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VOL. XXXII, No. 96
THE CLEVELAND STAR. SHELBY, N. C.
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FRIDAY. DEC.
192 !.
Jeter Davis Fatally Burned After Car Turns Off
Fill In South Mountains. Church Jackson And
Joe Hayes, His Companions, Held. Camp Fire
And Liquor Featured In Fatality.
Jetor Davis, a man in his cany
thirties and an employee of the Ella
Mill in South Shelby, was fatally
burned early Tuesday morning fol
lowing the wrecking of the ear in
which he and two companions wen
riding, the wreck taking place about
three miles west of Three County 'Di -
ners on the Morganton highway in
the South Mountains. Davis and the
others had built a fire to keep warm
and in some way his clothes ca.'eht
ablaze from the fire.
Died At Morganton.
Davis was removed to tin.* (bn e
hospital at Morganton where he db d
about noon Tuesday and his .1 im
panions, Joe Hayes, of South Shelby,
and Church Jackson of Eastside, were
placed in the Burke jail pending an
investigation. Jackson was released
on bond Wednesday and Hayes re
mains in jail there, the two to be giv
en a hearing Monday on the charge
of being drunk on the public igii
way.
Versions Differ.
Several stories regarding the trage
dy have been told practically all giv
ing a different view as to how it oc
curred. Those who have visited the
scene of the wrecked car give the
following version: Davis, Hayes and
Jackson left Shelby sometime Mon
day evening in a Ford roadster said
to be the property of Walter Harris,
also of South Shelby. Sometime Tues
day morning, perhaps about i or 5
o'clock, in returning through the
mountains the car struck a ditch and
it is said Davis pressed his foot on
the reverse pedal instead of the
brakes and the ear backed over a fill
of some 30 feet, landing on its side.
The gasolnie tank was damaged in
some way and all of the gasoline ran
out. Davis shortly after the car turn
ed over complained of having hurt hi
side and the others carried him up to
the road and there complaining al
so of being cold a fire was started
with corn stalks. The three it ap
pears were drinking and Davis stretch
ed out near the fire. After the fire
was started Hayes left to find help
in getting out the car and while he
was gone Davis caught on fire. It is
presumed that gasoline from the tank
had saturated the clothes of the de
ceased and that when they caught on
fire the flames enveloped him. When
first noticed by Jackson he was run
ning as he vainly attempted to beat
out the flames. Jackson, it is said at
tempted to overtake him but could
not do so until after the burns had
proved fatal. Someone living nearby
responded to the cries and had ap
peared on the scene when Hayes re
turned. A passerby picked up the
burned man and carried him to the
Morganton hospital, and later the
Burke officers arrived and placed the
two others under arrest.
Left Shoes And Collar.
According to the story Jackson is
said to have told, Davis was terribly
burned. He wore at the time a "slick
er” and at first the flames burned
under the coat, later spreading and
burning the coat. When he was caught
and the flames put out nothing re
mained of his clothing except his col
lar and his shoes, the middle portion
of his body being badly burned. Ac
cording to a dispatch from Morgan
ton, Hayes and Jackson were so
drunk when taken there that they
were unable to tell what had hap
pened, but later in the evening were
able to talk. They were given a pre
liminary hearing before Squire \Y. F.
Halliburton there and remanded to
jail, at first, it is said, being charg
ed with manslaughter. Later when
they were able to tell more about the
incident the charge, reports say, was
changed to drunkenness on the public
highway. Monday was set as the date
for the hearing and both were held
under a $300 each. Wednesday . veil
ing local friends of Jackson wired the
amount required for bail and he wa
released.
Davis, who was buried Thursday at
Gaffney, having come here from
South Carolina, is survived by a wife
and two children. Hayes is also a
married ntan and lives south of the
Ella mill, while Jackson, the son of
Jim Jackson, lives at the Eastside.
There are many reports, rumors
and sidelights to the fatality and it
is impossible to relate the many ver
sions. Some say that liquor was found
on the scene, and others say that it
"as not. According to one report the
men secured their liquor after the
wreck, while another version has it
that their befuddled condition was
responsible for the ear turning over.
I'he above relation of the incident
was told by a friend of Hayes and
Jackson who visited them at Mor
Kanton. Perhaps a more accurate and
clear account will develop in the I’ear
'ng Monday.
^ir-. I’atie Ware Buys Handsome
Home f l)r. Hicks on N. l.aKay
e'.te Street for S10.500
Rfivl f ! •'(> ha. become active ini
< c'veiarui avail!, after a lull of !> !
tty' week- in the Fall. Register of j
need;;, it. Fee Weathers has several;
pih's ..f deeds on. his desk to be re
cord'd as d before he can work them j
Up. dozens o! more pour in with tlip
result that he .s a week or ten days
behind, v.ith all Hands rushing to
■ a!' h up. rl iu following deeds were
found Wednesday to be recorded:
R. F. Ryburn and wife to Evans
!'-• Me Bray er, 170 acres on Buffalo
fur $7200.
■F S, 1. •! a; d wife to Andy New
t"’ . 21 . s in No. 4 Township for
$2508.
F. U. Lipscomb and wife to Geo
l-’oiar ; Hamrick, lot in Boiling
■Springs. $ 1900.
G -n. Blanton administrator of A.
M Hunt to Pet Harrill, 42 acres in
Duncan's Creek for $800.
M. G. Harrill and wife to Clyde
G. Putnam, lot in Jarvis Hamrick
property $577.
M. F. Jones and wife to S. F. Rob
erts. lots in Patterson Springs for
$2500.
Pre. ton, P. Hawkins and wife to G.
\. Haw kin-. 10 acres in No. 2 town
ship $800.
V; rip Lineberger and others to J.
M Green two lots in Zulia Green
subdivision $200.
Jno. P. Mull, trustee, J. IF Padgett
to A. ( . Miller, house and lot on
S. Do Kalb street, $3500.
W. W. Queen and wife to -I. V.
Hasting, 55 3-4 acres in No. 7 town
ship. for $0200.
J- M, Gold and wife to R. R. Gold,
two tracts in No. 7 township $2500.
M. J. Harrill and wife to R. E.
Ha\: ■ lot in Jarvis Hamrick prop
erty. $050.
.1. M. Gold and wife to D. F. Gold,
12 acres in No. 7 township for $2500.
Fayyton Blanton and wife to J. C.
Newton, lilts on Zoar road $1350..
Mrs. t M. McCarter and husband
to Mrs. Z. P. Kendrick, undivided
one-seventh interest in 115 acres in
No, 4 to wits hip for $500. f
J. A. Morrison, and wife to Boyd
H. Blanton, lot on south side of
Gardner St. for $2200.
•I. A. Morrison and yvife to Boyd
IF Blanton, lot on S. side of Gardner
street for $1800.
Etta Willis and husband to.W. IF
Queen, lot east of S. DeKalb street
for $1700.
Carl Thompson and wife to J. W.
Silver, two lots on Shelby-Ruther
fj>rdtun'highway for $800.
M- F l'loiyk and wife to Clarence
S. Plcrk, undivided half interest in
Floyd-Herndon-Harmon lot in Kings
Mountain for $1500,.
S. P. Goforth and wife to I). M.
Baker lots in . Goforth sub-division
Kings Mountain $100 and other con
sideration.
R. B. Turner commissioner to J. L.
Putnam, lot in South Shelby for
$5100.
B, IF Blanton and wife to J. B.
'Bridge . lot at Baltimore for $1300.
IF C. ,11 eks to Mrs. P. A. Ware,
house and lot on X. LaFayette street
for $10,000,
B. T. Brooks and Wife to J. C.
XYyvtnn and R. W. Faker, lot in Zulia
Green division $200.
J. Fee Dover and others to Foy
Thompson, and Will M. Roberts, three
lot; on 1'allston road for $050.
Cyclone Auction Co., to J. Lee Doy
i r, three lots near Shelby Hospital
for $600..
S.helby Building Co., to B. T. and
M M. Brooks, lots on Sumter St. for
| 8115.
Lester Smith and wife to R. L.
. Newton, two lots near Shelby Hos
i pita! for $500.
W. C. Willis to Arey Bros, lots in
Kcndrick-Royster property, Shelby
for $2500.
A. B. Webber and wife to W. G.
i McSyvain.'two tracts of 187 acres in
I No. <i, $10 and 'other consideration.
But Greensboro Look
Who It Was Lost
(ireeiisboro Nevys.
Among- other reforms in hijfh
school, athletics might be one to force
: a t' am that has been licked from
making persistent show of bad
1 sportsmanship.
Hunting Season
On Here Now !
The season for hunting quail or
partridge in Cleveland county is
now on and local sportsmen this
week start 'd scouring th" fields.
The quail season opened Mnilnv.
December 1, and continue, far 10
‘lays, through -Saturday, January'
!0. The panic laws
coni ’y in brief are:
“Deer. Oct. 1-Feh.
N’ov. 1-Mar. 1: quail
Dec. 1 - Jan. 10; wild t
1-Mar. 1; do\e. Nov.
woodcock. Nov. l-Jan
lied and golden plover
Sept. I-Dec. Id; dinks’
son snip", Nov. 1 Feb. 1
Dec. 1 -Mar. 1. Bap iimi
15 a day. Non-resident
S10.50; written permission
cd.”
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1-Mar. 1; j
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pi e-c, \Vjl- I
foxes, j
Quali, j
license, (
r.equir- I
Negro Rides Horse
That Jumps 50 Feet
Off Radroad Bridge
Wdl Dopgett. aped negro id’ Moor
esbpro, did a dare-dewd eircas stunt
one dav last week when he leaped
from the Seaboard Air laae railway
bridge at Mooresboro to the cut be
low, a distance of 40 to 50 feci and
was unhurt, although his horse was
kil'ed by the fall. \\ ill doesn't care to
undertake such “stunts" for a living,
but he did it once and survived. V
Ford coupe was approaching bint from
the rear as h" was about to drive on
the bridge. He stopped his horse to
let the Ford enter the bridge first and
alleged that the Ford car struck his
horse causing it to jump, but citizens
who investigated the affair, say the
Ford did not strike the horse, but that
it became frightened at the ear driv
ing unexpectedly up behind it and
jumped off the bridge.
In the leap off the bridge with the
negro astride, the horse struck an
abutment and its neck was broken.
When the horse landed in the side
ditch of the railroad cut. its head stuck
in the mud to its shoulders. While
the horse was killed instantly, Will
was unhurt.
Bank Cashier Thrown
From Horse and His
Thigh is Fractured
Mr. V. L. MeCardwell, cashier of
the Farmers and Merchants Banks at
Mooresboro and Boiling Springs was
thrown from his saddle horse one clay
last week and in the fall, Mr MeCard
well sustained a broken hip from
which he is suffering at the Ruther
ford hospital where he was taken im
mediately after the accident. Mr. Mc
Cardwell was riding his horse from
Mooresboro to Bojiing Springs to visit
the bank when the horse stumbled and
fell with the result that Mr. McCard
wells’ hip was broken. He has been
suffering intense pain and his injury
will keep him from the banks for some
time.
Ground Is Broken
For New Ora Mill
Ground was broken .this week for
the new Ora Mill which is to be creel
ed on the Beatty-Yavboro farms on
Brushy Creek about three miles west,
of Shelby, Sam C. Lattimore has the
contract to build the side track which
will tap the Seaboard Air line rail
way and his equipment rtf men and
mules threw the first dirt Monday for
the new $400,000 cotton mill to be
erected by Mr. J. R. Dover and h;s as
sociates.
The contract for the mill building
and warehouse had not been let Wed
nesday, but bids were being received
from contractors Thursday and con
tract will no doubt be let in a few
days. Plans and specifications have
not as yet been received from J. E.
Sirrene, mill engineer of Greenville,
S. C., for the tenement houses, but
are expected to be completed shortly,
when bids will be asked on their con
struction. The mill will set upon a bill
near the old Betty house between the
Seaboard and Southern tracks where
railroad connection can be had with
both lines.
Outstanding
Social Event.
The outstanding social event of the
week and ushering in the Christmas
social calendar will be the lovely tea
given by Mrs. George Blanton and
Mrs. J. D. Lineberger on this after
noon.
From golf trousers to overalls in
two generations—such is the way of
the world.
Some folks exploit their own purity
by arguing that it is sin only when
found out.
All's well that ends well-*-a truism
that should be remembered by bank
robbers. __
Pc-pin i !.'• \dminis rati in of Old
Board Which .Servos 'nether
T<*m. Regu'ar Meeting.
V !•.. C i>f Kim- Mourn e.in; for
' ’’ v ■ ■'r vli,-i,county
board of i r-ninii..'. ioni i for ('love.
I'(: rl ionnty, was on Monday reelect
ed *o p '-itni.i by ili" l.oaid with
u V h ho lui i servo !.
I allow r. iIn <>■'..!» of o" ico admin
istered r! •: d;-.v l.y Clerk (o ol ite I’.
M eh'), the hoard mot in regular si s
" :t and the'iv fir r move Was' to rc
< !»-:t Mr. ( line < hoirinan. The other
i:Kinin i.- i'f the -h.iiard are \Y. \V.
Y\ ; hliurn and George \V. Peeler. The
ink of the present hoard ha- been
very do :.efi dal for the county and
has drawn considerable attention in
o her counties i \V:nir- to tile success of
t'o. < ursine like administration. That
th i same member in the old capacity
w.ll serve the county is gratifying to
llr people.
I.ovelac" May Resign.
It we talked here on the firs! Moti
ii'.ay that '.Squire A. M. Lovelace, of
M-’orr shorn.. For 12 years county sur
veyor would resign the post although
he was reelected by a handsome ma
jority in the Noven^'cr election'. Squire
Lovelace. who is around 70 years of
age and has been popular with the
peopl \e the county, in a conversa
tion said 'hat -he would likt ly resign
owing to his age. but no formal re
signation was filed with the commis
sioners and rio successor discus ed.
The following county hills were or
dered paid by the commissioners in
their regular routine of work Monday:
1». P. Washburn, bridge work, $4;
7. It. Weathers and sons, bridge work,
$1,500 11*: A. C. Brackett, bridge lum
b< r, S72.48: .1. C. Weathers, bridge
steel, 82.8S0.86; -I. S. Cline, bridge
lumber 8138: A. E. Cline, services as
commissioner, $73,50; W. W Wash
bum-, services as commissioner, $24,85
fi. W. Peeler, services as commission
er, 870.03: Electric Service company,
work, 81.70: W. H. Blanton, hauling
steel, 821.50; Arcy Brothers, kero
sene, §'22.05; Paul Poston, supplies,
84.51; J. F. Williams, supplies, 88.80;
K. L. Batts, treatment, 825.80: Shelby
Hardware supplies. $11.50; J. D. Line
berger, supplies, 813.16; .(j; W. Spur
ling, burial expenses Confederate vet
eran, $20; F- I>. Wilson, services as
officer, S3; Campbell Department
store, supplies, 85.55; Cleveland Drug
company, supplies, 85.10; South Shel
by Pharmacy, supplies, 825.80; Oscar
Palmer, supplies, $87.45: Williams
and Hamrick, supplies. 88.75; H. A.
Logan, .tail expenses, 8175.87; T. C’.
Eskridge, coroner services, 825; J. C.
Hold, work $8.75; L. A. Cahaniss. sal
ary and expenses county home,
$238.84; Edwards and Broughton,
supplies, $24.91; Star Publishing com
pany, printing, 850.20; I!. E. Weath
ers. election board expenses, $72.30;
Mary E. Yarborough, stamps, 810.90;
Cleveland News, publishing notices
820.25; Sanitary Supply Go., supplies,
$13; O. F Ford and C’o., supplies,
804.75; Ellis Transfer company, dray
age and freight, $3.56; Charles W.
Christian, balance on court house boil
er, $200; West Disinfectant Co., “ap
plies, $31125; .1. F. Harris, election
board, $12; Kings Mountain Motor
Co., truck for home. $557; Elmer Lum
ber Co., election boxes, S3; R. E. Law
rence, county agent, $125.
To Organize Moose
Order In Shelby
District Supervisor W. C. Moreland
of the Loyal Order of Moose spent
this week here making preliminary
plans and securing: charter members
for a Moose lodge in this city. In
speaking of their work Mr. Moreland
and Mr. T. II. McRae stated Wednes
day that they had practically enough
charter members at that time. It will
take about 12 more days to secure the
charter, according to Mr. Moreland.
The order is one of the most pro
gressive in the world and lias a mem
bership of 800,000. The order is pa
triotic; fraternal, social and benevo
lent and keeps up two famous homes
at Moosehart, Illinois and the Moose
haven in Florida.
There are a number of Moose al
ready in Shelby and from present in
dications the local lodge will have a
large membership.
MSCl IT DEMONSTRATION
AT I’IGGLY WIGGLY STORE
There will be a demonstration held
by the National Biscuit Company
representative at the Piggly Wiggly
ion Sat unlay December 6th. A five
pound National Biscuit company fruit
cake will be given away to some one
customer that attends the demon
stration.
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Maybe it was a landslide for Cool
idge, and maybe it was an irresisti
ble glacial movement.—Little Ito-.k
i Arkansas Gazette.
JUDGE JOHN I*. Mi l l.
John P. Mull, New
Judge Of Cleveland
Ht* > Jo’m i>. Mull, newly eh etcd
n roviLr i>' Cleveland county, sue*
i'i(li v JUdife IJ. T. Fulls, assumed
ids <Ju.k-x Monday of this week and
's row deaiimr out justice to those
who fin ■ hs court. Mr. Mull was
elected without opposition within hia
own-or the Republican party. He is a
native of N’o. lit township, graduate
of I’i dtnonl High School, wimu. of
the first debaters medal in the lloey
contest, and ivu ; uraduated at Wake
h-Oivst College in 11)25 with high Inm
ans. He is the popular secrete,ry
tivasurer of the Shelby and ('live
land County Building and Loan .As
sociation and superintendent of the
1’irst Baptist Church Sunday school.
When he was elected recorder of
i levelar.d he resigned as United
States Commissioner.
Mr. Mull i a fme type of Chris
tian gentleman, welt versed in the
htw and can be depended upon to
dispense justice with fatnie.s, mercy
and impartiality.
Surveyor Resigns
After Serving
For 12 Years
'Squire Lovelace Lives up Job Owing
to Weight of. 70 Years. Thanks
People of County.
'Squire A. M. Lovelace, of Moores-,
boro, one of tile best known citizens
in the county, this week tenders his
resignation as county surveyor after
serving Cleveland in that capacity for
12 years. The decision to resign came
after quite a hit of consideration and
is done owing to his age of 71) years. I
The matter was discussed at the
meeting of the county commissioners
Monday, but nothing definite was
done and as yet there is no idea as to
who will succeed the venerable Moor
esboro citizen. County officials dis
cussing the rumored resignation Wed
nesday were inclined to he of the
opinion that it was only rumor “as
the ’squire is still spry for his age,”
However, The Star or. the same day
received his formal thanks to the
voters’ of the .county and the announ
cement that his health and age would
prevent him holding the office longer,
although he will do surveying as the
weather and his health permit.
Witch first elected 'Squire Lovelace
did not know it until after the elec
tion and has been elected as regularly i
since then as election year came
around. In his resignation Mr. Love-1
lace expresses a regret that he has]
to give up the joh. The message fol
lows:
“To. the Democracy of Cleveland
county:
“I wish to thank you for very large
vote you gave me on November 1th,
for the office of. county surveyor and j
also for the large vote you have giv
en me for the last 12 years for said!
office, 1 was nominated and elected i
12 years ago without even being con
sulted or asked whether I would ac
cept said office or not which is proof
of the high esteem and confidence
placed in me.
“Now 1 am near 70 years of age
and can not stand the exposure that
I could while younger and feeling that
1 should take better care of myself
what few days or even years that I j
ma ybe permitted to live I feel that I
should not serve you any longer in
justice to myself. It is very hard to®
say that I wont serve when .‘18;il of
my fellow ei*fzens have voted for rue
but remember that this is one office
to which no salary is attached. How
ever I will continue to survey when
called upon provided the weather is
good and my health remains good.”
RECITAL BY PIEDMONT
PIANO DEPARTMENT 12TH
There will be a recital piven by
the Pupils of the Piano Department
of Piedmont llijrh Seliool, and the
school chorus, on Friday, Deember 12,
at 8:00 P. M., in the school auditor
ium. The public is cordially invited.
Cross word puzzles increase our vo
cabulary of cross words,
4
“Casey” Morris’ Speedy Western Carolina Cham
pions Meet Rcckrngham Saturday At Chapel
Hill For State Title. Protest Of Charlotte Is
Overruled By Committee. In Good Condition.
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11 tit' I.a-' spv'n.'r Dirk (-SuHov's
* Ihy ’ iirh .,«» -lull outfit dofi-ntcd
S|x>ti/fi in ('hit lot-to fov vvpster t hotto
linlt it'• -. f'> ’ .« in vvhii'li they ffo
ft’ittiil ’iioflunpHsp . ra*lorn p.iia -1
t'i'W". tit •'hand Hill for the stall* ti
*i '. TKk y<‘a>- Rholttv ryp?at»vl in fo-if.
bull 1 '• winning-\v* (torn honors wh n
they liofo.itisl St'oMfi.T in Charlo
Thorn is milrh InTorpit in the* dm n
tins, voar and ou,t" i numb • '■ of h, d
t’t’iple ate pxt^ctfi.1 to it’1 dnvvn f.w
l' (. canto, s no? alrt niy Jhaviny h ft
i y nutomobiio
\\ hrt ■ <-h*ti co Sh.dhv has of winn***??
f 1 <*m r,.f'kh’i>-!:;(m is nor known. The*
two eleven* have not met this sca
<>n mi' no r .mpnrio) v fan bo mile,
f U m l to be (io tl>t'• I tint Coach
Shorty 1 awret p ha* on eleven'strong
c»- t• -\ • 11 nrv) tbit they will pit fi >‘h
iev\ i rnrt tn win. Shelby’s squad
•» ,r {rood c.i t i. accord,m- to
h Morris wiS* th<- possible ex
ception of ( nil Kllerbe and Jimmy
( • ■ ■ ell. who ’os' some 'deep nod
were unabe to praetic > with others
ovine to their trip to Chapel Hill to
anpear before the nvotest inquiry. The
eleven that will start against, Rock
ingham will he praetfcat.lv the same
as that to take tlte field in recent
■vames, although a number of substi
tutions may die made early in the
enme. I.aymon Beam, brother of the
all state tackle, may win his way into
the first string lnieup pas a result of
his spectacular playing against Spen
der when Caldwell was not used, ami
1 hees Hopper, who has been subbing
(>n the wing’s all year, has demonstrat
ed his ability to cope with, the others
and might surprise some by starting
the game, as it is a certainty he will
be used before it is over. Maguess,
the dashing little hack who sidestep
ped his way into promir ?ncc in the
recent games, may also oust oik of
the regular backs. With these pos
sible exceptions the blue-jerseyed
eleven will be the same that has driv
en through for victory after victory
this year. The lineup is expected io he
as follows: Lee, Drdmon and Hopper,
ends; F. Beam, Caldwell and I.. Beam,
tackles; Captain Auten and Sarratt,
guards; Hurry Grigg, center; Flin
ches, quarter; Connor, Ellerbe and
Magness, half ,hacks; Wray, full back
Substitutes wall include V. Grigg at
center; Harfill at tackle; Babington,
Self and Pendleton, backs; Dixon,
Singleton, Sparks, Hoyle. Cline. Cal
lahan, line.
The eleven has been running sig
nals each day this week under the di
rection of Morris in order to add
smoothness to their attack. Another
feature of their practice has been the
defens.ve drill, whieh perhaps ac
counts for Shelby’s many victories.
Morris has, so trained his boys on de
fense that for the opposing eleven to
pass through them is something like
walking through a Hocked door. The
Rockingham coach and players wit
nessed the Spencer game and per
haps derived that they saw the Shel
by attack in full. However,, Morris
was not forced to use his full list
of plays in that game and may spring ,
something new on the Rockingham
outfit Saturday in passes and fake
end runs and plays, for the former
( arolina star has developed one . f
the smartest high school elevens ever |
known in the state.
Shelby Players Eligible.
Following the Spencer game a pro
test was entered by Charlotte school
officials that Jimmy Caldwell, star
tackle on the local eleven was over age
Later the charge was made to in
clude Ellerbe, half back, but at a
meeting held Wednesday at Chapel
Hill the protest was overruled and the
Sheby eleven declared eligible by the
state committee. Written statements
by the parents of both boys declar
ing that they were only 20 years of
age were presented and this with oth
er information presented the inquiry
by Principal J. Horace Grigg, of the
Shelby school, resulted in the protest
being overruled. No fear was ever
felt here as to the outcome as local
people were confident that the charg
es were unfounded and the only re
gret is that the record of every mem
ber of the squad was not made pub
lic so that the state in general would
know that there is not a boy on the
entire squad but what is eligible to
participate in the state series. Prac
tically the same eleven represented
Shelby last year, but as Shelby lost
eligibility was immaterial. At the
meeting two or three- representatives
np(■•I'vntTv ‘•hail it in” for Shelby ac
cordin'- to Principal Gi■ itrK but with
the evidence and statements prosont
• d showing that the two boys were
not over rare, the committee overrul
ed the protest or "that there was no
evid nee to the contrary. The state
meat ruling the eleven eligible aw
■t. a ring the school of the unfoundei
charges follows:
“In the absence of conclusive evi
d me to the contrary the committee
votes to acept the statement of the
official:, of the Shelbv high school ns
to the aces of ('ail Ellerbe and Jam
es ('aid well.
“Shelby gives the ages of the two
boys as 20 each, while Charlotte pro
t" ted that Caldwell was 22 and El
loitf 21. Tin' Charlotte high school
pre-l ilted evidence from the school
records at Newberry, S. C. tending t-r
show that Caldwell was 22 and a state
ment from a citizen "of Newberry who
quoted Caldwell’s mother as saying
that Caldwell was 22. Mrs, Caldwell,
it was brought out, made a statement
later to the same Newberry citizen in
wh eh she stated that she bad been
mistaken in her former statement and
lie .inserted that her son’s correct age
is 20. The evidence against Ellerhe
uas based on the school census of
Richmond county tending to show that
he was 21. Shelby based its ease on
the statements of Caldwell and Eller
ho themselves. On the records of the
Shelby high school and on suppoi ting
statements by parents and relatives
of the two hoys,’’
M 'miters of the committe present
were: C. B. Phillips, of Salisbury; C,
C. Credle, of Burlington. A. VV. Hobbs,
of Cbaitol Hill; O. \ Hamilton, of
Goldsboro; W. McK. h’etzer, of Chapel
Hill; T. Wingate Andrews, of High
Point; C. D. Snell, of Chapel Hill,
and E. R. Rankin, secretary of the as
sociation, of Chapel Hill.
Present also were: E, H. Garinger,
principal of the Charlotte high school;
A. M. Elliott, principal of the Junior
high school of Charlotte; C. D. Kirk
patrick, coach of the Charlotte high
school football team; J. H. Grigg
principal of the Shelby high school;
and Eller be and Caldwell the two
players.
Complete statements were made by
J. 11. Grigg, prinipal of the Shelby
high school, and Df. E. M. Garinger,
principal of the Charlotte high school
and by the two boys.
To Receive Big Game
Here Play By Play
i he Shelby-Rockingham game at
( Impel Hill Saturday afternoon will
be received in Shelby over a leased
wire play by play, it is announced to
the interest of a large number of fans
here and over the county who will
not be able to attend the game. Tho
wire will be installed in the court
room at the court house and the wire
will be operated here by E. L. Gallo
way. ot the 11. & B. Beer brokerage.
Each play as the game progresses will
be given and announced by mega
phone in the court room here. By the
method local people will be able t
keep up with the contest almost i
well as if they were on the sideline
The game starts at 2:30 o’cock an
die leased wire service and matirn.
begins at that time. In order to tak
care of the expenses of installing ;
wire on the field at Chapel Hill am
one In the court house here an ad
mission of 50 cents will be chargee
with half price for school children
Several hundred people are expectei
to listen in on the game play by play
B. Y. P. U. Program At
First Baptist Sunday
The following interesting program
has been arranged to take place a*
the hirst Baptist church Sunday njght
at which time. 7G diplomas and a
wards will be made to those who com
pleted their course at the recent
training school:
Hymns, Chain prayer by the B. Y.
I\ 1 .’s. Sword drill, by Junior B, Y.
I’. U. Scripture Lesson. Notices, off
ering. Special music by Intermed
iate B. \ . P. U. The purpose of ren
dering this program before the
church, by Miss Mary Suttle. What
th(' B. Y. P. U. represents, by Mary
Ru ' Lemons. The nature of instruc
tion received in the B. Y. P. U., by
J. L. Suttle. jr. What the B. Y. P. U.
means to the chi by Caroline
Blanton. What this i Y. P. U. needs,
by Martha Eskridge. How we are
spiritualy benefited by the B. Y. P,
IL, by Joyce Wilson. Poem by Eliza
beth Spangler. Response, by Jennie
Lee Packard. Delivery of 76 awards
by their leader, H. M. Pippin. Beno,
diction, by Dr. Lemons. »