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ria r ratr tonight and Tues n0f much change mtem ^n/final Shelby temperatures: Htgh «. low 67. rainfall none. TM GENUde ZM 8 PAGES TODAY - .j VOL- XL1I—NO. 109 Member of Associated Press SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, SEPT. 7, 1936 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By K* ik per year. on advanoai - I1N Carritr. per year, hip advance! _ Ml# CONSTRUCTION IN SHELBY BOOMS August Total Hits New High Leaps Ahead Of 1935 As .«15,460 Permits Are Issued. Construction work in Shel by in 1936, swinging along at i rapid clip, forged out in front of 1935 as a summary nummary of building permits issued by Inspector W. Y. Crowder in August shows a errand total of $45,460 for the month. For the first time this year, 1936 moved ahead of 1935. Previous to list, month, this year had trailed tt* predecessors in the matter of construction work. Through last, month, a total of *238.429.93 in building permits had been issued, as compared to $212, through the first eight months. Record Increase. the increase for the month of August alone was the largest of arm month this year. Last August's total was only $13,575. which is some $31,885 below last month’s figure. The greatly increased construc uon signifies the attempt to take care of the heavy demands for dwelling houses in Shelby. During the pait few months, there has been t great shortage of rooms and homes for rent. Indicates Prosperity. ■Rte construction work is also an excellent indication of the general 'Continued on page eight) -- Inventor Warns Aganst Attempt To Bar Picker hexaetore See Foreign Market For Meker If Barred In Tennessee. MEMPHIS. Tentu Sept. 7.—(/Pi— Mick Rust, oo-inventor of a me chudea! cotton picker, warned to l*y against any legislative attempts to prohibit its use In the south. Hs reiterated belief Edward H. rTump, Tennessee political leader, ' ** honestly mistaken" In his op cojition to pickers and declared: If Mr. Crump should succeed in fhtatntng legislation in Tennessee 'o prohibit, the use of the ootton. tucker it. would not greatly disturb u* ii its inventors because we al ready h\v« a ready market in for eign countries but it would disturb 'ii as ettisens of Tennessee because T* would not want the cotton pro ducers of our home state handicap bed in their competition with other fields K Mr Crump wishes to be con ,f motive rather than destructive let him cooperate with us in our ef forts to apply the machine so that it will be a boon rather than a curse ,n 'he laborer. Crump, head of the Shelby coun ' Memphis) political organization Mv‘,b* bicker will mean "more un. •mplovment" while hand picking means work for "every member of * tenners' family j„ the fall •• Democratic Heads '0 Launch Campaign meeting of Democratic leaders «« Friday night resulted in the lation of a movement to co nentp with the state and national formic headquarters in mak n,V *trong effort to support the ^ ticket this fall. chatnnan was named as D w Royetor and •cK»ney named as assist wa* made by - '"Swain, county chairman. »imtvrman Mc8wain “id the need In ^ ta *2'500 which will be Mll lhl' ^unty. All donations .Rwiu uTT!Iled *lld * 1 ^Oieuu «Ui be * he Markets Libor Day 43 sae*s«»e« cJoeed J Anarchists And Socialists Struggling In Sebastian Rebel Guns Assault Fort Trincherbef The Defense Before Sebastian; Loyalist Victories By The Associated Press MADRID, Sept. 7.—The anarchist and socialist defend ers of San Sebastian, with Fascist rebel columns almost at the city’s gates, fought in the city streets today. Armed with gasoline and torches, the anarchists sought to fire the citv. The socialists struggled to stop them. With the neutrality situation in Prance made more grave by com munist charges that a Fascist up rising was imminent insurgent troops with field guns assaulted Fort Trincherbe, the government’s defense before San Sebastian. Government planes were ordered to bomb rebela position in Iran and Fuenteirabia which the. Fascists siezed last week-end. Madrid Jubilant Madrid. jubilant over victories which high officers said had stop pea a march on Toledo and the capital in the Talavera sector, an nounced rebel resistance had "given away” at Cordoba in the south and said Fascists besieged at Zaragoza in the northeast were "desperate.” The Paris communists, pressing hard for an end to, the French neutrality which is keeping arms and amunition from the friendly Madrid government, declared the French "social” psyty was planning (Continued on page eight) No Crime Control Methods Better Than Sunday School "Sowing wild oats is a dangerous thing’’, “Homes have become mere filling stations”, “crime is very expensive”, and “boys and girls are the only things we can make men and women out of” are some of the pertinent statements made yesterday by Solicitor Spurgeon Spurling of Ten°ir Brain Operation Makes Clarence Feel Very Young Clarence Hopper, 65-year-old ne gro, la alive and well, although ten days ago he expected to die quick ly and on being carried to Rich mond, left word with his friends to hold “family prayer” every night. For five months Clarence had been ill. At times he couldn't talk, couldn't eat and the right side of his face was paralysed. M. A. Spangler, on whose farm he works and Dr. E. W. Gibbs, his phy. sician tried massages, dopes, and other methods and finally took the patient to Dr. C. C. Coleman in Richmond, a specialist in St. Phil lips hospital there. The specialist removed s piece of the skull about the size of a silver dollar just above Clarence's ear and clipped a nerve on which there had been too much pressure. He mere ly tied it back like so much string. Clarence stepped off the train yesterday carrying his own suit case and said he would be ready to chop wood or pick cotton mos’ any time now.” . Special Star Rate To Those In School Students and teachers who are leaving for colleges • and univer sities can have The Star mailed to them for nine months for $1.75. Enter your subscription now and don’t miss a. single copy. This will enable you to keep in touch with the home news and at the price quoted, it your family can re-mail their copy after they have read it at j home. The price quoted is less than - two cents a copy, delivered at i your address wherever you hap- j pen to attend school. ‘ is much cheaper than having Solicitor Spurling. a native oi tne county, was speaking to the Sep tember meeting of the Kings Mountain associationa! Sunday school, gathered at Zion Baptist church more than 500 strong. His subject was "The Sunday School As a Crime Preventative.” Began In 17W The solicitor launched into his stirring address by giving a short luetory of the Sunday school move ment which began in England in 1780 by Robert Raikes. He said in part: "Our grandfathers were pagans so far as the child was concerned. They were afraid to educate people of the masses, even the church wished them ignorant. Woman and children were like so many ani mals. Labor Laws "The beginning of Sunday (Continued on page eight.) 8 Arabs Killed JERUSALEM, Sept. 7—<)P)— (Tai cor agency)—At least eight Arabs were reported killed today as three British war planes raked the city’s entry with machine gun fire. The battle began with an Arab attack from ambush on a military patrol region which has been the scene of fierce and almost continu ous flashes between British and Arab forces for three days. Asks Board To Act RALEIGH. Sept. 7.—</P\—Doctor Ralph W. McDonald, who lost his fight for the gubernatorial nomina tion in the Democratic primary said today he had not had the state board of elections to reopen its pri mary investigation but had asked it take "definite and understand able” action in regard to irregular ities disclosed by investigation. To Join President RALEIGH, Sept. 7—(fl5)—Gover nor Ehringhaus announced today he had been invited to meet President Roosevelt In the Great Smoky Mountain National Park Wednes day and accompany him to Char lotte. The governor said he would leave tomorrow for Knoxville. Sheriff’s Job Becomes Too Easy As2 Drunks Ask To Be Arrested Sheriff Raymond Clme » begin ning to believe his job s a cinch He no longer has to send his men after drunks. They come to him volun tarily nowadays. Friday afternoon. Cobby Paige staggered in the sheriff’s office and lounged up aguinst the desk. "I w drunk, Sheriff, «nd X want you to put me in jail.” he said Mr. Cline saw he really was drunk, but joked wit. hhim a little, saying ' You're not drunk Cobby. T'm not going to put you In iall.'* But Mr. Falge was not to be ^ turned away so easily. "Yes I am drunk. D- tt!” he responded That profanity will get you in jail even if you’re not drunk,’’ said the sheriff and sent him on down to jail booked on two charges But the unique day was not over. After the sheriff went home for supper Clarence Spencer dropped by Uie jail With the same story, that he was drunk off bay rum. So Cline locked him up too. “This job’s getting too easy.” the sheriff said "Looks like the drunks know they 11 set caught and decide to give themselves up.” , c F. R. MAY PASS THROUGH CITY Journey By Auto Would Lead Here Would Be First President Ever To Visit In Shelby. The possibility of President Roosevelt coming through Shelby on his way to speak at jthe six-state Green Pastures Democratic Rally at Charlotte an Thursday loomed brightly today as the county commis sioners, the mayor and other political leaders sent messag es to him urging that he come by auto rather than by train. l Should he continue his auto trip from Asheville to Cl\arlotte he would probably come through Shelby, which would be the first time a president of the United States has been In Shelby. President Hoover came to Kings Mountain in 1930. Train Route Hie route by train would take the chief executive by Hickory, Statesville and then te Charlotte. WASHINGTON, Sept. T-.r-l/P)— President Roosevelt today approved final plans for a motor trip through the Great Smoky mountains, from Knoxville, Tenn., to Asheville, N. C., and then on to Charlotte for a speech Thursday In the seven-states "Green Pastures” rally. Leaves Tomorrow The president will leave Wash ington tomororw evening, arriving in Knoxville about 10"p. hi. C. S. T., Wednesday. From ther ehe plans to travel by automobile in leisurely fashion to Asheville over 140 miles of mountain roads. He made arrangements to stop for lunch at Shenandoah and to spend the night at Asheville. Whether he will go from Asheville to Charlotte by motor or not has not been determined definitely but aides said he probably would pre fer to make the trip by car rather than train. Presidential assistants said Mr. Roosevelt Would start work tomor row on his Charlotte speech and had left Instructions that the call ing list be held to a minimum. The chief executive is to speak around 8 p. m. EST at the Char lotte rally and plans to leave im mediately after by train for Wash ington. Two Held Over To U. S. Court Two hearings, were held before United States District Commission er John P. Mull last week on charg es of violating the Federal liquor laws. Friday, Millard Lowman. alias Millard Bums, was charged with manufacturing liquor without a li cense, and removing and conceal ing non-tax liquor. He was arrested in Burke county on August 19. He was bound over to the September term of Federal court under a $300 bond. On Saturday, Joseph Jack Bur. rise was charged with the same of fense as Lowman. Burrise, a negro, was allqged to have operated two large copper stills on the edge of Gaston. The stills were raided on September 4th. He was held for September court but could tot put up the $500 bond, and at present is in the Mecklenburg county jail. Retired Minister Falls, Breaks Leg Rev. A. J. Burras, retired Metho dist minister, is a patient in the Richard Baker Memorial hospital, at Hickory, suffering from injuries sustained by a fall received at his home in Rutherford College on Sept. 5, resulting in a omplete fracture of the right thigh bone. His condition is considered serious, but the attending physicians hold out hope for recovering if no com plications develop, tie was pastor of the Methodist churches com posing the Shelby Cir cuit for three years, 1915-16-17, during which time he resided in 8hclby; and is the father of Chas. A Burras, local attorney and U. S. Frobation Officer. To Speak Here Dr. Richard Edgar Stratn who speaks at Central Methodist church here Friday afternoon at 8:30 o’clock Dr. Strain satis October 3 for China to become a. medical mis sionary from the Western North Carolina conference. Medical Man To Speak At Central Church On Friday Sails October 2 For China. An Medi cal Missionary From Wester* Carolina Conference. Dr. Richard Edgar Steam who wm become » special medical mis sionary of the Western North Caro lina conference of the M. E. churoh South, will speak at Central Meth odist church. Shelby, on Friday aft ernoon September llkh at 3:30 o'clock, it was announced today by the pastor, Rev. R. M. Courtney. Dr. Strain has been connected with the Lane hospital at San Francisco. He has severed his con nection there to devote his life to the cause of medical missions. Un der the leadership of Bishop Paul Ream, the conference is projecting an adventure in faith in Christian missions by agreement to assume the support of Dr. Strain as he sails for China cm October 2nd to become surgeon in the Stephenson Memorial hospital at Changhow. Prior to his sailing. Dr. Strain is making a “good-will” tour through the conference. Dr. Strain was bom in Perry, Iowa, twenty-seven years ago. He is the son of a Presbyterian minister. He was educated in the public schools of Illinois and California and took his A. B. degree from Mary ville college in east Tennessee. From there he went to Vanderbilt univer sity from where he was graduated in medicine in 1934. Following his graduation he was a student interne in the Protestant hospital in Nash ville and was later selected from his class for a special medical as sistantship in the Vanderbilt uni versity hospital. Dr. Strain entered college with the intention of beooming a min ister, but he states that, ‘science was so interesting that I decided that I would combine religion and science and become a medical mis sionary.” Though still a young man Dr. Strain has made a brilliant rec ord in his medical career. The com mendations given him by the fac ulty under whom he has worked are unusual. In a letter to the for eign secretary of the board of mis sions of the Methodist church Dr. Strain said this simple but interest ing thing, “I'm a doctor—they have plenty in the United States—few in China—the solution seems obvious.” Attorney Clay Cox Takes Up New Work H. Clav Cox, Jr., attorney who vu located here for newly a year after hi* graduation from Wake Foraet and being licensed by the state, has accepted work with the Amer ican Life and Casualty company of Caltiuiore. At present Mr. Cox la with nu mother in Mans Hill but expects to take up his new work at an early drte. He was associated here with Quinn-Hamrick and Hamrick and was an active leader in the re-or c»nization of the Republican party ^ere. Board Extends Grace Period 30 Days For Unpaid Taxes Rule* out “Blind Man’s Box” And Makes Plans For A Program Of Beautification Of Court Square The county commissioners, meeting in regular session for the month of September this morning voted to extend the grace period on uncollected 1935 taxes for one more month and also made definite plans to improve the physical appear ance of the lawn and grounds of the courthouse square. * III “will be the last on 19311 unpaid taxes. Hie property will be adver tised October 1 an dwlll be ordered sold on November 1.” Leave* 932,000 There i* some 132,000 uncollected for last year and after the property is advertised the penalty will be eight percent Of the $«8R collected last month $129 was In penalties, they said. In the effort to beautify the court square, the board ordered the re moval of the much discussed “blind man's box" and are sending word to the 8helby Lion's club and Ra leigh officials who sponsored the aid to the man, of their decision. The board la entirely In sympa thy with the movement to help (he unfortunate, but felt It 1« Just a.' much a problem for the town to county and that there la plenty ol room away from the square. Decision was made to have coun ty agent John WUklna teat the sol and make a close examination ol the trees and grass on the aquari with the end In view of making li more uniform and beautiful. Thar* is also a possibility that box hedg* will be planted on all borders anc edges of walks for protection ol the grass. The Improvement may b* done in the form of a WPA. proj ect. Bride 92, Groom 85 May Attend Texas Centennial On Honeymoon Will Have Band At Shelby High Booming drums and the shrill notei of the clarinet toned down with the smooth tones of bugles, sax or trombone la in store (or music loven in Shelby this fall. The high school will have a band) J. O. Hagaman of Boone, one of the new teachers added to the fac ulty this year will in addition to teaching will organise the high school band again whioh is expect ed to play at football games and perhaps give a concert or two. Shelby had a band of SO or more -pieces for a number of yean but when the depression came on th*. full time director was discontinued. There are still however a number of the Instruments stored at the school i building and a number of the stu dents have Instruments of the+r own. Mr. Hagaman will seek to enroll all who play but will concentrate on the earlier high school classes In order to assure a band for next year and after. Premium List Of Fair It Out A deluxe edition of the Cleve land county fair bulletin and premium list ha* Just been com pleted which contains the full particulars of the 1936 fair, to be known as "The Pair Beautiful.” 1 Two thousand copies of the ' bulletin which contains 108 pages have been printed and Dr. Dorton. secretary. is sending them to farmers and farm lead ers over the county and state. Dr. Dorton is Just back from Toronto, Canada where he saw some of the latest ideas for an expoeltion and said the Cleve land fair which will begin Octo ber 6, Just one month from yes terday. will be the best ever held here. A more complete account of the new rules and regulations and some of the features of the fair will be carried in Wednes day’s Star. I By MRS. RENN DR PM Love bloom# eternal in the hu man breast I It blossomed Friday for a law « ninety-two and a youth of eighty five when Mrs. Thomas Arrowood widow of a Confederate veteran and John Wray, both of Kin# Mountain, eloped to Gaffney, Routt Carolina, for a marriage oeremon; which bore all the romantl<? trap plnfea necessary to an elopement. Tl\e romance between the twt had been developing for about three months but due to objection! from the sons of the bride thej had been denied meetings at hei home and their trysts had beer held at the old milking place near It. Friday morning Mrs, Wray, with out dtcusslng the matter with her family, packed her bags, called a taxi, and drove away to meet thr bridegroom and the trip to South Carolina. After being married In Osffney they went on to Spartan burg where they attended the Lit tle World Series baseball game Fri day afternoon and are honeymoon ing there through the remainder of the series. Member# of the families of the two parties missed them shortly after they left their homes but knew nothing of their whereabouts until after the ceremony was over The taxi driver, ‘Bub" McDaniel, who brought back reports of the wedding and the couple's destina tion informs their families that pi a as for the wedding trip include the purcha.se of an automobile In Snartanburg. In which Mr and Mrs. Wray will make a through the-countrv trip to Dallas, Texas to attend the Texas Centennial ex position. So far as could be learned the run-aways have sent no message tc the homefolks other than that re layed by the taxi driver. Coker College Has New President HART8VILLE. 8. C. Sept. 7 Dr. C. Sylvester Greer. Thursday took up his duties as Coker col lege’s new president He succeeds Dr. Crlyle Campbell who resigned after serving 11 year* as head of the college. Dr. Green formerly wa., pastot of the Grove Avenue Baptist churel" of Richmond. Va. He Is a native ol Durham. N C. Forty Two Extend Greetings At Big Democratic Rally FORBST CITY, Sept. S.—West ern North Carolina Democrat* held a mammoth "pep meeting" hare this afternoon and tonight. There were literally thousands presentTor the 24-county rally which#proved to be one of the largest assembles ever held in this section of the state. The rally was mure like a carni val than a political meeting. There ware even ferria wheels, merry-go rounds and bingo games at the Alexander ball park, where the two meetings were held. A public *d ! dress system carried the voices of | the more than 40 speakers to the crowd in the grandstands and mill' in* over the lot. Hoey Star Performer Star performers of the show wen Clyde R. Hoey. Democratic nomine* lor governor, and Senator Robert R Reynolds, who made the prlncipa address for the entire Democrat!* ticket "from constable to presi dent.'’ "It doesn't matter what we do a .state headquarters down In ftaieigt the real job of assuring a greai Democratic victory at the polls non November belongs to the men a nr (Continued on page eight.) LANDON, F. R. SPEAK ON LABOR Makes Plea For '« Economic Liberty j Neil her Speaker Mentions Split In Rank* o( Organ ized Labor. By Associated Preen WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-. On this day, dedicated to thg nterests of the American working man, organised labor faced the dread of a tremen dous internal war but it join ed the rest of the nation in celebrating the holiday with a vim. Parades and sprechmaklng mark ad labor day the nation over. In some of the addresses were refer ences to the split in the American Federation of Labor which threat ens a long and bitter struggle. London's Speech Gov. Alf M. Landon in a speech prepared for delivery at Wichita,, Kansas, calls for a "United” organ ised labor “struggle for higher liv ing standards." He expressed hope tha split will “be speedily healed". President Roosevelt who did not mention the split made a labor day eve address saylgg the day "sym bolises our determination to achieve ' an economic freedom tor the aver , a«a man which will give his politi cal fredom reality.” Lined up on one aide in tha labor internal quarrel were the forces that think all tha worker* in each large Industry should belong to one large union. Their leader la John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers. On the other was the A. ». of L. headed by William Green and con trolled by a group of anion leaders who think that highly skilled work er* as a rule should belong to tha union of their craft. WICHITA, Sept, 7.—(JPi—Gover nor Alf Landon, in a speech today, advocated a "united" organised lab or "struggle far higher living stand ards.” Coincidentally in his addreaa be fore the state convention of the American Legion he named a "strong will for psace" as the na (Continued on page eight) F. D. R. Couples j Relief, Drought I Conservation WASHINGTON. Sept. 7-—— President Roosevelt last night ecu pled both rural and urban relist problems and at the same Ume al located S2.600.000 to stimulate the absorption of relief work by private employment. He then turned the drought-burned regions and aaMrted "We are going to conserve soil, con serve water and conserve Me.*' In an address, reporting on his 5,000-mlle personal survey of the arid west, the president spoil* first of providing work for drought stricken farmers. The government, he asserted, would provide both im mediate work-relief and a longer time plan of aid. Appeals To Bostoess Then, in the first-floor oval room of the White House, he ap pealed to "employers, large and small'1 to use the help of the fed eral and state employment services "whenever In the general pick-up of business they require more work ! era.” He announced then that the ! United States Employment sendee 1 would receive $2,500,000 "to make ^ an even more intensive search than it has yet been equipped to make, , to find opportunities in private em , ploymeni for workers registered with it." This sum will be in addition to . $1,500,000 allocated to the same agency uu August 25. Re employment Proceeds "This auei not mean," the presi dent Said, "that there will be any lessening of our efforts under our WPA and PWA and other works relipf programs until all worker* have decent .i"he in privets «pe ployment at decent wages.**
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