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VOL. XXXVIII, No. 78
SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20. 1932
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(Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons!
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Late News
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THE MARKET
Cotton, Spot . _5Hc op
Cotton Seed, ton . ___. $8
Cloudy Thursday
Today's North Carolina Weather I
Report: Partly cloudy tonight and |
Thursday. Possibly local thunder
showers Thursday afternoon.
Aid Bonus Vets
Washington. June 29.—The sen
ate yesterday extended a helping
hand to bonus-seeking war veterans |
who wish to return home from the i
capital. It passed and sent to the
house a resolution providing that j
the government lend the former;
service men sufficient money for j
transportation and subsistence. A
short while earlier, Washington!
police served notice on the veterans j
that it was time, for them to leave 1
Washington.
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Dorton Elected
Head Of Legion \
■■ Here Last Night
Vets Name Delegates j
To State Meet
Gold And Greene Are Vice Com- j
manders. Around 200 Attend
‘ Army Feed."
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Dr. J. S. Dorton is the new com
mander of the Warren Hoyle Amer
ican Legion post, being elected at a
meeting of the post held yesterday
evening at the fair grounds. Dr.!
Dorton is a past commander of the1
post, but was an overwhelming fav
orite for re-election. He will succeed
Peyton McSwaln as commander of
the veterans when new officers are
installed.
Other officers elected were Dr.
Tom B. Gold and Samuel M. Greene,
vice commanders: Tiros. H. Aber
nethy, jr.. adjutant: Basil Goode,
finance officer; C. B. McBrayer,
guardianship officer; John K. Wells,
jr„ sergeant at arms; J. H. Grigg,
historian; C. Tom Stamey, chap
lain; A. H. Sides, athletic officer;
7r, Ben Gold, Americanism officer;
McBride Poston, employment offi
cer; A. R. Snyder, membership of
ficer: and George D. Washburn,
publicity officer.
Elect Delegates
. Dr. Dorton, Robert D Crowder,
Peyton McSwain, George Wash
bum. A. P. Beam, O. S. Anthony, T.
H. Abernethy, jr., and A. H. Sides
were elected delegates to the state
legion convention at Asheville July
17-19. Alternates named were W. E.
Crowder, J. W. Rudasill. D. R. S.
Frazier, O. W. Powell, D. Mills Cline,
8. M. Greene, Thos. L. Dedmon and
fcasil Goode,
Enjoy Eats
The business session ot the vet
erans last night was, however, only
a sideline to the major program.
- t -h was an old-time “army feed,”
prepared by former army cooks and
cooks of company K militia unit,
and served army style. The food
used was donated by business firms
and individuals and the vets, after
going for the “feed” with more
relish than the majority of them
displayed for beans and slum in the
old days, gave a big hand to those
who helped make their feed such a
big success. Showers early in the
evening threatened to play havoc
with the evening, but after the rain
ceased around 200 of the World war
vets assembled In and around the
fair ground stands for their helping
of “slum” and swapping of remins
eences.
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Fire Damages Store
Of Cohens In City
Blaze Monday Evening Does Con
siderable Damage To Local
Department Store.
Cohen's department store, located
on LaFayette street just across from
the court square, was considerably
damaged by a fire on the second
floor Motjday evening at 6 o’clock.
The 1 J!e was first noticed by
passers-by when smoke was seen
coming from the windows of the
second floor. Firemen say the fire
apparently originated in the stock
tom on that floor. For a time,
pgk smoke gushing from the
bu#n8 threatened a serious con
fjapation. but firemen by breaking
ln ,ie windows on the second floor
ar., scaling the roof of the build
rigs along the block managed to
get the blaze under control after a
stubborn struggle. Quite a bit of
damage was done by the fire itself
while goods on the first floor of the
building and some in adjoining
buildings were damaged by water.
Harry Cohen, one of the owners,
stated that he hoped to be ready for
business again some time this or
iext week, after insurance damage
adjusted. He estimates the dam
e around $13,000.
J Tie fire being in the uptown sec
m and for a time of a threaten
ing nature it caused considerable
’’•..eitement and hundreds of citi
?«ns pa.ei-ed the court square to
tatch the firemen battle the blare
One or two of the firemeh suffered
cuts in breaking windows in order
to get to the fire.
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Maxwell’s Men
Giving Support
For Ehringhaus
Sheriff’s Race Has
Voters Guessing
Political Contests Warming Up With
Only Two Days Until Primary,
Interest In Senate Race,
The second primary political
campaign in Cleveland county,
which has shown very little heat so
far, was warming up today as only
two days remain before the decisive
ba Hot ba t tie Sa turday.
Holding major interest among
voters in Shelby and the County
are tire sheriff's race and the Unit
ed States senatorial contest. Rank
ing third is the contest for gover
nor with the county recorder’s race
and the contest for State labor
commissioner coming in in order.
Hard To Figure.
Of all the contests the sheriff's
race seems to be the more puzzling.
A majority of those discussing the
run-off between Irvin Allen and
Raymond Cline will offer no defi
nite prediction; the outcome, they
say, is too uncertain. And for those
who do predict the division is seem
ingly near evenly divided. This man
says Allen and the next says Cline.
Both candidates are active, but the
campaign continues to rank as an
unusually clean one and no strife
of any consequence seems to have
developed. With things as they now
stand, nothing will likely be definite
in the contest until the vote counts
start coming in from the precincts
Saturday night.
Expect bead.
The gubernatorial contest between
Ehringhaus and Fountain would
ordinarily rate first or second in j
public interest, but in Cleveland i
it is generally believed that Ehring
haus will have a commanding lead,
the same as is forecast for him for
the entire State.
LeGrand View.
In the first primary in this coun
ty Ehringhaus led the three-corner
ed race with Maxwell placing a
good second and Fountain coming
in third. Ehringhaus. therefore, has
the decided abvantage of running
considerably ahead of Fountain in
the first race, and from reports
this week he has the additional ad
vantage of being favored over Foun- J
tain by a majority of the Maxwell j
supporters in the county. Reports
have it that seven out of 10 Max
well supporters will this Saturday
vote for Ehringhaus. Lending
strength to this report was the out
right statement made yesterday by
R. T. LeGrand, well known Shelby
man. Mr. LeGrand was one of Mr.
Maxwell's strong boosters in the
first primary and very influential
In giving Maxwell such a compli
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Former City Teacher
Dies In Statesville
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Statesville. June 29.—Miss Mari-i
addie Turner, 57, head of the Eng- !
llsh department of Mitchell college.!
formerly a teacher in the high
schools of Statesville, Shelby, Rock
ingham, Lumberton and Mooresville
passed away recently at her home
here. She suffered a breakdown
three months ago and had been un
able to work since that time. She
was recognized as one of the best
teachers of English and history in
the State. Miss Turner was bornj
in Statesville. She leaves two sis-j
ters. Miss Edna Turner and Mrs.
J. Paul Leonard, both of States
ville.
Election Returns Saturday Night At
The Star Office
You are invited to the election night party of The
Star office Saturday night, July 2nd. The usual bulletin
board will be in operation and public announcement
made of returns from county and state races as they
come in.
As there are only two races in the county and
three in the state, the counting will be over early and
final results are expected to be known in the county by
10 o’clock or earlier. Arrangements have been made
to get returns on the state contests.
Election officials are asked to report the result of
their boxes as early as possible by telephone or in per
son. In reporting returns, call us collect by telephone
Cleveland County’s Healthiest Young People
The young lady standing on the left end is Miss Mary Sue Holland of Boiling Springs and the young
man in the middle of the front row is Chas. Palmer of Polkville. They were adjudged the healthiest boy
and girl in Cleveland county in a r ountv-widr contest last week. But the others are also fine health speci
mens. Reading left to right front row of boys: Chas. Wacaster, Waco: Athen Jolley. Bolling Springs: Glenn
McDaniel. Bethlehem; Chas. Palmer, Polkville; Jno. Z. McBrayer, Mooreaboro; Robert Peeler. Belwood; J.
B. Walker, Oasar. Reading left to right, bark row standing: Misses Mary Sue Holland, Bolling Springs;
Nellie Stamey, Fallston; Benua Wh tenant, Polkville; Katherine Hardin, No. 3 school; Mary Lou Proctor,
Bethlehem; Anis Hoyle, Casar: Sar a Virginia Goode, Waco.
General Report On All Activity
In Shelby Schools Made At Meet
Of Board By Supt. B. L. Smith
Election Betters
On Sheriff’s Race
Two employees of the Carolina
Fruit and Produce Co. couldn’t agree
as to who will be the nominee for
sheriff in Saturday's second pri
mary—Cline or Allen. They have
wagered among themselves on a
wheel barrow ride around the
square on Saturday night when It
has been learned just who is ahead
If Cline wins the Allen adherent
will push the other around the
square twice in a wheelbarrow. If
Allen wins, the Cline supporter will
do the pushing. H. C. Withrow and
Moody Hambright are the boys who;
will do the wheel barrow stunt Sat-;
urday night.
Davis Building Up
Church Membership
In the four weeks that he has
been here, Rev, J. F. Davis, pastor ■
of Shelby’s Lutheran church, has j
done much to build up his congre-j
gation. Wien he came the church
had 35 members and it now has 95.
Four were gained the first week
two the second, 29 the third,
and 25 the fourth.
Services are held each Sunday at
the high school and will be con
tinued there until the congregation
builds its new church.
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Farm Crops, Gardens
Helped By Showers
Farm crops and gardens In this
section were greatly helped by rains
yesterday afternoon. In and around
the city and out in the county gar
dens were in dire need of rain and
some of the major crops were also!
suffering from a lack of rainfall.
School Year Reviewed From Schol
astic And Financial Standpoint
Future Plans.
The Shelby school board met re
cently to receive the report of the
superintendent for the year and to
make plans for the coming year.
The board was highly gratified
over the accomplishments especially
over the evidences of improved
scholarship and the economical op-j
oration of the schools.
Plans were made to replace the
Zoar negro school which was burn
ed this spring.
It has become necessary to modi
fy the district line between the Mar
ion and LaFayette elementary
schools in order to relieve the over
crowded condition in the Marion
school. Sixth grade work will be
given in the LaFayette school next
year. If the pupils already enrolled
in the Marion school can be cared
for without undue congestion they
will be permitted to continue, but
for future enrollment all pupils on
South LaFayette street and all
pupils living south of Gidney street
will be expected to go to LaFayette
school.
Smith Report
A condensed account of Supt B.
L. Smith's annual report, which
should be of vital interest to hun
dreds of patrons, follows:
"We have enrolled 3,504 pupils of
whom 2,850 are white and 654 are
colored. This Is an Increase over
last year of 255. The white pupils
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Try Answering
These
Can you answer 14 of these test
questions? Turn to page 2 for the
answers.
1. Is Sing Sing a state or city
prison?
2. What three governors of New
York have been presidents of the
United States?
3. Who was Hetty Green?
4. What well known book did Lew
Wallace write?
5. Who led an army of unemploy
ed to Washington In 1394?
6. Who was vice president under
Woodrow Wilson?
7. Prom what state cioes Senator
Simeon D. Fess come?
8. What is a Zombi?
9. Where is Dartmouth college?
10. Who is Walter Johnson?
11. How many ounces in a troy
pound?
12. Of what breed of animals are!
the females called sows?
13. Who was the Roman god of j
the sea?
14. What is entomology?
15. What and where is Monticel- (
lo?
16. Which is the "Keystone ’ I
Mate?
17 What Is the capita! of Alaska? j
18. What is the Nation’!! anthemi
Of the United States’
19. How -did Pullman cars get that j
name?
20. Who wrote Oliver Twist?” |
Shelby Bank* Will
Observe The Fourth
Monday being the Fourth of
July, or Independence Day. the
banks and building loan associa
tions of Shelby will be closed for
the entire day in observance of the
national holiday.
Local Militia
Entrain July 2
For Camp Glenn
Boys Will Arrive Sunday Morning
For Two Weeks Training Un
der Capt. MeSwaln.
Company K, local unit of the
120th infantry will entrain for camp
Saturday, July 2 for a two weeks'
training period. This year they are
going to Camp Glenn, near More
head City. They have made exten
sive preparation for encampment
hoping to keep the splendid record
that the company has made each
year in the annual encampment.
The officers predict a successful en
campment due to the fine spirit
evidenced by the men. Large credit
is placed to the work being done by
the Non-Comm club. Since organ
ization of the club much progress
has been shown by the entire com
pany. The entire company is look
ing forward to the two weeks on
the ocean, especially the few who
are making their initial trip to the
camp.
A special detail will leave June 30
to make preparation for the com
pany which will arrive on Sunday
morning. This detail is under the
direction of Sergeant Runyans, first
sergeant of the company. With Ser
geant Runyans will be privates
William Huffman and Kendrick
Jackson.
The following men will leave Sat
urday from the Seaboard station at
5:30 In the afternoon. Company
commander. Peyton McSwain; First
Lt. Henry C. Long, Second Lt. An
drew W, McMurry; Sergeants An
drew O. Eaker, Dwella L. Grant, Loy
S. Hoffman, Arthur U. McKee, For
rest R. Warllck, Ben P. Wilson,
j Willie B. Wright; Corporals Purvis
! Barrett, Ray Brown, William G.
Duncan, Forrest J. Grayson, Thomp
son M. Grigg, Everett W. Howell,
Arlo McFarland, Brooks L. Willfkms;
Privates, first class, Claude E Al
len, Art her B. Byers, Ernest Carter,
Robert L, Dover, Robert G. Ellis,
i William F. Hamrick, James W. Ir
vin, Odus Irvin, Forest Newton,
Roland R. Newton, Clarence G.
Queen, Marvin Turner, George W.
Upton, Alfred Ward. George Weath
ers; Privates Lawrence Adams, Elmo
M. Bridges, Eugene Bridges, Wil
burn Byers, Winfred Carpenter,
Robert E. Crousby, Joseph T. Cur
tis, Harland A. Devenny, Paul C.
Eddins, Harry R. Galloway, Paul S
Gibson. Ray E. Gibson, Ray E
Grayson, Grady G. Green,. Yates E
Harmon, Hubert Hoffman, Forrest
W. Hunt, Wayne Hunt, Oble Irvin,
David P Ledford. Horace O. Mc
Kee, Coren H McSwain. Joseph G.
WeSwam. Mance Nance Putnam
Arvln, Roberts Otha, Cart C 8maw j
ley, Jerome F, Spangler. Guy H j
Wortman, Lawrence Wortirv. -» Ben ;
nett D. Wright. ]
Roosevelt Strength Is Shown
As Walsh Is Made Party Chairman
What Tar Heel Delegates Are
Doing At Democratic Convention
Chicago, June 39—Governor O.
Max Gardner Monday was selected
by the North Carolina delegation to
the Democratic National conven
tion to succeed Senator Cameron
Morrison as National committee
man. Mrs, Palmer Jerman, of Ra
leigh. was reelected National com
mit teewoman
Senator Jostah W. Bailey, of Ra
jleigh, was elected to represent the
'state on the Important platform
committee and A D McLean, of
Washington, was given the state's
membership, on the almost equally
Important rules committee
Selection of a successor to Sen
ator Morrison was made necessary
by the senator's absence from the
convention. He remained at. home
jto take care of his fight with Rob
ert R. Reynolds for the Democratic
Senatorial nomination. Hts proxy Is
being exercised by Senator Bailey.
In Wet Parade.
Chicago, June 29— North Caro
linlans got their lone kick out of
the otherwise drab opening session
of the democratic convention Mon
day by Joining in a wet demonstra
tion around the aisles of the con
vention floor.
When the keynote speaker touch
ed on prohibition, someone in an
other delegation seized his state's
banner and started a parade around
the hall. Many delegations tumbled
into the aisles behind him
There was some hemming and
hawing In the North Carolina
group, but finally C. L. Abemethy,
Jr., of New Bern, son of the third
district congressman, hoisted the
North Carolina standard and soon
the Old North State was represent
ed in the cheering march.
Not all of the Tar Heels partici
pated, however.
Chicago, June 29.—North Caro
linians at the democratic national
convention turned thumbs down
on Governor Roosevelts two-thirds
rule abrogation attempt a few hours
before word came that the candi
date for the presidential norntna-1
Mon had ordered his leaders here to j
abandon their efforts to abolish it!
The decisive vote of il to 88 fol-!
lowed stirring speeches by Josephus'
Daniets, wTbo advocated scrapping '
the 100-year old rule, and Senator I
Joslnh Bailey and Congressman i
Lindsay Warren, leading the stand- i
pat wing of the delegation
What! No Parade
A report in this morning's papers]
from Chicago, by Edwin Brtete, As- [
soelflted Press writer. stated that!
tlie previous report about, the North j
Carolina delegat ion parading in the |
wet demonstration wits erroneous
The corrected report says:
"It developed Tuesday that the
North Carolina delegation did not
participate in Monday's wet, demon-1
stration.
"The Tar Reels and Missiaalppians j
were the only delegations to keep i
their seats when the march around
the aisles began. C. L, Shaping, sit
ing on the first seat next to - the
aisle, kept, a firm grasp on the
North Carolina standard despite
jeers of parading delegates as they
filed by.
“Near the end of the demonstra
tion, a delegate from nnother state
dashed up. seised the North Caro
lina standard from Shuplng, and
Joined in the march.
“Young Charles Abernathy, son of
the Eastern North Carolina con
gressman, from New Bern, started
in hot pursuit and soon recovered
the standard
"Friends of Young Abernathy
from the Eastern part of the state,
admitted that, they told the story
of the state taking part in the dem
onstration merely to have a good
Joke no Abernathy.”
Jonas Decided Here Today To Make
Race For Congress In Fail Campaign
j District Republican Meeting In
Shelby. Former Congressman
To Run.
Chas. A. Jonas, of Llncolnton,
former Republican congressman for
this district, chooses to run again.
He decided this definitely here to
day at a meeting of the tenth dis
trict congressional committee.
The Lincoln ton man, defeated in
1930 by Major Bui winkle. Democrat,
was nominated for congress again at
the state Republican convention
some weeks ago, but had not defi
nitely made up his mind to run un
til today
At the meeting here, after mem
bers of the district committee,
meeting at the Hotel Charles, set up
a working organization in all coun
ties in the district and made plans
for financing the campaign. Mi
Jonas announced he would run.
The announcement to that effect
was given The Star at 2 o’clock this
afternoon by H. Clay Cox, district
chairman.
Separate Platform
Mr. Cox indicated that Mr. Jonas
would have a platform of his own.
"In addition to arranging finances
Food Acreage Of North Carolina
Is Given Big Boost By Farmers
Diversification Shown In Report.
Farmers Benefit By Expert-,
ence of Past .
| Raleigh. June 29.—Although North
; Carolina farmers last year were
hard hit, along with those in all
sections of the country, the year
was not as bad as in other states,
according to findings released today
by the state department of agri
culture. "fine trend toward diversifi
cation and the increased production
of food and feed crops, referred to a?;
during the 1931 season, is verified [
by figures contained in the Farm;
Forecaster issued by the Crop Re
porting service of the department,
in cooperation with the XT. S. bu
reau of agricultural economics.
In a foreword it is pointed out
that whether the tide turns this
year or not. past experiences have
'hown the farmers of this state the
■>d vantages of leaving the old one
crop and two crop idea.
In verification of the tendency of;'
Tar Heel farmers to launch but for
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| wetter results through the route of
j diversification, the Forecaster gives
this significant summary of * ac
complishments already achieved:
"The acreage distribution of North
Carolina crops is clearly shown to
be fairly well diversified, not only
for certain Piedmont counties, but
for the state as a whole. For in
stance, corn ranks as the leading
crop,. with about 2,250,000 acres;
cotton comes second, with approxi
mately 1,360,000 acres. Then come
hays with probably more than 750,
000 acres.
"Tobacco Is fourth, with the 1932
acreage at probably less than 500,- j
000 acres, but with 690,000 shown
for 1931. Peanuts have an acreage
of approximately 300,000 acres. Soy
beans will probably reach near 300
oon acres in 1932. Wheat will be
considerably more than that. Even
commercial truck crop? probably
total nearly 100,000 acres when con
sidering the local market sources
rhat for shipment out of the state)
s approximately 40,000 acres," ji
for ths campaign and setting up
organization* in all counties. we
prepared a platform,” Cox said.
Anyway, it is now certain that
Jonas and Btilwinkle will oppose
each other for the third time this
fall. In two previous contests each
one won once, and this la the de
ciding fall.
County Home Farm
Makes 651 Bu. Wheat
Sixteen hundred and fifty-one
bushels of wheat were made this
year on the county home farm, ac
cording to information learned yes
terday from the county home keep
er, Mr. John Borders, who was over
in Shelby on business. The wheat
turned out well and this is one of
the largest yields ever made on the
county farm.
Two-Tailed Lizard
Lawson York, who lives near'
Shelby, was in the city yesterday 1
•xcepttng an unusual freak—a lizard ;
with two tails. The lizard, caught
near Kings Mountain, is otherwise
similar to the lizards common in
this section except for the two per
fectly formed tails.
Three Vote Test*
Victorious
Strength Of Roosevelt Hhv How
fw, Of Two-Third*. Conven- ,
tion Event*. /
Chicago, .luuc 29.—It ru be
lieved at noon today that ballot
ing on the presidential candi
date* In the national Dcmocra -
tic convention would get under
way at tomorrow’* session. The
convention this afternoon waa
starting to hear the report* of
the various eommlttecs, start
ing off at 2 o'clock with the re
port of the resolutions commit
tee. When these report* are
completed the convention will
rontinue with Ihe nominating
speeches.
I'or Submission.
II was learned today that the
prohibition plank auh commit
tee of the platform committee
favored submitting the prohibi
tion question to Ihe people In
stead of declaring for outright
repeal. The report had It that
»lx of the nine member* of the
committee had voted for a *ub- *
mission plank while the remain
ing three voted to have the ,
party declare for repeal.
Chicago, June 29.—'Three time# *
Roqgevelt hurricane smashed the
opposition in yesterday’s intense
session of the democratic conven
tion, elevating Senator Walsh of
Montana to the permanent chair
manship, settled in its own way the
two delegation contests, and in
general hurling on with an enthus
iasm generated for a supreme ef
fort to capture the presidential
nomination by a two-thirds major
ity.
But the majorities in every in
stance were more than a hundred
short of the 770 that will be re
quired to nominate, the attempt to
allow leeway for a simple majority
nomination having been given up
finally by r1) hands. Ending the six
hour meeting, the convention spe
cifically adopted the 100-year-old
rule.
Welcomed by an uproarious
Rooseveltian procession that twist
ed in both directions through the
congested aisles, and with cheers
that drowned some few shouts of
derision, Senator Walsh was given
a 626-to-528 margin.
f.ong Delegation Seated.
In the other two roll-calls, the
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Price War On Among
Shelby Shoe Shine*
•Ml Shine Stands Now Said To Bo
Hown To Pre-War Price
Of Nickel
The price of a shoe shine in Sfael
by Is back where it was before th«
World war—down to a nickel.
Last when when local barber
shops inaugurated a price-cutting
war. getting down to prices of other
days, some of the shoe-shine estab
lishments joined in. The price drop
ped from ten cents to five. This
week in an effort to get all on the
same basis, back to a dime or
down to a nickel. Among the col
ored youths of the city there was
quite a flurry ip the Wffr today,
ending, according to last reports,
with all dropping to the nickel
shine price. ,
Cliff side Youth
Drowns At Seattle
Forest City. June 29—Mr. and
Mrs. S .R. Blackburn, of CUffside,
have been notified of the death of
their sop, Claude Blackburn, of Se
attle, Wash., who was drowned
while swimming. Young Blackburn
was 21 years of age and a very
popular young man. He had been
in Seattle for some time where he
was employed in one of the hotels.
His body will be returned to Cliff
side where the funeral service and
interment will take place upon its
arrival. He was a member of the
CUffside Baptist church, joining
there several years ago.
Bible School Closes
At Central Tomorrow
The Vacation Bible school at
Central Methodist church will close
tomorrow morning.
The three departments of the
school, beginners, primaries and
juniors cordially Invite their moth
ers and friends to a guest hour from
10 to 11 o’clock Thursday'morning.
Misses Verne Elmore and Mary
Ruth Webb returned Sunday night
irom a tour of the Eastern part of
the United States and Canada.