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WEATHER Carolina*: Pair and warmer tonight and Tuesday, Tuesday partly cloudy to unsettled. The Novemde Stmk z VOL. XTJL No. 48 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, APRIL 20, J&36 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. ■» y U. Mt mi, i la MTaami _ U.H Carrier, an mr. (la adeaami _ n.<* Elections Body Meets And Names Registrars; Mull Re-elected Head Appears Now That There Will Only Be Dem ocratic Primary As Republicans Fail To File Opposition • The annual organization meeting of the county board of elections was held here Saturday with the subsequent elec tion of officers for the coming year and the naming of of ficial registrars for the 28 voting precincts of the county. John P. Mull was named chair man of the board for another term and Zimri Kistler was named secre tary. F. B. Glass of Kings Mountain is the Republican member of the board. In transacting the routine of election recommendations the board raid the registration books will be opened on May 9, will remain open May 16 and will close at sundown May 23. Judges Later Registrars for all the precincts were named and Chairman Mull said today the judges will be nam ed after May 9 which is the last filing day for all candidates in ^he coming primary of June 6. "By law, we can have a Republi can and Democratic primary on that date, but it looks now as if we will only have a Democratic pri mary," said Mr. Mull. Thus far there have been no Republican can didates filed, and the law requires that they not only file, but that opposition also be filed, if they are entitled to a primary judge. He said a number of other Dem ocratic candidates who have' an nounced have filed with him, but there are no new names. The reg istrars named are: The Registrars Holly Springs, M. B. Earl; Youngs, R. V. Greene; Boiling Springs, W. C. Hamrick; Sharon, B. R. Moore; Patterson Springs, C. F. McSwain; Earl, S. H. Austell; East Kings Mountain, Jim McGinnis; West Kings Mountain, B. D. Ratteree. Grover, J. B. Ellis; Waco, M. C Whitworth; Shelby No. 1, Mrs Annie Smith Long; Shelby No. 2, J A. Ellis; Shelby No. 3, L. Z. Huff man; Shelby No. 4, Henry Lee Weathers; South Shelby, Marvin Blanton; Queens, Alonzo M. Ham rick; Double Springs, G. T. Oaba niss; Lattimore, Wade Harrill; Mooresboro, V. B. Lovelace. Polkville, W. J. Bridges; Delight, E. M. Eaker; Lawndale, F. L. Rol lins; Fallston, Stough Beam; Dou ble Shoals, C. R. Spangler; Mulls, Edgar Cook; Casar, O. C. Downs. Deaths Reach 15 JAFF. Palestine, April 20.—0P>— Five additional deaths of Jews, bringing the total killed in two days to 15, were reported by correspond ents of the Palcor News agency to day. Morning Cotton LETTER NEW YORK, April 20.—Light showers Oklahoma City only rain recorded at 8 p. m. Forecast West Texas unsettled east Texas prob ably showers in interior Oklahoma showers, central and east fair or Part cloudy. Week’s sales In Worth s,reet less than production. Man ehester cables cotton goods market 'ackx confidence. No recovery in business since holidays. Oscar ohnson before special committee enied the government was to blame ror the break of March 11, 1935, and fa ed that the pool now with its lonR line of 200,000 May, 317,000 July 3n<i 125,000 Oct. is in a position to prevent a break. Average price at le eiRht delivery points Saturday j a® 11-T7. Pool will probably wait u til spo's and may come closer to Kether before they start liquidating. First notice day April 28. the markets '°tton, spot . ni4 to 1214c seed, wagon, ton .... $33.00 t'Otlon seed, car lot, tqn_$36.00 Cotton was quoted on New York • cnangp at 2 o’clock today: Jan. , Mch 10.57. May 11.47. July 13 Oct. 10.42, Dec. 10.44 Is Banished Death Trend Is Up In North Carolina But Birth Lower RALEIGH, April 20.—Deaths in North Carolina during March of the present year toe* a decided upward trend, while births were much lower, according to a report issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the State Board of Health. The statement showed that death: last month numbered 3,583, an in crease of 481 over the total of 3,102 for the previous March, while births dropped from 6,990, 6,877, a de crease of 113. Pneumonia, in all its forms, was the principal cause of death, with 571 fatalities, a gain of 156 over the 415 casualties recorded in March, 1935. Influenza, which assumed a mild epidemic form during the past month, accounted for 285 deaths, compared with 146 for the same month of the preceding year, a gain of 139, T. B. Leads. Tuberculosis deaths, in pulmonary and all other forms, jumped from 167 during March of last year to 197 last month, showing an increase of 30, while cancer claimed the nejtt (Continued on page eight) Industial Plants! WantedToProduce Materials Of War Ships, Guns, Powder Would Be Made Is A Split Committee Report From • Senate; Grounds Are Given. WASHINGTON, April Stt—(JPh The senate munitions committee recommended In a majority report today the nationalization of enough industrial plants to produce war ships, guns .and powder for the peacetime needs of the army and navy. It was a split committee that handed in the report, however, for a minority protested that national ization was not desirable. Supporting Supporting the majority views Chairman Nye, Republican, North Dakota; Clark, Democrat, Mis souri; Pope, Democrat, Idaho; and Bone, Democrat, Washington. The minority view was presented by Sen ator Vandenberg, Republican, Mich igan; George, Democrat, Georgia; and Barbour, Republican, New Jersey. The minority said that, if large government plants are erected “There will be inevitable local po litical pressure to maintain these plants at full capacity production, regardless of actual defense needs and the result will be encouraging to armament rather than disarma ment.” ? Billions Remain In Works Coffers WASHINGTON, April 20.—(fP)—A treasury report disclosed today that more than two billion dollars re mained In the >43*8,000,000 work relief fund at the end of the' third quarter of this fiscal year, March 31. Total expenditures up to that time had been $2,515,082,158. During the first three calendar months of this calendar year $843,000,000 of the re ' ef money was spent. The same rate f expenditure for the next three months would leave a balance of 1.218,000,000 $t the end of the fis _al year or considerably more than | estimated by President Roosevelt in lis message asking for next year’s appropriation. In asking for $1300,000,000 for 'next year the chief executive esti mated that one billion would be left from this year’s fund. The treasury report was the firs detailed account of the giganti rund since the first of the year. Rubber Articles Use Much Cotton According to the Cotton-Textile Institute, one ofithe country’s most important outlets for cotton is in the manufacture of variety of rub ber products. Last year, for example, approxi mately 305,000,000 pounds, of 842, 103 bales of 475 pounds each, of cot ton were consumed by the rubber i inuustry. Automobile tires alone accounted, during the year, for 250,000,000 j pounds, or 523,315 bales, of cotton used in the production of cord1 and square woven fabrics. Actually, I including the fabric in the tires, top! and tire covers, upholstery, belting, brake bands and other parts or ac cessories, the family automobile rep-1 resents the consumption of from 30 to 60 pounds of cotton. Far Expected To Fly In Capital As Weed Growers Petition JCB RALEIGH, April 30.—Fur is ex pected to fly at the State College Stadium here Tuesday when sever al thousand tobacco growers from various sections of the state are scheduled to attend a mass meeting called for the purpose of attempting to induce Governor J. C. B. Ehring iaus to call a special session of the North Carolina General Assembly fpr the principal purpose of consid ering tobacco control legislation. The movement for the mass meet ing, originating in Pitt County in the heart of the bright leaf belt, has spread rapidly, and sponsors of the movement are predicting that at least 10,000 growers will be pres ent at the stadium when the meet ing is called to order at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning. Governor Ehringhaus, despite considerable pressure from a num ber of sources, steadfastly has refus ed to call an extraordinary session of the legislature. He also has re- ; frained from explicit comment, at; least for publication, as to his reas ons for such refusal. However, po litical observers are fearful .that such a session would be rather hec- 1 tic, in view of the fact that heated political campaigns—especially • for the governorship—would be in pro gress at the same time. It is understood that Ehringhaus has been invited to \j>e present at the Tuesday meeting, but the Chief : Executive has not indicated that he [will or will not accept. | Shirley Is Seven A nd Unspoiled Celebration of her seventh birthday on April 28 marks another milestone for Shirley Temple, one of the ttw young ladies in the world to achieve international fame at such an early age on her «wn ability. Drive Another Peg Against Another peg against illiteracy was driven fast today as the Womans Club of the city announced through its president Mrs. H. T. Hudson the purchase of a lot on which a public library-wild Woman's Club building for the city will be erected. The building is expected to be be gun this summer when other plans have been completed and in all the project will cost about $8,000. Mrs. Hudson said today there is a possibility the project will be county-wide and that facilities v be ihade in the building to house materials and references which will be available to schools and clubs and •esidents of the entire county. A full time librarian la being planned. The lot,Is located on the comer »f East Graham and Harris streets, lust ocposite*. the fresbytertan church and is a portion of the Mrs. J. M Doggett property. "An ideal place to build a library,” Mrs. Hud son said. "It will be close enough In to be convenient, yet far enough out to be quiet and we are delighted with progress thus far." A plea was made to persons in terested in giving a donation to give it to Mrs. Hudson or to some offic ial in one of the six divisions of the :lub, which its beginning has spon sored the library in Shelby. Flare Of Fires Brings Words \ Of Warning From Local Chief] uneral Service For Mrs. Harmon Is Held Today ! Funeral services were held at St. Paul M. E. church Monday at 2 p. j m. by the pastor, Rev. H. M. Robin- i son and Rev. W. L. Scott for Lettle' Ann Dalton Harman. She was born March 24, 185V and died cm Sun-j day at the age of 79 years, 26 days., She was the last child of William and Polly Dalton. She married George Monroe Har mon and to this union was born seven children. Mr. Harmon died April 11, 1928 Since then she has spent most of the time with her children. She had been in declining healtn for three years and critically ill for three days. At the time of her death she! was at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. B. Hord and Mr. Hord at Lawndale. When a young girl Mrs. Harmon I joined St. Paul M. El church and was a faithful jnember until death.; Keeping close to her church she liv- j ed without fear, her very unselfish and cheerful disposition has beenj an inspiration to all who knew her | The following children survive: Mrs. C. C. Crain, Smyrna, S. C.; W. C. Harmon, Uncolnt:n; Mrs. W. N. Harrelson, Cherry ville; A. W. Har mon, Smyrna, i>. C.; Mrs. M. B. Hord, Lawndale. Thirty-one grand children and eigh een great grand children also survive. Off On Buying Trip C. B. Rewmond, jr., manager of Efird’s department store, is in New York this week on a buying trip for his firm. He joined a partry of Efird representatives at Charlotte j and made the trip with them. I A flare or small fires In the city and burning of a large residence In the county during the week-end brought a word of warning about fire prevention from J. L. McDow ell- chief of the Shelby force here today. Two blazes on Saturday threat ened the homes of Dr. C. M. Peeler and George Washburn, but both being small roof fires, they were ex tinguished before much damage wa clone. 1 More than 100 small chicks we: ' burned to death this morning when a brooder house owned by Harve Wray on North DeKalb street wi greatly damaged: The first caught from the breeder which was t > have kept them warm. They wer: Barred Rocks and were two weeks Old. The D. P. Gold residence of near lattimore was burned to the ground Sunday afternoon about four o’clooi: with only a small part of the fam ilies clothes and household fuml'h ing being saved. The house wa ■ estimated t0 be worth at least ss - 000. Mrs. Gold was sick at the time of the fire. The blaze began in a front room of the house and cause wa1 given as a faulty flue. There was no insurance. “There are several things I would suggest in preventing fires,” said (Chief McDowell. One is that as soon as possible, all the roofs should be made fireproof. A city ordinance will soon require this anyway. This would do away with at least 60 per cent of the fires. "Do. not put ashes in woolen ov past'boerd boxes—they mav be the cause of a fire 12 hours la er. "Be careful in burning paners and trash around the house and don’t 'leave any trace of coals where there is inflammable grass or other ma terials.” The chief said this period of the year when materials are drying out oncf the wind blows freely is the worst time in the year for fires. 20,000 Persons Drawn Sunday To See The Price AndMcSwain Flowers Gardens In Thar Prime Twenty thousand people were at tracted Sunday by the QlVeon Price and Luther McSwaln {lower gar dens. The beauty of beds of tulips and other flowers and the balmy weather brought people into the county nom various parts of North Carolina and other states in such numbers that federal highway No. 74 was jammed with traffic at times. Where the sand clay roads lead off of the paved highway into Lat timore and the Price flower gardens seven miles west of Shelby, cars were so thick that the' lines of motor vehicles had to wait at the Junctions for the can to move In and out of the highways at inter vals. The largest crowd was at the Price gardens because they are old er, larger and more widely known. Thousands of visitors stopped at Luther McSwain’s gardens between' Shelby and Kings Mountain. Here, too, parking space was at a prem ium with visitors numbering several thousands during the day. Mr. Price stated in mid-afternoon that his visitors would easily reaoh 20,000. A veritable stream of cam kept coming and going from early morning until late in the evening. \ Enterprising men set up refresh ment stands in the roads near the garden selling ice cream; bottled drinks, etc. Drug stores and cafes in Shelby say they had the busiest Sunday they have had this year. Gas stations were kept busy refuel ing can. The tulips and other flowers are not as pretty as in former yean, due to the cold weather. Ice was in evidence .in this section Saturday morning, yet the flowers held up their bauds and nodded, grioaftWy to the spectators as they quietly walked single-file through the nar row paths. Mr. Price was worn out at the end of the day. Everybody wanted to see and talk to him. His daugh ter, "Miss Diasy” could get him in the house Just long enough for a cup of coffee at lunch time, then he wfcs back in the garden shaking hands and renewing acquaintances of former visitors. The oldest person to visit the garden Sunday was Mr. Jake Mau ney of Kings Iifountaln, ninety yean old. 550,000 Action Filed In Court Against Oil Co. Suit to recover $50,000 from the Gulf Refining company was filed with Superior Court Clerk A. M. Hamrick today by D. O. Weathers of Shelby th sough his attorney Pey ton McSwain. The complaint has to do with a business agreement entered Into by Mr. Weathers who was a “silent pnrtner” with A. C. Hewett, with officials of the Gulf Refining com pany, and he charges that “as a re f -lit of the wrongful and unlawful s and deeds of the defendant and ii" flilse promises and represents i ’ns . . . the plaintiff has been 1 ■; manently damaged in the sum '*■; $50,000.” W. W. Germany and 8. C. Ma ' one are named as defendants in the ase. Mr. Weathers alleges that he was reed to lose $20,000 In actual cash M other funds for equipment and to forfeit k business without fair i. tlce which was making $7,500 in ’ fit a year. Princess Is Ten l I i April 11 marked the 10th birth day annlreraary at Prtoeeee Bile abetb. above, who tome day may rale the Brltlah Empire. The prlneeea. daughter of the Duke aad Dueheae of York and next to her father la Uoe of euocee ' eioa to the throne, celebrated with a quiet party. Among thoee receiving Invitations waa "Dade David/* known to the rest of the world aa King Edward VUL Shelby Students Win First Places In Speaking Meet Two Shelby students, Miss Doris Cline and Med Fowler, took lint places 'In the reading and declama tion contests, held in connection with the district public speaking event In Newton Friday evening. The public speaking contest was held for the first time this year, the contestants coming from schools of the Western Conference high school association, which have for merly been grouped for athletic contests. The conference Includes the cities of Shelby, Newton, Kings Mountain, Morganton, Cllffslde and l<enoir, and the contest featured lour branches of public speaking, (Continued on page eight) High School PTA In Final Meeting The last high school parent tea chers meeting of the year will be held tonight featuring the instal lation of new officers and a spe cial musical program. The meeting will be held at 7:30 and all parents and teachers and members of the association are asked to be present. A number of Important business matters will be discussed. A delegation will be chos en to attend the state PTA meet ing at Charlotte Wednesday. Rev. H. N. McDiarmld is the In coming president and the retiring ! head is Mrs. J. C. Whitaker. Two Of Three Trapped Men Live! After Full Week Under Ground\ MOOSE RIVER, N. 8.. April 30. | [IP)—Dr. D. E. Robertson, one of I he two men still alive after a week's imprisonment In a gold mine, re ported this morn ng he and his companion could hold out at least 12 hours longer. With h<m are his time keeper, C. A. Scadding, and he body of his par.ner, H. R. Mc Gill, T:ronto lawyer, who succumb-. d during the night, apparently to i hunger and exposure. Veteran miners were digging from ^wo directions to get at the trapped men and estimated at 11 A. M. they were within five feet of the spot where they were imprisoned Com munications bet wen the surface and the 141 foot level where the men are trapped were Improved by low erlng a tiny microphone on a slim wire through a five Inch pipe, sunk through an opening which had been '>ored by a diamond drill. • Twelve hours of steady work would be required to clear away 20 feet* of rock and debris^ Harold Gordon, a mining engineer, said. But there was no chance for steady work. Unsupported walls > collapsed time after time as daring miners, many of them with no mare than five hours sleep in fourj days, dug forward. At each Warn ing they scrambled to safety, but! (Continued on page eight.) Mussolini Presses To African Goals; Capital Vacated Economics And Finance Affected Officials Reports Have Turks In Demilitarised Dardanelles. - (By Associated Press) Huge military celebrations and parades in Berlin Mid Rome and a tens* state of anxiety all over Europe today marked the expected entrance of Duce’s legions into Addis Ababa and at the same time celebrated the 47th birthday anniversary of Adolph Hitler. Premier Mussolini through hie Oeneva spokesman declared frank ly today that his price for peace tn Ethiopia would be acquisition of the East African empire, as Ethtopta's representative reiterated his coun try’s stand that pesos negotiations must be oonduoted only through the League and In the spirit of the cor The populeoe of Addle Ababa, meanwhile, began an exodus after reports of the approaching Fascist army. Foreign residents of the city flocked to foreign legations for pro tection. The Italian southern army continued Its drive on Harrar while more soldiers sailed from Italy to Ethiopia. The London times printed a warn ing to Italy that occupation of Ad dis Ababa would not end their work of aggression. The newspaper said the whole economic and financial future of Italy would be counted tn the reck oning. The 47th birthday anniver sary of Adolph Hitler was an occa (Contlnued on page eight) Visitors Gather At Seaboard To See New Engine Scores at visitors gathend 9m day at the Seaboard station to eea the new Oieeel engine which polls the train goto* wart at 13:47 and east at 4:37. U Mder was at the throttle yesterday and the engine pulled Its own tor which contains the huge actor rot by crudeoil, »*»*n and gqng mm* partments. Two extra coaches Made the train a bit heavier than (Woal, and caused It to run two hours lata yesterday on Its westbound trip. Engineer Tedder, said g tart ad to the load capacity wae being made yesterday which accounted for the delay In schedule. The engine is slightly streamlined. As a safety precaution, the stator will not run unless the nigliissr la in his seat with his tort on tha pedal. Should the engineer dto sud denly at the throttle, tho angina would atop automatically. i Manning of U.N.C. To Address Group Dr. I. H. Manning, professor In the medical college at the Univer sity of North Carolina, will be guest speaker before the Cleveland Coun ty Medical association, St their Ap ril meeting here Wednesday even ing. Miss Ella MacNlchols, superin tendent of the local hospital, will entertain the doctors of the coun ty, the hospital board, and a rep resentative of each mfll in the city at dinner at the Hotel Charles Wed nesday evening at 7:30, and Dr. Manning will address the group after dinner. Dr. Manning will spend the night "re as guest of Dr. and Mrs. Ben 3old. WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY ON CROFT HICKS FARM A woman's whose name could not je learned at nocn today, was re ported to have died suddenly late •— ♦. r<-ht at a small farm house owned by Croft Hicks. I Pool telephone communications [prevented learning funeral ar rangement% but they are expected to take place some time Tuesday. The family had just moved to tha Hicks farm from Rutherford eouw T.
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