v I myntor—1_ North Carolina v PRESS ASSOCIATION)^ <0 ^ By mail, per yetr (in advance)..(2^ The Star carries today the offi cial tabulated vote of Cleveland county. * * * The P. and N. railway may be extended from Gastonia to Spar tanburg by Shelby. * # * Mi re than 100 new pupils enroll ed in the Shelby city schools during the second month. Other school news carried in today’s Star has it that GO people want to attend; night school, and that the teaching standard of the county will be rais ed next year. * * A Among today’s court items are' articles saying that Clyde Morri received a nol pros in connection with the auto fatality of fair week;! the Red Row killer is being tried; the grand jury has reported, and the defendants in court seem very youthful. * * * According to The Star today t-ardon is being sought for Frank Lindsay, taxi-driven, whose car crashed into a gra>.i drill two years; ago and killed Edgar Harmon. , * * * Solicitor Huffman has decided to! complete his term in this court district, according to information; published today. V « What school will contribute most: to the memorial fund for Cleve dan county’s World war dead ? * • * Election news, school news, court items, community events—all the news in today’s Star. To Finish Faying For Water Plant. 585,000 Spent Incident to Extension. A bond issue of $50,000 was au thorized Wednesday night by the city officials to finish paying for the water plant which is now near-: ing completion. It will probably be 30 to 00 days before the bonds are sold, but the issue was authorized Wednesday night. When the water bonds were issued it was provided that as much of that issue as need ed would be used to pay for the privately owned municipal improve ments in the newly acquired terri tory and this took approximately $85,000. To avoid borrowing any money from banks during this pe riod of depression to finish paying for the water plant, the city se cured a temporary loan from the street bond issue and suspended street work until winter breaks and the borrowed money was used ‘.o nay for the new water plant. This loan will be returned to the street department when the new 850,000 issue is made and the approved streets will be paved in the spring. The city has paid to date to Ely Construction Co., and to Z. B. Weathers and Sons for street work, inclusive of engineers Tees the sum of 887.185.00. About $1,000 has a! - ready been paid on sidewalks and work continues. Tucker and Laxton who are buhl ing the new water p*snt have been paid $90,438. Tho estimated cost i>f the water plant is $149,000.00 with a number of extras to pay for such as electrical work to Shelby Electric Co., and grading to Zeb Mauney. The final settlement is about to be made in the extension of the city limits. The city has offered to pay the Eastside cotton mill $2,500 for its interest in the old Eastsicie school which has been abandoned. COTTON MARKETS (By Jno. F. Clark and Co.) Cotton was quoted at 11:30 to day (Friday) on New York ex change: January 12.33; March 12.57; May 12.79; July 13.03; De cember 12:21. Liverpool, 12:30 p. m. —Twelve American points better than due; spot sales 7,000, middling unchang ed. New York daily news record es timates crop 18,324,000 bales and ginning 10,900,000. Scarcity labor, rains in western belt and low prices have checked ginning and picking operations. Ninety per cent of correspondents say all the cotton will eventually he Dicked. Holding movement is having some effect at interior points but °n bids farmers are good sellers. Sentiment to reduce acreage ap pears to be having most influence in Arkansas, Tennessee and Okla homa and parts of Texas. London cable says peace in the coal fielcs is in sight. Light*business in Worth street. Southern spot markets sold 51, fl°0 bales. Dallas 11.25 Augusta '1.88. Look for trading market ^waiting bureau. Consumers buy 'nK will absorb contracts offered nnless orders are cancelled. Watering B urros in River Jordan Murdy J. Ionian Hirer ■ seal <je\,; . :''i> Kills are shown watering n Palestine. Various Zionist :-.-u is centering on the river. their burros In the his tor*# agricultural and hydroele» Recen' Jury Reromn^rd One. Rut This Dors Not Consider New One Necessary Two grand juries of Cleveland! county have differed on a question j — if that’s m.ws or "something” to, write home about. The last grand jury recommend- i ed a new county home and there was sonic agitation along that line i at the time. However, the grand ; jury serving at this term of court in its report made yesterday stnt- j ed that it does not recommend a I new county home at the present j time. The jury, though, does re- j commend the re-flooring of the present building. The jail, chain gang camp and other institution-were found to be in good condition and properly ] ha died, while the county home was considered in good condition, ard well kept. The report in full says: 1 “We. the grand jurors, for this term of court wish to report that we have disposed of all matters; cooing before ns and have inspect ed th" different county institutions in a body. “We found ihe countv jail m ex cellent condition: h i< wH] kept and in' sanitary condition in every way. We recommend that the old barn at the cast fide of the jail be torn down, an 1. if needed hiuld n n■'t1’ one in keeping with the tail building. We abo inspected the No. 6 chain gang and find it in good condition, “We find the county home in good condition with few excep tions. We nr-' pleaded with the wav it- is being kept. The inflates are well fed and eared for. M e also find the outbuildings well kept. We do not recommend a new coun ty home at this time, but we do re commend re-flooring of the pres ent building. We also find the court house and grounds in excellent condition, each county office and records well kept. ’ •Mr. C. S. Thompson was fore man of the grand jury, which com pleted it. work yesterday. Mrs. Mai Spangler, Mrs. S. A. McMurrv. Mrs. Fie'ds Young, Mr:-.. Colin Hull and -Arts. Zeno Wall spent Wednesday in Hickory going especially to hear Hr. T.ove and Dr. Agar, of New Yolk. Beardless Boys Make Up Greater Portion Of Court Defendant* Here One who ha n’t been in a court room in years would he surprised at the appearance of defendants such as face the court in the pres ent term of the Superior docket. The prisoners’ row over betore the jury box is not made un of rough, criminal-looking, niiddle ag-d men. Instead the major por tion of the row at this court was formed of boys most of whom look to be still in their ’teens. Such was the youthful comment by barristers and others accustomed to faces in the court room. Its the youngest group of defendants I've ever seen in a court room, ie marked one. There will he thos« who will re fill that the same thing was said il( ;1 recent court term. Where are these hoys coming from? And why? , , In en^e alter east* here thih week the defendant when called proved to be a youth “up for the first time” instead of a hardened crim inal. In several cases labelled automobile larceney the defendants were nothin*: but mere boys. Court spectators seem to start off hearing a case by siding with the defendants. being won over by their youthful looks. But statistics show that boys of this age are committing the majority of the crimes in the state. However, every barrister with the experience of many courts be lieves that far younger defendants are facing Judge Harwood than faced judges 10 years ago. And year after year the courts ere finding it harder to really do the right thing with such youthful defendants. Gang camps and prisoners are not the place for such boys, yet Cleveland county does not have a workhouse for them and the state reformatory is usually overflowing. Shelby Surgeon Attends Clinics I)r. Sr*m Schenck Spending Several j Weeks at Mayo Brothers Bros. Hospital and Elsewhere. Dr. Sam Schenck, a member of the surgical staff of the Shelby hospital, left last week for Chicago and ocher points where he will at tend clinics. The greater part of his time will spend at Mayo Brothers clinici, they being recognized as among the leading surgeons of America. The Shelby hospital is fortunate in having two such able men as Dr. J. W. Harbison, graduate of Johns Hopkins, and l'r. Schenck, grad^ ate of the University of Pennsyl vania. mwmm TO IMPROVE WITH CERTIFICATE RANK Countv Hoard Will Demand High er Standards in Teachers Next Year. Kate Low Now The standard of scholarship 1 among Cleveland county teachers 1 vill be raised next year. That was the premier work of the countv board of education in their meet ine this week. According to a recent issue of . “School Facts” the grade of teach ers in Cleveland county ranks 79th ! in the state, meaning that 78 coun ties in North Carolina have better trained school teachers for their children. Such will not be the case next year by the board’s de cision. The resolution made was that be ginning next year no new teachers will be employed who have certi ficates less than “Elementary A,” and the board will employ no teachers with certificates below “Elementary B.” An attempted auction of several school sites ar.d old buildings was also held. Among those to be of fered were site and old building at. Pleasant Ridge and the site and old building of the old Ware school, and the sites at Roberts, Roysters and Padgett. Bids were only re ceived on two. Pleasant Ridge and Royster’s, ar.d these were held open until the next meeting of the county board on the first Monday J < of December. In addition to the work mention ed above the board devoted con siderable time to routine matters j , brought to their attention. OFFICIAL VOTING BY PRECINCTS IN TUESDAY’S VOTING House Young's - Sharon . - — -- -- Mooresboro - Lattimore. Double Springs Shelby No. 1, ^ Shelby No. 2 -- Shelby No. I! . Shelby No. 4 Queens . - Patterson Springs Earl ------ Grover -. E. Kings Mountain W. Kings Mountain Waco -- -- — - Law nrlale - — Fallston - -- Delight .. - - Polkville -- Casar _ — — Mulls - TOTALS 02, 45 69 j IIP 50 270 303 104 408 79 58 84 44 174 242 9t>; 148. 202 34 148 49 13 28 20 20 4 25' 25 4 9/ -A S Clerk Register Sheriff 5 a C 9. V. 31 83 57 46 70 34 113 3 52 20 208 388 181 n 30 400 79. 571 81 42 30 167 40 236 7 97 43 122 95 98 21 34 21 138 141 39’ 14 34? 13! 28 20 34 3 23; 28 39 39 ' 4! 27 27 4 37 41 69,J 86 64 136 21. 24 142! 69 31 89 64 45 69 103 46 264 391 405 405 79 55, 67 45 173 238 100 147 166 34 147 48 94 14 33 18; 2S| 211 88 62 46 70 42 125 15; 56 27 270 2. 397 83 193 34 412 4 79 27 ' ' so; 3 O I 81 44 80 180 40 251’ 7, 100 45 150 79 157 21, 34 21 j 147 141 77 6 .*< 97 c CJ u o « X Commissioners. .3 X s 13 34 13 27. 20 35 87 63 45 68 34 113 3 65] 23 270 26 393 13 34 13 i 28 20 34 3 34 88 61 45 70 113 55 268 392 29 93 60 i 55: 67. 71 191 29 409 4 78 27 58 26 67 4 43 32 169 32 234 7 100 43 145 79 146 21 34 21 146 114 40 65 97i 76 189 28 413 4 25 36 4 79 57 87 45 96 26 239 370 172 371 36 r.t> 39 177 43 244 96 44 150 80 157 21 34 21 117 144 46 66 95 OH 40 43 171 231 92 65 94 28 135 97 Bi a x o 34 85 62 45 70 198 54 269 391 191 408 79 57 87 44 174 240 99 148 157 33 147 47 94 ~ 14 341 16 20 23 42] 26 34 39 92 48 42 30 57 3 36 4l| 8 113] 105 03 26 165 98 C 14 331 13; 27 20 34 3 24 26 72. a >, o » 14, 20; 12i 25: 20: 32! t 24 27! j. i; 701 <-! 29 28 3! 3, | 27 27) ; 22; 22. j 4! 4 ! 38; 41 7| 43: 821 «!■ 32 37| V 43* 801 2i; 211 2i: 140 1”5| 67 j 69; 31911 830 2964 917 3070 867 3197 768 3090 833 3141 2646 3127 1208 811 787 SUPERIOR COURT The case of the State against j Clyde Morris, young Kings Moun tain white nan. was nol pressed in Superior court here today by Sol icitor Huffman. Apparently it was the decision of the court that the evidence was not strong enough to continue pros ecution of the affair. York Was Killed It will be remembered locally that two cars, one driven by De puty Tom Sweezy and the other by Morris, collided at the Eliza beth cross-road during fair week and that Andrew York, of the Fallston section, died as the result of injuries received in the wreck. York was riding at the time with his family in ihe Sweezy car. Sev eral members of his family were also injured, none seriously how I ever. >. A preliminary hearing was held i before n«con’.f^ John Mull and i Morris bound o«cr to court. At the I preliminary hearing some of the | evidence tended to show that | there might have been reckless driving, while other evidence tended to show that it was one of those unavoidable tragedies. LaFayeths Pastor Arrives in Shelby Rev. T. B. Johnson, accompan ied by his wife and attractive daughter, »May, arrived in Shelby yesterday afternoon from Winston Salepi, having made the trip by motor. The ladies of the Susan Wes ley class served a delightful sup per, welcoming the Johnson fam ily to the parsonage. Rev. Mr. Johnson comes to La Fayette Street church from Hanes, near Winston. Hjs charge being lo cated near the Hanes Knitting Co., the world's largest manufacturers of underwear. Rev. Mr. Johnson is a veteran minister of the West ern North Carolina conference, and has a host of friencs. We welcome them to Shelby. A Lot of Cotton Regardless Price That Cleveland county will make 4i>,000 bales “or more" is the firm belief at this time of Alvin Hardin, county agent. Mr. Hardin has maintained consistently that the county will harvest a bumper crop. Giving reasons for this high estimate, Mr. Hardin said: “Every farmer I have talked with in the county, and I have seen many, says he will make more cotton than he did last year. In no case that I have heard of will production fall under last year, and in many instances the yield will be doubled. “There is only one good rea son for the belief thrt the yield .will fall short, and that is a possible decrease in acreage. Equal acreage with Icist year will produce more cotton, and certainly the acreage was in creased. “I think an estimate of for ty-five thousand bales is con servative. In my opinion if it varies from this it’ll be high er instead of lower.” i A. F. Newton Led Election Ticket By Only 6 Votes Richards Lend Republican Ticket. Democrats Carried EVery I’re cinct But Casar. An official tabulation of election returns on a few offices is carried in today’s Star which reveals ah interesting study. .*.. F. Newtor. candidate for register of deeds lead the Democratic ticket by six votes, while T. B. Richards of Lawndale had a considerable lead on the Re publican ticket. Democrats carried every precinct in the county ex cept Casar which usually goes Re publinn. Mr. Richards, Republican nominee for commissioner had a flattering vote at Lawndale, hi? home. The canvassing bourd finished compiling the returns last night and in addition to the tabulation the following figures are acquired: For surveyor 0. C. Thompson (D) 3145; J. F. Byers (R) 815. For congress A. L. Bulwinkle (D) 3047; Garrett D. Bailey (R) 801. For state senate H. T. Fulton (D) 3157. R. L. Whitmire (D) 3102. No Republican opposition. For treasurer Mrs. Mary Yar borough (D) 3136; Miss Ossie McRary (R) 815. For coroner T. C. Eskridge (D) 3131; Ellis Hoyle (R) 827. John P. Mull for recorder and P. Cleveland Gardner for solicitor had no Republican opposition. Huffman Will Serve Out Term Solicitor R. L. Huffman, of Morgar.ton, who is represent ing the state as solicitor in this district. has withdrawn his resignation and will serve out his unexpired term, ac cording to an announcement bv him yesterday at the Cleveland court house where he is attending court. Solicitor Huffman recently tendered his resignation because of failing health and the position was offerer! to Spurgeon Spurling, solicitor elect, but Mr. Spurl ing could not wind up his legal affairs already in hand to see his way clear to accept just nowr. Mr. Huffman says he feels much better and has notified the governor that he will endeavor to complete his term. There are only four more courts before his succes sor Mr. Spurling take the of fice. What County School Will Lead In Contributing To War Memorial? Next Thursday, Armistice day, the school children of Cleveland county will turn in to their teach ers contribution to the proposed memorial here for the World War dead of the county. AVhat school will lead the list? As it is now the Lattimore sec tion holds the example record. A favorite youth of that section, Ed Price, gave his lif- to his county during; the conflict and the people of that section alone raised $1,000 to erect the monument, which is new one of the outstanding points of interest at Lattimore. • If Lattimore could give enough to honor one boy with $1,000 j monument cannot Cleveland coun- j ty give enough to honor all the boys who gave their all? That’s the question that will he i asked November 11. Will you help? The proposed memorial should be something that would create pride. Every contribution, no mat ter how large or small, will count. The school children of the coun ty should swell the total near the needed point. If enough interest is created over the county by Thurs day their contributions should put the memorial over. Will you not see that your child contributes something? Then give a little yourself. What Latti more did do every community in the county should unite in doing. Get to work and have your school lead the list considering the size of the school and number of pupils. In the years to come it will be a matter of pride to the school and to the county. _ THREE YEAR TERM FOR WOMAN WHO KILLED GAINES Judge Harwood passed sentence this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock on Euzelia Jones, negro woman, charged with shooting and killing Walter Gaines, negro, in Shelby’s “Red Row killing” of last August. The sentence was not less than three years, nor more than four years in the state prison. The woman entered court today ' without a lawyer and Bennett and j Edwards were appointed to defend her by the court. Following the evi dence the defense counsel submit ted to manslaughter and the sub mission was accepted by Solicitor Huffman. In cases where judgment had not been passed sentence was pass ed this afternoon, following which the court prepared to take up the civil calendar. HAS HOPEFUL OUTLOOK FOR MERCANTILE TRADE Paul Wootton, manager of Gil mers, is back in Shelby after a two day visit to Winston-Salem, where he was in confidence with the Gil mer managers. According to Mr. Wootton the heads of the big chain of stores are optimistic over the future, looking ahead with confidence to a contin uance of good business. “Only two of our stores are in the cotton belt,” Mr. Wootton said, “so that the slump In cotton prices 1 has not affected the chain mater- \ ially. The majority of the stores! are in the tobacco area, and that' commodity Is flourishing. “Our Asheville r>ore is one of those which is very prosperous,: which is neither in the cotton nor j the tobacco belt. One of our cotton belt stores is located at Greenville, | South Carolina, and we are in much | better condition here than they are. In South Carolina they made a short crop even of cheap cotton. ! “The store heads look to see the cotton situation adjust itself, and \ good business more v less continue! over the belt.” Optism is the ability to speak of “my car” in the face of a chattel mortgage, six payments still to be made, a bill at the garage, and state and city license- tag time just around the corner. If all the autos in the United States were placed end to end it would be Sunday afternoon. Link In Highway No. 20 Is Finished- WillBe Open 13tl At Last Construction Work Is Completi Shelby to Forest City-Cost $44,788 To Rutherford Line SEEKING PH Petition Now Reing Passed About | Asking Pardon For Taxi Driver, Car Killed Harmon A petition is being passed about Cleveland county asking that Frank Lindsay, middle aged taxi-driver now serving a prison sentence, be pardon ed. Lindsav's car. it will be re membered. crashed into the grain drill of Edgar Harmon, east county farmer two years ago, and Harmon later died of injuries received in the crash, the wreck taking place on highway 20 about midway be tween Kings Mountain and Shelby. Lindsay was later tried in Superior court here and sen tenced to five to seven years in the State prison. The sentence was passed in court here last spring one year ago, and Lind say has served apnroximately a year and one-ha’f, V If esti mated. It is recalled that the de fense claimed that Lindsay was blinded by the lights of another car and did not see Harmon and the wheat drill. The prosecution, which was warm, connected the taxi driver with some liquor and he was found guilty at least of carelessness. Since the death of Mr. Harmon his wife has also died. It is understood that court officials, county and city of ficers and others of promin ence have signed the petition asking a parole or pardon. Whether or not Clyde R. Hoev, who was engaged by the Har mon family to assist in the prosecution, will sign the petition is not known. Mr*. St. George to Be Buried Here The remains of Mrs. John St George who died in a Raleigh hos pital Thursday after a year’s ill ness, will be brought to Shelby for interment in Sunset cemetery Sut turday, the funeral taking place at Palmer’s Funeral home Saturday afteroon at 2 o’clock. Older peo ple of Shelby will remember Mrs. St. George who was a daughter of John R. Stephens who lived at the A. V. Wray place on N. LaFayetto St. She was Miss Letitia Stephens before marriage and is survived by her husband, of Clinton, this state, one son David St. George of Nor folk, Va., Four sisters, Mrs. S. H. Harris and Miss Hattie Stephens of Washington, D. C., Mrs. S. E. Gic ney and Mrs. Cleveland Harte of Muskogee, Okla.; one brother A. B. Stephens of Suffolk, Va. She is tho aunt of Mr. C. H. Hardin, Miss Mayme Hardin and Mrs. Robert Crowder of Shelby. The funeral services will be con ducted by Rev. C. F. Sherrill. Want* Books For Poor Of Shelby Many Children Now in School Do Not Have Enough Money to Purchase Books. Here’s a little tug for the heart strings, and the purse-strings. J. B. Smith, county welfare of ficer, says that there are quite a number of children under his care who do not have ihe necessary school books. These children are being kept up through charity and by school laws and by the laws of humanity they are in school, but many of them do not have a single book. Haven’t you some first and second-grade books about your home? Think what they might mean to these school children, seeking at least a fair chance in the world. All who will are urged to leave such books at Mr. Smith’s office or telephone him about them. Several Shelby folks have brought books gged In the high school, but Mr. Smith says the mos* of the charity children are in the primary grades, and it is for books of that type that he makes the appeal. Hurrah! Here is cause for joicing. Construction work on hip way No. 20 has been finished a on next Wednesday November you can crank up “Elizabeth” journey to the county seat Rutherford on the hard surfa The last concrete was poured 0 tober 30th. By November 13, will have seasoned and traffic be turned on, thus realizing a loi cherished dream of the citizens Cleveland and Rutherford countfi Coat $444,788. According to Mr. B. M. Graha one of ihe engineers stationed hi with the state highway depnrtnt approximately 1,000 car laods •'•and, stone and cement were t The link between Shelby and Fc City was built as two projects, son Construction Co., having contracts. It is impossible to certain cost of the Rutherft county link, but the hard-surt'j in Cleveland extending from j by to u point beyond Mooresbc cost approximately $44,788. G ing and bridges cost $114,788. It estimated that the paving will $300,000. These figures have been compiled. Grading of the se'dion in )a;vj v/i# rtiflff ir. May 1925 finisned in February this yi Paving work started on May 1, last year and was finished Oct* 30. The completion of this impor | link rids traffic of another dot and connects by smooth road count seats of Cleveland and R erford as well as the towns of I timore, Mooresboro, Ellonbd Bostic, Forest City, Spindale Rutherfordton. At present high' No. 20 can be traversed from Ri erfordton to the sea coast on li top except for a short incomp link down about Lumberton. Building Another Link. The ’next link to be comtrui between here and As?ieviUe is fi Rutherfordton to Chimney R. Grading on this stretch was c pleted several years ago. w»cei Zeigler Bros, of Greensboro \ low bidders on 13 miles from Ru erfordton west and material is ing placed, but it is undersi that construction will not begin til spring. Wilson construction which executed the two proj between Shelby and Forest Cit; moving to Chimney Rock to bi nine miles from Chimney R east to Broad river. 146 New Pupils In ,City Schcx Total Attendance for 2nd Reaches 2,337. Morgan School Leads. One hundred and forty-si* students entered the Shelby schools during the second month, according to a report f the office of Superintendent fin. Average attendance for month was 91 per cent, and the 1 attendance was reported from Sumpter school, with the Mor school leading in number of put The attendance figures for month are: j Bldg. Av. Attend. New Pt Jefferson ..241 90 ;i Sumpter ..._229 95 Marion ... _280 95 High school __382 90 Washington .149 94 LaFayette_294 94 Morgan__421 92 Colored school ..341 80 TOTALS -.2,337 91 Sixty Enrolled For Night Schc Sixty students have give their names as desirous of att ing the Kiwanis night school w will open shortly in Shelby. In der to do something of a const tive nature in line with the Kii is motto “We Build,” the clt sponsoring a night school for and boys who are forced by cii stances to work during the day arte unable to attend the n schools. The night school will gin shortly as soon as teachers be secured and continue for a riod of ten weeks, accepting r»i oyer 14 years of age. Tlw si will be in charge of I. C. Gr J. H. Grigg and J. C. Newton pointed last night by the off and directors of the Kiwaiua • 1

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