Football Season Will Open Soon
Grid Boys
Will Op e n
Next Week
Several Youngsters Already Chas
ing Pigskin Here. .Morris
To Call Practice
Football practice for the
Shelby Highs will get un
derway next week, it was an
nounced today by Coach Casey
•Morris.
Just what day the first call will
be sounded for grid candidates is
not known as yet. but it will be
one day during the we*, lie say.,.
Early practice is held up lor a
few days due to the state of the
city park, which has grown up m
grass.
Some Playing
A nutnbe ■ oi backfield men and
other members of the squad who
live in the heart of the city, have
been working out this week getting
to shape.
Gym Improved
The “tin can' gymnasium on the
school park has bum considerably
improved since last year, Dress
ing rooms with shower baths and
other conveniences have been in
stalled for the local outfit and visit
ing teams Up in the gym proper
bleacher seats have been arranged
ail around the basketball court so
that' crowds attending' the. cage
games during the winter may be
seated. During the past basketball
season the interest shown m the
games here made the enlargement
of the seating capacity necessary.
Many Attend Sunday School—Mr.
Dover Speaks. Farewell Dinner
To Boys Going West
(Special to The Star*
The largest nur.it r attending
Sunday school this year was last
Sunday, over three hundred were
present.
Mr. J. R. Dover. our former sup
erintendent delivered a very inter
esting address which was thorough
ly enjoyed by everyone present. The
Pacolet band rendered special
music during the Sunday school
hour and also gave a concert on
the office lawn in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. p. Waddell gave
a farewell dinner Sunday in honor
of Messrs. Floyd Dover, Hcrshel
Moore and Wilburn Blanton, who
left early Monday morning for an
extended trip to California and ,
other points of interest in western
United States. A bountiful dinner
was served to the following: George ;
Dover, Bill Stockton, Ernest Nolan.
Russel Ivey, Clifford Grayson. Leo
Johnson. Bus Hardin. Jim Pettie
and Misses Eula Blanton. Gladys
Waddell, Ruth Holmes. Aileen Gar- j
rett and Mr. and Mrs. Harley Wad
dell, Mrs. Tomlin and Messrs. Floyd
Dover, Wilbur Blanton, Hershel
Moore and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wad
dell.
Mrs. F. E. Smith had as her week
end guest her father and sisters
of Kings Mountain. j
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Blanton spent j
Sunday in South Shelby with rel
atives.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Buiee had
as their dinner guest Sunday Mrs'.
Buiee's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Al
len of South Shelby and Mrs. and
Mrs. Ha-rell of Belvedere Heights.
Miss Vera Connor spent Satur
day night with Miss Fay Pitchard.
Mrs. Brodas Starnes is very ill at
this writing, we are sorry to note. |
A number of friends and relatives j
of th£ communities attended the
funeral of Messrs. Zeb and Carl
Blanton Wednesday at the Sharon
church, who were killed in the fall
oi me puucnngs at Shelby Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hornbuckle
and baby and brother, Mr. J. E.
Hornbuckle spent the week-end at
Charlotte with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. George Davis of
Lawndale, and Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Jones of Shelby, were the spend
the-day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Southard Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J Johnson and
son Ervin of Boiling Springs, S. C.,
spent Friday night in the commun
ity with relatives.
Mrs. Gussie Carlisle and little
son of Gastonia, are spending some
time with Mrs. Carlisle’s mother,
Mrs. Bruce Connor.
Mr. and Mrs. Demey Hipps are the
proud parents of a dainty daughter,
born Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Price of Hollis
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
George Johnson.
Miss Polly Putchard was the
Saturday night guest of Masses
Lola and Nellie Connor.
Mr. Will Wright of South Shelby
spent Sunday evening with Mr.
Crown Lynn.
Shoreditch Sarcasm
Woman Witness (In Shoreditch
County Court) —He Is called a pol
ished gentleman—they must have
ooked nt his boots.—Boston Trnn
icrlpt.
Drops 3 Miles
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William K Scott, ckitl r'.'.chitv
i*tV mate at the Anaeost ia, I). C.,
naval air station, broke tlu* navy's
parachute jump record recently by
falling la,200 feet. He landed. ui«
ht:rt. on the roof of a Washington
apartment building. In a few
weeks .Scott will try to break the
world's record set by f'aptaln Al
bert Slovens of tin army air corps,
who jumped _i Ode feet. Scott is
only live feet tail and weighs 125
MACK STOUT AND
TOM KERR AMONG
Sanford Boy With Father Here
May Be Jitar. Local Youth
On Squad.
Raleigh.—The 1928 North Caro
line State college football varsity
which begins training on next
Monday, is expected to be, man for
man, just ns strong as the 1927 ma
chine which won the state cham
pionship. along with conquering
Southern conference opcnents.
State will start the season with J
five experienced backfield men; |
three letter ends; two carporlenced
tackles; a pair of letter guards and ,
a center as good as any pivot man !
in this section of the Southern j
conference. He is Bill Metts of
Greenville, S. C.
The freshman material sent up
from last sea.son may be classed as i
only fair, although Mack Stout, of !
Sanford; Harry Manushak, of Me- j
Ironing; E. Wright. Raleigh, and A. ;
S. Furtade, New Bedford, Mass., j
should prove useful to Coach Gus j
Tebell. All are linesmen.
With the return of the 50 men !
ordered to report on Monday by j
Tebell, it is believed by authorities j
that State's chances to cop further ]
football honors are bright. These j
rosy prospects, however, would fade
considerably if many of the play
ers failed to return.
The list of players include:
Captain Robert Warren, fullback,
Portage, Wis.; Fred Crum, Golds
boro, and W. A. Outen, Mt. Holly,
backs; W. Fv. Wefts,, center; J^Ej
Ford, Greensboro, and F. P. Vau- 1
ghn, Rosemary, guards; Den (
Childress, Washington Lindsay |
Jordan, Winston-Salem, and Prank ;
Goodwin,. Greensboro, ends; Dave j
Floyd, Salisbury, and J. M. Lope,
Youngstown, O., tackles, and J, G.
Adams, Youngstown, quarterback.
Fred and Zeb Plonk. Kings Moun
tain: Norris Jeffrey, Raleigh; G. E.
Silber. Bandana, backs; J. R. May
field, Norlina; F. B. Crowscn, Golds
boro; J. F. Choplin, Winston-Sa
lem; D. E. Patterson, Saxaphaw; J.
W. Harden, Burlington and J. W.
May, LaGrange, linesmen.
Others include: W. W. McNeil,
jr., of Raleigh; E. C. Hatcher,
Princeton, W. Va.; J. H. Burdell,
Charlotte; A. H. Tucker, Wilming
ton; T. C. Kerr, Shelby; J. C. Ed
mondson, Rosemary; B. R. Sykes,
Wendell; Herbert Combs, High
Point; R. B. Gardner, Mt. Holly; G.
R. Nonks, Raleigh, T. C. Bethea,
Raleigh; G. W. Track, jr., Wil
mington; W. Hargrove, Greensboro;
H. D. McLawhorn, Vanceboro;
Clark, Raleigh; H. Atkinson. Win
ston-Salem, and W. R. Taylor, Wil
mington.
Card Of Thanks.
We wish to extend to our many
friends our sincere thanks and ap
preciation for their many deeds of
kindness shown to us in oty double
bereavement and in the loss of our
dear husband and father and our
devoted son and brother. May God
richly bless and reward each and
every one of you all.
MRS. ZEB BLANTON and
CHILDREN.
Diamond to Cut Diamond
Diamonds can be cut only with
other diamonds. Therefore they are
cut with diamond drills.
I
GREAT CROWD III
FUNERAL OF TWO
BLANTONS. DETAILS
Largest Crowd Ever Assembled At
Sharon Church For Funeral
Of Two Victims.
(Special to The Star)
The largest crowd ever assem
bled at Sharon Methodist church
j gathered Wednesday afternoon at 2
o’clock to pay their last tribute of
I love and respect to two of the
| county's most highly respected cit
izens Mr Zeb Blanton and his eld
' est son, Carl, who lost their lives in
I the fatal tragedy at Shelby Tuesday
i morning.
Funeral services were conducted
: by their pastor. Rev. Mr. Forbis.
i their former pastor. Rev. B. Wilson,
Rev. T. B. Johnson, pastor South
j LaFayette Methodist church, Shel
by and Rev. D. F. Putnam of Shel
| by.
Mr. Blanton was born September
| 3. 1880 and joined Sharon church
I in early boyhood days and up until
j his death lived a consecrated
; Christian life. Mr. Blanton was one
! of the most faithful stewards of
| Sharon church. He was ever ready
and willifig to serve his church in
what ever way he could.
On July 4. 1900 Mr. Blanton was
[ married to Muss Ollie Jarrett daugh
! ter of Mrs. D. L. Jarrett and the
deceased D. L. Jarrett. This union
was blessed with twelve children,
i eleven of whom are living. Mrs. J.
P. McMurry Glenn, of Shelby,
i Louise. Thelma. Buna, Howard, Zeb,
jr., Beatrice. Daniel, Eugene and
Charles Lewis, ages respectively.
Mr. Blanton was a devoted husband
and father. He was a man in whom
his children had great confidence.
He was a pal and companion to his
children more especially to his two
eldest sons. Carl and Glenn. Al
ways contiding with his boys his
plans and they theirs to him. Never
was there more beautiful compan
ionship between father and sons.
Besides his devoted companion
and children, Mr. Blanton is sur
vived by his aged mother Mrs. Isa
bele Blanton who has been serious
ly ill and was not able to attend the
funeral; two sisters, Mrs. S. E.
Jones, Mrs. O. V. McSwain, of
Shelby; two brothers, Messrs. Odus
and Charlie Blanton and a host of
relatives and friends.
Carl was born January 1. 1902. At
the age of IS years he joined the
church and lived a faithful Clirist
ian life. He lived a life any mother
would be proud of. Nevrt did he
come in at night or any time but
what he went into his mother's
room to speak a word with her. He
was so devoted to his parents and
younger brothers and sisters that
he would give up his own joys and
pleasure for them and do every
thing he could for them. People
have so often spoken to the writer
of the beautiful devotion shown by
Carl towards his parents, brothers
and sisters and friends. As he walk
ed and talked with his father in
life so he died in death.
He was to have been married in a
few weeks to Miss Elmire Hamrick.
He was in Shelby arranging for a
home for his bride when he was
suddenly taken. The bride-elect has
the deepest sympathy of the host
of friends.
Carl was held in the highest es
teem by the young people in the
community and all who knew him.
To know him was to love him be
cause he always had a kind word
and friendly smile for every one.
He was' ever ready in time of sick
ness and sorrow to do something.
“'The church ahd CQtmnjmity feel?
very deeply the loss sustained in the
going of this father and son.
me many Deauuiui norm otter
ings bespoke the high esteem and
respect in which they were held.
The following nieces and cousins
served as flower girls: Misses Ver
nie and Bertie Lee Threat. Nannie
Jones, Macie and Ruby McSwain,
Louise and Nell Wilkie, Mattie and
Matilda Peters. Libby, Hannah and
Nancy McCurry. Other flower bear
ers were Misses Martha Hamrick,
Ethel and Frances Humphries,
Faye Glasco, Johnny Morehead,
Mrs. John Harrill and others.
Pall bearers for Mr. Blantcn
were members of the Woodmen of \
the World and Junior lodges. Boy
friends of Carl were pall bearers:
Messrs. Reuben Nolan, Greer Gold,
of Shelby, Ernest Nolan, Albert Mc
Ginnis, Harrison Morgan, Walter
Moore.
The bereaved companion and
mother, the children and brothers
and sisters, the aged mother and
grandmother, the bride-elect and
host of relatives have the deepest
sympathy of the many friends of
the deceased in this hour of great
sorrow.
Who Know?
We often speak impatiently of
the Interruptions that hinder our
work, hut In our shortsightedness
we may he sadly mistaking values.
It may he that the few mlau.es we
give to helping or cheering another
Is the most important work of our
whole day.
Everyone invited—everyone in
terested in Better Health and Looks
come next Monday evening to Shel
by Beauty Shoppe, over Paragon
Department Store. adv.
REV. JL H. SIMS
IS DEAD HI 73
Veteran Baptist Minister Falls
Victim Of Illness At Kings
Mountain.
Cleveland county people generally
.are grieved over the passing at
Kings Mountain Wednesday after
noon of Rev. A H. Sims, well
known Baptist minister who held at
different times pastorates in the
county. The funeral services were
conducted Thursday afternoon at 3
o’clock by Rev. C. J. Black with his
Masonic brethren according him
the honors of the lodge.
Mr. Sims was born in Towns
county. Georgia, June 6, 1856. and
was in his 73rd year. He united
with Tekoah Baptist church in
Georgia October, 1869, w'as ordain
ed to the Baptist ministry at
Shoals Creek Baptist church in
Jackscn county. North Carolina,
October 10, 1881.
During the 45 years following he
was an active and aggressive
preacher in western North Caro
lina besides being an evangelist and
one time missionary in western
North Carolina. He had served 18
churches a$ pastor. He was a citi
zen as well as a minister and was
always concerned about matters of
civic and public welfare.
Age and infirmity rendering him
unfit for the pastorate during his
last few years he settled in Kingi
Mounty and did supply work as
his health would admit and the
need demanded.
Mr. Sims was twice married and
is survived by a widow and lour
children, Virgil Sims of Charlotte,
a daughter in Richmond, A. h’
Sims, jr., of Gastonia, and Mrs,
Kenneth Royster Sims of Raleigh.
Poe Predicting
22-Cent Cotton
Forecast Is Made After Scientific
Study Of Agri
culture.
Raleigh.--Careful study of the
factors which govern the price of
cotton indicates that a price of 22
cents a pound is justiiied and will
probably be reached or surpassed
in the sale of this year's crop, Dr.
Clarence Poe, editor of The Pro
gressive Farmer, said.
The agricultural prosperity of
North Carolina depends in no small
measure on whether or not that
price is reached before the farm
| ers turn loose the bulk of their cot
ton. he said.
The study was made by Gilbert
Gusler. market editor. In making
his analysis, he used the same
methods of study and the same
factors used by ihe United States
department of commerce last year
when it predicted a price of 20 cents
a prediction which was borne out
by the average sales price, said Dr.
Poe.
Real Philosopher§
The reuse n women have more
wrecks than men Is because seven
men in ten let their wives do the
driving. — Sari Franci-on Chronicle.
Spark’s Circus Coming
To Shelby September 6th
Paul Wentzel, Clown, Has Origi
nated Many Students To Cause
Hiliarity Of Crowd.
Clowns are not- only the delight
of children, but their elders as well,
for one seldom grows too old to en
joy the pranks and antics of these
fun-makers of the white tops, and
copied and used by his craft m
many other circuses.
Another famous clown, now and
for several seasons past with
Sparks circus, is Charlie Fortuno, a
noted French pantomimist, who
with his dog, “Tex,” causes much
merriment in his “walk-arounds."
Among other well known “joys”
Sparks has,three score of these
merry jesters' of the saw-dust, all
of whom will be seen when .the big
show comes to Shelby, Thursday,
September 6, afternoon and night.
Paul Wentzel, one of the produc
ing clowns with Sparks circus this
season, has originated more stunts
to cause hilarity all around the
track than any man in the business,
and his creations have been widely
are Joe Lewis, Ray Glaum, Lew
Hershey, Harvey Spaulding, Pewee,
Stanley White, Lawrence Smalley,
Reno McCree, Sig. Bon Hcajyge,
and plenty of helpers.
Sparks circus is today the larg
est in the world giving a daily
street parade at 11 a. m.
Seats may be secured circus day
at Stephenson drug store same
price as at the show grounds.
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SUBSTITUTE
Our Customers Are The People
Who Want The Best In Plumb
ing. That Is Why They Call Us.
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“IDEAL PLUMBERS”
PHONE 561. , SHELBY, N. C.
OPEN FOR
BUSINESS
A Public Statement
FROM
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
We are deeply grateful for all the help and co-opar
ation received from our friends during the recent
catastrophe. , . fc - .j J j. A i
— OPEN FOR BUSINESS — ’ ’ f
Today (Friday) we opened for business in the
Blanton block in the first store room next door to Rose’s
Five and Ten Cent Store in the building occupied by
Stephenson’s Drug Store before the disastrous fire on
February 23rd.. ‘
A continuous stream of customers and friends have
called on us during the day and while we are very much
handicapped by moving and by the general disorder in
which we found our books by the collapse of the bank’s
temporary quarters, we are moving along as well as we
could hope for under the circumstances. ^ /
— RECORDS ARE SAFE — T ~ T
All of our notes and securities are absolutely intact.
We have balanced our cash and find comparatively
little of it short. The shortage being largely in loose
change and small bills which were on the counters and
which were covered by debris in the wreck.
All of our ledgers have been recovered and it ap
pears now that we have recovered all but a few of the
paid cancelled checks which were in the files so terribly
shattered in the collapse.
— MONTHLY STATEMENTS LATE — ,r
We are going to be delayed two nr three days in get
ting out our monthly statements for August as we are
working under a terrible handicap by the shortage of
help due to the tragic death of three of our employees
<... and the maiming pf three others.
Reports from the hospital this morning are that our
wounded are progressing nicely and we hope and Bray
that there will be no other casualties.
We ask the forbearance of our customers in the mat
ter of delay in receiving August statements but promise
that these statements will be going out in the shortest
possible time.
Again thanking you for your co-operation and in
dulgence and sympathy so freely expressed, we are
• uwrH
Very gratefully yours, r
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
RESOURCES OVER FOUR AND A HALF MILLION
DOLLARS.