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ONE OF THE FUNNIEST STORIES EVER WRITTEN, “ TOO MUCH EFFICIENCY”, IN EACH ISSUEOF THE STAR. A LAUGH IN EVERY LINE. r— RELIABLE home paper Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Farming Section. Modern Job Department, VOL. XXXIII, No. 100 r--. SHELBY’S POPULATION 1925 Census_8,854 Whore Industry Joins With Climate In A Call For You, , »— ■ — _-A Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE (i.lorcd Folks at Thanksgiving Cele bration In No. 3 Prepared For Fun When Officers Arrive Officers of the law stepped in a | colored shanty in No. 3 township last nijri,t and halted what might have developed into one of the county's outstanding Thanksgiving celebra tions. The occasion was one of dancing ond merriment in observance of the Thanksgiving season, but the acces saries were such as to form a grave - vard. The decorations as viewed by the officers included three pistols, five shotguns, a long biaded knife of the Spanish farc-the-well type, a guitar and plenty of dancing feet to furnish moving material for the artillery. The whole affair was aired in re corder’s court this morning and reve lations tended to show that had the officers not arrived when they did something might have happened, as heaped on the judge’s stand were guns of all varieties. ‘Thanksgiving Shootin’.” yam McCullers, Ed Mintz and Love Borden stopped at E. C. Sarratt’s fill ing station late in the evening and purchased gasoline. Just as they were leaving the artillery started a bar rage—“jes a little Thanksgiving shooting,” one of the defendants term ed it. The officers were g^lfied and when Deputy Kendrick and Police man Hester arrived From Shelby the South Carolina party had made its way to the home of Henry Parks, a one-door shanty, where a big Thanks giving dance was in progress. In stepped the officers as Borden was twanging the guitar and the guns began hitting the floor. The Kaiser’s crack soldiers of the days prior to the World War could not have stacked tnem speedier. Three guns were tak en from the floor and the knife with lire wicked blade opened came from i an overalls pocket. Further search rc- J vented three shotguns stacked in one corner of a room, while two other shot- | guns were found hidden between the j mattresses on a bed. Played Safety First. Henry Parks at whose home the dance and target practice was being held claimed the ownership of three of the shotguns and one pistol. He explanied the guns hidden in the bed as a “safety first” move. Knowing j that the dance was to be staged he declared he “did’t want no prj'miscus shoutin’ around among his children an Ah hid de guns so dat if ennything stahted dey wudn’t git in de play.” Some of the guns remained un claimed and were relegated to the scrap heap by Recorder Mull, but ap parently the dance was of the “scrip ’ type and the admission price was to be well-armed for protection. As it was the accessories they car ried to the dance in artillery and liquid form cost Bowden $50 and the costs and Mintz paid a fine of $25 and the costs in each of two counts. But what might have been had not j the officers arrived when tney did woul<^>ave made a bigger Thanlop giving story. Aged onelby Man At Lincoln Corner Stone Exercises The corner stone to the handsome new annex to the Lincoln hospital at Lincolnton was laid Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock. A large number of friends of the institution W'ere present to witness the laying of the stone, and an impressive ceremony was held in connection with the event. Among those who attended was M. F. Hull of Shelby, the aged father of Mrs. L. A. Crowell. He was accom panied to Lincolnton by his daughter, Miss Lilia Hull, and granddaughter, Mrs. Jean Schenck, who also came for the ceremony. Mr. Hull was 91 years old in Oc tober and in spite of his advanced age he is still mentally alert and interest ed in present day happenings. He is a delightful conversationalist and so graphically does he picture the stir ting days of the Civil war in which he took an active part, that his family and friends never tire of hearing them. Mr. Hull is probably the only living oiar in this section who has the dis tinction of having talked with soldiers "ho fought in the Revolutionary war he remembers well conversations he he'l with several of these. 'Me. Hull, and his daughter. Miss Mull, will spend some time in Lincoln for with Dr. and Mrs. Crowell. I ou can always tell a nejy arrival '» Horida. He isn’t excited yet. Doubtless you can guess the official f rench abbreviation of Damascus. Mhat a howl would ensue if pover ty made women wear so few clothes. It is well for the Navy to get bat . |,ractice, but drownmg is too rertl Is-tic. Indiana Health Champ. i , yr i . a - - - 'Early to non ami early to rise plus a diet of .fresh vein-tables. plenty of eX' Vi la ord an esc a day, is the formula prescribed by Clara Ilauer. 11. of Columbia City, 1ml.. to those who seek health. Clara scored 1*9 out of a. nossil.de toy health paints in a state contest last summer. She will be one of the competitors in the health contest to be held in conjunction with the.yearly -Intelr.ativa.dldvesiock Exhibition, to be held at Chicago, Nov. ** Vo JAV- Oj. I LOCAL PUTS OFF Curtailment by Southern Power Com pany is Reduced to One Day Each Week. Tuesday Here. -- Beginning; next week textile plants and other Southern power users in this section will have to close down only one day each week. The day for cur tailment here will be Tuesday and Tuesday night, all plants in this zone observing the closing regulations from Tuesday at 6 in the morning until Wednesday morning. With quite a bit of rain over the territory local textile men are of the ■opinion that another week or two will see the curtailment completely lifted. The Charlotte dispatch regard ing the decreased curtailment says: Users of electricity produced by the Southern Power company will be running within one day of full time next Monday, another half-day hav ing been cut from the curtailment pe riod. effective on November 30, ac cording to a letter sent our by Char ler 1. Burkholder vice president of the company. This is the third drop from the original three days of curtailment Which .prevailed for several weeks dur ing- the summer, as a result of the drought which recorded a deficiency of rainfall for the year of slightly more than IS) inches at its high peak. This caused an unusual drain on the supply of ponded water of the com panv. requiring that thousands of tons of coal be used at the supplemental plants. Recent rains have caused the wa ters to show improvement in pond along the Catawba river, particularly, on which most of the plants of the company are located, the flow of the river itself having begun to approach normal recently. With continued rains and improve ment in the flow of the river as a result, it will prbbabily be only a question of a few weeks, si most, be fore full-time operation of industrial slants will be resumed, although of ficials of the company make no state ment as to when this may be expected. Cock-Fighfinsr Near Cherryville Sunday Cherrvville, Nov. Ce.—lVnut * iff S. Stroup and Chief Painter swooped down on a number of men and bovs iust out side the corporate limits "west of town last Sunday evening who were principals and spec tators at a matinee of coek-figh‘ing. At-the approach of the on tears quite a number pulled tor tall tiaiber six or eigitt stood their ground. The officers found one slain rooster and five or six live one in -’neks. The officers failed to recognize some of those who run, hut all who yere re cognized were residents of Cherry vjlle. No arrests were made Sunday It is saitl that this business has been going on here for the past year Detroit Man Writes For Buddy Here To Come Back To Him j From Detroit, u pon the lakes, comes a mysterious appeal to The Star—a Thanksgiving call of a friend urging a friend here to come back, that “he is forgiven.’ What there is behind the let ter and between the lines; what “Ed”, means to William Roberson, urd why he wants him back is a puzzle. “Everything is forgiven. Come.” That’s the appeal Ed, of Detroit sends to this paper as an urge to his pal of the county. The mes sage follows: “William T. Roberson, of Shel by, route 5. Please come back to ■ Detroit, Mich. There is some good news waiting fori you. Everything | is o. k..and am anxiously waiting ior your return. Don’t hesitate, come back at once. You will be j welcomed back and everything is i forgiven. Come. Y our Buddie, ' “Ed." Says Asheville Will Boost For Shelby A letter received here from Frank j A. Barber, general chairman of the j Asheville Chamber of Commerce, i which recently staged a "Know North j Carolina” motorcade, says! Sixty four people participated in the North Carolina State tour and you now have sixty four friends who will welcome every opportunity t> i speak a good word fpi your be.-uffvl i city. 1 We are deeply grateful for your i generous hospitality and I assure yaki . that we will be very glad to recipro ' cate when you visit the Land cf the ! Sky. ' Lawrence’s Farewell Says Cleveland Is County Of Boosters To the Citizens of Cleveland County! It is with much regret that I g;'-e up county agent work in Cleveland county. It has been a pleasure to work with you people of the county the past five years, while I Have been county agent for Cleveland county, ar.d I wish to express to you my hearty ! appreciation of the support you have given me, You have a county of nro gresSive citizens and a county where everybody boosts and nobody knocks; a county where the citizens of the towns in the county join hands with the county for progress. I want to commend to you my suc cessor, Mr. Alvin Hardin, who takes up county agent work December 1st. Mr. Hardin is energetic and has had practical experience on the farm, a technical training, and experience as county agent. R. E LAWRNCE. Co. Agt. Men laugh at women’s fashions and forget how ridiculous they look in some of the things fashion decrees them. .. _ . _ The following is the official pro gram for the first services and exer cises to he held in the handsome new Dover Baptist church Sunday. The program, as given out by the pastor, Rev. John Davis, includes special exercises by the Sunday school and congregation. Sunday School 9:1® Song: Praise Qod From Whom All Blessing. Flow; Prayer by Pastor; i Song by Avondale chorus; collection;' History of School, W. D. Steekston; So g by \v«tndale chorus; Address, I. 11. Dover “What a Church and Sun- j lay School Meant to a Community.’’ Song by choir, Loyalty to Christ; 10:50 closing school. Church Service 11 A. M. Song All Hail the Power of Jesus Name; Prayer; Song by choir No. 248 Crown Jesus King; Scripture reading; Offertory; Song Avondale rhnrus; Announcements and talk by Pastor; Sermon by Rev J. R. Green of Boiling Spr.ngs; Song by choir; Closing. Services for Sunday Evening G:00 P. M. B . V. P. C. 7:00 Church services; Song by choir My Latest Sun is Si’ king Fast; Prayer; Special Music; Thank giving offering; Scrip ture reading; Pantomine and quart ett; Sermon by pastor theme “What Shall Wo Do Now?” Song Am 1 a Sold er of the Cross; Revival services %viil begin Sunday night. Monthly Honor Toll Dover Mill School First Grade: C. L. Southard, Hu bert Bunchfied, Jackson Lymn, J. Y. Cantrell. Herman Sisk, Jack Shull, Harold Wilson, Berdet Johnson, Leon ard Price, Clyde Chapman. Luvenia Morrow, Blanch Thompson, Ottie White, Ollie Ruth Queen Rosa Wil- : lis Dora Worley. Virginia W’orley, Lillian Melton, Edward C’handlier, Vernie Weilmon, Ralph Turner, Edith Tarlington, Ruby Lindsay, Bruce Tate. Ilarl Jr, Hicks, Edgar Powell and L. C. Hardin. Second Grade: Carl Shelton, Ebb Williams, Blaine -Canipe, Viola Mor gan, A. V. Lanier, Coyon Greene, Mary Eiler Southhard, Cleyde Sirk, Burgin Sirk, Burley Sirk, Margaret [ Joy, Katherine Buice and Irwin John son. Third Grade: J. T. Nocline, John McAlister, Eugene Price, Yatca Wilson, Paul Shull. Katherine Daw son, Pearl Hicks, Louise Powell Paul ine Ivey, and Barline Johnson. Fourth Grade: Griffin Holland, Leona Morgan, Fay Lanier, Mary Helen Tate. Fifth Grade: Charlie Lee Hester, J. R. Pruett. Raeford Davis, Luru Morrow, Lois Buice and Norman No len. . Sixth Grade: Onnie Lee White, Clark Williams, Lalla McCraw, Del mus Nolen, Ethel Hicks and Georgia Hurley. Seventh Grade: Ellen Elliott, Lor ena Joy and Ruth Hicks. r Little Girl Has Hard Thanksgiving »• .- .-—* Thanksgiving day brought grief to the home of Ceorge Cook, on Shelby route 2, and today his little daughter, Betty, is a patient in th^ Shelby hos pital, suffering with a very bad frac ture of the right leg. According to the reports the little girl was returning or had just re turned from a Thanksgiving dinner yesterday afternoon and in some way, possibly by falling out, her right leg was caught in the spokes of the wheel and broken. She was carried over and around with the wheel several times and was suffering much pain when reached. * It was learned at the hospital this afternoon that the little girl, who is eleven years of age. is now resting comfortably as could be expected. Tuberculosis Toll In State Very High Mecklenburg County Loses 87 Citi zens by White Plague During Present Year. Sanitrium. Nov, 25.—The available figures show there were 2,462 deaths from tuberculosis in North Carolina last year. This is an increase of 117 over the previous year. In this jium ber were fathers needed by their fam ilies, mothers taken from their little children, students in colleges, young men and women just beginning to work out their shining dreams, child ren in schools, each touched by the great white plague and taken away. In Mecklenburg county there were 87 deaths from tuberculpsi;.. 483 Rural Homes In Cleveland Have Electric Lights Within a short time almost 2,500 people of rural Cleve land will be enjoying th comforts and conveniences of electric lights. That’s the record of the first farm county in America to start a rural electric lighting pro gram. This week the contract was let for the erection ot the Double Springs nower line, John Blanton, of Latti rrore, receivin'? the contract. The material has been or dered ar.d work on the Inc will begin at an ep 1 r date. The completion of the line that will furnish power to the Double Springs section will make the sixteenth com munity in rural Cleveland county to be lighted with el ect*ic lights, and Cleveland’s lighting program has been underway only one year. The 16 lines run into 483 homes and estimating five people to the home means that near 25,000 farm folks are reading their paper to night by electric lights. ED. J11 ORDER HE1D Rutherfordton, Nov. 26.— The fifth district meeting: of the Junior Order held here Saturday afternoon and evening was a great success due to the activities of District Deputy, John P. Bean. Mr. Bean was appoint ed to this important office this year. He is one of the foremost fraternal order men in the state. He c^ie to Rutherford coun ) in 1897. Mr Bean was born in Lincoln cpunty. He has been a Junior 22 years. The meeting was called to order by E. *W. Dixon of BehvOod Council No. 84 as Councilor; G. B. Hill, of ClilT side No. 138, V. C. C. Dobbins, of Caroleen No. 140, Jr. P. C ; G L. Long, of Logan Store No. 198, chap-, lain; A. M. Justice of Rutherford No. 138, W.; Geo. R. Hodge, Rutherford No. 138, T. S.; District Deputy, Jno. P. Bean of Rutherfordton, occupies the chair. The following committees were ap pointed: Resolutions, E. W. Dixon, J. J. Dobbins, D. D. Green; Time and Place: T. P. Deal, Geo. R. Hodge, O. C. Wright; Publicity: E. W. Dixon, R. T. Peeler, J. T. Goodmaan; Devot'on: J. F. Pool, M. E. Dorsey! The opening address was gi-^n ly our County Superintendent of Schools, Prof. Erwin, of Cliffside No. 139, which Was greatly enjoyed by all. The following otficers were elect, ed to serve for the ensuing year: Vice Dist. Deputy, E. W. Dixon, of Belwood No. 84; Dist. Sec., B. G. Wil lis, of Caroleen No. 140; Warden. T. P. Deal, Belwood No. 84; Chaplain, G. L. Long, Logan Store No. 198, T S.; . C. Wright, Ellenboro No. 5, Jr., P. C.; W. R. Pirecy, Henrietta No. 61. Editor Page Regrets To See Lawrence Go Kings Mt. Herald. Well, I am sorry Mr. Lawrence has quit our county as farm agent. I have had dealings with a \-eat many farm agents but he is the most to my liking of them all. He has literally put the county on the map. I hope he has good luck in his new endea vors and that he will succeed in mar rying a dandy girl and will live hap py ever after. He is a nice fel and gentle withall. He can manage a whole county v> hout drinking or cussing and can be perfectly at home with either the poor or rich. In fact, he made out like he was powerful noor and now it turns out that he has lots of that high price land about Brevard and he is to open a real estate office to handle his own land. He ought to make money out of that. FIDDLERS CONVENTION ON FOR WACO SCHOOL Waco, Nov. 26.—Principal I. J. Kel lum announces that Friday evening December 11 has been decided on as the date for the third annual old time fiddler.s convention to be held in the auditorium of the high school. Prizes in cash and other commodities, aggre gating in value $40, are being offered fcy enterprising merchants of Waro, Cherryville and Shelby. Perhaps, the largest audience ever assembled in the auditorium of the Waco school listened to 15 old time fiddlers last fall. An even larger number is expected this Young Violinis Joseph Lumpkin, here, California'!* young violinist, will make his debut lit Budapest In Octolier, and will go from there to Vienna. Berlin, Paris, London and then come to the United States. Lumpkin has studied under Jcno Hubay. Leopold Auer and Carl JrTesch. Jte is one of the youngest American violinists to receive suck attention. Grid Classic Ends In Tie Chapel Hill, Nov. 26.—The beautiful story of an outplayed football eleven, doggedly holding1 its own against con stantly manifested superiority, per sifting unto the end and then doing what appeared from the outset as im possible, was unraveled on Emerson field today. Ir. brief, a gallant team from the University of North Carolina tied a better team from the University of Virginia, udrop kick from the eigh‘ yard line in the last few minutes of piny, equalling a more spectacular field goal from the 35-yard line by Charlie Mackall, Cavalier, in the sec ond quarter. ,Xi»e score 3*3* No better, more thrilling, or in one light, more masterful, exhibition of football could have been asked by the 18,000 spectators, a colorful gallery, that watched the ancient rivals battle today to a draw. Homefolks, counting on the Tar Heels to cop before the'classic, went to lied tonight satisfied after they sow this eleven, outclassed, come back in the end and tie the fighting Cava liers. Dlffe.v Leads Attack. After Virginia had gotten off to her herculean start, uncorking a se ries of downs by various lines of strategy, with Carter Diffey, who may have been hurt :tt one time, but bore no injury today, running like an un leashed wolf, the most hopeful of the spectators began to hum a ditty to themselves entitled “Same Old Seven and Six.” But this, aforesaid Diffey, who ■•done gained more yards h.v line plays than the entire Carolina backfield icombined, blundered in the last quarter when, with the ball under the goal posts, he failed to play a safety and ordered Loth instead to attempt a punt out of danger. It was irony because all the ad vance dope forecast that Carolina would win by the margin of a field goal, kicked by either Sparrow or Un derwood, both experts at the business of toe caviorting. All through the gorgeous, splendid matinee, aftev Virginia scored, it ap pealed that the reverse had happened end Virginia would win by that field goal. Then, at the last minute, with the accuracyand certainty of a dose of aspirin for a sick headache, came along the Durham lad, Hackney, who tied It up with a field goal and there by eased many aching hearts, if not r.oaas. OTHER TURKEY GAMES. Davidson 26; Duke 0. Wake orest 65; Elon 0. Lenoir 41; Guilford 0. South. Ga. Tech T; Auburn 7. Alabama 27; Georgia 0. Furman 26; Clemson 0. Florida 17; W. and I.. 14. Vandy 19; Sewanee 7. V. P. I. 7; V. M. I. 0. Kentucky 23; Tennessee 0. Centenary 0; Tulane 11. Marquette 30; Mercer 0. W. and M., 14; Richmond 0. Newberry 26; Wofford 0. Citadel 7; P. C. 0 Oglethorpe 6; Chattanooga 2. King 13, Carson Newman 2. East. Penn. 7; Cornell 0. Columbia 5; Syracuse 16. Maryland 7; Johns Hopkins 7. West Va. 19; W. and J. O. Pitt 23; Penn tSate 7. Blown 14; Colgate 14. COOPER LOSES FIGHT IN SUPREME COURT < <>utt Denies Appeal of Former Hanker and Brother of Lieutenant Governor W. B. ('ooper. Kaleigh, Nov. 26.—-An eight year* sentence in state prison awaits Tho nuis E. Cooper, former president of the defunct Liberty Savings bank of V' thnmgton, when he completes his two-year term in Atlanta federal pri M'ti the state supreme court today finding no error in a judgement of New Hanover superior court from winch he appealed. Cooper submitted to a two-year sentence in Atlanta, imposed by mted States District court, for vio la'mg the federal banking laws, and began his term last year. He, how ever, appealed from the state court judgement which carried the eight year sentence for violating the state, banking laws. He was convicted at the N'ovcm ber, 1024, term of New Hanover court on two indictments, which w'ere consolidated at the trial, one charg i g him w th unlawfully making loans when the reserve in the Liberty Savings bank, of which he was pre ide.it, was below the amount requir ed by law, and the other charging him with unlawfully making 7>ans in excess of 25 per cent of the capital stock and permanent surplus to three parties, of whom he, himself, was Cooper, who is a brother of former Lieut,.-Gov. W. B. Cooper, was long prominent in banking and • financial circles of the state, having been at one time president of the North Caro lina Bankers’ association. He was also prominent in state politics. The failure of the Liberty Savings bank and the criminal charges against Cooper followed the failure in 1923 of the Commercial bank, of Wilmington, of which he was an officer. Agricultural Board Will Meet Monday The Cleveland county Board of Agricultural will meet here Monday at which time a program for the farms of Cleveland county will be mapped out for 1926. An added feature of the meeting will be the introduction to the board of Alvin Hardin, the new county agent who succeeds R. E. Lawrence, the re tiring agent who goes to Brevard where he will enter the real estate game. The meeting will be held in the office of the county agent and both the incoming and retiring agents Hill be present;. j Two Shelby Men Paw Pharmacists Board Julian Hord and H* O. Champion Re* ceive License. One Woman and One Negro Among Applicants. 1 Oxford, Nov. 2<J.—F. W. Hancock secretary-treasurer of the North Car olina State board of Pharmacy, today announced the successful applicants for license to practice in the state. The examination was held at Chapel Hill Monday and Tuesday of this week. Those giving license follow: Samuel Avner, California, Pa.; H. O. Champion, Shelby; W. F. Craig, Charlotte; II. M. Deal, Landis; M. H. Duke, Hillsboro; P. G. Glass, Ken napolis; S. B. Hall, Goldsboro; R. C. Hair, Pineville; T. R. Hood, Dunn; J. C. Hord, Shelby; P. E. Kirkn an, Winston; W. H. Lytle negro), Ral eigh; D. C. MeCrummen, West End; Miss Mattie Smith, Charlotte; H. S. Utley, Benson; A. D. Walker, Ahos kie. All members of the state board were present for the examination. Mr. H; ncock says all of them were de lighted with the new pharmacy build ing at the University of North Carj. Lna, where the examination was held. The building, he says, is one of -ho best, if not the best, equipped in the South. i vrrw -—-— r\ Presyterian Church. The Sunday services at this church are expected to show the usual splen did attendance. The Workers council of the Sunday school will meev at f :30. All departments of the school will begin their work promptly at 0:45 a. m. The pastor, Rev. H. N. Me Diarmid will have for his subject at 11a. m. “Needs Supplied.” At 7:30 p. m., “Lost” will be the topic. This con gregation extends* a cordial welcome to the public to take part in all its activities and worship. There are lots of ways to waste money beside burning it, and there are lots of ways to get money besides earning it. If all the people who belive they could cure the country’s troubles, were herded to sizeable eiowu,