The Cleveland Star SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. Ul a WEATHERS ...-—--President and Editor a ERNEST HOST---Secretary and Poremaa WYAN WASHBURN--News Editor Ia a BAIT... ....I., . .. Advertising Manager ana RENN DRUM-----Social Editor SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ar Mia. per year-$3J6 a* Carrier, per yea*-->300 Entered as second class matter January 1. 1903, at tbs post* office at Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act of Congress, March a ue?. Ws wish to call your attention to the fact that It Is and haa been our custom to charge five cents per line for resolutions of respect, cards of thanks and obituary notices, after ona death notice has been published. This will bo strictly adhered ta BOMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for re publication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited hi this paper and also the local news published herein. __WEDNESD’Y, FEB. 12, 1936 No one should think that the weather man was against Mr. Hoey the night of his opening speech. That blizzard made everybody “at home” for radio reception. GRAHAM IS RIGHT In the end a principal that is morally right will pre vail. Dr. Frank P. Graham proposed that colleges clean up athletics and place it on an honest and fair basis. He succeeded by a vote in Richmond a few days ago in the adoption of his plan to stop universities and colleges from granting special privileges and inducements to students because of their prowess in sports. Every one admits that subsidies have been given to students of athletic promise. This has placed college sports on a professional basis and has naturally built up winning teams. Through these contests of paid play ers, *n interest has grdwn in contests which induced the people of North Carolina to spend a million dollars last year for admission to football games alone. It is fine to have athletics in colleges, but it is un fair to seek out the students who show promise of prow ess and induce them to attend certain schools. The system has grown to the point that these athletes are in a manner on the auction block, offering their services to the highest bidder. It is not popular to cripple teams in the southeast by adopting the Graham plan and permit the subsidy system to continue in other schools. It puts us at a dis advantage in contests with such other schools. The Graham plan, however, is an honest and fair plan for amateurs and should be nation-wide in its adoption. 127 YEARS AGO TODAY Abraham Lincoln, about whom more has been writ ten than of any other American, was born 127 years ago today. It is said when one of the neighbors looked at the tiny, spindly red-faced child, he said, “Well, there is one boy that won’t amount to anything.” But fate ruled againRt the decision. Abe Lincoln did amount to something. He struggled and climbed upward from poverty and insignificance, and with even the stigma of being of uncertain parentage attached to him,. As he grew and developed, splitting rails, chop ping wood, and sailing up and down the Mississippi and lat«|r clerking in a store and practicing law, "Honest Abe” as he was called began-to carve a place for himself. Came state political campaigns, then the war and his election as president of the entire United States, his subsequent freeing of the slaves and the trying ex periences of his office. Facts reveal that the story of his life is almost like a dream. He was not a perfect boy or a perfect man, buOie strove for the ideal and went much higher than the average. Lincoln’s name is almost a synonym for kindness, humility, honesty, scholarship and humor. He will continue to be known in history as the martyr who set the negroes free and the president who started Land Grant colleges. Emancipator from the slavery of man and of ignorance. Truly, with Stanton. “He belongs to the ages.” ARE WE SUFFICIENTLY APPRECIATIVE iry xponden! I fNU|t Dew. You may say what you please about Uncle flam, but he’s a straight shooter. He gives you yours always, and likewise he gets hla’n , Just before Christmas, a friend in Baltimore wrote me and my old lady a Holiday card; she put it in an envelope and sealed It, but as she was busy cooking a cake (I reckon) she forgot to put a 3 stamp on it. Uncle Sam's postmaster saw the letter wth no stamp on it, and he says to himself, why this will never do: so down he stis and writes: "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Gee McGee: We have a letter here for you with no 3c stamp on it. Please send us postage so that it might be for warded to you. Yours truly, Post master." Well. I managed to raise 1 cent, and the balance of the family rounded up 3c which made 3c. I borrowed 3c more and bought a 3c stamp and put it on an envelope, an sent the postmaster’s cards and Sc back to Baltimore and told him —‘‘Here you are.’1 Two days later, the postman brought a big gowerment franked envelope to our front door, knock ed 4 times, rang the bell 3 times, and hollered a few hollers, so. she. meaning her, went to the door, and was handed the aforementioned government envelope with this no tation thereon: “Postage Due, 3c" She paid it. Gaffney1 Girl High In Political Arena GAFFNEY, a C„ Feb. 12.—Miss Len* Bell High, Gaffney girl who has been working in Washington for the pest two years or more, has risen to a high point In fem inine Democratic councils in na tion’s capital, it has been learned here. Miss High, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jap High, of this city, served as general chairman of the Young Democrats pre-pres ident’s birthday ball held In Wash ingtcn at the Willard hotel. A Washington newspaper publish ed a two column picture showing. Miss High presenting Mrs. Frank lin. Roosevelt, wife of the president with an armful of flowers at this colorful affair. She also presented Mrs. Roosevelt to the assembly. In connection with the introduc tion of the First Lady Walter Wtn chell, famous Broadway columnist.1 In last Sunday's papers said Miss High fumbled at the beginning by! saying ’Mrs. Theo—I mean Mrs.1 Frankllng D. Roosevelt!" Mr. Win chell added: “This broke the ice. Mrs. Presi dent howled—and that put every hoflv at fnw.4' Washington H Daybook By HERBERT PLUMMER (Associated Press Staff Writer; WASHINGTON.—Although Post master General Parley turned thumbs down on all discussions con cerning the temporary and perman ent chairmen of the Democratic na tional convention it the first meet ing of the com mittee on ar ‘angements here, ;he subject still is rery much alive. Selection of the temporary chair man, traditionally the officer who sounds the “key note” of the par ty for the ensu i n g presidential campaign, com mands major interest. The choice is difficult because the most available man within the par ty for the job is Mr. Roosevelt him self. Obviously he can’t sound his own “keynote.” Chances are that he, like all other presidents who have come up for renomination, will not even attend the Philadelphia con vention. In previous national election years, the Jackson day dinner ha.s afforded the party opportunity to get a line on its convention "key noter.” • • • • Wagner A Possibility In 1928, Claude Bowers, now Amer ican ambassador to Spain, so im pressed the party's faithful by his Jackson day dinner address that | almost Immediately he was drafted to sound the "keynote” at the Hous ton convention. This year, however. President Roosevelt was the principal speak- j er at this affair. While those charged with making the selection are silent on possible choices, even to the extent of say ing that the matter has not as yet received serious consideration, pri vately they mention several names which will enter Into consideration. Senator Wagner of New York is one. Author of much "new deal"' leg islation and a staunch supporter of the Roosevelt administration, the New York senator possesses many of the qualifications for the job. An eloquent speaker, Wagner Is capa ble of making a strong declaration for the administration. — The fact that he comes from ‘ the east may also be In his favor. In view of the opposition of Gov ernor Talmadge of Georgia and his so-called “Jeffersonian Democrats” to the administration. Senator George of Georgia Is mentioned fa vorably by some for the post. Or A Party Stalwart Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming, formerly Farley’s right-hand man in the post office department, also is mentioned. Senator Black of Ala bama of lobby Investigation fame and Senator Van Nuys of Indiana may enter Into the committee's con sideration. Then such party stalwarts as Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader of the senate, and Harrison of Mississippi, chairman of the sen ate finance committee, may get the call. Both have been “keynoters” before and know the ropes. There is always the possibility, too, the committee will get off the beaten political path in making its choice. Such things have been done before. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTHt Having qualified at administrator ol the estate of Ollle T. Wood, deceased, late of Cleveland county. North Carolina, tots Is to notify all persons having claims against said eatate to present same duly verified to the undersigned administrator on or before January 30, 1937 or this no tice will be pleaded in Dar of recovery. All persona Indebted to said estate will please make settlement. This January 39, 1939. DR. J. W. WOOD, Administrator. Bolling Springs. N. C. Horace Kennedy, Atty. 8t Jan 29c STOCKHOLDERS MEETING Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the aharrhoiders of the Cleve land Building and Loan association w ill be held in the directors' room of the Un ion Trust Co. on Thursday. February 20, lt3( at 3 p. m. for the annual election 01 officers and directors and the transaction of any other busluesa that may come be fore the shareholders. This January 3», J. L. BUTTLE, Secretary-Treasurer 4t Jan 20c ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE Having qualified as administratrix ol the estate of 8. J. McCluney. decea cd late of Cleveland county. North Carolm.i this Is to notify all persons having claim against the estate of seId deceased to ex hibit them to the unders'gned at route No. I, Mopresboro, N. C.. on or belore the Sth day of January. »37. or this no tice will be pleaded in bar of their re covery. All persons Indebted to said estate will pleasa make immediate payment. Thta the Sth day of January, mt. MltB. DOCIA MCCLUNEY. Adminis tratrix of tha estate of 8. J. Mc Cluney. deceased. Bynum E. Weathers. Atty. «t Jan *c - Cars Repaired - USED CARS OF ALL KINDS SERVICE — PRICES AREY MOTOR SERVICE “On the Square*’ PHONE 454 Heads Public Health Dr. Thomas Parr an, Jr. Dr. Thomas Parran, Jr., 48, has been named surgeon general of the United States Public Health Ser vice to succeed Hugh Cummings who retires after 10 years service. Dr. Parran was in Public Health Service from 1917 to 1930, when he became Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health. HOW'S yam HEALTH Edited by Dr. logo QeldsUm for the New York Academy ot Medeme Old Men Of Antiquity The Impression is somehow wide spread that the famous men of an tiquity lived, like Methuselah, fab uously long lives. A recent study of the age at death of eminent per sons of antiquity reveals that while there were a few; centenarians among them, the average came close to three score and ten. The Statistical Bulletin of the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany, in which this study is re ported, observes that “men of achievement apparently enjoyed just about the same average length of life two or three thousand years ago as they do today.” That “length of life,” be it noted, is much longer than that enjoyed by tile average ordinary person. Taking an unse.lected sample of 52 famous men of antiquity whose age at death is fairly well authrn tl'dftted, it is found that three, Isoc rates, Democritus and Thales, were nonagenarians (90 or over); 11 were octogenarians (80 or over). Among the latter were Anacreon, the poet; Cato, the elder; Diogenes, the philo sopher; Hippocrates, the physician; Plato, the philosopher; Pythagoras, the mathematician, and Sophocles, the dramatist. The average age of death of the eminent men of antiquity included In this survey, was 66.7 years. This average does not differ from that of a sample of 82 noted mathemati cians of modern times, whose aver age age at death was 64.3, or from a sample of 75 modern poets whose leverage life span W'as 64.1. ( Social and cultural eminence and sturdy stock frequently go together. This is contrary to the pc. — con ception of genius as bein;, a-used in a sickly and fragile frame.” “The extreme limit (of life),-’ to quote the Statistical Bulletin, "at tainable by most sturdy individuals has been practically unchanged in all historic times, even though the average length of life of the popu lation at large has changed (for the better) very materially. JOHN RABB DIES IN HOSPITAL AT GASTONIA John Babb died on Thursday Feb ruary 6th in the Gastonia hospital. He was sick for some time with a heart ailment. Interment took place nt 11 o’clock Saturday He is survived by one child and his wife who before marriage was Josie May Ccstner. He was a faithful mem ber of Prospect church for 20 years. Florida State college for women in the United States. Hunter col lege, N. Y. C.. is first. HELPS AVOID MANY COLDS Especially designed aid for nose and upper throat, where most colds start. Used in time, helps prev ent many colds. 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