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PLAN TO ATTEND CLEVELAND COUNTY’S r— PAID-UP CIRCULATION Of This Paper Is Greater Than The Population Given Shelby In The 1920 Census first big fair this fall VOL. XXXII, No. 67 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. OCTOBER 14, 15, 16, 17, 18—BIG FREE ATTRACTIONS EVERY DAY. RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department. TUESDAY. AUGUST 26, 1921. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Wrll And Favorably Known Lady Of Shelby Succumbs To Stroke Of Paralysis. Was 74 Years Old. Mrs. Martha Jane Tucker, wife of Mr. T. W. Tucker died Thursday even ing at 11:15 o’clock at her home on N. Morgan street following a few davs illness which culminated in a stroke of paralysis. For some time her health had been declining hut being a consistent Chris tian and faithful to her church she at tended services last Sunday morning. Mrs. Tucker was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tucker Beatty and was born in Cleveland county 74 years ago last May. She was kind hearted and patient, a hiehly consecrated member of Central Methodist church which he attended regularly—often times when her health would not permit but it was the joy of her life to worship with her friends. For over half a century she and her devoted husband shared their joys and sorrows and when old age came upon them they got more pleas ure out of each other’s companionship and fellowship with their Master than any thing else. Mrs. Tucker is survived by her hus. band and four sisters, Mrs. Amanda Ellis. Mrs. James Wright. Mrs. Co lumbus A. Tucker. Mrs. Esley Caban iss and a host of friends and relatives. One brother. Monroe Beatty and two sisters Mrs. Kate Jones and Mrs. Mag gie Jolly preceded her to the grave. The funeral was conducted Friday afternoon from the Central Methodist church amid a crowd of sorrowing friends, the services being in charge of Rev. A. L. Stanford assisted by Rev C. F. Sherrill and Rev. R. M. Hoyle. A beautiful floral tribute attested the high esteem in which she was held. Her remains were buried at Sunset cemetery, Messrs. S. A. Washburn, J. C. MeNeely, C. S. Young, John Bridges, George P. Webb, J. F. Rob erts, C. C. Blanton and Lee B. Weath ers were pall bearers. Mr. And Mrs. Willis Go Back To Mont. Home Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Willis and little five year old daughter who have been spending two weeks with his father in N’o. 10 township and other relatives in the county, left Sunday for their home in Columbia Falls, Montana. Mr. Willis had not been here in ten years and he was impressed with the wonderful growth and de velopment of the community while Mrs. Willis made her first and the good roads made a lasting impression on her. Mr. Willis says crop conditions in this country are fine compared to the northwest where corn, potatoes and other crops are way below nor mal except in certain localities. He is engaged in the lumber business which is also on a drag at this time with thousands of employees out of work. Marvin is a great hunter and fisherman and enjoys Montana where wild game is so plentiful. Mr. Gillespie Returns From Visit To Texas Mr. Summie L. Gillespie returned Friday from a three weeks visit to his brother at Conroe, Texas and two sisters-in-law in Missouri. He says crop conditions in the parts of Texas he visited look very gloomy. Corn is “fired" up and cotton is small be cause of the absence of rain. In the sugar cane belt he found that crop practically a failure. In the parts of Missouri and Arkansas he visited crops were fine with the people in fine spirits. He attended a reunion of the Gillespie family and descendants a few days ago at which 41 ate dinner together. On his visit, the first he has made in 24 years, he saw many of his relatives which he had not seen in a quarter of a century. oneiby Had 7 School Teacher* Back Then The progress of Shelby during the last 29 years can be seen in the cit-v schools. Nowadays there are teachers galore, but in 1895 there "ere only seven teachers in the schools of Shelby. Just before school opened here in 1895 Shelby defeated Newton in three games of ball. Car roll pitched the first, Everett Latti roore and Will Alexander the second, and Yates Webb the third. And in the evening when it was {oo dark to play aseball they had big ten-pin games at Hopper’s Park, and up near Pearl a distillery burned during the night. ‘‘smR’ ^'s *s on'y a reflection of the 29 Years Ago” column on an inside Page. A reading of the events then , 1 bring back memories of the dim days gone by. When you need furniture of any kmd it win pay you to visit Camp bell Dept. Store, Lawndale. N. C. They have what you want at Rock-bottom Prices. Ad Fred Black Falls From Truck on N. LaFayette Street and is Killed as He Strikes F’avement. Fred Black, colored, danced a jig on a moving; truck which Saturday aft ernoon cost him his life when he fell from the truck on th« pavement on N. LaFayette street in front of the home' of Mr. O. M. Suttle. Black was no doubt feeling: good as he wa* home ward hound and did a little buck dancing on Ksper Cook's truck driven bv his son Alvin Cook. Black was not drinking. He was a hard working and trusty negro who had been to town to do some Saturday shopping and was home-ward bound on the truck owned by Mr. Cook, a white man. James Ros* and Ben Black, two companions were on the truck with him at the time of the tragedy. After Fred cut a few jigs on the truck which was moving out N. LaFayette street he attempted to jump to the paveemnt and bound forward on the running board of the truck. There was a partition between the bed of the truck and the driver's seat. Fred stooped and caught hold of the side frame of the truck to jump hut when he was in a stooped posi tion his hand slipped and he plunged headlong to the pavement. Just how he received the fatal blow is a matter of dispute. One says the fatal blow was received when his head struck the pavement. Another says that the rear wheel of the truck struck his head. At any rate he received a crushed skull, the injury being at the base of the skull which caused profuse bleed ing from the mouth and ears. Dr. Reuben McBrayer wa3 the first to the injured man. He was driving home, following the truck some dis tance behind. The first thing he saw was the body of the man prostrate on the pavement. He rushed to him and saw him breathe a few gasps but life soon left. Those on the truck with Black at the time he fell off had gone for help rather than return to him. Soon a large crowd congregated but a coroner’s inquest was not deemed ne cessary because there were eye wit ness to the tragedy who testify that his death was purely accidental. Black lived on the northern edge of town near Hopper’s park. He had been working this summer for Coleman Bridges on'his farm and fr Odns Mull at the saw mill on the Hendrick place. Start Handsome Arch At Fair Entrance Work on the handsome conrete and tile arch at the main entrance of the Cleveland County fair grounds was started this week by Z. B. Weathers & Sons, well known local contrac tors, who are donating the big en. trance arch to the Fair association, realizing that the neat columns will at tract many eyes to their work. On each side of the entrance drive way, which is 32 feet wide, will be a big column four feet square. From column to column will be the attrac tive arch with space left for the words “Cleveland County Fair Grounds.” The colonade and arch will improve the appearance of the grounds very much and will be a good advertisement for the contractors as well. Sign painters will begin this week painting space signs on the fence around the grounds. Brother Of Burrus Passes Law Exam. John Wesley Burrus, of Washing ton, a brother of County Solicitor Chas. A Burrus and well known here, was among the 68 who passed the ex amination Monday to practice law in the state courts of North Carolina. Mr. Burrus is a recent graduate from the law school at Washington. A new record was set by the law class this year, or rather by those who failed. Of the 130 who took the examination, which “wise heads” termed a tough one, 52 failed. There were 67 questions and it was neces sary to answer 50. Quite a number of lawyers of the old school looking over the questions given the applicants were apparently happy that they were never forced to take such an exam ination. MRS. LUTZ MOVES INTO NEW HAMRICK BUILDING Miss Georgia Lutz moved her mil linery store last week from the Court view hotel building into the middle store room of the new Hamrick build ing which has just been completed on X. LaFayete street. Miss Lutz who has beq|i in the millinery business here for several years has put in a much larger stook and with more space for display, is confident of a gratifying trade. Her fall shipments are arriving and she has set Thurs day of next week for her opening. ADVERTISE IN THE STAR NOW MOST IMPORTANT MEFVuBKR OF BRYAN FAMILY CHARLES W. BRYAN Unfold Fairy Tale In A Great Hotel Drug Clerk Leaves Fortune To His Fellow Workers in New York HoteL New York. Aug. 23.3—In the statelv precincts of the Waldorf-Astoria, oft en trod by kings, princes and prea' ones o fthe earth, a fairy tale has as sumed reality. The characters were humble and yet worthy folk, clerks, bell hops, scul lery maids, waiters and checkers. One by one they passed before John Kil ackey, the cashier and received checks for sumg from 35 to 300. legacies left them by a fellow worker, Arthur Fowler, clerk ar.d messenger of the Waldorf Drug store. As received his coveted paper until $40,000 had been distributed, memories of the quet, un assuming Fowler came to them, mem ories of one who they said “played his game like a man.” Last October, while Fowler lay dy ing ni a hospital, he sent for Kill aekev. The latter was surprised when Fowler informed him that he had acumulated a fortune of $40,000 sav ed out of his wages and out of the many tips he had received while de livering drugs to the hotel’s guests. “I have no kin, so I want to leave it all to my friends, the men and wo men with whom I’ve worked,” Fowler had said. So, at that bedside a list was made up containing old friends, employes of the hotqf and of the drug store. Not only were the clerks and the “boys outfront” remembered, but also many a humble worker, men and women un seen by the guests, those who labor in the nooks and corners behind the gilded scenes. Fowler remembered, too, the fami ly of Dr. Louis Treise, owner of the drug store in which he was employ ed. To each of them he left $1,000 in cash. District Secretary For Six “Y” Towns Announcement comes from Durham that Grady H. Leonard, of Durham, has been employed by the State Young Men's Christian association to take charge of district work in the pied mont section of North Carolina in augurated during the spring. On September 1 Mr. Leonard will move his family to Hickory, the cen ter of the district ,where he will re side. Hickory, Lineolnton, Statesville Mooresville, Shelby and Morganton are supporting the district work. The secretary will have supervision over the six town paying especial attentn n to work among boys. Mr. Leonard .s a graduate of the University of North Carolina and has taken his initial as sociation training at Durham. While at Chapel Hill he was prominent in “Y” work and is strongly recommend ed for the district work. Campbell Dept. Stores buyer has just returned from trip north making purchases for their twro big stores. Shipments of new fall goods are ar riving daily. It will pay you to see them first. Adv $2,500 Left In Local Cafe By Tourist* Tennessee Woman Forgets Bag Con taining Big Roll of Money. Ten dered No Reward. Monday morning three tourists ■topped at the City Cafe, of which J. B. Morrison is the proprietor, and aft er an order or so of “buttered toast, a swig of Java and pobably one or two wiscrambled,” left and were on their way. A short time after their depart ure, cafe attendants state, it was no ticed that they had forgotten a small | traveling bag which was picked up and i placed on the counter to await what | might happen, for no one knew the I people in the party. In something like j 20 minutes the party returned and the ; woman somewhat excited asked about the hag. which was given her. Thnn before the astonished eyes of I Mr. Morrison and others, she opened the bag and proceeded to count the contents—$2,500 in bills, and after a careful check to see that the big roll was intact she swished out with a curt “Thank You,” and was gone again. The warty composed of a man and his wife and daughter were traveling in a big Cadillac and were en route to their home in Knoxville, Tenn., from Philadelphia and other northern points, it was said. No one in the cafe had any idea the small bag left on the counter contained a small fortune and it was a real eye-opened when the woman exhibited its contents—al though nothing was said of a reward which will probably be tossed out at some of the resorts to the west, where the cafe bills will lessen to a certai? extent the roll of “long green." White way To Enter New Place Thi« Week Shelby Now Has Modern Dry Clean ing Establishment in Keeping With Size of Town. The \\ hiteway Dry Cleaning com pany is this week moving into the company’s new quarters in the Ham rick building on X. LaFayette street and the formal opening will be on W ednesday. The Whiteway operated . by Louis M. Hamrick .has heretofore been located in the Courtview annex, but owing to an ever increasing busi ness was forced to seek larger and more adaptable quarters. In the new establishment a general dry cleaning, dyeing and pressing business will be carried on in modern fashion and in keeping with such es tablishments in larger cities. The plant is one of the most complete in the state and prepared to handle all classes and forms of cleaning and pressing. The new method includes a thorough sterilization as well as cleaning of garments. Hereafter local. people are offered the latest in a dry, cleaning service without having to patronize out-of-town concerns. Prospective Employer: “So you’re a college graduate, be you?” Hopeful Applicant: “Yes--but it i took me five years.!' j Editors Weathers and Janies Tell Ki wanians of the Making of News papers, Large and Small. Newspaper ni"hl was featured at Kiwanis Thursday evening with Lee FI. Weathers, editor of The Star in charge of the program. There were 55 Kiwarian* and visitors present n;id all listened with intent interest when Editor Wen''hers of The Snr and Edi tor A. I). Jami\ i.f The Highlander told of the making of newspapers, hoth the metropolitan and rural, Edi tor Janies was the first speaker and he referred in a nw<t complimentary manner to the cordial relationships that exist between the two papers of, Shelby, he having accepted the invi taion to take a part on the program i from Editor Wen hers. Mr. James ■ays newspapers are very much like the men who operate them—they are either reliable or they are unreliable, honest or dishonest, truthful or un. 'ruthfid. lie trace some interesting experiences on metropolitan newspa pers of Philadelphia, Brooklyn andj smaller dad o in Florida, hut cited it] as the ambition of every big daily re-! porter to get hark to the smaller pa pers where he gets a more varied ex-j periencp in the several departments of; the papers. His was an intensely in-j teresting and practical talk, frought j with information hearing on public; nre s generally and the wonderful in fluence it exerts in the nation. Editor Weathers said the public generally takes the newspaper as a matter of course without a full ap preciation of the “toilers of the night’ who work at breakneck speed, gath ering and writing the daily history of the world’s happenings. He referred to the Associated Press and how thor oughly it covers the world, gathering the news every hour of the day with never a let-up to serve it while it's fresh; the various departments in which a newspaper is divided, the amount of white paper consumed; ad ver ir.ing as the main source of rev enue and the responsibility the edi tors feel in trying to inform their readers honestly and accurately. The prizes were drawn b.v Earl Hamrick, Julius Suttle and Wythe Royster. There will be no meeting of the Shelby Kiwanis next Thursday night because the Hickory Jtiwanians are coming bringing wives with them for an evening at Cleveland Springs. Joseph Moss, young colored boy. was severely and painfully injured Friday afternoon about 6 o’clock when he was struck by an automobile said to have been driven by Mrs. Rogers, of the Ivey force, who spent Friday afternoon and evening on their annual outing at Cleveland Springs. The ac cidet occurred on the Cleveland Sprigs road near the home of Mr. J. A. Wil son. Following the accident one of the Ivey cars picked the boy up and rush* ed him to the Shelby public hospital, where his injuries were dressed and he was given medical attention at the request and expense. it is said, of Ivy’s. At the hospital it is said that the hoy’s condition is improving al though he received contusions on the head and abrasions over the body. It is not thought from examinations so far that his skull is fractured or th5t he received internal injuries. According to information received the boy jumped from a wagon in front of the car, which was occupied by Ivey employes, and the accide- is said to have been unavoidable. The injuries received were probably from the im pact against the pavement and it is not thought that he was run over. Refore leaving Cleveland Springs Friday evening Mr. Ivey left word that the hoy be given the best of at tention and that he would be respon sible for necessary expenses, accord ing to the sheriff's office. MRS. MOOD OPENS NEM STORE IN SOUTH SHELBY Mrs F. N. Wood opens this week her ladies new store in South Shelby, in the building formerly occupied by the South Shelby pharmacy which has moved into an adjoining building. Mrs Wood ha, operated a millinery store for 15 seasons and is well posted on her business. She will carry a full line of millinery as well as ladies ready-to-wear which she ha.s been stocking for sometime ready for the opening which will take place Satur day of this week. See us for lime, cement, plaster, red cedar shingles, etc. Campbell Department stores, Shelby-Lawndale. Little Daughter Of Loren Hord Meets Instant Death Under Bin Mill Truck On Street. Louise llord. little five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.oren Hord of Cherry ville, and a granddaughter of Mr. Will llord, of Waco, met instant death Monday morning around 10 o’clock when she was run over by a big mill truck on Mountain street in Cherryville. The little girl, according to information given The Star, had just jumped off the rear of an ice wagon and started to run across the street, when in some manner the truck struck her and one or more of the wheels crushed out hpr life. The truck, which was the property of the Cher ryville Manufacturing company. las driven by a Mr. Rogers, it i« said. The wheel or wheels of the truck passed over the head and neck of the child, it Is thought, and her neck was broken, killing her instantly. The tragedy occurred on Mountain street near the home of the little girl, which is neat to the Methodist church. This is said to he the third fatality among children by automobiles in Cherryville within a year and the tragic fate of the child was a shock to the entire town. The father of the child is well know n in Shelby and the county, being a native of this county and having connections around Waco and over the county. At a coroner's inquest held Monday afternoon the coroner’s jury after hearing details o fthe tragedy derid ed that the death was unavoidable. “The Covered Wagon” At Princess Theatre Great Romance of America in the Making- Best Picture On the Screen in Years. “The Covered Wagon”, the screen’s greatest love story, will be shown et the Princess theatre Friday and Sat urday of this week. Immortal pictures like immortal , men come only once or twice in a gen i eration—“The Covered Wagon” is im ! mortal because it is the real story told ! in pictures of America in the mak ing. Of the men and women who dar ed the-painted and screeching Indians, the -prairie sands and fire, the wild ..buffalo herds and all the dangers of the open west through which they blazed their trail. Three thousand ac tor** 300 covered wagons, 600 oxen, 1,000 real Indians and 3,000 horses were used in this picture which dwarfs any spectacle ever filmed. Some movie fans like one type of picture, but the picture the Princess management is bringing here this week is a film that will appeal to ev eryone, even those who are not fol lowers of the screen. The story has never been excelld an dis of build ing up and founding of the great West of rugged men, true and brave women, of daring fights, of a love supreme Moreover, it is history retold, inter esting, informing and thrilling. More people will likely see “The Covered Wagon” than any picture ever shown here. State Mission Has Had Great Growth Baptist 75 Million Campaign Has Brought Large Results in This Field, Report Shows. One of the largest beneficiaries from the Baptist 75 million campaign, now in its last year, has been that of stae missions which has received from the campaign to date a total of $9, 093,769.27. Among the larger achievements which the investment of these funds have been made possible in state mis sion work are noted the following: 1. —Baptism of 240,686 converts. 2. —Reception of 426,342 members into local churches. 3. —Organization of 1,646 new churches. 4. —Launching of 3,035 new Sunday schools. 5. —Organization of 8,645 new B. Y. P. U.’s. 6. —Formation of 9,877 new W. M. U. societies. 7. -r-Erection or repair of 2,331 houses of worship. 8. —Employment, on an average, of 2,734 workers. The lady (the morning after the big feed): “Oh, my silver! There’s three forks and two spoons missing!’’ The. Husband: “That what you get for inviting a professional sword swallower up to dinner. I ean't find any of my Ford wrenches this morn ing, either.’’ —Sailed Sunday —Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Royster, who have been spend ing their honeymoon in Europe sailed Sunday for the “States” according to a communication received here by friends. Enjoy Afternoon Outing and Night Banquet at Cleveland Springs Hotel Friday. The officials and employes of the J. B. Ivey and company department store. Charlotte, enjoyed an outing at Cleveland Springs hotel Friday after noon and night, coming 200 strong to participate in swimming, tennis, quoits,, dancing, etc., the evening’* outing culminating in a banquet in the main dining room with music by the Ivey choral society. David Ovens, the enterprising and inimitable store man ager was master of ceremonies and after the members of the organization had enjoyed the afternoon at games over the hotel grounds, he called them in at 7:30 for the banquet at which he was toastmaster. A local colored quar tet rendered a number of negro spirit uals after which the Ivey choral so ciety enlivened the evening with a few light numbers. Mr. Ovens acting as toastmaster was a most happy presiding officer, keeping the audience in an uproar of laughter as he presented a few of his champions. The Ivey store is one of the most modern department stores in the South and one in which Clev eland county people feel a keen inter est because its head. Mr. Ivey started in the mercantile business at Belwood and his first marriage was to a daugh ter of the late Melvin Gantt. This is the second time the Ivey organization has visited Shelby and Mr. Ovens de clares that both occasions have been most pleasant to all. Those who attended from Shelby as special guests were: Dr. and Mrs. S. S. Royster, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Line berger, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lineberger and Mr. and Mrs. Lee B. Weathers. WilJ Play Two More Games This Season The Shelby baseball club will close its season with two games here this week, Thursday and Saturday with Lincolnton, Lincolntqn through (a vic tory this week emerged winner -in a three game series, but it has been de cided to make it five games and the two remaining games will be played Thursday and Staurday, according to “Lefty" Robinson, manager of the lo cal club. Shelby will strengthen far the remaining games with the hope of beating Lincoln aggregation and the two final games may be the best of the season. Piay Four Games. During last week the locals played, four games, three here and one away, winning three of the four. On Wed nesday Shelby defeated Gaffney in Gaffney 15 to 4. Playing here Thurs day Linolnton won 9 to 6; while Bes semer City, managed by Lindsay, lost to Shelby Friday 8 to fi. Playing Gaff-' ney again here Saturday locals woi\ 7 to 1. Mr. Cheek Is Added To Shelby School Faculty , Mr. T. S. Cheek has adoepted the position in the Junior high school made vacant by the resignation of Miss Lois Workman. Mr. Cheek Is & graduate of Elon college and has been teaching in the city schools at Selma. He comes highly recommended as suc cessful teacher of science; also he has done some excellent work with boys in physical education, athletics, etc. Mr. Cheek has completed a part of his work for an M. A. degree at the Uni versity of North Carolina. He will take the course in athletic coaching given at the University this summer. Supt Griffin and Principal Grigg are bending every effort for the open ing of the school which is scheduled for September 15th. HER RESIGNATION IS ASKED FOR IN TEXAS Shelby people have been interested in the governor’s race in Texas in which Mrs. Ferguson has been nomin ated, she being the first woman to be nominated for governor in the United States and a nomination on the Demo cratic ticket in Texas is virtually an election. Shelby people will also be interested to learn that Mrs. Claude DeVan Watts, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Oscar Suttle, clerk and treasurer of the town of Shelby, was active in the campaign of Mrs. Ferguson. Mrs. Watts was president of the Woman's Christian Temperance union in the state of Texas and because of her sup port of Mrs. Ferguson and opposition to Mr. Robinson, her resignation was demanding. It would appear, however, from the nomination of Mrs. Fergu son that Mrs. Watts and her friends and sympathizers are in the majority in Texas. Mrs. Watts was * visitor in Shelby last summer and made may friends here by her charming person ality.
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