North Carolina Newspapers

SHELBY BUSINESS HOUSES AND BANKS WILL BE CLOSED EACH THURSDAY AFTERNOON DURING THE SUMMER. SHOP OTHER DAYS PAID-UP CIRCULATION Of This Paper Is Greater Than The Population Given Shelby In The 1920 Census I h c Irtoclanii RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department. VOL. XXXII, No. 59 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY. JULY 22, 1921. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE LARGELY OTTERED Nearly 100 Teachers Are Attending Cleveland County School. Some From South Carolina The Cleveland county summer school is proving very successful this rear and has an attendance larger than ever before, it is said. Almost 100 teachers are attending the school, which is under the direction of Profs, j. If. Grigg. Lawton Blanton and Miss Agnes MvRrayer. 80 of the student* are of this county, seven from Ruth erford, two from oher sections of the state and six from South Carolina, Those in attendance include: Cleveland Countv Nicus Hicks, Funico Hicks. Lucy Harmon. Maggie Harrill. Lminder Hamrick, Lois Hamrick, Mrs. Bnvd Harrelson. A. F. Harrelson, .1 W. Breen, Florence Green, Selma Green Emma Green, Stanley Green, Eunice Falls. McRmyer Elliott. Niela E'liott. Eulalia EU'ott, Zona Devine, Yi'dan Dellinger, Essie Dalton, Mrs. C. S. New, Fannie Belle Norman, W. R. Page, Archie Parker, Mrs. Lula Belle Pierce. Mary Lewis Patterson, Bor nice Philbcck. Annie Roberts. Then. Roberts, Guendolyn Rollins. Lola Ross, Bryte Ross, Iola Ross. Florence Seism, Beula Mae Scoggins, Mrs. Ma rie Green Souther. Kathleen Stroup, Margaret Spake, Mrs. J. M. Walker Nora Walker, Stella Walker, Vera Mrrtle Walker. Vivian Wolfe, Sara Wortman, Bertie Wells. Verdie Walk er, Fav Ross, ,T. D. Page, Mamie Hunt, Maude Richards. Bessie We’l. man, Bettie Lou Adams, Mrs. Bertha Ream, Donie Beam, Mrs. Marguerite Beam, Picola Blalock. Santa Blanton, Irma Brydges, Gazzie Rntts, Lula Carpenter, Kover Carpenter. Mar garet Cahaniss. Mrs. Novella Costner, Mrs. Cnrrip MoSwain. Fletcher Mc Ginnis, Julia McDaniel. Frances Mo Brayer. Mrs. Ruth Harrill Mautiev, Mrs. Eva Mauney. Carrie Lackey, Cojt King, Mary Jolly, O'a Jenkins, Mattie Jenkins, Gladys Humphries, Zetma Hord, Mrs. Z. O. Holland, Nell Hogue, Amanda Hogue. South Carolina Rrucie Barns, Gladvs McClare, Pearle Kerr. Ada Hamrick, Nan El lis, Ollie Pippy. Rutherford County Kffie Barnette, Georgie Buff. Eula Morris, J. M. Rollins, Euja Smart, Maude Rucker, Minnie Rue Rucker, Mrs. Marfha Derr Harrelson, Dal las, and Edna Morris, Mooresville. Two Games Scheduled Here For This Week The lftcal club will play Hi.eh Shoals here Thursday, it is announc pH. and on the following' day, Friday, will play the fast Lincolnton outfit. Both games are expected to be hard fought, as the “town team*' has been strengthened and the visiting clubs are among the best independent ag gregations in this section. Haul Low Her, former professional hurler, will be on the mound for High Shoals here Thursday. On Friday, the Lin colnton club will l>e much the same as the one visiting here in former years and will include such players as Frank Love, Primm, Broom and Charlie Beal. Split Even In the two games here last week Shelby lost one to Loray and won from Cramertori on Saturday, fi to 5 in an extra inning contest. McKee, former high school twirler. started on the mound for Shelby, but after a continued streak of wildness, was removed late in the game for “Lefty” Robinson. The hitting of Van Pelt, frame.ton’s manager and first sack er, the hurling of the young visiting pitcher and a great running catch in right field by Hugh Arrowood were the features. Cotton Report Boosts Price 200 Points The government report on the coh 'litinn of cotton issued at 1! o’clock Monday caused a rise in the market "f 200 points, the limit to which cot fon can vary any day on the exchange. * ctnher in New York rose from 25.65 to 21.65 after which it declined, but the market was very nervous. The government’s condition was 68.5 with an estimated yield of 11,934,000 bales "r 143.3 pounds of lint cotton per R(re. This was a declare over the government report issued the first of July, hence the market experienced a sudden upturn. CENTRAL choir entertained hollowing the regular choir rehear p Friday evening the choir of the entral Methodist church were de~ tghtfully entertained at the home of hx,-sheriff and Mrs. D. D. Wilkins. elicious refreshments were served and members of the choir feel very grateful for the hospitality. ■I. K. Webb to Remodel Old Central Methodist Churrh and Provide I'p to-date Picture Show House Mr. .1. E. Wehh who recently pur chased the Central Methodist church building ha decided to convert it in to an up-to-date moving picture show house and is now buying the equip ment and making plans for the re modeling of the building when be comes into possession of it upon the completion of the N’ew Central Meth odist church building. Mr. Webb last week purchased 800 opera chairs and i buying o'her equipment which he expects to have ready as soon as he can get possession of the building and thoroughlv remodel the same. Associated with him in the opera tion of the show house will he his brother, Mr. Claude Wehh. The name of the show house will be chosen af ter the opening in a contest in which th» patrons will submit namee to a list of judges to pass upon. The front of the church will he torn out and a new pressed brick front lie added with an open vestibule Id feet across the front and 15 feet deep. The steeples will he torn off and th“ outside appearance will he charged to conform to the style of picture show house*. A sloping floor, lends itself perfectlv for use as a show house where 800 opera chairs will he put down, leaving two aisles in the middle and two on the sides, en abling the people to come and go without crowding and jamming. The pulpit and chance! will be removed and the auditorium extended back into the Sunday school room, this giving an interior space of 42 by 100 feet. Just over the front vestibule will tie a balcony where two auto matic machines will be installed, both of which are fireproof and gear driv en to insure perfect and uninterrupt ed projection of the pictures on the screen. Mr. Wehh says every con venience will he provided to make his new show house modern in every par ticular. He has visited a number of other towns to get information and has had exnerts in this line visit him and give their ideas. Mr. Webb also has plans to build tv two story brick structure in the 22 foot space between the church and the city hall property. This will have a plate glass front downstairs and arranged for an up-to-date cafe, con fection and fruit shop, the floor space heir," 22 by 80 feet.. The second floor of this new building will have two office suites with lights, water, etc. Just as soon as the church building is vacated, work will begin on the new building and the new picture house. It Happened—But Three Decades Back Can you imagine Judge James L. Weiib playing third base in a hotly contested baseball game between North and South Shelby? He did. And about the same time they mowed the court house lawn. It was the same week about half the town went on an excursion to the seashore. Some of those who re mained at home had a “social affair’ , arid the officers were busy shooting hounds and selling dog collars. The Star force also had a good time that week, for didn’t Kossie McBrayer give every member of the force a pineapple sherbet. Sounds ridiculous does it? Perhaps so, but just re member you are peeping behind the curtain of time and over 29 cold win ters and as many hot summers and seeing the Shelby of three decades ago. All these things happened then, according to The Cleveland Star of 1895. Suppose you read th» “29 Years Ago” column on page two. It is historic and interesting. It will he a regular feature in Tuesdays Star hereafter. | ._. REV. ( . F. SHERRILL RELIEVES ~ pastors hi ring vacation Rev. C. F. Sherrill preached in the Methodist church at Cherryville last Sunday. The Sunday before he preached at Kadesh Methodist church The pastors of these churches were ! off holding revivals. Bro. Sherrill is a retired Methodist minister, but he makes himself use ful in preaching for the ministers of different denominations as well as of his own church, as he has strength and as the occasion opens. In addition to preachin as the oc casion offers, Rro. Sherrill has a ser mon every Sunday in the Greensboro Daily News. Clean Family Graveyard. It has been requested that The Star announce that there $nll be a clean ing of the Samuel Poston family graveyard Wednesday’. Relatives are asked to be present early in the morn ing. Approximately I2."> Employers and fcmployccx Hear Charlotte Busi ness Man in Brief Talk “The most important part of any business or profession is that touch ed by the public,” was the ha.- is of an entertaining after-dinner talk by David Ovens, Charlotte business man, before the Kiwanis club Thurs day evening, the occasion being "Em ployer and Employee Night.” Kiwah ians had as guests one or more < m ployees, the programs being in charge of Mr. ,J. 1). Lihebcrger for the pro motion of better relationship between the “boss” and his "help.” “No matter what the business or profession there is nothing more im portant than that the point in e n tact with the general public be the strongest point of the business or profession. There are no weak links in any business. A merchant may think so, but his weak point is in thinking so. A customer or patron is only a spy sent out from the ene my’s camp. That spy nu,v want the smallest article in the store and be waited upon by the youngest employ ee, hut if he or she does not receive courteous and efficient service, the word is carried back to many pros pective customers. Your business is based upon the service you give and that service comes through your em ployees. Your employees should be educated and efficient more than your output of goods should be first class. Do you as an employer at tract the right kind of employees? Ddes the boy or girl just out of school see something in you that engenders in him or her a desire to work for you?” Mr. Owens said in part, ad dressing both employers and employ ees. “The honor system is the only so lution to better relationship between the boss and his help. Take the large department store: why the time clocks, spvs, checks and counter checks on what would otherwise he honest workers? Is there any incen tive for your employees to give you their best when so spied unon ? Once it was considered rather a disgrace to work for another. If a g’rl was a store clerk she resented the term and informed you that she ‘stayed at” a certain store. Nowadays with the honor system the clerk has a pro fession and is proud of the profes sion.” Mr. Owens, who is general manager of Ivey’s department store in Charlotte and one of the state's outstanding business men, interming led humor and Ahe Martin philoso phy with his talk in such a manner that it was really an after-dinner talk with a moral. A story teller with original witticisms and with manner of looking upon life as few see it the Charlotte man was in keen ing with the occasion. Quaint in style and thought the speaker never veered from the j-tvle in presenting his ideas of relationship in business as it per tains to employers and employees. JUDGE HARDING ADDRESSES CENTRAL CHURCH BIBLE ( LASS Judge W. F. Harding, oS Char’otte, who is presiding over Superior court Imre this week, addressed the Men’s Bible Class of Central Methodist church Sunday morning at the regu lar class hour. Judge Harding, an en tertaining talker and enthusiastic churchman did not follow the lesson topic, admitting frankly that he was unacquainted with the lesson, but he mixed philosophy of the bench with his subject, “The Whole Duty Of Man,” and easily held the undivided attention of the class. “‘In my years of court experience I have yet to ha ve in court before me a boy or young man who with his father is a regular attendant of Sunday school,” the jur ist declared. WELL KNOWN COLORED MAN RETURNS FOR VISIT Jim Wells, formerly a well known and highly esteemed colored citizen of the Lawndale section is on a visit to friends in the county. Jim left here five years ago and went to Chicago, 111., where he had charge of the linen for the Pullman company. His wife died in the meantime, so he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma where his son is a prominent physician. Tulsa is only 19 years old hut a wonderful city with thousands of oil wells. Jim says the colored population there runs well over 100,000 and that his son has a big practice. Since Jim left some of |his best friends have died, O. E. Ford, Dr. B. H. Palmer and John Harrclsoii. PROMINENT MERCHANT OF LAWNDALE MARRIES The many friend* of Mr. Lorin E. Hoyle, prominent merchant of Lawn dale will be interested to learn of his marriage on Thursday of last week to Mrs. Dorcas Lackey of Lawndale. The ceremony was performed by Rev. D. B. Washburn at his home in Dou | ble Springs community. Gornpar'y K, 120th I-fnntrv of the North Carolina natiot al guard troops, returned Sunday night from two vv-'-K cnrampmen' :it G-inip Cleon at M'.rrh"a<! <' 11 v. Wi>h thftn 'lie local company brought ev.o.nd regimental h ‘'in! ; on the rvflo range, which i i'luifo a tl-i-ti.netion when it is consid ered that the compare was the young est in fiimp. Fir-' honors for the bat'ntion were taken the range,' two Shelby marksmen c1a -Ine a - sec oral and third in the battalion and high in regimental liom.r-. With a t'oofl' eor.t of tan in exit the en tire company seemed to Im in perfect ph' s’e-at trim from the two weeks oafttv/ at ‘he sea-We can p. The re turn trip was made on the same spe cial train (’’at earned them to camp and hrod^hi -hack the Charlotte, Gas tonia and Wilson unit- also. Six members of the company. Can ‘ain I’cyt >n MeSwai". Tdnitene.nt H. C. f ong C moral- Nobly* end Me Swain end Private Frahklin Wil liams and Albert Morris >n r mained at Camp Glenn for 10 day- to enter the contest for the regimental rifle ■ team The ree-imen'al eup we - Won hv Company “0”. of Winston-Salem, with eomoenv "K" se-orid. A large number of Shelby people were at. the Seaboard Sunday night to greet the members of the company when they arrived. The regular summer *tprm of Cleve land county superior court convened Monday morning' with Judge \Y. F. Harding, of Charlotte, Presiding, and Solicitor Huffman, of Morganton. prosecuting. W. A. Ridenhmir, of Kings Mountain is foreman of the grand ;iury and Deputy Jerry Run yati is the officer in charge, Th«e morndi" Mejlday was devoted to the grand jury charge and a re v;e\v of the docket with the first cases taken up in the afternoon. Local barristers are of the opinion that the criminal docket will be completed hv Thursday and perhaps bv Wednesday evening, and that the civil docket will then he taken up. There are very few criminal cases of major impor tance to the public, but. nevertheless, a large number of people were in town Monday for court, for the most nart being spectators or witnesses. There is an appearance of an old time “'court week” with groups gath ered here and there “swapping yards.*’ Judge Harding’s charge to the grand jury came under the head of “citizenship." In it he stressed the principles of good citizenship and law preservation and the importance of everyone obeying and respecting all laws. Specifically the Charlotte jur ist to'sehed upon perjiirvspeeding and *he compulsory schools laws, in addition to reviewing other laws in general. The regular inspection instruction's were given to the grand jury. HACKS HIS CAR OVER THREE YEAR OLI) CHILD Mr. T. L. Moss of the lower section of Cleveland county rushed to the Shelby Public Hospital Monday morn ing with his three year old child which was injured when Mr. Moss backed his car out of the garage and the car struck tlie little child which had run out to join him. Apparently the child was uninjured but later it developed that it passed blood, indicating some internal injuries for which he was brought back for treatment. SHELBY CAFE BEYS OUT TAYLOR BROOKS The Shelby Cafe in the Union Bank building has purchased the Taylor ; Brooks cafe of the Beam building, i which has been operated in the Perry Sellers old stand near the Princess Theatre. Misses Janie arid Elsie Llewellyn, of Knoxville, Tern:., are the guests (if their brother, Mr Frank Llewellyn, at the home of Mrs. Laura Wells. The Japanese are reported to be discussing the deporting of Ameri cans. ut no one gets scared about be ing deported to the United States. The thing to remember about the fellow who claim- everything is that he is entitled to nothing. About all some fellows know about the Reds is that they want a stack of them. Praising your own virtues is never to be recommended. People who talk all the time never i have much chance to think. Large Delegation From That State I'uhmjI Through Shelby In In-. ..portion of Highways \ ii'ii', *r caravan. composed of 18 autonn liilc- nini currying It Georg at- pa> 'i| through Hheiby about no >n Saturday on their four day tour and in portion of North and Soulti (';<• \ hVhway- The party reach ■ ! ho-<> about the noun hour, but af tor halting a few minutos proceeded ,.n: to Morganton, where they wore scheduled t, tabi* dinner. The party, which was composed of loop fours, highway officials and other prominent representatives of *h" -fate of Georgnn, came to study road construe’ion and maintenance md to pick up what they might about htghw’a' in, general. About 2b mem ber- of *'n,. general assembly were in the party headed h\ \Y. F. Mann, of un-wick Mr. Mann is the author of the road and gasoline tax hills fm that sta e, end in the party also was Rente entat ve J. 1’. .Tones, of Rome, who nrot’e-sed the tour her’’. Among h“ highway , fficlals were \Y. R. N«al. state er "-inner anti 11 G. Sparr. ■paa- ttrer of the Georgia highway de partment . l’ra'se Our Roads Durov.' their rhort stop here mem bers e.f :h" motor caravan in conver sation with local people praised our high-wavs, t-heir method- of construc tion and maintenance. The.manner of connecting countv -eats and the gen eral survey of the system wa> also lauded. One member of the general assembly termed the stre'eh between here and Charlotte via Gastonia and King- Mountain the “niftiest piece of road work I have ever travelled over W'th countryside scenery the equal of anv in the world f"r the same dis tance.” A number of ladies were in ‘he party and seemed to greatly eri jo'- 'he events of the journey. The delegation was entertained in Charlotte Friday evening at a ban quet at the Southern Manufacturers .dub, whi -h was followed by a general discussion of roads, construction and : r'Ti't-pena'g'e Cos’- Colonel K irkpat viek in a brief talk to the Georgians. i told of the benefits of stv h a road system as we have and detailed vivid ly- what god .roads, would mean to Georgia. At the meeting an invita tion was extended Colonel Kirkpat rick to address the Georgia general assembly on good roads during this week. Body Of Mr. Warlick Buried At Palm Tree Native of Cleveland Died in Char lotte. Was Highly Relig ious Man Charlotte Observer, July- 20: The body of James Graham Warlick, 76, who died yesterday morning after an illness of a week from an attack of paralysis at his home, 206 West Elev enth street, will he accompanied to Lawndale, Cleveland county, immed | lately after the funeral services for burial in the Palm Tree Methodist church cemetery there. The services will he conducted from the late residence at 0 a.m. this mornintr. Rev. J. E. Abernathy, pas tor of Trvon street Mothidist church, of which the deceased was a member, will officiate, assisted by Rev. I,. D. I Thompson, pastor of the Hawthorn* 1 Lane Methodist church. ■ Pallbearers announced for the ser vices am M. I,. Hawkins, C. W. Tillett. A. H. Wearn, R, L. Graham, T. J. | Davis and R. H. Ramsey, j Mr. Warlick was born and reared | in Cleveland county and came to Charlotte in 1890. He was a travel ing salesman for .‘LI years and during: that time was employed by the.Caro lina Manufacturing company, Chester S. C,, the Royal Clothing: company. Canton, N. C. and various other con cerns. He was a very religious man, and conducted Sunday school services in the county jail and other mission ary work. His wife died about 20 years ago. The deceased is survived by three | sons, C. J). Warlick, Salisbury; M. I.. i Warlick, Durham, and E. G, Warlick, , Raleigh; two daughters. -Miss Cleo Warlick and Miss Margaret Warlick, city. One brother. II. C. Warlick, city and one sister, Miss Lizzie War i lick, also survive. ANOTHER COPPER ST1I L ON ‘NO III SIN ESS" MOUNTAIN Deputies Jolin Ramsey and Summey Oanipe Saturday brought into the sheriff's office another copper outfit located on “No Business" Mountain, which the officers have shortened down j to “No Bizz Hill.” The still and worm were of copper and the capacity of | the outfit was around 30 gallons. When found a run had already been made and the still torn away from the furnace. TRY STAR WANT ADS. Mr. Stockton, of Kllrnbnro, \<!\ancc< Argument for Present Route of Highway No. 2(t •I I’. Stockton, postmuster at F.ller. lxiri. Rutherford county, a town on tlie present route of State 11 j trh \v«» y No. lift from Shelby to Forest City write. Tho Star in re.'afd to the petition for a change in the highway ami give his explanation why there slmuM not lie a eh a ripe. The :;,,con' mumri.t ion follows: “Observing in your paper, issue of ■July 17th, that there C being’ circu lated petitions, and counter petitions, and considerable discussion over the two counties of Cleveland and Ruth erford relative to re location of the state highway No. 20, front near Shelby via of Boiling Springs to Cliff side and there tap state highway No. 207 to Forest City, and for the in formation of the citizens of the two counties I wi ll to state the following facts in the case, for I feel that this matter 0 not only a local i ■ ue af fecting the citizens enntigio.ua to the territory traversed by this highway hut that it i also a ■ tate Cue ;tf. feeding the citizens of the state, es pecially the ones traveling over the route from the eastern part, of the state to Asheville, and other -ec'ions of Western North Carolina, for when a traveller wishing to make a trip or tour between' two points, if he is not familiar with the route, he gets out his state road map. arid looks up the no t direct, .shortest and less conge ted route between the two points, therefore, quickly making his deri-ion a. to what route he will tra VCV.-O. "It has beet) the policy of the stall1 highway commissioners heretofore in locating the highways throughout the state to locate the h'gtnvnys ovet the mos-t direct route between the county seats, in each county, thereby cutting down distance, cost of con struction. etc. Tn locating state high :way .No. 20, at the outset, over the present location from Shelhv to For <est City, there was a considerable ef 1 fort upon the part of a certain cor poration to have this highway via of , Cliffside instead of over the present i location, hut the state highway en gineer after looking over the two routes came to the logical conclusion that the most direct route between the two points wa i over the present location via of Moopesboro and Fllen I boro to Forest City, for going via of Cliffside there would he longer ! bridges to build across the streams, for reason teaches according to the. laws of nature, that further down a stream the large-r the stream, that ! the distance would he increased, and that the geographical nature of the. country lying between Shelby and Cliff-dde via of Boiling Springs is very hilly, which would cause con siderable more grading, a road with sharp dangerous curves, and a great er expense to the state. State highway No. 20 has been completed front Forest City to the Cleveland line. There has been a new survey made front the Rutherford line via of Mooresboro to Shelby, thereby decreasing the distance some thing over two miles, making a straight and direct route, also cut ting out the railway crossing neat Mooresboro, making an underpass at Southern railway, therefore there will he. only one railway crossing between Shelhv and Forest City, which will be near Ellenbpro, all other crossings overhead bridges, and underpasses. On the proposed change or re-loca tion the distance will ho increased from five to six miles of Cliffside; there will be five railways crossings over Cliffside railway and Seaboard Airline (The petitions for the re-lo cation claims that there will be less railway crossings). - Through these mill towns, two highways traversing the same route, there will be a con gested district for traffic, and also a danger zone, for there are a num ber of large schools adjacent to high way No. 207, which No. 20 will tra verse, which will be a just cause for criticism and complaint by the tour ist and other citizens of the state as they travel through this congested district. While on the present loca tion there will be a direct route, no congested districts, and considerable less mileage, which will lie a just cause for commendation instead of complaint and criticism. T here is no special beneficial reasons as to why this highway should be re-located, for anyone looking at the state high way map, locating the different towns that will be traversed, and is tra versed, that the only logical location is the present one, but it is the opin ion of manv that this change or re location will be especially beneficial to certain large land owners or real estate dealers, which, if this highway is re-located, will be located directly through this large tract of land, which will enable the owners to sell at a considerable profit, at the expense of the citizens of North Carolina.” Popular Shelby AUnrnry and Church man is Signally Honored at Iunaluska Meeting Hon. Civile It. Iloey, teacher of the Men's Bible class at Central Metho dist chtiivh and as well known over the jiv his Sunday school roc ord as his ability as an attorney, was elected president of the Wesley Hilda cla Federation for this itate last week at .I unaluska at a meeting of Bible cla.-s leaders held there. The honor is a worthy one and comes be cause of Mr. Hoey’s more than state wide reputation as a Bible teacher, which keeps together Sunday after Sunday one of the largest Bible cla. ses in the state although there are many towns larger in size. Other officers elected were: Vice-president. D, F. Odes, of Mar ion; Second Vice-president, Miss Maud McKinnon, of Charlotte. Cor responding secretary, Thelma Smath ers, of Asheville; Recording secre tary, Mrs. E. O. Chandler, of Ashe ville: Treasurer, T. S. Evans; Exe -alive committee-—G. L. Hackney, J. B. Ivey. Charlotte; J, T. Mangum, Wavne ville, C. IT. Ireland and Mrs. C. C, Weaver, of Monroe. Says the Asheville Citizen, concern, mg the final meeting at which Dr, Ashley Chappell, who spoke at the annual banquet of Central class here, wa the la.-t speaker: “W h every eye turned toward the glowing electric cross on Mission ary Point, 400 voices, led by Andrew Hemphill, singing “.lesus Keep Me Near thp Cross,” the sixth annual meeting of the Wesley Bible Class Federation of Western North Caro lina closed the most successful meet ing in its history, according to lead iers hero. It will he recalled that the great illuminated cross which shines ! as a beacon through the year is the jgift of the Weslev federation to the i Junaluska assembly and the song of | the Cross in the shadow of the cross | is always a dramatic close to the an ! ratal meeting of the hodv of North Oi rollon Methodist Sunday school leaders. “Marked by Imagery and streteh os of eloquence, the second speaker, : Dr. Ashley Chappel, of Asheville, I traced the progress of man’s devel opment through the centuries mark ing his rise from the worship of phy isical power, through stages upward until the idea of service as exempli fied in the Life and Acts of Christ , was set as the ultimate aim of the j soul. Dr. Chappel's subject was “Th* i Everlasting Plus.” He graphically ! portrayed the ascendancy of mind over muscle through the ages, the progress of the thinker through the realm of beauty and poetry into the field of the spiritual, where its high I est end was found in service to God and humanity. Nothing else can jus-, jtify life, he declared. The highest ! pinnacle to which God rises is to be | come a servant. Miehaelangelo had : his chisel. Shakespeare his pen, Na I poleon his sword, but Christ found 'his badge of service ih a towel, when, ' lie washed the feet of his discoples.” i Liles Found Not Guilty Death Of Austell Child The Cherokee county triu.1 jury j in the case of the state against J. \V. i Lyles, Gastonia, N. C., charged with 1 murder in connection with the death of a four-year old son of W. B. Aus tell, Cherokee county, occurring De i oeinber 2, 1923, when the child was struck by the defendant’s automobile i on the national highway about two miles south of Gaffney, returned a verdict late Saturday afternoon find* i ing Lyles “not guilty.” Investigating the causes of the child'! ( death aifter the accident a j coroner's jury rendered a verdict in i which Lyles teas exonorated, but tho ‘ grand jury at a later term of Cher | okee county circuit court found a j true bill against the North Carolin I ian charging murder in connection j with the child’s death. The trial of the case consumed part of two days of sessions court. CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH Judge Harding will speak at the I prayer meeting hour Wednesday , evening. He is a most interesting and i enjoyable speaker. All parents are urged to be present and bring their children. Let us have a fine attend* a nee. Masonic Notice There will be a meeting of the Cleveland Lodge No. 202 A.F. and A.M. Friday night of this week. Members are urged to attend. Peaches From Mr. Jenkins. The Star is indebted to Mr. John A. Jenkins of Lattimore Route one -for a jbag full of delicious and beautifully j colored peaches from his orchard.