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8 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXIV, No. 86 SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESD’Y, JULY 20, 1927 Published Monday , Wednesday and Friday Afternoons By mail, per year (in advasee)—924W By carrier, per year (in advance) fS.Off What's the News rr. STAB'S REVIEW W* * * w Mermen last night set the ^ '2 at $1,800 and $5 for Tad rman for regular meet th C time limit for allow,ng P' the city limits was extend Jfother business transacted at , meeting l ia claimed another victim hut the epidemic in the pty is on the decline, it » re tted' haii storm caused considerable Z to the fertile farm sect,on t Lattimore yesterday. -sienments for Shelby teachers year are given today. mpse.v and Sharkey fight to 0w night-local radios will public programs |5y’f young golfers back from first tournament brought considerable praise from out for their play and gentle behavior while away. he news of Cleveland county ;lbv in The Star. nn I CL ■Hty Hive T*o or Three Day Tour nament (it Cleveland Springs For Formal Opening. The new club house on the Cleve land Springs golf course will like lly be formally opened some time in (August with a big golf tournament, | lltcording to plans of golf officials. The new building, one. of the I most up-to-date club houses in the I eeetion, will be complete within a I I short time and the tournament may IW staged.about mid-August, or j | shortly thereafter. Several business men have of- i |M to contribute toward prizes 1 for the tournament, believing thai lOwland Springs should have a] [hg annual tournament. Preliminary plans are for a pro-‘ ||aateur contest on the first day | lung with qualifying rounds for lather amateurs with amateurs play-| I lag for a cup on the second day of I | slimination. With the new course and club Ibuilding a tournament of impor-: I tance is thought to be the best ] plan of letting the state know about |the golf facilities at Cleveland I | Springs. | Judge Makes Man Buy Auto License | kids Colored Man to License Bu reau In Custody of Sheriff. P?ys Cost of Case. Judge John P. Mull of the I aunt) court believes it is high time I car owner had a new license I la* Monday when recorder’s court i I assembled a colored man, J. C. H»r Ihi, of Rutherford coutny, was on l|k docket charged with not hav I** the proper license. The judge IBdered Harris to pay the costs and ■ !?a taR at onc°. sending the sher p'1*1 *1'm t0 license bureau ||s Eskridge's garage, where the l*t was purchased. *°cal Office Leads In Life Insurance Laurels 0f victory have come t Its *i°yster Co., state managers o I urth and South Carolina for th P*»rrvative Life Insurance com Itf “ert Pr'<e’ nianager say liiu °ne mont*1 >n each year is sc Irr “ "Peter’s Month” with i |P>> set to reach for all the stafc |rW'es. wr'ting insurance for hi Ikitt This year there wa I l ‘en fnr ^e Conservative Lif |1* s'nK>° month $3,314,500 in in | g an<* thp Royster compan' lot n ?S,the leadin* a^nc I* J aifencies of 34 o . ,.8 'n which the Conserva |Mw 1 * 'nsuran°e company oper [Were In Interest Of Travellers iftl ~°sfcller- state president ei.H ravel,ers Protective as tretai'v R' P’ Rawley’ state lias ton! sai8nd J' J‘ Nor»nan, of hjs . ‘. (,m’ were here a few A !£? m tlle interest of the T. tout t '' were being introduced etS" * Mr Hugh Hunt, sLiC Trmber -of Post Sdl<- „ . he association is hh r:,,':.'nK in tnembership in it is ,?r° !na <md the Shelby >ae»bership^ " healthy '"crease HOGS TO REMAIN llil CITY LUTS FOR PERIOO YETj Grant Period of Grace Until Kill- ! ing Time So That Hog Owners i May Not Suffer Loss. Porkers in the city limits of Shclhy have had their stay extend ed for a time after which, acocrd ing to the board of aldermen, the city isn’t to see a live pig at all. This applies to the old city limits only. At the meeting of the board Tuesday night so much discussion centered around the banishment of hogs that the session was dubbed the “hog’ meeting. However, it will be of consider able interest to hog owners in the city to know that the time for ban ishing hogs was extended from to day until January 1, 1928. This period, as the board figures it, will give hog owners ample time to get lid fo tneir hogs without loss and will not inconvenience any one prior to killing time this fall. At a previous meeting it will be remembered that the board voted to remove all hogs and hog pens from the city limits, the meas ure effective July 20. Since that time, it is understood, many com plaints have been made by hog owners, who say that they have al ready spent money fattening their hogs and that considering the times the hogs could not be disposed of without quite a loss. Several aldei men stated at the meeting that they | had heard of cases that were worthy of attention in that poor families and others dependent to a great extent on the hog, or hogs, they were fattening and that the hog ordinance taking effect now V^miTchwork a considerable hardship upon them. Other hog owners ap peared at the meeting and stated that the time for banishing the hogs was inopportune as generally speaking the hogs could not be dis posed of without loss. It seemed to be the sentiment of the board that grace should be granted until killing time. However, at this junc ture Mayor Dorsey wondered just how the extension would be taken by those who have already dis posed of their hogs, some at a sac rifice, since the ruling was passed The mayor explained that this would place the enforcers of the law in a bad light as they naa al ready ordered the hogs removed and that numerous people had al ready complied. The double array of facts left the board in somewhat of a quandry. After some discus sion it seemed that more hogs were still in town than had been removed and it was decided to extend the limit. Numerous people before the board on other matters stated un officially that they thought the removal of the hogs now would be a sacrifice to the owners as the market had dropped considerably recently in view of the pig ban ishing decree. Refuse Permit. Objections having been filed against the installation of gasoline storage tanks near West Warren street on the Southern railroad the board voted not to permit the erec tion of the tanks there. Building Inspector. A building code and the work of a building inspector was taken up by the board, it being stated that City Attorney Burrus IS now pre paring a building code fo rthe town. It was moved by the board to make Fire Chief E. B. Roach building in spector for the present, he to in spect all new buildings and issue or refuse permits. Dr. J. S. Dortno, city health of ficer, appeared before the board and gave details of the first work at the new abbatoir, introducing also an addition to the meat and milk ordinance tor the use of the abbatoir and setting the price of slaughter at the municipal owned abbatoir. The price set and passed was a very reasonable one of $1 for each beef, 75 cents for a hog, and 50 cents for veal. Following the appearance of a delegation of the Shelby Woman’s club the city’s’ fund to the^ public library was increased from $20 per month to $30 per month. J. D. Green, a blind man, was granted free license for the oper ation of a cafe and service station, the county having given him a similar license. Numerous delegations and peti tions were heard about repair and building of streets and sewers. The board agreed to visit several of the streets and petitioning sec tions of town at an early date and investigate matters before acting. Other items of minor importance were taken up and disposed of to gether with routine bills, while several matters were referred to a later meeting. Look What the Boys Arc UptoNow! Heneve it or not, it a actually being done—the boys are having their hair done up In nice permanent waves, just like their sisters. The picture shows a Cincinnati sheik acquiring his “perm." Company K Shots Best On Camp Glenn Range Lieutcn: .it Long Crack Regimental Shot for Second Time. 17 Marksmen in K. Camp Glenn, Morehead City —With the completion this aft ernoon of the firing on the rifle range by the third battal lion of the 120th infantry reg iment now on its annual en campment at Crump Glenn, Lieutenant H. C. Long of Co. K, Shelby, made a record that is likely to set him apart as the crack shot of the regiment He made 23H out of a possible 250, duplicating the record of last year which won for him the trophy. K company qualified two expert 1 riflemen the only company Of the j regiment to do so. So far in addition to Lieutenant Long, Captain Pey ton McSwains score of 228 gave hjm four points more than are ne cessary for this record. The company qualified 17 marks men: Lieutenant M. H. Austell, Scrgts. M. Connor, F. W. Nob litt, Andrew O. Eaker, C. F. Leon-: ard, T. F. Kerr, L. F. Hoffman,! Arthur McKee and Arlo McFarland Corporals P. G. Noblitt, L. E. Smith j N. C. Wilkie, G. C. Grove. Privates, Albert Green, Byron Beam, E. C. Moss and Marion Champion. ANOTHER FEVER PATIENT IS DEAD; WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN IN HOSPITAL Epidemic Seems To Be Abating About Lawndale. Williams Dead. Family Sick. Few New Cases. George George W. Williams, 37-year-old textile worker of Lawndale, died last night, Tuesday, in the Shelby hospital from typhoid fever. Mr. Williams died about 9 o’clock and at that hour his wife and two children were also fever patients in the same hospital. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at St. Pauls Bap tist church. In addition to the wife and two children he is survived by another child at Lawndale. Accord ing to Mr. Carme Elam, of Lawn dale, the deceased was a quiet conscientious worker and held in regard by the community. He was a native of upper Cleveland and had been living at Lawndale for ! about six or eight years. Many Vaccinated. Dr. Grigg, of Lawndale, stated today that he has -had Tio new cases this week and that the epi demic seems to be letting up. How ever, it is learned that Dr. Sher rill, of Lawndale, and Dr. Lackey, of Fallston have several new cases this week in the Lawndale section. The people of the Lawndale sec tion are being vaccinated by the score and it was stated Wednesday morning that practically every j person there had been vaccinated. The typhoid vaccine is expected lot aid greatly in combatting the spread of the fever. From the hospital here today it was learned that there are four; fever patients there now. School Boys Trip It On $2.4S Each Agricultural Class Make a Tour On Truck, Studying Agricul ture and Visiting Shops. The agricultural class of Prof. V. B. Taylor of the Lattimore high school has made a record in econ omical travel. At a cost of $2.48 each for the actual necessities of 'travel, the boys went to Winston Salem last week studying farm [Conditions along the way, visited i Reynolds farm, the Reynolds to bacco factory, the J'Jissen wagon ' factory and camp for a night on Pilot mountain. They travelled on a truck and carried with them their camping outfit, preparing their meals along the way as meal time overtook them. Prof. Taylor accompanied the class and pointed out to the the various crops and 1 farms alor>£ the way. The boys were greatly pleased and bene fitted with their trip. Local Club Plays Gastonia Outfit Thursday afternoon the Shelby baseball team will take on Casey and Fred Morris’ fast Gastonia squad at the city park here, the game beginning at 3:30 o’clock. Grier Friday, Fred Morris and other well-known stars will be with the Gastonia crew and McMurry’s outfit here will have a tough tussle in handling such a speedy aggrega tion. m Four Hour Earlier Mail From South The Shelby postoffiee is receiv ing mail from the South on a four hour earlier schedule than hereto-' fore. First class mail that has heretofore come from the south over the Southern train arriving here from Blacksburg, S. C., at 10 j I a. m., is now dumped off at Kit^ Mountain about three o’clock eaehj morning and brought to the Shelby office by the carrier of the Kings Mountain-Shelby star mail route carrier, Mr. Walter Chapman. This arrives here at 6 o’clock, thereby furnishing Shelby with a four hour, earlier mail schedule from Atlanta and other points south. Bosticks Forced To Flee From Interior The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Bostick and Miss Attie Bos - tick, missionaries in China, will be i interested to know that they have had to leave the interior, and arc on the coast at Tsing Tao withi three or four hundred other foreign-; ers. Conditions are such that they can hear but little from the sta-j tions where they have lived; but j the last reports were that their mission schools and probably their homes had been taken over by the warring factions. They are doing j mission work in the seaport while! they are there, and expect to doj work in the northern missions whenj things are quieter. RUIN IN WAKE OF HAIL IN COUNTY near lattiire | Oatton Crop in Large Area About * Lattimore Damaged by Hail Tuesday. Heavy Loss. A severe hail storm in the Lattimore section yesterday afternoon tret w een 2 and 3 o'clock damaged the cotton and other crops' of scores of farmers, it w as learn- j ed by The Star this morning. Just what area the hail damage covered could i.ot be determined, but numerous farms about Latti tnoro were reported to have been heavy hit. Whether or not there was any hail to amount to anything in other sections of the county could not be learned this morning. 100 Acre Loss. A telephone message from I.at timore today stated that the plan tations of Messrs. Plato and Foi rest Crowder, sons of Mr. William Crowder, at Lattimore were badly damaged, around 100 acres of cot ton being almost totally destroyed , by the hail. Just what farmers were damag- j ed most was not learned although1 it was said that farms of Messrs j S. E. Crawley, Will Tessner, Pink j Hamrick, and others were hit rather ( hard. SHELBY GOLFERS i r GOOD IN TOURNEY Webb and Hippy Make Good Show ing in First Tournament. One in For Title, Other Finals. Pete Webb and Claude Brown Hippy, youthful Shelby golfers, ajong with W. H. Lyle, Cleveland Strings professional, are back from Cfreensboro where they participat ed in the Junior Carolina? tourna nfent. It was the first outside play <4 the two youngsters and both made enviable records considering their youth and inexperience in match play, Playing in Greensboro Monday Lfle and Webb in the pro-amateur contest ranked in sixth place lead ing golf teams front several larger cities. Lyle shot an 88 and Webb an 87. Webb by making an 87 qualified himself to be one of the eight youths to play Tuesday for the Carolinas title. Of the 40 young golfers in it was quite ar, honor for the Shelby boy to win his way to the select group to bat tle for the title. In the first title match however Webb lost to Bill Pierce jr., of Charlotte two up. Pierce is the son of the woman champion of the state and an ex perienced tourney player. Rippy with a 94 qualifying score failed to get in the championship fight but blazed a trail for him self in the second flight made up of the next best players not playing for the title. The young caddy fought h>is way to the finals only to lose to Joe Adams of Asheville one up. Before going down Rippy defeated Goode, of Burlington four up and two to go, and in the semi finals he defeated C. M. Timmons jr., of High Point five up and four to go. With only two boys entering Shelby had one in the select eight for the title and the other a near winner of the second flight. To Install Pastor At Grover Sunday An next Sabbath afternoon at 3 o’clock Rev. Jas. T. Dendy will be installed pastor of the Shiloh Pres byterian church at Grover by a commission of Kings Mountain Presbytery. Dr. I. S. McElroy will preside and preach the sermon. Rev. H. N. McDiarmid will charge the pastor and Rev. G. R. Gillespie will deliver the charge to the con gregation. The public is most cordially in vited to attend this service. Their First Sale. The Blanton-Wright company is opening the first sale fo their busi ness career in Shelby Friday morn ing. Arranging for a remodeling of the store to make room for an elec tric elevator to the second floor of the establishment where will be lo cated 'Wootton’s the Ladies Shop, and to make room for a big display of fall goods, the firm is taking off the price lid for a genuine price cutting event, to move out the stock. An announcement of the event appears today in the advertising columns of The Star. The sale give3 promise of being one of the sea son’s most distinctive. Fifth Million Building Here About as much building is on, or has just been complet ed in Shelby as in any spring and summer period on re cord in the opinion of J. D. Lineberger, realty man, who has just completed a survey of the building in the city. “At least $200,000 worth of buildings have just been com pleted or are under way heer now," he states. This esti mate includes the new Camp bell store, golf club house, business buildings, residen ces, repairs and renovations being made at manufacturing plants. i ) ' i <i < Principals and Teachers Of Vari ous Subjects and Grades for Next Year Given. An assignment of teachers for work in the Shelby city schools next year has been made by Supt. I. C. Griffin. The teachers and prin cipals of the several city schools together with their grades and sub jects are as follows: Washington School. Miss Agnes McBrayer, first grade and principal; Mrs. D. H. Harris,, second grade; Mrs. Mial Tiddy, third grade.- Miss Frances McArthur, fourth grade; Miss Flora Pettit, fifth grade; Miss Sara Thomas, sixth grade; Miss Laura Witherspoon, seventh grade. Marion Street School. Miss Laura Cornwell, first grade and principal; Mrs. J. L. Blanton, advance first; Mrs. Charles Hoey, | second grade; Mrs. Tom Moore, third grade; Miss Bessie Brake, fourth grade; Miss Lucy Hamrick, fifth grade; Miss Lena Maxwell, l sixth grade; Mrs. Harry Hudson, seventh grade. Jefferson School. Miss Elizabeth Suttle, first grade; Miss Evelyn Dover, first grade; Miss Anna AdamB, second grade; Mrs. Mae Connor, second grade; Mrs. Gerald Morgan, third grade; Miss Thelma Young, fourth grade; Mrs. C. S. New, fifth grade; Mrs. G. P. Hamrick, sixth and sev enth grades, principal. LaFayette School. Mrs. Beuna Bostick, first grade and principal. Miss Lucile Nix, first grade; Miss Margaret Anthony, | second grade; Miss Elizabeth Ed wards, second grade; Miss Jewe'l Askew, third grade; Miss Clara Babb, fourth grade; Miss Jessie Mae Mackie, fifth grade; Miss Fay Wilson, sixth and seventh grades. Morgan School. Miss Adeline Bostick, first garde. Miss Nora Cornwell, first grade; Mrs. Kimmie Falls, first grade; Miss Mary Hardy, Second grade; Miss Minnie Warlick, second grade. Miss Ruth Howie, third grade; Miss t tsephinq \Ramsey, third grade; i .vliss Margaret Pritchard, fourth grade; Miss Louise Latta, fourth grade; Miss Winnie Blanton, fifth grade; Miss Edna Parker, fifth grade; Miss Selma C. Webb, sixth grade and .principal; Miss Mildred Thompson seventh grade and home economics; Miss Irene Chandler, eighth grade. Sumter School. Mrs. Martha Mills 1st grade; Miss Ethalie Moses, 2nd grade; | Miss Elizabeth Clarke, 3rd grade; i Mrs. Jessie Ramseur, 4th grade and principal; Miss Helen Dixon, 6th grade; Miss Frances Jennings 7th grade. High School. Mr. R. M. Tollison, English and mathemates; Mr. M. V. Cooper science and mathematics; Mrs. A. L. Bennett, English; Mr. Tilden Falls, French and science; Mr. J. Y. Irvin, mathematics: Mr. V. C. Ma son English and Bible; Mr. W. T. Sinclair, civics and music; Miss Macy Parham, history; Mrs. W. J. Roberts, Latin and Mathematics; Mr. W. S. Buchanan, science and mathematics; Mr. J. B. Hatley, English and civics; Mr. Forrest Hamrick, history and mathematics; Mr. R. YV. Morris, history and geography; Miss Edna Jordan, home economics; Mrs. Renn Drum commercial; Miss Ora Upshaw, English and dramatics. Colored Schools. Ezra Bridges, first grade; Maude Foster, first grade; Lyda Galbraith | second grade; Mary Blount, fourth grade; Reba Roney Borders, sixth grade; T. K. Borders, tenth and eleventh grades, principal. Aldermen Set Salary Of Mayor And Board Members Mayor’s Salary Adjusted In Budget To $1, 800. Aldermen To Receive $5 Per Regular Meeting And $2.50 For Special Meetings. Harmony At Gathering. I. WHILE IK MOSS THE SO Has Dot-Dash Transmission Set With Which "He Communicates With Amateurs. Strong and lasting friendships have been and are being made by Mr. J. R. Wikle, superintendent of the Ella Division of the Consoli dated Textile corporation in Shel by by his dot-dash wireless trans mission and receiving set which he has built and is operating at his home here. The instrument is a great hobby of Mr. Wikle for out of his wire less communication with other ama teur operators in this and foreign countries, correspondence has fol lowed and he has made friends with hundreds, of people he has never seen. Mr. Wikle has license from the federal government to op erate. The international Morse coda is used. Ask any boy scout if he “knows his stuff” as the youngsters would say. When a court of honor is held before which the scout boys come for examination to pass their studies in raising their rank in scout dom, Mr. Wikle is usually on the “jury”. Scouts must know the Morse code and Mr. Wikle puts them through the drill on the alpha bet. He not only knows the code but is well versed in scout work, having been active with scout boys for many years. Mr. Wikle’s wireless set has been heard from New Hampshire 1 in the north to Kansas in the west. | Only a few days ago he received | cards from fellow operators in Porio Rico and England saying they had “catight" his messages as they go over the air to distant sta tions. Mrs. T. H. Poteet Buried At Zion Aged Woman of No. 2 Township Died Sunday. Husband and Four Children Survive. Mrs. Mary Logan Poteet, wife of Thomas H. Poteet died Sunday at her home in No. 2 township west I of the Sharon community at the 1 advanced age of 81 years, eleven months and thirteen days. Mrs. Poteet was one of the oldest women in that community and greatly be loved by all who knew her. She was a fine Christian character and will be greatly missed. She was the mother of six children, four living and two dead. The living are Mrs. Sam Weathers, Mrs. Champion, and Charlie Poteet of this county and George Poteet of Spartanburg, S. C. Also surviving are 19 grand children and five great grand chil 8ren. The funeral was held Monday at 11 o’clock and the interment W’as at Zion church cemetery, Mrs. Poteet having lived in that community and had been a member of Zion for many years. Mr. M. H. Bell Dies Of Blood Poison Mr. M. H. Bell died in a Gas tonia hospital on Monday of blood poisoning, according to reports ' here. Mr. Bell, a carpenter by trade : was well known and popular in the j Grover community where he lived. The funeral services were held from the Baptist church, Grover, ard conducted by Rev. Hoyle Love, pas tor of the church. Mr. Bell, who was born on Sep tember 23, 1878 was married in [1913 to Miss Fannie Foster and is survived by two sons and one daughter. B. & L. Men Here Attend Meeting Four Shelby building and loan men. Messrs. J. F. Roberts, J. L. Suttle, Marvin Blanton, and W. R. McEntire, attended the state and national building and loan sessions in Asheville this week. The state body met Monday and the national association has been in session since. Delegates were present from 30 states and Oklahoma had 200 del egates there. At the regular meeting of the city aldermen Tuesday night the salrry of the mayor was set by the board at $1,800 per year, and compensation of $5 for each regular meeting and $2.50 for each special meeting for their own work. The salary adjustments came up when the budget was surveyed by the board as one of the final busi ness items of the board before ad journment just before midnight. The only portion of the budget considered was the administrative sheet which has to do with salaries and official expenses under various heads. No Discussion. The matter of adjusting the sal aries brought forth no evident discord and the entire matter moved smoothly. The budget as prepared by the auditor called for a salary of $2,400 for the mayor and $1^200 for all the aldermen. When tne budget came up Mayor Dorsey, who presided at the meet ing stated that it was entirely up to the bonrd and that he had no suggestions to make, or offer, and any move made by them would be without any criticism by him. After some contemplation of the various items Alderman Ledford suggested that the $2,400 be chang ed to $1,800 and that the salary for aldermen be changed to the above amount per meeting. Follow ing some discussion, all of which seemed favorable, the Ledford sug gestion was placed in the form of a motion and passed. Hi B MEET 1 uny night ill nun fight Rr dio Programs Here for Dempsey Sharkey Battle. Demppey Record Better. • Measurements of Men to Battle Jack Dempsey Jack Sharkey 32 Age 25 196 pounds Weight 192 pounds 6 ft. 1 1-2 in. Height 6 ft. 76 in. Reach 72 in. 42 in. Chest normal 40 1-4 in. 45 in. Chest expanded 44 1-4 in. 32 in. Waist 33 1-2 in. 14 in. Biceps 13 in. 14 in. Forearm 13 in. 22 in. Thigh 24 tn. 15 in. Calf 17 in. 8 1-2 in. Ankle 9 1-2 in. 16 1-2 in. Neck 16 in. 9 in. Wrist 8 in. (By International News Service.) New York.—Jack Dempsey may or may not come back successfully on the night of July 21 but, in one respect at least, he is an absolute standout. He has Jack Sharkey beaten before they start—in tho records. Dempsey, fighting since 1915, has compiled the impressive total of 47 knockouts in 78 matches for an average of .603. Sharkey, on the other hand or both of them, haa scores only 9 knockouts in 33 fights for an average of .273. Each has suffered one knockout, Demp sey by old Jim Flynn in a synthet ic fight and Sharkey by Romero Rojas. Both have been beaten, Dempsey thrice and Sharkey four times. The latter has been fighting only three years. Age, the great leveller, is all in favor of Sharkey, the Lithuanian admitting twenty-four summers to thirty-two for Dempsey. An examination of their com parative measurements shows Demp sey with an advantage of four inches in reach, some four pounds/ in weight and 1 3-4 around the chest. His arms are bigger than Sharkeys but his legs are smaller. Over Radio Here. Shelby fight fans will listen in on the fight tomorrow night over pri vate radios or at some public ra dio. Indications are that the detail ed story over the air will he good. W. A. Pendleton and L. W. Gard ner will give epen programs of j the fight over their radios at their ■ places of business on Warren j street, and the Linebergeg-Hoey ! Realty firm, in the Courtview j building corner Marion and LaFay ette streets, will give a public re port over J. D. Lineberger’s out*