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VOL. XXXII, No. 27
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II Phone No. 11.
TUESDAY. APRIL 1, 1924.
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
Out of PolilicR This Year—Heartily
Endorses McLean for Governor
and Predicts Election.
When Capt. Peytor\ McSwain left
for Fort Benning, Ga., to attend a
military training camp for three
months he was considering the race
for recorder and auditor and wrote a
communication to this effect which
was published in The Star. Th" fol
lowing announcement that he will not
be a candidate for anything this year
and that ha will support McLean for
governor and expects his nomination
bv an overwhelming majority will be
of interest locally:
To the Editor of Cleveland Star
Before leaving home I stated that
at the request of ouite a number of
people I was considering the matte
of being a candidate for recorder and
that I would announce mv decision a*
a later date. I have decided to h—*
out of polities this yea- rn- -eve—1
pot rer,r,spp,'v to enumerate
h-re However, I wish to tha->k my
friends for their assurance of <u-n
port. The nature of the work and the
office has never made anv special ap
peal to me. hut at the insistence of
my friends I agreed to consider the
matter.
Being in Georgia I do not kn-w
much about the nresent trend of poli
tical affairs in Cleveland countv. but
am glad to p-p The Star -ome out and
endorse A. W. McLean for eoverno
I have known Mr. McLean for several
years and never heard of him being
a machine politician iintd the last
few- weeks of the campaign. Re is
really not a politician of anv kind,
hut a stricilv business man Mr Bree
den of Durham, his campaign ma-w
per. is certainly not a machine poli
tician for he supported 0. Max Gard
ner in his race for governor. Mr. Mc
Lean is a lawyer, a banker and one
of the largest farmers in bis section
of the stats. He has certainty made a
success at his own personal business.
He is iust the kind of man that we
need for governor at this time. A
safe. sane business man.
Mr. McLean is go:ng to be nomin
ated by a large maiority. There is no
doubt about that in my mind. Even
the strongest Bailev men will admit
that when you get them off to them
selves. Mr. Bailey is making lots of
noise, but not getting many votes. I
certainly hone that Cleveland will
give Mr. McLean a rousing big vofe.
It is much easier to walk tr.to the
state capitol and ask for some favor
in behalf of your county when you
know that your county helped elect
the man in office. We haven’t been
able to get much out of the present
administration in the shape of roads
or anything else. We don’t want to be
put in an s-wkward position with the
administration for the next four
years.
PEYTON McSWAIN.
SHELBY DEBATERS
WIN PfiELliRY
Local High School Debaters Victori
ous in Triangle and Will De
bate at Chapel Hill.
Two perfect combinations—a boy
and a jarirl—won here and at Lincoln
ton Friday night and will represent
the Shelbv high school in the state tri
angular debate finals at Chapel Hill
on Friday, Aprir 11. Grouped in the
Shelby triangle were Gastonia and
Lincolnton, the Shelby affirbiativs
winning here from Gastonia’s nega
tive, while the negative was accom
plishing a similar feat over the Lin
colnton affirmative at Lincolnton.
Shelby’s affirmative, which defeat
ed Gastonia’s negative here, was re
presented by Frances Whisnant and
John Proctor McKnight. The nega
tive, which won over Lincolnton at
Lincolnton, was represented by Caro
line Blanton and Nelson Callahan. De
cision at both places was rendered by
out-of-town iudges was unanimous
for the Shelbv debaters.
Both of the opposing teams
were composed of a boy and a girl
and in each instance on the four
.teams the girl preceded the boy on
the debate the subject of which was.
Resolved: That the inter-allied war
debts should be cancelled. With what
is termed the perfect combination—a
boy and a girl—on each team, the two
Shelby teams present their argument
and rebuttal clearly and forcefully
and should leave a good impresion at
Chapel Hill, even if they do not win.
CITY TAXES.
There is still a great number who
have not paid their city taxes for
1923. I am now preparing my list for
advertising property, so you had bet
ter attend to yours todav.
B. O. HAMRICK, Tax Collector.
I Its Rate of 31 Cents on SlftO Worth
of Porperty is Lowest in 25
Carolina Towns.
i A recent questionnaire send out by
; R. M. Gray, superintendent of the city
j schools of Statesville, this state, re
vealed the fact that the tax rate for
j schools in the town of Shelby, which
is 31 cents on the $100 worth of
property is the lowest of twenty-five
North Carolina towns reporting. The
; bonded indebtedness for schools in
: Shelby is SI 10,000 and the number of
| teachers employed is 36.
The following is the table prepar
j ed by Mr. Gray of the Statesville
i schools and the comparisons are in
teresting:
o
o
:«*■
High Point
Salisbury
Gastonia
Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
Concord
Kinston
Elizabeth City _
Fayetteville
Statesville
Washington ... _
Burlington
Greenville . _
Reidsville
Hickory .
Mount Airy
Tarboro .... __
Mooresville
Monroe
Shelby __
Lincolnton __ _
Roanoke Rapids
Rockingham
N. Wilkesboro .
Smithfield __ .
,c rl
. 88
95
92
79
89
62
72
_ 61
. 64
59
. .44
47
52
. 52
49
.39
49
46
38
36
31
61
31
20
36
o
a
$635,000
555.000
750.000
230.000
375.000
335.000
370.000
400.000
425.000
250.000
332.000
190.000
35.000
335.000
250.000
170.000
130.000
120.000
150.000
110.000
200,000
500.000
132.000
20.000
225.000
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44
.i.j
45
38
r.r.
oo
35
60
58
53
33
60.8
41
50
40
40
32
40
50
60
31
65 Vi
90
40
55
79
Grvid of Civil Docket Taken Up By
Court and A Number of Di
vorces Are Granted
It is the evxpressed idea that the
March term of Superior court will ad
journ on Friday as it is thought the
civil docket yet to be taken up can
be completed by that time. The civil
docket for the term was very heavy,
but the court has been disposing of
the cases with dispatch; some of the
cases being disposed of in regular ord
er, others nonsuited and some few
continued. The usual uninteresting de
tails of the civil grind bar. been in
erspersed with seven divorce cases,
which has tended to hold court at
tendance up to the average of the
criniliii i uocKei.
Civil cases disposed of included the
following:
Wilkins & Moore vs. Sam It. Suber,
defendant indebted to plaintiff irt sum
of $50.
In the matter of the mill of J. F.
Cline, deceased, it was the verdict
that the document in question was the
last will and testament of J. F. Cline.
Mrs. Mary Connor vs. Sharon Tele
phone Cqmpany, non-suit.
Charles T. Sehenck vs. W. W. Mor
ris, plaintiff indebted to defendant in
sum of $141.20; defendant entitled to
recover $16.
C. J. Woodson vs. J. F Champion,
defendant not indebted^o plaintiff.
Sallie O. Roberts vs. J. Martin
Roberts, jury verdict for alimony.
J. L. Lackey vs. T. W. Tucker, ir.,
defendant indebted to plaintiff for
$610 plus interest.
W. W. De Priest vs. Jack Watson,
non suit.
Wm. C. Elliott and wife, J.ula C.
Elliott vs. John T. Elliott and wife,
et ?.l, judgment that Wm. C. Elliott
is entitled to onehalf interest in two
tracts of land, 24 and 25 acres re
spectively according to purpose of
grantor, T. F. Elliott.
Divorces Granted
The following divorces have been
granted, based in the majority of ac
tions on either separation or adultery
Paul Degree from Della Degree.
Mattie Lawrence from J. T. Law
rence.
Fred L. Mathers from Myitie Math
ers. - --Xi-~—— -—
Lena Smith from William Smith.
C. C. Roberts from Margaret Mae
Roberts.
J. E. Hendrick from Mary Hendrick
Wm. C. Randall from May Queen.
Randall.
Indian now given the right to rit
ual dances if respectable, the other
kind being reserved for the whites.—
Wall street Journal.
BIG SCHOOL DAY
Expect Large Crowds to Attend
Couny-Wide Oratorical, Essay,
and Recitation Contents.
As previously announced Cleveland
county high school, day will lie held
here next Friday, April >1, and the
program of exercises will cover prac
tically the entire day, beginning at
10:30 in the morning and closing with
the Hoey oratorical contest at 8 in the
evening at the Central school audito
rium. Thoro will he no county com
mencement this year and as this is
the only county-wide school event of
the year large crowds arc expected to
attend from every school and all sec
tions of the countv. The recitation
end oratorical contests will he h id in
the Central school auditorium, while
th*» field and track .events and base
hell rfl'ii" will be on the Shelbv high
"chool baseball park. The program
of events is as follows:
1. Selma C. Webb recitation con
test at 10:30.
2. Non-standard high school track
meet at 11 o’clock.
3. High school track meet a*. ,1:30.
fal 100-vard dash.
(b)‘ One-naif mile race.
{el 220-vard dash.
(d) One-mile race.
(e) Relay race.
(f) Field events.
4. High school baseball game at
3:30.
5. Hocy1 oratorical contest at 8
o'clock.
The Webb recitation contest is for
girls only and each school is allowed
two entrants. This contest was won
last vear bv Miss Virginia Hamrick,
daughter of Chief and Mrs. B. O.
Hamrick, of Shelbv. The Hoe'4 'ora
torical contest is for boys only and
each school is allowed two entrants.
This prize was won last year by F.
Guy Walk°r. of Boiling Springs. The
Selma C. Webb essay contest permits
five entrants from each school ar.d is
open to boys and girls. Miss Margar
et Lackey, of Kings Mountain, win
ning the prize last year.
Practically every high school in the
county will be represented in the
track and field events. It is thought
nearly all of the non-standard high
schools, will have representatives in
their meet, while every standard high
school will contest in the big track
meet. This was won last year bv Shel
by with 39 points, Boiling Springs
second with 28 points and Kings
Mountain third with 16 points. Al
though not definitely decided it is
thought the basehall game will he be
tween the Piedmont and Boiling
Springs clubs.
Mr. Glasco Buried
Sunday Afternoon
Mr. E. S. Glasco wall-kncw"
church and Sunday school worker,
died Saturday at his home in South
Shelby at the age of 74 years and 11
months. Th» funeral and interment
was conducted at Beaver Dam Bap
tist ehurch Sunday afternoon :>t 2
o’clock, services being in charge of
his pastor. Rev. J. C. Gillespie, as
sisted by Revs. A. C. Irvin, Push
Padgett and ,T. W. Ingle. A large
crowd of relatives and friends attend
ed the services.
Mr. Glasco was known as an ex
ceptionally good man, being actively
engaged in Sunday school and church
work for many years. He joined the
Zion Baptist church when a young
man. Several years later he moved hi.s
membership to the Beaver Dam church
and a number of years later to Pop
lar Springs, and upon moving to South
Shelby transferred hi.s membership to
the Second Baptist church.
He is survived by his wife and four
children, two sons and two daughters
as follows: Messrs. D. J. Glasco, of
Shelby and W. E. Gralsco, of Green
ville, S. C.; Mrs. L. M. McSwain. of
I attimore, and Mrs. M. J. Spangler,
of near Zion. Four daughters preced
ed him to the grave. One brother, W.
M. Glasco, of Illinois, and a large
number of grand children also sur
vive.
Peeler-Houser Wedding.
Special to The Star.
Last Sunday Mr. George Peeler, son
of Mr. P. L. Peeler, of Belwood led
to the hymenial altar Miss Lila
Houser, the charming daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Houser of Lincoln
county. Only a few friends of the
bride and groom witnessed the happy
event. The ceremony was performed
by ’Squire Sylvanus Gardner at his
residence. They will make their home
at Belwood. Mr. Peeler served in the
world war overseas and made a brave
soldier. We wish for this popular
young couple every happiness.
Speaker Gillet doesn’t make razors,
but has scraped through many heat
ed arguments by a close shave.
One sign of spring is motorists de
touring marble games. _ j
J. Farris Ledford was the “un
crowned king of funmukern” at the
I Thursday night meeting of the Ki
| wan is club when Max Gardner had
: charge of the paint-up campaign
| which is being sponsored for Cleve
land bv the county hoard of npricul
! tore, the county extension service,
i the Kivvanis club and others inter
i rated in beautifying the homes and
| “saving the surface” of both town
and rural homes, barns arid outbuiH
j ings. Last Wednesday the school ch'l
! ilren took n census of the county to
} determine how many unnginted buvld
| ings there are and asked the people in
! their communitv to agree to pa'nt be
j tween March 15th and November 15.
Prizes Are Offered.
'• Mr. Gardner announced that an es
say contest has been arranged for
i for the pupils of the rural schools for
| the best essays on beautifying farm
homes bv th" use of the paint brush
i for which flO will be given ns first
prize, $5 for se-obd nrize and $1 to
I each of the next five best crav wri*
I ers. Twentv-five dollars will also be
given to the school district of the
i couniv rP-TPOriiiiK int* nir^^si rumoer
1 of painted and to ho painted houses
| and that gets the largest per cent of
: the houses painted between Mareh 15
i and November 15. Essays are to be in
the office of the county superinten
dent h\r April 15.
1 Reuben McBrayor sneaking for
Vv'rr. Taneborger urged the mcr-hants
to p«»nt their store fronts, declaring
that freshly painted and clean prem
! is"s tire mono sanitary and therefore
; m(p healthful because vermin do not
breed in clean places and men do not
! so>t whose there is a manifest effort
; to keen thintrs clean.
Start's at Farms and on Roads.
A commi'tee will be appointed upon
j ijnon a resolution lrnnir'ousb- ndont
| ed after Chas, L. Eskridge had suer
| frosted that signs be put up some d;«
\ nnce from Shelbv. welcoming the
i stranger and pointing out the advan
I tnw to bo found in Shelby,and Clev
i eland countv and this committee will
■ also urge that every school house in
; th" coV’utv have its name conspire
[noslv disolaved in order that it might
be identified.
Following the suggestion previous
| lv made that every farm ha'-e some
i anpropriate name or mark of identi
! fieation, George Blanton, the largest
, farmer in Cleevland, although very
j modest, agreed to put up a sign
showing the name of the Blanton
Brothers farm in an effort to encour
age others to do the same thine Mr.
Blanton has , recently painted all his
farm houses and declared it to he the
means to make a favorable impres
> sion on thn stranger who passes.
Rev. A. T,. Stanford made a hroad
| and comprehensive speech saying
j paint is not only economy but neces
| sarv from a sanitary^ standpoint as
! well as the impression neat surmund
i ings makes on the straneer and th°
I children in the home. He expressed
; the hope that the paint-un campaign
: would permeate every nook and cor
! ner of the county.
uemurii » i^ukhitk.
J. F. Ledford’s assignment for the
i evening was the use of naint on signs
but he deviated from this enough to
provoke the most hearty laughter
among those who were fortunate
enough to be present by displaying
some ingenious fun-making of the
room and he introduced them by re
lating his travels over the county
somewhat as follows:
The first sign he presented was one
which should be of interest to every
man. woman and child in Cleveland
county, as it reminds us of a suhiect
much discussed by the Kiwanis club
within the past few months: “Fair
notice. It is not fair to want a fair and
then not help the fair. You must b"
fair about the fair to have a good
fair.”—Doctor Dorton.
Realizing that we cannot have a
good fair without good livestock, and
thinking there may be some one in
the market for fancy stock to show
next fall, here is a sign which may
be seen in the Sharon community:
“For sale, Young cows with or with
out milk. Prices greatly reduced to
keep down my income tax.” —Sena
tor Lattimore.
Returning from Sam Lattimore’s by
way of the Rlanton farm when he
came to Broad river he saw hanging
from the bridge this sign: “Shelby
welcomes people with character or
money, especially money.”
Not being burdened with much mo
ney, and feeling that better fortunes
may await him further ahead, he
came on tojvard Cleveland Springs
and over the big concrete bridge saw
this sign: “Gome to Cleveland Springs
and drink of the waters of life FREE
ly.”
After he arrived at Cleveland he
found that he was close to one of the
noted farms of Cleveland county, so
he cranked up his flivver and drove
down the Post road and saw this bul
letin: “Bull-etin. Post Road farm.!
Boll weevil proof cotton seed a
—O, Max
bushel—^Oratory fr$:\”
Gardner.
This being Paint-up week, lie was
on th“ lookout for '.signs front the
paint dealers, so it was not verv inter
until he came to this one: “Every
body and its BOSS should he protect
ed by our PAINT.”-—Paint Dealers.
You know there is a man in the Ki
waniv club whose busincs it is to-t-dl
other folks how to run their business,
and Mr. Ledford didn’t have to g ’
very far until his sign came into
view: “1021 farm slogan. A bale from
every acre, a 'later for every baker.”
- - Lawrence.
In travelling over the country you
cannot always stay on the main ar
teries of travel, but must sometimes
get out into the by-ways, where signs
are not quite so plentiful, or aristie,
but there just the same: “Blaeksmih
sHop. We shOO hosses, hob hare on
mules or wimmen, sells gass, tooth
broshes and hot doGs. fix nh»>n, teeth
4Ds and automohiLeS. wE s-dl mange
cure, axel greece ice cream anil ko
dacks. We sell woodden Ie<eg« and
BOOTLEG and 1 >0 undertakln.”
many nave no doubt hoard consid
erable complaint about the progress
being trade in completing the Kings
Mountain road, but he hoi some good
news just received from Raleigh which
he desired posted at each end of the
road: “Road Notice. The Kimrs Mtn.
road will be open Thanksgiving—
MAYBE” —Paige.
None like to think of issuing more
Ponds, but have been told that nur
school buildings are again becoming
crowded, and he was therefore great
ly shocked to see a sign like this:
“Students wanted who will NOT have
whooping rough, measles or small
pox."—Prof. Griffin.
Now all think that the last man in
the world to have anything to worry
over is our hanker, and if all their
business was confined to Cleveland
county there Would not have been anv
j nee<^ for this sign: “Wanted. Magi
! cian who can turn bad notes into good
money.”—f'. C. Blanton.
What class of professional men do
; vou consider the most truthful? This
j has alwavs been a mooted question
i with aH until he saw this sign on
i South Washington street: “For sale
house and lot,with no conveniences
I except fresh air. See Harris or An
; thony.
Now the next is a sign which is >npt
found tacked up on trees, still you ca"
l sc" it almost everywhere you go:
j “Young lady wanted for important
i position. See A. Bachelor;” and all
eyes turned toward A. L. tSanford.
Shelby and Cleveland county have
always been famed for its hospital
ity, but he concluded that the most
generous man in all this section is a
member of the Kiwanis club, nnd an
appropriate sign for him might be
one like this: “Come, abide with me.
I’ll board you free.”—H. A. Logan,
Sheriff.
A sign which is familiar to all ex
cept to some orators, lawyers and
preachers, and not being either of
these and not wishing to break the
law while court is in session, he obey
ed the command of this sign: “N. C.
Law, STOP.”
Good Program On At
Princess Theatre
The special vaudeville feature, Jack
Grant’s Fufiland Follies Musical Com
edy company, will be at the Princess
theatre again today, Tuesday, and
Wednesday. There will be a matinee
on Wednesday. The. • entertaining:
bill includes Hawaiian music, singing,
talking and dancing, with good clean
comedy.
Tuesday the Princess presents the
picturization of Wagner’s immortal,
“The Flying Dutchman”. It is some
thing entirely new with a personal
appeal to music lovers. For the ad
venturous theatre-goer there is the!
phantom ship of Wagner’s centuries-j
old legend. A sea-faring and rythmic !
dranfti, colored with mutiny and a!
ship cast about on a howling torrent
in the black night torn asunder with
lightning. Wednesday the great im
personator, George Arliss. will ap
pear in ‘The Man Who Played God”!
The picture was transformed into
play form by Jules Eckert Goodman
from Gouverneur Morris’ story of the j
.same name. Thursday, Peter B.
Kyrie’s great story “A Man’s Man”
will be presented on the screen at the
Princess. This is an adventurous
story of a fighting American who
chased an entire South American
army.
Smooth Working Team.
Extension News.
That smooth working team in Clev
eland county continues to put over
some interesting work. They have
just finished a 4Milk-for-health” week
which was very successful, and now
they are engaged in holding the first
egg-laying contest ever held in the
state.
I>pfp»t Inion Mills 8 11> 0. l ocals
lla\p Not Upon Scored on in
I’ark Hrrp.
Playing like sfjjsoiiod veterans
l Gurley’s Shelby highs won their third
j successive victory by defeating: the
| Union Mills amateur dub here Sat
urday afternoon 8 to 0. Two of the lo
j < als three .cantos this season hat e
been played beer and as yet an oppos
ing team has failed to put over a sin*
trie marker the first game being a “
to tt shut-out over Catawba college,
Ih the pume Saturday the hifrh
school hoys passed with colors flying
through their first test against an
experienced twirier. Ledbetter, broth
er of notorious "Slats” twirling for
the visitor. . had a decided nortside
| hood and quite a hit of speed but was
unable to hold Shelby's array of nat
ural young hitters. They were Severn'
frames in getting next to the off std
delivery but once started to hitting
chased a»ross eight runs in four
frames, the first one coming in -the
fifth, four in the sixth and three ir
the eighth. Cling with two safeties led
the hittin.’. although Wall hit one
for three hassocks and turned it into
four bases on an error.
Dedmond, on the mound for Shel
by, twirled a strung game and whiff
ed 10 opposing batsmen. However
brilliant support in double killings
was responsible for the shutout. By
num, football star, also playgd.
The score:
UNION MILLS AB. R. H. PO. A.E.
N. Hemphill, cf
Morgan,
Setzer. 2b
Z. Hemphill, c
Mashburn. rf
R. Hemphill, 3b
Hartsell, If
i Y. Hemphill, lb
Ledbetter, p
Yelton, If
3 0 0 0
0 1 2 2
4
4 0'01
3 0 17
4
3
2
4
3
0 1
fi 0
0 0 1
0 1 11
1 1
0
1 0 1
0 0 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS
32 0 5 24 17 5
SHELBY
I Self, 3b
j Hardin, cf
i Cline, as
j Beam, c
: Arrowood, ib
j Mali, If
! Grice, 2b
i Ded moral, p
Bynum, rf
AB. R. H .PO.A.E.!
5 0 0 3 * 0!
110 1
2 0 5 0
01 10 0 0
1 0 8 0 0,
3 14 0 0
0
0
0 0 0 0 1
.4 1
_ r» i
.3
,_..4
4
-41111
4 1 1 0 10
TOTALS
37 8 7 27 18 21
Mas Register of Heeds for Cleveland
For Eight Years.—Prominent
Merchant and Methodist.
Sergeant Joiin Kendle Welts, age
70 years died Saturday morning at
9:30 o’clock at his home on West Ma
rion street, following an illness of
some years which has confined him
closely to his home. Mr. Wells was tlie
son of John K. Wells and Patty Car
son. lie was married 52 years ago to
Rachael 1). Ware by I)r. John Mr.
North, a prominent minister of this
county at that time. At the age of 18
he entered the service of the Confed
eracy and was a sergeant in Company
K., 12th regiment under Capt Plato
Durham. His service was marked for
its bravery, he having been in the
thickest nf the J4f ( .hnncpltm-s:.
ville, Fredericksburg1 and “Bloodyj
Angle’’ in which engagements he re
ceived a wound in the thigh and one
in the foot. His recollection of the
war was most vivid and for many
years he was considered one of the
best authorities on the conflict be
tween the states.
After the war Mr. Wel4 attended;
Catawba college at Newton under Dr.!
Clapp after which he farmed in No. 8|
township for many years. When Ful-j
lenwider, W'ells and Webb conducted,
a store in Shelby he clerked for this i
firm and Inter entered business as a!
member of the' firm of Ware andj
Wells. He beeame one of the county’s
most substantial business raeit and
commanded the respect and esteem of ■
all. His popularity was attested by!
the fact that he served as register of;
deeds for eight years from 1880 to!
1888 and later as tux collector fori
Sheriff Fortenbury. He was chairman ^
of the pension board from the time it
was created until he died, knowing
personally' all of the soldiers who serv
ed in the Civil war from Gleveland
county.
Mr. Wells was a member of the
Methodist church from young man
hood and was an earnest, consecrated
Christian. For 25 years he served as
a i steward of Central Methodist
church and was a member of the build
ing committee which erected the pres
ent church.
Surviving are his wife and four chil
Will be Held Saturday April ,r>th with
County Convention Saturday
April Twelfth.
O. M. Mull, chairman of the County
Democratic Kxeeuitve committee has
issued the following call for precinct
nicotines to he held Saturday April 5
at 2 o clock and for the county con
vention to be held in the court house
Saturday April 12th.
Democratic precinct meetings are
hereby called for Saturday, April 5,
1!>24, at two o’clock p. nr, at which
time the democrats of the several pro
cincts in Cleveland county will meet
at their polling places and elect five
committeemen and five committee
women who shall constitute demo
cratic precihct committee; that im
mediately after its election onch dem
ocratic precinct committee shall meet
and elect a chairman of said precinct
committee.
The democrats of Cleveland county
are hereby called to assemble in a
county convention at the court house
'n Shelby on Saturday, April 12, 1924
at two o clock, p, m., for the purpose
of electing delegates to the democra
ts'- state convention, which will be
held at Raleigh on Thursday, April
17, 1924.
The chairman of the various pre
cinct democratic executive commit
tees will meet at the court house im
mediately after the adjournment of
th’ county convention for the purpose
of electing the chairman of the coun
ty democratic committee.
All democrats are urged to attend
both the precinct meetings and the
county convention and participate in
same.
O. M. MULL, chairman County
Democratic Executive Committee.
Former Shelby Lady
Dies in Charlotte
Mrs. Rose S. Stephens, aged 68
years,, widow of John W. Stephens a
brother of the late Mrs. Charles H.
Hardin, sr„ of Shelby, died at her
home in Charlotte Friday 'morning
and was buried Sunday afternoon the
funeral services being conducted from
the Presbyterian church of the Queen
City. Mgs. Stephens and her husband
lived in Shelby many years in the
house now ocaupied by A V Wray cor
ner of N. La Fayette and Lee streets.
Mrs. Stephens, who was a woman
beloved and admired for her sweet
ness and gentleness of manner, had
been in failing health for several
months and the end was not wholly
unexpected by members of her fam
ily.
Born in Asheville December 1, 1855,
Mrs. Stephens spent tho greater por
tion of her life in Charlotte and in
Atlanta. She was Fhe daughter of Dr^
D. F. Summey and Adelaide Morrison
Summey, one of the leading families
of western North Carolina. A Presby
terian in faith she held her member
ship in the First Presbyterian church,
where she was known for her good
good works end for her zeal in reli
gious undertakings. ,,
She is survived by the following
children:
Mi,ss Addie Stephens, Charlotte;
Mrs. A. A. Morrell, Detroit, Mich.;
John M. Stephens, Hickory; H. O.
Stephens, Charlotte; Miss Susan Ste
phens, Charlotte; Don Stephens, At
lanta, Ga.; Mrs. Cobb Milner, Ameri
cus, Ga. Mrs. Stephens was the eld
est sister of Mgs. C. A. Moseley, Mrs.
H. H. Orr, Mrs C R Mayer anil A T.
Summey, all of Charlotte and Dan F.
Summey, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The auto market, the insurance
market, anti the bootleg market nev
er seem to reach the saturation point.
ciren, Dr. J. Marvin Wells of Middle
boro; Mrs. May Wells Connor, of
Shelby; Charles H. Wells of Shelby
and Mrs. J. D. Christopher of Pickr
pns, S. C.; the children living out of
town being here for his funeral, to
erether with two children of Dr. Wells t
John and May Wells of Middleboro.
Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Ware, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Ware, William Ware of
r.reensboro, and Rev. Henry North of
r-ocky Mount.
All of his bothers and sisters have
preceded him to the- grave: William
who died during the war, Lewis, Rob
ert G., Thomas P., James J., Mrs.
Mary Eaves, Mrs. Cynthia North.
The funeral was conducted Mon
day morning from Central Methodist
church by Revs. A. L. Stanford, R. M.
Hoyle, C. F. Sherrill and W. A. Mur
ray, a wealth of flowers and a large
crowd attesting the high esteem in
which he was held
Honorary pall bearers were the
following war comrades; A. C. Irvin,
D. B. F. Suttle, M. F. Hull, C. B Sut
tie, Anderson Nolan and Millison
Surratt while F L. Hoyle, J. F. Rob
erts, C. S. Young, ForreBt Eskridge
and P. L. Hennessa served as active
pall bearers.