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CLEVELAND:—"A COUNTY THAT LEADS A PR OGRESSIVE STATE IN DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE, AND WHERE HOSPITALITY REIGNS’* r . ' 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. Modem Job Department, VOL. XXXIII, No. 36 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1925. ?2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE PLAYMAKERS HI GOOD CROWD HERE Famous Younpr University Actors Ap pear Well in Folk Lore of State. Chinese Play Fine. Shelby has had a peep at the Play makers and their performances—the town's first. To describe the reception here of their stage art would be to run the gauntlet from criticism to praise and up and down the scale from art to entertainment. Professor Fred eriek Koch and his Carolina Play makers, famous the country over, fci their reproduction on the stage of Carolina folk stories, dialetc and life, presented three plays here Thursday night in the Central school auditorium "Old Imes,” a sectional comedy; “The Thrice Promised Bride,” a Chinese play, and “Scuffletown Outlaws,” a tragedy taken from actual Robesor, county history. Those that expected entertainment and entertainment only were perhaps the more outspoken critics, some enter tainment was derived althought those looking for the fine arts, the ability to act and that which the actor must have to produce, were rewarded per haps the greatest extent by the skil ful directing hand of Koch that was evident in the high spots; but at the same time three or four of the young performers must be given due credit for their ability—an ability that has been recognized by those who pay no needless tributes. Charles Gold, Kath erine Batts, William Norment Cox, and Elizabeth Henderson possessed enough ability and were natural enough in using it to be termed trui artists, with Gojd perhaps being the Play maker’s star, as Ray Heffnet might have been had he appeared only once. “Old Imes”, the first play written by Ray Heffner, was a simple village story of a Western Carolina village and the description a “simple play’ was fitting, though it carried much native vernacular and humor. There was reality enough, and centered about Imes Cromer, an old “tight-wad” ol the hill town, it held cosiderable inter est. Had Ray Heffner, as Bac Hawn, held to natural performance without a tendency to overdo he would have been the stellar performer, and as it was ranked second to Charles Gold as Imes and perhaps to Leonard Huggins, who in a minor role as a plumber bore more of the characteristics of the ordinary Carolina native than any of the others. % A young Chinaman came over to the University and Koch and while here he made a remarkable transposi tion—that of translating an ancient Chinese legend or rather nursery story into a folk-play. “The Thrice Promis ed Bride.” That the young artist, is now in his own country making the country’s legends famous through the medium of folk plays one could know after witnessing the performance without any announcement as to his present whereabouts. The story was that of a Chinese magistrate attempt ing to Settle the fate of a beautiful young Chinese maiden promised to three suitors, and as the magistrate Charles Gold was again equal to lead ing the cast. Elizabeth Henderson, the maid, with few lines, ranked second in ability, and Ray Heffner, as ah aged man of China, might have again performed to more satiefaction had he not carried over from the preceding play the same vernacular, hang and attempted humor. Naturally, there should be some difference between a Civil war veteran of Western Carolina and a wrinkled Chinaman, who has witnessed the passing of many moons. The only difference shown was that of costume. “The Scuffletown Outlaws” was the story of the Lowrie Gang, once a real terror in Robeson county, and William Norment Cox, the author of the play and portrayor of Henry Berry Lowrie, the outlaw chieftain, manipulated the construction of the tragic play and its performance as only could have a native of Robeson, acquainted with the real story and having the ability to translate it through the stage. John Sanders, a white man, won the trust of the Croatan Indians, who were cross ed enough with the Scotch blood to speak in a native dialect broken with Scotch wTords and phrases that would come out. However, the determination and inside trust of the Croatans with June, the niece of the outlaw chieftain were too much for Sanders and he could not turn them over to the law just for the reward, but the Croatans could no longer trust him and he fell by the gun of Steve Lowrie at the in stigation of June. The true outlaw dis position, fiery temperament, courage, control and trust—was found in the performance of Cox as Henry Lowrie, while Katherine Batts as June could not have been improved on had Koch . selected the character from profes sional performers. Louise Sawyer in her lines atid movements as Henry Berry’s wife was equal to any indl * v>dual performance of the program, ir. true presentation. • King at John Sanders, with Best Wheat A very proud Indian is Middle Rider. He’s just been Judged as the grower of the finest wheat in the Glacier National Park reservation. The Indians raised so much wheat 'last year that the government was forced to erect additional mills to ‘care for their grist 42-YEAR- OLD MAN MARRIES GIRL _ OF 15 c _ • According to the news correspondence from Lattimore route 1, a prominent farmer of the section aged 42 years has won a bride of 15 summers. The correspondendent says: “We learned of a wedding in our midst. Not long since Mr. C. W. Dix on and Miss May Moore made a hasty journey across the line and took the solemn vows that make two hearts beat as one. The bride is a very hand some and lovely young lady of fifteen summers, while Mr. Dixon is a very prominent farmer who has withstood the snows of 42 winters and this is his third time to cast his lot upon the ma trimonial sea.” Charlotte Teachers Here on Saturday The teachers of the Central high school of Charlotte will he entertained at Cleveland Springs hotel here next Saturday evening by the Parent-Teach ers association of Charlotte, according to an item iri the Charlotte Observer, which says:” “The Parent-Teacher association of the Central high school will enter tain the teachers of the school at a dinner party at Cleveland Springs hotel next Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock. All the parents of the children of the school are especially invited to at tend and those who will do so are ask ed to notify their section chairman oi Mrs. E. L. Mason. “They will gather at the school Sat urday afternoon at 4 o’clock and will go from there in a body.” Married in South Carolina. Gaffney Ledger. Odus Bowen and Miss Sallie Mae Waters, of Bostic, N. C., were married here, the ceremony being performed by Probate Judge Lake W. Stroup. the hardest lines throngh their adap tion and the trend of the tragedy, in a role that could not have been popu lar, would have been the leading per former even from the standpoint oi the house had he not been compelled to appear at times disngreeble to the plot of a perfeyt ending that is never found in tragedy, but always craved by those down in front. Just as John Sanders, as the role demanded, he should be Koch’s favorite, if the direc tor favors those who can act grandly even with difficult lines—and perhaps that’s why King was Sanders. There was much of North Carolina in the program, of folk lore, rising ability and coming artists. Those that expected more might have consider ed that the plays were by students only in construction and presentation and that Koch as a great director and instructor should not be expected to equal performances where the high salaried artists with years of experi ence perform, but he did in some in stances. And how could one expect real Carolina life on the stage to be as humorously entertaining to us as im aginative plots of impossible happen ings with everything shaped to please the entertaining sense only? Our life from the spectacular viewpoint does not equal visionary lifg of fiction, can not other than by the natural beauty dition of our ancestors of unmixed Shelby will welcome the Playmakers agttiu-—ms jeai iiCieailei, ,ve uc-ne. blood. Car Stripped of all Rem ova hie Parts Is Found Relow Spartanburg. Be longed to Geo. Washburn. Thursday of last week Chief B. O. Hamrick and George Washburn made a trip to South Carolina where they secured Mr. Washburn’s Ford coupe, which was stolen in Shelby about five weeks ago. The stolen car was found in a blind road a good distance below Spartanburg and had been stripped of practically all removable parts and pieces. According to officers the car was left in Soutli Carolina the day after it was stolen. It was driven, people who live in the neighborhood say by a slender young white man, who wore overalls, and according to information given officers the young man ran into a bridge and wrecked the car. A short time later, it is said, another car carat up and after taking off the tires of the coupe and pushing it down a “blind road” left. The radiator, carburetor, switch and other parts were taken off when Mr. Washburn serured his cai ; back, but it is thought that with the exception of the tires that the other parts were taken off after the car was parked in the side road. A Mr. Wil son, who parked cars at the fair ground here during the fair, found the car and had it removed to his house. The car, it will be remembered, was stolen from in front of Webb theatre here while the owner was attending a show, the larceny occurring only a short time after Coach “Casey” Mor ris’ Ford was taken from in front of the Princess theatre. Mr. Washburn i.s having the missing parts put back or, the car and other than being almost completely “stripped”, the motor and body of the car seem to be in good con dition. The revival meeting which has been in progress at Central Methodist church closed with the service Sun day evening. The failure of Mrs. Stiedley to come i to assist in the singing and the unex : pected departure of Dr. Truesdale was i a great disappointment to the congre ] gation and to Pastor Stanford. How | ever, during the first week there was the keenest sort of interest in the meeting and Dr. Truesdale preached to large crowds. The business houses closed during the morning hour of ship from 10 to 11 o’clock and this served to augment the attendance. At the Sunday morning service, Pastor Stanford preached on the 23rd Psalm, one of the most beautiful and comforting passages of scripture that inspires such faith, hope and courage to all classes and creeds of Christian people. Not even the favorite song;^ that come down through the ages bring more rest and comfort to the soul than the sheppard’s song. David the writci of this Psalm was rich in gold, great as a warrior and powerful as kindly power goes, but with all of these, he looked to the Sheppard only for com fort and soul salvation. Not only does the sheppard lead and comfort, but he directs his sheep, watches over and preserves them. Mr. Stanford preach ed from the depths of his heart and when the invitations were extended there were many who went forward for reconsecration and a few on pro fession of faith. REVIVAL AT THE M. P. CHURCH CLOSED SATURDAY The two weeks revival meetihg closed at the Methodist Protestant church last Saturday night after being in progress since Sunday, April 19. Rev. C. E. Phillips, of Lincolnton, who did the preaching during the revival, delivered some of the best sermons ever heard in the local church. His sermons each evening were heard by large congregations and made a last ing impression on the minds of the people. The church was greatly revived and several conversions resulted. A num ber of new' members were received into the church by the pastor, Rev C. B. Way. Mother’s Day at Buffalo. There will be Mothers day at BuiThlo church Sunday. Preaching in the morn ing by the pastor and in the afternoon an address. Dinner will be served on the ground. Everybody is invited. To Clean Graveyard. The graveyard will be cleaned off at Buffalo church Friday, May 8ih. All who have relatives buried there are requested to come and help. TO NORTH POLE The Sh. nnandoah in Flight. 19,COO KILLED AND 450,000 ~~ INJURED IN MOTOR CARS IN 1924 New York. May 4.—Automobilesj caused i:i,000 death;; and injuries to; -150,000 persons in the United States in 1021, statistics made- public.- by the j National bureau of casualty and sure-j ty underwriters revealed today. This! represents a daily average of 52 dead] and 5,650 injured. Notwithstanding the death total, the largest ever reported, the bureau! found signs of encouragement in a® pronounced fall in the rate of in crea.-e of aecodents. The increase in the numb'-r of deaths in 1025 fiver the number of deaths in 1923 over figures for 1922 was 20 per cent, while the increase in 1924 over the preceding year was'.only four tier cent. This re duction in the rate of increase was at tributed to organized campaigns to re duce accidents. A comparison of the automobile death rqte with the number of cars registered shows a steady decrease, the bureau reporter. In 1915. t he num ber of deaths for every 10,000 auto mobiles was 24, each succeeding year showinfg a decrease unti lthe figures for 1021 indicate only 0.6 deaths for every 10,000 cars. There are now 17, 600,000 cars registered in the United States. Grade crossing accidents took n toll of 1,688 deaths, a decrease of 71 from the 1923 total. Since 1908 the death rate due to motor car accidents has increased steadily until today automobiles cause more deaths than all other vehicles, including trains and street cars, com bined. Mis3 Gidney Crowned Queen of May Day May Day Exercises Held at Marion Strep; School. Child Heakh Day Throughout the Nation. “May Day," designated as “child's health day throughout the nation was observed at Marion street school Fri day May 1st with appropriate exer cises. About 359 children assembled on the school lawn where they went through the Walter Camp daily doz en exercises, the! climax of the oc casion being the crowning of the Slay Queen, Miss Elizabeth Gidney who was attended by a large number of girls, carrying flowers, by two pages carrying her long train and by two cupids, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Thai; C. Ford and the little dau ghter of Sheriff and Mrs. H. A. Lo gan. The cupids bore the crown nrd the horn of plenty. To emphasize the importance of ex ercise as a means of gaining and maintaining health, Miss Marietta Hoyle was dressed as a doctor and she opened up an office on the school lawn with two attendants, one a clown who entertained the audwnce while the other attendant met the pa tients at the door as they came, the lean to be made fat, the fat to be made lean; the ugly to be made beau tiful and the beautiful to be made ugly. This young lady physician who was an expert on physical culture guaranteed a perfect and eternal cure. Her first caller was a long, thin patient walking on stilts. To the Wal ter Camp “daily dozen” exercises played on the Victrola, the patient gradually grew thinner and thinner until a most marvelous cure was per fected. The next caller was an ex tremely fat patient who wished to be “reduced” and by following the Wal ter Camp exercises as outlined or. the phonograph record the desired change was wrought, the purpose of the lit tle drama being to teach the import ance of physical exercises in the de velopment of one’s body. Little Miss Gladys Henderson was a feature entertainer between acts by her graceful pantomines. At the May Pole drill, dozens of attractively dressed little girls wound the streamers as hundreds oflfjgfcta tors looked on their first observance of May Day that has ever been held in Shelby. Legion Post to Meet On Tuesday Evening The regular meeting of the War ren Hoyle post of the American le sion will be held Tuesday night at S o’clock in the post club rooms, it is an nounced. Burke Farmers Coming. A group of farmers from Burke county accompanied by their farm agent will visit Cleveland county Fri day, May 15, it is announced by County Agent R. E. Lawrence. The Burke farmers will come especially to rbofc over the vetch and oats Helds' here. Tfii cl AK A.\i At»i, Tipsy Negro Drives Car Into Porch Dave Wilson, colored, employed at the oil mill, is under bond for trial in recorder’s court on the charge of driv ing a car while intoxicated. Early Sat urday night Wilson, who was driving a .big Hudson car came chit of Hud son street into North LaFayette street and across the yard and into the porch of Mr. L. P. Holland, breaking the slh and knocking the underpinning loose. The officers were called and Wilson was arrested, but another unknown negro with Wilson escaped. Three pints of liquor, said to belong to the negro that escaped were found, re> ports have it, and Wilson contends that he does hot know the other negro and only picked him up for a ride. GET NEGRO GIRLS SHOPLIFTING HERE A chain of petty shoplifting in local stores has been uncovered by local of ficers and three negro girls, all very young have been apprehended. They are Irene Wilson, Ella and Pearl Mil ler, all about 15 years of age and of Freedman, Last week while one of the girls was in Fanning’s one of the clerks became suspicious and her bag was searched, revealing some missing articles, it is said. Later some gloves were found concealed in Fanning’s basement that had been taken from Gilmer’s store. Afterwards a search was made of the home in Freedman and dresses, cloth, hosiery and other articles found. The majority of the loot discovered, it is thought, came from Fannings, Efird’s and Gilmers. SITT. BEAM RE-ELECTED COUNTY SCHOOLS Sl'PT. Lincoln County News. At the meeting of the Lincoln county school board held last week Supt. L. B. Beam was reelected to suc ceed himself as superintendent of the Lincoln county schools.* The term is for two years, and this is the fifth term Mr. Beam has served his county as superintendent of schools during which time the school system of Lin coin county has been greatly develop ed, and Lincoln county has taken the lead in the consolidation of schools. This county now has several up to date school plants, and equipment, and Lincoln is considered one of the lead ing counties of the state in education al progress. __1 Some Real Estate Sales. Recent real estate sales made by A. M. Hamrick and Co.: Sold Clyde Short’s two lots on East Suttle street to Clarence Spangler. Sold Dr. R. C. Hicks lot off Cleve land Springs road to George P. Webb and E. L. Webb. Sold J. M. Green’s lot on Lackey property to H. A. Harris. alike should marry the man who says he undei lands women. toledo Biaac, Winter Here With Snow in Mountains Shelby shivered over u week end and in ---celebration of the ad vent of May. Those who thought winter over on Friday made a search for top-coats and extra coyer—and there wa- some frost. All of which might be explained by mi Asheville dispatch, which fays: “Three inches of snow on Mount Mitchell was reported by a party which returned from a trip up to the mountain Friday. Know was falling and temperatures of 22 to 2.r> degrees prevailed. The party was treated to exceptional mid-winter views of snow covered ranges. A party returning from Blowing Rock reported a heavy blanket of -now in the mountains . of that se. tion, There has been no snow in Asheville.” Congressman A. L. Bulwink'e Delivers Address to (iraduating Class. List of Winners in Contests. (Special to The Star.) Waco, May 1.—The commencement, exercises of the Waco high school which began with graduating musical recital Thursday evening April 2'5rd arid ended with exercises of the grad uating class Tuesday evening, April 28th brought to a close a very suc cessful school year. Saturday April 25th was a gala day in the school. In the morning at 10 o’clock there was a debate between the junior and senior classes bn the query: Resolved, That Capital Punishment should be Abolished in North Caroli na. The seniors, upholding the nega tive won and Clara Hord of the nega tive was awarded a gold medal as the best debater. „ At 11 o'clock Hon. A. L. Bulwinkle, congressmen from the ninth congres sional district, delivered an inspiring address to the graduating class, which numbered 14, on the subject of “Serv ice.” On Sunday morning at 11 o’clock Rev. A. T. Banks of Cherryville preach ed an excellent sermon on the subject, "You are You.” In the afternoon, in a declamation contest with six other hoys, J. L. Hord was unanimously declared the best declaimer. He was awarded a gold medal. He used as his selection: "Tribute to Our Honored Dead.” In the recitation contest Aileen Whit worth was the winner, using as her selection "Death Disk.” In .this contest Clayton Cline was a close second, re citing “Zeke Scroggins.” .... In the writing contest Margaret Whitworth and Aileen Whitworth were awarded gold medals as best writers and Taft Smith was given a medal for most improvement in writing. One of the outstanding advances made by the school this year has been the consolidation that has been work ed with the Beam and Beulah districts. The beauty of this is tha£ a large ma jority of the patrons of these outlying districts are pleased with the change. It is only a matter of a short time now until the Saint Paul district will come in. This is the plan of the state and county boards of education, Our one biggest problem is the education of our boys and girls and people every where are coming to feel that the boys and girls of the country are entitled to just as good educational advantages as the boys and girls of our cities and towns. But it is impossible to give them these educational advantages un less the one and two teacher schools are grouped with the larger units. And this is being done more and more ev erywhere. Mrs. Ponder Dies At Shelby Hospital Mrs. Cleo Ponder, wife of Mr. II. C. Ponder died Monday morning’ at the Shelby public hospital following a seri ous operation. The news of her death is a source of great sorrow to her many friends. Mrs. Ponder was the daughter »f Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Gard ner of the Beams Mill section and a woman of beautiful traits of charac ter, a kind and loving mother and wife whose absence in the home will be a sore affliction. She was in the bloom of young womanhood, less than 30 years of age. She and Mr. Ponder had completed a new home on Suttle street to which they had moved about three months ago, Mr. Ponder being engag ed as a carpenter in Shelby. Surviv ing are her husbaftd and three chil dren. The funeral and interment will take place Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Pleasant Grove Baptist church. The skin a woman “loves to touch” Is^-an ermineArkansas Gazette. A woman writer sa> s that mischief causes dimples. And vice versa, -is ter. — KvaiK'Lo rimes, ___ Shelby Defeats* Lincolnton At Hick ory In State ('hampionKhip Race. Hoyle’s Hurling Superb. “Casey” Morris’ Shelby Highs ad vanced another step towards the West ern and State baseball titles Friday afternoon at Hickory by defeating the strong Lincolnton aggregation 6 to 2 in a game that was considered one of the most dangerous of the locals’ elimination series schedule. Jack Hoyle, youthful Shelby pitcher, was the hero of the contest, striking out lfi Lincolnton hitters and allowing only three hits, while behind him his teammates fielded well and drove out eleven hits on the offense. Tlie game was the locals third straight victory in the state cham pionship series, Forest City was first, then Cherryville and Lincolnton clubs were dreaded and with them out of the way Charlotte appears to be the toughest obstacle remaining, and Morris’ boys are confident that there is no team in the state that can wal lop them three successive times More over, they say they’re going to play their best game against their next op ponent. Friday, Lincolnton and Shelby met on neutral ground at the Lenoir Rhyne field in Hickory and opposing each other were two young hurling stars, Beal, of Lincolnton, and Hoyle, of Shelby. Beal, known ns the strike out king of high school ball here abouts, for once lost his crown, young Hoyle ascending the whiffing throne after disposing of 16 opposing bats men in the one-two-three order. Beal struck out seven. On the offense Shel by was equally as strong. Self with three hits led the attack, Beam, Grice and Dixon following with two each. The box score follows: Shelby AB.R.H E Wilson, If ..-„_4 10 0 Self, 3b ,..5 13ft. Magncss, cf._.5 110 Beam, e __ 5 2 2 1 Dedmooh rf ______ .5 110 Grice, lb ___._4 0 2 0 Dixon, 2b _*.__4 0 2 0 Connor, ss _ 2 0 0 2 Hoyle,, p. ..3 0 0 0 37 6 11 3 AB R H E -2—1 1 0 -4 0 0 1 -4010 -3 0 0 0 _2 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 -4102 .3010 .4 0 0 0 Total Lincolnton Howard, c _ Reese, 3b _i_ Long, cf___ Goodson, ss__.__ Smith, rf --- Heavener, 2b __ Rudasill, lb _ Beal, p _ _ __ Dellinger, If _ 30 2 3 3 Total Child Badly Burned When Bus Ignites —.—_ Rutherfordton, May 3.—The little daughter of I)r. and Mrs. A. T. Aber nethy, of Rutherford college, who waa burned almost to death when the coun ty school bus was burned at Valdese, April 9, continues desperately sick. How any of the young people es-* caped was a miracle, as the gas caught on fire and filled the bus, which was locked from the front. It was only bravery and cool headedness of the students of Rutherford college that! saved them. NEW STATION AGENT ARRIVES AT EARL Mr. Burns, formerly of Kershaw, S. C., arrived at Earl Friday of last week and took up his duties as Southern railway agent there, succeeding Mr. E. B. Olive, according to advices re ceived here. It was not learned jusht what Mr. Olive will do, or what connection ha will make. SCOUTS WILL SELL MARY PICK FORD TICKETS THE 7tK The Boy Scouts of Shelby will sell tickets for “Dorthy Vernon of Haddon Hall”, a big picture at Webb Theatre Thursday featuring Mary Pickford. The proceeds derived by the Scouts will be used for buying a tent for camping purposes and those who in tend to see Mary Pickford in one of her triumphs are urged to buy front the Scouts. At Beaver Dam. Memorial services will be held Sun day at Beaver Dana church. Exercises* at 10 o’clock by the children, preach ing services at 11 o’clock by the pas tor and in the afternoon there will bo a song service. Dinner will be served on th« ground. At Clover Hill. Memorial service ill be held all .Clever Hill Sunday. Preaching at o clock by the pastor, dinner on ground and at 2 o’eloca an address ryr Rev. A. L. SuiJt'orcL