SHELBY’S BUILDING PROGRAM IN 1925 TOTALLED THREE MILLION DOLLARS—1926 WHAT? MAKE A CITIZEN OF EVERY VISITOR.
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SHELBY’S POPULATION
1925 Census-8,854
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VOL. XXXIV, No. 58
THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C.
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1926. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
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Shelby's Net Bonded Debt Is
$344,660 With New Issue
City Administration To Inauguratf
Big Street Paving Program
Here Soon
On Monday May 24th at 2 o’clock j
the city of Shelby will open bids on
$125,000.00 worth of street improve
ment bonds to bear an annual intercut
rate of five per cent. From the pro- j
cecds of the sale of these bonds the
city will inaugurate another street
and sidewalk paving program on
streets for which there have been
petitions for improvements ai)d where '
the property owners have signed up i
an agreement to pay two-thirds of the j
cost—one-third assessed against the
property on each side of the street —
one-half against the abutting prop
erty owners where sidewalks are put
down. These bonds will be datc-u fur
payment beginning with June 1st,
1027 to 1936 at which periods $6,000
will be due. From 1937 to 1941, inclu
sive, $9,000 will become due.
Property owners who have sigred
up to pay their part of the cost of the
street improvement on the same basis
the other street improvement pro
grams have been carried on, will be
given ten years to re-imburse the
city, the deferred payments to bear
the same rate o* interest for the
property owners that the bonds bear,
namely five per cent.
Financial Statement.
In offering this $125,000 worth of
bonds for sale the city treasurer, Mr*.
Oscar M. Suttle has perpared a finan
rial statement for prospective bond
buyers, showing the total amount of
bonds outstanding for all purposes,
as follows:
School bonds -- $104,000.00
Waterworks bonds _425.000.(0
Electric light bonds - 9,500.00 j
Funding bonds _- 8.000.00 j
Refunding bonds_ .-- 23,000.00
Street and sidewalks im
provement bonds -$323,000,00 1
Street and sidewalk bonds
(this issue) -- 125,000.00
Total __ _$1,017.50(1.00
This million dollars worth of bonds
includes all of the outstanding bonds!
issued in the past and also the frovj
posed $125,000.00 which will be of
fered for sale on May 24th.
Deductions $672,810.00
Citizens, however, should not con
clude that the million dollar bonded
indebtedness has nothing of a produc
tive nature to off-set it. While the
gross amount of bond issue is over
a million, theie are idst deductions to
be taken into consideration, and these
amount to $672,840.00, leaving the net
debt of the town only $314 (>60.00. For
instance the city has uncollected spe
cial assessments heretofore levied and
to be levied under the new street pav
ing program amounting to $238,340.
This amount is owned by property
owners as their part of ihe cost of
sidewalks and streets and is to be
l>aid back to the town. Then again,
$134,500.00 of the bond money has
been incurred for water and electro
light plants, municipally owned, which
produce ample net revenue for main
tenance, repairs, interest on bonds
and sinking fund to retire the same
when due. These deductions are
justly made under the Municipal Fi
nance act. While they are obligations
which the town owes, $238,340.00 is
owed to the town by the property
owners for street improvement and
$434,500.00 is for water and light
plants which are profitable sources
of revenue, not only self-supporting
but producing a revenue to the town
of Shelby.
Klansmen Support
Grady In Meeting
Whelby and Kings Mountain Reprr
sented at Big Gathering of In
visible Empire Yesterday.
Morganton, May 13.—In what was
said to be a most enthusiastic meeting
kliinsmen of the western province of
North Carolina met here today, pass
ed resolutions condemning the conduct
of certain Asheville klansme”. and
Hedged their full allegiance to Grand
Dragon Henry Grady.
Represented in the gathering, m
which were included a number
state officials, were members of the
hlans from Gastonia, Kings Mountain.
Shelby, Lenoir, Elkin. Boone. New
land. Spruce Pine. Marion, Brevard,
Hendersonville, and what was desig
nated as Asheville “provisional.
Two sessions were held, and at n
'ate hour tonight adjournment had nou
been taken. ^
No Meat
The small boy was making his fn s
acquaintance with stewed figs, w..k
he didn’t like. „
“Eat up your figs like a good boy,
said his mother. ,
“I don’t like ’em.” he plied. “They re
jted skin full of etro — I -1 •
1SF1TIL USES III
GUM PROGRAM
Dr. H. K. Boyer to Deliver Baccalau
reate Sermon Sunday Night.
Graduating Tuesday Night.
Interesting graduation exercises !
are planned for the Shelby hospital
school of nurses which begin Sunday j
night with a special oacculaurea;? ■
sermon at Central Methodist church
by Dr. Hugh K. Coyer, pastor. This
will be followed by graduation ex
ercises Tuesday night a. the Shelby
High school auditorium. Large crowds
will no doubt attend the two exercises
as the hospital and the nurses are
highly regarded by Shelby citizen*.
Tins is the second graduation of
nurses from the Hospital Training
school as the institution is young and
just now has been operating long
enough to finish its pupils. The first
nurse to graduate was last year and
she had begun her training at the
Wadeshoro Hospital, coming to Shel
by to complete her course.
The public is cordially invited, re
gardless of whether they received
printed invitations or not, to hear Dr.
Boyer in his baccalaureate sermon and
attend the graduation exercises Tues
day r.igt in the High School auditor
ium.
On Tuesday night the program at
the school auditorium is as follows,
with Hon. Clyde R. Hoey, chairman of
the board of trustees presiding. Over
ture by High School Orchestra. In
vocation by Dr. H. K.‘Boyer, Violin
solo by Mrs. John Schenck, Jr„ Ad
dress by County Superintendent J.
Clint Newton. Selection by high
school orchestra. Presentation of
diplomas by Dr. E. B. Lattimorc. Solo
by Mrs. Ben Suttle. Presentation of
class pins by Miss Ella H. McNichob,
head of the training school for nurses.
Selection by high school orchestra
Flowers. Benediction by Rev. H. N.
McDiarinid.
Four Graduates
The four graduates who have com
pleted their course and will reccite
diplomas on Tuesday night are Miss
Minnie Ada McCoy of Charlotte, Miss
Margaret Eunice Crowder of Shelby,
Miss Sarah Roberts of Shelby and
Miss Maggie Sue Atkinson of Cliff
side.
Haynes Who Killed Johnson and
Burned The Body Gets Ten
Years in Penitentiary,
Rutherford Sun.
On last Tuesday morning, bef>re
Judge Webb in ihe regular spring
term of Superior court, L. C. Haynes,
colored, through his attorneys Messrs.
Fred D. Hamrick and M. L. Edwards,
pleaded guilty *o murder of the sec
ond degree and was sentence to a
term of not less than ten to 12 years
in the state penitentiary.
History of the Murder.
negro named Johnny Johnson
,afi killed on December 23, 1925 and
he body found some time later hid
en awav in the woods and partially
remated near the part of highway 20
nw being paved. Knowledge of bad
lood between the negroes brought
laynes under suspicion and he was
are fully watched. .
It was not long before suspicion
minted to Hayr.es and he was ar
esu-d by Sheriff Hardin and lodged
„ the county jail. After some; days,
he negro made a confession to *&e
hcriff of the crime he had commit
ted and gave the details of it.
Defendant Pleads Guilty.
As has been stated above the pris
ner entered a plea of guilty to mur
in the second degree and there
nre there was no jury trial, Judg;
Vebh decided to hear the evidence of
he state and the pleas of mercy for
he guilty negro.
Sheriff Hardin, the witness for the
tate stated how previous confession
f the negro, he had told him that
ny confession he made would be used
s'evidence against him.
Messrs Hamrick and Edwards at
nrncys for the defendant. set up
owerful pleas for Haynes Thiy
rought forth the fact that the ptis
ner was not mentally sound and there
ore entitled to clemency. _
Tudge Webb, in pronouncing sen
nce commented upon the gravity of
ho offense and stated there was too
,uch doubt if Haynes had not hided
World War Gun Here j
For “Court Square” ;
A 6-inch howitzer, used dur- J
ing the World war by either the
German or Austrian troops, ar
rived at the Seaboard station
here yesterday and will be plac
ed as an ornament on the
“court square lawn centering
business section of Shelby.
The gun, which is of consid
erable size, was shipped here
from New Jersey and was : e
cured through the efforts of the
city and county administra
tions and Capt. Peyton Mo
Swain, of Company K. (
The gun is very rusty, ha” j
ing been out in the weather for |
years, and it is thought will be •
cleaned and painted before he- (
ing placed on the square. (
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Enrollment In
Schools Gain
Total Enrollment City Schools For
Year Shows Great Increase.
Totals Over 2.700.
Nearing the close of the 1925
1920 school year, the city schools
of Shelby have established a new
record enrollment.
Last year school officials in
urging school bonds for advanc
ing educational opportunities
here declared that enrollment
this year would pass beyond 2,
500 pupils. There were doubters.
This week an official bulletin is
sued from the office of the city
superintendent shows that total
enrollment this year reached 2,
713.
Of that number over 2,300 pu
pils are white children.
The South Shelby school with
601 enrolled tops the list witn
the High school ranking second
with an enrollment of 477.
The list of schools with the
years enrollment follows:
School Yr. Enrollment.
Central —-. -- --- -- 332
Marion ----.. ----391
T.aF*yette -_. ——_--373
Eastside-- —-- -228
South Shelby_—-50!
High school - -
Colored--— — • --493
Total -..i. 2.713
Statesville Paper
EHscusses “Madstone”
Used In Cleveland
Says Wholesale Mad Do* Affair Wras
First Instance of Stone ttcing Us
ed In State In Years
The following editorial comment in
the Statesville Daily concerning the
recent mad dog affair In No. 1 town
ship and the use of the “madstone”
should be of local interest:
“A pet dog in the Hamrick family
in Cleveland county bit seven members
of the family, including the baby.
Only one member of the household
was spared. Then the dog bit five
persons in two other families. About
that time it occurred to somebody that
the pet might be mad. It was killed
and the examination disclosed rabies.
A “mad rock,” better known as a
madstone, was secured and applied,
the Shelby Star says, but it didn't
adhtre and all twelve are taking Pas
teur treatment. It is fortunate the
madstone didn’t adhere, if there was
any purpose to depend on that. This
is the first instance of the use of the
madstone mentioned in North Caro
lina in a long time. This substance,
which is always described as having
boen found in the stomach of a deer
in the dim and distant past, was for
merly a popular remedy for mad dog
bites in North Carolina. One ovvnel
by a Charlotte man was much used
for a long time. Of course the mad
stone had about as much virtue as a
poultice of weeds, but if they believe-l
it would help, had faith, they some
times thought they were cured; and
if they were cured by the application
of the madstone that was evidence of
the absence of rabies. But with the
advance of enlightenment and the dis
covery of the Pasteur treatment, the
madstone disappeared from view, ju^t
as other superstitions have disap
peared the same way.”
B. E. LEE COMES WITH
NEW PAINT SHOP HEBE
Mr. R. E. Lee, formerly with the
Lambeth Motor company, in Charlotte
has now joined his brother Mr. S. A.
Lee in the conduct of the Lee and Lee
auto service station. The former join
ed the new firm this week, and will
have charge of the service end of the
business. Mr. S. A. Lee recently came
to Shelby from Charlotte, where for
years he was engaged in automobile
painting. __t__
Water Plant
Work Starts
First Work in to I.ay Bitr 12-Into j
Water Main from Shelby to
Tho Filter Plant
Work started this week on the new
s’x-million gallon water plant and
pump station to cost about $150,000
which the city is having built on the
Chapel Hendrick farm west of Shelby.
17 •’’l Mnuney who drew the contract
for the grading has associated with
"tin Mr. Ewing and together they
have 25 mules moving the first dirt.
Mr. Ewing is remembered in Shelly
having married Miss Mabel Hogget-.
"■I-liter of Mr. George B. Doggett
of this place.
Tucker and Laxton, Charlotte, who
were awarded the general contract
have sent their foreman here to start
the Id— job which is to lv» completed
in 220 days from the time the con
tract was awarded. He is having the
ditch ilatr for the 12 inch water main
which will come to Shelby to Ere
street where the paving ends, then
cut souih across the Seaboard railroad
tracks to the alley which leads to
Morgan st’,net at Ambrose Cline’s
house. At Morgan street it Will feed
into one of the city’s eight inch
water mains, then proceed east
through this alley between Mrs. Eliza
Roberts and Griffin Smith’s home to
N. LaFayette street which it will
again feed into an eight inch water
main.
It is necessary to lay the large 12
inch main first in order to secure
water for the construction of the fil
ters and pump station at the new
plant. Mr. Ladd is engineer in charge
of McCrary company of Atlanta, Ga.,
engineers who made the plans for the
new station.
1025 ffilSTOR
BUILDING 10101
W.. ■
Raleigh—The ma’fle reached at the
close of 1925 was the hlghwater mark
of the business in North Carolina but
a similar gain is expected to be re
corded this year and according to in
dications the close of 1926 will find
the tctal assets close to the hundred
million dollar figure.
Net Profits Increase
Net profits of the association dur
ing 1925 were approximately half a
million dollars greater than in 1921
totalling $3,692,G75.71 as against
$2,972,570.90. Total lpd-er profits
were more than one million dollars in
excess of 1924.
However, the gain in assets for the
hrcar 1925 was not as great as in 192-1
when building and loan association
resources leaped fourteen million dol
lars. The average increase in assets
per association during 1925 was 3 per
cent as against an average increase of
more than 40 per cent during 1924.
The increase in assets for the State
during 1925 was 15.8 per cent as
against an increase of 26.2 per cent
during 1924.
Comparative Figures
Comparative figures showing how
North Carolina building and loan as
sociations grew in 1925 follows.
Total assets 1925, $81,188,046.40;
1924, $70,248,910.13.
Mortgage loars 1925, §73,014,392—
32; 1924, $63,810,260.56.
Serial Shares 1925, $51,526,686.34:
1924, $47,533,794.34.
Gross Profits 1925, §4,635,405.59;
1924, $3,904,272.90.
Net profits 1925, $3,592,675.71; 192,1
$2,972,570.90.
Ledger profits 1925, $6,850,393.23;
1924, $5,730,432.18.
Ledger assets 1925, $79,552,168.68;
1924, $68,666,281.23.
Ledger gain 1925, §10,885,887 45;
11924, §14,333,854.65.
Average increase per association
1925, 3 per cent; 1924, 40.4 per cent.
State increase 1925, 15.8 per cer.t:
1924, 26.2 per cent.
Total receipts 1925, $59,403,029.96;
1924, §50,229,306.06.
Total loans 1925, $27,082,677.90;
1924, $25,138,291.80.
Laborers Engage
In Cutting Affray
While at work in a construction
job with Webb & Lutz near one of the
Shelby textile plants Thursday morn
ing two colored men, Ab Poston and
Miles Wilson engaged in an affray.
Both were cut by a knife, it is said.
Poston being cut about the arms and
back, while Wilson was cut on the
legs.
They were carried to thp hospital
for treatment and later freed under
bond until their case comes before Re
corder John Mv.U.
The dispute is reported to have
arisen over a wheelbarrow, and one
report has it that the cutting was
done by Wilson, having that in the
fray he cut himself. The veracity of
thic report however iu not
SECOND PRIMARY IN
OFFING IN COUNTY
Record-Breaking Number of Candi
date# May Make Second Vote
Battle a Neceaaity.
A second primary for Cleveland
county Democrats is a possibility that
faces a record-breaking number of
candidates with just three weeks be
fore the primary on June 5.
Which may “warm up’* things,
otherwise apathy reigns.
There are several unusual features
in the coming primary. First, the
number of candidates for the various
county offices total more than ever
before. That’s the statement of the
old-time politicians, who would have
thought the entire county was “run
ning for office" had 28 men announc
ed themselves several years ago.
Second, the lack of interest bring
shown is out of the ordinary consid
ering the activity of two dozen wouM
be office holders.
Third, there are four chances of a
second primary being demanded.
Second Primary Chances
About the streets when a political
discussion arises—and it takes an ef
fort to bring up one—the consensus
of opinion seems to be that a second
primary is likely for one or two of
the offices.
The election laws say that when
there are more than two candidates in
the race and the leading candidate
does rot poll a majority that the sec
ond high man then has the privilege
of demanding a second primary of the
election board.
This law requires that the request
for a second primary be filed on a
certain number of days after the vote
of the first primary has Seen announc
ed. Such being the case the election
board then calls a second primary to
he held four weeks stfter the date ef
the first primary.
So far, there are at least four of
fices that may call forth a second pri
mary. That is, unless the candidate
for the offices make an agreement
whereby the high man wins.
The offices in question ara tho<? of
sheriff, clerk of superior court. Slate
Senate and register of Seeds.
So instead of being relieved June 5,
the anxiety of some may not be quiet
ed before July 5.
Why So Many?
The question most heard ubout the
political situation is "Why so mafciy
candidates ?”
Which is a hard one for a political
article or 'anj'thlrtg' else*
Some of the veteran observers' about
the court house pass it off With the
answer! “Bad crop year. Money Is
scarce1.*
Which may be true, but the salar
ies paid by some of the offices would
about equal the receipts from a very
bad crop year. However, that doesn’t
seem to solve the mystery. With 28
candidates already announced it seems
as if numerous newspaper readers had
taken seriously the writings of var
ious editorial writers over the state
proclaiming “Cleveland a county
where politicians are born.”, Some
dozen or more will find out in month
or so that they were not so born.
Naming the dozen is another matter.
Guesses and predictions on the out
come are seldom heard. There’s no
way to figure the averages with so
many in the field and interest so dead.
Which brings up the other oddity.
Many, if not the majority, of the
candidates announcing did so they
stated “because they were urged by
friends.” Why all these friends have
not created more political fervor is
not known. Perhaps it’s too early,
but usunlly three weeks from primary
day is a bad time in which to express
opinions too loudly.
The candidates themselves do not
seem to be unusually perturbed about
things generally. Once and anon they
make a visit to a thickly populated
farm section, or ritirn political adver
tisement in the newspapers. Other
wise the primary promises to be much
like a contest to decide who shall be
hung, and none to anxious to win the
contest.
Another final puzzle: Just how
many votes will the Democrats of the
county cast June 5?
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Further articles
will be carried by The Star before the
primary dealing with the political
situation, none, however, boosting any
candidate, or group of candidates.
The articles merely being carried for
the information of 20,000 Star read
ers.)
SCOTT RETURNS FROM
CONVENTION IN ATLANTA
Mr. E. E. Scott, head of the J. C.
Penney Company of Shelby, has re
turned from a district convention of
the Penney Company, held in Atlanta.
He was absent ten days.
Mr. Scott brings encouraging word
from the assemblage for the business
outlook, which he declares is excel
lent, this being the concensus OF
OPINION of the ninety-eight mana
gers and fifteen New Vork executives
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Mrs. Starr Visits Shelby
Checking Up Ross Identity
Cousin Of Lost Charlie Ross Spends Night Here And
Confers With J. F. Gaffney Atout
Relative.
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Methodist an I B.iptist Churches To Be
Used For Two Special Services
—100 Siffn Decision Cards
The special evangelistic services
which have been in propress at the
Presbyterian church are to close Sun
day nipht. The final day is to be a
fitting climax to a series of services
that have had a tremendous influence |
in our community. Every section of i
the city has been reached in the sweep j
of the evangelistic effort and crowds
have attended the meetings. Shelby
will not soon forget the fine sing
ing of Prof. Harry E. Thomas and of
the large Junior and Senior Chorus
Choirs uhder his direction. Dr. 0. I
Ernest Thacker has exemplified a
sound from evangelism that has
brought support from all the reiig- '
ious forces of the city. Christians of
all churches have been made to^oel
that they had a vital part in the ser-!
vices. No denominational bias has 1
been allowed to hinder the effect of
the gospel appeal. No unfair or doubt
ful methods have been resorted to, i
and embarrassment has come to none,1
and its fruits arc manifest in the
spiritual results of the meeting. Mrs.
Addie Dixon Thacker, with her bril
liant intellect and winning personality
has spoken on the great foundation
truths of Christianity with strength
ened. As a tribute to the gospel mes
sage through her the business houses
of the city have closed for the morn
ing services. Crowds have packed
the church at the day services of the
past week, and the impressions have
been of a deep and abiding nntuna.
About 400 people have signed the
decision cards used in the services, ex
pressing their purpose to unite with
some church or “to live more for
God's glory and , the good of /his
church”. ’>
Sunday is to be a “Red Letter Dtty” ,
ip. the sehiw. At II a. m. Dr. Thack- i
ar wUi speak on “The Blessing That !
Awaits the Child of God in the Kir.g
jdom That Is to Come.” At 7:45 p. |
m., the subject will be “The Philoao- j
phy of Living,” which Dr . Thacker
said in his announcements, “is the
greatest subject on earth for our con.
sideration.”
Two great mass meetings are
scheduled for Sunday at 3:30 p. in. )
One at First Baptist Church for wo
men and girls. At this service Mrs.
Thacker will speak on “The Human
Touch.” In the Central Methodist j
church Dr. Thacker w ill address a !
mass meeting of men and boys and
his subject will be “What Constitutes
a Fool?” Every man, woman and
child in this entire community should
be at one or the other of these two
services, and each one is requested to
bring a pencil. These are expected
to be the greatest mass meetings ever
held in this community and all citizens
ore urged to give their hearty sup
port.
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Cleveland Springs
To Employ Busses
From the offices of the Cleveland
Springs estates it was learned yester
day that Mr. Alfred P. Marshall, sales
director, was in Gastonia consulting
with owners of bus lines there con
cerning the securing of busses to be
operated on lines running between tha
Cleveland Springs estates and ne’gh
boring towns and cities of the two
Carolinas.
Further announcement from the
estates offices were to the effect that
preparations were complete for the
formal opening and reception at the
offices this afternoon and tonight.
Affleck Here In
Lake Observance
Mr. Phillip G. Affleck, Washington
realtor, who has considerable holdings
about Shelby and who recently pur
chased 60 acres for a lake near the
Cleveland Springs Estates, is a visit
or in town this week.
Mr. Affleck is spervising clearing
out work and other preliminary de
tails prior to the final survey of lake
boundaries and contours. The Wash
ington realtor is confident that within
a year or so the Shelby section will
be one of Eastern America'* leading
V~u- c*4 ‘■'”1-4 .. ■ ‘ . - '• V. _ '
The Charlie Ross story bids fair to
linger around Shelby forever. Even
though a large newspaper claims
credit for having unearthed the Ross
story, the matter still hangs to Shel
by.
Mrs. Pierre Starr, of New rork, sec
ond cousin of the long-lost lions, spent
Thursday night in Shelby in confer
ence with Mr. J. Frank Gaffney, and
left here Friday morning early ac
companied by Mr. Gaffney. Mrs.
Starr did not intend that this inform
ation be published in a newspaper,
but despite her carefully-laid plans
members of The Star staff became
aware of her visit before she depart
ed town. However, not in time to in
terview her, which, at that, may not
have been granted.
The exact reason for Mrs. Starr’s
visit here is not known, other than
that she is carefully checking up on
the links of the story that would make
Dellinger into the long-lost Ross.
Mrs. Starr, travelling in a big car
with a liveried chauffeur, reached
Shelby late last night and after in
quiry located the home of Mr. Gaff -
ney, where she remained in confer
ence with him for an hour or more.
An effort was made today to find the
hotel at which she stopped, but it was
soon learned that to avoid newspaper
men she spent the night at a private
home.
Early this moring her chauffeur
drove around to Mr. Gaffney’s and
the Shelby man accompanied him
back to where Mrs. Starr had spent
the night and they left Shelby in the
Starr auto about 7:30 in the morning.
It is not definitely known just where
Mrs. Starr and Mr. Gaffney went, but
it has been learned that the cousin of
Ross asked Mr. Gaffney to go \vith
her to Greensboro for the purpose of
a more complete check-up on the his
tory of Dellinger’s life. Nevertlfeless.
belief here is that they first went to
the home of Dellinger, or Ross, at
Denver, in Lincoln county.
Sure He is Ross.
From conversation between Mrs.
Starr and various people here Thurs
day night it is learned that she firm
ly believes Dellinger to be her cousin
lost to the world for many years. Sup.
porting her belief sfce has a vi.st
amount of evidence, affidavits, and
information’ which she secured on her
behalf after she first became convinc
ed that Dellinger might be the miss
ing child of her family about whom
ithe world’s greatest kidnapping mya.
tery arose. "She is the wife of a New
York newspaper expert and is related
to Ross by his mother. She has been in
Greensboro for several weeks secur
ing information about Ross, and has
visited him and last week had Dellin
ger in Greensboro.
Just what will turn up from her
visit to Shelby remains to be Been.
Pleads For Interest
la Boys and Girls
Jos. Johnson, District Kiwanlan,
Urges Older People to Take More
Interest In Youth
Jos. Johnson, chairman of Caro
lina District No. 1 made a strong ap
peal for grown-ups to take more in
terest in the youth of the land if they
would wield an influence over them
that counts for a better generation, be
fore the Kiwanis club on Thursday
night at Cleveland Springs. Mr.
Johnson is strong for clean athletics
and would have the older people cast
off their business cares for awhile,
abandon their efforts to make money
and leave a heritage of money and
lands and instead “be boys again"*
with the boys so that their influence
and instruction might leave its im
press on the lives of the younger peo
ple. The father and mother who feel
that their daily tasks are too import
ant to drop for awhile and find time
to enjoy things which the children
enjoy, are making the mistake of their
lives.
Mr. Johnson is “father” to some
365 boys and girls at the Barium
Springs Orphanage and his observa
tion has been that they like clean
sports, folio# his example and teach
ing when he becomes a “regular” fel
low and enters into the sports, the
joys and the sorrows of those under
his tutelage.
Fred Morgan Ht% charge of the,
Thursday night program and was
fortunate in having Mr. Johnson fill
in for him as all enjoyed the new
angle of thought advanced by the
speaker.
At Carpenters Grove.
Memorial services will be held nt
Carpenter’s prove on Sunday May 16,
Ah daj' cr'ioet._^