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0 0 0 0 0 0 -000 00 THE County TIMES Paper THE CH CHEROKEE TIMES ONE SECTION Dedicated to the Upbuilding of the City of Gaffney and Cherokee County EIGHT PAGES TODAY Established August 4, 1922 $1.00 A Year Cherokee- ee-The Progressive County GAFFNEY, S. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1928 Gaffney- -The Friendly City No. 43 VOLUME 7 An Englishman, just returning to London from a visit in "The States" was much impressed with our slang phase, "So's your old man." In telling his friends about it he explained: "You know they have a jolly deucedly funny wheeze ovah theh when you ask the bally young ones a question. Instead of simply coming back at you with 'Fiddlesticks' or 'I say, you don't mean it, old they shout 'Oh, hell you fawther is the same Clevah isn't it--what, what?" back in pre-Volstead days it is said that Ole Olson, the great Scandinavian musician, during his stay in a small Minnesota village asked the proprietor of his hostelry if he had "any squirrel whisky." "No," answered host, "but I can slip you little Old Crow." 'Ay don't vant to fly," said the Swede, yust bane vant to yump around a leetle." The Boss: Say, where in the blazes are you two worthless black bums goin'? Why don't you get to work? Mose: We is wo'kin', boss. We is carryin' dis yere plank up to de mill.

The Boss: Plank! I don't see any plank! Mose: Well, fo de Lo'd's sake, Sam ef we ain't all done gone an' clean fo'got de Mansfield, Kansas City. Mr. Pennypound: Any installments due today, dear? Mrs. Ditto: No, I think not. Mr.

Pennypound: Nothing due on the house, the radio, the furniture, the rugs, the books or the phonograph? Mrs. Ditto: No, dear, I'm sure they're all paid up. Mr. Pennypound: Well then, I have ten dollars we don't need. What do you say we buy an auto? The 17-year-old girl was talking to the' man who had been the family physician for three decades.

"Do you think flappers are inadequately dressed?" she asked him. "Well," he replied slowly, "you at least have a little more on than when I first met you." Jack: to you Zack: Jack: Zack: C. M. Jack: Zack: What did the boss say for being L. 0.

What's that?" Late on Saturday. Oh, he gave me the D. "What's that? Don't come Monday. "Where did the car hit him?" asked the coroner. "At the junction of the dorsal and cervical vertebrae," replied the medical witness.

The foreman of the jury rose from his seat. "Man and boy I've lived in these parts for 50 years," he protested ponderously, "an' I never hered o' the place." Uncle Ed -Well, Johnny, how do you spell giraffe? Johnny-G-i-r-a-f-e. Uncle The dictionary spells it with two fs. Johnny-Well, you asked me how I spelled, News. She: (After the sudden embrace): How dare you! My father swore he would kill the first man who kissed me! Suave Sidney: How interesting.

And did he do it? Mrs. I suppose you argued with him until you were black in the face?" Mr. just around one eye. Weekly. Jack: "What caused the collision today? Jill: "Two motorists after the same pedestrian." She: "Do you believe in clubs for women?" He: "Yes, if kindness fails." "I want a pair of garters, please." "Yes, madame.

Something like those you're wearing London Opinion. Vote for a New Courthouse FOUR DEAD AND SEVEN INJURED NEAR GAFFNEY Accident of Various Kinds Take Heavy Toll; Miss Addie Humphries Dies; List of Accidents Accidents, of one kind or another, took a heavy toll in this section during the past few days. A review of the occurrences shows four dead and seven injured. Miss Addie Humphries, 15, daughter of County Commissioner J. E.

Humphries, died Tuesday night, following an automobile wreck on 1 Sunday when two cars crashed between Gaffney and Chesnee. Her sister, Miss Edna, 23, may recover but her condition remains very serious. A third sister, Miss Alma, is recovering. Troy Clary, driver of the car in which the girls were riding, is expected to recover. Leonard Hope, driver of the other car, was not seriously injured.

Ed Sprouse, 19, of Gaffney, and Ethel Frady, believed to be from Chimney Rock, N. were killed early Sunday morning when the car in which they were riding went over a washed out bridge into a creek nearing Mary Louise mills in Spartanburg county. The two were pinned beneath the machine. Toy Blackwell and Boyce Martin, of near Cowpens, managed to save themselves. Mrs.

Sallie Edney, 58, of this city, is recovering from internal injuries received when struck by a northbound passenger bus. In trying to avoid striking Mrs. Edney, Driver Hullender struck telephone pole and snapped it off like matchwood. T. H.

Vinesett, local barber, was 'found lying on Cherokee avenue Sunday afternoon in an unconscious condition. He was taken to the City hospital where no serious injuries were found, however. Beatrice Phillips, 3, died last Friday due to burns received while the family were in the The child in some way got her clothing on fire and was so badly burned that there was no possibility of saving her life. Mrs. Spencer, the grandmother, recevied bad burns, trying to put out the burning clothing.

The Phillips live on Route No. 6. Clarence White was severely cut in a fight with C. R. Evans, last Saturday afternoon in a field near the Alma mills.

The two are to be given a preliminary hearing today, it is understood. The affair grew out of personal differences. MACHINE TO SHAKE LIFE OUT OF FORD Ten Hours Alloted to Radiator "Shaker" Test Ford Machines, Few Burst Leaks In the Highland Park plant of the Ford Motor company at Detroit, there is a machine which tries with all the efficient fiendishness of an engine of destruction, to shake the life out of a Ford automobile radiator in the shortest possible time. Ten hours is the time allotted to this machine, known as an "agitator," to do all within its power to ruin a water-filled radiator. At the end of that period the much abused radiator is taken off the machine and examined by experts for any signs of damage and a brand new Ford radiator, also filled with water, is put on for another ten hours of torment.

This agitator device is part of the testing equipment for radiators that are being built for the new Model Ford car. When you watch it juggland jolting and shaking the gurgling radiator, you have a feeling that no automobile driver could drive a car over roads and at a speed which would give it such a severe shaking up and still hold on to his wheel and seat. Then the factory foreman tells you that within period of ten hours this agitator gives the new radiator more and severer jars and jolts than the average Ford car will get in its whole lifetime of service. And he tells you also that the great majority of radiators tested on this agitator come through the ordeal without a sign of injury. Those that spring even the smallest leaks are rare indeed.

Then the foreman takes you through the radiator factory shows you why this is so. He shows you that every part of the radiator which is touched by water is made of either copper or brass, which will not rust and which will resist corrosion to a high degree. He shows you also that the construction of the entire radiator is rugged and strong--parts welded and soldered together in such a manner that engine vibration and road jars cannot shake them apart. To make sure that the finished radiator is free from leaks or potential leaks, as soon as it (Continued on Page 8.) DO YOU KNOW GAFFNEY? The Cherokee Times is to make an exhaustive survey of the leading business firms and institutions of Gaffney. This survey will be printed in full in next Wednesday's issue, November 7, when the first edition of the semiweekly comes out.

Each firm or concern included in this survey will be written up by a special newspaper writer. At the bottom of each write-up will be a list of questions about that particular firm. The public is requested to read these detailed write-ups and then to make out the answers to the list of questions. Now in this day and time, when people can whisk in their cars to nearby cities in a few minutes, it is very desirable that Gaffney and Cherokee people know how well stocked with up-to-date merchandise our local stores are. Do you know what brands of goods are carried in various Gaffney stores? Follow the writeups in The Times and learn more of your city.

And, rather incidentally, The Times is offering special prizes to the persons who turn in the list of answers to the questions asked. Watch for announcement as to the prizes and how to win them. It is unusual to have the opportunity of monetary reward for learning more of your home town merchants; but The Times is doing the unusual. LOOK IN THE TIMES NEXT WEEK. for Cherokee County on LOCALS PLAY AT ANDERSON IN CHAMP RACE 3:30 TODAY Today at Anderson.

at 3:30 o'clock the Indians of Gaffney high school go into battle against the Anderson Yellowjackets in the toughest football contest for the locals so far this season; and with the championship aspirations of Gaffney at stake. Anderson has been licked in the state race, twice, and is out of the running; but Anderson can put the "silent stuff" on Gaffney. Coach Red Smith's Indians are out to prove that Gaffney has a real team. The locals are prepared for an aerial game and have perfected their defense against this type of play. It is believed that the Yellowjackets will find the local wall a stone one.

Tricks and passes are expected to be Anderson's stronghold. Only once has the Gaff- ney line been crossed and then on a fluke fumble, while the locals have piled up 334 points to opponents' lone six. Many cars of fans from here are to make the trip today and cheer Gaffney on to another victory. Next Friday the locals take on Carlisle Institute, with other games on the schedule with Gastonia, Spartanburg and Greenville, if the championship series does not break up this line-up. Gaffney has been pointing for the Anderson game with hopes of winning by a fair margin and expects the hardest battle, when the Spartans come over here.

Spartanburg high has not been defeated this season and let down Anderson, 13-12, some time ago, and also took Parker high at Greenville into camp. The SpartanburgGaffney game will be a real scrap. WILL ROGERS If all the charges that has been made in this campaign in regard to both candidates were laid end to end it would take 'em over two hours to pass a given point. If all the denials were heaped in a pile an aviator couldn't fly over them. It is a funny thing about a denial.

It takes twice as many words to deny it as it did to make it. While Smith was heaving charges at him, Hoover just pulled down the blinds and shut the windows and started communing with Work. Through close association with Coolidge he has become practically speechless There is nothing gets you quite so sore as to have somebody ignore you. Al is asking questions but he is not even getting a minority report on them. A woman in Virginia sent out a scenario saying that the Catholics wouldn't make good postmasters SO Herbert paid enough attention to her to have a padlock put on her typewriter.

Mr. Work promptly said that he didn't tell that Alabaman to produce any pamphlet about Al's religion. Work said he was "exceedingly sorry" but didn't say whether his tears wase caused by the intears was caused by the infact that the story leaked out in northern papers. So that's the way things have drifted along. Just from one scandal to another.

But as the candidate of the AntiBunk I have just gone and have not only kept clear of church but also of state matters. Our whole appeal is to the broadminded element and I doubt if I receive even a hundred votes. WILL ROGERS. GAFFNEY RUNS UP SCORE OF 111-0 ON RUTHERFORDTON Gaffney's high school eleven made high school football. history here last Friday, when the locals tromped all over Rutherfordton's high school boys and came out on top of an 111-0 score, with all records for high scores in South Carolina wiped off the boards.

According to the best information obtainable, the highest score so far run up by either college or high school team in this state last Friday was 106-0. Gaffney made another record. RuthAnd the local management erfordton never had a chance. made another record- staging a double football the same afternoon. In the first game, the local team played a 0-0 game with Spartanburg team, with the Spartans showing the locals how to hurl forward passes and generally outplaying the Gaffney outfit.

It was a real football game, however, and the best struggle seen here this year. It was not one-sided as other games have been. Spartanburg made 10 first downs to 3 for Gaffney. It was a good curtain raiser. Gaffney's first string eleven started off the second game by scoring a touchdown on the second play.

Rutherfordton kicked to Gray, who ran back through the Tar Heels to their 10-yard line, and Clary went through the line for a score. And that was the way it went for the rest of the game. In the second quarter, the second and third string boys got into battle and played until late in the third stanza when the first string went in for a few minutes, only to be pulled out again. The substitutions lessened the total score considerably without doubt. It seemed rought treatment to make the team play a full game and a half in one day but the lads seemed to like it and played well.

The double bill drew a mon- November 6 VOTERS URGED TO CARRY BOND ISSUE Judge Lake Stroup and Clerk Gossett Ex plains that Taxes Will Not be Increased by Issuance of 000 of Bonds for Badly Needed Court House; Site Already Bought Cherokee voters go to the polls Tuesday, to decide among other things whether or not Cherokee county will have a new court house. The voters will also have some little bit to say about who is to be president of the United States for the coming four years. Democratic' nominees will be elected easily, as it is not expected that there will be over a ful to vote for Republican nominees. Alfred E. Smith and his party nominees for office will get a larger vote than usually cast in this county.

In connection with the bond issues for the new court house, E. L. Gossett, clerk of the board of county commissioners, and Lake W. Stroup, probate judge, have made strong appeals to the public to vote for the proposed $125,000 bond issue and thereby obtain an adequate structure. Apparently, there is no opposition to the passage of the bond issue, as taxes will not be increased to take care of the financing.

Judge Stroup had this to say, in part: "I hope every citizen of this county will see his way clear to vote for this bond issue, and, if there is any one who has not fully decided which way to cast his ballot, it is hoped that he will investigate the court house situation and let his conscience be his guide. Sometimes we think that we are overloaded and burdened with high taxes. We have solved the problem without any increase tax than is already being paid by taxpayers. I call your attention again to the statement, prepared by E. L.

Gossett, clerk of the board of county commissioners, which is as follows: 'We have now 22 mills for all county purposes, the same as last year. This is all of the county's part, the balance of the levy being for school and state tax. We can pay the $125,000 court house bonds and not increase the county rate above where it is now. In this way there is one mill being collected for. past indebtedness, an item that will be paid off with the 1928 taxes; one-half mill reduced from the amount now being collected for road bonds with the 1928 taxes.

That will make one and one-half mills that can be reduced on 1929 county taxes. By retaining this, it will create a sum that will within 20 years be sufficient to pay the interest and principal for the court house Judge Stroup continues, in his statement, to urge the votjers to give the county a buildjing adequate for Cherokee's needs. He calls attention to the fact that the present structure has been condemned during the past three years and that a new one "has been recommended by the grand jury." The lot for the proposed building has been the property of the county for some time and set aside for this purpose. "Just the other night, when Senator Blease spoke here, you may remember," Judge Stroup said, "that, on account of the condition of the building, the meeting had to be held out in the cold, for the safety of the general public. To think of a condemned building carries my mind back to the sad affair at Shelby, N.

when the bank collapsed. So voters one and all, cast your ballot in favor of the court house bonds. Other counties have good court houses. Why not have one in Cherokee county?" NEWS IN BRIEF The Cherokee County Fair association made a neat profit this year, according to a report made by C. W.

Hames, treasurer, to the stockholders in annual meeting a few days ago. The capital stock is to be increased from $6,800 to $10,000 by sale of more shares. The annual meeting of the Gaffney Chamber of Commerce will be held on November 13, when a committee will submit a list of proposed officers for the coming year. The meeting will be featured with a report of the secretary, W. H.

Alexander. are expected to be present and a good speaker is promised. Later on a drive will be put on by two competing teams for new members. Dr. Arch C.

Cree, of Atlanta and Gaffney, and executive seccretary of the home mission board of the Southern Baptist convention, will speak over the radio from Shreveport, Sunday night, between 9 and 10 o'clock, on the subject "The Story of Carnes and His Million Dollar Steal." J. L. Wood, of Spartanburg, and brother William Wood, of Gaffney, and an uncle of Vance Wood also of Gaffney, died Monday at his home. The funeral was conducted Tuesday, with interment at Goucher: church. He was known to many here.

Mr. Wood was 74 years of age. He has been ill for several months. HOBO RUNS OFF WITH MAIL BAG Knight of the Road Removes Sack from Station Device as Freight Goes By ster crowd of around 700 fans and was played in almost perfect football weather, with a chill in the air. Gaffney first team tried passes very successfully against Rutherfordton and also other plays.

Everything seemed to work to The game brought the total of Gaffney points scored against all opponents to 354, with only 6 scored against the locals. Other results of high school play throughout the state brought out the fact that, when Gaffney plays Anderson today at Anderson, it will be a battle royal. For Parker High managed to win over Anderson last week by the one-point margain of 13-12. Spartanburg took Greenwood into camp to the tune of 21-0 and stayed out in front among the high schools in up-state circles and as the main opponent for Gaffney in the state race. Columbia downed Sumter, 24-0; while Newberry bested Johnston, 12-6; and Greer lost to Greenville, 33-0.

The score by quarters of the Gaffney Rutherfordton game follows: Gaffney 13 45 27 Rutherfordton 0 DIES AT HOME Mrs. Frances Driskill, 76, who died late Friday at her Cedar street, home due to paralysis, was buried at the Draytonville Baptist church Saturday, with interment in the churchyard. The. Rev. Paul Dobbins was in charge.

She is survived by her husband and the following chil'dren: Nellie, Al, Roland, Mrs. Sallie Bailey and Mrs. Lena Homes. OUT OF HOSPITAL Auditor Poole Harvey, who was accidentally shot in the leg some time ago, is out of the City hospital and back at his work. A hobo, who apparently wished to make history hereabouts 'and who desired to get prominent notice from the public in general, swiped the mail in one of Uncle Sam's mail pouches, as a freight trin, on which Mr.

Hobo was a free passenger in a freight car, as the train passed" the transfer device at the station here, near the Frederick: street crossing. The theft took place last Sunday night about 1 o'clock. Mr. Hobo was: riding a freight, which passed' just, ahead of the Crescent Limited, No. 37, and, as the train went by he sensed the fact that he could either get some mony possibly from the mail sack or play a prank.

At any rate, he: succeeded and grabbed the sack, swinging to the automatic transfer device. Ely Martin, postoffice messenger, just happened to see the hobo do his stuff. Police were immediately notified and went post haste to Cowpens, where they failed to land either Mr. Hobo or the mail sack. Later Spartanburg police retrieved that mail sack, which was unopened and undamaged.

Rumors had it that the hobo had been jailed there but 110 definite word could be had here as to the authenticity of the report. The rumor here, that the hobo was captured at Cowpens, was not true. At any rate, it was a first class story for Sunday and created many a laugh here. Mr. Hobo, if he had been caught, would have had a laugh, but of a different variety, coming to him, both police and postal authorities here said.

BOX SUPPER There will be a box supper at the Draytonville school house tonight at 8 o'clock, at which the Gaffney band will play. The public is invited. Proceeds will go to the Draytonville church. A powerful pugilist has given up the ring to become a dentist. Well, we suppose he will be able to put his patients to sleep without expensive anaesthetics.

Klazim Bey, poet of Constan- tinople, has sent photos of an X-Ray of his brain to all his: critics, in order to establish his poetic merit. Science is rapidly advancing. Now at last we know that at least one poet has a brain!.