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VOL. XLII, No. 4
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SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 1986 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons
By M.U. par ywt. (in Mnwi _ at9
CnrrMr. Mr >ni. Ua adrann) _
IIH
Franco-British Fleets Concentrate In Mediterranean
' l ’
Expect T o Block
Any Movement Of
Italy’s Warships
Haile Is Winning
Against Italians
(Bv Associated Press)
Sudden orders for large
scale movements of French
and British battle fleets in
the Mediterranean today as
sured the greatest naval con
centration yet in those waters
by the time the League of
Nations council convenes for
further action on the Italo
Ethiopian war.
The council meets January 20.
Whether It will add new sections to
those already imposed upon Italy is
uncertain.
But on that day 92 French war
ships will be cruising the Mediter
ranean along with a possibly aug
mented British fleet. ,
The British Admiralty, in recall
ing four ships now in the Mediter
ranean. announced a mid-January
cruise of 4 other battle craft and a
destroyer flotilla, with even greate
tonnage than the craft withdrawn
Haile Asks AM.
Ethiopia asked the League of Na
tions to step into Italy’s “policy o'
merciless extermination as official
sources at Rome predicted Premier
Mussolini may dispatch 100,000
more men into his African cam
paign. Emperor Haile Selassie’s gov
i Continued on page twelve.)
foster Elliott
Of Polkville Is
Dead At Age 3$
Funeral services were held this
afternoon at 2 o’clock' at Polkville
Methodist church for Foster Elliott,
prominent young farmer of that
sections, who died In the Shelby
hospital Tuesday morning at 7:30
o'clock.
Mr. Elliott had been sick with a
heart trouble and other complica
tions. He was the son of the late
Bob Elliott and was married to Lois
Gold, daughter of the late Dr. and
Mrs. G. M. Gold. Surviving are his
vife, a half sister, Mrs. Bate Blan
ton and mother, Mrs. Bob Elliott.
Funeral services were conducted
from the church at 2 o’clock by
Revs. Barber and Harrelson and in
terment followed in the Elliott
cemetery.
* Recently Mr. Elliott had been
Forking for a road contracting firm
on the Slielby-Orover road.
Deny Brit&ins In
Armaments ‘Ring*
LONDON, Jan. 8 —<^P)—The sec
retary of Vickers Limited, J. R.
'oung, denied flatly before the royal
commission on private manufactur
ers of arms today that the great
British munitions makers, which
employed him, was a member of
An international armament ring’’
"ith business ramifications through i
out the world.
Morning Cotton
letter
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Cotton
,7^ by rather gen
yest*rtJay> apparently
;«]££ ** “5fctao * tani8Ti
Wot ^ a “Of® bearish inter
•h.n f1* ** ^ court’8 decision
ri'i;-®* waJlaed. However, the
- mand broadened later In the day
sisL e*market showed more **■
naturaii .the seuta«- Weas are
, at variance respecting the
fra^Veh trend foUowlng aueb a
„ the markets
'SZSZ,- S2
^r v York cotton at 2:30: Jan.
io ^ *119' May 10J>0. July
*• Kuo, ok. mao.
Landslide Warped This Road
[
Board Makes Plea To WPA
For Roads, School Buildings
Entire Board Will Go To Mecklenbora To
Telephone polos supped, pavements hackled, and streets collapsed
when a night landslide on Lone Mountain tn San Francisco, Calif.,
endangered the San Francisco College for Women. Th* huge twisted
blocks of concrete shown above reveal the damage done to the road
way leading to the college. Jnst SO feet back from the edge of the
slide, a dormitory housing 25 women was threatened hr the cotlsnee.
Investigating the possibility of obtaining other WPA
projects for Cleveland county and 'assuring final action on
the ones already promised, the entire county board of com
missioners and the county auditor will go to Charlotte to
morrow or Friday for a conference with district officials
mere.
While in Charlotte the commis
sioners will also investigate the
permanent tax listing system of
Mecklenburg, with end in view . of
changing the annual transferring
method now used here.
Decision to make the trip for the
benefit of the county was made in
the board meeting Monday and
Chairman J. L. Herndon, Joe E.
Blanton, J. D. Morris and Auditor
Troy McKinney made the trip.
Work Outlined
WPA projects to be Investigated
will be the original application from
this county, a community building
for the Beulah area in No. 5 town
ship, the county agricultural build
ing a proposed recreational project,
and seven small colored school
buildings, estimated to cost about
$14,500.
They will also ask for considera
tion on the farm to market roads
which have been built in a number
of counties.' Such a road is any road
which leads from ahy farm in the
county into the state highway,
which in turn leads to a market.
The permanent system of tax
listing is a real objective, declared
the commissioners . It will save a
tremendous amount of clerical work,
will be more accurate and will leave
only the personal property in the
township for the eleven listers to
tabulate and report.
' City Bonds Sell
At Low Interest
! Forty Thousand Dollar Tsana Sells
At Par And Interest Bate Of
S 1-4 Per Cent.
Shelby sold $40,000 worth of bonds
in Raleigh yesterday before the
Local Government commission at
; the lowest interest rate In the city’s
| history.
! In fact, only one city in North
Carolina has been able to sell bonds
at a lower interest rate.
The best bidders were Kirkman
and Arnold who bid par and a
premium of $36, the bonds to bear
interest at three and a quater per
cent.
The money derived from the safe
of these bands will be used to
match WPA projects. . Mayor Wood
son stated this morning that the
city will receive grants amounting
to $200,000 in permanent improve
ments. Of this amount, $60,000 is
for streets and $100,000 for sewer
projects. Other projects will bring
the grants up to $200,000, says the
mayor.
Some weeks ago the city author
ized a bond issue of $92,000, but it
is thought that the $40,000 sold this
week will be sufficient to meet all
requirements, certainly for the pres
ent.
Methodists Plan Echo Meeting;
Parties Bach From Conference
Methodist young people of
county are invited to attend an
echo meeting^ to be held Friday
night at the Main Street Methodist
church in Gastonia when reports of
the South wide Methodist Young
Peoples conference at Memphis last
week will be heard.
This announcement was made this
morning by Miss Nettie Rayle of the
Central Methodist church here who
along with four others attended the
conference. The others were Robert
Stamey, Eliza Stamey, Nelson Nes
bit. of Fallston. and Miss Thelma
Hubbard, district, leader of young
people
The conference held in Memphis
xras one sponsored by the Methodist
Jhurch every ton years and was at
tended by some 6,000 persons. Some
>f the main speakers Included Sena
tor Gerald P. Nye, U. S. senator, dls
;ussing disarmament, muntlons
naking. and neutrality; Kagawa,
renowned Japanese Christian who
s touring this country at this time;
Bishops Paul Kern, Edwin Mouzon,
uid Mordecai Johnson and others.
Persons who do not have ways to
the report meeting may get in
touch with Miss Rayle. The meet
ing begins at 7:30.
Another party of five persons from
i
{Continued on page twelve!
Dramatic Session
Of Court Nearing
Close Of Docket
Shoplifters Are Given
Light Sentences
Shoplifters Get Varied * Sentences;
John Watts Cleared Of
Rape.
An uncrowded but highly dramat
ic docket of superior court sms be
ing rapidly cleared by Solicitor
Spurgeon Spurting and Judge Wil
son Warllck today, as only a few
mori cases remained to be disposed
of before Friday.
In the spotlight yesterday was tht
shoplifting case uncovered and
brought to light a few weeks ago by
Sheriff Cline, after four persona had
been discovered in a sweet racket ol
stealing drygoods from local mer
chant* and selling the same good;
back for cash.
The following sentences were giv
en: Charles Wesley frame, II
months in the state penitentiary;
his wife, Sue Frame, eight months;
B. F. Chestnut, 12 months; Mrs. B
F. Chestnut, four months.
The Frames were formerly from
Little Rock, Aric., and Mr/ Frame
said he was a school teacher. The
Chestnuts were from Chanute, Kan
sas, but all four were living for the
present in Asheville, N. C., where
their headquarters were in a small
cabin outside the city limits and
wham Asheville officers found near
c aunty when John Watts. 06, said
to.be a negro, but appearing like s
white man, faced charges of raping
Selma Spake, 14 year Old alleged de
mented white child of the West
Shelby eammunity.
The negro was found “not guilty
as charged” but , enough evidence
was brought out in court to shoe
that he was a-possible.-sexual per
vert, and that ha was causing a ser
ious state of affairs in that com
munity.
Attention from the county welfare
office wflt also be given the child.
Jackson Dinner
On For Tonight;
Hoey To Speak
With politics warming up. fully
200 are expected to attend the Jack
son Day dinner tonight at 7:30
o’clock at,the Hotel Charles at
which Clyde R. Hoey will be the
principal speaker.
President C. C. Horn of the Young
Democratic club says Mr. Hoey will
be introduced by O. M. Mull, former
chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee. A local
stringed orchestra will furnish mu
sic.
Tickets are going fast for the
banquet tonight, In spite of the bad
weather which will prevent many
irrom tne rural section* from attend
ing.
Judge Wilson Warlick who is pre •
siding over a term of Superior Court
here, will be the guest speaker at u
Jackson Day dinner to be held to
night at Gastonia.
PWA Inspectors
Say Construction
Will Begin Soon
Dwight H. Cook, of Kinston and
I PWA engineer is expected to ar
rive In the city within the next few
days to begin personal direction and
supervision of the building of the
numerous rural school buildings
and additions, scheduled under PWA
provisions.
The work will begin within the
next few days, just as soon as the
record breaking January rahu
make it possible to do so.
A Mr. Owen of Newton, assistant
engineer is here now to direct the
activities of the first few days. The
engineers are expected to be located
in the Llneberger building at an
office formerly occupied by reliel
forces,
I
la A1 Smith ditvltg taHher
•war from hia old friend. Prast
dent Roosevelt T The question
i arose whan A1 declined a Rooee
i volt Invitation to be a White
House guest Jan. SB when be
speaks in Washington before the
American Liberty League. Ai
wQl stay with friends at a hotel
two blocks from the White
Thugs Rob Man
Of Automobile
ported to ^(fleers today tint three
men held him up near Asheville,
took him to- near Forest City late
last night, bound him and fled with
his av&oimpttee. Smothers was found
early today walking toward Forest
City by Patrolman Speed, who
brought him here while police began j
an investigation. j
Smothers said he was not harm-1
ed, that the man took ndthing-eoc
cept hkr new Ford and drove off in
that and in a Packard-coupe with
which he was forced to the side of
the highway. Re cut hi* bonds with
the knife on hie watch chain.
Officers believed the trio wanted
only the machine, since they had
reports of a Packard’s having been
stolen1 in Tennessee, and that the
robbers would abandon the Packard
and continue their flight in the
smaller car. ,
Late Bulletins
Capital Flames
COLUMBIA. g. C„ Jan. «.— j
(fl—Flames broke oat in the base- I
ment of the state capital building
today, bnt state employees check -
them before they could spread.
House.
In Rutherford
Flood Waters
I RALEIGH, Jan. t.—(A')—A tMrd
riae or ai least a prolonged Hood
from the second rise, was forecast
fot eastern Carolina streams today
as rains fell generally la the state.
L. A. Denson, in charge of the U.
8. weather bueran here said the
rains forecast for today and tonight
will cause all streams to at least
maintain high levels caused by rains
over the week-end.
Vote Tomorrow
' WASHINGTON, Jan.
House consideration today with aj
ed cash bonus legislation today as
the roles committee gave right of
way on the floor to the full pay
ment bill.
| Santee-Cooper Loan
| WASHINGTON, Jan. g.—UP)—A
*5,500,00# loan to the Sooth Caro
lina public service authority for the
Santee-Cooper power project was
approved today by the Public Works
administration. This boosted to $10.
5500,000 the total of work relief1
fends a Moiled for the project ca-1
I Unrated to oost $37 300.400.
i
Order To Transfer
Received By CCC
In Surprise Move
Spells Doom for Work
In This County
Camp McMnrry Contingent Goes Te
Huntersville; Buildings Will
Be Ml.
YOUR COMPANY WITH SUP
PLIES AND EQUIPMENT ORDER
ED TRANSFERRED TO CAMP
N. C. 8. C. 8- NO. 10 HUNTERS
VILLE UPON DISBANDMENT OF
THAT COMPANY.
Above is the telegram late yester- j
doy lo Lieutenant H. H. Vestal, com
manding officer of the care and
housing of Shelby’s CCC camp. TUe
wire came from General Manus Mc
Cloekey, state commanding officer
at Fort Bragg.
The possibility of retaining Camp
McMurry, at least for three months
more exploded unexpectedly, and
dlsman telling of the local camp will
begin at once.
All supplies and equipment will be
taken to the Huntersville camp
where a white contingent has been
(Oentlnusd on page
twelve)
Data]nod tor a tune by Immigra
tion anthorltles keotut he war
fare from a rimlent eye dlweaar.
Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa, tamed
Japanese Christian, poet, anther,
labor leader and welfare worker,
was (ranted apodal permission
by the secretary of labor to tour
the United * "
T*~*£
ftyaent
i; ►
HouseCommittee
WASHINGTON, Jan. #.—(ffv-In
formal report to the House the
Ways and Means committee today
recommended cash payment of the
bonus as an essential part of the re
covery pregrain and capable of in
creasing national purefeaajng pow
The committee planned to seek a
rule to bring before the house the
bonus measure, backed by three
veterans’ organisations. It expected
to call the bill up tomorrow, look
ing to a vote mday.
“In the judgment of the commit
tee Immediate cash payment of the
adjusted service certificates will In
crease the purchasing power of the
nation'1 the report said. "It bellev
es that it is an essential part of the
recovery program. That the Presi
dent's policy looking toward recov
ery argues strongly that this debt,
which Is Just, due, and unpaid,
should be paid In eash to the de
fenders of our country, who render
ed services, and paid in their life
time.”
The committee said the addition
al money necessary for payment j
would be about 1 billion dollars,
“that the certificates are an ack
nowledgement that the war service j
of the then flower of our manhood!
should be recognized in a small ad
justment of their service pay" and
that the veterans should receive
that adjustment in their lifetime.
Disfiguring the white calendar «T
19M with ft* tint auto fatality or
the year, William Gwsfcrte, 33 year
old Kings Mountain textile op
erative died at the city hospital In
Gpetopia at, five o'clock yesterday.
Mtr. Greene was injured Saturday
when he was struck by a car driven
Ipy >. F. Black of FpreetCity. He
was, standing near hi# auto parked
about khmUe east of Kings Moun
tain. •
> Ho ..hope was ever held for his re
covery after the accident as he sus
tained’ two broken lege, a fractured
skull end undetermined internal In
juries.
Reports from Kings Mountain to
day,were to the effect that no action
had been taken against Black. He
ported a'WOO bond after the acci
dent as a matter of formality.
• Funeral services for Grqene were
hbld at. El Bethel Methodist church
In Cleveland county at 3:30 this
afternoon with Interment there,
young Greene had made his home
in Kings Mountain with his broth
er, Frank. for the last five years.
He was employed In the Phoenix
mills.
Other survivors arc his parents:
Mr. and Mrs. John Green of the El
Bethel section of Cleveland county;
and six other brbthers: Evan, Gro
ver, Fred, and J. B. Oreen, all of
Kings Mountain; Horace of Belmont
and Rev. Ellis T. Green of Bakers
ville.
F. L.v BEARD SPEAKS
BEFORE LIONS CLUB
F. L. Beard, manager of the
Bterchi Bros, furniture store, was
the principal speafeer before the
Lions club at Its regular meeting
last night. It was an inspirational
speech on what the club should ac
complish this year.
Dinner Tonight Is “Go ” Signal
For County Political Gunfire
The Jackson Day dinner tonight
will be the signal for the county po
litical pop gun to be mounted and
begin showering the populace with
fireworks of salutes to the coming
election year, with particular ref
erence to the primary in June.
Apt observers, in addition to no
ticing the loyal force of county poli
ticians who will swarm around Clyde
Hoey who will sqph launch hi; cam
paign for governor, will also keep
an oper. ear to see who will run for
the eight offices in the county gov
ernment.
No one has said anything openly,
and only whispered intimations
have been In evidence thu* far,
but professional dopes ters around
town seem to think the political
cauldron is reaching quite a temp
erature. It always does in Cleveland, i
At any rate there will be three
commissioners to elect, and it is;
rather certain that J. D. Morris,
popular Pallston minister, will hot
be a candidate for re-election. In
fact, it is understood that George
Cornwell of that township is being
groomed to take his place.
Andy Newton, who politicks all
the time, fs grooming himself for
(Continued on page twelve)
Parity Payments
Stopped, Started
In Much Confusion
AAA Suspended
In Surprise Move
All AAA work In Cleveland
county waa suspended indefi
nitely yesterday by an order
from Dean I. 0. Schaub, state
supervisor, the order throw
ing farm leaden and officials
here in a state of confusion
for the time being.
Payment of parity shacks was be
tun again this morning, however, on
a aeoond order tram the stats AAA
Headquarters which was coincident
rtth a statement to Washington to
which President Roosevelt said he
will ask oongms for
In make all paymtnto of
with the goveraauBtk
Suspension carat
ordered that County
ilaoonWnue all work now
under the Agrioulthral i
program, that he Incur
Lionel expense, and that an
and materials to the work be im
pounded until they will be tekaa to
chance by a federal official at an
The offioe of the scent was otos- >
sd yesterday afternoon while hun
drtde of farmers who were seeking
their parity payment she Ha crowd
Bd at the door to read' Schaub's
telegram which was attti as a saf
ety move following the advene de
cision of the supreme court on
Approximately 180,000 in parity
cheeks are etui to be delivered to
Cleveland farmers and will go out
in regular order, Mr. Wilkins said
today. They wm go to seme 1,600
XfC. Wflktqn was uncertain about
the adjustment payments due hun
dreds of farmers here In the 13
cent guarantee which will make up
for the diffemsoe* la
(Continued
» * * « . * { 1 . ,
New Deal Leaders
In Effort To Find
Five New TVs flash Advaneed Te
Take Plaee Of AAA; Ns Hfast
Yet Of rrsrtdentre Ham
WASHINGTON, Jen. t-tfHRtw
Deal leaders speeded efforts today
to find a new farm program. Frost
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Wal
lace met at lunch to discuss the «
possible effects of the court's de
struction of AAA.
The house agriculture committee
was summoned to an unexpected
meeting by Chairman Jones, Demo
crat, Texas—one of those who has
conferred with Mr. Roosevelt. Jones
is directing the drafting of five new
proposals to take the place of AAA.
1. The domestic allotment plan.
3. The export debenture proposal.
S. Appropriations to various states
on condition that such states es
tablish an adjustment program sim
ilar to AAA. .
4. Appropriations for land leasing
program.
5. Conditional appropriations to
Individual farmers who comply with
the conditions.
“We feel that ways can' be fount
under the limits act out in the de
cision to fashion a farm program
that will, at least in * measure, off
set the disadvantages which, farm
ers have under the national tariff
system.” Jones said after the dosed
session.
The chairman said he did not
know when the committee would get
down to work on the tentative pro
posals but emphasized it would be
as quickly ss possible.
Asked if any of the propoeed sug
gestions discussed originated at the
AAA, he said, “We will welcome any
suggestions from any source.”
There qras no outward hint of
President Roosevelt’s own plan
about farm relief.
Secretary Roper predicted to a
press conference that “We at*
going forward and solving the AAA
and other difficulties. We are not
going to build this country In the
interest of one segment or two seg
ments but in the interest of Amer
ica." The commence secretary said
he could not interpret, the effect of
the AAA decision on foreign tawdst
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