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Dr. Carroll Speaks At Battleground Meeting 'levelamf N»llw Fav» Tribute I ■> Col. Hambricht At I nvellln* Of Marker. iRay Erwin in Charlotte Ottwrirr.i Kings Mountain Battleground, 8. C., Ori 9. Upon the crajcsj crest of this historic hill, where 151 jeers ago today a small band ol back wood . pioneers wr.esi.ecl control horn the British forces and assur ed ultimate victory for the colonies, Wednesday afternoon gathered ,1 representative company of descend ants of the battle': heroes to coni meinoratt the anniversary of tin skirmish that marked the turning point of the American Revolution Dedication of a marker to tin; memory of Col, Frederick Han - artsht. a leader of the American roops in the Battle of Kings Motin atn. was the feature of the observ ance of the anniversary. T'h” narker was erected bv Col Fred 'cick Hambrlgln chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion at Kings Mountain Dr Delia Dixon Carroll of Ra leigh. prominent lecturer. woman pijysician and member of the fa* mpus Dixon family of Cleveland eounty. delivered the principal ad dress at the celebration, which was attended by several hundred peo ple In-pired Vinkm. The Battle of Kings Mountain taught, the Yankees how to fight and thal victory encouraged Georg Washington and the army of Vir ginia to really keep at the task of defeating the British." assented r>i Dixon, who is a great-granddaugh ter of Colonel Hambright. "The people of this section would never have given up to the British crown Dr. Dixon traced the life of he, distinguished ancestor who wa horn in Germany, came to Ame ica at the age of If years, lived in Pennsylvania and finally migrated to Lincoln county, North Carolina She explained his love of hunting >nd his devotion to liberty "Tn his wildest dream.. Colon*-! Hambright had no idea of who. prohibition' means and lie had no intimation that a Volstead art would ever be passed in this coun try,” declared Dr. Dixon. He little dreamed that laws would require men to send tlyeir children o school and further -hedge them In, Today, hte ashes would turn in the grave If he knew that a woman was herr representing him "Although hp was sent to con gress he was not a man to puih himself forward. If hr was aliyc to day, I do not think he would be running with the other eight for governor. Rather would he sit On his porch and wait for committees ojf citizens to call upon him for his help and advice He was a patriot and not a politician, and he rep resented his state with efficiency both on the battlefield and in the parliamentary halls." In discussing the fact that two Pie like to claim descent from men like Colonel Hambright but forget the horse thieves and other., in their ancestry not renowned. Dr. Carrol! quoted her brother. Dr. Thom". rAxon. author of The Clansmen from which the picture, 1 nr Birth of a Nation." war, made, as having stud: -you cannot possibly control ancestry, but you can be a fine an cestor for the coming generation The speaker also lauded the ear!; Carolina settler., for their lack of religious persecution. saying that they were not the “witch-burners' that camr over on the Mayflower "It was not the George Wash ingtons. the Thomas Jeffersons no, the Alexander Hamilton* that laid the foundations of this republic, but mountain pioneers like Frederick Hambright, exclaimed the speaker It was this brave band ot people like the HambrightR who settled the wilds and made the epunIn habitable. ‘ But America vs not finished and North Carolina is not a finished state. The last legislature showed that there remains lot to do. Are wa as citizens to sit down and al low the politicians to lake the reui. and Sell us what to do. dividing the funds of the treasury to give sma’l poWScians Job*, while we work our flngora off to pay taxes? “I have been around the world twice, but the mountains of west ern Worth Carolina are nearer hea ven, reach higher, look greener than any other in the world. Wt have a beautiful coastline. With our highways and schools and the right sort of government. North Caro lina could be developed into th ptayground of America. ‘ Our roads are good so now 1* ■a make them equally beautiful by planting roses, crepe myrtle red bud and dogwood on the borders •! them.” The address was closed with a locular remark that North Carolina has long dwelt in a valley of hu miliation between the peaks created by the ‘‘blowing ’ of Virginia and South Carolina on each side anci with the warning that the Old North State will assure its rightful place at the forefront of states Mrs. W. K. Maunev, vice regent Of the D. A. R chapter who pre sided in the absence of the regent Mrs. James C. Herndon, read mes sages from Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Ho bart. president general of the na *exul A. R. society, and Mrs. L Jackson Coopt’i', state regem, re jgretting their inability to be pn: - cut.- A chorus of 10() voices from King Mountain high school sang The devotionals were conducted h Ttei. .1 n. Church, pastor of t.h Kings Mountain ^lethodist church Marker t inched A the October sun began to sink ibehind the crest of tin* lnountahi irrnk. the group moved down the [hill to the spot where Colonel Ham |bnglit was badly wounded m ih battle where the marker had been |<Teettd. Virginia Summers ami (James E Herndon, it dressed in [colonial costumes, mi yelled the [.marker. « handsome bronze plate on a huge native boulder, placed on a large Stone base The plate win ■ci m a rock taken from the chim ney of the Haitibiighl home Fi nest and Miles Mauney,’small twin were flngbcarcrs. The quartet o' children are all great-great-great great grandchildren of the Revolu tionary leader A poem paying tribute 10 Colon-1 Jlambright, written by Mrs Helen Hay, was read by Mrs, Paul Noisier Mrs O H Carpenter presented 1 he marker, which was accepted be Miss l.essie 1) Witherspoon of York, S C president of the Kings Mountain Battleground association owners of the battlefield, Miss Witherspoon accepted the custo dianship of the marker until the federal government takes the prop erty over for the new Kings Mom,, lain National Military, park Boy Scout Bobby Baker sounded bug1’ ‘ taps " As a grand finale to the day simple exercises, which were n marked contrast to the clborate programs at last year's seM}ut*e"n rcnnial celebration when Pro. ldfrj Hoover delivered the address, wa reached when Henry McWhorter oi. Union county fired a musket u.-r , by Edwin Richardson, great-gi and [father of Mr. McWhorter, and a sol Itlier under Colonel Hunibright m the Kings Mountain battle. Poplar Springs News Of Current Week 'Special to The Star > Poplar Springs, Oct 8 Out Sun day .school is progressing nicely un der the leadership of Mr Allen Jones who was re-electect •npenn temlent. The new BY F U. officers tak ing charge Sunday night. acre as j follows General director Mrs, jOree Hamrick: assistant director Mrs. A T. Hamrick: secretary—Miss Selma Lemons; pianist- Lola Wes son; rholster Mrs. J D, Elliott; adult president--Mrs. .1 S Harh Iri'ek: senior presiHent - Alvie Jones ! Inlennediate leader Mr. J D El liott and Junior leader Miss Con nie Jones Olir B Y P U s are do ing a great work We welcome Mi and Mrs Boyd Anthony formerly of Cherryvillf into our community The small son of Mr and Mrs Joe Anthony had the misfortune of getting hi* leg broken last week Mr R, B. Patrick who is in busi ness at Gaffney S C spent the week end here with his tainiiy Mr. Rnd Mrs Lawrence Bridges j of the Pleasant Ridge i omonimtj |si>ent the week end with Mr and 1 Mrs. Joe Anthony | Mr.. and Mrs Phillip Hopper arc [ visit mu relumes in South Carolina | Mr and Mrs. D A lemons and family had as thru dinner guests Sunday ^>tr .1 B Wallace and daughters. Misers Mallie and Pearl ■ and Miss Ruth Hopper. Mr and Mrs. Pov Lemons afid little daugh ter railed Sunday afternoon Miss Moselle Wilson was the spend-the-day guest of Miss Vir ginia Hopper Sunday. Mr. Hugh Spang!ci and sister. Miss Thelma were callers at the home of Mr T E. Wilson Sunday afternoon. Mr Dewey Rhodes was \ visitor in the community during the week end. The ehildren and grandchlidien of Mr A M. Hamrick surprised lam with a dinner Sunday honoring his 75th birthday. There will be program planning meeting at the church Saturday nighi. Each senior officer is urged to be present Mrs. Minor Me Swain of Hender sonville spent p«rt ot Iasi week with hei sister. Mis J S Hamrick Property For Sale For Unpaid City Taxes For The Year 1929-1930 1 Continued from page two.' W H Ycago, 1 lot 50x200 N. side E Stimter St . bal. 8 ?n ' Retd Young. 1 lot (16x180 N. side W Graham J Forest R WarUok, 1 lot 100x200 tiro. Thonlpeon Motor Co ! lot .10x160 Lackey prop 1?1 26 W HAW G. Arey 2 lots 55x150 Park circle W P Arrowood. 4 lots 25x130 Highway No 20 .... K B Cansler, 1 lot 60x150 1 lot 60x136 ; W C Ellis. 1 lot 50x1 So I Mrs. C S. Mag ness, 62 acres . _... . _ I . Bates Spake, acres of land . . . . . . Eugenia Wilson 15 acres land . J. D. Wood, 1 lot 50x150 D M Wort man, 1 lot , ... C A Wort mah. I lot 50x100 R H Ponder. 1 lot 70x175 N. stde E Warren St... Atlas Supply Co l lot 50x130 High Point Ins A Real Est. Co.. 1 lot 60x175 E side Warren St. . . bal imperial' Mortgag Co:. 1 tot 50x200 . .. Mauney Auto &' Supply Co. I lot 75x135 I Realty Sales Co.. 1 lot 75x135, 1 lot 160x130 N side N Wash , J lot 100x160. near hcapital. 1 1 lot 50x150 Lackey prop . 1 lot 32x100 Elam St.. 1 lol 50x100 Highland Ave 1 lot 75x160 High land Ave. 1 lot 7!» 1-2x200 Blanton St t lot 66X100. 1 lot 63x200 Elm St . 1 lot 70x150 near hospital 63x200 Elm St 1 lot 70x150 near hospital . . jSouth Atlantic .Iiid. Co. 1 lot 105x1(55 Belvedere . Union Realty Co. 1 lot 50x150 Clegg St. 1 lot 75x130 N side Elm St 1 lol 50X158 Parkview. 2 \ lots Blanton prop. | 7, R Weathers & Sons. 2 lots 100x130 Hudson St., Mot. 100x130 N .side S H Lane, 1 lot 17x130. 1 hit 50x130 W side N La Fayette St 23 88 22 00 22 31 5.00 5 00 1 05 8 13 19 49 19 97 12 81 13.25 18 75 2 50 12 50 2 50 12.50 20 00 1.28 329,00 329 00 28 75 45 30 133 95 COLORED WallPi AbrarBf I lot 50x150 S side New St Will Ager, t lot. 50x150 Ed Austell, t lot 75x250 Buffalo . AJex Bell. i lot 80x150 ... George Blanton 1 lot 50x125 __ . Sam Rlanton, 1 lot 100x125 . _ . . _ Mi s.. Lester Borders, 1 lot, 50x150 Bertha Bridges, 1 lot 50x150. Hudson 1 lot 100x190 near Foundry John .Byers. 2 lots 50x150 Buffalo i lot 100x300 bal ba! .. bal Buffalo. Weds Mae Cainp, 1 lot 125x150 __... Ivey Choates, 1 lot 200x150 3. A, Crosby. I lot 5bxl26. Orange St Charlie Davis 1 lot 50x150 Carolina A\e Emma Davis, 1 lot 50x150 Heftrv Davis, 1 lot 50x200 Weathers.Sf. . Georgia Deberry, 1 lot 150x250 Buftalo Tom Dobson. 1 lot 50x50 near Vance.London ront Enrl rvt , 1 lot 100x200 Buffalo, 1 lot 100x150 Arthur Easter. 4 lots 10x07, reai; Zion Ch 1 lot lOOx x200 ba1 Will Elmore. 3 acres. Clarpnce Cabamss Sherwood Enloe, l lot 50x150, 1 lot 50x100 near Brick yard , Cicero Eskridge 2 lota 50x250. 1 lot 50x150 ...__ Lawrence Oaetor. 1 lot 50x125 . ..... William Gilt 1 lot 50x125 Orange St _ .. Alvin Gilliam, 1 lot. 146x110 . Dennis C Gtlhem. 1 lot 75x130 Anthony St. J. E Goode, 1 lot 50x135 Buffalo St. .... Delta Graham 1 lot 65x200 E Suttle street ... ... Georgia Green. 1 lot 50x100. 1 lot 100x100 Mamte Hamrick 1 lot 50x150 Jennings _ Pinkney Harris 1 lot 50x150 Carolina avenue Vickry Hart. 1 lot 50x150 Logan St ... bal J W. Hill, 1 lot 05x100 Buffalo . .. ... W H Hill. I lot 05x100 Buftalo . ... Max Momsley. 1 lot 55x155 Freedmon Minnie Homslev. t lot, 100x400 Jennings, 1 lot lOOx 400 Jennings . . .. . John Hoskins 2 lots 150x100 Jennings Rt . 1 acre T Elat Rock \ .. . .... .,. R W Hrnle, 1 lot 60x160 Carolina Ave ..... H O Huddlcson, 1 lot 65x150 near Buffalo.. John A Hunter 1 lot 50x100 Flat Rock ... Rush Hunter Fist l lot 100x200 Weathers street_ Rev H A Keaton, 1 lot 50x150 Buffalo . Ellen Lewis. 1 lot 60x200 Buffalo street . Anthony Lipscomb, t lot 50x150 Dar e Lipseomb 1 lot 100x300 Buffalo, 1 lot 50x150 Jillson Littlejohn, 1 lot 45x150 Wilson Chass logan 1 lot 75x100 Jenhtngs street. Sam logon I lot 50x80 Wilson St W Vanre tnndon 1 lot 50x100 Weathers St 1 lot 60x50 AUe> Glenn McDowell. 1 lot 100x150 Brick Yard alley 1 lot 100x200 Weathers St _ John M McDowell l lot 75xion Logan ___. John Michael, 2 lot* 50x150 . ...... ___ Mertha Mills. 1 lot 62x300 14.28 18.47 ba! 5.47 17.32 57 69 15.50 0 4!) 3.45 10 23 38.17 46.16 3 87 12.48 0 40 1687 8 23 3 74 13.33 36 0.6 fi 74 19 25 2.25 10 PR ... 11.98 11.73 35,45 9 73 Ba: io::< 12.00 30 75 11 19 17.63 11.25 6,00 31.88 14 38 46 69 11 25 . 9.13 10 00 : 13 28 j 6.25: * 25 17 81 3388 10 50 36.69 j 14 38 j ■i 8J3 '■ 12/lff 3.25 7 63 11.88 10 00 15.63 j 7 63 I 10 00 9 88 14.84 1138 ?fi 00 5 63 16.38 1 88 9 58 10.00 1 10.13 | 7.50 j 2 50 10.00 | 10 31 | 10.131 4.88 ' j 13 44; 14 94 10 31 9.38 10.63 t I i * * ■ ■ ■ m ■ ■ ■ ■ i DO YOU WANT FINANCIAL PEACE OF MIND? 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I lot 50x100 Alley near Ben McNeil Fess E, Young, 1 lot 100x125 Orange, 1 lot 50x125 Carolina ave., 1 lot 100x200 Logan, 1 lot 51x45 Wells Young, l lot 50x100 ... I.. E. LIGON, City Clerk. Bv Order of the Board of Aldermen. 11 73 10 24 18 29 12.48 16.85 10 83 5 59 2.53 3 89 13 23 35.83 2.25 22.99 9.36 36.45 I 9 19 12.50 ! 10 63 ' « 88 3 13 ' 16 96 11.44 14.38, 10.36 2.13 16 26 11 69 18,73 7 75 ’ 10.13 7 50 ! 38.94 2.00 6.88 10.63 1 88 11.25 j 10 78 7 81 32.50 5 no No. 1 Township News Of Interest • Special to The Star J Oct 8.—Thews visiting at Mr. Burt. Volley's Sunday awe Mi. M. B Earl and family and Mr John Bailee and family. Misses Elsie and Flossi. Jolley visited Misses Myrle and Veota Bridges Sunday. Mr. Raymond Hamrick was the dinner guest Sunday of Mr Or.is Scruggs Mr. Jim McCraw of the Ashworth section called at the home of Mrs C. Jones Sunday. James Burl, little son of Mr and Mrs. Robert McCraw, who has been seriously ill is improving at this time. Mail Fraud Ca»e I* Costly To Asheville Asheville.—The coat of the trial by the United State sgovernment of Wallace B Davis/and William D ;Harris, who were acquitted of, I charges of ma il frauds, is estimated; at Between *12,000 and *15,000 by! court, attaches. The hotel bili for jthe jury for rooms and meals, wasj *1,13! Wkv Ho ker a “Bad Girl” WV ' *> She CAROLINA N«*t Monetary i 8 O'CLOCK COFFEE The largest selling high pade coffee inJJj America. 19c mjrVT wr White House Jk Tall y Evaporated flr Cans BEST PURE LARD It. 10c IONA BRAMl 34-1.B FLOUR »8-l.B. $ % 15 49c 1 sffin s .imu. — SHORTENING ) c!L2^c Grandmother’* ROLLS Wrapped MV|| 12 to pkg. J w / • _ CAKES Layer ^ ^ Pound lb. Raisin ** BANNHR BRAND Sausage 1 lb. 8 oz • 15c CHEESE Fine Flavor Hi. 19C Sunnyfield PANCAKE OR BUCKWHEAT FLOUR 3 pkgs. 25c * Sultana SYRUP Maple Blended Pint ^ jug x5C LUX FLAKES 2 pfcgs. 19c Lux Toilet Soap 3 cakes 19c 1 A. & »\ PRODl CE SPECIALS Jeiery or Let luce, 3 for Foma toe*. I I'resh, 3 lbs. j Irish Potatoes,, j No. 1—10 lbs. Green Beans, t Pounds . i Oranges, | Dozen _ 25c 25c 19c 25 c 25c A. & I\ MARKET SPECIALS Kingan’s Sliced Bacon, lb. Sliced Cured 0*7 Ham, lb. l Q. Frankfurt ers, lb._ Sliced Bologna. Pound ___ Sliced Fresh o r* Ham, lb. .. faDC 25c 27 17ic 15c <££> Atlantic & Pacific iu CO VVK can r>“ip you do all three. Come in In day and talk it over. $1 will open vonr ac count with us. UNION TRUST CO. "IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH ’ Your Furniture Dollars Do Double Duty Never has a Dollar been worth so much in buying fur niture as RIGHT NOW—these prices PROVE IT: Be low we illustrate and describe only a few of the many new Kali it.ems. at new low prices! When You Cook— ENJOY SPEED and ECONOMY— When there’s meet to cook wi a hurry. . . when there’s water to heat in a hurry . . . you need the convenience_of a New Perfection Oif-Stove . 55r, more heat than from ordinary sieves. We have them in three, four and Wve-bwmer models with or without detachable ove*vs. PRICED— $37.50 to $89.50 ■e have just, received a new shipment of as sector ed patterns and de,signs in beautifully decorated lamps for floor and table use. PRICED— $2.75 to $17.50 THE ABOVE ITEMS ARE NOW ON DISPLAY IN OUR WINDOWS. Kester - Groome Furniture. Co. OUR VOLUME OF BUSINESS ENABLES US TO SELL FOR LESS” Opposite First Baptist Church Shelby, N. C.
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