—-SJHJILDING PROGRAM IN 1925 TOTALLED THREE MILLION DOLLARS—1926 WHAT? MAKE A CITIZEN OF EVERY VISITOR.
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VOL. XXXIV, No. 54
SHELBY’S POPULATION
1925 Census__8,854
Where Industry Johis With
Ciimate In A Call For You. .
THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C.
5, 1920.Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By nmil, per year (in advance)-_$2.60
_____’_I By carrier, per year (in advance) $0.00
WEDNESDAY. MAY
Gngg rendered Offer As
Head Of County Schools
Newton Resigns for Commerce I'.,,;,
tion. Four School Elections Elan
nod for County.
The outstanding transaction at 'the
monthly meeting of the e n>nty board
of education held this week was th>
appointment of J. Horae- Grig# •
county superintendent of education
tc sucecd J. Clint Newton, who u
signed at the meeting in order to a
cept the position of secretary of i he
Shelby Chamber of Commerce.
Not Accepted Yet.
The offer has been tendered Mr.
Grigg naming a salary of S.S.OOO
year. Mr. Grigg has not as yc-t ai>
nounced what he will do about ih*
offer and it is thought he will not
likely give a reply to the board uir:
May 17, when the board holds a-spe
cial meeting to transact other l.u-a
ness. Professor Grigg is the efficient
principal of the Shelby High sch<< 1
a ad in ihat capacity has cstablishc-a
nuite a reputation as an educator,
Mr. Newton in his resignation pre
.-ented to the board named June I.
as the date when he will take tip his
duties with the chamber of commerce
In the ensuing weeks he will straigh-.
cn up unfinished work and leave the
position in fine working order for Ids
successor, whoever it may he.
Budget for Coming Year.
The educational board will me t
May 17 for the purpose of present.) -.
the school budget for the coming you
to the county commissioners.
Order School Elections.
Four petitions for local school tav
elections were presented and grant" P.
The first was from Elizabeth with
the view of a modern school build
ing and consolidation with ,he \V. J.
Roberts school.
the second was from Karl with he
view of the consolidation with Me
Braver, Broad River and Cedar Grove.
The third was front Sharon aski"tj
for consolidation with Shanghai ana
Beaver Dam with the view of the . r
ec ion of a new and modern building
The fourth was for a special tax
election in the Union district for thi
purpose of erecting a new building.
To Sell Buildings.
The county superintendent was or
dered to advertise the sale of vh'e old
school buildings at Belwood. the>.dc
to be held on the first Monday in June
at the court house door here.
Shelby Highs Likely
To Play Again On
Friday Of Week
Game Will be Set at Meeting Tonight
Attended by Coach Morris. Gas
tonia I.ikcly Opponent.
The Shelby Highs., champs of givt j>
•1 in the state series, will likely pls*tv
their next championship game either
Thursday or Friday. And advance in
dication is that Gastonia will fern
Dh the opposition.
Coach Morris is in Salisbury for
a meeting tonight at which time a
schedule will be arranged for the fur
teams remaining in the west.
Gastonia and Shelby are two of the
four remaining teams while the two
others will come from Ashboro, Mo
bane, Winston-Salem and Yadkim iile.
these teams meeting early this week
f or tlv*|r jresiteqty p' group cha pe
pionships.
Keeping his young outfit in trim,
•luring the lay-over Coach Morris to h
his squad to Gaffney Tuesday for a
game with the Gaffney High. Regular
practice is being held each afterno. n
and will continue during the week.
i wo More Liquor
Plants Captured
Eventually, perhaps, all the ipoon
-shine in the Kings Mountain battle
ground section near the South Caro
lina border ma ybe destroyed.
Activities of officers of recent ,
V'eeks suggests such allhough it j
seems that for every still captured
there remains another one to get.
hast Wednesday Officers Bob Ken
'rick, Charlie Sheppard and <<1<c 1
Uare were with South Carolina offi-j
cct'K when a 40-gallon plant and
to 500 gallons of beer was destroyed |
near the border line of the two states.
On Friday the same officers cup- j
tured another plant near the same i
! ite. This plant was of about GO gul
lon capacity around 500 gallons < *
beer was destroyed, it is said.
NTo liquor was found at either plant j
snd they were not in operation. Oil I j
c'( rs hid about one of the plants for j
■s"me time waiting for the operators
l" show up, hut none came.
* (> PREACH AT ELIZABETH
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY.
Rev. W. R. Ware, of Forest City win j
breach at Elizabeth Baptist church on
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Public
cordially invited.
One of Tiniest
Betty
fcabics > : ■ r
pounds t:.-...
Nctherhi!. •
•end «els)!o 1:
■ on. of smallest
! ’ !•'■*■> w -ighod two I
when born in
•( w she is two
Circa-, crowd- are attending revi
val at the Second Baptist church, at
-which Key. Zeno Wall, pastor of the !
hirst Baptist church is assisting the» I
pas.or Be-.. Rush Padgett. Ev"i_.
available seat' -was taken --both Sunday j
ami Monday night' arid interest grows :
as the meeting continues. It began ]
Sunuay night a week ago. expecting ,
to run only a week, but the attend !
; a nee and-interest justify its cofitihu-j
ance until Friday r.igh; of- this week. I
|ir. VC all is doing some.g'rerit prea 1 -
mg 'while there is r.o break-! g
; way. the abounding good- that is he. i
ing - wrought is manifest on eveiyj
hand. Dr. Wall is doing some of th* j
best preac-hinjt of his life. He enjoy
evarigeii-'tie. work and his sermons I
are strong appeals for more righ'i -
ous living. Christians are re-conse. ]
crating themselves and the firie effe *
of-the meeting is being felt through- j
out the community. j
I here !• preaching each evening at j
.7:45 .o’clock.. The Ming services whicti I
precede each sermon are greatly en
joyed and participated, in by the con
gregation,’
Slave Woman Mother
Of 2 Preachers, Dies
She \V:i> Mo', her of 17 Children a ho
lh;',..4*11 Descendants. Wife of
Old Colored I’reacher.
Sophia Roberts. aged c iored wo
man who ua a slave in the sixties.
tlie<i April doth in; Xo. 5 township,
age ad.•iin SO-years. Aunt Sophia was •
a remark- ;e woman in many re- j
speeds. Her husband. Rev Ben Ho!- |
erts was 1 im ai her. two of her ehii- j
ren are ministers and two preachers]
married im > the family. Aunt Sophri
wa.- m.-nher of. the. Baptist^church|
for 70 V‘. ar- and. the head of one of the j
o’efes! anil most respected colored fan - j
ilies in ( os eland county. Whites, ns .
well a> [t !•■: • '! held her ill highest
estecin. In slavery she belonged to .Mi.
John jHineroii and served as a house
girl. She \.a the mother of 17 chil
dren. 1 whom are living. Of iho j
descendart there are 1S»1 in all. j
i
R'E'AI/n SALKS HY
A. M, li \MKICK AM) ('<). j
A. M- Hamrick ami company repots J
the ;■..!! ■«!• -s sales of recent date
iuG Cleveland Spring's, road, be
longing to W G.. and \Y. II. Are.v and
I; /„ [jiva-.v, s. Id to J. G. Dudley jr..
for-•Sl-lT.T. This proptry is located in
the Mike Borders development.
A second side was a p;ec< of moun
tain property, 1.« acres, m ar Cohm -
|,„s this state., sold to If. L. Hunt, of
Shelby and Wright Guy of Marion, !
Go.nside!atitvn $3,300.
i.i{0(;|{ \M FOR MEMORIDAI
AT KADESH CHIRCH MAY 9 i
10:00 a. m. to 11:00 Sunday school.
11.05 to 11:15 singing by choir, 11:15
to 11:15 preaching by pastor Rev.
John Green, 11:45 to 12:00. De
coration of graves, 12:00 to 12:30.
Dinner on grounds, every body spread i
Jinnee on table, 12:30 to 2:30 p. ni.
general hand shaking. 2:30 to i>,00,
singing also quartets, 3:00 to 3:30
lecture by Rev. W. F*. West, subject
Sio l’ 11 '*0 a
SHELBY MEN HAVE
DREAM OF OIL MONEY
M ray-Hudsrn and Eskridge. Have
Florida Property Adjoining
New Oil Fields.
O.l has been discovered in Brader.
ioxmi, Florida. Shelby men who have
1 roperty holdings there, have dreams
of lie.aiming millionaires. Oil is there,
to be sure, just a few feet from prop
erty owned bv Wray-Hudson a rat
K.Triage, Shelby business men who
invested there before oil was dream
ed ot. If the liquid conies forth in sue"*
quantities as is expected, their Brad
enton property, purchased for bon c
si^es will be too valuable to live ok,
for underneath there is a fortune for
them or their purchasers.
Mr. Hill Hudson and Mr. Charles I.
Eskridge returned to Shelby a ft»
days ago from Florida points where
they went on business. The. discov
ery of. oil did not take them down.
Prospecting for oil was going or.
while they were Jiere. A well was be
ing drilled on the property adjoining
their holdings. The first pint was sold
to J. R. Curry of Manatee for $100 and
he proudly exhibited it as a forerun
ner of thousands of dollars that will
flow from the well if the production
is high.
Capt. B. F. Alley. geologist in
charge of the work, says they are new
drilling at 1,052 feet. This depth has
been reached since March 15 this year
when drilling began. Oil. mixed with
fresh and salt water, has flowed
steadily from the hole since drilling
svaried, estimated to total about ten
gallons a day. A company to exp'oi'
the well was organized with 400
stockholders, headed by the mayor or
Bradentown.
I he Shelby holders of adjoining
property to that on which the oil has
been found, are not trying to sell
their property. They are waiting oy
developments of the oil well. It ma>
be they have a gold mine under the
ground and of course it would be fol
ly to sell the top for home sites. Now
each day the Bradentown paper comes
to the Shelby store, the boys open anu
read i* first to find out what progress
the oil well is making end perhaps
before this is printed, streamer head
lines will tell them of a “gusher.’
Shelby Race Horse
Owner Suspended
By Racing Board
According to news dispatches of
Wednesday a Shelby race horse own
er and one of his star steeds hav»
been suspended by the national racing
board. Three suspensions were given
by the board of review of the Nation
al Trotting association, all involving
trotting horsey out of their respect
ed classes in races held last year.
The ban it is said will be in force
until the winnings from the races i>
question are returned.
The first suspended was Frank !•..
Wickershiuu. former Ohio race horse
owner, who now makes headquarters
at the Cleveland county fair grounds
where during the winter he has been
training his stable. The trotter
in question is a black gelding. Billy
Landis, the horse being entered out
of his class, it is said at Logan, Ohio,
where a nurse of S75 was won.
Two other North Carolina racer
were suspended, Thomas Brothers, of
Greensboro, who, the board says,
raced Rhode I). Brothers out of class
at Marion, Ya.
First City School
Closing on Friday
The first closing exercises of anj J
of the city schools will be held Friday
afternoon at 5 o’clock on the lawn
at the Marion street school building,
when the children of that school will
present their closing program, said to
be one of the most unique programs
ever offered in Shelby by young schoo,
children.
The exercise will include costumed
child play;. Mother Goose stories, li
brary dUiogues, pantomimes, maren
es and songs. The program in detail
is not made public as the faculty of
the school wish to .surprise parents
and others with the exercises prepared
Miss Jane Moseley is principal of
the school, which runs from the first
through the sevetnh grade.
MEMORIAL SERVICES AT
ROSS GROVE ON MAY 9.
Memorial services will he held n;
Ross Gro'-e on Sunday May 9ch
Special songs at 10:30 a. in. At 1)
o'clock Hon Spurgeon Spurlin, of Le
noir, a native of Cleveland county,
will deliver the address of the day,
which will be followed by the decora
tion of graves and dinner. Afternoon
sermon by the pastor, Rev .IT. 1^,
'Valdfou . PuMit ecndmliy i. vu. j.
I
Head of Camp
Mrs. Lyman Delano of New Vor
i City Is acting chairman of the Worl
Camp 'for Girl Scouts and Ciirl
Guides which will he opened early in
May about 3(1 miles from New York.
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a. x
Crowd,, Crow Larger as Tharlcr
Meeting Moves Along. Holds
, den us. up as lixample.
Crowds are increasing in size at the
Thacker meeting under way at ihe
Presbyterian c hurch here. The
church was filled last night, mury
present r-. presenting the o*her church•
es of the city. The singing is a spi u
I did feature, Mr. Thomas directing. At
leach service he renders a beau! AT;
| solo.
j Dr. Thacker's theme was the “Most
(Needed '! hing in the World,'' which
he declared to be evangelism in
in which he pointed out that the
world's greatest Teacher said: “(mo
Thing needful.’ I. is n comfort and
an inspiration to us amid the mufti
plied cares and conij lex, duties of life
to hear Jesus say—and Jesus knows—
“There is only one absolute neces
sity.’’ We think our business i a
necessity, our home cares and burdens
are important above all things else,
but Jesus say.4 the most necessary
thing in the world is to take Chii-t
to a lost world and to bring a ios.
world to Chris,, which is evangelism.
In speaking of evangelism he di
vided his subject into several head;.
(1) Evangelism and method in which
he pointed cut that evangelism is the
fundamental duty of the church a mi
the most sublime privilege and rospon
sibiliiy of every Christian. (2) Evan
gelism a. it pertains to the individual
Christian, placing upon him the re
sponsibility of becoming a personal
worker like Jesm who placed a him
dred fold more stress upon the win
ning of one soul, when he bids us
leave the ninety and nine, if nect s -:i' v,
and seek the lo t until we find n. He
pointed out the .pei serial work of
Jesus in ri ul winning and the joy fruit
is in heaven over one sinner that re.
penteth, end the example of personal
efforts of the disciples in finding oth
er workers.
In tiro third place l)r. Thacker
talked of ovangelb m and the spirit. K
we are to understand the Bible it will
not be our intellectual ability to com
prehend, but the spirit which leads u* j
into all truth. Evangelism without tiie !
Holy Spirit is like an engine without
steam—it is worse than useless.
“Evangelism and the Word",Wes the
fourth point in Dr. Thacker’s elo ;
ouent appeal for personal work. Tftt
word of God is the instrument of the
Spirit. Through it salvation is
wrought. It is the power of God unto
salvation to every one that believeth. j
By it we are enabled to withstand 1
temptation and be freed from evil j
habits. “Ye shall know the truth nyd j
the truth shall make you free.” It is
God’s sanctifying power for the
Christians. Evangelism comes through ;
prayer. Power to be sure is “prayed
down’ from iWavon but human inter
est in anything >s “worked up.” (led
does not give his power 10 the unbe
lieving am! inactive, hut to those who
earnestly pray without ceasing. The
purpose of evangelism is three-fold,
it seeks the greater consecration of
God’s people, the reclaiming of the
back-slider and ihe salvation of the j
lost. Thurs evangelism helps every
case in the entire church—increasing
the liberality, the activity and the in
terest of all Christians. In closing hi
made an appeal for a passion for
souls, pointing to Paul the evangelist j
whose one great, overwhelming, eon. j
suming, controlling passion « n- |Y. j
snlvatjn. n.
Legion To Get
Building Site
Cut.n > Commissioner* \grec To Let
f'orvice Men lime Plot \t
Jail Intersect on
An \.11<*! j. I* i legion c tufa house
building is likely to hr tin- next
lull If! i tin I fo.’i’t t for Shelly if pin. a
of the local Leg.on pint work out.
\! the ir.ee’inn of the county cotlt
JiiisMohers held J.umlay l.)r. J. S.
Horten and Mr. .1. (V K-krldgo, re
presentatives of the l.tgion post, were
a -ui't'il hy the rommisidonei ■* tint
the ex arv.ri' men could have the
triangle plot of ground! just, in front:
of the lieu e >unfy jail where l i.e :
W a. vc n street mid .loner pin. .* inter
sect.
Members o. toe Leg.or) post have
heen seeking this site for some time
it s understood, w th the view i f
building a club house a d retai l
f.onie there. Some time back they ask
ed tlm commissioners about purr kps.
iog il. hut a reply was deferred at
the time.
No pi .ee was ret mi the plot Mon
day and terms were not made, but
an ordir.g to those alien ling the meet
ing the commissioner' informed tile
Legion representatives .that iney
Could have the lot and that “satiiifac
torv arrangements” would be made.
Members of the l/'gion post are
ready as yet to discuss their future
plans in detail hut from what can be
learned it seems a- if they plan to
build a handsome club house or the
site. Such a. building would1 greatly
improve the appearance of the street
intersection, where travel in heavy, as
the. -triangle corner open into a deep
fill that i.; none ten inviting in ap
pearance. In addition to t!ur it
would add to the general appearance
in the jail vicinity and enhance prop
erty thereabouts.
l ay I. oun y Hills
Iiills ordered paid by the eomniis
| sinners while in session follow :
Rosa Matacher, supplies, £4; J. A.
Buff, bridge lumber, $22,50; C. ('.
| Warliek. bridge work, $1.40; J. ( .
| Hamr.ck, bridge work, $24.82; It. (1.
: Adams, bridge work, $68.85; L. A.
Cabaniss, salary and expenses coui.
yt home $158; Oscar Wilson, $15,
A. K. nine, com., $01.30; Laurel
Hoyle, bridge lumber, $67.85; D. J.
Lockridge, office supplies, $10; Paul
Poston, supplies county home. $23.15;
The Commercial Pr.ntery, supplies,
$14.50; South Shelby Pharmacy, sup
plies county home, $21.75; Cleveland
lldw. Co., supplies court house, $37.
59; C. II. Shall, supplies county Kobe
85.30: Farmers and Planters Hdw. Co.
supplies county home, $12.41; Pied
mont Grocery Co.. $20.90; Ideal
Plumbing Co., supplies court house,
810.10; H. A. Logan, jail expenses
and incidentals, $215.50; M. H. Aus
tell, capturing still, $20; Paul Webb,
supplies, $57.17; T. W. Hamrick, of
fice supplies, $1.75; Oscar O. Pal
mer, supplies court bouse. $2.70;
Cleveland Drug Co., suppli -s 88.15;
Z. B. Weathers and Sons, supplies,
$0.50: Cleveland News, printing, $10 -
10; W. 11. Blanton, blacksmith work
$4.55; Wray-Hudson Co., supplies
county home, $10.09; Snowflake ;
Laundry. $14.10; The Observer Print
ing House, Record Book, $322*8; Jno.
Hold, capturing still. $20; Wash
burn Oil Co., county home, $35.25;
T. W. Ebeltoft, office supplies, $3.50; j
Shelby Electric Co., county home, j
$88.97; Sylvunus Gardner, SI; Shelby ,
Office & Supply Co., office supplies, j
$7.75; Thompson Co., lumber, $7,2a;
Paragon Furniture Co., county borne, :
$3.50; The Herald Pub. Co., print- i
ing, $5; C. H. Sheppard, capturing j
still, $20; Atlanta Products Go., $9.50;
H. G. Ware, capturing stills, $00;
Robert Eskridge, work couit squat e, i
#7; J. K. I lord, deputy sheriff ser
vices, J C Weathers, bridge work,
$200; Town of Shelby, street paving,
$201.31; Z. B. Weathers & Sons, con
crete work sidewalk court square,
$1723.00; II. A. Logan, reward for
Dean. $25; O. E. Ford & Co., fertiliz
er county home, $!)35.8o; Ik A. ( est
nor, burial expenses 51. A. Costner,
pensioner $20; Andy Newton, pota
toes county home, $10; Southern
Stamp * Stationery Co., office nip
plies, $11.51; G. T. Putnam, $2; Ed
wards and Braughton, supplies tax
auditor, $72.86: Mitchell Printing
Co., tax abstract, $104.
Clover Hill Memorial.
Memorial services will be held ;.t
Clover Hill church Sunday May Otti
Preaching in the. morning and decor,
ation of graves. In the afternoon a
lady missionary will speak. All day
services with dinner on the ground.
Probably More ol Them
The diner was furious at che pom
fare he had received.
“Never,” he shouted, “never shah
1 tell a friend of mine to come here.''
“Then, perhaps,” suggested the
head waiter, “you will lell vein Hkir
,
Perfect Mark
Miss t’auline r.ivi.ll, iv r
Wayncfilui .1 l’a . . to i;ra.,!!,■■ ;<l
June. She iyavi'a !>eh[r..J in r .
feet mliolastic record. Tw.lv.* ,
uko *h.* tiUtrittl in the putillr : , <
and during that ivrlivt! tievvi ; I
u day or a ei... .1 &r.i u..i n. r
tardy.
Dramatic* Preacher 11* Conduct Tent
R'i-al on South LaFayette St.
Four Co-Workers.
“Railroad” Spinks, a dramatic
preacher said to measure up in many
ways to Billy Sunday and his me
thods will open a tent revival meet
ing on S. Lafayette street, hegir.- !
r.ing May 23rd. and running for
three weeks. “Railroad” Spinks
blew into town Wednesday with two
co-workers to arrange for the loca- I
tion of the tent on the 1.. 1. Kend
1 nek property on S. LaFayette street
and quarters for his party at the
Central Hotel. He Wore In s western
sombrero, a hat that gives him a touch
on ind vidualuy like the hat common i
to “Fy clone "McLendon and from the
way the Gaffney Ledger speaks of
his meeting which i: going on there, j
it will have a cyclonic effect in Shel- !
by. Sunday afternoon in Gaffney he
preached to 2,04)0 at a “mon-only"
service and at night 500 were unable
to get seats in his large tent. Rail
road Spinks was n railroad man
(when he took tip preaching 14 years
ago. Most of his work has been in
western states, but he recently came
East with splendid recommendations
and endorsements in Iks pockets. He
conies to Shelby to start a revival
upon the invitation of Dr. Zeno Wall
and Rev. Rush Padgett, pastors of
the First and Second Baptist churches.
His party is composed of “Sun
slime" .Joe Bryant, business manager
and choir leader, “Happy" Harold
Mustaine, pianist. “Gleeful” Glenn
Williams, personal worker and cor
nctist, John Tillery, personal worker.
Railroad Sp.nks declared yesterday
when he completed arrangements for
the Shelby meeting that he had \
graduated and sworn off front doing
the advance work any more. He will
leave that to his manager or private
secretary for he has one and expects
to: keep him. ,
His Sunday night subject at Gaff
ney was “The Hell Bound Tram" in
which he picture vivid consequences
of taking the wrong train.
Lccal Men Attend
Anti-Evolution Meet
Six local nu'n, all interested on the
fundamentalist side of the momentous
question ihat stirs North Carolina
just now, attended a fundamentalist
meeting in Charlotte Tuesday: Revs,
G. 1\ Abernethy, Rush I’adgett, H. E.
Waldrop, C. J. Woodson, Squire J. Z.
Falls and f)r. (1. M Gold. The session
was a stormy one and hot words were
passed between the evolutionists
fundamentalists, hut neither Shelby
man engaged in the argument. The
meeting resulted in an organization,
the purpose of which will he to or
ganize every eouirty in North Caro
lina in the hope of having some legiw
lalion passed similar to the Poole bill
which was voted down in the last leg
islature, to prohibit the teaching of the
theory of evolution in .the public
schools, or any theory that will cause
disrespect or distrust in the Bible.
One Thing Sure.
Catawba News-Enterprise.
One thing ihe State Democratic
convention decided—and that is, that
Max Gardner will be the m-xi go>t-r*
u :>i N ' A ■ 1
Dellinger May
Be Ross Says
New Affidavit
J frank Gaflney, Aged Shelby Man,
Makes Affidavit Saying That in
IIis Opinion Dellinger is Ross.
The much sought affidavit in th>
Julius Dellinger-Chailie Ross affair
was made here Tuesday by J. Frank
Gaffney, aged Shelby man, who knew
Dellinger as a boy and believes him
to be the boy stolen a half century
ago in Philadelphia.
I III lay morning .Mr. Gaffney ;!p
I1 eared before Lee lb Weathers, edit, t
of J he Star and a notary public, aim
signed an affidavit stating that to the.
hist ol his knowledge and in his opin
ion that Dellinger is Ross.
1 he affidavit is made upon a double
connection churn, linking boyhood
v, uh an aging man.
Many years ago Mr. Gaffney knew
a small boy in Gaffney. S. C., and
II.ought at the time -rather was con
vinced- that he was ( hurl: • Ross. Mr.
Gaffney makes an affidavit to this
< Jfeev. lie. then, goes further, and
stat-s that Julius Dellinger, Denver
carpenter, was that hoy. Which is to
-ay that ns far as Mr. Gaffney is
concerned there is no more mystery
i bout the matter—the hard-working
Lincoln county carpenter is the boy
•a ho was kidnaped from his wealthy
parents and about whom the world’a
kidnaping mystery arose.
Stating Iris beliefs that the Mr
Male boy was the kidnaped Charlie
lh.-s, Mr. Gaffney makes possible the
identification of Dellinger as the M. -
llale boy by stating that while at Gaft
ne.v .he young boy was cut on an old
gin brush which left a scar.
A copy of the affidavit which has
Den forwarded to Dellinger is as fol
lows:
This is to certify that I, J ,F.
Gaffney, knew ,1. H. Mcilale from
ihe time he and a woman came to
Gaffney, S. C.. and brought a litclo
hoy called Coley McHale. The chntl
bad curly hair, and dark eyes. Hu
ci.me to Gaffney, S. C., some, time in
IKT.'I or 1874, and answered to too
description of Charlie Ross that was
advertised in the New York World,
end was abducted some time before he
was brought to Gaffnev S. f
The conduct of McHale and the wo.
man appeared suspicious on the part
of my father. Dr. J. G. Gaffney a nr
myself. Me Hale found this out and
spirited the child away after night
hy a negro named Abe Smith. About
three or four days after that Me Hale
and this woman left Gaffney, after
i ght, and about three or four days
the negro came back but would not
tell anything about McHale or whom
he had gone. Myself and my father
believed all the time the child was
< harlie Ross and 1 am of the sam»
opinion today that he is Charlie
Ross.
The child got his foot or hand cut
with an old gin brush and probably
made a scar from it.
Me Hale was mean to the child.
This the 3rd day of May A. D„ 1928.
To Feed Veterans At
Cleveland On Monday
.Confederate veterans, their wives
and widows will be given a sump*
tuous dinner at Cleveland Springs on
Monday,- May 10th, usual memorial
occasion in these parts. Mrs.' Zeb
Mauney, chairman of the Daughters
of the Confederacy which makes it a
practice to remember the veterans ou
ihis May day, extends a cordial invi
tation to the valiant ones of the six
ties. 1 he line is growing thinner, but
the valor of the men anti Warner is
b.v nomeans minimized and it is hop
ed that all who are physically able
to attend, will be present. Meet at
the Confederate monument at 10 o’
clock Monday morning and cars will
be furnished to take you to the hotel
at Cleveland where dinner will be
served and an appropriate program
rendered.
Another Honor Comes
To McKnight of Shelby
John McKnight jr., a student of
Davidson college and son of Mr. and
Mrs. John McKnight of Shelby has
merited another distinction. At a
meeting of the Spanish club at Dav
idson college he was one of nine men
initiated into membership. He was
chosen because of his ability as a
Spanish student and for the marked
progress he has made in his class
work, according to the Davidsonian
It is the purpose of the club to have,
sometime in the future, a motion pic
ture presented in the gymnasium,
either a travelogue of some Spanisti
American country, or a one or two
reel picture of Spanish life drama
tized. This is intended to promote
more interest in this romance lan
guage and will be made free u, thi}
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