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SHELBY Was Carolina’s Fastest Grow ing Town 1920-1925 By U. S. Census. NORTH CAROLINA’S LEADING NEWSPAPER OUTSIDE OF THE DAILY FIELD Ilje Irtidanii laf THE STAR Is The Leading Paper of Shelby and The State’s Fertile Farm Section. VOL. XXXIV, No. 87 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY. JULY 21. 1926. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons 5y mai1, per year (in at»vanc«)-_$2. :— -——— _____ J 'By carrier, per year (in advance) $3j 50 00 Chappell Is Declared Not Guilty Of Immoral Charge Verdict Means That Asheville Pastor Goes Back to Church. De fended by Shelby Pastor Statesville, July 20.—The Rev. Ashley Chappel, D. D pastor of th'1 fashionable Central Methodist church iof Asheville, was found not guilty by a church court which tried him here today on a charge of Immorality. The charge was made after Dr. Chappell had been arrested in a dis orderly house in Memphis last May during the general confeience of ttie Southern Methodist church. He was charged with disorderly conduct by the police who caught him when they raided the house. Dr. Chappell’s defense was that he suffered from a physical aliment which at times caused him extreme agony. In a statement he said be was taking a walk in Memphis when one of the attacks seized him and that he went into the house to re main until the attack was over. While there the house was raided and he was arrested. Reinstatement Immediately The verdict returned late tonigh* by the church court of the western North Carolina conference means that Dr. Chappell will be reinstated immediately as pasto>- of the Ashe, ville church, from which ho was su.i rtendj-d Ending the result of |the trial. The verdict was announced at 10:02 o’clock tonight. In announcing the verdict, Dr. Prettyman sain: “The investigating committee has faithfully performed its function—a very distasteful one.” Verdict Satisfactory Dr. Prettyman commended the work of Mr. Pickens for the prosecu tion and Dr. Boyer for the defense. He said they had presented their cases in the stroneest manner and as true and faithful Christian gentle men. Rev. C. M. Pickens, of A’.bimarle. in charge of the prosecution '=-!l d the following statement immediately after the verdict was returned: “The verdict of the committee is entirely satisfactory to me. “I was appointed bv the chorch to this task which I did not want. I feel I have done mv dutv to the church and 10 Dr. Chappell. “I have finished the task without regret.” The doors of the church were thrown open to visitors and news papermen when the verdict w-as re turned. Previously they had been excluded. Approximately 70 members of Dr. Chanpell’s church at Asheville were in the church when their pastor was found not guilty. They eavc vent to their joy in a burst of cheering which ended up with the sine ne of “Praise God From Whom All Bless ings Flow.” They gathered around Dr. Chanpell and expressed their joy at his exoneration. He Is Overjoyer Dr. Chappell was overjoyed. W itn a broad smile upon his face he said: “I never was so hapny in my life. Mrs. Chappell, wife of the accused minister, found difficulty in express ing her feelings. “I am so happy I don’t know what to do,” she declared. The Asheville delegation, which came here to demonstrate their loy alty to their pastor in t^e time of his trouble, will accompany him hack to Asheville in a triumphal journey. The entire party will motor through the country. Defense testimony wa« neaixu uy hero late today as Rev. Mr. Chappell fought to clear himself of an accusa tion of immorality before a trial hoard of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. After a lengthy cross-examination of Dr. Chappell by Rev. C. M .Pick: '■ns. prosecutor for the church, at the beginning of the afternoon session of the trial one witness f< Mowed an other in an effort to establish the vir tuous character of the accused man. Dr. H. K. Boyer. Shelby pastor, counsel for Dr. Chappell, sprang a surprise by introducing witnesses whose identity had not been previous ly disclosed. Case* Increase On Recorder’s Docket Close observers of the court would usually mark time by seasons— there being dull criminal season, and a busy one. The busy season with the county court is about ready to make its 1926 debut, officials say. An indication of increasing dockets was on hand Monday, 13, cases being disposed of before Recorder Mull. The majority of the charges had to do with the liquid condemned by the Eighteenth Amendment. - -- Pal of Brown IHtV Francis 1C. Knight. !»n. i . the only .v'uv,', in- com pan ion of tin? famous aa'nn 1 Irown. In Charleston. Mass., Knight may lie seen an.v dav stroll lag in thr- snoots. as h„ believes v? alkiner the best exercise anyone OOaiil take. He began using tobacco "ben he was 10 years old. I’ink ( row s Store Destroyed By Fire—Lfaf Hopper Injuring Cotton—Twin Child Dies (Special to The Star) Toluca. July 20.—Crops are begin ning to suffer for rain again in th:a part of the section. People are beginning to report the leaf hopper in upper Cleveland. Some say you can go to the cotton field and top the cotton stalks and millions hoppers will fly. People will soon yearn to raise their bread if insects still keep destroying their cotton. Mr. Ira Sain and family and Mre. Jimmie Sain, of Hildebran, were din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tate Cai penter last Sunday. Mr. Pink Crow, Jr., of upper Clevs land. had the misfortune to lose his store by fire early Monday morning. About 6 o'clock he had been in the store and had returned to the house about 15 minutes before the fire orig inated. He discovered the fire an*i ran hack to the store hut was unable to gc-t in. He opened the door and th» house was so full of smoke that he could not get in. He lost his entire stock. Insurance carried wa- $7,000. Misses Charlcie and Georgiana Sain spent Sunday evening with their cousins. Misses Mary and Lucy Sain. Mrs. F. A. Boyles, Miss Gertrude SScisin. Mrs. Walter Boyles and Mr. Carlos Costner motored to Saluda Sunday to see the little twin daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Greely Boyles who is in the baby hospital for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Yarboro visited Mr. and MA. S. A. Sain Sunday evening. Miss Edith Sain spent Saturday night with Miss Selma propst. Mr. Fletcher Sain soent Saturday night with his cousin, Mr. John Sain. Miss Yangie Willis is the guest of Misses Mary and Lucy Sain this weex attending the revival services at Cat neuter's Grove. Mrs. Joe Bingham is on the sick list a, th's writing. We hope for he. a speedy recovery. Mr. Charlie Ellis, of Miami, Fia., visited his mother, Mrs. Dan Sail, last week. Mrs. S. A. Sain had as her guest Monday her mother and sister, Mrs. W. F. Mull and Mrs. Walter Sain. Miss Helen Sain spent Friday night with her sister, Mrs. Austin Hicks. Mr. Alvin I’ropst visited Mr. Fletcher Sain Sunday evening. Little Miss Mary Lizzie Sain, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Sain, is in the hospital and was operated on for appendicitis. She is getting along nicely.. A large crowd gathered at Hebron church last Thursday to pay their last tribute of respect to the body of little Mable Boyles and to see it laid to rest. She was the little twin daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Greely Boyles. She w-as born October 14th, 1924 and died July the 14ih, 1926. She is survived by her father and mother and little twin sister. She had been sick for a good while and was taken to Saluda hospital last Wednesday. All was done for her that loving hands could do but she was called away. It is sad to give her up and to be parted from her little twin sister. sear Mission dies of moos Rev. Pleasant Bostic, One Of Family Of Three Missionaries Dies In China, July 21st. Rev. Pleasant Bostic, native of Cleveland County, who has been a missionary for .r!.r> years, most of which time has been spent among the Chinese, died there June 21st, according to a letter received here a few days ago by his sister, Miss Judith Bostic. Mr. Bostic was one of a family of three Bostics who have spent a greater part of their life work in Foreign Mission service under the Foreign Mis sion board of the Southern Bap tist convention. It is learned that he had just contracted typhus fever, a most deadly disease of that country. He was hurried to a hosoital where he would he near his sister. Ml-i Attie Bos tic and there he died after eight davs illness. Mr. Bostic and a younger brother Rev. Wade Bostic were working together in Pochow, the province of Anhei, China, where they were doing a wonderful work. News of his death will be learned with the deepest sorrow bv his manv friends throughout North Carolina. A fuller account of his life and mission work will appear later in The Star. Youthful Bandit Works Openly On Court Square Here Small Boy Robbed At Water Foun tain With Crowds All About. Makes Getawav Chicago has nothing on Shelby. Not when it comes to youthful ban dits and wide dpen robberies out in the wide open spaces known as streets filled with people. A youngster, daring in his tac tics, added one dollar to his treas ury this morning by a robbery staged at the court square fountain while dozens of thirsty folks, seeking re lief from the heat, plied their way j about the spigots. James Kendrick, young son of Mr. Gus Kendrick, came up town shopping for his mother, bringing | along his wagon to carry home the j nurehases. After the shopping tour he i halted for a moment at the well to get a drink. In his wagon was the' groceries and a dollar bill that re mained. After getting his water the I youngster raised up to find the dol- I lar gone and another boy disappear ing. Young Kendrick tearfully told the officers that the boy bandit didn’t j seem a bit worried and told him before running off ch it he got trvv dollar, but being stronger than tb? j youngster he robbed a clean get-a- 1 way was scored. Officers have no; clue to the boy taking the money j other than that the Kendrick boy would know should He ever see him ! again— and needless to say ihe young ster is keeping his eve “peeled,” and there’s blood in it. He was responsi ble for that dollar to his mother and 't almost broke his !\»art to have It stolen. Continue Construction 1 At Cleveland Spring? __ Sewer and Wafer Lines Now Being i Put In. Telegraph and Light Poles Going Up On Projec: Construction work at Cleveland | Springs Estates took on a new an- of | activity this week when a big ditching 1 machine was added to the equipment | being used in creating sewer and | water ditches. The sewer and water ' lines and being put in all the Estates ! property, and poles for electric and telephone lines are being erected, i Further construction work includes the enlarging of the sceptic tank ami I the preparation to pump the mineral waters to the hotel. Mr, A. P. Marshall, sales manager of the Estates, is spending a week in Florida. Jerry Runyans New Court Officer Here When superior court convenes at the court house here next week the; opening cry “Oyez! Oyez” will come | from a new throat—that of Jerry Runyans, of Earl, Sheriff Logan s new court officer. Mr. Runyans for sometime has been one of the shot* iff’s most dependable deputies and an officer held in high esteem over the county. The new court officer succeeds Ed. W. Dixon, of Belwood, court of ficer for a period of years. — Two Old Scouts Get Together P!r Robert S Baden I’owe'.l fright). chief scout of the world and founder of the Boy Seoul movement in (Jreat Britain nut'.s Dan Board, national commissioner cf the Bov ;; outs of America Th*j attended the national council of Boy Scouts in Washington recently Cody, On Buncombe Convict Gang, Says He Was Beaten Assistant Manager At Cleveland Springs Joe W. Cunningham, of Sunford, Aid To Lineberger. Riding Club Breakfasts: There An addition to the managerial staff of Cleveland Springs hotel. Shelby, resort, is announced iu the arrival of Mr. Joe Cunningham who becomes assistant manager. Mr. Cunningham's home is at San ford but has had experience in the ho tel business elsewhere, is a brother of Miss Lillian Cunningham, a popular member of the Shelby city schools faculty during the past school year. Something new.itLthe social world of the resort was celebrated this morning in a ‘‘breakfast party.” • The party was staged and attended by about 30 members of the Shelby Ridirg Club, the breakfast following, horseback jaunts over the five miles of bridle paths in the Cleveland Springs Estates. Members of ht.e party were guests of Mr. C. C. Blanton, popular bank er and horse fancier. Healthy Conditions On Cleveland Farms Shown hy Bank Payment*of Farmers. Cleveland Farmers Have Borrowed $.'181,060 (Special to The Star.) Durham.—Seventy five North Ca> olina counties are represented by the 3,126 farmers who have borrowed a total of $] 1,497,700 for agricultural Purposes from the North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank of Durham President Southgate Jones reported to the board of directors at the meet ing held in Durham last week. In Virginia 128 farmers in 10 counties have borrowed from the hank a total of $440,900, the report showed. The North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank, operated in the two states under the supervision of the Federal Farm Loan Board, a bureau of the Treasury Department of the United States, is capitalized at $600, 000. with earned surplus of $100,000, paid in surplus of $80,615 and undi vided profits and reserves of $80,812. 24. It has been in operation for three and a half years and the growth has been very pleas;ng to the officials and directors. The loans run for 33 years, with semiannual |>ayments. in Cleveland county. President i Jones reported that there are 128, farmers who have borrowed from the bank, the total amount being: $28t, 200. The directors expressed their satisfaction with the loans made an«* with the splendid manner in which the farmers are meeting: their payments, which, they said, indicates a healthy and stable condition among: the farm ers of Cleveland county. Mr. Edwin Y. Webb. Jr., has re urned from a visit to Castalia. Mrs. iVebh will remain with her mother, > drs. Pearce who is ill in a hospital in tft. Airy. __ * Declares He Was Struck With Revol ver When Objecting to Whipping. Held I'p Shelby Gang. Asheville. July 20.—Officials today denied the charges of C. Lee Couy. | 21 years old, convict at the Buncombe county road camp at Craggy, that h? ' had been maltreated by guards at the | camp and that he had been struck ot» j the head with a revolver during a scuffle following his refusal to suit I mit to a whipping. Captain L. E. Revis. who is in charge of the camp, and the county commissioners, on the ■oiher hand, charged Cody with set ious insubordination. The case is under investigation by the Asheville Prison Reform asso ciation, however, according to Miss Maude Waddill, secretary. The as sociation has been waging a cam paign for the legal . boiishment of whipping at the prison camps. Th< practice is permitted now under cer tain regulations, but officials of the association said that they would not rest until it was prohibited by statute. > ersions of l rouble Cody who is serving a 12 months’ sentence for holding up a convict camp at Shelby about six months ago in order to free a friend, was brought to the county ^ail about two veeks ago with a slight cut on h's scalp. He was given treatment by Dr. A. G. Morgan, health officer. Two versions of the trouble which led to Cody’s injury ->nd to his re moval to the county jail were told today by the principals concerned. Cody said that Captain Revis threatened to have him whipped on the grounds that he war. not working as he should. Because he believed that he was working a« much as the other convicts, he refused to submit 10 the whipping. He was then over* powered and whipped anyway, and during the scuffle with three of the guards was injured. When asked to state exactly ho« the out was made on h's scallp, he replied: “Jess Luther hit me on the head wich the butt of a revolver.” On another occasion, he said, he was made to work while he had ser ious boils on his legs. He admitted, however, that he had not been whip ped before the time in question. An entirely dmerent version of th-s story was told by Captain Revis and Luther. Calling attention to the part record of Cody to substantiate his statements. Captain Revis reported that Cody had given hint trouble eve* since he was admitted to the camp. “He has not been working as he should for the past week,” he said. “I tried to talk with him, but ft didn’t seem to do any good. Then one morning he picked up a pick handle when we Jiad started to the road and dared anybody to come and get him. We had to overpower him, of course, but we did not use a re volver. The cut on his scalp was made when he struck his head against the frame of a window In the cell where we were scuffling.” Always Defiant Following the figlht, the guards (Continued on Page Five) City Awards Contract For Sidewalks At Lowest Price —- ■ — i Business Houses To Be Closed Thursday Another "half holiday" will be observed tomorrow, Thursday, afternoon by the business folks of Shelby. Practically all the local stores and business house* will be closed during the after noon following the recent agree ment between the merchants. Nothing of import is planned for the vacation other than the usual rest and aiuo tours. Some will golf, others fish and motor, while the major portion will seek relief from a typical summer heat. Those having shopping to do on Thursday are again reminded that it should be done Thursday morning. $15,000 Realty Deal Was Made This Week A realty deal involving $15,000 was consumated this week whore Exans E. McBrayer traded a valuable house and lot in Raleigh to W. N. Dorsey for 225 acres of land, well timbered, in Lee county, five miles from Sanford and i 40 acres of land, knowr as the Dorse.) place near Polkville. Mr. McBrayer takes the land and Mr. Dorsey takes the Raleigh dwelling, ton-ether with a certain amount of cash to balance up i the transaction. Minuter* Enjoyed “Perfect Day” Here (Special To The Star.) Forest City, July 20.—At the clone of “A Perfect Day” last Monday lot ministers of Kings Mountain Presby tery, their families and guests, to th' number of sixty, a routing vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. J. D. Lineberger, manager of Cleveland Springs Hotel, for the use of beautiful grounds and concessions for a most debghtful summer outing and get-to gether fellowship meeting, thoroughly enjoyed by all from the youngest babe in arms, to the hoary headed grand mothers and grandfathers. Besides large delegations from Rutherford, Lincoln and Gaston coun ties the following wore among th-j number attending from Clevelana county: Rev.. H. N. McDiarmid, or Shelby; Rev, Dr. I. S. McElroy ana family, of Kings Mountain; Mr, v. E. Neisler and family, of Kings Mountain. Rutherford county brought the largest delegation of 25, with Gaston running a close second. The outing by common consent, was a decided success and the day a most bright and pleasant one. Recent Arrivals At Cleveland Springs Among the recent arrivals at Cleveland Springs hotel are: Mrs. Geo. M. Webb, Birmingham, Ala; Mrs. Jno, Chestnut. Clearwater, P'la.; Mr. and Mrs. S. Heiner, Mar. tinsville. Va,; Mr. F. C. Adams, Car thage: K. 1. Dean, Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. C. D. Monroe, Quincy, Fla.; W. C. Knight, Carthage; Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Marshall, Clearwater, Fla.: Mr. Scott Marshall, Clearwater, Fla.; Miss Emly Marshall, Clearwater, Fla.; Mr. O. O. Moegnn, Lexington, Kv.; Mrs. W. M. Failer, Charlotte) Miss Dorothy Failer, Charlotte; W. M. Failer, Charlotte: Mr. X. F. Poa gue, Charlotte: E. B. Failer, Salis bury; Mr. and Mrs. Jno. W. Bro*. ham, Asheville; Mrs. T. W. Burt, Macon, Ga.; Mr. A. M. Burt, Chav, lotte; Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Souder, Richmond, Ind.; E. T. Cansler, Chav, lotte. Will Install Air Pressure Pump For Court Square Well An air pressure pump will be In stalled for the deep well at the foun tain on the square. This was de cided at a meeting of the mayor and board of aldermen Tuesday night, called for the purpose of opening bids for sidewalk paving. Also the pipe in the well will be extended to a greater depth in the hope of af fording a sufficient supply of water. The present motor driven punvp which gives a continuous flow of water, has taken the supply as far down as the pipe goes. By changing to an air pressure system, water will not flow until a spigot is opened and in this manner the water supply will be conserved. Work toward this end will begin this week, stated Mayor Weathers yesterday. Over Ninety Thousand Cubic Yards Of Sidewalks tu Be Const rurted At the lowest price the city has ever been able to Ret concrete side walks constructed, Mayor Weathers and the Board of Aldermen last nigh*, awarded the contract Cor » 060 cubit yards to Zeb Weathers and Rons n“ per square yard. Excavation cost will be 4!>c per yard. There were, four bidders on this sidewalks pavinf* (•reject, the next low bidder being .7. C. Crocker and Son at $1.19 per yd. cement work and 44 cents for »xcava. t on. Other bidders were Foster-Co penhaven Company and H. H. Thorn-,. W'ljen the bids were opened the contract called for; work to begin within ten days, but it is learned tha* the Wagner rock quarry will not he W>le to furnish stone wittyn this time, since the ouarrv is now furnish ing stone to the Ely Construction Company for concrete base street work now under way and also for the erection of the filter and reservoir at the city’s new pump station. The local quarry will be able to furnish stone within six weeks -at which time ; the sidewalk construction work will I begin and must be completed by De ; cember 1. j It is learned that the street paving program includes both sides of the : new asphalt street in South Shelby to the corporate limits, both sides of Linebergpr street from the point where it leaves highwav No. 20 to the street (west side) to the new school under construction, N. Washington new Eastside school building now building, Sumter street from La Fayette to Suttle (both sides most of the way): De .Kalk street (east side) from Graham to Marion streets. Pos sibly othdr sidewalks will be put down if the $125,000 street improve ment bonds issued for street and side walks improvements will permit. Dr. Wall Having Large Crowd At Lattimore Packed houses are going to hear I)r. Zeno Wall of the First Baptist church who is conducting a revival at Lattimore Baptist church this week, for the pastor, Rev. I. D. Harrill. The meeting began Sunday night and con tinues through Friday night of this week Each night the church building is filled to capacity and many will have to stand in the church yard and listen through the window*.* If the crowd increases night after night as has been the case the first part of tne week. Mr. Callahan is leading ttit> congregation in fine gospel singing and Dr. Wall is preaching great soul touching sermons. Summer School For Colored Teachers On i ne annual summer school for col ored teachers opened Tuesday mon,, ing at the Shelby colored school build ing. A faculty of three teachers is being employed and early indication* point to a good attendance. This school is put on jointly for colored teachers by Cleveland and Rutherford counties. Umbrella And Ring Not Found—Reward —- f Mrs. Yates McSwain is today offer ing i. reward of $25 for the return ot her lost diamond ring to her or Tl;a Star office. Mrs. McSwain, is will be remembered, came up town one day last week to look for her lost parasol and during the search lost her dia mond ring. The disappearance of the two articles has been considered: unique and a wide search fails to re veal either. Kings Mountain Man Is Held Without Bond Lincolnton, July 19.-Louie Johnson of Kings Mountain, was being held without bail today pending a hearing tomorrow in connection with the death of his companion, Miss Lillian Beattv, 15, of Cherryyille, who died as the result of an automobile accident Sat urday night. The automobile driven by Johnson :s said to have collided with anotluc machine. Misses Burtie Gettys and Virginia and Mary Jenkins have returned from a delightful visit to Mrs. Burton Mitchell in Mt. Holly. Miss Ruth Bellamy, of Eastern Carolina, will arrive Thursday, to be the guest of Miss Alpha Gettys. Miss Sarah Wall Tiddy, of Abbe ville, S. C., is the guest of Miss Bur tie Gettys this week. Miss Kathleen Hord has returned home after spending u few days with i.ei cousin, Miss Roberta Royster at Fallston.