VOL. XXXVIII, No. 70
SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1932 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons)
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Late News
THE MARKET
Cotton. Spot . .____ S’ic up
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Today's North Carolina Weather
Report: Partly rloudy with occas
ional showers tonight and Saturday.
Not much change in temperature.
Virginia For Vote
Richmond, Va., June 10.—By an |
overwhelming majority ,the Virgin
ia stale Democratic convention yes
terday adopted a platform contain
ing a resolution favoring resubmis
*ion of the prohibition question to
the several states by a mothod
which the national convention may
deem best. The resolution was con
tained in a platform presented by a
committee having United States
Senator Carter Glass as its chair
man. It also commended to the at
tention of the national body former
Governor Harry Flood Byrd's plan
for an amendment to permit the
- people to vote directly on the pro
hibition question. The platform was
adopted after a repeal proposal had
been defeated.
Total Of 306
Shelby Pupils
On Shelby Roll
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Honor Students For
Entire Year
Approximately One-Tenth Of
School Enrollment Makes
High Record.
That sood scholastif work was
j done in the Shelbv schools during
the term closing recently is shown
by the fact that approximately one
tenth of all the students enrolled
made the honor roll for the entire
school year.
The annual honor foil report, Just
issued by Supt. B. L. Smith, shows
that a total of 306 students made
the roll. Of that number 63 were
high rphcol students The roll, by
schools, follows:
High School
Eighth grade: Jeanette Beheler,
Inez Cornwell, Ma-garet Hamrick
Helen Sue Kendrick Marie King.
Louise Lybrand, Nancy McGowan.
Mary McLarty, Mary Stewart; Cath
erine Wilson. Helen Wilson. Harold
Bettis, Hill Hudson, jr, Keith Shull,
* Will Arey, jr., Roy Moore. Kathryn
Blanton. Maurine Davis, Estelle
Hicks, Fill McKinney, Marietta
Hoyle. Juanita Putnam, Gaynell
Duncan.
Ninth ^rade: Louise Austell, Edna!
Earle Grigg, Mary Sue Hill, Mar
garet Lee Liles, Paul Bullington,
Walter Fanning. Dwight Hoyle.
James Jones, J. M. Vaughn. Anna
Cline. Paul McGinty, Margaret
Louis McNeely. Esthf. Ann Quinn,
Mary Lillian Speck, Sara White,
Tenth grade: Paul Arrowood. Loris
Dover, Colbert McKnight. Caleb
McSwaln, Ed Post, ,i.„ Rachel Con
nor, Margaret Fort. Elsie White
ner, Aileen Jones, Annie Ray
Jones, H"len Miller. Sara Lee Nor
man, Edna Roberts Jean Moore
Thompson, Esta Tvner, Lucille
' Whisnant. Annie Ruth Dellinger.
Stacy Duncan, Janet Morrison.
Seniors: Bernice Houser. Madge
Putnam, Mary Sue Thompson,
James Byers, Herbert Hamrick,
Louise Miller, Emma Ervin.
Graham School
First grade: Ben Suttle, jr„ Patsy
Honeycutt, Ernest Hamrick. Floy
Carver, Colleen Hill, Jack Turner,
Cornelia Thompson. Talcowana
Dover, Emma Sue Hewitt.
Second grade: Ethel Amick, Mar
ion" Lee Bowling. Carolyn Bow
man, Jeanette Del’inger, Nancy
Ellen Dover, Iform* Moose. Basil
Randall, Manson Walker, Lehman
Hamrick.
Third grade: Margaret Doty, Vir
ginia Falls. Thelma Grigg, Carolyn
Jarrett, Gloria Niolrplson. Melba
Runyans, Elaine Wells. Clyde Mode,
Ren McVVTiirter, Walden McWhir
ter, Beniamin Smith
Fourth grade: Loi- Bland, Celeste
Hamrick, Marie Hamrick, Sara
Mundy Hamrick. Carolyn Garrick,
Elizabeth Pou.
Fifth grade: Gladys Anderson,
Glass, jr, Bruce Morgan. Mildred
Cooke, Mary Glenn Mildred Mc
Arthur, Ruth Cline Thompson.
Sixth grade: George Morgan,
Elizabeth Falls, Millicent Hicks,
Joanna Jolley, Dora McSwain.
Seventh grade: Helen Carrick
Ruby Morgan, Jano Washburn, N.
C. Blanton. Evans Lackey.
LaFayette School
First grade: Martha Noggle,
Gwendolyn Biggerstafi, Eunice Lee.
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Misses Alexander
Open Tea Room Here
Miss Flora and Nora Belle Alex
,nrUr have opened a tea room at
their residence on West Warren
street. A glass enclosed room . has
been built to the residence and at
tractive tea room equipment in
stalled. The name of the new enter
prise is Beldo Tea Room fend the
Misses Alexander began serving
jgcaiA this accfc. - * - ' '
County Democrats To
To Gather Saturday
Party Convention On
In Afternoon
Will Nam** Delegates And Elect
Chairman. May Discuss Im
portant Problems.
The regular Democratic county
convention will be held in the court
house in Shelby tomorrow, Satur
day, afternoon at 3 o’clock with
Oliver S. Anthony, county chair
man, presiding.
The major business of the con
vention will be to recognize chang
es in precinct committees and the
general organization of the county,
to elect a chairman lor the county
and name delegates to the State
convention. The Stat; session meets
in Raleigh on June 16. and it is be
lieved quite a delegation from Shel
by will attend the meeting.
All Delegates.
Ordinarily the county convention
authorizes all Democrats who at
tend the State convention to vote as
delegates. So far as is known there
will be no change in this custom.
With a second primary fight brew
ing between Reynold; and Morrison
and since it is presidential year, the
county convention Saturday could
be an eventful one. There is little
likelihood, however, that the meet
ing will not go off smoothly. At the
last convention in 1328 there was a
spirited vote in the convention on
Smith ana anti-Smith delegates to
the Raleigh convention. This year,
however, the presidential issue has
resulted in no open split here arfiong
Democrats, The majority of local
Democrats appear to favor Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, out It is hardly
believed that the county delegation
to the State convention will be In
structed for any candidate.
To Have Speech.
Precinct committees held their
meetings last week and are expect
ed to send their chairman, secretary
and three members to the county
meeting tomorrow. All Democrats
are invited and party leaders hope
to have, representative voters from
every section of the county.
Chairman Anthony said today
that one of the county’s best known
Democratic speakers will make an
address at Saturday’s convention,
but it was not definitely announced
who the keynoter would be.
All the county candidates are urg
ed to be present for the convention
and make short talks. This request,
the chairman says, includes the
newly nominated candidates and
those in the second primary.
Divisional Meeting
Sunday Afternoon
Program To Be Held At Second
Baptist Church In
Shelby.
A divisional missionary meeting
of division two will be held at the
Second Baptist church in Shelby
Sunday afternoon, June 12, at 2:30.
The program will be opened by
devotional exercises followed by the
welcome and musical numbers. The
response to the welcome will be by
Mrs. Z. B. Cline, divisional leader.
There will be a song by Mrs. H. E.
Waldrop, a talk by Mrs. J. A. Wa
caster, and a song By Mrs. Hey
wood Moss.
The churches in the division are
First and Second Baptist, of Shel
by, Elizabeth, Zoar, and Buffalo,
and all are urged to have repres
entatives at the meeting.
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Catch, One Of
Escaped Negroes
Dick Jolley Caught Just East Of
City. Graham Still
Missing.
Dick Jolley, one of the two ne
groes who escaped from the county]
I jail here Wednesday afternoon, was
! captured a few nours later just eastj
I of the city.
Harwood Graham, who escaped
with Jolley, was still at large today.
Officers, when the escape was made
known, scattered about the city.
Police Chief Poston and E. W, San
ders soon learned that the two pris
oners were working their way out
of town along Hickory Creek. San
ders was dropped at the bridge Just
behind the golf club house, south
of Highway 20, and caught Jolley as
he and Graham came up, the latter
making his getaway .while Jolley
was being nabbed.
The two prisoners pried open a
cell door about 2:30 Wednesday
afternoon and darted out to freed
om. Mrs. Allen, wife of Sheriff
Allen, hurried to the door and pre
vented others from escaping.
David McSwain
Is Buried Today
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Is Victim Of Menengitis Or Non-1
• Contagious Typo, Funeral At
Beaver Dam Church.
David McSwain, well known
farmer Jiving on the line between
Double Springs anl Beaver Dam,
died at the Shelby hospital Thurs
day afternoon at 4:15 o'clock and
was burled this afternoon at 4.
o’clock at Beaver Dam church
where he was a member. The funer
al service was conducted by Rev.
D. F. Putnam.
Mr. McSwain had been in bad
health for several weeks, suffering
from an ear trouble. Menengitis
developed from a local infection and
this caused his death two days aft
er he entered the hospital for
treatment. The form of menengitis
which he had, however, was not
contagious.
Mr. McSwain was 59 years of age
and is survived by his wife who be
fore marriage was Oille McSwain
and three children Ferry McSwain
and Mrs. Forest Wright of Kings
Mountain and Mrs. Will McSwain
of the Beaver Dam community.
He was an energetic and highly
esteemed farmer of his community
and his death was a source of great I
sorrow to his many friends.
Large Crowds Attend
Revival At Eastside
Large crowds are attending the
open-air revival at the Eastside ball
park where Rev. H. E. Waldrop,
pastor of the Eastside Baptist
church is preaching each evening
at 7:45 through this and next week.
Interest is keen and the attendance
is beyond expectations. Seats are
provided for 400 people and each
evening the crowds exceed the seat
ing capacity.
Mercury Climbs To 90
Real summer weather swooped
down upon the Shelby section again
today. Just after 1 o'clock this aft
ernoon the mercury In the Ebel
toft thermometer, at the Shelby
News Co., had climbed to 90, one
of the highest points of the year.
McAdoo, Long Dry Leader, Would
Let People Settle Prohi Question
Proposes Vote by all People After
Next President Enters
Office.
Los Angeles. June 10.—William
G. McAdoo, long an ardent dry, de
clared Wednesday night for a vote
of the people in a special national
election to settle the question of
prohibition.
The former secretary of the
treasury suggested a national ref
erendum by which a direct vote of
the people oould be had upon re
peal of th* eighteenth amendment
or upon whether it should be
amended to give congress the pow
er to regulate or to prohibit the li
quor traffic.
"The people themselves,” he said,
"sho'uld be given the opportunity to
vote through a national retcrendum
authorises! Jjy pt tS^css.
i
“Suppose that a special session
were called by the new President
shortly after his inauguration Mar.
4, 1933, and that the President was
empowered to proclaim a national
advisory referendum, alter 90 days’
notice, upon such question as the
following:
“Shall the Eighteenth Amend
ment be repealed? Vote 'Yes’ or
No.’
"Or
“Shall the Eighteen1.h Amend
ment be amended to empower Con
gress to regulate or prohibit, the li
quor truffle? Vote ‘Yes’ or 'No'.”
He suggested any other means
such as resubmission, repeal or
modification would take years to
accomplish.
"President Wilson.' he ' said,
“thought it unwise to incorporate,
prohibition in the amendment It
Senate Rivals
Set Plans For
A Finish Fight
Titantic Political
Struggle Seen
Reynold* And Morrison Force*
Drew Battle Line* For July 2
Contest
Raleigh, June 10.—Political lines
are forming in North Carolina for
a fight to the finish for the Dem
ocratic senatorial ncmination, un
decided In the June 4 primary and
with a run-off for the party's gub
ernatorial nomination a possibility.
Col. Don Scott, of Graham, nam
ed by Senator Cameron Morrison to
direct his campaign fbr the second
primary July 2, is expected here to
open state headquarters, an office
Morrison did not have here for the
first primary In which he trailed
Robert R. Reynolds, Asheville wet.
At the Charlotte home of the sen
ator it was said he will come here
today. The appointment of Scott
was announcement Morrison will
demand the run-off and Morrison's
coming here was seen as an Indica
tion he intended to battle to the
finish.
Reynolds. Bowie Confer
Meanwhile In western North Car
olina the political fur was flying
Reynolds, jubilant over his plurality,
left his Asheville home for West
Jefferson to oonfer with Tam C.
Bowie, third man til the five-cor
nered first primary', who has prom
ised Reynolds his support.
Reynolds' state manager, David
L. Strain, of Asheville, was reported
headed for Charlotte to confer with
lieutenants there. The Reynolds
headquarters also announced D. T.
Giles, of Marlon, unsuccessful can
didate for lieiltenant governor had
pledged support to their man.
The Morrison forces have an
nounced alignments. Including the
support for former Governor A. W.
McLean, and R. R. Doughton, who
held five Important state offices
over a long public eraser. Doughton
supported Bowie in the first race.
Ehringhaus Prepared
3. C. B. Ehringhaus, the Elizabeth
City lawyer who pil'd up a plural
ity of approximately 50,000 votes
over Lieut. Gov. R. T. Fountain, for
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor but who fallel to garner the
needed majority over his two op
ponents, was preparing for even
tualities in the race tor governor.
Declining to comment on the
senate fight. Ehrlnghaus said he
had "a fight.” on his own hands.
Fountain at Rocky Mount continued
to decline to commit himself as to
whether he would or would not ask
a run off. but said:
“I would not call for a primary
unless Senator Monison did, but
now that he has, I will wait several
days before I make a decision,”
Previously Fountain had said he
would make an announcement upon
the official canvass of the record
breaking June 4 vote by the state
board of elections today.
Convention Fight Loom*
With a senatorial runoff primary
a certainty and a gubernatorial
run-off a possibility, the state Dem
ocratic convention here next
Thursday loomed as a forum for
opposing forces. Until the Smith
fight In 1928, North Carolina Dem
ocrats held the convention before
the primaries.
The 1928 session was a stormy af
fair with the Smith forces defeat
ed. More harmony resigned in the
1930 meeting after Josiah W. Bailey
had won the senatorial nomination
from the veteran Furnifold M.
Simmons, leader of the anti-Smith
forces in 1928.
The plurality Remolds piled up
or a wet platform ptesaged pro
hibition may become an issue next
Thursday
Careful! Fishing
Legal On Saturday
Season Opens On 11th And Not 10th,
Interpretation Of Law
Says.
Isaak Waltons hereabout who
plan to go fishing this evening aft
er a closed season should watch
their step.
The closed season ends today, but
the open season does not begin un
til tomorrow. Saturday. The closed
season for Inland waters says that
“It Is unlawful to fish from Mav 1
to June 10. both dates being in
clusive."
Gam" wardens have previous rul
ed that, the wording "both dates
being Inclusive,” wh'ch was includ
ed in the rule When It was rewrit
ten In 1931. means that June 10 Is
in the closed season Prior to last
year the ruling was sc worded that
June 10 was included within the
assssB:.
Oppose Each Other On July 2
Another second primary contest for Cleveland county on July 2 was
Maured today when Attorney C. U (Pall McBrayer announced he
would enter the second primary for recorder, the office he was recently
appointed to. Joseph M. Wright was high man in the four-cornered
first primary and McBrayer second. “I appreciate the votes and support
flven me in the first primary and those who suoported me Chink it is
my duty to enter the second race," Mr. McBrayer said. "In askinr me
to do so they assure me their continued support and espress the opin
ion that I will receive additional support on July 2.” The two ean
didates are pictured above. Wright on the left atid McBrayer on the
right.
$50 Cash Free To Everybody In
U. S. Is New Plan To Start Good
| Times-Five Year Plan Proposed
New Currency Would Have 3c Stamp Placed
On It Every Time It Changes Hands And
This Would Redeem The Six Billions.
The long talked of prosperity cor
ner would be reached Immediately
If a sure cure plan for relief as
suggested by a prominent Shelby
man were adopted. This Shelby
man prefers to withhold his name
for the present, but he has told It
to a fen’ men and ah agree that it
would work like a charm
S50 To Everybody.
How would you I'ke to have the
government give you and every
every member of your house fifty
one dollar bills, give >t outright and
i tell you to spend it for what you
please? This man would have the
government issue six billion dollars
in cureney—fifty billion one dollar
bills. If you please—-and give fifty
to each one, woman and child,
white and black, Jew and Gentile,
rich and poor throughout the
breadth of the United States. Ac
cording to the lav, census there
were 120 million people and their
names and addresses were register
ed 18 months ago oy the 1930 cen
sus takers. He would have the gov
ernment print dolfar bills, stamp
thereon the government’s guarantee
of redemption any time within five
years.
Refund With Stamps
Would six billion dollars worth of
so-called “flat" money bankrupt the
government? Not on your life. The
government would collect the six
billions while the dollar currency ft
being spent. And here’s how the
plan works On the back of each
dollar currency would be 35 squares,
with direction to “place stamp
here.” He would have the govern
ment printing off’ce design and
print a special documentary stamp
to sell for 3c each. When a citizen
spends his dollar, he would buy a
three cent stamp and place It on
one of the 35 squares on the dollar
bill. This plan would be followed as
the dollar makes Its round until it
is spent 35 times, each spender plac
ing a three cent stamp, bought and
paid for in the regular coin of the
realm. The 35 three cent stamps
would enable the government to
[collect enough money from the sale
' of stamps to create a fund whereby
the “ga'loplng” «lo’ ar currency
could be redeemed with no loss to
jthe government whatever. In fact,
the government would have five
cents on each dollar to apply on the
cast of printing the stamps and
currency.
Redeem In Five Years
The law providing for this cur
rency to revive business and enable
everybody to pay their debts, would
have the guarantee of the govern
ment that the new currency would
be redeemed at any postoffice in the
United States just as soon as the
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Dr. Wall's Subjects For Sunday.
Dr. Wall's subject, for Sunday
morning at eleven o'clock wtil be,
God Slutting Up Heaven.”1' Sun
day evening *t eight o'clock Mr.
Easom will speak and his subject
will be, “Desecration.” Sunday
school at nine-thirty o’clock and B.
Y. P. U.’s at seven-fifteen o’clock in
the evening Special music will be
heard at all services. The public is
invited to ail services ,
I “Coley” Adds One
To Short List June
| Brides By Marrying
City'* But Knnun Happy-Go
Lucky III ark Boy Take* Him
•elf A Wife.
j "Coley" Is married!
Shelby's best known happy-go
lucky black man was married in the
court house yesterday afternoon to
Martha nippy. The ceremony wa.s
performed by 'Squire T. Cling Esk
ridge.
Apparently ‘‘Coley" had heard
that June, was the month of brides
and that the matdmonal bureau,
business was duller than any other
Anyway, he marched Into the court
house yesterday with Martha, all
dolled up in a blue cress and white
gloves, be ugh t his license, made
some other “see-yo-Satiddy” ar
rangements and had the hitching
done.
Incidentally, the license purchas
ed by “Coley” was only the filth
one sold so far in June. *
And another thing t In securing
the license “Coley” let it be known
for the first time what his real
name is. It's Zeb Conner. Anyway
that’s how it was written on the li
cense book. A number of years ago
P. M. Coley, Shelby insurance man.
was travelling through 8outh Caro
lina when a black youth asked for
a ride. He didn't cere where, Just
so he rode, so he came on to Shel
by with the insurance man. Since
that time he has been known in
Shelby—and to nearly everybody In
Shelby—as ''Coley!” Not one person
out of 100 knew he had any other
name until he wrote It down in or
der to give it to his bride yesterday.
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County Schools Will
Open On 25th Of July
Negro Killed By
Another At Waco
About 1:30 Today
llrnry English Shot And Killed By
Sun Houston. Deputy Hord
Get* Killer.
—
Henry. English, tolored, was 'j
shot and killed by Sam Houston,
hi* brother-in-law, about 1:30 j
this afternoon near Waco.
English was plowing In a field
when Houston came up with a dou
ble-barrel shotgun and shot Eng
lish two times, once in the legs and
the other time in the face. English
died instantly and Houston ran,
carrying the gun with him. About
a mile and one-half fiom the scene
of the shooting Houston was caught
by Deputy John Herd and placed
under arrest before Deputies Bob
Kendrick, Buren Dedmon and Ed
Dixon, called at Shelby, could reach
the seen'1.
There had been trouble, it was
said, between Houston and his wife,
the latter being a sister of English
Last night Houston's wife came to
her brother's home and Houston
followed today with the shotgun.
English lived on the farm of
Raven Craft and wa: plowing there
when shot and killed
Try Answering
These
Can you answer 14 of these test
questions? Turn to page 2 for the
answers.
1. What Is the title of the reigning
head of the Morocean government?
2. In what state Is Hood river val
ley?
3. What Mexican insurgent leader
made a raid on the town of Colum
bus, New Mexico?
4. Who wrote “The Queen s Neck
lace?"
5. What Is the unit of measure
ment of diameter of a' lens?
6. Who wTOtc “Midsummer
Night's Dream?’’
7. What city was the first capital
of the state of Ohio?
8. What nickname was given to
William McKinley when he was
running Tor President?
9. In what year did Rutherford B.
Hayes run against Samuel J. Tllden
for the presidency?
10. Who has been nicknamed the
“Flying Finn?"
11. Where Is the city of Ekaterin
burg?
12. Who was Hippocrates?
13. In what state is Death Val
ley?
14. What kind of animal Is a
whlfpet?
15. What salary does the chief
justice of the U, S. Supreme court
receive?
16. Who . wrote "Crossing the
Bar?”
17. What was Stonewall Jackson's
name?
18. Over what country does the
Grand Lama rule?
19. OI what country Is Bangkok
the capital?
20. What large university is in
South Bend. Ind.? s
Small Blaze This Morning
Slight damage was done about
10:45 this morning to a building on
West Graham street, near the Sou
thern tracks, by a blaze that start
ed In the attic. The building, for
merly a .store room, was occupied by
Mrs. Josie Walker and family.
Tax-Reduction Program Of Gardner
Given Approval In Ehringhaus Vote
I
Lowering: Of Burdensome Property
Tax Drew Support For
Program.
Outside of North Carolina, the
plurality given Mr. Ehringhaus for
the Democratic 'lamination for
Governor is being construed as a
vindication of the administration of
Governor Gardner. By this time it
ought to be pretty well known at
home, too, that the victory of Ehr
inghaus was in reality a vote of
confidence for Governor Gardner.
Mr Fountain forced that issue.
While there are many critics of
the present Governor of North Car
olina, a? the heavy vote of Mr.
Fountain impressixely demonstrates
still the majority of Democrats In
this State believe that Governor
Gardner has done h " , remarkably
good job in the mo o difficult sit -
nation a chief me-eni(ye, of thisi
commonwealth has k « i-alled
on to face since Vant‘
"The general view outside of
North Carolina,” sam the Green
ville (S. C.) News, "is that Gardner
has proved one of the most con
structive governors the Tar Heel
commonwealth has tsd in many a
year. He went into office with a
very clearly defined program of ac
tion for governmental- changes of
far-reaching nature, designed to
give the state a better and less ex
pensive government and to reduce
the burdensome property taxes in
all counties. He proved to have not
only a constructive program but al
so the fierce of leadership to push
it through the legislature, and there
is no question that aj a result, North i
Carolina’s politico-economic affairs!
are in far better shape today than!
they were three vea.r« ago. It is |
gratifying to observ that Governor
Gardner Is a state.ni; r, not without;
honor ai his own ueme state.'*
Date Set By Board
In Meeting
Will Wn«* Eater For Cotton Pick
ing. Require Higher Certifi
cates After This Tew. /
All Ihe eight-months aehoola
and ail the colored schools of
Cleveland county will open their
1932-33 session on Monday, July
25.
This date was set »t the regular
meeting of the county board of.
education held this week.
Early Opening Reason
The schools open In the summer,
as has been the custom for a
number of years, in order that they
may close for a month or six weeks
at cotton picking time, thus per
mitting the hundreds of children
to aid in picking the county cot
ton crop. The six months achoola
do not open until later because the
main cotton-pickin* season is us
ually over before the r opening date.
The July 25th opening applies to
13 of the large schools which run
for eight and nine months
About Trie hers.
The board also ruled that after
the next term, the term of 1932-33,
all teachers with elementary B cer
tificates will be eliminated. the
board requiring elementary teach
ers to have an A certificate, which
Is equal to one year in college. This
higher requirement far teachers has
already gone Into effect in a ma
jority of the counties over the state.
New Teachers
Cleveland county schools will be
allowed nine more teachers this
year than last, according to an an
nouncement from the state board
of equalization. This allotment is
based upon attendcnce in the
schools last year. Some schools with
Increasing attendance will gain
teachers, while that change will be
offset by the loss of teachers in
other schools with decreasing at
tendance.
The next meeting o' the board of
education will be held on Tuesday,
July 5, due to the fart that the first
Monday In July falls on the fourth,
a national holiday
Esq. J. M. Irvin
Buried Monday
Made Flint Appointment For Or.
Zeno Walt Has Magistrate
I For 36 Year*.
James Monroe Irvin c^ied at, his
home near CHffeide Sunday mqrn
ing June 6 at * 20 a. rn., after some
years of declining health. For tire
past 2 weeks he had been confined
to bed ,
Mr. Irvin was born October 20.
1351 and had spent practically all ot
his unusual long and useful life on
his farm near cliffslde where ha
died. He was married twice, the
first time to Miss Nannie Kerr. Th
this union was born two children.
Miss Nessie Irvin and Mrs. P. V.
Brawley of Mooresville.
The second marriage was to Mrs.
Cleophus Matheny November 13,
1892 and to ths union were born 2
children, Mrs. A. C. Ramsey of
Cliffside and J. B. Irvin of Green
ville. S. C. These children with two
stepsons T. C., and D. B. Matheny.
of near Cliffslde with Mrs. Irvin siur
vive, together with many grand
children.
Mr. Irvin took an active part in
religions and social Mfe. He had
been » very active member of the
Baptist church for more than a
half century. It was he who made
first appointment for an outstand
ing minister and educator Dr. Zeno
Wall of Shelby, and encouraged him
in early years of his ministry. There
are also others living and gone who
also had been blessed by assistance
and encouragement of this good
man.
For 36 years Mr. Irvin was a mag
istrate and performed very accept
ably duties descending upon him in
that office.
The funeral service was conduct
ed by his pastor Rev. J. A. Honey
cutt of Cllffside at 2 p. m., June «,
at Mt. Pleasant Baptist church. The
floral offering was very beautiful,
and a very large number of people
attended the funeral and paid tri
bute in last rights to a long and
useful life
The pall bearers were grandson*.
Carl Nfa'heny. Obpus Mathoay.
Dwl Ramsey, Otho Matheoy. Char
ley Coone, Glenn Matheny.
The flower girls were Ganetle
Ramsev. Mary Matheny. Mrs. Stel
la Lancaster. Epsie Matheny. Eloise
Ramsey. Nannie Leon Brawley, Nell
Season, Haaci Horn.
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