SECTION ONE PAID-UP CIRCULATION Of This Paper Is Greater Than The Population Given Shelby In The 1920 Census TWELVE PAGES Pjs TODAY SECTION ONE TWELVE PAGES taf TODAY RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department. VOL. XXXII, No. 74 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 1921. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE John W. Da'is, Democratic I’residen tia! Nominee Invited—(iovs. Mor rison and McLeod to Attend The 144th anniversary of the Bat tle of Kings Mountain will be celebrat pf| at Kings Mountain, October 7th. An elaborate program is rapidly tak ing shape and there will be a full dav of entertainment for old and voting. Hon. John \V. Davis, Demo cratic nominee for president, has been invited as the chief orator of the day. It is now expected that he will be present. Governor Morrison of North Carolina, Governor Mc Leod of South Carolina, and a num ber of other state and na ional ce lebrities have indicated their in tention of attending the great Cele bration which will commemorate the battle which was the turning point of the American Revolution in favor of the colonists and which signal victory marked the birth of American relig ious and political freedom. The celebration machinery is well organized and preparations are going forward to take care of at least thir ty thousand people who will hail from every quarter of this great common wealth to do homage at the shrine of American liberty. The Battle of Kings M juntain was fought October 7, 1780, and was an undisputed victory for the lovers of liberty who were striving to found a government upon the Golden rule. There were about eleven hundred soldiers of the British Empire under Colonel Patrick Ferguson in the engagement and about tno same num ber of Americans hailing from ail walks of life with every sort of fight ing implement that could be had in a primeval country on short notice. Chief among the weapon* of war of th<> hungry and ragged Americans were the old muzzle loading squirrel guns of the neighborhood together with the semi-organized forces com ing from across the Blue Ridge in Watagua county. The battle started at three o’clock in the afternoon and at the end of one hour Colonel Ferguson, the com manding officer of the Crown forces, fell dead. His second in command. Colonel DePeyster, took immediate command and in fifteen minutes rais ed the white flag. Three hundred of the British forces fell in the engage ment while only 27 of the American^ lost their life. The remnant of the British forces were captured. One hundred years from the day of the famous battle the patriotic citi zens of many section* met on the bat tlefield and commemorated the battle by unyeiling a monument which was erected hy the states of North and South Carolina. After that celebra tions were held almost every year. October 7th, 1909, another and more imposing shaft was unveiled amid appropriate ceremonies. This monu ment stands 89 feet high and is made of Vermont granite at a cost to the national government of thirty thous and dollars. Pilgrims from practically every state in the union journey to this l 'iittlefiold each year and gather souvenirs and take historical notes. Column after column in the nation’s leading newspapers is devoted to it. causo. There is a general movement rapidly gaining impetus throughout tho commonwealth to have the United States government take over the grounds and develop it into a national park. The government already owns the land, forty acres. Everybody everywhere is invited tc the big celebration October seventh. Arey Brothers Open Mooresboro Agency Arey Brothers have purchased from A. B. Taylor the Mooresboro parage of Mooresboro, consisting of a three cornered lot on the National highway •n the business section of that town together with the building and stock The garage will continue operation with Mr. Frank Kendall in charge Mr. Kendall having been associated with the head office of Arey Broth ers for some time. Arey Brothers will establish at Mooresboro a sales divis ion for Chevrolet automobiles and Parts in order to accommodate the people in the western section of the county. They will also handle Texacc Kas and oils and do general repaii work. Arey Brothers have bad the (hevrolet agency in Cleveland for *fiven or eight years and each yeai oave sold over 100 new cars so with SPVPn or eight hundred Chevrolet (ars in use in Cleveland they feel that a supply of parts and a sales station at, Mooresboro, the Chevrolet owners will be served better. tb^S E ru^e’ the first business ol "se who investigate an automobile accident is to look for the bottle. Mr. C. C. Roberts 4 spending this week in Greenville, S. C. Farmers Lose Much Through Improper Handling Of Crop Co-Op Field Representative Tells of Annual Foss Sustained in Cot ton ( rops by Farmers. On a 10,000 bale crop of cotton as j war produced last year in Cleveland! county a loss was sustained by the! farmers of over $200,000 because of careless and improper handling of the1 cotton as it is picked, according to the local field representative of the North ; ( arohna < otton Co-operative associa tion. 1 be different classes of eo'ton are determined by the amount of extran-1 eous matter left after the cotton is j ginned, he says. “As an example a! .pale cotton that should be classed i as strict good middling has to be place ! in the. low middling class be-1 cause of gin cuts, small and large) particles of leaf, motes, broken seed,! nans, spots and dirt being found in the ! Imr. Ibis means a difference of five grades and th- price on-the pound j has to be cut down accordingly, it j would mean a loss of about $‘>.00 to! $10 per oale. j ■'There are other things that go to j reduce the value of cotton chiefly i among them is discoloration, stains. hen wo allow our cot .on to remain j in the fi‘"ld in the dew and rain we1 are taking money from our own pock ets. The fiber is weakened and less! •alcalde when it is sold it makes a p r qatility of yarn and the people who buy it suffer because of the lack of lasting quality. "Vto cannot be too careful about our ginning because the value of many a ale of cotton is very much reduced because of “gin cuts” this comes from old machinery and too much rush. Then too, so many of us v:avo our cotton ginned while it is damp and green that the lint sticks to the seed and the sa\vs cut the fiber \\ e lose also because a good bit of the fiber remains on the seed that sh'S-'d come off. T "'ton experts recommend that we pick our cotton and pack it down in the seed for three or four weeks before ginning, this will cause some of the oil to go from the seed to the lint and give it a better strength and color and it will be much easier to gin.” Mary Gets Fine For Jealousy; Will Pays Tuesday was a right busy day in the county recorder's court. being through no fault of the calendar the day following circus day. Some peo ple cannot get along any better on circus day without their beverage than the youngsters can without bal loons and rubber balls, and these are the .oiu s that make up the “day aft er” court dockets. Some were just “pickled in public." while others were charged with imbibing spirits that produce talk—-profane talk—-but con sidering that it was circus day, which is ouite an event and will be, Judge Falls was not exceedingly harsh. The fines ranged from $5 to $50 and the 'costs. One case brought over from Sunday night took some interesting turns: Mary Weathers and Will Wilson, both colored, were charged with a “cussin”’ contest near the Southern station Sunday night. Mary on the stand admitted that she cussed out her lover, because he wanted to leave her and go home with another colored girl, hut she was loyal to Will and de nied that he cussed her. She agreed with the judge that jealousv got her warmed up and was fined $5 and the costs for thinking too much of Will, in announcing the sentence Judge i Falls informed Will that he might help Mary get up the money, and Will I came across like a real sport and dug ■ up the entire hill. Dover Gin Company Elects Its Officers Tho Dover Gin company recently organized with a paid in capital stock :of SI2,500 and an authorized capital j of $20,000 met yesterday and elect ed officers for the ensuing year as follows: John R. Dover, president: Thurman Horn, vice president; Fred R. Morgan secretary-treasurer. This gin company has just completed a building and installed a ginning out fit near the Dover Mill, two miles west of Shelby which will be in oper tio'n in a few days, this being the first season for this new enterprise. DR. E. C. PIERCE COMES TO SUM.BY AS AN OPTOMETRIST Dr. E. C. Pierce of Gastonia has I come to Shelby and opened an office over the Union Trust copipany for the practice of his profession—that of optometrist. Dr. Pierce makes free examination of eyes' to determine whether glasses or medical treatment is needed. He has been located in Gastonia where he gained eight year: ■ experience in examining eyes and fit i ting glasses. < ompany Afks to Discontinue Nos. 31 and -iI. Rutherfordton to Char lotte, Because of Busses. Claiming a cut in fare- of CO per coat and cons°(,ucnt heavy operating losses since the motor bu ses came into a popular use, the Seaboard Air Line Tuesday petitioned the corpora tion commission to make Charlotte western terminus for trains Nos. .",1 and 31 by discontinuing their opera tion to Rutherfordton. The trams now run between Wilmington and Ruther fordton. That is tiie first application to cut down main line schedules a. the re sult of mo'or bus edmpeti'ion in the state although there have been sever al petitions to take off trains on the short lines. In filing the petition the Seaboard officials presented a set of figures taken from their records comparing' the sale of tickets at stations on *ho line west of Charlotte in 1920 and in 1924. Rood Roads Responsible. “It was in 1921 that good roads brought the bus into use for passen ger transporation.” an official said, “and it was about thaitime that the reduction in railroad fares began to he noticeable. I have made inquiries of the highway commission as to the dates of completion for highways con necting cities along our lines, and al most without exception I ha'-e found that the sale of tickets fell off sharp ly just after a road had opened up. And the ticket sales do not return to normal." Ticket sales on the Seaboard line west of Charlotte for the first six months of 1920 aggregated 51,059 and for the first six months of 1924 they totaled 20,135; a reduction of 00 5 per cent, the Seaboard claimed in its petition. Application to discontinue the schedule is based on those figures and •r report showing that while receipts on that part of the line amount to 54 cents the mile, opera*ing costs are 77 '■ents the nvle. During a 10 dav period July G to 15, No. 31 carried 102 pas sengers from C'arlotte westward, or 10 a day, while No. 34 brought 80 pas sengers into Charlotte from the west, or eight a day. An early hearing onthe petition will he ordered by the corporation com mission. Whether cities along the line will oppose it was not known here. Big Shelby Decrease. The schedules of fares for the first six months of 1920 and the first six months of 1924 made the following I showing: Charlotte. to‘al ticket sales over ; Seahoard first six months 1920. 59, 1 238; first six months 1924, 29.078; j Mt. Holly, 1920, 4.360; 1924, 1,970; I Lincolnton, 1920, 10,767; 1924, 3,859; Cherryville. 1920. 5,710; 1924, 2,173; Shelby, 1920. 8.372; 1924. 3.534: For | est City, 1920, 2.402: 1924. 899; Ruth erford ton. 1920, 4,283; 1924, 1,360. Discontinuance of numbers 31 and 34 between Charlotte and Ruther fordton would leave that territory to number 15 and 10, running between Monroe and Rutherfordton. The Sea hoard contended in its petition that the amount of business justifies only one train a day. Chas. Davis Becomes Local Band Master Charles Davis, a native born Eng. glishman and a bandmaster with 4C years experience has been made di rector of the Shelby band, succcedinp W. S. Buchanan whose duties will lit confined to the Shelby public schoo' in which he is a teacher and where he expects to organize a high schoo! orchestra this winter. Mr. Davis come; to Shelby from Tallahasse, Florida where he has been located for some time. Public concerts are assurec when the 18-piece band is put through through some more training. W. O. R Putnam, one of the musicians and s popular member of the city lettei earlier force was recently elected manager of the organization. Special Services at Central Church. Special services at Central Metho dist church Sunday morning and ev ening “Boys Day” will be observed if the junior department in Sunda> day school and at 11 a. m. a sermor especially to young people will b< preached. This will he “Parents ant Childrens Day.” All the parents are urged to be present with their chil. dren of both services. At 7:30 the Pastor will discuss the subject. “Why the People of Shelbj Drift from Their Moorings and In dulge in Sin.” This is a very timelj i subject and the public is most eordi j aly invited. It's not every town that has a cafe like Heavy’s and no town has a Heavj 'like Shelby. ad\ 5,000 More Shelby People Ride Busses i i Thou, rinds more Shelby people ride the Inis lint's nowadays than did in 1920 is the idea to he deriv ed from the Seaboard Air lane’s apnlica ion to take off two trains and from a survey of the bus lines opera'inn in and out of Shelby, l our thousand eight hundred and tl i t> -eight less Shelby I ought ti ki' over the Seaboard in the first s1 x months of this "ear than did in 1920. th" railroad officials t'l: i’n he bus < s must pet them. In every di-fiction that a modern North Carolina road stretches a bus ’ior operates in and out of Shelby Between 10 and 20 busses take on. and discharge passengers at the s'reet taxi-terminal in front of Central hotel here each day. Over th" “Blue Ridge Trail,” Charlotte ' > Asheville. two big pa s< "gr r bosses are operated each ‘way daily; four from Charlotte to Shelby: two from Morganton to Oastonia via Shelbv; two from Hi kory to Shelbv; two f»-oni Ruth erfordt' n ‘o Shelby; arid two from Kings Mountain to Sh'dhv. Hun dreds more ride in private taxis that do not operate on regu'ur routes. It is now possible to leave •Shelby at almost any hour of the day on a bus-—for anywhere. I II !i tj II j HIU PLAY LOCAL TEAM! i - . The hign school football season will ! open he re Friday week, September 26; with the Hickory highs furnishing the | opposition to the local eleven, ae ] '•ordimr to the schedule given out to | day. This means that the first grid-. | iron battle will be a hard fought af fair. Hickory, coached by a former Auburn star, this year is expected to ! make a st’-org bid for tile western ; title, and the contest will reveal to local fans ‘he playing strength of the !ikely looking squad now being drill* ! mi in the Fetser system by Coach ; “Casey’’ Morris. j .'-'ix games will be played by Shelby i prior to the elimination series. Three, and probably four, of the games will | be played here. The second date, Fri day of October 3 is still open, hut will i likely be filled by Statesville or Sal | isbury. The second game scheduled so | far is with Pat Crawford's Gastonia i eleven at Kings Mountain on the day .of the ha'tlpground celebration. Oth j er eleven* to be met include Charlotte at Charlotte, Monroe and Lineolnton I here. Junious Auten, star tackle, is ) captain of this year’s squad, while , Broadus Newman, fast end la«t sea I son is at present acting as manager. I The schedule as arranged is: Friday, September 26—- Hickory at Shelby. Friday, October 3—Open, j Tuesday. October 7—Gastonia at Kings Mountain. ! Saturday, October 18—Charlotte at ! Charlotte. Friday, October 24.—Monroe at Shelby. Friday, October 31.—Lineolnton at ! Shelby. Squad Looks Good. A shift made this week by Coach Morris has me’ with the enthusias tic approval of the fans who gather on the sidelines for practice. Cine Lee, star guard, moved to a wing po sition is the sensation of the eleven in signal practice. His speed in going down the field for a pass and accur acy-in nabbing it is remarkable. With igood fortune during the season he J appears to he all state material. In j running signals this week the follow ing were used as the first string el even: Grigg, center; Capt. Auten and j Beam, tackles; Harrill. Elliott and Sarratt, guards; Lee and Dedmon ends Furches, quarter; Connor and Hack ney, half backs; Ellerbee, full back. Among the substitutions were Hopper .000 will he erected by M'-ssrs, Wm. and J. I). Lincberger i" ter so the LaFayette street front can J tie rented a* one store room 44x100 or as two stores 22x100. The front will be of light buff brick with plate glass show windows. The second floor will be Cut into office rooms approx imately 12x20 feet with running wa ter in* each room. Hardwood floors will be laid throughout. Contracts fpr the plumbing and heating have not be vn let. A basement will extend the full width and length of the LaFay i ‘to street building, part of which will be utilized to accommodate the heating plant to serve the six ground floor store rooms and the second floors. Plans also include the erection of four store rooms facing W. Marion street, just to the rear of the above mentioned buildings. Each of these will be 22x65 feet, two stories high with the same corded brick facing and plate glass show windows. The second floor over these four rooms will not be cut up for the present but will be held in abeyance to he arrang ed to suit the individual needs of the renters. Shelby’s building program contin ues unabated. Prominent Citizen of Beams Mill Suc cumbs at Age 74. Buried at Pleasant Grove Church Mr. Monroe Me Swain, one of the most esteemed citizens of the Beams Mill community died suddenly at noon Tuesday when he went to the wood pile for an armful of wood. Mr. Mc Swain had been in his usual health and had been up, about the house, with no particular complaint except those peculiar to old ago. He was 74 years and 2!) days old. The funeral was con ueted at-Pleasant Grove Baptist church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock by Revs. D. G. Washburn and G. P. Abernethy who paid flowing but deserved tribute to his noble life. He was a highly contented man with a deep religious fervor, never speak ing harm of any one, yet always stor ing up riches in Heaven by his beau tiful life. No man was held in higher | esteem in his community so the news ! of his sudden passing was a great >hock to his many friends. The large i crowd that attended the funeral at tested the confidence and esteem in which he was held. Mr. McSwain was twice married, the first time to a Miss Hamrick. To j this union four children were born. | but all have passed on. His second j marriage was to Miss Jane Wright, a faithful and devoted companion who survives, together with two daugh ters, Mrs. John B. Eskridge of Shel by and Mrs. Lee Wallace of this coun j ty and six sons, Richard, John, Am brose, Andrew, Abe and Charlie Mc Swain. Two daughters by his second j wife died some time ago. Also sur viving are 54 grand children and five great grand children. To Sing at Norman’s Grove. The Belwood community choir will sing at Normans grove Sunday after noon at 2 o’clock, September 21st. Everybody is invited to come. Tom Webb To Make Playground Out Of Buffalo Mountain Shrlhy Man Buys Buffalo Mountain W hich he Will Develop as a Resort and Orchard. Tom Webb, prominent local con tractor and builder hhrs purchased Buf falo mountain near the three county corners in the extreme northeastern edge of Cleveland which he wi'l de velop into a summer playground and peach orchard. The tract contain br ‘ veen 200 and 1100 acre of land, the top of the mountain having an eleva tion of approximately 2,'irtO feet above sea-level. Mr. Webb had Lee Colier. landscape archis'est of Char lotte to visit the mountain a few days ago and he declared it to be most suit able for it “ummer playground, conse tjonntlv Mr. Weld) has contracted with the landscape man to lay off a road which will be constructed to the mountain peak where he will build a number of summer cottages to be rented. The top offers a beautiful view of three counties. With field elas-es one can see most every sec tion of Cleveland and many parts of Lincoln, Catawba and Burke coun ties. The mountain is si'uatcd about midway of Shelby and Hiekorv and midway of Morganton and Shelby near both highways which are freely travelled. On the aouthside of the mountain Mr. Webb will plant 30 acres in peach trees, setting ten acres each year for three years. He has been advised that the soil and climate make this well suited for a commercial peach orch ard. Jersey Breeders of State to Meet Here The State Jersey Breeders As sociation will hold its annual meeting ing Shelby on October 30th. Promi nent Jersey breeders and others in terested in pure bred cattle will at tend the meeting and showing and sale of registered Jersey cattle which will be held at the County Fair Grounds. The state association comes upon the invitation of the Cleveland County Jersey Breeders Association of which J. S. Dorton is president and Tom Cornwell is secretary. It is ex nected that 75 to 100 pure bred cat *le will be shown and that this cattle will be offered for sale, the sale at tracting many people from all over the state who are interested in regis tered Jerseys. The annual meeting of the association was held last year at Hickory and much interest Was shown. The cattle will be sent to Shelby several days before the 30th in order that they might be groomed and ar ranged for the exhibit and sale. Such a show' will no doubt stimulate more interest in pure bred Jersey cattle in Cleveland. Rudolph Valentino At Princess Theatre Two big attractions come to the Princess theatre in one day, Friday. The picture is the finest of all ro mances, “Monsieur Beaucaire," re cently adapted-to the screen, and the star is none other than Rudolph Val entino, back on the screen after two years. Those who have seen it say that "The Sheik” is not to be compared with Friday’s picture, and in dashing French love story with Rudolph are Bebe Daniels and Lois Wilson. Satur day, Hoot Gibson, the hell-for-leather ridin' kid, will entertain the young sters and lovers of thrills in “The Sawdust Trail.” Hoot with his laugh ing smile, fighting fiats and blazing six-shooterR is better than ever. “Western Yesterdays”, a different type of Western action is the big go Monday. The press agents say that it is altogether different from any picture of its kind and will appeal because of the unusual characteristics. Lineberger-Spangler Buy Hoey Property Wm. Lineberger and Mai Spangler have purchased ten acres of land on the Cleveland Springs and Eastside Mill road from Mrs. S. A. Hoey and Clyde R. Hoey at a consideration not given. This property lies across the road from the Belvedere Heights su burban development and is ideally situated for residential lots. Messrs. Lineberger and Spangler say they have purchased the property in order to protect Belvedere Heights which is destined to be one of the most ex clusive suburban sections in Shelby. Only nice homes will be allowed so that they will conform to the other nice ; homes that have gone up and are be ing erected in that section. Club women, there’s a reception every day at Piggly Wiggly. The in vitation is open to thrifty housewives. Heavy can’t reduce. His customers will tell you why. adv 1011 EVENTS III BRIEF STILE Happenings and Trend of Times Over State During Week Related in Paragraph Form. Open* Campaign in A very._ _ Newland—Josephus Daniels, form er secretary of the navy, made the op ening speech of the campaign in Av ery county Monday night. He re ferred to his pleasure at being pres ent for the first time in the newest county in the state and congratulat ed its people that they were giving lessons in progress nnd good govern ment to the older North Carolina counties. Iloey Speaks at Asheville. Asheville—An old-fashioned Dem ocratic rally will he held in Asheville during the week of October 13f offi cials of the county executive commit tee say. Clyde It. Hoey, former congressman and one-time assistant district attor ney, has agreed to nddress the voters The exact day will he announced la ter. The political barbecue is coming back. It is in connection with Mr. Hoey’s visit that the barbecue will be held nnd Democrats from all parts >f Western North Carolina will be here for the occasion. Buys Carolina Terrace. Asheville—Carolina Terrace hotel, -t Hendersonville, has been sold by E. P. Wooten, to Jake Wells, thea trical magnate and K. G. Morris. The nrice is understood to have been $150 000. Improvements amounting to $100 000 are planned by the new owners. Negro Awaits Death. Kinston—John R. Denton, a local attorney announces that another at tempt will be made to save the life of Albert Byrd, negro, awaiting electro cution October 3 for criminal assault. Denton will plead with Governor Mor rison to commute Byrd’s sentence to 'ife imprisonment. Remembers Little Ones. Winston-Salem—Announcement of he gift of $25,000, to be used in the erection of a baby cottage at the Meth odist Children’s Home, was made at the annual meeting Tuesday morning of the trustees of that institution. The name of the donor was not given, but it is stated that the gift comes from o citizen of Winston-Salem who is greatly interested in the home and has taken this, means of expressing his appreciation of the work that is being done. At Wake Forest. Wage Forest—Despite continual >-ain approximately 400 students reg istered at Wake Forest college Tues day upon the occasion of the first day of the 19th session, breaking all re cords. Registration Will continue to morrow. Three hundred freshmen and a total enrollment of 700 is indicated. No Carter Appeal. Reidsville—Acording to Hunter K. Penn, clerk of superior court of Rock • ogham county, no appeal has been Held in the case of state vs. Austin Carter, insurance agent who was sen ‘enced some time ago by Judge T. D. Bryson to die in the electric chair on September 26. Clerk Pen|p declares that although Carter’s counsel gave notice of appeal at the time the man was sentenced, so far nothing official I ly has been done. Last weeik the clerk sent a certified copy of the judgment to the warden at the state peniten ! tiary. Under the provisions of the law ! this must be done not more than 20 or ; less than 10 days before the date of ! the execution. Carter killed his wife | and shot his brother-in-law. University Records Broken. Chapel Hill —One thousand and twenty-five students matriculated at the opening of the 131st session of the University of North Carolina Tuesday and another thousand ynore were expected to register Wednesday and the number may go beyond 2^200 before the end of the week. The En rollment broke all previous records for the first day. Registration show ed an increase in all departments. The machinery of registration was set m motion in the Memorial hall early it) the morning and all day long lines of students passed in and out of the building selecting courses, filling in blanks, paying fees and consulting advisers. The rain and slush had no effect on student enthusiasm. Class work begins Thursday morning, and President Chase will deliver his ad ; dress of welcome Friday morning when all activities will be suspended for the occasion. "« Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith returned Tuesday night from an extended trip to Florida. There’s something new at Heavy’s Cafe. Go see it. gd^g