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r .— 11 " t THE STAR Is mhe Leading Pap*r of Shelby and The State’s Fertile Farm Section. K .J» By mail, per year (in advance)__$2.50 By carrier, per year (in advance) 5-1 00 L I % What’s THE News THE STAR’S REVIEW. ! «■ ' The fair is all over now an<] those ! who had the headache on the morn ing after were given heartaches by Recorder Mull in county court to ll isn’t often that the Shelby High football eleven takes a licking with the homefolks looking on, but last Friday Gaffney, up-state cham pions of South Carolina, adminis tered a “tramping” that should prove sufficient for the entire sea son. A full account of the gams appears in this issu». * * * The hay and fruit crops of Clev eland county should make up for the short price being received fot cotton, according to C. C. Blanton, Shelby hanker. Mr. Blanton reasons that usually most of the cotton money goes out of the county foi feed and food and that this year this money will be kept at home because the county produced much.! of its own feed crops. The Star today presents a iho*:o of the only memorial Cleveland eounty has erected to her World war dead. Are you ashamed of it? If so remember The Star is work ing for a fund to build a lasting one. * * * The county court today found enough evidence to warrant the holding of Clyde Morris for Super ior court—Morris, it will be remem bered, drove one of the cars taking part in the collision that cost An-1 drew York his life during fair week. * t?t Cupid has apparently been golrg to the fair and taking a vacation all summer. The marriage record at the court house, says The Star, sh' ws a decrease this summer with July holding up a new l*w mark. The Baptists gather this week at Kirgs Mountain. Details of the as socialional meeting are to he found in this paper. * * * Officials estimate that about 000 people attended the fair th:- * year and that cash receipts will total around $17,000. * * * The circus comes tomorrow— i r.eems as if Shelby will never get the dust and red lemonade out of its throat with a flock of events. trooping along together. And. by the way, there are sev en pages in today’s paper in addi tion to the front page. Details of Fatal Crash Reviewed Before Judge Mull Today. Big Crowd Attends. Clyde Morris, young white man of Kings Mountain, was bound over to Superior court today following a preliminary hearing before Judge John P. Mull on the charge of man slaughter in connection with the fatal auto crash last week that re sulted in the death of Andrew York. The amount of the bond was fixed at $1,000. Two cars, it will be remembered, j crashed at a road intersection east j of Shelby on the opening day of the fair, one car turning over and fatally injuring Mr. York and in flicting injuries upon his daugh ters. Morris was driving one car, while the car occupied by the Yorks was driven by Deputy Sheriff Torn Sweezy, of Fallston. Morris was arrested on the following day and later freed under bond. This morning both the state and deefnse put quite a number of wit nesses on the stand and the col lision was reviewed from practi cally every angle. Hon. Clyde It. Hoey assisted the county in prose cution and former representative J- Roan Davis represented the de fendant. Following the introduction of the evidence Mr. Davis in a brief talk asked that the defendant be freed declaring that the evidence did not show that Morris was to blame for the crash. Mr. Hoey speaking next, took the view that enough bad been shown to warrant the holding of the defendant for a Su perior court investigation. A large crowd of spectators at tended the hearing and seemed very interested in the statements of the witnesses. The state did not attempt to show that Morris in tentionally hit the other car, but worked on the idea that enough Precaution was not used by him. The defense on the other hand at tempted to show that the Sweezy car was not properly hahdled ar.d that the crash was either unavoid able or the fault of the other driver. There were a number of other after-fair cases on the Monday Corning docket and court was still bolding forth during the afternoon. Hay And Fruit Crops Will Offset Low Cotton Price That e The Opinion of C. C. Blanton, Shelby Banker, Who Sees No Reason Why ‘‘Blues” Should Hover About ( harlrs Blanton, hanker, as serts in the following interview with The Star, that there is no need for calamity howling in Cleveland coun y; that the people are well provided for; that although the price of cot ton is ; ul probably will be low, other crops are abundant; that the farmers have grown enough forage to tide them over the winter without ruin ous outside buying; and that worlds of fruits and vege tables have been canned and preserved, and that the sav ing thus affected will in large measure make up Tor cotton losses. He says he believes cot ton will secure a ready market, and advises farmers to sell at current prices. discouraging the idea that the commodity will go up. The Star asked Mr. Charles C. Blanton, president of the First Na tional bank, Saturday what h thinks of the financial outlook in Cleveland county, row that the price of cotton has taken a circus flop, slipped off the economic tight rope and hit the mat. The interview was interesting, instructive, illuminating, and puts the bunch in a bunker who have drawn their handkerchiefs ami are shedding Pola Negri tears. According to the hanker the Clev cand county cloud has a silver lin ing—even a golden tint. He says_ there is more to be thankful for than we prnhnbly will get around to. In effect this: that althougn the price of cotton is low, the coun ty will make a big crop—and fur thermore every other crop was a record breaker. Which means there will be very little buying away from home. The outlook for fall business, Mr. Blanton distinctly said, is fron fair to good: there will be money and it will be spent: and many debts will be paid off. And the good folks hereabouts will go on enjoying life as of yore. We quote Mr. Blanton off hand, and informally, as follows: “The price of cotion will be low, but we will have a big crop. One of those conditions therefore serv es as a sort of balance to the other. Another counter-balancing situa tion is the abundance of other crops. Cleveland county people this year will have very little need to buy supplies outside. The forage crops are immense, and the money we spent last year for hay and feed—enough to make the heart bleed—will be saveit. “And a vast supply of fruits and vegetables have been saved for family use. Which will do away with the necessity for buying much canned goods. Last year we spent fabulous gums for canned goods. This year we save that money. “The saving of those two items will be immense. And will very largely go to offset a short income from the cotton crop. “Another helpful factor is this— that wc produced cotton cheapen here this year than heretofore. That is a very essential lesson to be learned, and we are learning ;t —the lessening of the cost of pro duction. “In fact the salvation of our farm situation reposes largely in the three conditions mentioned: To produce for home consumption, both forage foods and table foods, and to reduce the cost of e^ifcon pro duction. “Those lessons learned »-e have taken a big step ahead toward econ omic independence.” Mr. Blanton held out no encour agement that the price of cotton may be expected to rise. In fact, his advice expressed through this interviewer is, for the farmer to sell his cotton, pay his debts, and start afresh, that little apparent ly will be gained by holding on and hoping for a better price, which now seems vain. Asked expressly If he believes there will be a continued market for cotton at current prices, he said yes, he believes the demand will be active at the reduced figure. Spartanburg Fair Officials on Visit Officials of the Spartanburg Fair association were among the visitors to the Cleveland county fair last week. The South Carolina fair promot ers came here securing ideas from North Carolina’s premier fair to be used in bettering the well known Spartanburg event. Only One Couple Married During Fair Week, Fifteen fir Month July Lowest. Wedding bells are chiming in none too great a quantity over ( leveland county. Fact Is, the mar riage record for the past tew months show that the “two-in-one” unions are decreasing in number. Encouraging, however, it is to note that October is at hand and the big marrying season of a farm section is in the offing. According to Register of Deed Weathers, October, November and December are the big months on the matrimonial mart hereabouts. This may be due to several things. With the cotton picked and sold perhaps there are more fi\c-spot3 to tender for the now high-priced hsense. Then it may be that with “spare-ribs” in abundance pros pects are brighter. Anyway, the fall months are the money months ' of Cleveland county ancj also the marrying months. Therefore, Register Weathers is expecting business to pick up over September. For during the past month only 15 couples purchased marriage papers here. In August only 14 couples were married. The usual figures for these months run around 20. Low Figure. July the dull mouth. Register Weathers says fewer couples secur ed license from him during July than in any month since he has held the office. The total for the month was five. However, a slight fall-off usually follows any rush and the “bride month” of June witnessed 18 county marriages. An idea as to the decrease in lo cal marriages may be gained from the fact that only 52 couples have secured license in the past four months, and only one couple was married during “fair week.” Court house officials stick l( their usual explanation of the de crease in saying that the South Carolina line is too close for would be husbands to start married life with such an cxpensTve thing as a $5 license. Big Firms Buying Twine Of Schencks The fact has been brought force fully to light that such giant con cerns as the J. C. Penney com pany, the Woolworth company, anu the Kresge Five and Ten cent stores, are extensive buyers ot wrapping twine from the Schenck Lawndale mill. J. G. Mauney, of the Seaboard Airline railway, told The Star Saturday, that the past week the shipment of wrapping thread from the Lawndale mill to these big cor porations has been mere excessive than ever, that he made out as many as 125 way bills In one day for these shipments. Mr. Mauney said these firms are buying of the Lawndale mill as much as 60,000 and 80,000 pounds of twine in one consignment. The shipments are billed all over the country, according to Mr. Mauney, from California to Maine. Mr. E. E. Scott, local manager of the Penney company, stated that to his knowledge the Penney company had been buying wrapping twine at Lawndale for years. Nelson Callahan Honored At College A message was received here today by Supt. I. C. Griffin, of the city schools, stating that Nelson Callahan, one of Shelby High’s most popular and brilliant stu dents, was one of the seven mem bers of the freshman class at the University of North Carolina to be nominated today for the class presidency. The balloting is being carried on today along the Austra lian plait. Young Callahan was an outstand ing student and orator while in school here and is one of the many youngsters hereabouts “makir.'T their way.” Whether or not he is elected Shelby friends are elated over the honor coming to him in the nomination. Miss Mary Osborne Wilkins of Brevard spent fair week with Mis? Alice Sanders. :: :: Is This The Best Cleveland Gives Her World War Dead ? iH a a j: *.* ... III 111 Of HEROES. terrelt. aC.McSu.*In O.Pratt Stratr&fmSarww. Do in Service. IraA.Crabtree. BroadusV.Ootv. .UBandalL Reid Jfeh's^HHffcffN.AIIeft, WWBpt fr«d Withers: Rog lattiworc. J.H.Ratferee. EdPrice. HenrjWifkrmC&l. a * * rnoio toy liiid. Will This County Permit A Plank Board To Be Their Only Memorial? | Young Shelby Outfit Given Severe Licking by Powerful Gaffney. Machine. Clary Stars. Several years have passed by since Shelby has received severe defeat on the local football field but Friday the Gaffney Highs, un state champs of South Carolina, made up for ihe missing defeats by administering a crushing 33 to 0 trimming to the local eleven. Frankly, it was near heart-break, irg to the Shelby sidelines, hope-1 ful for a strong team this year, but it must be admitted that Gaff-i ney presented for their entertain ment one of the strongest high school football machines ever seen in action here. Outweighed, outplayed and out-1 manouvred the little local eleven displayed gobs of fight in hanging on doggedly until the last whistle. I Crushed by a powerful offense the youngsters regained their com posure in the final moments of play and made their only first downs of the game. The Gaffney backfield, headed by Clary, one of the most versatile backs ever seen here, demonstrat ed that they have a drive equal to an ordinary college backfield in this state. Whether it was through the line or around end the big I backs seldom failed to gain first down yardage in one try and their hefty line split up the Shelby defense on practically every call. Clary always led the attack, but he was supported" by three others versatile in every department c.f the game. Only in the first and last quar ters did the lightweight Shelby lir.e present a solid defense. Through the first quarter they held remark ably well hut soon superior weight and drive broke down their stam (Continued on page eight.) A Mother Whose Boy Came Back Contributes To Memory Of The Boys Who Didn’t Will you stand for it? Above is pictured the only memorial Cleveland county has erected so far to her sons who died during the World War. A plain plank board, with the paint peeling off and dila pidation showing around the corners. Back in ’17 who would have said the patriotic folks of this county would be satisfied with such a poor memorial to the “boys who never came back ?" When the above board was erect ed there were those who said that it was only temporary; that in the days to come Cleveland county would build a fine memorial to those smiljng-faced youngsters who marched away to an eternal sleep. Nine years have passed by. Years filled with eventful happen ings, and somehow or the other a better memorial to the heroic dead seems to have slipped the memory. Frankly, isn't it almost a dis grace that a prosperous county, a county that prides itself on its patriotism and worthy young men, has forgotten to better honor the memory of the brave young men who died during the world’s great est conflict? It’s for you to answer. The old wooden “Roll of Honor'' at the court house offers its mute testimony of the regard those boys are now held in. Surely you can’t be satisfied to. have the com ing generations peer about a peel ing wooden hoard trying to see the names of the boys who gave their all. Still such seems to be the case. Several weeks back The Star de cided that a suitable memorial should be erected anil initiated a campaign to create such a fund. Some money has been contributed. There were fathers and mothers, friends and sweethearts that couldn’t forget. But otherwise the fund fails to show any speed in growing. Read the list on the above hoard, if it is possible. and think for a minute. Every boy on that board should have a memorial. Surely, all of them should. It’s high time Cleveland county wns contributing. The flowers | have bloomed again in Flanders fields, bloomed many timtfs. The ! white crosses, row on row, still tell their tragic story of the dread conflict. Out over Cleveland coun [ty many hearts have never mend ed. and there are .many homes where a bustling, youthful voice is heard no more. On the streets of Shelby familiar boy figures of ’16 are not seen any more. Never will be. Still an old white board is all we have to remember them by! “Lest We Forget”—isn’t there a bit of mockery in that? A Mother Remembers However, there are those who week by week send in their con tribution. This time it Is a mothci Her son came back, but there were long months when she won dered if he would, and now she’s willing to help build the fund to honor the mother’s boy who didn't come back. She can understand how it feels to gfive a son and see nothing to honor his memory ex cept a wooden board. Perhaps her, letter would be in teresting. The writer is none other than Mrs. Cleo Gardner Robert son. of Riverside Drive, New York, once one of the town’s most popu lar girls. In a letter to the editor she says: “I am greatly interested in the idea of a war memorial to be erected on the court square. As a mother whose son came back from the war, I feel that it is a small part to enclose a check for a little help towards the memorial in honor of those who did not come back to their mothers and fami lies. “I am also enclosing a picture (Continued on page four.) Over 35,000 Attend Fair Here Early Estimate Shows BJPTISTS TO MEET niTKIKS MOIITI; HOMES Prominent Baptist Lenders of the State to He Present. Assign ment of Homes. The Kings Mountain Baptist as sociation representing about ten thousand Baptists in Cleveland county meets Tuesday morning, afternoon and night and Wednes day morning and afternoon with the Kings Mountain First Baptist church of which Rev. ('. J. Black is pastor. Mr. Black has written a history of his church which will he oistributed at the association. Rev. J< hn W. Suttle, moderator, says there is no subject of outstanding importance is to come before the association, but a number of prom inent visitors are expected. I)r. C. F. Maddry. corresponding secretary of the Baptist State con vention will present the co-opera tive program which embraces ail objects of missions. Dr. M. L. Rent ier, general manager of the Thom asvi 1 le Baptist orphanage is expect ed to he a visitor. M. A. Huggins secretary of the educational board and a representative from Wake Forest college, whose name is not known. Homes of Delegates. The committee on entertainment has assigned the following homes to the delegates from the various churches that compose the asso ciation: W. P. Styres—Buffalo. D. W. Adams—Flint Hill. B. G. Barber—Pleasant Ridge. J. C. Bumgardner—Beaver Dam. Mrs. J. B. Thomasson—One-half cf Boiling Springs. G. A. Bridges—Mt. Sinai. J. R. Cline—One-half Elizabeth. E. W. Griffin—One-half Eliza beth. J. L. Cole—Dover. J. H. Davis—New Bethel. R. F. Elam—Ross Grove. W. C. Falls—Walalces Grove. R. C. Gold—Union. C. J. Gault—Lawndale. E. W. Hord—Double Shoals. Joe S. Hord—Pleasant Grove. G. D. Hambright — Double Springs. M. E. Herndon*—First Shelby. G. M. Hull—Macedonia. J. Y. Irvin—Zion. L. C. England—Caprenters Grove W. H. Harmon—Patterson Grove Whit McDaniel—Waco. J. E. Lipford—One-half of Lat timore. L. M. Logan—One-half Boiling Springs. D. G. Littlejohn—One-half Latti more. I. A. McGill—Grover. W • A. Morris—2nd Kings Moun tain. Mrs. F. Floyd—One-half New Hope. W. T. Parker—Casar. W. Hill Putnam—Oak Grove. G. G. Page—Sandy Plains. W. G. Hughes—One-half Shelby second. J. M. Rhea—One-half Shelby second. J. R. Roberts—Zoar. J. R. Reynolds—Fallston. G. H. McDaniel—Eastside. C. E. Carpenter—One-half New Hope. Mrs. A. P. Carpenter—Patterson Springs. Mrs. C. F. Stowe—Poplar Springs. W. A. Williams—New Prospect. W. D. Weaver—North Brook. H. M. Houser—Norman Grove. Mrs. W. F .Logan—Bethlehem J. C. Keller—Pleasant Hill. Black Boston Bull Firemen’s Mascot Pug-Nosed Canine To Be Pet of -- City Fire Department. Look>_ Mean, and Is Mean. There’s a new hanger-on at the Shelby fire department. His name is "Bobby”, and he is a black Bos ton bull that looks mean and Is mean. "Bobby” came to Shelby from Asheville several days back and has been officially accepted as the new mascot of thb local firemen. He has already made himself at home about the red fire trucks and the fierce teeth sticking out from the demijawed face under the pug nose are none too encouraging to loiters. "Bobby’s” official lineage has It that he is a “Boston screw-tail bull.” Whether or not he takes the arrival of the new $12,500 fire truck as an event in his honor Bobby has not said. Cate Receipts Not Yet Complete Run Around $17,000 Accord ing to Fair Officials. The third Cleveland county fail is now history. All that remains of last week’s gaiety, that attract ed thousands here, is a rubbisl F.,rewn fuir tract still kept aliv< by workmen and trucks removing the last of the exhibit', shews ant stands. yj Around the race track one or twt of the race horses are still warm ing up in preparation for coming beats. The gay midway fs gone ami by Monday morning not a stand 01 tent remained, and replacing the ballyhoo of the various shows arej the cries and calls of electricians dismanteling the electrical fixture]] and the grind of trucks removing the remnants of the county's bid annual celebration. It’s all stilleo until the preparations next fab for another big fair, but In the meantime thousands have seen the agricultural supremacies of Cleve] land county on exhibit and havj also been entertained by one cl the most varied runs of entertain] merits ever staged in Western Car] olina. Attendance Figures. . Officials today had not completj ed a definite check of the attend, a nee during the five days, but apl proximate estimates show that J little over 35,000 people, coming from many sections, visited th^ fair. The Saturday crowd ranted next to that of the opening daj and by the fire works program nj night the big tract was jammec with humanity. Likewise a definite check ha] not been completed of the cash rc ceipts. However, Mr. Josh J. Lat timore, who has assisted in th handling of the receipts, estimate that $17,000 has already been turr ed in and that quite a bit remain to add to the total from show coi cessions. It is understood that tt receipts will surpass those of la* year, but will not quite reach th receipts of the first fair. Great Day Saturday. i Although the opening day Ic from the standpoint of attendance due to the fact that it was schoi day, Saturday, perhaps, was th most enjoyed day of the fair week It was a carefree crowd that be gan milling about the grounds I | the afternoon. As the hours pass j ed the crowds increased in si* I and when the fireworks and fro acts were put on during the nigl the stands were packed to ova flowing and every bit of availab space in that section was filled Y et down through the midway seemed as if no one knew of thi grandstand program; thousand continued to push in and out of th shows, to the concession stan< and by the exhibit halls. So grei was the crowd that it proved hat to keep any system in the prograt before the stands. Delegations frot far away points were among thoa in attendance during the evenin It will be impossible for Th Star to list all of the winners an events of the week, but in succeec ing issues some of the main event will be reviewed. Robinson’s Circus Is Here Tuesda Trains Loaded With Animals, Bif Tent and Equipment Arrives | Tuesday Morning. Robinson'B circus, follows close on the heels of the big Clevelai, county fair. The special trains ca: rying the trained animals, giaij, tent, actors and circus equipmeiij will reach Shelby early Tuesda’ morning from Charlotte where it 8 showing Monday. This is the 103rd tour of tl John Robinson Circus and it, making Shelby for the first til >n a score of years. Mr. John Ha. rick’s land between West Wa. ren and West Marion streets h-j been secured for the performance and immediately after the arriv, of the train, the pitching of tl! big tent ■will begin. John Robinson’s circus com*] this year with its rings, arenas ar hippodrome track filled with tl; best in the world of the big tojJ More trained wild animal numbcl are offered by John Robinson’s cl cus than any other circus on toil Five hundred people, horses ar animals participate in the gorg ous and unique spectacle, whi opens the performances at 2 p. and also at 8 p. m. There are over 1,000 people ... the big show. The equinine depa ment numbers over five hund: head, while scores of wild and mestic animals are featured in show proper and also in the nagerie. John Robinson’s tent seat nearly 10,000 people, and city of canvas will actually co nine acres.
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