North Carolina Newspapers

THE News THE STAR'S REVIEW. Today. June 1, meet the new .Vl)r- and the bill collectors. rn m 9 The star today publishes a list „f the graduating class at the Shel ®v high school, together with medal winners, honor students, and a re , 0f the commencement program including the Gardner address Graduates of the teacher training r,ass and a list of the teachers for next’year are also carried. Nrew police regulations and rule.) •re cited by The Star today togetlv * with other news of the^ installa tion of new city officials and city ball events. ^ # ? "Moco" Bynum former Shelby football star,'was killed in an auto wreck near Winston-Salem Mon day night. * ' # Chamber of commerce business meeting, firemen’s banquet, deaths, town and county news events. A paper full of news today. For other local news turn to pages three and seven. f, Newton Resigns To Enter I.aw School for Summer— Lineberger To Act. At a meeting of the hoard of di rectors of the chamber of com merc« held Tuesday afternoon in the secretary’s office, J. Clint Newton who has served effective, ly and satisfactorily for the first year of the chamber’s operation, tendered his resignation in order to leave Monday to enter the law school at Wake Forest college where he will finish his law course under Prof. N. Y. Gulley. Mr. Newton will be away about three months. When he finishes, he will locate for the practice of law, but has not announced as yet just where he will settle. J. D. Lincberger’was appointed lo serve temporarily as the cham ber’s secretary and the office will be moved into the real estate of fice of Lincberger and Hoey in the Courtview hotel building. The chamber's finances are running ow, but there is enough in the treasury to pay a stenographer for awhile to attend to the many nquiries that come daily to the club and to follow up the pros >ects for industries that are furn shed by the Southern Power com pany in i^esporse to its advertis ing carried in Northern and Cana dian publications. Mr. Lineber ger will direct the affairs of the chamber until another program can be worked out and a full-time secretary put in charge with am ple finances to handle the situa tion. tl was the hope that the chamber of commerce will survive and that in the early future it can be made to function to an even greater way than during its first year. Financially speaking the club has about $300 in the bank. About *1,300 pledged has never been made, but the first year’s opera tion cost approximately $5,000 which was spent in secretary’s salary, office expense, printing, advertising, etc. McDiarmid Goes To Brother’s Funeral Shelby Presbyterian Pastor Called to Kaeford on Account of Brother’s Passing. Rn\ 11. N. McDiarmid, pastor of ne Shelby Presbyterian church yesterday morning for Raeford e which place he was called on ac ;UU;'t ,,f the death of his older 0 lfr’ hred J. McDiarmid who 8 , away in John Hopkins hos al’ Baltimore, Md., Monday fol lowing a serious operation. De a!>( d was taken, to Baltimore last f "“rs<iay from his home at Rae . '• "e vvas a prominent citizen Kaeford and was married only months ago to Miss Ruth Shaw of Gatesville, Ga. It is understood the body is being fought to Raeford for burial to "y- ^ceased was about fifty r!nrs of aRe and is survived by the j brothers and sisters, Mrs. v U'*ln* of Fayetteville, Rev. H. "■McDiarmid of Shelby. Miss We McDiarmid, John, Norman Henry McDiarmid of Raeford, bis widow to whom he wa3 filed last November. ‘he many friends of Rev. Mr. f I harm id sympathise with him * h|s bereavement. At Clover Hill. here will be a lawn party at j0Vel H'H church Friday night, n< 4th. String band. Refresh «ents served. Proceeds to go to Ur<h- Everybody invited. i,ri,\nd. Mra- Dan Frasier and ' Bobbie, were week-end guests ^ relatives in Monroe, the past By mail, per ywr (in advance)—$2.M By carrier, per year (in advance) 93.09 FORMER HIGH STAR "Moco” Bynum, Shelby High and Stale College Athlete, Killed Instantly. Messages received here Tuesday morning stated that Boyd R. (Moco) Bynum, for mer Shelby High football star and State college athlete, was instantly killed late Mon day night in an automobile wreck near Winston-Salem. Bynum, who has been a tackle on the State college football eleven for two years, came to Shelby several years ago, being left under the care of Dick GnHey by his father. While in school here the youth was very popular and was also rated as one of the best ath letes in the school. Finishing here he entered State college, where he was a student until two weeks ago. Bynum was very popular in the younger social set and since leav ing Shelby had returned several times on visits. Owing to his athletic prowess and near perfect physique he was an idol among the younger boys of the town. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Bynum, of Wilmington street, Raleigh, and was 22 years of age. A Winston-Salem dispatch tell ing of his death says: “B. R. (Moco) Bynum, of Ral eigh, was killed instantly, and .1. J. Gentry, nineteen, and Bill Davie, nineteen, were injured when an automobile in which he was riding turned over on the Greens boro highway four miles from here shortly before 11 o’clock Monday night. “According to Gentry, who, with Davis, was brought to a hospital here, the automobile was being driven at a rapid rate of speed when they were unable to go around the curve in the road. The machine turned over two times, it is said. “Bynum came to Winston Salem from Raleigh two weeks ago. He was a student at State college last year and played tackle on the varsity football-team.” Wife Of Mr. E. A. Rudaill, Des cendant of Distinguished Ancestry Died Tuesday. Mrs. Lillian Evelyn Smith Ruda sill, wife of Mr. E. A. Rudasill, died in the Shelby hospital on .Tuesday morning at 9:45 from a complication of diseases. Mrs. Rudasill had been in ill health for the past year but never gave up and kept going. She was stricken fatally ill on Thursday evening and was taken to the hospital on ' Saturday. Mrs. Rudasill was born | in Ninety-Six, S. C., and comes | from a long line of distinguished ! ancestry, her people being the Calhouns, the McGregors and the Fouchees, the makers of early South Carolina history. She was 61 years old on January 2nd. Her father and mother died when she 1 was quite young and she came to j Shelby as a young girl to live with | her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Rudasill, Mrs. Rudasill being 1 an aunt of hers before marriage. I Mr. and Mrs. Rudasill now are liv ing in Meredian, Texas. She was educated at the old Shelby Female college, and after her graduation was married to Mr. E. A. Rudasill, and into one of Shelby's most prominent and oldest families. For a short while they lived in Blacksburg, S. C., but the greater part of their life has been spent here at the old Rudasill home on South Washington street. Mr. and Mrs. Rudasill were married in Bradley, S. C. December 2nd, 1886 bv the Rev. R. H. Smart. Mrs. Rudasill was a woman of fine character and keen intellect. She did much charity work and helped the poor, and did good in o many ways, never letting her left hand know what her right hand was do ing. She was a big hearted wo man in every respect, a loyal friends and neighbor, ministering to the sick, a most unselfish and sacrificial mother, living always for her children. She was truly a home mother and a home maker. She was conscious to the last and on the night before her going she talked to her husband and child ren, telling them she was prepar ed and ready to go. Mrs. Rudasill is survived by her husband, Mr. E. A. Rudasill, fTive children, Mrs. James Willard, Mr. Jake Rudasill, Mrs. Harris Bailey, of Elberton, (Continued on page three.) Gardner Tells Seniors That Friends \ Are Biggest Asset-Lauds Equality “Personality Plus” Keynote Of Success, He Tells Graduates. None Born Equal So As To Make Race Of Life Interesting. Pays Tribute To Boys Forging Ahead. 64 Young sters Receive Coveted Diplomas. An overflowing auditorium at > Centra! High school last night fail ed to hold the mammoth crowd gathered, depite inclement weath er, to witness the graduating ex ercises of 64 members of the Shel by High senior class. The senior night program was considered one of the best ever held and scores unable to get in side the auditorium gathered about the doors and windows for glimps es. The exercises ;6pened with the junior class filing in carrying a daisy chain to the front of the stage, where members of the class took their seats. The juniors were closely followed by the seniors, in gray caps and gowns, who filed their way to the high school stage for the last time as students amid the cheers of the huge throng. Invocation by Dr. H. K. Boyer opened the formal exercises. This was followed by the class exercis es: The welcome address ny the class president, Troy McKinn** -, evidenced that class chose as its leader a young man of remark able talents of oratory. This was followed by the class history by Irene Bridges; class poem by Kath leen Hord; prophecy by Maude Rollins; last will and testament by Harris Ligon, and the class song. Personality Counts. O. Max Gardner, introduced by Supt. I. C. Griffin as a man fitted to tell of the road to success be-! cause he made his own road, then | spoke to the class on “Personality.” The Gardner address was not of; the form type, but extemporaneous,! touching at time, laudatory and in. spiring. It was more than an or dinary bit of school oratory for | him for in the class behind him was one of his own sons and chos en as the handsome young mascot of the class wag another of his sons, Max jr. He introduced his subject by declaring that contrary to precepts of patriotism and his tory every man is riot born equal, j “If every horse had the same' speed there would be no races. If every man and woman had the same qualities and were equal in ambition, personality and courage, life’s race wouldn’t be interesting. The Maker of All things knew what he was doing. As it is the tern-: perament, disposition and qualities of every one differ. Life there for<v is a struggle, a race, and becomes I in itself a wonderfully interesting thing. Personality is the quality to be developed. Personality means I popularity and friends, and today I would not trade the five best friends I have in North Carolina for all the fortune and honors I have or may have. Personality is the thing that makes the woman go by one store, one bank, and one business house, to trade at another store and bank where the merchan-1 dise and interest is the same. Per sonality is one of the big funda mentals of success.” Mr. Gardner interposed a few thoughts on the equality and op portunity offered in America—op portunities that no other land holds' out to its young. He recited proud ly a list of former Shelby High school graduates who have attained honors in recent years after leaving school here: Two consecutive presi dents of the student body at State college, one at N. C. C. W., and an- j other now head of the student body at Davidson. And last fall an inci-1 dent took place that was a credit to the town and school when a: I young Shelby High graduate, with out fortune or favor, walked into the State University and was pick ed as the head of the freshman class made up of 700 boys, cream of the state’s young manhood. , Continuing on equalilty and the rewards of “personality plus’’ he exemplified his statements by re ferring to two members of the gowned class behind him. Nothing, he said, spoke better for America, the land of equality and opportun ity, than that a boy of foreign descent had been named by his class mates as the most .popular boy in the class. Whereupon he had Alex GGeorge, son of an Assyrian fruit merchant, to stand amid roars of applause from the packed audi torium. Next he referred to anoth er boy graduate who was leaving school with 20 units to his credit— a boy that had worked in a textile riant, and struggled on bravely just to get the diploma on the tabic to the right, and he asked Tom Kerr to stand up while the crowd roared out another round of applause. The “next governor’ as he is fa miliarly known !n his home town may have made better speeches but never have his statements been more fitting, more to the point, er better received. From his brief ad dress there flowed advice, urge* ambition, praise, and hope. Diplomas (liven. Following the address diplomas were given to the G4 class, mem bers individually by Prof. V A. 0. Lovelace, principal, arpl Mr. R. E. Carpenter, for year3 chairman and member of the school board. To Superintendent Griffin fell the honor of presenting the medal* and scholarships to hjs own class, for it: years ago that W came here to head the city schoolis and eleven years ago the class that passed on and off the stage forever last night first entered school. The second highlight of the ev ening came at this time as the big crowd of parents, relatives arid friends burst out in applause as the honor youngsters marched .forward for their medals^and scholarship. From the two mo§t coveted honors, best all around bay and girl, down to the athletic awards the recipi ents were roundly applauded. Win ners of the major honors were un known except to school officials prior to their annoucement and many of the youngsters and their friends the awards came as a sur prise. An incident that “touched homo’ with the commencement crowd was the awarding of two new honors. One a hundred dollar check, pre sented by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey to the girl most deserving of a college education, was awarded to Maude Rollins, one of the girl leaders of the class. The other award proved that the speaker of the evening was not just talking when hefjraised the personality and pluck of Tom Kerr, the boy who worked his way through, and ths youngster was presented with a SI00 check and a scholarship to State college by O. Max flardner. At the conclusion of the program the juniors, with their daisy chain, lined the center aisle on each side and the seniors, leaving the audi torium with their highly prize.i diplomas, marched out between the two lines of new seniors placing on their heads as they passed thejr graduation caps. And thus, in a beautiful and touching ritual, the class of il»27 was no more. Those Graduates The following is a complete list of the graduating class receiving diplomas last night: Ethiel Allen, Mertie Abernethy. Margaret Blar.ton, Irene Bridges Azelea Blanton, Elvin Barnett, Raymond Carroll, Nina Cabaniss. Aileen Costner, Frank Connor, Gwendolyn Doggett, Ruth Dixon. Mary Ford Elam, Bill Grigg, J. L. Green, Elsie Green. Alex George, James Webb Gardner, Ralph Gil lespie, Eva Goforth. Edwin Harris, Thomas Harris. Juanita Hoyle, Lucille Hamrick, Kathleen Hord, Alice James. Elias Kouri, Horton Kendal, Thomas Kerr, Milton Loy, Reid Lutz, Lloyd Lutz, Annabell Lutz, Charlie Mae Leverett, Marion Lemons, Mont rose Mull, Herman Mauney, Ber nard' Mauney, Troy McKinney, Callie Owens, Jennie Lee Pack ard, Mary Francis Pulnam, Sedah lia Propst, Maude Rollins, George Richbourg, Richard Riviere. Donnie Sain, Carl Spurling, Nancy Suttle, Ruby Spangler, Lu cille Smawley, Madge Sperling, Mary Brandt Switzer, Lois Stubbs, Daniel Troutman, Carl Wray Webb, Muriel Waldrop, Margaret Weaver, Joyce Wilson, Merle Williams, Clyde Whisnant. Horace Whisnant, Novella White, I.ee Wray, Odus Wright, Mildred Wil son. Aldermen Present Mayor With New Car Mayor W. N. Dorsey entered upon his duties as mayor of Shelby today and rode to work in a new Buick coupe presented to him by the new board of aldermen as a token of their appreciation for him. The new car is for the use of the mayor in his official duties. The old city car, a Dodge, used by the retiring: mayor, A. P. Weathers, was not traded in as the board felt as if it would be worth more in some city department than as a trade value. Mr. W. Y. Weathers will leave in a few days for San Antonio, Texas to be at the bedside of his brother, Mr. D. Summie Weathers who con tinues very ill in a hospital follow ing several operations. AWARDS GIVEN TO SENIORS AID HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ‘Tom Kerr and Kathleen Ilord Get | High Honors for Boy r-nd Girl In Class Scholarships. ...- M Tom Kerr, the youngster who worked his way through high s< hook and Kathleen Hord, drfugh Iter orjRayor nn^ hfcs. W. N. Dor sey, were last nigfit given the most coveted honors of the Shelby H’gh school—that of being the best all-around boy and girl in the se nior class. « Kerr in addition to working his ‘way through school was frequently an honor student, captain of the baseball team, quarterback of the football team, high school debater and orator. Miss Hord in addition to her scholastic record was school .representative in the Latin contest, glee club member, dramatic club Unember, recitation representative Pin ’26, essay representative, and honor roll student. The award for the best-all-around boy is the Max ! Washburn cup and the award for : the girl is the Charles L. Eskridge ,£up. The winners are ranked ac cording to scholarship, deportment, 'athletic, and general school in terest. Other Honor Winners. Kerr was also the winner of one f the two anonymous One Hun red dollar college scholarships, hile the similar scholarship for a irl was awarded Maude Rollins. The two C. C. Blanton scholarships were given to Irene Bridges and Horace (Dutch) Whisnant. Madge Putnam was the winner of the T. W. Hamrick spelling medal. Maude Rollins was the winner of the Lee B. Weathers essay medal, k Sedalia Propst was the winnejj^of the Wm. Lineberger improvegMni medal. x 7 Elsm Greene was the winn^df the J. R. Dover Bible medal. Sophia Hunt was the winner of the R. T. LeGrand debaters medal.. Milan Bridges, winner of the Le Grand medal last year, was winner of the Max Gardner debaters medal this year. Proficiency honors in typewriting were awarded Nina Cabaniss, Ai leen Kendrick and Aileen Connor. Teacher Graduates. Including 15 gradutes from the Shelby Teacher Training depart ment diplomas were given to 79 young people last night. The 15 teacher training gradu ates were: Gussie Ray Beam, Bleka Elizabeth Blanton, Mildred E. Ram sey, Vetus Costner, Jennie Mae (Continued on page three.) OIL MED HOLD SOFETY MEET HERE An elegant luncheon was served 38 employees and officials of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, at Cleveland Springs hotel last night, the safety meeting be ing held in the territory covered by Mr. Bert M. Byers who has charge of the sales in Cleveland, Rutherford and Lincoln counties and parts of Gaston, Polk, Hender son and Catawba. The meeting was presided over by Mr. J. M. Her shaw, district manager of Lenoir. Roy S. Bonsib safety engineer from New York, showed some in teresting movie slides to the aud ience, all designed to teach saf ety methods which the Standard Oil men are urged to observe in their daily vocation. The meeting was a most interesting and profit able one and is in line with other grotip meetings that have been held throughout the territory serv ed by the Standard Oil company, of New Jersey. New Lawyer Comes Here For Practice ' *! ' Shelby’s legal fraternity was in creased by one this week when Mr. B. E. Williams of Monroe located here for practice. Mr. Williams for the present has quarters in the law offices of Quinn, Hamrick and Har ris in the Royster building. He was graduated at Wake Forest college where he studied law under Prof. Neeham Y. Gulley, one of the ablest law professors in the South. After his graduation he practised a year at his home at Monroe. Mr. Wil liams is married and he and his wife are boarding with Mr. and Mrs Zeb Mauney on West Warren St. IN TODAY AI91. CITY HALL CHANCE Major Dorsey Takes Oath, Follow ed by Aldermen, Clerk And Policemen. Salaries. Exactly at 9:05 this morning;, W. N. Dorsey took the oath of office ns mayor of Shelby for the next two years and Aldermen J. F. Ledford, Rochel Hendrick, G. M. Gold and Alger Hamrick joint plac ed their hands on the Book, and took the oath one minute later. AH oaths were administered by A. M. Hamrick, clerk of the Superior court, the oaths being; read from typewritjen papers prepared by O. M. Mull retiring city attorney. Men and Salaries. In order to make the election of police department and others In proper order. Mayor Dorsey called a short session of the new board and at 9:15 they sat together around the alderman's table, passed around a typewritten paper con taining; the minutes of the election of various departmental heads be fore the new board took office to day. On motion put by Mr. Hen drick and seconded by Mr. Ham rick, the following men were el ected: Fred Culbreth as city clerk and treasurer at $250 per month. A. L. Richards, chief of police at $175 per month; E. B. Roach at $115 per month and free living quarters in tho city hall for his family; N. G. Self street overseer at $30 per week; R. V. Toms sup erintendent of water and light de partments at $175 per month. Chief Richards will collect all privilege taxes and see that the inspector’s stamp is on all meats sold locally. J. S. Dorton will be retained as meat and milk inspector and in spect all meats sold locally at the new abattoir. Fred Culbreth the new city clerk and auditor was handed the keys ! to the safety boxes where the re cords are kept by Tax Collector O. M. Suttle this morning. Mr. Cul breth has secured Miss Bessie Rein | hardt as his assistant and he is to j pay her out of his salary. Miss Reinhardt has been book-keeper for the Janet Hosiery mill for eight years and is the daughter of Mrs. L. F. Reinhardt of South Shelby. Following the administration of the oath of Mr. Culbreth the police force, well groomed, marched in and took the oath of office. The per sonnel of the new force is A. L. Richards, chief; Fred Dover, M. M Moore, McBride Poston, E. E. Roach. C. A. Burrus is the new city at torney but was not present since he is not to take an oath. Only a few people were present at the in auguration. Mayor Weathers and Alderman T. W. Hamrick were the only members of the old city coun cil on hand to witness the ceremony but a number of spectators looked on. Mr. Hoyle, certified accountant, was here to install a new set of books. He was employed by Mayor Dorsey some weeks ago and will “make whatever audit is necessary’, following the audit just completed by E. C. Carpenter, licensed ac countant of Monroe who has been working on the audit for the past two or three weeks. Fred Culbreth is furnishing a $15,000 bond in a reputable bond ing company as city ^lerk and treasurer. The bond has been for warded by special delivery and will probably arrive today. Mr. Cul breth for a number of years was book keeper for Gilmer’s Shelby store and is a son-in-law of Mr. George Allen, at one time keeper of the county home and a prominent farmer of Clevland. IT CENTRAL HOTEL The annual banquet of the Shel by fire department was held Mon day night in the Central hotel din ing room, at which time 37 mem bers of the fire and police depart ments of the Weathers administra tion together with friends and guests were in attendance. Among the special visitors were Mayor Weathers and the retiring aider men, Bate Gardner, for 23 years Gastonia fire chief; George Mc I Laughen, present Gastonia chief; members of the firemen’s relief fund and others. Short talks were made by Fire .Chief Herman Eskridge, Mayor Weathers, Messrs. Gardner and McLaughen. and members of the board. In the next issue The Star will carry figures showing the low fire loss of the town under the ef ficient supervision of Chief Esk ridge, his paid and volunteer fire men. Dorsey Praises Volunteer Firemen-Tells New Rules Eskridge And' 12 Volunteers To Remain With New Fire Chief. Mayor Has No III Feeling And Hopes All Factions Work Together. Wants To Hear All Complaints MAYOR W. N. DORSEY, r “Stop”-And Watch Traffic Signals New Police Rules —»«ii k Mayor W. N. Dorsey and Police Chief A. L. Richards yesterday announced some of the new traffic and police rulings that will apply to Shel by after today—the first day being a day of grace for all violators. Thereafter. watch your step and the signals! After Wednesday there will be no double parking of automobiles in the business section. That is, if Richards and his officers see it. Some of the present electric traf fic signals kre not deemed neces sary by the new administration and they will stand on “Safety First.’ The other signals, the new chief says, will mean just what they say. When the “Stop” sign is on, it means stop. In other words, by the new regulation, cars next to the curb cannot turn to the right and go up another street .while the “stop” light is on. Motorists wish ing to turn to the right at one of the signal corners must await the “Go’ sign and do this turning while the others go straight across. One Left Turn. One left turn may be made at any of the signs, it is stated, but every one making this turn must hold out his, or her, left hand. No double left turns may be made. The sign on the signal posts telling of no left turn may hereafted be interpreted as one left turn pro vided the proper hand signals are given. Parking At Night. In the business section all cars parked at the curb facing business buildings must be moved by 12 o’clock at night to make way for the street cleaners. Hotel guests and others who want their cars parked nearby may park them around the court square curb and facing the court house. This por tion of the street will be cleaned during dajlight hours, it is said. Fire Truck Right-of-way. The police department emphasiz es as important one of the new rulings: That of giving the fire trucks right-of-way going to a blaze. At the fire alarm all motor ists in the streets are asked to pull their cars to the curb and wait for the trucks to pass. Those pulling out in the street in front of the trucks are subject to arrest. ‘Noth ing,” says the new ruling, “is to go ahead of the fire truck, and the space around th# water hydrants must not be blocked at the time of a fire.” No Sidewalk Jams. On Saturdays and busy days when large crowds are in town loiterers will not be permitted to jam the sidewalks at busy uptown corners, it. is said. An open chan nel for pedestrians will be kept at all times bv the police. A reminder from the mayor is that the onlv partiality to be shown hv Thief Richards and his officers will be to strangers and those from out, of town not acnuainted with local regulations. The folks here who know the regulations will not receive any favors after the first day. The volunteer fire department; organized during the Weathers ad ministration by Chief Herman Esk ridge and handled by him was of great value to the town in syste matic fire fighting, according to the mayor, W. N. Dorsey. "I feel that I myself and all cit izens of the town are due to ex press our appreciation and sincere thanks to the retiring fire chjqf, Herman Eskridge, for the ffisient manner in which he has ^handled fires during his administration, and the same applies to Jjach of the volunteer firemen who nave served so faithfully under him. “I am glad to learn,” the mayor continue^, “that Mr. Eskridge will remain with the department in an official role and perhaps as assist ant chief to Chief Roach. They have talked the matter over. Fire Chief Roach also plans to use about 12 volunteers, picking those nearest and most available to the trucks.” In discussing the city’s fire fight ing equipment Mayor Dorsey add ed that it was hoped to install a fire siren at the city hall, g* an early date, expressing the opinion that the siren should prove very beneficial to the town. No Political Factions. ‘‘I want the people to know,” Mr. Dorsey stated prior to the installa tion ceremony, “that no political factions or cliques will have any thing to do with this administra tion. If any ill feeling developed during the election I have forgot ten it for my part and have so told those who opposed me, who, when deserving, will get just as much from my administration as any one else. The only faction I want is the united cooperation of the people in moving forward, working to gether for a better town. And I would like to notify all the citizens that I would rather have their sympathy and cooperation in carry ing out their desires than to have their congratulations. Here For That. "I do ndt want the people to feel that it burdens me for then! to make complaints. That’s what I am here for. My attitude is well ex pressed by the young couple get ting married. When the minister reached the query ‘Will you take this woman for your lawful wed ded wife?' to which the groom re plied: ‘That’s what I’m here for’. The new street Cleaning trucks properly labelled as belonging to the street department aW out to day and will soon have canvass covering to prevent the scattering of trash on uptown streets. Ona ambition of the new administra tion is to have the business streets cleaned every morning, including Sunday morning. Shelby B. And L. Has Million And A Quarter Assets Annual Meeting Held. Loans Are Given at a Million Two Hun dred Thousand Dollars. At the annual meeting of the Shelby Building and Loan associa tion held laat week in the court house, it waa revealed that the to- * tal assets amount to approximate ly a million and a quarter dollars, the loans on first mortgage real estate in Shelby and Cleveland county to $1,201,813.39, that the association has 22,395 shares in force. This is Shelby’s oldest “Billy Malone" and one of the strongest in the state. C, C. Blanton waa elected presi dent again, E. Y. Webb, vice-presi dent, J. F. Roberts, secretary-treas urer and Ryburn & Hoey attorneys. The following directors were el ected: C. C. Blanton, C. R. Blanton, C. R. Hoey, R. Z. Riviere, T. W. Hamrick, Orlando Elam, C. L. Esk ridge, Ward H. Arey, D. D. Wilkins L. S. Hamrick, E. Y. Webb, Georgo Blanton, A. S. Nix, George Hoyle, J. H. Quinn and J. F. Roberts. Captain Roberts is the guiding hand of the association and tho shareholders are unstinted in their praise of his business-like handling of the associations affairs. Selling Auto Tags At Eskridge’s Today The sale of new automobile li cense tags locally began here this morning at the Charles L. Eskridge garage, where the branch license bureau is operated. * Motorists .will remember that tags being sold now are for six months only and go on cars on 3i.ly 1. Tag* may be bought now but cannot be used until Jul; 2* xii.