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SHELBY Was Carolina’s fastest Grow ing Town 1920-1925 By U. S. NORTH CAROLIN A’S LEADING NEWSPAPER OyjSIDE OF THE DAILY FIELD Census. Pie I flic la nil tar THE STAR Is The Leading Paper of Shelby and The State’s Fertile Farm Section. VOL. XXXIV, No. 75 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1926. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By mail, per year (in advance)-.$2.50 By carrier, per year (in advance) $3.00 Dorton Plans For Greatest Fair Of County This Fall With Likely Attendance Of Governor McLean And “Homecoming Week” Event New Attendance Figures Are Expected i leveland county’s fair, for tv o v« ;u drawing the biggest attendance of any fair in the state, not excepting th. State fair at Raleigh, promises to break the record in September and October, 1926. Dr. J. S. Dorton, who was the originator and driving force behind the first two fairs, estimates t! i probable attendance at between 7',000 and 100,000, while if the card •he has up his sleeve (not for publica tion) turns out to be an ace, he says he wouldn’t consider 200,000 at all unlikely. Big figures, but Dorton generally knows what he’s talking ■about. Another card in the royal flush the secretary holds is the probable pres ence of Governor McLean to make the opening address. Arrangements for his attendance have not been defin itely closed, but judging from present reports, it is more than a probability. Governor McLeod, of South Carolina, will also be extended an invitation, and as it is well known tha-, lie at tends everything that has to do with the farmer, it is likely that he also will accept. Homecoming Week It has been decided, furthermore, to let the annual return to the coun ty of all her wandering sons and daughters coincide with the date of fair week. The two attractions com bined should influence many old Cleveland dwellers to come back to their former homes for the week de voted to the publishing of Cleveland’s fame and growth abroad. The K: winis club, Woman’s club, chamber of commerce, the merchants and other organizations are all behind this move, which should do much towards swell ing the attendance at the fair. Fair week will be opened by a mammoth parade from, the center of town to the entrance of the fair grounds. A lavish arrangement <f floats and floral displays is predict ed for the occasion, which should far surpass anything of the sort pre viously seen in the city. Many improvements have been go rig on Jit the grounds 'sine- last Oc tober, with the idea of eliminating as much of the discomfort incidental upon attendance as possible. The in field has been cleared and leveled, thus, making a much larger hor.-e sl ow possible, as well as various stunt; before the gran Istand; work is • nw being done on he entrance way in order o pr \He two new g* t/ s hr the traffic coming from the two. -directions along the highway; the area inside the fence will be increas ed by at least 5 acres, while an addi tional .1,000 feet frontage along the Kings Mountain road is planned. New drives have also been constructed, and as only pedestrians will be admitted .at the -front entry, both automobili.-t and those on foot are assured com plete comfort, convenience and safety. Dr. Dorton says further that to ■ horse races this year will have at least 100 horses entered, while the dog show' should draw entries of the canine species from all over the state, (ienerous prizes will be offered the winners in the various events, both in the horse and dog show's. Another attraction will he the greatly enlarged midway, another Nat Reiss show. Eight rides will he brought to Shelby, two of them, the “Hey-dey” and the “Missouri Mule" absolutely the most novel on the cir cuit, Both promise a thrill to their riders, the first being something of a -wing affair, with sudden descents and queer sensations, while the sec ond is a caterpillar drive ride with motions that closely resemues of its namesake. Shelby people have already discovered that the Nat Reiss shows are the cleanest of mid-ways, and that its patrons are always as sured of a square deal. Many classy free acts are also being carried this year, including performances by the hiding Costellos, barebaek riders, the bailey Bros., with an extraordinary head and hand balancing act, and the Six Corbes, featuring acrobatic stunts, high-wire performances and dancing. As usual, the first day this year will he “School Day,” with all school children being given free passes, bther features are being considered f"r the occasion and Dr. Dorton will he able to release a complete pro gram some time the latter part ol --'uly or the first of August. DR. EMORY F. BOYLES IS NOW IN CALIFORNIA Gastonia, June 22.—Dr. Emory h Doyles, former Gastonia physician, "hose state license was revoked by the state board of health today, is now ftraetiding in California, according to local doctors. A reciprocity agree trent between North Carolina ard °!her states will revoke his license elsewhere, it was stated. Dr. Zeno V. -ill I.antis Two Fish At 'Same i inu* Y\ h'le Fishing At Mi rehead City Mart-head City, .June 22.—Rev. Zeno 'Vail, pastor of the First Baptist church of Shelby, landed two real fish at the same time here Saturday and firmly established his reputation as Bn angler of no mean ability .Dr. "all recently concluded a great re vival meet.ng in Shelby, and his con gregation voted him a vacation in re cognition of his services. The pastor decided on fi-hirig and came to More head with his son, Zeno, Jr. Saturday he ventured out in the di rection of Cape Lookout and found the f sh biting to his liking. As is customary here, he was angling with two hooks attached to his line, and the big moment came when a 14 inch trout took the top hook and a biuefish nearly as large bit the bot tom one. ‘ I thought I had a monster, the way they pulled,” declared Dr. Wall, ‘‘but 1 think the most remarkable thing about it is for a minister to make a catch like that and then come back arid tell the truth about it.” Dr. Wall leapt into nation-wide fame several years ago while at Goldsboro by refusing to accept a raise in pay on the grounds that he was already getting all he was worth to his congregation. Recently he ac-= copied the call to Shelby. He preach ed atthe local Baptist church Sun day. Webb An Officer Of Insurance Club Carl Webb, sun ianned with a few pounds added to his genial frame, is back in Shelby from a trip to the National convention of the agents of the Pilot Life Insurance company, with the vice presidency of the Pilot club tucked away in his ample jeans plus a loving cup presented to him out of recognition of his ability as an in surance writer. The convention was he’d nt Spring 1 o New Je vy. *.e wbi.'h point I*!r. Webb /urn-; wlh Mrs. Webb and Me-ter Billy. A* the b 't < - .*:•* e, at which some two hundred and fifty of the I ilot faitnfuls gathered, Webb came into his own. He went there with nearly half a million of life insurance to his credit, written for the Pilot in eight months. This got him the vice presi dency of the subsidiary organization known as the Pilot club, plus the cup. And it got him some handshakes besides. The genial Sheibyite is now back in his stride. He says he has set a re cord that will be hard to keep abreast of, hut he will do his best. For eight months he has been in charge of the Western Carolina territory of the - Pilot Life, and over his territory in that time over a million of insurance has been written. The first part of July he will estab lish a training school here for his agents, which is an innovation in this department of business. Houser Gets Fifty Gallon Copper Still j Gastonia, June 22.—Evon L. Hous er, of Dallas, prohibition enforcement officer for this district, captured a 50 gallon copper still Monday on the farm of Bailey Brittain near Vnldjso, Burke county. Along with the still, which was a brand new one ard just being put into place for the making of a run, the officer captured 700 gal lons of beer and a white man. Hoy’e fo.stner. The latter was taken to Morganton, given a preliminary rear ing and baund over to the September term of Federal court at Shelby In de fault of bond he was placed in the Burke county jail at Morganton where he will remain until court convenes. Costner is known to the officers as ! a blockader. He has been before the courts on previous occasions on sim ;].,,. charges. Mr. Houser could not state, however, whether he had served a term or terms in federal prison. Of ficers are now looking for Britain, who according to the officers also has a reputation for blockading. Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Weathers and Mrs. Maurice Weathers will return Friday from a trip to South Carolina seashore. Hlf^fcvr Game v... _SOL/ —NEA Washington Bureau Little Prancis Kau, Chinese-Aik-:ri can. came a long way for a gone of marbles. He recently arrived in -Washington. D. C.. iron Honolulu ar.d will compete in the r.c n 1 marble* championship mate.!: ; at Atlantic City. Will Not Run Again Sheriff Logan States Sheriff Hugh A. Login, Dem ocratic nominee for sheriff will not be a candidate to succeed him self in 1928. This important announcement is made in an advertisement to the voters of the county appear-. —-ing in The Star today. In the announcement Sheriff Logan says that since the with drawal of Mr. Dixon leaves him ns the Democratic nomine* for sheriff it means that if he lives to serve out the coming term that It will make a service for him covering nine and one-half years, which he considers ling enough to hold public office. Coming in* advance two years of the next primary it aftiarently is the intention of the present sheriff to get himself definitely out of the race and to pla'-e him self on record so that his hun dreds of friends will not urge the tace on him again. Mr. Logan i., one of the most nopular county officers Cleveland has ever known and in his service has proven verv efficient. Such is the strength of his loyal supporters that many lesought him not to make fh" an nouncement offered todav as tnev Wroted to see h;m sheriff again and as long as his present eln cif nt service was carried no. However, Mr. Logan definitely declared that he would not he a candidate again and wanted to go on record so that thp voters would know that he would not he „o can didate in 1928. It is learned that he considered making th» announcement some time ago. hut heir" an officer who does not use the artifices of politics thought that some might think it a political scheme to again secure the nomination. And such ahove hoard tactics have marked h;s service to the county as is evident in the state ment today nlacinc himseH ouf of the race in 1928. His statement concludes with his thanks to those vko nave sunnorted him diirm'* his sev eral campaigns and his service in office. With the announcement, he comin" ’-eih'ic it is oxnpetert that the political donesters will start rro-tieting of candidates for the office two years from now. FatH"r Of Mm. r)r>^qett Dies At S. C. Home After an illness of one week, Evan Pugh Lide, of Darlington, S. C.. died at his home Friday night, June 11. at 9 o’clock. Mr. Lide was the father of Mrs. Robert Doggett, of this city, and her many friends will sympa thise with her in her loss. He heel two strokes of paralysis, the last cue rendering him unconscious until he died, and his health had been sleaCily declining for about six years. Mr. Lide was a member of one of the oldest and most respected fami lies in South Carolina, the high re gard held for him being attested by jthe lavishness of the floral tributes. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 5 o’clock, at his former home, interment following at Grove Hill cemetery, the services being con ducted by Rev. D. M. .Fulton. 11 PRAYERS FOB MATERIAL BENEFIT ! — Kings Mountain Minister liaises Ques tion About Prayers for Rain | During Central Dry Spell. Rev. 0. P. Ader, well knuvn Mt->.h- I : odist preacher, pastor of the Centra! Methodist church of Kings Mountain, devoted a portion of his sermon last Sunday to consideration of those who pray for rain. Both last summer and this ii has j been the custom for the ministers and ( hurt h*members over the dry area of both Carolinas, to offer up appeals for relief from drought. In same in stances the minister has prayed, and ir. others the entire congregation hr? joined in the supplication. In some instances ran ha« followed at n more or less near interval upon these prayers. Dr. Ader took ocacsion in his ser iron to remind his hearers that pos sibly they were praying for material bent fits-*—and if so he declared they are too far away from heavers to be heard. He made clear a definite thought in hi? mind that if you place H.e ma t"iiai benefits (whether it he rain or other blessings) above the spiritual. Grd will prove far off and hard of hearing. He drew an historic picture to show how Elijah prayed for rain, and under what spiritual condition he sought re lief from a prolonged drought—only after the discipline of suffering had wrought its lesson. I)r. Ader said in part, the words be ing ouoted by the pastor ov r the lone distance telephone. which mav account for some inaccuracies which nr" chus explained: “Elijah, in an aee of sin, in a world •riven over to Baal worship and pagan immorality—Ahab a most wicked and denraved king sat on the throne of Israel. “Jazabel, his oueen, was n pagan priricess and Baal worship with all its vileness and voluptuousness was pop ular on every hand. “Elijah, the prophet, saw some thing unusual must be done to save the day and to save Israel from a Godless grave. He prayed on the situ ation as the spirit moved him to pray. Suddenly he sprang out of the sky seemingly into the presence of ! King Ahab and said: ‘As the LtcI j God liveth before whom I stand, there shall not be clew nor rain these years, but according to my word.’ “In James, fifth chapter, 1 '"tn verse we read: ‘Elijah prayed for- : vently that it might not rain und It ! rrined not for three years and six months. “That was a daring prayer for a desperate situation. “To pray for rain is popular, but to pray for a drought is dangerou? when Ahab is on the throne. “By this prayer and what follows Elijah makes it clear to Israel — first, that there is a God and that Jehovah is the true God and not Baal. Secondly, that God IS, and ana? wers prayer. “Elijah first prays that it might not rain, putting the moral and j i spiritual benefit of a drought abov? | any and all material benefits that might come from abundant rain— growing gardens and fruitful fields. “It was only after this moral pod j r|r»tual lesson hadl been learned and Israel repented and returned to j the faith of the Father and saw when the fire fell on Mt. Carmel— ‘The Lord is God; the Lord is God.’ “It is only after that that Elijah consents to pray for rain and when he does pray the Lord hears the prayer. ji wo ao not put tne moral oone fit of a drought with its sniriturl discipline above the material benefit of rain and earthly riches, we are out of touch with God. “Unless we put moral values above material values we are too far away from heaven to be heard. “When we pray, if our chief con sideration is earthly gain we pray ir vain. ‘Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and then and only then shall all these things be added unto you for the asking." Sacrifice Sale On At Wray-Hudson’» Wray-Hudson is advertising in today’s Star a “sacrifice” sale, a selling event which takes in the mer chandise throughout the establish ment. Usually this firm delays such spies events until later in the sum mer, but this year they arc staging a mid-season event when, they as sert. the demand is still keen and active for summer goods. They have made great preparation for the sale, which will start to morrow, and it promises to be a big success. Screen^Daredevil Raises Calves —NBA Low Angfli'* Bureau Hollywood. the city of fadw. haw taken n now one—brooding fit or k for exhibition lUrhard Talmadge. daredevil of the woroen. Iw whown here with an aristocratic Jorwev which roHt him flO.MI) The calf and Itichard will be worn at varlouw wtato falra thiw year Crop Prospects Over County Improve With Recent Rains DR. W. L. POTEAT SPEAKS IN SHELBY Wake Forest President Will Address Meeting of County Alumni. Thursday Night A meeting of the Alumni associa tion of Wake Forest college is sched uled to be held at Cleveland Springs hotel Thursday evening. The chief speaker of the evening will be Dr. William Louis Poteat, president of Wake Forest, and one of the be.’t known figures in Carolina. Mr. Mc Millan, secretary of the association, is also down for an address. The meeting is expected to be a large and enthusiastic one, as there arc estimated to be some seventy-five or more of the college alumni m this county alone. O. M. Mull, president of the local chapter, will preside. Shelby May Have Entrants In Race — At least one local entrant will com- j pete in the National Pushmobile con test at Charlotte August 23, just ; preceding the world’s automobile sprint race classic at the speedway j there, according to Chas. L. Eskridge who has received full details from Herbert W. Park, 219 East Market street, Greensboro, national director. Any boy who is under 18 years of age is eligible although many cities are planning local elimination con tests and sending only the winners to the finals. There will be three events; 300 yards straightaway for entrants 15 to 18; 200 yards for boys, 12 to 15; and 100 yards for lads under 12. Two boys, a pilot and a mechanic are required for each pushmobile. The pushmobile itself is a minature, homemade automobile and must be constructed by the pilot or mechanic or both, entering it. The chass's must measure between five and seven feet. The mechanic pushes the car with both hands and no handles or at tachments for pushing from an erect position are permitted. An authorized director must certi fy that the pushmobile has been made by the boys operating it. Summer playgrounds, boy scouts, American Legion, civic clubs, 'i. M. C. A., chamber of commerce, and similar groups are sponsoring the local con-1 tests throughout the country and j C oleman w. ivouert»f kvucmu per of the Charlotte speedway, af forded the opportunity for holding the first national contest just prior to the sprint races on the big board oval August 23. The contest is strictly an amateur event and contestants must not ac cept money prizes. Awards will con sist of gold watches for first place pilots and mechanics in each of the three events; second and third place winners will each get gold medals while silver loving cups will be awarded for the best pushmobile model and for the most comical. Par ticipants and chaperone for each team will be guests of the speedway man agement at the race. Entry lists close August 7. Addi tional information may be secured from Director H. W. Park at national headquarters at Greensboro, N. C. Mrs. A. W. Huntley, of Hamlet, was a week-end guest in Shelby of Mrs. Irma Wallace. Mrs. Huntley and Mrs. Wallace were school chums, and this was the first meeting since those ro. inantie years. * Week-End Rains Worth One Million Dollars To County, Hardin Says. Pessimists Wrong — County agent Alvin Hardin declar ed himself Tuesday to be very opti mistic over the outlook for the var ious crops of the county. He stated that the beneficial effects of the week end rains would be worth at least a million dollars to the farmers of the section, and that if they were follow ed up by another wet spell or so of the same kind that the value would run up to a total of around three million dollars. “Crops,” he said further, “were not hurt nearly so much by the drought as some pessimists »vl have us be lieve. The prospects are good for a big portion of the farmers of the county to make a larger crop of cot ton than ever before, while corn, if it gets more rain when it has about reached roasting-ear stage, should be equally as good. Of course, some sections have not yet obtained much of a stand of cotton, but it is entirely possible to plant cotton now, and stiP make a good crop.” The benefit to all other bittiness in the section is also incalculable, livery thing conies back to the farmer in the long run, since it is he who practically finances transactions in commerce, manufacturing, and the rest, and the result of the rain was easily seen in a renewed stimulus in business cir cles over the county. Mr. Hardin’s estimate of the value of the widespread rain is in keeping with that of the state department of agriculture which characterized the moisture as having helped the farmers of the two Carolines to the extent of about $25,000,000. The rains fell in such a way that the soil reaped the entire benefit of the precipitation, since they were slow and steady, with most of the water soaking into the ground. The average fall for the state over must have been something like 1.25 inches, as Raleigh had 1.47 inches, Charlotte, 1.06, and Tarboro 1.09 inches. Carolina Revenues Double Over Year Mammoth Figures Are Found To Be Kxclusive of Auto License and Gasoline Tax Raleigh.—With the end of the pres ent fiscal year only ten days away, North Carolina’s revenue collections are almost double what they were for the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1925. Last year’s total collections were $8,246,816.20, while collections for the present fiscal year, through todny, total $11,059,174.29. These figures are exclusive of automobile lieense< ar.d gasoline taxes. This month’s collections to date total $484,882.96, with inheritance and schedule B (licensel^taxes taking up a big portion of the total, figures com piled by A. S. Carson, cashier of the state department of revenue, show. Collections for the whole of June 1, 1925 totalled $318,031.07. The inheritance tax collections this month so far amount to $112. 885.80, as compared with $39,295.17 for the entire month of June, 1925. This difference is largely accounted for however, Mr. Carson said, by the recent settlement of a BTg estate. The license taxes collected this month amount to $292,654.87. as com pared with $203,942.76 for the whole of the month of June last year. Mr. S. M. Blanton, of Blanton and ■ Wright, was a business visitor to * Charlotte Wednesday. MEETING TO HEAR 6* Will Be High Eight of Night Ses sion. Indirnlions Good For Gath ering On Friday From reports coming in the talk tc be made by Clarence Kuester, Char lotte commerce secretary, at the joint business men’s gathering at Cleveland Springs Friday evening, will be one of the features of the evening pro gram. Several hundred business men ni;d Ihtir families, coming from a half dozen towns in the section, are expect ed to remain over after the half day of play for the big “dutch” banquet and the talks of Kuester and others. Mr. Kuester, efficient secretary of the Charlotte chnniber of commerce, is one of the state's best boosters and his message of the evening should prove helpful to the western Piedmont section and informing to the leading I business men of the section gathered I the meeting. Col. Wade Harris, | editor of the Charlotte Observer, and j urobably other prominent Char I lotto business men, will accompany Mr. Kuester. A representative of a movie firm was in Shelby early in the week seeking to make arrangements for a photo of the gathering to be used in the news reels. Expect Good Crowd Secretary J. C. Newton of the Shel by chamber of commerce stated today that late indications were that a good crowd of business men would attend the meeting. Official reports firm chamber of commerce bodies and luncheon clubs in the half dozen towns have signified that intentions of send ing good delegations. The meeting will be a unique one In that with the exception of the “dutch" supper there will be no cost to the events. The entertainment features will be furnished by the Shelby cham ber of commerce, the Kiwanis club arid Cleveland Springs and the meeting merely gives a half day outing to the section's industrial and business men. Committees appointed to make nec essary arrangements have completed the listing of practically all the prizes to be awarded in the golf and tennis tourneys, horseshoe pitching,, swim ming and diving contests and live competition is expected for the prizes. Several tennis teams will be entered in both doubles and singles, from three or four of the towns, while from 50 to 100 golfers are expected to compete in the free-for-all golf tournament. Later in the afternoon an exhibition golf match between W. H. Lyle local nro and a Shelby amateur and the Gastonia professional and an amateur from that city is planned. All visit ors will be accorded open entertain ment and a goodly part of Shelby is expected to close un shop and assist in the entertaining. Visitors will be urg ed to seek out their favorite sport, golf, swimming, tennis and horse shoes and enjoy a care-free after noon. Mr. Newton, of the chamber of com merce, together with Alfred P. Mar shall and members of both organiza tions spent Tuesday and Wednesday visiting various towns in the section extending a personal invitation to the meeting. Cotton Association Re-Elect Officers Mr. George Blanton of Shelby, Among! Directors Re-elected. Meeting Held In Raleigh. Raleigh. June 22.—President B. \V« Kilgore, vice president W. A. Piercei and General Manager U. B. Blalock were elected yesterday by the new board of directors of the North Caro line Cotton Growers’ association at the meeting of the board held immediate* ly after the annual membership meet ing of the association here yesterday. Balloting for directors was coma pleted in each of the ten election dis tricts and nine of the ten old direc tors were re-elected. Governor Mc Lean has not yet appointed a public director, a position now held by R. N, Page, of Aberdeen. O. K. Taylor, of the second district, composed of the counties of Nash ard Edgecombe declined to stand for re election and was succeeded by B. F. Shelton of Speed, who delivers 500 bales of cotton to the association every year and who is a well known farmer, having represented his county in the General Assembly. Other members of the board of di rectors are: W. A. Pierce, Weldon; John T. Thorne, Farmville; E. A. Stevens, Goldsboro; J. W. Stephenson, Smithfield; B. W. Kilgore, Raleigh; J. A. Turlington, Sslemburg; A. Me. Eachern, Raeford; I*. D. Robinson, Wadesboro; ana George Blanton, Shelby. Directors Kilgore, McEach ern and Robinson are each beginning their fifth year as directors. j