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WEATHER Caroltnas; Generally fair to night and Saturday. r The MEDIUM d Straf 12 Pages Today VOL. XLII, No. 53 Member of Associated Press SHELBY. N. C. FRIDAY, MAY, 1, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons By K u pot ?e*r t!*» advane** «. u,if t'vnlfi. wr '**r, <Ji* atfranrai u.it Mill Production, ConsumptionDrops Says T. H. Webb Blames Federal Agriculture Work W ills Will Go Elsewhere If Not Treated Sanely. (Bv Associated Press) P1NEHURST, May 1. — Thomas H. Webb^of Concord, N. C. told cotton manufactur ers here today that mill pro duction, cotton consumption, and cotton exports have fallen off since the federal farm pro gram was inaugurated. “Cotton manufacture will move on to some other country or coun tries, if not treated sanely,” he sain. “It is not destined to remain in any area or be dominant in any country. England once thought no ont could spin and weave except herself. New England thought the south had no manufacturing gen ius or capital. Now many In the south think the industry has come to stay and treat It anyway.” B Investment Webb, president of the American Cotton Manufacturers’ association, in convention here, said the cotton textile industry has an investment in the south of nearly one billion dollars and disperses a half billion (Continued on page twelve) Boiling Springs Gives Plans For Closing Exercise The < ommencteient exercises of the Boiling Springs school-will begin on Friday evening, May 8th at 8 o'clock. At that time the elemen tary school will present a morality play entitled "Beyond the Gate.” On Saturday evening, at the same hour, the elementary and high school readers and declaim ed; contest will be held. Medals for thr high school contest will be pre sented by the Phllsonian book club end prizes to the elementary con testants by the school. The annual sermon will be preached in the church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock by Rev. J. L. Jenkins. For Monday evening at 8 o’clock tlie senior class has prepared a uni tiue class day exercise entitled “The Court of Life.” The senior class play, “Here Comes Charlie” will be given on Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. Graduation exercises Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock jwill complete the commencement program. Sup erintendent J. H. Grigg will deliver the literary address. At this time diplomas, medals and prizes will be presented by Prof. O. P. Hamrick. All the exercises, with the excep tion of the sermon, will be held in the college auditorium. I I Morning Cotton LETTER N'EW YORK, May 1—Yesterday’s H aiket closed practically unchang r' ,lle noticeable feature being the 8 >;ifrment of hedge sales In the *i’frnoon trading and selling of Ma-V '>« bids at 11.45 beUeved to be producers pool liquidation. The s'rrmjc price at the ten designated markets unchanged at 11.36 and at f'kht delivery points unchanged at 4I> So 'ong as the latter average i- maintained in close relationship "' ll prices of May contracts we be '' ,ra<ie will be supplied needed C°htracts. On the other hand present spot market level would sr,'m bkely to diminish the offer ’'1£s nf 12c loan cotton. Under r ' conditions we believe contin ' '' Readiness and strength will be * ‘n in the near months and in ‘rSe<* buying in the distants on -•'.ness in these positions.—E. A. P;crce & co. the markets lotion, spot . 11* to 12*c 0 ton seed, wagon, ton_$33.00 lotion seed, car lot, ton_$36.00 c: »e on New York cotton for to Jan- 10.27. Mar. 10.31, May j0,. June 1106, Oct. 10.25, Dec. Finals Speaker Above Is Dr. D. B. Bryan, Dean of Wake Forest College who will speak at the closing of two schools in the county next week. Ready To Begin 20 Miles Paving On City Streets A host of Shelby workmen were i c ( ( i ( t t 1 i 1 i t l 1 i waiting today for the arrival of two i carloads of coal tar with which to begin surface treatment of 20 miles 1 of city streets in Shelby, toward which end WPA forces and the city { administration have been working 1 for the past eight months. 1 The two cars were due today and ( treatment will begin immediately on the numerous streets and new t roads within the city limit*. Mach Gravel , Two rock, crushers and- a double crew of men have been working | steadily at the local quarry and now have mountainous piles of gravel cut and crushed for the work. Much of the stone has already been applied to the streets, but for ; best work it must settle for a time. 4 From medium warm to hot 1 weather is best for application of 8 the tar treatment to make the best 4 road. When finished the new streets e will Via Vo a snrfaoo similar fn ViirrVi. J way 182 towards Polkville. Cost to the city of Shelby for the work will be approximately $3,000 and to the federal government about $6,600 for the materials now being purchased. Officials said today that good weather the past two weeks has been very favorable tb all WPA projects in the city and county, both for gravel work, sewer con struction, and other projects. J 1 s c c r t II C t Precinct Leaders Get Instructions Notices to precinct leaders in all the 26 voting places in Cleveland county went out this week giving final instructions about the pre cinct meetings which will be held Saturday, May 9 at 2:30. County Chairman Oliver Anthony said today that meetings at all the precincts at that time is expected, although if any particular one finds a better time, it may change to some other part of the day. Chairman and executive commit tees will be elected on that date and representatives to the county convention on Saturday, May 16 will be selected. Mr. Anthony said today plans now are shaping up for the most votes in a Democratic primary ever cast in this county. I a t fc 8 a v I c d e e r b I C b Kings Mountain Officials Name Site For Bridge jrade Elimination Is Assured Vork May Begin Immediately On $99,000 Overhead Crossing, Road. Immediate beginning on the 199,000 grade crossing elim nation at Kings Mountain vas forecast today by a high official of the State Highway lepartment, following a rec immendation of a definite oute by the board of town ommissioners. A specially called session of the oard of commissioners resulted in tie unanimous decision to ask the ighway department to follow up s proposed plan to build an over ead bridge where the Southern ailway intersects lving Street. Mile Of Favlng. The project will call for the ridge and for about one mile of laving for the highway following king street west where It will join lighway No. 20 near the city ltm ts. The bridge will be one block iorth of the present grade crossing. The decision of the commissioners rings to a close a long period of onsideration and discussion and everal threats of possible wlth rawal to build the bridge and road, n so deciding the city of Kings fountain will be responsible for It is understood that the bridge nd road will not necessarily call or removal of any residences, but rill call for the removal of a Stand rd -filling station now operated by His Falls. The town commissioners feel that a general, the residents of Kings Mountain will approve their ac lon. The grade crossing used for he present has been the scene of a umber of tragic accidents, and is constant source of danger as fast rains pass through the heart] of the ast Cleveland town. Officials are . E. Herndon, Mayor; R. C. Gold, . K. Willis, W. B. Mauney, J. A. reisler, and J. B. Mauney commis ioners. When the new road and bridge is ompleted, motorists will have a omparatively straight road from 2 tiles west of Kings Mountain all he way to Gastonia, as the new nk from Kings Mountain to the iaston town will be completed by lat time. Sryan To Speak At School Finals Dr. D. B. Bryan, dean of Wak» orest college will give the literary ddresses of the closing exercise of vo Cleveland county high schools ere next week-end. He will speak on Thursday, May ;ven at the Piedmont high school nd Friday night. May 8 at the Bel ood high school. Dr. Bryan has )r the past 15 years served as dean r the Baptist institution and the irector of the popular Wake For st-Meredith summer school. Belwood will graduate seniors in xercises which, will begin Saturday ight May 2. The first event will e the senior play. "The Wild Oats toy” a melodrama in three acts. >ther commencement exercises will e next week. County Student, Just Married, Runs Down And Kills Farmer Baxter Sain, high school student of the Toluca section, ran down and killed John Elam Davis, prominent farmer of the North Brook section of Lincoln county yesterday morn ing. The acident happened when the student and his bride, Shirley Lackey Sain to whom he had been married just two weeks, were motor ing to the North Carolina school where he was a member of the ju nior class and she a senior. Both are about 18 years of age. Mr. Davis was walking along the highway when he was struck by the car. The accident happened about j 100 yards from his home and he died before he could be taken to aj hospital. Young Sain was taken to Lincoln ton by officers who investigated the accident and was released on a $500 bond pending a hearing in Lin coln ton Monday on charges of manslaughter. Funeral services for Mr. Davis who was about 75 years of age were held this afternoon at Hebron Methodist church of which he had been a member for some time. He had lived his entire life in the North Brook community of Lincoln county and was . highly esteemed. His wife died several years ago. Eight children survive, as follows: Pink, Kinley, Jessie, James, Essie and Bertha Davis, Mrs. Russell Hartman, and Mrs. S. H. Mitchem, ail of North Brook. Will Begin Arrests On Monday j For Double-Parking Violations Arrests will begin on Monday for double parking, according to a sharp warning Issued from the city hall today. A fine of one dollar and the costs for the first offense will be the minimum charge. “The situation has been grow ing steadily worse for the past several weeks,” Mayor Woodson said today, “after we stopped fining motorists, and the situa tion is npw actually getting dan gerous and Inconvenient to motorists who wish to park safely and correctly." Truck drivers will be fined for double parking their vehicle* In front of stores that have back entrances, and If they do park In front, they must unload quickly and get away, the may or said. "Policemen have been work ing overtime seeking to get peo ple to co-operate with the park ing laws but it appears now something drastic will have to be done. We have the city ordin ance, and all towns of any size have traffic laws which are re spected. Our men have orders to fine any violator, irrespective of who it may be." $37,000,000,000 Public Debt Is Seen By June 30 WASHINGTON, May l.—(/P)—Pre supposing the full cost of the bonus will be charged up by June 30, Sec retary Morgenthau today revised budget figures to contemplate a new peak in the public debt, which, un der some circumstances, might reach above $37,000,000,000. He said the groundwork for this estimate in urging the Senate fi nance committee to approve Presi dent Roosevelt’s tax recommenda tions, and Treasury sources later filled in details. In the figures there were possi bilities—depending to a large de gree upon changes in the Treas ury’s cash position and possible uses of gold profits now in the stabtttpa tlon fund—that the.jjubllc debt eouM reach $37,488,000,000 by 3\mt 30, 1937. Deductions Allowable. Administration spokesmen, how ever, have contended that the amount of cash on hand, the $2, 000,000,000 stabilization fund, and recoverable assets on emergency lending should be deducted in reach ing a proper picture of the Treas ury’s position. In recent figures submitted to the House ways and means commit tee, recoverable assets listed as ex ceeding $4,000,000,000, the $2,000, 900,000 stabilisation fund and the cash balance—now $2,400,000,000— were lumped together to reduce the net debt less specified assets, to just ibove $20,000,000,000. These were prior, however, to enactment of the bonus payment bill and invalida tion of the AAA. Late Bulletins Mir*. Troutman Free CONCORD, May L—W—Mrs. DU Troutman, 42, farm woman, ac cused of choking her invalid moth sr-in-Uw to death was freed today !>y Judge John M. Oglesby who rranted a non-suit motion. Trade Advances NEW YORK, May 1.—(tfV-Better weather conditions during the week enabled retail trade to advance to a level 8 percent to 12 percent higher than a year ago, Dunn and Brad street said today. Zioncheck Checks ALEXANDRIA. May 1.— (JP) — Failing to apear iif court Represen tative Marion Zioncheck of Wash ington State, was fined a total of 166.00 for reckless driving and speed ing today and a $200 bond was for feited. Judge James R. Duncan added that if the stormy house member ever was seen in Alexandria again he would be arrested. State Revenues Show 4.68% Gain RALEIOH, May 1.—</P)—The state department of revenue reported to day that collections from all sources the first ten months of the current fiscal year were $4,262,450.52, or 1.68 percent above the «K>rr%5pond ing period a year ago. General fund and motor vehicles revenues through April 30 totaled 148,293,395.25 as compared with 144,030,944.73 to May 1, 1935. The sales tax led the way in in creases and, aside from the gasoline tax. was the largest single revenue producer. New Postmaster Appointment Due At Kings Mountain Appointment of a postmaster for the town of Kings Mountain was imminent today, as the eligible list of candidates was narrowed from 11 down to three. The three men, one of whom will be appointed are W. E. Blakely, In surance salesman, world war veter an and business; W. A. Ridenhour, former merchant and member of the county board of education, and M L. Harmon, merchant and busi ness man. Very Soon. It was learned today that Con gressman A. L. Bulwinkle will make Ms recommendation in the next few days. The term of the present hoetmaster expires May 18. !*mng* Mountain has a poetoffice with second class rating, calling for a salary of 13,500 yearly, and with receipts above its actual rating which may call for a salary slightly above that figure. Another postmastership in the county is expected to be announced before June 1, that of Boiling Springs, although the list of eli gible candidates for this office has not been released from Washing ton. Roosevelt Names Congress’ Tasks On“Quitting” Day WASHINGTON, May 1.—<jP)_ More tasks for congress were dis cussed by President Roosevelt today as May 1, the adjournment date . originally set py leaders, arrived I with the major issues of relief and i taxes still unsettled. In press conferences he expressed ' the hope that a new pure food and I druw law and a direct ship subsidy bill would be enacted. He said it also was possible the new treaty between the United States, Great Britain ana France, limiting the size of certain types of warships, would be sent to the senate this session. A search for amendments to the" house tax bill to make it provide all the revenue the presidents wants was carried on by some members of the senate finance committee as the committee continued public hearings on the program. Senator Bailey, Democrat, North Carolina, chal lenged a treasury spokesman’s con tention that under it corporations would have the same opportunity they do now to accumulate reserves in prosperous years. Opposition to the legislation as unsound was ex pressed by a representative of the Philadelphia chamber of commerce. A scheduled preliminary to congres sional consideration of the $1,500, 000,000 relief appropriation, pro posed by the president was post- 1 poned. i Representative Beiter, Democrat, 1 New York, leader of a group which 1 wants *700,000,000 of the fund ear- < marked for the Public Works ad- 1 ministration, advised Secretary 1 Ickes he wished to obtain addition al Information before conferring < with him and Harry L. Hopkins, - work relief chief. Mr. Roosevelt has 1 indicated opposition to Beiter’s 1 pian bepause PWA costs more than ( WPA per man put to work. Amelia Earhart, the famous flyer i I told the Senate air safety commit- I tee there is “no group more loyal, ) interested and conscientious” than i those in the bureau of air commerce, l Prospector Admits Shooting Transferred from San Jose jail to San Francisco to avert possible mob violence, Peter Vo-iss, a*ed prospector who shot and killed Dr. Jasper pattneejo, San Joss dentist who sought to take his picture, is shown, left, In Su Frandsco jail dhKd^nnjp his case with a newspaper reporter. Vaiss is reported to have collapsed after his arrival. Plan To Resume Operation Ella Mill Unit In Shelby Star Gazer Tell* Of Hoey’s Chance There Is one supporter of Clyde K. Hoey, Democratic gub ernatorial candidate, who paid money for astrological advice along lines which Hoey head quarters was already giving. The lady, who said her hus band “would raise sand" If her name got in the papers, rushed into headquarters to say she had asked a star gazer questirais about the Democratic primary June 6. “The astrologist says Mr. Hoey will win and will win in the first primray if his friends work hard," she exlaimed. "Huh,” replied Representative Ernest Oardner, in headquarters. “And you paid good money for that. I could have told you the same thing for nothing.” Commissioners Give Listing Extension Extension of ten days time for istlng taxes without the imposition if penalty required by laws was an lounced today following a special i neeting of the county commission rs yesterday afternoon. All county taxes were due to Bel isted before today but the grace >eriod was given by the commls tloners who urged that all property >e listed at least by the 10th to es :ape the 10 percent penalty. While four of the plants of the Consolidated Textile corporation would be dispensed with under a 77-B reorganization plan, submitted for federal court approval In New York, the Ella Mill plant in Shelby and another plant of the corpora tion in Lynchburg, Va. plan to re sume operation. Under the reorganization plan, four of the six mills controlled by the corporation would be liquidated. These mills, heavily mortgaged, ai* located at LaPayette, Qa.. Pelham, Qa., Henderson, Ky.. ahd Burling ton, N. C. These mills would be Ireed of debt and the liquidation would be .simplified. At the hearing in New York yes terday, a plan was submitted where by the plants at Shelby and Lynch burg will be. reorganized and re opened. The date, however ,1s very indefinite. A general meeting of the creditors has been set by Pederal (Continued on page twelve) Bidf Are Rejected On Postoffice Rooms All bids have been rejected by the postal department In Washing ton for the proposed Improvement on the basement of the Shelby post office building. No specific reason was assigned for the rejection but it was stated that new bids will be received later but no date has been set. The improvements and addition al rooms on the basement floor are expected to entail an expense of ap proximately $11,000. United Dry Report To Local Men Shows Drinking Gains A report and statement to three Jhelby persons who are on the ex ecutive and campaign committee of he United Dry Forces of North Carolina reveals vividly the increase »f drunkenness and drunken driv ng in the 17 counties which have ocal option. The three committeemen here are ). M. Mull. Dr. Zeno Wall and fudge E. Y. Webb The report comes iom Cale K. Burgess, secretary and ield* representative and makes an ppeal for statewide control. The Statement “This is an election year; now is he time that our citizens are de ermining the type of persons who dll make our laws and who will be esponsible tor their enforcement. Hence, it is urgent that the United Dry Forces of North Carolina re double their efforts in the fight gainst the liquor traffic. On May -V, 1908, the state voted “Against the manufacture and sale of intox icating liquors” by a majority of 44,196—thereby voting out local op tion. Again, on November 7, 1933, North Carolina voted 184.572 ma jority “Against the repeal of the 18th amendment.” It was then well understood that our state prohibi tion laws would not be interferred with, if the people voted against repeal. “In spite of the unfortunate re sults of repeal in other states, our (Continued on page twelve.) International Day Of Leisure Held; Communists Out Ethiopians Face Loss Of Capital Military Power Surges Thru Europe And Labor In America, (By Associated l*r<»ss) The tramping of tens of thousands of soldiers in Mos cow’s Red square, a plea for peace by Adolph Hitler and a long communist-socialist pa rade in New York were head lights today of the observance of May Day, labor’s interna tional holiday. Workers pa raded in many countries and in several European states soldiers marched, t In a demonstration ol Soviet Russia's military power tanks and armored cars rolled past Lenjn's tomb while planes wheeled Over head. Police estimated 300.000 persona would march In the New York pa rade where for the first time com munists and left win* socialists Joined forces In Germany Oermany's May Day was a "Joy day” of thanks to Hitler who told a youth rally, “We cannot 4ise a Bcneratlon of mama’s bcfys" He stressed his love for peace. Great festivals of workers took place In the Industrial cities of Prance, Hyde Park, London, was a rallying point for huge assembles. Thousands of red banners waved in Madrid’s May Day parade but the holiday spirit 'prevailed. ; I In many cities of the United I States industrial plants closed while workers paraded. Many families took a holiday and went picnick ing and on numerous college cam puses festivals took place with danc ing around a maypole. In Africa An unhappy May Day was greet ed by the tired Ethiopian warriors who faced the prospect of an im mediate battle with Italian troops who were at their efty gates. With the fall of the Ethiopian capital expected mfer&ntarily all Italy prepared today for a celebra tion mobilization but Emperor Halle Selassie declared the faU.of Addis Ababa would not mean the’ end' of his nation’s fight. The mobilisation Is the second of the Fascist nation, summoning al most half of Italy’s 44,000.000 in (Contmued on page twelve.) County Teachers Elected To Office In South Piedmont The current issue of the North Carolina Education .Magazine car ries a complete list of officers in the North Carolina Education Associa tion and lists several Shelby and Cleveland county teachers with of fices who will be in charge at the 14th annual convention in Charlotte October 30 and 31 of this year. No local teachers were named as state officers except Captain B. L. Smith (f the Shelby city schools who will continue his work with the centennial celebration. In the South Piedmont District, composed of 14 counties the follow ing persons were named to office: J. H. Orlgg, secretary to county superintendents; Josephine Shaw, president of commercial teachers; C. E. Rankin, president of elemen tary principals; Mrs. Robert Dog gett, vice-president of Latin teach ers; Mrs. P. L. Yelton, pi evident of modern language teachers; Miss Virginia Parsons, of Kings Moun tain, vice-president of nms'c teach ers. The counties included in this dis trict are Alexander, Anson, Cabar rus. Caldwell. Catawba. Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln. Mecklen burg, Montgomery, Stanly. Rowan, Union. There are nearly 2800 teach ers in these counties. The same issue of the magazine carries an article on public educa tion by Clyde R. Hoey, also one by R. W. McDonald, Sandy Graham, and a number of other candidates for state officea.
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