READ THE STAR’S NEW SERIAL “THEY NEVER KNEW.” IT’S BETTER THAN A CIRCUS. NOW RUNNING EVERY OTHER DAY. f THE STAR Is The Leading Paper of Shfciby and The State’s Fertile Farm Section. MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1926. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons By mail, per year (in advance)„$2.60 By carrior, per year (in advance) $3.00 VOL. XXXIV, No. 104 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. Alvin Hardin Says Average Farmer (iris Only $150 For Year's Work. Slop Buying Pigs The average farmer has only $150 I'l from ihe result of his year’s lab r , the farm in Cleveland county, af p r all expenses of making a rr> p paid, in the opinion of Alvin llar ,11, county farm demonstrator wh , ,mke before the Kiwanis club i irsday night at Cleveland Spring-. This low earning rate ir. not below i a above the average in the opinion. Mr. Hardin who declares that (■’leveland has some of the ma.-t pro gri -ive and thrifty farmer's of any * ate in the South. i leveland county has .3,128 farms, ,!< hired Mr. Hardin who based his figures' on last year’s farm census. These farms have a toval acreage of ‘..'70,748 acres of which 145.228 aen nr" in wood arid waste land. Then ■there are 10.000 acres of idle land in the county, leaving only 115,521 acres i*.r cultivation. Of this amount (54 - '02 acres are cultivate! by tenants find 50,118 acres hy-the land owriets themselves. If all the farms In Cleve land were the same size, each farm •v aid represent 89 acres with 38 :"tc- for cultivation. Taking this as ill average and the live stock census of the county, Mr. Hardin finds that i , h farm has an average of tw > mules, one horse, two cows, one ■ f urling, two hogs. 27 hens arid that the average 80 acre farm produces 12 Kali of cotton on 22 acres of cotton od. Then again this average farm lr:; 12 acres in corn which produce: from 120 ip 175 bushels; one acre In grain that produces about 12 bush els, one acre in hay that produces 150 i pounds, one ha'f acre in g;mt< n I truck, a quarter acre in orchard and a quarter acre in sweet potatoes. At the present price of th--" crop, ■on could buy the entire farm pro ducts for about $1,300 or the cotton • 'll and hay produced on these 312b farms for about four- an<; a quartet million dollars. hi producing these crops on fhb average farm, Mr. Hardin finds‘that e takes $375 to feed the live stock $30 for planting seed; $200 for fcrt.il> H- r, farm implements, upkeep of buddings and ginning; $50 for taxes. ■ loo for labor other ihan that of the '.family, making a total cost of $850. This leaves the average farmer only ■AO to feed, clothe and educate his family... Stop Buying Pigs Another brain on the county to which Mr. Hardin called ehe attention of the business men is $15,000 to ■i 'o.OiMi that goes out each year foi pigs which should be bred locally Cleveland does not have more than Tb r 100 brood sows while there should lie enough to breed the entire needs of- the county in this respect. The farmers have been vealing $0 or O' pet cent" of the calves, regardless "X and Mr. Hardin called attention t<> a law on Hie statute books whir1 forbids the killing of heifer calve, for market. If the heifers were kept ‘nil raised, this county would soon h • ve plenty of fine milk cows and I lenty to sell to outside markets. Suggests a Plan Instead of the above policy ut f irming, Mr. Hardin thinks the coui: v would enhance its prosperity if In. t'*a hay, sell a part of our stock sit’d "op 100 hens en each farm, two good ilk cows and feed them better so Hey will produce more. Mr. Hardin’s suggestion to improve the farm conditions in th" county '■cm to meet with the approval er those present and Max Gardner com plimented him on the fact that he has 'ttidied facts and figures and vis "• disc'd the whole county in his ef im-ts 'vo advance its material pros perity. COTTON MARKETS (By Jno, F. Clark and Co.) Cotton was quoted this (Monday; nmininjf on the New York exchanie 11:45 as follows: January lTfi<, March 1784; May 1801; October 1700: ’' ' ember 1759. Yew York, Aug. 80th. Liverpool 1 ' 1,1 p.m. Oct. and Dee. 2K and March American points better than dir* (">od business ip Worth Street Sat ’"'day prices steady. Journal of < om V:l,'rce special report ft m Carolinas <’"d Georgia unfavorable. Private crop reports continue to average unfavor aide prefer long side an reactions. Using His Puli — XI'A. London Bureau The IV,n r of Wuie:> nail a big I tine when he spent a clay and a night at the l.lny Stout camp In Wales. Here he Is. all dogged out in S.-u.-C uniform. starting the tug of-u./r in the held day held in bis honor. Christianity Grows in China j There Are Now (100,0(10 Christiars Antons Chinese Kays Dr. Harris \t First Baptist Church. Dr. II. M. Harris, in chaise of a seminary in Kaiseng, China where na tives are being educated for minis triad work, spoke at the First Bap >nd Baptise church Sunday tist church here .Sunday morning ana ‘ at the. See< night. Dr, student at Zeno Wall friends. In which was Harris was a seminary Louisville, Ky., with Dr. and they are devoted, the course of ft is sermon; heard hv a congregation which filled the auditorium to capac-l ity and the Sunday school compart | ment half full. Dr. Harris said that j when Morrison, the missionary went to China first Christian1 in 1807 he met with opposition and it took seven years for him to win the first con vert. XnW there at ' 7.000 Christian mi- sioparies in China and (100,000 ns. tive Christians, but the empire is so vis* and the population so dense, the field > f labor is practically untouch i ed. Dr. Harris sa\ s China is a natle;-1 of living and a nation of dead. Thi deeith rate is double that in North Carolina, reaching 80 per thousand annually. All sorts of diseases cake a heavy toll and make the life of a mis sionaty and his family very danger ous. As a nation of living it has a population of 500 per square mill, with villages and hamlets almost touching each other. 1 ir Harris has charge of the dls uabutiofl of several million dollars re lief ii'pnev during the famine and in his ministry not.only servos as a preacher, hut as a teacher and he has been called on t-- arbitrate differences between.armies and do other civilizing i tasks. — Meet After 50 5 ears—W. W. White and II. T. White, brothers, met last week for the first time after a separation of 53 years. Mereditn Whit*1 and his'father W. W. White of the Sharon- community have returned it ivm Brownsville, Tcnn., where Mr W. W. White’s older brother live. When, the Whites were young men, ! they went to Tennessee to farm. W. W.'White-came back to Cleveland aft er making two crops, leaving his broth ■or •there where he married and has lived since. When the Whites of Clev eland arrived, Meredith White re cognized his uncle when he first saw him because of a striking family to ■ semblance. Man Beats Ederle Time Merc man has again overcome the record of a woman. This time Gertrude Rderle s recottl swim across the English Chan nel goes down to a male swim mer. A message received over t’m wires of John F. Clarke & Co., i hrokjrs. here today stated t hat Ernest Vierketter, German swimmer today broke Gertrude Ederie’s record for Channel swim—-time 12 hours and 42 minutes.'’ So, fco! Wait Contributions To Memorial Fund Of World War Dead Have you contributed anything to the memorial fund for Cleve land county's World War dead? Friday of this week The Star will publish a list of contributors to date—will your name be on the lit after an appeal of a week? If the boys you would horn r hud hesitated mayhaps an argu ment about who broke the Hinden burg line would not be necessary. Is it possible the folks who speak proudly of Cleveland county, her patriotism and progress are slow about contributing to a memorial for her revered dead . in the world’s greatest conflict? Don’t read on! The question is addressed to you—perhaps you think you will hand in yours within a few days. Just suppose now that ev ery one felt that way. A hundred like you will make the memorial ' slab a reality a hundred postpon ing a contribution will hurt the movement. Let The Star know how much you will give today. Be in Friday’s list. Perhaps your name will help others. If you wan to give a small sum and do not wish your name published such will be done. Several have contributed dur ing the past week, more should have. What of this week, and YOU ? New Webb Theatre At Kings Mountain Opens This Friday —--- . ■ J. E. Webb’s new Imperial theatre! in Kings Mountain will be opened t*j the public of that town on Friday ot this week featuring Colleen Moore’s latest film, it is announced by the Shelby man. The new theatre there is the latest J word in screen equipment and is a de- I cided asset to the town. After dispos ing of his interest in the Webb thea -; tre here to Claude Webb, Mr. Webb, purchased several well-located budd ings there and immediately began j work on his new show house. Indica tions, he says, are that for his open ing days he will have such a large crowd that it will be a task to handle. ] “Red” and “Buck” Are Held Up By Officer Rov Newivan and Buck Hardin went to the mountains Sunday. Th->y went for a little outing, to give the bold scenery the once over. Their des tination was South Mountain. While nieander ng along the road, in low or intermediate, they got a h il, and stopped They thought* the ] oncomer was a friend. Both greeted j him with the sort of smile that Hardin and Newman put on when things look promising. They both got a jolt when the “fiienl” told ’em he was a revenue officer, and to stand aside while he did his stuff. This is not a bit of scandal, but a pers'nal item, so no ment;on is made of what was found. At any rate the two Shelby visitors to the hills were told to trek, and let the experience be a lesson, or words to that effect. And it is said they trekked, and al so that that wdl he th-ir last visit to South Mountain for quite a spell. Building And Loan Here, Has Good Year The She'by Building and Loan as sociation, of which J. Frank Roberts is the’managing h- ad, is having a good year. Announcement is made today of 811 shares maturing for this, the third nuaiter—j consideration of $81,100. Mr. Roberts states that of this mat ur'ng sum, twenty-five thousand will he paid in cash, the balance repres enting maturing mortgages. This sum brings the amount of n-atur'ng shares for the current cal endar year Up to $277,800, of which Mr. Rohgr's says $113,000 has been paid in cash. Minn. Hears Of Diamonds In Shelby The Star’s report of Shelby’s “Dia mond Mine” has reached Saint Pam, Minn. Mr. D. A. Tedder has received a letter from the former president of the railroad and warehouse commis. sion of that state saying: “I certain ly hope you have found diamond mines as big as an egg shell. You know that some valuable diamond mines have been found in Arkansas. I presume that you would not be will ing to admit that Arkansas has any thing that cannot be found >n yinn own state. I hear big things about Carolina.” More advertising of value to North Carolina! F E i “Casey” Morris Will Heirin Training IIil*h Team This Week. Many Players Gone The Shelby hijfb football ele'- . t' e towVs Vest advertisers for six years. wil b *srin *h">r fal> rra'Mr 'he e’e-en to r-nort at the school pork early in the eft- mow for the first csio’i A nd with the apP’oa h of th * fo t bnll sea on fans about *h“ ton n an1 ..,.ln'y •wonduinsr abput sevtral th’eff-- if t'-e wrsrjr’e a bo t an ath letic ri Id s *o deltv tV city's nv i a*t steed.V and la: t hot no* ten t if t’is s'in>is o-e of the states best k-'O’- n foot'all tea" *11 t'1 •h*- u-h the season r*\ n los'ny basis owi”K to poor attendance. Ti e nv tt»r of a permanent play nind should b« attepd-d to at on e. That :s the tr neral opinion of ail con eeV**->H. a"d everyone !n'erected in -* ’-lotjr . for that ni.att"r. As it is Coa-h Morris hardly knows wher* to uave h;s bovs report. Meantime under ground currents are debating a play e-’-dand. but doirtiir nothin?. ft sopivs safe to snv at t’’e outlet ‘bat the bt^h eleven th’s fall wil' not be a wor’d h°nter. The famous a*h1e 4"'' ’■•bo put Shelby on the map in the *'*h'-'t*c world a*e fo- the most n-r* -• nforndn" in several tolleees this vear—and *n the* contention i* mieht be mentioned that Shelby will ner b"ps hc-e -.nr n Hovs on th*. foot ho >1 *en —c of N’o-th Carolina colleees this r„n tb-t nr--. othnr {■'♦'• or town i ' the «*nte which is notuine tn “n-rro "* fit !a°t of those bnvr who "p ceived three years h’trh school *»--»;o. ""’ado records, de"arteii last year. TVs vc.ars f-ri 1 Olttfi* wi’l he - o' n 't’-omers. nteanine’ that the k>d brothers are now stepn'ng: up into the shoes of the hie brother; who Of "wav .at -ollee". Whethe- the ,.0-n~. ‘tors W!II suecnrsfitllv pnbo]a *hi re. roarbrH, records of the hie brother rer a'rs to he seep. However, they should bp eiven time. The hi<* hrn'h "*‘s hnd sp’eral voors experience hM fo-o tbev he>»an toddm** fo- cham ■'ionshins. and if Morris’ eleven tM yen’, does not con w-stern honors j* will he through a lack of exn“rience: "ive them another year and the** •* il' b-> dreaded as were the teams before them. it fhp »>-*-,hable Shelhv line doe-n’t loo1' 'ike a s<'t-un for rnv school gr*d s'**'’'*' Hnr1 ’ >-irni,» who wi'l be back on *he fi Id WoH-’e^dav nft r^oon• Gardner pontpr; \fr>or°. guard: S'og'etn" nod r«hle, tackles. I.aynv o <~oppp_ r'linp nrd T aekpy. ends. wif1'' nuifri «, 1 * of c.ibstitute line materia] in TR ''N-io-n. R'a'k an 1 Tom Harris. In th backfie'd will be a speedv group of voune-sters in Tom Kerr. Gill-snip. Fd Harr’s. Ren Rippv. Dutch Whisnao* and Jim Wilson. Young bncks oink ’rg a b'd for a regular berth will in c’ode Pressly Wilson. Hoyle, Lutz and others. A week or two ago Coach Morris appeared to have the best (Continued on page three.) GLEVEUND MM IS HI DOTH OK runnier Out in No. 7 township, Mr. Gus Anthony lies at the point of death suffering from typhoid fever com plicated by hiccoughs. The typhoid attack c.ime on two weeks ago, and Mr. Anthony was well holding his own against the malady, when last Thursday after noon the attack of hiccoughs set in. Mrs. D. B. Goforth, his sister, who lives in Shelby, reported at noon today that the spasms have been continuous since they began, and it is believed if they are not relieved within the next few' hours, will prove fatal. Just whnt caused the hiccoughs is not seemingly understood. Mrs. Goforth said the doctors reported Monday morning that drastic means wmuld be taken to bring relief from the complicat ing malady. Mrs. Goforth returned hastily to Shelby from Ashcville'the lat ter part of the week, to be near her brother. Miss Millicent Blanton attended the funeral of Mr. W. F. Dowd in Char lotto on Saturday morninar. Miss Maudene Inabinet from Char lotte was the week end guest of Miss Eva Morehead. The Presidential Smile 0 —NK.\. N'vu Vt»Hi J’.iHtau His vacation In the Adirondack* ar.d n'.'vs from \V.;*hin#l0h Mrm to be agreeing: with President CooUdge. '&Ww\.xvy «>f c'otnhu :h . Homer (right) has just presented sonic- iet>orls dm th«> mmimhvi iiw nt *•: (h* Riercial aviation resource*' of the na tion. This j.ruhaKy \> tin- tn*;>' c v pa naive grjn ever caught on the face of the chhl cMviiUve. Mad Squirrel Thot Bit A Girl Did Not Have Rabies Covington’s Father Was Born in 1776; Long Generations Oik in the Double Springs section lives a man whose father was bon. in 1776—one hundred and fift'i years ago—and yet has a grandson eleven years of age. Think it over. A reminder of this highly unusual circumstance comes to The Star through W. E. Crowder. Near Double Springs lives R. C. Covington, .who is now ill. and was visited last week by Mr. Crowder, his friend. Discussing the family history Mr Crowder said: “Mr. Covington's fath er. William Covington, was born in 1776. He was twice married, contract ing the second union at 65. “His sou. the present R. C. Cov ington has been three times married, the last time at the age of 55. "Mr. Covington's son, grandson of William Covington. will be eleven years of age in September.*’ Hatchery Planned For Shelby Soon Ben Sut'le T> Erect and Enuip Com mercial Hatchery for County. Should Prove Helpful , The latest enterprise to be ati nou:|’ed for Cleveland county is a commercial hatchery, which will be established by Mr Ben Sutt|» Mr. Sutt'e says that he expects to have the hatchery ready by December. This new enterprise, it js estimated, should be of considerable value to • poultry raisers of the county. M{. Suttle plans to handle all the batchinc-i possible in the county, which will ! remedy the present situation whereby poultry farmers send their eyes awav to be hatched. Furthermore, it will do much more to increase the chicken standard of the county. Mr. Hardin, I coun^' ayent, thinks highly of the, i plan and feeds that the hatchery here j should prove successful. Poultry raisers can benefit yreatlv , j thereby he says provided they cull ! their flocks and turn in their best , eggs to the hatchery. In addition to. serving this county the proposed ; hatchery will of course handle many i ! outside shipments. Just where the plant will he locat ed has not been definitely decided. “Hard Cider” And Watermelon Cost) i __ The combination of “hard cider” and watermelon, both delicacies of the colored race, is likely to prove costly. That is, if Judge John P. Mull does the pricing. For taking on the com | bination Friday Claude Ross and 1 James Wallace, colored, were taxed $10 and costs, in recorders court Sat urday. It seems that both men were chrag ed with being drunk, one even reached the state of bliss that urged him to sleep on the railroad track with one of the rails as a pillow. The trdin didn’t come along, hut an officer did. In court both testified they wer« not ! drunk, but merely sick from mixing ! the two. * | So, the judge let them mix the fine ; and costs together in one lump sum to he paid the court. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Elam and lit tie daughter Barbara, and Mr. and Mrs. IfByd Elam spent several days last week in Hendersonville and Ashe* vilie. (.Special to The Star.) King.-, Mountain Aug. .HI.—-The state chemist says iliat the squirrel that hit little Lizzie Mots last week was not infected with hydrophobia. \W are glad to know that it was not. The little p-irl is getting along very well now with her wounded arm. No one knows where the squirrel came front. It is one of the mysteries we will have to wait awhile to solve.* Hr. Stokes has returned from an extended visit to relatives and friends. He is missed so much when he is away that we are always glad to see him back. Mr. J. B. Keetcr who has been in New York for the past two weeks re turned last Saturday. His wife was visiting in Norfolk while he was away. She ami the children have also returned. The friends and relatives of Mr. J. T. Hord gave him a birthday dinner last Sunday. Quite a crowd attended, and it is needless to say that they had a big dinner. They always haw that when a Hord h«R anything to do with it. The Herds believe in goon things to eat, and they practice what they preach. Mr. 1). F. Hord and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. Charlie (Continued On Page Six.) Forest City Dwarf, Known Here, Passes Oenrge Carson. Former Nows Dealer, Died on Sunday. Was Character In This Section. ■ Charlotte—George Carson, a well known figure on the streets of Char lotte several years ago. particularly South Tryon street, died Sunday morniug at his home in F.orest City, according to information reaching Charlotte last night He was probat) ly between 50 and 00 years old and had never married. He suffered an attack of acute In. digestion on Saturday night, accorfl \ng to information received here, and died early Sunday morning. Carson was formerly a dealer in newspapers and magazines on. the cast side of South Tryon street, be tween Trade and Fourth. He was a dwarf in height, but was a stalwart; | specimen of physical manhood except 'for the deformity (of his lower limbs ] He was a native of Rutherford i county and had been living in For-! est City the last several years. Boiling Springs Has 134 Registered Now (Special^ to The Star.) Boiling Springs, Aug. 30.-—Despite the drought and the competition of the State high schools, the opening Ot Boiling Springs high school is ell couraging to friends and faculty. One hundred and thirty-four have register ed ic> date. Others are to follow. Prof. J. D. Huggins has been un usually busy organizing his forces for another year of successful work. Mrs. J. D. Huggins, the Latin teach er, Prof. O. P. Hamrick, teacher of English; Prof. Loyd T. Wood, history teacher; Mists Carolyn Garrison, in the home economics department, and Mrs. L. M. Bitch, manager of the boarding department, have their schedules arranged for regular work. Miss Clark, the art teacher, is at hom« recovering from an operation for ap pendicitis. She is planning to meet he> classes next week. Prof. H. G. Hammett of Furman university and Miss Ethel Elmore, voice teacher, are the new members of the faculty. They have entered heartily into their work and are al ready popular with students and fac ulty. Shelby Tinner and Heating Man Would Manufacture Washing Machine Ih Shelby' I. G. Watson, tinner and heating expert, who some years or more ago purchased J. G. Dudley’s business in Shelby and established a branch of his Anderson, S. 0., plant at this place, has invented a washing ma chine which he is undertaking to have manufactured in Shelby. It is’ some thing different from any other wash ing machine on the market in that it has a fire box under the drum cylin der where the clothes are washed. It is understood that the patent office head at Washington gave it his opin ion that the machine ta better than any washing machine ever patented. The machine will do a family wash in seven minutes and do it with great case and satisfaction. The clothes are not only washed clean but are ster ilized in a steam cheat through which the garments pass in the washing process. Mr. Watson has one of his machines on exhibit in the Weathers building on S. LaFayette street and a number of local business men have inspected it with a view of investing in a plant with Mr. Watson for its manufacture and sale here. Mr. Watson has been building a few of the machines for two years but has not placed them on th > market for the reason that he is not equipped to build them in quantities that would lower the production cost. The machine has wbnderful merit and -» number of local men are investi gating the proposition with a view of joining Mr. Watson in erecting a factory here. Gibson Better But Champion Talks Not Charlotte, Auk- 30.—Assurance that A, E. Gibson, merchant of Gib son, and a victim of his gunfire at ihe Charlotte speedway last Mondsj, woud be released from the Presby | terian hospital within a short while failed to break the stoic demeanor of C. O. Champion of Mooresboro, the assailant, when seen yesterday ,i»> Mecklenburg county jail. Champion continued the attitude of silence he has maintained since be ing placed in the prison a short while after the shooting. Questions asked him regarding plans for defense were heard without reply as he evaded the gazes of newspaper men outside the cells. Reports current yesterday thas Gibson had left the hospital were re peated to hiqp, but they failed to arouse his interest. His sole reply was “No, 1 don’t reckon he's gone yet.” Last night hospital attaches denier, that Gibson had been released. His condition was satisfactory, howeve», it was added, and the opinion was pa. pressed that he might leave within u short while. Champion win. visual at the jail yestc/day afternoon by bis brother, hut the nature of their conversation, could not be ascertained. t Program For Baptist Gathering Sept. 9th Tile following is the outlined pro gram for the Baptist picnic praise and thanksgiving day at the county fair grounds on Thursday, Septem ber 9: 10:00 a. m.—- Song: “Come Thou Al mighty King.” Prayer, Dr. C. J. Black. 10:10 a. m.—Song service for thirty minutes led by Mr. H. M. Pippin, who plans to have a good orchestra, and at least 500 voices coming from each Rapt'st church within the bounds of the Kings Mountain association. 10:45 a. m.—Devotional service led by Dr. Zeno WWall. Special music. 11:00 a. m.—An address by Dr. Chas. E. Maddry, Raleigh, N. €. 12:00, noon—Dinner on the ground. Let each one bring a well-filled bas ket. 1:20 p. m.—A forty minutes song service led by Mr. Pippin. iLOO p. mi—Hon. O. Max Gardner will dearer a brief address and intro duce Dr. Bateman. 2:15 p m.—An address by Dr. R. ^ nlai?’ Paator First Baptist church, Asheville. p <>:00 p. m.—Adjourn. County Gets Two New Lawyers By Exams North Carolina has 115 new law. .vers Cleveland county two, according: to the list issued by the state exam •nation board last week. The two new barristers from this county to receive their license were listed as Charles Coleman Horn, Lawndale, and Harvey* Eugene Kiser, j of Kings Mountain. I