North Carolina Newspapers

CLEVELAND:—“A COUNTY THAT LEADS A PROGRESSIVE STATE IN DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE, AND WHERE HOSPITALITY REIGNS” .. .. I ij a . . -. ______ PAID-UP circulation Of This Paper Is Greater Than The Population Given Shelby In The 1920 Census RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department. VOL. XXXIII, No. 5 THE CLEVELAND STAR FRIDAY, JAN. 16. 1925. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Seriously Injured Monday Evening When Knocked From Truck Fender by Passing Car. j,,hn R 'am. well known young Shel hv business man, son of Mr. I). A. Benm and connected with his father ;n ,, number of business enterprises in the -Beam Automotive block, was seriously injured Monday evening when he was struck by a passing au tomobile and knocked from the fen der of the truck on which lie was standing. The incident occurred on Xorth Washington street just in front ,.f *he Beam home about 7 o’clock in the evening. John Burgess,, young South Shelby meat cutter, driver of the ear which struck Beam is under a bond of $3,000 awaiting a preliminary hearing, which will be held when the n<";- of the injuries can be def initely determined. Car Failed to Stop, ft tails as to how the injured man y j'.s knocked from the truck and hurl ed to the pavement are related as fol lows by the officers: Mr. Beam had parked his car in front of his home and was standing on the fender of a truck parked alongside, talking to his brother when the Ford touring car driven by Burgess headed north at tempted to pass between the parked car and the truck on which Beam was standing, hut struck the truck and knocked Mr. Beam from the fender and carried or hurled him some 70 or more feet up the street. The car did not stop, but sped on following the crash, according to eye witnesses, who also say that Burgess was speeding when he hit the truck. The injured man, unconscious when picked up, was rushed to the Shelby Public hospital, where he remained in a serious and unconscious condition during the night regaining consciousness during the dsv Tuesday. _ Officers and . others on the loolc out for the speeding car Tuesday morn ing located the damaged Ford in a South Shelby garage, where it was learned that it belonged to Burgess, a meat cutter for Charlie Rheinhardt. South Shelby merchant. Approached hv a” officer the young fellow admit ted that he struck the truck and did not stop but says he did not know he hit a man. In the car with him at the time was another man, Bib McSwain, of West Shelby, and two girls, Lola Biddex and Ira Willis, of South Shel hv. The curtains on the gar wore up at the time. Following his apprehension and arrest Burgess who is reported to have been married this week, was placed under a bond of S3,000 made by hi? employer, Mr. Rheinhardt, Burgess is about, 21 years of age and a widow er. Several views are presented of the collision, one being that considering the manner in which the Beam car and ♦ruck wer? parked that if Burgess had not been sneeding and had stop red after he hit the truck no serious blame could have been held against him. However, eye witnesses aver that he was “making mighty good time and continued to speed” after he hit the truck. In the truck at the time 'verp Miles Beam, a brother of the im jured man, and Claude Turner, who will be used as witnesses for the state. Burgess in admitting that he struck the truck, but did not know he injur r,i anyone, says that he was so scared he hardly knew what he was doing and kept going. Expected to Recover. The injured man is expected to re cover unless his injuries are of a more serious nature than now thought, according to advice from the hospital, where it was stated by Dr. Harbison that the injuries consist of a “very profound concussion of the brain, la cerations of the scalp and ear, and a number of bruises over the body and limbs. Although unconscious all of Monday night he was rational again Tuesday and has improved as much ‘ii could be hoped for considering his condition. However, he is still serious ■md is not beyond danger, according co the surgeon. NOTICE. . rel?ular annual meeting of the 'f ''holders of the Union Trust com i|,n\ 'will he held in the director’s k?°7) of the First National Bank of I, , ,y on Tuesday, January 20th, at J 0 clock p.m. FORREST ESKRIDGE, Cashier. notice farmers. M cotton at Dover gin 2r,tK?nJu,nUary Vjth and Monday it in' ^ !,Who have c°tton to gin bring at this time. Dover Gin Co. Ad rhue seems to be a reason for al town Sburg. CXCePt namiBg 8 Kiris'0is'rf °-^ ^ox he sends you, husband h "U !Cation of the kind of Daiu> he will make. SeC °‘ E‘ F°rd Co” be fe >ou buy a stalk cutter. at m TilS HERE Gas-Electric Coaches May Take Place of Those Discontinued. Planned foT Coming Spring. There is much interest here in the j announcement that the Seaboard rail way is planning to try out gas-electric trains on tiie road between Ruther foroton and Charlotte in nlace of the two trains discontinued here at the first of the year. The move is set for spring and will nice' with approval here as the discontinuance has never received plaudits from the citizenship of the towns along the line, including Shelfcy. The Charlotte News tells as follows of the trains planned: “Single-coached gas-electric trains mav be operated between Charlotte and Rutberfordton by the Seaboard railway in lieu of the regular passen ger trains mcentlv ordered discontin ued by the North Carolina corpora ion commission. It was learned here Wednesday that officials of the Seaboard plan to begin onerations of the gas-electric trains sometime in the spring. They will be more or less of an experiment and will be installed as a means of serving the nublic, now without the services of the regular passenger trains. Because of the increase in the num ber of automobiles and the rapid growth of bus lines the two trains, running each day between Charlotte and Rutherfordton, were operated at tremendous losses, railway officials said. It was because of these losses that the corporation commission gave its consent for the withdrawal of the trains. Xhe train made one round trip each day, coming from P.utherfordton in the morning’ and returning in the early afternoon. Now this service is not available, but official of the Seaboard railway comnany held that the trains -were, not being patronized. Thev promised, it was said, to try out the gas-electric coaches, which can be operated at a figure much olwer than the regular steam trains. The coaches are equipped with gaso line engines, which generates current for the operation of the cars. With a single coach it may be possible to in crease the runs between Charlotte and Rutherfordton it was said. Bank Officers And Directors Are Named First National and Cleveland Rank and Trust Company Hold Annual Meetings Last Tuesday. -- i At the annual meetings of the j stockholders of the First National , Bank and the Cleveland Bank and ! Trust company held on Tuesday of this week, the officers and directors were named for the ensuing year and ] the shareholders complimented the of ! ficers of both institutions for the I sp'endid showing made last year: ; The First National elected the fol lowing directors: Chas C. Blanton, 1 John F. Schenck, A. C. Miller, L. A. I Gettys, Clyde R. Hoey, O. Max Gard j ner, J. F. Roberts, Paul Webb, George i Blanton and Forrest Eskridge and | these in turn elected the following j officers: Chas. C. Blanton, president; John j F. Schenck, vice president; George | Blanton, vice president: Forrest Esk | ridge, cashier; R. R. Sisk, assistant j cashier; C. D. Moore, assistant cash | ier. The Cleveland Bank and Trust eom \ pany stockholders elected the follow | ing board of directors; R. E. Camp i bell, Z. J. Thompson, Rush Hamrick, H. Fields Young, J. A. Suttle, W. J. Arey, J. E. Webb. J. L. Suttle, J. J. Lattimore and William Lineberger, who in turn elected the following of ficers for the ensuing year: Wm. Line berger, president: R. E. Campbell, vice president; J. J. Lattimore, secretary and treasurer and J. L. Suttle mana ger of insurance department. Well, We’re Still Waiting. (From Charlotte Observer.) The Cleveland Star has said that the Asheville-Wilmington highway is to be left in an incomplete state. The Laurinburg Enterprise thereupon re minds that the big bridge over the Pee Dee is under construction and that all the hard-surfacing is to be completed as provided for. There is a stretch in Rutherford county for which additional funds will be voted by the legislature, and it is a prob ability that before the spring of 1926 the entire highway from Asheville to Wilmington, will be completed whole, The state of North Carolina is car rying out its entered-upon contracts. Many college professors are trying to rewrite the Bible, but most people will continue to believe that the gar den of Eden was not a park. See the New Chevrolet at Arty Brothers Garage. —GOVERNOR ANGUS WILTON McLEAN - din. M1EH Robssonians and Scotch Have IJig Day Appeals for Economy in the Inaugural Address. Raleigh, Jan. 11.—Angus - Wilton McLean, of Lumherton, became gov ernor of North Carolina for a term of four years today. He uceeeded Cam eron Morrison of Charlotte. The new chief executive was to take oath of office shortly afternoon at the city auditorium. He arrived on a spe cial train from his home at Lumber ton this morning and was escorted to the executive mansion by the nation al guard company of Lciv,berton. Ar riving there he was met by Governor Cameron Morrison and other 'ate officials, who escorted him to the audi torium where the offie:.;1 .-proceedings which were to make him governor took place. Raleigh was crowded, with thou sands of citizens from a!! ~eet:- n:- of the state for the inauguration ft 'ivi ties. From Robeson county alone,; home of the coming clihf executive,: there came more than three hundred citizens. Education. agricultu: il development and rural betterment, economy, in gov-' ernment and taxation were tin- out-! standing topics discussed by Gover nor McLean; in his inaugural address today. Definite recommendations to the general assembly were reserved for future messages. Throughout his address. Governor McLean stressed economy in govern ment. He bought this principle into; play in dealing with every subject touched upon. Following are the men who'became j state officers for the next four years. *• /Governor—Angus W. McLean of Lumberton. Lieutenant-governor —J. Elmer Long, of Durham.; Secretary of State—V». N". Everett, of Rockingham., Auditor—Baxter Durham, of Ral eigh. Treasurer—Benjamin K. Lacy, oi Raleigh. Superintendent of Public Instruc tion—A. T. Allen, of Raleigh. Attorney-general — Dennis G. Brnmmitt, of Oxford. Corporation Commissioner—George P. Pell, of Winston-Salem. Commissioner of Agriculture—W . A. Graham, of Lincolnton. Commissioner of Labor and Print ing—Frank D. Grist, of Lenoir. Insurance Commissioner—Stecey Vi Wade, of Morehead City. Commissioner of Revenue—R. A. Doughton, of Sparta. Supreme Court Judges-—William A. Hoke, of Lincolnton, chief justice: Heriot Clarkson, of Charlotte, and George W. Connor, of \\ ilson, asso ciate justices. Central Methodist Church. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. A large attendance is desired. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor. A most cordial wel come awaits you. Note the change in the hour for the evening service. See O. E. Ford Co., fur the right price on hay. Ad Youth Crawls Out Roof At County Jail; Is Caught - before Sheriff Hugh Logan fell asleep Monday night he heard, a sus picious sound overhead in the jail and shortlythereafter a suspicious thud ar.d footsteps on the tin roof of the county hostile. Hurriedly he donned a few garments and ran out of the r>..use and up the gangway of the new jail structure where he could see the roof of the old jaiL There in a cor n< r ! . <:di ! a dark form and over the e’-.rt some blanket.-. However, the ouicer’.- yell ut the prisoner sent him currying back with his blankets to the .. • ri >r of the jail, where when Sheriff Logan arrived he was already or, hi cot. The prisoner who attempt ed t . r tape proved to be Ben Stubbs, lo-year-dld youth of Shelby, who was nw; iting Ids .departure to the Jackson Training school following his convic '' ■■t i a number of charges. Stubbs craw’-d through a hole in the roof of "he old c:l that has been there, Sher •" Logan -.ays., for years. Had not the . . rv her,, made when it was it is likely that Stubbs would have made his gateway and probably other prison ers. . The youth was taken to the reform atory Tv day by Welfare Officer J. B. Smith ar.d placed in the custody of officials --f the training school. En i’oute tlure Mr. Smith says the boy told Li i several tales regarding the attempted e • ape. One of the revela tion had it teat seine of the prisoners had in some manner secured one or two hack saws and that they had urged him after he reached freedom to saw the big locks on the main out side door and let all those incarcer ated escape. This, he told Mr. Smith he ref us' 1 to do. How much, or what part if any of his story is true is not known, and officers say that the hack saw if brought into use would have to be plied with energy for a number of hours before the lock could be sawed in two. Needless to say the completion of the new jail will be wel comed —by the law. At First Baptist Church. Unusual interest being manifest in the Bible school which meets at 9:45 o’clock every Sunday morning. You are invited to this school and you are asked to invite your friends. Morning worship and sermon at the usual hour, 11 o’clock. Good music by both choir and congregation. The pastor begins with this service a se ries of sermons on “What Jesus Taugh”. The sermon of the morning will be on “what Jesus said Concern ing His Own Teaching.” Irt this day of so much “false doctrine,” “free thirking” and aimless living it is well to think again of the “source of au thority” on Questions of life. B. Y. P. U societies, junior and nitermediate, meet at usual hours. Ex cellent progress is being made in all these societies. It is desired that every one of our young people, of the ages to belong to these organizations, join in this fine training for Christian service. The pastor will preach at the evening hour of worship—7:00 o’clock. Enjoyable music and a cordial wel come for you. Theme of sermon “The Outcast” or “The Penalty of Sin.” If you ned hay O. E. Ford Co., will sa\e you money. ad Incre.v . of Nearly *3,009 I.ait N ear Forty-foiir i‘«r Cert Increase in The Last I ivc Years. No lift.tr indication of the growth of *h" t( • ri r’.n he fount! than in the postal re •( ipts which show ‘He amount of business that h guir.t* on. Post mast i J. If Quinn ha in t eora nle f ri hi i annual report which shows ;hn‘ kv-1 year th- total r vim wire 827.227.59 us e impair’'! wih 824,27".5} for 1923, a ruin of $2 !*o4,C5 or 12.4 7 t>er eej..t. It is nc t definitely known, but the train last y ar i. thought to surpass any s'ngle previous year. T!»e Christmas wail was heavier titan, ev er before and there was a steady run of the usual husine. i mail all during the year, despite th" depression in business which seems to have been j rather general ail over the country. Comparing last year’s receipts with five years ago when the postofTice had ah $18,879.55 business, there was j a gain in this five year period of $8, 348.04 or 44 2 per cent. In other words the postal receipts have nearly dou bled within the last five years. Mr. Quinn looks for a bigger year in 1925 because there is a general feeling of confidence as to the future. Sheldon Appears In Delightful Recital Celebrated Atlanta Organist Charms Large Audience With Perform ance at Central Church. Charles A. Sheldon, jr., city and First Presbyterian organist of Atlan ta and well-known all over the coun try through his radio recitals, in an organ recital Tuesday evening in the new Central Methodist church delight ed a,large audience !>y his wonderful playing and the artistic and master ful manner in which he drew melodj unequalled here from the new church 1 organ. Mingling his numbers with varia tions and lapses that ran into the j blare of trumpets and feeling harp and chime effects his program ran ! from ancient marches to classic operas and on through refreshing airs in the organ repertoire to light com positions, minuets, overtures and a va riation of a favorite Southern air. Known to many here through the medium of the radio and a little more interesting because his father lives near Hickory the Atlanta organist faced an audience that completely filled the new church edifice, making it necessary to arrange seats in the aisles, it being estimated that around 1,000 Shelby people .heard the per formance. So easily and feelingly did the organi-t handle his apparent play ing that at times the music seemed to be sinking in the recesses of the big organ to an almost whispered har mony, barely audible, then suddenly rising in a gust that reached a tem pest of music. Three numbers—the “Triumphal March” of the Egyptians, variations on “Old Folks at Home” and the Russian Boatmen’s Song on the River Volga—perhaps were of greater appeal and charm to his hear ers. Especially did the American air bewitch. Under masterful runs to and fro one could hear the strains of the great Southern melody, though neith er strain mixed in the blend or during the variations. The program complete was: Grand March (Aida)—Verdi. Largo from Xerxes—Handel. Will o’ the Wisp—Gordon Balch Nevin. OfFertoire—D Minor, Op. 3—Ed ouard Batiste. Solo—W Fife Robertson. Variations on an American Air. j (Old Folks at Home)—I'. V. Flagler, i Minuet—C. A. Sheldon. Dawn—C. A. Sheldon. Russian Boatmen’s song on the Riv er Volga—C. Eddy. Improvisation. Overture to William Tell.—Rossini. BOOK STORE MOVES AND FRUIT STAND REMODELED Williams and Hamrick who operate a book store and office supply busi ness in the Courtview hotel building will move next week into the rooms vacated by the Shelby cafe in the Un- 1 ion Trust company building. The; store will be remodelled and improv ed, changed to meet the requirements of this business. George and Kouri, owners of the fruit and candy and cold drink busi-; ness in the adjoining store room are j making extensive improvements and treat ing the place to a fresh coat of paint, adding to its appearance. You’re missing a treat if you fail to try one of the special breakfasts' at Heavy’s Cafe. Ad i For barbed wire and fencing of all kinds O. E. Ford Co.’s is the place, ad \ Our Cotton Yield 5 j Leads Average | Cleveland county's cotton yield | per acre is greater than the aver- i n/i yi'Id per aero over the entire j ytate, although fh- eland borders ! in the hill reentry, ac- urding to the 2 lar.t issue of s' i- err i Forecaster ( ) carrying the state farm report for { 2 192-1. With ufl,221 acts in t tton t f the yield per a.-re h-uv warn 201 5 ? pound - while tin- average yield 5 r the- orttire j V'>h 'ta;«' wr in." ) yield per acr • was It * the c 2 t! unty with per eri"* over 'he stats bushels. Clevcdr.rd Im l in sweet poti.tt l ; only H>2 ' ‘a’ the ^ bushels in ( yield j only 12 | 7~>~ acres i With a yield of ( :2 bushels ( j 120 Inishels per acre ] per acre better than the state ay- : * orage of 02 bushel: . I i net - ard J ) hays the county wn> . iitrhCv behrtt J the state average yield per aer •, { and considerably below the average ( | yield in corn, s^y beans and Irish ( J potatoes. There are 107,372 acres ' | in cultivation in Cleveland county, j £ and 18 counties in North Carolina J j have more acne in cultivation than ( this county, yet this year Cleveland { ranks second in cotton production ( over the state. I Australian Ballot May Get Support Of Two Leaders Australian ballot boosters are seek ing to get their measure before the general assembly throujrh the writing of Josiah William Bailey and the speaking of Max Gardner says a Ral eigh dispatch. They do quote Mr. Gardner as en tirely agreeable to the leadership in this measure and Mr. Bailey has wrestled long enough with it to di vide his burden with one whose shoul ders are so broad, whose patience so fine, whose victimization so certain, and voice so indestructible. There are not many Australian ballotists who do not believe that had Gardner been the beneficiary of the Australian bal let in 1920 it never would have been necessary for Col. A. D. Watts to spend a week here following the first primary. The colonel’s services would not be needed, with an intelligent and honest ballot. At least that is the popular view. The Republicans do not desire the same sort of ballot as Surry, Stanly and other counties received “unbe knownst" to themselves. Such an of fering as that would be unacceptable. But they would be thoroughly sats fied with the kind of bill that Bailey would write and that Gardner would underwrite. This isn’t saying that there is any Bailey-Gardner alliance; far from it. But each has felt the halter draw without good opinion of the law. Each thinks the election laws are an abom nation. Each is ashamed of them. Each is a fine sport; both have taken a beating with supreme grace and both were satisfied that bad laws added much to the overwhelming that they received. If they should make the double team against the present law something would have to move. And this seems to be a Gardner legis lature. in that it is sufficiently anti old guard. Falls Coming Home On Week-End Trip Judge B. T. Falls, Cleveland count; representative in the legislature, is expected home sometime Friday to spend the week-end with his family and in his office straightening up le gal matters that have developed dur ing his absence. Miss Ruth Denton his stenographer who remains in the of fice while he is away, announces that Mr. Falls will be in the office Satur day and part of the morning Mon day. In the legislative committee assign ments the Cleveland representative was named chairman of the committee of senatorial districts, which will map out the new districts over the state* and is one of the most important com mittees of the present session. Mr. Falls was named on the following oth er committees: Public roads, agricul tural, cities, counties and towns, fi nance, judiciary, public printing, and pensions and grievances. Union, Jan. Id.—Union defeated Waco, 33 to 22 today. Union is grad ually getting into shape for the non standard championship, and would like to play any non-standard out-fit in the western part of the state. The line-up was as follows: Waco Posi. Union Harrelson R. F. Weathers Dellinger L. F. Mauney Union Wins Another. Hord Seller Whitworth C. R. G. L. G. C. Powell G. Powell McEntire Start the day right by breakfasting at Heavy’s Cafe. Crisp, golden hot cakes. Ad I If ><J \ of (rouse Merchant Found on Lonely Hoad. Robbery Was Motive of Murder. I lead with a bullet hole in the back of hi- head and rofibed of valuables, the body r f Albert Luther Mauney, 50-ytar-old produce merchant of Cnv •. Lincoln countv, was found •'bout . o'clock Tue.day morning on the lone country road that connects the Park and Pirjevilk* roads, about C ur miles south of Charlotte. Mr. Mannoy married Miss Cleo Black a half sister of Mr. H. T. Bens, !' Pheiby, and Mr. and Mrs. Bess at * '<»t*d th ■ funeral Wednesday after ■ •oon at Antioch Methodist church near Crouse. A man named Fincher who lives in the vicinity found the body and re ported to the Mecklenburg rural po. lice as he came to work in Charlotte. The coroner, Frank Hovis, visited the '.cere soon afterward. No clues have been found by the police, it was said. Mr. Mauney is said to have had ' .about $70 in cash in his pockets be* sides other valuables. He had been in j Charlotte Monday, according to the rural police, and had been drinking. Late Monday he was locked up by the police but was released shortly before i midnight. 1 he road on which the body was j found ' a lonely one connecting the Park 'd Pineville roads. It is now under construction and has been fin j ished for about one icily. It is near ;t bridge at the end c7 ae completed ■ section that the body was found. Evidence that an automobile had been driven on to the bridge and then | hacked off was found. Tracks of two 1 persons vere found in the mud. Two i|ai: f of horn-rimmed glasses and four or five pennies were found. There was 76 cents in change in his pockets. Rural Chief Fesperman says that a notorious bootlegger lives near the place where the body was found and believes Mauney was going to his home as he was found on the side of the bridge nearest that place. The man fell forward after being shot, his knees and forehead being muddy, and was then turned on his back and rob I bed, the police believe. Blood was found where the head had struck the : ground and on the ground beneath the head when the body was found. A few j feet away were an empty cigarette . box, a cigarette stub, several burnt matches and an orange. Mr. Mauney ; had several oranges in his pockets at the police station. The body was removed to an un dertaking establishment and left dur j ing the afternoon for Crouse, a village ; in Lincoln county near Cherryville. T. B. Mauney, son of the murdered | man, came to Charlotte but was un able to shed light on the mystery. He said his father was a heavy drinker at times, but that he must have had | some acquaintance with the man whom he accompanied to the country, as he was somewhat wary of strang I ers. Surviving the dead man are his widow, who was Miss Cleo Black, of ! Cherryville, before marriage; two : sons, T. B. Mauney and E. Y. Mauney, | of Crouse; four daughter, Mrs. W. H. I Boring, Misses Alma, Geraldine, and Jaunita Mauney of Crouse; three j brothers, Plummer Mauney, of Char : lotte: A. B. Mauney of Wilmington, and G A. Mauney of Chattanooga, Tt nn.: four sisters, Mrs. O. F. Flack, ,,f B< rick; Mrs. Hardy Carpenter, ot Stanly Creek; Mrs. L. R. Bain and Mrs. Webb Aker, of Crouse. Ex-Service Man Is Buried At Grover Mr. Arnold Rollins died at Grover ; Tuesday night following a protracted illness from tuberculosis. Mr. Rol ' lins served overseas in the late war : where he was gassed and developed 1 tuberculosis. He entered Oteen hos ; pital at Asheville where he was a pa j tient for some time, coming to his home at Grover three weeks ago with 1 no hope of his recovery. Mr. Rollins i was 29 years of age and was married 'to M: - Ophelia Mullinax who sur vives uh one child. His wife is a daughter of Mr. Charlie Mullinax of Grover, while he w son of Mr. A. II. Rollins who liv two miles out from Grover. The funeral was con ducted Wednesday afternoon by Rev. W. A. Murray, pastor of the Presby terian church. Preaching at New Prospect. There will be preaching at New Prospect the third Sunday at 11 o’clock by Rev R. G. Short of Concord. Prohibition agents seized 5,214 automobiles last year. But statistics are lacking as to the number that escaped. See the New Chevrolet at Arey Brothers Garage.