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VOL. XXXIV, No. 61 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1926. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By mail, per year (in advance 1—$2.50 ’ By carrier, per year (in advance) $-1.00 NORTH CAROLINA’S LEADING NEWSPAPER OUTSIDE OF THE DAILY FIELD ™ ■ * "* “ HOME PAPER The State’s r cruic r aiiuiuk 18 Pages Today Nation Awaits Final Decision In Mystery Of Charlie Ross ( i nclusive Proof Seems Near In I n. ""folding of Mystery of 50 Years. Investigations Started Here The Ailanta Journal of today 'lay) carries a big double column "fit page spread of the Julius C. lirllinger-Charlie Ross story, with ; dure*/ in "ehich the statement is made that three of lha :ive Ross rela tives have already accepted Dollin g r as their lost lost relative. A mention of the narratives from (lieensjboro reiterates the statement Mrs. Starr, Ross’s cousin has made, that she will leave that city Friday (t.Klay) with Dellinger for New Yorl. where he will be presented as Chat < e Ross. it nas ueen reported (although no mention is made of the plan in the Journal narrative,) that Mr. Frank Gaffney, of Shelby, will be-a member of the party when the start for New York is made. The trip will be made by auto, with brief stop-over at Roanoke, Vir K'tiia. A dispaarh, appended to the Jour nal story from Charlotte, indicates the twbulent state the Ross (or Dellin jr -r) family has been through since the disclosure that the Denver man, may be the long lost kidnapped bev. Following is a section of the di - patch printed under the Charlotte date line: Though the country ai large is i v tcrestedly awaiting final develop ments which may establish the con clusive proof that Julius Coleman Dcl I rger, of Denver, N. C., is the long lost Charlie Ross, Dellinger himself declares he has no interest in the mat ter other than to “give his ten child ren their birthright.” Though practically isolated from the outside world in a small inland village. Dellinger is constantly called from his occupation as building con tractor to answer long distance teb*! phone calls. Every mail brings a fresh sheaf of letters to be read and answered. So turbulent has his existence be come since i«. has become known that Ye may be successful in proving to the relatives of Charlie Ross, who was kidnapped from millionaire >>; :• erts living in Germantown. Pa., in 1871, that it seems the tranquil ex istence formerly led by Dellinger and his family has been broken complete ly. It is reported that three of the five relatives of Ross are already of the belief that Dellinger is Ross, wh s? sudden disappearance as a baby re sulted in a world-wide search|p|hi'h was first instituted by the child's, parents at the cost o' practically a.i entire fortune and later carried on v. dosq relatives. Though fire has destroyed the only two tintypes taken of himself when a baby, Dellinger expects io have ht his possession with^Ti a few days a picture of the old Ross home in Wash ington lane, Germantown, which is being sent by a former neighbor if his living in Georgia. HIGH SCHOOL HERE HIS HIGH MG Hanks First In Holding Students Through Four Years In High School. Second In Number A recent issue of “School Facts discloses the Shelby High school en joys a high rating in high school at tendance and record as class in Group 5 of high schools in North Carolina. Along several lines the rating of the school here is part cularly out standing. With a senior class of hi this year locally people began to 'vender at the growth of the school, but these school facts show that, the record has been maintained for some time along the same lines ;n propor tion with the population of the town. Only 12 per cent of the school pop ulation of the entire state is in h uh school, while 30 per cent of Shelby’s school population is in the high school. In this Shelby ranks second in Croup 3. made up of towns in the state of similar size. The Shelby high school r-nks last in holding children through the entire four years of high school. Statistics for last year show that over one half of the students he {■'fining in the eiglitrt grade oi *«><? school graduated. , , Figures of the seven leading school in high school enrollment follows: T. En. IF S. Ft Kn. Fn. Tcidsville.1178 8110 33.t Shelby ,.1480 48.3 3f>.8 Dunn .. .1 . 859 224 20.1 Greenville -- »-_1339 345 25.8 Hickory .. .._...1274 328 25.7 Washington 1235 313 25.3 Fayetteville -- --1577 877 2j.3 ••v.v.wjw>jvrtv\w 25 Homes Under Construction Here Shelby continues to build— •it' a pace that apparently ..ox'* . ceedr, .the record ye:! r of 11*25. A ,'urvey mad.'' this week <f the uptown residential sections revealed that 25 homes are now under construction, not nt cludirg homes iurt eompJe.u.d o) Conti acted. These new homes ere scattered over a dozen r more streets and every sec*ion f city seems to be spread The Cleveland Springs road, of recent months developed in.o the most sought after residen tial territory, leads in the num ber of homes now under con struction with two uptown .streets closely behind. The new homes range in archi tecture widely, some being Sp'irish stucco. English Column 1 brick and modern American type a. t In addition to those minicroi's i, 5 homes are heing remodeled and J1 ■I several business buildine-s are / under construction. Shelby's i’ jl building program in 1 92a ran jl tf into the million:? and classed »J j with the larger cities of the Ji j it ’fc—-Indications are that 1920 { ,* will rank even higher. J* vAw.vAv/w.vwwewwwi Springs Sales Open Tuesday Shelby's, Major Development Goes On .Market Next Week With Organ ized Forces Working Shelby’s second big run of real es: teie activity is heralded for he com ing week. Cleveland Springs Estates. I rewn as “Carolina; Most Dependable Development,” goes on the public market Tuesday morning, it is an nounce! by Alfred F. Marshall, sales director of Clearwater, Florida, and 'Shelby. The Marshall purchased Cleveland .Sp; ing several .months'ago and .-.inct ihat time construction work, the mak ing of the outstanding homeland in the Curclinas, has been rushed. Work men and working machinery have dot ted the hills centering about the big resort hotel arid over this week-end .•shelby people and those of i.he svr rriindjrg section will see for the first time the big development nearing completion in one unit. Realty Banquet Held Activity at Cleveland .Springs for ma iv go,. under way today at noon at a big banquet given the realty dealers of Shelby and section at the Cleveland Sjuiitgs hotel by the Marshalls. Doz er* of local agents together with mem bers of the Estates organization; gathered there for the final impetus, \viiich following the banquet sent the Estate;? off on a reservation sale to Shell'v people. \\ hen .he property was turned over to the Marshalls by the local company Induing the property it was agreed that at the completion of the develop ment thru Shelby people, whose faith made the continuance of the big re sort possible, would have first chance a1, reserving select homesites and lots. Ft lit wing this agreement a period from Friday noon until Tuesday tnoi’i when public sales begin, was given Shelby people for the purpose o! reservation. From discussion heard on the streets locally the opportunity will be taken. Several score years ago -measured better, perhaps by the century mark—legend has it that In dian humors found deer of the for (.,-i quenching their thrist at bubbling .springs in what is now known as Cleveland Springs. That was the beginning—the first introduction of man to a health build Jrg water. The historic advance of th< sptings as a popular resort since that day isf varied and cqlorful. At first it became a gathering ground for local people, a spot to spend a days vacation in the shady nooks about the springs. Later a bo'*cl was built, and records of Old Southern days tell of it- popularity wuh the pqgple of Dixie v ho come from far and near by horse drawn carriages for the summer. Tnen years later the present big resort hotel \Vas built. And now mo dern progress steps in. The green hills, overlooking the alluring valleys and playgrounds, next week will be termed homesites. Cavolinas most historic resort will become a home land instead of just a hostelry. DK, ZENO WALL Pastor of First Baptist church who will do the preaching at the big tent revival which starts on S. LaFayette street Sunday evening May 23rd. Services each evening at 7:45 for the next three weeks. City To Receive Bids On Street Im provement on June IGth, Includ ing 28,700 Yards Square Bids are being asked by the city on 28,700 square yards of pavement sur face, 7,000 cubic yards of excava.uc.n, 14,000 feet of curb and gutter, .o feet of flush curb or maruopa r.rd about 1,700 feet of drain, scaled bids to be opened in the city hall on Jure 9th. Recently there was authorized a bond issue for §125,000 for anoth r street paving program and the ei.y ha? move right along in order to rush fids work to completion this, summer. Petitions signed by property owners have been received during the fast | few months and recently passed . on. the street paving program calling for a bond issue of §125,000. Each bid by contractor; must be ac | ccmparied by a certified chnk to the j amount of five per cent of the bids, 1 but this money will be refunded to unsuccessful bidders. The successful bidders will be required co give a surety bond for the faithful perfor mance of the contract. Whethbr the surface will be concrete I or asphalt black top will be decie.ut ! later. Bids for each class of work [will be received, after which the mayor : and board of aldermen will dater j mine which class of work to adopt. Two More Candidates Out For Office Here Two more candidates announced themselves for office in Cleveland county this week. This brings the number up to 30 or more, but this number includes some of the candi dates for township offices. This week Mr. E. A. Cline, chairman of the county board of commissioners an nounces his candidacy to succeed him self. Mr. Cline is one of the mbit thorough business men the board has ever had end his wise administration of the countyVf.ffairs has won v ide praise for him. Mr. Joe Wesson, prominent farmer ! of the western portion oi the town ship, announces his candidacy i’< r highway commission in No. (S. Mr. Wesson is a practical farmer, 'who is greatly interested in good roads. LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION Sunday school at ten o’clock. It i.- always worth while for ife.to as semble fin- a united study of God’s word. Morning worship, eleven o'clock; subject: “The Holy Spirit.’’ Evening worship eight o’clock; Sub ject: The Pentecostal Plan. Yon are invited to worship with us, i nd assured of a hearty welcome. Says They’re Going To Carolina This Summer In Crowds Two vacationists, one from New York and the other from New Or leans, halted in Shelby Thursday to secure'highway routing and moved on west. Talking with attorney D. Z. New ton the tourists expressed its as their opinion that Western Carolina, the section from Shelby west to Ashe ville, would be filled with vacationists and tourists this summer. ‘ Nearly everyone in my acquaintance up north is planning on vacationing in Caro lina,” one of the vui.ors stated. Already numerous outside cars are coming into Shelby and many oth.-rs are par ing through en route to the more mountaineous sections. 2C8 Lots To Go At Auction Saturday The Shelby Real Estate company is 'planing to ring the welkin with a Mg ruction tomorrow (Saturday! af ternoon at half past two o’clock, of fering a big tract of property on 1 Suttle street. This is a Linebcr'g >p—Suttle—Spar. i ler—Palmer holding, which embraces 208 lots, all of which are announced to go under the hammer. It is said i the property is being -bus disposed I of for the sake of division. It. is srfid to be rare that such a i clt>sg_in subdivision is-offered by the auctioneer. And because of this foa t;u the property is expected to be bid in in a hurry. The selling agents nre making much of the statement that property held by this live-wire quartet always makes money for the purchasers. The astuteness and judgment of the Line berger-SuUle-Spangler-Pahner com* ^ hinat'fn is being much emphasised, * Information Asked On Shelby Section Numerous inquiries are coming into . -Shelby of recent weeks regarding . summer vacation spots, realty offer ings and general information about “Carolina’s fastest growing town," according to the official United States Senate. The Chamber of Commerce receives many of these inquiries, while others arc directed to loval people by friends and acquaintances in all sections of the country. A booklet on the Cleve land Sprinis Estates will be ready for distribution Monday, it is under stood, while a larger and more com prehensive booklet celling of Shelby i will be off the press within a week or so. Local people will be permitted to ere these in forwarding information to friendc. LEGION BUILDING LIKELY FOR CITY Ex-Service Men in M eel mg Discuss j Preliminary Plans For Club House i A $25,00(1 club house for members of the Shelby pout of the Ainerknn Lesion seems likely by the end of li e summer following a reeen, meeting oft the ex-service men in their preset t elub room. /' At the meeting the World War vers gathered what information possible and discussed together details of ai ranging for the building of .heir pro posed club house. The building, if erected and it; veins a certainity now, will be on the I plot of ground at the intersection of j Kast Warren street and Jones place,! the plo. recently being secured from the county of Cleveland. The propos ed site is opposite the new jail bui’d ing and only two blocks from the court square on the street whjen Highway 20 enters the city. Preliminary Idea Although noth:ng definite can be stated as yet officials of the post say that in all likelihood the building will cost around 525,000 and will contain combination club rooms, library in cluding recreational facilities, drink and smoke stands. However, this is no, definite. The plan of procedure as outlived at the meeting will be to have a sur vey made of the plot just ns soon gs the deed is received and then turn the survey over to an architect for a lay-out of pluns. Just when the deed will be received is not known as yet. Appoint Trustees At the meeting five trustees were appointed fev the club; to whom the deed will be made. One trustee will serve for six years, two for four years and two for two years. They are: Sam j C. Lattimore, chairman, six years; Chas. P. Roberts and Dr. J. S. Dor ton, four years; Ralph Royster and Herman Eskridge, two years. ;Areys Place New Oil On Market Arcy Brothers put a new Texaco gas on the market Friday morning. The merits of the new fluid are told in a page ad. appearing this 1-sue < f the Star. 1 The product'! upon which millions are said to have been spent, upon ; which the chemists of the company have been working for years, is said I to be -a triumph of refining. Accord \ ing to the company the answer to th.r new substance is a purer gusoline, nothing more; no mixture, no addi tions. It is a more volatile gas, according to the announcement, vaporizes at a far lo per temperature than the old gas, gives increased mileage—has in fret all the virtues of a more active and purer product. Arey 'Brothers, who are the Texaco distributors in this territory have boon looking forward to marketing products for weeks. Finally the an nouncement came to clear the tanas for the new gas Friday morning. It promises to be one of the most j broadly-advertised motor fuels of the ! time. I __ 1 Merchants and Housewives Are Ask ed to Co-operate in Cleaning ing Up Shelby. ( Next week, from May 24th to May 31st has been designated as eUan-up > week in Shelby by the Civics depurt j ment of the Woman’s club. At a re:ent | meeting of this department, Mr*. J. i II. Hull was made chairman ind in taking the leadership, she is very an xious that all merchants. bu.nne -s n<en and housewives, co-operate in this clean-up movement which 'ts an an nual event in Sfielby. All citizens are requested to have yard, rubbage and garbage on their premises piled up near the streets by Thursday morning May 27th, at which time the city trash-hauling wagons will call and take the same awr.y. The motive is to have a clean town, tree from flies and mosquitoes and the city is co-operating in every possible wav to heln the civics department in jth’-> laudable undertaking. Merchants '•re agam ask“d to mle I the trash and swoenines from their ! store ip boxes to the rear of thn’" buildings. These containers should be closely built and carefully cover ed so the papers will not blow about on the streets. The l<tt|errd ronditons of the streets is largely due to the fact that many business heuses ignore this important matter. •■vvwwww Women Here Are Planning To Vote Indications “Sre that inure women in Shelby will vote in the June Primary than ever be fore since tlie advent of suf frage. Anyway, they are re gistering for the privilege in Shelhv Another indications of Shel by's growth is seen in the add ed registration for the June primary. Registrars for the city precincts say that several hun dred people, including many wo. men. who have never register ed here before are doing so. Of course, there are still quite a number of women who have never registered, but the num ber registering is dn'ly increas ing. No data on registration over tlie county could be secur ed as pertaining to the number of new registrations, men and women. The registration books close Saturday, and those who have not registered either for the last election, or the one coming will not be qualified to vote luile 5. •.V. All Set For Tent Revival One Near-Church Congregation invit ed For Each Night of Next Week —Or. Wall To Preach Dr. Zeno Wall who is fresh from the Foutliern Baptist Convention at Hous ton, Texas is in fine trim for preach vivaC which begins in a large tent on S, EaFayette street Sunday nigh.. Dr. Wall enjoys evangelist work and in it he is most successful. Every j sermon has an appeal, a touch that up-lifts the soul and he and Rev. Rush Padgett who is in lharge of the revival, expect one of the greatest spiritual awakenings that Shelby has 'ever had. The tent has a seating capacity of 2.000 while 1,000 more can be comfortably sealed outside the drop curtains but within ear-shot of the preacher on the platform. H. M. Pippin, music director of the First Baptist church is making plana io line up the best voices in Shelby and community and the purpose is to make the revival one that will appeal to all denominations. One of the great, features of the. meeting will be the visitation of con f, retrtions from near-by churches. Each night the pastor and his con gregation of some near-by church will be invited to come in a body and participate in the meeting. Dr. Wail doer not announce his sermons in ad vance, but will feel his way and preach on subjects befitting the oc casion. Sunday night he will launch the three weeks revival on the sub ject “A Great Revival.” Congrega tion? are invued to the meeting in the fol'owing order for next week when services will be held in the evening! at 7:45 promptly; Monday night May 24th Eastside church. Double Springs church Tuesday .light May 25th. Dover Mill church Wednesday night May 26th. Zoar church Thursday night May 27th. Fallston church Friday night May 28th. Elisabeth church Saturday nigH May 29th. Eskridge Store Is Broken And Robbed 7 h'eves Use Scantling To Knock Out Glass In Rear Door—Small Amount Missing Using a two by four scantling to break out the glass in the rear door, a thief or thieves entered the store of Tom Eskridge, grocer, in the Roy ster building corner on Washington [and Warren streets Wednesday night. The cash drawer and a tub of lard were found at the rear of the store and some shelf goods were missing, but Mr. Eskridge says he does not think much was taken. The cash drawer had been robbed of small change amounting to less than $2. Mr. Eskridge has no way of knowing exactly what his loss is in stolen goods, neither has he any clue. The first intimation he had of the rob bery was about 6 o’clock Thursday j morning when Truelove Wray who I operates a colored restaurant near-by. passed and saw the tub of lard and cash drawer in the alley. She im mediately reported the find to Mr. Eskridge who reached the store and found that it had been robbed. The ™atter has been reported to the po lice who are trying to find a clue. 10 Medals For Schools Pupils Sixty-one Girls and Thirty-six Hoys in Graduating Class Here. Medals Offered. Pupils in the Shelby city School,s jutstanding in certain departments will receive 10 medals, cups, or honors 'or the year3 work during the onconi ng commencement. The two outstanding honors, us has been the custom, will be that of the best all-around girl in the schorl. The boy so selected will receive the Washburn cup, given by Mr. Mrs Washburn, while the giil will receive » hiving cup presented by the Cleve land Hardware Co. To the most deserving boy and girl in the senior class will receive schol arships given by Mr. ('has. C. Blanton; the T W. Hamrick/ medal will go tc> the best speller; the It. T. LeGrand de bating medal to the belt debater in the eighth and ninth grade ; the Max Gardner medal to be ihe best juni< r debater; the J. K. Dover medal to the best Bible student; the Win. Linebei ger medal to \ ie student making the best scholastic improvement during the four years in high school; the Lee B. Weathers medal to the student writing the best essay. Graduating Class. The 97 members of the graduating class are taught by Mrs. Roberts, Mrs Gurley and Mr. Buchanan. The class is co-.iposed of 61 girls and 36 boys us follows: Girls—Ruth ArrowoOtJ, Francis Caldwell, Margaret Allen, Adelaide Cabiness, Selma Callahan, Callage Dover, Beryl Ford, Attic Mae F.sk ridge, Margaret Love Gardner, Ray Hoyle, Lois Hudson, Emily Logan, Louise Ledford, Agatha Morton, Pearl Morris, Irene McKinney, Mildrel Ramsey, Susan Sellars, Clara Sper ling, Margaret Williams, Catherine Wilson, Jossie Wiggins, Mattie Sue Allen, Edna Blanton, Bernice Borders, Gussie Ray Beam, Selma Boggs, Don nis Byers, Myrtle Crawford, Mattie B. Crowder, Ruth Dedinon, Frances Farmar, Viola Helms, Mary Hull Frances McMurry, Grace Putnam, Louise Roberts, Mary Roberts, Rober - ta Royster, Grace Sarratt, Alice G. Wilson, Jennie Mae Callahan. Veins Costner, Katherine Dover, Ola Mae Divine, Pat Dudley, Keanu Faudel, Kate Grigg, Ruth Gladden, Virginia •< Hoey, Lein Hoyle, Madge Maunev, Dorothy McKnight, Lucile Morehcad, Mattie Short, Olive Singleton, Eliza beth Spungler, Lula Moore Buttle, Mary J. Suttle, Charlotte S. Tender, Lilly Webber. Boys— Kennon Blanton. Raymond Carroll, Vernon Grigg, Jad? Hoyle, Alton Hopper, Charles Lattimore, Henry Lucas. Hunter McSwain, Chas. Magness, William Putnam, Julian Thompson, Hardin Thomason, Stephen Woodson, Henry Davis, Corbett Ham rick, Roland Hamrick, William Harris, Chivous Hoyle, Whitelaw Kendall, Fluy Ledford, Pressley Wilson, Gene Clendenin, Carl Anthony, Hey war 1 Austell, J. Austell Graham, Roy Har rell, S. William Hughes, Bloomfield Kendall, Hervey Nichols, Melvin Peel er, Louis Roberts, C. II. Thompson, John Phil Wilson, Clarence Wright, Marshal Wright. 1 EXPECTED TO! BANQUET TONIGHT Four hundred plates will be served tonight in the dining room of thu Cleveland Springs Hotel to the mem bers of the six Baptist Young Peoples Unions of ihe First Baptist church of which Mr. Hnry M. Pippin is the ef ficient leader. This is said to be the largest banquet ever served at Cleve land Springs hotel. Not only mem he’s of the three junior, the two im* mediates and the one senior organ izations are invited, but the mothers and fathers of the members have been7 invited to sit with them and hear tho speakers of the evening. Mr. Pippr« who has been the choir leader and leader of young people’s work at tho First Baptist church for several years ht:« met with wonderful success in h:s work and the you»% people of this church are said to be the best orptm ized of any church in North Carolina. The six unions have a total enrollment of 263, all intensely interested in tho work. The guests will assemble at tho church at 7:45 and leave immediately in automobiles for Cleveland Springs. The banquet will be served at 8 o’clock. Speakers for the occasion arc Miss Winnie Rickett, field worker of Bj Y. P. TJ. work in North Carolina, A. V. Washburn, associated directors in the Kings Mountain association and Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the hirst Baptist church. What subjects these •makers will use, has not been art rcuneed. . ;
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