Clayton King is Injurrd and Taken to
Hospital—Personal Mention of
People on the Move.
Special to The Star.
Toluca. Jan JO.—Mr. Clayton King
had tlio misfortune of being seriously
hurt one day las t week while sawing
wood with a gasoline engine one of
Evans E.
McBrayer
Offers you some real val
ues this month in Men’s
and Young Men’s Suits
$20.00
' to
$27 50
Many customers arc buy
ing 2 suits at a time.
Evans E.
McBrayer
OFFERS YOU THE
BEST SELECTED
STOCK OF
MEN’S AND
YOUNG MEN’S
WEARABLES
BETWEEN
CHARLOTTE AND
ASHEVILLE.
COME—I’LL PROVE
IT.
_ys nothing and saws
wood—attends to his
own business—Lets the
other fellow attend to his
and McBrayer has made
a success and contint
to succeed
Call and
day.
the belts broke striking him in the
side. He was immediately rushed to
the Lincoln hospital. Upon examina
tion it was found that an operation
was necessaty which showed that one
of the belt hooks had run in his side.
At this writing he has greatly im
proved.
Mr. Ellis Bingham is having lumber
sawed for a new house and barn
which he expects to erect in the near
future.
Messrs. Frank McClurd, A. G. Boy
!e:i and Claude Canipe made a busi
ness trip to South Curolina last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Onsie Hasting of
Shelby visited his father Mr. John S.
Hasting Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Boyles visited
her father, Mr J. M. Ward near Recps
ville Sunday evening.
Miss Cullie Sain who is a student
of the Shelby high school spent the
week end with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Sain.
Mr. L. E. Boyles and family spent
Sunday atfernoon with Mr. Walter
Boyles.
Mr. Fletcher Sain spent Saturday
and Sunday with his parents Mr. and
Mrs. Shotwell Sain returning Monday
to Piedmont high school where he is
a student this year. j . ,!■
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Boyles vis
ited her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Norman Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hasting visited
relatives at Shelby Sunday.
, Mr. Roland Boyles is spending this
week in Virginia.
Messrs L. E. and A. G. Boyles, Andy
Willis and Austin Hicks left Monday
for Ireedll county where they expect
to hunt a few days.
Mr. L. M. Williams is Spending a
few days of this week with Mr. Rich
ard Powell.
Miss Bessie War/1 of Reepsville is
visiting her sister Mrs. Carme Boy
les.
Miss Rena Alwran daughter of Mr.
John Alwran spent Saturday and Sun
day at home returning Monday to
Piedmont high school.
The Jones quartet of Shelby gave
their second concert at Hebron church
Tuesday night which was a success
and was greatly enjoyed by all that
were there.
NATIVE OF GASTONIA
IN ALABAMA f\IL
Arthur Crowder, of Gastonia, is in
jail at Decature, Ala., according to
press dispatches, on charges of check
flashing. He was arrested Inst week
at Huntsville, Ala. It is stated that
he is wanted in Birmingham, Chatta
nooga and several other Southern
cities on similar charges. In his
trunk were found blank checks on
forty-six banks of almost as many
Southern towns. Crowder served a
sentence of about two yenrs on the
Cabarrus county chningung for forg
ery and served a term on the Gaston
gang for shooting n man during the
strike in Ranlo a few years ago.
FALLSTON BASKETBALL QUINT
WANTS GAMES WITH ANYONE
Special to The Star.
Fallston, Jan. 31.- The Fallston
high school basketball team is enjoy
ing its best season since 1017. Out
of 18 games played this season the
team has suffered only five defeats.
Many of the teams played were
among the strongest in Cleveland and
Gaston counties, such a: Piedmont,
Lattimore, Cliffside and the strong
North Brook team of Gaston county.
No defeat during the season has been
over eight points.
The cjuint of 1917 with a record of
no defeats was slightly better than
this year’s outfit, but Fallston is ready
to take on jny basketball team in the
section. •
WOMAN WALKS 115 MILES
TO KEEP SPEAKING DATE
Miss Dorothy Jewson, now labor
member of the House of Commons
for Norwich, started in with a wom
an friend to walk from London to
Norwich, a distance of 115 miles to
fulfill an engagement to address her
constituents. Several trains were
available but Miss Jewson refused to
use one, saying that she regarded
the men workihg them as strike
breakers, In view of the fact that rail
way strike is now in progress. *
LIPPARD GIVEN LONGER
PAROLE TO TAKE TREATMENT
T. E. (Bud) Lippard, of Catawba
county, now under sentence for viola
tion of the prohibition laws, but
granted a parole in order that he
might take hospital treatment for an
infected leg, has been given an ex
tension of parole by the governor to
February. The original parole was
granted last November and Lippard
since has been in a Statesville hos
pital.
HUGH WRAY DINES HIS
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
GasUnia Gazette.
At the county club Monday night
Mr. W. H. Wray, distributor of Hud
son and Essex ears, was host at a
most enjoyable d*rlr,er given to the
Hudson and Essex dealers in the five
counties embraced in Mr. Wray’s ter
ritory. These -counties are 1 Gaston.
York. Lincoln, Cleveland and Kuther
fonj-. Those present were: Messrs. S
R. Beason and James Beason, of Ruth
edfordton; H. L. Devinney,, of Spin
dale, Robert Hinson and Mr. Rein
hardt, of Lincolnton) I. B. Goforth, of
Kings Mountain, Charles Hoey, of
Shelby, and.Reuben McBrayer, of
Avondale.
Let the cold waves wave—but not
too long.
Ho Stands up and Wants to be Count
ed f.:r Mr. Hailey for Cover nor
of North Carolina.
To th»> Editor of The Star:
T do not question the right of the
editor of The Observer to express his
opinion with reference to the ap
proaching gubernatorial contest, hut
1 do question his right or the right
of any editor to allege or assume in
the absence of any evidence, whatever
Uiat certain things are true simply
for the purpose of creatine: sentiment
in favof of some ■favorite candidate.
An editor in like Jupiter. Me not
only holds the thunderbolt, but con
Evans E.
McBrayer
Ejcj Generally gets what he
goes after. Why? He
works his head. He buys
right and sells right. He
jpg has had 29 years exper
ience in the clothing
game.
2Dl
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YOUR TIME IS
VALUABLE—
Our location, our well-de
signed building, and our up-to
date equipment all contribute
their share towards tjhe con
servation of your valuable
tip>e. ,
And behind it all, the spirit
that animates is one of sincere
cordial interest expressed
with the ease and skill that
are products of long exper
ience and thorough training.
We’ai^e always glad to make
new friends. Come in at your
convenience.
Cleveland Bank &
Trust Co.,
Shelbyy N. C.
“The Best of Banking Facili
ties For You."
We invite the boys and girls to
open savings accounts with
us. We will help to make your
accounts grow.
, .: i mm ■■ ■ ■— —
trols the air through which to launch
it. And for this reason he should be
willing to mete out even-handed jus
tice to ull candidates of his own fuith
and order in espousing the course of
his favorite. He should not undertake
to belittle and disparge his fnvo.-ite’s
opponent.
I have been a reader of the Observer
for a long time. In the main it is a
fair paper, is ably edited and is, us
a rule, on the right side of all public
questions, moral and political. It is al
so, 1 am happy to say, a power for
civic righteousness, but it is occasion
ally a little indiscreet and extrava
gant in some of its editorial observa
tions. For instance, in Jnst Sunday’s
Observer an editorial paragraph con
tained this allegation: "Almost every
man in this state qualified for the of
fice of governor is for McLean.” This
assertion is far fetched in the extreme
and entirely without foundation. I
depy the allegation, and delly the al
ienator to verify any such claim or
statement.
I am well aware that most of the
little ring-controlled democratic pa
pers of the state are supporting Mc
Lean, which they have an unquestion
ed right to do, but I deny their right
to create the impression that an over
whelming majority of their consti
tuency is for McLean, because it
is this: there has been as yet no crys
tal izat ion of sentiment on the subject
would be a falsehood. Now the ‘.ruth*
of u successor to Governor Morrison,
not one voter in a hundred has come
to any definite conclusion as to how
he or she will vote, certainly this is
true of Cleveland county which has
more than 0,000 democratic voters,
and at least 500 who are as well qual
ified for the ' office of governor as
some who have filled it in the days
that are past,
Now. I hold no brief for Mr. Builey,
but I do hold that the effort on the
part of the machine-controlled press'
to create the impression that McLean
is going to bejrwept into the executive
chair by an irresistible avalanche of
votes, is doing Mr. Bailey a rank in
justice, and I for one will say as an
uncompromising Democrat, “Fiat us
titia, ruat coelum.”
I am neither u prophet nor the son
of a prophet, but I feel safe in proph
esying that Bailey will be the next
governor of the Old North State, and
I can conceive of no valid reasons why
he should not be, as in point of equip
ment, both moral and intellectual, he
is the peer of any man who has ever
I filled the exalted position.
Mr. Bailey was editor of the Bibli
cal Recorder, the organ of the great
Baptist denomination of North Caro
lina, and before, he was 30 years of
age, and in all its long and illustrious
career it wus never edited more ably
than by him. A sense of justice
prompt.-: this communication.
C. .T. WOODSON.
Shelby, Jan. 8.
1‘. H.— T wW be glad to have every
democratic Voter who endorses my po
sition in this article to Write me a
postal card and say so. C. J. W.
(POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.)
HICKORY MAN CHARGED
WITH SENDING POISON
Chapp Burroughs, 22, of Tuscaloosa
^lanarna, who was recently indicted
by the federal grand jury at States
ville, on the charge of sending a box
of poisoned candy to his former wife,
Miss Bessie Hargrove of Cottondale,
Ala., was arrested at Hopewell, Va
and dodged in the Richmond city jail
pending transfer to the western dis
trict of North Carolina for trial, it
developed Wednesday. When seen in
jail Burroughs entered a vehement
denial of the charge. He said that
he gave his wife n divorce eight
months ago in Tuscaloosa, and that
he bore her no ill-will. He is ulleged,
to have sent the poisoned candy to her
while she was working for Bests! hosi
ery mills at Hickory, a month or so
ago. He came to Hopewell recently
from that town. Examination of the
candy, according to the federal au
Evans E.
McBrayer
Soils the best shoes to be
found—and the prices
are very reasonable.
Every pair guaranteed.
Evans E
Has been in business for
^ears. Others come and
go—why ? I seU only the
best at fair prices. No
junk here.
thorities, showed that it contained
bichloride of mercury.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Hnvinw qualified as administrator
of the estate of J. C. Phillips, de
ceased, late of Cleveland county,
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of,
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at Shelby, N. .C., on or
before the 4th day of January 1925 or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make im
mediate payment.
This the 22nd day of Dec .1923.
FRANK L. HOYLE, Admr.
Bynum E. Weathers. Atty.
Evans E.
McBrayer
“Keeps his own shop and
the shop keeps him.”
He sella the best goods
in town for the money.
He guarantees satis
faction.
Evans E.
McBrayer
Will sell you a real good
pair of pants
C H E A P R
See his pants at
Better buy two pair in
stead of one.
THIS WOOD COMES
FROM MY 400 ACRE
FARM ON BUFFALO
CREEK.
T
GOLD BAND CUPS AND SAUCERS
With every purchase amounting to $2.00 in our
House Furnishings Department, we will
sell you a set of six cups and saucers for ....
Our regular price per set is $1.50.
dJ*
WOMEN’S SILK HOSIERY
With every purchase amounting to $1.00 in our
Hosiery Department we will sell you a regu- 70 c
lar $1.00 pair hose, any color for...
Limit 2 pairs to a customer.
You can’t afford to stay away from Gilmer’s—See the wonderful values in the windows and throughout the store* Each Department will have one or more of these
big values for two days only—SATURDAY and MONDAY—This is something new for Shelby and vicinity.
On any item offered you will save mohey and don’t forget we have listed here only a few of the values to be offered during our Surprise Sale. Everybody should
attend.
NOTE,THESE VALUES-—THIS IS JUST A FEW OF THE WONDERFUL VALUES TO BE HAD.
Hi
GRANULATED SUGAR 5c LB.
With every purchase in our grocery de
partment amounting to $1.00 50 C
we will sell you 10 lbs. sugar for
A
Limit 10 lbs. to a customer.
OUTING GOWNS, 79c
With every purchase in our Ready-to
Wear Department amounting to $1.00
we will sell you a regular $1.29 7Qr
Outing Gown for. •
Limit 2 to a customer.
BLUE WORK SHIRTS, 50c
With every purchase in our Men’s De
partment amounting to $1.00 we will
sell you a regular $1.00 work
shirt for.. OUC
Limit 2 to a customer.
■ irafrs.iifs
^rr --fii • «rii!aiijgtp
36-INCH BLEACHING 5c YARD
9 \
With every purchase in our Piece
Goods Department amounting to $2.00
we will sell you 10yards
bleaching for.
/ Limit 10 yards to a customer