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What’s THE News -jflE STAR’S REVIEW, ^ Xext Monday will be the “Mor-1 By mail, per year (in advance)_$2.51 By carrier, per year (in advance) $-1 ?><„ tUy auu w [ituii ac goloticns ^ * * * jj^e than CO gallons of booze have been captured during the holiday season by one Cleveland county o: t icei. ifhreo Gaffney men have met ■ ^.n death within a very short rlod. the latest fatality being hj! 0f ;,I. G. Huskey, bank cash •er' * * * b'emindful of the- wintry wii.d a dtroerted' man strolled the streets of Shelby Sunday night wearing -hitt trousers and a straw hat. Saturday witnessed the bigges. rulh of the year in Shelby’s shop pj„g center and local merchants Jipectod the usual large crowd of late shoppers to keep .them busy until late Friday night. • * * . It the desire to keep up Regis tp'Tatcr’ Andy’s marriage record pds of 1C and 45 secured license! list week. , • • » The -Shelby postoffice will re- ■ nab: open nights for the conver ge of Shelby patrons, it is an werced by Postmaster Quinn. • • • How cold was it last week ? The tintometers of the town tell vary it» yarns. * * * The big Christmas football game Shelby fans have been talking for several days seems to have de puted with the talk. The contest isn’t likely, it is said. * * * See the latest cotton report in today's Star. Two local textile plants held tktir annual banquet Saturday Bpi: and others will be held this week. * * * Letters to “Mister Sandy Caws" have been pouring into The Star office this week. It is impossible to publish all received in today's paper but every effort will be made to publish them alt Itdnesday. Letters received aft er tomorrow noon cannot be pub lished. » * * Quite a bit of interesting school news came out of the office of Junt. J. H. Grigg. For instance, the mrsl schools of the county are to stage dramatics soon. * * * Shelby has on ‘city airs’ again this week. The college cowboys are back on the home ranges at the drug stores—and the girls, they’’ e here too and not hiding themselves. iilElli mm CHILIYSTREETS Clothes of Sunny Miami Clime Thought Improper By Shelby Police. In Jail. A lingering touch of Shelby’s Florida real estate hub-bub was found on the chilly streets here Sunday night when Policemen Pos-’ «>n. Hester and Moore became auspicious of an old fellow who •trolled the local streets wearing * straw hat and white flannel tourers apparently unmindful of “e icy breezes that whipped the torners. ^Such an attire for Shelby might we been deemed proper back in Spring when reality salesman hiked in terms of so much “per «ont foot” and a Carolina sun was shining like that of orange blos som land, but the same attire in **te December when husky police l#w shiver despite heavy coats **s thought odd. Acting upon Wriosity the officers took up with ■®e oddly dressed man, who they °und to be mentally deranged. He his name as William Cobb, of I* Chimney Rock section, and his *** as 59 years. Placed in jail for k keeping until he secured a bet* toJ?r'P °n mental faculties the man was able later to talk P**®'bly, but according to Sheriff ?an he seemed slightly derang st'll Monday morning. JI’DGES agree on lines of NEW u. s. district Washington.—Judges E. Y. e of western federal court ‘ rict, and Isaac M. Meekins, of * eastern district, have reached on the proposed third lju !c'a' district for the state. Mr. jj inferred here with the ho " Carojina meniijerg 0f the j. e to bring about a situation 0|) the'1^ result in prompt action counvCe’ ^ranville and Durham iSenf'eS’ un<*er the new arrange H»k ’ Wou'd 8° to the eastern ar.d ®»tr' anC* ^c°ttand to the western The Count Here is a pt> !ure of Count Ra!,n, taken in a NfctV York courtroom dur^ ins tin; «; j.il of the xcpsiration suit he has fll.-il • a.-aiurt his wife, who* formerly - ..lira Miilitent Ko^crs, heiress to Standard Oil millions. I Star Eleven Here Was Ready For _ Game But Definite Word From . Charlotte Never Received The Christina: football game be tween former Shelby and Char- ’ lotte stars will not be played in the 1 general opinion of promoters her ?.' During the latter part of last week it was decided that the American Legion nere would spon-' sor the game, and Willis McMurrv nnd others began to make arrange- ' merits to get together a Shelby. team to cope with the group of : Charlotte stars. Fans became in-1 terested in the proposed contest and indications were that practie-j ally all of Shelby's athletic foi lowers would spend Christmas! afternoon in Charlotte. However, it was decided here not to go too far with arrangements until some thing definite was learned from j Charlotte. A telephone call was made there to see if a definite agreement could be reached and Charlotte sportsmen agreed to cali here late Saturday night to make known whether or not a Charlo'.t? eleven would compete with the proposed outfit of Shelby stars. So far no message has been received and local promoters consider that it is too late to arrange the game now and give it sufficient public ity prior to the date set for the game. And so the hope of Shelby fans to see their super-stars in action all at one time seems to be dashed on the rocks. There was some likelihood it Was said today that such a game might be ai ranged for. New Year’s day. Wire Comes Late A wire was received late today saying that the Charlotte eleven was ready to play the game. How ever, it was considered here too late to make arrangements for the game as Dick Gurley could not he reached and the game is likely off unless something else comes up. Gaffney. Dec. IS.—The body of M. G. Huskey, 35 assistant cashier of the Merchants and Planters Na tional bank here, was found bad>y mangled on the Southern railway tracks in the city late tonight. Iden tification was made by means of re ceipts carried in his pockets. The young man, who has been prominent in ( herokee county for a number of years is believed to have been struck by train No. 40, New Orleans,to New York. Indica tions were that the body was drag ged fully a block from where lie was struck. Coroner’s Jury. Gaffney, S. C,. Pec, 10.—The bodv of Martin Gary Husky, as sistant cashier of the Merchants and Planters bank which was found on the Southern railway last night about eight o’clock, was buried m] Oakland cemetery this afternoon, the services having been conducted by the Rev. W. A. Hafner, of the Presbvterian church. The coroner empanelled a jury, which viewed the remains before in termer.t, the inquest then having been adjourned until two o '’lock to morrow afternoon, in order that the testimony of the crew of the Inn ited train, which is the one supposed to have run over him, can be heard. POSTDFFICE WILL BE OPEN DIGITS Make Special Arrangements ta Handle Holiday Mail Here. Regular Hours Christmas. T he following letter from Post master J. H. Quinn to The Star should be of general interest: “For the information of your many readers, I will thank you ii' give the following information in your next issue without fail: “For the convenience of patrons, the general delivery and parcel post windows will be open for serv-1 ice this week on Wednesday, Thuiv-! day, Friday and Saturday night until 9 o’clock. The money order window will close at the usual hour, 0 o'clock. “On Saturday, Christmas day, the regular service will continue untd 12 noon, at which hour all employes will be excused, except a sufficient number to make the regular holi day collections and dispatches, to receive, but not work, incoming mail, to deliver parcels and special delivery articles. “The city carriers will make one complete delivery Christmas morn ing but none in the afternoon. “The rural carriers will make no delivery, having a full holiday. “ The public is most earnestly: urged to mail early so as to reach i addresses before Christmas day.” Shelby Mill and Ella Mill Have Annual Holiday Affair At Local Hotels Two big textile mill banquets were staged following an annual custom in Shelby Saturday night, officers and overseers of the Ella mill meeting at the Central hotel and members of the Shelby Mill Textile club gathering at Cleveland Springs. Home Talent Skits Mr. R. T. LeGrand, secretary treasurer of the Shelby Cotton mills, termed the banquet of the textile club one of the best yet. Speech-making was barred and the entertainment portion of the program vcas furnished by mill em ployees and officials. Manager Stovall was credited with one of the best holiday banquets of the season and the dining room was fittingly decorated for the event. Music was furnished by Sinclair and four members of his syr.copa tors. Clarence Williams and Foyd Tate, of the mill force, furnished a blackface skit that took the banquet by storm. Among the other high lights on the enjoyable pro gram was a quartette by M. B. Brannon, L. S. Fitch, W. G. W hit worth and Marshall Kae with Miss Whitener at the piano. Forty-three people were in at tendance at the banquet of the Ella mill division of the Consoli dated Textile corporation accord ing to J. R. Wikle, superintendent. The banquet was staged at the Central hotel and compliments to Manager Brabble were many fol lowing the fine banquet dinner served. The program included sel ections by the Ella mill quartet and string band. Short talks were made by all the overseers wdth the main address of the evening by Rev. Rush Padgett, pastor of the Second Baptist church. “Work” was the topic discussed by Rev. Mr. Padgett and his message prov ed of interest to his hearers. —In Charlotte—Rev. Andrew Miler. jr., the deaf evangelist, con ducted services for the deaf at the First Presbyterian church at Char lotte Sunday. Mr. Thomas Ham rick conducted the local class at the Shelby Presbyterian church. ONLY ONE FATALITY IN THREE MILLIONS RIDING N. C. BUSSES Raleigh.—More than 3, 000,000 passengers have been transported by bus lines in North Carolina during the pa^t twenty months with only one fatality. During that time 456 busses have plied routes leading over 4,500 miles of public high ways. These facts have been revealed by R. O. Self, state bus commissioner, who has kept close tab on bus opera tion since it passed under state regulation at the last Legislature. « * Former f irst Ladies ^ -• **»•___—_.___i This photograph shows two women who formerly lived at the White j fount At the left is Mrs William Howard Taft nml at the right is Mrs. Vocdro.v Wilson. This Is one of the few pictures taken of Mrs Wilson Ince the death of ff -- ho.band « COTTON MOVES UP SLIGHTLY AS LATEST GINNING REPORT ARRIVES Market Swings Upward 20 Points. 15 Million Bates Ginned Up To December 15. Three Million Bales To Go. Cotton took a rise of twenty points this morning on the gov ernment’s official gin figures is sued at ten o’clock. There had been ginned up to December 15th, 15, 542,249 bales, as compared with 14,644,966 two weeks prior to that time. In the last period of two 900.000 bales. It was expected that I the figures would show higher, ! consequently when the ginner re port appeared lower than ex pected by the trades, cotton was j marked up about twenty points and was holding the gain rather firm. December at ll:3Q o’clock, was selling at 12,75. Saturday’s close was 12.52. Two weeks ago the government made its final estimate of the year and placed the crop at 18, 618.000 bales. In order for the crop to reach the government’s estimate, there must be three million bales (finned from the crop. The harvest has been late and picking hindered, but further down in the cotton belt, it is re ported that much of the cotton picked in the Fall is just now go ing to the gins to be counted. On the face of the wider difference in the gin figures and the high es timate of the government, it looks as if the crop will not reach the 18,018,000 figure, but old students in the cotton industry declare that it is entirely probably that the final crop figures will reach the government’s last estimate. The final figures of the gov ernment on the crop will come in March. No other estimate? will be made and what comes hereafter from the government will be gin figures based entirely on official statistics. Deputy Ledford Has Bagged Three Cars And 66 Gallons Rum So Far Deputy Plato Ledford is proving anything else but a Santa Claus to the holiday whiskey business in this county. Ir> plain words he is prov ing a “jonah’ to the rum runners with a holiday market. In the past two weeks Ledford has nabbed 66 gallons and one pint of Christmas “spirits”, seven- or eight men, and one batch of distil lery accessories. His first raid netted only one pint and one prisoner; the next brought 31 gallons and three men; the third netted 35 gallons and two men, and his final capture of last week included two youths and sev eral articles of a handy nature around a “still.” The last capture was in the Casar section, the two youths transporting the needed re quisites of a plant in that direction. An oddity of the captures is that the purchasing seems to be by out siders. Of course, though, the buy ing center must be somewhere in the famous, and somewhat mythical South Mountain section. The de fendants arrested in the captures all claimed Lincoln county as their homes. So far Deputy Ledford’s Christ mas activitiy tops the list and boot leg buyers perhaps are already playing shy of his territory. Would Take Asbestos Paper To Print What Josephus Daniels Thinks Of Fall-Doheny Verdict Raleigh.—The verdict of the ; Fall-Doheny conspiracy trial was denounced in an interview by Jose- j phus Daniels, former secretary of ! the navy, as the “worst thing that j has happened' to free people since j the barons obtained the Magna ' Charta at Runnymede. Mr. Daniels declared that “what i I would have to say on the Fall-| Doheny verdict would have to be ! printed on asbestos as it would burn up any newspaper.” He declared all the efforts he had made during'his service as secretary of navy and those of others had been sacrificed by the oil leases policies of ihe admin istration which followed. “What I would have to say on the Fall-Doheny verdict of not guilty would have to be printed on asbestos as it would burn up any newspaper,” he told The Assoc iated Press when informed of the verdict. “It is the worst thing that has happened to free people since Runnymede.” Mr. Daniels assailed the jury as serting that to acquit they had to believe that Japan was about to “capture the United States and that 110,000,000 people had no protection from Japanese conquest except for Fall to turn over the naval reserves to Doheny so that the California oil man might make $100,000,000.” He added that he did not think there were any twelve men in America who would believe this. He also asserted that a new jury system is in rule in District of Columbia. COTTON MARKET (John F. Clarke & Co.) Cotton was quoted at 11:30 o’clock as follows on the New York exchange: Jan. 12.37; March 12.61; May 12.83; July 13.04; Oct. 13.27; Dec. 12.75. Liverpool 1215 Jan Ten March S May 6, Oct. 4 Amn points lower than due. Raining last night at Fort Worth. Belt mostly cloudy and mild except in Carolinas. Man chester cable reports better in quiry, turnover limited. The low price of Amn cotton, according to the Times is displacing East India cotton not only in India but in China and Japan to the extent that much of our surplus will be ab sorbed. The stability of present cotton levels have been very well tested during the past three months of increasing crop esti mates. Everything bearish is known and the action of the mar ket warrants taking on a little long cotton with the idea of aver l aging conservatively. Many specu lators , or investors are awaiting further decline to get aboard and consumers have open orders in the i falls™ 10 GET Will Si-11 Double Springs Building. School Masters Meet. Other Activities of Schools. The Fallston school is to have another truck for the transporta tion of school children, according1 to a recent decision of the county school hoard. The new truck will be purchased by the school district, it is said, and taken over next year by the county. On Monday, January 3. the old school building and site at Double Springs will be offered for sale at auction. On the last first Mon day the bid for the Pleasant Ridge school site was accepted by the board, but the school building was reserved. Tests Going On. i ni' imuparisun tests in uie county schools are now underway, >r were rather prior to the holidays It will take a considerable time to tubulate the results and they will not likely be made public for more than a month. Plan Dramatic Contests. A new departure. introducing dramatics, seems likely for the schools of the county judging by the last meeting of the School Mas ters club held at Lattimore, where the meal was served by the home economics department of that pro gressive school. At the meeting Dr B. A. Stevens, of the University extension department, discussed the matter of dramatic contests for the county to attain state-wide magni tude. it is planned by spring to have triangular dramatic contests to wind up with a trip to Chapel Hill for state honors. As It is planned schools of this county will produce and give one-act plays, contest among themselves with the county winner to be picked here in the spring, the winning dramatic team to compete with other counties along the style of the triangular debates and state high school ath letics. Considerable interest wa3 displayed in the idea by the school masters and nine of the rural schools plan to enter the contests. Seventeen county school heads at tended the meeting, a part of which was given over to a discussion of the school tests underway and the election of officers. Lawton Blan ton, of the Lattimore school, was named president; W. R. Gary, of Fallston, vice-president, and J. H. Grigg, Shelby secretary. Small Girl Hurt In Auto Accident Pearly May Miller, six-year old girl of Bessemer City, is in the Shelby hospital suffering with bruises as the result of an auto accident yesterday, details of which are not known. Hospital of ficials say that the little girl was unconscious for a time after be ing brought in last night, but is getting along nicely today. The child was brought in by Dr, Gold and The Star was un able to get in touch with Dr. Gold after hearing of the accident. It is understood at the hospital that the girl fell out of a wagon and was struck by a car. With the horse trough—beg par don, the radiator frozen over for several days Shelby thermometer keepers and self-announced weath er bureaus are having an argu ment among themselves as to how [■old it has been and is". Not that any of the weather prognosticators get their facts tangled up, but it seems the makers of various weather thermometers did not have any standard to go by and one thermometer snys one thing, while another has it different in the same atmosphere. There are those who say that the mercury flopped below 20 yes terday and Saturday in Shelby. Ebeltoft! didn’t see it, nor anybody else on his weather chart, he says. According to the Ebeltoft guage the lowest flop of the year was “down to 24“ and that was last week. Sunday the mercury fell to the low thirties and early in the morning Monday it was only down to 34. Nevertheless coal dealers are smiling over the icy gift Santa Claus brought them in hirf reindeer sleigh. market for a large amount of cot ton. When so many are expecting to buy a commodity lower it fre quently happens that they miss their opportunity. CLEVENBURG Holiday Week Finds This Section Bustling In Rush Saturday Shopping Crowds Brought Early Peak To Gift Buying. Christmas Trees And Morning Carols. Our Representatives See Nothin* To Either Smith or McAdoo. Look At Donahey Washington.—North Carolina congressmen are rapidly joining the anti-Smith movement. Four or five of the Tar Heels have looked up the record of Gov ernor A. V. Dor.ahey, of Ohio, with a view to supporting him for the democratic nomination. Represen tatives Bulwinkle and Hammer have indicated a preference for him. Southern congressmen realize that William Gibbs McAdoo can not check the Smith boom, and are now feeling about for other can didates. Strong Point Governor Vick Donahey has 10 children, is a Presbyterian with an Irish name. He has been elected governor three times in succession, a record that no other democrat has for Ohio. He was a printer, a newspaper man, and an account ant. He is reported to be a person of fine common sense. The Donahey ball is rolling. The south is to hear a great deal more about him. North Carolina congressmen are determined to reduce the corpora tion tax from 13 1-2 per cent to 11 per cent if they can have their way. They point out that a reduc tion of one per cent would save tax payers of the nation $96,000, 000. Revenue Estimates Governor McLean nas been nere and conferred with Joseph S, Mc Coy, government actuary, of the treasury department, on the North Carolina revenue estimates. Sec retary Mellon, it was said at the treasury department, has granted a request of the governor for Mr. McCoy to help him make out h's report on revenues to the legisla ture. It is understood that Mr. McCoy will go to Raleigh soon to cooperate with Mr. McLean in this important work. Mr. McLean is fortunate in making such an arrangement for Mr. McCoy is considered the lead ing fiscal expert of the country; he is the last word in such mat ters. The conference between Messrs. McLean and McCoy took place a day or two ago. Mr. McLean knew Mr. McCoy and admired him for his special ability when he was in the treasury department during the Wilson and Harding adminis trations. Interesting Report An interesting report is circul ated to the effect that the coming legislature will be asked to take from the governor the power to ap point a person to the United States senate in the event of a vacancy here, and to enact a law provid ing that he shall immediately call a primary for the selection of a successor to a senator who resigns nr in any other way vacates his of fice. This is considered a progres sive move to bring North Carolina in line with other states which have taken similar action. If such a law is passed candi dates for the senate to succeed a senator could announce at once, and enter the arena. Two Gaffney Men Dead,* One Hurt In 3 Accidents Gaffney, S. C.—Two dead and one injured is the toll here of three automobile accidents occurring in two days. One death-car driver is in jail. D. L. Lanier, 57, died Thursday night four hours after being run down on Cherokee avenue by au tomobile driven by Hickson Jones, 21-year-old barb<>r. Jones was ar rested on a murder warrant. R. C. Howard, 7(>, retired rural mail carrier, injured Wednesday night when knocked down on Cherokee avenue by an automobile driven by K. O. Huskey, died short ly after two o’clock Friday. Columbus Lipscomb, 17, negro, suffered a broken jaw, colar bone and other injuries when a bicycle he was riding collided on Buford street with an automobile driven by Miss Mary Whisonant, Blacksburg school teacher. This 'is Christmas week—ushe r inf? in the glad and joyous season when most folk turn back the clock and become for a spell as children, reveling in the spirit of giving and good will. This is the week when the big stir begins—in the homes, in the stores, and in Unde Sam’s empot* ium, presided over by Mr. Quinn, Mr. Quinn’s emporium is a very important adjunct to Christma week. The postoffice rush will atari, today—simultaneously with thj shoppers’ rush, and for this week will be in full swing. And word Has gone out that a big Chi-isd.v.ia business is expected. The shoppers’ rush started Sat urday and culminates in a grand rush to make the final toucluiowt) Friday night. It is expected that fully half the local buying 033 been put off for the ensuing five days. Stores will keep open nights —extra clerks are on the job-new Igdiday stuff is arriving, and all that is needed is the hand to start the big holiday march. The stores have made an unus ually big outlay in Christmas goods. The growth of Shelby, it is said, is indicated by the volume and display of Christmas merchandise, Shelby people are reliably informed that they can this year get about as big selection at home as in such centres as Charlotte or Atlanta and at even cheaper prices. The stores are for the most part all dolled up for the holidays; some of them are very charmingly decorated. This feature of local merchandising represents a distirve) advance over former years. At this writing the community Christmas tree is being decorated on Court Square. Archie Galloway announces that he has rounded up a company to start about dawn Christmas morning to hail the glad day with Christmas carols. The jolly company, composed for the most part of members of th< Epworth league of the LaFayeti ’ street church, will board a hi i truck at 4:30 o’clock Christnu I morning and sernade the city. Local spending indicates tht ; Santa Claus this year will ha: ; down to the county as big a pac with as big a reindeer string, ever. If there is such a thing as cotton slump the old fellow a parently hasn't heard of it. | The curtain is up—optimism h the stage—the Christmas spirit :\ abroad, and you of the city and th< county seem to be in for a joil; fine week of preparation for tlx big day. Love Cares Not A “Whit” For Years Record Disclose! Maidens of 16 and 45 in Holida; Hitching Parties in the County Newton Holds Up. Dan Cupid with mistletoe an holiday exuberance to urge him a is not at all particular about th ages of his victims. The marriag record book at the county corn house here shows that., A modern maid—they don’t ca ’em that now—of 16 and one mot astute, with 45 summers to he credit, were among the blushin brides of the past week, as w corded on the license book by He* ister Andy Newton. Newton Cupid’s Pal If Cupid, the little match-mat er, ever passes out rewards fd help meets he shouldn’t forget ttj new register of deeds. Newtq started off by issuing license fra six couples in his first seven dart Then he made it seven out of 1* and Monday morning his book di| closed that he had placed hi “okay” to 10 marriages in ! days of being in office. Bashful swains might ’pop th question’ now somewhat like thi “Lookyhere, Susie, let’s help Anr Newton establish a record as ts marrying register of Clevelan county. He’s let out license for \ couples to get married in 12 day Me’n-you 'ud make it eleve’ Whatchersa ? ” And if she’s one of these reg1 lar flappers she’ll likely co4 back: “That’s the line cowboy. Let hit the two-step trail.” 1 Anyway the following coupf have received marriage been1 since last week’s record: Edm Oaks and Lois Davis; C. W, Saj ders, jr., and Mae Elizabeth Bit! sey; R. C .Toney and Cora Fowl*'1 “Hold ’er Newt.” j Miss Lucy LattimT-e of , Polkville section spent Satuixj here. -
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