SOCIETY
NEWS
MRS. RENN DRUM. Editor.
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Enigma.
tt so verv strange to me
That *r should be of the same
clay
Preacher lawyer dorter, rlerk.
And the las* serosa the wav.
Lawyer, preacher, doctor, clerk
We are strangely ugly things.
But. the lass ta beautiful.
A butterfly with golden wings
Although she is so (air to see,
Polks say she is a lass of sin
It seems so strange We are deem
ed good
Along the ways we stumble in
- Edgar Daniel Kramer
VfH* Gold Give*
Iwlmmlni Party.
Miss Germaine Oold gave » swim
run* party this morning at 9 o'clock
»t. Cleveland Springs pool, honor
is* Misses Holmes and Beam: guests
if Miss Jaenetle Post and Mws Con
■\or Mae 8herrlll guest of Miss
Vancy Jane Lineberger
Pol lowing the swim a watermelon
reset was en )oyed.
IwlM ef
Parties far Visitor*.
Vtlsae lather Ann Quinn and Sara
Esther Dover delightfully entertain
'd with bridge Saturday afternoon
it 4 o'clock at the home of Miss
Quinn honoring Misses Peggy Holm
« and Mary Lillian Beam guests of
Mias Jeanette Post and Miss Connor
itensa Sherrill, guest of Miss Nancy
fane lAneberger.
Ta Hying room, where the tablet
eere arranged was attractively dee
i rated with bright summer flowers
Beautiful vanities were presented
•sph Honor guest The hostesses
were assisted in entertaining and
•ervtog tee cream cake, and punch
»T their mothers. Mesdames DeWiti
Qinwsi and Jack Dove*.
Pretty Party
At Miimtir*.
Misses Velma and todaexit Pad -
jett, were Joint hoatesees at a pretty
lawn party at their home on last
Wednesday evening when they en
tertained about 84 of their friends
The spacious grounds around the
fieme with thetr wealth of summer
riewers. formed a lovely setting for
the occasion. Beats ware arranged
on the lawn and an effective colot
scheme of green white, and orange
was carried out In decorations and
refreshments A feature of the
evening’s entertainment was tht
special music furnished by a string
band and by Mr Roy Blanton at
the piano An iee and sweet course
was served.
Birthday Party
Per Charles Beam.
M»*~ Helen Morton Beam ws.s
hostess at a delightful birthday
party on Saturday morning for her
little son. Charlee. In celebration of
bis third birthday. About 15 ol
his small friends enjoyed the oc
casion. Carnes were played for
awhile after which Mws Carobel
Lever entertained the group with
stories The children were later m
iited into the dining room where
* large white cake holding three
pink randies centered the table
Tall pink candles graced the table
and a graceful arrangement of
flowers further carried out the
decorative scheme. Dixie cups,
guiger-bread boy*, fancy-shaped
rakes, and candies were served. Each
ruest was given a celluloid animal
as a souvenir Charles was the
happy recipient of many nice gifts
Mr*. Webb Honor*
Mr*. Barber.
One of the outstanding social
events of last week was the bridge
luncheon given by Mrs Paul Webb
Sr„ Friday morning at 11 o clock
at Cleveland Springs Golf Clue
house, when Mrs. Webb delight
fully honored Mrs, Tates Barber o1
Macclesfield, a sister and house
guest of Mrs Paul Webb. Jr On
this occasion the club house which
Is spacious and cool was decorated
with large vases and baskets ol
mixed summer flowers Mrs. Webt
ess assisted in receiving and enter
taining her guests by Miss Eliza
beth MeBrayer and Mrs Paul Webt
Jr. The honoree. Mrs Barber was
attired tn a brown and tan spori
costume.
The guests found their places »i
the nine card tables, with the mosi
attractive fan tallies Followinj
the games a delightful two eour.v
luncheon was served
The hostess presented het honoiet
with a beautiful and quaim ole
milk glass plate. Mrs Joseph P
Cunningham, also an honor gues'
was presented with an aniiqu:
daisy and button, old. blue, gias.
hat
Mrs. Lewis Bailey of Atlanta wa.
presented with a box of damn
linen handkerchiefs
Min Janette Post and
Guests Entertained.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Post were host;
at a lovely lawn and garden part'
on Friday evening entertaining a
their home on N, Lafayette Street
honoring their daughter. Muu Jan
ette Past, and her attractive house
guests and other visitors in the
city
Mr and Mrs Post were assisted
in entertaining by Mr. and Mrs.
O. M Sutlle, who received the young
people in then lovely electric-light
ed garden, which is a famous ren
dezvous /or the young people of
the city. The laige lawn at the
Poet home was festooned with Jap-1
ane.se lanterns in all colors, anrl1
rustic seals were scattered about!
Where progressive conversation and!
numerous games were enjoyed
Misses Kleanor Hoey, Esther Anne,
Quinn Sara Esther Dover, and!
Germaine Gold received the guests
at the lowei • edge—©T the lawn and I
presented them to the receiving
line headed by Miss Jeanette Post
wearing yellow organdy, Mattie 1,11
lian Beam, in red organd.v. Miss
Jean Rennie in peach organdy. Miss
Peggy Holmes In white organdy
all made In long colonial stylos
Miss Hanc.v Jane l.ineberger wore j
light blue eyelet embroidery, Miss
Connor Marie Sherill of Charlotte.!
in yellow pont-de-spre*. Miss Elisa
beth Barbei of Maclesfield wore
pink dotted switus. and Miss Sara
Prances Thomas of Orangebury, S
C. wore rose chiffon
Punch and cakes were served i
throughout the, evening by Mrs
Post assisted by Miss Louise Reftis
Plfty young people attended fh“
party
I tttnner Party
J At miw laOrandi.
M,s* Peg heGranri entertained j
with a dinner party Friday evening
at her home on South Washington1
Street Covers were laid for: Misses
Mary Reeve* Forwiey Beme flue'
Wilson Jean Black. Arthur McGin
tWs, Jimmy Wiggins, of Charlotte
and Miss leGrand.
PERSONALS
Mr OJen Yoder is improving
nicely at the Shelby Hospital, fol
lowing injuries Norn the auto wreck
two weeks ago Mr* Yoder Is Mop
ping *t the Isaac Bhelby hotel
Macon Rewitt and Kenneth Bos
tic of Forest City were Shelby visi
tors, yesterday.
I Doan Hullck Is miting relatives
at Taylorsville, this week
Mrs H P Sigmon and daughter*
Misses Nell, Ins and Joe 8!gmon
of Newton were guests of Mrs. H
E Parris and Miss Willie Wither
spoon.
Mr and Mrs. Ed Post and Mr
and Mrs Hill Hudson accompanied
their sons Krt Post Jr., and mil
Hill Hudson Jr to Charlotte yes
terday where they left with thirty
five other bovs over N. C. who won
free trips to Washington. D C from
the Charlotte News They were
chaperoned by Mr Anderson of the
Charlotte News
Messrs James Grice, Austell Gra
ham. Milton hoy, and Alex George,
visited friends at Canton, and hake
Junaluska over the week-end
Mr and Mrs W. A Hard motored
to Marion today for their son. w
A Jr, who has been visiting ht
grand* parents, there
Mr and Mrs Horace Ra.som and
the la tiers mother Mrs. Stevens,
have gone on,a two weeks motor
trip to Niagara Pall* They are ex
pected home the first of next week
Mr T W Hamrick remains critic
ally ill at his home on N Lafaveue
St.
Mrs Wyeth Royster and rhildren
David and Ann Royster left yes
terday for Virginia Beach for several
days stay.
Miss Sue Andrews of Charlotte
spent the week-end here with Mr
and Mrs, William Andrews
Mr and Mrs A. 8 Shepherd re
turned Friday Night from a motor
trip and visit to friends in Florida
Miss Marv Fuller Freeman o/
Crewe Va. will anve to-morrow for
a weeks visit to her aunt, Mrs J
T Beason and Mr Beason
Miss Catherine Carpenter spent
the week-end at her home, near
Charlotte,
Mr Hal Whisnant and .lames
Hogue Roberts returned this morn
ing from several days stay at Lake
; Wacamaw
i Born to Mr and Mrs B O. Dodd
last week at their home on King*
Mtn Road, a son J. C. Dodd,
Mrs Mol he Homesley of Chat
lotte spent Saturday with Mrs Mar"
. E MoBrayer she accompanied
f Mrs. Jake Alexander to her home
at Forest City, Saturday afternoon
,' where she will visit for some tune
t
Jury Does Not
Fix Death Blame
'CONTINUED FROM PAD*. ONK
Phillips, cam* into the room and j
faced Mrs. Phillips widow of the j
dead auto dealer of Lenoir
The jurv heard 1ft witnesses i
among whom were Mrs. Yount and j
si* year old Billy EiiRcrie Ncisler
who testified they saw Phillips him
self fire the fatal bullet through his,
head.
The first witness at the inquest
was Charlie Coleman. 32-vear-olrIi
Negro, employed at, Margaret Mills
two miles from Kings Mountain,
where the shooting occurred
Coleman told of driving the Phil
lips car to Kings Mountain after j
Mrs. Yount had come "running up,
to him ' on the highway about 6 30]
p m. and told him "a man had'
killed himself ”
The Negro said he sat on one,
side of Phillips while Dock Palls.]
another Negro, sat on the other side
with Mrs Yount in the rear sea
He testified he saw a bloody,
handkerchief and he "thought" he
saw a quart of whiskey in the car
Whiskey in Machine.
Chief of Police Cieorge W Allen’
of Kings Mountain, testified he
found a quart of whiskey in the ma- j
Chine and Night Policeman H Creel;
Ware, who questioned Mrs Yount, i
said "she was under the Influence]
of whiskey."
Mrs. Yount admitted on the stand
that the whiskey was In the car ]
She said she and Phillips, whom
she described as "a very fine man,'
had been riding sinee 3:30 p m , and]
he had taken "several small drinks".
Tastefully attired In a black dress
and white hat, Mrs. Yount, an at-!
tractive brunette, gave her lean-;
mony in a quiet, even lone, smiling]
at times
Bitting across the table, within an;
arm s reach was Mrs Beatrice j
Myers Phillips, wioow of the dead'
man, wearing a light hai and a blue]
and white dress Siie looked steadily]
at. Mrs. Yount as the latter told i
of having known Phillips "for sever-!
a I years" and how he visited her ;
regularly, sometimes as often as'
twice a week
Mrs Yount told in detail of the
automobile ride the day Phillips
killed himself
8he said he was despondent, ap
peared "to have brooded so much!
that he was completely out of his ]
head and made repealed threats of
suicide
Eyes Classy
"T thought he was ill from his ap
pearance." she testified "He was,
very pale, his eves were glassy " j
Tried to Console Him.
She tried to console him and di-!
vert his mind, she said. She test!-'
fled he was worrying about finan-!
rial difficulties, saying she once had I
lent him "some money," but he had
paid It.
Finally, ahe said Philips stopped;
the car with a jerk and told her to,
"get out and see if there Is a flat
tire."
She hesitated, she testified, and
Phillips exclaimed somewhat an
grily; "Get out and look "
While she was on the ground she]
•aid, Phillips drew a pistol from a ]
pocket in the car door and shot;
himself through the head
During her testimony about her
friendship with Phillips, Solicitor!
Beam asked:
"You knew of course he was
married "
"Yes." she answered quietly.
She. said Phillips had visited hei
frequently at Newton since the
death of her husband. John Clarence
Yount, a glove manufacturer, seven’
years ago. and less frequently since
sne rame about two months age to
live with her father. Ed. A Smith.
Kings Mountain cotton mill owner
Phillips was a former Mayor of
North Wilkeaboro, where he lived
before going to Lenoir.
Child Testifies.
The other witness who testified to
seeing Phillips shoot himself, fi-year
old Bilh Eugene Neisler. son of
C. C. Neisler, Jr., had to be helped
into the witness chair
Billy Eugene said he was stand
ing in front of hus fathers home
and saw a man in an automobile
whirling his hand around his head.
“Did he have anything in his
hand?" Solicitor Beam asked
"Yes. sir a pistol " was the rep!\
"And then you heard him shoot?
"Yes. sir.”
Ur. S. A Lowery, Kings Moun
tain physician, told of examining
Phillips and describing- the wound
Inflected by a bullet entering the
head near the right ear and coming
out above the left ear.
The jury paid close attention to
testimony by Dr. Lowery that it
was "possible but hardly likely"
that Phillips could have thrown the
pistol from the car after shooting
himself It also listened closely to
a statement of L. W. Ledford, mill
employe, that he picked up the
pistol "eight or ten feet" from the
car
Chief of Police Allen also wa,
heard attentively when he told of
finding the bullet in the upholster
ing at the top of the car. The pis
tol and the battered bullet were of
fered as evidence
Oak Grove Wins
Playing at Oak Grove Saturday
the Oak Grove baseball club de
feated Mary's Grove with a «-0
shutout.
McSwain let the opposing team
down with only one hit while his
teammates were banging out 10 j
safeties off Sellers. Howell left the j
hitting with a home run. j
61 Killed In Car
Wreck* In State
i CONTINUED TROM I'ACtt: ONE I
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lislons with fixed objects, such ns
trees, telephone poles, bridges or
walls Nineteen were killed and
90 injured in non-collision acci
dents.
More accidents occured on Sun
days than any other days, with Sat
urd and Fridays coming second
and thud On Sundays, 16 were
killed and 46 Injured; Saturdays,
tune killed and 29 injured; Fridays
eight killed and 31 injured. Most
of the accidents took place between
five o'clock in the afternoon and
midnight Five persons were killed
and 14 injured between midnight I
and S a. m
"The only thing that will prevent
this steadily increasing number of
deaths and injuries in automobile
accidents is for every driver of an |
automobile to exercise every pos-1
Mble precaution and to look oul
both for himself and the other fe!-j
low on the assumption that the i
other fellow is a dangerous and
reckless driver,” Major Silver said
Judge Moore I*
Presiding Here
ICONTTNUKI) r'KOM PACiE ONEi
nection with the killing of an aged
Mcoresboro citizen in an automo
bile crash several years ago. This
case has been continued a number
of times
Morris Williamson, colored, will
be tried for shooting Hatcher Glov
er and his father several weeks ago
Neither man was seriously injured
although well-peppered with sho*
Williamsons wife, Tishia, fares a
charge oftaiding and abetting in the
shooting
Ralph Foust and Hailey Painter
also face trial in connection with
the larceny of an automobile from
the Eskridge garage and the robber'
of the Cohen store They were
brought hack from Houston, Texas
A number of other rases of minoi
public interest are docketed for trial
during the criminal session this
week
Tlie terms for two weeks, the
second week to be given over to
the rival calandar
Bad Weather Just
Ahead, Says Wilson
A Storm Period Is Predicted For
This Week by J. A. Wilson.
Shelbv W'eather Prophet.
We are coming." he says into
some more stormy weather, though
I admit it does not look it, as the
preacher said when they went in to
pray for rain—that he did not think
it much use as the wind was against
them Look for your radios to go
out of commission around the 28th
and 291 h. Stay off the beaches for
dangerous tides will run, and many
tropical storms will start and work
their way toward the Poles Dont
be caught unprepared. If Lindbergh
waits for the weather-mans permis
sion he and Anne will hardly start
this week We wish them all the
good luck in the world, and have
two blaek kittens well trained for
them when they return All public
utility men may expert a repetition
of their experiences for July 15 th
only on an intensified scale.”
Lily Outfit
Cops Another
Harrttn Hit* Homer As Shslkt (Ml :
Defeats Kitin'. Mountstn
Team.
The Lily mill baseball club, which
is having; Its best season, won an
other game here Saturday when It
defeated the Pauline Mills club of
Kings Mountain 5 to *.
K home run by Hardin provided
the winning margin for the victors
"Big Boy" Peters, Uly's hurling
ace. worked out a good game [
At The Theatres
The youngest grownup screen slat
of today Is Loretta Young, eighteen,
who began her screen career at the
age of five. Big Business Girl" is
Loretta's largest film The story
deals with a world of business of
today and the experiences of an
attrartive co-ed who is torn between
ousiness and love. She finally
shooses both The picture began
i two-dav run today at the Webb
Leo Carrillo, who is playing the
iead In Hell Bound,” the two-dav
picture which opened at the Caro
lina this afternoon, has one of the
mast colorful family trees of any
actor on Stage or screen. He comes
from a family who have had an
important part in the making of
California history. In "Hell Bound"
Carrillo is the Napoleon of crime
w ho meeds his Waterloo in-the heart
if a woman. Lola I.ane Lloyd
Hughes Is another important mem
ber in the cast.
Pajama Party Staged
At Jolley s Shoppe
All Guests Had To Wear 'Em And
Thirty Were There With
’Em On.
Consider the pajama
That replaced the humble night
shirt,- garment, of nineteenth cen
tury grace and beauty;
Once for the boudoir, now for the
5a Ion
The smart ones are saving that
the nightshirt, had its chance and
muffed tt. whereas the pajama has
risen to the heights of milady's fa
vor
All of which is introductory to a
brief and snappv iale—the intro
duction of the once- bedtime gar- j
ment to official recognition in Shel
by as th'e clothing of the elite.
Last Friday the town's good
friend Jolley—of Jolley's—gave a
pajama party. Tt. was considered a
daring" venture, the word "dar
ing" being a carry-over from the
last, century, which has these days
last, its kick
Pajamas at this party were obli
gatory Tf one would attend, one
would attend in pajamas. As "even
ing clothes" are somethimes desig
nated for functions called formal.
Thirl v young enthusiasts attend
ed; all in the boudoir uniform. Tt is
said to have been as picturesque as
it was modern—gay. lively, enticing
Misses Sarah Palmer and Blanche
DcPriest were hostesses.
The high score prize, a deck Of
cards, was won by Miss Sara Louise
Falls, the low score prize, a rubber
dolly, went to Miss Mary Frances
Carpenter A five pound box of
candy was awarded to Mrs. Richard
Riviere for the prettiest pajama
costume; the judges being Mes
dames Dick Brabble. J. D. Lineberg
er and Miss Elizabeth Roberts.
At the close of the games the
hostesses served punch, cakes and
candies, also dancing was engaged
in with Victrola and radio music.
Out of town guests were Miss
Mary McClean of Ctastonia and
Miss Pat Dorsey of Sparta
Penny Column
FOR SALE PEACHES PROM
orchard on highway ISO about 3
miles East of Shelby A A. Roberts.
3t-27p.
WANTED - SECOND - HAND
well pump in good condition C L.
Gardner, 620 South Morgan St. lt-p
~FOR~SALE-~HOU SE AND LOT
on Blanton St Will take automo
bile for rash payment, balance in
building and loan. See Thurman
Smith at Ideal Service Station or
at 406 Blajaton St., Shelby. N. C. ltc
LOST GREAT~DANE BRINDLE,
female Notify Lee Lovelace, Ella
Mill 2t-27p
HAVE GOOD PASTURE FOR
mules or cattle See D. A. Beam.
3t-JuIv 27c.
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SHELBY, N. C.
Marion Outfit
Trims Cee-Cees
Marion, July 35.-—Cross Mills
made it tour straight from Shelby
here this afternoon by taKing the
long end of a 1 to 2 score
Smith, starting pitcher for Shel
by, was shelled from the his in the
fourth. Fisher, who replaced him.
I fared little better before the 1* hit
; onslaught of the locals.
"Lefty" Surratt piched nice bah
for the locals, striking out eight and
| allowing only eight hits.
A home run by Surratt featured
the barrage along with the hitting
of Boggs, C. Murray, Cox and
"Whitey" Heavener. Fast play afield
featured both teams.
Cross Mills, having disposed of
Shelby, startas a series with Forest
City next week on their march to
ward Mate semi-pro honors The
est City Friday night, and the sec
ond game here next Saturday after
noon
Casar Wins Two Gaines
Caisar defeated Boiling Springs 01
July 17 on the Union ground by a
score of 2 to J and on Saturda ■;
July 18th, Casar defeated Boilint;
Springs on Casar s ground by a j
score of 7 to 6
On Saturday August 1st ttr:
strong Henrietta team will vien
Casar and play, game to be called f
it 3 o'clock.
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