BE SURE TO ATTEND CLEVELAND COUNTY’S I NAUGURAL FAIR- OCTOBER 14, 15, 16, 17, 18—THRILLING RACES—FREE ATTRACTIONS
PAID-UP CIRCULATION
Of This Paper Is Greater
Than The Population Given
Shelby In The 1920 Census
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THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C.
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FRIDAY, OCT. 8, 1924.
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
LARGEST CROWD IN 73 YEARS ATTENDS
BAPTIST MEETING AT DOUBLE SPRINGS
Baptists 1,600 Strong Gather
Where Association Was First
Organized. Lemons Preaches.
The largest first-day crowd that
has ever attended a meeting of the
Kings Mountain Baptist association
met at the beautiful Double Springs
Baptist church Wednesday morning
with nearly 1,600 present. It was the
7.1rd annual session and it was being
held at the church where it was first
organized in 1851 with Rev. Thomas
Dixon, moderator. The older men. and
women could only picture the contrast
between then and now. Then a handful
of pioneer settlers, most of whom
were no doubt slave owners who allow
ed their slaves to worship with them,
trudged through mud and cold on a
bleak December day rode horseback or
_a crude wagon, gathered there to
form an association which todav has
a membership of 9,000, while in the
meantime a number of thp churches
have joined other associations near
by. On Wednesday at the 73rd an
niversary there were 360 automobiles
on the ground and only eight mules
or horses, which offers another con
trast with the 24 years ago when
there was not a single automobile at
the association which met then at
Double Springs.
Every one of the 40 churches which
are members of the association was
represented by delegates. The asso
ciation received the Dover Baptist
church into membership, this church i
having been organized this summer
at the Dover mill west of Shelby, thus
making a membership of 41. Clerk
G. G. Page had not prepared a digest
of the church letters but he thinks
the 41 churches of the association j
have a total membership of 9,500 and
that a total of 10,000 will be reached j
by next year.
A Beautiful Rural Church.
Double Springs where the associa
tion met this week has one of the fin
est rural churches in Nor*h Carolina ,
and is pastored by Rev. John W. Sut
tle, moderator of the association who
is a real church builder. The structure
is of brick, equipped with comfortable J
opera chairs, electric lights, furnace i
heat and separate class rooms. The!
church has a membership of 300 while
the Sunday school has 339, including j
the home department. A. V. Wash-!
burn, the enterprising superintendent
is one of the livest Sunday school
workers in the Southern Baptist con-!
vention and he is called upon from far
and near to tell how he has accom
plished so much. The Sunday school
meets all the requirements of the
state board for advanced standards
and maintains a AA1 grade this be
ing the only Sunday school in west- j
ern North Carolina with such a re
cord.
Double Springs is a model in or
ganization and community spirit. The!
church is the social center and all
work harmoniously together, in per-'
feet accord with the pastor, officers,
superintendents and teachers. The
dinner table Wednesday was a real j
exhibition of culinary art and plenty. j
A table 125 feet long would not hold
half the food the good ladies in the j
community had prepared, so Rev, Mr'
Suttle mounted b’platform'and invit
ed all to partake an<f that a Aecond j
table would be spread when the first
outlay became exhausted. However, it,
was not necessary to replenish the
table for there was enough left for'
the second day and then enough left
to require po cooking in the commun- 1
ity for a week. The table space was
doubled for the second day.
A committee on the ground served i
to park the cars systematically and
sufficient distance from the church to}
keep the noise of the whirring en-1
pines from interrupting the proceed-;
ings. Water was provided at the din-'
ner table In coolers and served in san- i
itary drinking cups.
Irvin Preesnted With Suit.
Rev. R. L. Lemons, D.D., pastor of!
the First Baptist church, Shelby j
preached the introductory sermon
and it was a masterful delivery on
the subject of “Jesus Christ” in which
he exploded the whole theory of evo
lution and declared that the Christian
life elipses has two central points (1) j
Christ dying on the cross and (2)
Christ living in us.
John P. Mull made the report on
Biblical Recorder deploring the fact
that out of 340,000 Baptists in North
Carolina only 19,200 are subscribers
to the Biblical Recorder and that 1,
4"5 Sunday school superintendents
and 1486 church clerks do not take
the chursh organ. He further deplor
ed the fact that out of a total mem
bership of 9,000 in the Kings Moun
tain association only 550 are subscrib
ers to the Biblical Recorder.
The Sunday school report was pre
pared and read by A. V. Washburn,
enterprising superintendent of Dou
ble Springs who referred to the splen
did growth in membership and the
increased interest in better buildings
and equipment.
Rev. A. C. Irvin whose picture ap
peared in The Star of Tuesday and;
mention of whose great labor as a
Baptist minister for 52 years was
noted on his retirement, was present
ed with a nice suit of clothes as an
appreciation of his long and faithful
work.
Old Kentucky Race
Horses Here For
County Fair Races
The thrilling races promised for
Cleveland county’s first big Fair, Oc
tober 14-18, are not just mythical
promises. The proof is at the stables
of Mr. Hackett Blanton—seven thor
oughbred race horses from “OF
Kaintuek" the home of great turf fa
vorites and racing people. These
horses, which are a part of the stable
of Irvin Thomas, well known Ttgn.
tuckv sportsrhan, arrived here Tues
day in charge of stable and groom
boys. Another groyp of trotters and
pacers is expected in the latter part
of the week, while others, probably
totalling around 100 in all, will ar
rive next week after they have made
the fairs and other races booked
prior to tlte races here.
Mr. Thomas’ stable of horses in
cludes one trotter, a saddler and five
“runners,” and along with the other
equipment are bikes and sulkies to be
used in the races. The headquarters
of the Thomas stable is at Louisville,
but the horses were brought here from
the races at Newport, Tenn.
It was the intention of Mr. Thom
as to get the horses here sometime in
advance of the fair so as to get them
accustomed to the track and to stage
some preliminary practice. However,
upon his arrival he found the track
in a bad condition ou-ing to the con
tinual rains and not in shape for his
horses to be worked out upon. The
track though is being hurriedly put
into condition and will be ready for
some preliminaries in a few days.
Race track fans will within the next
week be treated to a few introduc
tory thrills by the practice and try
outs.
Mr. Fanning Quits
Road After 17 Years:
Mr. W. L. Fannin? who ha« been
traveling salesman for the Hogue
Monteomerv Shoe company for the
past 17 years has resigned his posi
tion to devote his entire time to the
Fanning stores at Shelby and Hick
ory. Mr. Fanning also owns interest in
stores at Rutherfordton and Cherry
ville. During his long service on the
road he built up a splendid shoe busi
ness for his house and it is with re
luctance that they accept his rcsigna-.
tion.
Material for the basement floor of j
th» new Fanning department store,]
which was delayed in shipment and
which has been holding up the open
ing. has at last been received and is
now being placed. The opening date
for the Fanning store will be announc
ed in Tuesday’s'Star.
Rev. Collins Conducts
South Shelby Revival
Rev. W. K. Co'lins, one of the beat
known revivalists in this section is
conducting a two weeks revival at the
Second Bnutist church. South Shelby,
assisting the nastor. Rev. Rush Pad*
get. Th° meeting began last Sunday ^
and continues through all next week.
Mr. Collins is doing some fine preach
ing and Sunday is expected to be a
great day in the revival, with three
sermons. At 11 o'clock he will preach
on “God’s Call to the Sinner.” In the
afternoon at 3 o’clock there will be a
service for men only the subject of the
sermon being “Sowing and Reaping”.
The evening service at 7:30 will be on
the subject “The Prodigal Son.” Spe
cial music at every service with a
quartet at the afternoon hour.
HUDSON'S PIEDMONT ELEVEN
TO PLAY KINGS MOUNTAIN
Johnny Hudson’s Piedmont high
school eleven will play Kings Moun
tain at Lawndale on Friday, October
10, at Lawndale. This is the first year
Piedmont has put out a football outfit
and the game there will be the town’s
first. Although he has inexperienced
players to work with Loach Hudson is
buiiding a strong looking eleven out
of the material he has on hand and
will give his opposition considerable
worry. First scrimmage was held this
week and the first eleven appeared
to a good advantage.
Dr. Charles E. McBrayer, major in
the medical corps of the army who
has been stationed in San Francisco,
Calif., is spending awhile here visiting
friends at his old home. He is going
to the bedside of his sister. Miss Mi
riam McBrayer who is recuperating
from an operation for appendicitis at
a Salisbury hospital.
While you're watching Shelby grow
look how Heavy and his customers
spread out. .... -^v
Forc«- of Workmen Hurry Prepara
tions for Inaugural Event Fol
lowing Weeks of Rain.
Perhaps the most bracing sieht in
the comity this week was the force of
carpenters working on top of the race
track grandstand at the county fair
grounds and whistling “It Aint Gon
na Rain No More”—they wrre cover
ing the stands and not taking any
chances on their tune. With the arri
val of Tuesday and some sunshine—
the first in weeks—a large force of
workmen started putting on the fin
ishing touches and repairing what
damage had been done to 'he county
fair grounds in preparation for the
county’s first hig fair. Tuesday Oc
tober 14 through Saturday, October
18.
During the two weeks of continu
ous rain the fill at the east end of the
half mile track, which had just been
completed, was transformed into a lit
tle lake. In 'places the track gave way
to the seeping water, but the damage
was not as much as expected, the soil
being somewhat firmer and better
packed than was thought. This week
the water is being drained out and the
finishing touches being put on the
speedway for the first big race Tues
day week. The rain for a time put a
damper on the enthusiasm of fair
supporters, but the speed being shown
by the force of wormken under the
direction of Dr. J. S. Dorton, fair
secretary, has kayoed the blues and
left the expectancy of several thou
sand visitors week after next.
Arch is Completed.
The handsome stucco arch donated
to the Fair Association by Z. B. Weath
ers and Sons, contractors, and erected
by them, has been completed, and adds
greatly to the appearance of the fair
grounds. With the completion of the
stalls for the livestock along the in
terior fence the carpenters are now
covering the big grandstand that will
seat some 2,000 people comfortably.
The two entrances to the stand have
been completed and by the latter
part of the week or the first of next
week the stands will be ready for the
crowds. The main exhibit buildings
have been painted and are now prac
tically ready for the exhibits. Al
though the rain delayed the work to a
considerable extent extra workmen
have been added and those interested
in the fair are assured that everything
will be in readiness including the mi
nor edtails by the big opening day
Tuesday week.
Venders, and disposers of “warm
weiners”, more commonly known as
“hot dogs,” are getting busy. Their
stands are springing up all over the
big tract and located so as not to in
terfere with the midway folks and at
tractions.
100 Gas Stations
Shelby To Charlotte
Once about every second turn on a
North Carolina county road brought
into view a general store, that han
dled‘anything from hardware* and
snuff to harness and baby food. Now
adays with the state’s wonderful road
system the general country store is
almost a relic and has been replaced
by the “filling station” perhaps better
known in refined circles as the serv
ice station. When the automobile first
made its debut over the country gnd
some absent minded motorist happen
ed to run out of gasoline it meant a
walk of several miles, but it is almost
a puzzle to get over a half mile away
from a service station anywhere in
the state in the present day. The ba
sis of this story, if not termed as a
myth, is that stretch of state highway
No. 20 from Shelby to Charlotte. The
distance between the “Queen City”
and the “City of Springs” measures
by the speedometer something like 50
miles and there are just exactly 100
service stations between the two
places, or two for every mile. Smile if
you must, but our informant was one
used to counting the ears on a stalk
of corn and the boll weevils on a cotton
stalk—County Agent Lawrence.
Tuesday. Mr. Lawrence took time
to count the little friendly buildings
“by the side of the road”, and his
count was 100. The county agent was
evidently “cut out” for a statistician
for he estimates that if a motorist left
Shelby in a Ford for Wilmington on
the coast and bought a half-pint of
gasoline at every service station his
tank would be running over when he
reached Wilmington. A rather unusu
al experiment, but a good suggestion
for next summer’s tour—if you’re
hard-headed.
Why do so many people carry their
groceries home from Piggly Wiggly,
instead of having them delivered at
the back door, there’s a reason. Ad
Heavy’s Cafe serves anything from
the best of club sandwiches to “hot
dogs”. Put in your order. Ad
Governor-To-Be Oh
Visit To Another
Likely Prospect
McLean Confab* With Gnrdner and
Hoey. Gov. Morrison and Mwk
ins Coining Next Week.
Hardly had October breezed in and
warned of the general election only a
month ofT when Shelby found itself
the center of the political stage, speak
intr from the North Carolina view
point. Fact is, the presence of gov
ern >rs. <rovernors-to-l>e, and want-to
be. in Shelby <his week and next will
give the Cleveland county capital an
annearance like unto the state capi
tal.
Angus Wilton McI.ean, "the next
"overnor,” was here Wednesday: Max
Gardner stavs here; Ike Meekin„ is
coming next Wednesday, and Govern
or Canmron Morrison will be in his
footsteps the following day. Think
fS-er the ageregation of notabletv’with 1
former Congressman Clyde Hocy as a^
chaperone and you will see that Shel-!
by i« “stepping out" politically. .
Tom Rost and “Red” Powell, or
even David I^iwrence and “Red Buck”
Bryant could find maternal her it this
week and next for numerous columns
of political gossip if they would only
move in and find typewriter space.
The peonle of the county are destined
to be right proud of themselves by
the end of next wreek, for it is our idea
‘hat they will all campaign Andy
Gump style—“As Cleveland goes so
goes the state." McLean handed out
some straight political “dope” a la
Democracy; Gardner talks in terms!
of cotton nnd oats; Meekins will
lambast the Democra's in general,
and Mr., Morrison will “heave to the
nort side.” Meanwhile Mr. Iloey will
listen attentively to it all and slip
over in another county next week and
really entertain tHe Democratic peo
ple, for he speaks after a barbecue,
w'hen an orator ig really a “spell
binder.”
McLean Likes Cleveland.
Mr. McLean, who spoke to a Lin
colnton ga'hering Tuesday night,
came over to Shelby Wednesday and i
held a conference with Messrs GardJ
ner and Hoey in Edition to passing
around town and greeting the many
friends he made here when he spoke
i nthe county court house during his
campaign for the nomination. The
Lumberton man, who is making an
active campaign for the governorship,
has been speaking before large
crowds all over the state and thinks
that the prospects for the party are
up to par, meaning that the Democrats
this fall as in the past will win with
such a regularity as. to make Republi
can Maine look haphazard. The Dem
ocrtic nominee asked this paper to
thank his friends in this county for
the strong support given him in the
primary and remarked that “Cleveland
is one of the best, if not the best, Dem
ocratic county in the state, because j
the party factionism that marks some
counties is missing here.”
"Coming Next Week."
The Republicans will have their day
Wednesday of next week, October 8,'
when Col. Ike Meekins, the Republi-|
can candidate for governor, speaks
in the court house here at 1 o’clock
in the afternoon. H. Clay Cox and F.
B. Hamrick, chairman and secretary
of the Republican committee in the
ounty, say that a band will be on hand
to furnish music and that they ex
pect a big gathering of Republicans
from over this section.
On the following day, Thursday,
October 9, Governor Cameron Morri
son will visit Shelby and speak in in
terest of his port bill campaign. The
hour of the speaking, not definitely j
known as yet, will be announced in
the next issue of The Star, and it is
presumed the address will be in the
county court house.
Cleveland county with several native
born “spell binders” is inhabited with
people who delight in good oratory
and for the next week or so politics
will divide interest with the World
series, football, fairs, races and other
entertainment.
J. E. Webb Begins Work
On Church Building
J. E. Webb who purchased the old
Central Methodist church building at
the corner of Marion and Washington
streets began remodelling the game
this week, Mr. Abee receiving the
contract for the same. The first job
is to tear down the two rooms between
the church auditorium and the City
hall where a two-story building will
be erected, the first floor to be used
as a cafe or tea room, the second
floor for offices. Work cannot begin
on remodeling the main church which
will he converted into a first class
moving picture show, until the new
church is finished and the congrega
tion gets another place to worship.
You cannot afford to overlook the
many bargains benig offered in sea
sonable merchandise at Campbell
Dept. Stores, Shelby and Lawndale.
adv.
The only thing a Ford refuses to
run against is Coolidge for president.
NO EMPTY HOUSES
FOUND IN shelby
Census Heine Made by Welfare Offi
cer Smith Reveals That Shelby
U Fast Growing City.
Frequently, very frequently, one
hears the question: Just how large ia
Shelby? And, sad to relate, very few
Shelby people cun give a satisfactory
estimate. However, an approximate
census of the town being made by
County Welfare Officer J. B. Smith
will he completed in a week or so, and
the extent of the growth of the town
may be derived from hi* calculation.
In his work so far Mr. Smith has
completed only one ward, but estimat
ing from the census of that ward
Shelby must be u town of between 6,
000 and 7.000 people: There are 1.361
.people in Ward No. 1 and at least two
of the other three wards are larger
than No. 1. The census being made by
Mr. Smith i* to be used in connection
with compulsory school attendance
and other welfare work and is in co
operation with the city school system.
It Is necessary that Mr. Smith know
the exact number of school children in
the city, and while securing this he is
also getting the total population and j
number of houses.
In Ward No. 1.
In ward No. 1 there are 1,361 peo
ple and a total of 379 school children,
243 white and 136 colored. There are
293 homes in the ward, 132 of which
are occupied by white families and
111 by colored people. This ward is
west of LaFayette street and covers
from East Warren.
When a census has been made of the
three remaining wards Mr. Smith will
derive from the totals the number of
school children in Shelby, the number
of people, and the number of families
and homes, white and colored.
“Here to Stay.”
On thing learned by the welfare
officer in his work so far is that the
growth is not only rapid, but the in
crease is of the kind that Is perman
ent and means much to the future of
the town. In practically every home
Mr. Smith asked especially, of the
new comers: “How do yon like to Jive
in Shelby?" “Fine," came hack the
majority of the answers, ““We are
here to stay.”
At present there is a housing shorN
age in Shelby and the census is re
vealing how really acute it ia. There
is not an empty house in Ward No. 1.
Every home is filled and the welfare
officer this week is assisting at least
a dozen families in looking for open
houses, and the classified columns of
the local newpapers carry many ap
peals for a place in which to live. A
year ago Mr. Smith says there were
a number of empty houses in Ward
No. 1 and many more in other sec
tions of the town.
Boosting the “home town" may not
for a short time show any visible im
provement, but the improvement is
there. The census being made by Mr.
Smith should reveal some very inter
esting facts to Shelby when complet
ed.
Left Stolen Car In
Ditch Near Shelby
A Hudson coach stolen in Charlotte
was abandoned on the Kings Moun
tain-Shelby highway near the County
Fair grounds sometime Monday morn
ing. The gasoline tank was empty and
the thief evidently gave up all hope
of keeping the car in his possession, |
for he left the keys in the car and
has not been seen since—more than
likely because he does not so desire.
A bus driver coming into Shelby no
tified Charles Hoey, local Hudson
dealer, about the car standing out in
the rain and when the officers be
came interested in the case it was
learned that the car was stolen in
Charlotte. A representative of the W.
L. Ouzts Cotton company, of Char
lotte, to whom the car belonged, came
up after it Tuesday. The owner of the
car was traced through the state
method of registration.
Cleveland Drug Puts
In Improved Fountain
The Cleveland Drug company this
week installed a new liquid carbonic
soda fountain which is a beautiful
piece of furniture as well as a most
modern dispenser of fountain drinks.
The fountain does its own refriger
ating, making it unnecessary to keep
or pack ice cream. It is the only soda
fountain of its kind in North Caro
lina, being the very latest improve
ment in every detail.
Masonic Meeting Tonight.
There will be a meeting of the Clev
eland Lodge No. 202 A. F. and A. M.
Friday night at 7:30. Work in fellow
craft degree.
Large shipments of mens,, wom
en’s and children’s Ready-to*Wear
arriving daily at Campbell Dept.
Stores. adv
Branch Post Office
To Be Established
During Fair Week
To be Located on Fair (.rounds. Full
Time Clerk Added to Post Office
Force on Wednesday.
A branch post office will he estab
lished at the Cleveland County Fair
grounds during the Fair, October 14
18, according to an announcement
made this week by Postmaster J. H.
Quinn. The order authorizing the es
tablishment of a branch office was
given by the nost office department.
The branch office will be in charge of
Assistant Postmaster It. G. Laugh
ridge and will be operated upon the
same plan as the main office, although
on a smaller scale. Post office officials
announce that everything than can be
done at the city post office can also
be done at the fair grounds, including
money orders and parcel post
This order of the postoffice de
partment will add much to the con
venience oft. the fair crowds, and
should reveal to the people of this sec
tion the importance with which the
county’s inagura! fair Is regarded.
' Other1 Changes Made.
A number of things have been hap
pening at the local post office that
mean much to the people of Shelby,
especially to the business men and
those interested in the handling of
the United States mail. Longer hours
and an additional clerk were some of
the moves made the first of this
month. Last month an order was re
ceived authorizing longer hours at
night, and the office is already being
kept open until 10 o’clock.
Beginning Wednesday, which was
the first of the month, Mr. Tom H.
Abernethy, for some time on the cler
ical force, waa made regular clerk at
the money order and registration win
down. Hours on this window here
tofore were from 9 until 5, but now
they have been lengthened from 8 un
til 6.
The new while time clerk is Mr.
Chesley A. Dalton, who has been an
auxiliary clerk Bince January. Mr.
Fred Baber, who has been substitut
ing for Mr. Carr Cline at the window,
will take Dalton’s place a* auxiliary
and parcel delivery.
“Casey” And His Boys
Leave For Big Game
Coach “Casey" Morris and a squad
of 18 football players leave Friday
morning for Chester, S. C., where they
meet the strong Chester high school
eleven Friday afternoon in Shelby’s
second game of the season. Chester
ig this year said to have one of the
strongest gridiron outfits in their
history and the South Carolinians are
confident of defeating the locals. A
'.umber of fans are expected to ac
company the squad. Following the
Chester game the next contest will
be with Pat Crawford’s Gastonia
highs at Kings Mountain, Tuesday,
October 7, the day of the big celebra
tion.
Several members of the local eleven
are temporarily out on account of in
juries, while others are somewhat ir
regular in reporting for practice. The
following is the squad likely to make
the Chester trip: Cline Lee, left end;
Beam, left tackle; Elliott, left guard;
Hopper or Self, center; Sarratt, right
guard; Auten, captain, right tackle;
Dedmon, right end; Furches, quarter;
Ellerbee, right half; Connor, left half;
Wrav, full back. Substitutes; Keeter,
Pendleton and Babington, back field;
Dixon, L. Beam and Hoyle, line.
Powder For Famous
Battle Unpaid For
Charlotte Observer.
The newspapers are handing around
the recently-discovered bit of inform
ation that the powder used bv the
American forces in winning the Revo
lutionary battle of Kings Mountain
was “never paid for.” The story is go
ing to be told over on the occasion of
the 144th anniversary celebration, but
it is doubtful if, to the old war cotton
claims, the docket is to be burdened
with a Kings Mountain powder claim.
Doubtless, resurrection of this Revolu
tionary reminiscence will bring up
other stories of things that were nev
er paid for. One of these is the rails
with which the North Carolina rail
road was laid from Goldsboro to Char
lotte. The Observer incidentally made
this discovery a few months ago and
at some later day the story may be
told. It will match the unpaid powder
story in interest.
RALLY DAY SUNDAY
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
9:45 a. m.—Sunday school rally—
A. C. Miller and J. S. McKnight sup
erintendents.
11:00 a. m.—Morning worship.
3:00 p. m.—Junior Christian en
deavor—Mrs. B. A. Lefler, director.
6:45 p. m.—Intermediate and sen
ior Christian Endeavor.
7:30 p. m.—Evening worship.
You are cordially invited.
Particular and thrifty food shoppers
enjoy the privilege of helping them
selves at “Piggly Wiggly’s.” Ad
CAROLINA EVENTS
IN BRIEF STYLE
Happenings ai.1 Trend of Times Over
State During Week Related in
Paragraph Form.
Dies Cranking Car.
Hickory—A man said to be Garnett
Q. Akin, of near Atlanta, Ga., a trav
eling salesman, dropped dead Monday
morning about 8 o’clock in front of
his boarding house.
Akin, in company with a Mr. Tay
lor, another traveling salesman, went
out of the house to get in his car to
start on the day’* work. He had eaten
a hearty breakfast and seemed to be
in his usual state of health, but just aa
he started to crank his car, giving
an upward pull, his body stiffened and
he fell over dead against the machine.
Akin was said to be married and had
two children. He was about 42 years
old.
Forty Per Cent Crop.
Ratefghj—North Carolina’s cotton
crop of 1024 will not average more
than 40 per cent of a full crop. It is
estimated by George Ross, chief of
the division of markets of the state
department of agriculture. Mr. Ross
stated that he may be a “bit” too pes
simistic but asserted that he was pos
itive that the crop would not reach
50 per cent. He said that his figure*
were lower than those of the federal
fovernment but he believed those
would be lowered within 10 days.
At Kings Mountain.
Kings Mountain—C. E. Carpenter,
and those associated with him in ar
ranging for the celebration of the
battle of Kings Mountain, October 7,
claim that the program they have In
sight for next Thursday will be a de
lightful surprise to the 30,00 visitors
who are expected here on that patri
otic occasion. In addition to the parade
and the floats and the speaking set for
the morning and the football game for
the afternoon and the athletic exhi
bition in the evening, there will be for
a closing number a magnificent dis
play of fireworks.
Negro Saves Four,
Wilson—Ben Miney, chief of Wil
son’s negro fire department, saved
four lives Monday morning when he
waded into the flooded lowland just
off Goldsboro street and rescued a
negress and three children from their
home which was surrounded by water
over four feet deep. Ben was forced
to wade in water neck deep to reach
the house then carried the children out
on his shoulders, making three trips to
the home, before he completed his
heroic piece of work.
Hold Double Funeral,
Henderson — Liberty Christian
church at Epsom, in Vance county,
was the scene Sunday afternoon of
a double funeral, when Mrs. T. W.
Lassiter and her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Vaughan were buried at the same
time, both having died on Friday night
at Mrs. Vaughan’s home.
Gasoline Drops 3
Cents On Gallon;
May Go Down Mbr$
Every method of transportation
other than the automobile seeing
doomed to pass out like the $<ta$e
coach of old. Another reduction pt
three cents on the gallon Wednesday
afternoon brought the retail price of
gasoline down to 18 cents per gallon.
Only one or two times in the history
of the automobile has ihe price of gas
oline reached a lower level. The
drop in price was practically four
cents on the gallon in four days. Last
week gasoline was selling at 22 cents
but it is now quoted at 18 cents at
every filling station in Shelby and
Cleveland county.
The general order for the reduction
was issued Wednesday morning, the
order being broadcasted to the job
bers and wholesalers and in turn re
tailers late Wednesday afternoon.
Heretofore when a reduction was or
dered a set time was given, but the or
der for the three cent drop made Wed
nesday was “to take effect immedi
ately.” Local jobbers who announce
a reduction following orders from the
headquarter^ their refineries in
clude C. R. Doggett, representative of
the Standard; Arey Brothers, Texaco;
Washburn & Co., Atlantic; A. Blan
ton, Sinclair. Several of these dealers
express the opinion that there will he
further reductions in the near future
and predict that the price may go to
the lowest level in history.
Farm Sold Near Waco.
The E. C. Smith farm near Waco
containing forty-one acres was sold
to E. R. Harrelson of Cherryville. The
purchase price was fifty five hundred
dollars,and sale was made through J.
B. Nolan.
Sure Heavy’s Cafe is an exclusive
place, but just mention “hot dogs” and
you’ll get ’em.__4y£