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READ THE STAR’S NEW SERIAL' “THEY r ' SHELBY Was Carolina’s Fastest Grow ing Town 1920-1925 By U. S. Census. ..—-- / NEVER KNEW.” VOL. XXXIV, No. 100 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. IT’S BETTER THAN A CIRCUS. NOW RUNNING EVERY OTHER DAY. FRIDAY,(AUGUST 20, 1926. Published Monday, f 1 .. ’■ .. THE STAR Is The Leading Paper of Shelby and The State’s Fertile Farm Section. Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. I5y mail, per year (in advance)-~$2.50 By carrier, per year (in advance) 13.00 Mightiest Nations Honor Virginia Dare’s Birthday Her Birthday More Glorious Than 338 Going Before—First White Child In the New World Roanoke Island, Aug., 18.—Virgin ia Pare had a birthday today, more glorious than all the 338 that have gone before. Only nine days of her life are re corded in history* yet Virginia Dare, the first child of English parentage born in the new world, already im mortalized in the tragic mystery of the “Lost Colony” of Roanoke Island, today before thousands of persons who made the difficult pilgrimage to her birth place, was given the homage of the earths two greatest nations— the United States and Great Britain. Stanley Baldwin, premier of Great Britain, sent his salutation for the name of Virginia Dare, and President Cnolidge sent his greetings to those gathered to pay homage to the child and to th» “indomitable and fearless spirit” of the English colonizers. Ambassador Principal Speaker Sir Esmc Howard, British ambas sador. made the principal address of the day on the site where the Con gers of the United States, through the efforts of Representative Lind sav C. Warren, of North Carolina, w II erect a monument to the memory of the little girl, who so far as is known to the civilized world did nothing but be born, receive Christ ian baptism two days later, coo and ovy like other babies, and then, after nine days vanish with her parents end her parents’ companions from the face of the earth into an inexplicable oblivion. Sir Fsme delivered the message from Premier Baldwin and Represen tative Warren read President Cool idge’s letter, both under the same trees that local history has it, mur mured a lullaby 339 vears ago when 11 ft.lc Virginia Dare first opened her eves. Dare county, with Roanoke Island and nearby Virginia sent their thou rnd< to commemorate the event for 'll'1 Virginia Dare celebration this year is, being held simul aneously with Dare County’s ‘“home-coming week.” Sons and daughters of Dare came from all sections of the nation and some even from foreign lands. Sings A New Anthem The seakers stressed the clo»e co operation of Great Britain and Amer ica and forecast everlasting friend ship. The spirit of mutual good feel ing was climaxed when the assembled crowd, thronged on the site of Old Fort. Raleigh, sang, to the tune of “God Save the King" and “America.” a new anthem of “The Two Empires, ’ written especially for the occasion. While the celebration actually be gan at sunrise, the formal ceremonies did not begin until shortly after 9 o. clock. As the British ambassador and bis partv came ashore from the Coast Guard Cutter, Apache, on which they made the trip to the island. 19 guns boomed out in salute and the thou sands who lined the dock and shore line added their cheers to the din The party went directly to the special stand built on the site of old Fort Raleigh, where the ceremonies were held. This Explains Auto Plate Seen In Shelby In Chinese If you would like to see the name oi your country written out in Chinese, in the form of an automobile license tag-, now is your opportunity. A vis itor to the city is riding in a Packard ornamented with a tag from China. The visitor is Mr. P. A. Carlisle, cf the Gulf Refining company, on the job here supervising the building of the new Gulf station in South Shelby. Mr. Carlisle’s father is a member of the U. S. diplomatic corps in China, a post he has held continuously since the McKinley administration. His son, now temporarily of Shelby, visits his father annually, arid has brought hack an auto 'tag such as is used by diplomatic officials in th|C far eastern bailiwick. The name of the United States ol America is written across the plate, in the same style used here, but Mr. Carlisle explains that this is a special tag, that the real Chinese article is written up and down, horizontally, the Trading being done so to speak from head to foot. The traveler said he was in Char lotte Wednesday and came out to his car from a visit to find a group of Chinks talking over the plate in live ly style. No Hurry Negro Caller at Hospital: “I came to see how mah fren’ Joe Brown was RTttin’ along.” Nurse: "Why, he’s getting along fine; he’s convalescing now.” Negro: “Well, I’ll sit down and wait til he’s through.” Father’s'Son ■—v' r r —NE.v. Chicago Bureau V-i-'.-fi.i P<r3h:ns, 17 years old, ts ting In the footsteps of his fa Jtlie;-. General John J Pershing. § Ho j»* eho-s-n cleaning his rifle on Mho font day'at the, Citlzens'^Military eV'-unir^ Camp fat&FoctS gnelllttf. Minn. 1 * _ • Next Term Of Federal Court Will Convene In Shelby September 27th, Webb Presiding Another term of Federal Court will he held in Shelby beginning Septem ber 27th. Judge E. Y. Webb will pre side and in Charlotte this week, E. &J Williams, deputy clerk, announced that the following jurors had been drawn: L. C. Mode, Hollis; T. E. Robinson, Gastonia; Ambrose Mull, Route 4, Lawndale; W. L. Garrison, Route 3, Lincolnton; F. B. Hamrick, Boiling Springs; R. H. Long, Gastonia; H. H. Green, Mooresboro; R. M. White, Shelby; A. B. C. DePriest, Lawndale; Andy Beam, Cherryville; Claude C. Falls, Fallston; J. Y. Yelton, Spindalc; J. E. Sain, Henry; W. G. Scoggins, lTnion Mills; J. Bunn Patterson, Kings Mountain; R. B. McBee, Gaff ney, S. C., R. F. D. 2; W. L. Damron. R-l, Shelby; R. C. Kennedy, Bessemer City; J. P. Mundy, R-l, Iron station; Sylvanus Gardner, R-6, Shelby; B. S. Mauney, R-8, Shelby; Samuel Rob bins; Gastonia; D. R. Lafar, Gastonia) Plato Herndon, Kings Mountain; W. P. Fulton, Kings Mountain; W. A. Jol ly, Caroleen; W. R. Crouse, R-5. Lin [ co'lnton; J. W. Armstrong, Belmont; John Gold, R-6, Shelby; D. S. Under wood, R-l, Mount Holly; C. E. Jus tice, Kutherfordton; John M. Ledford, R-l. Lawndale; R. A. RatcTiford, Gas tonia; Butler Sronce, Reepsville; G. Lee Heavner, Lincolnton; Otto Dellin ger; Cherryville; W. H. Hand, Bel mont; R. K. Ilollefield, Forest City, A. I. Jolly, Mooresboro; F. Z. Elmore, R-l, Mooresboro; Joe E. Blanton, R-0, Shelby; J. G. Anthony, Route 7, Shel by; Beverly Cornwell, Route 5, Lin colnton; J. O. Armstrong, Belmont; James Queen, Gastonia; J. P. Latti more, Lattimore; M. T. Whitesides, Gastonia; ' C. E. Tucker, Belmont; Blaine Dixon, Gastonia; Clarence Dixon, Belmont; J. Levie Hallman, Route 3, Lincolnton; C. C. Fortenberry Route 4. Lawndale; Dan Costner, Cherryville, and James D. Yelton, Route 4, Bostic. Plan To Make Fair Pictures for Screen That Pathe picture corporation is considering “shooting” scenes of the county fair here during the fair week in September, was learned Thursday morning from J. C. Newton, local chamber of commerce secretary. Pictures of the agricultural exhibits, and of the other features on the pro gram will be taken. It is understood that the head office of the picture firm now has the matter under consideration, and the results will be known some time in the near future. The news reel bureau should be able to get a highly interesting series of views while the event is on. if Governor McLean carries out his tentative promise to be present at the opening of the fair. Many other notable persons, wide ly known over the states, are to lie present, and valuable public ity for the town will result. Picnic To Be In Nature of Thanks* giving Service At County Fair Ground Sept. 9th Baptists of the Kings Mountain association plan a county.wide picnic at the county fair grou-ids September 9th, when special song and praise ser vices will be held in Thanksgiving for the prosperous year in the agricultural and religious life of this section, ac- i cording to Rev. Rush Padgett ’n j charge of missions in the Kings Moun tain Baptist association. The plan was recently suggested at a meeting of the pastors and workers council and it was unanimously decided to hold such a picnic at which not only all pastors, church and Sunday school officers, teachers and workers will be invited, j but every Baptist in every one of the forty or more churches which com-' pose the Kings Mountain association. Mr. Padgett expects an attendance that will double or treble that of the annual associational meetings held each Fall. Dr. C. E. Madry, secretary of the. state mission board will be one of the prominent speakers on the program and other men of outstanding promin-1 ence' in denominational affairs in North Carolina will be invited. H. M.' Pippin, director of music at the First Baptist church will have charge of, the song service and many trained j singers will lift their voices in the liu ! singers will lift their voices in the huge grandstand where the speaking and singing program will be rendered. Of course everybody expects to bring a basket of diner which will bo j served fn picnic style in the >*rge ex hibit buildings. Mr. Padgett says a | full program is being worked out and , v,:ll be announced in ample time fc» i everybody to nu ki preparatio i<. 1 Finds A Diamond Mine In Shelby D. A. Tedder has- started some ; thing; something indeed. He has found a diamond mine in Shelby. Now don’t turn up your nose and say things. He has diamonds, and he SAVS he found ’em; and he*s a truth ful man. At least he has the reputa tion of being. He brought three of the gems into The Star office and exhibited them, claiming they were mined within the precincts of Shelby. The gems came in « block, ~,hi',h \vn« sen* to New York byT. W. Hamrick, and cut. What the new York firm that did the cutting thought of the find, can not be determined. But if you think you arc a judge of sparkle ask Ted der when you see him to show you a gem. If the sun is bright it may hurt your eyes. But that will be your affair. Irrigated Farm Is Producing $75,000 _ Thirty acres is a small farm, as ' farms go, but Alvin Hardin, county agent,, tells of seeing a farm of thir ty acres near Danville, Va., from which the owner sold from seventy five to a hundred thousand dollars worth of produce a year. It is an irrigated farm, with a cold ; storage plant as an adjunct. The i acreage is a “sight” Mr. Hardin said. The county agent is back from a trip north, that took him as far as Philadelphia, the jaunt being one for i the collective body of county agents | of the Piedmont section. Mr. Hardin says the crops north, j especially in the Valley of Virginia, and in Pennsylvania, are something to see; big herds of cattle on most every unit; most of the cultivation being done by machinery. The best example of farming he saw anywhere, he said, he saw in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where the corn looks like a bottom land product, and the clover is well nigh waist high. Autos Still Sell Well, So Alexander Says J. L. Alexander learned Thursday how good he has made since he came to Shelby. He came over, if you re- j call, from Charlotte three months ago j to take charge of the Dodge agency I here, which is a branch of the Charles j E. Lambeth Motor company, of Char- i lotte. Thursday B. L. Eskridge, vice, j president and general manager of the 1 Lambeth company came to Shelby Thursday and told Mr. Alexander that in the three months he has been here he has increased the Dodge sales eighty-five per cent. Which is going some. Discussing his success with The Star, Mr. Alexander said: “We have ' had a great run of business, and the! future looks even more encouraging.] I like Shelby and am glad to be able to stay here. I look forward to good business and very pleasant relation-, ships with the people.” Wants A Bondsman For Her Husband It’s not necessary to read a book to find drama. It’s all about us, every day, in actual life. Take the case that came up for trial the other day in recorders’ court. A boy was accused of assault ing his wife with a chair. The judge decided that there was not enough evidence to assure crim inal intent on the part of the de fendant, and offered to released him on bond for goor behaviour. The boy was only twenty-two. lie bad only been niarried a year; he had r,o job and consequently was without money. So he v. n‘ to jail, and his wife, whom he was accused of assaulting, is now seeking some man w ith enough faith in human nature to go on the boy’s bond. PET 008 BIS SIX )T F08EST CITY Analysis of Don’s Head Shows Clearly That It Had a Case Of Rabies From the Rutherford Sun. Forest City. Aug. 1C.—Last Thurs day afternoon a three months old bull terrier, belonging to Mr. Joe Wa ters, Mill street, when patted; bit the ! following persons: Mr, and Mis. ! Joseph Waters, their daughter, Belle, aged 10t their nephew, Fred Waters, aged 22, Leroy Phillips, 10 years old, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Phillips, of Depot street, and a color ed boy, aged 16. The following day the dog died and as suspicion was aroused, the brain of the animal was packed in ieej and sent to Raleigh for examination. Today Pr. A. C. Dun can received a report from the State laboratory stating the dog was mad. Preparations have been made to give at once the Pasteur treatment for the prevention of hydrophobia. Pup Attacks All Who Pet Him The dog was a pet and kept in ti e yard of Mr. Waters and from the time he received the animal it was noted for its propewalvy to snap when petted on the head, but nothing was* thought of this habit. All the persons who were bitten patted the bull ter rier on the head as it was lying oi: the porch or in the yard. Leroy Phil lips was passing through the yard on his way to the bakery when he stopped and patted the dog, who at once bit him on the right leg. Dr. Smith To Preach At Presbyterian Church Sunday evening at 8 o’clock the congregation of the local Presbyterian church will have the privilege ot hearing Rev. Egbert W. Smith, I). I), of Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Smith is the executive secretary of foreign missions of the southern assembly and is one of the most gifted speakers in the south. He is coming to the Shelby church not for monetary purposes but to give inspiration to the cause which he represents. No doubt, a full house will hear Dr. Smith Sunday evening At 11a. m. Rev. T. M. Lowry, D. D. will be the preacher. He has been supplying the church during month of August while the pastor is on hir annual vacation. Sunday school will convene at 9:45 a. m. and Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor at 7 p. m. Both the morning and evening ser vices will be featured with the usual good music. The public is invited to all the services at this church. Miss Katherine Carter, of Slates, ville, is the charming guest of Misses Betty and Nancy Suttle. Nineteen Teachers In The Shelby Schools Are Teaching Here Tor The First Time In the li.it of teachers for the Shelby Public r.ehools ns given in Wednesday's Star, nineteen are new and have not taught here before. The Star has secured from Supt. I. C. Griffin the names of these 19, their home address, preparation and sub jects which they will teach. The list is approximately correct, but is subject to change. Shelby High School: Miss Cornelia Kdwards, home address, Par' gtun, S. ('. Gradunt • of Winthrop college. Miss Kdwards Will teach English and biology. Miss Ffile Taylor, home ad dress, Lov.isbur.tr. Graduate North Carolina college for women. Miss Tay lor will teach English and history. Miss Gertrude Samuels, home address Thomson, Ga Graduate of the Uni versity of North Carolina. Two year's experience in Georgia schools. Miss Samuels will teach mathematics tn the high school). Miss Macy Parham, home address, Gastonia. Graduate of North Carolina college for women. Three years of successful experience in city schools of North Carolina. Also a graduate nurse. Miss Parham will teach history and hygiene in the high school. Y. C. Mason, home address, Raleigh. (present address Gibson, N. C.) R. A. and M. A. Graduate of Duke university. Mr. Mason will teach his tory and Bible in the high school. Marion School: Mr. R. M. Tollison, home address ,Piedmont, S. C. Grad uate Wofford college. One year of ex perience in high school work in South Carolina. Mr. Tollison will teach the eighth grade in the Marion school. LaFayette School: Miss Sara Thomas, home address, Ridgeway, S. C. Graduate of Queens college. One year of practice teaching in the Chur lotte high school. 'Miss Faye Wilson, home address, Kings Mountain. Grad uate of woman’s college. Due West, S. C. Two year's experience in the Kings Mountain city schools. Mbs Jessie Mackie, home address. Granite Falls. Graduate of Winthrop colleoe. Four years experience in Gastonia city schools. Morgan School: Miss Nora Corn well, home address, Shelby. Student of North Carolina college for women. Four years of experience in Kings Mountain and three years in Dallas, N. C. Miss Irene Chandler, home ad dress, Maxton. Graduate of Greens- j boro college for women. Miss Margaret Pritchard, home address, Chapel Hill. Graduate of the Unitversity of North Carolina. Jefferson School (Eastside): Miss Thelma Young, home address, Shelby. Graduate Greensboro college for wo men. One year of successful exper ience ir. the Fallston schools. Mr. Forres*. Hamrick, home address, Shel by. Student of the University of North Carolina. Three years of suc cessful experience in Lowell schools. Sumpter School: Miss Evelyn Stickl er, home address, York, S. C. Grad uate of Winthrop college. Washington School (North Shelby); Miss Mildred Bolton, home address, GGreenwood, S. C. Graduate of Win vhrop college. Three years of success ful experience in Salisbury and High Point. Miss Agnes Shepherd, home ad dress. Hendersonville. Graduate of North Carolina college for worafft. Three years of experience in Monroe Miss Anne Elliott Lee, Lincolnton. Graduate of North Carolina college for women. Three years experienc* in Monroe. Miss Ruth Roberts, home address. Shelby. Student North Caro line college for women. Several years of successful experience in Can. ton and in other city schools. Numerous Inquiries Come To Chamber Of Commerce Every mail contains a fresh flood of inquiries concerning Shelby’s com mercial, social, and health advantages, coming from every state of the ITn ion, acording to J. C. Newton, secre tary of the local chamber of com merce. He states that Thursday’s con signment alone contained approxi mately fifteen requests for informa tion of some sort. The letters contain queries vary ing from the beneficial value of baths in the sulphur water in Cleveland Springs to the advisability of locat ing a florist shop in the town. A big underwear company, makiug a nat ionally-advertised brand of clothing is seriously considerable locating a branch office plant in the South, an;} from their letter, they seem to pre fer Shelbv as a location. A new photo graphic studio is almost an assured fact, and an experienced pharmacist also desires to locate here. The furni ture factory that has been consider ing a location here, has practically de cided to come to Shelby some time next year. Several retail grocers are considering the advisability of open ing a store in the town, while a hard ware dealer, a florist, and a druggist are also looking the matter over. Mr. Newton says that these are only a few of the numerous letters he haa had. He mentioned from memory, be sides the industries listed above, a cloth factory, a broker from Wash ington, Ga., a grocer from Atholl, Mass,, an inquiry from Dover, Del., a lumber plant, and many others. He thinks that the bulletin of the town is responsible for the interest shown in Shelby during the past few days. Another activity of the ehambej of commerce concerns the erection ot a new Southern station. J. W. Was sum, general superintendent of the railroad, stated in a communication to the secretary that the engineer hno the matter under consideration, and that favorable action was highly probable. School Board “Demands” City To Reconstruct Grandstand He’s a’Knight ■■— NITA* LfOntlot) TK'remi •'Captain Sir \rthur” Is the fit,,' now of 8kipp«r Horn i on of Hip s S. fierenicarla. «le him be^n knighted by Kins. George. ilia services <iui ins the war won him distinction ot unusual merit. But Out Coes a Delegation to See And Finds That Cotton Is Fruited Up Well. Never Better ~ They were farming: in thp court square. You know how it is. During the political season it is politics with the patriots who assemble daily; and now it is farming. They argue and argue. The topic of the current cotton > yield was up. It wa» agreed that the reports of the big crop, like the re ports of Mark Twain’s death, were greatly exaggerated. It was agreed there was more stalk than fruit; in fact the assertion was made that Cleveland County was due for one of the poorest crops in recent years, most of the yield being in stalk which is visible, and therefore deceives the unwary. At this staee. enters Mr. W. C. Harris. You know Mr. Harris. It is said of him that after getting the contract to paint the town’s big water bucket on stilts—he laid down on the job. Which is neither here nor there. He told the bunch in Court Square arguing that the crop was poor, that they were a bunch of pikers who didn’t know fruit on a cotton stalk when they saw it. The dispute grew. Mr. Harris was outnumbered and al most out-talked. Pat McBrayer was in the crowd. Pat is a lawyer, and was for the most part keeping quiet, lawyers usually talking for money. Harris finally told the crowd that there was his car parked by the curb, and not far away were several cotton fields, the yield of which was in dispute. He invited a delegation into his car to inspect the crop, with Mr. McBrayer as udge of the facts. According to accounts. Mr. Harris won the argument. He proved to the skeptic*, it is said, that the farms they visited were hardened with cot ton fruit as never before. “As a result of your inspection,” the Star asked him Thursday, “what do you think of the cotton prospect?" “Never was better," he replied. “The plants are full of fruit. It would make vour heart glad to wade through the fields and see the growth. If things pan out os they promise now, we will, I think, be sitting pretty when the frost comes.’ _S) Says Ross Records Were Not Destroyed Mr. J. Frank Gaffney, of this city, friend of “Charlie Ross” of Denver, whose home was recently destroyed by fire, says Ross wrote him that his records and papers—data upon which he is depending: to write the story of his lire—were not destroyed. They were kept in a shop away from the dwelling. Mr. Gaffney said Ross wrote that he was thinking of settling in Char lotte. Woodrow Wilson’s picture is dis played in many railroad stations and other public places in Caecho-Slovakia, and in many homes as well. It Makes a Difference First Golfer: I say, how do you address the ball? Second Golfer: Do you mean be fore I hit it, or after I lose it? City Tore Down Grandstand At Ball Dark to Widen I-ong Promised Street Who will build back the grandstand and fence at the ball park—the city | or the school officials? Each one is jealous of its funds and neither wants to pay for the job although all agree that it must he done. The school hoard has sent a letter to the city fathers “'demanding*” that the city replace the grandstand and fence that was recently torn down to widen Sumpter street to 60 feet, an improve ment agreed on several years ago by the Gardner administration and prom ised to the property owners along the way. It was decided by former city administrations that the street should he widened and made a thoroughfare to th > cemetery in order that funeral processions might avoid the railroad crossings. To this end a parcel of land was bought two or three years ago from Mrs. Bert Houser east of the Southern railroad but Work stop ped. This spring the present admin, istration proceeded to carry out the treet widening plan, ordered and agreed upon by former city and school boards. lo widen the street the grandstand and front fence at the ball park had to come down. The street encroaches about 15 feet on the old park. School '•pens next month and a baseball park is essential, say the school authori ties. Btvt from which treasury will the money come to replace it? The school hoard held a meeting Wednes day and addressed a “demand” letter to tlie city fathers, “demanding'’ that the city either replace the grandstand fence or provide additional ground at the hack field of the playground at a reasonable price. Going back and reciting some his i tory the city says it built the fence | at a cost of $840 and was to be re j imbursed from the gate receipts of league baseball games in the summer. The city records show that it receiv ed onlv $5 toward the $840 account. It built the fence. Can the city it down without replacing it? The city fathers argue that it widened the street to a width of 00 feet to fulfil a former administration's promise to property owners in that vicinity and a public demand for a better high way to the cemetery. A former school board comnosed of O. M. Mull. .T. G. Dudley, Marion Putman and others signed a paper which Mr. J. F. Harris has, saying-that Mr. Harris agreed to sell and did sell, some prop erty to enlarge the ball park on the hack side with the understanding that the city would widen the street to 60 feet and that the school board agreed to the widening. Now that the street has been widened, the grandstand and fence nre down and even if they were put up, the ball park would be utmost too small for the greatest of American sports. The demand letter to the citv fathers from the -cbnol board is signed George Blanton. oh'i:rm«m and I!. F. Carpenter, secretary and has created some little discussion of the situation which has developed. Property owners in the vicinity of the park don’t want a fenced ground. They will stand for the playground, but object, to the fence. The width of the street is unsatisfactory to the school board because a wide street encroaches upon the park. The grand stand and front fence erected by the city fathers are down to make way for the wider street, but you can’t collect gate receipts to run the athlet is association without a fence. It must be built there or a playground provided elsewhere. When school opens coach Morris wants to put hia players in training. But if the fencfll is re-erected, out of which treasury will the money come? The school board which sold $200,000 worth of school bonds eight months ago doesn’t want to bpar the expense. It says it needs that money for buildings. The mayor and board of aldermen will consider the matter at their next meeting. ( Kiwanians To Go To Chimney Roclt George Blanton, district trustee of the Carolina District, has a letter from Lieutenant Jno. B. Johnson, of Barium Springs, saying every Kiwanii club in Carolina district No. 1 will bh expected to send a full delegation to Chimney Rock Friday, August 27th for a' general get-tpgether meeting* Felix Harvey and a number of other high Kiwanis officials will be present; but there will be no speaking—sim ply a good time of fellowship and fun. Each Kiwanis club is putting its best stunt talent in training and the club that offers the best stunt will be given “Hickory Nut Falls” to taka home ariST place on the mantle piece. The Shelby Kiwanis club will no doubt attend in a body and enjoy thg festiviies of the diiy.