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SHELBY Was Carolina’s Fastest Grow ing Town 1920-1925 By U. S. Census. NORTH CAROLIN A’S LEADING NEWSPAPER OUTSIDE OF THE DAILY FIELD Hie litulanii — THE STAR Is The Leading Paper of Shelby and The State’s Fertile Farm Section. \ VOL. XXXIV, No. 72 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1926. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. „By mai1, per year /,ln 2.50 By carrier, per year (in advance) *3.00 Florida Visitors Enthused Over Section— To Broadcast Party From Clearwater Favorably Impressed With Shelby And Cleveland Spiings. Radio Program Tonight. A Floridian’s conception of Shelby and Western Carolina will be tile ory told over radio tonight at u o'clock from Station WGHB at Clear water, Fla. The message will be that sent back home by a Pullman load <_ f Floridians, from Clearwater and West coast section, now spending some time at Cleveland Springs es tates, just out of Shelby. The party arrived here Monday noon and during the W’eek has been en tertained by Alfred P. Marshall, sales director of Cleveland Springs estates and a native of Florida’s famous West Coast. Many to “Tune In.” Numerous Carolinians, all over the western section of the state, are ex pected to tune in tonight on the pro gram to be broadcasted from Clear water telling of this section. R G. Lawrence, prominent chamber of com merce and radio official of Florida, sent back home his idea of Western Carolina as a summer homeland and playground and the big radio stall),n there will put the message on the air tonight, carrying back to Carolinians the second big boost for their state ever broadcast from Florida. The entire party seems enthused over Western Carolina’s climate, scenery and homeland facilities, and sneaks especially favorably of the big Shelby development of their fellow citizen. It is their idea that Western Carolina will become to the summer vacationist what the West Coast oj Florida is to the winter pastimer. Of ficials of the party have been con ferring with Mr. Marshall relative to a two-fold co-operative boosting be tween the two sections. we cannot sec now a>'v man, rm n’atier how wealthy, could ask for more equal and pleasing life than ihat of .-pending his winters on our West • oast and his springs and summers around Shelby,” is their manner rf saying it. And already the advancement, of the two sections will begin at both ends of clime’s call to man. Mr. Lawrence, motor secr»tary of the chamber of commerce there, will hereafter route his northbound tourists bv Cleveland brings and Shelby as thev retain North. And Cleveland Springs, a stop over mecca for South-bound tourist1', the routing will point to tho West roast regions. This co-operative plan is expected to be of untold value to both sections. The wire received by Mr. Lawrence telling of the radio program tonight follows: “Have arranged with Tison to give interesting talk at 9 o'clock Wednesday night. Listen in. Shall he glad to know what reception you get end also frank criticism of my storv. With kindest regards to party, hope success is attending the efforts of Marshall and Chestnut. “N. V. Hunsplant.” Visit Other Sections. Since the arrival of the visitors here ihey have been carried on sight seeing trips to numerous interesting points in the section surrounding Shelby. Tuesday the party spent the day at Chimney Rock attending the opening ceremonies. Wednesday a part of the delegation visited Ashe ’ die, Hendersonville and the Hickory Nut Gap region. me party will remain over until Saturdav and will motor to Charlotte over “Carolina’s Blue Rridge Trail-’ wheere they will board their south hiMind Pullman. Mr. Marshall states that according In his plans this narty is only a fore runner of other larire parties he ex pects to bring to Shelby during1 the summer. The group here now is made ”n of some of the most .prominent business men and civic leaders of the Meat coast section and a favorable impression left with them means that "'her visitors from that section will have heard of Shelby and he eager to visit Carolina’s foothill homeland. Tbn development work of the Mar halls at Cleveland Springs came in for considerable praise bv the visitor*, esneciatjv the new golf course and its "atura] hazards and attractions. The f^r-faiueti mineral waters of the snrings and the restful atmosphere of •he wooded nooks also came in for favorable comment. Local Partv Back From Hot Springs TV G. M. Gold »"H deon-Vter 1 attimnre and Col. Hatcher Wehb havo returned to Shelby after !,r> ex_ ten Hod «t«v at Hot Springs. Art the Stamey family of FaHston M,'d others soionrnin"’ there am ex peetnj back t.odav. (Wednesday. 1 •Members of tbe partv expressed thi»mselves as being better pleased w'th Arkansas on this trip than ever before. > “Thin Gray Line” j Still Dwindles j The “thin gray line” grows | j thinner with each year, anti | j clerk of court George 1’. Webb | ) finds this year that the list of I ) those to receive pension checks I ) has again shortened. Something j like twelve of the gallant he- | roes of the Civil war have pass- | j ed away during the last yent, | | while at least thirteen of the I ) widows of veterans are missing I | from the list. Where the list for f last year comprised something | • like 86 names of soldiers this | 1 year it reaches a bare 80 even I ) with the several, additions that I | have been made; and in the 1 j ease of the widows, a difference , j of thirteen is found in the 119 | j » of last year and the 106 of this. | j And even some of the checks on j hand will find no claimant. ( :___ FIB EMI -j FILMS OF n 1 V ; -V The farmers of Cleveland county are deriving considerable information as well es entertainment from the ! moving , pictures of cotton production being shown this week in the county under the supervision of Carl Ham rick. of the Cotton Coops., I About 175 people witnessed the pre sentation of the picture at Waco Mon day night. The second showing was at Patterson grove Tuesday night. The film will be shown at Earl on Wednesday night, at Casar on Thurs day n ght, Fairview Friday night, and at Boiling Springs Saturday night. Monday night of next v/eey the pic ture'will be shown at Lattimore and on Tuesday night at Mooresboro. From Mooresboro the film will be taken to Rutherford county. In addition to the cotton film a 1 pleasing comedy dealing with farm life is shown. Recent Earl News Of Personal Items I Earl, June 15.—Mr. Hubert Camp of High Point spent the week-end here with his parents Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Camp. Mrs. C. P. Gladden attended the op ening at Chimney Rock Tuesday. Miss Pinkie Jones who has been visiting in Atlanta, Ga., for the past month returned to the village last Wednesday a June bride. She was married to Mr. R. L. Nichols, the ceremony took place in Atlanta, Ga., June 8th. The young couple will be at home in Shelby after July 1st. Mr. Frank Hause who has been working in Florida is spending a fort night in the village. I Mrs. D. G. Webber and attiracuve daughter Lillie are visiting relatives in Charlotte and High Point. Mrs. Lloyd Wylie who is a patient j in the Shelby hospital is improving. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lnver- | dar June 11th a dainty daughter, Mary Ruth. • Mrs, Hayne Patterson jr., of Pat terson station is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. Austell. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. T Betchler and son Curtis, left this morning for Ma rion, S. C„ to be at the bedside of their daughter who is very ill at this writing. Neely Goes With Charlotte Branch G. W. Neely, manager for four years of Efirds store in Shelby, has been promoted to be assistant man ager of the Charlotte store, it has been announced. Mr. Neely vviH take up his new duties in a few days, just as soon as his successor is chosen for this field. Friends of Mr. Neely, while thor oughly appreciating his good fortune nevertheless, regret to see him leave Shelby. He has during the four years of his residence here becomes a fix ture in the business life of the com munity. He came here four years ago and iook charge of Efird’s, coming from tHe Charlotte store, in which he had held re«non«ible positions for soioe thino- like fourteen years. By the implication of energy and integrity to the local enterprise, he noshed the Ef«rd husihess ahpad, until now he is ordered back to the parent store to accept tht assistant managership. CARDITES ACTIVE FDR SECOND RACE But Like First Primary little Inter est Being Shown In Advance. Will Warm Up Later f leveland county’s four candidates in the second primary to an extent, with those having their eyes fixed on Ulcrk of Court George Webb’s place showing more activity. With the second primary only a little more than two weeks off the general public in displaying the same lack of interest as characterized the first primary. However, interest picked un on nri mary day during the first ballot bat tle. "The Dear Public’’, as the can didates say, instead of discussing pro babilities waited until primary day and voted—a heavy vote at that. The dopesters—and such will always be as long as elections are held—have it that the lack of interest now is a prediction of a surprisingly big vote as was the outcome of the first pri mary. Bynum Weathers, head of the county election board, stated to the Star today that both low men in the run-off contests had filed their notices of entrance in the second con test. George Washburn, who was be hind A. M. Hamrick only four votes in the first primary for court clerk, filed his notice shortly after the offi cial count was issued, and Ed l)ix*i. second man to Sheriff Logan, during the past week filed his notice. The only other contest the county will vote on July 3 will be that of Superior court solicitor for this dis trict. The high candidates are Spu geon Spurting and Sam Erwin, Jr. Both men received a fine vote in the i first primary and from indications will have a close race in Cleveland j county this time. mcKory reports nave it tnat i Spurling will get his home county of Caldwell and a big vote here and 1 a good split in Catawba, while Erwin is expected to carry off a big lead in | his home county of Burke, and to get a majority in Lincoln, a split in Catawba and a good vote in Cleve land. AH which is mere estimat ing- • Howevor, with two closely con tested county offices and the soljci toship at stake a goodly vote is ex pected to be polled i nthe county July 3—but at least 2,000 shy of the 6,000 east in the first primary. SCWI ELECT® COME ON JULY 5 Consolidation of schools in Cleve land county will take a long step for ward if plans now under considera tion go through. Three elections are to be held Monday July 5th relative to the combining of the following schools: Sharon, Shanghai, and Beav er Dam; Earl, McBrayers, Broad River and Cedar Grove; and Elizabeth and Roberts. The first election will be prefaced by a discussion in Shanghai school building next Saturday night to which all the men and women i.n the school district are invited. Coun ty Superintendent J. H. Grigg and Prof. Lawton Blanton of Lattimote will preside over a discussion of the plan of proposed consolidation. A further sale of school property will be held June 21st. Ellis school buiding and a lot comprising one-half acre in No. 3 township and the Mt. Zion building with its 2-acre site in number 10 is to *>e placed on sale. The five pieces of property the bids for which were refused a short time ago are probably to be sold through a private transaction some lime in the near future. Harrill Car Found At Atlanta; Owner Has Two Cars Now Local officers have received infor- ■ mation from Atlanta Ga., that the Buick touring car stolen from H. F. HarrilL realty agent here, has been recovered in Atlanta. The letter, from H. A. Holcomh, chief of police in the Georgia city, to Sheriff H. A. Logan, states that the find was made by officers S. A- Smith and A. L. Poole, and that the car identifies with that lost by Mr. Harrill in every par ticular, including the motor number. As will be remembered, the car was taken between 5 and 6 o’clock in the afternoon of the first primary here, from where it was parked in front of the eCntral Methodist church. ivir. Harrill’s attention had been diverted in the meantime by a stranger who asked for diwetions concerning a southern road route. The owner of the stolen car now finds himself with two cars on his hands, since he bought another of the same type Saturday, lie left Tuesday for Atlanta to recov er the car. Construction Activity At Cleveland ! Another Y’iew Of The Development Activity At Spring Estates Just Out Of Shelby. Cleveland ATM Foil SHELBY Advertising Matter of “The City of Springs" Draw* Favorable Com ment of Bin Bankers. The booklets advertising Shelby, recently printed by the local chain ber of commerce, and distributed to various sections of the country have already received numerous comment?. Characteristic of the boosts heard from the booklets are those coming in from influential bankers in this ard adjoining states. Officials of the First national bank immediately aft er the booklets were otf the press mailed out several copies and havj since received communications from those to whom the booklets were sent. Among the letter received were the following comments from prominent bankers: Alex F. Ryland, vice president of tHe First and Merchants Nat'onr.l bank, of Richmond, says: ‘‘I thank you for the folder describing your beauti ful little town. 1 certainly hope that within the near future I will be able to have the pleasure of actually see ing it.” VV. C. Wilkinson, president of the Merchants, Farmers National- bank cf Charlotte, writes: “Thank you for the folder of Shelby. I am glad to note the fine progress that your beautiful city is making.” Wallace B. Davis, president of ihe Central Bank and Trust company, Asheville’s million dollar banking house, says: “I acknowledge receipt of the illustrated folder, ‘Shelby, the Gateway to the Blue Ridge.’ It is in deed interesting and reflects credit upon your city. I have always wanted to visit Shelby, and this folder m creuses the desire. So, very likely you will see Mr. Rush Oates and myself down there in the near future.” John M. Miller, financier and resident of the Richmond First and Merchants National bank, says: “Thank you for sending me the at tractive display of ‘Shelby, the Year round Mecca of the Carolinas.* Jt cer tainly makes a handsome showing and I trust many benefits will be derived therefrom.” Cleveland Girls, State Winners, Back From Trip The winners in the state-wide con test for club girls have returned from the trip to Washington which they won, accompanied by the county home economics agent ot Cleveland. Miss Irma Wallace. The girls making the trip were Miss Evelyn Huggins of Boiling Springs and Miss Marian Smith of Fayetteville, each accom panied by their home demonstrators who were awarded the prize for the most efficient service in the state. Miss Elizabeth Gainey is the Cum berland county economics demon strator. Features of their stay in Washing ton were luncheon in the Capitol lunch room, escorted and surrounded by the members of congress, an inside view of the workings of the government treasury and mint, an interview with President Coolidge, inspdeffen of a Catholic monastery, the Washington cathedral, the presidential yacht, and attendance at the congressional dis cussion of the agricultural bill now be fore that body. Mrs. Wallace reports that every possible courtesy was extended to them during their stay in the Capital city, from the President and senators down to the colored guides in the state buildings. When asked her opin ion of President Coolidge, she renlied that he was “not nearly so bad look ing as his picture would indicate” and that both he and the senators were “just folks like the rest'of us.” The prize for next year’s contest, to be awarded to the most efficient girls and boys in the state, is a stay at the National cainn for the country’s country clubs. Much interest has ai ready bj=eu manifested in the offer. Expect Crowds For Klan Meet Late indications today were that several thousand people would likely line Shelby streets Thurs day evening: to witness what is promised to be a mammoth par ade by robed klansnien. Local Klan officials stated to ! day htat visiting klansnien from | many sections of the two Caro linas are expected and that sev eral hundred klansmen may be in the parade. The event will be the second of the kind to be held in Shelby in recent years. Other klan activities during the day include a klan film at one of the local theatres and an address by a klan speaker in the court house following the parade. Traveling Couple Have Unique Plan Of Getting Meals < A couple that passed through Shel by Saturday have apparent found a new way to get to Florida, without their meals costing them a cent. Their i scheme is original, to say the least, Iona it worked in at least one place in ! town where they tried it. Saturday, about twelve or ore o'c lock, a man and a woman, presum ably traveling through the country tc Florida, or vice versa, came into the DeLuxe Cafe, and ordered a regular steak dinner. The minute it was placed before them, they began to objecting to the quality of the food, and to prevent an argument the wait er immediately carried the dinner back to the kitchen, offering to change the order as the customer might v/ish. But. they, seeing that their plan was a failure there, decided to leave. A few minutes later they entered Heavy’s place and asked for two stec ks. This time they reserved their kicking until they had finished the meal, and in Heavy’s words had, “gnawed the bones.” Then they pro tested to Mrs. Lybrand that the steaks were burnt, spoiled, tough and gen. orally unfit to eat, although they had managed to finish tlfepi without any difficulty, and being desirous of pre venting trouble, Mrs. Lybrand per mitted them to leave without payment for the meal. Of course this was ex actly what they desired, and they im mediately left town. How many meals they had secured in this way is a matter of conjecture, but it is high ly probable they have worked their “f kin game” in every town where they felt the need of food. It is practically an air-tight proposition, since the majority of restaurant managers will sacrifice a meal or so to avoid the loss of patronage incident upon an affair of this kind. Ormond Gets $15,000 Compromise of Cole Raleigh, June M.—Final judgment on the $150,000 damage suit brought by Rev. A. L. Ormond against W. B. Cole, mill owner of Rockingham, for what is charged the wrongful death of his son, Bill Ormond, will be hand ed out in the Wake county superior court tomorrow morning. Judge Barnhill, who is presiding over that body, stated this afternoon. An agreement to be embodied into a formal judgment and signed when the case is called for trial tomorrow, says The News and Observer, has been drawn in which Cole agrees to pay the father of young Ormond the sum of $15,000 costs in the case and have all the original pleadings with drawn from the record and destroyed, marking the final chapter of litigation which began when Cole shot young Ormond. The Rev. Ormond entered the suit for damages after Cole had been ac quitted of the murder of young Or mond in the Richmond superior court last August. Plan Tourneys For Luncheon Club Gathering At Cleveland j Mercury Helped i! Sales Of Ice | The past Saturday was what 2 :* known hm a “scorcher” in I . Shelby and as a result the two J I local ce plants checked up re- ) \ cord sales for the day. Information from the two 3 [ Shelby plants has it that 71 j I tons of ice were sold to Shelby 2 l people during the day, Satur- ( I day, new records being estab- j l lished by both plants for an | 1 ordinary business day. The thermometer registered f around 100 and over the week- 2 i end and throughout Sunday j the court square fountain was j a busy scene with citizens sec- [ j -uring the water to be cooled by | 71 tons of ice. « MIMMTY FI run fob ico Doctor Dorton and A. Hardin made addresses at a Waco gathering Mon day night, «t an assemblage that sought to lay the foundation for a community fair. Some two hundred and fifty enthusiastic fair boosters were present, who endorsed the com munity fair idea. | In-fact it was definitely decided that j Waco this faH will hold the festival!/ which will be a one-day program, de voted to the exhibition of the produc tions of that section of the county. Dr. D©rton told the gathering something of the plans for the big county fair, of which organisation he is secretary, and gave the local far mers some sterling advice as to pro duction. He stressed the need fer more cattle In the county, condemning the practice of the farmers selling calves for veal. This practice he cited as the one leading primarily to he cattle short age, which he declared will becom? more acute as time goes on unless methods are adopted to raise calves on the farms. Discussing the hay and feed short age in the county, the veterinary said he had visited many of the barns of the county, which ha described as de plorable empty. At the same time he drove home the statement that local banks had advanced farmers three quarters of a million dollars to buv feed stuff for their stock. Mr. Hardin, county agent .went into a discussion of his work, describing his conception of the method he had devised for rendering the Cleveland county folks the best service. He passed out a questioaaire, which is a nlan he has adopted fpr getting infor tion on local conditions. He was en thusiastically received. Carl Hamrick, local head of the Cotton Growers Co-operative associa tion, exhibited a series of motion pic tures on cotton production, whicn were highly enjoyed. Summerless Year Is Prophecy For 1927 - L Forecaster Says Ocean Currents Will Bring Record Winter Chicago.—The year 1927 will be like 1816, “the year without a summer,” a growing season with market fail ures throughout the entire northern hemisphere, and it will be necessary' for the nations to use their war pow ers to conserve food and protect their population from starvation, accord ing to a forecast made by Herbert Browne, a weather forecaster, before 500 students who are attending a session of a College of Scientific Forecasting. ‘‘The same oceanic changes that prevailed 110 years ago are now in evidence,” he said. ‘‘We will have the severest winter in 1926-27 ever known on the North American continent. America is practically surrounded by cold water and will be by next year.” He bases his forecasts on the changes in the amount of heat given off by the sun and absorbed by the salt waters of the ocean, adding: “It has taken since the beginning of 1922 for the Northern Pacific area to exhaust the momentum of the sun’s heat, which began to drop nearly five years ago. Cold air will come into the Canadian Northwest and deep into the United States next winter and in 1927 from the Arctic and Ber ing Seas. Cold will also come from cold waters which now extend from California to the Hawaiian Islands.” Frizes Will Be Given Winners of Var ious Tournaments Between Busi ness Men of Section. May I’ick “Miss Shelby.” A gala sport event for the gather ing here on June 25 of the luncheon clubs and business men of the section is planned by Secretary J. C. Newton, of the local chamber of commerce. The events listed so far include a golf tournament, horseshoe contest, tennis tournament, swimming and diving contests. And from the younger blood of local civic organizations' comes the report that visitors at the gathering will be given a touch of Atlantic City enter tainment, as ic is planned to hold a bathing beauty contest during the af ternoon for the purpose of selecting “Miss Shelby.” * Arrangements for entrants and details of the contest will likely be announced later. Will Give Prizes Prizes for practically all the win ners in the contests and tourneys will be given by Shelby business men. At th? meeting of the Shelby Kiwanis club this week plans will be perfect ed this week for the prizes and com mittees will be appointed to handle the various contests. The golf tournament will likely be under the direction of Chas. L. Esk ridge, president of the Cleveland Springs golf club, with the actual supervision of W. H. Lyle, pro player. The tournament will be open to all the visitors and Shelby men, the lone requirement for entrance being that the entrant must be n member of a luncheon club or the Chamber of the town from which he comes. Num erous golfers from Gastonia, Lincoln ton. Forest City, Rutherfordton, Shel by and other towns are expected to enter. A general score of the rounds played will be kept and the golfer coming in with the low score will be tendered the golfing prize of the The same contest rules will apply to the olden game of horseshoe pitch ing, for which a prise will also be given. It is now thought by Secre tary Newton that prizes wil be of fered in tennis for doubles and singles winners, with each town, if possible, having entrants in both. The swim ming and diving contest will be under the supervision of Dick Gurley, col lege coach and play director of tho Cleveland Springs Estates. The bath ing beauty contest, if held, will be staged at the Cleveland Springs swfcn tning pool. All contests will carry through dat ing the ufternoon and the several hundred busines men of the section are assured plenty of entertainment in watchinr partaking m their fav orite sport in the afternoon. Harris and Kuester The evening will bring the big ban quet supper at the hotel with an in formal program. Short talks will be made by business leaders of the sev eral towns represented, while it is now thought that the two bijg Char lotte boosters, Col. Wade Harris and Clarence Kuester, will be present. 60 to MW dozen u>r 'here will ind to cli l. Y. P. U. Organized At Ross Grove Church An organization will likely be per fected at the meeting for the advance ment of the'interest of the section ii general, mingling businea pleasure for the half day vaca Large Crowd Expected Indications are that from business men from a half more towns will attend. The be no cost to the meeting and minate suggestion of obUga tent the big supper will ‘dutch’' basis with every man paying for his own plate and at no unreason able charge. The gathering will get underway about 1:30 or 2 o’clock iii the afternoon with the various sports and friendly get together during afternoon and the informal bu meet during the evening hour Those promoting the hathing Jeai*tjr contest hope that by next ye# eadh town presented will have an intrant and that the contest wil cover* wider scope and the winner will bff termed ‘Miss Piedmont.” A senior B. Y. P. U. was organized at Ross Grove church Sunday after noon with'more than thirty member*. After a short talk by the associationsl field worker, A. V. Washburn, Uic organization was perfected with Mrs. L. H. Ledford, elected as president and Miss Lama Blanton, recording secretary. Mr. Joe E. Blanton is She chorister and is a fine leader. Roj* Grove church has as fine young people as any church in the association and we are expecting this organization to add much to the efficiency of this good church.