WEATHER
Carolinas: Generally fair to
night and Tuesday.
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VOL. XLH, No. 62
Member of Associated Press
SHELBY, N. C *• MONDAY, MAY 25, 1926
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoona
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Big Registration
Shows Interest In
Hoey For Governor
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Friends And Supporters Plan To Give Him
Largest Vote Ever Cast In His
Native County
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Reflecting a keen interest in Clyde R. Hoey’s candidacy
for Governor of North Carolina, there was a rush to register
Saturday, the like of which has never been seen in Cleveland
county.
The registrars at the several poll
ing places in Shelby were busy en
rolling names and when the day’s
work was over, the reported larg
est registration in the history of lo
cal elections.
It is understood that the regis
tration was heavy in the other pre
cincts of the county, indicating a
keen interest in Mr. Hoey’s candi
dacy for Governor as well as a keen
interest in several hotly contested
local races for county olfices
Mr. Hoey Hopeful.
Mr. Hoey was at home for only a
few hours Sunday, ’•adiant with
hope and confident that he is groov
ing stronger every day. He is hold
ing up well under the physical
strain of delivering from 10 to 15
campaign speeches each W'eek. His
stay in Shelby was hardly long
enough to catch up with 4 his cor
respondence before leaving for his
Raleigh headquarters Sunday after
noon at 5 o’clock, accompanied by
Bob Thompson, in charge of jfhb
iicity.
Local friends assured him that
Cleveland will do much better than
10,000 plurality for Governor on
Saturday June 8th. Hundreds of
women who have not heretofore
bothered themselves to go to the
polls, put their names on the books
for the first time. Young pepole to
whom Mr. Hoey has an especial
appeal are working for Mr. Hoey’s
success.
No local citizen could command
the united support of Cleveland
county people like Mr. Hoey. He
holds the esteem and respect of
men and women in every walk of
life and wherever one goes, there is
talk of politics and especially of
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County Needs Masons
For PWA Projects
There is so much construction
work going oh in Cleveland county
that there is a shortage of masons.
The local re-employment service has
made requisition for 12 brick ma
sons from Gaston county to work
on school houses being constructed
under WPA projects in Cleveland
county.
It is understood that the best
masons are commanding 80 to 90
cents per hour for their work in
Cleveland county.
Morning Cotton
LETTER
new YORK, May 25.—The July
position closed the week 6 points
higher than preceding week, while
oew crops were irregular, with Oc
tober 2 lower, Dec. 5 lower and Jan.
1 lower. Near month strength which
was maintained through to final
trading in May contracts has con
tinued in July which has gained
stout 5 points since May went off
the board. The AAA announced
that of May 22 the pool held 248,
500 bales of spot cotton and 442,700
futures. The New York Cotton Ex
‘l-ange service reports cotton man
w cturlng here and abroad much
higher than a year ago, pointing out
ihat domestic mill activity has been
lifted materially by broader move
hunt of heavy fabrics going into
industrial uses. More confidence
appears in the market for new crops
at present levels and while near
tetm trend may be undefined owing
to irregularity in crop progress the
l°ng term trend appears higher.—
E A. Pierce 8c Co.
the markets
Jetton, spot. 11% to 12%c
Cotton seed, wagon, ton_$27.00
Cotton seed, car lot, ton_$30.00
Close on New York cotton for to
,*y: Jan. 10.39, Mar. 10.44, May
™43* July 1146, Oct 10.46, Dec.
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Hoey To Address
Women Voters In
Radio-Hook-Up
Clyde R. Hoey, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for gover
nor, will deliver an address to the
I women of North Carolina over a
state-wide radio hook-up on the
morning of Thursday, May 28, at
10:30 o’clock.
The speech will be broadcast from
10:30 until 11 o’clock over a net
work of stations which will reach
the radio audience in every section
of the state.
In several counties women sup
porters of Mr. Hoey plan to hold
rallies at that time, listening to the
broadcast in a body.
“The greater interest the women
of North Carolina take in the gov
ernment of our state, the better gov
ernment It will be," said Mr. Hoey in
announcing the broadcast.
“Sixteen years ago, when I de
livered the key-note speech at the
state Democratic convention, I
urged ratification of the woman’s
suffrage amendment. I said then
that the entrance of women into
public affairs would be a great step
forward—that women would put
heart in government.
“Since then the women of North
Carolina have proven my state
ment to be true. All of them, how
ever, are not taking the part that
they should. It is my hope, in the
radio speech I will make to women
next Thursday morning, to interest
more of them in their government
and to present to them all the
question which they should help to
answer at the polls on June 6."
Land Sale For Tax
Not Till September
Land will not be sold for taxes
in June according to the usual
custom, but sale will be deferred
until next September, due to a
special act. of of the last legislature
it was learned from the office of
the sheriff today.
Ordinarily lands are edvertised
in May and sold in June, /or the
impaid 1935 taxes. The new law
allows the county to wait until Au.
gust to avertise and sell in Sep
tember.
Eton Resumes Work;
Cloth Mill Steps Up
Following a close down last week,
the Eton Mill resumed operation
this morning with better prospects
for future orders.
The Cleveland Cloth Mill which
has been on curtailed production is
stepping up operation and Manager
O M. Mull says he hopes to have
the plant at capacity again soon.
Get Instructions
For Handling Vets
Bonus- Payments
Cleveland To Receive
$351,734.00
To Give Bonds In Person And
May Get Cash Mailed
Later.
Instructions were received
at the Shelby post office to
day for the handling of the
$350,000 in baby bonds which
will be delivered in person to
the some 65uWorld War vet-»
3rans within one week of June
15. Orders were issued direct
from Postmaster General
James A. Farley and similar
instructions are going to 45,
000 in the United States.
The bonds will be mailed out
from the eleven main Federal Re
serve centers in the nation (Atlanta
for this district) and nearly all the
vets will get their bonds at the
same time.
650 Veterans.
Everett Houser, legion post com
mander said today there are from
600 to 650 veterans in the county,
and if they receive the average for
the state figure, their check will be
for $541.13 which will mean the sum
of $351,734.50 will come to the coun
ty. Some veterans will get more and
some less, he said.
In commenting on how It will be
spent a number of leaders and
business men said they believed the
huge sums will be spent wisely here.
Most of the vets have families and
wm De aoie w> invest me money to
good advantage.
Instructions.
Instructions sent to local postal
officials which give the veteran ad
vice on what to do indicate that
mail carriers have been given In
structions to “go out of their way
whenever necessary with a view to
effecting delivery,” Parley said. The
bond packets must, be delivered to
the veteran in person and not to an
other person or firm at the veteran’s
address.
“If it is impossible to locate the
veteran to whom the bonds are ad
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Mrs. J. M. Hardin
Cleveland Native
Dies In Belmont
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at one o’clock at the Pat
terson Springs Baptist church for
Mrs. J. M. Hardin, 64 year old resi
dent of Belmont and for many years
a member of the church, who died
at her home Sunday at 6:30 fol
lowing a declining period of illness.
Services will be in charge of Rev.
Plato Hicks and interment will be
In the Patterson Springs cemetery.
Mrs. Hardin is survived by eleven
children, 29 grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. The children are:
Mrs, T. G. Howell, of Shelby, Mrs.
Q. O. Goforth, of Cramerton; Mrs.
(garland Weathers, Mrs. Aldon
Helms, Plato, Cicero, Jim, Wash
bum, Robert and Aaron of Bel
mont and John of Gastonia. There
are also two brothers and two sis
ters, Perry White of Shelby and
Bill White of Blacksburg and Mrs.
Ed Philbeck, Mrs. Jeff Runyans of
Gaffney, S. C.
She was a native of Cleveland
county, having been Miss Cordelia
White before her marriage to Mr.
Hardon who died about seven years
ago.
Night Riders Of. Hooied-Legion
Blamed For SO “Mystery Deaths”
DETROIT, May 25.—(IP)—The
roundup of “night riders” of the
hooded olack legion spread today as
officials directed their inquiry to
reports a membership totaling 135,
000 in Michigan alone may be re
sponsible for some 50 deaths.
In Detroit Prosecutor Duncan C.
McCrea, said murder warrants
would be issued for seven men pres
ent at the “execution” of Charles
A. Poole, young i PWA 'worker, and
said the prosecution would include
as many as may be identified of
some 50 persons present at a black
legion 'meeting, from which Poole, a
i,on-member, \was taken to his
death.
Ray Ernest, guard at the south
ern Michigan prison, was held at
Jackson tor arraignment Monday
on a charge of carrying concealed
weapons, after he denied connec
tion with! the reported flogging of
Paul Every, 42, also a prison guard
who died April 14 of what phy
sicians pronounced heart disease
and- diabetes.
State Police Captain Ira H. Mar
mon, whose troopers have been in
vestigating the secret vigilantes for
months, said he was investigating a
teport 50 Michigan men had been
marked for death, and that the
black legion made its “executions”
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Here They Are
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Rodya Ro»*ott
One of the $50 “baby bonds” ^s
sued in payment of the soldiers’
bonus, one or more of which will
be mailed to each of approximate
ly 2,000,000 veterans, is being
exhibited by Miss Roslyn Rossett
of the federal bureau of. engrav
ing and printing.
NewRoadBetween
Kings Mtn. And
Gastonia Finished
Concrete Ponring Finished And
Road Will Be Opeded For Traf
Workmen cm the new Gastonia
Klngs Mountain highway ha’# fin
ished pouring concrete on the new
road arid it Is expected to be fully
completed and opent fpr use within
the next 80 days, it was learned
today.
Construction at the new road
cost approximately fSttf.100. It was
financed with federal funds allocat
ed to North Carolina for road con
struction. The new road was secur
ed through the efforts of the Gas
tonia Chamber of Commerce, and
Kings Mountain citizens, which four
years ago begun a campaign to se
cure its construction. Actual work
en building the new highway be
jan about a year and a half ago.
With all concrete work finished,
practically all that remains to bt
done now is to smooth out the
shoulders and put them In good
shape.
Motorists can now ride over all
jut about a mile of the highway,
which furnishes a beautiful scenic
irive and considerably cuts the dis
tance between Gastonia apd Kings
Mountain, fonning an important
new link in the state highway sys
tem.
Pneumonia Takes
Gurlan Walker, 34
At City Hospital
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon at four o'clock at
the Boiling Springs Baptist church
for Ourlon Walker, 34 year old
prominent farmer of that com
munity who died early Friday night
at the Shelby hospital.
He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Walker and is survived by his
parents, his wife who was formerly
Miss Velma McGinnis, and three
children. There are also four
brothers and three sisters. They
are: M. H. Walker of near Latti
more, Felton, Dulan and Foy J.
Walker at home, Mrs. Garland
Doty of near Lattimore. Miss Es
telle Walker at home and Mrs.
James Hamrick of Ellenboro.
Death of Mr. Walker came as a
sudden shock to the entire com
munity and a large crowd of re
latives and friends were present to
pay respect and to make floral of.
ferings commensurate with their
esteem.
Say 135,000 Men
In Michigan Are
Members Of Body
Three Investigation*
Are Conducted
Prosecutor Says Poole Killed
Because He Knew Too
Much.
(By Associated Press)
DETROIT. Mich., May 25.—
The Federal government will
be asked to aid in? a fight to
“uproot and destroy the Black
Legion,” prosecutor D. C. Mc
Crea said today. He also said
thoae held had admitted Char
les A. Poole, young PWA
worker “was put to death be
cause he knew too much.” Mc
Crea said the two confessed
that their earlier statements
that F*)ole was slain because
he mistreated his wife were
false and that the real reason
was that Poole, a non-member
had come into possession of
secrets of the black-robed so
ciety.
Murder and kidnapping war
rants were asked by Prosecutor
D. C. McCrea today for IS
members of the Black Legion
held here in the slaying of
Charles A. Poole and for It*
John Does who may have at
tended the meeting at which
Poole's “execution” wm plan
ned.
Discovery of Poole’s bullet rid
dled body on a little traveled town
ship road' May 13 set in motion in
vestigations which disclosed the ex
istence of a widespread national or
ganisation with a reported member
ship of 135,000 armed men in Mich
igan alone.
Flogging Victims
Much of the information came
from flogging victims who respond- ]
ed to a published appeal by Me- j
Crea after the prosecutor had
promised them protection and de
tails of the night riding organise-1
tion were obtained from literature
siczed in several raids.
At least three investigations are
being conducted into the Black
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Henry Swink Gets
A Prison Parole
Henry Swink has been absolved
of any blame for the burning of
Azor Pruett’s bam In No. II town
ship in 1938 and given a parole
from state prison.
Swink was one of three convicted
in Shelby in October 1935 superior
court. He was sentenced for 10 to
15 years for having a part in the
barn burning and Charlie Canipe
and Raymond York were also giv
en prison sentences for the same
offense.
York gave a sworn statement aft
er he was sent to the state prison
farm, admitting his part in the
crime and declaring that Swink
was not guilty. When Sheriff Cline
heard of the confession, he took it
upon himself to look further into
the case in the hope of winning a
parole for Swink in the event that
Canipe and York would make state
ments confessing the crime and ab
solving Swink from having any part
in the piatter. An affidavit was
made here in the county jail from
Canipe before he was taken to state
prison and all papers subipltted to
the parole commissioner with the
result that Swink is allowed to come
home.
Catches An Opossum ;
1 At His Chicken Coop]
An opossum was caught steal
ing at the home of R. V. j
Toms on West Graham street
Friday night. He was caught
in the act of chicken thievery
and will pay the price of his j
rat life.
A coop of chickens at the
woodhouse in the rear yard
tempted the opossum. Pangs .of
hunger were /gnawing at him
so he attempted to get a fryer.
In fact he had a foot through
the wire mesh and was balding
the leg of the chicken when the
Toms family. aroused by the
noise, reached the scene. He
did release his meat, but they
hemmed him up in the corner
GOP Plans Final Drive
To Wreck The New Deal
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Seek To Replace Guffey Act
Already considering substitute legislation for the ir.v : had Guffey
coal act, Senator Joseph F. Guffey, right, sponsor of ; lie bill, and
Representative J. Buell Snyder (both Dem., Pa.), man 'ed to smile
after the supreme court had ruled out the attempt to j cgufate the
Mtuniinous coal industry along lines of the rierunit NR A. Attitude
of John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, was ex
pected to be a big factor in determining whether immediate action
toward a new law would be sought.
Worksheet Deadline In May 30;
Grain Certification To Begin
: Socialists Plan
To Re-Organize
After Downfall
CLEVELAND, May 25,—Within
an hour after the national conven
tion of the Socialist party voted
down the right-wind “old guard" j
forces from New York and seated |
the leftfist delegation led by Nor-1
mai Thomas, the leader of the “old
guard” announced yesterday it
would organize a new party.
The convention, dominated by a
coalition of leftists and the Wis
consin centrist forces, upheld the
action of the national executive
committee In suspending the char
ters of the “old guard" Organiza
tions before the new York pro
mary, In which the leftists gnined
control.
The "old guard” delegation left
the convention tor a conference at
It's headquarters and, after a short
discussion with rightist leaders from
other States participating In the In
terstate oaucus, the delegation'
leader, Louis Waldman, announced..
"As far as New York Is concerned
there can be no doubt we will form
a new party.
"The organizations in* the Inter
state conference will continue to co
operate with us. There has been no
effort to urge them to leave the
convntion. They must report back
to the members they represent."
These delegations, Waldman said,
are from Pennsylvania, Massachus
etts, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Maryland and Washington.
Final checking or worksheets for
fanners who will share in the new
farm program will begin May 30,
according to count yagent John S
Wilkins today. “I would advise that
you see your community committee
men at his home before them, a
that will be the absolute deadline.'
The Hgent said he and the coun
ty committee are highly pleased
with the response, and believes a
large majority of Cleveland acret
will be under the new program.
Announcement was also made to
day that Prof. A. D. Stewart, for
mer assistant agent here, but now
with the N. C. Crop Improvement
association, will be here this week
to begin wotk on the certification
of grain.
Grain will be inspected and
checked for (1) trueness to type,
(2) freedom from noxious weeds and
(3) maturity and care after it is
harvested. Several thousand dollars
worth of certified seed was grown
in the county last year.
Mr. Wilkins said there is still
grounds for the fear that all Cleve
land crops will be greatly cut, due
to the lack of rain the past five
weeks.
MORGANTON TEACIIERAGE
IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
MORGANTON, May 25.—Fire de
stioyed the superintendent’s home
owned by the Glen Alpine school
district at Glen Alpine Friday morn
ing on the day of commencement,
with loss estimated at over $3,000.
The frame building on the school
campus occupied by the family of
Superintendent Boyce Plaxco and
two teachers, was a total loss and
practically all contents were de
stroyed.
Italy Marches To New Triumphs,
This Time In Economics Field
ROME, May 25.—(/P)—Italy, un
aer Premier Mussolini's orders be
gan marching ahead today, aiming
at new triumphs—this time In the
economic field.
Immediately after II Duce’s latest
declaration: "We will march Just as
straight ahead In the future,” the
kingdom’s guilds and credit Insti
tutions marshalled their forces for
he advance.
The European situation was still
far from clear. There was bad blood
between the Italian and English
governments over the dum-dum
bullet affair in which England
charged an attempt was made to
fabricate evidence that British firms
supplied illegal ammunition to
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Ethiopia.
There was uncertainty over the
attitude of the new French gov
ernment. coming to power In June
with the new chamber of deputies
In which the people's front, "of so
cialists, radical socialists and com
munists'* held a majority.
^Finally there was Italian feeling
that the League of Nations might
postpone consideration of the Ital
ian-Ethlopian question from the
council's June 16 special session un
til the autumn assembly, meanwhile
continuing application of sanctions
against Italy. In this case complete
i Italian withdrawal from Geneva
! was ftt* idered by informed sources
| as certain.'
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DemocratsHolding
Fire Until Later;
Conventions Soon
Farley Is Called
Good ‘Spoils’ Man
Civil Service Chief Say* Far
ley Bought Voton With
Treasury.
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(By A.sN»eiatcd Prenw)
-WASHINGTON, May 25.—
Republicuna today entered the
final fortnight of pre-conven
tion drives designed to obtain
decisive support 'for various
contenders for the president- ,
ial nomination.
Democrats, with their own
political show to come later in
June, were holding their fire
for a time while the Republi
can National committee con
tinued to concentrate against
the New Deal. /
In a statement made public to- \ \
uay the committee described what X
»t called .the wrecking of the merit
system of the civil service under
the Roosevelt administration.
A committee pamphlet, written by
Claude Babcock, former secretary
of the Civil Service Commission,
called Postmaster General James A.
Farley a “good spoil master gen
eral."
Buying Votes
I “He has bought a lot of votes
with the United States treasury.”
As for other campaign develop
ments the situation in New York
continued to attract attention in
'lew of Governor Lehman’s an- I
nouncement he would not run for
re-election. Both President Roosc
| velt and Farley were in that state
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Carl Newman, 30
Dies At Hospital;
Funeral Tuesday
Carl F. Newman, 30-year-old tech
nician died at 12:30 today after a
serious Illness of five weeks and
being gravely ill since Saturday. A
series of hemorrhages, caused by
stomach ulcers and other compli
cations were said to be the cause of
l.is death.
Funeral services for Mr. Newman
had not been completed at 2:30
today, but are expected to take
place here Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Newman was a native of
Black Creek, In the eastern part of
• the state, but had lived In Shelby
most of the time since his mar
riage seven years ago to Miss Eva
Grice of this city. She survives him
with one daughter. Bebe. aged six
years. Other relatives are Miss
Alania Newman, registered nurse,
of Shelby, a step-father and a num
ber of step-brothers and sisters of
Black Creek.
He was a nephew of Mrs. Bessie
Gray who formerly operated a mil
linery shop In the city.
He was a quiet, unassuming
young man and his death came u
a shock to many friends made ' j
while he lived in Shelby.
Shelby Youth Win*
Collegiate Medal
Horace McSwain, Shelby youth,
was this week-end named winner
of the annual N. C. State college
declamation contest, marking the
first time a freshman has ever won
the coveted honor. The win will
entitle him to a medal given for
excellence in public speaking.
W. C. Rosser of Olivia took sec
ond. and Sam Morris of Albemarle
third.
Another honor which came to
McSwain was his election as secre
tary-treasurer of Pi Kappa Delta,
national honorary forensic frater
I nity. He Is the s6n of Mr. and Mrn.
| J A. McSwain of Shelby. '
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