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VOL. XXXVI, No. 57
SHELBY, N. C.
MONDAY', MAY 12, 1030.
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Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
By mall, per year Un advance) $3.50
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LATE NEWS |i
THE MARKET.
Cotton, per lb.___ 15c
Cotton Seed, per bu._43Vic
Cloudy And Warmer.
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Mostly cloudy tonight nnd,
Tuesday. Slightly warmer Tuesday
In north portion.
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Aviator Killed.
Mexico City, May 11.—Colonel
Pablo Sidar was killed today in at
tempting to make a non-stop flight
fiom Mexico to Buenos Aires. His
airplane dived into the sea three
miles south of the Costa Rican sea
port of Porto Limon. The depart
ment of communications announced
this evening that both Colonel Sidar
and his co-pilot, Lieutenant Rovi
l osa, had perished.
Mrs. Calton Of
Lattimore Dead
' Prominent Woman Lives Only Three
Hours Following Stroke.
Buried Today.
living only three hours following
a stroke of paralysis, Mrs. W. T.
Calton died Sunday morning at 11
o'clock at her home at Lattlmore at
t he age of 55 years. Mrs. Calton had
been in her usual health when she
vas stricken at 8 o’clock Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Calton was the daughter of
Mrs. D. A. P. Hamrick, 86 years of
rge, with whom she made her home.
Before marriage she was Miss Cor
;ie Hamrick and joined the Bap
tist church at Lattimore in "girl
hood. She was a fine Christian
< haracter, a kind neighpor, dutiful
mother and wife who will be great
ly missed by her host of friends.
Her husband preceded her to tire
grave near three years ago.
Surviving are two children, A. L.
Calton and Miss Willoree Calton,
both prominent in the civic and re
ligious life of that community. Her
3S year old mother, Mrs. Hamrick,
survives, her nine brothers and sis
ters, her three daughters, Mrs. Cal
i on, Mrs. J. P. D. Withrow of Hoiiis,
Mrs. G. T. Heafner of Crouse, and
iver three sons-in-law.
Funeral services are being held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
lesidence by Rev. John W. Suttie
$md Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the
First Baptist church here where she
l eld her membership and interment
will be in the Baptist church cem
etery at Lattimpre.
Wounded Negro May
Live; Seems Better
Today Doctors State
-Man Shot By Kiiiga Mountain Of
ficer Holding On Grimly.
Ware Better.
George Neely, negro man shot
t hrough the body last Monday night
by Patrolman Clay Hicks, of Kings
Mountain, in a gun battle in which
Police Chief Greel Ware lost his
right hand, seemed to be in a bet
ter condition at the Shelby hospital
today, surgeons stated. Neelv’s in
testines were punctured in a dozen
* or more places by the bullet, and
when first brought to the hospital it
did not appear as if he had much
chance to live.
It was said today that he is
primly fighting for life and may
yet pull through despite the serious
ness of Iris wounds.
The condition of Chief Ware,
whose hand was amputated at a
Gastonia hospital after he was shot
by the negro, is improving and bar
ring complications, which are not
now feared, he may be able to leave
4lie hospital soon.
A guard has been placed at the
local hospital to prevent a possible
escape by Neely since there has been
an improvement in his condition.
Business Of Cupid
Is On Upgrade Here
License Issued To Four Couples In
Week. Best Record Of
Year.
The business depression, or what
ever you may call it, is clearing up
insofar as Dan Cupid, the love
match-maker, is concerned.
License were last week issued to
four Cleveland county couples here
—the best week’s record at the local
marriage bureau in 1930. Couples
securing license were: Go "Jon Will
iam Hughes and Annette Ware, L.
E. Green and Ostnie Whitaker,
William Howard Dayberry and L
O. E. Hartman, Nevitte L. Ken
drick and Aileen Cabaniss.
'Memorial May 18th
At New Prospect
Memorial services will be held at
Yfew Prospect church Sunday, May
IB* with the following program: 10
a. m., devotional exercises, conduct
ed by Pastor W. E. Lowe. 10:30 a.
m.—Memorial address, by Judge B.
*T. Falls. 11—special songs, by Alex
ander quartet. 11:15—sermon, by
Rev. Crouse, of Cherryville charge.
12—Dinner on grounds
Nineteen Confederates Gather
For Annual U. D. C. Dinner On
Saturday; Talk By B. T. Falls
O. C. Sarratt Oldest
Living Vet
Lns Than A Score Of Lee's Follow*
era Rally For Their Reunion
Here.
The annual United Daughters of
the Confederacy dinner for the Con
federate veterans of Cleveland
county was held at the First Bap
tist church here Saturday with less
than a score of the boys in gray,
who followed Lee and Jackson, in
attendance.
Time is gradually thinning the
ranks of the Cleveland county vet
erans, but the old fellows, their wiv
es and widows who were here Sat
urday enjoyed the occasion.
The dinner was held In the as
sembly room of the First Baptist
church and the address of welcome
was made by Mrs W. B. Nix, presi
dent of the Cleveland Guards chap
ter of the U. D. C. Capt. A. M. Lat
timore, commander of the camp of
veterans, was also introduced by*
Mrs. Nix.
Program Held.
Invocation by Rev. H. N. McDiar
mid, of t^e Presbyterian church,
was followed by "Keep the Home
Fires Burning,” a quartette by Mrs.
Ben Suttle, Miss Amos Willis, and
Messrs. Horace Easom and Rush
Hamrick.
The address of the occasion was
then made by Judge B. T. Falls, of
Shelby.
A vocal solo in memory of Lee
end Jackson, "Carry Me Back to Ol'
Virginny” was rendered by Mrs. Ben
Suttle, after which Dr. J. ,R. Os
borne gave several interesting read
ings. "Dixie” by the quartette came
next with Mrs. H. S. Plaster at the
piano.
The years subscription to The
Cleveland Star for the oldest veteran
in attendance was presented to Mr.
O. C. Surratt, and the youngest vet
eran, Mr. W. E. Dycus, was given a
beautiful white rose by Mrs. R. L.
Ryburn. Other 'Courtesies extended
the veterans and their families were
tickets to Webb Theatre, presented
by Mr. Claude Webb; cigars by the
Rex Cigar company, candy by Mr.
C. S. Young, and a radio program
through the courtesy of the Shelby
Hardware company.
The following veterans, wives and
widows were; present: Messrs. R. J.
Daniels, L. M. Williams, W. C, Lee,
Ruben McSwain, J. Z. Falls, E. R.
Ellis, Charles Richard, J. M, Gil
lespie, A. F. Conner, J. C. Elliott,
A. M. Lattimore, A. M. Garrett, D.
J. McCall, B. F. Jolly, Laban Queen,
J. M. Morris, F. N. Gardner, S. it.
P Glenn, an^ W. E. Dycus. Mes
dames-Josephine Hord, Phoebe
Beam, Laban Queen, Tempy Griffin,
C. C. Roberts, Eliza Higgins, S. R. P.
Glenn, Mary Elliott Humphrey and
Fannie Shuford.
Lincoln County Hais
Political Activity
Lincolnton.—Politics is** warming
up to a high degree irr Lincoln
county now. Every office has been
announced for with the single ex
ception of state senator r.nd coun
ty commissioner from Lincolnton
township. Some offices have four
candidates arid' these candidates
are all working hard preparatory to
the primary in June, which is less
than a month off.
The" county board of elpctions
has ordered a new registration and
and addition of eight new voting
precincts to eare for the Australian
i ballot law. making a total of 22
| precincts in Lincoln. The demo
i crats are registering in large num
bers in order to participate in the
primary.
Arm Broken, Girl
Stays In Parade
The people who watched
the Shelby schools pageant
parade, on May 1, did not
know it, and it was not pub
licly known nntil this week,
but there was a bit of stoical
heroism being transacted as
the parade passed the review
ing stand,
Sara Lee Hopper, firth
grade pupil, stumbled and fell
soon after the parade started.
She continued in march with
out a word of complaint and
without saying anything
about her suffering, but when
she reached home it was dis
covered that her arm had
been broken in two places.
John M. Best To
Quit Business For
Much Needed Rest
Furniture Dealer Here For 18 Years
To Quit For a Rest. Starts
» Auction Sale.
After spending 18 years here in
the furniture business, Mr. John
M. Best has decided to take a much
needed rest on the advise of his
physician. His health is known not
to be so good, so his physician has
advised that he relieve himself cf
business responsibilities for awhile.
Mr. Best will offer his entire
stock of $60,000 worth of furniture
at public auction, piece by piece.
Two auction sales will be conduct
ed each day at 3 o’clock in the aft
ernoon and at 8 o’clock at night un
til the stock is exhausted. The store
is closed today and tomorrow, mak
ing preparation for the sale which
begins Wednesday with the first
sale at 3 p. m. An experienced auc
tioneer ha? been secured to conduct
the srtcrr...
Mrs. K. Blanton Of
Gaffney Is Buried
Hu a Number of Relatives In
Cleveland County. Had Been
Sick Five Years.
" <From Gaffney Ledger.)
Ashworth, May 9 —Mrs. K. Blan
ton, who was one of the most loved
and highly esteemed women of this
community, died Thursday night at
7 o'clock. She was a fond mother
and devoted Christian, always will
ing to lend a helping hand when
ever it was possible to do so. She
was a member of Cherokee Baptist
church and she will be greatly
missed. Before marriage She was
Miss Jane McCraw, a sister of R. H.
McCraw and A. J. McCraw, of
Grassy Pond. She had been in ill
health for five years, having had a
stroke of paralysis five years ago
which she never fully recovered.
She became ill Friday night and lit
tle hope of her recovery was held
from Sunday as her condition be
came critical at that time.
She leaves five daughters and one
son, two brothers, and two sisters to
mourn her loss, Mrs. Mary Blanton,
Earl, N. C.; Mrs. John Bridges,
Mooresboro, N. C.; Mrs. R. G. God
frey, Miss Dora Blanton. Mrs. L. V.
Ruppe and W. C. Blanton, all of
this community, two sisters, Mrs
Ellen Clary and Marie Scruggs. A
large number of grandchildren and
a host of kindred and friends. Her
husband preceded her to the grave
almost three years ago. Funeral
services were held at Cherokee
church Saturday afternoon at 3
o’clock.
S. C. Autos With N. C. Tags To
Be Stopped In State, Ruling
This State Plays TIt-For-Tat In
Requiring N. C. Tag On S. C.
Car.
Raleigh—Following bitter com
plaints from Tar Heels who were
required to buy South Carolina li
cense tags for trucks and automo
biles driven into that state on busi
ness, members of the State High
way Patrol were late last week in
structed to follow the same proce
dure in regard to South Carolina
cars coming into this state on com
mercial business,
This state has a reciprocity law
In regard to the courtesies extend
ed automobiles from other states
entering this state, granting i to
them the same privileges and the
same length of time in which to
operate cars without purchasing a
North Carolina license, that the
state from which they come ex
tends to Tar Heel or other "for
eign” cars.
Under an act of the last legisla
ture, thn Palmetto state is requir
ing all trucks bringing loads into
South Carolina license tags. They
are also requiring traveling men so
liciting business and all cars used
commercially in South Carolina to
purchase tags.
Orders to follow the same rules
were issued to lieutenants ot the
State Highway Patrol by Captain
Charles D Farmer, director of the
patrol. Commercial cars with no
North Carolina tags apprehended
in this state will be held until tags
are purchased.
South Carolina is exempting only
trucks hauling produce, but these
trucks will not be exempted in
North Carolina.
...
Seek* Senate Honor*
jf on Prohibition I»|ue
Another candidate for Sena- |
torial honors on a wet ticket is .
Mr. Dogal B. Dewar (above), of <
Portland, Maine. Mr- Dewar is
a candidate for the Republican
nomination for United States
Senator.
Farmers Getting
Plenty Of Rain
Crops In Need of Rain One Week
Afo Hare Rain In Abund
ance Now.
A week ago the crops of Cleve
land county were In dire need of
rain, but such is not the case now
with four or five days of rain since.
The first rain, after weeks of
drought in which farmers of the
county had planted practically all
of their cotton and corn, came last
Tuesday, but wna not general over
the county, Thursday there -was-*
heavy rain In nearly all sections of
the county with a hall storm in the
southwest section, while there were
showers Friday, and a heavy rain
Saturday, followed -by showers
Sunday and a heavy downpour
early today.
As It is now sunshine will be as
much in demand in a iaiw more
days tcs was the needed Ittlns one
week ago, hut farmers are consid
erably more optimistic than they
were during the month's drought
when it was feared that there would
be poor stands from the crops In
ground because or a lack of rain.
Junior Order Plans
For State Meeting
Between six and seven hundred
members of the Junior order will be
in Shelby August 18, for their an
nual convention and a called meet
ing of the local Juniors will be held
Tuesday evening, May 13, to make
preparations for entertaining the
visitors. In addition to attending to
this important business, the Jun
iors will confer degrees and a full
attendance is desired.
Officers Locate
Cache Of Homebrew
Colored Man And Wife Nabbed By
Officers In Raid Made On
Saturday.
Mose Allen, colored, and his wife.
Mary, will have the opportunity this
week of explaining in court what
they intended to do with seven gal
lons of homebrew found at their
home in the Freedmon section.
Saturday Police Chief Poston, Po
liceman Paul Stamey and Deputy
Bob Kendrick visited the Allen
home and found a quantity of sum
mer brew stored about the place.
A couple gallons were tossed out .of
the window as the officers began
their search.
Mr*. Courtney To
Be Buried Here
Mrs. A. C. Courtney died this
morning at 5 o’clock in a Morgan
ton hospital and will be burled in
Sunset Cemetery here Tuesday aft
erneon, the funeral services to take
place at the First Baptist church at
Morgan ton Tuesday at 1:30. Dr.
Hugh Boyer will conduct the serv
ices.
Mrs Courtney is the. daughter of
Rev and Mrs. W. O. Goode and a
granddaughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Martin of Shelby.
Eastern Star Meeting.
The regular meeting of the local
Eastern Star chapter will be held at
the Masonic temple Tuesday even
ing at 8 o'clock. Visitors are cor
| dially invited.
Lackey Out Of
Race Here For
County Sheriff
Leaves Three In The
Primary Race
Dow Not Moan, However, That Be
Will Not Be Candidate Again,
Say*.
Mr. rink E. Lackey, of South
Shelby, ha* withdrawn from the
race for the Democratic nom
ination for sheriff of Cleveland
county.
His withdrawal was announced
ever the week-end, and leaves three
candidates in the contestj-Sherift
Irvin M. Allen, Messrs. Marvin Blan
ton and Sam Baber.
First To Announce.
Mr. Lackey, who was a candidate
two years ago, was the Jirst candi
date to announce for sheriff in ihe
campaign this^year.
In withdrawing Mr. Lackey says
that his withdrawal from the race
does not mean that he is out of
politics for good, and the-e is some
likelihood, according to repjiti, that
he may be a candidate ior another
oifict in the coming primary.
Colored Schools To
Operate In Summer
Divide Term So That Children May
Help In Fields At Cotton
Picking.
The rural colored schools of
Cleveland county will have summer
sessions this year, according to a
decision reached by the coun*y
board of education.
By the plan as outlined the color
ed schools of the county will oper
ate. for about six weeks or two
months in the summer and for th?
remaining four months at the regu
lar time. The division of the six
months term iry two sessions is for
the purpose of hiding the fanners
of ttm county at cotton picking time,
according to Prof. J. H. Orlgg,
county superintendent The plan Is
Similar to that followed by the rural
eight months schools which open
early «nd then close for several
weeks to permit children to aid in
the cotton fields.
Eskridge Honored
At Banker’s Meet
Loral Man la Mad* Third Vice
President. In Line For Presidency
Three Tears Hence.
Forrest Eskridge, cashier of the
First National Bank and the Union
Trust Company of Shelby was hon •
ored Friday by being elected third
'ice president of the North Caro
lina Bankers Association which held
its convention at Pinehurst. Tiie
bankers follow the custom of ad
vancing their vice presidents in
rank until they reach the presi
dency, so Mr. Eskridge was the only
new officer to be elected this year.
Three years hence he will be ad
\anced to the presidency of this or
ganization. He was elected third vice
president this year without opposi
tion which is a tribute he and his
friends appreciate.
About 600 bankers were In attend
ance at the bankers convention
which held forth for several days.
W. E. Stroud, of Goldsboro, former
first vice president was advanced to
president, R. M. Hanes, of Winston
Salem, former second vice president
was advanced to first vice president
and ex-congressman R. N. Page, of
Aberdeen, former third vice presi
dent was advanced to second v*’e
president.
Drunk Man Crawls
Into Deputy’s Car
Deputy Buren Finds Dan Lowry
Piled Up In His Car Saturday
Night. /
■— •
There have been many stories
written about the old gag concern
ing men who have broken into jail.
I This , is a new one.
Saturday night Deputy Sheriff
Buren Dedmon parked his automo
bile in the alley between The Star
office and the Newton law office,
just two doors from police head
quarters. A short time later he walk
ed back to his car and found a
white man, Dan Lowry, in what is
known as a •paased-out” condition.
Lowry was so well boozed up, it
is said, that his head was drooping
out. one side of the officer's car. He
braced up, however, and gave De
puty Dedmon and a couple helpers
a real struggle before they got him
behind the bars at the jail.
Presumably Lowry felt that the
last drink had the best of him, and
crawled into the parked automobile
not knowing that it was the car oi
an officer.
Revive King Cotton
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British Women I>»ders Take to Home-Woven Frocks
as Spur to Hard-Pressed Textile Industry,
left'
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Four women member* of the
Home of Commons Appeared in
Parliament wearing: bripht cotton
dresses and Male stocking*. All
.four donned the attire in eelebra
toon •( a national ‘Votton weok.Ji
which was ohaciwod thtcaichout'
Ebfiand to awi the hacd-pmaed^
Manchester miuetty. I
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Independents Cannot Vote In
Primary, Ruling Of Brummift
Independents Cannot Enter . Eitbei
Primary; Voters May Shift
On Final Day.
Raleigh.—Only Democrats are
permitted to vote in a Democratic
primary; only Republicans in a
Republican primary; neither Demo
crats nor Republicans are permitted
to vote in the primary of one party
and part in the other and independ
ents are not permitted to vote in
the primary of either party, D. Q
Brummitt, attorney general, holds
in a ruling contained in a letter
written to J. Crawford Biggs, chair
man of the state board of elections,
replying to one specific questions
that have arisen relatives to the
June 7 primary.
Mr. Brummitt distinguishes be
tween the primary, which is the
method for the two parties in the
state to select their own candidates
for office, in which neither inde
pendents nor members of the other
party may participate, and the gen
eral election, in which any qualified
voter, regardless of party affiliation,
or with no party affiliation, may
vote his choice.
An applicant to register for the
primary may or may not answer the
only question the register is author
ized to ask him, namely: “Witli
which political party are you af
filiated?” at the time of registration
Playing Title
Baseball Today
The Shelby High)! and Mt.
Airy are this afternoon, pro
vided more rain does not set
in, playing the western cham
pionship baseball fame which
was to have been played here
Saturday.
Following Saturday's rain,
which prevented the game, the
Mt. Airy tram returned home
and came back to Shelby to*
i day.
Rain early this morning
»nd cloudy skies all day
i threatened to delay the game
igai ntoday. At 1 o'clock the
game was scheduled to start
at 3:45. If it is rained out the
game will be played here to
morrow, Tuesday. The win
ner plays the victor of the
HamJet-Morehead City game
for the State title at Chapel
Hill Saturday.
or he may wait until he appears to
vote to state that affiliation, ac
cording to Mr. Brummitt's ruling,
which also states that a qualified
voter may change from Democratic,
Republican or independent classifi
(CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT I
Much Talk About Roberts Stand
On Prohibition; Debate Today
No Formal Opposition Yet To Lat
est Appointee To Supreme
Court.
Washington, May 12.—The nom
ination ol Owen J. Roberts, of Phil
adelphia, to the Supreme court will
be taken up today by the senate ju
diciary committee with no formal
opposition to him filed so far.
Adopting- the regular procedure of
the committee, Chairman Norris
will refer the nomination to a sub
committee. He has not selected that
subcommittee. This course will make
it unlikely that the nomination it
self will be reported to the senate
before another week.
There is considerable talk at, the
capitol over the attitude of Mr. Rob
erts on prohibition but the state
ment by F. Scott, McBride, general
superintendent of the anti-saloon
league, was believed to have stilled
the fears of the drys to some ex
tent.
Judicial Viewpoint.
McBride asserted Roberts should
be confirmed if he measured up on
"integrity of character, legal quali
fications. intellectual honesty and
capacity to deal with legal ques-;
tions from a strictly judicial view
point without bias created by per
sonal predilection."
Both Senators Norris, of Nebras
ka., and Borah, of Idaho, Republi
cans, who led the fights against
confirmation of Chief Justice
Hughes and Judge John P. Parker,
of North Carolina, have indicated
their support of the nominee, pend
ing further study, •
Without the leadership of these
two veterans, opposition to Roberts
is not expected to get very far in
the senate.
Backed by Watson.
Senator Watson, of Indiana, the
Republican leader, is backing the
nominee. Senator Reed, of Pennsyl
vania, another of the administra
tion group, is a hearty supporter of
Roberts. Their strength in a sen
ate fight is concededly forceful.
Mr. Roberts has sent out word
through Senator Reed that he will
make no public statements pending
dicussion of his nomination. Sena
tor Reed already has denied that
the nominee denounced the 18th
amendment in a speech in 1923. He
said his remarks on prohibition in
that speech were confined to a dis
cussion of the advisability of en
acting such regulations by statute
or by constitutional amendment.
Mull Hurt By
Ammonia Tank
Bursting Today
Burned Over Body
And Face
Refrigerating Machinery BurnUd
Early Today. Injured Man Was
Alone.
Mr. Carr Mull; employee of
the. Blue Ridge Ice cream com
pany and a widely known citi
zen of Shelby, waa severely In
jured early this morning when
a portion of the "'ammonia re
frigerating machinery of the
local plant hunted, the escaping
ammonia horning him about the
head, arms and body.
He Is undergoing treatment at the
Shelby hospital, an dit -was stated
there at noon today he was reating
as well as could be expected, there
being some fear, however, that pneti
monla might develop due to the
burns and inhalation of ammonia
There were no indications aw yet of
pneumonia, surgeons stated In say
ing that there is always danger of
pneumonia following such injuries
Mr. Mull was alone at the plant
at the time and exact details of the
accident are not clearly known. It
was about 5:30 in the morn'ng when
he visited the plant to start the re
frigerating machinery. Just as he
started to open the valves near the
ammonia tank the upper portion of
the tank about the valves blew off.
or burned. The explosion blew M-.
Mull backwards and the ammonia
blistered his face, arms, and body,
filled his eyas, and due to the force
of the explosuSn shot under and
through his clothing to bum him
generally over the entire body. Bueh
was the force of the blow and so
powerful was the ammonia fumes
that It was about 10 minutes be
fore Mr. Mull could find his way to
the door and fresh air. Partially
blinded and bis lungs and throat
burning from the ammonia he In
haled. he ran the mnrtttattmc
to his home, many blocks north of
the plant. After reaching home and
lecelving first-aid treatment he was
hurried to the hospital.
Reports early today had It that
he had been blinded by the am
monia, but at the hospital It was
stated that he could see although
his eyes were considerably swollen
end troubling hint considerably.
Just how much ammonia forced
its way into his throat and lungs
before he fought his way to frtah
air is not known, but for several
hours after the accident Mr. Mull
found it painful as well as difficult
to breathe.
Sparling Given
His Nomination
Caldwell Solicitor, Native Of Cleve
land, la Unopposed In'BHa
Party.
When the district filing time
closed last week Solicitor Spurgeon
Spurling. of Lenoir, a native of
Cleveland County, automatically
became the Democratic candidate
for Superior .court solicitor lor this
district. He was unopposed.
This is quite a contrast to the
time when Solicitor Spurling re
ceived the first nomination four
years ago. One of the hottest pri
maries in this district was held at
that time with six candidates In
the running. Spurling, Joo I*. Mur
phy and D. L. Russell, both of
Hickory; Pat McBrayer of Shelby;
Sam Ervin, of Morganton, and L.
E. Rudisill, of Lincolnton, Spurt
ing and Ervin went Into a second
primary and the Caldwell man Won.
In the fall election Solicitor
Spurling will be opoeed by Frank
C. Patton, of Morganton, young re
publican assistant district attorney.
Hail Waist Deep In
Storm Of Last Week
South Carolina Writer Reports Un
usual Hall Just Across N. C.
Line.
Friday’s Star told of reports
reaching Shelby of hail three feet
deep In the southwest portion of
Cleveland county near the South
Carolina line, and Saturday's issue
of the Gaffney Ledger tokl of hall
drifts waist deep.
The Ashworth, Cherokee county,
correspondent of The Ledger, re
ported that it hailed there one hour
and a half, and that the hail war
the sins of bird eggs. "Just across
the North Carolina line,’’ the cor
respondent wrote, "hail was from
three to four feet deep in drifts ak
dark Thursday night accordingyto
persons who visited the scene.”/
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