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>1*1 l •! ■■ "■ l 10 PAGES TODAY ' - - - Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Aflernoons.^r^r!^\cu\la»leLnjain) W.oo VOL. XXXVI, No. 60 SHELBY. N. C. MONDAY, MAY 10, 1930 THE MARKET, Cotton, per lb. __........... 15c Cotton Seed, per bu. -.. 45c * - Thunderstorms. Today’s North Carolina Weather Report: Thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. f' >• Over The Atlantic. ' * Frtedrichshafen, Germany. May 1#_Under a flowering murky sky the Grat Zeppelin, giant German dirigible, sailed from here late yes terday afternoon on an 18,000-mlle cruise which will take it twice across the Atlantic, and for the first time south of the equator. Dr. Patterson Buried Today Native of County and Prominent Concord Physician Is Buried At Ross Grove Church. Or. John A. Patterson, age 49. ■well known Concord physician, is being buried this afternoon at two o'clock at Ross Grove church, near the place of his birth and where he spent his boyhood. Dr. Patterson died In the Concord city hospital Saturday evening at 6 o’clock, fol lowing a decline in health extend ing over a period of several years. He was in Shelby last Sunday vis iting relatives but was taken seri , ously ill last Wednesday from a kidney infection and was uncon scious for several days before the rarnf. Dr. Patterson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Patterson and in spite of the handicaps of being a poor country boy with no parental help, he set his heart on an edu cation and worked his way through Wake Forest college where he was graduated in 1907 with a B. S. de , gree and later graduated at the University of Maryland where he secured his medical degree. Seven teen years ago he located at Con cord and built up a large practice in medicine, owning^ a half interest in a hospital there."He was thrifty and systematic, active in civic, re ligions and political affairs of Con cord and was one of its leading citizens, having valuable property interests there. The news of his death was a great shock to his many friends and relatives In Cleveland who loved and admired him for his manly ' qualities and for his courageous climb to a successful life as a pro fessional man in spite of hardships. Surviving are his wife who before marriage was Miss Ruth Lipscomb, of Concord; one brother 8. C. Pat terson, of Norfolk, Va.; two sisters, Mr*. T. H. Lutz, of Shelby, Mrs. Frank Limerick of Los Angeles, Calif.; one half sister, Miss Lillian Patterson, of Norfolk, Va.; two half brothers, Cicero C. Patterson, of Shelby and Dr. Matt Patterson, of ' Concord. His wife is critically ill in a Charlotte hospital. Short funeral services were held at Concord this morning at 11 o’clock after which his body was brought to R06S Grove church where Dr. Zeno Wall conducted a short service and the body was in terred beside his parents. Many friends came over from Concord and the beautiful floral tribute at tested the esteem in which he was held. 1 Masons from the Concord and Shel by lodges paid him the usual re spect of a departed brother. Roberts Raises Feed Food And Children Two More Llve-At-Home Farmers Discovered In Roberta And Cabaniss. Two more live-at-home farmers have been found in S. Lester Rob erts and F. W. Cabaniss. Mr. Rob erts not only raises all necessary food and feed for himself and fam ily, but has a surplus of pigs, milk, butter, chickens, eggs, etc. for mar ket which bring in ready cash throughout the year. And in addi tion to this Mr. Roberts raises chil dren. He has a round dozen, one of . whom is a minister of the gospel. Mr. Roberts has been farming for 25 years and while'he does not stress wheat growing, he grows oats with which he buys his flour. F. W. Cabaniss is another honor roll farmer who raises hay, corn, wheat, meat, etc., as well as cot ton. He grows most everything that is raised on the farm and this is his rule year after year. Dr. Wall Speaks To Graduating Nurses s In Charlote Tonight Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First Baptist church of Shelby, will de liver the principal address tonight t« the members of the graduating class of the Presbyterian hospital training school for nurses in Char lotte. The address will be delivered at 8:30 o’clock in the Central high school building. There are four teen graduates and the diplomas will be delivered by Dr. John g grwifl, Charlotte- physician. %, Hamrick Leads Shelby Highs To Fourth State Title; Win From Hamlet At Chapel Hill Shelby Hurler Has Excellent Day Only Team In State To Win Title Four Times. Harrelson, rhll beck Stars. With Sherrill Hamrick, lanky pitchrr, In the hero role, the Shelby highs on Friday defeat ed Hamlet at Chapel Hill, 11 to 2, to win the state baseball championship for the second consecntive time and for the fonrth time since 1921. ' In winning the Casey Morris out fit established an all time record as the only high school team ijj the state to win the state crown for four times. The first win was in 1924 under Coach Dick Gurley, and the other wins under Morris were in 1925, 1929, and this year. Team Goes Great. Although Hamrick was the big gun on the day, both on the mound and at bat, he was ably assisted by the fine defense of the entire team and the hitting of Charley Harrcl son, little Joe Philbeck and Capt. Hal Farris. Hamrick drove out three singles to drive in four Shelby runs. Har relson doubled and singled three times for four hits out of five limes up, Philbeck tripled and sin gled, and the first inning single of Capt. Farris sent Shelby’s first two runs galloping cross the plate. Big Reception. More than a hundred Shelby fans Journeyed to Chapel Hill, by train and automobile, for the final game, while hundreds gathered about centers here where the scores were coming in. The tension prior to the game as the two teams lim bered up for their title fray soon disappeared as the Shelby offense started clicking in the opening frame. How It Happened. With Bfown, Hamlet's hurling ace on the mound, Rippy walked. Mc Swain reached first on an error, and then Capt. Farris shot out a stinging single to score both run ners. That speedy beginning more or less upset the Hamlet outfit. In the second frame singles by Phil beck and Harrelson coupled with Hamlet errors gave Shelby two more runs. In the third a walk, an error, Wilson’s single and Phil beck’s triple gave Shelby three more runs. It’s rather peculiar, this hit ting style of Shelby's youthful left fielder. Early in the season all of Philbeck’s hits, or the majority of them, were triples. To him it was a triple or nothing, but in the title games so far he had not been hit ting. Friday he came out of his slump tes bang out another three bagger. In the fourth frame Shelby scored again as Harrelson singled, stole second and scored on Ham rick's first hit of the game. It was not until the fifth frame that Shelby failed to score. In the sixth, however, the scoring got un 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE ) Calton Announces for County School Board Aubrey L. Calton, of Lattimore. influential farmer and business man of No. 7 township, has announced his candidacy for ‘membership on the county board of education, sub ject to the action of the Democratic primary, June 7th. Webb Winner Of Charlotte Cup Young Shelby Golfer Takes Tourna mcnl Cup At Charlotte. Is Sensation. The Shelby sporting world added another trophy to its growing collection Saturday aft ernoon when Fred (Snook l Webb, youthful Cleveland Springs golfer, won the invita tion tournament at Charlotte in a 19-hole match with T. U. Brem of that city. It was the third golf champion ship that has come to the young Webb brothers in recent years. Just a few years ago Pete, the older brother, copped the Junior Caro linas championship at Greensboro, and the next ydkr the cup was won by Fred. Since that time both youths have scored many victories in exhibition matches in the two states. Coming Champion. Following the victory Saturday in Charlotte over a field including some of the best golfers in the Carolinas, Charlotte sport writers described the young left-hander— and the experts say a left-hander never makes a great golfer—as a coming champion. Of him The Charlotte Observer sport editor said: "The youthful Shelby golfer has crashed his way into the ranks of leaders in North Carolina golf ing circles by his sterling play in the past year .. . The victory stamps young Webb as a real contender for honors In the Carolina play to be played in a short time.'' IIIaKK anicrorl fhp filialifv ing round at Charlotte Thursday, and tied for second place in the qualifying match. He fought his way through the quarter-finals and the semi-finals and then faced (CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN ) Father Of Preacher Jenkins Dies, Age 85 Aged Father of Her. J. L. Jenkins of Bolling Spring* Die* In Albemarle. Albemarle, May 17—L. T Jenkins, 85. a highly respected citizen of this community died last night at home of a daughter, Mrs. J. D. Cog gin, on the Badin road. Funeral rites were conducted this afternoon by Rev. M. L. Dorton, pastor of the deceased and interment was in Fair view cemetery. Mr. Jenkins resided in Albemarle for' many years. He was a com munity builder and an active Chris tian. The following children survive: F. V. Jenkins and Mrs. G. L. Meach um of Salisbury; Rev. J. L. Jenkins of Boiling Springs junior college; Mrs. C. C. Sain, of Winston-Salem.; Mrs. B. 8. Clayton and Mrs. J. D. Coggin, both of whom reside on the Badin road. Poppy Day Program Here Tuesday Night The local American Legion auxil iary is sponsoring a poppy day pro gram to be held Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the Central nigh school building. There will be no admission charges ,and the public is urged to attend. Young Man HeldFor Bigamy Says He Thought First Wife Divorced Tom Huntsinger Intentionally Did No Wrong-, He Says. Mistake Made. Tom Hunts inger, young white man of Shelby, who is under bond to Superior court on a charge of bigamy, writes a letter to The Star and informs that when he married the second time, wedding a Shelby girl, he truly believed that he was divorced from his first wife. His statement follows: “I want the good people of Shel by tb know the truth from my heart. I married my second wife truly believing myself to be a free boy from the first wife which 1 haven't seen in over four years. She stated in a. letter that she had a divorce and 1 have folks to prove it and I want the people of Shelby to know that I am in mind and thought innocent of the bigamy charge and I -want ih> people of Shelby to know that I am not thing like that if I hadn't really and truly believed that I was free to marry again. I want you folks to know that I did not live in adultery as some body told the paper for it is not true and we can prove it. We were married in South Carolina and come back to North Carolina the same day and stayed in Shelby about two months before we went back to South Carolina. X went to work and it is not true that w’e were separated since we were mar ried. Only 2 weeks ago I wen to work in South Carolina and then sent for my wife. And folks somebody has made a mistake in a whole lot of things they have told about us to the paper. ’ < Regarding Huntstnger’s reference to mistakes in the paper, The Star published only the charges con tained in the warrant upon which Huntsinger was arrested, the charg es being preferred by members, it Maude Adams Plans Return | After Years of Seclusion • r ^ j • * • • • • Noted Theatrical Star of Other Days Will j , 1'Appear in a Modem Romantic sfew* Comedy * j L t/D University VrSCONSTN , L9Z m Maud e, Adams’ 'Peter, Paw Maude Adams, now in her Fifty ninth yar, noted theatrical star of other days, plans to return to ithe etage in September after a retirement of more than a dosen ■years, in a modern romantic ii As she is to-day:^ ■ comedy. Theatrical fana of, 1892 , will recall how sheNisx lifted te 1 atardom when she made a gigan tic aurceaafaa John 'Draw,’* lead ing lady in "The iMaggpa$ Ball.” 1 .. , nainttltnlWnimn | Flood, Tornado Strike A rk.; Many Homeless Freelove Crawford, Shelby Graduate, Dies, Age Eighteen Prrtly Ynunf Girl, Formrr Shelby And Boiling: Springs College Student, Buried Sunday. A crowd that would twice till the New Hope Baptist church at Earl, gathered Sunday afternoon to pay a tribute of respect to Miss Free love Crawford. 18 year old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Craw ford of No. 3 township who d.ed Friday night at 8 30 o'clock, follow ing an illness of about 16 months with that dreaded disease—tuber culosis. Miss Crawford who grad uated at the Shelby high school and attended Boiling Springs junior col lege one year, had a relapse from influenza which broke down her health. Six months she wras in Asheville and eight months in the state sanatorium in an effort to re gain her health, but the best nurs ing and medical care failed to re store her lost health. Miss Crawford was very pretty and attractive and was popular among her fellow students. She was very bright mentally and had a most promising career. Surviving are her parents, four brothers, Ruffin. Vernon and De witt Crawford of this county. Rev. Evans Crawford of Bunn, this state, one sister, Mrs. Porter Champion of this county. Dr. Zeno Wall and Rev. J. L. Jen Kins conducted the funeral services and the numberless friends and abundance of flowers attested the esteem in which she was held. Ac tive pall bearers were James Ellis, R. E. Wylie, Bunie Hopper, Marvin McSwain, S. A. Moss and Buck Coble. Thompson Graduates As M. D. This June Heywood Chevis Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. J. Thompson, of Shelby, will on June 11 graduate In medicine at Tulane university. New Orleans After his graduation the young Shelby physician will locate, it is understood, tn New Orleans for the practice of his profession. Les ter Avant Crowell, jr., a son of Dr. L. A. Crowell, of Lincolnton, and a brother of Mrs.. Jean Schenck, of Shelby, will graduate at the same time and will return to his father’s rr r, fagpia1* * Thousand* Without Homo*. Baby Is Born On Baft. Mraalrs Break Out. Eldorado, Ark , May 19.—A flood said to be the worst in south Ark ansas' history yesterday had inun dated an area of approximately 30 square miles, covering the towns of Griffin and Louanne and was threat ening the village of Smackover of about 1.050 population. Thousands of the residents of the Smackover oil field camps were homeless. The Red Cross entered the flood area yesterday, estab lishing camps at Sunnyland. over looking the flooded area. Many refugees were suffering from ex posure. Child Born to Woman. A child was born to a woman ref ugee floating down the rain swol len creek on a raft, while another mother and her three babies were, swept away in a boat which later capsized. All were rescued but the children were in a serious condi tion. Workers have been unable to reach inland areas and a report of loss of life was not obtainable. Red Cross headquarters were es tablished late yesterday at the Smackover field with Colonel O Far rall, production superintendent of (CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN I Who’* Responsible For Rutherford Tax Money Of $23,000 The court is trying to decide who is responsible for $23,000 of Ruther ford county's tax money. Attorney D. Z. Newton went to Rutherford Saturday as attorney for the coun ty commissioners where he met with other attorneys and agreed on cer tain issues to submit to the court for an opinion. Sheriff Hardin' had collected $30, 000 in tax money. He checked $23, 000 over to the county treasurer, Mrs. Minie Blanton. The check was on the Forest City bank and before the check was cleared through Charlotte and Rutherfordton and credited to the county treasurer, both Rutherford and Forest City banks had failed. An interesting point of law is at stake. If the sheriff or treasurer is responsible, their bondsmen will pay Both de funct banks were county deposi tories. If the banks are responsi ble, which one? Did the banks fur nish the commissioners surety bonds sufficient in amount to protect the county funds or will the county share in the winding up of the bank attajis with other depositors? King Decision In June, Hoey; Appeal Heard Hearing Held In S. C. Saturday Counsel For Shelby Man Hopeful Of New Trial In Murder Case. Rafe King. Shelby man now ronfined in the South Carolina prison at Columbia, will know some time in June whether or nol the supreme rourt of South Carolina will (rant him a new trial and thus rive him a c hance to avoid the electric chair. Thai, was the opinion expressed today by Attorney Clyde R. Hocy, of Shelby, who on Saturday appeared with other lawyers before the South Carolina supreme court in Colum bia and asked for a new trial on the grounds that there were errors in the first trial at Chester when the Shelby man wax sentenced to the chair after being convicted of slay ing his wife, Faye Wilson King. Two Weeks at least. “It will be two weeks at least, I believe," Mr. Hoey said, “before a declalon is handed down as to the appeal. It is usually between two weeks and a month before a su preme court decision is rendered in an important case, and I am not anticipating the decision earlier (CONTINUED ON PAOE TBN » King Now Confined In Very Small Cell Shrill! Man Put In Cell Four Feet By Nine. Fir*t Had Corridor Freedom. • Rafe King, Shelby man In the South Carolina prison awaiting the outcome of hi* appeal for a new trial, has of late been confined in a small cell Instead of being allow ed the liberty of the prison yard as he was for aome time. The follow- j tng Rem from The Yorkvllle En quirer tells of the change: “Xn discussing the hearing before the South Carolina supreme court of the Rafe King appeal, defense counsel, says that Rafe King for merly was allowed the liberty of the prison yard like a majority of the otlier prisoners confined in the State penitentiary, but some change has been made in the rules of the state prison and for the past two or three months the Shelby man has been confined in a cell 4x9 ft and has been permitted to emerge from thpt small cell only one time during that period Mr. McDow says he saw and talked to his client yesterday, but that a finely woven steel mesh through which a needle could not have passed, separated him from King. Regret is expressed by the de fense counsel that Chief Justice C R. Watts of the South Carolina, supreme court, is confined to his bed at Laurens by illness and will not be able to join with other mem-, bers of the high tribunal in hear ing the presentation of arguments Saturday. Banks And B. and L'. To Close Tuesday Tuesday May 20th being Meck lenburg Independence day in North Carolina, all locdl banks and build ing and loan associations will be closed. Customers should bear this in mind Republicans Put Out Full County Ticket Shelby Dentist To Sue Gastonia Dr. Hick* Injured When Car Struck Gastonia Stop Ll(ht Base Ask* *20,000. iGastonia Gazette.) Dr. R. C. Hicks, Shelby dentist who was badly Injured on the night of December 21 when his car col lided with the concrete base of a stop light which at that time stood at the Intersection of Church St. and Franklin avenue, has served notice on the city of Gastonia that he will file suit against, the city for damages in the sum of *20,000.00, charging that his injuries were sus tained as the result of "gross negli gence and carelessness on the, part, of the city of Gastonia and each of the aforesaid officials in placing the concrete block at the street in tersection." Dr. Hicks, through his attorney, further alleges that "injuries re ceived because of the aforesaid neg ligence were a broken jawbone, col lar bone, and other external and internal injuries." At the time of the accident, it. was thought that Mr< Hicks had probably seen the changing light on top of the concrete post, but that he might have thought, the light was suspended from above, as are the other stop lights in the city. In the notice, it is alleged that the concrete base was “not properly lighted on the night in question, or if lighted at all, it was such a misty night that the claimant did i not see his danger in time to atop. Some time previous to Dr. hicks aocident. the late Mr. C. J. Valley, well known Hendersonville lumber dealer, sustained fatal injuries when his car struck the concrete base of the*same stop light. A short while after Dr. Hicks was injured, city officials ordered the light removed. Dr. Hicks was in a Gastonia hos pital from December 22 to January 5. Mrs. Julia Rippy ^ Is Buried Sunday Widow Of William F. Rippy Passes At Age 79. Funeral Sunday At New Hope Church. Mrs, Julia Ann Rippy. widow of William F. Rippy died Saturday at her home between Earl and Blacks burg. Just over the state line in South Carolina at the age of 79 years, 8 months and 2 days. Mrs. [Rippy was born in Tennessee and was married at the age of twenty and moved to North Carolina. 3hs lived a consecrated Christian life and was a faithful member at New Hope Baptist church. Earl, at the time of her death and the funeral took place there Sunday morning, services being conducted by Pro*. J. W. Davis. A large crowd was pres ent Mrs Rippy is survived by one daughter. Mrs. Junior McSwain with whom she lived at the time of her death, five grandchildren, Ola, Wilma. Inez, Dewey and Gen eve McSwain of Earl and two ne phews. Jessie and Charlie Elite, al so of Earl. Mr. and Mrs. Harris Hardin and ch^dren visited relatives in Kings Mountain yesterday. O' D. Price, Fife Player In Confederate Army And Long Lattimore Merchant, Passes Noble Citizen, Age Rfi. I* Buried Sunday Amid Thousands of Friends. Oliver D. Price, pioneer merchant of Lattimore and musician par ex cellent, who played the fife in the Confederate army, was buried Sun day afternoon at Lattimore Baptist church, a crowd that would twice fill the large auditorium being pres ent to pay a tribute of respect to one of the county's noblest citi zens. One Son Survives, Mr. Price died Saturday morning at 1 o'clock at his home following ! an illness of a year or more, during which tune he was confuted to his room, but never murmured or cun plained, enjoying the visitations of his friends and manifesting an in terest In his friends and their wel fare. Living with him at the time of (li» death wa$ hg ugly GidcQn Price who has been mail carrier on route 1 Lattimore for a score or more years and his only grand child, Mrs. Daisy Price DeBerry, who with the aid of a nurse were constantly at his side tending his every want. Was Fife Player. Born January 16th, 1844, Mr. Price was 86 years, four months and one day old. He joined the church at Big Springs at an early age and was a member at Lattimore at the time of his death. At the age of 17 he joined Capt. Harrill’s company and for four years was fife ma jor of the 5th regiment (Ransom's bri gade), going through the war to the surrender at Appamattox in 1865. He was married to Carolina Mode who preceded him to the grave about ten years ago, leaving one son surviving. Glowing, yet deserved tributes, Byers Candidate For Sheriff I)r. Lackey For Legislature. Wtfl Umii For Recorder. One Woman On Ticket. The executivo committee of the Republican party in Cleveland coun ty today tiled with the county elec tion board a complete county end township ticket for the genera: election this fall. There will be no Republican pri mary a.s the recent county conven tion left it up to the executive committee to name the candidates who will face the Democratic nom inees this fall. The election ruling, however, requtred the Republican? to file their candidates with the election board prior to May 23. Mr. D. P. Byers, of Patterson Springs, a member of the county election board and the son of a former sheriff, is the party’s can didate for sheriff. Dr. W. J. Lack*?, of Fallst.on, is the candidate for legislature, and Attorney B. E. Williams, of Shelby, is the candi date for Judge of Recorder's court. One woman. Mrs. Wayland Greene, of Mooresboro. is on the ticket as a candidate for treasurer. Fall Ticket A full county-wide ticket has been listed, but the township candidates are not as yet available. The county ticket follows: House of Representative*—Dr. W. J. Lackey, Fallston. Treasurer—Mrs. Wayland Greene, Moores boro. Clerk Superior Court—Linden Biggers. Kings Mountain. | Register of Deeds—W. S. Walk*, Lattimore, Recorder—B. E. Williams, Shelby. Sheriff—D. P, Byers, Patterson Springs. county Commissioners—Francis A. Boyle, Toluca; George E. Go forth. Waco; W. T. Weir, Kings Mountain. Coroner—V. A. Costner, Shelby. Surveyor—Zero Mull. Cesar. 'Auxiliary Will Handle Poppies Mbs Harris To Handle Sale For American Legion Auxiliary On Satnrday. 4 Saturday, May 24. will be "Poppy Day" in Shelby this year. Arrange ments for the annual sale of man orial poppies to b%wam in honor at the World War dead are program ing rapidly under the sponsorship of the local unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, Miss Myrtle Har ris. unit president .announced to day. May 24, the Saturday before Memorial Day, will see the little red flowers of remembrance go on sale throughout the city. "The Saturday before Memorial Day has been adoptetf almost every where in the United States as the day for paying tribute to the men who lost their lives in the world ’ war by wearing the poppy,” Miss Harris explained. The Warren Hoyle unit of the Auxiliary is pre paring to give every man, woman and child in the city an opportun ity to wear the poppy this year. We , will have our poppy workers in al! iCONTINUED ON FAOE TEN.) Campbell Store Here Robbed Last Night Men's Suits Taken From Local De partment Store. Enter Back Door. Campbell's department store, on North LaFayette street, one of Shelby's best known mercantile firms, was entered by thieves last night and a quantity of goods stol en. Just what time of the night the thieves broke in cannot be determin ed, and as yet store officials are not able to make a definite check on stolen goods. The biggest haul, it was stated by Mr. Ogburn Lutz, was in the men’s • clothing department, where be tween 15 and 20 suits are missing. ^ Other goods and articles are per haps stolen, but it is difficult to make an exact check. Only a few weeks ago the Camp bell store at Lawndale was broken into and goods stolen. Last night the thieves broke the glass on the rear door of the store and then unlatched the door to make their bauL Officers have no clue to the theft but have notified surroqMtlMf towns to be on the lookout lor ttt . Saits Taken. i * a k >