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VOL. XLII—NO. 105
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SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, AUG. 28, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
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100 FASCIST REBELS EXECUTED IN MADRID REPRISAL
Business Outlook For Fall Optimistic
NUMBER THINK
BEST SINCE
1929
Election Year
Will Not Affect
SUrvev Of Cross-Section Of
Businesses Shows County
Shares Benefit.
''Optimism olus” was ex
pressed here today by a num
ber of merchants and busi
ness men in several fields in
% cross-section canvass which
mufrht to determine the gen
eral outlook for business this
fall
"The best since 1928," said one.
Hie b°st in five years.” said an
ether. Practically all it the nearly
^ mre of men contacted said point
er? are for the banner year since
:i'r depression.
"No" To Politics.
Will politics affect business and
mar we expect the uncertainty of
rbt usual election year? This ques
tion was answered with a firm “No”
cp all occasions.
lr Cleveland county farmers are
expecting about ShCO.OOO in govern
ment payments in the soil conser
vation program. The cotton cron
•Hi be cut from two thirds to one
half, but corn, grains, and feed
amps will be nearly normal, ac
cording to estimates in the survey.
People Hide.
6 t. Turner, bus station pro
prietor. gives an indication of how
people are traveling. "There ware
more passenger*! through Shelby
(Continued on page six.)
Last Rites Held
For Allen Jones
Punera! serviced were held at
trie Poplar Springs church this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for Allen
'ones. 28. who died at the Shelby
hospital early Thursday morning.
The services were conducted by
'h« Rev Rush Padgett. Burial was
i the Poplar Springs church ceme
tery.
Mr Allen, ill with typhoid fever,
Tas apparently improving rapidly
n ^ suffered a hemorrhage
eonesda.y rught. He was taken to
* hospital at 11 o’clock Wednes
ay n^ht, but died in about four
hours.
Surviving besides his parents, Mr.
uici Mrs. w. w. Jones, are his wife
f wa* Mlss Hanna McMurry b<
'ore marriage, and three childrei
my Love, Robert. Allen and Lj
man Winslow Jones.
f=^r J°nw w»s a well know
munitv. thP P°plar Sprin*s co"
Morning Cotton
letter
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hipnert f A R00d demand fro:
Sr fr°; early cotton in tl
f(J P 1 reported with high has
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erriav iT rret sa^es declined yei
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Death Rider
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Mrs. Mills B. Thomas (above),
Washington, D. C., beautician, was
forced by her estranged husband,
Clifton D. Thomas, to witness him
shoot Cilmer L. Snyder, her escort,
and then ride wildly for 76 miles
through Virginia beside the dead
body. At King George Courthouse,
Va., the maddened husband stopped
the car and shot himself.
Committee Will
Set Engagements
For Hoey Speeches
Democratic Nominee Will Formally
Launch Into Campaign At
High Point.
Clyde R. Hoey is receiving re
quests every day to make campaign
speeches in various parts of the
state and he has accepted a few
engagements. His major political
speaking engagements will be made
by»the state Democratic executive
committee at Raleigh.
Chairman Wallace Winbourne will
open headquarters in Raleigh on
Tuesday of next week. Mr. Hoey
says that when the campaign really
opens in full swing, he feels that
the executive committee should send
him wherever his services are most
needed, so his engagements will be
made through that office.
The campaign will formally open
with his first major speech at a
big rally at High Point on Septem
ber 18th. Practically all Democratic
nominees for state offices will be
present and it is expected that fully
10,000 will attend this rally for the
sixth congressional district.
Mr. Hoey will be in Charlotte
when the president appears there
on Sept.” 10th and also in Forest
City for the rally on Sept. 5th.
Qaston Hit-And-Run
Driver Sentenced
GASTONIA, Aug. 28.—(/P)—Joe
Jacobs, 31. Gastonia business man
was sentenced today to two years in
the Gaston county jail for the hit
and run death of Albert Harrison,
16, of Lowell some weeks ago.
Jacobs pleaded guilty to a charge
of manslaughter. driving while
drunk, and hit and run. In passing
sentence, Judge T. B. Finley stated
that he was sending Jacobs to the
county jail instead of state’s prison
because of his physical condition.
Jacobs also was given a suspend
ed sentence of four years on the hit
and run charge.
BRITAIN AND
EGYPT FIND
ACCORD
50-Year Strife
Finally Ended
New Treaty Calls For Remov
al Of Troops From Nile
Areas.
By Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. 28.—Great
Britain and Egypt, after 50
years of strife are bound to
friendly mutual assistance
under the new Anglo-Egyp
tian treaty, text of which was
made public today.
The treaty was sigped on
Wednesday and has yet to be
acted upon by the British par
liament.
Under its provisions British mili
tary occupation of Egypt would be
ended. Each country would be rep
resented in the capital of the
other by an ambassador and Egypt
would apply for membership in the
League of Nations under British
auspices.
The treaty, effective for 20 years,
would come into force upon ratifi
cation. It was believed here that
British parliamentary factions prob
ably would be effective in Novem
ber.
NEW YORK. Aug. 28—(/P)—The
United States and 12 other nations
enjoying extra territorial rights in
Egypt will be asked to give them up
in order to complete tentative inde
pendence to be reestablished in that
ancient nation.
The broad outlines of the scheme
were agreed upon last spring. It is
confirmed authoritatively that the
next diplomatic step will be for
Britain to persuade the United
States and other nations to sur
render voluntarily the capitulations
they have enjoyed in Egypt since it
was a part of Turkey. A conference
for this purpose is the official plan.
Spurling’s Barn
Destroyed By Fire
CHERRYVILLE, Aug. 27—Light
ning struck the barn of Will Spur
ling of near Waco late this after
noon and caused a fire that de
stroyed the building. Several wag
ms, 100 bales of straw, and a num
aer of farm implements were de
stroyed, although four mules were
saved. Total loss was set at $1,500.
Gws Evans Still
Directs Building
Gus Evans, who broke a pelvic
bone when he recently fell about
12 feet from the top of Mrs. Rush
Stroup’s new building, is a man
who believes in getting things
done.
Evans was taken to the hospi
tal, where his hip was placed in
a cast. He went’home in a cou
ple of days, and now, he is back
on the job—not working, but di
recting. He has his cot hauled to
the Stroup building on the back
of a truck, and he keeps things
running smoothly from his re
clining position.
The building will be finished
about October 1.
Ickes * Charge Against Hearst
Brings Quick Reply From GOP
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28-</P>—
Secretary I ekes campaign speech In
which he linked the name of Gov
ernor Alf Landon and William Ran
dolph He&rst, publisher. brought
quick reaction today from Repuhu
ean quarters.
The cabinet member in an ad
dress last night described Hrarst as
the "new "Republican boss” who
nad cautioned Landon against talk
teg too much "
Evidence he said was given In
court last July by George Harding,
Republican national committeeman
tor Illinois, was used by Kk«. in
discussing wn»t be called “the re
lationship existing between Gover
nor Landon and Mr. Hearst."
Harding was quick to respond !
when informed of the Ickes state-!
(Continued on page six.)
Skull, Crossbones
Flag Is Hoisted
By Polish Miners
BEUTHEN, Polls* Upper Sil
esia, Aug. 28.—(/P)—The "skull
and orossbones” was hoisted to
the top of the shaft head frame
today by 300 miners entering
their fifth foodless day In a
strike for payment of beck
wages.
The death-head, visible a mile
away, symbolized grandly the
desperate situation of the strik
ers within the mine. A number
, already had collapsed from hun
ger and exhaustion.
The group sent word to the
top that they would “not take
another drop of water" until
their demands had been met and
renewed their dally “hymn of
sorrow” chant.
District authorities, hoping to
end the strike, voted money suf
ficient to pay a part of the over
lue wages. The cash was laid on
a table and sent to the bottom of
the shaft, but when the strikers
saw it was only a part of the
money demanded, they voted to
continue the hunger strike.
Womans Meeting
Is Held At Zion;
Officers Named
Missionary Powell Speaks; Mrs,
Waeaster Rejected
Head.
"The Little Man” was She subject
of Dr. 1. C. Powell, returned mis
sionary from Nigeria, Africa, who
spoke yesterday to some 750 dele
gates and visitors at the annual
meeting of the Kings Mountain as
sociational Woman's Missionary un
ion which convened at Zion Baptist
church.
Dr. Powell said the world is al
ways looking for the accomplish
ments of the "big man’’ but that if
given a chance, the little man per
forms an invaluable service. Dr.
Powell has done outstanding work
in the African mission field. He is
a native of North Carolina and a
graduate of Wake Forest college.
Other Speakers
Other speakers included Mrs. J.
Clyde Turner, president of the
state organization from Greensboro
who spoke on Kingdom Work; Miss
Mary Cun-in of Raleigh, young peo
ple’s leader who spoke on that
phase; a pageant, The Heart of
Henrietta, was given in the after
noon, by Boiling Springs and
another pageant given last night.
The Light of Dawn, by Zion.
A large dinner was spread for
the crowd at noon. Leaders said it
was one of the biggest meetings
ever held in this county.
New Officers
Officers elected for the coming
year were: Mrs. J. F Wacaster of
Waco, re-elected president; Mrs.
John A Liles of Shelby, vice presi
dent and corresponding secretary;
Mrs G P Smith, of Shelby recording
secretary; Mrs J O Long, of Shel
by, treasurer; Mrs W L Angel, of
Phelby, mission study chairman;
Mrs Haywood Moss, of Waco, per
sonal service chairman; Miss Mil
dred Miller of Lawndale, young peo
ple’s chairman
Divisional leaders were: No. 1,
Mrs. J. L. Jenkins of Boiling
Springs; No. 2, Mrs. Lawrence Rob- i
erts of Shelby; No, 3. Mrs. H. H.
Gold of Lattimore; No. 4, Mrs.
James Ware of Oak Grove; No. 5,
Mrs. W. F. Hamrick of Fallston.
The conference will be held next
year with the First Baptist church
at Kings Mountain. Dr. Powell and
Miss Currin went from this asso
ciation to the Sandy Run where
they will speak again today.
Max Washburn Buy*
E. E. Scott Home
Max Washburn has purchased the
E E. Scott residence on East Mar
ion street, the purchase price being
Approximately $7,500, Mr. Scott
former manager ot Shelby's J. e.
Penney Co. store built this residence
shortly before he moved to Green
idle. S. C It is now occupied by
Harry Cohen who has a lease on it
until the first nf the year, after
which Mr, Washburn will move m.1
2 KILLED BY
LIGHTNING
BOLT
Belwood Farmer,
Daughter, Victims
Deaths Carry 1936 Total In
County To Five; Were At
Son's Home.
The hives of Monroe Willis,
85, and his daughter, Mrs.
Marshall Britain, 24, of Bel
wood were snuffed out last
night at seven o’clock when
a heavy bolt of lightning
struck the home of Burgin
Willis, son of the dead man.
Death of the two brought Cleve
land county's 1936 death toll by
lightning up to five, a negro and
two white persons having been kill
ed earlier in the summer.
Were In House
At the time of their death Mr.
Willis, who is a well known farmer
in upper Cleveland, and his daugh
ter were sitting on oposite aides of
a tireplace in the Willis home. The
bolt struck the chimney, shattered
it and splintered the woodwork and
foundations around the base.
The two victims were hurled to
the floor and Mr. and Mra. Burgin
WiHis were unconscious for a time,
but are expected to recover. "Die
house was owned by the elder WUHs
and is located a short distance from;
Kadesh church. '
Viciousness of the bolt is seen,
from the fact that nine chickens, |
most of them grown hens, were kill
ed where they were gathered be
neath the house for shelter from i
the storm.
There were 12 people In the room,
including children, and two or
three of them were badly burned.
The linoleum rug on the floor near
the hearth was burned to a coal.
Mr. Willis is survived by his wife
and four sons. Mrs. Britain has one
small child. Her husband was killed
in an auto accident near Flay about
three years ago.
Funeral services are still indefi
nite. but are expected to be held at
North Brook Baptist church on
Saturday. The bodies are In Shelby
now.
Recreation Body
Plans Field Day
And Doll Parade
Pretty doUs, dressed in their Sun
day best, a large number of pets of
children and scores of curio6 are
expected to be seen at the Marion
school next Tuesday afternoon when
the WPA recreational division spon
sors a pageant and field day.
Everyone is invited to bring their
dolls, pets, and any curious or in
teresting thing they may have at
home. There will be ribbons award,
ed for the best in the divisions.
Pansy Fetzer is in general charge
of arrangements.
The field day will begin at 4
o'clock in the afternoon and will
consist of croquet, horseshoe, bean
bag, checkers, pingpong, and soft
ball tournaments and possibly a
sack race.
The playing will be not only for
those who have been playing under
the supervision of the recreational
program, but for all children. Chil
dren who live in South Shelby and
need a ride asked to meet at
the school building not later than
3:30 in the afternoon.
Rule' On Trotzky
OSLO, Norway, Aug. 28,—</P)—The
Norwegian ministry of Justice to
night was reported to have ordered
Leon Trotsky and hfe wife interned
and two of his secretaries expelled
from this country.
The Trotsky*, the report stated^
wtH be confined in their house un
til a new domicile can be found for
them.
President Chosen
BOSTON, Aiis. 28.—W5)—Tt*
American bar association elected
Frederick liarrill SUnchfleld, IV of
Minneapolis. Minn., president to
day In virceed William Hanson of
New Vork.
I
Secretary Of War Is Dead
TUb is the most recent portrait at Secretary of War Gww H. Dm,
'wbo was stricken witfc.a heart attack in the Walter R< cd tToapitai
Washington, D. C. We Secretary suffered a relapse following
inflnensa attack.
S 5.8
Army Guns To Boom Today
In Mourning Dern’s Death
WiUiamN. Blanton
Of Sharon Passes;
Funerjd Thursday
Steward And Sunday School Teach
er Dies At A*e Of 80
Year*.
Funeral services were held Thurs
iay afternoon at S o'clock -at the
Sharon Methodist church for Wil
iam Norman Blanton, 80-year-old
resident of that community who
lied late Wednesday at the home of
sis son, Marvin Blanton of Shelby.
In charge of services was his pas
nr, Rev. J. N. Wise, assisted by
lev. C. V. Martin, Rev. F. H.
Price and Rev. R. L. Forbis. One
)f the largest crowds to gather at
Sharon this year was present for
'inal rites and the floral offering
vas unusually large.
Taught 30 Years
Mr. Blanton was born September
16, 1866, being 79 years, 11 months
ind 10 days of age. Early In life he
jr.lted with the Sharon Methodist
ihurch where he remained a mem
jer and for 30 years or more taught
i Sunday school class. He was a
steward in the church and always
ittended services regularly.
He was first married to Miss Re
jecca Blanton who died several
rears ago. To this union was born
ive sons and four daughters, and
he following are living: Marvin
Blanton, Herbert Blanton, Mrs.
Edgar Shy tie of 8helby; Mrs. Othoj
Hawkins of Shelby route 3 and Prof.
Lawton Blanton of Earl.
A second marriage was to Miss
Mary Wolfe who survives with two
Mothers, Burt Blanton and John
Blanton of Shelby. There are 28
grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—Army
guns throughout the land halfway
around the world will boom in
mourning today for George H.
Dern, secretary of war
The 84-year-old cabinet officer,
who made a fortune in mining and
twice was governor of Utah before
President Rooaevelt appointed him
aa. the army's chief, died at 10:55
a. m. yesterday in Waiter Reed
hospital.
Military funeral services will be
conducted in Mount Pleasant Con
gregational church here Saturday.
Accompanied by high officials and
a guard of honor, the secretary's
body will be taken then by special
train to Salt Lake City, Utah, for
burial.
President Rooaevelt. who receiv
ed word of the death at.' an un
scheduled stop on his western
drought tour, will attend the Ma
sonic burial services Tuesday,
Dr. Fritz Meyer, noted German
heart specialist called here from
Boston at the direction of President
Roosevelt, was in consultation with
army doctors just before the war
secretary died.
During the night, it was dis
closed, Dem had been placed under
an oxygen tent in an effort to pro
long his life.
Dern’s death, friends said, fol
lowed a general physical break
(Continued on page Six.)
Rabid Cat Bites
Little Max Bowling
Max Bowling, small son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. W, Bowling, was bit- j
ten by a rabid cat Tuesday. The j
boy stooped to pick up the stray
animal, and was bitten. The cat
was killed and its head sent to
Raleigh, where the reaction was
pronounced positive. Max is tak
ing the Pasteur treatment.
Thieves Pilfer Window Sashes
In Unique Mooresboro Robbery
A unique robbery—one which
leant. happened in this section m
rears—was chalked up on the books
n Sheriff Cline’s office yesterday.
A I'ffui-i'oom dwelling: located Hear
ISounraU/ru, wiuuti luint been oc
cupied recently, was stripped of all
ts windows Wednesday night by
he unusual theft. The robbers pried
hr window-stops loose, and then
••moved thr whon window sash in
■very window of the house.
A
Tfte dwelling was owned by Joe
Jones.
Then adopting more orthodox
thievery practices, the robbers en
tered a crib containing tools which
belonged to a Mr. Copper, and re
moved a number ui them
A similar robbery occurred near
Cleveland Springs years' ago, one
officer said.
Deputies Jolley and Hoyle haw
been rH«c-> r>s clues on the ca.se bp?
I have not yet discovered the culprits
REBEL PLANES
ARE BOMBING
CAPITAL
Iran, Sebastian
Zone ki Danger
Barcelona Begin* Tfr'kahi Of
fanfiiil* In New People’s
Court.
Ky A Mandated PrtM
French newspapers quoted
refugee* from Spain today as
Haying 100 Faseist rebel*,
many of them formerly hSffh
in the Spanish ^oveminent,
were executed in Madrid as a
reprisal for an attempt, to
burn a jan'1 where Fascist
prisoners were held.
feebel planed, they said, wett ntti
lng propaganda tract# with (heir
bomb# dropped on the capital.
Spanish rebel# won an aerial bat
tle above the Pranep-Stoanleh Iron*
tier, disclosed that the rentier Bour
bon dynasty Ncuree In their plus
tor Spain, and claimed Madrid* de
fenders were "desperate."
On Freneh (teg
WRh machine poo buNeta apet
terlng Freneh soil, a single robe]
scouting plane routed two £tg gov.
eminent bom beat In the battle area
near lrun and San Sebastian.
In the same aone, however, gov
eminent torees claimed a ship load
ed with food for beaiebed cities had
slipped past a rebel Slocked*.
Insurgent radio broadeaate pic
tured Madrid as the scene of a con
tinual night ot red terror w*>h him
dieda or per«a«« being shot down
and food .'supplies running low.
Admit Ah' ReA
In Madrid the government ac
knowledged a new air mid cn the
capital’s airdrome bat sal(l it did
UtUe damage—a contradiction of
rebel contehtloaa.
The government at BaralM* ]
pared to atart Mata at rebel fMclat
prisoner# by new “people* court"
neat Monday. pi**b$ emeugoua
have been the result of military
trials. s ;
The rebel nhtetmng who would
i4# AniU. f, 1
ride
a mil
Land Bank Loans
Total m*,M
To County Farmer*
A Total of 4M torn Bean
Made In a Wm*. *W jUll
Vi I^tiu awoa.
Federal land bank and land bank
Commissioner knas made TO Oteve
land couniy fanners from May 1033
up to July i «bfa jper amounted to
more than $086^40 according to a
statement today from Juhan H.
Scarborough, Preaidant of the Fed
eral Land Bank of Columbia.
Some 420 loans have been made
in the county in the 3-year period
slnoe the Farm Credit Adminictra
tlon was organised, While farmers
here and elsewhere kx the state
used most of the money to refin
ance their old debts into long
term loans, a larger proportion of
loam is now going to finance the
purchase of farms.
The Federal land bank loaned
Cleveland county farmers 3329200
on 1st mortgages In 3-year-period
and loaned $387,740 from funds of
the. Land Bank Commissioner on
first and second mortgage secur
ity. The average-size loan made
by the land bank In the county was
$2,250 and the average-size loan
by the commissioner, *1,200.
The commissioner loans, first
authorized In 1833 and made in
amounts up to 75 per cent of tbs
appraised normal value of the prop
erty, were used almost altogether
at. first for emergency refinancing.
The Farm Credit Act of 1986 au
thorized using them to finance
farm purchases with the idea that
this would give many farmers, par
ticularly young men and tenants, •
better diatict* to buy larin*. taper
tenor equipment, and a reasaegbl*
Jov.i. payment are required.
Since the act war. passed North
Carolina farmers have obtained
over $28,862,871 from the t%nd hank
and rnmmissiener to assist la bag*
mg terms.