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PLAN TO ATTEND CLEVELAND COUNTY’S FIRST BIG FAIR THIS FALL —.— i paid-up circulation Of This Paper Is Greater Than The Population Given Shelby In The 1920 Census VOL. XXXII, No. 68 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. OCTOBER 14, 15, 16, 17, 18—BIG FREE ATTRACTIONS EVERY DAY. RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20. 1921 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Ajrf'd Citizen Who Remembers Yankee Encampment Mas Never Seen Federal Court in Action. When the first term of Federal court convenes here next month "Un cle Doc” Suttle, 82-year-old Confed erate veteran, barring mishaps h tween now and then, will pilot hi ■ trusty walkout sti'k into the e ,:rt room for his first glimpse r,r a IJn-’ted States court in action. "Uncle I) >c” has seen the Cleveland county court house surrounded by Federal troops while they were camping on the "court no a re” follow'ntr ‘he Ci'il war and he has watched f hell y "■ ow from a one-store town into a ImsUirg little city, but he has never hoop ;l spectator in a Federal court, which is unique. Shelby is the home of a d;s. timruished man who has been a Feder al jurist around four years yet one of the town’s oldest citizens is eagerly awaiting September to see just what takes place in a court that represents the national government. Mr. Suttle is characteristic of a large numbenof people in Shelby and over the county who have never at tended district court, and many well attend the term in September from the same curiosity that attracted Mr. Suttle and others to the “court square’ in ’66 to see the “Yankees” in camp. I More Soldiers Than Citizens. It will be news to some that the Federal troops once used Shelby’s his toric “court square” as a camping ground, yet it is true and many of the older residents recall vividly inci dents connected with the encampment here. Mr. Suttle says that there were some two or three hundrd troopers un der the command of Captain House and that they remained here for about j a month the year after the war, he j having seen them following his de-1 parture from the Confederate army at j the end of the war. ‘They were a gentlemanly hunch and treated the town people nice enough, considering the times,”| “Uncle Doc” recalled. “Very few peo-1 pie Jived here then and there were about as many northern soldiers as J there were town people. Plato Durham j who was a captain in the Confederate ( army, and a hunch of the other boys j about town had some fun out of the Yankees on an occasion or two. but there was never anything out of the way on either side.” Negroes Packed Court House. ‘While the Yankees were here I re member coming down one Sunday to hear a speaking in the court house, it was the old brick courthouse then, by one of the Yankee officers. Nearly ev erybody in the court room, w'here the seats sloped up from the bench to the ceiling, were negroes, the speaking being for their benefit. In his speech the officer told the negroes that they were free and could do what they pleased. It was a short time after this that the Ku Klux klan, they talk so much about now, was organized by Plato Durham and others with Dur ham as its head here.” It is hard for the younger genera tion to look at the present day court square in the heart of Shelby with its fountain and benches, where tired Clevelanders stop for a breath in the shade to catch up with life, and real ize that 58 years ago the same plot of ground was dotted with the tents j of hostile soldiers. To realize the change is to get some conception of i the growth of Shelby in the last half century. There were no ‘picture shows’ just across the street for the soldiers to attend; a motor propelled drinking fountain was yet to be dreamed of; the idea of a telegraph instrument ticking off the changes on the mar kets only a few feet from where they watched over a little Southern town would have brought a laugh from the young Northern troopers. Yet such is Shelby today. Negro Election Judge. While in a reminiscent mood Mr. Suttle was reminded of the first vote he cast following the war. A 300 pound negro was the election judge and tendered Mr. Suttle a Grant ticket when he approached the box. However ‘ Uncle Doc” says he refused the prof fered ticket and the negro told him “to vote what you please and get on away from here.” ^es, a lot of things, strange things, have transpired on Shelby’s court square, hut missing from the list is a term of Federal court, and many there will he to see the formalities of the tribunal in September. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. The policy holders of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association of Cleveland county will hold their an nual meeting in the court house on Saturday, August 30th. 1924 at 10 0 clock a. m. All policyholders are urged to atend. J. S. WRAY, President. __W. R. NEWTON, Secy-Treas. Are you insured?” he asked the nervous traveler. PIGSKIN PRACTICE SITS NEXT IEK JliKh School Football Players to Be*in Practice Monday. "Casey” Morris Will A rive Soon. will sec the opening of the football (mining Reason on the city hall park when about .30 high school hoys trot out to loosen up stiff joints aiul toughen themselves for the reg ’1 hi’’ season. “Casey” Morris, former !, ni' -rs tv ‘ tar who takes thn position of athletic direr or left vaeant hy Dick Gurley, is expected to arrive on next Saturday. Prospects for the Shelby eleven this season are considered brighter than ever More materia lthan ever before wi 1 answer the gridiron call and if hasev’ can coach like he can play local fans will soon be dreaming of tile slate football championship. It is rumored that Mortis will teach a new system—the Fetzer system. He is now in teh coaching school at Chapel Hill under the direction of Coaches Bill anfl Bob Fetzer. under whom he made such a remarkable record as an athlete. As* sisting Morris will be Prof. T. S. Cheek, a new member of the high school faculty, who is also an athlete. Cheek is a graduate of Elon and has taken post graduate work at the Uni versity. H» is also attending the Fet zer school. Even if Morris starts a new system here the highs will have to learn few fundamentals for many of the regulars are back and they can readily adapt themselves to another system following three yearR training under Gurley. To the new-boys out for the team it will all be footbail. Line is Strong. There is no worry about the local line and its ability to stand up against any opposing line or backfield on slaught in Western Carolina. Among the regulars that will be out on the field Monday are nine full fledged linemen from last year’s eleven. As yet there are one or two slightly weak places in the backfield, but the new coach may make some shifts that will eliminate the weak spots. Among the 30 or more boys expect ed to be out next week are at least 15 letter men or substitutes of last year and at least five more have been in a few games. In the line will be several | old players of all state mention, such as: Captain Auten. guard; Fred Beam,I Cline Lee and J. Harrill, tackles, and Harry Grigg, center. On one end of the line will be Broadus Newman, while George Wray, Melvin Peeler, Max Dixon and others will fight for the remaining wing berth or a chance at the other end should Newman be used in the backfield. Other regulars in the line, who will be back are Ver non Grigg, Callahan and Weathers, while other line candidates are Cost ner, Sarratt, Mauney, Thompson, Sparks, New, Pendleton, Harris and Cleveland Cline. Morris will have six old backs from which to choose his offense. Max Con nor, versatile at any position; Theos Hopper. George Dedmon, Magness, Babfngton and George Wray. Among the other backs will be Clyde and Jim Wilson, Laymon Beam and Heavner. There is also a rumor about that among the new men who will enter school this fall will be an experienc ed ouarter and half. The first game of the season is ex pected to be with Rockingham, Bard Lawrence’s outfit, about the latter part of September. Big Cadillac Bus And Buick Collide Driver of Touring Car Fined $50 in Recorder’s Court for Collision Monday Afternoon Late A big Cadillac bus, operated by the Wright-Carpenter bus line of Gas tonia, and a Buick touring car driven by J. J. Worthy, an insurance man of Gastonia, collided with considerable damage to both cars Monday evening about 6:45 on the Cleveland Springs road just beyond the hotel. As an aftermath Worthy was fined $50 and the repair costs before Re corder Falls Tuesday morning, it be ing charged by bus-line officials that the insurance man was driving while under the influence of intoxicants and driving recklessly. A. C. Jenkins driv er of the bus at the time of the col lision, and a number of witnesses were offered by th eprosecution, which was represented by Attorney 0. M. Mull. Worthy through his counsel, former State Senator D. Z. Newton, and wit nesses, denied both charges. At the time of the collision, which happened just after a shower of rain, the bus was headed towards Charlotte and the touring car coming in the di rection of Shelby. The touring car was turned around and facing Kings Mountain as a result of the impact, while the bus went quite a distance before it plunged off a fill to the left of the pavement near the foot of the grade. There was one passenger in the bus, but neither he nor the drivers of the two cars were injured. DOKEYS TO HOLD BIG CEREMONIAL IN SHELBY ON MONDAY v r * 'ihe Above Is The Suez Temple Brigand Team Of Charlotte, To Take Part 9 in Ceremonies Presbyterian Men To Hold Meeting At Rutherfordton Kings Mountain Presbytery to Gather at Rutherfordton on Tuesday With Men’s Club. • __ • Presbyterian men of this section are invited to a mass meeting of the men of Kings Mountain Presbytery at Rutherfordton, Tuesday, Septem ber 2, at 10 a. m. They will be guests of the Men’s club of the Rutherford ton churen and dinner will be served them by the ladies of that church. Thi8 mass meeting is the outcome of a meeting of the representative men from 10 of the churches in Kings Mountain Presbytery,when they were guests of the Men’s club at the Gastonia First church on July 8, at which time the Men’s League of Kings Mountain Presbytery wag launched., since that time and during the month of August a number of men’s clubs have been permanently organized and machinery put in'o operation that tvfft help strengthen and finance the work of the home miss’on committee in the mission fields of the Presbytery The membership embraces all male members of the church over 10 years of age and each church is expected to send iust as many representatives as possible to Rutherfordton next Tuesday. Business men who feel they can not devote the entire day can at tend to their morning correspondence and other business details, leaving this end of Presbytery in time to ar rive in Rutherford’on for dinner. Rev. J. R. Purcell, executive sec retary of assembly's work with men, will be the speaker of the morning and the work of the local league and executive committee, with address by Dr. J. H. Henderlite, will occupy the afternoon session. Mr. C. R. “Pat” McBrayer, of Shelhv, will preside and Mr. S. A. Robinson of Gastonia is the secretary. Rev. G. R. Gillespie as or ganizer will report on work accom plished during the month of August. All men of all of the Presbyterian churches are urged to be present even at some sacrifice of other duties. Li*t Of Deeds On File For Record D. A. Beam to J. F. and L. II. Led ford, lot on S. Morgan street for SI 200. W. J. Roberts and wife to E. W. Gibbs, two lots to rear of Dr. Gibbs home $450. Anna R. Green to R. W. McBrayer and wife 51 1-4 acres in No. 7 town ship $2,200. W. R. Newton and R. L. Weathers to Simon Fite lot in Freedmon $1,500. W. R. Newton and R. L. Weathers, lot in Freedmon to Vickie Hart for $1,150. J. M. Runyans to P. H. McSwain 18 1-2 acres below Earl for $2,027. W. M. McSwain to Elijah McSwain, two tracts in No. 3 township of 25 1-4 acres each for love and affection they have for their son. Subject to life es tate. W. M. McSwain and wife to Elijah McSwain and George E. Weaver, widow of Chas. Weaver, 25 1-2 acres in No. 3 township for $002. J. M. Daggerhart and wife to Ollie Thackerson one acre for $1.00 and other consideration. A. J. Jennings and wife to W. M. Wellmon. 30,000 square feet just out side N. E. limits of town of Shelby ,for $700. J. M. Carpenter’s executor Plato Carpenter to W. Mayberry Carpenter 35 acres in No. 5 township, for $1.00 in accordance with will, also the exe cutor deeds 55 acres willed to Mary Susanna Eaker, 40 acres to Plato Carpenter, 67 acres to Ethel Carpen ter apd 55 acres to Fraklin Carpenter. Visit the Piggly Wiggly Store to day and you will join the line of thrifty housewives. Adv. Indications Are That Attendance Will Be Larger Than 'J'hat of Previous Term. , The South Shelby school will open Monday, September 1, according to an announcement made this week. Pros pects for the school .year are bright and the largest attendance in the his tory of the school is expected. There were 400 pupils enrolled last year and indications now point to a larger en rollment, says Principal W. M, Love lace. The list of teachers given out are as follows: First grade, Mrs. Colin Hull, Mrs. Joe Nash and Miss Adeline Bostick. Second grade, Misses Minnie Warlick and Helen Horton. Third grade, Mrs. Thomas Moore. Fourth grade, Miss Frances Hoyle. Fifth' grade, Miss Hel en Eskridge. Sixth grade. Miss Ber nice Hamrick. Seventh grad?, Mr. Har rill Hamrick. Eigh h and ninth grades Mr. W. M. Lovelace. Mrs. Mabel Quinn Lovelace will be in charge of the department of music. Shelby Players May Help Coach Lenoir ‘‘Shine’’ Blanton, W. McBravor And H. M. Pippin To Assist Guriev In Football. It is likely according to informa tion received today that Hackett Blanton, jr., known in the athletic world as “Shine." will go to Lenoir Rhyne college at Hickory this fall as assistant coach to Dick Gurley, ath letic director there. Blanton, who was last season star half back ou tlie Uni versity of North Carolina eleven, will make a defiriit ■ answer Tuesday to the proposition. Coach Gurley will be assisted in coaching the line at Lenoir-Rhyne by two other Shelby men, Dr. Reuben M 'Brayer, a former lineman on the University of Pennsylvania eleven, and H. M. Pippin, a former Auburn player now d rector of young peoples Work at the First Baptist church here. Dr. McBrayer assisted Gurley last year in coaching the local high school eleven, while Pippin was for three years a high school coach befoi e com ing here. Prospects for a team th;s year at Lenoir are bright. Many old men will be back and among the new candidal-* es it is said will be two Shelby boys, “Slim" Logan, last year, tackle at State college, and Brevard Hennessa, sensational half back and kicker on the Shelby Highs for three yeais. 20,000 Attend Ball Creek Camp Meeting Twenty thousand people attended the Ball Creek camp, meeting last Sunday according to J. G. Mauney of the local Seaboard station who with his family went over in Catawba to visit his grandfather, John Setzer and attended the old fashioned religious service. Many estimate the crowd at considerably over 20,000. Mr. Mau ney’s grandfather, Mr. Setzer is 80 years old but is bed-ridden now with dropsy. This is his first year to miss the camp meeting since he came home from Gettysburg. He recalls that the camp meeting at Ball Creek started 10 or 12 years before he was old enough to attend and that it has con tinued every year since until today it is larger than ever before. Sickness this year prevented his attendance, the first time he has missed since the war, although he has maintained a place for his family aud friends at t}ie camp ground for well over a half century. Mr. J. L-i Davison is spending sev eral days in. York, S. C., on business. Boiling Springs Has Ordered Bond Issue Fer Electric Planti lhrec Town* rtf Roiling Springs, I .at-1 Ltnore and Mooreshoro Working Toward Light Plants. The town of Roiling Springs on I Monday night of this week at a meet-! irg of the town officials authorized a J bond issue of $12,000 for building and | constructing an electric light and power system and levy a tax sufficient I to pnv the principal and interest of said bonds according to Town Clerk ’ Fitzhugh B. Hamrick who was a Shelby visitor yesterday. This is in j Iv"" wi h the movement, on the part; of I.attimore, Mooreshoro and Boiling Springs to erect electric lighting! plant; in these three towns, the now,' ■ r t . he furnished hv the Southern j Power company with a sub-station at; ’fooreshoro. Recently the town of Lattimorc authorized the issuance of !$IR:000 in bonds for 1h« same pur | pose while the town of Lattimorc is ; working on a bond issue of about an equal amount. Each town will build its own plant and serve its own cus I towers. but they will work in connec tion with each other in that they will all operate from one sub-station and buy power jointly from the Southern Power company. Mr. Fox in charge of' contract- for the Southen Power com pany has prmised to supply current In about three months so the three towns] are working to have their light plants ready for their customers by Christ-'! mast. This is the first step of much con- j sequence in the campaign to electrify the rural part of Cleveland county. A. M. Hamrick Opens Rea! Estate Agency A. M. Hamrick is this w.'ek opening ! a real estate agency >'> the Courtview Hotel buildii g, his office to be in the room vacated by the Whitevvay Press init club. The. office has been renovat ed and improved. Mr. Hamrick is no.v# securing options 0:1 property, both town and rural, which he will offers for sale. In connection with real es-j fate be wi'l bundle rent a ; amt iaeat} st ocks. Mr. Hamrick for a number of j 'y>f.rs was a f.avelin.fr salesman but' retked last v-■ ir to look after his i farming inter’ He is a native of Sh< I by and h is-many friends through o:'t ‘.lie count -’ho iv si t. J’ H lo tos i in his new v° ;Uar«* At First Baptist Church. The pastor, Dr. Lemons, will occupy , the pulpit at the morning hour and , the subject will be “Does God Count Us Worthy.” Good music and a help- j ful hour for all. Sunday school I at 9:45 A. M. and you are invited to be j present. The annual election of the of- ! fibers of the church and Sunday j school will be held the first Sunday in i Septefmber. A religious census of the j town will soon be taken. A larger pro-1 gram for the church will be undertak en in the next few weeks. Prayer meeting Wednesday night and on last Wednesday night the largest crowd in many months was present. Lets have 900 next Wednesday. You are invited to all these services. McNEELY’S STOKE ’DRESSED FOR BIG FALL TRADE The interior of tin ,1. C. McNeely Company’s Store has been ir. the hands of the painters and cleaners for several days this week, to make ready for the expected big fall trade. The wood work has been painted a pretty battleship grev while the walls har monize in a pearl grev- Floors, mgs and show windows have been reno vated and the store presents a neat and attractive appearanci. Mr. Mc Neely recently returned from New York where ho purchased his fall merchandise, finding business there twice as good us last year with every indication of a prosperous season. CHARTER HIT 111 FOREST CITY CLUB Shelby Kiwanians Attend Charter Presentation On Monday Night. Joe Boyles Present. About 2.r> men.hers of the Sh<’*by Kiwanis elub attended the charter presentation exercises at Forest City Monday night of this week when a banquet was served by t' e ladies of the town and representatives . were present from Morgunton and Lincoln ton clubs. Over 100 men and women were present and the evening was most enjoyabl . Joe Bo/les, secretary of the Caroli las district who organis ed the club r'u> it had beer sponsor ed by the Shelby organization was present and enlivened the occasion with his song leadings ind witticisms. He made the charter presentation speech while the charter was received by Dr. Duncan, acting vice president in he absence of President Ayers. A sumptuous feed was served in four courses by the ladies of the Better ment club. O. C. Turner made the ad dress of welcome which was rich in beautiful sentiment, while T. G. Stone paid a tribute to the ladies. Instrumen tal and vocal music was fuurnished by Misses Nell Padgett. Claire Reed, \ erp Whisnant, and Miss Hannowell who is visitnig in Forest City. R. W. Minich of Kentucky who wiih his wife is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thomas made a great hit with a clever Jew ish song. The Forest City club is doing a wonderful work for the upbuilding of that community, according . to Dr. Duncan who reviewed the club’s work snice its organization the early part of this year. Husband Shelby Girl Killed At Gastonia O. E. Oarothers, Southern Power Man, Meets Instant Death Making Repairs in Test Room. O. E. Oarothers, aged 3.'I, division superintendent of the Southern Power company and manager of the Gastonia sub-station, was instantly killed Tues day afternoon by electrocution at the Parkdale mills, while making some repairs in the ,i(fst. rpopi of the nvi)l. A,..jTi Clonifgar, assistant superin tendent and R. ft 1^1 oore, mechanic, were in the room with Mr. Oarothers, but were unable to explain how the tragedy happened. Mr. Oarothers was working on the wires and the only in timation they had that anything was wrong was when his body suddenly became rigid. They pulled the switch and released his body. He breathed only once or twice after being releas ed. Mr. Oarothers is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Oarothers; his wife, one child, two brothers, Neil and Henderson, and three sisters. He was a native of Matthews, Mecklenburg county, and had been a resident of Gastonia 13 years, going there with the Southern Power com pany. He was a loyal and devoted mem ber of the Baptist chiVh at Gastonia. Interment was at Matthews. Mr. Oarothers married Miss Lida May Spake, of Shelby, a daughter of the late Alex and Susan Spake, and a sister of B. Frank Spake for 20 years blacksmith for Mr. W. H. Blanton. Notice of Shareholders Meeting. The annual shareholders meeting of the Shelby and Cleveland County Building and Loan Association will be held in the office of the association on Wednesday, Sept. 3rd, 1924 at 3:00 P. M. All shareholders are requested to be present. JNO. P. MULL, Sec. & Treas. 2t 29 90KIES TO TAKE “ 1011 MOM Baseball, Bijf I’aradc and Other Events To Feature Ceremonial in The Afternoon. Something like 1,000 people will be in Nbrlbv Monday for the town's first hi'* Doki° eemnionirl to h- staged hv Suez Temple No. 73, of Chariot'e. A '•nwipletp nroprrn, part of which will b'' for 1 he public, has been p’an ''r''4 for th" afternoon and evening. Although the formal exercises will not star* until 4 in th" afternoon, here will be a number of informal anil ir,t< rorting events before that h®v”. Pe-hftps the most outsl-,ndin? sec ‘ion of tKe program, for the public "’,t the T'tos, w’U be 'he big color ful narade at 4:30, which will be led by the brigand team and drum corps in full regalia. This will include n drill and be participated in by the Divan, Tyros and Dokies. Following the par ade there will be ritualistic work at the Pythian hnll in the Gardner gar age, and a banquet at 6:30 in the ev ening at Cleveland Springs hotel, fol lowed by eighth order work at 8 o'clock in D. O. K. K. headquarters. Baseball at 2:30 Although the club that will furnish the opposition is not definitely known “Lefty” Robinson, manager of the Shelby club, has assured Pythian of ficials that Shelby will meet some outfit, probably Gaffney, S. C., on the city ball park at 2:30 so that the game can be played before the parade. Both clubs will be strengthened for the day in order to furnish entertain ment for the visitors. There will be around 100 Tyros to cross the hot sands led by the visiting brigand team, about 30 of whom will be Shelby Pythians. That the day will be long remembered at least by the Tyros is the guarantee of the team. Program of Events. The formal exercises have been scheduled as follows: 12 o’clock—Registration of all Ty ros at Pvthian headquarters. 2:30—Baseball, Shelby vs. Gaffney. 4:30—Drill by Brigand team and ! Drum corps. 4:46—’Parade, Brigands, Divan, Ty ros and Dokeys. 5:00—Ritualistic work in hall at Gardner garage. 6:30—Banquet at Cleveland Springe hotel. 8:00—Eighth order work in Dokie | hall. * > McSwain Prominent In Virginia Agriculture Horace E. McSwain, son of Mr. Floyd McSwain of near Earl is one of the most valuable men to agriculture in Virginia, according to W. P. Talbert a school mate of Mr. Floyd McSwain and a native of lower Cleveland. Mr. Horace McSwain is also a native of Cleveland but for a number of years has been farm demonstrator in Ken tucky and Virginia. Recently his pic ture appeared in the RichmoncWimes Dispateh with this notation “Born on a farm in Cleveland County, N. G.t; graduated from an agricultural court)* at Berea college, Berea, Kentucky) 1913; superintendent farm and fovatti Pine Mountain settlement school, Ping Mountain, Kentucky 1913-1914; couiv ty agent in Kentucky 1914-1920; county agent for Charlotte county, Virginia since 1920.” y, , Mr. Talbert who clipped the picture of Horace McSwain from the Rich mond Times-Dispatch says that while in Lunenburg county last winter, I heard that he was regarded a* being worth 175,000 per year to the people of Charlotte county. I think it ought to make you feel proud of his good record. Times are getting tough here in Richmond. Looks gloomy indeed.” The people of Cleveland are indeed glad to hear of his wonderful worth and success in agriculture. Singing Convention At Zion Next Sunday There will be a singing convention at Zion Baptist church, five miles north of Shelby next Sunday, August 31st beginning at 10 o’clock. The con vention is composed of Double Shoals, Union, Zion and Ross Grove classes. It is expected that a special class of singers will come from Gaffney, S. C., according to Joe S. Blanton, director of the convention. The Men’s chorus of the First Baptist church, Shelby, Bethlehem’s mixed class and other classes of the county are expected to be present. Dinner will be served at noon in picnic style. All lovers of mu sic are cordially invited to be there and hear or participate in the music. Play at Fairview. Thebe will be a play at the Fairview school house August 30, given by the Casar Baptist Sunday school. The title of the play is “VaU#y Farm.” Ad mission 20and'35 cents.
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