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ONE OF THE FUNNIEST STORIES EVER WRITTEN, “ TOO MUCH EFFICIENCY”, IN EACH ISSUEOF THE STAR. A LAUGH IN EVERY LINE. RELIABLE home paper Q{ Shelby And The State’* Fertile Farming Section, Modern Job Department, lebelani) SHELBY’S POPULATION 1925 Census_8,854 Where Industry Joins With Climate In A Call For You, , VOL- XXXIII, No. 93 “Covers Cleveland Completely.” SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 1925. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Gardner In Armistice Day Address Pays Tribute To Boys Who “ Went West” Declares in Greensboro That World War Was Crime Unless People Learned Something: More Constructive Than Killing. Urges Australian Ballot f Greensboro, Nov. 11.—Speaking at tht Armistice Day exercise? here to day, o. Max Gardner declared: i am happy to be privileged to ad dress this representative body ol forward looking North Carolinians: ' for the opportunity it affords to lay upon the altar of your devoted dead ] nlv tribute of respect and memory; for the occassion it seems to offer to summon the American Legion of this progressive community to the con templation of the exacting demands of civil life and to the requirements of sustained and orderly constitution al government. I stand uncovered in the presence of the hadllowed memory of your comrades who “went west.” I am humbled before the greatness of the supreme sacrifice they so freely paid proud beyond all words of those sons of North Carolina who held a loft the honored traditions of their native State and added a new' lustre to her crown of glory. “Men who not for fame or reward, rank or pow er, but in simple obediency to duty as they understand it, suffered all, sacrificed all, dared all and died.” They will have died in vain if from the lesson of their supreme sacrifices you have not learned to love and serve your country with a more intense challenging and inti mate devotion. Living in Greensboro and Guilford County, you enjoy an inherited en vironment of community pride, com munity love and community service compelling in its appeal to your finer natures. With such a background it seems to me entirely fitting that I should select for my subject today the title, "Live for Your Country/’ and I shall speak in no provincial terms. In God”s divine economy you were not called upon to die for your coun try. While there is something sub limely heroic about dying for one’s country there is something indefin ably more courageous than dying, and that is living nobably for one’s country. I appeal to you to prepare and train and strive and purpose and live for America in time of peace with the same consecrated zeal that you strove and fought and sacrificed for her in time of war. Fought for Peace. We are told over and over again that your war was fought for peace, that it was a war against war. If this was not true, then the period from July 31, 1914, to November 11, 1918, constitutes the blackets. epoch in the history of civilized man. The world war was an economic, social and political crime unless from it, you learned something more con strutiveiy enduring than the scienti fic knov/ledge of killing your fellow roan. America entered the. war be cause the conscience of a nation was outraged and because the heart of the people believed it to be right. Now if it were right to enter a world War f°r the safety of America and the preservation of civilization, ask in god faith why is it not now right for us to enter into some contract of world covenant in order to garner the fruits of your victory and fore ever outlaw national and internation al murder. 1 was for Wilson with the League of Nations. I am likewise W’ith Coolidge for the World Court. ! ij(?t us confidently hope that ouc of i the conference of Locarno there comes the dawn of an universal peace find the conservation of a world civil ization. The horrible drama of death through which we passed, has sure ty taught many new concepts of life •‘■'id brought you to more fully real liie that after all you shall pass this ,Wa>’ hut once, and that whatever of kindly deeds, whatever of ministra tions of mercy, as the tokens of friendship and helpfulness of the un fortunate, you would bestow, must be neglected or postponed, for with the dosing of each new day the opport unities offered by it are gone forever ar'd slip down the <«0rridors of time uud can only in a measure be re eemed by regarding the birth of each new day as a fresh invitation to c'owd its busy hours with love and sympathy and help for your follow man. 1 commend to you the study of the Personality, principles, and policies ?. lhe man who walked the waters *ahlee, and of his flaming follower 0 at Troas heard and answered p Macedenian cry. The two most P'ogregsive men that ever lived were esus of Nazareth and Paul of Tar *hey had no money and levied (Continued on page two.) Jilted—Sue< 4 Loss of social p it ion and wealth slie would have l.j,l if John W. Huij. hai d, Pittsburg, in., shovel king, had married her, are worth half *. raii 1 lion to Anne C’aldwel^ actress,' shown above. She is suing for thajt amount, aliening that he jilted after promising to marry.. High Point Firm Not Entirely Re sponsible for Appearance of Em ploy's Face in Compensation. Here's good news for those who have never won beauty prizes: Com promise has set a precedent whereby your face, no matter how' ugly it is, should not cost you over $200 if it s cares someone. A face is a face even if it looks like something else and no employer is responsible for the damages caused others by his own mug or that of his i employes—that is not to the extent of $12,500. That’s one consolation for not being beautiful—perhaps. The civil side of Superior court is r.ot related in anyway to an Atlantic ! City beauty contest, but a “false face* I is not as good a basis for a suit as false pretense. In court this week Mrs. Hester Lowranee, at one time in the employ of the High Point Hosier-* company, through her attorney, C. B. McBrayer, filed suit against the hosi ery firm for $12,500 damages. When she was in the employ of the mill, it is alleged that a negro girl sweeper | put on a false face and jumped at j Mrs. Lowranee, so scaring her that | the sudden start is said to have dis located a kidney. However, before the issue reached j the formal court a compromise came I about between the plaintiff and the j defendant company’s counsel, Clyde R Hoey, where the plaintiff was given $200 damages. It was believed by the defendant that their company was not respon sible for the play of its employes and that the “false face” was only dov ned for fun and could not be held against the company. So, if you’re not beautiful it may not cost you over $200, and sometim e beauty costs that, and more. Christmas Packages Creating Problem How, when and where to mail Christmas packages for army men outside the United States was an nounced today by the War Depart ment. All packages destined for the Ca nal Zone or Porto Rico must be in the hands of the general superinten dent of army transports service, Brooklyn, by November 22, and those for Honolulu, Guam or Manila should be sent for receipt by the Superinten dent at Fort Mason, San Francisco by November 20, Shipments toHon oiulu also may be made through New York' but they must be there by Nov ember 20 when the steamer Edge moor departs, arriving December 21. Packages must be labelled "Xmas Box” bear the name and address of the sender, and be limited to 20 pounds in w'eight and two cubic feet in volume. .... (By M. L. Shipman.) Raleigh, Nov. 11.—Possibility that the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling restoring the Pullman sur charge, which contravenes the State law will be tested through all the courts is a posibility of the near fu ture. During the past week in addi- j tion to receiving this interesting item of news, the Capital City entertain ed the Central Association of the | North Carolina Educational Associa- i tion, nearly one thuosaud teachers; being in the city over the week-end. I The unusual happened when a trac tion company reduced its rates vol untarily. The State Travelers Protective Association intends to test the Inter state commerce commission ruling re storing the Pullman surcharge in North Carolina. A law, pushed by the organization, has been in effect some years which prevented the rail roads charging this additional amount but the Commerce Commission has ruled that it must be paid in this state same as in others.. This will be a great additional burden on those who use the trains and the Travel ers Organization intends to carry the matter through to the highest courts. The surcharge was instituted as a war measure but since the end of the conflict had not been removed. A number of interesting and in structive addresses were heard by a bout one thousand teachers who were in the city over the week-end at the North Carolina Educational Associa tion conference. These meetings arc now held regularly each year and never fail to aid the teachers in the interchange of thoir views on teach ing. The Carolina Power and Light Company of Raleigh has voluntarily reduced its rates 10 to 15 percent for lighting electricity, the saving to consumers being approximately $200, 000 a year. This reduction also ap plies to the Yadkin Power Company, a subsidiary and 39 cities and towns which are served are affected by the reductions. These are in Eastern Carolina towns. During the week, the North Caro lina Cotton Growers Association or ganized a subsidiary company, the North Carolina Cotton Sales Comp any which will handle the sales of the co-ops direct to the mills. Dr. B. W. Kilgore and General Manager U. L. Blalock were the organizers and it is stated the company will be sole ly for the benefit of the co-op mem bers. It enables the co-ops to go di rect into the market andj compete with other cotton merchants on a parity in selling cotton to m^lls. Dr. Kilgore and Mr. Blalock feel that it is a step forward for the co-op or ganization. Governor McLean visited Washing ton the early part of the week and re turned and issued proclamation set ting aside Armistice Day as a holi day and calling on the people to ob serve it. Would Repeal Inheritance Taxi Governor McLean wants the inheri tance tax repealed as a Federal tax and left as a source of revenue for the State. Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of the Progressive Farmer, opposes re peal and says the Governors who are urging this have been hoodwinked as to the real purpose of repeal. Governor McLean has hastened to assure the alumni of University of North Carolina that the expansion at Duke &ill not hurt Carolina. He feels there is plenty of room for expansion in higher educational facilities. Martain McGill was saved from electrocution last Friday when the Governor commuted his sentence to life imprisonment. He was sentenced from Union county for killing his wife. W. H. Pittman of the department of education made an address to teachers at Fall River, Mass during the week. Mr. Rittman said he glean ed the idea that the Massachusetts people are apprehensive of the Re sult on their state of the textile boom in North Carolina. The textile school of State College won the blue ribbon for its display at State College. The display was an excellent one and showed great skill in weaving. John G. Dawson, state Democratic chairman, visited the city during the week but reported all quiet in politi cal circles. He does not put much stock in rumors that former Gov ernor Morrison may run for that of fice again. Education week. A proclamation issued by Governor McLean designates the week begin ing November 16 as ‘‘American Edu cation Week” which his Excellency asks all North Carolinians to observe with special programs in the schools of the State and civic organizations of Cities and towns, the purpose be ing to impress upon the “rising gen eration” the value and privileges of citizenship and the importance of (Continuer! on page eight.) Aged Shelby Woman Passes Mrs. B. B. Babington, one cf Shelby's Most Beloved Pioneers. Dies at Age of 88. Burled Today. Mrs. Elisabeth Jane Babington, widow of the late B* B. Babington, died about 5 o’clock Wednesday morn ing at her home on M. Washington street where she had been desperately ill for three weeks, lying in a stupor most of the time from a recent stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Babington was 88 years of age Saturday, one of the old est Shelby women who had lived here over half a century and seen Shelby grow from a mere hamlet to a pros perous town of nearly 9,000 people. Mrs. Babington was a beautiful Chris tian character. She possessed a most cheerful disposition, and a vivid recol lection of places and events in Shel by’s history. Living an active out-door life with her flowers and her garden and being of sturdy Irish stock she managed to prolong her life to a ripe age which was full of kird, neighbor ly deeds. She possessed a quick wit. a sympathetic heart, a practical, com mon-sense view of life. Her life was centered in her home, her family end her neighbors and when her back was bent with the weight of years and her body was enfeebled, she always made a kind neighbor, visiting and sharing with them their joys and sorrows. Re cently she has been living with her grand daughter Mrs. Forrest Wil liams who tenderly ministered unto her every need and care. Mrs. Babington before marriage was Miss Elizabeth Jane Coker, She came to Shelby in 1870 with her hus bt rd who was an iron worker from Alabama and established Shelby’s first foundry. Iron working was the fam ily trade for three generations. Nine teen years ago Mr. Babington died and she is the last of her family ex cept her descendants. Four children survive: Mrs. P. Hill Kendrick, of Charlotte; W. Davis Babington, of Shelby; Mrs, Lee Sullivan, of Besse mer. Ala., and T. J. Babingtci of Shelby. Three children are dead, Mrs. <>. C. Summers, Ben Babington, jr„ and Mrs. S. M. Evans. Twenty-two grand children and !M great grand children survive. The funeral will be conducted from the Central Methodist church Thurs day afternoon at 3 o’clock by Rev. A. L. Stanford of Charlotte, assisted by the pastor ,A\ H. K. Boyer. Her grandsons will serve as pall-bearers Advertising Expert Added to Star Staff Mr. Jack Douglass Comes to The Star from Knoxville Sentinel— As Advertising Solicitor The Star is pleased to announce that it has added to its staff, Mr. Jack Douglass who comes from the Knoxville (Tenn) Sentinel, his posi tion with The Star being an advertis ing solicitor and copy writer. Mr, Douglass has had long experience in this field and The Star commends him to its patrons. Since advancing the publication days to thrice a week, it has been necessary to add a night Linotype operator and Mr. Roy Helms front Hendersonville, is filling this position. To secure more business in order to make the thrice-a-week pub lication permanent, Mr. Jack Doug lass has been added as an advertising solicitor to assist Editor Weathers. An effort will be made to carry a market page each Friday where the grocers and meat dealers can offer their merchandise to the housewives for the week-ends. Women buy 90 per cent of the household necessities and The Star should appeal especially to the merchants who have foodstuffs to sell, for the paper is delivered into the homes of Shelby citizens by Tour carrier boys. Carrier service has also been put on for South Shelby, Shelby mill, Eastside, Dover and Ora mill sections and these have added several hun dred to our list. An automobile page may also be expected as a regular weekly feature. The purpose of The Star manage ment at all times is to give the citi zens of Shelby and Cleveland county a paper that measures up in every way to the splendid citizenship and it appreciates the words of encourage ment that have been given since the change to thrice a week, all agreeing that the standard of the every other day is well maintained, with that of twice a week. Thanks “Ketch-AH” Monroe Enquirer. The Cleveland Star, published at Shelby, has been one of the best seini weekly newspapers in the state. Ana since it now is published three times a week it becomes one of the best tri weeklies. Editor Lee B. Weathers should be commended upon the fine service he is rendering liis town and count v. PLANS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT He adds to the scenic grandeur of Western Carolina. E. S. Draper, landscape architect and engineer of Charlotte and Atlanta, who is planning the big resort development outline for Cleveland Springs Park, which is being developed by Florida capitalists. He is also planning and designing the Lake Lure model mountain lake resort town at Chimney Rock. Hold Negro Here On Arson Charge Gi >ver Ray, colored, is in the county jail awaiting a Superior court hearing charged with arson in connection with the recent burning of two out houses, around 25 bales of cotton and other sup plies at the home of Mr. L. C. Palmer, well known farmer of the Polkville section. The matter came up before the grand jury yesterday when they returned in connection with the chain-gang affair and a bill was returned against the negro. Judge Shaw set bond at $750, which had not been given today. Another negro was mentioned in connec tion with the fire, but owing to a lack of evidence he was not held. Mrs. Charlie Cordell and Daughter Virginia Dare, and Miss Annie Hughes left Tuesday for Winter Park, Fla., to spend about two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Martin have mov ed from near Boiling Springs to S. Shelby on Morton street. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Champion and Mr and Mrs. Clyde Champion have moved to the Arnold home on Broad street. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold have tak en charge of the boarding house at Ora mill. Mrs. Boyd Hill returned to her home in Spartanburg Sunday after spend ing some time here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Champion. Kennon Blanton and Lloyd Weaver l.av purchased the South Shelby Cash store from Miss Annie Hughes and will continue to operate the store at the same stand. W. H. Champion spent Sunday in Gaffney, S. C., with relatives, Mr. E. S. Weaver is completing a new home on Morrison street and will occupy the same when finished. Miss Jane Kennedy has gone to Chimney Rock to nurse the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Shy tie who is seriously ill with pneumonia. Hollis School News of Interest (Special to The Star.) Our school is progressing nicely un der the management of Prof. J. J. Tarlton. We are glad to have Miss Sue Da vis and Mr. Eugene White as our new students. The boys and girls have begun play ing basketball. They expect to play some other teams soon. Miss Estelle Sprutt spent Sunday with Miss Myrtice Doty. Miss Stella Buff the home economics teacher spent the week end with home folks near Rutherfotdton. Miss Daisy Bowen and Mr. Broadus Merck surprised their many friends by going to Gaffney, S. C., Saturday ev ening and getting married. Their friends wish them much happiness. See Moviedom’s Greatest Cornedv—Harold Lloyd In “THE FRESHMAN” on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at Webb Theatre * JUSTICE 01? 11! SCHOOLS HERE Honor Roll of Heroes Who Made Su preme Sacrifice is Read in Schools. Readings and Music. Armistice Pay was a quiet affair in Shelby, there being no observance ex cept in the public schools where ex ercises were held in commemoration of , the memorable bleak November day seven years ago when Germany went to her knees in the greatest conflict ir all history. Local banks closed and Hundreds of Shelby and Cleveland county people attended the Armistice day automobile races at the Charlotte speedway, hut all stores remained open with American flags flying from i their staffs on the streets. At each of the city schools the chil dren sang war songs, gave readings bearing on the war and held other ex ercises in commemoration of that eventful day, closing the services by reading the honor roll of Cleveland I ccqnty’s dead, 13 of whom were killed in battle while IS died in service. The names are as follows: Killed in battle: Warren F. Hoyle, Robert P. Falls, Otis I). Green, Wil iam Barrett, C. A. McCraw, O. Pratt Street, Lawson J. Owens, Joseph R. Runyans. Frank Hayes, Butler Hol'd, B. C. McSwain, John Carver and 1 George W. Hastings. Died in service: Ira A. Crabtree, S. 1 J. Randall, R. O. Rhyne. Esley O. Cab- i nniss, Reid Morris. Roy Lattimore, Ed Price, Joseph Spangler, Sumvney Powell, Calvin Cook, Broadus V. Doty, 1 Wm. B. Weathers, Forrest A. Rippy, B. G. McIntyre, Fred Weathers, Har \ey N. Allen, J. II. Rattcree, Henry Withrow (colored). Divorces Granted To Seven Couples Sucprier Court Will Likely Continue Through Thursday. Number Small Cases on Calendar. The civil grind of the present tern of Superior court will in all probabil- , ity continue for a part of the day Thursday, if not longer, ac cording to court officials. The grind for several days has been ' confined to minor civil issues of les- , ser interest and to divorce eases. Ti e one case regarding an alimony was continued for the time being Wednes day. It is n case from Kings Mountain wherein the wife is already drawing end since she has departed her home the husband asks that alimony order , he discontinued. A physician’s certi ficate was etnered to show that the woman was unable to atteud a hear ing today. Seven or more divorces were grant- ' ed by the court up until Wednesday. They were: Annie Maude Willis from Horace B. Willis, Fannie Webb Blan ton from Charles Blanton, Minnie Nor wood from John Norwood, Eliza Smith from Sam Smith, Clem Whitworth : from Lula Whitworth. H. W. Whit worth. from Ijoola Whitworth, W. R. Ham from Maggie Ham. To Sell Old Church. The old church building at Olive i Grove Baptist church will be sold to ' the" Highest bidder on November 28, 1 l',1 :Sr, at it uVlocl . Probe Clears Gang Camp Of Jury Charges Investigation Fails to Find Sufficient Evidence to Substantiate Clean-up Ordered. The investigation ordered by Judge Shaw to determine the veracity of the if ports of lewd women and whiskey at the convict camp here failed to dis < lose sufficient evidence to substanti ate the first report made to the judge, according to the second report filed yesterday. The report of the investigation was brier and to the point offering no de tails as to how the investigation was earned out other than slating that five or six witnesses were examined. The renort as filed was: “We. the grand jury, have ex amined five or six witnesses, fail ed to find sufficient evidence to substantiate our first report in re gards to whiskey and lewd wo U'en at camp.” This was signed by J. A. McBrayer, foreman of the grand jury, and so far rs is known ends the recommendation in the first report for a general clean up at the camp. Following the recommendation for n clean-up and the reports of whiskey end lewd women there was much in terest in the matter and the result of the investigation was the main topic of discussion around the court house. Solicitor Not Here. Solicitor Huffman to whom the mat ter had been referred for investigation was not present at the investigation. Attorney Cowan, it is undei stood, was sent here to act in his place during the probe. After the original recom mendation Judge Shaw advised the solicitor to look into the reports and by a court order had the grand jury returned to await the plan of handling the mattur thought best by the solici tor. j As the investigation was not pub lic it has not been learned what wit* nesses testified and were called dur ing the investigation. H. P. Haley, furniture dealer of Cireenville, S. C.,' received a stroke of paralysis at Grover Monday evening r.bout 6 o’clock from which he died ruesday morning in the Shelby pub lic hospital without regaining con sciousness. Mr. Haley who was asso rted with his brother J. S. Haley in •he furniture business at Greenville vas travelling by motor car to Char otte to attend to some business. At Grover he drove in a garage to gpt -epairs or supplies for his car when le suddenly without warning swoon ‘d to the ground. He was rushed to he Shelby hospital where the end ;ame after the arrival of his wife ind brother from Greenville. Mr. Haley was 52 years of age and caves a wife and four daughters. His >ody was taken Tuesday to Greenville 'or interment. While coming to the deathbed of Mr. Haley, his brother and wife met vith an accident at Patterson Springs, the car overturning on the oad near the Lowery store, but neith vas hurt. Their escape, however, was niraculous. * -- * Publicity is the Only Remedy. ’, L'atawba News-Herald. The great Roosevelt never uttered i greater truth than when he said; ‘The remedy for crookedness in pub ic positions is pittiless publicity.” We have an example of what hap >ens to public officials in charge of a •onvict force in Cleveland county, vhen let alone for awhile on the part >f the public not knowng what is go ng one. The result of lack of putyicity as :o what was going on was lewd wo men and whiskey at the convict camp. Willard Automobile ' Reported Found Out Of Spartanburg, S. C. The Hudson coach belonging to Mr. Fas. S. Willard, local travelling sales man and stolen from in front of the Princess theatre Tuesday night haa jeen found near Spartanburg, S. C., recording to reports here. A rr.es >age was received this morning from1 he Spartanburg, S. C., sheriff stated hat the car was found this morning ight miles on this side of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Willard attended the .how at the Princess Tuesday evening ind sometime between 7 and 9 o’clock he car disappeared from in front of he theatre building where it