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r" ■> SHELBY Was Carolina’s Fastest Grow ing Town 1920-1925 By U. S. Census. V. — NORTH CAROLINA’S LEADING NEWSPAPER OUTSIDE OF THE DAILY FIELD THE STAR Is The Leading Paper of Shelby and The State’s Fertile Farm Section. VOL. XXXIV, No. 85 } FRIDAY, Jl'LY 16. 1926. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By mail, per year (in advance)— $2.50 By carrier, per year (in advance) $3.00 . THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. City Officials Highly Commended By Kiwanis Mayor Weathers and Hoard Commend ed For Progress and Economy Mr. Moseley Talks. The present city administration j was declared to be the most pro- ! grcssive in 25 years, doing more to meet the demands of its citizens and shoving Shelby forward in the lime light of progress at the meeting of the Kiwanis club Thursday night ! with Drs. J. S. Dorton and Reuben Me Prayer in charge of the program.'! ft is not often that bouquets are j thrown at the living, especially liv ing public officials, but Mayor A. P. Weathers and Aldermen Hamrick. Toms, Schenck anti Hopper were ; praised without stint or reservation by the representative business men of Shelby when the past year of this administration was reviewed. City’s Credit Best Ever I)r. Dorton said that the adminis tration has not been able to do every-' thing asked for because of the fin ances of the town would not permit, hut at all times it has been willing to lend an attentive ear and give due consideration to all suggestions and requests and as a result thereof, the city fathers are functioning better in building Shelby to a bigger and bet ter town than any administration dur ing past quarter of a century. May.11 Weathers and Alderman Hopper were present to hear the compliments and they smilingly bowed in acknowledg ment of the compliments, The other aldermen were invited but could not come. In reviewing the achievement of the administration during the past year, Dr. Dorton pointed out that $200.000 in bonds -has been issued for a water 1 lent, $200,000 for school buildings, *125,000 for street and sidewalks im provements; that a iViodern new' fire truck has been purchased and that the ci'y’s credit has improved to such an extent that bonds have been sold for rtie highest premium Shelby bonds have ever brought, showing that !n the financial markets the city's credit i> good. This administration came into power under an adverse situa tion, when the city limits had just linen extended and the demands were greater than ever before, but the sit uation has been met in a most busi ness-like and commendable manner. Dr. Dorton told of the amoum of -treet paving and sidewalks which will be put down this summer, of the readiness and willingness of every city official to give out information and explain why certain, things can not be done when they are declined. Dr. Reuben McBrayer added to the commendation but included in h < re marks other achievements which Dr. Dorton had not touched upon. He commended the zoning law, forbid ding the erection of buildings are jeopardize the life and property of citizens, told that the c.tv is contem plating the purchase o{_a vacuum street sweeper that will keep the city streets cleaner and that as soon as the new water plant is completed. ttr> old plant will be converted into an ahbatoir and incinerator for the dis posal of trash and for a central -laughter pen which will elim nate the insanitary pens where cattle i • now dressed. Dr. McBrayer said many were unable to understand why the streets were not washed oftener but "hen He interviewed the mayor he found that the present water plant s so inadequate that water is held in reserve to fight any fire that might break out. He reported that the sewer disposals were in splendid con dition that the new water plant to he finished this Fall will he one ot the most modern in the state and th*’.t the water supply will be as pure and wholesome as any free stone water. Mr. Moseley a Visitor The Kiwanis club has as its dis tinguished visitor, Mv. E G. Moseley, well-to-do tobacconist of Danville. \ a. who is here on a visit for a few (lavs end Mr. Moseley in a few choice words complimented Shelby for the evidences of prosperity on every hand, for the genuine hospitality of its citizens and for the noble work which the Kiwanis club is doing. He was particularly impressed with the unsurpassed in dustrial development through West ern Carolina, for the splendid living condition* of the mill people and for the spiritual interest exemplif'od in the magnificent churches. He had read of Shelby in The Star and was inclined to think that the stories therein were the product of the mind of an over-enthusiastic and over-pa triotic editor, but after two days in Shelby he feels impelled to go home and report to his friends as the Queen of Sheba did on her return from a visit to King Solomon, “the halt has not been told.” Mr. Moseley is one of the leading Methodist laymen in the Gld Dominion, editor of “The Me thodist.” a district church paper be publishes himself, superintendent of Cabel street Methodist church with an enrollment of slightly less than 1,000 and a teacher of one of tho largest men’s Bible classes in too ■ fate ot Virginia. Rc-sebud Swallowed By Child Results In Death Tuesday Rut herfordton July 15.—The small chiM of Henry Haves, of the Sulphur Springs section died Tuesday, as the result of a most peculiar accident. The child swal lowed a tiny green rose bud early last spring. It lodged in his lungs, causing groat suffering. Death f dlowcd upon the removal of the rose bud. - Town Topics - According to older residents of Shelby it is said that A. It. Reinhardt, sr., of Charlotte, who recently shot and killed his daughter-in-law at Wilmington and was in turn shot by an officer, once operated a cafe in Shelby near the present location of Basil. Goode's grocery. It is now likely some reports about the court house have it that Judge John H. Harwood, who fills the unes pired term ot Judge T. I). Bryspn, resigned, will likely hold the July 26 term of Superior court here. Howev er, members of the local l«r are of the opinion that Judge H. P. Lane will preside. * * * The fame of Cleveland county con tinues to spread. The July 8. issue of the Manufacturers Record, widely cir culated manufacturers journal, car ried a large advertisement of North Carolina's “banner agricultural coun ty" The big boost for file county came through the interest of Clement S. Ueker, director of development for the Seaboard Airline railway. Mr. Ueker with Mr. J. X. McBride, agri cultural agent of the road, became in terested in Cleveland through their friendship with Wm. Lineberger, Shel by banker. Hamrick Enjoys Bisr Tour Of The West Boiling Springs Man Has Interesting Trip Over Western America. Visits Many Places Mr. 0. P. Hamrick has returned from a month's tour of the west, which he won as the result of a cam ! paign for the Charlotte Observer. During his trip Mr. Hamrick visited many points of national interest, ‘some of the outstanding scenic cen ters of America, and saw numerous interesting personages. The trip west was made by way of Atlanta. New Orleans, San Antonio. El Paso, Jaurez, Mexico; the Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, Catalina Is lands. Hollywood, San Francisco, Berkley, Yosemite Park, Yellowstone Park, Salt Lake Ctiy, Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak. Mr. Ham rick engaged in snowballing with other members of the party on June 5, while up Pike's peak where the temperature was 43 while in the val. lev below it was 103. The return was by way of Kansas City, Chicago, Ken tucky. and Tennessee. The trip cov ered between nine and ten thousand miles. Plan Golf Tourney For Shelby Golfers Mr. Charles L. Eskridge and Dr. A Pitt Beam together with other of ficials the Cleveland Springs golt club are planning weekly golf tourna ments for each Thursday afternoo’x during the summer, it is learned. With the business houses closed and the majority of up-town workers off fot ; the afternoon considerable interest tt ! being shown in golf and more inteie.-t will likely be created by the weekly contests. The general opinion now is that practically all local golfers will par ticipate in the weekly tourneys and ,hat manv up-town business folkfc will spend the half holidays follow ing the contests at Cleveland., As planned a small prize will likely be given the winner each week with a handsome cup prize for the best total plaver during the series of tournn, merits which will likely cover eight weeks. o. O. Toms Now With Best Furniture Firm "Mr. O. O. Toms, lately of LaUi m'ore, has hung up his hat at the John M. Best establishment, to «ass out good cheer along with the Best furniture. (Pun strictly original.) Mr. Toms is well known in Shelby, being „ brother of K. V. Toms, superintend ent of the Shelby water and light plant. Mr. Toms moved to Shelby some months back and was for a dine with the Shelly Electric company. Trouser Skirt This i'presents femininity's latest Invasion of the ranks of masculine styles. The wide belt and hip pock ets are features. The girl is Mis* Helen Wood, *>f Des Moines la To Investigate Condition of Hoorn W herein Suicide Was Enacted. Reported Vermin Infested. Raleigh, July 15.—The state board of health will conduct an investiga tion into condition surroundings the | suicide of Miss Alice Coltrain, pat ient at the state hospital. Dr. G. M. Cooper has announced, as a result of cruelty charges advanced by coroner L. M. Waring. This development followed the re ceipt of two letters by the health authorities. One came from coroner Waring, calling attention to a poorly ventilated, vermin-infested room in which he found the dead body of the woman on the night of July 9. ' The other was from Dr. Albert Anderson, superintendent of the hospital, Wel coming an investigation. “I would be glad for you to make the investigation as suggested by coroner Waring,” said the hospital head in his letter to Dr. Cooper. Officials of the hospital explained Tuesday night that the woman was hard to manage, so much so that it | took about fi^e or six nurses, at times, | to put her in a strong room to oro- j tect her fro mher self as well as others. The charges of the coroner have not | reached the grand jurv. according to J Solicitor Evans, and will not unless coroner Waring files a report with the solicitor. “Coroner Waring has made no re port to me that he considers anyone culpably liable, and until he does there will be no investigation bv the Wake county grand jury,” said the solicitor. Coroner Not Concernrd The coroner stated yesterday that he is not concerned whether any steps (Continued on page eight.) Talk Of Methodist Church At Lattimore Plans are rapidly taking shape for the organization of Methodist con gregation and the erection of a church building at Lattimore. There is no Methodist church in this thriving village, yet there are a number of Methodists residing in that section. The nearest church at present is at Rehobeth and for some time the or ganization of a church at Lattimore for the convenience of the people of this faith, has been discussed. Right away, the nucleus will be found in the organization, of a Sunday school which will be taught in the public school building until the new house of worship is completed. Lowery To Supply Presbyterian Church Rev. T. M. Lowery, D. D., will sup ply the pulpit at the Presbyterian church here during the month of August during the vacation of Rev. H. N. McDiarmid, the pastor, it is an nounced. Rev. Mr. McDiarmid with his family will spend their vacation at Montreat, it L understood. STEWARDS EXPRESS if mo pissior Hoard of \shrvHlp Chur'-H |n Resolu tion Declares Th*v Have Not “Turned fold Shoulder" Anent a recent news article car ried in The Slur about Dr. Ashley Ch>p;>cll matter, the board of stew ards of Central church, Asheville, for wards a resolution denying that a col(l sin ulder has been turned to the i as.tor, or that friends are adopting a program of ostracism against him. The resolution follows: Whereas, an article ref erring .to the Coming trial of our pastor. Dr. Ash by Chappell, has originated with the Shelby Star and is being copied by other papers throughout the state, we the board of stewards, of Central Methodist church, in regular monthly I'rsion. desire to make the following s'atement in refutation of this arti cle. 1. —That the statement that 'friends ere giving the pastor and his wife the cold shoulder’ is untrue. 2. —That the statement that ‘for mer close friends of Dr. Chappell are adopting a program of ostracism to ward his’ is without foundation. •1.—That the statement that Dr Chan pell is being made to realize that public opinion is already against him not matter what the final verdict may be is utterly without foundation. 4. —That we as official board and congregation depreciate the implica tion of disloyalty to our pastor and his noble wife and trust that those who have had a part in circulating these false and damaging reports will give equal publicity to these re solutions. 5. '—That the attitude of the con gregation has been one of loyalty and confidence and we feel that no other attitude could be consistent or war ran'ed. ("Editor's Note—The resolution of official church body is gladly pub lished by this paper in its ever con stant endeavor to publish the news correctly as is possible. Statements in the story, to which the resolution takes exceptions, were derived in the ordinary news routine and carefully checked by available sources of in formation. The story did not attempt to set forth the feeling and sentiment of the church or its board of stew ards, but rather spoke from the view point of the general public as it touched upon the attitude tow-ards the pastor of the Asheville church. It is only natural and a matter of loy alty that Dr. Chappell's official church would stick to him in his tragic dilemma, and their stand in making this known is to be appreciat- j ed. However, this paper merely car ried the information as received and in the article said nothing of the of ficial church attitude towards the pastor, merely depending on the seemingly reliable source of informa tion for the other statements set forth. As to the statements about friends, or former so-called friends, being none too loyal following the charges, this paper sees no right why it’s source of information does not i have just as much au^iority to speak for the others as does the church board in repudiating the statement about all the friends of Dr. Chappell, i That the church board was other than loyal was never questioned in any ai ticle appearing in this paper, and as for the matter of the loyalty of for mer friends or the general public’s &t titude this paper feels that it is can able of ascertaining from an impartial standpoint to a certain extent of re liability.) Presbytei'ian Pastors Gather At Cleveland Ministers of Kings Mountain Presby tery To Meet Monday At Shelby Clevland Springs. The Presbyterian pastors of the Kings Mountain Presbytery will meet for a general get-together Monday afternoon, July 19, at Cleveland Springs park. In a previous issue of The Star it was stated that the meet ing would be Monday, July 16.—an impossible date, the intention being to say July 19. According to the arrangements made by Rev. G. R. Gillespie, of For est City, superintendent of home mis sions for the presbytery, the minis ters will assemble about 4 in the af ternoon’and remain until about 8 in the evening, enjoying a general pic nic and better acquaintance with each other. One object of the meeting will be to; bring the new ministers of the presbytery into closer relationship with the other pastors. The1 presby tery is made up of five ebunties, Gas ten, Lincoln, Cleveland, Rutherford, and Polk, and a goodly attendance is expected. How Many Rabbits Make a Coat?' Theac are valuable bunnies the overcoat kind Their name* are Mr, And Mr* Calein Cool blue and (Key are owned by J It Thori>e of the Sierra ranch near Lott Angeles They are chinchillas and Thorite has refused 12500 for them. North Carolina Will Have 4,000 Miles Hard Roads Soon Stalf Building More Highways Than Ever Before. How Carolina Roads Are Built Raleigh.—North Carolina not only has already 2,(500 miles of improved highways completed and in service, but the state is now building more highways than ever before in its road building history, and of better qual ity at a smaller cost per mile. All of which is something to think about. At present there are from 1,000 to 1,200 miles of highway under con struction, from 500 to COO miles of this being hard surfaced, so that by December 31, 1026, there will be ap proximately 3,200 miles of hard sur faced highway’s doing active duty in North Carolina. There will in addi tion be from 600 to 700 miles of sur face-treated roads, just recently un dertaken by the commission. The treatment is called the “catchimite” treatment, whereby a graded or top soil road in given a binding coat of mixture of tar and asphalt. which gives a hard surface that stands up well where the traffic is not too heavy. The result will "be nearly 4,000 miles by January 1, 1927. Not only then is nearly half of the state’s system of 6,400 miles of high ways either paved or in process of being hard* surfaced, but this work is being done at a figure far less than formerly. When North Carolina first began paving its highways, the cost in many cases ran as high as $40,000 a mile, while at present the same type of road—but of really better construc tion—is being built at from $28,000 to $35,000 a mi|e, including grading, bridges and paving. In the western section of the state the cost may ex ceed Jhese _figures somewhat, owing to the adiied expense of construction through the mountain sections, while in the eastern part of the state the figure is often considerably less, be ing in some cases as low as $25,000 a mile. Where no new grade has to be prepared, and the paving is laid on the old grade, the cost does not ex ceed $20,000 a mile under normal con ditions. Of the entire 6,400 miles of high ways in the state system, less than 1,200 miles remain to be built. More than 2,000 miles of the non-hard-sur faced roads have been located, graded and the surface improved with top soil and gravel, with new’ bridges and I culverts put in. Those roads will be I improved in proportion as traffic over j them increases, and when necesasry, will be hard surfaced, j The highway commission now has j « system whereby an accurate check | is kept of the amount of travel over i every road in ihe state, and when a ! check of the maintenance costs shows ; that this cost is becoming too large, and the traffic increase warrants it, steps nre then taken to hard surf ace the road in question. This hard sur facing is made to follow' in the wake of increased travel, to taXe care of this heav'er traffic. Thus, for medium traffic conditions a sand-day or topsoil road is adequate, and this type of road can be built for about $8,000 a mile. If the traffic is a bit too heavy for this type road gravel may be added, mak ng the cost about $12,000 a mile. This may be adequate for several , years, until traffic increases suffi ciently to warrant paving. Then the paving can be laid over the same road | grade at a cost of from $22,000 to 1 $25,000 a mile. A large initial cost is 1 saved and the road does almost con tinuous service over a period of years, .until the ultimate, outlay becomes i necessary. An example of this kind may be found in the road between Maysvillo and Polloeksville, which has just been paved, as the result of increasing traf fic. The seven-anda-half miles of pav ing 16 feet wide, were laid by a state highway paving crew in 31 working days at a cost of $22,600 a mile. This crew is now working on another pro ! ject, divided into two shifts, day and night, building from 2,200 to 2,300 feet of hard surfaced road each 24 hours. That is how roads are built in North Carolina. Cornerstone Laying For Bel wood School An interesting program for the | laying of the cornerstone at the new Belwood school is being planned f n Saturday, July 24, according to Ea W. Dixon. In the afternoon a big pic nic will be held by ihe Belwood Junior order. Details of the program will be an . nounced in The Star next week. Former Shelby Man Says “Booger Of Bill’s Creek” Is Not Lost Charlotte Police Dog Ernest Harris, Erstwhile Boxing Pro moter, Describes ‘‘Whatevertis", Disclaims Charlotte Report The Star has received a letter from Ernest Harris, former Tex Rickard of South Shelby, discrediting the report of a Charlotte man that the “lone wolf” of Rutherford county is noth ing else than his lost German police dog. Harris, who writes from a rural route out of Mill Springs, says: 1 have just read an account in The Star of the “Booger," police dog, wolf or what have you? on Bills Creek in this community and wish to say that Mr. Jones, of Charlotte, may rest assured that the maurader that has been playing havoc with the chickens, chasing children and whip ping whole packs of fox hounds is no dog of any breed, it is almost a cer tainty that the animal that has been seen here is a member of the cat fam ily. This writer talked with a man today, ; one Ray Dalton, rural police officer, in Chimney Rock township, who saw this animal at short range and he says it is unlike anything that he ever saw liefore. Mr. Daltons wife had gone to feed the hogs and finding “the Boog er" sitting near the pen, she, retreat ed to the house, calling her husband, who was a short distance way. Mr. Dalton says he hurried to the spot, carrying his gun with his little 6 years old son following in his wake, however, the rustle of poultry and swine disappeared -before he had time to shoot. Hearing the child to his rear scream he turned and ran back to ascertain the trouble. On coming up to the little fellow, Mr. Dalton says, he found his young son almost frightened out of his wits, but was able to explain that the “booger” met him and stopped, staring at him with terrible yellow eyes, bristles standing up from head to tail and snarling something fierce. In conclusion I just wish to state that a few nights ago I had the pleas 1 ure of hearing a score of hounds run .this animal and at one time durnig i the chase was close enough to where 1 it crossed the road to smell it and must say that even a wet dog with a I bad case of mange does not give off i an odor to compare with the one given I off by the Bills Creek booger. If any of the Cleveland fox hunters (think they have hounds that will run I and fight and stay, they are invited to sick ’em onto this—Well,-whatever * ERNi^T L. HARRIS. With Huslness Houses Closed Town lakes On Sabbath Quietude. Little Activity Shelby “vacationed” Thursday af ternoon. With the first regular “half holi day” of the summer the uptown busi ness section assumed a Sabbath like quietude and there was little activity during the afternoon. Following a qeeotul petition signed by merchants of Shelby the “half holiday” for employees of business houses became a reality in line with a custom observed for several years and Thursday the major part of bit' ness Shelby was a closed shop. I'.mployer? and employees for the mo-1 part spent the afternoon out of town, motoring:, pr at a nearby fish ing; rendezvous. That most of the folks employed in business Shelby were either out of town or taking it It isurely at home was evidenced by stillness of the streets. Some few folks tarried about the business sec lion. or loitered on the court square, but generally speaking there was not ns much activity as usually occurs on Sunday afternoons. Sentiment heard from various sources indicates that the “half holi day” is popular—more so than usual. Especially is it as it pertains to em ployees and several among the so called shopping public have expressed their appreciation of the weekly vaca tion given employees and their offer to cooperate in the movement by shopping during the morning hours or on another day of the week. It now appears that the half holi day will handicap no one. Most of the rural sections have become accus tomed to the Thursday afternoon clos ing during the summer and with the word well scattered prior to yester day’s closing it is thought that few experienced disappointment at find ing the business houses closed. Needless to add, as it is shown by The Star, news is unusually dull on closed shop days. Shelby Teams Lose In Tennis Contest Whitelaw Kendall and Johnny Mc Knight, Shelby entrants in the Spar tanburg Country Club tennis tourna ment, returned home Wednesday night, having been eliminated from the running by losing their first round matches. Kendall lost to Kennedy, one of the four singles entrants by a score of G-0; G-2, McKnight to Bourne 6-3; 6-2, while Gilmore Singleton, anoth er Shelby entrant was defeated by Coleman 6-3; 6-4. Singleton and Ken dall, entered in the doubles were elim inated 6-2; 6-2. The Shelby hoys, up against seas oned players, showed their lack of experience in match play, as well as their unfamiliarity with the Spartan burg courts. Their . cntranc” war. largely for the purpose of gaining the sort of experience they need. Body Of Eskridge Arrived At Noon The remains of Mr. George Esk ridge who died suddenly at Gary, Indiana this week, arrived at noon to day over the Southern train No. 39 and was brought to the home of his sister, Mrs. Ab Poston on DeKalb street where it will remain until the funeral, which will probably take place at Zion Baptist church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. No definite plans have been made for the funeral, pending the arrival of his body and a conference of his brothers and sis ters. Details of his death have not * been learned, but Mr. Eskridge passed away suddenly in Gary, Ind., where for the past four years he has been connected with the E. J. and R. rail road. His brother Grover Eskridge and brother-in-law Ab Poston of Shel by went to Gary upon receipt of the death message to accompany the re mains to Shelby. Mr. Eskridge was single and 43 • years of age. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. S. T. Putnam of War renton, Ga., Mrs. Ab Poston of Shelby, two brothers Messrs. Clay Eskridge of Spartanburg and Grover Eskridge of Shelby. Get Insurance Man Here For Seduction L. B. McCoy, insurance salesman, was arrested here Wednesday by Of ficer Bob Kendrick and turned over to Gastonia officers who carried him back to Gastonia, where, it is said, he is wanted on a charge of seduction. Officers state that McCoy, who >8 married and is alleged to have a fam ily in South Carolina, is charged with seduction under marriage promise an unmarried girl of Gastofiia. McCoy, a man of 40 some years of age, is of , pleasing appearance and neatly dress ed.
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