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VOL. XLII, No. 35
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SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoon. ■» “ «■ - •*«
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Hood Allen Kills
Self In W. Shelby;
Funeral Saturday
Left Short Note
L To “Girl Friend”
Overtaken By Form Of In
sanity, Suicides At Clyde
Dover Home.
With reason blurred by fear
of losing his girl, invoked by
some unexplained form of in
sanity, Thomas Hood Allen,
17-year-old West Shelby youth
sent a bullet into his brain at
10 o'clock last night, and died
on the way to the hospital.
His body was found on the door-.
>,teps of the house in which Dor
othy Cook, the girl friend, lived. It
was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Dover, brother-in-law and sister to
the girl.
His Parents
The young man is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben P. Allen, residents of
West Shelby and former residents
of the Patterson' Springs commun
ity.
The note found in his pocket ad
dressed to Dorothy Cook said: “You
caused ail this. I hope you are sat
isfied. Bye, Thomas. (And added)
Tell Preacher Martin and Preacher
Davis to preach my funeral.”
Bev. C. V. Martin is pastor of the
Second Baptist church and Bev. J.
B. Davis is pastor of the Patterson
Springs church where Hood former
ly lived.
. Find Body
Clyde Dover, who worts at the
Cloth Mill was coming home at
•hat time, saw the bpdy crumpled
m the driveway with his head on
the steps and Palmer McSwain,
who was with him, reached the body
iirst. They took him to the hospi
tal and at the same time called of
ficers. He never regained conscious
ness.
How the tragedy occurred was
explained tills morning by Walter
McSwain, the dead youth’s uncle,
and whose .32 calibre pistol was used
to end his life.
"Hood and my boy, Roy McSwain,
art first cousins and run around
together a lot. He comes to my
house and Boy goes to see him a
lot. Hood came over last night be
fore church time and told Roy he
wanted to borrow ‘Uncle’s gun* a
little while.
"The rest of us has already gone
to church and Hood’s folks were
gone too. Roy was busy, and Hood
just went back and got the gun
from behind my father’s picture on
the wall.
Sang In (%otr
"The two boys went on to South
Shelby to the Second Baptist church
where Hood sang in the choir and
listened to the sermon. Revival serv
ICon tinned on page ten.)
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Morning Cotton
LETTER
NEW YORK. Marcih 20.—Sena
tor Smith’* bill for the liquidation
of government cotton weekly will
Introduced in the senate today,
several amendment* have been add
ed, talk is that It may paw the sen
»t« but may not pass until it re
'■eives administration support. Chief
criticism is its inflexibility. Many
textile mills in New England dam
jtged and closed by floods, heavy
lof«* feared. Roosevelt asks farm
rrs to aid th* soil program, warns
l,1st acreage Increase will wreck
fricee and spoil conservation plans.
$440,000,000 appropriation was
^>ted and bill sent to white house.
*AA expect to publish details of
Bew act today. Forecast central and
"“st fair except Alabama showers,
street dull, southern spot
15-836 bales average price 1136.
300,1 trade demand for nears to
wards close yesterday, new crops
^ «P on covering.—E. A. Fierce A
„ THE MARKETS
S0**0®* *P°*-UK to »Xe
potion seed, wagon, ton_$89.00
seed, car lot, ton __$32.00
New York cotton at 2:30: Jan.
Ma*- 11.38, May 10.96, July
l0-82- Od. 1031, Dec. 10.19.
Map Shows Flooded Territories
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•ROSStTER
Map shows where sodden rise of
tion of the national disaster of 1
ait Johnstown, Pa. Top shows t
drove this
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rivers threatened repeti
) persons lost their lives
of tbs 1888 flood which
CARLISLE*
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LossOfCCC Camp By April 1
Indicated In Latest Order
Calendar Is Out
For Coming Term
Of Superior Court
One of the lightest dockets in
more than a year faces the March
term of Superior court whieh will
convene in Shelby Monday, March
23, according to a calendar released
today by Clerk A. M. Hamrick.
With the exception of six cases,
the entire first day will be given to
hearing good behavior reports from
former terms. Less than 40 other
cases appear on the calendar.
Judge J. H. Clements of Winston
Salem will sit on the bench during
the coming session, his first time in
Shelby in several years.
Murder Case
Only one murder case, that of C.
O. Phillips, negro who killed his
father at Boiling Springs, claiming
self defense, will be heard.
There will be, however, several
other larceny and breaking and en
tering cases which will be the cen
ter of much interest. Among them
arc the B. £. Smith larceny case in
(Continued on page ten.)
With a great amount of reluc
tance, farm and conservation offic
ials admitted this morning that “it
looks now as if we will have to give
up the CCC camp/’
Hie announcement that Camp
McMurry, its more than 200 colored
youths who are working in this
county and the some dozen or more
attaches were to go, came from
Washington yesterday, also saying
that CCC camps in High Point,
Rockingham, Yanceyville, Polkton,
and Newton will also be relinquish
ed.
To Abandon.
The announcement was not ex
planatory in detail, but indicated
that the camp will be abandoned,
with the equipment disbandoned
and taken back to Ft. Bragg.
It was thought that Cleveland
would be allowed to retain its camp
under the provision made about two
months ago when Huntersville re
fused a CCC camp of colored work
ers.
Seek To Save.
John S. Wilkins, county agent.
Lester Herndon chairman of the
commissioners and other leaders
said if the work is abandoned now.
the erosion control program will be
greatly handicapped. Mr. Wilkins
(Continued on page ten.)
Red Cross Appeals For Local
Funds For Flood Sufferers
Shelby and Cleveland county
people are urgently asked to con
tribute to the flood sufferers In
Pennsylvania and New England,
to a telegram received yesterday
by Red Crocs Chairman Henry
Edwards.
3. D. Lineberger is in charge of
this appeal and if the harrowing
tales of suffering and want as a
result of the floods touch your
heart, telephone Mr. Lineberger or
Mr. Edwards right now and make
an offering.
Messrs. Lineberger and Edwards
raised $135 by telephoning chari
table minded citizens. You are
asked for a voluntary contribu
tion.
Admiral Cary T. Grayson of thej
American Red Crone sent the fol
lowing appeal to the Cleveland
County chapter on yesterday:
'Reports received late tonight
indicate 38,000 families in eleven
states are driven from their homes
in flooded areas. This number is
expected to increase. These people
are all looking to the Red Cross for
immediate relief, including shelter,
food, clothing, medicaiT care. Min
imum relief funds of three million
dollars necessary to provide care
for the flood victims for indefinite
period until they can return to
their homes.
"Please take immediate action to
raise your chapter quota of a min
imum of $350 in behalf of these
(.Continued on page ien>
Fair Weather Predicted For
Dollar Day Buying Saturday
Somehow it would rain today, the
first of two “dollar day” bargain
events arranged by the merchants.
It’s vernal equinox and Saturday
marks the first day of Spring. Us
ually there is a weather disturb
ance around the equinoxi&l period
but this rain was not anticipated.
“Pair weather on Saturday” is
the prediction of the weather man
and a buying rush is expected to
morrow. Trade had a spurt-up to
day despite the rain, for the mer
chants are offering the best bar
gains in years in good, staple mer
chandise and shoppers realize that
the advertised goods are bargains
worth braving: the weather to take
advantage of.
After Wednesday's sixteen page
Star appeared, loaded with bar
gains in every line, customers tele
phoned to stores wanting to buy in
advance of the sale days or have
goods placed aside for today and
Saturday’s delivery. The low prices
however, obtain on two days only,
Friday and Saturday.
With money plentiful throughout
the county, the Spring season at
hand and prices on merchandise
lower than usual a record of shop
pers is expected in the stores on Sat
urday.
Peace Plan Aims
At Creating Super
League Of Nations
France Has Britain's Promise Of
Aid If Amicable Arnuijrement
With Germany Impossible.
By The Associated Press
An amblUoua plan to insure the
peace of Western Europe emerged
today from the council of the Lo
carno powers, considering the prob
lem of Germany, which looked on
the plan with skeptical eye. The
French parliament was told that, if
an amicable arrangement with Ger
many to keep the peace proves im
possible, Great Britain has prom
ised France to come to her aid. A
virtual super, league d nation#]
built on a revised covenant, would
be the goal of a projected interna
tional conference in May.
Pending its findings covering the
European problems arising and left
over from the world wax, interna
tional police would patrol the re
militarized Rhineland.
On the agenda would be the ques
tion of Germany’s return to the
league, suggested by Chancellor
Adolph Hitler himself, and the vast,
ever recurring problems of collec
tive security. The crisis occasioned
(Continued on page ten)
FDR Postpones Trip
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20.—(/P)—
President Roosevelt today postpon
ed, for at least another 24 hours,
his trip to Florida in order to cheek
over flood developments from the
white house.
1935 Cotton Crop
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20.—UP)—
The cottoif crop of 1935 was report
ed today by the Census Bureau, to
have totalled 10,417,237 running
bales, counting round as half bales
for 10,635,150 equivalent 500 pound
bales in the final ginning canvass.
South Carolina registered 743,766
bales and North Carolir/h 573,361.
Emergency Loans
Being Made Now
By F. T. Wagoner
1936 Applications Heine Taken;
Specifications Are
Given.
Applications for emergency crop
loans for the year 1936 are being
taken by F. T. Wagoner, field sup
ervisor for this district at his of
fice in the Lineberger building.
Loans are made from the Emergency
Crop and Feed Loan Section of the
Farm Credit Administration.
While Mr. Wagoner is not allow
ed to give out news information
from his office, farmers have been
hi formed that the total amounts of
individual loans will be much less,
but the office may make a larger
number.
May Be Less
No figures on the amount expect
ed to be loaned in Cleveland or the
number to be benefltted could be
obtained, but the general belief is
that there will be a decline in
emergency loans. A statement from
the Columbia office says:
The emergency crop loans will be
made only to farmers who cannot
obtain credit from any other source,
(Continued on page ten)
Carrier Boys To
Banquet Saturday
Thirty Star carrier boys who de
liver the paper from house to house
j will be tendered a banquet by The
Star Saturday evening at 7 o’clock
at the Hotel Cleveland. Rev. R. M.
Courtney, pastor of Central Meth
odist church will deliver an address.
The banquet Is an annual event
end marks the close of a contest In
whlc hl82 new subscribers were
added to the circulation. J. C. Jen
kins, circulation manager, will de
liver the prizes won by the boys and
there will be souvenirs. The Star’s
circulation has reached a new peak
for all time.
EDITORIAL
OUR NEIGHBORS IN DISTRESS *
Our brothers and neighbors in eleven flood stricken
states are in distress. Hundreds of lives hav§,been lost.
Two hundred‘thousand men, women and children are
terrified by the maddening waters. They thirst, hunger
and suffer from exposure, fright, fire, filth and disease.
Our brothers and neighbors are in distress. Their
homes and property are washed away, electric and gas
plants have been submerged by violent, raging waters.
In darkness and freezing weather they have been forced
to flee to the hilltops for safety.
Our brothers and neighbors need our help. Com
munication and transportation have been cut off. Food,
fuel, shelter and medicines, are needed to save the lives
of thousands of homeless refugees. -
A call comes to us through the American Red Cross,
that great agency of mercy through which we can ad
minister with our substance. The Cleveland County
Red Cross Chapter is asked for a minimum of $350 im
mediately. That’s too small.
Won’t you help these neighbors in distress? They
would help us if we were in their plight. Make a dona
tion right now. Send it to Henry Edwards, J. D. Line
berger or The Star Office.
Our brothers and neighbors need us in their dark
hour of despair as they wait for receding waters on
God’s hills of refuge to which they fled for safety.
Don’t fail them.— (L B. W.)
Elam And Hoyle Enter Race
Another Pair Of Candidates
Elam And Hoyle Enter Race
Snow Falling
Again Today
In W. Carolina
NEWLAND, March 20.—Newland
was visited by another heavy*snow
fall today Just a * few hours after
the roads, blocked by Tuesday's
bllazard were opened. The snow be
gan falling about 8 a. m. and three
hours later was near two Inches
deep. More than a foot of snow was
already on the ground.
| NEWLAND, March 20.—Most Of
the state highways in Western Car
olina, blocked because of the heav
iest snow of the winter, have been
opened for traffic and school chil
dren marooned in school houses have
reached their homes safely.
The snow drifted to a depth of
from two to ten feet, coming so fast
on Tuesday that children in scores
of school houses could not reach
their homes by nightfall and were
forced to remain overnight in school
buildings.
It was reported generally that 600
to 700 pupils were marooned in a
consolidated school at Newland.
This number was confused with the
total enrollment. Only about 50 of
the pupils were forced to remain at
the school building Tuesday and
Wednesday nights.
About 30 were sent home on the
East Tennessee and Western North
Carolina narrow gauge railroad
which operates between Boone and
Johnston City. Twenty children
from the Grandfather Mountain
orphanage, Gary's Plat and Jonas
Ridge sections were able to walk to
their homes Thursday, escorted by
adults.
The first mail since Tuesday ar
rived in Newland Thursday. All
communication lines were down for
two days. WPA workers, county
forces, CCC workers, state highway
crews and volunteers set to work
clearing the main roads.
SUU continuing to come out tn
pairs, two other candidates an
nounced tor the same office today
—Reuben Elam and Prank Hoyle, Jr.
for the office of county solicitor,
subject to the DemocraUc primary
on June 8.
Both are young lawyers, natives
of Cleveland county. Mr. Elam has
been practicing law three years, and
before receiving his license was em
ployed at a local hardware store,
studying at home in spare time. Mr.
Hoyle has been practicing about
two years and also studied law at
home and in the office of John P.
Mull. He is present solicitor, ap
pointed on the resignation of C. C.
Horn.
Their entry in a county race to
day was thought by political ob
servers to be another move whioh
will help draw one of the biggest
votes tn the history of the county
on June 6, with Clyde Hoey run
ning for governor and the other
candidates which have announced.
Statements by the two candidates
are:
Elam
"In announcing my candidacy for
solicitor of Uie recorder’s court of
Cleveland county in the Democra
tic primary, June 8, 1936, I wish to
state that I have not been urged by
or through any group, clan or fac
tion, to enter the race. I am enter
ing the race on my own initiative,
and believe that I am qualified to
(Continued on page ten.)
Miss Ann Harbison
Gets High Honors
Miss Anne Harbison, teacher of
English in the Shelby high school
lias Drought honor to herself And
the school this year in her type of
work and has Just received an invi
tation to give several lectures at
Winthrop college.
Miss Harbison was one of the
"exchange” teachers who spent a
week at the college about a month
ago. Officials found out about her
work here and asked her to come
about April 1. She will demonstrate
and discuss methods she has used
in sophomore English.
Arbor Day To See Three Million
Trees Planted In This State
While Individuals and civic or
ganizations celebrate Arbor Day to
day with fitting and elaborate cere
monies, the Soil Conservation Ser
vice of North Carolina continues its
gigantic task of planting 3,460.000
tree seedlings and 330,100 shrubs on
farms of cooperators throughout the
State.
“With the passage of years," says
Charles H. Flory, chief forester, “Ar
bor Day has grown to have a signifi
cance far greater than ahjT'ne could
have realized back in 1872 when it
was originated in Nebraska by J.
Sterling Morton.
“At that time, trees meant to the
farmer fuel and timber for such
farm necessities as fence posts. To
the people of the cities trees meant
greater civic value in the beauty
of their squares and parks and gar
dens.
"This is. of course, still true. Many
speeches will be made tomorrow on
the beauties of trees and their value
in bringing the natural culture of
the countryside into the artificial
environment <€ the large metroooli
tan centers. These will not be
ly sentimental speeches. They will
be valid discussions of a national
need.
"Today, however, we are faced
with a far greater problem—that of
soil erosion. Trees have proven con
clusively their value in checking the
onslaught of this menace.”
Tests made in agricultural experi
ment station^ have shown that,
(Continued on page ten.)
New England, Ohio
Valley Worst Hit;
Waters Still Rage
President Seeks 1
To Aid Refugees
Thousands Homeless As Riv
ers Continue To Overflow
New Arens.
(By Associated Press)
Panic and desperation built
new and grave problems today
for civil and military authori
ties of the eastern states.
Struggling amid still rising
flood waters which left hun
dreds of thousands homeless
and an estimated $225,000,000
'•* property damage and at
least 153 dead.
In New England, In the Ohio val- ,
l?y, through Pennsylvania, New York
and the rich region of the Potomac
the floods rushed on.
President Buy
The New Deal, with President
Roosevelt directing the disaster
fight forces, considered pouring
nearly $400,00,000 Into the twelve
state area to aid flood sufferers
and to check such disasters In the
future. Militia and police patrolled
Springfield, Northampton, and Low
ell. Massachusetts against threaten
ed outbreaks of lootbig.
A new Connecticut river crest
menaced Hartford and other cities
already hit bfcjt*
guardsmen were called to calm a
panicky crowd hear Lewiston.
Maine, which had fyeard false re
ports that a dam above the city had
(Continued on page ten.)
Contract Is. Let
For 2 Overhead
Bridges At Dover
Contract was let this week and
work will begin at once on two
overhead bridges and approaches to
the bridges on the cut-off road Join
ing highway 30 and highway No.
190 at Dover Mill.
Contract for the two Jobs was let
to the John m. Porter construction'
Co. of Charlotte for $21,793.0% and
calls for concrete construction
throughout.
The two wooden bridges now
crossing the Sbiythem and Sea
board railways will be ton* away.
Work is expected to begin in the
next few days, but the contract
must be approved by federal au
thorities. It Is now in their hands.
The highway office in the city
today said no further action has
been taken on the proposed over
head bridge or underpass at Kings
Mountain, but it is expected to be
built, and surveyors have been work
ing most lately on an underpass
proposal.
Rain and snow has halted other
activities of highway forces this
week.
McMurry’g Trapped
In Mountain Snow
_5
Mr. and Mrs. Avery W. McMur
ry. returned home Wednesday night
after being marooned for two days
in a two foot snow at Erwin, Tenn.,
where they were forced to aban
don their car and return on the
train.
They had attended the funeral
Monday of Rev. C. H. Poap. a
brother-in-law of Mrs. McMurry
at Johnson City, Tenn. As they
motored homeward, the blizzard
set in and became so blinding that
they wefe forced to stop at Erwin
and spend nearly two days.
Communication was cut off from
the outside world and they oould
not let members of their family
know their whereabouts. Unable to
proceed in their car, they boarded
the Clinchfield and this train was
five hours late reaching Forest
City.
Scores of cars were forced to
stop along the road at Erwin, Tenn.
The blizzard was too blinding for
driving and passengers sought 99
luge in homes.