Remember Dollar Day, Nov. 5th Bargains by the Merchants Sen. Overman and Cong. Webb will Deliver Patriotic Addresses
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THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1917
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
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if
THE BANKHEAD HIGHWAY.
cni niKR PAY
NDALLOTMENTj
ctUEMKNT OF THE PLAN FOR
INSI RANCE OF SOLDIERS
,'LS() COMPULSORY ALLOT
MEM AM) PAY GOVERNMENT
(;1VES DEPENDENTS.
division of military and naval in
surance of the bueeau of war risk in
surance has been organized as a part
of the treasury department and is in
dive operation. A number of policies
t),e lives of soldiers have already
fceen issut-d. aggregating nearly $25,-
0000 in insurance. The benefits of
the law are available to all of the
embers of the United States army,
navy, and nurses' corps.
A short summary of gome of the
Bain features of the law follows:
Premiums for a $10,000 policy be
gin with SH-'JQ per month at ages 15,
16, and 1"; increase to $6.40 per
month for the ages 18, 19, and 20; to
J6.50 per month for the ages 21, 22
and 21!; to $6.40 per month for the
gges of 26 and 27; to $6.80 per
month for the age of 28; to $6.90 per
month for the ages of 29 and 30; to
$7 per month for he age of 31, with
progressive increases for ages above
those given. The minimum amount
of insurance that may be taken out
is $1,000.
The compulsory allotment to a wife
or children, which is separate from
the insurance, shall not be less than
$15 a month, and shall not exceed one
half of a man's pay. A voluntary'al
lotment, subject to regulations, may
be as large as the insured desires,
within the limit of his pay.
In addition the government will pay
monthly allowances as follows:
Class A. In the case of a man to
his wife (including a former wife di
vorced I and to his child or children:
la) If there be a wife but no child,
$15.
lb) If there be a wife and one child
$25.
h i If there be a wife and two chil
dren, ?.!'2.50, with $5 per month addi
tional fnr each additional child
1 ill If there be no wife but one
ivlotte in Ef-
by Shelby.
In an effort to get the Bankhead
National Highway which will stretch
from New York via .Wash inert nr.
j Birmingham, Memphis and to Los
Anteles, Calif., to come to, Shelby,
a committee of prominent Shelby
(inv.u icyicacimng me Doara 01 irade
jWill go to Charlotte Thursday night
and accompany the scouting party to
Shelby. Congressman Webb who "is a
member of the scouting part v went
to Washington last week to come
through North Carolina with them
and do what he can to point out the
features of the route by Shelby. This
jdoes not mean that a new highwaf
will be built, but the government has
appropriated millions of dollars to
maintain selected routes already
built and Shelby is very anxious to
be on the highway because of the
support the county will get for the
maintenance of roads and the trans
continental travel that will touch this
place.
Mr. J. A. Roundtree, secretary of
the Bankhead commission has writ
ten Secretary I. C. Griffin of the
Shelby Board of Trade to prepare a
map showing the roads through the
lower section of the county and have
a committee to point out whatever
features we have in the hope of get
ting the road.
NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM
Items of Interest Gathered
Overthe State.
From
child.
lei
liren.
If there be no wife but two chil-
If) If there be no wife but three
children. $20.
(g) If there be no wife but four
childmi, ?30, with $5 per month ad
ditional for each additional child.
.Class B. In the case of a man or
woman, to a grandchild, a parent,
brother, or 'sister:
(a) If there be one parent, $10.
(b) If there be two parents, $20.
(f ) For each grandchild, brother,
sister, and additional parent $5.
In the case of a woman, to a child
or children:
Id) If there be one child, $5.
it) If there be two children, $12.50.
if) If there be three children, $20.
(R) If there be four children, $30,
with $5 per month additional for
each additional child.
If the man makes an allotment to
certain other dependent relatives the
government will also pay them an al
lowance which may equal the allot
ment, but this shall not be more than
the difference between $50 and the
allowance paid to the wife and chil
dren. The increased compensation in case
of death runs from a minimum of $20
monthly to a motherless child, or $25
monthly to a childless widow, to a
maximum of $75 monthly to a widow
and several children. The widowed
mother may participate in the com
pensation. In case of total disability the
monthly compensation runs from a
minimum of $30, if the injured man
has neither wife nor child living, to
8 maximum of $75 if he has a wife
and three or more children living,
WI1) $10 a month extra if he has a
widowed mother dependent upon him.
The maximum is enlarged still fur
ther, for when the disabled man con
stantly requires a nurse or attend
ant $20 monthly may be added. If the
disahliity is due to the loss of both
jt, both hands, or total blindness of
both eyes, or if he is helpless or per
manently bedridden, $100 monthly , is
granted.
The law contemplates future legis
lation for re-education and vocational
training for the disabled. It gives
them full pay and their families the
samp allowance as for the last month
of actual service during the term of
re"cducation.
Daughters of Confederacy.
Mrs- J. C.i Smith, president of the
daughters of the Confederacy calls
attention to a meeting of the members
" the Red Cross work room Wednes
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. All mem
bers are urged to attend as business
01 importance is to come up.
SEE OUR LINE
?f. Pocket knives, butcher knives,
Jrs, knives and folks, lan
rns, kitchen ware, and other
"ouse furnishings, .
J. D. Uneberger's Sons.
The North Carolina State Board of
Examiners of Trained Nurses will
meet in Asheville November 20-23.
Asheville will establish a munici
pal wood yard in accordance with the
suggestion of State Fuel Odministra
tor McAllister.
Eleven persons mostly children,
were taken from Greensboro last
week to Raleigh for Pasteur treat
ment for rabies. All were bitten by
one small dog.
The North Wilkesboro Hustler
says Mr. T. B. Finlcy of Wilkes will
be a candidate for Superior court
judge in the seventeenth district to
succeed Judge Cline, who will not
be a candidate.
Francis Osborne Clarkson, son of
Ex-Solicitor and Mrs. Horiot Clark
son of Charlotte, a lawyer and en
gaged in practice with his father,
left last week for Boston, Mass., to
enter the aviation section of the
army.
President J. D. Andrew of Cataw
ba College. Newton, has resigned,
his resignation to take effect at the
close of the present college year
next sm-iner. He has been at the head
f the college for four years.
Mr. W. T. Bost, press correspon
Hnnt. hears talk of President Graham
of the State University for United
States Senator to succeed benator
Overman. He says, however, that Dr.
Graham is not a party to the talk.
When Ralph Sigmon and Misy
Maude Hefner were being married
by Rev. M. A. Matheson at his home
in Newton, the mother of the bride
annnn rod to forbid the ceremony. She
was too late, and besides the girl
was of age.
Dan Wike a Catawba county farm-
!er was leading a calf behind his
buggy, when the animal ran arouno.
the buggy and overturned the ve
hicle. Mr. Wike's arm was broken,
but the calf escaped injury, so far
as known.
By a vote of 398 to 68 out of total
registrants of 1,067, Reidsville vot
Pr. ratified the sale recently made
bv the town commissioners of the
electric plant witn a w-yfw -chise
to the Southern Public Utility
Company. There was much opposi
tion to the sale and an attempt was
pmirts to restrain the
holding of the election called to ap
prove the sale.
rru, ,vhitP men and one woman
were convicted in Avery county Su
perior court this weeK oi Durn.n .
hotel of Mrs. Jane Hanley, at Elk
Part The men were sentenced to
three' years each in the State's pnson
Z Z woman was allowed to pay
the costs in the case upon sur
rendering her insurance po..-, -
k.r Haim aeainst the
reiinqui&Hi" - . firfl
company. It was an insurance fire.
Mrs. Blanton Dead.
Kings Mountain Herald:
ivniRo . rrmthpr OI
Mrs. Caroline nm.. -. "-"V
w T . 1 . . , . n lffl Ml. 11.1 1 1 V. .
Kev. J. . , ,. ast Thurs-
ln upper l,ieveianu v ,
day at the age of ly-s. The re-
ma ns were uunw v
.L ."u irrirlav The funeral was con-
cnurtu -- r, m
ducted fcy h" jTp, n a Culp
Bridges, assist
of Kings Mountain.
Rutherford Boy Rides in Air.
Thl fetter was received here a few
days ago from Lnt
Ram ox me . . : ; m
frLn? France, in which he said
that on y a few days previous He
went up .Ueral thousand feet for a
little ride into the clouds.
WHAT AMERICA ASKS OF EVERY
HOUSEKEEPER.
SOUTHERN
We have come to the "National Food Pledge Week"
when every housewife in America" is asked to promise to
"do her bit" to help save the starving men, women, and
children of other lands and help prevent hunger and star
vation in our own land. In this good cause every woman
is asked to read and sign the following patriotic pledge
prepared by Food Administrator Hoover:
I am glad to join you in the service of food conservation for
our nation, and hereby accept membership in the United States
Food Administration, pledging myself to carrry out the directions
and advice of the Food Administrator in my home, insofar as my
circumstances permit.
Name
Address
There are NO FEES OR DUES, and no penalties of
law. Each woman is simply asked and urged by the Gov
ernment to do certain things without being required to
do all of them. Simply do as many of them "as your cir
cumstances will permit," and yet try to bend your cir
cumstances to include all, if possible.
Here is what the Government asks, and every patri
otic woman, every woman who wants to save food so that
little ones here and elsewhere may not starve, should
heed the call :
GENERAL SUGGESTIONS.
Watch out for the waste in the
community.
Use ocal and reasonable sup
plies Patronize, your lo.-al proi.'oia
and lessen the need of trans
portation. Preach and practice the "gospel
of the clean plate,"
We do not ask the American
people to starve themselves.
Eat plenty, buy wisely, and
without waste.
Buy less; cook no more than ne
cessary; serve smaller po
tions, Do not limit the plain food of
growing children.
Do not eat between meals.
'You can yourself devise other
methods of saving to the ends
we wish to accomplish. Un
der, various conditions you
can vary the methods of
economizing.
FARMERS PLEDGE LOYALTY
Members of the Cleveland Couaty
Farmers Union Pass Commend- ,
able Resolutions.
BREAD AND CEREALS. Have at least one wheatless meal
a day. Use com, oats, rye, barley, or mixed cereal rolls, muffins,
and breads in place of white bread certainly for one meal and, if
possible, for two. Eat less cake and pastry.
As to the white bread, if you buy from a baker, order it a
clay in advance; then he will not bake beyond his
loaf on the table and only as required. Use stale bread for toast
and cooking. i
Meat. Use more poultry, rabbits, and especially fish and
sea food in place of beef, mutton, and pork. Do not use either
beef, mutton, or pork more than once daily, and then serve
smJler portions. Use all left-over meat cold or in made dishes.
Use soups more freely. Use beans; they have nearly the same food
value as meat.
MILK. Use all of the milk, waste no part of it. The children
must have whole milk; therefore, use less cream. There is a great
waste of food by not using all skim and sour milk. Sour milk can
be used ifTcooking and to make cottage cheese. Use buttermilk
and cheese freely.
FATS (Butter, Lard, Etc.). Dairy butter has food values
vital to children. Therefore, use it on the table as usualt especially
for children. Use as little as possible in cooking. Reduce the use
of fried foods to reduce the consumption of lard and other fats.
Use vegetable oils as olive and cottonseed oil. Save daily one-third
of an ounce of animal fat Waste no soap; it contains fat and the
glycerine necessary for explosives. You can make scrubbing soap
at home, and, in some localities, you can sell your saved fats to
the soap maker, who will thus secure our needed glycerine.
SUGAR. Use less candy and aweet drinks. Use less sugar
in tea and coffee. Use honey, maple syrup, and dark syrups for
hot cakes and waffles without butter or sugar. Do not frost or
ice cakes. Do not stint the use of sugar in putting up fruits and
jams. They may be used in place of butter.
At the meeting of the Cleveland
County Farmers Union Thursday of
last week the following resolution
was offered and unanimously adopted,
a very commendable thing in view of
the criticisms made by their state
president, Dr. Alexander. The resolu
tion reads:
"Since we were forced into the
world war by Germany, and since we
must fight the war through to vic
tory or be defeated and dietattd to
by the Kaiser, and all highways of
travel will be ruled by Germany and
we will be a dependent country in
stead of an independent country,
therefore be it resolved:
First, That we the Farmers' Un
ion of Cleveland county pledge our
hearty support to President Wilson
and the government of the United
States in the prosecution of the war
against the greatest tyrant the world
ever saw.
"Second, That, we recommend that
as many members of the Union as
possible buy Liberty Bonds.
LIBERTY BOND
SALE$180,400
TOTAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO SEC
OND LIBERTY BOND ISSUE
AMOUNTS TO $180,400.00 IN
CLEVELAND.
RED CROSS NOTES.
A-state-wide convention of all Red
Cross chapters in North Carolina is
planned for November 1st and 2nd in
Raleigh. The purpose of the conven
tion is to bring together the best
talent from national headquarters,
divisional offices and the local chap
ters to present to chapter represen
tatives all the phases of Red Cross
work and the very best of accom
plishing the largest results. The pro
gram will include Mr. James G
Blaine, associate director of bureau
of development from national head
quarters in Washington; Mr. W.
Frank Persons, director general, bu
reau of civilian relief and the di
rectors of the southern division.
Every member of every Red Cross
chapter in North Carolina is invited
and requested to attend. Who will go
from Shelby? Let us have at least
two or three representatives. For fur
ther information phone Mis. Q,. Max
Gardner, chairman.
The Shelby Red Cross chapter is
very proud of the fact that several
prizes were won at the Gastonia fair.
Blue ribbons were received for the
following articles made by the chap
ter; best gauze laparatory pads; best
crinolin and outing flannel ijdler
bandages; best gauze compresses.
Red ribbons were received for best
gaupe wipes or sponges; best oper
ating gown made by Miss Lizzie Tur
ner of the Earl auriliary; best hos
pital bed shirt made by Mrs. Brady
of the Shelby chapter.
DRAFT PLAN COMPLETED.
Under New Arrangement Single
Men Far Down List Will be Put
In Class One.
classified as to make it virtually cer
tain he never will be called.
Cleveland Man in Yorkville.
New regulations for applying the
army draft are virtually complettd at
the office of the provist marshal gen
eral and will be submitted to Presi
dent Wilson for final approval. The
President already has approved the
general plan, under which all regis
tered men not yet called will be class
ified in five groups in accordance
with their availability for military
service.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
cleared up the question as to how
the draft numbers now held by the
nearly 9,000,000 uncalled registrants
will be applied to the new classifications.
In each local district the key made
ud from the draft numbers in the
order of their drawing will be applied
to each class or group. In other words
the men of class 1, in which will be
Dlaced those of least value at home
and with the slightest obligations to
dependendents will be called in the
order of their 6erial number until
that class is exausted just as thou
gh all other classes had been ex
empttd. Whtn class 1, is exhausted,
the same process will be applied to
class 2, and so on down to class 5, u
it ever should become necessary to
carry it that far.
Thus a man whose serial number
in the great war army lottery had led
bim to believe that he would be am
ong the last summoned, may be as
signed to the .first class and order
orl into service -with the quota. On
the other hand another whoro num
ber assured him originally a place
with tht next increment may b to
Yorkville Inquirer.
There passed through Yorkville
last Tuesday morning a Ford load
of men from Cleveland county, N.
C, an old gentleman, his son and
two other young men. They stopped
at the postoffice a few minutes and
the old gentleman had a short con
versation with Here and There. He
said he had left his home at 7 o'clock
in the morning. It was then about
9:30. He was eoing to Rock Hill, from
there to Charlotte, and expected to be
back home that night. "I have been
in this town twice before, he said.
"The first time was 51 years ago
when I came with a bale of cotton,
which I sold for 38 cents a pound in
gold, and the second time I came I
houirht a Diece of land under fore
closure; but sold my bid. I brought
that bale of cotton to Yorkville De-
cause this place was then the near
est railroad point.
ALL TOGETHER.
Our demand for butter is great. We
can't near fill orders, and we want
everybody to get behind the Shelby
reamery with a punch. See that we
get more cream in November. Let's
iro in h eh arear AH Wgemer, aim
we will go over the top, send us more
cream Pay closer attention to your
rows - and all will be well. Shelby
Creamery Company. Adv,
lromrfcrwlT's friend Dr. Thomas'
Electric Oil the great household rem
edy for toothache, earache, sore
throat, cuta, bruises, scalds: Sold at
all drug stores. 30c and 60c.
Alt figures are not yet compiled by
the treasury department on the Sec
ond Liberty Loan Bond sale which
closed Saturday, but the indications
are that the five billion dollar mark
was exceeded.
Cleveland county has subscribed a
total of $180,400.00 and the subscrip
tions which were reported since our
Friday's issue will be published in our
next issue, it being impossible to print
the remainder of the list in today's is
sue. The county chairman, Mr. Forrest
Eskridge, wishes to thank publicly
the township chairmen for their faith
ful work, alt of them taking subscrip
tions for themselves and sending in
others.
In making allotments for counties,
they were based on the desired over
subscription of five billion when the
actual issue of bonds this time was
to be only three billions. While Cleve
land did, not reach her allotment of
the five billion mark or over-subscription
but she has done her proportion
al part on the three billion mark or
minimum amount. No doubt the coun
ty would have reached its maximum
allotment if we had ten days longer
in which to work as the farmers were
becoming , interested and the cotton
crop was beginning to reach its big
gest sale. The campaigners in Cleve
land feel much gratified over the suc
cess of the sale which in a large de
gree was due to the splendid organi
zation. Should future bond issues be
made, this same organization will do ,
very effective work and make a much,
bettetr showing than in the short
time the campaigners had to give to
the sale this time.
Kings Mountain and Fallston each
made most excellent records find thp
chairmen and working committees are
to be congratulated.
The ladies did splendid work as usu
al and are to be congratulated on their
patriotic interest-in the-eause. They
can always be depended upon.
The amount subscribed by Cleve
land last June in the first Liberty
Bond sale was hardly one-third the
amount raised in the second issue,
this increase being largely due to the
increased patriotism of our people
since they realize that we have an
enemy to over-come.
Artillery Range Near
tain.
Kings Moun-
Yorkville Inquirer:
"The probability is that you peo
ple down this way will soon be hear
ing the booming of cannon." said
Rev. J. C. Galloway of Gastonia, to
Here and There a few days ago. The
dotcor went on to explain that the
war department had been taking op
tions on property between Gastonia
and Kings Mountain for an artillery
range.. As he understood it, the re-
nuirements called for a strip or
country about two miles wide and six
or eieht miles lone. A French artil
lerist has been looKing over vie
ground and has given it as his opinion
that the proposed range is one of the
most suitable he has ever seen out
side of Switzerland. It is understood
that an artillery camp hat wyll ac
commodate 2,000 men is to be located
near the Loray mill on the southern
outskirts of town, and the targets are
to be located over against Kings
Mountain "the pinnacle."
Mr. Jolly Still a Fighter.
TWO FREE SCHOLARSHIPS.
Offered in Boiling Springs by Mr.
Will A. Crowder to Girls Who
Write Best Essay on Do
mestic Life on Farm.
Mr. B. F. Jolly of rear Boiling
Springs has always been a fighter.
He went through the Confederate war
and never missed a roll call and when
the United States began sending
troops to France to whip the German
Kaiser, Mr. Jolly was wining w go.
He of course would not be permitted
to go on account of his advanced
years being 72, so he tnougni ne
could join the home-guards organiz
ed in Shelby under Capt. J. F. Rob
erts. He came over this week and of
fered his services, but his age block
ed him again. While he has been liv
ing over three score years ana ten,
he is still as active as many younger
mn.
Means Case This Week.
The case of Gaston Means, charg
ed with the murder of Mrs. Maude
King, which occupied so much space
in the r,pwsraiers swhile back, is
expected to come up at the term of
-! l V
Cabarrus Superior coun wmtu w
T tho crana lury , iihuo
'against Means, as it probably will,
the case may or may not o
the coming term of Cabarrus court
and may not be tried in Cabarrrus at
all. These matters will hava to be
settled when reached.
Two free scholarships in Boiling
Springs high school will be awarded
to two girls in Cleveland by Mr. Wil
liam A. Crowder a sucessful and gen
erous hearted farmer of Lattimore
under certain rules and regulations
which he has prescribed to govern
the contest. He has a two-fold idea
in his offer (1st) to encourage young
girls to take a great interest in home
life and (2nd.) to help young girls
whose parents are unable to help
them secure an education. The rules
governing the contest are as follows:
For the two best esays submitted
on the subject "A Girl's Relation to
Domestic Life on the Farm."
Contest is open to all white girls
in Cleveland between ages of 13 and
21.
Essays must be strictly origintH,
written in own handwriting and not
exceeding 2,000 words in length.
Only girls whose parents do not
own a home are eligible to submit es
says. This contest is open to girls regard
less of their denqminational prefer
ence. Copies must be made of each essay
submitted and both the original and
the copy muse oe in me nanus ui mo
county superintendent of schools &v
days before the closing of Boiling
Springs high school in the spring or
1918. '
A committee of five, three of whom
k A ka Uioa nrVirk Irnnur flnmpthinff
of home life on the farm, will be ap
pointed later to read the essays and
pass upon the same.
The committee will not Know me
names of the authors as the essays
will be turned over to them by num
bers. ' .
The winning essays will be read at
the next commencement at Boiling
Springs by somebody other than the,
authors. .
io. me gins wiiub mw rw -
says, composition, subject matter,
punctuatlcm, spelling, grammar, etc.,
considered will be awarded free
scholarships allowing free tuition in
this institution.
School teachers wiu please can tse
attention of their students to this of
fer and place copy of these rules ana
regulations in their hands.
Copies can be obtained at the coun
ty superintendenft office.