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THERE IS NEWS IN S i AR ADVERTISEMENTS Automatic Job Feeders. Three Job Presses. No Job Too Large or Too Small for Us to Handle. Phone No. 11 VOL XXXI. No. 103 TIIE CLEVELAND STAR. SHELBY. N. C.. FRIDAY DEC. 28. 1923. CLEVELAND'S ONLY SEMI-WEEKLY PAPER Cheapest Par*" Copy in This or joining Counti* Two Linotypse, Advertia ing Cut and Picture Service. All Home Print. 12.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE HOE i IS NEW HEAD OF KIWANIS CLUB HNE YEAR’S WORK IS RE VIEWED. Extension Of Gty Limits, Larg er Public Library, Park and Playground Suggested. / 'Clyde R. Hocy was unanimously chosen president of the Kiwanis club, Dr- IJeuljGn McBrayer vice president, and J. C. Newton district trustee at the regular meeting Thursday night of last veek. Max Gardner had serv ed since the organization of the club and it was his sincere desire to re tire and let some one else guide the organization through the next 12 months. MrriToeyS businoi.*. witrt’ako him out of town quite a lot, but Dr McBrayer, the vice president, is a fine executive and will preside in his stead. The following were elected mem bers of the board of directors for the ensuing year: J A. Suttle, R. K ( amp bell, Max Gardner, R. Dover, J. K Roberts, '/. J. Thompson, Raul Webb and H ,F. Young. The piogram was a sort of-re view of the year’s work and a look ahead into next year with sugges tions as to what the club might ac complish in the future. No policy was outlined for next year, but Rev. W. A. Murray lay emphasis upon a pub lic library which would be such a help to the boys and girls in the matter of better leading. The women have worked faithfully for years on a li brary and have a nucleus which can be built into a splendid institution. J. D. Lineebrger pointed out the op portunity that is ahead for develop ing Cleveland Springs into a resort of national importance It is understood that a dozen or more of the building lots have been engaged and that after the first of the year, other lots will be marketed, the grading will he done the shrubbery will be planted and the work commenced on the Water and sewer systems. Extension of the city limits, the building of a park and playground, some new industry', more streets, wa ter and sewer lines and several other things talked over by the club at pre vious meetings were urged by I. C. Griffin as possibilities for the coming year. J. S. Dorton who presided during the absence of 0. Max,Gardner re ported that about 50 acres had been picked out on the county home prop erty as most suitable for the propos ed county fair and that the county commissioners had agreed to lease the property for this purpose with the understanding that the fair pro moters will furnish a fair second to none in this section. Plans are mov ing along in fine shape and the or ganization will probably be perfected in the early part of the coming year. Reuben McBrayer reported that the weather bureau department a* Washington had granted his request for a weather bureau recording sta tion which will arrive soon. It was the sense of the club that the most suitable place for the weather station is on the postofficp building, but Post master Quinn declared that his force is so short in number and so busy that it is almost impossible to find time to give it the necessary atten tion. He consented to have the station looked after, however, rather than miss the opportunity ol having one in Shelby. Mrs. Eli Grigg Is Buried At Union Mrs Eli C. Grigg .widow of the late Eli Grigg, Confederate soldier who died about four years ago, died at Gastonia Sunday morning, after a two day illness from a stroke of par alysis .Mrs. Grigg was 79 years of age. She had been recently vaccinated for smalipox and it is thought that this ha 1 something to do with her sudden passing. Her body was brought to her native county of Clev eland on Monday, December 24th and interment took place at Union Bap tist-church, the funeral services being conducted by Rev I). G. Washburn. Surviving are the following chil dren. Mrs George Whitworth, Mrs. A R. Weaver, Mrs. Cleve Conner, Mrs. Hilliard Camp, Mrs. C. L- Grigg, (with whom she made her home at Gastonia) and one son, W. W. Haw kins of Charlotte. - j Mrs. Grigg was married several times, her maiden name being Crow der. SHOW AT PRINCESS PLATS before capacity houses The “Million Dollar Baby”, musical comedy company, which dosetU « three day engagement at the I nn cess theatre Wednesday night, proved quite an attraction to the holiday theatre-goers. Offering a varied pro gram of comedy, songs and dances, the company played to capacity hous es at every performance, ^ THOSE WHO WON THE MERCHANTS PRIZES TWO AUTOMOBILES ARE (OVEN AW AY Merchants Have Their Biggest Uav in Store Sales—Largest Crowd in All History Here. filie larsrest crowd in all Shelby’s history was here on Christmas eve. ■ ir<u* crowds, school commencements political rallies of the years gone by, trade days, first Mondays, all passed into the background as compared with the Christmas eve crowd. Several thqsrsand automobiles were parked for *hhee blocks along both sides of the .^ight ma n streets leading from the square. The day was favorable to shopping and the stores were crowd ed to rapacity. Kxtra sales people were not sufficient to meet the de mands. It was also the biggest day in business the Shelby merchants have ever experienced. Drawing for Prizes. In addition to the heavy demand for Christmas merchandise, the* crowd was augmented to a large extent be cause of the drawing for two auto_ mobiles and *pther prizes given away by Gilmer's Department.store and the W. L. Fanning Co. Gilmer’s drawing was held in front of the store on West Warren street and the crowd packed the street for several blocks. J. R. Misenheimer of Shelby Tire ami Rubber Co. held the lucky Xo. 45,839 and was awarded the new Ford touring car. Miss Nora Elliott of R-l Lawndale held No. 54,_ 954 which won the Grafonola and H. I). Childers of Boiling Springs, holding X'o. 51,501 was awarded the third prize, a valuable rug. Fanning's drawing started at 5 o’clock and the crowd filled the west ern section of the Court Square. A little child, a member of a needy and deserving family, drew the numbers, Mr. Fanning stating her case and ask ing the lucky winner of the car to give her $20 which Mrs. Herschel Blanton gladly did since she drew the first prize, a new Chevrolet touring car. Miss Lois Patterson winner of the $05 dress, second prize, gave her $5. B. M. Jones winner of third prize a $50 suit of clothes gave her $1. J. J. McMurry, Sr. won fourth prize, a pair of Edwin Clapp shoes .Miss Faye Elmore fifth prize, a $10 pair of ladi es shoes; James S. Willard sixth prize a Stetson hat, R. II. Wilson | seventh prize, a boy’s sweater, Frank j Conner eighth prize, a pair of shoes; Mrs. A. B. Webber ninth prize, a i pair of work shoes; A. M. McWhirter j tenth prize, a man’s shirt. In Interest Of Eradication Work __ •May Test Caitlc of County for Tuber culosis. Department Represen, tative Here Now. Dr. L. H. Tripp ,of the United States department of agriculture, is spending several days in Shelby and Cleveland county in the interest of bovine tuberculosis eradication work. Dr. Tripp together with one of the agricultural department leaders will appear before the board of commis sioners in interest of the work at their next meeting. If put on the work will be through the county “area" plan, being_ made possible through county appropriation of $3, 000 and with the appropriation the county is placed under quarantine, no cattle being allowed to enter un less tubercular tested, a systematic test of all cattle in the county being made. Thirty-one of the leading counties in the state nave made the appro priation and started the work. -Dr. Tripp and his assistants have just completed the eradication work in Iredell and Mecklenburg counties. The county officials of Gaston and Lincoln counties have agreed to make the necessary appropriation provided Cleveland does so and the proposition of the two neighboring counties will he laid before the hoard at their meeting in January. At First Baptist Church The pastor will occupy the pulpit at both morning and evening services. The subjectat the morning hour witl be “Nineteen Twenty Four—What’? At the evening hour the theme will be “Discovering the Boy.” This theme will appeal especially to the young people of the church and all young people of the city are requested to be present. Sunday school at 10:00 a. m. and an interesting lesson for all. You are invited to be present at all the serv. j ices of the church. Visitors and strangers»always welcome. Mr. Gus Cline,a prominent whole sale grocery man of Gastonia was here to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr .and Mrs. Ambrose Cline on N. Morgan street.___ DOVER FOUR MILL BOSSES IN BANQUET 300DFELL0WSHIP MEETING GREAT SUCCESS t Bosses. Supers and Others of Dover, Eastside, Katherine, and Ella Mills Have Big Aiy' nual Feast I _ _ f One hundred and eleven men fm j >yed the good fellowship meeting of the four textile plants of which Jj R. Dover is and has been connected since he started in the cotton riiapu faoturing business, the banquet betyg given to the bosses, supers and other mill officers of the Dover, aKtherine,'' Eastside and Ella mills. A bountiful course turkey dinner was served in the dining room of the Cleveland Springs Hotel Saturday night with •J. It- Dover serving as toastmaster in his usual graceful style. For a num ber of years Mr. Dover and the mills with which he is connected, have been giving fellowship dinners to these men at the Dover home, but for the past two years, the crowd has been too large for the private home, and Cleve land Springs Hotel has been resorted to. The Saturday night banquet was by far the most enjoyable of all. When the guests entered the dining room they were presented with varied colored paper cars and tin horns. This set the evening’s entertainment off on high gear and for two hours, fund and frolic, held sway. J. W. Mangum, a Keith vaudeville comedienne of Charlotte, in his per fect make-up of a stage beauty, sang a clever love song and danced the light fantastic between the tables. All had made up their minds that she was a real beauty, but their hopes fell when the would-be “flapper” pulled off her wig and revealed his identity. Couldn’t Buy a Whistle Another big feature of the evening was the‘Jones quartet which made a great- hit with negro spiritual songs to the delight and entertainment of all. J. D. Dover as toastmaster told how he started the Ella mill 16 years ago under the most trying circumstaneea. After the stock was subscribed, the 1908 panie came and many of his stockholders could not or would not pay their pledges. The future looked gloomy. The Ella was about to go on the rocks. Every penny had to be sav ed. One day a c. o. d. express package came. It contained a whistle which had not been ordered. He feared that the few dollars spent for the whistle might be the last straw to break the camel’s back, so the whistle had to be returned. Production ran low, but eight years ago the production reach ed 100 per cent and the Ella’s “fruit of the loom” became famous in New York, making a better fruit of the liom than any southeasten mill. The Katherine is today making fancy silk striped shirting and no complaints j ome back from the customers. The j answer to these records is not that ! hat we have better mills, but it is the character of the men (not the nanager nor the super nor the boss es) but the “everylasting cooperation f the whole blooming bunch.” Ths ambition for a better product and less waste is the immortal principal underlying all—it is the religion of the mill people. Mr. Dover’s creed as mill man was announced in the fol owing "pay in accordance with abil ty to pay and his belief in the effici ncy of labor as well as capital.” Responses and pledges for the sev eral mills were made by Jack Dover he Ella, J. P. Toms for the Eastside, ulius Barnett for the Dover and Her ert Toms for the Katherine, all of /hich are working as one big fine amily, willing to help the other fel ow and the other mill. Golden Rule Path Max Gardner, the chief speaker of lie evening complimented the fine looking intelligent Anglo-Saxon men present and held them in contrast to the northeastern mills where n dozen [different languages are spoken be cause of the foreign born population there. He compared the employes at these four mills as one great family where no bitterness or strife is found because all walk down the path of the golden rule. He spoke in highest terms j of Mr. Dover who bega ntife a poor country boy, but by his honesty and haraeter, has mounted the ladder tep by step, never pushing down an ther to help himself up, but always willing to encourage the best traits in others. The men who amount to most in this world have not been those orn with the proverbal “silver spoon” in their mouth but have experienced overty and hardship which Mr. Gard er declared to be a blessing to any man, and mounted the ladder step by kstep, always holding nis honor and his haraeter above reproach.. The meeting was a most happy one, ulminating in a beautiful quartet “Don’t forget to pray” by the Jones ingers and a benediction by Rev. R. | L. Lemons. j Negro Kills Another Here on Saturday Krn<Nt Kennedy SShot By Roosevelt 'oung But Another Negro Con fesses To Kmest Kennedy colored is dead aiuV, ‘7°e” Williamson and his nephew, Roosevelt Yountr. also colored are un der bond for his murder ns a result of {^holiday wrangle Saturday^over domestic affairs 'at the home of Ik* Williamson near Hopewell church on the Falls-ton road. A very -peculiar an gle developed in the killing when Wtlimnson gave himself up and ad-, niitted the deed only to have the cor^ oner’s jury decide Young was t! killer with the result that both n{ grocs were bound over to Suf coart. ... _WlIc liowtgWT On Trouble According to the evidence heard by the coroner's jury and other side lights the killing was indirectly the result of domestic troubles. Some three weeks ago Kennedy, said to have been around 3b years of age, ran off with Williamson’s wife Officers had papers for the couple but had never been able to locate them. Saturday Kennedy returned, going ,to the horn > of Ike W’illiamson, father of “Doc' and step-father of his wife. “Doc" Williamson a phew, Roosevelt Young a negro about 23 years of age, were en route to Shelby when they heard of Kennedy’* return and instead of coming on to Shelby went to the Williamson home, on the ,lohn Cline plantation, it is saW. The beginning of the trouble was not witnessed or heard, but a brother of Kennedy's and others tes tified to seeing the shooting and the majority of the affair. A shot gun was the first weapon brought in play and according to the witnesses Will iamson and Kennedy scuffled over the gun and broke it, and Kennedy had Williamson on the ground administer ing blows when ,the witnesses say, Young walked up from behind and shot Kennedy twice, one bullet enter ing the rear of the head and bringing death almost instantly. Following the Shooting, which took place about noon, Williamson came into town with dead negro's broth er and gave himself up admitting that he shot and killed the man who had eloped with his wife, but at the in quest held in the afternoon it (level* oned that Young had a part in the in cident and apparently was the one who did the actual shooting He was arrested and lodged in jail that even ing and Monday morning Judge Falls placed them under $500 bond each to superior court on a charge of murder. According to unverified reports Williamson and Young both had pis tols and had shot several times. Whether Williamson thought one of his shots was responsible for tjie kill ing or wished to take the blame from his nephew is not known. Kennedy'jy nd his he Mr. Joe Owen* Die* During the Holiday* Mr. Joe Owens died at his home on the Lily Mill road south of Shelby last Friday evening at 10:15 o’clock. Mr. Owens was born in Haywood county, March 5th, 1876 and married Miss Laura Mace, fifteen years ago. In the year 1915 they moved to Shel by and during their stay here made many friends. Mr. Owens is survived by his wife and four children, also two brothers,—Jarvis Owens of the South Shelby Barber shop and Dave Owens who Works for the Champion Fiber company at Canton. He had been confined to his bed for several months and during that time many friends visited him. Friends, churches, mer chants and fraternal orders sent him many nice packages during his illness which were greatly appreciated by the family. The funeral services were held at the LaFayette St. Methodist church of which he was a member, Rev. J. W. Ingle, assisted by Rev. Rush Pad gett conducting the services. His body was buried at Zoar church with a large crowd attending the funeral to pay* their respects. Mrs. Owens will give up house keeping and go back to her old home wtih her parents at Marion, N. C., where she will make her future home. Centra^ Methodist Church. Sunday school at 9:45. Last Sunday we, had a fine attendance. All the peo ple of Shelby ought to attend some Sunday school. Line up with your school and make it “go .glow and grow” Preaching at 11 a. m. by Rev. C. F. Sherill. He will doubtless have a fine congregation. No evening serv ice. Prayer meeting Wednesday ev ening at 7:30, conducted by Rev. B. Wilson A merry Christmas ‘ and a happy New Year to all. A. LvSTANFORD, Pastor. Mr. Hackett Blanton who is at tending school at Chapel Hill is at ! home for the holidays. He will attend ■the Inter Fraternity Dance at Char jbtte Friday night. ___ MAJ. W. A. GRAHAM DIES IN RALEIGH BODY BURIED IN LINCOLN COUNTY Commissioner of Agriculture Died at the Ajje of 81 Years After Public Career of 60 Years A carofcr of 60 years of public liftN fhich began with a brilliant military ypconi in the war between the .stated vas brought to an end with the death at 4:;tf> o'clock Monday morning id, Raleigh ,>f Major W A. Grahamf ‘date coninii-s.siftppr “f.gigiieultur<^/^ Rale date . _ Rionia ftms the TaTffy uf tfettlh, developing from an attack of in.*,u enza Major Graham’s condition be * nine serious F riday night find* grew more ‘eritcal through Saturday. Sun day he was reported as slightly worse He had been at Rex hospital since Friday Major Graham was the oldest high official of the Ntntc and his passing leaves inly Chief Justice Walter < lark in office from the diminishing ranks of the Confederate veterans •Burial on 81th Birthday. On-t Thursday, his 81th birthday he was buried in the old M ichpelah burying ground in Lincoln county where lies the I * . ed grandfather hero, Genet _ _ Graham was a member of one of the oldest and most honored families ol the state and he contributed great!) to its good name and high standing through the more than a half centurj of service to North Carolina. Funeral services were conductei front the First Baptist church, of Ra eigh, Christmas day by the pastor Rev .T. W. O’Kelly, representing thi state of North Carolina with all stat( officials acting as honorary pal! bear round in Lincoln county the body of his distinguish* ither, the revolution*)* ral Joseph Graham, Majii, ers. The body was sent on the Seaboard train to Lincointon and front ther$ taken to the Machpelah burying ground. * , -v Major Graham began his long car eer of public service when the war be tween the states broke* out. Then a young man just out of college, lie entered the Conederate army as cap tain of company K second Nortli Car olina cavalry, serving throughout the war and receiving wounds while lead ing the second regiment in a charge at Gettysburg. He gained the rank of major in the Confederate service and also served as assistant adjutant gen eral of North Carolina's state troops Wounded at Gettysburg. His regiment had hard service and frequent combats in eastern North Carolina where second cavalry had to cover a wide field. I,ater his regi ment was sent to join Stuart in ViK ginia. His wounds were received /on the third day at Gettysburg. Returning front the service at the close of the war, Major Graham took a leading part in public affairs of his community and in 1874 came to the state senate .serving through 1875. In 1878 and 1879 he served again as a senator and in J905 he was repre sentative from his county. From 1899 to 1908 he was a member of the state board of agriculture and in 1908 he was elected to the office of commis sioner of agriculture, his death mark ing the culmination of H> years of service in that capacity. Until his el ection to the commissionership de manded all of his time. Major Gra ham farmed extensively and was one of the most prosperous and progres sive fanners of the state. He. took a leading part in the activities of farm ers and was three times president of the old North Carolina Farmers’ Al liance. Kings Mountain Man Killed By Train 36 John .Stewart ,a young white man, was almost instantly killed at Kings Mountain Monday when he was struck by Southern railway passenger train No. 3H, northbound. It is said that Stewart started across the railroad double track and walked around the end of the-freight train standing on one of the side tracks, the freight cutting off his view of the passenger train, which struck him as he stepped on the north bound track and killed him almost in stantly, breaking his neck. Funeral services were conducted at the residence of his father in-law Lo gan Ramsey, Christmas day at 2 o’clock and burial was in the city cem atery. Stewart is survived by his young wife and'one child. MR. C. N. CHURCHILL ILL AT HOME OF DAUGHTER Mr. Q. N. Churchill, of Augusta, Ga., is seriously ill with heart trouble at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank E. Hoey, South Washington street. Mr. Churchill, who with his wife is spending the holidays here, became ill soon after arriving. MUCH BUILDING IS IN PROSPECT HERE NEXT YEAR PROMISES BIG BUILDING First National Bank to Build— Roysters to Develop Property —Bottling Plant to Have New Home JO* now year which begins nt mid yjght Monday promises to be a banner, Year in the erection of business hous/ es in Shelby. The town has witrtessec 'remarkable growth during the yeai which is closing, but the coming yeai will be one that may surpass any yeai ><in She town’s history. Hank to Build Home. f The First National bank has defi nitely decided to erect a bank building ion the corner where tlia--MfH«ir hlpotc vyw stands/f)flTicial» of the hank are now (TTseilftsing whether to build for the banking institution only, or erect a six story structure, the first two floors to be used for the bank’s'quart ers and the other floors to be used for offices. Some architects recommend a hank building solely, while others are inclined to favor the hank and office building combined. The First National Officials have not made u ptheir mind ras ye(, exactly what to build, but will reach a decision and go on with the work in the early Spring of the com ing year_ BmM /»• S. Royster and sons ,Wythe an<f\ /Ralph who bought the property where Chief B. O. Hamrick now lives, front ing 100 feet on S. I.aFayette street, will develop ,this property some^jm during the coming yea^i* *Hn y.-4ta<e noTlTecTfWT just- yeT tne exact nature of the building they will erect, but it will be a brick structure two or Wore stories high, with store roams on the first floor. Suffice it to say the new Royster building will be one of handsome proportions and one that is modern in every particular. Honeycutt Irffiiilff I). E .Honeycutt proprietor of the Shelby Coca-Cola Bottling Company will erect a brick building on his loj tnext to tlpe Shelby (tracery Co. Wcat-Warrent street! this building to be 40xlitS feet, b'nVstory with large basement. This will house the Coca Cola Bottling plant which has out. grown its present quarters in the Har ris building on West Marion street. Several other large buildings are in prospect, but the builders prefer to with-hold information until their plans materialize further. The Honey Boy Ice Cream Co. of Gastonia which manufactures ice cream, has rented one of the store rooms in the Beam Automotive build ing where a ice cream plant will be put in operation at an early date. Richards is Denied Parole by Governor Charlie Richards, convicted for an assault with intent to kill upon Cicero and Forrest Lutz some two or three years ago, was denied a Christmas pardoned by Morrison. Local attorney went to Raleigh and made an appeal to the governor that Richards be par doned but found the Governor’s office swargiing with appeals of the same nature, it being the governor’s cus tom to free a number of deserving prisoners when the holiday season be gins. The petition for his pardon was signed by all members of the jury, except one, who convicted the .Rich ards boys, by Cicero Lutz one of the men who was assaulted, while the warden at the state penitentiary sent over a letter to the governor saying Richards is suffering with Bright's disease. With all of these appeals be fore him ,the governor declined to pardon, but local attorneys who re present him, hope to secure the par don later. No pardon was asked for Plato Richards ,a brother who was convict ed at the same time the Richards boys and the I.utz boys had their fight in Shelby Rex Cigar Co., Sells Ten Million Cigars The Rex Cigar Company, one of Shelby’s young but growing whole sale houses has had a most success ful year, according to information gathered from Messrs 3. F. and Hol ly Ledford, proprietors. These young men started in the * wholesale cigar business a few years ago and this year will sell ten million cigars, their leading brands being Hava-Rexa and Champagne. They are travelling 25 salesmen it) a dozen Southern states. They attribute most of their increase in sales this year to an advertising campaign which they are carrying on in the leading daily papers of the state. They are spending over $7,000 on an advertising campaign which is bringing in fine results. Miss Marie {learn, who teaches at Crescent, this state, was here for the holidays. SAM LATT1M0RE BEASTLY BEATEN STATE SENATOR ATTACKED BY DRUNKS His Car Hideswiped by Another Near Gatfney—Drunks Cover Him With Guns—Is in Hos pital. Senator Sam Lattimore,"' eminent Cleveland county farmer, was badly beaten up about 1 o'cIock Wednesday morning on the national highway between Sjartanburg and Uatfney near the village of Thickety by live men said to have been intoxi cated. The assault followed a collid •on between Lattimore s Buick and'a ro.d touring ear driven by the men. C harlie lilat'K .young white man, wi.o works for Senator/ Lattimore. was w-th him at the time and „„ jured during the al||| tcrteave-rhe hospital «f Gaffney Wed nesday. Mr. Lattimore, whose head was painfully beaten with the butt of a gun ,wiil likely be a patient in the hospital for several days, both men being taken there following the Details Of Attack. Over long-distance telephone from the Gaffney hospital Wednesday sen ator Lattimore gave the following version of the apparently unwarrant ed assault: The two Cleveland county men had been to Spartanburg and were re turning when upon rounding a curvo Hear '1'h.ckety thejr car co.ud&. w u Ford tounng car. the Fom ,uiu the heavier Buick at an angle anu was turned over by the impact. Laiti more and his companion stopped their car as quickly as possible and return ed to aid the men in extricating themselves from the overturned car. It was r-pparent that the men had been drinking by their immediate de mands that the Cleveland men pay Cor the damages. After some wrang ling Mr. Iaittimore agreed to give them what money he had and a check for the remainder, although he was of opinion that he had already giv en more than the proper share of the road. The men refused to accept a check and flashed a Winchester rifb marching the couple up and down the road threatening to shoot them. Finally remembering that he had a pistol in his car Mr. Lattimore per suaded the men to return to his car to see how badly it was damaged and when they complied with his request he managed to secure his gun only to have it taken away from him by men ,one of whom 'struck him over the head with the butt of the rifle, continuing to do so after he had been knocked down. Black during the scuf fle is said to have given a good ac count of his fighting prowess but was over powered and with Mr. Lattimore forced down the road ,the men shoot ing at them with Mr Lattimore’s pis tol, which had fallen to the ground Taken To Gaffney Hospital. At Thiekety the Cleveland men, no tified the officers of the happening and then placed themselves under medical care and were removed to the Gaffney hospital. The officers went to 9 fhe scene of attack but found that the men had made their getaway after what seemed to be an attempt $0 start Lattimore’s car. Black, who waa# able to leave the hospital Wednesday, went to Greenville, where officers think it likely that their assailants may be located, as they were from ’ South Carolina according to their li cense tag and presumably young cot ton mill workers. Mr. Lattimore’s more severe injur ies were about the head where he’d b°en beaten with the gun, although he suffered bruises elsewhere. No frac ture is thought to have been sustained but it is likely that X-ray photo graphs will be made to determine the exact extent of the injuries on his head. He will not likely be able to jje turn home before the last of the week owing to the soreness of the injuries inflicted with the gun Sees Funeral Pass Then Dies Himself Mr. Lee Smith died suddenly at his home in South Shelby Sunday Decem ber 23rd shortly after the noon hoar. He had been in his usual health and had just witnessed the passing; of the funeral procession for Mr Joe Owens, when he returned to his home and the final summons came without warn in*r. Mr. Smith moved to Shelby from the Beaver Dam section where he. was a member of the Baptist church for 30 years. He was married to Miss Maggie Mauney 38 years ago who died July 4th last. Surviving are eight children and 33 grand children. | His remains were buried Christmas i eve at Beaver Dam Baptist church, Rev. Rush Padgett conducting the funeral services. . Dr .and Mrs. R. C. RUis spent the holidays with relatives at Spencer.
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