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I 10 PAGES I TODAY VOL. XXXV, No. 07 SHELBY, N. 0. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14. 1920 Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons By man, per year un advance) mo * • Carrier, per year (In advance) $3.00 1 LATENEWS »» .. I The Markets. Cotton, per pound--— 19c Colon Seed, per bu._..... 40 '.a Rain Tonight, Today’s North Carolina IVeath-i • Report: Partly cloudy with .local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight in central and west por tions. Thursday fair in central and west regions. Showers in extreme east. Cooler Thursday in west. Snook Verdict Soon. Columbus, Ohio.—The first degree murder case against Dr. James H. Snook, former college profesor, con fessed slayer of Theora K. Hix, hU 24-year-old coed mistress, will reach the jury of 11 men and one woman today, and an early verdict is an ticipated. “Cotton Show” For Fair Here Local Ladies To Stage Fashion Show Parade Boosting Cotton Garments For Fair. One of the most interesting fea tures for the forthcoming Cleveland County Fair which begins Sept. 24 and runs to Sept. 28th. inclusive, will be a “cotton show" to be held on Governor's Day, Friday, Sept. 27th when Governor Gardner will return for the fair. It will be stag ed by an organization of ladies throughout the county to stimulate the use of cotton goods for wearing apparel and consequently work to the benefit of the cotton farmer df the south. Various types and styles of cot ton garments will be displayed and valuable prizes offered. Rules and regulations governing the cotton show will be made public shortly, whereby prizes will be awarded to the makers of cotton garments which will be worn by living mod els and displayed from a platform in front of the grand stand on “Governor’s Day.” Garments may be made by one and worn by an other and there is no rule compell ing the contestants to buy locally manufactured goods. The one and main requirement will be that all garments must be made at home, not bought "readymade, and that these garments must be made en tirely of cotton. It is thought that prizes will be offered for house dress es. street apparel, evening dress, aprons, WTaps, etc. It is understood from the ladies sponsoring this "cotton show” that prizes totaling several hundred dol lars will be offered and that much interest is being manifested in all parts of the county by women who sew and plan to enter the contests with garments. Cleveland county's prettiest models will be used to dis play the garments. Star Misinformed As to Working Hours Monday's Star carried a news item in which it was stated that ail of the cotton textile plants in Shelby were working on a 55 hour week schedule. Following the re ported cut in working hours from 60 to 55 weekly by the Gaston county yarn mills. The Star sought to know the schedule in Sheiby and a prominent business man closely connected with the textile interests here replied that the local plants were all on a 55 hour schedule, but a re-check this morning revea's that he was incorrect. The Star re grets this error—the error not be ing intentional on the part of The Star or the paper's source of in formation. As a matter of fact night work for women is limited by law to 55 hours and day and night work to men 60 hours and all plants are within the law. With business conditions such as they are, most of the plants are on a curtailment program, varying In different mills. “Aero** America And Back”; Read Renn Drum’* Talc Readers of The Star are of fered a treat in a series of travel articles written bv Renn Drain, local editor of The Star who has just re turned from a five week’s mo tor trip across the continent and back. The first install ment appeared Monday. To day’s installment takes one across the Gila desert where the heat is so intense, it actually cools water and one can't raise a sweat; it de scribes jarkrabbits and then follows a description of great Western paradise of vineyards, orange groves, apricot or chards and forests—that spot said to contain the world's greatest natural beauty. Pick up Monday's issue and begin at the beginning—fol low Mr. Drum and his party in today’s Star and read his forthcoming articles that are appearing exclusively in The Star.—(The Editor.) County Debt Here Remarkably Small Amount •¥ Cook, Former Shelby Policeman, Kills Self At Albermarle Expired Last Night; Left No Reason For It Shot Self Near Albemarle Home. Died In Hospital At A be marie. H. I-ee Cook, a member of the Shelby police force until last March, died at 11 o’clock last night in an Albemarle hospital from a self-inflicted pistol wound which he fired into his left temple about 6:30 yester day evening, The Star learned at noon today by long distance telephone. No Explanation. The former policeman, who served on blue-coat forces at Salisbury and Shelby for years, left no explanation for his sui cide. His father and brother when questioned answered only one word "trouble.” Cook, well known in Shelby as a policeman serving during the Dors ey administration and finally dis charged, has not had regular work since leaving here, it is understood. At the time of his death he was living with a brother about three miles from Albemarle. In Patch Of Woods. Albemarle dispatches today had it that the shooting took place in a clump of woods near the Scalebark service station west of Albemarle. A .38 calibre gun was used and the shot was fired with the left hand. Police Chief Poston and others in Shelby recall that Cook was left handed. The bullet, according to Coroner I. M. Lefler. of Stany county, enter ed the left temple and emerged only about two inches from where it en tered. Left Home Twice. Information secured at the Cook home was that he left his wife and others at his brother's home yester day afternoon. Shortly after he re turned and left again. Some time later a pistol at the service station was missed, then a shot was heard in the clump of trees nearby. Rush ing to the scene those who heard the shot found the former officer dying. He was rushed to the hos pital but never regained conscious ness. It was said that he had not been working recently. Wife And Children. He is survived by his wife, three children, a brother, and his father, J. A. Cook. For eight years he was a police man at Salisbury and Spencer, com ing to Shelby two years ago and serving on the force here as pa trolman and traffic officer until last March. Smelled Whiskey. Newspaper dispatches quote the Stanly coroner with saying that he thought he could detect the odor of whiskey about the fatally wounded man when he was summoned. The funeral is scheduled for this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at St. Mar tin's Lutheran church on the Oak boro road. Juniors To Picnic. Members of Shelby Council No. 436 Jr. O. U. A. will have an ice cream picnic and speaking at Zoar church ground on Saturday after noon at 4:30 o'clock, August 17. All members of the council and their families are urged to be present. Good music and singing. Potter’s Field May Get Body Of Mystery Man Relatives Of Man Who Died Here Sunday Nifht Caiinot Br Located. Fred W. Andrews, mysterious un known, who died here Sunday night with an attack of acude indiges tion after eating a ifflitermeion, may be buried today in ‘ Potter's Field,” burial place of paupers and the un claimed, in the county home vl- \ cinity. 1 This was the information given out at noon today from the Lutz & Jackson funeral home, where An drews’ body is, and where every ef fort has been made to locate rela tives of the dead man about which little was known by Shelby people. County M’UUng. At the court house today it was stated that County Manager A. E Cline had declared that if no rela tives could be located the county would provide a casket and give de cent burial to the unknown in "Potter’s Field”—that grim spot where the friendless and homeless are placed for their last sleep once their wanderings and vicissitudes are at an end. Never Heard Of Him. Andrews died at the home of Charlie Williams in South Shelby, where he was a guest from Friday until his death Sunday night. In formation reaching officers and the undertaking parlor had it that the deceased, a man about 50 years of age, had uncles at both Spartanburg and Rutherford. HoweverrSIierTfT Allen who got in touch with mem bers of the Andrews family in both cities was told that they had never heard of the man who is likely to go to a pauper’s grave here. Today another report had it that the man once worked in the dead letter office at Washington and a telegram has been forwarded there with the hope of locating some of his relatives. If this lead fails, the gray-haired fellow who made Shelby his home for his last days will sleep with the other forgotten unknowns. Princess Under New Management Here On Thursday D. And R. Amusement Co. Of Char lotte Begin Five Year Lease On Local Theatre. The D. and R. Amusement com pany of Charlotte will formally take over the Princess Theatre on Thursday of this week, operating the same under a five year lease which was closed with the owners Zeb and Enos Beam. The name Princess will be retained and the price of admission reduced to ten and twenty cents. On Wednesday of each week, a "bargain day" will be held, when the admission to every body will be ten cents. Silent pic tures will be run. The D. and R. Amusement com pany has E. F. Dardine as its presi dent and J. A. Reynolds as its vice president. Mr. C. L. Henry who has been associated with a number of leading theatres will be the local manager and Mr. Henry arrived this week and assumed his new duties. The Beams who built the Princess and operated it for a number of years will devote their time to the operation of the Lyric and attend to other business alfairs which de mand their attention Meeting Of County League Managers On Thursday Night Directors To Hear Several Protests. Schedule For Remainder Of Season. A meeting of t.he managers of the eight clubs in the Cleveland Coun ty Baseball League has been called for Thursday night of this week at 7:30 In The Star office by the league president, J. R. Robinson. Several details In connection with the business side of the league ar; to be worked out. while decisions are to be rendered , on protest garner to date. All managers and club of ficals are urged to attend. Remaining Schedule. Three more games are booked be fore the league closes Its season. Saturday the four teams playing in the double-header in Shelby will be the Lily Mill and Lawndale clubs opposing each other with the league-leading Cleveland Cloth out fit meeting Boiling Springs. Eastslde will play at Knob Creek Saturday afternoon, and the Dover - Ora team will play Union at the Union park. On Bench For Quarter Century, To Retire Now JUDGE JAMES L. WEBB —Star Photo. Veteran Judge, j James L. Webb \ Retires In 1930 Shelby Man Is Dean Of State's Veteran Jurists. On Bench Quarter Of Century. Next spring the Democrats of the 16th Judicial district com posed of Cleveland and four ad joining counties, will he faced with the task of electing a new superior court judfe for the first time in a quarter of a cen tury. On the last day of 1930 Judge James L. Webb, of Shelby, will complete his term and his 25th year on the superior court bench, and in an interview with The Star today the veteran jurist, who is well known and loved throughout the entire state, stated that "a quarter of a century is a good time for a man to serve his state cm our Job, and I have definitely decided (Continued on page ten.) Ten County Couple* Marry In Gaffney Near Half Of Gaffney Marriages Come From Cleveland County. Probate yJudge Lake W Stroup, of Gaffney, S. C., who is the “Mar rying magistrate’’ of that Gretna Green, could successfully retain his title even if he married only Cleve land county couples. Last week Judge Stroup married 27 couples and 10 of the 27 were from Cleveland county. The Cleveland county couples listed by The Gaffney Ledger wer; William Byers and Gladys Grier, of Kings Mountain: Wirth Oakes of Shelby, and Eva Wilson, of Lat timore; Paul Blanton and Lucy Mae Francis, of Shelby: Joe S. Bag well, of Mooresboro; and Bessie Robbs, of Gaffney; Leon Batchelor, of .Grover, and Lillian Jenkins, of Cherokee Falls; Glenn Meade and Flossie Costner, of Bel wood; Den nis Chapman of Lawndale, and Pearl Hull, of Belwood; Darwin Wilkie and Annie Bell Nix. of Shel by; Hurshul Moore and Bulna Lind sey. of Shelby; Berry Swink ana Blobay Holtzlaw, of Casar. One Aged Couple. Gaffney, S. C„—The marriage here last week of an aged couple from Cleveland county, North Caro lina, was followed Saturday by a second wedding in winch the bride and bridegroom were both past the three score mark. The couple was W. M. Whelchel, better known as "Billy Martin” Whelchel, who gave his age as 75, and Mrs. Georgia Phillips, who said she was 60. “I figure I haven’t much longer to live and l believe I might as well have the company of a good woman during my last days,” Whel chel told Probate Judge Lake W. Stroup when he went to his office to buy the marriage license. City Dads Tarn Thumbs Down ’ On Music Coin Unable To Give $1.5*0 Toward* Sal ary Of Sinclair. Band Instructor. The city fathers of Shelby, fared with a boosted tax rate and financial eramps in the city treasury, today practically turned thumbs down upon the plea for a city appropriation of $1,500 towards the salary this fall of Prof. W. T. Sinclair, band and orchestra Instructor In the Shelby high school and the man who lead the high school band to state honors. A final appeal to the city council was made at a special meeting last night by leading women of the city and representatives of various civic wganizations. After the pleas were heard the council did not make im mediate answer but decided to thin* It over, although they were not very encouraging In the face of the city’s financial standing. The definite an swer was scheduled to be tendered today .and at the City Hall this morning The Star understood that the breaking of the news would be in the form of a gentle "No.” Personally tVUUng. The aldermen, the understanding is, readily admit that they would like to have Prof. Sinclair back and are willing as private citizens and individuals to dig into their own pockets and help pay the addition al salary above the school scale which is required to get the music teacher back. But to take ft from city funds is another matter, as they look at it. As things stand, they can Tarely see their way clear to do it since the governing regime Is of the epinion that city expenses are high enough and that the general run of taxpayers are ready to draw the lfhe on every expenditure pos sible. The Delegation. ' The delegation appearing before the council and making the plea Included Mrs. Rush Thompson, head of the Parent-Teachers association; Mrs. John W. Harbison, represent ing the Womans club; Dr. E. B. Lattimore. representing the Ki wanis club; Mr. Carl Thompson, head of the Rotary club; and Mr. Henry Mills, representing the Mer chants’ associaton. So, as conditons are now, the re turn of Prof. Sinclair is doubtful unless other measures are provided to take care of his salary or he takes the chance of private tuition from his pupils. However, it <s learned that those desirng his re turn still are hopeful that the city lathers will make some contribution toward his salary even though thev find themselves unable to tender the $1,500 asked for. Young Has Prettiest Cotton In Carolina C. S. Young, wholesale grocer, but a real farmer by training, has the "prettiest cotton in North Carolina" declared Governor Max Gardner a few days ago. Governor Gardner has been well over North Carolina and is a close observer of crop con ditions. While back home on 9 short visit he made trips to various sections of the county and declares that "Charlie Young has 150 acres just west of Shelby which will out strip anything I have seen in the state." Mr. Young is one of a num ber of farmers in this section who planted the 1.000 acres in Coker s pedigreed seed. Orphans To Sing At Two Places Here Children from the Methodist Protestant Children's Home at High Point with Dr. A, G. Dixon, super intendent, will give s. program at Oak Grove Methodist church Sun day afternoon Aug. 18th at 3 p b. Everybody is cordially invited to hear these orphan children. And children from the Oxford Orphanage at Oxford, supported by the Masons of North Carolina will sing in the Masonic Hall in Shelby Friday evening of this week. The singing class of the Oxford orphanage will give a concert in Masonic temple here Friday night Next Convention Of North Carolina Juniors May Be Held Here In 1930 More Than 1.000 Juniors In Cleve land County Want Rig Convention. The 1930 convention of the North Carolina Junior Order United American Mechanic* may be held In Shelby. At least a good delegation of Juniors from Shelby and Cleve land rounty will Journey down to the state convention at High Point on August 20 and present the invitation for the next state session to be held here, according to District Deputy Ed Dixon, of Shelby who is the high official for the Juniors of four counties. If the local delegation gets Its invitation accepted, and chances arc gof>d. It will be another conven tion to add to Shelby's revived rep utation as one of Carolina's chief convention cities. Many Juniors Here. In recent months 600 new mem bers have been taken in by the Shelby order and at the present some of the largest and moat active orders in the state are located In Cleveland county, with the Shelby and Lattimore orders leading. "There are more than 1,000 Jun iors in Cleveland county," says Dis trict Deputy Dixon," and there arc hundreds more in the other coun ties of my district. Every Junior in the district. 1 believe, will do his bii to help bring the eonventlon to Shelby ' .. — - .4— Thief Nabbed In Robbing Theatre Safe Here After A Six-Tear Robbery Wave Webb Theatre Janitor Nabbed In Room With Money Taken From Safe And Collection Of Articles Lost There By Theatre-Goers. Now On Rockpile. An unusual story of a one-man robbery wave which lasted over a heriod of six years has Just come to light here although the convicted thief has been pounding rock out on the No. fi chain gang for several weeks—and has something like a year and one-half more pounding to do In the six years It Is estimated by Claud Webb, proprietor of the Webb, theatre, that the convicted thief, Rob Byers, theatre janitor, had pilfered $600 or more cash from the theatre safe and had assembled a costly heap of valuable articles lost in the theatre by movie fans. These articles, unearthed and in circulation again, are rapidly being identified and claimed by the own er. while the theatre owner 4s send ing out calls for others to come in and Identify article* lost by them, presumably in the theatre, in re cent years. Clever And Consistent. The story of the series of robber ies and pilfering indicates consid erable cleverness upon the part of Byers. For years Mr. Webb and the theatre cashiers have been missing small sums—and, on occasions, large sums—from the theatre sate on the morning after the show of the night before. But shrewd dec tive work failed to unravel the mystery. Leads ran, ghost-like, into a brick wall, much like sqme of the mystery plots seen on the screen in the theatre. Then of recent years articles sup posedly lost by movie-goers in the theatre failed to show' up as they did in other years. The entire prob lem caused Mr. Webb to scratch his head even more than he does in de ciding what talkie will draw more patrons to his show. Detective Dixon. One morning some weeks back the theatre office was opened, the safe unlocked and it was found that twenty dollars was missing from the other box office cash placed therein on the night before. Manager Webb decided he had had enough. Dur ing the day he encountered Office Deputy Ed Dixon, of Sheriff Allen's office, and Deputy Dixon, some what skilled in sleuthing, declared (Continued on page ten.) Webb Team Captures Third Golf Match End Match Here With Charlotte Golfers On Hth Hole. Putting Good. Shelby's kid golf team, the Webb brothers—Pete Rnd ‘ Snook" won their third straight match from Charlotte golfers on the Cleveland Springs course here Monday after noon by defeating Roy Tinsley, as sistant pro of the Charlotte Country club, and “Funny" Orr, his partne-, 5 and 4. The match ended when the four teenth hole was halved. The short approach and putting game of the Webb boys excelled that of the Charlotte golfers althougn both visitors were consistently good drivers. Pete Webb, however. un corked some of the longest drives of the day, several going for a yardage around 300. The final holes were played in a shower of rain but the gallery of fans, who had followed the match from the beginning, stuck until the pair of pars turned in by the Webbs on the fourteenth hole ended the match. \ On the outgoing nine "Snook" Webb with a 35, one under par. held low score; Pete was second with a par 36. Orr was next with a 38, while Tinsley registered a 41. On the first nine “Snook" registered consecutive birdies on six and seven and Pete holed his birdie on the fifth hole, giving the Shelby tean three birdies In a row, which Tins ley, the Charlotte pro, termed “golf that is too hot for us or anyone we know in this country." The Webb boys planned to play in the invitation tournament now on at Biltmore but failed to leave Shel by in time for the qualifying rounds. Sends Brother-in-law To Hospital, Then He Goes William Crowder, well-known Shelby meat dealer, helped place his brother-in-law, Ray Allen, in an ambulance and send him to the Shelby hospital yesterday morning for an appendicitis operation. No doubt he expected Ray to be out in a couple of weeks to tell him about “my operation.” But now William and Ray. with in 10 days or so, may tell each oth er about “their operations," and check >up on the minor details since they both underwent the same op eration yesterday. Young Allen was operated on shortly before noon and perhaps the brother-in-law got to thinking about, it. Anyway, some hours later Mr. Crowder began to suffer with pains in his side. Soon the realisa tion came that it was appendicitis, and last night he bundled himself up and followed hs brother-in-law, who he had helped send to the hos pital. to the same place, and then followed him upon the operating table. Both stood the operation very well, and are reported as travelling the same road to recovery today. Perhaps before many hours William from his room will send word over to the room next door—"Well, Ray. i 1 came to see you." ' Cleveland Owes Only $243,000; Districts More Actual Count; Debt, Other Thaw School And Ronds, Among Lowest In N. C. Cleveland county and the road and school districts of the coun ty had a net cash surplus of *197.453 at the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, according to the annual financial state ment published In today's Star, showing thjp county to be In excellent financial, condition. The official statement b one or the most Interesting revela tions of the year to the tax payers of the county for it shows the condition of the coun ty funds as well as the town ship road districts and the vari ous school districts, with the tax levy for the various town ships and districts for the year 1928-29. Tax Rate Cut. Official announcement is also made in the cut of 15c from thi county's general tax rate, lowering the rate for county purposes from Mo to 83c The statement bears out the im pression which Cleveland county has gained all over North Carolina as one of the best managed coun ties in the state and one in which the tax rate is much lower than thu general average. Governor Gardner stated in a public address las; Thursday night that the tax rata in Cleveland county is the "low est in the state." 38 Million Valuation. The assessed valuation of real and personal property In the county from which taxes are de rived Is thirty eight million dol lars. The county debt, that is (Continued on page ten.) Gets Hand Injured In Mill; Girl Hurt In Wreck Yesterday James Wray. Of Lawndale. Catches Hand In Machinery. Fingers Off. The Shelby hospital had Its quota of accident victims Tuesday and then some, the rush coming at about the same period of the day Early yesterday morning, around 9 o'clock, James N. Wray, 51 year* of age, got his left hand caught in a card in the Cleveland Mill and Power plant at Lawndale, and Im mediately after the Injury was rush ed to the hospital here for treat ment. An hour or so before he ar rived a seven-year-old girl, a mem ber of a Georgia family en route to Hickory by motor, was brought to the hospital with a lacerated arm following an auto crash In the Belwood section at upper Cleveland. Wray's hand was found to be painfully cut up and reports from the hespitel today, where he' is still a patient, have it that It was neces sary to amputate one or more fing ers from the hand. He is still a pa tient there but his condition is im proving. The young Georgia girl, whose last name is Ayra, was with her father and other members of the family en route to Hickory from Hartsville. Ga., when their ears skidded and plunged into a pole, the flying glass severely laeterating the youngster's right arm. After treatment and the dressing of wouiyls at the hospital, however, she was able tp leave, and the fam ily returned to their Georgia home instead of continuing their journey to Hickory once the damaged car was repaired and ready to run again. One or two_ other victims of min or accident were brought in during the day but all were able, it . was stated today, to leave after first aid treatment. 48 Out Of 58 Papers Recorded Are Automobiles Register of needs Andy Newton recorded 58 legal in struments in his office on yes terday and In the number 47 were on automobUes. It ms a rather heavy day In recording papers and extremely heavy In the matter of automobile papers. Automobile trading seems to be going along brisk ly and holding a lead ever other trade.
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