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IOMMIsmom;^ ITAJUE. * L ' .'.nil 'The Com tiff. •... K public am •n the ! (>-. at 1? (• , r-l r *.kt * 1 iHjwfr and authority i im- •t-upe, :or court of Clive- . N < in the case entitled j ' <J Cleveland N C. plain-! " <»:rnblc. t r-b. defendants, j "i er duly appointed, will s!l 1° the highest bidder at ! <>t‘ • t the court bouse dooi I .* °‘ Shell). . c . on December 3 th. I Ml, M live following described ! l' ‘ •» No 4 township i N C , and described ir i i cf land conU'n.ng 22 acres I -1 ° • • i •* 'he L. Arroaood farm anc. j V n,/ ' ' fanns of Arro-vood. Roberta ' ?*• r,'-.cr . ih..‘ .0; r.d: y or October. 1531. v c. 'VHISNANT, Commissioner. U Nov 4c.’ ( O.MMIsMOM R'b ,s \ot. A By \ „- .• f • ri . iC . :icl c jui' i C?C. . 'Wy )-• e h i . ct on. - t -’J a r f . E u '1o >1, t 1° i> ■ o • * t v' \r :id v r< O’ • o. tl ’ power and authorltt ; ’ X}* , voon of Clese- | ' CJ . r. the case entitled n: fi- N. I y.B.ntlfi, v< | ’ *i al . defendants." 1 | 'on*-; duly uppo.nted. will seT i 1 •*? b;je;:c t> b (Her at public j courthou * door In tin I '•lb' N C on. ! !> cember 3tb. d f lOTow.ngr described' hi No. 4 township1 >< C , and described a ' | col n V) : wre ' ' 01 I ■! ■ • n •e.nie; he dig deeded uy :j '-^ y on- and wife to lewis Pat - / * - / Hath* Patterson. Oct* { Jolii. tlie a:r.e hong of record I > o c c-r . Z-3 pi**e 392 nf th* • "** t. < of Cleveland county, N. T., 5 :.Vi da; October. 1 MI. J C. V‘KTV? ’.NT, Commi.sMone 4t Nov *c " ’T IT.r'h SAIT.. Cuder and by r.oe oi the authority ‘: cd .ii ^ re,-tain- deed of trust cx -r;j b B O. Stociiion and husband. Sleek:on, to f?-cure Indebtedness. <T b-rci oi tru.y. .1* of record in tr/ • c o. tie r"c Cf o: deeds of Cleve ci ci’inty North Carolina In book 15f «t 3“ 18 t ladersigncd truster ‘’hi m ^a'd <>ed of trust wilt sell to y* Ivy be.41 b ddc r for cr.ih at Uie cour. * door in ;h* c i of S >pib. on a«i v Dec £.1031 * t 3 o'clock p rn for the j of 3Ei?iM'y.ng said indebtedness.'' * ' o lor,7 r‘escribed real' estate: ‘■"certpji lot or parcel of land in. or ! f-'* ri. v of Bhfdb”..' county o. | ■ fb rid. townr.’-Ut) Number Six <t>>, and j * •*,r 'uli.rly ue'crlbed a- follow I pr.v.ed m the north we:-t aqu&re oi tH> ! • oi Shelby. North Carolina, and more! cdiarly bounded and described as fo. j .-.'r.r,n ng at a stake on Tee- street * i’- rt.n’-i ro-ner. and runs thence vruh hr.? north ’3 cast 205 feef to a stake corner; thence north - east 224 fee: ) a stake in edge of a i2 loot ^lies nee v ith edge of said alley north b; t :00 teet to a stake.- Mrs. Spangler . "nrr, thence with her line SoEth 7 wesi ' feet ro a 'take on Lee street: thence; th north edy** of Le? street south 7-j .;;v* 100 feet to the beginning. This November- 2nd. 1931. THE COMMERCIAL T7 AT ION AX. BANK, High Point, N. e . Trus tee. Horace Kennedy, A tty . 4t Nov 4c MORTGAGEES SALE OF LAND. Under and by virtue of the authority oniained in that certain mortgage deed, .-•ruted by y. M. Devinney and wife '°vie Dcv.nnp;,, to the undersigned mort" .-•gee. said mortgage deed being datea une 29th. 1929 and recorded tn the office ‘ thp register of deed.*. ior Cleveland nunty, N. C. in book No. 139 at page securing an indebtedness therein need and default having been made in e payment of said indebtedness. I will ri Friday, December 4. 1981 •. 13 o clock noon, or within bgal hours the court house door in Shelby. N. c 'll to the highest bidder for cash ublic auction that certain tract of land 'scribed as follows: Lying and being in No. 11 township. Cleveland county, N. C. and being Jcin >■* *i on the north by Speculation land, on ■ o.e east by J. D. Page, an the south bv 1 *rv Devinney and on the west bv Miller -vmney and being that land held by wham Devinney since the 7th day of, .-.niiary. 1876 under an agreement to onvey entered into by said William Dc 7 nney and William Redmond, Jr. and ’ ancia M Scott said land being des cribed by metes and bounds as follow. Beginning at a stone, J. D. Page s be aming corner and running thence with s line north <Va 3» 133 poles ro take, his corner; thence N. 5V2 E. 7b )o1ck to a stone near the top of the dge; thence south 63 west 72 poles to i one near a branch; thence with J. ,v Devinney’s line south 16’a passing hr nite oak corner at 38 poles 18 poles to -he beginning and containing 50 acre.,, ore or less. This November 3rd, 1931. J. M DEVINNEY, Mortgagee. % Jno. P. Mull, Atty. 4t Nov 4c COMMISSIONER’S SALE. By virtue of a Judgment and decree of the superior court of Cleveland county. N C . made in the case entitled. “Atlantic oint Stock Land Bank of Raleigh, a cor poration. plaintiff, vs. Basil Borders, et 1. defendants, ’ T, as commissioner duly ppointed. will sell for cash to the h’gh t bidder at public auhon at the court house door iu the town of Shelby, N. c\. Saturday. December ,7th. 193! «t 12 o'clock M. the following described estate, situate *n No *, . tdwnsmp C’le-eland county, N. C., and described as .ollbws; r .rst Tract: Situated on Buf^’.o Creek at.d containing originally 2041 : acres and . o^lng a part of the Hugh Borders home *><Ace, which was conveyed to O.-W. Wray 'by "the executors of Hugh Borders ab ased, and fully described in a deed from >. W. Wray and wife to Mike Borders. iated December 31. 1890, and recorded in ook BB of deeds page 20, of the regis r'i office of Cle’. eland county, except ?, however, from the above 1 acre and poles deeded to J. C. Byers and Other. Mike Borders on December 23rd, 1903. ud 1 acre and 22 poles conveyed to J Shuford by James Borders and other r.i October on October 30th. 1915, both of which deeds ere recorded and refer ee Is hereby had to each for the dc * .criptions of the boundeties excepted. Second Tract: Lying on Beaver Dam branch of Buffalo Creek and containing •’ acres and 23 poles, arid being the trac, conveyed to Mike Borders by J. C Byer: rnd others on December ISth, 1903, as • spears in book NN of deeds, page 267. o' the register's office of Cleveland coun t;. N. C. Third Tract: Located on Borders branch and containing 1 acre, 2 rods and 1 poles, and being that part of land cut o f by the new channel of Bufialo cre^k nd lying between the Borders branch *0d the old and new channels, and deeti d to James Borders and others by J. j hitford and wife on December 3. 1915, hd deed being recorded in book DDD . -ye 635, of the registers office oi t -* - eland county. NT. c. The net acreage, as represented by the above three tracts, is 203.9 acres and i. - ,,.lly described in a mortgage from Basil borders to the Atlantic Joint Stock Land ’’ink of Rale*ph and recorded in book (0* at page 496la -'T'—in the register \ffice of Cleveland county, N. C\. ani \Terence is hereby made to said mort ice for full description by metes and jimds of each tract, the same being th property known as the Basil Border* ■ '-r rm; . . • • ■Jni? November 2nd. 1931. CLYDE R, HOEY, Commissioner, 4t Nov 4t ADVERTISING IN THE STAR Roaches People .More Ef fectively Because They Are More Likely To Set And Read Your ADVERTISING IN STAR NEWS PAGES. It Pay* To Advertise B. F. Dixon, Many Years State Auditor From Cleveland; Married Mrs. Durham Gastonia Hangs Portrait to Honor Spanish War Vet. i By Stewart Atkins in Gaotoma Gazette, i On Monday. November 2, the Dasi Grier camp of Spanish-American war veterans of Gastonia presented to the War memorial building in Gastonia a portrait of the '.ate Ma jor B. F. Dixon, their beloved com mander,, the presentation speech was made by Clyde R. Hoey. A Deserved Tribute. This portrait, hanging within these dedicated walls, will be not only a fitting but a deserved tribute to the man who. had not his mod esty prevented could have laid well founded claim to being North Caro- 1 lina’s most \ersatile citizen In his generation. His American soldiers learned his ' courage in the stormy days on Ty- i been island. His few enrmtes and : many friends alike learned it in I campaigns both military and politt | cal. Soldier, statesman, physician.! minister. College president, dutiful I husband and loving father, his was: I a career as full and versatile as It' v as useful, Boni in Cleveland county near j !he Kings Mountain battleground : m the 27th day of a 'stormy. -March j in 184G, he was always a true son of 1 North Carolina, holding his love [ md allegiance due first to his: state in every instance. His parents j Thomas and Mary Ann Winter Dixon, are native English, Eminent Family. Major Dixon and his kinsman j Tliorhas Dixon, the novelist. are per haps the best known of the Dixon line but there have been countless other eminent members of the tarn h>’. His mother Mary Ann Winter,! was a devout member of the Church I of England, holding its prayerbook' and customs until death. God-fearing people his parents) were, devout and moral. Vet their: veins did not lack the pioneer blood ' of progressiveness. For young Ben! tjiey had ambitions and they were i far-sighted enough to understand i that these ambitions could he real ized only through the slender lad der of education. Accordingly he! w as sent to the community school j and when he had gleaned all pos-1 . .‘ole from them he was sent to the : Citadel in Charleston, S. C. High Standards. • . The Citadel had then, as now high standards and stern discipline i Its founders instilled in it the spark j of idealism and development that! has made it the third ranking mHi- ■ tary institution in the ' United: Stat.es today. It is easily sur-1 mired that life at the Citadel then, as today, was no bed of roses. Its courses ©i study no child's play. Ben Franklin Dixon's record there was untarnished. But his days there were cut short bv the menacing shadow ot war.! The spark of agitation between the north and south. fanned for so many years, burst at last into flame | the guns boomed at Bethel and Bull: Hun, and young Dixon was off to! join the Confederate army at the I tender age of 16. Knowing that his j parents would naturally object to i this procedure, he did not consult them. Even at this early age he seems to have had a streak of miii- ! ta:f genius. Entering the war as a ! pritate he was soon captain of a! company from his native section 1 the "Cleveland Blue.” uelense of Homeland. Everyone who is a student of the Confederacy is familiar with the* peculiar strategy and bloody fight ing that surrounded the battle of Petersburg. The Cleveland Blues! sa'v desperate action there. At the battle of Malvern Hill Captain Dix-i on was the first wounded. Before! the four years of blood and suffer-I ing were over he was again wound- i ed in valiant defense of bis home-i land. Then with a stunning suddenness i the war was over. when the im mortal Robert E. Lee stood at Ap- ; pomattox. his banners drooping his men starving, his silver trumpets in ! the dust, and surrendered to Grant, Captain Dixon must have had, as all Confederates had si that time a pervading sense of hopelessness and despair. But he turned with his comrades at-arms back to the stripped, pov erty-stricken south to build anew. Soon, as a licensed minister, he was filling appointments in the South Carolina conference. How ever. he was forced ere long to give up his ministry on account of trou ble with his throat. He returned to thp town of Kings Mountain in his native county and practiced medi-1 cine. family of Soldiers. In 1870 he married Mrs. Nora T. Durham, widow of Captain Plato Durham. She had three children at the time of the marriage, named: Plato. Robert L„ and Stonewall J. Durham. Of this union were born three other children. Wright L.. Ben F., and Pearl Dixon. The last nam ed. the only girl of the family, mar ried W. L. Balthis, of Gastonia, and resides there t4>day. Wright L Dix on is a resident of Raleigh Ben F,! Dixon, named for his gallant fath er, fell In action in the World war during the breaking of the Hinden burg line and lies burled In a bat tlefield of Prance. Major Dixon was ever an affec tionate father to his stepchildren. Plato Durham became one of the foremost ministers of the Southern Methodist church and his death in 1930 deprived the church of one of its most ardent leaders. Robert L Durham today heads Southern Sem inary for girls at Beuna Vista, Va.. and is counted among the promin-! ent educators of the south. Stone wall J. Durham, residing now at Bessemer City, has long been known In North Carolina as a bril liant lawyer and a citizen of ster ling worth. Enters Polities. In 1884, Captain Dixon was elect ed superintendent of the Oxford Orphan asylum and served there faithfully and well until 1890 when he relinquished' this position to be come president of Greensboro col lege for Women. This position he filled for two years, returning In 1892 to his medical practice in Kings Mountain. Soon after his return to Cieve land county, he took his first step into political circle- In 1896. w hile j residing in Shelby, he was elected j to represent Cleveland county In 1 the state legislature. He became ac- ! the in the house of representatives and soon laid the basis for his la ter widespread political reputation. His interest and Influence In poli ties yrew. wnen in 1900 Cnarles B. Aycock, runing on the democratic ticket ior governor, launched hte whirlwind campaign to free the state from the regime of Daniel Russell, the last { republican governor of North Caro- ! lina ever had. Dixon occupied a ! prominent seat on the Aycock band wagon. Together Aycock and Dixon stumped the state from end to end They became strong personal as well as political friends. An Inti mate relationship grew up between i the two men." Great Stump Speaker. Stonewall Durham related the followih^ incident: “During the strenuous campaign I against Uussellism, Governor Ay-1 cock stayed overnight at my house, j While in conversation on the front j twreh. Governor Aycock told me that personally he considered Ma jor Dixon the greatest campaigner ever produced in the Old North State, not excepting Zebulon B. | Vance. Governor Aycock followed I the usual political custom of repeat !ng the same speech in different towns every night during the cam paign. Major Dixon, during all Ills political career, was never known to repeat a speech. During the cam paign he spoke almost every night.; As the result of this famous 1900 campaign. Major Dixon was award ed the position of state auditor, which he held until his death. He filled it conscientiously and capa- j bly. He was also closely identified with the launching of Governor Ay cock s great educational drive.which j laid the basis for our present tu- i perior educational system. offers His Services. At the outbreak of the Spauish American war Auditor Dixon, true to his heritage of courage, was the first among the volunteers. He was made a major, serving In the sec ond battalion, made up of native North Carolinians. He was beloved by the men under his command j from the beginning and was held in high regard by his superior officers The following incident related by Dr. T. A. Wilkins Gastonia Spanish American war veteran, who served in company B. of the second bat- i talion, throws light on Major Dix- i on's prestige as a commander. He I says: "Co. B. of the second* battalion was the first company to form in line lor the regimental dress parade j every evening. The other companies of our battalion formed on us and \ then the first, third and fourth i battalions formed on our battalion, j This required some little maneuv ering, perhaps 15 or 20 minutes, j Our battalion had to come to at- | tention which the other battalions j were forming. • When Major Dixon had his bat talion in present form, he too came to attention. It was picturesque to see him sitting on his fine black horse. His stately 'carriage and fine Physique made a picture of soldiery I would look forward to every day. Every one of his men loved him and would speak to him as ‘Our Major.' He was kind, but kept strict discipline. In all our regimental dress parade formatioas. Colonel W H. S. Burgwyn never once had to criticize him for imperfect forma tion. Another incident recalled by Cor poral Wilkins shows the excellent marksmanship of the major: "During a training camp,'' he says 'we set up after a three-days march out from Raleigh. Several of the boys were hard at their routine tar get practice. The target was many yaads away over on another hill., The boys uttered exclamations of delight if they came within a foot of It. Major Dixon rode up and ask- j cd for my rifle, which 1 handed to him. Inspecting it closely and sec- i ing it was in perfect shape, he fired seemingly without aim. from the saddle and rung a perfect bulls eye on the distant target. He smil* 1 ingly told the boys that was the way they must lea n to shoot and rode off." Amsi.ln* Marksmanship. Other Incidents of his atna/.mg marksmanship are recalled by his stepson, Stonewnll Durham, who! for years carried in his pocket a j copper-jacketed .32 calibre bullet I with which Major Dixon split a thin willow wand at 100 yards. j Many of his men who were with j him on Tybee Island thanked him for saving their lives. His stepsons. R. L. Durham and Plato Durham, who. as captain and second lieu tenant of the company respectively were stationed on the island with him, spoke often of the happening from which tire story grew. The men had been stationed on the island for some days, when a terrific hurricane caught the sur rounding waters in Us grasp. It hurled the foaming waves up and over the banks of the island until Its entire area became a whirlpool of death. The soldiers speedily re tired to an old phosphate dock ad joining tire island. As the minutes wore quickly on, the situation grew worse An old tugboat used for many years to carry the phosphate ore mined on the island was Just putting out for mainland. •Saved Ills I'onimand. The tugboat captain, Intent upon saving his own life, was in no mood to incur -further risk by waiting for the soldiers to load aboard. When they attempted to board him, he swore at them violently and final ly struck several of them with one of his heavy metal bucket)* which he swung wildly about his head. Major Dixon, arriving on the scene, took the situation quickly In hand. He ordered his men to train their guns on the old captain and to shoot him down at the first move he made. Thus was the vessel captured and the soldiers loaded aboard. This quick decision saved the lives of the major and his men, for shortly after they put out to sea the old phosphate dock fell amid the swirling water. Thus the confis cation of th.e old private vessel, a! THE General Electric Re frigerator is A/X-Steel construction. Every corner welded. Built for a life-time of trouble-free service. The simple, current-saving mechanism is hermetically scaled in the steel walls of the Monitor Top. Requires no attention, not even oiling. Sliding shelves for ad ded convenience. And every GE is completely guaranteed for 3 years. OF ESPECIAL INTER EST TO WOMEN— jot* tbt GE (trclt tn the air firry week day (except Sal* rday) at neon, E. S. T. $10 DOWN timm ATOR SOUTHERN REFRIGERATION Charlotte Distributor Robert C. Hord SHELBY, N. C. Make Your Idle And Surplus Dollars Work Uur Certiticates make an ideal investment. Pays 6' t interest, payable or compounded quarterly. Issued in amounts trom $100.00 up. Can be converted into cash on 30 days notice. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1931 ASSETS Cash Due from Banks__$ 4,327.95 Loans and Discounts __ 66,285.70 Stocks and Bonds 7|o00.00 Premium on $10,000 Life Insurance_I 275.20 Furniture and Fixtures _ 106.90 TOTAL--- -$78,495.75 LIABILITIES Capital. Preferred _____ 14,400.00 51,800.00 Surplus Profits Reserve /.____ 4,459.59 Reserve for Insurance ___464.00 Certificate of Investment_____ 22,272.16 TOTAL ..——$78,495.75 Made 175 loans averaging $137.30, amounting to $24, 027.51 during quarter ending Sept. 30th. In same period vve collected $26,222.71. By discontinuing making loans for 60 days we could pay off every certificate of in vestment. Average loan 1-3 of V'o of Capital Stock. 3 Years without missing a quarterly dividend. 3 Years without a loss in loans. 8% cumulative Preferred Stock and Common Stock may be obtained. Terms if necessary. M. & J. Finance Coporatioii OF SHELBY, N. C. .- " — 1 1 though necessarily high-handed; I proved a life-sar Ing move Duties As Auditor. Following the war and the hec tic 1900 campaign Major Dixon, threw' his enormous energy into the I capable handling of his dutie; asj state auditor. He was ever the j close friend and confident® of Gov-i crnor Ayeock, and stood out prom- j Inently In the acUnlnUtratins with' which he was associated. His at-1 'tent Ion remained centered on the competent handling of the work for his beloved North Carolina until hh death on September 2fi. 1910. The entire state was thrown into mourn Ing at his death. An editorial published In the Ra leigh News and Observer Just aft- j er his death said: “He did well whatever he under took, and had a genius for versa tile employment. He rejoiced with those who rejoiced. he mourned with those who mourned and could cheer and divert and interest and entertain In a manner that made him a charming companion and a genial comrade. He had the old time southern ehlvalrlc spirit and loved everything that touched the south. There were no farewells when he embarked and those who lived close to him do not doubt that with gladness he met his Pilot face ( to face ” Not In a generation have we had! a man that could surpass or equal! Major Benjamin Franklin Dixon’s gifts of versatility, brilliance and gentleness Under* Keepers. One-Night Tourist Did you see a twenty-dollar bill on the bureau when you made up my room?” Maid - I surely did. sir. Thank you very much. Try Star Want Ads. --J !!■■ Fumes Kill Excttirr. Kankakee, 111.—Five minute; alt er breathing fumes from a vermti: exterminator which he planned t use in killing moles on his lawn Joseph F. Peschel, 60 died. Wanted Song in Reality. Stager—“And for bonnle Annu Laurie I'd lay me down and die.” Listener irislngi—“Is Miss Lau rie in the audience?" BOY FRIEND OF BAD GIRL WILL BE WITH A “SOB SISTER” Monday - Tuesday CAROLINA The Golden Opportunities Of Life COME TO THE MAN WHO SAVES. START SAVING IN OUR 25th SERIES OPENING SATURDAY Shelby Building & Loan Association i Chas. C. Blanton, Pres. J. Frank Roberts, Sec.-Trea*. Beginning Day Tomorrow Ward’s Drr Sale Only 3 More Days Left To Take Advantage Of WARD'S LOWEST PRICES ON Fall and Winter Merchandise PLAN TO COME EARLY THURSDAY — It will pay you to stock in everything the family will need for the winter months to come. This is your greatest opportun ity to save! Montgomery Ward & Co. S. LaFayette Street Shelby, N* C.
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