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CLEVELAND COUNTY LEADS ALL COUNTIES IN AMERICA IN LIGHTENING FARM LABOR WITH ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS. paID.up circulation Of This Paper la Greater Than The Population Given Shelby In The 1920 CcMU' mt li’tif liinft RELIABLE HOME PAPER Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department, VOL . XXXIII, No. 69 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY, SEPT. 1, 1925. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE City Tax Rate Drops 10c -Budget For Coming Year onjffet For 1925 - 6 Has Total Appropriation of B 265. Estimated Income $106,132. Tax Rate $1.25 In Old, 88c In New According to the new levy made by the board of aldermen of .Shelby the new city tax rate in old Shelby has been leowered ten cents, the new rate being: $1.25 on the hundred dollars valuation. By the same levy the tax rate in the new territory, taken in recently by extension, will be 88 cents. The general tax levy, estimated budget and income was drawn up and approved by the aldermen and Mayoi Weathers Monday in an adjourned session of' the board. The tax ordi nance was submitted by Alderman T. W. Hamrick and received an affirma tive vote from the other aldermen, John Toms, M. D. Hopper, John F. Schenck, jr. The appropriation, or es timated budget, ordinance was sub mitted by Alderman Toms and ap The New Tax Rates. The detailed levy of the new tax rate is as follows in the old territory: General tax --- i-- $ .45 School tax ---- .30 School bonds int. ----— .13 Old bonds and int.-- .37 Total levy . ....---—$1.25 In the new territory: General tax _ —---$ .45 School tax —. -- .30 School bonds int. — ,-— .13 Total levy -—: ___ .88 The tax ordinance adopted as sub mitted by Alderman Hamrick reads is follows: “It is hereby ordered that an ad valorem tax of 45 cents on each hun dred dollars valuation of property be »nd the same is hereby levied upon all the taxable property within the town of Shelby N. C., to raise revenue for general purposes and the needs of the municipality. It is further or dered that an ad valorem school tax of 30 cents for public school mainten ance and 13 cents, to pay interest on new school bonds, or an aggregate of 43 cents on each $100 valuation, be and the same is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property within the Shelby special charter district No. 33. “It is further ordered that an ad valorem tax to raise revenue to pay interest accruing on bonds and the principal of such bonds as became due during the fiscal year, to-wit: 14 tents for school bonds and interest, «cents for funding bonds and inter est, and 11 cents for street paving and Itreet and sidewalk bonds and interest or an aggregate of 37 cents, be and the same is hereby levied upon all ot the taxable property within the old corporate limits of the town of Shelby, or within the town of Shelby as con atituted on January 1, 1925. “It is further ordered that a poll to of $2 be and the same is hereby levied upon each taxable poll within the corporate limits of the town of Shelby for purposes as provided by law.'' Estimated Budget for Year. The appropriation ordinance, or es hmated budget, as adopted follows in “tad with estimated appropriation to each department of the city: Administrative department $10,000.00 Street and sidewalk mtn. 10,000.00 Police depart. . _____ 4,500.00 J,lre dept. _ 3.500.00 Civic betterment___ 2,000.00 Building and loan dues ___ 1,155.00 Public school, mtn._—26,000.00 Int. on new school bds. _11,00.00 tfeet and street and side walk bonds and int.__ 7,000.00 "t on $35,000 school bnds. 1,750.00 lit. $ 72,000 school bds_ 4,320.00 ph,'o! bds. maturing _____ 3,000.00 funding bds. maturing_ 4,00'0.0G p. on SI 2,000 funding bds. 600.00 ^funding bds. maturing __ 1,000.00 "t $24,000 refnd. bds._ 1.400.0C mergencies & contingencies 5.0U0.0C Tlal .appropriations_$90,265.00 estimated Receipts for Year. for the fiscal year, estimated, follows: OOOn'n^V50 on «8-365 V valuation__ $37,042.00 Chooc.1 maintenance tax 30c o?" ^'500,000.00 _ 25,500.00 , Lbond >»t. tax 13c » *8.500,000.00 11,050.00 tfinfiKfl int tax 37c. on £ .065,000,00 —_ 22.440.00 Po I fSPeCial priv' tax -_ 7,500.00 taXf2on M00 polls, 0mated _-;_2,000.00 I"taI e,st- receipts _$106,132.0 er t^,Urp as *9,867.00 remains aft 5e»n *stlrn8ted appropriations havi feints B UC.ted ^rom the estimated re ,.°r lnt'ome of the citv. In th J- #nd Waterworks Pay. meetin f]nancial reP°rt at the sam. hr' v, ,° , tbe aldermen it was mad '* electric lisrh riii'i .* r. | terwcrks de partment in addition to 1 being self-supporting are producing net revenue sufficient to pay the in terest on all light and waterworks bonds, with around 87,000 remaining I annually. The net profit of the light ' department annually is about 825,320, ! while the profits of the waterworks I department are $11,130.00 totaling ! $36,460.00. Interest on old an i new! : light and water bond issues, including ! the $200,000.00 issued last week, to* J tals $28,615.00. The estimated table of the opera | ion of the two departments follows: Electric light department: Receipts, | $04,715.00; expenses, $39,358.00; net : profit. $25,330.00. Water works department: Receipts, $27,346.00; expenses, $16,207.00; net profit, $11,139.00. Total net profit for department is ! $36,469.00. Bonded Indebtedness $735,500.00 The present bonded indebtedness of the city of Shelby is as follows: School building bonds . $107,000.00 Waterwks. bonds, sewer 299.000.00 Electric light bonds _ 9,500.00 Funding bonds _ 12,000.00 Refunding bonds 24.000.00 I Street and sidewalks bds 354,000.00 Total -. $735,000.00 Mills Ordered To Close For 2 Days After This Week Double Curtailment Asked by South ern Power Company After One Day Closing This Week. After the first part of this week -^textile plants in the state operated by power generated by the South ern Power company have been asked to close down two full days of each week owing to the con tinued drought. Tuesday of this week mills in this zone will close all day Tuesday, but beginning Wednesday mills in other zones will close twp full days. Which means that next week, unless needed rains come, the mills of this zone from Monday morn ing at 6 o'clock until Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock, will close. This order applies to zones 3, 4 and 5. Beginning Wednesday the mills fh zones 1 and 2 will be clos ed Wednesday and Thursday'. According to Mr. Burkholder, vice president of the Southern Power company, the added cur tailment* "is necdSsit&fieti " "Vy a' more serious condition with refer ence to the water shortage in the Catawba and other rivers that supply power for generating elec tricity.” The request also asks that all cotton gins operated by power supplied by the company be closed down on Wednesday and Thursday of each week until the curtailment program is lifted or changed. It also includes laundries, machine shops and numerous other plants operated by electricity. Presbyterian Church. The new pastor for the church, Rev. H. N. McDiarmid, will be hero and conduct prayer service W ednesday evening. This service will be especial ly for those who leave to teach else where and for those who come to teach in the graded school and for those who leave for college. It is desired by the pastor that a good crowd be present, being the^ first service by' the new pastor, le^ s be loyal to our colors. SENI) THE STAR TO THOSE GOING AWAY It’s almost school time again and hundreds of boys and girls will soon be leaving their homes in Cleveland county for colleges and schools over this and other states. Naturally, they 11 like to keep in touch with the things ‘go ing on back home, personal items, new enterprises, farm news, mar riages, deaths, and many newsy articles that are carried twice each week in The Star. Nothing will be appreciated more than The Star carrying the news to them regularly. Of the money you’ll spend for them none will be more wisely invested than that which sub scribes to The Star for them. Come in or write today about the subscription for your boy or girl. The circulation department of The Star will be glad to see that it reaches them regulaslv. Says Republican Schemers Can Find No Flaw In Appointment Of Democratic Federal Jurist. “In recent days reports have come out of Washington of an "investiga tion” by Republican leaders into the status of Judge E. Yates Webb, of the Federal court bench,” says The Charlotte Observer editorially. The Observer continues: “These schemers somehow got the idea that they could find a flaw in the procedure of Judge Webb’s appointment by which he could be ousted. It is not known how the idea was given birth, but the very prospect raised the hopes of the Re publicans mightily. These hopes went quite high and the hurt by the fall will be correspondingly severe. For the result of the investigation is dis covery that Judge Webb cannot be disturbed. The hatching of the plot and its failure will prove interesting reading for North Carolina people For several days past The Observer has been engaged in getting a straight l ne on the matter and the disclosure is that Republicans at Washington got the notion that there might be uncovered “sufficient evidence” to re tire Judge Webb from the Federal bench on allegation of “unconstitu tionality” in the manner of his ap pointment. It was the hopeful sup position that Judge Webb hung on to his seat in Congress, and the emolu ments thereof, ‘after’ he had been ap pointed judge. The danger in the sit uation lies not upon the strictly legal aspect of it—Judge Webb is absolute ly in the clear in this connection— but in the fact that, with plenty of votes in the House and Senate, tHh Republicans might be able to put over almost anything they may se fit. The law creating the North Caro lina judgeship which Webb holds was approved February 25, 1919, which was during the third session of the Sixty-fifth Congress. After that Webb served in the Sixty-sixth Congress, and was appointed judge by that Con gress. October 30, 1919, during tin first session of the Sixty-sixth Con gress, Webb was nominated for judge. On November 3. 1919, his nomination was confirmed. A week later. on November 10. 1919, his resignation to the Governor as a member of Con gress became effective. The tall: of ousting Webb, and the endeavor on the part of the Republi cans that may grow out of it, is prob ably based upon the fact that Im pressed the judgship bill through. In this, of course, he was strictly within his rights; his title is clear. Had his appointment been made in the Sixth fifth instead of the Sixty-sixth Con gress,'there might be some reason, upon which to base a question of the constitutionality of his appointment ! W’ebb was out of Congress before he! served as judge or drew pay as judge. In regard to the appointment of Senator and Representative in Con gress, the Constitution has this to say: "No senator or Representative shall, during the time for whicn he was elected, be appointed to civil office under the authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments thereof shall have been increased during such time; and no person holding any office under the United States shall be a member of either house during his continuance in office.” “Investigation will show that the effort of the Republicans to find grounds upon which to base an en deavor to have Webb unseated on constitutional grounds will result in failure. It can be shown that his resignation was in the hands of the Governor before his appointment. The record appears to be clear. It is well enough to establish the facts/in ad vance of any later effort on th * part of the Republicans to attack his right to office under the Constitution, and the people may be warned of what is impending in the event a Republican Congress should endeavor to replace him by means of an overwhelming raa' jority in the Government” Get Apricot Brandy Still Last Week Last Tuesday Officer Bob Kendrick and Deputy Sheriff John Hord cap tured a nice 20-gallon copper sti’.i near the home of Jimmy Elam, two miles this side of Kings Mountain. Elam, supposed to have been the operator of tbe plant, was arrested and plac ed in jail and Saturday had not se cured bond. It is thought that he will j be given a hearing this week, prob- j ably Wednesday. The still was found buried in a cotton patch near the house and some anricot brandy beer was also found, leading the officers to believu that apricot brandy was the product of the outfit. Elam, it is said, has been up once before on a liquor charge. On Wednesday the same officers captured a 30-gallon sheet iron out fit on the other side of Buffalo in No. 5 township. This plant also was not in operation and had be> n ton npart • iid Din !va. ___ Descendant Only do?ccrulant i rights country of Robert Cavalier do*'La Suite and Father Marquette. eArly French ex plorers. Mrs. EmeUeffifoullet Dorke. Vincennes, led. TUtiugh 71 years old. Mrs. Forke has ifiilcil alone for Franco {•' visit the ifcthplace of the lame”? pioneers. M ei si mm dies iff m hi “Be Good, I’m Going to Kill Myself' —Final .Message of Clara Mc Murry to#Hcr Parents. “Mother, I am going to ienve this world—be good-—I’m going to kill myself,” was the message Clara Me Murry, 18-year-old girl, left her parents just before she stepped"out the back door of her home "near Lawndale Thursday evening and shot a hole through her heat * a small .22 calibre rifle. Despt-u^ncy'over ill health atrouble with her ifed and eyes,— brought about the tragedy. Parents Were Gone. The tragedy took place about G o’clock and at the time the girl’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Me Murry, were in Lawndale. A little sister, Dorn, had 'returned home from school and was sent to her room to study bv her older sister so that she would not hear the shot. A short time later two broth ers, Sid jr„ and Leonard,- were playing “hide-and-seek” around the hougc, when Sid discovered the dead forfn of hjs lister, none of them having heard the shot which ended her life. The final note to her mother, iri part, follows: “Mother, I am going to leave this world, be good as you all have been. Tell papa to raise my two little brothers right. I am going to kill myself on ac count of my head * It was also requested in the note that she be buried at Palm Tree church, and the funeral services were held there Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev John M. Green assisted by Revs. Stacey, Houser and Crowder. It was esti mated that around 1,500 people attended the services. The girl, who was two months over 18 years of age, had been in ill health for some time suffering with her head and eyes and had been treated by physicians for the trouble, it is said. Her grief stricken parents and relatives have the sympathy of the com munity in which they are well known. Last League Game Here on Saturday Western Carolina Circuit Closes With Newton Playing Shelby Here. Another Series. The Western Carolina Amateu> league, which has been in operation for two months, will witness the final curtain here Saturday afternoon in the game between Newton and Shelby The other teams, Linoolnton and Gran ite Falls will stage their final official contest on the same afternoon. Being the curtain game, a eood contest 1# expected here and quite a number of fans are expected to turn out for t.heii final league exhibit of the national pastime before the football warriors replace the present athletes on the citv park. Manager Pobertson announces that he mav possibly arrange an addition al series with Lincolnton for next week. The series may be three or five games, and should attract much In terest as there is considerable base ball rivalry between the two towns. Mr. and Mrs. 1). K. Hamrick and family and Miss Uazzie Bot.it spent .'■ail: ■ • i ■ i U. • ■ t Census Takers Go To Work On Tuesday City Dividtd Into Nim> Parts and Enumerator* May ho Able to Complete Work in Few Days. Before the advent of another week Shelby people will know the populu tion of tlu; ‘City of Springs.” Nino enumerator?, working undei the direction of J. T. Nichols, census export, will go to work Tuesday morn ing m what will be a mid-census of. ficial count of the population. The city has been divided into nine sec tions and one enumerator will work In each section. Mr. Nicholas hopes that with the assistance of the nine helpers that the census may lie com pleted within two days, at least three. Those who will assist him are: Leo L. Freeman, J. Me Murry. C. B. Way, Marvin Blanton, D. W. Plummer, T. P. Jerks, Mrs. (’. S. New, J. L. David son and J. L. Smith. If for any reason you are going to be away from home when the enumer ator calls please leave the name and age of each member of the family with a neighbor so you will not be missed. If the enumerator has not visited your home by Thursday aft ernoon please call at the office of the supervisor e.t the City hall. Mr. Nicholas was sent here by the department of commerce of the cen sus bureau which makes the census of ficial just ns much as one during reg ular census years, There is a penalty for evasion of returns or wilful neg lect to give any assistance or infor mation possible. Thirty-Five Churches Send Representative* Woman’s Missionary Union Of Kings Mountain Association (lathers At Boiling Springs. Reports. (Special To The Star.! Boiling Springs, Aug. 29.—The Woman’s Missionary Union of the Kings Mountain association met at Boiling Springs Thursday morning with Mrs. John Wncaster of Cherry ville in charge. More than 2.'15 dele gates have already enrolled and 35 of 42 churches in the association had a delegation. One hundred visitors from Kings Mountain, Sandy Ilun and neighboring associations were present at the meeting. Among the things ex oressed in superintendent’s report for the year were: The wonderful in crease in observance of weekly pray er, much personal service being done, many more mission magazines in the homes, tenfold increase in Mission study classes and great increase in gifts. There are 29 Woman’s Missionary Societies in the association, three Y. W. A.’s, two R. A.’s, tlured G. AM land eleven Sunbeam bands. These socie ties have a total membership of near ly, $00 and toave. contriblited some thing over $7,009 for missions dur-! ing the year. A special feature at the superin-1 tendent’s report was the speciul ser-J vice work. Among other things that the Society has done were: given away 20 bibles, made 1,228 garments for poor, spent 880 hours nursing, distributed 1,396 quarts of milk, made oyer 2,000 visits to shut-ins, aged, needy and sick. Feature of the open ing exercises this morning were ad dress of welcome by Mrs. M. A. Jolly, superintendent and sermon by Rev. H. E. Waldrop. Farmers Mutual Has Big Amount Insurance Increase of Insurance in Force $100,* 000. Rate 35c. Officers and Directors Elected. At the annual meeting of the Farm ers Mutual Fire Insurance Association of Cleveland county held in the court house Saturday morning it was re vealed by W. R. Newton, secretary treasurer that the company has in force $1,700,000 insurance which is an increase over last year of approxi mately $100,000. The rate for the en suing yeur will remain the same as last year, 35c on each $100 valuation. The following officers were re-elect ed: J. S. Wray, president, O. M. Mull, vice president, W. R. Newton, secre tary-treasurer, Joe E. Blanton, agent. Each township has a member of the board of directors which is as follows: No. 1 J. A. McCraw; No. 2, W. C. Hamrick; No. 3, W. A. Gladden; No 4, J. Bun Patterson; No. 5, Miles P. Harrelson; No. 6, E. C. Borders; No, 7. A. B. Jones; No. 8, S. C. Lattimore; No. 9 P. L. Peeler; No. 10, A. T. Mull; No. 11, George Peeler. Claims for damage were paid in the sum of $5,075 for the past year. Card of Thanks. We desire to express through tha columns of The Star our sincere thanks to our neighbors and friends for their many acts of kindness ex tended to us during the prolonged ill ness and at the death of our dear baby, John Reid. We pray God’s bless ings upon each one who aided us in any way during our baby’s sickness and at his death. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sir t'lcv/.:'’ j Sh’/ lfA N* C j Adventure Call it American youth Is'enlisling In the j battle against the Hitts Here's Captain Edward lioullgny, New Or leans, Ha., one of the first Americans *!tn enlist Bouligny was wounded Jour times during the World Wt He Is said to have crashed lf> tier tnan planes In single handed combat L IST Ilf PITIEHTS II SHELBY HOSPITIL Little Miss Sara Riviere is Improving From Fractured Skull. Many Patients Able to Leave. Little Sara Riviere who played the part of a heroine Sunday a week ago when she jumped from the moving automobile of her father Pink Riviere to rescue her little brother who had fallen from the car when the door sprung open, is improving at the Shel* by hospital. She sustained a fractur ed skull and broken collar bone. For several days her condition was quite serious, but now physicians think she is well on the road to recovery. Mrs. Wm. Lowery of Patterson Springs who underwent a serious op eration a few weeks ago has improv. ed and was able to go to her home on Sunday. Mrs. John W. £>oggett who had an operation for appendicitis last Wed nesday night is improving. Mrs. Boyce Dellinger, operated on 10 days ago for appendicitis is **ead iiy improving and will be able to go home this week. Mr. Maston Turner, 85 years old from Grover is recuperating from an operation but his condition is still un, favorable. Mrs. Pitt Beam who entered last week is getting along as well as could be expected. Mrs. Boyd Lattimore and her new born son are both doing nicely. Mrs. J. B. Cook of Lawndale is a patient for treatment. Mr. S. A. Carpenter of Vale had an operation for appendicitis Friday morning. W. B. Burchfield of the Dover mill operated on three weeks ago is stead, ily improving. Mrs. Yates Spurlin of Waco was op erated on last Friday and is doing nicely. Dwan Gardner of Ellenboro is im proving and will be able to go home this week. A number of patients were dis missed last week: Roy Newman went home Thursday. Tonsil and adenoid patients who went home last week were Wade Hoey, Lovella Lankford, Sara Wray Thompson, Lewis Bailey, jr., G. P. Smith jr., Frances and Irene Bridges W. T. Greene, Mack Wilkins, jr. Carver Hamrick operated on for ap pendkitis went home Saturday. Mrs, J. W. Branton, operative patient was dismissed Saturday, Mrs. M. E. Spur ling of R-4 Lawndale, dismissed Sat urday. Child is Bit By Dor Thought to Be Mad Saturday morning a 6-year-okl child of Jesse Smith, of the Ella mill was bitten by a large black hound dog which from its actions was thought by some to be infected with rabies The dog pushed the child over and bit it above the eye and several places on the head. It was necessary that the child be taken to the Shelby hos. pital for treatment, but it since has been removed home. The dog was killed and its head sent to Raleigh by Officer McBride Poston for examination to see if was infect ed. It is not thought that the dog bit any other persons although se eral vber d'lgs wore bittej. Clubs In Zone One To Hold Convention Here. Clan .Golf Tournament For Afternoon. The Kiwanis clubs of Zone one in Western North Carolina will hold their annual meeting Friday, October 9, at Cleveland Springs hotel here, it was announced by the board of directors of the local club here last week. This means that approximately 400 Kiwanians representing 10 Kiwanis clubs scattered in the cities through out Western Carolina will spend the the day in Shelby. It will be perhaps the last convention of the year at Cleveland Springs, a favorite conven tion center, and one of the best of the year. The meeting will be in the nature of u friendly get-together staged for the purpose of getting Kiwanians in the state in closer touch with each other. There will be little of formal business and the day will be featured by a mid-day luncheon to be attended by all Kiwanians present. At pres ent plans are underway for a big Ki wanis golf tournament for the after noon witha prize to be awarded the winner by (he Shelby Kiwanis club. Clubs in Zone. A. W. Honeycutt, of Hendersonville zone governor, together with other prominent Kiwanis oficials will be pres ent. Clubs in the district that will likely send delegations are Asheville, Hendersonville, Ruthcrfordton. Forest City, Marion, Morganton, Hickory, Newton, Lineolnton, Gastonia, North Wilkesboro, Mt. Airy, Statesville and Elkin. At the meeting of the local club last Thursday evening Governor He neyeutt was present and made pre liminary plans for the convention. At a meeting of the directors of the Shel ! by club today further plans were ! made and a formal invitation extended ; to the clubs in the district. Here with Mr. Honeycutt Thursday were his wife. Bruce Drysdale presi 1 dent of the Hendersonville club, and his brother, Mr. Drysdaje, of Phila j dolphin. Mr. Honeycutt, who is sup i posed each year to make an official i visit to each club in his zone, spoke to the meeting upon the aim and gen eral work of Wiwanis international' also sang a solo and led Kiwanians present in anumber of Kiwanis The zone meeting was discussed and a shead of the district the protnineht visitor felt that the selection/of CleV j eland Springs for the big / meeting I would meet with the approval of ev : cry club in the icne. Plans for the convention and gidf tournament, which js expected to be I one of the best ever staged, on the Cleveland Springs links, will be .an nounced later. / * A McSwain May Enter jj Solicitor’s Contest Shelby Attorney and World Wai Veteran Considers Race for Soli citor Huffman's Place. i With five candidates already def initely announced for the office of solicitor of the 16th judicial district, there is a strong probability that Cap tain Peyton McSwain, of Shelby, will make the sixth entrant in the race, it has been learned here. Captain McSwain is a world war veteran, served overseas with the Wild Cat division. He is a former member of the legislature from this county, a member of Governor McLean’s per sonal staff, and an able criminal law yer, who would make a vigorous prose, cutor. His name has been mentioned quite frequently in the last few years in connection with the solicitorship of this district. In fact before Mr. Huff man announced that he would retire at the expiration of his term, it 'was generally expected that Captain Me Swain would be his most likely oppon. ent for re-election in the Democratic primary next year. While, a member of the extra ses sion of the legislature in 1921 he hail Catawba county taken out of the 17th district, a Republican district and placed in the H 6th district. At that time it was suggested that he would probably oppose Solicitor Huffman at the next election. So far Cleveland is the only county in the district that doesn’t have a can^ didate. The other candidates are S. J. Irvin from Burke, Kemn Nixon from Lincoln. L. S. Spurling from Caldwell, and J. L. Murphy ahd D. L. Russell from Catawba. Captain McSwain refuses to state definitely whether or not he will be a candidate, but in the event that he should enter the race the large Dem ocratic vote in Cleveland and his pop ularity over the district with the ex service men and the American legion would certainly make him » mo>*t for* midable e»rdi#i<