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VOL. XLII, No. 20
Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, FEB. 14, 1936 Published Monday. Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
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WORLDWIDE WEATHER DISTURBANCES
TAKE 275 LIVES
AgricultureCommittee
Approves Smith Bill
Directing Cotton Sale
Senate Approves
Measure 13 To 2
I Over Opposition
Would Sell Staple
In Weekly Blocs
Qscar Johnson Says Bill “Un
sound" And That Markets
Cannot Be Created.
.(Bv Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—
Over the opposition of govern
ment officials the senate agri
rultural committee today ap
proved the Smith bill, direct
ing the sale of approximately
five million bales of govern
ment owned cotton in weekly
blocs of between 20,000 and
25,000 bales. The vote was 13
to 2.
The bill, introduced by Senator
Smith. Democrat, South Carolina,
committee chairman, had been be
fore the committee nearly two
weeks for secret hearing. It would
set up a board of three to sell the
cotton.
Market Drag
Smith contends the large govern
ment holdings are a drag on the
market and that to dispose of them
in small weekly allotments would
. not affect prices. He argues that
|f 25.000 bales, the maximum to be
r allowed to be sold at one time, Is
less than 10 per cent of the world’s
(Continued on page elgbt)
Milk T o Children
To Be Furnished
Much needed milk for a number
of needy school children will,be the
daily good turn for the next several
weeks of Shelby civic clubs.
Rotary. Lions and Kiwanis clubs
voted this week to set aside a fund
which will buy a limited amount of
milk each day for at least six weeks.
Leaders of the clubs 3o not pro
pose to have a “free milk dispens
ary" but to give through the teach
ers milk to children of needy fami
lies who have such a small amount
of food at school that their health
is being impaired.
The milk fund idea was initiated
4" this city by the Rotary club sev
eral years ago and the other clubs
have also aided In time of need.
Leaders in some of the civic clubs
have said that if there are other
persons in the city who would like
tu«lmve a part in aWln8 underfed
children, contributions may be made
through either of the clubs. Georg
wray. Kiwanis; William Osborne,
hmns: and C. B. MpBrayer, Rotary,
™ he contact men.
Morning Cotton
Civic Clubs
LETTER
NEW YORK. Feh IX
!Tn prevail.
Co.
^or the present a trading market
A. E. Pierce &
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N. C. Will Share
In First Check
Of Security Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—</P)—
The administration’s social security
program actually got under way to
day when the first treasury checks
for aid to the aged, the blind and
dependent children were mailed to
several states.
By tonight, the social security
board announced, checks totaling
$4,446,622 will be in the mail, des
tined for 16 states for old age as
sistance, for 11 states for aid to the
blind, and for 12 for aid to depend
ent children.
This federal aid is to be matched
dollar for dollar by the states in
the case of aid to the needy aged
and blind, and two state dollars to
one federal dollar in aid for de
pendent children.
The following checks were sent
last night:
For old age assistance: Iowa, $548,
100; Alabama, $105,000; Delaware,!
$33,075.
For aid to the blind: Arizona,
$4,725; Connecticut, $2,520.
For aid to dependent children:
(Continued on page eight)
Late Bulletins
4 Alarm Fire
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—(JP)—A
four-alarm fire., in Manhattan’s
most exclusive residential district
today burned three floors of the
historic Hunter college, largest
Woman's ochool in the United
States. No students were in the
building at the time.
New Prmcess
ROME, Feb. 14.—{/P)—The Infanta
Beatrice gave birth today to a girl,
the first grandchild of th$ former
King Alphonso of Spain. A spokes
man for the former monarch said
both mother and daughter are do
ing well.
Veteran, 88, Is Dead
CHAR LOTT®, Feb. 14—(A*)—J.
W. Copeland, 88, Confederate vet
eran of Clinton, S. C., died in a
hospital today after a* relapse fol
lowing an operation three weeks
ago. Funeral services will be held
here tomorrow with burial In States
ville.
Copeland is survived by his wid
ow, a son and three daughters, in
cluding Mrs. Irvin Steele of States
ville.
JOHN WHITE RAMSEUR
DIES AT KINGS MOUNTAIN
KINGS MOUNTAIN, Feb. 14—
John White Ramseur. 48, died yes
terday morning of pneumonia. He
is survived by his father, Lee Ram
seur; two sisters, Sara and Bessie;
one brother, Dr. W. L. Ramseur, all
of Kings Mountain. Mr. Ramseur’s
mother died last Sunday and was
buried Tuesday. The funeral for
Mr. Ramseur was held at 10 a. m.
today at Presbyterian church.
“Our Bob”Bids For Jap Trading
In Cotton In Speech To Senate
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—WP)—In
the Senate yesterday, Senator Rob
ert R. Reynolds, after introducing a
bill to restrict «immigration, spoke
for more than an hour on the eco
nomic and military conditions in
the Orient, and pictured Japan as
the best customer in the purchase of
American cotton.
He also sounded a note of warn
ing to the South that “we must ore
pare for cc mjctition in growing cot
ton in 40 to 50 countries of the
world.” He then severely criticised
European countries for not pe.ving
war debts.
It was the first speech of '.he ju
nior senator sine? his recent trip
around the world, during which he
attended the iuauguiation of the
new Philippine republic.
Senator Reynolds had the rapt
attention of his hearers as he told
of industrial progress in the Nippon
empire, which he declared “is our
beet customer, has been for years,
and will continue to be so, as long
as we treat them right.”
He said the number of spindles
owned by the Japanese cotton spin
ning industry recently exceeded
10,000.000 and that Japan has now
succeeded in reaching her long
awaited goal in this respect. He por
(Continued on page eight.)
Hearts Flutter For Valentine
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Valentine’s Day will bring messages of love, beauty, fun, and ridi
cule, but few will be prettier to look at than this one. Eleanor
Whitney, film player, with a heart bigger than herself, makes a very
lovely valentlna.
Rural Schools May Re-Open
Monday If Weather Clears
WPA Agricultural
Structure Next In
Line For Buil ding
Work Progresses Rapidly On Com
munity Building; Project Is
Improved.
County commissioners and farm
leaders voiced the hope here today
that the next WPA project to be
started in Cleveland county will be
the proposed Agricultural building
which is part of a statewide project
offered by the N. C. Extension de
partment
Workmen were putting the fin
ishing touches on the construction
work of the county community
building and have already begun
roofing the structure. When the
roof is completed, only the inside
finishing and painting installation
of fixtures and a few other items
will be lacking.
It is thought that common labor
which is now being used on this
project could then be transferred
to the agricultural building.
This project has already been ap
proved and would cost a little more
than $9,000. It would provide a
housing place for the county
agents, both farm and home super
visors, with adequate laboratory
space and an assembly room. It
would be located on Jorffes street
where the county has agreed to
furnish a lot.
Charlotte Man Dies
CHARLOTTE, Feb. 14,—<#>—Bre
vard Springs, prominent Charlotte
business man, died of a heart at
tack today at the old Springs home
stead on the Fort Mill road. No
funeral arrangements have yet beep
made.
Rain and roads will control th
opening- of all the rural schools ii
Cleveland county, closed a weel
ago today because of the impass
able condition pfjnpet pf therurq
routes, over which transport busse
had to go each day.
A meeting of all the principal
of the rural schools will be held ii
the office of the county superin
tendent in the court house Satur
day afternoon at 1:30 when the;
will report the conditions In th
various communities.
1'neir decision will then be for
warded to the county board of edu
cation who will make the final rul
ing before Monday.
J. H. Grigg, superintendent sail
today that if the weather continue
so rainy and roadbeds continue si
rotten, travel will be almost as im
possible now as it was a week . igo.
However, most school official
wish to start schools Monday if a
all possible, as they will have t<
make up the time in the sprini
which will disrupt schedules alread;
planned.
Observers have noted that thl
is the longest, most severe perloi
of unfavorable weather seen in thi
county in many years. Little trave
except rural delivery of mail is car
ried out on the roads and a num
ber of the carriers have had to b
pushed from the miry places in th<
roads.
Mrs. E. M. Bridges
Dies Early Today
On Gidney Street
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday at 3:30 at the Zion Baptis
church for Mrs. E. M. Bridges whi
died at her home this morning 01
Gidney street. Her death occurrei
at 3 o’clock.
Cause of Mrs. Bridges’ death wa
gVen as paralysis as she has beei
suffering for more than a yea
with the disease. She was 56 year
of age.
Mrs. Bridges joined the Salen
church in Rutherford county ii
early childhood and has been i
faithful member since that time
Surviving are her husband, E. M
Bridges and six children. The chil
dren are H. M. Grayson of Wash
ington, D. C.; Yates, Eugene, Hay
wood and Ruby Bridges, all of Shel
by.
Also there are three brothers an<
one sister. They are Miss Almi
Grayson of Greensboro, R. N. Gray
son and Summey Grayson of Shel
by and W. M. Grayson of Blacks
burg, 8. C.
FRANK HOEY PATIENT IN
HOSPITAL AFTER OPERATION
Frank Hoey underwent an op
eration yesterday morning at th
local hospital and his condition to
day is reported as satisfactory.
WP A Certification
Fails To Come To
Expected Policy
Mrs. Bost Gives Note
In Explanation
Can Come To Only Thoae On Re
lief In May-November Of
Last Year.
General disappointment was reg
istered here today when It was an
nounced from Raleigjh that very
few certifications for work on WPA
can be made by Mrs. T. W. Ham
rick, newly appointed welfare work
er.
Certification can go only to per
sons on relief under FERA In the
May-November period of 1935.
This disappointment was offset
however by the announcement that
distribution will begin at once of
commodities from the warehouse of
the late FERA but distribution will
be only to families who have been
certified for relief.
Attend Meeting
Mrs. L. H. Ledford and Mrs. T
W. Hamrick attended this week a
meeting In Raleigh, Composed of
welfare workers from all over the
state. The discussion was led by
Mrs. W. T. Bost, head of the state
board of charities who advised them
as to eligibility regulations.
Mrs. Hamrick is today present
(Continued on page eight)
Mrs. G. Kendrick
Will Be Buried
At Kings Mount
Funeral services will be held al
1 2 o’clock Saturday at the First
: Baptist church at Kings Mount&ir
. tor Mrs. George Kendrick, 74, wh<
• died at her hone in that city earlj
today alter a lingering illness «
5 tour months.
Rev. A. G. Sargeant and Rev. J
5 M. Garrison will be in charge ot
1 services and interment will be at
Mountain Rest cemetery.
Before her marriage as a young
' woman to the late George Kendrick
5 she was Miss Willie Borders of thii
county and has lived in Cleveland
all her life. Her husband died 1!
years ago and her only son, Arthur,
died 13 years ago.
She leaves one daughter, Mrs
' Will Byrd and a granddaughter
5 Mrs. Harold Crawford, of King:
* Mountain. She was known as one
of Kings Mountain's best loved
women.
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» Open Recreation
' School For Tots
l A Recreation room for the tiny
‘ kiddles of pre-school age will be
| opened the first of bext week in the
Arey building, according to an
I nouncement today by Mrs. Fetzer,
, director of the recreational work in
. the county.
Classes will be field from 10 until
12 o'clock each Monday, Wednes
day mornings this spring and will
be in charge of Miss Mildred Laugh
ridge and Miss Margaret Smith.
The classes will be part of the
county and statewide recreation
project under the WPA. All chil
dren of pre-school age will be ad
mitted and asked to attend.
District Music
Contest April 4
A district music contest which
will Include all schools in Ruther
ford, Catawba, Lincoln, Gaston and
Cleveland counties will be held at
Linoolnton April 4th.
This announcement was made to
day by Ray 8. Lowder of Llncoln
ton, who is district chairman of ar
rangements. The meeting will bf
held in the high school auditorium
and precedes the annual music con
test held each year at Greensboro.
Capture ‘‘Delight”
In Delight Area
Five gallons of “delight” wai
found in the Delight communltj
yesterday by Deputies H. A. Guinr
. and E. J. Cordell and brought t<
the office of the sheriff.
The fluid was found concealed ir
! an old earthen jar hidden alone
the banks of a branch. No person!
■ claimed ownership and no arrests
! have been made. The liquor will b<
- poured out at the regular time b]
the officers.
See Fight On War Money Bill
Prospects of an open battle on the floor of congress over the pro
posed military appropriations bill of approximately $888,000,000
loomed as alarmist notes were sounded during debate on the meas
ure. The war department program proposes an increase of $88,
808,000 over the 108$ appropriation. Senator Key Pittman of Nn,
vada caused considerable comment by his attack un Japan white
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis of Illinois discussed the possibility of a
Russo-Japanese alliance which would dominate Asia at American
Gardner Presents Analysis
Of Textiles, Farms, Finance
Qpe of the clearest analyses of
the present national situation with
regards to textiles, agriculture,
business and finance heard in Shel
by this year was given at the week
ly meeting of the Kiwanis club last
night by O. Max Gardner, former
governor of the state and now of
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Gardner did not make an ad
dress, but discussed in round table
and an Informal manner the ques
tions asked. He was presented by
Forrest. Eskridge, in charge of the
program.
He was introduced as the first
president of the Shelby Kiwanis
club which was begun 14 years ago
this spring.
In short, Mr. Gardner sees a 15
to 20 percent increase in general
business during 1936, voices optim*
(Continued on page eight.)
Floods Threatened
From N. C. Rivers
RALEIGH, Feb. 14.—yp)—Floods
were in prospect again today. Fore
casting North Carolina streams the
weather bureau here issued advis
ory warnings that overflows could
be expected in the Cape Fear, Tar,
Neuse and Roanoke rivers due to
rains and melting sleet and snow.
Pneumonia Takes
Mrs. Zora For<
Pneumonia, which came as r<
suit of the extended cold and rain
weather was responsible here Wee
nesday morning of Mrs. Zora Olat
Ford, wife of Richard Ford, tei
tile worker of this city.
Funeral services for Mrs. For
were held Thursday at Provident
church near Henrietta.
Mrs. Ford was married in 1890 i
R A. Ford and was 65 years of aj
at the time of her death. She w«
the mother of 11 children, nine <
whom are now living. There aro i
grandchildren and four great grand
children.
The children are James and V
B. and Mrs. Mary Scruggs, <
Qaffney, S. C.; Mrs. Minnie Ingl
Mrs. Nora Henson, Mrs. Julia Whil
and Mrs. Irene Origg of Shelbj
Mrs. Sara Morrison of China Orovt
Mrs. Rozelle Ford. of Charlott
Sisters and brothers are Mrs. Cai
rie Littlejohn, Mrs. Leila Tume
Thomas and Charles Clary of Oaf]
ney, S. C. and Grover Clary <
Charlotte.
R. M. Wilson is improving at h
home on North Washington St.
Mrs. bskndge Escapes Serious
Injury When She Falls From Cat
Mrs. John Eskridge, nearly 60
years of age, of South DeKalb
street, narrowly escaped death yes
terday when she was the victim of
ar. unusual accident which . cata
pulted her from a car, running at
a reasonably high rate of speed, to
the pavement where she landed on
her head and was dragged 20 or 30
feet along the highway before the
car could be brought to a stop.
She suffered severe bruises and
abrasions over her entire body, and
especially about the head and
| the left arm, her clothing was
■! practical torn from her body, and
I yet, so far as physicians at the lo
I cal hospital have been able to de
: ermine, no bon as were broken ar
there are no internal or other ii
luries likely to prove serious.
Mrs. Eskridge and her daughte
Mrs. Paul Hawkins, were on the
way, about 9 o’clock yestcrdi
morning, to visit the former’s &
year-old mother, Mrs. Monroe M
Swain, in the Beams Mill sectic
when the accident occurred. Tl
jar, being driven by Mrs. Hawkir
was going about 35 or 40 miles s
lour, along the Fallston road ju
north of Shelby. They were pas
ing in front of the George Spurlir
lome when Mrs. Eskridge, in f
;ffort to raise the window of tl
(Continued on page eight)
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Climatic Variety
Deals Out Storms
Of Fatal Nature
Europe And Asia
Suffering Most
EpidemicN Follow In Wake Of
Storms; United States
Stricken Too.
(By Associated Press)
Virtually all Jorma of at
mospheric and climatic dis
turbances, except a heat Wave
plagued some part of the
northern hemisphere today.
The elements dealt body
blows with windstorms on
land and sea, dust storms in
the southwest, snow, hail,
sleet and rain various parts
of the United States, earth
quakes in Montana, fires, fan
ned by winds, hampered
transportation and threatened
floods.
Epidemics followed In the wake
of the storm*. A Hollywood Cali
fornia movie company was isolated
high in the Sierras and several
members of the troop, including
Mary As tor, actress, were ill with
influenza.
Hundreds HI
An undetermined malady caused
Illness of hundreds of Indian^ chil
dren of the Navajo tribe near Gal
lup, New Mexico.
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Montana reported a moderate
earthquake In the western part of
the state. Dust storms struck parts
of Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico.
Colorado and Kansas. Cold winds
dropped temperatures from 80 de
gress to aero. Visibility in many
places was limited to 80 -feet. An
estimated number of deaths for the
last 48 hours neared 875, including
at least 38 in the United' States,
100 in Bulgarian blizzards, 40 in
Italy, 38 in Great Britain and an
unestlmated number in coast storms
in European waters,
LONDON, Feb. 14.—«V-A heigh
tened blizzard reached across Tur
key today, killing 78 and raising
the death toll of storms In Europe
and Asia Minor to approximately
378.
From Istanbul it was reported
that the cold storm Which has been
underway three days has frozen 48
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Mrs. Hamrick Dies
Of Heart Trouble;
Funeral Saturday
Funeral aervksas for Mrs. Ros
anna Hamrick, 80-year-old resident
of the Latttmore community will be
held Saturday afternoon at two
o’clock at the Latttmore Baptist
church. Rev. Rush Padgett and
Rev. D. a. Washburn will be in
charge.
Mrs. Hamrick died at her home
at 1:40 Thursday afternoon of heart
trouble. She had been seriously ill
for two weeks following a fall in
which she sustained a fractured
hip. She had been in a period of de
clining health since last tall. If
she had lived until March 18 she
would have been 81 years of age.
Were No Children
She was married in early wom
anhood to E. J. Hamrick who pre
ceded her to the grave 23 years ago.
There were no children.
Survivors are ohe sister, Mrs. L.
C. Putnam of Mt. Sinai commun
ity; three brothers, J. A. and R. L.
Jones of La' timore and A. C. Jones
of Forest City.
Mrs. Hamrick came from a large
family of 11 children and was the
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Alvft Jones. She was reared and
lived her entire life in the Lattl
more community. She was a mem
ber of the Latttmore church and
was regarded one of its most faith
ful members.
Consumed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—(JP>—
Cotton consumed during January
was reportd by the census bureau
today to have totaled 591.309 bales
of lint and 55.974 of lintera, com
pared with 498,339 and 55,170 for
December last, and 550.533 and 81,
034 for Janoinry last yew.