%
liam?
total'-’f «'I the non-taxable prop-;
t ()Ver two millions. Another
news story tolls of a slump in tax
.a|lK that Nos. 4 and 6 townships
may make up. # +
Then' is a caddy at the Cleve
Wha: doos a lady of 96 winters,
,ml ^miners think of modern
dylf exposing knees and more?
Read >•!' Mrs. Elizabeth Houser’s
fjr‘, birthday celebration in today’s
\ remarkable rise in cotton
ri(.L.s is told about on an inside
' r don’t miss it. Read every
paev ,-f this issue.‘City and coun
ty news will be found on several
pB|r, - fant. Peyton McSwain is
married; a new brokerage has
opomd up; It won’t be long until
the football season; No juice,
much veast, bum bread; Max
Gardner has another freak rival
for governorship; more chicks; com
munity news; personal mention.
con in mis,
DECLINE IN STATE
1,110 Children Born In This County
During 1926; In Lincoln 466;
In Rutherford 1,098
IN
One thousand, one hundred and
ten children were born in Cleve- :
land county in 1926, according to !
figures released by the state,board
of health. j
Birth statistics for adioining
counties were as follows: Lincoln
county, 466; Rutherford, 1,098;
Catawba. 1,025; Burke, 706; Gas
ton. 2,116.
Although North Carolina’s birth
rate dropped in 1926 to 28.8 per
thousand population, as compared
to 29.7 for the year before, the!
state retained first place among
the states of the union.
A total of 82,459 births were re
ported in the state last year of ■
which 57,904 were white, 25,279 j
colored and 517 Indians.
The. total number of births re
ported for 1925 was 83,700.
Physicians were in attendance
upon a majority of the white births
last year, but midwives continued
to out-number physicians for negro
and Indian births. While births
attended by physicians' totaled 49,
435 negro, births 7,6228 and Indians
252.
4-529 Illegitimates
There were 4,529 illegitimate
children born in the state during
the year, 1,039 white; 3,444 col
ored and 46 Indians,
Mrs. McFarland I*
Buried On Tuesday
Hest Sholhv Woman Passes After
Long Illness—Came Here
From Caroleen.
Mrs. Mary McFarland, widow
the late Tom McFarland di
Monday morning at 7:30 followii
* protracted illness of a year
more. She was taken suddenly
Saturday and the end came Mo
lav morning. The MeFarlan
Tn,,V1’'1 to Shelby from Carole
about seven years ago and e
'Jared themselves to the people
at community. Deceased was
>ears of age and a member of t
Methodist Protestant chur
* 1 rr the funeral was conduct
P sdav afternoon at 1 o’clock
Morris and Sisk. H
remains were taken to Oak Gro
, IJr' h in Rutherford county f
wterment.
Mrs. McFarland is survived
ch'ldren, Mrs. M. G. Eat
A- Ramsey, R. O. Jo
r . M'sses Lois and Mabel IV
sJanl, A,so survIvlng are o
,I. Mrs. Annie Jones of For<
in p.aml lwo brothers, ono livi
’'Ctonia and one in. Iowa, j
“.\ * the family were pr<
broth * l^° ^uneraI except her Io’
A Twinkle -
‘.hLe f;lct that there is $81
'."l c^Urch property in
' v fr,r every inhabitant,
‘ l"l:iy,f| newa says, doesn’t
every innamtani
^ today's news says, doesn’.
t0/;,that every person in
tr, n nj.an *81 one-way ticket
nt ,tara‘l1S0- Seyeral of the per
;n ■ ‘I r>^ the town never peek
whv'*V>f-a Church an(1 8ee
they re petting for their
‘ifrhty-one bucks.
A»'l another thing: How
Shelby °[ the :),00° peoP,e in
p,,t ;110 y"u suppose have
in the churches ?
THE TWINKLER.
8 PAGES
TODAY
By mail, per year (in advance) __ $2.60
By carrier, per year (in advance) 93.09
SHELBY, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10, 1027
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons
SCHOOL HEAD IN
DEFENSE OF BOOK
AT CASAR SCHOOL
Tom Green, Principal In Recent
Controversy, Upholds Science
Book Of Schools
W. T. Green, Casar High school
principal last year, in a letter to
The Star upholds the teaching of a
general science book in High
schools. Tt will be remembered that
a controversy developed in the
Casar community during the last
year over the reported teaching of
birth control in science classes.
The controversy developed into
an affair between the principal and
a patron. The case was aired in
the recent court here and Green ac
quitted of an assault
In his letter the former princi
pal says he believes children should
be taught things that better fit
them for life.
What He Says
The letter follows:
Dear Editor:
I thank you for the kind consid
eration accorded me through the
Cleveland Star in the recent con
troversy concerning my teaching
of science in the Casar High school.
It is an unjust reflection on the
majority of the Casar people to
judge their attitude toward educa
tion and progress by a few indivi
duals. And I would like to say
here that the majority of the Casar
people are responsive to every
foreward movement. The regress
ive type is not at all representa
tive of the majority.
As for the teaching “Birth Con
trol” I think the public should
know what was taught. Birth Con
trol in its biological meaning as
applied to the regulations of birth
was never mentioned. However I
can see no harm in informing
young people on subjects that are
so vital, but that are usually treat
ed as a joke.
The subject of controlling diseas
es through eugenics was discuss
ed and special emphasis was laid
'on the fact that thousands of help
less people are brought into the
world to suffer for the sins and
neglect of others. This is the class
that fill our asylums, hospitals,
and other institutions that are pro
vided for the unfortunate.
In the course of the lecture the
point was made that the state, and
society in general would profit in
general, socially, morally and eco
nomically by promulgating and en
frocing a stricter physical exami
nation before marriage. Such a
regulation would materially reduce
the unfortunate of the state and
thereby help to solve the problems
above mentioned.
I quote the following from Cald
well and Eikenberry general sci
ence. which formed the nucleus foi
the teaching that caused the con
troversy:
Much has been said ihat bears
more or less directly upon the top
ic of inheritance. “Heridity is the
rule of presistance among organ
isms vary from one generation
to another we also know that they
resemble one another with varying
degrees of resemblance.
“Few things contribute more to
successful living than a sound and
vigorous body, and such is a heri
tage of untold value. An unsound
body is also a heritage, but a bur
densome one. We cannot emphasize
too strongly the importance of
making sure that no avoidable
tendancy to disease and no abnorm
ally weakened bodies are passed
on to succeeding generations. There
are few tragedies more awful than
that of being born into the world
weighted down with a weakened
body. Such bodies are given to in
nocent people because society did
not know enough or care enough
to prevent the inheritance of things
that make successful life hard,
often well nigh impossible, for the
offspring. It is high time for the
human race to recognize and use
what is know of bialogieal inheri
tance. We produce high types of
corn and cattle because we want
to make money from the product.
What are we doing to make sure
that the next generation of men
and women shall be physically, in
tellectually, and morally strong as
the laws of heridity will enable us
to make them.”?
I can see no harm or anything
contrary to the policy of the state
in explaining the conditions that
actually exist to young men and
women who are to become the
citizens of this great state of ours
and these on whom the welfare of
the race depend. I think it is the
duty of every teacher to give to
his or her students the instruction
that will best fit them to meet the
responsibility of life.
r W. T. GREENE
Taxable Wealth Of County
Close To That Last Year
Tax Officials Here Declare
New Feature
As readers of Monday’s
and today’s Star will notice
a new feature has been start
ed on the front page—“A
Twinkle,” one pertinent com
ment each issue.
What will the Twinkler
say next ? Today he notes
that every person in town
has $81 in church property,
but wonders how many have
put $81 in.
At an early date*The^Star
plans to start an interesting
serial story since scores of
readers have asked for such.
Watch for further announce
ments. And, by the wgy, if
j you are not a regular Star
j reader, see one of the car
Srier boys, or call No. 11. Your
worries will be over.
5
Local Plant Plans To Double Num
ber of Cbicks In This Vicinity
This Year.
For every “cheep” last year, two
this year, is the plan of the Suttle
Hatchery, local hatching house.
It was announced this week by
Ben Suttle, proprietor, that he was
installing a new 12 000 capacity in
cubator, which doubles the present
size of the plant. This means a
total capacity of 24,000. -
Last year this hatchery hatched
about 45,000 chicks and sold many
of them in this county. This year
the total hatching should be close
to 100.000.
With a doubled capacity many
eggs will be in demand at the
plant. It is estimated that approx
imately 9,000 eggs will be used p< r
Week for 2T Weeks, oii a” thfaK'-of
108.000 eggs. The hatching season
will start about December 1.
No Juice But Much
Yeast and Loaves
Go Blooey in Storm
A general wind, electric, and
rain storm that struck the Shelby
section Monday night wrought con
siderable damage of a minor na
ture.
At the Bost bakery on West
Marion street 430 loaves of bread
were ruined, it is said. Power was
off for a time and as a result the
yeast of scores of loaves took a
record “rise” and spread over the
shop while still others were burn
ed.
The top was blown off the chain
gang camp quarters, it is said, and
several trees were uprooted in var
ious sections. So far as has been
learned there was no damage any
where.
Mrs. F. P. Patton is visiting
relatives in Chester, S. C. this
week.
Eight Townships Show Slump But
Six And Four Will Show
Gains, Thought.
With a slump in total taxable
values in most of the-townships of
the county. No, 6 will show a gain
of approximately $800,000 on real
estate, hut this gain will probably
be absorbed in personal property,
according to Mr. W. H. Newtor.,
tax supervisor.
In sum and substance Mr. New
ton thinks the total taxable values
of real and personal property in
the entire county will be approxi
mately the same as last year, but
under re-valuation there are a
number of interesting pranks
looming up as Mr. Newton and his
assistants work out the totals. It
will be two or three weeks yet be
fore Mr. Newton is able to deter
mine the taxable wealth of Cleve
land county, lie and three assist
ants have been working faithfully
since the early part of July when
the return sheets began to come in
from the list takers, adding up the
totals of the several townships and
transferring the property from the
lists to the tax books.
Gain In Real Estate
The totals of eight townships
h<-on reached and he is short
$150,000 in real and personal
property over last year. ^here
seems to be a gain in real estate
but a loss in personal property in
the rural townships. Big gains arc
expected in No. 6 and No. 4 town
ships in which Shelby and Kings
Mountain are located and these
gains will help bring'the taxable
wealth up to about what it was
last year. In setting the tax rate,
the county commissioners usually
have before them the real and per
sonal property values. Whether
they will proceed to fix the rate in
the light of facts already revealed
that the taxable wealth will be ap
proximately as last year, or wheth
er the commissioners will await the
completion of the figures by Mr.
Newton and his assistants, remains
to he determined.
Expects a Cut
County Auditor Cline expects a
cut in the rate of from three to
five cents, which is refreshing
news to taxpayers.
With approximately 12,500 tax
payers in the county, the trans
ferring of the lists and Snaking the
extensions is no small task, but by
the early part of next week Mr.
Newton expects to have ten of the
townships ready. At that time The
Star will furnish this information
to the taxpayers, at the same time
showing a comparison of total
taxables this year under revalua
tion as compared with last vea?.
The big townships of Nos. 4 and 0
have not been worked as yet. .The
lists from these townships will be
taken up next week and when they
are finished, Mr. Newton wiil be
able to announce the total for the
entire county, both real and per
sonal with a comparison with the
previous year.
Age 96, Mrs. Houser Has
First Birthday Celebration
Cleveland’s Oldest Woman One Of
Five Living Generations
Says Styles Are A
Disgrace
Ninety-six years old yesterday,
Mrs. Elizabeth Houser, Cleveland’s
oldest woman, enjoyed the first
celebration of her birthday she'
had ever had in all her long life.
She had never wanted any special
attention paid to her natal day be
cause she thought it would be a
worry and trouble to her relatives.
But she fully enjoyed her 96th
birthday and chatted freely with
friends without the strenuous day
tiring her one bit. In fact she says
it made her stronger. Her head is
white and her body looks frail un
der the weight of 96 winters, but
she retains a keen mind, a quick
wit, is a constant reader of The
Cleveland Star, talks freely, sews
and mends and walks about, doing
odd jobs about the house because
she “don’t want to be idle.”
The birthday dinner was held at
the home of her grandson Herbert
Borders out in the Elizabeth sec
tion and over 200 friends and rela
tives gathered there. Mrs. Bor
ders cooked a birthday cake. -It
wouldn’t carry candles for each of
her 96 years, but the numerals
were written out “96” in flaming
tapers and Mrs. Houser gave a
puff and stroke of her fan and out
they went.
Five Generation
Five generations living is a re
markable achievement, but this is
true of her famliy. The youngest
in the quintet is little Janice Rob
erts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Roberts less than a year old
Janice is rich with grand-mothyrs.
She has six living, a record which
perhaps no other youngster in
North Carolina can boast.
Mrs. Houser has 152 descen
dants and she knows them all. The
sight from one eye is gone and her
hearing is impaired, but she calls
them oil by their first name and
the ehlidren in town seem to en
joy her compa+iionship That mother
love which characterizes the moth
ers of old gives her great joy in
their comradeship. In the lot are
seven great-great grandchildren
and she is particular proud of
them.
Styles A Disgrace
“How do you like the modern
i styles of dress?” the Star asked
I Mrs. Houser as she sat in a chair
in the yard after the bountiful din
I
I
(Continued on page four.)
WIDE* HUMAN
STILL SEEKS HIS
HIT IDENTITY
-,
Dellinger In Letter Here Feels Sure
He Is Long Lost
Charley Ross
I Julius Dellinger—or should we
[say Charley Ross?—still believes j
| he is Charley Ross, and believes it
stronger than ever.
J Days pass into weeks, weeks in- ]
to moi ths, and months into years, |
and still a wandering man, aging'
now- and broken somewhat, con- j
iJSnues to move over the face of the j
I earth seeking to know just who
he is.
I When that time comes—when he j
knows definitely—he plans to stop,
I settle down and get a bit out of life
| other than being a nomad.
It was only a few years ago that
| Julius Dellinger startled the world
|by his first positive announcement
through T1h> Star that he was the
long lost Charley Ross, the boy
Mjdnapped a half century ago from
jwe home of his wealthy father in
Philadelphia. But Bomehow after
an investigation that gained na
tion-wide publicity Dellinger's
hopes failed to pan out. A trip
I to New York and Philadelphia
.would not convince the remaining
j Rosa relatives. And Dellinger
| slightly jarred by the temporav
I failure—the inability to find a
name after years of search—moved
I away from the little town of Den
ver in Lincoln county. Letters
I frequently came to his elderly
Ifriend. J. Frank Gaffney, here. But
jMr. Gaffney hadn’t heard from him
an several weeks until this week a
Setter came.
Has More Proof
f ‘‘I have more proof now,” the
better rea5. He still believes he is
Charley Ross. The years haven’t
tampered his ardor to be declared
the kidnapped boy of the old mys
(Continued on Page Four)
MAX HAS FREE
LOVE RIVAL 1W
IN STATE RACE
A. C. Blake, Latest Gardner Op
position, Favors Free Love,
Trial Marriages.
When O. Max Gardner gets back
! to Shelby from his tour of Europe;
no telling how many candidates oiij
j unusual platforms will be announc-j
ed as opposition for him as North!
Carolina's next governor.
| First, and just shortly after,
Mr. Gardner sailed, former Sena-:
J tor Li N. Johnson came out on a I
wet platform as Gardner’s first an-!
! nouncedv opposition, and this week ■
| comes a new candidate from Pen
' der county in A. C. Blake, who an-j
j nounces on a generally free plat-:
j form. A Wilmington dispatch tell-,
j ing of the Blake candidacy follows: I
Free love, trial marriages, birtii:
control, practice of the theory of
evolution and free taxation are in-‘;
eluded in the platform of A. C. j
Blake, Burgaw, Pender county, who
today announced his candidacy forj
the Democratic nomination for;
governor of the state. Speaking of
former Senator L. N. Johnston’s
candidacy, Mr. Blake said that his
opponent's platform was lacking in
merit as the liquor question was no
longer a state issue. Johnston had
announced his candidacy on a j
strictly wet platform, providing ;
that the national government buyj
all the surplus grain and fruits aC
a fair market price to" producers
and that good liquors and excellent
wines be made by the government
and distributed to bona fide house
holders at actual costs of produc
tion plus transportation charges.
Blake’s announcement took this
section by surprise and while he is
said to have a good following in
his section, many wonder at his
platform which the aspirant claims
is some real live issues of the day.
He claims that “I will leave it to,
the public as to whether or not the j
plans outlined in my platform do!
not comprise important matters
and since eastern Carolina seems
destined to have a candidate,
though wet, for governor, I decided
after due deliberation to enter the
contest against Mr. Johnston.” i
Two County Girls
CullowheQ Seniors
The largest senior class at Cul
lowhee Normal school will gard
uate this month. In the summer
graduating class are two Cleve
land cpunty girls, Annie Lee Spake,
of Shelby, and Hattie Gertrude
Wortman of Casar,
CITY AND COUNTY HAS 2 AND HALF
MU110N IN NON TAXABLE PROPERTY
Shelby is to witness an unusual
sight soon when a man complete
ly blindfolded will drive mi autc
mobile through the business sec
tion, of the town for an httfr.
Advance agents of the occulist
were here today arranging for his
visit. The oceulist, who has at
tained quite a reputation over the
country, will put on several crys
tal gazing performances at the
Princess theatre and will do his
automobile stunt as a part of his
program.
Blindfold piloting of automo
biles became famous through the
work of Fred Thompson, who has
appeared in Charlotte and other
nearby points.
The schedule here is for the driv
er, heavily blindfolded to pilot the
car about the busiest streets of tht
city for an hour during the rush
period of the day. The performance
is scheduled for Monday, August
29.
Marion St. Grocery
To Open Thi® Week
New Retail Grocery Will Carry
All I*ines of Groceries—*Mr.
Overcash Is Manager.
“Marion Street Grocery” is the
name of a new retail grocery which
opens this week in the Weathers
building on West Marion street,
recently vacated by the Mauney
Auto Parts Co. The owners of the
new store are Mr. J. H. Cookson,
superintendent of the Cleveland
Cloth Mill and Mr. E. R. Over cash,
of Kannapolis. Mr. Overcash is a
brother-in-law of Mr. Cookson’3
and moved his family to Shelby
last week. He has had 15 years ex
perience in the retail grocery busi
ness and will operate a clean up
to-date place, carrying a full and
complete line of heavy and fancy
groceries, especially green vege
tables, and country produce, etc.
The store building has been re
modelled inside with a new floor,
counters and selving and today
the large stock of groceries is be
ing opened up. All goods are new
and fresh and both Messrs. Cook
son and Overcash declare they will
carry everything in the grocery
line. A delivery service will be
maintained and orders will be taken
by phone and from house-to-house
calls each morning.
Mr. Cookson has made many
friends during his residence here
and Mr. Overcash who will actively
manage the store is a very cour
teous, gentlemanly fellow with a
personality that wins.
County (Couples
Marry in Gaffney
Four Cleveland county couples
were married last Saturday in
Gaffney, South Carolina.
With $5 marriage license pre
vailing back home the trek of
young people over to South Caro
lina for marrying papery continues.
The'following couples were mar
ried by Probate Judge Lake W.
Stroup Saturday, according to a
Gaffney dispatch:
T. D. Price, of Kings Mountain,
and Florence Newton, of Shelby.
Arthur Ramsey, of Kings Moun
tain and Ruth Lingerfelt, of Besse
mer City.
Ernest Smith and Arabella
Green, of Shelby.
On Sunday Sherman R. Lindsay
and Winnie Thelma Williams, of
Shelby, were married.
Shelby Church Property Near Three-Quar
ters Million. $81 Worth of Church Prop
erty Per Inhabitant. City’s Non-Taxable
Property Near a Million.
The non-taxable properly of the U. S. government, th<
county of Cleveland, the city of Shelby, and No. 6 township
within the limits of the township totals $2,467,500. In Shelby
there is approximately $81 worth of church property for
e\er> inhabitant. 1 hese figures come from a compilation
made by No. 6 tax assessors. Oliver Anthonv, S. A. Washburn
and Tom Webb.
That Utt? county and city has a
mammoth fortune in public build
ings and non-taxaT>:e property is
easily ascertained from a survey
of the compilation made. So far as
is known no list of the non-taxable
property within the borders of the
county seat township has ever been
made prior to this.
The tax assessors in going over
and re-assessing all property in
the city and township this year
were impressed by the great
amount of non-taxables and decid
ed at the end of the work to com
pile the figures, using an estimate
on the non-taxable property simi
lar to that used on the taxable.
Federal Property
The lone item of Federal prop-)
erty within the city, the U. S. post
office, was listed on the unofficial
sheet at $85,000.
The total run of county proper
ty, which is in reality the buildings
and equipment of the county seat
.government totals over a half mil
lio n dollars. It is listed as fol
lows:
Court house, etc, $350,000; coun-|
ty jail, outbuildings and lot, $115,- j
000; county home, land buildings |
and equipment, $60,000; Cleveland
county fair grounds, buildings and
equipment, $45,000.
Official No. 6 township non-tax
able property, as in the list, fol
lows
i Shelby hospital, annex, nurses’
I home, and equipment, $135,000;
convict camp equipment and road
' machinery, $15,500.
City Nears Million
Official Shelby has assets near a
! million in what might be Called
; tangible property not considering
| valuable municipal improvements
and the like. The list on non-tax
, able city property follows
City Hall building and lot, fac
ing square, $30,000; vacant lot on
N. Washington street, car sheds,
and workshops $18,000; Central
school buildings and lots, $65,000;
baseball park, lot and gymnasium,
$12,000; East Marion school and
[ lot, $25,000; Eastside school and
lot, $30,000; N. LaFayette school
, and lot, $35,000; S. LaFayette
school and lot, $25,000; South
j Shelby school and lot, $90,000;
j West Graham school and lot, $25,
000; Colored school building
(northeast Shelby), $18,000; City
electric light plant and equip
ment, $250,000; City water works
plant, land and equipment, $225,
000; old city water plant and
equipment, $15,000; Old Flatrock
quarry and land, $15,000; City
personal property. trucks and
equipment, $15,000; Fire trucks
and other equipment of depart
ment, $28,000.
Churches and Lodges
The total unofficial assessed
value on non-taxable church and
lodge property in Shelby is $741,
000. It is listed as follows:
Central Methodist church and
i lot, $175,000; Central Methodist
parsonage and lot $20,000; Second
Methodist church and lot $20.
000; Second Methodist parsonage
$8,000; First Baptist Church and
j lot $140,000; First Baptist parson
I age and lot $25,000; Second Bap
$8,000; Shelby Circuit parsonage
tist church (South Shelby) $20,
000; Second Baptist? parsonage and
lot $7,000; First Presbyterian
church and lot $50,000; First
Presbyterian parsonage $15,000;
Shelby Episcopal church and lot
$25,000; Eaatside Baptist church
$10,500; Methodist Protestant
church (West Shelby) $5,000; Wes
ley’s Protestant church $2,000;
Lutheran church lot, $8,000;
Church of God building and lot!
$1,500; Catholic lot $1,500; Colored
Baptist church and parsonage
$12,500; Colored M. E. church
(Freedmon) $15,000; Colored Me
thodist Protestant church and par
sonage $.500; Colored M. E. church
(Southern R. R. area) $0,000; par
sonage near Flatrock $2,000; Ma
sonic Temple building and lot
$150,000; Colored Lodge building
$;t,500; Colored welfare building
$2,000.
CONTRACT LET FOR
Contract has been let, it was an
nounced today, for the erection of
20 additional residences at the
Cleveland Cloth mills, the houses
to be of brick veneer construction*
Ben F. Curtis, local contractor, was
awarded the contract and work will
begin immediately. The houses, 15
of four rooms and five of five
rooms,‘^IfllPlB^located on lots now;
owned by the mill company.
Work wnr also be begun this
week, itjyg^Jgprned, on a new of
fice building, J. T. Rstmsvy and
Sons having been awarded con-?
tract fo xthe erection of this build
ing last week. The office will be of
solid brick construction.
Awarding of the contract for thd
brick veneer houses, it is believed,
sets a precedent for houses for
mill operatives in this section of
the state and probably for the en
tire state. As is the case in tho
houses now in use at the Cleve
land Cloth mill, the new ones will
be equipped with modern plumb-*
ing, including bath and facilities
for hot water.
' O. Max Gardner is president of .
the mill which manufactures rayon
and silk novelties. O'. M. Mull ia
secretary and E. T. Switzer is
treasurer. C. C. Blanton is chair
man of the board of directors.
The mill has been in operation
since the latter part of 1926.
R. J. McCarley Opens
Market Board Here
It. J. McCarley, well and favor
ably known in Shelley where ha
has resided before and conducted a
brokerage business in cotton, grain,
stocks, etc., has come back to
Shelby from Wadesboro with Mrs.
McCarley and opens today a mar
ket board on the Meond floor of
the Arey building on S. Washing
ton street. Mr. McCarley repres
ents Vick and Beachamp, corres
pondents of .T. S. Bache and Co., 42
Broadway, New York members of
practically all of the large ex
changes in America. Direct leased
wire service is being cut in today*
and quotations will be furnished
on cotton, stocks, grain, etc.
Shelby Caddy Wins Golf Tournament
Fourteen-year-old Fete Webb,'
little freckle-face:! caddy of the I
Cleveland Springs Golf club, won
the first big golf tournament he'
ever performed in yesterday when j
he took first prize at the Blue
Ridge Forest tournament out of
Tryon.
In winning Shelby’s embryo
Bobby Jones turned in the same
score Wednesday as did Harry
Ehle, Southern champion, on the
same course Tuesday. His total
was 79; so was Ehle's.
Of the four first prizes in the
Blue Ridge tourney Shelby golfers
took three. Webb was first, Charles
L. Eskridge, sr., took second hon
ors and Claud Brow-n Rtppy anoth
er young-caddy, took fourth place.
Several other Shelby golfers would
have ranked high had they turned
in their cards.
Just a week or two back Pete1
played on his first golf course
away from home when he and
Rippy entered the Junior Carolina,?
tournament at Greensboro. In that
meet of boys under, 16, Webb rank
ed among the eight playing for the
title, and attracted considerable
interest to his game.
The young caddy’s score for the
first nine was 43. On the second he
picked up and shot only one stroke
over fiar for a 36. This gave him
a gross score of TP and with a
handicap of 14 a net score of 65,
which was low for the day. C. L.
Eskridge, president of the local
club, turned in a 41 and a 41
an 85 total, or a net score of 67
with an 18 handicap. Rippy with a
4 and a 38 for an 84 had a net
score of 70 which took fourth
honors.
Other Shelby golfers who played
the fine course atop Hogback
Mountain during the day were
Charles Eskridg*, jr., Willis Mc
Murry, Jack Dover W. H. Lyle,
Clevelands Springs pro; and Charles
Dover.
Brought The Bacon
The Blue Ridge Forest champ,
trying to suppress a grin that
just would wriggle out below his
pug nose came home last night in
Mr. Eskridge’s Lincoln, lugging in
his arm the first prize, a big aiU
ver ice bucket and tongs.
With the honors of one tourna
ment already tucked away he ia
more than ever a coming Bobby
Jones to Shelby. His big dreams
now are of enteirng the Southern
amateur tournament next spring at
Memphis and Shelby sport follow*
ers are counting on seebig kuni
there. ^ ,