North Carolina Newspapers

ONE OF THE FUNNIEST STORIES EVER WRITTEN, “TOO MUCH EFFICIENCY”, IN EACH ISSUEOF THE STAR. A LAUGH IN EVERY LINE. BFLIABLE home paper Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department. libiianib VOL. XXXIII, No. 96 “Covers Cleveland Completely.’ SHELBY’S POPULATION 1925 Census_8,854 Where Industry Joins With Climate In A Call For You. . SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 1925.Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Baptists In Annual Meet nr Spinx (’reaches Annual Sermon— * To Get Barrett Resolutions To day—Alumni to Hear Poteat Charlotte, Nov. 17.—Evolution and Wake Forest college tonight were ap narently uppermost in the minds of L,ny of the more than 500 Baptists representing congregations in every section of the state who are here for ,]ie ;i5th annual session of the Baptist st!te convention which formally, op ('n'eii in the spacious First Baptist church here this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Routine business incidental to the waning of the convention was dis ratched with a rush during the after ,oon. a number of committees being appointed and reports read. Tonight j a number of young ministers were ; introduced to the convention and Dr. W. D. Spinx, leading Baptist minister ff Winston-Salem, preached the an- ■ mini convvention sermon. j Tomorrow is the big day of the. convention with the Barrett fesolu ticns scheduled for introduction at tomorrow night's session. The Bar-, rc-tt resolutions have to do with elect- j ire trustees for Wake Forest and! gocailed ’“modernist.” Reports are scheduled to be heard tomorrow on the Baptist foundation, Taptist hospitals, state missions, for eign missions, Woman’s missionary union, home missions, and education, with special reference to Wake For est and Meredith colleges and the Barrett resolutions. Suttle on Committee, fhe committee appointed to revii'v the report of the board of missions is composed of Rev. H. W. Baucori, of Wilmington; Rev. A. J. Smitii. of Franklin; Dr. J. M. Kester, of Wil mington; Dr. W. R. Bradshaw, of Hickory; Dr. E. D. Poe, of Weldon; J. H. Matthews, of Windsor; Jas D. Proctor, of Lumberton; Mrs. L. B. Henry, of Wadesboro; Rev. E. G. Da \is, of Mt. Airy; Mrs. C. H. Durham, of Lumbertcn; C. A. Smith, of High Point; Rev. W. J. Crane, of More head City, and T. F. Pettus of Wil mington. SHELBYllSPUV HICKORY Fill Morris To Take Boys Into Catawba For Game. Want Thanksgiving Game Here. The Shelby Highs will go to Hick ory Friday afternoon for a game 'nth the Hickory Highs, it is an nounced by Coach “Casey” Morris. Hickory defeated the Piedmont Highs last week and are expected to give the locals a stiff battle. Just what players will make the trip is not known. Coach Morris made several experiments in the Clover game and uncovered numerous prospective stars. The majority of the boys since their elimination from the state series have been attending practice regular ly and giving their all to the build ing of a fast moving outfit for next year, but one or two of the boys have ihown too much indifference of late and are not regular at practice, in training and in their school work, To the coach the elimination does not mean a thing as to training and school work, and those failing fo keep Morris’ training and practice iule.-i may be in for some disappoint ment when he sends his first teams on the field—several feeling the hard °f discipline as they slid along the bench in the last game and watched substitutes star in their berths. k rom the present outlook the local highs by next year will have a back field equal or superior to anything hhelby has ever known. With two hacks for nearly every position Mor ris is building a typical “eight horse men’’ attacker for another season. k'»- speed in skirting the ends and broken field running think how Magness, Rippy and the smooth-dun lng Harris would work together. Then j"r the sure gaining line plunges and heavy bucked whRt high school back-; be d can offer a better array than Tom Kerr, Cline and Gillespie should by another year. Grigg, the pre sent quarter, may be back to general fhe team and do tlnb kicking and ready to replace him or any other ,‘acks will be Whisnant, who passes ke an old-timer. And to support h'at bunch are such young backs as " ilson and the little group that will g' t their chance next season. In the will be added experience and weight with one or two of the star jeterans such as Peeler missing. But 111 high school eleven Shelby’s pt’os Peetive backfield looks' brilliant in Possessing a consistant and versatile a tack—Rippy, Magncss, Harris, Kerr mp Gillespie. All ground gainers adept (in several offences. Will Enter Real K ta -, Business at Ijendcrsonvill.'. j,, cufceeded By Alvin Hardin. R. E. Lawr. ; • :• jf(,r five years '.’,e eflicietit fan ] demonst-alter for Cleveland county h. tendered his re sl^nation to tale effect December 1st and Alvin Hardin Kingston Ten t haa been elect.- i i> E. MULaps, nistn.-t farm ryw.t of Statesville to succeed him. -Mr. Lcw.-eace will enter the real estate v ine -s ; t Brevard where he has exte-n .-ive hoklihgs both in business propm-ty and wr-cage. Mr. Lawrence succeed-,I Dr. R. M. Gidney as farm dem* ns^vateu: in Cleveland county five year ; go and his work here has had marked uccess. Mr. Lawrence is activ . ; nd enthusiastic— 1 is tireless effor -. in behalf of hot ter farming, poultry and pig raisin*,. cover crops, pot up -torage, dairying, etc., and his . effort- toward the ru- ' ral electric lighting system which is cne cf the greatest steps the county ; has made, have w.-n for Cleveland the ! lecognition as the "hanr,.;- rgrieu'tural 1 county in North Carolina.-' Alvin Hardin who succeeds Mr. Lawrence here D< ember 1st is a na tive of a cotton section.- having been born and reared in South Carolina. lie took a course in agriculture at Ciom son college where he- finished in H»20. llis first work was a.-- Smith-Hughes 1 teacher of vocational training. Then he was demonstration agent of Roane county, Tennessee for 18 months, which position he . resigned to take charge of the development of the Dy less Orchard company which has fin ished setting out a peach orchard with 50.000 trees in Tennessee. Mr. Hardin was here this week get ting acquainted with the fo'ks and the j territory, He will return with his fam- i iiy the last of this month to be ready j to enter actively upon his duties the first of December. Ginners Estimat e Below Government Another Government Estimate is Due November 24th—Bad Weather Reported in Cotton Belt Furnished by R. J. McCarley's pri vate wire from New Orleans, New York and Chicago. . New Orleans. La., Nov. IT.—A.)ter ri ling lower in early morning as re sult of easier cables than due and con tinuance of good weather inland, market bulged in consequence or pri vate estimates for light ginnir.gs for the last period. November 1st to 14th. Subsequently values eased again be cause of some realizing in anticipation < f probability of a rather favorable weekly weather and crop Government report tomorrow. Returns to National Ginners Asso ciation a yield of 14,1130,000 to 14. 900.000 bales, and ginning? of only 11.980.000 bales to 14th, inst.. against 11.102.000 to same date last year, Such returns provide only T81,000 tales ginned for the period, against 1,440,000. last year. The Shelton Bureau is credited with estimating "innings to November 14. at 12.37LOW bales, which would pro Vlt* "for 1.172,000 bales for the petiod., Cotton goods in New L ork "■ ci e nore active and firmer yesterday, wide stcetings having been advanced 1-8 mtl yarns were steadier. Next Saturday. November -4tn. the Government will issue report a- to indicated crop as of November 14th, ,nd ginnings to the same date. The previous Government crop f "re cast. November Oth. indicated a yield h 15,386.000 bales of November 1st. There wa« very bad weather in Ai stern half of belt during the first ,veek of November, and danger to tba ■rop was reported in some parts of r<.,as and Ark., while serious injury >vas reported in Oklahoma, const luentlv some trade are of the opinion .bat the next Government forecast vill figure somewhat smaller than n. "evious forecast for 15.386,000 but here arc not a few people who think hat next Saturday's Government crop orecast will show a- large or larg.r ndicated production than its previous precast. . _ Advices from the interior are gen rallv to the effect that there are cor inued good demand.for white cotton vith the basis remaining firm, and ,jKh, although Memphis wired that temand is not urgent, wi*b the basis •lightly weaker, however, we are bu.l sl, „ the .,»rk«. B BEER vs W H. Veago has leased her e on Sumter street to Mr. and James Roberts who will occupy 'js WOek. Mrs. Ycago and childrer spending a week,or tibi days with sister Mrs. P. M. Washburn oe going to Lake Wales. Florida to Mr. Yeago for the winter. ^ jeh of the conscience fund is spend undv un/I flowers for uiepd Wife. King Hitter r By making six hits out o. nine limes at hot on the closing girnc of the season. Harry Hctliitaun carried the honor of bring the leading hitter in the American League with mark of .393. EJlflUfOBE BURIED WEDNESDAY Beloved Shelby Man With Gilmers For Five Half Years Succumbs to Operation. 39 Years Old. Mr. E. Millar Eskridge, 39 years of age, and a beloved citizen of Shelby died Tuesday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock at the Shelby Hospital where on last Friday he had undergone an operation for stomach trouble of long standing. The news of his death is quite a shock to his many friends for he was at his post of duty at Gilm er's Department store the first af the week and few knew of his serious con dition. For a number of years he had teen suffering with a stomach trou ble which became acute the middle ot tne week and made it necessary for him to undergo a serious opera tion. He seemed to be getting along nicely Sunday and was quite cheerful but had a turn for the worse on Mon day and told members of his family that the end was near but that he was prepared to go. Honor and Integrity Mr. Eskridge was born and reared in the Beaver Dam section. He lived awhile at Lawndale, but spent most of his life in Shelby where he was held in highest esteem. For five and a half years he was a valuable mem ber of the Gilmer organization where he was loved by his fellow salesman and noted for his honor and intergrity by the store’s patrons. For a man of his age he possessed a wonderful amount of energy and was of a most cheerful disposition. He was a staunch member of the First Baptist church, a kind and considerate husband and father, a loyal friend and com panion, holding to the highest ideals of mankind. Mr. Eskridge was married to Miss Mollie Beam 36 years ago and their married life has been a most happy and joyful one. Surviving are one brother Clint Eskridge of Cushing Oklahoma, four daughters, Mrs. John Philbeck of Lawndale, Mrs. E. C. Berger of Saint Louis, Mrs. J. M. Cornwell of Columbia, S, C., Mrs. Eugene T. Hord, of Raleigh, and me son, Louie Beam Eskridge of Shelby One starwart, popular son. Tom, d:ed in his teens during the flu epidemic seven years ago. All of the children were at his bedside when the end except Mrs. Berger of Saint Louis who could not come on account of sickness. Funeral Today The funeral was conducted this afternoon from the home on N. De Kalb street by Rev. D. G. Washburn and the interment was in Sunset Cemetery. Members of the Gilmer store where he was the oldest em ployee in point of service, acted as pall bearers; Messrs. Paul Wootten, Fred Culbreth, Lee R. Hamrick, Raymond Washburn, O. R. Thorpa and E. R. Clary. Beautiful floral of ferings and a large crowd of friends attested the high esteem in which he was held. Mrs. Josie Willis Is Buried At St. Peters Mrs. Josie Willis was huried Sat urday afternoon at St. Peters Mctho d;st church in upper Cleveland, tne funeral services being conducted by Rev. John Green of Fallston. Mrs. Willis had been suffering far a long time with a heart trouble. She was about 60 years of age and a noble Christian character, quiet, unassum ing, but a splendid neighbor and friend of those with whom she came in contact. Her husband and a daugh ter, Mrs. P. M. Mauney survive, who with their two children made their heme at the Willis homeplace in No. 10 township, ____^ jSTHTE CAPIT1L CHUSED NEWS I j - ! Duke I'niveraity One of Richest In America—Frank I’age, Highway Chairman Returns— (Special to The Star) Raleigh, Nov. 16.—The trial of Jes se Wyatt, former police officer, for the murder of Stephen S. Holt, prom inent attorney of Smithfield, got un der way last week The case is being bitterly contested and the array of lawyers numbers some of the most prominent members of North Caro lina's legal fraternity. The defense is putting up an accident theory for the killing while the State is maintain ing that Wyatt fired on the auto mobile in which lawyer was riding without taking any thought of what he was doing and deliberately ip tending to stop by injury or death ! because the auto did not halt when he ordered it to. The preliminary hearing brought out testimony that j Wyatt thought the auto contained ! bootleggers but it was also revealed j that no liquor was found. Holt had i been enroute home after trying cases ; in the Federal court when the kill ing occured on June First. The celebration of Armistice Day in Raleigh and throughout the State was general and showed that North Carolina has not forgotten. In the Capital City the state commander of i the American Legion made an ad j dress and quite and extensive pro j gram was carried out. Britton's Death a Shock. The capital City heard with real , regret of the death of Edward E. i Eritton last Monday. Mr. Britton was ! the Washington correspondent of the ’ News ar.d Observer. Prior to that (Connection he was secretary to Jose phus Daniels as secretary of the navy and managing editor of the News and Observer. He was widely known in North Carolina and generally liked and his death caused general sorrow He died suddenly after only two days illness. #. The crushing defeat of Wake For est by State, the final score being 6 to 0 interested the Capital City. The Wake Forest team had mounted the pinnacle of football honors in the State and only the game with State stood between it and the title for a second year. To State the victory was a great tonic after a disastrous sea son. i Richest in Country Duke University now ranks as the I richest University in the country and is better equipped with funds to ser ve the people than any other. The m llior.s left by J. B. Duke, when the full extent of the endowment i3 real ized will place Duke above Harvard, Columbia and Yale, the three richest heretofore and Duke’s physical plant soon will equal any of the others, j The University looks forward to new! life of service to North Carolina. i Prof, Z. P. Metcalf of the State College faculty goes by invitation to j the University of Illinois, Urbania,! ! that state, on November 20th to de- j i liver an address on “North Carolina: j An Interesting State, Bioligically.” j j Three days later lie will tell the i ‘ same folks about ‘ Some Peculiar In- j i sects" which may be seen in action ; .down this wav.” Governor McLean reduces the sen-1 tence ef T. D. Cartey from five to : two and half years far his bravery in preventing* prisoners from escaping from the Guilford county jail. During the week Governor McLean | appointed Stanley Winborne, of Mur i freesboro, and T. T. Thorne, of Rocky j Mount as emergency judges under act ; of the last Legislature. The former is i to preside over the second week of i the Lsnior county regular fall term; the latter will hold the one-week term of civil court on Onslow county. Frank Page Returns Chairman Frank Page is back from an extended visit to South America where he went several weeks ago to attend a highway conference, j The Chairman was met in New York by his assistant, L. R. Ames, who has held down the North Carolina situa tion all right in the absence of the chief. Captain W. C. Lee, U. S. A., mili tary instructor at State College for the past three years, recently pro moted from First Lieutenant, will take up new duties assigned to him at Camp Meade, Maryland, next spring, lie will be associated w'ith the Tank Corps. He had a record for dis tinguished service over-seas to his credit. Replying to a telegram advising him that the North Carolina Univer sity Glee Club had appeared before a mixed audience at Hampton, Vir j ginia Governor McLean expressed the opinion that the interchange of cour tesies between the races will lead to a more sympathetic understanding. While the concert was given at an in stitution devoted to negro education it is said that the audience was com posed of both races and about equal - (Continued on page 2; first *-c*lon.) Would Punish 'Maudlin sentimentality. politics und misguided sympathy are r« .'ponsil.ie for the present '.crime wave. «ays Prof A M. Cathcart. in structor In^rlminal law at Stanford University lie advocates, speedy punishment for criminal*.. PSRTY TD SUPPORT Falls Almost Put Bill Through At Last Legislature. Dawson Ex pected To Indorse. <R. E. Powell in Charlotte news) Raleigh, Nov. 16.—State Chairman John G. Dawson, who speaks both to the Democratic party and for it is expected to give some sort of sanc tion, probably whole-hearted, to the Greensboro declaration of Oliver Max Gardner for the secret ballot, but Mr. Dawson is not yet listed among the congratulants who have sent up their word to th-s Shelby statesman. Many party papers have commeitd etl the position of Mr. Gardner and one of the morning journals of today added to the list of cheer leaders suiv plied by Mr. Gardner, "fhe interest that is now being shown the Gardner speech is a party concern. Hereto fore eminent men among the Demo crats has uttered their convictions in favor of a big change in the election laws and machinery, Victor Bryant, of Durham, did much for the cause in his last legislative appearance which was just a few weeks before he died. But Mr. Bryant and all other reformers were disadvanced by having no party backing. The same thing occured last Win ter. Representative Falls, by the way of Shelby, introduced an Aus tralian ballot bill and almost put it through the House of Representa tives. But Senator Tom Johnson of Robeson, ws^ slaw to offer his aid be cause Governor McLean was under stood to be lukewarm to say the least. Governor Morrison never had taken much interest in the “cause,” albe.t Governor Bickett had. Representa-j tive Everett. of Durham, who had been counted a champion of the se cret ballot lined up squarely against it. He took the position that the Aus tralian ballot is a party question. This i is understood to be Governor Me- • Lean’s view . It was the attitude of! President Wilson toward suffrage in 1912 and 1911. The party had not; spoken and he could not speak for j it. He would npt speak to it. But: he did in 1916, ipokc passionately in 1918 and in 1920. v. iutii mail L'awcuii aim i'*oA ner are so close that it would be dif ficult to see them in a pose of hosti-‘ One would hardly think Mr. L<..7t.on could not have conferred •*.th Mr. Gardner and since the Shel by man did not have to hurry, it is too much to guess that he would not have delayed a declaration. Mr. Gard ner is a cautious man, too, and rush ing to a statement isn't in character for him. The whole thing is made to assume the guise of a party pro nouncement and it would be easy to imagine such an issue in 192o if not in 1926, Certainly the party will de clare for the secret ballot if it nom inates Gardner. That doesn’t exactly follow, to be sure. The 1920 State convention de clared for sugrage then proceeded to defeat tthe man who stood on the platform, nominating the man who did not. But that won’t happen any more. The party had the fright of its life. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene T. Hold and son of Raleigh and Mrs. J. M Cornwell of Columbia. S. C. are here for the funeral of Mr. E. Miller E.-k ridge today. Mr. George Blar.ton returned last night from Raleigh where he attended a meeting of officials of the cotton growers association. Mr. Blanton is di rector in this district. Old navy slogan: Don’t give up the ship. New navy slogan: “Don’t give up the plant , I It ■ !> > •< l int ,I fcr Fight Tif-l i—r iwel Depute Started In Tabernacle Saturday. In rc;*' tk j ’. con’t thi.4 morning ; ,'r<l; ;> John i’. .'.«’■!! ., Kev. Will I ! mini.; ui: ,.{ the Ch;n .h of God, : »>n. -h bn S,:Kin „ $25 and ti e costs j ' ' t M r. ■ .1 H. Stallings, . fatl.t1!* of John, v k fined $10 and the r l i hv. *n the san.e ! of’ u I • 1 ’ t . I > • > »-m > . the most unu •1 re the recorder | i fa qer a ! mr.bcr i»jf spectators were !' •• ' ' ti i- tl heavh'g, which con ’ .an a! . onto time. I'ebt S' rted Fight. A< ♦a!ieir t • •: .."iarv of the evi 1 it • ‘he tt uble first started Satur , '!;,v a' .ho It. uV • Ilf worship of the ] Hint 'li. of Gi.a: i n So ith Di-Kalb inter* sicioit t*i‘> fig ; following shortly • ti.o,,f tfu- a The wor-hip was in the* fei nt ot t t nnvoniul meeting and dining the ministers te.timonial he referred with no direct reference to people who did rot pay their debts. John Stallings followed with his tes timonial and after telling of his stand with the Lord, evidence had it, that J long arose and informed Stallings: ‘"You should pay old man Stamey {here what you owe him.” Stallings j came bach with the reply that he did ; not owe Stanley and that Stanley him •elf was present and could tell about it. The minister then left the taber rncte and John Stallings followed him with the intention of finding out where Long secured his information, according to Stallings. The father of John left about the same time, and according to the Stallings the preach er after getting some distance front the tabernacle reached down and pick 0 t up two rocks, one of which he threw a young Stallings, missing him and throwing the other at the elder Stall ings, who was struck on the head Then according to all the evidence a g< neral melee followed in which the 1 readier received a general bruised face, given him, according to Stallings by the young man. However, Long testified that he did not pick up two rocks and throw them, but that both the Stallings jumped on him and beat him severely, breaking his nose, blacking his eye and lacking his chest. That young Stall ings did the cheating while the elder .‘•tailings held him. The evidence di lectly concerning the fight itself was somewhat contradictory, but all was dear to the point that there was a fight. Further evidence supporting the fact that there was a fight was on the faces of the two defendants, the preacher and the elder Stallings, both of whom gave the impression of hav ing undergone a severe drubbing of some mature. l.ets Alter i.on?. Attorney Peyton McSwaiR, repre senting the Stillings, attempted to in troduce evidence through witnesses end Icons' himself, showing that the preacher had been refused permission to preach in the Church of God, the tabernacle where the dispute arose, and had also been ordered to stop preaching at Flat Rock where he bad been preaching’ to mixed cogregations of white and black. McSwain further attempted to show that Long had cops ea trouble in every church where be had entered. Long on the stand him self, admitted,preaching in Flat Rock, but denied that he had been ordered to quit. Preacher Owed Debts. One of the Questions asked Long while on the stand was: “Do you not (.we some debts yourself, and if you do why don’t you pov yours instead of advising voung Stallings in public to pay his?” Lone admitted that he did owe several debts in town, but that he intended to pav them. Young Stall ings on the 3tand contended that he did not owe Stanley anything and that his father did not take part in the fight other than attempt to take him off the preacher. The minister while testifying referred to the Stall ings as “that old murderer and that young murderer—that demon.” Long, the preacher, was represent ed by Clyde R. Hoey, who did not at tempt to make excuse for the happen ings at the tabernacle, but contended that Long had the right to defend himself in any manner when two men jumped on him after he was trying to get home and avoid trouble. The at tack on the preacher, who told the court that he was a licensed minister of the original Church of God, w-as nothing morf than “brutal” accord ing to Mr. Hoey. Judge Mull debated little on ihe matter after the conclusion of evidence and gave young Stalllflgs and Long the same fine and the father of young Stallings a smaller fine. —Birth—Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Bur ton Mitchell at Mt. Holly, on Wednes day morning November 18th, . sou Button f’ort".t Mdcuell, je. Kiwanians At Gaffney Meet Eighty Three Shelby People Enjoy Inter-city Kotary-Kiwanis Gather ing at Limestone College. Fighty three Shelby people, Kiwan. ians and their wives, enjoyed the in ( ter-city meeting with the Rotary I < lub at Limestone College Monday night where nearly 200 representa tives men and women of the two town* gathering around the banquet board iot an evening of fellowship. It was "ladies night” from both or ganizations and not a only were the wives and sweethearts of members present, but a goodly number of the 200 college girls had a part in mak ing the evening a most enjoyable one. I'lead for World Peace. President R. C. Cranberry of Lime, stone extended words of greeting to the visitors, while responses were made by Clyde R. Hoey and Presi dent J. (lint Newton of Shelby in choice language. Mr. Hoey closed his remarks by urging such civic organ izations as the Kiwanis and Rotary which are national in their scope and number their membership by the thousands, to appeal for world peace in order that wars, and slaughter of manhood might be no more. An effort will be made at the next congress to have the United States which crossed the seas with its army to fight for peace, to have this country join the other nations of the world in a peace covenant that will forever prevent such bloodshed and carnage as was witnessed seven years ago. An elegant banquet was served by the domestic science department of Limestone college and Dr. Gunter, {.resident of the Gaffney Rotary club presided over the meeting. In the ab sence of State Senator T. B. Butler who was sick, a handsome young bu»;ness man of Gaffney appealed f -r a more intimate relationship between the two neighboring towns land urged that his South Carolina brethren emulate the progressive spirit that marks North Carolina. A beautiful violin solo was rerder id by Miss Blythe while Miss Anna Morrison of the Limestone voice de partment gave two splendid vocal numbers. Secretary Charlie Burros lead some singing of Kiwanis songs, after which the meeting adjourned ar.d the Shelby people reached home about midnight. erne fight - MIT SCHOOL HOT Difficulty Arose Over Whipping of Boy at Blacksburg High School. Four members of the Allison clan of Blacksburg stand charged with as sault and battery and rioting as the result of an attack early Saturday night on Major Isadore Ussery, sup erintendent of the Blacksburg schools and Professor C. O. Borts, member of the school faculty and athletic coach says a Gaffney dispatch. The assault took place on Main street in front of Culler’s Drug Store, ac cording to reports reaching Gaffney. Major Ussery was struck on the face with two rocks and Mr. Borts Had a large hole knocked in his scalp by a bludgeon or some other instru ment during the melee. Major Us sery was rendered unconscious, it was stated, and both men were treated by physicians. The men charged with the attack are: J. Matt Allison, Confederate veteran and former coroner of Chero kee county; his son Hogue Allison, former police chief of Blacksburg; Walter Allison, son of Hogue, who was recently expelled from the Blacksburg school, according to Pro fessor Ussery; and Harold Leech, son-in-law of Hogue Allison. West Shelby News Of Late Interest Mr. Willard McSwain has returned home from West Palm Beach, Fla., where he had been employed for some time. He came home on account of the illness of his wife. Mr. Frank H. Glenn, of West Card rer street, has accepted a position with the Gulf Refining Company as truck driver and mechanic. Mr. J. W. Silver is erecting a four room bungalow on South Smith street. Rev. C. B. Way will conduct the prayer service at the Methodist Prot estant church tonight in the absence of the new pastor, Rev. L. S. Helms. ' Mrs. Bumgardner, who has been very ill at the home of her son on Clegg street, continues unimproved, Mrs. Maud Stroup spent the past weekend with Mr. Stroup’s relatives near Double Shoals. Possibly a few investors in get Hit. but not fro-t bit.