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WEATHER North Carolina: Generally fair Tuesday partly cloudy. ' temperature for last 24 »»»». ">» «’• for July * 52 inches. _ 8 PAGES TODAY «---- -- VOL. XLII-NO. 94 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. a * MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. Bjr M a Mr MM. (IB BdMBM) _ H M Currier. Mr Mar. (In advance) _ UN Seek New Road Near Bethware; Tax Problem Met Tax Advertising Put Off 30 Days granty Board Faces Com par |jw«Uy Light Session For August. A petition ashing for a new Std to connect the Oak <rve Mid Patterson Grove yawn unities with Beth-Ware high school was presented to the countv board of commis sioners at their regular Au gust session. . . _ The petition was presented hy R. g Thornburg and Howard Hern don. and was asking lor the con duction of from two to two and a half mile6 of road which will en able residents of those two com munities to send their children to school. Gave indorsement The board gave the project its; indorsement, but said the matter win be for the state highway com mission to pass on and make plans | for The project will be recom mended to the commission. Beth-Ware, the newest high school in the county, draws many of its students from the territory which the new road would connect. The status of 1935 unpaid taxes was relieved for at least 30 days, v the board decided to extend the tune for advertising property for sale for unpaid taxes that period of time. By law, the property may be advertised now, and sold in Sep tember, but the commissioners thought that due to the stress of times, a month’s grace will be given. It was stated that once they are irivertised. each taxpayer will have to pay $1 extra and costs at the rate of eight percent interest to the county for the amount of unpaid taxes. County Schools Reopening Today acme 12.000 Cleveland eounty youngsters will leave their vacation pleasures today and start back to school as the county school system gets into operation again. Schools In the county open ear lier than city schools in order that the children may have another va cation period during cotton pick teg time. T'aculty members in the 16 high •chook with their elementary units wid the 19 other elementary schools vere back on their jobs this morn rig for the beginning of the "sum rier term The county board of education meef In the office of Super tatendent J. H. Grigg this after *00p to take up routine matters. business of unusual importance ** scheduled Mr. Grigg said this horotng. r-"—■————._ doming Cotton letter I Aug. 3—MaAet I ***■ » important setting, mod I „ tTaf*! pwrchaa«6 accounted la^Tl®0* * #* aupport. Senti 1J* 2°** two-sided at present I'Mil «. *** **bef a larger hmiXisrssrrj"1 ^ l*tbeck« wereste **• b“y«» on I disposed *PI»«ntly are not I the H , ,o!low the advances for list)™ r being. More private crop IffSTJ*1 *" *"“* E week |w Bl,r>^esent we ^‘eve a trad |«tk)E u hkely be crop con lisa “ * **T 28. estimated at |*oaW & conditi«i of 75 Etta 12.633.000 In 1935 ItoaM M. *T ** JW-W ratio else,"* :'»■««■ wOTW h* h.i«, ,r f Anwrl<*n 13.475, U» ’^t1*®800- Oomeetic h*. . rit1-nu«e exception. ~ w dimmer. s *« pnrRCE * co *»« markets 'ott<*n seed n 1614c fcttun 1011 — 820.00 tsir lot, ton_$20.00 fcv: ^ J,‘ Ne* York cotton for to Um May 13.,o. ’ -W-OS.. Dec. 15.08 Vallee’* Next ? This dark beauty, Neila Goodelle, radio singer and pianist, refused to deny reports that she soon would become the wife of Rudy Vallee, fa mous bandmaster. Rudy, how ever, reminded the curious that his own divorce decree was not yet final, and called Miss Goodelle "just a good friend/ 2 Sets Of Twins Four Other Babies At City Hospital Some 40 Other Patient*. Are Listed From All Over County. Two sets of twins and four other precious youngsters joined the hos pital family during the past week end. Though not ill, they axe reg istered with the nearly 40 other patients taking treatment. To Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Warren on July 31st were born twins, a boy and a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. Flay Kale were bom twin boys, one of which died, but the other is get ting along nicely in an incubator. Other Births Other births which have been announced are: Mrs. Clarence Tur ner, a boy; Mrs. Robert Hord, a girl; Mrs. Charles Home, a boy; Mrs. B. H. Teal, a girl. All the mothers are doing nicely, it was re ported. Other patients listed are: Mrs Frances Aghew, Mrs. E. J. Beaver. Leon Brackett, K. C. Butler, J. T. Black, of Kings Mountain; Mrs. Louise Bridges, Mrs. Lester Canipe, of Casar; Roy Dayberry, of Bel wood; H. K. Dixon, of Kings Moun tain; Jonn Fortenbury, of Lawn (Continued on page eight.) City Council Holds Its Meeting Tonight The city council will hold its regular first of the month meeting in the city hall tonight but Mayor Harry Woodson says only routine matters are due to come up for consideration. R is expected that a committee from the merchants association wBl appear before the board to ask for the enforcement of the hour parking limit in the up-town business section during trading hours and also ask that vacant lots on side streets and to rear of store be conditioned for free parking spaces. American Athletes Smash Records In Olympics’2nd Day Owens, Stephens Aftd Williamson Star U. N. C. Flash Among Winner! In MM) Metre Competitions Stephens Stars. BERLIN, Aug. 3.—(/P)—Another attack on the record book, featured by the American spring star, Jesse Owens and Helen Stephens, marked the second day of Olympic comp*.i tion today. Owens, negro flash from OlSo State, chalked up America’s second championship as he defeated Ralph Metcalf, Chicago negro, by a yard and a half in 10.3 seconds, equaling the Olmpic record for the 100 metres. Miss Stephens, great sprinter from Fulton, Missouri, twice cracked world and Olympic figures as she qualified few the women’s 100 metre finals. The Missouri girl ran her first heat in 11.4 seconds, .4 of a second under the listed world’s standard and .5 of a second under the Olympic record. Both old rec ords were held by Stella Walsh, the Polish star who also qualified tar the finals. Williamson Wins All three U. Sv half-milers, John Woodruff, Chuck Hornbostel and Harry Williamson of North Caro lina, won semi-final heats in 800 metre competition and safely qual ified for the finals. America's total points in track and field unofficially computed to 46, Germany moved into second place with 31 1-4 and Finland third with 30 1-4. Refute Recognition American’s Record BERLIN, Aug. 3.—(/P)—The Inter national Amateur Athletic Federa tion today announced it would not accept Jesse Owens ’time of 10.2 second in yesterday’s quarter final trials of the Olympic 100 meter sprOrt as a world's record. The American negro’s time low ered the listed world’s record by .1 of a second but officials, who meet daily to decide matters arising dur ing the Olympics, said they could not recognize It “because there was a too strong back win." Late Bulletins Suggest Evacuation MADRID, Spain, Aug. 3.—(£*)— Immediate evacuation of all Amer icans desiring to leave Madrid, in order to take advantage of the one railroad line open to Valencia, sea coast town, was suggested by Amer ican embassy officials tonight. Warn Americans WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—<£■)— Americans still remaining in revolu tion-torn Spain were warned today by Secretary Hull that condition* might develop there which would make K impossible for the U. 8. to move them to safety. Lindy Furious COPENHAGEN, Aug. 3.—//P>— Col. Char;. A. Lindbergh was re ported by his Danish host today to be "all ready furious over the pub licity the Danish press tried to give him.” Homesteading Is Allowed Again And Many Plan To 'Stake Claims’ Pioneers will soon have the privi lege of staking claims on the home stead range, just a sthey did in the old covered wagon days. Interior department officials .said today they are preparing regula tions under which homesteading, halted more than a year ago, may he revived under carefully prescrib ed conditions. The maximum claim will be lim ited to 320 acres, and prospective settlers must select really good land that will not be in danger of abandonment. Issuance of the reg ulations has been delayed by Sec retary Ickes pending decision on whether the gracing division or the department division of investigation is to verify assertion* that the acreage is fertile enough and gets enough rain for cultivation. The executive orders of Novem ber. 1934, and May. 1935, which to gether withdrew the entire 165, 000,000 acres of unappropriated public land from settlement, are still in force. Amendments to the Taylor grazing act, however, were enacted by the last congress au thorizing the secretary of the in terior to permit homesteading on land he considered more valuable “for the production of agricultural crops than for the production of native grasses and forage." Although land once more will be (Continued on Page Eight) School Cost In Shelby Next To Lowest In Eighty Cities Only One City Of The 80 Surveyed Has A Lower Per Capita Cost And That Is Florence, S. C. Shelby has next to the lowest per capita cost for its school system of the eighty schools surveyed by the Federal office of education, it is learned from Washington. Such Manners! Here is the way the President ' of the United States goes about partaking of his favorite food— the hit dog. The occasion was... a picnic tendered Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt at Herring Cove, N. B., near their summer home. Allison Dysart, premier of New Bruns wick, attended the outing and talked with the -president about the -Passamaquoddy power project Promises Surface To Grover Road At An Early Date "We are not going to neglect the Shelby-Grover road until we lose the metal on the road. Our purpose is to proceed with this as rapidly aa good engineering practise will permit,” writes Capus Waynick, chairman of the state highway com mission. Mr. Waynick was answering a let ter from Lee B. Weathers, editor of The Star in which the highway department was being urged to put the hard surface on this newly con structed road as soon as possible, rather than delay until the sand clay base washes or is blown away. It will be recalled that the grad ing and top-soiling of this road was recently completed and that the contractors had their work ac cepted about ten days ago. The survey of school costs In 80 cities of the nation having a pop ulation ranging from 10,000 to 29. 999 shows that Shelby’s school cost was only 124,94 per pupil. The only system in this population group with a lower per capita cost was Florence, S. C., where $21.07 per child was spent. The average cost in this population group was $86.10. Several other cities of North Car olina were Included in the survey: Durham, High Point and Asheboro. The study made by the federal office of education included a "break down” of the various costs includ ed in the per capita cost and show ed that of Durham's total $1.10 for general control, $28.83 for in struction, $3.31 for operation of plant, $2.46 for maintenance of plant, 18 cents for coordinate ac tivities and auxiliary agencies, and 88 cents for fixed charges. The figures for Shelby were: general control, $1.19; instruction, $20.03; operation of plant, $2.01; maintenance of plant, $1.19; coor dinate activities and auxiliary agencies. 18 cents; fixed charges, 34 cents. Civil Docket To Open Today Alter a comparatively heavy week of criminal caaae, the July tens of Cleveland* county superior court moves Into the civil docket this week. the first of the civil cases, six suits for divorce, were run through the mill Friday afternoon, the last day of the criminal court. Se divorces granted were as vs: P. D. Eubanks vs. Virgla Eubanks; James D. Jones vs. Ruby M. Jones; Katherine O’Farrell But tle vs. J. L. Buttle, jr.; Maud Helms vs. Ous Helms; L. T. Dunn vs. Stella Dunn; Lucy Gantt vs. A. V. Gantt. No cases of particular importance are slated for the civil court. A total of 37 cases are scheduled on the docket. MASTER FARMER FATHER OF MRS. H. P. WINCHESTER Robert F. Shaw of Greensboro who was recently named as one of the Master Farmers of North Caro lina, is the father of Mrs. H. P. Winchester of Earl. Mrs. Winchester is teacher in No. 3 high school. Her husband is teacher and supervisor of voca tional agriculture in No. 3 school and community. Addie Dixon, Brilliant Native Of This County, Jazzes Up Her Writings And Lectures Addle Dixon, now Mrs. J. Ernest Thacker, lecturer and authoress, has been spending a few days in the county, the guest of Mrs. W. L. Dameron. Shelby is where #he was born, the daughter of Rev. Tom Dixon, pioneer Baptist minister, and Mrs. Dixon. As an illustrious member of the famous Dixon family, her distinc tion lies in her inspirational lec tures and Bible studies, her auth orship of a book entitled “The Strange Death of President Hard ing” which created a sensation a few years ago and her contribution of dramatic stories. Thinks Ransom Money Hidden Gaston Means, with whom Mrs. Thacker collaborated in writing the book. "The Strange Death of President Harding” is confident that a large portion of Mrs. Mc Lean’s ransom money which she entrusted to Means is hidden some where in the South It will be re cafled that Means was given $105, 000 with which to pay the ransom for the return of the Lindbergh baby. Means never returned the baby or the money and he is now serving sentence for the offense while ills family is on relief in Washington. When his prison term expires. Mrs. Thacker (hinks Means will repossess this money for his personal use. Thine of Uplift “I jazz my stories up to keep abreast of the times," she told a re porter of The Star Saturday as she sat in the home of ex-mayor and Mrs. S. A. McMurry where she was a guest for lunch. Magazines wont accept stories that are of a relig ious nature. Th<# must have an ap peal for the masses of readers who do not care for religious articles in their popular magazines, yet through the theme of all her stories she lets her characters drift down to the depths and then lifts them to higher planes of decency and re spectability. Ashamed Of Tom Mrs. Thacher and her brothel Tom are the only two Dixon chil dren now living. ‘Tm ashamed of Tom for going off with the Liberty Leaguers, she said” with a toe* of her head Tom Dixon, author of several books bearing on the re construction period in the ^outh following the war. went to the Re publican convention as a delegate from North Carolina and expected to place Judge Ike Meekirn in nomination, but was prevented by steam roller political methods. One by one the Dixon children have (Continued on page eight.) Hurl Fresh Troops Into Three Fronts Of Spanish Battle Loyal iata Strengthen For Big Pu»h Rebels Turn On San Sebas tian; Estimate 10,000 Reinforcements. By The AmctaM Preea MADRID, A ur. 3.—As saults on three fronts, north, central, south, opened today with both government and rebel leaders throwing fresh troops into the civil war. Loyalists gathered strength for still another push against rebels in the Gaudarrama mountain circle above Madrid. Rebel insurgents turned anew against shell torn Ban Sebastian on the bay of Biscay. General Emilio Mol a ordered the campaign with the reinforcement of an estimated 10,000 soldiers from Pamplona. Loyal warships bombarded Ceuta In Spanish Morocco and other con centrations along the coast. Plan Well Received The French government official* learned their plea for strict Eur opean neutrality was apparently well received In London but less welcome in Rome Observers said Oeneral Mola sought to clear a northern outlet to the sea before turning to Madrid which he said last week would be captured In a few days. Rebels were said to have occu pied the town of Oandoioglra and Nevaoerrada, considered the control point* of two of the three mount ain gateways to Madrid. In the capital ^self the govern ment said complete control had been established over the popula tion and declared the entire war situation was definitely good. At Barcelona government forces reported the capture of La Zaida, in a renewed drive on the Aragon front against the rebel stronghold of Zaragoea. _ Association Meets At College Today Issues, which have been uncertain for several weeks are expected to converge into a financial policy for Bolling Springs Junior college this afternoon. Delegates from all the churches in the Kings Mountain association have been asked to come together for a special session to transact the business which the Bolling Springs emergency has made neces sary. Business transacted by the gen eral board and by the full associa tion earlier In the summer was ruled void on a technicality of the constitution. The special session Is expected to clarify the whole situa tion. Child Cries to Attend Funeral Of Mother She Hacked to Death BAYONNE, N. J. Aug. 3.—OP)— Seventeen year old Gladys Mac Knight wept bitterly today, her at torney said, because she could not leBve her cell to attend the funeral of her mother whom she is accused o? Saying. R. Lewis Kennedy, the attorney, described the girl, who police said confessed she hacked her mother to| death while her sweetheart Donald Wightman, 18, cried “Hit her again,” as distraught and sleepless. Police described her as cold and steel nerved. Proposal Is Made To Federation Council At Opening Of Trial Meeting Starts Early In Order To Hear President Of Wisconsin Group; “Defendants” Absent (By ttif Assmiatrd Preu) WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—A compromise proposal to delay a show-down was made to the American Federation of Labor executive council today at the opening of its trial of John L. Lewis and 11 associates in t he committee for indus trial organization on charges of “insurrection and rebellion.” If Old Papa William Mathuee, 82, of Gradyville Del., is shown holding his daughter Jaemiefine, whom he has just en tered in the family brble as his thirteenth child. Break AO Records As 14 Convicts Go To Raleigh Prison Sheriff’* Department Transport* Largest Number In Its His tory; Felony Cases All records established since the present sheriff's administration went Into orflee were smashed yes terday when 14 prisoners were taken to the state penitentiary. “It was the largest number taken at a single trip since I went into office." Sheriff Cline said this morning. The prisoners were all convicted during the criminal term of Su perior court held here last week. It Is thought, that the uu •: v large number Is a i u’t o' - Felix A. Alley’s strict Interpreta tion of the law which provides tnat, all convictions on felony cases .shall be sent to the state prison. The prisoners were accompanied by Charlie Sheppard, E. J. Cordell. W. C. Powell and a helper. The prisoners were: John Lutz, Eva Mae Blakney, Dave Willis, Os son, Hildreth Shields, Gamell Mor ris, Wilbur Smith, Arthur Clem car Willis, Robert Willis, Steve Crowder, Roy Hopper, Thomas Law mons, Major Lee Black, and Jim Hall. McKnight Sends Mexican Paper With Pictures Of Nominee Hoey North Carolinians, three of theitj from Shelhy, furnished plenty of new* copy for Mexican papers printed on Wednesday, July » The familiar picture of Clyde R Hoey was published by the newspa per ‘‘El Universal Oraflco,” with the following caption: "Clyde R. Hoey, who lias occupied a place of importance in the North American Congress for the space of some 20 years, is the Democratic candidate for governor of the State of North Carolina.” In the same edition of this caper was the story concerning the rob bery of North Carolina senator Rob ert R. Reynolds who was held up and robbed of some $300 by Mexi can bandits while on his way to Acapulco. The stories were written and sent to the United States by <J. P. McKnight, chief of the Associat ed Press bureau in Mexico City. Also in the days news were Am bassador and Mrs. Josephus Dan iels who entertained at a • lunch eon in honor of BUI McKnlglit. in structor in the Romance language department, of the University of North Carolina Although thr proceedings hid been scheduled to start In mid-aft ernoon the council decided to hear Henry Ohl, Jr., president of the Wisconsin federation of labor this morning before John Frey, the pros ecutor. presented his case. Ohl proposed that the Lewis com mittee confine its activity to the steel and rubber industry, that the A. F. of L. support Lewis in organ ization drives In those fields and that the issues of Industrial veraus craft unionism be submitted to the convention next November in Tam pa. Chair* Vacant Chairs of the "defendants" were vacant as members of the council gathered to try Lewis and hla allies who advocate industrial unionism as against organization by crafts. The old proposal was adopted by the Wisconsin federation in con vention several week* ago. In the immediate foreground of the argument was organization of the steel Industry and last night Lewis stepped aside from the battle with the executive council long enough to take issue with a recent report of the American Iron and Steel Institute. Replying to the institute’s statement that steel work ers’ average hourly earnings In March of his year were 66.2 cents, compared with 87.2 cents for work ers In all manufacturing Industry, Lewis bluntly challenged the fig ures. Steel wages, he argued, were lower than any in Industries which he said were comparable. Frey In Front John P. Frey, president, of the A. F. of L. Metal Trades department, who brought charges against Lewis and his allies, was to the fore of the group demanding suspension of the 12 unions holding member ship in the committee for Indus trial organization If the executive council accepts the mass of testimony Frey has pre pared to support his charges, It can take one of three courses: (1) Find the 12 unions “guilty" and suspend them. (2) . Acquit them and allow them to continue their organization cam paigns without Interference. f3i Postpone action until tha federation’s annual convention next November in Tampa, Fla. Business Revival Continues To Hold Through Summer NEW YORK, Aug. J, UP)—Th« midsummer panorama of broad | business revival unfolded today U Wall street sought to appraise the autumn outlook. Busy steel mills, well sustained auto production, • high level of retail trade and de mand for new equipment of thS railroads were sketched into the July picture. Business analysis accepted the latest statistical data as evidence that industries having enjoyed a ! year of almost unbroken business expansion had held their recovery j stride instead of slowing in hoi months in customary seasonal style, j. How long the pace would hold j was a matter of conjecture. Som* have painted the autumn Wd Christmas outlook in bright colors Others contend that crop losses from drought and a rise in food prices eventually would halt mass purchasing power. They traced the unusual summer showing of sus tained business activity partly te the record peace time outpouring of bonus, and argue the result of this Federal funds and the spending mav he on fee the fall.
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