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THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY, MARCH 29 1921
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
IS ENCOURAGING1
for expeditious legislation in respect
to new tax law or the emergency tar
iff bill. According to spme Washington
I authorities political leaders hold dia-
metically opposite views on these
; I questions and the outlook seems to be
CONFIDENCE IS BEING RE- for long drawn out debate before the
STORED RAPIDLY new laws are enacted.
, n Excluding the national legislative
Motor Companies Resumed Op- outlook but taking into consideration
erations oieei l"neuei .financial and industrial developments
ter OutlooK ior iouun, iuik-
(By E. W. Wagner & Co.:)
under similar circumstances in times
past one is constrained to take an op
timistic viewpoint. It will probably
Confidence grows apace. That is a not be manv week. before the infect
hackneyed phrase and is often em-:tion of hope and industry spreads to
ployed when conomons uu nui war
rant such expression. In the present
ill lines of essential industry. Indetu.
something wholly unexpected and of
have to develop to change the treno
of sentiment. Fundamental factors
ken place on the stock exchange and
the outlook seems to warrant accumu
lation of a great many stocks winch
are now selling at bargain levels.
circumstances, however, we know that . Verv unfavorable character would
. j. i
there has been marKea improvement
in the textile trade, in the automotive
industry, in steel and there are signs !justify the improvement that has ta-
of somthing substantial developing in
copper. What has happened and is
happening is of a character to restore
confidence whereas a' few weeks back
everyone was non-plussed as to what
unfavorable news would develop next.
Pessimism was deep-seated then and
f the bears in the stock market had ev.
erything their own way. During tnose The Wake Forest Glee club will
weeks of depression improving funda- give a concert here in the graded
mental factors were being entirely ig- school, auditorium Tuesday night Ap
nored by the rank and file. There has (rii 5th. There are 18 or 20 fine young
recently been a rather sudden awak- college musicians in the club and they
ening to the fact that this country is have a varied musical program which
SOCIALNEWS
U. D. C. Meeting
Wednesday.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet in the Library room Wed
nesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. All
members are urged to be present.
KEEP DOWN NEW COTTON
CROP TO SIX MILLION BALES
Chicora Club Meeting
Friday Afternoon.
The Chicora-club will convene Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. T. W. Ebel
toft at her home on South Washing
ton street The hour is 4 o'clock.
NEWS AND INTERVIEWS.
This Size Crop Would Bring South ' The Largest Coal Pile.
More than 11 or 12 Million Mayor "Pat" McBrayer pointed out
Bale Crop.
Manufacturers Record.
' : CLEAN-UP WEEK
BEGINS APRIL 11
IT'ZTJ?. "l".? "If CLEAN-UP AND PAINT-UP.
Editor of The Star. He says the pile
CAMPAIGN
If not a single acre was planted in' of coal at Bostic .where the Clinch-
cotton this year, and if every farmer field taps the Seaboard railroad is the ... rit, , c. .. I7r . 4
would hold the cotton which he now largest nil nf rnal in th. u-nrM nwav :A, Uttzens OI feneiDy Urged 10
has until the effect of no acreage was from a coal mine. There is a great
Cake Sale Begins
Saturday, April 2.
The , ParentTeacher association
will inaugurate their first Saturday
cake sale on April 2nd and these!000 or 6,000,000 bales, the advance in
felt in the world's markets, the south
would receive much more for the ex
isting stock than it will' for the stock
on hand and the new crop combined.
The whip-fiandle of the cotton situa
tion is entirely in the. hands of south
ern farmers, bankers and merchants.
If they will all unite to make certain
that acreage is drastically cut, assur
ing a production-of not over 6,000,-
WAKE FOREST GLEE
CLUB HERE APRIL 5TH
sales will continue each Saturday
throughout the month of April. The
sales will be held atfthe Paragon fur
niture store and should be assured of
liberal patronage by the ladies of the
town. Special orders for cakes will be
taken by Mrs. Carl Thompson, chair
man of the committee.
Children of Confederacy (
Delightfully Entertained.
At her home on West Warren street
Miss Sarah Austell was a charming
young hostess to the members of the
price woud make the small crop
bring to the south vastly more than
would a crop of 11,000,000 to 12,000,
mountain of it piled up at Bostic. In
order to keep the mines busy mining
and the Clinchfield trains going, the
coal is brought to Bostic and piled up !Deen
from which point it is to be re-shipped
to consuming points.
The death of Cardinal Gibbons in
Baltimore last week remined Mayor
McBrayer to say that the Abbey at
Belmont in Gaston county, is the only
Catholic institution of its kind in tn
Co-operate in Movement to
Beautify the City.
The week beginning April 11th has
designated as Paint-up and
Clean-up week in Shelby and a pro
clamation will be issued by Mayor
McBrayer, asking all citizens to co
operate in the work during the week
to beautify the premises, clean the
streets and alley and rid the town of
all trash and rubbish that are un.
sightly and make breeding places for
United States. Those who travel to
Charlotte by" way of Belmont from n mosquitoes, Mrs. Lawson A.
this section w U recall, the Immense .Bltnton, chairman of the uvic ae-
000 bales. Every acre planted beyond .buiding there where Catholic priests 'partment of the Woman's club and
enough to produce at the maximum are schooled and the convent near-by tne members or.tms department met
6,000,000 bales is an economic waste, .where children are educated. jin th court house Saturday afternoon
ItUIeans more work, more picking, "Mrs Jim Austell who lives on N, with Mayor McBrayer, Mr. Griffin,
more fertilizer. All of these things, Warren Btreet is the only person I fecretary of the Board of Trade and
could be saved and put to better use. know whose grandfather was in the M Coolc, scout master, for the pur
Let the south cut its acreage to the .KervoluUiorulry y.f," dontinued ths P0,e planning the ' campaign.
bone; let it raise at the outside, feycn mayor. He says her grand-father was I Scout Master Cook will harj
under the most favorable conditions, 1 Capt. Benjamin Magness who served boycouts at work during the weekr
not over 6,000,000 bales aid its farm- 'valiantly in the Revolutionary War J tiding. In cleaning themost unsightly
era and its people as a whole w? be 'and her father was Capt. Bob Mag- iples on r streets and alleys that. be
infinitely better off than if they ness who served galantly in the Con- o the town. 'They will not enter
day afternoon at four o'clock. snouid raise an average crop. 'Ihe federate army, yet Mrs. Austell is a pnvaw premises, oui wiai wm ieik
The rooms were' prettily decorated tlme an mney and work wasted in comparatively young woman. , . me ciuzens tne scnooi cnuaren ana
in lilacs and hyacinths, rabbits, and cultivation of a larger crop could to f 0 , others and by the cooperation of the
wee chicks were ' everywhere in evi- a bett Advantage be given to some Monaslto, Outlook. - entir citizenship with the street de-
dence to emphasize' the sentiment of jng else. The south should carry, "What do you think of the pros- partment of the town, it is hoped to
the Easter season. After a very inter- out as quickly as possible a big cam- pects of opening up the monazite In- dean the town as it has never been
esting program by the young lassies, 'paign of municipal and highway im- dustry in Cleveland?" asked the edi- .cleaned Deiore.
casn prizes win ue onerea in or-
what t always has been anore 1 hope will be a source of much delight to hi,dren of the Confederacy Iast Frl
olWayS Will ui i w ... tuuoc nuu ayJL ics wc: imu-iiv,
States of America, which is synono-, They are under the direction of Dr.
mous with development, progress, en- .Hubert Poteat who is one of the lead
terprise. 'ing musicians in the. state. He has
What has actually occurred in re- itemed the young men and is takinj
cent weeks may be summed up as fol. them over the state to give a series
lows: Automobile plants that were 'pf conceits in the western part of
i .. . nuns
pracfccaly ciosea aown nave grauua.- xsortn Carolina, in aaamon to giving hjj ho8te8g . M A1 h provements, because these improve- tor of Mr. Lawson A. Gettys Satur-
iv resumed operations and are now a concert in Shelby, the club will ap-r,.. . ' ,M ments are needed, because now is the A in th- no.tnflHnA "WpII h. n. der to stimulate the 'children. Five
proceeding with a production program pear at Gastonia, Charlotte, Asheville land"candieSi itime to do the work, and because in wered, WI see very little prospects for dH will be distributed among the
which seems to be the result of assur- jand other points and it comes to Shel-1 doing jt iaDor woui,i be employed. La- a revival of the industry. I understand colored families that have the clean-
ances of what amounts to be an al- by because there are so many former charming Dinner Party bor employed in planting acreage for great quantities are piled up in this est premises. Fifteen dollars cash
t compieie revival 01 norma, uc- ( wane roresi stuaems in-me county B Mf and Mrfc H more than 6iooo,000 bales of cotton and other countries because littlo of Pres will be aistnoutea among tne
mand for automotive vehicles. This who love the institution. The club is
development has been more pronounc- one? 6t the oldest musical organiza
!. .... ..... I.IIJ Wf.i 1 A J
At their lovely home on South is an economic waste and would im- it was consumed during the war. A ,wmie ."cnooi cnuaren. r irsi ana na
Washington street, Mr. and Mrs. ipovensh the south. Labor employed a matter of fact I have not kept up graaes wm compete w?in me mini
cd with the Studebaker and General tions of its kind in the state and has'F k Ho were charming hostg at in highway and municipal work is close with this matter of late, and grtdes and the grades that gather the
Motors organizations than elsewhere a number of seasoned
and U probably due to the fact that among its number.
these companies, financially entrench
r ed, are taking time by the forelock
and intend to produce insufficient vol
ume to meet axlemand that is expect-
musicams 1
Two Marriages in South Shelby.
Mr. S. L. Reinhardt and Miss Ma.
crl to be insistent three tri six months mie Green were married at the Par.
a six 'clock dinner Saturdav eveninir. economically profitable and would while there mav be some britrht out- largest pile of tin cans and other me
Places were laid for eight at the enrich the south. loot, I cannot see it. When I savt tallic rubbish will be awarded the
elegantly appointed table which was I It behooves every banker and mer- that Mr. L. U. Camptfell intended to, fir8t C8B Prlze- The fourth grades
exquisitely decorated for the happy chant in the south to join with the tart mining in SoutK Carolina, I W"1 compete with the fifth grades in
occasion. The centerpiece was a has-! cotton growers and help to see them wrote him to know if he would-be in gathering, the largest pile of tsash.
ket of rich, red rose. and the place through these strenuous times, not the market for monazite in Cleveland nese Pes win De maae on ine lovb
ed to be ms.stent three to six montns m.e ureen cards and favors carried out the 8cn. nly for the benefit of the growers, and he gave me little encouragement." property in front o
hence. The Ford New York agency sonage of he Second Bapt st chu where they. will be
rapurts that its sales .01 cars are now on xuari-n it. me i-cicwuuy wins
better than at any time in its history, performed by Kev. W. A. t-lam.
In the textile trade it is understood Mr. Reinhardt comes from one of
that the leading manufacturer of ,the leading families of South Shelby,
woolens has disposed of more goods . He has been serving in the U. b.
in the past six weeks than at any sim- army until recently. The Dride is an
property in front of the College Inn
1 4.1 ill L. J..4n,w
iwnero vney , wm uo juugcu, um
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which the street cleaning department
ilar corresponding period. Represen- attractive young lady very popular
tatives of the Silk Association of with those who know her. Her people
America at a recent meeting declared live at Double Shoals where she has
that current sales are satisfactory many friends.
and that better business is coming
From many others sources we hear
expressions of optimism.
Mr. C. W. Lail, son of Mr. H. A.
ail of the Lattimore community anr
nnimiP rthrt nttrartivp manner. ;me icruweis 10 pay wieir uiueuieuiiess Knard if Trad h unrtinntnfr.
Four tempting courses were served to the farmers and merchants, and , A last the Board of Trade is func-jwiu naul tnem tway. Two dollars in
to the following guests: Mrs. Tom thus start agricultural prosperity tuning again and with the completion iPrize will be distributed among the
Fetzer of New York; Misses Pattie.once more. 0f Cleveland Springs and a hard sur-
and Elizabeth Roberts, Mildred and This is the year which will test'faced roads through Cleveland toun
Marion Hull, and Mr. Richard Will- whether or not the cotton growers of ty, many visitors and home-seekers
ford of Augusta, Ga. the south can really put into effect a should be attracted to Shelby. Attor-
I system of acreage reduction to pro- ;ey Charlie Burrus is acting secre-
Mr. Ware Dplitrhtful ;tect lthemselves from Jest.ucion. 1 tarv .nd handling the corresnondence
t " ....... . " li. I l 1L. A. U l--M. 1.
Club Hostess. i should be reiterated over and over of the Board of Trade. He had a letter w naui way ine n wai 1B "'
One of the most enjoyable clubjagain that with the stock of cottn iaBt week from W. L. Morris, gen- eel. All citizens are urged to ..give
of the year was held at. now on hand m the world it would eral passenger agent of the Seaboard ,ineir premises a vnorougn tprmg
Mrs. R. E..be a financial loss to all interests of .skino. for information about the new cleaning. The customary charge or
Shelby mill school grades, the' first
grade competing with the second for
the psize for the largest pile of can?,
rubbish, etc.
During the week, the city will put
on an extra force of men and wagons
T:..:.. m, t ,vh aot f Mr. ami meeting of the year
DUSllieSS iBa . , ! .
i. - . . ... ., rnp nnsniLHnif mime 01
men generally seem to be thoroughly Mrs. J. D. Leigh who live out on tne ; afternoon when the south to spend time and money hotel at Cleveland, toother with all hauling the rubbish will be done away
convinced that the depression in prac-. Shelby and Kings Mountain roaa, 1 .... p . . . in 'in producing another crop beyond the defaiU a t it, ranacitv. manage, .with, while the clean-up campaign is
n.avA lmnmltr moprioH nn Jsnnnnv nft-! - J I . .. . . " r J' 0 ! I 1 i I ll it.
""Ff"; J - I , ... . nrnrlii' onfiml vonniroTnonta
tically all lines of business has end
ed. The Steel Corporation has recent- ernoon March 27th
ly been takinc new business at the 'Shelby parsonage
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at the South i..jr
by
ment, rates and photograph of same so
on. Citizens are asked to burn all the
one-third of capacity
Iron Age Weekly resume' issued yesr
-ferday. Better buying of steel for
instruction and reinstatement of or
Jers of the voluminous cancellations
by automobile builders have been the
conspicuous features of the steel
trade recently. What is developing
back of the scenes in connection with
copper, cotton and other raw mater
'als is not quite clear but it is fair
to assume that with.the revival of the
War Finance Corporation and the
known ability of Mr. Hoover, Secre
tary of the department of commerce a
'u 01 ioreign trade may De loonea
forward to with confidence.
y ithin two and one-half "months
tris ye'ar the reserve position of the
Federal Reserve banks has changed
from a condition that threatened se
rious impairment to a point that in
ures material relaxation in credit
and a greatly increased supply of
money. The combined reserve ratio
"as risen from 42.1 per cent, (barely
2 Per cent above the legal dead line)
to 51 per cent This building up of the
Reserve ration has been the result of
'"creased gold holdingsand drastic re
, auction 0 liabilities. The Federal Re
serve banks reserve is now 11 1-2 per
cent larger than it waJ a year ago,
"'Webanks holdings- of bills dis
counted for member banks is 22 per
cent less than the 'total five months
aSo. Federal Reserve note circulation
as now dropped below three billions
'or the first time since February last
year and Is 17 per cent smaller than
the peak height prevailing last De
cember. These figures mean that sub
stantial progress along the road of
flatioTrhaseen4cconTpllshed.'At
'he moment our governmental" as well
international problems are in the
background. Washington advices are
"one too cheerful as to the outlook
of friends who wish them much suc
cess in life.
Pastor's Conference.
We have no doubt that if it were the railroad can give its publicity in rubbl8h tnat 18 burnable on tneir
ly arranged in pretty spring flowers not for the unwise financial policy the Seaboard's various and industrial alleyt the side or rear or tno prem-
most inviting setting for which makes it difficult tor manurac- publications. Needless to say the de- Pm's h1" -
rate of 15,000 tons a day, or neary Elam. Both bride and groom are pop-, ' "
, according to the ,Blar in the community and have a host , nmisnn,1v int,restinI, Droam turers as well as for others to secure information wa., furnished, to-itrtsh in containers and place in the
on education. Mrs. R. E. Ware gave credit, every bale of cotton in. the gether with photograph which will talley to the Bide or aT ,of Prem-
a most comprehen.sive treatise on south that is offered for sale would appear in the Seaboard literature. ,es wnetc ",e ,
"The Public Schools as an Institution ;be quickly taken by cotton mills and Al.o Mr. Burrus has complied with m.ent wlU et the 8ame ftnd haul awa"
of Democracy". This was followed by ! other buyers and held against higher a similar request from the Hotel .without charge.
Tka nncfnra nnd workers conference 1 nl0nHirl nrtielA nn 'Kdnrarion and r,rices. We do not say that the tlefla- RniioHn nt rhircr furnishing a Merchants who sell hardware, ais-
of the Kings Mountain association j Leadership" -by Mrs. S. O. Andrews, jtion policy may not drivo cotton low- 'photograph and information about , iriectants, paints, oils and all articles
iwill meet in the Second Baptist "Educational Leaders in the South" er, but we have no hesitation in say- the hotel which will be given wide,useu ll l"c h . f-f
church April 4 at 2 p. m. was handled by Mrs. W. J. Roberts ,mg that when an article, such as cot- publicity throughout the country. , campaign are urgea w urws u
l.Scripture lesson Acts 2:42 by in 'her usual masterful manner andlton, is selling far below the acutal I q .windows for the campaign.
D. G. Washburn. proved one of the most. intereFting cost of production, the time will come Long-Time Subscriber.
2. The Preacher's prayervLife by subjects on the program.
when prices will react and go above . Squire Sylvanus Gardner has been BELIEVE EXPRESS BOX
.1.. 4 r:,.,- '. . . . . .. , r. fAVTUvrn pniTl
taking The Star longer than Mr. Kim j
,, Weathers of Raleigh. When Clyde
'Hoey, then less than 20 years of age, !
CONTAINED "FOUR ROSE3"
J. M. Kester and J. D. Bridges. At the conclusion of the program, the present figures.
' 8. The Pastor Organizing the the hostess, assisted by' Mrs. Zeb
Church for Efficiency by J. W. Suttle. Maunev served a tempting salad MR. BROWN DIES IN THE VHoev. then less than 20 vears of axe. Monroe Journal.
4. Miscellaneous business. course and candies. ! lHtKi uuu huuii al. gtarted the paper , Mr. Gardner sub- For years, "since the memory of
The club at this meeting also pledg- r . r.. r ; scribed and has been taking the paper , man runneth not to the contrary' , an
lL 1. -.-.J t... - .
How About
ed themselves to send a box to "our
Mrs. Claude Lauphriclge of Bostic,
Your Family? sick soldiers at Oteen and to also give hag wmpatny of her many friends never missed a copy in 29 years the ;pearance of containing canned gooa
A savings account means more some kind of tea or entertainment to ,ro nn tho Aoath nt y.pr Star has been published. "has laid unclaimed in the express of
fer the future of your family 'raise a fund for our public library. TiJ -lltlJlU ' fice at Matthews. During this time a
than almost all the advice the The special guests of the club were " ' uZL'i twJL M.rrh 'COURT CONVENED WITH ;coating of dust about an inch thick
j rru ht .-j P A :"uwre"w,u tf , fnon urrnn or?oiTlXT- BA ...n.nl.ui .n fho tnn nf h in
world can offer. It means a right Mesdames Zeb Mauney
start upon the right course Houser.
Think it over and open a sav
ings accounts with us One dal
lar will start you
Cleveand Bank & Trust Co.
Wants Farmers Electer.
Eastern Star Installation.
To Editor of The Star.
Please allow me space in your pa
per to congratulate and endorse Rev.
The Superior court convened yes
terday with Judge James L. Webb
presiding, having exchanged courts
j 17th. The body was carried to the
home of Mrs. Laughridge, Thursday
i afternoon and remained unjil Friday
jwhen it was carried to Linville Falls,
! w r.J I :-1 T... O XT
WaLon Mr, F I Barber and Miss ed Mr. John Bynum Lattimore for jit was found that the place had been
Watson, Mrs. F. I. Baiber and JWiss !0i,qj tk m w ,a rnh-
express men had given no thought a
to its contents until the v other day
'when, on opening the office, according
with Judge Lane. Judge Webb select-1 to a Monroe employe of the company
The Boiling Springs chapter ofhe
Order of the Eastern Star No. 89 will
have a special installation service for
the new officers at the public school
house April 1st at 7:30 p. m. Ida
Watkins of Cliffside will delivler a
special installation address. A cordial
invitation is extended to Eastern
Stars and to the general public.
CINNIE GREEN, Secy.
Senator La Toilette says he will
fak6Ttripo-1re!an--tcr-8tudrthe
Irish question at close range.
' See Campbell Dept. Stor- fr
prices on cotton seed, meal and hulls.
r t nr.j... v. i T..na tVio fnmilv arromnanied the remains
Kit l TT uuuauu un niiiv.c 111 xuc-," r t i, .
.v:v. t.u. iv. n T.invilla Fnlla. Mrs. Henslev a ui
wiiilii iiibo . tne iiai .......
thp bed of its contents, and on the floor
ci cvs m uiuf wi vnu bl bmvumib , ' ?
day's paper,
inforcing the law jthere lay 12 pasteboard cartons label-
who has 'aKam8t speeding of automobiles and ed "Four Roses," the name pf a pop-
square on the head, and i cannot add augnr w w , the driving of same by those under ular brand of whiskey. Now express
anything more to it without cussing, oeen spenamg j p Alexander the influence of llqnor Judge Webb agents all the way between Monroe
So we will pronounce the benediction , with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Alexander, , th .rrand'and Rutherfordton are silently be-
CSAOV VMa W V VHiWil w wv B 1 .
and be dismissed until the next legis- i joined the funeral party on the train
lature, then send a level headed set 'at Bostic
of farmers down there to correct
matters.
J. Z. FALLS.
- The New York police are making
war on thousands of push cart men
and milk wagon drivers who have de-veloped-aigJ)UsinessJnlhesae.jf
liquor at private homes.
The French chamber- of deputies
has passed a bill making physical
training compulsory for both sexes..
jury and the officers to the law which moaning their, luck,
forbids the driving of automobiles by
children under 16 years of age and
There will be a reunion and birth- "tea ior i .
day dinner April 10th atlhe home of I Jhj
M A Walker in the HOpewell section, to their duty to visit and in
Rutherford county. Everybody is cor- Pe the county hqrne the convict
diallv invited .camp, the jail and1 the court house
dially invited. and-asfa4.thenutoakenycom-
lllto.f nr frtr nrn- meauauuus mat
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UpS STpt- StJre? "'Adr STAR WANT. ADS GET RESULTS. you weU,
President Harding has accepted the
invitation to attend the ceremonies In
connection with the unveiling of the
monument to Simon Bolivar, the Ven
ezuelan patriot and librator In New'
York on April 19. : ,
When you have "any spring" "buying"
to do see Campbell first. It will pay
Adv
ever since. And he adds that he has-innocent-looking box, having, the ap.