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► WEATHER Carolina*: Occasional rains to nJght, probably clearing Tuesday Colder Tuesday and to the west tonight. The MWMWD ZEIT-f 8 Pages Today VOL. XLH No. 33 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. Bj u 11. par rut, (la adranM) _ n N Carrier, per year, (la adranei) _ dm What To Levy On For Federal Taxes Bothers Congress May Resort To Processing Tax Corporation Profits And Pro cessing Tax Recovery Measures Considered. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. March 16 _A Possibility that congres sional tax drafters may have to resort to processing taxes tn fill out President Roose velt’s 702 million dollar reve nue program, appeared today despite the desire among both Democrats and Republicans to avoid such election year levies. "Wr don’t have to go to the pro tfsing taxes, but we shall have to go somewhere to get the 792 mil lion dolalrs,” said Chairman Sam uel B Hull, Dem. of Washington of the house ways and means tax sub committee. “Of course if the March 15th In come tax returns show a very great increase over estimates, that would help a lot.” He toid reporters that the sub committee spent two hours this morning struggling over the ques tion of how to collect income taxes fro mforeign corporations on their dividends in stock on American cor porations. No decision was reached. The president has suggested that Congress write a tax bill to pro duce 620 million dollars of addi tional revenue through a levy on undistributed corporation profits and income taxes on earnings paid out as dividends. He suggested fur . ther that 517 million dollars be rals 3 eo ove rtwo or three years through W. broadened new process taxes and windfal ltax on paid or returned processing levies. Drug Store Clerk Is Embroiled in Internationalism Charles “Jack” Wilson became em broiled in the political affairs of Prance and Germany and the Unit ed States during the week-end. He is not a lawyer, a member of the diplomatic corps or even an ex pert on foreign affairs, but he sent an article on Hitler to a pro-Ger man girl in Paris and a package of corn and pepper seed to a man in the heart of Germany. From that conclusion may be drawn that he is trying to change the national poli cies of the two nations. But not so. Jack is a clerk at a local drug store and it was merely one of the tasks of the day to send the two packages Ybroad for a traveling salesman. The anti-Hitler article to a pro German girl was sent to Mary Co rona in Paris and the sweet corn *nd pepper seed were sent to a Mr. Kellner in Seibenfabrick, Werbis. Eichsfeld, Germany. The name of the" salesman was not given. Wilson said he was of foreign appearance, but did know enough English to make the pur chases. MEW York, March 16.—The trad es on Saturday consisted largely o March liquidation by the pool *nd hedging sales against recent Curehases of the actual. The sales mainly into trade hands but h 'rr was also some minor covering h d?ort® The far western areas of me holt, continue dry and there Is s on age of subsoil moisture in ’ * of Oklahoma and Arkansas. r*»and lor goods has fell off tem P^anlv. Buyers apparently defer Purchases to await the tax Sentiment regarding the -mediate trend of the market Is of our °Pinion the activities pod ^iii largely determine the wiring Cotton LETTER ^ecompg more "Wee * co. the MARKETS spot - 11X to 12%c seed, wagon, ton_929.%) seed, car lot, ton_ 982.00 Jan. July Merchants Plan Dollar Days For Friday And Saturday In a co-operative bargain cam paign, Shelby merchants plan Dol lar Days on Friday and Saturday March 20th and 21st when specia prices will be offered by department stores, drug, shoe, grocery, fumituri and hardware stores as well at auto and other specialty lines. Preparations for this biggest trade event of the season have beer under way for two or three weeks Merchants have been laying in ex tra merchandise to offer durini these two sale days and will mak< exceptionally low prices. Coming just before Easter the; expect to draw the largest crowd o shoppers since the pre-Christma. season. They have searched thi markets for the best buys obtain able in new spring and summet merchandise which they will offer at astonishingly low prices on these two days. Wednesday's issue of The Star will carry advertisements for Dol 1 lar Days and extra copies will be i printed and distributed by the mer chants over a wide area by an ad . ve^tising car which will be equipped i with a public address system. Extra interior and window* dis plays will be arrange^ about the : middle of the week, exhibiting many s of the special bargains that will obtain at the co-operating stores. 1 President Joe Nash and Secretary ' George Wray says the merchants i discussed the Dollar Days event at > a meeting a short time ago and all seemed heartily in favor of the co ■ operative plan. 0. W. Holland, 75 Is Buried Sunday At High Shoals | Stricken Three Weeks Ago With Paralysis; Heads Large Family. Osborne W. Holland, 75, of Boiling Springs, head of one of the largest and best known families in Cleve land and Rutherford counties was buried Sunday afternoon at High i Shoals Baptist church. Mr. Holland died at his home a mile north of Boiling Springs at 4 o'clock Saturday morning. He had been ill three weeks, following a stroke of paralysis. Was Deacon In charge of services were Rev. J. L. Jenkins, pastor of Boiling Springs church and Dr. Zeno Wall, of Shel by. Interment was at High Shoals cemetery. Mr. Holland had been a member of that church since he was a young man and had for many years been on the board of deacons. He was married 50 years ago last December to Harriet Evelene Jen kins who survives with 11 children and 13 grandchildren. The children are: Lee Holland, Chesnee; Mrs. John Hicks, Kings Mountain; Mrs. Duke Hamrick, Zeb and Ralph Hol land, Boiling Springs; Misses Etna and Evelena Holland, at home; Guy Holland, Forest City; Miss Cleo Holland, student nurse at Ltacoln ton; Mrs. Marvin Turner of Cher ryville. Mr. Holland was a native of Ruth erford county but has been in Cleve land many years, and was known as one of the best farmers in No. 2 township. Counterfeiters Raided In S. C. GRENVILE, S. C. March 16.—f/P) —A surprise raid on a local uphol stery shop by a secret service op erative and two other law officers yesterday destroyed machinery for the manufacture of bogus half dol lars and smashed an alleged ring of four greenville counterfeits, all in their 20’s. Toy Sullivan, owner of the shop Willis Melton, Bruce Austin and William Vam were jailed on char ges of making and conspiring to pass surious coins. No Decision WASHINGTON, March 16—(A5)— The supreme court adjourned today until March 30 without announc ing a ruling on the government’s anti-trust suit against the sugar institute. Triangle Debates In County Schools To Be March27th Eight Or More Schools Expected To Enter; Query Social Medicine. Eight or ten Cleveland county ligh schools are expected to be imong the some 225 schools in North Carolina which will participate In he triangular debates when the 24th annual contest is held March 27. Schools from Currituck to Chero tee will be in the statewide event which will use for a query, “Re solved, that the several states should provide for the socialization of medicine.” Arrangement. All the schools will be grouped in triangles, with most of the triangles being arranged within the counties if possible, some going farther afield. The size of the schools will also be considered. Among the schools expected to be in the schedule to be announced next week are Boiling Springs, Lat timore, No. 3, Belwood, Shelby, Kings Mountain, and possibly sev eral others. Triangles will be an nounced next week* by E. S. Rankin 3f the University of North Carolina. To Chapel HiU. The schools winning both of their debates on March 27 will send their teams to Chapel Hill to take part iuring the University’s annual High 3chool Week celebration on April 16 and 17 in the final contest for he Aycock Memorial Cup, the tro bhy which has been provided by the ntercollegiate debaters of the Uni versity of North Carolina. The topic for discussion—social zation of medicine—is also the na ional high school debate topic for he current year. Thirty-two State ligh school debating leagues will iiscuss the question of socialized nedicine in their spring contests. The youthful North Carolina de baters have made diligent prepar ation for the triangular contests, it was said here today. In many cases hey began work on this year's de bate topic with the opening of school this past fall. Prom widely scattered sources they have sought naterial with which to bolster up he arguments for or against the socialization of medicine. Bank Call WASHINGTON, March 16v—</P)— rhe Comptroller of the government today issues a call for condition of ill national banks as of the close of business of March 4th. A similar call was also issued today by Gurney P. Hood of Raleigh as to state banks. Thousands Rush To File Blanks On Income Tax Before Deadline WASHINGTON, March 16.—(A*>— Congress displayed unprecedented Interest in the annual income tax rush today as citizens throughout the country hastened to get returns in before the deadline at midnight tonight. Many legislators hoped the return would be larger than esti mated. In that case some of them believed congress might scale down the new 793 billion dollar tax pro gram advocated by President Roose velt to finance the farm aid act and part of the bonus cost. Because of the approaching cam paign many lgeislators have indi cated' they want to make the tax. program as small as possible. The treasury was optimistic about the income tax return. In the offi cial budget calculation the depart ment experts estimated that a mini mum of (438,000,000 would be receiv ed this month, compared to (321, 907,000 last March and (228,525,000 In March 1934. Unofficially, however, the treas ury expected the collections to run higher than the official estimate. Most observers looked for a total of at least (450,000,000 with some plac ing the figure as high as (500,000,000. So far this month the collections have been topping 1935 by sizeable amounts. Federal Session Is Open Today By Judge Webb Grand Jury Charged To Defend Law Array Of Legal Talent Ready For Full Week’s Work In Shelby. The semi-annual term of federal court opened here this morning with its usual #array of legal talent and court attendants from all parts of the district. Judge E. Y. Webb rigidly charged the grand jury that the federal con stitution Is "a protection of the peo ple which has been a guardian of rights since the founding of the na tion,” and declared that It should have the support of every resident of the United States. Heavy Docket An unusually large crowd for the first day of the spring term crowded the court room to hear the well known judge’s defense of the con stitution and an explanation of about a dozen laws under it which will be tested by cases this week. A heavy docket for the week is in view. Among the laws which were pointed out to the grand Jury as important guard rails to safety and which have been violated are for gery, theft of government checks, making and passing counterfeit money, robbery of mail pouches and violation of other postal laws. Other Offenses Impersonation of federal officers was pointed out as a serious offense, as was practice of white slavery, violation of motor vehicle laws and conspiracy to violate internal reve nue and national banking laws. Judge Webb dwelt at length on the various liquor laws, removing and concealing, distribution and re telling without license intoxicating beverages. Federal officials who were In their places for the week’s session includ ea u. s. Attorney Marcus Erwin of Asheville, Assistant Attorney Roy Francis, U. S. Marshal Charles Price of Charlotte, Deputy Marshal Paul Sossaman of Statesville, W. A. Lytle, deputy clerk In the court room; Miss Fan Barnett, deputy clerk in the court office; and Miss Edyth Nihlean, assistant cleric. W' E. Abernethy, Former Pastor In Shelby Passes Rev. Wm. E. Abernethy, age 73, who served Shelby Central Meth odist church as pastor at one time, died Sunday In a Hickory Hospital after an illness of several months. He had retired and was living at Rutherford college, after the body the hospital. Funeral services are being held this afternoon at 3:30 at the R. L. Abernethy Methodist church at Rutherford college, after the bodies lies in state in the church for an half hour. Interment follows in the family plot at the college cemetery. Rev. Mr. Abernethy Is survived by one daughter, Miss Mary Winn Abernethy, and one son, William E. Abernethy, Jr., both of Washington, D. C. Other aurvivors include four sis ters, Mrs. J. w. Lasley of Burling ton; Mrs. Harley Goode, Mrs. P. M. Rutherford and Mrs. H. M. Jenson, all of Rutherford college, and two brothers, Dr. L. Berge Abernethy of Elkin, and Dr. Arthur T. Abernethy, of Rutherford college. 22 Delegates Go To WMU Convention The Kings Mountain Baptist As sociation was well represented at the annual state meeting of the Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union, held in Raleigh, with 22 delegates from the association in attendance. The list attending includes Mrs. Davis, Mrs. J. A. Ellis, Mrs. W. B. Nix, Mrs. Rush Stroup, Mrs. B. T. Falls, Miss Vera Cole, Mrs. B. P. Parks, Mrs. Sargent, Mrs. D. F. Hord, Mrs Foy Tate, Mrs. W. A. Elam, Miss Evelyn Turner. Mrs. Gibson. Miss Estelle Hicks, Mrs. F. P. Hamby, Mrs. Derms Hoyle, Mrs. Lawrence Roberts. Mrs. J P. Walker. Mrs. John Wacaster. Miss Mildred Miller and Mrs. Frank Elam. German Annies Wont Be Conquered! Declaring that “The German armies will not be conquered,” Adolph Hitler remained de fiant before the iron ring of nations around Germany and demanded an equal right to »it in a peace council today. In the picture above is Reichsfuhrer Hitler, the Rhinelands which his armies occupy, and some of the machinery he expects to use in keeping it. Cleveland Chosen As Model County WPA Farm Census National Board Begins Probe Of Mooresville Mill CHARLOTTE, March 16—W Walter Wilbur, special examiner foi the national labor relations board began a hearing here today or charges by former employees of thi Mooresville cotton mills that thi management had violated varioui provisions of the congressional act defining relations between employe! and laborer. The charges began in the strike last September 23. Z. V. Turlington of Mooresville and P. D. Hamrick of Rutherford ton, attorneys for the mill, objected to the complaints on the grounds that the mill had not engaged in interstate commerce and was not subject to provisions of the act and that the act itself was unconstitu tional. Attending the hearing were a number of prominent labor circle figures, including H. D. Llsk of Con cord. Amateur Ranks To Brim State Officials “More applications than we know what to do with,” was tne answer this morning of Community Playert officials on the second Amateur's night which will be featured here Friday night, March 20 at eight o’clock. Jack Hartigan, who will be mas Filled ter of ceremonies at the oounty wide display of amateur talent said he has applications from all parte of the county and that there are many amateurs with remarkable records for entertainment. Applications deadline was Sunday and no others will be accepted un til after the performance. A member of a prominent radic broadcasting company is expected to be here to scout talent found b> the players. The second contest is being held to allow persons who did not have a chance in the Initial venture. The Shelby club, under the direction ol Miss Isabel tioey, is seeking to find the best talent in the county. Novelty, music, dancing, instru mental, and vocal presentations ol unique variety and assortments are expected. Anthony Is Director In Colts Arms Co. Graham Anthony, native of Shel by, was notified here over the weei end while on a visit with relatives that he had been elected to mem bership on the board of directors ol the Colt’s Fire Arms Co. Mr. An thony is also president of the Veed er-Root Co., of Hartford. Conn, manufacturers of timing and count ing devices which have a nation wide sale. Chosen again as a model county with yardstick possibilities, Cleve land county will within the next month be the laboratory for a test census under the U. 8. Department of agriculture in co-operation with the Works Progress Administration. O. E. Mullken is in the city today holding interviews with a number of farm and WPA leaders and aays that within the next few weeks enumerators will visit farmers in all the townships. Information concerning the sup ply of agricultural labor, the de mand for such labor, the present cost, the social and economic status of the employed or unemployed will be taken. Three other counties in the state which have been chosen as repre sentative areas In the four sections of the state are New Hanover in the least, Vance in the Central and Mad ison in the west. Some 10 to 12 enumerators are expected to be named soon to de vote their full time to gaining the information. The project will accept men to take the census who qualify for work under the WPA. Eight Carrier Boys Win In Star Contest A total of 182 new subscribers were added to The Star’s subscrip tion list during a contest among the 27 carrier boys who deliver papers house-to-house. Joe Whitaker of Shelby won first prize, Kenneth Hardin of Kings Mountain second, Forrest Olass of Shelby third. Max Barnett of Shel by fourth, Warren Cabsniss (color ed) of Shelby fifth, C. L. Southard of Dover Mill sixth, while Hood Wat terson of Grover and Bill Palmer of Shelby, tied for seventh place. Sporting goods were given as prizes to all the winners. The carriers will be tendered a banquet by The Star on Saturday evening of this week at which time a local speaker will address them. I The Star is not only delivered house-to-house in Shelby and sub urbs on the afternoon of publica tion, but also at Kings Mountain, Grover and Lawndale. Bui winkle Leaves Capital Hospital; In Congress Race Haa Been Suffering With Heart Ailment; Denim Rumor Of Federal Appointment. Denying a rumor that he would receive a federal appointment, Con gressman A. L. Bulwinklo has left a Washington, D. O., hospital and Is able to return to his office today after several weeks illness. He announces that he Is In the race for congress to succeed himself from the tenth district, subject to the action of the Democratic pri mary on June 6th. He issues the following statement; “Unfortunately* during the past three or four years quite a number of the members of the house and senate have suffered from various forms of heart attack. I was among these. On account, therefore, of the illness that I had last year. It will be necessary for the preservation of my health for me to refrain from making quite as active a campaign j. u»vc uuue ui me pasi ana my many friends Over the entire dis trict have written and otherwise communicated with me that they will aid in carrying the burden of the campaign for me. During the campaign from time to time it will be my pleasure to return to the dis trict and see my many friends in (Continued on page eight.) J. M. Rhea Heads Federal Jury J. M. Rhea of Kings Mountain was made foreman of the federal court grand Jury which opened this morning and immediately after the organization was perfected, cases were brought before Judge Webb. George D. Mull, Oliver Brittain, Robert Whitaker of Burke county were given three months each; T. M. Brankley was fined $500 for con spiracy to violate, cases against Flay Carpenter and Dennis Reep were continued until September term and case against Marvin Lall was also continued. The court resumed work today at 2 o'clock. GOP Holds Enthusiastic Meet; Elect Officers And Delegates Organization with a purpose was effected here Saturday afternoon when some two score Republicans met at the county court house to elect officers and pass endorsements for state and distflct candidates for the coming year. Endorsements for the officers In cluded W. C. Meekins, of Hender sonville, for state chairman; R. M Morehead of Charlotte, for gover nor; Charles A. Jonas, of Lincoln ton for Senator against Bailey; Cal vin JIdney of Marshall, for congress. Stuart W. Cramer was first rec ommended for National committee man. but his name was withdrawn as the convention did not know whether Jonas wtll withdraw and run for the senate. The endorse* ments are not binding on the dele gates, but are merely the choice, of this convention. Delegates to Burnsville and to Ra leigh conventions to be held later in the spring are P. B. Hamrick, J. H. Quinn, G. V. Hawkins, Geo. De Prlest, C. C. Hambright, P. P. Rich ards, P. M. Mauney. V. A. Costner, W. E. Vickery, and C. A. Britain. Officers elected to serve the or ganization next year are W. R. Casstevens, chairman. F. B. Ham rick, vice chairman. Clay Cox. jr, (Continued on page eight) Britian In Role Of Pacifist For France And Nazis Germans Require Full “Equality” Believe Britain To Drop Con dilators Position At l Early Date. (By Associated Press)' The European crisis, born of Nazi remilitarization of the Rhineland was heightened to duy while Great Britain tried to mollify an indignant France and^pacify a militant Reich. LONDON. March The League of Nations council In secret session agreed to Adolph Hitler’s demand for equality but flatly rejected hi* condition that the council must discuss his peace proposals.1 - Hitler had offend to send • * representative to the oounclt’s deliberations on German remili tarization of the Rhineland only on a basis of full equality la the conference and with the under* standing that his recent offsr of new peace pact* would bo considered. Some quartern believed the life of ;he League of Nations rested in the -lands of lta council, oalldd In session in London to consider Germany's preach of the Versailles and Locarno treaties. France threatened to bolt the league In preference to com promising with terms by which Relchfuhrer Adolph Hitler agreed to participate In the London discus sion. * Informed League quarters believ ed Britain in turn would reject the conditions and would be forced to Stop its conciliator role In favor of League condemnation of Germany w a treaty breaker unless a solution >f the problem could be found. Hit ler’s terms were: Hitler’s Terms A basis of full equality for the Qerman representative at the con ference table and consideration of the new treaties proposed by Hitler to assure peace In western Europe. The problem facing Britain wife not only to prevent the departure if France from the council table but also to avoid a break which mfght lead Germany to withdta# into threatened "isolation." Spokesmen for British circles /laid :he situation, while grave, was not f*t hopeless . British sources were ready to accept the equality condi tions in Hitler’s proposals but coun cil circles called the second “Arro gant defiance further embanwslng the situation.” Belgium on the whole backed the French stand. As the council pondered the prob lem in London calls summoned Ber lin to the celebration of the first snniversary of Hitler’s creation of a new army In defiance or the Ver sailles treaty. Hitler declared "Ger man armies can never be conquered” as he conferred new regimental flags on his armed forces. Rev. C. H. Poag Diet In Johnson City Rev. C. H. Poag, brother-in-law t>f Mrs. Avery W. McMurry, of Shel ly. died Saturday afternoon at five o'clock at Johnson City, Tenn. and Mr. and Mrs. McMurry left yester day for Johnson City to attend the runeral being held there this after noon at 2:30 o'clock. Mr. Poag was 70 years of age and had been sick for two or throe months, although the end was un expected. His wife, who was a sis ter of Mrs. McMurry. died two yean ago. Mr. and Mrs. Poag have been frequent visitors to Shelby In the McMurry home. Dr. Wall Leaves For Mississippi Dr. and Mrs. Zeno Wall and Zeno Wall, Jr., left early today for points in Mississippi where Dr. Wall will visit churches where he held his first pastorates. While in Mississippi the Shelby pastor will bring three Inspirational addresses to the state convention of Sunday school and training union leaders which meets at Philadelphia, Miss. Pastorates held in that state by Dr Wall were at Mt. Olive, Colum bia and at Clinton, location of Mis sissippi college.
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