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pf Shelby And The State's
Fertile Farming Section.
Modern Job Department,
VOL. XXXIII, No. 99
Utoelunh
“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. 25, 1925.Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. $2.00 A YEAR IN
ADVANCE
Will Observe
Thanksgiving
Over County
Special Services in Churches Tomor
row and on Sunday. Thanksgiv
ing Services for Sunday.
Thanksgiving will be generally ob
served in Shelby and over Cleveland
county tomorrow.
Many homes have made elaborate
preparations for the home coming of
children and far away relatives, while
ethers will spend the holidays with
parents and relatives in other sec
tions of this and adjoining states. The
local turkey market has enjoyed a
rush and there will be many family
dinners tomorrow among the home
folks.
Stores Will Close.
Practically all of the local business
houses in Shelby and those at Latti
niore. Boiling Springs, Grover and
ether county towns will be closed dur
ing the day, with the usual holiday
quiet prevailing.
At Presbyterian Church.
Special Thanksgiving exercises will
be held at the Presbyterian church to
morrow morning at 10 o’clock, con
ducted by the pastor, Rev Hector X.
McDiarmid. Following the custom no
prayer meeting services will be held
at the church tonight.
No services will be held at Central
Methodist church tomorrow, but the
service Sunday will take the form of
Thanksgiving.
Prayer meeting will be held tonielr
el the First Baptist church, according
to Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor, and ro
services will be held Thursday.
Thanksgiving services at the Second
Baptist church will be held next Sun
day evening at 7 o'clock, it is announc
ed bv Rev. Rush Padgett, the pastor.
LaFayette Street Methodist church,
of which Rev. Mr. Raper is pastor,
will hold special Thanksgiving serv
ices Thursday evening at 7 o’clock.
Hospital Shower.
Much interest is being shown in the
town and over the county in the
Thanksgiving shower for the Shelby
Public hospital. Many gifts have a!
ready been brought in, it is announced
by those supervising the shower, and
many more useful gifts are expected
during the formal hours of the show
er. Saturday afternoon from 1 to 5
o’clock.
Fruits, vegetables, jellies, canned
goods, linen and such useful gifts will
he received either at the hospital or
at Central Methodist church durirg
the afternoon. Last year the shower
vasa decided success and meant much
ti the hosDital. Every club woman
and housewife in the county is expect
ed to make a gift of some kind and
the shower Satu/day should exceed
that of last year.
Today the city schools are mak’og
a collection of gifts to be distributed
among the needy and unfortunate of
the city. School books will be given
children who do not have the money
to buy them, and shoes and stockings
and other necessities for the mere un
fortunate.
Two Men Are Hurt
As Scaffold Falls
W. R. Cochrane sustained three
broken ribs and C. A. Dixon received
painful injuries about his leg and body
"hen the scaffold on which they were
corking on the A. V'. Wray residence
X. LaFayette street fell under
their weight Monday. Both men were
employed by Spencer and company of
Gastonia, which company has the con
tact to move the large two story re i
dencc of Mr. Wray to the ’ear of th?
lot facing N. Morgan street. A scaf
fold had been erected about 15 feet
high and the men were working on
the sleeping porch when the scaf
fold gave way and precipitated them
to the ground. Both were taken to
Gastonia for treatment. Mr. Dixon is
expected back in a few days to re
sume his work as his injuries are not
so serious, but Mr. Cochrane will be
ineapieitated for sometime.
Mr. Wray has let the contract for
the removal of his large two story
residence to the rear of his lot and on
the site of the present residence he
"ill erect a handsome two-story brick
home with all modern conveniences.
Mr. Wray had expected to erect his
row home on S. Washington street to
the rear of the College Inn property
"hieh he owns, but after reflection, he
has changed his mind.
Presbyterian Church.
A Thanksgiving service will be con
duced by Rev. H N McDiarmid at the
Presbyterian church Thursday morn
at 10 o’clock. A special offering
will be made for the Orhpans Home
Ht Barium Springs. On account of the
h hanksgiving service tomorrow there
" ill be no prayer meeting at this
church this evening. The public is
urged to uttend the Thanksgiving
P' rvice.
1
i A. Blanton (.rotary < oinoany Now Oc
eupio-. One of tic I.ar^ot and
•'Inst M dern llmi^
The ban- «>me and spacious brick
home for il.c A. Wanton Grocery Co.,
(wholesale} is now comnl.tcd and in
being: occupied tl is week for the first
time. It will take . ome few days how
ever, before the large grocery stock
can be t ran si erred; Later thi re will be
a formal opetimg of the stove, accord
ing to Manager Ch ■ -lie Young.
The otic who wn te the prophecy
t/.at the time would come “when the
desert place would bio: som as the rose
.and would bio.-; .r.i abundantly,” coufd
| see that prophecy fulfilled if he would
! come back to Shelby this week.
Modern in Every Way.
In August there w;* a vacant lot on
West Marion street facing North
j Morgan and the Southern railroad
j which from the kmd of trees growing
j on it made ;t appear mere like the
j scene of an oasis, in a desert loan k,
. would resemble a let'to be us *d -j the
purpose it is. today. This I >t was pur
chased by the A. Blanton Grocery Co.,
wholesale grocer wit ; stores at Shel
by, Marion, Spruce Line and Morgan
ton. Work wa started at once and to
day there stands on that lot a roost
beautiful : paciou; . well constructed
building comi let ■! ,• furnished and
will be occupied by the owners imme
diately. A visitor to this building will
find that it was Piost carefully plan
ned for strength, dryness, cleanliness,
light, ventilated room-, conveniences
safety, economy in labor and for the
general good and welfare of their em
ployes. There are three floors each
well adapted for the merchandise they
hold. The building is damp, mouse
cold, water and fire proof. The bricic
used is Kingsport mingled shade tap
estry. Inside mill construction, hard
wood floors, wired glass and steel
sash on all exposed sides. Roof made
of Barrette specifications. A loading
I lace for two trucks on inside, and un
loading for two railroad cars at once,
is provided for on railroad side. Mat
thews -conveyor from cars to first
floor i • used aril is a great time and
labor saver. Building is wired through
out in conduit and is equipped with
!00 watt globes and large reflectors,
inside the building painted white. A
large Westbrook traction type eleva
tor installed.
The building is also equipped with
an automatic sprinkler system and has
a two inch water main from the city's
Water system as a further protection
egah .t fire, the water system not
only being a protection to the braid
ing itself but to the property adjo'n
ing.
13,000 Square Feet Floor Space, j
There are five well lighted fpon y|
end convenient offices reception, man
agers, shipping clerk, checking, book
keepers and stenorapher s, also a large
vault built in and equipped with heavy
fireproof doors. Offices well lighted
v/ith beautiful fixtures, equipped with
lavatories and drinking fountain,
heated by vapor system. Telephones
to all parts of the building and con
nected to managers office. In addition
to the lavatories and toilet rooms
provided in the building there is a
men's shower bath room included in
the plan where three can take shower
baths at one time. Garage holding
eight trucks is located at one end of
the building, equipped with gas and
oil tank, air compressor, etc.
The building has a floor space of
43,000 square feet, was carefully
planned and built Mr. \\. T. Rogers
of Charlotte is the architect and the
A. Blanton Grocery company them
selves were the contractors and Mr.
R. L. Hendrick foreman on the job.
Laving 6 Inch Water
Main on Fallston Road
Contract has been let to L. J and
F. L. Wagner for the laying of a six
inch water main out-the fallston ro:*d
from the old incorporate limits to the
new limits, a distance of three quar
ters of a mile. Construction work start
id Monday of this week and will be
pushed rapidly to completion. Proyv't
ty owners who live along this high
way No. 18 have signed to install wa
ter in their homes when it is available j
and already 35 taps have been assui-j
ed. I
It is felt that others living along
this highway will make connection
with the city water system before the
main is finished.
Minneaplo’. and St. Paul are still
at it. Something m"“t be done about
those two towns. This one comes
from St. Paul:
A M tinea polls man*drifted wfo
the sister citv. looking superciliously
at the fruiter’s display picked up a
big watermellon and asked t^ith a
sneer.
“Is this the largest apple you have
in St. Paul?”
“Hey!” bellowed the proprietor.
“Put that grape down”!
THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING
BAD Ml ESCAPES
AGAIN FROM PRISON
Gtto Wood, Long Termer at State
Prison, Now at Large. Hides in
Carload of Piping.
Raleigh, Noyt 24.—Arnred guards
were searching over a wide area of
Wake and adjoining counties tonight,
and police authorities in many cities
were asked to be on the lookout for
Otto Wood, long termer and notorious
bad man, who effected his escape from
the state prison here this morning.
Wood, who was serving from 22 1-2
to 30 years for slaying a Greensboro
pawnbroker in December, 1923, con
cealed himself in a section of culvert
pipe in a hox car which a few min
utes later was removed from within
the prison walls to a railroad freight
yord some distance away. His escape
was r.ot detected until the noonday
check, which is daily taken just before
meal time.
Wood, with a companion, mads
his first escape on May, 10, 1924. rid
ing through the prison gate on the
back seat of a Ford while holding a
concealed pistol against the back of .1
prison guard who was driving. He wan
recaptured two days later in Roanoke,
Vo. During his short period of flight,
he, with his companion, pressed an au
tomobilist into service at the point of
a gun fo- transportation to Winston
Salem where he forced his wife to join
him. He then held up another motor-!
iit, took his car from him and drove
it to Roanoke.
The prison was without any clue
as to the direction taken by Wood
tonight. Superintendent George Ross
Pou expressed confidence. however,
that the wide spread search which was
it stituted immediately after the dis
covery of his escape will result in his
recapture. The prison has offered n
$50 reward and Governor McLean, for
the state, has offered $200.
Wood was a member of a squad of
incorrigible prisoners working in the
culvert plant, where the prison makes
piping for the state highway commis
sion. The plant this morning was en
gaged in loading a box car for ship
ment. The car was sealed before leav
ing the prison, but Wood managed to
hide himself in a big pipe before-hand
and rode out in the closed car.
When it reached the yards, an in
vestigation disclosed, he bored through
the car door with an auger and broke
open the seal. The prison authorities
found a crowbar, sledge hammer and
auger hid in the car. They also found
Wood’s strined prison pants. Appar
ently he hnd managed to get hold of
citizen pants, which are supplied the
upper grade prisoners. He wore a
khaki overcoat and his left hand is
cut off at the wrist.
Among those attending the Carolin i
Virginia football game at Chapel Hill,
were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoey, Dr.;
and Mrs. Reuben McBrayer and Miss
Virginia Hoey. They went via Greens
boro and were joined there by Miss ‘
Isabel Hoey.
Messrs. Everett Dellinger. Dwight
Shytle, and Malcomb Spangler spent
Sundav in Rutherfordtou.
i
Thanksgiving
A Singing Soul
(Rev. C. F. Sherrill.)
“The waves of ocean crested high,
So wildly free when storms are nigh,
And pearly seashellx, rosy-tinted;'
And jewels rare, with sunshine glint
ed.
Why farther question, farther seek,
For games in nature more to meet?
Throughout her realm in beauty rife—
But one thing is fairer—a beautiful
life!’’
A singing, sunny soul is one of life’s
sweetest and holiest things. New
blessings come with every golden morn
and no night is too dark to strike the
harp of praise. Such a soul sets the
rainbow through the storm, heats in
tlic shell the lark's sweet song, looks
through winter’s storm to the sunshine
of the spring, and walks in the light
( f a new day.
How appropriate is the time of
Thanksgiving. A golden glory rests on
the woods. The barns hold the sum
mer’s treasures. for winter’s use. The
chrysanthemums, the queen of the fall
swing their cencers in reverence and
praise to their Maker. Everything
calls a redeemed soul to gratitude and
praise and love.
“Upon the hills the autumn sun
His radiance pours like golden wine,
And low, sweet music seems to run
Among the tassels of the pine;
Around its rings the wild birds' scream
Above, an arch of dark blue sky.
While like a maiden’s summer dream,
The mists upon the meadow’s lie.”
True thanksgiving is of the lip and
life, of the heart and hand. A noble
grateful life is the finest psalm ever
sung. The deaf can hear that song and
the blind can see the beauty of it. No
song of the bird and no anthem in the
cathedral can ever make as sweet mu
sic. Such a spirit is the Indian summer
of the soul. It is the finest praise I hat
ascends to the Maker. With all such
the Lord of glory is well pleased, and
to hear it, if need be. He would stili
the harps of the angels.
“Back of tiie loaf is the flour.
Back of the flour is the mill,
Back of the mill is the wheat and the
sheaves,
Arid the sun and the Father’s will.*’
Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving!
What a world of joy they bring to the
heart! These are the three greatest
festivals of the Christian church.
Christmas fills the world with glad
ness and good cheer. Easter makes the
soul radiant with a deathless hope.
Thanksgiving fills it with gratitude
and praise. These festivals are the
gifts of the Christ and are found only
in Christian lands,
Amid the Father’s innumerable
gifts the greatest is the gift of his
Son “Thanks be unto God for this un
speakable gift.”
Ingratitude is one of the world’s
greatest sins. It is a canker that eats
out the finest things of the soul. Grat
itude turns the soul to sunny places.
Gratitude he ir- the angels ,ai£.G*ati
Corn Cracker Says
Hold-Up Imaginary
Philosopher of the Pen Declares the
Density of Some People is
Monumental.
Recently Mr. M. L. White,
known over the .state as Cleve
land's “Corn Cracker” philosopher
wrote a story regarding prohibi
tion officers mistaking: his Clev
eland Springs sulphur water for
liquor. Hereabouts, knowing Corn
Cracker’s wit, the sory wus
thought to be imaginary as Mr.
i White usually puts over his ideas
a la O. Henry, but over the state
several editors were wont to in
dulge in remarks about prohibi
tion officers who knew not tile
difference of sulphur water and
firewater. To clear up thfc situa
tion The Star addressed inquiry
j to Corn Cracker, who replies in
this manner:
“You rolite letter and regufisl
I duly received, and permit me to
say that the hold-up was altogeth
er imaginary.
“As you know, the density of
some people is monumental. A
joke is regarded as a piece of sad
news, and as both ungodly and un
seemly. Some really good people
arc so materialistic that the
realms of fancy are unexplored
i regions and always will be. They
would he surprised to learn that
the Arabian Nights is not. strictly
! true, and that Mark Twain did not
give wav to tumultous emotion at
the tomb of Adam, or that he did
not slay an infidel at the tomb of
Godfrey with the keen Damascus
blade of the doughty crusader.
“Of course I have some founda
tion for all these apocryphal hap
penings described in my corres
pondence; for I have at least the
rudiments of an imagination.”
EDUCATION WEEK OBSERVED
IN SHELBY CITY SCHOOLS
A report of education week in the
Shelby public schools shows:
Schools No. Homes No.Visitors
Visited In Schools
Central Elementary . . 170 109
I aFayette .212 41
Marion. 265 193
South Shelby. 275 325
Totals 922 668
The Eastside School will complete
its program today.
tude tunes the heart for the Master’s
touch. A treasure beyond price is a
heart “tuned in” to the Father’s blu
ings and gratefully enjoys His gifts,
in whatever form they come. Like the
sunshine, this is the Father’s great
gift, and no “trust” can be formed
upon it.
‘ Great God of nations, now to Thee.
Our hymns of gratitude we raise!
With humble hearts and bending knee
We offer Thee our songs of praise.
Thy name we bless. Almighty God,
For all the kindness Thou hast
shown
To this fair land the Pilgrims trod.
This land Wc fondl; call cnu' Oi.u.
Look For Real Estate Boom
To Strike North Carolina
Dealers in Florida Are Now Turning Their Eyes
I ovv ard 1 his State. Mountains Being
Developed on Huge Scale. r
Carolina is Coming
Alien S v* No ih ( nr.-Jina Ha* Tack
*-d l iluoi. «i i'rohl .11 From
Wrur.K F»4. C ites
J Kur s.
iS.nrial to Too St :r.)
r*akigh, N .ivemle r it.- '[he trial
of Je. se Wyatt f« r th ■ murder of
Step .ci! S. Holt, the dar.iK robbery
of a !o all star? b ay band.t operating
in dj.vl gbt, the Baptist convention in
Charlotte, and various- other matters
absorbed the interest of the Capital
City this past week. Matters were
unusually (juiet in administration
circles, the only event of importance
being the issuance of the regular
financial statement by the Governor
showing snug balance for the State
in the general fund.
The Wyatt trial, which ended in
mid-week, resulted in a conviction of
the former police officer who shot
one of Smith field’s prominent attor
neys when he mistook him for a
bootleggar,, Wyatt claimed that it
was an accident and that he fired in
to the air’s signal. The preponder.
ence of the evidence showed that he
fired directly into Mr. Holt’s automo
bile and-the j | y so held. The ver
dict, manslaughter with a recommen
dation to mercy, was satisfactory to
the State though a second degree
verdict had been asked. Judge Mid
yette suspended sentence until the
December term of court and in the
meantime the defense may perfect an
appeal if they wish.
The most spectacular crime in
many years in Raleigh took place
when “Slim” Anderson of Memphis
held up King \ ,d Holding’s Clothing
Store in broad daylight, took $108
and made his getaway. Only for a
brief period was he at liberty how.
ever, for after firing his way up a
principaal street and terrorizing citi
zens he was cornered in a basement
and in an attempt to shoot his way!
to freedom was -fatally wounded, dy
ing irt a few hours. He managed to
shoot deputy sheriff Will Mangum in
the pistol battle blit the officer will
recover.
1 he Baptist convention in Char
lotte, aside from the interest which
usually attaches to such events was
particularly interesting to both Fun
damentalists and Modernists because
of his Modernist views. The fight on
the open floor failed to develop
though set of resolution known as the
Bairett resolutions will place the
election of trustees of the institution
j in the future directly in the hands of
the Convention. Before the meeting
jit was said by friends of the educator
| that this presaged a fight to remove
h.m as president by naming trustees
not as much in sympathy with his
views as those at present on the
board. This however, is a mutter for
the future to determine. Dr. Potent
at an alumni banquet nut Charlotte
reiterated his determination not to re
sign his position,
Jerry Dalton, young murderer oF
the mountain section who was saved
from electrocution by Governor Mori-.
_son will have to remain as a tate
prisoner at least until the end of the
McLean regime.. Through the Pardon i
Commissioner, Mr. Sink, Mr. McLean |
has expressed the opinion that Dal
ton has received all he *~nay expect
in the way of mercy and that no fur
ther clemecy will be granted. Num
erous appeals have reached the gov
ernor in Dalton’s behalf.
The monthly financial statement
from the Governor for the month of
October shows thaat the balance of j
the general fund had increased by
$24,484.63. The balance in the gen
eral fund now is $329,726.60 and the
revenue collections are more than
meeting expenses. The "cash” system
of financing seems1 to be succeeding
fairly well.
The death of Senator W. A. Foil
of Cabarrus was noted with regret
in the Capitol where ’ he was well
known and generally liked. He stood
for forward looking legislation and
the Governor expressed the official
regret of the State at his passing
within a few hours after news had
been received.
News of the gifts by B. N. Duke to
Wake Forest of. $100,000 and Mere
dith College $50,000 were received
with gratification here by friends of j
the two institutions. They will aid j
(Continued on na^e eight.
Asheville, Nov. 24.—“In more than
'.000 miles of travel during the past
ten weeks fill over Florida I found *
1 eon interest in every section con
cerning western North Carolina.”
states Major \\ illiam I). Harris, who
spent the week end in Asheville.
Not only were Floridians manifest
ing this interest, hut people from the
eastern and middle western states
now in the Peninsular state were de
sirous of information concerning
Asheville, and surrounding country,
according to the former director. In
fact, the entire state of North Caro
lina was the subject of considerable*
interest .especially on the part of real
estate developers who are gathered in
Florida from every section of the un
ion and from some foreign countries
Embrace All Sections.
Ocean fronts^ in that section will
eventually be reached in the great era
of real estate activity now develop
ing throughout the entire country, and
especially in the South, if the observa
tion of Major Harris is correct.
More information and wider public
ity concerning the year-round climate
and resources of North Carolina, to
be broadcasted during the next six
months, was urged by the former con
servation bead, for an adequate reali
zation of the tremendous opportuni
ties now within the grasp of the state.
There is a great southward movement
of population and capital, at this time
particularly directed toward Florida
but which will spread to all of Dixie,
he said. North Carolina, on account of
its midway geographical position and
its outstanding progress in the devel
opment, of industrial establishments,
highways and schools, has a strong nt
traction for thousands of good citi
zens from the east and middle west.
Comparatively few peole from other
sections realize that North Carolina
not only has a comfortable summer
climate, but ulso has mild winters.
Coming to Carolina.
Major Harris stated that scores of
r<al estate firms now in Florida were
planning to operate in Western North
Carolina next summer. The more mo-'
ney made in thef far southern state this
winter, the more will be invested in
North Carolina. The Florida bocm
should be encouraged and not given
knocks by Tar Heels, for it is the
greatest stimulant ever given the de
velopment of the South, he believes.
Co-operation and better acquaintance
between Carolinians and Floridians
should be fostered bv the various
state, commercial and civic organiza
tions, he declares.
As legal assistant and later by ap
pointment of Governor Angus Wilton
McLean, head of the department of
conservation and development, Major
Harris has been in touch with the
state’s work ip relation to water pow
er, forests and mineral resources. He
believes that these natural resources,
with which western North Carolina is
richly endowed, will lead to a sound
and permanent development, unequal
led in intensity in any other section of
the United States.
He mentioned the opinion given him
during the Southern exposition last
May by editors of the leading finan
cial and commercial journals in New
A ork, such as the Wall Street Jour
nal, Forbes Magazine, The Journal of
Commerce, Commerce and Finance,
and the New York Commercial that
North Carolina, and especially the
western portion, was soon to see a
tremendous era of industrial and re
sort development that would result in
a sound and permanent prosperity.
Besides the rich natural resources and
epualbe climate in North Carolina had
the soundest and best racial stock with
which to build a great civilization.
Vickers Given Prison
Term in Murder Case
Charlotte Man Convicted of Murder
ing Roger?—Circumstantial
Evidence
Charlotte, Nov. 22.—J. C. Vickers,
young white man of this city, Satur
day faced a sentence of 10 years in
the state penitentiary for the mur
der of Ellison Y. Rogers, while his
attorneys debated the question of an
appeal.
Vickers was convicted late last
night of second degree murder and
was sentenced by Judge Webb to
state’s prison for 10 years.
He was found guilty by a Mecklen
burg county jury of the murder of
Rogers, Union county white man, on
a lonely road near this city early in
October. There were no eye-wit
nesses to the killing and he was con
victed on purely plrenmiitantlal *vi
dencfc.