis Parker, noted Burlington county detective, was “under the definite impression that Brunc Richard Hauptman Is no, the man’ responsible for the Lindbergh kid nap murder. Hoffman said Parker, who Is known for hts solution of a score of baffling crime mysteries, had been called into the case by Gover nor A. Harry Moore, who was gov ernor when the kidnapping occur red. He has been working on It evei since, he said. The governor said he understood Parker undertook to In vestigate the case along with state j police but was blocked In his efforts by troopers. * The New York Dally News said an anonymous le.ter, indicating the possibility that Hauptman Is innoc ent, Is the center of a new inves tigation. The News said Parker was I studying the theory that the baby i was not killed the night of the kid napping but died later. The letter was postmarked at Buffalo ten days after the crime. The News says Parker takes the view that the man who wrote it is the man who stole the child. The most significant paragraph (Continued on page ten.) Being Re-Instated Court Rules Coup As Illegal Move Unterluinly Reigns- Ah Gov ernment Officials Move Cautiously. (By Associated Press) COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. 6. —National guardsmen dis closed today that they had orders from Governor John ston not to let the state high way commission function de spite a supreme court decis ion reinstating them. Chief Commissioner Ben M. Saw yer and Chairman C. O. Hearon of the commission, meanwhile, made no effort to re-enter their offtoee pending a conference with their at torneys. Major Frank H. Barnwell of Flor ence, commander of the troops, said if Mr. Sawyer or any of the com missioners should come up as pri vate clti/.ens they are to be welcom ed like any other citizen, but not to be allowed to take tbelr seats aa commissioners or to act In an offi cial capacity. A SI* Year fight Boy A. Powell, .secretary to the governor, satd he was net expected at the office this morning after the blow dealt his six year fight against the road administration and there was no statement forthcoming from the executive mansion. State high way workers reported tb work in practically norma] numbers, includ ing s dozen or so appointed or pro moted during the Johnston's board's regime, but little actual work was done. The new board, set up with Joe Calus .of Spartanburg at lta Bead, failed to appear a The supreme court apparently considered the question on which It had ruled was closed. . Motorist Problems Motorists who wanted to buy 1930 auto tags could get them bit not even the sellers knew for certain whom they were working for. motor vehicle officials said licensa win dows would open as usual and some sales were made. A. R. Ward, acting chief of high way law enforcement said license (Continued on page ten.) Carolina greater SHOPPING Decided Increase In Employment, Wages Since ’33 WASHINGTON, Dee. 8.-HAV-D* cided improvement in factory ployment and payrolls in Nortl South Carolina as compared the depression's low month at 1 1933 was reported today by the la bor department. The labor statis tics bureau disclosed that North Carolina factory payrolls had In creased 99.7% through October 1935, while in South Carollr gains represented a peromttt 58.9% over March 1933 Only the comparative were announced. North mill employment was 34% hi October 1935 than in March 1933, while in South Carolina the per centage of increase was 5.3. Continued gains in percentage for North Carolina mills were reported lor this year both hr _ employment and payrolls, but In South Caroling a decrease was registered for the year from October 1934 to October 1935. October 1935 employment in South Carolina was 5.1% less than the same month a year ago while payrolls decrease 3.7% during the same period.
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