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WEATHER North Carolina: Fair in inter ior mostly overcast on coast to night. and Saturday. Thegcskkmkmv gka t r .. . 111 > 12 Pages TODAY VOL. XLII, No. 55 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. a FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1936 __ * I II ■ —— ' ' .—i Published Monday. Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. Hr M 1L i>rr rear. (In advance) _ ti e.i Currier oer jr*»r. iln advance) *.1 e# Candidates File Expense Accounts Totalling $798.15 Allen, Morrison Have Spent Most Election Chairman Mull Says 20,000 Ballots Ready For Registrars. The last week-end before the long-awaited Democratic primary rolled around today with political fever rising- in ill parts of the county as can didates completed filing ex pense accounts with Clerk of Court A. M. Hamrick showing that a total of $798.15 in ac tual expenses has been made bv 16 candidates. At the same time board of elec tions chairman John P. Mull an nounced that 20.000 tickets are ready for distribution to all regis ^ trars in the county voting precincts and each official may come to the court house and get his package. The tickets will be in charge of Squire Zimri Kistler. Approximate ly a 15.000 vote has been forecast foi the primary. \X71-»ilo the lour ronniroo +V»nf nlf candidates must file accounts of ex penses, only 16 of the nearly three Cozen had filed today. However, the county board of commissioners and board of education, the treas urer and a number of minor offices had no opposition and their only expense was a filing fee. ^ Candidate Irvin M. Allen, running for sheriff led the expenses parade, reporting he has spent $252, and Dr. D. M. Morrison for coroner came second with $89.50. Other candi dates and their expenses are: R. B Kendrick, No. 6 constable. $1; Er nest Gardner, legislature, $3; A. A Powell, recorder, $54; J. B. Smith legislature, $8; Lillian Newton treasurer, $9; J. R. Cline, sheriff. $59; Raymond Sanders, legislature, $36; Ruben Ham, solicitor, $69; By rum E. Weathers, recorder, $81.75; Prank L. Hoyle, solicitor, $42.90; E. w. Dixon, No. 6 J. P„ $1; C. A. Peeler, No. 9 constable, $1; A. F. Newton, register of deeds, $30; Law ton Blanton, register of deeds, $61. Trade Progress Holds Pace Set; Advances Small NEW YORK. May 29.—(JP)—While there was a conspicuous absence of spectacular gains in any division, no slowing of consequence occur red during the week in the tempo ot trade progress, Dunn and Brad- j street says in its review of the week. In retail trade the review stat ed that the largest gains were in men's clothing, straw hats, women’s presses of cotton and prints, hos iery and millinery. Sportswear was in heavy demand in both sections. "Due to perfect shopping Nveath tr retail sales in the middle west ran ahead of the 1935 comparative by 15 to 20 percent with some cities reporting 25 percent. Recovering from the dull two weeks preceding the northwest went to from 12 to i5 rcicent ahead and the south con tinued to report the strongest de '■ : li in five years. Although some parts of the Pacific coast failed to improve the average was above last Jeur's level by 10 to 12 percent." I ---i Morning Cotton LETTER NEW YORK, May 29.—The ex ccss>ve rains in the western belt ttiid unrelieved dryness in sections of eastern belt brought in many complaints yesterday and combined lighter hedge selling influenc ed trading. There was increased P»ee fixing in July and Oct. attrib uted to recent enlarged sales in 8ooris n,arket. Liverpool and conti p“nt were good buyers here on wid emn" of market differences, the dose showed gains of 2 to 8 points *1 ■ Dec. relatively the strongest oav't'-th. Advices from Washington m<:;rate Senate vote likely to be n today on commodity exchange l! with the controversial cotton *n.endments sponsored by Senator 5'm’h eliminated from the bill. Y “ment 'n trade circles is more M'.onible to market; the markets spot . u% to lZWc vo ton seed, wagon, ton_*27.00 ol,«n seed, car lot, ton .... *30.00 Close on New York cotlon for to-! Jan 10.46, Mar. 10.50,' Mav j0 .‘- Jul>' 1157, Oct. 18.59. Dec. i i h Gigantic “Queen Mary” Sails On Maiden Voyage To United States .'he giant iiner, Queen Mary, loaded with first voyage passengers, was cheered by 600,000 Britishers as she left her dock enroute to New York | lacking a thousand tons of being the largest ship in the world, the | Queen Mary will try to be the fastest. Throngs Flock To Hear Hoey In Last Days.Of Campaign Sound Trucks Have To Be Used To Provide Tor The Over-Flow Audiences That Gather Throngs are flocking to hear Clyde R. ’Hoey, Guberna torial candidate in the closing days of the campaign as he fills engagements in Western Carolina. \ McDonald Gains1 Slightly In Poll By Newspapers A slight' gain In percentages was registered by Dr .Ralph W. Mc Donald, In the statewide straw poll being conducted by 25 newspapers in the state, giving the Winston Salem candidate nearly 48 per. cent of the total votes cast. Clyde Hcey is still a strong sec ond in the way-the-wind-is-blowing poll with Sandy Graham third and John McRae a poor fourth. The di vision of the 2,560 new votes is as follows: McDonald . 1,230 Hoey . 1852 Graham __ 435 McRae - -_ 45 The new votes brought the grand total cast so far to the imposing figure, 17,752, with the standings of the candidates in actual straw votes and percentages as follows: Candidate Votes Pet McDonald . 8493 47.84 Hoey.. 6081 34.26 Gtaham - _ 2865 16.14 McRae . —. 313 1.76 Based upon the comparative strength, in each county, of each of the four candidates and an esti mate of the total number of votes to be cast in the first primary Mc Donald lacks only 7,065 votes of re ceiving a clear majority and thus winning the nomination without a run-off. As shown in one of the tables accompanying this article McDon ald would, if the election should be held now, receive 48.2 per cent of the actual vote. The candidates would finish in the following order and with the following expected number of votes: McDonald _ - 192,595 Hoey . _ 137,963 Graham -- 60.704 McRae . 8,056 Total . 399,318 OUUilU ll uuvo VY ll/li puwnv nuvu voo ! systems have been called into play ' to enable the overflow audiences to -,ear his matchless oratory and his rank and full discussion of the is sues of the campaign. The court house was nearly filled j at Lincolnton Wednesday afternoon, while at Gastonia an enormous ■ crowd greeted and cheered him .Vednesday night. Prom Rutherfordton comes the [report that the court house was jam-packed Thursday afternoon with a crowd larger on the outside, beyond ear-shot >of his voice. Between two and three thousand people gathered to hear him last night at Marion, where it is said McDowell county had its greatest political demonstration. Those who gathered to hear Mr. Hoey clamor ed -for his literature, stickers for their cars and pamphlets telling of his remarkable rise from an humble, uneducated boy to the most widely known citizen in North Carolina. .This afternoon he speaks at I Spruce Pine and tonight at Ashe ville. Saturday a great demonstra tion is planiied for him in Char lotte. In each of his addresses he tells his audiences that he is in favor of (Continued on page eleven) Greek Newspaper Finds Jphn Valias John Valias, brother of Pete Valias, Shelby cafe operator who was killed two weeks ago in an auto accident at Mooresboro, was in the city yesterday from Hartford, Conn, and said the only way he learned of his brother’s death was through a Greek newspaper. Through Ruben Elam of Shelby a communication had been sent to a number of Greek papers in the country in hopes John might be located. He was the only close rel ative Pete had in the United States and had left provisions for him in his will. Wires and special letters had all failed to reach the missing man. , Vaccinating Dogs Is Profitable To Extent Of $142 In Number 9 Vaccinating dogs in Cleveland jounty is a money-making enter prize—or so it has turned out to be in No. 9 township, which has just completed the job with all but four dogs immunized to at tacks of hydrophobia. J. C. Lewis inspector of the anti rabies campaign of No. 9 town ship has just finished a house toi rouse canvass, and has turned in j to the county enough money to pay; for all the vaccine for 185 dogs vith a net profit of $142.55<T even after he has been paid for his' services. The tear-jerking element in Mr. lewis’ report is that rather than' lay for vaccinating their hounds, ■ poodles, beagles or ”jes’ . plain: dogs," 125 of the creatures were given by the owners to Mr. Lewis who by law' had to kill them. Four owners refused to hawe their pooches injected with the serum. The ‘ profit” in vaccinating the canines was in “discoveries" for taxation. Last year there were in No. 9 township 252 males and 22 females listed for taxation. This year he vaccinated 429 males and 216 females, w'hich automatically lists them. Owners paid 50 c£nts for the vaccine, but will be cred ited with the amount on next years taxes. Immunizing work in the otheT townships is progressing rapidly. It must all be completed by July 1. Farmers Concerned Over Long Drought, Record-Breaking May _ I ____ Farmers of Cleveland county voiced grave concern for crops to day as Joe Wesson's prophecy of a dry, cool May continued to come true and the weather report at the local post office indicated »that this nas been one of the driest Mays, if not the driest, since 1891,' 45 years ago. If there is no rain until Sunday, May will have had. only .47 inches or less than a hall' inch of rainfall for the entire month. Incomplete reports indicate there was about a third of an inch in May, 1891. More than that, less than an inch has fallen since April 9, giving near ly seven weeks of the drought. How ever, 7.89 inches of rain fell the first nine days of April, and the dry weather period began wijh very wet ground. (Crops in the county are at a crisis point. Farm leaders say wheat and oats have been cut near ly 550 per cent. Cotton is not up, except in scattered stands, and un til it rains no one knows whether or not to plant over. A few June planted cotton and corn crops have turned out well in this county. Old timers have been puzzled as; to why it doesn’t rain. Tree frogs: have croaked, rainbow rings have, t been sften around both the sun and the moon. The sky has been red in! the west and north after sundown and flocks of guineas have “pot racked” after dusk, and still no rain. More seriously, prayer meetings are being held over the county. Church and community gatherings have held special seasons of prayer that the drought may be ended. A, number of residents of Shelby have recalled the big tent revival being j v\'uuuvvvu xv jvuiu uno *wuj uj i Dr. Zeno Wall. At the end of a three weeks meeting special prayers were made for rain. On the last night it was as clear and dry as any of the other days, but when the people started home they noticed a great change in the atmosphere and by midnight it was cloudy and the remainder of the night was filled with a deluge of rain. Many Are Present For Newman Rites1 _ i A large number of people was! present as funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at four o’clock at the home of Mrs. J. L. Grice for Carl F. Newman, 30, who died at the Shelby hospital 12:30 Monday. Services were conducted by Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of First Baptist church, burial in Sunset cemetery. Music was rendered by a quartet composed of Mrs. Hugh Plaster, Mrs. Ben Suttle, Mai Spangler, Paul Wilson and Mrs. Archie Stuart. Pallbearers were B. W. Austin, Ray mond Carroll; DeWitt Crawford, Dwight Houser, Ernest Johnson, Wilbur Wilson, honorary pallbear ers, Charles Lever, Dr. D. F. Moore, Dr. Shepherd F. Parker. Mr. New man was a native of Black Creek, Wilson county, only son of B Frank Newman and Etta Jones Newman, both deceased. He has re sided in Shelby most of the time since his marriage seven years ago to Miss Eva Grice of this city. She survives him with one daughter, Bebe, 6. also one sister. Muss Alma Newman, registered nurse of Shel by. and a number of other relatives in the eastern part of the state. Dionne Quints Given $250,000 By The Movies CAlliANDER. Ont., May 27.—(A1) —A fortune of $250,000 spot cash for a movie contract was dumped intc the laps of the five little sisters Dionne today when they achieved the tender age of two. This handsome birthday present brought the quintuplets’ cash or band to 3450.000 and their earning; In the two years of their lives U 3500,000. When they were born In a crude farm home their father, Oliva Dionne, expressed worry about hew he was going to feed them. As part of -the birthday celebration the quints today' presented their par ents with a check for $1,000. The contract was signed for three feature length pictures (20th Cen tury-Pox Films) to be completed by the end of 1938, and if all goes well the quints will make much more out of it. The babies are guaranteed an additional $50,000 at the end of ’38 if all are alive and furthermore will get 10 per cent of the film re ceipts. Their first and only feature length picture, “The Country Doc tor,” was a hit. Telephone Refund Coming In June Refunds of varying amounts will be made in June by the Southern T lephone and Telegraph Co. to North Carolina subscribers as a re sult of the ree nt final decision in a rate case whereby reductions re troactive to October of last year, go into effect. Fred Turner, Carolinas manager, says that June bills will show each nuuamut-i » proper crecm,, depend ing on the class of service involved. Subscribers in Shelby, Kings Moun tain, Grover and Waco will receive refunds representing the difference between tli old rate and the new rate. The telephone systems in these four Cleveland county cities and towns belong to the Southern Bell Telephone Company. Approximately 80,000 subscribers in North Carolina will receive re funds, representing the difference between the old rate and the new refunds however extending over a period of the next eight months. New Rates. New rates to be placed in effect (Continued on page eleven) “Queen Mary” Beats Normandie’s Record ABOARD THE S. S. QUEEN MARY, en route to New York, May 29.—(IP)—The Queen Mary broke the French Normandie’s record for a full 25-hour day run by travelling 747 miles up until noon, ship’s time, today. Since the Queen Mary is trav elling westward the clock was set back an hour during the ' run, thereby making the $ay 25 hours. The Queen Mary’s average speed during the period up until noon was 29.76 knots. Kings Mountain Graduates 39; Teachers Chosen Baccalaureate To Be Sunday Night High School Teacher Hire lion 1* 100 I'crccnt Tor New Year. Commencement exercises for the Kings Mountain high school will be gin Sunday night at 8 o'clock with the baccalaureate sermon. It will be preached by Rev. Hoyt Blackwell, professor of Bible at Mars Hill col lege. Thirty-nine seniors will be grad uated on Monday night at eight o'clock with the literary address be ing given by Prank W. Orr, Char lotte attorney and formerly super intendent of Kings Mountain public schools. All events will be held in the high school auditorium. With the announcement of com mencement exercises today, Super intendent B. N. Barnes also an nounced an almost 100 percent re election of teachers in the school system. In the high school It was 100 percent and the teachers next year will be: P. M. Blggerstaff. principal; Mrs. W. T. Wclr and Miss Mary Mitchell, English; P. E. Moss, •social science and coach; M1.sk Bertie Paysour, mathematics; Helen Crosland, commercial; Paul E. Hen dricks, science and band; Janet Scoggins, French;, Mrs. W. J. Ful kf*rsnn. homi» Seniors who will be awarded di plomas are: Boys, Billy Branton, John Elam, Jack Fortune, William Fulton, Jr., Clyde Greene, Martin L. Harmon, Jr., Humes Houston, Paul Hullendar, Earl Erwin McGill, Wendell Phifer, George Plonk, Ray Plonk, Thomas Roberts, James Wil liam White, Paul K. White. Girls: Alice Frances Allran, Mar garet Cooper, Maude Dangler, Ila Mae Frady, Kathleen Gaffney, Diana Gamble, Saralee Harrlil, Hazel Hawkins, Eunice Hord, Jessie James, Iva Faye Kennedy, Mary Sue McGinnis, Ruth Moss, Eliza beth Neal, Ferry Grace Patterson, j Dorothy Plonk. Martha Plonk, Doris I Plyler, Mabel Putnam. Wilma Lee j Wray,-Jeanette Roberts, Eva Mae : Suber, Aileen White, Ottle White. | --- Prominent Farmer Injured Yesterday Ralph Padgett, about 550, prom inent farmer of the Lattimore sec tion, suffered a fractured leg yes terday afternoon when he was thrown from his buggy as the mule he was driving "ran away.” ’ The mule suddenly became fright ened and, after a fit of wild kick ing at the buggy behind him, broke Into a run which unseated Mr. Pad gett. who was driving. His family physician, Dr. D T. Bridges, was summoned and brought him immediately to the Shelby hos pital, where he was reported rest j mg satisfactorily this morning. Hos S pltal authorities announced the ! bones of his left leg were fractured below the knee, but he Is, appar ently, otherwise uninjured. Large Crowd At Memorial Vesper A quite impressive memorial serv ice is being planned for the general public on Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock at the new community build ing and will be under the general direction of officials of the Ameri can Legion and the Legion auxil iary. Rev. L. W. Swope of Earl will bring the memorial address and G. P. Smith is in charge of special music arrangements. The general public is invited to be present. This service will be the only special I memorial event in the city. It will be conducted somewhat on the ord er of a vesper service. More Japanese '. Knock At Door Of North China By The Asuodalrd Press TIENTSIN, China, May 29 - Four Japanese army transports bearing ii.ooo additional cavalry and Infan try troops for North China garri sons arrived today at the port en trance to Tientsin and Pulping. Upon their arrival here a major ity of the troops will proceed to new Japanese barracks outside the city. A small number Including a tank section will occupy barracks not far away. One train will con vey troops to. Shanhulkwan at the east end of the great wall mid another will take soldiers to Peip ing. The new arrivals brought the total of Japanese forces In North China lo nearly 20,000. In the lace of protests from the Chinese Na tionalist government. Japan's ac tion aggravated acutely the pres i>nt Sino-Japanese situation, which apparently was reaching the break ing point. Tlie crisis was all the more, grave because the new move ment would furnish Japanese sup port foj- smuggling in North China and Japanese military encroach inpntK In nrnvlnppK in inner Mongolia Senate Concerned With Relief And NewTaxPrograms Hope To I‘M8. 11.425,000.000.. Ap propriation Before Nightfall Today. WASHINGTON, May 2».—(A*)~All eyes, were on the senate where next year’s relief program was under de bate today and a tax bill was being drawn. Leaders hoped that before night fall the senators would pass the $1, 425,000,000 relief appropriation and send It back to the house for ad justment of differences. To be settled before a final sen ate vole could be taken, however, was whether the legislation should open the way for revival of the Florida ship canal and the Passa maquoddy Maine tide harnessing project. See Little Hope Senator Robinson the Democra tic leader wanted It to do that; Senator Vandenburg, Republican, Michigan fought to deny further relief funds to those projects. There was little hope anywhere that the lax Issue could be settled as speed ily as relief. Speaker Byrnes said in his press conference he thought the tax debate would, take ten days and that he saw \\a chance of adjournment by June 6, his ori ginal goal. I He added congress might take a series of three day recesses during i he national party conventions. Colonel J. I. McMullen, of the army Judged advocate generals de partment, was summarily dismissed from the army following his con viction in the District of Columbia supreme court for receiving com pensation for services to private in dividuals outside hts official duty. A warning (hat disorder and bloodshed will break out on the Nuvajo reservation hi northwest New Mexico unless legislation e flnlng the boundaries of the reser vation Is passed was given the sen ate Indian affairs committee by Secretary I ekes. Batten Dies By Gas RALEIGH, May 29.—(A')—Marvin llattrn, 29, ohnslon county farmer, was put to death b> gas In state prison' lure today for the murder of Mrs. Lyda Daughtry, December 13, 1935. “Post Road”, Federal Theatre Play, Comes To City Wednesday “Post Road,” a New York-produc ed play and with a cast of nation ally known artists and actors will be given In the Shelby High School auditorium next Wednesday night, June 3. The production is being brought to Shelby under the WPA Federal Theatre program which is seeking a theatre readjustment in the entire United States, which means a decentra;'ration of Broad way dramatics. The play is a comedy success which closed a seven months run in New York at the Masque Theatre and was chosen for the southern tour by WPA theatre directors, of which Paul Green, dramatist, is s North Carolina representative. Wil vi t bur Daniel Steele and Norma Mitchell are co-authors of the play. Sponsored here by the Commun ity Players, local dramatic organi zation, the arrival of "Post Road” in Shelby is the first step of the national theatre program inaugrn ated to revive interest on a wider scale. Touring Unit No. 1 will come to 8helby and the cast will In compos- ’ ed of the best known dramatists in the nation, among hem Guy Standing, jr., Julia Fassett Thomas Carnahan and Halbert W. Brown and a number of others. The unit is under the direction of Miss Mary*; (Continued on page eleven') New Strikes Loom To Offset Partial Labor Settlements Tenant Farmers Win Concessions Picket Lines Continue At The Remington-Rand Factory, Not Re-opened. (By Associated Press) The threat of new strikes and intensification of old ones today offset scattered settle ment of labor disputes in 20 states. The southern tenant farmers union, which hns pro moted a general strike in Ark ansas fields unless choppers are paid $1.50 a day, announc ed partial victory in one coun ty where planters had agreed to pay $1 for ten hours work and $1.25 for 12, plus trans portation. Leaders of the insurgent faction of the International Seaman’s Un it'll. niiuuMuucu orburiuria ui uir taut const seaman's strike. Union men voted to call It off last night. Picket lines nt the Remington Rand factory In Syracuse, which were reported reopened yesterday, continued today as many strikers refused to return to work until their demands are met. Two plants In Ohio and one tn Connecticut!; .were affected by the strike call. Virtually all strikes are for higher wages, a probable result of reemployment of 1,500,000 dur ing the past year and for the first time In five yegrs the sinking of the unemployment figure below 12, 000. 000, according to figures releas ed by William Green, A. F. of L. president. Another settlement was effected In Nebraska when 100 workers on a highway agreed to end an eight day strike In view of hour and transportation concessions. Mrs. S. C. Rayburn Passes Suddenly; Leaves 8 Children Mrs. S. C. Rayburn, 88, died at ^ 11:30 at her home at Lattlmore this morning. her death climaxing a long period of general til health. The death was unexpected, how ever, as she had not been gravely ill. Funeral services had not been definitely decided on at 2 o’clock today, pending the arrival of a number of the children. It Is thought however It will be some time Saturday afternoon with Rev. Rush Padgett, pastor of the Lattl more Baptist church of which she was a member, with interment in the Lattlmore cemetery. From McDowell Mrs. Rayburn's death came Just two months and three days after her husband died suddenly in March. Before her marriage to him nearly a half century ago Mrs. Ray burn was Miss Drucilla Bright of McDowell and Rutherford counties. Surviving are eight children. They arc: Mrs. S. L. Beam of Shel by; J. W. Ravbum of Summerville. S. C.; Mrs Lee Powell, of Drexell; WilUftrd Rayburn, of Waco; Mrs. 1. H. Harrill, Miss Candace, Dur ham and James Rayburn of Lat tlmorc. Also two brothers, John and Columbus Bright and two sisters. Mrs. Diana Morgan and Mrs. Mary R.f»U fill nf Marinn Mrs. Rayburn wij.s possessed of a fme spirit of motherhood and was one of the best known women in Lattimore. Shelby B. and L. Elects Officers At the annual meeting of the shareholder of the Shelby build ing and loan association held yes terday, it was reported that the assets now total approximately $950,000 and that 13,500 shares are in force. The association Is in ex cellent condition and steadily mak ing loans for the erection of new homes. The association is one of the old est in this section, having been or ganized 31 years ago. C. C. Blantoii was re-elected president; E. Y. Webb and Geo. A. Hoyle, vice presidents; J. P. Rob erts, secretary-treasurer and Low ery Austell, assistant secretary treasurer. Directors remain the same as heretofore ' with Lowery Am-tell added.
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