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SHELBY S BUILDING PROGRAM IN 1925 TOTALLED THREE MILLION DOLLARS—1926 WHAT? MAKE A CITIZEN OF EVERY VISITOR. RELIABLE home paper of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department, YOl.. XXXIV, No. 57 SHELBY’S POPULATION 1925 Census_8,854 Where Industry Joins With Climate In A Call For You, , THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1926. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. \ mail, per year (in ndyance)-$2.60 — __ _____) earner, per year (in advance) $3.00 26 County Candidates Becoming Active But Political Pot Simmers Only Slkhtlv \,0 j'.io Issues Are Pushed To I on front By Candidates; In terest Is Luke-Warm. Candidate List y.'iH just 23 days to go before th. ji ; ;.itic primary of June 5, the ... : Cleveland county are already /ac. V-y a battery of 23 candidates ,„t mention numerous candidate and district offices to be vot t,; locally. yj !: i the number of candidate« that frequent inquiries are .beirg ,.aii, to how many are running fo: < ffice. If there’s to be a handicap of any nature on the batth , - \ June 5, it will undoubtedly )rt cause there are so many cams da' that the voters will become be lt; n! 1 in making selections. I’ot Simmers Some It’s usually about this length of time before a primary that political 0- nl.tos begin to talk of the “boilt:;■ r of the political pot.” Such a col’ct t ,a i.y Ite brewing in Cleveland • center bed of Democracy, but it h'a.v no more than reached a simmer. B'>imvs and busy farm days together « .h other diversified attracto r have held the mind off the coming pri ■ and even though candidates an numerous the political heat is hard - jv discernible. X c riheless, candidates are get ting in good time with scattered vimt ■ to alt sections of the county and vur • methods of campaign procedure. The lack £.f heat as yet is: perhaps be cause factions have not apparently r rei into the campaign. No .ran H cat' seems to be backed by any fac tion.of the party, strong or weak, and .*• -tii- iirface it seems to be ia cam paign of individuals with every :■ • for himself. Contrary to, some ov. - 1- aicns one never hears that “So-anJ backing this or that candidate Of that a certain group is furthering the interests of any particular can ii •di;.-. If there be political facti r . ami political history says there must in’ everywhere, these factions are ap f.ra\nfly content with any individual personality tha„ may emerge winner for any particular office. Which ir so much the better for the cleanliness cf any campaign. No Big Issues With the primary just a fortnight . the leeward no big issues have > v‘li.jitcl. Voting precincts are rot torn t y any locat or imaginative quo - tii' s. In brief and stripped of the .‘'taffy” it seems that although pier.■ candidates- are out than ever before that it will l>e much the matter of who the people want out of anywhere from two t» six candidates for each office, ho cundicate offers vote-stirring which is merely the opinion o: this article. The voters will merely judge bc tvveen men—picking the men -they think, best suited for the various of ■f icr-S At the outset, when the primary first began to be talked, there were rumblings of an eight months sen 1 Provof the Australian ballot, of the Poole bill, and of other things. But rip how the clouds behind the rum’ - ling seem to have blown over and foe storm is not likely. Few of the above mentioned issues really have anything of importance to do with county of fices and it is much the better that they were left alone. Nevertheless, a champion of an eight months school term would have been a* welcome sign* even tho, perhaps, a bad annexer of votes. ’ ' . Candidates Presented The Star will below present the i n tire list of county candidates without pushing any to the forefront. Prae tic'illy every candidate is known, and boosting or explanation about any of them is not at all necessary. All have 'wilds in the county, •*iany o> the n 't is supposed, and every candidate n" doubt is capable of handling we i ‘he office he seeks. Furthermore, ail ;°f them will receive votes front g>r,d People. Nevertheless only so in: ry can receive the most votes, and ad vancing the cause of anyone is not the intention of this article. Below follows, as near as could oo t cured the entire list of county can didates up until the time the article was written. If any are omitted c r overlooked it is not intentional: Sheriff—Hugh A. Logan, E. M ■ J,;xon. and E. A. Wellmon. House of Representatives— B. * • Ed! and Horace Kennedy. htato Senate—Peyton McSwain, T Woodson and H. T. F'ulton. Re vis ter of Deeds—R. Lee Wee h A. F. Newton and A. B. C-. B I’riist. Clerk of Court—A. M. Hamri h. ('(‘Tg Washburn and Grover R-d'i bounty Recorder—John P. Mull and ■hmios X. Cline. bounty Solicitor—C. A. Burrus and P .r Gardner. * ouutv Commissioners—A. E. Cline. George Peeler, W. W. Washburn, Sam '.Continued on pope .ft * Farmer Raises Flis Vivian Elliott- mis*? flits to food her pheasant* She operates a tty hatch*.iy at Lakt Forest I'atk, Washington It’s A Puzzle To Dellinger If He’s Not Ross, Who Is He? ' Mr. T. Carl Hamrick was elected chairman of the Cleveland county co operative e<Cten growers association It! the annual ir. i-iin-t held in the. Court House here Tuesday, May 11th. Frank Harrijl was made vice-chairr.tan for the ensuing year and Edney Willis, :'tie'.fry. There was a .small crown present at the meeting but the inter est by. those present was keen never theless, in 1110- success of the associa tion. In the absence of the chairman, Mr. 0. I’. Hamrick. presided over the meeting. The f Mowing ’(ligates were elect ed to th district .meet-ink which will he held id Pi 'dby. May IS.th: L. S. Hamrick. 11. if. Wilson, I.. A. Smith. Franklin HarriT and Seth Morchend. The district meeting comprises num ber of counti( in tliis section and Will no doubt briny a lar.are delcgaCor. h- re, at which, time Mr. George Blr.n I ton. di. rich direct->r will be re-elected , ; m . r to him will be named. Shelby Highs Play Final Game Friday The Shelby High sent then sea on s Friday afternoon i pionship game wit .Many fat - who the brilliant genu likely talk' advati tunity k sec the what promises t final high school } tain’s big hurley, against Shelby and than usual interest result will decide Mull cu;>. - will >!o doubt pre s\yan song here -on phe coun t y chain h Rings Mountain.; ditj not get to see j si at Gastonia.will age of this op'pov local youngsters in 1)0 the season’s tame. Kings Moinv \\ill likely work I a game with more i ; expected as the the winner of the Kendall Official Of Tennis Group Following th.o ''arolinas. tennis , nirnamern !• xmgl»n last \vcok \\: K j-jiung;-Shelby. £n nis pisiver, wa-named viee-presider.t ,,i the in:*•!- iu>!as:ic T,rms associa tion '' the ( :• ’m u • George Rogeir „r vHovi 11*’. was named president. |V,,-- th < a Minas champion, dec fating Km .'la'll recently in the fi nals : i Chapel 11.11 ... .a ate tournament. Ken dall md Gilmore Singleton. Shell’ s .loul.ii s team, was eliminated b> l-,x ,n. white Rogers again eliminated ke’.dall Fit the semi-finals tvo voting high school perform er. is understood, will participate in the various tennis tourneys to be "id on the Cleveland Springs pU»> .ur.dt this summer and officiate at Romance, Mystery and Tragedy In Wandering of Man Who May Be Itoss. Life Never Balance Romance 1 "It sails in every ship but the one I am embarked on,” said Stevenson. It is commonly far away and re mote, in other times, in other days, amidst other peoples, in the Soutn* Seas, out in Hollywood, amongst Oases in the Sahara. But the Jade came to Shelby Mon day. me town got an introduction to an old man, with as romantic a history as these times afford—one believed 10 be the last lad, Charlie Ross. To comprehend the full import of the coming of this strange individual to Shelby, let your mind roam back ward over the years, The two boys disappeared from the playyard of their home in Germantown that sultry summer afternoon of 1874. One of them came back—that was Walter — bat the other one never did. The world wondered—and has been wondering off an* on ever since— what became of that lost child. 1 he father died with the question on his lips, “Where is Charley?” The Moth er, it is related, years later, wen. to see ti e “Old Homestead’ and when the song was sung—“Where is My Wan dering Boy Tonight?” she collapsed in her seat, and had to be removed from the playhouse. "Where is My Wandering Boy To night” was the one eternal question in her mind until the hour she died— and the query was never answered. She prayed and God gave no answer. The child's fate was swallowed up in mystery. It was thoughts like those that arose in the mind of this writer, as he who is supposed to he the lost one sat across the dinner table from him here Monday noon. We looked at the mystery from the reverse end, so to speak, back down the years. Now, the question uppermost in most minds here in Shelby and in Cleveland County as well as else where is, Is this man Dellinger Cht.r ley Ross? Does his claim hold water? Here are one or two facts which were observed while the stranger was in our midst here. One was, the remark able,' startling likeness that the man’s face bears to the photographs of Charlie Ross. Thoughtful men, whose opinion has value, stated after looking at the Charlie Ross photographs, and then observed the man Dellinger, that there is no doubt in their minds that the two_the boy and the man—are one of the same. It is not enough to say there is a resemblance between the hu man face and the photographs. That is not going far enough. It may be postively stated, the likeness is re markable. It was observed and re marked by everyone who contrast, d the features and the pictures. It is not so much—this resemblance —a matter of likeness of feature, but foefiimed on page "> VIIU BIRTH OF Mm. Thacker Says Chrip.li.inx (’iinnnl Help But Believe in Minifies And \ irgin Birth. The brilliance and intellect of Mrs. I Ad die Dixon Thacker who is assisting her husband Dr. Thacker in a revival j meet ii'.tr here, is declared by many to be the.outstanding mind in the fa mous Dixon family. Her morning talks at the Presbyterian church draw large crowds and on yesterday morn ing her discussion of the virgin birth of Jesus was thought to be her best public ♦utterance yet delivered. The miraculous virgin oirth of Jesus is told only by two Gospel writers, but this is sufficient proof of the fact, j Matthew and Luke wrote of the child- 1 hood of Jesus while the other Gospel | writers dealt mainly of his natural i life. Mrs, Thacker contends that be- ; cause only two Gospel writers tell of! fie virgin birth, that is no argument; againr. the fact by those who disbc-. j lieve it. A man may be charged in our courts with stealing and be con victed on the evidence of two eye wi*. nesses, while the defendant may sum mons a hundred who failed to see anti testify that in their opinion the theft was not committed. Answering the second objection that is raised to the virgin birth, is tii^t the Bible refers to Joseph and Mary as father anti mother of Jesus, Mrs. Thacker -said Jesus never referred to Joseph as His father, but pointed al ways to God cs His Father. The peo ple did speak of Joseph as the father and it was perfectly natural for them to do so, but Paul, Joseph, Mary, Ga briel, Luke and Matthew testify to the fact that God was the supernatural father and they knew Jesus to be the child of God just as we know that our father and mother are our earthly parents. Some of our boys and girls are taught in schools that miracles did not and cannot happen. Mrs. Thacker refuted this theory in no uncertain terms dnd declared that if we disbe lieve miracles, we cannot be Chris tians; that if we deny the virg n birth, we throw away f>4 chapters of the Bible. The law of-navigation can not move a ship, the law of gravita tion won’t make an apple fall to the ground; it is God’s power behind these laws. Laws are only methods and God is king over them all. Laws are servants in His hands. When Jesus was born, a sinless being came into this world, therefore a mir acle took place, and to shy that the virgin birth is folly is to play to O’t galleries. Very often intellectuality stands between us and blessings from God. Mrs. Thacker would not discount scholarship but declared there is some thing in the world that is bigger and better and that is faith. She, herself, spent much of her time while doing her household duties, in study and re search, but has never been able to find anything chat shakes her faith in God and the fact that Jesus was His | Virgin born son. “God pity the man i who teaches distrust and disbelief,” I said Mrs: Thacker with emphasis. Thomas was a doubter until Jesus asked him io thrust his finger into hk, pierced side. There are too many Thomases living today and if Thom as the apostle iwere living today he could be elected president of one of the largest universities in America. Mrs. Thacker declared that the vir gin birth is not a legend. It takes I years for a legend to grow, yet Jesus j was known and famed even before his j birth; his name stands out in every i manuscript for the past 1900 years ! and he is the only virgin born in ail I human history. In closing she made an appeal for study of the Scriptures and for the acceptance of conclusions reached by wiser heads than ours. Our fathers and mothers pillowed thei* heads upon the Book. It was all-suffi cient for them; it will be all-sufficient for us. Warren Sain Dies At Shelby Hospital Was Seven Years Old and First Death In Family—Operated On For Appendicitis A large audience gathered at St. Peters church Friday morning, May 7, to pay their last tribute of respect to the body of Warren Sain. He was the little seven year old son ef Mr. and Mrs. ,T. L. Sain of Toluca. War ren died Wednesday evening about 2 o’clock at Shelby Hospital. He be came ill about a week ago. The doc tor was sent for and the little boy was thought only, to have a disordered stomach. The case developed into a very serious one and the doctor was sent for again Wednesday. This time the case was pronounced appendicitis and the little one was taken to the hospital with great haste. His condi tion was declared very precarious by the doctor- of the 1 o~i . ■. Heavy Hail Storm Near Kings Mtn. Refreshing rains visited nil sections of the county Tuesday afternoon, according to repot ts coming in. Moisture was need ed to germinate the seeds in the ground and mature the thous ands of acres of hay in the county. Many call it a ‘ halt million dollar rain’’. One of the heaviest hail storms in years visited a nar row stretch of country two miles out this side ol Kitigi Mountain. Farris Ledford of the Rex Cigar Co., who had been over to the battleground mak ing pictures for new labels of the Isaac She lay cigar, was caught in the midst of the down pour of hail stones. The.groin.1 was literally covered with ice in such abundance that he gath ered up a half gallon bucket full and brought the hail stones to Shelby. Terraces were wash* and side-ditches were filled to overflowing with the heavy rain that accompanied the hail. The rain seemed to be gen eral. Upper Cleveland has had showers every day since Sunday. 3 Men Added To Commerce Groupe Here Three New Members Added to Hoard of Directors of t'. of C.—To Take Page Advertisement Three- new members were added to the membership of the board of di rectors of the Chamber of Commerce at a meeting of the directors Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock: it was agreed to take a page advertisement in ihe Charlotte Observer special • booster edition to uppear in June and new quarters were selected over T. YV. Hamrick Company's jewelry store where Secretary J. dipt Newton will open offices on June 1st. J. S. Dorton, R. E. Campbell and YVm. Lincberger, all of whom have been enthusiastic for a Chambe’- of Commerce, were unanimously elected to membership, it being the opinion of the directors that a larger board would better serve the club and its enterprising secretary. This makes a board membership of 15 instead of 12 and It will be written in the by-law* that fivis men constitute n; quorum af ter all members have been notified to attend a meeting. New Quarters Selected President Max Gardner With-drew his offer of offices in the Webb build ing which were to be headquarters for sale of Henderson Mountain Lakes Property in the mountains and several other locations were suggested. The committee appointed to secure a suit able location for offices was present in the personage of Dr. E. B. Lalti more, Chas. L. Eskridge and Carl Thompson and after giving due con sideration to the offices that are avail able and having in mind the necessav* economy in the matter of rent, the committee recommended offices over T. W. Hamrick Company’s jewelry store. The Hamricks already have plans drawn for remodelling the front of this store building, the erection of steps from the outside so that entrance can be gained from the main street between the Cleveland Bank and Trust Company and the Hamrick Jewelry store. One large room or two smaller rooms can be had at a rental of $25 per month. Til's being a central location, near the !'us station and close to all business activ ity, it was agreed to rent this loca tion from the Hamricks who agree to have it ready for occupancy by June 1st. nrsi outside Advertisement The first outside advertising to be done by the newly organized Chamber of Commerce will be in the Charlotte Observer’s Booster edition to appear about June 15th. It was unanimous 'ly voted to use a full page advertise ment. provided Mr. A. P. Marshall of the Cleveland Springs Estate will co operate with the Chamber of Com merce in bearing a part of the ex pense. It was the unanimous opinion of the directors that the success of Cleveland Springs is vital to Shelby. It is owned practically in its entirety by Shelby capital and all are interest ed in helping Mr. Marshall succeed with his development. Mr. Gardner skid, “If the Chamber of Commerce accomplishes nothing else but helps put over Cleveland Springs, it will | have wrought a snlendid work this year.” Cleveland Springs is not a pri vate develonment, but one in which the people of Shelby are generally inter ested. The Charlotte Observer edi tion in which Shelby will have a page advertisement will have a distribution of 50,000 copies. Forty thousand of Hit- _ c v- - ".lit t.3 .0 . Pc Wall And Padgett To Conduct Revival Here For Baptists The main feature* of the duy at the annual reunion of Cleveland coun ty Confederate veterans Monday veto the address of I>r. Brnest Thacker and the dinner provided the "’thinning gray line” by Daughters of the C’on. faderaey. Dr. Thacker's address, not confined to any one topic, but full of praise of the valor of the Southern soldier, proved enjoyable to the veterans as sembled. Mrs. Thacker followed hot husband and made a brief and inter eating talk to the veterans all friend* of her father. Other than these talks and the exchange of reminiscences among the veterans there was little of formality. v'ui i nil uoseooro, agea colored man, who served faithfully with the white troops during th<- conflict as the guest of the veterans and the ladies providing the entertainment. Early in the morning the old sol diers began gathering on the court square and many of them lingering until late in the afternoon before be fore departing for home after the dinner. Many were the stories told of the deeds of companies that fol lowed Lee and Jackson, of hardships and friendships, of sadness and of ioy. No business meeting of the veterans camp was held and ('apt. A. M Lat timore. who was named commander of the county camp following the death of the late Rev, A. C. Irvin, presided at the dinner. Th little group has thinned consid erably since the reunions of four and five years ago. No longer do 100 01 more of the ‘‘thin gray line” gathei on the square—they have “thinned*' fast with recent years. The forty-eight present at the din ! ner were: P. Z. Carpenter, E. D. Dixon, E. Ri i Ellis. Win. Turner, J. W. Eskridge, IJ. B. F. Suttle, L. H. Black, J. Y Hard, ! Bert Whisnant’ A S. White ,W C. Le°, : J. M. Gillespie, Lnban Queen, W D. I Harris. J. Z. Falls, J. C. Elliott, Ben ; Elmore, J. R. Lackey, W. L. Padgett, T. II Poteat, P II. Connor. B. F. Jol ley, Jabez Hamrick, W. W. White, ,T. G, Herndon, A. T Connor, W D IT. | Covington. Tom Holland, A. M. Latti more, F. N. Gardner, G. B. Humph ries, J. W. Ware. J. R. Rhvne, P Parker* D J McCall. L M. Williams, O. C- Surratt, Isaac Boone, J. M. Wal ker. L. B. Scruggs, S. R. P. Glenn, J M Anderson, O C. London, W. R. Putnam, W. B, Wells, Isaac Mauney, J. M. Pinson, C. B. Suttle, J. S. Mauney. T S. Elliott. E. D. Dixon was the oldest veteran present and W. D. Harris was the youngest. Candidates Urged To File Notices With Chairman Attention is again called to all can didates to file with the county chair man Bynum E. Weathers, on or be fore May 22nd, or two weeks before the election in June. Many have al ready filed officially and paid the proper filing fees; however, there are a few township officials yet to he supplied and only ten day* remain in which to make formal announcement. Registration books close at sunset on Saturday, May 22nd., the final date on which candidates may defin itely announce for the various county and township offices. Those who have not registered for ihe primary should attend to this matter at once. One week following the close of registra tion, challenges will be hoard at the precincts throughout the county. After the two remaining Saturdays May 15th and May 22nd, tickets will be printed and every candidate desir ing his or her name to appear thereon should lose no time in meeting the demands of the State Election Board before the expiration of the time limit. PLOWS I P BABY IN CALDWELL COUNTY When a man plowed up a three days old baby on his farm in Caldwell county late Saturday afternoon things began getting hot in Lenoir. Sheriff Sherrill was called and after an in vestigation, the method of which was not made public, he arrested and jail i ed one Burt Nelson of that county. A coroner’s jury will hear the details soon, and Sheriff Sherril said he ex pected to make another arrest within a few days. Iar subscribers of The Observer, while the remaining 10,000 copies will be distributed through Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade throughout the nation and through the Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce on its booster excursion through rhe V tut ■$.. . u. Evangelist Railroad Spinks dnd His Organization Not Coming To Shelby for Meeting. Evangelist ‘‘Railroad” Spinks ant! his organization will not conduct n revival meeting in Shelby as was plan ned and announced in last week’s Star. Instead, Rev. Zeno Wall and Rev. Rush Padgett, pastors of the First and Second Baptist churches of Shelby have leased the tent from Evangelist Spinks and will pitch it somewhere in the south-western part of Shelby where they will conduct a “conservative, sane, consistent New Testament revival," beginning May 23rd and continuing for two weeks or longer, according to Dr. Wall. The large tent which has been leased from Evangelist Spinks comfortably seats 2,000 people, while, 1,000 more can easily he accommodated around the edge of the tent and hear the services with a fine degree of satisfaction when the tent sides are up-lifted. Messrs Wall and Padgett expect great things of the meeting and declare that it will not only be for the community in which the tent is located, but will be community-wide in its scope. Mi lis ters of churches in the surrounding community will be; invited to take a part, bringing with them their con gregations to help in the revival. Mr. H. AI. Pippin evangelist singer of the First Baptist church will organize the voices of the city into n Inrge choir so that the music will be a decided fed. ture of the meeting. Dr. Wall expressed hope to the Men’s Bible Class last Sunday tnprn injf that he wanted to propose the erection of a large Baptist tabernacle in South West Shelby whereby the people of that section with Baptist in clination could avail themselves of ser vices nearby, but he has iorgone this plan for the present. If the large tent revival meets with the success that is anticipated, it might be that a Bap tist tabernacle will result therefrom. Dr. Wall and Mr. Padgett make a fine working team of evangelists. Both are well known in the commun ity, are conversant with the people, their disposition and attitude, so it is felt that their meeting will enlist the hearty co-operation of the Christian people generally. “Railroad” Spinks who has been conducting a revival meeting in Gaff ney. S. C. has gone to the Southern Baptist convention in Houston, Texas. His tent will not be in use for a few weeks after May 23rd, so Messrs Wall and Padgett rented if from him to be in the Shelby meeting. Cleveland Springs Offices To Open Formally Friday The offices ot the Cleveland Springs estates, in the new Royster building on South Washington street, will be formally opened to the public of Shelby and section Friday after noon and night. A cordial invitation to the public generally is issued and a large crowd is expected to attend. Special music for the afternoon and evening will be furnished by the Tar Heel Syncopators and refresh ments will'be served, while all ladies attending will be given souvenirs. Mr. Alfred P. Marshall, sales direc tor of the big development, urges that all attend the services afr'tho Presbyterian church and come by for the opening either before or after the services. Ledford Captures Liquor And Car From a case tried before Recorder John P. Mull this week it was learned that Deputy Sheriff Plato Ledford recently captured a Ford roadster, two gallons of liquor and two men near Three County Corners. Joe Smith, said to be from near Bessemer City, was fined $100 and the costs and his car is to be sold. W. D. Best, who was with him, was fined $50 and the costs. Dick Lackey Enters Politics After Rest W. D. (better known as Dick) Lack* ey has re-entered politics. Today he announces himself a candidate for membership on the county board of education, having been urged to make the race by many of his loyal friends and supporters. Mr. Lackey has re gained his health and is active again. He served as sheriff for a number of years and later as mayor of Shelby, which positon he was forced to relin quish because of ill health. French taxpayers majy prepare to rejoice. Abdel Krim has taken a
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