SHELBY, N. C WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1.1926 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
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What’s
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Tu i; STAR’S REVIEW.
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]j, any auto license tags
r .1(1 this year in C'leVe
j.,,; ’> ? The local bureau has
I, ,,i ■ a 1 in today’s Star about
cr of tags sole?.
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'^Vh n i’y if you live in ShoT
v i ■ : i taker s'Sys deaths are
and about 1 5i>3
.ve! in and out of Shelby
. f,.j n-h week. Or so say two
i„, . in today’s Star.
\; ; i on a year ago a boy, well
, < i, had to turn- his head
. k to the farm while hi.-,
loft for college. This
,.;l, going to college. The grit
o him on is described in
ry today.
n
I ; not have an auto tag
iv s •.(•!• 10, you are liki'y «»
; with RccoYder Mut..
;h-i •: L'>gan says so in an an
oiir: ■. in today’s Star.
V1 r i ws story tells of th’
m|.r ■ e nts at the Tair grountT
i:-j vparations 4j»ing made
,,v • vent by Dr. Dorton.
,\t. K - Mountain The Star has
in v ' ■ rrc rpondent, and his cor
, are covers the newsy
or! r that enterprising town.
trad it.
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An ■ in The Star today says
h::' . : c number of forme.
-tude.nts are expected to
f.ithi ■ a.t- the Lawndale institution
Sra' for the big alumni picnic.
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Nr i iy everybody seems to favor
the ii.■ mo rial for the county's
d i d war dead yet tho-y put oft
tn.L : a <■< ntribution. Glance over
Nay’.- appeal.
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Tie v. A L. Stanford, who was
: : <■ when Central churui
* - r i t e red, \< now supervising the
Luiki ■ cr of a million dollar church
plant in Charlotte.
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II : ever read the “Little
*tar " • They're short, yes, buv
hry i ;in-y the gist of the most in
'■n.-mg news.
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L'-c.-i i-M.ry page f today’s paper
Thank you.
flirty Busses Operating Daily
tarry 1 ..100 1’eople in and Out
Of Shelby Each Week.
SMby has grown and likewise
thi "travel by bus” slogan has re
lull in a spread of business.
Ir 1 '.*00 only 1,874 people lived
Shelby. Today practically that
war-, tolfes travel in and * out of
S i ibv weekly on motor bus lines,
o it ink in! That is quite a
■ janip' in a quarter of a cen
tury.
H. <i riff in, station master at
th U!i ••!! bus station here and a
valiJoil employe of the Inter-Caro
lina- Hus line, states that 40 Musses
iimv operate daily to and from the
fi''' . bus station—these in, gddl
1 s t . the numerous individua.
taxi: and jitney that ply in and
about town. ‘ I
fitiirrating from his daily recorr.,
tales that approximately
. len -H -iple weekly beard a bus or
c:: frnm a bus in from of the
•stotji.n at the Marion-Washington
stre. t ,.,,1-ner.
, rt"' i*us lines, he adds, are en
:p\r‘K a better business than ever,
"dilation enough can be see:*
I* one of the cars on the big
’u; unloads or leaves the !<■
ud itation—scores of peopie are
011 h ‘i,4 m the schedule hours to |
Fr,"'.! visitors or say a “bon j
J,lir to those departing.
l)k other words a town the size
I* 'in l.hy when your dad was ,i
now rides the bus lines in and
Wl*" Shelby every seven days, j
Good Openings
In Two Schools
i><l'Ai,ifl nas Opening Attendance
(li T-,0 In New Building.
Many Pupils at Grover
■’'’ raoro Cleveland county |
opened this week with un- !
U'l'Mly good prosects for the
'1 ''’1,1 year-—Grover and Bel wood. !
j I'.'lwood, where Prof. C. A.
'Ii"l"lrtl principal, the opening
l"‘aiK:0 touched a new mark at
“V 7 "h'oh 73 were in the high
. The school this year is
. '‘ ‘ i d ,n the handsome new build
'tt of tho district ‘and prospects
11 an unequalled year are brirf
jjj‘ . (,|-over, where Prof. B. F.
Ir".ls ’he popular principal, the
Mi, 111K "as considered a hig
I s. acording to information
II ‘Ugh the office of the county
■ a'rmtendent. The Grover
]> '.",i this year is working for a
^'7 ’’umber of high school stu- j
];v- 7,than ever before arxl open- i
* “tteudaacfe seems protnitiug. J
Two driveways. One From East.
One From West— Conflict In
Dates Enavoidable
Thirty-,oven new stalls for
live stock have been added to the
live stock department at the coiin
t> fair ami another drive-way is
being- graded on the West, afford
ing two vehicular entrances, one
from the east and one from the
we.-t. The new drive-way from the
west leads off from the intersec
tion of highway N'6. 20 and the
Post road, heads into the rear of
the race tract where a now parking
space is provided for fully a thou
sand cars. X i. 0 highway force is
engaged in grading out this new
drive-way. An attractive entrance
to this drive-way is being erected
in the form of an arch. wide
enough for double driving so
there will be no interference. The
drive from the east leads into the
old parking space near the- exhibit
buildings where there is an equal
ly large space for cars.
Dr, Dorton, the enterprising fair
secretary, has had the live stock
stalls moved to a point along the
highway and 37 new stalls have
been added. Last year the live
stock exhibit was one of the larg
est of any fair in North Carolina
and ample space was not U> be
had. This year Dr. Dorton has pro
vided more stalls which he thinks
will be sufficient for the live
stock entries. T’n > moving of these
stalls gives more space for the
mid-way which was too crowded
last year. The Nat Reese shows
are coming, with more attractions
than ever and a letter from the
show officials says many new de
vices Have been added.
Thtre is a conflict in the fair
dates with the Kings Mountain
Baptist association which meets
at Kings Mountain. Sept. 2Pth and
30th. and the First Baptist church
at that place has voted against a
change in ihe associational date,
but Rev. C. J. Black, pastor of the
church thinks there might be a re
consideration, resulting in a
change. Of course the Federal
court date set by law cannot be
changed, but mart- think that re
ligious work would not suffer be
cause of a change in the associa
tion date an dthat the meeting
should he held later, just: prior to
the Sandy Run association meeting
so visiting brethren from a dis
tance can attend both associa
tions without having to go back
home between meetings.
The eountv fair date is not op
tional with teh fair officials. The
fair is on a fair circuit and must
accept open dates so horsemen
and exhibitors can move from one
to ano+her. Such towns as Mount
Airy, Concord. Columbia and Spar
tanburg are on the circuit with
the Cleveland fair. Rutherford and
Castor fairs are just before and
after the Cleveland fair so it
would bo un-neighborly to con
flict with them. Dr. Dorton re
grets the conflict but it was be
yond his power to prevent it.
Melon Weighing 71
Pounds For Fair
,T. B. Frances, of Lattimore, may
be counted on as one sure winner
at the county fair. He brought to
town a few days ago a watermelon
weighing 71 pounds and had it
put on cold storage in order to
preserve it for the big exhibition of
farm products at the county fe.tr
beginning the last of this month.
Manv big melons have been grown
in Cleveland this year for it has
been a season favorable to their
growth, but this seventy-one pound
er is the largest The Star’s peep
ers have seen this year. If it is the
same variety of a smaller sam
ple which Mr. Frances left at The
Star office for the members of the
force to enjoy, its taste measures
up to the best that grow. Mr.
Frances is one of the county s
best farmers in anything he under
takes to grow.
Garder Company
Buys Large Farm
A sale whereby the Gardner
Land company, of Shelby pur
chases the big James F. Jenkins
plantation at Grover was confirmed
this week. The farm consisting of
417 acres was sold at public auc
tion at the court house some time
back and the bid by the Gaidner
company left open, confirmation
joining this week,
zThe price ranged around $16,000,
it is said. The farm, which was the
property of James F. Jenkins, of
Gaffney. S. C., will likely be sub
divided into aC', .‘rat mallei fat'di-•
Citizens Think Well Of
Plan For Memorial Slab
Extra Good News!
Deaths Decrease
John M. Best, one of the host
known undertakers in the
Piedmont, says:
“From the standpoint of the
public health, this has been
one of the best years ever
known here. Fewer deaths
have been recorded, especially
this summer, of any period in
recent times. 1 don’t recall
when there were fewer mor
talities—certainly not during
my 'eight years of service in
this business.”
Think it over!
Good weather, good health,
good crops—good prospects!
Cheer up—you are thrice
blessed, even if that rheumatic
knee does give you a twinge
now atwl then.
Prospects Improve
For High Football
Numerous Youngsters Just Grow
ing Up Will Make Bid For
High School Eleven
The Shelby highs of 192(5 are
engaging in their first training
sess;on ihis afternoon under the
direct on of Coach “Casey” Morris.
Remaining afternoons of the week
will be given over to a survey of
material, rudiments of the game
and preliminary plans for the prac- ■
tice season. Meantime fans are
casting an eye towards the ball
park debating on prospects.
Although minus important cogs
in his last year eleven Morris har,
quite a bit of promising green
material. Among the number will
be Elam and several other husky
youngsters making their first bid i
for the team.
The bac-kfield problem as to ac
tive backs is not so discouraging
with the present group back, except ;
for the fact that there is no quar
terback and little suitable material
for the making of a quarter. With
Grigg gone there remains no bacK
experienced enough to handle the j
team From the coach’s few remarks
it might be that the Shelby eleven
will jump into (day this year from |
the huddle system. Up in the line ,
Peeler. the school's best all
around athlete last year, leaves
the biggest hole even with con- .
siderable green material to fill his
berth. j
The status of the team. faiw
have doped out, depends on how the
green material comes around !
with several v.-tfeks handling by
Morris. With three experienced
players back and the new material ^
the Shelby coach has a likely
looking squad if it does not take ;
too long to develop. In which
connection it might be added that
Morris has developed several
teams here from little material,
and handled the developing in a :
rapid style.
Many Hauer to Contribute 1»
Fund Honoring World War „„
Dead of County.
“I think it is a great mivement,
! that of honoring our boys who
gave their lives during the World
War, and I want to contribute my
bit", was the statment of a well
I known citizen of the county who
dropped in The Star office with a
contribution this week.
Seemingly that citizen expressed
the sentiment of the county’s cit
izenship generally. However, many
, are hesitating and keep putting
off their contribution, “I’m going
to help out on that” dozens have
said, yet they havn't found time.
Perhaps they forgot that the
boys who gave up iheir chances for
careers left their business and
| their homes for many months—
some forever It will take no time to
make your contribution. Just send
a check or cash along to The Star,
or if you haven't time for that
just call The Star office and some
one will drop by for your contri
bution. And, remember, dollars
help. It needn't be such a big sum.
From expressions heard on the
streets favoring the memorial it
seems as if enough money could
be raised to purchase a small
monument, of modern type, to
contain tre memorial slab.
Why put off your contribution?
Perhaps seeing your name in the
list Friday will spur someone else
on to make a contribution. It should
be a memorial for the entire
county; every family should be
among the contributors.
The list of contributors to date
will be published in Friday's Star.
Surely your name will not be miss
ing?
Piedmont Alumni
Gather Saturday
Expect to Make Big Annual Event
Of Picnic. Alumni Coming
From Many Sections
A large crowd of former stu
dents is expected to attend the
Piedmont high school alumni pic
nic on Saturday of this week. The
all-day affair will be held at the
school at Law'ndale. Invithtiond
have been mailed to former stu
dents living in all sections of
Western Carolina and upper South
Carolina and the majority are ex
pected to be present. The infor
mal program will include talks bv
alumni, dinner on the grounds, and
a general get-together of old-tim
ers and youngsters fond of the well
known institution.
It is planned to make of the pic
nic the big alumni event of the
year. Some time during the day a
branch of the Parent-Teachers or
ganization will be formed.
Raleigh Paper “Hee-Haws” When Charlie
Ross Is Invited to Make Home in Shelby
Is, or is not, Charlie Ross a good
publicity article for a town?
The Raleigh Times apparently
doesn't think so judging from the
following editorial on “date-line
advertising” in Shelby and other
towns:
“Advertising by date-lines is
perhaps the most effective and also
the most disastrous specialty of
the least understood of all the
arts. For publicity is now an art
depended upon to do everything
encompassed by human desire,
from popularizing a special brand
of lip-stick to winning a World
War. Properly handled, the date
line method is of untold value to
the community blessed with an ex
pert in its use. In the hands of
amateurs who do not understand
its essentials nothing can be go ex
pensive and futile.
“By date-line advertising is
meant the process by which the
name of a city or town is kept be
fore the reading public as the
scene of happenings in which there
is a human interest. In the case
of great centers of population it
is an automatic benefit* that pays
the big dividends flowing to any
news center, whatever the char
acter of the news. In smaller com
munities, where happenings of gen
eral interest are rare, freauent
date lines are secured only by a
verv special kind of ingenuity.
“For instance, Montclair, N. J., is !
one of the best known towns in i
the country. Its name is as familiar
to the reading public as New York
or Washington, yet it is a small
city of secondary news value. The
secret is that for 3-ear; it has
maintained correspondents who
possess the knack of sending out
stories of the unusual, or what is
termed “human interest” appeal.
Kinston, North Carolina, has an
anonymous genius whose stuff has
the two great virtues of catching
the eye and of being quickly told
and done with. Kinston, “makes”
date-lines, if anything, more fre
quently and consistently than Ral
eigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, Win
ston-Salem, or Asheville. These
are examples of good date-line
practice the return from which
cannot be measured.
“On the other hand, there is the
spasmodic dateline, whose very use
in the exceptional news of a day
defeats the end. For instance, Hen
dersonville, which paid thousands
of dollars to have Jack Dempsey
spend a few weeks there in nomi
nal “training”; Shelby, Montana,
which literally "went broke” to
hold the temporary notoriety of a
world's championship fight; Day
ton, Tennessee, which got world
fame by the device of advertising
its ignorance nad bigotry. Latest
example is a Shelby date-line to
the effect that the secretary of the
chamber of commerce is offering
inducements to have Dellinger,
psuedo Chaify F^ss, take up his
residence there. He is a wood
worker and the dispatch naively
concludes that if he gets a job with
a local wood-working or lumber
plant, “needless to say, the Den
ver man’s connection with most
any firm would be top-notch ad
vertising.”
“So? Then how does it happen
that vaudeville and the movies are
leaving Shelby free to purchase
this asset with a job as a cut pou
ter
South Shelby Citizens Wr.nt Hot
tle Neck eliminated in ex
tending South La Fayette
A petition has been presented to
the rity authorities signed by some
50 or more influential citizens oi
South Shelby asking that the pro
posed 22 foot paved extension on
South LaFayette street be made a
width of 22 feet to conform to th >
width of the old paving which
stops at Belmont mill. In South
Shelby business district, farther
down on the same street the
width of the new paving will be 40
| feet, narrowing down in the resi
dential section below the stores.
Some weeks ago it was the unani
mous vote of the four members of
the hoard of aldermen to make ih*«
stretch 22 feet without a gutter v*i
it can be wiuened later, but there
is a strong sentiment for the wider
street to be made now among cit
izens of South Shelby and up
town.
There was some division of sen
timent on the width of the street
in South Shelby at the time but
this seems to be settled to the sat
isfaction of the majority. Now
the width of the street from the
present terminal of the S. LaFay
ette street hard surface to the rail
road is causing some concern and
it is probable that a meeting of the
aldermen can be had to definitely
determine this matter before th'»
construction work goes too far.
Building and Loan
Cuts a Watermelon
The Shelby building and loan as
sociation of which J. Frank Rob
erts is the enterprising secretary
treasurer has cut a watermelon.
All who had shares of stock in the
forty ninth series get a slice,
either in canceled mortgage if
such shares were borrowed on or
in honest to goodness gpod checks
if tlie shares were carried through
the series without a loan. The
49th series matured with the last
payment in August and today Mr.
Roberts is cancelling mortgages or
paying shares holders on 811 mat
ured shares., having a value of
$81,100. Shares were matured in
331 weeks which is considered the
best record any safe, conservative
building and loan association
should make.
J; D. Crowder Sells
His Interest In
Nifty-Jiffy Store
Announcement is made that J. D.
Crowder has sold his interest in
the Nifty Jiffy to J. B. Wilson.
Mr. Crowder has been- a mem
ber of the firm since its inception,
about the first of the year. Mj.
Wilson has been with the Carolina
Fruit and Produce company, and
prior to that with the Campbell de
partment stores.
The Nifty Jiffy was inaugurat
ed by J. D. Crowder, Fred Baber
and L. A. Jackson. Later Mj.
Jackson sold his interest to M. M.
Mauney.
The business is now conducted by
Mr. Mauney, Mr. Baber and Mr.
Wilson.
The enterprise has been success
ful, the firm taking- its place With
the recognized business establish
ments of Shelby.
Lincoln Prisoner
Caught in County
v By Local Officer
Lincolnton—Fred Walker, who
escaped from Lincoln jail in the
jail delivery at Lincoln jail in
July, has been captured and re
turned to his former place of
abode in Lincoln jail. Walker was
captured by Deputy Sherill Buren \
Dedmond, of Cleveland county,
the officer having located the es
caped prisoner at Buffalo mill
section of Cleveland county.
Star Increases Size
The Star is today appearing in
larger form. The number of col
umns to the page is now standard
eight columns. Heretofore it has
been printed in seven columns
width, but practically all of tho
larger papers of the country have
changed to eight, making a new
standard which The Star has ad op*
ed. In making the change, The
Star has 64 columns in an eight
page paper, thus giving more space
for reading matter and opportun
ity to give advertisers better posi
tion for the advertisements. With
three issues a week, 64 columns to
an eight page paper, fifty per
cent advertising and fifty per com
reading matter, our subscribers re
ceive 96 columns of reading matter
each week at a cost of a fraction
over five cents per week for cha
three copies, A t__ I
Presidential Timber? »
V ^ —NI3A, Chicago Bureau
Here Is Frank O. Lowdens home, beautiful estate jit New Oregon, 111
It may house a future president, at least his name Is llgi/ring In K. p’uhlh
ran deliberations. Inset shows the former Illinois governor who mav
bid for the furtn vote in the next presidential rampalgn
Silver Lining Appears In
Clouds-He's Off To College
Cleveland County Boys Will Have Education
Even If It Means Work And Great
Sacrifice
With school days hovering
around the corner and pretty
misses buying their first college
firocks while their shiek friends
lay in new balloon trousers it’*
cheering to note that a larger num
ber of Cleveland county boys and
girls will attend school this year
than ever before.
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And therein comes a story.
Cleveland county boys once they
set their heads for a college edu
cation are a hard bunch to stop.
Perhaps such boys have brought
to the county the record of excep
tional college leaders. But—
Last spring one year ago, when
the class of 1925, bright and cheer
ful, graduated at the Shelby high,
it had in its roster two young fel
lows endowed with brilliant minds
and determined spines, but none
too blessed—or cursed—with
wealth. Both boys were honor
students, respected and liked by
their classmates. To one came the
honor of the C. C. Blanton schol
arship, and there were those who
were glad of the opportunity of
fered the boy who otherwise might
have never seen college.
Then along came fall and col
lege time. The boy failed to show
up and claim his scholarship.
Some passed it by curtly, others
found out why: Up on a farm in
the county that boy lived with a
widowed mother. Although the
scholarship afforded him an open
avenue for the dream of his life,
circumstances ruled otherwise.
Somebody had to grind a livelihood
out of the farm for the widowed
mother. The someone had to be
that by. But he didn’t give in.
“Next year,” he said, "I'll be
ready to go to college. I don’t mind
(and it took a clenched fist to say
it, waiting a year and I’m going
to work hard and have enough
money to pro then.’’
Hi» spunk was admired, but to
the inquiring friends it seemed a
hopeless tusk. The odds were too
much against him.
And a year passed. Another
summer rolled by and still another
college year is in the offing.
Tuesday, a young fellow, who
hasn’t been seen in town so much
lately, walked into the office of
county Supt. J. H. Grigg and had
his necessary papers filled out for
entrance at Duke university.
He was the boy who won a
scholarship more than a year ago
and did not have enough money to
use it. In that year he has worked
hard and sacrificed much. Those
who thought he would finally give
up in despair failed to measure
their boy. He proved himself of the
type that gets a college education
and knows what to do with it when
he gets it. Soon he will leave
to become a student in one of the
South’s greatest universities. What
the going cost him few folks
know; what it will mean is Evidenc
ed in his gritty determination to
stick with it until he could go.
Cleveland county knowing the boy,
and haying known few better, will
watch his progress with interest.
It will take a considerable stumbl
ing block to halt him. Many a boy
would have been halted already
had they his road to travel.
And the other boy: Shelby knows
him more intimately, for day after
day he has been working in the
town since ho watched his class go
on off to college without him. But,
this year, he's going himself! His
education depends entirely upon
his own shoulders and furthermore
he has other dependents. Yet he
will be a Carolina student this
(Continued on page four.)
Vickers Shot By Guard
When He Tries Escape
Man Mho Married Shelby fJirl
Tries Second Escape. Shot
In Chest
News & Observer, 1st.
"‘(lood Lord! You’ve pot me and
I give up.” were the words of J.
It. Vickers, World Mar veteran, a
few moments before a guard of the
State’s prison shot him down in the
yard of T. R. Coburn. 308 South
iioylan avenue. Prison officials de
clined at first to give out the name
of the prisoner, who was shot, hut
later said the man’s name is Vick
ers. He is J. B. Vickers, who es
caped from guards in Charlotte
last week.
Dr. Norman was quoted by other
officials at the prison as statirg
that Vickers was seriously wound
ed and that the chances for recov
ery are about even.
Prison officials stated that Vick
ers was not handcuffed at the
time of the shooting. They state
that the guard had gotten Vickers
to the side entrance of the prison
when the latter broke away and
ran up Montford avenue and a few
secondls later the guards pursued
him into the Coburn yard and was
attempting to handcuff Vickers
when the latter tried to grapple
with the guard, who then shot him.
Vickers was arrested* in Spar
tanburg ,S. C., following his esgape
at Charlotte, was Heing returned to
the State’s prison yesterday after
noon about 6 o'clock. As he and
the guard, whose name prison of
ficials have not yet divulged, near
ed the prison, Vickers, handcuffed,
broke away from the guard and
ran toward Mr. Coburn's home,
According to Mrs. Coburn, the
guard took a shot at Vickers while
he was pursuing the latter on Mont
ford avenue, but failed to hit him.
When Vickers reached the north
end of the Coburn porch, he threw
jun his hand, according to eye-wit
nesses, and said that he would
surrender. While, according to
Mrs. Coburn, the prisoner had his
manacled hands above his head the
guard, whose face was inflamed
with passion, rushed up to Vickers,
planted his gur almost on. the
.man’s chest and pulled the trigger.
Vickers crumpled and fell to the
ground.
About C o’clock yesterday after
noon. according to Mrs. Coburn, she
heard a shot in the direction of
Montford avenue and a few second
later observed a middle-aged man,
handcuffed, run into the north side
of her yard with another man, pre
sumably an officer, in pursuit.
The pursued one ran to the end
of the porch, about faced and threw
up his manacled hands. At the same
time he uttered the words: “Good
Lord! You’ve got me and T give up.’
LICENSE BUREAU
IS CLOSED HERE
Touring Data, However, Is Avail*
able—5053 dates Sold and
$68,738 Collected
Following discontinuance of the
sale of license plates at the close
of business Tuesday at the local
office. Manager Chas. Ij/ Eskridge
of the branch office of the Carolina
Motor club announced that touring
data and other information will
still be available here.
Sale of state license plates has
been in effect here since June 1st,
the contract between the Carolina
Motor club and the state depart
ment of revenue covering the “rush
period” months of June, July, and
August. Motorists desiring infor
mation about license, transfers of
title and other data may continue
to receive service at the local of
fice, according to Manager Chas L.
Eskridge, although the actual
plate cannot he issued here.
During the three months period,
a total of 5053 plates have been
issued here and $68,738 collected
in license fees.
Office where sale of plates was
discontinued Tuesday are: Ashe
boro, Burlington, Concord, Dur
ham, , Fayetteville, Gastonia,
Greenville, Henderson, Hickory
High Point, Lexington, Lenoir,
Luinberton, New Bern, Rocking
ham, Salisbury, Shelby, Statesville,
Sylva, Williapiston and Wilson.
Plates will be available at Ashe
ville. Charlotte. Elizabeth City,
Goldsboro, Greensboro, Rocky
Mount and Wilmington.
“As a whole, sale of plates at
the branch Offices was satisfac
tory,” said Mr. Roberts, “although
changes in policy by the State de
partment that were in effect dur
ing the,majority of the rush per
iod made it compulsory for many
automobile owners to secure their
plates direct. During August the
restrictions were modified and
branch office sales showed an in
crease.”
Negro* Who Shot
Wife, Given Bonid
Byers Has $300 Bond For Super
ior Court Trial. Court Docket
1 Monday Wk* Heavy
Horace Byers, colored tenant far
mer of the Patterson Springs sec
tion, who recently fired upon his
wife, Mary Byers, with a shotgun
and has since been held in jail
here, was allowed bond Tuesday
following a hearing before Record
er John P. Mull. Bond was set at
$300 and was not given daring the
afternoon, but will likely be made
at #n early date, it is understood.
Only three witnesses testified in
the hearing. They were Dr. E. A.
Houser. Mary Byers, and another
woman, who is said to have wit
nessed the shooting. The woman
has about recovered from her
wounds, although physicians say
there may be some shot in her
body, and she can now see quite a
bit out of the eye which was in
jured by one of the shot.
The charge against Byers for
Superior court is assault with in
tent to kill.
Monday was a heavy court day
with the county court. Judge Mull
and other county officials devoted
practically the entire day to the
docket, leaving the court room
about 6:30 in the evening. The
cases for the most part resulted
from minor charges. •
Stanford Building ^
Church Estimated
At Million Dollars
Rev. A. L. Stanford, former pas-,
tor of Central Methodist church
here, is now the pastor of a charge
building a church project that wilt
total around one million dollars,
according to Charlotte dispatches.
The church is that of the new First
Methodist church there made pos
sible through the consolidation of
Tryon and Trinity churches.
Rev. Mr. Stanford, under whose
pastorate the handsome new Cen
tral edifice here was erected, is
known in the Carolina conference
as the “building pastor.”
The Charlotte dispatch of last
week says of the new church:
"The building permit for the
new First Methodist church at 501
North Tryon street was issued yes
terday. The cost is given in the
permit as $447,000.
“With the land on which it is be
ing constructed, the project wiii
cost in the neighborhood of a mil
lion dollars.
“In addition to the 447,000 as
actual cost of construction, the wir
ing and fixtures will cost $10:000/<