North Carolina Newspapers

e Do Job Work the Linotype Way Let Tjg Figure on ; Your Work. Phone No. 1) Published Every Tuesday and Friday The Oldest and Beit Paper in This Section. VOL. XXV. NO.- 33 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1917 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE A. ' At. 1 mmi mm BLANTON MET A TRAGIC DEATH 'wMINENT WHOLESALE CROC- rnViN INSTANTLY KILLED HIS CAR OVERTURNED ' kings Ml. MU.MI TWO - :) II KK MEN INJl RED. . Bkintm. of ?.lrkn was in- tear and heart ache in the cross road i died about 7 eYlock Friday country store when it was realized the Shuby-KinK Mountain that . Ab Blanton was no more, but it jura beyond the Buffalo ( is indeed fortunate that he surround when the big Hudson surer- ed himself with such worthy and l: car he was driving over- ur ! and pinned him underneath v.. other occunant-. J. B. Allen irr.i .th (.. eland, Ohio and Da-id T. Sim- ; of Asheville. Allen was sitt ;., the rear scat, while Simmons r.ding with Mr. Blanton in front, i has bad'y wrenched back while A. ,'!-' ! s .Buffers a broken arm an 1 ,r,; E . th n-; re-1 !:t th" V:ee Coetrany .-f p. ; , aii. Ohio, Mr. Simmons being ,r.n and Mr. All :i being an ; i in the company. .The sales .; had been culling on Mr.Blanton's . .V-.i!e houses and I:.1 t k them r i: friendly drive to King-, Moun . turning to Shelby where 2.1. : had an engagement to meet j .- a Walker who arrived on the ii:i hvm Marion to meet his father, : ,u;per and go to Charlotte 'in the :..mob.le. The accident happened on a raight road. The car struck a mo and the road having a high j'.v: the machine started in a In righting the ear. it vv:;i ! nn the reverse side, bit the :.-h and was overturned a time , half, all three men biing renn- ' ermath. Mr. Blanton we- ( vi- i caught by the steer;: g v 'e.v I. , bnard striking '.lie back , :e a I fr-mi whrh he Ust.dned . , ,i.,.,tJn I '. f Shelby bn--ehall players : d an autom I - i I track within a few minute-; accident happened. The ...... k n, remove the heavv cm! I dtr nothing with it un-' w ; arnve.. a tew r.nnut ..;.,! furnished a jae which ! : car I re! boiiy. The tra semi-conscious br ej'.ht to the i iieal atteiiti m xx... The ball p !a'!,-oa's r-maii: . Ir i 1 r. 'I, wa- tv. r- s to in t'. r.pk body : metit ( h i-- n. ' aae iit e 1 .other. M: ;y m.'t-ing 1 e.rii m l'.r. i' ('. S. Your: Mr. an! M: aeyii.g th s-'::';.; e nth ( C. :.h avaiii ;. had tlv funeral at M e Mr. Simmo- - b f bil A.-heville Men. lav mar Ai. i'.ii.e.t.on, as he was atfection ;teiy known, was the youngest son : Mr. and Mrs, William Blatiton of v..; ':. .ii..l was forty two years of In v; ho was happily mar ried to Mi.--s Charlotte Walker of '.ii'.iii:a, and besides his wife, he i;o' a family of two line sons, Al 'r;, age fourteen years, and Walker, aire twelve, la addition to his mother, two broth-r-. t ept of Shelby and Dob of Mar i' al- survive and they are both nun of excellent business qualifica- T !. A 1 ',',f " ,:i'''h ot Mr. Blanton removes Vj. -. ih; -eetion its very foremost, I'-ichte.l and forward looking ' men. In lOOH, he commenc- ' ! ,;; ' -mall scale the wholesale ' 1 bu. -mess in Marion, N. C, ' r th name of A. Blanton Groc- my, with W. W. Guy and ridge as associates. Th a success from the in l.l.lii he opened a si i Shelby in which Mi. l . .. ' ""K " 1 ""'"" I- local tnai.ar.T. Mr i;pin- his time about equally j two eti'.c. r,riscs. i lh, North Carolina has' never su.-h a wonderful success I n;; lit. de l the invwth and de- I ; un Co, of the A. Blanton Groc e'uv. Before the orirani.a- '' '':' company, the wholesale j " ' '! ! i.uuess of this section was ,( eoe.! and controlled by Rich ;i '' Baltimore concerns, and e-' mm were amazed at the bold- ' f -h Blanton in entering this Htit V '"'2:anii''t,(l competitive ; field. ' lm amazement soon gave place '' s?p,'l'n"-' admiration as day by day 'V sheer merit and keen business acu , -in and strategy he literally drove competitors from their long es iiehed business trenches, and be- nie m truth ami in fact the unques ;;"Uoc" King of North Caro pfee ?ow di he do it? In the first of a,-C LiWH t'le natural possessor stin0f , y develoPed business in th w j runs with hi fcet t8 in had In the 8econc P,ace- he ri maK"etic personality that in. Rn.d held frio"H -lr";'tLb,l hooks ' -teel, and still - l-ttha thesconalities he wns absolutely square. His trade soon discovered his superb honesty : and complete dependability. His power business diagnosis was unexcelled. He could detect a crook by intuition and by. the same token find h the most unexpected phi The pubi;;- will never ki honest men in ices. know the vast erviets he rendered hundreds of hon- ist, but struggling merchants in this section. There was many a silent competent associates who knew his ans, ambition.; and aspirations for the future. His dependable co-laborer- in life will carry on the organ' zation with the same forosigh' . n high resolves as actuated then. u. leade r. .Magnificent Funeral Mr. Blanton was buried in Marie Sunday afternoon at ?, p. m. The fun eral was a magnificent testimonial of the esteem in which the dead man was held. Every business occupa tion and profession was there to pay a last respect, and it seemed as though every friend had sent a flow er, nothing like it has been seen in ' ; country, from the dogwood ss:nio ef the poor to the elaborate orchids of the rich that tilled his home with perfume of love. It scorns that Ingersoll rr.u.-t have had Ab Blanton in mind too, when he wrote the following beautiful words upon the occasion of his young broth er's death, he said. "While vt in . with life and raptured with the v,vr! i he pa-a d to K sile-'e and latheti.- on i. Yet alter I ali :' may be be-e-t, uiiiie'-t le u while i agcr wi:i; sail to dash agai and in ar. insta l ai ahov- a vh; th r in : : : i I - s jo--; in tile bappi of all th eyagc, : re basing everv t th lie, ten rock the billows -hip. For 'imexr the ,hure. a the e;; i ..f :!', no mat h with be.e ar vre th, r in mi-1-sva or breakers ef the fai caiv.t-1'1'"1'' - 1 -i: must and ev d a rv u'r f ' 1 Vl ' ' hour i ri aml vvvry nllim,'nt J''Wi ed with joy, at its close become a tragi ad and deep ami dark as can be w ln he warp ind wool o! nr, -lo-y i and death. Every hour of Ab Blanton'. was rich with love, the love thoughtful, generous and noble I ot a ( apt. HarlM.e Dead ri-. .r. . . April Hart.-ot , otie ef ; --(apt. A. most promi- itettt ligar; . of this place, died Fri day night. Funeral services will be ihel l at Sal- m Church in Lincoln county a: noon Sunday. Mr. llartsoe was To years of age. lie had beer. v.ih ( l:eiro' for live years with the ;:, , Cheiryvilie Holler Mills, previous t f,tr which time be operated the Rhyne j Roller Mill.- in Lincoln county for thirtv vear-. He leaves three so:;.- and one daughter, all of whom live here, or near here, ex -ept one sou. who lives in Alabama. Men With Dependents Discharged Notification .was received from the War Department Monday by the Ad jutant General's office, Raleigh, that men in the army and in the National Guard with dependent faniiles must be discharged. Heretofore, the un derstanding has been that dependent families are grounds for obtaining a discharge if desired. The present or der leaves no alternative, and the ranks must be thinned of men who have dependents, whether they wish it or not. It is set forth that de pendent mother, wife or children, or all of them, constitute reason for di--charge. Mrs. Hull's Sister Dead Friends of Mrs. .1. 11. Hull u sympathist with hi r in the death her sister, Mrs. George t'ostne. I.incolnton Sunday afternoon at , , hihihk i cumni. uj... tight lor lite extending over se.e.a life months. The fuiural was coitduc I yesterday afternoon at lalO ami Cue buriel was in the Episcopal Cer.:--tcry. The deceased was one of Li: -colnton's most prominent families. Surviving tire a husband, Doctor George (,'ostner and four small chil dren: also her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Abernethy; one sister, Mr;, i. H. Hull, of Shelby, and three broth .. i i, a i... ..rtt ti ers, K. S. Anerneiny, .'. i'. .-iei ov n.., and James Abernethy of Lincolnton. DID VOU EVER GO ON A HIKE? Once there was a man and he had a brother IKE, And his corns were almost as big as a BIKE, And OH how they pained him was a SIGHT. He applied HI-KO and put them to FLIGHT. ,- HI-KO is guaranteed to remove your CORNS in five nights. TRY it. 25c bottle. Kendall's Drug Store. YOU WILL ENJOY ridny in Lineberger Buggy. The classiest looking, easiest ridng ve- SOCIETY. NEWS Cecelia Music Club Meets Tomorrow The Cecelia Music club will vene tomorrow afternoon with 0. Max Gardner at 4 o'clock. con Mrs. 20th Cefcury With Mm, Kendall The regular business session of the Twentieth Century club will conene on F'riday afternoon with Mrs. II. E. Kendall instead of with Miss Annie Miller as scheduled in the year book. The hour is 4:'!0. ' I). C. Committee Meeting '!!;:. Afternoon 's afternoon at 4 o'clock the var tjmniittees on arrangement for Y soldiers dinner May 10th are to meet with the president i upter, Mrs. J. C. Smith, the :', , t; oe held in the court house. Missi Thursc. Circle to Meet The Mi.- a r Study Circle of Cen tral Methodst church which held its first study in the church parlor last Thursday afternoon will convene Thursday afternoon of each week at the church. All the ladies of the church are cordially invited to join the class, as the program of study is a most in teresting one, the subject being "The Seuth of Today." Rev. Mr. ('has. iod ha.- charge of the lectures. Miss Dover Hoste; ( !,i ,t i n.iay Dmer wa hn.-te the l.-'openiag 1 afternoon Miss Lila ;- to the memlji rs of itirary club at her on South Washing- attractive home tee street. A !:-; miere -- i rv r program on .''rt -'oi'v v.'r'ters was reniiered, after which the hote.-s, assisted by her sifter, Mi.-s Helen Pover and Miss Margaret McMurry served an elaborate salad course, punch and duiTed The date;; next meeting will with Mi.-s Blanch.- .John-. CASTIIN NKWS Dentists Offer 1 heir Ser ices .Sol ditrs Ei!liting Dallas to Have A lair. The Ga-,:e:te. Arri! t.'l'th: Nine yen,.,;. dastiTi county boys Imv e iii teil thi. week in tlie Unit ed States .Array at the local recruit ing stHtiorL They were forwarded to Fort Stevens, Gn., for training. All of these young men enlisted for the infantn branch. This makes a total of 4'J men who have been sent from the Gastonia station s far this month. The dentists of Gastonia . are no ess patriotic and are demanding that they be allowed to do their part in preparing the men to join Company B. for service in the National Guard. They have tendered their services to Capt. A. L. Bulwinkle and will, with out cost, do any dental work that is necessary to place young men in ser viceable conditon. The records in Registrar of Vital Statistics W. Meek Adams' office for the month of March arc as follows: Gastonia, white, births 22, deaths 11, colored, births, 2, deaths ,"; Gas tonia township, outside, white, births Ft, deaths 4; colored, births I!, deaths 1. Total: White, births .I.".; deaths colored, births 5, deaths (i. For perfecting the plans and ap loiiiiing the permanent committees and to facilitate the greatest success possible for the Dallas Community Fair to be held this fall at Dallas, ii big ma s meeting of all of the people of the Dallas community has been Called for Saturday evening. A,.i! 21st. at S p. m. and frorn all p.-os. pects a large crown win turn out on this occasion. President May Use Hoe The White House is about to join the increased food production move ment by planting a garden of its own in which President Wilson may wield a hoe when he finds a spare moment. With the approval of Secretary Tu multy, White House employes secured permission from the Department of Justice to use for gardenng purposes a half-acre of vacant land in the down town section of Washington. GIVE YOUR SYSTEM a thorough building UP with KEN TONE, The System Builded. Try it for that bad stomach, for indigestion, nervousness, or any run-down condi tion. Ken-tone is for Men, Women and Children. Price $1.00 bottle, 3 for $2.50. Kendall's Drug Store. FRMERS Come to us for Side Cultivators, Gee Whiz Cultivators. Plow Stocks.Plows, names7TooT87T5uggIe87Vag6ns7"etcI MILITARY SCHOOL To Train Citizens for Commissioned Oilicers, to be Held at Fort Ogle thorpe. Georgia Font ' May 8th, to August 8th, 1917, A training school for the purpose of preparing American citizens for ser vice as Commissioner officers during the period of the present war will fie held as above indicated. Those who satisfactorily complete the preparatory work will be eommis .siorad as.efiictrs in the L'. S. Army. It is not necessary that applicants should have any previous military training. The purpose of the school is to make ollie.-rs out of citizens. '1 lie United SiatcB U now entering the gnatist war in its history and has on its hands the job of raising an army of TWKI.YH HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN, with no other of ficers than those of the regular army and National Guard to start with. The immediate and imperative need is for additional oilicers who can train and handle men, and for this we shall require in the next four or live months approximately forty thousand officers in all branches of the service. North Carolina ir. called i.pm to furnir-h ONE THOUSAND of these, and all that is necessary to start with is a sound body, a clear thinking mind, and the !: ire for patriotic ,-ervice. Surely this great State will not fail to furnish her full quota. Men between the ages of twenty years nine months and forty four who desire to enter, communicate at once with R. W. GLENN, Division Secretary. Greensboro, N. C. Lincoln Notes The nv,.-., April -J' i: Toiiey Bedford ai.H Miss Georgia Howell both of North Brook, were married last Sunday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Howell. The ceremony was performed by Rev. O. ('. Fortenhcrry at Cherryville. Messrs'. T. Tims. McLean, -Ir.. and Will. Huffman, two young men of this city left Tue.-day for Charlotte where they stood examinations for admittance into the N'avv. This county has several boy.- already in the navy, ai d these new additions go forward at a time when the country needs them. These young men will go from Raleigh to Newport, where they will go in training. The (.oernment Saving The government has saved already $800,000 on cartridge cases bought for the navy under the recent agree ment made with copper producers by Bernard Haruch, of the advisory commission of the Council of Na tional Defence. The government is supplying the manufacturers with copper required to (ill the orders in stead of purchasing it through the manufacturers at market prices. The copper men have agreed to sup ply the government with several million tons of copper at the aver age price of the last 10 years. Mr. Baruch is now working on similar agreements with lead, zinc and oil producers. Memorial at Sandy Plains There will be memorial services at Sandy Plains church May 10. Pro gram for the day: 10:30 A. M. Devotional exercises. 11:00 A. M.-A sermon By Rev. 1.. W. Swope of Boiling Springs. Immediately after the sermon, de coration of the graves. Dinner. At 1 toll o'clock, an address by Rev. D. J. Hunt of Cliffside. C. R. WIIITAKER. I.. S. JENKINS. G. A. PRICK, Committee. Marriage is no Shield I v-m-hea. is t ong to f.e no shield The war ib partnieii. for tlu. hU'i announced that all mn married since the outbreak, of the war will be treat ed upon the same basis as unmarried men in so far as their military obli gations are concerned. It is evident that department ollicials do not want to interfere with Cupid but they are determined that he shall not inter fere with the raisng of an army. The Terrors of English If an S and an I, and an O and a U, With an X at the end spells Su, And an E and a Y and E spell I, Pray what is a speller to do? Then if also an S and an I and a G , And a II E D spell side, There's nothing much left for a spell er to do But go commit siouxeyesighed! . Hotel Register. SEE OUR Bluebell Oil Stoves this week, only twenty-five left to sell at old prices. J. D. Lineberger's Sons. Oil Stove WTcIis'for'TratlohaTrBoss, ' Bluebell; FROM OVER THE COUNTRY Items of Interest About Various Mat ters. Asked if he thought the Confed erate reunion in Washington next month should be postponed or can celled on account of the internation al situation, President Wilson said he saw no reason for the postpone merit. . Forty-two men were injured, 14 of them seriously enough to warrant hospital attention, in the collapse ot a section of the bleachers at a ball game in Cleveland, O. If they ha! been working garden patches Ihey wouldn't have been hurt. Miss Jeannette Rankin, the ( ii- gresswomau from Montana .failed to j state her age m the biograplnca. sketch in the new congressional di rectory. Her biography is stated in just live words: "Jeannette Rankin, Republican, of Missoula." Detailing army ' officers to educa tional institutions for miliary in struction work has been ordered dis continued by the War Department, with a suggadion that students of military ag" can be.-t serve their country by joining the army or navy. R. J. Wilson was killed at Union, S. C, by the explosion of a barrel of, white-wah. Unslaked Lime had been placed in the barrel to make a lime Hrray to lie used in whitewashing. V:i-nn was knocked down by a por tion of the barrel striking him in the fore In ad and his skull was fractur ed. After being without food and wa ter o days, during which time they aw their live comrade- die of thurst, one committing suicide in ihdirum,' two survivors of the crew of the i British schooner Annittina reached ' Baltimore. The schooner took fire j at sea and was abandoned by the I crew. ( hir.'ges' that merchant- ate com mercializing the wave of patriotism by advancing the prices on American flags from 100 per cent to :)() per cent., were made in a resolution in troduced in the Senate by Senator Pomerene, asking that an investiga tion be made by the Federal Commission. Farmers of the particularly those Minnesota, South ton, Montana am on bv Secretary more wheat immediately to make upitH,y am rurns a ,iuartet the serious shortage threatened by 1 Attorney (). N. Lovelace, one of the unpromising conditio,, of thethe mnst prornisin(, vou mt.lnl)t,rs winter wheat crop. ()f thc sh(,U(y ,mr amj an u,umnus ()f The Canadian government hasjthe school delivered an address on placed wheat, wheat flour and .-em-.The Products of the Institution. His olina the finc.-t wheat fh.ur - on the ludclress was a gem in compositon and free list, thus opening the United j thought and delivered in Mr. Love States markets to Canada and ( ana- :Iace-s matchless manner. Miss Clau dian markets to the United States in ,ia rattimore read the nlnmm,, these produ.ts. This may help n.a- sumers in the I nited Mat if Can- ada has a big wheat crop. New York has the honor of rais ing the first regiment for the army since war was declared. The organi-1 zation will be designated the First Reserve Engineers and will le offi cered almost entirely by men taken from the Engineer Officers' Reserve Corps. Its 1,200 members got their training in police construction work in New York. George Bakhmeteff, Russian ambassador to the United States since 1011, has notified the provision al government at Petrograd that he will relinquish his office and asked that some one be named to take charge of the embassy. Distinctly a member of the old imperial regime, the ambassador's separation fom the new democatic govenment has been a foregone conclusion. MR. SETTLE INJURED Aged Man Run Down by Mr. Omen's Car on Streets of Shelby. Saturday afternoon, Mr. D. P.. F. Suftle was run down by Mr. John Queen's automobile on West Warren street with the result that Mr. Suttle was painfully bruised about the head, arms, knees and ankles. Mr. Suttle had stepped down from the curb at Doggett's livery stable to go over to Mr. J. E. Webb's store when Mr. Queen came along at a moderate rate of speed, knocked him down anil dragged him several feet, the car stradling his body. Mr. Queen did ton stop, but friends took victim and called medical attention. He was tak en to Paul Webb's drug store where the wounds were dressed. Later he was .taken home where he was rest ing very well yesterday and will re cover, unless he has internal injuries from which complications might a rise. AT KENDALL'S telvet Beans, Early Amber Cane Seed, Golden Dent Corn, Watermelon Seed, Cantaloupe Seed, Bush and Pole Bcan3 NOW. Kendall's Drug Store. IF ......-'.". You have a headache or Neuralgia, tryHEK the harmless liquid head- flefcinranetfvT!rnd60 BOILING SPRINGS SCHOOL CLOSES WALTER N. JOHNSON DELIVERS LITERARY ADDRESS. O. . N. LOVELACE ALUMNI ADDRESS AND REV. LEE WHITE AN NUAL SERMON. Rev. Walter N. Johnson, n superb speaker atnl one of the most origin al thinkers in the State, delivered the iterary address at Boiling Springs High School Wednesday. With the graduation exercises the school clos ed its most successful year. The en rollment was very gratifying and the work accomplished in the class rooms will forever reflect credit and honor v.pon the institution founded a num lr of years ago by the Kings Mt., and Sandy Run Baptist Associations. Mr. Johnson's address was highly en joyed by a large crowd. A quartet opened the Wednesday morning ex ercises, Misses Harrill, Walser, Wall and Thorne singing March Celebre. After the address Misses Gold, Brid ges, Simmons, Gold, Green, Wilson, Lattimore and Wright . rendered a chorus, "Come Where the Lillies Bloom." At the graduating exercises 2 p. m. Wednesday, Misses Gold and Wal ser sang a duet. "Festival March." J. Y'. (ireen delivered the salutatory while ('. Howard Gillespie delivered an oration. Miss Harrill following on the program with a solo, then Mi is Rebecca Ritch read an essay. Misses Skinner and Walser sang a duet and Miss Nellie Copolarul iTelivered the valedictory which closed the exercis es. The Boiling Springs Commenccme.it exercises began Sunday morning w:th the annual sermon by Rev. Lee McC. White, pastor of First Bapti-t church Shelby who delivered a most helpful .and inspiring message to a large con gregation. Monday at 11 a. m., was the art exhibt. At 2 p. m. the read ers contest program was rendered as .follows, Messrs. Burns and Walser J singing a duet entitled "Shadow Dance." The rending. were "Engag ed ny .Metfe t'arker; "the Little Rebel" by Marie Mauijoy; "Prima Donna" by Rebecca Ritch; "The Col- lege Oil Can" bv Marie Allen: "Musie spring wheat belt ,!on the Rappahannock" by Mirtnie of North Dakota. Carpenter; "A Pathetic Incident" bv Dakota. Washing-' Carroll Long. Miss Thorne sang a Idaho, are called lsoi. Misses Skinner and Walser a Houston to plant ,i,u,f .ln,l i;cu ft. .1,1 b,i,., say lu,r subim i,,,inL, ..Th., Value of an Ideal." Class Day Exercise Duet By .Misses -Gold and Walser. Address by the President .1. Y. Green. Class History By Blanche Gold. Solo Among the Blossoms Miss Skinner. PoemBy Floyd Green. Charactistie Gifts By II. O. Cham pion. Solo By Miss Gold. Prophecy By Ossie Harrill. Reciprocator By Zelia Batchelor. Duet I'y Misses McCraw and Mauney. Last Will and Testament By C. G. Long. Orators Contest Quartette -Rv Misses Gold, Hat rill. Wall and Walser. "Emblem of the Tree" By C. How ard Gillespie. "Columbia ami Her People" By Wilbur Cash. Solo- By Miss Wall. "Our Part in Life" By Clyde Hawkins. "The Destiny of Man" By C. G. I.o-g. Quart! ttoP.y Misses Long, Ilig gins, linen, Mr. Gardner. '"The Dawning of a Morning" By Hugh Mauney. Trio By Missis Long, Higgins and Padgett. Marshals were: Paul L. Ritch and Vera Lattimore, chiefs; Clarence E. Dedmon, Mettie Parker, C. Meade Ewing, Eunice Oglesby, Barrett Champion. Ada Ferree, Palmer Har rill and Ollie Green. Appeal to Germans to Hold Out An appeal to the German people not to give in for the sake of a mouthful of bread, but "to hold out only a little while longer," is printed in The Norddeutsche Allgemine Zei tung. "America found out, says the statement, "that England will be beaten, and she entered the -war" to save what she could of the money put into the munition business. Shall, we let America reap the profits? Set your teeth and it will soon be over. Remember, all is at stake." Big lot of new Buggies just in. Will 4- A I i