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VOL. XXXVI, No. 19
SHELBY. N. C.
WEDNESIYY. FEB. 12. 1C30
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LATE NEWS
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Cloudy and warmer tonight
followed by rain in west portion.
Thursday cloudy with rain in north
and west portions. Warmer.
Fighting Hughes.
In the United States senate
yesterday Senator Borah and Sen
ator Carter Glass, of Virginia,
jplned the group of senators fight
ing the approval of President Hoo
ver’s appotntment of Charles Evans
Hughes as chief justice to succeed
Taft. Senators Brookhart, Biease
and others already opposed the ap
pointment. The senatorial opposi
tion is based upon Hughes’ allege!
friendliness with big business in
terests.
THE MARKET.
Cotton, per lb.
Cotton Seed, per bu.
Rainy Weather.
Campaign Head
ForSimmens To
BeNamedSoon
Langston Or Hines
Dopesters Tb*nk
Many Names Mentioned For Cam
paign Leader. Senator Re
mains Silent.
Washington, Feb. 11.—Senator
F. M. Simmons, of North Carolina,
by the end of this week in all prob
ability will name a campaign man
ager to direct his forthcoming race
for the Democratic nomination for
the senate.
In the meanwhile, sphinx-like si
lence on the subject reigns in the
offices of the senator here and nei
ther the venerable solon nor his
secretary, Frank Hampton, has inti
mated what arrangements are being
made nor even have suggested how
many candidates for the position
have been mentioned thus far.
Many Names Mentioned.
The senator, however, is known to
be nearing a choice and word comes
from a source regarded as reliable
that an announcement will be is
sued by him probably Friday or
Saturday, with a very remote possi
bility that his decision may be de
layed until the early part of next
week.
The names of both Charles A.
Hines, of Greensboro, and Col. John
D. Langston, of Goldsboro, hat e
been bandied about as prominent
ly mentioned for the job, but the
senator’s offices will neither con
firm nor deny that either is in the
field. The situation as to Mr. Sim
mons’ intentions is still guesswork
and only that.
Orphan Bo^ P’ays
Traitor To Friend
Steals Near $100 From J. 3. Powell
Who Gave Him Place To
Live.
A stcry of a wandering orphan j
boy who, In a manner of speaking,
bit the hand that was feeding him
was related here today to city and
county officers.
A couple of weeks back a young
white boy, giving his name a;,
George Willis, visited the home of
J. J. Powell In the Polkville sec
tion. He informed Mr. Powell that
Ills father and mother were dead,
that he was broke, heeded work, and
something to eat. Being of a Kind
disposition Mr. Powell took him in,
fed him, and gave him a job on the
farm. That is chapter one.
The events in chapter two were
transacted this morning. The bey
who was given a home got up early
this morning to start the fires at
the Powell residence. Some lima
later Mr. Powell got up. He notic
ed that Willis was missing. After he
picked up his trousers and pulled
them on, Mr. Powell felt in tiis
pocket and missed his mcney, some
thing near $100.
In return for the kindness ac
corded him it seems as if the youth,
said to have hailed from High Point
has robbed Ills benefactor and de
parted.
Local officers are spreading a
dragnet for the unappreciative
young fellow. They hepe to write
chapter three of this story of »oe
who bit the hand that was feed
ing him.
Pendleton Boy Is
Better Now; Mrs.
Eskridge Improves
Otis Pendleton, jr., young son of
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Pendleton, seri
ously Injured when struck by rr
automobile last Wednesday, was
said to be getting along fine tcday
at the Shelby hospital. The lour
year-old youth suffered a fractured
skull and thigh.
Mrs. Tom Eskridge, who became
a patient at the hospital Friday
afternoon, was reported to be bet
ter today the many friends of ihe
family will be glad to hear.
A Birth.
Born, last Thursday, to Mr. ana
Mrs. W. C. Weaver, a daughtei,
Evelyn Ann.
a
A. V. Wray Head
Of Indepzndznt
\ Local Merchants
| _
' Home Merchants In
Organization
Independent Business Men Organ
ized At Meeting Last Night.
Falls Talks.
An organization of independ
ent business men was perfected
last night at a mass meeting at
the court house with A. V. Wray
as president, B. O. Stephenson
and William Crowder, vice pres
idents, Henry Massey, treasur
er ar.d Max Washburn, secre
tary.
Upholds Local Merchants.
Approximately 200 men were ir
the mass meeting which was ad
dressed by Attorney B. T. Falls who
j upheld the independent mercham
i as the builder of a community and
deserves the support of the public
in the matter of merchandise be
cause he keeps his profits at home.
This he contrasted with the so
called “chain store" which he de
clared sends its profits away to
drain the communities in which
they operate.
Weights And Measures.
Two other speakers were C. H
Reinhart, South Shelby grocer who
urged that housewives be educated
to know that sixteen ounces make
a pound and that package goods
are required by law to be plainly
stamped as to contents. This is
done, but housewives should be
taught to investigate and compare
contents with nationally advertised
goods.
John S. McKnight, wholesale
grocer, pointed out hew the “chain
stores’’ had seriously hurt the
wholesaler, the independent mer
chant and the community as a
whole.
County-Wide Organization.
No name was selected tor me
new organization last night which
will be county-wide in its scope,
according to the officers who made
a personal call in a body at The
Star office this morning to give an
account cf the meeting. The officers
thought the name would probably
be "Shelby and Cleveland County
Independent Business Protective
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Building And Loan
Shows Good Profit
A. C. Miller Again Heads Shelby
And Cleveland B. And L.
$5,000 Profits.
The shareholders of the Shelby
and Cleveland County Building and
Loan held their annual meeting in
the office of the association on
Feb. 11. 1930. Tire annual report of
the association was very gratifying
to the stockholders being the best
in the history of the association.
The association after paying out
all profits and expenses made a net
nrofit of over $5,003 which was ad
ded to the undivided profits. Tire
assets of the association now total
'‘569,030 and in all the 20 years
history of the association they
have never lost a dollar, neither
has the association had to take in
any property cn loairs.
All the old directors of the asso
ciation were re-elected for another
year and J. L. Putnam and C. S,
Young were added to the old board.
The old officers as follows were
re-elected for another year, A. C.
Miller, president, R. T. LeGrand,
vice-president, Jno. P. Mull, secre
tary.
'The association is a sound, and
conservative institution and the re
port at the end of the year showed
the institution to be in a good
sound condition.
Heme Of Colored
Family Is Burned
Reports Here Had It That There
Was Big Fire In New House
Section.
Reports in Shelby Monday night
and Tuesday morning had it that a
cotton gin and a number of resid
ences were burned at New House
Monday night, while still another
rumor had it that all of Folkville
had been destroyed by fire.
Both reports, when checked :p,
proved to be greatly exaggerated.
The truth was that a house, occup
ied by a colored family, burned at
New House Monday night. The
Hubert Gold gin adjoining the ne
gro house caught on fire, but was
put out, it is understood, without
very much damage being done.
A call or two came to the Slielo\
fire department, and these jails
cerhaps resulted in the rumor that
there had been a very destructive
fire in that section
.
Let Sailfish Worry Now!
President and Mrs. Herbert Hoover pictured on the ret
of their pri\ete train just before pulling out of the
Washington, D C.- for the beginning of their ten-day
vacation. The Pres dent w 11 spend his time in fishing
yacht “Saunterer" off Long Key, Florida.
■ platform
station at
southern j
from the !
Volstead, Creator Of Dry Law, j
Says Liquor Buyer Is Guilty
'.tvs Lquality Of Buyers And Sell
ers intended When He Wrote
Dry Law.
St. Paul. Minn.—Former Con
gressman Andrew J, Volstead this
week told the United Press that the
buyers of alcoholic liquors were in
I tended by congress to be equally
guilty ti the sel’e s when the
Volste: i act was drawn up. more
than ten years ago.
He expressed interest hi the in
'icUnent of a liquor buyer in Bos
ton und'r Section Six of the Vol
“tead act, which he cited to read:
‘No one shall manufacture, sell,
purchase, transport, or prescribe
any liquor without first obtaining a
permit from. the commissioner; to
do so. except that the person may,
without a permit, purchase rnd use
liquor for medicinal purposes when
prescribed by a physician.”
Section Three of the act, under
which most pros "cut ions are argued
dees not use the word “purchase"
Volstead said.
“Proceedings have not been had
under this section,” said Volstead !
of SrcA n Six, “beer use some court;
I have intimated that the prohibition
against purchasers applies only to
persons who have what is known as
basic permits to manufacture cer- !
tain articles containing alcohol.
“These are required to secure in '
addition such baste permits neces
! sary to purchase liquor. There ir,
| however, in this law no provision
that all persons who may manufac
ture such articles must have basic
permits through the Trtreury De
partment has made a tgulation
requiring basic pe.jniU in all cases
before a person can purchase
liquor." Volstead then went on to
say it would se:m that the theory
on which the courts hold does not
rest on the law, but on the reguia
:ion.
"It may be argued that Section
Six against purchase should apply
generally against all purchases,”
the former Congressman explained.
‘‘Of course, federrl officers who
purchase liquor for evidence against
the seller cannot be arrested.”
Annual County Cage Tourney
To Be Planned Here Saturday
—
School Officials To Arrange Sched
ule And Dates For Big Bas
ketball Meeting.
A meeting of all athletic coaches
and high school officials in -he
ccuntj interested In basketball will
be held at the Central high school
herfNSaturday^ morning at 10 o’cIock
to lay plans for the annual coun
ty-wide basketball tournament, it
was announced today by Casey
Morris, athletic director of the
Shelby high school.
This tournament has been cne of
the highlights of the sports season
in Shelby for several years, the
winner of the tournament being
tendered the county championship
along with the Rotary club tropin
cup.
Heretofore all the teams have
been bracketed and the tourna
ment played off in three or four
nights at the Shelby high gymnas
ium. By past arrangements two
games, participated in by four
teams, were played each night un
til the final night with the title
game between the two quints left tn
the race. Presumably, the same sys
tem will be used this year, but this
Is what coaches and high school of
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Shelby In Title
Game Here Friday
The State championship basket
all series for high schools gets
underway in this county Thursday
and Friday nights, according to
Coach Casey Morris who attended
a schedule meeting in Salisbury
ast night.
Thursday, tomorrow, night, Lat
timore plays Forest City at Boil
ing Springs in the first group con
test.
Friday night Shelby plays the
Cast Henrietta-Caroleen team in
Shelby.
Teams in this group, which is
group seven, are Forest City, Hen
rietta-Caroleen, Lattimore, Shelby
and Fallston.
Fallston drew a bye for this
veek's play.
Next Tuesday night the winner
of the Shelby-Henrietta game will
olay the winner of the Lattimore
Forest City game. If Shelby wins
the Tuesday night game will be
played here.
The winner of the Tuesday night
game next week will play Fallston
Friday night week.
Training School
For S. S. People
Here On Feb. 23
Annual School For
Church Workers
Annual Training School For Meth
odists Here I asst Week In
February.
The seventh annual Cleveland
County Standard Training school
for church and Sunday school
workers will be held at the Central
Methodist church In Shelby during j
the w eek of February 23. beginning j
on Sunday February 23 and running !
through Friday evening. Februan I
28.
The first, or Sunday, session will
be held at 3 in the afternoon and
the four other sessions at 7:30 each
evening.
The school will be in charge of
O. V, Woosley, Sunday school of
ficial of the Methodist church, and
teachers here for the week will be
Rev. R. F. Morris, Mr. F. M. Wii
lamson. Miss Corinne Little, and
nev. a. w. iioyie, jt\, e-ror. J. li
Origg j,s head or the training school
organization- Marvin Blanton and
J. F. Alexander arc vice presidents.
Mrs. J. T. Gardner is secretary, and
Miss Verta Hendrick is secretary.
Churches represented are: Central
church, Rev. L. B. Hayes, pastor;
LaFayette Street church, Rev. W.
R. Jenkins; Kings Mountain Cen
tral, Rev. J. R. Church; Belwood
circuit. Rev, J. W. Fitzgerald; Polk
ville circuit. Rev. J, M. Barber;
Shelby circuit. Rev. R. L. Forbls;
Cherryvllle circuit, Rev. T. V.
Crouse.
Tlie board of managers for the
school is made up of J. H. Grig"
Wm. Lmeberger, O. S. Anthony, E
O. McGcwan, Thad Ford, Ogbura
Lutz, Marvin Blanton and J. F.
Alexander. Mrs. Grover Beam will
have charge of text books arrange
ment., and the enrollment will be
handled by the following commit
tee: B. L, Smith, Mrs. Thad Ford.
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Hunting Season Is
Nearing End Here
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Bird And Rabbit Hunters Must
Turn To Fishing After Satur
day. Season Out.
This is the last week of the t.vo
main hunting seasons in Cleveland
county.
Saturday, February 15, the bird
and rabbit hunting seasons draw' to
a close, and local nimrods will lay
up their hunting equipment until
another season rolls around.
A big portion cf the hunters of
this section are also enthusiastic
about fishing and in the weeks
Rhead, as reels and lines are made
ready. the stories about hunting
centers will deal with yams about
Bridgewater and other favorite
fishing ground.
1 A. Odell, Uncle
Of Mrs. Sherrill, Is
Dead At Greensboro
James A. Odell, prominent hard
ware merchant, philanthropist and
capitalist of Greensboro, died at
bis home there Monday night and
funeral services were held there
yesterday. Mr. Odell, one of the
state's best known business men,
was an uncle of Mrs. C. F. Sherrill
>f Shelby,
rh?d Ford Undergoes
A Serious Operation
Thad C. Ford, prominent business
nan and churchman and former
ldennan, underwent a serious op
jration at the Shelby hospital Tues
iay morning. He stood the shock
veil and was resting this morning
is well as could be expected. He
will be in the hospital about two
veeks and his many friends with
or him a complete recovery.
Hard Times Putting Crimp In Cupid’s Business
“Love,” some sentimental chap
wrote many years ago, "will find a
way.”
Perhaps so. But with the pinch of
hard times being felt by the young
and cherub-cheeked Dan Cupid
himself, love—or, rather, lovers
hereabouts are finding it hard to
find even enough ccin to purchase
sufficient gasoline for a trip to
Gaffney and back—and, of course,
a set of hitching papers white
there.
Romance, a dainty, aesthetic
thing which supposedly thrives uh
der a beautiful moon regardless of
economic ills, does not, however,
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express itself overly much in mar
riages when there is a shortage of
spending money. The marriage rec
ords, both in Shelby and in Gaff
ney, the “Gretna Green'’ for ’his
region, show that.
After the sentimental fellow wrote
his line abput love always being
able to find a way, some practical
minded person, as practical-minded
persons usually do, headed him iff
with the declaration ' that “when
poverty comes in the door, 'ove
flits out the window." Divorce courts
back that statement up more or
less just as the marriage records jf !
recent weeks shew that there i-1
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something wrong about love being
able to find a way—unless it's hitch
hiking to Oaffney and back.
Locally A. F. Newton, register ol
deeds, has not sold a marriage li
cense—well, since a couple decided
to come out in the open and loot;
about with the groundhog ch the
'atter's shadow-dodging anniver
sary. And week before last—it
should have been a big. news story
—not a single Cleveland county
couple was married in Gaffney
Last week tail" one couple from this
county fell victim to Can .Cupid's
shafts at Gaffney. This ccuple, com
ing from Eehvood was Harvey Hen
dersc.n and Moecilc Croft.
Gel Check F lasher
In Action Tuesday
Young Rutherford >l»n Attempts
Pass (Turk Slrned Ity Cart
Thompson.
Yesterday morning when lie
t ame to Shelby, Fay Gamble,
young white man of Ruther
ford county, had $141 worth of
checks In his pockets. This
morning he is In the county
Jail, where he spent Tuesday
night.
Just before noon Tuesday
Gamble attempted to rash a $7?
eherk at the First Nutlosi.l
bank. The check bore the name
of C. S. Thompson. Shelby
lumberman, on the line whert
names count. The hank teller
was suspicious. Officers were
railed and Gamble was arrest
ed. It was Thompson's name but
not Thompson’s signature. In
Gamble's pocket was another
$72 check. Just like the one he
attempted to cash. In attempt
ing to cash the $72 check, which
was made out to "A. W. Brack
ett.” Gamble in endorsing it
wrote the Hrarkett name on Ihe
hack of the check.
Falls May And
May Not Run
Loral Attorney Not Decided About
Contest for Superior Court
Bench.
Judge B. T. Falls, of Shelby, may
be a candidate fdr the Democratic
nomination for Superior court
Judge lxi this district—and he may
not.
Today when asked if he would Ire
the third candidate to announce he
answered that "I have nothing
definite to say as yet. I suppose It
might be said that I am pursuing
the policy of Watchful waiting.'
Last Saturday Marshall H.
Young, Hickory attorney, announc
ed ns a candidate to succeed Judge
James L. Webb, who will retire at
the end of his term. Mr. Yount was
the second to announce, Wilson
Warllck, well known Newton attor
ney, having announced some weeks
back.
in political circles for some time
it has been the opinion that It
would be at least a four-cornered
race with Judge Falls and A. L.
Qulckel. like Mr. Falls, has made
no definite statement of his inten
tions, although he has already been
endorsed bv the Lincoln county bar.
Scout Masters To
Start School Here
Men Need To Direct Activities Of
Hundreds Of Hoys. Ten
Weeks School.
Men who are willing to give their
time and attention for one year to
tjie activities of the Boy Scouts of
America are needed to take train
ing in this work in a scout masters
school which begins Monday next !
In the scout room of the First Bap- !
ttst church. Mr. J. O. Props! us ;
chairman of the school masters |
committee for Cleveland county)
and is anxious to have all present
scout masters as well as others
willing to help the young manhood
cf the county, attend this school
This school will be conducted by
R. M. Schield, executive for the
Piedmont Council who will come
over 'from his home in Gastonia
each Monday evening for a period
of ten weeks. The first meeting will
begin at 7:15 o'clock and last a
little longer than an hour. The
purpose of the school is to train
these men as scout masters. It is
very urgent to have leaders as
Capt. B. L. Smith of the city
schools says there are 500 boys
inxious and ready to join scout
troops if leaders can be had. This
Is typical of a situation which ob
tains all over the county.
Company K Dance
On Saturday Night
Round and square dancing will
be enjoyed by those who attend the
Company K dance at the armory
hall Saturday night, Feb, 15th. Hob
Hendrick and his Trouble Chasers
front CherryVille will furnish the
music for the occasion.
Latt mere And F. C.
In Championship
Lattimcre meets Forest City
Thursday night at Boiling Spring
in the first game of the state
championship basketball contest
Forest City having defeated Latti
more by a narrow margin, this is
looked upon as one of tite outstand
ing^ games of the season.
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Plato Durham Funeral
At Warrenton Today
Nationally Known Orator And Churchman,
Son Of Shelby, Died Suddenly Monday At
Atlanta Home.
Funeral and burial services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Warrenton, this state, for Dr. Plato Tracy Durham, nationally known
irator and churchman and one or Shelby’s and Cleveland county's most
distinguished native sons, who died suddenly Monday at his home m
Atlanta !
Carolina Papers In
Tribute To Durham
Plato Durham t'oiuldcrrd One Of
North (nrollna's Most Distin
guished Sons.
The following tributes to the late
Plato Durham, native of Shelby by
leading newspapers will be of in
terest, here:
PLATO DURHAM
(Charlotte Observer.)
North Carolina hits tost a son of
distinguished record as preacher,
"durator and writer, for Dr. Plato
Durham was all that, and older
Charlotte citizens will remember
hint best, because of Ills literary
and political contributions to The
Observer during pert of the period
when (he paper was under manage
ment of Tompkins and Caldwell, his
productions having been property
ranked as among the most brilliant
of newspaper articles or the times.
He was engaged on The Observer at
the time John Charles McNeill was
making it famous by reason of his
poetical contributions and was ter
minated shortly after McNeill's
death, when Doctor Durham enter
ea ine class 01 North Carolina'g dis
persed abroad, having heard the call
to the educational field. He assist
ed in the founding of the Candler
School of Theology, In Atlanta, hav
ing -since maintained ldaiHity wttfc
that institution.
Doctor Durham mbs a native of
Shelby and member of a family dis
tinguished for its contribution to
State politics, literature and states
manship. He was a man of polished
education and as both speaker and
writer whs equally forceful He had
rendered not only his native State,
but the South, as n whole, valiant
and valuable service in the school
oom, the pulpit, the editorial of
fice and on the hustings. His death
Is circumstr nee of grievous reflec
tion on part of the people of the
State and he will be mourned as
one of North Carolina's finest citi
zens.
BRILLIANT AND PATRIOTIC.
• Raleigh News and Observer.)
At the State gathering of the
American Legion in Raleigh last
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Ellenboro Plans
For Booster Club
Citizens Of Lively Rutherford Town
To Hold Mass Meeting Fri
day Night.
(Special to The Star.)
Ellenboro.—All of the male citi
zens of Ellenboro are urged to at
tend a meeting, Friday evening ac 7
p. m. in the K. of P. hall to discuss
the organization of a Booster club
for the town.
It is believed that Ellenboro
greatly needs a Booster club and
that such a club could do much to
make the town more beautiful and
prosperous. Then, the organization
would serve as a social organization
for the men of the town.
Ellenboro is well located and can
be made one of the prettiest and
best towns between Asheville and
Charlotte If only the citizens wllJ
work together to this end.
Service Station In
City Changes Hands
Messrs. D. L. Wray, and his con,
James Wray, coining to ahe.by
rrrm Eustis, Fla., have bought out
the Supreme Filling Station, at the
corner of LaFayette and Sumter
streets, and will henceforth conduct
she enterprise.
The transfer of ownership has
lust been made.
The Supreme Filling Station was
swned by Stanley and Son, who re
cently built a new brick building to
louse the business.
Mr. Wray, he told The Star, Is
3 native of Cleveland county, who
was bcrn in Kings Mountain, and
a ter lived in Shelby. For the paot
our years he has been in Florida
Te said he was glad to get back 10
lis native heath. In connection with
.he filling station, which will s pe
nalize also in radiator work with
Jig storage space. The new firm
Kill conduct an up-to-date lunch j
•ounter. i
f
uuexpeciea oeaui came as a
shock not only to the Georgia sec*
lion and his native home commun
ity but to the country generally as
for many years he had been one
of the South's best known and most
liberal churchmen, an orator of na
tional reputation, and an educator
of renown.
llr. Durham, a member of one ol
the best known families of this sec
tion, died suddenly from a heart
attack while playing with his four
year-old daughter, Lucy, Monday
morning.
Here Last Hummer.
It was only last summer That Dr.
Durham came back to the town of
his birth to conduct evangelistic
services at the Central Methodist
church here. The people of hta old
home county had not heard him
speak since his famous addresS at
the unveiling of the Stone Moun
tain memorial and large congrega
tions came from all sections of the
county to hear him.
nrsi iuncrui services were held
yesterday at Emory university,
where he founded the Candler
school of Theology, and all classes
were suspended during the after
noon. The laxly was then taken to
Warrenton, this state, where the fi
nal funeral and burial rites were
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
HU Life Career.
Plato Tracy Durham was born
fit Shelby, September 10, 1873, the
sou cf Plato and Nora Tracy Dur
ham, He was a grandson of the
late Dr, J. IV. Tracy, of Kings
Mountain. Much of his youth was
spent In the latter town where he
attended school at the old K<r>g”
Mountain Military Academy under
the noted Prof. W. T. R. Bell. Later
the family moved to Oxford, where
his step-father, the late Dr. Ben
F. Dixon, was superintendent of
the Oxford Orphanage, There he
attended Horner's Military school,
going from there to Trinity col
lege, now Duke university, from
which institution he was grad
uated in 1894. He then attendee
Yale university. He also attend
ed Columbia university and took
his theological course at Union
Seminary he spent two years at
Christ Church college, Oxford
university, England. While there
he spent one semester at Keldle
berg university, Germany, as ah
exchange student.
Returning to America he was
elected professor of Biblical Lit
erature at Trinity college. After
several years there he entered the
active ministry of the Methodist
church as a member of the West
ern North Carolina Conference.
He served Dilworth and Trinltv
churches in Charlotte, Central
church in Concord, and was pre
siding elder of the Winston-Salem
district.
When the Candler School of
Theology of Emory University, At
lanta, wes established In 1914, Dr,
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Highway Patrolman
Examines Brakes Of
3 0 0 Automobiles
Cars Found With Faulty
Brakes. Taxi Driver Is Nabbed
For Racing.
Yesterday, Kenneth B. Mann,
high-ay patrolman for fills dis
trict with headquarters here, stop
ped 300 local automobiles in the
patrol examination of brakes. The
brake inspection according to his
report, revealed that one-sixth 01
the autos stopped had faulty brakes
which is to say that 50 of the 300
motorists stopped by the patraman
were sent direct to garages to have
their brakes repaired.
In with his brake-testing activity
Patrolman Mann kept an eye open
for speeders, nabbing Albert Jacobs
taxi driver and Raymond Lews, as
they raced each other through the
residential section of South Shelby.
He'* Married Now.
Incidentally, Patrolmen Mann,
who was a war buddy of several
machine gunners from this section,
does not seceive all of his orders
nowadays from the patrol chief.
Yesterday week ago he was mar
ried in his home town of Wilming
ton to Miss Betty Cruirp’cr, at
tractive daughter of W. B. Grump
ier of that city. Hie patrolman
and his bride r.re living at the Isaac
3h»lby hotel.
k
thimi