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WEATHER North Carolina; Cloudy, warm ,j m west and central tonight, H-ca.Monal rain In west, possible ,now flurries in mountains. ; The ARE-new Stak /'— ^ 10 Pages TODAY Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1036 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. VOL. XLH, No. 39 ar MU. Ml rear, (la Mum _ n.M Carrier, aw raw. (la mthmi _ H.a Will Send Four Teams To Chapel Hill Meet; Forensics In “Light” Mooresboro, Lattimore, No. 3 and Waco Win Triangular Debates; Hoey Contest Is To night; Shelby, Kings Mtn. Lose One of the most brilliant arrays of forensic talent seen Cleveland in many years was displayed in the county during the week end as four teams of triangular debaters fought their way for a berth to the state finals at Chapel Hill and a barrage of other scholastic events are on this week’s calendar. I . . . - ... Mooresboro, Lattimore, wo. 3 ana Waco schools furnished two teams each which will be entered in the state's final events April 17. Moor rsboro's teams won in a triangle with Boiling Springs and Grover; Lattimore with Belwood and Casar; No. 3 with Hollis in Rutherford county and Pleasant Garden in Mc Dowell county; and Waco was pair ed with Long Creek of Mecklen burg. Shelby won and lort, Roy Galli more and N. C. Blanton winning from Lincolnton and Edwin Spang ler and Louise Brown bowing to Morganton. Kings Mountain fared the same fate, with John Hicks and Eva Mae Suber winning from Bes semer City and Ruth Moss and Kathleen Gaffney losing to Ruth erfordton. Miss Gertrude TayUir and Miss Kate Wilson coached the Shelby teams. Th« Query. The query used by the schools was "Resolved, that the several states should enact legislation pro | viriing lor the socialization of medi ' cine." The annual Hoey orations will be the forensic contest in the spotlight (Continued on page ten.) Reading Winners Chosen Saturday From Six Schools Winners in the county-wide elim ination contest for high school readers were announced today to be as follows: Doris Cline, of Shelby; Margaret Cooper, of Kings Mountain; Mary Belle Humphries, of No. 8; Selma Jones, of Mooresboro; Mary Ann Sett, of Fallston; Burnette Beam, of Polkville. Other schools who had entrants in the eliminatio ntrials were Latti more, Bolling Springs, Belwood and Beth ware. I The main contest will be held Fri day night of this week, with the six speakers having 13 minutes at their disposal with the schoolmasters medal going to the winner. Teach ers from each of the schools enter ed win be judges of all save their own entrant. Results of the annual essay con I test will be announced at that time, according to J. H. Grigg, superin tendent of schools. i - ' ■ Morning Cotton LETTER YORK, March 30.—During past, week May and July show gains P1 *t to 25 points while new crops practically unchanged or slight ' l°wer. While the strong spot sit tiatinn gives strength to old crop wpnths the fear of an acreage in causes hesitation on part of 'triers to make new crop com pliments. The New York cotton ^change service advises mill op fr'4 'ons of both domestic and for r|?o mills during the past week have r™’ tnued at a higher rate. Trad m spot, cotton in southern mar *PU, reported more active last I** and Prices of spot maintain a P^mium of about 46 points over ay New York. For the immediate ^ »re firmness in nears most like s' with broader activity in the dis a!J ln°oths cm periods of easiness. A. Pieroe & Co. r THE markets r! on> spot . UK to 12K< 2 on ***• »ra*on, ton_|29.0( ° ton sepd. car lot, ton_|32.0( ln^W York 001:400 at 3:30: Jan t01* ^ar- »•». May 11.31, Julj 0 92 Oct. 10.38. Dec. 10.18. 1 Sawmill,Woodsaw Hurt 2 Persons, 45 Are Patients Max Saunders And Seth Washburn Are Injured; Hospital Almost Full. Max Saunders, 40, of Polkville and Seth Washburn, 17, of Double Springs are among the 45 patients of the Shelby hospital this week end, as result of injuries received at a saw mill and a wood-saw. Mr. Saunders has a serious head injury which he received while working at a sawmill near Plate Elliott’s while the Double Springe lad received painful injuries at the point of a woodsaw Saturday wher his right hand was almost severed Attaches said today that all except the index finger may be saved. Maternity Ward Five of the patients in the hospi tal during the week-end are in the maternity ward. Among those who have been able to leave recently are Charles How ard of Fallston; Mrs. Melvin Miller of Dover Mill: T. P. Jenks of Shel by; Baby Dan Gold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Gold of Shelby; Mrs. Ella Burnsheim, of Bessemer City, and Wyvan Mauney, colored. Other patients now listed are; Jimmie Phil beck, James Allan, Wil liam Blackman, Mrs. Maude Stan ley, Mrs. Sally Woods, Mrs. Evie White, Miss Male Poole, Mrs. Paul Cline, Frank Dover, Hugh Dilling ham, Lummie Philbeck, Hugh Sisk, Paul Costner. Mrs. Maie Pruett, Billie Bridges, Mrs. Joana Kale, Mrs. Etta Beaver, Mrs. Blanche Moore, Mrs. Beulah Mayhew, Ceph Blanton, J. R. Pruett, Miss Kate Webb, Mrs. Emma Moss, Mrs. Sallie Beam, Mrs. Hester Sell ers. Mrs. Madge Austell and baby, Mrs. Edna Peeler and baby, Mrs. Lily Head and baby, Mrs. Annie Strange, Mrs. Hub Ellis and baby; (in the colored ward): Vernia Black, Mollie Burchett, Alex Alsey, John Williams, Mary Logan, Lula Huskey, Esther Ward, Marvin Oates, Summie Johnson. Ceph Blanton’s Leg * Is Amputated Here Surgeons amputated a leg of Ceph Blanton at the Shelby hospi tal Saturday afternoon and this morning he is reported to have had a fairly good night and resting as well as could be under the circum stance. Mr. Blanton had been suf fering some time with an infected foot. Gangrene developed and infec tion ereeped higher in his leg, hence amputation was decided on. I ' Lint Championship ; Claimed By County ! With 45,953 Bales Set New High Pounds Per Acre Final Cotton Report Gives Cleve land 7,000 Bales Lead On Robeson. Another championship in North | Carolina, both in cotton production and in pounds per acre was rung up this week-end when it was an nounced that the official number of bales produced in the coupty in 1935 was 45,953, leading 'Robeson, its nearest competitor by more than i 7,000 bales. One of the really significant points of the championship is that ;the nearly 46,000 bales were grown ion 49,000 acres of land, chalking up a record of nearly 470 pounds of lint per acre, which according to officials is the highest record ever set by an entire county. Close Counties Thamer C. Beam gave the report and showed the comparisons of Cleveland and the five closest coun ties both in 1934 and 1935. 1935 1934 Cleveland. 45,953 42,911 Robeson . . 38,907 45,912 Johnston A. .. 27,655 30,177 Samson_ 24,253 26,126 Halifax . 23,679 26.648 According to John S. Wilkins, county agent today, the high per acre yield is a tremendous argu ment for the new farm program which he says the fanners are ac cepting practically 100 percent. Three things, the extra fine sea son, the care the fanners were able to give the reduced acreage and the fact that lespedesa turned under last year and the fertiliser used, were credited with the unusual rec ord. Mr. Wilkins said the county will do even more than that If farmers follow the new program, they will i get the rentals, more yields, have richer land, and wont have to work as hard to get it. J. B. Smith Enters For Legislature J. B. Smith announces definitely this morning that he is a candidate for house of representatives, oppos ing the incumbent Ernest Gardner. Smith and Gardner opposed each other for the house two years agi, carrying their fight inti a second primary in which Gardner won the victory. Raymond Sanders, Kings Moun tain textile employee who former ly lived in Shelby, entered the race some weeks ago. Mr. Smith served as a member of the legislature from Cleveland in 11916. He has been a school teacher 'for twenty years, has been engaged in farming and served as county welfare officer for eight years. At present he is working for the Cher ryville Production Credit Associa tion in making crop loans to farm ers. Mr. Smith lives near Waco in No. 5 township. The names of William Plonk, A. E. Cline and Wiley McGinnis of Kings Mountain are still heard sug gested as possible entrants into the race. Pete McKnlght, student at David son college, is spending several days this week here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McKnight, during spring holidays. Dozen Divorces Granted Today; Civil Court Docket Resumed A dozen divorces, practically all of which were unobntested, were granted this morning upon the opening of the second week of the superior court. Judge J. H. Clem ents is presiding. Several of the divorces are South Carolina couples, married in that state which has no divorce law. The number is not large, compared with other North Carolina courts over which Judge Clements presides. Divorces granted are: Frances T. Carroll vs. Wm. H. Carroll, Jimmie Lee Whlsnant vs. Stan Whisnant, Abe Jackson vs. Julia Jackson; W. H. Gantt vs. Ida Gantt, Winfred H Wesson vs. Bessie Simpson Wesson, ["ranees Wars vs. Ralph G. Ware, Mollie Owensby vb. Nelson Camp Owensby, Bonnie Lou Jones vs. Lon noc Jones, Marie C. Hatchell vs. Carl Hatchell, Mildred Suttle vs. C. B. Buttle, J. G .McSwain vs. Pauline McSwain. Today’s civil cases on docket are: Cash vs. Hahn. Ponder vs. Lutz, Weathers vs. McEntlre, state vs. C. B. Hullender, McMurry vs. Pope (judgment), Excella Patterson Co. vs. Cohen, Martin and Byers vs. Adams. Tuesday. March 31: Hoyle vs. Peeler, Warlick vs. Wiggins, Adams vs. Littlejohn, Shaw vs. Cline (judg ment), Textile Co. vs. Schulman’s, Carter vs. McMurry, Silcott vs Del linger, Hunt vs. Smith, Lutz and ; Austell vs. Burial association. Will Oppose Each Other Again Ernest Gardner, seeks re-election to J. B. Smith who again opposes legislature. Gardner in June primary. G-Men To Test Interstate Commerce Of Glenn, Dover Whether tax-paid government liquor can be carried across a sta tute-dry Cleveland and whether un licensed transporters may carry on interstate commerce with govern ment liquors will be seen in a test case here Friday of this week when Ben Glenn and Graham Dover face Federal charges. The two No. 3 township alleged bootleggers were taken into custody during the week-end by G-men who charged them with transporting in toxicating liquors in interstate com merce without being properly li censed. They were placed under $500 bonds. Glenn and Dover had been ar rested by county officers several days' ago with 111 gallons of tax paid liquor in their car. The liquor and car were confiscated and the men released on $500 bonds for ap pearance in county Recorder's court. - ! This trial was moved up last Satur day until April 7 as tha two men asked for a Jury trial. The defendants claimed they were transporting the liquor from Colum bia, S. C., to Corbin, Ky. A similar case was tried during the week-end and Judge O. V. Cowper of Char lotte ruled that whiskey confiscat ed in* "dry” territory could not be returned to the shipper. Disposition of the Shelby case will be of inter est to all dry counties in the state and wet counties and states sur rounding. Other liquor happenings Include the fact that a raid on the Roy Mc Swain filling station on Highway 20 seven miles west of Shelby netted nine pints and nine half-pints of tax-paid liquor this week-end. Mc Swain was released under bond with trial set for Tuesday. Sheriff Cline and deputies Jolley and Hamrick made the raid. Adjustment Payment Plans, Instructions Given By Propst Significant Meet Attended By 500; Study Health, Fun Some definite goals in recreation and health were attained here Sat urday when some 500 high school and elementary teachers from Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and Rutherford counties met for study and for actual demonstrations put on by scores of school children. Miss Juanita McDougal, supervis or from the state deartment at Ra leigh was present and had general charge of the instruction. She ad dressed the Cleveland teachers at their regular meeting and then spoke to the entire assemblage. Playing together and not against each other Is one of the aims of the new slant for recreation and play in schools. The Washington school under the direction of Miss Augusta Alexander pjt on a iolk dance. The Gaston county high school and grammar grades and primary departments put on other demon strations in the local gymnasium. Suggestion was made at the meet ing that units of girls athletics as sociations be formed that high school students may win letters and | other honors by a diversity in sports. The point system would be used and the girls would play not omy basketball but volley ball, socker, tennis, etc. Mrs. Charles D. Whisnant, presi dent of the four-county meet told how Gastonia high school observed Play Day, and two girls from each rural school represented gave dem onstrations of how playing could be done. School officials here said it way one of the most significant meet ings of its kind in the state. In speaking to the county teach ers Miss McDougal told of the re organization of the curriculum, what is now being taught in the schools and why, and explained the import ance of inserting studies of health and art into the courses. Announcement that applications for the cotton adjustment payment, of which Cleveland is expected to get above $200,000 before next Au gust was made today along with the announcement that application for the payments does not necessarily mean signing up for the new pro gram. The announcement and subse quent explanations of what farm ers of C. A. P. work. He now has in his office the first forms for about 38,000 to 40,000 of the entire crop of 45.000 bales made by the county, but there are many farmers who have not turned in a record of their cotton sales, the gin ner they sold it to, on what date, and the number of pounds. Sends Cards As the agent sends out cards he is including the record his offioe has of the farmer’s claims on adjust - (Continued on page ten.) Bids Submitted On P. O. Rooms Bids were being received today in Washington from contractors for finishing up two rooms in the base ment of the Shelby postoffice build ing. It is understood that a number of bids are being offered, including one from Clarence Morrison, Shelby contractor who was associated with C. C. Falls when they were award ed the contract last year for build ing the addition to the federal building. At that time, the basement under the new work room was left unfin ished. Vain efforts were made by i civic clubs and the postmaster to have the basement finished at the time the remodelling was going on. It is thought the bids will be be tween $8,000 and $10,000 for finish ing up two large rooms and two toilets under the present work room. Entrance to these new rooms will be made from East Warren street. Name of the successful bidder will be announced from Washington this week, says Postmaster Frank L. Hoyle. N. J. Governor Still Fights For Baby Slayer’s Life No Power To Grant Reprieve Two "Confessions" Treated As Worthless; Court Of Pardons Meeting Today. By The Associated Press The New Jersey court of pardon* convened today to consider Bruno Hauptman’s second appeal 33 hours before his scheduled execution for the murder of the Lindbergh baby. Paul H. Wendell, once disbarred as a lawyer, repudiated a “confession” of the crime. He still was held at Trenton under a murder charge but the county prosecutor said he was convinced there was nothing to warrant prosecution. Wcndel said he was tortured into the confession. Gaston B. Means. imprisoned Lindbergh case hoaxer, also "■con fessed” he kidnapped and killed the baby. Department of Justice agents' said his statements were worthless. * Governor Harold G. Hoffman of New Jersey concededly without power to reprieve Hauptman again, issued a statement criticising Haupt man's trial. The possibility developed of discussion of the Hauptman case In the legislature tonight with a vletr to an Investigation. Mrs. Hauptman made ready for what might be her final visit to her husband's death cell. Court Of Pardons Meeting TRENTON. N. J„ March 30.—The governor of New Jersey fighting none (Continued on page ten.) Late Bulletins Reduce Workers COLUMBIA, S. C„ March 90.—VP) —Lawrence M. Pinckney, Mate WPA head said today a gradual but steady reduction was being made in ranks ol WPA workers in accordance with a planned program. Pinckney ex plained he was carrying out a state ment he would make sufficient lab or available for fanners for spring planting by cutting down on WPA rolls right along. Reducing WPA Roll RALEIGH, March SO.—(JP)—The state Works Progress Administration today announced it expected to have reduced the rAimber of relief workers over the state to 38,750 by tomorrow night in line with a cur tailed program stared early this month. Self Defense NEW YORK. March SO.—UP)— Vera Strets will plead self defense in the slaying of Dr. Frit* Gebhardt her wealthy lover, said Attorney Samuel Leibowit* today during a recess In her first 'degree murder triaL “We will prove that her affection for Gebhardt had cooled and that ! he attacked her, in his apartment,” he said. Defer Decision WASHINGTON, Marah SO.—(IP)— The Supreme court deferred today for at least one week Its decision on the constitutionality of the Guffey coal and 1933 securities acts. Loses Child WASHINGTON, March 30.—{JP}— Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt lost in the Supreme court'today In her effort to obtain custody of her i wealthy 12-year-old child. Gloria. Corporation Revenue, ‘Windfall’AAA Taxes And High Income Hit Guy Helvering, Commissioner, Witnesses Re port Of Ways And Means Sub-Committee; Fully Covers Needs (By Associated Brass) WASHINGTON, March 30.—An administration spokes man told the house ways and means committee today that the revenue program would advance the question of tax equity but would fully cover the needs for additional revenue outlined by President Roosevelt. His Last Day ■ Bruno Richard Hautmann who ia facing the laat 34 houn of hla life unless the pardons board which la now in session decides differently. CommitteesNamed In Meet Of Young People April 34 Youth will lead the way In Shelby Friday and Saurday of hla week as several hundred young people from 34 aaaoctatons, cities and towns over the west central part of North Carolina come to attend the two day session of the annual Baptist Training Union conference. Or. Zeno Wall said this morning that the main committees for enter tainment have been appointed and that with the aid of the other de nominations of the city, the co-op ' eration of merchants and business men as well as the First church they will be able to care for as many as 1,000. Begins At 3 O’clock. The meeting will begin at 3 o'clock in the afternoon with Rom , mie Pearce of Wingate presiding. Problems and methods conferences will be held under the general di rection of Miss Winnie Rlckett, state training union secretary. Friday night will see Rev. and Mrs. Henry A. Sodergreen, returned missionaries from the Belgian Con (Continued on page ten) Hitler's “99% Pare” Vote Sees European Diplomats Pondering By The Associated Frees I Adolph Hitler’s election victors Sunday, while confidently expected by everyone, appeared to poee new problems for Europe’s statesmen. The British cabinet thought Ger many should be Invited to confer with the general staffs of Great Britain, Prance and Belgium if Hit ler saw fit to accept the Locamc powers proposal for a Rhineland settlement, and said they would ask Hitler for answers to direct questions before further negotiation! could be undertaken. They mainlj indicated that Prance wants to know what guarantees it could have that Germany would not violate the new i treaties. The Nazis In Germany, however Jubilant over receiving 99 percent ol the vote in the elections, intimated that Hitler would astound the world by new proposals to France Belgium, Great Britain and Italy signatories of the Locarno pact. I Italy, remaining silent on the German question, continued busilj with the war against Ethiopia. The high command in east Africa re ported further troop advances anc the bombing of Harar. The Ethio pians claimed the Italians bad di rected many of their bombs against hospitals and that damage to non combatant settlements was large. Guy Helvering, commissioner «f internal revenue, mi the flmt wit nen on the tax report drafted far the ways and mean* sub committee a* a basis of hearings after Mr. Roosevelt recommended new- levies to meet the bonus payment $hd farm relief cost. Me said the addi tional revenues to be obtatnedby re vision of the present oorporate tax structure would result In removal ^of Inequality, discrimination and tax avoidance and “will come mainly from members of the upper Income groups of our population." Percentages. The plans embrwd rajetng JMfl,. 000.000 additional tfdmaTgradiatfd tax on corporation net Income bas ed on percentages of that income turned into reserves; $100,000,000 from a windfall tax on processors who escaped payment of AAA pro cessing levies: and suggestions for bringing in ♦03.000.000 TfBHT~—TWH porary continuation Iff BlfHlil'IRbk and saunas profit texts and $11,000, - 000 from taxes on corporation divi dends to foreign stock holders. Helvering seld he thought the committee should consider whether there were not additional SOVCC** -of temporary revenue that eau be vided for the next two or three’ymrs to bridge a gap between the commit tee's recommendations and those of the president. Alternatives. Helvering said revenue alternatives to t!| etlon tax appeatJfclK ferlor to the subcommittee’s propos al *» respects equity at adndatstra tive feasibility. ^ . To raise an equal sum ef addi tional revenue through an Increase in the existing (corporation tneems tax he said would require m rate of approximately 3B 1*3 percent H* said this would severely penalise all small shareholders. An excess profits tax, drafted to yield the necessary additional funds might toe feasible the commissiouer testified but its administrative dif ficulties would be serious. Plan WPA Survey In This County For All Schools Principal* and school offiolale of four counties are being asked to come to Shelby on April S for g meet lng to consider the WPA education al survey which Is being launched during the next few weeks In all parts of the state. The meeting will be In the coun ty courthouse, and will be presided over by A. V. Nolan; ' native of Shelby, formerly superintendent of McDowell county schools, but re cently elected associate director of the state educational surrey. In the survey, it has beat learn ed. census takers will seek to locate every school child in the state, all the school property and will make a complete Inventory and report to the state department of education. A map showing the location of each school child win be prepared for each county and for the state as a whole. Counties to be Included hi this district meeting are Cleveland, Rutherford. Lincoln and Qaaton. Approximately a year’s time la ex* pected to be used In the survey. Lodcred In Jail BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March JR— i/P)—Four negro suspects ta the at tack and alsying of MBm Vista n Woodward at Huntsville wen plac ed in the county jail ben early today after they wen hi ought bp Hunt riilr under aeeott of natlnat A ■
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