CLEVELAND:—“A
PAID-UP CIRCULATION (
Of This Paper Is Greater
Than The Population Given
Shelby In The 1920 Census
COUNTY THAT LEADS A PR OGRESSIVE STATE IN DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE, AND WHERE HOSPITALITY REIGNS”
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VOL. XXXIII, No. 30
THE CLEVELAND
STAR. SIIELBY, N. C.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1923.
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
mine men in
Min enniQUET
Local Post () Installs Tom Moore As
New President And Other New
Officers.
Ninety six guests were present Fri
day night at the annual banquet and
get-together meeting of the Post O
Travelers Protective Association held
in the dining room at Cleveland
Springs hotel, when Tom Moore the
newly elected president and the oth
er new officers were installed and
the guests enjoyed a thirty minute en
tertainment by Mr. Stockle, director;
of music in the Gastonia city schools, j
The retiring president, Mr. John S. S
Me Knight, served as toastmaster ini
a most becoming manner and in a
brief address of welcome announced i
that Post O now has 04 members,!
while the organization is 5,500 strong |
in the state at large. He introduced j
Mr. Tom Moore the new president
who asked for more cooperation and
a more definite line of endeavor for
the members.
The real feature of the evening was
the unique form of entertainment by
Mr. Stockle of Gastonia, a profession
al musician, who by his wit kept the
audience in an uproar of laughter and
by his musical talent, entertained the
lovers of both classical and jazz His
purpose was to show tne kinship of
classical and popular music, and how
popular composers had gotten their
keys and notes from the old masters.
He aptly illustrated on the piano how
closely many of the old and new
compositions, are related and how
easy it is for composers to change
the same piece from a sacred selec
tion to a waltz, two-step or jazz. In
defining what music is, he declared
it to be a matter of one’s individual
taste, and since tastes differ, what is
music to one may not be music to
another. It did not take a musician
to enjoy Mr. Stockle’s entertainment.
He made it suit all and so well were
they pleased, he was encored back to
his improvised stage.
Lee B. Weathers talked to the new
members on “Selling Shelby and
Cleveland County,” in which he out
lined the high lights of advantage in
the hope that the traveling men would
always carry this town and county as
a side-line and offer it to all with
whom they come in contact, for the
traveling men. aro boosters and the
best advertising representatives we
have.
Officers And Chairmen.
Felix 0. Gee, secretary, read the
following list of new members who
have recently joined the post: John
J. Hartigan, Geo. M, Vaughn, Charles
lloey, C. C. Pearce, A. W. McMurry,
F. Cline Hendrick, John T. Lovelace,
Robert M. McGregor, W. G. Spake,
J. W. Bean, Moses Kouri, after which
he announced the following officers
and committee chairmen for the en
suing year: President John Thomas
Moore, First vice president John S.
McKnight, second vice president C.
W. Laughridge, third vice, J. C. Esk
ridge, secretary-treasurer Felix O.l
Gee.
Board of dircetors: II. L. Hunt, ('.
S. Young, W. If. Hudson, T. J. Bab-j
ington and Felix O. Gee.
Chairman of Committees: Railroad,
J. M. Black; press, J. H. Quinn; ho
tel, Marshal McBrayer; legislature,
I. C. Griffin, employment, Clyde
Short; good roads, Wm. Andrews;
commerce, H. Fields Young; mem
bership, E. E. Post; chaplain, Rev.
W. A. Murray.
Cleveland Native
Mayor Of Spencer
Sons of Cleveland county continue
to forge to the forefront wherever
they cast their lot in life. People of the
county will be interested to know that
Mr. M. L. Kiser, a native of the coun
ty, has been elected mayor of Spen
cer. The limits of Spencer have been
recently extended and the honor
coming to Mr. Kiser is a big one. A
Spencer dispatch tells of the primary
as follows
“M. L. Kiser, prominent bottling
works man, was today nominated for
mayor of Spencer over R. J. Goode,
the present mayor, by a vote of 592
against 528. The primary, which is
equal to election, was one of the warm
est ever held in Spencer and the vote
was very close. Mayor Goode is now
closing his third succesful term."
Order New Trial
In Nash Case
Local people were interested some
time J>ack in a court decision of Wake
county whereby Mary White Nash,
young niece of Mr. Joe Nash, manager
of Fannings, was awarded $6,000 dam
ages against Dr. Hubert Royster, of
Raleigh for alleged negligence in his
services as physician. An appeal was
entered by the physician and last
week the Supreme court handed down
opinion ordering a new trial.
! Rasmussen
For the last 22 year- Knud Ras
mussen has been exploring the
arctic regions. , He was born in
Greenland and educated in Den
mark, thus he came by his love for
the north naturally The National
Geographical Society has just pre
sented him with a medal In token of
bis exploration work.'
APPEAL FOR MORE
Prominent Citizen Says it Takes Our
Profits on Cotton to Buy Feeds.
I rtjes Change for this Year.
More money was spent by Cleveland
county farmers during the past year
than in the whole five previous years
for hay, corn and oats grown in other
states, in the opinion of a prominent
citzen who perhaps is the best student
of farm conditions than any other one
man. He made a business trip to the
county last week, visiting first the
Seaboard and Southern stations in
Shelby and at each place he witnessed
the -unloading of hay, corn and oats
which should have been grown in Clev
eland county by Cleveland farmers.
Says he “All our boasted prosperity
and success in agriculture will be a
sham and farce if our farmers do not
overcome this situation by planting
peas, hay, cane and corn sufficient to
provide cur needs. After visiting the
depots in Shelby I went to Washburns
switch and there the farmers were un
loading corn and hay. The same thing
was happening at Lattimore, Met
calfs arid Lawndale all in the same
day and my candid opinion is that wt
spent last year as much for feedstuff's
grown outside of Cleveland as we
spent for fertilizer. Now don’t put me
down as opposed to cotton. I am proud
of our 41,000 bale crop last year. Cot
ton should always he our biggest crop,
but we should not neglect to raise feed
stuffs. If we do neglect feedstuffs and
give all of our attention to cotton, a
boll weevil year would give the coun
ty a great backset. I do not want to
be an alarmist, but because of the mild
winter, those who know the habits of
the weevil tell us that the damage to
the cotton in the South this year will
be heavy and I have some fears about
our crop in Cleveland.”
“Last year was a dry one and peas,
cane, hay and corn did not produce
well,” he continued, “but we should
always make enough feedstuffs re
gardless of weather conditions, to
meet our requirements. Since we made
a record yield of cotton, it was cer
tainly not too dry to have produced
enough feedstuffs. I am afraid we are
giving too much attention to cotton.
Why, one of the best farmers in Clev
eland county, who never before bought
feed for his stock, has been buying
hay and corn from the West. I can’t
quite understand why our farmers do
not raise more hay, cane and peas
since they require less work and are
less expensive than any crops grown.
Of course raising corn is more of an
art but our farmers are unsurpassed
by any and if they will only give their
attention to it, planting and sowing at
different periods of the year, we will
be in position this year to stop a drain
of a half million dollars or more fo*
Western corn and hay. It’s a serious
matter and much publicity and argu
ment should be given to this matter
now since planting time is at hand.”
To Give Church Bazaar.
The Susanna Wesley class of La
Fayette Street Methodist church, S.
Shelby, will give a bazaar Friday and
Saturday April 17th and 18th from
1 to 9 p. m. The “Friendship Quilt’*
will he sold Friday night at 7 o'clock.
All kinds of home made cakes, candies
and handwork will be on sale.
The many friends of Squire C. Mil
ler will regret to learn of his illness
at his home at Waco, but hope for him
a speedy recovery.
Miss Leila Palmer has returned to
Troy where she is teaching. after
spending Easter with her mother, Mrs.
L. H. Palmer,
Mooresboro Woman
Victim Of Assault
According to reports reaching
officers here a middle-aged woman
of a well-known Alooresboro i;un
ily was criminally assaulted about
8 o’clock Sunday night, there be
ing no trace as to the identity of
her assailant.
Reports have it that the woman,
who has been married, was attack
ed while on the way from her
home to a near-by outbuilding,-the
attack occurring near the garden.
Her stateemnt, it is said,': is that
she was grabbed suddenly, and
criminally assaulted without being
able to learn the identity of the
man, not being able to determine
whether he was white or Mat!;.
Such being the case, officers are
at loss as to how to locate her
assailant. •
Shelby Debaters
In Good Record
At Chapel Hill
The Shelby high school debating
teams have returned from Chapel IlilJ,
where they were eliminated for state
debating honors, but by no other than
the team that won the state champion
ship. The local tennis team was also de
feated, but this defeat also came by
the team that won the state title. Mak
ing the trip to Chapel Hill were fol
lowing debaters Dorothy McKnight
and May Connor, representing the af
firmative, and Caroline Blanton and
Nelson Callahan representing the neg
ative. Whitelaw Kendall representing
the school in the tennis singles, and
George Wray and Whitelaw Kendall
in the doubles. Accompanying the
school representatives were Superin
tendent I. C. Griffin, Mrs. J. S. Mc
Knight, Mr. and Mrs. George Blanton.
In the preliminary debates the Shel
by affirmative lost by a 2 to 1 vote,
placing them second in the prelimin
ary. The Shelby negative was one of
the preliminary winners and in the
semi-finals received one vote and Wil
son, state champions, receiving four
There were 14 teams in the semi-fin
als, the Shelby team having the honor
of receiving one of the 5 votes cast.
The record of the debaters honored the
school, their record being second only
to the winner of the semi-finals, and
it being the second time that the same
Shelby team, composed of Caroline
Blanton and Nelson Callahan, receiv
ed honorable mention in the semi-fin
als.
In the tennis singles Whitelaw Ken
dall was eliminated by Scott, ot
Greensboro, singles champion, while
George Wray and Kendall won their
way to the semi-finals in the doubles
and were eliminated by Lexington,
state doubles champions.
Dr. Tom Gold Copies
Here As Specialist
Father and Two Sons Will be Associa
ted Together and Locate in up
Town Business Section.
Dr. Tom Gold who has just complet
ed a 15 months post graduate course
in the New York School of Medicine
has returned to Shelby where he will
locate for practice as an eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist. His father, Dr.
G. M. Gold and brother Dr. Ben Gold !
who have been practising in South!
Shelby for several years will move
their offices up-town and the three
will be associated together in general
practice and eye, ear and nose work.
Dr. Tom Gold was graduated at the
N. C. Medical college, later took hos
pital work at Philadelphia, practised
for ten years at Lawndale and com
munity, went into service in the re
cent world war as a lieutenant, was
promoted to captain, awarded a meda!
for distinguished service in action
and now holds the rank of major in the
reserves. His many friends welcome
his return to Cleveland county. Mrs.
Gold and the children who have been
with relatives at Polkville while he
was a student in New York have
joined him here and they will probab
ly rent a house until his dwelling, the
former A. V. Wray residence on West
Marion street, is torn down and an 8
room brick veneered residence is erect
ed thereon.
JUH„>IN 1 H L 1ISU.N MAK ES
KNOXVILLE OUTFIT
According to a press dispatch from
Knoxville that will be of much local
interest, Johnny Hudson, Shelby boy,
has cinched an outfield berth witH
Knoxville, South Atlantic league club.
The dispatch has it that the Knox
ville infield is very weak, but mat
“the outfield appears dependable with
Hudson, Gill and Sloan.’’ Which will
cause many more Shelby fans to look
over the Sally circuit contests.
O. E. Ford Co., will be glad to sup
ply you with nitrate of soda and alt
kinds of fertilizer at the right price—^
Miss Lossie Petty spent the week
end in Hickory with friends.
■Fur-trimmed Coals and ( oJorful En
semble \ i(' on Milady. I se Mirror
at Wool worth's Store.
( limaU and clothes strove with each!
other to make Easter perfect here. The
weather could not have been mor*
ideal, the finery more colorful, the
audience more appreciative.
Clyde lloey to his Bible class said!
“that God, the resurrection of whose
i S< n the day was in observance could
not have made a day more suitable,”
and Paree itself could not have pre
sented a more charming array of
colorful hats and dresses or for that
matter such a background of femin
ity.
The gorgeous number was the par
ade to church, in which colors, beauty
and style vied with each other with
flowers and subdued audiences on the
st.ret-ts c ting as accessories only. No
wonder the old-timers called it art
Easter the like of which had not been
in years—the same remark was made
by many younger ones to an audience
of one and more emphatic. But one
that would not on such a day lacked
an artistic eye or any characteristic
that was attracted by beauty. The
parade began just before the Sunday
school hour held forth until the East
er services opened at 11. On foot and
in cars the streams poured into the
churches for the worship that far out
shone the finery. Gay spring gowns of
bright and striking colors—yea, of col
ors with which the immortal hand
ne’er daubed the rainbow—with artis
tic lines, and you might say curves,
and on as one observed the season’s
1 styles in brevity. And as the oddity
| style must have were the- coats with
j their fur trimming.
And of course, there were men along
arid “teahounds” too. These ranged
j from the conservative to the peers of
j the horse-riding prince. Gray hats
i with white brims; gay flowery in the
! lapel and the screaming display ker.
chief—all in a gay attempt to be
worthwhile accessories to the main
numbers on the program that they ac
companied. Wide bottom trousers, full
hanging coats, and ties that jarred the
sense color. A gorgeous treat it was.
Special Easter music was rendered
in the churches of the town and as
the ministers told over the story that
is the hope of men, that of the ascen
sion, those in their hearing forget for a
time and were glad for that third day
and the resurrection—the foundation
of their Christian faith. Some few
contemplated throughout on their
neighbor’s striking corsage or the
tuck of a little hat, but most mankind
harks and harks again with all rev
erence and gladness to the story of tho
arisen Christ.
The* afternoon saw more. Many
paraded on foot and cars eager to do
their bit added to the whir as the gaily
bedecked peered out from within.
And here comes the episode of the
Wool worth mirrors and straws. Yes
some few men addicted to style and
dates did venture forth with straws—
of course, the regular plugs with
screaming bands. But in the front of
the new store of Woolworth’s are mir
rors galore. Mirrors that reflect the
episodes of the street. And here the
shieks their heads topped with straw
gazed and hied themselves homeward
for the gray-tops. But others, many
and numerous, gazed in the mirrors,
and who would not on the afternoon
of Easter Sunday—new once, and only
once.
And so—there will be another East
er in another year, and not until then
There will be new dresses, more colors,
quaint big and little hats, colorful cor
sages snd such, but the story of
Christian joy will be the same on and
on—until the end, which will make of
it the real beginning.
MRS. PORTER IS BURIEI)
AT BUFFALO BAPTIST CH.
Mrs. Susan Porter, well known in
the Eastern section of Cleveland
county, died Friday April 10th at the
age of 86 years, three months and 23
days. She had been suffering with
pleurisy for several days. Mrs. Porter
was a kind and neighborly woman
whose great gift in life was caring for
the sick. Although advanced in years,
she was ever present at the bedside of
sickness and took pleasure in minis*
tering in the kindest and tenderest
sort of way. She will be greatly missed
in the community she served. Surviv
ing are one daughter Mrs. Frances
Stewart of Kings Mountain and Mr.
Joe Porter, a highly esteemed farmer
of near Buffalo with whom she made
her home. The funeral sedvices were 1
conducted by Rev. W. G. Camp ann
Rev. H. E. Waldrop and the inter
ment was at Buffalo church Saturday
afternoon.
When in need of farm machinery of
all kinds see 0< E. Ford Co. ad
Blue Grass Lawn mowers are bet
ter. J. D. Lineberger’s Son. ad
Medals Galore
—-—.ri ..i 1
Teofifc> D Yldefonzo of Manila.
P 1.. carries 21 medals on his chest,
hut in spits of them, he is a coming 1
candidate for international swim
ming honors Tie has a record of
220-yard back stroke in 2:50 2-b.
Try Dr. Boyles In
Court On Tuesday!
The case of Dr, Frank V. Taylor, ci
Stanley, and Dr. M. F. Hoyles of Gas
ton county. charged with illegal sale
of narcotics, which are expected to
prove the outstanding sensational fea
tures of this term of Federal court,
were set for trial next Tuesday morn
ing. These cases occupied the center
of the court stage for a brief spell
Thursday afternoon says the Charlotte
News.
Dr. Albert Anderson, president of
the State Medical society also head of
the Gaston county Medical society,
took the witness stand for tiie govern
ment. He testified that during the
past three months the reputation of
Dr. Taylor for handling dope illegally
had been very had.
Asked what was Dr. Hoyles' repu
tation in this respect, Dr. Anderson
said that it was bad also, but not ax
bad as that of Dr. Taylor.
Clyde It. Hoey, of Shelby, attorney
for defendant declined to question the
witness.
After taking Dr. Anderson's tes
timony these two cases were contin
ued until next Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock, the attorneys agreeing that
this would be the most convenient
time for all parties concerned.
The suspense in these two outstand
ing cases is becoming increasingly
intense as they were expected to be
tried the first of the week and have
been held over from day to day.
Dr. Taylor is one of the leading cit
izens in Stanley and is well known
throughout this section. Dr. Boyles is
well-known in Gaston county.
Five Per Cent Of
Fanning’s Sale To
The Woman’s Club
The Woman's club will receive fivo
per cent of the cash sales at the W. L.
Fanning company department store on
Friday and Saturday of this week, tho
proceeds to go toward furnishing the
two club rooms in the new Masonic
building. For some time the ladies
have been trying to raise sufficient
funds to furnish this building and the
Fanning company has kindly consent
ed to give five per cent of cash sales
on these two days, Friday afternoon at
4 o’clock there will be a sort of fash
ion revue when the ready-to-wear will
be displayed on living models.
Newton Boys Get
10-Year Sentence
Newton, April 12.—Judge Stack
Saturday afternoon sentenced Robert
Michael and W'ilfong Trott each to a
term of not less than 1,0 and not more
than 15 years in the state peniten.
tiary at hard labor. These young men
were convicted during the present
term of Catawba court of murder In
the second degree for killing in an au
tomobile collision of Miss^ Evelyn
Rowe, on the evening of February 9.
Notice of appeal by both defendants
was given in open court. Appeal bond
was fixed at $100 and appearance bond
at $20,000 for each defendant.
In passing sentence Judge Stack
said he had purposely postponed sen
tencing the young men, under the hope
that the officers could apprehend the
men most responsible for the death ot
the young lady. While he had sincere
sympathy for young Tro tt and Mich
ael, he had the protection of society
and the majesty of the law committed
to his charge by his oath of office. This
verdict is to give notice that the peo
ple and court of North Carolina are de
termined that the public highways
must be made safe against drunken au
tomobile drivers. Bonds for Trott were
promptly made, and he was on the
streets a few minutes after the~ad
journment of court. Teh bonds for
Michael have not yet been made.
Contract For Hard
Surfacing To Be
Let On Highway 20
On hi t‘( turn fi >• in Raleigh, O, Max
Gardner he was promised by
State Highway Ounnnis honor Page
that th«..• contract f n- hard surfacing
Highway No. 20 from Shelby to the
Riithorfciit county line would bo lot
the latter part of this year and that
fund will be* provided for this exten
sion to make sure it will be built un
der the last appropriation by the Gen
eral aemhly. Re cently the contract
for the grading was let to Geer and
Wilson of Rntlurforilton anel they are
plating machinery along the route
ready to start the work. It is thought
that it will take uni] fall to do the
grading anil Commissioner Page says
as soon thereafter as possible the cop
tract for hard surfacing will be let.
Shelby Shuts Out
Rockingham 5 To 0
State* Champions Blank Club They
Play Last Season for State Title.
Dedmon invincible on Mound.
Playing he re Thursday afternoon
the Shelby highs, 1921 state champions
blanked Rockingham, 1924 Eastern
champions, 5 to 0 in a game that was
featured by the superior mound work
of George Dedmon. In addition to
hurling invincible ball Dedmon hit
safely on thre occasions, one being a
slashing triple. Grice also hit safely
three times, while Captain Beam drove
out a double.
It. was the first time the two clubs
have met since last spring when they
played at Chapel Hill for the state
title, Shelby as western champions and
Rockingham as the eastern standard
bearers. The two lone hits garnered
off Dedmon’s delivery were by Lisk
and Allen.
R. H. E.
Rockingham .0 2 2
Shelby- .5 12 l
Batteries: Sedberry and Gibson;
Dedmon and Beam.
Games This Week.
On Wednesday Coach Morris’ highs
will meet Gastonia here and the game
is expected to be of much interest
Thursday Lincolnton plays here, and
on Friday and Saturday “Casey" will
carry his club to Rockingham for two
contests, the last before the state se
ries opens.
List Of Boiling
Springs Seniors
The card of the senior class as
given out with the commencement ex
ercises at Boiling Springs is as fol
lows:
Officers: Howard Harrill, presi-;
dent; Morris Hamrick, vice president;
Vera Whitaker, secretary; Moody
Bridges, treasurer.
College preparatory: Bernice Lu-1
cille Burns, Moody Bridges, Mary
Jane Crow, Dolor Daves, Fannie
Flizabeth Featherstone, William M.
Gettys, Graham Manning Green,
James Dwyre Huggins, Jr., Kate Mae
Neal Hamrick, Sibyl Mae Hamrick,
Sarah Lee Hamrick, W. Morris Ham
rick, Robert Howard Harrill, Edna j
Elizabeth Humphries, J. Carl Jordan,
Bess Jackson, Evelyn Elizabeth Jol
ley, Alma Estelle Kee, Guy McKin-!
ney, Katie McRae, W. Foster Powell,
David Benjamin Roberts, M. Yates;
Spurlin, Reola Cornelia Wall, Mayme
Vera Whitaker.
Englisii scientific: Marion Lois
Bridges, Sophia Ida Bishop, Vernia i
Byers, Eunice Cash, Ina Carpenter,
Luvenia Collins, John Wesley Davis,
Janie Sue Dodd, Eleanor Adeline El-,
liott, C. Brevard Falls, Julia Louise
Grayson, Merrill S. Green, Virginia
Carol Hamrick, Sarah Joyce Haw- j
kins, Glenn A. Herring, Wade M, j
Harris, Eubert L. Irvin, Missie Erne-1
lyn Jolley, Zelie W. Jolley, Burl Ken
drick. Faye Rhea Lattimore, Nell Me- j
Brayer, J. R. McLean, Violet Daisy !
Patrick, Louise Geneva Patrick, Ovecla
Putnam, Jennings H. Percival, Sue
Roberts, Samuel Laurence Roberts,
Matt J. Stroud, Mary' Catharine
Thompson, Louise Whitaker, Carrie
Belle Walker, Mada Blake Wilson,
Mabel Elizabeth Wright, Dorcas
Walker.
DR, LOWDY TO BEGIN A
MEETING AT MOORESBORO
* t
Dr. A. A. Loudy of Johnson City,
Tenn., will begin a series of services
at the Baptist church at Mooresboro
on Sunday April 26th at 11 o’clock also
at night. These services will continue
for a wee k or ten days. They will only
be at night during the week days. Dr.
Loudy is one of the greatest singers
of the South and also a great lecturer;,
and a good preacher. Those that have
heard Dr. Loudy will be more than
anxious to hear him again, i
Tells How Our Farm Folk Im
prove Their Homes And
Land.
In the last issue of the Progressive
Farmer , Associate Editor C. L. New
man speaks further of Cleveland coun
ty. terming it “the best farmed coun
ty he has ever seen.’’ Four local farm
scenes were shown two on the Beam
brother’s farm at Waco, one of a vetch
patch in the county and another of
County Agent Lawrence demonstrat
ing fertilizer. In the article, which is
one of the best boosts ever given the
county the expert farm writer says
that there is much progress yet to be
made here und explains why and how.
The article, which should be of much
interest over the county, follows:
The county-wide home-painting
campaign was successful beyond ex
pectations. The campaign was started
by offering prizes through the schools.
The boys and girls who submitted the
best essays on home painting receiv
ed the prizes. Of course mothers and
fathers, uncles, aunts, and older broth
ers and sisters soon began thinking
about the value of paint and it,s beau
tifying effects. Paint and painting be
came a county-wide subject for dis
cussion. The circulars on painting were
sent to the schools. The newspapers
joined in. The schools institute a sur
vey and lists of painted and unpainted
1 mses were made. Meetings were held
and instructions given on the kinds of
paint to use, how to use it, what col
ors to combine, and how to paint. Paint
dealers cooperated and provided the
kinds and grades of paint that give
best service. This was in the spring of
1924. A total of 700 homes were paint
ed and many more will be given paint
this year. Incidentally a lot of house
repairing was done and conveniences
were added.
Fine results, too, here followed a
county-wide “Milk in Every Home”
campaign. In this campaign Farm
Agent Lawrence was assisted by re
presentatives from the North Caro
lina and the United States department
of agriculture. Bulletins were distri
buted and the boys and girls in school
wrote essays on milk, its products, and
its value as food for people of all
ages, and the necessity for milk to se
cure the best growth "nd health for
young people. Every t. Id in the coun
ty was weighed and measured.
There are many Cleveland county
farmers who have proved the tractor
to be an economical and profitable
part of their farm equipment. Most
farmers have had no experience in op
erating tractors and need assistance
in learning how to use^them properly
and to take good care of them. Real
izing this, Mr. Lawrence, with the
assistance of representatives of the
manufacturers of the make of tractor
most used in the county, held two trac
tor schools. These schools were attend
ed by 105 of the 200 tractor owners In
the county. Mr. Lawrence stated that
more than 07 per cent of the tractors
in the county are of one make.
Cleveland County Folks Are Good
Mixers.
To be a “good mixer” is a compli
ment and a recommendation. We found
the farmers and business men of the
county mighty nice people to associate
with. But their mixing with one an
other and with visitors is not all the
mixing they do well. They mix their
own fertilizer to a greater extent than
the farmers of any other county we
know of. Fertilizer mixing is not done
by guess. How to mix fertilizer right
is becoming common knowledge in
Cleveland, for the science and art of
the work is taught in the schools. We
like this. Are not schools for the pur
pose of teaching people what they
need to know?
Well, here is something we want
many rural teachers to know. The
school children of Cleveland county
and their teachers have in large meas
ure been responsible for the farmers’
mixing their own fertilizers, and Farm
Agent Lawrence has been responsible
for the influences that brought about
the teaching of 900 school boys and
girls to figure fertilizer formulas and
mix the raw materials. These boys and
girls ranged from the sixth grade up,
aud they actually taught their par
ents, many of them, how to mix ferti
lizers at home. Others brought their
parents’ problems to the schools, had
them solved, and then took them back
home. At the Lattimore Consolidated
school under tutelage of Prof. Law
ton Blanton, the working of fertilizer
formulas has been taught to 160 boya
and girls who come from 80 or more
farm homes. Parents send in their
problems and the school is becoming
a clearing house for farm and home
information . Prof. Blanton was led
to appreciate the posibilities of teach
ing the practical things of the farm
when he attended a fertilizer school
conducted by County Agent Lawrence
One of the most pleasant recollec
tions of our visit to Cleveland county
(Continued on page seven.).
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