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The Gastonia Gazette from Gastonia, North Carolina • Page 9

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MONDAY, AUGUST 20, i9si. Battle Against THE GASTONIA (N.C.) GAZETTl PIVI Gastonians Fight Alabama Insects r.rrf r- Cast Nalfoiial a jr at ort Sunday moriv.nj. and one of the fim thincs was to figm fc i DMFT TO TAKE 20 NEXT CALL xluoii Will Go To Army To Marines; Ten Si.xlu J' Oaston Roys Jo Be Called For Kxariis. Selective service will tttV. up 20 Oaston county boys in September for Army and Marine Corfs duty.

Hiduclion date will be September 17. Twenty per of the Inductees will be sent to the Marine Corps. The Gaslon county draft office also announced that 1(1 buys will he called for we-imhlctioti phv.Moal mid mental exams on September 20 Tiwe who pass will he subject to induction into the armed forces nays later, if they are needed to inl a quota. However, the draft office is presently calling boys who were examined as far back as five or six There are plenty available for induction, the office announced The local draft office received an "outstanding" record afier inspection all last neck tiy a team from the state draft office in Raleigh The auditors who checked the local records were Mrs. Vivian nialock Ethel Lovflt.

Mrs. Don McDanrtel, draft clerk was cited for "outstanding" wort in record keeping. Cattle Experts For Cleveland Show Selected BOILING SPRINGS Two of North Carolina's outstanding cattle experts have been named judges for the Cattle Show to be sponsored by the Boiling Springs Lions Cluh August 23. The judges will be Carl Francisco of Kings Mountain and Jim Graham of Sparta. Mr.

Francisco, field nian for the North Carolina and South Carolina Jersey Cattle Club, has had wide experience in the dairy cattle business. He was formcrlv herd manager for the Heep Jersey Farm in Buda. Texas, and also the Middlcbrook Farm in Asbury Park, K. J. The show is attracting widespread interest.

Although Mii.s is Hie first project of Its kind in Cleveland county, indications now point to an annual show in the interests of better beef and dairy herds in this erea. The show this will include the Hereford beef type and the Guernsey and Jersey dairy type, belligerent mosquitoes. Every man was told to get an insect spiay bomb, since- the mosquitoes doivn Alabama way were looking for ftcsh meat to feed on. Company 120ih Infantry Regiment, is camp with lO.OOi) other National Guardsmen of the 30ih Hickory) Division. Thev arrived aboard 12 troop trains to Ix-gin two weeks of Intensive train- ins.

Capt. Fred Harris Is commanding officer of the Gastoiiia company. Tire turns left home stations in North Carolina and Tennessee late Saturday. Most of them had checked In by early Sunday mom- NOT CATTJ.K CAHS hKe trains were definitely not the "cattle car" variety familiar to many veterans of World War II. Each guardsman had a comfortable pullumn berth the night.

Uniforms, helmets, rifles, and a troop kitchen were reminders, however, that the train was militarized. Advance parly personnel from units in the 30th had the National Guard camp area in readiness when the main body of troops ar- lived. The cnlislcrt men's quarters, have wood siding half way up, with screens, enclosing the other half. Officers' quarters are similar, only smaller. All quarters have concrete flooring and canvas tent roof- ne.

TRAFFIC STUDY IS UP TONIGHT Council To Ponder Recommendations For Designating One-Way Streets In Gjistonin. Suit Is Loot In Break-In At Chandler's Long Time No See! Seventeen years Mrs. San Dobbs (then Miss Sara Adams) moved with her family to Tittisvillc. and during their six-mouths residence there, younq Sara worked In the Palmetto Restaurant, owned by Jimmy Karcntinas. Monday morning, while Sara was at work in her own place.

Sara's Grill on South street, a familiar- looking man. v.llh his wife aticl five children, walked in and took a Sara heard the man remark, "I brlicve I know thai young lady! 1 He did. Here to attend the. festivities at Karyae Park, Jimmy Ka- rentinas, looking little older than 17 years f.go, was delighted to find his former waitress doing right well, in own izace of business, one of the most (wpnlar of Gastonia's uptown eating places. An intruder broke into tile homo pf Morgan Chandler on the Wilkinson boulevard-Lowell road last week inri confiscated new suit ol clothes and a pair of men's slippers Sheriff's officers said Chandlei A'as away from home on a vacation nip at the lime, chandler the theft when he returned home Sunday.

UFK SKXTKXCE A Negro mnn was shot and wmmd- seriously more than a year ago vhen he attempted to enter the Chandler house at night. Chandler had heard the man who cut the screen on the porch and tried to enter the home. The mvncr 01 tile house fired and he bullet struck (he burglar In the head. At his trial in superior court, the wounded man drew a life sentence for breaking and entering officers said. Tiie liiea'K-ln at the- Chandler home last week was similar to the other occasion.

Detective E. K. Groves said the screen was.lorn on chandler porch and the prowler forced his way Into the house. The missing suit reportedly was a new one. GHS Class Of 1925 Holds Reunion At Rankin Lake A IN AIL Sixty members of the of lD26.lRankin of Oastonia, Ha.vwood Rob- Peck of Shelby, Ninlh Division engineer with the State HiBh- way and Public Works Commission, lias been invited to attend tne meeting of the Oaslonia city council tonight al 7:30.

Mayor Harrelwn Yancey said he asked Mr. Peck to be present, since the council will thoroughly explore various recommendations for improving traffic inside GaMonia and on several highways leaning into Ihe city. Some changes are planned on U. S. 321 south of Gasionia, and on c.

Slate Highway No. 7 In East Gastonia. The highway cn- jlnccr must give his consent before these changes are made. The city council 1 if it adopts the recojiunemlaliotis of a traffic survey made by Smith, Dibble fc will reroute northbound traffic coming into city over U. S.

321. and will make minor change affecting I ml lie at the intersection of Modem street and Highway No. 7. York under the proposals, is to cany northbound traffic into Ihe city from U. 321, and Chester street will take southbound traffic, down to the confluence with York.

are among several streets that Ibema de one-way. 01IIKH MATTKIIS The council will limit. Us asenda toniglit to the traffic study. However, it is considered unlikely that the council wilt adopt a new traffic ordinance at (his meeting. Regular meeting of the city council will not be held Tuesday night, has been moved up to 1:30 Tues-! afternoon.

The change teas made because several councilmen, and City Manager P. A. Roberts, Ga.stonia High School, attended a reunion al Rankin lake Saturday nlshl. It was the 25lh snniverKiry reunion for this class, one of the outstanding graduated at the tooal high school. Phil Jackson, prescient of the claw, presided.

After the rural, the clas.s members, ihelr and wives, joined in Informal talks. No member sof. the high school faculty were present. EVKHV FIVK YK.IKS This was the second reunion held by the class of 1576. Five years ae.o, vhen the first reunion was faculty members were Invited also.

Jaekson, now a stock broker in Oastonia, announced (hat the 1026 bins ctinrlotle; Rtilter of West Haven. Mrs, Dewey Kiser'ot lle.s- City, Mrs, Harry o( Oas- lonU, Karl Shannon R-I, Fred Smith of Columbus, RELEASED MAN DeMolay Chapter To Confer Degree In Charlotte Willis SiiiTOfHlpi's On Sufc KoUlipry Count, Makes Bond. Then Is On Other Charges. Marvin of Ue Dallas raid, Sparranburg Man Wins Feature At Gaston Speedway The Gastonia Chapter of Molay will meet al the Masonic) F.d Kvans of Bpartanburg look The local rst P' 1 money In ttifl Oaston Temple al 6:30 o'clock. chapter htiK bpon invilcd to go to Charlotte and confer tlie DeMolay All Master Masons are Walls, 21, ivtm was -'in road, who Oeorje Smith of Conez, Mrs.jcharted with sr.orebieakin 1-cwis Craig Gastonia.

Mis. Call last week in connection with degree cordially Invited to accompany the to Charlotte. Speedway slock ear races Saturday nieht. C. V.

Hughes of Drayton, S. and Sparlanburg's Homer Sisk Weber Gistonia. Mrs. Haskell Ferguson of Gasioiiiu R-l; Hurley neatly of ClillsUle, safe theft, was faced with oilier raises Sunday morning. Walls was turnrd over to police officers FrJciay and accused of being in Ihe Charles Webster Ends Air Course WIILVJS ruuiiy accuse Mrs.

Harry H. aylor of Swaunanoa. one of four men involved in the 1 ll rs from P. Slier of Uasumla, H. Slcfle of Dacatur, CalcKvcll Wmecofs of Gastonia, and Glndys rrn hold reunion every five class will years.

Several of the 1320 seniors were also members the state championship football loam of 1925. This was Gastonia's only championship football squad. Jackson was a halfback on that team. Mlfx liuth Houbs of Raleigh came the longest distance for the reunion. The olher officers of the 1326 class, besides President Jackson, are Alice Wilkins Slier, vice-president; Edgar Rtitler, treasurer and John Frederick, secretary.

ONK GKANimOTIIKK The class has one grandmother, Mrs. Hasfcel! Ferguson Gastonia Aruf ttersnn. l.inda A very, nnd licr'yl Uiggerslnff, addresses not given. Deaths JOHN' VAKCK HANNA John Vance Hanna of Home unlay admitting he broke Into the Cola tz company a few weeks ago. He ledlv siclied a slatemenl Sal- finished 2-3 respectively, Richard Riley won the first heat money and sclually crossed the finish line In Ihe main race In first position but accepted his disqualification because his motor did not meet specifications.

He slated, however, that he would doeior hi.s motor and be at the Paseland race August son of 25. Riley hails from Charlotte. i MIC. KVilie Webster. Rt.

1, Klnesj Leroy Turner of Spartonburg led joi is sjwmiing iS-day field all (he way in the second loneh at Ills home. He will race but encountered engine to Kcesler Air Force Base in Mis-i trouble on the last lap and was will be on In-'forced out. Pfc. Charles J. Webster, to officers by hts mother.

I'OK Walls ivas rele.is«l tinder (2.000 signed bond, posted by his parents died al his home al 1:15 p. He was apprehended Saturday. He had been in declining! again at 1:30 a. m. Sunday by Police Officers A.

H. Bradley and Q. Dale and charged with drmiken- nrss and nuiMfng arrest. Court au na amtng roe Into the n- orce ou. botthnj; company and hauled the sllw tor hi electroilics.

The. stocks will run again at (he safe away in company with two p(c Webster recently complpicdlOaston Speedway Saturday night, companions. lie came lo Gastonia prescribed courses of instruc-ISeptember 1. horn naltlmo'rc and was turned 0 of lllc Air Training Command, In. i.SUPClah^ine ItJ nn.ni.l ff, in airmen nnd radar meclxinic equipment.

The patent office In Washing. airborne says there Is a patent for a -tail-holder, a device which is health the past two or three years. He was born in Ga.ston county on May 19, 18G7, of the late (John N. and Mary Carothers Han- lt said they would no longer na. He a retired farmer andr a for Walls and that K-l.

merchant, and had been an wo'dd be custody until 'ami deacon in New Hope Pre.sby- Church for a number of his trial on the safe charge. Sparrow of Gostoiiia Kineral services were held Monday morning ai Nea 1 Hope J'resby planned to attend a party for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Morgan, who are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Mr.

Morgan Is a former councilman. Several Accidents County Reported Grady B. Snyder, 34, of Rutlicr- Bloodshed Box Score from toda Killttl Injure Killed KUtttt l.rifiH, AIIS. Tt'c Mn- rhidea rppori of ivay accrrtccits far the period 4 p. m.

Friday to 10 a. m. this yrar 10 date last ytnr cJiis JP.TT to tl.ile last yc.if ind run and driving after revoca- ion of his license, about noon Sun- ton; lay, following a wreck at Ranlo Mrs. Jtation, Highway Palrol Sgt. J.

K. Mostel- er saltl Snyder is accused of driv-' car struck another nuto- ')ile, causing minor property damage. Snyder was chased by of- 'ices and apprehended soine distance from the wreck scene, the iffife said. -HAMKKTOX WRECK Alexander of Cramprlon is palient at Garrison General Hospital, suffering head injuries and "accretions he rejwrtcrtly sustained a wreck in Cramcrton Sunday afternoon. City officers report a wreck at Franklin avenue and York itreet intersection at 1:45 p.

m. Sunday. Officers P. S. Lytfon and C.

Ferguson listed drivers as Bill) Edward Welch, 20, of 109 Drake slreei. traveling west on Franklin avenue, and Flex Crowdcr Falls, 18. of Bessemer city, going on York street. About S225 damages were estimated on the right front of both vehicles. CONFIDENT OF KKI'EAT V1CTOHY NEW YORK, Aug.

ciolph Ttirpin, (he British Negro who amazed the boxing world by defeating Sugar Ray Rohin.son for the champion.ship in London, arrived today for the return engagement, confident of repeating his victory. "I intend to be 100 per cent fit I have every intention of winning." said Turpin. EVERETTE (KIT) CARSON now operating CARSON'S WA5HERETTE 1614W. Franklin Aye. Formerly AUTOMATIC SELF SERVICE LAUNDRY OFFERING: 1.

Best Wash in Town 2. Friendly and Courteous Service 3. Complete Satisfaction by a 40 Minute Wash TRY OUR DROP OFF SERVICE "YOU LEAVE 'EM WE WASH "EM" OPEN 7:00 A. M. DIAL 5-3642 CARSON'S WASHERETTE Mrs, Frank R-3, a mother of seven, was recognized as the elass member having the most children.

The. ihe 1926 Includes Myrtle Bradley of Gasionia. Mrs, Edwin Armstrong of New Albany, Mrs. Frances Starne.s of Gastonia. Frank Carson of Winston- alem; Rudolph Carson Oa.stonia, Simpson of Charlotte, Mrs.

Miles Rhyne of Ga.slonia. Mrs. E. J. Rollins Jr.

of Mrs. Sam Biteiti ot Canton. David Fay.ssoux of New York City; Dorothy Fink of Hopkinsville, Mason Robinson of Gasionia, John Frederick of Charlotte, Mrs. Frank S. Richardson of Oastonia, John David Glenn of Gasionia, W.

T. Grass of Chicago. Harry Grier Gastonia. Robert Grier of Dallas. Carroll Gimnin St.

Louis, Mrs. Frank Sparrow of Gastoliia terian Church. The pastor. Dr. John W.

Peterson of Umeil wasi released from jail under $1,000 pasted by bondsmen. Peterson toldl officers he drove Walls, William Hunter anrt Ross Varncr to Harrison, Poteai, Kelly Hanna, Harry Hanna and Dwight.Winn, olficiai'cd. nn'd burialKoimlry road after Ihe other three was in church cemetery. nlen broken into the bottling' Pallbearers were Rob Hanna, 1 Him-i ter and Varner are in the county jail in default of $2,000 bond 3,000 POIfMlBK Walls, Hunter, and Varner nil reportedly admitted they broke into; the bottling company, loaded sale on a company Iruck, and hauled it to the Beth anll a. McU all Son iHome handled arrangements.

William Henry Shaw, 82, machinist of Dallas, died a WILLIAM HENRY SHAW 2 retired "i la a len ll to Oa lh i r-- Drc the truck back r-- 86 BOOTS Men still die with their boots on, but usually one boot is on the accelerator. So don't huav when you drive to the store lor HOLSUM still be there when you get there. Mil BREAD IF YOU HAD A MILLION DOLLARS YOU COULDN'T BUY RETTtR BREAD plele, but were likely to be held sometime Monday in Vvake Two To Receive irdton R-2, was charged with hit R-3. Dixo'n Hanna of New 11 road, Qcorge P. Henderson of Max- College UegreeS safe, where they overlooked about $200,000 in stocks and bonds and! $1,800 in cash, according to slate-' menls, netting only about $18 fromi Ihe all-plght job.

Claude Dent of Oastonia. Mtss Fnlls Morris of lln ns orrs Gas- Oscar Hobbs. Rulh Hobbs of Hal-iionia wil Irecelve her BS tlcgree Thomas Hood of Hnntcrsville, and Frara P. Ga.slonia vlrs. Carl Petty of Bowling Green, will receive his MA defiree In Urs.

R. B. Babmeton of Gastonia, graduation exercises end'inc the 1051 Howe of Oastonia, Mrs. Isummer W. M.

Farris of Gastonta, Mrs. M. Kennedy of Rock Hill. Phil of Gastonia. Mrs.

M. H. Whis- lant of Charlotte. Ernest Jenkias of Sebring. Mrs.

Caldwell Winc- coff of Gastonia, Mrs. S. Melvin cf Gastonia, Dan LaFar of Gastonia, Sarah Lind.sey (deceased); Harry Long of Gastonia R-l; Mrs. W. R.

Crabtree of Ashevllle, Frank Mauney ot Gastonia, Henry F. Michael of Cherryville, Pred Morris of Abbeville, S. Bessie Morrow of Washington, D. Robert McArver of Washington, D. Mrs.

Don Holt of Concord, Mrs. Harry Johnson of Gastonia; May McLean of Coral Gables, Charles McLean of Ml. Holly, Christine Norris ol Charlotte, Henry Pat- tilto. Glenn Pearson of Gastonla, Mrs. James L.

Taylor of Gastonia, Clinton Rankin of Gastonia. Mrs. J. P. Slowe of Ml.

Holly, James session at East Carolina College on Fridny, Aug. 17, at 3:30 Mr. Holsher is assistant coach at idstonla High School, and tenches studies. He is receiving his Master's degree in Education. Durene Festival Plans Are Made IM annual Durene Festival of Mount Holly, beginning Aug.

21.j will close with a big Fiddlers Con-j vention Saturday night, Sept. I. In Uie Mount Holly High School eym- i naslum. Cash prizes will be award-; ed to winners. "Bashful Hob" will be master of ceremonies, and alii musicians are cordially invited to; attend.

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