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SHELBY’S BUILDING PROGRAM IN 1925 RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section, Modern Job Department, TOTALLED THREE MILLION DOLLARS—1926 WH AT? MAKE A CITIZEN OF EVERY VISITOR. *. ' T SHELBY’S POPULATION 1925 Census --8,854 Where Industry Joi.is With Climate In A Call For You, . «_^ VOL. XXXIV, No. 51 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1926 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. !. By mail, per year (in advance) -$2.50 __i_____' By carrier, per year (in advance) $3.00 Services Held at E’.abeth ( htu -'i. R. H. Sparrow Dies After Crash In Hospital. The two victims of th<> auto-irai,-, crash seven miles out of Chariot.t> Monday were buried Tuesday .ti t. . noon at Elizabeth church, just ear- of Shelby. The victims were Vernon Sparrow, who lived on Rir'falo i:i the Oak Grove section of the county, and his father It. H. Sparrow, of the Vic tory mill settlement at Gastonia. J. V. Sparrow was killed in-stantl.. when the touring car vhich he was driving was struck by Train No. {(, at a highway grade crossing, uni h s father died about two hours later after being removed to a Charlotte hospital. The car in which they were riding was smashed to paces. The bodies of father anti son ar rived in Shelby over the Soutnern Tuesday morning and were taken :< the home of the son on the Mike L. Borders farm on Buffalo. Funeral services were held at ! in the afternoon at Elizabeth ch irr,t, where the younger Sparrow attended church. Services were in charg ■ of Rev. II. E. Waldrop and a large cio-' d was in attendance. The younger man, who was 42 years of age, had lived on the Borders .arm for about five years and in that sec tion for many years, ile was con-id ered a hardworking and conscientious farmer. He is survived by his wife ai d six children, two boys and lour girls, the oldest boy being about It) years of age. His father was arour» 70 years of age and had been Living in Gastonia for sometime. The wife of the elder Sparrow is not living but he is survived by two children it is said. O. C. Parrel, of King- .Mountain, was the conductor in charge of the train that itruck the car. and M ■ Farrell says the first he knew of ;iv accident was when the train stopped, O. L. Head, the engineer, in re, porting the accident, said that he saw the Ford touring ca’- first when it was about 60 feet from the tracks and that he expected u would stop for the crossing. Instead, he reported, the automobile, was driven as if in an at tempt to beat the train to the cr^' irg was the aim of the driver, who i r.aid to have been J. V. Sparrow. Re ports from the scene of the acciden say that some whiskey was found In a half-gallon fruit jar in the wreck age. The pilot of the engine struck tin car and lifted it upon the cowcatcher, in which manner wreckages was car ried for a distance of 100 yards which the train required to stop Id. The train was said t& have been trav eling at about 35 miles an hour. It was on schedule. When members of the train crew reached the front of the engine. J V. Sparrow was found dead with his skull smashed and his brains scatter- d, while ’i H Sparrow, although living was found badly mangled about the head and body. The body of the dead man and the living man were placed in the bag gage car and taken to Charlotte. An ambulance conveyed the injured man to the Presbyteri m hospi >»>,. where he died shortly afterwards there without regaining consciousness Passengers on the train gathered around the scene of accident after it was brought to a stop. The wreck delayed the train about a half hour. There are no known eye-witnesses to the tragedy except Engineer Head am; Bruce Trexler, the fireman of the train crew. Information About Late Joseph Dixon Asked For History Historical Commission of Congre.-s Looking for Data on Famous Man of Revolutionary Days. Are there any descendants of Jo seph Dixon, famous Revolution;.!-;, lender, in Cleveland county? Such is the call that comes to Post master J. H. Quinn from Washing;< r. l»y a committee that is writing a his tory of the Sixth American Congress. Dixon was a member of that body. According to information accom panying the request Joseph Dixon moved to this state and section in the early pioneer days from Pennsylvania From that time on until his death he was actively connected with publ's movements of young America. T‘ seems that he was born about 1 i*11 and was in the early legislature and senate of this state and was later a congressman from this'state, being i-he famous Sixth congress. He was undoubtedly one of the cuts standing chaaeter of the section in ihe e»rlv days and it is hoped to get some his life’s history for the commis sion. Dlder citizens remembering any thin* of the particular family, or re lated to descendants of Dixon ■'•to urged to communicate with P '-ti: t> k-er Quioli Ol till. pain.!. ... _ The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce J. Clint Newton Accepts Offer As Commerce Secretary Here Head Of County Scfhoo! System Will Serve As Director Of Shelby’s Nev* C hamber Of Commerce Of much interest the an:i>»im<: • metiv made yesterday by directors of the newly organized Shelby Chambci of Commerce1 that J. Clint .Newton has accepted the position of secrcti.uy. to the organize, i-m. Mt. Newton is one if the best known men in the city and county and his acceptance peak.-"well for the future of the organizati on to advance the interests of Shelby ahd Cleveland county. Is Fine Speaker. Mr. .sevvton tor several years aa.s been '.superintendent': of the county school sy-tem ami in that capacity has established quite a record as a bu.- ini - executive and a constructive builder with a vision. Much threugn his. fore, ight the consolidated school pian was accepted in the countv and, had gteatly advanced the educational rarfcii ,p of Ctov land. In addition to his official position Mr. Newton has , served in various civ: capacities., 11c is a pa ‘ president of the Shell.; Ki wanis club and has taken a leading par ni mary rijnveni.er.t- tor civt* bra. none While pt <--•<! n. of the Ki v, aai.- .club In- became known as a fb.n’ M 1' entertaining speaker and has been called cm for numerous a. 1 dcesscs ia various, section*. of the I state. . ■ Tin? . cci e was ;■ rioted -he direct rs y: ten.lay, hut it is not a* yet. uefinUdy -known ji-s.t when Mr. Newton v. = 11 be able »o aty.vely tabs charge of the new or.yini: ation. It is necessary, he r:,y,, for him to carry j out ids duly to the county and straarht, on up In- work in the county superin- j tender •. office, which will take 15; day.- or niore. j (irijitt i' Talked, - An'i'iijr business nvn nor(? aim . prominem farm ami educational lead- , brs 'J. Mm'ace Hriy-g. principal of the j Shell,\ Higl me-. I, is being discussed : Xeuioii' „.cc: in the county schools o l ice. Mr. Hrigjr is a trntiv ... the J. wntiale section and has made a marked mice/ in his educational, work at the dholhy High, where ne is held in regard by ihe sunemuendent j and school boa id, Whether or n..t ho | would he -interested in the ' county position-'is not known, Inn entire dN j mission seems to corner about him, bespeaking his popularity in all sec-| lions of the county. Mr Newton was only recently re-elected county super- ; intende.nl and his succssor would have j almost an entire term ahead. In Realty Oft ice. Advance indications are that the j offices of the chamber of commerce will be located on the second floor I of the Judge Webb building oil War-! ren sii'eet opposite the court square. At a meeting this week of the hoard , of directors the location committee i composed of Dr. E. B, Lattimore C. . I.. Eskridge and Carl Thompson this | location was recommended. The of fice would be in the fitted offices ,,repared for the Henderson Mountain 1 akes company, which will not- ha used for the present by the realty __ ... st:i’I- wili ?iI" ed for another year. Officials .of that company have deferred sale of the well-known mountain property until next year awaiting the completion of paving projects on Highway 20 and in that immediate section. Since the of fices are already equipped it is thought that a saving can be made in using them.-A ground floor office was the hope of the committee, but since it ; qems more economical to use this of fice for the present it was so ret r>m. me: dcd. There would he no other headquarters in the office except the chamber of commerce. Numerous projects >.o be handled b\ the new organization ere already on foot; One is that of arranging a plan for placing benches on the side walks of the business section for the accommodation of visitor * and others. lion. Stonewall Durham to Deliver Literary Address. ltr. H. K. Boyer Breaches Sermon. <Special io The Star.) Mil".' Kthel Elmore, teacher of ntu ■i,. eritei . niobs and end memheis .of the facility at her lovely home on the evening of April 21. A game of progressive hearis dice v.'as enjoyed, he prize being awarded to Al i s Mamie Miller for making, the highest score. lee cream, cake and mits were serv ed. The deceratioie were purple li lacs and iris Miss Alma Burgees spent the weak end in Asheville. < 1, ■ b< in on Friday night, April :JU. Following is the pro gram. Friday, 7:29 p. at. April 30, exer cises by part of the grammar grades. Sunday May 2, at 3 p. m.—Sermon by Rev. Ilutrh K. Boy r. of Central Methodist church Shelby. Monday 2. 3) j>. in.—Reading con test. Monday 7:15 p. m.- -Exercises by the primary and part of the grammar grades. Tuesday 10:30 a. m.— Declamation contest. Tuesday 2:30 p. m.—Class day. Tuesday, 8 p. m.—Annual debate. Wednesday. 11 a. m.—Literary address by lion. Stonewall J. Dur ham. of Gastonia. Wednesday, 3 p. m.—Graduating exercises, Wednesday, 8 p. m.—Operetta, “The Belle of Barcelona.” The usual amount, 50c and 25c will be charged for admission to the op eretta. Also a small charge, 10 cents, will tie charged for admission to the program on Monday night, the pro, ceeds to be. ic ed to buy :• Yietroln for the -(bool. s Nerve-Wracking Pitching Baltic Coen to Local Hurler in One cn' Best High Games Seen Here Shades of Crier Friday, Cherry ville’s greatest baseball hope, arid o: "Birr” Beam, Ciine Lee and Wilber Wall. Shelby's be,*., returned to the eity ball park here Tuesday in Shel by's hectic 1*. to 2 vieover Ch r ryville in the second came of the championship series. Beth t w«s have had better high school teams in days e.,ne by but never a greater ball game'. In the day of Crier Friday when the sidelines chanted In unison “Cherryville Will Shine Tonight.’ Che'tyvilL- marched on to Chapel Hill with the best high school team the state had ev«r ka w:i Two years ago Shelby broke tic chart i with wonder outfit. Beam, Wall, the Lees. Conner. Wilson rad others. It’s doubtful if Cherryvd'o and Shelby will ever :■ get those t carls,- but. remember, nwthor town will forget soon that game Tuesday, played by less brilliant teams, but olayc d in a manner that 1 pt several hundred hearts pounding nervous'} until the final frame. And .wo pitch, ers, the lanky southpaw. Smith, of Cherryville, and Pee1 -r. ••• Shelby, will be classed back wit* in;.* best team* the two towns boast of. i ne pame inrougnotu was a nail ing duet between Beeler anil Smith. Added proof that it was arc itching bat tie unexcelled in high vchool records is found in the fact that although the two teams made a total <>f 14 errors only five runs were made. When high school twirlcrs can pitch theinselve? out of all ti e holes made by 14 bob bles and hold a score down like that; their work will not be forgotten soon. Peeler, figh,ing when light looked useless, had the better of the due!-— by a margin. The difference between them was the two extra men Peeler struck out and his scorching hi, in. the final frame that kept Shelby in the championship race. Smith s topped si>. Shelby batters in succession and whif fed 10 in all, but Peeler ran up a total of one dozen ami sent five hit ters back to the bench wuh the bases clogged and no one ont. How Things Happened. | I On brutal facts there was only one i earned run in the game-—Shelby’s final score which Peeler drove in. Starting early in the game Cher ry ville scored when Grigg bobide I. Then shortly after chased over anoth er tally when the remainder of the ] Shelby infield blew up and carried i with it about half of the outfield in a ! “Gaston-Aiphonse" stint. Whereupon Morris made several shifu and Inter pn a couple of Cherryville errors tmd bad throws Shelby pushed one nirc over. Then Smith, the big left-hander, began to send the local hitsmiths back to their bench hitless. The shift it seemed had been made to late and; Shelby could never tie the score. Then came a rally and one hit end a Cher ryville error mixed with fast base running gave .he locals the tieing Score. Cherryville took the bat in the eighth with the sidelines keyed up to (Continued on page eight.) William Moorhead Buried In Gaffney Shelby people will be interested in 'the following dispatch appearing in Monday’s issue of the Gaifney (S. C.> Ledger: Fureral services Were conducted Sunday at the heme a, Musgrove mills for William Miller Moorehead, 77, . who died Saturday following an j illness of two months. The Rev. L. W. Shcaly. pastor of th t Limestone Street Methodist church.' officiated, Mr. Moorehead came to Gaffney from Shelby, nearly a quarter of a century ago. He formerly lived in Greenville also. He is survived by his widow and the following children: H. Mi, C. I’., T. G., and Seth Moorehead. of Shel by; J. I. Moorehead, Earl: J. C. Hen dersonville; Mrs. Vernon Fitzgerald, Mrs. Zero Stovall and P. H. Moore head, Gaffney; and Mrs, Ossie Phil lips, Simpsonville. One brother, W. L. Moorehead of Avondale, and two sisters, Mrs. W. C. Smith, of Avondale, and Mrs. Ellen Plummer of Kings Mountain, also sur vive. Old Soldiers Coming Here On May Tenth Mrs. Zeb Mauney, chairman of the Daughters of the Confederacy says the annual old soldiers dinner will be served at Cleveland Springs on May 10th. Not only are the old sol diers but their wives and widows are cordially invited to attend this annual event. They are asked to meet in front of the monument at 10 o’clock whence they will be carried to Cleve land Springs by automobiles. A pro gram has been prepared for the day and tlii "'ll b- euriv.... vt! ...u. Merchants Approve Sidewalk Benches The ?'uti.mi in the last is sue of The Slur, that benches bo provided fur extra sidewalk space oil the ShTbv blisines: :.trouts seem- to-be meotinq wi.h the lipt rov.nl of local me; - chants. The idea, as derived from St. IVleisourg. F-lo.rhi , was ;!,at hi cho be | la ed a! i.e the bi.sie<. •; section in front I each: stole ai.ul bllsi ess house for the accommodation of vis ilors. tourists and others dui'ir-t the summer rnt>n,h-i. '1 he plan would save the t mt square lawn i- d \\o-::!d raid much to tiu< comfort am! convenience. of crowd' or the tr.-ets A frtio,up- >:• nv re.iants mid bus .no,, s ieeli dise:issi.")s the plan since f.av - sd that ibe chamber of conimeree purch, ~e ail tho Ian - he.. reeded in a v halt sale let an l u ll them to the individual u ichanls ,t cm.. the benches to carry a email Ian stiru -!nrar, for the city. The sUkkcsI ion has been tendered chamber <if eoninnret of flails and will likely nee, v, rth their approval from pres ent indication . Two Cars And Truck Wrecked At One Time Two cars and a truck were wrecked in a single accident and a young: man by the name of William Jones v/ps badly cut on the leg iate .Monday aft • ernoon < n S. I.nFayette street, A man j named Grigg drove out of the gi'rco* leading up from the Shelby mill Info j S. LaFay.tte street, triuk the Ora: mill truck On he ride, knocked if | across the street where a Ford was j parked, wrecking the Oakland driven j by Mr. Grigg, bending the chassis 01 the Ora mill truck and smashing two Wheels of the innocent by-nta* din*. Ford, It is said the Mr. Jones who was hurt, came from South Carolina and went to work for the Ora mill the day before he was injured. 1 Book: Open May 1, And Close May 22. Candidates May Kile Notices I p To May 22. According to Bvnum E. Weathers, chairman of the county board of olec i lions, the registration books for the | approaching primary in June open at U a. m. on the fifth Saturday before ] the election, or May Is:, and remain I open for the registration of voters | until sunset on the second Saturday ! before the election hich Will be May | 22nd. On Saturday. May 2!*th, one week ' i prior to the primary, “Challenge I Day” occurs. Notices of appointment j j were this week served on the regls ! trars end everything will he in readi ness for registration next Saturd ■. j I The chairman desires to impress | upon the candidates tip? importune? , f ! filing notices of their candidacy • n lor before May 22nd, as the law -e I quires those notices together With the proper filing fees to be in the ] hands of the board of elections at least two weeks before the county ! election is held. Blanks for this pur j pope will arrive from State head | quarters at Raleigh this week and up 1 plication should be made to the chairman. Owing to the unusually large lift of candidates it is thought that there w ill be a heavy vote polled in Lhe pri ' niary. and it is hoped that every one will be on the alert to see that no one eligible to exercise this most import i ant privilege fails to meet the ncces I sary requirements in connection with [the proper registration for the pri j mary. Fanning Changes For Beauty Shop The job of re-arranging the Fan ning store, looking to the establish ment of new departments, notable the ShVlbv Beauty shop, is now under way. The office will be removed down stairs to make room for the Beauty shop on the mezzanine floor, and in turn the ready-to-wear and millinery will be removed to the second floor It is expected the work will he completed this week. The change will give added completeness to the store, and give added scope to the Fanning service. It is said Mrs. Hamrick, nrb prietor of the Beauty shop, will re move to ihe new quarters the first of the week. WASN'T PRESENT “And now sir,” thundered the coun sel, “tell the court what you were do ing in the interin.” “I never went there,” retorted the witness indignantly. “I stayed in •In. ,1 r;;w.1 r :0',w id; t-.f. t'cUUSP Contract Awarded For Modern Water And Pump Station Here SOM, i.i:Vl)ER Henry Thomas, prominent soti.r load er, Who will' have charg,; of the mils1;, at the mci'.inp which opens Sunday o' the Shelby Presbyterian church with l)r. Thacker preaching. There is a deep and ■' n< nil inter est in the coining of Dr and Mrs. J. Ernest Thacker and Harry Thomas to begin an evangelistic meeting at the local Presbyterian church Sun day. These workers an- among the most choice talent in the field of evangelism- Thi. being Mr.-. Thack er’s native city brings SDerial local interest into the service? and will in sure the hearty support of all the churches of the community. Every denomination is invited and urged to give its full cooperation to this spe cial effort to arouse tlie spiritual forces of the city. Nothing of denom inational bias will be allowed to hin der the wide influence of the meeting and it is the desire of those who have the services in charge to make them a blessing to every church in the community. The meeting is being advertised throughout the city and county. Win dow cards are seen ;, in most of the business houses and automobile slick, ers are calling attention to the serv ices in all sections of the county, These methods, with others that are being used, will have the evangelists on a splendid wave of enthusiasm when they arrive Saturday. The first service of the meeting wil' j be held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock At. .‘5 o’clock Sunday afternoon Dr. Thacker will preach to a mass meet ing of all tin young people of the city and county, his subject be it R “Making Modern Men.’ The young people of all churches are urged to attend this special service in tfudr interest. Dr. Thacker \. ill preach his t bird s11 won ■ f the day at 7:45 n. ni Sunday. On the afternoon of Sunday May 9, Mrs. May Dixon Thacker wiil address a mass meeting of Women at the First Baptist church, her subject being “The Human Touch" Addition al announcements will he made Inter, of special services during the meet ing Baseball Grounds To Go in Auction Another auction is cm the cards for Saturday afternoon, the ;atest to he put on by Anthony and Anthony. Tt:e propery to be sold is that known as the old baseball grounds, in West Shelby. Twenty-four lots will go on the block, with Mike Austell as the auctioneer. Austell has made a reputation for himself standing on the block, and is essaying his hand at .he mrrent en terprise of selling land. This prop erty is owned by a group of Shelby business men, who have employed Anthony and Anthony io put the sale over. It is advertised for 2:30 o’clock. South Shelby News Of Personal Interest (Special to The Star.) Mrs. Ralph Kizer is ill at this writ ing. we are sorry to note. Mrs. G. C. Smart is very sick at this writing. It will be remembered that she underwent an operation two years ago and has been in declining health since. Mr. Wilbur Shytles has gone to Bost bakery to work. He was working for the Tate grocery firm. Mr. Shytle is a prominent young man and Shelby wish him great success in life, ht- Ulead. especially those m Tuckt r and Laxton Receive General Contract While Shelby Electric and Zeb Mauney Are In. By reducing the size of the propoa ed new pipe line that will lead to Shelby from the new water plant, Mayor Weathei and the board of aldermen will cut $23,000 of the ex pense of the new plant and not offer another bond issue. Tie- contracts for the new water station were let at a called meeting Tuesday night. Tuck er and Laxton of Chiu lotto being the low bidder on the general contract at approximately S138,0fl.'l. 'Ihe Shelby Electric Co., received the contract for the inside wiring while Zeb Mauney, of Shelby will do the grading for about: ST,000. Boyd an I Goforth, ol Charlotte, were the next lowest gen eral contractors, being only $200 higher chan Tucker an I Laxton. Since receiving bids Inst Thursday night when $160,000 v. a lew for lie general contract, the city officials de nied to reduce the sin" of one new water main from 10 to 12 inch, affect ing a saving of about $23,000. The' 10 inch main now feeding the town from the old station wi!! be diverted to the new station, thus giving two mains to town, ample to cure for Shelby’s needs for 20 Years, accord ing to the city engineers. These main* v 11 empty into present street main-, on the northern and v,jaterjj borders of the own, eliminating some of the. “dead" end where the pressure is now lo\v. some <>i the material in me present water plant will he used in the new, eliminating: another outlay, Tin chlorinating machine am? pump will he moved to the new station, efect ing a saving:, while the town's light department will erect the poles und wires for outside power 1‘nes. The cify fathers decided not to is sue $50,000 more bonds as was first thought of last Thursday night when, the bids were more (han the money available. While ihe eitv has $118,000 left from the sale of water improve ment bonds, t))is will not be suffi cient for the improvements, there, fore $25,000 of the $125,000 proposed for s.reet and sidewall; improvement will be diverted to water improve ment, doing away with the necessity of another bond issue. Tucker and Laxton have 220 days in which to complete iheir contract. Th!% firm is a reputable concern with -wide experience iir* building water, plants in North Carolina towns. It is understood the work will begin im mediately and pushed along a» rapid ly as possible. NR. EliBiT FOR RE-EIECH Highway Commissioners' for Town ship Will Not Seek Ke-eiection They Announce in Notice. The board of Highway commission ers for No. 6'township will not seek re-election, according to a notice filed vvidi this paper Tuesday. The notice says that they have de-, cided noi to be candidates for re-elec tion, and takes occasion to thank the publie for its co-operation in their work and pledge their support to their successors. Other than the formal announce, merit, no statement is made by tha members of the board. The commission is made up of Messrs. Joe E. Blanton, L. A. Getty? and Frank Cornwell. Their announce ment to the voters of No. 6 township follows: ‘We, the board of Highway Com missioners of No. 6 township, wish to state that we will not be candidates for re-election to another term as highway commissioners. “We wish to thank the public for the hearty co-operation given us and pledge our best support to our suc cessors. “Joe E. Blanton, “L. A. Gettys, “Frank Cornwell.” So far, up until Tuesday, only one candidate had announced himself for the board, this being Mr. Mike L. Borders, prominent farmer, who lives east of Shelby. | PIEDMONT BOY SCOUTS PRESENTED WAR CANOE ! Gastonia, April 23.—The Gastonia j Rotary club at its meeting Thursday | voted funds for the purchase of a j large Indian war canoe fo rthe Pud j mont Boy Scout camp at Lake Lanier. | This large craft will be supplied by the j Old Town Canoe company and will i be known as the “Gastonia Rotariar..’' The war canoe is 26 feet in length and | some four feet in width making the ! craft safe for the use of groups oi boy „ a
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