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The Markets.
Cotton, jvc rpound . 18c
Cotton Seed, per bu._..... 48c
Showers Likely.
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Mostly cloudy with show
ers tonight or Tuesday, except fair
In southeast portion tonight. Slight
ly cooler Tuesday and In northeast
and north central portions tonight.
Mr. Hamrick Dies
At Home Of Son
Lattimore Citizen Died Saturday
Night In Sharon Section.
Funeral Sunday.
Mr. Avery Hamrick, well known
79-year-old citizen of the Lattimore
section, died Saturday night about
9 o’clock at the home of his son,
Joe Hamrick, in the Sharon section.
Mr, Hamrick had been in ill health
for a year as a result of influenza
and pneumonia but was confined to
the bed only one week prior to his
death,
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 3:30 at Bethel
church at Ellenboro, Rev. I. D.
Harrill and Rev. Z. Harrill con
ducting the services with a large
crowd in attendance.
Mrs. Hamrick, who was married to
Mr, Hamrick 2 years ago, preceded
her husband to the grave by five
months. Six children were bom to
them of which the following four
are living: Mrs. Miles Bridges, Mrs.
J. M. Gardner. Mrs. J. C. Hamrick,
and Mr. Joe Hamrick. A stepson,
Mr. J C. Martin, also survives along
with 19 grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
The pallbearers and flower bear
ers were: Ambrose Hamrick Ralph
Oardner, Milan Bridges, Horace
Bridges, Wyatt Martin and Myman
Martin. Misses Lola Martin
Mattie Lee Gardner, Elaine Byers,
Lucy Byers, Mrs. Nash Fite, Mrs.
Ambrose Hamrick, Mrs. Milan
Bridges and Mrs. Horace Bridges.
Mrs. A. A. Connelly
Dies In Morganton
Mother Of Mr. Will Alexander. In
surance Man Of Shelby Dies
At 7# Years.
Morganton, May 11.—Mrs. A. A.
Connelly, wife of a well known and
highly esteemed Morganton citizen,
died at her home here this after
noon shortly after five o’clock. 6he
had been 1U for less than a week of
pneumonia. Last Sunday she cele
brated her 70th birthday with all
her children and grandchildren at
a family dinner party, and at that
time seemed perfectly well. She be
came ill that night.
The funeral will be held at the
First Methodist church here Sunday
afternoon at 5 o’clock. Mrs. Con
nelly was a member of the board of
stewards of the church and very
active in church work. Interment
will be made at the cemetery here.
Mrs. Connelly’s maiden name was
Mildred Winters, a daughter of the
late Mark Winters of this county.
She was twice married. Her first
husband was Vance Alexander.
Two sons by that marriage, E. D.
Alexander, a leading business man
of Morganton, and Will Alexander,
survive. Besides her husband and
their son, O. S. Connelly, Morgan
ton merchant, and a daughter. Miss
Mildred Connelly, she is survived
also by a sister, Mrs. J. D. Alexan
der, of Morganton, two brothers
and several grandchildren.
Mrs. McArthur Is
Buried In Shelby
Former Shelby Lady Died At
Rutherfordton. Has Daughter
Living Here.
Mrs. W. E. McArthur died Fri
day at her home in Rutherfordton
and was buried here Saturday aft
ernoon In Sunset cemetery. She had
been sick for seven years and her
death was expected. Mrs. McAr
thur before marriage was Miss
Minnie Lee Smith, a sister of the
late Mrs. E. A. Rudasill of Shelby.
She was 57 years of age and is sur
vived by her husband and four
children, Mrs. D. Stephenson and
Mrs. Louise Cox of Rutherfordton,
Sara McArthur of Shelby and Hugh
McArthur who is living in Virginia.
The funeral service was con
ducted from the residence Saturday
by Rev. W. R. Ware. Mrs. McAr
thur had many relatives and friends
in Shelby where she formerly lived.
New Prospect Holds
Memorial On Sunday
Memorial day will be observed at
New Prospect church next Sunday,
May 19. The program will open with
a song service at 10 o'clock follow
ed by a sermon by the pastor, Rev.
W. E. Lowe, at 10:30, and an ad
dress by Attoreny J. Clint Newton
at 11:30. Dinner will be served on
the grounds. All members of the
church are asked to meet there
Thursday morning to clean off the
She
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VOL. XXXV, No. 57 THE CLEVELAND STAli
SIIELBY, N. C. MONDAY. MAY 13, 1929.
Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons SwE'pwSr (totdvS &00
Shelby Hii
Norwood 1
Big Semi-1
Should Be Fastest Scholastic Game
Ever Staged Here. Blackburn
Licked.
Athletics in Shelby have aroused
interest to the highest pitch in four
years with Casey Morris’ Shelby
High bid team only three games
away from the town's third state
baseball championship. The Highs
moved to the semi-finals of the
western race Friday by trampling
the heavy-hitting Blackburn team
here 14 to 3.
Tuesday, tomorrow, comes the big
semi-final game with Norwood, con
sidered the strongest team in the
state, coming to Shelby with two
masterful pitchers who have turned
In no-hit performances this year.
Norwood won the privilege of play
ing Shelby by defeating Charlotte
Friday 3 to 1, Wentz holding the
Charlotte team to one scratch hit.
The winner of the game here
Tuesday will play the winner of the
Spencer-Winston game on the same
day for the western title in Concord
Saturday afternoon of this week.
Then on May 25 the western win
ner takes on the eastern winner at
Chapel Hill.
Some Game Seen.
The game here tomorrow will like
ly draw baseball fans from all sec
tions round about Shelby as to two
teams clashing with each other are
considered among the smartest high
school baseball teams ever produc
ed In the state. In the opinion of
the dopesters it will be a great
bunch of young sluggers, base steal
ers and bunters pitted against two
high school pitchers with records
unexcelled. In four title games
Morris’ heavy-hitting lads have
scored 54 runs, better than 13 per
game, and have stolen 29 bases. On
the other hand scores are seldom
made against the Norwood pitchers.
Last week Boss, big Norwood hurl
er, pitched his sedond no-hit, no
run game of the year against Albe
marle. Then when Norwood met
(Continued on page three.)
Shelby Citizens
Testify For King
In Bail Hearing
—
Nine Cleveland County Residents
Give Alleged Slayer Good
Character.
York, S. C—At the hearing be
fore Chief Justice R. C. Watts in
the sum of 5,000 was granted Rafe
King, indicted for the murder of
his wife, Faye Wilson King, affi
davits were read by the defense
from nine well known residents of
Cleveland county. North Carolina,
in which the affiants expressed a
good opinion of the character and
reputation of King.
Those making affidavits were
Charles C. Blanton, president of
the First National bank of Shelby;
Ervin Allen, sheriff of Cleveland
county; H. A. Logan, former sher
iff of Cleveland county; A. W.
McMurry, secretary and treas
urer of the Belmont cotton mills
and the Double Shoals Manufactur
ing company; John N. Dellinger,
merchant; W. N. Dorsey, mayor
of Shelby; R. E. Campbell, S. A.
Ellis and C. B. Putnam.
The affiants declared that King*
was of good character and reputa
tion; that they had never heard of
his being in any difficulty or be
ing indicted for any violation of the
law; that he is a man of good be
havior and sober and industrious.
One of the affiants. John N. Del
linger, who operates a grocery
store, stated that he had once em
ployed King and that King was a
man of good moral character.
Superlatives At
Boiling Springs
The members of the senior class
of Boiling Springs junior college
have voted the following members:
Best all around boy—A. V. Wash
burn, jr.
Most popular girl—Mary Frances.
Prettiest—Ruth Irvin.
Most attractive girl—Hele»i Coble.
Most athletic boy—Buck Coble.
Most athletic girl—Carrie De
priest.
Most handsome boy—Buck Coble.
Most literary—Janie Wilson.
Most dependable—A. V. Wash
burn, Jr.
Wittiest—George Dedmon.
Cutest—Carrie Depriest.
Best natured—Janie Irvin.
Daintiest—Alice Crayton.
Most sincere—Patsy McDowell.
Neatest boy—A. V. Washburn, jr.
*hs Play
uesday In
7inal Game
Stores To Close
Tuesday For Game
Of Baseball Here
Shelby Merchants To Permit Em
ployees To See Championship
Game.
The business houses of Shel
by, or at least the majority of
them, will be closed Tuesday,
tomorrow, afternoon from 3:30
until 6 o'clock so that employes,
store managers and owners may
take in the championship base
ball game at the city park here
between Coach Casey Morris’
Shelby Highs and Norwood. The
winner will go Into the finals
Saturday for the championship
of western Carolina,
The decision to close came to
day and is for several reasons.
First of all the merchants and
business men want to give their
employes an outing, knowing
that most of them will be anx
ious to see the big game. Then
it Ls felt that the majority of
the people in town during the
hours of the game would be at
the city park, and the third
reason is that Coach Morris
brought the game here so that
It might be seen by the home
town fans at a financial loss as
Norwood offered an extra guar
antee for the game to be played
there.
The executive committee of
the Merchants Association met
this morning and endorsed the
closing idea but due to the late
ness of the hour it was impos
sible to take a vote from all
merchants of the city, although
a majority of them were seen
and voted in favor of the clos
ing.
Training School
Is On This Week
B. Y. P. U. School At First Baptist
With Rev. James A. Ivy And
Miss Ricket Here.
The regular annual B. Y. P. U.
training school will begin at the
first Baptist church, Tuesday even
ing at 6:30 o'clock. All will meet in
the assembly room of the young
peoples department for a devotion
al service tomorrow evening and for
announcements and assignments.
Rev. James A. Ivey, state B. Y.
P. U. secretary, and Miss Winnie
Rickett, state junior-intermediate
leader, will be present to lead the
school. An able faculty has been se
lected to teach the subjects. Seven
classes and subjects will be offered.
The membership of the church is
invited as well as every member of
the B. Y. P. U. s which are urged
to be present.
The enlargement campaign and
training school will open each even
ing at 6:30 o’clock with classes. At
7:15 o'clock supper will be served
followed by a recreational period
Then another class followed by a
practical demoncstration of B. Y. P.
U. work.
, The leaders are expecting a large
attendance Tuesday evening in the
opening meeting.
Dr. Wall's Mother
Is Seriously 111
Dr. Zeno Wall’s mother living at
their country home near Henrietta
In Rutherford county is seriously ill
and has been unconscious since
Sunday morning. She has been in
declining health for some time and
little hope is held out for her re
covery. Mrs. Wall is about seventy
years old.
To Ask New Bids
On School Houses
At a called meeting of the coun
ty board of education held last
week at Kings Mountain bids were
rejected by the board for the erec
tion of two new school buildings in
the county, one at East Kings
Mountain. A notice in The Star
today states that new bids will be
received Friday afternoon, May 24.
in Kings Mountain. The East
Kings Mountain building is to be
a 10-room affair and the Parkgrace
building will consist of eight rooms.
Mr. Horace Easom returned Fri
day from Memphis, Tenn., where
he attended a meeting of the
Southern Baptist convention.
Not Over Ten
Gray. Vets Will
Visit Reunion
Very Few Of The 20 Here Friday
Han To Attend Big Char
lotte Reunion.
The staging of the united Con
federate reunion this year in Char-.
lotte brought the gathering the'
closest to Shelby and Cleveland
county it has ever been and it was
hoped that the majority of the
followers of Lee In this county
would be able to attend what may
be the last general reunion. But
the passing years have taken their
toll in lives and strength and it
is now doubtful if as many as 10
Cleveland veterans will be able to
gather once more with all their
Civil War comrades.
Of the 70 odd Confederate veterans
still living in the county only 20
were able to attend the dinner and
program given by the Daughters
of the Confederacy, and of the 20
only three or four, according to
Mrs. W. B. Nix. were definitely
planning to attend the big reunion
in Charlotte early in June. Others
talked as if they might should
their health permit, while still
others expressed the desire to go
but were reluctant about deciding
for fear they could not make the
trip. All who will go will not like
ly remain for but one day of the
program. Those who do attend will
be given a free trip down and back
by the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs,
the Daughters of the Confederacy
and divisions of the Woman’s club
upon suggestion made by The Star.
Enjoyed Day.
The 20 veterans and the 17 wives
and widows here for the exercises
last Friday thoroughly enjoyed
the day. A different type of pro
gram was given them In the morn
ing, there being no speeches and
formal talks, but music by high
school musicians, recitations and
other entertainment by the high
school group and the U. D. C. At
noon the vets, wives and widows
were given a home-cooked meal at
the Woman's club rooms and in
the afternoon they chatted in the
shade of the court square trees,
talked of old times, and visited the
movie houses, hearing the ‘•talkies"
for the first time, as guests of the
atre owners and the business men
of the city.
Capt. Ed Dixon, of Fallston, was
again the oldest veteran in at
tendance and will, due to hts 96
years, receive The Cleveland Star
for one year free.
Snake Which Bit A
Man Is Dead, Almost
A Good News Story
This came very near being a
good news story. In fact, it came
near being almost as good as the
news story about the South Carolina
dog which bit a man and then died.
In this case—and it happened in
Shelby—a water moccasin bit a
man and died, but a check-up on
the unusual atory revealed that the
snake did not die of infection but
a violent death, death at the hands
of friends of the man who wanted
to have a joke on him.
The incident happened last W'eek
at the Shelby mill when Claude
McKnight felt the fangs of a moc
casin while swimming in the mill's
swimming pool. Later some of his
friends came to him and told him
that the snake died. And it did die,
but wherein it failed to be a good
story is that it was killed.
Grigg Planning For
County School Budget
Consulting Committeemen In Prep
aration For Outlining Year’s
School Costs.
Prof. J. H. Grigg, county super
intendent of education, is this week
and was last week in conference
with school committeemen and of
ficials of the various districts of
the county in preparing to work out
the county school budget which
must be completed this month.
His preliminary work so far gives
no idea as to the budget total as
the interviews and conferences with
committeemen have been for the
purpose of going over with them
repairs and construction work that
will be needed by another year on
the many school structures in the
county.
Riding Club Picnic
Will Be Held Tuesday
_
The Shelby riding club will give
a picnic for its members and former
members of the old club on Tues
day evening, beginning at 6 o’clock,
at the new community bam. All
horsemen will meet at the barn in
Belvedere park at 6 and after the j
ride the picnic program will be held
at the barn club house.
Governor Will
Make Address
To Postmasters
Around 300 North Carolina I’osl
mi$trr> Exported Hero lor
June Convention.
Approximately 300 North Caro
lina postmasters, all of whom arc
prominent in their home towns nrui
cities and some of state-wide fame,
are expected to attend the two
day session of postmasters in Shel
by on June 14-15. it is announced
by Postmaster J. H Quinn, who was
last year president, of the associa
tion.
Mr. Quinn further stated that
Governor Max Gardner had ten
tatively accepted an imitation to
come back to the home town and
make the principal address to the
postmasters at their banquet Fri
day night, June 14, at the Cleve
land Springs hotel.
At Hotel t narios.
Headquarters of the convention
will be maintained at Hotel
Charles and the program carried
on there with the exception of the
annual banquet at Cleveland
Springs.
On Friday afternoon the visiting
postmasters will be taken on a mo
tor tour by Shelby citizens and the
county postal organization to the
beautiful Lake Lure section in
Rutherford county. Those who
prefer to play golf instead of mak
ing the trip to the mountains and
lake will spend the afternoon on
the Cleveland Springs golf course
The remainder of the two days
will be spent in business sessions,
the visiting delegates leaving Sat
urday afternoon and Sunday.
Due to the location of Shelby it
is expected that more postmasters
will attend the convention than
have attended any held in several
years. High officials in the post
office department at Washington
are expected here for the conven
tion.
Kiser Brothers
Farm In Clover
One Of The Kisers, Anderson. Mar
ried Miss Novella Cline Of
Cleveland,
Kiser Brothers, one of whom, An
derson by name, recently married
Miss Novella Cline, youngest daugh
ter of the late John F. Cline of
Cleveland county, arc truly ‘•living
in clover” in Gaston county. These
four brothers farm the farm of their
father, Joe Kiser, four miles east of
Crouse. Mr. Kiser, the elder, lives
at his father's old home place, mak
ing three generations to remain at
the same place. He is the father ot
eight boys and one daughter, Miss
Ella Kiser. Four of the boys live
with him and operate the farm,
while the other sons live in the
community and operate farms of
their own.
The Kiser Brothers wno live ai
the old homestead operate an 800
acre farm. A Shelby citizen visit
ing Mrs. Kiser who was formerly
Miss Novella Cline, says these boys
have 100 acres of clover that will
cut two tons to the acre. They do
not run a dairy farm but sell the
clover to dairymen in that section
for $25 to $30 per ton. They have
100 acres of the fine wheat that will
make easily 30 bushels to the acre.
They have 150 acres in cotton that
is up and plowed for the first time,
some of the cotton stalks growing
their fourth leaf. Then there are 50
acres of pretty com nearly knee
high. They have one of the best
equipped farms in this whole sec
tion. Modern farming implements
such as riding cultivators are used.
The eight boys pool their purchases
and buy everything from fertilizer
to automobiles at the quantity cash
price.
They are truly “living in clover,”
but they make their own clover by
their thrift and industry.
Eastern Star Meet.
There will .be a regular meeting
of the Eastern Star Tuesday night
at 8 o’clock. All members are urged
to be present.
Picnic Season
—And Graduates
This Is the picnic season of
the year—the season when the
employees of the textile plants
in and about Shelby and of in
dustrial firms are holding (heir
annual outdoor outings.
The Star would like to pub
lish the Highlights of all these
events. Telephone them in.
This paper also hopes to pub
lish the names of all high school
graduates in Cleveland county
this spring. If the graduating
class of your school has not
been published, see that it gets
to The Star,
Her Lover Takes to Orange Blossoms
Here’s John Gilbert, the screen’s perfect lover, and Ina Claire
prominent stage star, signing their marriage license in the
courthouse at Las Vegas, Nevada, terminating a romance of a
m0,nt'1- ^carly every moviegoer expected to see La Garbo
and Gilbert marry in view of the perfect love scenes portrayed
by them. They did start one or two times, but never went
through with it. his surprise marriage to Ina Claire has the
whole movie world ageg.
“Next Governor” Is Already
Political Topic In Tarheelia
Brummitt, Fountain And Co* Seem
Now To Be The Feuding
Contenders.
Raleigh—Attention is being fo
cu.'.cd already upern the possibilities
and prospects in the contest ior
governor m 1932, and especially
upon the prospective contestants for
the Democratic nomination in the
primary, as a result of the full page
advertisement that ran in the Ra
leigh News and Observer proposing
P. W. McMullen of Elizabeth City,
as a Democratic candidate for gov
ernor in 1932.
With the injection of McMullen
into the contest for the governor
ship in 1932, there are now five men
already more or less actively in the
contest, with one or two others
hovering about who cannot as yet
make up their minds. These five are
as follows:
Denrus G. Brummitt, present at
torney general, Oxford.
Richard T. Fountain. present
lieutenant governor. Rocky Mount.
General Albert. L. Cox, Raleigh.
J. C. B. Ehringhaus, Elizabeth
City.
P. w. McMullen. Elizabeth City.
Many Things Can Happen.
It is admitted by everyone, of
course, that anything; can happen
in three-and-a-half years, and that
the expectations of all of these pos
sible candidates depend very great
ly upon the outcome of the 1930
.senatorial enmpa gn and the de
liberation of the general assembly
in 1931.
But for the time being, indications
are that the two candidates out of
these five that have the best out
look now are Fountain and Brum
mitt, with Cox in third place, ac
cording to seasoned political ob
servers who have recently been out
over the state talking to the voters.
One reason for this is that. Foun
tain has been and is now more ac
tive than the rest of the possibili
ties.
“Fountain has already done more
work than all the rest of the pos
sible candidates put together," said
an experienced observer here, who,
of course, declined to permit his
name to be used. "It is more or les.-,
common knowledge that he has tin
majority of the members of the last !
three legislatures working for him."
Jim Irvin Made
Cotton Director
Delivers 95 Bales Of Cotton To The
Association This Year. Off To
Raleigh.
Jim W. Irvin of the Zion com
munity was elected a director of
the North Carolina Cotton Grow
ers Association last- Friday and left
this morning for Raleigh to attend
a meeting of the directors oi the
state. This is the 14th district and
is composed oi the counties oi
Cleveland,’ Rutherford, Lincoln,
Gaston and Polk
Mr. Irvin will deliver this year 95
bales of cotton to the association
which is the second largest number
of bales any member in this district
will deliver He is excelled in the
number oi bales by Governor O. Max
Gardner.
Writer Of County
Sells Article On
Simmons To Mercury
W. J. Cash To Have lronieal Pen
Picture Of Senator In Men
cken’s Magazine.
Now comes forward W. J. Cash,
of Boiling Springs, well known In
Shelby, to add to the literary pres
tige of Cleveland county, on the
big time literary circuit, Mr. Cash
wrote an article on Senator Sim
mons—one of his satirical, ironic
productions, making out the old
man to be a Republican. Cash sent
it to the Mercury, and Saturday re
ceived a letter from H. L. Mencken,
the editor, not only accepting and
commending the article, but asking
for more. The article will probably
produce a furore in North Carolina
politics when it is published, which
probably will be in July.
Injured Teachers
Are Improving Now
Miss Frances McArthur and Rose
Budd Chamberlin, teachers in the
Shelby schools, who were injured
recently in an auto accident at the
Intersection of highways 20 and 206,
are improving. Miss McArthur left
the hospital here last week and is
at her home in Gaffney, but due to
laceration of the knee she will not
be able to return here for some
time. Miss Chamberlin is at her
home but is expected to be able to
return here next week.
Spray Tank Explodes
Tom Webb Is Hurt
A small pressure tank on a tree
spraying machine exploded Satur
day on the Buffalo Mountain farm
of Mr. Tom Webb above Toluca and
inflicted severe cuts on his body.
Mr, Webb was carrying the tank on
his shoulder in the orchard when
the tank exploded from some
chemical re-action. The report was
like a cannon firing and Mr. Webb
was knocked unconscious for awhile.
He was cut and bruised but is re
covering nicely at his home on the
Fallston road
Shelby Soldiers To
Aid Veteran Reunion
A detail of 25 men from Company
K. local militia unit, and likely
commanded by First Lieut. Mike H.
Austell, will assist in handling the
crowds at the united Confederate
reunion in Charlotte the first week
of June, it was announced today by
Capt. Peyton McSwain. Details from
others militia units over the state
will also assist,
AGED AND RESPECTED
NEGRO OF COUNTV DIES
Many people in Shelby and the
county know' John Dial, colored,
who lived for twenty-nine years on
the farm of C. C. Roberts on Buf
falo. He died Saturday at his own
farm near All Healing Springs and
was eighty-one years of age. He
was buried today at 1 o'clock at the
church near his home. .
Many Vote
In Run Off
Election
Eight Hundred May Vote For On«
Alderman By Sundown Thla
Evening.
Almost as many Shelby peopli
will have voted today to decide oni
aldrrmanic seat as voted In th<
regular city election only a fev
years back.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon taor«
than 450 people had voted In th«
runoff election for alderman in
ward one between J. F. Ledford, In
cumbent, and P. M. Washburn,
high candidate in the regular elec
tion a week ago today. Just how
many more will vote between this
hour and sundown is problematical
but estimates about the polling
booth at the court house where
Registrar Mike Austell and Charlie
Woodson, judge, are presiding, have
it that between 750 and 800 votes
will likely be cast.
The trend of the voting of course
is only guess work upon the part
of observers about the booth, but
many there seem to think the win
ner will go in office as the fourth
member of the new city board by a
decisive majority.
Doth candidates, Ledford and
Washburn were about the polls oc
casionally today but no noticeable
amount of campaigning was done.
Candidates Active.
Just how the voting may swing
today and Just how many votes may
be cast In the election for an aider
man from Ward One is the left
over ‘ x” of last Monday’s first elec
tion, but along towards the fag end
of last week the two candidates. J.
P. Ledford, and P. M. Washburn
got active and a fairly good vote
may be cast.
On Friday various voters of the
town began to receive letters from
Mr. Ledford, the present alderman,
reminding them of the run-off race
today and explaining that he was
still in the race because the law
required a majority vote. His en
trance into the first race to seek
rcclection, he explained, was
brought about by the urging of
friends who wanted him back upon
the board because of the knowledge
he had of city affairs due to his
experience in office two years.
Economy Plea Made.
Then on postal cards came along
through the city malls from the
other candidate, Mr. Washburn,
also reminding citizens of the run
off race today. On his card Mr
Washburn announced himself on
the economy platform and for re
duced light rates. His lines In re
gard to economy read: “I am In
favor of strict economy in city gov
ernment and promise if elected to
do what I can for a general scale
downward in light rates. The citi
zens asked the present officials for
this two months ago but their rt
quest has been ignored so far.”
Fallston Boys Off
On Motor Trip Wes
C. M. King, R. L, Hunt, Dixo;
Stroup, Griffin Murray and Johi
Bumgardner, of Fallston, left yes
terday on a motor trip to Texas ant
the Pacfic coast. They rigged up f
car with cooking and sleeping ar
rangements in which they will live
while away. The route chosen take
them through the southwesten
states and back through the north
west. They expect to be gone tw<
or three months and will work sorn
while away.
May Dull Month
At Marriage Mar
Perhaps it is because the mom
of brides is in the offing and per
chance it is because it is, but busi
ness is unusually dull this month
at the marriage bureau in the of
fice of Register Andy Newton. With
near half of May gone only two
couples have secured marriage li
cense in this county, and boih cou
ples were colored.
Memorial Services
At Sandy Plains 18
Memorial services at Sandy Plains
will be an Saturday, May 18. De
votional service at 10:30 a. ra., con
ducted by the pastor, Rev. G. P.
Abernethy. Special music furnish
ed by Boiling Springs students. Ser
mon at 11 o’clock by Dr. Zeno Wait
Decoration of graves at 12:30. Mem
orial address at 1:45.
Meet at 7 o’clock Wednesday
morning to clean off cemetery.