LATENEWS
The Market.
Colton ....____„__ 19c
Cotton Seed, bu. «7'-ic
Fair And Warmer.
Today's North Carolina Weather
Report: Fair tonight and Thurs
day. Not quite so eold In north
nest and extreme west portions to
night.
I'oolidge To Georgia.
President and Mrs. Coolidge will
spend Ihe holidays at the Island
home of Howard Coffin off the
coast of Georgia, it was announced
yesterday. The Coolirtgo plan to
leave the White House Christmas
eve for their holiday vacation.
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Influenza Rages.
Washington dispatches state that
during the week ending last Sat
urday there were 379 deaths from
influenza in the United States
with an estimated total of 403,18!)
cases of the epidemic scattered
over the country.
NABBED IIH COURT
DRUNK; CONVICTED
3 TIES ALREADY
J. It Davis Just Can't Stay Sober,
F.ven In Court Room. Regu
lar Caller.
J H. Davis, who upon his first j
appearance in court here months;
hack gave his home as Soutli Caro
lina, will likely be tried in county
court today for his fourth time—
r.ll because he was a visitor in the
court room yesterday, but some
what intoxicated while making his
call upon the tribunal.
The court record of Davis here is
rne of the most unusual ever re
corded on the blotter.
He lias been convicted three
times, let off with a suspended
sentence once when sympathetic
spectators paid his costs, then con
victed and forced to serve two road
sentences on his other trips up. Now
he will look Judge John Mull in
the face again. His weakness is
booze.
Sympathetic Story.
Davis was first arrested by local
officers for being drunk during the
fair last fall. When, brought into
court he related such a sympathetic
-lory of a lonely wife and children
waiting for him In South Carolina
that spectators informed the Judge
t hat they would pay the costs if he
would give the poor fellow another
chance so that he might go home
to the family. The Judge took them
up- the spectators paid the court
costs, and Davis departed, apparent
ly en route to his Soutli Carolina
home. But before he reached the
city limits city officers arrested him
the second time for being intoxi
cated. It seemed as if, he could not
resist the cup that cheers. On the
second trip up the sympathetic
spectators were missing, judge Mull
didn't feel like being charitable a
■ eeond time, and Davis drew a 60
day detail in the No. 6 chain gang.
Perhaps that would break him or
make him, thought officers of the
law. But not so. After serving his
time and being released on Satur
day of one week Davis was arrested
again on Tuesday for being drunk.
It was his third trip up. This time,
ns he told it, the wife and kiddies
were down in Alabama waiting for
him. When he finished. Judge
Mull Informed him that it would be
JO days more before he could go to
the waiting,family in that he had
been given two previous opportuni
ties and failed to take advantage.
Now Back Again.
So, J. H. Davis was again enter
ed upon the Np. 6 road books as a
convict. That was oil November
20. Late last week he completed his
sentence, being given several days
for good behavior. Surely two road
sentences would straighten him out,
was the thought about law head
quarters. Then Tuesday morning
the county court was grinding
away, when an officer glanced over
the court room. Back among the
spectators was one looker-on who
seemed to care very little that hap
pened; the officers say he was in
toxicated. It was Davis. Perhaps
he thought, that this tune he would
save the officers a little trouble by
getting drunk and coming to the
court room instead of troubling
them to go out after him.
Anyway, he is docketed to an
swer a charge of drunkenness in
county court, today—his fourth ap
pearance on the same charge.
Firework s Banned In
Gaffney City Limits
Gaffney.—Gaffney police ha\ e
Instructions from Mayor Victor H.
Lipscomb not to allow the shoot
ing of fireworks within the fire
limits, according to an announce
ment made Monday Mayor Lip
scomb has also asked people to be
cautious about firing them any
where in the town.
He also said complaints about the
shooting of rifles using cartridges
have already started coming in.
"This is a violation of the' law,
4t is dang.rous and it must be gfr*o
ped," he declared.
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VOL. XXXV, No, 151 THE CLEVELAND STAR
SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESD’Y, DEC. 19, 1928 Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons By mail, per year on advance) *2.50
______ ' Carrier, per year (to advance) 13.00
Shelby Merchants
Aid Charity Fund
Merchants And Individuals Tender
Aid To Shelby’s Poverty
Stricken.
The more fortunate of Shelby’s
population this week has responded
nobly in opening their hearts and
purses to take a little \ Christmas
cheer into the poverty-stricken
homes of the town.
There is a Santa Claus after all.
even in homes where fires have not
been burning and there has not
been enough to eat. Now that The
Star’s Christmas charity fund is
swelling rapidly Santa will carry
necessities of life into nearly every
needy home in Shelby Christmas
eve night—and perhaps every home
if the fund continues to grow.
Up until noon today Shelby
merchants and citizens—men, wo
men and children—had contributed
near $500 to the Yuletide fund for
the unfortunates. All of which
means that near two dozen under
fed and underclothed tots, togeth
er with their tvtrworked mothers
and sick fathers, will have new
shoes and new coats Christmas
morning as well as a warm meal
thing .h'w hi ven’t had in many
weeks. Coal bins and woodhouses
will be filled, shoes will go on lit
tle feet that have been scampering
about on the cold ground, medi
cine will be at hand for those in
unfortunate homes where influenza
and pneumonia have visited, and
here and there about the towih a
little ray of light will penetrate
the cloud of gloom and hopeless
ness that has hung over many
humble homes on side streets and
the outskirts.
Must Be In By Friday.
All contributions to the fund
should be in by Friday noon, and
contributions may be left with Mr.
Rush Hamrick, treasurer of the
fund; J. B. Smith, welfare worker,
or at The Star office.
At a meeting jot representatives
of various civic clubs Monday it
was decided that at 3 o'clock Fri
day the special charity committee
would make purchases and decide
just where aid should be tendered.
At Monday's meeting the Rotary
and Kiwanis clubs were represent
ed together with Mrs. George
Moore, who appeared for Mrs. Fred
Morgan of the Womans club, and
three ministers—Rev. H. N. Mc
Dlarmid, Rev. H. K. Boyer, and
Rev. Zeno Wall. The gathering
named a special committee, com
posed of Mrs. Morgan, Rush
Hamrick, and J. B. Smith, to take
charge of tl.t fund, investigate the
needy cases and decide Just where
and how the fund should be spent.
In previous years farm folks in
various sections of the county have
extended a helping hand to the
town's charity fund, and at the
committee meeting Monday an ap
peal was again sent to them. if
there be well-to-do farm families
who wish to contribute fruits, can
ned goods, other articles or cash.
It is hoped by Friday afternoon
that the fund will have passed the
$500 mark and will be climbing
near $600.
Merchants Help.
This moning Welfare Officer
Smith made a tour of the business
section and met with a good re
sponse from business firms, the
majority of whom contributed
gladly. In his rounds some firm
managers were out and in fairness
to those not listed in the fund to
day it is announced that Friday’s
Star will carry other contributions
from both firms and individuals
who could not be seen this rnorn
| ing. A majority of the contribu
tions by merchants, running near
the $300 mark, goes under the
head of merchandise. In homes
where clothing and other articles
are needed members of the fam
ily will be sent to the various
stores and business houses where
they may be properly fitted up to
the amount set by the investigat
ing committee.
Due to the spread of the in
fluenza epidemic, which hits hard
in homes where there are under
nourished and underclothed chil
dren and parents, the Christmas
fund this year will answer the
most appealing need of any Yule
tide fund, according to members of
the investigating committee.
A list of contributors is publish
ed below. Others will appear Friday
and Monday, although all contri
butions should be in, if possible, by
Friday noon.
Mistrial In Case Of Man And
Woman Said To Have Been
Living In Hotel.
The case of the state vs. Dorothy
Townsend and Sam Humphries in
county court yesterday ended in a
mistrial when the jury failed to
agree upon a verdict. The defend
ants were charged with fornica
tion, adultery, and prostitution. As
a result of the mistrial the case
was booked for a second hearing to
day.
The man and woman were ar
rested, officers say, last Thursday
evening in the abandoned Patterson
Springs hotel in the southern sec
tion of the county. According to
Officer Bob Kendrick and Lindsay
Dixon, who made the arrests, one
room of the old, rambling hotel
structure was equipped with articles
indicating that some one had been
eating and sleeping there. The man,
they said, was found hiding in a
closet, while the woman was located
In another room. Another man
made his getaway, they testified,
by jumping from a second-story
window and fleeing into the woods.
The woman told the court that
she had been there only about 15
minutes when the officers arrived
and was therefore guilty of noth
ing. The male defendant declared
that he had been working in the
community and staying in the old
hotel.
Baptists To Observe
A White Chr?s.mas
The First Baptist Sunday school
will observe the White Christmas
in the high school auditorium, Sun
day morning, December 23, 10:15
o’clock. All departments of the
I Sunday school will be represented.
The gifts will consist of groceries,
clothing and money. All women's
classes of the adult and young peo
ples’ departments will furnish
clothing, in addition to groceries.
All those who have promised cloth
ing are asked to bring the gar
ments wrapped separately, labeled
with the name, along with the
groceries.
Mr. John T*. McKnight who has
been connected with the Wilming
ton Dispatch is spending a few
days here with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. John McKnight. Mr. Mc
Knight goes from here to Charlotte
where he ‘ will be connected with
i the Charlotte News.
Santa Stocking For Needy
Contributions up unttl noon to
day to The Star's Christmas char
ity fund, for the unfortunate homes
of Shelby, follow
Kiwanis Club ..... - $94
J. C. Penney Co. ...—- $20
J. C. McNeely Co. .. .... $10
Kelly Clothing Co. ....... — $25
j<Stephenson Drug Co. .-... $10
W. A. Pendleton ....._...... $10
Charles Stores .. $15
Cash Grocery Co. .. $3.
E. B. Hopper --........ $2
J. M. Best Furn. Co._$10
Shull's Market . $1
M. A. McSwain & Son ... $5
Paragon Dept. Store..$15
Piggly-Wiggly . $5
Kendall Medicine Co. . $10
B. H. Kendall .*.$2
Lula Agnes Arey .. $1
Ward Arey, jr. . $1
Nelsie ..........__ $1.50
Nat Bowman . $20
F. W. Wool worth Co. ...._ $5
Julius A. Suttle_...._ $5
Acom Store ... $20
Efird’s Store..... $10
Rose’s Store .. $5
J. N. Dellinger ... $1
W. E. Crowder ... $1
T. W. Hamrick Co. . 5
Max Washburn __.... $1
Paul Webb & Son _........ $5
Campbell's Dept. Store ....... 15
J. M. Gillespie __... $2
C. A. Morison ......_..._$1
Helping Hand . $5
Mrs. Josie Stockton___$.50
Jas. L. Webb .....__... $5
A. P. Poston ...2.............. $1
Mrs. A. F. Poston_ $l
A Friend . $1
S. L. Gillespie ... $1
Quinns Drug Store ........... $5
Mrs. D. A. Whlsnant ...._$2
T. P. Eskridge .. $1
Cleveland Drug Co. .. $5
A. V. Wray and 6 Sons _ $10
Carolina Store ..;_ $3
Ingram-Liles Co ___.. $7.50
Total-......$478.50
! FILED IH CRASH
! HERE AUGUST
$25,000 Damages Each Asked- For i
Death Of Blanton And
Son
The sixth and seventh damage
suits in connection with the disas
trous building crash here August
28 were filed with Clerk of Court
A. M. Hamrick today.
Tire suits were filed by Attorney j
Horace Kennedy, recorder--elect, |
who represented Clenn Blanton, j
administrator of the estate of Zeb j
Blanton and Carl Blanton, his!
father and brother who were two
of the seven victims of the crash.
Total $220,750.
Suits now' filed in connection
with the crash total $220,750, and
of the seven who were killed o;
died damages have not been asked
Tor only one death.
Suits filed now ask damages for
six deaths and the demolition of ,
an automobile.
Fifty thousand is asked for the 1
death of Clyde Carpenter, young i
Casar farmer; $50,000 for Guy
Green, bank teller; $20,000 for Onie
Thomas, colored laborer; $50,000
for Alex Hoyle, bank teller; and
$25,000 each is asked for the
deaths of Zeb Blanton and his son,
Carl; while $750 is asked for Fred
Bowers’ automobile.
In the $25,000 suits for each of
the Blantons the defendants are
named as follows: "John S. Mc
Knlght; , Tom Webb and Cicero
Lutz, individually and trading as
Webb and Lutz; the town of Shel
by; and E. A. Rudasill, building in
spector.”
IDSlIil
DIES IT SALEM CD.
Well Known Farmer Living On
Buffalo Has Stroke Of
Paralysis,
Mr. Hudson Hamrick, well known
farmer living on highway No. 20 at
Salem Methodist church near Buf
falo creek on the Shelby-Kings
Mountain road died this morning
about 3 o’clock of paralysis. He and
his entire family had been sick with
influenza and Mr. Hamrick had ap
parently recovered. About dusk
Tuesday evening he suffered a
stroke of paralysis from which he
died at 3 o’clock Wednesday
morning.
Mr. Hamiiek was mirriui to
Miss May Gardner, daughter of the
late Rufus Gardner of Beams Mill.
She is critically ill with pneumonia
following influenza and little hope
is held out for her recovery.
Surviving are three children.
Gordon, Sara and Vera Hamrick.
It is understood the funeral will
be held Thursday at 2 p. m. Inter
ment will be at Salem Methodist
church of which he was a devoted
member.
Mr. B. C. Queen Is
Dead At Age 37 Yrs.
Father Leaves Wife Ami Siv Chil
<irri>—Buried Tuesday At
Zonr Church.
Mr. 6. C. Queen, young farmer
ol the Sharon community, died
Monday at the age of 37 years,
leaving his wife and six children,
all small. Mr. Queen has been suf
fering for sometime with tubercu
losis and last year was a patient
in the sanitorium of the Modern
Woodmen of America, where his
health seemed to improve. He was
married to Miss Ollie Barnett and
was a dutiful father and husband
and a faithful member of the Mod
ern Woodmen, an order which of
ficiated at the funeral services.
Interment was at Zoar r church
cemetery Tuesday. He was the son
of Will Queen, who also survives.
Mrs. Blanche Green
Dies On S. DeKalb
The remains of Mrs. Blanche
Green are being buried this after
noon at 2 o’clock at Pleasant Hill
church, the funeral services con
ducted by Rev. J. M. Morris, of
Fallston. Mrs. Greene, a daughter
of Mr. Joe Willis of upper Cleve
land was only 22 years of age and
was recently married to Mr. Shu
ford Green who works at the
Shelby Milk plant. She was a fine
young woman and held In high es
teem by her host of friends.
Mr. Raymond Long, a divinity
student at Wake Forest college, is
at the Piggly Wiggly for the holi
days. Mr. Ldng held the same job
last summer, in consequence of
which he is well known in Shelby
Rival South American Presidents
President Hernando Siies (left), of Bolivia, and Dr. Jose P.
Gugguari, head of the government of Paraguay, who are trying
to hold their subjects in leash pending diplomatic moves. Mean
while Pan-American League is endeavoring to smooth over
territorial differences between the two countries.
Automobile Deaths In N .C.
Break A Record In November
Hunter In County
Gets Red Rabbit
The pri*e for the best hunt
ing story of the season here
abouts goes to Tommy Harrill,
former baseball captain at
State college.
Harrill while hunting Mon
day killed a red rabbit—
meaning that the hare was
red ail except the customary
white cotton-tail. The color
of the unusual rabbit is not
a glaring red, but a more sub
dued hue.
TWO BABIY HURT,
STRUCK BY AUTO
Wesson And Adams Struck By Car
While Working On One
Auto.
"Doc" Wesson, son of Joe Wes
son, and Calvin Adams are in the
hospital here suffering with con
cussion of the brain and body
bruises as the result of their auto!
being struck Monday night by an
auto said to have been driven by
Alan Simpson, of Waxhaw.
Information is that the car in
which Wesson and Adams were
riding ran out of gas Monday night
early near the old Blanton mill
place on highway 20, just west of
Shelby. They secured some gas
and were back at the auto, which
they say was parked on the side of
the highway, two wheels on the
pavement and two off. The car was
headed towards Shelby, and while
they were in front lilling the vac
uum tank it is said that Simpson,
driving a coupe, came east, the
same direction the Wesson car was
headed, and struck the rear end of
the Wesson car which knocked the
two young men down upon the
pavement. According to Simpson he
was just meeting a car going west
and was blinded by the lights of
that car so that he could not see
the Wesson car on his side of the
highway.
Wesson and Adams, the former
in an unconscious condition, were
rushed to the Shelby hospital. Re
ports there today stated that both
were conscious and unless com
plications develop their injuries
will not likely prove fatal.
Simpson was brought to jail here
but later gave $300 bond to appear
at a hearing when Wesson and
Adams recover.
Seventy-Seven Killed In Month In
Car Crashes. 655 Killed
In Year,
Raleigh.—With a steady increase
since June in the number of deaths
from automobile accidents, North
Carolina motorists set up a new
record of such killings in October
with 74 deaths, and shattered tf/s
new record in November with 77
deaths, according to the November
report issued by the Motor Vehicle
Bureau ol the state department of
revenue.
The largest number killed in auto
mobile accidents previous to October
since the bureau started keeping a
record of the deaths two years ago,
was in October, 1927, when 72 deaths
occurred.
The total for the 12 months period
ending December 1, was 655 persons
killed, with the monthly totals as
follows: December, 1927, 65; Jan
uary, 1928, 51; February, 55; March,
28; April, 44; May. 47; June, 37;
July, 51; August, 62: September.
64; October, 74, and November, 77.
The records show that careless
and reckless driving was responsible
for the loss of the big majority of
these lives, according to W. C.
Spruill, who has charge of the tab
ulation and reports. And average
of more than 2.5 persons were killed
during November, he pointed out.
Those killed included 23 pedestri
ans in November, and 26 in Octo
ber. There were 18 persons killed
in noncollision accidents last month,
22 in collision with other automo
biles, eight in collisions with fixed
accidents, two with collisons at rail
road crossings, and two with col
lisions of automobiles and horse
drawn vehicles.
There were 252 accidents reported
to the motor vehicle bureau, but
these do not include hundreds of
smaller accidents in which the in
juries to persons and property was
not great.
Nor does the total number of
deaths sum up the total of human
loss through automobile eccidents,
since there are hundreds who escap
ed death but will go through life
maimed and crippled, Mr. Spruill
pointed out. The property loss Is
also great, he said, although it be
comes insignificant when compared
to the loss of life and health.
Bowling Lor Ladies.
Ladles who seek to reduce, may
now do so by the painless method.
The Shelby Bowling alley is an
nouncing two special days a week
for women—Tuesday and Thurs
day. The new program will go into
effect tomorrow. Bowling is popu
lar with the ladies in many cities.
Now that reduction in avoirdupois
is popular—in fact, it is considered
a necessity—it should be more
sought after than ever.
Raskob Is Scored By Defeated
Democrats; Hoover A Speakeasy
Washington. ~ Representative
Gilbert, Democrat, Kentucky, who
was defeated for re-election, dc-1
elated in the house that “every j
utterance” of John J. Raskob, Dem
ocratic national committee chair
man, during the campaign "brought
embarrassment to us ”
The Kentuckian also expressed
his disappioval of President-elect
Hoover’s “peace mission” to South
America on a battleship "At an
enormous expense to the American
taxpayer, this private citizen is call
ing his vacation a good will voy
age." he added,
Gilbert said Ihat Raskob's
campaign statements could not
be reconciled with “the obvious
purpose of the platform and that
it would be difficult to find one
with less political judgment or
one with so little national vision
or one with every way so unfitted
for the situation.”
•The truth is that neither party
nominated a dry,” Gilbert declared
in contending that the result of
the elections had shown that the
country was r»,edominately dry. He,
however, added that “the Demo
crats nomir.ated an outspoken wet,
and the Republicans a speakeasy
dry.”
With Defeat Of Tax
Levy School Board
Faces Big Problem
Over 500 Voted By Noon. Outcome Of School
Schools Cannot Be Operated Full Nine
Months Under Present Levy, Said. Two
Plans Talked. Measure Lost by 30 Vote*.
Follows His Wife
A Day To Grave
Adolphus Hambright Dies On Day
Following Burial Of His Wife.
Burled Today.
Mr. Adolphus Hambright, well
known citizen living on Suttle
street died Tuesday morning about
5 o’clock on the day following the
burial of his wife, Mrs. Maggie Lee
Hambright. Both were buried side
by side at Kings Mountain. Mrs.
Hambright, age 80 years was buried
Monday, while Mr. Hambright, was
buried this morning, the funeral
taking place at the residence on
Suttle street. Dr. Zeno Wall, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, as
sisted by Rev. H. E. Waldrop con
ducted the funeral services.
Mr. Hambright was a quiet, high
ly esteemed citizen, honored by his
children end host of friends. He
is survived by the following chil
dren :
Three sons, H. L., C. C., D. D.
Hamright, Mrs. C. P. Goforth, Mrs.
G. C. Pruett; and Mrs. J. B. Ham
bright. Four sons preceded him
to the grave.
Well Known South Shelby Woman
Succumbs To Illness. Leaves
Husband, Four Children
Mrs. E. S. Reinhart died Mon
day evening about 7 o’clock at her
home in South Shelby following an
. illness of about two weeks with
' pneumonia, developing from an at
tack of flu. Mrs. Reinhardt’s death
is a source of great sorrow to her
many friends for she was only 28
years of age and leaves her hus
band and four small children, Flay,
Bob, Donald and Dick, ranging in
ages from ten months to eight
years.
Before marriage Mrs. Reinhart
was Miss Margaret Yarboro. She
was the daughter of the late L. L.
\ Yarboro of the Sharon section. Her
mother, Mrs. J. J. Yarboro also sur
vives, together with the following
brothers and sisters: Mrs. B. J.
Fowler, Mrs. Haskel Wilosn, of
Shelby. Fulton and Dennis Larboro
of Spindale, B. H. Yarboro of
Shelby.
The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o’clock from La
Fayette street Methodist church of
which she was a devoted member,
services being conducted by her
pastor. Rev. T. B. Johnson, assisted
by Rev. Rush Padgett. Interment
was in the cemetery at the Sharon
church.
Throat Of Negres*
Cut By Her Father
J Abused By Father, She Says, Who
Followed Her And Used
Knife.
i Martha Megginson, colored wo
man, aged around 30 years, was
brought to the hospital here this
morning from the Earl section suf
fering from a serious gash in the
throat, said to have been inflicted
last night by her father, Henry
McLeliie, of Gaffney. The cutting
affair took place at the home of
Jim Camp and the woman was said
to have bled considerably in that
she was not carried to the hospital
until hours later.
When brought here officers were
called and to them she told the
story. She lived at, or near Gaff
ney, she said with her 65-year-old
father. For weeks she continued he
had been abusing her, and in the
abuse she hinted of sordid rela
tions. Becoming tired of the treat
ment she ran away and came to
the Camp home in this county. Her
father followed her, she said, and
last night when he called her to
come to his room she refused,
whereupon, as she tells it her fath
er came into her room and slashed
her throat.
The fact that the wound on the
neck was tightly tied up last night
probably saved her life, surgeons
say, as a vein was cut.
With the increased school tax
levy for the Shelby district be
ing' defeated in the special elec
tion Monday by the narrow
margin of 30 votes the city
board of Shelby now faces one
of the most perplexing prob
lems in the history of Shelby
schools.
According to the board mem
bers, accountants, and the school
attorney, it is impossible to con
tinue operating the city school sys
tem, on its present basis, fbr nine
months in the year with, a tax leVy
of only 30 cents.’
Discuss Two Methods.
Faced with the problem df doing
the best they-can with the present
tax rate the school board today has
not decided upon a definite course.
As discussed now either one of two
plans may be followed.
It is generally agreed that the
schools this year will be closed
when the income from the 30-cent
levy is expended, but when, or what
procedure has not been decided- One
plan is that every school in the city
system continue operation until the
money gives out and then all be
closed at once. Another plan ad
vanced is that fflp primary . ^
grammar grade schools be closed
early with the high school con
tinuing to operate for nine months
so that in fairness to the senior
class the members thereof may se
cure their diplomas and the junior
and other classes be credited with
a years wortr SO iMrtKSFmay ad
vance a grade for the next, year’s
work wherever it may be taken.
Just which of the plans, both hav
ing some support, will be followed
has not been decided as yet and
probably wilt notr t*r decided until
school officials and patrons are con
sulted to determine which will be
the best plan for the interest of
school children.
How They Voted.
General opinion of observers in
viewing the retttw?&*B«^ecaan
is that the non-voters defeated the
measure. - Of the 1,648 who register
ed for the election only 1.080 voted,
which means that 568 of the . reg
istered voters failed to yote, and
since those registered and not vot
ing counted against <■ the measure
the 568 represented the factor .that
killed the proposed tax levy,
Qf the 1.080.voting qmy 285fvoted
against the measure while 7ft5 vot«l
for it. With a majority vote .need
ed, which would be 825 votes, the
measure was thus defeated by an
even 30 votes.
Near Three To One. -
The, trend of the more than 1,
000 voting was almost three-io-ohe
for the tax increase, or to bo exact
2.8 votes were east for the measure
for every one cast against.
The tabulated vote as filed reacts
as follows:
Total registered ....._..1,648
For special tax_1_...796 ■
Against special tax_....285
Votes needed to carry __825
Registered, not voting .....568
i Defeated by .........._...30
A report on the streets Tuesday
had it that more votes were in the
box than there were voters whose
names were checked off on the
registration book. The official re
turns, ho‘ever, fail to show any
such discrepancy, and as workers
on both sides of the measure were
present during the counting of the
votes it is not likely that such hap
pened.
Children May Leave.
The decision of the school board
I as to what plan will be followed in
curtailing t he schools will be await
ed with interest, as there is already
some talk among the more advanced
high school students of computin'1
the school year in an accredited
school so that they may receive
diplomas if the Shelby school is
automatically removed from the
state accredited Ust.
No Kiwan;s Meeting
To Be Held This Week
There will be no Kiwanis club
meeting this week, the meeting
I having been called off owing to the
| busy season with the merchants
and the further fact that the fare
well dinner will be given Saturday
night December 29 to Max Gard
ner, the state's next governor, at
which the guests of honor will be
members of the next general as
sembly and all state officer*.