North Carolina Newspapers

WEATHER Carolina*: Hain tonight and Tuesday. Little change in temp erature. » M E Mka n dsm IF 10 Pages TODAY VOL- XLII, No. 30 Member of Associated Press SHELBY,'N. a MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. aj M U. Mr r«u. UB Unmn _ H.M carrier, per mi. (!■ advance) _ uoi FRANCE SEEKS LEAGUE CONDEMNATION OF GERMANY “NewAAA ’’Explained By Tom Cornwell Who Was In Memphis Meet • Is Enthusiastic About Program And Says It Is Better Than Old Plan. Spikes Dissatisfaction Rumors Enthusiastic support of the New AAA explained during last week-end at Memphis was voiced here today by Tom Cornwell, state committeeman and one of three farmers from North Carolina to attend the meeting. With his praise he gave the first actual explanation of how the new plan will work and brought beck a copy of the act and the plans the administration has in view in the $500,000,000 soil conservation and soil improvement program for the entire United States. Mr. Cornwell spiked the rumors that emanated from Memphis that the new program was received with doubt and said that in general it was "full of genuine interest, har mony and accofd.” More Permanent • I think the new program will be much better than £hfe old AAA, be cause what it does will be so ma® more permanent for the farmer.” The Cleveland man, 1vho Is a real dirt farmer" but who at the same time has spent many years In the study of soil, farm organization, various crops and other agricultural interests. His explanation of the Memphis meeting indicated that there -were M states represented it) themjet ihg, with reprejlBilafawrf oelng from all parts of the soiiflfi, the dis trict surrounding Memphis. The entire membership of the delegates was cut up into eight conferences with each conference working on a certain part of the farm program. Its general features were discussed in Jbint sessions. Each separate committee made a study of some part of the farm bill, and at the end of the meeting Mr, Cornwell said “the remarkable thing is that all the committees were in unanimous agreement as to the advisability of the plan,” ' All the main crops of the south were discussed, such as corn, cotton, sugar cane, rice, potatoes, and grain wops. "We are sure of at least five cents per pound for cotton which would have grown on land to be diverted to soil improvement crops,” he said. He was not sure that there would be more, as had been asked by some delegations who wanted at ♦vn,OK OiA CCXIUj, More detailed information about the farm plan at expressed by Sec retary Wallace, H. A. ToUey, former aaa administrator and Cully Cobb, high official, will be given In Wed nesday's issue of The Star. Mr. Cornwell did not discuss the tenant-landowner land diversion and joint problems, saying it was nr,t yet settled and there would be more information from the admin istration leaders on it. The new program will be admin istered by the same organization as ftore. although there will be con centration and elimination of some unnecessary divisions. Morning Cotton LETTER New YORK, March 9.—The rail; urd*V was mainly due to foreigi 'cwrmg and buying undoubted!; ca !nnPfj jjy political develop _J!is abroad. Offerings at th( ;. r?u *'me are limited and large ^-onfined to March sales by thi _ and the hedge selling agains r rehaseg of actual Acreage ldea, SrLadparentJy somewhere nd the 33,000,000 mark judglni ’eports to date, we are of thi n ^ “PPcrt for the nev ,‘.h ■nonths will be found on thi setback.—e. A. Pierce & Co. p ,. THE markets *** . U* to °n seed- wagon, ton .... Cotton seed, car lot, ton_ i on New York exchange was Cotton i_ Msv^n2 30 today' March 11.27, »0t«. ‘°84, July 10'50, 01:1 10.15, Dec. Works Like This Says Cornwell On New AAA In the interview about the New Farm program given this morning by Tom Cornwell it was. learned that it will work somewhat on this or der: j The lim cnaracter is Fanner I Jones. Farmer Jones has some land, we will say 50 acres in cultivation. ,-,On that land he will grow some |0i»ps—three kinds say the farm leaders. They are Boil Depletion crops which is cotton or corn, maiiui ly cotton in this county, which crop* deplete and take the strength front ;the soil. Again there are Soil Con servation crops, such as wheat, oats jand grains which to a great extent neither build nor deplete. Finally there are crops like lespedeza, cow peas, sow beans, and all other le gumes which are called Soil Ira prowaneat ctopiS. Requirements Under the new plan Fanner Jones can seed up to 30 percent of his land formerly planted in soil de pletion crops to soil improvement crops and in return be paid five cents per pound for the cotton the land would ,have grown. And he must have not less than 20 percent of the diverted land in soil improve ment crops. The other may be in l soil conservation or other crops. .tor instance if Farmer Jones has a 42 acre cotton base he may divert 13 acres to a soil Improvement crop such as some kind of legume. If this land had been producing 400 pounds per acre he would receive $20 per acre or $240 from the government. If he wished to plant more than 30 percent In soil improvement crops, he could do so for the good of the land, but would be paid only 75 cents per acre for a maintenance fee. Mr. Cornwell said he would ad vise people to buy the amount of improvement crops seed as early as possible as they may soon become hard to buy. Motorists Parade On A Bright Sunday Sunday was ideal for motoring and car owners made use of it. Pa trolmen Wheeler and Greenway say they hadn’t seen as many cars on the highways since before Christ mas as they saw on Sunday. Streams of cars were on all roads, going in both directions, yet there was not an accident of any consequence. A Gastonia car carrying two white boys and two negroes turned over at Bethware school on Federal No. 74 between Shelby and Kings Moun tain. The occupants deserted the car. Predicts 12,000 Vote In Cleveland In Coming Primary Convention Dates Are Announced Coanty Chairman Sees Increased Interest As Candidates Enter. Prediction of 12,000 votes in the Cleveland county Democratic primary was made here today by Oliver Anthony, county chairman of that political party. His estimate has been around 10,000 until the announcement on the same day of Sheriff Raymond Cline and former Sheriff Irvin M. Allen and the expected announce ment of several other prospective candidates for county offices. Chairman Anthony said he will name at an early date the precinct leaders and will seek to have one oi the best political years the county has ever had. The Dates Convention dates were announc ed as May 9 for precinct, May 16 for the county meeting, and the state meeting will be held June 12, just six days after the Democratic primary. O. M. Mull, former state Demo cratic chairman represented Cleve land county In the meeting during week-end at Raleigh which set e dates for the various Ineetings. uch harmony and accord was iced by party leaders at the Ra leigh meeting. " Other political news which may "trike chords of interest is the 'rumor that Andy Newton may have some opposition in his race for the four year term for register of deeds. W. A. Btdenhour is said to be men tioned prominently for the race. Also, there are two other Kings nxen who are being talk* ed separately and jointly as opposi tion for the already two sided race for the legislative seat from this county. They are Wiley McGinnis and Tom Pulton. No opposition has been mention ed recently for the commissioners or the county board of education, may be in a few days. l<abor Violation Charges Will Be Revealed Friday An Associated Press report from Raleigh at noon today indicated that Major A. L. Fletcher, state commissioner of labor, will reveal his findings in the alleged viola tions and subsequent instigations on Friday of this week. He would not say what he'has found about mills in Cleveland ooun |ty and would not name the mills until the investigation is dosed, but did say that the charges have to do with "laws regulating work . for women." F. 7. Gaffney is on the scene DOW and 7, H. Shuford, two state offi cials are on the scene now and Mr. Fletcher has been here. He did not say how serious the charges are said to be and did not name the ones making the com ! plaints. Four Are Burned KINGSTREE, S. C., March (TP)—Four negro children were burn ed here yesterday when the tenant house occupied by the family of: | James Williams waa burned to the! I ground. High Honors Won By Debators Other Speakers In Tournament Two firsts, two seconds and a third place out of five events enter ed were the laurels Boiling Springs college forensic students brought home this week-end from the an nual Junior college tournament of speech and debate. L. K. Pritchett of Lees-McRae col lege was elected to succeed Zon Rob inson of Campbell college as presi dent of the forensic society for next year. One of the major changes in the set-up for the society for next year will be that junior colleges of Vir ginia and South Carolina will be voted to participate in the tourna ment next year. There were some 90 representatives at the Charlotte meeting from North Carolina schools. r In the dramatic reading contest. Marion Tayloe of Campbell college won first place, and Sara Collins of Boiling Springs was second. In ora tory, Clary Thompson was declared winner by winning four first places out of a possible five, and Emanuel Linn of Biltmore college, Asheville, won second place. In humorous read ings, Sara Collins of Boiling Springs and Elizabeth Fleetwood of Marc Hill tied f r first place Second place was won by Carcol Brrry of Camp bell college. t * In extemporaneous speaking, A. .Continued on page ten.> ^ Capone’s Pal Leads New York Strikers There were many sore feet In Manhattan when elerator operators and maintenance employee in apart* ment and office buildings walked out, demanding general wage Increases. The grocery delivery boy pictured at left toiling upward and onward in a Park avenue apartment building apparently Is not entirely in sympathy with the strike. The photo at top right of the financial district, one of the areas Involved in the strike, gives an idea of the flights of steps facing the cllmbgr before he reached an office on the top floor of one of the skyscrapers. In the picture at lower right strikers are calling to workers at 820 Park avenue, where Gov. Herbert Lehman lives, ot “come on flit" and Join them. _ . k ■’ ' * ‘v'Nb : '■ ' v ‘ Survey Is Begun To Rehabilitate Blind Of County School Chndren And Tu Listers To Take Cords To Every Home. Survey cards furnished by the N. C. Commission for the blind are be- * ing distributed this week to all the public schools and will later be car ried to all the homes in the county where there are blind persons, as initial step in rehabilitating blind people in Cleveland county. A meeting during the week-end of county and other Officials launched the project. The meeting was held in the office of Mrs. H. I*. Ledford, county welfare worker. The Survey. Under the general supervision of the city and county superintendents or schools the cards will be distribut ed to all who have blind persons in tb<# homes. Later the tax listers Of the county will make inquiries and list all blind or partially blind’ peo ple. When the survey is complete, clinics will be held to ascertain the*’ types of blindness And to secure aid for the patient. Courses of training ‘ j and study will be suggested and j: offered. There are said to be 27 or j more, types of occupation adapted to i I blind people, when normal persons j are adated to about 3,000 occupa- i tlons. The Sponsor. 1 The work Is being: sponsored in a ; general way in this county by the : Lions club, and in all parts of the 1 state by civic clubs and societies. It is being done under the N. C. Blind commission which was given $25,000 1 by the last legislature to be match- i ed by a similar fund from the Fed eral government. ^___J Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Parham of Charlotte were here to initiate the work. Both were formerly blind, but are now able to partially see. William Osborne, present secre tary of the Lions Club and member of the state board of directors was at Statesville three years ago when the first plans were made for the survey and for the appropriation. Mrs. Eskridge Erects Paint Shop Building j Work started this morning on the erection of a paint shop building j 40x100 feet on N. Morgan street near the Duke Power Co. office. The building is being erected by Mrs. Charles L. Eskridge for Sherer and Fogle to be used for auto painting and body repairing. Cinder blocks will form the walls. This is a new type of building material for Shelby Cinder blocks are made from cinders and cement and make an excellent load bearing wall. Polkville Community Rated In State’s “Best Balanced” E. L. Dillingham, Vocational Supervisor, Recommended By State Leader As Strong Contender E. L. Dillingham, North Carolina’s Master Teacher in "riculture, who will represent the State in the Southern ;>gional Contest of Master Teachers, presents a strong brief >i- the consideration of the regional committee, Roy H. homas, State Supervisor of Agricultural Education, an nniinr>»H fnHair —-- ■ -—.— Mr. Dillingham, a native of Bun- 1 ombe county and a graduate of the ilgh school at Bamardsvllle, where ie specialized in vocational agrl ulture, was graduated with honors it North Carolina Btate college in 1929. Upon the completion of his pollege course he was elected teach it of agriculture in the new de partment at Polkville high school, n Cleveland county, a position he pas held for the past six yeai«. Advancement Under the leadership of Mr. Dtll ngham, the Pplkville community las made remarkable advancement owards a system of balanced fanti ng, ■ as evidenced by farm census • eports of the North Carolina, de partment of agriculture, states Mr. rhomas. A summary of the com-'"' laratiVe showing of CTops and Dve-' stock, for the years 1929, whan Mr. Dillingham started his work, and 936, shows that in 1920 therf"p|rere >,362 acres of food and feed crops produced in the Polkville «om nunity as compared to a total of 11,023 acres, in 1935. Milk cows and >rood sows increased from 551 to 737 lead, during this six year period, ind the number of laying hens in :reased from 16,601 to 24,731. Mr. Thomas directs attention to ;he increase in soil improvement props. In 1929 no lespedeza was re ported by the farm census office. - In 1935, the community reDorted 478 icres. Other crops and Increases are is follows: i Cowpeas, grown for peas from line to 240 acres; cowpeas from hay rom one to 541 acres; hay from (Continued on page ten.) Commodities To Be Given On March 15 About 300 families In Cleveland sounty will be served with rellaf :ommoaities, come March 15, Mrs. r W. Hamrick, assistant welfare worker said today. As yet she is not lure of the type of goods that will ae distributed to qualifying fam lies, but is sure flour will be one )f them. I Since the beginning of her work i few weeks ago Mrs. Hamrick has received about 200 applications for work on the WPA. She spend much )f her time investigating cases for work and to receive commodities. Her office hours are from 9 until j 12 in the mornings and the after-; noons are spent in investigations. I Suilding Permits Top $11,000 Last Month In Shelby The month oX February saw Shelby potentially worth $11, 036.02 more than in the prev ious month. At least building permits to that amount were Issued by In spector W- Y. Ofowdbr. Many of the building* are already under lay. • • - >• ■ ; Among sonttpX the larger ones wijl be a- *6,5Qt> residence oir North L»F«yette by Thad C. Ford. ft: Lee Wray is building a .13,500 re?}(J»80r Jfc Hillcrest and C. H. *nKjjtaop a (3,000 dwelling. *f|' jITTpjrigler is ex tensively renovating his resid ence. on West Warren street. Gut hi the county the sound of hammers and saws Is being heard early and late, with the huge rural school building pro gram and scores of Individual dwellings, barns and farm build ings being erected. A general pick-up in build ing has been noticed, even larg er than usually comes Just prior to the planting season in the county. Council Meets Friday In Joint Discussion; AskBelgium, Germany Hiller Already Has 15,000 Men In Rhine' land; French Soldiers Move 150,000 Strong Toward Eastern Border France took steps today to bring the League of Nations Council into immediate action, seeking condemnation for Germany’s action to remove herself from the list of conauer Hoey Campaign Offices Open In Raleigh March 16 • Clyde R. Hoey * gubernatorial of fices will be opened in the Sir Walt er Hotel in Raleigh on Monday, March 16th. he announced this morning with the appointment of Hubert E. Olive of Lexington, a* hi*! campaign manager. Bob Thompson was recently ap pointed pubUrtAjt director for Mr. Hoey. ThomjJgpft And Olive, WSgthcr with the necessary stenographers will plunge into the campaign for Mr. Hoey, sending out literature and directing hit campaign In the 100 North Carolina counties. ‘♦I have asked Mr. Olive to man age my campaign and he has ac cepted,” said Mr. Hoey. "1 am most happy to have him direct the cam paign, and conditions over the state seem most encouraging ” For the tart several day* t$e ap pointment rtf Mr. Olive at state manager of the Hoey forces had been predicted. Leader In Baptist Church. The Hoey manager Is 40 years old, is a graduate of Mars Hill and Wake Forest colleges, and Is one of the leading members of his profes sion lmhls section. He is a member of the Baptist church at Lexington, where he has been a Sunday school teacher for the last 16 years, is past lieutenant governor of the Klwanis club In his district, and is a mem ber of the Junior order and the Pa triotic Sons of America. During his recent administration as commander of the American Le gion in North Carolina he made an official visit to each post In the State and was one of the most de termined flghtcTB In behalf of pass age by Congress of the act provid ing for payment of the adjusted ser vice certificates. Hoey supporters ex pect his championship of their cause will bring many 'Region votes into the Hoey camp. Brother Of Mr*. J. F, Harris Buried Today W. B. Miller, eighty year old brother of Mrs. J. Frank Harris of Shelby, died late Saturday after noon at his home at Clemmons, near Winston-Salem and Is being burled there today. Attending the funeral from Shelby are Mille’-, Will C. and OUle Harris and Mrs. Terry Moore. Mr. Miller was a Moravian and Is being buried In the Moravian grave yard, following the funeral services. He was a prominent citizen of For syth county. First Check Sent To Farmers Under Resettlment Division iijuiruMiiB volumes oi sunsninu ind lengthening days are helping his week to open up increased ac tvitles of the Cleveland unit of the iesettlement Administration which s now making loans and supervls ng the pre-planting operations of armers who are being rehabilitat d. First checks for 20 or more loans nade before last week have already \ >een sent out, and 35 applications lave been approved. George Dedmon, In charge of the ocal office said he expects 75 or nore to be enlisted in the 1936 pro :rkm. Each client will be furnished eed, fertiliser, stock and will raise heir own supplies all of which will >e paid for out of this year’s crop. 'Most of the clients live on land eased by the government with an iption to buy, and some are ex pccrea in a icw years to ouy meir own homes and settle down to "live again." For instance one man in this county last year who can be called Jones, bought a pair of mules last May for which he paid $418 cash. He raised enough cotton, food and feedstuffs on his little Tarm to be able to repay the government for his mules, his part of the seed, fer tilizer and all incidentals, his rent, and have $10 from each bale of cot ton left over. He is Just 28 years of age, has three small children, his wife and two nephews who helped him quite a little. The good wife canned fruit and vegetables and the little folk went to school and the young farmer is hitching up the galluses of his overalls.now, “ready to make anoth er good crop, besides my living” this year. ed nations. The council will meet Friday and laa Invited to meet with the mem Jers. Belgium who Is not n member tnd to Germany to Join In a diacus ilon of the Nasi * re-milltarlaation 31 the Rhineland. The moat serious ly alarmed or the nations Is France »s Hitler has already moved 15,000 well trained troops into the terri tory. LONDON, March 8.—</P>—An-~' Uiony Eden sent word to Ger many today that any attack in violation of the Locarno peace treaty would force Britain to go to the awlstanoe of .the other members. He told the House of Com mons that t||«re la no reason to believe that, Germany's action* implied hostility. f||e House of Commons was packed to the doors to hear ja dtsrmston of German troop movements and the action Franco has tskon to offset them. France is retaliating by moving 150,000 men toward the eastern bor ders. Britain Active London observers noted an In crease of activity today in diploma tic circles as Great Britain was try ing to get other members of the Al- • lied Powers to consider a new peace treaty. There was the well grounded tear emong all the nations that some small incident might set off a ma chine gun fight which In turn might start another war. Soldiers of both sides were within sight of each other. Although European statesmen In the past have turned their backs on suggestions made by Hitler for peace moves they can hardly be expected to ignore military marches. The Germans are wildly happy over the move. Restrictions One reaction to the German movement was the order from Mus solini for the cessation of an war (Continued on pagu ton.) 1 Mr*. W. R. Poston Dies At Age 84; Funeral At Zion Funeral services were held this afternoon at 3:30 at Zion Baptist church for Mrs. W. R. Poston, 84, one of the oldest members of the church who died Sunday at 8:30 at the home of her grandson near Mooresboro. Mrs. Poston has been-in declin ing health for some time and had not been strong since the death of her husband, the late W. Roach Poston, six years ago. In charge of services was the for mer pastor of Mrs. Poston, Rev. D. G. Washburn and Rev. D. F. Put nam assisted him. An unusually large crowd of friends and relatives were at the final rites and the floral offering was immense. • Survivors Four children, 18 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren survive .The children are Mrs. E. J. Crane, Mrs. W. C. Putnam, Mrs. Ab Blan ton and W. D. Poston, all of this county. There are also three brothers and five sisters. Pink Wellmon, Monroe and E. A. Welmon, Mrs. Lem Wig gins, Mrs. Frank Dedmon,, Mrs. Bud McMurry, Mrs. John Ledford and Mrs. Gaston Hoyle. Mrs. Poston was a Wellmon be fore her marriage more than 60 years ago. She was born and reared in this county and joined the Zion Baptist church when a young girl. She was one of the best loved wom en in her community and lived at Zion until about two years age when she moved to Moores boeo.