Ella Club Has Nine Players Now \ Hitting Over.300, Weathers Leads j Is Hitting .429. McSwain Smacking Ball At Even .400 (lip. The boys who compose the Ella milt baseball club in the Cleveland County League are no slouches at pounding the horse ildc with the willow, jf Batting averages for the club com piled this week show that the en tire team is hammering the ball for an average of 341. Nine of the players are hitting .300 nr better. Weathrit. leads with a real swatting average if 429. and McSwain. going at a .400 gait ranks second. The club averages follows: Player ..........- AB H AV. Weathers ...-—- H f 429 McSwain .... ,. 55 30 .400 W, Bumgardner ...... 31 21 .337 Putnam . 19 7 363 Blanton ....-..... 13 3 ,348 Harris _ 26 P 346 Hornsby ... ......... 21 ” 333 T Bumgardner __49 16 327 May hue . 38 1C 325 Kerr...21 6 .285 Robersons,-..- l ■ 250. Pert on . )_ 21 3 .238 Poor Inheritance. New York.—Six heirs to 1199.704 face the prospect of paying an in heritance tax of $746 each and re ceiving no legacy. The residuary es tate of Aaron De Cordova, promi nent in Wall Street, was wiped out ih the stock jnarket crash. College Head To Preach At Central Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the Central Methodist church Rev. W. A. Jenkins, president of Daven port College will bring the morning message. There will be no evening worship service Sunday. F.pworth League will meet at 1, o'clock, and the subject to be dis- j cussed will be "Christ in Modern! Poetry." There will be no Wednesday eve-! ning prayer meeting. tV R, McNich Will Not Run for United States isenate Charlotte.—Frannk R McNich Charlotte lawyer and foimcx mayor | has no intention of running as an independent for the United States, senate against J. W, Bailey, Demo crat, and George M. Pritchard. Republican, he announced here. In 1928 Mr. McNinch managed the anti-Smith campaign :n North Carolina annd was closely associa ted with Senator F. M. Simmons in the fight upon Alfred E. Smith He also championed Senatox Sim mons in the latter's recent un succesful contest for renomination by his party, which won by Josiah W. Bailey. Raleigh attorney Blonde Girl Beauty Winner Dorothy Dell Goff. New Orleans, frowned “Miss Universe” in Texas Beauty Pageant Galveston, Tex.—A blonde 17 ycar-old high school girl and radio singer Dorothy Dell Goff, of New Orleans, wears the title "Beauty Queen of the Universe.” Miss Goff was selected as the final winner of the annual interna tional pageant of pulchritude last night and $2,000 in prize money arid a silver plaque were presented to her at a testimonial dinner. She prev iously had been named ‘ Miss United States of America" in the first judg ing event. Marlm, StiVr, of New York, as- j siatant director of the pageant an-1 nounced that he has become her I manager and was expecting a num-j ber of stage or screen offers. Girl Overwhelmed The girl, brought up to the mi- j crophone, looked bewildered and' said in a half choked voice she was I “the happiest girl in the world." The new Miss Universe is five and a half feet tall and weighs 122 pounds. Her hair is long and gol den blond. Her bust measures 34 inches, her waist 26, hips 36. thigh 21, ankle 7 3-4. V Second Placer Miss New Jersey, Helen Hannon,! won the first prize of *1,000 just! below Miss Universe's grand prize. Miss New Jersey is a dark haired ’ slim and stately girl. The second prize money award j $500 went to Miss Rumania, Mari- | ana Mivica, who has light brown i hair. i WEBB THEATRE -TONIGHT LAST SHOWING Ruth Chattert6n in “THE LADY OF SCANDAY” COMEDY AND NEWS REEL 10 and 30c Saturday BIG SPECIAL_ONE DAY ONLY LITE VELEZ and a Big Cast in “HELL HARBOR” Tropic Moons—The roar of the surf—rustling palms— make a glowing setting for one of the screen's greatest romances—You can't afford to miss it. 10 and 30c Coming Monday and Tuesday RAMON NOVARRO in “GAY MADRID” THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN'’ • THE MOST PERFECT SOUND" WEBB THEATRE FACTS ... You Should Know About Dry Cleaning. (SEE MONDAY’S STAR) THE WHITEWAY “QUALITY” CLEANERS - DYERS 105-PHONES-106 “We Call At Your Neighbor’s” LOCAL and* •PERSONAL News Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Morrison of Convey arrived Wednesday to spend a fortnight with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Morrison. Miss Margaret Anthony, who has been spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Hairy Woodson, in York, arrived home yesterday. Mr EJiley McCord is spending this week at Myrtle Beach. Misses Amanda. Sara and Ai phosine Harris are gone to Forest City to spend a week with their aunt, Mrs. Terry Moore. Miss Lula Agnes Are\ is visiting her cousin, Miss Betty lvioigan at Gaffney this week. Deputy Edie Dixon. Mrs. Dixon and family are spending this week on a motor trip in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Miss Joyce Wilson, bookkeeper for The Star, is spending, several days this week with relatives In Gas tonia Mrs. Walter Powers and son. of Hamlet, and Miss Katherine Pow ers. of Charlotte, spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Shem Blackley. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. McBraver. of Lattimorc. are the guests this week it Dr. and Mrs. S. S. Royster. Mr. and Mrs. Rohe Hamrick spent a part of last week at Myrtle Beach. Mrs R, P. Scruggs, of Rutherford ton, is spending this week with her son, Dr, Bobo Scruggs, and Mrs. Scruggs. Mrs. Grover Beam, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Pitt, at Gien Alpine, has re turned home; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Palmer and two sons. Billy and Os ear. and Mrs. Dorcas Beam drove up to Glen Alpine and spent Wed nesday. Mrs. Beam came back with them. Miss Elizabeth Riviere Is the guest this week of Miss Ruth Adams in Hamlet. Miss Rebecca Terrin. of Bishop ville, S. C... is visiting .'-.er sister, Mrs. Harry Camnitz, and Mr. Can nitz this week Miss Dorothy Ketchic of Char lotte will be the week-end guest of Misses Ruth Hopper and Madge Lattimore. Rev: H N. McDiarmid left yester day for Massanetta Springs, Va., the Presbyterian assembly grounds a week and will be on the program of the Men s conference. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dover and Miss Lucy Hamrick left ye Vrday to spend the remainder of the week at Myrtle Beach. Little Newton McDiarmid, who has been spending the summer in Raeford with his uncle, Mr. Nor man McDiarmid, has returned home. Master Wilson Nines Mc Diarmid is in Raeford at present with his uncle. where he will spend Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Dover and Miss Katherine Dover, with a party of friends from Gastonia, leave today to spend the week-end at Myrtle Beach Mrs. Dick Hennessa left Tuesday for a two-weeks visit with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wilk ins at Goldsboro. __ Miss Evelyn Metcalf of near Shel by is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Griffin P. Smith, this week. Mr. and Mrs. William Lineberger, their son, William. Jr., and Mrs. Lewis Forney left yesterday to spend a week in the North Carolina mountains. They will visit several points. Miss Mary Frances Carpenter who has been spending three weeks in Aiken. S. C., and vicinity has re turned home accompanied by Miss Carrie Mae Eubanks and Newton Eubanks. Mr. Wade Hoey is away on a va cation of a couple of weeks. Mr. E. P. Riviere, who is on his vacation this week, spent Wednes day in Charlotte. Misses Elizabeth and Cornelia Sparks left today to spend several days in Charlotte with Miss Edna Earl Bostic and other friends. Mr C. H Hardin with a party of friends from Kings Mountain, Messrs .P. F. Dilling, C. G. Pilling. J. M. McGinnis and Capt. J. W. Grimes, leave tonight to spend the week-end at South Port. Miss Mary Hester Ellis of the James Walker hospital, Wilmington, and Dr. Lyle G. Ellis, of Brooklyn, N. Y„ are visiting their parents, Mr. an^ Mrs J A. Ellis on S. Washing ton street. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burrus have had as their guest for several day* this week Mrs. Burrus' mother, Mrs w. C. Martin, of Mocksville. Miss Grace Eades had as her guest last Monday night, Miss Dor othey Carrington, of Jefferson, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McWhirter and two little sons, Harland ar.d Clifton, of Long Island, N. C.. are spending the week with Mrs. W. C McWhir ter and family. Mr and Mrs Ned W. Spurhn left yesterday for Rutherfordton to spend a few days with Mr. Spur lin’s mother, Mrs. A. V Spurlin at the Gateway hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Buren Phillips of Caroleen are visiting this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs Z. J. Thompson Mr. M. L. Shannon Is spending this week at his home in Gastonia. Mr. and Mrs, A. J. Eades and lit tle daughter, Jackie and sister. Miss Grace Eades left Wednesday morn ing for Gainesville, Winder and At lanta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Eades will return to Shelby Sunday, leaving Miss Grace Eades for a month s stay with friends and relatives Mrs. Victor H. Boyden. of Greens* boro, is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Theodore Gordon. Mrs. D. Y. Jones and Miss Mar garet, Jones will leave Sunday to visit Mrs. Jones' brother, Mr. Rob ert Patterson, and Mrs. Patterson, at Jefferson City, Tenn , where they will spend two weeks. Mrs. E. W Gibbs and daughter. Miss Ray Gibbs, and Misses Ruth and Ouida Monday were Charlotte visitors Wednesday. Miss Julia Mae Spake is on her vacation this week, w'hich she is spending at home with her family. Mr. E. B. Brooks, of Concord, has been spending several days, this week at home with his parents, Mr and Mrs. P. E. Brooks. Priends of Misses Kathleen Hord and Nancy Buttle will be fnuch in terested to know that they are due to arrive in New York Sunday after their trip to Europe. They will spend a few days there before com ing home. Mr, and Mrs. Prank Ledbetter, of Atlanta, are visiting their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ledbetter, of S LaFayette street. Mr. Ledbetter holds a responsible position with the National Bellas Hess company in Atlanta. Miss Elizabeth Roberts leaves to morrow for Charlotte where she will be Joined by Miss Laura Burton Miller and the two will go to New York together, where they will spend two weeks. Judge and Mrs. J. L. Webb and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Burgess spent Thursday in Charlotte, where Mr. Burgess had his tonsils removed at the Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat hos pital. He will return home tomor row. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Woodward and three children of Miami Beach, Fla., are guests this week of Mrs. H. M. Loy and her mother, Mrs. Ward. Mrs. Woodward is Mrs. Ward's granddaughter. Mr. Louis Roberts will join a party of the Davidson R, O. T. C. on Sunday and will go to Fort Moul trie at Charleston, for two weeks training. Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Wilson, Mrs. Robert Wilson and Mr. Pressly Wil son left Wednesday for a trip through the mountains of North Carolina and Georgia. They will visit Atlanta before their return. Mr. H. M. Loy, who is teaching at Casar, spent Thursday night at home with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoey and Mr. Jake Rudasill are spending to day In Charlotte. Mr. Ralph Hoey, who is spending the summer at Blowing Rock, spent a few days at home this week with his family. Mr. Joe Cannon. Jr., of Concord, was his. guest while he was at home. Mr. L. R. Cornevin has just re turned home after a trip to Mich igan and Canada. He returned by Newport News and brought Mrs. Cornevin and two children home with him They have been visiting relatives there for the past week, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Morgan and Mrs. Fred Morgan were Charlotte visitors on Thursday. Mrs. Frank Hull and son, Frank Jr., who have been visiting Mrs. Hull’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ligon. have returned to their home in Charlotte. Mrs. Herman Roberts ts Visiting ■datives lii Georgia this week. Miss Roaalynd Nix ts spending several days this week with Miss Janie Stamey at Fallston. Miss Ruth Waldrop has as her! guests this week Misses Johnslc1 Deaton, of Gastonia, and Mary Lou j Richards, of Casar. Little Mary Elisabeth McDtarniid , who was struck by an automobile j Tuesday, seems to be improving Mr. Young, of the Young's Jewel- , ry store, w ho has been here ’oi some time has recently moved ...» family j here. They are occupying cne of the j apartments in the PeftdleU.n Rpart- j ment house on S. LaFayette street. Miss Clotfelter, of the Young s j Jewelry store, Is spending her vaca- | lion this week with her family at| Lexington He’s Going To Fly Eventually, He Says Roger Wicker, Jacksonville. Fla .1 high school graduate, who is spend-1 ing this week in 8helby. is determ ined to be an aviator. Not having enough funds to at f?ncf an a ^tiov school M’r fin ishing high school he, is now selling magazine subscriptions to earn enough to take a course at the Southern Aviation school At The Theaters At the Webb tonight: Last show-j ing of Ruth Chatterton in “The | Lady of Scandal'', with Basil Rath bone. Added to the program are comedy and newsreel, at regular admission. Saturday s shows will feature the girl who says she has never been in love. Lnpe Velez, in a romance of the tropics. “Hell Har bor”, with Jean Hersholt, and John Holland as the lover. Monday Ramon Navarro in "Gay Madrid.” Tonight the Carolina will play the last runs of Bebe Daniels in "Alias French Gertie,” a swift-moving talkie of erookdom. Saturday af ternoon will open Bob Steele in "Oklahoma Cyclone” and an entire change of comedies. Monday of next week will begin the showing of the long-awaited “Journey's End" - -a story that is reported to be the greatest screen drama of all time. Putnam And Camp To Conduct Revival At Casar Next Week High School Couple Married In Gaffney. Personal New* Item*. 'Special to The S ir > Casar, Aug. 8.—The revival servic es will be conducted at the Baptist church this coming week. There will be services each day at 10:30 a. m and 8:00 p. m. Rev. D. P. Putnam of Shelby will preach assisted by the pastor, Rev. W. G. Camp Ihe song services will be in charge of Mr. Fred Hull. Mrs. J. T Buff was the dinner guest Tuesday of her sister Mrs. O. V. Warlick of the Casar-Lawndale road. Miss Mayfair Richards returned Wednesday from a visit with Miss Ruth Waldrop of Shelby. Many so cial courtesies were shown her. Mr. Alexander Mull and Mrs. J. O. Hoyle and daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. Zero Mull of the Moriah community Tuesday evening. Mr. C. A. Wortman and daughters. Lounette and Burleigh, were visit ors in the Vale section of Lincoln county Tuesday. Miss Pauline Newton is i he guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Newton of Shelby this week Mr. J. O. Hoyle made a business trip to Lincolnton Wednesday. Mr. Guy Swink and Miss Mae Tessiner, high school students, went to Gaffney. S. C., Tuesday and were married. The bride, daughter of Mr. Griff Tessiner. left {vome lor school and before reaching the school building asked the driver to stop for her to ride with Sw'ink, and the cou ple motored toward South Carolina Penny Column ANNOUNCEMENT FROM SISK —I have recently assumed manager ship of the new barber shop located in the KISER BUILDING The shop will now be operated under the new name of Sisk Brothers Barber Shop, t Elbert and Horace SUk*, South Martin Street, West Shelby These prices will prevail: Hair Cuts for Adults 30c; Hair Cuts for Child ren 25c; All other barber work pric ed in proportion. I was formerly manager of the Eastside Barber Shop and invite my friends and pa trons to visit, me here in my new | connection. Elbert Sisk lt-p "aDMIN 1ST* ATOE’S NOTICE Not let U hereby given