Poikville Ladies
In Mission Meet
MUM SOrfrtr Metis With Mn
gtatoey; P. T. A. Meets;
(Special to The Star)
POLKVUXE Sept. 1*. — The
monthly meeting of the , Woman's
Missionary Society met with Mrs.
C. T. Sttsmey Monday evening. Mrs.
C. S. Whisnant presided. A short
play portraying the work of "Deac
onesses in Rural Sections,” was
• presented by Mrs. C. T. Btamey,
Mrs. E. L. Dillingham, Misses Mary
Prances Stanley, Mary Turner, Mar
garet Kennedy, Letha Branton and
Odessa Moss.
Mrs. Stamey served punch < and
cocoanut cookies after the meeting.
A social -hour was enjoyed together.
Mr. and Mrs. Poster Elliott and
Mrs. Julia ElUott spent Sunday with
Mr. Roy Fortune at Oolden Valley.
On Wednesday night. September
«he twelfth the Parent-Teacher s
association of Poikville held its sec
ond monthly meeting in the school
auditorium. Prof, J. A. Kiser presid
ed over the meeting and Mis» Odes
sa Moss acted aa secretary. A very
interesting program was given.
Those taking part in the program
were: Devotional by Rev. D. O.
Washburn; A reading by Virginia
Grayson; stunts by the grades;
quartet by high school pupils;
stunts by W. J. Bridges. E. L. Dil
lingham, Boyd bat Elmore. Mrs. E.
L. Dillingham and Mias Mordecal
Baker. Miss Prances McGregor was
a special guest of the meeting. New
officers for the coming year were
appointed at this meting.
Mrs. A. N. Henderson of Ruther
fordton spent Monday and Tuesday
with her sister. Mrs. Theron Cov
ington and Mrs. Covington.
John Reid Luts Jr, of Fallston is
spending some time with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D B. WMa
nant.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bridges were
the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
O. P. Potest of Spindale Tuesday.
Mrs. Alien Parker and Wray Pow
ell are spending the week with the
former’s son, Mr. Decatur Parker
and Mrs. Parker of Oatar.
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Bridge# of
Morganton spent Sunday with Mn.
Janie Bridges.
Mrs. Floyd Cline of Palls ton spent
the latter pert of the week with her
parents, Mr. and Mn, A. P. Re***
sey.
Mn. R. P. Crowder who bee been
eonfined to her bed for several days
with rheumatism la improving.
Mn. C, f. Whisnant and J.
Gibbs were visitors at the Shelby
hospital Wednesday.
Mrs. A. P. Ramsey visited Mr. and
Mrs. Christy BUlott of the Union
community Wednesday.
J. D. Horn# has returned from
the Shelby Hospital where he has
had an operation for appendicitis.
Mn. 1. C. Withrow spent Friday
with her sister. Mn. Olay Blanton
and Mr. Blanton of near Hollis.
Those visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mn. Charlie Whisnant Thurs
day afternoon were: Mn. H. H
Gold. Georgia Gold of New House.
Bate Blanton and Lula Hamrick of
the Double Springs community. B.
F. Jenkins, Bob Lut* of Fallston.
Gaffney Watchman
Is Shot To Death
George MeCraw U Dead And Three
Are Held For Investi
gation.
GAFFNEY. 8. C.. Sept. 15 -
Oeorge McOraw, night watchman at
the Limestone and Hamricks mills, j
was shot and killed early today by
Dock J. Parris, operator of a dance
hall.
Parris went to the county jail and
surrendered immediately after th*
shooting. Arthur Higgins and Fred
Curtis, who. officers were informed,
were with Parris, were held aa ma
terial witnesses;
The dance hall proprietor did not
make a statement, but offices said
their Information was that a remark
MeCraw was alleged to have made
about Parris several days ago led to
the slaying.
An Inquest was delated pending
word from Solicitor Sam R Watt
of Spartanburg, who was in Colum
bia today.
Farris is a brother of 3. D. Par
ris, Democratic .nominee for state
senator from Cherokee county.
Mills Of Rutherford
Get Excellent Rating
FOREST CITY, Sept. 17 —The
Florence Cotton mill at Forest City,
the Alexander Manufacturing com
pany, about one-half mile from here
and the. Sterling Hosiery mill of'
Spmdale are on the honor roll of i
the North Carolina department of
labor for September with an “A”
grade
Recently the department of labor
adopted a grading system in which
all manufacturing plants are grad
ed in class A, B, C, or D. Grade A
means that the establishment has
scored 95 per cent or better.
Correct this sentence: If a man
doesn't haggle over the price," said
the dealer. "I never charge him
—*h»„ others.*
Superintendent
Named At Sharon
Carver Minton WtU Held Kindt;
School; Woman’s Clab
Meet*.
(Speciil to The Stir.)
SHARON. Sept. 15.—There was i
short meetinc of the Worker* Coun
cil of the Sunday school Sunday
momlnc it which time Carver
Blanton was elected superintendent
ror next year, Lawton Blanton, dis
trict lay leader brought a message
on the lay activities of the charge.
The Woman's club met in a reg
ular meeting Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
New members were: Mrs. New
ton Davis, Mrs. C. R. Ledbetter,
Mrs. B. B. Wellmon, Mrs. Otho
Hamrick, Miss Cecil Davis and
Miss Elsie Anthony. The following
were visitors of the club: Mrs. O. O.
Blanton. Mrs. Evans Ortgg, Mrs. L.
C. Debrew, Mrs. Boyd Anthony,
Mrs. Homer Hamrick, Misses Zola
McCurry, Thelma and Beuna Blan
ton.
Miss Elva Ray Hopper entertain
ed with a party last Friday even
ing. About fifty guests were pres
ent.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ledbetter.
Mesdames R E Ledbetter and 8. S.
Moore and Ban Blanton of 8helby
visited Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Blan
ton Thursday afternoon.
Miss Helen Blalock of Shelby
visited Miss Ella Mae Morehead
over the week-end.
Miss Maude Petty and friend
of Lowell visited Miss Stella Mae
Smith last week and attended the
party given at Miss Elva Ray Hop
per’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Vemon Fltsgerald
and children of Gaffney were vis
itors in the community Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Helen Hopper has been a
patient in the Orthopedic hospital
at Gastonia for ten days. Her con
dition Is Improving.
Mrs. J. F. Dodd entertained with
an old time quilting at the home of
Mrs. D. D. Dodd Wednesday after
noon.
L. D. Hopper and Mr. J. L. Hop
per visited Miss Helen Hopper at
the N. C. O. H., Oastonia, Wednes
day.
T. O Hamrick and family visited
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Ledbetter
Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Flay Smith and
family of Dover Mill were guests of
L. A. Smith and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Brie Blanton vis
ited Mrs. Beatty Spake Monday.
Mrs. Speke's condition Is much im
proved.
Mr. and Mrs. Ooel Blanton and
son of Shelby spent Tuesday night
with Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Blanton.
Three Citations
Given K. M. Club
Allisons Have tarty. AaxhUry Otvsn
Citation. gtwBwHi
Leave.
'Special to The Star.)
KINGS MOUNTAIN. Sept IB
One of the lovelieet affaire of the
early autumn aeaaon «h that on
Saturday afternoon when Mia* Sara
Allison entertained at she tables ot
bridge. Hie Allison home on Pled*
mont street was most charmingly
arranged with quantities of autumn
flowers. High score prise was award
ed to Mrs. Hunter Nelsler. Mias Mil
dred Moos held low score. After
cards were laid aside an ice course
was served. Those playing were:
Misses Sara Kate Ormand. Helen
Hay. Mildred Moss. Willie McOlU
Ruth Plonk. Margaret Neisler, Jen
nie Lee Kerr Lucile Cansler, Mrs.
E. W. Griffin. MTs. Hunter Nelsler,
Mrs. Joe Thomson,. Mrs. Grady
King. Mrs. Paul Neisler. Mrs. Law
rence Lovell. Mrs. Charles Wil
lians, Mrs Sayer Williams, Mrs.
Charles Dllling, Mrs. M. A. Wa;e
Mrs. Joel Barron. Mrs. Troy Car
penter. Mrs. Frank Summers, Mrs
Kenneth Crook. Mrs. E A. Smith
Jr.. Mrs. Percy Dllling and Mrs. R
H. Webb.
The local unit of the American
Legion auxiliary, Mrs. Paul Maur
ey president, was awarded three
citations for meritorious work done
during the year at the recent con
vention held in Greensboro. The
citations were as follows: a nation
al citation, a department citation
and a set of fldac flags.
Mrs. R. C. Baker was carried to
the St. Peters hospital in Charlotte
on Tuesday for treatment.
Little Mary Helen Hord, daugh
ter of. Mr. and Mrs. George Hord is
confined to her home with scarlet
fever.
J. R. Parton, owner of the Parian
Funeral home, is suffering from
an infected hand.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Summitt and
family were York visitors Wednes
day.
Among the students leaving for
the various college* this week are:
Misses Barbara Summitt and Mary
France* Austell for Queens Chioo
va; Billy Oaveny for Erskine. The
teachers who left thi* week for their
schools are: Miss Octavia Crawford
snd Miss Grace Fortune for Char
lotte where they teach in the Meck
lenburg schools; Miss Nancy Hord
for Cherryville; Miss Dalorie Mc
Daniel far Mt. Holly, Miss Maud
Williams for Taylorsville.
A federal official has figured out
that every child bom in the U. S. is
saddled with a public debt of $300.
No wonder babies cry.
100 Warrants Out
For Strike Leaders
Cleveland Flying Squadrons Named
la Cltffside And Splndale Mill
Disturbances.
FOREST CITY. Sept. 16—Ap
proximately one hundred warrants
are being sworn out by Rutherford
county officials, textile workers and
individuals at Spindale tor arrest
ot leaders and others participating
in the Flying Squadron riots which
occurred at Spindale Tuesday, Sept.
3rd. The majority of these war
rants charge the accused With tres
pass and rioting. It Is understood
that they will be served sometime
this week. Nearly all ot the war
rants are for Shelby strikers and
Cleveland county residents.
A similar number of warrants are
jalso being sworn out by officers,
mill workers and others against
strike leaders participating in the
disorders at Cliffside Mills, Sept. 4,
when that mill was closed by a vis
iting squadron from Cleveland
county.
Strike leaders saia here today
that they knew of no warrants
having been served, and that, In a
meeting last week, no arrests were
reported.
FERA Jobholder*
Barred From Relief
RALEIGH. Sept. 18 —Relief work
ers who turn down Jobs offered
them because they can secure a
larger wage under the FERA will
be dropped from the telief rolls and
not given further relief work. Mrs.
Thomas O’Berry, state director, an
nounces. If the pay for the Job they
take is not as much as the FERA
pay, then the difference will be
made up by the relief organization,
but those who turn down jobs that
do not pay as much as the FERA
will be dropped from relief rolls,
Mrs. 03errv assures. These work
ers are supposed to supply local ag- |
ricultural or other labor reeded, I
l she said.
Keeping your nose to the grind
stone is a poor way to sharpen your
| wits.
McMullen Presides
In Surety Case*1
RALEIGH, Sept. 18.—Harry , Me,
Mullen, named last week as chair}
man ol the N. C. Industrial oom
mission, succeeding Major Matt R
Allen, resigned, Is presiding thuj
week over his first hearings
workmen's compensation cases
Raleigh.
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