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Sketch Of Fallston And The High School There Keeps Good School Going Without Corporation Tax. High Scholastic. (By W. R. Gary, Principal Fallston High School ) Fallston is a village of some three hundred inhabitants. It is ten miles north of Sliqiby on the best concrete highway in Cleveland county. It Is in the best agricultural section of western North Carolina. It has no railroads, factories, Ro tary club and does not hope to grow to metropolitan proportions. Falls SICK STOMACH First Trial of Black-Draoght Convincing, Says Lady, Who Escaped Suffering By Taking It. STackaon. Mias.—"My first experi ence with Black-Draught convinced me that It was a good medicine," says Mrs Ida Kersh. 311 South Con gress Street, this city, who says she has taken Black-Draught for years. “My trouble,” writes Mrs. Kersh, “was sick headache which seemed to be caused by constipation. I used to have a thick, slimy taste In my mouth, and such a tired, bad feeling. Hits would be followed by headache and sick stomach. I would have to stop my work and go to bed. “I read about Black-Draught and decided to try it. I found that by taking the Black-Draught In time, I could ward off these sick spells. “And so tor the*last twenty years. When I feel the least bit bad, I take Black-Draught and feel that It has saved me much pain and sickness.” Constipation dams up poisons In the bowels, where they are absorbed into the general system, causing many serious symptoms. Thousands of letters of praise from users of Thedford’s Black Draught. on file at the laboratories where Black-Draught Is made, tes tify to the high esteem In which It is held for the cplief of constl patloa and attendant Ills. NC-201 buckdraught I net •(*«'■ st i on Hilioutnett ton does hope to continue in that sort of progress which will distin guish It as belonging to the best type of rural community where the people enjoy life, health and op portunity. The town does boast of the largest rural mercantile estab lishment In western North Caro lina, and seven other business houses which would be a credit to any town twenty times the 6bee of Fa 11 son. There are three churches and a class A standard high school. Four years ago, this progressive community decided that its chil dren should have better educational facilities although there were no railroads and factories to produce adequate Income. The maximum local tax allowed by law was voted, and a modem building erected. The school has operated four years with the maximum tax falling short in paying the minimum necessary ex penses of operation. In spite of all handicaps, the progress of the school has exceeded the hopes of most everybody. There have been disappointments, shortcomings and discouragement, but when one stops for a checking on results, he is prone to forget the stings of minor dis appointments. Well Equipped. Local taxes are used to provide nothing but those expenses which are minimum necessities. Library, laboratory, stage and classroom equipment have been provided through activities fostered by teachers, parents and pupils work ing together. Considering the limit ed finances, the school Is one of the best equipped rural high schools in this section. Two rooms are used for library purposes. One has been equipped for an office and main library. Just across the hall, another room has been equipped for a reference li brary and reading room where 666 to i Prescription for (’olds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue, Bilious Fever and Malaria. It Is the most speedy remedy known TAX NOTICE This is*to notify all persons, firms and corporations to meet the Township Tax Listers at the following places on the dates mentioned and list their taxes for the year 1929. The law requires all polls, personal and real property to be listed during the month of May. All fanners will go prepared to make a crop report. This report is for statistical purposes and has no relation to your taxes whatever. No. 1 Township J. A. McCraw, List I nker. No. 2 Township Flint Hill, Morning, May 6th. Trinity School House, May 6th, Afternoon. Sharon School House, May 7th, All Day. C. J. Hamrick’s and Sons Store, May 8th, All Day. Jolley’s Store, Thursday, May 9th, All Day. Boiling Springs School House, Saturday, May 11, all day • M. D. Moore, List Taker. No. 3 Township Val Thomason's Store, Tuesday, May 7th. Earl, Wednesday, May 8th and 18th. Patterson Springs, May ’ 25th. Austell Bettis, List Taker. No. 4 Township E. L. Campbell, List Taker No. 5 Township Champion’s Store. May 7t.h. Goforth’s Store, May 8th. W. I. Wolfe’s. May 9th. Waco, May 10th and 11th. M. P. Karrelson, List Taker No. 6 Township Stubbs, May 6th, P. M. Q. H. Metcalf’s, May 7th, P. M. Queen's Precinct, May 9th, P. M. Court House, May 8th to 30th. W. R. Newton, List Taker No. 7 Township Turner Cabaniss’ Residence, Monday A. M. May 6th. Pink Lovelace Store, Monday P. M. May 6th. Lattim#re, Thursday, All Day, Mav 9th. Mooresboro, Saturday, All Day, May 11th. C. C. Walker Store, Tuesday, A. M., May 14th. Louis McSwain’s Store, Tuesday P. M„ May 14th. R. W. McBrayer, List Taker. No. 8 Township. Polkville, Monday, May 6th. Delight, Tuesday afternoon, May 7th. Camp Call Tuesday, May 14th. New House, Wednesday, May 16th. Palm Tree, All day, Wednesday May 8th. B. P. Jenkins, List Taker No. 9 Township. Wright’s Store. May 7th, A. M. Double Shoals, May 7th« *{. M. Porter’s Store, May 9th. Lawndale, May 14th. Fallston, May 15th and 16th. W. A. Gantt, List Taker. No. 10 Township. Philbeck School House, Mav 6th. A. M. J. T. Warlick’s Store, May 6th. P. M. J. M. Ledford’s, May 7th, A. M. Joe Costner’s May 7th, P. M. Boyle’s Store, May 8th, A. M. S. L. Wellmon’s, May 8th, P. M. P. L. Peeler’s Store, May 11th, P. M. M. N. Gantt, List Taker. No. 11 Township. Warlick’s Store, Monday. May 6th, afternoon. Julius Pruett's, Friday, May 17th, afternoon. Moriah School, Friday, May 24th, All Day. Warlick’s Store, Friday, May 31st, All Day. A. A. Horton, List Taker W. R. NEWTON, County Tax Supervisor. pupils may read current pcriodl* cals or do reference work at any convenient time. The library has five hundred volumes of well selected books representing the ten fields of knowledge. The books are cata logued by the Dewey Decimal Sys tem and are circulated with the same system used in larger high schools and colleges. Ten of the best periodicals are provided in the reading room. Adequate shelves and other library equipment have been provided along with office equip ment. The laboratory is worth about six hundred dollars. It Is not all that it should be but meets the state requirements for the teaching of four sciences. All furniture is home made and cost approximately seven ty-five dollars. Had It been bought from a school equipment company, It would have cost at least five times that amount. Many honors have come to the school due to outstanding accom plishments of many pupils. Last year, Miss Nathalee lackey made the highest score In French in the state of North Carolina. This test was one sent out by the state de partment of education for the pur pose of testing seniors in all the high schools of - the state. Seven thousand two hundred seniors took the French test. Miss Lackey and two othiV girls In other schools made the highest possible score. Misses Elva Baker and Thelma Hoyle scored among the first fifty out of the seven thousand two hun dred who took the test. Fallston school has a right to be proud or the accomplishment of these three young ladles. Word has come that Miss Lackey has been awarded a scholarship at High Point college where her work has been outstand ing In her freshman year. No graduate of Fallston high school has failed In college during the past five years. Records back of that time are not available. Recent ly. the state department, of high school Inspection said in a letter to the Fallston school, "It is a signal honor to have a student make the highest score in French In the state wide senior test, but for a school to have no graduates fail In college over a period of five years Is ex traordinary” The debating team was organized two years ago and has never tasted defeat this side of Chapel Hill. The graduating class of 1929 is the strongest In the history of the school due to the fact that It had the advantages of a standard school through four years. There were five worthy candidates for the highest honors awarded to the best all round student. Such competition made the honor a coveted prize. It went to Hoyle Lee who made eight een units in the lour years with a grade A In each subject, a stand ard of scholarship without paral lel in the annals of the school. Pallston school does not rank with the urban schools of North Carolina in scholarship, but seeks to develop the best possible with the means available. It looks toward the training of citizens with a deep sense of civic responsibility and in tegrity. In the first place, the teachers feel a personal Interest in every boy and girl. There are no clock watchers and check pullers among the teachers. They may lack many of those things which char acterize experts, but in their sym pathies and interest In the young people with whom they work they are worthy of high rating. Discipline as it used to be inter preted no longer presents major problems. Mutual trust and co-op eration among teachers and pupils has displaced distrust and suspicion The student body Is self-governing in a great measure; not through any system of student government, but through a highly developed sense of honor and responsibility among the students themselves. As a result of mutual trust and under standing, lying, cheating, profanity and other current evils, have been reduced to a minimum. Fallston high girls and boys rate high in character, and take pride In the fact that they rate low in testing the qualities of bootleg liquors arid Judging the latest in terpsichorean gyrations • accompanied by early morning rides in Jumbled heaps on rumble seats. One purpose of the school is to acquaint the youth with those things that are most worthwhile and really count for most in life. This school policy has brought results. The student body is not full of goody goodies at all, but is composed of youngsters who have developed a keen sense in judging sound values, and have ac quired the habit of analyzing situa tions before jumping into them. They are a healthy set of normal young people who are going to make themselves known in this common wealth some of these days. Athletic activities are fostered as tributary to the school. There have been no championships brought to Fallston, but considering the handicaps to athletics in a fanning community the school has had more than its share of honors. An analysis of records shows that the school has always won more games than have been l06t in any season in any sport. Farm boys can not give sufficient time to prac tice in a small school to develop a highly efficient team. It has been the practice to concentrate on some one element in a sport, and develop that to a high point of efficiency. This does not win championship, but brings satisfaction in the Knowl edge that the team has been su perior to every opponent in some department of play. The records show that few defeats have been Shelby Highs Defeat Winston For Title; Play Raeford Sat. (Continued from page one.) the third but Hamrick struck out the two next hitters and tossed out the third at first. Shelby scored again In the fourth when Lee crashed a single to leftfield, moved up on ranis' sacrifice fly and then scored on Harrelson’s first hit of the game. Harrelson then stole second and Poston hit safely and also stole second, but Harrel son was caught off third and Llven good struck out the next hitter and ended the rally. Winston secured another hit In the fourth but Brid ges tossed out two and Rippy snag ged another fly in deep left. The fifth was scoreless for both teams with the hurlers striking out two each. Shelby tallied the third run In the sixth when Gold pulled a bunt down the first base line and was safe when the firstsacker drop ped the ball. Lee forced Gold at second, then stole second base him self, and came galloping home on Harrelson's double after Parris struckout. it was also In the sixth that Winston scored the lone run, and it was unearned as far as Hamrick was concerned. Incidental ly when a Winston player passed second base It was the first time that any opposing runner has been that far around the diamond on Hamrick :'n 15 innings. Short first up singled. Hamrick struck out the next hitter, then Lee couldn’t pick Coldfelter's roller out of the mud quickly enough and while he was tossing to first Short scored. The seventh and eighth were blank affairs for both teams, but in the ninth "Mud" Poston slashed a double to right field and then scored when the rightfielder threw the ball away and the leftfielder kicked it about in the mud while “Mud" crossed the plate. In the ninth Coldfelter singled for Win ston, Weaver made it two straight. The game looked dangerous, but Hippy caught the next ball in deep left. Then Livengood crashed a ball for the fence in center and for agonizing moments it looked like a homer which would tie the score, but the fleet Bumgardner started climbing back to the fence and while still Tunning near the fence he reached up and grabbed the ball. Put on the play the two Winston runners on base moved to second and third. Cook, the heavy hitter was up, and a hit of any type would mean a couple of runs. The first two pitches by Ham rick were balls. The Winston stands began to scream “You’re blowing up" at the Shelby pitcher, and for a minute it seemed so, but Ham rick then mustered his greatest pitching asset, his coolness in critical places, and while the stands and coaches of both teams squirm ed, he sizzled three straight strikes by the greatest hitter of the oppo sition. An there was another ball game, and for Hamrick, his coach, and the Shelby team, another victory—their sixth straight. Meantime up in the Shelby stands pandemoium broke loose among several hundred ex cited students, their parents, and a frenzied little high school band which also boasts of a state title. Another Title! The box score! Shelby AB R H E Bridges. .. 4 12 0 Bumgardner, cf. 3 0 10 Gold. 3b _..._... 4 0 10 Lee (c), ss..2 2 11 Farris, c _ 3 0 0 0 Harrelson, lb __ 4 0 2 1 Poston, rf . 4 12 0 Rippy. if . 4 0 0 0 Hamrick, p _...._ 4 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 9 2 Winston AB R H E Cook, cf ..... 5 0 10 Smith. 2b . .. 4 0 11 West, ss .. 4 0 0 0 Short., rf .. 4 1 1 1 Hutchinson. If .. 2 0 0 0 Sprinkle, If If.. 2 0 0 0 Coldfelter. 3b ... 4 0 3 0 Weaver, lb .. 3 0 10 Carter, c .... 4 0 0 1 Livengood. p . 3 0 0 0 Totals 35 1 7 3 Two-base hits: Bridges. Cook, Bumgardner, Harerlson. Coldfclter, and Poston. Stolen bases: Lee, Farris, Harrelson, Poston, Smith, and Sprinkle. Strikeouts: Liven good 13. Hamrick 8. Bases on balls: Two off Livengood, none off Ham rick. Sacrifice hits: Lee. Harrelson. Poston, and Livengood. Llewellyn. Umpire. administered by schools in Falls ton's class. The community views its success es with satisfaction, but realises that the future is not taken care of by the past. Interest and morale must be maintained and the task of striving for something better yet is being met faithfully. Fallston takes pride in being one of those scores of communities which make up Cleveland county and in being one of the hundreds that comprise the forermost southern state: a state that is rapidly forging toward the front rank of American com monwealths. Watching The Western Champs Capt. Owens Lee, of Shelby’s western championship team, by his play in the Winston game Saturday maintained his remarkable all around play for the year. Lee in the six title games has scored four more runs than the six opposing teams together. In the six games the young streak on the base paths has scored 13 times while Cllffslde, Henrietta-Caroleen, Lincoln* ton, Blackburn, Norwood and Winston have scored only 9 runs altogether. Gold has cored 10 runs or one more than opposing teams. In the six games, Lee, who made twice as many runs Saturday as the en tire Winston team, has been at bat 21 times, scored 13 runs, and se cured 12 hits—a batting average, if you care to know, of a mere .571. In addition he has stolen close to a dozen bases, drove out numerous sacrifice flies, etc., and so on. Lee’s exceptions! performance in scoring more runs than all opponents helps to outline the remarkable series hurling of Sherrill Hamrick. Nine runs have been made off his delivery in six games which is one and one-half runs per game and will win in most any man's league. Two of his victories have been shutouts, and it was not Hamrick’s fault that the Winston game failed to be a shutout. Most of Shelby was in the Con cord stands Saturday, including one man who hasn't been to a game in 27 years, and those who were not in Concord were gathered about the returns being given here—and they do say the ninth inning was as nerve-wracking to them as to those who saw the actual game. But it couldn't have been for no one ex cept Hamrick realized the game was over in the hectic ninth until two minutes eiter it was over. _ A runner on third, one on second, Winston's most boosted slugger up. Two strikes, two balls, Hamrick cut the next one loose for the outside corner of the plate, pulled off his glove and started walking to the bench. He knew what was on the ball to Gold and third and missed, the runner on third started home, Farris not sensing that the game was over shoved the bail to Gold and third and Lee dashed over to back-up the play All that and the gamo over, but up in the stands everything was- quiet for a brief spell until it dawned that Casey Morris had brought another championship to Shelby. About town the talk is that a special tram will carry Shelby play ers, the Shelby band, and the local fans to Chapel Hill Friday night. Spencer, Norwood, and other teams present at Concord Saturday declare that they will board the train along the way. Just as a matter of record, the Raeford team, champions of Eastern Carolina, was at Con cord Saturday looking over Mor ris’ team, and what they saw no doubt failed to give them much of an appetite for the evening meaL Manly Llewellyn, who was a member of the famous Llewellyn Morris battery at Carolina in by gone years, umpired the strikes and balls in Saturday's clash, but he exhibited no partial love for his former battery mate, the Shelby coach. But in fairness to Llewellyn, who umpired a fair and square game, it should be said that the Shelby batters couldn’t see some of Livengood’s fast ones and an um pire naturally had to miss a couple. It was the first game of the title race in which Shelby did not stage a double play. The op portunity came once but was lost. With a runner on first the next Winston hitter slammed one to Harrelson who picked it up and threw to second to start a double, but the ball bit the runner in the back and both Winston players were safe. It was out of such holes as that that Hamrick pitched strike out ball to win the game. The long running catches of Flippy, Bumgardner and Poston In outfield, despite the handicap of sun in their eyes, caused Winston fans to remark that those hill boys from up Shelby way "must have been running rabbits and catching crows since they were old enough to walk.’’ ••Fat” Williams, the most rabid Shelby fan of all once you overlook Wythe Royster, Carl Thompson, and Ben Sut tle, was at the game and on the Shelby bench. Which shouldn't be mentioned perhaps, for it would be really big news if “Fat" ever missed a game. Around Shelby Sunday and to day the fans are wondering if the college teams would play Casey Morris if he had a city as large as Winston from which to pick his high school teams. While Shelby was winning a title again Saturday officials of other high schools were in Chapel Hill changing the high school rules so that pesky lit towns like Shelby would quit licking the athletic hopes of the big city folks. Even before Saturday’s game let us give you three all-state picks on anybody’s team: Lee, shortstop; Hamrick, pitcher; Morris coach. Memorial At Union. The annual memorial services at Union church will be held Sunday May 19. The address will be de livered by Morris Weathers of Shelby followed by a sermon by the pastor Rev. D. G. Washburn. There will be no services In the afternoon. NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND. Under and by virtue of the au thority conferred by deed of trust by R. H. Ponder and wife, Mattie Ponder to the First National bank of Durham, North Carolina, trustee, dated January 15, 1928, and record ed in book 150, page 77, Cleveland county registry, the First National bank of Durham, N. C„ trustee, will on June 12. 1929, at 12 o’clock M. at the court house door In Cleve land county, sell at public auction for cash to the highest bidder the following described property: Being located on the Charlotte Asheville state highway No. 20 about 2 1-2 miles of Shelby, N. C. and being lots No6. 4 and 5 and 10 feet strip, the full depth off the west side of lot No. 6, in block B as shown by plat recorded in plat book No. 2, page 12, of the register of deeds office of Cleveland coun ty, N. C., same being that lot con veyed by J. F. Ledford and wife, Bessie Ledford, L. H. Ledford and wife, Corine Ledford to R. H. Pon der by deed of record In the office of register of deeds for Cleveland county, N. C. In book 3-U, page 241, and described as follows: Beginning at an iron stake north east corner of lot No. 3 on south edge of N. C. highway No. 20, 75 feet.northeast from intersection of Lincoln drive with said highway, and runs S. 42 degrees 6 minutes W. 152.75 feet to a stakfe in line of lot No. 12; thence S. 43 degrees 29 minutes E. 60 feet to a stake; thence N. 42 degrees 6 minutes E. 153.9 feet to a stake on south edge of the aforesaid highway: thence with the south edge of said highway 60 feet to the beginning. This sale is made on account of default in the payment of the in debtedness secured by the said deed of trust. This the Uth day of May, 1929. FIRST NAT'L BANK OF DUR ham. North Carolina, Trustee. W. S. Lockhart, Atty., Durham, N. C. Peyton McSwain Attorney-at-Law Civil and Criminal Practice In All Courts Office: Union Trust Co. Building DR. H. C. DIXON DENTIST Office Over Woolworth’s. TELEPHONE 195 Dr. C. M„ Peeler —DENTIST— Office Over Woolworth Residence Phone 460-W Office Phone 99-W — Dr. Charlie H. Harrill — — Dentist — Office in Judge Webb Bldg. Over Stephenson Drug Co. Otfice Phone 530, Residence 630 SHELBY, N. C. —. FLOWERS — Corsages, Bouquets and Funeral Designs a Special* ty. Complete line of Cut Flowers. SHELBY FLOWER SHOP _ PHONE 580 — “Say It With Flowers”— The Gift Supreme. REAL ESTATE Farms And Town Property. W. A. Broadway Royster Bldg., Shelby, N. C. Office Phone 775. Residence Phone 471. WEBB & WEBB — REAL ESTATE — Farms and City Property See GEO. P. or E. L. WEBB UNION TRUST BLDG. SHELBY — Telephone 454-J — T. W. Ebeltoft Grocer and Book Phone — 82 Seller -BILLIARDS Cleveland Cigar Store Hotel Charles Bid;., Corner Trade and W. Warren Sts. Have Your Eyes Examined Regularly DRS. H. D. & R. L. WILSON OPTOMETRISTS Office Over Paul Webb & Son’s Drug Store. M DAN FRAZIER Civil Engineer And Surveyor Farm Surveys, Sub-divis ions, Plats and General Engineering Practice. - Phone 417 - Dr. D. M. Morrison OPTOMETRIST. Eyes Examined. Glasses Fitted And Repaired. Located In Webb Building:, Down Stairs Next To Hanes Shoe Store. Telephone 585. Shelby, N. C. THE PERSON WHO HAS NOTHING Is Usually The One Who Does All The Damage. Your Only Safe guard is Insurance With CHAS. A. HOEY SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS Full credit for High School, two years College, Elementary A, Primary C, and Grammar Grade C certificates offered in Boiling Springs Junior Col lege June 4th to July 12th. For further information apply to Dr. J. B. Davis, President. QUEEN CITY COACH LINES FOR, ASHEVILLE, CHARLOTTE, WILMINGTON FAYETTEVILLE. FOR ASHEVILLE AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS: LEAVE SHELBY:—9:15 a. m.; 1:45 p. m.; 3:45 p. m.; 8:45 p. m. FOR CHARLOTTE AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS: LEAVE SHELBY:—7:50 a. m.; 10:50 a. m.; 12:50 p. m.; 2:50 p. m.; 4:50 p. m.; 6:50 p. m.; 9:50 p. m. FOR WILMINGTON AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS: LEAVE SHELBY:—10:50 a. m.; 2:50 p. m. FOR FAYETTEVILLE AND INTERMEDIATE , POINTS: LEAVE SHELBY:—7:50 a.m.; 10:50 a.m.; 2:50 p. m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION — PHONE 450 QUEEN CITY COACH COMPANY POULTRY CAR AT SEABOARD DEPOT, SHELBY, NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND PRICES: Heavy Hens. Leghorn Hens. Colored Broilers Leghorn Broilers Cocks. Geese and Ducks 27 cents lb. 25 cents lb. 32 cents lb. 27 cents lb. 13 cents lb. 13 cents lb.