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VOL. XXXII, No. 6
THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C.
FRIDAY JAN. 18, 1921.
$2.00. A YEAR IN ADVANCE
CLEAR WATER IS
EASIERPURIFIED
ANOTHER SIDE OF WATER
CONTROVERSY.
Dr. Royster Is Supported By Ex
perienced Authority In Man
ager Of Atlanta Works.
Town authorities of Shelby until
a recent meeting had planned to buy
a million gallon settling basin to be
installed at the pump station to hold
a supply of water to be called into
use when the river gets muddy be
cause of rains, but at a recent meet
ing state board of health representa
tives argued that it was an unneces
sary expenditure and would be prac
tically worthless. The health officials.
Chief Engineer Miller and Mr. Beatty
were confident that it was an unne
cessary expenditure because it was
their declaration that muddy water
from a rain-filled river was easier or
at least as easy to purify as -clear
water stored in the settling basin.
Members of the board of aldermen,
Dr. S. S. Royster in particular dis
agi*ecd with the statement. A warm
but good-natured tilt on the purifica
tion and clarifying of water followed
and at the conclusion the state men
were adamant and $o was Dr. Roys
ter, who now has on his side of the
controversy proved experience. A let
ter received by him this week from
W. Z. Smith, general manager of the
department-of water works of Atlan
ta, Ga., says that they disagree with
the statement that muddy water is
more easily purified than clear wa
ter.
The city water of Atlanta is re
garded by health officials as reaching
a high degree of purity and the en
tire water supply of the Georgia me
tropolis is filtered from storage re
servoirs. The city’s water is pumped
from the Chattahoochee river into
storage reservoirs with a combined
capacity of four hundred million gal
lons. While intended to serve as stor
age, Manager Smith declares they
act as pre-settling basins and elim
inate a large per centage of heavy
mud. Excerpts from his letter show,
ing that he is in full accord with Dr.
Royster are as follows:
“We cannot agree with the state
ment that muddy water is more eas
ily ..purified than a clear water.
“Furthermore, the expenses of
treating and clarifying muddy water
is much greater than that of treating
a clear water. While it is true that a
heavier floe will form in a very
muddy water, when the same has
been properly treated, than will form
in a clear water, it is also true that
1t takes more chemicals to treat
muddy water than it does to treat a
clear water.
“We think you are correct in the
assumption that you will use less
alum and lime in the treatment pf
clear water.”
Honor Roll For The
Mooresboro School
The following is the honor roil for
the third month of the Mooresboro
high school.
First grade: Ruby Allen.
Second grade: Troy Davidson,, Wil
lard Davi3, James Lucas, John Z. Mc
Brayer, Bettie Bridges, Walter Lee
Rollins, Earl Ellis.
Third grade: Marion Packard, M.
G. Allen, Grady Ramsey, Marion
Morehead.
Fourth grade: Thomas DePriest,
Ruby Hammett.
Fifth glade: Webb EIJis, Nathan
Hammett, John Martin, Howard Rol
lins, Albert Scoggins, Mildred Green,
Nell Harris, Oris Walker.
Sixth grade: Lucy Hammett, Clar
ice Harris, Ola Walker, Gladys Turn
er, Emma Ramsey.
Seventh grade:Nevada Greene, Iris
Rollins, Vernie Ramsey, Jewell
Hodges.
Eighth grade: Nettie McCraw,
Emma Bridges, Evan* Gillespie.
Ninth grade: Lenafa Hamrick, Ola
Hamrick, Nava Hanjpnett.
Tenth grade: Mjfltle Guffy.
Dr. Bateman|Lose*
Hat And Overcoat
After preaching a strong sermon
urging his congregation to aid offi
cers in enforcing aM laws, Rev. l^r.
R. J. Bateman, pasfor ot the First
Baptist'church at Asheville went
home hatless and ojercoatless Sanday
night, these articles having been
stolen from the church while he was
delivering his sertion. Police, looking
for the hat and coat, rounded up 14
negroes on other cha.-gcs but found
no trace of the stolet articles.
It will be remembered that Dr.
Bateman conducted a revival at the
First Baptist church here last fall.
Messrs. Tem and Hal Doggett of
West Jeffemn, this state, returned
home yeiterlay after spending a
few days hr re with relatives.
FANNING CO. TO
HAVE NEW STORE
E. M. BEAM AND SONS TO
REBUILD THEATRE.
One Of The Handsomest Store
Buildings In This Part Of The
State Is To Be Up Soon.
The W. L. Fanning company is to
have a second store in Shelby, this
to be a two story brick building 50x90
feet on the site of the old Princess
theatre building owned by E. M.
Beam and sons. The Beams are plac
ing material now for the erection of
this store building, plans for which
were drawn by J. M. McMichael of
Charlotte and call for one of the hand
somest store buildings in this part
of the state. Work has already begun
a tearing down the old Princess
building on S. LaFayette street and
I some of the material has been placed
! on the ground.
The W. L. Fanning Co., will occupy
he entire first floor and the base
ment, both of which will be 50x90
feet, while E. M., Beam and Sons will
nrovide public offices on the top story
The building will be of brick with
handsome piate grass front and heat
ed by steam.
The latest of store fixtures will
be installed in the building to be
used by W. L. Fanning Co., as a de
partment store, the present Fanning
store in the Masonic building to be
continued as an exclusive store for
men’s wea.\ The Fanning company
has secured a lease on the building
for a number of years. It is expected
that the building will be ready for
occupancy by the late summer or
early fall.
Mr. Fanning is a large holder in
the store at Rutherford ton, Hickory,
Cherryville and the two stores at
Shelby. He expressed himself as be
ing pleased with the business at all
of the stores and says the outlook is
bright- for a fine busines during
1924.
Beaton Boys Are
Fine Young Fellows
One Was Only Technica’ly Guilty—
Other Charges Collapsed
Against Them.
To the Good People of Cleveland Co.
Last Wednesday the news spread
throughout Rutherford and Cleve
land counties that Pink and Paul
Beason had been arrested charged
with selling intoxicating liquors,
which proved to be a mistake.
It seems that the trouble started
when Clyde Beason, the son of Pink
Beason, gave a neighbor boy a quart
of liquor that he had found while out
rabbit hunting. He submitted to the
recorder and was fined $75,00.
Then, for some causa or other war
rants were secured from Solicitor
Burrus, for Pink and Paul Beason
for transporting, aiding and abetting
the sale of liquor. Twenty-four wit
nesses were summoned and the trial
was set for Friday, January 11, 1924.
We are proud to say that not a sin
gle witness could testify against
these two gentlemen. The jury, which
in my opinion, was made of of the
best men in Cleveland county ac
quitted these two fine young men of
No. 2 township.
We wish to say that these two
young men are sons of Joseph Bea
son, a pioneer farmer of Cleveland
county. Mr. Beason is 75 years of age
and is known throughout western
North Carolina and enst Tennessee,
not only as a farmer, but as a horse
broker of square dealing. He has six
sons, all married and doing well.
This is the first time he has ever
seen one of his children come to
trial.
When the news spread over the
two count'es* that the Beason boys
were under arrest ,their friends were
shocked and deeply distressed. They
all yelled with one accord “not guil
ty”. Many moneyed men offered them
money to fight their cause. One man
.who is no relation to the family of
fered one thousand dollars in cash.
The Beason boys were heard to
say that they thank their God that
such men exist.
The “boys” through the writer of
this article wish to thank their
friends for their kindness and wish
that the prosecutor will reap his re
ward.
A. FRlfeND.
Masons Attention.
The members of -Cleveland Lodge
No. 202 A F. and A. M. will please
take notice that our next regular com
munication which will be held Janu
ary 25th at 7:30 p. m. the matter of
giving an option for the purpose of
selling the building owned and occu
pied by us, will be considered. Take
due notice thereof and govern your
selves accordingly.
415c. R. G. LAUGHRIDGE, Sec.
“County Fair Night”
At Kiwanis Jan. 24
Meeting to Be Attended by Reprewen
tativca of Every Section of
The County.
Thursday right, January 24, will be
“County Fair Night’’ with Shelby Ki
wanians at their regular weekly meet
ing'at Cleveland Springs. Every com
munity in Cleveland ceunty is expect
ed to be represented, officials of the
Kings Mountain chamber of com
merce, the town of Shelby, and agri
cultural and civic leaders of every
section will be asked to participate in
the meeting which will inaugurate a
whirlwind campaign to put over a
fair in this county, according to Dr.
J. S. Dorton and Mr. Ed S. Barnes,
of the fair committee.
With the completion of definite
plans at the meeting Thursday night a
whirlwind canvass of the entire coun
ty will be made Friday, beginning
promptly at noon. It has been decid
ed that the fair will be put over by an
organized stock company to be known
as the Cleveland County Fair associa
tion, and the canvass will offer every
man and woman in the county an op
portunity to buy as many shares as
they desire. The stock will be sold at
$25 per share and is something men
well versed in finance consider a good
investment, their opinion being based
on the financial success of other
county fairs. It is hoped during thus
one afternoon of canvass, which will
be conducted by leading men in each
community, ii 5,000 to $20,000, enough
to'put over the fair, will be raised.
Following the sale of the required
stock an organization will be perfect
ed, officers pod directors elected. This
will be followed by active work on
the grounds and the preparation of
the premium list
Parent-Teachers Hold
Enjoyable Meeting
One of the best programs in the
history of the Shelby Parent-Teach
ers association was held Tuesday aft
ernoon in the Central school audito
rium and was largely attended. In the
absence of the president, Mrs. R. T.
LeGrand, the meeting was presided
over Mrs. F. R. Sanders.
Each section of the program was
not only informing and beneficial but
was handled in such a manner as to
prove entertaining. Miss Bowman,
the school nurse, gave an account of
her work in detail. She reported that
in her first week of work she had
examined 150 children, forty per
cent of whom she found to be defec
tive. As a result of this report the
defective pupils will be given a thor
ough examination by a physician and
turned over to their respective fam
ily physicant for treatment deemed
necessary.
Dr. David Morrison talked to the
meeting on the conservation of eye
sight, explaining the value of the
eyes to school pupils.
County Agent *R. E. Lawrence told
in detail the plans made for the
county-wide milk campaign to be put
on in this county in February, with
information as to the part to be tak
en by parents, teachers and children.
An interesting paper on a well-bal
anced lunch was read by Miss Re
becca Cushing.
Musical selections for the after
noon were furnished by a section of
Mrs. Ben Suttle’s class.
Dunbar’s “Candy Shop
Girls” At Princess
The Princess theatre offers vaude
ville again on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. Dunbar’s
Candy Shop Girls come highly re
commended. An exchange says of the
show “judging from the remarks
heard in the lobby after the per
formance, the show more than made
good. Among the many features of
the entertainment was Miss Lena
Scholtz, billed as the Virginia nightin
gale, who lived up to the advance
publicity. She has a wonderful well
trained voice and we predict for her
a wonderful future. ‘Got to See Your
Mama Every Night, sung by Pauline
Lavan, went over with a bang. She is
cute and winsome and has her own
original way of putting her number
over. Marie Foxworth, 'the girl with
the million dollar personality’ and
‘Louisville Lou’ put the number over
with plenty, of pep.
“Gertrude Young did a very grace
ful toe dance and came in for her
share of applause.
“The six chorus girls aYe young,
beautiful, and well gowned and fast
steppers. Take it all in all, it is a
first class show. Ad
Lincoln Gins 12,752 Bales.
• Ievi P. Killian of Denver, of the
bureau of census, reports that there
were 12,752 bales of cotton, counting
found as half bales, ginned in Lin
coln county from the crops of 1923,
prior to January 1, 1924, as compar
ed with 9,654 bales ginned to Jan
uary 1, 1923.
Central Bible Class
Holds Annual Banquet
312 People Enjoy Speech of I)r.
Chappel and a Cleveland
Springs Dinner.
The annual banquet of the Men's
Bible class of Central Methodist
church held Tuesday night at Cleve
land Springs was regarded as the
most successful and largest attend
ed Sunday school banquet ever held
in Shelby. High lights of the occa
sion were .‘’12 class members and
guests, an unequalled turkey dinner,
music par excellence, a toastmaster
de luxe, and an after-dinner speaker
fully capable of entertaining the
gloomiest of gatherings.
With an open invitation privilege
extended to class members to bring
guests the comfortable lobby of the
hotel was overflowing with people
some time before the program start
ed, It being estimated that of the 312
present, 200 were class members and
112 invited guests, including wives,
sweethearts and other friends. The
entire program, with the exception
of the lobby "get-togetherivencss"
.that is responsible for the large
membership of the class, was carried
out in the dining room attractively
decorated for the event. A selection
by the Princess orchestra opened the
program and other selections render
ed during the evening brought forth
hearty applau.-e. The singing of
“America" by the class and the
blessing by Rev. J. W. Ingle, of the
South Shelby church, wur followed
by the roast Tar Heel gobbler and its
accessories, which was in turn re
traced and as thoroughly enjoyed by
•he master of ceremonies, Walter L.
Fanning, and if Foch had been as
great a general as the class presi
dent is la master of ceremonies the
armigtice would have been signed in
January Two solos of unusual merit
were “Roses of Picardy” by W. Fife
Robertson, and "Marcheta” by Mrs.
Ben Suttle. A report of the Central
church Sunday school dating back
many yeais in the past was given by
William Lineberger, the efficient su
perintendent, and how a class of 12
was transformed into one of 250
members with an average attendance
of 105 was explained by Ward Arey,
of the membership committee. It fell
to Rev. A. L. -Stanford to introduce
the honor guest and speaker, Dr.
Ashley "Chappel, pastor of the Cen
tral church. Asheville.
•The Ideal Man”
Without any impressive display
other than the gestures that blend
perfectly with the hypnotic influence
cf the best of descriptive oratory Dr
Chappel in one minute after taking
his feet had caught and held until the
last word the attention of every in
dividual In the densely packed din
ing room. Orening with an unbroken
! flow of humor and mimicry with an
ever-present moral and illustration
that swept the room with gales of
laughter the speaker dropped into
his selected subject “The Ideal Man”
with every eye riveted upon him.
Beginning with the believed origin of
man he port rayed with an artistic
touch three types of man brought,
about through the process of tin\e(
and nature, and as a climax depicted^
his ideal man, the one who serves(
The Hercules, or physically perfect*
man of the ancients was the firstg
type; the philosopher or intellectual*
genius of the succeeding age was theg
second, and the poet born of the
beauty of nature was the third. With'
an intensiveness that brought everj®
factor of his mind and body into pla^
and gripped his hearers the speake^
painted his ideal .using as a finale!
» Iminkinra rllnl/t CMI n />f f Vwj
a touching dialogue of the
father who t ave his son to serve any
die for his country.
A well-voiced appreciation of th®
attendance, the work of the das.-**
and to Dr. Chappel by Clyde R. Hoe4
the class teacher, concluded an ev
ening of red letter importance in th
history of a class “that can’t be bea
on either side of the Mississippi," th
slogan originating with Dr. Chappe^j
Big Vault Door Falls
On Cherryville Mar^
- F
J. Henry Dellinger, cashier of thtj
Farmers Bank and Trust Co., ar
Cherryville had a narrow escape from!
death Saturday morning when a two-I
ton vault door being set in the newt
bank building tipped over and fell
upon him. He was unconscious for
some time but rallying he was taken
to the Lincoln hospital where X-ray
pictures showed no bones broken,
but he suffered many serious bruises
and will not be able to \fcdk for many
days.. He is the youngest .brother of
the preside it o fthe bank, Mr. David
P. Dellinger.
Try “Zells Brand" fertilizer and note
the difference in production. O. E.
Ford Co. Adv
Miss Gussie Sisk has been the
guest of friends in CHhrlotte.
Abe Lincoln's Kin
Admits Wife Murder
He Confesses to Killing His Wife,
Dismembering and Burning
Her Body,
W arrcn J, Lincoln, lawyer, horn
cUlturist and distant kinsman of Ao
rahani Lincoln, confessed Monday
nipht that he killed his wife, Lina,
dismembered her l*ody and burned it
January 10, 1923. along with that of
her brother, Byron Shoup, whom, he
maintained, had been shot to death
by Mrs. Lincoln.
Lincoln disappeared from bis home
April 80, last, and his wife and
Shoup were suspected of his murder.
The lawyer-horticulturist suddenly
reappeared tn June 10, explaining his
absence by charging that Mr»v Lin
coln and Shoup had kidnapped him,
only to disappear aguin four months
'ater when whisners of sucpic'on that
he possibly had slain his wife and
brother-in-law reached him. Arrested
Saturday in “Chicago and charged
Lincoln confessed, concluding with
“I’m glad to get that load off my
soul.”
‘‘I suspected my wife of being un
*rue to me,1' Lincoln said, after the
detailed confession had been mnde
and.he was returned to h's cell.
Many times she tried to poison me.
r raw the man with whom she had
been associating leave my house.
That started the final guarrel.
“I saw fire gleam from her eyes.
She fired three times at Byron who,
bad upbraided her for being unfaith
ful to me and trying to kill me. Each
bullet struc k him in the head. He fell
and I grabbed a poker. First I knock
ed the gun from her hand. Then I
swung for her head. She fell dead.# I
cut up their bodies and burned them
the next night.”
B. S. Annual Literary
Society Celebration
The seventeenth annual celebra
tion of the Athenean Rhamsaeur liter
ary societies of Boiling Springs high
school will be held January 26th, 1924
at 7:30 p. m. «
Officers, George McKowan, presi
dent*! Calla Clement, secretary.
Program.
Piano duet, “Danse Ecossois”
Gladys McClure and Mary Helen
Keeter. '•
Reading “Baptizing the Twins” by
Edith Hamll, Oration, “Home Sweet
Home” by Wesley Davis. Mixed
chorus "If Winter Comes” by Misses
Harrill, Clement, Pruett, Keeter, Get
tys, Allred, McClure, Putnam and
Messrs. Alldn, Hamrick, Lancaster,
Allen, Gibson, Ezelle.
Reading “Love Killed by Suspicion’
by Louise Cox.
Debate. Query: Resolved, That the
United States should join the world
’ourt Affirmative: Burl Kendrick
Frank Barnes. Negative, Curtis Ez
elle, J. J. Sparks.
Reading “Jimmy Brown’s Prompt
Obedience” Stanley Green.
Male quartet: “Wake, Miss Lindy”
by Messrs Allen, Barnes, Allen, Ham
Recorder s Court
Disposes Few Cases
Only a few cases have appeared on
the blotter of recorder’s court during
the week. Among them are the fal
lowing:
W. H. Felder, beating board bill;
judgment suspended on payment of
the costs and the board bill.
W. H. Felder, embezzlement; not
guilty.
Ben Lattimore, colored, drunk' and
disorderly; fined $25 and the costs.
Cicero Suiratt, colored, drunk and
disorderly; fined $50 and the costs.
RUTHERFORD NEWS
OF LATE INTEREST
_
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL
OF CARSON.
Banks Of County Have Good
Yecr. New Cotton Ginning
Record Is Made.
Rutherfordton, Jj>u. IS.—A large
crowd attp’id the funeral of Solicit
or James M. Carson at the residence
here Wednesday afternoon. Rev. J. C.
Grier, pastor was in charge. The ae*
tiev pallbearers were attorneys: R. R.
Blanton, C. 0. Ridinex and Tom Moss
of Forest City; G. W. Edwards, S. P.
Dunsgan and Janies Taylor, Ruthar
fordton. All the other attorneys in
the county were honorary pallbearers,
W. C. McRoie, R. R. Blanton and S.
Gallert have been appointed as a
'ommittee on resolutions and memor
ial service.
. Mr. Carson hrd been active as So
licitor of the Eighteenth District ior
one year. Hei was the first solicitor
of the eighteenth district for one
year. He was the first solicitor this
county has had in about 40 years.
The stockholders of the Citizens
Bank and Trust Co., of this place hold
their annual meeting Tuesday Jan.
,8. The bank had a good year. A
dividend of 8 per cent was declared
while a good surplus was added to the
already large surplus of the institu
tion.
The stockholders of the Commei
ciH Bank met Tuesday, Jan. 8, declar
ed a 10 per cent dividend and set
aside $7,000 to the surplus fund of the
institution. S. B. Tanner was re-elect
ed president; M. O. Dickerson, vice
president and T. F. Oates, cashier.
Rutherford County ginned 14,120
bales of cotton during 1923, or 1,119
hales more than in 1922.
An interesting wedding was solemn
ized here last week when A. B. Jones,
of Ellenboro, age 74, widower, was
married to Miss Martha Walker of
near here. Mr. John J. Bean perform
ed the ceermony.
The alumni of Wake Forest College
in this county will hold an organiza
tion meeting and banquet in the
First Baptist church, February 5th
'at 7:30 p. m. If all will attend a large
Alumni Association can be organised.
Mr. C. N. Churchill Diet
At Augutta, Ga., Home
A telegram received yesterday
brought the sad news of the death of
Mr. Charles N. Churchill in Augusta,
Ga., at 11:30 o’clock following an ill
ness from heart trouble. Mr. Church
ill was the foater father of Mrs.
Frank E. Hoey and came to Shelby
just before Christmas holidays with
hi« wife for a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Hoey when he was seised with a
heart attack which necessitated his
removal home to a lower altitude. Mr
Churchill has visited Shelby on many
occasions and made many warm
friends by l.is fine personality. He
was a typical southern gentleman, a
wealthy planter and one of the most
highly esteemed citizens of Augusta.
His wife and one son, Dr. Charles
Churchill survive, together with his
adopted daughter, Mrs. Frank E.
Hoey, who has been at his bedside
since he became ill at her home here
n December. Mr. Frank Hoey left
yesterday for Augusta to be at th<f*
edside wner. he learned the end was
(ear at hand.
>*
THIS IS NATIONAL THRIFT
WEEK.
Thursday Jap. 17—Is Thrift Day.
Start a bank account and save.
Teach your children to save. Open
savings accounts for them in the
bank of your choice.
Friday Jan. 18—Is Budget Day.
Do your planning for the year and
the future.
Saturday Jan. 19—Pay Bills Day.
Pay your bills, so the other fellow
{ can pay his.
Sunday Jan. 20—Is Share With
i Others Day.
Apply the Golden Rule—Share
with others.
Monday Jan. 21—Is Life Insur
ance Day.
Take out Life Insurance provide
for your loved ones.
Tuesday Jan. 22—Is Own Your
Own Home Day.
Plan to own your own home. Save
to own your own home. Start a
savings account for this purpose.
Take out Building & Loan shares.
Wednesday Jan 23—la Make A
Will Day.
Provide for your family.
.I It r
A bale of cotton to the acre ia a
common thing where “Zells Brand”
fertiliser ia used. O. E. Ford Co.
Be sure you use “Zella” fertiliser
if you want production. O. E. Ford
Co. Adv
FIFTEEN HUNDRED
PUPILSJN SCHOOL
SHELBY SCHOOLS SET REC
ORD ENROLLMENT.
Average Attendance 95 Per Cent
67 Students Make Honor Roll
During Fourth Month.
The increase in attendance at the
Shelby school reflect* the growth of ,
the town. The total enrollment for
the fourth school month ending Jan
uary ll was 1,502 pupils. Compared
with last year’s enrollment to the
same date of 1,219 an increase of 288 :
pupils is shown.
Not only is the toUl enrollment A !
new record but the average attend,
j ance is something that approaches a
record. Average white attendance is
95 per cent and the colored is 80 per
cent. The enrollment by school and
average attendance for the month is -
»s follqws;
Yearly Attendance
School Enrollment Percentage
Central Elern.-- ...196* 97 ~
Marion__ 219 97
I<aFayette _ ... ...260 95
Grammar school ...148 91
High school_...380 93
Colored school __300 80
Five teaohers, Misses Hardy, Grif
fin and Moseley and Mrs. Suttle and
Mrs. Honeycutt, report an attendance
of 100 per cent, for the month, while
four teachers, Misses Hardy, Bennett,
Moseley and Workman, report no
tardies.
Sixty-seven students, forty-one
high Bchool end twenty-six gramihhr
school, won the distinction of being
’laced on the honor roll.
Fourth Month Honor Roll.
The following Is the honor roll for
‘-he fourth month of the Shelby Pub
ic schools: t
Grammar School.
Sixth grade: Mary Frances Car
penter, Mary Forney, Elizabeth fig.
viere, Robert Gidney, Alex Gee, Fred
Mint*, Margaret Vanstory, Alice Sap
iers, Madge Putnam, Ruth Laugh
ridge, Lula A. Arey, Gladys Colquft
Ruth- Dellinger, Virginia Hunt, Dort
5thy King, Larue Lackey. a
Seventh grade: Louise Bettis, Mar
tha Eskridge, Lallage Shull, Katb
'een Young, I. C. Griffin, jr., John
Lineberger, Billy MeKnigljt, William
Webb, Merrill Putnam, Boneti
Browning. '• 3| |
High School.
Eighth grade: Helen Leverette,
rene Bridges, Daniel Troutman, aMr
garet Blanton, Troy McKinney, Siftie
Newton, Bernice Borders.
Ninth grade; Mildred Ramsey,
Constance Sain, Attic Mrs Eskridge^
Katherine Dover, V'rgir.tu ,Hpej>
Dorothy McKnight, Mary Suttla,
Charlotte Tedder, Lilly Webb***,
Bloomfield Kendall.
Tenth grade: Alma Putnam. Roy
Self, erna Mae Tiddy, Caroline
Bianton. Letha Branton Margaret
Bell, aMrgaret Elam, Ruth Gaffney, '
Mary Ruth Lemons, Nelson Callahan,
Elev.vM Mae lin*. Selma
Greene, (V Je Putn*i%, Alpha Cet
tys, Hattie Gidney, Mary C. Ham.
rick,' Isabel Hoey, Louise Lever, Min
nie Eddins Roberts, Margaret ‘Ross,
Frances Whisnant, Hugh Ar»0Wcod,
John Proctor McKaight.
Coroner Find* Sargent
Killing Wat Justifiable
Verdict Says Negro Met Death While
Resisting Arrest by Lawful
Officer in l/Ins of Duty.
The death of Percy Sargent, Geor
gia negro, who died Sunday evening
at the Shelby public hospital, was
due to a gun shot wound received
while resisting arrest by lawful of
ficers and the shooting was justifi
able and occurred in a scuffle in
which he attempted to seize the gun
of the arresting officer, according to
the verdict rendered Tuesday morn
ing . at a coroner's inquest held by
County Coroner T. C. Eskridge.
The coroner's jury visited the un
dertaking establishment and viewed
the body of the deceased negro and
afterwards heard avidence connected
with the incident occurring Saturday
night at the heme of Sargent’s Stroth
er, where Sargent received *the
wound that proved fatal. A portion
of the coroner’s r*poVt reads: “—It
was found that the deceased came to
his death from a gun shot wound re
ceived while resisting arrest by law
ful officers at his brother’s home, gad
that the shooting was justifiable and
occurred in a scuffle in which he, the:
deceased, attempted to seise the gun
from the arresting officer.”
Sargent was buried Tuesday aft
ernoon in the colored cemetery In
Freedmon.
Trflss Margaret Anthony one
competent nurees of the
pital 4s here vleitiftg hei
and Mrs. J. A. Anthony.