Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons
By mail, per year (in advar;*)__$2.5G
By carrier, per year (in advance) $3.09
THE
News
THE STAR’S REVIEW
One more day of June and one
einnr bride" to go in this county
l*kc one for every two days of
*onth. , • •
^e interesting matters regard
.1 the law's limit on the salary of
JJce of mayor in Shelby have de
reloped it is ^reported.
The Scarborough {revival contin
J to attract the hundreds. Have
* heard the minister who once
t»s a cowboy ? # #
The Cleveland county highways
um Shelby to Toluca and from
g,'s Mountain to Grover may be
„ved it is indicated with the re
Jrt that grading contracts are to
be W soon- # # ,
Five pension checks are still un
j-Kvered at the clerk’s office here.
L you know where they are
flames in today^s Star.
What do modern students know
.iout the Bible? Read an inter
esting article by a county teacher
who cites amusing answers given
hy students to questions about Bi
ble characters.
" « « «
Shelby's first auto was consid
e^j a “public nuisance.” Read on
WP two today of the early days
JjTthe 'horseless carriage contrap
tions’ in Shelby.
Ktiir
HES FUGITIVE
111 SEIMS
Morganton Man-Hunt Almost Hope
less. New Bloodhounds to be
I'scd on Trail.
Collcttsville, June 28.—Broadus
Miller, with a price of $1,000 on his
bead, has been swallowed up some
where in the foothill ranges of the
intracked Blue Ridge and Grand
father mountains.
He is wantpd by the state of
North Carolina for the brutal slay
ing of Gladys Kincaid, 15, of Mor
jinton, whom he is alleged to have
attacked and killed with an iron
ppe one week ago today.
Three bloodhounds have spent
their energy upon the rugged hills
between Sandy Ridge Knob and
Ripshin mountain, in Caldwell coun
ty, and more than 1,060 men have
battled the stubborn undergrowth
in an effort to get one peek at the
outlawed negro over the barrel of
a |un. But none has yet met with
any measure of success.
It is now reported that Miller’s
'wife, who was held for a while by
Burke officials, lived in the Col
lettsville section and that Miller is
Hated to many of the negroes in
the settlement just above here.
Four miles north of Collettsville is
• negro section, all mountain
farmer of a rather prosperous sort.
The belief is held in some quar
ter? that the outlawed negro is be
ing fed by these people.
Two bloodhounds arrived in Mor
ganton today from Enfield and it
is learned here that one of then"
Brought six little puppies along.
There seemed to he sort of a re
signed fate here today regarding
the capture of Miller. Only a small
number of official deputies remain
*d on the hunt.
Rumors came in, one after an
j ,er. that he had been seen in va
nous parts of the country, but it
is the general belief that he is se
creting himself somewhere in these
Tls’ clos<‘ to his kinsfolk. At least
are a dozen or so who hold
t belief strong enough to stay
10 this section.
Cl ii
«ieiDy noys Get
Wheat Field Jobs
lJ'er"llt,anfi Hay^odi Ross,
5 of Mr. and Mrs. Landrum
t Ross „n N. Washington St.,
T f'lvvcre(1: West, to help in
harvest, write back to
they found no trou
Kotting jobs on farms.
w f se.ems to be good in the
(in ik am. 'v‘ben the harvest is
i.l *re ‘s a great demand for
p'att, Kansas they
Klf7Jiya ?nd p,roceedcd
k.,v; a’ Kansas, where they were
d; . nf ®t the time they wrote
Jard R,vi€re that they were
iheaf Mt8reat eXperience in the
T*° Game, On Here
For Fan, This Week
chedul^T ,baseba11 Kames t
f,n .. .'d to bo played before lo<
CT week. Tomorrow, Thm
Sielh,, Prin°?n’ Ellenboro will pi
J v at the city ball park, t
Wrda7'rkmg -at 3:30 °’cl0'
i . C herryville will coi
n!foJa game.
RationCnbjr” team is a fast 8
^oant rh«nd “ n°W ,eadin* 1
*Kmt.. p a*e ln the Rutherfc
Textile League.
Larger Crowds Attend
Dr. Scarborough Meeting
Twenty-One Ministers Have Attended Ser
vices Already. Outside Congregations To
Hear Texas Minister. Pastor Gratified At
Work.
Attendance upon the Scarbor
ough meeting grows with each
['service. There is a wonderful re
sponse and co-operation on the
part of the public generally and
last night witnessed the largest ev
ening attendance so far in the open
air tabernacle while this morning
the seating capacity of the church
was taxed to its fullest from 9 to
'10 oclock. Dr. Wall, the enterpris
ing pastor, is gratified with the
presence of so many ministers, 21
1 preachers of different denomina
tions having been present at some
'of the services since the meeting
began Sunday.
Each evening the pastors of su
burban and rural churches are in
vited to come in a body. Double
Shoals came in large numbers last
night, New Bethel, Lawndale and
Double Shoals Monday night. To
night Zoar and Beaver Dam are
invited, Thursday night Elizabeth
and Ear.tside, Friday night Second
Baptist and Mt. Sinai. Saturday
night Dover and Ora congregations.
Dr. Scarborough has touched the
hearts of his great congregations
by his masterful sermons. He
preaches plain gospel truths with
his accustomed vigor and earnest
ness and the response is wonderful.
On Soul Winning
Last night Dr. Scarborough’s
subject was “Soul Winning in
Three Circles.” Said he in part:
In the nrst cnapter oi jonns
gospel is the story of the personal
work in soul-winning of three
men resulting in the salvation of
! three men. Andrew won his broth
er, Simon, Jesus won the stranger,
Philip and Philip won his partner
j and friend Nathaniel. Here if
' soul-winning in three circles.
1. —Jesus winning a stranger,
whom he had never met before
won him the first time he saw.
Our great neglect is in the stran
gers we meet. We meet them
once and pass on down life’s road,
they drift by us with a wave of
the hand and pass into eternity
and we let them go without warn
ing. We ought to speak to every
stranger we meet in a courteous,
gentleman way about his soul’s
interest. Some of the world’s great
winners make it a habit to speak
a word for Jesus to all the stran
i gers they meet, all the new ac
quaintances they form. Jesus set
: the example.
2. —Here is Philip, the new con
vert winning his companion and
partner in business. Every Christ
ian man is under eternal obliga
tion to bear testimony to his part
• ner, his companion in business oi
politics or society, his employee
or employer. Business men ought
I to capitalize on their relation tr
! their men and women friends and
i use this relationship to witnessing
for Christ. I know great lawyers,
! great doctors, merchants, far
! mers today who make it their
business to attend to the King’s
business by trying to influence
their friends to become Chrsitians
Phillip went immediately after h<
was saved and sought and brought
Nathaniel to Christ. God help
(Continued on page eight)
W. 1. Nil IS
DE1D il USE 77
Mr. W. A. Martin, at one time
' a member of the county board of
'commissioners and one of the most
influential men in the county, died
this morning at his home at Moor
1 esboro at 5 o’clock. Mr. Martin had
'been confined to his bed since last
October and the end was expected
by members of the family.
* Mr. Martin was 77 years and nine
months old. In the Mooresboro com
'munity he was held in highest es
teem as a farmer and merchant,
being a member of the firm of Mar
tin Brothers and Martin & Martin
for many years.. He was promin
ent in church life, being a deacon
of the Sandy Run Baptist church
for 30 years. For a number of
'years he has been a director of the
Farmers and Merchants bank at
Mooresboro. Mr. Martin was twice
married, the first time to Miss
Pantha Stroud form which union
-two children survive, Mrs. W. P.
Leister of Walhalla, S. C., and Mr.
Buren Martin of Mooresboro. His
second marriage was to Miss Gaz
zie Grigg, who survives.
The funeral will take place Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at
Mooresboro, service to be conduct
ed by Rev. A. T. Stroudenmire of
Avondale, pastor of the Sandy
Run church in which he was a long
| and faithful member and official.
Gets Big Trip By
Insurance Record
FLAY H. HOEY GETS FREE
TRIP TO LAKES.
Flay H. Hoey, agent In this ter
ritory for the Jefferson Standard
Life Insurance company, will leave
about July 9 for the Great Lakes
cruise offered by his company to
outstanding agents. The cruise will
touch Canadian points as well as
'scenic spots in Eastern America.
The trip is given by the company
to members of the $200,000 club,
'or agents who sell that much in
surance. This is quite an honor for
Mr. Hoey as it is his first year w’ith
the company and represents a high
business mark.
10 BATTLE HERE
FOR TENNIS TITLE
Will Give Cup fob Beat Court Per
former in Shelby. Tourna
ment at Early Date.
Shelby’s Bill Tilden, or the bert
tennis player in the town, will be
known along about August. Offi
cials of the West Marion Street
tennis club announced yesterday
that a tournament would be staged
in July to determine the town’s
tennis champion. The West Marion,
Wray and Eskridge courts will be
used. Every tennis player in the
city is asked to participate.
The tourney will be decided
through the elimination plan.
Well known players already en
tered for tournament play include
the following: J. H. Grigg, Dr. R.
McBrayer, Whitelaw Kendall, Har
ris Ligon, George Wray, Chas. Esk
ridge, Alex George and Joe Single
ton.
Jack, Casey And
Tom Win Game For
Gastonia Outfit
Shelby Hurler Takes Gastonia to
Victory. When Morris and
Harrill Hit Often.
Kannapolis, June 28.—Casey
Morris, belt blow in the tenth in
ning ruptured a beautiful hurlers*
argument and gaye the Gastonia
Combers a 6 to 5 triumph ovc»
Kannapolis here today. _
xoung jacK noyie, anemy Doy,
displayed old-time form from the
Gastonia mound.
Swatting honors of the day gr
to Tom Harrill, Comber first sack
er, who erupted two blow in five
frames, one being a homer in the
opening stanza with one man on
the lanes. Fred Morris got threa
for five. In the fielding Russell Lee
local vassal with three nifty catch
es and Porter, rival second bagman
seized all laurels and econiums.
Score by innings:
Gastonia ... 300 100 100 1—6 9 3
Kannapolis .310 100 000 0—5 8 3
Hoyle and Morris; Antley and
Donaldson.
Thompson Accepts
Chrysler Agency
1 George Thompson, former Shelby
citizen who has been with Thomas
L. Craig, one of the leading auto
mobile dealers and merchants at
'Gastonia for the past eleven years,
1 has accepted the agency here for
the Chrysler automobile. Mr.
Thompson has been closely identi
fied with the Chrysler for the pa. t
nine years and his many friends
are glad to know that he has re
turned to Shelby t», live permanent
ly. He will move his family to
Shelby within the next thirty days.
Agency headquarter* pre maintain
ed on South Washington street
where the Shelby Motor company
has been selling Ghrfslers.
WAY SUIT 10 GO
ON TRIAL UNLESS
COMPROMISE MADE
Former Church Pastor, Now Suing
Church Here, Makes Visit.
No Settlement Yet.
Rev. C. B. Way, of Lexington,
former pastor of the Methodist
Protestant church here, spent the
past week end in Shelby greeting
friends and members of the local
congregation of which he was pas
tor during the year 1925. He was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Silver at their new home on Clegg
street.
It will be recalled that the form
er pastor brought suit against the
local church for the collection of
an amount of his back salary, the
case having been pending in court
for more than a year. Rev. Mr Way
in a statement to a member of The
Star’s staff said that no settlement
has yet been offered in bringing
the famous court case to an end,
and the former pastor also gave out
the information that unless a set
tlement is made the case will be
docketed for trial in the Davidson
county superior court the latter
part of July. It may not get a hear
ing during that term of court which
begins July 18, owing to the con
gested court calendar in that coun
ty.
Rev. Mr. Way is connected with
a semi-weekly newspaper at Lex
ington and is also pastor of a rural
church near Lexington. His many
friends in Shelby were glad to se"
him again on the occasion of his
recent visit here.
Banks Pay This
Week $18,000
First. National Pays Semi-Annual
Dividend of Six Per Cent and
Union Trust Three.
Shareholders of the First Na
tional bank and the Union Trust
company will receive on Saturday
cheeks totalling $18,000 as mid
year dividends on stock. The First
i National directors have authorized
1 the payment of its customary semi
| annual dividend of six per cent, on
its capital of $250,000 and this
amounts to $15,000. The remainder
! of the earnings for the first part
of the year has been placed to un
j divided profits, raising this fund
to approximately $225,000. In addi
tion to the undivided profit account
the surplus account amounts to
$25,000.
The Union Trust company which
has branches at Lawndale, Fallston
and Lattimore has authorized the
payment of a semi-annual dividend
of three per cent on its capital of
$100,000 and this helps the share
holders to the extent of $2,000. The
remainder of the earnings of the
first half of the year have been
placed to surplus and undivided
profits bringing this account up to
approximately $75,000.
The banks report fairly good
business, much better than was ex
pected at the beginning of the year.
Farmers Cheerful
With Good Crops
“Cotton is not the only good
crop coining on in Cleveland coun
ty,” stated County Agent Alvin
Hardin yesterday. “Beans, peas
and practically everything on the
farm is showing up well now. The
hay crop promises to be a very
large one also.”
With prospects for good crops
all over the county Hardin says
that a more cheerful feeling exists
now in the farming section than
in many months. “The outlook is
far brighter and it should be, for
the rains came at the right time to
help things grow.’”
Byrd Makes Hop
For Paris Today;
Over Ocean Now
Commander Richard Byrd in
his triple-motored plane, Amer
ica, hopped off for Faria this
morning at 5:24.
The announcement of Byrd’s
hop came over the John F.
Clark market wires here.
Byrd, who attained world
fame by flying across the
North Foie, has been awaiting
proper weather for the Paris
.trip for some time. He was ac
companied, it is thought by
three men. two of whom were
Acosta end Noville.
At 8:15 Byrd's big Fokker
plane was sighted due east of
Boston about 75 miles out, or
nearly an hour after leavnig
Roosevelt field.
Byrd's flight, he says, is for
scientific* purcoses as he will
chert various winds over the
Atlantic. I
Lieutenants Hergenberger
and Maitland, U. S. Army fly
ers left San Francisco, Tuesday
morning at 7.09 in a big Fok
ker monoplane for Honolulu.
iilusTol
BUSINESS HOUSES
i If Fourth Isn't Observed Half Day
Closing Will Start July 7.
Those Signed,
i _
! The half holiday for uptown
business employees is to come
back this summer for a big part of
Shelby.
The list of merchants and busi
ness firms cited below have signed
a petition stating their agreement
to close on Thursday afternoon,
beginning July 7, if the Fourth of
July is not observed as a holiday,
and continuing to the last Thurs
day afternoon in August. If the
Fourth is observed as a holiday
the closing will not start until the
second Thursday of July.
The agreement reads: “We the
undersigned agree to close our
places of business each Thursday
afternoon beginning on the second
Thursday, if the Fourth is observ
ed, of July and ending on the last
Thursday afternoon in August:
Cleveland Bank and Trust Co.,
Paragon Furniture Co., Cleveland
Building and Loan Association, T.
W. Hamrick Co., F. W. Wool
!worth Co., Efird Dept. Store, (ex
cept first Thursday), Rose, 5-10
j 25c Store, Shelby B & L associa
tion, Insurance Dept, of‘Union
Trust Co., First National Bank.
Union Trust Co., Gilmers, Inc.,
Piggly Wiggly Store, J. C. Mc
Neely & Co., Kelly Clothing Co.,
T. P. Eskridge, Penders Store,
Whisnant Store, Quinn’s Drug
Store, T. H. Plaster, Arey Bros..
J. C. Penny Co., J. H. Quinn, post
master, Haines, One, Two, Three,
Dr. D. M. Morrison, L. W. Gard
ner, K. Kendall, Cash Grocery
Store, Jno. M. Best Furniture Co.,
Landis Shoe Shop, Harry Capple,
H. C. Long, E. G. Morrison, Webb
Bros., M. A. McSwain, Blanton
Wright Clothing Co., Farmers and
Planters Hdw. Co., A. & P. Tea
Co., W. A. Pendleton, A. V. Wray
& 6 Sons, Nix & Lattimore, Char
lotte Salvage Co., Shelby Hdw.
Co., Georgia Lutz, W. L. Fanning
& Co., Basil Goode.
j Ignorance Of Students I
i On Bible Amusing j
Jonathan Was Man Swallowed By
Whale Says One Young Student.
I was assistant teacher in Bible
at Mars Hill college last year. I am
sending some questions that were
given to college students.
Who was Ruth ?: Ruth was one
of the disciples. Ruth was a wo
man proffet. Ruth was a sister to
Naomi and hated to leave her kins
woman. Ruth was a judge.
Who was Jonothan? Johnathan
was the man that was swallowed
by a whale.
Who was Samuel? Samuel was
the strongest man. He pulled a
building down and destroyed many
people.
For what was David noted ?
David was noted for killing a lion
with a fling shot.
What were phylacteries ? Phylac
teries were some kind of people
who banded together and did things
within themselves. To me they were
different from all others or tryed
to appear that way.
What was Jephthah’s rash vow?
Jepthah’s rash vow was when he
\t-as to slay the ark of the coven
(Continued to page 8)
TO GRADE COUNTY
ROADS FOR PAVING
AT AN EARLY DATE
Will Let Grading Contract for To
luca-Shelhy Strip and Kings
Mounts in-Grover.
Highway 18 from Shelby to To
lucn and the highway from Kings
Mountain to Grover may be paved
before so many months if report;'
here today about highway construe
tion bear out their indications.
B. M. Graham, local highway en
giener, says that contracts will ba
let on Wednesday^ July 6, for grad
ing the road from Kings Mountain
to Grover and the highway from
Shelby to Toluca, a distance of 19
miles.
Both of these highways are im
portant travel arteries in the
county and state road system and
numerous promises and reports
about their paving have been made.
Of recent months local hope for
any work soon on the roads had
almost vanished.
The report of the grading con
tracts indicates that the grading
will be preliminary to paving work
it being the custom now to let the
grading and paving contracts sep
arate.
Hospital Injured
All Improving Now
'Wilkie Receive* Minor Injuries in
Car Fall. David Boy Home.
Morgan id Improving.
G. M. Wilkie, taken to the Shel
by hospital for treatment after
it is said he fell from his ear west
of town Monday evening, was able
'to return to his home after receiv
ing treatment. He was in a daz°
when brought in, but was normal
' and able to leave soon. He received
no broken bones but was severely
'bruised, it is said.
Stanley Davis, young South
'Shelby boy, who was knocked from
his wheel several days ago by sn
' automobile has improved to the ex
tent that he was permitted to re
' turn to his home this week.
Ralph Morgan, Henrietta man
injured in an auto crash between
Shelby and Mooresboro early in tha
'month, is still in the hospital, but
improving now physicians say. Mor
gan received a compound fracture
of one leg and several fracture;
ribs.
COTTON MARKETS
(By Jno. F. Clark and Co.)
! Cotton was quoted at 11:30 to
day on New York exchange:
July 16.70; October 17:00; De
cember 17.22.
New York, June 29.—Eight p. m.
Southern weather mostly cloudy,
central and west mostly clear east,
Forecast: Carolinas fair; Georgia,
'Alabama! Louisiana showers south
ern portion. Mississippi, Arkansas,
Oklahoma fair. Texas, fair except
showers near coast.
Daily News Record estimates
acreage around 43,000,000, condi
tion 77.1 compared with their own
figure of 73.6 last month and 75.1
last year, indicated crop 14,842,000
'bales. Reports say weevil infesta
tion is worse and more general
than it has been since 1921 and
squares are reported punctured in
many parts of Texas, Misssisippi,
Georgia, Alabama and South Car
olina.
Memphis cotton review of Jour
nal of Commerce says better weath
er has aided cotton but spread of
weevil menace give rise to fears
of widespread crop damage unless
propagation checked by dry hot
weather. Advance yesterday is as
cribed to uptown and Wall street
buying and light offerings. Except
for threatened weevil damage
which can only become serious if
weather is rainy next month, there
is nothing to warrant further rise
at the moment.
Mr. Tom Patterson
Died At Lily Mill
Mr. Tom Patterson of the Lily
mill community who had been ill
far some time, died Wednesday at
6 oclock, of last week. Mr. Patter
son had been unable to speak for
some time and never recovered hi3
power of speech before he died. De
ceased leaves a widow and five chil
dren, one girl and four boys: Fan
nie Mae, Howard, Everett, John at:d
Floyd, the latter being an adopted
child. Three sisters and five broth
ers also survive: Mrs. John Gray
son, Mrs. Nathe Kirkendale and
Mrs. Spencer Elliott, Messrs. Fen
nel, Noah, Bill, George and Joe
Patterson. The bereaved family
has the sympathy of a host of
friends.
Law Limits Pay For
City Officials Of Shelby
Reported Tentative Agreement Reached To
Pay Dorsey $2,400. Ex-Mayor Weathers
Refunds $425 Paid Over Law’s Limit. Legal
Lines Cited.
Tie For Honor Of
“First Bloom” Of
County This Year
Cleveland county’s first cot
ton bloom of the year, so far
as is known, was a double hon
! or, two farmers of the county
exhibiting blooms on the same
day.
W. G. Parris, who farms the
Graham Dellinger land just
south of Shelby, reported a
bloom on Sunday, June 26.
On the same day R. G. Adams,
hustling Lattimore farmer, al
so reported a bloom in his
fields.
Dave Turner, colored, who
farms on the Max Gardner
land has held the "first bloom"
I honor for a year or so, but this
year he gives away to the two
farmers mentioned above. The
bloom on Mr. Adams' farm is
on exhibit in The Star office.
Prominent Man And Druggist Of
Kings Mountain Paaaea Away.
Mentioned For Sheriff
Kings Mountain, June 29.—Fred
Eli Finger, one of Kings Moun
tain’s most popular citizens and a
well-known druggist, passed away
rather sudden Monday evening.
The funeral services were held
today at 11 o’clock.
About three weeks ago Mr. Fin
ger went to Richmond, Virginia,
to take treatment at McGuire’s
clinic, his health having been none
the best for some time past. He
returned to the city Friday and
said Saturday morning that he felt
better than he had for three years
and his every action denoted a
possible return to health.
| While out at his farm Monday
| he was stricken and one of the
colored boyH at the plantation
brought him to the city just as
quickly as possible.
He was in bad shape when he
reached the drug store and his
partner in business Mr. C. T. Car
penter rendered first aid until a
physician could be procured.
Doctor P. B. Stokes, the first to
arrive ordered his immedate re
moval to his home and Doctors
Lowry and Hord, of this city, and
Doctor Hord, of Gastonia, and Dr.
Reuben McBrayer, of Shelby, were
.summoned to the bedside.*
I All the skill of the attending
j physicians was brought into play
, but he was beyond medical aid
I temporary restoratives only pro
I longing the life for a time. About
| fifteen minutes of eight he passed
' away. The deceased was a com
paratively young man being but 36
i years of age and therefore in the
prime of life.
He is survived by the widow and
four children, Sarah, Fred, jr.,
Carl Preston and Dan.
He was reared at Stanley
Creek in Gaston county and came
to Kings Mountain fourteen years
ago. Nine years he was in the drug
business on a partnership basis,
later moving from the store farth
er up-town now occupied by the,
Griffin Drug Co. to the present I
stand of the Finger Drug Co. He'
owned the entire business with
the exception of a one-third inter
est belonging to Mr. ^C. T. Car
penter.
His mother, Mrs. Sallie Finger,
who lives at Stanley Creek is now
the only surviving member of the
family, Mr. Finger’s father and
brother having preceded him to the
grave several years ago.
Bride Month Near
Gone—Brides, Too
With only one more day of
June, Register of Deeds A. F.
Newton has issued the proper
certificates for only 14 brides
during “bride month.’ Unless
this last day of the month
brings in one couple seeking
a license the local license bu
reau will have turned out one
less than a bride for every two
days of "bride month.”
Meantime it is noted that
' more than four times as many
1 couples—63 to be exact—have
been married in Cherokee, just
across the line in South Caro
lina.
A tentative agreement to in
crease the salaries of Mayor Dor
sey and his board of aldermen wa;t
upset this week upon discovery
that a provision of the state law
stipulates that the executive head
of a town the size of Shelby can
not receive over $1,500 annually.
This discovery of the limitation
placed upon the salary of the
mayor and the pay of the board,
not only upset the administration’s
plans for salary boosts, but result
ed in a prompt visit to the city hall,
by Ex-Mayor A. P. Weathers who
voluntarily refunded $425, repre
senting $25 per month which ho
had been paid for the past 17
months as extra compensation
while the city was engaged in a
construction program incident to
the extension of the city limits
which placed heavy additional du
ties upon him as mayor.
Included in Budget.
The matter of pay for city offi
cials was discussed on the streets
yesterday with a great deal of in
terest. The matter came about in
.this way. When Auditor Hoyle
finished making the audit for the
present administration, he was also
asked to prepare a budget of ex
penditures for the ensuing year
and in the budget he included an al
lowance of $3,000 for mayor’s sal
ary and $300 a year for each mem
ber of the board.
At the executive session of the
council held recently a tentative
agreement was reached to mako
the salary of Mayor Dorsey $2,4QQ
a year and the pay of the council
men 9300 per year, but it has been
discovered that Sect. 2862 of Con
solidated Statutes of North Car
olina sAys that the salaries of
mayors of towns .with a U. S. cen
sus of between five and ten thou
sand shall not exceed 91,300 an
nually and that they shall receive
no qther compensation. This gen
eral "law goes further and states
that the maximum pay of a coun
cilman may be 9200 a year and
that “no increase in pay can bo
made during the year such increase
is voted.” Therefore, ty would ap
pear that the present and ;futura
mayor of Shelby cannot receive a
salary of over 91,300 until the next
U. S. census is taken in 1930 (or
by direct vote of the people) and
that the present board cannot in
crease its compensation above 9200
a yea reach and that is to be done
by a two-thirds yea and nay vote.
Promptly Refunds.
When Ex-mayor Weathers heard
unofficially yesterday that his
board had paid him 926 a month as
extra compensation when the stata
law says the mayors of North Car
olina towns shall not receive any
extra compensation, he went to the
city hall this morning with a check
for 9425 and made a refund. Sev
enteen months ago when heavy du
ties devolved upon the mayor be
cause of the buildirfe of the water
pant, septic disposal, street and
sidewalk extensions, etc., Mayor
Weathers had been paing his own
car and paying for Ms own gaso
line. Alderman T. W. Hamrick, of
his own accord, suggested to the
board that the mayor be allowod
925 extra because of additional
duties. Other members of the board
quickly consented and the order
was made. 1 he board at the time,
did not know of the general state
law limiting salaries, but acted
on the provisions in the town char*
ter adopted in 1901 which grants
the power to fix the mayor’s salary
without limit. Attorneys assert that
the state law takes precedent over
the city charter.
So when the ex-mayor found
out yesterday that his board had
unknowingly paid him $25 a month
as “other compensation” to which
he would not be entitled under the
law, he went to the City Hall and
made a prompt refund of the excess
5 Pension Checks
Not Called For Yet
A. M. Hamrick, clerk of court,
has five pension checks for widows
of Confederate veterans that have
not been claimed as yet. The checks
are made out to Fannie T. William
son,, Sally Putnam, Catherine Neill,
Martha Morrison and Mary F,
Hoyle.
Except for these five and thoso
where veterans or widows are dead
all the other checks have been de
livered. One hundred and eighty
eight pension checks came to the
county this time, J12 for widows
and 76 for veterans. Several ve ler
ans and widows have died sir.cq
the last checks were deli- erecL .
I