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VOL. XXXII, No. 76
THE CLEVELAND STAR, SlIELBY, N. C.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26, 1921.
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MARY PATTON’S POWDER WON BATTLE
AT KINGS MOUNTAIN OCTOBER 7, 178C
True Story Of Pioneer Woman
I nearthed In Tennessee. Old
Cleveland History.
In connection with the celebration
at Kings Mountain on Tuesday Octo
ber 7th of the battle of Kings Moun
tain, a story has been unearthed by
the Carter County Banner of Eliza,
bethtown, Tenn., telling of Mary Pat
ton who made the gun powder for Se
vier, Shelby and Campbell that won
the battle, killed Ferguson and turn
ed the tide of the Revolutionary war
into American independence. The St my
of Mary Patton is interesting because
nhe is the grandmother four gener
ations back of Mrs. G E Goforth of
Shelby R-4 and is told by T Y Patton
■jr greiit. gr;ind-son as follows:
This is written relative'To TToRTT
and Mary Patton. John Patton was of
Scotch Irish descent. He came to
America from Ireland when he was a
young man, 1705. Landed at Carlisle,
pa. Served as asoldier during the Re
volutionary war.
Mary Patton, her maiden name was
McKeehen, was born and reared in
England to young womanhood. By and
by she came to America, landed a
Carlisle, Pa. After some time she-,
Mary McKeehen and John Pa i ton
married and made their home at Car
lisle, Pa.
Inner the'laws ot England ot that
day boys and girls had to learn a
trade. So she, Mary Patton learned
the trade of powder making.
The Taylor’s Side of the Story.
Nathaniel Taylor got to be a briga
dier of the Revolutionary war. In his
rambling around ne came across a
young lady by the name of Polly Pat
ton at Carlisle, Pa., she was a fir.-t
cousin of John Patton. They had a few
skirmishes and both were capture 1.
They mutually agreed to make a pris
on camp by the way of matrim my. So
the camp was located in Carter county
Tenn. The Taylors before marriage
had entered a boundary of land near
the mouth of Buffalo creek and sur
rounding vicinity.
By his marriage he, Taylor, found
out by his wife that Mary Patter
knew the art of powder making. So
Mr. Taylor persuaded John and Mary
Patton to sell and come to Tennessee.
They sold their possessions and took
the price in continental money a id
lost out. Mr. Taylor built the house or
mill to work in. The mill as it was
called was built near the mouth of a
branch called Powder branch. Mary
Patton for many moons made.pow
der at the same place after the war
was over. Tradition has it she furn
ished Sevier, Shelby and Campbell
500 pounds of powder to take
to Kings Mountain and never receiv
ed any pay for the pow'der she furn
ished.
It is said the powder she made won
the day; hence our independence.
The officers mentioned above met at
Sycamore Shoals with their men to
begin their march to Kings Mountain,
and the outcome of the march and
what they did at Kings Mountain
battle has ben a matter of history for
many years.
This story was handed down from
a grandson fhom Mary Patton rear
ed, too, with S. E. Patton from child
hood to manhood. He worked with and
helped her in the making of powder.
She made powder a number of years
after the death of her husband. She
made and carried powder across the
Blue Ridge muontains before there
was a road save a cut-out or by-path.
She did this to meet the horse races
of North and South Carolina. She sold
her powder for one dollar a pound.
Her life was a very active one. She
lived the greater part of the time in
this county on a farm now owned by
•lames Moffeth, Esq., at the head of
Powder branch.
She died on the head of Tole branch
December 15, 1836. Age 85 years and
was buried in S. E. Patton graveyard.
John Patton’s age and date of death is
lost.
King And Harrell
To Die For Murder
Chesterfield, S. C., Sept. 23.—Mor
timer N. King and Frank Harrell,
young cotton mill workers, were found
guilty of the murder of Major Samuel
H. McLeary, United States army of
ficer, hy a jury in Circuit court here
late today and sentenced to die in the
electric chair, Judge C. C. Feather
stone, presiding, fixed the date of ex
ecution as November 21.
The verdict was returned at 5:18
o’clock this afternoon, the jury being
out 30 minutes. Both defendants re
ceived the deat)i sentence calmly, and
fnade no comment.
King and Harrell were the only wit
nesses for the defense. King, taking
full respnsibility for the killing of
the officer, asking the mercy of the
court. He also asked the court to be
lenient with Harrell. Signed and
sworn confessions of the defendants
"ere introduced by the state.
HEBE 01 MUM
SCHOOL CHILDREN (iKT
HOLIDAY FOR CIK(TS
Following an annual custom a
holiday will bo observed by the
SI elby city schools on Monday so
th.'a the children may attend the
circus. One day each year hereto
ii has been given the children
fi r this* purpose and it was de
5 1'■' d this year to await the com
ill—Sparks circus, which is a
coi iplinient to that show.
behoof officials are of the opin
ion that it is best to give the
ih idi en a holiday when the circus
. Many of them would not
c''e;:d school on that day anyway,
w.'ide what might attend would be
"o en* bused over the pa rad ? and
show that their w’ork would be of
■'* ^11' -t’■ cry persoi. vuts once
a child, and a circus is a cirrus.
*
J-or weeks the small boy and other
tolk' notr Ouite so diminutive in sta
tute have toasted their eyes on the
traih colored 1 th igraphs announcing
the coming of she Sparks Circus Ev
eryone wl-,. was ..nee a real live
youngster knows just when the circus
IS coming to town, where it will un
load and just how the elephants,
camels, ponies, wild animals and
circus paraphernalia will he trans
ported t > the circus grounds where
the tented city is. erected with such
surprising ranidify.
The management of the Sparks
Circus promises that this season’s per
formance will surprise as well as
thrill the most- dyed-in-the-wool cir
cus enthusiasts and that many fea
tures brand new to cireusdom will be
offered.
The mile-long street parade, featur
ing many beautiful women, hundreds
of handsome horses, elephant herds,
carftels and several open cages of
wild animals will leave the circus!
grounds at 10:30 A. M. Three brass j
bauds and two steam calliopes will
enliven the procession.
At 2 and 8 P. M. the main per-!
far nance will commence, the public!
being admitted one hour earlier to!
visit the menagerie department.
Children under twelve years of age
are admitted for thirty-five cents. j
Sparks Circus Day Program
Sunday, C:00 A. M. Sparks Circus j
trains due to arrive from Rocking-1
ham on the Seaboard railroad,
6:30 A. M. 1’nloading and removal
of ten's, paraphernalia, wagons, an-1
imais, etc. to the circus grounds.
7:30 A. M. Erecting kitchen, dining,
dressing, menagerie, blacksmith and!
horse tents.
8:00 a. m,—-Breakfast served to the
700 circus employes.
8:30 a. in.-—Hoisting of mammothj
white top in which main performances |
take place, a lesson in practical effi
ciency. Side show erected.
Monday.
10:30 a. m. —The elaborate street i
parade will leave the show grounds J
on the state highway and will proceed!
on the state highway to court square, j
thence to South Lafayette to Graham ,
East Graham to South Washington, to |
Marion, to La Fayette, to fhe .. .state
highway, to the show grounds.
1:00 p. in,—Doors open for leisure
ly inspection of menagerie. Band con
cert 1 to 2.
2:00 p. in.—Afternoon performance
1 commences.
<1:00 p. m.—Concert of popular and
classical music played on the world’s
.largest steam piano, which can be
heard for five miles without the use
I of radiophones.
7:00 p. m.— Doors again open to
| public. Menagerie. Band concert 7 to 8.
8:00 p. in,*—Evening performance
of the circus, complete in detail.
11:00 p. m.—Concerted night move
ment to circus trains.
12:00 p. m.—Departure of circus
trains for Gaffney, S. C.
Mr. Gaylord Comes For
Practice Of Law Here
Mr. Avery Gaylord has come to
Shelby to Icate for the practice of
law. He conies from Plymouth, this
state where his late father Asa Gay
lord was one of the most noted law
yers of Eastern Carolina. Mr. Gaylord
is a nephew of Rev. C. J. Woodson,
and was a soldier in the recent WrorId
war where he lost a leg" in one of the
famous battles. He was graduated
from the University of North Car
olina and is a young man of fine
promise and bearing.
I withdraw offer-to buy cotton for
the ptesent. Market too uncertain. A.
I C. Miller. It.
Football Season
Opens With Game
Friday Afternoon
I.ooa! Eleven Being Whipped Into
Shape For First Came With
Strong Hickory Highs.
Followers of the gridiron game are
awaiting eagerly the referee’s whis
tle Friday afternoon which will open
the local football season, the Shelby
highs meet in their first contest
the strong Hickory eleven. With a
scarcity of baseball sine ■ the high
school season ended those inclined to
athletics will flock out for the ini
tial contest of the autumn pastime.
An unusually good game foe j-.ji op
ening contest is expected. The local
eleven appears to be as good or Pot.
ter than last year, but report-, from
Hickory are to the effect that the vis
itors are expecting to win. Dick Gur
ley, Lenoir college coach, savs th
Shellyy outfit will have a hard time
in -handftmn--Hre—Hickory nlovoin and.
Dick should know.
Coach “Casey-’ Morris thi* week
for die first time turned the boys loose
in scrimmage. Light practice has
been on for over a week, but pads for1
the team failed to arrive so that
scrimmage niiirht be held before this i
week. In scrimmage the first string
eleven has been shewing up well, more i
especially the line. \Vi‘h Beam and
Auten, veteran tackles, Cline Lee, end
and Harry Grigg, at center, as a nu
cleus Coach Morris has built up what
apparently in a high school line
without a superior in the state. Along
with the veterans are Sarratt, a sub
stitute last year, at guard, with Fl
lioit, another hefty youngster from
the countv as his running mate. Mor
ris has shifted George Dedmon, last I
year in the backfield, to the other
wing position, and at present the :
line will average between 170 and ISO!
pounds. In the back field May Con-;
nor, now being used as half back, will j
it seems be the offensive star of the!
eleven as in former years due to his j
broken field running; passing and
kicking. Steve Furches ip running the
eleven at quarter, with Fllerbee. a !
driving young back at full, and the!
other backfield position as yet un
certain. Burrus Keeter, a Grover boy,
and Vernon Grigg, one of the hardest j
working youngsters on the field, are
perhaps making the strongest bid for :
the berth. Over in the scrub line and
backfield are a number of boys that
will in all probability get the call be
fore even the first game is ended.
George Wray, substitute quarter, has i
apparently made more improvement
than any one on the squad, while
Hoyle, Callahan and others look good ;
for participation in quite a number !
of games during the season. McKieth
an, Hopper, and Pendleton are among
the best looking players in the back
field reserve. Melvin Peeler. under
s'udy of Grigg at center and one of j
the most promising young players on ;
the squad, is out for the remainder of.i
the season owing to a broken collar !
hone received in ‘clipping the dummy’ !
Tuesday.
Although no lineup has been given
out the following will likely go
up against Hickorv Friday: H. Grigg
center; Sarratt, Flliott and Harritl, ;
guards: Auten and Beam, tackles; !
Dedmon, Lee and Hopper, ends;‘Fur- !
ches quarter; Connor, Keeter and V.
Grigg, -fyalf backs; Fllerbee, full.
Loss Cabaniss Tells Of
Poison Of Peach Trees
(Bv Fxtension Service.)
Loss Cabaniss, manager for the
Cleveland county home says paraich
lorobenzine will kill peach tree borers.
The trees at the County home were
treated last fall and the borers in ev
ery tree were killed.
September 20 to October 20th is the
prope time to treat your peach trees
for borers.
It has been demonstrated in the
county and by the government that
paraichlorobenzine will kill all of the
borers at a cost of around one cent
per tree and is easily applied.
Place the paraichlorobenzine in a
circle around the trees about one
inch from the trees after the soil has
been pulverized and trash removed.;
The material should be spread in a'
circle like a band around the trees, |
and then covered with dirt one-inch j
deep and packed. The mound should
be torn down afte>- 30 days.
This may be secured at any drug
store.
Services At Episcopal Church.
There will be services at the Epis
copal church here Sunday morning at
11 o’clock, it is announced. Preach
ing will be by the Reverend B. S.
Lassiter.
Visit my store and be convinced
that I carry the best, both in styles
and quality, in millinery and ready
to wear, but sell it for less. Mrs. F. N.
Wood, South Shelby. Adv.
The right size, the right grade, the
right price waiting for you at Piggly
Wiggly. Adv
I
Former Cleveland Citizen and Keeper
of County Home Found Dead in
Bed. Funeral at Elizabeth.
Mr. (leorge J. Allen, former citizen
of Cleveland county fur 40 years was
found dead in bed at his home near
Hock Hill, S. Wednesday morning
at 6 o’clock, a victim of high blood
pie . lire and heart trouble. Mr. Allen
had visited his wife who was a pa
tient at the Rutherford hospital on
the preceding day and had been in his
usual health, when the end came some
time du-lug the night, with only his
two small children, Robert atvd Lou
ise in the house at the time. His body
was brought to this county on Wed
nesday evening and taken to the home
of his daughter, Mrs. John M. Tucker,
•e*-**—«*S-44mlhy. the funeral taking
place Thursday afternoon ;>t •? o’clock
at Elizabeth Baptist church where he
formerly held his membership when
a citizen of the county. Rev. John W.
Suttie conducted the funeral services
arid a iarge crowd and rich floral of
fering atested the high esteem in
which he was held.
Mr. Allen was 6.> years of age and
a native of Henderson county. Most of
I i - life, however, was spent in Clev
eland where he was a sucessfu! farm
er. For five years he was keeper of
the county home and a most humane
and esteemed citizen, loved and re
spected by all who knew him. He al
ways had the county's welfare at
heart and the county lost one of its
most valuable citizens when he moved
to a farm which he purchased near
Rock Hill, 8. C., a numt>er of years
ago.
Mr. Allen was married to Miss Jesse
Shuford, a native of Henderson coun
ty who w ic a faithful and loyal com
panion. She survives together with 12
children: Mrs. John M. Tucker. of
Shelby, Mrs. C. S. Royster of Ruth
erfordton; Mrs. R. S. Berry and Mrs.
J. L. Branch of Rock Hill, Mrs. Guth
rie Hamrick and Mrs. Fred Culbreth
of Shelby; Mi-s Louise Allen of near
Rock Hill, Messrs. Irvin Allen, chief
of police of Kingr Mountain; George
Allen of Edgefield, S. C.; Will, Ed
gar and Robert at Rock Hill. Two
brothers. Will anti J. P. Allen of Shel
by and three sisters, Mrs. Edgar Ross
and Mrs. Coaehworth Young of Hen
dersonville and Mrs. Will Newman of
Campbello, S. C., also survive.
Captures Snake With
14 Lusty Rattlers
Pr. Joe Osborne gave the town a
little bit of circus atmosphere Wed
nesday when ho exhibited on the
streets a large mountain rattlesnake
captured by him sometime back in the
mountains near the Tennessee line.
The snake was over four feet long
and had 14 rattlers. It was a vicious
looking reptile and the spectators did
not crowd any top close the screen
wire over the box in which the rattler
\v»k knot.
Pr. Osborne caught the snake with
a fishing line, throwing a loop over
the snakes head while it was coiled
and and drawing it tight. The snake
has been fed only once since its cap
ture two months ago, being given a
small chicken, but a curtailed diet does
not seem to have lessened the activ
ity in coiling and rattling. Someone
angered the rattler while it was be
being exhibited uptown and it struck
at its tormentor hanging its fangs
in the wire.
Twelve of the rattlers came off
while it was uncoiling in the box sev
eral days ago, yet the two rattlers and
button remaining make a weird, dan
gerous sound. Pr. Osborne has the 12
rattlers and says that they will slip
back on the others like a "collar but
ton.” He is looking for someone to
hold the snake’s head while he slips
the rattlers back on?
“Unguarded Women”
At Princess Theatre
The feature attraction at the Prin
cess theatre Friday in “Unguarded
Women” with Bebe Daniels and Rich
ard Dix. It answers the question, is
the jazz girl of today able to take
care of herself, or does she need a
caveman husband to tame her? It is
the drama of a woman who put love
higher than honor, and a man who
nut honor higher than love. The Fox
News will be another attraction Fri
day. On Saturday “Buck Jones” re
turns to the Princess in “The Desert
Outlaw”. All the world loves a lover,
and likewise a fighter, that is why
Buck Jones has so many followers. A
good comedy will also be shown.”
“The Eagle's Claw”, a new thriller,
is the bill for Monday at the Princess.
This is a high speed western drama
featuring the daredevil of the plains,
“Big Boy” Williams.
It will pay to read what Rev. C. J.
Woodson has to say in this issue of
the Star. Ad
Mooresboro To Have
$12,000 Bond Issue
For Light System
i Town Authorizes Sale and Issuance of
Bonds in Connection With Light
Program of County.
The governing body of the town
of Mooresboro has authorized the is
sue and sale of $12,000 worth of bonds
for the purpose of erecting, installing
and building an electric light plant
for the town. This is in line with the
program already agreed upon for the
three towns of Mooresboro, Ia»tti
moro and Boiling Springs u> build
lighting plants jointly to l>e served
from one sub-station which will be
supplied with power by the Southern
Power company. As has been noted
Patterson {Springs and Earl have a
similar rural lighting plant under con
sideration, while the Bethlehem com
munity between Shelby and Kings
Mountain is working out a plan the
eastern section of the county. Lawn
dale; Kchvpnrf-. -Cr.sor undFnllston are
working on a plan for a rural light
ing system in upper Cleveland to be
supplied with power to be furnished
by the Cleveland Mill and Power com
pany, this making four distinct rural
lighting plants for Cleveland which j
is taking the lead in this respect.
Such forward looking movement has
attracted much favorable comment
from the press of this and other
states.
In the advertisement authorizing
the sale of not exceeding $12,0(H)
worth of bonds for the town of Moor
esboro the assessed valuation of prop
erty within the limits is given at
$206,137.
Oasis Band Concert
Here Tuesday Night
Eighty Piece Hand and Orchestra,
Don Uichardson Violinist and
Gastonia Quartet Coming.
The Oasis Shrine Band of Charlotte
composed of eighty fine musicians,
together with the Shrine orchestra.
Don Richardson, noted violinist, and
the Gastonia male quartet will ren
der a concert in the Shelbv school au
ditorium Tuesday night of next week,
beginning at 8 o’clock and the public
is promised a treat in the entertain
ment that will be offered. The Shrine
hand com“s to Shelby next Tuesday in
connection with tlv ceremonies inci
dent to the laying of the cornerstone
of the Masonic temple and in order to
defray a part of the expenses of its
members and at the urgent request
of local Masons, this organization will
stage a public concert. Those who
have heard the Shrine band know that
it is one of the best musical organiza
tions in the state. With it comes the
orchestra, also Don Richardson, one
of the South’s most noted violinists.
To supplement the program further
the Gastonia male quartet has been
engaged. This quartet has sung here
before the Kianis club and its mem
bers remember the catchy music
these vocal artists gave.
A charge of fifty cents will be made
for adults and twenty-five cents for
children. Indications are that the
concert will be well attended by those
who enjoy a variety of music.
Noted Cartoonist At
Father’s Bedside
Dr. Henderson's Condition Is Slight
ly Improved.'His Family At
His Bedside..
The condition of Dr. J. R. Hender
son who has been critically ill at the
Shelby Public Hospital for several
days was somewhat better yesterday,
although he is still not out of danger.
He has been suffering with double
pneumonia and septic poisoning. Dr.
Henderson is (50 years of age and is
known to every druggist in West
ern North Carolina, where he has
called on the retailers for the John
M. Scott Drug Company, wholesalers
of Charlotte for the past quarter of a
century. He has been “making” Shel
by for twenty years and is well
known to all the local merchants
who are interested in his condition
and hoping for his recovery.
His wife and six children are at
his bedside, J. R. Henderson, jr., of
I Charlotte, Mrs. Graeme Ross of
Kansas (ity, Mo., Russell Henderson
of Philadelphia, Mrs. R. J. Ingram,
ir., of Dallas, Texas. T. B. and L. W.
1 Henderson of Charlotte.
Russell Henderson is a noted car
toonist of the Philadelphia Public
hedger. He is a Charlotte bov who
started this field of labor on the
Charlotte Evening Chronicle and
gradually his reputation has broad
ened and his output increased. For
four years he was in the art depart
ment of the N. \\ . Ayer Advertising
Agency and while there, a fellow ar
tist sketched Henderson’s likeness
which is shown on the Reynolds To
bacco billboard advertisements as one
whose,, face tells by the smile he is
smoking “Prince Albert.”
Seeing’is believing. Come to Piggly
Wiggly and be convinced. Adv
BREEDERS OF GOOD
DOGS OOGHE HERE
Broad River Kennel Club Perfects Or
ganisation with 40 Members.
\\. W. DePriest* President.
The Broad River Kennel club, com
posed of forty dog fanciers was organ
ized this week in the court house aft
er an enthusiastic meeting was held
in which the virtues of good dogs
were extolled and the curse of had
dogs was condemned. Dog fanciers
came from Cleveland, Rutherford,
Lincoln and Gaston counties and the
interest was keener than had been ex
pected. All present were lovers of
good dogs and the purpose of the or
ganization will he to foster them in
every way possible, at the same time
discouraging the worthless dogs that
are allowed to run at large, damag
ing property and often contracting
rabies which is" a menace td”the com
munity. Ultimately, it is hoped to
have legislation passed that will rid
the state of the worthless dog, eradi
cate rabies and encourage the breed
ing of better dogs. The members feel
that every precaution should be taken
against the probable damage from
dogs running at large and that if
something is not done the public will
condemn all dog owners, the good,
had and indifferent. Consequently the
owners of valuable dogs will keep
their animals from running at large
and favor legislation against the cur
which belongs to nobody but is a me
nace to everybody.
" • W. Dernest was unanimously
elected president, C. f'. Moore of
Forest City first vice president, J. R.
Osborne of Shelby second vice presi
dent, Fred Finger of Kings Moun
tain third vice-president, Dr. Reuben
McBrayer of Shelby secretary and
treasurer. The board of directors is
composed of the following: J. S. Dor
ton of Shelby, B. G. Logan of Kings
Mountain, Weldon Walker of Kllen
boro, Stanley Summey of Forest
City, Broadus Lattimore of Lattimore,
Y. L. McCardwell of Mooresboro and
S. A. Crisp of Grover.
The organization is not alocal one
one but will accept dog fanciers from
all parts of the state into its member
ship, the annual fee of wrhich has been
placed at only $1. The members will
stage a bench show at the Cleveland
County fair next month when dogs of
all breeds will be shown for one day.
They hope to attract and encourage
dog owners from other parts of the
state to send dogs for exhibition at
the local fair and at other fairs of the
state.
No Kiwanis Meeting
Held By Local Club
No Kiwanis meeting was held by the
local club this week owing to the Ki
wanis day at the Made-in-Carolinas
exposition at Charlotte and the big
banquet held at the chamber of com
merce there Thursday afternoon.
Quite a number of local Kiwanians
attending the exposition arrang
ed to attend the banquet.
According to the monthly report
given out by the Karolina Kiwanian
the Shelby club was among the low
est in the entire district in attendance,
being only fourth from the bottom.
However, the last meeting w>as per
haps the largest attended of any reg
ular program of the club and club of
ficials are planning an organized ef
fort to get the club back up in the
standing where it belongs.
Eagle Roller Mill
Ha* Carolina Exhibit
The Eagle Roller mill of Shelby has
a booth and exhibit at the Made-in
Carolinas exposition which opened
Monday of this week and runs for
two weeks. The exhibit is in charge
of the mill's salesmanager, Mr. W. J.
Roberts who is giving away two
pound sample bags of fine flour made
by this local industrial plant and also
giving away school bags and pencils
to advertise the Eagle mills fine
flour products. The booth is attract
ively decorated and will no doubt be
the means of introducing Shelby made
flour in a more extensive manner
through the two Carolinas. The Eagle
mill has had exhibits at this exposi
tion for two years and notices a big
ger demand for its flour when the
housewives have once used a sample
of the product.
LAWNDALE REVIVAL TO
START SEPTEMBER 28T1I
A big revival meeting starts Sept.
28th at Lawndale, conducted by Rev.
John H. Green and Rev. J. M. Morgan.
The singing will be led by Prof. M.
V. Lewis of Wilmore, Ky.. vrho is a
great singing evangelist. The revival
begins Sunday evening at 7:30
o’clock.
When in the market for galvanized
Roofing, red cedar shingles, lime, ce
ment, plaster, etc, see Campbell Dept.
Stores, Shelby and Lawndale. Ad
Ml EVENTS
IN BRIEF STYLE
Happening ai.1 Trend of Times Over
Slate During Week Related in
Paragraph Form.
Preacher’s Record Best.
Yadkinville—Angus VV. McLean,
democratic nominee for governor of
North Carolina, stopped a mile this
side of Courtney Monday and paid
his respects to Rev. Stanley May, 89
years old, the oldest minister of the
gospel in the Yadkin Baptist asso
ciation and a man revered and loved
i throughout the northwestern part of
the state.
Talking while they still clasped
hands the candidate for governor told
the pioneer preacher: “I had rather
have the distinction of your record
of 50 years and more in the ministry
than. to. be governor of North Caro
lina." ““““
Make Asheville Noisless. I
_ Asheville—The session of the
North Carolina legislature convening
in January will be asked to pass a
special act prohibiting the sounding
of horns, whistles, bells or other noise
making devices on automobiles and
trucks in the city of Asheville. This
wju announced Tuesday by Mayor
Cathey who said that the movement
has the support of the Optimists and
Lions club and also of the city com
missioners.
wives Away Her Twin*.
Asheville-—The offer to ‘give away’*
her twin baby girls made by Mrs.
Have Bailey. 26, a resident of Craven
street, shortly after birth of the chil
dren, was accepted by Mrs. Fred Sher
Ivn. a neighbor, and the transfer of
the babies was made a few days ago
it has been learned. Mrs. Baiiey anl
nounced following birth of the twins
that she could not give them the care
they needed, qnd asked if anyone
would take the babies as their own.
When the news reached Mrs. Sherlyn,
who is childless, she went in person
and pleaded that the babies be given
her Mrs. Bailey consented and the
twins will be reared as memberB of
the Sherlyn family.
Will Sue Mr. Wade.
Raleigh—The Carolina syndicate is
to sue Insurance Commissioner Wade
in the sum of $25,000, acording to a
member of the legal staff of the syn
dicate. The complaint has not been
filed.
The action is not for slander and
libel, but for discrimination, the ad
vance reports say. It will be alleged
that Mr. Wade has permitted other
corporations to sell land and that
prices charged by them are more ex
tortionate at a greater distance from
prospective oil fields than the Caro
lina syndicate’s are.
Heads Home Missions.
r Gastonia—At a called meeting of
Kings Mountain presbytery, held in
the First Presbyterian church Tues
day afternoon, with a large number
of the churches represented by min
isters and elders, the former action of
the Men’s league and session of the
First Presbyterian church was ap
proved, and Rev. G. R. Gillespie,’pas
tor of the Armstrong Memorial
church, was unanimously elected sup
erintendent of home missions ftH- the
presbytery.
Shelby Protests Request.
Raleigh—Application of the Sea
board Air Line to stop trainsi Nos. 31
and 34 at Charlotte on the Wilming
ton run has met with opposition from
citizens of Shelby, it was stated at
the commission Wednesday morning.
A hearing on the application will be
set for some date in the future. The
Shelby citizens claimed the Seaboard!
statements as to revenue losses wer
fixed after excluding receipts froi
tickets sold to points off the line.
Big Fire at Concord.
Concord—Fire which originated i
the projection room of the Piedmor
theater here Wednesday afternoe
caused damage estimated at $100,001
The theater is located in the hear
of the business district and the fir
proved so stubborn at one time it wa
feared several building would be de
stroyed. The fire started at 2:30 an
was not under control until two hour
later.
Central Methodist Church. *r
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Last Sunday 501 were present. Nex
Sunday is promotion day and we ar
very anxious for a perfect attendanc e
Make your plans to be present.
Preaching at 11 a. m and 7:30 p. m.
Reception of members at the close oi
the service. Good music and a moat
cordial welcome.
Another slightly amusing featurd
of the political situation as it de
velops is the Ohio crowd trying to
look and act like a Republican asset,
—Columbug Ohio State JournaL