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WEATHER « r Partlv cloudy tonight and i*y. »■ c. sBowen TW«W. l The Wievkllkmd Stka 8 PAGES TODAY > VOL. XLH. No. 88 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, JULY 20, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. BTM.U. par yaar. (in adranaai _ UM Carrier, par rear, (la adranea) _ H.B SPANISH REBELLION CRUSHED AND 1,000 ARE JAILED Young Democratic Meet Harmonious; Butler New Leader Uphold Absentee, Turlington Acts L/>cal President Powell Says Convention For Mr. Hoey Reports of the statewide Young Democratic meet held the past week-end in Greens boro brought to the city by the Shelby delegation of 25 enthusiastic members of the party indicated that the ses sion was one of the most har monious and successful in the history of the movement. Clyde R. Hoey, governor nomin ate, of Shelby made one of the out ,standing addresses of the conven tion. and according to A. A. Pow ell, president of the local club, caus ed more favorable comment than any other person at the conven don. "The gathering was 100 per cent for Mr. Hoey," he said. KU1 Resolution Two events which came In the dosing session included the killing of a resolution to abolish the ab hCUira: a/****vf »*» * •**• — applying the same fate to a resolu tion which called for the abolition of the Turlington act. Edward Butler of Morganton was named president, winning the race over James A. Abemethy of Lin rolnton and George L. Hundley of Thomasville. His election places Morganton in the position of a poli tical stronghold, with Miss Beatrice Cobb, national committee woman, J. B. Riddle, jr., state G. O. P. chief tain. and Trank Patteon. G. O. P. nominee for the senate, all coming from the Burke county seat. Other Officer* The 1938 convention will be rhosen by the executive committee. Miss Mae Oliver, of Sanford, was 'Continued on page eight.) Mrs. S. P. Moore Dies At Age 58 Funeral services were held at 1 30 this afternoon for Mrs. Polly Moore, 58. at her home on South Washington street. Mrs. Moore died of heart trouble late last night aft er being ill for four weeks. The burial took place today at he Providence Methodist church m Rutherford county with both Rev. j, w. guttle and Rush Padgett m charge. Mrs. Moore has long been a member of the Waco Bap tist church. Suren Trig are her second husband 5 p Moore; five children. Mrs. L M Condrey, I. c. Debrew, Bessie Moore. Avery Moore and Clyde Moore, three hrot-hers, John De brew of Asheville. Charlie Debrew wd Billard Debrew, both of Caro and one sister. Mrs. Lee Haw afco of Caroleen. Mrs. Mpore «*ko survived by her stop mother, *bhna Debrew. M°n>«g Colton LETTER I ka E*a1ORK' July 20--The mar* Ziff** »* the lows, ®0 pomte under Receding week oc Ok Xi»^! *«■ h«tee ******* befeered to IrwaSrSL* °*,Dt sixths de W-hrt- Pfe»*W»nfc de I mm ** spot roWoT1 k reported In Sf0* ^teeests report, |w w. tp obtain cotton l«**(22Lhe*t> km*A *° decline lw^nririum* * *»*»«*• Dry ««t encour ^ ** wholesale buv ^rterumg at, a high wie. . hack log of orders reduction* *re aa testa* trade for *ev hedge * ** >eMt- uP°n Mfttng bSm *wfu* * **™» trade should exert price lifting tee -*• A. Pierce & Co. *®he markets '£!••-.-.Me to Wc iWn ^' afeo“' *» — $80.00 ’ c“‘ *°t. ion_ *20 uo Lr|0^W31 Vo,k eotton dose: fcv fx 17 Jr'h ,2 24- May 12.24 IS ur ,1,S4 12-24 « Up, Bud 13i27 Spy Suspect • - * Department of Justice officials indicated that they would launch a widespread investiga tion into other possible ‘leaks” of national defense secrets after arraignment of John S. Farns worth, above, on a charge of selling U. S. naval secrets to a Japanese agent. Farnsworth, a termer lieutenant commander in the navy, pleaded “not guilty.” Local Boy Scouts In Leading Roles At Simmer Camp Troop No. t Get* Second Honors; Shelby Mill Lads Leave Today, Vigorous youngsters from Shelby Boy Scout troops have been taking a leading part in activities at the Piedmont Scorn camp at Lake La nier, Tryon, the past few weeks. Troop No. 2 of the First Baptist c£arch and No. 1 of the Presbyter ian church have just returned from a week’s vacation and scouting ac tivities. The Baptist troop claimed second honors in the “camporee’’ sports events contest, losing an attempt to break a tie in a boat race with Gas ton’s No. 7. Seventeen troops from a dozen counties were there the past week, with the biggest enroll ment in the history of the camp registered. 1 No. 3 Leaves Troop No. 3 of the Shelby Mill packed their baggage early this morning for a week at the camp. Members of Shelby troop 2 who went tnr Roy Toms, Charles Mau ndy, Gene Newton, J. C. Newton,] Lloyd Gardner, Robert Broadway,! wvutHiucu uii C4c«ro Lutz Buys Eftzie Beam Home The sale of the home place of the late Elaie Beam to Cicero Lutz, has been confirmed by the court Hie Beam home is located at the cor ner of S. Lafayette and Graham street* and includes the brick resi dence and a brick barber shop, Hie amount of the purchase price and what disposition Mr. Lutz will make of the property has not been an nounced. America Mu»t F > Soil Before l (§1 maw of the drought, dust stongas, floods «a the spring and the multitude erf ills which beset the lands of America, the Associated Press has prepared a series of arti cles which deal with these pertin ept problems. This Is the first of the series). By CHARLES NORMAN Associated Press Staff Writer Dust storms and floods have ris en with seemin suddenness to warn America that she fnust right to save her soil. That they have risen together Is not. a roinrirlenre to the scientist, who SpP;, rhem as twin pijblic ene-: Hues, spring in large measure from Company K. Off To Columbia, S. C. Camp Wednesday To Be At Camp J&ek son Two Week* Captain McSwain Will Have OS Men On Two-Weeks Training—En tire Brigade Will Be There Chpt. Peyton McSwain and 85 men composing company K, 120th North Carolina infantry, will en train Wednesday for Columbia, 8. C„ to undergo their annual brain ing for two weeks. Heretofore, the guards have been training each sum mer at Camp derm, Morehead City. There will be a whole brigade in camp at Columbia during the two weeks period, consisting of 2,900 soldiers from North Carolina and Tennesee. Hie following Is a roster of the men who compose the local unit: Captain Peyton McSwain, First Lieut. Henry C. Long, Second Lieut. A. W. McMurry, First Serg eant Wille B. Wright. Sergeants: Paul D. Ashley, Tom S. Kilis, Forrest J. Grayson, Loy 8. Hoffman, William M. Huffman. Forrest R. Warlick. Corporals: Purvis Barrett. Eugene Black, Ray *. Gibson, Everett W. Howell, William H. Quinn. Everett G. Sparks, Alfred B. Ward, Clyde T Wright. Privates—First Class: Onnie R. Baker, Arthur B. Byers. Wilburn A. Byers, Bynum P. Cook, Boyd E. Edmonson, Hubert Hoffman. Wood row W. Humphries. Obis Irvin, Paul Irvin, Lester F. Latl, Lonso MeClel lan, Coren H. McSwain. Marion O. Morehead, Robert Patterson, Harry 6. Putnam, W»Me W, William*,. Privates: Lawrence 3. Adams, Paul C. Eddins, Hugh H. Borders, John W. Borders, Ben Davis, Solon M. Deal, Ennis L. Dover, Robert G. Ellis, Howard R. Grayson, Coyou Green, James T. Grigg. James H. Harrison. John D. Hughes, William A. zvimureil. J-/HVIU V/. wnuuni, iw,y MCNeeily. Mozeil L. McSwain Odis P. Mull, Roy D. Moore, Harvey H. Morehead. Walter R. Palmer, Eu gene Patterson. William H. Pater son, Thomas M. Grigg, Ralph P. Short, Wame C. Tate, Albert Q. Tur ner. Roy B. Walker. Brackster C. Wallace. Emory P. Wehunt, Law rence Williams, Lawson A. Pork. Ed MeCurry Buy* Dr EMs Building At a price of around *46,000. Si MeCurry has purchased the Dr. R. C. Elite building on West Marion street, through Anthony and An thony, realtors. The Elite building oonssets of two brick store rooms, each two stories high, the ground floors of which are now occupied by the Landis Shoe Shop and the White 'House cafe. Rooming quarter* are on the second floor. Mr. MeCwry says the roofs are being repaired and the interior walls refreshened now. He has no imme diate plans for further improve ments. Mr. McOurry who is engaged in the bottling business owns a con siderable number of rental resi dences in the city. His purchase of the Dr. Ellis building to for invest ment purposes. ight To Save I rosion Destroy* '■ the same causes. Does at seem paradcurical that dust storms, bespeaking lack of water, should be linked with floods, which bespeak an overabundance of water? Not All The Blame b Nature's Dust storms come because the earth is dry, the soil is loose, and the wind blows. Man may blame nature for the wind and for lack of rain. He cannot blame nature be cause the soil is not anchored. Floods come because of the hard seasonal downpours, because the big rivers are overfed by the little rivers, because the channels are not (Continued on page eight) Mrs. Howe Is Post mistress X qituk jfintMi'aarj to ran* dent ~BDoaww^mj^^B~cpngTatulaGbri».op lwr appointment as post nartriiii of FaeB ~Rr~x, Wasa, torn Mrs. Jfeeepil A. WaUaca, Problem Of Soil Saving Being Cared For hi Thk County As Land Is Terraced Scientifically “Soil saving” and “moisture conserving” are two phases, centered in the spotlight of the national farm program, which are actual facts to scores of Cleveland farmers who are sharing in the county wide terracing program which Is placing in a scientific way the curving mounds of soil on [I unui cun yji ui miiu. A report made today from the of kie of the county agent reveals hat since the modern terracing pro rram began last summer and fall, iespite adverse weather conditions n the early spring, more than 700 acres of land, much of it badly erod ed, has been terraced—saved—re lewed. "These terraces are just what the i farmers have been looking for," County Agent Wilkins said. “They • actually control” the run-off water j on land. They don’t keep it all on, but during the heavy rains they don’t let it aU run off, especially I down the middle of the field.” The agent said the cost of tha ter racing has been very satisfactory. (Continued on page eight) Industry Can Not Balance Broken Hearts With Cash Child Is Drowned In 60-Foot Well; Funeral Is Today Hie cold waiters of a well 60 feet deep took the We yesterday of little Freda Bell, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bell of the Oak drove commun ity. The child fell in the well and drowned to the 14 feet of water when a cow which had been fast ened to the well-top gave a surge and puled the wooden frame away. The child and an older sister had been watering the cow. Funeral services for Freda will be conducted this afternoon at 4 o’elock with Rev. B. P. Parks In charge of the rites. Preda is sur i vived by her father and mother, three brothers, Jonah. 8, Lowery. 4, and Manuel, 2, all of Kings Mountain route 3. Interment will be at Oak Grove Baptist church cemetery. Total Of The Taxes Tops $13,000 Point A decided dropping off in tax col lections was reported today by coun ty tax officials, although enough came in during the week-end to boost the total past the *13,000 mar k on the new year's financial budget. Corporations have led tiius far in the payment of new taxes with the Seaboard railway, now under re r-rivership, making the largest pay ment. Thers is no need trying in bal ance broken hearts with dollars, and Industry cannot long affird to pay from $50 to $500 for a 19 cent Job,” C. M. Kimball, safety expert of the Southern railway company told several hundred listeners here Friday night at a meeting of the Blue Ridge Safety council. The meeting was the second of the organization’s history, being constituted at Spindale two months ago. Decision was made to hold the meetings at eight week intervals, with representatives from al indus trial concerns in Cleveland, Ruth erford, Polk, McDowell and Burke, being invited to attend. Bolick Named C. E. Bolick, manager of the Mc Dowell Furniture company was named treasurer of the council, all (Continued on page eight) Sues Samuel Goldwyn LOS ANGELES, July $0.—<4P)— Paramount Picture* corporation fil ed. a $4,000,000 damage suit today against Samuel Goldwyn, film pro ducer and the company that bears his name for allegedly raiding the Paramount contract list and includ ing Gary Cooper to leave Paramount and sign with him. Seek Lost Ship TAMPA, Fla., July 20.—UP)—Ship* and plane* widened their search fuA the motor ship. Nuimua, missing with 22 aboard. It sailed from Georgetown. Grand Bavman, in the West Indio , July 4. and should have reached Tampa about four days later. » T Rebels Continue To Hold Morroco AndSou them Area Report 200 Killed In Uprising Much General Unreal la Felt throughout Spain And All Provinces Be The Associated Press A Rightist rebellion in Mad rid was crushed today by local government troops which im prisoned more than 1,000 of their officers but rebels con tinued to hold Spanish Mor roco and several provinces in southern Spain. The government announced the uprising in the capital was completely dominated and that it had the whip hand in southern sections but lead ers of the revolt asserted their forces were supreme in many important sectors. The fighting around Madrid's garrison was shelled and bombed by Loyalists who subdued the reb els after four and a half hours. When the hottest fighting quiet ed, scattered rifle and pistol shots were heard throughout the city. Restoration General Francisco Franco a right ist leader of the revolt landed northern African troops on the Mediterranean shores of Spain and reported occupation of an unspeci fied airdrome, cities and towns in what was described as a "restors Mini 11 tvs vcuiciiv The population was armed by the government which held In readiness it* eivH guards, assault guards, and customs guards, remaining loyal to both the army, navy and atr corps. Theatres and cafes in Madrid were ordered closed with thousands at socialists and militiamen patroll ing the streets. Confusing Reports Conflicting and confusing re ports by the leftist government and rightist rebels made difficult a precise evaluation of conditions either in Spain or its Morocco col opy. A broadcast from Madrid said loyal guards at Barcelona thought the attack quelled but another statement by air declared Insurgents controlled the provinces of Andalu sia, CastHle, Aragon and Navarre. Refugees in Glbralta estimated 300 persons were killed in Lallnea, Cadiz Province, during the night and said "Fascist” forces held the town. Other sources however said a large government contingent was advanc ing to attack. Alphonto On Trip Praha, Caechoalavahis, July JO.— UP)—Former King Adphonao of Spain deported today with a large amount of baggage for an mtanonneed des tination. New Earth Shocks BOBOTA, Colombia, July 30.—(IP) —New earthquakes late last night destroyed the few budding left standing at Tuqoerres in southwest Colombia. Two Men Drown ANDER80N, g. C„ July W).—UP)— Clifford Page and George Eaves, botb of Hartwell, Ga.. drowned while fishing In the Savannah river at Marker’s Island near here early to day. iwuiu nmj ui^ v* jucivii v/*v»vi Was Killed York University sophomore, of Grant fills, Staten Island, N. Y., wisioond shot a/td'stabbed to death under mysterious circumstances in bar hotel room at Ashville, N. C. She was visiting with her node. Prof. W. L. Clevenger. Criminal Schedule In July Court Hat Little Importance Only One Murder Case Stated; Larceny Cames Greatest In Number. The July term of the Cleveland superior court opens here July 31 With the lightest, criminal docket for the past several terms. Practic ally no outstanding cases are sche duled for the first week of court which will be taken up with the criminal cases. The second week begtnnlg Jt*l\ 31 will consist of action on civil cases of which there are 31 on rec ord. None of these cases are ol much Importance, either. Alley To Preside Judge Felix A. Alley of Waynes ville will be the judge. Only one murder case Is slated for-trial, that of Eva Mae Black enay, negress,' who Is charged with killing another negro girl on South LaPayette stret some two month! ago. Larceny cases head the docket there being 18 of them. Violation.' of the prohibition laws has the (Continued on Page Eight) Texan Vouches For Frog Story; Recalls Events Of 60 Years Ago The creeks and rivers, a few old a trees, several piece* of furniture In ( the houses of some of his relatives and even fewer people was about all j [Tom Bridges, 80-year-old native of ( this county in from Texas for the , first time in 46 years could re- j member and make “look natural.” c The genial old gentleman was In j the Cleveland county court house t here today and wHl be in the coun- t ty for several days visiting friends and the sons and daughters of j friends t “Yes sir.” be said in answer to a f question, "I can vouch for the horned toad of Texas and its Ion* r life. In fact m-e brought several ol ^ the toad? w.*h us.” He sa.'d it is a' fact one ol the toads was placed in I brick wall at East.ling, Texas am fter 33 years was taken out alive. Mr. Bridges first went to Texa. a 1878 or 58 years ago, when In lan wars were still being fough nd when most of Texas was a ver table wilderness. He was a buildini ontractor and lived in successioi a Fanning, Mitchell, Decateur am itevens counties where he live ow at Breckenridge. ‘‘At one time in my life I couli lave bought all the land at Min ral Wells (home of Krazy Crystals i>r 8250 " Born in the Double Springs com ■unity on land now being farmei iy J. C, Washburn, Mr. Bridge (Continued on page eight.) 'S'-* • No formal charge has been lodged against the violinist. The sheriff said flatly that Wollner, Mias Waxd or Daniel H. Gaddy, hotel night watchman who is also in custody would not be released during the day. The Clevenger slaying was de scribed by Brown as “the Titterton case of the South.” Seeks Witnesses The sheriff said he was looking for other witnesses to add to a number he said would refute Woll ners claim that he was at home throughout the night when the pretty 18-year-old New York uni versity co-ed was shot to death by an intruder, who stabbed her in the face and attempted to ravage her. Officers fixed the time of Mias id* venger'a murder at 1 a. m. Thurs day morning, during a raging elec vic u>rm. Site was found shot, and ' :cr face hacked with a knife, in her ! room at a resort hotel. Dr. H. I. Sumner, the county t ■ -'th officer, said Miss Ward suf fered from “cavities of the lung” and had been a bed patient inter mittently for the past flvs weeks. Meanwhile two possible new dues a blood-stained paper knife and a bloody hotel room key—turned up as police pressed their lnvestl i ga.lon Into the baffling murder of ! the New York university honor stu 1 dent. Sheriff Brown said that hospi : tals of the city and suburbs were being checked to determine If anj? one was treated for leg Injuries ' early Thursday. I He was pursuing a theory that a ! “mystery man” a bellhop saw scur j t ying from the hotel Into a storm at l a. m. Thursday may have been hurt in leaping to the ground floor front die meeaanine skid vaulting a balustrade into the street. - He said he had found a snail hospital that reported an uniden tified man as)ced for treatment of lag lacerations early Thursday IUVUIIUI^ auu uirii u w^j||cqnpu without Ms injuries having been examined. Dr. George T. Hater. Jx., the county coroner, found a ten-tosh nickel-plated paper knife in the of fice of P. H Branch, manager of the hotel where the blonde Jg year-old co-ed was slain in her ' room. The coroner quoted the hotel manager as saying the paper bnfee had been on His desk tor at least several months, and enpresaed the theory If the killer passed through the office on leaving, he might also have passed through the office on entering and picked up the Imple ment. Gales And Ram Snap Heat Grip On Corn Fields CHICAGO, July 20. (flV-Baine and falling temperatures In the waks of destructive winds routed heat [ and shook the grip of drought on much of the nation’s com belt to i day. A gale which struck northeastern , Kansas and northwestern Missouri . killed iwo persons and injured at , least eight last night but brought J rain to some parched sections. Twisting north winds whipping up . blinding clouds of dust swept across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa ] damaging property and felling pow er lines, but cooling showers fol , lowed. Resettlement Administration Rex ford G. Tv gwell estimated oue I million farm families in twenty four states had suffered from drought, and predi#|g 250.000 would , need federal aid. Helen Clevenger Slaying Remains Deep Mystery; Three Persons Detained Sheriff Laurence Brown Grills Violinist And ~~ His Alibi Girl Mildred Ward; Find Key And Knife ASHEVILLE, July 20—Sheriff Laurenece E. Brown, said today he had finished checking statements by Mark Wollner and his “alibi woman,” Mildred Ward, and late today or to night would question "my suspect,” Wollner, in the hotel __i : TiaI.h
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