SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1928
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LA TE NEWS
Fair And Warmer.
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Fair tonight, slightly warm
er in extreme west portion. Tuesday
increasing cloudiness followed by
showers in extreme west portion.
Warmer in west portion Tuesday.
Dirigible Over County.
Numerous Cleveland county peo
ple early Sunday morning saw the
big dirigible, Los Angeles, America's
pride of the air, floating over en
route to San Antonio, Texas, from
New Jersey on Its non-stop tlight to
the American Legion convention.
At Earl about 7 in the morning the
mammoth silver dirigible came al
most to a stop in the section near
the home of Mr. S. II. Austell, then
it picked up speed and moved rap
idly on again. Last night the big
airship glided into New Orelans and
moved on to San Antonio.
No Street Parade. Circus Men
Threaten Station Agent
Mere.
The circus was here Saturday!
Red balloons, whistles., dust, ex
cited crowds, plodding elephants,
roaring lions, stealthy moving.tigers,
trapeze artists playing with death
high in the air but no street par
ade!
Shelby and Cleveland county had
r big day of it when John Robin
sen's circus came Saturday, but the
hundreds who jammed thy- streets
and circus grounds were disapoint
fd, muchly so, because one of the
high spots of any circus, the. street,
parade, was not put on.
Early in the morning lined the
streets and Idled autos. parku1
around the court square, waiting on
a st-eet parade. It has been months
r.jany of them, since, this section
.had a circus and scares upon score
cf youngsters, many of whom had
never seen but Often heard of such,
\ ere keyed up to the last notch
f r the parade. Then crashing dis- j
rprointing. No paraoc.
Jchn Robinson makes it a rule in ,
l'.te years not to stage a street pur
rde because of the traffic conges
tion it causes. The failure to have a
parade was npt due to any local
cause or to the late arrival of the
circus train, but to the John Robin
' sen rule: “no pared? “ Surely, John
Foil nson hasn t overlooked what a
pir.de means to the. hundreds of ;
eager faces lining the streets in
every town.
However attendance at both
she- ;s, afternoon ar.cl night, was
hr ' and. the performances upheld j
the R-.'hnr.cn reputation as cne of ’
t.'.e best .of ail circucrs.
A Minor Hold-Up.
A pre-circus incident of Friday
right for several hours gave Shelby
a tense feeling due to a disturbance
'* err inating at the Southern pas
senger station. j
Two of the circus mm, known as I
“24-hour man." were at the station j
in an ill humor about some train
routing. In the passenger waiting
room the two kept arguing with a
trainmen. Meantime Vernon Proc
tor, ticket agent, asked the men to
move from the window so that an
aged lady, who wished to purchase
a ticket, could approach the win
dow. This turned the anger of the
two circus men upon Proctor,. A
short time later, according to
Proctor, the two men forced them
selves into the private office of the
agent and renewed their argument.
After some minutes they were ask
ed out by Proctor. Whereupon, it is
said, one of them shoved his hand
into his pocket and pointing some
thing inside, resembling a gun, to
wards the agent and threatened to
kill him. Similar threats were made
by the pal of the first one. Mean
time a trainmen outside called the
police. Upon the arrival of officers
the men were searched but no gun
found and one of them was brought
to the city hall where the remark
was made that they could not be
arrested. In the interim Proctor
telephoned Sheriff Hugh Logan,
and for a time serious trouble
threatened. During the bustle the
circus man who had taken the lead
in the row caught a bus and left
town and the other apologized to
Proctor and the matter was drop
ped respite some feeling .hat had
arisen among townspeople and
others who had heard the threaten
ing acts carried on by the circus
men.
“Twenty-four hour men'' with a
circus arc the men who move in the
day before the circus and arrange
for food and feed for the show peo
ple and animals when they arrive.
Cotton Estimate
Under 14 Millions
At 11 o'clock the government’s
estimate cf the cotton crop was is
sued and the figures wrere given at
13,993,000 which was a half million
bales under two weeks ago. As a
consequent the market opened when
trading was resumed 85 points up
for October, but at noon had lost 20
to 25 points cf its gain. There had
be:n ginned 4,961,032 bales. Condi
tion was 54.4 and yield per acre
149.1 pouCds of lint. ;
Big Speakers Appear In County This Week
Local Minister Praised at Meet
For Not “Getting in” Politics
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Resolution At Conference Extols
I)r. Boyer For Not
Preaching Politic.;
In Pulpit.
D. Z. Newton, attorney, Introduc
ed a resolution at the quarterly con
ference of the Methodist church
here yvterJay, extolling Dr II. K.
Boyer. Methodist pastor, for his
omission of politics from his ser
mons.
"He has preached the gospel only
from his put pit." the resolution read
in part.
Want Boyer Hack.
The resolution was introduced
with the object of l aving Dr Boyer
return to the pastorate in Shelby,
Presiding Elder Dr. Newell was
present at the session of the con
ference.
Eastern Star.
A regular meeting of the Shelby
Eastern Star chapter will be held
at, the Masonic Temple Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock.
BR. H. K. BOYER.
Candidates Hurt in
Car Crash Sunday
Monkey Bites
Bey At Circus
A monkey at the John Rob
inson circus here Saturday .
evidently took an uninflated
toy balloon in the hand of
little Thomas Chcwning. for !
something to eat and made a
dash for it. Tire child eras bit- i
ten in the palm of its left
hand and several stitches were
taken at the Shelby hospital
to close up the gash. The
child was very restless the
first night, but is better to
day.
The monkey had been tak- |
en out of its cage by a negro ;
caretaker to give it water.
While the negro was not
locking, the monkey had too
much rope and seeing the
e?'''d in the crowd holding the
toy balloon, he make a lunge
for the rubber which he evi
dently thought to be food of
some kind. The child Is the
grandson of .Mr. and Mrs.
Hackelt Bianton, S. LaFayette
street.
Highs Win Again,
Play Here Week t
From Next Friday
Should Be In Good Trim By Time
Local Fans See Them
Work.
Coach "Casey" Morris started off
the season with a rather inexper
ienced football eleven at Shelby
high, but apparently by the time
Morris brings the boys to the local
lot for a home game the highs
should be in tip-top condition.
To Flay Charlotte.
Which is to say that although the
season has been underway two
weeks Shelby will not play at home
until Friday week. The first game
of the year here will be the big
game—it is with Charlote, and
Charlotte has been snowing under
all rivals.
Last year Charlotte barely nosed
out Shelby at Charlotte by a 6 to 0
score. "We may be light but they’ll
have to scrap to even do that here
this year,” say the local boys.
This week Shelby plays Gastonia
at Gastonia in a game which may
go as go the breaks, meaning that
the two eleven are about evenly
matched.
Beat Waynesvillc.
Last Friday the highs turned in
their second victory in as many
starts by defeating Waynesville in
the mountain city 13 to 2. On the j
previous week the highs licked Bel
mont Abbey.
At Waynesville Morris’ speedy
backfield consistently slashed its
way through the heavy line of the j
Shelby coach’s former Carolina
teammate, Poindexter.
Waynesville’s score came on a
pass from center in which a Shelby
player was tackled behind his own
line by a Waynesville lineman.
The two Shelby touchdowns were
made in the first and third quar
K. A. Lackey, G. O. P. Candidate
For Sheriff, In Bad
Auto Smash.
Mr, R. A. Lackey, of Fallston, Re
publican candidate for sheriff, was,
painfully injured in an automobile;
collision about 11 o’clock Sunday
morning at Fallston.
The crash came when Mr. Lack
ey's car and an auto driven by Mr,
Carl Webb, Shelby insurance man,
plowed together in the highway
just in front of the home of Dr.
Frank Lackey. Mr. Lackey, infor-.
mation has it, was coming out of
Dr. Lackey's driveway and Mr.
Webb was driving north on the
highway.
The si.iash badly demolished the
new Ford in which Mr. Lackey was
riding and it was turned over and
almost coupled , together. Mr.
Lackey was pinned in the car.
Was Unconscious.
The candidate for sheriff seemed
seriously injured when first taken
from the wreckage and wras uncon
scious for a time. He was rushed
to the Shelby hospital where it was
found that he had not suffered any
serious injuries and after treat
ment he was removed to his home
at Fallston.
i.iS injuries, it was said today, con
sist of one or two cracked ribs,
bruises and lacerations on the left
leg and general bruises over the
body: First reports, which were er
roneous, had it that his leg was
broken.
Mr. Lackey was by himself in the
car, but Mr. Webb was accompan
ied by his wife and child.
Baptist Hosts In
Meeting This Week
Representatives of the forty or
more churches in the Kings Moun
tain Baptist association will assem
ble Tuesday at Beaver Dam church
a few miles west of Shelby on high
way No. 20 for the 78th annual as
sociational meeting. The associa
tion holds forth Tuesday and Wed
nesday and a great crowd is ex
pected. Members of the Beaver Dam
church and others in the vicinity
have made great preparations for
the entertainment of the dtlegates
and visitors. Rev. D. F. Putnam is
pastor of the Beaver Dam church
which is host.
ters. Bridges carried the ball over
in the first quarter and Bill More
head steamed across for the second.
Both touchdowns came as a result
of forward passes which placed
Shelby in scoring distance. With
two passers and four adept receiv
ers Morris apparently intends to let
aerial work make up for the light
ness of his team.
Practically the same line-up as
started against Belmont opened
against Waynesville — Washburn
and Farris at ends; Singleton and
Lattimore, tackles; Wilson and
Black, guards; Gardner, center;
Wall, quarter; Bridges and Poston,
halfbacks; Capt Gold, fullback
Mauney and Morehead later saw
action in the backfield; Huffman
at end, and JTefson Putnam at
tackle.
Fathers Of
Couple Die
Same Day
Mr. Andrew J. Jones And Mr. John
Holland. Fathers of Mr. And
Mrs. R. L. Jones, Both Die
lit the passing Saturday of Mr.
Andrew J. Jones, of the Latti
more section, and Mr. John
Holland, of the Mooresboro sec
tion, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Jones
had a double portion of sorrow
come their way. Mr, Jones was
the father of R. I,. Jones, and
Mr. Holland the father of Mrs.
Jones. Both died Saturday and
were buried Sunday.
The Jones couple first attended
the funeral, of Mrs. Jones’ father’
Mr. Holland, at Mooresboro, at 1
o'clock, and hurried away to at
tend the funeral of his father, An
drew J. Jenes, at the Lattimore
Baptist church two hours later.
Mr. Andrew J. Jones was a sub
scription agent for The Star for a
number of years and a very con
scientious and energetic man. He
had been suffering in declining
health for several months, however,
and bore his suffering with great
patience and fortitude. He died
Saturday night at 9:30 o'clock and
leave surviving his wife and ten
children. Three children had gone
before. The living children are
Messrs. C. F., W. S. R. L„ G. A.,
Flay, Paris and Carl Jones, Mrs.
W, P. Biggerstaff, Mrs. T. F. Bridges
and Mi’s. Roy Hamrick.
The funeral was conducted by. the
pastor, Rev. I. D. Harrill assisted
by Rev. Zackery Harrill, Revs. Gold
and McDaniel. One son. Rev. W. S.
Jones is a promising young Baptist
minister and prosperous farmer of
the Dobbins community,
JULIUS eLlidtt
DIES SHEW
Well Known Citizen Died In Lin
colnton Hospital At Age 69.
Wife Survives.
The community was shocked and
saddened Saturday to hear of the
sudden passing of Mr. Julius Elliott,
well known Shelby citizen who pass
ed away at the Lincolnton hospital
rather suddenly from a heart trou
ble with which he had been suffer
ing for some time. Mr. Elliott had
gone there a week before to take
treatment under his nephew, Dr.
Elliott of the hospital staff and
the day before his death was re
ported to be getting along nicely.
Mr. Elliott was a merchant for
many years in Shelby but within
recent years has been looking after
his farms. He was a highly esteem
ed citizen, well known through the
county, a quiet, stable citizen who
will be greatly missed in the com
munity. Mr. Elliott would have
been 69 years of age next month.
He was married to Miss Vivette
Ponder who survive, together with
three brothers, Jeff, Andrew and
Hoyle Elliott, and one sister, Mrs.
Adeline Elliott, of Gastonia. He
had a host of friends and relatives
to mourn his passing.
The funeral was conducted Sun
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
Elliott home on West Marion street,
a crowd that filled the house and
yard gathering to pay a tribute of
respect to his memory. Dr. Zeno
Wall conducted the funeral and a
beautiful display of foral designs
was sent in. A male quartet from
the First Baptist church rendered
music and tire interment was in
Sunset cemetery.
Pallbearers were Sam Ellis, A. V.
Hamrick. Rochel Hendrick, George
Dover, John Wilkins. E. A. Well
mon, Hoyle Alexander and Sam
Wilson.
Mrs. Eddie Earwood
Buried 1 his Morning
Mrs. Eddie Earwood who lives
just north of the city limits died
Saturday afternoon at the Shelby
hospital following several weeks'
illness there. Mrs. Earwoou leaves
a husband and two children. She
had realized for several days that
she could not recover and talked
freely of her willingness and readi
ness to die.
Funeral services were held this
morning at 11 o'clock at Corinth
church near Casar.
Cotton Guess
Gets $5 From
The Star-Try
Want to make $5 with very
little trouble?
How much cotton will
Cleveland county make this
year?
Answer the second question
and you get the five dollars
referred to in the first ques
tion.
Since the major interest of
Cleveland county centers
about the cotton crop, and
already many estimates as to
the year's crop are being
made, The Star will give a $5
cash prize to the reader who
guesses nearest to the number
of bales produced by the coun
ty this year.
Guesses must be written on
a slip of paper with the name
and address of the contestant,
and all guesses should be in
The .Star office' during the
next month or so. Remember
—write the number of bales
clearly, sign your name and
give your address. The five
spot will be mailed to you,
provided you outguess, or out
estimate, your neighbors in
the county.
Send in your guess today.
Shelby Man Receives Praise From
Great Work In
Virginia.
Clyde R. Hoey, chief campaigner
for Gov. Smith in North Carolina,
is to add nine speeches to his long
list this week.
Last week Mr. Hoey spoke five
times in Virginia, thousand hear
ing him, and over the week-end he
began receiving telegrams of con
gratulation, many coming from
radio hearers who heard him from
Roanoke where his speech was
broadcasted.
Back To Richmond.
Included in the messages were
requests from Senator Tydings,
head of the Democratic speaking
bureau, and other members of the
national committee asking him to
speak in other points of Virginia.
A duplicate message of one sent
to Governor SmiC, and Chairman
Raskob, asked that Hoey be sent
into every state, where the religious
issue had been injected.
“Did State Good.”
“He certainly did southern Vir
ginia a world of good and will keep
the south solid, wherever he speaks’
the message read. This afternoon,
Mr. Hoey declared he may go to
Richmond for one speech, but not
Tennessee. Mr. Hoey spoke to more
than 5,000 people in Roanoke, and
including the radio audience, and
his Danville audience was only a
little smaller. Large crowds heard
him at three other points in Vir
ginia.
Young Men To Hold
Meeting On Tuesday
Jesse Washburn, general chair
man of tire young Democratic vot
ers club in Shelby, has called a
meeting of all committee members
at the court house here tomorrow,
Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock.
Important business is to be
transacted and all young Democra
tic voters in the four precincts are
.urged to attend.
Dr. Wicker Lectures
Tere Tuesday Night
Dr. W. C. Wicker, lecturer of the
grand lodge of Masons in North
Carolina will be with Cleveland
lodge No. 202 Tuesday evening of
this week in the Shelby Masonic
building. Cards have been sent out
but there was an error on the card,
giving the time as Thursday instead
of Tuesday, October 9. Brethren
from all of the lodges in this dis
trict are cordially invited to hear
Dr. Wicker and a most enjoyable
and beneficial occasion is promised.
Mrs. Yan Weathers
Suffers A Stroke
Mrs. W. Yan Weathers has suf
fered a second stroke of paralysis
at her home on S DeKalb street
and her condition this morning is
reported as very critical. Mrs.
Weathers suffered a stroke about
ten years ago from which she had
never fully recovered. Children at
distant points have been summon
ed to her bedside.
B. T. Gladden Wins Star's $25
Prize In “GardnerFor Governor"
Contest; Republican Takes 2nd
Taft Putnam Second. Four Prizes
Go To School Children
Of County.
The big prize of S25 in The
Star’s “Gardner for Governor”
tetter-writing contest has been
awarded by the judges to B. T.
Gladden, an employee of the
Cleveland cloth mill.
A peculiar incident of the contest
is that the second prize of $5 goes
to Taft S. Putnam, Shelby route 2,
a Republican. Mr. Putnam, though
a Republican, advanced in his let
ter numerous strong reasons why
every voter in Cleveland county
should vote for its first native son
governor regardless of party affilia
tions.
To School Writers.
In addition to the two main
prizes four $5 prizes, were awarded
the four school students writing the
best letters. These winners are.
Evangeline McSntire, of Shelby,
route 5, who is in the eleventh
grade at the Lattimore high school.
Thelma Martin, of the Grover
high school.
William Eaker, 15-year-old stud
ent in the 11th grade at the Pied
mont high school, Lawndale.
Margaret Stockton, 11 grade, Lat
timore high school.
Fine Letters.
Attorney R. L. Ryburn, Supt. J.
H. Grigg and City Supt. I. C. Grif
fin declared the ehtire collection of
several score letters to be well writ
ten and all forwarding real worth
while reasons why Mr. Gardner in
his race for governor of North Car
olina should receive the solid vote
of his home county.
Writers not awarded letters but
whose letters deserve especial men
tion were named as follows: V. A.
Gardner, A. H. Galloway, Gailen
Willis, Reba Whisnant, Wm. E.
Ford, Mayme Lee Jones, and Nan
nie Sue Shytle.
Other Writers.
Chas. L. Wright, Herbert Price,
Blanche Gettys, Austin McArthur,
James A. Wilson, Colbert Mc
Knight, Margaret Ford, Ed Post, jr.,
Lloyd Mauney, A. A. Powell, George
Smyrnios, Mary Alice Sparks, Mrs.
Claud Harrill. Manilla Hiiss, Inez
Black, H. M. Lowe, Fmma E. Ervin,
Faye Sparks, W. E. Dycus and
Chivous Hoyle.
Practically all of the prize-win
ning letters have been published. A
majority of the letters offered the
same basic reasons why the county
should support its noted son—the
letters varying in the presentation
of the reasons. Letters came in dur
ing the contest from all sections of
the county—uptown Shelby, textile
villages, farms, city and rural
schools, and from college boys and
girls away in school.
All the letters written will be
bound in book form and presented
to Governor Gardner at his inaug
uration in Raleigh—-as considering
the many reasons advanced why he
should be governor there seems to
be little doubt but what he will be.
Bulwinkle Renews
Loyalty to “Vets”
Says Jonas Admits Republican
Failure To Care For Dis
abled Soldiers.
Speaking at Polkville Satur
day night, Congressman A. L.
Bulwinkle, who led a company
of khaki-clad boys overseas, re
newed his loyalty to the dis
abled ex-service men with whom
he fought and cited his Repub
lican opponent's admission that
the Republicans have shown no
speed in taking care of wound
ed veterans.
Mr. Jonas, Bulwinkle's Republi
can rival, in his Kings Mountain
speech practically admitted that the
disabled veterans of the South have
not received justice at the hands
of the Republican administration,
Bulwinkle declared.
Quotes Jonas.
In making this declaration Ma
jor Bulwinkle quoted a portion of
the Jonas’ speech.
“As for myself I pledged the best
of me to serve the disabled boys in
my first campaign. It is my only
pledge and I renew it,” the Con
gressman told his hearers among
whom were veterans and parents of
veterans.
His Service Speech.
Some of Mr. Bulwinkle’s remark
follow:
“It is seldom that I ever speak
about an opponent because speak
ing about the opponent is not dis
cussing the issues of the campaign.
But, several days ago in one of my
speeches I referred to the fact that
during the/present administration
the northern states were cluttered
up with hospitals for the disabled
veterans while the disabled men
(veterans) in the South were suf
fering from the lack of hospitals,
and that the present administration
did not believe in placing these hos
pitals in the South. In a speech
at Kings Mountain. Mr. Jonas in
referring to my remarks on this,
said:
“If this section of the country
would send to Washington Con
gressmen who are not forced to
go to the back door of the ad
ministration, to.grab the crumbs
from the tabled it could secure
more of these benefits which
Congressman Bulwinkie says it
needs."
(Kings Mountain, X. C. Octo
ber 2. from Charlotte News).
“This is a frank admission of the
condition that exists in the United
States today by a typical Republi
can, though he claimed in ore of his
original speeches in Gaston county
to be a Democrat by principle. Not
withstanding the fact that men from
(Continued on page four.).
Our Bob Goes
Out For “Al”
Asheville.—Robert R. Rey
nolds, Asheville lawyer and
political orator, is ready with
plenty of pro-Sinith and pro
all Democratic candidates am
munition, and will start on a
whirlwind speaking tour of
North Carolina the latter part
of the week.
The tour will require about
ten days and the speaker will
make addresses, he said, at
every city and every possible
crossroads and village in the
entire state., He will make the
trip in an automobile decor
ated with Democratic slogans
and bunting.
He will take buglers with
him to gather crowds for his
speeches.
Red Cross Fund Is
Gradually Growing
The Red Cross fund is growing
very slowly in Shelby and the fund
is falling short of the quota, ac
cording to D. Z. Newton, treasurer.
The Woman’s club will ask for old
clothing to be sent to the club rooms
at an early date, the same to be dis
patched to the flood sufferers in
Florida. Date will be announced
later.
Previously acknowledged-$188.24
Jefferson St. school_$6.00
Washington St. school (add.) - $4.60
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. McSwain $2.00
Mrs, L. N. Buchanan_$2.00
South Shelby school (add.) - $3,17
Total to date _ ...__ $206.01
Fire Starts Off
“Prevention Week”
Fire prevention week, being ob
j served in Shelby by the fire depart
ment, city officials and civic organ
izations. started off with a bang
here today—which is to say that it
started off with a fire,
j The early morning blaze tc which
the department trucks responded
this morning w'as at the home of
Fred Baber where his car in the
garage had caught on fire. There
was little damage.
Fire prevention week here is be
ing stressed and fire traps and dan
! gerous spots for blazes to originate
are being observed in the plan for
a clean-up it is stated by Fire
Chief Roach.
Politics also makes strange stu
dents of the farm problem.—Detroit
Ehringhaus
And Max
Speak
Elizabeth City Orator Here Thurs
day Night. Gardner At Two
Point.
Cleveland county people win this
week be accorded the opportunity of
hearing two of North Carolina’s
greatest orators as a part of the
political campaign.
CXne is J. C, B. Ehringhaus, spoken
of in some circles as "governor aft
er Gardner,” and the other Is O.
Max Gardner himself, the county’s
first candidate for governor.
At Kings Mountain.
On Thursday night, October 11,
Mr. Gardner will make his first ap
pearance of the campaign In his
home county when he speaks at the
Kings Mountain school auditorium
at 7:30 o clock. Then on Saturday
night Mr. Gardner will speak again
at the Lattimore high school. Indi
cations are that large crowds will
hear the county’s favorite son at
both points.
Mr. Ehringhaus, of Elizabeth City,
will speak in the Central high
school auditorium here Thursday
night, Oct. 11. He was originally
scheduled to speak at Kings Moun
tain but a switch was made with
Mr. Gardner and the Elizabeth City
man will speak here and Mr. Gard
ner in Kings Mountain.
Is Great Orator.
I consider Mr, Ehringhaus one
of the five ablest orators in North
Carolina and I sincerely hope every
person in my home county who can
do so will come out to hear him
when he speaks here Thursday
night,” Mr. Gardner said in speak
ing of the coming of Ehringhaus.
“No person,” he said, “who does
attend will be disappointed and very
few times in their lives will they
have the opportunity of hearing a
beter or more charming address.”
County Chairman B. T. Falls, A1
Bennett, chirman of the young vot
ers in the county, and Mrs. R. L.
Ryburn, chairman of the women
voters in the section hear Ehring
haus here and Gardner at Kings
Mountain and Lattimore.
In announcing the speaking en
gagements leaders declared: “It is
useless to tell Cleveland county peo
ple at Kings Mountain and Latti
more that they should hear our
next governor. They known as well
as we how he can speak, but they
haven't heard him in one of his
dauntless campaign speeches in
several years and they should not
miss the opportunity of hearing the
native son they are sending to Ra
leigh as governor next month.”
Mr. Gardner will speak at two
places for the home folks despite a
bad throat that caused him to can
cel all speaking engagements this
week. He came home over the
week-end and has been resting, but
it was stated today that his hoarse
ness, brought on by many cam
paign speeches, is improving and
that he will be himself again by
Thursday night when he appears at
Kings Mountain.
Division To Sponsor
Local Talent Play
The Music and Arts division of
the Woman's club is planning to
sponsor a show on November 9. The
members of this club having heard
of the success of this show in other
towns are delighted that they can
secure the production for Shelby.
The show is said, by those who
have seen the musical comedy, to be
very unique.
The Martha Mason Producing
company of Boston, will furnish
costumes and special scenery The
cast will be chosen from local tal
ent. The professional director, who
will be sent by the Martha Mason
Producing company is expected
soon.
Save the date, November 9, and
watch for fuller announcements.
Colored Man Gets
Motor And A Trip
To The “Big Court”
In county court, Lee Lattimore,
colored, of the Waco section, was
bound over to Superior court under
a $200 bond on the charge of steal
ing a motor from a wrecked truck
in his vicinity. In fact, Lee plead
guilty to the charge.
The truck it is understood had
been wrecked and left by the road
side and while it was there the
colored man decided that he would
make some use of the motor.