VOL. XXXIV, No. 81
SHELBY, N. C.
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1927.
By mail, per year (in advam)_.$2.M
By carrier, per year (in advanea) $3 0®
THE
News
tHE STAR’S REVIEW.
postal receipts at the local post
~ke show a gain during the last
irtpr and also a gain for the en
Jre year and monthjjf dune.
.urors for the July 25 term of
Mirl here are given in this issue.
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Company K. local militia un't>
Liovf'S tomorrow for Camp Glenn.
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Contracts for work on two
Cleveland county highways have
been let. , , ,
Hiehwav 20 in Rutherford coun
ts rw-ently paved, will be open to
traffic Sunday.
A hip amount of captured boot
.. was poured out at the court
house here yesterday.
What does it cost to operate th
school of Cleveland county each
year
Read today’s Star. The dogs
educate the children.
X heave wind and rain storm
covered North Carolina generally
the western portion yesterday, j
Old automobile license plates.1
Jtate or city, will be worth about
,5 much as a plugged penny on 1
Monday in Shelby, says Police;
Chief Richards.
The new I’ullmn service inaugu
rated by the Seaboard Air Line rail
way, starts tomorrow.
Miin Street of North Caroline; Now
Paved in Rutherford County.
Many Expect to Try It.
Ruthorfonlton—Engineer Robert
Hairston states that Highway No.
20 will he open for traffic Sunday’
July 10th. all the way from Chim-'
nev Rock to Rulherfordton. The
highway has been open all thisj
week, about three miles west of
here. Hundreds of motorists are,
expected to try the new road Sun-j
lay. This highway is 415 miles ;
one, stretching from near the :
Tennessee line at Murphy to the;
Atlantic ocean, it is truly the “main j
street of North Carolina.”
Ziegler Bros. completed thy \
paving project last week, the 500
feet between Washington and Main
streets being paved Saturday.
They moved Monday and Tues-;
lay. The prisoners at the honor;
amp at the edge of town left out
Tuesday mornin'g.
Noted Charlotte Divine Writes
Life of Preachers. Adds a
Thread of Komance.
>r. Little Writes
“Manse Dwellers”
Dr. Luther Little, noted pastor
the First Baptist church, Char
lotte who is quite a favorite in Shcl
where he has conducted a re
'ival and preached on several ocoa
•ions. has written a book entitled
Manse Dwellers”. The book is
just off the press and is on sale
t all of the Efird stores, including
bird’s Shelhy store.
^r' Little is a versatile writer
lod has put into romance the life
preachers. While his book was
•ot intended as an answer to “El
ler Gantry” the satire written by
Sinclair Lewis, it upholds the mill
try where Mr. Lewis tried to cast
shadow over every manse in the
torld. Dr, Little is receiving many
favorable press comments on his
ew hook and it is meeting with
feady sale. It contains the life of
rcwhers put into romance, with
fo love stories, a minor and a
Dor. The one thread that runs
irough the whole story is the
jwrher's experience and the need
• taking care of them, when they
•e worn out and cannot labor. It
*kes an appeal for the creation
“ a fund, called the “Veteran’s Re
gard.”
As Dr. Little is such a favorite
oughout the South because of
*> sermons that are listened to by
wisands each Sunday, it is pre
j ^it his book will have a
My sale.
filing Dimmers
For Headlights
Emmett Ihompson, former Shel
“°V was here this week with his
mi, Mr. Davis from Bristol,
ladi ',n’°nstra,i|1g a new auto
y i1 , dimmer known as the
The device is the
ient r fourteen years of
1 H' study and wherever Mr.
lpM>n has demonstrated it to
(, auu loau OIIICIHIS
da- j "’’'hern states they have
e” j1 to he the most perfect
- “ve- offered. It prevents
* Winding glare of headlights
tmK V,PS tbe 8trength of the
i, Kl,,hes. Nodimalite is a V
^jiht,n*usiate set behind th<
Shelby Unit Expects to Make Fine
Showing on Rifle Range. Local
Frizes Offered.
Company “K’ 120th infantry, the
local unit of the National Guard
will leave Saturday on the Sea.
board for Camp Glenn, where they
will spend two weeks for summer
training.
During recent drills the officers
of the company have stressed rifle
marksmanship training, and when
the boys go on the rifle range they
are expected Jto make a fine show
ing.
Following is a list of prizes for
shooting offered by local firms to
the men of the company.
1st prize, $10, 7-jewel gold watch
George Alexander Jewelry Co.
2nd prize, $5 Savings accoun;,
First National bank.
3rd prize, $5 checking account,
Cleveland Bank and Trust Co.
4th prize, ?5 hat, any selection,
W. L, Fanning Co.
5th prize. $5 pair shoes, Kelly
Clothing Co.
6th prize, $5 baseball glove, Shel
by Hardware Co.
7th prize, $2 shirt, Efird’s de
partment store.
8th prize, $2 safety razor set,
Stephenson drug company.
9th prize $2 Winchester shavir.g
set, Farmers and Planters hard
ware company.
Camp Glenn is an ideal camp for
summer training and all officers,
and men are looking forward to a'
fine trip this year.
Company Roster.
Captain Peyton McSwain will be
in charge of the company with
Licuts. Mike H. Austell and H. C.
Long. The roster of non-commis
sioned officers and men follows:
Claude M. Connor, first sergeam;
Marion G. Eaker, Fred W. Nohlitt,
Clarence F. Leonard, Arlo McFar
land, Arthur U. McKee, Thomas C.
Kerr, Loy S. Hoffman and Law
rence Runions, sergeants;
Grady G. Green, Robert L. Ken
drick," Lester E. Smith. Alton P.1
Ellis, Guss C. Sanders, Murphy A.
Hill, Horace McKee, Perry G.
Noblitt, and Neil C. Wilkie, cor- j
porals.
Privates.
Bryan Beam. Logan J. Carr. Col
onel D. Bell, Marion Thomas Cham-I
pion, Marvin B. Cook, Andrew O. j
Eaker, Charlie D. Hicks, Jerry j
Laughridge, Chives A. Lowrance,
Raymond Lewis, Clayton M. New
ton, Colon M. Page, Lawrence M.
Walter Ruppe, Spurgeon
Vaughn, Purvis Barrett, William
E. Blanton. Wilbur B. Bownnan, E.
Kenneth Crawford, Thomas C.
Chandler, James M. Chandler,
Doris B. Cole, Jan Dayberry, Max
H. Devine, Paul H. Fowler, Johme
H. Gladden, Albert F. Green, Dew
ey I.. Howell, William M. Huffman,
Stanley Jones, George Keller, Willie,
O. Lamb, Hubert L. Lazenby, Bur-J
«*in T. Lazenby. Ellis C. Moss, Kel-1
ly C. Nanny, Boyd Wray Queen,
James Thomas Sisk, Cletus W.
Smith, Manly M. Terry, Orie M.
Valentine, William E. Weaver.
Robert Stonewall Williams, Thomas
M. Wilson, Bill Denton.
Cleveland People
In Cherokee About
Road N. C. Line
Gaffney.—After hearing a dele
gation of citizens from Cleveland
county, North Carolina, with re
ference to the matter, the Chero
kee county commissioners in month
ly session Tuesday adopted a reso
lution pledging Cherokee county to
build a new road to connect Gaff
ney with the Ellis ferry place on
Broad river providing North Caro
lina builds a bridge across the
river at this point and also con
structs a top-soil or improved type
of highway direct from the bridge
to Shelby says the Gaffney Ledger.
Such an arrangement would require
the construction of something like
six or eight miles of road by
Cherokee county, it was stated. The
ferry site is in Cleveland county.
First New Yams On
Market This Week
J. G. Ellis of Shelby Route 3
brought the first new crop sweet
potatoes to market this morning.
This is much earlier than usual.
With fine seasons it is indicated
that the potato crop this year wil.
be larger than usual. Mr. Ellis
sold the first bushel for $2.50. He
has an acre of Porto Rico and
Nancy Halls grown from slips
which he raised himself. The
frost bit the plants in April but
they came out again and enabled
him to furnish the first on the
market. Mr. Ellis has gone in
more for trucking this year than
ever before.
To Pinch Users Of
Old Tags Monday
If you haven’t a new state
and city auto license plate on
; your automobile by Monday
morning it will be a good idea
to leave the petrol buggy in
the garage until you get the
new tags—that is the news put
out today by Police Chief, A. L.
Richards.
The chief here is of the opin
ion that a sufficient period of
grace for late tag buyers will
have elapsed by Monday and
he states all motorists using
old tags Monday will be towed
in.
Trees and Telephone Poles Blown
Down. Mo6t Dangerous-Ap
pearing Cloud of Season.
A terrific wind and rain storm
that struck the Cleveland-Ruther
ford section yesterday afternoon
late seems to have wrought dam
age in many sections of the state
according to reports today.
Ed Lavender, farmer living eight]
miles north of Rutherfordton, was;
killed when struck by lightning. He1
was plowing at the time and a
mule nearby was also killed by the
bolt. His body was found by his
wife with one shoe burned off and
his watch not running.
Over Rutherford quite a bit of j
damage to crops was reported with
numerous trees blown down. The ]
same applies to this county, quite j
a number of trees with a telephone :
pole or so being blown in Shelby.
The Winston-Salem section suffer
ed considerably with crop and
telephone line damage.
Yellow Storm Cloud.
Late in the afternoon a storm
cloud arising suddenly in the west
soon attained a dangerous appear
ance, the heavy dark cloud turning
gradually into the dark, yellow |
cloud that heralds heavy rain and j
usually hail. A few minutes before
the cloud broke in its fury it was
termed one of the worst-looking
clouds ever seen in the section. A
great part of the dangerous yel- j
low hue, however, proved to be
dust picked up by the cyclonic ve-l
locity.
Numerous trees along the Clev
eland Springs road and in that ter
ritory were blown down, including
two in the Catholic grove at the
intersection of Lineberger street
and the Cleveland Springs road.
One light pole out the same road
was blown down.
So far as could be learned early
this morning no serious damage
was suffered in this immediate
section.
Spindale Boy Dies
From “Nose Bleed”
Spindale—William Scruggs, the
eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Scruggs died last week from
bleeding of the nose. The boy was
a victim of the strange malady,
often called “Bleeders’ disease, and
known to the medical profession as
haemophilia, says the Rutherford
Sun. For about a week the youth’s
nose had been bleeding at times
and on Friday afternoon the hem
orrhage became worse. He was
taken to the hospital but died with
in two hours after he had been ad
mitted to the institution, despite
every effort made to save his life.!
Four other children, three boys and
a girl baby, of Mr. and Mrs.
Scruggs, had been afflicted with
the same disease and preceded him
to the grave. Two sisters survive.
The disease is hereditary but so far!
as is known for the past one hun
dred years no previous cases have
been discovered in the ancestors of
Mrs. Scruggs.
New Train Will
Have Eight Coaches
Shelby’s first Pullman car serv
ice will be inaugurated Saturday
when the new train passes Shelby
going to Rutherfordton about noon
with eight coaches and a heavy en
gine. Agent Harris says there will
be one sleeper from Tampa, one
from St. Petersburg and on from
Norfolk, together with a dining
car, two day coaches, one mail and
baggage car. Probably a number
of Shelby citizens will be at the
station to welcome the train, going
west about noon and east at 5:14.
HERE Oil JULY 25
Summer Term of Superior Court to
Convene Last Week of Month
Big Docket Due.
The summer term of Cleveland
county Superior court will convene1
here on Monday July 25. Judge
Michael Schenck will preside at the
term, it is understood.
A heavy docket of cases is ex
pected to come up at the term.
The following jurors were drawl}
for the first and second weeks b^.
the county commissioners in ses
sion this week:
First W eek
J. J. Green, Barney H. IJIanton*
Ralph J. Hamrick, O. P. Hamrick,
J. S. Roberts, C. C. Sepaugh, G. E.
Rippy, C. F. Thomasson, W. C.
Ledford, M. A. Ware. Garland B.
Borders, C. T. Cornwell, J. B. Roys
ster, Wm. Bell, A. A. Hovis, W. F.
Davis, D. H. Griffin, Griffin P.
Smith, M. A. McSwain, D. B. Byers,
H. L. Mauney, W. Y. Crowder, J. L.
Hunt, W. W. Jenkins, E. Yates Mc
Brayer, T. C. Brackett, Edgar O.
Peeler, G. A. Green, J. A. Powell,
Pet Harrill, Worth Hoyle, M. L.j
Lutz, W. E. Costner, E. H. Lutz, j
W. B. Cook, R. Kelly Spake.
Second Week.
H. G. Jones, Ray Whisnant, B. F.
Rippy, S. M. Dover, B. A. Harry,
T. C. Carpenter, J. W. Bell, J. D.
Crowder, R. J. Hamrick, G. C. Self,'
C. Jeff Hamrick, J. S. Bridges, C.
B. Elliott,, C. G. Warlick, M. C.
Stroup, Lee A. Gantt,, Lester Willis
Odus Elmore. !
Crop Damage By
Storm On Monday
—
Reports come in of considerable
damage by the storm of Monday
evening and Monday night in the
Penley’s chapel section between
Kings Mountain and Cherryville.
Corn and cotton crops were lit
erally cut to pieces over a two mile
territory it is said by the hail, rain
and wind. In several fields reports
are that nothing is left but the
stems.
Barns, trees and outbuildings
were blown down, one report telling
of a barn being lifted and blown
for a distance without injury to
livestock that were in the stalls
before the heavy wind lifted the
barn away. The Kings Mountain
Herald says that Sam Huffstetler,
Boyce McGill and Clarence Plonk
were among the farmers damaged
by the storm.
Littlejohn Big
With His “Gat”
A belated airing of a Fourth of
July incident is scheduled for re
corder’s court today when Ashe-:
moore Littlejohn, colored, goes on
trial charged with an assault with
a deadly weapon on Ada Wilson,
negro. The weapon was a peculiar
make of 38 and Ada has a bullet
through one of her legs, while the
bullet is said to be resting in the
leg of another negro man, Arthur
Dexters.
The shooting, it is said took place
up country at a Fourth of July “to
do’ Monday night. Littlejohn al
leged to have done the shooting hit
Ada and the bullet kept going un
til it struck Arthur. The arrest was
made by Officer Bob Kendrick.
Potato Storage
Space Is Scarce
J. A. Harmon, manager of the
Shelby Potato Storage house calls
a meeting of potato growers to he
held in the court fiouse Saturday
J uly 9th at 3 p. m. The purpose" of
the meeting is to make arrange
ments to store five thousand bush
els in the Shelby Potato Storage
house this fall. Space is certain to
be scarce, says Mr. Harmon and
those interested in storage, should
meet Saturday and reserve the
space they expect to need.
Dry'Chief
Dr. j M. Doran of Detroit,
|llch., has been appointed na
tional prohibition commissioner,
succeeding Roy Haynes, re
signed. Haynes- ' reappointment
was urged by the Anti-Saloon
league, but the league report*
hat It la well satisfied with the
aoice of Doran, who li/rtput
'be an aident dry adi
Storm Drove in Congregation Last
Night. Open Air Arena May
Be Kept Intact for Summer.
Preparations are under way for
the closing of the Scarborough re
vival meeting at the First Baptist
church Sunday when a final appeal
will be made. Indications are that
it will be the most successful re
vival ever conducted here with the
additions reaching near the 100
mark. It is expected that the larg
est crowds will be here Sunday as
the influence and inspiration of Dr.
Scarborough’s preaching has reach
ed far and wide and the people are
coming not only from all of Cleve
land county but from all adjoining
counties. The largest delegation
from the outside was up Wednes
day night from Lincolnton—more
than a hundred strong.
Last night the storm prevented
the use of the open-air assembly,
but a great time was held in the
church which was filled to capacity.
Only twice so far during the two
weeks revival, has the weather pre
vented the holding of the meeting
on the outside.
The collection taken each night
to help bear the expenses of the
meeting has been quite generous.
A committee making a canvass
upon the church members has met
with fine response. If the collection
is enough to buy the lumber used
in building the seats and choir loft,
the outside place of assembly will
be kept intact for the summer for
vesper services during the summer
months.
The Conquering Life.
Dr. Scarborough’s Thursday
morning sermon Romans 8 is the
greatest chapter in the Bible and
the greatest piece of literature in
the world. It has a tenfold basis
for the victorious life in Christ.
1. —In verse 1, it says there is
no judgment for them that are in
Christ. Condemnation is past.
2. —In verse 2 it says the law of
freedom in Christ through the life
(Continued to page 8)
Revival Services
At Norman’s Grove
A series of revival services will
begin at Normans Grove church on
Sunday July 31, the fifth Sunday,
it is announced. The hours of the
service will be at 11 and 8 each
morning and evening.
Rev. Ford A. Burns, of Mt. Holly
will do the preaching.
Bootleg Fortune Poured In Sewer Here
Bootleg that would have sold j
for several fortunes was pour
ed in the sewer pipes at the
court house yesterday after
noon by Sheriff Hugh Logan
and Deputies Greel Ware and
Bob Kendrick.
For hours thereafter the
aroma of many kinds of booze,
from mellow apple brandy to
dangerous white corn lighting,
floated about the court house
and kept numerous noses sniff
ing with twitches resembling
the working of a rabbit’s ears.
The liquor poured out re
presented that captured by
county officers over a period of
several weeks and stored in the
court house for testimony. It 1
is estimated that all the vari
ous kinds poured out totalled
about 100 gallons.
The variety ran the gauntlet.
There was corn, apple, tomato
brandy, home brew, wine, ex
tracts, ginger and so on. The
containers ranged from five
gallon cans to one gallon cans,
jugs and bottles, quart jars,
bottles, jugs, pints and half
pints.
For about 20 minutes the
sewer pipe at the court house
was flooded with the captured
rum. Such was the potent kick
of some of the stuff that when
air reached it the booze shot
out the top of the can drench
ing the officers.
FIGURES GIVEN
Third Of Million For Operation
This Year. Includes Coat Of
Tax Collecting.
The hounds of Cleveland county
and their higher bred canine rela
tives aid in the operation of Cleve
land county school to extent of
nearly $3,000 per year. These
figures are revealed in the new
county school budget made by
County Superintendent Grigg and
passed by the commissioners.
The total cost of schools for
the year as set out in the hudget
is nearly a third of a million, or
$313,427.29 to be exact. This in
cludes the operation of the Kings
Mountain and Shelby schools for
six months and the cost of collect
ing the taxes. The budget is of
particular interest in that the
school tax rate has been cut 9
cents.
The budget outgo is divided as
follows:
Current Expense Fund $256,020.75
Capital Outlay .. _ 42,221.49
Debt Service .. _15,185.05
The current expense fund in
cludes $206,892.48 as salaries for
teachers, which is the major item
of the current expense. Other
items are salaries of superintend
ent, welfare officer, home agent,
office expenses, auditing colored
summer school fuel, janitors, sup
plies, repairs, rents, upkeep of
transporatatioii trucks, etc. The
capital outlay expense is that of
new buildings and repairs new
equipment, new trucks, new books
for the library, etc. The debt serv
ice is the payment of principal and
interest on loans from the statd
department for building purposes.
Of this total amount of expendi
tures $95,868.96 go to the Shelby
and Kings Mountain schools for
salaries for six months and per
capita cost of pupils as based on
rural schools.
Where It Conies
The other side of the budget, or
.“where the money comes from’’:
I From special tax ....$211,997.69
'Other than tax __ 72,429.60
Capital Outlay .. _ 29,000.00
The biggest amount in the bud
get is derived from the quota from
the state equalisation fund of $47,
201.93; $12,600 from fines and
forfeitures; $7,725 from poll tax;
$2,957.67 from dog tax and $1,
375 from the state department for
an agricultural teacher.
Kiwanians Hear
Dr. Scarborough
Urges Men To Keep Faith On Top
Of Their Business, Work And
Play and Have Faith.
On the fourth of July, 57 years
ago when Dr. Scarborough was
born on the Mississippi river, a
steamboat pulled up to shore with
in a short distance of the bouse
and gave one long loud whistle.
The name of that boat was Robert
E Lee. That’s the where, when and
why Dr. Scarborough was named
Lee. At Kiwanis last night he was
principal speaker with Editor Lee
B. Weathers, in charge of the
program. Dr. Scarborough brought
a great message to the business
men in which he urged them in
order to make a success in life, to
be men of character, men not
afraid of work, men with confi
dence in themselves and their fel
lowman and faith in God. Having
been a cowboy on the plains of
Texas, Dr. Scarborough knows
how to reach the hearts of men.
Handling nearing a million dol
lars annually at the great theolo
gical seminary at which lie is
president he knows business and
the temptations Nof business men,
so in speaking to men he speaks
in language which business men
can understand.
For men to succeed they must
be bigger than the business they
control and to be big men they
must work and play, develop
character and confidence, have
faith and fellowship with God and
man.
Power To Be Off
Two Hours Sunday
Electric power will be off Sun
day afternoon from 2 to 4 o’clock,
according to Mayor Dorsey who
has received a message from the
Southern Power company saying
that some repairs are necessary on
the line. As there are many elec
tric ranges in use in Shelby it is
thought that the hours designated
will cause less inconvenience to
the patrons of the light and
power company. Patrons, will
therefore bear in mind that tha
current will be off for about two
hours.
Postal Receipts Here In
Good Gain During Quarter
Increar, Of 20 Percent In June Over June
1926. Gain Of Quarter Is Over Nine Per
Cent. Year’s Increase Also Good. $35,000
Business.
W. E. White Named
County Historian
W. E. White, professor of his
tory at the Lattimore high school,
was named county historian this
week by the county board of educa
tion. The appointment of Mr. White
follows a request for such an ap
pointment from the State Historical
commission.
Mr. White is n son of Mr. M. L.
White, popularly known as “Corn
Cracker”, and is considered well
fitted for the position.
Talks To Rotary
On Joy Of Eating
Paul Sampson, lecturer of the
national health league, addressed
Shelby Rotarians at their luncheon
today on the “Joy of Eating.” Mr.
Sampson, who has made a life
study of the proper way to eat and
the proper things to eat, proved
very entertaining as well as in
forming in his lecture. Foods thet
contain health-giving properties
were discussed along with the
proper way to secure those foods.
Dave Clark, new Rotary gover
nor for the district, is expected to
attend the next meeting of the
club.
“Casey” Morris Off
To Harvard School
Gastonia.—Roy “Casey ' Morris
and R. L. Ranson left Sunday for
Cambridge. Mass., where they
will enter the physical education
department of Harvard university.
Both are working towards their
degree in physical education in
the summer and coaching in the
winter months
“Casey” is head of athletics and
physical education in the Shelby
jcity schools. For several years he
[has been the successful conch of
all athletic teams of Shelby high,
having made a good record there.
He has turned out a number of
championship teams.
He has played in every game
thus far of the independent team
here as catcher.
Cleveland Convict
Makes His Getaway
Raleigh, July 7.—Escapes of
three state prisoners, one from
Caledonia prison farm and two
from Camp Incorrigible, Stokesdale
last night, were reported today by
Prison superintendent George Ross
Pou.
The escapers were D. G. Lewis,
serving three to five years from
Cleveland county for breaking and
entering; Victor Frye, Lincoln
county, serving three years for
larceny and Roscoe Snyder, Forsyth
county, three years for larceny
and receiving.
Lewis escaped from Caledonia
and the others from Camp Incorri
gible.
Fifteen New Ones
Added To Star List
Fifteen new subscribers added to
The Star list since last Saturday.
A dozen or more besides these
have been added to the lists served
by our dozen carrier boys in Shel
by and suburbs from whom you
can subscribe at 25c for four weeks.
Here are the new mail subscribers:
Landrum Alexander, Paolia, Ind.;
J. A. Jenkins, R-l, Lattimore; G.
E. Pendleton, R-6, Shelby; Cline
Hendrick, Biltmore; Rivert S.
Floyd, Kershaw, S. C.; Mrs. C. C.
Carpenter, Pensacola, Fla.; F. F.
Whitworth, Shelby; Columbus Har
rill, Hollis; Grady Mauney, Shel
by; E. C. Lemons, R-3, Shelby; Mrs
P. Cleveland Gardner, Chapel Hill;
Mrs. S. C. Brooks, R-l, Lattimofce;
Yancey Elliott, Raleigh; Arthur
Carpenter, R-6, Shelby; Ab Jack
son, Shelby.
Old Auto Plate
Ready For Discard
According to D. D. Wilkins state
automobile inspector, the last min
ute has arrived for the old auto
plate.
“Tell them to park their cars,
beginning today, and keep them
narked until they get a new license,
j Mr. Wilkins asked The Star to ad
| vise auto owners Friday.
The alternative is arrest and
fine of fifty dollars for each day
| the car is run minus the new license
plate.
Using the postal receipts at the '
Shelby post office as a business
barometer business condition in
this section continue to prosper. A
report just issued by Postmaster
J. H. Quinn at the end of the fis
cal year for the postoffice shows
an increase in postal receipts over
last year of nine and one-half per
cent.
The fiscal year at the post office
ended on June 30. Up to that time
$36,087.34 had been handled in
postal receipts as compared with
$32,037.10 up to June 30, 1920.
The gain is $3,060,24.
Gain In Quarter
In the quarter ending June 30,
$8,748.98 totalled the postal re
ceipts as compared with $7,971.43
for the same quarter last year, or
a gain of $777.55, equivalent to
9.7 per cent.
In June Alone
In the month of June this year
postal receipts totalled $2,806.66
as compared with $2,329.71 during
June of 1926—a gain of $476.95,
or 20.4 per cent.
The Year's Business
1927 Receipts
1st quarter .. .._$7,752.59
2nd quarter .. ..._ 9,672.94
3rd quarter __ -- 9,912.83
4th quarter... 8,748.98
1926 Receipts
1st quarter.— —$6,784.88
2nd quarter ._ _9,216.99
3rd quarter .... 8,063.80
4th quarter. 7,971.43
Thought Wife Dead J
And Married Again;
No. One Conies Back
Ira McClain, negro man of Kings
Mountain, is an unfortunate defend,
ant for the next term of Superior;
court. Ira's misfortune is that ha
has two living wives, while for a
time Ira did not know that he had
more than one spouse.
As the story was told before
Judge Mull at Kings Mountain on
Thursday, Ira was married quite a
number of years ago. Not long aft
er his marriage his wife “lost hef
mind" and was sent to the asylum
at Goldsboro. In the course of time
reports came back, and covered, the
section, that Ira's wife wise dead—
at least Ira says he so understood
it. Then another girl entered Ira's
life and he was wedded again. Ev
erything moved along very well un
til recently wife No. 1 came march
ing back home. It wasn’t her ghost,
but the legal spouse herself. And
Ira faced the court on a bigamy
charge.
He was bound over by Judge
Mull and gave a nominal bond of
1100.
Slaughter Pen*
Are Banished
Abattoir is Completed and thq
Slaughter Pens Must Get Out
Of Corporate LisiU.
The new |7,500 abattoir which
has been provided at the old city
pump station, has been completed
and is ready for business with
Mr. Marion Eaker in charge. Aft-,
er July 20th, no slaughter pen oil
slaughter house will be allowed to
operate within the corporate limits
of Shelby—a radius of one and a
half miles of the court house. Aa
ordinance to this effect was passed
by the mayor and board of alder-,
men Tuesday night and due notice
is given in legal advertisement;
published in today’s Star.
The ordinance provides that all
livestock such as cattle and hogs,
shall be slaughtered at the city ab
attoir under the supervision ofi
the city meat inspector, Dr. J. S.
Dorton. After the slaughter pens!
are moved from the city the*
premises must be cleaned up to tha
satisfaction and approval of thq
sanitary inspector, Chief A. L,
Richards. Violation of this ordi
nance carries with it a fine of ?50>
or imprisonment for thirty days.
It is not known how many;
slaughter pens there are now iq
Shelby but certainly two or more, j
Summer School To 1
Open Here Monday;
The regular summer school of!
the Shelby high school will open onj
Monday at 10 o’clock with Prof. W.
T. Sinclair in charge. He will be*
assisted by Prof. V. C. Mason jr.
The school is especially for high
school students who failed in ona
or more subjects. The school will
continue for 30 days, operating;
each day, including Saturday from
8 in the morning until 12 o’dock*