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News
THE STAR’S REVIEW.
The fair is on with three more
big days to go. The midways look
like the theatre district of Broad
way at 11 o’clock at night—ex.
cept there’s more dust and more
noise on the midway. Keep abreast
with the fair through The Star.
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In the midst cf such activity do
not forget that the Shelby Highs
play Gaffney here Friday in Shel
by’s first home game of the sea
son. It should be a corker
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George Smyrnios, says an item
today, knows politics well enough
to become a citizen of the United
.States. At least Federal court
thought so.
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“Mountain people will fight and
jnaKP liquor, but they will not swear
a lie," that’s ihe tribute paid to
the South Mountain folks by Judge
Yates Webb, according to a Str.r
reporter.
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“Harmonica Mike” a Shelby hoy
who has roamed the world, has
been back on a visit, according to
an article in this issue.
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A cat has nine lives, man has two
arms, and ihe cat stands sell three
baseballs. A county youth bought
the balls, started throwing at the
cats and broke his arm in two
places yesterday, says a news item.
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The big r^ilit'/'fil power of North
Carolina does not live In Washing
ton. An editorial in today’s Star
says that the shrewdest politician
in this state is an unobtrusive clerk
of court in Iredell county who has
held the same office for 28 years.
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A Shelby citizen Is in the hos
pital suffering from a wound in
flicted by an unknown rifle shot.
Details of the shooting, so far as
known, are in this paper.
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Auto wrecks, fair injuries, oper
ations—all the late events of the
section in The Star today.
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Those who started reading Bruce
Barton’s “The Man Nobody Knows”]
in the last Star are enthusiastic
over the wonderful presentation of j
Christ, the man nobody really
knows. If you haven’t started read- ]
ing it, do so today. America’s learn
ed minds, clergy and scientific, say
its the greatest book in generations.;
Don’t miss it.
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Don’t miss the closing days of
the fair, or the next issue’ of The 1
Star.
Dorton Introduces
New Way Marking
Ccmplimentaries
Fair Secretary Dorton who is
also meat inspector for the town
of Shelby has introduced a new
way of marking human beings
who are entitled to pass compli
mentary back and forth out of the
Kates at the county fair grounds
because they have some official
duty on the inside of the ground.
These ’’comps” or “pass” people
are required to roll up their
sleeves and suffer a stamp to
print “admit, Cleveland county
rajr, 1926” in indelible ink on wrist
By this method the pass bearers
cannot stay at home and transfer
♦heir ticket to another. No one but
the hearer of this indelible ink
mark can get by without paying
the established entrance fee. Dr.
Dorton probably got this new idea
from the inspection seal which he
puts on fresh meat that he inspects
at the market. When fresh meat
Passes inspection It receives an
indelible ink stamp from Dr. Dor
ton and this means that it is o. k.
The indelible mark, on the wrist of
,Kosc who pass in and out on the
fair gate without charge because
they have some connection with
the affair, prevents any exchange
of tickets.
Many ladies have thrust forward
their pretty white wrists to the
fair secretary and allowed him to
imprint them with a tattoo mark.
Seven Accidents and
One Emergency Case,
I s Hospital’s Day
Patients are plentiful at the
Shelby Hospital this week. Seven
accidents and an emergency case
constituted the new-comers on
Tuesday. Four members of the
^ ork family injured in an automo
bile accident, N. G. Self accident
ally shot, Buford Owens who broke
an arm trying to knock down a
dummy kitten at the county fair
for a five cent cigar and Willie
flark, seven year old school boy
who sustained a fractured skull
when he fell on the LaFayette
afreet playground make up the
aeven accident Cases. Willie Clark
ls a student at the LaFayette street
school and lives in Southwest Shel
by. While playing on the ground
there he fell and suffered a frac
tured skull. Philector Spangler tak
Cn suddenly ill with an intestinal
trouble while working at a cotton
km at Double Shoals, required an
emergency operation.
31 Imprisoned For 103
Months By Federal Court
Judge Webb Clears Docket In One Day’s
Grind, Fines Total $2,350. Goldbergs
Pay Big Income Sum to U. S.
George Knows Who
Will Be Governor;
Hand it to George Smyrnios, j
proprietor of the Chocolate j
Shop and one of Shelby’s
most popular settlers. He is
well informed. What’s more
he is an American citizen to
day.
Yesterday, George appeared
in the United States court
here before Judge Yates Webb
seeking his citizenship papers,
being a native of Greece. The
required questions were asked
by the court and George got
along very well until he was
asked the name of North
' Carolina’s governor. That
stumped him.
Clerk Blalock whispered to
the judge, and the next ques
tion was:
“George, who’ll be the next
governor then?”
There was a second’s hesita
tion before the reply:
“Max Gardner.”
So, today the Chocolate
Shop proprietor is a citizen of
America, duly labelled as such,
and credited with being well
posted and a good political
prophet.
NELSON SELF SHOT
FROMIMBUSH;
IS H HOSPITAL
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West Graham Citizen Was Cutting
Wife's Hair in Yard When
Bullet Hits Him
Nelson G. Self is lying in the
Shelby hospital with a serious
wound in his back as a result of
a bullet striking him in the back
as he was cutting his wife’s hair
in the back yard of his home on
West Graham street Tuesday
morning between 7 and 8 o’clock.
An X-ray machine located the bul
i let Tuesday afternoon, after which
! it was removed by the surgeons. It
| is thought that he will recover un
less pneumonia develops.
Mr. Self is former street over
|seer for the Town of Shelby, and
i son of the late Solomon Self.
1 While in the yard at his home a
I bullet came from an unknown
I source and struck him in the back,
iust under the shoulder blade. The
bullet struck a rib and ranged to
| ward his spinal column. From this
j wound he has been suffering in
| tense pain.
Just who fired the shot, officers
have been unable to determine. No
one at the Self home heard the
report of a gun shot. The bullet
came through some trees on anoth
er lot to the rear of the Self
home. Office are trying to fer
ret out the affair but as yet have
been unable to determine whether
the shot was intentional or acci
dental. Recently some boys have
been shooting bat birds in the
trees on the lot to the rear of the
Self home and it is thought that
some boy fired unintentionally in
the direction of the Self yard where
he was standing. However, at yet,
officers have been unable to find
a boy who will acknowledge that
he was shooting in the orchard at
the time Mr. Self was injured.
Young Spangler Has
Serious Operation
Philector Spangler, prominent
young farmer of the Double Shoals
community underwent a serious
operation at the Shelby hospital
Tuesday afternoon when an ugly
uncer was removed from his stom
ach. His condition has been quite
serious and the operation was a
most delicate one, but he will re
cover unless conplications set in.
Mr. Spangler was taken suddenly
ill while working at a cotton gin.
He was rushed to the hospital and
an operation was found impera
tive. Mr. Spangler married Miss
Vera Warlick. He is one of the
most prominent young farmers in
the. county and his many friends
hope for his speedy recovery.
Mrs. J. M. Austin of Wadesboro
is at the bedside of her mother,
Mrs. Charlie Webb who continues
right ill a her home on West Ma
rion street.
The Federal court docket here
this week was disposed of with
rapidity. The majority of the
jurors Ipft for their homes Tues
day when they had anticipated
that court would just Ret pood
underway by that time.
For 31 people the grind of a
little more than one day was suf
ficient—for that was the number
imprisoned by Judge Yates Webb
during the term. The 31 received
terms totalling 103 months in
jail or in prison, averaging a lit
tle more than three months per
defendant.
Fines imposed during the day
totalled $2,350.
Seventy cases were on the dock
et and 40 were permanently dis
posed of—unless some of the de
fendants come back on other
charges, but few defendants ever
want to come back into Judge
Webb’s court after facing one
charge. The Federal jurists’s mem
ory is too good for comfort.
Four of the sentences imposed
during the grind were for the
well-known “year and a day” at
\tlanta.
Income Tax Case.
Perhaps the most outstanding
"ase on the docket was that of
Frank and Robert Goldberg, prom
inent Gaston mill men, charged
with violating the income tax law.
"She defendants through their at
torney, Clyde R. Hoe.v. entered a
plea of guilty as to a misdemeanor,
other charges being r.ol prossed
following communication with
David H. Blair, of the Internal Re
venue department. It was the rul
ing of the court that the defend
ants pay $18,828 into, the United
States treasury, about $8,000 be
ing for taxes due and the remain
der penalties automatically added
to the sum. Other than the cost*
in the two cases there were no
fines in addition to, the penalties
automatically contracted by gov
ernment ruling in such cases.
Jurors Get Enlightened
Quite a number of the jurors,
those who had never served on a
Federal jury before, came down
with the expectation of staying the
major part of the week at least.
Imagine their surprise when tliev
found a court thattshuffled off
cases with little lost motion:
their sobbing pleas for mercy; and
where lawyers were restricted in
where a judge presided who reck
ons time as valuable and wastes
none of it in inconsequential by
play.
One juror from a nearby county
expressed the sentiment of many:
“Judge Webb hears and passes
sentence in a case in about the
same length of time it would take
a blockader to start a fire under
his still.”
Court adjourned Tuesday morn
ing before the noon hour, the last
hour or so being taken up with
formalities. Quite a number of the
visiting lawyers, district attor
ney’s staff, jurors and others
spent the day taking in the coun
ty fair, while the others left for
l.heir homes in various parts of
’he state.
Big New Fire Truck
Arrives In Shelby
Ready For Work
The latest addition to the city’s
fire fighting equipment Has arriv
ed and is now at the Seaboard
freight station. j
It is the $12,500 American La
France fire truck and pump pur
chased sometime back by the mu
nicipal authorities of Shelby. The
truck has a 750-gallon pump and
it outfitted with long-range lad
ders—the laterst word in firefight
ing equipment.
The new truck will likely be un
loaded Thursday and brought to
the city fire department for a run
ning berth beside the present truck.
Fred Field, Shelby,
Buys Store Interest
Mr. Fred Field who for some
time has been connected w:th the
Kelly Clothing Company of Shel
by, has purchased with Mr. W. S.
Kelly of the Kelly Clothing com
pany the Joe Harrison Clothing
Company of Statesville. Mr. Kelly
will be manager while Mr. Field
will leave Shelby shortly to be as
sociated with his partner Mr. Kel
ly in the manageemnt of the busi
ness. Mr. Fields is a popular young
man and Shelby* regrets to lose
him md his estimable family.
Threw at Fair Cats
And Broke Hi# Arm
Buford Owens, 20-year-old
farm youth, bought three base
balls at the fair Tuesday and
decided to give the concession
stand cats a barrage. Friends
carried Owens to the hospital
with an arm broken in two
places instead of the two cig
ars for driving down the cats.
The youngster’s foot slip
ped, he says, just as he was
throwing and his right arm
snapped in two places above
the elbow. According to lata
reports from the hospital he is
getting along very well.
Owe.'.s worked on the George
Spurlin place north of Shelby.
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File CD. WINS
FIRST FLOAT PRIZE.
F. IBM. SECOND
Third Prize Goes to Shelby Hos
pital. Parade a big Feature
on Open Fair Day.
W. L. Fanning company won
first prize for the best decorated
float in the parade on the opening
day of the county fair, the First
National Bank won second prize
I and the Shelby hospial third, ac
cording to an announcement of
the judges, C. A. Reppert, of Can
ton, Ohio, official starter for the
horse races at the fair. Prof. A. G.
Oliver cf the State College experi
ment station, Raleigh and W. L.
Harris cf Charlotte who is connect
ed with the international agricul
tural corporation. The judges were
selected by fair officials and all
were out of town men. They re
viewed the parade as it passed
around the court square.
Two Brass Banda.
The narade was a fine feature
of the fair and thousands of people
looked on as the long line of march'
proceeded from the high school
building to the court square, down
S. LaFayette street to the Epis
copal church East on Graham to
Washington; up N. Washington tff
C. M. E. church, thence to the
county fair grounds.
The Fanning company float
which won first prize had for its
color scheme, pink and green. On
the bow- of the truck was a huge
butterfly. Mounted on the truck
was a giant fan in pink and green
with the following pretty girls
beautifully gowned, standing
around tbe far; Misr-s.*?7ary L;ne
borger. Amanda Harris,' Alice
Goode Kirg. Beverly Jonc^, Mar
tha Carroll Fanning.
“A Chariot of Gold” was depict
ed in the First National bank float
which won second prize. The float
was draped in a beautiful golden
cloth made by the Cleveland Cloth
mill. The chariot had for its cen
tral figure “Prosperity,” the repre
sentative of “Plenty” attended by
four hand-maidens, representing
Intelligence, Industry, Integrity
and thrift. History shows that any
community or county that prac
tices these four virtues will ulti
mately be crowned with success
and prosperity. Miss Jane Moseley
represented prosperity, Miss Milli
cent Blanton, intelligence; Miss
Adeline Bostic, industry; Miss
Evelyn Dover, integrity and Miss
Mary Adelaide Roberts thrift.
A hospital room was depicted on
the Shelby hospital float, showing
a patient in bed with nurses at
tending, every thing in the room
being spotless white. The hospital
float brought forth much favor
able comment and won third prize
at the hand of the judges.
The members of the Shelby Rid
ing club headed the parade and
they were followed by Chas L. Esk
ridge driving a new Lincoln with
President A. E. Cline of the Fair
association, Hons. C. R. Hoty and
Max Gardner, speakers for the
day. Then came the Nat Reiss
show band, First National Bank
float, and other floats and vehicles
representing the Ishpening club,
Woman’s club, Shelby hospital,
Courtview hotel and John M. Best
Furniture Co., Gilmers,, Electric
Service Co., Paragon Furniture
Co., T. W. Hamrick Co., Planters
and Merchants warehouse, Blue
Ridge Ice cream, Shelby Corn mill,
Hudson-Essex Motor cars, Lack
ey’s Buick agency. Children of the
Confederacy, Cecelia Music club,
Blanton and Wright Clothing Co.,
M. P. Coley Insurance Agency, J.
C. McNeely company. Daughters of
the Confederacy, Hava-a-Rexa sold
by Rex Cigar company, X C. Pen
ney company, United Daughters of
the Confederacy, W. L. Fanning
Co., Consolidated Textile corpor
ation, Pontiac sold by Arey Bros.,
Daughter of American Revolution,
Bost’s Bakery, Nat Bowman Coal
company, 20th Century club, new
model Ford cars, Dodge, Chevrolet,
Shelby High school band, Dover
mill school, Belwood Consolidated
school, Morrison Transfer Co.,
IK DIES AFTER
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Andrew York, hurl in an
automobile oo’lision, together
with four members of his fam
ily. near Elizabeth Baptist
church, Tuesday, died at the j
Shelby hospital at nine-forty
o’clock Wednesday morning, i
He was unconscious from
the lime of the accident, and
died of internal injuries. The
car in which the York family 1
was riding was driven by De
puty Sheriff Tom Sweezy, of
Pallston, and was in collision ;
with an automobile from j
Kings Mountain.
According to late reports here
Clyde Marr, said to be the drivet I
of the other car, is under arrest!
and is no win jail at Kings 7,toun- j
tain. The report was confirmed th's
afternoon by Judge John Mull.
When a car driven by Deputy
Tom Sweezy, of Fallston and one
driven by parties from Kings
Mountain collided at the cross
roads near Elizabeth Baptist
church Tuesday morning, four
members of the family of Andrew
York were injured and others in
the two cars received minor in
juries. Deputy Sweezy was bring
ing the York family of seven to
the county fair when the two cars
met at the cross roads. Names of
I the occupants of the other car
■ could not be learned but a woman
riding in the unknown car was cut
by flying glass. Her injuries, howr
ever, were not serious. Andrew
York, head of the York family is
still in an unconscious condition at 1
the Shelby hospital but it is
thought that his injuries will not
prove fatal. In his unconscious con
dition the surgeons have been un
able to determine the nature and
extent of his injuries.
Nettie Lee York, age six is per
haps the next worst hurt in the
party. She has an ugly lasceration
on the scalp. Donie, age 20, ami
Hattie May 10, were both badly
bruised in the impact of the two
cars, but were resting well at last
reports. A two year old baby of
the Yorks had slight bruises on
the head, while Mrs. York was
practically unhurt except for a
few surface bruises.
HAilile,
SHELBY NATIVE.
BACK ON VISIT
Charlotte, Sept. 28—“Harmonica
Mike,’’ known from Maine to
Mexico as a moulh-harp player of
parts, came to perform among:
friends of his boyhood yesterday
after triumphs in the wide world.
The dapper little mai) native-!
born North Carolinian and for
mer youth of Charlotte, appeared
before a luncheon club and exert
ed himself in playing the same
tunes with the same gusto that
have drawn the silent plaudits
from a million radio audiences
throughout the broad land.
Born In Shelby
“Harmonica Mike,” less famil
iarly known as M. Cloyde Sulli
van, was born in Shelby and large
ly reared in Charlotte.
Since leaving Charlotte in his
early youth Sullivan also has done
time as a newspaper man, serving
on the sfaff of the Birmingham,
(Ala.) Ledger and other papers.
He has never ceased to play the
harmonica since his Charlotte
school days, he said.
“The Voices of the Smokies,” is •
another title that radio fans and
announcers have given the former
Charlotte boy, because of his fame
as aharmonica artist broadcasting
from station WNOX, at Knoxville,
Tenn.
With Snodgrass
He was for many months also a
fellow artist with Harry Snodgrass,
the piano wizard, at station WHB,
Kansas City. He has broadcast
from other stations in the eastern
United States and Canada, and will
probably broadcast a few numbers
here this week from station WBT.
Boiling Springs high school.
Sponsored by Woman’s Club.
The parade was sponsored bv a
special committee from the Wo
man’s club composed of Mrs. Oline
Hamrick, chairman, Mrs. S. S.
Royster. Mrs. O. M. Gardner, Mrs.
Grover Beam. Mrs. Earle Hamrick,
Mrs. John Schencrt, jr., Miss Selma
Webb and Mis» Amos Willis
Thousands Swarm County’s Greatest
Fair Here This Week; Three More Days
Ten Ears of Corn Win $2000 (Jup
WUlinm Pat Boland, a Mventcenyear-old farmer boy from Newberry
county. South Carolina, won a corn growing competition for boys in eight
southern etatea. He la shown receiving a 12000 cup aa prize, from Preafr
Cent Coolidge. A railway company donated the cup.
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Shelby Plays First Home
Game With Gaffney Friday
Fair Program
For Remainder
Of ThU Week
Here is a condensed pro
gram of fair events for the
remainder of the week:
Thursday.
Gates open at 8:30. All
judging is completed. Visit
the exhibit halls and vari
ous departments and note the
judges’ awards.
10 a. m. Horse show under
the auspices of the Shelby
Riding club. Some of the
best saddle horses of the two
states will be seen.
2 p. m. Races begin. 2:2£
trot and 2:20 pace.
Free act program.
Band concerts.
Local running horse race,
half mile dash, followed by
a parade of all the live
stock before the grandstand.
7:30 fireworks program.
Exhibit halls close at 0:30.
Friday.
8:30 a. m. gates open. Big
gest and best day.
10 a. m. Riding tournament
2 p. m. Races begin 2:10
trot and 2:14 pace.
Pony races for ponies un
der 52 inches in height, riders
inder 16 years of age.
7:30 Fireworks display
lasting an hour.
Saturday.
Gates open at 8:30 a. m.
2 p. rrt.—2:17 trot and 2:17
pace.
Local driving race. Three
heat plan.
Free act program.
Band concerts.
7:30 Fireworks display
with the best saved for the
last.
Mountain People
Don’t Lie, Judge
Webb Tells Court
“These mountain fellows will
fight and make liquor. but it’s
seldom you’ll catch one of them
swaering to a lie,” Judge Yates
Webb told the barristers in the
Federal court room here Tuesday.
“That’s one thing you’ll have to
give them credit for. On the other
hand, liquor dealers in the cities
can hardly be taken at their
word on the stand, but usually you
can mark it down as true when a
native of the South Mountain
goes on the stand and makes a
statement. They’d rather go to
prison—most of them—than lie.”
Shelby Boy, Bank
Cashier at Age 24
Stanhope A. Ligon, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Ligon, N. Morgan St.,
Shelby has been made cashier of
the First National Bank at Fort
Mill, S. C., succeeding Walter T.
Barron who resigned to accept a
position with the Fort Mill Manu
facturing company. Mr. Ligon is
one of the youngest national bank
cashiers in the, Carolinas. He has
been connected with the Fort Mill
bank for several years In the ca
pacity of assistant cashier and his
promotion is a source of gratifica
tion to his many Shelby friends.
Home Folks To See Morris' Young
Eleven in Action for First
Time in Year.
Friday afternoon Shelby football
fans will be given the opportunity
to start their annual query “has
Shelby High eleven a chance this
year at the state championship?”
When the time comes that such
a question isn’t asked in Shelby
then the town will cease to func
! tion—and each year there are those
j who answer the query in the of-.
I firmative.
j Friday afternoon the highs play
Gaffney at the school park here in
a game that should draw a large
crowd considering that it is the
first taste of grid battle for Shelby
this season. W'hat’s more the game
offers quite a bit of entertainment.
Gaffney, up-state champions of
South Carolina, has an experienced
hard-driving football squad, capa
ble of giving a tough battle to the
best array Shelby ever had. On the
ether hand the present Shelby elev
en is much of an unknown quan
tity. They looked fair against Lat
timore, and they are fighters, but
inexperience must be considered.
“Casey” Morris is this week
troubled about his line for the game
with the South Carolinians. When
the season opened he had a good
line, but only one substitute worth"
of a regular berth. Then last week
Jim Lee, one of the regular line
men, suffered a serious injury and
already the line must be plugged.
Another injury and the Shelby
coach will face a real problem.
Backfield strength in the making is
present and with one or two hefty
line players to add reserve strength
to his squad Morris should have
a good chance at the state title. As
it is the local eleven must receive
several breaks in escaping injur
ies and play over their heads to
make the jaunt to Chapel Hill.
As it is the fans atending Fri
day’s game will see one of the
grittiest squads ever to represent
the school. For their approval Mor
ris will offer two ends and two
tackles equal to any ever paraded
in a high school hereabouts, and
they are good because of fight and
headwork and not because of their
size. Furthermore two or three
young backs will flash a few*plays
that should bring the siefe lines to
attention.
And Gaffney will bring along
several players that should thrill
any football audience. In their
lineups will be Captain Ben Clary,
one of the best backs in South
Carolina, and in the line will be
Robinson, the center, who recently
raced 90 yards for a touchdown.
Coach Carson, of Gaffney, has an
old experienced squad left from last
years title series there. That they
are good goes without saying, and
the game should reveal an early
measurement of the Shelby eleven.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lawrence of
Brevard spent Tuesday here and
visited the fair where both assist
ed in judging the exhibits. They
left this morning for Mount Gilead
for a visit but will stop over agagin
on their return to Brevard.
Attendance On Open
ing Day Smashes
Past Records. Ex
hibits and Shows
Fine.
The first day of the Cleveland
County Fair is over and all attends
anee records for any county fair
in this section of the South are
thought to have been broken by the
vast throngs passing through the
fair gates on the Kings Mountain
highway.
Today automobiles are still
pouring their hundreds into the big
tract and another big day seem*
underway, while fair officials fig
ure that Friday will rank close to
the opening day from the standi
point of attendance as the enter
tainment for the next to final day
is not surpassed during the entire
fair.
More Than 20,000.
Twenty thousand people, coming
from -10 counties in two states an
from far-flung sections, milled
through the gates during the fir:
day of the farm exposition.
Fair officials checking over gate
receipts today found that 7.61S
adults paid cash admissions yes
terday, and a little over 12,000
school children and complimentafj
tickets took advantage of the fre<
admission fer county school chil
dren. The automobile gates regis
tered 1,652 paid admissions—the
estimated grand total attendance
being between 20 and 21 thousaiti
people.
This attendance even surpass©
the former record attendance y
last year and with reports of the
fair spreading by Friday attends
ancc for that day is expected t<
clip near the 20,000 mark if fai
weather holds forth. The hors
show Thursday and the closing da;
program for Saturday should kee
the attendance mark high du
those days.
Races Big Attraction.
Indications shown Tuesday a:
that the race program is perh ...
the greatest individual attraction
Fair officials soon realized that
all race fans were to be comfoi
ably accommodated the huge s
would have to be increased by
other year. With the first
of the opening race the stands, bo:
cs and every available space
packed, while hundreds jam:
around the trURT rail and still o
hundreds were unable tb secure '
vantage point where they m
get a glimpse of the activity on
track. The free acts, the beat y<
furnished worth-while ente
ment between the heats, and
nightly fireworks program 1
thrilling color to the gay mid
crowds.
The fair formally opened witl
the big float parade from Shell)
to the fair grounds at 10:31
o’clock. Thereafter description 0
the day is impossible as to detai
Attractions covered too great
scope and the crowds were to
large. It is sufficient to say tha
so many people packed the hi]
fair ground tract that hundred
were unable to even get a peek li
side the big exhibit halls unles
they were willing to waft fa
hours and find a place in the eage
lines.
All the exhibit halls were fille
with exhibits running the gamu
of the farm and industry, and co
lectively speaking it was the be|
farm exposition of the fair’s hi)
tory.
The Nat Reiss Shows were up t
and above their usual high pres
tige, clean, considerate, apd entet
taining. Their compliment cam
through the fact that thousam
entered the midway early in tti
morning and remained until lal
at night taking in the show
freaks, and varied run of ente
tainment.
In the crowds were hundre<
from Gaston, Lincoln, Burke, C
tawba and Rutherford counties, <
this state, and many mote fro
York and Cherokee in South Can
lina.
Preaches at Lawndale.
Rev. R. V. Self, evangelist
West Asheville, will do the preael
ing at a revival meeting whi
begins at the Lawndale ehurc
Sunday, October 3rd. There \v
be preaching each evening at 7:3
Mr. Self will be assisted by h
wife, Rev. J. H. Green and Rev.
M. Morgan, the pastor.