CLEVELAND COUNTY LEADS ALL COUNTIES IN AMERICA IN LIGHTENING FARM LABOR WITH ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS. tEUABLE HOME PAPER sheiby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section, >t Modern job Department, lb* letielanii tar SHELBY’S POPULATION 1925 Census_8,854 Where Industry Joins With Climate In A Call For You, . )L. XXXIII. No. 72 THE CLEVELAND STAR. SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPT. 11, 1925. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE IK, K, Wants Members Of Masked Party Captured Llan Denies Any Connection With Sensational I Gang Delivery Here Tuesday Morn And Will Assist Officers To Catch Men. Commissioners Offer $50 Reward. Details Of Delivery. The latest happpening in the sensational chain gang delivery here early s(l morning, when Dillard Deane was released by masked and robed ■%h0 heid up the lone guard and after freeing Deane locked the guard up Ith the other prisoners, is the denunciation of the act by the Ku Klux Klan Id the Klan offer to assist the law in capturing the masked men. Joe E. Blanton, chairman of No. 6 Highway commission, Thursday be i distributing cards to officers over this and other sections offering a ru rd of $50 for the capture of Deane. The circular also asks officer in Iwns over this state and South Carolina to be on the lookout for the sup T j |eader of the masked party and states that this man and Deane may . found together. The supposed leader of the party is named and described 1 th" card, but officers think it best not to make his identity known to the Lblic until' he is located. However, offficers arc very positive they know at one of the party and he is named on the card. The Shelby Klan No. 123 in an of nal statement made to this paper yS: "It is definitely known that the asked marauders were not Klans en, and as their act was not even un wed by the Klan it is hoped that, e men in the chain gang delivery bt ucht and punished by the proper au orities for their disregard of law id justice and for their disguise aking some think they were Klans en. The Ku Klux Klan stands for law id order and this Klan is sending out itices to the Klans in the surround g section asking them to be on the okout for the men supposed to have irticipated in the affair, and if nos ble to assist officers of the law in inging about their capture and con ction.” Party Leader Was Convict. According to officers the man they :ek as leader of the masked party as at one time a convict on the local ing. Convicts at the camp during e masked raid and delivery of Deant uesday morning say that they re ignized the voice of the leader, it Is ported. This was learned next morn g and officers immediately set out i locate the man, but have been un. iccessful as yet. It appeared to the eneral public at the time that some le in the party was well acquainted ith the location of the camp and the terior of the bunk house, and now ipposition is that the former con ct, being sought by officers, togeth with other friends of young Deane ought about his escape. In the re ard card “no bones are made” about iming the man and definitely stating lat he was the leader of the party, he reward, however, is for the cap ire of Deane, but the card informs lat a warrant has been issued for ie other man and that he is watited. is supposed that Mr. Blanton, who sued the reward, notice, expects that ic two will he together when located. How It Happened. a number of men, robed and ooded, swooped down upon the Clev. and county ehaingang within the ty limits of Shelby about 2:30 o’clock uesday morning, held up lone guard, nlocked and freed Dillhrd Deane irew the guard in with the other risoners and locked him up. They ,er* made their getaway. Deane, a young Gastonia mill boy, 'as serving a two-year sentence for n assault, on a Gastonia girl, hav if? been sentenced at the July term eourt. No attempt was made to re ase other prisoners, although there ere 35 or 40 confined. Guns Used. According to the story told by the bard, Louis Eads, a native of Geor *’ ac was UP about 2:30 o’clock and Just called the gang cook to pre lre breakfast and was about to take seat in the hallway between too 0las where the prisoners were con the blacks on one side and the ates on the other, when a tall, robed :ure suddenly stepped in the door stuck an automatic in his fact ordered him to throw up his hands, a *iuar(* complied after looking be him and noting that the muzzle another gun was levelled at his from the rear of the house. Out e f'a(*s s»ys he could see walking ,ou' the building several other . Dgures, some in white and oth in black. “Were after Ralph (Dillard) Deane want him quick,” was the demand c masked visitor, who relieved the ar of his gun and keys, unlocked ' <>or to the room of the white pris ers and used one of the keys to un ■ , eane’s chains from the pole to i c a" the convicts were locked. He 'n, ^ two other prisoners, Ray - r,'r,gg an<* Walter Mauney, send ■ie* t ,to the kitchen for files am*. ' r tools with which he forced the convicts to file the chains off */.. nS?’s hands next morning Fe blistered from the work. Fears Quieted. ane, the guard says, was very us until one of the masked fig s epped up and whispered some nis ear, the whisper t.npar ■lv ^hin? his fear.. ' In unlocking the door to the room ; confining the prisoners, the guard was somewhat slow and a cousin ol his, who was spending the night there attempted to help him, but was shov ! ed aside by the masked men, who older i ed the guard to make haste as they did not have all night for the job. After freeing Deane the masked men gave him the guard’s gun, threw the guard and his cousin in the room with the prisoners, locked the door, pocket ed the keys and departed. The guard called after them begging them not to take his gun and not to leave him jocked up as the building might catch on fire, burning them all. One of the figures replied: “Buddy, your gun will get back, and we will see that there’s no fire,” and until daylight, Eads says he could hear someone moving about outside the building. Break Doors. About daylight, a negro passing by heard the guard’s outcry and notified Sheriff Hugh A. Logan. The sheriff, upon arriving at the camp, had to break in the doors to release the guard. At the July term of court, Deane with his brother. Crawford Deane, was charged with an assault on two Gastonia mill girls, the alleged assault taking place on an automobile ride in this county. Dillard Deane, the freed prisoner, through his attorneys plead ed guilty to an assault and the state accepted the charge Instead of prose cuting for a more sterious offense. Hi? sentence was two years. His brother was convicted of sim ple assault, in that he merely kept the other girl quiet during the affair and he received 30 days for simple assault, completing his term last week. ; /' ' / ’ y——■ Lawson A. Wright Is Dead At Age 77 Years Deaccn of Pleasant Grove and Sunday School Superintendent for 30 Years Passes Away. Mr. Lawson A. Wright, lay preacher deacon of the Pleasant Grove Baptist church since its foundation and for 30 years superintendent of the Sunday school at that place, died at his home in the Beams Mill section September 1st at the age of 77 years .following an illness of a year. A year ago ha was paralized and had been in a roll-: ing chair most of the time. . Mr. Wright was one of the most highly esteemed men in No. 9 township. He Was always a devout Christian and conducted more funerals at Pleasant Grove church than any other man, preacher or layman. Mr. Wright’s remains were buried at Pleasant Grove Wednesday Septem. ber 2nd amid one of the largest crowds that ever gathered at that church, his friends for miles around gathering to pay a tribute of respect to his noble life and memory. A few years ago his wife preceded him to the grave and he is survived by the following cihldren. Monroe, Pinkney, Josh, John and Fur man Wright, Mrs. John Black, Mrs. Luther Sellers, Mrs. Doras Sellers and Mrs. George Champion. Central Methodist Church. Sunday school at 9:45 a. tn. Inter esting classes for all. Preaching at It a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor. Alt the young people who are going away to college are cordially invited to be our ’’honor guests” at the evening service. Let every member of our church be present at all the services Parents are urged to arrange for their children to attend the services. A cor. dial welcome to all. Methodist Protestant Church. Services for Sunday September 13. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Preaching services at 11 a. m. Sermon by the pastor, Rev. C. B. Way. The hour for the eevnin^ service has been changed from 7:45 to i :30 o’clock. The pastor, will preacn «c the evening service. Everyone is cordially inv tied to at tend at! of ihe .JtJL Call 1 ax Election for Double Spring** School District With Consoli dation Idea. The meeting of the county boards held this week were featured by the calling of a special school tax election for the Double Springs district. Th« election was decided upon by the county board of education and tin* date set and order given by the coun ty commissioners. On Monday, October 19, the people of the Double Springs district will vote upon a special school tax of not over 50 cents on the $100 valuation with the proposed idea of consolida tion with Lattimore. J. G. Lattimore is named as registrar and J. Bat* Blanton and C. A. Hamrick as judges. The election will be held at the Dou ble Springs school building, and should the election for the new tax carry all other school taxes voted in the dis trict will be repealed. Bills ordered paid by the county eorr. missioners follow: J. G. Watson, re pairing roof court house $572.14; a. C. Brackett, bridge lumber $22.80; T. C. Mauney,, bridge lumber $20.80; J. A. Buff, bridge lumber $32.25; L. C. Palmer, bridge lumber $90.32; J. W. Wesson, work at court house, $1.50; Dr. Ben Gold. county physician months $92.50; J. H. Brackett, repair work court house $27.80; C. A. Cab aniss, work court house $24.00; j. C. Weathers, bridge lumber $698.61; J. B. Blanton, nails bridge work $6.80; R. A. White, bridge work $411.90; K. A. Logan, release on taxes 1924 $34.34; Shelby hospital, charity cases to Sep tember 1925 $300.00; M. A. McSwaln & Son, supplies jail $4; H. D. W’ilson, supplies home $2; Cleveland Drug Co., supplies county home $1.50; G. W. Peeler, commissioner $100.60; G. W. Peeler, trip to association $35.00, Webb brothers supplies home $42.63, South Shelby pharmacy, supplies jail $8.35; B. B. Cabaniss, bridge work $3; Shelby Hardware Co., supplies $4.32; Williams and Hamrick, office supplies $5.50; J. B. Smith, expense to training school $19.50; Paul Poston, home $11.73; Julius A. Suttle, supplies home $5.60; J. D. Lineberger’s Sons, supplies court house $23.75, supplies county home $9; J. F. Williams, coun ty home $4.20; L. A. Cabaniss. salary and expenses $229; W. C. Wright, sup plies home $85,03; Wray-Hudson Co., supplies home $6.85; Bure Dedrnon, capturing Still $20. T. P. Eskridge, supplies home $48; Arey Bros, gas $11.60; Nef Ramsaur, plastering court house , $1.80.;. Jetton Cary,j plastering court house $6; J. C. Blanton, Work home $30; Cleveland Newfel jjpyhfting $2; Cleveland Hdwe. Co., Supplies home $232.97, supplies court'house $1.65; H. A. Logan, jail expenses $278.20, incidentals $6.75; Mitchell Printing Co., office supplies, $31.15; S. A. L. railway, freight on car of coal $154.23; C. C. McMurry, meal county home $7.50; Shelby water and light plant, court house $17.68, jail $14.25, county home $6.83; Ideal Plumbing Co., court house $4.10; Campbell Dept, store, supplies home $52.65; Jno Hord .capturing still $20; Plato Ledford, capturing still $20.00; Irma Wallace, County Demonstration agent $50; Piedmont Telephone Co court house $18.80, county home $2.00; jail $3.00, W. R. Newton $3.50; Majoi Hopper, supplies $2.50; Ideal Ice & Fuel Co., coal jail $9.23; McBrayer Hoey Co., supplies court house .95c, Ellis Transfer Co., drayage coal jail $35.10; F. D. Wilson, capturing still $20.o6; Blanton Electric Co., horns $5.90; W. H. Blanton, home $9.90; Star Pub. Co., printing $38.50; C. H. Sheppard, deputy sheriff services $2; Kentucky Elk Horn Coal Corporation, coal home $115.65, jail $109.15; R. E. Lawrence, county agent $125.00, Ellis Transfer Co., freight $7.03; J. F. Williams, home $8.60; H. G. Ware, capturing still $20.00; H. A. Logan, expenses with prisoners to Raleigh $162.49; S. A. L. Railway, freight $163.07; E. W. Dixon, deputy sheriff service $11.00; American Disenfect ing Co., supplies jail $71.75; J. Chiv Blanton, work on home $57 60; Mrs. W. J. Roberts, county ijiome $86.74; E. W. Dixon officer; $85.00; Amy Emanuel, court stenographer $60 20; A. L. Powell, bridge work $16.35, Southern Desk Co., seats and back.' court house $28.15; R. L. Mode, oil and pale ball court house $47.50. Cleveland County Girls At Limestone The following Shelby and Cleveland county girls have enrolled as new stu dents at Limestone college, Gaffney S. C., for the opening Monday Septem ber 14: Sarah Lee Hamrick, Boiling Springs; Gertrude Herndon. Shelby. Annie B. Roberts, Kings Mountain. Mary Ruth Webb, Shelby. Students returning from this county are: Edna Parker, Shelby; Maude Crowder, Lattimore; Tera Pinkleton, Grover; Ruby Hamngtit. Grover; Vii* jw Sa*tatt', Eti'L ____ 5 LETTERS “H. T.” VISIBLE ON SHELL OF HEN EGG iHens must be “evoluting” of re cent weeks. At least they are r.ow j labelling their own eggs. Such | would be derived from a report ) from Mooresboro, route 2, saying I that Mrs. J. M. Irvin recently in gathering up eggs about the barn yard found a newly-laid egg with the letters “H. T.” plainly visible in black across the white shell. The egg (s now’ on exhibit at the store of U. S. McCurry and is at tracting quite a bit of attention. One of the ever present calam ity howlers says that the “H. T.‘ so plainly visible must undoubted ly herald hard times, but the “IT. T.” could just as easily proclaim a “Hen's Triumph.” Anyway its an odd specimen. WACO TIKES STEPS City Officials Authorize a Bond Is sue of $5,000 for Electric Light ing System in That Town. Waco is taking steps to join the pro cession of electrically lighted com munities. Already there are 18 com munities in Cleveland county supplied with co-opferative light systems, sup plying approximately 800 homes and when Waco sells a bond issue of $b, 000, the first system will enter No. & township. At a meeting, of the mayor and aldermen Tuesday night of this week an ordinance was passed au thorizing a bond issue of $5,000 to erect poles, electric wires and other necessary fixtures and appliances so that electric current may be obtained and used in said town for the purpose of providing electric lights and power. It is planned to secure power from the town of Cherryville where South ern Power is available, only a short distamce away. Postmaster Wayne Brown was in Shelby this week and stated that the averaged assessed valuation of prop erty for the past three years is $169, 172 and that the town tax rate is only fifteen cents on the $100.00 property valuation. The extreme low rate and the further fact that the town ha3 no. indebtedness leads him to believe that a $5,0000 bond issue would in no wise burden the citizens. W. B. Carroll Is mayor, U. A. Black, Joe Kendrick and W. G. Hord are aldermen and A. W. Black treasurer! : ■' : i-J.aii i, ■— :. j- f< Shull Car Flip* Over INear Street Corner Mrs. Shull and Other Members ot Family Cut and Bruised. Negro in Jail as Result of Accident. The Ford sedan of Mr. Charlie Shull driven by Mr. Shull and occupied by his wife and two children, Miss Laluge and Keith, turned over Wednesday night about 10 o clock at the intersec tion of Marion and Washington streets near Central Methodist church. Henry Guiton, a negro, is in jail in connection with the affair. According to Mr. Shull he ami h!s family were just returning from Wrightsville Beach and just as they approached the corner up Marion street a car, travelling fast, he says, shot up Washington street and In front of him at the corner. The Shull car was either struck by the car di Iv en by the negro, or in dodging the negro’s car hit the heavy traffic sign and turned over. Mrs. Shull received a severe cut on the arm and was oth erwise bruised, while Mr. Shull and Miss Lalage received minor bruises and cuts. Keith was unhurt. Mrs. Shull was still in a nervous condition Thursday morning althougn she is not thought to be seriously hurt. Guiton was to have been tried Thurs, day, but it was decided to postpone the hearing until more was learned about Mrs. Shull’s condition. It is said that the negro was drinking. Opening Of Masonic Temple And Special Section Of Photos The new Masonic Temple on the Warren-Washington corner of the court square will be opened to the public generally at a reception this (Friday) evening from 8 un til 10 o’clock. Recognizing the addition of the structure to Shelby The Star Is devoting a special section today to photos and other matter re garding the pride of loyal Masons. Readers of The Star a«-e asked to take note of the second, or Ma sonic section today. No children under 12 years of age will be admitted to the recep tion Friday (this) evening unless accompanied h- ixutiii- >l *ih-Re*uli.B,^eei. pastor of the local Baptist church, conducted the devotional exercises Music for the meeting was furnished by the glee club and orchestra of the Boiling Springs high school. The principal address of the morn ing was given by Dr. J. H. Hinderlite pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Gastonia. His address was inspirational. He suggested that the carriers had an exceptional opportu* ity for dropping a kind word or firing the ambition of the youth on thcsr routes that would later bring forth fruit in the development of men and women of the future. W. C. Johnson, carrier from Vale, made a report of the state meeting at Salisbury which was held the first ol August. The outstanding feature of this convention was the spirit of co operation which exists between the carriers and the department. He made a plea for a similar co-operatior, among carriers. Governor Vance Haw kins, carrier of Shelby, also reported the national convention which was held at Cleveland, Ohio, last week. The idea of economy and good feeling seem to have been the dominant notes ol this convention. A big community picnic dinner was served on the school grounds by tht people of the community for the visit ing carriers and their friends. Addresses were made this afternoon by J. B. Quinn, postmaster at Shelby and by Walter M. Pence. The program also called for a round-table discus sion and for the election of officers. W. N. C. League Will Open Next Year Lincolnton in First Plaee, Granite Falls Second, and Shelby Third in Standing. The first season of the western North Carolina league has closed with Lincolnton winner of fifst place. Granite Falls second and Shelby third, while Newton was in the cellar posi tion. All the clubs in the league got through with a successful season and are expected to hold their places next year, during the nine weeks of the .chedule sea-:on not game w« srained I Grading Between Shelby and Ruth, erford Line 70 Per Cent Complete. Bridget* 60 Per Cent Complete. Although efforts were made to take Highway No. 20 leading west out Sumter or Marion streets, Highway Supervisor Mitchell in charge of the local office says he has had no orderj to change the route from what it wa» originally, and the grading is going right along. Highway No. 20 will lean out West Warren street and bon.' north to the rear of Leander Hamrick and P. F. Grigg, making a straight away to the bridge over Second Broad river. Two forces of workmen are 3tii: on the road, one between Shelby and the river and one opening the under pass at the railroad near Mooresboro and filling the west approach to San dy Run creek. Surveys were made to determine which is the better route to follow out from Shelby west. It was learned tha', to proceed out West Marion street would shorten the distance 1,200 feet but the topography of the land would necessitate a cut 1,400 feet long, and the removal of 30,000 cubic yards ot soil. The shorter route out West Ma rion street would coat $6,000 addition al, it is estimated by the engineers The steel bridge across Second Broad river through the Blanton farm will be raised eight feet above its present level and re-enforced to mak