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What’s THE News .THE STAR’S REVIEW- ^ [ The final gossip of 1926! K222FX£.;« North Carcrmo . PRESS ASSOCIATION By mall, per year (In advance)_„$2.5( By carrier. per year (in advance) $3 O' I Read Rev. C. F. Sherrill’s New !y*ar message in this Star. • * • Among the listed needs cited to day for Shelby and Cleveland coun ty is that of “older and more ex perienced school teachers.” What do you thing about it? Have you sent in your list? V 4 • Wofford Martin, native of this county- died in Baltimore this week, according to a news dispatch from that city. He was a son of the late Price Martin iff the Grover sec A coat and hat were stolen from the Central Methodist church here last Sunday, and two people will be given a hearing in connection with the matter today. The hat and coat have been recovered. • * * Shelby is to have another lawyer says The Star today. * v * Rev. A. C. Miller, jr., deaf evan gelist, is back in the Shelby hos ! pita! [ * * * A dying man this week drove his car to the side of the road, pulled up the brake and expired. * * • Cleveland county farmers are urged to attend the big farm meet ing here Tuesday. •* * Several deaths are recorded in this issue of the paper. • • * Holiday personals, parties and other interesting community items are carried in The Star today. Annual Event Proves Delightful Affair. 142 Guests Are Pres ent on Ladies Night. On hundred and forty-two Ki wanians and their guests attended “Ladies Night” program at Cleve land Springs hotel last night, clos ing the term of the present officers. J. D. Lineberger presided for his last time before the new president George Blanton is inaugurated next Thursday, Oliver Anthony prepared the program which proved most in teresting and entertaining. Ladies Night programs always mark the high tide in the club’s life and the program last night was well up to the high standard set in the years past. Musical numbers and readings featured the program, including a qaartet composed of Mrs. Grady Lovelace, Mrs. R. T. LeGrand, Rusli Hamrick and Bill McCord. Miss Mae Washburn gave several delight ful readings, Mrs. A1 Be^iett ren dered two charming solos, Bill Mc Cord lead the audience in the sing ing of a number of Kiwanis songs, Dr. E. B. Lattimore delivered the aaaress oi welcome m a most happy manner atfd bid the ladies co operate with the Kiwanis in some of their laudable endavors for the town, while Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey speaking for the ladies, thanked the Kiwanis for including the fair sex in the program now and then and assured the Kiwanians that the la dies would help in putting across the ambitions of the club for unfor tunate children. Dr. J. R. Osborne, local Bill Nye or Polk Miller, which ever was the best story teller and negro mimic: was a decided hit of the evening With a number of jokes and reci tations. At the piano Mrs. Wm. McCord, Mrs. Grady Lovelace, Misses Dor othy McKnight and Mary Griffin presided. Incoming officers were intro duced and George Blanton, the new president announced that during the coming year, Ladies Night would be held once every quarter. Long To Succeed Turlington For Bible Body Head Charlotte, Dec. 31.—Rev. Mc Kendrie Long, fundamentalist min ister of Statesville, instead of Z. V- Turlington, fundamentalist lay Jhan and representative of Iredell •ounty jn the legislature, will carry the banners rallying the funda mentalist hosts of the state to “the struggle” to keep the tenching of fvolution out of state-supported *n North Carolina. Tam C. Bowie, of Jefferson,'one the aggressive young political Htders of the state, also now a fac tor in the fundamentalist move ment, is official legal advisor. These were two of the develop ments at the joint meeting here yesterday of the Committee of One Hurdred and the Mecklenburg Kible league, which formally launch the North Carolina Bible league ** successor to the Committee of Hundred and set another meet . for Statesville next Thursday, y da&uary 6, at the Vnncc hotel in | Statesville. 1926-FAREWELL - 1927-ALL HAIL j —By Rev. C. F. Sherrill— “I see not a step before me As I tread another year, But the past is still in God’s keep ing, And the future His mercy will clear, i And what looks dark in ’he dis ta?ee May brighten as I draw near.” Professor Agassiz stood on the summit of the Alps and. said, “I can- toss this chip into yonder streamlet, and it may float down the mountain side, on through Aus tria-Hungary, and on to the bosom of th° distant Black sea. Or I can toss it yonder, down the Rhine,' through Germany it wil lsail, to be storm-tossed, and at last cast on the wild Atlantic, seeking rest and never finding it.” The New Year is that lofty peak. We have our lives in our hands. In many directions we can toss it. The sunlit seas and the frozen tides are in front of us. Every man is cap tain of his soul, under divine help. i “Our fathers’, God, from out whose hand The centuries fall like grains of sand, Be with us yet, lest we forget.” Only God is great! The seconds and centuries are in His hands. At His bidding the moments and min utes come, and to Him they return, to render an account of our use of them. I The poets have likened the years to the falling of the leaves; to the flood running down the mountain side; to the snowflake gone. None of earth’s millionaires, ncr all of them together, can buy a mo merit of time. All the treasury vaults ami armies of the earth ca i not stay the majestic inarch of Time, for one second. . How great is God! How good is the divine Being! Every moment is an opportunity from His presence, a golden gift of the King. ‘‘I brought good desires. Though as yet but seeds; Let the New Year make them Blossom into deed'-.” I wonder if we stop to think how good the Lord is to us in breaking up the year into so many golden packages, each labelled “The Gift of the Father to His Children. It is moment by moment and second by second, and each comes in its appointed time, never a bit late or soon. God gives us the year in 32,070,953 packages. One round year, 12 months, 365 days, 365 nights, 8,760 golden hours, 525,600 priceless minutes, 31,536,000 fleet, ing seconds. Out from the inner glory, as these priceless gifts come, in or derly array, messengers of the King, they are, giving us oppor tunities for golden service, each proclaiming: “How good the Lord is to the sons of men!” “The period of li.*e ts brief, 'Tis the red of the red rose leaf, ’Tis the flight of the bird on high, 'Tis the gold of the sunset sky! Yet one may so fill that space With such an infinite grace! That the rose will red all time. And the gold through the ages shine. And the birds fly swift and straight To the portals ot God’s own gate.” OFFICERS GET 1 THIEF 10 STOLE OUT QF A CHURCH Meanest Man's Closest Rival Took Usher's Coat and Hat. Two In Jail Over Matter John Self, a transient citizen of this and the mountain section, and George Painter, a boy said to be about 14 years of age, were in the ! county jail Thursday charged with i being connected with the overcoat and hat of former Sheriff D. D. Wilkins that were stolen from the vestibule of Central Methodist i church here last Sunday. Painter | may face the direct charge of lar i ceny while Self is charged with re jceiving and possessing. Last Sunday Sheriff Wilkins Journeyed as usual to his Sunday worship. Inside the vestibule he removed his overcoat end hat and acted during the morning as ush er. After the services his hat and coat were missing, but a cap had been placed at the spot they dis appeared. And on the cap clue of ficers got to work. A negro re marked about seeing a boy in the church and a search revealed that a boy filling the description had just been placed in jail charged with entering the house of Boyd jCamp Sunday night week ago. The boy was Pair, ter, but he did n’t have the coat and hat in his possession. Thursday Officer Mc Bride Poston noticed Self uptown and on his head was the Wilkins hat. Shortly thereafter officers visited the home of Self’s father in-law and located the overcoat It is said by officers that the Paint er boy traded the hat and over coat to Self for another hat and $2. The two will likely be given a hearing today before Judge John P. Mull. It is claimed by some that the boy is only 14 years of age and will be under the jurisdiction of the county juvenile judge. Mr. Wilkins states that a pair of kid gloves he left in the over coat pocket was still missing when the coat was returned. ELLENBORO FARMERS ENROLL FOR STUDY Forest City.—More than fifteen Ellenboro farmers have enrolled for a short course in agriculture to be taught by A. B. Bushong, agri culture instructor of the Ellen boro school, to be held at the El lenboro school. They will begin their course Tuesday, January 4, at 7 p. m. when the first lesson on poultry will be taught. The class will meet on Tuesday and Thurs day evenings of each week until the course, consisting of eight les sons on poultry and five lessons on hogs,, have been completed. Mrs. James L. Webb and Mrs. O. Max (iardner sponf Thursday in Charlotte. Reuben Bland Getting Ready For Trip As ‘Clump Dad’. Wife All Right. Thank You Robersonviile, N. C., Dec. 30.— Reuben Bland, father of 34, was getting ready to go to Washing ton and lay claim to the title of champion father of the United States. Reuben plans to go next week with Carl Goerch, Washington, N. IC., publisher and will call upon President and Congress. He com plained today that his preparations were being interfered with by a deluge of mail from all parts of I the country which has has no time ! ot answer. He said one woman in 1 Missouri proposed marriage and i that a patent medicine concern offered to pay liberally for his endorsement of their products. The Martin county celebrity leaped into national prominence after Representative Upshaw, Geor gia, had presented a native of his state to the President and Con gress as the country’s champion father. “Humps” Reuben remarked, “he has only 26. If the President smiled when he saw him he’ll go into hysterics at the sight of me.” The “champion” predicted that “ma” and the children would get along all right while he was courting the limelight in the*nat ional capital. They still have for amusement the truck load of Christmas presents he bright for them. Died In His Car As Nearing Home Gowan Ruppe, Young South Caro lina Farmer. Died While Driv ing Car. Put on Brakes. Gowan Ruppe, young farmer who lives just across the Cleveland county line in South Carolina, died suddenly Wednesday evening while driving home from Gaffney jn his car, according to Information brought to Shelby by Messrs. G. W. Elmore and Joe Beason, who were visitors here yesterday. Ruppe, a son of John “Silver” Ruppe, had been to Gaffney and was about one mile or so from his home, it is said, when some one no ticed him wobbling in the car. He : turned the car to the side of the road, pulled up the brake and was dead when reached, it is said. A | small child occupied the car with him. The deceased was about 32 years of age and is survived by his wife and two children. The fu neral services were conducted Thursday at Cherokee Baptist church, it was learned. I ' JUST LOOK WHO’S HERE! UWJBMJBMP Are Shelby Teachers Too Young ? Five Big Needs Of Town And County “Greatest Needs” Contest Lists Coming In. Various Improvements Cited For Cleveland And Shelby. — Quite a number of folks are al ready sending in lists citing what j they consider the five outstanding needs for Shelby and Cleveland county during the year of 1927? To day week The Star wifi give ■prizes of $3 and $2 to the two folks whose lists are considered, the best by three representative Judges. Some of the lists in, present odd and unique ideas; while others cite conservative aims for the section in the New Year. One list is espec ially interesting in that it says one of the great needs is that Shelby j needs “older and more experienced i teachers for the schools.” I Th > list that cites these need | follows *com pit to: 1 .—A public health nurse for city and county. 2. —City park and playgrounds, • 3. —Older and more experienced teachers for the schools. ! 4.—Active Associated charities. ; 5.—Cleveland county should l e ; taxed for the support of the Shelby hospital. Another list received reads like this: City parks and playgrounds; Better street lighting system; A modern apartment house; A sound j program of farm diversification; Some new industry other than cot ton mills. Send in List. You may get the $3 or the $2. Send in your list today, giving in your opinion the five greatest needs of the town and county. Get it into The Star office by next Thursday noon. Sheriff Logan Has $200,000 Collected | - Two hundred thousand dollars I and then a little. That’s a lot of money, but that i.s | the amount of county taxes Sheriff I Hugh Logan and his assistants 1 have collected so far this year, it is announced from the sheriff’s of fice. Collectable taxes total about $500,000, meaning that the sheriff has about one-quarter of a million 1926 county taxes yet to collect. Old Deed Dated 1859 Basis For Civil Suit Here m Effort Will Be Made To Make Ten Or 12 Boiling Springs Fami lies Pay Again. In the court house yesterday, a deed dated March 24th, 1859, was filed for record. It had never been recorded before and will be the basis for a suit to make about ten of twelve families living in the edge of Boiling Springs pay again for land which they now occupy. In 1859 Sara McSwain deed 100 acres of land on the waters of Sandy Run and Beaver Dam to Thomas Green at a consideration of $4 per acre. Mr. Green went to the Civil War and was killed. Ilis widow no doubt intended to deed in fee simple the land to other part ies, but Attorneys Peyton McSwain and Spright Beam, representing the heirs of Thomas Green contend that Mrs. Green the widow did not have a right to convey the land as the deed her husband held was never recorded and that she only had a widow’s life estate. Therefore, the attorneys for the heirs of Thomas Green are instituting action against the present owners of the property to recover the interest to which they allege to haave. Attorney McSwain says the 100 acre tract involved in the litigation is now worth $40,000. Icy Slide Olney, Md.—Trapped by dense smoke and flames on the second floor of her burning building, Mrs. Probert, wife of L. O. Probert, superintendent of the Washington bureau of the associated press, slid down the roof made icy by hail, into the arms of her husband. MAN WHO INSPIRED WHITTIER’S “BAREFOOT BOY” IS NEAR DEATH Danvers, Mass.,—A half-starv ed old man, a gardener by trade and a vegetarian by diet, lies seri 1 ously ill in the state hospital here ! while neighbors recall the gossip i which named him model for the tri Ibute to boyhood by John Greenleaf ; Whittier, who wrote: “Blessings on thee little man. Barefoot boy, with cheeks of tar, With thy turned-tip pantaloons, And thy merry whistled tunes, ! With the red lips, redder still, I Kissed by strawberries on the hill; With the sunshine on thy face Through the torn brim’s jaunty grace From my heart I give thee joy; , I was once a barefoot boy.” | Frankie Marston is the gray whiskered man whom neighbors assisted from his lonely cottage where he was found weak from lack of food. These neighbors recalled the poem, that ii was attributed to his inspiration, and that he had worked on an estate where Whit tier lived. They recalled also that the gardener shunned meats and subsisted largely on fruits, nuts and berries. Marston was unconscious when he reached the hospital and doc tors attributed his condition to lack j of food and exposure to cold. No one knows just how old he is j but neighbors declare he is well past the CO mark. Despite his age he still carries “the cheek of tan,” and, like most hermits, is reputed to be I comparatively well off. Mrs. J. R. Shuford Passes Away in Charlotte After Protracted Illness. FilmuU Today. The many friends of Mrs. George Tompkins of Shelby, sympathise with her in the death of her moth er, Mrs. J. R. Shuford who passed away in Charlotte Thursday even ing at 7:30 following a protracted illness. She had been in failing health for eight years and death was expected. Mrs. Tompkins has been at her bedside for many days. Mrs. Shuford’s husband is owner and manager of the Rex Candy com pany in Charlotte, and is the son /of Mr. J. J. Shuford of Cleveland county. They moved to the Queen city from Gastonia tsbout eight years ago and there Mrs. Shuford was ar. active worker in the first Baptist church, being a member of the Woman’s Missionary society and the Susan Anderson Bible class. The funeral takes place from that church this afternoon at 3 o’clock, services being conducted by her pastor, Dr. Luther Little. Mrs. Shuford was formerly Miss Ezma Alda Fox of Morganton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Fox, deceased. She is survived by her husband and three children, Mrs. George R. Tompkins, of Shel by; C. R. Shuford and Helen Shu ford; three brothers, J. S. Fox, Greenville, S. C.; M. C. Fox, Ham let; A. L. Fox, Virginia; and three sisters: Mrs. Martin Lingerfelt, Morganton Mrs. T. C. Christenbury, Denver, Colo.; and Mrs. E. D. Smith Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Whelchel Dies At Home In Gaffney Gaffney, S. Dec. 30.—Mrs. Laura Ethel Whelchel, 32, wife of John- Whelchel, died at midnight Tuesday night at the family resi dence on Providence street. She had been in ill health for several months Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Macedonia Baptist church by Rev. Paul Dobbins. Interment fol lowed in the church yard. In addition to her husband and one son, James I). Whelchel, Mrs. Whelchel is survived by her father, G. B. Bridges of Ellenboro, N. Cv and the following brothers and sis ters: Oscar Bridges, Ellenboro, N. C.; Harley Bridges, Bradentown, Fla.; Mrs. Zela Keenan, Gaffney; Mrs. Sara White, Lakeland, Fla.; and Mrs. Mary Davis, Shelby, N. C. Deaf Evangelist Back In Hospital Friends of Rev. A. C. Miller jr., deaf evangelist of tne Presbyterian church, will regret to learn that he has undergone a second operation at the Shelby hospital. According to late reports Rev. Mr. Miller is getting along nicely, l Farmers Who Do Not Like 11-Cent Cotton Expected To Attend Meet Tuesday .. . • ~ -tM • } Greatest Gathering Of Farmers In History Of County Desired At Meeting He»*e Next Week. ( I*lWi LIVED AT GROVER Unrible lo Enter Hospital and Dies Hunting Another. Son of I.ate Price Martin. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 29.—Wof ford Martin, 40, is dead here, be cause Baltimore was unable to pro vide hospital space for him at the crucial moment. Martin wag a sailor and a native of Grover, Cleveland county, N. C„ according to papers found in his rooms at 1606 Fleet street. Last Sunday, he and Alex Chad dock, had been together all day. In the afternoon they are said to have been drinking. Martin became ill and Chaddock called a taxi to take him to Mercy hospital. Finding It unable to ac commodate him they started for another, but Martin died enroute. As yet no one has come forward to claim the body which is at the morgue, although Price Martin, of Grover, has "been notified of his death. The deceased, it is learned from Grover, was the son of Mrs. Price Martin and the late Price Martin and was well known in the lower section of the county. His mother lives about two miles or so from Grover and hia father during his lifetime was prominent as a train er of fine dogs. Wofford Martin w as before iMYjgfc «*jpiop of the country ticket agent at Blacksburg and also in the ticket office at Charlotte, it is said. He had been gene from home several years and was not at home when his father died, it is reported, and has not been heard from for several years. According to information received at Grover word of his death onJy reached there Thurs day so no arrangements about his remains had been made at the time. Corley Wrote Card For Missing Pedler It has been learned that E. Cor ley, proprietor of the Sanitary mar ket at Dellinger's store here wrote the card for John Hall, the missing peddler. It will be remembered that Mr s.Hall, living near Hickory, rc ceived a card from her husband about November 30, saying that he would be home within a few days from Shelby. Last week he had not shown up and an investigation was started. Corley says that he wrote the card for the man several days before November 30, and that he has not seen him since. The peddler, it is said, was in the market and had sold something to Corley and then asked him to write the card. Seven Children Left Motherless Mrs. Fred Grigs Passes in the Polkville Community. Buried Thursday at Oak Grove. — The death of Mrs. Fred Grigg Wednesday morning at 5 o’clock at her home in the Polkville com munity left seven children moth erless. Her passing was one of the saddest affairs of the community for she was greatly beloved and in the prime of a young life. She was 36 years of age and before marri age was Miss Hester Martin, daughter of the la:e Fi-ank Martin. For the past three weeks she had been sick and the end came Wed nesday morning. The funeral was conducted at Oak Grove Methodist church Thursday morning at 11 o’clock where she was a devout member, the funeral services being conducted in the presence of a large crowd of friends and relatives by Revs. Morris, Needham and Mor gan. Mrs. Grigg’s children’s ages range from two to 12 years. Her husband has the deepest sympathy of the community. Two brothers and three sisters a!so survive. Misses Helen and Edna Earle Williams are visiting their cousin Miss Margaret Williams. The Misses Williams are from Char lotte. Every farmer in Cleveland ty who is not “tinkled pink" over...-' 11-cent cotton is expected to ’’til tend the big farm meeting in the court house here mxt Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. That is the expectation -of thorsv! promoting the meeting and npnav-' ently it will include quite a few Cleveland county farmers. High lights of the meeting v.'ilf ] be talks by Max Gardner und by' , E. S. Millsaps, of Statesville, dis-'j trict farm agent. The topic of the . meeting will he that of mttfegfj Cleveland county agriculture 'imtW on a profitable basis after (lie flop in the cotton price. Farmers in attendance are expected to take part in the discussion and the local situation will be met ai shown by the needs of the section. There will be no effort to dq away wit^cotton. Cleveland coep'f ty’s “big*chsh crop” until this year, but a program will be map ped out that wiil call for at k vftt two “money crops" in the county together with profitable and neces sary side crops. * i Meetings of a similar nature will be held all over the state dur ing the week. A Suggested Program The suggested program of the meeting is that of showing Clove, land county farmers that in addi tion to having their cotton crop they should also have another money crop to “fall back upon," feed and food crops, hens, cows! and hotrs. 1 Mr. Gardner and Mr. Millsapj will say many things of interes to the farmers of the section, ami frankly, the farmers of the couth ty are just about ready to try i new plan of making the farm pay Word comes that several Gastoi ry atteYHrln ndaTtion to the farmers of this county Alvin Hardin, county agent and J. C. Newton, of the chambe of commerce, are very anxious to. all farmers who can do so to at tend the meeting. Missing Man Back At Forest Citj Offers No Explanation of Abai] domed Car Near Lake Lure. Feared Murder. Asheville.Mystery surroundin ih» disappearance two days ago i Willie Bridges, well known garaj man of Forest City, was solved b the missing man himself -Wednfe day when he returned home to h wife and two children here. He would not say where he been or why he abandoned his tomobile near the i<ake Lure Chimney Rock, late Sunday, covery of the empty automobile Bridge’s cap and overcoat 1 near it led Mrs. Bridges to her husband had been robbed possibsly murdered. Stocks Of Goods Depleted Here Noi Many Shelby Merchants Now E gage in Annual Inventory. Good Business Now. Merchandise stock* in Shelby perhaps lower now than in ma| months owing to the baying spin of holiday shoppers. Shelves of jj tically all the stores have an em, appearance that is anything but pleasing to the owners, and trary to expected custom an sual after-Christma| trade is b_ enjoyed. Several Shelby mercha say that shopping on three days this week was unusually good. Many of the retail stores are ducting Bales to farther re_ stocks as a convenience of the ventory and quite a nu stores are now engaged in pr inary inventory work. New Lawyer Here For Attorneys Speight Beam' been practising law in Cl for 13 years, has come to town to locate. He will fices in the Union Trust cor building. At present he is office with Mr. W. N. I realtor. Mr. Beam is a Shelby, son of Mr. D. Au Beam and brother of Beam, dentist. He was in law at the University Carolina and after fine preparation, located where he pr
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