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SHELBY'S OLDEST THE SHELBY AURORA (ESTABLISHED 1875.) ' THE HIGHLANDER (ESTABLISHED 1910.) CONSOLIDATED 1911 i VOLUME XLV. NO. 2 CENSUS TAKERS WORKING HARD WORK TO BE FINISHED THIS MONTH. LIST CLEVELAND COUNTY APPOINTEES The Fourteenth Decennial census of the United States is on . Under the immediate direction of the 9th census district of North Car olina census enumerators will call at every dwelling house in this commun ity to secure the information neps sary to fill out the questions contain- ed on the printed census schedules. All information is held strictly confi dential by the enumerators and by the government. Questions covering the following points will be asked of every person in the United States: Sex; color or race; age at last ' birthday; whether single, married, . widowed or divorced. Birthplace of person enumerated ; and birthplaces of father and mother, giving names of both country and province if foreign bom. Occupation, specifying trade or profession, also industry in which employed. Whether attending school; whethel able to read; whether -able to write; whether able to speak English. Whether home is owned or rented, if owned whether home is free of en cumberance or is mortgaged. Persons of foreign birlh will be asked questions concerning these ad ditional points: Yeai of immigra tion to the United States; whether naturalized, and if so the year of lateralization; mother tongue or na . tive language.?"' - .-'. , - k .. ... To Visit Every Farm V' farm irt this rftmrntrnitv to secure the information necessary to fill cut the questions contained on the agiicu'tural schedule. Each farmer will be asked ques tions concerning the" acceag and value of his farm; whether he owns, rents or partly owns and putly rents t'-t- land he fanns; the tu'uo of the L.vl'dings, mwcb'rery and iMD'.enici.ts belonging to his farm; the quantity of all crops raised on his farm during the year 1919; and many other ques tions which cover all possible farm operations. An absolutely accurate and com- tiM.fi census vitally concerns the i -- - welfare of this community and of everv person living in it. The of ficial population for the next ten years will be determined by the cen sus of 1920. Be ready with your answers when the cencus man calls at your house. Census Supervisors for Cleveland No. 48 George M. Murray, Town ship No. 1. No, 50 Ladd W. Hamrick, Town ship, No. 2. No. 51 John A. Wilson, Township No. 3. No. 53 Wm. A. Gladden, part of Township No. 4. No. 54 Paul Mauney, part of Township No. 4. No. 55 Wm. L. Ramsaur, part of Kings Mountain. No. 55 C. D. Ware, part of Kings Mountain. No. 57 Mrs. Guy Harrelson, Waco. No. 58 Mrs. J. Martin Roberts. Township No. 5, Stony Point pre cinct. No. 59 W. J. Bridges, part Town ship No. 6, rural. No. 59 W. J. Bridges part of town ' ship No. 6, rural. No. 60 Wm. L Padgett, part of No. G Township, rural. No. 61 W. J. Bridges, part of No. 6 Township, rural. No. 62 Miss Ollie Hamrick, East Shelby. No. 63 Miss Annette DePriest, West Shelby. No. 64 Charles B. Hamrick, part of township No. 7. No. 65 Mrs. Alphonso Washburn, part of Township No. 7. No. 6 E. O. Peeler, part of Town . ship No. 8. No. 67 Samuel S. Mauney, part of Township No. 8. No. 68 W. B. Williamson, No. 9 v Township, part of Lawndale. No. 69 Sylvanus Gardner, part of Township No. 9, Fallston. No. 70 M. N. Gantt, Township No, 10, Knob Creek ship No. 11. AND FASTEST GROWING " nil SHELBY, A Noble Family Reunion is Held Bostick Reunion on Saturday, Decem ber 27th, Represented From First to Fourth Generations. Christmas 1919, found five hearts in far away places, longing and plan ning to meet at the home of the dear, aged mother and grandmother, at Shelby. These were Rev. G. P. Bos tick, wife, and his sister, Miss At tie T. Bostick, of Pochow and Taian fu, China, and Sam C, then at San Diego, CaL, and G. Thornton, then just fresh from the Belgian trenches. In accordance with their heart longings, and by energetic efforts ef forts and kind, urgent invitations of those two remarkably earnest, ener getic Christian workers, Misses C. J. and Attie Bostick, with all kinds of help from their niece, Miss Bertha all encouraged by the hopeful, buoy ant spirit of the aged mother, on Saturday, December 27th, the tribes began to gather from the first to the fourth generation. Two were present of the first generation, Mrs. Jane P. (Mrs. S. E.) Bostick, and her brother, D. B. F. Suttle; ten children and children-in-law, twenty-three of the third and eight of the fourth gene ration. The nearby visitors all brought a bountiful supply of excellent food of every description, which was spread on the long dining table till it al most groaned and around this gath ered forty-two hearty members and relatives of the family and ate to the full. All enjoyed the day keenly and none more so than the aged hystess, who laughed heartily as she related to her descendants of the third and fourth generations her courtships of three score and ten' years ago and these all .took their, lessons with eagerness. jfhe also talked much of J the "SeVehty-f'ive! Millioh'Campalgn'' just closed and jn which she became intensely interested "that ' she gave to it the last cent of her medicine money, which she testified had already been replenished to her. She passed on the 15th of last October, the 69th anniversary of her marriage, and will pass her 85th birthday, if she lives till the 21st of January. There were one or more represen tatives of each of the eleven chil dren, who grew to manhood and womanhood, except of the eldest and youngest sons Joseph T. and Wade D. Bostick. Of the ten sons and five daughters born to Mrs. Bos tick and her husband, four daughters and three sons slill live. Blessed indeed the children who have had the heritage cf such par- ents. May all these generations so live as to merit such a blessing ! PLEASANT BOSTICK. MEETING OF CLEVELAND SUFFRAGE LEAGUE HELD An interesting meeting of the Cleveland County Equal Suffrage As sociation was held at the court house Thursday afternoon with seven mem- oers and three visitors in attendance. Mr. Peyton McSwain addressed the ladies on the subject of "Powers and Duties of Congress" and made an in teresting and instructive talk. About forty members have been enrolled in this organization up to date and much interest is being dis played in the instructive course which has been planned for study by thej North Carolina Bureau of Extension at Chapel Hill. Oprops of the suffrage question is the following from the Ladies' Home Journal: "In one of the southern state leg islatures a young lady appeared re cently before a committee in sup port of the Woman Suffrage Amend ment. All the members pledged their support for the measure except an elderly gentleman of the "Suthe'n Kunel" type, who was inclined to ar gue the question on traditional lines. 'My ideas are old-fashioned, I grant you,' he said oratorically, 'but I glory in them. You seek to de stroy the true relation between men and women, which is, to my mind, most beautifully expressed by the poetic simile of the stalwart oak and the clinging vine.' "'Colonel,' replied the young lady, 'have you ever noticed, in your wood-I pico merely said Roney was killed home of the bride's mother, Mrs. land strolls, that every tree that has j by bandits Monday at Port Lobos. A Laura Frances McMillen on the twen a clinging vine attached is dead at! similar message was received by the ! ty-ni:ilh day of December, Nineteen the top ?'" i Gulf Refining Company. Bowles was j nineteen. Subscribe quickly; rate rises. NEWSPAPER 0 NE OF 16 PROTECTIONIST ORGANS IN TTT O T Tj T BigMand (SUCCESSOR TO THE NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY PRITCHARD FOR PRESIDENT U. SJ (From Charlotte Observer) Greensboro, Jan. 7. Nearly all of the 100 or more Republicans of the ' state who gathered here for the meet ing of the state executive committee returned to their hoir.es last night and today. Aside from the selection of Greens boro as the place and March. 3 as the date of the state convention, the most important matter considered was the endorsement of Judge J. C. Pritchard for the Republican nomi- nee for President. It was believed j h- iv,ot T,d p,.;v, ! y those present that Judge rritch-i ard has a splendid chance at being i nominated for vice-president. Ke , will probably carry to Chicago the 1 endorsement of this state for the chief place arid then later he will be urged for a second place on the ticket. A committee with Judge W. P. By num, of this city, as chairman, and R. II. McNeill, of Washington, secre- j tary, was appointed to prsss Judge Pritchard's candidacy. Other mem bers of the committee are: Dan W. Hill, vice-president, J. M. Millikan, chairman of the finance committee; John M. Morehead, F. A. Linney, E. C. Duncan, Marion Butler, Zeb V. Walser, James J. Brilt,, Clarence Pugh, James F. Barrett, Brownlow Jackson, Jake Newell, J. J. Parker, Thomas J. Harkins, R. B. Tucker, R. A. Kohloss, J. D. Parker, J. N. Wil liamson, Eugene Holt. Ex-Senator Marion Butler said that if Judge Pritcchrd's name should go on the ticket, North Carolina would go Republican this year. The resolu tion endorsing Judge Pritcahrd says that "the time has come for the sjfuth to be represented on the national Re publican ticket." ' I J?,eva!uation came, in for ...borne responsibility for the change- in the law. Mr. Linney thinks, however, that the law is not so bad but the administration of it is unsatisfactory. J. A. Smith of Bessemer City, High Point and Greensboro, made a very bitter speech against revalua tion and came near wearing out the meeting. He said the Farmers' Un ion and Republican party ought to combine, saying that it would mean certain victory . for the Republican party next November. MR. LAWSON BRIDGES, CON FEDERATE VETERA, DIBS AT HOME NEAR NEW HOUSE The passing of another veteran bf the War Between the States, is re- i corded, and we realize that the thin gray line is fast growing thinner. Mr Lawson Bridges died at his home near New House last Saturday after noon and was buried Monday at the Sandy Plains Baptist church at 11 o'clock, the services being conducted 7 ?- , A ,7 ,, y!ed a number of their friends at rook.! J. D. Bridges and Z. D. Harrill. Mr. j nttnetive in its biidges was in his 84th year, being. about twenty-three years of age at ; 1 the outbreak of the war of the Con- ;fedcracy in which wa he serve(1 bravely. He was married to Mary Benson Justice, who died about 21 years ago. The surviving children are Messrs. Columbus C. and Daw son Bridges and Mesdanies Georgia Bridges Gold, Jack Stockton and Etta Green. TWO MORE AMERICANS FALL PREY TO BANDITS IN WILDS OF MEXICO F. J. Roney and Earl Bowles, of Texas, Petroleum Men, Listed as Latest Victims. Houston, Texas, Jan. 6. Two American employes of the Inter national Petroleum company, mur dered by bandits near Port Lobos, Mexico, were from Texas. They were slain Monday, according to informa tion received here today. F. J. Roney was a Houston man and Earl Bowles formerly was with the Gulf Refining Company at! Of interest to a host of friends in( News was received in the city thejCline and Mrs. Cline. Surviving him Beaumont. The first report received Shelby is the announcement of the death of Mr. T. W. Clower, w ho at j besides his mother, are several bro here from a correspondent at Tarn- marriage of Mr. George Archer, son 'one time resided in Shelby, but whojthers and sisters, pico was confirmed in a report to the of Mrs. William Archer of Shelby, to for 25 years has been a resident of 1 The funeral services were conduct- Texas company. The telegram to the Texas com pany from its representative in Tarn prominent in Texas cil affairs in the j spindle top days. SHELBY AURORA) 10, 1920 SOCIAL EVENTS I OF THE WEEK rollege Girls and Boys Bid I rewell to 1919 .' t the home of Judge and Mrs. E. 1 Y. . 'ebb on South Washington street. Mis Elizabeth Webb, their charm ing ; mg daughtei, was hostess to twent. - e of hir friends on New i Year's , I The ;r . ! a cup of ". : ! the movi . j the theatr.. : gathere at the home for ; the Eastside Manufacturing Com chocolate before going to ! pany, which is being established here. Upon their return from Mr. Cash is purchasing machinery much fun was had in i for this plant, and work is rapidly ronserVUK7 u'ere served Just befci and lruits and candies j progressing toward the completion of ' tive Clyde R. Hocy was warmly re lone of the most up-to-date cotton ceived in the house today when he ...v. w.c d,nin,r rocm was thrown open, and a ; t',!nPting salad course was served! trom tne Prettny decorated table by the hostess and her mother. for I As the death-knell sounded 1919 these young people rushed out of doors to greet young 1920 who was scheduled to arrive at twelve o'clock. Few tears were shed for the dying year, but 1920 was right royally re ceived. Fireworks, in a wonderful display, made little New Year's eyes blink, and surely the young way farer must have been astonished by the loud explosives of cam.un-crack-ers which the enthusiasts fired in his honor. ; On this occasion, farewells were siaid to the girls and " boys who left last week for the work which 1920 brings to each college student. Padgett-Weast Wedding A beautiful home wedding was that of Miss Margaret Padgett to Mr. Weast, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Weast, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Padgett The ceremony took place , Sunday afternoon, December-,21st, at half after two o'clock,. Rev. W. G. Moore home was" attractively decorated with Christmas greens. Misses Laura Gardner and Mae Weast acted as bride's-maids and the groomsmen were Messrs. Carl Blanton and Les ter Callahan. The bride was gowned in darlfi blue with accessories of gray. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Weast drove to the home of the groom where a most de lightful afternoon luncheon was serv ed. Several Shlby people attended the wedding. These were Mr. and Mrs. George Blanton, Miss Caroline and Master George Blanton, Jr., Mrs. Pattie Blanton and Messrs. C. C. Blanton and Forrest Eskridge. The bride is a charming young woman while the groom is a progre, sive young farmer who is assisting ! s'Ilus 01 P'eles 01 "rsc-eiass man oe his father in the management of the ; inB handled at the windows. Blanton farm near Shelby. i At most anv hour long lines were ! in front of each of the windows. The Mr and Mrs L Gettvs Celebrate An'nivers-irv " n tho M-enino-'of" December 30th. I c .. . .. in. ,,: f v,n miHt,,P I1JU1I1JV ullllC VI ..Will - the Pleasant hours were spent at j games, after which the guests were : invited into the dining room whore I two elaborate courses of ref resh I merits were served and fruit, nuts and candies were enjoyed. TVio norasinn fnr this delichtful hospitality was the anniversary marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Gcttys. j Mrs. Gettys was assisted in enter-1 taining by her sister, Mrs. W. f . j Mitchell, whose marriage took place ! on the same date. ! Mrs. W. A. Pendleton Entertains i rv- At Dinner . . ,-- , ,i; A beautiful and elaborate dinner j . i .(,. ux-n rf was served to about twenty-two 01 n..ju.-. v; V,w v-u .h. Pntrrtained at her home on South LaFayette street. After the dinner Mrs. Pendleton and her guests enjoyed the remainder the evening at the movies. oil; Mr. George Archer Weds in California Miss Nina McMillen of Hollywood, California. The wedding took place at the (Other Social on page five) NORTH CAROLINA ITS AIM Price Work on Eastside j Is Going Forward! MR. EDWARD R. CASH ON TRIP NORTH PURCHASING THE MILL MACHINERY Mr. E. R. Cash of Gaffney is at present in New York in interest of ........ ... .....o iuuh. h, . vu uiujm the desire of Mr. Cash to put the j mill upon the best business basis, j out ne is also looking to the plant j irom an artistic standpoint and is exerting every effort toward beauti- r i - ; . 1 , i fying the grounds around the build ing and making the homes for his operatives attractive. A first-class landscape gardener has been employ ed to assist him in this work. Such an effort on the part of a mill owner, both helps business and bene fits the community at large, by stim- ulating civic pride among his em-i ployes which makes for the health and happiness of any town. Mr. Cash stataed before leaving for New York, that he hopes to have the Eastside running by August 1st. Post-Office Husiness Exceeds All Records CHRISTMAS "TRADE" OF POST MASTER ROBERTS BIGGEST EVER IN SHELBY 'V- Alth&sh Wktt a Sfv tasft; Forie, the Present Clerks ": Did Excellent in Serving Patrons No' One Found Cause For Complaint The Christmas season of 1919 will go down in the annals of the Shelby post-office as the biggest and busiest in the history of the department here. The amount of mail handled in every department smashed all rec ords. The insurance features on packages were taken advantage of as never before. There were no broken parcels received at the office, and not one with address lost. The money order department also came in for its share, this being the red letter year in this department also. Tuesday, December 23, was the big - gest single day of the week, thou- j i jr i n i. -1 :i 1 'crowds always seemed to be in the ! best of holiday spirits, much friend- h--v bantering going on as they pa - ! ticntly waited their turn to have an )f Fcles weighed, insured anl stamped. The post-office de - partment heard no complaints from . i the public. j I'oreseeing a record-breaking year : the department started a week ahead I of lime keeping "eleaned-up." Each ' day all packages were delivered or sent on their journey as fast as they came in. The result was that on 0f L iiristmas ny au tne packages in; j the office could be delivered by auto- j mobile sen-ice while all the windows! were open from 9 a. m. to 12 m. for; delivery of mail. Postmaster William J. Roberts was high in his praises of the spirit of i i his entire force. 1 The clever Shelby and county R. F. .' iU . ; , D. carriers come in for their share of . . Praise for the good work and ef - ficltnt services rendered their pa- trons. The carriers handled great j of ma.l daily and served their 0f hundreds of patrons loyally and faith-1 fully, and without any complaint. DEATH OF T. W. CLOWER, A FORMER SHELBY MAN ; Atlanta and New xork. Many of the older residents who knew him will ! keenly regret his passing. 1 Mr. Clower died Saturday in New, York, where he has resided for the, past three years. He is survived by! his wife and three sons, who accom- pnnied his body to Atlanta where the 1 morning at the conclusion of the reg funeral services were conducted. 1 ular mornin;,' service. 10,000 SUBSCRIBERS I AN AMERICAN WEEKLY, STANDING FOR PROTEC- llUil iU Ail JJ U O 1 i. i. X .fill U m z FREEDOM OF THOUGHT 11.00 the year; 5c the copy BIG HURRAH AS HOEY IS SEATED REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCDATS JOIN IN GREAT APPLAUSE TO YOUNG CONGRESSMAN" The "Major" Casts His First Vote, a Few Minutes Later, Ag vst In crease in Union Veterans' Pensions. Washington, Jan. -Representa- uppc-areu io uiKe me oatn oi omce as a member of congress. Democrats led in the cheering and stood as Mr. Hoey walked down the aisle to the "well" in front of the speaker's desk. Republicans gingrly joined the ap plause, most of them finally arising. Representative Pou presented the new member. The oath was admin istered by Speaker Gillett and pro ceedings were entirely formal. Warm congratulations on his noteable vic tory came from ex-Speaker Clark and other leading Democrats. Pho- tographers followed the new member outside and fired several "shots" at him on the east front of the house wing of the capitol. Mr. Hoey got his first chance a few moments later to vote, his first of ficial act. He voted against a bill, which passed, to increase pensions of Civil War veterans of the union army. It seems to be an unduse in- ' crease, Mr. Hoey explained. The Democratic leaders are trying to find a good committee assignment for him. Mr. Hoey wanted to get on ' the judiciary committees but found the vacWcy left by Mt."W r. :':, ' filled. r lie has "been 'aasogwl rou 1C&-A tr an office. It is on th first TflScV of heilum?- l.fl'Cr iT' ' . " Hoey accompanied her b br.c.l to Washington. They IwyV tftk.-u r.n apartment at the Driscoll. Miss Fan Barnett, ' his secretary for 15 years, will take this position in his office here. Four members of the house Kitchin, Robinson, Brinson and God win, and Senators Simmons and Overman had not arrived today, but are expected tomorrow. North Carolina furnished 160 fly ing and non-flying officers in the air service during the war, the war de partments statistican announced to day. j j KINGS MOUNTAIN MAN. THOS. ! C. FERGUSON. IS DEAD 1 Mr. Thomas C. Ferguson, a Con federate veteran, died Tuesday, De cember 30th, at the Soldiers' Home in Raleigh, following a period of de clining health covering a year or ' more. The body was buried at Grover. Deceased was in his seventy-first 1 year. He was born and reared on a ; farm between Grover and Kings Mountain. When the War Between ; the States began he enlisted in Capt. I Ben F. Dixon's company and served throughout, the war, doing valiant service for the Confederacy. Surviving the deceased are one sister. Mrs. Jerome Moss of Grover; cne brother, George, living in the j west, and one son, John L. Ferguson, ! of Gastonia. Mr. rerguson naa many irienas in Cleveland and Gaston counties who will regret exceedingly to learn of his death. MR. JEROME CLINE DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS 1 j ,, ... ... 1 The death of Mr. Jerome Chne oc 1 , . , . , . curred at his home in Lawndah !,, , I Monday morning at 4 o'clock, follow !. ' ,.... ' . , , ing a severe illness, from which he has suffered for several months. Mr. Cline's death brings eadness j who knew him for he was greatly beloved for his ster ling traits and his attractive person ality, and he counted his friends by the score. He was the son of the late David ! ed at New Bethel church by Rev. John Suttle. Communion Services Sunday Communion Services will be hell at the Presbyterian church Sunday