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One Of The Funniest Stories Ever Written, “Too Much Efficiency,” Will Start Wednesday in The Star. A Laugh In Every Li me RELIABLE home paper Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section, Modem Job Department, f P Upland SHELBY’S POPULATION 1925 Census ..8,854 Where Industry Joins With Climate In A Call For You. , VOL. XXXIII, No. 86 “Covers Cleveland Completely.” -/— SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, OCT. 26, 1926. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Duke University Ten Milliot Makes Additional Be quests to Education Endowment In State . The will of James B. Duke, tobacco magnate, disposing of an estate csti- i mated at $150,000,000, was filed Fri day in New Jersey, leaving the great er part to his 13-year-old daughter, Doris Duke and providing more than $17,000,000 for the Duke endowment established last year. Mrs. Nanaline It Duke, the widow, his second wife, re* ceivod the Duke residences in three dir ferem cities and was named guardian of her daughter. Two separate bequests were given to the Duke endowment to be used for the benefit of Duke university at Durham. One was for $10,000,000 to be added to the present fund, and specified that $4,000,000 shall be use;? for the construction of a medical school, a hospital and a nurses’ home. The will directs that this construction shall be undertaken as soon as pos sible. ; A second bequest was contained in a codicil, drawn October 1, just nine days before Mr. Duke’s death. This directs that residuary income shall be added to the Duke endowment with the proviso that $7,000,000 be used for , new buildings and improvements at Duke university. The two bequests add to the $46,000. 000 fund which Mr. Duke created last December to advance the cause of education in the South. The on- [ dowment was accepted by Trinity college, which subsequently changed its name to Duke university. Residences to Mrs. Duke. Mrs. Duke received the Fifth eve nue. New York, home, the residence known as “Rough Point” in Newport, R. I. and the residence known as Lynn wood in Myers Park, Charlotte, which is known to Shelby people. Greater provision wa3 not made for his widow, Mr. Duke pointed out, be cause of previous funds established in ncr rrarr.e. The sum of $2,000,000 was set aside for nephews, nieces and cousins, with the condition that only those related by blood should be eligible to partici pate in the bequest. The sum was di rected to be divided equally. A spec: cjfic provision was made that any at tempt to contest the will by its bene ficiaries shall act as an automatic cancellation of any bequest made to the contestant. The will provided that the Duke Farms company in Somerset county, \. J„ shall be dissolved and the as sets turned over to its shareholders. The Southern Power company, one of Mr. Duke’s largest holdings, w-as left to his daughter in the form of a trust under her name which also in cludes the residuary estate. Personal employes were left vary ing amounts Alexander H. Sands, jr., Mr. Duke's secretary, receiving $40, 000. William Baldwin received $25, 000. Frank E. Yantine, $15,000 and household servants and farm employ es received amounts in accordance with the length of their servlca. Provision was made for the 15 trustees of the Doris Duke trust fund of the Duke endowment. The executors are Mrs. Duke, W. R. Perkins, of Montclair, N. J„ ana! C.ecnsre G. Allen, of Hartsdale, N. Y. The latter men were business associ ates of Mr. Duke. ! Extra! Streams In Section Overrun Banks Cleveland county folks were treat- j to something Sunday morning al-| mni!t as unusual and as far apart as (hristmas. Numerous streams over the county were out of their banks Sunday morning—something that has n,’t happened since early spring. Kains Thursday night and Friday v ith a heavy downpour Saturday flight and early Sunday morning, brought the dry streams back to ncr jual and then swelled them over the ’unks. Motorists crossing the mitf v'ay bridge over Buffalo creek Sun ‘u»y were surprised, even knowing about the rains, to see the stream swollen and covering nearby bottoiv* ■tnd. The heavy rains, continuing somewhat, should mean much to the 'fl'lustrial plants operated by hydro Electric power. (i,)T ALL PROSPERITY IT GAN STAND, SAYS L. AND N. York, Oct. 25.—President May ^'tner, of the Louisville and Nashville a's the outlook for the road is a» ' n,7Tl’raf?in* as could be expected. Things look good. If they were any ’e ter could not stand them. Wc recently ordered *6.850,000 in new fl'-uioment and 65,000 tons of rails , *» 15,000 toils ar,o^ e tiur ii c mai ' Given i More By Will Hoey And Gardner Defend Man Who Cut Another To Death Attorneys (). Max Gardner and Clyde R. Hoey left this morning for Gar'.onia, where in Gaston county court they will defend Wil liam Reynolds on a murder charge. It will be remembered that during a brawl on the Lin wood road out of Kings Mountain sometime ago that Reynolds and another raan enaged in a carving contest, rutting each other almost to shreds, their wounds necessitat ing around 500 stitches. The other man died and Reynolds, who was also badly cut, is being tried for murder. The case was called at the last term of Gaston court, but was continued owing to the absence of a physician. An unusual a ;pect of the case is that the lawyers repre senting Reynolds have already been paid, “and spent it”, accord ing Ui Mr. Gardner. Reynolds when the case was continued at the last term dug up the required fees and paid Messrs. Gardner and Hoey in advance to assure their return and defense of him. Yount? School Boy Dies Near Buffalo Herbert Beam, 11 year old son of Mr. ar.d Mrs. D. M. Beam died Friday about noon at the home of his par ents on the Shelby-Waco road near the Buffalo Mill, following an illness with leakage of the heart from which he had been very sick for the past thirty days. Young Beam was a prom ising student last year of Waco School and a very popular and like able fellow. His death is learned with deep sorrow to his friends and the many friends of the bereaved family. His remains were buried Sunday at New Prospect Baptist church, the funeral services being conducted at 11 o’clock by Rev. Rush Padgett and Rev. W. G. Camp. A large crowd was present. Surviving are his parents, three sisters; Pearl, Madge, Marie, Rena May and Geneve, David, jr. and Talmadge. Opening Number Lyceum Thursday Rus.'ian Orchestral Quartet to Appear At Central School Auditorium Thursday Evening at 8. The opening number of the lycc-um •season will be Losjeff’s Russian Or chestral quartet at Central school or; Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. Loseff’s Russian Orchestral quarter offers one of the best and most popu lar musical program of the season. This organization of talented artists appear in their native Russian cos tume, the pltform effect is indeed strik ing. The programs of the quartet are a combination of life and enthusiasm and cover a wide range of music from the wild fantastic Russian dances, through the most exquisite, inspiring and difficult arias of the old masters, to that music termed, “popular, but never trashy.” A prominent and pleasing feature, and one that never fails to evoke the greatest enthusiasm, is a sterling ren dition of the beautiful Russian foi-c songs, accompanied by haunting Rus sian balalikas. For intensive melody nothing surpasses those old songs. Each member of the quartet is an ac complished soloist. A program by this splendid organi zation is in no way an experiment. Season after season they have met with enthusiastic approval everywhere An evening with the company will rank as a distinct event here. Baptist Census Shows Wonderful Possibilities At' the Sunday school hour of the First Baptist church Sunday morning, Supt. John P. Mull made public the figures of the recent census taken In Shelby of the First Baptist members and possibilities, which revealed the wonderful opportunity ahead of the church. While there are 967 on the Sunday school roll, 901 not enrolled expressed their preference for the Baptist faith. It was found that 257 above the age of 9 years of those who expressed their inclination to the Bap tist denomination are non-Christians and that 226 Baptists living in Shelby have their membership elsewhere. The census was the most thorougn ever taken and brings to the church a broad challenge for evangelistic work. Along this line Rev. Zeno Wall, pastoj, preached n strong sermon Sunday morning on “Working and Weeping, in which he made an appeal for per sonal work among these non-Sunday school attendants and non-church mem hers in Shelby. ____ Speed Kings In Armistice Day Race U'W are Ilif four horsemen** of Hie autoniobHe speed tracks of America, who will drive their mounts the rhaiiotte oval at a dizzy |?;:re next Armistice Day. Pete D Paolo, fresh from lib triumphant -mile Kr»*jM at Indianapolis, in ou! to threaten the supremacy of Earl Cooper and Tommy Milton, win ner* o? twffmt two races here, tvhil* Dob Me!hm.iiigh, atwjter youngster, who wontlie Altoona tabor Day classic, will try to show up some of the other veteran*. Olliers hi the p'eture are Hrrry llarfx, "the treat est second place driver” in the world and l^ui Cooper, daredevil of the speedways of ike country* Big Tornado Sweeps Over Alabama Killing 16 People And Injuring Many Troy, Ala., Oct. 2G:—Sixteen sons were reported killed and more than a score injured by a torne ;o, which struck Pike county, Alabama, early Sunday, according to Associate': Press dispatches. Many homes were laid waste, causing thousands of dol lars damage. Relief measures ivere undertaken that afternoon and first aid was rusn. ed to several communities which bore the brunt of the terrific storm. Vic tims v.ho fled were sheltered by citi zens of Troy and the local hospital was taxed to capacity in taking care of the injured. Sweeping down with tremendous force the storm roared through this section, leveling homes and barns, ana rushed on its way south eastward. Loss of life was reported in the Good Hope section, at Luverne, in the Oak Grove neighborhood, at Un ion Springs, in Comer and Spring Hill, the last three places being in Barbour county, and at Eufaula, where three negroes were reported killed and several persons injured. Reports reaching here indicated the tornado struck first in Pike county and then shifted to Barbour county, where it spent its force in this section and then proceeded to the south and east. Of the 16 persons reported killed, 13 were residents of Pike county, who lived within a short distance of Troy. The other three, all of whom were negroes, lived at Comer, in Barbour county. Local physicians and Red Cross workers qyjckly offered their services in caring for tornado victims at a mass meeting held here that afternoon. Five thousand dollars was raised for relict work and rescue parties were organ ized to search for any additional vic tims of the storm. Four in One Family. In the Good Hope section, sever miles west of Troy, four members ot one family were killed instantly arid the parents are not expected to live. The dead include: ^ Whites: Ralph Knight., 1R; Buoy Knight, 16; Frances Knight, six; Mary Ellen Knipfyt, three; Mrs. Eliza Davis, 65; Negroes; Beatrice Tilirj and baby, Ella Lee Blue. Near Luverene two are known to be dead, both white. They are: Mrs. Pea cock, 75; Tom Long, 70. The injured include: Walter Knight and wife, not expected to live; Her man Knight, Ray Knight, Frank Da vis. Bob Jordan, J. P. Davis and Mrs. Frank Davis, Pat Swanson and wife, negroes. In the Oak Grove neighborhood, Noah Griffin’s home was destroyed uw iir. unuiii ni- vile and.-;*** 4 child seriously injured. Two children escaped unhurt. At Orian on the Montgomery-T^oy road the home and store of Walter Kelly was demolished. Mr. Kelly and his family all escaped injury while a brother was slightly hurt. In the path of the storm which came up from the west and passed out to the northwest, a trail of wreckage was left, homes demolished; barns blown down; cattle and other livestock wan dering aimlessly about; household goods strewn along the highways and through the fields; and timber laid law and farm crops ruined. Family Decimated. In one neihborhood, Hope, five people were killed and one whole fam ily of nine almost wiped out. Fourteen houses were destroyed. Noah Griffin, one of the seriously injured, was hit on the head by a heavy piece of tim ber which was blown through the win dow of his home just before the tor nado picked it up and scattered it '.o the winds. The residents near the path of the storm were aroused by the terrific wind and the cries of the injured, and worked in a heavy downpour of rain .and vivid flashes of lightning for hour- rendering aid to the injured an.* searching for the missing. The dead and injured were scattered along the roads and the fields, and around the demolished homes. TRIPLETS FIVE YEARS AGO, NOW HAVE TWINS ( Gaffnev Ledger) Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Dickson, of the Midway community, who became the parents of triolets in 1920. have an nounced the birth of twin sons last Tuesday. The bovs have been named James Miles and John Marion Dickson. James weighs eight and one-half pounds while John tips the scales [ an even pound less Two g'rls and a boy were horn fc Mr. and Mrs. Dickson August 1, 1920. The children were named Pearl, Ruby end McClain. McClain and Ruby died in the Spartanburg hospit i! when nine weeks old, while Pearl survived, and is now greatly interested in her little brothers. On Chimney Rock Board. Asheville, Oct. 25.—Election of Les tei B. Manley, prominent leal estate man and capitalist of Miami, to mem bership on the board of directors of Chimney Rock Mountains, inc., has teen announced in '.to otticnils >}. ne cornual) v. 'Young Preacher Who Received Brok en Neck When Car Went Over Steep Embankment. Rev. Ford Grigs who received a broken neck when the car in which he was riding last Wednesday twen ty miles above Marion went over an embankment, was buried Sunday at | Palm Tree Methodist church near Lawndale. Mr. Grigg and his brother Rev. Zeb Grigg were driving along a highway when they’ met a school truck and in passing, got too near the high embankment with the result that the car plunged over and broke young . Grigg’s neck. IBs brother, Zeb Grigg received several broken ribs but his j injuries are improving and this young I man is getting along as well as could i be expected. After the accident both were taken to a hospital at Marion i where Ford Grigg lived two days with his heck broken. His body was ! paralized but he remained conscious j throughout. i When the accident happened the : Grigg brothers were coming to their j former home near Lawndale from ! the Western part of the state where they had been conducting-a revival. 1 Ford Grigg, deceased was single and about 30 years of age. Rain Causes Damage To Two Brick Walls Heavy rains of Saturday night caused damage to two newly construct ed brick walls in Shelby. Because ot improper drainage, a fifty-foot span of the rear wall of the two story brick building of Dr. Royster and sons on S. LaFayette street collapsed during, the night, taking with it the frame work of the floors and roof. The crash made a loud report and war* heard over all the business district by those who happened to be up at that time ot night. A piece of rocf timber which .swelled under the damp ness. made a small crack at the top ot the beautiful pressed brick front. About 80 feet of a jetainer wall standing between the sidewalk and the front wall of the A Bluet, r -ro cery building on West Marion street crumbled over Saturday mg because 1 » ''i- i. rut * ot water., ^ Boiling Sonins'?. Loses Hard-Fought flame 2H t'i 1.1. Shelby Ends and Backs Outstanding. Faced with the possibility of lo. ir.j; countv football honors after holding the ,title for many years the little Shelby High eleven fought a fieres gome with the odds against them Fri day afternoon, upset the possibility and defeated the strong Boiling Springs eleven 28 to 13. It brought to them county honors and the young filers coached by “Casey’’ Morris line up so far in the season with the fa mous elevens that have gone before them. Whether or not they go farther remains to be seen, but their sweeping victory of Friday thrilled the side lines and annexed the whole-hearted support of fans who were expectant oi little. If there Is a cup to be presentee for county honors the receiver should be Cline Owens Lie, kid brother of Cline Lee, who completely filled the shoes at end of the brother who V now battling a dread disease at San atorium, with a little more speed that is saying he is <fne of the best er.dt in the state. Behind him in the receiv ing: line should be his fellow end, Cleve Cline, Beam, Elliott and the en tire back fled. Madness swept the ends and side-stepped across the the white lines as usual but for once bis pre mier honors must pass to Lee. But all the stars were not on the winning: eleven—no by far. Ranking with Shelby's right end as the trio of outstanding stars of the game were Sparks, scrappy Boiling Springs cen ter, and Woodward, the rangy quarter back. Shelby's 28 points look big, but had it not been for Sparks, who fought himself to exhaustion, Shel by would have doubled the score. And the 13 points annexed by the visitors should all he credited to Woodward and two of his backfield assistants. In fact, the Baptist bunch was one of the huskiest and hardest driving eq'uads ever seen on the local park. With enough football knowledge it would take two Shelby teams to stop them. Outstanding plays ran the gauntlet of football from lengthy runs by Woodward and M&gness to the tack ling of Sparks, Lee, Beam and Grigg, and the line driving of Ramsey, Gil lespie and Kerr. And freak football hovered over one touchdown, giving "Big” Elliott the lasting cognomen of "Touchdown John,” j now 1 ney ocurra.. With the largest football' crowd of the season looking on from the side lines the followers of the two elevens cheering lustily, Gillespie tore across for Shelby’s first touchdown during the first quarter. The second seVeti points came in the third quarter when a Shelby back with only'a few yards to g<f fhr a* touchdown fumbled the ball, a Boiling Springs player iWfirerim; only to fumble himself and John El liott, Shelby tackle annexed the pip skin and crawled over while the crcwil wondered who would fumble next. The fourth quarter witnessed four touch downs. On the first play Grigg drove like a heavyweight for the required distance necessary for Shelby’s third score. A few minutes later the rangy Woodward slipped around a Shelby end and rambled .‘18 yards for Boiling Springs first marker. This was follow ed shortly by Shelby’s fourth touch down when Kerr plunged over after “Coon’’ Magness unleashed a 30-yard run. A well-directed pass in the final minutes gave Boiling Springs their second and final score. The Shelby safety man failed to be a deadlock safety on both of the visitors scores. Magness’ southpaw top and a fake cross-buck gave Shelby every extra point, while Boiling Springs failed or Shelby (28) Pos. B. S. S. (13) Cline___le McIntyre Beam It Pari:. Peeler____ lg . DePricst Gardner — -c - ------ Sparks Moore __rg — Hamrick Elliott _—rt -- --- -- Horton Lee ... ___re _ Haynes Grigg __qh . _ Woodward Harris __... lhb - Arnette Magness __rhb _ __McKinney Gillespie..rb Ramsey Referee. Lawrence (Oglethorpe). Umpire, Hudson (N. C. State). Heed linesman. Pearce (Georgia). _ Many Attend Final Service For Stanford l ptown ( hurches 1 nitc in Touching Service at Central Church Sunday Evening. Beautiful Tributes. One of the largest congregations to ever pack the beautiful new Central | church structure gathered there Sun day evening in a farewell service to Itev. Alfred Leland Stanford, builder of the churc hand for three years pas tor of the congregation. Rev. Mr. Stanford leaves this week for t harlotte where he assuhies the pastorate of Methodism’s largest, church in the state, the united Tryon and Trinity congregations. 1 he service Sunday evening was In spiring, touching and wide in its scope. Spoken appreciation of the services rendered here by the departing min ister were made not only by repre sentatives of his own congregation, but by pastors of the other uptown churches and the town in general. The evening services ut the First Baptist and the Presbyterian churches were called off and the pastors with them congregations united in the farewell service. Sometime before the opening of the service the big church audito rium and adjoining Bible class rooms were packed to capacity and it wan necessary to add temporary seats to accommodate those who attended. Seated around the chancel with the minister who closed his pastorate wnr ncv. v-. r. onerrui, a iormer pas tor of the church; Dr. Zeno Wall, pas tor of the First Baptist church, and Rev. Hector N. McDiarmid, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Special music was rendered by the choir and tho opening prayer was by Dr. Wall with the Scripture reading by Rev. Mr. McDiarmid. The program of farewell by the congregation was in charge of Capt. J. F. ^Roberts, who in intio duetory remarks told of the efforts to bring Rev. Mr. Stanford back for another year and of the wish of the congregation and officials that he com plete the four years with the church. Impressive, and commendatory talks were made by Rev. C. F. Sherrill, Dr. Wall and Rev. Mr. McDiarmid. Colored Churches Join. A letter from a committee, repre senting the colored churches of ihe city, was read by Captain Roberts, in which the colored ministers expressed appreciation of the general work in the city of the departing Central pas tor, thanked God for his coming here and wished him God-speed on his fu ture journey and success in his broad ened field. Present Check. Win. Lineberger, superintendent of the Central Sunday school, spoke briefly in relating the great service rendered the schol during the three years pastorate and cited figures not only showing the increase in the Sun day school, but in the church in gen eral. It was shown that the Sunday school had increased in membership around 300, the total church contribu tions during the three years being around $90,000. At the conclusion of his talk, Mr. Lineberger, in behalf of the Central Sunday school, presented a check to Rev. Mr. Stanford. The peak of the tribute was reach ed with the farewell of the congrega tion spoken by Clyde R. Hoey, who re counted the noble work here of the de parting pastor, of the sincere life ha lived, and the devotion of all his ener gies to building up the church spirit ually and materially. The recognition of his ability and his worth caused hl3 removal by the bishop to the confer ence’s biggest charge, Mr. Hoey said. With eyes bedimmed a bit by tears Rev. Mr. Stanford spoke his farewek last, but with it forgot not the work started here and urged every churcii member to stand by and assist Dr. Boyer, who comes here Thursday, m continuing the work started and build ing Central church even greater. His accomplishment here, he classed as his most cherished work and stated that each month he would continue to pay On his subscription to the church building until it was paid and in conclusion added that the passing years would not erase from his mem ory the people with whom he had worked here and learned to love. The esteem in which the departing pastor was held by his church and Shelby in general was evidenced by the record congregation attending and the respectful silence that prevailed for a moment after his final benedic tion. ' . Davidson “Home-Coming.” Davidson, Oct.; 25.—Home-coming dt.j at Davidson college has been set for October 31, at which time many of the alumni of this institution are expected to come back for one day’s entertainment. Heretofore very little attention has ben paid to this day, but -plans this year indicate that October 31 will be an eventful day at Dvidson for the students r>d for the ahintgi* fi
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