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Covers Cleveland Completely.” SHELBY, N. C.WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1926. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons, I. By mail, per year (in advance) -$2.50
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Famous Author and Nati\:- of County
Comes to Shelby on Speaking
Tour of State.
Thomas Dixon, famous orator and
author of “The Clansman,” "The
Leopard’s Spots,” and of the s::o a
rio, “The Birth of a Nation,” and a
native of Cleveland County, North
Carolina, has accepted an invitation
to .‘■ peak at the court house in She I.
by Thursday, April 15th, at 8 o’ch ck
in the evening. At 7 o’clock, preced
ing the meeting, Mr. Dixon will be a
guest of the Kiwanis cduh at dinner.
Mr. Dixon goes to Shelby fi-r. m,
Hendersonville, where he is scheduled
tr speak on April 14th. He ha- also
accepted a number of other -peaking
engagement in this State, hi- itiner
an being as follows:
Marion, in McDowell county, April
f>th; Eastern Carolina Exposition and
Auto Show, Greenville, Ajril 8th;
Fayetteville, April 9th; Wilmington
April 10th; Winston-Salem, April
12th; Charlotte, April 13th; I Tender
sonville, April 14th; Shelby April
15th, and Asheville, April 16th.
A capactiy audience is expected t<
greet Mr. Dixon’s appearance at
Shelby, where he will be upon hi na
tive heath. Shelby people have always
been interested in Thomas Dixon and
hir speech in his home town i- • im
ported to be of more than usual in
terest,
Mr. Dixon was born in Cleveland
County on January 11, 1661, thy son
of. r well-known minister. At the aj'e'
of 19 he graduated from W^ke For
est college. He then entered Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.,
as a special student in history and
politics. The following year, 188-1, he
took up the study of law at the;
Cm ensboro Law School, from which he
Was graduated in 1886. That sam „'
year he was admitted to the bar or,
all the courts in the State, including
the United States District courts, ahil
also the bar,of the United States Su-,
preme Court. at Washington. However j
he resigned these privileges in Oeto-,
ber, 1886 to enter the ministry-. Sev
en tenths before he had been married *
to Miss' Harriet Bussey, of Mot.tgo
incry, Alabainu.
In 1887, after his ordination, Mr.
Dixon was elected pastor of a Bap
t;st church in Raleigh. During the!
following yArs he occupied a .Baptistj
pulpit in Boston, and the next year ae !
c« pted a call to New York, where lv
.rerrained until 1896. Before the close
of his ministry he enjoyed the repu
tation of attracting larger congre-:
r,.«*»or>s than any other Protestant
minister in the country.
n nas been as a writer of nove l.- ,
dealing w'ith life in the South during j
the time of the War between the
States and during the Reconstruction j
period, and as an orator that Mr
Dixon has gained his great reputa
lion which has spread to many coun
tries. His motion picture, "The Birth ■
of a Nation” was remarkably success I
ful. being declared by many to bo
the greatest picture ever produces1
Mr. Dixon plans the erection of. a
home in Wildacres, which he select
ed as the summer assembly ground (|f
the Mount Mitchell Association of
Arc1 and Sciences, following a 2,b00
tn'de tour of the Apallaehian muunta.ii
chair.
Officers of the Mount Mitchell
Association of Arts and Sciences i
are: Mr. Dixon. President; Elhott j
Dangeffield and Henry W. I.aniei.
Vice-President; and Dr. Norwood G.
Carroll, Secretary-Treasurer. N.
Hires, of Raleigh, is general sclcs ,
egt-nt
Cherryville Loses
To Shelby Highs;
Piedmont Defeated
Locals Cop Another Game and King-1
Mountain M ins Again. Play
Here Thursday.
“Casey” Morris’ Shelby Highs dt\
f'sted Cherryville there Tuesday 5 to
4 in a good game, the hitting fea
tures being by Gillespie, of Shelby,
and Boggs, of Cherryville.
Hoyle and Smith were the opposing
twirlers, the former giving up r x
h’ts and the latter only four, both
bjrlers whiffing 12 batsmen.
Two Games Here.
The Highs play Mt. Holly in Mt. |
Holly today and meet Morganton hero'
Thursday in the first home game ot!
ihe week. Friday they play Lenoir at
Lenoir and on Saturday the Charlotte j
Highs come here for a game which
it is expected will draw a large
crowd.
In Champ Rare.
Playing here Tuesday Kings Moun
tain continued their romp towards the
county title by defeating Piedmont
lo to 3. Hord and Mauney were
rtars for Kings Mountain and \\ his
nunt starred for Piedmortt. Bodies
Springs and Kings Mountain play
tore Friday,
Shelby As Viewed \
By Hendersonville j
(Hendersonville News) J
Tlic Cleveland Star is cal- l
culatul to stir up a real estate j
lemm with its headlines to the j
eCect that recent sale reveal- |
•«! enhancement of 40 times J
over the original value 23 {
yea-, ago. Shelby :s situated i
v.Mere j will catrli the main j
‘hap to and from the moun- !
tiai ; <'ll the part of Eastern j
and ihedmoHt Carolinians. At [
this rate Shelby will soon be »
aide to show Hendersonville (
something rare in the realty C
realm. (
Legion A'-Ls for Building Site for
( hih. Other Business t ransacted
By Commissioners.
At the monthly meeting of the
county hoard of commissioners held
tr’s week the commissioners upon- re
quest agreed to purchase and pay for
Alte planting of shrubbery and other
d r-igr.s about the court building on
the -quare. The plot to be beautified
by the aid of the commissioners is
that part, of the square in iite interior
of the walk circling the building.
With this arrangement through it,
is understood that the Woman’s club
• of Shelby will confer with city of
ficials. about taking care of the plant
ing and other work planned for the re
man der of tlie square.
The couruy convict force was this
we.-k moved to. the square and is as
i.-ung in the, work there. The lawn
is being broken; for regrassing and
the work of widening the walks is
nearrg completion.
At the meeting of the board "Dr. J.
S. i enton and others representing the
local post of the American legion ap
peared and asked the board about ve
liu-irg a triangle corner on East
Warren near the county jail for a
club building. It is understood that
the legion hopes to buy this plot',
which at present is useless. Just what
will be done about the matter has not
been decided, but the probability at
; resent is it is understood, that the
ex-service men may get the plot de
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Aviators Can Find
Shelby From Air
Shelby has come in for a new
brand of advertising—this time
from up above looking down.
There is a law ,n Japan that
aviators may not sail over Tokyo,
the capital, for the high mogul
of the empire lives there, and no
man may look down upon the
Emperor, even from an airplane.
But, we don’t care about that
sort of thing over here.
Flyers who have sailed over
Shelby, say the town looks
good from the skyward view —
and that's that.
This br.ef narrative has to do
with a sign on the roof of the
Ford or Charles I- Eskridge
building, in Shelby. On this roof
is an aviator’s guide—the name
Shelby, N. with an arrow
pointing north.
Ford nstructed that, such a
sign be placed there, to guide
fivers. The story has been told
in these columns.
Now comes the Automotive
Daily News, a national sheet
published in New York, with a
good sized cut of the Shelby air
sign. The picture from which the
cut was made was taken from
aloft, and shows the name Shel
by, N. C., and the arrow, in big
time lettering.
It is another good ad for the
town, and as the News remarks,
is proof that Mr. Eskridge has in
this case done his bit.
John Mull to Run
For Recorder’s Job
,fudge John P. Mull who is round
ing out his first term as county re
corder, announced himelf for the of
lice again-, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary, June nth.
Judge Mull succeeded Judge B. T.
'' ills about two years ago. Within the
but 15 months, it is understood that
hr has tried 1.600 cases, the record
er’s court serving to dispose of many
petty cases and thus lessen the num
l ei "of Superior court terms and cut
down a great expense to the
county. Judge Mull is a popular mem
ber of the local bar, a graduate of
Wake Forest college and law sciiool,
and has been for a number of years,
superintendent of the First Baptist
Sunday school, one of the largest in
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SOILING SPRINGS 10
CLOSE APRIL 17.
Lib rary Addre: s Ily I)r McGlothlin
of Greenville, S. (’.—Sermon by
Dr. Zeno Wall.
Hotting Springs High school will
hold its nineteenth commencement
exercises beginning April 17th am}
running through April 21st. Hi,nil
some invitations have been issued
showing that Dr. W. J. McClbthlin
ol Greenville, S. C., will deliver the
annual literary address while Hew
Zeno Wall, pastor of the First Bap
ti: t church of Shelby will deliver the
annual sermon. The following is the
program and list of graduates:
Program
Saturday. April 17th 8:00 o’clock P
M. Alumni meeting.
Sunday. April 18th, 11:0 o’clock A.
M. Annual Sermon by Dr. Zeno Wall,
Snclby, N. C.
Monday April 19th
10:00 A. M. Declaimers contest; 11:
f*0 A. M. Art exhibit: 2:30 P. M
Headers contest; 8:30 P. M. Concert
by Glee club.
’ Tue sday, April 20th
10:30 A, M. Class Day Execiscs;
2:00 P. M. Orator’s Contest; 8:0u P.
M. Play by the Literary Societies en
titled “Miss Somebody Else.”
Wednesday, April 21st
11:00 A. M. Literary Address Dr.
\\. J. McClothlin, Greenville, S C.
2:00 P. M. Graduating Exercises
Marshalls
Atheneana and Rhamsacur, Eliza
beth Thompson, Chief. Barney Mc
Entire, Macy Ezell Vance Horton,
Cassie Horton.
Kallicrgeonian and Kalagathian
Paul Gibbs, chief; Oxie Edwards,
Harvey Sparks, Elizabeth Hamrick,
Cejey Walker.
Senior Class
Class Motto: Launched But Not
Anchored. Flower: Pink Rosebud.
Colors: Pink and Green.
College Preparatory
Aileen Kendall Biggerstaff, Mar
tha Mozelle Biggerstaff, Ruby Lu
ede Buchanan, Lura Carter, Pauline
Myrtle Culbreth, Mary Calla Cle
ment, R. Ryan Ezell, Bertha Helen
Fails, Mozelle Gold, Daranda Hul
ton Holland, Myrtis Hamrick, Five
lyn Huggins, Florence Attie Mao
Hamrick, Winfrey Durham Hamrick,
Chas. R. Hamrick, George Rolanfl
Hamrick, Arnold Wesley Kinca'd.
Richard Francis Lancaster, Maty
Lena Lineberger, Wilma Lovinda
Mice, Baxter Lewis McKinney,
Eloise Pruett, C. M. Rollins, Grove-.
W. Splawn William Rufus Walker,
Harold Eugene Williams.
English Scientific
R. Howard Allen, Effie Bridges
Worth F. Bishop, Bentha B. Bean,
Addie Pearl Barber, Lawrence Case,
P.eauttv T. Gladden, Guy G. Green,
Irene Greene, Grace Elizabeth Hodge.
B. B. Harris, Jr.. Pearl Odessa Hum
phries, Mattie Marie Hamrick, .
Jennings Hunt, A. Yates Hamrick,
Madge Josephine Irvin, Dewey W,
Kimgrell, Carl Y. Matheney, Della
L:\rena Powell, M. J. Padgett, IVnl
Queen, Paul Eugene Ramsey, Worth
J. Stroud, Lela Mae Wall, Alva
Juicne Williams, Joe Lee Woodwind,
Lee Wacaster.
Former Shelby Girl
Queen in Festival
Miss Marie Tessier, Daughter of
Lizzie Ellis Takes Regal Honors
In Florida.
Miss Marie Tessier, whose mother
is Lizzie Ellis was born and reared
in Shelby is being lauded in conspi
cuous fashion in Florida papers, be
cause her regal bearing and majestic
beauty led judges to name her
Queen of the Festival of States in
St. Petersburg. Fla. Her picture ap
pears on the cover page of the Morn
ing Sunday News, St. Petersburg's
Picture Paper. Miss Tessier is from
Washington, D. C., and the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Tessier. Her
mother is a daughter of Bob Ellis
»nd she has a number of relatives
here with whom she has visited in
the past
Miss Tessier is a beautiful young
woman and the honor is one much
coveted by youth. All through the
picture section of this Florida paper,
Miss Tessier is shown presenting
gold medals to winners of the vari
ous prizes. Miss Tessier is a niece of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Turner.
FORTY-FIVE XATIONALITIES
IN SHANGHAI SETTLEMENT
Shanghai, April 2.—Forty- five
foreign nationalities were disclosed
in the last census of the French and
International settlements at Shang
hia. Of these the Japanese led with a
population of 13.804. England was
second with 8,131 Russia third w.th
4.169 and the United States fourth
with 3,093.
The total population of Shanghai
including territory properly belong
ing to it. was estimated at more than
two inillltri.
Rum Cases Low
In Cleveland
Only 28 I’cr Cent of Court Cass
Deal With Liquor. 42 Counties
Have More Liquor Cases.
Although bordering on the South
Mountains, somewhat noted for
moonshine, Cleveland county rank
lower than adjoining- counties in li
quor violations. The fact is derived
from statistics on court dockets
gathered by the University News
Letter.
According to these figur onlv 28
percent cf court cases carried in
Cleveland county are honor cases,
Total liquor cases on the dockets in
Cleveland were 83.
Rutherford county has She largest
percentage of liquor eases with 75
percent, nr 100 cases.
Lincoln eounty has 37 percent,
with 202 cases.
Catawba with 150 eases ranks 18
fn m the highest with 30 per cent.
In Burke 170 eases were on dock
et fi r a percentage oj 30.
The mountain counties of North
Carolina hive th» largest proportion
of liquor law violations, according
to an article in the University News
Letter.
“Especially i.-i this true, says the
News Letter, “of rural counties that
have easy means of communications
with large urban centers that serve
as markets. Carters' v smuggles a
great, deal in by boat. On the whole,
rural counties make a worse show
ing than urban Counties, possible be
cause it is easier to apprehend liquor
law offenders in the courtry. On the
other hand the temptation t , the
cropper with spare tine- on his hand:
to turn a bushel of meal into £15
worth of bottleg liquor i? much
greater than it is to the steadily
employed and more prosperous city
dweller,”
“It is worth mentioning.” the
University publication says, —that
the whites have more liquor law
violations per thousand than do the
negroes. The only exception to th.s
is in the Tidewater counties, where
the writer has reason to believe Cat
the law is enforced more strictly
against negroes than against whites,”
Camden, Currituck ami Hyde re
ported no state cases involving li
quor violations. Rutherford county
reported 100 cases on the Superior
court docket, 75 of which were for
the violation of State statutes gov
erning prohibition enforcement.
John Watts, 75 year old moun
taineer and in destitute circum
stance:-,, wept for joy when $5 in j
money was shown him with which
to buy food, clothing and bedding
■according to Mrs. I>an Sain of
Toluca. When Mrs. Sain wrote .1
letter to The Star telling of the j
destitute circumstances of Mr.
Watts, I.ee B, Weathers, treasur- .
er of the Kiwanis Charily fund,
finding that a small amount was
still left in the winter charity j
chest, sent $5 to Mrs. Sain with 1
the request that she buy some j
food at once for him, also some
bedding. Mrs. Sain did this and I
the old man's heart was over
joyed because lie is in destitute !
circumstances, slowly dying in
rags and on a bed of leaves, in a
little hut three miles above Tolu
ca. His wife and son died a f*’w
weeks ago and The Star is reliably
informed that his wife had only
a bed of leaves for a couch when
■ he final summons came. John.
Watts is a dwarf. His fate in life
has been hard. He has never been
used to comforts, not even the ne
cessities of life but .he never
grumbled or complained. An ap
neal for help was issued in The
Star a short time ago. If you have
anything to spare to help the old
man along life's hard road, send
it to Mrs. Dan Sain, U-4 Lawn
dale, and she will see that it gets
to him.
Realty Sales Given
In Shelby Section
A. M. Hamrick and Company re
port two realty sales of recent date.
One of the properties was that of
Draper Wood, located on the Cleve
land Springs road, sold to Messrs.
Ward and Will Arey and Zol Riviere.
The size of the lot was 102 by 192
feet, and the considertain was. $2,100,
Another of the properties was the
.1. W. Silvers lot on the Mike Bord
ers development, sold to Mrs. L. E.
Ligfon for $1,250. The size of this
property was 100 by 20n —; , orncr
Scotch and Irish ’ Mellies ’ uere
The he m In old time fiddling In America Lrousht these two veterans
from the lands of the heather And the i-hannot k to try their prowess.
To the left Is John Wesmiinn. 76, Self styled ‘yount; Irish ditto ’ fn in
Itantry Bay. To the right Is J. Stott Skinner, s:l. the champion of AUir
deen. They’ll play In thy contest at Lewiston, Me., in April.
Newton Reelected County
Superintendent Of Schools
At a meet.ng of tho county board
of education held this week J. Clint
Newton was rejected county superin
tendent of schools for a period of two
years.
Mr. Newton’s new term will start
July 1. The relection, if is
thought, will meet with the general
approval of the county and ull inter
ested in rural education.
During the period lie has headed;
the work of the county schools much i
advancement has been made and the |
County plan of consolidation as spon
sored by him and the boards of edu
cation directing educational methods
was started. The benefit of the plan
is just now being felt and it will
mean much to the county that the
present superintendent will carry on
for another term.
Appoint Committee Men
One of the important features of
the board meeting was the a» ioint
ment of school committeemen lor all
districts in the county. Only one com
mitteeman is appointed annually in
each district ns only one term ex
pires arming the three men serving
as committeemen. Exceptions to the
appointment of one were made where
resignations had been tendered, or
in new districts.
The complete list when ready will
be announced in The Star and offi
cial notices will be sent out to those
appointed.
To Determine Boundaries.
The county superintdent was in
structed by the board to call a meet
ing of the committeemen of the Earl
and Patterson Springs district for
the purpose of defining the bound
ary lines of the two districts.
Changes at Bethware
The board voted, according to the
minutes, to eliminate the teaching of
the eighth grade at the Bethware
school and agreed to transport those
of the grade and additional high
school pupils to Kings Mountain.
Other than the above mentioned
features the meeting was devoted to
routine business that comes before
the board.
City Officials Extend Safety First Signal
System For Working Motor Traffic Here
B. Y. P. U. Convention
To Meet At Earl
1 ho Kings Mountain Association
al H. V. F. U. Convention vv.ll be
held with the New Hope Baptist
church, at Earl April, 17-18. The
first session will be held Saturday,
night at 7:30 at which time Rev.
J. Black, of Kings Mountain will
speak on “The fall of Today” follow
ed by a reception to delegates. The
program on Sunday will consist of
talks and demonstrations on various
phases of B. V. P. U. work, together
with an address by A. R. Waters,
Field Worker for Sandy Run Asso
siat:on and the closing message Sun
day afternoon bv Rev. Zeno W'all l).
D. of Shelby.
A complete program will appear
in an early issue of the Star.
It is expected that every church
in the association will send a large
delegation, whether there is a B. V.
P. U. organization in the church or
not.
Mr. Paris Yelton, of Lawndale,
is the efficient president and will
preside at these meetings.
STATE POPULATION 2.811,969
LAST CENSUS SHOWS
Raleigh.—North Carolina's popula
tion, as of July 1, 1925, is 2,811,909
according to the Federal census bu
reau’s estimate, received in Raleigh
Tuesday.
This represents a gain of 252,846
since the 1920 census. Incidentally,
the gain over the 1925 estimate is the
largest of any year since the 1920
census.
The government’s estimate is based
cu the normal growth, as shown by
previous actual censuses, it is doubt
ful if it takes into consideration the
rapid development of Western Car >
line, sections where activities have
been most pronounced recently.
SHELBY’S
Biggest Need
“A MODERN APARTMENT
HOUSE”
Watch Star Realty Ads. for a
Good Location
The “safety first” street signal
system of Shelby, inaugurated iiv the
center of the city some six weeks ago,
has worked so successfully it is to be
extended, and at once.
T|^e city council met Tuesday night
at.,! discussed the project of the ex
tension at length, and met again,
Wednesday morning and made a final
decision to extend the system.
In accordance with this decision
safety signals will be placed at 24
additional street intersections, at
points where traffic danger is consid
ered to be acute.
The new signals will not be sis'
elaborate as those in the center of
town, but of a different type—the
permanent signal style. They will be
of ti low framework, set at ihe inter
section center, and carrying a per
manent sign—in some cases a full
stop signal, and in others a “slow
ci >v.n” signal.
They will be placed at cercaii
strategic points in the eehier of town,
at the meeting of alleys which aie
arteries of travel, with the main
streets. And in the outlying sections
at such points as the intersection of
Lee street with North LaFayette,
and North Washington at Grover.
T W. Hamrick, city alderman, dis
cussing the new plan with The Star
Wednesday morning was enthusiastic
over the prospect of securing added
safety for motor vehicles in the city.
He said the installation of the new
system will be begun practically at
cnce.
Eggs Coming Here
From Tennessee
••'Kgs! Eggs!
The hens are getting busy in Ton
ne.if ee.
Down at the Ideal Ice and Fuel com
pany, where they specialize at ‘ids
season in putting eggs into cold stor
age they have already received a car
load. C. B. Cabiness ,the manager said
Tuesday, he expects to get in ten eai
lords while the season is on for stor
age to he released next fall, when
eggs will be eggs.
Ten car loads contain -1500 cases,
and there are thirty dozen to the
case. Sometime take a day off and
make the calculation to find out how
many eggs the Ideal will have for fall
ujrjlleU "'hei. the lull supply- >s is.
COiraiCT LEI FOA
SCHOOL OUILDIIG
l.ut/ and Webb Awarded Contract
For New School Building to be
Erected at Eaatside
Contract has been let to Lutz ar,d
Webb for a new school building to
be erected near the Fas table Mill, the
total cost of which will be nppmx:
iv.atcly $35,000. Lutz and Webb who
have the general contract nre to re
ceive $2-1,000. Plumbing and heating
has been let to Ideal Plumbing com
pany. of Shelby. Wiring contract has
net been let yet, neither lias the equip
ment been bought. Construction work
n il! begin right awa.v. The site is on
tlm demonstration tobacco farm be
tween the Eastside mill and the Mor
gan ton state highway.
The building will be a duplication
<d the Labayette and Marion street
buildings with eleven rooms, except
ih.it an auditorium will be added. The
building will be steam heated and Veil
equipped. This is the first building
contract to be let under the now build
h'K program which was decided on
bu t year, at which time a bond issue
of $200,000 was authorized und issued
t,» carry out a building program to
extend over a period of two years or
longer. It has been found that the
school enrollment is over 2,500 and
new buildings are urgently needed,
A site for another building will be
st lected by the school board at an
early date and contract let for an
other building to be erected before
the fall term opens.
Town To Pay Third
Of Shrubbery Bill
Will Draft Stringent Laws Relating
tu Building Permits, Electric and
Plumbing Inspection.
I he mayor and board of aldermen
on last night voted to pay one-third
of the total cost of the shrubbery
v inch will be put around the court
square to beautify this prett ypark.
Members of the Woman’s tlub togeth
er with a number of influential men
appeared before the council and
asked for financial help on the im
provement program and the officials
readily agreed, the town’s cost how
over not to exceed 1333. Plans have
been drawn and an estimate made on
shrubbery to cost about S935, but
these plans and this amount has ndt
been decided upon. The county com
missioners agreed on Monday to take
care of the cost around the court
building, inside the cement walk that
borders the edifice. Now the ladies
are undertaking to get money from
the town and other sources to take
care of the cost of the grounds. No.
6 load force has been engaged for
several days in preparing the ground,
clearing the debris aeid sowing grass.
City Attorney Mull was instrucled
to draw stringent ordinances pertain
ing to the issuance of building j>er
mits and the ispection of electric and
plumbing work done within the cor
porate limits of the town.
A Ford touring car was purchased
to be used by the police department
in the exercise of their duties.
Peeler Sells Out
Dodge Place Here
To Lambeth Firm
W. T. Lulie Coming to Shelby to
Take Charge. Peeler to Go in
Oil and Gasoline Game.
Mr. C. P. Peeler has sold the Sliel
hy Dodge agency, the purchasers be
ing the Charles E. Lambeth Motor
company, of Charlotte. The transfer
was mad^the first of he current week.
'1 he Lambeth Motor company is a
big concern, with headquarters in
Charlotte, and carrying three
branches, of which Shelby will be
one
Mr. W. T. Laslie jr., came here
from Charlotte and took over the
agency for the Lambeth company, but
it may be Mr. Laslie will not remain
here. Decision as to who permanently
will manage the Shelby business has
not been made.
Mr. Peeler told The Star he will
transfer his energy to the oil and gas
oline business. Just where he will
make his headquarters he has not de
cided.
He launched in the automobile busi
ness in 1916, with Charles L. Esk
ridge, selling the Ford, In 1919 he
took over the Dodge agency, and has
operated it successfully ever since.
Mr. Peeler has been a popular busi
ness man of the town.
Discussing the taking over of tbe
agency, Mr. Laslie said Tuesday the
new owners made a good sart Mon
day by selling a car—the first day or)
the job.