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■% A WEATHER North Carolina: Partly cloudy possibly showers tonight and Saturday. V 10 Pages TODAY VOL. XLIL No. 75 , Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1936 Published Monday. Wednesday and Friday Afternoon* B. M >1 MT ini. (IB tiltknaai _ n.M Ci.irltr out mi. nn itnnnl UK MARINE SUBSIDY PUSHED INTO ADJOURNMENT WATERS Oklahoma Outlaw Is First Executed UnderFederalLaw Kidnapper’s Life Taken For Crime Kidnapper Of Texas Officers I Hanged Under Lindbergh Statute. ^ McALESTER, Okla., June 19.—(ff —Arthur Gooch, 27, convicted kit" naper of two Texas officers, w; hanged at the state prison here t day, the first person executed f kidnapping under the Federal Lin bergh law. The crowd estimated : more than 350 persons includir eight women witnesses the exec tion. The condemned man’s death ce farewell to his six year old son, Billy Jo, was "don’t get into trouble, son.” The boy had pleaded with guards "Don’t hang daddy.” A year and four days ago he was convicted of kidnapping or abduct ing two Paris, Texas, officers, R. M. Eaker and H. R. Marks and bring ' ing them Into Oklahoma. One of the officers was shoved through a showcase and injured during a scuffle, thus making the death sen tence applicable. The case was carried through all channels of appeal twice reaching the U. S. Supreme Court and Gooch was hopeful until late yesterday when Pres. Roosevelt declined for the second time to intercede. He went to his death without making any statement/ ^ Sanctionists Seek To Arouse Protest LONDON, June 19.—</P>—Embit tered sanctionists sought today to loose a storm of public protest a gainst the government’s decision to back suspension of Italian sanc tions. Four labor leaders, who called the cabinet recommendations "the great betrayal” of the league of nations, led a movement for a nation wide series of campaign meetings. Plan Of Opposition. Their plan of opposition pointing toward a parliamentary debate Tuesday followed the same line as the public storm created by the Hoare-Laval proposal to end the ItaUan-Ethiopian war. At the head of the parade of pro testors was Clement Attlee, house of commons labor leader who has sig nified his intention to ask a vote of criticism against Prime Minister Stanly Baldwin’s government. m Other sponsors of the week-end campaign were Herbert Stanley Morrison, secretary of the London labor party, Hugh Dalton, labor member, and Arthur Greenwood, la bor research secretary, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Love, Mrs. W. A. Pendleton and Phil Stephenson of Gaffney, will spend next week at wrightsville and Carolina beaches. Morning Cotton 1 LETTER NEW YORK, June 19.—Despite a reactionary sentiment which brought about considerable realis ing together with moderate foreign *nd some hedge sales prices were only a shade lower at the close. Do %'stie trade purchases continue ac tive and the demand for the ac hjal fhotfs no abetment reflecting the gradual expansion in distribu tion a* measured by retail sales iig ures. Pool holdings of July are rap being disposed of, these sales account far the chief supply of con tacts at the present time. believe that a major change to the conditions surrounding cot ton is taking place and that a high « level of prices will be sen.—E. A. Kerte & Co. THE MARKETS Cotton, spot-UK to I8Kc J^otton seed, wagon, ton __$87.00 lutton seed, car lot, ton __$30.00 New York cotton closed today: , r' 11-38, March 11.36, May 11.39, 11 88- Oct. 11.39. Dec. 11.35. New Senator District Senator Is Kentuckian And Newspaper Editor C. E. Alcock W1U Represent 27th District In State Senate. Clarence Edward Alcock, Forest City newspaper editor and Ruther ford county’s senatorial nominee in the 27th district, was born at Glas gow, Barren county, Kentucky, May 7, 1875, a son of John L, and Emma (Duval) Alcock. He to a member of one of Kentucky’s oldest and most distinguished families. He received his education In the public schools of Glasgow, Ky., and later attended the Glasgow normal school, where he graduated in the class of 1893. During his school days he mas tered the printer’s trade at Glas gow, and in 1893 was given the position of local editor of The Spen cer Courier, published at Taylors ville, Ky., where he remained seven years, during a part of which time he was also editor of The Standard, published at Bards town, Ky. of which he was half-owner. After leaving Taylorsville he joined the staff of The Lousville Courier-Journal Job Printing com pany, with which he was identified for 15 years. The next four years was spent as an instructor of print ing at the Masonic Home, Louisville, Ky. Mr. Alcock came to Forest City January 1, 1922 and purchased Tly Forest City Courier, which he has since developed into one of the leading weeklies in North Carolina. The Courier is Ruthford county’s Democratic newspaper. In politics, Mr. Alcock is a Democrat, but has never sought office until his en trance into the senatorial race this spring. He to a member of the First Baptist church, of Forest City; a member of the Forest City lodge No. 381, A. F. & A. M., and Forest City chapter No. 79, R. A. M.; the Modem Woodmen of America, the Jr. Q. U. A. M. and the Oasis Shrine, Charlotte. Mrs. Robert Bell of West Ashe ville is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. A. V. Hamrick, and Mr. Hamrick. Hopkins’ Address To Be Feature Of County-WideMeet Will Place Exhibits At Court House Possibility Exists That Clyde Hoey Will Make Short Talk At Meeting Tomorrow. A full program, replete with bath local and national talent, is plan ned for the county-wide WPA meet ing to be held at the courthouse Saturday afternoon, county super visor John Hudson said this morn ing. The program will Include speech es by following representatives from Cleveland county and Shelby: J. H. Jrigg, county superintendent of public schools, J. Lester Herndon, chairman of the county board of commissioner, Harry Woodson, mayor of the City of Shelby. There will be a representative from the American legion, and there is a strong possibility that Clyde R. Hoey will make a short talk. Mayor Woodson has been asked to be mas ter-of-ceremonies. National Speakers. The assembly, which is for the purpose of explaining the new WPA program, will, be featured by an ex pository address over a nation-wide radio hook-up by Harry Hopkins, chief administrator. Other nation al personalities who wiH participate in the radio program, are Governor Earle of Pennsylvania, Mayor Rossi of San Francisco, Aubrey Williams, director of the National Youth Ad ministration, and several others. Starts At 1:30. The meeting will begin at 1:S0 o'clock, at which time the local of ficials will make short talks. At four o’clock, the half hear radio pro gram will begin. Loudspeakers will be installed in the court house so that all present may hear the pro gram. Many exhibits will be displayed In the court house. The WPA sewing room project Workers will exhibit samples of their best-made gar ments and Illustrate their work. Mrs. M. M. O’Shields, the county nurse, will exhibit first-aid treat ment, and make several other dis plays pertaining to her work. Prac tical articles which have been made by WPA leisure-time workers will be exhibited, and Mrs. Pansy Fetz er will illustrate some of the crafts participated In by WPA workers, and also will be in charge of the recreation, which will Include some musical numbers. All administrative employees are absolutely required to attend. Pro ject workers an Invited to attend though their attendance Is purely voluntary. All county officials and any person interested have been ex tended cordial invitations. A similar meeting will be held in Kings Mountain. Denver-Newton Road Definitely Assured Construction work on the Denver Newton highway was assured today in word from Capus Waynlck, chair man of the state highway commis sion. The sum of 371,000 hgp been ap propriated for the fiist link in the highway. The chairman said the work is definitely set to begin in the near future. Jack Franks Plays Life-Saveris Role In Rescuing 3 Companions Maybe Jack Franks hasn’t had a course In life saving, but he has proved himself a real hero this summer and eligible for any life saver’s badge, by saving the lives of three boy companions, within the span of two weeks. Young Franks, 12 years of age and a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Franks, who operate the Cleveland Cloth mill boarding house, has saved Jack McDonald, Donald Dix on and Padgett Carr from death by drowning since the swimming season opened a few weeks back. Two weeks ago he and Jack Mc Donald with a party of other boys were swimming in the river near one of the scout cabins when he saw that young McDonald was in distress. When the latter came to the surface after having gone down twice he siezed him by the hair, from behind, and towed Ifcm to the bank where he was soon revived. The other two rescues took place last week at a “swimmln’ hole” in the creek which runs' through the woodland behjnd Belvedere Heights. On two successive days the boy was in swimming with young Dixon and young Carr, neither of whom are strong swimmers, and brought them to land when they found them selves floundering in water too deep for them. He reports that in one of the lat ter instances he reached the swim mer just as he was going down tor the third time, making the rescue particularly dramatic. Each of the lescues was made in the same way, by approaching the victim from the rear, to avoid a "clinch" and tow ing him out by his hair. Floods Invade Dust Bowl Area Farmers In the nation’s "dust bowl” looked forward to harvest of their first real crop in five years after record rains ended the drouth that had stricken the region for four years. This scene showing the Inundated railroad station and Adds near Friona, Tex., in the Panhandle, was typical. The slow, steady downpour created huge lakes in the once arid region, and halted traffic on many highways. Ptomaine Poisoning, Devil’s Grippe Of'Flu Invades City Numbers Of Persons Have Been Mysteriously And Seriously 111; Investigation Clears Gaston Sandwich Shop ..-.. w A wave of what is thought to be either ptomaine poison intestinal flu of the "devil’s grippe” has been sweeping the county and neighboring cities and towns for the past several days. In a number of cases, the cause of the violent illnesses has been thought to be caused by eating sandwiches of va nuus KinuR. Contacts with various sections of the county Indicate that there has been eases at stomach poisoning of some kind at Dover and Ora mills, Grover, Kings Mountain and a doz en or more cases here In Shelby. In Gaston Gastonia, Cherryvllle and Mount Holly and neighboring Gaston towns have reported similar cases. Victims In Shelby have reported severe pains in the stomach, with temperatures running as high as 103 degrees. Health officials have examined sandwich shops in Gastonia, against which some complaints had been made, but said they were sanitary and that the food was harmless. Local physicians did say however that any foods, especially oily meats and mixtures of food, if exposed to heat or if allowed out in the open for long, would be dangerous. Among Bhelby persons who have been suffering from the malady are Dr. Zeno Wall, Dr. C. M. Dennis, O. Max Gardner, Jr., Gene LeGrand, Anna Lou Hoyle, C. C. Burr us and children, F. L. Baird and numbers of others. County physician H. C. Thompson said today that no Investigation has (Continued on page ten) Adjustment Payments Bring $62,961 With More To Come ‘Advance Guard* DemocratsReach Convention City PHILADELPHIA, June 19.—W Flag-drapped Philadelphia extended the hand of welcome to the ad vance guard of Democrats to day while speculation over the plat form to be adopted by the party’s national convention next wek in tensified. Leaders of the New Deal were closeted In Washington drawing up suggested statements of policy on such controversial issues as farm aid, money and relief. There was no authoritative indi cation as to the planks to be sub mitted on some of these issues but word from the capital said Secre tary Wallace may seek to have the convention's resolution committee approve a farm plan embracing four features: The present AAA soil conserva tion program with subsidy pay ments to farmers. The principal of crop production control within constitutional limits. The present reciprocal trade agreement policy. Some plan for commodity loans to farmers Jack Palmer, jr„ who has been m school during the past year at Hous . ton. Texas, has returned to the [ home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. ijack Palmer on West Marion 8t. Crisp, new checks are being sent out each day from the office of the county agent as pArt. payment of the expected (130,000 in'cotton ad justment payments. A report from Alvin Propst today said that al ready 1,300 applications have been certified and the sum of (62,901.97 has been paid out in the past few weeks. The money is the subsidy prom ised the farmers last year to make up for the difference in the spot market price and 12 cents per pound for their cotton. Approximately one cent per pound has been the average paid to farmers of this county, the price j depending on the time the cotton! was sold. Applications from 3,000 fkrmers in the county have gone in to head quarters and as soon as they are certified, the checks are sent to the local office where the growers are notified to come get them. In the state as a whole there are apprcKimately 114,000 of which 41 percent 46,903 farmers have receiv ed the sum of (559,268.38. Greensboro Section Has Heavy Rainfall! GREENSpORO, June 19.—WP) —A cloudburst here near mid night last night* resulted in ex tensive property darhage. A rainfall of 4.59 inches was re corded in the two hours period from 10:30 to 12:30, the heav iest for a like period in local history. M’Donald Charges Hoey With Slander Lies, Dirt-Daubing Gardner - Ehringhaus Attacked Professor Say* He b “Telling The Truth” About The Machine. RALEIGH. June 19.—<A>)—Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, opposing Clyde R. Hoey for the Democratic guber natorial nomination, last night charged Hoey made “bitter per sonal attack” upon him and that "Hoey’* hireling* throughout the state engaged in a vile endeavor to slander me with the circulation of malicious lies” in the last weeks be fore the first primary June 6. “I conducted my campaign with out resorting to personalities,” Mc Donald said in a speech. "That pol icy was followed in the firm con viction that my opponent, Mr. Hoey, believed in fair play. 1 was mis taken, however, in believing that Mr, Hoey was too big a man to conduct a campaign without en gaging in muckraking and dirt daubing.” •"The man who first carried this campaign into the gutter was Clyde R. Hoey,” McDonald charged. “His hired supporters simply followed him.” McDonald had announced his sub ject would be "Turning the Spot light on Truth on Clyde Hoey and the Crowd Behind Him.” "Because of the malicious man ner In which Mr. Hoey’s workers went after votes,” McDonald said. “I regard it as a public duty for me to tell the voters of North Carolina Just what type of man this Mr. Hoey J. M. Rhea Dies Of Heart Attack Funeral services will be conduct ed this afternoon at S p. m. at the Kings Mountain « First Baptist church for Mr. J. Monroe Rhea who died of a sudden heart attack dur ing the night Wednesday and was found dead in bed yesterday morn ing. Mr. Rhea was 48 and has been the president of the J. M. Rhea and company, wholesale grocers of Kings Mountain. He was a World war veteran and was active In frat ernal circles. Mr. Rhea has also been a Mason and Shriner for some years. The prominent Cleveland county man lived at 811 W. Mountain 8t. and some years ago was In the drapery business. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Elizabeth Mauney also of Kings Mountain; three children, Marjorie, 14, Flor ence, 10, and Beulah, 8; and one brother and four sisters: Grady Rhea, Mrs. George Barber, Mrs. D. E. Deese, Mrs. O. O. Wslker and Mrs. C. E. Demeler. The Rev. A. G. Sargent will be in charge of the funeral services this afternoon. Alleged Box Car Thief Under Bond Thomas Lawson, resident of Kings Mountain has been placed under a $300 bond on a charge of breaking into box cars at the rail road station at Kings Mountain. He waived preliminary hearing in recorder’s court and his case was continued to the July term of su perior court. Lawmakers To Leave Saturday If Possible; Political Wars Call Wal.h-Healy Bill Patted Speedily; TV A’ And Florida Projeclt are Left Out Entire* ly; Other Cutt Are Made (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) WASHINGTON, June 19.—Labor regulation for gov ernment contractors and an outright subsidy for the Ameri can merchant marines were shoved today into the current surging" toward adjournment of congress by Saturday night. Conferees agreed last night on the tax bill and the relief de ficiency bill has already gone to the White House. Sett Style Clair* Travor Claire Trevor, actress, shown in the latest style of beach costume. Rites Held For Ernest W. Neal Funeral services were held this morning at 9:30 at the holne of Ernest W. Nea! who died at his Kings Mountain residence on Wed nesday night after a short illness of about a week. Rev. W. E. Boye of the Presbyterian church conducted the rites. Mr. N«1 was 44 years old and lived on Cansler street. He is sur vived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Gal loway Neal; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Neal; and two children, Eleanor and E. W. Neal, Jr. The burial was held in the Moun tain Rest cemetery. E. W. Neal, Jr., has charge of the delivery of The Star In the Kings Mountain terri tory. Open WPA Recreation Center For Tots To Get San, Exercise More sunshine and play for the tiny tots of the city and county was promised today in the announce ment of the opening of a new rec reational park Just back of the new Rogers theatre building. Formal opening will be held Monday. The announcement was made by Mrs. Pansy Fetzer, in charge of the WPA recreational program. She said Miss Margaret Smith will be in charge of the grounds which will be open from nine till 11:30 in the morning and from three till six in the afternoon. Swings and see-saws and sand piles, runways and a number of toys have been arranged. Instructors will be students under the WPA and 1 NYA programs and all children are Invited to play. The age limit has been tentative ly set at 12 years and under. “We feel we are doing something that Is to become a definite part of the city’s play life,” Mrs. Petzer said today. In all out play places in the county, iji South Shelby, Kings Mountain, and here we had last week 2.,1B0 persons enrolled, an average attendance of nearly 400 per day. We hope later to arrange for a working girls tennis court, perhaps one for the boys too. We can make the nets and the NYA will furnish labor to prepare the courts. All wc need is a place to play she said. w neuter txivy wwuiu w awc^iv iaj enactment by the time the weary lawmakers finish work on the vital tax bill and head for home remain- ^ ed In doubt. It has yet to make its way through the house. ' Is Paused Quickly The Walsh-Healey bill to make persons who sell goods to the gov ernment comply with hour and wage regulations was passed speed ily by the house. Previously It had been approved In considerable dif ferent form. The Mg question was whether the differences between the two chambers could be reconcil ed without delay. A similar situation was presented by a compromise ship subsidy plan up for consideration in the senate. It would give the merchant marine an outright subsidy instead of de livering it through ooean mall con tract already had house approval. Congress was eager to be off to the political wars and leaders agreed it would quite immediately after final action on the $800,000,000 tax ;blll Worked out by house and sen ate conferees. Canal Bill Dies Bowing almost without a strug gle to the house decree that the Florida ship canal must die, the senate ended the long and bitter controversy over relief by agreeing to a conference report on the more than two and a quarter billion measure. Contained in it w$s $1. 425,000,000 for relief, and author ization for continuing the PWA. A brief flurry also was occasion ed by the house refusal to accept senate amendments adding 81,200, 000 for new dams in the Tennessee valley. The deficiency bill provides that the $1,425,000,000 for next year’s work relief program should be ex (Continued on page ten) Bible Conference, Baptist Revival Will Not Conflict Religions leaders In charge of plans lor the "young people’s re vival" at the First Baptist church and the series of Bible conferences at the Presbyterian, church, both of which are to be held here next week, are stressing the fact that the serv ices at the two churches should not conflict with each other. There will be no morning serv iced at the revival at the Baptist church through the week and all who are Interested will be free to attend the Bible conferences, to be held at the Presbyterian church, be ginning each morning at 10 dttlock. In the evening services will be held at both church\s, beginning each evening at 7:30 o’clock at the B&p i church and at 8 o’cloc kat the Bap 1 tlst church. Sunday Services Sunday morning service will* be held at both the churches as usual, beginning at 11 o’clock. As has been previous announced the Rev. Chester Swor, of Missis sippi will lead the revival services at the First Baptist church, which is being planned and sponsored by | the young people's groups of the church. Dr. Frank Crossley Morgan, wide ly known Bible teacher, needs no introduction to Shelby people, since he conducted a two weeks series of Bible conferences here in 1933. He announces as the subject for his I sermon Sunday morning, "A Psalm of a Sick World," and for Sunday evening “The Importance of Bible Study." The morning conference* led by Dr. Morgan will be a study of the prophet Habakkuk, with the general theme being “A Witness to the Efficacy of the Watehtower*
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