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“Weather I fatr tonight. *nd I-J5S preceded by thunder «w* tW. afternoon last 34 Lours: High 98, low70. The Mkvkmndsms 10 Pages TODAY VOL. XLII. No Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. a FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By If U. par INI, (IB MllDNI Carrier. par year. • On adraoeal _ (S H _ H.N Brown Stitt Says Arrest Of Killer Of Helen Certain Has Until 7 O’Clock To Fulfill Promise* Conner Reports Bruise Or Thumb Of Slain Girl As Clue By The Associated Press ASHEVILLE, July 24.— Sheriff Laurence E. Brown indicated today he believed little but his promised arrest by 7 p. m. stood between him and solution of the myster ious hotel room slaying of Helen Clevenger. Brown, who took charge of the investigation shortly aft er the body of the 18-year-old Mew York University co-ed was found in the exclusive Battery Park hotel eight days ago, came to hi» office about noon. A swarm of re porters gathered about him. "What news have you got this morning?” they asked. “Not a thing,” he answered. "h there anything you ran tell u«t” Nodwng you can print." He was asked if the suspn Had perhaps already been arrested. No." Cnde Coming to reply to another question the sheriff said Prof. W. L, Clevenger, daily expert at N. C. State college, who reported finding the body of hk niece, was expected to arrive in Asheville late today' coming from Fletcher, Ohio, where he went to attend the girlie funeral. Be Mid Clevenger was supposed to be travelling by automobile. Coroner George J. Baier, jr, said one of Miss Clevenger’s thumbs showed a bruise presumably suffer ed when she struggled with her sieger. He would not explain wheth er any significance was attached to the find. He said there was no con tlasive evidence that the girl had been ravished although there were indications an attempt had been made. The sheriff reiterated his predic I ticn, made at T p. m. Wednesday night, that he would arrest the ravisher-murderer of the blonde 18 I year-old New York University co-ed within 48 hours.” H question him (the suspect) [w Shoot three minutes,” the sher ff said, “and then I will be able to whettjer FB (He a murder (Continued on page ten.) an« Are Complete For G.O.P. Meeting Plans were completed today for ^ Young Republican rally to be " d here Saturday evening at 7:30 representatives of Young ‘tpublican clubs from each precinct n the county are expected to be I here. Senator Nominate Prank C. Pat on of Morganton will be the key not. speaker of the gathering, and I .he largest number of Republicans I I the year is expected to hear him. Morning Colton letter IwU?' July 24--Yestcr r.’iVww’v *on»ewhat irreg A;ns;,rX2‘Thmore prom I- : uspfl the recession Lr—r;;^ :eve!- "«*» contracts ben m.!, h i0nA ,othe trade. «t Present anji kormaHor^ 10 awaif' further K^MtHir0,U8h prlvafp re I . ^ ^ the prospec lw«pv'--Lf t S sre spotted in kin, nn.rtmw , ^ 8nfl th* Irains bani- " u.,?klahoma needs kgeiy liquidated* ^ hedginK& ■eontractc ,7® the suPPly of lector for" °a d ** the dominating l4hi DriSOme time We believe 5. a pi,. ' ran«e W»1 be seen. t'.env alld Co. 'Mfc MARKETS -MM1. aj>_[ Cotton . 12e to 1! kton Se^c: ^'tton - »20.( c r lot, ton_ >20.( r r,- v. ~ :-~ n vf.-.- VoHc munn'r tfol ist ar> r„-^,v ”■». Jib l-33- Dec. 12.30. Cameraman Risked Life For This Picture ' If the soldiers fa this pictare had discovered the cameraman, he would have been arrested as a say. the troops are memherfe at the Spanish Foreign Legion, about fa embark an Snafa’s largest battle cruiser, the Miguel Cervantes, at Ceuta, Spanish Morocco, tor the Animas, Spun. Even as teds picture was taken, rebellion had its first flare, spreading ft* wudfire to the Spanish mainland laid engulfing the nation in bfaody warfare. Library Bulking Will Be Discussed By Local Council Whether Building; Will Be Con structed Depends On Action Taken By Aldermen. \ - * - Two sets of plans for the con templated new library building in Shelby have Ueen completed by Architect V. W. Breeze. One set of plans is to fulfill WPA qualifica tions, and the other for PWA re quirements. For some time the Shelby Wom an’s club, with Mrs. H. T. Hudson - as president, has been campaign ing for a new library building. The club purchased a lot of land across from the Presbyterian church for the location of the building. The city council has not decided definitely to furnish part of the funds for the new building. A meet ing will be called the first of next week for the purpose of deciding whether the city will furnish money for the building, or put more money on new streets. In case the building is construct ed through the WPA, the city and the Works Progress administration will furnish about $7,000 and the Woman's club will give $3,000. On the other hand, should the con struction be done through the PWA, the club will have to furnish ap proximately 56 per cent of the amount necessary. The future of the PWA is very indefinite because the bills now on the desk of Presi<$ent Roosevelt which would give Shelby a certain allotment of funds, are yet unsign ed. The Woman's club has a mem bership of about 250, divided into six division, and ail persons con nected with the organization have been working on the proposition for some weeks. Severn Prominent Pay Dearly For . People pay for pictures, j And they pay dearly tor "finch ' finished pictures and oH paintings when such articles of trade are peddled by salesmen and such peo ple are induced to buy with a lot tery scheme. How such a scheme was perpe t rated on at least seven of the be known women of Shelby and eac woman was allegedly fleeced of r least $40 each and possibly morr was revealed yesterday and toda in a hearing held in the federal courtroom here before Judge W. W. Shepherd, examiner for the federal trade commission. Withhold Names I The seven Shelby women whose names are obviously being with held testified before Judge Shep herd and Marshall Morgan, coun sel for the commission from Wash ington, D. C. Defendant in the hearing is the International Art company and others of Chicago, HI. Other hear ings are being held in various cities over the south and will be con cluded in Atlanta next week when a conclusion is reached as td wheth er an indictment is in order. Alleged Plan The alleged plan of operation for ! the “picture sellers” was for an agent fin Shelby it was E. B. Davis and Mrs. Hilda Wade) to represent certain paintings as “finely finish ed or oil paintings" which were not that at all but were cheap photo graphic enlargements which cost about $1.25 with frames which cost $1.75. The pictures were allegedly rep resented to be worth $40 and the frames $25 each, but to induce buy ing. the agent gave a lottery ticket, which was later found to be a lucky number, entitling the buyer to the privilege of paying only $15 for the picture. When the pictures (Continued on page ten.) Vaccinate 11 Persons Against Rabies After Scare Near Grover Need for an even closer enforce ment of the anti-rabies vaccine law was erystalized here today as vac cinations for people, and not dogs, was completed on four persons and was scheduled to begin on at least seven others. The “mad dog scare" which has become a reality originated in the Grover-Patterson Springs-Earl com munities, and all the persons bit ten by rabid animals live in that area. Vaccinations were completed to day at the office of County Physi cian Dr. H. C. Thompson lor a Mr. Kendrick, Hubert Clark and small daughter and a colored man. Ed Chambers, all living near Patterson Springs. Dr, Ben Kendal! was ‘•cbeduled t-O begin i arrinjimp fnr -rvi-n per sons who live on the D. A. Beam farm between Grover and Buffalo Creek. Most of them are said to be relatives of Charley Moore, several being the children of Henry Kin sey. A dog was suspected of being rabid some weeks ago, and a little later a cat was suspected and sent to Raleigh where a positive reaction was reported. The cat was said to have bitten some of the children. Friends were anxious to begin the vaccinations at once, as small chil dren are known to develop symp toms a wees, or more earlier than the average of 21 days. County commissioner said they I hoped all dog owners will be sure I that their canines are vaccinated l and made immune to rabies. A well known workman ip Asheville d<rd a fr,*‘ days ago because he took , a bite lightly. l • i ' Shelby Women “Oil Paintings” Sheriff Collected $1.98 Extra Taxes The part of the Cleveland county audit known as the sheriff* return” has been com* ileted and revealed today that its office completed its finan lal duties in proper order and in fact turned in $1.98 more han he was by law required to do. Less than a $2 variance in collecting $156,417.54 of the total tax charge of $191,436.99 was said by the auditor to be a close margin. There remains to date on the tax books the sum of $35,019.45 of 1935 taxes to be collected before the property is adver tised and sold for the taxes. Other parts of the audit will be completed in from 10 days to two weeks. Decision Is Upheld Barring Mrs. Holm BERLIN, July 24.—</P)—'The de cision barring Mrs. Eleanor Holm Jarrett from the American Olympic team for violation of training rules -was upheld today by a committee of Olympic officials headed by Dr. J. B. Raycroft, of Princeton univer sity. A sub committee headed by Dr. Raycroft heard the swimmer’s tear ful plea as special trains carried the American team to Berlin from Hamburg but ruled that the decis [ ion which dropped her from the | squad for repeated violation oi training rules, forbidding drinking and late hours, must stand. Teachers Will Meet Here On July 29th Supt. B. L. Smith has just re ceived notice from Dr. J. Henry Highsmith. director of the division of instructional service, Raleigh that there will be a meeting foi elementary and high school princi pals at the Shelby high school aud itorium, July 29th, 1936 at 9:30 a m. Since the chief topic for discus sion is theinstallation of the new course of study, all teachers are in vited to attend the conference. McKnight To Attend Mexican University W. A. McKnight, instructor ol Spanish at the University of Nortf Carolina and son of Mr. and Mrs J. 8. McKnight. left Chapel Hil this week by airplane for Mexlw City where he will attend lecture: at the University of Mexico during the remainder of the summer ant continue work for his doctor's dr 1 W*vr1- hr ’•'iH t V’ will’ (Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McKnight. Landon Accepts GOP Nomination At Topeka, Kane. 'Makes Plea For Saner Government Would Have Efficient And Constitutional Govern ment If Elected The AeocltM Ptm Pledging to restore “an ef ficient an well as constitutional government.” at Topeka, Kan sas last night, Governor Al fred Mossman Landon accept ed the Republican presidential nomination. He plead for a government which will “un shackle initative and the spirit of American enter prise. Governor A If M. London sum moned his chief sides today to de velop in detail his strategy for bnt tlng what he calls the “New Deal record.” John M. HamUton. the national chairman, fresh from an eastern swing and conferences with anti Roosevelt Democrats, was called to the governor’s desk. Before it throng which packed all available space south of the Kan sas state house, he delivered in clipped sentences the first statement of policies on which the New Deal will be challenged at the polls by his party. Cash farm benefits, relief for the needy; “frugality” in conducting the public business, freedom, from'“ex cessive expenditures, and crippling taxation" a constitution which is not above change, but must be changed by-the people were corner stones of the program he laid be fore the electorate. Liberally Applauded Time and again, applause broke in. But once started, after twice saying “Mr. Chairman,” Landon pressed through to conclusion of the 4,000 word address. Seriously and solemnly, he read without ges ture, but now and again with a nod of his head for emphasis. Landon, dressed in a light sum mer suit, wearing a vest, blue tie and soft collared shirt, began speaking at 8:34 p. m. For nearl yten minutes the crowd cheered and shouted, the bands played, Kansas sunflowers were waved. Officials said it was difficult to estimate the number of people who heard London’s opening words “I accept the nomination of the Re-’ publican party.” Brig. Oen. Milton R. McLean, Kansas adjutant gen eral, in charge of policing the cere (Continued on page ten.) : Dr. Gold To Attend Clinic At Saluda Dr Ben Gold will attend the clinic on treatment of children’s - diseases, to be held at Saluda next ' week, at the Dr. D. L. Smith Chil dren's Clinic. [ Dr. and Mrs. Gold and their fam ' ily will spend the week-end at Lake ' Lure, where they will have Dr. O. , L. Miller of Charlotte as their guest. Dr. Miller will go to Saluda with Dr. Gold next week to attend the clinic; Mrs. Gold and children will spend the week at the i.*kf Lure I cottage. 39 S. C. Counties ' WASHINGTON, D. C., July 34. UP) 1 -Thirty-nine counties of South ' Carolina were on the Department [ of Agriculture’s drought committee | of emergency drought counties as of July 23. Including Abbeville. Chester. Greenwood. York. Edge . field, Laurens. McCormick. Saluda. j Newberry and Lancaster. Remanded To Jail LONDON, July 24.—UP)—Andres McMahon, bold Briton,^ who dree a revolver at King Edward’s mili tary parade, was remanded to Jail today after a hearing, charged with f producing a weapon with intent U i alarm his majesty. ! Cleveland On List s WASHINGTON. D. C, July 24,(A* j -Twenty-eight counties of North 1 Caroline were on the Departmen! of Acrirulturr's drought rommitto* of July 22, including Cleveland. Unity Of Spirit Prevails Here While Discord Reigns Everywhere, Says Gardner Presidential Race Will Determine Trend; Landon An Extremist Compared With Hoover, Harding And Coolidge “Cleveland county people have preserved a unity of com munity conciousnese that is without parallel anywhere," said -former Governor O. Max Gardner in speaking last night be fore the Kiwanis club over which he presided aa its first president a dozen or more years ago. Mr. Gardner and hla son, Ralph, had Just returned from Morehead City where they spent a week with friends at the seashore. He was speaking extemporaneously and took the 10.000 majority for Clyde Hoey In Cleveland In the recent primary to show the unity of spirit which prevails in this county as compared with the discord, unrest and revolutionary attitude that ob tains not only In this country, but In all of the nations of Europe. Largest Majority Mr. Hoey received the largest ma jority ever accorded any candidate for a contested office In the history of North Carolina. “We are parti cularly fortunate in having a san ity and poise that comes to the top when occasion arises." said Mr. Gardner. “In this country there Is a something that ties and cements our people Into one mind and they ntgnd together not alone in poli tics, but in business and commun ity enterprise. Turning to the national discord and unrest, Mr. Oardner declared that the mind of the people if mov ing, it Is going places. Mr. Roosevelt became a real liberal In his effort to cure the Ills arising from the depression and launched out on an (Continued on page ten) Tessener Youth Missing; Search Brings No Results Merchants Seek Enforcement Of Hour Parking Law Favor Park And Swimming Pool ror City And New High ' School Under WPA. Merchants of Shelby will go be fore the city council at Its next meeting and ask for enforcement of the hour parking law In the business section and that vacant lots be secured for the free parking of motor vehicles. The police department Is enforc ing the law which forbids double parking In the main business dis trict but the hour parking law Is not enforced. Merchants will ask that double-parking be permitted long enough for prompt curb serv ice and that parking in the space marked off be limited to only one hour while the stores are open for trade. It la contended that If the hour parking law is enforced, (Continued cm page ten) Two Clevelanders Graduate At State Two Cleveland county students, Howard Rollins and Mark Hanna, were graduated from State college at Raleigh this week as the school gave diplomas at the close of the first summer term. Young Rollins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Rollins of Moores boro. He took three years work at Wake Forest and in an extra tertn and a quarter completed the course in the textile school. Mark Hanna is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Hanna of this city and was graduated from the school of architectural engineering. Among other students who have returned from summer work at State are Joe Thompson, John McClurd and Thad Yelton. Alonzo Tessener, U-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Grlfton Tessener, disappeared from his home on S. L.aPayette street Saturday, July 11, and has not been heard from since. The youth started to work at Orover's Beam furniture store Sat urday morning, but failed to report. City police and county officers have been notified, but have been unable to find any trace of the missing boy. His family has con tacted relatives throughout this section, but he is not staying with any of them. When last seen, Alonzo was wear ing blue overalls and a blue shirt, with no hat. He is five feet in height, weighs about 90 pov/uts, with light red hair and freckled face. His eyee are light brown to hazel in color. The missing boy worked Friday, and started to work Saturday morning. He is the eldest of three children, a quiet type of lad, and had been making his own spending money for some time. His frantic parents think he pos sibly left with some other youth about his same age, but not definite clues have been discovered. There was no apparent reason for his leaving, Mr. Tessener told Hie Star. Mountain View Hotel To Be Sold August 4 KINGS MOUNTAIN. July 24 - The old Mountain View Hotel, long a well-known landmark ol this city will be sold at auction August 4, It haa been announced here. The hotel has been considered almost a part of Kings Mountain for many years. It was leased in 1900 by the Misses Norris who bought it the following year. Since that time, It has become famous among traveling men and the trav eling public. The auction sale will be con ducted by the Penney brothers, and much local interest centers In the transaction. It Is thought that a modem hotel will be constructed in the place of the frame building. Gettys Family Gives Collection Of Minerals To Davidson College One of the moat, extensive col lections of North Carolina miner als, assembled by the late Lawson , A. Gettys, was last week presented r to the geology department of Dav idson college by the Gettys family, t The collection consisted of mtn i erals gathered from the counties of ► Cleveland, Burke, Rutherford and Lincoln. A majority of the speci mens were from this county. Mr. Gettys, who discovered mon azlte in this part of the country, made collecting his hobby, and the group of minerals represents a life time of collecting. Before Mr. Gettys’ death, he wa > offer'd zur* of > ns for tus collect ion, but refused to **11 it. The family, however, decided to donate it to the Presbyterian college as a gift rather than sell it. One of the most valuable parts of the collection is a group of In dian relics which Mr. Oettys dis covered in an Indian grave in this section. Mr. Oettys was bom in Ruther ford county and was reared on his father’s farm. He had wide inter ests in agriculture before he entered the mining business. He came to Shelby in 1883 and was one of the I organizers and the manager of the I Carotins Monaaite company, one oi 'the largest concerns of its tvpe in (.continued on page teru Spanish Rebellion Continues To Rage ThroughoutNation Indirect Reports Say Rebels Are ‘On Top* Fierce Fighting Continues On All Fronts; Nations Send Ships By The Amorlsted Pree* Spanish Fascists and loyal leftist, troops battled 26 miles northwest of Madrid today for possession of the capital city. Reports tended to indi cate neither side had gained the advantage. Diplomatic dispatches, received in Paris from Madrid, said the rebels were “on top” in Spain. Pres ident Azana announced the rebels were failing. T WASHINGTON, July 24.-(/n - The killing of two men, attempt ing a mission of relief for the American consulate at Barce lona, was confirmed today in dis patches to the state department. One of those shot was a Span ish clerk, employed by the con sulate for many years. The other was a chauffeur described as a British subject. It was not made clear whether he also had been employed by the consulate. Both men set out from the consulate on July 22 in an automobile! fly ing the American flag, to bring to the consulate George Jenkins, head of the Ford Motor Co. at Barcelona, who was on the out skirts of the city. They never reached their destination and heir deaths were confirmed to day. Jenkins was reported safe. Spanish rebels fought leftist gov erment forces only a few miles from Madrid today while the fascist high command was reported to be man euvering to starve out capital city and other strategic points. The American embassy in Paris was advised that Ambassador Claude G. Bowers had taken refuge at Fuenterrabia, a fortress nine miles northeast of San Sebastian. The United States. France and Great Britain agreed to pool their facilities to avmcuate refugees. "Starve out" tactics, planned by the rebels for Madrid by means of an army encircling movement, were contemplated also for San Sebas tian and I run. On a front a few miles north west of Madrid the government threw reinforcements Into a moun tain pass called the "gateway to Madrid,” In «n effort to stem the rebel advance. The rebels themselves sent reinforcements north to be siege leftist strongholdes. Fifty-five rebels and an unde termined number of government militiamen were killed at Endar laza in a vicious battle. Colonel Villa-Nueva Spanish fat* cist “commander in Vera section es timated tonight 4,000 were dead in the fighting at San Sebastian. Spanish communists in San Se bastian threatened to kill 500 Span ish aristocrats unless rebel airplanes ceased bombing the town. The city was reported in ruins. American Ambassador Bowers and bis staff were reported living in a hotel cell ar. See Food Shortage A dispatch from Iran said a food I shortage had caused rationing at all .supplies in San Sebastian. Paris heard the revolutionary movement was strongly entrench ed in Spanish Morocco and appar ently was holding its own in sev eral parts of the peninsular. Franca held warships in readiness to rescue French citizens on Spanish soil. At Iran British and French warahipp were expected hourly to rescue their citizens A distressing picture at Madrid (Continued on page tenJ (7,545,915 Luted 1 For N. C. Highways WASHINGTON, July 24.—(ft— Federal agencies list (7,545,915 as available for new highway and . grade crossing construction in ’ Nortli Carolina at the close of the I fiscal year, June 30. ( The summary listed 21.8 miles of .; roads completed with Works Pro , j gram funds at a cost of (200,500: Tflgl miles under construction and est‘mated to rest (3.103,031: and 33 2 miles approved for construe | non and estimated to coat M9J8I
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