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r^lidge does not want to run
Trident again, or so he says.
Khelby, according to reports,
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rhe county commissioners met
„ week and handled their usual
itine business under the new
wty accountant system. A final
Kk of tax assessments was made
the meeting. ^ ^
P A. Tedder had his seventh
yCle stolen ^this week.
Only seven couples were married
this county^in July.
Superior court is moving along
, week in disposing of civil
ti. The Dorsey, McDaniel, Hord
ended in a non-suit.
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|An account of tiansactions at
, meeting of the city fathers is
today’s news. ^ ^
Charlie Cordell, former boxer
■e is ill in a Charlotte hospital.
Community items and general
i of interest on every page of
lay's paper.
painent Citizen of the Double
ISprings Community Dies at
The Age of 68.
leine buried at Double Springs
i afternoon at 3 olclock is the
wins of Mr. Cleophus Hamrick,
, of the most beloved citieens
(that section who died Tuesday
Lrnoon at 2 o’clock following
[illness since last spring. Mr.
nrick was a farmer by profes
i, but did painting and carpen
f work at odd times and was a
l beloved and esteemed citizen,
,Jendid neighbor and faithful
Ithman. Mr. Hamrick was twice
.d. the first time to Miss
> Washburn, a sister of Coun
.jnmissioner W. W. Washburn.
| tbit union one child, Mrs. Sam
lha of Macon, Ga., survives,
i second marriage was to Miss
Ue Doggett who survives with
^children. George Hamrick of
l»it, Mich. Mrs. Dan Gold of
,_kv. All of the children
I to his bedside last week from
j distant homes. Also surviving
|tk* w’fo, one brother Elijah
fck, father of Clerk of the
.t A. M. Hamrick, and two sis
, Patience Hamrick and Mrs.
cy Bridges, now 80 years of
! funeral was conducted by
|r. J. W. Suttle amid a large
of friends and relatives.
icr Boxer In
erious Condition
fith Bad Appendix
Cordell in Chaslotte Hos
*1. Was Well Known in
Boxing Circles.
trlie Cordell, young and husky
Ate policeman and one-time!
i of Shelby boxing fans as a'
I artist, is in a Charlotte ho?- j
I recovering from a serious op
n. Reports here late Wednes-1
[night were to the effect that'
I hope was entertained for the ,
[good-natured slugger. He suf-1
II sudden attack of appendi-i
^•nd his appendix bursted, it
l before he could be operated
•over information yesterday
■f bad it that Cordell was
ving after the operation and
flees for recovery were bet
•* Pendleton and other rela
W Shelby are at his bedside,
has been on the Charlotte
force for several months.
*hat time he appeared on
fls boxing cards in this sec
1 about Charlotte Back whe 1
[Bempsey, the come-back
P;w»s training at Henderson
»Coraeil was one of his spar
receiving while in
jjf one of the famous sleep
? haymakers adminstered
•ey’s left fist.
McDowell To
f Wed Vice Consul
Many fri(.nds of Miss G
IBrDowell, a sister of 1
^McDowell, American Rj
r*ss agent in Shelby, v
•ted to loam that she
to he married early
Fto Mr. Manuel Crus
[ »nd New York. Miss B
pont a year in Shelby s
tly remembered he
i graduated at the Si
Re, Boston in June f
k v me been making 1
tj? Y»rk City. Mr. Cr
from Mexico is statb
Y°rk City. The i
i tt.!narLiasr(’ annouiv
j^eien Warde McDowell
'“other of the bri
Their Go?l Won, After Smashup
Flowers decked the shoulders and -smiles wreathed the faces ot
Iftnory Bronte (left) and Ernest Smith, civilian flyers, who re*
ontly flew from Oakland, Calif., to Hawaii. The two aviators
crashed in a tree on the island of Molokai aftsr their gasoline supply
had been exhausted.
New Pep On Realty Market
An activity that has been
missing for several months is
making itself felt again on the
local real estate market, Shel
by real estate dealers state.
‘For the first time in several
weeks we are having prospects
for houses and farms come to
us instead of getting out and
‘drumming’ up every sale as
we have been doing,”’ stated a
prominent local realtor yester
day.
‘Some how or another, due
to general business conditions
perhaps, the people who have
money to invest and usually
keep things moving in the
real estate market have been
expecting the worst or a real
hard time panic. With the
months passing and nothing of
i
the type developing investment
money has begun to ease up.
“Added to that feature is
still another: These months
of conservative waiting mean
that a considerable amount of
money has been saved up and
there will be more for real es
tate investments when the re
newed activity gets going
good,” it was stated.
Generally speaking it seems
that prospects of good crops
and a measure of prosperity in
the fall have had to do with the
change in real estate circles.
It is needless to say, because
it is generally known, that real
estate transfers in this, or most
any other section of the state,
have been ‘on the blink’ for
several months.
State May Go To Third
Place In Federal Taxes
Raleigh.—Although not yet re- ,
covered from the surprise occas-1
ioned when North Carolina out- j
stripped its boasted place as the t
“Fifth State” and became the
“Fourth State” in the payment of_
federal taxes with the close of the
fiscal year on June 30, Collector j
Gilliam Grissom ventures the pro- ■
phecy that there is a good chance
of North Carolina moving still fur
ther towards the front ai.J becom
ing the “Third State” in the pay-,
ment of federal taxes for the new
fiscal year says The News & Ob
server.
The prophecy was based on re
ceipts for July, the first month of
the new fiscal year, which amoBnt
ed to $17,516,293.43 as compared
j with $16,418,646,293.43 two years
ago.
Two years ago North Carolina
climbed to fifth place and it was
felt that it would be impossible to
! go higher. However, the federal ex
' cise rate on automobiles was low
1 ered and last year North Carolina,1
by climbing from $192,000,000 to
! $205,000,000 passed Michigan which
1 dropped from $212,000,000 to $198,
000,000.
Now with only New York. Penn
sylvania and Illinois collecting
more revenue for Uncle Sam than
, is collected in North Cvtlina, Col
lector Grissom still feels that there
is room near the top and is hope
ful of passing Illinois, despite the
fact that it contains the great city
of Chicago.
Oil Mill Adding
To It* Building
Two additions are being made to
the plant of the Southern Cotton
Oil Mill’s Shelby plant of which J.
Frank Jenkins is superintendent.
A brick addition 32x40 feet is be
ing added to the mill itself to re
lieve the crowded condition of the
tinting machines. Another addition
32x160 feet is being made to the
fertilizer department. Mr. Jenkins
says the plant capacity will not be
' increased by reasons of these addit
ions which are made simply to give
more floor space which is greatly
needed. The construction is being
done by two contractors, Ramsey
and Morrison.
Community Brawl
In County Court
A three-cornered scrap in the
Buffalo (Stubbs) community last
Friday night drew a big crowd
from that community to the court
house here yesterday when the
affair was aired before Recorder
John P. Mull. Judge Mull is holding
court temporarily in the clerk’s of
fice while Superior court is in ses
sion upstairs, but yesterday Judge
Mull had a larger gallery than
Judge Schenck.
Just why so much community in
terest developed in thfc affray did
not come out, several score peo
ple, including women and children
were on hand for the trial. Evidence
introduced was \o the effect that
rocks played a role in the fight,
but Judge Mull, could not see very
much visible damage wrought by
the alleged rock-throwing. One wo
man injured in the affair, it wrs
said, had three front teeth knock
ed out, but the versions of how the
teeth were, struck differed.
At the conclusion Judge Mull
fined two defendants $10 each and
one $5.
From the standpoint of Cupid
and his love affairs July was a
disastrous month in Cleveland
county.
Only seven love-lorn couples se
cured marriage licenses from the
county register of deeds during the j
month. Just how many Cleveland
county couples wedded in South
Carolina Cupid corners is again a
matter of estimate, but the number
here last month approaches a near
low record.
Despite the fall off in June, the
month of brides, and July Register
Newton says that at the end of the
fiscal marriage year more license
will have been issued this year than
last.
August started off mernly at
the license bureau with license be
ing issued to the following couple;
G. C. Sellers and Virginia Grace
Harmon, both of the county.
MEAT DEALERS
LICENSE AGAIN
UP BEFORE BOARD
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City Board Adjusts License4 Tax.
Unauthorized Water Con
nections Unlawful.
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A delegation of local meat deal
ers was again before the mayor
and board of aldermen last night
asking for an adjustment on their
license tax, a question which has
been under discussion for the past
few weeks. It was voted to make
the license for wholesale dealers
$60 a year, a reduction from $75.
Where a dealer sells at wholesale
and retail the license is set at $100
a year.
Unauthorized connection with any
water main or line in the town of
Shelby is made a misdemeanor and
punishable with a fine of $50 and.
costs by an ordinance adopted last
night. The city water department
has experienced considerable trou
ble in the collection of monthly wa
ter bills. Service has been discon
tinued but the patrons would cut
the water back on and there has
been no law with which to pun
ish those who do such. There are
state laws, it is understood, that
prescribe a penalty for the unau
thorized connection with light lines
but nothing covering the water sys
tem. so the board has passed an or
dinance to cover this situation.
As has been customary in the
past, the members of the fire de
partment are exempt from the pay
ment of poll tax.
R. H. Wilson presented a petition
asking for the paving of the side
walk recently' constructed on the
north side of West Warren street.
Action has been delayed until the
cost is ascertained.
J. B. Smith, county welfare of
ficer, made an appeal for a fund
from the city to help take care of
emergency charity cases in the
city. This matter has been taken
under advisement and will be act
ed upon later.
Many Large Suits
Continued Until
Next Term Court
Suits Against Physidrns Not Com
ing up This Term. Other
Cases Non-Suited.
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Although Superior court is grind- j
ing through a full calendar this
week several of the suits attracting !
considerable interest will not come
up this term, it was learned today.
The two suits against Drs. E. A.
Houser and J. W.. Harbison are so
far back on the calendar that they
mav not be taken up until the spe
cial civil calendar term called for
September. Also the suit of Clar
ence Lebnard against the Gulf Re
fining company has been continued
along with several other important
minor litigations.
Quite a number of litigations
have ended in non-suits this week
while still a number of interesting
affairs are to come up before court
adjourns.
The suit of J. A. Walker and T.
G. Howell vs. the Cleveland Motor
company and C. P. Peeler ended in
a non suit yesterday. Similar dis
posal was made of the suit J. C.
Green vs. E. Wray and Josh Crowd
er vs. N. V. Petty.
V. C. Peeler an old resident of
Shelby now living in Charlotte with
his family, were visitors to Shelby
this morning. Mr. Peeler is now
with' the Efird firm in the bg town
side kicking with his old pals here,
Messrs. Neely and Bettis.
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HOW OLD IS WORLD?
SCIENTIST IN STUDY
OF GRAND CANYON
(By International News Service)
Berkley, Cal.—How old is the
world ?
AJwut 6,000 years according
to the account in Genesis.
More than 75,000,000 years,
according to the University of
California scientists, who have
just returned from a geologic
survey in AiTizona, Utah and
Colorado.
The California professors—C.
L. Camp, paleontologist; S. C.
Pepper of the philosophy de
partment, and James P. Fox,
geologist—studied the deep
gorges of the "Grand Canyon and
the peculiar geologic formations
of Arizona’s Painted Desert.
Three fragmentary phytosaiir
skulls, which they brought back
with, them, fix the age of the
world at more than 75,000,000
years, the professors contend.
The skulls, futhermore, ac
cording to the discoverers, show
that even at that somewhat re
mote age the process of evolu
tion was at work.
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She's Skipper
Mrs. Eugene Overton. Los An
..ele* society woman Is a skipper
net because she skips, but because
she commands a seagoing schoon
er Her nusband is mate Of th<
boat which is bound for the tin)
Islands of the Sauth Seat.
1UD SUIT GETS
NON: SUITED HERE
IN COURT GRIND
Suits of Mayor Dorsey, Hord and
McDaniels Against Stock
Salesmen Ended.
Three suits in Superior court
here against J. P. Lindsay and E.
C. Stothart, of* Charlotte, alleging
fraud in the sale of stock ended in
a non-suit yesterday at noon after
nearly a day had been taken up in
reviewing the evidence in the case.
The evidence centered about
f>*i>ck alleged to have been sold to
Mayor W. N. Dorsey, some years
hefore he became mayor, and to
V. E. McDaniel and Robert C. Hord.
The stock was that of the Parfay
company of Charlotte, it was test!
fifd.
One basis for the suits was that
the plaintiffs understood that in
buying the stock if they were not
satisfied by a certain length of time
their money would be refunded.
Fraud was charged on this count
and also in allegations that wrong
representations of the company
were made. However, at the conclu
sion of the evidence it developed
that a Supreme court decision holds
that a promise, even in writing, of
a refund of money on stock on a
stock sale not proving satisfactory
is not fraud. At this juncture
Speight Beam, attorney for the
plaintiffs, entered a motion for a
non-suit, which was granted.
Plummer Stewart and Hueling
Davis, ef Charlotte, were attorneys
for the defendants.
Two Wreck* But
None Badly Hurt
John Russ And W. H. Hudson
Smash On Highway. Riviere
And Elliott On Morgan.
I No one was seriously hurt but
four cars were more or less dam
aged in a couple of auto accidents
yesterday and this morning. While
W. H. Hudson, traveling salesman,
was making an early start this
morning out highway 206, John
Russ came into the highway from
a sideroad. The views of the driv
ers was obscured by the Champion
filling station near Max Wilson's
home on the Waco road and the
Russ car struck the Hudson car on
the port side. The Russ car turn
ed over and the five occupants
scrambled from beneath. The Hud
son car jumped a ditch but kept on
its feet. Russ was brought to the
hospital with no injury except a
flesh wound in the forehead.
Yesterday after Richard Riviere
of The Star force had stopped in
front of E. W. Wilson’s on N. Mor
gan street to discharge passenger
he attempted to cross the street
and enter the W. B. Nix side street.
'A man by he name of Elliott driv
ing another car collided with the
j Riviere car and both were more or
I less damaged, but the occupants
jwere unhurt.
Miss Frances Whisnant is in
Charlotte attending a house party.
Prof, and Mrs. I. C. Griffin and
son left this week for New York
city to visit their daughter.
COOLIDGE NOT SEEKING
THIRD TERM, HE SAYS
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Ir it President Coolldgc’s inter.- j
tion not to run for President again,
or if. he behind a bit of fne press
agenting to boost his candidacy
for the third term?
That uery is one muchly discus
sed about Shelby today in view of
the fact that the President yester
day made a statement that has all
he politicians and newspapers guess
ing.
H s statement was “I do not
f>,o. *o run for President in
1928.” That was all. nothing more.
It doesn’t say that he will not run
if others choose him and opinion is
mixed as to what is really meant,
if anything.
The method by which the Presi
dent gave out the news that he
would not choose the nomination
again was as usual unique and to
the point.
After his morning conference
yesterday with newspaper corres- j
nondents in the Black Hills, where,
he is vacationing, he asked that
the newspapermen return at noon.
At the appointed hour the writers,
expecting something important,
filed into his office “Is everyone
here?’ asked Coolidge. Learning
that they were he took from his
desk a collection of small white
slips of paper and requested the
newspapermen to file by mm to rc
ceive the announcement. As the
writers filed by and 6pened their
slips they were astounded by the
single sentence: “I do not choose
to run for President in 1928.”
Asked if he hid other comment
to make Coolidge answered “No.’
and called for his hat to take a
Hereabouts local leaders of both
parties seem to be divided in theiT
nninions.
FORTH TOR HEELS
Auto Accidents Take Mote Tha®
Death A Day And Injure 230
Raleigh-—Forty persons killed in
automobile accidents in North
Carolina in 30 days! And 230
automobile accident's on the high
ways of the State in which persons
were seriously injured in the same
period!
These are the astounding facts
revealed by the records being keot
by the Automotive Bureau of the
State Department of Revenue for
the first month the new law has
been in effect, requiring officers
over the State to make reports on
all serious automobile accidents in
their jurisdiction—but only of seri
| ous accidents, in which persons are
seriously injured, or killed. So if all
j accidents were included, the figures
would be yet higher. But even on
| the basis of these figures for the
.first month, taking it as an aver
age, the total number of deaths in
automobile highway accidents for
the entire year would amount to
480—an average of 1.34 deaths a
day in automobile accidents.
But the economic loss from these
nreidpnts is eauallv as astoundine
as the loss of life, and the number
of persons injured. Estimating the
actual monetary loss in damage to
each automobile involved as $ 100—
and this is regarded as extremely
conservative, since in many in
stances automobiles valued at more
than $1,000 are virtually destroyed
beyond repair—the loss for the
month of July alone, in terms of
property destruction, would amount
to $230,000.
And yet, despite the fact that
there are adequate laws governing
reckless driving, speeding, and al
most every phase of highway traf
fic, because here is no single State
agency, such as a highway police
force, to enforce these laws, life
and property are continuing to be
destroyed daily.
SEA fllAIN
TOUR PASSES HERE
The good will motor calvacade
from the ocean to the mountains
over the paved ribbon of Highway
20 passed through Shelby late Mon
day afternoon. The good will tour
was sponsored by the Wilmington
chamber of commerce and boosted
a big water pageant to be held at
the Carolina seaport next week. It
was the first tour of the type made
over the first paved highway all the
way across the state.
More than 20 cars were in the
party and short stops were made at
Kings service station and opposite
the court house. The delegation was
escorted through Shelby by Motor
cycle Officer Poston.
Jncoln Man Saves
Pigs With His Gun
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Lincolnton,—Marvin Propst,
residing near Reepsville, heard
a noise near his barn late at
night
He went out to investigate
the racket, he found that some
one had sacked up siy pigs and
had tied two cows near the
road, apparently with the in
tention of stealing them.
A volley or two pf shots
from a handy gun dispersed the
would-be "robbers.
Lawyer Has Seven
Bicycles “Swiped”
One On Wednesday
Tedder Has His Seventh Bike
Taken. About “Fed Up” on
Furnishing Wheels.
Daniel Allen Tedder, barrister,
secretary to Federal Judge E. Y.
Webb, and former minister, is about
"fed up" on furnishing bicycles for
the general public.
Enough of anything is a blooming
plenty, as Tedder looks at it, and
now that his seventh bicycle has
been stolen he has enough.
Job with all his troubles and
Blackbeard—maybe ’twas Bluebeard
—with all his wives never had the
trouble the nature student-lawyer
has had with his bikes.
Four Taken Here.
Wednesday morning Tedder park
ed his bike, on which he commutes
to and from his home in the east
ern part of the city, under the
shade of a tree on the south side
of the court square. Bikes, y*know,
like a shade in August just as much
as horses and flivvers. Late that
night after the day’s work was end
ed Tedder journeyed out to get his
faithful mount and found it gone.
“Number Seven” he said sadly
as he looked at the place where the
wheel had been but was not. "Yes,
number seven.” And he might have
added: “Believe HI start a bicycle
factory of my own.”
It was the fourth bicycle Tedder
has had stolen since coming to
Shelby. Two of the four have been
recovered, and Tedder, like a fond
parent of his children, has hopes
for this one. He has offered a re
ward of |5—and |5 in these times
gets action usually.
Three in Capitol.
But the four wheels taken here
are not the full account of his mis
haps with bikes. In days gone by
when Judge Webb was in congress
and Tedder his secretary, he had
three bicycles stolen in the nation
al capitol. And just like other
things that pass away and never
come back in Washington those
wheels were “long gone.”
But the fdd part of it is that aft
er suety a run of misfortune Tedder
still has faith in his fellowman.
Expects to get that seventh bicycle
back this week. He's built that way
and, of course, if you happen to
see that seventh • stolen bike, you
may make $5.
New Mail Service
To Rutherfordton
From Gaffney Now
Gaffney.—A notice posted in the
lobby of the Gaffney postoffice
says sealed bids will be received by
the assistant postmaster general
in Washington until August 23 for
carrying the mail on a star route
from Gaffney to RutherfordtV.
and return, a distance of 40.13 mil
es one way.
A one-way mail delivery from
Gaffney ,*o Rutherfordton has been
operated for the past year or more
The new service calls, for a sche
dule leaving Gaffney at 5:30 a.
m., arriving at Rutherfordton by
8:45 a. m., with the return trip to
be started as soon as the Asheville
mail pouch is received or not later
than 9:30.
The towns to be served include
Cliffside, Henrietta, Avondale.
Caroleen. Ellenboro, Bostic, Forest
City and Rutherfordton.
Home Coming At
Old C&pernium
The annual Home-coming at Old
Capernium will be held at the usual
time, on Saturday before the first
Sunday in August. (August 6.)
The sermon will be preached by
our pastor, Rev. J. W. Suttle.
The remainder of the day will be
given over to old time singing in
charge of Miss Zona Hord. Every
body cordially invited to be pres
ent, especially do we invite the old
people to join in ,the old time sing
ing. Dinner will be served on the
{ground at 1 o’clock.
COUNTY HEADS IN i
FINAL CHECK OF
TAX ASSESSMENT
Slight. Gain Shown Over County An
Whole in Value*. Invoice
Businena Syntem.
Tax assessing in Cleveland conn*
ty for the new tax year received its
final okey Monday at the hands of
the county commissioners in their
regular meeting working complete*
ly under the new county business
system with Commissioner Chair
man A. E. Cline and county ac- *
countant and business manager.
Mr. Cline stated following the
meeting that it might be stated that
the work of assessing is completed.
The commissioners took up and
discussed during the day various
angles of the tax situation. A few
adjustments, it is said, were made,
but none to amount to anything of
importance. With this final adjust
ing and check by the commission
ers the tax assessments formally go
into the hands of the county tax
board for the work of compilation.
Slight Gain in Value,
“A slight gain in taxable wealth
is shown by the new assessment,*
Mr. Cline stated Tuesday. “The
gain comes entirely from real es
tate as personal property values
suffered a loss in nearly every
township. Just how much the gain
will be and the exact figures cannot
be determined as yet.’*
Other than discuss tax matters
and handle routine affairs the com
missioners did little of public in.
terest. Two or three minor resolu
tions lining up the new county
business system were passed.
The bills for the past month
were paid along the methods of the
new count system, by invoice in
stead of the ancient method of
board endorsement. All purchases
now made by the county, or for tho
county, can be made ' only with
proper purchasing orders from the
county business manager and this
order is used to cheek against the
bill.
The new system was found to be
very methodical and exact, it was
said, but made necessary quite a
bit of attention by county officials
and the accountant.
SMlffUi
01 JUDGE STUCK
Judge A. M. Stack Adds His In
dorsement of New York Gov.
ernor for Presidency.
Winston-Salem—Governor Alfred
Smith is a greater man than Lin
coln, declared Superior Court Judge
A. M. Stack in indorsing the New
York governor for the Democratic
presidential nomination. The jurist
is for Smith tooth and toenail.
"I have traveled over five conti
nents and have seeen many things
the Catholics have done. Of course,
there are some things of which they
should be ashamed and they prob
ably are,” said Judge Stack. “But
they have a great deal to their cred
it. Three hundred years before the
Protestants even began to carry on
the great work of today, the Cath
olics were busy.”
The judge said he had no interest
in politics except that he has con
victions of, mind in connection with
certain men Who are prominent in
the two major parties. And his con
viction with regard to Smith is
strong endugh to predict the gov
ernor will play a major part in the
next Democratic convention.
Judge Stack does not hesitate ti
say that the Democrats would make
no mistake in naming Smith their
standard bearer. William G. Mc
Adoo, he pointed out, is a great
American, but in his opinion it
would be futile to nominate him for
the presidency.
Improve Building
On Business Street
Another first rate improvement
for the. business section of La Fay
ette street is under way. Rose's
5, 10 and 2K cent stores, Inc., hav
ing taken a fifteen year lease eg*
the Clyde Hoey building, which they
occupy, are remodeling the store,
putting in a new front, and re
modeling the second floor.
It is understood the Rose organi
sation will occupy the down stairs
section and a part of the upper
flopr, in the rear. And the front of
the building will be given over to
offices.
The improvement it is said will
cost Mr. Hoey $5,000, Mr. Hoey pay
ing the bill for the improvement,
which is being done, however, ac
cording to the Rose company’s s>pe»
cifications. %