IF IT’S NEWS, IT’S IN THE STAR SHELBY’S POPULATION 1925 Census_8,854 Where Industry Joi.is With Climate In A Call For You. . SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAH- 10, 1920. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. mail: I"'1' (in ndv^ce) $2.50 __ t 0.v carrier,, per year (in advance) S.'f.OO “Covers Cleveland Completely.” r------s RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department, t * VOL. XXXIV, No. 30 Many Political “Hats Arc in the 14ins” Plenty of Candidate to Pick a Winner From. Indications are that the June pri mary will he hotly contested politi cal battle in the county, Announce ments for county offices thi early in the Spring are unusual but a few have come and others are corning. Those who have announced c.ffi -ia!ly in The Star are R. L. Weuth< r •, (umbcnt. to succeed himself as n .. ister of deeds while he is being im posed by A. B. C. DePriwt. A. M. Hamrick comes out for Clerk of the i mrt with others delibef ti .whether to make the race or plot. Orlando Elam who was i nvyh g th ■ sheriff’s office made a shift in hi; ambitions and after Genre? P. Webb announced that he would not he a candidate after hold.ng (hr office for eight years, announced that he wot-id run for clerk of Court. In this issue D. L. Ru.-s'l, att< r ney at law, at Hickory makes known the fact that he is a candidate for solicitor in this district to succeed Mr. Hoffman of Morgan.on. Already p-ere is a candidate from eve , county comprising- this dts'.riet. e - cept Cleveland an dformer Mayor C. B McBrayer, prominent b>. 1 at torney, is being urged by friends and ;= considering the race. Hr. Mc Brayer has not made public nn rouncement whether he would ran or not. Mr. Russell, the Hi Ton..- at torney, who Is the last to enter -so far. is 49 years old and practicing law for 2b vears. For two v»ars he practiced at Kings Mount.un this county, and is we'd a? maimed ;n that part of Cleveland. T i i t^e first time he has ever offered f r office. Next week th-; Federal Court v i be h«i] in Cleveland and to - cnan< • are that all of the eandidat: - for t - 1 citor will be on the grout; 1 to go better acquainted with the voter-. Whipped Colored Girl at Moore-born But Friendly Spirit Enters and Case Nol Pressed. Tom Gidney, colored school teacher iif Mooresboro, was up before Record er Mull this week charged ■’ ith an a - sault on one of his pupils, a colored girl. However, by the tinm the case was well aired ip spirit of better feel ing entered the maUer and Solicitor liirrus decided not to prosecute heavily and the case against Gidney war nol prossed. From the evidence it seems us if one day during last week Gidney- ic*£t tl° school in charge of his assistant with instructions that th<* boys mil girls not play together and that if the rule was violated he would whin t m violators when he returned. Thr. mactically grown boys and girl-, broke over during bis absence ami on his return Gidney, it is said, Carrie ’ out his whipping plan. The girl in "■i<>ation, Lula Wright. received a •slight laceration on the arm during the whipping, the switch, it is said, bringing a small amount of blood where the arm was covered by thin d s material. A warrant was then sworn out for the teacher by the girls father. At the same session of court Minn e Norwood and Cal Dawson, both-white wen fined §100 and the costs each on a liquor charge and acquitted of an other charge. Training School Opens Here Sunday The Cleveland county trainin'? school for this year will open Sutidnv afternoon at the Central Method’s' •••hutch and will be conducted under the auspices of that church and the Presbyterian church. The first session "ill he devoted to organization a’d do ision of work and classes will h" h'dd each evening beginning at i dO c clock. Mr. O. V. Woosley, leader of Meth odist Sunday school wbrk ir the \\i -• trip N, C. Conference, and Mr. Claude T Carr, representing the Presbyteti ai, Sunday school work will be in charge. They will he assisted by Rov. P P.Kirkpatrick, who will teach t o1 Bible classes. Miss Caroline Lander will have charge of the story-telling ■ ind Miss Jane McDonald is to have 'd irge of “Intermediate and Senior 1 ‘son Material and Teaching.’ Mr. r T. Carr will hold classes in ‘The l’1 copies of Teaching.” Mr. Win. I neberger is president of the hoard managers, Mr. J. S. McKnigid is vice-president; the secretary is Mr S .Sanders; and Miss Katherine ' drpentcr is treasurer. Big Improvements Expected On This Division Southern 1 Vice President Henry YV. Miller of ,thc Southvrr. Railway in his private < ni end ticrompan ied by the txener;d | s’-pirinumdent, rrjperirti ndrnt, train | master end other nlY-ei.ils, passed > through Shell v yesterday , n train ! No. 11.; fftule from .V tri >n to ( har leston, S r. The , of ihrirh of fie a'-s ever th. divis on has I given rl t , much ; ect’n 1; is rumored that eaten. ie. i; pr >v.*nu nts ! are to S' made on this dl.i-ien Toiit away to meet »h- c:.,r.\ -- <' .■ : )vj of the foil. With unary; n-.'d dc i vein*m tv. row under v.nv in West ern North t to I "a, it > • i >yv>rn tive that a ore . ide tra—. far ftticr be !>.: o\ i 'i d ('•■.'•<• ni] a’0*1 - t to. 't,... fo: M ilee's insp etton tt“; , howe er, may to a r•>nsid"rably more, then . tl/’d. The Sonthern i‘- r> ;>a**«k..u tl ti ■/! ■ train--. rail eaoiv’etioas. jd<> I tra k , e*c tire ny-ch-d. th *s* will In — provided. Mr. .M ller, it is understood has ordered the extension of the side track at the junction west of Shelby J so that it will accommodate ten more j cars. Th1 junction is the place where ti e Seaboard and Southern exchange freight cars. The proposed extern on of the Sea board .from Rutherfofdton through 1 (,' iriinry Iloek to sonic mountain ter- j nrnal also gives ria- t • interos;rag j speculation. Many Shelby paool • : f a I tbr.t with all fim activity now'! iron;; in -in "Western- Carolina that j some anrouir-cnlcnt will be made in i railroad circles in a short while. Mr. Miller who pa- d through ; Shelby yesterday is in charge of j operation and roak s the big moves n Southern railroad circles. Hi* pus ng through for the first time i* . several years, gives rise to interest-I ing gossip, for it is believed that j someth ng important is in ids. min i, I School Buys Site Near Easlside Mill Jr.-- city school board ha.-. purchased U -m <). M, Gardner and U. M. Mull, lyinjr adjacent the Ea*ts;de mil I f.ny. and being a partof the land a-here lie <>;!'• ; iment farm for to bacco xva;- planted several seasons a" ■ H is understood that the pur | chan price tvi;- P.4.000, and that the - "hi ot officials <■ intempla*e building a handsome school house • n this s'to in the' very near future. This Io«r j-tn n.- was selected to serve the ciG : rc-i ' in the northeastern - mare of the | town of Shelby. Recently there was , a i •••! d i-st.e cf $200,000 lor schools to meet the attendance requirements | and si nee that issue vv-.tr made, the ( city school board has been looking ■ about for rates, in order to distribute the location of the new buildings where- they will serve the patrons i 'me,-ft conveniently. The purchase 'of I'the' site ss thy first one to be located i because, it is in this section' wLert I u-.orr school rooms are needed most at | this time. Three Real Estate Tracies of Interest Three real estate trades of in terest were consummated this. week, •fudge K. Y. Webb has purchased fiom D. I>. Wilkins, a beautiful lot adjacent the proposed go!:' club-house at .’Cleveland Springs through W, C Harris, realtor, consideration $:i,00ih ' \V. A. Broadway, realtor has sold ; 'a Norman It. I.ee a lot belonging to U. R. Newton on West Warren ■ street, adjoining the Zeb Mruney res idence. Dr. L. V. Lee has purchased i a let on the Cleveland Springs'road , facing Belvedere from E. L and | George P. Webb for §.'!,50o. Kings Mtn. W. M. U. Wins State Banner It will be of interest to the Baptists lot Cleveland county to know that the King- Mountain Woman’s missionary union was awarded the state banner last week a, the state W. M. U. • •oiv vention held in Raleigh, the bantvr In eg given to the union which mad« | the most all round progress last year. ;T:,io i- quite an honor coming to the women of the First Baptist church of Kings Mountain, Attending the Ra leigh convention from Cleveland were | Mrs. John Wacaster, superintendent ■ of the Womans Missionary union i work in the iKngs Mountain associa l tidn: Miss Viola White, of Kings Mountain; Rev and Mrs. Hoyle Love, j of Grover ,and Mrs. J. R. Green, cf ' Boiling Springs. ■ Ellenboro Native Passed Last Friday \Y !!. Dobbins, 87. last Fri j ,lay afternoon at his home at Ellen, i boru. as a result of heart disease. I funeral i rvices were conducted ! Sunday at the Mount Vernon church ! I x th(.' Rev. .1. D. Hunt. The following ■ c \ ed as pallbearers: \V. W. Nan* ' !:cy. W G. .Scoggins, -T. VV., W. G.. O. i I, and A. H. Morgan, i Mr Dobbins is survived by the f d ! lowing children: Mrs (1 AV. Morgan ! Mrs. Robert Scoggins. Union j Mdls. Mrs. Robert Freeman, Shelby: i Mr-. R. V. Allen and J. L. Dobbin®, i Rutberfordfon: Miss Nannie Dobbins, ■and W. A. Dobbins, Ellenhoro. Cleveland County Negro Fair There will be a meeting of the Cleveland Countv Negro Fair at the M.. K. Cliureh March 11th 8. P. M. for the purpose of making plans for the Fair this fall: All persons who are interested are asked to cune. i Capt. McSwain Out For State Senate ("apt. Peyton McSwain. lawyer, sol do r. arid one of the loading fanners i of 1he county, has announced his can-' di-'acy for s tate .senate from ihis dls-; ti n t. In making his announcement : Mr. McSwain says: “Some few week asro it was stated in the newspapers that I would probably be a eandi.-’ati for state senate. Since that time, with out any solicitation on my pert, I have ' I ‘ on assured of support by leadir.tr citizens from every section of the | county. For which 1 am very grateful. It makes a fellow feel good to know that he has so many friends even if j h should'be unsuccessful in the el-1 ec-1 ion.” B ' The office of state senator does i t \ pay a salary sufficient to meet ex penses. But I shall be glad to nave] thy position for the honor of the of fice. end foY the opportunity that i. wi'l give to he of some service to the people of my county and state.” “If elected, I do not promise to e r rect or cure all evils; however, 1 d< promise to bp ever mindful of the in terests of the people. With tils as surance on my part, I trust that it will be the will and pleasure of the voters of Cleveland county to elect me to the office to which I aspire.” Developing Begins At Elizabeth Terraces All of outlying Shelby promises to he under development scon. Traffic avenues leading into Shelby once known as roads and streets are now beeming -terraces, crests and man ors. Out on Highway £0 beyond the Cleveland Spring!), park resort devel opment work will begin this week ern ELzabeth terraces, the 11 and erne-’ all' acre tract recently purchased from Lie B. Weathers by C .P. Wilkins, j. W. Cobble end associates. According to Mi-. Wilkins, w’-o hi ads the Elizabeth terraces organi zation, concrete sidewalk.-, will be put. elrwn, water, sewer and lights install ed. A pre-development sale is plan ne with all these improvements guur a. *d. It is the present plan to get Elizabeth terraces on th • market as soon as possible. Lee Infant Passes Suddenly Thursday Vertie Ora Lee, three-months-aid daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J Walter I.ee of Polkville, died suddenly last Thursday morning. The funeral serv ices were conducted Friday nirnjng ul II o’clock at Palm Tree by Rev. John Given. The little child had been in ill health for some time but had appar ently recovered and was all right Wed un-day night when it suddenly ex pired early in the morning just as Mr. lee was leaving on his rounds as mail carrier out of Lawndale. In their bereavement Mr. and Mrs. Lee have the sympathy of iheir many blends and neighbors. Cleveland Auction Sees Good Sales ——— The auction sale Tuesday afternoon j of the property of J. F and L. H. 1 edford on Highway 20 beyond Cl-ev-j eland Springs proved a success, the entire property moving with act \x bidding. '•tales totalled $10,092.50 on the 57 i lots plotted in the development. Sell • j ing agents were the Shelby Real Es_! tatt company vriih Colonel Foster as j auctioneer. Buyers were J. L. Thomasson, James Roberts ir., I. I’. Helton, J. L. Lackey, D. H. Cline, W. G. Spake, M. A. Spangler. James A Wilson, Paul Hawkins, Frank L. Hoyle. H. E. Waldrop, O. O. Palmer. A. Pitt Beam, J. W. Cobble and P. (1. Affleck New Realty Firm J, !). l,iii'.u:r:;!T Linefocrgcr and Hoey In Real Estate Game i ■ 1 ;vtc busdiie addition to .' hiily's realty tradihp i-. the newly ’oiijaris! d firm Known ,ts Lineberger n”d Hoey, real < State, >->vks and bon Is, with ofifees in I ie I.ineberger b drin;r on the Marion su.eet'.corner of the sqteare. The new firm is made up < f M-trsrs. J. I>. Linebererr and-Charles liocy, two of the eity'- Inst known, yi-unp b" 'nc . tSfcn. Mr. r.ineberpcr. president of the Shfdby Kiwanis club, formerly headed ' I. Farmers Hardware, wireh he ic eeiitiy sold, end is connected with a ttu.- ber of other leading firm- la the oil.,. Mr. Hoey, son of H .a.-, and Mrs ( '.vile It. Hoey, has 1 v e'.jtuSnd in th ;r'‘wniobile busine s for a nuw b *r of years and recently sold the th r.v Motor company to Mr. 1*. F Giipg. The J.-neborger-Koev fri m has ae on '"d a number of hi? real estate and bond aTen.-i s, which will be an r.ot’rred later, ' West Shelby News of Last Two Days (Special to The Start Mr'. M. E. McFarland and son, Or Jo spent Sunday in Forest City. •feck the small son of M and Mrs. A. A. Ramsey is very sick. Prof. t\ . Blanton of Cttroleen who had charge of "the service at the M. P. church Surida;. night gave an in teresting lecture on music ana a Bo taught the children some songs. I!c " 'll be at tiie church again Wednes day evening, Everyone i- welcome, Mr. V: : ie Wlvto and Misses White and Honeycutt of Henrietta, were visi • at the home'of Mr. I. T‘. Ramsey Sunday. Miss Mildred Ramsey who has had mumps is improving. Mr. Georg.- Ledford spent last Sat urday at Fal'laton on business. Messrs Paul Peeler. Hubert T aub a d r. I.. Ram'ey who ire working in Hondo i oonvillc spent the week end at their respective homes Howard Lewis, the email son of Mr. :.i:d Mrs. G. E. Lewis js ill at this w. iting. Mrs. I.ester Smith who lias been . pending past two months with her t averts near Toluca, has returned to her hoine on/Clegg street. Mrs. Grr.dy Blanton spent last Thursday at Bel wood visiting at the home of Mrs. Pat Deal. Formal Opening of Van Dyke Trial Gastonia, Mar. 8. -Jesse Van Dyke, aernsed slayer of the late A. L. Paint dr, Gherry vilie < hiof of police, was formally arraigned in Gaston super ior court Monday before Judge G. ( . Lyon, of Elizabethtown, on a charge | of murder. Solicitor John G. Carpenter i Conducted Hie arraignment. The de fendant' answered the questions nut to hint in a dear voice, prompted by his chief counsel, Clyde 11. Hoey, of Slmlby. The case will open Wednesday, ac cording to the plans of the solicit' r The defendant’s attorneys examined the state- witnesses today. The argu ment. over .»• motion that the case be continued to the regular April t< rm of court here did not come up as was expet ted. Judge Lyon ordered Sheriff Bob Rhyne to summon 50 men for the spe-1 cud venire to be in court Wednesday | morning. Solicitor Carpenter and Mr. Urey agreed on 50 men to tome from the county .outside of the vicinity of ChorryviUe. The sheriff later stated that the men would come from Soul o Point, River Bend and Ga donia town ships. The 50 men. together with the ivy ith r jury which started serving to day, will furnish the attorneys with 87 jurors. Mrs. F. B. Williams is spending a few days in Charlotte with relatives. Shelby Highs Have IS Games On 1926 Baseball Schedule ill! .it."' I’TO-jWrtj ' II ill II K I,i St|li;u ■ Hit' Marlct a* ^ 1 * .Kl!) I Y r Tivi-nt j-fivo I’t-rt. Shclbys flood of r->n •• tradin' .-••track the business • cl; .it strain ' V •; week when the .Major Crvi e.ii-n : ne'd i .t il | rjpeity, Smith.! •»\ ■ o and Grab , o .-tfei. . rid to (). Mr: Gardner w ;-i for#' 0 (tor front ertab’iSh ’ g a no • fort ffdr'atre trie • for vu ant j't.vp-. eit\ in the i i. iiit • / ■; n .:"' the sqware. The lot.- frontier ST .let t. on Si Yh i ni'': v ' » e el running haej F10 i\-. t on Graham street tow;rb the Hotel Victor. for $ 1 ”>.000, i-'r. nk Ikicv, Oliver Anthony and Keen Drum ho ii p the purchasers. The property joins the old On •■tv. rt'idenco belonging to Gardner and is m e of the few vacant business corn ets now to he bought in Shelby, With South Shelby now an official 1> ..; of Shelby, busines s has had a -tendency lately to swing southward along I aFayeito and Washington streets, the new Royster buildings in he 4it streets being indications of the: trend. At present the business el' tried is built up to the Green prop erty, which traded Tuesday, while a number of business buildings, includ ing the Gardner garage occupied by | the Cleveland Motor company, r.nel the Weathers apartments are below Y e property. • Whether or not the property will! be developed by the new owners has no. been announced. I Double Storings News of Recent Interest (Special to The Star) Double Springs.—Maroh has made a 1 on-like entrance. We hope it will come up to oar expectations and go out like a Iamb. A large number attended Sunday School Sunday, considering the epe dim.c of grip and flue prevailing in our community. Mr. George Gold, superintendent of the Union Sunday school was a wel come visitor Sunday. Also a Mr. Mode from the Union section. Mrs. C. It. Bankhead of Sharon, S. <’., is spending a few days with her mother and sister, Mrs. W. W. Washburn and Ann e Lee, who have been ill with grip for some time. Mrs. Hoyle Gardner is able to be out after a severe illness with rheu matism.. Friends in the community have re ceived da.ntv cards from Mr. and. Mrs. Paul Davis of Winston-^ak-m. announceing the birth of a winsome daughter. Jessie Leigh, on February 27th. Mrs. Dafis was before marring ■ Miss Elma Leigh Farabow, our state Intermediate-Junior B. Y. P. U. Leader and is well known in this community where she has taught study-classes numbers of times. Mr. Lawrence Hawkins of this community and Miss Lillie Carpenter of the New Prospect Community were married at the home of the brides’ father, Mr. .1. B. Carpenter last Saturday morning at nine o’clock. After a brief honeymoon they will mftve into their pretty new bun galow, near the home of the grooms father. Mr. W. P. Hawkins. ' Their ‘ many friends wish for them many years of usefulness and happiness. Mrs. Lovelace is sick with pneu monia but was improving some at the last news from her bedside. Mrs. I’osie Bridges is also improv ing after an attack of pneumonia., Mrs. D. G. Washburn lend her par ents Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hamrick have been sick with grip for several days. We are glad to note that they are all much better at present. Mr. J. S. Gillespie is sick at this writing. We trust that he w.ll soon be restored. Mr. Chas. O. Harrill was buried at Double Springs Wednesday amid the presence of a large crowd of friends and relatives. The family has the svrppathy of their many friends in the.r bereavement. Widen Walks Of Big Court Square All of Shelby this week seems to b ea bustle with construction, building and development work. Workmen are now engaged in wid - ening the concrete walks of th" big cedrt square, the work being carried) ou* through instruction • of county commissioners. It is understood that tiie four main walks, leading frem square corners, will he made eight feet wide from the business streets to the court house building, '! If Ch-mi) , ns V., | llnif Hard •s I '1 I nicring l it le 1 ' V.'lil h •' tit i, d t . fit • Shel ly .h i a 1 t . .. ii) !1 *‘I1)1 r'ridny '"<•* 'l ■" ’ v. ii n the Kings Mour -• , ;t Migo- in i ■ ( , .Mnr ti ' ;.r :i n open ng will V’r : “V i i :'i ) i' In in1 l t vi- io.i i 'i -• i, i i I-, iirla'.e v, here ■lie i n ■ h.i< h et v. ni, the siloi.K'f ! -ifl ”K-n' as yet >"ene: to («• tli h tiling staff,' while * he reel'; / (t,l i I ,{ Week with f;i-If. SI it h ' i l l the i'iilte. On till* <•''"f 'hatill ti e i fie! | 'will he an en * i ' ly e«vv eonih"nation, while* in tlu oth*’r garden Hot more than one re trultir V.' il ! :• eon. A • it is Shelby High students are optimistic .'and eti thu.-ia-1 ictdly1 declare. “We may not win our third straight ,-tato title, but we’ll make ji lot of 'em think we are even if we don't." That's youth for you. Coach Mor ns is not so optimistic, hut usual!; the m< ntor, who won two ehampi m* ships just after leaving college, takes his out in work instead of talk That the team will derive plenty of experience before the title senes opens is evidenced by the heavy sche dule arranged by Manager Whilelaw Kentlall. IK games are on tap before April 20, when the big series si arts. Several weeks the highs piny three and four straight games, which should get them off the stage fright customary to youth. The pre-ser.es schedule follow-: Kings Mountain here, Friday, March 1!). Kinds Mountain at King's Moun tain. Tuesday, March 23. Blup Ridge School' for Boys at Hendersonville, Thursday, March 25. Gaffney here (pending) Friday. March 26. Morganfon at Morgartton, Satur day, March 27. Gaffney at Gaffney (pending) Tuesday, March 30. Mt. Holly here. Wednesday, March 31. Blue R.dge here. Thursday, April 1. Charlotte at Charlotte, Friday, April 2. ( In rryvillo at Cherryvillc Tuesday April 0. Mt. Holly at Mt. Holly, Wednes day. April 7. Morganton here, Thursday, April s. Lenoir at Lenoir. Friday, April 0. Charlotte here. Saturday, April 10. Gaston,a at Gastonia, Monday, April 12. Cherryvillc here, Tuesday, Anri! 13. Lenoir here, Friday, April 10. Gastonia here, Monday, April 1!'. The championship series is expect ed tn start soon after the Gastonia game and it is hoped by Manager Kendall that games with Boiling Springs. Lattiniore and Piedmont may be arranged before the schedule given -above sometime this week or early'next week. If not games may be worked in empty dates of the above schedule. Funeral Services Mrs. Davis Held A large crowd of sorrowing friends anti relatives, attended the funeral (•'•'ices Saturday afternoon at Sha ri » church of Mrs. M. J. Davis, one of the most beloved women of west ern Cleveland. The services were con ducted by a Kings Mountain minister. Rev. !>. P. Waters and Rev. John W. Settle, and interment was also at Sharon. Death was directly due to pneu monia. which followed mumps, .al though Mrs. l)avis had sot been in g\ml health for some time and be cause »f her age of 65 y.ars soon weakened. Surviving the saintly woman are for.;- fine sons ami three Christian daughters: Attorney J. Roan Davis, well known Kings Mountain barrts t -r; Mr. Lawrence Davis, of Shelhv; Mr. Cliff Davis of near Earls: and Mr 1 {> run Davis, and Mrs. J. R. DeLoae’t, win. lived with her mother; Mrs Ed Beatty of Dillon. S. (’., and Mrs. Ida Putnam of near Earls. Small Fire Tuesday hi Back Alleyway The fire department responded to an alarm Tuesday morn in" to the al ley at the rear of the new Royster buildings on South La Fayette street where a pile of rubbish was ablaze. There was no damage, the only blaze being that of the burning t re h M H. ;ul Oifiro of Gilmer ( j„ ,,f Stores Moved Co North Caro lina from Ne« V. ,k ( i( v At a meeting of the ! .of dir;-- - ,or' "f Gilmers. In m porat. ,|, held Saturday in Now Yor.k City, i't.-tv;w derided to move the head office, h - the headlined lei ; of fjrL11 and audit in ^depart men! to 'YV'ufstm; Salem in order to ! • ;•> i;|„ t ■ with the stores loi tod in the Caro linas and Vir*ilH: Oil r ■ nt iri one of their hire > • n,>. . • H.. lhy. This .. ha ii of r t. ■ • v. , oji; i Winston-Salem. by X. c ’ * .in hi up men and capita! ; ,| - | «er operai Am tb- .■am was moved to New Yo h i wh'i’te it wotihl fhou(rh‘ the roe ins . ,,•■. | \K> ■ handled to lift l !■ ad . aiu: • It , has heen found, however, t!a/ : uid (>■ trr.’eh hotter to mil .Jam ih • ... j of fi e In Winston-Salem, v ... ;t t.,.„ lie in closer touch w ilt ;th- chain of stores. A force of buyer-, however, s kept in New York all Gc time, hi'.v'njr the immense quantities of men ch;utdi.se to supply these stares. At this meptimr of the board of dire tors 'o New York. \. H. Milker, for some (toe man ager of tiie local Gilmer t.« r *. wins elected vice-president of the co.ii peny; <'. F, Idard.nq was elected vice-president; Gpoiqre Wattle.. sc • re*ary. of - the United Cijrur Stores Con.i ..nv, was elected treasurer; M. h. I ranboth will f.ll the capacity of auditor, and W. T. Posey, vi \-ores ident of the United Cijtar Stores company, was elected chairman of the board of directors. !M RUFUS GARDNER t'< nfedcrnte iim! Staunch Citizen of County Passes at His Home In Beams Mill Section. — Mr. Rufus \V. Gardner, Confeder ate veteran and one of Cleveland's best known older citizens, died Wed nesday morning about "i: 10 at the family home near Beams Mill. Mr. Gardner was one of the most prominent nien in that section of the county for many years and his pass ing will be noted with sorrow through i lit of th eeounty. One of the men who followed Lee and Jackson, he enlisted and served airing with Anderson Xo lao. another respected veteran and lift? .in / comrade who passed only d days ago. Returning from the conflict Mr. Gardner became one of those staunch believers that helped to build up again the desolate Southland. He had hem in somewhat feeble health for a period of months and his death is attributed to the infirmities of age and il strenuous life, he -being near HP years of age at the time of his death. Belief irial Church mini. After the Civil war Mr. Gardner returning to the county was one of the leaders in organizing the Pleas ant Grove church and has been a member there since that and a leader in church work. For the first 40 years he was clerk of the church’board. A school teacher in young manhood, la ter a magistrate for a number of years and a successful farmer the de ceased was held with high esteem by those of all ages who knew him and the record he leaves is an inspir ing one in all lines for those who fol low. The funeral services will he held at Pleasant Grove, the church he helped organize, Thursday afternoon a 2 o'clock, it is understood, the final rites to ho conducted by Rev. G, P. ! Abcrnethy and assisting ministers. i'll-. Gardner leaves behind a family strong in influence and respect in cluding four sons and two daughters: Squire Sylvanus Gardner and Messrs’. V. A. Gardner and Furman Gardner, of the Reams Mill section, and Mr. C. P Gardner; Mrs. C. A. Beam and Mrs. ! Hudson Hamrick, who lives on the Kings Mountain highwayonla eintut sivrnvmg daughter. His wife passed about five years ago. -- Lattimore Society In Debate Program (Special to The Star) Lattimore.—On Friday evening March 12, at 8 o’clock the Edgaronean Literary society of Lattimore High school will give their second annual debate. There will also be readings, vocal and instrumental music. The debate will be: “Resolved that the IT. S. Should F.nter the World Court.’ Affirmative sneakers are: Marion Champion, Wilbur Wilson, Zehper Ree Lovelace. Negative: Edley Martin, Ray McEnlire, Thelma Uo>