EVELAND:—“A COUNTY THAT LEADS A PROGRESSIVE STATE IN DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE, AND WHERE HOSPITALITY REIGNS" *AID-UP CIRCULATION Of This Paper Is Greater * Than The Population Given Shelby In The 1920 Census UbclanD RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fortile Farming Section. Modern Job Department. VOL. XXXIII, No. 9 THE CLEVELAND STAR FRIDAY, JAN. 39, 1925 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Ellen Foster Gets Hand Some Loving Cup Offered As Prize. The county wide essay contest on “The Advantages of Co-operative Marketing to the Pcbple of Cleve land County" was won by Miss Ellen Foster, of the Waco high school, ac cording to an announcement made by judges Wednesday. As a reward for writing the outstanding essay among the large number entered Miss Fos ter will receive the handsome loving cup offered by the T. W. Hamrick company. Other leading p; - ays togeth er with the names of the students and their schools will be published in later issues of The Star. Judges of the con test were Miss Alma Peeples and Mr. W. S. Buchanan, of the Shelby high faculty. The winning essay follows: In the formation of the history of North Carolina we note distinct mile stones marking the times of move ments of forward proposal for the re formations sues as: Better living con ditions, and higher moral or religious standards, and existing political con ditions. These milestones have been placed in the pathway of the history of North Carolina in the past and they show what the people can do. In recent years another mile stone has been placed in the pathway of history —one that means more to the people ; than all the others. This milestone makes the beginning of a movement for the betterment of the living cctn- ■ ditions of the man, who by his never . ceasing labors produces from the soil food and other supplies upon which the people of the state of North Car olina depend. This man as everyone knows is the farmer. This movement does not deal alone with the financial improvements of the man who plays j the most important - part in the pros perity of Cleveland county, but has much to do with his moral uplift and his worth to the nation as a citizen. This milestone marks what is known as the beginning of co-operative mar keting. In all the English 'language there is no word that means as much to the people of North Carolina and Cleve-| land county as the word “co-operate". Co-operation is the only means by which anything great has ever been accomplished. It is the foundation of community, town, city and nation building. Whenever great success ha? been achieved, back of it will be found the motive power—co-operation. The co-operative method may be used with much benefit by all trades and professions. It is the only way by which North Carolina can make the improvements which are so much need ed. Co-operative marketing means as much or more in the future life of the citizen than co-operation has meant to them in the past. It means a bet terment of the living conditions, high er prices for the never ceasing labor of the farmer. and a heavy burden lifted from his shoulders. 1 he farmers of North Carolina nave every means by which to produce farm crops. They have fertile soil and all the implements that are necessary to farmers. Everything g oes on just fine until harvest time and the time of selling his products. Then it is a rush and worry to see which of the farmers can get their products on the market first. He of couse has to take iust what the buyer wants to give him, for the buyer knows that he is determined to sell. The leading men of North Carolina saw that this was going to ruin the farmer forever, so they held a meeting to see what could he done. They finally decided upon the plan of co-operative marketing and imme diately organized the North Carolina Cotton Grower’s association which is an organization of the growers of cot ton for the purpose of making the bu siness of growing cotton profitable. Two methods—one orderly marketing and the other standardization or the improvement of the product—are used to make profits for the growers. These two methods—orderly mar keting and standardization—are com bined and properly conducted by the co-operative marketing association. Co-operative marketing is profitable because it sells a better product in a better order than any previous system °f marketing, and sees that the grow er receives the actual value of his products. Orderly marketing is the only meth od by which Cleveland county can make advancements. Railroad and freight rates may be reduced but they offer only a very slight remedy. Spec ulation embraces so many personal Privileges and sacred rights of con tratc, that governments and laws can never expect to provide a cure for its evils. The difference between the cost (Continued on page sis) Drive Expected to Result in Many No-' Members For State Cotton A ssociation Han have been announced for a ! campaign for new members to be put i,,n -’V thi f otton Association in Cleve land County. This campaign follows Mho one .held in Rutherford County in which th<* membership was practical y doubled. There is an increasing in ; terest all over the South in the Co ; operative Method of selling cotton for | if has now demonstrated after three • years that it is sound in every respect | anvs begin qn Tuesday and run through Saturday night. The change in date was made so a- not ta'conflict with the State Fair and the fairs of Gaston and Rutherford, adjoining counties. Along with the an nouncement that the fair date has been set comes the notice that attraction., will be more diver sified and better than last year, and that the racing card will be unsurpassed in this section of the South. Shelby is now a member of a newly.formed racing circuit that has booked same of the best horses in the country for the outstanding fairs and races of the two Carolinas. iviucn interest is neing snown in me announcement of the fair date, for since the closing date of the county’s big fair, which from the standpoint of attendance surpassed the State fair, those passing the big arch entrance to the fair grounds have been looking at the date sign and wondering if there would be a change this year, i The first mailing date of October 14 will not be held to because it conflicts with the State fair and now that Max Gardner heads the North Carolina fair Cleveland county people feel that they should witness both exhibitions. The Gaston and Rutherford fairs will open according to announcement about Oc tober 6, and it was also arranged that j the local fair would not conflict with those of adjoining counties, The date selected is considered fitting in every respect as it was decided upon follow ing a conference that considered oth er fairs and things .relating to an ap propriate date. Carolina Racine Circuit. Horses owned bv such prominent people as Walter Candler, of Atlanta, Ga., a member of the Coca-Cola fam ily; Will Reynolds, of the Reynolds Tobacco company, of Winston-Salem, and president of the Union Trotting association, and Mrs. Edith Vander bilt, of Biltmore. will in all likelihood be entered. Booking of some of best known race steeds in the country will be handled by the North and South Carolina Racing circuit, which was or ganized Tuesday at Spartanburg. In the circuit are Spartanburg. Colum bia, Shelby and Concord and it will later probably include Winston-Salem, Jacksonville. Fla.', and Savannah, Ga, D. D. Witcover, of Darlington, is nresident of the circuit, with O. E. Frierson, of Spartanburg, secretary treasurer. Secretary Dorton, of Shelby attended the organization meeting. According to reports from the new ly formed circuit Shelby’s fair will be the first booked and the races on the circuit will be considerably faster than those of last year. At the season the Cleveland fair will be on all the horses from the big northern and east ern tracks will be heading south for the circuits in the warmer country and will welcome booking by the Caro linas circuit while en route. Look for Mammoth Crowds. With the attendance at the county’s first fair last year surpassing that of the State fair, local fair officials are already making plans for handling even larger crowds this year. Since it has been shown that the attendance will justify the best, Secretary Dor ton says that the best in the attrac tions entire will be booked and he feel3 sure that the farmers of the section will come up to and surpass the expec tations of thfr thousands who will at Large Crowd Attends Mrs. Robert’s Funeral A lam' crowd attended the funeral of Mrs. II. P. Roberts at Grover Mon day, the out-of-town visitors showing how widely she was known and lived. Those attending from out-of-town were: Mr. Mavnard Smith. Dr. D. C. Ross Mr. arid Mrs. J. A. Carroll, Mrs. Wm. PhlUins, Miss Bertie Phillips. Mrs. W. II. Bird, and Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Plonk of Gaffney, S. C. P. D. Herndon, Mrs. S. C. Rat * or re e. Mr. B. D. Ratterree, Mr. and Mrs. D. IT. Mauney, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mauney, Mr. J. S. Mauney,J Miss Bonnie Mauney, Mrs. R. S. Plonk, Miss Mae Plonk, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ridenhour. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Noisier Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Ramseur, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Weir, Mr. and Chas White, Miss Agnes Norris, Mrs. R. L. Honour of Kings Mountain: Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hull. Mr. and Mrs, A. C. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Roberts, Miss Mamie Roberts, Mr. L. 1T. Ar rowood, and Mr. J. A. Anthony of Shelby: Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Moore of York. S. C.: Rev. J. L. Oates of Co lumbia, S, C.; Mrs. E. W. Wallace, of Soartanburg. S'. C.: Mr. T. M. Roberts of Roswell, Ga.; Miss Alda Wilson of Asheville; Mrs. George Crowley of Anniston, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Wallace of Charlotte. Mr. A. N. Deal of Columbia, S. C.;. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Plonk of Hickory; Miss Lillie tllonk and Miss Nora Allgood of Hickory; Mr. and Mi's. G. L. Goode and Dr. Wm. Anderson of Blacks burg. S. C.; and Mrs. E. E. Abernethy of Cherokee Falls, also Mrs. G. C. Herndon of Union Level, Ya. Rio de Janeiro wants a New York policeman to reorganize its force. We might spare a few of our crooks for him to work on, too.—New York Herald Tribune. |_________ ! tend in the matter of agricultural and ■ farm exhibits and displays. It is not known yet just what shows will be given the fair ground rights. Miller shows -which played here last season have recently made a flat of fer of a considerable amount to play the fair but the offer was refused by \ fair officials. Following the refusal the official of the show company stat ed that even after losing the booking he considered “the Cleveland county fair grounds the best equipped in the : South and that by this year the at I tending crowds would make it out standing from every point in the South.” Charlotte, Jan, 28.—Cameron Mor rison, who recently completed a four year term as governor of North Car olina late today made public a letter he had addressed to Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh, former secretary of the navy, asking that the latter meet the former governor in one or more joint debates on the question of the finan cial condition of the state. “Your attacks upon the fiscal poli cies of the late administration have been most misleading and unjust to your brother Demo rats responsible, for that administration, as well as hurtful to the interests of the state,” said the letter. In conclusion, the leter said: “I am prepared to sustain the proposition that the financial affairs of North Carolina are in splendid shape and that the assaults which you and oth ers are making upon the state’s fin ancial condition are unfounded in fact, are based upon theories of accounting which are not recognized by business men anywhere and are unjustly hurt ing the fair name of the state and in juring its credit.” Wife Of Rev. J. E. B. Houser Passes Away Lincoln County News: Mrs. Mamie Hoover Houser, wife j of Rev. J. E. R. Houser of Cherry-; ville. Route 1, died Friday at noon at the Lincoln Hospital, following a critical illness of several days dura- j tion. Her condition had been des perate since she was taken to the hos ; pital on Monday and her death was 1 not unexpected. She leaves, in ad dition to her husband, four small chil ! dren, three boys, J. K. B. Jr., John | and David and an infant daughter, born Monday, January 19th. Surviving also are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hoover the former reg ister of deeds of Lincoln county and five sisters, Mrs. E. J. Huffman of Boston, Mrs. Robert Wise, Miss Katie Hoover of Lincolnton and Misses Edith and Edna Hoover, students at N. C. C. W. Mrs. Houser was born in Lincoln county August 4, 1890. 1 - Luther Burbank might try crossing the fly, with his myriad eyes, and the renterpede. to produce us the efficient type of pedestrian.—Columbia Record. •'‘VS •* .■ COTTON YIELD IN THIS COUNTY MORE THAN DOUBLED IN DECADE I lu.se Favoring F.xte»udon Seem to lx> in Ovcrwhelming Maturity, Sign ing Petitions Freely. '1 wen! v-five noth ions are in circu lation this week asking Representa* five H. T, Falls to pass a law provid in'.' for the extern ion of the corporate limits of the town of Shelby three quarters of a mile from the present boundary radius and over 1,000 names were added up to Wednesday, ac cording t*> Lee Ik Weathers who has been placed temporarily in charge of the campaign. These petitions have been left in the banks, drug stores nnd business places in the various parts of town and also placed in the hands of enthusiastic men and women who are anxious to see a bigger Shelby. Those circulating petitions say there is very little opposition from the in side and that manv of the residents livintr in the suburbs are anxious to see the limits extended. The main op position comes from South Shelby a here there are several industrial plants, but it is known that many of the oepratives are favorable to the proposition in order that they might enjoy,the benefits of the municipality and share in its burdens because their burdens would he light and their share would ultimately be as generous as the closest-in residential sections. Hitu.se to House. Petitions are being circulated not only among' the male voters but among the Indies who were invested with the right of franchise some years ago and the ladies seem ns en thusiastic as the men. A committee of young ladies is circulating the peti i tions from house to house in order to enroll as many as possible. These pe titions read as follows: “To our re presentative and senators. Raleigh, N. C. We the undersigned citizens resid ing in Shelby and in the territory ad ; iacent thereto, hereby respectfully pc I tition that a bill be passed by the ' present General Assembly extending the corporate limits of the T<>wn o( j Shelby three quarters of a mile fron j the present boundary of same.” Representative Falls has said that he would pass a hill providing for an | election on the matter if a petition j was presented, hut it is thought that if there are enough signatures asking for extension, it is. possible that he would pass an extension bill without the expense and worry of an election. Petitions are being circulated in oppo sition to extension and these are un ; derstood to be freely signed in South I Shelby. In the event petitions for and : against are large, Representative I Falls will no doubt require an election 1 on the matter. In this event there will ! he the best of feeling in the matter for both sides seem disposed to fight I it out fairly and abide by the will of the majority. Those who wish to sign and have : not been availed of the privilege may i phdhe The Star office and a petition will he sent at once to any home in the proposed greater Shelby boundary Mrs. J. F. Kirk Dies From Her Injuries Wife of Former Shelby Pastor Is Struck by Car While Cross ing Street. Greensboro, Jan. 27.—Mrs. J. F. Kirk, wife of the pastor of the West Market street Methodist chrurch, died in a hospital here this morning at 8:15 o'clock as a result of injuries receiv ed when she was struck hy a car driv en by Joe C. Taylor, last night about 8 o’clock. The accident occurred immediately in front of her home, as she was at tempting to cross the street and join some friends who were waiting in a car to take her to a lecture. Mrs. Kirk was widely known ir. North Carolina, having lived in Sal isbury. Statesville, Albemarle, Shelby, and other points in the state. Funeral services were conducted in Albemarle Wednesday at 2 o’clock by Rev. J. B. Craven, presiding elder of the Char lotte district. Methodist Protestant Church Sunday school next Sunday at 9:45 A. M. Mr. S. Clyde Tate, superinten dent. At 11 A. M. the pastor, Rev. C. B. Way, will preach. Following the sermon the Lord’s Supper will be observed. The evening service will be at 7 o'clock and the pastor will preach. The stewards are expected to make their report of the ever-member-can vass, which has been in progress for two weeks, at the Sunday evening | service. ; The public is cordially invited to [attend all the services. Robeson, Once Cotton Leader, Now Buys Seed From Cleve land. Record. Only a few years brt-'k Robeson was considered one of the outstanding cot ton counties of North Carolina and ' Cleveland as a cotton section was | known ns just one of the hill coun ties, hut the difference of only a few vears has wrought a chnnge. With the last government ginning report this county advanced to second in the s'ate in cotton production. Johnston , nlone ranking ahead, and on Tuesday i Governor Angus Wilton McLean, who I farms on the big scale in Robeson '-enr'tv, bought 100 bushels of Cleve '">•-<1 Rjrr Boll cotton seed from form T ientcnant Governor Max Gardner, who farms on a big scale in this i county. The following regarding the sale of the seed and telling of the great ad vance made by this county in agri culture in recent years appeared Wed nesday in the Raleigh News and Ob server and will he of much interest lo cally: "O, Max Gardner was Tuesday wear ing a grin of unusual intensity, even for him, and explained his jubilation on the ground that he had just sold 10 bushels of cotton seed grown on his fnrm in Cleveland to Governor A. W. McLean, to be used on the gov ernor's cotton farms in Robeson coun ty Mr. Gardner s gratification was more than personal and meant to him a new found eminence for Cleveland over Robeson which used to rule the roost in matters pertaining to cotton. “There is no county in the South surpassing: Cleveland in all branches of agricultural development,” declar ed Mr. Gardner, in a formal state ment. A Remarkable Record. “Our progress in cotton production is truly remarkable. Last year we made more than two bales of cotton for every man, woman and child resid ing on farms in Cleveland county. Foothill County. “Ou> lands lie at the foothills of the i mount .ins and are not naturally fer tile. Twenty-five years ago we were not seriously regarded as a cotton county. As late as 116 we made less than 17,000 bales, but have continu ously increased our yield each year since. In 1923 we made 39,190 bales, which was a record crop to that time; but in 1924, with its difficult season for growing cotton, was the best in our history. Up to January 16 we had ginned 40,563 bales. Johnston is the only county leading Cleveland, with Nash third. If the entire state had in creased its yield in the past eight years in the same proportion as has Cleveland, the state of North Carolina would have grown in 1924 two mil-, lion b:1 s of cotton, instead of less than one million. Diversified Farming. “But we have not gr vwn wild over cotton. In 1923 Cleveland produced over nine million dollars worth of farm products and by-products. Clev eland has more milk cows than any other county in the state. Last year she sold $593,000 worth of dairy pro ducts, and $300,000 worth of eggs and poultry, and $113,876 worth of sweet potatoes; and in 1923 made a million bushels of corn. We have 107,000 acres ] in cultivation, and every acre is en couraged to do its best. We have' less waste land and more intensive fam ine than in any other county in North Carolina. One of our banks, patronized by a large number of farmers, on Decem ber 31, 1924, had resources amount ing to $4,538,160. “In 1924 we put on a paint cam naign, and over 80§ homes were fresh ly painted. “I think, however, that the social progress of the county is as great as 1 its agricultural progress. We are elec trifying the countryside in Cleveland, and within another twelve months more than a thousand rural homes will, be lighted with incandescent lamps and enjoying all the domestic conven iences of electricity. This work is be ing done and financed solely by farm ers in small community efforts, the power being obtained from the cotton mills and the Southern Power com pany at nominal charge. Our only - crop, therefore, is not politics. The Way it is Done. “You ask me how we do it. Small white farmers mixed wiyi high grade brains, high grade work, high grade foresight, high grade seed and high grade fertilizers. We are not disturb ed with the problem of aft exodus of farm boys and girls moving to town. We are taking the town to the coun try.” Have you tried one of the special "i ’•eakfs ts at Heavy’s Cafe. adv, ! Heavy*# Cafe— Shelby’s popular eating bouse. gd&