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WEATHER North Carolina: Generally fair tonight, Saturday partly cloudy. szhe Gleveland Stils 10 Pages TODAY 3 VOL. XUI, No. 78 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. a FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1936 Published Monday. Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. V M.a Mr mi. (to unaw - OJS Carrier. Mr rear, lla itnnni _ U.M Board Sets New Tax Rate At 40 Cents Cites PWA School Bonds, Poor Funds Cause For Raise $226,947 Budget Given Approval Fiscal Policy Of New Year Is Outlined Following All Day Meet. Added expenses of the Cleveland county school sys tem, mainly the PWA build ing program, the new county agricultural building and a generous increase in the poor fund are the main items which will cause the tax rate for the next fiscal year to be extend ed from 36 to 40 cents per $100 valuation. This announcement was made following an all day meeting of the county board of commissioners yes terday which extended into the night. S27.4S4 Increase The 1936-1937 budget calls foi an expenditure of $226,947 as com pared to the budget of S199,46c adopted by the board last year, an increase of $27,484 for the year. Following are the main divisions of the new budget: 1936-37 1935-31 General fund --$55,650 S51.65C Poor fund.- M.910 ,2-3#< County-wide ■■ bridge bond* jrtBdptl and taitereot .... 18-743 16,351 Township road bonds and tnter Mt.- >6454 58,161 Schools . —.W*® -— Total.1*26,947 $199,463 Low Tax Kate The tax increase from 36 to 4C cents still leaves this county with the lowest tax rate in the state and with one of the best financial sys tems of any of the counties, the commissioners believed. The- slight raise was thought to be adequate tc care for the extra expense incur red when the PWA school bonds were voted. With the exception of the debt service, caused mainly by the schools’ increase, the tax ratio will remain the same. Here they are: Property Tax 1986-37 1935-36 General fund.- .10 .10 Poor fund . - .07 .01 Debt Service.07 .01 County School Tax Debt service . - .12 06 Capital outlay . _ .02 .02 Maintenance __—— .0? .02 Total . A0 .36 Tax supervisor and county audi (Continued on page ten.) Denounces Smith PHILADELPHIA, June $6.—(Ay Senator E. D. Smith’s second walk out on the Democratic convention prompted Representative Arthur W Mitchell, Chicago negro, to denounce the Carolinian today aa “ignorant and steeped in prejudice.” Morning Cotton LETTER NEW YORK, June 26.—Scattered profit taking, selling of the neai months through spot houses and s moderate quantity of foreign sell ing was easily absorbed mainly bj trade interests yesterday. Weather conditions mostly satisfactory but the crop’s progress at present is ap narently secondary to the other fac tors surrounding cotton, foremost of which is gradually tightenninj supply situation. Interest in the market is broadening, with pros Pacts for continued good textile buainees, it is our opinion that high er prices will be seen.—E. A. Pierce and Co. THE MARKETS Cotton, spot_ 1194 to UH< Cotton seed, wagon, ton_$M.M Cotton Med, cor lot, ton_934.0C Now York cotton close today: 'an. 11.64, March 11.65, May 11.70 -»*Hy 1133, Oct. 11.66, Doc. 11.64. 1 . Dairymen Convention Finds Organized Price Difficult; Statewide Meeting Is Here Speakers Address Cream, Milk, Cheese And Ice-Cream Manufacturers; Mooresboro And Shelby Pioneers Shelby’s first State of North Carolina Dairy Producers Convention was held here yesterday in an all day session at at the Hotel Charles as members of the association met in their second quarterly gathering. Representatives of the state’s 1085 ice cream producers, cheese, manufacturers, and dairies in session for hours found their chief difficulties to be the collection of bottles and an organized price. Fire Destroys Eton Cafe In Mystery Blaze Fire of unknown origin last night gutted the Eton cafe, involving a damage roughly estimated at $1,500, in a stubborn blaze which for a time threatened nearby structures. City firemen answered the call about 3:30 o'clock and remained until almost 4:30, using two lines of hose. The cafe was operated by Glenn Blanton but the building was own ed by the Eton mill. The Ere start er and beat ruined the place almost beyond repair. Mr. Blanton and mill officials said today they have no immediate plans for re-building. There was some insurance an the cafe. Another fire occurred Wednesday afternoon at the Shelby mill vil lage when the home of Fred Cur tis was damaged to the extent of about $300 when a Maze started In the ceiling, damaging the walls and roof. Litle damage was done to the ar ticles in the house, and officials at the Shelby mill, owners of the house, said today the insurance claims have been adjusted and re pair of the building la under way. Mrs. Hoey’s Sister Pneumonia Victim Miss Candace Henkel, eldest sis ter of Mrs. 8. E. Hoey of this place, died yesterday afternoon at 5:30 at her home in Stony Point after years of invalidism. The immediate cause of her death was an attack of pneumonia which came on early this week. Mrs. Hoey, who had been called to her bedside Wednesday morning, had returned home yesterday, thinking her slightly improved, only to be notified of her death late yes terday afternoon. Funeral services were held at Stony Point at 3 o’clock this after noon and the body was taken to Hickory, former home of Miss Henkel, for burial. Mrs. Hoey, Mr. and Mrs. Flay Hoey and Mrs. F. O. Smith went to Stony Point today to attend the funeral. COMMUNISTS CHEER bullet NEW YORK, June 36.—(/P)—Jam es W. Ford, negro communist or ganizer in Harlem was cheered to day by the national communist convention after his attack on both the Democratic and Republican par ties. It Is significant that the Shelby Creamery and the Mborsaborc Creamery. ^ nafinlr •‘were’lte Mat tww dairy plants in this state and were organised to 1910. "There is one cow to every tan persons in the state today,” Mr. Attorney C. B. McBrayer wel comed the members of the conven tion to the city and Dr. B. W. Kil gore of Raleigh, president, re sponded as the tenth session of the organization got under way. Secre tary W. L. Clevenger, also at Ra leigh, read the minutes of the Iasi meeting which was held at Raleigh in January of this year, before formally opening the meeting with -ir. address on “The Development of the Dairy Industry In North Car olina.” In his speech Mr. Cleven ger discussed the Improvements ol conditions on the farms and in shipping butter since the begin ning of dairying made by the Fed eral and State departments in July, lOOfl. (Continued an page ten) Benoy, McDoweD W3I Lead Legion For Coming Year Committee Also Submits Recom mendation* For ElecUoas And By-Laws. Arthur W. Benoy and J. L. Mc Dowell were nominated for Com mander of the Warren F. Hoyle post of the American Legion for next year by the nominating com mittee recently named, with the recommendation that the one re ceiving the most votes become com mander and the second man in the count be first vice commander. For second jrtce commander the committee nominated two men, Thamer Beam and Reim G. Honey cutt. For third vice commander likewise two men were named, Tom Dedmon and Bhem Blackley. Service And Finance. The committee recommended only one man each for consideration for service officer,. T. H. Abernathy, Jr., and for finance officer and adju tant, Jack Hartigan. Heretofore two men have handled these positions but the committee recommends that the positions be consolidated. Before vote is taken for nominees the post will have either to ratify or reject the committee’s recom mendations. The committee, which was com posed of Dr. A. Pitt Beam, Chas. P. (Continued on page tut.) Cotton Ed Walks Oat Again; Once Sat By Negro In S C. Senator S D. Smith of South Carolina walked out of the Demo cratic convention hall m Philadel phia again last night when Repre sentative Arthur W. Mitchell, only negro member of Congress, spoke from the platform. “This is another doee,” the vet eran South Carolina “Cotton Ed Smith" stated as he repeated his spectacular march from the con vention hall. "I have had enough. This time I am leaving the con vention to stay gone,” he continued as he stalked off the floor. Smith expreeeed bitterness toward the convention end seserted that he did not ears what the croup might do or say. “Things have oc curred that in my opinion have hu miliated the South.” But back in the South Carolina capital the state historian cited rec ords as showing that the IT. 8. Sen ator E. D. Smith had once sat in the Columbia legislature with a negro member. A. S. Salley, secre tary of Cotton Ed’s home state his (Continued on page ten.) t Pretty Delegates At Convention Pretty Sarah Hale, 81 (right), from Bogersville, Tens., smile* aa aha hears herself called the convention's youngest delegate. Her alternate, Iillla Freedman (left), equally young, hails from Knoxville. Hoey Forces More Confident As Race Enters Home Stretch Ruck Of Graham Supporters To Hoey Colors Seen As Ardor Of McDonaldites Tends To Cool JtALEHGH, Jane 26.—As North Carotfe&'s most heated campaign for governor enters tbfe home,.stretch*.haadauafc terrurGlyds K. Ddey, mtSe first primary June 6, grows more .and more confident of finishing the job by de feating Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, who trailed Mr. Hoey in the first round of the political battle. A spontaneous rush of Bandy Graham supporters to the Hoey col ors, coupled With a noticeable cool ing in the ardor of many MCDon aldites and a growing impression that the Winston-Salem man’s campaign is near the collapsing point .has contributed to the opti mism which pervades the camp of Shelby’s gifted orator. Stung by bis unexpected setback in the first primary, Mr. McDon ald and his campaign manager. Willie Lfeb Lumpkin, seem to have abandoned all the Issues on which they harped so loudly before June 6 and their bid for support in the run off has been based an a pure ly personal attack on Mr. Hoey and all who are supporting him. With their candidate and his two most prominent newspaper sponsors fac ing probable libel suits as the re sult of a virulent attack on Gurney P. Hood, commissioner of banks, and all those who were in any way con cerned with certain episodes in con nection with the failure of an Ashe ville bank, the McDonaldites are beginning to realize that this sort (Continued on page ten) C&pt Ben R. Jones Is New Leader Of S. A. Work In City Captain Ben R. Jones, newly ap pointed head of Salvation Army work in Shelby arrived in the city yesterday to take active of the Shelby organization. He comes, with his wife, from High Point and both will take active part in the enlargement and strengthening of the Shfelby unit. Captain Jones will seek at twice to begin the general program of Salvation Army work which is car ried on in cities with full time work. He is planning regular church services on Tuesday and Fridays and Sunday school on Sunday aft ernoons with preaching Sunday evenings. During the summer he will emphasise athletics and young people’s work. Mrs. Jones will specialize in work with girls and women and will or ganize what is known as the Band of Love for children from six to nine years of age. Shelby civic organizations and a number of leaders have just con cluded a campaign to raise the needed funds for the establishment of a permanent post of the Salva tion Army here. Sergeant-major L. W. Morton who has beets in charge will remain here until fall when he will attend the Army school in At ; lanta. “Hand-Picked" Charge Denied By Clyde Hoey • In a county which voted inon than 8 to 1 against hint In the first primary, Clyde R. Hoey last night at Wilson denied charges made bj Dr. Ralph McDonald that he was i “hand-picked machine candidate.’ The battlefield moves tonight t( Greenville where the 8helby mar will speak at the court house U close his speaking engagements fot the week. In his speech last night. Mr Hcey added a charge of his owr to the campaign—that Dr. McDon ald had on four occasions tried t< dodge payment of personal taxes. ‘T're been running under m3 own head of steam for 58 years nov and I Intend to keep on doing It,’ Hoey said In a speech. “Nobodj has ever run me and nobody is go ing to run me when I become gov ernor. The only orders I will tak< will come from the people of Nortl Carolina. They will boss me, bol nobody else will.” If President Roosevelt had nol Insisted that Representative Robert L. Doughton. remain at his post ir Washington, Instead of runlng foi governor, the Shelby candidate said he (Hoey) would not have been t candidate for governor. “And yet Ralph McDonald says that a machine decided I was tc run,” he continued. “His campaigr is getting so ridiculous that anj morning now I.expect to pick ur the newspaper and find him charg ing that I was hand-picked by the White House Itself.” Repeating his charges that Mc Donald had voted the Democratic ticket but twice in his life, Hoej added: "He sets himself up as a tax ex pert and denounces all those whc disagree with him as being taa dodgers. I reply that in 1929, 1930 1932 and 1935 he himself tried tc dodge taxes to the extent of nol listing his taxes, even his poll tax according to the public records ir Forsyth county.” Money Vanishes PAWTUCKET, B. I., June 26.~UP| —An armored truck containing a 819,000 payroll and its driver, Walt er Hussey, disappeared today from main street. Bank guards who had gone into the R. I. Hospital Trust bank, discovered its disappearance Police believed the driver had beer kidnapped. Democrats Leave Two Thirds Rule; Submit Platform Harmony Is Kept At Huge Meeting Platform Majors On Family, Dem ocracy And Relief Measures. CONVENTION HALL, PHILA DELPHIA. June 36—(*V-In swift ■ order, the Democratic national con vention last night abrogated Its traditional two-thirds rule and adopted a Roosevelt platform de claring frankly lor an amendment of the Constitution "If necessary," but pledging joint Federal-State ac tion to meet national problems. The party’s new pisiform, phras ed for the most part In general tenns and seldom going beyond a wide statement of objectives, called for "sound currency," government centralised relief, continued soil conservation and agricultural “pro duction of Ml the market will ab sorb” The jdatform was adopted on a voice vote. There were a few "noea," but they were disregarded by the permanent chairman, Senator Rob inson of Arkansas, who pronounced acceptance unanimous. The platform laid down a guid ing rule. R asserted government hat three inescapable obligations. 1. Protection of the fsmUy and the home. I. Establishment of a democracy of opportunity for a* the people. I. Aid to those overtaken hr dis aster. y ■ .-1 ■■ It went farther to say the! drought, dust storms, minlmun wages, maximum hours, child labor working conditions-in industry ant monopolistic and unfair businen practices eould not be handled ade quately by to atates, and “if then problems cannot be tolved by leg islation within the Constitution,' pre m bed to aeik "clarifying amend me ?.% It ceiled toe Republicans toosi who have "and would again, regi ment (the American people) in to< service of privileged groups.’* It praised Democratic leaderahl] for having put the nation "back o* the road to restored health am > prosperity” after II yea.s of Re publican leadership that “left o« nation sorely srticken In body, mine 1 and spirit.” 1 The potty’s declaration for agrl 1 culture, which toe subcommttte* (Continued on page ten) ; Ask Nominators To Submit Fundi Cleveland Democratic com mitteemen who are engaged in raising funds for the National Democratic campaign are asked by Chairman Everett Houser to turn over their lists of names and the contributions to Troy McKinney, treasurer, Saturday or Monday. All who contribute to this fund will be listed as original Roosevelt nominators and lists of these names, together with their contributions, will be for warded by National Democratic headquarters to President Roosevelt. List of those qualifying as Roosevelt nominators by mak ing contribution of 91.00 or more will be published some time next week. Given Degree ss Katharine Cornell, noted actress, lands charm to the cap and town which aha wor* whan honored by the University of Wiiconaln, at Madison, with the honorary dafroa of Doctor of Letters. 2 Meetings Close On Sunday Night; Many Attending ton jiaipMi katOWWM Swor Win dm iervfaes; Features Are Listed. The two religious meeting which am being conducted in the city, Bible conference at the Presbyter. Ian church and young peoples re vival at the First Baptist church, will come to a close Sunday night. Dr. F. Crossley Morgan is still drawing large crowds to the Pres* byterian church morning and even ing to hear his expositions on por tions of the scriptures. He finished the discussions on the prophecy of Habakkuk today. He will speak at ths open ah- service again tonight 00 The Ultimate Call of God to Men. He will conduct ho Saturday services, but will preach both morn ing and evening on Sunday. Rev. Chester Swor, student sec retary of Mississippi. college will continue the young peoples revival on through Sunday night. Services are held only In the evening. Hundreds of young people and the leaders of the various groups have ben swarming to hear his discussions of Christine doctrine, Christian ethics and evangelism. A feature of the meeting has been an open forum session following the services in which practical and per sonal problems of modem youth are taken in detail. Violations of the Sabbath were taken yesterday with Mr. Swor put ting definlate taboos on any form of activity which prevents "keeping the Sabbath holy." . ICE CREAM AND CAKE TO BE SOLD SATURDAY Ice cream and cake will be sold by the Mothers’ Missionary society of the Missionary Methodist church at the home of A. L. Laws on Smith street, Bhelby Mill, Saturday after noon. The sale will begin at 2 o'clock. Proceeds from the sale will go to the church. Six Women Relatives Witness Electrocution Of 18-Year Boy COLUMBIA, June 3«.—(iP>—Rob ert Ashley, 18 year old ex-convict, died in the electric chair at the state penitentiary today for the murder of Joe Byrd, prison guard, last March 13. . A state constable fainted but other spectators including six women relatives of the slain man apparently were unmoved. Ashley told how he had hidden in Byrd’s car ;j steal it two days after ending a three year jail term for larceny and how he killed Byrd w’ith an axe after the guard got into the car. The witnesses included Mrs. L. R A Byrd, of Concord, N. C., mother of the dead guard, Mrs. Joe Byrd of Lancaster, hie wife, and four cft his sisters, Mrs. S. L. Mltchen and Hattie Green, Kannapolis, Mrs. C. Z. Baker of Concord and Mrs. Eve lyn Hill of Gaffney. Four brothers of the negro's vic tim accompanied the Women rela tives. Their names were given as Hazel and Vernon Byrd, of Concord. Cleve Byrd of Lancaster and Bob Byrd of Great Falls. Joe Byrd, 8 year old son of the slain man, went to the prison with his mother but declined to see the execution Oratory, Acclaim Marks Convention; Will Vote Tonight Name Is Formally Presented Body Judge John E. Mack, Former Tutor Lead* Way; Dem onstration Held. (By Associated Presa) PHILADELPHIA, June 26. —A tidal wave of oratory and acclaim' awept Franklin D, Roosevelt today toward hit second nomination for thi presidency. Already enlisted under A party' platform promising amendment to the constitu tion, “if necessary,” to meet national problems, shouting ranks of Democratic convent ion delegates joined in an hour long marching demonstration as Judge John E. Mack of New York, formally presented the name of Roosevelt for re nomination. The actual nominating vu not expected until about midnight, day light time. No other name waa pre sented. Over fifty governors and party leaders from every state lined up behind Judge Mack to second his tribute to the president as a friend of "the muses,". Acclaimed A Leader Hit political tutor In youth. Judge Mack started the demonstra tion by acclaiming the New Deal founder as an Inspired leader In a war of "humanity” against “greed." Mack spoke for 30 minutes point ing his address toward the dlmatle statement; "With our decks cleared for bat tle, with Justice and right and prog ress with us, we are ready for more action under the Inspired leadership of that great American whose name I give you as our candidate for president, no longer a dttoen of merely one state but a son of an the 48 states, Franklin Ek Roose velt.” Long before Mack could reach his climax the delegates were bustling to go on another of those shout ing, stamping processions through the Isle. Banners were produced an nouncing "Albany 100 Percent for Roosevelt,” "North Carolina Wants Roosevelt, Osmer and the New Deal” and other similar sentiments. At the start of the roll of states for nominations Alabama yielded to New York and the show was on. Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama led off the long list of seconders which read like a miniature who's who of the party. Protests Negroes PHILADELPHIA, Jane *6.—(/PV— A resolution protesting against St presence of negroes oat the program of the Democratic national conven tion was adopted unanimously to day by the South Carolina delega tion. The resolution also asked the national committee to notify the delegation of any further presence of negrocu on the program. Ship Workers Strike PAKIS, June 26.—<d*>—Naval ship yard workers declared a general strike at St. Nasaire today, hoisting red flags. They stopped ail work mi new units of the navy and occupied the yard. The strike movement involved 10,000 employees and five yards. Suggest Change In College Policy Contact with a number of re ligious leader of the corner this morning indicated that a move favoring the adoption of a “percentage basis’* far the support of the junior college Is gathering force. Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First Baptist church and president ef the state Baptist convention fav ors a ratio of approximately 42 percent for the college and SK percent for tbe co-operative program. For complete story pee page eight.
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