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VOL. XXXII, No. 63
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THE CLEVELAND STAR, SlIELBY, N. C.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1924.
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
KIWIS OBSERVES
MERCWS' BIGHT
Merchants of County Guests of Club.
Main Address by J. W. Griest
of Chicago.
Thursday evening the Shelby Ki
wanis club observed Merchants Night j
and the club had as guests a number ]
of merchant* from several sections of >
the county. Although all those invited |
were not present the guest list was
of considerable size and the meeting j
tended to build up a better co-opera, j
tive trade relationship in the county, j
J, \V. Griest, of Chicago, manager of
the Retail Merchants Institute and an
authority on retail business was the
chief speaker of the evening.
W. L. Fanning, prminent local mer
chant and travelling salesman had
charge of the program and made the
introductory talk in the characteris
tice 'Fanning manner, which would
make a condemned man feel welcome
at his own execution. Classing the
merchant as the most criticised man
in existence the program chairman
turned the meeting over to the visit
ing speaker.
The speaker from observance of
years spoke on “The Need of Practical
Training in Business,” which was
taken up in three phases—advertising,
display and salesmanship. Mr. Griest
is a forceful, rapid talker, well ac
quainted with his subject, but rather
drawn-out for a luncheon speaker.
However, in his talk was much of
value to the merchants and Kiwan. j
ians for it was very informing and
should prove very beneficial in a prac
tical way to the merchants present.
A defense was made of the retailer
against the accusation of his being a
profiteer. This view is derived from
the fact that the retailer or “distri
butor” comes in actual contact with
the consumer. There is no possibility |
of eliminating the middle man, Mr.
Griest declared, but many middle men
eliminate themselves—the successful
merchant nowadays being an example
of the "survival of the fittest.”
All towns and cities began as trad
ing posts and distributing centers for
the public. Why is Shelby? Because
someone came to this spot years ago
and set up a trading post for the pub
lic. The speaker told in detail of how
towns originate, using several thriv
ing centers for example.
The "distributor” or home merchant
has four major problems to deal with:
competition among home-town mer
chants; mail order houses; chain
stores and the large department store
of the citv. All tend to lessen the busi
ness of .the smaller trading center®.
It ith the declaration the sneaker paid
a tribute to the heads of large store
chains and their great business intel
lect in making these chains possible,
being brought in only to inform the
small merchant how he must defend
himself and hold his trade. “Competi
tion among home merchants is a sui
cidal policy to engage in. The business
men of all communities must co-oper
ate and not compete with each other.
Th« local merchant mus.t be a co
worker with his fellow business man
and not a competitor while outside bu
p,nes8 shells the home town.
Advertising was the first sugges
tion to the home merchant to com
rpte with outside rivalry. Few mer
chants know how to write an adver
tisement, he declared and this is
where the big city stores have the
advantage with their skilful adver
tising men. Several examples of pool
advertising were contrasted with “ad
vertising that pays”. What co-opera
tive advertising will do for a town was
illustrated. It was suggested that the
merchants of a town each month, or
at a regular interval advertise togeth
er, offer "leaders” for the purpose of
bringing customers to town, which
would offer an opportunity for indi
vidual benefits. Proper display of
merchandise was taken up prior to a
rehearsal of salesmanship. Courtesy
and efficiency are the outstanding
Principles of salesmanship and both
are to be developed.
hollowing the meeting Mr. Griest
interested a number of merchants in
the institute’s plan of merchant train
ing.
Among the guests, merchants and
others, were: R. M. Mauney, Buffalo;
•lesse Lowry, Patterson Springs; Geo.
A Hoyle. Shelby; W. A. Gantt, Falls
ton; F. B. Hambright, Grover; J. L.
Herndon, Grover; R. R. Hewitt, Lat
timore; F. A. Boyles, Toluca; J. B.
• lanton, Mooresboro; C. C. Boshamer,
> helby; Gordort Wootten, New Jersey;
r P. Culbreth, Shelby; Willis McMur
ry, Shelby; C. A. Britton, Casar; Jno.
R McClurd, Shelby; T. A. Lee, Falls
t<>n: R. L. Newton, South Shelby; T.
• Hamrick, Shelby; Ivey Cowan and
'• Howard, Spindale; W. J. Moss,
Grover; Dr. A. C. Duncan, Forest
tty; Chas. Eskridge, jr., Sljelby; O.
’■ ^anney and E. B. Hamrick, Boiling
Springs; L. W. Hamrick, Boiling
Springs; G. R. Wiggins and W. E.
''eeks. Wrens, Ga.; H. M. Pippin,
> helby; W S. Walker, Lattimore; J.
G. Nash, Shelby; J. O. Lutz, Shelby;
t C. Wallace, Grover.
C. J. IrarjJ as a Result is Given a
Sentence of Twelve Months
On Roads.
Friday afternoon Officers Buren
I (edition and Nelson Lattimore uncov
ered what was aparently a big retail
liquor center several miles from Cher
ryville and just across the Gaston
county line in Cleveland county. As a
result of the raid around two or three
gallons of corn whiskey and several
hundred empty containers were
found. Following the raid C. J. Icard,
apparently about 50 years of age and
near whose home the find was made,
wjjs arrested and in recorder’s court
Saturday morning was sentenced to
12 months on the county roads, the di
rect evidence being through another
defendant who testified that he had
purchased liquor from Icard on two
occasions.
Officers say there have been re
ports.of liouor transactions at Icard’s
and following the direct information
the two deputies visited the place with
a search warrant. According to their
testimony Icard told them that there
was no liquor on the place, but after
a search they found small quantities
of liquor in different containers hid in
two outhouses. Several neat little pint
jugs were full, while larger jugs con
*aint*u urnv asmau quantity. une oi
the outbuildings was an old dwelling,
the officers testified, and was only a
few feet from the house where Icard
and his family lived, and the other
was a granary. Among the empty con
tainers the officers testified to finding
were “about two or three hundred
fruit jars” in a large dry goods box
in one of the out buildings
His counsel indicated that an appeal
might be made when he Had ample
time to investigate the matter. Bond
was set at $1,000.
In another case where R. F. Short
was charged with assault and battery
the warrant was changed to include
the prosecuting witnesses. Frank Cost
ner and wife, and the osts divided.
Banquet Given For
k Wilson’* Brother
Kii^s Mountain, Aug.. 4.—The ban
quet given by the Kings Mountain
chaml/- of commerce Thursday night
in honor of Joseph R. Wilson, only
brother of our great world war Presi
dent and also an official of the Mary
land Casualty and Trust company, of
Baltimore,-was every way a great
success. Mr. Wilson’s address was a
splendid talk on civic and economic
conditions of success and was greatly
enjoyed by his large and sympathetic
audience. He was introduced by Dr. J.
S. McElroy, whose every reference to
the great men of this Wilson family
was greeted with hearty applause.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are visiting
their daughter who was married to
the Rev. I. S. McElroy, jr., in the
White House during the last adminis
tration of her uncle, Woodrow Wilson
in August of 1918. After their marri
age they were sent by the Southern
Presbyterian church as missionaries
to Japan and are now making their
temporary home in Kings Mountain
on their first furlough.
Gastonia Was Small
Town 29 Years Ago
Gaston county now has 100 mills
and Gastonia is a city of considerable
size, yet in 1895 there were only three
mills there and the population of Gas
tonia was only 2,300. Yes, it is true,
and the “city of spindles” is only re
presentative of the rapid stride this
state has made in the last thre? de
cades. 29 years ago Clyde R. Hoey,
editor of The Star, made a visit to
Gastonia and on his return he wrote
an article concerning his visit and the
town—suppose you read it. It is in
the “29 Years Ago” column on an in
side page.
Mrs. Riviere Goes To
Funeral Of Her Father
Mrs. Zollie Riviere left Shelby Sun
day for Wadesboro, where she was
called to the funeral of her father, Mr
L. J. Pope who died there Sunday aft
ernoon at 4 o’clock after an illness of
a year with high blood pressure. Mr.
Pope lived many years in Shelby
where he was a well-known merchant.
He left Shelby about 15 years ago and
has been living in Wadesboro since.
The funeral was conducted Monday
afternoon at 4 o’clock and the inter
ment was at Wadesboro where he was
well and favorably known. Surviving
are his wife and five children, three
daughters and two sons.
Ho wto market crops successfully
and profitably is the one great; prob
lem now before the North Carolina
farmer. To this question he must now
devote the genius that has made him
an efficient producer.
Pulls Out Bricks and Descends Blan
ket Ladder While Wife Was
Helped in Two Hours Later.
Monday morning Karl Wall, under '
an eight months sentence for aban- j
donment and assaulting his wife, was
missing from the county jail. lie 1
made his departure down a ladder of
blankets from a hole in the brick wall
about midnight, it is thought. About
two hours after he escaped his aban
doned wife was escorted in by way of
the big iron front door, and although
Earl remains at large the family is
still represented at the jail—and will
be for 30 days, that being the sen
tence allotted the wife in recorder’s
court Monday by Judge Falls,
Last week Estelle Wall was the
nrosecuting witness against her hus
band and the result was *hat the hus
band was given the road term. Late
Sunday night, or rather earlv Monday
morning Kings Mountain officers in
search of a stolen pistol found the
pistol in a car. Occupying the car at
the same time were four people, two
Hord boys, General and Bynum, and
two wonien, Estelle Wall and Minnie
Estell, both haying faint recollection
of having been united in matrimony
at some previous time. The four in
recoruer » court, were cnargea witn
being drunk and disorderly together ‘
with other charges. On the charee of
being drunk and disorderly the Hords
were fined $100 and the costs each
and Bynum Hord was also fined $50
and costs for the larceny of the pistol.
The two women were ordered confin
ed to the county jail for 30 days. Ow
ing to the nature of the charges the
attendance at the trial was unusually
large—and interested.
Pays to Reduce.
Wall escaped by digging out some
brick under the window sill in the sec
ond floor and dropping to the ground
on two blankets tied together. In the
cell with him was C. J. Icard, under
a sentence of one year for retailing,
and Icard did not escape, but Icard is
what might be termed rather stout
and the hole was rather small.
Confederate Soldier
Dieyi At 84 Years
Mr. Angus Fortenbury died Wednes
day morning of last week at his home
near Five Forks in the Polkville sec
tion following an illness of some time.
Mr. Fortenbury was a soldier in the
Confederacy and was 84 year? old
when he died. He leaves a wife who is
also 84, two sons, John of Cleveland
and Columbus of Lincoln county, three
daughters, Mrs. George Cnmpl ell and
Mrs. Bryan Jones and Mrs. George
Ledford of upper Cleveland. The
funeral was held Thursday of last
week and the interment was at Far
rel’s Grove, a new church at the Five
Forks.
MRS. GEORGE PRYOR IS
BURIED AT UNION CHURCH
Mrs. George Pryor was buri“d last
Monday at Union Baptist church
where she held her membership, the
funeral services being conducted by
the pastor Rev D G Washburn. Mrs.
Pryor was .77 years of age and had
been sick several months with a heart
trouble caused by her advanced years.
Mrs. Pryor was a Mayfield before
marriage and one of the hardest work
ing women in the county in her young
er days. She was also a consecrated
Christian and respected by all who
knew her. Surviving her are husband,
four daughters and one son.
HOW TO MARKET DRY
RACK FOR DRY FRUIT
Mr. Julius Elliott, in traveling
through the county last week saw
housewives drying lots of fruit which
seems to be plentiful in the county
this year. He suggests a much better
way to dry fruit than lay it on solid
planks or on the roof of a shed. His
method is to make a lattice frame
out of narrow strips, then tack cheese
cloth tightly over the top. Fruit pour
ed on this sort of dry boards will cure
much quicker and requires no atten
tion in turning it over because it gets
full ventilation from bottom as well
as top.
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
FIVE FOXES IN SIX DAYS
In an article in Fridays Star re
ferring to "Bud” Blantons fine hounds
and his love for the chase, The Star
said that he and his friends caught
five foxes in a single morning while
on a hunt down in Scotland county last
summer. What should have been said
is that they caught five foxes in six
mornings, but that was good hunting
and fine sport.
Now the savory perfume of the pre
serving kettle, the soft gurgle of the
boiling canner, and the dappled white
ness of the drying screen should be
foretelling of good things to eat this
winter.
I
ST1TE SENATOR 10
OPPOSE Oil BIEL
Senator I.attimore Favors Letting the
People Have Their Say About
Waterway Program.
“If Governor Morrison or those sup
porting administration policies can
show me where Western North Caro
lina or the people of m.v district will
benefit by better freight rates or oth
erwise, then I am willing to consider
the proposed program further, but un- !
til then I am opposed to the ship and 1
waterway bill,” declared State Sena- ,
tor Sam C. Lattimore Monday. Sena
tor I.attimore, whose district is com
prised of Cleveland, Rutherford, Polk
Henderson and McDowell counties,
will on Wednesday leave his big cotton
crop and farm to attend the special
session called by Governor Morrison :
The statement will be of interest* to
t't-e nennle of the district, and from
observation it seems as if the farmer
senator takes the same view about the
proposed legislation as the people who
sent him to the senate.
The people will get a whack at the
boat line and terminals if the repre
sentatives and senators get an oppor
tunity to let them vote on the propo
sition, the senator thinks. “1 will vote
ballot after ballot to refer the matter
to the people and I think three-fourths
oi tne senate will do likewise, .Mr.
Lattimore says. Senator Lattimore
bases some opposition upon the fact
that even the administration's own
experts are of the opinion that North
Carolina west of Raleigh will know
nothing of the project, if put over ex
cept the paying part. If it is left to
public favor it is doomed to defeat,
in the Cleveland senator’s opinion, be
cause the people do not see where
they will derive exceptional benefits
thereby and are not taking very much
interest in the matter. Furthermore,
the program is ill-timed. A bad crop
year is an element that must be taken
in, and then the fact that there are
many who think that progress has
progressed far enough for one ad
ministration—mile after mile of pav
ed roads and a “lost Province’’ rail
road bill are no silent friends of the
boats and terminals. From a common
sense point of view as well as politi
cal Senator Lattimore is not enthu
siastic over the governor’s proposed
program. "Every natural condition is
against such a program for this state.
E^ery port or terminal of any conse
quence is a result of natural condi
tions. Floating islands of sand, and
irregular coast line and many such
natural conditions are bucking the
governor just as much as his politi
cal opposition."
Dropping his personal stand the
senator discussed probabilities of leg
islation at the special session. “What
Lindsay Warren does, or is able to
do, will be the deciding factor. Repre
senting the sea coast people he is the
acknowledged leader of the opposi
tion, and when sections in direct con
tact with terminals and waterways
are not friendly a hitter fight can be
foretold. In the senate, if it is left
to the session, I predict a near dead
lock. In the last regular session the
opposition was in majority—by two,
but since that time one of the two has
Decome a supporter or me administra
tion ambitions. In’ the house the old
line crowd will ‘aye* every policy put
forward by the administration, but the
‘nays’ from the combination of other
elements will be in greater evidence.”
District is With Him.
‘‘No man or voter in my district has
yet asked me to vote for the bill <}
appeared to favor it in anyway. This
if nothing else is a sufficient reason
for my stand. It may be in the future
sometime I may favor terminals, but
never state operated boat lines, and a
change of mind is now possible if I
-can see where Western North Caro
lina derives any benefit thereby,” is
the of-the-people, by-the-people, for
the-people—his people—stand of the
senator from this district.
J. R. Davis, of Kings Mountain, re
presentative from this county was op
posed to the program at the last ses
sion and from information he has not
changed his stand.
Bulwinkle Speaks
At Lutz Reunion
Hon. A. L. Bulwinkle congresman
'from this district and a number of
other prominent personages will speak
at the Lutz annual reunion which will
be held at Kadesh church Thursday
August seventh beginning at ten
o’clock. The program is as follows:
Devotion by Rev. Caleb Hoyle. Ad
dress of welcome by E. W. Dixon. Re
sponse by S. E. Lutz. Our Reunion
Settlers by Rev. W. A. Lutz, Song Ad
dress by Hon. A. L Bulwinkle. Song.
Dinner. 2:00 p. m. Singing by Belwood
community choir. Short talk by Caleb
Hoyle and others. Quartet by different
singers.
Entertaining committee: Misses
Lucy Dixon, Austin Brackette, Lucy
Lutz, Ola Canipe and Mrs. W. C. Dix
on.
Accommodation - committee: E. W.
Dixon, M. N. Gantt and M. L. Lutz.
Shelby Cotton Mills (live Prizes for
Best Cardens and Premises
In Mill Village.
Following an annual custom of giv
ing prizes for the best garden and
best kept premises the Shelby Cotton
mills last week announced the win
ners for this year. Hall Jones having
the best garden, and Non McSwain the
best kept premise - in the mill village.
A total of $50 in money is offered each
year.
The mill offers the prizes to pro
mote good gardens and clean and san
itary premises in the village. Every
family in the village is given free of
charge up in application 40 pounds of
guano for the purpose of aiding and
stimulating interest in the contest.
Families needing more guano are fur
nished at cost. In the gardens at least
three kinds of vegetables are advo
cated and the location, favorable or
unfavorable, is considered by the
judges. The premises are judged from
the condition of the front, back and
side yards, credit being made for
flowers. C. C. Blanton is president of
the mill; J. C. Smith secretary and
treasurer and R. T. LeGrand superin
tendent. __ V
Prises awarded were as follows:
Garden—first prise. Hall Jones. Five
second prizes of $2 each were awarded'
to Henry Reed, John Sweezy, Non Mc
Swain, A. P. Shy tie and A. R. Chap
man. The ten third prizes of $1 each
were given to T. \V. Roberts, Mrs. W.
A. Abernethy, Roy Kale. W. H. Kale,
J. H. Williams, Mrs. L. A. Devine,
Claude Lail, T. C. Hicks, W M. Thorn,
burg and J. R Costner For the yards
Non McSwain won the first prize of
$5. The five second prizes of $2 each
went to T. C. Hicks, T. W. Roberts, J.
R. Costner, W. I. Floyd and A. R
Chapman The ten third prizes of,$l
each were awarded Hall Jones, Roy
Kale. Mrs. Etta McFarland. Mrs. L.
Z. Hoffman, John Sweezy, Mrs. F.ssa
Green, Mrs. W. A. Abernethy, J. IT.
Williams, Z. L. Canipe and Mrs. J W.
McSwain.
The judges of the two contests were
; R. M. Gidney, It. E. Lawrence and
j Sam C. Lattimore.
Cicero Encounters
Some Tough Luck
The colored element of Shelby had
quite a bit of excitement on the
streets Saturday night with Cicero
| Surratt, otherwise known as Cicero
Pompey, as the center of attraction
and apparently the “goat” from the
outcome Monday in recorder’s court,
i Cicero and his brother Gus, and Clar
ence Burroughs, Diana Robinson and
Ozelle Burroughs, all of color, met on
the streets Saturday night. Cicero had
taken on a “shot” or two of some kind
of intoxicating beverage as had some
of the others and a general argument
soon resulted. Cicero alleged the two
girls pummelled him a bit and then
held him while Clarence used his
knife in inflicting a couple of small
stabs on the rear of his hea<: and neck.
Clarence was not found in the
round up, but following a general
“airing” of the melee in court Cicero
was taxed $25 and the costs; Gus the
' costs, and the two girls $5 each and
| the costs.
Jake Dover, charged with retailing
w’as fined $100 and the costs for re
ceiving and possessing and his cae
forfeited.
W. S. SPAKE HA£ PECULIAR
CLUSTERS OF CORN EARS
W. S. Spake,.farmer of Shelby R-l,
was in the office Monday exhibiting
two freak clusters of roasting ears.
The clusters made up of small ears of
corn resembled very much prickly
cactus stalks in size and formation.
The clusters were formed of many
small ear* growing out of one large
ear all on one stem or branch, one
cluster contained about 50 small ears,
and the other about 30. The freaks
will be on exhibition at th efair this
fall.
Pastor is Visiting in Shelby.
Gastonia Gazette.
Rev. Charles Opie Smith, pastor of
the Memorial United Presbyterian
church of Philadelphia, will preach in
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church Sunday at 11 a. m. Mr. Smith
and the pastor, Rev. Ernest N. Orr,
were in the Pittsburgh Seminary at
the same time. Mr. Smith is visiting
relatives in Shelby.
MIL ELLIS BRINGS FIRST
SWEET POTATOES TO MARKET
Mr. J. G. Ellis who lives in the
Beaver Dam section brought a quan
tity of new sweet potatoes to market
yesterday. He planted the Porto Rico
variety and was the first, so far as
The Star has been able to learn, to
have large potatoes on the Shelby
market.
lit'. J. B. Carpenter Will Deliver
Principal Address—lOOIh Anni
versary Of Founding.
Judge James L. Webb, of Shelby,
convened the civil term of the superior
court of Rutherford county at Ruth
erfordton Monday, August 18. The
jury has been drawn and the docket
so far, is light.
Rev, J. T. Bowden, of Marion, will
be the principal speaker at the big
County-wide Masonic picnic at Ilavel
hurst Farm, near Henrietta, August
7. Rev. ,1. B. Carpenter, veteran minis
ter and Mason will deliver a short ad
dress while District Deputy, J. M. Ed
wards of Forest City will deliver a
short address. Music by the Spindale
Brass Band will be a feature of the
picnic. The speaking program will m*
held in the morning, beginning at 11
o’clock.
This is in celebration of the l'OOth
anniversary of the founding of or
ganized Masonry in Rutherford coun
ty, Western Star Lodge No. 91 being
chartered in 1824, the first lodge in
the county.
Plans are under way for the big
farmers' annual picnic August 19 at
Hazelhurst Farm. A prominent speak
er has been secured.
The descendants of the late William
Turner will hold their annual reunion,
Saturday, August 9 at the home of
Zeb V. Geer near Spindale. Hundreds
will attend this reunion, it being one
of the countys best known families.
Attorney C. O. Ridings of Forest City
will be one of the speakers.
The descendants of the late James
McDaniel will hold their annual re
union near Ellenboro, August 14.
The reunion at the Jonas Ellintte
place, seven miles west of here will
be held, .Sunday, August 10.
CLUB GIRLS HOLD
THEIR EMPIfJT
On July 28, 29 and 30th, the girls'
! club* of Cleveland county, under th«
supervision of Mrs. Irma Wallace
county home demonstration agent,
held their annual encampment at the
Piedmont high school.
This encampment i*s held each year
for the purpose of wholesome r£crea.
jtion and instruction in household arts
This year the members of the club*
were given instructions by competent
j leaders in the art of Raffia basket
weaving and day modeling. Hiking
[swimming, singing and games consti
tuted the recreative sports.
The following clubs were repre
sented: Lattimore, Union, King?
Mountain, Sharon, Mountain View,
Grover. Fallston and Earl. Assisting
Mrs. Wallace in the instruction and
chaperonage of the crowd were Miss
Nell Pickens, home * demonstration
agent of Gaston county. Miss Ruby
McSwain. of Earl, Miss Vertie Cham
pion of Union, and Miss Lillie Blan
ton and Miss Wiloree Calton, of Lat
timore
The feature event of the encamp,
ment was “stunt night’’ which was
held Wednesday evening from eight
to 10:30. A number of cleverly arrang
ed stunts and games were given by
the girls as well as several good read
rings and songs Sluch credit is due Mrs
Wallace and Miss Pickens for the
splendid diversification of amuse
ments and instructions which this en
campment afforded, and it is also the
desire of those who were present to
assure Professor and Mrs. Burns ot
the Piedmont school, of our hearty
appreciation of their cordial and
friendly treatment during our stay
with them.
Next year the various Cleveland
county clubs expect to hold another
encampment and those interested in
club work will enjoy an instructive
encampment as well as a good time
if they arrange to attend next year.
Wake up jjirls and don’t miss this op
portunity.
Notice to Young Men.
All young men from 17 to 20 years
of age who do not attend Sunday
school elsewhere are invited to be
present at the regular meetings of the
Young Men’s Baraca Sunday school
class at the Second Baptist church
each Sunday at 9:45 a. m.
C. E. JONES, Teacher.
The Catalog Ready.
The 1924 catalog of the Appalachian
Training school, Boone, shows that
Chatham county was represented by
15 students during the year. This is a
state normal school for training pub
lic school teachers. The fall term be»
gins August 26th.
R. J. Smith, a farmer living near
MeCullers in Wake county culled his
| poultry flock the other da yand con
j verted the cull birds into $38 cash.
Many Float* Will Participate In Open
ing Event. May Have Auto
mobile Rare.
The opening event of Cleveland
county’s big fair this fall will be a
gigantic float parade, according to
present plans, and will be one of tho
most colorful events of the entire five
days. Local firms, business houses,
agencies and banks will enter floats
and the competition will be heated
and many unique ideas in floats will
be presented. A handsome prize to be
awarded for tho winning floats will be
announced later.
The parade will form in Shelby and
after circling the court square led by
a concert band will proceed to the
fair grounds and the feature parade
will be around the race track. Immed
iately following the parade the formal
opening of the fair will be held.
Notahlea To Attend.
numoer oi men and women prom
nent in several walks of life will be
present and make short talks at the
opening, fair officials say. Among
those to be untied will be Thomas
Dixon, native of Cleveland, and fam
>d the world over as an author and
playwright; Plato Durham, also a
product of this county, of the faculty
;>f Emory and Henry university and
the chief speaker at the Stone Moun
tain unveiling; Governor Cameron
Morrison and Angus W. McLean,
Democratic candidate for* governor;
Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt, head of the
■date fair association and Nelle Battle
Lewis, prominent woman writer.
A General Reunion.
In addition to the notables there
will be hundreds of Cleveland county
people who have moved away and
will be hack for their first visit in
months, and perhaps years. The open
ing day is to be designated as “Home
Coming Day” and Cleveland county
people are asked to notify relatives
and friend in other states and other
sections of this state of the event and
urge them to attend. Visiting delega
tions from neighboring counties and
the huge crowd who will attend from
this county are expected to make a
record attendance for the opening day.
As the plans for th fair become
more and more definite it is apparent
that it will be the greatest county
wide event in the history of th^ coun
ty. Already the five big days, Tues
day, October 14, through Saturday,
October 18, are being widely advertis
ed over the state, and there will be
hundreds of visitors attracted by the
exhibits and races to the county which
the leading farm publication in the
state termed as in the forefront of the
“Quick-Step State.” The more .the
countys first fair is discussed the
larger crowds it will attract and-fair
officials mean to make it the talk of
the entire state before, during and af
ter the event.
Spectacular Racing Card.
Perhaps the most outstanding fea
ture of the five days will be the horse
races, which will appeal to the old
and young, the city dweler and the ru
ral people. Many of the fastest dirt
track steppers in the South have been
booked and more are in view. Dr.
Dorton, fair secretary and a great en
thusiast of the fleeting circle, plans to
make the races an annual affair, and
the first the best of all. Many owners
of big racing stables and followers of
the sport will be present from far
away places, and with the fair grounds
well-located race fans will be brought
here from North and South Carolina.
In addition to the fast, red-blooded
events there will be several comedy
races. “Spark Plug,” named after Bar
ney Googles peer of boneyard backers,
will be in the headlines with several of
his stable mates. The firecrackers,
midway, exhibits and athletic games
are good attractions, but the races are
considered the major drawing card.
There is some talk of an automobile
race with local drivers and local cabs
on the last day. It will be impossible
to stage a motor race prior to that
time as it will damage the track for
the horse events, but fair officials are
inclined to be favorable to such a race
on the closing day if local automobile
dealers, agencies and motorists take
sufficient interest.
textile Exhibits.
There is an idea that the fair will be
for agricultural exhibits only, but this
is a mistake. One of the nicest build
ings, now under construction, is the
Manufacturers Hall, where textile and
other manufactured products will be
on display. Anything made, produced,
manufactured or fashioned within the
borders of the county will be op ex
hibit. There will be an attraction for
everyone. A new feature each day and
many farmers and their families will
plan to attend not only one daj^ but
every day.
At Central Methodist.
Prayer meeting at Central Metho
dist church Wednesday evening at 8
o’clock. A cordial invitation to aU.
The taking off of the nuisance tax
es has not satisfied those who think
all taxes are nuicances.
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