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WEATHER Carolina*: Partly cloudy, pos iy,. showers In northwest to L'ir Thursday fair, somewhat coider tonight and Thursday. The MEVMMOZWID r 12 Pages Today I VOL. XLII. No. 31 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. & WEDNESD’Y, MAR. 11, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. »T Mu. Mr imt. ua •«nun _ a.M C»rrl*r. Mr rear, (la adranrn UN * * ® m » * in * K [•. * * # Federal Grantor $101,250Approved for Shelby Power Plant Contingent Upon Appropriation Of Present Congress Cost Of Proposed Plant I* $225,000 Duke Power Company’s Side Of Question Will Be Heard By City Council. An outright grant of $101, 250 for a power generating plant for the City of Shelby Has been finally approved by Secretary Ickes, Public Works Administrator, the entire plant to cost $225,000. Wash ington's approval of Shelby’s application for a Federal grant under the PWA was learned a few days ago by Mayor Harry Woodson. Some weeks ago the city put in application ‘for a loan and grant of $225,000 with which to build Its own power generating plant. This is said to be the only city in North Caro lina that, has filed such an appli ca'ion. No Money Available Now Monpy is not available out of present appropriations to carry out this Shelby project but is con tingent. upon congress making .another appropriation of a WUion Jjoi a billion and a half dollars which FPiesident Roosevelt said yesterday in a press conference he would ask congress for before he goes on his vacation the last of this month. Under the proposed plan, Shelby would gpt an outright gift of $101, 150 which is 45 per cent of the esti mated $225,000 cost of a generating plant sufficient to supply the pres ent and future needs of the city. The city’s part, 55 per cent would be $123,750. Mayor Woodson says manufactur ers of Diesel engines have proposed that they would advance Shelby’s part of $123,750, to be secured by a mortgage on the plant only, the amount, to be paid back by the city cut of the savings in the cost of • power now purchased at wholesale from the Duke Power Co. City's Plant Profitable The city pays the Duke Power Co. about $50,000 annually for power which it resells at retail to local consumers for approximately $102, 000. Mayor Woodson estimates that mi r expenses for maintenance and repairs are paid, the city will real ire about $65,000 profit from its light plant under the present set-up. Manufacturers of Diesel engines using crude oil, say they can man- I ufacturc power to meet Shelby’s needs at, a cast of $27,000, includ ing maintenance and repairs, thus effecting a saving under present Power cost of $23,000 which would be applied toward the payment of the (Continued on page twelve) I Morning Cotton LETTER YORK, March 11.—Selling r March by the pool and moderate “edging sales absorbed readily by domestic trade and foreign pur tba-ses. There appear* to be more tonfidence ,n the sew crop posi T part'y due to the deficiency of wo smi moisture in larger produc ni,? T™ of Texas Ultl a Portion of Coahoma and partly attributable ' i”’ ’nt reports that a good pro ion of the producer* In the K- Jt win go along with ^ gov_ ... ents Program respecting agri "e- Most of the present sales ^Present hedging of recent actual £iiri,r,a'Se8 *rom 1416 concentrated Brnhirm- A settlement of the tax U -m 1 k WlU UBdoubtedly bring JJout a broader good* business prici!^ * ^coted in higher yuces^-E. A. Here# & Co. r„.( THE markets Cotmn TJ - ux *° UXe tot on ^ Wafr®n’ ***-Wl.00 seed, ear lot, ten __|34.00 cott°n at 2;30: jan 10 63 CV*r'in131, May 10M- JUly W> °«- 10.30. Dec. 10.29. Capas Waynick To Make Tour Of Cleveland Roads April 9tk Capus M. Waynick, chairman of| the state highway Commission will | be in Shelby and Cleveland county April 9 to make a complete inspec tion of the road system of the coun ty and to study the proposed inter county roads now on the waiting list. With him will be Ross M. Sigmon, of Salisbury, and district highway commissioner. Both have been ask ed to make a personal visit to the county for several months, butj could not come until this time. 1 Mr. Waynick will address the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis club at that time, and efforts will be made to have a joint meeting of all the civic clubs at the same meet ing. The Kings Mountain-drover road, the Polkville-Casar and the Lawn dale-Casar roads which have peti tions for construction before the commission now will be inspected. Also the Boiling Springs-Lattimore Polkville unit, and perhaps other roads which have been considered for surface treatment. Agriculture Building Cut; General WP A Work GoesOn War Department Asks For 4,000 Fighting Planes WASHINGTON, Mar. 11.—(JP)—A War department request for 4,000 new fighting planes in the next five years gained new momentum today in Congress. ss* As Europe throbbed with march ing armies, the House military af fairs committee voted unanimously, in secret session, for a bill by Chair man McSwaln, Democrat of South Carolina, to authorise construction of the air fleet. The action also accompanied con gressional consideration of army and navy bills which if passed in their present form would send national defense costs skyward in the next fiscal year to a record-breaking $1, 100,000,000 total. The two regular defense supply bills provide for $59,000,000 fbr 5«5 army planes and about $26,000,000 for 333 navy planes in the next fis cal year. It was understood the McSwain bill was called up for action by Representative Rogers, Democrat of New Hampshire, chairman of the military aviation subcommittee. He has contended the United States is 10 years behind in army air corps development. Rogers and McSwain recently made an unsuccessful attempt in the House to increase the War depart ment air appropriation to $79,000, 000 for construction of 700 planes during the next fiscal year. Republicans Meet Here On Saturday The Republican county conven tion will be held in the court house here Saturday afternoon, March 14, 3t 2:30, according to a call issued by W. R. Casstevens, chairman of the Republican county executive committee. Delegates will be chosen at "precinct meetings to be held Fri day of this week. At the convention on Saturday, it is expected that a full county ticket will be nominated by the Republicans. A cut of approximately (2,000 in the amount to be allotted for the proposed agriculture building for Cleveland county was announced today on the return from Raleigh of J. L. Herndon and Troy McKin ney, commissioner and auditor. By state-wide order all the build ings will be given $7,821, of which the county’s 30 percent part will be $2,346.30. The purojects have been approved and should not be affect ed by the order to slash WPA work ers and expenses. Rolls Are Payed No great amount of curtailment was expected in WPA work to Cleveland oounty as relief and WPA rolls were being ordered pared all over the 6tate in compliance with reduction rulings from the national authorities. One reason for the belief was that Cleveland has had a compara tively light relief load since the beginning of the work and too, the projects begun in this county are all so far advanced, it would ma terially hurt them at this point. In the state there are about 44, COO persons at work on the proj ects, and state director George Coan says the figure must be cut to around 33,000 by May 31. There are between 400 and 500 WPA workers in this county. The opening up of farm work in many areas was expected to auto matically take care of the major part of the necessary trimming of the rolls. The status of ten to 15 proposed armories fdr the state was not af fected by the order. Graham To Speak View on Problems RALEIGH, March 11.—Over a state-wide radio network A. H. (Sandy) Graham, candidate for the Democratic nomination for gover nor, will speak to the people of North Carolina on Thursday night, March 12, from 8:30 to 9:00 o’clock. Included in the radio network will be radio stations in Raleigh, Char lotte, Greensboro and Asheville. Campaign headquarters for Mr. Graham will be opened In Raleigh during the present week, according to A. D. Folger, recently selected as state manager. Writings Of Late Dr. Hamrick Are Published By His Family “Life Values In the New South” is name of a 191-page autobiogra phy of the late Dr. W. C. Hamrick, of Gaffney, which has just been published by his family. Dr. Ham rick was a native of Cleveland coun ty and at the time of his death was me of the best known textile manu facturers and civic and educational leaders in South Carolina Dr. Hamrick died last October at Ehe age of 75 years. He left the au tobiography which had been writ ten at spare moments in his busy life. In the preface, written in 1931, Dr. Hamrick said: “This book originat ;d in the author’s desire to present to friends and public the life story af an average man who has toiled the greater part of his allotted /ears.” After tracing the family line back I to Hans George Hamerick, a na tive of the lower Palatinate on the Rhine river in Germany, Dr. Ham rick devoted several chapters to his early life on a farm in Cleveland county, North Carolina, where he was bom and reared. He discussed rural education, religion and recrea tions of the period immediately fol lowing the Civil war. Upon attaining his majority he went to Baltimore to study medicine. He began practice at Grover, N. C., about 14 miles north of Gaffney, With respect to his profession, he said: “It lacked a great deal of be ing a bed of roses. The false idea I had once entertained that a doctor was a superior kind of being and that his life was a thing of the past. Often I received calls to a distance (Continued on page five.) Vandals Plunder School Offices, Steal Typewriters Fingerprints Secured By Detectives Two Typewriters Valued At $200 Are Taken; Few Clues. Ruthless plundering of the pri vate offices of Superintendent B. L. Smith and Principal W. E. Aber nethy was followed by the stealing of two typewriters valued at $300 on Monday night. Officers were working on all pos sible clues, but at noon today had not found either of the typewriters or any suspects, but said, "the way is a little clearer,” and a break may develop soon. . Fingerprints A. C. Fulmer, fingerprint expert from the Asheville police depart ment was here today taking prints which will be compared with all the available material in Shelby and will be sent to Washington. Entrance to the building was made by smashing the lock on a back door and to the offices by prying the door from the hinges and away from the facing. All papers and office records were reported this morning by school of ficials to be safe. The heavy safe in Mr. Smith’s office had been as saulted, but had not been opened. Are Underwoods The two typewriters which are missing are both Underwoods and one has a 10-inch carriage and the other a 14-inch carriage. The serial number of the 14-inch machine is 4106114. The other number is, being obtained. Officers said the vandalism was most likely of a local marauder or group of them, but were not sure. The efforts to open the safe were amateurish and revealed the crim inals had no knowledge of the safe, Detective Fulmer said. About four years ago six type writers were stolen in Shelby, but this case has been cleared up en tirely, and officials are certain the two Incidents have no connection. Shelby Is Host To W. M. U. Meet In Coming Year While the 46th annual session of the Woman’s ' Missionary union opened in Raleigh with a repre sentative attendance, Shelby Bap tists sent to the body an invitation to bring the convention to Shelby in 1937. Consideration of asking the larg est womans convention to come to the county has been under way for several days by several church es but was centered mainly at the First Baptist church which will be the host church. Decision to give the invitation was made Sunday. From 500 to 1,000 women from all parts of the state will come to Shel by during the week of the meeting in 1937. The invitation to Shelby was [made through Mrs. Rush Stroup, i president of the local society and Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the church. Mrs. Stroup is attending the meet ing. Such a meeting usually draws some of the best known speakers and religious leaders in the south who will appear on the program. Other women from Shelby who are attending the convention are Mrs. W. B. Nix, Mrs. B. T. Falls, of the First Baptist church; Mrs. R. P. Hamby, Mrs. A. C. Bland, and Mrs. D. E. McCraw of Eastside; Miss Estelle Hicks of South Shelby. Chester Robberies CHESTER, March 11.—UPh-(Bur glars, believed by officers to have been a man and a woman, entered four residences here early today, taking approximately $35 and the keys to an automobile which they stole for their getaway. The foot prints of a man and a woman were ; found in the soft ground about the robbed homes. The car stolen, which belonged to John M. Hemphill, was found wrecked near Carlyle this morning. French Troops Mobilized On East Border France, indignant that England has refused to join in forcefully making Hitler remove his troops from the formerly de-militarized Rhine valley, shows a few troops of her own i and is moving 150,000 camions toward the easterrt border. Ethics Discussion Held By Teachers; Delegates Chosen Election of delog a tee to the an jnual meeting of the N. C. Educ; tional association, Initiation of local chapter of Classroom Teacher and discussion of the teacher': code of ethics were the main fea tures of the monthly meeting of | Shelby teachers last night at Jeff erson school. The delegates to the meeting of) the NCEA which will be in Raleigh March 19 to 21 will be Miss Mary | Louise Bradley, Miss Josephine j I Shaw, Mrs. Rubie Hudson, Mrs. j | Mary Lyde Doggett, Mrs. Martha j : Arrowood, Miss Marietta Hoyle and Superintendent B. L. Smith. Heads Teachers Mrs. Mary Lyde Doggett, high school teacher was elected presi dent of the Classroom Teachers unit, which is a part of a local, state and national organization. On the program last night Mrs. Rubie Hudson, Principal W. E. Abernethy and Mrs. Zeno Wall jointly discussed the code of ethics of the National Education Associa tion which has a four-fold purpose: 1. To bring teachers into closer relationships. 2. To establish and maintain con- J ditions esserttial to the best teach ing service. i 3. To participate in civic affairs, j 4. To create deeper community in- ; tercst in public education. Superintendent Smith* gave a summarized report of his trip to the National Education meeting in St. Louis and gave some of the j highlights of that meeting. The code of ethics which place*: emphasis on relations with pupils/ and the community, relations to the i profession, and delations to mem-1 bers of the profession will be ex plained more fully at a later date. ■ McKinney Named On Important Committee; Troy McKinney. Cleveland coun-1 ty auditor was placed this week on a legislative committee following a ! meeting of tax supervisors at Ra- ; leigh. The committee will meet later in the spring and summer to make recommendations to the legis lature concerning laws now on the books or needed on the books in regard to the tax supervisors and iheir work. Vernon W. Flynt of Forsyth coun ty is chairman of the committee. Another member (s J. L. Cornwell brother to Comm^sioner George Cornwell wh^ hrs b?rn auditor of Nash county for 21 years. Decree Indicates Edward V1U May Be Married Soon LONDON, March II.—(/P)— The possibility that Edward VIII, bachelor king of Eng uid. may marry was officially announced to the House of - ominous today In a message signed by the king. Chancellor of the exchequer of the chamber read a royal de cree to the assembled legisla tors in which Edward pointed out the necessity of revising the civil list, the amounts paid to the members of the royal fam ily. The decree stated: "His Majesty desires that the con tingency of his marriage be tak en into account so that in that event there should be a provi sion for Her Majesty the Queen, and the members of His Ma jesty’s family corresponding to the provisions which the Com mons has been willing to make in like circumstances in the past.” The labor party member, W. J. Thome, asked “Does His Ma jesty give any assurance that he is going to get married?” To Support French GENEVA, March 11.—(A3)—Rep resentatives of five natioivi, allied in the Little and Balkan Ententes decided today to support tlje French protest against German reoccupa tion of the Rhineland. The nations represented at the session were Chechoslovakia, Rumania and Jugo slavia, composing the Little En tente and Greece and Turkey, which with Rumania and Jugoslavia, make up the Balkan Entente. Three Objectives InThe“NewAAA’ Declares Wallace Further Information concerning the new farm program which was launched at regional meetings at Memphis and Chicago last week was learned today as this newspaper came In possesion of a copy of the act Itself, approved February 29 of this year. Along with the legal document Is a statement from Secretary Wallace, of the United States department of agriculture which sets forth the essential features and methods of the program. The Act Itself While the average layman might have difficulty In understanding all the language of the actual bill the preface says that "It is an act to promote the conservation and prof itable use of agricultural land re sources by temporary federal aid to farmers and by providing a per manent policy of federal aid to states for such purposes.” The new farm program is really I an amendment to the old AAA, de clared unconstitutional by the su preme court, according to the infor mation. Quotes President In his Introduction to the pro gram, Mr. Wallace quotes President Franklin D. Roosevelt. "The new law,” the president said, "has three major objectives which are insepa rably and of necessity linked with the national welfare. The first of these aims is conservation of the soil itself through wise and proper (Continued on page twelve) Hoey Urges Especial Attention To Repair Of State Highways RALEIGH, March 11.—Every ef fort should be made by the state to repair and extend Its present high way system, with especial attention to repairing and keeping in passable condition all of the county roads In the state. Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, one of the four candidates for the Democratic nomination for gover nor, said today in an exclusive statement to this bureau. In order to do this, it will be nec essary both to stop any further en coachments upon the highway fund or any diversion from it, since every dollar of highway revenue as well as all the existing surplus is needed to repair and maintain the existing highway system, he pointed out. "The tremendous damage wrought to the public roads of the state by the snows and freezes of the severe winter through which we have pass ed, emphasizes the wisdom and far sightedness of the policy of having a good sized surplus in the road fund at all limes,” Hoey said. “It is estimated" that at least *3,000,000 will be required to repair the dam age done to the highways by the weather during this past winter and get them back into reasonably good [Condition. Heavy commitments have already been made for road im provements and extensions which will use up much of the surplus, with the exception of the amounts for interest and bond retirement purposes. “I am definitely of the opinion that instead of permitting further | encroachments upon and further diversion of highway funds to other purposes, that a determined effort (Continued on page five.) Signatories Meet In London To Act On German Status No Mere Gesture To Satisfy France Feel War la Coming In Two Years—Will Demand Rights. (By Associated Press) With Great Britain holding *ico of power in her role as conciliator the Euro* pean crisis precipitated by Adolph Hitler’s denunciation of the Locarno pact was fur ther identified today by the reported possibility of France’s abandonment of the league of nations. A high French official said his nation would quit the Lea gue unless Britain backs the demand of France that Hitler withdraw his troops from the Rhineland, When Foreign Minister Flandin goes to London to attend a confer ence of the powers signatory to the Locarno pact, he will carry this warning with him. Informed sources said Flandln was prepared to ten Anthony Eden that France is not alone in adopting such a position. Diplomatic quarters took the ref erence to other powers to mean Soviet Russia and the Little En tente, Jugoslavia, Rumania and Cteckoslovakla. Removal Asked ’ # "This time France will be satis fied with no gesture," one official said. “Germany must remove at least 70 percent of her troops from the Rhineland." An authoritative French spokes man said: “We know war is coming in two years anyway. We might as well have It now while we are pre pared. The only way in which Hit ler’s troops will leave the Rhineland Is for the Locarno signatories to drive them out.” “There comes a time when a na tion refuses to be humiliated In front of the world. The Rhineland Is at stake and we are ready to draw the sword If necossaty to keep It unsullied." Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin summoned Great Britain's cabinet in emergency session to hear a full report on the Paris Locarno discus sion from Foreign Secretary Eden and Viscount Halifax, Lord Privy Seal. A German foreign office spokes man announced the League of Na tions council jJesslon in the Locarno crisis would open Saturday without a Reich representative, under pres-, ent conditions, even though the scene of action were shifted from Geneva to London. Modified Textile Regulation Bill Introduced Today WASHINGTON, March 11.—UP)— A new and much-modified bill for federal regulation of the textile in dustry was completed today and will be introduced late in the day by Representative Ellenbogen, Demo crat. Pennsylvania. The new measure omitted many pic visions to which employers ob jected during the hearing before the house sub-committee. In its re vised form, which is expected to re ceive a favorable report from the house labor sub-committee either Friday or Monday the bill provides for creation of a textile commis sion, establishes an uniform mini mum wage of <15 a week, maximum hours of 35 a week and gives the commission power to fix graded minima wages and wages for skill ed and semi-skilled workers. Ma chine operation would be limited to t"’"' shifts. Features eliminated in the re wru ng were the licensing provi sions, compulsory dismissal wages and compulsory vacations and com pulsory 15 day notice of change in work assignments. The commis sion's enforcement machinery would be in the form of cease and desist orders similar to those employed by the trade commission.
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