CLEVELAND: A COUNTY THAT LEADS A PROGRESSIVE STATE IN DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE, AND WHERE HOSPITALITY REIGNS”
PAID-UP CIRCULATION
Of This Paper Is Greater
Than The Population Given
Shelby In The 1920 Census
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VOL. XXXII, No. 94
THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C.
FRIDAY, NOV. 28, 1924.
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
JUDGE WEBB AFTER
ANOTHER DISTRICT
plan Third Federal Judicial District
In North Carolina. Bill Has Al
ready Been Drawn.
News and Observer.
Under a play sponsored by United
States Judge E. Yates Webb, approv
ed by Judge Henry G. Connor, and
which has the support of United States
Senators Simmons and Overman and
members of the North Carolina del
egation in the house of representa
tives. a strenuous effort will be made
to have Congress enact a bill creating
a third federal judicial district in
North Carolina at its December ses
sion. A bill has already been drawn
arid the proposed district marked off.
The above information was verified
^TiWThe Nows-and Observer from au
thorative sources. ^ '*'■
The movement initiated with Judge
Webb who has declared that it is
a physical impossibility for one judge
to do the work of the Western North
Carolina district ' as now constituted.
However, while the plan is in no sense
political in its origin, its effect, if car
ried to a successful consummation,
w ill be to remove one strong contend
er from the race in the events of a
vacancy in the Eastern district by vir
tue of the death of Judge Connor, and
will create a brand new race for judge
of the proposed central district. Al
ready speculation is rife in political
circles as to who will be the recipient
of the new honor and what tire effect
of it will be upon the forces already
aligned in the Eastern district.
Cleveland County Same.
The proposed district lines places
Watauga county, which is on the
Tennessee border and which is the
home of Frank A. Linney, district at
torney in the Western district, in the
proposed central district, while Meck
lenburg county, down in the Piedmont
section and which is the home of John
J. Parker, Republican National com
mitteeman, remains in the Western
district, which will continue to be pre
sided over by Judge Webb, his home
county of Cleveland also remaining
in the Western district.
The effect upon any race which
might occur in the F.astern district
would be to remove H. F. Seawejl, of
Moore county, formerly district at-;
tornq*’ and who was appointed judge |
by President Roosevelt but whose ap-1
pointment was not confirmed, to the!
central district.
With Mr. Parker geographically in-'
eligible the probable result would be j
to make Mr. Linney and Mr. Seawcll
the leading contenders in the central
district while the strength of Mr. Sea
well would be subject to division
among District Attorney Irvin B.
Tucker, Isaac M. Meekins, defeated
candidate for governor, and George
Butler, the others who have been fre
nuently mentioned in connection with
the judgeship in the Eastern district.
In Lie With Policy.
With the plan having the united sup
port of both political parties in this
state, it is believed that chances for
the passage of the bill through Con
gress are excellent. It is pointed out
by those interested that the policy of
the Coolidge administration, as well
as the Harding administration before
it, has been to create new judicial dis
tricts where needed. It is claimed that
each of the present North Carolina
districts does more business than both
of the South Carolina districts com
bined and no difficulty is anticipated
in convincing congress that both of the
present judges are overworked.
Under the present" plan, Avery
Caldwell, Alexander, Iredell, Meck
lenburg, Union and all counties west
of them would remain in the western
district. Warren, Franklin, Wake,
Johnston, Sampson, Bladen, Columbus
and all counties east of them would
remain in the Eastern district. The
counties between these two lines
would comprise the proposed central
district, the number including Dur
ham county, the home of William G.
Bramham, the Republican chairman,
who has also been mentioned in con
nection with a judgeship but who lias
been understood not to be a candidate.
Light Meetings To
Be Held In County
(Extension Service.)
Electric light meetings will be held
at the following places in the county
next week to get up community light
lines.
Shelby Monday evening December
1st at 2 p. m.
Fallston Monday night at " o’clock.
Earl Tuesday morning December
2nd at 10 a. m.
Bethlehem Tuesday evening 2 p. m.
Waco, Tuesday night at 7 p. m.
Union Wednesday morning Decem
ber 3 at 10 a. m.
Casar Tuesday evening at 2 p. m.
Pleasant Ridge Wednesday night.
An electrical enginer will be present
at each of the above scheduled mee<^
ings to give estimates of the price of
lines and advice a^ to proper kind of
Jines to use._
Hugh Miller To
Get State Position
In Grist’s Office
Will Be Appointed Chief of Bureau of
l abor for Deaf by Frank D.
Grist, New Labor Head.
When Prank D. Grist, ex-service
man and state commissioner of labor
and printing elect was a Shelby visi
tor Tuesday of this week from his
home in Lenoir, he permitted The Star
to make public announcement of the
fact that he has appointed Mr. Hugh
G. Miller of Shelby to fill the position
of chief of -bureau of labor for the
deal. This is an honor well bestowed
and one which Mr. Miller is thorough
ly competent of filling. His many
friends throughout the state will no
doubt learn of his appointment with
considerable pleasure. Mr. Grist has
known Mr. Miller personally for many
years and also had scores of letters
highly endorsing him for the position.
-Aside from the appointment as«a -re
cognition of his ability to fill the posi
tion, Mr. Grist is also appreciative of
the splendid vote accorded him in
Cleveland county where he lead the
state and national tickets.
Mr. Miller is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Miller and a graduate of
the school for the deaf at Morgan ton.
He will no doubt move his family to
Raleigh when he enters upon his du
ties about January 10th when the oth
er state officers take up their duties.
The position pays S2,000 annually with
$1,000 allowance for traveling expen
ses. As chief of the bureau for the
deaf he will secure positions for the
niutes^fgaTlier statistics relative to
them andvgncourage them - to equip
themselves to become more useful cit
izens. This position was created by
the general assembly two years ago
ai.d has been a great help to the deaf
in North Carolina.
Prominent Lincoln
Citizen Passes Away
Lincoln County News.
Mr. Robert Stuart Edwards, died at
his home in this city Saturday, No
vember 22nd at 6 p. in., following an
illness extending over several weeks,
he having been confined to his room
since the 4th of November.
He is survived by his widow, two
daughters and one son, as follows:
Miss Carita Edwards, and Miss Mary
Stewart Edwards of this city and
Prof. Jennings Bryan Edwards princi
pal of Dallas schools and two grand
children also surviving are two broth
ers, Messrs Sam Edwards and Jack
Edwards of this county.
Had he lived until December 5th
this year he would have been 70 years
of age. He was one of the city’s oldest
citizens, and has been prominent in
the life of old and new Lincolnton.
He was a son of the late Capt. \Y.
R. Edwards ad Sarah Angelina Det
ter, of this county. His late father was
register of deeds of Lincoln county
for 11 years and he assisted his fath
er as register of deeds. He was also
coroner of Lincoln county for a num
ber of years. t
( APT. F. A. TOBEY, VET
OF CIVIL WAR IS DEAD
Lincoln County News.
Cant. E. A. Tobey, brave officer of
the Confederate army and prominent
ctiizen of Lincolnton, died at his home
in this city Monday morning Novem
ber 24, at 1:30 o’clock. He had been
in declining health for the past four
years, hut had been on the go until a
few days ago. He became suddenly ill
last Saturday; however he waer con
scious at all times and put up a brave
fight to the last passing away peace
fully at the hour above mentioned.
Captain Tobey was a familiar figure
in the life of Lincolnton for the past
50 years his kindly smile, his friendly
greeting and genial presence will be
missed.
SUPPOSED SHELBY MAN
A WRECK PASSENGER
According to Thursday’s Charlotte
Observer several passengers were
shaken up more or less Wednesday
evening when a big passenger bus
had a mix-up with three wagons five
miles east of Albemarle. Among the
passenger lists was a “Mr. Hood, of
Shelby, student at the university,” ac
cording to the Observer.
NO MOVING PICTURES
FOR NEXT TWO YEARS
Asheville, Nov. 24.—Six months on
the county roads if you enter a mo
tion picture house or public dance
hall during the next two years was
the sentence received by Joe Brooks
of Biltmore in police court today
when convicted of the charge of in
sulting a young white woman in a
loal theatre. In addition to the sus
pended sentence he was fined $50 and
costs.
Messrs. Paul Webb, jr. and Dwight
Houser, university student,s spent
Thanksgiving at their home here.
TEX STAR WANT ADS
Thanksgiving Day
Very Quiet Here t
Thanksgiving Day, the day that
t
... that (
has a different meaning from any (
other season of the year, passed
over very quietly in Shelby. With
the
i
exception of one church serv
ice at the First
— - Presbyterian «
church there were no formal events (
in the town. A restful silence like {
unto that of a Sabbath day prevail
ed over the town, although-the still
ness out in the countryside was
frequently broken by the hots of
the usually large number of Thanks (
giving hunters. f
The sport lovers spent the day •
hunting; many journeyed out of j
town for football clashes jn other $
cities while many more re urned
to the “old home" or spent the day
“visiting relatives" in other st
tions of
major part
day at and being
thankful for the day and what it
brings, as is coming to be the
custom.
lay (
- -....— ,,, sec- (
f the state. However, the J
part'of the town spent the 5
Vim-in • Krw' 7-'; ... .. ...1 t
This County Among II In Stale With
Bank Operating Capital Of. Over
One Million.
Charlotte Observer.
There are three counties in North
Carolina that are excepted from the
criticisms projected by Judge Meek*
ins in his late campaign. These are
Camden, Graham and Tyrrell. Neith
er of the three has a bank. This fact,
among others of interest, is disclosed
through the researches of Mr. A. K.
King, of Henderson County, who has
contributed an article to The Univers
ity of North Carolina News Letter on
banking affairs in the State. The
facts which he produces go to show
that the State “lags in hanks and
commerce." He submits a table of
bank capital in North Carolina for
the inhabitants during the year 1923
and naturally, Mecklenburg, which has
hopes of being made the center of
the Federal Reserve banking for two
States, is at the head of the list.
With a total "operating" capital at
that time—since largely increased—
of $3,241,475, or $9<j.27 per inhabi
tant, Mecklenburg leads all counties
in the State. Mr. King, entering into
an analysis of the table, discloses that
the State’s total operating capital in
the year named, was $<14,477,848,
which would give an average of $24.04
to the inhabitant. Mecklenburg alone
possesses one-e'ghth of the operating
capital of all the banks in tin* State.
GuilfoVd ranks second and For.’yth
third. Going into detail, Mr. King
says that 19 counties have each a to
tal of less than $100,000. They are
Polk, Avery, Lee Swain, Perquimans.
Mitchell, Alleghany, Pamlico, Jack
son, Hoke, Hyde, Jones, Pender, Yad
kin, Currituck, Dare, Clay, Bruns
wick, and Caswell.
Only 14 counties in the State show
a total bank operating capital in ex
cess of $1,000,000. Ranked from high
to low they are: Mecklenburg, Guil
ford, Forsyth, New Hanover, Dur
ham, Gaston, Wake, Edgecombe,
Wayne, Wilson, Buncombe, Vance,
Cleveland and Pitt. Over three-fifths
of the capital stock, surplus and un
divided profits of the banks of North
Carolina is concentrated in there 1-1
counties. As banking is always the
result of a demand for credit this
high concentration is readily explain
ed by the fact that the 14 leading
counties are either large commercial
or industrial centers containing cities,
or they are counties in which agri
culture is highly developed. Frequent
ly all three of these factors contri
bute.
RICH YOUTH SAYS WIFE
HAS SOME NEGRO BLOOD
New Rochelle, N. Y., Nov. 2G.—Leo.
nard Kip Rhinelander, scion of one
of one of New York’s oldest families,
who married Miss Alice Jones of New
Rochelle, October If, today filed suit
in the West Chester county supreme
court to annul the marriage. Rhine
lander alleged that his wife conceal
ed from him the fact that she had
negro blood in her veins. The papers
were supported by an affidavit made
by Rhinelander before a Kings county
notary public.
The complaint declares that the
“consent” of the plaintiff. Rhinelander,
to the marriage, “was obtained by
fraud,” and that the defendant, form
erly Miss Jones, told Rhinelander ‘she
was white and had no colored blood”.
Rheinlander, the complaint states,
entered into marriage on the basis of
such representations, “which he since
has'discovered to be untrue.”
Unprecedented Fire Losses.
According to statistics compiled by
the insurance commissioner, fire losses
in North Carolina for the month of
October amounted to the enormous
sum of |G81,00U.0U.
Blue Eleven Meets Sprnrer in Char
lotte tor Western Slate Honors.
Local People to Attend.
Coach "Casey" Morris and his
suad of high school football players
will leave Shelby Saturday morning
for Charlotte, where in (Me afternoon
at 2:,‘JO the Highs meet Spencer on
U earn field for the championship of
Western North Carolina. It will be
the first time in the history of the lo
e’a school that the Shelby eleven has
been far enough up in the race to play
for western honors and the cup offer
ed.
Crowds <o Attend.
Such is the interest here in the game
that several hundred Shelhv people arc
TttJfCi'ted tcT aiiCr down for the con
test. For a time many local people dis
cussed attempting to change the game
to Friday so that business men, and
others, held here hy Saturday’s rush,
might attend, hut it was understood
that the charge would not he possible.
One of the largest crowds ever to
see a football game in this section wit
nessed the one here last Saturday, and
many of the number will go to Char
lotte for the final game, which will he
almost as hard fought and with hear
as much interest to the sidelines.
According to reports emitting from
Spencer, the Railroaders have an un
usually good eleven and expect to de
feat the locals. Barker, a back, is her
alded as one of the best players in the
state, and those attending the game
will get to see him measure his prow
ess with such hacks as Connor, Fur
ehes, Magness and Ellerbe. The Spen
cer line, say press dispatches, is a
mammoth affair, but Grigg, Auten,
Beam, Caldwell ard the others pre
sent no minority appearance, and all
Indications are that it will be some
battle.
Although in the midst of'the Thanks
giving holidays Coach Morris put his
squad through regular practice every
afternoon of the week and every play,
some of them knew to high school ball
is working smoother than ever. The
Ilighs will not rejy^on any one meth
od of offense. Known as a “passing’’
team every member of the squad is an
expert on nabbing the ball out of the
air, while three of the backs are ex
cellent passers. In a line plunging
game Morris has Furches and Wray
to rely on, and ncithpr has failed to
gain consistently during the season.
Moreover Shelby’s line has a habit of
tearing out a hole for the play to go
through. In skirting the wings the
High lnickfield really stars. Every
member of the baekfield is skilled in
the end run game and the formations
are so shifted that the interference is
hard to break through. If it is neces
sary to resort to the kicking game the
Shelby coach has two backs, Ellerbe
and Connor, bard to eual as punters
in the state. And when a few points
mean victory Wray and Connor may
furnish the thrills with field goals.
The line-up Morris will likely start
is as follows.- Lee and Dedmon, ends;
Ream and Caldwell, tackles; H. Grigg,
center: Captain Auten and Sarratt,
guards; Furches, quarter; Ellerbe and
Connor half backs; Wray, full back.
Hopper, end, “Coon” Magness, hack,
and “Jay” Hart-ill, tackle, may break
into the game with the first line-up.
Substitutes will include Self, Babing
tor and Pendleton, backs; V. Grigg
Sparks, L. Beam, Dixon Hoyle and
others in the line.
Girl’s Son;; Heartens
Men Facing Death
_
Norfolk, Va.—The story of a girl
sinking; while facing death in an open
boat at sea to keep up the courage of
her shipwrecked companions was
brought to Norfolk in a brief radio
message frm the steamer City of At
lanta. The girl was 18-year-old Kath
| leen Woodworth, of Rockport, Mass.
The steamer picked up Miss Wood
worth, another woman and five men
Wednesday-morning 150 miles off the
Virginia capes They had been adrift in
j an open storm-tossed life boat since
; Monday night when their ship, the
1 three-mast schooner Susan B., coal
' laden from Hampton Roads, to St.
Stephens, N. B., went down in the se
vere storm that swept the coast the
first of the week.
The crew and passengers of the
Susan B., abandoned their vessel in
a blinding snow storm and were at the
mercy of the elements from Monday
night until Wednesday morning. They
had little food and suffered intensely
from the cold. Messages sent from
the rescue ship to relatives told briefly
of the heroism of Miss Woodworth
during the trying hours they battled
to keep afloat.
Idle rumor, however, is seldom idle.
M In order to have a past you can be
proud of, you have to go out and make
it in the present.
The “spread formation” is the un
usual play at lleavy's Cafe. ad.
Headed For More
Than 30,000 Bales
The cotton crop fur Cleveland
county tlii'* year will probably to
tal between 'I- and :»f» thousand
boles, judging from !h l;n t gin -
ninjr report Optimist! ■ estimate!;
place it at 115 < r .‘Id thousand, con
servative ones at :U thousand. Ac
cord intr to Milts It. Ware, special
agent; 2S,l*r>H tales were pinned in
tlic* county prior to November 14,
as compared v.iih 1! 1,0.10 bales
ginned prior to the an date last
year. Considering that the report
covers only up to two weeks Pack
and that crop is some vve< k - track
.’!(>,000 bales have already been
pinned.
Native of Mississippi Will Ik- Buried
Ilert* This Morning—1. eaves
Husband and Four Children
Mrs. Zola flak* Freeman died Tues
day afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
Shelby Public Hospital where she
had been a patient for a few hours,
suffering with kidney poison. She
gave her life for her new born babe
which died the following morning.
Mrs, Freeman’s death was a 'treat
shock to the community for she was
a splendid type of woman, tirelessly
spend ng every moment of her time
for her family, going the limit of her.
endurance to pay the true part of a
mother. She was .‘13 years of ago and
born near Meridian, Miss. The Free
man family came to Shelby a year
ago from High Point, Mr. Freeman
being violinist with the Princess
Theatre orchestra and a highly es
teemed citizen who has the heaitfelt
sympathy of the entire community.
Surviving are her husband and four
sons, the oldest ten years; William,
Cicero, Leo and Erie. Mrs. Freeman
was a member of the First Baptist
church of Shelby and the funeral
will he conducted Friday morning at
10 o’clock from the residence on N.
Morgan street by her pastor Rev. R.
L. Lemons. The body was held pending
the arrival of relatives. Two sister.',
Mrs. Hartzog of Cleveland, Ohio and
Mrs. Mary Hale Bradley of Meridian,
Miss., and one brother, Mr. Byrd
Hale of Greenwood, Miss, arrived
Thursday for the funeral service.
Clem Willis Injured
When Car Turns Over
Clent Willis, barber, who works at
the Austell barber shop was bruised
and shocked Wednesday afternoon
about 2 o’clock when he lost control
of his Ford touring car on the Lawn
dale road in front of the Hicks school
house near the Dover mill the car
turning over and landing in the cut
on the Lawndale railroad. A mechanic
whose name was not learned, was rid
ing in the car with him at the time,
but was unhurt to any great extent.
Willis was pinned underneath the car
and bruised badly. He was hurried to
the Shelby hospital where a few hours
later he regained consciousness and it
was found that he sustained no brok
en bones or dangerous wounds.
Ben Palmer Is Shot
By Hunting Mate
Ben Palmer, oldest son of Mrs. VV.
B. Palmer of Shelby was accidentally
shot Tuesday by his hunting compan
ion Albert Kerr, the full load of a shot
pun taking effect in his right hip. The
two boys were shooting birds a short
distance from the hospital when young
Palmer was accidentally shot. He
walked to the hospital for medical at
tention, hut was pretty well exhausted
when he arrived. Most of the shot were
removed and young Palmer is getting
along nicely, hut it will he several
days before he is dismissed from the
institution. His wound is painful but
not serious.
Officials Did Not
Change Decisions
Gastonia Gazette.
Charlotte high school officials will
not protest the decisions of Referee
LaFar, Umpire Harrill and Headlines
man Chinn in the recent game with
Shelby. Umpire Harrill refused to
change his decision on a forward pass
play in the game, thereby making Re
feree LaFar reasonably hold to his
version of the plays disputed by Char
lotte. Shelby will play Spencer at
Charlotte Saturday. The winner will
represent the western schools at Chap
el Hill in December.
Heavy’s Cafe means the same thing
to a hungry man that turkey means
* to Thanksgiving. advL
State Cotton Crop
Placed at 760,000
Bales In Report
Count! v's (.in nnir Total Above Elev
en Million Holes. Yield Shows
Increase In Two Meeks.
Th" cotton crop was estimated Fri
| day at 12.992,000 equivalent 500
pound hales by the Department of
Agriculture. A crop of 12,816,000
hales was forecast a fortnight ago.
I.nst year’s crop was 10.1 Mi*,071.
<*f (he total crop 11,117,521 run*
"iog hale., counting round ns half
hal s, had been ginned prior to Nov
ember 1 1, compared with 8.309,108
for 192M and 8 809,078 for 1022 to
thjit dale, the Census Bureau an
nounced.
1 In- estimate of the crop was made
on tli' basis of fails uvuilafole to
!ho Crop Reporting Board, as of the
date of November 11, covering the
condition, probable yield, per cent, of
*Srn,ugt»--nhnwd«.'iu.«lv- pet* cant--of the
crop picked and ginned and upon the
actual ginning* to November- 14.
Yield By Stales.
The preliminary estimate of pro
duction by States follows. Virginia,
Ml),000 hales; North Carolina, 760*000;
South Carolina, 720,000; Georgia,
990,000; Florida, 250,000; Alahamn,
980,000; Mississippi, 1,100,000; Louis-,
iana, 165,000; Texas, 1,650,000; Ark
ansas, 1,125,000; Tennessee, 350,000;
Missouri, 160,000; Oklahoma, 1,390,
000; ( nlifornia, 611,000; Arizona,
100,000; New Mexico, 58,000; all oth
er states, 16,000.
About 68,000 hales additional to
California tire being grown in Lower
California, OkJ Mexico.
(.innings By States.
The ginning* in running bales,
counting round as half bales, by
States tis follow: Alabama 902,454;
Arizona 65,251; Arkansas, 877,946;
California, 42,445; Florida, 18,646;
Georgia. 919,296; Louisiana, 449,439;
Mississippi, 1,004,396; Missouri, 104,
152; North Carolina, 540,593; Okla
homa, 1,129,162; South Carolina,
654,891; Tennessee, 255,188; Texas,
4.131,708; Virginia, 13,777. All other
States 38,181. Round bales included
numbered 265,956, compared with
213,494 for 1923, and American
Egyptian bales included numbered
22,493, compared with 13,084 fe.
1923.
The revised total of cotton ginned
this season to November 1, was an
| nouneed as 9,719,332 bales.
Pretty Waco Girl
Weds Mr. Williams
(Special to The Star.)
Waco, Nov. 28.—Coming as a com
plete surprise to their many friends
all over Cleveland was the marriage
of Miss Lottie Mae Smith of Waco and
Mr. Vertis Williams of the Beams Mill
section which happy event took place
at the home of Rev. G. P. Abernethy
at Shelby Tuesday evening November
25th, at 7 o’clock.
Mrs. Williams is the second daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Smith of
Waco. She graduated front the Waco
high school in 1923 where she re
ceived numerous honors. She was one
among the few to lead her class in ev
erything it. endeavored to do. Since
her graduation she has been teaching
school at Beams Mill where she has
made the greatest of success and giv
en unusual satisfaction. She is one of
the county’ most beautiful young wo
men, and a gifted musician. She num
bers her friends by the score, which
is caused by her pleasing personality.
Mr. Williams is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Kent Williams of the Beams Mill
section. He is endowed with a bright
mind and pleasing personality, being
one of that section's most progressive
farmers.
After a short bridal tour Mr. and
Mrs. Williams will be at home with
! the groom’s parents Lawndale R-2.
New District—New Judge.
(From Charlotte Observer.)
Creation of a third Federal judicial
! district in North Carolina is a matter
which has been bruised for several
years past. Judge E. Yates Webb, of
hard experience on the Federal bench
in the state, is giving his testimony to
the acutely growing need and there
is a fine probability that the pressure
on the judges nowr undertaking to
clear the Federal dockets in the state
will be removed in the course of a
short time. The best interests of the
service demand the relief indicated
and Judge Webb could file a brief that
would carry instant conviction. The
federal courts in this state have been
badly over-loaded for several years
and what makes the matter worse, the
dockets are growing heavier all the
time. And of course, when the new
district is duly constituted, the Obser
ver is going to vote for the man upon
i whom it had already bestowed the ti
tle—Hon. Isaac M. Meekins, who once
ran in North Carolina.
Heavy’s Cafe is in the business sec
tion, but it’s next to home for hungty
people. au. t.
It is hard to stay to the level when
you have your ups and downs.
CLEVELAND LEADS
WITH VETCH CROPS
County Averages One Acre of Vetch
To Kvery Farm, Or Over Four
Thousand Acre.-,.
Long known as an ugt icultmal lend
er in tlie state because of large cotton
crops and diversified farming, Cleve
land this year takes a lead in the
state in the production of hay crops,
in- vetch, according toa summary made
this week by County Agent R. E.
Lawrence. The announcement comes
as a surprise in a way hut may be
taken, but tin- lead in vetch and oat
production is the result of three years
effort and a strenuous campaign this
fall by the county hoard of agriculture
ex fusion service and county vetch
clubs.
. in Vfftoh jyul oats in Clevdand^uutu
ty this year are over 4,000 acres, or
a better average than one acre to
each farm in the county, there being
some 4,000 farms. This means consid
erable to the county from the stand
point of foodstuffs as well as improve
ment of land. The amount of money
Cleveland county farmers will save
in not being forced to buy hay from
other states as a result of the vetch
crop will easily offset the small short
age in the cotton crop.
19 Ton Increase.
The remarkable increase in the
vetch crop of the county in three
years is almost beyond comprehension.
Three years ago a Cleveland County
Vetch and Alfalfa association was
formed, and was composed of 1G com
munity clubs with 350 members. That
year Cleveland county’s vetch crop
was only live tons. Last year through
the efforts of the club the crop reach
ed 15 tons, or three times what it was
two years prior. This year acreage in
vetch shows that the crop will easily
reach 24 tons, or nearly five times
what it was three years back. One en
tire carload of vetch seed was used in
the county this fall for sowing.
In the early fall the county board
! of agriculture, County extension serv
\ ice and vetch club started a campaign
I to keep in the county the large sum
■ f moi -y that annually goes into oth
er states for hay and feedstuffs. Big
i colored posters were placed at cotton
i gins and other rural congregating cen
ters—the result is a 24-ton crop of
1 vetch and the state leadership in hay
crops.
Considering that 29,000 bales of
cotton have already been ginned so far.:
this season, it has not been a disas
trous year for the farmers at all, and
still prosperous enough to be used as
an example for the remainder of the
state.
Juniors Present Flag
To Oak Grove School
Hon. John Carpenter Presents Flat;.
Farmers Finishing up Their
Harvest.
(Special to The Star.)
Oak Grove, Nov. Jl.- -The fanners
of this section are finishing up their
gathering and sowing small grain.
Rev. and Mrs. B. M. Bridges spent
Saturday night in the home of Mr.
\V. P. Lovelace. Mr. Bridges filled his
regular appointment at Oak Grove Sat
urday and Sunday.
The school is moving on nicely under
the efficient management of Mr. S. L.
Dellinger and Misses Beam and Rob
erts.
On Sunday evening the Junior Order
of American Mechanics from Kings
Mountain presented a Bible and flag
to the school. The presentation ‘speech
i for the Bible was made by Rev. Mr.
i Dennis, pastor of Grace* church Kings
Mountain. He proved to be an inter
esting speaker.
The writer had never attended an
exercise of this kind and did not know
exactly how the flag was to be put on
top of the pole So when the manager
asked if Carpenter was present the
writer answered that there were sev
eral in the community but he did not
j know which one was wanted. He was
I informed that Hon. John Carpenter of
j Gastonia was to make the presentation
I speech. So instead of seeing some
neighbor risk his life climbing the
pole to nail the Stars and Stripes to
the top, we W'ere treated to another in
teresting speech.
WASHBURN WORKING AT
W ACO AND ZOARCHURCHES
A. V. Washburn, associational Sui
day school worker, appointed recent!
to conduct training classes among th
Sunday schools of the Kings Mountai
Baptist association, is teaching t
training class at Waco this week uritl
about 60 pupils enrolled. He will speal
at Zoar church Sunday morning at 1
o’clock and a religious census of the
community will likely be made Sunday
afternoon.
Memory is a storage house, but if
doe-; t require second hand goods.
Faith and forgetfulness is highly
essential to the enjoyment of liaslu