Pulitzer Winner
Former Clevelander
Hatcher Hughes Bom Near Shelby
And Educated At Ini'erslty. Play
To Be Published.
Thapel Hill, May 22.—Folk at the
University of North Carolina are re
calling with a great deal of pleasure
that Hatcher Hughes, a former North
Carolinian, who won one of the Pu
litzer prizes recently announced, was
graduated here in 1907. Hughes wan
a $1,000 award for “the original Am
erican play most representative of the
educational power of the stage in
laising the standard of good morals,
good taste and good manners. The
tday is entitled “Heil-Bent for
Heaven” is now drawing capacity
houses in New York.
Following graduation here Hughes
was an instructor in the English de
partment several years. Since 1912
l.e has been a lecturer in playwriting
in Columbia University. Hughes was
born near Shelby, North Carolina, and
it 13 around the mountaih peop.' of
his home state that he rousts acted
the play that is now taking New
York by storm.
The flood of 1910 that is yet fresh
in the memory of people of western
North Carolina was responsible in a
way for “Hell-Bent for Heaven.”
| Seemingly trapped in ti e mountains
west of Asheville while spending his
vacation there in 1910 Hughes found
the basis for his plot, which was
written about that time and never
pi csented until recently in New York,
and then by accident..
Members of the faculty and towns
people here recall Hughes as a quiet
rnanriered studious type of young man
who went about his own business and
could always be depended uper to do
his tasks well. For a while he was an
assistant in the University 'ibraiy
ami Dr. L. R. Wilson, librarian, now
recalls Unit Hughes made a favorable
impression upon him at the time,
though doubtless Mr. Wilson nev< r
suspected that his understudy would
become famous as a playwright soon.
The university is very proud of
Hughe...
"Hell Rent Per Heaven,” the Hatch
er Hughes drama of the North f'aro
I'Jia mountains which is still enjoy
ing a Broadway success, will be pub
lished by Harper’s early ;» May
This book will be the first of Har
per's Modern Drama Series which is
(leagued to bring the best of our
contemporary plays directly from the
theater to the reader.
If I Were Twenty-one Again.
home time ago somebody got up a
symposium contributed by'many suc
cessful men and women in mature
life under the general title “If I Were
Twenty-one Again.” The following
suggestions, appeared in Young Peo.
pie and are worthy of careful consid
eration by all who stand upon the
threshold of life:
1. If I were twenty-one again I
would give 20 minutes every day to
special physical exercise.
■■■ It I were twenty-one again 1
would study and strive to bo an ori
ginal thinker.
”• If 1 were twenty-one again I
would steer my life by a few funda
mental convictions.
1- If I were twenty-one again I
should begin life with a dear convic
tion concerning the sovereign value of
mv soul in the presence of God,
If I were twenty-one again I
would try to achieve some splendid
success in some worthy realm of hu
man effort that would benefit man.
kind. .
)
'-• If I were twerily.one again I
Uoul'i Put ouality into evel-y thought,
"’old, and deed.
'• If I were twenty-one again I
would crowd at least one kind act into
every twenty-four hours.
S. If I were twenty-one again I
Would live in the light of every grand
experience.
„ !>,1 *f 1 were twenty-one again I
vould have two or three choice friends
among the tdder people.
1". If I were twenty-one again I
would read the four Gospels every 12
months. *
1If I were twenlv-one again I
would spend a little time every day
ln 'he realm of the beautiful.
One fine thi«g about this imntigra
tion agitation is that it 'has tnugh
. n!1' us that, there are two ‘‘mV
,n '^migration and only one in erni
ft'ation.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
nf rol^80^ that we the ChuYc
ml )i which Rev. Weathers ser\
i„; iZW, f,orth,°’\r 8ad ''egret of los
Pastor pf‘lov71 \Jhenherd, Leader m
(.ntl, I ; Rov- J- F- Weathers who Go
™ <d to rest April 18,1024 at
o.. "< k hv Publishing it in Th
ifihioe'Vl ' H'^hlander and by fun
g the beloved wife a copy.
RrotLlh«rChu.rch of Corinth whic
he ^'er ^.eathprs served wish to sa
until V* |Vmse'f and his best servic
, <leath came and we present i
w'/e *28.00 for the pui
‘ 1 eemtion of his work among ui
j church Pnd community. This is t
M l)Wlf0- daughter and little sot
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«■ ma'te it nossible for Rev. Mi
“ hers to render his best service t
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Mrs. B. A. Davis Is
Claimed By Death
Noble Christian Woman Passes Away
at the Age of St Years. Funeral
Tuesday by Rev. W. M. Gold.
—
Special (o The Stnr.
Mrs. Cora Agnes Seism Davis was
born September 30th, 1K<?9, departed
this life M iv loth, 1 !*‘J4, age 51 years, i
8 months, 1‘J days. She was married !<> !
II. A. Itavis, November 12th 1880. She
is survived by her husband and seven
children, four boys: B. 1)., Orivill, Os
wald and Rowland; three girls: Donia.
Essie and Pearlee Mae; four brothers,
three sisters and three grand-children
survive her. ;
Mrs, Davis made a profession of
faith and United with the Pleasant
Grove Baptist church at the age of j
10, later moving her membership to i
Hulls Grove Baptist church, where she i
lived a consistent, faithful member !
until death.
During the five months of her ill
ness, she was putirnt and endured her
suffering with fortitude; and often !
made the remark that she was pre-I
I pared when God should call for her,
jonly expressing deep sorrow of hav
i ing to part with her three young
daughters. As a loving mother and
! devoted wife, she was known hv all
! who knew her, and she goes to her j
i celestial home, leaving a host of
; friends and relatives to mourn their
j loss. |
Mr -. Davis was buried at Normans !
Grove Baptist church Tuesday even
ing at 2 o’clock. Funeral was con-!
ducted by Rev. W. M. Gold. Pall j
I bearers were Ambrose Boyles, Dock
Randall, doe Hoyle, George Martin,
VV. B. Downs and Henry Randall,
The host of friends attending the!
funeral and the many flowers showed]
the love and respect every one hnd j
for her. Flower girls were Misses Ada ;
and Fidelia Willis. Nancy and Pearl
Cook, D;>: : ic Randall and Archie
Gantt.
A FRIEND.
Little Madge White
Buried At Elizabeth
Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
White Died at the Age of Two
Years, and Eight Months.
Special to The Star.
Sunday afternoon, at 1 o'clock
while all was quiet and still the
Death Angel visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. White, and claimed for;
its victim little Madge Alice, the baby
daughter age two years and eight
months. Madge was the idol of the
home, and had won many friends dur |
ing her short life, with her lovely j
smile, and attractive ways. During the
two weeks she suffered, everything
that medical skill could do, was done,!
but to no avail. Surviving are her
father and mother, four sisters and
two brothers. The sisters are: Misses.
Novella, Hattie, Bessie, Elsie and thei
brothers are Masters Ralph and
Reece. One little sister Pauline, died
about two years ago, what a happy
meeting that must have been when 1
the two little sisters met.
Madge has left a vacant place which I
never can be filled, and broken hearts i
which only time can heal.
Her little body was laid to rest ai
Elizabeth church cemetery Monday ,
afternoon at .1 o'clock, amid u large
crowd of sorrowing friends and rela
tives. The little grave was completely j
D. G. Washburn conducted the funer.
al services.
Right Back at Her.
The scene is laid at n large railroad
station. The time is 8:35 in the morn
ing. As old Indy enters left; the Bos.
ton train, due at 8:30, exits right.
Enter a porter.
Old lady (to porter)—Has the 8:30
to Boston gone, my good man?
Porter—Yes, mum, your train’s
gone.
Old Lady—Why do you say “your
train,” when you know as well as I i
do that it belongs to the railroad com
pany?
Porter—Well, if it comes to that
why do you say “my good man,”
1 when you know as well ar 1 do that I
! belong to my old woman?
!
| SATURDAY AUTOMOBILE
COUNT MADE IN GASTONIA
Gastonia, May 10.—Between the
hours of 8 a. m. ami 6 p. m., Saturday ;
.1,505 automobiles passed the corner
of East Franklin avenue and Avon
street, where branch office of the Car
olina Motor club is located. This was
by actual conht.
A careful count is being made each
Saturday at various points in the city
to ascertain ns nearly as possible the
number of automobilists passing
through and using Gastonia as a shop
ping center.
ALL BAY SINGING AT
FLINT HILL CHURCH MAY 25
There will be an all day singing at
! Flint Hill Baptist church the 4th
I Sunday in this month. Mr. J. B.
I Ruppe and Mr. II. H. Ruppe will have
charge. They are among the best
I singers, of today. The public is invit
| ed to come and bring well filled bas
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REV. J. F. WEATHER. DE
CEASED, AS I KNEW HIM
(By Rev. J. R. I’elmrt, t.niton, S. C.)
It. was about July l'.MXi niy first
year In th**--nmristfyr being in thr
Evangelistic work. I felt called to go
t i Cliffsidtva mill town in North Car.
olin. Upon my arrival there 1 think
Brother Weathers was deaeon of the
church there, and lived near Old Un
nion Oh n\ h house at that time. I was
told before going in that place by n
ffTeniTThat Tie thougKFTHnt There wat.'
no Baptist ehtrn-h there. Upon my ar
rival 1 found that there was a Bap
tist and Mi tin (list church organized
and worshipping in the Union church
house. Br il her B. M. Bridges being
pastor of the Baptist church and
Brother Richnnlson pastor of the
Methodist church.
I was directed to Brother Weather’s
house In jivi t bin helmed wife who
was Mis Ollie (Judd before here marri
e.gc. Broth* r Weathers whom I think
was a deacon at that time came in to
dinner. IB- eemed ar- I had always
known him. He and hi vvife were no
kind that. I learned at this first ac«
quniritanc* t » always respect and love
them a; ('hr' liars and co-workers.
Brother Weathers informed me that
Brother Bridge had been wanting
some one to help him in a meeting
there for some time and had told hirr.
that he was still unable to get a
preacher, tie called Brother Bridges
up and lie in me over, after n few j
w.rds by i he way p.f acquaintance we !
decided that the Lord had directed I
the whole nialt°r trusting hint to lead j
and bless a ir efforts.
We launched in and (.oil gave us a
groat meeting' Pur some 10 or 12!
nights. Broiner Weathers caught a |
vision of duty, and felt n call tnj
preach: hu- lie wa; enjoying home
and making plenty of money, and i
fotighl again t it for nine time, so 1 ^
was told later !>y him. 1 lost «d<rht of
i'r>iher Weathers for 11 years.
I was at Kings Mountain, i uiing it
was about dune 1st. 1015, some pleas,
ing young fellow came to my place of
work, and aid his name was Frank >
Weathers, who aw me and heard m*
preach at CiifTside, and that he toe,
was trying to preach, as he called it,
and that ne was pastor of a church
by the name of Little Zion. The church
Was up in upper Cleveland. I had to
crutch my head before I could remem j
ber him; l>ul I soon did. Then the
weet memory came to me of the fel
low.(up. and of the family, and that
of Brother Bridges'; also Brother
Richardson in former years.
Brother Weathers told me that he
had been trying to find me for some
time. He had learned at last through
Brother Coel Blanton where I was,
and that he wanted nie in the follow
ing month to help him in a meetmg
at his first and only church, at thik
time.
He requested me to come praying
for God to give us a great meeting
just as y e hud had at CiifTside. I
went and God gave us a great meet
ing. Immediately after that meetine I
came over near Boiling Springs. Be
ing asked and insisted upon by Broth
er Weathers, his wife and pastor, the
same Brother B. M. Bridges, to preach
for them durian* their meeting at
Trinity church. At that place we had a
fine meeting
I got Brother Weathers to heln me
at Abington Greek Baptist church, in
f’hnrolree county, S. C., in August
following.
The above mentioned meeting In
July of same year we had a fine meet
ing there and Brother Weathers made
many warm friends, I was with him
for some eight years at his meetings
at Zion twice or three times. 1 believe
.*>* Corinth twice or three times Olive
Grove once, all of which are in upper
Cleveland surrounding the town oi
Casar. N. C.
I worked with him at Lavonia
church, near Cowpens Battleground
in South Carolina. Brother Weathers
worked with me in my meeting also
at Clifton First church, and Pleasant
Hill church Cherokee County, S. C. In
nil our work we had great communion
and success.
Brother Weathers was Pastor of
Little Zion, his first church and had
great success for about 9 years, Cor
inth some 5 firfi, Olive Grove 5 or 8;
Zion Hill one year, and Beulah one
and one-half years; also another
church by tne name of Zion in Vir
ginia about two years. (He was call
ed to Pisgah church about a month t
before his death.)
He was pastor of the seven above
named churches, at time of his call
to rest. He also, in recent years, was
Pastor of Lavonia church four year;:.
Pleasant HM1 some two years and ol
Mt.-^ornon church about 2 years.
Brother Wenthers lived at Boiling
Springs, N. C., and attended our Bap
tist high school all of his spare time
for several years; but his work call
ed him to Casnr so about two and oae
hulf or thr»e years ago he moved up ,
there, and '“labored with God’s people,
hard.
He was the only active Baptist
preacher in that pla^e. He went at
his work day or night, and served tho j
people with all his might; regardless ;
of cost or price, so he was regarded
as the bc-Rt tnan among them. When (
his Illness came upon him the people
remembered how he had come to their
rescue and returned the fnvor; hut
within a few days, despite all the kind
friends and brethren could do. the end
came at. 2 o’clock a. m.. Anril 18th. f
received the message about 8 o’clock,
I think the most shocking one to me
ever, so I arrived about 0> p ni to find
the most stricken town and commun
ity I ever witnessed.
I conducted the services at T’iso-ah .
on Saturday evening and ordained a
young Brjther Brady Parker to the
full work of the Gospel, as Brother <
Weathers had arranged to do on that 1
day. He insisted a few days before
his departure to go on with the work. !
I also called some of his people to- i
gether Sunday morning and held a
short service at Pisgnh. I preached \
th« funeral the same day at 3:30
o’clock at Zion church northeast of
Shelby, N. 0., about 4 miles, with sev
eral preacher brethren assisting,
among whom was his former nastor
u. m. images, Brotnor wasnnurn,
Brother Irvin and Brother Panthe'
from Greenville, S. 0.; and sewtjtT
others'that l ean’t remember; Iheiig
together .with the largest crowd of
friends and relatives I ever witnessed,
at a funeral service.
This is writing by memory nnd in
short the life of one of our most, be
loved brethren deceased.
Praying God’s richest blessing upoti
hi.s beloved wife, daughter, son, mota
er and brothers and sisters, and evdrt
upon his bereaved flock and above
all his good earnest work.
EUGENE PARKER GRADUATES
AT CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C.
The Star is in receipt of an invi
tation to the Clemson College, S. C.,
commencement exercises to be held
June 1st, 2nd and 3rd when Eugene
Grier Parker, son of Mr. aj»d Mrs. J
L. Parker of Shelby wiH be graduated
in architecture. The baccalaureate
sermon will be preached by Bishop W.
N. Ainsworth of Macon, Ga., while
Dr. Howard E. Ronthaler president of
Salem College, Winston-Salem, will
deliver the graduating address.
What has become of the old-fash
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couldn’t grow anything except from
government seed?
The consoling thing about reading
the advertisements is that no one
gets killed, divorced, sued or arrested
for bootlegging.
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