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THE MESSENGER. OWENSBORO. KY. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1937. SECTION ONE, PAGE SEVEN Unusual Banker Refuses Unusual Offer For Unusual To Be Exact E.

H. Shelman, Irvington, Made Weapon; Holds Seven Patents Irvington, Oct. hundred dollars is an unusual amount of money to offer for an automatic shotgun, but E. H. Shelman, Irvington's inventor-bankerjeweler watchmaker-ex-blacksmith says his gun is also unusual.

The gun-every part of it, lock, stock and barrel, was made by the now 85-year-old man, who beside being a gunsmith is also an unusual small town banker, and would rather have the gun and hunt with it than to have the money, It all goes back to a day in 1853- July 4, 1853, when Mr. Shelman was born on a Breckinridge county farm. As a boy he attended schools of the county and went to the A. M. school at Lexington.

As a school teacher Mr. Shelman decided he would be a good blacksmith, SO he took up that trade which eventually led to his being able to make his gun--taking a part of its from an old rail of the Louisville Nashville railroad that passed within a short distance of his bank. Required Two Years Two years of work on the part of the elderly man went into the making of the gun and since it has been completed it has drawn the attention of hundreds of persons who passed through Irvington. The attention of some of the visitors was drawn to such an extent that the almost fabulous offer was made for the purchase of the gun. Three times that $1,500 offer was made, and once an offer of $500 came to him, but on each occasion the offer was refused.

The barrel was originally on a rifle was reamed out to 28 guage size by Mr. Shelman. The stock was hewn from rough wood and other metal parts were, taken from the railroad track. Persistence and genius were rewarded, however, when recognition from a gun manufacturer came in the form of a request to be allowed to see the gun. n.

Word came back from the manufacturer praising the work. Seven Patents on Gun Seven patents on various working parts of the gun--the safety Mortuary Mrs. Harriet Phillips Word has been received by relatives of the death of Mrs. Harriett Phillips, of Vine Grove, the mother of Mrs. M.

T. Henderson, of Owensboro. Mrs. Phillips died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Reed, at Vine Grove.

She was 95 years old and a member of the First Christian church. Funeral services will be held at Vine Grove at 8 p.m. today. Robert L. Courtney Robert L.

Courtney, 75, of Berkeley, died at his home Thursday, October 'died He and Mrs. Courtney, who September 26, formerly lived in Owensboro, but went to California a number of years ago. Mr. Courtney is survived by one daughter, Mrs. D.

R. Evans, of Fresno, two brothers, W. H. Courtney of Owensboro, and George T. Cortney of Detroit, and one sister, Miss Alice Courtney, of Owensboro.

Funeral services and burial were held in California. Mrs. James H. Rudy The funeral of Mrs. Sallie E.

Rudy 89, widow of James H. Rudy, who died at her home on the West Second street road at 7 p.m. Thursday, was conducted at the residence at 10 a.m. Saturday by the Rev. Bedford Turner, pastor of Settle Memorial church.

Burial was in Elmwood cemetery, Pallbearers were: Honorary, H. S. Berry, Dr. R. E.

Morrison, Dr. W. L. Tyler, G. T.

Herr Charles T. Smith Andrew Bresler: active, James Kennady James H. Rudy, Chris Edelen, Wallace Rudy, Dr. E. W.

Sigler and George H. Rudy, Jr. Out-of-town relatives and friends who attended the funeral of Mrs. Rudy included: Dr. E.

W. Sigler and Mrs. Sigler Henderson; Mr. and Mrs. J.

E. Clark, Dr. Mr. Wallace Ed Coulcon, Lexington; son, Miss Annie Ernest. Mrs.

Belle Heady Messrs. Norborne and Mil- TRAIN AND LOUISVILLE NASHVILLE R. R. Arrivals, Departures at Owensboro E. BOUND W.

BOUND $4:00 a. St. Louts and Louisville. a. m.

a. Loulsville and Evansville. a. m. p.

Louisville and Evansville. $8:00 p. m. W. BOUND S.

BOUND $6:30 p. RussellvilleBowling Green. ....9:50 a. m. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.

R. S. BOUND N. BOUND a. FordsvilleHorse p.

m. Except Sunday Mixed Train Leaving From Illinois Central Freight Depot OWENSBORO BEECH GROVE Saturdays Lv. Owensboro. .8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.

Lv. West Loulsville 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Lv. St.

Joseph. ....8:35 a.m. 3:35 p.m. Ar. Beech a.m.

3:45 p.m. LV. Beech a.m. 3:50 p.m. Lv.

St. a.m. 4:00 p.m. Lv, West Louisville 9:05 a.m. 4:05 p.m.

Ar. Owensboro ..9:35 a.m. 4:35 p.m. Sundays Lv. Owensboro.

.9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Lv. West Louisville. 8:30 a.m.

5:30 p.m. Lv. St. Joseph. .8:35 a.m.

5:35 p.m. Ar. Beech Grove. .8:45 a.m. 5:45 p.m.

Lv. Beech .3:50 a.m. 5:50 p.m. Lv. St.

Joseph. .9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Lv. Louisville 9:05 a.m.

6:05 p.m Ar. Owensboro 9:35 a.m 6:35 p.m. UNION BUS STATION V. RAILWAY CO. OWENSBOROBuses leave Union Bus Station at 7:00, 9:10 a.

1:10, 3:10 and 6:10 m. Leave Evansville Station, 2nd Locust streets at 7:00, 9:10 a. 1:10, 3:10 and 6:10 p. m. Owensboro Union Bus Station 316 Allen St.

Phone 320 ing on the left side of the street. A like against J. C. was dismissed when he showed he BrOWn, unloading truck when summoned into court. Lambert Fields and Eugene Frey were fined $2 and costs each on charges of double parking, and Logan Alexander was fined $2 and costs for running through a red traffic signal light.

Traffic Summonses Logan Alexander, charged with failing to stop for a red traffic light, was issued a police court summons Saturday by Patrolmen Long and Bristow. J. W. Sinnett, charged with operating a car without lights or brakes, was summoned to court by Patrolmen Weideman and Heal. Charged with parking on the wrong side of the street summonses were issued by Patrolmen Vogel and Embry to Felix Dunbar, Flora Lee Birkhead and G.

M. Flougher. Police Arrests Charged with being drunk, William Fulkerson, 24, was arrested last night by Patrolmen Whittinghill and Clark; James Higdon, 20, was arrested by Patrolmen Weideman and Pate; Major Graham, 17, was arrested by Patrolmen Weideman and Heal; Walter Gootee, 38, county, was arrested by Captain Morris; Stanley White, 40, was arrested by Patrolmen Pate and Adkisson. Dock Campbell, 24, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was arrested by Patrolmen Pate and Adkisson. Charles Hutchison, 17, and Raymond Emberson, 18, charged with breach of the peace, were arrested by Patrolmen Weideman and Heal.

State Police Arrest Charles Spencer Scott, operator of a used car lot here, was arrested last night by State Highway Patrolmen Jackson and Stiles on charges of being drunk in a public place, obstructing highway and driving a car with a dealer's license after 'he was found asleep in a car on Highway 60, near Newman. Earlier in the night, the officers said, Scott's car struck a guard post on the highway at Stanley. Scott was placed in jail to await a trial Monday. Isle Royale, largest in Lake Superior, is only 25 miles from the eastermost point of Minnesota and during the severe winters of this northern fountry a solid bridge is formed between the island and the mainland. Chicken supper, St.

Elizabeth church, Oct. 23. Articles Filed Articles of incorporation for the Old Homestead Roofing Co. were filed Saturday in the county clerk's office. Capital stock was listed at $10,000.

Stockholders listed were C. William Wells, 30 shares, K. Skillman, 25 shares, and 'Catherine Josephine Skillman, three shares. Marriage Licenses Court News I. T.

Sweat, 27, to Lillian Mae Faith, 26, both of Owensboro. Nickolas Hatchett, 30, Owensboro Route five, to Idella Hanley, 21, Sorgho. Estill Koontz, 23, Masonville, to Marvindian Puckett, 19, Owensboro Route three. Joseph Hensen Higdon, 23, Hawesville Route two, to Mary Ophelia Cecil, 19, Owensboro. Martin Williams, 28, Detroit, to Frances Alice Wedding, 27, Owensboro.

Howard E. Ward, 35, to Florence Hedgepeth, 25, both of Evansville. Divorce Suit Ola Mae Rounds filed suit in Daviess circuit court Saturday for divorce from James Rounds charging abandonment. They were married Feb. 6, 1932 and separated Jan.

31, 1934. Restoration of her maiden name Mae James is asked by the plaintiff. Elmer L. Brown, attorney. Police Court Warrants against three enrollees at Camp Cary were continued generally in police court Saturday when, by agreement with camp officers, the trio will have the privilege of coming into Owensboro suspended for thirty days.

The three are Albert Swift, of Island, charged with flourishing a deadly weapon; Cecil Blanton, of Paintsville, charged with being drunk and disorderly and Ray Tester, charged with being drunk. Real Estate Transfers Reis Morgan and Catherine H. Morgan to Mary Lee Broker property in Twenty-first street. Marriage Licenses Marriage Licenses Henderson, Oct. Holland, Maysville, and Lucile Gross 18, Morganfield; Edge Raleigh, 21, Greenville, and Mary Bailey, 23, Evansville.

Traffic Cases Traffic Cases Mrs. Mary Moorman, C. H. Robertson, Oscar C. Robertson, Herbert Harris, Mrs.

W. L. Fiorella, Harold Grady, Mrs. J. Bottorf, Max Chambers and Ernest Boegershausen were fined $2 and costs each in police court Saturday on charges of park- CHEVROLET GROUP HOME FROM MEET Dealers Enthusiastic Over 1938 Outlook; New Car To Be Shown Oct.

23. Chevrolet dealers and salesmen of Owensboro returned home Friday filled, with enthusiasm over the outlook for 1938, after a meeting with zone officials at Louisville, where they obtained their first inside information on the new 1938 Chevrolet to be introduced to the public on October 23. The new car embodies 80 many advances as to assure heavy demand, the dealers reported. Plans for the most spectacular new car introduction in Chevrolet history are being C. P.

rounded Short, spokesman for Owensboro dealers attending the Louisville meeting, said he believed the approaching announcement period will see a greater public interest in the new model offerings than has ever been seen before. The statement was based on the fact that the new models embody many vital advances in safety, performance, economy, comfort and style. Those attending from the Owensboro dealership were C. P. Short, Don Moore, T.

B. Lewis, Hulin Mattingly, Paul Ray, Hart Rapier, Leonard Fitzgerald, Homer Evans and J. A. Critser. PHONE 986 Night or Day Prompt Service For the modern method of cleaning today's fabrics Odorless, Bright and Clean Ladies' Dresses, any kind, Cleaned and Pressed Ladies' Coats Cleaned and Pressed Men's Suits Cleaned and Pressed Men's Overcoats Cleaned and pressed Men's Hats Cleaned and Blocked Ladies' Hats Cleaned and Blocked Alterations Repairing Quality Work Service Woodward Cleaners Office 122 Plant 27th Allen YOU CAN SEE A THOUSAND FOOTBALL GAMES -through the eyes of expert Associated press sports writers, whose reports appear in this paper By direct wire from gridirons the nation over, these trained reporters colorfully describe kickoffs, cross-bucks, end-runs, and the thousand thrills of the game WHILE THEY ARE HAPPENING.

The Associated Press reports the news of football as it reports the news of the world-swiftly, accurately, completely. Read Associated Press football and world news daily in THE OWENSBORO MESSENGER A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PERSONS DIE IN HEAD-ON CRASH Cleavy Truck and Passenger Automobile Collide Near Rushville, Ind. Rushville, Oct. 16. (P) -Five persons were killed and another injured critically near here this morning in a head-on collision of a passenger automobile and a heavy truck.

Two of the dead were identified from papers in their pockets as Edward A. Beckett of Camp Point (Adams county), and John H. Hoke, also of Point. Two women, believed to be the wives of the men, and a small boy also were killed. Estel Johnson, of Indianapolis, driver of the truck, suffered a fractured skull and physicians said he may die.

Tom Thumb Wedding To Be Held At Utica, Oct. 21 The First, Second, Third and Fourth grades of the Utica grade school will present a "Tom Thumb Wedding" in the school auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 21. the bridal party will include: Tom Thumb, the groom, Bates; Jennie June, the bride, Wanda Rae Wheeler; preacher, R. L.

Bennett, best man, Jimmie Konsler; matron of honor, Betty Jean Rouse; flower girls, Betty Jane Wells, Mary Joan Howard; bridesmaids, Billie Miller, Margaret Jean Stevens Dorothy Jean Smith, Beatty Marie Jewell, ushers, Jimmie Hansford, Billie Deane Wilson, Bobby Leachman, Buddy Ragsdale; ribbon bearers George William Huebner, Charles Wheeler, Paul Midkiff, James Allen Johnson; soloist, Ruth Ann Huebner, father of the bride, J. W. Cooke; mother of the bride, Anna Brown Howard. The Lohengrin wedding march will be played for the entrance of the bridal, party. After ceremony, Love You Truly" will be they sung by Ruth Ann Huebner.

The bride and flower girls will be dressed in white. The bride will carry an arm bouquet of roses while the flower girls will carry baskets of rose petals which will be scattered in front of the bride and groom to pave the way to the altar. The matron of honor and soloist will be dressed in yellow, and the bridesmaids will wear dresses of pink and blue. Each will wear a shoulder bouquet of roses. Seventy-seven children will take part in this event, including the bridal party and guests.

Misses Virginia Gore and Kathleen McGary, teachers of the first four grades, are the sponsors of this program. Lady, a German shepherd dog owned by a doctor in Wheeling, W. has a gold tooth in her lower jaw. NOTICE! TO THE VOTERS OF DAVIESS COUNTY: I want to thank the people of Daviess county for the hearty cooperation given me during the time I served as a member of the County Board of Education. It has been a pleas.

ure to serve you in this capacity and I feel that the Daviess county schools are making progress. I am very much interested in the present school program, and due to the fact that many citizens have urged me to offer myself again for the office of County School Board member, I have consented to make the race again subject to the regular election in November. If you see fit to support me, I will greatly appreciate it and will do my best to serve you to the best of my ability, (Signed) R. M. STEELE.

(Political Advertisement) Heard About Town Mrs. Gertrude Weill, general secretary of the Walfare League, will go to Lexington Thursday to attend the annual meeting of the Kentucky Conference of Social Work at the Phoenix The meeting will be in session Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Six oil wells with combined daily production of 134 barrels were drilled in last week in the Owensboro field, according to the pipe line report. Seven dry holes were abandoned. McLean" county reported the largest well, good for 85 barrels day.

Ohio county had three small producers and Henderson county two small wells. A meeting of the board of city commissioners was held Saturday morning to allow the payroll. No other' business came before the meeting as only the mayor and commissioners, a deputy city clerk and a newspaper man were present. The home of John L. Kessler, 127 West Eighteenth street, was completely filled with smoke at 8:50 a.m.

Saturday by a fire in the basement that originated in a large cardboard box against the furnace. Insulation was burned off of electric wires and the joists of the floor above were scorched. Firemen used chemical and water from 800 feet of hose in extinguishing the blaze. A second run was made by the firemen at 10:45 a.m. when rubbish piled against an outhouse at the home of John Bambron, 1220 West Second street, ignited.

The fire truck from No. 3 Hose House was sent to Seventh and Frederica streets at 11:50 p.m. Saturday to extinguish a fire in a pile of leaves. 977 Children Enjoy Playground Programs Attendance at the Owensboro playgrounds the past week was good despite the cool weather and rain. Total attendance was 977, with 174 spectators.

Lee school had in attendance, with two spectators; Moreland -park, 214 in attendance and thirty-two spectators; Chautauqua park, 218 in attendance and 105 spectators. Douglas park had 310 in attendance and thirty-five spectators. Moreland park a center table. and foot stool were begun by the wood working group. After finishing seventeen knitted purses a in efficiency in knitting was held, Geneva Bellwood begin declared the winner.

Mrs. Mary Ruth Shiver, superintendent of the playgrounds, has returned from Otter Creek National park, where she attended a week's training school, sponsored by the State board of education. The course included dramatics, arts and crafts, puppetry, folk games, physical activities, nature study, music, leadership, costuming and social recreation. YOUNG DODD LEADS JAP GOODS BOYCOTT New York, Oct, E. Dodd, son of the United States ambassador to Germany, announced yesterday he will lead a nation-wide boycott of Japanese goods sponsored by the League Against War and Fascism.

Dodd said his father is not associated with the boycott. The elder Dodd returns to next week, where official sympathies are believed in many quarters to lie with Japan. The campaign against Japanese wares will begin Monday, Dodd said, with distribution of posters, literature, stamps and buttons. ST. ELIZABETH'S CHURCH TO HAVE CHICKEN SUPPER OCT.

23 St. Elizabeth's church, Curdsville, will entertain with an old fashioned chicken supper at the school Saturday evening, October 23. Serving will begin at 5 p.m: Games and an entertainment program will be provided for the evening. The Rev. J.

J. Glenn is pastor of the church. Air the pillows on a windy day and hang them in the shade. OU ---the way to END MONEY WORRIES Until she talked with us, she couldn't figure out just how to handle some pretty big bills with a small income. It was a pleasure to watch her smile when she saw how a loan could solve her problem, and how little it would cost.

LOW COST OF CENTRAL TRUST LOANS The loan is made $100 $200 $300 $500 Total cost 8 16 24 40 50 weekly 2 4 6 10 Total amount you $100 $200 $300 $500 PERSONAL LOAN DEPARTMENT CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY 114 W. THIRD ST. E. H. especially--make it a firearm of which Mr.

Shelman is justly proud. Unusual though the gun is, the banker is also unusual in the operation of his bank. On one side of the room in which the cashier's cage is located is a watch repair table and the other side the bank. The watches draw the greatest amount of attention from Mr. Shelman, while he lets Miss Mary Cornwall and Mrs.

Lon Crowley attend to the bank's affairs, with the exception of the loans. These are carefully watched by the banker and as a result, while other banks were being closed belard Rudy, Ed Borie, Louisville; Mr. and Mrs. James H. Rudy, Paducah; Mr.

and Mrs. Martin Elliott, Dale, and Mr. Joseph Lee Rudy who is attending St. Joseph college, Bardstown, Mrs. Dee DeHaven Funeral services for Mrs.

Ida Whitler DeHaven 52, wife of Dee DeHaven, who died at 4 p.m. Thursday at her home, 629 Clay street, were conducted at the Third Baptist church at 10 a.m. Saturday by the Rev. W. Earl Robinson.

Burial was in Elmwood cemetery. YOUNG NEGRO DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE IN OWENSBORO An organization meeting for the Young Negro Democrats of Owensboro was held Friday night at which T. Baker was elected president, Morris Jackson, vice president, and John Jackson, secretary. A Dutch lunch Arrangements for the was, meeting servedre made by Herschel McKinley, vice chairman of the Democratic campaign executive committee. The organization plans to be active during the remainder of the present campaign and will make an effort to carry among the other precincts in the colored sections of Owensboro, Precinct No.

20 which 1 is the only one with a Republican registration DR. DIXON HOST TO MEET OF INVESTIGATORS CLUB The Investigators club was entertained by Dr. John L. Dixon at Hotel Owensboro Friday evening. The original paper on "American Railroad Efficiency" was given by A.

D. Kirk; scientific topic, "Some Points on Paper," E. E. Owsley, and the book review. "Charles by Charles Lever, by Frank Dell.

Women in the farm homes of the early settlers produced the first cheese in the United States. The cheese produced was similar to English SCHEDULES GREEN-NASHVILLE, TENN. Lv. Owensboro for Hartford. Beaver Dam, Bowling Green, Nashville, 8:00 a.

1:05 p. 5:00 p. m. Ar. Bowling Green 10:45 8.

3:50 p. 7:45 p. m. Ar. Nashville 1:10 p.

7:25 p. 11:25 p. m. Lv. Bowling Green for Morgantown, Beaver Dam, Hartford, Owensboro 8:00 3.

1:00 p. 5:15 p. m. Ar. Beaver Dam 9:35 a.

2:45 p. 1:50 p. Ar. Hartford 9:45 a. 2:45 p.

7:00 p. m. Ar. Owensboro 10:45 a. 3.45 8:00 p.

m. FUQUA BUS LINES Phone 320 UNION BUS STATION FORDS FORDSVILLE-WHITESVILLE- VILLEOWENSBORO Week Days Lv. Fordsville 7:00 a. m. 1:00 p.

m. Lv. Whitesville .7:25 a. m. 1.25 p.

m. Ar. Owensboro ...8:00 a. m. 2:00 p.

m. Lv. Owensboro ...11:00 a. m. 5:00 m.

Ly. Whitesville ..11:45 a. m. 5:45 p. m.

Ar. Fordeville .12:05 p. m. 6:05 p. m.

Sundays Lv. Fordsville .7:00 a. m. 3:45 p. m.

Lv. Whitesville .7:25 a. m. 4:10 Ar. Owensboro 8:00 a.

m. 4:45 p. m. Lv. Owensboro .11:00 a.

m. 5:00 p. m. Lv. Whitesville 11:45 a.

m. 5:45 p. m. Ar, Fordsville 12:05 p. m.

6:05 p. m. R. L. (Bob) Jones UNION BUS STATION 316 Allen St.

Phone 320 -CENTRAL CITY GREENVILLE BUS LINE SOUTH BOUND Lv. Owensboro 11 a. 5 p. Lv. Calhoun 11:45 a.

6 p. m. Lv. Central City 12:45 p. 6:50 p.

m. Ar. Greenville 1:00 p. 7 p. m.

NORTH BOUND Lv. Greenville 7 a. 2 p. m. Lv.

Central City 7:15 a. m. 2:15 p. m. Lv.

Calhoun 8:10 a. 3:10 p. mi. Ar. Owensboro 9 a.

4 p. m. man bank was open each day and did business in its regular manner. From Breckinridge county to Fayette county; from Fayette county back to Breckinridge county; from Breckinridge county to Texas; from Texas to Meade counfrom Meade county to Louisville, and finally from Louisville back to Breckinrdige county was the trek of Mr. Shelman in the earlier years of his life, but he has now been operating his bank and jewelry business since 1893.

Now as the hunting seasons approach there is a restlessness about him that gives signs that he will soon be on the trail of the small game that inhabits Breckinridge county, BUS.

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