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CLEVELAND COUNTY’S LEADING PAPER r 1 PAID-UP CIRCULATION Of This Paper Is Greater Than The Population Given Shelby In The 1920 Census *__» THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELLY. N C VOL. XXXII, No. 41 TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1921. PLAN EXHIBITS NOW FOlt COUNTY FAIR r ' 1 .. .—.■% RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE v Outclassing Their Opponents In Every Depart ment Locals Cop First State Title From East ern Champs in Chapel Hill Shut-Out Saturday. Wall Allows Only Three Hits. Dixon Stars. High school champions of North Carolina! A squad of champions arrived here on a bus Sunday evening very tired, but equally as happy in bringing with them to Shelby the first state cham pionship in the history of the town. And with them came two cups, the big Observer loving cup. which they won with the championship of Western Carolina, and the state cuo given by the University of North Carolina as the championship emblem of North Carolina. Saturday afternon at Chapel Hill playing with the head-up style that has marked their season’s record and hitting with the stride that has not been halted this season the Shelby h;~bs blanked Rockingam. 8 to 0, in the final game for the state title. And when the game that gave them the state crown was over the youngsters were the coolest people on the hill. The crowd of Shelby fans that accom panied the squad, Cleveland eountv hoys at the University, at State and Wake Forest, and other friends of the team staged a wild celebration. But the boys were as calm as in- practice. They only won what they deserved to win and derived their pleasure in the winning. Wall of Stone Again. Wilbur wall, tne youngster who stopped Spencer and won the western cup, returned to the mound Saturday and allowed the eastern champions only three hits, two of which were sin gles, struck out six opposing hitters and failed to issue a single free pass On several ocasions his shut-out was clouded, but his ability to deliver ir, the pinches saved him and on one occasion he struck out three hitters in succession with the bases loaded. With Wall among the best performers were George Dedmon and Max Dixon. Both secured two safeties, while Pix. on on the hot corner handled eight hard chances perfectly and was the fielding star of the game. Dedmon’s long triple in the second, which could have been turned into a homer re suited in a score however on Dixon’. sacrifice. On second “Cork” Ross was at his best and second to Dixon only in his fielding game. A>'’on" the lone distance swatter were F. Beam and Hugh Arrowood, Beam’s triple in the fifth chasing across three men. As through the entire season, however, it was team work that won, and if any section of the team could be cred ited with the victory it was the in field. Captain Cline Lee on short hand led five chances, Ross on second five Dixon on third, eight, while Arrowood was credited with 14 put outs at first. The outfield made only one putout. How Shelby Scored. Both teams failed to score in the first frame, but in the second Dedmor, tripled and scored on Dixon’s sacri fice fly. In the fourth Shelby added three more on Arrowood’s triple, two singles, two errors and a sacrifice. Four more were made in the fifth when Beam tripled and Dedmon sin. gled after two errors and a fielders choice had filled the bases. Hiner, Rockingham’s pitching ace, was driv. en from the mound in the fifth, and relieved by McDowell, who prevented further Shelby tallies. Another Iitle Ahead. In Saturday’s game Coach Dick Gurley watched his last high school club win their first championship and in so doing win their 20th game of the season, but as yet he and the support ers of his club are not satisfied. There are two other titles Gurley believes his boys can win, and negotiations will made at once to play the South Carolina champions and the high school club that ha sthe best record for the championship of the South. The New Orleans high school is after similar honors and although Shelby is only a hamlet to the great Louisiana city, there is likely not so much dif ference between their baseball clubs, which will be shown if a contest can be arranged. The Observer cup was taken to Chapel Hill and created con. sideratle talk and attracted much at tention for the eastern champions have no such emblem to stimulate their interest. It was one of the larg est trophies ever exhibited there and may cause the easterners hereafter to have a similar emblem to fight for. Shelby Stages Celebration. Although quite a number of Shelby people accompanied the squad and the Cleveland county students, who gave the team a banquet, assisted in the cheering there, the big celebration was here, many miles from the game. Ri viere Drug company and the surround ing sidewalk and street were packed with people all through the game while the score was being posted in Bide and the results being relayed out to the edge of the crowd. When the lasWeport came telling of the town's first championship the crowd staged ■ a wild celebration. Young and old took part in the wild yelling and the high school students formed an automobile parade that wound through every sec tion of thj town and informed with yells and songs of Shelby’s victory. Coach Gurley and his team spoke well of the Rockingham club and Coach “Shorty” Lawrence and say they were clean fighters and good losers. Box score: Rockingham Lurches, ss Ballard, 2b McDowell, lb, p Gibson, c _ _ Miner, p. If Creel, cf Ellerbe, If, lb West, 3b Mcachan, rf ... AB R F P<> A E 4 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 2 3 0 .4 0 1 7 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 30 0 3x25 12 4 xDixon out in the seventh—hit by batted ball. Shelby Wilson, If Arrowood, lb C. Lee, as Beam, c Dedmon, rf Dixon, 3b Mag ness, cf Ross, 2b . Wall, p AB R H PO A R 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 14 0 0 4 2 1 2 3 0 4 2 16 10 3 12 10 0 3 0 2 3 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 2 3 10 12 0 Totals . 33 8 7 27 16 2 Score by innings: Rockingham 000 000 000—0 Shelby .. . _ 010 340 OOx—8 Summary: Two base hit: McDowell. Three base hits: Dedmon, Arrowood, I Beam. Base on balls: off McDowell 1. J Struck out: by Hiner 2; by Wall 6. ! Hits: off Hiner 5 in 4 1-3 innings. ! Double plays: Ballard, Furches to El. j lerbe. Hit by pitcher: Gibson, by ! Wall; Wall by McDowell. Stolen bas ■ es: McDowell. Sacrifice hits: Ballard, Dedmon, Dixon. Umpires: LeGrand ) and Lawson. Fred Hoppes was shot in the shoul der with an automatic pistol Saturday night by Beuregard Glenn in the Mc Brayer school house section a few miles south of Shelby. According to the best information available Mr. Glenn was awake with his sick wife who later died and sometime durinR the night he saw two men attempt to enter a dwelling house when the occupants were away. It is alleged j that Mr. Glenn undertook to capture; Hoppes and that Hoppes started to use a knife on him, whereupon Glenn fired, the bullet striking him in the shoulder. The wound is said not to be dangerous, but Hoppes was taken to the Rutherford hospital where he is undergoing treatment and is expected to be out ir. a few days. Another man is reported to have been with Hoppes at the time of the alleged attempt tc enter the residence and officers were on the lookout for him yesterday. HOI SE WARMING AT POLK VIJLLE CIRCl IT PARSONAGE i House warming at new parsonage at Polkville Saturday May 24. Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Avett will be at home to their many friends and members from 2 f>. m., to 10 p. m. The hours are ar ranged so any who may wish mjv call either in the afternoon or ^ Light refirshments will be.. R. E. Campbell has just Vertfrned from markets where he has been buy ing lots of new merchandise, ready to-wear, etc., for their two stores. Vis it them early. Ad are ar naiy call % Cull horses in California auction sale went as low as twenty-five cents. At that they were better bargains than some cull autos. FATHER OF TWINS AT AGE 74 YEARS Sam M. Warlick of Casar is the oldest father in Cleveland county. Although 74 years old, Mr. War lick is the father of twins, a boy md a girl, who arrived at his home on last Friday. Mr. Warlick was married about a year ago to a Miss Tow cry. V ■■ ■ — Druggists Give Enjoyable Program At Kiwanis Meeting. Future Deyelopmcnt of Resort. The Thursday evening meeting was in charge of the druggist members of the club, or as McManus might have termed it, it was the “pill ’•oil ers ball.” In either case it was a suc cess as handled by Kiwanian Paul Webb assisted by Garnet fox, Julius Suttle and Frank Hoey. Following the regular program the club heard with I pleasure from Dr. L. _B. Morse, presi i dent of Chimney Rock Mountains, In ! corporated. an explanation of the pro | posed development there. Mr. Webb opened the program with ' a few quips on himself, fellow drug ! gists and former druggists, before i turning the meeting over to Dr. R;*u . ben McBrayer, who spoke briefly on j the value of pharmacy to the com > inunity. Dr. McBrayer told" of olden 1 days when the doctors were forced to j fill their own prescriptions and make i their own concoctions and in a brief j manner related the advance of phar j macy, ending with a review of the ae i curacy and helpfulness of the modern | pharmacist. Dr. McBrayer was fol I lowed by Dr. J. R. Osborne, entertain i er, who after remarking that he knew I no jokes on druggists related a few that almost brought about the need of a physician. He followed his witti cism with one of his entertaining re citations. Chimney Kook. Dr. L. B. Morse, founder of Chim ; ney Rock, who was introduced by President O. M. M<U11, reviewed the Chimney Rock resort from its begin nnig until the present day. Dr. Morse with his brothers first conceived the idea of an attractive resort there be cause of the unequalled scenery and climate and later made accessible it has become famous over a certain ter ritory. For years Dr. Morse said it has been his dream to project there a resort that would be the talk of the world. Gradually the dream became more vivid, and a year ago engineers and architects began drawing plans for the mammoth development as pic tured by Dr. Morse. At the outset it was seen that a great amount of funds would be necessary to put ove.r the project and the company was in corporated and will almost be a pub lic institution. Although not pn ora tor, the speaker ably pictured the proposed development and what it would mean to this section, North Carolina and the entire South. The lake, which will be one of the fundamentals, will cover 1,500 acres and have a short line of around 27 miles. Pleasure craft will be secured to accomodate 2,000 people daily. Fol lowing this will be the two necessary hotels, one popular priced and the other catering more to the higher class tourists. Golf links and scen'ic residential developments will follow. Dr. Morse is promoting the project without a salary and paying his own expenses so enthused is he with the gigantic development, which has been well spoken on by some of the world’s leading hotel men, architects and financiers. It is the hope that with present plans and ideas carried out that with their completion Chimney Rock will become world famous and unsurpassed in scenery and as a re sort by anything in America. Chas. Bridges Dies Near Mooresboro Rutherford Sun. Mr. Chas. B. Bridges, well known eitizen of near Mooresboro, died Sunday and was buried Monday af ternoon at Sandy Run Baptist church. Mr. Bridges was 76 years and five months old. He is survived by four children, Geo. Bridges of this coun ty; James and William Bridges, of Cleveland county and one daughter. His wife died about 20 years ago. A large crowd attended the funeral services at Sandy Run Monday af ternoon. All the TTr.ng pastors of Sandy Run were present. All made short talks and testified to the noble life of Mr. Bridges. They were: Revs. , I. D. Harrill, pastor, Lattiniore; Z. D. Harrill of Ellenboro; A. C. Erwin and J. W. Suttle of Shelby and B M. Bridges of /bat section. Mr. Bridges was a deacon of Sandy Run for n.any years. He was a well known and much beloved citizen and a Christian gentleman. CHILD CUTS OFF FINGER WITH DIPPER HANDLE Locust, May 14.—Estelle, the lit. tie daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hatley, cut off the end of her little finger Friday in a very unusual man. ner. The dipper has a hole in tha handle for hanging and when the mother took the dipper from the child’s hands the sharp edge around the hole cut the tender flesh, the fin ger being in the hole. More miles, more power, less car bon—Texaco. Ad 253 PEOPLE HE Candidate for Governor Attacks Two Charlotte Tapers and (he Present Tax System of This State. Jbeiah William Bailey, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in (he primary to be held dune 7th made his debut in Cleveland in the campaign when he spoke to 250 men and women in the court house Saturday for an hour and a half, be ing eloquently introduced by h;s local manager. Attorney C B. MeBrayer, who lauded him for his morality and, righteousne In the pr-t thirty days Mr. Bailey said h had made r»8 speeches in as many counties and he rather enjoyed the campaign which has put him in finer physical trim than ever before. Attacks Charlotte Papers. > Mr. Bail y held up the latest copy of the Charlotte Observer which he declared to be his organ because the character of campaign it is waging against him is doing him more good than anything else. He answered or explained several things which had j recently appeared in it, declaring that he knew nothing of a Republican at Selma contributing to a Bailey banner which is stretched across the street at that town and declared that if the, shipping bill sponsored so enthusias I tical’y by Governor Morrison ever j passes, Brock Barklev.- the Raleigh correspondent of the Charlotte Obser ver will be the admiral of the fleet. Regarding the incident reported of his riding in a taxicab with a noted; Republican in Eastern Carolina to reach an appointment in a coast county, he declared it in no way im. peached his character, any more than the fact that his opponent Mr. Mc Lean rode to the meeting of the bar association in a taxi with Ike Meekins who was afterwards nominated gov ernor on the Republican ticket had lost his character by so doing. Mr. Bailey made a number of state ments here which he had never made elsewhere in the campaign and declar °d he would not make again. Another ! one of them was that the business manager of the Chnrlotte Labor Her [ aid approached him■ when the paper was in financial distress and proposed Shot if he would sign a note for $.1, 000 which the paper owed, the paper would support him for governor. “I did not buy its support because I did not sign the note and I never have or never expect to buy support in such ! a manner.’’ declared Mr. Bailey. “But 1 do know who signed that note and they signed it for $4,000 and when the Democrats of the state know who signed that note, they will under stand why that paper is not support | ing me.” Here Mr. Bailey followed with his record as a Democrat after which ht. referred to the “political machine” which Mr. McLean says there ain’t no suh thing.” He referred again to the Charlotte Observer editorial of Jan uary which said a “machine is to the party what the church is to religion,” saying it was the champion boneheal statement of all time and that if Pu litzer had offered a prize for fool edi torials that would have won in a walk.” Mr. Bailey euippod O. M. Mull for calling him the crankshaft of the ma chine and answered that by saying that “one Cam is enough to give, a fel low the indigestion.” He explained why he recommended Aus Watts foi a position of honor and declared that he would never support Cam again. This finished his new and somewhat local interest topics, other than to say while he did support Morrison foi governor four years ago, he did not ' put 65 men under him while he was ! colector of internal revenue in tho field against Max Gardner. This brought him to his set speech which he has been making all ovei North Carolina in which he declared the tax policy of state to be wrong because it throws an overwhelming burden on real estate and small j homes. He stated that the bonded in ! debtedness of the state, counties, cit ies and towns is 2G5 millions and that 05, per cent of this will be paid by as sessments against land values. Free schools cost fifteen million annually and over ten millions of this will be paid by assessments on land values under the present system, declared Mr. Bailey. His remedy for such con ditions would be to take some of the revenue sources now tapped by the state and bring them back to the counties. He would have the state increase its revenue by the repeal of the law which exempts stock from taxation which residents of the state holds in foreign corporation. This he declared would bring taxes on 112 million dollars worth which is exempt under the present law. He w'ould also get more out of the railroads which enjoy a monopoly and the right of em inent domain which other corporations do not enjoy. He would place an ex cess profits tax on the R J Reynolds Tobacco Co., which he says is now paying on 5o millions when it should Brother of (to Long Fatally Injured When Car Turns Turtle. Paul Moore Seriously Hurt. Mr. Harold Long, of Forest City, a brother of Mr. Otto Long, of this place, died Monday morning shortly after 10 o’clock in the Rutherford hospital of injuries received about 2 o’clock Monday morning when the car in which he was riding turned turtle about six miles west of Ruth erfordtnn on the Chimney Rock road. Mr. Paul Moore, station agent at Spindale, who was also in the wreck ed car was seriously injured and is still in an unconscious condition at the Rutherford hospital according to the latest reports from there. A message from Forest City stated that the two young men were return ing from Chimney Rock when the tragedy occurred. The exact details of the wreck were not learned, but it is said that the car, big Buick roadster, plunged down an embankment and turned over several times. The two injured men were removed to the hos pital at Rutberfordton, and it was thought that Moore's injuries were more serious than those received by Long. Long is said to have died from internal injuries. Long. 30-odd years of age, was the son of Mr. J. B. Long, of Forest City, and was the popular proprietor of a drug store there. It will he remember ed that Long was seriously injured last summer when the grandstand at Forest City collapsed during a storm which come up while a Blue Ridge league game was in progress. Funeral arrangements were not learned. Mr. Moore is the son of a Mrs. Moore, of Spindale and was stationagent there. The wrecked car belonged to him, ac cording to the Forest City report. Mr. Otto Long, brother of the de ceased and local auditor of the South, ern railway, left for Rutherfordton early Monday morning and was at the bedside of his brother at the time of his death. Mrs. Glenn Buried at New Hope Church Mrs. Sara Dulcina Glenn, born .Tan. 2!>th, 1883 died errly Sunday morning May 18th, the youngest child of Wil liam and Sara Gibson. She was mar ried to J. Beauregard Glenn July 9th, 1881 and to them were born eleven children, a'* of whom survive with their father but one son, William, as follows: Robert. Jesse, Minnie, Oscar, Allen, Benjamin and Bonnie, Mrs. Sallie Crotts. Mrs. Oviedo Melton, and Mrs. Kula Blanton. Two sisters. Miss Margaret Gibson, Mrs. Nancy Ann Warren and one brother, J. P. Gibson also survive. The funeral was conducted Monday by Revs. Rush Padgett and G. P. Aberriethy and the interment was in the cemetery at New Hope Baptist church, Earl, where she held her membership. Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Green Dies Age 26 Mrs. M’aude Elizabe'h Green wife of Mr. Fred Green died at the Shelby Mill Wednesday May 7th nearing her 26th birthday. Mrs. Green was born in Cleveland county July 3rd, 1898. She is survived by her father and mother, two brothers, Coleman and J. B. Brooks, four sisters. Miss Blanche Broosk. Mrs. Twitt Hamrick, Mrs. Maurice Bridges, Mrs. Larkin McSwain. The funeral was conducted at her home at the Shelby Mill bv Revs. Jasper Sisk and Rev. J. M. Rid erihour and the interment took place on Thursday May 8th at Boiling Springs. —Justice Clark Dead—Chief Jus tice Walter Clark of the Supreme Court of North Carolina died in Ral eigh Monday afternoon about 2:30 following a stroke of apoplexy suf fered twelve hours before his death. Chief Justice Clark was 78 years of age and a native of Mecklenburg county. Memorial at Bethlehem [ There will be memorial services and home coming: day at Bethlehem Bap tist church Sunday May 25, 1924 with dinner on the grounds. Everybody cordially invited „to come and bring well filled baskets. - Just received shipment of potato plants. Better see us quick for yours. They are scarce. Campbell Dept. Stores, Shelby and Lawndale. Ad Don't be afraid to work; even a hen scratches fora living. We’ve been looking for a new song, “Yes, We Have no Candidates.” be paying on eighty millions more. Mr. Bailey’s speech was well re ceived and his attacks on the socalled machine and the tax system, brought forth evidence of approval. OLD CEMETERY !N EDGE OF SHELBY Supposed by Older Residents to be Burying (ironml of Wilson Fam ily Nearly Century Ago. One hundred years ago, who owned the land where Shelby is now located? And what has become of the Wilson family that owned a large tract of land and lived in the edge of the pres ent Shelby ? These two questions have come up with a discussion of the old cemetery nestling in the pines just j a short distance from the city pump ing station on thy lands of Mr. Zemri Falls just out of town on West Ma rion street. The time in which the burying ground was used is so far back few people now living, if any, can recall anything definite about it. "Uncle Doe” (D. B. F.) Suttle, who is 82 years of age remembers descen dants of the family buried there, but says the cemetery was long out of use before his younger days. Over Hundred Years. Only about four of the graves have tombstones on which there are In scriptions. The others evidently being graves of colored slaves. The dates of the inscriptions vary 37 years, the oldest being in 1814, one hundred and ten years ago, while the latest is in 1851, or 73 years ago. Other tomb stones may have crumbled and become lost through the years. Even if the stones carried no dates a large pop lar tree is evidence that one of the graves was made many years ago. This tree is in the center of one of the graves and towers almost as high as the largest tree on the court square and is at least two and one half feet in diameter. It is supposed the graves were taken care of for years and the tree must be around 75 year old. The grave in which are the roots of the tree is that of “Anny Wilson, aged 2 years, who died No vember 2, 1814,” according to the in scription, which is almost worn away by the rain and winds of a century. The stones have sloping lines and the headpiece is curved and must have been expensive in that day. Another one the inscription reads is the last resting place of “William For bis, aged 52 years, who died December 13, 1851.” Another is that of “Mary Wal ker, aged 53 years, who died August 28, 1836.” The inscription on the i fourth reads, “Margaret Forbis, aged 26 years, who died January 3, 1841." Lines under the dates read: “Obadient child loving wife, A tender mother too, Stept off the stage in bloom Of life and bids us all Adieu." Older residents say it was the bury, ing ground of the Wilson family, which was inter-married with Walk er and Forbis families. “Uncle Doc” Suttle could not recall any living de scendants of anv of the three famb lies, but soys that the Wilsons and Loves owmed a large amount of the land that now makes up Cleveland county. Any definite information on the old cemetery would be appreciated by The Star. Lincoln Merchants Discuss Detours Ask That They be Kept in Good Con dition—Discuss Celebration for Fourth of July. Lincoln County News. The regular monthly meeting of the Lincolnton Merchants association was held Tuesday evening May 13, at Ki wanis club room, with Fred Ramsaur president presiding. The matter of keeping roads open from Lincolnton to Goodsonville, was brought to the atention of the asso ciation, being discussed by different members of the association. The pres ident appointed a committee, John Schrum, W. S. Lander and T. V. Line, berger, to confer with chairman of the board of county commissioners, and state highway commission, if necessary, requesting that a suitable detour be made, or that the main road be kept in good condition, so that the public can reach Lincolnton without inconvenience. The president appointed a commit, tee, composed of S. S. Terrell, D. C. Leonard and I. M. Karesh to formu late plans lor a monthly trade and auction day, and to report at next meeting. The matter of a fourth of July cele bration in Lincolnton this year was discussed, but no action favoring the celebration was taken. A fourth cel ebration has been discussed recently by citizens generally, but thus- far no definite action as to having a celebra tion has as yet been taken and it is likely that no celebration will be held this year. Central Methodist Church. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. All are cordially invited. Service conducted by the pastor. CUR STOLEN HERE RECOVERED IN TEE Lawrence Lackey Returns With New I!nick Stolen From His Garage In Shelby. Lawrence Lackey with hrn two companions, Roy Newman and Joseph aC-rroU, returned Friday from Wayn esville where they recovered a new Buick five passenger touring car which was stolen ten days ago from Lackey’s garage on West Warren tree*. When Mr. Lackey left here he thought the car was at Waynesville but when he arrived there he found that Deputy Sheriff Noah Johnson of Hartford. Tenn., had found the car abandoned in the mud in the moun tains in Tennessee and that Johnson, becoming suspicious that the car had been stolen, phoned to Waynesville, whereupon the Waynesville Buick dealer phoned to Charlotte, and re ported the number of the car which corresponded to the number of the car stolen from Mr. Lackey. It was some sixty miles across the moun tains to the lonely spot where the car was found, so Mr. Lackey engaged the deputy sheriff to bring it to Asheville for him at which point Mr. Lackey paid the reward of $100. Deputy Johnson says the car was stolen 1” Bob Sutton who had moved from that section witfi his people to Gastonia and that when Sutton &ot in the community near Hartford, Tenn. it began raining and he had to abandon the car because of the im-' passable roads. Since Sutton stole the Buick in Shelby, he is reported to have stolen another far in Tennessee and has been placed U#^er arrest. If convicted, he will notVba available to the authorities in Nnyth Carolina un til his punishment eijfds there. Mr. Lackey says his car was in good condition and showed no marks of abuse except on the fenders which had dragged in the mud, as it was driven over the bad roads. I C. Raymond Gibson, Better Known as “Nat” Falls Dead Dead While at Work at Hawkins Garage. Mr. C. Raymond Gibson, better known as “Nat” answered a sudden death summons shortly before noon Friday while installing a gasoline tank at Ledford’s new garage build ing on S. LaFayette street. Mr. Gib son with Mr. Mike Borders and oth ers were digging a hole in which to plant a large gasoline tank for Arey Brothers for whom they worked, when Mr. Gibson wilted and fell. Ha was beyond resuscitation when hla friends working with him rushed to his side. Heart trouble is attributed as the cause, although Mr. Gibson had never conmlained of his heart. He had been a sufferer from what he thought to be stomach trouble. Mr. Gibson was the son of the late Oliver P. Gibson and would have been 50 years old in August. He was mar ried to Miss Pollie Turner May 25th, iy05 and she survives with one-son, Edwin, together with three sisters, Misses Belle and Jessie Gibson of this county; Mrs. J. S. Thomason of Los Angeles, Calif.; two brothers J. Wheeler Gibson of Greenville, S. C.,; and Solon Gibson of Shelby. Mr. Gibson was a quiet, faithful man, known and liked by all.. He was not a member ofany church but had recently become interested in his soul’s welfareand had so expressed himself to ministers and intimate friends. For a year or more he had been in the employ of Arey Brothers, driving an oil truck in the distribu tion of petroleum products. The funeral was conducted at his home on East Graham street Satur day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and the interment took place at New Hope Baptist church cemetery, Earl, in the neighborhood where he was born and reared. . SOLDIERS BONI S HILL PASSED BY THE SENATE The soldiers bonus bill, provid ing a bonus for the soldiers in United States service during the World War, was passed by the senate Monday over the veto of President Coolidge, according to a report received over the broker’s wire here Monday afternoon. This means that all service men during the war will receive a bonus. The bill first passed by congress and senate was vetoed by the Presi dent; congress passed it over Us veto, and the senate vote was re ported to be 59 to 26. ^ i _J Wall Street is paved with good pre tentions. FOR BEST RESULTS USE TEX aco Gas and oils. Ad
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