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8 PAGES TODAY | \ OL. XXXVI. No. 84 SHELBY. N. C. MONDAY. JULY 14, 1930 Published Monday, Wed tiesday and Friday Afternoons. By mall, per year (lo advance) Wu>( Carrier, per year (1 nadvance) *3.(R THE MARKET. Cotton, per lb. ... 12'-r Cotton Seed, per bu. ----36c Showers Likely Today's North Carolina Weath er Report: Generally fair tonight :■ nd Tuesday. Preceded - by local . how ers this afternoon or tonight In east. Cooler tonight and in East Tuesday. Welcome King Bobby Atlanta, July 14—Atlanta was all set today to give her greatest wel coming celebration to her best known citiien, Bobby Jones, as he returns from his greatest golfipg triumph—the winning of three major titles in a row, the British open and amateur and the Ameri can open which he won Saturday by two strokes at Interlachcn. A gigantic parade, with practically all business houses closed, was the cen tral portion of the welcome planned for the king of golfers. W. T. Hamrick Died This Morn Well Known Citizen of Beam's Mill Section Dead. Funeral At Pleasant Grove — Mr. W. T. Hamrick, highly re spected citizen of the Bearn's mill section, .died this morning at 3 o'clock at the age of 74 years. The deceased* wls widely known In that section of the county, an • unassuming, loyal citizen who was hnown as one who attended his own business and could always be de pended upon by his neighbors and friends. He was a charter member ' of the Pleasant Grove church, a Christian gentleman, and one of the substantial leaders of the old school in his community. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 o’clock at Pleasant Grove, conducted by his pastor, Rev, D. G. Washburn, assisted by Rev G. P. Abernethy. He was twice married. Surviv ing are his last wife, one child by Ids first marriage and four by the second. They are: Mrs. J. R Wright; Lloyd Hamrick, of Falls ton; Hosea, Denzie and Buena. Sanders Not Armed When Shot to Death Feeling High Against Man Who Killed Former Street Engineer Here. A. F. Pridmore, Greenville county read supervisor, who on last Wed nesday shot and killed Nick Sand ers, highway engineer, who married in Cleveland county and was con nected with the paving of Shelby streets some years ago, was bound over to circuit court on a charge of murder following an inquest Friday at Greer, South Carolina. The shooting took place several miles from Greer. A Greenville dispatch concerning the inquest says: Three eye-witnesses testified at the inquest that Pridmore and Sanders became engaged in an ar gument over the supervisor allow ing his automobile to roll on a freshly covered tar and gravel road. Sanders was a road engineer work ing for the construction company handling the job. The witnesses said that Pridmore threatened to shoot Sanders, and that the latter stepped back from the car and said “Go ahead and shoot.” Pridmore fired, one bullet, striking Sanders in the neck and inflicting a fatal wound. Feeling against Pridmore has been running high since the killing, it is reported. So far as brought out at the inquest, Pridmore and Sanders did not know each other and had never met before the shooting. Pridmore was released under $5. 000 bond immediately after the killing. The bond was continued. Commenting upon the killing of the former Shelby engineer The Spartanburg Herald says editorial ly: “The coroner’s jury investigating the death of Niok Sanders, engineer, who was shot by A. F. Pridmore, road supervisor of Greenville coun ty, found that Sanders came to his death by gunshot wounds “in the hands of Frank Pridmore.” Three witnesses were examined. They quoted the following conversation as having taken, place when Sand ers went up to Pridmore’s automo bile just before he was shot: "You had better go on before I shoot you. I’ve got the law on my side,” Pridmore was said to have told the engineer. “Well,” was the quoted reply, "if you've got the law on your side then go ahead and shoot. “Sanders was unarmed and had nothing in his hand. And that’s the story of the affair, which seems to have impressed the public.” Mr. and Mrs. Flay Smith and children Benjamin and Marilyn, of near Boiling Springs, and Mr. and Mrs. G. B. McSwain. motored to Canton Friday and visited several other parts of the western Carolina. ! Cleveland County Now 15th Largest In N. C., Ranks 8th In Gain Among 10 Leading In Gain Shown _ This County Eighth in Population Gain Since 1920. State Population 3.165,146 -- Cleveland county is the fif teenth largest county In North Carolina, according to the com plete 1930 census figures for North Carolina. These figures I show, also, that this county was among the 10 counties shewing the largest gain in population since 1920, ranking eighth in the State. (greatest Gains The 10 counties making the great est gains follow: Guilford, 53,717: Mecklenburg, 47,260; Forsyth, 34,426; Buncombe, 33.751; Gaston,'26,807; Durham, 24, j980; Wake, 19,309; Cleveland, 18, 033; Robeson, 12,004; Rowan, 12, 004. The same counties, except for Cleveland lead the others in total ! population, Johnston taking the 'place of Cleveland in the list of 10 most populous. The 10 leading counties in popu lation: Guilford, 132,989; Mecklenburg, 127,955; Forsyth, 111,695; Buncombe, 197.899; Wake 94,464; Gaston 78, ,049; Durham, 67.199; Robeson, 66 678; Johnston, 56,608; Rowan, 56, ■ 066. - The four other counties which ■lead Cleveland are: Pitt, 54,416; |Halifax, 53,301; Wayne, 53,152; and | Nash, 52,778, Cleveland’s populationc is 52,305. North Carolina’s 1930 population is 3,165,146, according to tabula tions of officials census returns, completed by The Associated Prefe. The State gained 606,023 Inhab itants during the 10-year period from 1920 to 1930. The 1920 popu lation was 259,123. The increase represents a gain of 23.68 per cent. Changes In Counties The 10-year period from 1920 to 1930 saw Rowan and Durham oust Pitt and Rockingham Counties from the first 10 in population. In other changes Guiircrd dis placed Mecklenburg as first, Bun combe moved past Wake to fourth, and Gaston took sixth from Robe son which fell to eighth as Durham pushed into seventh place. The leaders after the 1920 census were: Mecklenburg, 80.69: Guilford. 79, 272; Forsyth. 77,269; Wake, 75,155; Buncombe, 64.148; Robeson, 4,674; Gaston, 51,242; Johnston, 48.998; Pitt. 45,569; Rockingham, 44,149. The 1930 figures reveal five coun ties lost population during the 10 year period. The counties and their losses were Allegha»y, 218; Curri tuck, 665; Perquimans. 269; Swain 1,657; and Yancey, 685. Four other counties gained less than 100 inhabltons. They were Dare, 8; Gates, 14; Ashe, 18, and Camden, 79, Guilford County, with an in crease of 35,717 gained more than any other subdivision of the State and wrested the leadership as the county with the greatest In umber of inhabitants from Mecklenburg which held after the 1920 census. Possibilities Of Population Gain Not Thought Likely That County Will Get New Representative Now When complete censns figures for the State were announced Saturday, showing Cleveland to be the fifteenth largest county in North Carolina and eighth in population gain, it was thought that tr>e county would get an other representative to legisla ture. After a check, however, such is not considered likely now. Cleveland’s new population Is larger than that of two coun ties which have two representa tives In the general assembly and a senator, and is, likewise, only slightly less than that of two other counties which have two representatives. This at first indicated that Cleveland might have two representatives, instead of one, and a senator in 1932, but a check over the gains by Mr. O. M. Mull, executive counsellor, home for the week end, indicate that Guilford and Mecklenburg may gain repre sentatives by their population increase, but that Cleveland possibly lacked three or four hundred people in securing a second law-maker. 23-Cent Check For Gallon Gas Hoists Wilson Before Judge Colored Man Tried For Worthless Check Given For Gallon Of Petrol. Wilson Earl, colored, of the Stice’s Shoals section, motored up to Shel by last week on a little business. When he started home ne found that the gas In his tank was rather low—so low, in fact—that he needed more for the return trip. Wilson drove into Fred Bower’s service station asked- for a gallon of gas, got It and wrote Fred a 23 cent check for his purchase. The check when taken to the bank was returned with the label “no funds.” A deputy sheriff got hold of the check and Wilson was hailed into court. Questioned by Judge Ken nedy, Wilson offered deposit slips to’ show that he- had been placing money in the bank for rears, and he believed, he said, that he had all of 64 cents in the bank when he wrote the check. “You’ve related a straight-for ward story and I believe you thought you had that much money in the bank.” the Judge told Wilson, "so I’m going to let you go. A fellow’s got to ride these days, you know, particularly when he's headed for home.” (Personal items in today’s Star will be found on Page Five and Page Eight) « Rutherford Towns Vote On Sale Of Light Plants To S. P. U. i f Rutherfordton, Spindale Citizens Vote On Sept. 9. Good Offers Made. Rutherfordton, July 14.—The town council of Rutherfordton has called an election for September 9, to let the voters decide whether or not the municipal water and light plant will be sold to the Southern Public Utilities company, of Charlotte. C. B. Justice has been appointed reg istrar and a new registration of the voters will be made from August 9 through August 30. There will be four tickets in the election, reading, “For sale bf electric system to Southern Utilities company," “against sale of electric system to Southern Public Utllties company,” i and “against sale of waterworks system to Southern Public Utilities company.” The election polls will open at 8 a. m. September 8 and re main open until sunset. The Charlotte firm has offered $305,000 for the lighting system of Rutherfordton and $90,000 for the waterworks system. Spindale Election. The town officials of Spindale is sued a call for an election on the same date that Rutherfordton will hold Its election to decide the same question. Four tickets will be used there also, reading the same as those to be used here. Mr. J. H. Hill has been appointed registrar and the books will be open the same days as in Rutherfordton. A new regis tration of the voters will also be held in Spindale. Spindale has been offered $95,000 for its electric light system and $110,000 for its water system, mak ing a total of $205,000. The terms are cash if the voters ratify the pro posed sale. Spindale has been offered $20,000 more for its water system than has Rutherfordton, due to the fact that the six large mills thye are liberal users of water. Rutherfordton has been offered $110,000 more for its electric light system than has Spin dale. Forest City is expected to issue a call'for its election this week and will likely hold it the same date. Sentiment in favor of the election is growing here and in Spindale, due to the fact that the town officials of each place have assured the peo ple that the funds derived from the sale will all be applied on the bond ed debt. Building a Dairy County Here Above Is one reason why Cleveland county promises to become one of the leading dairy counties in North Carolina within a few years. The six bulls pictured, all island bred registered Jerseys, were brought to this county last week, being purchased by enter prising Cleveland /arnters who are attempting to build up the county’s dairy stock. The photo was made at the Blanton stables just before the bulls were distributed among their new owners.—Photo by Ellis, Old Sol Hatches Egg* After Hen Was Taken Off The beaming rays of the sun of last week hatched five chickens for Mrs. T. A. Spang ler on Lee street. Mrs. Spang ler took off a hen last Mon day and left a number of eggs un-pipped In the nest which the hen had In a feed house in the back yard. On Friday Mrs. Spangler went into the feed house and found that the hot rays of the sun had taken up the hatching process where the hen left off and five of the eggs brought forth little chicks. Three of them died, but two have been given to the mother hen and have i every promise of growing in- [j to healthy chickens. | Hottest Day ! Here Saturday Mercury Climbs Almost to 101. Equals Record of July 1, 1927. Coming after a week and one- ! half of extreme heat, Saturday was the hottest day of the year in Shelby and Cleveland coun ty, and the hottest day record ed in a three-year period. Between 2 and 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon the mercury In the Ebel toft thermometer, which is regarded as official hereabouts, climbed be tween 100 and 101. It was three years ago—July 1, 1927—that 101, the highest temperature record ever registered here since records have been kept, was registered. In June of the same year the Ebeltoft ther mometer reached 100. Heat Terrible Saturday's heat was almost un bearable. Shelby was thronged with week-end shoppers but nearly; everything moved at a slow pace due to the extreme heat. All after- i noon the shady court square was packed with the largest crowd ever assembled there except for some function. Such was the popularity of the court square shade that scores of people, unable to find seats on the already packed benches, sprawl ed out on the grass, loosened up their collars, doffed their coats and | attempted to take it easy. \ Rain Sprinkle Ends Blistering Weather Not Enough Rain To Aid Crops In ' Any Section Of County. A sprinkle of rain preceded several cloudy hours temporarily brought the heat wave to an end in this sec tion early Sunday. There was not, however, enough rain to aid the crops and the clouds cleared away after the sprinkle in Shelby and; several sections of the county. Although crops and gardens are: suffering for rain the slight showers | were welcomed for their part in | ending one of this section's record heat waves. Today the temperature began to mount again but a good breeze made it considerably cooler than it has been for more than a week. I Thieves Remove Door Glass, Enter And Rob Insurance Office Here Carl Webb’s Pilot Life Office Cash Boi Rifled. Notes, Cheeks Found. Thieves Sunday night entered and robbed the Pilot Life in surance agenrv. of which Mr. Carl R. Webb Is agent, in the Lincberger building, entry be ing made by removing the glass from the hall door leading to the suite of offices. Mr. Webb stated today that ap proximately $42 in .money was tak en, but that several thousand dol lars in notes and several hundred dollars in checks had beer recov ered this morning. The cash box was removed from (he cashier's room and early today Mr. McCoy, another insurance man. found the box in a field near the road on the Blanton farm west of town. He noticed some of the pa pers scattered about the box. dis covered that they were tr.e property of Mr. Webb and returned the box to him. Nothing was missing, it was said from the box except ‘he cash, the thieves apparently not daring to take a chance with the notes and checks. In the box also iver? a num ber of other papers, deeds, pass books, etc. Planned In Advance. Seemingly the robbery had been carefully planned in advance. After removing the door glass the thieves apparently made straight for the cash box and bothered nothing else. The reason for this deduction is that not a single desk drawer, some of which contained small amounts of money, had been opened, and noth ing else in the office had oeen dis turbed to indicate that the thieves had searched for anything other than the cash box. Takes 900,000 Gallons Of Water daily for the patrons of the city's water department during the hot weather, said Mayor McMvrry this morning. The Supply is ample be cause the new pump station and filter plant was installed about two years ago, but the men at the pump station are kept busy operating the ptimps and filters. Unusual demands are made on the water plant be cause of extra bathing, Bering of lawns, shrubbery, etc. The deep well on the court square runs dry on these hot days and hundreds of people pass bv lor a re freshing drink only to find, the well dry. The well extends to a depth of over 400 feet but the supply can not meet the demand dunng the hot weather. Fred Young, Aged Negro Preacher Dies Rev. Fred C. Young, seventy year old colored minister of the Boiling Springs community died Sunday and will be buried this afternoon at 3 o’cloc kat colored chuich ceme tery at Boiling Springs. Preacher Young was highly esteemed by both whites and colored and exerted a wholesome influence as a minister for many years Daily During It requires 500,000 gallons of water Newton Wins, Then Loses His Automobile Auto Driven By Nominee For SoH eitor I* Stolen In Front Of Law Office. J. Clint Newton, the Democra tic nominee for county solid- .•* tor. knows what it is to win and lose In the same month. Satur day week ago he won the nom ination In the second primary; last Saturday he lost his cam paign automobile. Apparently some fellow decid ed that a man Who had just been elceted to office didn't need a car. Anyway, he took New ton's; The car, which belonged to Newton's brother-in-law, Romeo Eaker, was parked Sat urday morning in front of the Newton and Newton law office, next to The Star building. At noon when Mr. Newton started to lunrh the car wasn’t there. Auto thieves promise to fare badly in county court after the first of the year when Mr. New ton begins prosecuting. Borders Family To Have Reunion Aug 20 The descendants, relatives, and friends of Maj. Hugh Borders, one of Cleveland County's prominent and Influential v citizens of his day, will hold a family re-union and "pic nic at Cleveland Springs on Wed nesday, August 20th, 1930, in the beautiful* grove west of the springs. All relatives and friends are cordi ally invited to attend. The pro verbial “Well filled Basket” should not be overlooked An interesting program will be provided and the comfort of the crowd promoted. deputy Pruett Killed By Auto Of Brittain, AlledgedRum Hauler Popular County Officer Crushed Under The Wheels Of Car Driven By Son Of Casar Postmaster. Three Held In Jail. Two More Sought. Thousands At Funeral. Deputy Sheriff Sanford A, Pruett, of the Casar section, and one of Cleveland county’s most popular officers, was fa tally injured about daylight Saturday morning when run over by an automobile driven by Hugh Brittain, young Casar man, while Pruett and other officers, including a Federal revenue officer, were attempting to stop and search the automobile driven by Brittain for whiskey. Fellow Officers Shocked By Death Sheriff Allen Pay* Tribute To Pruett. Other* Praise Deceased Deputy Cleveland county officers. Sheriff Alien and deputies, were shocked by the fatal Injury early Saturday of Deputy Sanford Pruett. "He was one of the best and mod dependable officers who ever work ed under me or with me ', Sheriff Allen stated, “and nothing has hit me quite so hard recently as his death”. Deputies Ledford. Walker, New ton and other fellow officers who often worked with Pruett also praised him both as an officer and as a man, all showing deep hurt! over‘his untimely death. Funeral Attended By Many Officers 'Special to 'The Star.) ! Casar, July 14.—Among the two thousand or more people attending J the funeral service# of iSeputy San* I rord Pruett here yesterday were 21 officers or former officers of Cleve land county and two Rutherford county officers. The burial services were conduct ed by the Casar juniors assisted by the Belwood council. Deputy Pruett being a Junior Order official. Mr. Pruett, who had been a mem ber of the Casar Baptist church for 25 years, is survived by his widow, who was Miss Maggie Mooney be fore marriage, and the following children: Mrs. Inez Walker, Paul i Forrest, and May Lou Pruett. Other i survivors are a stepmother Mrs. i Miles Pruett; and the following | brothers and sisters: Mr. Cloer ; Pruett, of Casar; Harland Pruett, !of the U. S. Army; Mrs. D. L. Downs j of Richmond, Virginia; Mrs. For | of Belwood; Mrs. Preston Williams, of Casar; Mrs. Gordon Carpenter, rest Fortenberry, of Casar, Mrs. Forrest Walker and Mrs Tllden Queen, both of Shelby. Officers Get Still Long King’s Creek Deputies Buren Dedthon Charlie Sheppard and E. W. Sander-, on Sat urday morning captured a 90-gallon still along King's Creek just on this side of the battleground section. The still, a sheet-iron affair, was full of beer at the time of the. cap ture One Man Probably Responsible \ For Kings Mountain Victory j Would Likely Be No Celebration This Fall llad II Not Been For Him. (By James D. Grist:') York, S. C,—Had it not been for an old man named Caldwell whose first name is unknown and who j lived in the "forks of the Catawba," there would in all likelihood bei no sesqui-centennia! celebration at! Kings Mountain battleground this coming October 7, and President Hoover would not be coming to York county, South Carolina, on that day to celebrate with the nation the turning point of the American Re- i volution. Indeed, had it not been for i old Mr. Caldwell the patriots al- j most surely would ha.ve been- met ! and defeated at Kings Mountain by Colonel Ferguson's troops reinforc ed by the dragoons of the bloody Cofoftel Bannister Tarleton, whose name was a synonym for cruelty. The part that Mr Caldwell played in the winning of_ the battle of■ Kings Mountain is- an interesting! story. Colonel Patrick Ferguson. who j was an experienced British officer j as well as a brave man. probably never made the boast attributed to him that “all the rebels in hell could not drive him from the moun tain.’’ He felt insecure, but he scorned to retreat before the ad vancing mountaineers, whom he called ‘ cursed banditti.” Instead he sent an express to Cornwallis at Charlotte asking him to dispatch aid, and that speedily. The mes senger was Abe Collins,'a notorious Tory leader and celebrated counter feiter of that time. Hardly had Col lins set out for Charlotte before word was passed-along by grapevine telegraph to the patriots in the forks of the. Catawba to be on the lookout for an express. So when a dusty rider on a pant ing steed stopped at the home of Mr. Caldwell asking for refresh-.; inents, that old gentleman complied i with his request. But he made a prisoner of his guest and searched him for and found the dispatches in which Ferguson begged his com mander officer to send reinforce ments. Had Cornwallis received the letter the Whigs would have been hemmed in between Tarleton on (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT, i , Deputy Pruett, with :.ls chest crushed, died in the Shelby hospital shortly after nine o'clock, Saturday morning. abbg| four hours after be ing injuredf Brittain, son of Postmaster C. A. Brittain, of Casar. is in the county jail here with two of the four com panions said to have been with him in the death car He has a reputa tion for wildness, officers say, al though his father is one of the best known and most highly espected men of that section. Stopped For Search. Deputies of the up-county section had been Informed Friday night, they say. that Brittain nad gone after some whiskey. Federal Kevenue officer Abernethy, of Catawba county,. Deputy Pruett, and Depu ties Frank Walker. Plat Led lord, and John Newton and Sumrncy Canipe secured a search warrant and wait ed for the alleged whiskey car near the Pete Wright residence, just on this side of Ward's Gap and the Burke county line. About daylight Saturday morning they heard a car coming. The Federal officer ran bis car across the road at the bridge and waited in the car. the cotmly deputies waiting by the slffe el the road. The Brittain ear, a De Soto, roared down the road a;sd headed straight for the auto of the Federal officer. Thinking the oncoming car would plow into him the Federal officer jumped, It is said, to the side of the bridge just as the Brittain car screeched to a stop. The depu ties. about 10 or 15 feet to the rear of the Brittain car, dashed towards the car. Walker coming up from the side, Pruett. Ledford and Newton from the rear. There were four men in the car with Brittain, ..he officers say. Brittain, they add, ta’sed up in nig seat, lookea back, saw the of ficers coming to the car. then shot the auto into reverse, and roared backward. Ledford and Newton jumped hurriedly, they say, out of the path of the automooile but Pruett was knocked down. Lont and rear wheels passing over his chest. Toss Liquor Out. oust us tne car roared Lack the officers say someone in the car toss ed out a fruit Jar or jog Deputy Walker says it passed jus* over bis head and he grabed at it. As the car sped on backward two men jumped out. an officer caught one, but at that moment one of them noticed Pruett had been run down. In the confusion tne man caught got away as the office: s turned their attention to their ser iously injured companion. The Brit tain car meantime moved back wards about six-tenths of a mile, then turned around And headed in to Burke county. Deputies Walker and Newton placed their brother of ficer in a car and started for the Shelby hospital. Federal Officer Ab ernethy. Deputy Plato Ledford and Suhimey giving chase to the Brit tain car. The officers chased the fleeing car 10 mles or more in Burke coun ty and ndticed that the car seemed to be circling back as if maded for Toluca. Deputy Ledford then remem bered that young Brittain’s wife was at her home in the Pleasant Hill section and surmised tha; Brittain was heading there. The officers took a short cut to the Pleasant Hill sec tion and captured Brittain just as he drove up. His other companion caught Saturday morning was Dob Hunt and both were placed in jail here. Later in the day officers caught Ivey Workman, who was said to CONTINUED ON PAGE! EIGHT, i Brittain Hearing On Wednesday Morn Hugh Brittain. Dob Hunt and 9 Ivey Workman will be riven a preliminary hearing in connec tion with the fatal injury of Deputy Sanford Pruett in coun ty court here Wednesday morn ing at 10 o’clock. Recorder Hor ace Kennedy will preside, tt was stated at 3 o'clock this after noon by Sheriff Irvin Allen.
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