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SHELBY, N. 0. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 1911.
II 00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
TR SHED BILL PRESENTED
BY MR. SCHENCK TO VOTERS
Legislature to Change
lie Whole Law and Take
power From State Board of
Has a Large. Petl-
IIUIH , .
; firlitor:-Please allow me
Lnd a message to. the people
L county through your pap-
Theyi nave peuuonea me
slature for three things with
rence to waier-snea laws,
we have drawn a dm to con-
h to their competition.
'irst. they asK mat tnese
s should be reasonable and
Lid also respect the prescrip-
rights of those who have for
e than twenty years used a
am as a sewer.
strictly construed, the pres-
law, section 3051 of the re
, regardless of the necessity
Jreof and without considera-
for prevailing custom, and
jnatter how long a person has
btofore enjoyed the privilege,
Jolutely forbids the discharge
aw sewemge into a stream at
point below or above a pub-
water supply located on or
ide the state on such stream.
Bany streams being large and
fe a sm.;; sewerage discharge
ses nu appreciable contamma-
In such case why prevent
In any case why prevent it,
iepY above a .water supply?
y molest our people because or
ater supply in another state
y should a town be allowed to
Ltt in and, without offering
jipensation, disturb long es-
ished business concerns on a
fcam?
order to conform to the first
uest of the petition, section 1
iuir bill is worded as follows:
lection 1. "That section 3051
he Revisal be amended so as
read as follows: If forbidden
the State Board of Health no
son, municipality or otner cor
ation shall flow or discharge
rerage above the intake of
' public drinking water sup
, located in this state, into any
tin, brook, creek or river from
ich such public drinking water
ply is taken, unless said sewe
:e shall have been passed
ough some well known system
purification, approved by the
ite Board of Health; and the
itinual flow and discharge of
:h raw sewerage may be en
ned upon application of any
rson; provided that, in all cases
lere any person, municipality
other corporation, prior and
to such use of such stream as
ublic drinking water supply,
ill have continually, for over
enty years, been engaged in
wing or discharging raw sew
age into such stream, then this
v shall be applicable to such
rson, municipality, or other
"poration only after a sewerage
rification system, in accord
ce with the requirements and
proval of the State Board of
alth shall be established and
lintained at a point suitable to
:eive such flow or discharge of
wage by and at the expense of
e water company or munici
lity using such water for a pub-
I drinking supply, and for
lose benefit such purification
stem is required."
Second, the petition asks
at the prescriptive and "custo
ary rights of the people who
'e and labor on the water-shed
! respected. The present law,
iction 3049, of the Revisal and
so Subsection (a), section 2
hapter 793 of the Laws of 1909
quire under' penalty, that the
!ple on the water-shed shall
lfry out the instructions and
les of , the State Board of
th. Carrying these out
ouid in many cases involve ex-
worK, expense, inconvenience
1 loss, which we think should
1 DOrn A hv t Vina a rn tirVinea Ka
pt such instructions or rules are
Ne. Therefore, Section 2 of
f proposed bill is as follows:
Section 2. "That section 3049
P.jpe Revisal be amended by
f ding after the - word 'health, '
Pthe last line thereof, the fol-
"Provided that when
tl instructions shall prohibit,
Continued en last page.
NEARLY A THOUSAND
ATTEND THE RALLY
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES HAVE
SPIRING MEETING
IN-
MR. BRANT0N PASSES
Mr- Everett Branton, Weil-Known Con
tractor and Excellent Citizen Dies
After a Peculiar Illness -Leaves
Wife and Six Children,
Mr. Ererett Branton is dead.
The county is grieved for it has
lost one of its most estimable citv
zaa-i. A builder by profession
and belonging to a family of build
ers, be was a man of considerable
worth and merit in this section's
wonderful progress. Honesty
and fairness in all his business
dealings and kindnesn and de
votion to his family, marked his
chief characteristics. He has won
many friends in his life and they
are deeply griuved over his death.
Mr. Brat. ton was 47 years, fonr
oaoatiis and 20 dajY old. Since
Juy last he has oeen spffaring
with a peculiar gland trouble.
Close medical attention caused
him to. gttt well enough to get u p,
but two months ago be hadjo
lake his bed again and was never
a-ole to get out any more. Sbort
stays at, the Rutherford and Shel
by hospitals only relieved him
temporarily, so he went to the
o'd Branton homestead, north of
Snelby which he had puicnsed
and it was hare 'bat he died Fri
day morning at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Branton married Mhis El
len Gardner about 15 yesrs ago
and to them were born foar child
ren, three of whom aro living,
These are Cievie, Ola and Mar
garet, the other being dead. His
first wife died and be married
Miss Thcdie Allen by whom three
children were born; Loitba, El
ward nd a baby just six woeks
old. Also there are surviving
him, four brothers aod three
ster; Messrs. Jacper, Julius,
Gus nd Vharlia Branton aod
Mrs. Zj.b Weathers, Mrs. Clar
ence (Jostner and Mrs, Robert B
Kendrlck.
The interrueDt tooir place at
Ross' Grove church where Mr
Branton was a member and dea
con He was active in church
work Hnd lived a e'ean Chris
tun life. Rev I D. Hrrill, pas
tor, conducted the funeral Fri
day afternoon and mny friends
leathered to pay their last res
pects. Married in charlotte
Miss Clara Sillilant and Mr. D W.
Woods are Married by Rev. W O.
Goode In Charlotte
Miss Clara Sillifant surprised
her friends in Shelby when she
went to Charlotte last week and
was married by Rev. W. O. Goode
to Mr. D. M. Woods, a traveling
man of Florence, S. O. Miss
Sillifant is a neice of Mrs. J. S.
Martin and came to this country
with Mr. and Mrs. Martin when
they visited their ancestors in
England two summers ago. She
is highly cultured and made
many close friends while she
lived here. One day last week
she went to Charlotte where she
was met by Mr. Woods and they
were married at the parsonage
of Rev. Mr. Goode, ajson-in-law
! of Mr. Martin. It has been re-
i;uneu uiaii nicy win &u iu iiiny
and on a visit to relatives, but
this has not been verified. The
news of the wedding will be
learned with interest in Shelby.
Aunt "Frankie" Dead
It was learned as we go to
press that ; Mrs. Francis Mc
Brayer, better known as "Aunt
Frankie" died Monday morning
at 10:15 and will be buried this
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the fam
ily graveyard. She was one of
the oldest women in the State,
being 96 years old. Three sons
survive: Messrs. D. B., John E.
and R. B. McBrayer. Fuller ac
count will appear Friday.
Killed on Trestle.
Mews has been received in the
city through a , personal letter
that Mr. Tom Bridges who was
born and raised on Brushy Creek
fell off of a trestle a Dieh Bridge.
Kentucky and was killed. He
was married and lived at on time
ia Petersburg, Va. Further de
tails are not obtainable.
Mr Luther M- Tesh Delivers Great
Address - Eighty Two Baracas
Drive Nine miles Over muddy Reads
and win Prizes Four Classes had
Every member Present and won
Banners.
The widely advertised rally of
Sunday School Classes, under
the auspices of the Birac class
of the First Baptist Church,
Shelby, was held most success
fully on last Thursday night.
The auditorium was not nearly
large enough to hold the crowds
which fljciced to the building,
and though every available chair
was brought in, over 150 stood
in the aisles during the entire
three hours of the meeting. At
least 950 persons were present.
The entire ground floor was oc
cupied by Sunday School classes
which entered the hall in a body.
It was a magnificent sight to see
the young men and wom9n pour
ing into tne building and to be
hold the eager interest which
they manifested in the proceed
ings of the evening.
A wonderful revalation was
made when the Committee on
Awards asked the individual
classes to rise that they might be
counted. Four classes had every
merxber present; six additional
clauses had over 80 per cent of
their members present. The
banner for the largest number
present was awarded to the
Baraca class of Boiling Springs,
82 of whose members were pre
sent, having driven nine miles
ovtr muddy roads to attend the
rne9ting. As four classes had
100 per cent of their members
present, the judges awarded a
banner to eaco, namely to the
Barsci Class of the Second Bap
tist Church, the Pauline Class of
the LaFayet'.e Street . Methodist
Church; Lawndala Bible Class
No. 2, and Kemp Kendall's Class
of the Central Methodist Church.
SINGING WAS FINE
The singing was in charge of
Prof. C. P. Gardner, who
brought with him a mixed class
of 24 voices, driving eight miles
to be present; everyone was de
lighted with the inspiring
hymns, and is grateful to Pro!
Gardner and his class. All ol
he Baraca classes joined it sing
ing the Baraca National Hymn,
and all the Philathea Classes
sung the Philathea National
Hymn. An Anthem, "My Moth
er's B.ble" was well rendered by
a male quartet from Prof. Gard
ncr's class The congregationa
singing of "Staod up, Stand'up,
forJeus" and "All Hail the
Power of Jesus Nsmo" was truly
inspiring.
Prof. Gorgj P. Webb, the
Teachor of the Biraca Class ol
the Firs'. Biptist Cnurch, made a
s'rort and telling address on
"The Bible."
The feature of tiia evening how
evur, was the great address of
Luther M. Tesh. Field Secretary
cf the World-Wide Bafaca-Phila
thea UnioD, who explained in his
numitaola way the origin,
growth, and aims of the Baraja
aad Pailathea movemen.
HOW IT STARTED
Mr Tesh told how the Baraca
movement hai been started by
Marshall A. Hudson at Sjra-
cause N. Y. , with six young fel
lows on a pile of lumber; how
tho next Sunday there were
eighteen; now the movement
grw until hundreds were
brought in; than how it became
a national and finally an interna
tional movemeut until now there
are over 2300 organs ?d Baraca
and Philathea classes, wit.h over
600,000 members.
Af ujr showing the significance
of the name, the pin, the plat
form and the motto, used throu
out the world, the practial me
thods of work used were describ
ed, showing how to approach a
young man on tne street, invite
him to the class, leave with him
a nice invitation card, write him
a letter on Friday, call him over
the phone on Saturday and go
by and bring him to the class oa
Sunday. .
The work of the class com
mittees was explained, giving an
idea of the character of their re-
BRIEF HEWS FROM
r COUNTIES' NEAR-BY
WHAT DEMONSTRATION WORK HAS
BEEN WORTH TO OUR FARMERS
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ADJOINING
COUNTIES
Summary of the most Important News
Items That Are Taking Place In
Gastan, Lincoln, Catawba, Burka
nni Rutherford- Also South Car
olina News In Brief.
LINCOLN: Considerable ex
citement was caused in Lincoln
ton Tuesday night when it was
reported that some one had shot
Mr. Klinaa Lloyd at bis store.
He was sitting by the fire when
a shot was fired through the win
dow and part of the load lodged
in the left side of his face. The
citizens were wrought up over
tho cowardly attempt to murder
him. There is no clue. Mr. Lloyd
will recover. H ran a store just
beyond Rhodes' Mill.
Thirty of Lincoln county's
veterans gathered to, celebrate
the Lee Jackson day. An address
was delivered by Hon. U. FY Mc
Kesson of Morganton.
It was decided to begin the
poultry show oa Wednesday the
first day of February and con
tinue through thursday. R. L.
Simmons will act as judge.
Lnmberton Presbyterian
church extended a call to Rev.
W. R. Minter but he declined.
He prefers to remain pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Lin
colnton.
Mrs. John L'ppard. was found
dead at the Saxony Cotton Mills
Friday, January 13. Hears fail
ure to the caui-e oi her death.
GASTON: Mr. Joseph Cost-
ner, a native u uaston who has
been at the State hospital at
Morganton for several months,
died there Wednesday nignt after
a long illness. He was 66 years
old. Was in the Civil War Co.
H. 49 N. C. Regiment.
Gastocia has organized an
Associated board of Charities,
It is composed of one represen
tative from each religious deno
mination, Mr. E. M. Ford, a native of
Gaaton county died in Shreve
port, Pa. He was a well known
architect and building contractor.
Mrs. Julia Holland died at her
home in Dallas last Sunday. Was
widow of the lat3 Dr. Ephram
Holland, for a long time a pro
minent physician of Washing
ton , D. C. She was head of a very
prominent family in Gaston.
The Py ibians celebrated the
opening of their new lodge room
Monday nigtit with a banquet
and public installation of officers
Yields Have Been Increased
75 Per Cent by Demonstra
tion Work Under Mr. Oscar
McBrayerSome Examples
Given ol Best Farms.
Farm demonstration work . as
conducted last year by Mr. Oscar
McBrayer, farm demonstration
under the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, was worth
thouands of dollars to Cleveland
farmers. This is shown by actual
calculations for he increased the
yields on 138 corn farms and 54
cotton farms, about seventy-five
percent What this means to
the farmers of this section in
practising more scientific meth
ods is well illustrated by the
great work of last year. He ex
pects to carry it on and on, and
with the co-operation of the De
partment of Agriculture and the
planters. Cleveland County is
destined to spring in the front
rank of farming sections of the
entire South. The help offered
by the government is 'without
expense whatever and Mr. i Mc
Brayer, who is an extert farmer
himself, makes periodic visits to
demonstration patches and offers
his advise and knowledge with
out any charge.
HOW IT IS DONE.
When a farmer wants to plant
a demonstration patch, he noti
fies Mr. McBrayer who has his
name enrolled on the list with
the department of agriculture.
Literature on the selection of
seed, preparation of the soil,
cultivation, harvest and caring
for the crops after it is gathered
is sent out. This literature is
prepared by the best experts m
farming the government can em
ploy and by having a practical
man like Mr. McBrayer to visit
the farms in person, the best re
sults are obtained.
There was an average yield of '
46.7 bushels an acre on the 138
demonstration corn farms last
year and an average yield of
1,356 pounds of seed cotton an
acre on the 54 cotton farms. Un
der the old methods the same
cotton patches produced about
500 pounds of seed cotton an
and the
ITEMS FROM NO- 8.
Miss Dorence Pearson and Mr. Other .
Weaver are Married "Personals of
Interest Little Sickness.
The farmers in this section are
getting busy preparing their
land for planting.
Miss Pearl Toms of Holhs visit
ed at Mr' J. J. Palmer's one day
last week.
Mrs. Mary A. Bridges visited
in Rutherford county last week.
Miss Mary A. Palmer visited
her grandfather Dr. V. J. Palmer
las' Thursday night.
Fair View and Elliott church
school boys played base ball last
Friday The 6core was 17 to 12
in favor of Fair View.
, Mrs Charles Crowder of Lawn
dale and Mrs. Charles Elliott and
children viMted at Mr. J. J. Pal
mer's last Tuesday.
Mr. John Palmer and Miss
Mary Palmer visited at Mr. L. O.
Palmers Suaday evening.
Mr. Barret Whisnant and child
ren visited at Mr, L. C. Palmers
Sunday evening.
Mr. L. C. Palmer and Mr. Mar
via Baker visited at Mr. Charles
Lattimore's Sunday evening.
There was a cotton picking at '
Mr. G. P. Floyd's last Friday
night. It was enjoyed by the
young people.
Mios Florence Pearson and Mr.
Other Weaver was happily mar
ried on January 8.
There was a singing at Mr.
Tom Philbeck's last Sunday even
in. s
Misss Ora and Offle Bigger
staff visited at Mr.- Lemuel
White's Sunday. '
The school a"t Fair View if pro
grossing nicely under the able
management of Mr. Preston
Steaton and Miss Gladys Beam,-.
- Thero is not very much sick,
ness in this community at this
writing.
Mrs. Williams Dies
Mrs D. J. Williams died Sun
day, January lf at her home near
Ware's School hous-3 after an il'
n'RS of several years. She suf
fered with consumption and was
abcut 50 years old when she pas
sed away. Mrs. Williams was a
devoted mother and wife of a
prominent farmer of that section
of the couny. She bad one
daughter and several step child
ren. The fureral took place
Monday at Bethlehem church,
Rev. Mr. Graham officiating.
Eaker Peeler Wedding
Miss Ethel Eaker, the t tract
ive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
F, Eaker and Dr. McCiure Peeler
were married at the home of the
bride's parents last Thursday af
ternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Rev. J.
W. Strider performed the cere
mony. Dr. Peeler is a young
dentist at Casar. 11 has many
friends and a good pructice of
dentstry- The bride is a charm
ing young woman who has
round her a host of friends ard
admirers.
acre ana tne same corn acres
produced an average of about 15 Uowell and : they
bushels. So it will be seen that.tbrm for several
this demonstration work has
been of gTeat profit to the far
mers by increasing their yields
about 75 per cent
BEST CORN YIELDS.
The yield of corn on any indi
vidual farm was 115 bushels an
acre by W. H. Blanton. It
cost him only 5 3-4 cents a bushel
Leave to Return
Mr. W. Monroe Wellmon and
family who live at Casar have
decided to move to Sugar Hill in
McDowell county for a while.
They have disposed of their
Cleveland home to Dr., J. T.
Baff, and on Saturday last K they
bad a sale of household and
ki chen furniture. Mr. and Mrs.
Wellmon have relatives in Mc-
will be with
weeks, after
which we are glad to note they
will return and live in Shelby.
Mr. Wellmon has bought pro-
perty here and the family will be
t i ........
weicomea as residents oi town.
Cotton produced in teed
Equivelent to lbs ia lint
49 bu, seed at 50c
Total and value of crop 141.95
to make his crop and he had eight j 8io ib lint at U 1-2
acres like this. Taking a single
acre for demonstration it cost
him $16.75 to produce a crop
which gave him a profit of $74.10
The corn sold for $90.85 and the
shucks brought $4.60.
Standing next is Stough Wray
who had four acres under dem
onstration. He produced 69 1-4
bushels an acre. It cost him
$24.65, the crop sold for $68.75
and he had a profit of $44.08.
He made stover which sold for
$16.80.
Third was Clifton Davis who
lives on Shelby, Route 7. He
had an eight acre tract which
yielded an average of 60 bushels
an acre. The cost of production
was $19.70. crop sold for $57.40
and he had a profit of $37.70.
Sucks and fodder valued at
$11.40.
.The best single acre was that
of M. M. Mauney who produced
85 bushels. The second best sin-
ports. In describing the tea
AD5Lt?eJve!! ih.l 8!?!'gle acre was that of Sam H
, J ZnHi F Farrisof Kings Mountain who
need is something practical to d b hJj d th tw d
to help them live the religion Yr uvS xto.
they profess. In closing Mr.
Tesh explained the work of the
"Secret Service'' in praying for
and striving to lead their , fellow
men and women to Christ one by
one.
boro, Route 2 who made 81 bush
ed BEST COTTON YIELDS.
Below is given the two best
small acre cotton farm under
The inspiration of this meeting demonstration. The statements
and the earnest words of Mr. ; are itemized so a3 to give the full
Tesh have left a deep impress' details of the process. Mr. C. C.
on tne community atd are sure 1 McBrayer of Mooresboro, is first
to be lasting benefit in organized and he used only 400 pounds of
Bible School work. . 1 fertilizers, 8-3-3 grade.
2,430 lbs.
810
$11140
24 50
Cost of fertilizer
Cost of breaking land
Cost of dist. fertilizer and
planting
Cost of seed seed 1 1-2 bu. for
planting
2 harrowings
4 cultivations
3 hoeings
Picking ?430 at 5?c hundred
Ginning
Rent of land
Total cost of crop
Value of crop $141.95
Cost of production 36.80
$ 6.00
3.00
2.2J
.75
.75
3 25
1.40
12.15
2.25
500
$36.80
Net profit per acre $105.15.
The best single acre
cotton patch under demonstration
was that of Summey Bridges in
No. 1 Township. He used 400
pounds fertilizer, 8-2-2 grade.
Cost of fertilizer used $ 5 00
Celt of breaking land 3.00
Cost of planting la fertilizer and
cultivating 2.00
Cost of seed 2 bu. at 50c for plant
ing 1.00
8 barrowings 1.50
1 shallow cultivations 8.00
Shoeing 1.50
Picking at 60c hundred 12 40
Ginnings 2.50
Rent of land 5.00
Total expense
Cotton produced in seed
Eqnivolent to lint
26 lbs lint at 14 l-2c
50 bu. seed at 60c bu.
Total crop value
Net profis over cost of pro
duction and gathering
$36.40
2,480 lbs
826 lbs
119.77
25.00
$14177
$108.1
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