Letter 9 Years Late
Ends Romance Of War :
Beautiful Girl And Handsome Captain
Waited In Vain.
He Died.
Forest City.—It took just h few
Says over nine years for a letter,
mailed in April, 1918, at a post
office in a town in South Carolina
to be delivered to a beautiful girl
to whom it was addressed, says the
Forest City Correspondent to The
Rutherford Sun. The long delay
Was explained by the postal au
thorities with the brief statement
that the letter must have failed be
hind a partition in the office or be
Whd a box. Anyway it was found |
when the post office was moved to
new quarters in the • same town.
The Sun, at the roquost of the re
cipient, cannot give her name, the
post office where tta*- letter was |
mailed, or where it was delivered
In Rutherford county.
Received Too I-ate.
It was April, 1918 and a Captain,
young and handsome, was or his
Way to New York to sail from that |
port to join the American Expe
ditionary Forces in France at that
time. He wrote the letter and
trusted it to the mails. He had hut
• day or two at the port of embar- ]
kation and anxiously he waited for
a reply but, it never came. The 1
question asked remained unan- >
awered. With the bitterness of
youth thwarted in love he sailed..
With the aching void in his heart, I
the void caused by an unanswered!
appeal, he fought and died. And!
ihe girl, in the lovely beauty of,
the spring time of youth waited
and wondered why nc letter came,
Why he had sailed to the war with
out a word to her. Wete all men
•like? Were they a'l faithless''
Ana she knows. Still beautiful, still
attractive and lovely, site knows,
but ii is too late.
DeCamp Quits As
Editor In Gaffney
Veteran Newspaperman Turns
Tri-Weekly Over To Em
ployees In Gaffney.
Gaffney, S. CL, July 1.—Ed II.
DeCamp, editor and publisher of
the Gaffney Ledger, thrice-a-wcek
newspaper, since its establishment
in 1894, yesterday relinquished
control of the paper to F. W. Sos
aaman and S. C. Littlejohn who j
have been connected with the busi- I
ness for several years. Mr. Sossa- i
man, who is Mr. DeCamp’s son-in
law, will continue to be the busi- j
ness manager and Mr. Littlejohn
will succeed Mr. DeCamp as edi
tor.
Mr, DeCamp’a retirement from
active work marks the passing
from South Carolina journalism of
a sincere, vigorous champion of
the right as he saw it. He never
hesitated to express his opinions
on public questions and not infu -
auently his views different from
lose held by persona in authoritv.
Ho has been a consistent advocate
of improve! highways, ha-dog
written innumerable editorials
favoring good roads. Mr. DeCamp
generally took a stand in political
questions, Ideal and state. At one
time he was sued for $26,000 for
alleged libel by J. H. Buice as the
result of statements in a political
editorial. The Buit was settled out
of court and later Mr. DeCamp
and Mr. Buice became business
partners. i
Beginning his d**cer as a print
er while still a boy- in Charlotte,
Mr. DeCamp worked on soma of
the larger newspapers of the coun
try in New York, Atlanta, Colum
bia and other cities. He helped get
out the first issue of The State at
Columbia, and resigned the fore
manship of The State office to
come to Gaffney and start The
Ledger.
While relinquishing active news
paper work Mr. DeCamp will con
tinue the publication of Grit and
Steel, the world’s largest game
fowl monthly, which he owns.
VORK NEGRO WILL
GET FAST TRIAL
York, S. C.~(INS)— McKinley
Thopiasson, the negro who is al
leged to have attacked and then
murdered a prominent York coun
ty woman last week, will get
apeedy justice.
The negro, who was rushed to
t^e .Columbia penitentiary after
to had been captured, will face
trial at the term of criminal court
convening here on July II.
A mob of 2,600 searched for the
TOggo here for more than a day.
Officers, however, succeeded in
thwarting mob violence, and spirit
ed the negro to the state prison,
i. The negro is alleged to have
ypade a complete confession.
WALKS 25MILES
TO GET NUSBHNO
Woman Would Have Hiked Back
Home After Failing To
Secure Warrant.
Gaffney.—Motivated by a desire
for vengeance, rather than nny
wish to wrest long distance hiking
honors from competing members
of her sex, Mrs. Lawrence Hughey
Tuesday walked from Henrietta,
to Gaffney, upwards of 25 miles, to
swear out a warrant for her hus
band, who, she claimed, deserted
her at Henrietta a few weeks ago
after 15 years of married life.
Application for the warrant had
to be refused by Magistrate Floyd
L. Baker, as the alleged desertion
took place in North Carolina.
Not being acquainted with any
one in Gaffney Mrs. Hughey pre
pared to start the return journey
to Henrietta afoot, but Mr. Baker
secured the co-operation of Cap
tain Frank J. Higgs, Salvation
Army officer, in making arrange
ments for her to spend the night
here. Captain Higgs early yester
day took the woman back '/to
Henrietta in his car.
Mrs. Hughey told Mr. Baker her
husband had married another wo
man since coming to Gaffney but
a search of the records in the of
fice of Probate Judge Lake W.
Stroup failed to show license is
sued to him. Mr. Baker advised
Mrs. Hughey to swear out a war
rant in North Carolina and send it
to Gaffney for service, providing
her husband is here.
PER ClMBT
MIEOF ic.se
. Raleigh.—Net indebtedness, per
capita, less sinking fund assets in
creased from $3.85 in 1917.. to
$42.03 in 1920, financial statistics
obtained at the state, capitol. re
\ ’"d.
_.T’ie per capita debt of the state
increased frcm $33.44 to. $42.03
from 1925 to 1926, fibres show. _
Total payments for general de
partment expenses and., public
service enterprises, amounted, to
$45,804,026, this sum including all
payments, whether, made., from
current revenues or from the pro
ceeds of bond issues. The $45,804,
026 was apportioned in the follow
ing manner
..General departments, mainten
ance and operation $16,292,922 in
cluding $1,923,579 apportioned for
education to the minor civic divi
sions. l’ublic. service, enterprises
expenses $16,635. debt interest $5,
: 214.374. Permanent improvement
on' »vs sat a30 205.
| ..The highway commission spent
, $23,990,981 during the year, the
report states of which $21,050,671
was for construction and $2,940,210
I for maintenance._ ... . ....
! Hootch, Haste And
Hugging Cause Of
Most Auto Wrecks
The State Highway Department
of Ohio is using a number of saf
ety- first slogans at safety exhibi
tions in an effort to reduce motor
accidents. Several of these were
originated by the department and
have found wide vogue. Here are
some of them:
1. Don't try to scare locomotives
with your horn.
2. A road hog roots up macadam
with his nose.
3. Our roads are wide and
smooth—don’t burn them up.
4. Denth is so permanent—take
a minute or. two at those dangerous
railroad crossings.
5. Tragedy in seven words:
Speed increases, breath ceases,
rest in pieces.
6. Horse sense as well ns horse
power should enter into the oper
ation of motor vehicles.
7. Live to ride another day by
obeying signs—they mean what
they say.
9. Drive with care—tyou may
meet a fool.
10. A reckless driver is a crim
inal.
11. Keep your hands on the
wheel—let your girl hug herself.
12. The three “H’s” — Hootch
Hugging—haste — cause 75 per
cent of the motor accidents.
WANTED A POSITION BY A
capable young lady who has fin
ished a stenographic course. Ad
dress Box 353, Shelby, N. C. 3-lcl
Dr. L. R. Scarborough, Evangelist
Talks At Rotary Club Luncheon
The standards of luncheon clubs
in promoting higher principles in
business and a better fellowship
among business men is one of the
most gratifying systems in Amer
ica as an aftermath of the world
war. Dr. L. R. Scarborough told
members of the Shelby Rotary
club at their luncheon today at
noon at the Central hotel.
Dr. Scarborough, conducting
evangelistic services at the First
Baptist church,, and Dr. Zeno Wail
were guests of the club.
Community Cancer.
"The business man who succeeds
in a community and does not serve
his community without selfish mo
tives is a cancer to that commun
ity,' the evangelist declared.
“We live too fast and keep driv
ing relentlessly for dollars whi u
we should get more fellowship and
diversion in our lives,” the speak
er stated in telling of the value of
luncheon clubs.
“I am a great believer in luncheon
clubs and in golf as a diversion.
Anything that takes a man’s mind
away from his business is benefi
cial to him. Golf saved by life—al
though I do not endorse playing
golf on Sunday when a man should
be attending church.
“The successful man in a com
munity is the man who succeeds
by serving his community instead
of having dollars as his sole aim.
If it were not for the community
he could never he a success and for
his success he should give his best
in fellowship and high business
principles to the community.”
Respect for Ministers. I
“Shelby accords more respect to
the ministry than any town I have
ever visited,” the Texas minister
stated. “Just so he is a minister,
educated or not, from the country
or the city, he is respected in Shel
by. The citiSenship and moral at
mosphere of Shelby is remarkable.
If I ever leave Texas I intend to
come to North Carolina and settle
as near Shelby as possible.”
Prison “Death Row” Lonely Now
With Only Three Occupants Thepe
* Raleigh, June 30.—(INS)—State Prison’s death roW pre
sented a lonely appearance today, with only three condemned
men along the row of strong colls. There were four, but ex
ecutive clemency whisked Joe Andres, Franklin county negro,
from the jaws of death, and placed him in the State hospital
for the insane (colored) at Goldsboro.
It now appears that there will be no execution at the pri
son for the remainder of the summer. The lone white man of
Death’s Row' is W. L. Ross, alleged double slayer of Warren
county, but he will get a new trial in September.
The other two inmates, negroes from Gaston county, have
appeals before the State Supreme Court. Their execution
will be stayed until the high tribunal acts on their cases. The
Supreme Court is now having its summer recess, and the cases
will not be reached until fall.
Ross, the white prisoner, was convicted nearly two years
ago, for the murder of an aged Warren county couple, the
benefactors of his little daughter. Aleinists are now examin
ing the doomed man for traces of insanity. They are expected
to muke a report on his case in the near future.
REPENTANCE IS SUBJECT OF DOCTOR
SCARBOROUGH
(Continued from page one)
heart-breaking concern la shown
protected from the wrath of God in
unforgiveness. They show David
Israeal’s singer and king; Isaiah,
the greatest of the prophets, Paul
topmost man and Christ’s
chief disciple and Jesus himself
all showing their heart-aching de
sire to see men saved from the
guilt, peril and destiny of sin in
an endless eternity. These are ex
amples for us who live after them.
There are some vital reasons why
Christian people should today lean
that compassion for men out of
Christ.
1. —Christ's and Paul’s examples.
They were our leaders in religions
experience and we should follow
them in this deeper life also.
2. —The deep soulful meaning of
sin, its guilt, its dangers, its perils,
i its awful consequences, its destiny
in eternal separations from God,
1) ,ght to stir us fbr interest for our
last friends. Sin is real and destiny
is unspeakably bad.
3. —All the glories of being saved
—All the meaning of being God’s
children should stir us to desire to
see our unsaved friends enjoy these
eternal blessings.
4. —This compassion affecting
our interest in men is the finest
expression and demonstration of
discinleship as we follow Christ.
Wednesday Night Sermon.
“The Son of Man come to seek
that which was lost.’’ The 15 chap
ter of Luke is the “lost” chapter
in God’s word. It tells of the lost
coin, the lost sheep and the lost son1
and the search for them. These par
ables are Christ’s impressive mes-;
sages to men of the Father’s search
ing, seeking love for lost men every
where.
The preacher discussed the Bi-:
i
ble’s description of men who live
without God in their hearts and
lives. They are described as “al
ready condemned," “dead in tres
passes and sins,’ “under God’a
wrath; Godless; Christless; hope
less; standing imperiled by a frown
ing judgment, on the road to certain
death and eternity without peace
and pardon.”
He then discussed what provis
ion Christ hast made in his plan of
salvation for these sinners by His
love, his death, his triumphant 're
surrection, his free pardoning
grace, which forgives, cleanses,
pardons, justifies and redeems.
Christ’s blood applied by faith
to the soul takes the sin out and
brings God’s peace in.
Twelve have joined the First
Baptist church, others have been
saved and there is evidence of
great refreshing spiritual revival
in the beautiful city of Shelby.
COTTON MARKETS
(By Jno. F. ClArtt and Co.)
Cotton Was quoted at noon today
on New York exchange:
July 1C.78; October 17.02; De
cember 17.22.
New York, July 1.—Eight p. m.
Southern weather, clear east,
cloudy central nnd southwest rain
ing at Shreveport and Galveston,
rainfoll, Memphis .22, Shreveport
06, forecast Carolinas and Georgia
fair, Alabama fair today showers
tomorrow, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Oklahoma and West
Texas thunder showers.
Lighter business in Worth St.
Strength late yesterday due to
Giles saying in report that weevil
will cause terrific .damage unless
belt gets high temperatures and
less moisture, very little damage
done so far as plant so young.
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