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VOL. XXXIV, No. 63
SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 27. 1927.
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
By mall, per year (in advac»i)__$2.U
By carrier, per year (in advance) $3.04
Tl* finals at the Shelby High
hool get underway this evening.
Tbe present graduating class, the
heftiest ever, was entertained yes
terday evening by the Kiwanis club.
When you go riding at night
wter put a light on old Dobbin’s
t*i), or you’ll break a law.
< big home coming event for the
Boiiing Springs school is planned
in June. Road the news columns for
details- , , ,
A new highway from Lincolnton
to Toluca, in this county, is plan
ned, says a news item.
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Faster and better train service
along the Seaboard is likely this
summer says a news item that also
tells of Seaboard bus service from
Rutherfordton to the resort region.
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A Kings Mountain man is await-,
ing a court hearing on a bigamy
charge. # , .
A Superior court jutfge frequent
ly meets an auto thug-in the court
room, but one night this week
Judge J. L. Webb did' not meet the
thief and his sedan was stolen.
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••A! and Cal”—Well, look at the
photos today. ^ ^
Charles A. Burrus, former coun
ty solicitor, is to be the new city
Ittorney.
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Who is the best all-round boy
in the Shelby school. Let’s take a
guess in Around Our Town?
Two wives are too many in the
opinion of Recorder John P. Mull,1
and as a result William M. Clack, j
of Kings Mountain, who admits
having two, is to have a hearing
on a bigamy count at the next,
term of Superior court here. Clack
was given a preliminary hearing
before Judge Mull Thursday morn
ing, following which he was bound
over to court under a $300 bond. It
was somewhat doubtful Thursday
whether he would be able to get
bail.
Clack, who had been married to
the first wife about 10 years, de- j
parted Kings Mountain with an- j
other woman on May 16 and was i
married in York, S. C. His second
honeymoon was back to King3
Mountain, where his first honey
moon partner was living, and then
in a few days they prepared to
move to Great Falls, S. C., In the
meantime wife N'-j. 1 consulted the
law and the hearing Thursday re
sulted. Clack told the court that i
he had talked to lawyers about
th* case and that his first wife,
who wouldn’t live anywhere else!
except with her parents, would not
agree to a divorce.
_
Preacher Assails
Dances In Schools j
Cites ‘‘Heart-Broken Tales Of j
Ruined Lives,” Upholding
Harnell Board’s Ban. j
Homell, N. Y'.—The old con
troversy regarding the use of the
high school auditorium for student
social functions again has blazed :
forth. It was fanned into new life
again by the action of the district
convention of the New York state
Parent-Teacher association i n
criticising the Hornell board of
education for denying the building
for such use.
Unofficially the common council,
In an informal discussion at a
meeting recently, voiced its disap
proval of the action of the board
•nd members of the board express
ed themselves very emphatically
•s being in favor of granting the
ose of the building for such pur
poses. But the board of education
did not lack for a champion.
The Rev. William M. Young, dis
trict superintendent of the Corn
ing district of the-Genese confer
ence of the Midnight church, not
«nly approves thtf action of the
board, but deplores the fact it has
crit'c'sed for its stand.
Mr. Young’s attitude is based
•Pparently °i> his opposition to
nancing in general, for he does not
oppose the use of the building for
other social purposes. He disputes
statements that were made at the
arent-Teaeher association meet
ing that the practice has been
successful whenever tried.
If their system in Elmira has
forked out satsifactorily,” he
said. “their system in Lockport
tortamJy has not. That fact I am
£"hng to testify to before any
7?#rd- and my information is bas
on personal observations, and
Um heartbroken tales of ruined
r n!ss*s Adelaide Cabaniss and
’* (dement Limestone students1
here visiting Miss Cabaniss’
5 rents. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
BOILING SPRINGS
STUDENTS TO HAVE
All Graduates Sine* School Es
tablishment Wanted There on
June 9 Flan Picnic.
Officials of Boiling Springs high
school are planning one of the big
gest occasions in the school’s his
tory on Thursday, June 9, when a
big home coming event is scheduled.
O. P. Hamrick, bursar, announc
es that invitations are being sent
all graduates of every class since
the establishment of the well known
school. It proves impossible to se
cure a list of all undergraduate-i
and it is urged that all these be
personally invited by graduates or
accept notice of the event as an
invitation as it is hoped to ha\ e
every student who ever attended
school there. Every one is asked to
bring picnic lunch and it is planned
to have every class, graduates and
undergraduates, to eat together.
Officials hope to make it tiic
biggest school reunion ever held
in the section. A program is being
planned and will likely be pub
lished in a few days. Some of the
alumni and prominent speakers are
being engaged. Publicity program
and entertainment committees are
doing everything to make it a suc
cessful event and bring together
as many of the former studerts
and friends of the institution as is
possible. Former pupils, under
graduates and friends are asked
to take a day ofx 'on June 9 nad
be on hand for the event.
Fiisflm
11 ID POULTRY
IN PUCE COnON
Grain, Poultry and Peanuts Sup
planting King Cotton On
Throne in South.
Atlanta.—Up to a few years
ago, cotton was king in the South
and millions of people depended
upon it for their livelihood.
But dreadful experiences such
as cotton going down to ten cents
a pound when it costs more than
15 cents to grow it has convinced
a great many farmers that they
cannot rely upon it exclusively and
still rear their families with some
degree of comfort.
Thousands of farmers are diver
sifying this year more than ever.
They are growing wheat, grain,
oats and poultry, in addition to a
variety of vegetables. Some have
found pecan and peanut growing
very profitable, especially the lat
ter.
For instance, farmers learned
they can grow a crop of peanuts
that will bring twice the amount
of money that cotton will. The pea
nut crop besides being one that is
in great demand and one that
brings a good price, is an easy one
to grow. Almost any good cotton
land will produce a good crop. The
preparation of the soil requires
little care and the gathering is
easy, the peanuts being pulled up
in bunches.
The Spanish nut is the main
variety grown in this section. This
is a smaller nut than the Virginia
that is better known, but the
Spanish nut has a more delightful
flavor and is in greater demand.
Although the Mississippi flood
has meant ruin to hundreds of
thousands, it probably will be the
means of spelling prosperity for
many cotton farmers.
Higher prices for cotton this
season probably will result from
the floods owing to the forced
curtailment of production, in the
opinion of M. B. Wellborn, gov
ernor of the Federal Reserve
bank here.
The output of the Mississippi
Valley area now inundated by the
flood water averages about 2,000,
000 bales and while some of the
higher-up plantations possibly
will be planted, it is doubtful if
other sections will be planted be
cause the flood has disorganized
the farmers, destroyed their seed,
machinery and much livestock.
Indications are that exporta
tions of cotton this year will ex
ceed any previous year, in the
opinion of Governor Wellborn, and
this is one of the factors that will
mean higher cotton prices.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Mauney of
Chicago spent Thursday here with
his brother, Mr. Guy Mauney on
Grover street. Mr". Mauney who is
a graduate of N. C. State college,
Raleigh, holds responsible position
with the Chicago Engineering
works.
Law Demands Red
Light For Horses
The recently phased law for
this state calling for lights on
all vehicles operacing on the
highway considers any ridden
animal as a vehicle, an exam
ination of the statute at Char
lotte revealed, news reports
say.
This means that horses
must have red lights on their
tails at night or the owners
will be fined $60 or serve 30
days in jail.
A joke? No, just an inter
pretation of one of the newly
passed state laws.
PUUITOCNICT
I ROAD TO TOLUCA
FROM Limra
Highway Commissioner Announces
Cross Country Link into This
County, Joining No. 18.
W. C. Wilkinson. district
highway commissioner of
Charlotte this week announc
ed that the contract had been
let for the construction of a
highway from Lincolnton to
Toluca, a distance of 17 miles.
The road will connect Lin
colnton with a highway lead
ing directly to •ftyrgariton
and will shorten the distance
from Charlotte to Morgan ton
hy approximately 10 miles, Mr.
Wilkinson said.
File $15,000 Suit
Against Mill Here
Mrs. Ella Wortman, wife of J. C.
Wortman, has brought suit against
the Shelby cotton mill asking for
$15,000 damage as a result of an
alleged injury received by her while
j in the employ of the mill, that has
resulted in the loss of her hearing.
Peyton McSwain, attorney fqr
Mrs. Wortman, Bays: That on Feb
r iary 10, 1026 while Mrs. Wortman
i was working at the Shelby mill a
< shuttle flew loose from a loom
I -triimrtg'ner in the hhaS; that as a
1 result of this blow, she was injur
ed to such an extent that she has
totally lost her hearing; that since
that time she has been under the
constant care and treatment of
physicians, and has been examined
by several ear specialists all of
whom have advised her that noth
ing can be done to restore her hear
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Wortman are now
living on the farm near Grover.
Boy Judge Sent Up
May Have Taken
Car Officer* Think
The Buick sedan belonging to
Judge James L. Webb, which was
stolen from the Webb garage some
time Tuesday night, was recover
ed Wednesday afternoon in Spar
tanburg, S. C. The car was found
parked near a hotel there and out
of gasoline. A Ford car was miss
ing there and it Is thought that
perhaps when the gasoline ran out
the thief picked up another car and
kept moving.
Officers here advance a supposi
tion that youth who had been sent
to a reformatory and had been dis
charged might have been the per
son taking the car. The boy sus
picioned cannot be located now, it
is said. Policeman McBride Poston
and James Webb Gardner accom
panied Judge Webb on the trip for
the car.
Prominent Men To
Speak At El Bethel
There will be a memorial serv
ice and home coming at El Bethel
first Sunday in June. Rev. Harry]
North of the Wilmington district
will preach at 11 o’clock. Dinner on
the grounds. At 2 o’clock Dr. F. J.
Prettyman former chaplin of the
U. S. Senate will deliver an ad
dress. Rev. Harry North is a son
of Rev. J. W. .North. Everybody
cordially invited to these services.
HORD TO ENTER WAKE
FOREST COLLEGE SAID
Alumni of Wake Forest college
in this section will be pleased with
the report from Kings Mountain
to the effect that "Art” Hord,
flashy young baseball player, plans
to enter Wake Forest college this
fall. Hord, it is said, will piay with
an amateur team at Concord this
summer despite ths> 'fdct that he has
been offered several professional
baseball contracts, doing so in or
der to be eligible for college bal'.
Hord is a shortstop and considered,
hereabouts as one of the most prom j
ising ball players to ever develop
in the section.
MEET “AL AND CAL,” THE TWINS
—AM) -NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET
“At and ('at;'’ or "Cal and At,” as you prefer by your politics, are
the twin sons of Mr. ar.d Mrs. H. Clay Cox, of Shelby. Mr. Cox is head
of the Republican party in this county and prominent in state G. O. P.
circle, while Mrs. Cox is of the Democratic faith. So when twins
came to the home—it being a political family—the husky youngsters
were named for ..he high lights of H«h parties. And, perhaps, you’ll
be wanting to kn-.w which is A1 andiwhieh is Cal. To the left is A1
and to the right is Cal. The father lakes that Cal, to the rigj^tt is not
quite so hefty as Al, to the left, bec.Sne he is economical e#fen in his
diet. Cal’s other attributes are silenfe • and apparent thoughtfulness,
the parents say, while Al, to the leftj, is talkative and altogether a
lively youngster. In the eyes of the fapd parents both boys have qual
ities resembl ing the famous men for ijjMm they are named. Nuff ced,
apparently. Except chat so far theyJJiaven't pitted their popularity
against each other to see which maylfR; the next President of these
United States. In fact they naven’t taken time to debate such minor
matters.
[ Automobiiitis Ruins Farmers Says Observer
j Who Is Sorry Moters Were Ever Invented
(By International News Service.)
Smith Center, Kan.— William
Pletcher, wealthy farmer and ex
tensive land owner here, believes
he has found out what ails the
farmer.
1 It’s “automobilis.”
So fixed in his belief he has
set an example for others to fol
low and declines to run his own
| car which has stood unused in his
| garage since last November. He
preaches economy!
Listen to his sermon.
“Automobiles have ruined fin
ancially hundreds of thousands of
farmers.
“I’ve learned that to be the ease
neigh
‘ with all my unsuccessful
b ts and friends.
‘If autos had never been in
v Hed, farmers in all the states
w uld have plenty of money and
li id would be selling for $100 per
a re anywhere in the Unitea
S |tes.
‘The whole country has gone
s) ;ed mad. The highways bring
us nothing but buzzing sounds.
Th§ little trading communities are
' dead except for the filling station
business ahd hot dog stand.
Whenever the farmer wants to buy
he hops into his flivver and goes
to the far-away city. Let’s get
sensible again.”
Steam Shovel On Excavating Job Picks
Up Automobile And Driver In Scoop
(By International News Service.)
New York.—You never can tell
what is going to happen in New
York.
Harry Sarn was driving down
207th street in his closed car,
when suddenly the car was lifted
into the air. Sarn was thrown out
of the window and landed in the
street arid a few seconds later his
car came hurtling after him. He
was taken to a hospital suffering
from a broken collarbone. The au
tomobile wasn’t worth taking any
where.
Sarn learned that his car had
been picked up in the scoop of a
great steam shovel engaged in
making subway excavations.
The operator of the steam shovel
said it was all a mistake arid
apologized.
Gives $5,000 For
Negro Welfare Work
A gift of $5,000 to bo used in
making a study of child welfare
among negroes has been made to
the State board of charities and
public welfare by Julius Rosen
wald, of Chicago, as a result of
his interest in the work which the
board is doing. The offer was
made voluntarily through Mr. N'.
C. Newbold. director of negro edu
cation in North Carolina, which
has been grateful forwarded by
the Rosenwald fund.
The study will take $10,000 and
Mr. Rosenwald’s gift is to be
matched by individuals and or
ganizations in the state.
“We cannot afford to fail to
meet Mr. Rosenwald half way.”
Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, commis
sioner of public welfare, has said
in appealing for funds. “The study
would sKow' the whole strength:
and weakness of our public welfare!
program in North Carolina as it!
relates to the negro, and give us
fundamental facts on which to
strengthen and improve a program
already begun.”
Miss Eunice Westbrook, efficient
clerk at the Western Union here is
visiting her parents in southern
Georgia. Miss Westbrook will be
away about two weeks.
C. R. Hoey To Speak
At College Closing
\ The program of the 79th annual
commencement of Greensboro col
lege will begin Saturday May 28.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
| delivered by Dr. C. G. Chappelle,
i of Memphis, Tenn., and the annual
| literary address by Clyde R. Hoey,
of Shelby. The graduating class
, this year is composed of 59 mem
bers, the largest in the history of
the college.
Dr. ZenoWall To
Help At Spindale
Spindale,—A revival meeting will
begin at the Spindale Baptist
church Sunday, May r9th and prob
ably continue through June 10th.
Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Shelby and one
of the state’s ablest ministers will
assist the pastor, Rev. G. W. DavL.
He is expected to preach Sunday
night. Dr. Wall is a native of this
county. Spindale is fortunate in se
curing his services.
Construction Work
Booms In W. N. C.
With almost $10,000,000 worth
of public building and construction
projects now under way, Asheville
and Buncombe county are enjoying
the greatest period of construc
tive activity in their history.
Buncombe county and the city
of Asheville have just let con
tracts on two joint projects the
Biltmore viaduct and the Beau
catcher tunnel—totaling more than
$500,000.
SIX YEAR OLD CHILD
DIES ON S. DEKALB ST.
James, the six year old child of
Mr. and Mrs. John Silver, died
Tuesday at the home of its par
ents on S. DeKalb street. The child
was what is called a “blue baby”.
It was blue from birth, due to im
nroner circulation of blood. The
body of the little fellow was taken
Wednesday to Hickory Grove, S.
O., for interment. Mr. Silver works
for the railroad company.
SEABOARD BUSSES
WILL BE BROUGHT
To Ran From Rutherfurdton (o
Lake Lure. Furt Train* Likely
For 3%lby Then.
Foreiit City,—It became known
here this week that in the near fu
ture, probably gome time next
month, the Seaboard Air Line rail
way intends to bring a number of
huge motor busses from Miami,
Fla., and to operate them between
the western terminus of the rail
road at Rutherfordton, Lake Lure
| and Asheville, The fact that the
Seaboard intended to run busses
when Highway 20 was paved was
announced exclusively in the Sun
in its issue of February 10 as was
this announcement. While the new
bridge at Bostic is not quite com
pleted orders have been issud to
run fully loaded freight cars or
Pullmans over it. This will sava
the company a considerable amount
of money by doing away with the
unloading in the Elienboro or Bos.
tic freight yards.
Express Trains Soon.
It is probable that the express
trains will be put on some time in
June. The new timetables, it is un
derstood, have not been printed but
from information which is more or
less public it is considered very
doubtful if these fast trains will
make a stop in Forest City'. That
the Metropolis of the county. For
est City, should be slighted this
way has aroused much indignation.
It is believed however, that Presi
dent Warfield is a.'ter the long dis
tance passengers and not merely
local traffic. It became known also
recently that the Seaboard will is
sue a very large edition of a book
let to advertise Western North
Carolina. It is said the edition will
be two hundred thousand, or more
copies, and will be sent broadcast
all over the United States and
i Canada. Especial attention, it is
understoodi will be paid to Chimney
Rock and Lake Lure and many
photographs of the mountain resort
will be reproduced. Photographs
of R u t he t fo rttfolPShf!"Sh#Tby' artrffl
be included in this booklet.
FOllPilCE
NEW SIM 111
Detroit, Mich., May 23.—Early
production of a new Ford car su
perior in design and performance
to any now available in the low
priced, light-car field was announc
ed today by the Ford Motor com
pany, Henry Ford, designer of the
car, and Edsel Ford, president of
the company. Both stated that
within next few weeks they will
give a complete description of the
new' model.
Henry Ford, speaking of the new
car, said: “With new Ford we pro
pose to continue in the light-car
field which we created on tha
same basis of quantity production
we have adways worked, giving
high quality, low price and con
stant service. We began work on
this new model several years ago.
In fact, the idea of a new car has
been in mind much longer then
that. But the sale of the
model continued at such a pace
that there never seemed to be an
opportunity to get the new car
started. Even now the business is
so brisk that we are up against the
proposition of keeping the factory!
going on one model while we tool!
up for another. I am glad of this j
because it will not necessitate a i
total shut-down. Only a compara- j
tively few men will be out at a
time while their departments arc
being tooled up for the new pro-1
duct. At one time it looked as ifj
70,000 men might be laid off tern- i
porarily, but we have now scaled1
that down to less than 25,000 at a j
time. The lay-off will be brief, be- j
cause we need the men and we j
have no time to waste. At present
I can only say this about the new
model—it has speed, style, flexi
bility and control in traffic. There
is nothing quite like it in quality
and price. The new car will cost
more to manufacture, but it will be
more economical to operate.”
—A New Home—Miss Maude
Hightower of Cliffaide is having a
pretty new bungalow home erected
on a lot which she recently pur
chased from the J. B. Nolan devel
opment just off of North Morgan
street.
—Gardner THks—The address
at the closing of the Lexington high
school tonight will be made by
Hon. 0. Max Gardner, according to
news dispatches from the David
son town.
Present Seniors Heftiest
Class Ever Graduated Here
Father Wanted HU
Boys On Gang
It isn’t often that a father
likes to see his offspring
toiling on n convict force, but
Judge Mull and several local
barristers have encountered
such a father in a local col*
ored man.
The old fellow wanted his
son and his grandson “put on
de gang kase dey wont wuk
and just lay around and eat."
He was informed that a
vagrancy charge would have
to be made, while it is said
that an investigation disclos
ed a family quarrel.
DEBATE TO OPED
sen cue
«TIGHT
The freshman sophomore debate
i at Central school auditorium this
evening at 8 o’clock opens the for
j mal commencement of the Shelby
I high school. There will be three de
| baters on each side and the best in
dividual debater will be awarded
the R. T. LeGrand medal. A musi
cal program will be rendered by
the high school orchestra. The fresh
men debaters are Elizabeth Le
Grand, Sophia Hunt, and Mary Et
ta Hoyle. The sophomore team is
composed of Grace Green. Ruth
Waldrop and Mary Sue Hunt.
On Sunday evening at 8 o'clock
in Central Methodist church Dr.
Hugh K. Boyer will deliver the
commencement sermon.
The junior debate for the 0. Max
I Gardner medal conies Monday ev
ening in the school auditorium.
Four youngsters will contest for
this medal.
Tuesday evening the graduating
exercises and senior night program
will be held in the school audito
seism with Max Gardner deliver
ing the address. Medals, awards
and other honors will be given at
this time.
Burrus Will Be
New City Attorney
Chas. A. burrus, for six years
county prosecuting attorney, will
be attorney for the city during the
new administration which takes
charge of affairs next week, ac
cording to information verified by
a member of the new city council
yesterday. At a recent conference
between Mayor Dorsey and the
board of aldermen, Mr. Burrus
was agreed upon and Alderman
Ledford was appointed a commit
tee of one to confer wit& him. Mr.
Ledford says satisfactory arrange
ments have been made with Mr.
Burrus and he will be duly elected
at the next meeting of the board.
Mr. Burrus will succeed O. M. Mull
who after serving many years, an
nounced six weeks ago that he
would not accept again. Mr. Bur
rus was county solicitor for six
years and has been practicing law
in Shelby about eight years.
COTTON MARKET
(By Jno. F. Clark A Co.)
Cotton was quoted on New York
exchange at 11 o’clock today:
July 16.20; October 16.55; De
cember 16.79.
New York, May 28.—8. p. m.
Southern weather. Cloudy at Abi
lene, Fort Worth and Oklahoma
City, balance belt clear, forecast
west Texas partly cloudy cooler to
day fair tomorrow, east Texas
partly cloudy, Oklahoma and Ar
kansas showers in north portion
tomorrow, Mississippi fair today,
showers tomorrow eastern belt fair.
Daily News Record makes condi
tion of cotton that is up 73.5 vs.
71 last year, acreage decrease 11
per cent. 43,375,000 acres.
Fair business in Worth street,
prices firm. Look for evening up
market today with prices depending
largely on what the weather may
promise over the holidays particu
larly for west Texas.
ARWOOD SELLS OUT
HIS CAR TURNS OVER
Two important things happened
this week to W. P. Arwood. In the
first place he sold his interest In
Morrison Transfer Co., to Mr. Sam
Morrison. On the day following
Mr. Arwood was returning from
Newton or Hickory when his car
over-turned near Cherryville, in
flicting ugly bruises on the nose,
eyes and forehead of Mr. Arwood
who was driving alone at the t,me
of the accident.
uue to a in let ic i raining Boys Av
erage 148 Pounds. Dr.
Luther Little Speaker.
The hegtiest class of seniors ever
to be turned out from the Shelby
High school is being gradual*
ed this year, according to state
ments made by Supt. I. C. Griffin
last night when the 64 seniors, the
high school faculty and the mem
bers of the present and in-coming
school board were entertained by
the Kiwanis club at Cleveland
Springs, Dr. Luther Little, pastor
ol the First Baptiat church of
Charlotte, being prlMfewl speaker
for the occasion. Eleven, years ago
23 of this graduating class wfere en
tering the primary grade, study
ing the primer under Miss Agnes
McBrsyer. They have passed
through all of th£ grades, 34 pupils
coming from surrounding schooia
to swell the finishing class to its
present number. It was Mr. Grif
fin’s baby class then, but now they
are the heftiest that ever received
diplomas from the Shelby high
school. To prove that they have
grown in wisdom, statue and fel
lowship with the Lord, Mr. Grif
fin revealed that the girls average
in height 5 feet, 2 inches, and
weigh 113.9 pounds. Average
height of boys is 5 feet and 8
inches, average weight 148.2 pounds
The heavy weight of the clas is
due to physical training which has
been emphasized in the school with
in recent years.
Not only have they grown in
statue, but in the fear and admo
nition of the Lord, declared Mr.
Griffin who announced that 62 of
the 84 seniors are Christians. Forty
one are Baptists, 18 Methodists and
two Presbyterians.
Four Classes of People.
Dr. Luther Little was introduced
by Forrest Eskridge who had
charge of the program for the
evening. Dr. Little is always a
charming speaker and on this occa
sion he spoke on “four classes of
people." In the defective class he
put the lop-sided individual, the
newly-weds, the bachelors, the
‘can's but won’t’ class of citizenry.
His second class he called the use
less class and in this he placed the
drone, the bore, the type of fool
described in the Bible. The trying
class he enumerated as his third
class and in this he placed the tWo
faced individuals, the pivot ton
gued who talk incessantly without
even a.let-up for sober'; thought. Ho
admonished his listeners to be Wiso
in Speech,’ihdw When to speak and
when to ktop quiet. The egjotist and
the sour disposition he would also
place in the trying class. Then»in
the fourth or indispensjfttil clas?
he placed first of all the “old
maid" who makes the finest school
teacher in any city and often know?
better how to rear children than the
I mothers themselves. Along with the
indispensible class he commended
the mirth—makers, the sacrificers
or burden bearers and then tho
Christian citizen, declaring the last
(the Christian citizen) to be life’s
aim and finest goal.
A $32,000 Class.
The seniors this year constitute
at $32,000 class, announced Mr.
Griffin in giving further statistics
about the cost of education. It cost
$40 per pupils per year for tuition,
and general school expenses or a
total cost of $28,160 to the tax
payers to bring them through high
school. According to accepted au
thorities, the annual earning ca
pacity of high school graduates is
$1,200. Without high school educa
tion, an individual's annual earn
ing capacity is only $700 per year,
so multiplying the 64 graduates by
the $500 increased earning capac
ity, the annual increased worth of
the senior class is $32,000.
George Blanton, Kiwanis presi
ednt presided over the meeting and
welcomed the visitors. Troy Mc
Kinney, president of the class ami
voted the most “dependable’ grad
uate responded to the welcome ad
dress. Miss Kathleen Hord sang a
beautiful solo with Miss Howia
playing the accompaniament. Mr.
Griffin introduced the high school
faculty: A. C. Lovelace, Mrs. W.
J. Roberts. Miss Jordon, Miss Par
rott, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Mason and
Mrs. Sanders, the present school
board George Blanton, R. E. Cnr
Denter, J. F. Roberts, J. H. Mc
Knight and B. H. Kendall and tha
three new members, R. T. Le
Grand, D. W. Royster and John Me
Clurd.
The huge dining room was decor
ated with the class colors and tha
table presented a pretty scene with!
its vases of flowers and class col
ors.
Learned scientists have stated
that the sun will continue to pro
vide heat for fifteen trillion years.
Now that this question is settled,
they might turn their attention to
the problem of how long the head
will last in the next world,