DEVELOP Ill'S WATER POWER
AND DOUBLE TOE STATE'S POPULATION
W. S. Lee Sees Great Possibilities For The State
Along This Line—MacRae Says Farmers’ Aid
Is Great Task Before The Nation.
The agricultural situation in the
State and Nation is the chief |>roblem
at present, and a solution must be
found and. worked out satisfactorily
before prosperity conies in full meas
ure, Hugh McRae, of Wilmington, told
the North Carolina Bankers’ Associa
tion in annual convention in Asheville.
“1 take off my hat to the successful
farmer," Mr. MacRae declared. “He
ban the hardest job in the world and
does not get proper credit for it. The
best business men of our country, with
plenty of brains and ability, when
they turn to farming seldom reach
success in that line.
Must Aid Farmers.
“As a nntion we are worsmg from
the wrong standpoint. In this country
all our resources and tnlents are bent
toward building up the manufacturers
and industries and farming is a side
issue. This will not work for always,
and sooner or later we must face this
fact and discover ways whereby a
man of ability may secure worthwhile
returns from the soil.”
As a solution of the present agri
cultural conditions Mr. MacRae advo
cated abolishment of the tenant sys
tme and establishment of small farms
of 20-acres or thereabouts, with the
owner working the land; intensive cul
tivation, diversification of crops and
more attention from big business to
the needs of the farmer.
Mr. MacRae’s address, captioned
“Eastern North Carolina” was deliv
ered before the bankers as part of the
“Know North Carolina’ program. The
Piedmont section was the subject
W. S. Lee, of Charlotte, while (ieorge
Stephens, of Asheville, told the con
vention of the western part of the
state.
Lee Is Heard.
The State of North Carolina still
has undeveloped more than one million
horsepower of water-power which is
equal to eight million mechanical
men-power. Mr. Lee, chief engineer of
the Southern Power company, told the
North Carolina bankers this morning.
Most of this power is located in the
western part of the state, he said,
and explained that it could be easily
sent.to all ports of the State by mod
ern transmission. One dollar invested
in hydro-electric power development is
equal to six dollars invested in the in
dustries that use the power, the speak
er stilted. He added that it was nec
essary for $10,000,000, to be invested
annually in the development of hydro
electric power so that it could keep
pace with the growth of the State.
Mr. Lee asserted that if the water
power of the State was developed as
it should he that the working power
of North Carolina’s population of 2,
500,000 could be more than doubled.
The history of the growth of mechan
ical man-power and horse-power was
outlined by the speaker, from the
single man-power many ages ago to
the present time when the modern en
gine and turbine are used to pro-iuce
enormous quantities of power all over
the world.
Leads The World.
It was pointed out by tne speaker
that the United States in the year
1920 used electrical energy amounting
to more than 41,000,000,000 kilowatt
hours more than any other country in
the world. The nearest competitor be
ing Germany, with used power
amounting to 8,000,000,000 kilowatt
hours.
“It is our desire,” the chief en
gineer declared, "that America be
supreme in industrial development
and it is also our desire that American
labor shall have ample work and am
ple remuneration for their work.
America today has seven and one
half to eight horse-power developed
for every member of its population."
Use Mechanical Power.
“There was once a controversy in
England as to why American manu
facturers could make articles for so
much less than the English. Investi
gation showed, and it was stated in
open Parliament by a member, that
notwithstanding the fact that Ameri
can wages were more than twice ns
high as English wages, America could
produce manufactured articles for less
thnn could the English. The reason
was that the American workman used
about two and one half times the me
chanical power used by the English
workman.
“The tremendous industrial devel
opment which bus attracted the en
tire country to North Carolnia and the
Piedmont Section of South Carolina
during the past two decades followed
immediately upon the heels of the
hydro-electric power development in
the Piedmont section of the Carolir.as.
This was begun actually in 1904 and
1905. These developments supplied the
most convenient form of power, ever
discovered, at rates considerably low
er than the cost of producing power
by other methods, thereby giving ex
isting industries of this'section a tre
mendous advantage and stimulating
the development of new industries by
borne capita) and capital attracted
from other sections less favorably sit
■ rated.
Power Production.
“The Southern Power Company
generated for use by the public in
part of Nortli Carolina and South
Carolina last year energy that would
have required approximately two mill
ion tons- of coal to produce. This
power was sold to the consumer much
less than the cost would have been
had they produced the power in their
own plants. There were employed in
serving this energy to the public ap
proximately 2,500 men within the two
st ates.
"The western part of the State is
located on an elevation of approxi
mately 1,<X)0 to 2,000 feet above sea
level to the roast and every stream of
water running down from the level
represents power, and power repre
sents additional mechanical men. Each
stream of water that has been run
ning down the slopes from the begin
ning of time rushing, rolling, bubbling
and gurgling on the wny to the coast,
begging and pleading that it may be
permitted to serve the comforts of
North Carolina, assuring you that as
it rolls on in perpetuity it will be a
good citizen, ever faithful, and ener
getic and will help keep North Caro
line 10(1 per cent American.”
Why The N. C. Invasion.
Charlotte Observer.
The Pan-American Highway com
mission makes its invasion of North
Carolina this week and while the
public lias heard a great deal about
the occasion and the mission, it in as
well to have the official version. This
is supplied by Director General Lowe,
of the Pan-American Union, who, in
explaining “what the visit means,”
sot forth that 40 engineers and di
rectors of public roads from the lead
ing Republics of the Western Hemis
phere are touring the highways of
the United States during June. This
group, called the Pan-American High
way Commission, is in search of the
best means for"the rapid develornrent
of the economic resources of Brazil,
the Argentine, Uruguay, Paraguay,
Costa Rica, Mexico, and other coun
tries which they represent.
At present, only the parts of those
countries which are nearest the sea
coast, rail lines, or navigable rivers
are receiving intensive development.
Highways will open up for them new
vast territories. President Coolidge
officially welcomed the visitors on
June 2. The Highway Education Board
is in charge of the program for the
delegates which will take them on an
inspection tour of 14 States.
This event is a step forward in the
growing spirit of co-operation be
tween the United States of North
America and her sister Republics. It
is a recognition of the fact that the
economic welfare of the Western
Hemisphere'is dependent on the prog
ress and prosperity of each and every
o.ie of the Republics.
I>ORA OATES POAG BORN
IN CLEVELAND DIES IN YORK
Yorkville Enquirer.
In a Charlotte hospital early Wed
nesday morning, following a long pe
riod of ill health, Mrs. Dora Oates
Poag, of Rock Hill, aged C3 vears.
Her body was interred in Laurelwood
cemetery, Rook Hill, yesterday morn
ing following funeral services conduct
ed by her pastor. Rev. F. W. Gregg, I>.
I)., pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Rock Hill. Mrs. Poag was
born in Cleveland county, N. C., the
daughter of the late Isaac and Sarah
Falls Oates. She was the widow of
the late William J- l’oag, for many
years a resident of the Mt. Holly sec
tion. She is survived by the follow
ing children: Robert .1. Poag, Chicago,
111., Miss Bessie Poag, Miss Annie
Reid Poag, James Poag and Mrs.
James H. Huey, Rock Hill. Three sis
ters and one brother also survive as
follows: Edward Oates, Mt. Holly;
Mrs. Ailger Iluoy, Bethesda; Mrs.
Medlin, Hamlet, N. ('.; Mrs. Henry ‘
Nisbet, Waxhaw.
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION: NO. i
TICE OF SUMMONS.
State of NorLh ’ Carolina—Cleveland I
County. In Superior court.
Josephine Smith Griirin, Plaintiff
Vs.
S. Cone Griffin, Defendant
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled an
above has been commenced in the Su
perior court of Cleveland county,
North aCrolina, wherein the plaintiff
is bringing an action for absolute di
vorce upon statutory grounds against
the defendant; and the said defen
dant will further take notice that he
is required to appear at the term of
the Superior court of said county to
be held on the 21st day of July A. D.
1924, at the court house of suid coun
ty in Shelby, . C., and answer or de
mur to the complaint in Said action or
the plaintiff apply to the court for the
relief demanded in said complaint.
GEO. P. WEBB, Clerk of the Su
perior Court.
Death At Battleground.
Yorkville Enquirer.
Thursday morning at his home in
the King’s Mountain Battleground
section, following a long period of de
clining health, Mr. Tom Henry Logan,
aged 79 years. His body was interred
in the cemetery at Bethany today, fol
lowing funeral services conducted by
his pastor, Rev. Hicks of Mountain
View Baptist Church of which the de
ceased was a member. Mr. Logan was
a confederate soldier and served dur
ing the entire four years of the war.
He leaves no near relatives.
TRY STAR WANT ADS
Wake Forest Alumni
Will Build A Library
Campaign Will Be Started For Fonda
At End Of The 75 Million
Drive.
The proposition to erect at Wake
Forest a library to cost not less than
$250,000 as a memorial to the late Dr.
('has. E. Taylor ceased to be a brain
child Saturday and took on actuality
at the business session of the general
alumni association. It was voted to
employ a field agent for a terir. of
one year or more to begin an active
campaign for funds upon the close of
the Baptist 75 million campaign in
December. The committee recommend
ed Dr. Walter N. Johnson, of King’s
Mountain, as the man who should be
placed in charge of the work. The
sense of the gathering was to urge Dr.
Johnson to accept the trust.
The gathering also voted that the
campaign for funds should not be eon
fined to Wake Forest alumni or mem
bers of the Baptist denomination. R.
Holding Up
Home Building
-We need more building and
loan shares paid in, in order
to loan money to good people
to build homes. We have on
file a number of applications
for leans; good desirable loans
When you carry building &
loan shares or take paid up
shares. You are not only help,
ing yourself but you are help
ing some one else to own their
own home. Invest your sur
plus money in our paid up
shares—pays you better than
6 per cent—non taxable, se
cured by first mortgage rea?
estate loans, you can’t beat it.
Cleveland Building &
Loan Association
Office With
Cleveland I^&nk &
Trust Co.
Shelby, N. Ci
Wm. Lineberger, Pres.
J. L. Suttle, Sec.-Treas.
^ --- -- ^
C. Lawrence, of Lumberton, offered j
the report for the committee.
Officers elected for the association :
for the next year were: President, R.
C. Lawrence, of Lumberton, Vice
president, J. M. Broughton, of Raleigh
oratox for alumni day at next com
mencement, F. F. Brown, pastor, of
First Baptist church, Knoxville, Tenn.,
alternate orator, Sandford Martin, of
Winston-Salem, executive committee,
J. W. Bunn, of Raleigh, T. E. Holding,
of Wake Forest and R. L. McMillian,
of Raleigh.
Earl News Notes
Of Personal Items
Special to The Star.
Earl, June 7.—Mr. and Mrs. Best of
Franklinton were the* guests Wednes
day of Mr. and Mrs. P. 0. Lavendar.
Mr. B. F. Jones who has been spend
ing several days in the village re
turned to Milledgeville, Ga., Friday.
He was accompanied by his wife and
daughter Miss Pinkie and Miss
Thelma Earl. The girls will enter the
summer school there.
Mr. and Mrs. Garl Webber and lit
tle son of Winston-Salem are spending
several days in the village, the guests
of Mr. Webber’s mother Mrs. D. 0.
Webber.
Mr. Bud Hauso who has been work
ing with Lavendar Brothers in Frank
linton came home sick. lie has beer,
confined to his bed for the past week.
We are glad to know- that he is im
proving. at this writing.
Mrs. Fitzhugh Wilkins and little
son of Charlotte are spending this
week with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
R. P. Francis.
Master Lowery and Harold Pettis
of Shelby are the guests of their
grandfather Mr. A. E. Bettis.
Miss Lillie Webber is visiting Mr,
and Mrs. Fred Webber in Charlotte
this week.
Master Vance Weaver of Charlotte
spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs
Purvis Runyans.
Mrs. O. F. Sepaugh spent last week
in Charlotte visiting relatives.
MRS MATTIE GEORGE BYERS
DIES AT GAFFNEY HOME
Gaffney Ledger.
Mrs. Mattie George Byers, widow
of, George Byers who died nine years
ago passed away at her home on N.
Limestone street yesterday morning
following a short illness. She was 82
years of age. Mrs. Byers had lived in
Gaffney the past 40 years.
Funeral services will he conducted
at the residence Sunday morning at
10 o’clock by the Rev. C. A. Kirby,
pastor of the Cherokee avenue Bap
tist church. Interment will follow in
Oakland cemetery with Shuford & Le
Master company, funeral directors in
charge.
Mrs. Byers is survived by an adopt
cd daughter, Miss Dome Byers, and
one sister, Mrs. Pick Hughey, of For
est City, C. She wi| an aunt to
former county Auditor J. W. George.
After her husband died Mrs. Byers
opened a small store at her home. She
continued to conduct this business un
til a few months ago.
Wouldn’t You Like To
Do Something T o
Help Someone Own
Their Own Home?
Alright, invest your money in
this Building and Loan. We’ll
do the rest—and pay you bet
ter than six per cent and pay
the taxes. A good, safe, sound
investment for you. We will
loan your money to people who
want to build and own their
homes, these people secure
the leans by giving a first
mortgage on their property—
fully insured. No trouble to
you. We attend to all details.
You not only help yourself
—but you are helping some
one else to own their home.
—do rr now—
We have a number of ap
plications on file for loans—
from good people who want to
build. By investing your mon
ey in this association now
these houses will be started at
once. Act quickly—let’s keep
i building honies going.
Cleveland Building &
Loan Association’
Office With
Cleveland Bank &
Trust Co.
Shelby, N. C.
Wm. Lineberger, Pres.
J. L. Suttle, Sec.-Treas.
BLACK TAFFETA
Yard-wide Black Taffeta,
a leading special at
98c
SECOND WEEK OF
EFIRD’S CHAIN SALE
SUIT CASES
$1.50 value Suit Cases—Friday and
Saturday while they last, for
both men and ladies____ %^UC
All Trunks and Bags (io in This Chain
Sale With 10 Per Cent Off.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF HOW WE HAVE SMASHED ALL RECORDS IN THE WAY OF PRICE CUTTING. WE INVITE THE PEOPI E
OF CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA TERRITORY TO COME AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS BIG ONCE-A-YEAR MONEY-SAVING EVENT ALL FIRST
£I;£?i?oMERC5ANDISE TO GO 1N THIS SALE- EVERY PIECE OF GOODS HAS BEEN MARKED FAR BELOW OUR ALREADY “MONEY-SAVING
PRICES.” BIG EXPRESS SHIPMENTS COMING IN EVERY DAY FOR THE GREAT CHAIN SALE.
LADIES’ DRESSES, COATS AND
SUITS CUT TO THE BONE
VOILE DRESSES
Ladies’ beautiful quality Voile Dresses, white as
well as the new spring shades, well made, beautiful
styles—$(>.00 values. rf
Sale price_
LINEN DRESSES
Pure Irish Linen Dresses and French Voile Dresses,
white and every color that is good this season, in
cluding sport shades, hand-embroidered. One of
our strong sale
items_*_
$4.65
LADIES’ COATS
Ladies’ Sport and Automobile Coats, divided
three groups—at three special prices—Chain
Prices—
into
Sale
$5.00, $10.00 $15.00
SILK DRESSES
One Big Le At Only Four Prices—Real Bargains To
Thrifty Buyers.
Ladies’ Silk Dresses, $12.00 am
values--- $7.98
Ladies’ Silk Dresses, $17.50
values __
Ladies’ Silk Dresses, $24.00
values_____._____
Ladies’ Silk Dresses, $35.00
values______
$11.75
$16.75
$21.75
ALL SUMMER DRESSES AND
FROCKS
For Women, Misses and Children
Greatly Reduced For This Great
Chain Sale
LADLASSIE DRESSES
Children’s Pantee Dresses, made of the genuine Lad
lassie Cloth, made in all the new Ring of Roses
styles, a real $2.00 A <| |-q
garment ___*l___ 1 *0^7
MISSES’ FLOWERED BATISTE
DRESSES
Misses’ Flowered Batiste and
trimmings, sizes 7’s to 14’s.
Sale price_
Lawn Dresses, solid
. 85c
MONTE CARLO DOTTED VOILE
DRESSES
Monte Carlo jotted Voile, or Swiss Dresses. (The
dot will not wash out.) In all the new sport colors, as
well as the dark; $5.00 values. CC
Sale price_ J
CHILDREN’S DRESSES
Children’s Romper and Pantee Dresses, beautifully
made in all the season’s newest col- rt* 4 »■<{-*
ors, neatly trimmed_ <P1 #05/
ORGANDIE AND VOILE DRESSES
Misses’ Organdy and Voile Dresses, A <« qm
white and colors; $2.50 value_
MISSES’ GINGHAM DRESSES
Misses’ Dresses, made of best quality Gingham in
beautiful styles, sizes 8tol4; / <£lQ£
a real value at_ $ 1 ,O0
LADIES’ VOILE DRESSES
Ladies’ Voile Dresses in colors,, made in the latest
and newest styles. a « ■*
Sak* price-- $1.35
ON SALE ALL THIS WEEK. COME
EARLY!
ANOTHER WONDERFUL LOT OF
FINE SILKS
ON SALE AT SPECIAL LOW
PRICES
CORKSCREW CREPE
36-inch Silk and Wool Crepe; (to ■% o P
$2.75 value_ tP I .03
CREPE DE CHINE
39- inch Crepe de Chine, black, white and TFO
colors. Sale price_ _ _ _
$1.50 CREPE DE CHINE
Past Selvage Crepe de Chine, a quality for under
wear as well as dresses, all colors; rtt i ■% r\
$1.50 quality_ __
CREPE DE CHINE
40- inch Crepe de Chine, recognized as one of the best
$2.00 values, black, white and practi- At O
cally all colors. Sale price_ J| ijJ?
CANTON CREPE
39-inch AlLSilk Canton Crepe, black and colors—a
quality that recently sold at $3.00 per *i o P
yard. Very special_ _ tb 1 ,o5
PONGEE SILK
Imported All-Silk Jap Pongee. Every *7^
day of this sale, special_ __ V 3C
PRINTED CREPE DE CHINE
39-inch All-Silk Printed Crepe de 1 op
Chine reduced to_ .HI
EFIRDS DEPARTMENT STORE, Shelby, RG