* .-. VOL- XXXVI, No. 99 8 PAGES TODAY SHELBY, N. C. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By mail, per year (In advance) $2.50 Carrier, per year (in advance) $3.00 MONDAY, AUG. 18. 1930 THE MARKET. otton, per ib._......... 12!ic otlon Seed, per bo. . —--36c SHOWERS TODAY Today's North Carolina Weather j Report: Showers tonight and Tries-! lay. Slightly cooler in northwest Portion tonight. bailEy here ■fosiah William Bailey, Democratic -lominee for the United States Sen- j Oe, passed through Shelby .lust >fter noon today en route back to. his Raleigh home after a short va- j ation trip in Western North Caro lina. He was accompanied by Mrs. hailey and children, the party stop ping here for a short time to greet friends. Deranged Man Placed In Jail Officer* Climb in Barricaded House After Threatened With Gun. Robert Harrell, 39-year-old man who lives just south of the l ily mill village, was placed in jail just before noon today by local officers who climbed through a window of the Har rell home and seized the men tally deranged man while he threatened to shoot them, last Saturday, according to in fo'mation, Harrell exhibited signs f insanity.and ran his wife and children away from home. Today a i arrant was sworn out for his ar rest and he was considered to be angerous. Deputies Ed Dixon and Matvey Harrelson went to the home outh of town to serve the papers. Hrrrell was inside with the doors locked and told the officers that he would shoot their heads off if they attempted to enter. Had Two Guns. Alter threatening them he disap peared inside for a few minuter. Thinking he had crawled into the attic the deputies telephoned back for Sheriff Allen to bring a flash light. Just after the sheriff arrived i he two deputies tore a screen off «ne window, climbed in and found Harrell seated on a bed with a loaded shotgun. Nearby was a load ed rifle. The deputies pounced upon nm before he could shoot. No move was made to shoot them, the of *<cers said, other than the threats f- shooting • should they enter. W. K. White Is Buried Sunday Onr Of Largest Crowds Ever At Elizabeth Church Attends His Funeral Sunday. One of the largest crowds that *ver assembled at Elizabeth Baptist rhurch, attended the funeral Sun day of Mr. William Kennedy White " ho died Saturday at h's home -in the Cleveland Springs community, at the age of 54 years, two months and seven days. Mr. White had been '■uffering for a short time with high blood pressure. He was of a cheerful disposition, a devoted father, sin cere friend and kind neighbor who will be greatly missed in his com munity. The funeral service was conduct ed by Rev. H. E. Waldrop and in terment was in t»*e cemetery at Elizabeth Baptist church. Early in life he joined the Buffalo Baptist church and was a life-long Christ ian. The following are left, to mourn their loss: A mother, wife ■ nd four children—Ephriam White, of Waco, Lillian and Nesbit Whit*, of Shel by, one step-son, Graham Perry, of New Bern. One child died in in fancy. Seven brothers, four living, t hree dead—Mr. Jake and Amos White, of Shelby, Mr. Grover White i f Spartanburg. S. C. and Mr. Jun ius White, of Monroe, four sisters— Mrs. Jenks Fortenberry, of Ballsten. Mrs. Josh Spake, of Shelby. Mrs. , John Pennington, of Belmont and Mrs. Bill Fortenberry,, of Shelby. Shelby Man Invents Milk Bottle Holder f orrest Williams Devises Receptacle Whereby Empty Bottle Must Be Furnished to Get Full Bottle Washington, D. C. Aug 17.—Thp United States Patent Office has just aranted to Forrest B. Williams, of Shelby, a patent on milk-bottle re jrptacles. Clarence A. O'Brien local patent * Homey, explains that Mr, Williams. Invention provides a milk bottle re ceptacle so constructed that an empty milk bottle deposited in the receptacle cannot be removed by the milkman unless a full bottle of milk! Is placed in the receptacle. In a | similar manner, the person to whom the milk is delivered cannot remove! the full bottle of milk without plac-1 Inc an empty bottle in Inc recep tacle in exchange. , Vice - President Boost Is Given 0. Max Gardner Hearst Paper Article Talks Chances Prominent Writer Cites Three Rea sons Why Shelby Man May Land Shelby may furnish North Carolina's first s'iee president in 19.12. That's the opinion of Glenn W. Naves, writing a spe rial artlele Sunday in the Hearsts newspapers. Citing a number of personal qualifications which might place the Shelby man in history as the first North Carolinian to become vice president of the United States, the writer continues with a statement of some conditions in the national party which lend considerable color to what .the Hearst paper calls the "Gardner boom." While former governors of North Carolina have been mentioned for second place on the Democratic ticket, nothing has ever come, of it. For a year or two before the 1928 Houston convention. Governor Mc Lean and former Governor. Cameron Morrison were both mentioned as vice presidential timber, but the complexities of that convention pre vented any real fight to place either of their names upon the ticket. But an entirely different story may be told next time, the American writer maintains. Following are some of the rea sons, containing national signifi cance, "given by Mr. Naves for this statement: ‘T. The south has already be come choice political territory to both parties, both during nomina tion time and at the November fin als. The friendship of the south is indispensable and invaluable stock in trade for either Republicans or Democrats. ' z. Governor Gardner tailed to align himself with the Senator Fnr nifold Simmons regime during the Smith-Hoover scrap, but stood loy ally to his party's cause. Senator Simmons' overwhelming defeat In June by Josiah William Bailey, can didate for the United Spates senptjh. is considered'significant of what the mass of voters think of party bolt ers. c ‘•3. A trial was made in 1928 of a southern or border candidate for vice president, but other conditions served to nullify the results. So much so that for the first time since Grant ran for president. North Car olina's vote in the electoral college went to a Republican. And there, indeed, is a point! National Demo crat leaders considered the Old North State vote safe in the fold. They didn't think it would or Could veer off, yet they reckoned without a thorough study of conditions in the South. Their surprise and cha grin has not been forgotten. Na tional leaders do not want that to happen again. In a close call. North Carolina's 12 (13 votes next time) might turn the tide of deleat for the Democrats. To give the state a vice president on the ticket to vote for could not help but cement the state's democracy and hold North Carolina's Democrats in line for more than one other election. "Then too. Governor Gardner's last week-end visit to former Gov ernor Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia may have been personal, probably social, and maybe not.” Endurance Honors In Golf Sought Shelby had a new endurance con test to get started today. At 6 o'clock this morning Ed Gib son and Evans Logan started play ing on the Peter Pan miniature golf course on South Washington street with the determination, so they said, to establish a non-stop endurance record for golf playing. Forced Down After 647 Hours Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brinc, th e St. Louis endurance fliers, were forced down yesterday by motor trouble after haring established a new record to supplant that of the Hunter brothers who broke the original Jackson-O'Brine record. O' Brine is shown on the left and Jack son on the right. Endurance Flight Ends At 647 Hours; Motor Trouble Is Cause Negro Woman Shot Today Alter Kobes, negro woman of the Boiling Springs section, was brought to the hospital here early this afternoon in a serious condition as the result of being shot through the body. She wm shot, officers say, by tyuuam Coffee, * negro man. Coffee at an early hour this afternoon had not been raptured and details of the shooting are not known. At the hospital at 2^30 It .was said that the woman was in a critical condition with not much chance of recovery. The bullet from the pistol entered her right side and lodged near the spinal column. Sixteen Jailed In Week-End Roundup Jail Fills Up After Several Weeks AVJth Few Arrests In County. Shelby and Cleveland county of ficers had a busy week-end, ar resting and jailing 16 people, ac cording to the jail register of Sher iff Allen. For several weeks there has been very little criminal activity in the county and the jail population has been at a low ebb. Another week end such as Saturday and Sunday will, however, soon force the jailor to hang out his standing room only sign. In the 16 arrested over the week end was one white woman charged with public drunkenness and pro fanity, The others were men. and about evenly divided as to color. The majority of those jailed were arrested on liquor and stealing charges. Mr. and Mrs. Bass Suttle. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Suttle spent Sun day at. Blowing Rock. Five-Year-Old Shelby Boy Ties Up Traffic In Capital Of Nation John D. Crowder, jrs Chases Birds And Gives Washington A Job. Shelby may never send a president to Washington to line Pennsylvania avenue with spec tators, but a young Shelby boy —still young enough to dreatn of being president some, day— recently lied up traffic in the nation's capital and gave the Washington bluecoats a job. Washington newspapers only recently carried large photos of John O. Crowder. jr„ five years of age. who caused a traffic Jam at fourteenth and furlid streets -w hile he chased birds. The Shelby youngster was in Washington with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Durant Crowder, for a visit with relatives. One afternoon he was-out in the yard playing. Later he was missing. The worried father visited a police, station. The hluecoats got busy trying fo find the missing boy and in a few minutes learned that other po licemen were worrying with a big traffc jam on Fourteenth street where the youngster had east caution to the winds and was chasing birds in the main thoroughfare of one of Wash ington's busiest streets. “Truf fle," said one Washington paper "was seriously disrupted,” Aviators Down After Winning Bar* Back Their Honors. I'p 647 Hours. St. Louis. Aug. 17—The first come-back in the history of re fueling endurance flights ended sit |6:39 30 a. m . at Lambert-St. Louis field today. Shortly after dawn Dale 1 Redi Jackson and Forest O'Brine set their monoplane “Greatte 8t. Louis'’ on the flying field which they had circled for 27 days and nights, be coming the offlcial holiiefs of the world’s sustained flight reewd again at 647 hours 38 minutes and 30 seconds. Motor trouble and an oil leakage, which developed about midnight, forced the lane to alight, Jackson and O'Brine told interviewers. Lack of financial returns and ap parent failure of the City of fit Louis to support the flight was the reason given to newspaper men by William Pickens. manager of O'Brine and Jackson. In the hotel suite tills afternoon Jackson and O'Brine. refreshed by several hours sleep, posed for cam eramen and answered questions of a dozen newspaer men. Needed No Finances. a "We would have stayed up longer if we could have,” both fliers said. Finances had nothing to do with it. at all. We would have paid for supplies to continue the flight our selves if the motor had continued to function. The sudden descent startled a crowd of about 500 sleepy-eyed ob servers. including cameramen and reporters, who had been sleeping on improvised beds on the field for several days. The fliers had radio ed the ground crew a few minutes before the landing that they were coming down. O’Brine was at the controls as I the plane swooped down for an easy landing and taxied to a hangar. It ws several minutes before the daz ed crowd could fully realize what had occurred and there was only a flutter of a demonstration, con trasted with the wild scene staged on the same field in July, 1929 tvhen the same airmen landed with a 420 hour record with 25,000 looking on. Jackson and O'Brine said the plane’s motor first began showing signs of weakness last, night. The fliers managed to keep it going un it,!! dawn, hoping that an inspection i‘by daylight would enable them to make repairs and keep the ship go ing. I To Sell Bonds For School In Summer Cleveland county officials are to day advertising the approaching sa*e of $40,000 Revenue Aplicipatlon bonds. These bonds arc being sold for the purpose of defraying the operating expense of the county schools' which are running during the summer months so that they close in the fall to Sennit county children to aid in cotton picking. It is not a new expense, but will be taken care of in the regular (ax col lection this fall, the bonds being sold now to defray the summer ■=rhool expense until the fall collec ! uons, , Cline Elected Head Of State Commissioners Seek Reform* Before Legislature County Commissioner* Head DIs evasions On Road*. School* And Tax Problem*. • Special To The Star.) Wilmington, Aug. 18 —electing A E’. Cline, of Cleveland county, pres ident; George L.” Stansbu.y, of Gilford, vice president, and J. L. Skinner, of Warren, secretary and treasurer for the coming year, the state convention of county commis sioners and accountants closed Its three-day session at Wrightsvtlle Beach at noon today. Next year’s convention is to be held in Hender sonville. August 12, 13 and M. The closing speech this morning with commissioners meeting In the ballroom of the Oceanic hotel and accountants convening in tne round house, was marked with addresses by prominent state officials, and short talks by various members In open forums. feixteen resolutions were presented before the commis sioners’ meeting, all except one of them being adopted. The three-dav convention, with Claude L. McGhee, president*presid ing. marks the close of wide and in structive addresses by outstanding men of North Carolina on present day problems concerning tne three most vital state interests, schools, roads and taxes. Speaks On Tax Problem Outstanding among speakers dur ing the last session was Fred W. Morrison, executive secretary ef the state tax commission. He spoke oh "tax problems in North Carolina,” centering his address on what is be ing done with taxes collected in this state and what, should be done to make them easier collected and more ju*t. He advocated a uniform system throughput North Carolina in the watUnvof collecting lake--... He said that the state board of assessment, LeRov Martin, secretary of the state board of equalization, speaking on "the equalization, plan of support stated that the doctrine of "equality-’ is finding its truest expression in the operation of North Carolina’s equa I CONTINUED FROM CADE ONE I j Vance Jolley, Aged Brick Mason Dead j Three Old And Respected Colored People Die Within The Past Few Months. Vance Jolley, age 67, well known ! colored brick mason and plasterer, died Friday night at midnight at his home following a decline i»i health. Uncle Vance has been a resident of Shelby all of his life. He was well known by the white people and highly respected by both races. Among the colored people, he was active in religious and. fraternal work and his funeral this afternoon will be largely attended. The passing of Uncle Vance makes three well known negro characters passing from the stage of action within the past few months. Bert Blanton died about a week ago and two months ago Sam Wilson, living in Freedmon, passed away. Five Marriages In County This Month Three Couples Securer! Marriage License Here Last Week. The year 1930 has been an off matrimonial season In this county, but with five marriages to the first half of August It appears as if this month will lead all others so far this year in Dan Cupid’s business. Three coupled secured marriage license last week, one couple being from Burke county. The two Cleve land county couples were: George W. Mauney and Wilma Mercer: C. E. Crawford and Eugenia M. Rollins. Fight At Lawndale Gets Emergency Call A telephone message came to Sheriff Allen's office here this morning that officers be rushed to Lawndale to help quell a big fight there. The call created consider able excitement and Deputy Ed Dixon left immediately for the up Cleveland mill town. Upon his ar rival there he learned that a fist fight had been staged and that the rucus had quieted down. Two men he said, engaged in a tussle with Dr SherriU. County Manager Head Of Group A. E. Cline, above, chairman of the Cleveland county commissioners, is the latest Cleveland man to receive state honors. Cast week at Wrtchts ville Mr. Cline, who heads what Is known as the best county fovern ment system in the state, was named president of the North CaroCna As sociation of County Commissioners. (Star Photo.i T. J. Green, 79, Buried Sunday One of Mont Respected Citizen* of Double Sprint!', Cominmiiiv, Passe* Saturday. Mr, T. 3. Green, age 79 years, died Saturday at his home in the Dou ble Springs community aith a com plication of troubles from which he had been seriously ill for several days. His death was expected as a culmination of an illness lasting over a year. Mr. Green was one of the most highly respected men of that com munity and a prominent iigure in He was married to Miss' Alpha White who survives, together with eight children: Misses Ray .mid Ros mond Greene, who live at home, Mrs. J. H. Washburn and Mrs. J. E. Bridges of Shelby. Mrs. P E' Green, Mrs. T. D, Philbeck. W. T. Greene and A. W. Green of the Double Springs community, all fine Chris tian children and worthy descend ants of their noble father. One sis ter. Mrs. J. P. Morrison and one brother, C. P. Greene also survive. Mr. Green was not only an out standing man in his community, but a good neighbor, a kind frierd to all and a hard working man who pro vided well for his family. The ftmeral service was conduct ed by Rev. D. G. Washburn, assist ed by Rev. J. W, Sutle, was held from the residence at 3 o’clock Sun day and interment was in the Dou ble Springs church cemetery. A large crowd and many beautiful flowers attested the high esteem in which he was held. Music was furnished by the ^ttlmore male quartet Serving as flower bearers were the juniors of the Double Springs Sunday school ahd as pall bearers: S W Green, O. M. Green, C, P. Green, C. B Green, F. A. Green and Yates Green. Jim Webb Winner Of Golf Tourney Jim Webb. Jr., brother of the Shelby golfing prenonenons, Pete and Snook, Is a tournament winner himself. Last week Webb won the weekly tournament on George Wray’s Peter Pan miniature course by defeating Charlie Hubbard in the final match after both had eliminated all other entrants. Book List For Pupils Of Shelby Schools-Open Sept. 7 ' - -__ I Spindale Man Killed By Bolt While Praying t>. Mndr, of Spindale. Merts Death While In Woods Praying For Friends Forest City, Aug 17.—It. Mode, 21 years old, was killed bv lightning at a rhurrh service at Spindale two miles from here Saturday afternoon. The body was not found until Saturday night. A revival service was in progress, and friends of Mode say he had retired to the woods to pray for acquaintances when a boll of lightning struck a tree near him and killed him. He was an active rhurrh worker and was taking a leading pari in the protracted services. He was also president of the R. Y. P. U. of Spencer Baptist church. He was married, but has no chil dren. Mrs. Mary El Owens Wifr of Anbury Owens of Near Kings Mountain. Sir: Cbll dren Survive. Mrs Mary E. Owen*, wife evf As bury Owens died at her home near Kings Mountain Thursday follow ing an illness of ten days. She had been suffering with high blood pressure. The funeral was conduct ed at her home Friday morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. Robt. Olianey, as sisted by Rev. R. R. Cook and Rev. Daniel McCraw. A large crowd at tended and a rich floral offering covered her new-made mound. A quartet sang two of her favorite selections. Mrs. Owens was 83 years of age and the mother of at* children: tain, Mrs. Tom Dye. Mrs. E. G, Lewis, and Mrs. Robert Wailick of Kings Mountain. Mrs. J. C. Dover of Blacksburg. One brother William Kester of .Kings Mountain and 23 grand children also survive Mrs. Owens was a devoted poth er whose love for her children caus ed her to labor and sacrifice for them. She underwent many depriva tions and hardships, yet lived a con secrated Christian life. Her married life of 59 years was one of happi ness and devotion. Star Not Sponsor* Of Tree Sitting The report has gone out that The Star ts sponsoring Pete O’Shields In his effort to set a record at tree sitting. The Star is not sponsoring the fete and ts in no way whatever encour aging the boy in a financial way. The fad started elsewhere and boys throughout the nation are engaging in this endurance contest. In Shelby, certain lo ral merchants and business houses are contributing to Pete, but his contributions are very light indeed. It is a prank of youth, which some praise, oth ers condemn. Publicity has been given to the tree sitting simply because it is a stunt and a youthful prank which has brought hundreds of visitors to the tree. When The Star sponsors any thing in a financial way, it must be a worth-while cause that will advance the common good of many people. LEE B. WEATHERS, Editor. Library Report Shows 815 People Used Books In 7 Mos. With Only Mergre Finances on Which to Operate, Library Shows a Real Service During the first seven months of this year. 815 people tools books home to read, according to the re port just issued by Miss Stella Murchison, the librarian. The re port. shows that although the li brary is limited in finances, It is serving a real need in furnishing good literature, not only to the citizens of Shelby but to many peo ple of the country. The report for the first seven months of this year is as follows: Report For January Total number of books returned 756, total number of magawncs re- ( turned 25, total number of books taken out 1,022. total number of magazines taken out 23. Dues col lected total $8.90. Three books giv en for fines. Check from the Town of Shelby $30, paid out as follows: For rent $10. for librarian $15, for lights W 50, incidentals and books $3.50, Report For February Total number of books returned 773, total number of magazines re turned 22, total number of books taken out 828, total number of magazines taken out B4. Dues col lected $10.41 less expense $1. bal ance$9.41 cash. 11 total taken in for fines and donations. Check from town $30, paid out as follows: Foi l (CONTINUED ON PAOB EIGHT.) No Change From Last .Year No Changes in Any of the Subjects Front Lost Year—Certain Ex tras Furnished for Me. Books for use in • the Shelby schools during (he year 1930*31 are now on sale at. T. W. Ebeltoft's store. The city schools open Sep tember 7th. There are no changes of text-books In any of the subjects from last year. It will be all right for any pupil who has been classi fied to buy his books second-hand or from the dealer. Every* child from the fourth grad - through the eleventh grade should own a good dictionary. A standard edition of Winston. Webster, m Funk and Wagnalla will be acceptst We. The Winston, which Is the adopted book, is besf for elemental; pupils. In as much as the 8tai,r Department requires the ownership of standard dictonary for accredit ed schools, no one should buy a dictionary which is non-standard. Pupils who possess such boobs should replace them with standard editions. In order to st\w the parents mon ey the school is buying in quantity construction paper, paste, drawing paper, writing paper, scissor*. Cray- ! ons, etc aijd wilt furnish them to tht pupil.; as they need them throughout the year for the sum of fifty cents each. This will also cover the rental fee for the three supplementary readers which the school will furnish the use of. In the HiRh School, this fee will be used to buy the supplementary books required in connection with the English and other courses. The fifty cents should be brought the first day of school. First Grade First Semester. Playtime Primer, 36c. Playfellows Primer. 40c. Bring 50c for instructional supplies and supplementary readers. Zaner Writ ing. Boot 1. 9c. Practical Drawing. Book 1, 14c. Second Semester— jGoodtimes First Reader. 40c, Friends to Make, First Reader. 44c. Second Grade First Semester, The Open Door, Second Reader, 44c, McCall’s BtmP er. Book 1. 29c. Zaner Writing. Book 2, 9c. Practical Drawing, Book 2, 14c, Progressive Music Series, Book 1. 59c. Second Semester, Trips to Take, Second Reader, 46c. Bring 50c for instructional supplies and supplementary readers Third Grade Story Land Third Reader, 5tc, , (CONTINUED ON EIGHT • Thousand Expected At Elliott Reunion Great Festival To Be Held in No. 8 Township Aug ust 23rd. (By M. L. WHITS.) Shelby R-5, Aug. 18.—As the peo ple have become accustomed to a festival of this region the time draweth nigh to it to obtain public ity in your columns. Reference is of course made to a festival known as the Elliott Reun ion; an annual festival featured every year at Elliott’s church, 14 miles N. W. of Shelby, in 'lcwnshlp No. 8. Cleveland County. N. C., near far-famed Polkville, Saturday, Aug. 23rd. This is a get-to-gether festival in nature of a home-coming Horn sev eral counties and states. Visitors eat the most palatable human proven der, drink plenty of ice water; and yield to the thrall of love’s young dream. But whoso mars tranquility of occasion by wind-jamming or spell-binding shall be in danger of hell fire. The usual attendance Is from 500 to 1000; and nobody has ever left hungry or disappointed. This region is among the best farmers in North Carolina and certainly among thi best cooks. This is the home of prosperity and hospitality, akin to the land flow ing with milk and honey promised the Children of Israel. Besides a season of plenty and prosperity; these occasions are noted for ideal behavior. The place of meeting is Elliott church and the time is August 23, 1930. Roads are good from every di rection and we guarantee plenty to eat, good decorum, and a gala oc casion. HIT BV AUTOMOBILE W N. Cash was able to leave the Shelby hospital yesterday following treatment after he was injured Sat urday night when hit by an auto mobile said to have been driven by Guy Laughridge. His injuries were bruises and lacerations. The report of the accident has it that Cash stepped just in front of the car as it passed.

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