AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN CLEVELAND LAST YEAR TOTALLED OVER NINE MILLION DOl LARS—FIRST IN BUTTER; FOURTH IN COTTON.
PAID-UP CIRCULATION
Of This Paper Is Greater
Than The Population Given
Shelby In The 1920 Census
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VOL. XXXII, No. 52
THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1924.
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
William S. Elliott a Descendant of
Cleveland Was Register of the
U. S. Treasury.
(By J. C. Elliott.)
The Editor of The Star makes in
quiry about William S. Elliott who
was register of the U. S. Treasury
under Wilson and Harding.
He was a native of Covington Ga.
His father William D. Elliott, raised
here went to Georgia 52 years ago
and married there and reared a fam
ily. William S. Elliott the oldest son
got a clerkship in the treasury under
the civil service and worked his way
up to a high position entirely on his
merit.
While Carter Glass was sccretary
of the treasury 1918, a vacancy occur
red in the registers office and Glass
called on President Wilson to appoint
a register. Wilson told Glass to select
a man from the treasury force and
Glass selected Elliott without his ask
ing for the place. Before the world
war there were only 19 employes in
the register’s office. When Eiliott took
charge there were 450 employes in
the office and the work was half year
behind. Elliott called for a force to
bring it all up to date of his first
year’s report and was given a clerical
force of 1054. And he had the distinc
tion of making the largest financial
report of any nation in the world’s
history, covering some 40 billion dol
lars of war bonds, moneys, credits and
debits in all government transactnon.
When President Harding came in,
Elliott offered his resignation, but
Harding kept him in one year before
accepting: his resignation. We quote
from Washington papers: “Former
official of treasury gets handsome
watch.” “News bureau 504 Davidson
building, Washington Feb. 7.—Wrhen
William S. Elliott of Covington, Ga„
register of the treasury for more than
2 years was succeeded recently by
Harvey V. Spulman of the District of
Columbia, the employes of the regis
ter’s office numbering nearly 1,000
presented him with a magnificent gold
watch and gave his wife several do*,
en beautiful roses. The colored em
ployes of the office presented Mr. El
liott with a fountain pen as a token
of their appreciation of his work as
register.
“Elliott of Covington, Ga., deputy
commissioner to help handle public
debt is a Democrat.”
“Washington, D. C., Feb. 10.—Sec
retary Mellon of the treasury de
partment has appointed Wm. S. El
liott of Covington, Ga., former regis
ter of the treasury as deputy commis
sioner of the public debt. Mr- Elliott
has already taken up his new work
‘on the job.’ The appointment is look
ed upon as approval of Mr. Elliott’s
efficiency by a Republican adminis
tration, as he has been in the depart
ment for more than 20 years, and is
a Democrat in politics. He was suc
ceeded by Henry V. Spulman a per
sonal friend of President Harding,
who had been assistant register. La
ter he went to New York for a larger
salary. Now a banker at Canton, Ga."
Thomas W. Elliott of Walnut
Springs, Texas, married and raised a
family there. One son ranked as cap
tain in the world war. Sam S. Elliott
and two sons live in Grandherry, Tex.
James Elliott aged 88 years lives at
Boonville, Miss.
Spindale Ku Klux
Receives Charter
A beautiful and impressive cere
mony was held at Spindale Rutherford
county on the golf links of the Ruth
erford Country club when the mem
bers of the Invisible empire Knights
of the Ku Klux klan, that county,
were presented their charater.
The ceremony- was held near the
second green, and three electric cross
es furnished light for the occasion.
The charter was presented by the
grand cyclops of the Asheville klan
and was accepted by the grand cyclops
of the Spartanburg, S. C., klan in be
half of the grand cyclops of the local
klan, who did not wish to reveal his
identity at that time.
There were several hundred spec
tators from over the county, who
were kept beyond a dead line by klan
guards.
At the First Baptist Church.
The pastor will occupy the pulpit
at both the morning and evening serv
ices. The subject at the morning hour
will be “Sufficient Grace’’ and at the
evening service the subject will be
“A Little Coat”. The evening service
will be only 4B minutes long. Good
music at both services and a cordial
welcome awaits you.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m., and a
place for you. You are invited to all
these services.
A wag asserted the other day that
pceka boo shirt waists and drop-stitch
stockings were matters that were
worth looking into.
C;ip(. McSwain Has Orders to Leave
For Morehead City on Sunday,
Morning, July 6th.
Captain Peyton McSwain, com
mander of the Cleveland Guards, has
received train orders for the move
ment of the NT. C. National guard to
Camp Glenn. Morehead City, this
state, for 15 days encampment. The
local company will leave Sunday morn
inp July 6th at 5 a. m. by special train
on*the Seaboard. They will he joined
in Charlotte by the companies from
Charlotte and Gastonia.
The Cleveland guards, a newly or
ganized outfit, made a splendid show
ing in camp last summer and was
rated by the Federal inspectors as
one of the best companies in the state.
This year they expect to make even a
better showi,-*. Several extra drills
will he held h J* ir° encampment to put
the company Vi first class shape, and
the officers request that every mem
ber be present at all drills.
Quite a lot of interest is being
shown in rifle markmanship as a
prize is offered to the company that
makes th» highest score on the range,
and a rifle team will also be selected
to represent the state in the Interna
tional matches at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Corporal Clarence Leonard was a
member of the team last year.
The drill schedule for the 15 day
training period calls for drill from 7
o clock to 11:30 a. m. The entire aft
ernoon being given over to athletics,
sports and recreation, including swim
ming, boat riding, fishing, etc. There
are seventy-five men and three offi
cers in the local company. And each
orricer and member of the company
will be required to go to camp unless
excused by the Camp Commander,
Colonel Don E. Scott. According to a
ruling from the adjutant general's of
fice the local officers have no authority
to excuse anyone from attending
camp. Captain McSwain says that
every member is anxious to pro, but
that some few may have a little diffi
cult v in leaving their work, especial
ly the farmers who will probably be
very busy with their crops at that
time.
There is nothing more beneficial to
the physical development of our
young men than military training, and
it would be a great thing for the
country if every young man could
take some kind of systematic physical
training. Morehead City is one of the
leading summer resorts in the state,
and the boys will not only have a pro
fitable but pleasant time during their
encampment.
NOW WHO WTLL GET
FOOT OFPROPERTY?
There is a foot of vacant, undeeded
property between the City Hall and
the Central Methodist church and a
law suit might develop between the
town of Shelby and J. E. Webb to de
termine who shall use it. The situa
tion is somewhat like this: This par
ticular square of business property
should have 130 feet by 200 deep but
the distance from the corner of The
Star office to the southeast corner of
the old Central Methodist church prop
erty is 133 feet. The church was evi
dently built three feet too far east on
v\ ashington street, hut that was none
back years ago when a foot of prop
erty was of little value. Today a front
foot of business property is worth
something. Jim priced the property to
the town at $1,000 per front foot if
they wished to buy a few feet to keep
the city hail windows on the east
side from being closed up by his build
ing. The Star's property fronts 25 feet.
The town has a deed for 40 feet but
the city hall occupies 42 feet. That
gives Mr. Webb his 65 feet which he
has a deed for but leaves a foot va
cant. Jim’s deed calls for a corner on
the city hall property and the town’s
deed calls for point in the church cor
ner.
While Jim has his 65 feet he feels
that he is three feet too far on Wash
ington street but the walls are built
and he will stay there if the city will
divide the three foot space equally.
But the town has two of the spare
feet, so he wants the other foot which
would throw his line to corner on the
city hall wall. He and the city officials
are trying to reach some agreement
that will be satisfactory to all parties
concerned. It is an interesting case
that has arisen because of the high
priced business property.
Frank D. Grist, of Lenoir, candidate
for commissioner of labor and print
ing in the second primary scheduled
for July 5, was a visitor in Shelby or
Thursday.
Instead of cooking this hot weath
er order your Sunday night supper
from Heavy’s Cafe. Ad
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Considerable Damage Done to Crops.
I.ands Badly Washed and Streams
Higher than in Flood of ’16.
Damages reaching into thousands
of dollars was done to the crops in
Cleveland Tuesday night when a-three
hour rain, wind and electric storm
visited a section across the center of
the county, the cloudburst traveling
from above Lattimore across the
county toward Cherrj^jMe. Following
the eiectric storm ofjlasj Wednesday
when’the damage amounted.to $50,000
or more in the loss of the Thompson
lumber plant, a part of Mrs. D. C.
Webb’s home on West Marion street
and to crons in the country, this
storm which broke shortly before mid
night Tuesday did damage mainly to
crops which is estimated as fullv ns
much as last Wednesday’s loss.
Fields were washed in great gulleys.
terraces broken and growing crops
either covered with sand or washed
away.
The rainfall was the heaviest since
the flood ef July 1916. Some streams
were higher than in that memorable
year because the rainfall was more
rapid but did not last as long. Th*
spring house at Quinn’s lithia spring
a few miles north of Shelby was wash
ed away. Around this spring is a rock
wall four feet high, located some dis
tance from the stream of water which
passes nearby. On top of the wall was
a wooden spring house bolted to the
rocks. This has withstood the ele
ments for 35 years but the Tuesday
night storm washed the house away,
indicating that in this particular sec
tion the water established a new high
mark for 35 years.
I he storm entered Cleveland in the
New House section doing great dam
age to farms of Alfred Falls, Will
Crowder, Franklin Harrill, traveling
east through the plantations of Dick
Covington Bate Blanton the Zion sec
tion and as far down as Charlie Corn
well where two outbuildings and tim
ber were blown down, thence to Dock
| Jones’ sulphur spring, Spurgeon
Cline’s, Monroe Dedmon’s. Mrs. John
Allen’s, Clemmie Dixon’s, George
, Spurlin’s. Columbus Beam’s and on
[toward CharrTrille somewhat in the
path of last Wednesday’s storm.
Two bridges were washed awav, one
on the road leading out, from Chaun
cey Grigg's at New House to Latti
more and the Brushy Creek brhlge
near the Dover mill. Beaver Dam
creek was higher than in the July
flood.
A hog was killed when the lightn
ing struck Mrs. George Royster’s
home and ran to the hog pen on a
clothes line.
Another rain and electric storm
visited Shelby Wednesdav afternoon,
the lightning striking the home of
Mrs. M. N. Hamrick on S. LaFayette
but doing little damage.
During the severe hot weather of
last week Mr. Tom Cline of Lincoln
county lost a fine horse from over
heat. The horse was drawing a wheat
binder when overcome.
Fallstonand Toluca sections have
heen dry for three weeks until relief
came from the drought by rain Wed
nesday afternoon. The showers and
storms have been local, but the dam
age this year has been heavier than
the county has suffered since the flood
of July 1916.
Week-End Program At
Princess Theatre
Friday, Pola Negri, the astounding
vamp of the movie world will be at
the Princess theatre in her first
American made picture, “Bella Don
na.” Never has this celebrated star
been seen in a more powerful or ap
pealing story. Alone with her fading
beauty Bella Donna contemplates sui
cide which is prevented by a brilliant
young English engineer Nigel Armine
who knows nothing of her seductive
reputation. They marry and leave for
Egypt and she quits Nigel for a pow
erful savage chieftain. Pure love wins
at last and alone, deserted, forsaken
the sensational beauty is worshipped
by men no more and staggers away
in a desert sandstorm. Censored and
criticised the story portrayed by the
beautiful and seductive star carries
a moral in the downfall and end of
Bella Donna. Saturday, Charles ‘Buck’
Jones, the favorite dare-devil, does
his latest thrilling stunts in “The
Circus Cowboy.” A riding, shooting
man’s picture filled with action and
thrills. Monday, feature picture will
be “In Fast Company’ with Richard
Talmadge in the leading role. A pic
ture which is a knockout of humor and
pep—a tale of the adventures of a
young speed demon ’midst ladies ol
the chorus, champions of the ring and
a band of crooks. It’s a riot.
The Chinese bandits have been on
another rampage, but they are still
unable to keep pace with the New
York variety.
Carl Thompson Hopes to Have Plant
Blartod Attain in Three Weeks—
Machinery Ordered.
Carl S. Thompson stated yesterday
that he is rebuilding the Thompson
Lumber company’s plant and hopes to
have it in operation within three
weeks from date. The manufacturing
plant, it will be remembered, was de
stroyed by fire statrted during an el
ectric storm Wednesday evening of
last week when the lightning struck
and nlso set. fire to Mrs. David C. i
Webb’s residence on West Marion i
street which is also being repaired.
Mr. Thompson says he will not build
on the site where the factory was
burned but use that as a lumber yard
because it is convenient to the rail
road and streets. Most of the -ma
chinery’ "ill be installed in the brick
garage budding which was saved
from the ravages ojf the flames, while
to the rear of the garage he will er
ect a sheet iron building in which to
set the planer. The machinery has
been purchased and prompt delivery
has been promised. Electric and steam
newer will be used. In addition to the
sheet iron building Mr. Thompson is
also erecting a warehouse for lumber
storage. The brick storage house used
for lime, cement, plaster, glass, etc.,
was unharmed in the fire.
A few days ago the safe in the of
fice was opened and all the contents
were in excellent condition, although
the safe itself i« rendered unfit foi
further use.
MASONS MIKE A
FIIIESTITEMENT
Increase in Membership Over Last
Year of 42. Received Over $43,
000 During Year.
The Annual statement of Cleveland
Lodire No. 202 Ancient Free and Ac
cepted Masons made Tuesday night
at the closing of the Masonic year
was the most gratifying report in the
history of the local institution. In
membership there was an increase of
42 over a year ago, making the total
membership up to date of 248. The
receipts from clues and initiations
was $1JM»2.39, sale of building and
lot to Riviere Drug company $40,000,
rents and other sources $1,273.67;
making a total of $43,235.96. In the
column of disbursements the lodge
gave $691.75 to charity and paid $482
for grand lodge dues which should
also be counted as charity because
this sum goes to the Masonic institu
tions of the state which take care of
orphan children and helpless Masons
and their wives and widows.
At the Tuesday night meeting the
officers were installed for the ensu
ing year: C. S. Young, master; W. V.
Metcalf, senior warden; Carr E. Cline,
junior warden; R. G. Laughridge,
secretary; J. Frank Roberts, treasur
er; George D. Washburn, senior dea
con; W. K. Hardin, jr., junior deacon*
J. C. Eskridge, senior deacon; T. H.
Osborne, junior deacon; E. A. Ruda
sill, tyler; W. A. Murray, chaplain;
D. W. Plummer, educational secre
tary; L. F. McBrayer, historian. The
following committees were appointed:
On finance: S. A. Washburn, J. S.
Dorton, W. R. Hoey, J. H. Quinn, C
S Young; on orphan asylum: L F. Me
Brayer, J. I). Lineberger, T. J. Bab
ington: Trustees Clyde R. Hoey< J. D.
Lineberger and J. F. Roberts: Mar
shall W. R. Hoey.
The regular meeting will he held
again Friday night of this week.
Go To Attend The
Funeral Of Uncle
Mr. and Mr.«. Bloom H. Kendall and
Mr. Kemp Kendall went Wednesday
to Wadesboro to attend the funeral
of their uncle. Col. Ike Horton who
pa»sed away at his home there at an
early hour Tuesday morning. Colonel
Horton is known to many Shelby peo
ple, he having made it a practice to
visit the Kendall family about twice
a year. Colonel Horton was born in
Anson county October 20th 1848 and
had spent his entire life at Wades
boro where he was one of the most
prominent and influential citizens of
the town. He is survived by his wife
and one daughter, Miss Eleanor Hor
ton, one sister Mrs. Emma Nutall of
Wadesboro and one brother. Dr. R. B,
Horton of Springfield. Mass. He was
a member of the Methodist church
and a man of high ideals and charac
ter. The funeral took place at Wades
boro Wednesday afternoon at 5
o’clock.
Order ice cream for your lunch or
supper from Heavy’s Cafe. Ad
CRY STAR WANT ADM.
PLACE CANDIDATES
NAMES ON BALLOT
Johnson Denounces Klan. California
Delegation Leads Rig Demon
stration for McAdoo.
New York, June 26.—Shirt sleeved
and sweltering the hosts of the dem
ocracy gave themselves up Wednes
day to nominations and noise.
More of both are to come. Also,
probably, more of the sticky heat that
"makes yur bloomin eyebrows crawl"
in the heavy, lifeless air of the drab,
though flag wrapped old Madison
Square garden.
But if volume of sound is any cri
terion of the probable volume of Dem
ocratic ballots next November, the
party ought to be satisfied with the
augury. They made noise enough,
first and last to place violent thun
derstorm which came later to cool the
sweltering city into an insignificant
rumble.
Some of the noise in convention
hall wss impromptu and heated with
more than atmospheric conditions,
Some of it was planned, but all of
it whs noise of the noisest kind.
Begin Day Decorously.
It all started off in most decorous
fashion. Convention business was dis
natched quickly and with a cheerful
harmony and the permanent chair
man, Senator Thomas J. Walsh of
Montana, introduced by his Missiaslp.
pi colleague, Pat Harrison, as the
greatest investigator in the world,
came in for a rousing welcome. His
arraignment of Republican short com
ings brought loud applause and the
convention rolled swiftly along into
the real business for which it is called,
the nomination of a party standard
bearer.
Evervbodv knew who was to come
first when the roll of states was call
ed and Forney Johnston, of Alabama,
climbed the rostrum to place the name
of Senator Oscar W. Underwood of
that state on the ballot. Not all the
delegates were present for what was
to follow, however, and when Johnston
reached the point in his address where
he dealt bluntly with the issue of or
ganised political conspiracies, hatched
in secret they began to take a new in
terest in what he was saying.
Johnston pounded away on his de
nunciation of secret intrigue and gven
[ the folks in the tropical climate of
: the sun-swept belt forgot their dls
| comfort,
j Finally he hurled at them directly
the flat, unvarnished repudiation of
the Ku Klux klan -which Senator Un
derwood favors as a party platform
plank and a roar of approbation shook
the hall.
Under the pound of the gavel, quiet
gradually was restored and Johnston
got Underwood’s name into the record
for the first time. It brought a loyall
greetin gfrom the Alabama delegation
and the New Yorkers stood to give a
complimentary cheer as well. But it
was anti-climax and over in a few
minutes, with the stage cleared for
former Governor C. H. Brough, of
Arkansas, to put Senator Joe Robin
son of that state in nomination.
It was evident that the convention
did not take the Robinson nomination
very seriously, at least at this stage of
the proceedings. California, next in
line, launched the real battle with the
nomination of William Gibbs McAdoo.
“McAdoo ’ll Do.
Chairman Walsh called former Sen
ator James D. Phelan to the stand and
the Californians took that for the sig
nal to start a preliminary burst. Red
starred and banded “bear” flags of
the “California republic” now the state
flag, leaped up among the McAdoo
supporters and there was a consider
able tumult and a lot of shouting be
fore Phelan could begin his job. Mean
while McAdoo captains were busy
everywhere circulating flags and rain
bow color silk handkerchiefs and all
sorts of appliances to be used when
their man actually was named.
The nomination speech was long and
there were signs of restlessness before
it was finished. McAdoo hosts were
i plainly set' to go and eager to start.
Finally a feminine voice from the
loyal MeAdoo Georgia delegation call
ed on the speaker to name his man,
saying “we know his record.”
Phelai# complied and as he shouted
“William Gibbs McAdoo” at the bat
tery of microphones before him a
shrieking roar of sound went up that
was not to die away completely or
even to lessen materially for more
than an hour. Flags swung up every
where, the bear flags, national flags,
and streamers, brilliant colored silk
scarfs were tossed aloft and led by the
California and Georgia legions and
! loyally supported by the leather-lung
ed and non-partisan bandsmen in their
high crowd's nest, the McAdoo delegat
es surged out into the milling parade
of the aisles that marks such occas
ions in political conventions.
A rooter group was unmasked in a
high gallery, barking a chant in drum
time of “Mac. Mac, Mac wil do.” Over
and over igain. The band roared away
at "California, Here I come,” with the
(Continued on page five.)
King* Mountain Is Planning Biggest
Event Ever Staged at Historic
Revolutionary Site.
All Cleveland county, North Caro
lina, and thousands in other states
will be interested in the announce
ment from Kings Mountain that a
celebration will be held at the historic
battleground, the turning point of
the American fight for freedom. The
directors of the Kings Mountain
Chamber of commerce at a meeting
held last Friday evening decided to
celebrate the battle on Tuesday, Oc
tober 7. The celebration will include
a grand pageant depicting the his
tory of this section leading up to, and
including the battle of Kings Moun
tain. According to present plans the
eyes of America for that day will ba
turned to the battle ground. Says the
Kings Mountain Herald in regard to
the big celebration:
Miss Kuth Hatch of Boston, Mass.,
who has been teaching elocution in the
schools here during the past year, has
offered to stage the pageant and tho
chamber of commerce has pledged its
support. A master feature of the pro
posed celebration will be the star
speaker, or speakers. This being pres
idential election year and the celebra
tion coming just four weeks prior to
the election it is not expected that it
will be difficult to get large calibre
speakers. President 0. B. Carpenter of
the chamber of commerce authorizes
the Herald to say that the candidates
for president of both Democratic and
Republican tickets will be invited to
be present and speak.
“The various committees will be
appointed during the next week 01
ten days for the composing of tho
celebration machinery. It is exected
that the organization will soon be ef
fected and that the various units will
begin early to function toward the
great event in commemoration of the
battle which turned the tide of the
American Revolution favorable to re
ligious and political freedom upon
which foundation the greatest com.
monwealth the world has ever seen
has been huilded.
“The chamber of commerce has
taken upon itself the task of rebuild
ing the bridge across the Battle
ground road at Kings creek just across
the state line in South Carolina. This
bridge fell in some time ago and the
road builders of our sister state have
not seen fit to replace it and in the
meanwhile the public has been great
ly hampered in reaching the historic
spot and a few cars have gone into
the creek head over heels with their
occupants.
“The celebration of the Battle of
Kings Mountain established itself as
a national event years ago and has
drawn such celebrities as William J.
Bryan, Senator Copeland, New York;
Governor Folk of Missouri; Governor
Stewart of Virginia; Governor Mc
Leod, of South Carolina, and many
other state and national characters.
Our opportunities are as great this
year as they have ever been and the
plans now getting on foot anticipate
a record breaking celebration next
October 7th.’'
A temporary decree was made Sat
urday in the McMurry-Grigg hearing
by Judge James L. Webb in chambers.
On the previous Monday the petition
was presented by the McMurrys and
the answer was heard with judgment
withheld until Saturday, at which
time Judge Webb ruled that the two
children in question should be in the
custody of the McMurry.s their
grandparents, for one month, and in
the custody of their father, Roy Grigg
the next month, and so alternate for
six months at which time the court
would make a permanent order.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. McMurry, who
live at Lawndale, in their petition and
from the evidence at the hearing told
the court that the two children were
mistreated by their father and his
second wife, Mattie Weaver Grigg,
and asked that the court place the
children in their charge. Grigg’s first
wife Verdie McMurry Grigg, and
mother of the children was the daugh
ter of the petitioners. It seemed from
the evidence that even before the
hearing that the children lived at both
the McMurry and Grigg homes. In
answer to the petition the Griggs
stated that the children were treated
properly and the complaints without
foundation. The children in question
are Buford Grigg, aged seven years,
and Ophelia Grigg, aged* 5. The Mc
Murrys were represented in court by
Clyde R. Hoey and the Griggs by
Charles A. Burrus.
Get the best club sandwiches you
ever ate at Heavy’s Cafe. Adv
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BARBERS REJOICE
OVER BOBBED HA!R
Their Business Increases As Female
Customers Are Added. Safety Raz
ors For Sale. Few Hair Nets Sold.
The bobbed hair craze (or it had
better be called epidemic) has increas
ed the barber business in Shelby as
well as elsewhere. One barber says his
hair cutting is a third better than
when he dealt exclusively with men
Shelby girls, and women too, can be
seen most any day in a barber chair
Retting’ a straight bob or a “shingle
bob” and when once they get it, they
are regular customers. So popular has
the bobbed hair idea grown that one
department store is advertising a safe
ty razor for females to keep the backs
of their necks smooth and clean. This
they can do themselves with a little
practice wielding a safety.
A news item appeared in the daily
press a few days afro saying a New
York barber that caters especially to
bobbing hair for females, has employ
ed a trained nurse whoa* duty it is to
administer unto those who grow hys
terical when the scissors are first ap
plied. This has not been necessaty
with Shelby barbers. The women nnd
girls may have some misgivings when
first their hair is bobbed, but they do
not make a public demonstration of
their feelings. They may go home and
cry, but in the barber shops they hold
up well, many of them laughing and
enjoying the new fad which saves
time and trouble in hair dressing
these hot summer mornings when
they make their toilets.
Hair bobbing has become popular
in Shelby. Mraried as well as single
are doing it and naturally the barbers
are pleased with the increased busi
ness. There is also a perceptible in
crease in the sale of safety razors to
women who shave their own necks and
thus save the barber’s fee. No longer
is the young girl frowned upon who
wears her hair .1 .ubed The style is so
popular and bobbed heads are so >n
the majority that there may come a
time when an unshorn yourg head
will be a subject of comment While
the barber business has increased, the
sale of hair nets has fallen off to
practically nothing. A press dispatch
recently noted that in a small, town
in middle Europe where everybody liv
ed on the hair net industry, the folks
are suffering because the plants had
| to close down. Bobbed hair helps
! American barbers but it hurts the
foreign countries that furnished the
hair nets before the new style of hair
dressing became so popular.
Second Primary To
Be Held July 5th
Chairman Bynum E. Weathers has
been notified officially by the state
board of elections at Raleigh that a
second primary will be held July 5th,
1924 for the nomination of the com
missioner of labor and printing and
for the purpose of permitting county
and township candidates who are eli
gible to enter a second primary to en
ter into the contest.
A second primary is not necessary
in Cleveland county for county of
ficers ns the first primary determined
the nominations for the fall election,
so the people here will be called upon
to vote for either thw present incum
bent, M. L. Shipman, commissioner of
labor and printing, or Frank D.
Grist, of Lenoir, the second highe&t
runner up. The other state officers, it
is understood, will not be contested in
the second primary. A light vote will
doubtless be polled throughput tho
county.
Union Meeting At
Waco Church Sunday
The following is the program of
the union meeting of Double Springs,
Double Shoals, New Bethel, Waco and
Zoar churches of which Rev. John W.
Suttle is pr-stor, which will be held at
Waco Sunday June 29th.
10—Words of welcome by the pas
tor. 10:20—The Officers Attitude to
the Teaching Work of the Church—
A. V. Washburn. 10:50—The Officers
Attitude to the B. Y. P. U.—Archer
Parker. 11:10—To the Sunbeam Work
—Miss Ollie May Putnam. 11:30—To
Christian Education—Rev. J. V. De
venney. 12—Dinner.
1:30—To W. M. U,—Mrs. Fred
Washburn.. 1:50—To the General
Work of the Denomination—Dr. R.
L. Lemons. 2:20—To Church Finance
—Rev. Rush Padgett. 2:50— To
Church Discipline—Rev. G. P. Aber
nethy.
At Central Methodist Church.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. There
is room for all. Come and bring a
friend with you. Good music and in
teresting lesson.
Preaching at 11 a. m. by the pastor,
a special message awaits you with
good music.
Evening services at 8 o’clock. Come
I out and hear the pastor’s discourse on
tan interesting topic.