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By mail, per year (in advance)—$2.5t j By carrier, per year (in advance) |3 00 j Two years from now—there'll be another! * * * A survey of yesterday's election today by The Star shows that the Democratic ticket carried by about the usual majority. The vote cast was somewhat larger than that of two year ago, yet, according to re ports from various precincts, vot ing was carried on in a quiet man ner. The Star today goves the vote for the various county candi dates as near com^-’te as is pos sible with one precinct .<Rill an un known quantity and ihe definite vote not known in two others. * * * Congressman Bulwinkle received his usual big majority here and also over the rest A the district, say news dispatches. A1 Smith i* again governor of New York with a big majority and apparently New York has voted wet Reports from Democratic headquarters say that a Democratic gain in both housv and senate seems 6ure. A brief summary of the general election news may be found. in this paper. * V * Roy McKee, who was bitten last week by a snake, is said to be im proving. It has been so long since snake bites were reported that they are nowadays considered un usual. Tough luck! Shelby was elimin ated from the state football race Monday night when Kings Moun tain won out in a draw for honors following the tie game here la-t Friday. Coach Morrirf, however, says at least four other games will be played by the locals. And from Charlotte comes the news that Dick Gurley, Casey Morris and Dick Kirkpatrick may be the next coach es ai N. C. State college. State alumni here seem *o like the sug gestion. * * * Superior court in sesisorv here adjourned for the day so that of ficials might attend the dedica tor! of Rutherford’s new court house. Two killing eases will like ly come up tomorrow, says The Star. * * * A stockholder in Cleveland Springs hotel objects to dances be ing held there. That's what Thr Star considers news. * * * And, yes. a rumor related in to day's paper may mean much to Shelby. It tells of the Spartanburg Ashcville line of the Southern com ing this way. LMDSffiiE DIVORCE TANGLE 1 KINDLE HERE Mere Seem Tc- Seek Divorce In County Than Seek to Marry. 15 Divorces in Court The love gods must look upon Cleveland county as a hotbed of Cupid atheism. That is, if they’ve noticed the number of divorce cases up in the present Superior court grind. A survey of the civil calendar for the court term now in session show that 15 couples, 30 people, are seeking to start life off anew' in single harness. This, it might be added, is one of the largest di vorce (lockets Cleveland county has ever experienced. w nat is wrong : I here seems to b" no general explanation for all the divorces—some of the com plaints charge abandonment, non support and the like, while others have a hint of the "other woman” or the "other man." ' The only thii g for certain seems to he that at least 50 percent of' 15 marriages ■a the county have gone on the r°cks, the wounds from Cupid’s ar row having healed. for several months nast R. Rce Weathers, register of deeds, has enjoyed a slack business selling marriage license. It was generally thought that low cotton and ad verse conditions were holding back the matrimonally inclined, and now it seems that more folks want untied this month than wanted to Set married this month and last month combined. Though there will be more than a dozen divorces to take up when rivil grind gets underway Thurs day they will not take up so much °f the court’s time. Once was a di vorce trial was a big affair here abouts and it took quite a little 'jme to do the un-tying. but in hpse modern days a divorce case 's heard and the separation grant ed in about the length of time it takes a magistrate to marry a coup]e Many Names In. Quite a number of names fami 'ar of the county figure in the di 'ccco docket. Among the number, according to barristers, is the name m a well-known base ball player in 18 auction and over the south. USUAL DEMOCRATIC VICTORY RECORDED IN COUNTY - 2,300 MAJORITY May Switch Southern Road By Here From Spartanburg According To Rail Rumor Interesting Report Has It That Spartanburg Asheville Route via Saluda May Be Changed Along by Shelby And Marion Shelby has been hearing some interesting railway gos sip of recent weeks. The latest is that the Southern Railway System may abandon the present Spartanburg-Asheville route by Saluda and switch the traffic over that route to the Blacksburg-Shelby and Marion route. If there should he anything to the rumor it would mean a lot to Shelby. The greatest handicap this tow n haw faced in spreading out is that it is not on.a “main line" of rail road. And, somehow, there seems to be a likely basis to the . recent rumor. Judging by the layman’s view i of the situation the change in the | routing looks to be profitable to I the railway system. That it would help it is a certainty. The change 1 would mean that the “Carolina | Special’’ and several fine passen i f?er trains would be added to the ! traffic through Shelby in addition to a big increase in freight traffic. Mountain is Trouble. r or years it has been generally understood that the Saluda moun tain has caused the Southern con siderable trouble. Wrecks and oth er hold-ups frequently occur, it is said, along the mountainous route from Spartanburg to Asheville. Added to this is the cost of keep ing an extra locomotive at Saluda to help the regular run trains over the steep incline. It is said that Southern engineers have devoted considerable time to estimating how this might be overcome. Rumor has it that new cuts through the mountains would prove mighty ex pensive, even more than switching the route by Shelby and Marion. I. is reported in upholding the ru mor that the only additional cost to changing the route this way would be the placing of heavier rails along part of vfie line. Would Increase Revenue. Business men familiar with the railroad game are of the opinion that the change to avoid the moun. tain route would add to the revenue of the line instead of detract from j it. Towns left off if the present route should he abandoned are Tryon, Saluda and Tuxedo, their greatest asset to the road being their resort facilities. Along the new route. Blacksburg. Earl, Pat terson Springs, Shelby Lattimore, Moeresboro, Etlenboro, Forest City ' Spindale and Rutherfordton would be added. Practically every one of the towns it is estimated : would add more to the revenue of the road than the three abandoned over the present route. : The route is known as tne Spar tanburg line of the Asheville di | vision. So far as is publicly known ! nothing definite has been done, or ! even announced, concerning the change. However, only recently several inspectors and higher * ups” of the Southern system spent several days in this section and along the route.-Since their visit the rumor originated and is now heard from several sources. Local 1 railroad officials say they knew nothing definite of the matter. By the proposed route it would not be necessary to construct any new road. The switched line could come from Spartanburg to Black - I burg, and from there over the Blacksburg-Marion road to Marion and from Marion to Asheville on one of the main lines of the South, crn. STAB “AOS.” !’AY FIRM DECLARES The Cleveland Star as an advertising medium is un excelled considering sinulrr circulation, says a well known state advertiser—tli i Dixie Kodak Shop. Writing to The Star, the kodak firm says: “Enclosed find ‘ad’ to be inserted in your paper. We have sent you little ‘ads’ before, and the RESULTS WERE BET TER than we received from ANY PAPER in the State of similar circulation. ’ i AT RUTHERFORD Court Officials Attend Ceremonies At New Court house There. Bis Cases Thursday. The criminal docket of the Su perior court term here suspended today at 10:30 o’clock for the re mainder of the day so that court officials, including Judge Harwood and local and visiting barristers, might attend the dedication cere monies at Rutherford county’s new court house. The ceremonies there began at 11 o’clock, the dedication address being by Judge J. L. Webb, of Shelby. “Red Row Killing. So far only minor criminal cases have been taken up by the court, which has been disposing of charg es with rapidity. The auto fatality case of fair week in which Andrew York met death and Clyde Morris, of Kings Mountain, is held on a technical charge of manslaughter, was sched uled to have come up this after noon, but presumably will be the first case on the docket Thursday, court having adjourned for the day. Likewise it is thought that Shel by’s “Red Row” killing will also eorac up Thursday when Euzelia Jones, colored will face the charge of murdering Walter Gaines, also colored. Clyde R. Hoey is said to be assisting in the prosecution, while report has it that Max Gard ner will represent the defendant. Attorney J. Roan Davis, of Kings Mountain, will represent Morris in the auto affair. In addition to these two out standing cases there are several more interesting cases on the dock et, none howover having such se rious charges. One of the cases has to do with dogs in a compli cated group of charges. The grand jury of which Carl S. Thompson is the foreman, will complete its work tomorrow', it is thought, with the regular inspec tion of the county institutions. Deputy II. W. McKinney is the of ficer 1.1 charge fo the jury. Gurley Is Talked For State Coach May Form N. C. State Coaching Outfit With r.irkpatrick And “Casey” Morris. Shelby football fans, especially State college followers, were con siderably interested in a sport, story by Jake Wade appearing in the Charlotte Observer stating that Dick Gurley, Lenoir-Rhyne coach might be named head coach next year at N. C. State college with Dick Kirkpatrick, of Charlotte, and “Casey” Morris, Shelby High coach as assistants. Gurley, one of the best stars State ever turned out, would be popular there owing to his playing record and his success as a coach here and at the Lutheran college. Morris, Carolina’s greatest end has proven a success in a coacn ing role here, and would make a fine line coach, while Kirkpatrick, former state end, was far more of a success as a coach at Charlotte ; than some gave him credit for. That it would be the most popular coaching combination in the state is the general opinion of fans. -i However, there are some State supporters here who think that Tebell should be given the rest of the year for his chance before suc cessors are hinted abroad, and still ethers hold opinions of old that Billy Laval, creator of the Purple Hurricane at Furman, should get first call for the job should it bo 1 open at the end of the season. La val a colple of years ago sought the State college jo'>. Whether or rot he would want it after his re cent colorful success at Furman is jnot known. Solicitor Spurling’s District Majority 4,610 Shelby Loses In Draw And Goes Out Of Football Race Kings Mountain To Continue In Race By Chance Decision. Morris Tries To Get Game Here Friday Dr. Wall Holding Charlotte Meet Shelby Pastor Does Not Use Pro fessional Evangelical Tricks But is Winning Souls. Charlotte, Nov. 2.—The St. John’s Baptist church congregation was challenged by Rev. Dr. Zem* Wall, of Shelby. last night, to “match its power to unselfishly desire r gainst God’s power to give,” the minister holding that bounty unlimited awaited such ac tion. Because mankind has not yet developed fully the ability to de sire, Dr. Wall said, “ihe extent of God's generosity is beyond human imagination.” The Shelby minister gave a les ser. in that exercise last night, christening the evangelistic phase of the new $250,000 church’s life with a sermon on “IIow to Want.” One should first examine his up permost desire, discarding it if it be found selfish or unworthy, and another will rise to take its place, t he process should be continued un flinchingly until some worthy de sire, one capable of meeting the acid test of God’s approval, be comes uppermost. If that, desire ;s not then realized, Dr. Wall said, the driving force of earnestness in it is because the person merely thinks he desires, and has not put to his appeal. The sermon, entirely free of platitudes and free of the interest trapping trick of the professional evangelist, was impressively simple, but so appealing that fully half the large congregation swarmed down the aisles after the (service to clasp hands with the preacher. Dr. Wall who is pastor of the First Baptist church at Shelby, will preach 10 sermons at St. Johr s church at Hawthorne Lane and Fifth street, one each night at u service beginning at 7:30 o’clock. Cotton Leaders Met On Saturday The group leaders from -the western district of the N. C. Cotton Growers Co-cp. Association met in the court house Saturday morning for the purpose of electing a di rector from this district to fill the place of Mr. George Blanton who resigned because of other business interest. Mr. J. A. Horn of Lawndale was unanimously chosen by the group leaders to represent them from the western district. Mr. Horne is a big farmer and cotton grower himself and a very capable man for this place. He has made a suc cess out of farming and enjoys the confidence of the people all over | this county and others. Shelby is out of the state high s school football race as the result of a lucky draw in Charlotte Mon day night by Coach E. S. Christen bury of Kings Mountain. As a result of the draw Kings Mountain will remain in the state football race and Shelby is out of the run ning—that is, unless Kings Moun tain should win the state title, Shelby having the privilege then of playing the east county eleven for the title. The drawing before E. A. Ran kin, head of high school athletics, at Charlotte Monday night came as the result of the scoreless tic played here last Friday between the Shelby and Kings Mountain teams. The two coaches agreed that the tie should be played off here Tuesday, but Mr. Rankin ruled against the method, stating tiiat no high school team would be permit ted to play two games in one week. To Play On. Coach “Casey” Morris says that the Shelby eleven will play at least four other games despite the elim ination from the state race. These games will likely be with Gastonia, Boiling Springs, Kings Mountain, and perhaps Hickory. Every effort is being made to arrange a game for Friday of this week, he says, and Boiling Springs may furnish the opposition. Fans are urged to continue their sup port of the team and turn out for future games. The Boiling Springs, Gastonia and Kings Mountain con tests should draw big crowds, and if possible a fine game will be scheduled for Friday. If Kings Mountain is eliminated from the state race a game with that team, to play off the Shelby tie, may be arranged as a Thanks giving event. Gardner Class to Have Big Banquet The Gardner Men’s Bible class of the First Baptist church will have a banquet at Cleveland Springs hotel Friday night November 19 at which plates will be provided for 300 or more guests. The class roll numbers around 200 and is one of the largest Men’s Bible classes in this state. Max Gardner is the popular teacher, lie has been away much of the time of late in the campaign, but is now at home and will teach his class regularly. In his absence, J. Clint Newton, as sistant teacher, has been the ef ficient teacher. Dr. Harry Clark of Furman uni versity has been engaged to deliv er the principal address at the Bi ble class banquet. Dr. Clark was formerly head of the Southern Bap tist Educational board and is one of the most engaging speakers in the South. He has a great message for the members of the class and will no doubt be heard by a crowd that fills the large dining room at i tbe hotel. _ _ ___ AGED MAN SHOT IN ELECTION ROW Brevard, Nov. 2.—Samuel | Owen, about 60 years of age, | was in a local hospital eeri | ously wounded late today and | police were seeding Sylvanus 5 McCall, of Gloucester town i ship, as a result of a shoot Sinsf said to have climaxed an election argument. Mr. Owen, f prominent Republican, is the j father of the register, of ) deeds of this county. > $ Stockholder Is Against Dancing At Local Hotel Says Owners of Slock Are Church Members and Didn't Invest In A Dance Hall Objection to dancing at Cleve land Snrirgs hotel is raised in the following letter from Mr. Clar ence C. Stanley, formerly of Fnll ston now at 1106 Broadway, Lub- ■ bock. Texas.Mr. Stanley is one of the leading men in Cleveland | county and his letter is of consid erable interest locally: inearly every week 1 notice in : The Star about the dances at the Cleveland Springs hotel. Has the Cleveland Springs hotel been changed to a dancing hall? When ! I bought 10 shares of stock in the i Cleveland Springs property some i 6 years ago it was my understand* ! ing that a hotel was to be built to accommodate those who wished to go to a health resort and I never once thought of its being made a I dance hall as the owners of the stock in the county .are members i of our leading churches of Shelby ; and the county, and why should , we allow it to become a noted place for dancing and lead our young people to destruction. I ask that every owner of stock in ! the Cleveland Springs hotel take this into their prayerful considera 1 tion and act accordingly. Thirty-three in State Get Sanction of College of Surgeons in New York. According to a New York dis patch the Shelby hospital is among the .'{.1 hospitals in this state being awarded full or conditional ap proval in the annual survey of the American College of Surgeons, the announcement having been made a few days ago at a meeting held in Montreal, Canadn. The Shelby hospital is among the 10 having the accepted require ments which result in the best scientific care of the patient, but are not for lack of time, or other acceptable reason, carrying then-: out in every detail. Hospitals approved in the sur vey are declared to have adopted the fundamental requirements for the right care of the patient and the broadest community service, as provided for in the minimum standard requirements laid down by the American College of Sur j geons, an international organiza tion charged with the responsibil ity of the gM»t movement known ' as hospital standardization.” New Chief ! At the celebration of "Virginia jDuy" at the Philadelphia Stsqui Centennial, Gov,' Byrd was re christened "Chief Brave Virginia" by Chief Bong Pumpkin of the Sioux Indians The governor Is shown with his new head-dress. Spurting Leads Ticket In Heavier Vote Than Was Cast Last Election Bulwinkle And Overman Get Big Lead Here, While All Democratic Candidates Receive Fine Vote. With culm voting in practically all precincts CleTolond county voters Tuesday returned a Democratic ticket to office With a majority that hovers around 2,300. In one or two instances Republican candidates stepped a couple of hundred votes ahead of their ticket, butt novel} enough to threaten Democratic opponents. ^ The general vote was slightly heavier than that of the last gen eral election with practically the same proportion of votes. The Dem ocratic state ticket received a lead in the county of approximately 2, .‘500 votes all the way through. Spurgeon Spurting, of Lenoir and native of this county, led the ticket as candidate for Superior court solicitor with a majority of 2,460, which includes an estimated vote from Queens. A. F. Newton, candidate for register, led the county ticket with a majority of 2,892, which does not include ar> estimate from Queens. Mrs. Yar boro, treasurer, with the Republi can candidate also being a woman, was next with a lead of 2,348. Vote Near Complete. The vote was tabulated Tuesday night by The Cleveland Star and al though every precinct was not def initely received the general vote within one or two votes of cor rect was received. The only ercep tion was that of the Queens pre cinct, The Star not being able last, night to get the official count there. One report from the section said that the general Democratic ticket received 83 votes there with the exception in the case where Richards lead Lattimore for com missioner. The Queens vote is es timated in the tota? of Spurling, but is not calculated with the re mainder of the ticket. The definite vote per candidate was not receiv ed from Casar and Mulls but a mes sage from those precincts gave the general Democratic and Republi can vote with few changes through the ticket. A Brief Summary. For those who like to peruse the figures The Star gives below a brief summary of the general vote in the county with the names and total votes of rival candidates. Complete but unofficial, Spurling 3,198—Jonas 738. Incomplete with three precincts missing. Falls 2,800—Lackey, 654; Hamrick, 2,856—Casstevens, 623; Newton, 2,951—Rllis, 559; Logan, 2,884—Rhea, 596; Yarboro 2,925— McRary, 577; Democratic '•ommis sioners; Cline, 2,928; Washhurn, 2,903; Lattimore, 2542. Republican commissioners: Richnrds, 833; Glass, 649; Boyles, 621. Owing to an incomplete count before the official returns The Star was unable to secure a definite vote on township tickets. Richards, Republican candidate for commissioner, ran around 200 votes ahead of his ticket, and. Dr. Lackey, opposing Judge Falls, was a score or more votes ahead of the remainder of the Republican ticket. General Voting Trend. 1 he general voting trend in 24 precincts of the county as shown by a representative vote follows: Holly Springs, 34 (D), 14 (R); Boiling Springs, 80 (I)), 33 (R); Youngs, 5!) (I)), 13 (R); Sharon. 45 (D), 28 (R); Mooresboro, 69 (D), 20 (R); Lattimore, 124 (D), 34 (R); Double Springs, 56 (D), 3 (R): Shelby No. 1. 270 (D), 26 (R); Shelby No. two 393 (D), 26 (R); Shelby No. three, 194 (D), 72 (R); Shelby No. four, 408 (D), 30 (R); Queens (supposedly Democratic); Patterson Springs, 59 (D), un known (R); Earl, 84 (D), 25 (R); Grover .44 (I)), 4 (R): West Kings Mountain 242 (D), 40 (R); Waco, 99 (D), 7 (R); Lawndale, 150 (Dl, 43 (R); Fallston, 202 (D), 35 (R); Delight. 34 (D). 21 <R); Polkville, 148 (D), 21 (R); Cusar, 48 <D), 140 (R); Mulls, 95 (D), 70 (R). According to the above chart Casar was the only precinct in the county to go Republican. The above figures are generally esti mated from the vote for the candi dates for solicitor, there being slight changes down through the ticket, especially in the vote for commissioners. Judge John P. Mull, of the coun ty court, and P. Cleveland Gardner. Democratic candidate for county attorney, had no opposition on the Republican ticket. Late Methods Fail. Apparently the unusual tickets issued just before the electioi failed in their purpose. Mr. Rich ards received a fine vote in hit) section in upper Cleveland, whieJjj was to have been expected. Other wise- the county Republican ticks remained about the same, consid ering that Dr. Lackey was sccoru in order. i The constitutional anion<linent received very little tcnsiderailtrt at the hands of Cleveland count; voters and sp light tv as the vot either way on them that no def> inite count was made Tuesday night. Carolina Elects 10 Congressmen Charlotte, Nov. 2.—North Caro lina today elected all Democratic statewide candidates, returning L*N S. Overman, junior United State senator, and probably the entiri Demeocratic delegation in Congras Returns were slow in the earl hours of the night but those ri ceived gave the Democratic cam dates what appeared to lie an evt larger majority than usual. Senate Overman in 302 out of the 1,73 precincts in the state had 28,96; votes while Johnson J. Hayes, R( publican candidate, had 8,280. i Only a small fraction of the re turns received had come frof western North Carolina, where th Republicans are the strongest, am 45 precincts came from Mecklen burg county in which Charlotte I located. Congressman A. L. Bulwink apparently had carrfed the nint district, one of the so-called do) districts, by a majority of severs thousand although anly 54 out < the 223 precincts in the district hai reported. These returns came froi Mecklenburg and Gaston counts and gave Bulwinkle 5,361 to 1,08 for Garrett D. Dailey, Republic# Spurling Has A Majority Of 46It — Hon. Spurgeon Spurling, nativ of Cleveland, now living at Lenoii has an estimated majority of 4,61< over his Republican opponent Hat vey A. Jonas of Lincolnton, accord itig to returns at noon today. Spot ling has a majority of 2,460 I Cleveland; 1,500 in Caldwell; 20 in Burke; 350 in Lincoln; 100 ii Catawba, giving him n majority t every county in the district. Discuss Field Day Scout Rally Her« The following scoutmasters the troops in the Piedmont cour composed of Cleveland, Lincc.. Gaston, Rutherford, and Polk cout ties, met here last evening to difl cuss a proposed fieW day rally be held in Shelby: W. G. Hamr Gastonia: Rev. A. M. Huff mad Kings Mountain; Dr. H. A. Kares| Lincolnton) J.| M. Salley, Lincolr t<jn; W. M. Glenn, Lincolnton; W. Cain, Ellenbor*; L. W. Jone Rutherford ton; Robert McDan Rutherfordten; R. M. Schiele, Sc executive Piedmont council. Mr. Anderson, of local trooo Kj| 1: Henry Edwards, of local tr No. 2; Dr. H. S. Plaster, assis of local troop No. 2. Man Bit By Snake Recovering, Si Roy McKee, who was bitten a snake during the latter last week, is said* to be along nicely at the Shelby htL Reports from the hospital 1 indicate that he will be out i McKee was bitten while squirrel hunting, H is the snake was thought to_ a pilot. The bite began to „ him immediately after the i struck him and he was * the hospital.