Liberty, Truth,
Vol. 17 No. 42.
GOMPIETfc
UNDER JIM ELAM'S HOUSE
' THREE MEN WERE Iffi
Officers Rhodes, Falls and j
Stewart broko into the lion' don !
Wednesday of last wtek and it ift
hoped broke up the boot lexers'
hotbed in the Elbethel commun
ity which has for years been a
menace to that community and
the torror of the law abiding and
God fearing citizens. It was uii
der Jiin Elam's house about
three miles west of
i the lair was located.
town that
Prom ex
ternal appearances there was
nothing to lead an officer to sus
pect a blockade still except, that
there was a surplus of dirt bank
cd around the walls of the house
and a Deculiar aioina in the at
mosphere which Bhodes pro i
nounced suspicious. The -'olfactories
of the other officers were
not quite so alert in detecting
the prec ious smell as was Uho-'des-probably
not quite so used
to it. Complaiiit has been coin
inn from citizens of tbfct com
munity about the p-esence , of
whiskey and officer had raided
these same premises on two pre
vious occasions but without re
Milt. And not strangely so when
we-tell how it wis.
There were no indications on
the outside of a dugout under
naath oveent the sumlus dirt.
On th9 inside of the house no
sign of a trap door or other
means of descent. The search
had alinos, ended in disappoint
ment when Bob Kbyne's boy,
who just happened to be' along,
discovered in a shed room a
: plank standing against a chim
ney which was scorched at one
end. Rhodes 'removed the plank
and a stove flue was uncovered
coming up through the floor.
Then the search for the descent.
This had almost been given up
when Rhodes noticed toco nails
used In fastening the two steps
-jrhlch go down from the main
house to the she 1 room were
not driven up tight. He procur
ed an instrument and drew the
nails ei.d removed tho steps.
Under the steps was small
trap door. This was raised and
the offic irs descended into the
isolated haunt and thero found a
most uniaue blockade still which
(- showed signal of : having been
run tlie orevious uik" "" "-
' cocked and primed for the close
of dav again The outfit was un
ique. The still proper was con
trlved of the metal tuo oi an ice
Aroum freener of about ten gal-
Ions oaoacity on top Of which a
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uMinnnf pnnn r on o oi me
. ame size was lashed inaldng the
whole of about twenty gallons;
o.nBnltll The P&D MS an Old
wood tub with a tube lnse-ted.
vtwi. . nnt nil The hou
11 A Li 10 woo " --
P. B. Moore and
family arid .lira Elam, the owner
Taofficeis succeed'i'l in cap
turiDj? P. B. Moore, age about
sixty, and his son, J. A. Moore.
But when ttrey went put in the
field where Jim Elam was plow
ing when they went up they
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found tlie '-plow and loa'ii but
Jim had escaped to the taller
timbers. The Mooros weio taken j
to Shelby and given a hearing
before Cammisf-ionor Newton
Thursday 'ho iilaerd them each
under SoOO bond for their appear j
ance at federal court, vv, A
Morris went their bond and they
were released.
Jim Elam appeared at Shelby
Mondav an'J surrendered him
self to U. S. Deputy Marshal
E. N. Williams and he gave bond
in the sum of $500 W. A. Vor.'is
signing.
HUGG1NS 10 SPEAK
Prof. .. D. Huggins, principal
of Boiling Springs High School,
will occupy the preaching hour
at Patterson Grove church at II
o'clock the first St n '-y in July,
Ho will speak in thu im to ot
(!!n i.stiaii education in
and in the interest of II n :
Springs school in particular. Jt
is hoped that there will bo a lib
eral representation of the com
munity present.. Mr. HuggiiiR is
a very attractive speaKer and al
ways says soma'hing worth
Hearing.
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Lin wood College, four miles-
east of tuwn, plans fuvtlier tx
tensions and is in process ol
floating a?30,C00 boud iSi.ue to
finance the enterprise.The bonds
vvill be underwritten by Gas
to nia business men who are uiv
ing President A. T. Lindsay
substantial btclcing in every
way. $-J"i,000 Will be'used in re
tiring a bond issue already in
tore! and the other in fuither
development uf the- property.
Linwood is a worthy institutipit
and doserves the strongest sup
port of the peoplw of this entire
section. It, deseivefta much more
liberal iatrouago
than it gets
from our peoula.
' STORES TO CLOSE AT SEVEN
The merchants of the town
have signed an agreement at the
instanc3 of tha Civic League by
which they will close their stores
each day at 7 p. m. except Sat
urday when they will close at
ten p. m. during the summer,
months. This action was taken
by the league because the M;'
tint the mo-chants and clerks.
were entitled to a little cayligl t
outside their places of business,
The new schedule goes into ef
lcUb UcAli uiumia,) i cu ouvpijwio
take, not'ee and do their trading
earlier in the day.. ;'.'" ;.; '
REVIVAL SERVICES
Uov. W. B. Beach announced
Sunday that a series of meetings
will begin at the Baptist ohurch
the first Sunday night in July.
Rov. W. C. Barrett, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Gas
tooia, is to do the preaching.
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Kings Mount mu Vovrh Caroiin
A COMMUNITY
WHAT WILL YOU 1)0 WITH IT?
The wl.M-y biiicss in tl.H oomm.inity has becouT aiar T.S,
ing. Its f.-iailioatJon is a challenge t tie' Christian people an.r
to ritiwrs who oppose its presence. Jt is staled, w liethf.i cor
recti v or nor, Hint the diabo'ical business gets its chief .sui-
noit from lolks who have Iheir names on clnirch rolls amlJ
II ose before the
usily fooled world as ef lh elect who are.
in the s-.teps of I.Ik- Mr.hter. K'noe tin' disrovcry last wre. nl
the chUcn un.ler Jim Klim's lions.! r..en have api-roached
Officer Rho.U mid stated that they lne.- the ihing was tb.-ie.
W hit sort of a pars have we ome to? Will decent men whu
make claim to respectable citizenship continue! to wince at,
such' conditions? The challenge is before every in m, won ait
and child in this community who wants to e ' it rid' or this
curse to lise up and .use their influence lowurJs a. clean up.
If you lr.ow the loca'tion or a whiskey still and do not .'report
it to the pioper officer you are participating in the ciinie. If
you know a man emated in the nefarious business and do.
not exert yourself to expose him yon are wincing at the busi
ness. It is charged that many men 'who heretofjio apparant
ly opposed tlie liquor business are making and selling it now
since fabulous prices uro in vogue. Then there is tlie class
called "higher-ups" who stand behind the curtain and tinanm
the. Vhol'! iv.isiuess are never caught. The last one of tho ras
cals ought to be. apprehended and brought to justice. Hero is
the challenge: will the lawabiding ard Oodfwing poop'n of
this community arisn and stamp- out, this increasim: evil oi-.
will they continue to sit with folded hands and heavy hearts
and pray God to strike the enemy with lightning? There are
two things we can do to assist local officers: first, create ni
he sentiment: second,, give officers all the information you
can get that will lead to the apprehension of Urn irnkeror vim
dcr of 'ho stuff. Its in poor grace to come around after an
outfit has been taken and inform the oificr that yon knew all
the time that it, was there, Its enough to ereatq wonder i I' you
knew it was there arid didn't tell it before. Its a shirt sleeve
job with gloves off. The challenge is before us. Tie; question
todav is, what will you do? Ia that grent morn of morns when
the blood of the youth of this community cries out f-om the
Kround to us, tho question will be, WHAT HAVE YOU DUNK?
$100 ,000 801 ISSUE
FOrl SOLDStfl
At an adjourned meeting of
the county commissioi'crs held
Monday of last week it was or
derc I that a n election be held
in the coanly on August tlie ml
to determine whether the voters
want a bond issue of $100,000 to
memorial hospital in hon-
fl's 700 soldieis who
coi-uml iii the world war. Quito a
delegation of citizons app ..tied
before the commissioners in the
interestot the movement anil the
cause was presented by Hon.
Clyde R. Hoev. The county mod
taal society favored the proposi
tion. A majority of the qualified
,.,tei-s is necessary to the suc
cess of the election and the reg
I istratioa hojksw.,1 do onen ju
27th to July l'-th. An additional
tax levy ot not uij. .-..;
cents is proposeu.
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Bud Neil, who has been want-
ed in the county for transporting
whiskey, was arresieu u,
Rhodes Friday and taken
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to Charlotte where he gave bona
for appearance at federal couvt
If vml hplirvp in the Dolicv of
ihis paper hand us a dollar and
a naif on subscription.
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CHALLENGJ:: .
ftlJGUST 2ND,
MtlV!UH!AL HUbHIfiL
KANSAS FASHiQN
Mr. and Mis. Tiioodlon-."Baker
left Monday morning i'or their
home at Moline, Kansas, after a
visitot . i-evcial weeks in the
houi" ef Ca.pt. aad Mrs, V, E.
Fidd.' They are Mis. FiolJ's
parents. Mi. 1 taker is a, very
successful farmer, He carries a-
bout 70 Hereford and l."i Hoi
stein cow., '27t brood maves, 1j0
steers, and 2(X) hens. He has
100 acres in wheat nnd TiO
acres m oats. At iiresont llo has
milked 12 cows and is selling
e ich week about Sjt) worth of
butrt,;-!i tut, and six or seven dol
lars worth of eggs. Last year he
sold 10 colts just weaecd at $'.'5
each. His mares weigh fioin
1000 lbs. w l'JOO ech. Mr. Bak-
oi- i of the onieion that tho
ooulti v ami stu. i D.isiii foa
tures ol Kansas laru.ing could
be put into effect profit-ibly In
this section. He says lha "very
viilage and hamlet has its netm
cry station from which tho cua-m
is shipped to Kansas City lo.
manufacture into butter. Every
farmer carries a load of some
thing to sell when he goes to
town. " ;
SulisiTlhe ror Tho Herald.
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iSlIOFt LO OS i 11631 S 0l
Miss Wltie. I.c - lent Salu i
dav in .histoniiu wiili relatives,
Mr, Noisier made a bus-
ino-sfip to. New York lustwook,
M'ss fva. Ijiueberger spent
pa"t of ias'u week in (I istouia,
Mis.s Ha.i-riett Erwin and 'Mr.
Joe lleinof Morganton aio vi-.it
ing at Mr. T. L. Saunders.
Mrs. A. 11. ('anient.-'- of Ports
mouth is visitin;' her parent.-.
Mr. and Mrs U K. Il(r.v,,er.
Mr, T. (-1. Hudspeth made
business trip to U.istonia Men
day.
Miss It.. no I Seam of ("rover
etui'n:!it lioui'i Sued ly after n
visit; toiler aunt, Mr., V. K.
Atkins.
Mrs. )ieo' Heave. '.or is in
lornied that Vestal Jones landed
U Cha.rlefit.on Pi id..y and is ex
pocted homn this 'woolv.
Mrs. W, P. I ll', wards of Ci s
jonia spent, thn week end in
town with her mother, M."s. Car
jlinc3 Lon.
Mr. .Tee Leo U'uoilwanl left
Monday for Lincolnton wiict-e he
will spend a few days .with re I
Uives.
Miss Helen Smith returned
last woe!-: from a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs.. L. P. Cu!;i, a, Rock
Hill. :;, '- ' ...
Mr. Boyce Falls iopoi ts tl at
he Iiad, lor dinmr Monday,
roKiiii! ; 1 e:r-i ;'a the re. I Iroin this
ye ic"s crop.
Miss .(Iracc l!lulojk of BftsU-oi-
ville, "a., is ' visiliti't . relatives
hero and in the lle..hleh..:it sec
tion of tho county.
Mr, James M. MeOill, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac McOill, has
returned from overseas His
brother, Ceo. D., is expected
home soon. ' '.
Mips Bessie Simonto:i went to
Dawkins, S. C, Monday to vinit
her sister. Mrs Arnett.'- iShc
was accompanied by her nep
hew, liobt. Hilling.
Tlis Shelby District Confer
enco of the M. E. South Church
meets at Fallstoii July 'JH-IIO.
IJijv. J. F. Kirk is presiding eld
er. Mr, Eugene Noisier ; wont to
New York last week to get his
Uncharge lrom nayal service
ui had to come back to Nor
folK for the final proceedings.
Mr. 1'. T. Fulton attended a
meotir , liist week at Vi'i-ights-ville
Ifcaja of T-'-o North .Caro
lina Funeral Directors Associ
ation. Sure, Tom. w ::it a'swim-ti'-ing.
Justice, Equality
Year In Advance
i mi1 if
Mrs, T. C, Martin of Blacks
l)iil' spent Wednesday1 -and
Thursdpy in town as gu.:st of In r
brother, Messrs M. K, and P.
I), Herndon.
The body of Mrs. Henrv
Frankdn ol Gastonia was brou
gH liore Monday lor burial 'n
Mountain liest cu'ietery.
(Iffi'cers .1. I-'.. Khod'-s and Pat
Falls went, to the mountain
Thursdav night and found a
blockade outfit not in ooeralion
but hid away in a hole. They
brought it in. It was a crude ill
contrived ariiingeuielit.
The Siinbeauis of the Molho
.list cliurch gave an entertain
incut Sunday night. Tho pr.
giam was well selected and well
prcpiircd and rendered in most
Incasing manner. Mrs. K, L.
Kirk has charge of the sociotv-
Mrs. M. A. Pago, with her
daughter, Miss Maggie Page,
who have been the guests for
the past four weeks of her son,
(!. ('.. Page, left Moedny lor
llanilet, whoie they will spend
a while with another son, Kev,
j. M. Page. From Hamlet they
will go to Tar Heel to visit a
daughter, Mrs. L. Grimes. From
there they will return to their
home at Steadman.
NO. 11 is a new passenger
train for Kings Mountain arriv
ing here at l.'2" a. m. going
north; It is not a regular local
train but stops here when flag
ged and will' serve us practically
tho-Fame, as a regular local.
Other schedules have been slight
ly ch-inged, Tlie following trainj
noiv arrive at: No. 12 h:OT, a.m.,
hi 1-:20 p. in., 12 1:20 p. in., 30
-;).'. ii. in,, Pi n:l'p. 111. All
oven numbers go north and all
odd numbers south. The new
8chidul i-i now in effect,
In this issue of tlie Herald Mr.
Harry'Fallo calls attention to
the delivery situation in tho
meat and ice business and asks
his customers -to cooperate will
him in improving conditions.
The same principle of which Mr.
Falls complains applies toother
business. The secret of - the
whole delivery trouble is that
people as a rule wait until too
iato to order their meats or gro
e-eries. Waiting until you hnvtt
the pan on and the grease hot to
order your steak oft times brings
disappointment and ought to.
Mr, Falls voices the sentiment
of all business men when ho
insists upon you anticipating
your needs sufficiently early in
tho day that one delivery will
servo the major portion of a
c immunity. We behove that the
trading public will respond to
this petition and we are also
hoping that the response will
come from the other side as
well. We must pull together in
every good work.
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