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WEATHER Carolinas: Generally fair to night and Saturday, moderate temperatures. The Altkvehmd Stan 12 Pages TODAY ' _:_1 VOL. XLII, No. 62 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. *J M U, hi tnii tin M?IMM _ (a.M Carrier, ear year, tin advance) — UK BRITAIN PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE WAR WITH ITALY Two Fires Inflict $4,000InDamages In Shelby Today Pool Room And 2 Homes Burned Eastside Eire Origin Is Unde termined; Second Caused By Faulty Flue. Two destructive fires with iccompanying alarms and much excitement disturbed the residents of Shelby early today and inflicted damage approximated at above $4,000. The first alarm was at 2:45 a. m. as an alarm was turned In for the East.side pool room which was a blazing inferno when the apparatus arrived. The origin was unknown, and the front of the building and most of the fixtures were destroy ed. Damage was' estimated to range from $1,000 upward. The building itself was owned by John Elliott and the pool'room and fixtures were owned by W. E. Franke, both of Shelby. Some in surance was carried. Officers said no motive for incendiarism has been established. Three Houses A stiff wind for a time threaten ed to bring disaster to three houses on West Graham street, and it was only through the efforts of the en tire fire company which laid four lines of hose, and dozens of volun teers that the third was saved. The fire originated about eight o'clock in the home of Burgin For tenbury and quickly spread to the entire roof. The contrary breeze whipped sparks and flames to the house closest by on the west, occu . pied by two families, Jack Worthey r and Ford Biggerstaff and owned by R G. McSwain. A defective flu was given as origin of the fire. Wilson Home Igniting the roof before the occu pants could Begin removing furni ture the blaze again threatened a third house, owned by Mrs. E. W. Wilson, from which all the house hold goods were takeip, although there was no actual damage to the building except the scorched sur faces.’ Amount of insurance, if any, on the two houses that were severely damaged was. not learned. The fires today were the worst since the blaze' which destroyed the Dover Mill store several months ago. and the department had all Its equipment on the scene with a full contingent of firemen present. An incident that could have been a serious handicap was the fact that sometime earlier some prank ster had placed some rocks either in the nozzle of the hose or In the hy drant and one or two became clog ged. but were quickly cleared. P recinct Boundaries Not On Record Here There is no record in the office ot John p. Mull chairman of the county board of elections, outlining the boundaries of the 26 voting precincts. Mr. Mull knows the boundaries of some precincts, but hot, all, and asks that voters inquire of their registrars and judges when in doubt about where to register. Morning Cotton LETTER MEW YORK, May 22.—There was change in May closing price yes terday and trading in this contract °ew>es at noon today with the pro ducers pool holdings in this month practically liquidated, it closed 1' 62. There were scattered showers eastern belt yesterday and map *,ows cloudy and forecast of ad ditional rains for this section today, s I hough drouth conditions in many sc'-tions of the east is reported still unrelieved. Japanese exports of cot ton goods for nine months this sc-pon 1,961,000,000 yards vs. 2,047, noo last year. believe constructive side of B’arket offers most advantage.—E. A Pierce & Co. the markets r’t10", spot ... u% to ny4c 1 Jetton seed, wagon, ton_$29.00 lotton seed, car lot, ton_$32.00 ( lose on New York cottpn for to ,',y: Jan. 10.35, Mar. 10.39, May ii 62 july 1139 Qct_ 1038 € Uncle Sam’s War Boats On Parade After “Games” In Pacific Navy department officials have revealed that two capital ships of the line, the Jftsstsstpjri and New Mexico, have been retired from the Pacific war fame* because of damaged turbine*. ' This spectacular picture show* be battle-wagons leaving San Pedro harbor for tactical maneuver*. V Red Cross Leader Seeking Resumption Of Health Work Mrs. Mary Camp Sprinkle, region al director of Red Gross work in this state, was in the city yesterday holding conferences with county, city and Red Cro6s officials, asking that provisions be made in next year's budgets for resuming public work here. She asked that the county and city, include enough in its new budget to pay one half the cost of a. pubtio. health nurse who could teach hygiene classes in vtttyus communities and schools, and dir ect and educational program in public health. The outlay for the city and county would be approxi mately $1200. Red Cross work was suspended here in January at the resignation Of Miss Harte Oliver, when funds expected to support the work,,fail ed to be realized. ' Mrs. Sprinkle said a county so progressive as Cleveland was great ly handicapped by not having a full time worker for public health. She said many counties are adopt ing a four point program which <&lls for a nurse, a physician, of fice helper and sanitation officer. Chairman J. L. Hemdon and Commissioner Joe E. Blanton were, unable to say what action the com missioners will take on the work, but said the county may be depend ed on to do its part for the health program. WPA Sewing Rooms To Repair Garments In an effort to further extend the value of the WPA sewing rooms it was announced today that for the benefit of charity and the gen eral welfare work of the county the workers in these sewing rooms will renovate and alter discarded gar ments brought to them. Persons who will donate old clothing are asked to bring it to sewing room headquarters in the basement of the First' National Bank building or call 820 and some one will call. The clothes will be turned over to the county welfare office which in turn will distribute them to most needy cases in the county. Saturday Last Day To Register Saturday, May 23rd, is the last day to register for the June 6th primary. The registrars will be at their respective polling places j all day Saturday for the pur ! pose of Registering voters whose names are not already on the poll books in the precinct in w&ich .they live. If you have moved from one precinct to another, have not participated in a general pri mary or will become 21 years of age by the November 1936 gen eral election, you are entitled tc register. Those in doubt as to whether they are registered, should consult their registrar at once. Methodist Church Plans A Musicale Unusual services are being plan ned for the Centred Methodist church here Sunday in that the presiding elder, Rev. C. M. MoseV will speak at the 11 o’clock hour Sunday morning and in the even ing the choir will give a special all music program. Music for tne morning service will be a duet, "The Lord Is My 8hepherd.” by Smart, and in the evening the large choir under the direction of Miss Nettie Rayle will be heard at 7:30 in the main audi torium. The choir has been working for some time on the numbers. This will be the final musical program before a number of the members of the choir leave for the Talbott Festival to be held at the West minster Choir school in New Jersey early in June. The choir will also give a special progVftfn at Marion Methodist church on Sunday evening, May 31. Ask Lehman To Run WASHINGTON, May 22.—(A>j— President Roosevelt today reiterat ed his personal hope that Governor H. H. Lehman of New York would reconsider his decision not to run for reelection. Dr. Townsend May Be Arrested For Contempt In House Hearing The redoubtable F. E. Townsend forged deeper Into the national lime light today as the threat of a cita tion for congressional contempt loomed as almost certain- following his sudden exit yesterday from the special House committee investiga tion in which he stalked from the room, refusing further testimony. At the same time Gilman Beeler, organizer for the Townsend Old Age Movement arrived in North Caro lina, declaring he will set up camp here and push the project to a fin ish. Beeler said at least 300,000 North Carolinians had signed petitions urging Congress to approve the proposal to pay all persons above 60 years of age $200 a month, upon condition that each spend the full amount the same month, the pro gram to be financed by a business transfers tax. In the Washington incident Dr. Townsend bluntly asserted that he would testify no more “unless under arrest.’’ Cries of “Stop him,” and “Close the door.” followed the re tired physician as he strode out. The hearing room was cleared quickly of the startled audience, and the committee went* into an executive session at which it was decided to draft a resolution for submission to the House, recom mending that Townsend be cited for contempt. Dr. Townsend was not called to (Continued on page eleven.) ' t Finance Committee Back-Tracks After Finding It Taxed Taxes WASHINGTON, May 22.—</P) I —The senate finance committee f a*rred today to eliminate from I its new compromise corporation I plan a “tax on taxes.” It was estimated this decis ion would mean a isos of $40, 000,000 in revenue. L WASHINGTON, May 23.—<d*)— The senate finance committee agreed today to reconsider its day old compromise plan lor taxing cor porations. . The sudden decision to backtrack on the agreement voted yesterday, 18 to 1, was prompted by definite word that the compromise plan on braced a tax on taxes. Some committee sources said that to correct this situation would re duce by millions the revenue yield estimated at from M0 millions to 600 millions and necessitate turning to some other device for raising money. One suggestion for replacing this loss was to place a nine instead of seven percent levy on undistributed corporation earnings but a number of members objected to that. The compromise plan called for a flat 18 percent on total corporation net income and a 7 percent tax on undistributed incomes together with retention of existing capital stock and excess profits taxes and apapli cation of the normal 4' percent ip come tax to dividends. The decision to reopen the whole matter came when committeemen found they had approved a proposi tion by which funds used to pay taxes, since it, would not be distrib uted, would In itself be subject to the 7 percent tax. _i_ President Roosevelt Announces Trip _i_ WASHINGTON, May. 22.—(/Pi President Roosevelt said today he probably would leave Washington June 8 on his Arkansas-Texas, Ind iana trip but that he would be un able to go to Canada orf the tour. At hb press conference the presi dent said If congress adjourned1 by June 8 he would leave on the 8th. He added that if the legislators decide to take three day recesses over the week of the 8th he prob ably would gu to Texas during that i thno. Near End Of Flight Aboard the Zeppelin Hindenbnrg, en route to Germany. Mi* 22.—(/Pi —The big seppeiin Hindenbnrg ap proached European shores today after a swift flight over the north Atlantic today with officers expect ing to complete the flight In 48 hours. Highway Fatalities RALEIGH, May *2.—</P)—Eight highway fatalities in Warren coun ty last month placed it In the lead among counties in the list of 83 deaths from traffic accident, Capt. Charles D. Farmer said today. Eighteen of the 83 accidents occur i red in counties where the sale of whiskey is legal, 41 occurred in 20 counties and 42 in 23 of the west ern half of the state. Cause Of Death Of Mrs. Norwood Is Broken Arm Suffering from complications which set in after her arm was broken, last Saturday. Mrs. .William Norwood, 65 year old resident of South Shelby died yesterday after noon at the Shelby hospital. Mrs. Norwood had been staying at the l|ome of her daughter, Mrs. D. L. Huffstickler, and was in her usual health until she fell and broke her arm. Some type of Infec tion set in and death was sudden and unexpected yesterday. Funeral services will be held from the home Saturday at 2 o’clock in charge of Rev. O. V. Martin whose church she attended, she having been a Baptist all her life. She is survived by six children. John of Shelby, and Henry of Kings Mountain; Mrs. Belle Morrison and Mrs. D. L. Huffstickler of Shelby. Mrs. Callie Ross of Hickory and Mrs. Dovie Mills of Henrietta. One brother, Jim Davis, lives in Ruther ford county and there are 17 grand - children and one great-grandchild. Her husband died about 15 years ago. Interment will be at Zoar Bap tist cemetery. Hennessa Returns 9 From Cuban Cruise Meredith Hennessa, of Charlotte, son of Mrs. P. L. Hennessa and for merly of Shelby, returned yester day from a week’s cruise to Cuba, having won the trip as an award lor outstanding salesmanship with the Philco Radio corporation. The trip to Cuba was made by boat and the return by plane. Mr. Hennessa, who has recently been made sales manager of North Carolina for Philco radios, made the trip with around 800 other rep resentatives of the company from all over the country. Boake Carter, well-known news broadcaster, was a member of the party. Black Legion Held On Murder Charge DETROIT, May 22.—(4*)—Police Inspector J. I. Navarre said today seven members of the Black Legion black robed secret society of night riders, would be charged with mur der for the slaying of Charles A. Foole, found shot to death beside a suburban road May 13. Sixteen officers of the society were held for investigation. Na varre said four o fthem confessed participating Jn the ,•executlon•, of the young WPA worker after he was accused of beating his wife. Concluded NEW YORK. May 22.—(AV-Th« state’s’ case against John Fiorenxa, charged with Wrangling Nancy Tit terton, magazine writer, was con cluded today after witnesses at tempted to trace a 13-inch cord found beside her body. President Raises Tariff On Cotton, Related Textiles Action Is Effective On June 20 Move 1* Aimed Principally At Jap aneae Shipments To America. WASHINGTON. May 22.—(/P)— President Roosevelt today pro claimed an increase in tariffs on importations of cotton goods which was understood to be aimed princi pally at larger shipments from Ja pan. President Roosevelt said to day his proclamation raising tariff walks against cotton cloth Imports was not In conflict with his general program of lower ing trade barriers by reciprocal treaties. As textile Interests expressed satisfaction over the proclama tion the president told report ers that under the .reciprocal agreement the idea was to low er tariffs without hurting do mestic interests. Secretary Wallace declined to comment on the effect the increased tariff might have on the American export of cotton to Japan. Japan has been the II. 8. largest single customer for cotton to that country during the mont bending April 30 were ( more than 1,300,000 bales. The action was taken under the flexible provisions of the tariff act permitting the president, after tar* iff commission investigations, to raise dutles.es much as 60 percent. New England textile manufactur eds particularly have been protest ing against heavy shipments of cot ton articles from Japan. A tariff commission statement showed the increase ordered was 42 per, cent on cotton cloth of me dium range. It was based on a tar iff commission report on differ ences between domestic and Japan ese costs of production. Effective June 20 The new rates will become effec tive June 30. Cloths on which duties are chang ed, the commission said, constitut ed about 68 percent on the square yard basis of the total cloth im ported in 1936 and about 90 per cent of the cotton cloth Imported from Japan last year. The cost-of-productlon investiga tion showed that of the 82,000,000 square yards of medium range cloth imported in 1935, Japan sup plied 36,400,000 square yards. The commission said Imports from Ja pan in the first quarter of this year increased to more than 21,000,000 square yards, compared with 12, 000,000 for the same period last year. Wide Increase Made The new duties will range from 34 per cent ad valorum for yarn ; of a range exceeding No. 30, to 43.5 | percent for cotton cloth of a range ; not exceeding 50. The existing rates under the 1930 tariff act range from 23.85 per cent to 30.50 per cent. For some months, the United States has sought to obtain from Japan a gentleman’s agreement to restrict exports of cotton textiles : to the country to moderate levels, j Failure to obtain an agreement was reported responsible for the | tariff boost. PlainContempt States Byrnes Of Townsend WASHINGTON. Muy 22,—WV- I Terming Dr. F. E. Townsend’s de fiance o( an investigating commit* tee a "plain case of contempt" Speaker Byrnes forecast today that the house would support anything the committee recommended against the old age pension leader. As Byrnes told reporters "I ex pect the house to take whatever ac tion is recommended by the com mittee,” Townsend in Baltimore said he would "rather go to Jail,’ than submit to further congres sional Investigation of his plan to pay $200 a month to everyone over 60. After a conference with the group headed by Rep. Bell. Democrat, Mis souri, Byrnes said he bellfeVed that instead of arresting and bringing Townsend before the bar of the house the committee would ofrer resolutions Deferring the case to the United 8tates attorney's office. He said this step would be with the view of having an indictment brought against the physician in the District, of Columbia court, charg ing Townsend with contempt of the house. Byrnes said he did not ex I pect the committee to bring the matter before the house before next week. Hoey Gains Three Counties‘In Poll F or Governorship (Special to The Star.) Clyde R. Hoey picked up three other counties this week in the straw vote being conducted by a score of newspapers in the state, but Ralph McDonald continued to hold his lead of 47.8 percent. More than 15,000 registered Dem ocratic voters have spoken in this poll, declaring their favorite lr. the race for the Democratic nomina tion for governor. This week McDonald polled more than 48 per cent of the vote cast since the tabulation last Thurs day. Clyde R. Hoey was second, getting 32.8 per cent of the new vote; Sandy Graham* was third with 16.4 per cent of the new vote and John A. McRae, fourth, polling 1.8 per cent of the new vote. The new votes, in actual num bers, were cast as follows: McDonald...1,663 Hoey ..1...1,113 Graham ___... ... .. 556 McRae. 58 The 3,3b 1 new votes brought the grand total of votes recorded to 15,180 making the standings of the candidates to date: ; McDonald ..7.283 Hoey...5,229 Graham.2,430 McRae. 268 Of the more than 15,000 votes cast, Hoey has received 34,4 per cent: Graham, 16 per cent: Mc Donald 47.8 per cent and McRae 1.8 per cent. Hoey Gains Three Counties. McDonald is carrying the same number of counties as he was last week, 58, while Hoey has picked up three and now has 37, Graham l06t (Continued on page eleven) | Cleveland Crops Need Showers; \ General Drought Feared In East Steel-grey and blue unclouded &kles and unseasonably cool breezes with no Immediate forecast of rain ; caused general alarm In the Btate and southeast, as drought already ; menances cotton, com, tobacco and grain crops. In this county little rain has | fallen for the past tour weeks and ; general farm work is at a standstill as planted land Is too dry for ttu i crops to be cultivated or even come up, and other lands are too hard to | break. Only scattered fields of cotton Is up and In most places poor stands are being reported. Lespedeza sown in conformance with the new- farm program is growing poorly, and early com has not had enough rain to start growth. For the most part, grain is far behind its schedule of growth and maturity, with each dry day cut ting the expected yields. The gen eral weather condition ii following closely ftae prediction made earlier in the spring by Joe Wesson, who forecast the unusual snowfall of the winter, that May would be dry and cool and there would be little rain until June. F In Georgia the drought already has cut heavily into early truck crops and was threatening tobacco and cotton stands. Harry Brown, state agricultural extension chief, predicted south Georgia cotton probably would not be normal even If rains come promptly. Frank Parker, federal-state crop statistician for North Carolina, said truck growth, cotton, tobacco and potatoes all were badly in need of rain. Worst conditions prevailed in the Piedmont and eastern area. Subsidizes Auto Industries To Get Strong Air Force Planning To Hold Mediterranean Plan Needed Protect :on Of “Life Line Of The Empire.” (By Asnociated Press) LONDON, May 22,^—Great Britain stepped up its plans for mobilization of the na tion’s industries, in’the event of war, today after a house of commons debate emphasized the difficulty of holding the Mediterranean in case of con flict with Italy. A vast pro gram for speeding up the sup ply of airplanes, protection of the "life line of the empire" and providing food supplies for the civil population in any , future wartime began to take shape. Two major situation* apparently were Involved In the preparations: * 1. The ItMo-Ethloplan, in which Viscount Crantoorne, parliamentary undersecretary for foreign affairs, tola the house of commons the British government "la taking and will take most energetic steps" to clear, up the whereabouts of J. L. Bonner. Bed Cross worker reported arrested at Diredawa. 3. The Palestlne-Egypt affair in which Prime Minister-Baldwin tolc the coalmens that "Britain would not tolerate foreign interference." No Reduction Authoritative sources said the re inforced guards of the British and French legations at Addis Ababa would remain despite Italy's hints that they be reduced. The government offered stibeldles for automobile manufacturers en tering the field of airplane produc tion to speed up the supply of much oofcded alrcrafJ^yBir William Beveridge, an expert economist, took over the chairmanship of a sub-committee of the imperial de fense committee to arrange tor food supplies ip the event of war. Hie port of London authority, in charge of the lower Thames—bus iest port in the world and Britain's “life line of supplies”—announced a $60,000,000 program of improve ments to be carried out as quickly as_ possible. A cabinet meeting was called to day to consider how Britain's bat tleships would stand up under new conditions arising from expansion of instruments for aerial warfare. Cleveland Women Lead At Meeting More than 150 farm women and club leadens from Cleveland coun ty attended a home demonstration club district meeting at Columbus yesterday and the group was awarded a trophy for the largest attendance from five outside coun ties. More than 700 persons were pres ent at the meeting which embrac ed organizations from Polk, Mc Dowell, Rutherford, Oaston and Cleveland. Bach county gave in pantomine some phase of' the club work and Cleveland's program was by Eliza beth Randle and Tom Cornwell, jr, 4-H club leaders. Dean I. O. Schaub of State college addressed the body on "The Value of Demonstration Work To Rural Women In North Carolina."' Sixteen of the 21 clubs in the county were represented and Mrs. Huber Gold of Polkville was named vice-chairman of the district for the coming year. Miss Frances Mac Oregor, demonstration agent was In charge of Cleveland affairs. Announce Change In Traffic Light* One of the results of the new paving program of the city will be the suspension of up-town traffic lights which will replace the tow ers now In use. Mayor Woodson said today the new ones will be suspended on cables, but will work on the same system. The towers will be remow ed leaving additional space In the middle of the street*.
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