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VOL. XLD, No. 40
Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESD’Y, APRIL 1 1936 Published Monday. Wednesday and Friday Afternoona.
By M a par m>, us Mnam _ UJW
Carrier. Mr yaar. (la adraoaai _ na
“All-Time High”
Receipts Record
Set At Postoffice
Eclipses $20,000
In March Quarter
Business Booming If Postal
Receipts Are Any
Barometer.
Postal receipts for the
March quarter at the Shelby
ivostoffice boomed to a new
high and set an all-time rec
ord with receipts totalling
<20,141.06 for the months of
January, February and March.
This report was made roday by
Russell Laughridge, assistant post
masier, who said it eclipses any rec
ord ever set in Shelby, even during
a December quarter when there is
Christmas trade.
The gain over the corresponding
qi arter of last year was $3,348.85.
Inc total last year was $16,792.21 for
the March quarter. Officials see a
possibility of an $80,000 annual re
ceipts for 1936.
Parcel Post
Gain was heaviest In the parcel
post department, but were almost
;is heavy in general business.
Postal savings are almost at a
standstill as farmers are drawing
out savings for buying fertilizer
and planting materials.
Receipts for the current month
were Indicated in the report to be
$7 286.41 which is a gain of $1,
016.60 over March of last year’s re
port of $6,269.81.
Only a short time ago several
new men were added to the force at
the Shelby office, and business has
grown so much all are now having
to work as hard as ever to meet
the needs. Basil Goode has been
added temporarily to the force in
the place of J. A. Weaver who is ill.
Tried To Poison
To Get Legacy
WINSTON-SALEM, April 1.—OP)
—Mary Nading, young woman of
this city and Greensboro, was in jail
here today in default of $1,500 bond,
charge with two attempts to poison
her brother an sister-in-law, the
outgrowth, police believed, of a
family dispute over a legacy.
Officers also said the woman last
year attempted to hire persons to
kill Nell Walker whom she suspect
ed of “keeping comany” with her
father. About a week ago she ac
cused came here from Greensboro
and according to police attempted
to have a cake, allegedly contain
ing poison, delivered to Carl Nad
ing, her brother, and his wife. This
failing, police said Miss Nading
then sent the couple three bottles
of a beverage which, upon analysis,
contained wood alcohol.
Morning Cotton
LETTER
NEW YORK, April 1.—The clos
ing advance was attributed to cov
ering of a short interest, the buy
ing being in July, Oct., and Dec.
The foreign buying and steadiness
of better grades of American was a
factor. The cold wave which was
expected to move into the cotton
kelt may have influenced some new
crop demand. Following the pas
sase by house of bill increasing the
capital stock of the CCC, steps are
reported to have been taken by the
administration officials toward an
a nnouncement in a day or two of a
plan for disposition of the 12c loan
cotton. The plan said to be favored
bv the administration is to allow
owners who have obtained loans to
take back cotton at a price slight
ly under the present market in or
oer to permit free marketing
though regular trade channels,
i is would probably mean a slight
^ to government in addition to
*' t*2c carrying charges which would
hkely be assumed by the CCC. This
announcement will no doubt bring
some liquidation and may cause a
minor reaction pending complete
announcement.—E. A. Pierce and
Co.
TIDE MARKETS
• «>i Ion, spot-UK to 12Kc
Cotton seed, wagon, ton_$29.00
toUon seed, car lot, ton __$32.00
New York cotton at 2:30: Jan.
,„“3- Mar. 10.27, May 11.16, July
10 32- Oct. 10.22, Dec. 10.19.
Japs Lose Ground In Clash
With Soviets In Mongolia
By The Associated Press
MOSCOW, April 1—Official ad
vices from Mongolia stated today
that a battle of more than 24 hours
between Mongolian and Manchou
kuoans had ended after the Man
chukuoans and allied Japanese had
been forced to retreat from 'Mon
golian territory. The official dis
patch did not mention the casual
ties. The dispatch arrived in Mos
cow shortly after other dispatches
had stated that the Japanese and
Manchukuoan forces had received
reinforcements of men, ammunition
and field artillery.
Soviet sources said they had no
doubt the fighting was taking place
on Mongolian territory and the
Japanese-Manchukuoan forces had
crossed their border.
Informed sources claimed the
danger of another Russo-Japanese
war had grown to menacing pro
portions but officials and the press
refrained from comment, pending
(Continued on page twelve)
Associational Leaders Plan
To Draw 1,200 To 8 Meets
The eight separate groups of the]
Kings Mountain associational Sun
day school will hold their annual
meetings simultaneously April 5,:
next Sunday afternoon when 40 or
more speakers and denominational
leaders will address the separate
groups expected to be attended by
some 1,200 persons.
A comprehensive program for the
eight groups has been arranged by
J. W. Costner, superintendent at
Double Shoals. All the groups will
follow the same program outline,
beginning at 2:30 in the afternoon
with a song service followed by
scripture reading.
The general theme of all the
meetings will be "The Extension
Department of the Sunday School,”
being developed along the lines of ]
shut-outs and shut-ins, the right
kind of workers and missionary
opportunities. Forty-three churches
will be represented.
Meeting places, leaders and
speakers are as follows, and Mr.
Costner points out that the meeting
at Kings Monntain Second will not
be held until April 12.
Group No. 1, N. L. Whisnant, sup
erintendent. Meeting at Lattimore
April 5. Speakers, Miss Ruth
Campbell, Miss Luna Whitaker,
Fred Green, Rev. Rush Padgett.
Group No. 2, T. G. Bumgardner,
superintendent. Meeting with Eliz-,
abeth April 5. Speakers, Rev. H. E.
Waldrop, A. A. Powell, Rev. R. P.
(Continued on page twelve)
Four Times Over
Quota Subscribed
To Relief Funds
Contributions from Shelby to the
Red Cross relief fund to aid victims
in flooded and stricken areas reach
ed $1,021.32 today and a check for
that amount was mailed to Red
Cross headquarters by Henry B.
Edwards, local chairman.
With the approximately $400 giv
en by resident of the county
through the Kings Mountain agency
the Cleveland contributions have
gone over the $350 quota lour times
over.
Officials said the hearty response
is most gratifying and feel that it
is a compliment to the generosity
of the Cleveland residents.
Latest contributors to the fund
include;
Graham school $11.45, Nurses
Alumni of Shelby hospital $2.00, Al
len Thrift $1.00, Miss Dollie Baber
$1.00, Mrs. P. E. Smith $1.00, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Kimbrell $2.00, Casn
$2.00, G. P. Smith $1.00, Jefferson
school junior Red Cross $5.37, South
Shelby junior Red Cross $7.88, Wash
ington school jifnior Red Cross
$6.12, Miss Kate Harrill $1.00, Mrs.
B. P. Green $1.00, Mrs. A. A. Blan
ton $1.00, Camp Creek Baptist Sun
day schqol $8.28, Thoming Dept.
Cleveland Cloth mill $10.50, friend
25c, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McKnight
$2.00.
Cleveland Hens
Favor ‘New AAA’
As a direct response to the new
AAA 4,200 hens under the supervis-.
ion of a score or more poultrymen
in Cleveland county won third place
last month in the entire state for
egg production and general aver
ages.
The Cleveland flocks which are
under the direction of the extens
ion department averaged a little
more than 14 eggs per hen per
month for the entire flock.
This county has more hens under
the recommended program than
any other in the state with the ex
ception of Wilkes.
| Attendance Up;
City Enrollment
Hits 3,826 Mark
The return of sunshine to the
public schools of Shelby has in
creased attendance from five to ten
percent in the past few days, ac
cording to a report from B. L. Smith
superintendent, which shows Wash
ington school leading the elemen
tary units with 91.5.
“Attendance during the sixth
month,” said Mr. Smith, "has been
better than before Christmas.”
Enrollment in both white and
colored schools has reached the top
figure of 3,826, of which 2,963 are
white and 863 are colored.
Summaries of the attendance and
enrollments of the various schools
are given:
Washington . _ 91.5
LaFayette _ _... 90.2
Jefferson _ _ 90.1
Shelby High __89.6
South Shelby __ 89.0
Graham . _ 88.6
Marion . _.... 83.8
Colored
Zoar . _ 95.2
High . . 92.2
Elementary _ _ 80.5
Attendance figures for the schools
are:
South Shelby, 443; LaFayette, 425;
Washington, 305; Graham, 392; Jef
ferson, 372; Marion, 404. Total ele
mentary, 2,341. Shelby high, 622.
Total white, 2,963. High, colored,
149; elementary, colored, 594; Zoar,
colored, 120. Total colored, 863. To
tal white and colored, 3,826.
Expect Hundreds
At Cotton Meet
Here April 7 th
Thousands of cards were be
ing sent from the office of the
county agent today inviting
every farmer and all the friends
of farmers in Cleveland coun
ty to attend a county-wide mass
meeting In the court iiouse here
April 7 to hear J. F. Criswell
speak.
Criswell is the state super
visor of the new AAA and will
- at that time explain it thor
oughly and will have a huge
blackboard and a number of
assistants to answer detail ques
tions.
Local agents are expecting the
biggest farm meeting since Cul
ly A. Spbb, southern director
was here last year. They are
seeking to get loudspeaking ar
rangements in the court house
and on the grounds to accom
modate the crowds.
B. And L. Men
Here Thursday
In Group Meeting
Financial Leaders To
Banquet Here
Prominent Officials On The Pro
gram; Debate For Keesler
Memorial Cup.
A hundred or more officials of 23
building and loan associations in
group 9 will attend a meeting here
Thursday night at the Hotel Charl
es, at which prominent officials
will attend.
Group 9 is composed of the coun
ties of Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln,
Catawba and Iredell and the meet
ing will be presided over by the
group president John P. Mull. W
A. Biggs of Durham, president ol
the N. C. State B. and L. League
George Crone of the State Insur
ance Department, O. K. LaRoque
former director of B. and L. work
in the state, and now president ol
the Federal Home Loan Bank lr
Winston-Salem and Jack Stevens
of Greensboro, secretary of the N
C. B. and L. League will attend and
take part on the program.
Wiley McGinnis of Kings Moun
tain will respond to the address ol
Welcome, C. R. Hoey, candidate foi
Governor will address the gather
ing and Dr. Zeno Wall will delivei
the invocation.
There will be a debate for the
Keesler Memorial cup betweer
young speakers from each county or
thrift and building and loan ideas
and ideals, this being an elimina
tion contest for state honors. Eacli
speech will be only five minutes
long.
Northern Forces
Smash To Victory
ROME. April A*-t(/P)—Italy’s nor
thern army smashed through to its
first major victory over the troops
of Haile Selassie, Marshal Pietrc
Badaglio reported today in an. of
ficial communique.
The fascist commander in chiel
said the emperor fought personalis
in a battle yesterday in the Lake
Ashangi sector.
Badaglio announced that 7.000
Ethiopians were killed and that the
Italian forces suffered more than a
thousand casualties.
Mr. And Mr*. Hoey
To Ga. For Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Hoey left
yesterday afternoon for Thomson
j Georgia, to attend the funeral ol
Mrs. Hoey’s sister, Mrs. W. H. Mc
Manus, of Atlanta, who died Mon
day afternoon at 5 o’clock, at the
home of another sister, Mrs. W. W
Downing in Thomson. Mrs. Mc
Manus had been ill for more than
a month and her condition had been
critical for several days.
Funeral services were held this
morning at 11 o’clock in Thomson.
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Drivers License
Taken By Court
The drivers license of Hallman
Quick was revoked in Recorders
court this week and he was given a
road term which was suspended on
payment of a fine of $50. The sen
tence came on a violation of prohi
bition charge.
Edgar Wray was fined $15 on a
VPL charge also.
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Alap shows where Mussolini’s legions in the north of Ethiopia have pushes
close to the Lake Tana region and threaten to cut off all communication
from Addis Ababa with the north. At Harar, Italian bombers are re
ported to have destroyed the city with incendiary missiles.
Clement Blows “Smoke Rings”;
Cline Goes On Raid With Allen
DUKE FUND ALLOTS
$9,526 TO SHELBY
The local hospital was allotted
$9,526 yesterday from the Duke
endowment fund when the trustees
met In Charlotte for the purpose of
making appropriations for the two
! Carolines.
Trustees appropriated $962,499.22
to 103 hospitals and 47 orphan
homes in the Carolinas. Of the
| total $522,475 went to hospitals in
North Carolina; $343,769 to hospi
tals in South Carolina; $62,662.92
to orphan's homes in North Caro
lina and $36,592.30 to orphan homes
in South Carolina. The appropria
tions brought to $10,586,387.08 the
sum allotted to hospitals and or
phan homes in the Carolinas by the
endowment since its establishment
in 1924.
Board Of Elections
Here Is Re-named
RALEIGH, April 1.—The follow
ing have been named by the State \
Boarp of Elections as the county
board of elections for Cleveland
county. The first Jwo names rep:e
sent Democrats, while the last per
son named is a Republican.
John P. Mull and Zemri Kistler,
of Shelby; Frank Glass, of Kings
Mountain.
Lawyers Present
Bankruptcy To Webb
O. L. Richardson, J. M. Redwine,
E. O. Ayscue, attorneys from Mon
roe presented the case of a bank
ruptcy proceeding for a Mr. Wiles
of that city to Judge E. Y. Webb
today.
Judge Webb held his decision tor
a week to consider the matter.
A series of the most unusual!
events ever recorded In this city
rocked the citizenry of Shelby to
day as business and professional
men looked on In amazement.
In the first place His Honor
Judge J. H. Clement who is ini
charge of the March term^of civil j
court dismissed all cases and1
closed cobrt: He was last'Seen bJo#» l
tag rings toward the celling and!
dodging paper airplanes which J. I
H. Quinn, B. T. Falls and John P.
Mull kept throwing at him.
Other events which threw the us
ual decorum and civility of Cleve-'
land officialdom Into a stew of ac-1
tivity was Commissioner Joe E.
Blanton telling a large group of
farmers the futility of buying fire
Insurance. Bob Kendrick was seen
blowing grass while a couple of
darkles were fighting at the city
fountain. •
No one could find Sheriff Cline,
but deputies said he was off on a
raid—with I. M. Allen. Judge of
(Continued on page twelve)
Piedmont District
Department Heads
To Meet Saturday
Dr. E. H. Oaringer, president of
the South Piedmont district of the
North Carolina Education Associa
tion Is calling a meeting of all
presidents of departments for next
Saturday morning at Central high
school in Charlotte.
Those planning to attend from
Shelby arq Mrs. Paris Velton, presi
dent of the Modem Language tea
chers department; Miss Jo Shaw,
president of the Commercial teach
ers department; and C. E. Rankin,
as head of the Elementary Princi
pals department.
The meeting of deartment heads
is being held for the purpose of
planning the district meeting which
Is held around the first of Novem
ber each year.
Erosion Work In Enormous Quantities Completed By CCC Boys
And More Projected As Camp McMurry Retention Is Assured
Rescinding of a removal order of
the local CCC camp has assured
conservation officials connected
with Camp McMurry of being able
to proceed with their regular work
and prompts a summary of what
the forces have done in conservation,
work in this county.
S. O. Short, superintendent, said
today that his corps of workers is
made up of 12 men who plan, lay
out, and direct the work of. the some
200 CCC boys. N. C. Canterbury is
engineer, D. H. Osborn is agrono
mist and contact man with the
county agent and farmers and J. D.
Roberts is agricultural aide to
soiler or chemist.
In addition there are five fore
men, a mechanic, clerk, and
draughtsman. An approved report
was submitted today by Superin
tendent Short which Indicates the
tremendous amount of work the
boys have done and will be able to
do this summer:
“Though the CCC camp at Shel
by has been working but seven
months in the soil conservation pro
gram, it joins the CCC in observ
ing its third anniversary on March
31.
"Construction of the camp build
ings within the corporate limits of
Shelby began July 26, 1935. On Au
gust 23. 1935. the necessary build
J
ings to houfje and feed the CCC en
rollees and officials In charge were
completed. Also on that date 200
men were enrolled to complete the
company strength. Construction of
the truck shed, garage, tool house,
blacksmith shop, etc. continued
while the new men were put
through a two weeks conditioning
period required by the Army before
they can begin field work.
‘ On August 7, 1935, a meeting of
Cleveland county farmers was held
for the purpose of organizing a Soli
Conservation Association. About 500
farmers and farm leaders attended
this meeting;. The association was
formed, officials elected and by
laws adopted. The purpose of this
association was to have a county
organization working in coordina
tion with the soil conservation CCC
camp.
"September 17, 1935, marked the
beginning of field work for the
eamp, the first work being rock pil
ing, gully work, and timber stand
improvement.
“From the beginning of the
camp’s activities up to the present
time 97 applications have been re
ceived from farmers who are mem
bers of the Cleveland County Soil
(Continued on page twelve)
Grand Jury Requests
Additional Time For
Wendell Case’s Study
Death Sentence May Be Put Off Even Past
Thursday Night; Famous Ladder Figures
In Case's Re-opening
(llv Assnrint^H Primal
TRENTON, N. J., April 1.—The possibility of Bruno
Hauptmann escaping the death chair beyond tomorrow night,
loomed today as the Mercer county grand jury delayed until
tomorrow further consideration of the Paul H. Wendell al
leged confession of the Lindbergh baby kidnaping.
F.Crossley Morgan
Bible Scholar To
Be Here June 21
Announcement was made at
the Shelby Presbyterian church last
Sunday that Rev. P. Crossley Mor
gan. D.D., had been secured for
another Bible conference In Shel
by. June 21-38. Dr. Morgan, the
eon of Dr. O. Campbell Morgan,
who Is probably the greatest living
Bible teacher, conducted a Bible
conference in the city a few years
ago and Is most favorably remem
bered by the entire community. He
proved himself to have been one ol
the most acceptable ministers ever
to have conducted a meeting In
Shelby. Churches of all denomina
tions throughout this section will be
Interested In the return of thli
great Bible teacher and preacher.
The Bible conJgreM* In June
will be conducted atone the sam<
general lines as the one held a few
years ago. The conference will be
held on the lawn of the local Pres
byterian church where seating ac
commodations will be made for 1,
200 to 1.500 people.
In the morning conferences Dr
Morgan will give an exposition ol
the book of Habakkuk. In thli
method of Bible teaching he and hU
father are In a class by themselves
In the open air services at night Dr
Morgan will do evangelistic preach
ing. An advance tntlvation Is ex
tended to the Bible conference tt
all tlie city, community and sur
rounding towns by Rev. H. N. Mc
Diarmtd and hts congregation.
Dr. F. Crossley Morgan was bom
in London, England; educated at
the Douglas collegiate school
Cheltenham, England; and studied
theology under direct supervision ol
his father after coming to the
United States In 1919. Dr. Morgen
was a member of the British ex
peditionary forces, serving in
France, Belgium and Germany ai
a second lieutenant first battalion.
He was gassed In Forest of Nieppe.
He was decorated with the military
cross by King George V for "gal
lantry In action" at Ledeghem. Bel
gium In October, 1917. Dr. Morgan
was ordained to the ministry in the
Presbyterian church In *1920. Aft*!
pastorates In Important churches he
relinquished all pastoral duties In
1931 to give his full time to Bible
conference work. Dr. Morgan now
p living at Augusta, Ga., his last
pastorate.
Tentative Route
Of Waynick Given
A tentative routing of the partj
which will survey Cleveland coun
ty roads, of which Chairman Capus
Waynick, of the state highway de
partment will be the chief guest
was given by county commission
ers today.
The tour of the county road sys
tem is destined to cover everj
township and virtually all the
main roads, and a number of coun
ty officials are expected to accom
pany him.
Mr. Waynick will speak on tb<
evening of April 9 to a Joint meet
ing of all the civic clubs of th<
city. The routing given for th<
tour is as follows;
Prom Shelby to Zoar, to Bollinf
Springs, to Cllffslde hi Rutberforc
county, back to Boiling Springs
Prom there to Lattimore and Polk
ville, via Hew House, thence to Ca
sar, to Lawndale and. Belwood tc
Waco and Chprryville, in Gastor
county. Then back to Kings Moun
tain, Grover, Patterson Springs
Bari and Shelby again.
jjrsi mgnt me grana jury request
ed Warden Mark O. Klmberling of
the state penitentiary to postpone
the electrocution until it could
make a further Investigation of
Wendell angles. Shortly after Mar
shal’s announcement this morning
It was learned from persona con
nected with the prosecution that
Attorney General David P. Wl
lenta felt sure the gifcnd Jury
, would not return an indictment
against Wendell.
In Washington
WASHINGTON, April 1 ._<*>>_
M. W. Loncy, PWA materials ,$x*
pert, said today he had.urged Gov.
emor Hoffman of New Jersey .'jo
investigate the origin of the board
from which part of the Lindbergh
kidnap ladder was allegedly made.
Loney said another carpenter had
! told him a 30 foot board was
bought from the National Lumber
Co., a Bronx firm which had sold
lumber to Hauptmann, a week aft
er Hauptmann's arrest.
"It looks like somebody bought
[the board and put.It In Haupt
mann’a home.” said Loney. Loney
said Hoffman telephoned him here
yesterday afternoon to ask if he
; had any additional suggestions be
' yond his previous report,
i *1 told the governor he ought tb
i investigate whether a 30 foot board.
1x0 Inches, was bought from the
lumber company and he said he
would," Loney said.
State’s Contention
The state had contended the fa
mous ‘‘rail IS” of the kidnap ladder
was made from a section of a board
! in Hauptmann’s attic. Loney said
the section of the ladder is 0 ft
0 in. and the remaining part oi.
the board Is now 13 feet He added
he became interested in the Origin
| of the board because, due to the
construction of the attic he had not
expected to fine one. On one side
.Jt.’T, •• *rt*»tW*** •
(Continued on page twelve,)
Kings Mountain
Youth Winner Of
Oratory Contest*
| George Plonk, representing the
; Kings Mountain, high school, won
j the medal in the annual Hoey ora
: torical contest, held at the high
school auditorium Monday evening,
i He used “Jean Valjean” as the ve
htcle for his oratory and handled
! his selection ably.
There were eight other contest
ants from other schools over the
county. r..
The contest, In which s medal Is
given by C. B. Hoey, has been a
highlight of the school year in the
county for twenty-six successive
years. The contest Idea originated
with Mr. Hoey 26 years ago and he
has been the only donor of ths
I medal over the entire period.
. The contest has drawn the atten
tion of practically every ambitious
youth in the county during that
period and some of the previous
winners who still reside in the
county, are J. *H. Grigg, John P.
Mull, Professor Lawton Blantpn,
and the late W. E. White, who came
to his death In an automobile ac
cident last week. •
Another event of similar import
ance in school circles is the School
master’s essay and reading contest
to be held iih the high school audi
torium Friday evening, beginning
at 8 o'clock, in which schools from
over the cpunty will be represented.
The latter cpntest was begun by
Miss Selma Webb, principal of the
South Shelby school, who gave the
medal for many years. It Waa taken
up by the Schoolmaster’s dub
three years ago whfen she decide# to
discontinue giving tbs