CLEVELAND COUNTY LEADS ALL COUNTIES IN AMERICA IN LIGHTENING FARM LABOR WITH ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS. PAID-UP circulation of This Paper Is Greater Than The Population Given Shelby In The 1920 Census She LtirLini) lar RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department. VOL. XXXIII, No. 57 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1925. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE t REV. ROBERT L FAREWELL SERUM AT BAPTIST CHURCH “Remember Jesus” I* His Subject. Church Has Added 136 To Membership And Sun day School Enrollment Rev. R. L. Lemons, D. D., resigned the pastorate of the First Baptist church July 12th to return with his family to his native state of Missouri, delivered his parting message Sunday morning to one of the largest con pregations that has gathered in the church in a long time, while a fare well service was held Sunday night in charge of the board of deacons and presided over by Judge John P. Mull. Dr. and Mrs. Lemons and ther daugh ter Miss Mary Ruth who has been a favorite among the younger set, left Monday morning for St. Louis, Mo. Wonderful Growth of Church. During his pastorate of two and a half years here he has preached the gospel of Jesus and His love no at tempts at starting discussions. Socially and spiritually he commanded the ad miration and esteem of the public gen erally in Shelby, regardless of de nominational affiliation. He has been most ambitious for the church and while there has been an increase in membership of 136 to the church and the Sunday school enrollment has Climbed from 250 to aproximately 600 he modestly assumed no special credit for this wonderful accomplishment. In his Sunday morning sermon he spoke of the splendid work of the choir and men’s chorus, the hearty co operation of Professor Pippin in all church activities, pointing out that the societies in the Sunday school had multiplied five-fold since Professor Pippin came to this work. Dr. Lemons expressed the hope that the church would soon build a magnificent Sun day school department on the old par sonage lot to the north side of the church. The sermon subject was taken from the 13th chapter of first Corinthians, “Remembering Jesus” in which he pointed out that the sweetest mem ories in old age as we look back through thejgallery of time are the memories of pleasant experiences in our lives and it is these pleasant memories that influence cur lives in the future. His sermon was divided under several sub-heads, “remember ing the promise of Jesus, remember ing Jesus Christ as Lord, remember* ing His lordship over human powers and remembering that Jer.us Christ promises Heaven,” Tributes Paid Trim. Tributes were paid Dr. Lemons by members cf the Baptist and other churches. John P. Mull speaking in behalf of the Sunday shcool attribut ed much of the progress of the Sun day school and increase of 136 in church membership to the tireless ef forts and personal work of Dr. Lem* ons, while J. Clint Newton spoke of him as one of the finest Christian char acters he ever knew. A. C. Miller speaking for the Presbyterian church and as a neighbor referred to his cor* diality and friendship and his broad and charitable attitude toward the other churches of Shelby. “I never caught him pushing a Presbyterian from a log into a Baptist pond,” was an humorous expression which Mr. Miller used to show that Dr. Lemons was never guilty of proselyting. Dr. A. L. Stanford devoted his few min utes to complimentary remarks about the splendid relationship between Dr. Lemons and the other ministers of Shelby, While Rev. John Green of Boiling Springs, who was present with a large delegation from that commun ity praised him for his loyalty to the school, a child of the Kings Mountain Baptist association. Victory Over Granite Falls Here Sat urday Places Two Clubs in Tie for First Place. Shelby and Granite Falla are tied fhr first place in. the Western Carolina Amateur leagud as .the result of the local victory herp ; Saturday over Granite Falls. At the end of the first week in the new circuit the two clubs led with two victories each, but Thurs day of this week Granite Falls de feated Shelby and took the lead while Lincolnton was defeating Newton. Saturday Shelby evened up the count with Granite Falls and Lincolnton and Lincolnton repeated over Newton, the latter now occupying a cellar berth with four consecutive defeats. Lhe game Saturday furnished plenty of interest until the fifth inning with Sullivan, the visiting hurler, holding the local well in hand. In the eighth, however, an avalanche of hits drove him from the mound and his two suc cessors fared very little better as the Shelby offense opened up. 1'eatures of the game were the twirling of Morrison, for Shelby, Hennessa’s four base clout, and Keet ers’ fielding. Attendance at the game Saturday was very good, as has marked the first games in the new league, and the circuit is expected to complete the season in good form as well as in fine financial shape. AH of Shelby’s week hay games will be on Thursray for the benefit of those in the business section who are given a half holiday. Arey Oil Company Adding More Stations ’ r< ^ 0*1 Co., distributors of Texaco J" * r°lcurn products ai-e adding a mini- ; ■' i of filling stations to their already !ong list of dealers. This firm which ' "" ned by Will and Ward Arey has P* l"7e< western part of town on Highway j * o. 20 where an up-to-date concrete ’"‘ing station is being erected. They ! recenUy secured a site at Lawndale lore Lorin Hoyle’s store was burn-j pci and erected a filling station for! lexaco products. At Waco four and a i th acres *lave been purchased from fin1 " aC° ,garage- where a concrett >ng station and garage are in oper Soinh cuhfuF le Re,nhar tunity, he alleges, several times to secure bail while en route to the lock up and afterwards. Later, the plaintiff alleges, he was brought to the county jail here by Officer Kendrick and was jailed after appealing to that officer and Sheriff Logan to call someone to bail him out. The imprisonment at Kings Mountain he says was last winter during cold weather, but the complaint reads that it was only for one hour or so. His confinement here was, the complaint says, for about one hour and one-half before he was bonded out. Bond was given the com plaint states by Frank L. Hoyle, who the plaintiff says, would have bonded him out sooner had the officer let him know. The second count charges unlawful arrest on a liquor charge on which the plaintiff was not convicted in court. This count also broughf “hu miliation, degradation mental and phy sical suffering” to the extend of S25, 000 if the plaintiff is to be believed. Defendants Deny Charges. The officers charged in the com plaint deny that they are in any way laible to suit and that the plaintiff suffered no injuries by their actions, which were justifiable and in accord .av-fc ith the .a " .m county -hiy serve. Vandyke, if the complaint is to be believed, is not a poor man as the complaint reads that he could have given bond, owning as he says some 500 acres of land, other property and stocks. Time Is Extended For Getting Auto ;•_*4— . , Raleigh, —The auto* license burea of the department of revenue today announced a further extension of t|m« until July 25 during which autotod< biles without 1925-26 license tagd would be allowed to operate. It wm stated this would only apply to those who had applied for license but had not yet received them from the de partment. Replant the Forests. Houston-Post Dispatch. With an annual cut of 15,000.000, 000,000 feet of timber, the South is the seat of a great lumbering indus try. In fact, half of the lumber pro duced in the United States is coming from Southern sources today. But the very extent of the industry is its doom, in the absence of reforesta. tion on a large scale. Such aheavy cut can not continue long and utter deple tion is already visible in many sec tions. There are over 100,000,000 acres of cut-over and brush land in the South lying idle, much of which is better adapted to the production of timber than to agricultural ‘ crops. Were these acres to be replanted with forests a continued great source of wealth would be available to the peo. pie of this section. The future of the lumber industry and the paper-mak ing industry is dependent, in an im portant measure, upon the restora tion of Southern forests. It is* high time that Southern economists and lawmakers were giving more atten tion to this matter of reforestation. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Woodson of Salisbury spent Friday here. Mr. and Mrs. George Blanton went to Montreat Sunday and were accom panied home by their daughter, Miss Caroline, who has ben visiting there. Miss Lavra Douglas of New York and her cousin, Miss Laura Burton Miller of Charlotte spent Sunday at. Cleveland Springs hotel. A number of Shelby people are planning to go to Brevard Saturday to attend the horse show there at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Carolina Peaches. Peaches, Peaches the finest you ever saw. See them at our office near the Courtview hotel, Tuesday and Wed nesday of this week. Just from Eastern Carolina, Sand Hill Orchard. SHELBY fit A>. SEEK CO. Prominent Native Son Praises Town And County. I)r. Norris Delivers Interesting Speech. Shelby Kivvanians at their weekly meeting last Week at Cleveland Springs were afforded an unusual en. tertainment—that of hearing Thomas Dixon, noted writer and the county’s most prominent son, in a brief, hut interesting talk. Dixon has attained his greatest fame as a writer, but old Shelby remembers him as an orator, the elongated youngster that “spell bound" his way to legislature before he was 21 years of age, and the Dix on that spoke Thursday evening was the same Dixon in maturity and the charm of old prevailed. The New York playwright was fit tingly introduced by former Congress', man Clyde R. Hocy as "the man who lias brought more fame to Shelby and Cleveland county than any other na tive son” and the entire cjub stood in applause as a greeting to the tow ering form and striking face of the famous author. Product of Carolina. “Wherever I go and may go, among what people I pass and may pass I am always proud, and will continue to be, of my native state. North, east, couth, west, everywhere, there is no place that will supplant in my heart North Carolina, Shelby and Cleveland coun ty— my home,” was the declaration witch which the charming voice proud ly answered the greeting. "It is wonderful to me—more won derful than it can be to you here—to see the great transformation that has taken place in recent years in the South,’ especially in my native state. It is hard to comprehend, considering that the Shelby and Cleveland coun, ty I know best is that of reconstruc tion days. These roads, the fine schools, the hives of industry, they are hard to understand and place where once was the devastated South land. And a3 for your roads there are none to equal them in America. 1 make the statement after having travelled far and wide and having lived in Cal ifornia where the best in roads are boasted. That state may have a few finer roads, but the highway system of North Carolina is unexcelled any. where on the globe. It is always eh tertaining to me to get arouhd my fellow' citizens jn New York following their trips South afid hear them re late with wonder of the roads of my native state.” Praises Samarcand. The biggest praise of the evening, from the lips of Dixon was fob Sani* arcand, the state’s borne for wayward girla—“those who do not have a change.”,The speaker came to Shelby from Raleigh by automobile and stop ped over for a short time gt^fi^niar.. cand. There Are No Bad Women. “That spot is the most inspiring of my life; the place where girls who never had a chance are given a chance, and where womankind that has fallen is given an opportunity to come back The world on the average judges wrong when they speak of ‘bad wo men'! There are no ‘bad women’, just wonderful women, and those who have not had a chance. “North Carolina may show the way in roads to some states, but at Samar- I cand the state is showing the way to the world in a wonderful work—a work that cannot be described, that in the years to come will be taken up by every state.” Brief was Dixon’s talk, but marked by the fine voice, perfect English and the tone that has swayed thousands, and the Kiwanis and their guests were enthralled with its delivery. The Kiwanis program proper was in charge of Dr. Reuben McBrayer, who had as his principal speaker. Dr Henry Norris, of the Rutherford hos pital. Dr. Norris talked upon “Mid dle Life”, or how to tell when you’re well, giving much beneficial advice to his hearers. One statement parti cularly caught the attention of his hearers. Many people, he said, ask how to tell when they really are well. The answer according to Dr. Norris is that the man with a perfectly healthy body should never be conscious that he has such a thing as a body un less it has been over exerted or over taxed. MEETING AT SANDY PLAINS IS MOVING OFF FINELY Rev. G. P. Abernethy says the meet ing started at Sandy Plains on Sun day is moving off in fine shape. Ttiere were four additions to the church on the first day. The meeting contin ues through this week with Rev. O. W. Deaton, a cousin of the pastor, Rev G. P. Abernethy coming from Wake Forest where he is a student, to as sist him in personal work. Rev. Mr. Abernethy begins a meYt ing at Pleasant Grove next bunJay. Prof. Robert G. Miller has returned from an .extended i •ur u MAJORITY OF SHELBY STORES WILL OBSERVE HALF HOLIDAY I Shelby Cotton Mills (live Em pity eft I’rixca for Bent Gardens ard Well-kept Yards. Each year ns an inducement to have their employes take more interest in their home life the Shelby Cotton mills the city’s largest textile plant, offer 16 prizes for the best gardens in the mill village and an equal num ber of prizes for the best-kept yards nnd premises. The idea was favorab ly received by the employes, who have taken an interest in the contest, and now few homes in the county have better gardens or cleaner yards than the people of the Shelby mill village. Every family in the villnge is each year furnished without cost with 40 pounds of guano, or any amount over that ut cost. In the judging of the prize winners unfavorable location of the garden site was considered, and the same applies to the yards. The prizes total $25 in each contest ana three disinterested people are chosen as judges. This year the judges for the contest were former Senator San* C. Lattimore, and Messrs. P. F. Grigg and R. E. Lawrence. The Winners. The prize winners in both contests as announced by the judges last week are: Gardens. First prize: A. L. Laws, $5. Second prizes: J. T. Gladden, Min nie Wilhelm, L. Z. Hoffman, Non Mc Swain, W. E. Turner, $2 each. Third prize: A. P. Shy tie, Tom Jef-. fries, Calvin Shytle, Janie Cook, Mrs. W. A. Abernathy, Roy Kale, Miss Dob lie Baber, G. F. McKee, Mrs. W. M. Hicks, F. L. Willis, $1 each. Yards. First prize: Tom Jeffries, $5. Second prizes: Non MeSwain, T. W. Roberts, Roy Kale, L. Z. Hoffman, Mrs. Wr. A. Abernathy, $2 each. Third prizes: A. L. Laws, Zeb Davis, Calvin Shytle, J. R. Costner, sr., C. T. Green, Mrs. J. O. Propst, A. R. Chap man, Joe Kennedy, Janie Cook, D. WT. Davis, $1 each. HaVe Swimming Pool. An effort is also made by Mr. R. T. Legrand secreary-treasurer of the big textile plants to make the recreation al side of life attractive to the •mill workers. One of the big concrete walled pools near the mill has been converted into an ideal swimming pool and miniature bathing beach and now employes of the mill are allowed free access to the water, one evening being for the boys and the' other fer the girls. Two systems, water and air, re cently installed in the mill have macje of the plant an almost ideal working place. Sanitary water spigots are lo. cated in practically every section of the mill and their steady flow of pure cold water is an attractive feature. The new air cooling system being used throws forth a refreshing breeze that makes of the interior of the mill one of the coolest places in town. Troutman Boy Is Bitten By Snake Franklin Troutman, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Troutman, E. Warren street, was bitten by a pilot two feet long last Thursday when the child stepped in a bed of cannas in the yard to look for a ball which one of his playmates had thrown. Thuii day night the child’s leg began swell ing and he suffered intense pain, the mother thinking that the son had been stung by a bee. The usual reme dies for a bee sting were applied, but the child did not respond to treatmeht and a physician was summoned. The father had an idea at night while he was in bed that it was not a bee sting but a snake bite so next morning he took a garden tool and made a search of the flower bed. With a few strokes of the tool he found the pilot coiled snugly on the ground where the child had stepped and the snake was im mediately killed. The child is respond ing to the treatment and is recovering from the snake bite, but has develop ed acase of mumps yesterday morn- j ing. REVIVAL MEETING AT FALLSTON UNDER WAY The revival meeting at Fallston j' Methodist church which started last Wednesday is creating much interest. Large crowds are attending. Rev. Jno. Green did the preaching last wTeek while Rev. E. P. Stabler of Bessemer City will take up the preaching this j week with Prof. D. D. Holt, singing evangelist in charge of the music. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nash have re turned to their home here ui .er a week or moie spent at States' >IU ond j To Give Employees Needed Rest and Va cation Each Thursday Afternoon During Ju ly and August. Urge Early Shopping. The majority of Shelby stores amt business bouses will observe the Thursday afternoon half-holiday dur ing duly and August and urge their; customers to anticipate their wants and shop early so there will be no confusion, This half-holiday idea was started on the first Thursday in July but some few stores remained open, thus causing confusion. There beidfc no merchants association here at which all business heads could get together and reach some satisfactory agreement, the campaign to close has been handled in the form of a petition which has been freely signed by som# in every line of business except drugs and hardware. In addition to the drug and hardware stores, a few others have not joined in this co-operative movement, hence a meeting was held by the “closers" on Friday to deter mine whether each firm should do as it chooses or whether the majority who have signed to close would carry out their original intention to observe the half-holiday. It was unanimously decided by the signers who constitute the majority that they will observe the half-holiday regardless of the po sition the others take. For Sake of Employes., There is no fight in the matter, the half-holiday observers simply wishing to go on record as whole-heartedly in favor of the closing Idea and urge the public to bear in mind that they will be closed £aeh Thursday at noon through July and August and that aR purchases should be made before the closing hour. These merchants beg the co-operation of their patrons in car-, rying out this idea which has been in stituted for the purpose of giving em ployes some vacation time for rest and recreation during the hot sumiher months. They contend that the sales people who work so faithfully during the year can render better service not only to their employers but to the trade a.s well when they have a chance to lestore their run-dowr. vital ity. To the end that the purpose of this closing campaign might be fully un derstood by the public and that tho public might remember to shop any other time rather than each Thursday afternoon during July and August, a' half page advertisement appears in this issue of The Star. They are giv ing all the publicity possible so that no customer will be inconvenienced by trying to buy and find the stores closed. .The observance of a half holiday was instituted, several years ago and has been followed in a more or less whole-hearted manner. Last year £he signatures to elose were secured by the Womans club which is in favor o£ the closing idea for the sake of tha employes. List of “Closers." > The following is the list of mer chants and business firms who signed to close each Thursday at noon during July and August: Cleveland Bank and Trust Co., Shel by Creamery Co., Nix and Lattimore, Piedmont Grocery Co., Home Provis ion company, J. S. Dorton, The Bat tery, Campbell Dept. Store, Shelby Supply Co., Oscar O. Palmer, LaMarr Shop, Williams and Hamrick, T. W. Hamrick Co., S. A. Ellis. Blanton Electric Co., Paul Wellmon, S. L. Gillespie, J. N. Dellinger, Shel by Electric Co., Stowe Brothers, E. G. Morrison, Efirds Department Store, Rose’s 5 and 10c store, Shelby B. and L. Association, Insurance department Union Trust Co., Evans E. McBrayer, First National bank, Union Trust Co., Gilmer’s, Inc. Piggly-Wiggly, Shulls Market, Landis Shoe Shop, Webb Brothers, A. and P. Tea Co., M. A. McSwain & Son, Elliott Barber Shop, John M. Best Furniture Co., Cook and Boyles, Swofford Grocery Co., E. F. McKin ney, The Paragon, W. L. Fanning and Co., J. C. McNeely and Co., Electric Service Co., K. Kendall, M. Black, T. P. Eskridge, Basil Goode, Wray-IIud son Co., Cleveland B. and Loan asso.. ciation, Insurance Department C. B. and Trust Co. Local Post Sponsors Picture At Princess The Warren Hoyle Post of the American Legion is sponsoring a film ‘'Daddy's .Gone A-hunting” at the Princess theatre Thursday. The pic ture as a play set Broadway to talk ing and hasa big heart appeal on the screen. It tells the story of an artist that chased the rainbow of his dreams and found only emptiness at the end —and the wife and love that won in the end, together with the query .child: “Where's Daddy?” Tickets are Kei.og Qolrl hv legion