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12 PAGES TODAY By mall, per year (in advance) $9JO Carrier, per year (in advance) *3.00 ?,LA TE NEWS The Markets. Cation, per pound_He Co mi Seed, per bu. .40',j <111 - Bl Showers Saturday. i T* Slay's North Carolina Weather Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Showers in west portion Sai iprday. Not much change in tera P*"(ture. ould Make all League ounty Affair Cai^dale Club Would Like To Get In Loop, Perhaps Union, Too. Want Meeting. Since the suggestion was made in ThO Star of Wednesday that the four textile mill dubs In Shelby should be formed into a four-club league so as to promote more base baU interest, several clubs out in th# county have indicated that they would like to get into such a league. However, no endorsement has been given so far of the league plan by any of the four Shelby clubs. At Lawndale, where “Dutch” Widsnant, former Shelby high star and later a professional hurler, is managing a crack amateur team, there is a desire on the part of the team and fans there to get into an amateur county league as proposed, according to Whisnant and Todd Caldwell, one of the fans. They sug gest that a meeting be held in Shelby of the officals of the club3 here together with representatives of the Lawndale club and other county outfits who might desire to enter a league. In the Union section of the county there is another fast baseba’l aggregation which has been turning in some of the best games in the county this summer. “Lefty” Mc Kee, Virgil MeSwam and other players well known here are play ing on the team and the Union club may also want to enter a county league for ' one game per week provided the circuit is organ ized. Former Pastor At Boiling Spgs. Dies Ret. 3. M. Hamrick, Principal Of Ififh School For a Year, Dead In Richmond. The Rev. James M. Hamrick, 5C, died early Thursday at the home of his son, Mr. Hamrick, ,a native of North, in Richmond. Va., was a graduate of Wake Forest college and the Southern Theological sem inary. His last pastorate, which he he’.i at the time of his death, was the Schoolfield Baptist church of Dan ville. He had filled pulpits in Gaff ney, S. C., Lexington, N. C., and Richmond. Mr. Hamrick was principal of the Boilng 8prings high school for one year, was pastor of the church there and a member of the board of trus tees for a number of years. He is a native of Rutherford county and was well'known in , this county. Cloth Mill Stages Annual Frolic On v Thursday, July 4 Baseball. Races, Swimming And Dlv ing Contests, And Big Dance Booked. The annual frolic or picnic off the employes of the Cleveland Cloth mill will be held at Cleveland Springs on the afternoon and even ing of Thursday, 4uly 4, it is an nounced. - M The program opens at 2 o'clock with a baseball game between the married men and trie single men of the plant? Kb«t, will come a series of footraces to be followed by three legged races and wheilbarrow races for both men and women—men to be the passengers in tfce wheelbar row races for the women and girls. At 4:30 the swimming and diving contests for bbfh men and women will be staged. Following the big company dinner at 6:30 will be the annual square dance at the Cleve land Springs hotel. Cash prizes are to be given in every contest of £he day. Two Cart Stolen In Shelby In Few Days J. A. Bradford, traveling man of Statesville, reported to the police yesterday that his gray body Model T Ford roadster which he parked at the curb on West Warren street while he spent the night at the Ho tel Charles, was missing the next morning and is still missing. He Is offering a reward of $25 for its re turn. Then on Saturday night a car belonging to a young man or the Patterson Springs community was stolen in Shelby and has not been heard of since, although of ficers in all near-by towns have been asked to keep on the lookout. King Case To Start First Thing Monday In Chester, Stated Big Trial Likely To Attract Scores Of People From Shelby Ard County. The trial of Rafe B. King, of Shelby, held in connection with the death of his wife. Faye Wilson King former Shelby school teacher, at Sharon, S. C., last January, will likely be taken up early in the day Monday at Chester, S. C., where the term of district court opens. The indictment against the Shel by man was preferred at York, county seat of the county in which Mrs. King died, but attorneys for the defense won their appeal for moving the trial to another city due to the fact that they contended sentiment in York county has been stirred against their client. Two Shelby Attorneys. Among the defense attorneys are two Shelby lawyers, B T. Falls, former county judge, and Clyde R. Hoey. They will leave Shelby eaily Monday morning for Chester, they informed The Star today, and they will be accompanied by the defend ant, who has been at the home of his parents here under a $5,000 bond. Of course the defense attorneys are not sure that the case will be gin Monday, but reports coming to them have it that Solicitor Harry has declared that he will ask for the Kin? trial to be taken up for the first hearing, after the charge of Judge J. K. Henry to the grand Jury and the sending of several urg ent bills before the jury. To Pick Jury. venire of 36 Chester county citi zens have been drawn for jurymen and the attorneys here are of the opinion that it will take no great length of time to select the trial Jury. The jury will be selected and charged and the preliminary details for the trial completed so that the evidence in the sensational case will likely he started by Tuesday. Messrs Hoey and Falls believe. May Take Week. Since there are a large number of witnesses to be heard, reports as to the number differing, the trial may take up the full week. The Shelby attorneys, who are taking a leading (Continued on page ten.) New Superintendent Speaker For Rotary Wank Shelby's Schools To Keep Pace With Remainder Of City. Capt. B. L. Smith, formerly of Rutherfordton, the rew superin tendent of the Shelby city school system, was the chief speaker at the Rotary club luncheon here today Messrs. Thad Ford and L. P. Hol land, members of the city school board, were also guests of the club. Dr. Tom Gold, another member of the board, is a member of the cl.ib. In a fine address Gapt.. Smith urged that the Rotary club. the Kiwanis club, and other civic or ganizations and citizens generally strive to have their schools keep step with other progress of the town. His talk included several fit ting illustrations of the worth of developing the children of aj com munity. Mr. Wiseman Kendall. Rocky Mount Rotarian, was a visitor. Stores Not To Close A merchant of Shelby, who personal; circulated a Thursday closlnf petition In Shelby Thursday and today, announc ed this afternoon that the issue was officially dead. The merchant said: "Sixty one of the business men of Shelby signed the petition, but it was not unanimous, and those who signed it did so on the con ■ dition that it would be unani mous. I have concluded the issue Is I dead.” King's Attorneys Win Plea To Get To See Exhibits Judge Instructs Officials To Send Records In King Case To Ches ter County. York. S. C. .June 27.—An order requiring the filing with the clerk of court of Chester county of cer tain reports and exhibits shown at the coroner's inquest into the de'hh of Mrs. Faye Wilson King. for whose murder her husband. Ra't King, faces trial, was signed here today by Judge J. K. Henry after a hearing in chambers this after noon at Chester of arguments by state and defense attorneys. The order requires that ‘‘clothes worn by Mrs. Faye Wilson King a< the time of her death, certain school books or test papers, a piece of wood from the carpet strip of tne cook room at the King home, cer tain clothes found by the ladles and referred to by Sheriff Quinn one undersuit referred to by Sheriff Quinn as one undersuit, and the re port of Dr. Brackett or the author ities of Clemson college in posses sion of Coroner McCorkle be forth with filed with the clerk of court, Chester county, subject to inspec tion by counsel for state end de fendant when at least one of coun sel on each side is present, and to (Continued on page ten.) Local Teachers On Motor Trip Summer School Enjoying It Rouge, Curling Irons, And Neck ties Left Behind By Teachers Cn Route To California. Since a dozen of so school teach ers from "Shelby, Lattimore, Boil ing Springs and other sections of Cleveland county are on the sun - mer school motorcade to California the following article appearing in a Nashville, Tenn.. paper telling of the trip will be of interest here. Rouge and curling irons, neck ties and stacomb left beh.nd, 100 girls and boys and young school teachers made the third night pause in a summer motor trip at the state fair grounds here Wednesday, and tumbled out of their cots and buses ] early this morning to get ready for departure. These young people are attending h »mer school on wheels, and will receive college credit for the fun they are having. They are traveling through the west on a geolo and (Continued on page ten.) Pete And “Snook” Webb Take On Laxton Brothers Saturday Shelby’* Two Junior Carolina Champ* Will Play Charlotte’* Brother « Golfer*. A gala afternoon for the golf fans of this section is assured tomorrow, Saturday, when the Laxton broth* ers, Irwin and Fred, crack young Charlote golfers, come here for the first 18 holes of a 36-hole exhibi tion match with Shelby’s golfing pride the young Webb brother1:, Pete and Fred <Snook.) The youngsters, all of whom are or have been champions, will tee eff at the first hole at Cleveland Springs at 3:30 in the afternoon ,and a message sent to the Webbs today by the Laxtons had it that the local youngsters, who can spot any golfers hereabouts several holes and lick them handilv. better be playing in top form or be prepared to take a licking. Three of the four youngsters have held the junior Carolinas cham pionship and the exhibition match should be one of the best ever stag ed ir. this section of the state and will golf fans from other nearby cities and towns as well as from Shelby anti Charlotte Pel* Webb won the junior title from Irwin Laxton in 1928 and dropped it this year to Ills brother. Fred Webb, on the Sedgefield course at Greensboro Fred Laxton does not have the golf ing record of his brother, Irwin, who is ithe Charlotte city cham pion, but is considered one of the Queen City’s best golfers. There will be no cha'ge for wit nessing t*-e crack golfing match and fh» Shelby pub ic is invited to the course. New Employes Of City Take Office Monday Ligon Clerk, Moore Policeman, Spangler Street Supervisor. Miss Reinhart Resigns. Several changes in the list ol names of the payroll of the Shelhv city government will be made Mon day since this month ends ihe month’s notice to employes who are taking up other work. Mr. L. E. Ligon will on Monday take the office as city clerk suc ceeding Mr. Fred P. Culbreth, who goes with an auditing firm. Another new clerk is to be employed by May or McMurry as Miss Bessie Rein hart, who has been assistant clerk for two years, resigned this week to accept, it is understood a position with the Dover mill office. Mr. Ernest Spangler will take tC*r duties of street work over seer succeeding Mr. Nelson Self who is now employed as a brfad salesman. Mr. Self left the city em- J ploy last Monday. Deputy Sheriff Marshall Moore, i j former police officer, will also go to work for the city Monday don ning one of the blue uniforms worn by Police Chief Poston's force. A report on the street last week that Mr. Moore might not accept, the position as policeman is erroneous according to Mayor McMurry. Mr. Sylvanus Gardner, better knowm as Squire Gardner, who re signs Monday as head of the gar bage and trash department, will be come head of the Wilson Coal com pany which opens a coal yard here at the Seaboard depot. The Wilson Coal company has places at Forest City and Rutherford and is Just entering Shelby. A. R. Beam of Forest City is manager of the three places. Much Interest In Contest Tomorrow Eastside-Cleveland Cloth Game Ex pected To Be Tight Baseball Battle. The basebaU game scheduled at the city park here Saturday after noon between the fast Cleveland Cloth mill team and the strong Eastside club is attracting consider able interest among baseball fans. Sherrill Hamrick, who hurled Shel by High to a state title, will be on the mound for the Eastsiders while Home Smith, "not A1 but just plain Homer of Cherryville,” is scheduled to throw them up from the fork side for the cloth mill boys. Resident of the two textile vil lages are keyed up to an enthusias tic pitch over the contest while the uptown section is interested due to the fact that several of Casey Mor ris’ high school champions will be in the two lineups. Mrs. McCord Attends Brother’s Funeral W. B. Riley, brother of Mrs. Mm. A. McCord. S. Washington street, was found dead in bed at his home at Hodges, S. C., early Wednesday morning. He. had been suffering with kidney trouble and complica tions. Mr. Riley was the youngest brother of Mrs. McCord and was a prominent merchant and farmer at Hodges. He was 50 years of age and the v ivit-ral was held at h'.s home Thursday afternoon, attend ing by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McCord and son Riley of Sheloy Pendleton’s Help On Theatre Music Pendletons have pulled a stunt at the Webb theatre, which givnt a variation to the many forms of phonograph operation. Putting a small portable phonograph in the operator's booth at the theatre, they connected it with a full toned com bination radio and electrola locat ed behind the screen. Thus the op erator in the booth, can perform rpon the larger instrument located on the stage of the theatre. The de vice works effectively, and the ef fects are as pleasing as the idee is novel. Home Coming At Pleasant Hill Church Home coming and dedication « erclaes will he held at Pleasant Hiil Baptist church Sunday, June 30. where a new church building has recently been erected. Song servl'-j begins at 10 o’clock, followed by speaking by former pastors at 10:30 Rev. J. B. Davis of Boiling Springs will deliver a sermon at 11 o'clock and this will be followed by a pic nic dinner at noon and another song service in the afternoon He’* Rich With 12 Grandparents Eddie Ledbetter claims a record. Whether it is state-wide or nation wide. his parents do not know, but Eddie has an even dozen grand parents. yet none to '-pare. He is the' 18 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ledbetter who live in the Shelby Mill village and gives the names of the dozen to prove nis claim. His grandaprents are as follows Mr and Mrs. F. M. Ledbetter, Shelby R-3. His great grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. E W. T. Ledbetter of Shelby R-2; Mr and Mrs. G. O. Pearson of Shelby R-3; Mr. and Mrs George Green of Boiling Springs. To fill out the dozen he has two step grand parents. Mr. and Mrs Jamer, Moore, of Shelby R-3 and all dozen are living Association Meet Of Sunday Schools At Boiling Springs Page. Easom And Davis On Pro gram There Sunday. All Day Session On. An all-day session of Group one of the Kings Mountain Baptist Sunday School aaaociaioo will be held at BoiKng Springs the coming Sunday. Juni 30. according to Mr. B. P. Jenkins, group superintendent. In addition to the departmental work and study there willlbe an address at 11:20 in tha morning by G. G. Page, associational superin tendent. At 1:15 there will be an address by Horace B. Easom, of the First Baptist church of 8helby, and an address by Dr. J. B Davij, president, of Boiling Springs col lege. at 2 o'clock. The session will adjourn at 3 oclock. Want* To Make An Industrial Survey E. G Curtis, representing the Craig P Gilbert company of Wash ington. D. C., addressed about 18 representative citizens in the court house last night when he presented to them the matter of his company making an industrial survey of the city, the charge for which would be $300. Such a survey. Mr. Craig says, would gather all the information possible about the city and compile it In a pamphlet for use in at tracting industries and outside capt. tal. Ayer* Will Preach Here Thi* Sunday Forest City.—Dr. Zeno Wall, pas tor of the First, Baptist church of Shelby will preach a special mem orial sermon here next, Sunday at the. Baptist church, at 11 o’clock. All ex-service men, wives, widows, sisters, brothers, mothers and other relatives of ex-service men are urg ed to be present, at this service. Dr. W. A. Ayers will preach at the same hour at Shelby, exchanging pulpits with Dr. Wall. Crowds Coming For Route Hearing Here Several hundred citizens of lower Cleveland will he in Shel by Tuesday and deeply interest ed in the hearing and arguments here about the routing of High way 18 from Shelby to the South Carolina line. Citizens of the Earl and Patterson Springs sec tions and from various portions of No. one. two, and three townships will attend according to information given The tSar. Highway Chairman R. A. Doughton and two district com missioners will preside at the hearing. Unofficial information also has it that one or two local attorneys have been employed to present the arguments and appeals for the two prospective routes. 15-Cent Tax Cut Here Seen By A. E. Cline County Ruvinevt Managrr Hay* Prospect* Now Point To Good Slash In Tat Rate. “A rountv-wide tax reduction of I.V In Cleveland county look-, possible now,” said A. E. Cline, chairman of thp board of coun ty commissioners, speaking last night before (he Klwanl* club. In the Woman's club building where the elub members were served a delirious meal by one of the dlvtsinos. "The best that can be done on schools is to reduce the tax lrom 60c to 54c, while the one cent tax on gasoline for roads will permit, a reduction of about 9c. We have been doing our best, to practice economy and efficiency and stimu late progress but we don't want to progress faster than we can finance. For the last few years the county ha* not. had a deficit in any fund and has none this year, except in the bridge fund caused by the floods of last summer.'' Mr. Cline was speaking somewhat in answer to a resolution recently passed by the Kiwanis club, favor ing the county matching a state fund to provide a county health nurse in Cleveland. "Such an offi cer would no doubt be a fine step and I and the other commission ers. Dr. Gold and R L. Weathers favor such a move, but we think it would be useless to provide the nurse without funds with which to work and to carry on this import ant. mission. It would mean tax money which we do not have. Folks need and expect a tax reduction, but If they are willing to pay for pro gress such as a health nurse, health officer and match the *25,000 Duke gift to the hospital, we are willing to make the levy in the interest of health as we are authorized to do by law, if the citizens are willing.’ Mr. Cline praised hts associates on the board. Commissioners Gold and Weathers and commended Supt. J. H. Grigg as one of the "best, most efficient and economi cal school heads in the state." "Our county government is moving along smoothly and our commissioners are always willing to Join every for. ward movement that, can be financ ed and that is backed by the sym pathy of the tax payers, whom we represent. We are willing to levy if the folks are willing to pay. We are doing our level best to give good county government and our tax rate is comparatively low. with a reduc tion last year of three cents and one In the offing this year of from 14 to 15 cents. Postmasters Send Praise To Shelby For Entertainment Mr. W. B Knowles, of Wallace, retiring president of the Nortn Carolina Postmasters League, has sent the following letter to Mayor S. A. McMurry expressing his ap preciation of the entertainment given his convention here recently: “In behalf of the North Caro lina state branch of the National League of district postmasters, as sembled in your grand city on tae 14 and 15th of June, I wish to thank you for your kindness and generous hospitality during our short stay. “We greatly enjoyed our brief visit and hope we shall be privt: edged to come that, way again.” Big Speakers For Spanish-American Vets Here July 8-9 Berry Mintz Gets First Bloom In To Star Officers Berry Mint*. highly re spected colored farmer who live* west of Earl In No. 3 township, yesterday brought In thr first cotton bloom of the season for this county. The bloom was first noticed Wednesday evening, accord ing to Berry, but hr did not hear about The Star’s offer of a three-months subscrip tion to the paper for the first bloom until yesterday. Berry owns his own land and Is a successful farmer. Warning Issued To Auto Owners Who Have No New Tags City Privilege License Taxes And New Auto Plate* Must Be Tatd By August 1. A warning from Mayor S A. Me Murry and City Clerk Fred P. Ct;l breth is published In today's Star to eitiaens who have not paid their privilege license tag* and have not purchased the city license plates for the automobiles and motor cars for this year, the old plates going out at the end of the month. A five per cent penalty will be ad ded to unpaid privilege taxes on August 1. it is announced. So far only a little over 300 of the city auto license plates have been sold, according to Clerk Cul breth. This means that more than 1,000 auto owners in the city are violating the city law by not pur chasing the new plates. There are approximately 1,500 motor cars In the city. It Is estimated, as 1,301 city auto tags were sold last yaaj. There will be a five per cent, penalty on all license plates purchased aft er August 1, slso, it is announced. . .. ■ k... Dr. Platter Buys I. C. Griffin Home Dr H S Plaster has purchased the home of Mr. I. C. Griffin r.n South Washington street and will occupy the same next week. The Plasters have rented all of the house but two rooms to Mr. and Mn. Harry Speck with whom they will board. Mr. Griffin, former superintend ent of city schools left a few weeks ago to enter upon his new duties at the University of North Caro lina and has purchased a home there. Mrs. Griffin will Join him, moving the household effects this week and they will keep house at Chapel Hill and have with them their son, I. C Griffin, Jr., who will enter the university next Fall us a student. Rev. and Mrs Allen Lortmer and child who have been visiting Mrs, Lorimer's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, left this morning for their home in New England. California has not yet been invad ed by the Mediterranean fruit fly, which is bringing distress to Flor ida. Is it possible that the Western oranges have no insects appeal”— The New Yorker. Hoey Among Big Array Of Lawyers In Adderholt Case Gastonia Council Votes 18.000 Fund To Pay Lawyers In Caw. Charlotte, June 27.—Attorneys an pearing as special prosecutors in the trial of murder and assault cases against strikers and leaders held in connection with the fatal shooting of Gastonia's police chief, O. F. Ad derholt, on June 7, have all be'n employed by the city of Gastonia, it was said yesterday by Mayer E. B Denny. While no definite sum has been appropriated for the attorneys' fees and no agreement has been reach ed between the city end the law yers, the fees will be taken care cf out of an emergency fund of $8,000 included in the 1929-30 budget whico passed second reading last night, the Gastonia mayor explained In a long distance telephone conversa tion. The same fund will take care of hospital and medical expenses of officers who were injured at the same time Chief Adderholt was kill ed, he continued. In addition to A. E. Woltz. city attorney. George B. Mason, city so licitor, and his assistant, and May • or Denny, himself a lawyer. Solici tor John G. Carpenter is being as sisted by six lawyers retained by the city of Gastonia. The special pros ecuting attorneys are: A. G Man gum. Ernest R. Warren, R. G. Ter ry, Maj. A. L. Bui winkle, MaJ. Stephen B. Dolley, all of Gastonia, and Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby. Major Bulwinkle. while in Char lotte yesterday, said that none of the prosecuting attorneys had been retained by mill interests as had been rumored, although Major Bul winkle has represented the Manvllle Jenckes company, owners of the Loray mill where the strike wu called in April, prior to the present time. Mayor Denny last night denied reports that the property on which the shooting occurred would be :e (Continued on page ten.) Governor Gardner, A Vet Hkaself Coming; Commissioner-In Chfef Coming Also. A number of distinguished per* son ages will be In Shelby to taki part In the program of the annual encampment of North Carolina veterans of the Spanish-Am eric an war, which will be held hem Mon day and Tuesday, July M, The speakers will include Gover nor o. Max Oardner, who sms a teamster in an XlUnoia regimen# during the conflict, although he was only in his teens; and Col. W. L. Grayson. comminder-ln-chleX of all the Spanish-American war Veterans tn this country. Congressman Chaa, A. Jonas id also booked for a talk, while lepra* aentatlves of the pengloo and veter ans bureau will tell of the progress being made in hospitalisation and pension work. i Parade And Bangdet. The early bulletins sent out by the acting commander for the state. Capt. H, W. Edmond*. £ of Charlotte, states that there win hi a big parade on Tuesday aftempos with floats, automobiles and bands, and the parade is to be followed by a big dance at the Cleveland Springs hotel and a mammoth herb* cue supper tendered by civic ore gsnlzatlons of Shelby as the cltyTl formal bit of hospitality. Entertain Women. A free motion picture of “Room* veit's Rough Rites” at San Juan hill will be shown, and the vtgglng ladle? win be given an entertain* ment at the Woman's chib rooms. In the Masonic temple by the 8hel« by Auxiliary of the Spanish-Amerl can war and the members of the Woman's club. The headquarters for the two day convention, or reunion, wdl lbestthe Hotel Charles and aU vteRtat dele. An outstanding company sanution of the boys who in the conflict from IMS will be 30 members of Ofcpt nah’s old Company ~H“ WaynesviUe. A prise will be offered 1 company having the greatesl her in the giand paradeTu® noon, while ancfber prise wil the single company havini greatest number of’their oh pany in attendance. Officials hi charge of thy talnment here state that n the visitors to the biggest v< non Shelby has had to w start coming in Sunday nig* , The program of for the two big day; died by the Spaniah eram here in th* Gardner camp assist tary. Kiwania. anil along with other c organizations. Mae Jenkins, R. E. Can Logan and J. F, Ri tng leading roiea in city for the Invasion of M. Pawed Miss Essie daughter of Mr, Burgess, well family, died early ing at the home of her .parents al ter an illness of more than a year. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Sec-. ond Baptist church with Rev, Rush Padgett conducting the services Interment was in the Soar ceme tery. In addition to her bereaved par ents Miss Burgess is survived tv three brothers. Claude and John of Hickory; and Orady, of Mexico: al so two sisters. Mrs. Tom Dixon, of the Sinai section, and Mrs, D L. Grant, of Shelby. . J Cleveland To Get State Road Money Raleigh* June 2T.-Oounti*s North Carolina* Wilt »ce first money from the county aid road hind Am has been aonoupoed Ross, at way com The