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WEATHER c General ffljr JurdP cloudy to unsettled. nff,ct„l Shelby temperatures: ^5 I- 6X Rainfall, none. The ÆWMM 10 Pages TODAY Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. >! M H Ml raw. I IB UIUW _ M Carrtar. par raar. tta _ H.M VOL. XUI-N0.99 ben l. smith CALLED TO NEWjIOB Greensboro Get* Superintendent To Succeed Guv Phillips; Lo cal Board Meets Tonight For Plans. X distinct promotion came B. L. Smrfh, superintend «rt of t!h« Shelby city schools for the past seven years when was elected superintendent ri the schools of Greensboro £ succeed Guy B. Phillips who has accepted a professorship in the University of North Carolina. Superintendent Smith came to tot city today from Durham where b* has been this summer complet ing work on his Master's degree ind will confer with the board of trustees of the school. Was Surprise The announcement which was carried m Greensboro papers yes terday and confirmed a short time later with a telegram to Dr. Tom Gold, board chairman, eame as a complete surprise to teachers and patrons in Shelby. Dr. Gold has called a special meeting of the board tonight to consider plans for naming a new head. The board is composed of the chairman, Thad Ford, L. P. Hol land. Lawrence Lackey and Russell Lsughridge. All members contacted today expressed regret at Shelby’s toeing Superintendent Smith. Must Act Quickly Action taken is expected to be done quickly as it is exactly one month until the schools are sche duled to open on September 14. Supt. Smith, the new Greensboro auperintendent will go to his new Job with a long period of service in public behind him and with splen did preparation for educational leadership. Duke Graduate He is a graduate of Trinity col lege. now Duke university and will finish his master's work soon. He eerved In the world war with dis tinction and on his return was luperintendent of the Forest City schools for a number of years. (Continued on page ten.) Little Change In Trade Tempo NEW YORK. Aug 14. (£>)—There *** little change in the tempo of trade and industry this week ac cordins to Dunn and Bradstreet. A moderate slackening in the retail buying was attributed to ex haustion of summer stocks and to high temperatures which deflected interest from early fall displays. In wholesale markets the review aid today previous gains were wid ened with more orders coming from »me of the drought districts. Care ful operations were steady. E'en though retail sales were I (Mmtatned close to the 1931 level,” t a agency reported “consumer uying was not so brisk as during z 0penin? week the month, the dwindling stocks of summer mer chandise reduced the usual number „ clfaram'r sales and the acqulsi on of fall goods was hampered by the hot. weather. Por thf country as a whole the ‘Sency estimated retail sales were thT l° 15 per cent ahead of o- 193S comparative. For the j uthern states a gain of 18 to 20 w cent was reported. I ----- Morning Cotton letter minor t, ^RK' Aug- 14 — Foreign cw «anLand speculatlve pur CLT****- early yestcr advance attracted real waL d Sma5 hedging which M* hirth0'^ 01 the gaillS- There deterioration to yjWhweetem areas of the tiSdse Taln* occur “ savissow J, Tu Conri 5ora* downward UbV prosPectlve yield wil! ^ared ,,~ Senti®®Bt 1* rather Weather 16 ty,',Lt • ch’d as this tae * «*,. *** *«* important one attain, come ln deter :ompany Pnd.~E. A. Pierce and eatton JJ* MA8KETS &ttOH en-.i .- M K> Sopors *U“' l°“ — *3* N;^W, ton . . . >3; "Wr .ia n Np® YlyrV- cotton for Ur Z r• M*fi v k« '' 1134 Oct 11.-J6, c f. Leaves Here II Above is Ben L. Smith, popular superintendent of the Shelby city schools who has just been named to head the city schools of Greensboro. COLLEGE TERM TO START SEPT. 1 NA'ME HEAD SOON Faculty Committee Nearing Deci sion On Successor To Lovelace. Announcement that Boiling Springs junior college will open on September 1 came from the faculty committee today. The committee said it is nearing a definite deci sion on a president to succeed A. C. Lovelace who resigned to take up religious education in Gastonia. A general renovation of the col lege plant is being carried on at Boiling Springs and it was learned that the biggest pre-registration in the history of the school forecasts a record-breaking enrollment. Board To Meet The board of trustees of the col lege is expected to meet the first of next week to make some final decisions on other members of the faculty. A number have already been named. The school will have a fully qualified faculty with sal aries to meet all requirements of the southern association Many of the churches in the Kings Mountain and Sandy Run associations already have funds on hand to turn over to the treasurer, which have accrued under the new financial plan adopted by the asso ciation. Voice Optimism A spirit of optimism was voiced by members of the faculty commit tee composed of Dr. Zeno Wall, Rev. Rush Padgett, and A. W. Mc Murry and other leading Shelby cit izens said they feel the future is exceedingly bright for the college. There is a strong possibility that Mars Hill wil Ibecome a four year college soon, leaving Boiling Springs the only junior college in this en tire area. Trustees here are M. A. Spangler, A. W. McMurry, Mrs. Rush Stroup. Hill Hudson, Dr. Zeno Wall, Judge E. Y. Webb, chairman. The committee did not reveal the names of prospects for the presi dency, but said they were among the best educational leadership in North Carolina w'est of the univer sity. The selection is expected to be made known by Monday. New Rating Given Kings Mtn. School The school authorities in Kings Mountain have just been notiffied fo a new rating for the Kings Mountain high school. In a letter addressed to the prin cipal. the state department of edu cation send| congratulations. The new rating "is A-l and was prev iously “A-2”. The department esp ecially congratulated the Kings Mountain school on being able to maintain membership in the Sou thern Association of Schools and Colleges by having a longer term than other schools in the county. . 9-Year Search End* For 11-Year Child ASHEVILLE, Aug. 14.—(/P)—A mother's nine-year search for her daughter has ended here hi happy reunion because 11-year-old Flor ence Barghaltz had been found. Tile mother. Mrs. Helen Angel Painter, of Cincinnati, made plans to take Florence to Cincinnati if «he is successful in the court rnn »»-♦ Finch ,«as injected today into the picture. AGRICULTURE PROMISED RELIEF Local R.A. Office To Handle Relief Bulwinkle, Graham, Coan and Others Assure Their Co-operation. Intense efforts on the part of Congressman A. L. Bul winkle, WPA Director George W. Coan, jr., and Agricultur al Commissioner W. A. Gra ham to procure Federal gov ernment aid in drought relief for Cleveland and surrounding counties, were revealed here today. A number of communications from Congressman Bulwinkle to Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture, Rexford G. Tugwell, head of the national rural resettlement pro gram, J. C. Mchaffey and Harry L. Hopkins of the WPA at Washing ton, with their replies were shown here. Special Provisions Special provision is being made by all these national agencies for Cleveland, Catawba, Lincoln, Gas ton, Mecklenburg and part of Burke for aid this fall to farmers who suffered from the dry weath er. Something definite is expected soon. It was learned that whatever form of relief is given will be adminis tered through the Rural Resettle ment office under the direction of George Dedmon in this county. The local office has received no speci fic instructions. Congressman Bulwinkle has sent a resolution to Washington asking a further study of the situation in his district with the view in mind of concessions and modifications being made in the sou improve ment program which would allow farmers in the dry areas to further qualify for benefit payments. A study is being made for what Cleveland farmers will really need. S. N. Lattimore Is Buried Today Funeral services were held this morning at 10 o’clock from the W. B. Nix residence on N. Morgan street for S. Nelson Lattimore who died in the Shelby hospital Thurs day morning at 1 o’clock. Mr. Lattimore who was 56 years of age on August 1st was the son of the late Judge T. D. Lattimore, who served as clerk of superior court for 22 years. He attended State college, Raleigh, where he studied textile engineering. Mr. Lattimore was quite gifted in mechanical en gineering. Rev. John W. Suttle conducted the funeral this morning and In terment followed in Sunset ceme tery. Surviving are his wife who before marriage was Lottie Mae Doggett and three children. Mae Lattimore of Greensboro. Bill Lattimore of Shelby and Charles Lattimore of] Reno, Nevada. Also surviving are three brother. Dr. E. B.. J. J. and T. W. Lattimore of Shelby and two sisters, Mrs. W. B. Nix and Mrs. J. Y. Irvin. Kings Mtn. Schools To Open On Sept. 9 KINGS MOUNTAIN, Aug. 14.— The Kings Mountain city schools are scheduled to open the 1936-37 term on Wednesday morning, Sep tember 9. It is expected that there will be a record-breaking enrollment the first day. Thousands To Enroll As 43 Churches Plan Fall Classes Kings Mountain Association To Conduct Volunteer Training Classes; To Be “Laboratory” For South Preliminary plans for an association-wide Sunday School !raining program in which all of the 43 churches in the Kings Mountain association will have voluntary training .'lasses for five nights during the week of Sept. 13-20, were innounced today by J. W. Costner, superintendent. Gainer E. Bryan, associate Sun day school secretary of the state of Georgia will assist Mr. Costner In the general direction of the classes, and four expert workers will be brought to this association. Volun teer teachers for most of the classes In the local churches will be used. The volunteer movement was ini tiated here last year as a yardstick for the entire south In Sunday school work, and enrolled 4.532 per sons in the classes and gave 512 study awards. This association will be used Again this year a* a laboratory and working field for Baptist. Sunday school work In the entire south. The week of study will be cli maxed by a huge rally at the Shel by First, church Sunday afteroon September 20. Some 1,500 persons are expected. Thus far every church in the association has agreed to have the classes, studying "The Book We Teach.” The work has already re ceived the sanction of the pastors conference and of the general board of the association. Huge Scrap Iron Exports Shipped Abroad From Here From plowshares and pruning hooks to cannon and hand grenad des— thats the story of the trem endous amount of scrap Iron which the militaristic nations, Japan and Itlay, are buying from the United States each week. And Cleveland county Is parti cipating in this gigantic movement of war materals to foreign nations. Not only Cleveland, but Ruther ford, Catawba, Gaston, and even adjoining South Carolina counties are furnishing part of the steady stream of iron materials flowing across the Atlanti cand Pacific. D. A. Beam and company of Shelby Is exporting scrap iron on a large scale. This week, the com pany is loading 400,000 pounds of the iron on a boat at Charleston, S. C„ for shipment to Itlay. And last week, a boat load of 150,000 pounds left Wilmington for Japan. "We average 300,000 pounds a (Continued on page ten) “No Taxes” Plans Bring “Politics” Charge From GOP V Declare It To Be Political Gesture, Pore And Sim ple. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—</P)— The Roosevelt administration’s an nouncement that it planned to pro pose no new taxes at the next ses sion of congress brought accusa tions of "politics” today from Re publicans. "A political gesture pure and simple,” was the way Representative Bacon, Republican, New York, east ern campaign manager for the Re publican committee described the move in a formal statement. Melvin D. Cleaton, Republican chairman of New York state said the announcement was a "political campaign statement”, while Harri son E. Spangler, vice chairman of the Republican national committee said the public could place no re liance on such assurances. When the Republican national chairman, John D. Hamilton, heard of the Roosevelt administration’s announcement, he said he would comment In the words of Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, “There may not be any new taxes this year 'Continued on page ten.) Astor Bombshell LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14.—r/T*.)— Resumption of the Mary Astor bat tle was threatened today with ex change charges of illicit film col ony romance*—also a demand for a new look Into the actress' diary on life and love. Only a few hours after court ap proval of an agreement In the tempestous case the new bombshell was fired suddenly by Joseph An deson, attorney for Miss Astor's former husband, Dr. Franklyn Thorpe. Coughlin Upholds Constitution In Cleveland Meeting Would Not Seduce People To Tin Cup* Of Beggary With Revolution CLEVELAND, Aug. 14, (/F)—'The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin told del egates at the opening session of the National Union for ificlal justice convention today, "We will not par ticipate in any social . revolution which would reduce such good peo ple who are representative here to tin cups or beggary.” He added, "America hasn’t failed nor has the constitution but it is sad to remark that sometimes Am ericans fall to preserve the consti tution.” 15-Minute Cheer As Rather Coughlin appeared at the speaker’s platform he was greeted with a 15-minute demon stration. A moment later when Congressman Sweeney, Democrat, from Ohio, temporary chairman, re cited a history of prosperity booes greeted the name of former Pres (Continued on page ten) E&soms Lose Boy; Elliott To Preach - » A telegram from an attending physician at a Dallas, Texas, hos pital informed Shelby friends this morning that the Horace Easoms lost a baby boy early today. The child lived only a short while. Mrs. Easom was reported to be doing nicely. Mr. Easom, consequently, is not expected to arrive here for hLs work at the First Baptist church until later next week. Rev Slyvester Elliot, a native of tire county and at present pastor in Paris, Ark., will fill Dr. Zeno Wall’s pulpit at the First church Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock hour. GIANT PLANE BURNS, KILLS THREE Bodies Are Burned Past Recognition Fourth Man Jumps To Safety In ’Chute; Investigation Begun. By Associated Press NEW KENT COURT HOUSE. Va.. Aug. 14.—An army plane caught fire in flight, crashed on its arm, near here last night and kill ed 3 of its crew of 4. The fourth man. Private M. N. Flynn, 21, of McOufley. Ohio, Jump ed to safety with a parachute. Langley field officers luted the three killed as Lieutenant Willard 8. Marvin of Riverside. Calif., Pri vate John J. Maher of McKees port, Pa., and Private James E. Crittenden. Begin Investigation A board of investigation com posed of Langley field officers was enroute here. A resident near here said he saw the plane fall. He said it resembled a huge comet with a tail of fire. The bodies were burned beyond recognition. One of the victims was thrown clear of the plane, the body being found about 20 feet from the wreck. The cause of the fire and crash could not be learned immediately. Flynn was shakey after his nar row escape and was not able to give any details. He said he landed with his parachute about 300 yards from yre spot Where the plane struck, and dashed to the burning wreck. He said the heat was so in tense however that he could not reach the crew. Limestone Strike Is Finally Settled GAFFNEY, 8. O., Aug. If— A strike at the Limestone cotton mills, affecting 360 workers, ended today four months after It began. Announcement of a settlement was made by Waite C. Hamrick, sr„ president of the mill. John W. Nates, state labor commissioner, and J. H Palmer, president of the local. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. The strike was called In protest against the continued employment of B. T. White, a spinning overseer, to which the union objected. Nates came here yesterday. The Limestone mills will reopen Monday. The settlement ended seven months of labor strike In which four Gaffney mills were shut down for varying periods. Edwards’ Horse Dies At Age 27 Bruce was only a horse, with a slow swing gait, but he beat the stork to many a home in upper Cleveland county carry ing Dr. F. D. Edwards to minis ter to any bne who was ill. After 27 years of service old Bruce Is dead. Dr. Edwards bought Bruce after he finished his work at a medical college and began his practice driving the horse and buggy. Later he did his court driving Bruce, and until the county had roads passable to a ear continued to make his hun dreds of calls with the aid of the animal. Old age was given as the cause of its death. City’s Dream Of Recreation Center And Playground Begins To Come True As Hoppers Creek Tract Bought Shelby’s dream of a public play ground, a swimming and boating lake, a recreation center for both children and grown-ups, was start ed on its way to reality today. It came in the form of an an nouncement by Dr. J. S. Dorton and John Schenck that they have pur chased 70 acres of land known as Hie Hull property at the northern edge of the city where they will begin immediately the construction of a recreational development, the main part of which will be a 15-acre la toe t o be equipped with a sand bf,»cb. boats, and other aquatic at tractions Dr Dorton ^ho r? very rnth'-L laatic about ths project, said that he will in developing the area, try to preserve its natural beauty of downs of varieties of trees, water falls, at least ten bubbling springs and sloping ridges, all of which will be connected with roads and drive ways. While the project will be entirely commercial. Dr. Dorton said there will be a number of free recreational features such as tennis, horseshoe, softball and others. Riding devices and sandplles will be arranged for the kiddles, with possibly a smalt zoo being placed , in the park A clubhouse or community house will he built on the southern side of the lake The owners a id if can be used lor meetings, luncheon. and dinners, and possibly for a dances, if the development reaches a expectations. '{ "T want it understood, however,” Dr. Dorton said, "that we expect to r keep the highest standards attain- c able If we have had any success r at all with the Cleveland county t fair (he is manager and promoter of the fair) it is due to the high c standards we have kept,” * Briefly described the new devel- t opment will be on Hopper’s Creek, t about one uhle north of the court r houie, still within the city limits. It begins just above the bridge. The j 70 acres which were purchased for is *7fl per acre carry two small creeks; f widel? converge into onr The lake a -» nd will be guarded by a second - ry dam and lake above It, to be sad in purifying the water. East of the lakes are places plan ed for the athletic fields and north f the lake is- ample room tor a tne-hole golf course which may be ullt. Dr. Dorton said preliminary work f clearing the under brush will be lli at once and will be completed y late fail. The lane and retrea ional facilities are expected to be eudy by early spring He said his and Mr. Sehenck's roject will have no bearing what ever on the municipal project fanned by the city some months go. for which » WFA project ha. een made available. Is Chosen J.W.WINBORNE IS FAVORED FOR POST PICKS INCUMBENT Nomine* Hoey And O. M. Mull Leave Today For Merlin* In Raeigh. Clyde R Hory, Democratic nom inee for governor, last night made public his recommendations for the offices of chairman and vice-chalr Ynan of the Democratic executive committee. Mr. Hoey recommended J. W. Wallace Winborne, of Marlon, pres ent chairman, to continue In his position, and also picked Mrs. J. B. Spllman of Greenville as vice chairman. leaves For Raleigh Mr. Hoey and O. M. Mull, only member of the executive committee from this county, left today for i Raelgh where the committee will meet tonight to elect the two of ficers. The recommendations of the nominee are considered equivalent to election by the committee. In a statement issued here last night. Mr Hoey said: Hla Statement “Upon my urgent Insistence, J. W. Wallace Winborne of Marion 1ms agreed to serve as chairman of the Democratic •executive committee for * this campaign, If It Is the wish of j the committee, and therefore I shall recommend to the state com (Contlnued on page ten.) Grigg Addresses 700 At Annual Beam Reunion J. H. Grigg. superintendent of county school* was the principal speaker yesterday at the annual re unidn of the Beam klan held at New Prospect church. About 700 were present, which is less than the usual large crowd, but the program was Interesting and a sumptuous picnic dinner was served Mr. Grigg gave the derivation of many family names, laying special emphasis on the Beams, a hardy | stock of German pioneers who had much to do with the early develop-1 ment of this section. John Teter Beam came as an emigrant and to pay for hts pas sage, worked six years for Christy Baker in the New Prospect section, which was then a part, of Lincoln county. John T. Beam is buried in the cemetery there and money is | being raised now for a large riionu | ment to the father of the Beams in this section. On his age-worn head stone are inscribed these words, "In memory of John T. Beam who died November 15t,h, 1805. age 65 years. Adieu to all both far and near. My loving wife and children dear, For my immortal soul is fled, I must lie numbered with the dead.” L. Berge Beam, prominent attor ney of Lincoln county was master of ceremonies. Five years ago, a committee was appointed to pre pare the history of the descendants of the 15 J. T. Beam children. J. H. Quinn who has done much work in this direction made a report and when all facts are compiled, it is planned to publish the same in a book. D. A. Beam, age 88, of Shel ' by was oldest descendant present The Fallston quartet gave a musi cal program in the afternoon. Elected Home Agent FORKS'!’ t’Crry Aug M Miss Sue Koon, who until recently was home economics teacher m the Ei lenboro high school has been elect ed home demonstration agent for Chatham county and will enter upon her new duties within a short 1 lime, sh* will m»k^ headquarters Plttsboro. 1 if- county seat of t Chatham county. 1,000 TROOPS EXECUTED BY REBS Women And Men In Mass Slaying Portuguese Newspaperman Reports Mass Spanish Execution. By Associated Prcm LISBON, Portugal. Aug. 14.—More (han a thousand government militiamen, in* eluding 100 women, died in a mass execution by rebel forc es at Almendralejo a corre spondent of ihe newspaper Diario Noticias reported to day, Lisbon, neighboring city of Baba Joce waR in flames. MADRID, Aug. 14—Hun dreds of persons faced possi ble death before firing squads today in reprisal for rebel bombardment of government held towns on the Spanish northern seaboard. Scores, augmenting some •(even hundred “rightist" host ages, held in San Sebastian, were seized by government militia in reply to a rebel I t hreat to destroy San Sebas tian and its neighboring town of Trim. The United States state de partment sought to rescue an American, believed to be among 38 employees of a Brit ish mining company held as hostages about 70 miles south west of Seville. A rebel war ship lay off shore in the Bay of Biscay ready to open fire. San Sebastian armed itself against repetition of yester day’s aerial bombardment in which eight were killed. Both men and women were arrested indiscriminately by the government military. One government sympa thizer announced “We will kill two hostages for each citizen wounded by rebels and seven for each one killed.” San Sebastian, bullet and abell riddled by almoat four weeks of warfare between rebel Fascists and Loyal troops was hard pressed ten both food and water. New bulwarks were set up in San Sebastian over night to resist an anticipated at tack by a rebel cruiser. Accusations^ thaj/ the revolt had Monarchlal as well as Fascist sup port and that the house of Bour bon hopes to reestablish government by scepter were made in the Mad rid press. The Frenclf government wa* un derstood in diplomatic circles to have urged Madrid to grant Ger man demands for satisfaction for the alleged slaying of German Na tionalists in Barcelona and confis cation of German airplanes. Mob At Hanging Gets Death Mask For Souvenirs OWENSBORO, Ky„ Aug. 14.— —Souvenir hunters stripped the hangman’s hood from the face of Rainey Bethea immediately after the 22-year-old negro was banged here today before a huge throng foi assault upon a 70-year-old white woman. Bethea still breathed when a few persons from the crowd rushed the wire enclosure about the scaffold and scrambled for fragments as mementos of the spectacle. The crowd estimated at upwards of 10,000 was for the moat part or dtrly except for a few hoots dur ing administration of the last rites I by a priest. Mrs. Florence Thompson, sheriff, who directed preparation for tht i hanging staged in a three acre lot ; left to Arthur Hash, former Louis* | ville policeman the throwing of the ! trigger which dropped the negro to ihls death She did not appear pub* : liely. | Hash sw'iing the trap on signal ; from the consulting executioner at |5:26 central standard time. Phy ! .'.k'iapa pronounced him dead at ii 41 They said the neck was broken Immediately by the drop and ex pressed surprise that the heart beat continued for 16 1-2 minutes. Bethea wrote his sister. Or* Fladgr nf-Niche!,. 8. C„ asking thaA n* he burled beiid* hia father **4 declaring that he was saved/
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