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VOL- XXV. NO.
THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, DEC, 21, 1917.
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
War News Digest
(Official.)
--- hv an eoyinff mat a room
above 68 degrees Fahrenheit is too
warm for health and exposes the oc
cupant to catarrhal diseases and
pneumonia. 1
Among the speakers to h
awer to Draft Questions not Open the war conferences, which are to
to the Public. held in every state in the union dur-
jing the next few months, are Secre-
Answers 'to registrant on the se-1 tary McAdoo, Secretary Baker, Vice
lectivc draft questionnaires relating PresidentMarshall, Her.ry J. Allen
ta health and answers under the head Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, Bishop Char
.Jependency," with the exception of les D. Williams, and Lieut Paul Per-
name and addresses of persons igord, of the French army,
etoime I to be dependent, will not be I More than half of the 1,250 colored
cpen to inspection by the public with- men who completed the course at the
ctft the consent of the registrants. reserve officers training camp at Fort
Imprisonment fr not to exceed one Des Moines, Iowa, have been commis
wr will be tHe penalty imposed on sioned as officers in the army. Nearly
anyone connected with the adminis- 100 colored physicians and surgeons
tratton of the selective draft law who have received commissions as officers
shall make this information public, in the medical reserve corps. A full
fighting force of 30,000 colored sol-
Vlaftrir Siflrna in- rl;ai.c . a : i .
-Rates liunri mi -J'f -r iiiiiuuuik :jJrcsenuiuve8 In ail
ply to Nation. .branches of military service will con-
Orders governing the use of elec- stitute the Ninety-second division, to
trie signs, made by the fuel adminis- be detailed for duty in France under
liJ . . i : ,o i t v
trauon to assist in conserving mei, urnerai rersning,
nniy to the entire country villages
aid small cities as well as the larger
renters. Among these instructions
rectional signs on retail stores
be illuminated from one-half
hour after sunset until closing time,
tat not later than 11 p. m.; such signs
CONSERVATION OF LIGHTS.
Rules Regulating Electric Signs
City of Shelby to Conserve
Electric Juice.
"The fuel administrator for North
-. mmi h. ii nminoTM T mm f-nw.i...n t. : I .
09 tneawrcs uiaj m ...... aiviiun una reiuiveo instructions
one-half hour after time of com- from Washington, taking effect De
eneement of last performance. Dis- cember 15, wjhieh cancels previous or
ply advertising on theaters and re- Qer regulating time for illumination
mil stores may only operate between 0f advertising si,"ns and for electric
7:45 and 11 p. m. signs.
Enforcement of the orders is in the I "The order provides that all signs
hands of state fuel administrators. j0f every kind, including merchants'
ji.tos Graduate Nurses Will be Re- signs, directional signs, theater signs
hotel signs, advertising signs, and
qui
red in Army Hospitals.
diplay lighting on buildings and else
where, shall be discontinued onmnlete-
With a continuance of the war, in',y on Thursday and Sunday nights of
the next year at least 20,000 nurese I fc
will be needed in army hospitals at , 6
Se andbroad. Of the 80,000 grad- re. not open for busmess must not
uto nurses of the country only 3,500 "now inside lights more than are ne-
have so tar Deen assignea to auty in
army service, and of this number 1,-
500 are in France.
An army nurse must be a graduate
of a training school for nurses and
most have served for two year in a
hospital. They are assigned to duty in
tie United States or aDroaa, ana pre-
with cluster lights or extra bright
lighting for white-way effect, must
reduce on Thursday and Sunday
nights to only so much lighting as is
necessary for safety. These nights
will be called 'lightless nights.'
"Newspapers are requested to urge
teences are granted when conditions' . , t, .
permit. iiiirs:B vnu yii nv .......
tenltifbTO&d will have their prefer
ences respected.
for
with as few lights in the home as possible.
"The spirit of the order is that on
War Thursday and Sunday nights, there
should be no more outdoor lighting
HUb Laborers Released
Work.
Weavers laid off by carpet factor- tnan ;s absolutely r.ecessary for safe
iei because the war has caused a ty 0j strePt passap.es and elangerou3
?karp decline is the purchase of floor jnoK
cr-erings ar? demanded by woolen - The tate fue a.iministrat0r has
aid cotton-duck factories because mr fcv thp l; s fuc, n,minifslra.
rim have so increased ther bus.- effect to tWs
ttm. Fartones making gears ani Ll"" " " ;
.fter articles for pleasure automo- l by the fcleral a-lm.mrtmt.on if
Ues are laying off help, while makors there are indivdual ' ir.l-it.ons. The
Ji i. A o.;a arp rH!lin' rhr.irrr.an of local tusl committees
m ii u( r r nnu oc i uvi - -j - i
it more labor. throughout the str:t? of Xo.'h Crvr-1
Other industries suffering losses in 0;Ra are requested to give 'blirr.y
tmmeicial business which result in t0 tf,jg oruer, and to requr . their
ineing a 'large part of their working regpectjve i0fai municipal a:: 'ioritic3
iirces for war work are manufactur- . . . (forcpm,, 0f the
m of fine kid gloves, fancy sweater., the purp)f.e of which j, to con
serve the fuel sunply and thereby
assist in relieving the f"l situation."
"Godmothering" of soldiers and (At the request cf, -?mini.-tailors
is not officially sanctioned, trator Griffin, the c-ty of Shjlby has
No postmaster's pay will be increas- decided to cut out every other light
4 during the war, according to an on the White Way each night. House
rtder by the postmaster general. holders are asked to use only the
The Red Cross has asked for ,. , . i..t nT. necessary.)
. T1 .nl.n i
ptimps to De usea in rTance, iu
Wooms and brushes, typewriters, and
kijh-grade woodwork.
e place of those destroyed by re
tieating Germans.
Many officers of the Marine corps
d the navy are members of a class
Reiving instruction at Washington,
B. C, in defense against the use of
m.
The woman's committee
NOTICE
To the Registrants of Cleveland Coun
ty in Eegard to Answering Draft
Questions.
The lawyers of Cleveland county
CHRISTMAS
By Livingston Johnson. . .:
- The twenty-fifth of December is celebrated through
out Christendom as the birthday of our Lord. It is very'
probable, if indeed it is not certain, that Jesus was not
born on the day which we celebrate; but that is a ques
tion about which we need not be concerned. The great
event and not the day on which it occurred is the matter
of supreme importance. Whether this be the correct day
or not, as it is universally observed as the birthday of our
U)rd, the busy world should pause and think of Him, and
of what His. coming meant.
Nineteen hundred and seventeen years ago, shep
herds iri the plains of Bethlehem were keeping watch o'er
their flocks by night. Suddenly there appeared to these
simple shepherds the angel of the Lord. "And glory of
the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore
afraid. And the angels said unto them, Fear not; for be
hold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be
to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city
of David, a Saviour who is Christ the Lord."
At the conclusion of this glorious enunciation, they
heard the music of a celestial choir, and looking up they
saw a band of white-robed angels who were chanting this
grand doxology: "Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good will toward men!" Never before had
this old world heard such heavenly melody, and its echoes
thnll out hearts today ! . It was the fulfilment of prophecy
spoken by Isaiah seven hundred years before: "Unto us
a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the govern
ment shall be upon his shoulders and his name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Ever
lasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
How different is the Bethlehem of today from the
Bethlehem of nineteen hundred and seventeen years ago !
Bethlehem, the place where Christ was born, is now a
bloody battleground. On that first Christmas the stillness
of night was broken by the Angels' song; on this Christ
mas the booming of cannon will be heard around Bethle
hem. The darkness that enveloped the simple shepherds,
was made bright by the glory of the Lord when the angel
came upon them. On this Christmas night the darkness
will be made lurid by the flames of this hell-born war.
The thought of that Christmas night in Bethlehem,
nineteen centuries ago, should inspire us with hope and
courage even amid the darkness that now enwraps the
world. The little Babe of Bethlehem was the "Prince of
Peace," of whom Isaiah said, "Of the increase of his gov
ernment and of peace there shall be no end, upon the
throne of David and upon hid kingdom to order it, and
to establish it with judgment and with justice henceforth
even forever."
In that delightful little book "The Cross at the
Front," Mr. Toplady, the author, who is chaplain in the
British army, gives this interesting incident. He says he
saw an old stone church in the war zone of France, which
pH otood thprp cpTitune". b'lt wich ?,d beTi a'rot A-
l -.)!', -W1 I v O,,. torr-fic atle th?' , 1
" ' 5 '. I! ' ' .T'nv-sloiv in a POir' ; 'ryr yirvr '." ' '
br r, "hot d''VR. Tlio s1 oe to e' r ' ' r ".; "
c''::cli h( lr r i ' I t iv.o. and haK 1 'V !l-n o 'V
'10'jri.'. F.v -iv pyp cf prhv; in tho largo windows l.n.l
i)M-r: sliHifi oil. Go:nt!f into the l'ii!ilin;.i; he found Uvr.
'he- v.ili.s had boon irHpnted by bullets until tcy rr.PTi1
!cr! a nan prred with smallpox. Statue? of the saint
h;.d bejn thrown down. But in the midst of all this de
vaf tatinn, there was a large wooden cross upon which was
a lifp-s'ze figure of Christ, a"d that alone stood unto'jeh
ed arnid the wreck and ruin. Mr. Toplady said that, to him
v, a a symbol of the abiding Christ. Our cemeteries may
be devastated; our church buildings may be ruined; our
homes may be destroyed; our fortunes may be swept
away, our boys may sleep their last sleep in the trenches
of France; but the Cross of Jesus Christ will stand
"towerint? o'er the wrecks of time," and the throne which
the glorified Christ ascended will remain unshaken!
On Christmas morning then, let us think of that
Christmas morning in Bethlehem nineteen hundred and
seventeen years ago, and thank God for the coming of
our King; and let us catch up the Heavenly chorus sung
by the angels, and heard by the shepherds : "Glory to God
in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men !"
. u .:il free nrtvice 10 Uir rrnin-..
woman who registers to work in co-. question ... .... .y----
..v . i;. ah hmnff mailed, lnis ser
Pration with the committee.
service is
MR. VETAS DOTY DIES AT
( AMP JACKSON, COLUMBIA
M I- "r " : 1m those who do not nave
m nve years tne portion uj ,,nHpritarid and
wrld's gold monetary stock (coin and sufficient education to
Wlion used a, money) held by the answer the ''"
United States has increased from The great mntyof the men ca
"e-fifth to more than one-third. 'understand a nd a nswer t n
The retail price of milk in England f.r themselves or can dc so witn t
k been advanced from 14 to 16 assistance of ome of the r ne.tf bo
a quart The sale and use of or k nsmer , a nd N ould not . cal on
am has been nrohlbited. except for legal aav..ij ,
jva,ids infant8( and for butter mak- .ojr them -
'Work of the woman's committee of stend fiwS
council fof national defense has registered m en must appe
"4y been, started in Porto Rico, .the legal ach b;-fHut m
Md Plans now made include its intro- 'in answering the qw
Jttion into every territorj- of the,i a can not
ted States .understand t he que. n
from their
should call on
The advisory
.." . , ' Jfpl1ient advice
nation-wide campaign ior ei""- - fr;-nds
y in th n f ml in .team dants neighbors and inenas
J been undertaken by Fuel Admin- advisory non '
it ratine tv w,.-. ',nDa r con- board will w P'nu. , . , . . ta
ting the campaign with the help of question
ns to tne 'f
"utung the campaign witn tne neip u Huv hg gw
tte American Society of Mechanical W1?8 AI)VISORY BOARD
1 Ataldren's hospital recently es- CLEV'ELAU.
bhshed by the American Red Cross (UltrSTMAS
w France, an average of 350 boys and r St
irls are being examined each day. In A War SnK g '" Mam'
nnection is a dental dispensary lo-. In ''y;;
ted in an old kitchen with a denUl !! nur
improvised from a wine barrel and 'Pwt -Offices.)
" us camnaipn ior tne saving "i iun
7i the fuel administration declares
Mr. B. Vetas Doty who lived near
New House died at Camp Jackson,
Columbia, S. C, Monday and his re
mains were sent home Wednesday ev
ening. The funeral was held yesterday
Revs. J. D. Bridges, Zack Harrill and
R. C. Campbell officiating. The inter
ment was at 1 o'clock at Sandy Plains
Baptist church where he held his
membership. Mr .Doty was in the last
draft which left here about four
weeks ago. About two years ago he
was married to Miss Flora Humph
ries who survives, together with his
mother Mrs. Lizzie Doty, widow of
Monroe Doty, and two brothers and
one sister. Mr. Doty was a splendid
young man, about 24 years old and
had assumed the management of af
fairs since the death of his father. He
had been ill with measles and pneu
monia and his death is learned with
deepest sorrow by his many friends.
YOUR TOWN TAXES ARE DUE!
tte avernirn Amorionx hnmp is SUDCT-
eatcd. Eminent American physicians
shirts and
gloves at P. B. McMurry and Co
A new law has been' passed by the
board of aldermen requiring all town
taxes to be paid by January 1st next.
All property on which taxes nave
not been paid will be advertised for
sale. Please attend to this important
matter and relieve me of the un
lO.easirtt duty 'of 'advertising ' your
property. You will find me at the City
RED CROSS NOTES
SOCIAL NEWS
Tnrner-Oatea Marriage at Grovcr.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX MAN
IS COMING IN JANUARY
Will be in Shelby and Kings Moum-
tiun on Dates Specified to Help
Fill Out Income Tai
''.Kturns. .
ouecior watts announces tnat a
Children of
Confederacy
Tho Children of the Confederacy
will meet with Mim Elirnhath man-
ton at her home on LaFayette street Ieaeraj income tax officer wiH be in
on Friday afternoon at three o'clock. thi8 county to assist income Ux-pay-All
members urged to attend and ers with thcir KtaT without coat to
bring their dues. Also any appreciB-ltne,,, " follows:
tion papers to be presented must be -K'" Mountain, January 14 to 1
brought to this meeting. (inclusive.
oneiDy, January i , to o, inclusive
Shelby, Februar 18 to 23, induam.
Returns of income for the year
1917 must be made on forms provided
Mrs. 0. M. Gardner Entertains
For Mrs. Anthony
Mrs. O. M ftarrlnar rhnrminirfu .
tertained at three tables of bridge, Ior m Porpos ora aich l, llg.
Wednesday afternoon at her home on B6086 V Popl don't nn
S. Washington street honoring her at- er8tand the law and won't know
tractive kinswoman, Mrs. Graham how to Blake out their "turns, the
Anthony of Hartford, Conn., who has ernment it sending this offioer to
been the house guest this week of her do lt for them- But ih dnty ta on
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Anthony. HW" to make himaelf known to
Tables for cards were arranged m tte OTerament. If he doesn't male
the music room which was most tn- nUnrl M mluire1 MoT
siting with bright fires and decor 7 have 10 W V91 ranginr
tions of holly and where the guests ,rom W to '1'00)' 'ine m
enjoyed an afternoon of unusually in-11? JiL 80 if y? .ant 40 tak
teresting games chances, you should call on tho in-
At the close of the afternoon's x " you are not auro
pleasure the hostess assisted by her bout beiiuj subject to the tax, bettor
mother served a delicious collation, nu "" "uru":r J
conisting of oysters, cheese biscuits,
sandwiches and coffee.
NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM
Items of Interest Gathered
Over the State.
From
Moore's chapel, a negro Methodist
church near Livingstone college, Sal
isbury, was destroyed Thursday aft
ernoon by a fire of unknown origin.
Loss about $15,000.
At Canton, Haywood county, Ray
mond W. Groom was shot) by L. V.
Shepherd. Both employes of the
Champion Fibre Company. Groom is
in an Asheville hospital with a bul
let through his lung and Shepherd is
a fugitive.
Arthur Jones, the negro arrested In
Greensboro on the charge of sending
a blackmailing letter to M. S. Satter-
field at Lexington, was discharged
see the income tax man or not, you
must make return if subject to tax.
The collector suggests that every
body start figuring up now his in
come and expenses so as to be ready
with the figures when officer arrives.
Expenses, however, don't mean fam
ily expenses, money used to pay off
principal of a debt, new machinery,
buildings, or anything like thai.
They mean what you spend in mak
ing your money interest, taxes paM,
hired help, amount paid for goods,
sold, seed, stock bought for feeding,
rent (except for your dwelling), etc.
Income includes about every dollar
yon get.
DR. SCROGGS' FUNERAL
Held Wednesday Morning from Tie
P. L. Hennessa Home Rev.
Parker Holmes Coadoets
The Service.
Tthe funeral services of Rev. Dr.
J. R. Scroggs were held at the home
n11rkarn a nnl!minnir Vaawixm TV
evidence was not deemed sufficient ro- ? " , " V .
wecmesaay morning, conuuciea vj
Rev. Parker Holmes, presiding elder
to convict.
After January 1 no dogs will be
anowei to run at large in oastonia, c A Woo(j anj j, j F
an oramance o mis eneci saving 0v .l
v ... .v ;i i j ifcneiDy.
The hour was changed in order tnat
of Marion district,, assisted by Rev.
Kirk ef
been passed by the city council. Here
sfter every owner of a dog must keep
the canine securely confined on his
premises, or if it is taken out it must
be led by a chain,
i Mr. J. M. Albright, an old-time
the family might be able to take the
9:45 train for Marion and Asheville.
Attending the funeral from Ashe
ville were Mr. and Mrs. W. G. For
tune and Miss Virginia fortune.
j printer and editor, died Saturday from Marion, Mrs. Scroggs, Mm
night at his home in Asheville, aged Stella Scroggs, Rev. Parker Holmes
83, and was buried at Greensboro, his Messrs. McCall and Chapman, Clsnv
former home. He was at one time fnre Scroggs of Winston-Balem aid
associated with the late J. M. Reece Miss Fraacie Walker of Greensbol
in the publication of the Greensboro cellegs for women.
Record and was later editor of the
Asheville Gazette-News. g. g. CONTENTION
The students of Morganton high
school demanded a two-weeks' holiday Will Be Held With Second Baptist
at Christmas. They sent a petition to Church December 29th and 30th
the school board saying they would j (Jive Following Program,
not accept less than two weeks. Supt. Program of Sunday school convea
Kerley served notice that the threat tioa of the Kings Mountain Assoela
in the petition must be withdrawn or, tion to be held with second church
the class would be expelled in a body. .Shelby, December 2 and win, awii.
An apology followed and the "strike"
was called offff.
Leo D. Heartt, clerk of the Federal
court for the eastern district of North
Carolina, died at his home in Raleigh
Thursday night. His death was unex
pected, although he had been suffer
ing somewhat from heart trouble. He
was 68 years old, was for many yesrs
a prominent banker in Durham and
Raleigh and for more than a year
served as clerk of the Federal court.
The lately organized auxiliary at
Fallston is doing exceptionally good
work.
It is the greatest inspiration to the
MONOGRAMS AND STARS
STATE FOOTBALL TEAM
Saturday Horning
H):30 Devotional R. C. Campbel.
11 Enrollment of delegates.
11:15 Sermon D. F. Putnam.
1:30 P. m. Prayer and praise.
1:45 The graded Sunday school, L.
M. White and J. W. Suttle.
2:30 Problems in Sunday Schoel
Work J. N. Barnett
Sunday Morning
10:00 Review of Lessons for the
Quarter J. V. Devinny.
11 Sermon Dinner. '
1:30 Song service, led by Prof.
Green of Piedmont High School.
Editor Marcus Rollins of the Wea
dell Times came in Wednesday to
spend the holidays with relatives at
Monograms and stars have been
awarded members of the 1917 foot-
Koll aIavoh nf tho atntA rnllppp ThnftP
men in camn to realize that thp I Lawndale.
. . . . . . - receiving inunuKrunio v-. "'""i ,, . , ., , i , i.
men at home are joining forces to j. H. Ripple, W. D. Wagner, R. N. Mr- Wto particle who holds ato
make them a little more comfortW t-v ti.i n v m crative position with the JJy Utm-
- - : : . viuriey, juimi iiuubuii, vj. n.. luuimjr, - . v v.
and the camp life a little less danger- jC B. Brown, J T. Faucette and Man- "traction company which has a bir
ager E. F. Lewis. Stars were given contract ur T 5 ' "X.
to Captain S. L. Homewood, W. T. m, came in this week to spend the
A tentative schedule for the 1918 'dren. Mr. Aubrey and Mis. Wlloree
.M V. il.Hv kn ,nftr1..0l vaitonia, rereon coumy, ht
ous.
The following report comes from
Fallston.
- Mrs. Fay Canine 1 pair sox.
Mrs." Ed Hamrick, 1 pair sox.
Mrs. P. Z. Carpenter. 4 pairs sox.
y Deen preporeu. , - - ... -f
Mrs. Sylvannu, Gardner, 1 pair soxJIt includes games with Georgia Tech,
Miss Ethel Williams, 1 pair sox.
Miss Addie Gardner, 1 pair sox.
Mr. E. F. Dellinger, special) 1 pair
jox.
Mrs. Mary Gardner (85 years old)
1 pair sox.
Mrs. V. A. Gardner, 1 pair sox.
Mrs. A. D. Hamrick, 1 pair sox.
Miss Mattie Williams, 1 pair six.
Miss Ada Gardner, 1 pair sox
Mrs. E. H
V- If II T V D T W 1. 1
Davidson and Wake Forwt It is tx'.'l hom
4-Vaf rMIMflB Will Kn HAmrAl i Wtfc.
with Tennessee and Kentucky.
the last of the
German War Practices.
Mr. R. Lee McMurry and Rev. D. h.
Brown, the new Methodist circuit rid
er of Belwood, were here Wednesday,
coming down to attend the funeral
of Rev. Dr. Scroggs,
Cline-Page Wedding.
Mr. J. E. Cline, a member of the
105th outpost company signal corps
"German War Practices" is the ti-
. tie of a bookvssued by the committee
on public information for free distri
bution. "Some of the blackest pages
Lutz, 6 hospital shirts. ; aii history, comprising a documen-
Mrs. Howell, 2 hospital shirts. tarv record of 'deeds that make one'
Mrs. C. C, Martin, 2 hospital shirts, despair of the future of the human 0f Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C, and
miss rranxie uicxson, i nospitai nCQ' ,8 the way the committee de- Miss Zeila Page, the youngest daugn
shirt. scribed the work. ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Page cf
Mrs. Annie Falls, 3 bandages. ' I The purpose is to show that the the' Belmont Mill were married last
Fallston school girls, 6 bandages, system of frightfulness practiced by Friday, December 14 at 12 o'clock.
Mrs. E. H. Lutz, 1 bandage. .German soldiery is the definite poli- at the home of the bride's parents,
cv of the German government itself, Rey. Mr. Mull of South Shelby offiei-
Ladies serge dresses and coats at and individual acts of cruelty and de- ating. The marriage is learned with
work Hall or on the streets with the books, a great reduction at P. D. McMurry struction are cited to illustrate the considerable interest by a host of
r 0. HAMRICK, Tax Collector. and Co.
Adv operation of the system.
friends.