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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
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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.
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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
<nd Callahan at ends; A'. GVigg.
j Wray, Pendleton and Thompso?,,
1 backs. At present around 30 hoys are
on the squad, and the second eleven,
line and all, is the equal of some high
school elevens in the state.
At First Baptist Church.
This Sunday school is a real school.
It meets, as you know at 9:45 a. m.
You are both needed and wanted.
The Pastor will preach both morn
i ing and evening. Theme of morning
j sermon: “Prayer and Our Program”.
Evening theme: “Is it a Sin to-?”
This is the second sermon of a series
of Sunday evening sermons being
preached by the Pastor of this church
i on “Moral Drift”. Excellent music at
all the services. You will enjoy it.
Sincere and most cordial welcome
awaits you. Services at 11 a. in. and
at 7:30 p. m. Remember the Week of
Prayer is the week following this
Sunday Meetings at the church house
each evening. All are invited. Note
i the programs in the Calendar of this
i week. %.y'
Linebergers t«» ititi’..I on Vacant Cor
ner of Warren and Ln Fayette
Little ai:d Sons (Jet Contract,
Six new store btfildings costing ap
proximately Jo’>.000 will he erected
by M'-ssrs, Wm. and J. I). Lincberger
i"<l Mr. lulii's Su.ttle, hi it's of the
late ,1. [). I inehcrger on the Line,
berircr corner wh'di has stood vacant
for a murdtpr of years at the corner
of Marion and I.nFuyelte s1 reels.
Bo.ldinu1 coni rn.-t was leC yesterday
to T. P. Little and Sons, contractors
of Charlotte who are erecting Cen
tral Methodist church, the Masonic
building, C e Prcsbyterinn Sunday
school aud-torium and C. A. Burrus
•esidence Material is now being ppr
ca ;ed and work will begin right
aw ay.
Just who will occupy the buildings
is not known. The Linebefgers have
a number of applications but no lease*
hrvc been made as yet. For sometime
the building of this corner has been
under consideration by the owners
but plans were not accepted until this
week. The fact, however, that build
ings would he erected has caused
ninny applications to come to the
owners who will probably sfet rentals
now since the construction cost is:
practically settled. Leases will no.
doubt bp made shortly.
Facing LaFayotte street there will
be two store rooms 22x100 feet, two
stories high, built of brick and steel, j
occupying till of the front lot 14x100
feet. A stud wall supported by steel
girders will extend through the een->
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