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SHELBY* N. C. WEDNESD’Y, DEC. 24. 1030
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Cotton, per Ih. . . ' 8 to 9*i
Today's North Carolina Weather
Report: Fair and eontinued cold to
night Thursday partly cloudy and
slowly rising temperature.
Seaboard To Receivers.
Norfolk, Va.. Hee. 23.-tegh H
Towell, Jr., president, and Ethelbert
Smith, vice president of the Penn
sylvania railread, were named as ic
eeivers of the Seaboard Air Line
railway hv Judge Groner. in the
United States district court for the
eastern district of Virginia, here to
day. The bill of complaint asking
for the receivership was filed by the
Bethlehem Steel company, represent
ed by Capt. Tazewell Taylor, Norfolk
attorney, James G. Marlin. Norfolk,
represented the Seaboard and filed
an answer adm'Cng the propriety
«/ the receivership.
/. Clint Nzivton
Peculiar Kidney Trouble Renders
Hint In Serious Condition In
Charlotte Hospital.
Little hope is held out. for the re
covery of Attorney J. dint Newton,
solicitor elect of Cleveland county,
who lies desperately ill in a Char
lotte hospital where he is under the
care and treatment of a specialist
in this line.
Scores Ark About Him.
Mr. Newton's friends have been
solicitous about him and scores of
people have telephoned daily to The
Star office to learn his condition
He is one of the most beloved young
men of the county, a most gifted
speaker and Bible teacher at the
First Baptist church. Throughout
the county, his friends have anxi
ously awaited, hoping for better
news as to his condition.
Cotton Seed, per bu.
Cloudy Christmas.
H is reported mis morning mu.
he himself has given up hope of re
covery and that his attending phy- ■
sician thinks there is no chance for 1
him to survive this attack. He is j
conscious, however, and talks of his
friends and his Bible class here.
Knowing the fate of his father and
three other members of his family
who have died from this same pecu
liar kidney trouble, makes him all
the more hopeless over his condi
tion.
Mr. Newton's case has attracted
medical men ef the highe.t rank.
He has suffered With this inherited
kidney trouble which causes hem
orrages for many years and a spray
ing of the kidneys has heretofore
coagulated the blood and relieved
him for awhile, but the spraying
this time failed to relieve him and
the attending physician thinks poi
son is gradually spreading over his
system. An operation would not be
resorted to without insistence on
the part of the family. Vetus Ham
rick of Shelby gave blood for a
transfusion Monday.
His wife and a number of other
members of the family and friends
are at his bedside constantly.
Father Of Mrs. Dave
Webb Dies, Age 84
Michael Carpenter, Pioneer Citizen,
Father of Mrs. David
Webb Dies.
Cherryvllle, Dec. 24.— Michael
Carpenter, one of the oldest and
best known tesidents of Cherryvllle.
died early Monday morning. He had
been In declining health only a few
months. He was 84 years of age and
had been in business for the greater
portion of nis life and gave up his
mercantile business only about a
year ago. Uncle Mike was one of the
earliest settlers in the town and
came here about the time the town
was started, arid therefore contrib
uted much toward the building of
the place. Funeral services were held
at the Lutheran church Tuesday.
For a number of years Mr. Car
penter had been a member of tne
pension board of Gaston county. He
served four year in the Civil war. He
and six brothers went into the army
and all except one returned. One
brother was killed In service. He was
the son of Frederick and Peggie
Carpenter who had 14 children, 8
sons and six daughters. Of these
brothers and sisters only two sur
vive. They arc Mrs. Sarah Lineber
ger of Hardin, this state, and John
T. Carpenter of Cherryvllle.
Mr. Canenter leaves the following
• children; Mrs. R. L. Davis of Cher
ryville; Mr. D C. Carpenter, An
thony. Fla.; Mr. C, H. Carpenter. In
West Virginia. Mr. C. A. Carocnter.
Bluefield, Va , Mrs. M. M. Buike,
Richmond, Va.; Mrs. David Webb,
Shelby; Mrs. Wiley McGinnis, King?
Mountain; ana" Mrs. C. C. Carpenter
Houston, Tex. Two children dmad
were Mr. O. H. Carpenter and Mrs
J. D. Froneberger. Tin,ere were 47
grandchildren 42 great grand chil
dren. and one great great grand
-'-child
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Mills Close- and Treat
Textile plants of Shelby closed at
noon today for the remainder of the
week. Ail families received treats
from the companies.
Judge To Keep
Order At Next
King Hearing
Draw Jurors Today
At Chester
Writes Chester Sheriff About Pre
serving Orderly Condnrt
At Trial.
i Judge M.L, Bonham pi Anderson,
Is. C., who will preside over the
January term of Court at Chester
| when Rule King. of Shelby. Ik
scheduled to he tried the second
- time, is a’ready planning to main
' ain order in the court room.
He has written Sheriff James G
Bowse, of Chester, that he will not
permit the court room to be crowd
ed beyond its capacity, nor will he
ptapd for any exhibition other than
orderly conduct within the room.
The county commissioners of
Chester were today drawing 36 petit
Jurors, rays a Chester dispatch, from
which 12 may hear the King case,
! if it is tried at the approaching
I term.
The judge's letter to the Chester
heriff follows:
“The solicitor has advised me of
his intention to try the King case
at the approaching term of court
in January The supreme court com
mented adversely upon the condi
tions which prevailed at the last
trial of this case. We must see that
those conditions do not recur. As
the supreme court said, the court
room should be preserved for the
orderly and decent conduct of the
business of the court. When the
rpom is full, no more must be per
mitted to enter. To this end I want
you to have an ample force of bail
iffs at each door who can he de
fended on.’:td" carry- out. this order.
The space within the bar mutt be
kept for the officers of the court,
the attorneys and witnesses. Spec
tators are not to be admitted there.
The people are reasonable. If ap
prised of my orders in this respect
I think they will observe them. In
any event you are to see that they
are carried out.”
‘Tin Can*Being
Built Over Now
Should Be Ready For Occupancy
Soon After School Opens.
New Overhead.
I' Workmen this week began re
i building the Shelby high "tin can”
"gymnasium oq the city athletic Held
which caved hi on the morning alt
er the record snowfall.
The rebuilding contract was given
to Gutherey Evans, and much of
the former material is being used
with the exception of practically
new material overhead to insure
against the roof falling in again.
Ready Soon.
Just when the rebuilding work
; will ■ be completed is not definitely
known yet, but it is hoped to have
the gymn ready for the boys and
girls basketball teams soon after the
chool re-opens on Thursday, Jan
uary 1.
White Christmas At
Eastside Church
There will bo a White Christum
at the Eastside Baptist church to
night, announces the pastor, Rev.
H. E. Waldrop. A beautiful pageant
will be rendered and the congrega
tion is asked to bring provisions
which will be distributed to the poor
of the commuhity.
State May Take Over All Roads
In Counties And Maintain With
Idea Of Cutting Property Tax
Tax Commission Suggests Adding
Cent To Gasoline Tax To
Do So.
Raleigh, Dec. 24.—Complete state
maintenance ol the 45,000 miles of
county roads in the state by the
highway commission in order to re
duce the taxes on property In the
various counties is recommended by
the state tax commission in that
section of its report dealing with
public roads and their maintenance,
made public today.
The tax commission estimates that
approximately $6,000,000 a year will
be required to do this, and suggests
three ways to raise .this sum. First,
it would retain the present law set
ting aside approximately $3,000 001
a year from the revenue derived
from the present gasoline tax, with
an additional appropriation of $500.
000 from ’he highway fund. Second.
it would add another one cent a
gallon tax to the gasoline tax, in
creasing it from five to six cents a
gallon. Third, it would repeal the
law granting refunds on gasoline
not used on highways, and require
everyone, to pay the tax. These three
steps would yield an Increase of at
least $6,000,000 a year, the tax com
mission believes, which would be
ample to maintain all county roads.
During 1929, the counties in the
state expended $7,074,477 on the
construction and maintenance of lo
cal roads not a part of the state
highway system, and of this sum
$5,737,793 was raised from local
taxes on property within tiie coun
ties, These figures do not include
bond and interest payments cr
other debt service requirements.
During 1930. the expenditures by
tlie counties for local road main
tenance and construction amounted
•ruvTivnrti c>{. pauk iris ,
Muck Speculation On Morrison
Opponent In 1932; Clyde Hoey |
Talked As Man Hard To Defeat |
No Star Friday
Due To Holiday
Given Employes
There will be no issue of
The Star Friday of this week.
This one issue will not be
published following' the cus
tom of the paper in giving
employes an opportunity to
get out of the plant for a cou
ple of days to enjoy l’uletide
activities.
At this time The Star takes
the opportunity of wishing
the members of every home
into which the paper goes a
joyous Christmas,
Parker Speaks To
Bar Banquet Here,
Hoey Is President
Circuit Court Judge Is Principal
Speaker. Several Others On
Program.
Judge John J. Parker, of the Fed
eral Circuit Court of Appeals, wac!
the principal speaker at the annual j
banquet of the Cleveland County !
Bar Association held last night at
the Hotel Charles.
Judge Parker was one of the ‘our
j especially invited guests who ban
queted with the county barristers.
The others were Federal Jud^e E.
Yates Webb, Superior Court Judge
A. L. Quickel, of Lincolntcn, and
: Solicitr* Spurgeon Spurling, of Le
j.noir. The others also made brief but
interesting talks.
‘ The program was arranged by At
torney W, S. Beam, and Attorney D.
Z. Newtcn was asked to preside by
Attorney R. L. Ryburn, bar presi
dent. i
Ilocj New President.
Hon Clyde R. Boey was elected
j ^resident of the association. At
j tomeys B. T. Falls and P. C. Gard
! ner were elect*4 vice presidents, and
■! Attorney Maurice Weathers was
, elected treasurer with Attorney Joe
Whisnant being named secretary,
j Judge Wilson Warlick, another in
! vited guest, was unable to attend
because of illness in his family.
Gardner Refuses To Consider Itaeej
But 18 Months Might Change
Mind.
Tom Best, of Raleigh, writing in
The Greensboro News, and H. E. C.
(Red Buck) Bryant, of Washington,
WTiting in The Raleigh News and
Observer, are speculating on the
possibilities of Senator Cameron
Morrison being, opposed in 1932.
Bryant, feeling about Washington,
hears rumor that causes him to an
ticipate a race. Bost, always observ
ant about political matters, discusses
several ■ opponents. among them
Clyde Hoey and Gov. Gardner.
The Bost article follows:
Raleigh. — Anti-Morrison politi-’
elans who thought he was benefi
ciary of a monumental "break"
through appointment of Governor
Gardner to the unfinished Overman
term. think now that Governor
Gardner has fixed it so that there
will be plenty of chances for any
man who desires to contest the 1932
nomination with Mr. Morrison.
Had Governor Gardner refused to
appoint Governor Morrison as suc
cessor to Senator Overman. Senator
(CONTINUED ON PAl>E YEN |
Woman Injured In
Auto Wreck Better
Mrs. Herschel Moore Had Skull
Fractured. Mrs. Morrison Breaks
Ankle.
Mrs. Herschel Moore, who suffer
ed a fractured skull Monday In an
auto accident just west of Shelby
was ■ said to be considerably Improv
ed today at the Shelby hospital. Her
husband, who was slightly injured
in the crash, left the hospital Mon
day.
Mrs. Moore and her husband were
,hurt when their car skidded on a
frozen, place near the river bridge
and liurtled over a 50-foot embank •
ment.
Mrs. Stanly Morrison, of Lawn
dale. Is in the hospital with a frac
tured ankle. She entered Monda/
night. The bone was fractured when
she slipped and fell from her door
step.
Auto Tag Sales
Very Good Here
Licenses Bureau Will Not Be Open
Christmas Or New Years Day.
941 Sold.
[Automobile license sales at the
local license bureau at the Eskridge
garage here are almost equal to the
sales to the same date last year, ac
cording to Chas. R. Eskridge, mana
ger of the bureau.]
Up until today 941 of the new yel
low and black license plates had
i been sold.
The bureau. It is announced for
the convenience of automobile own
ers, will not be open Christmas day
or January 1. The sale of tags for
the new year began on December 15.
Postpone Big Fox
Hunt Due To Snow
Sheriff Irvin Allen’s big fox*
i hunt party scheduled for tomor
row, Christmas day, just above
Shelby, has been postponed be
cause of the snow which would
make a successful hunt impos
sibie. The sheriff says the foxes
will be held until the snow melts
and the hunt, to which every
one iy invited, will be held then.
Y uletide Whiskey
Higher Here Than
In Eastern Section
Eggnog Ingredient Sell* There For
S3 Per Gallon. Three Time*
That High Here.
. Local people— none of whom will
be named here, If the officers do not
mind—who are paying from *5 to
$8 per gallon for one of the chief
Ingredients of their Christmas egg
nog, have decided that times are
harder and commodities of the sea
son are cheaper in Eastern Caro
lina than in this section.
This item from Washington,
North Carolina, formed the basis of
that decision:
County and federal officers are
esi (mating the average cost of
Christmas whiskey at |2 to 82.50 a
gtltefc' -
"The low price, it was said, la a
result of the depression. The 'stuff’
usually retails for $4 to $5,
"Officers believe there are 300
stills in Beaufort county alone. Low
prices for farm crops, unemploy
ment and failure of tenant-farmers
fa make anything out of this year’s
work are given as the reason for
the increase in the number of stills,
and the reduction In price."
Mills Moore, Who
Killed Penninger,
Found In Missouri
IJfetermer Escaped From S. C. Pri
son. Victim's Family Lived
Here.
York, S. C., Dec. 23.—Mills Moore,
sent to the penitentiary in 1927 from
York county, for life Imprisonment,
after he had entered a plea of guil
ty to the charge of murdering T,
R. Penninger, Sharon policeman,
and who made his escape in a very
mysterious manner from the state
prison on Dec. 4th,»was arrested Ini
St. Louis, Mo., yesterday, and has
expressed his willingness to return
to the state bastile without the for
mality of requisition papers, accord
ing to information received by tele
phone from penitentiary officials
this morning.
The first intimation that Moore
had been recaptured reached York
vllJe yesterday, when a request was
made of Clerk of Court McMackin
for a copy of the indictment against
I Moore and the sentence of the
[court. This information was mailed
I to the penitentiary officials by Clerk
'McMackin yesterday afternoon.
It will be remembered that Mills
! Moore and his brother, Frank
| Moore, are alleged to have shot T,
! R. Pennlnger, Sharon policeman, to
’death several years ago and made
| their escape. Mills Moore was ar
rested In Little Rock, Ark., In Jane,
1927, and was returned to York
county, and in July following en
tered a plea of guilty to the charge
of having shot Mr. Pennlnger. He
was given a life sentence in the
state prison. Since going to the
penitentiary Moore behaved himself
and in time gained the complete
confidence of the prison officials,
was made a trusty and had the run
of the prison and grounds. On De
cember 4 he disupepared and since
■ then prison officials have expressed
j considerable mystification as to how
I Moore made such an easy and eom
Iplete getaway. .
Information from the prison this
I morning was to the, effect that
| guards will leave Columbia some
j time today for the Missouri city to
bring Moore back to South Caro
; lina, and perhaps steps will be tak
! en to see to it that he does really
! serve out the balance of his sen
tence until death frees him. But
' then, .we will see.
Christmas Rush
On Here Today;
Mail Is Heavy
22nd Biggest Day
On Record
Store* Crowded Wtth Last Shopping;
Bash. Fireworks Not So
Evident.
The typical Yuletide atmos
phere spread over Shelby and i
Cleveland county today as the
last mlnnte rush of Christmas |
Eve was underway.
Shelby stores and streets were
packed with gift seekers today us1
has been the ease all work. From '
the residential sections, where ex- •
pectant children can hardly await1
the coining of old Santa tonight, to j
the uptown area with Its gayety
and rush, Shelby this Afternoon \
offered a scene, of activity seen only j
once each year.
Mall Record.
A business depression is hardly
evident lh the rush at the Shelby
postofftcc, Postmaster J. H Quinn
said today. On Monday, December
22, the office had Its biggest day in
history. Twenty thou, and letters
and cards were handled through the
office cancelling machine alone,
that figure not Including any par
cels or letters stamped by hand.
Tuesday saw the biggest jam at
the parcel window, and this jam
continued today. In the letter and
card department the mail handled
this Christmas exceeds any other
and it la possible that the Inclusion
of parcels will equal any past Yule
tide mail. Four extra clerks have
been employed at the office this
year, that being one more than
ever before.
One customary Christmas feature
for Shelby that is not so much in
evidence this year Is the fireworks.
Heretofore Shelby has resounded
for two weeks with a continuous
banging of firecrackers and screech
iug of torpedoes. This year it seems
as if the youngsters, the majority
of them, have substituted some
other amusemfent.
Charity Shop.
The charity clothing :T»op in the
basement of the Betty-Jean beauty
shop has been rushed all week with
needy people seeking clothing and
shoes contributed by Shelby people.
This week the first cash contribu
tions reached the shop and will be
used to the stock of clothing for the
remainder of the winter season. The
shop will not be open Christmas
day, but will be open thereafter to
continue its worthy work and citi
zens are urged to continue and In
crease their contributions of cloth
ing and food.
Generally speaking, it will be a
quiet Christmas about Shelby. No
formal events are- booked for the
day. Shelby and the county seldom
ever goes In for formalities at the
Yuletide, a quiet day at home being
the prevailing custom although
scores will take the holiday oppor
tunity for hunting.
Watermelon Feast
On Christmas Da^
Here’s one for the books: A water
melon feast will be held in Shelby
on Christmas day.
Bob Rogers, the colored fellTw
who operates an eating place at
Buffalo and Wilson streets as well
as directs baseball activities in toe
summer, Is to be the host Christmas
night at 7 o’clock. The watermelons
were carried over from last summer,
are In good condition,1! and said by
Bob to be the most delicious trea'
possible for a colored man’s Yule
tide.
North Carolina Ranked Sixth In
Farm Crop Values In 1930; Gain
Shown By Not A State In Union
Total Decrease For State Registers
850,000,000. Drop For Nation
Is $2,400,000,000.
Raleigh, Dec. 22.—North Carolina
ranked sixth in the union in the
total value of all its crops in 1930,
according to figures made available
through the state department of ag
riculture. It retained its rank as
eighth In the production of 22 lead
ing crops; and, although there was
a decrease of more than $50,000,000
ih total crop values
Not a state in the union gained
in crop values this year, it is point
ed out by the department of agri
culture. In its rating. North Caro
lina, whose 1930 crops are valued at
$240,206,000, as compared with $293,
015,000 lost year, passed Minnesota
and Kansas -between 1929 and l&iaj,
] The national decrease in crop yal
i
■ . . . '
ues this year, as compared with
last, was approximately $2,400,000,000
North Carolina's decrease was, in
round figures. $52,000,000. On the
other hand, here are some stagger
ing losses reported in large agricul
tural states, given in approximates:
Texas, $170,000,000: Kansas, $12,
000,000; Arkansas, $118,000,000; Ken
tucky, $85,000,000; Nebraska, $80,
000,000.
Despite the enormous shrinkage
in the number of farms in that sec
tion, New England and North At
lantic states showed possibly the
smallest losses of states in * any
group, The South Atlantic states
came next, with combined losses of
only about $300,000,000. Western
stateg lost, in crop values, more than
$300,000,000, mid the South Central
state about $300,000,000. while the
n est north-central state lost nearly
a billion.
Hospital Gets $5,000
In A. C. Miller Will
Colored Woman
Given Sack Of
Money For Eggs
That ancient—wasn't hi*
name IMo genes?—who chased
about with a lantern looking
for an honest man could vis
it Shelby In these modern
times and at least find in
honest woman, even if he
could not make a satisfactory
find among the males.
What's more she’s a buxom
colored woman.
One evening this week the
manager of a local grocery
store took the remaining cash
from ills register and plared it
In a paper Mick, preparatory
to carrying it home with Mm
at closing time. In came the '
colored woman for some eggs,
and in the last minute rush ,
she was handed the sack of
money instead of the sack of
eggs. No one noticed the mis
take until the colored woman 1
dashed back in, all out of •
breath, to say “Boss, Ah wants
to snap this here poke o’
money for my poke o’ eggs." ]
The clerk gladly, even jubi
lantly. made the swap.
It’s a true story. The name
of the store Is not given so
that it wilt not be stampeded
by egg buyers.
Drunk Driver Uses
Big Truck To Keep
Officers In Rear
[ Truck Backed On Auto Of Dr. Hicks
| A* Car Of Officers
Pursue*.
J A driver at a motor express truck,
i alleged to have been Intoxicated,
used his big truck to battle pff of
ficers in a wild chase between Shel
by and Forest City last night To
day he and his companion are in
jail here and the automobile of Dr.
R, C. Hicks, which was struck by the
truck is badly damaged.
Last night Deputies Ed Dixon and
Bob Kendrick were called to the
Ora mill where the two men—Enoch
Arden, the truck driver, and George
Wall—were said to be causing trou
ble. As the Officers arrived the two
men fled in the express truck.
Without lights the truck sped up the
Forest City highway. Every time
the officers’ car got near the truck
would Slow down to block the car In
such a manner that the officers were
held back. Near Forest City Dr. R.
C. Hicks, of Shelby, caught up with
the truck and the pursuing car. As
he started to pass, the truck driver,
thinking perhaps that it was the car
of the officers coming alongside,
stopped, threw the truck in reverse,
shot back at a 20-mile per hour
speed, and crashed upon the Hicks
automobile, badly damaging it.
men me truck clashed forward
again, the officers pursuing. Just
out of Forest City on the Henrietta
road the officers caught the truck
just as it crashed into another car
and a post. Both men were brought
to Jail here. Jt was necessary to get
a wrecker to move the Hicks car
from where the truck backed into
it Deputy Dixon said today that he
was of the opinion that the truck
meant to crash his car as It had
been thrown in reverse once before
the car of Dr. Hicks was struck. As
it -was the truck barely missed the
car of the officers as it hit the other
car.
Creates Trust Fund
Of $70,000
prfsbTifrlan Church, Orphanage,
School* Given Money. Hospital
Patient Only Once.
Under the will of the late A. C.
Miller, Shelby financier and
churchman, who died last week,
a trust rund of $70,000 Is created
with the Union Trust company
trustees, R. T. I/cGrand and R.
I. Ilyburn as executors, making
the following Interesting be
quests:
Hospital Gets $3,000.
$5,000 to the Shelby public hospi
tal to be used as the trustees may
direct.
*500 to Barium Springs orphanage
at Barium Springs in Iredell coun
ty.
*250 to the Mountain orphanage
of which his "dead friend" Rev. R.
P. Smith was superintendent.
$250 to Maxwell school.
*100 to “my faithful servant,” Alex
Beil.
Remembers Church.
*1,000 to the Presbyterian church
to be kept Invested and the interest
added to the principal. This *1,000
Is to be given to the Presbyterian
church If a new church building te
erected within twenty years from
his death.
raimi; Dcqae«u>,
Each of his three children, Hugh,
Robert and Andrew are to receive
(12,500.
His wife, Emily Graham Miller Is
to receive the income from $50,000
and upon her death this amount is
to be distributed equally between
his three sons.
Each of his seven grandchildren
receive $2000 under the will.
His son. Andrew C. Miller, and his
granddaughter, Emily Miller, a
namesake of Ms wife, each receive
half of his home lot on S. Wash
ington street
Hugh Miller, Jr., receives a quar
ter acre lot to the rear of the resid
ence of J. F. Roberts on S. LaFay
ette street.
Mr. Miller'contributed during his
ltfe-time $5,000 to the addition of
the Shelby Presbyterian church
which he served as elder for many
years and as Sunday school super
intendent and In his will he pro
vides $2,000 to pay off the indebted
ness on the church provided an
equal amount Is raised to liquidate
said indebtedness,
$300 Yearly to Evangelist Son
Since the original will was written,
two codicils were added, making
slight changes and also providing
$300 a year for his son Rev. Andrew
C. Miller as long as he remains an
evangelist in the Presbyterian
church. This son is perhaps tho
only deaf evangelist to the deaf in
the United States and was ordain
ed to preach the gospel a few years
ago.
Estate in Stocks.
me largest single Bequest to au
institution is the $5,000 to the Shel
by hospital in which Mr. Miller was
a patient when he died. While this
was the first time he had ever been
a patient in the hospital, he was a
strong friend of the institution and
the splendid work it is doing in the
relief of suffering humanity.
It is understood that most of Mr.
Miller’s holdings are in building and
loan, bank and textile stocks*
During his life he did much for
charity and his will shows his
friendship for orphanages, schools
and the local hospital. He provides
an equal distribution among his
three sons, share and share alike
and expresses the desire that no
strife or litigation follow the division
of his estate.
Bill Whitworth Is
Buried at Ross Grove
Eighty-One Tear Old CiUsea Dies
At Kings Creek. Formerly Of
This County.
Bill Whitworth, formerly of Cleve
jland county, died Monday at Kings
{creek, S. C„ where he had been
j making his home for ten or twelve
i years. He was well known in Cleve
land county where he spent most
of his life, living a few miles north
of Shelby. He was married to Mary
Weathers, who survives, together
with five sons. Flay of Shelbj.
Frank, Clyde, Erastus and Alonzo
and two daughters, Mrs. Elam Falls
and Mrs. Litz Spake.
His remains were brought from
8outh Carolina Tuesday and inter
ment was held at Ross Grove Bap
tist church on the northern edge of
Shelby, the services being conducted
by Rev. Mr. Hicks of Mountain View
Baptist church, 8. C„ Rev. H. E.
Waldrop and I. IX Harry!,,
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