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VOL. XXXIV, No. 131
SHELBY, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 1927
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons
By mail, per year (in advarc«)__$2.5*
By carrier, per year (in advance) $3 0C
Late News
Four pf"Plr were ki,led and scv*
. hurt j,i automobile accidents in
l-rth Carolina yesterday. Charles
unirr of High Point, and ‘Bevo’
Jlton of near Trinity, were almost
killed in a grade crossing
idei.t 16 miles from High Point
In their ear was struck by a
train yesterday morning. El
Bertrand, five years old. was
S„d when struck by a car near
Beaufort. and Arthur Harley, a
ujro. was killed in a head-on col
lision
near l.uniberton.
V Motorcade of Good Will tourists
.'a' up of business and profes
Lal men there, reached Shelby
bout iO o'clock ioday in a trip that
^boosting the big Armistice day
lipbration at the Lincoln county
' , „„ November 11. The legion
bawl gave several selections on the
MUr- square here and all cars car
ded banners and advertising matter
. the Armistice event. A score of
j^ns and eities in the section are
being visited.
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nui Roll For Sehool—Hallowe’en
"arties—Mr. Morgan Off To
Conference. Personals.
F aston Nov. 1—The honor roll
of the Fallston school for last
mouth is as follows: First grade—
Mildred Fitzgerald, Mary Frances
Stamev, Rebecca Biggerstafff. Jaane
Lutz Mildred Canine, Vider Fisher;
Third grade—Madaline Wright. Fay
Sparks. Elizabeth Lee, Clara Lee
Bridges. Charles Fitzgerald. Robert
Martin. James Edmund, Wellington
Lems. Fourth grade—Sarah Eliza
beth Carpenter. Nettie Wright,
Mary Alice Sparks, Ethel Tovzery,
Waiter Wright, Harley Green, Glenn
Williams, Flavius Wright, Wilson
Biggerstaff: Fifth grade—Maggie
‘Lou Clay. Aileen Hoyle, Cerelda
Lackey. Doyle Martin. Eliza Stamey.
Dickson Hamrick, Marion Edmund.
Emmitt Hill, Deward Hoyle, Colon
Wright; Sixth grade: Callie Car
penter. Margaret Wilson, Mattie Lee
Martin. Ruth Boggs. Warren Mar
tin: Hillar Walker, T. B. Haynes. J.
•T Wright. Tom Hallman, Wayne
Toder; Seventh grace—Cloe Wright,
Aileen McNeely, Anabel Lee, Clara
Wright, Blanche Hoyle. Aileen Tod
er. Louise Stroup. Alton Royster,
Ralph Yoder; Eighth grade—Zora
Begs . Pearl Carpenter. Edna
Wright. Viola Wright. Annie Propst,
Thomas Wilson, Edwin Williams;
Ninth grade—Francis Wilson. Jewell
Wilson. Gertie. Wright, Thelma
Wright. Wilma Stroup; T^nth
grade—Alice Gantt, Velva Ham
rick Ola Boggs, Clarence Morris,
Hoyle Lee; Eleventh grade—Nahna
lee Lackey. Elva Baker, Thelma
Hoyle. Velma Propst. Muriel White,
MeSdona Bumgardncr.
Misses Rhea Latimore. Marie
Hamrick and Pearl Jolly, delightful
ly'-entertained a number of tneir
friends with a Hallowe'en party at
the home of Mr. Haynes Thursday
evening.
Tne Epworth Leagues of Kadesh
church. Lawndale, and Palm Tree
enjoyed a delightful Hallowe'en
Party at the Methodist parsonage
here Monday night.
The boys and girls of the Fallston
high school gave a Hallowe'en party
tor the whole school at the school
auditorium Monday evening. Many
games and contests as well as for
tune telling were enjoyed by all
: present
The B. Y P. U. of the Fallston
Baptist church had a weiner roast
Tuesday evening entertaining the
R As and their leader, Mrs. W. F.
Hamrick.
Hcv j. m. Morgan left Wertnes
“y morning to attend the M. P.
inference held at Ashboro. this
Mte, He was accompanied by Mr.
C- Stamey who goes as a dele
ft?
M-' and Mrs. Bernard Parker and
'•ier Mrs. John Parker of Lin
• tn visited relatives here Satur
oay
Misses Frankie Dixon and Maud
Muck ol Dallas spent the week
"ith their parents here.
* and Mrs. Will Wright, mana
°. the Shelby Casket factory
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wright here Sunday,
and Mrs. Harman Beam vis
1,, his -S1ster Miss Cora Beam at
»<“'ard, Sunday.
M'-i-srs, W. F. Hamrick and T. A.
‘Tfft Sunday for New York City
, re they g0 to buy merchandise
he Stanley company.
y ‘ fav Hoss, teacher in the
m school, spent the week-end
* her home here.
ii *. ,H S' Cline made a trip to
* tta. Ga, last week where he
phased a carload of mules.
. ■ haul Gibbs of near Polkville
l_ A'SjP^d a position with the
x* company, taking up his
* Monday.
E** ! W Fitzgerald left Wed
lenrt i0r Aslleville where he will
“0 the annual conference of
M E church.
c- M. King and R. L.
In
jjj ^ave accepted positions with
*■ c Penny Co. working only
Butt
- wu
^turciay afternoons.
itand Mrs- c C; Falls and fam
• essrs Clarence King and R. L.
■nT.and Misses Mary Mills. Eu
a Smart and Terah Pinkleton
le,rcti 10 a nice cool spring near
on the Morganton road and
“ “ice picnic dinner Sun
17-Ytar-Old Colored Boy Gets 11
Months On Itoads For Taking
Two Autos.
“I’m sorry to say it. but
there are more white boys in
the jails and prisons of this
state today for stealing automo
biles than there are colored
boys," Judge James L. Webb re
marked yesterday in Superior
court just before passing sen
tence in an auto theft case.
The case was that of the State vs.
Marvin Doggett. 17-year-o!d colored
| boy of Forest City, who was chaiged
1 with stealing the Buick coupe be
I longing to Norman Lee and another
| car belonging to Paul Bridges. The
: Lee car was taken one afternoon
during the fair here and the colored
i youth shortly after getting the car
j in the business section turned tur
| tie at the Hopper Park hill north of
; town. He was so injured that he was
I carried to the hospital. The car was
! practically demolished. The sen
I tence given the youth in one case
i was eight months, while in the
i other the sentence was six months
i to take effect at the end of the first
one—both sentences to be worked
out on the No. 6 road gang. The
boy had a chain gang record in
Rutherford, it was said.
Has Alibi Going
Will Proctor, local colored youth,
came clear of a bad check charge
when he established a series of clear
cut alibis that would do credit to
the dopester who picks footbal win
ners for The Star, Back in the
summer Proctor was charged with
giving a check at Piggly-Wiggly on
Mr. J. L, Parker. After the evidence
presented by the state the defense
introduced four or five colored fel
lows who testified that Proctor was
with them at a ball game in Kan
napolis that day and did not get
back until near 12 o'clock at night,
the check being given at 10:30.
Free Of Gambling
A trio of young white men were
given an acquittal Tuesday morning
on a gambling charge, the allega
tion being that they were caught
gambling in a room over the pool
room on South LaFayette street.
Court Crowds Small
Due to the absence of any sensa
tional cases on the docket the
crowds attending Superior court are
not so large. The majority of the
: cases handled were not of any great
interest, yet the docket is being
cleared rapidly.
Small Truck Kayoes
Telephone Pole Here
J. E. Hilton Drives Car Into Tele
phone Pole on East Marion
And Breaks Pole.
J E Hilton, store proprietor in
; the eastern section of the city, was
considerably bruised late yesterday
evening and miraculously escaped
serious injury, when his Ford road
' ster truck ploughed into two tele
phone poles on East Marion street
i near the home of Mr. S. E. Hoey.
Uilc wcitrpiiuiic w**»**v.v«
i at the ground as it it had been a
; mere splinter, while the second pole
1 was broken about half way up. The
: car was not damaged to any extent.
| Dut Hilton, bruised about the body
; was taken to the hospital and later
| to his home. Officers say that the
j driver was apparently befuddled at
: the time, and Fire Chief Roach has
I several vanilla bottles and a partly
| filled bottle of 'Big Chief." which he
• says were found in the car.
Those who observed the debris
about the telephone poles and the
sidewalk today expressed surprise
j that a fatality did not result.
Mrs. Leary Adams
Asks For Damages
——
i Winston-Salem.—Mrs. Leary W.
Adams, of Charlotte, has instituted
suit in Forsyth county court against
the Forsyth hotel company and the
Griffin-Bland Hotel company,
named as owmers and operators of
the Zinzendorf hotel here, seeking
damages for injuries said to have
been sustained when a plate glass
window from the hotel dropped on
her while she was walking on tha
sidewalk.
Mrs. Adams says that this piece
of glass struck her head, causing
severe injury, nervous shock, men
tal anguish and loss of blood, from
which she may never recover. The
accident occurred on March 31,
1926.
Mrs. Adams is a daughter of Mr.
P. S. Gettys, Star subscription col
lector, and is well known in the city
and county.
Mrs. John Schenck and young son
came home from the Presbyterian
hospital, in Charlotte. Sunday right.
Boyer To Return Here;
Methodists In Session
i Good Year in Local Methodist
Churches. Stanford May Be
Presiding: Eider.
Three Methodist ministers of
Shelby, several others from the
county and numerous delegates
from the Methodist churches of
this section are today in Ashe
ville to attend the Western
North Carolina conference.
“Conference time" is a locked for
occasion in Methodism, especially in
the parsonages where ministers and
their families await the word to
know their next location and with
congregations awaiting announce
ment as to their pastors. This time,
however, any change in the minis
ters in this section is not directly
expected. Yet nothing will be def
initely known until the appoint
ments are given out late this week
or early next week.. The conference
begins today and continues through
next Monday.
Praise for Boyer.
Members and officials of the
Central Methodist church say that it
is generally expected that Dr. Hugh
K. Boyer, popular pastor of the
church, will be returned At a recent
meeting of the stewards and church
officials a unanimous vote endorsed
the work of the pastor and express
ed the appreciation of the congrega
tion. At the same time a resolution
asked for his return Figures devel
oping at the meeting explain why
in addition to Boyer's popularity—it
being said that the church had one
of its best years, there being around
112 additions to the church and
over $23,000 raised during the year
for the church program. Dr. Bover
was in Asheville for the first ses
sions Monday night, being one of
the conference officials and an out
standing leader in the conference.
With the congregation at large it is
hoped and expected that he will be
returned. The official delegates from
| the Central church to the confer -
1 ence are Mrs. George Hoyle and Mr.
! Thad Ford. Others who will likely
attend as board members and on
other church business will be Mrs. C.
R. Hoey. Mr. George Hoyle, Mrs. P.
L. Hennessa. Mr. Wm. Lineberger,
Mr. C. R. Hoey and others.
Want Johnson and Waters Back.
Down in the Southern part of the
city where Rev. T. B. Johnson is the
pastor of the LaFayette church mem
bers say that they have asked for
his return. Rev. Mr. Johnson has
been at the LaFayette church only
one year, but in that year he has
worked wonderes with the church
and is held in high esteem by his
i members. For the first time in 15
| years, it is said, the church has met
every conference claim, paid every
debt and is operating in fine order,
financially; and as a church organ
ization. Thereabouts the church
year is termed "an exceptionally
good one" and the general wish is
I that the pastor return for another
I year at least.. Three or four mem
' bers of the church plan to attend
several days of the conference, but
it was impossible today to ascertain
just who would go.
Rev. D. P. Waters, of the Shelby
circuit, will also likely return, it
was stated this morning although
Tfie Star was at the time unable to
talk with any of his church officials
or members. Rev. Mr. Waters has
been on the circuit for two years
since Rev. Beverly Wilson was
pioved and is popular over the cir
cuit.
since 11 is generally reporiua
that Rev. C. S. Kirkpatrick, of Gas
tonia. will not likely be the presid
ing elder of the * Shelby district
again, Shelby Methodists are hoping
that Rev. A. L. Stanford, former
Central pastor and "building par
son” of the conference, will succeed
him as presiding elder. There is some
likelihood that such will be the case,
it is said. Rev. Mr. Stanford, who
built the new Central church, is now
Tryon Street pastor in Charlotte
and headed the building of the mam
moth new church joining two big
congregations there. Whether or not
he will receive the district appoint
ment or be moved again to build
another handsome church edifice
| remains to be seen.
Generally speaking the Methodist
churches of the district have enjoy
ed a great year and throughout the
conference Methodism has made
steady strides forward.
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MT. TEXTILE MILL
It was stated at the court house
today after a hearing yesterday be
fore Judge James L. Webb that the
judge had ordered a permanent re
ceiver for the Mason mills at Kings
Mountain.
The big textile plant recently went
into the hands of a temporary re
ceiver, Will Mauney, and it is said
Judge Webb made this receivership
permanent with order to sell the
mill after proper advertising.
Will Come Back
Dr. Hugh K. Eoyer.
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Catherine Robinson Goes Free For
Shooting Her Brother Conley
There.
Charlotte, Nov. 1.—The law
said that. Miss Catherine Rob- ,
inson, pretty eighteen-year-old
school girl, was justified in
slaying her brother, Conley E.
Robinson, prominent Charlotte
attorney, Tuesday morning when
Judge Currie, in city police
court found no probable cause
against her in the charge of
manslaughter.
| At a hearing, perhaps never
equalled in police court for pathetic
[figures and soul-stirring testimony
of principals. the fair defendant
faced the bar of justice from which
she was led away weeping in an
guish. but absolved from any blame.
Immediately after the testimony
of Mrs. Conley E. Robinson, widow
ed last Thursday by the shot -ired
by her husband's sister, the defense
rested, and Miss Robinson was not
called upon to take the stand to tell
the tragic story of the dreadful
everfts which occurred at the attor
ney’s home on Jackson avenue.
Mrs. Robinson, crushed by the
weight of sorrows that cut her soul
to the quick, was a pathetic figure
on the stand. Fighting valiently to
keep back the tears, she recited the
series of events that led up to the
fatal shooting' In spite of her brave
fight, twice she broke down and
wept. Once a cry of anguish escap
ed her lips. But each time she re
covered her poise and went on.
Daring her testimony many in the
crowded courtroom were visibly af
fected by the sad story she was
telling. Well dressed women, many
standing along the sides of the
courtroom wall, wept continually.
Stalwart men were apparently not
ashamed to take their handkerchiefs
and wipe tears from their eyes. Po
lice officers, hardened by years of
experience in facing the grim reali
ties of life, were unable to control
their emotions and their eyes were
tear-strained.
After the state had rested and the
defense attorneys announced that
they had no evidence to offer Judge
Currie made ready to announce his
decision. A deathlike stillness sud
denly came upon the over-crowded
room. The defendant, with startled
eyes, gazed upon the face of the
judge.
“Miss Catherine Robinson, charg
ed with manslaughter,” Judge Cur
rie began. For a moment the hush
was almost agonizing. Then he con
tinued. “No probable cause.”
Members of the family cro’.vded
around Miss Robinston and immed
iately she was led away on the arm
of her father. Rev. C. M. Robinson,
pastor of Olivet Baptist church,
near Long Island, in Catawba coun
ty, and her brother, Cecil Robinson,
of Charlotte. Her body shook with
violent sobs as she blindly walked
toward a room, just at the rear of
the courtroom.
Pathetic Party
For some time she was closeted
with her relatives there and in a
few moments the minister-father
returned to the courtroom to shake
the hand of Judge Currie and ol
Solicitor Ervin.
A few minutes later, an automo
bile was backed into the police gar
age, and the pathetic little party
came down the back stairs and en
tered the machine, which rapidly
drove away.
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Kings Mountain Eleven Here For
First Championship Game
Of Year.
Friday afternoon the Shelby
Highs, with the best prospeets
for a football title in four years,
will go into their first champion
ship game of the season with
Kings Mountain here.
| Such is the record of the youths
coached by Casey Morris and Til
den Falls that football interest in
the town is keyed up to the highest
pitch since the day four years ago
when Shelby literally lived football.
Out of a jumble of scrappy little
youngsters Coach Morris has mold
ed one of the best drilled, hardest
playing grid outfits to ever repres
ent Shelby and the supporters of
the school have realized it to the
extent that they are again talking
football in every spare moment. But
that isn't but half dl it: Over in
Kings Mountain, another Cleveland
countv town, a similar atmosphere
prevails. Needless to say, that means
a mammoth crowd at the game
here Friday and a corking good
football game.
On paper Shelby holds the odds of
the game Friday, but "on paper"
odds are the most dangerous odds
in football. Once already this sea
son the locals with a backfield run
ning on ail four turned in a big
victory over Kings Mountain, but
that game has already been played.
This game Saturday will be anoth
er day, and since that first game
Christenbury’s rapidly - improving
Kings Mountain eleven lias turned
in win after win. Such has oeen
the record of the husky mountain
eleven since the other game that
Kings Mountain fans say it will be
still another story when the last
whistle toots here Friday.
Such could be the case, and such
was the case last year. Just a year
ago a speedy Kings Mountain grid
machine licked Morris' boys and
moved on up to Asheville to play
that husky eleven to a tie. Over
at Kings Mountain they will tell
j you that the same thing is going to
l happen here again this year, except
j that Asheville will never get a tie
; game. That is a broad view consid
j ering that Asheville plans to tramp
I Kings Mountain. Shelby, or what
j ever is in the way and go on to
j Chapel Hill.
Getting Ready
; Out on the school gridiron Casey
Morris is working a bunch of young
sters hard this week to present
another upset. Although the coach
doesn't say so, it is a certainty that
if Kings Mountain does win the
victory will be put over on the
flashiest football squad Shelby ever
shoved into eleven blue-jerseyed
; uniforms. The boys played "rotten”
‘ in the Hickory game, which they
'won. according to Morris, but the
j game served one purpose—it let the
fellows who hold regular berths on
the team know that they are not
the whole show for several substi
tutes had a big day. In the Hickory
game the second-stringers played a
Dig pare oi tne game ana in aomg
so looked better at times than the
varsity crew, one scrub back run
ning off with the honors of the day.
Just how Shelby will line-up
against Kings Mountain Friday re
mains to be seen. Laymon Beam,
already being talked as an all-state
back; Capt. Ed Harris, Irish Bridges,
Cline and Wall will more than likely
see service in the backfield but
“Mud” Poston and a trio of other
backs on the bench will be hard to
keep out. There is some doubt as to
whether "Buck" Coble, star tackle,
will be able to get in the game,
while two or three others are on
the slightly injured list. For the
first game prospects are not so en
ticing after all.
Kings Mountain will bring over
two dangerous attacks. it is said.
One is a plunging fullback of rath
er large dimensions, who so far this
year has seldom been stopped be
fore he ripped off five to 10 yards.
The other Kings Mountain threat is
a forward passing attack that has
gained momentum since the first
Sholby-Kings Mountain game.
To offset this Kings Mountain
improvement it is said Casey Morris
has something up his sleeve that he
hasn't jostled out yet. Just what the
hidden tricks are remains to be seen.
So far Morris has not been forced
to exert himself except in the Char
lotte game and no one knows just
what all the silent training of rec
ent weeks means, and will not un
less the blue-clad Highs get in des
perate straits in their bid for a state
title. Then watch Morris cut loose.
A coach who brought a title con
tender out of the gawky, little
bunch of candidates who reported
for football here early this fall is
wise enough to have something in
reserve to try curbing the renewed
Kings Mountain enthusiasm.
Review Of Mothers’ Aid Work In County
Reveals Many Beneficial Acts So Far
! Children Of Mothers’ Aid Families
1 Making Good. Several Touch
ing Stories.
Haleigh, Nov. 1.—All the fif
1 teen children of the families
receiving Mothers Aid in Cleve
f land County have made good
i school records and have pass
i ed their work, according to thr
[ report of Miss Ia>is Dosher,
field agent for Mother's Aid.
of thr staff of thr State Board
of Charities and Public Wel
fare, the state agency which
dispenses the Mothers' Aid
funds in conjunction with the
75 counties participating.
J B. Smith, county superintend
ent of public welfare in Cleveland
has evidently done excellent work
in supervising the cases, and one
proof is the school records of the
children One of the aims of
Mothers’ Aid is not only to keep
the children with their own moth
ers but to give them the best edu
cation and training possible.
A Real Mother.
In one of the families the moth
er, who works in the mill and pays
a neighbor a dollar a week to keep
her baby, has been begged by her
neighbors to take one of her older
children out of school and let him
work In her place, since she is
often sick She consistently refus
es to listen to their arguments and
is determined that her three child
ren shall stay In school.
In another family the two oldest
boys went to work at the time of
their father’s death in older to care
for the rest. The mother feels that
she has robbed them of their right
to a good education, in order to
l take care of the younger ones. Last
winter they were instrumental In
having the night school started and
were the most faithful attendants,
although in spite of their efforts
| the classes were discontinued. They
hope to start the school again.
A Plucky Girl.
One girl had achieved a record of
never having missed a day from
school last year. This fall she was
sent home by the teacher with a
fever and cried all day because she
was spoiling her record.
In another family, which Is being
considered for Mothers' Aid. there
is a girl of twenty who was serious
ly injured in an accident several
years ago and although she cannot
attend school regularly she is de
termined to graduate from high
school and is now a junior, having
attended for part of every year. She
has a younger sister of 12 in the
sixth grade and a brother of nine
in the fourth grade.
The Mothers’ Aid families in
Cleveland are working hard to raise
North Carolina’s educational status.
Mike Plonk Drops
Dead In Kings Mt.
Funeral Tuesday at Long Greek
Presbyterian Church by
Rr. I. S. McElroy.
Mr. Mike Plonk, age 71, and one
of Kings Mountain's pioneer Dusi
ness men, died at Kings Mountain
Monday night, after he had gone
home from a business trip to Shel
by. Mr. Plonk was in the court house
here Monday for an hour and a
half, laughing and joking • with
friends, apparently in the best of
health. He was well known not only
in Kings Mountain but throughout
Cleveland and Gaston counties and
his sudden passing is a shock to his
host of friends. Mr. Plonk was ac
tively identified with the civic af
fairs of Kings Mountain for years.
He is survived by his wife and four
daughters.
The funeral was held Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock in the Presby
terian church where he has been a
member for several ‘ years having
moved his membership there from
Long Creek Presbyterian church, in
Gaston county, where he had been a
faithful member since he was a
young boy. The services were con
ducted by Dr. I. S. McElroy, pastor
of the deceased. Interment was made
in the Long Creek Presbyterian
church cemetery about five miles
from here. Mr. Plonk was a native
of Cleveland county. He was the
son of Mr. J. Plonk and Ann Ellen
Oates. He was married to Miss
Leonora Love of Gaston county in
November 1883 To this union was
born Mrs. George Patterson, of Gas
tonia, Mrs. Frank R. Schell of Brad
entown, Fla.. Miss Jettie Plonk and
Mr Grier Plonk of Kings Mountain.
His wife died in 1895 and he was
married the second time in 1910 to
Miss Fronie Falls of Gaston county.
One brother also survives J. Calvin
Plonk of Hickory.
Mr.. Josh Roberts and daughters,
Misses Svra. Mary and Ruth and
Mr. and Mrs. Will Arey and chil
dren spent Sunday in Blacksburg. S.
C.,with Mrs. D. S. Ramsaur.
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Rabbit Hunters
Have Time Now
If you heard several Run
shots out in the old field yes
terday per naps you under
stand why Game Warden
Mike Austell has been selling
hunting license galore—the
North Carolina rabbit hunting
season formally got under
way yesterday, and apparently
Cleveland county hunters
vere prepared. The rabbit
.eason closes on March with
no bag limit meantime.
THREE DEPUTY GAME
WARDENS APPOINTED
Hunters Can Hunt Without License
On Their Own Lands In Sea
son. 460 County License.
County Game Warden Mike Aus
tell finds the Job quite an undertak
ing. There are more hunters than
one would expect. To date he has is
sued 460 license to hunt in Cleve
land county and 43 license to hunt
anywhere in North Carolina. A
county license costs $1.25. A state
wide license costs $5.25. License to
hunt in any other county in North
Carolina can be secured from the
local game warden.
Three Deputies
Mr Austell has appointed three
deputy game wardens in three dif
ferent sections of the county. M. A.
Jolley of Boiling Springs, Charles
Dilling of Kings Mountain aud
James S. Cline of Fallston. These
three deputies may issue licenses to
hunt as well as the county warden,
Mr, Austell.
The Star has been asked to pub
lish some of the provisions of the
new state-wide game law and an
effort is being made to get a synop
sis of the law from the state com
mission of conservation and devel
opment It should be clearly under-*
stood that .the state-wide game law
is to protect the game, promote a
! more profitable use of the lands and
forests and streams and to con
serve a more profitable use of the
lands and forests and streams and
to conserve the wild game of the
state from ruthless slaughter.
Hunting On Own Land
Land owners may Hunt on their
own land without license. They
may hunt any kind of wild game in
open season The rabbit season
opened Nov. 1st and many boys who
have been anxious to know whether
they can set their boxes or not. will
be glad- to learn there is no law
against trapping rabbits and no li
cense is required if you trap on your
father s land.
Squirrels may be hunted from
Sept. 15th to January 15th. but not
more than ten may be caught with
in a single day. The open season
lor rabbits runs until March 4th
and there is no limit to the number
you may catch. The quail season
opens December 1st and runs to
March 1st and the bag limit per
day per person is ten. You can sell
or transport rabbits and squirrels,
but quail cannot be sold and the
possession of any game law in any
hotel, restaurant, cafe or market or
store is considered prima facie evid
ence of sale and is in violation of
the law.
COTTON MARKET
(By Jno. F. Clark and Co.)
Cotton was quoted at 1 o'clock
today on New Yark exchange.
December 20.74; January 20.75,
March 20.92. Yesterday's close De
cember January 20.45; March 20.57.
Tropical storm of slight intensity
off Turks Island pointed northwest
in direction of Carolinas. Forecast'
Oklahoma fair and warmer tomor
row, west Texas fair and warmer to
morrow in north portion, east Texas
showers cooler. Mississippi showers
on coast.
Secretary Jardine in his statement
on his departments carry over of
about 7,800,000 bales, says only 3,663
000 bales were the official figures of
the census bureau and remaining 53
per cent were taken from private
sources and therefore were not of
ficial.
Journal of Commerce in crop re
port finds October deterioration
only 2.8 per cent picking practically
completed in most sections, no crop
estimate given. .
Expect trading market this week
Favor purchases on soft spots based
on expectation of crop twelve to or
three in report of 9th.
Mrs. James Roberts and children
of Ninety-Nine Island, S. C„ are
spending a few days with her fath
er. Mr. W. J. Hogue.
BUFF DEATH CASE
CONTINUED UNTIE
CASE NEXT WEEK
Suit For Damages Over Aged Wo
man's Death Will Come Before
Criminal Action.
The trial attracting the major
interest on the criminal docket
of the present court term was
this week continued over until
Wednesday of next week to per
mit a first hearing of a civil suit
over the same affair. The case
is that wherein a son of Easter
Buff is suing C. F. Silvers, Miss
Lena Williams and her father
for the death of his mother in a
fatal auto mishap at Beams Mill
in August.
A serious charge against Silvers
and Miss Williams was entered on
the criminal docket due to the death
of the aged woman, but Judge J. L.
Webb had the criminal case con
tinued and announced that the civil
suit would be taken up next Wed
nesday, following which the criminal
action may or may not be reopened.
Witnesses and those interested in
the case were asked to return next
week.
Those familiar with the case will
remember that last August while
three cars were passing each other,
or about tb pass, the car driven by
Miss Williams, a school teacher,
struck Mrs. Buff, who was walking
beside the road, and fatally injured
her. One of the cars meeting Mias
Williams was driven by Silvers,
Morganton merchant and former
Shelby citizen, and the allegation
was that-Silvers in attempting to
pass caused Miss Williams to pull
to the side of the road.. A prelimin
ary hearing was held before County
Judge Mull and Silvers and Miss
Williams bound over.
Shortly alter the preliminary near
ing George Buff, son of the fatally
injured woman and administrator
of her estate, entered suit through
Newton and Newton for damages.
The claim asks for $10,000 compensa
tory damages and $5,000 punitive
damages, the suit being directed
against Silvers and Miss Williams
and her father.
Practically the same evidence will
bikiqtoiaduced in the civil suit, it is
SatltfSFwould have been in the crim
inal action and the outcome of the
civil litigation may determine the
future of the criminal charges.
Jim Webb Leases
Kings Mt. Theatre
Movie Proprietor Back In Town
Where He Started Business
And Looking Around.
Jim Webb, trader of stores, mer
chandise stocks and of late years
movie house proprietor, has on his
trading clothes again. Last week
Mr. Webb, who has been operating
the Imperial theatre In Kings
Mountain, leased his show house to
his son-in-law, Clarence Carpenter,
who is employed in a Kings Moun
tain bank. This week Mr. Webb is
back in Shelby where several years
ago he started in the theatre busi
ness and later sold out the present
Webb theatre to Claude Webb.
Just what business he plans to
enter next Mr. Webb has not de
cided as yet. “Looking about lor a
time,” he stated, and to this busi
ness section that usually means
several trades in the offing.
Turn To Wheat
Sowing In No. One
(Special to The Star.)
Shelby, R-2.—Most of the cotton
is picked. Gathering corn and sow
ing wheat are the chief occupations
an the farm at present.
Broad River school opened Mon
day with Mrs. Foy Putnam and
Miss Oveda Putnam as teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. Foy Putnam moved
here recently. We welcome them to
our community. *
A number of the Mt. Sinai people
attended the singing convention at
Mew Hope church Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Weaver of
3afTney spent Sunday with Mrs. J.
H. Rollins.
Mr. and Mrs. Ressie Putnam and
:hildren of Shelby were visitors in
this community Sunday after
noon.
Mr. (Clifford Ellis of Georgia spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Ellis and other relatives in
this section.
Mr. Grady Putnam of Greensboro
was a visitor in the community
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Putnam and
family attended a singing conven
tion at Lattimore Sunday.
Miss Cora Wilson visited friends
in the community during the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Randolph
spent the week end with Mr. Ran
dolph's mother and sisters in Char
lotte. i