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THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C.
TUESDAY, DEC. 2, 1924
*2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
May Make Change in Crist’s Depart
ment Owing to Appointment of
Shelby Man By Him.
Raleigh, Nov. 28.—Legislation that
will have for its object and dissocia
tion of the present department for the
deaf from the commissioner of labor
and printing will probably be under
taken at the coming session of the
general assembly.
The proposal grows out of the an.
nounced purpose of Commisioncr-elect
Frank Grist to put a new man at the
head of this division to succeed J. M.
Robertson, present assistant commis
sioner, who directs the work. At the
late special eossion women and others
' who have been interested in the' work
sought Mr. Grist’s help in retaining
Robertson, but the new commissioner
is a spoilsman and this is going to be
a spoils office for a time, it appears.
The successor to Mr. Robertson will
be Hugh Miller, of Shelby, according
to advance notices. The new man is de
scribed as “the son of a wealthy cotton
manufacturer,” the emphasis being
laid on the wealth to mark him from
Mr. Robertson who has the care of a
family, wife and children, and natur
ally isn’t qualified to hold many poli
tical iobs.
A Clean Sweep.
There is no attack on Mr. Miller,
who must be a worthy man, also. But
the Grist race was made largely as
an assault on the Shipman subordi
nate. The purpose was to oust Law
rence Nichols, perhaps the ablest
printer in North Carolina and while
at it the sweep is to be pretty clean.
Whether there will be any change in
the offices of the federal department
agencies here and elsewhere on ac
count of the changes, does not now ap
pear.
Because this department of the deaf
has been made, as the proponents of
this legislation feel, a i»rely spoils of
fice, legislation to get it away from
that ideal is in the making. Perhaps
the pressure of the deaf and dumb
folks who have watched the workings
of the office will be brought to the gen
eral assembly. Whether this position
will be taken from one department and
placed in another, or be made a divis
ion in itself, is not said. The hope of
the proponents is to get their bill
through and into effect before the new
commissioner has sewed things up.
IKElESflEE
CUIBHSIHIH
Twenty-eight Young College Musi
cians to Give Concert at Graded
School Saturday Dec. 6.
The Wake Forest College Glee club
and orchestra will give a concert in
the Graded School auditorium at Shel
by Saturday night December 6th un
der the auspices of Max Gardner’s
class of men of the First Baptist
church Sunday school. The club and
orchestra is composed of 28 talented
young college students who are under
the direction of Dr. Hubert Poteet
and Prof. Coon of the department of
education. The evening’s entertain
ment consists of vocal, instrumental,
classical and popular music, varied so
everybody can enjoy it. The class has
been here several times before, but
not within the past four years and ev
ery time they have been greeted by an
audience that filled the large audito
rium.
There are so many Baptists in Shel
by and Cleveland county who are in
terested in Wake Forest College, it is
felt that Shelby will give the students
the largest crowd that they will have
on their tour of Western Carolina this
Fall. Wherever they go tothe custom
ary charges are $1 and $1.50 admis
sion, but the Men’s Bible class, hoping
to put the price within reach of all,
have agreed to reduce the price to 50c
for adults and 25c for children.
The glee club and orchestra man
agement has leased a large bus from
a Raleigh concern and the students
arc making their appointments in this
bus, traveling from town to town. They
will arrive in Shelby Saturday and be
entertained in the homes of- members
of the church. It is expected they will
remain over Sunday and furnish mus
ic at the preaching and Sunday school
services Sunday modning and even
ing.
La Follette’g defeat indicates that
our country will have to flutter along
without any left wing.—Little Rock
Arkansas Gazette.
Mark Sullivan says lack of har
mony beat the Democrats. Lack of
votes had something to do with it.—
Little Rock Arkansas Gazette.
The governor of Texas has freed a
convict whose wife gave birth to trip
lets. Out of tho frying-pan into the
fire, as it were.—Seattle Argua.
New County Officers
Sworn in Monday
—Mull Is Recorder
Old Officers Reelected and New Ones
Take Oath Before Superior
Court Clerk Webb.
The county officers of Cleveland
county elected in the last general el
ection were sworn in Monday morn
ing by George P. Webb, clerk of Su
perior court and entered upon the du
ties of ilieir offices immediately fol
lowing the oath. For the most part
those taking the oath were old officers
re-elected: Register of deeds, treas
urer, coroner, surveyor and county
commissioners.
John P. Mull, recorder-elect, also
was sworn in with the new officers.
Ordinarily Mr. Mull would not hare
taken office until the first of the year,
but Judge Falls tendered l^is resigna
t'on so that he could attend to legal
duties between now and the convening
of legislature, having been elected to
represent the county in the general
assembly, and »also that Mr. Mull
might be sworn in with the other offi
cers. Following the formalities Re
corder Mull disposed of the usual run
of week-end eases. It was announced
in court that hereafter county court
would convene in the morning at 10
o’clock promptly and those whose at
tendance was necessary be there at
that hour.
Register of Deeds R. L. Weathers,
who was relected by a big majority,
entered Monday on the duties of his
office for the new term. The salary
for his office is $2,200 annually with
$900 for an assistant in the office. Mrs.
Mary E. Yarborough, reelected county
treasurer, was also sworn in. The an
nual salary of this office is $1,600.
Coroner T. Eskridge also reelected,
was sworn in with the others as were
the three county commissioners, A. E.
Cline, W. W. Washburn and George
W. Peeler. The commissioners are re
imbursed for their services by being
paid a per diem for each day they
serve and mileage. Sheriff Hugh A.
Logan will not begin upon his new
term untinl April as the sheriff’s term
i3 so extended that he may collect the
previous year’s taxes prior to the end
of his term.
Clerk of Court George P. Webb,
whose term is for a period of four
years, was able Monday morning to
be up town and swear in the new of
ficers after a short illness.
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Disputed Player Is
Eligible To Play
In State Series
Mother of James Caldwell Signs State
ment That He is Only 20 and
Explains Mistake.
James Caldwell, tackle on the Shel
by football eleven, about whose age a
question arose at the recent Spencer
game, is only 20 years of age and eli
gible to participate in the state cham
pionship series according to a written
statement signed by his mother and
also verbal statements by his brother
and other relatives. Following the
Spencer game it was claimed that
Caldwell was 22 years of age and a
protest was considered by Charlotte
and others. However, the statement of
Mrs. Caldwell certified by Superinten
dent Griffin and Principal Grigg of the
Shelby high school was forwarded to
Chapel Hill Monday morning and is
expected to settle the controversy.
The list of Shelby players has been
on file and open for inspection all sea
son in the office of Mr. Rankin at
Chapel Hill and local people are of the
opinion that it was decidedly bad taste
to contest a player after the champion
ship had been decided. Every player
on the eleven was also listed and eli
gible last year.
Before the Spencer game the New.
berry (S. C.) man was asked to find
out the age of Caldwell. According to
Mrs. Caldwell, Mr. McSwain called
her and without explaining anything
asked her son's age. Excited because
she thought something had happened
to him Mrs. Caldwell replied that “she
thought he was 22 and born August
8.” Later she called Mr. McSwain and
after asking if anything was wrong
with her son explained that in her ex
citement she was wrong about the
age and that he was 20 and born July
8, 1904. As it happened nothing was
ever made public about the second
statement and the Newberry man stat
ed Sunday that he would write Super
intendent Griffin and explain that Mrs
Caldwell did call him later and tell of
the mistake. Caldwell’s brother, who
s the proprietor of a drug store at
Spartanburg, was here Sunday after
ioon and declared that his brother was
>nly 20.
The statement of Mrs. Caldwell is in
he office of Mr. Griffin here and cop
es have been mailed to Mr. Rankin,
he state papers and Charlotte, school
dficials. As it is now Shelby will play
tockingham in Chapel Hill Saturday
or the state championship unless
hose who wish to see Shelby ousted
rom the state race again try some
.clieme to discredit tlie eleven.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS OF, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
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“CASEY” MORRIS’ SPEEDY SHELBY HIGH SCHOOL SQUAD
Reading left to right. Front Row: V. Grigg, sub center; Hopper, end; Dedmon, end; Caldwell,
tackle; Captain Auten, guard; H. Grigg, center; Sarratt, guard; F. Beam, tackle; Cline Lee,
end; Harrill, tackle; Middle row: “Casey” Morris, coach; Self, sub back; L. Beam, tackle-end;
Pendleton, sub quarter; Ellerbe, half back; Connor, half back; Wray, full back; Furches, quar
ter; Magness, half back; Babington, sub back; Newman, manager. Back Row: Grigg, line sub;
Dixon, sub end; Singleton, line sub; Elliott, sub guard; Sparks, sub guard; Hoyle, sub tackle;
Cline, sub guard; Callahan, sub end.
SHELBY HIGH ELEVEN RUNS WILD OVER
SPENCER OUTFIT FOR WESTERN TITLE
Dashing Shelby Backs Gain Consistently Thru
Railroader's Line, Over Tackle And Around
End For 41 To 0 Victory. Linemen Tear Out
Huge Holes For Backs to Run and Beam Leads
Fierce Attack of Local Line.
Running with the smoothness of a
college grid machine and driving
across the field with such a fierce at
tack that it never wavered the Shelby
High eleven ran rough-shod over the
famed Spencer outfit Saturday after
noon at Charlotte, winning the west
ern North Carolina football champion
ship by a 41 to 0 score.
Taking the field with the sideline
odds against them the blue-jerseyed
hoys played the greatest game of their
lives an within five minutes of play
changed the speculation of the thou
sands looking. So terrific was their
drive from the outset that the Spen
eer dfeense weakened before end of
the' first quarter,and so superb was
the Shelby line on the defense that at
no time did the much heralded Rail
road backs threaten to score. It was a
one-sided contest yet interesting to
watch as Furches, Wray and Ellerbe
plunged through the Spencer line, and
Connor and Magness flashed around
the end. Equally as interesting to look
upon was the line struggle as Fred
Beam and the entire Shelby line ripped
open the opposition, and it was the
great playing of Beam that was alone
responsible for two of Shelby’s mark
ers.
Win Observer Cup.
The victory coming after four years
of waiting brought Shelby her first
football championship, the honor of
meeting Rockingham for the state ti
tle; ‘Casey” Morris a championship
eleven his first year as coach, and the
handsome Observer loving cup. Up in
the stands hundreds of high school
boys and girls, proud parents and
friends were overjoyed as the fast
stepping blue squad swept down the
field time after time.
There ar* few times in a gridiron
victory by such a score that one or
two players are not outstanding, but
Saturday was such a day. At some
time or another every member of the
Shelby eleven, including several sub
stitutes, pulled a spectacular play,
but no one boy led enough to stand
out over his teammates, unless it was
Fred Beam, who in addition to playing
a superhuman line game took time to
direct the play of his kid brother by
his side in the line and the little
youngster was aclose rival of his big
brother. On occasions Connor tore
across the field like few high school
backs have ever done and. on the next
plays Magness and Ellerbc would du
plicate the feat. When four or five
yards were needed for a first down
Furches would dive through the line
for twice the amount and on the next
call Wray would make the gain. End
I runs, tackle plays, and line bucks
were so mingled with a uew back
carrying: the bail every time that
Spencer was in a dazed condition won
dering: where and how the next blow
would strike. On the wings Lee, Ded
mon and Hopper fathomed practically
every Spencer play and mussed it up
in the making. Harry Grigg, the peer
of high school centers, fell before a
well directed onslaught but his broth
er-substitute plugged up the hole and
the team drove on. On each side of
center was Shelby’s best defensive
bets, Captain Autcn and Sarratt, and
barker’s line l ips failed to shake them.
The reserves used by Morris perform
ed as well as the regulars and some
of the prettiest tackles of the game
were by Pendleton.
How It Happened.
At the first of the game Shelby
marched down the field, and held when
nearing their goal line George Wray
dropped back and lifted the ball
through the bars from the 17-yard
line for'the first score, three points.
In an' exchange of punts in the same
quarter Beam was down the field with
the ball as Ellerbe lifted it high in the
air and his speedy swoop down upon
Barker so unnerved the famous back
’that he let the punt fall and the big
tackle scrooped it up and chased over
for the first touchdown. The first
quarter ended Shelby 9, Spencer 0.
In the second quarter Beam forced
Barker to fumble another punt, which
Cline Lee recovered aqd Connor cross
ed on the next play for a touchdown,
following which he skipped through
the entire Spencer eleven for another
touchdown.
In the third Magness for the first
time exhibited his speed when a Spen
cer back fumbled in a line drive and
the fast-stepping little back gobbled
up the pigskin and raced over the line
far ahead of those who would stop
him. _
Bleeding, bruised and battered the
Shelby backs drove on until the end.
In the final stanza Furches, who had
barked the signals for four touch
downs, carried the ball himself and
pushed the big Spencer line back for
another six points. Just before the
whistle Pendleton drove against the
line twice, Ellerbe was knocked out on
another plunge and Connor leaped
through the writhing line for the last
score.
The Observer cup was presented at
the end of the contest and the squad
returned the compliment with “15
rahs’’ for the Observer. The cup was
the second won by Shelby in one year,
the baseball club defeating Spencer for
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Notice To Readers
of Cleveland Star
The Star’s circulation department
hus been busy for a week sending out
expiration notices to subscribers whose
time has expired. While we have col
lectors in the field, they have been and
will be unable to make personal calls
on our 3,600 subscribers, eo if you re
ceive a statement kindly make remit
tance at once in the self-addressed en
velope sent along with the expira
tion notice. We always mail these no
tices every fall and if you have not
already renewed, please do so at once
as the year is rapidly coming tb a
close and we want to put our books
in shape. These expiration notices are
going to all subscribers whose paper
has expired—no exceptions being
made to anyone. We must revise our
mailing list right away. Your expira
tion date shows on the label of your
paper.
The subscription price is $2 by mail
per year; $2.50 by carrier boys in Shel
by. This $2.60 rate applies only to
Shelby subscribers who are served by
our carrier system and where the pa
per does not go through the postoffice.
Leventis Starts A
Candy Factory Here
Has Leased Weathers Store Room and
Will Manufacture High-Grade
Chocolates, Etc.
—
Andrew Leventis, former proprietor
of the Shelby Candy kitchen, who liv
ed in Shelby for a number of years,
but has been in California for the past
18 months, has just returned and se
cured a lease on one of the store rooms
in the A. P. Weathers building on S.j
LaFayette street where he will start
a candy factory, manufacturing a wide
range of chocolates, etc., to be sold
at wholesale. He got an idea on a new
style of making candies in California
and hired Georges Smirinoa, an expert
candy maker, who will be foreman of|
the plant. Girls experienced in candy
dipping by hand will be brought here
from New York to help in the manu-i
facture, but as soon as he can train
loc^al girls, he will employ local help
only.
Mr. Leventis wants a name for his
new wholesale Candy factory and of
fers a five pound box of candy to the
one who will suggest the best name.
He is now purchasing machinery and
materials and will have plant in op
eration before Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lipscomb and
daughter Miss Alberta, of Gaffney,
S. C., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. Holcomb Friday and Saturday.
Mr. Ben Palmer who was acciden
tally shot in the hip by acompanion
while out hunting one day last week
and who was confined in the Shelby
hospital for several days, has im
proved sufficiently to go to the home
of his mother, Mrs. B. II. Palmer.
The many friends of Mr. George P.
Webb, clerk of the Superior court, will
be pleased to learn that his condition
has improved from a recent attack of
paralysis and he was able to be at his
office Monday.
1. THOMAS GOODE
BURIED AT BEULAH
Another Valient Confederate Pauses
at Are of 82. Was Sick Only
For Short While.
Mr. Thomas F. Goode, valiant sol
dier of the Conederacy died Thursday
afternoon at & o'clock at the home of
his daughter Mrs. George Wolfe in No
6 township. Mr. Goode had heen a long
sufferer with heart trouble, but had
been sick only a few hours Friday
when the end came very unexpectedly
at the age of 82 years. His devoted
life companion, who before marriage
was Amanda Hambright-Fulton pre
ceded him to the grave about three
years ago and since that time he has
been making his home with his child
ren. Mr. Goode was noted for his hon
esty and Christian character and
wherever he was known his noble life
stood out conspicuously. In his young
er days he was one of the leading
farmers of No. 5 township and always
remained a faithful church worker
and attendant.
Mr. Goode was buried Friday at
Beulah church, the funeral being con
ducted at 3:30 o’clock by Rev. J. E. B.
Houser, assisted by Revs, J. F. Moser
and A. C. Irvin. A large crowd attend
ed the services. Mr. Goode is survived
by the following children: Mrs. E. E.
Abernethy of Cherokee Falls, S. C.,
Mrs. Herbert Rhyne of Shelby, Mrs.
B. Austell of Earl, Mrs. George Wolfe,
of Shelby, three sons Byrd Goode of
Charlotte, Lee Goode of Blacksburg,
S. C. Basil Goode of Shelby. One step
daughter Mrs. Oates of Grover, one
sister, Mrs. Jennie Goode and one
brother Gus Goode, both of Maiden
also survive.
Hoey Makes Address
At Church Dedication
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Tremendous Crowd Attends Formal
Opening of New Union, Church
At Lawndale.'
A tremendous crowd of people from
Lawndale and surrounding section at
tended the formal opening and dedica
tion of the new Union church at Lawn
dale Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
The new church, recently completed,
will house three congregations or
more, each denomination to alternate
in services with a big union Sunday
school.
Chas D. Fomer, a big factor In the
erection of the church, was in charge
of the preparations for the event and
the ceremonies were under the direc
tion of Rev. John W. Suttle, Baptist
pastor, assisted by Rev. J. H. Greene,
Methodist, and Rev. Mr. Morgan,
Methodist Protestant. The dedication
address was by Hon. Clyde R. Hoey,
of Shelby, well known churchman and
attorney.
The new church will add more to the
convenience in worship in the Cleve
land town and is excellently arranged
for the services and particularly the
big union Sunday school.
Men Appointed For Work In Each
Township Under Supervision Of
Federal Department.
Following an act of Congress au
thorizing a national farm census
enumerators have been appointed to
take the census in this county under
'he supervision of the Federal farm
department.
It is generally known that 1920 was
by no means a representative year
and the census records made then
have resulted in confusing agricul
tural economists in comparisons and
correlation studies with previous
years. Not only so, but ten year per-*"
iods lire entirely too widely separated
to afford the agricultural informa
tion needed. This was the main basis
advanced by Congress for authoriz
ing the Bureau of the Census to make
a 1926 enumeration.
The schedule to be followed will
he substantially the same as the farm
schedule used in 1920 for 1919 crops.
In the the same way, this report will
cover the 1924 calendar year. Six
enumeration districts are provided for
North Carolina. The first district in
cludes counties west, including, Av
ery, Burke and Cleveland.
The district supervisors are: First
district, Herbert Green, Asheville, N.
C.; second district, not yet scheduled;
third district, Flavius Homaday,
Cnow camp; Fourth district, Frank
Parker, Raleigh; fifth district, E. B.
l.ewis, Washington, and sixth dis
trict, George Hutchison, Wilmington.
It is going to be the effort of dis
trict supervisors to secure the most
efficient and intelligent enumerators
that they can. The compensation will
he 125 per schedule. Each tenant and
farm operator will be considered for
separate schedules. December and
January is the time allotted for the
enumeration. The Bureau of the Cen
sus is going to put forth every effort
to make a record in completing the
county final results. Preliminary final
results by counties are expected to be
issued beginning with April and prob
ably completed next summer.
Enumerators for Cleveland county
as appointed by Mr. Green, of Ashe
ville, the district supervisor, are as
follows: No. 1 and 2 townships, B.
H. Moore; No. 3, W. H. Patterson,
jr.; No. 4, Ben Logan; No. 6, Thamcr
Beam; No. 6, Clarence Gardner; No.
7, Knox Hill Packard; No. 8, Miller
Powell; No. 9, Ed Dixon; No. 10, and
i 11, Ruffin S. Short.
Cleveland county people are await
ing with interest the final report,
which will give farming wealth of
county, value of crops, number of
farms, farmers, etc. AH farmers are
asked to cooperate with the enumer
ators in taking the census and give
ull the aid possible.
Annual Debate At
Boiling Springs
The eighteenth public debate of the
Kalagathian Literary Bociety will be
held at the Boiling Springs high school
auditorium Saturday December 6, ac
cording to an announcement by Eu
bert L. Irvin, president, and Hedge
path Keeter, secretary.
The program follows:
Welcome adress by president—Eu
bert L. Irvin. Instrumental solo —se
lected. Declamation—“These Died for
Their State” by Furman McGinnis.
“Sleep Baby, Sleep” by Carl Jordan.
Oration—“Life is What we Make it”
by William Gettys.
Debate—Query: Resolved, ‘That
Suffrage Should be Restricted by an
Educational Qualificaton in all States
and National Elections.” Affirmative:
Moody Bridges, Carl Jordan. Negative:
Foster Powell, Arnold Kincaid.
Quartet—‘Old Fashioned Garden”—
Carl Jordan, Foster Powell, Morris
Hamrick, Arnold Kincaid.
Marshalls: T. B. DePriest, chief;
Rufus Walker, Truett Nichols, Worth
Straud, Harvie Sparks.
BUSINESS MEETING AT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the First Baptist church con
gregation will be held Wednesday
night beginning at 7 o’clock. The local
budget for 1925 will be discussed and
other matters of importance.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express to our friends
our deep appreciation for the many
expressions of helpfulness and sym
pathy extended us in the sickness and
death of our huband and father.
Mother and Children,
MRS. E. D. HARMON.
Mrs. George Tompkins left Monday
for Charlotte to keep house for hei<
mother, Mrs. J. R. Shuford while she
goes to Richmond, Va., for an opera
tion under the noted surgeon, Dr.
Stuart McGuire. Mrs. Tompkins and
children expect to be away until after
the holidays.