WEATHER North Carolina: Partly cloudy, lightly cooler in north and west, ” ibie scattered light frost in north central and west tonight. The MEPHIde Smf 10 Pages Today *_ VOL. XLII. No. 50 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By u u. Mr fur, (in tdraBMi _ n.M carrier, ner rear. (In ■drnnrei _ n.ng DEMOCRATS IN STRONG ATTACK ON NEW TAX MEASURE Give Instructions ToAAACommittee Here On Saturday Important Ruling Is Made On Wheat National Leaders Say Wheat Must Be Depleting Crop; Agent Explains. Important instructions and ex planations regarding the new farm program will be imparted to some 75 township committeemen here at the county court house Saturday atumoon beginning at 2 o’clock. The meeting is being called by the county agent and purposed to clarify ’ worksheets,” what the 3,500 farmers must do to “get in line” for payment and any questions that have arisen in starting the new AAA. Wheat Is Out •One thing Is definite,” County Agent Wilkins said today, “and that is that as the situation now stands, wheat will be counted as a soil depleting crop, which will of necessity eliminate lespedeza In whbat from qualifying as we for merly thought. “Since J. F. Criswell, state leader, was here It has been learned that wheat will not be classed as a soil conserving crop, although Tom Cornwell was in Raleigh this week and the tforth Carolina committee to Washington is urging a relaxa tion 6f the order. Something may come later. “I would advise, in the face of that,” said Mr. Wilkins, "that in planting the cotton, com and other crops, you plan to put enough peas or soy beans in your com to get your required 20 percent in im provement crops. You will still make enough com to care for the ’ home heeds.” No major change with the excep tion of wheat was included in the report from national authorities. “Even at that,” the agent said, “it is still much better than any farm program we have ever had, and there is still plenty of time for every farmer to get in line for payment and have better crops too.” Coming Home PARIS, April 24.—UP)—Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh were believed to be on the road to the Riviera today after coming to France quietly aboard a British freighter. Mooresboro Finals Begin On Sunday Closing exercises of the Moores boro high school have been an nounced by Principal B. M. Sim mons to begin with the baccalaur eate sermon on Sunday, May 26, by Prof. A. C. Lovelace, president of Boiling Springs junior college. Recitation and declamation con tests will be held Monday night, April 27, beginning at 8 o’clock and the senior play will be given Wed nesday night, April 29. Graduation exercises will be Friday night, May 1 with J. J. Tarleton, superintendent of the Rutherford county schools giving the literary address. A large grad uating class will be given diplomas. new YORK, April 24.—After a CWer opening, price fixing became more urgent and when assumulat ed selling orders were executed prices recovered and made new d'Khs. Average spot price at ten srkets 10.67. Rain in Oklahoma end west Texas, scattered, temp ures lower, drouth as yet being ‘relieved, no liquidation appeared mar*tet for producers pool. With 8e outstanding interest in May ot to be liquidated we look for otinued firmness in near months , ‘c favor constructive side of mar on reactions.—E. A. Pierce and the markets rj;rm' sp«t.mi to izwc _° ton seed, wagon, ton_$33.00 otton seed, car lot, ton_$36.00 v°rk cotton at 2:30: Jan. wring Cotton LETTER Jobless Block Jersey Legislature Activities Following the failure of New Jersey solons to vote for an "adequate" relief measure at Trenton. N J assembly, a handful of members of the Workers’ Alliance of America moved in when the assembly ad journed and began a sitting campaign in the Assembly Chamber. They are shown voting on ^measure of their own. Full Story Of Entombment Is Told By Rescued Men Jersey Assembly Work Is Halted By Jobless Mob TRENTON, N. J., April 24.—(&)— New Jersey assembly leaders, their legislative chamber held in siege for three days by jobless men and women, demanded resumption of state relief payments, suddenly cancelled the session which has been called for today to deal with the problem. No reason was given. The chamber, which had been oc cupied by the unemployed since Tuesday, except for a brief period yesterday when they moved to the senate, again was thronged with the jobless. After learning of the post ponement leaders of the jobless drew up a resolution promising to remain encamped in ever increas ing numbers and improved morale and await the return of the “sissy legislature.” Bus Driver Freed On Murder Charges A dispatch from Newton this morning indicated that Farris Mar tin, Banoak school bus driver has been released from murder charges in connection with the death of Hazel Costner, 13-year-old school child who was dragged to her death last week when her clothes were caught in the door of the vehicle. The case was dismissed in a pre liminary hearing held yesterday in a Catawba county recorder’s court at Newton. The Costner child was fatally in jured when she alighted from the school bus at her home in the Vale community. Her coat was said to have caught in a splinter on the floor of the bus, and she was dragged to death. Young Martin, who was employed as bus driver, had only been driving the bus for three days before the accident. I MOOSE RIVER, N. S„ April 24. !(/P)—Through the long dark hours j before their rescue from the Moose ! River gold mine Dr. D. E. Robert son and Charles A. Scadding des paired of life, it became known to day from the full story of their ten day entombment. Dr. Robertson, practicing his profession as a physician, even through his own danger, helped Scadding to keep alive and held Herman McGill when the third man died. Patiently and quietly the - two survivors conserved their strength facing their dangers sensibly and working to overcome them until the miners of the rescue crew finally arrived. Only today when Dr. Robertson was recovering rapfdly in an emergency hospital here and Scad-, ding was being treated in the Hali fax hospital was the whole story learned. Four sharp cracks, like rifle shots, warned the three men of ap proaching disaster Easter Sunday night when they were making an inspection tour of the mine. Mc Gill, already ill when he entered the mine, was too sick to worry about the chance for rescue. His two companions, during the first five days of their imprisonment also saw little chance of rescue. HALIFAX, N. S., April 24.—(>P)— j Dr. D. E. Robertson, Toronto phy-j sician, imprisoned with Charles A. | Scadding in the Moose River gold1 mine for ten days, joined his com panion in a Halifox hospital today. Robertso nwas brought from the emergency hospital at the mine head to the Victory General hospi tal by Royal Canadian Air Force seaplane. Scadding’s condition, arising from a severe case of trench feet, caus ed concern among physicians at tending him. They worked to pre vent aggravation of the infection, known as an incipient stage of gangrene. Hoey Takes Praise Of His Foe Lightly And With Grain Of Salt LUMBERTON, April 24.—(#)— Clyde Hoey told a Robeson county audience last night that he “had to laugh at Professor McDonald, who first charged my party and myself with betraying the people and then said I was a fine man.” “In other words” continued Hoey, “I’m a nice man as ever cut a throat or scuttled a ship.” The Shelby candidate for gover nor said he did “not like to criti cize his opponents and made no reference to any candidate until after an attack was made on the party and myself in a demagogic attempt to stir up class prejudice.” Calling attention to McDonald’s statement that the campaign should be based “entirely on issues,” Hoey said: “It is a man that the Democratic party must choose as its candidate lor governor—not an issue or a | plank from a legislator’s platform.: j and I know that the Democrats will ; first consider the character and the; j record of the man they choose. “North Carolina Democrats know me as a worker in the party’s ranks. They know I have not been connected with any state _ adminis tration for 30 years. They know my only connection with any so-called machine is that I have worked for Democratic nominees and supported ( 'Continued on page ten.) MuUSpeaksBefore FarmBoysAndDad At Polk ville School Author Of BUI To Create Voca tional Training In N. C. High School* Speaks. POLKVILLB* April 23.—The local chapter of the Future Farmers of America were hosts to their dads at a father and son banquet held in the school gymnasium Wednes day evening, April 22. Covers were laid for 90 and the ladies of the Woman’s chib served a delicious four course meal. James Turner, president of the chapter, acted as toastmaster. Hon. O. M. Mull, author of the bill to provide vocational training in North Carolina, was the chief speaker of the evening. In speak ing of farming he said, "Farmers of the future should enter into it with a determination to be a real farmer. Don't measure success in terms of money. The main objec tive is to make a real living by our own work. Stay with the farm and when you are old its will stay with you.” Mr. Mull pointed out that the farm boys in the Polkville commun ity had a real opportunity because of the richness of the soil. He said "That poor soil makes a poor man and rich soil makes a rich man.” E. L. Dillingham pointed out that the achievements of his depart ment were due to the fine coopera tion of the men and boys in the community. Others who made short talks were Howard Elliott, Loy Crowder, Ben Davis, Warren Warlick, Walter Jenkins and Mrs. B. P. Jenkins. Other guests out of the commun ity were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hern don, Troy V. McKinney and Prof. J. H. Grigg who also introduced the speaker. Rains Welcomed By Farm People Light showers the past two days have been heartily wel comed by Cleveland farmers who are finding land becoming quite hard after a week's sun shine. Too, workstock which had done very little in the field all spring were finding the heavy schedule of plowing all day al most too much. Several farm ers reported mules unable to go. The past week has been the busiest of the year as land is being prepared rapidly for com and cotton planting. Many tractors have been put in use on a full time schedule, both day and night, with harrows and drags following disc and mole board plows. Little cotton was reported planted this week, but hundreds of acres will be ready for plant ing next week. Straw Vote Has Hoey Leading In 30 Western County Votes Western North Carolina will vote two to one for Clyde R. Hoey above any other candidate and a good majority over all the other candi date# combined for the governor ship, according to preliminary re turns of three newspapers cover ing about 30 counties In a test poll. First tabulations In counties cov ered by the Charlotte News, Ashe ville Citizen and the Hickory Rec ord which are cooperating with 17 other papers in the state, Indicate that Mr. Hoey la well in the lead in the Piedmont and Western areas of the state. In the ten counties surrounding Charlotte Mr. Hoey got 54 percent of all the votes, with McDonald taking 36 per cent, Graham 10 and McRae 10 percent. McDonald car ried Mecklenburg and Richmond; McRae Anson and Mr. Hoey Ruth erford, Rutherford, Gaston, Union, Lincoln, Stanley, Cleveland and Iredell. In the Hickory area Mr. Hoey has 53 percent, McDonald 42, Graham tend McRae have six percent com bined strength. Asheville and surrounding coun ties gave Mr. Hoey 60 per cent of the straw votes; McDonald 36 per cent and the remainder to the other two candidates^ Other votes are being sent out and o^ier tab ulations will be announced later. Second Half PWA Building Program Begins Next Week State Approval Of Contracts Ex pected Momentarily; To To Employ Many. Next week promises to be one of the busiest in spring construction work in Cleveland county as con tractors were massing materials to day for immediate beginning of nearly $80,000 worth of buildings which is the second half of the PWA rural school projects. All contracts were submitted to State Director. H. G. Baity at Chap el Hill yesterday and notification of approval is expected momentarily which will be the “Go" signal to begin work on the following pro jects: New high school building at Laltinwt auditorium at Beth Ware, room at Lawndale; a new county garage at Shelby, and plumb ing, heating, lighting, and fixtures in these units. First Half Ended. J. H. Grigg, superintendent of schools said today that construction is nearing completion on the first half of the program and that the finishing work is being carried on rapidly, with the good weather favor lng plastering and finishing. Nearly 300 laborers will be re quired for the beginning of the projects, and many of these will be in addition to the ones now em ployed. Another project which is expected to begin in a few days is the Zoar Boiling Springs road by the Kiker Yount Company of Reidsville which will employ quite a crew. All requi (Continued on page ten) r Italians Drive To Addis Ababa In Full Force By The Associated Press The drive of the Italian army from Dessye to the Ethiopian cap ital was in full swing today accord ing to a communique from the com mander in chief of the Fascist armies in East Africa who reported | that a body of native Eritrean As karl had taken Xlorra Ilu about 38 miles south of Dessye. Ahead of these troops of the main Italian army in the north were the advance Italian contingent which reports placed some seventy miles from Addis Ababa. The Ital ian communique said the advance ■was progressing in good form on the 'southern front. Airplanes continued ; bombing Ethiopian defenses of Har rar. Crown Prince Asfa Wosan was ; discussing plans for defense of Ad dis Ababa with a cabinet and tribal chieftains. The Intentions of Nazi Germany in regard to the Locarno question and colonial expansion took the spotlight in the capitals of France and Great Britain with the Paris government asking British authori ties to demand of Adolph Hitler whether he Intends to obtain for eign colonies. j The opinion in informed quarters was that the next major move of Hitler would be to demand restora tion of Germany’s former colonies. Disorders swept through several small towns of Spain and one per son, a civil guard, was clubbed to death in Seville province and Left ists attempted to burn a church. Two City Schools To Graduate 121 Hi Sdhool Seniors Shelby To Graduate 81 And Klnfa Mountain 40; Program la ' Released. The commencement exercises of the Shelby high school will be in itiated this evening with the an nual colorful junior-senior banquet, and the entire class of 81 seniors will end theta career here on May IS when graduation exercises will be held. Forty Kings Mountain sen iors will be graduated June 1 Major plans for the entire com mencement are complete now, ac cording to Principal Walter E. Ab ernathy. None of the program will be elaborate, but will cover all the phases of a proper closing. The Sermon. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Rev. R. M. Court ney, pastor of the Central Mtthodlst church here and the meeting will be In the First Baptist church on Sunday May 10. Class night will be held Tuesday May 13, and tentative plans for a j general meeting and a literary ad dress are for Wednesday night May 13, but Mr. Abernathy said no speaker has been selected, and this date may be left open. Seniors In Charge. Following their usual custom the (Continued on page ten.) DAR’s Say Student Movement It “Red” WASHINGTON, April 34 — **)—The Jewish telegraph agency said today all Palestine was fearful the Mos lem Sabbath would bring now dis orders of the sort whleh In four days have resulted in the loss of M Jewish and 18 Arab lives. Peace Reigns Again .-MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 84. i,—t<>P)—Horace F. Machado, minister of Honduras to Nicaragua, said to day that goverrAnent forces In Hon duras had dispersed a-small groun of rebels and that the nation was "entirely peaceful.” Carrier Service Continues ’Til 6 If any subscriber to The Star n Shelby or suburbs fails to re vive their paper by 6 o’clock on Jie day of publication, telephone Mr. Jenkins, circulation mann er at Th? Star, phone No. 11 and a copy will be delivered promptly. This service is maintained for ;he convenience of subscribers to issure the delivery of tip paper for evening reading. Give orders for starts, stops transfers or com plaints in the service to the cir culation manager Mr. Jenkins or to your carrier boy who serves your route. i