NEW SOUTHERN SCHEDULE
CHARLESTON DIVISION
No. 113 Marion to Rock Hill 7:16 a.m.
No. 36 Rock Hill to Marion 9:57 a. m:
No. 35 Marion to Rock HU1 * 6:36 n. m.
No. 114 Rock Hill to Marion 8:08 p. m.
No. 35 makes connection at Blacksburg with No. 38 for
north.
L. E. LIGON, Agent,
SHELBY, N. C.
FINAL TAX NOTICE FOR YEAR 1923.
All persons who have as yet not paid
their County’Taxes for the year 1923, are
notified that payment must be made be
fore May 1st, 1924. The Revenue act of
1923 makes this the last date on which
taxes for the year-1923 may be paid. I
have mailed statements to all persons who
have not yet paid, therefore please look
e.fter this matter at once.
After May 1st I will be obliged to ad
vertise all property on which taxes have
not been paid. I do not like to advertise
any persons property but will be obliged to
do so unless settlement is made before
above mentioned date.
HUGH A. LOGAN,
Sheriff Cleveland County
HAVE YOU BOUGHT YQUR LOT AT
CLEVELAND SPRINGS?
We have ten of the best ones fronting
the main highway, to Charlotte that we can
sell at $1,250.00.
These lots have the same advantage as
if right in the heart of town.
The water and sewerage is now being
putin. The state is also finishing the hard
surfaced road on which the lots fa^e. All
of this is being done and there is no * ad
ditional cost.
A lot, the same size as these near the
hotels at Blowing Rock or Chimney Rock >
. would cost twice the amount we are asking.
We suggest that you, look them over '
and then talk to us.
! • Terms of 1-3 cash, balance in six and
; twelve months can be arranged.
ANTHONY & ANTHONY
I*. It A Crime To
Steal Watermelons
How Question ns it Affected a South
ern Negro Was Passed Upon
By Halifax (lury.
Asheville Times.
Is it a crime to steal a watermelon
in North Carolina?
Now that watermelon days are ap
proaching this may be a pertinent
question, particularly to small boys
both white ar.d Mark who stroll to the
ole swimmin’ hole and on the way
appropriate a nice juicy melon from
the fields of gome farmer.
And even many grownups who have
redolent recollect ions of their own
boyhood days may be interested in
knowing that at least one North Car
olina court has held that it is not a
crime to steal a watermelon.
Case and Comment., a magazine
for lawyers issued by the Lawyers Co
operative Publishing company of Ro
chester. N. Y., in its Mareh-April
number carries thp story of “The
Great Watermelon Case’’-which arose
in Halifax county a few years ago,
and in which the question is so far as
it affected n southern negro was pass
ed on by a jury who returned a ver
dict of not guilty.
Day Defended.
Captain William H. Day, who de
fended the Halifax county darky,
charged with stealing a watermelon,
was one of the state’s most brilliant
lawyers^ Ho was widely known in
Asheville, throughout Western North
Carolina, and other sections of the
state. His address to the jury might
well be compared In eloquence to the
late Senator Cest’s Ration in de
fense of a dob which spurred in a
celebrated middle west law case sev
eral decades ago.
iThe story of the watermelon prose
cution, as carried in Case and Com
njint follows:
ff’CapLiin William H. Day, writes in
the Weldon (N. C.) News and Obser
ver, was employed to defend a negro
who had been indicted in.Halifax
county for stealing a watermelon. His
friend, James E. Shepherd, . then
judge of the superior court, presided
at the trial. There was most conclu
sive evidence of guilt, and Captain
Day introduced no evidence for the
defendant on the stand, but insisted
on addressing the jury. Every mem
ber of- the jury was a farmer and
Captain Day addressed them substan
tially as follows. ffGontjtenten of the
jjtajy, let. .US consjder this remarkable
ci|cum*ain^D’j4«e\-Ui bn attempt to
Kohd to the chain gang a humble, in
offensive nigger, born and reared in
a slog cabin in Halifax ^p^nfcp,, fo|
pulling and, eating a watermelon
going whi'AhfAu Mis' hAiSiniisJ »ft>
preposterous! Whoevee-j heard pi
ting a poor, hard-twridnil nigger
fay from the cotton patch where
3d
.pture’s God
to work the rgads, because he invaded
a watowaafen --patch i .v Why, gentle-i
men, There is an/ everTaslmg aWd" In
destructible affinity between a nigger
a mule and a watermelon. You have
been sworn to try him according to
evidence, and the evidence is against
him. But evidence of what? Evidence
that” he did yjjjy what every man on
\3fly ' '
a:
this jury do
himself—jus’
without asking
deny he has done
jU|,wat£rmolon
doubt
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Detroit, Michigan
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The Fqrd Runabout is (he most economical car for personal
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Priced lower than cny other motor car, its maintenance and
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To salesmen ami others who average a high daily mileage in
business, the Runabout has a special appeal both for its
operating economy and its convenience in making city and
suburban calls.
CARS - TRUCKS -TRACTOKS
that, had he wasted time to ask fori
it, it would have been given to him
unhesitatingly? So, what harm has
been wrought?
What is Crime
"The law is intended to punish and
prevent crime, but what crime has j
been committed? The indictment j
charges that he stole a watermelon.
Gentlemen, you cannot steal a water
melon in Halifax county. Law is ‘the
perfection of human reason’. Law is
common sense, and common law is
founded on common customs, the be
ginning of which antedate the mem
lory of man. Where is the mart living
in Halifax county today who can re*
| member n nigger, or anyone else,
| going to jail for stealing a water',
| melon? Under the common law as
| it obtains in this grand old county,
cradle of freedom and liberty, there's
I no such Irime as stealing a water*
j melon. If so, all of you are miserable
thieves and should wear a felon's
stripes. Yes, gentlemen, this grand ohjf
county still retains some vestige of its’
pristine glory, and it still adheres to
the principles of liberty and justice,
j Under the common law of Halifax
I county you cannot steal a waterniel
| on. Gentlemen, would you cast back
ward. the strong, relentless arm of
the law' and profane the hallowed
days of your boyhood? Has there
; faded on the walls of your memory
the sweet picture of the shady old
swimming pool, from whence you
crept in boyish glee and pulled a lus
cious watermelon, thence back.to the.
pool where you splashed and tossed
this melon till it h’atl cooled, then car*
ried it to the bank, hurst it against
a rock, and gouged out its red meal
1 and partook of Us; inward sweetness 7
i Ah, no, gentlemen, you cannot for
get. ‘Whatsoever things. therefore;
I ye would that men should do unto
| you, do ye even so to them, fur this
; is the law.’ Yes, gentlemen, the
| Great Book—the highest guidance
for man’s rule-of conduct—sa>$n so.
Gentlemen, turr| this nigger lp<)se. I
j “Despite the judge’s charge, there
I was a verdict of acquital.”
MR. W. J. CARTER IS
Well Known Citizen of Near Lawn
dale is Buried at Palm Tree,
Was Confederate Veteran.
Spetfal -to The? Star; ,
William Jackson Carter of Lawn
da lef, fWtte 1 died of pneumonia April
i years, seven month
! and nine days. He was a faithful mem
[ bhr Time M, 15/ chtircH having:
, pirofesRsi f^ith in Christ in early man
j hood and cost his lot with the people
i of God. He was a faithful husband, a
brave, faithful Confederate soldier
held ua.tlaa brightest esteem- byJiSmmfti -
rides.J SureTy jTgoo(TmanTs’gi>ri£. "He
was twice married, first to.Miss Su
san Peeler who djjpd 50 years ago. To
this union was* horn five children,
namely: Lee J* of No* 8 towqjihip; J.
R.j of Burke countji. (who
ied re
ceitUy) Mrs. John Bfgh oj|No. 10
toy ifehip.^ parry RoStert, of itincoln
tonft'and L(iura„who died in childhood.
To the sebhnd anion were an infant,
Clem J., and A. Gibson of Dillon. S.
C.; Joseph F of Shelbly; Mrs. Ed Eak
er of Virginia; George Pinkney-of
Columbus, Ga.; Nancy C. Jones; Jess
C„ and David M., of Lawndale; and
Zulie M. Haynes of Hollis; also a
goodly number of grandchildren and
several great grand children.
All the children were at the bed
side when the summons came, except
Mrs. JSaker and Mrs. Digh. He fought
a good fight, finished his course, won
the victory and is gone to his Heaven
ly mansion to be with’ those who
have gotie before.
A FRIEND.
Mr. Chris Hamrick Is *
Dead At Age 73 Years
Mr. Chris Hamrick died Monday of
last week at his home in South Shel
by as a result of a complication of
diseases from which he had been suff
ering more or less over a period of
three years. Mr. Hamrick was 73
years of age and had been one of the
county’s most substantial farmers.
Burial took place Tuesday after
noon from Beaver Dam Baptist
church, the services being conducted
by Rev. J. C. Gillespie and Rev. Rush
Padgett.
Mrs. Hamrick survives her huk
band, and three sons and thre daugh
ters, including Mr. Webb Hamrick,
of Shelby; Mr. Ode Hamrick, of Lat
timorc; Mr. Bezola Hamrick, of South
Shelby; Mrs. Ed Bailey of near Bea
ver Pam; Mrs. Lawrence Yarborough
of Cary; and Mrs. Wallace of Boil
ing Sprjngs.
SHUPING TO MANAGE THE
CAMPAIGN FOR Mft. BAILEY
C. L. Shuping, Greensboro attorney
who was manager of the Page cam
paign in Guilford county in 1920, was
yesterday named as manager of
the campaign of Josiah Bailey and
assumed charge of the Bailey head
quarters, the candidate leaving for
a speaking topr of the state which he
announced would continue until the
primary on June 7.
Mr. Coolidge has probably conclud
ed by How that it wasn’t a cabinet
but a what-not—Columbia Record.
The mystery of the moment in
Washington is the identity of the
party that is going to laugh last.—De
troit News.
t
HEALTH HINTS |:
Syrinx Change*.
Sprint; is the season of the year |
when things put on new life. It is the [
period of rejuvenation. The birds sing |
a little louder and their feathers take j
on a brighter hue. The trees put on !
new branches and the leaves grow
green. There is a universal desire for :
new life. The elean-up spirit effects j
the whole community, so much so that;
“spring cleaning” has become a uni- ;
versa! custom.
^“Tt would be a fine thing if “spring ;
cleaning” could be applied only to the j
things that affdbt our surroundings, j
things that make for better sanitation!
and civic beauty. But alas! some,:
many, persons suffer with what they
call "spring fever” and think they
must take a physic to rejuvenate
them. Many times have we heard peo
ple say that they always take a
“course of calomel” in the spring and
that it makes them feel better. It is
very probable that those same per
sons are suffering with habitual con
stipation. What's the use to bother
the carburetor if the machine is run
ning smoothly ? E>o not wait till
spring to cure constipation. lio not j
depend upon drugs to cure it either,;
because the habitual use of drugs to
cure constipation eventually makes
the matter worse. After a while the
intestines fail to respond to the stimu
lus. Remember that the best way to
treat constipation is regular habits!
and the right amount of wholesome;
food. If people paid more attention
in regulating the hour of attending
the calls of nature one great cause of
"spring fever” and headaches would
be done away with.
In reality there is no such thing as |
: “sping fever.” When people think
| they have it something is wrong.I
[They are prbbably suffering with ;
i some definite disease that has its
specific cause. The thing to do is to
' find out what the torubie is and re
lieve the cause. In rural districts
where the sanitary disposal of human
wastes is still not practiced, one of j
the most prolific causes of “spring!
fever” is hookworm infection. It j
should be remembered that hookworm
infection is going to be prevalent in j
the country districts of North Cara-;
iina just as long as people fail to ;
provide a proper disposal of the hu
man wastes* If every hon>e in the
state could be provided with. a pit
privy, unless «f dowse foms better
and more expensive .system) is ps*sd;i
, another, great cause.; of “spriag fever’
jwouiri ha Mcmuved* g; . ,-m.m v t. < ,
Another cause of,, so-called “spring
fewer’’ iai malaria, • Wherever mo? go in,
toes ane prevalent . in a; community
there is; nloreori less danger of ,ma- j
lariat infection, a Wees the anopheles,]
f or malarial carrying- mosquito pnay be
••present,- PerHoos diving -in.a commun
ity wham malnrin is prevalent should
bet ini touch" with the eounty health
department and have a blood test
made.1 At the same time'they can,get
advice'that wifi tend to .remove fot all
time the tendency toward “spring fe
ver” of this tiype.
Modern public health knowledge
impresses the fact that “spring clean
ing” shotrid be confined to the yard
and garden to1 fixing the well by tnak
ing it water tight and equipping it
with a bumlb to fixing the privy by
making it sanitary pnd flyproof.
“Spring cleaning” should not be ap
plied to the intestinal tract for that
should be kept in trim all the time
by proper eating and living.
Five Generations'Are
Found In One Family
Gastonia Gazette.
The Gazette man ran into an in
teresting item of rews while on his
round* !in- ■Ressotriet City. It was Dr.
George H. Patrick who put him onto
it. Said Dr. Patritfk:
“There’s a family near here, in
which there are five generations, the
oldest, a woman of 70 years, who is
the great gfeat-grandmother of a
baby one month old.”
Here are the facts as given by Dr.
Patrick and verified by the newspa
per man from a member of the fam
ily: vv.
Mrs. Mary Edwards is 70 years old.
She has been twice married. Her first
husband was a Jpnkins.^She lives
with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. W, A. Jenkins, one mile
from Bessemer City. Mrs. Jenkins
is 50 years old. They have a daughter,
'Mrs. A. W. Butler. 34 years old, who
has a daughter, Mrs Ollie Brackett 17
years old, who gave birth to a child
one month ago All five of these per
sons, representing five generations
were present at the Jenkins home
Tuesday afternoon when the doctor
called to see little Biss Brackett, the
youngest member of the family.
Horse Wounds Mr. Goodson.
Lincoln County News.
Mr. W. A, Goodson of Iron Station,
was the victim of a rather unusual ac
cident when the thumb of his right
hand was cut off by a small rope,
which became entwined around it and
his horse which he was endeavoring
to extricate from an entanglement
became frightened and suddenly jerk
ed the rope almost completely sever
ing the thumb. The wound was dress
ed at the hdspital and there is hope
that the thumb will knit back togeth
er.
Think how costly it was to repair
the Leviathan after she ran into mud,
and then think of the ship of state.—
Phildelphia North American.
Always Or The Job
After Tuesday, April 1, we offer a 24
hour service to the people of Shelby ar^d
surrounding territory in the sale of Ice,
Coal and Wood.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
« '
Idea! Ice & Fuel Co.
ICE, COAL AND WOOD
WEDDING PRESENTS
II have just received a nice
line of wedtjftig presents,
such as vases, console sets, •
ut glass, trays in differ
ent designs, boudoir lamps ’•>
and sterling silver of all
pieces. . ;
^Ladies, you should sec the
|,beautiful line of beads and
^beaded bags. I haveTtever
rhad such a pretty line and
prices are very attractive.
I
Mr. Groom-to-be, if you want thf$ weeding or s. engage- *
monk,ring, see the pretty one* . I am showing now. s
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BUILDING"
There ore seventeen sizes
and styles of Frigidairc,
one of which will meet the
exact requirements of your
home ^ They are priced
at from $250 ug f. o. b.
Dayton, Ohio.
iytt:'
OUTSIDE the “Safety Zone" ? t
fcod either freezes or spoils. ■*•*<£'!
At temperatures above 50 degrees
bacterial life increases, making food
unsafe t y cat and causing it to spoil
quickly Meats, vegetables and
other food stulfs will freeze at tem
peratures below 22 decrees.
The av erage temperatureof the ord
inary ice-box rarely gets below 55
degrees and rises from this point
as the ice melts.
ip
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You need Frigidaire in your home ,
not merely because it preserves food -»
better, but because it banishes for- ,
ever the muss and nuisance of ioe
and saves work. . ;
It freezes cubes of pure ice for table
U9e and makes many delicious frozen
desserts. It operates on home elec
tric current, usually at less than
the cost of ice. It can be purchased
at a low price and paid for on easy
terms if vou desire.
*
Let hj demonstrate Pri&idaira
Telephone or tend us a post card today
8*1 *
DELCO-LlGHT COm DAYTON, OHIO .
J. G. DUDLEY,
Shelby, N. C.
Economical Electric Refrig erati