tar 10 PAGES TODAY VOL. XXXV, No. 86 SHELBY, N. 0. FRIDAY, Jl'LY 10, 1020. Published Monday, VV«dnesday , and Friday Afternoons By man,pet year mother's condition will warrant his being away from her. "I have selected Judge Barnhill to take this assignment in his stead." the stetement said, "because he is removed from that section and is recognized all over the state as be ing fair and impartial." Mrs. Blanton Died Monday Forest City Courier. Mrs. Roxana Gardner Blanton, widow of the late Whitt M. Blan ton, died at the home of her son. Mr. Bryant Blanton, on East Main street here Monday at 12:15 o'clock, after suffering some time with heart trouble. She had been ill sometime, but was thought to Le bcttei Monday and died suddenly. Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. Bryant Blanton Wed nesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and were in charge of Dr. W. A. Ayres, of Forest City, and Rev. A. T. Stoudenmirc, of Henrietta. Inter ment was in the Sandy Run ceme tery, Sandy Run Baptist church. Mooresboro. Mrs. Blanton is survived by eight children, five sons and three daugh ters, as follows; Alfred Blanton Petersburg. Va.. Boyd Blanton. Lat timore; Cheever Blanton, Moores boro; Bookter Blanton, Richmond, Va.; Bryant Blanton, Forest City; Miss Ytoe Blanton, Forest City: Mrs. Trevous Lamb. Edneyville; Mrs. C. D. Harrill, Canton. One half sister. Miss Martha Bridges, of Elletiboro, twenty grandchildren and two great grandchildren survive Mrs. Blanton was S member of the Lattimore Baptist church. She had been making her home here with her son. Mr. Bryant Blan ton, since the death of her husband who died of injuries received in an automobile wreck on September Vi. 1928 Supt. Smith Talk* To Kiwani* Club Capt. B. I.. Smith, newly elected superintendent of the Shelby public schools addressed the Kiwanis club at its reeular weekly meeting at Cleveland Springs hotel last night He renewed the prevalence of crime In this country which is costing an nually seven and a half billion dol lars. Education of the youth of the land and proper mental, moral arid physical training will help stay this drrin. He outlined the objectives of the city schools, urging proper equipment, public interest and sup port. etc. Capt Smith's address was well received and he was con gratulated by his fellow Klwaniars for the fine spirit he manifests anrt his thorough know ledge of school affair-, j. ,t. i.aiimioir led charge of i he program New Farm Board Starts Big Effort President Hoover sits \v th his newly created Farm Relief Board at the first mooting in Washington, D. ('. Left to right, sitting: James C. Stone of Lexington, Ky., vice-chair man. representing tobacco; Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde, ex-offic o member of the board; President Hoover, Alexander II. Legge, Chairman; Charles C. Teague of Los* Angeles, fruit farming. Standing; William F. Schilling of Northfield, Minn., dairying; Charles S. Wilson of Hall, N. V.. Eastern agr cultural interests spokesman; Carl Williams of Oklahoma City, cotton, and C. B. Denman of Farmington. Mo., live stock. Says She Didn’t Tell Son To Beat Father Mrs John Philbcck. whose hus band is a patient in the Shelby hospital suffering from a gun-shot wound inflicted by their son, Perry Philbeck. 19 years of age. when the father refused to allow the son the use of the family automobile last Sunday, says she did not tell the son to " ask your daddy for the use of the car and if he refuses, jump on him and beat him up " Mrs. Philbeck says she did not take the son's part in the discussion over whether the son would have the use of the car or not. The son who left the house after the shooting and started in the di rection of Shelby to jive himself up to the officers, according to his j story, but left the community, has not been heard from since. Speedy Justice Is Meted Out In The Court Here Judge Kennedy Holds Night Ses sion For First Time In His History. A new record was made lor law enforcement for Shelby and Cleve land county last Wednesday nig it when two defendants were arrested on charges of violating the pro hibition law, were brought to Shel by, tried and fined, and were bade home within less tlv.n two hours. Incidentally it might be mentioned that this is the first time Jud^e Horace Kennedy has ever held re corder's court at nigh:. A deputy sheriff, while patrolling the highways near Mooresboro, no ticed a suspicious looking automo bile in front of him and when the vehicle came to a stop the deputy made a search. 'He located two pints of liquor and placed Mitt Tate, the driver, under arrest. He asked Tate where the liquor was secured and the car driver replied that he had purchased it at a fill ing station a short distance away. The deputy then visited the filling station and arrested Sherrill Big gerstaff. The tw'o defendants were brought to Shelby and expressed their desire for a speedy, trial. That being the case, Judge Kennedy con sented to convene court and he im posed a fine of $32.50 upon Tate and $07.50 upon Biggerstaff. The fines were paid and the couple left Im mediately thereafter for then homes, the entire transaction hav ing occupied less than two hours. Hamrick Will Be College Bursar Thomasvillc. July 18.—F. B, Ham rick. for 17 years with the Mil's home, Baptist institution for or phans here, has offered his re castor tonight stated he had received a letter from Thomas 1' McDow. of York, chief defense counsel for Rafe King, notifying him officially of their intention of appealing: the