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WEATHER .. r Generally fair tonight #nd Thursday, somewhat wann er Thursday. LThe Glievellzmd ZtkjcfS 10 Pages TODAY VOL. XUI. No. 89 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. a WEDNESD’Y, JULY 22,1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. BJ M u. atr Mar. on Meaaaai _ HU Carrier, per mu. (la advaocai _ U.M Clevenger Murder Still Unsolved; Key Witness Held Chemists Seeking Clue In Garment# Search Shop Where “Master Keys'’ Were Made; Ace Cine Untold By The Associated Press ASHEVILLE, July 22.— Sheriff I* E- Brown carried lys Investigation of the Helen Clevenger murder back to the Ratten’ Park hotel today re tracing the path followed by the killer in his flight after the slaying, and questioning a number of persons whose Identity remained secret. Delaying for a time the questioning of Daniel H. Gad dy, 28-vear-old watchman, whom he termed the key to the whole case, the sheriff lent to state chemists at Ral eigh various articles for in spection and testing, in the hope of developing a further clue to the slaying of the New York co-ed, shot and beaten to death in her hotel room early last Thursday. The articles were said to include the girl's bloodstained pajamas, a stained strip of carpet from her room and a piece of upholstery from a chair on which they be lieve the assailant wiped his bloody hands, but Sheriff Brown would not confirm the list. Inspect Shop At the hotel the officer inspect ed the shop of E. P. Frady, the en gineer, in which duplicate pass keys were made. He had previously described the master key found in the outer lock of Miss Clevenger’s door as the most significant evi dence yet uncovered. The College-bred sheriff, who has thrown a cloak of secrecy around the investigation since last night, when he hinted he expected to ‘break'' the case soon, did not say what, if anything, he had learned from the prisoners. The only one of the five persons now detained incommunicado who was not put on the grill by Sheriff Brown today was Mildred Ward, 19-yea,r-old brunette who gave WoU ner an alibi. 3 Alibi Is Disputed The girl, a tubercular patient '‘Continued on page nine.) Bombard Lalinea LONDON, July 22,—(#5—An ex rhanfe telegraph dispatch from Gi bf*lter mid Spanish warships had opened heavy bombardment on the oebel stronghold at Lalinea, aided ”T airplanes. Morning Cotton letter new YORK, July 22 —The trend again upward today in cotton, demand was moderate but hlT Wa5 * decitled decrease in ?*le Mn(l Europe who has ecently been a seller turned buyer. Ernest* trade in also both more KJemny and there appeard to be “ ,C0V;ermg b-v recent sellers. ***** in the belt had some W wpitation including Oklahoma STS mr rain is need^ £L2 due to the deficiency in “K»«ure Liverpool was again tag herend .V*** WaS fUrther buy* k« Th ^ainst 54165 in that mar fleeted thT\°n of the market re twhni improvement in the Potion brought by the Uquidation. There I ffirr- selling at “h"* ‘he slight * fi .S2?"?4 “ rather mxed trowing cm'Adue to Ule favorable STfri'TtS*8 *“* we b^herc Zh H ' p°ntinue upward “ !“, "w* « *«•«.*<£ materially.—E. lHK MARKETS Edit' -12c 40 13c Stton S' 4011 — M0-00 *efl* *W tot, too .... >20.00 *22?,. Ne" York ***v 1?20 ,, 12 20- Mar. 12.20. 18.J1,’ "J' 13,08 12 24 Saw Killer? ! Identification by E. B. Pittman I (above), Carolina State Banking ; Department employe, of man he saw in doorway of Helen Clevenger, slain in her Asheville, N. C., hotel room, is expected to aid in solving the crime. Kings Mountain Association Plans Meeting August 3 — The general board of the Kings Mountain association in regular monthly session, July 20, 1936, vot ed to call a special business session of the full association to meet at Boiling Springs at 2 o'clock p. m. on Monday, August 3. The object of the meeting is to lay plans and take action looking to the financ ing of Boiling Springs junior col lege. Each church is requested to take notice of this meeting and its ob ject and all those who were dele gates to the regular meeting of the association at Poplar Springs last fall are asked to attend this meet ing on behalf of their churches. Spirited Meeting A spirited meeting Monday aft ernoon brought to a climax the spir it of uncertainty which has mark ed the action of the general board of the association and the board of trustees of the college. Moderator J. W. Suttle ruled that all actions and business tak ing place and the recommendations and elections which were made at the now rather famous "Kings Mountain meeting’’ and at subse quent meetings were out of order. His ruling came as the {joint was brought out by Rev. W. G. Camp, who found a clause in the consti tution of the association which limit the powers of the board to be only ‘‘to promote the interests and carry forward the work of the as sociation and its constituent churches . , . ” R has no power to formulate any (Continued on page nine.) “Make Your Office Support Itself” Is Latest Slogan Preliminary Figures From Audit Indicate That Attaches Collect Enough By Fee And Fine Route For All Expenses “Make your office pay its way as far as possible” is ap parently the slogan adopted by officers who hold the reins of public affairs at the Cleveland County courthouse. Every department which handles any revenue at all shows Itself to oe on the black side of the ledger so far as receipts go, and upkeep of the courthouse doesn’t cost the taxpayers a cent. Register Pays Por the first time in a number of years, he didn’t remember exactly how many, Register of Deeds Andy Newton took in by the fee route more than his office costs. Receipts were $4,221.15 and expenses were $3,931.04, of which $2,200 went for his salary, $900 to an assistant and the raminder to keep up his office. Revenues from the superior court, of which A. M. Hamrick Is clerk were $4,145.55, and fees from the recorder’s court of which William Osborne is clerk were $5,461.60, eith er amount of which would more than cover the expense of the of fice. salaries, supplies and all other items. Recorder's Court In addition, the recorder’s court took in the sum of $8,385.83, which is credited to the county school fund. The recorder’s court cost the sum of $5,480.43 during the year. Beer drinkers contributed the sum of $900 to the county as deal ers paid licenses of $25 each for the privilege of selling. Sheriff Raymond Cline collected $665.40 in license taxes, in addition to collaborating with the tax sup ervisor and county treasurer in handling all the tax funds for the year. More than a score of deputies under Mr. Cline in various sections of the county have also supported their own expense and have con tributed a tidy sum to the county treasury in their fees for arrests. The county audit is being com pleted today and figures on the financial status of the county will, be available at an early date. Leaders Attend Ridgecrest Meet A large number of Sunday school leaders and officers from this county are at Ridgecrest this week, attending the Southwide Sunday School Conference at the Baptist Assembly grounds. The following went from Shelby yesterday to attend the “North Carolina Day” activities: Dr. Zeno Wall, M. A. Spangler, H. B. Ed wards, Miss Imogene Wilson, Miss Ruth Moss, Mrs. J. A. Liles, Miss Montrose Mull, Mrs. Nelson Latti more, H. Clay Cox, jr., Miss Bertha Bostick and J. F. Ledford. A truck load of some 45 persons from Pleasant Grove Sunday school was there. J. W. Costner, as sociational superintendent, is on the faculty at Ridgecrest. Gardner To Speak To Kiwanis Members Ex-Governor Max Gardner will be the prinoipal speaker at the Ki wanis club here Thursday evening at the weekly luncheon meeting. Mr. Gardner who is spending a! part of the summer here, has just returned from Morehead City where he spent several days. The subject for his talk is not announc ed. Terrible Dust Storms Inflict Damage To Property,Man, Beast Second of a series of articles by the Associated Press, written in view of the fact that the nation is no wfaced by "enemies of the earth." drought and floods). By CHARLES NORMAN (Associated PPress Staff Writer) Dust storms concern the farmer whose land blows, the merchant and banker aud manufacturer who depend on the farmer's Income, the housewives who scrub unceasingly, the less sturdy whose _ lungs are affected, the stockmen whose ani mals perish in the storm or starve because the pastures are dust-cov ed. Dust storms originating in the midwest have blown in black or yellow clouds as far east at the At lantic coast. The problem is grav est in an area of the southwest called the “dust bowl.” Included in that area are southeastern Colora do, northeastern New Mexico, west ern Kansas, western Oklahoma and northern Texas. In the midwest they know from the color of the dust where it comes j from—red from Oklahoma and Texas, sandy from Kansas, black j j from the Dakotas. Spring is the I season of worst dust storms. Men who know the "dust coun (Conunued on page tune.) AAA Payments Total $156,751 To Gevelanders Cotton subsidy or adjustments payments amounting to $156,751.88, or approximately two-thirds of the amount slated to come to Cleve land has already been jingled into the pockets of local growers. This report was made today at the office of the county agent who said that other checks are coming in daily and that in due time each grower who made application will be paid the difference in the spot market price and 12 cents per pound guaranteed by the govern ment. Cleveland thus far is leading in the amount received by any cotton county and the line co-operation of the farmers in the program has caused the percentage of efficiency to run high, the agent said. The extra money paid by the government has augmented the summer income of the average cotton grower and the general opinion is that the payments have been a boon to business and trad ing. , . Agent Wilkins said that while he could make no accurate prediction about crops and prices this fall that he believed prices will be higher and that the amount of the crop will be a surprise to most people. Heavy Rains Visit Shelby And Vicinity A heavy rain fell in Shelby and vicinity Tuesday, Just before noon, after which the skies cleared and the sun came out. A Mack low hanging cloud gave signs of a real storm, but Shelby escaped. Passengers coming in from Ashe ville and Hickory, however, report ed a miniature “cloudburst" that drenched a section between Shelby and Asheville and between Gas tonia and Lincoln ton. It is reported that three-quarters of an inch of rain fell in Charlotte within an hour. * - City School Units Open September 14 A message from City Superin-, tendent B. L. Smith today said that the opening date for the Shelby public schools has been set as Sep tember 14. Supt. Smith is continuing his work at Duke university at thei appointments office, but will return sometime in August. He did not in dicate it, but it is understood that most of the teachers elected last jfear will return this year. A full roster is expected to be named shortly. Meeting Planned By Local Merchants A called meeting of the Shelby Merchants association has been set for Thursday at 10 o’clock at the Hotel Charles. The announcement is made by President Joe E. Nash who said the meeting will be entirely of a bu.d ne& nature. It is very urgent that all members of the association at-, tend, he said. MRS. MEGGINSON RETAINS HALF INTEREST IN HOME Mrs. L. P. Megginson, nee Mar garet Beam, says she retains a half interest in the home place of her father, , the late E. M. Beam at the corner of S. LaPayette and Gra ham streets. Monday’s Star report ed that Cicero Lutz had purchased the entire property at the bankiup. sale of Zeb Beam. Mrs. Megginson received a half interest by will and says her interest was not Involved m the sale. Southern Drought Bill Expected To Top $200,000,000 Increased Prices May Offset Damage 'Estimates In S. C. And Georgia. Say Feed Crops Off 90 Per cent, Food Crops Off 30, ATLANTA, Ga., July 33.—(A*)— Drought left a bill for Rome 1300, 000,000 dollars on southern farmers’ doorsteps before it was routed by rains of the past fortnight, agri culture officials estimated today but they could not estimate the total effect on Dixie’s farm Income. Lack of accurate data on crops, uncertainty surrounding maturing growth, price movements and other factors made it impossible to deter mine the net losses. Increased prices were expected to help offset some of the damage. Replanting will | help some growers, and some crops, | set far back by dryness, may yet mature. Some sections were expected to ride to prosperity, unknown to re cent years, on the Impetus of good crops and weather-bred prices. Other sectors within a few miles may find thousands of fanners on relief through summer and win ter. Agriculture officials in Georgia and South Carolina stuck to esti mates of $50,000,000 losses for both states but would make no compara tive estimates on total farm in comes. They did say the prospects in the Piedmont area were for no more than 50 percent feed crops and 30 percent food crops with 40,000 farm families needing relief. Predicts New Heat Wave Will Develop CHICAGO, July 33.—MV-A new heat wave with temperatures from 100 to 105 degrees will spread over the corn belt tomorrow government forecaster, J. R. Lloyd predicted to-. day. Lloyd said the hundred mark; would be exceeded In Kansas, Ne-; braska. Western Iowa and north western Missouri. He said states to the east could expect the mercury to climb to the lower and middle nineties. There were no showers In sight for any of the north-osntral states except in Michigan and the area Immediately around the Great Lakes' A cool wave from the north will bring lower temperatures to morrow to the northern tier of cen tral states including northwestern Wisconsin, northwestern Nebraska, Minnesota and North Dakota, he said. City To Trim Trees And Tax Wood saw* The city council held its regular meeting Monday night and decided as a safety movement to trim trees with limbs near the power and iight lines. Winds and storms in recent weeks precipitated the de cision to do so. The council decided to charge a $10 privilege license for the opera tion of woodsaws in the city. All aldermen were present with the exception of R. Z. Riviere who has been ill for some time. He was reported today to be much im proved. Negro Slayers Held DETROIT, July 22.—OP)—Five men charged with killing a negro World war veteran “J»it for fun”! during a Black Legion drinking par- j ty a year ago stood silent today at their arraignment on murder and! kidnapping charges. Pleas of inno cent were entered for the five who were ordered held without bail for examination July 38. U.S. Naval Squadron WASHINGTON. July 22.—(^P)—A possibility that the generally un certain European situation might impel the United States to rees tablish a naval squadron in Euro pean waters was Indicated today by Secretary Hull. Strike Settlement .VIA YOU AN, July 2*.—<*>>—The strike of the 1,000 operatives of the Washington Mills, Inc., which has been in progress since June 15 was settled today and it was expected ih*t the two plants would resume operations next week. American Embassy Is Threatened By Bullets Of 2,000 Insurgents Spanish Leaders F ace Crisis * and Premier Jose Girml, former Minister be appointed in as many days; face the present army revolt in Spain which is reported w the principal cities of the country. Brazilian Missionary, Native Of City, Tells Of Experience By WILL AREY, Jr. After 42 years in Brazil as a missionary, Rev. W. L. Lee leturned to his hometown here this week to make his fourth visit to American since 1894 from Sao Paulo where he is now located. On Sunday he addressed both Central and South L«ar ayette churches. A fascinating and thrilling pic ture of the conditions in Brazil and of his life since his father was pastor of Central Methodist church here and in Kings Mountain in 1879 to 1880 was told by Rev. Mr. Lee in an interview this morning. His father, who died in ’80 is burled in Shelby. The lively, blue-eyed and gray haired Cleveland county native told of his first work in his home town when he was employed in the print shop of the “Shelby Aurora” at the age of 18. Rev. Lee explained that he worked under tfie publisher Joe Bablngton in those days of 1875 and “I was as unpromising a boy as one could have picked up any where.” Attended Trinity The foreign mission pastor came here after attending the 45th an niversary of his class at old Trinity college at the Duke University com mencement this year. There were 12 meiflbrs of his class of D1 and 11 are still living. He explained that his desire to see the “old boys” was so great that he rushed off and left his wife who was unable to leave with him on the 7th of last May. During his freshman year at Trinity Rev. Mr. Lee received his license to preach and had his first charge in the United States in the Jones circuit, a whole county in (Continued on page nine.) Plan GOP Rally Here Saturday; Patton To Speak The first organizational meeting In many years of Young Republi cans In Cleveland county will be held at the county court house Sat urday, July 25, with Frank C. Pat ton, Republican nominee for th. United States senate from Morgan ton as the chief speaker. Also expected to be at the gath ering Is Bennett Riddle, jr„ from the same city and who is state president of the Young Republican clubs. Mr. Patton is a well known attorney and is a former district attorney. This announcement was made to day by Clay Cox, Jr., who Is call ing the meeting. Mr. Cox is secre tary of the general organization of the Republican party in this coun ty. He said that township organiza tions have been perfected through out the county In the past few weeks and a large crowd is expect ed for the organizational meeting. Mr. Cox said a great amount of interest Is being shown in the O. O. P ranks. Diedrocephala Versuta, Or Leaf Hopper Threatens Cotton Crop Adding insult upon injury, so to sp«ak, in the wake of an uncertain period of drought in this county, a little Insect known commonly as the "cotton hopper" has descended with much force of destructiveness on the none too hopeful crop. An area around Kings Mountain and possibly in some other sections has been hardest hit as the little flea-like insects swarm over the cotton plants and, by sucking the Juice from the leaves, cause them to drop their squares in large num bers. Iredell and Cleveland counties are the only two sections in the state where the ravages of the hop per have been reported this year, and a special message was sent'll err ibis week by H. C. Brannon, state entomologist. Mr. Brannon said the use of dusting sulphur at the rate of about 10 pounds per acre is the only known way of fighting the hopper, although in the early experiments, farmers hung up lights in the fields, attracting the insects by the glare and causing them to fall in water or kerosene containers be low. "Diedrocephaia versuta" is the scientific name of the pest and the little green monster is only about a sixteenth of an inch long, but its danger Is in its number. It multi plies very fast, especially alter a rain. Entomologist Brannon said the dusting sulphur kills by causing the formation of a dioxide gas. A stom ach spray will not affect the hop per as it feeds by sucking instead of eating the leaves. Leftist Disorders And Bombardment Mark Civil War American Cruisers Are Sent To Area All Communirnlion Linen To Ambassador Bowers Are Des( roved By The Associated Prewi LONDON, July 22.—(AV-A Bruf Uh news agency dispatch from Hendaye. France, -aid talc today the Spanish city of Sail Sebastian had been recaptured by loyat forcea. Pitched battles on scattered fronts punctuated Spain’s bloody civil war today as the government sought to quell a rebellion which it estimated had taken 1,000 lives in 5 days. Bullets peppered San Sebas tian, summer home of the American ambassador, Claude G. Bowers, as 2,000 armed miners from the Bilbao reg ion, loyal to theleftist govern ment, attacked rebels whb had seized the town. Fighting and leftist disord ers were reported from all | throughout northern Cat&l ' onia. The O. S. embassy In Paris tried unsuccessfully to communicate with Ambassa dor Bowers at San Sebastian. Communication lines had been cut by the insurgents . An Indication that Louis Com r+Ays, provincial leader ln'Cata ir.nia, may have been deposed was tilven In i violent anarchist attack on the semi-autonomous govern ment of Catalonia from the Bar* (Continued on page ninej County 4H Club Will Be Leader At Short Course A score or more of the leading rural young people of the county, members and leaders lir Cleveland county’s 4-H elube are expected to assume major roles at the annual “short course" beginning tomorrow at State college in Raleigh. The psty left, here early today in charge of County Agent John S. Wilkins, John RetUel and Miss Frances MacGregor and will re turn Monday. Some 35 farm wom en and leaders will go in about two weeks for the adult short course" work. On Thursday at 11 o'clock Miss Elizabeth Randle and Tom Corn well, Jr., will give a demonstra tion in refinishing furniture and on Thursday evening, preceding th# annual style revue, the girls from this county will give a color pag eant. Render Minuet Both boys and girls have been asked to give on Friday evening • version of “The Minuet—a Folk Dance,” which In the recreational periods and practices here is said to be a real work of art. During the same afternoon Mr. Reitzel has been asked to assist in "presenting the state health pageant and Miss MacOregor will be a member of the teaching staff in the Yard and Home Beautification classes. Girls who will attend are: Mary Lou Hoyle, Mary Ann Scott, Alloe Falls, of Fallston; Faye Cornwell. 8helby route one; Margaret Cline, of Poplar Springs; Mazel Walker, of Casar; Kathleen Hamrick, of Sharon; Elizabeth Randle, of Beth Ware; Elizabeth Byrd, of Grover. Boys are: Tom Cornwell Jr. and Boyd Dixon of Fallston; Donald Propsi and Jack Falls, of Belwood; Bill Carpenter, of Casar; Howard j Debrew. of Boiling Springs; James ; Ponder, of No 3; Herbert. Hum phries. of Grover; Harold Herndoo. |of Beth-Ware; Sam Goforth, flf | Waco,
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