Youth’s Leap to Fame
tsy rus spectacular leap over ,, J
bar b feet 7 inches off the floor
of Madison Square Garden,
New York. George Spitz, IS
year-old N. Y. L', freshman
entered the lists as the logical
recipient of another honor in
addition to a world record. Tie
record-breaking: jump puts Him
in line to receive the Rodman
Wanamaker international trophy
annually awarded to the out
standing athletics of the meet.
The young collegiate is shown
above going: over the bar to
victory.
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LOCAL and*
•PERSONAL News
Dr. and Mrs Sam Schenck and
' Dr. and Mrs. Tom Gold will relit.n
I home toniglii after attending o
I medical convention in Richmond.
jVa.. this week.
I Mrs. Rush Stroup end Mr .tna
■ Mrs. Henry Cline, of Ltncolnton. ere
} expected to return home t row.
; Florida today after .three wo^k'.:
j trip Through tiie state.
Mrs. S. E. Hoey leu this morning
: for Bristol. Toiin.. to visit her daugh
Ter. Mrs. Floyd Smith, and Mr
i Smith.
Mrs I . A. Crowell of Lir.cohn.v
has been spending several days here
This week as guest'or her ipnigini r
'Mrs. Jean Schenel;. and r.'Tv.
Srhenek.
Mr. Freal Mauney, manager of the
Rase store in Covington. Va . and
■ his assistant manager, Mr. Dunn,
ij spent the week-end here with Mr.
'Manner's parents oil Grover street.
Little Miss Evelyn Gibson, daugh
tei of Mrs. Solon Gibson has en
tered the orthopaedic hospital for
cyipled children at Gastonia Tor
treatment
Miss. Margaret Bos!., daughter v.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C, Bust; who is at
tending Strayer's college in Wari
, ington. spent the week-end in Ma
nassas, Va,. with ij|fcr schoolmate,
'Miss Mary Rosebcrry.
Mr, Steve Woodson has gone to
Enka. the rayon manufacturing cen
ter where he lias accepted a posi
tion in the shoe department of a
large department store.
■ Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Milliean 01
Savannah, Ga.. are here on a few
; days visit to their parents. Mr, and
Mrs. B. O- Hamrick on S. LaFavelte
'street.
Friends, of Mr. arid Ml'-. K. N.
Gurley, who lived here several year.;
ago. will be interested in the news
received here yesterday that Mrs.
’Gurley has just undergone a rather
serious operation in the Columbia
! hospital at Columbia, S. C. She is
' quite ill but it is hoped, that her
condition is not critical.. She will be
remembered bv many friends here
as Miss Alma Peeples, who taught
1 several years in the high school.
Misses Louise Ledford .and, Eg
berta North of Shelby, and Miss
Blanche Boyter of Boiling Springs
and Mr. R. W. Shoffner at; tided
the Westminster choir recital in
Spartanburg Iasi night.
Mi', and Mrs. Robert Wood, visit
ed friends in Kings Mountain yes
terday afternoon.
Miss Mary Sue Borders, daughter;
of Mr. and Mrs. Mike L. Borders. |
twho has been a student at Mere
dith college, is at Home for the re
mainder of the year
i . . ' ' —
Mrs, Charles Hoey is at the. Shel
by hospital where she underwent an
operation for appendicitis on Mon
day night. Her friends will be hap
py: to know that she is reported as 1
getting, along nicely today.,
Mr. and Mrs. John Scheucjs. sr,,
and Mrs. Hal Schenek are spending
today in Charlotte.
: Miss Bertha Bostic, who has been j
•sick at her home for several days, j
| entered the hospital here yesterday1
j for treatment. Her friends hope that
she may soon be out again.
! Mr. and Mrs, J. P, Cunningham, oi :
[Detroit,, Mich.., , who have spent
some part of the past several years
iin Shelby, returned here last Fri
day to spend sometime. They are !ot
Icated al the Hotel Charles.
I 1
Mist Veva Armour, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Armour, who ha
.been ill for the past four weeks, and
■ quite seriously so for the past we.;:,:
is better. Her friends will be lmppr:
i to know that she is able to sit up
: ome today. .
Mr. and Mrs. Claude H. Grose
had as their guest Monday night
jMr. Grose's brother. Rev. Jr C. Grose I
! of Belmont. •
Friends of Ur. and Mrs. J. S. Dor
j ton will be glad to learn that their
{little son, J. s. Dorton, jt\, is much,
; better today after being critically!
Jill for the past several days. I
Mr. Jack Miller left this morning
for a trip to Griffin, Georgia.
A parly of about .10. including the
members of the Methodist choir and
a few others, went to Spartanburg
Tuesday night to hear the concert
given by the Westminister choir at
Converse college
Miss Qla McCarv.fr has returned i
to pastonia after visiting Mr. and j
Mr;- Harry Cohen here
'f _ . _
Alajoal Ferlect Mtsnor;
Plumber—V'sU, here we 3j&: An3
we haven't forgotten a single too}.
Householder But you've come to
the wrong address.
At The Theaters
Comedians may come and coine
jtlians may go, but Murray suit! Sid
ney go on making fun for those who
are choice about the things Ui»t
make them laugh. This time Charley
Murray and George Sidney an
■Caught Cheating." it's every type
of picture rolled up in tine. It has a
domestic angle, tt has'gripping in
trigue and thrilling mystery, it n,
delight fully haughty and conUdns
much s|>ectacular beauty for tin
e ve in its tremendous scene setting.
The comedy began a two-day en
gagement at the Lyric today.
“Inspiration." which opened at U»~
Webb this ufternoon for a run of
two days, stars Greta Garbo in her
third MOM talking picture. Inspira
tion is particularly anticipated be
cause it is the first time she has
essayed a typically glamorous rob
In the talkies. Her first talkies.
"Anim Christie" and "Romance,
were regarded as departures from'
the characterizations upon which'
exotic Greta rose to popularity.
Robert Montgomery heads the im
posing supporting cast.
The Carolina took the iid oil a
brand new bill of entertainment
this afternoon with George O’Brien
holding first place in "Fair Warn
ing,’1 u unique outdoor action per
formance and Louise Huntington
figuring prominently in the picture
a* his leading lady. Fair Warning is:
O’Brlen latest and most important
production. It claims adaptation
from the popular novel "The Un
tamed."
voi xii PEOPLi; to cm;
PLAY AT MORGAN SCHOOL
The young people of LaFayetfc
Street M. E. church will present two.
plays entitled "The Old Maids Club ’
and lire Bachelor’s Review,” et
Morgan school auditorium in South
Shelby. Friday night. Feb. 20th at
7:30 o'clock. Come and enjoy a lift! :
fund. Small admission charge
On Belwood Circuit
There will be three special cm- -
es held at the SI. Kters, Kad.sh
and Fallstcn churches cf the Ikd-f
rood circuit Sundry. The pa •.
Bev. E. E. Snow will preach at Si
Peters at 11 a. in. arid Kadcsh t 3'
p. m. on the subject "Ye are Tv
Light of the World..’1 At Tp. in, he.!
will preach at Fallston on the - io
)ecf ‘‘Methodism Christianizing Am-1
el'ica." Every members cf flar e’
three churches are urged to be pre -
cut at tbeir church. The geiicrr!,
public is also given a cordial invi
tation to all services of the Belwood j
eiicuit.
Services
14,000 Acres Of
Asheville. — Fourteen thousand
thousand acres of timber lands in
'0 western. Nortii Carolina counties
have been burned by 1,168 forest" |
fires since January 1, W. K. Biec ■,
led. district forester, amiounced.
The actual damage to timber was*'
estimated at S37.000, with the rood I
erosion impossible to determine, he
said. The counties' aie Buncombe
Cherokee, Clay. Haywood. Bender • I
son. Jackson, Macon. Polk. Swam
and Yancey,
Additional thousands oi act v
were burned ih McDowell, which u\
net in Bieehler's district!
Forests Burned
from loss of seedlings anil
Boycl Wiilis Dies;
Belwood Freshman
Yeung Man Only 17 tears Of Age
Succumbs In Shei'.i;. Hospital.
Buried At St. l’ctcrs.
A large crowd was present for ,ha j
funeral service that was held at i
St. Peters on last Monday at 1.1j
o’clock for Mr. C. Boyd Willis, lie ■
was born July 8th. 1915 and died In
the Slielby hospital, where he hid
beep a patient for some time. On
Feb. 15th. he was 17 years, 7 monins
and 7 days old. He leaves to mourn
his going, his father, Mr. Claud-'
Willis, two brothers and three sis
ters. A host of friends and relatives.
His mother preceded him to the
grase five months ago.
Boyd was a good boy and was lov
ed by all who knew mm. He way a
freshman in Belwood High school
but was compelled to give up hlr
school work on account of falling
health. The pall bearers were Pr.i.
Dewey Devine, Messrs, Loyd Bogg-,
Everett Spangler, Dixon Wiilis, Lee
MeEnttre and Qrval Davis. Flower
girls were cousins of his, Misses An
nie Mae Warltck, Mrs. Lee McEn
tlre, Thelma Warlick, Aline Vaugh
ap. fiery Ltyiie Warltck, and Xnegs
Vaughan Funeral services weye c<M '
du<t*d by the pastor. P.#" ?. ?
6j»cw. The esteem sft w hich hr® way
held was shown by the beau’s'll!
flowers that covered the new mad* :
GEORGE
O'BRIEN
I
FAIR
WARNING
With LOUSE HUNTINGTON
FROM THE STORY “UNTAMED”
See the Ace of lie
Man stars in a thrill
packed. fi«-ht-filled
outdoor drama!
M O U K
-The Big Splash"
And
"Food for Thought'
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
CAROLINA
FREE TICKETS TO THE
CAROLINA
Beginning today the Carolina is running a col
umn (page ti) called “Around the Carolina Then
tie.” The column will contain interesting chattel
about the theatre and forthcoming pictures.
Today we are using a theatrical joke on one, !
member of the staff. We want at least one joke to
appear in this column every day. If you can fur- !
nish/a good joke—we prefer one pertaining to the
theatre or pictures—mail it to Editor. Around The j
Carolina Theatre, and if your joke is accepted for
publication in this column, we will mail you a pass
to our theatre, good for one week. Your initials
will appear with the joke when it is published.
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