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r RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Fanning Section. Modern Job Department VOL. XXXIV, No. 26 “Covers Cleveland Completely.” IF IT’S NEWS, IT’S IN THE STAR SHELBY. N. C. MONDAY, MARCH 1, 192G. Published Monday, --- " 1 SHELBY’S POPULATION 1925 Census_8,854 Whore Industry Joins With Climate In A Call For You, . fc.. . . ..* Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. .< ?y P*r y**r (in advance) |2.r,o ■ / By carrier, per year (in advance) $3.00 Shelby High School Teacher Has Taste For Squared Circle •Rudy” Matthews, College OraduaU-. And Teacher Of Science. has made Reputation As Boxer. Eppa Rixey is a professional base, ball pitcher (with the Cincinnati Reds.) He is a graduate of the Uni versity of Virginia, and he goes hack ot his alma mater every now and then to teach the young idea how to hoot. During his baseball caieei. Eppa taught Math at a college in northern Virginia. It is said of him that he could get more work out of a bunch of kids than any prof*.:-- r in the institution. A professionals, ball player, capable of teaching high-, or math, caught the imagination of the young hopefuls. Most kid’s lore an idol, and in the tall Eppa, '!u • found one. Which brings us along to Shelby and one R. S. “Rudy” Matthews. Mat thews is a graduate of the Universe v of North Carolina He got an A. R. degree at Chapel Hill .then came over to the Shelby High school to (each Science He hands cut dope to the local young idea on biology, chemistry and such like highbrow stuff. But betwci n times—and here we come to the point —he is a boxer. He has been studying the art f boxing since he was in college. As some young men of the campus go in for football, tennis, swimming ■ nd baseball, Mathews went in for th - called manly art of self defense. A1 1 he has pefected himsptf at it. A young man with a college Y gree who can teach science at a hgh school, and who at the sam" time can stand up in the squared circle with high class professionals, is a rare bird. That is what one calls mixing one’s metaphors. In his way, Matthew, is as remarkable as Eppa Rixey. He likes boxing because he says i teaches one self mastery, self c r r, trol ,and perfects the state of , r physical condition. He believes ;t i an aid to scholarship and brain’de velopment, in that it makes one ep'ick, flew .able to stand punishment, stam ina and good fellowship. He has stood up in the ring with both amateurs and professionals. He doesn’t hesitate to fight a prqfc- ' '■ al, although he is himself an ama teur, and probably always will re main one. He has been seen in the ring here in Shelby, and won the admiration < f the local fraternity. Last week lc went down to Charlotte and entered .an eight round bout with a prof* • - ional “Kid” Melton. The ”g -” was a hummer from the gong, but Melton got the decision, apropos of which the Charlotte News says the contest should have been a draw, as Mathews went through the mill break for break, with the professional. The Star called Mathews up at. the high school Friday and asked hi in , * come to the office. Her", ho at down, and explained the philos >oby of his pastime. He believes it is es sential that for young America to wir. he must be strong and alert, equipj < ! with physical vigor to give him iv.tn tal poise and stamina. “And I know of r.o Sport in world,” he said, “that is such an all round developer as boxing. That s why I go in for it. Some folks dim t understand my idea. They don’t <1:1 ferentiate between a boxer and a fighter. But there is all the differ ence in the world; one is a sport, a* 1 the other a business, and a rat ec sordid one. “I believe in boxing, because 1 be lieve in clean living and clean think ing, and a healthy body, such as boxer must have, makes is r both. Mr. Dick Turner is Dead at Ellenboro Was Native Of The Share!! Section Of Cleveland County And 79 Years Old. Mr. R. V. Turner, known as “Dick Turner, died Thursday afternoon at, •’> o’clock at his home at Ellenboro at tlie age of 79 years. Mr. Turner was a native of the Sharon section of Cleveland county, being a brother ot the late Eli and William Turner. He was married to Miss Lina Blanton, a daughter of the late Albert Blanton who lived on the line between the t.■ counties. She passed away a number of years ago leaving survivin': .-'.x children. At Ellenboro Mr. Turner was a member of the mercantile firm ot McKinney and Turner for many year.-. His remains were buried Friday at Sandy Run Baptist church, a large crowd attending to pay a tribute <•! respect to his splendid life. The funer 'd was conducted by Rev. F. D. and Z. H Harrill and Rev Zeno Wall Card of Thanks. Mrs. A. R .Putnam and family 111 acknowledge the kind express on °f sympathy during their recent h ’ reavernept. ;J,‘ Nine Hundred Hear McLean Speak To County Farmers ‘■’'i . ii ' v l.'i'linK in the c unty last ' VV! ' ’ ■ f'J'iiiar to leper;t.v (\,rl H': ' k- ' ct ag( ni Mr. Me!.«an 1 "inii i ■ o ners tieeolv interested in ■ •>• vital subject und they in turn Souii.i: him pree.-ntinjr the 'subject of ' o-ij'.er.vtj've cotton mark- t ing: in a t;i -! - n.j, : way. Mr, McLean has h ■ c h i - h -'.vt and soul in the ireve riiwu : •-<! while he is connected with | : 'oefation, lie is a practical and urn • ! siul farmer who realizes the betici l • to !.).:• derived from market j mg in this way. Prof. 1 aws,-n B’anton filled Mr. Mc | W-‘-u appointment at Casar and -- ham:]yd toe subject in a magnificent v.ay to a )ur;»- crowd, Mr. McLean n t | heiny able t.o meet this apj ointment. heard T. D. I nine hundr .! people !'■ d Lean, a practical !' hv- r a series ,.f four ad - - the interest of cooperat ive Paragon Inaugurating Ambulance Service TV Paragon -Furniture company's un.iii (taking department ha - blown it i elf to a new ambulance and hear-, fhi; service -here in Shelby and the neighboring | arts. The two vehicles set the iirm bac c -■ me lane thousand dollars. The IV ratten people ate taking 're.,, i ride- in. th. inaugur jti:>n of c-x ■ "c. ambulance service* in the city They .;;- ert it is rare that a town the ■ /<• of Shelby afford; an tx c!u ive ambulance service. Tbi vehicle is equipped to the last n mil..- with finished details for the . oral- r.t of the sick. It has ;; siren, ;\vi : ;i will stive u immediate right of way--on'emergency calls; it is equip-i pod with electric fans and electric j ire a if< rm t: mpera !'■: : 1 t and (.'■■11 water, medicine oh ■ .:i i:- i i hv-1. oil ctric call butuois. Bab <-f» tires and special springs make it i■■■ : smoothly a.- propulsion can be made. The. hear o .is, also modern in every | respect. Th vt-hici- . were supplied by Hen i ;y, and arc of especially imposing appearance. ‘ b __ _______ Belwocd Route 1 News Of Interest (.Special to The Star) We are having some fine weather now. ami. the farmer.- are making use of it, clearing land and making gar- i dorj The Richard school pupils are all looking forward to a picnic whi.cn ' they are going to take to Bakers j mountain sonic time soon. Mis- Benia Wilson spent the week! eiiii with. Miss Lulavay Elmore. j We- have Several cases of * fin’ in Upper Cleveland now. Mr. A. I’. Aai-j l er's family have all been confined to their beds but arc fast recovering, j Al-n Mr. Lawrence Turner and Vivian , Elmore have. it. ;U,-S LUta 'v a I aVI lir iti numv uuur, Mnrgantorij, whore she has b«*en tram iiijr. .She came home to attend to hc-r , family which has "flu.' Thelma White and Willanl Blackett spent Saturday night with ,M: ~ Ruby Carpenter. ] .Mrs. Rebecca Maker is visiting her sister Mrs. Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Maker spent ! Sun.lay with their daughter Mrs. Viv-j ian Klmere. Mi. - I.cvonia Smawley is at homo, from Morganton State hospital where, she ha- been taking training. Mr-- Mvang'dipe Canine of Lawn- J ,|ai - tar rout ■ gave a delightful party : Saturday night. Ail who attended re-1 port: a fine time Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kltpore were, -hop'ping’' ill Shelby Saturday after-; noon I Wilbur Lutz and h Inter Biprucr-; staff -ivore visitors in upper Cleveland Sunday afternoon: White school girls.played an inter est infT game of basket ball last week with Kairvicw, the score running ill favor of Whites M Va -ie White snent last T‘ relay niid ' with his uncle Mr. R. C. White. , . Mafic Warlick and Venue . Tartar spent last Thursday niyht w tii .Miss IVula Wilson. . .... i’annie and Mvangeltne v\ td kei- attended the party at Miss Kvan gelitie CanipeV Saturday nfght. Wishes An Explanation. j. A. Goode of No. 2 Township was ; ,k.\n hefon the bar of justice a few d-ty- ag'‘ for failure to send a child lo'sfh Mti Mr. Goode wishes the pub m. know that he has since ohtam (,,) ., certificate front the attending physician saying that the child has oar trouble which keens him rut ami that it is no wilful neglect on Mr. Goode’s part. — Coming Back * Theodore Roberts, a treat movie favort* \ recovering from a nervous brerkd vn, is coming bark into the limellKi . I.e will open a vaudeville engagement in iiutlle, Wash., noon. 0. J. HAMRICK DIES HI BOILING SPUES Victim Friday of “’Flu” After IJrief illness. Was Well Known Cit izen and Merchant. The funeral of Mr. Drury -J. Ham rick, 74, former merchant, assistant postmaster, and well known citizen of Boiling Springs, was held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mr. Hamrick died at his home in Boding Springs Friday morning after a three days’ illness of flu, which brought about heart complications. He was taken ill Tuesday afternoon, ral lied Thursday and was thought to he out of danger. However, he had a rink ing spell Thursday night from which he did not recover. He was a brother of Dr. T. G. Ham rick, wed-known physician of Shelby. Mr. Hamrick had recently disposed c'f his mercantile business bi Boiling Springs to J. W. Spangler, and at the time he was taken sick was assisting his daughter, Mrs. Bertha Hamrick :u Boiling Springs postoffice. The funeral services at the Baptist church at Boiling Springs were con ducted by Rev. Zeno Wall, pastor of the Shelby Baptist church. Dr Greer, pastor of the local church, and C. B. Hamrick a deacon also made no ad dress. The pall bearers were grand chil dren of the deceased, including ‘he fol lowing; D. J. Hamrick, ,ir, a student at Wake Forest; Linwood Kendrick, of Fountain Inn, S. Allen and Henry Cash and Wilbur f'ash and Hal Green, all of Boiling Springs. Mr. Hamrick is survived by Mrs. Hamrick, his widow, one sister, three brothers and four children including the following: Sfrs. Bertha Hanalck and Mrs. John Cash, of Boiling Springs, Mrs. X. Kendrick and Mr. Clarence Hamrick, of Fountain Inn, S. C. Sousa’s Band At Gastonia Tuesday (By Edwin M. Stock'd.) Although there has been an unusu ally large advance sale for the contert by Sousa and his band, Tuesday night in Gastonia, we are authorized to prom ise our readers that an account of the seating capacity of i,he high school au ditori.um, 1,700, it is safe to say that everyone who comes to the enn-trt will be taken care of even if they have neglectdc to reserve their seats until this time. Edwin M, Steekel, who has charge of the concert, wishes to assure pros pective purchasers that the entire band of 85 pieces, will appear in this program and John Philip Sousa, the world’s most famous bandmaster, will positively conduct the entire i-omrrt. All of the regular features will be given and soloists will include several of the famous musicians who accom pany the organization on this tour. This statement is made so as to re assure music lovers cf this section that they will hear exactly the .anie concert as the band is giving in A tian ta. Gu. Tickets are now on sale it the Adams drug company, Gastonia, and will be on sale at the door Tuesday evening. The concert will begin at 8:"0 and will be given in the new High school on York street. Mrs. E. B. Caldwell, Ed Jr, and Missps Dorothy and Frances Caid •vi 1! spent the week end in Concord with relatives. The Caldwells are living at Cleveland Springs this win ter. Mr. and Mrs. Will J. Roberts spent Saturday in Charlotte. Sunday they spent in Spartanburg at Converse College with their daughters Misses Mary Adelaide ami Minnie Eddins Roberts. A ! ■ Them to Solve Their Hig Pro 11 em Through Co-operative Mar keting of Cotton. (Special to The Start | The evening of'February 25, 1026, j featured as a red letter occasion for i Fairvicw School situated in classic jTownsh p No. H; a large audience i had assembled find a variety of fea tures were scheduled for this import ant date, Irn the first place, Mr, McLean who is advocating co-operation among the farmers was present. Prof, Tay lor, of Lattimore high school, deliv ered a fell, rt hut t mely talk tried to impress the farmers with importance of using good’seed, without which it is impossible to achieve satisfactory results. He recommended the fam ous Cleveland big boll as the best variety and stated that arrangements had b en made to supply the sons of-toil with satisfactory seed at rea sonable prices. Next, Mr. McLean placed his feet on the mat and delivered a very practical and impressive address up , on the cotton situation and the im 1 parlance of co-operation. He made no effort to fly eagle in- impassioned oratory nor to array the masses ■against the classes. No lurid enathe ; mas were pronounced against the capitalist nor mill man; but farm ers were enjoined to work out their own salvation. He declared himself as from, the sand hill regions and de clared that the eitisenship of Cleve . land County abounded in beautiful j girls and fine, stalwart young men. j He paid a high tribute to education, j good roads and our growing rural land urban condition:-. The State had be n highly taxed to secure modern advantages; but it was a good invest ment. True education is the training of [head, hand, and heart. The speaker called attention to fait that more money was required now than in the past. When every man on the farm was a farmer, carpenter, blacksmith tanner and every housewife was a cook, weaver, spinner and tailor; very little money was required. But this :s an age of specializing and more money is needed. The hanker of proper vision, the capitalist and professional man and other organ ized industries are not always inimi j cai to /nterests ot tne tarrner; out i the spirit of competition necessitates that they look after their own inter jests just as th? farmer must do to j achieve proper success. Sometimes I the favored classes live in luxurious j homes furnished with running water, baths'- and electric lights; while the I producers of cotton live in squalor I and drudgery. For this the farmer is j largely to blame because he neglects j his manifest opportunities. He asks his neighbor, “What is cotton worth?” and lias nothing, under old conditions, to do with pricing his product. Helping the farmer helps all classes; for the more money he ob tains for his crop the more he can spend with the merchants, the book se’ler and the dealer in musical sup plies. The boy who can operate farm machinery is just as necessary to civilzation as the one who, guides a locomotive, or holds a position in a bank. He emphasized the fact that overproduction didn't hammer down the price of cotton but under con sumption. So long as the producer of this staple with his wife and child ren lias a scarcity of clothing no sane man can claim overproduction. Later, Mr. Hamrick made some j timely remarks; after which the decks were cleared for action relat ing to school features. Prof. Car penter briefly announced that a pie j supper, a beauty contest among j young ladies and a contest deciding the ugliest man would be staged. Nixon Whisnant featured as spell binding, jokesmith and auctioneer and spirited bidding was the result. When ihe pies were all sold the ugly man contest was staged, and your correspondent could cheerfully warble, even in his toothless condi tion, “Is my name written there?” But he went down before an aval anche of younger men and failed to win the prize. Several young ladies were nomin ated in the popularity contest; but after a spirited battle a Miss Gold of the school was winner, amid great apolause. While the youthful contingent with merry optimistic hearts, fiying feet and frivolity enjoyed their inning, the address of the chief speaker left a fine impression and is likely to bear fruit. Under co-operative organ ization and methods cotton would be bringing thirty cents instead twenty. South Shelby News. Born Friday to Mr. and Mrs . J. O Reinhardt, a daughter. Mrs. L. L. Moss and son Odeil cf Blacksburg. R-l. are visiting Mrs. Marvin Blanton and Mr. Edgar Rippy in South Shelby. Fershing Back fieneral John J. Pershing recent returned to Washington from his i"" assignment as arbitrator of the lacnu Anca disput/*, LIST 0? FSTIESTS IT SHELBY HOSPII i The following is a list of patients and their condition at the Shelby hos pital: Mr. J. H. Toms, scalded, improving. | Mr. Robert I). Crowder, treatment, I expected to be dismissed Tuesday; Mr Luther Spencer, Shelby, who under went an Operation a few days ago is improving; Raymond Brittain, son of C. A. Brittain, of Casar, fractured leg, doing nicely; Woodrow Davis from McBrayer Springs has been very sick, condition about the same; Free man Sailers*. Shelby who has been a patient for some time is improving: ! -Joe DePriest, of Lattimore, treatment, very much improved; Austell Borders, 19 months old baby of G. B. Borders, i of Grover, has been very sick but is j improving; Avitt Hester R-2, Shelby, [ underwent operation two weeks ago S dismissed Monday; David Tessiner, | U-4; Shelby operated on few days i ago, condition fine; Mrs. M. L. Spake operated on week ago, condition good; little Evans Lackey, son of J. L. j Lackey, operated on last week, condi tion much improved; C. H. King, of Shelby operated on few days ago, con dition good; Mrs. A. H. Galloway and baby will .lie able to leave hospital this week;; Paul Martin, son of George Martin of Lawndale, treat ment case, much better; Mrs. H. M. Pippin and son doing nicely and wilt bo dismissed this week; It. E. Car penter, operated on last week doing fine; Mrs. O. E. Stewart, Shelby, treatment ease, condition good; Ruth Williams, operated on recently left hospital Monday; Mrs. Lhilbeck of Lawndale, was dismissed Sunday; Ju lius Lai! was able to go home Sunday ; Mrs. Wilds and Mrs. Mabry and ba bies left hospital Saturday, Leitha Ann Martin. Shelby, enter ed for treatment; Vernie IVDowell op erated on several days ago; Dora Fitzsimmons operated on week ngo, doing nicely. Venus De Milo Was Too Fat-Get That New York, Feb.— Venus de Milo never would have won an American beauty contest because she ate too much and danced not enough. R. C. Shirtun, president of the II. W. Gossnrd and company, so declar ed to 500 girls and men from 17 states attending the school for corsetieres under the direction of Kathryn Cun ningham. of Chicago and J L. Varley, of New York. “If Venus de Milo were reincarn ated today she would discover that she was overweight and over-meas ure,” said Stirton. “Her figure would be passed and her physicians \x ould prescribe a diet and exercise. Her modiste would prescribe reducing gar ments.” The classical Venus would probably not survive the first elimination trials of a modern beauty contest, Stirton asserted. “Judged by present-day standards, Venus would be too generously pro portioned, neck, chest, waist, hips, everywhere she would be altogether too pleasingly plump,’’ he said. “Wo men didn’t indulge in athletics in hei! day, and the science of dietetics was unknown.” State srepresented at the school in cluded Maine, New Hampshire, Ver mont:, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jer sey. Pennsylvania. Marlyand, West Virginia, North Carolina, Florida. South Carolina, Georgia and Ala bama. Mr. Graig Runyans left Monday for Raleigh where he takes a course in enbalnuiig. Mr. Runyans has a posi tion with the John M. Best Furniture company. Boiling Springs High Wins Both Medals In Selma Webb Contest S. S. Institute is Held at New Hope j Rev. |\ Alitiifll j and A. V. Wash* ■ burn Tauah ( la s-s—Five Teachers Hoi J field Sea's. (!il to The Star) J, A very hie Sunday school inst i tute v t sh liv ut Now Hi pi1 Baptist , chur h. .it !•;. r! Inst w, ok. The pas j to ' It v t; I’ Al»:rn?thy taught ■> “ i " t.li f'-'' ij tv School Man. . i tin I tu ‘ \ V Washburn. associa-■ ■ ‘iona’ ‘i 1' •> o her tauoh “Teachers 11 at (m lv" a course t specially for | Sll -dav set u | 'on. 1) -vs. Ih'v. 'V. K Ivc.vo. pa tor of Buffa lo .'fill P'riiiv churches in South Cara li’ta, wi.h a number of I,is workers i from 1 th churches, a>t sided the ! me'liter every right. As a result of the wick, more than fortv diplomas nntl c.tlltr hook awards will lie [-.re scued to the faithful workers soon. New Hope is one of the in* utltd •ng churches in the association in teacher training work, having to their credit more than two hundred teach er training awards within the last two years. Five of the i-twVrs and officers hold the Gold Seal Diplomas, which means the completion of thir- 1 teen hooks in the course; and is the I highest course the Baptist Sunday School, Board offeis in Teacher j Training. This is a worthy achieve ment, and speaks we’d for there faith ful workers and their write awake pastor; and shows what tan he done when we have a mind to work. This worthy accomplishment should be emu lated by many of our churches. West Shelby News of the Week-end (Special to The Star) M\ C. D. Weast 1ms been quite sick | with (lu at his home on Gardner St, Mr. Lee Hefner has accepted a po i sition in the cloth room at the Dover ! Mill. | Miss Kate Allen who has had pneu . monia, is showing some improvement. | Mr. S. M. Smart has moved his fam i il? from the M. P. parsonage to ihe i Me Swain house on Clegg street. ; Clyde Wilson, the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Burgen Wilson, who has had pneumonia, is better Mr. Lester Canipe has accepted a I position in the cloth room of the Ora j Mill. Mrs. C. D. Weast was called to the j bedside.' of her daughter, Mrs. Tcm I Bradley, who is very ill. Mr. Joe Kennedy has retuined from Charlotte where he Went to con sult ti head specialist. Mr. Connor has moved his family i to the Dover Mill villuge in order that he might be closer to his work. ! “Snook,” the snialT son if Mr, and Mrs William Williams fell and cut ; iiis forehead. He was carried to the hospital where medical service was | rendered. | Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gantt announce | the birth of a fine son, weighing 8 ' nounds on Fehruarv 2 . Better Orchards For Farm Homes j (By Alvin Hardin, Cleveland Farid Agent.) \\i farm is complete withofll a home orchard. The farmer should have an abundant and constant supply of fruit for his family, and yet a well kept home orchard in this county is the exception rather than the rule. Fruit is a special business which is given special attention will give spe i cial results. The principal thing about fruit growing is the plow, pruning ' knife and the spray pump. A pruning demonstration will be be held on the county heme farm, near the fair ground Wednesday, at 2:80 p. in. All farmers are urged to attend this demonstration to produce a good orchard and good fruit. Come and see trees of different age and size prunded and sprayed. Thermometer At 40, March True To Form March, entering upon the scene to ^ play its part for some thirty-one I days, ran true to form making its bow to the local community. High, raw and chilling winds, with the thermometer at 40 in the early hours of Monday inaugurated the new season. With three weeks to go the entrance of spring, winter made a fresh de scent upon Cleveland Saturday night. The thermometer fell from the sixties early Saturday to Thirty-two during Saturday night. The disturbance is said to have been more or less local, due to snow on the hills in the near-by country. Fable: “I’ll make my living by hoSest labor,” said the reformer, “so that none can accuse me of doing this for money,” Grover Splnwu And Miss Evelyn lluii jjins Victors in Annin! County Educational ( lassie. Pupils of the Bailing Springs High School copped the honors of the Selma Webb dual contest held in Shell.)} last week, carrying off both medals otter ed tit this annual educational event. The essay medal was won by Clov er Splawn, of Boiling Springs High, and the recitation medal by Miss l'v< - lyn Huggins, daughter of J. 1). Hug gins, of the Boiling Springs school faculty. The medals were presented follow ing the recitation contest at the Shel by High School auditorium Friday night, by Rev. Mr. McDiuimid, pastor of the Shelby Presbyterian thurth. The high school was packed for tho entertainment by an audience that tax ed .he capacity of the building. Spe cial music enlivened the occasion, ,T. (’. Newton, county superintendent of schools, presiding over the exerciser. Thirteen contestants were entered in each event. In the recitation contest, second choice was given to the presentation of Miss Lula Vay Elmore, of Pied mont, and the third to Miss Alice Po tent, of Lattimore. There was no second choice an nounced for the essay contest. Special music was given during tho recitation numbers by pupils and teachers of a number of schools of the county, including a quartette front Lattimore and the school orchestra of Shelby. The Star is printing on another page the winning essay of this con test, written by Grover Splawn. Mr. Hoyle Trades For Hickory Real Estate Mr. George Hoyle who has been connected for sometime with the W. L. Fanning company has retired from indoor work and has traded his inter est in W. L. Fanning Company store for a half interest in the three story brick building occupied by the Fan ning Department store at Hickory. The magnificent store building at Hickory occupied by the Fanning Co., was owned by Mr. Fanning, Mr. Hoyle, Mr. Craig Hnrrelson and Mr, J. L. Carroll, a brother-in-law of Mr. Fan ning’s, now residing at Columbia, S. C. Each owned a one-fourth interest and it is understood by the transfer that Mr. Hoyle now awns three fourths interest. Mr. Harrelson own ing the other fourth. Mr. Carroll’s in terest iu the Fanning store does not mean, however, that lie will come to Shelby to reside. O. Elam May Run for Webb’s Place Orlando Elam who has considered making the* race for Sheriff to suc ceed Sheriff Hugh A Logan, is say ing to friends that he is about to change his mind and make the race for Clerk of Court to succeed George P. Webb who announced in Friday’s Star that he would not be a candidate to succeed himself, after holding the position for eight years. Mr. Elar.t has been urged to make the race for Sheriff but since the clerk’s office is now open to all-comers, Mr. Elam is thinking more seriously of announc ing for this. The clerk’s term is four years which is a decided advantage over that of other county officers, most of which are for only a two year term. Weathers Will Run to Succeed Himself R. L. Weathers, incumbent in the office of Register of Deeds will makes the race to succeed himself in the coming primary this summer. While a number of other candidates have indicated that they will run, that will not deter Mr. Weathers from mak ing the race. The names of Siiuire M. P. Harrelson, Rev. Wilbur Wall, Andy N’ewton and Marvin Blanton have been mentioned as probably candidates, but it is learned that Mr. Blar.ton has definitely decided not to make the race at this time. No announcements have been made as yet, but Mr. Weath ers says he will stand for re-election, Shelby Welding Co. Adds New Machinery E. N. Ledford of the Shelby Weld ing Company has added a cylinder; grinding machine to his plant on Trade street, built a new office anil othei wise enlarged and re-arranged his plant to meet hss growing busi ness. This new cylinder grinding ma chine is said to be the only one of its kind in this county. The work ’hi* machine does is to re-grind cylinders of automobiles, making them just l.k^ they left the factory.