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Bishop Scored For Taking Church In Political Affairs Denny Say* Church And Leader Should Let Political Thin** Alone. Richmond. Va — Bishop Collins Denny, of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, has declared himself ns emphatically opposed to the mingling of the church churchmen In polities. He gave his views on this sub ject in appearing in a conference of the Richmond district of the Mem odist church, In opposition to a res olution being sent to President Hoo ver. voicing the hearty support, of the conference to the President's activities and pronouncements on law observance and enforcement. While agreeing with the spirit W the resolutions, the bishop said ha felt that it was not proper for the conference, as a unit of the fchurch to take such action. ‘1 feel very deeply about 1 his” [Bishop Denny said, "I do not think It ia within the sphere of the phurch to do such things. I fear It means the ultimate division of |he Methodist church for many Mil refuse to be dragged, as a Ithurch, into politics.” Gets No Result* j "Where do we get, aa a church tin church capacity, the authority to pronounce Judgment on actions hr civil officials? If we claim the flight to approve, we can claim >h# right to Judge. It Is a question |>f propriety altogether.” I Bishop Denny, however, was de> !eated in his efforts for the confor ine# by a heavy majority voted to Adopt and forward the resolution to Mr. Hoover. The resolution, orl;t Viating With Dr. Pred Chenault, pas • for of Broad Street Methodist ichurch of thia city, was adopted, as an amendment to the confer ence committee report on temper knee and society Teform. Three members of the committee Submitted a minority report, agree ing in substance, with the views of Bishop Denny. Commenting before the conference Dr. J. T. Mastin. a former Virginia welfare official and a singer of the minority report, offered the opinion that "the church Is more powerful on its knees than writing resolutions." Bishop Cannon Taken To Task For Political Acts. Norfolk, Va,—Bishop James Can non, Jr., militant dry crusader of the Methodist Episcopal church, PLACE YOUR WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION INSURANCE With The CLEVELAND BANK & TRUST CO. THIS WEEK —If you employ five or more people you must, in sure, if you employ less tjian five you may elect to insure— SEE US THIS WEEK 'As you will be subject to a penalty after July 1st. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT CLEVELAND BANK & TRUST CO. Wm. LINEBERGER, President. R. E. CAMPBELL, Vice-President. J. J. L4TTIM0RE, Secretary & Treasurer J. L, SUTTLE, Manager Ins. Dept. south, is vigorously criticised for ‘•using liis office as a bishop of the Methodist church for the defeat of any candidate for office, whether qualified or not,purely on religious grounds,'’ in a resolution adopted by the Knights of American Pro testants In the closing session of its convention here. The resolution was announced by the national board of directors of the organization. Voicing resentment 'at the activi ties of Bishop Cannon the resolu tion further criticised him for the ! injection of his own church Into politics. •‘although we do appre ciate the loyal sincerity and good work he Is trying to do, but we do object to hia attempting to con trol the destinies of the federal government.” The Knights of American Proter tantlsm describes Itself as a frater nal order having 420 local chap ters in 37 different states and professing to "be bounded togetni to advance the true American spirit and in upholding law and order.” An official statement from the organization declares that It "sup ports men and ideals not politico.” To Lecture Monday On Holy Land Trip Rev. N. G Bethea Pastor of th? Lexingtpn Methodist Protestant church will give his notable lecture on hia trip to the Holy Land Mo Monday evening at ft o’clork at the West Shelby Methodist Protestant church. Rev. Bethea Is a good speaker and the subject which he will speak1 from, should interest people in Shelby. The public is cordially in vited to attend this lecture. To Dedicate Church On Fifth Sunday (Special to The Star > Memorial and home coming sen - ices will be held at Pleasant Hill Baptist church filth Sunday in tills month as was stated some time back. Program for the day Is as follows: We are expecting Mr. John R. Dover of Shelby to speak at 10 o'clock. Dr Davis of Boiling Springs at 11 o’clock, then as usual the graves will be decorated with flow ers, followed by dinner at the noon hour. Song service in the afternoon We will state again we are giving a special invitation to all our for mer pastors, old members and friends. We welcome all that wish to be here on that day.' FREEDOM FROM POLE TO POLE The greatest of all gifts to man is freedom; that’s why the 4th of July is cele brated — it is the 153rd year of American Inde pendence. Freedom was ob tained by an Idaho woman who divorced her husband —an auto dealer who grit ted his teeth in his sleep (another gNASH) You can gain freedom from worry by using SIN CLAIR gas and Opaline oil exclusively. The purity and quality of these products is the key to growing demand for them. Cleveland Oil Co. I ! A Distributors Child Run Down Legs Broken By Neighbor’s Auto Home Was Burnln* And Neighbor Marled For Occupant. Child Has Both le|» Broken. (Special to The Star.) The one-story home of Mr Hi',1 Ware who lives on the farm of Mrs Mary Ware In the Elbethel section was burned Friday afternoon about 5:30 o'clock. The home was com pletely destroyed. Some of the fur niture was saved although damaged. The fire was caused by a defective flue. Mr. Ware, who was working In Gastonia at. the time was sent for. Mr. Marlon Neal, a neighbor, who volunteered to go for him had the misfortune to hit the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Go forth who ran across across the highway just as Mr. Neal was pass ing the child's home. The child was rushed to the hospital at Shelby where he was found to have both legs broken, one broken twice, sev ere bruises in his side and head »nd all of his teeth knocked out. The little boy Is about four ye.irs old. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Goforth and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Slyvannus Goforth. Mrs. William Le Rtcheux died Friday afternoon at seven o'clock after a lingering illness of several months. She has been suffering with cancer of the stomach for the past year. She had an operation some time ago from which time she continued to grow steadily worse until her death Friday. Mrs. Le Rlcheux was a devoted Christian and an acthe worker in the Centra! Methodist church of which she was a member. She Is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jim Phillips and a younger daugh ter, Mary. Her husband, Mr. Wil liam Le Richcux also survives. He is familiarly known as Billy. Miss Sara Long of Columbia, S. C. is visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McGill spent last week here with relatives. Mr, and Mrs. McGill were on their way to High Point where they will make their future home. Miss Grace Blalock, of Union Level, Va, visited relatives hero Iho latter part of last week. The many friends of Mr. George Herndon will be glad to learn that he Is getting along nicely after un dergoing an operation for appendi citis at the city hospital in Gas tonia. Miss Fanny Carpenter who Is at tending summer school at Lenolr Rhyne spent the past week-end at home. Miss Margaret Noisier and Mrs. I. S. McElroy were Charlotte visit ors Friday. Mrs. W. J. McGill and Mrs. J. C. Nichols who are attending summer school at Lenoir-Rhyne spent the past week-end at home. Mr. and Mrs M. A. Ware and daughter Jean, Mrs. Paul Monty and son. Paul. Jr., of Charlotte. Mr. and MrS. W. K. Crook and son. Rob ert Cecil were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McGill at their country home "The Pines,'' Tues day evening. Miss Ruth Hord and Miss Ellza Beth McGill were Charlote visitors Wednesday. NEW CAR SALES SKYROCKET FOR HALF OF YEAR Raleigh—An Increase of 35 per cent in new passenger cars purchas ed in North Carolina during the first five months of 1929 as com pared to the same period of 1923, was announced today by the state motor vehicle division of the state department of revenue. During the first five months of this year there were 29,484 new passenger cars purchased in the state as compared to 21,820 dur ing the same period of last year. Took Her Word For It. From The Pathfinder. A Nebraska man fell victim to the cross-word puzzle craze. He neglected his meals, his business and his family for the lure of the squares. In his sleep he raved about "a three-letter word mean ing snake," and "a six-letter word meaning snake,-’ and ’a six-letter word meaning native of South America." One evening he came home to discover the following note from his wife: "Dear Clarence: Since your life is centered in the solution of cross word puzzles, here is one I have prepared for you: *‘T. A pronoun of one letter, 2 To posses? 3. Verb with four let ters. 4. Place where people live. 5. Preposition. 6 Female relative. 7. Girl's name.' ” Eagerly he concentrated all his w-its on the deciphering of this in triguing piizzle. At last he solved it as follows: "I have gone home to mother—Mary." The World Is Flat. New York.—Back from a four months’ tour of Europe and North ern Africa, Wilbur Glenn Volvla professes to be still convinced that the earth is flat; he says anybody who will convince him he is wrong will get $5,000. Star Advertising Pays (Special to Tlie Star.) June 21—The little son of Mr. and Mrs. It. L. McMurry has been ! very sick for the past week but *s Improving now. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ledford vis ited his uncle Mr. Pink Wellmon Sunday. Miss Anile Richard was the guest of Miss Effle Wellmon Mon day. Mrs. Buford Spiirllng and daugh ter, Lorene, visited Mrs. R. L. Mc Murry Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Albert Dixon and children of Shelby spent a few days the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McMurry. Mr. Paul Ledford and a friend from South Carolina visited at the home of Mrs. W. A. Wellmon Sun day afternoon Misses Annie and Monta Lula Richard and Mr. Plato Mead were the guests of Misses Pansy and Georgie Queen Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elam and Miss Greak Norman spent Wednes day night at the orphanage home in Thomasville. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wright and daughter, Ruth, of Beams Mill, vis ited Mrs. Wright's mother, Mrs. W. A Wellmon Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Will Lee and daugh ter visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. C K. McMurry Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Carmie Elam and children were the dinner guests rf Mr. and Mrs Frank Spurling Sun day. Miss Louise Pritchard of Lawn dale spent Sunday and Monday with Misses Pansy and Georgie Queen. Mr and Mrs. Quincy Hartman visited Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Mc Murry Sunday. LINCOLN MAYOR, IN WRECK, RECOVERING Lincolnton—Mayor James A. Aber nethy, jr., and E. H. Byars, jr., who were injured in an automobile wreck near Myrtle Beach, lest week, arc recovering fast. Mr. Byars, who re ceived a scalp wound, is able to be out. but Mayor Abernethy, who sus tained a broken leg, Is still in the hospital here, where his condition is reported to be good. Try Star Want* Ads NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION FOR SHELBY SPE CIAL CHARTER SCHOOL DIS TRICT NO. 33. Whereas, a careful audit of all the Indebtedness and contractual obligation of Shelby special charter school district No, 33 as of January 1, 1929, has been presented to the board of aldermen of the city of Shelby. N. C.. from which it appears that said school district has the following deficits as of January 1, 1929: Indebtedness for erection and re pair of school buildings.. $25,058 55 Indebtedness for accumulated in debtedness for operating expenses— $14.317 91 Contractural obligations for school purposes - - ___... $20,130.36 And, whereas, said trustees ha\e filed with this board a bill as en acted by the general assembly of North Carolina of 1929, known as H. B. 475 and S, B. 457. which is attached hereto: and, wheeras, said trustees have requested an election, as provided In said bill, to ascertain the will of the majority of the qual ified voters residing in said school district upon the question of issuing school bonds of said Shelby special charter school district No. 33 in the sum of $58,000, for the purpose of paying off the deficits that existed on January 1, 1929, for money ex pended for school buildings and repair of same, for expenditures au thorized by law, and for contrac tural obligations existing on said date, and on the question <S levy ing a sufficient tax to pay the in terest and provide a sinking fund for said bonds as sa\e become due. The metes and bounds of said Shel [ by special charter school district No. 33 are as follows: Beginning at the Junction of the Hopper's Park branch with First Broad river, about three-quarters ol a mile west of the new corporate limits of the city of Shelby, N. C. runs thence up said branch, as it meanders, to the new city limits; thence with the city limits to the north edge of the Seaboard Air Line railway; thence with the noi*,h edge of the Seaboard Air Line railway to the northeast corner of Clarence Gardner's farm; thence south with Clarence Gardner's line to state highway No. 206. including Clarence Gardner’s farm: thence southwest with state highway to old county line road near Max Wilson's; thence south w-ith the headwaters of Lit tle Hickory Creek, as it meanders, by Cleveland Springs to the new city limits; thence with the new city limits to Big Hickory creek; thence down Big Hickory creek as It meanders to First Broad river; thence north up First, Broad river, as it meanders, to the Junction cf Hopper's Park branch, which Is the point of beginning, the same in fixing all of the city of Shelby and the inscribed territory adjoining same. Now, therefore, the board of al dermen of the city of Shelby, at Its regular meeting duly held June the 18th, 1929, do hereby find that on January 1, 1929, deficits for the fol lowing purposes existed against said district: Indebtedness for erection and re pair of school buildings.- $25,058.55 Indebtedness for accumulated in debtedness for operating expenses— $14,317 91 Contractural obligations for school purposes - _ $20,130.36 And do hereby, under authority contained in H. B. 475 and S. B. 4!>7 of the acts of the general assembly of North Carolina of the year 1929. order that an election be held in and for said district, with voting place in the court house of Cleve land county in the city of Shelby. North Carolina, within said district, on Tuesday, the 30th day of July, 1929, for the purpose of ascertain ing the will of the majority of the duly qualified voters within said Shelby special charter school dis trict No. 33. upon the question of issuing school bonds of said Sheiby special charter school district No. 33 in the sum of $58,000 for the pur pose of paying off the deficits or indebtedness existing against said district as of January 1, 1929, said indebtedness being due for the erec tion and repair of school buildings, for operating school expenses as authorized by law, and contrac tual obligations existing on said date, and for the purpose of levy ing a sufficient tax to pay the in terest and provide a sinking fund for said bonds as same become due, not. exceeding 10c on the $100 prop erty valuation of said school dis trict. And. It Is further ordered that a new registration of the voters re siding within said Shelby special charter school district No. 33 be had. and that the registration books shall be kept open for the registra tion of duly qualified electors for twenty days. Sundays excepted, preceding the day for the closing of same, and that said books shall be opened for registration on Fri day, June 28, 1929, and closed on Saturday. July 20, 1929, and that on each Saturday during the period of registration the registrar shall have the said registration books at the polling place in said district for the registration of the voters, and that Saturday, July 27, 1929, shall be challenge day, and that on the day of the election the polls shall be open from sunrise to sun set, and said election shall be held, canvassed, and the results declar ed. in the manner provided by law. It is further ordered that, after the closing of the polls, the regis trar and poll holders shall duly certify under their hands the num ber of the duly registered and quali fied voters in the said Shelby spe cial charter school district No. 33, and the number of votes cast at said election for, and the number of votes cast at said election against the issuance of said $58,000 of school bonds, and the levy and col lection of the tax sufficient to pay principal and interest of the bonds as same become due. and certify same in duplicate to the board of aldermen of the city of Shelby for GUESS AT THE WEIGHT OF A PILE OF COAL — SIX VALUABLE PRIZES FREE — Look at the pile of coal in the old Gilmer Store Room between the Piggly-Wiggly and Union Trust Company. Make a guess at the number of pounds the pile contains. No one knows, not even do we know, how many pounds the pile contains. Write your name and guess on a slip and drop it into a sealed box in the store. FIRST PRIZE-ONE TON BLOCK COAL. SECOND PRIZE—ONE TON EGG COAL. THIRD PRIZE—ONE-HALF TON BLOCK COAL. FOURTH PRIZE—ONE-HALF TON EGG COAL. FIFTH PRIZE—500 LBS. BLOCK COAL. SIXTH PRIZE—500 LBS. EGG COAL. Everybody is entitled to guess except Coal dealers, coal truck drivers or others accustomed to handling coal. NAT BOWMAN COAL CO. PHONE—OFFICE 601. PHONE—RESIDENCE 402. canvass and judicial determination of the results as provided by law. It Is further ordered that L. Z. Huffman be, and he is hereby ap pointed, registrar of said election, and that he be furnished with a copy of this order, and that J. F. Ledford and B. E. Williams be and they are hereby appointed, Judges of said election. It is further ordered that at said election those who are in favor of the issuance of the 58,000 school bonds of said district for the pur pose of paying off the deficits or indebtedness existing against said district «s of January 1, 1929, said Indebtedness being due for the erection and repair of school build ings, for operating school expenses as authorized by law, and contrac tual obligations existing on said date, and for the purpose of levy ing a sufficient tax to pay the in terest and provide a sinking fund for said bonds as same become due, not exceeding 10c on the $100 prop erty valuation of said school dis trict, shall vote a ballot which shall have written or printed thereon the words “For School Bonds;” and those opposed thereto shall vote a ballot which shall have written or printed thereo nthe words “Against School bonds.” That, if at said elec tion, a majority of the qualified voters of said District shall vote in favor of the issuance of said bonds, then the Board of Aldermen of the City of Shelby, N. C., shall issue the said bonds in the name of the said Shelby Special Charter School Dis trict No. 33, and sell same as pro vided by Law, and when thus issued and sold shall be and constitute the valid and binding obligations of the said Shelby Special Charter School District No. 33. It is further ordered that due publication of this order and of saia election a new registration be made by publishing this order in The Cleveland Star once a week for four consecutive weeks, the first publica tion to be made on June 24th, 1929. S. A. McMURRY, Mayor City of Shelby. N. C. F. P. CULBRETH, Clerk of Board of Aldermen of City of Shelby, N. C. NQTICE. North Carolina, Cleveland County. In the Superior Court, before the Clerk. Nora Leister and W. B. Martin, ex* ccutors, of the last will and testa ment of W. A. Martin in their of ficial capacity, and Nora Leister and husband, W. P. Leister and W. B. Leister and W. B. Martin and wife, V. M. Martin, indivi dually, Petitioners, vs. Gazzie Martin, widow of W. A. Mar tin, John Martin, Nelson Stroud Martin, Dan M. Leister, William Leister, Agnes Leister and Edith Leister, minors defendants. To Dan M. Leister, William Lei ster, Agnes Leister, and Edith Lei ster, minors; you and each of you will take notice that a special pro ceeding entitled as above has been commenced in the superior court of Cleveland county and before the clerk to obtain an order to sell real estate belonging to the estate of W. A. Martin, deceased, in which you have an interest as set forth in the petition, said sale to be made for the purpose of creating assets for the payment of debts, and you will further take notice that you arc required to appear at the office of the clerk of superior court in Shelby, N. C„ on July 17. 1929, at 10 o'clock a. m. and answer or demur to the petition in said proceeding, or petitioners will apply to the court for the relief demand* ed in said petition. This the 7th dav of June, 1929. A. N. HAMRICK, Clerk Superior Court Ryburn & Hoey, Attys. * TO ALL Employers 0£ Labor TAKE NOTICE IF YOU DO NOT NOTIFY THE INDUSTRIAL COM MISSION OF YOUR WISHES REGARDING WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION INSURANCE By July 1st you are subject to a penalty. We suggest that you see us at once to take care of your require ments. We have the proper forms for you to sign, and we will be pleased to give you ail information we can as to this law and insurance. 1 WE ARE PREPARED TO WRITE THIS COMPENSATION INSURANCE SEE US AT ONCE. Y#u Must Insure If You Employ Five Or More Em ployees. You May Elect To Insure If You Employ Less Than Five Employees— ASK US TO EXPLAIN ALL RATES ARE THE SAME. NO MATTER WHAT COMPANY YOU INSURE IN. J. L. SUTTLE, Mgr. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT j Cleveland Bank & Trust Co, SHELBY, N. C. 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