Shelby Girls Win Western Conference Fifth Time
Get Decisive Victory
From Wilkesboro Six;
Wins Set New Record
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Coach Develops
Winning Outfit
With Local Girls
By BOY LEE CONNOR
Shelby High girls won the West
ern North Carolina Conference Fri
day night by defeating the strong
North Wiikesboro team by the de
cisive score of 48 to 7. This makes
5 championship teams out of 6
years tu the conference, a record not
equalled by any other team in the
conference.
, Coach Goodson deserves a great
deal of credit in developing this
championship team in his second
>ear of coaching. The first of the
year the outlook of the team didn't j
look so bright—but through hard
work and the spirit and willingness |
of the players they have done what
every team likes to do. If the girls
defeat Newton Tuesday night they
will also be undefeated In the con
ference having already won 15
games.
Scoring.
The games at North Wiikesboro
were very interesting although Shei-;
by‘s victory was never in doubt.
Shelby’s whole team played good
ball throughout the whole game. Co
rene McWhirter was the Individual
star being high scorer for the night
with 18 points.
The Shelby boys also won their
game by a decisive score, being 25
to 11. For 8helby Leonhardt and
Watts played good offensive ball
and Shytle played a good defensive !
game. Jones played the best game |
for North Wiikesboro.
Ceach Away
Coach Goodson did not go to
North Wiikesboro with the teams as
hi played with the Cleveland Cloth
mill at Charlotte. Tilden Falls, for
mer coach at Shelby high accom
panied the teams.
The Shelby teams play only two
more games until the season ends.
Tuesday night they play Newton
here. This game will decide who will
take second place In the conference
in the boys bracket. Friday night
they play the fast Lattlmore teams
in the tin can.
Piedmont Splits
Grover Contests
, PIEDMONT, Mar. 2.—Piedmont
split a twin bill here with the ma
roon colored warriors from Grover.
The games were played before the
largest crowd of the season. The
teams were evenly matched and
close battles were the outcome of
both.
The Grover girls jumped into an
early lead as Biddix, Grover’s elon
gated center, dropped one through
the hoop for the Initial score. The
final score was Piedmont 24, Grover
17 ,
Lane and Southards had 12 and
seven points respectively for Pied
mont. Baumgardner led Grover with
Uine.
Taking the lead in the last four
minutes Grover "G-Men” beat the
Piedmont boys 28 to 25. The first
half saw last and furious playing
led by Piedmont’ scrappy center
Dixon. Piedmont stretched the lead
several times but Grover pulled up
to within one point of them at the
tea If time. The score being 13 to 12.
Piedmont plays the No. 3 team
here Monday night and one seek
ing revenge for a couple of defeats
handed them last week.
23 Men Report
On Wake Diamond
WAKE FOREST. Mar. 2.-Twen
vtyfhjree men have been ordered to
report for baseball practice here
‘Monday afternoon by John Caddell,
nteran Deacon mentor. Nine let
t"; men. nine sophs. and five re
a rw.s will comprise the squad.
The problem causing Coach Cad
c\ Jl the most worry is his hurling
stuff Although he has two season
ed pinchers in John Gaddy and i
Biaxton Rhodes, lettermen, he hard- ;
l*' expects them to carry the en-;
tire burden through the stiff 26,
game schedule facing the Deacs
thtt spring. However, If the un-1
tried sophs, Carl Byrd and Forrest I
Glass, should come through. the
problem would be greatly alleviated. |
Two southpaws. Lefty Cole and
Bed Gardner will also be making
bids for regular hurling duties. The
Deacs bad counted on having Doug
Johnson, big- righthander, in the
fold again this season, but he sign
ed his name, to a professional con
tract last summer, thereby becom
ing ineligible.
Coaches To Meet
To Discuss Plan
For Tournament
Coaches, principals or some
representatives from every high
school In the county which has
a girls basketball team are ask
ed to meet In -the office of the
county superintendent Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock for the
purpose of formulating plana
for the annual girls cage tourn
ey and loving cup.
The meeting Is being called
by officials of the School Mas
ters Club which sponsors the
tournament each year.
As yet no announcement has
been made about a boys tourn
ament. This event has heretofore
been sponsored by the Rotary
club. This club Is understood,
indirectly, to be planning play
of similar years, but has made
no public announcement
Next week and the following
week are the weeks In which the
tournaments are usually held,
but bad weather and delayed
county league play has length
ened the schedule.
Fallston Loses
In Tourney Pla>
Fallston’s high school basketeer:
played during the past week-end lr
the "tournament of champions” at
Mars Hill Junior college.
Hie Lowrance boys won their firs)
game from Greens Creek 34 to 14 lr
a most sensational comeback fron
at 9-2 position In the first quarter
The team which licked them wat
Pines Creek, 17 to 13 In a slowlj
played game.
Mooresboro Splits
With Lattimoreana
MOORESBORO, Mar. 2.—Moores'
boro and Lattlmore split a twir
bill here Friday night, the loca
girls winning 28-16 and vlsltlnf
boys 24-16.
In the girls game Marshal sanl
20 for Mooresboro while Irvin rant
up 10 for Lattlmore. Lattlmore kep
close behind until the last few min
utes when Mooresboro turned or
the steam and rolled the score up
Little Mack sank 10 for the win
ners while Wall, Ellis and Balle;
sank four each for Mooresboro th<
other two sank two each. Moores
boro threatened one time secure*
a one point lead but Lattlmore ral
lied and scored several pretty one*
before the fans or players could sei
what was going on.
Cloth Mill Meets
Boiling Springs
The Cleveland Cloth mill will plai
the crack Boiling Springs basketbal
team at Lattimore tonight at elghi
o’clock.
The junior college team is runner
up for the Junior college champion
ship in North Carolina and has jus'
licked SpindaJe. The Cloth Mil
barely nosed them out earlier in thi
season.
75,000 Workers
Strike In N. Y.
(Continued from page One)
Bambrick’s claim of 1,400 building:
already closed was “too impossibli
to mention.”
A possibility of hotel worker:
joining the strike threatened.
“We will not meet one of theli
demands,” Rawlings said. The de
mands. If fulfilled, would increaw
labor costs 300 percent to realtj
owners.
PLAY TO BE REPEATED
AT NEGRO HIGH SCHOOI
“The Negro in Progress," a 3-ac
play, produced by members of thi
socail science department of thi
Cleveland high school, will be pre
sented in a repeat performance, bj
request, Wednesday evening, Marci
4 in the school auditorium, begin
ning at 8 o’clock.
A small admission charge will tx
made.
Junior Red Cross
To Meet Wednesday
The sixth regular meetings of thi
Junior Red Cross will be held slm
ultaneously in all elementar;
schools, Wednesday morning durini
the regular chapel periods.
Three Knockouts
Feature 35 Rounds
At Armory Fights
r One Of The Best Exhibitions Of
Boxing Shelby Has Been Is
Reported.
j Three knock-outs and more leath
I er slinging in 35 rounds of boxing
than Shelby has ever seen was reg
istered here Friday night in the
card which was led by the redoubt
able Leatherneck Untz who was sup
posed to go 10 rounds but who kay
oed Tommy Hanes clean in the sec
ond round.
A large and enthusiastic crowd
was present for the scraps which
were said to be the beginning point
for some real boxing In Shelby, a
sport which up to now has never
been over-popular, especially with
baseball and basketball giving com
petition.
ThrUl Makers.
Wade Allison and Pat Oorman
were the chief racket makers and
thrill givers of the evening as they
swapped pile driving punches, feints,
and parries for six straight rounds,
and then the heavier Allison tak
ing the edge in the last two rounds.
The fight kept the big crowd on its
feet every minute.
Both the boys were close friends
and had trained together, Oorman
being an understudy who was about
to lick his teacher.
Clyde Roberts of McAdenvtlle,
who has a punch as heavy as a fall
ing tree knocked out Eddie John
son In the second round.
Jack Medlin kayoed Frankie Nor
wood In the second round.
All the fights were fast and exe
cuted In a brand that was far from
amateurish.
A slight disappointment to the
crowd was the fact that Grady
' Cole, who was to have announced
the bouts was detained. He did fin
ally come about the close of the
1 ^ast fight, after having been sent by
‘ his employers to Clover, 8. C„ and
encountering bad roads on his way
her*.
Two challenges were made known
immediately after the fights. Jerome
Spangler ellmtod into the ring and
challenged Pat Gorman to a bout
soon, and Big Bob Allison, brother
to Wade, dared Marine Untz to
meet him In a fight, to be arranged,
tints’* managers would not say
when he will fight again.
10,000 Ethiopians
Killed In Africa
(Continued from page one.)
tor, surrounded in Abbi Add!
Observers were of the opinion
that these sweeping Italian gains
may have satisfied Mussolini’s de
sire for conquest in Ethiopia, in
i which case the Geneva reports that
he was nearing a willingness to ne
gotiate would be substantiated.
An authoritative Italian source in
i Rome said Italy was ready to en
tertain adequate peace proposals.
I The harrassed Emperor Haile
Selassie was personally trying to
i consolidate his defenses In the north
said a Djibouti French Somaliland
source. The British government,
fearful that the Italo-Ethiopian war
repercussions would spread to in
strife, prepared to make public Its
program for rearmament and in
creased national defense.
I Oil Embargo
GENEVA. March 2.—(/P)—Great
Britain today offered to place an
embargo against further oil ship
ments to Italy, provided all other
members of the league would do
! the same and the League of Na
. lions council committee of 13 was
ordered to discuss the possibility ol
conciliating the Italo-Ethloplan war.
The committee of 13, really the
entire league council with Italy
excluded, will be convoked tomor
row.
Anthony Eden, British foreign
secretary, made the British offer of
; an embargo at a meeting of the
"Committee of 18," entrusted with
applications of sanctions against
Italy.
The sole reservation attached to
the offer was that members of the
League, which produce oil would
i take similar action to that of the
British.
South Shelby P. T. A.
To Give Program
The South Shelby P. T. A. study
courses will begin Tuesday after
i noon, March 3rd at 3 p. m. and con
tinue through Friday. Oood speak
ers have been secured to discuss
worthwhile subjects. It is hoped a
large number of patrons of the
[school will take advantage of the
i treat which is in store for them.
The program follows:
Miss Elizabeth Ebeiton will speak
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock on
I “Art in the Life of the Child." Wed
nesday afternoon, Mrs. J. W. Harbi
son on “Minds at Mischief." Thurs
' day afternoon. Mrs. Wilbur Baber
on “Moulders of Character," and
Friday afternoon. Rev. J. N. Wise
• on “The Home as the Cultural Spir
jitual Center.”
Junior College Girls Win
ChampionshipFromWingate
The second conference champion
ship in basketball chalked up by a
Cleveland county team was regis
tered Saturday night by Boiling
Springs girls who defeated Wingate
Junior College, former champs, to
remain undefeated by junior col
leges in the state this year.
The 43-28 win gives the Baptist
team the crown among all the Juni
or colleges in the state, and the
Wingate game closed one of the
most successful seasons they have
known.
Brannon and Moss were stellar
scoring aces in the final name with
Allen, Bordens, and Herndon doing
the closest guarding of the season
The Holmes and Brooks, Blain and
Bass combination for Wingate was
hard to upset.
The girls team is coached this
year by Miss Marjorie Crisp, na
tive of Grover and former star at
A. S. T. C„
Line-up
Boiling Springs
Brannon ___
Moss _
Crisp _
Borders __
Allen _....
Herndon _
Wingate
Brooks
Fowler
Holmes
Pavelace
.. Bass
Bnx#g
Academic Freedom, Democratic
“Keynotes” Of NEA Convention
Towery Stars
"Red” Towery, former Lattlmore
High School star, who has made an
outstanding record with the High
Point College cagers this year.
Breaking Into the starting, lineup
soon after the opening of the sea
son, red has played at a guard post
all the season with th$ Ngrth State
champs. wS -'i.
Grady Family Wins
Amateur Hour Prize
(Continued from page one)
tions of Kate Smith, Bing Crosby,
and Rudy Vallee were awarded hon
orable mention.
Jack Hartlgan, veteran of “The
Valiant" and a charter member of
the Community Players was in
charge of the amateurs, and con
ducted the program In a pleasing
“Major Bowes styles.” The follow
ing aplicants were allowed to per
form.
Miss Francis Graham, of the Lat
tlmore school faculty in a soprano
solo; Miss Betty Mauney, reading;
Charles Logan, unchanged voice
solo; Pearl Coats, reading and
dance; Alvin Smith, ventriloquist
and memory expert with an act in
both divisions which was not enter
ed as amateur entertainment; Miss
Mary Jane Jarrett, reading; Henry
Finklestein with his mouth organ
(Finklesteln operates any other
time under the name of Arthur Be
noy.)
He got the gong from the Major.
Miss Anna Coble. In two tear
voice contralto numbers; Dr. B. M.
Jarrett, bass solo; a Western nov
elty number by Misses Marjorie
Luts and Anna Beth Jones; and a
solo by Miss Evelyn Elam.
Restraining Order
Given Lobbyists
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.—(JP)—A
court order temporarily restraining
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany from supplying the senate lob
by committee with messages sent by
his law firm was Issued today after
S. H. Strawn charged the investiga
tors with illegal and unconstitu
tional methods.
The Chicago attorney is a former
president of the Chamber of Com-j
merce of the United States and a J
| member of the Republican Finance
committee.
Legislator Dies
DILLON, S. C., March L—(JPh-J.
H. Manning, 79, first state senator!
from Dillon connty, died at the
Florence hospital today from a
stroke of paralysis. He was presi
dent of the Bank of Latta, served ■
on the state fertiliser board ano
was one of the largest land holders,
in hta conty.
Survivors Include a daughter and
five sons.
Academic freedom and added em
phasis of democracy were the key
notes of the National Education As
sociation meeting at St. Louis last
week from which J. H. Grigg and
B. L. Smith, county and city sup
erintendents have just returned.
The meeting was composed of ex
ecutive and administrative leadets
ni education from every state in the
nation and the general sessions in
cluded about 12,000 to 15,000 per
sons.
There were about 76 representa
tives from North Carolina.
In the launching of the academic
freedom movement Mr. Grigg said
he believed it will sweep the coun
try, especially in the more liberal
sections. Mr. Smith said there was
widespread sentiment for widening
the supporting unite of school that
is for the states which still have
county owned and operated schools.
Too there is a leaning toward cen
tralized support but away from
centralized control.
Vital and highly interesting con
ferences and demonstrations of var
ious kinds were held, and some of
the best informed men in America
were on the program.Among them
were Will Durant, the philosopher.
Representatives from each of the
major political parties were asked
to voice the sentiment of their
party. Alden Berkeley, former Key
noter was the Democrats, Allen
hom Missouri was Republican and
Norman Thomas the socialist. Sup-1
erintendent Trelkeld of the Denver
city schools was eleoted president
and there la possibility that the
convention may go to New Orleans
next year,
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Evening Classes
Reaching Farmers
Evening clashes being conducted
by the vocational department unde*
the suervision of *. L. Dillingham
have been reaching M all-day stu
dents and 23 evening class stu
dents through . organized instruc
tion in farm Improvement. The stu
dents make a systematic study of
farm improvement practices and
skills to be accomplished on their
farms; and through a systematic
form of project records and super
vision the teacher gets values of the
improved practices, such as, terrac
ing, priming, improved varieties,
balanced fertilizers and feeds, and
improved livestock to submit to the
state office at Raleigh.
In addition to the 79 reached
through organized instruction, the
teacher renders numerous services
to Individuals and groups in the
community.
The Polkville agricultural depart
ment will be represented at the
meeting in Shelby Tuesday after
noon at a group meeting of teach
ers and Future Farmers from Gas
ton and Cleveland counties by E. L.
Dillingham, teacher; Hazel Warlick,
T. G. Bridges, and L. G. Grigg. Loy
Crowder, State President of the F.
F. A. and James Turner local presi
dent, will also attend the meeting.
No UNC Catalog
Issued Next Year
CHAPEL HILL, Mar. 3.—For the
first time in the memory of the old
est professor the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill is not go
ing to issue a general catalog this
spring.
Instead bulletins describing the
General College and individual
schools will be published.
“The Bulletin has several advan
tages over a general catalog com
bining information about the entire
university in one volume,” said Ben
Husbands, associate registrar, who
made the announcement. "Bullet
ins are more economical and more j
convenient than large catalogs and
the cost of editing and printing sev
eral small booklets is considerably
less than that of publishing a larp
volume.”
Each of the major subdivisions of
the university will publish its own
booklet, giving Information about
the department, its work, its expens
es and some general information for
newcomers to the University.
Derricks Split Oklahoma City
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Dozens of derricks bloom on the sky line of this modem
Oklahoma City. The man pictured is one of the leaders and
owners of powerful Oklahoma oil interests.
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English Expert Sorts Chicks
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ta shown above gently employing his skill. This expert has separated
more titan 10,000 pure-bred chicks with 90 per cent accuracy at a
speed of 200 an hour.
BULLET-RIDDLED BODIES mobile a year ago and was despon
OF FARM COUPLE FOUND dent.
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KINSTON, Feb. 29,-The bullet
riddled bodies of Jobie Howard, 59
rear-old fanner, and his wife. Mary
Sr-ere found today by neighbors who
said Howard had drunk heavily
since he was injured in an auto
UNION MASONIC DEGREE
AT MOORESBORO MARCH 4
The Union Masonic degree team
will nieet^ Wednesday, March 4th
at Mooresboro for work in the sec
ond degree.
The Star is 16th in circulation of all
the newspapers in North Carolina.
It exceeds the circulation of 160
weekly newspapers and exceeds the
circulation of 20 of the 35 daily
newspaoers.
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Statesville Wins
Piedmont Tourney
Licking Firestone
Ctotti Mill Loses To Firestone Ois
fit By One Point
Margin.
Hie Statesville Coca Cola Spiral,
were crowned victors in the Char
lotte-Piedmont basketball tourna
ment held there during the Das,
week-end in which play the Clev*.
land Cloth mill was entered an ,
seeded team.
In the semi-final games Frida#
night the Cleveland Cloth ram
team was nosed out ty a bar.
point. 1
The Fires tone-Clevelaiui cloth
game was the most exciting oop.
test seen here in some time. ^
kept the fans on their feet from
opening whistle to the last.
It was an upset for the Firestone
team as Shelby was seeded in the
tcumey and a strong favorite to
srin the title. Such players as Virgil
Weathers, former all-Southern
forward at North Carolina; Lloyd
Little, three-letterman at Lenoir
Rhyne; Sam Turner, all-Southern
rextile center; Max Putnam, ior
mer Wake Forest star guard; and
Bill Goodson, great basketeer at
Davidson college several years ago
ire members of the Shelby club.
Firestone started off strong, Shel.
>y pulled up and tied the count at
1-9 on Turner’s goal but Firestone
igain went ahead. Turner came
jack with another goal to tie the
tount at 12-all. Firestone pulled
iway again, going out front 18-13,
>ut foul shots by Weathers and
Doodson and goals by Turner and
jittle gave Shelby a 19-18 lead with
wo and a half minutes to play in
,he first half. Bell made a foul
ihnf. tn t.io t.ho nntmt in in u? —ic
•rs sank two free shots and Good
on a goal along with Bell’s goal as
he half ended 23 to 21, in Shelby's
avor.
Bud Munday, forward for Fire
tone, was hot as he made seventeen
»ints to lead Gastonia to victory,
'’red Arndt was a star with his sec
>nd half shots which really won the
:ontest. Sam Bell played a nice
loor game and Artis Smith a good
lefensive contest. Virgil Weathers
vas high for Shelby with 14 points,
ollowed by Turner with 11. Bill
Joodson played a great floor game.
Eagle Stores Sold
For Near $200,000
(Continued from page one.)
Stores were begun with one small
tnit in Kings Mountain January 27,
924 by the late Bush Stroup, treas
urer for Cleveland county for many
ears. He began immediate exp-an
ion and added about one each year.
Jpon his death, the management
?as assumed by Mrs. Stroup. Two
tores were added last year, thos#
t Sylva and in Shelby.
Some indication of the retail
usiness of the stores and their
rowth is shown by the fact that
he first store did a business of SH -
OO the first year. Last year all the
tores did a combined business of
369,000.
Asked about her reason for seil
ig the stores, Mrs. Stroup replied
hat she did “not wish to give my
ntire time to business.” The growth
f the chain was requiring more
nd more of her time.
Mrs. Stroup has been one of the
lost active civic and religious lead
rs in Shelby. She is a former presi
ent of the Woman’s club, is presi
ent of the Woman’s Missionary
nion of the First Baptist church, s
;acher of a large Sunday school
lass, and takes part in many other
ctivities.
At present she said she was plan
ing to give quite a little time to
parting her rose garden, as grow
lg red roses in her hobby.
Mrs. Stroup said she was grateful
Jr the loyal of the entire person
el of the stores and said the co
peratlon was appreciated deeply.
“Their work and the confidence
eld in the stores by the general
ublic are responsible in a large
ay for the success we have had
The managers of the various store*
re: Kings Mountain, A. V. Mar
lall; Morganton, C. C. Copeland;
incolnton, D. H. Turner; Belmont
. R. Moore; Newton, J. F. Evans;
ylva, S. R. Elliott; Canton, J A.
fhitworth; Waynesville, A. B Me
an; Forest City, Lawrence B Ham
ck; Shelby, A. C. Wood.
Seeks Purchase Approval.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Th«
ueen City Coach company. Char
tte, N. C., today asked interstate
immerce commission authority ,n
squire control of the Queensboro
ayetteville (N. C.) Bus Lines. In
rrporated for $58,037.
Penny Column
FARM FOR SALE: 43 ACRES
ve miles from Kings Mountain
ew '.six-room stone home wit
»th. Nice grove, good barn, 25 acre*
i cultivation, two mules and *
inning equipment. Can give P0*'
ission now. Price $3,500 cash J
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