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VOL. XXXVIII, No. 152
SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 21, 1932 (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons)
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Only Three More Holiday Shopping Days—Read Star Advertising For Your Shopping Guide—Stores Will Be Open Every Night Un til Christmas
Late News
Tilt iVI Al: KET
Cotton, spot basis fi<
Cotton seed, ton __.__ $10 \
Colder-Rain
Today's North Carolina Weather
f orecast; Hain on the coast or snow
or rain in the interior tonight and
probably rain on the eoast Sunday
morning. Colder tonight in extreme
Southwest portion and on the north
■ oast colder Sunday on the north
eoast.
Cotton Holiday
Columbia. S. < .. Oer. 21.—The ;
plan of Governor Blackwood for de- I
daring a "cotton holiday" in 1933 J
and holding the present supply of i
r it ton for a "living price" appeared
today to he gaining headway. The
South Carolina state executive has
receivtd replies from several of the
governors of the other cotton stales
to whom he submitted the pro
posal and many letters from indi
viduals over the cotton belt.
Over $9,000 To
Confederates On
County Pension
Ten Pensioners Have Died In Coun
ty Since Sept. 15th. No Addi
tions Allowed.
Over $9,000 is being distributed
in the county to Confederate pen
sioners, this being their sis months
allotment. Checks were received
last week at the office of Clerk of
Court . A. M. Hamrick and many
have been caned tot.
Since Sept. 15th. ten pensioners
on the county roll have died, show
ing the ranks are thinning fast.
.Baxter Durham, state auditor, en
closed a letter to the pension board
asking that no Others be put on the
roll for the reason that funds are
insufficient.
In Cleveland county there are 45
-receiving $50 each, 18 receiving $.150
end 25 receiving $182,50. One ne
gro, who was a servant in the Con
federate ranks receives $100. Pen
sion checks are distributed twice a
vear. June and December.
In the state as a whole the De
cember pension checks amounted to
'412,390, according to Mr. Durham.
There were 872 veterans listed on
the pension roll for the final 1932
payment, each getting $182.50, or
an aggregate of $158,140.
Seventy-six servants were allotted
$100 each, a total of $7,500.
Widows of Class A, those totally
disabled and confined to the house
or those totally blind, numbered
679 who got $150 each, an aggregate
of $109,850. and widows of Class B.
all. others married to Confederate
veterans prior to 1880. numbered
2,876 who got $50 each or $143,800.
County Hunters
Paid $1,434 To
Hunt In 1931-32
(Star News Bureau.)
Raleigh. Dec. 16—While a big
drop was shown in number of
hunting licenses issued the past
season, as compared with the sea
son before, the brisker purchasing
of license this fall has encouraged
game and conservation officials to
believe that the present year will
exceed the one just passed, even if
the numbers fall short of the 1930
31 season.
Total income from hunting li
censes in North Carolina the past
season was only S12g.913.00. and an
additional $2,605.00 from fur deal
ers, as compared with $177,100.38
troll) license, and $3,085.00 from
fur dealers for 1930-31, the report
shows. County licenses issued the
past year numbered 59.511, as com
pared with 82,291 the year before;
state license were 18,700 as com
pared With 24:682 the year before;
and non-resident licenses were 672
a- compared with 1.077 the year
before, the records show .
979 Licenses
Cleveland county showed receipts
of $1,43450 from sales of hunting
licenses the past year and nothing
from fur dealers. The county-wide
licenses numbered 762; the state
wide licenses 217, and no non-resi
dent licenses the past year. For the
year before this county showed re
ceipts of $1,847.00 from hunting li
censes and nothing from fur deal
ers, the licenses including 995 for
county hunting. 286 for state-wide
hunting and no non-resident hunt
ers, the biennial report shows
Evan* Contractor
For New Building
It wag erroneous!: stated ir
Monday’s Star that Lutz and Webt
were the contractors for the new
Professional building on South
Washington street. It should have
been stated that Gus Evans, wel
known young Shelby contractor
erected the new buJUdiO*.
Lions Hosts To
Needy Youths On
Thursday Night
Will Give Clothes
To Their Guests
Annual Santa Claus Night Of
Shelby Club To Be Held At
Hotel Charles.
The annual Santa Claus party of
the Shelby Lions club, at which
time boys and girls from needy
Shelby homes will be entertained, Is
to be held tomorrow, Thursday
evening at 7 o’clock at the Hotel
Charles. The date of the club meet
ing was moved up to Thursday from
the regular night of Tuesday in or
der to have the Christmas program
near in season.
Twenty young boys arid girls of
Shelby will be the guests of the
club members at the party. In addi
tion to being entertained and fed
all the youngsters will be given
clothes, it is announced by Harvey
White, club president. The boys
will be given shoes, stockings, over
alls and underwear, and the girls
will be given clothing and shoes.
A special Christmas program has
been arranged by the committee,
and the club is hopeful that the
event will be even more successful
and worthwhile than those of the
past.
In addition to playing Santa to
these youngsters, the club will also
give fruits to the state prison camp
inmates for Christmas.
Mailing Starts Early;
Three Men Added;
Rural Mail Goes Out
Christmas mailing shows the ef
fect of the "mail early" campaign
which has been waged for several
years in order to, relieve the last
minute congestion in the postal de
partment. At the Sheiby office It is
j learned that the outgoing mail has
! been heavy since Monday and each
day shows an Increase. The incom
ing mail has not been so large un
til today.
Three additional helpers have
been added to the local postoffice
and the mail is being handled with
dispatch, although the trains are
loaded and when the mail for Sou
thern train No. 40 reached Blacks
burg last night it could not be load
ed because the mail car was filled
to capacity. The Shelby mail had
to wait for the second section of
j this train.
All rural carriers out from the
I Shelby office are making their
j rounds now but some are exper
; fencing great difficulty because of
I the ice. The dirt roads are very bad
I where the road maintenance crew
1 has not worked.
j Tliere will be- no rural mall serv
, ice on Monday after Christmas,
i this being a holiday and the post
i offices will observe the usual holiday
service;
Club Donates Cash
Clothes To Needy
Through a welfare committee
headed by W. G. Arty, the Cleve
land club of Shelby will donate $35
in cash and a large collection of old
clothes to the needy families of the
city. The donation will be made on
Christmas Eve, it was announced
| today.
Cotton Down Five
Points In New York
Cotton at 2:30 o'clock on the N
Y. exchange was five points below
yesterday’s close. January closed
yesterday at 5.93 and March at 6.Of
as compared with today’s market ol
January 5.88 and March 6.01.
Youth Shot By His
Brother; Out Hunting
Aeey I'pton In Hospital With Intes
tines Punctured By 12 Shot. [
Hunt Near Fallston.
Acey Upton, age 18 Is a patient
in the Shelby hospital with his in
testines punctured from a dossen
shot from a shot gun in the hands
of his brother, Bennie Upton. The
shooting was accidental while the
brothers were hunting rabbits near
Sugar Hill school, four miles east
of Fallston on Tuesday morning
about 9 o'clock.
The brothers went out in the
snow and ice to hunt rabbits. A
rabbit was seen in a ditch and
Bennie, the older brother, age about j
22, tried to run the rabbit out so
the hunters could get a good shot j
at it. Bennie fell and the gun was j
discharged. Twelve shot entered the j
left side of his brother. Acey. Tlv •
shot perforated hts intestines it
was found by surgeons after he was
rushed to the Shelby hospital
where the wounds received atten •
tlon.
were near a ftirni house and a!
friend was summoned to carry the '
Injured man to the hospital. It is j
said that the youth rested fairly
well last night, considering the ser
iousness of his injury and barring
complications it is felt that he will
recover.
Shelby Schools
Closing Today;
College Closed
Will Reopen January 3. Bolling
Springs College Closed l.ast
Saturday.
The holiday season begins this
afternoon for approximately 3,000
Shelby school children.
The city schools, following sev-j
era! special Christmas programs j
will close this afternoon for Christ-]
mas and will reopen Tuesday morn
ing, January 3.
Boiling Springs college, which
yas to have closed this week,
moved up the closing date and
closed last Saturday because of the
general weather conditions. The
college will open for the spring
term on Monday, January 2.
Practically all county schools
closed last week and did not re
open Monday because of the snow
which hampered travel In the ru
ral sections. The few schools which
did not close Saturday are closing
this week. Those which closed Sat
urday will reopen Wednesday, Dec.
28th.
J. M. Queen Dies
At Lily Mill Home
Retired Farmer Is Burie>- At Fall
aton Bantist Church. Wife And
Seven Children.
J. M, Queen, age 79 years, died at
His home in the Lily Mill village
Monday night at 11:30 o’clock after
an illness of seven weeks. Mr.<
Queen wa sa retired farmer and a
lifelong member of the Baptist
faith. He was highly esteemed by
his host of friends.
Surviving are his wife who was
Miss Adeline Chapman before mar
riage and the following children:
Mrs. O. W. Weathers of Shelby:
Mrs. G. B. Porter of Shelby; Mrs.
R. L. Glenn of Fallston: Mrs. R. H.
Ward and Mrs. Clayton Fisher of
Lincolnton; G W. and W. M. Queen
of tills county.
Funeral services were held at the
Second Baptist church on Wednes
day afternoon at 1 o'clock by Rev.
W. A. Elam and Rev. L. L. Jessup
and Interment took place this aft
ernoon at the Fallston Baptist
church cemetery.
Mr*. Walker Better
In Maryland Hospital
—
Mr. James Tiddy returned this
morning from Havre de Grace, Md.,
near Baltimore where he went to
the bedside of his daughter, Mrs. R,
H. Walker, nee Vernie May Tiddy,
who has been seriously ill. Mrs
Walker suffered a collapse of the
heart, but when Mr. Tiddy left yes
terday she was improving. Snow is
18 Inches in the Baltimore section
and the rivers are frozen over.
Col. McBrayer Elected Director
Of American French Legion Honor
Shrlbj Native Becomes Official In
One Of Most Prominent War
Organizations.
| Lieut. Col. Charles Evans Mc
j Braver, U. S. A.. San Francisco, a
j Shelby native, was highly honored
j recently when he was elected as a
‘director in the American Society of
i the French Legion of Honor. The
election of officers took place in
New York City.
The society is made up of those
citizens of the United States who,
for various reasons, have received
France's high-.' decoration, the
, Cross of. tiio Legion of Honor. i,f.
Col. McBrayer was given the deco
ration as a result of his participa
tion in the World war in France and
it was awarded to him in 1917 just
before he silled upon his return V
America,
The president of the society is
George W. Wickershain, ex attor
ney general of the U. 8. Vice presi
dents are Jno. Grier Hibben, presi
dent of Princeton university, and
Henry Van Dyke, literateur and for
mer American minister to the Neth
erlands. Among the other directors,
in addition to the Shelby man, are
Samuel M. Vanclaim, H. H. Flagler,
Gen. John J Pershing, and Wm
P, Gutiyi*.
12 Poultry Flocks
Bring In $4,642.19;
Karin Agents Records Shows Prolit
Of 91.es Per Bird Pot
1,792 Laim.
Poultry demonstration records
kept In Cleveland county during
the year show that there was a
profit in the poultry business de
spite the current low prices.
During the year 12 people lit the
county kept detailed records of
their poultry flocks and made their
reports to R. W. Shoffner, county
farm agent. A tabulation of these
records by Mr. Shoffner shows that
the 1.792 liens produced a total of i
263,472 eggs during the year. This I
was an average of 147 eggs per!
bird, or a 40 percent production.
The feed cost per dozen eggs was
12 cents while the average selling
price was 21 cents, making a profit
of nine cents per dozen. The feed
cost per bird for the year was
$1.56, and the feed consumed per
bird averaged 37 pounds of grain
and 40 pounds of mash for the year.
The figures show that six pounds
of grain and mash together were
required for each dozen of eggs.
The 12 who kept records receiv
ed an average of 21 cents per dozen
for their eggs, end the total value
of all the eggs produced was $4,
642.19. The average value per bird
was $2.59. and the average profit
per bird above feed cost was $1.03.
Mr*. S. Heck Hoyle
Buried At Hebron
Mrs. 8. Heck Hoylr died at. her
home in the Pisgan church section
in upper Cleveland early Tuesday
morning and the funeral was held
this morning at 11 o’clock at He
bron church. Mrs. Hoyle was about
60 years of age and is survived by
several children. Her husband died
a number of years ago Further par
ticulars could not be learned.
Rev. Lawrence Lee
To Be At Palm Tree
Rev. Lawrence Lee is to preach
at Palm Tree Methodist church on
December 25th. Young Lee is a stu
dent in the school of Religion at
Duke university The engagement1
for Mr. Lee to preach has been an- j
nounced by Rev. W. T... Scott of the '
Belwood charge.
i
Try Answering
These 11
Can you answer 14 of these test
questions? Turn to page two for the
answers.
1. To what part of the U. S. is.
the term “down east" commonly ap
plied?
2. What does 11 Duce mean?
3. Which boxer was known as
“The Brown Panther?”
4. Name the third president of the
United States?
5. What Is a majority?
6. How are criminals executed ,n
Prance?
7. Name the largest city in Alas
ka?
8. Which university in the United
States has the largest enrollment?
9. Give the possessive form of
“someone else”?
10. Wfio said "What this country
needs is a good five cent cigar”?
11. What is an introvert?
12. Give the official spelling of
Porto Rico?
f 13. Name the first university
founded in the United States?
14. Who was the first premier of
the Republic of Poland?'
15. Between which two countries is
the statue “Christ of the Andes”?
16. Where is Colgate university? j
17. What is the relationship of the
offspring of first cousins?
18 Is the moon self-luminous?
19. 'Winch state is nicknamed “The
Iodine State”?
20. Which stsji* has ’he lunges*j
.coast line? . ” .
Shelby Section
Will Not Likely
Land Many Jobs
Talk Of Federal Jobs
Continues
District Attorneyship < nnsldered
Vnlikely As Shrlbv Hh* Federal
.fudge.
Around the conversational corners |
of the Inner political circles It is be- j
ins said that the Shelby section, or |
rather Its residents, will not likely j
land many big or near big political j
plums in the change of national ad
ministrations
There was some talk several weeks i
ago that the western district at
torneyship might so to a Shelby
barrister, but more recently logical
speculation forecasts otherwise. The
present Federal Judge of the west- j
ern district. Judge E. Y. Webb, is a j
Shelby citizen. The dispensing of j
patronage Is a ticklish political task j
and with so many workers already:
enrolled in the army of public Job j
hunters it Is not thought likely '
that the senators and other politl- j
cal leaders would risk Incurring the ,
ill will of other sections by ap- j
pointing a district attorney from
the same town in which the Judge j
lives.
There will be other lesser jobs to |
be had. and a few' of them. of!
course, are expected to fall to Shel
by and Cleveland residents, but. the
outlook Is none too bright for the
boys who may Ire shooting for one
of the bigger Jobs.
The Other Jobs
Tile chances are that Cleveland
county will get one deputy marshal
as the county now has one. F. 13.
Hamrick, under the Federal admin
istration, and that may be the
choicest of the plums to come to
this section. It Us understood, how
ever, that around a score of differ
ent Federal Jobs are being applied
for by local residents. Anyway, con
siderable mall has been going out to
Senators Bailey and Reynolds and
Congressman Bulwinltle. There Is
one local or county job that will of
course go to a county citizen. That,
Us the job of cotton weigher or gin
ning agent, now held, as it is recall
ed. by Miles H. Ware. Around a half
dozen men. some of them Shelby
men and others county citizens,
have their bids in for the job. which
it is understood, pays around $600;
per year. Others are pinning their j
hopes of friendships with the two
senators, Governor Gardner and
other leaders to land some oi the
thousands of jobs which will be
coKTiru rn on esci* nan"
Wyatt L. Harrill
Dies After Stroke
Substantial Farmer Hurtumlh To
Stroke Of Paralysis. Funeral At
Mt. Sinai Thursday.
Wyatt h. Harrill, age 75, died at
his home in the Mount Sinai sec
tion last night at 9:30 o'clcx/,. His
death was expected lor he had been
in declining health for sometime
and in serious condition since he
suffered a stroke of paralysis sev
eral days ago.
Mr. Harrill was one of the most
substantial citizens in lower Cleve
land, a staunch churchman and a
progressive farmer, ambitious for
his family and community.
Funeral services will be held at
Mount Sinai churcn Thursday alt
crnoon at 2:30 o'clock where Mr.
Harrill was an active and useful
member. Services will be conducted
by Rev. J. L. Jenkins
Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Selma
Champion Harrill. and the follow
ing children: Attorney Ector Har
rill, Kings Mountain; Misses Essie,
Mignon and Ocie Harrill, popular
teachers in the county: Mrs. A. T.
Hamrick, Sharon community; and
Mr. Clive Harrill who is an associ
ate professor at the University at
Chapel Hill.
College Student Hit
By Charlotte Car
Carlos Young. Davidson college
student and son of Mr, and Mrs. H.
F, Young was bruised about the face
and leg yesterday afternoon tn
Charlotte alien he was struck by a
car driven by a .Mr. Roark. Young
was standing on the curb soliciting
a ride home for the holidays when
Mr. Roark had a stroke of paralysis
and lost control of the car. Young
was knocked about twenty feet
Roark and Young were taken to a
hospital where their wounds were
dressed Young was brought home
by Iji tairejuts last night, ,
Yes, Sir, ’Twas a Cold Fire!
Thi» pin’.ire will give yon a graphic idea of ttoo dilBcultiss that con
fronted Chicago firemen who were called out to fight the disastrous blase
that did *260,000 worth of damage in the stockyards recently. Sub-set*
temperature coated the fire apparatus with a thick sheath of ice, render
ing it practically useless. All available firemen in the city were called
out in an effort to subdue the flames.
Giving Clothes To City’s Needy
During the remaining days be
'ore Christmas the Shelby Rotary ,
:lub hopes to secure a quantity of
second-hand and used clothing for j
distribution among the needy. , I
Those who have clothing or shoes
in their closets are asked to tele
phone the Red Cross headquarters
and someone will be sent to get the
package. When the articles are
collected they will be distributed
among the needy oi the city.
Anyone who has fruit of any kind
is asked to Rate it at the city hall
or the relief headquarters and It
will be placed in bnga and distrib
uted among needy children Christ
mas eve.
Mail Men Having
Tough Rounds Now
Charlie (arson. Route 4 Carrier.
Still Confined To HU Home
Here.
Rural mail carriers out of the
Shelby post office are having the
most difficult time in a number of
years, they stated today
G. V. Hawkins say’s that "in my
30 years on the rounds 1 have never
seen ice any worse. There isn't so
much snow, most of it Is ice and
that makes travelling more diffi
cult,”
Several ol the carriers had to be
pulled out of slipery spots'"either
pulled out of Slippery spots either
Charlie Carson, route 4 carrier,
who became 111 on his route Mon
day, Is still confined to his home and
his route is being handled by a sub
stitute. Burchett Francis
Mother Of Mr*. Lee
R. Mayhue Is Dead
Mrs. 3, E. McSwain, age 65, and
mother of Mrs. Lee R. Mayhue, for
merly of Shelby, died at her home
In Kannapolis Saturday. She was
buried Sunday. Mrs. Mayhue, one of
several daughters surviving, former
ly lived in Shelby where she and
her husband operated a beauty par
lor. They moved in September to
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Morrison and
child of Conway .this state, are here
spending the holidays with his par
ents, Mr. and Mr-s. Charlie Morri
son.
Community Night
At New Lutheran
Church Thursday
CHtannii Of The City Will Take
Part On Program Postponed
Because Of Snow.
Thursday night will be commun
ity night at the new Lutheran
church. The program was postpon
ed from Monday night On account
of the Inclement weather. The pro
gram will begin at 7:30. After the!
program In the main auditorium of
the church refreshment* will be
served In the basement of the
church by the ladies of the congre
gation in charge of Mrs. Ceph
Blanton. The following citizens of
the town have been asked to par
ticipate In the program:
S. A. McMurry, mayor of city; Dr
Zeno Wall, pastor of First Baptist
church; Dr. McLarty, pastor- of
Methodist church: Dr. McDiarmld.,
pastor of Presbyterian church; J
D. Lineberger for the Masonic or
der; C. B. McBrayer for the Rotary
club; Harvey White for the Lions
club; Henry Edwards for the Kl
w an Is club; Hon. Clyde R, Hoey for
the bar association; Lee Weathers
for 'The Star; Captain Smith for
the school; Mrs. H. T. Hudson for
the Woman’s club.
Thursday night the Lutheran
church wishes to receive the town.
Tlie congregation gives over the
church to the town. Come and fill
the church.
Clerk Hamrick Back
On Court House Job
A M. Hamrick, clerk of superior
court, vas back in his office at work
yesterday, but still quite lame from
the ankle injury received in the
heavy snow last Saturday. After
injuring Ills ankle he came on to
work but it gave hint so much
trouble that he had to be taken
home later In the day.
Masonic Notice.
Regular communication 01 Cleve
land Lodge No. 202 A. F. and A. M.
will be held Friday night at 7:30
p. m. Election of officers for the en
suing year will be held at this meet
ing. Members are urged to attend.
Give Two Awards In Compensation
Case In This County; One Refused
Death Of Moore Said To Be No
Result Of Injury Arising
From Work
In recent decisions handed down
by the N. C. Industrial commission
two awards were granted In Cleve
land county and one refused.
In the ra.se of Mrs, Bertie Spake
Moore, widow, of Harry Moore, de
ceased, against the Summers drug
company of Kings Mountain and
insurer the commission ruled as fol
lows:
“Upon the finding that the death
of the deceased was not the result
of an Injury by accident arising out
of and in the course of his employ- j
mein, the cl;an for compensation
is denied and :it case ftytilH"^" !
In the case of Ben Wease against
the Cleveland Mtll and Power com
pany, Lawndale, and iasurer the
disposition was: "Upon the finding
that plaintiff sustained an injury
by accident which arose out of and
in the course of his employment,
and had no disability, the defend
ant will pay Dr. Fred Falls, Lawn
dale. $6 for his service. Each party
to pay its own costs.’
In the case of C. C. Sweatman,
Shelby, against the Eagle Roller
mill, Shelby, and insurer, the ruling
was: "Upon finding that $25 is a
reasonable fee for services rendered
by Dr Gold in this case, the de
fendants will promptly pay Dr. T.
B. Gold $25 for his services Nc
erf
Jurors Chosen
For Court Term
Here January 9
Judge Finley Presides
At Session
Twin To Be for One Week Only
Knr Trial Of Criminal
Docket.
A week's term of superior court
for flic trial of the criminal docket
will convene In Shelby on Monday,
January 8, Judge T. B Finley will
be the presiding judge.
Just when the second week of the
special civil session will be held is
not known at. yet. Hie first week's
grind was disposed of last week but
court adjourned this week because
of the travel conditions which would
keep many witnesses and litigant
away.
Monday ot this week, at the meet
ing of the county commissioners,
the following jurors were chosen
for the term beginning January 6
No. 1 township, L. P. Humphries,
No. 2 township. J Lukey Green, G.
O. Hamrick, T. E. Bridges No. 9
Claude Nichols, J. A. Biggers, J. O.
Hendrick. No 4 Hubert F. Herndon,
J. W. Cornwall. C, F. Hambright
P. F Dllling. C. W. Hullender,
Clarence Bobbitt. No. 5 E. H. Mo6s.
E. Dan Stroup. No. 6 R. O. Justice.
J. A. Dayberry. J. ft. Eskridge, R
H. Wilson. Z. B. Weathers, R. W.
Weather, B. F. Spangler. No. 1 A.
A. Blanton. Pleas Cabanlss, J. Hal
Bridges, L. C. Tom*. No S Hubert
Mauney, John R. Peeler, R. A. Mc
Intyre. Andrew J. Elliott. No. 9 C. T.
Stanley, J. A. Tillman, Clem Seism,
R. A. Hord No. 10 O. C. Cook. No
II Summey Canlpe
Lawndale Man Is
Bound Over With
Charge Of Arson
Alrin Baker Tried In County Court
Orer Burning Of Yam At
Mill.
In county court yesterday Alvin
Eaker, of Lawndale, was bound over
to Superior court under a bond of
$1,000 on a charge cf arson.
The original charge was "malic v
ious Injury to personal property" In
connection with the alleged damage
by fire of $3,000 worth of. yarn at
the Cleveland Mill and Power com*
puny at Lawndale.
It was said jthat last Saturday aft
er some words between Baker and
an official of the mill he walked
through the yarn room and shortly
thereafter a fire was discovered In
the room. Baker entered a plea of
not guilty but the recorder decided
there was enough evidence to bind
him over.
Light Docket.
The recorder’s docket has been
lighter than usual this week. The
weather has held down the custo
mary majority of law violations and
the usual Monday and Tuesday
docket was below normal.
W. L. Miller Dies In
Fallston Community
j Substantial Farmer Dies After De
j dine In Health Over Period
Of Several Years.
W. L. Miller, .substantial ana
esteemed farmer living three miles
north of Fallston. died at 2 o’clock
Tuesday morning following a de
cline in health extending over a
period of several years. Mr. Miller
was 58 years, six. months and 23
days old and is survived by his wife
and thirteen children. One child
died in infancy. His wife before
marriage was a Miss Champion, a
sister of Banks Champion who died
this' Summer.
The surwiing children are Mrs.
F. L. Rolllins and Mrs.. Lee Mc
Murry of Lawndale, Mm. Charlie
Kriksey of Morganton, Miss Kath
leen Miller of Bessemer City. Law
rence Miller of Vale. Everett Miller
of Hickory. Mrs. Yates Devenny of
Lawndale, Banks, Carl. Chalmers,
Mildred, Jermett, and Helen who
Uve at the home place.
Mr Milter was a fine Christian
gentleman and a very industrious
| and respected citizen He was a
i member of New Bethel Baptist
church and there the funeral took
place this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
A large crowd attended despite the
Inclement weather ;
Mr Zeb ueau «-p*~y for
Asheville wa-lt i;„ enters Oteen
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