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12 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXV, No. no THE CLEVELAND STAR SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESD’Y, SEPT. 12, 1928 Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons Bymail* per year (in advance) *2.5fl _____ _ Carrier, per year (In advance) *3.01 LATENEWS Cloudy And Ruin. Today's North Carolina Weather Report. Partly elouriy tonight ind Thursday. Probably showers <n northwest portion tonight and in extreme west portion Thursday. Y'anks Repeat The New York Yankees made It three out of four In 1h* little World Series yesterday by defeating Phil adelphia 5 to 3. The victory came In the eighth when Babe Ruth hit his 49th home run with Gehrig rn base. The two teams meet again ro day. (Photo of the largest crowd ever to see a baseball game is pub lished on an inside page—the games was the double bill betwee n the Yankees and Athletics Sunday.) 2,529 Enrolled In City Schools Expect 3."00 rinrlng Year. Enroll ment Siirpx-sc". Last Year Flor'ii. A total of 2,52ft students enri/led In the Shrilly city schools on the opening day, according, to figures released today from the office of Bupt. I. C. Griffin. The enrollment, by schools lel lows: Central High . 1M South Shelby tMorgan) . 412 Marion _ ..3i3 Jefferson _ ........ . . .. 2rb) Graham . .... .. . . 25!) LaFayette . _ __ ... 193 Washington . _ ......... 151 Colored school . . . 447 The opening day enrollment hue, ■which will increase during the week Is ahead of the enrollment at th; end of the first month last ycai which was 2,469. Before the end of the school year last year more than 3,000 pupils were In the city school system and it is estimated that the total this year will reach 3.300. ENFORCE SPEED LI By SCHOOL Chief Richards Warns Motorists About Safety Of School Children. County Judge John P. Mull will have quite a number of speed law violators as callers In his court ne\t week unless motorists in Shelby become more particular about how they drive by city school butktogs, was the warning issued today by Police Chief A. L. Richards, "Every motorist is acquainted with the speed laws and every per son should be human enough to think of the children as he drives by a school building." stated Chief Richards, but I am giving w-arning this week and next week every person we catch making any speed by a school building Will be taken to court no matter who he or one may be.” Not Over 15 Per. It was pointed out that school children, especially the smaller ones, occasionally do net think be fore they step or un into the street, thus making a constant dan ger at schools located on streets with heavy traffic. Warning rigm, have been erected on the streets near all school buildings and motor ists with any human qualities -n them will drive slowly rather than snuff out a young life, it is argued, but if the signs do not have muen effect thus week the law plans to step In. Not over 15 miles per hour is legal by any school building or in a school zone. REORGANIZE BE Griffin I* New Head With Ledford Viee-Pre,sident. Will Meet Each Month. At a meeting held Monday night at the Victor hotel the Cleveland county Schoolmaster's club, made up of school superintendents end principals of the county, was re organized for the year. Supt. I. C. Griffin, of Shelby, was elected president, to succeed Prof. W. R Gary, of Fallston. and C A Ledford, of Belwood. was named vice-president. Plans for the years work were discussed with school exhibits for the county fair week after next. Three New Clerks At First National Three new men have been added to the clerical force of the First Na tional bank. They are Jim Harris, whose home is near Lawndale; Pun! Whisnant and Hugh Miller, cf Shelby Harris has had banking experi ence at the Union Trust tank at Lawndale. Whisnant her, b~cn cor rected with the Crmmorcial Nr. tional bank at Charlotte, ard MMT.' same to the bank from the office of ta* pAttiin i Passenger Plane On Trip Here Plane Will Operate Between Ashe ville And Wilm'nglon, Carry ing Pas-engers. The StinsoivDetroller mnnoplan-’, with passenger ce.bin. which will fly on the first air pastenger li.no • <u‘ of Shelby, made a visit, to the local airport yesterday while inspecting the route planned and making t.r rengements for landing fields a’erg the proposed air line. The plane, which is owned by T. J Roberts, former motor .bus i ? e owner between Asheville and Char iot c, was piloted by G M. Keught Icy, a veteran flyer, who will be a the controls when the pissenger line is. inaugurated a few weeks frrn now. While here Roberts end his pilot, whore chill in handling , the big plane was widely praised at the air port, too!; up r-veral local people including Charles L. Eskridge, who headed the campaign for the local airport, his sen, Charles, jr.. and others. When the plane left for Charlotte E. H. Griffin, manager of th” motor bus terminal here, an i Robert Herd, made the trip with the pilot and owner beaded Cruiches. Griffin, who walks with crutches due to a crippled lag. climbed into the plane cabin carrying his Crutches with him. The veteran pilot, who puffs at a briar pine all the time he is at ihe controls ask ed the bus man why he was taamg along his crutches. "Can't ever tell when you go to ride," Griffin answered. "I may have to get out and walk." The plane is one of the few monoplanes, one-wing planes, which has touched at the local port, and the passenger cabin and new type of the monoplane attracted con siderable interest. The feeling of safety and the smoothness of the ride are greatly aided by the cabin, which is much like a closed auto mobile. x Three other planes similar to the one here will go on the Asheville Shelby-Charlotte-Wilmington line when passenger service is inaugur ated, Roberts stated! Two for Fair. The same monoplane which was here Tuesday and another of simi lar type, with a passenger cabin, will be at the local airport all during the county fair. Sept. 25-29, according to airport officials. First Show To Train In Shelby Will Put On “Oh. You Blondes.” Go On Road. For the first, time in Shelby’s history, so far as known, a drama tic company is rehearsing here for a road show. Twelve actors and actresses have been assembled here under the direction of Walt Kol lam. to put over a musical comedy, the title of which is “Oh, You Blondes!” So Shelby takes a new kind of hitch in its galluses, and is getting advertising in a new sort of way. The new play is being reheat sad daily at the Princess theatre, which has been turned over during the mornings by the Beams to Mr Kel lam. Each morning the players troop upon the local stage, and do their stuff to a silent house Yes. quite new for Shelby. , Open Her*- Monday. The company, which has been as sembled from all over the country, includes a cast of an even dozen, seven women and five men The play “Oh, You Blendes" will open here Monday, and after a local en gagement, go on road tour Mr Kellam explains it is an en tirely a professional show He has been rehearsing and managing road show’s for many years This year he intended to make his headquar ters at. Louisville,' Kentucky, bat was invited by the Beams to come to Shelby, and packed up and came alone. He says the prospect iS brlgnt ior a good theatrical season, Mira Switzer Goes With Wray’s Store The Wrays, getting ready to open their new' store on Saturday, an nounce the acquisition of Miss Mary Brandt Switzer, daughter of Mr. and MrS.'E. T Switzer, to their force Mr. Wray told The Star it pi—*s him -'met pleas?*** to mate *h’s appointment. as Miss Switzer is one of the bast known and most pnp’jlqr ''O’'np in gjhnlhv “We?!, There’s an Understanding!” Returning Irom the Riviera aboard S. S. Lapland, pretty Florence Trumbull, daughter of governor of Connecticut, and object of considerable attention on part of John, son of Presi dent and Mrs. Coolidge, smiled happily at camera barrage and admitted that there is a sort of an understanding between us.” She hinted that wedding bells would ring out during the Yuletide. (International Newsreel) All Classes Tell Why County Should Vote For Max Gardner School Children, Textile Workers And Farmers Write Tn Gardner Contest. If the letters coming in to The Star's "Gardner Contest" indicate anything at all then O. Max Gard ner, the county's first candidate for governor, will receive a mam moth vote in his home county. Some time back The Star offer ed $25 for the best letter telling why Mr. Gardner should receive every Cleveland county vote with $5 for the second best letter and four $5 prizes going to the four best letters writen by school chil dren. Letters coming in have been written by school children, textile workers, farmers, business men, housewives. Every class apparently finds many reasons why his home county should vote for the next governor of North Carolina. Tuesday morning's mail brought letters from the following: B. T. Gladden. Cleveland Cloth Mill; Manila Huss, Kings Mountain, R-l ; Inez Black, Cherryville, R-2; Faye Sparks. Lawndale route 2; Emma E. Ervin, Lily mill; Mary Alice Spaiks, Lawndale, route 2; H. M. Lowe, Shelby route 3. Is Sure To Win. One letter closed with the re mark: “I am anxious for the elec tion to come to see how far he is ahead." One school child closed with: "hoping against hope that Mr. Gardner wins easily.” All letters must be in by Saturday week, September 22. Write vours at once—you may. win a prize. A School Letter. The letter of iEaye Sparks, -Ph grade pupil, is a go6d example of (Continued on page six.) Mrs. Sapoch Some Better And Is Conscious Part Of The Time. Mrs. J. E. Sapoch, who was ser iously injured Sunday when struck by an automobile, was reported as some better today at the Shelby hospital. The injured woman, whose home is between Grover and Blacksbuig, was unconscious for hours after the accident, but today it was said that she was conscious at times and more hope is entertained for her recovery. Mrs. Sapoch was struck by a car driven by a Westmoreland as she started, to cross a road in front of her home. The accident was said to have been unavoidable. MAKE AIR TRIP TO CHARLOTTE TUESDAY O E Stewart and Lynn Spake en joyed a thrill yesterday when they made a trip - to Charlotte in air plane, leaving from the Shelby air port and landing in Charlotte a lit tle more than thirty minutes later. Woman tly Conscious Man A t Lawndale Shot In Leg By Officers In Booze Raid Monday - I Bob Moses in Hospital. Emory At - ' rested Anti Bonded Out. Jug Broken. Bob Moses, a white man. is !n the Shelby hospital with a bullet wound in his right thigh as the result of a! liquor raid made an a house near Lawndale late Monday afternoon in which five county deputy sheriffs; participated According to information given j The Star, Deputies Harvey Gui v Karvey: Harrelron, Pink Williams, ! Tom Sweeny and Dew Haynes, nad approached a dwelling house near Lawndale, in which there were «cy * eral men including Bob Moses-and I Bert, Emory, of Shelhy. While ora » of the officers was reading the war rant it is said that the men in the house made a. break for freedom. During the attempted getaway it is said one or more of the officers shot at a gallon jug of whiskey Moses carried in his hand. The jug w-as shattered, it is stated, but a bullet also ploughed through the flesh portion of Moses' hip, Emory was arrested and jailed but was later bonded out for a hearing set for Saturday before County Judge John F. Mull. At the hospital today informa tion was that Moses is not thought to ne seriously injured. Just who fired the shot which struck him was not learned. SP10S HOTEL HERE LEASED TO EXPERIENCED MEN New Jersey And Florida Hotel Man With Brooklyn Financier Takes Charge. Cleveland Springs hotel, local commercial-tourist hostelry well known throughout the Caro linas, is operating this week under a new management fol lowing a recent transaction j whereby it was leased by the j Cleveland Springs company to j two prominent hotel men of the East and Florida. The new lessees are H. D. Mar tin, of Asbury Park, New Jersey and Florida, and Walter H. Beaurf garde. of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Mar tin is a prominent hotel man while Mr. Beauregarde is a hotel finan cier. May Buy Hotel. The lease, which runs for some years, was made, it is understood with the understanding that it may be purchased by the two men, too are already here and have taken charge. Mesdames Martin and Beauregarde are also here. Mr. Martin has been connected with the management of some of the best known hotels in eastern America and Florida and is of the opinion that the local hostelry is well located. He came here from Asbury Park, fashionable Jersey resort. where he operated the Marlboro. For two years he operat ed the Elvernona at Sarasoto, Florida, and has also operat-'d a hotel at Lake Wales and two at Bradenton, Florida. Plan Improvements. No additions will be erected to the present hotel. Mr. Martin states, but general improvements will be made at the hotel and on the hotel property. Bridges on t'r e hotel grounds will be replaced and the grounds generally improved in appearance. Present plans_ are tdjncrease the hotel as a year-round resort as well as a commercial center, it is said. BUILDiTS $ GETS CONDEMNED Ellis Building, Occupied By Gil lespie, Repaired After In spector's Notice. The first public building to be labelled as dangerous in Shelby fol lowing the building collapse here two weeks ago yesterday was so labelled this week by E. A. Rudasiil, state building inspector for Shelby. The notice was tacked on the Dr. R. C. Ellis building, on East Marion street, occupied by Gillespie’s store. Inspector Rudasiil stated yester day that a contractor working for Dr. Ellis would begin work right away repairing the portion labelled dangerous and that the incident would not Interfere with the busi ness of Mr. Gillespie. The building was labelled Mr. Rudasiil said because there was a crack in the rear wall with a slight giving away. The dangerous notice as used by the inspector gives notice that a building is dangerous, tells why, and quotes a paragraph of the law con cerning the condemnation of un safe buildings Florida To Shelby In A Single Day Flivvers From Clearwater Here In 18 Hours And 1(1 Minutes, Includes Stops, Hank Ford with his new mod"!! automobile, flivver or what you may term it, brought Clearwater. Florida and Shelby a. little nearer each other In fact, it’s just one day's journey by motor. Last Sunday morning at 4 o’clock Preston Stroup. of tne Cleveland Springs hotel, and Miss Mary Brandt Switzer left Clearwa ter, Florida, in Stroup’s roadster. At 10 10 Sunday night they rolled n*o Shelby, covering the 728 miles in 18 hours and 10 minutes, the time including all stops to eat | —--— Eastside Church Will Be Dedicated The Eastside Baptist church will be dedicated on Sunday, September 30, it is announced. Talks will be made at the dedication by Rev. John W. Suttle, of Shelby and Rev. W. G. Camp, of Cherryville All charter members of the church are untcd to attend the dedication ceremonies. Injured Man’* Whole Family In Hospital, Daughter Born There Clyde Mauney, First Na tional bank clerk injured in the building collapse two weeks ago, is in the hospital together with his entire family. Saturday a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Mauney at the hospital. Mr. Mauney, who suffered a broken leg and other injuries in the building trag edy, Is Improving—and "mother and daughter are getting along nicely.” moiMbe IHOSSDIf HI Big Crowd Expected At Court House. Bulwinkle Coming Next Week. A large gathering of Democrats, men and women, is expected in the j court house here tomorrow night, Thursday for the campaign address of Ex-Governor Cameron Morri son. County Chairman B. T. Falls estimates that it will be one of the largest campaign crowds of the year. At county headquarters today it was stated that Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle will not be able to speak in South Shelby Friday night, of this week, as planned, but will be over some night next week at vhicii time he is expected to speak in the South Shelby school building. Other Addresses. Numerous other Democratic ral lies are on for the week. Speaking i billed for Friday and Satuiday' night follow: W. S. Beam, irviis Allen and Bynum Weathers at Earl; Friday night Judge John P. Mull, J. F. Roberts and H. L. Tx> gan at Patterson Springs Friday night; Horace Kennedy, Ai Bemr-tt and A. E. Cline at Grover Friday night; Peyton McSwain, P. C. Gardner and J. B. Smith at Waco Friday night; Henry Edwards, J. C. Newton. Mrs. Mary Yarborougn, and R. L. Weathers at Lattlmoie Friday night; C. B. McBrayer, J. K, Grigg and C. C. McBrayer at Mooresboro Friday night; W. S. Beam, B. T. Falls. Dr. G. M. Gold, A. F. Newton and Irvin Allen at Polkville consolidated school Satur day night. Will Regrass Golf Links At Cleveland Intend To Make Greens Equal To Any In State. County Agent To Aid. By another year the greens on the Cleveland Springs golf course will equal any in the state, according to present plans for the regrassing, t-r re-sodding of all the greens and a part of the course. A quantity of creeping bent grass seed has been ordered and a nur sery for the grass will be establish ed on the course, it is said. The work of rejuvenating the greans and grassing portions of the fair ways now bare will be under the supervision of Alvin Hardin, coun ty farm agent, who has proved to he an expert at growing grass by transforming the court square plot into a thing of beauty. Mr. Mc Combs, pro at the club, and the club working force will work under the direction of the county agent and by late this fall improvement is ex pected generally in the course, ac cording to Charles L. Eskridge, dub president. Bennett Appointed To Organize Young Men In Smith Clubs Chairman B T. Falls of county Democratic executive committee, announces the appointment of At torney A1 Bennett as official organ izer of the young men's clubs for Cleveland county. Mr. Bennett is one of the young and active Demo crats in the county and one of the leading young lawyers of the local bar. He possesses fine organizing ability, is popular with the young people especiallly and has mani 1 fested many qualities of leadership in the social and political circles. The young peopel have in him a ! The young people have in him a the young people will no doubt give a fine account of themselves in the present campaign. The young peo ple's organization is in line with the plans of State Chairman O. M. Mull, who recently apolnted Hon Tyre C. Taylor of Charlotte, as sro‘2 organizer of the young men's Democratic clubs. MEMORIAL SERVICES AT LATTIMORE CEMETERY There will be memorial services held at the Lattimore family bury ing ground on Sunday, September lfi at 3 p. m. a-’cording to an an nouncement scant to The Star. t Rigid Rules Stated For Shelby Schools Teachers Not To Dance During Week And Must Watch School Property And Pupil Conduct. No Holidays Even For Fair. Stu* dent Absence To Be Reported. Tar Heels Buy 163 Cars Daily Raleigh.—Tar Heels have purchased automobiles at ihe rate of over 163 a day for the past eight months of the. year, according to figures an nounced by Sprague Silver, head of the motor vehicle bu reau of the state department of revenue, which showed 40, 874 cars purchased to Sep tember 1. This is an increase of 265 over the 40,609 cars purchased during the same period last' year. August was a god month for automobile agencies, daily sales amounting slightly over 238 cars, and total sales for the month amounting to 7, 169. mm FM SQOIHE BE City Gives Cab Drivers Five Days To Vacate Court Square Location. Parking space on the northwest corner of the coutr square, in the heart of the Shelby business dis trict, will be open to the general public again next week, it was an nounced today by Mayor W. N. Dorsey. The announcement follow ed an order by the city board Tues day night removing the taxi stand from what is considered public property. For some time, it is understood, there have been numerous pro tests in the city about the taxi stand location. First of all the pro tests contended the court square plot and the street curb around the court square is not to be used for private business, and for that rea son should not be used for a taxi stand and telephones any more than for drink stands or other business. Another alleged protest was that all parking space possi ble uptown should be utilized for the parking of autos by shoppers in the business district, while a third protest came from ladies of tbe town who were of the opinion that usually loiterers hang about a taxi stand in such numbers that women who must traverse the street in that section frequently go out of their way to pass along another street. Six or seven of the taxi men, it was stated, expressed a willingness to move at once. Just w'here the new taxi headquarters will oe lo cated has not been learned, but there is some talk of a vacant lot being rented where the taxis will be parked when not on calls, thus leaving curb space available for transient traffic. Gardner Addresses Throng In Winston Winstcsn-Salem, Sept. 11.—While declaring that the main theme of his 1928 political campaign would be state issues, O. Max Gardner, Democratic candidate for governor, tonight reiterated his support of Ai Smith for president. The nominee declared that he would appeal for a united Demo cratic vote but would not seek to drive any man to vote contrary to his convictions and ended his ap peal by saying, "1 am an all-season, all-southern and all-American Democrat.'1 At the organization meeting of the Shelby city schools this wee's rigid rules and regulations con cerning the conduct of both teacn ers and pupils, together with other matters, were laid down by the school board through Supt. I C. vjiuum, One of the rulings is that teach ers are not to attend dances on week-day nights and when they do attend at other times are not to dance with high school students. Teacher regulations also included the requirement that teachers oe present each morning by 8:30, re main in class room 15 minutes aft er dismissing students, secure sub stitute when absent, and not ask for one session days to take part in social affairs or make out-of-town trips. Requirements are also made that the teachers report absence* regularly so that they may be taken up by the probate officer, and fail ures on the part of students are to be reported each week by the teachers. Conduct Of Pupils. Under the heading referring to conduct of students it was said: "Damage to school buildings may be repaired and ,*,e cost soon for gotten; poor teaching may be cor rected and the loss of time on the part of the pupil recovered; but dra evil results of misconduct on the part of pupils are permanent.” With this warning the part each teacher and principal should take in supervising conduct during ! school hours, recesses and in tne afternoon was explained. This cov ered the requirement that pupils must leave the school buildings each afternoon before the teachers depart; that there should be no de parture from school at any time by students without proper permission, no smoking or profanity, and num erous other minor items. Regarding the care of school property, Supt. Griffin told pr»jci pals and teachers, "The buildings and grounds, paid for by taxpayers, are placed in the hands of princi pals by the board of education, the representatives of the people, and this should have the personal care of the principals. You and your teachers will be held responsible. Therefore secure the cooperation rf teachers and pupils in the care of the buildings.” No Fair Holiday. No holiday will be given for the county fair thi3 year. However, dur ing the fair the schools will opet ate on the one-session plan, from 8:30 to 12:15. Boy Scouts will not be excused for the fair until the reg ular closing hour, and members of the school band will not be excused for the fair until noon, 15 minute* before the regular closing. Absences. Three unexcused absences on the part of students automatically brings suspension from school and if the student is in the compulsory age a report must be made to J, B. Smith, attendance officer. Two un excused absences necessitates a con ference between the principal and parents. Absences to be excused must be reported by the parent either by phone, letter or personal visit. A New Course. One new course, it was announc ed, is being added to the high school department. This course, which is Spanish, will be taught by Profes sor Eddleman Teacher Training. The teacher training department of the city schools will be located this year at. the Graham school In West Shelby and already 22 teacaer students have enrolled. Miss Mary Cannon of Conco d ! was a guest of Miss Virginia Kory | Wednesday. ■L’J! Nine Teachers In Schools Of City For Total Of 105 Tears Nine teachers now employed in the Shelby rity schools have served a total of 103 years in the same school system. This remarkable record was made known this week by Supf . I. C. Griffin, who with six other ceach | ers was returning this week to the i Shelby schools for their 13th year of service. One other teacher starts the 12th consecutive year In the I city school system, while still X another starts the 11th year in one school. Another unusual thing about tne city schools faculty Is that 29 >f the 74 teachers are citizens of Shelby. Twenty-six of the 74 teachers are here for the first time, and tne scholarship of the teachers is in dicated by the fact that 32 of the 74 attended summer schcat last sum mer preparing for the year's 'ver* here.
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