North Carolina Newspapers

SHELBY BUSINESS HOUSES AND BANKS WILL BE CLOSED EACH THURSDAY AFTERNOON DURING THE SUMMER. SHOP OTHER DAYS PAID-UP CIRCULATION Of This Paper Is Greater Than The Population Given Shelby In The 1920 Census lb* hlicluni) RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department. VOL. XXXII, No. 61 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY JULY 29, 1921 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE COURT MAY CLOSE TUESM EMU Number of Important Civil Cases Have Been Compromised. Di vorcee to Come Up. * 4 The nummer term of Superior court now on the civil docket may end Tues day. The court adjourned Thursday until Monday as a number of cases were compromised and a witness in a case docketed was sick. During the recess most of the more imporVnt civil actions have been compromised or settled out, of #ourt and for this reason the remainder of the docket will be brief. An interesting case compromised was thht of L. E. Oates versus the Amer ican Cotton Mills company of Besse mer City. Clyde R. Hoey represented the plaintiff and P. W. Garland, of Gastonia, and O. Max Gardner the defendant, and according to the com promise Oates received from the tex tile firm $5,0z0 for loss of his right arm last March when it was caught in some machinery at the company's mill in Bessemer City. Under the sur face of the suit there was a story, tragic in a way, one of dreams cruelly wrecked: • A year or more ago, about the time “hard times’ first struck Georgia, young Oates came to North Carolina and learned a new occupation, that cf a cotton mill worker. He is now only 29 years of age and has a wife and one child, and young in years and with the hopes and dreams of a young m»n Oates had always an inner desire to be a cartoonist, and he was talent ed that way, talented so that his dreams might some day have been realized had not last March the ma chinery that makes cloth of cotton taken the dream along with the arm. He had studied cartooning and has in his possession many cartoons, his handiwork, and all showing a talent that some day might have been rpcoc nized. Perhaps some day a child will take up the dream of the parent, but until then—if even then—the dream is ft end, for artistically the left hand does not know the Workings of the sight hand. By the compromise young Oftes. who now lives at Kings Moun tain, has a broken dream and $5,000. By another compromise Everett Wright administrator for W. M. Smith, colored, who died of injuries received while in the employ of Davis Wilcox Construction company, was awarded $500 damages against the company. The defendant company, re presented by O. Max Gardner and Clyde R. Hoey, was in charge of the road construction between Bessemer City and Gastonia and Smith met his deoth while trying to swing on one of the company’s trucks. The plain tiff was represented by O. M. Mull and A. G. Mangum. This case if heard in court would have taken around one day, while the Oates case would have taken the greater portion of two days, and by the compromise of these two cases the length of the civil docket was considerably lessened. Other cases compromised out of court included that of C. T. Gallagher of Charlotte, who was injured here last summer when a runaway team struck the bus in which he was a pas senger. The case was heard last court, but a new trial was granted, it not being thought the damages were suf ficient. he compromise was for $250 against the Kenilworth Transporta tion company who operated the bus, and $100 against James Yarborough, the owner of the team. Roy Goode, who was injured while in the employ of Stearns Brothers, the contractors who completed the Shelby Kings Mountain link of State highway No. 20, was given $200 damages by the company through a compromise. J. E. Rhodes vs. J. H. Davis, an ap pealed judgment from recorder’s court was also compromised, Rhodes re ceiving $15 and the costs. The suit re sulted from an automobile accident. Fair To Make Drive For More Funds 5th At a meeting of the board of direc tors of the Cleveland County Fair as sociation held in the court house Fri *.v, it was unanimously decided' to fiiake a drive on Tuesday August 5th throughout the unworked portions of t * county to secure additional stock the fair association. When the fair Waa organized, a goal of $20,000 was "pt 8n<l during the early spring, riends of the fair association canvas sed certain sections and raised $15,000 Press of other business mat ters made it impossible to complete e campaign and secure the full amount. The directors, therefore, feel at the full amount can be secured in a single day’s canvass and Tuesday ugust 5th has been set for this Canvassers will visit parts of « county where no subscriptions "ave been secured and feel that the remaining $5,000 will be the result of eir Presentation of the matter. TRX STAR WANT ADS. Max Gardner, of Shelby, was elect ed president of the North Carolina farmers convention which held sway last week in Raleigh and when seen in Shelby as soon as he learned of his election he did not care to com ment on the honor that has come to him, hut when asked about crop con. ditions he stated, “My one fear for Cleveland is that the farmers will lay by cotton too soon. 1 think it would be a grave mistake to quit work un til every sprig of grass is dead. It is well understood on my farm that cotton is to be plowed at least one time in August and no man thinks of quitting until the grass is killed. This is very important this year. There are so many bunches of crab grass in the fields and on’ well ferti lized lands, this grass will not only sap the cotton stalk but likewise con sume the food value of the fertilizer and make picking conditions very bad in the fall. I sincerely hope every farmer will stay right in the fields, killing grass with the hoe and plowing very highly in the middles. If this is done by -everybody it will add many thousand bales of cotton to our pro duction this year. “Another thing; I wish all of our farmers would cut the weeds, vines, grass and sprouts growing alongside the roads at the end of the rows. They look ugly and afford a breeding place for weevils. Nothing advertises a county more than clean, cultivated crops, well fertilized and green with the coloring matter of the progres sive farmers. If we do our part In Cleveland county and have normal seasons, we ought to make at least 35,000 bales of cotton this year.’’ Farm Resolutions Mr. Gardner was not present at the farm convention of w-hich he was elected president, but the convention adopted resolutions for "extending” the school term to eight month* which is considered a courageous attitude for the farmers in view of the de pressing outlook generally for crop conditions. Other resolutions advo cated a wider forestry police, the de velopment of a credit system “just and fair to agricultural,” continua tion of the whole program of educa tional progress, continuation of ef fort- to improve and perfect the best possible marketing machinery for farmers, continuation of the move ment to improve and develop the state’s taxation policy, the review of the textbooks in the state school system so as to recognize farm work and farm business, the development of the possibilities for livestock >n the state and the readjustment of farming in the cotton section to fit boll weevil condition. A new audi torium for state college, to accommo date farmers’ conventions and similar gatherings was strongly advocated, and a committee named to direct a campaign. The convention approved the ac tion of State college, the university and the North Carolina Women’s col lege for creating a committee to study state taxation and to recommend de sirable charges; commended voca tional educational work under the di rection of T. E. Browne, state di rector; commended the work of the cotton and tobacco co-operative as sociations; approved the Smith bill in the United States Senate for financial aid for the co-operatives, and expressed pleasure at the work of the state department of agricul ture and State college. Report Made On First Baptist Parsonage The weekly calendar of the First Baptist church Sunday carried report showing the cost of the handsome new First Baptist parsonage which is the home of the pastor, Rev. R. L. Lem ons and is located on West Marion street. The total cost of the building was $17,419 while the lot cost $5,000 additional. Adding to this the interest paid and the architect’s fee makes a grand total cost of residence and lot $23,358. When bids were submitted by contractors last year the lowest for the building was about $18,000. At that time it was decided to move the parsonage froip beside the church to the West Marion street lot which ne cessiated the addition of another porch, the cost of which was estimat ed by the contractors to be $1,500. The building committee decided to let the construction out to different contrac tors and in this manner it is estimat ed that the church saved $1,500 to $2,000 on the job. The parsonage is one of the handsomest and most conven ient homes in this section and a pride and joy to the congregation. Mr. C. C. Blanton and Misses Ora Eskridge and Mary Adelaide Roberts were week end guests at Blowing Rock. Miss Christine Holler of Rock Hill, S. C., is visiting Miss Jessie Hoyle for several days this week. ^ . The premium !it for Cleveland county’* first fair is now being pre pared and all of the copy will he in the hand* of the printers at The Star Publishing: company this week. The premium list has been placed in the hands of the Daugh'ers of the Con federacy who are soliciting: advertis ing to pay for its publication and if possible make a little extra money which the Daughters will use in pro viding for veterans and widows in the homes at Raleigh and Fayette ville. Last week a canvass was made by Mrs. Fred Morgan, Mrs. T. W. Hamrick and Mrs. Charles Williams with gratifying results, but it i.; al most impossible to s^-e everybody and if there are any who wish to have an advertisment in the fair premium list catalog, please communicate with either of the above ladies or The Star office this week and space will be re served. It is not known yet what the premiums will total but several thou sand dollars will be given away as prizes and the list will coyer almost as many items as the Gaston County fair. The premium list boo kis an excel lent advertising medium and those who wish to have space will not only benefit by the advertising, but help the fair association and the Daugh ters of the Confederacy. Two Famous Stories Retold At Princess Two famous stories will he told this week in pictures at the Princess thea tre. One is by the world’s master tel-1 ler of tales, Rudyard Kipling. It is the “Light That Failed” and will be pre sented Tuesday. That it is a story by the great Kipling is enough; that as a picture it is better, is more. The oth er is Ouida’s immortal child classic portrayed by Jackie Coogan, the idol of childhood, in “A Boy of Flanders.” Nello, the little homeless and broken hearted Flanders boy, and his big friendly dog is the feature attraction Thursday at the Princess. The film is presented under the auspices of the Boy Scouts of Troop 1. Wednesday, a big heart problem of American parents is answered at the Princess. “Missing Daughters” is the title of the picture, and a rip-roaring comedy will be an extra feature. BIG GOLF TOURNAMENT HERE ON THURSDAY Local golf enthusiasts will be af forded an extra attraction in a tour nament to be held on the Cleveland Springs course Thursday afternoon at i3:30 o’clock between the Forest City and Shelby teams. In the first of a series of tournaments held Saturday afternoon on the course at the Ruth erfordton Country- club the Shelby team won from Forest City three up. The local team is composed of Willis McMurrv, Earl Hamrick, Charles L. Eskridge and Jack Dover, -while For est City was represented Saturday by Drs. Duncan and Ayers and Messrs. Nanney and Howard. LAYMEN’S DAY AT LAFAYETTE STREET METHODIST CHURCH "Layman’s Day” will bo held at La Fayette Street Methodist church next Sunday at 11 o’clock, according to an announcement by the pastor, Rev. J. W. Ingle. Several local speakers are on the program and the principal ad dress will be by G. B. Goodson, of Lin colnton, district lay leader for the Shelby district of the Methodist church. The services will last only one hour and all members of the LaFay ette church are requested to be pres ent and a cordial invitation is extend ed to visitors. LUTZ REUNION TO BE HELD AT KADESH CHURCH I The fifth annual Lutz reunion will be held at Kadesh Methodist church at Belwood on Thursday August 7th. Exercises will begin at 10 o’clock with speaking by Rev. W. A. Lutz and Hon. A. L. Bulwinkle, congressman from this district. Singing will be furnished by the Wright quartet. Ev erybody is cordially invited to attend and bring well filled baskets and en joy the day. Big Farmers’ Picnic. The anual Farmers’ picnic will be held Thursday August 7, at Hamrick Springs near Kings Mountain. The pic nic will continue throughout the day and the speakers will be announced later. Clean Kadesh Cemetery. Members of the Kadesh church and those who have relatives buried there are requested to be at the cemetery early Friday morning, August 1, for the purpose of cleaning off the cem etery, according to an announcement by a member of that church. A lot of autos have all of the reg ular attachments, plus a sheriff's. J. W. driest To A»V-ess Kiwanians Thursday Evenin-. Indue Hard ing Makes Talk The feature of the Kiwanis pro gram next Thursday evening at Cleveland Springs will he an address by J. W. driest, general manager of the IP-tail Merchants Institute, of Chicago, according to an announce ment by the club secretary. Mr. driest, a nationally known business figure will speak upon “The Need of Practical Training in Business.” His lecture treats in a general way the need of practical training along tho lines of community development, co operation, trade extension, salesman ship, advertising, personal efficiency and organization work. From press i reports the visitor Thursday is a speaker and entertainer of ability. To Address Kiwanis J. W. Griest, of Chicago A Beneficial Talk “Good Citizenship,” or the “Aim of the Worldly Side of Life,” was the subject of an interesting after-dinner talk before the Kiwanis cluh last Thursday evening by Judge W. F. Harding, of Charlotte, who is presid ing over Superior court here. Res olutions passed by several Kiwanis clubs requesting their members to j register and vote and not offer ali bis for jury duty because both are duties of American citizens, were commended by the jurist, who stress ed the importance of being a good citizen and the allegiance due ones country. The talk,, which was enter taining as well a.s informing with a moral that could not be unobserved, was more in the nature of a sermon with “render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars’ ” as the subject. Judge Harding also credited such civic organizations and luncheon clubs as Kiwanis as being responsible for higher standards in business nowa days. Colored Boys Play Better Than Spell Days the “town team” does not have a game the amusement at the city ball park is furnished by Shelby’s colored club—and of course another colored club just as amusing. Not that the boys are poor diamond ar tists, for they are not. In fact they usually win. They won Friday, de feating the Lincolnton crew 4 to 1 The publicity agent of the local out fit, however, is the best attraction. He wanders around over town each day before a game and announces the next day's bill by “sidewalk signs”— painting the hour and opposition on the street. The spelling always draws a erod'd. The game Friday was evi dently with the “Lincolnton Giants”, but the signs on the sidewalk read “Lincolin Jaints.” It first read “Lic otin,” but the manipulator of the ar tistic horse-hair was informed of the mistake, and revised it into one more comic. The comedy does not stop with the uptown sidewalks, but continues on the sidelines and in the game at the park. The attendance is always good and some real baseball is mingled with the fun. THIRTY SIX BRANDIES ON EIGHTEEN INCH TWIG Mr I). C. Beam of Shelby R-7 was exhibiting to friends in Shelby Satur day a twig from a brandy apple tree which was marvelous in its produc tion. The twig was only 18 inches long but it contained 36 small apples, all sound and promising of bountiful crop. Mr. Edwin Webb, young son of Judge E. Y. Webb returned from Can ada Monday. He has been employed by the Duke Power company devel. opment in Canada for the past six weeks. Highway Engineers Kook Over Sit uation and Will Make oeommfn dation of One of Two Routes Cleveland county is to have a state maintained highway running south from Shelby to the South Carolina line and one of two routes will be selected from a recommendation made by Maintenance Engineer Eskridge and District Engineer II. E. Noel, both of whom were here Friday and made trips over the several routes south, going in company with Attor ney O. M. Mull and meeting the high way commissioners of Cherokee county who were consulted in the matter. One of Two Routes Two routes are under consideration. One route extends via Patterson Springs and Karl to the South Caro lina line where there is a fork in the road, one road leading to Blacks burg over a newly built top-soiled roud via Morgan bridge and the other leading to Gaffney via the bridge at Dravo. Both the Morgan and Dravo bridges are irr South Carolina and both of these routes in South Caro lina have been recently improved and top-soiled by the commissioners of Cherokee. The route via Patterson Springs and Karl seems to have met with most favor in the estimation of Engineers Eskridge and Noel and this route is urged by two of the No. 3 highway commissioners, L. I. Hen drick and W. D. Earl as well as by O. M. Mull, 0. M. Gardner, William and Jesse Lowery, A. E. Bettis and sons, W. D. Earl, George Patterson and others who were in Shelby Fri day afternoon laying their claims before the engineers. The other route which is being con sidered, is the route leaving Shelby through South Shelby, via Zoai church, Val Thomasson and Dravo, where it crosses the river on a fine road built by the Cherokee commis sioners leading to Gaffney. As will be seen either route leaving out of Shelby would lead to the Dravo bridge. In making the inspection of the several routes the highway engineers also went over the road leading from Earl over the state line bridge re\ cently finished jointly by the com missioners of Cleveland and Chero kee counties, but it was found that this route reached too near Grovei where there is already a state main tained highway leading into South Carolina. A glance at ttie state highway map sent to all automobile owners will re veal the fact that there is a space ex tending from Grover to Chesne where there is no state maintained road eading to South Carolina. The state maintains the highway from Kings Mountain to the South Carolina line at Grover and also from Forest City toward Chesne leading to Spartan burg but between these roads the state does no maintenance work on north and south roads, so the idea is to select a route as nearly midway as possible in order to get a main tained road from Shelby to Gaffney, the county seat of Cherokee. After looking over the several routes, the highway engineers have two in mind as above stated, one via Patterson Springs and Earl and the other via South Shelby, Zoar, Val Thomasson’s Store and Buffalo church. One of these routes will be selected at an early date and a main tenance force put on. Such a road would serve a fine trading area for Shelby and give this section a fine outlet to South Carolina. Pat McBrayer Heads Churchmen’s League The Presbyterian Men’s league of the Kings Mountain Presbytery met in the Lincolnton Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon for the purpose of adopting by-laws and mapping out a plan of work. The league, the pur pose of which is to promote a closer spirit of Christian fellowship, and to aid home mission committees in huild ing up the weak church in the Pres bytery, was organized in Gastonia July 8. The officers elected at that time are: C. B. McBrayer, Shelby, president; C. A. Robinson, Gaston, secretary treasurer; J. W. Mullen, Lincolnton; C. M. Robinson, Lowell; O. C. Erwin, Rutherfordton; W. R. Stow'e, Bel mont; W. D. Brown, Cherryville; 0. C. Mason, Kings Mountain, vice-pres idents. The meeting closed with din ner at the North State hotel. The next meeting will be held in Rutherfordton in September. ONE DIVORCE GRANTED IN SUPERIOR COURT A number of divorce cases are on the civil docket of the present court, but so far only one divorce has been granted, that of Mrs. Estelle LowTy from Robert Lowry. i Marvin Byers, negro boy of some 18 years who lives on l)r. Peelers place, is under a 200 bond for (rial charged with the attempted larceny of a $2 pair of sandals from Efird's depart ment store Saturday. Byers at first had an inclination to 'own up,” but changed Ids mind and now asserts he is not guilty. The suspicious actions of the negro attracted the attention of the cleri cal force Saturday afternoon. Repent ed inquiries ns to what he wished to purchase brought from him the reply that he did not want anything. Fin ally \ . C. Peeler became more than suspicious and gave the boy the ‘‘once over”, locating one shoe in his hip pocket and another under his coat. Talking to Mr. Neely, manager of the store, the hoy at first admitted steal ing the sandals, it is .said, but with the arrival of his brother decided he had not stolen the shoes. However he was turned over to Deputy Sheriff M. H. Austell and later placed under a $200 bond for trial in August, Mr. Peeler who found the shoes on the i boy being off on his vacation now. Miss Landon Will Visit This County The field service department of the North Carolina Co-operative Cot ton Growers association announces the appointment of Miss Susan Lnn don. of Clinton, as a member of the field staff. Miss Landon will devote | her attention to the educational prob- ! lems surrounding the home and com munity life of the members of the] association. She is specially prepared for her work by home training, p r. sonality, professional training nnd experience. Reared on a Sampson sounty farm she knows the needs of the farmer and his wife. Miss Lan don is a graduate of the North Caro lina college for Women and has taken j post-graduate work at Columbia Uni. I versity, specializing in rural prob lem*. experienced as a teacher in the public schools and ns a rural Super visor. P. F. Grigg, director of the asso ciation in this county, says that Cleveland county will he one of the first counties to be visited by Miss Landon after she takes up her work, and her coming will be looked for ward to by the farm women of the, county. Lincolnton Defeated By Shelby Outfit In the best game played here this season Shelby Saturday defeated the fast Lincolnton independent club 4 to 3. The game was a hurling duel be tween Martin and Beal, the work of the moundsmen being the outstanding feature. Arrowood, local left fielder starred with the willow, driving out a long triple for one of Shelby’s seven hits, while Frank Love, of Lincolnton, led the hitting for the visitors with two safeties. Good Game Wednesday. The locals will play Morganton here Wednesday afternoon, it is an nounced, and a good game is expect ed as the Burke aggregation has a very good record so far this season. The championship high school hat-1 ter.v, Hoyle Lee and Fred Beam, will] do the “put ’n take” stunt for Shelby | and this assures a good attendance. | Team R. H. E. Lincolnton ... _ _3 6 2 Shelby ___• ___ 4 7 21 Batteries: Lincolnton—Beal and I Webb; Shelby—Martin and Brooks. j CRIPPLE TO COLLEGE INSTEAD OF JAIL R. D. Loekman, 20-year old cripple of Kannapolis and Kings Mountain, who was given a six months sentence in jail last week for passing worthless checks, the sentence being imposed in superior court, was brought back be fore the court Monday and judgment suspended on the sentence to allow Loekman to take vocational training. County Welfare Officer Smith has been working on the case for some time and following a visit here of Mr. Corpening, of the rehabilitation department, it was decided to give Loekman the opportunity of business training at Kings Business college, in Charlotte. The suspension of judg ment was made following this decis ion by welfare and vocational depart ment officials. Notice to Young Men. All young men from 17 to 20 years j of age who do not attend Sunday I school elsewhere are invited to be 1 present at the regular .meetings of the Young men’s Baraea Sunday school class at the Second Baptist church each Sunday at 9:45 a. m. C. E. JONES, Teacher. Be careful what you pin your faith to or you will get stuck. Congressman From This District Thinks Kings Mountain Battle ground Can be Made Dark. Yorkville Enquirer. “I am anxious to have the Federal government take over Kings Moun tain battleground, buy additional land around and convert it into a national purk and I am convinced the Federal government will do so provided the government is given title to the Bat tleground site.” So declared Congress man A. L. Bulwinkle of Gastonia, in discussing the historic battleground and its future with representatives of the Yorkville Enquirer at his home in Gastonia, the other evening. “I have discussed the matter with Congress, man Stevenson of South Carolina on a number of occasions and of course he is quite willing to assist me in putting tiie proposition over. I discussed it wi h Representative Marty Madden of Illinois, chairman of the house ap propriations committee some time ago, and he promised to give me every as sistance possible in getting through an appropriation for the establish, ment of a national park on the his torical grounds. As I understand it,” Congressman Bulwinkle went on to say, “the title to the battleground is in the hands of a patriotic association of Yorkville. The government will do nothing so long as the title remains out of its own hands. But I have every assurance that if the title to the bat tlefield proper is given over to the government there will be little trouble to get an appropriation sufficient to buy fifty or a hundred acres around the monument and to build a good road b ading from the battleground to Yorkville and another from the battle ground to Kings Mountain. As mat ters stand now it is entirely up to those who hold the title as to what is to be done. There is no question to my mind but what Kings Mountain Battleground holds more historic in terest than any other place im-either North or South Carolina and even though now it is rough and there are no conveniences the field is visited an nually by thousands of people. If the government were to take it over, clean up the grounds, retain a care-taker and build good roads as it will do if given the title, there will be a rapid increase in the popularity of the place I have heard the intimation from time to time that we North Carolinians are working with a view to getting the Battleground for our own. That is a mistaken impression. It is quite close to us, you know and we are very proud of it; but we are not jealous or envious of our good friends the peo ple of York county because it is locat ed on their soil. Our only interest in the matter lies in a desire to convert it into a national park by means of the Federal government which can be done.” Congressman Bulwinkle went on to say that some time ago the com mander of the engineering corps at Camp Bragg, Fayetteville, N. C., had promised to send his engineers to Kings Mountain whenever they’were wanted for the purpose of establishing markers locating the ground on which the various forces of the Whigs and Tories had their respective stations during the engagement. Brother Of Wilson At Kings Mountain Kings Mountain has a prominent visitor this week in the person of Joseph Wilson, a brother of the late President, Woodrow Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are visiting their daugh ter, who is the wife of Rev. R. S. Mc Elroy, jr., of Japan. Mr. Wilson, who lives in Baltimore and is an official of the Maryland Casualty and Trust Co., passed through Shelby Monday morn ing on a bus en route to Asheville, where he will spend a day or so. They expect to return to Baltimore about Friday or Saturday. Rev. and Mrs. R. S. McElroy, jr., the latter being formerly Miss Wilson are here on a year’s furlough from Japan where they are missionaries, and are at present visiting Rev. Mr. McElroy’s father. Dr. R. S. McElroy, distinguished pastor of the Presby terian church there. HOME AGENT IS BACK FROM STATE COLLEGE Mrs. Irma P. Wallace, home dem onstration agent, is back in her office here after a stay of two weeks at the State college in Raleigh, where she attended the home Demonstration Agents conference conducted annual ly by the extension service for the im provement and development of hjene demonstration work in the counties over the state. Work was taken up on iiferirir decorating, landscape gar dening, painting and drawing, public ity articles, and conference periods. Sad thing about feeling bad is you can’t leave and get away from it.