VOL. XXXIV, No. 53
SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, MAY 1G. 1927.
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
By mail, per year (in advarre)—$2.t«
By carrier, per year (in advance) $3 0»
What’s
THE
News
the STAR’S REVIEW_
Thls is May weather. It may be j
The thermometer was;
v*"1'52 this morning, a drop.
down
0{ more than 40
than three weeks.
degrees in less
,, G Moore is' the new represen
' <,f this section of the cotton
w , The district convention will
JJhcjd hero tomorrow.
Another appeal is made in this
‘ , fur flood' relief. The waters ,
...ling in Louisiana and
Z '*M The she,by!
Rotary club is the big giver m to- !
day's list- *
What is Friday the 13th to a
voting couple in love? A good dnv
t„ R. t marriage license, an item
today says.
T <- department chiefs will do
the "hiring and firing of their men
jn the new city administration,
Manor-elect Dorsey says.
ehools close the last
The Shelby scl
of May. the exercises beginning
M ,v ‘-W and continuing through
Mae 3L A review of the closing
program is in this ^issue.
An article of interest to citizens
ami taxpayers of the town is pub
lished today. ^
Curtmued use of vaccine is halt
ing the spread of smallpox in the
county, reports ray. ' Dot vaccin
ate!'," is the advice of physicians.
*. * *
How many people in America
\cmk? You’ll lie surprised at the
answer ia a news item.
Assp- rnmi-; Made Against Prop
erty For Street Paving And
Sidewalks Recently Done
All pronerty owners having
property alongside of which street
paving and. sidewalks have been
placed during the years 1926 and
1927 will find in this issue of The
Star the street number of their
property, the names of the owner,
length of paving and sidewalks and
the total cost assessed against the
property for such improvements.
This advertisement is run in ac
cordance with the law and notice
is given in said advertisement
setting aside Friday, May 27th,
beginning at 2 o'clock when the
government body of the town will
hear said property owners who
have any objection or correction
to make.
Therefore, if you own property
fronting any of the newly paved
streets or sidewalks, through the
list in this issue and you will
find the amount assessed against
your property, which stands as a
lien on the property. You do not
have to pay now. It is understood
that the amounts can be paid in
yearly installments, but if you find
there is an error, don’t forget to
come before the mayor and board
of aldermen on Friday, May 27th
and lodge your complaint. Your
failure to correct any mistakes, if
there be any, will cause the as
sessments to stand when ihey are
finally determined to be correct.
FLOODED PEOPLE
&l'; State Hasn’t Given As It
Should. Hood Situation Worse
instead of Better.
Raleigh, M. y 16.—(INS.)—
\rrnor McLean Saturday is.
■‘•ut'd his third appeal to North
arolina citizens to swell their
contributions to the Mississippi
food relief fund.
r The governor’s appeal, in the
,’rm of a proclamation, urged tha1
o'c “billion dollar state,” supply.
)ng world markets with good.
worth approximately that figure
""r)";,’lv- to “Sfo over the top” ir
t-ontnbutions.
ine governor said he issued the
in call ‘‘as a matter of stern
l|J. realizing that we have not
responded as we should have done.’
i1 ,1s, true-’’ Governor McLean
l l(' l"at some of our citizens
av made generous contributions
‘■|f,ugh the Red Cross, the news
ai ers which have so patriotically
-ico to the occasion, and as the
Milt of earnest appeals that have
ne out over the air through
roadcasting stations. Yet, we are
T °rt a suitable mark, tak
, ,'"t0 coris_ideration the blessings
wi,'ch vve enjoy.”
T|he tlo°d situation, the
i*!, has Krown worse ii
"rtUr, which h„
Trackless Sea Holds Their Fate
rz-n-off^
With r. > id ’«,£ the darin* flyers, Capt. Francis Coif (left) and Or*. 1
Charles a a; ■ ,<•; ser, 'searching parties from the United States. France
and. England' fear .the tv, o Frenchmen met death in the Atimtic. Cell
and hi tinge :-ser were attempting a non-stop flight from Paris to Ktar
Vork and aro Relieved to ha,-e encountered storms.
Department Chiefs Will
Hire Other City Employees
ike mm
OVER CITY ILL
Dorsey Says Chief Richards and
Chief Roach Will Hire Their
Men. Recommend Some.
Policemen and firemen who will
serve under the new city adminis
tration. going into office June 1,
will be hired by Chief A. L. Rich
ards, of the police department, ar.d
Chief E. B. Roach, of the fire de
partment, according to a statement
by Mayor-Elect Dorsey.
Mr. Dorsey when asked if other
city officials had been employed
at a meeting of the aldermen-elecc
one r.ight last week replied that
except for recommending a few
men to both chiefs the matter of
securing their men would be up to
the two chiefs, who are handling
applications for the job. It is un
derstood that Roach has several
applicants for the fire department
1 jobs and that Richards is also con
i sidering several likely police offi
cers. Mr. Dorsey added that in the
1 “hire and fire’’ matter the depart
i ment chiefs would be responsible to
i him for the service of their depart
ments, meaning that if he thought
any changes necessary that he
! would consult the chief of the par
j ticular department. Just what men
have been recommended to the fire
| chief are not known, but it is rc
j membered that Chief B. O. Ham
! rick and Policeman Marshall Moore
I were two of the police officers re
! commended to Richards.
The rooms over the City hall ad
ministrative offices will be remod
! elled and made into apartments
I this week. Mayor Dorsey said in
discussing the meeting of his board
The fire chief, his wife and son,
will occupy one of the aptraments
and the firemen the other roornr.
Carpenters, plasterers and other
workers have already been secured
for the remodelling he stated and
. their employment was approved by
j the board-elect.
Several other matters of minor
I business were taken up at the
I meeting, it is said, and harmony
| on all topics prevailed it was added.
Nash Is Planning
Big Fanning Sale
Fanning’s is preparing to put on
a price cutting sale, beginning
Thursday, designed to give a thrill
to the buying public. The Star will
carry on Wednesday a page adver
tisement, detailing the values.
Meantime the store will be closed
Wednesday to give the force time
to mark the goods, and prepare for
the rush.
Joe Nash, down from Hickory,
will superintend the sale. He told
The Star Monday that in respect to
values offered, Fanning’s has never
put over a more superlative event.
“We are going to mark th<- goods
down to prices to sell them,’’ be
asserted “and I would like it un
derstood that the stock we are of
fering is new stock—this year’s
current styles, goods in many in
stances we have just got in,”
The store, it is understood, is un
usually heavily stocked, and the
plan is to reduce the displays for
the summer season.
Less Than 4 Out
Of Every 10 Work
Less than four out of every
ten persons in the United
States in 1925 were working for
a living, statistics compiled by
the National Industrial Confer
ence board show.
While four out of ten work
ed day in and day out, the oth
six either lived off their invest
ments or their parents, or else
at public expense.
Since 1910 a decline has been
noted in the number of gain
fully employed persons. The de
cline has been more perceptible
since 1920. In 1910 the per
centage of gainfully employ,
ed persons based on the pop
ulation of the country, was
41.5 per cent in 1920 and in
1925 it had slumped to 37.2 per
cent.
Relatively larger school .en
rollment and college attendance
and changes in immigration
are among the chief factors ac
counting for the increased pro
portion of persons not gainfully
employed.
The gainfully employed pop.
ulation on a percentage basis
is distributed as follows:
Manufacturing and me
chanical _ ,.29.9
Agriculture---24,5
Trade —_ ---10.7
Clerical work---8 9
Domestic and personal
service__ 8.4
Transportation „ -7.G
Professional service _—-_5.5
Mining__ ____2.7
Public service, including
military and naval-1.8
Gastonia, May 16.—Mrs. Vallie
Vera Hinson, aged 35, is dead and
Oswald Hinson, 13, and Maxie Hin
son, 9, children of the dead woman,
are perhaps fatally hurt as the re
sult of an automobile collision here
yesterday. The collision occurred
at East Second avenue and South
Willow street soon after midnight
Saturday.
Harry Hinson, another son, suf
fered facial wounds, and Ed Hinson
husband of the victim, suffered In
! cerations and bruises. Herman
| Cross, of Cherryville, driver of thy
! other car, was also bruised and
lacerated.
Cleveland Native
Passes In Texas
Gastonia Gazette.
Mrs. L. C. Davis received a tele
gram Thursday night conveying
the sad intelligence of the death of
her brother. Mr. William Henry
Harmon, which occurred Thurs
day afternoon at his home in
Paris Texas. Mr. Harmon was 86
years of age. He was a native of
Cleveland county, going to Texas
at the close of the War Between
the States. Mr. Harmon’s death
leaves only two survivors of a
large family of children, Mrs.
Davis of this city and Mr. Robert
Harmony of Cleveland county.
HOI NEW COOP
Cotton Coop*" of County Name Del
egates to District Meet Here
On Tuesday Last..
Following a meeting of Cleveland
county members of the North Car
olina Cotton Growers Cooperative
association here last week it was
annouced that II ,G. Moore, well
known young Cleveland county
man, will succeed T. C. Hilton as
cooperative representative for this
section. Mr. Hilton leaves to take
up similar work in Warren county.
The meeting Friday was held for
the propose of electing delegates to
the district convention at me coutt
house here Tuesday, May 17, at 11
o’clock. G. V. Hawkins presided
over the meeting and Frank Harrll
acted as secretary. A talk was
made by Mr. Hilton in which be
expressed the view that 10,000
bales will be signed in Cleveland
and Rutherford counties and that
cooperative marketing is going
over in this section.
The three delegates selected to
represent the county at the 10th
district meeting Tuesday were L.
S, Hamrick, L. G. Bowen and G. V
Hawkins, the latter to head the del
egation. The meeting instructed
Mr. Hawkins to nominate J. A.
Horn for director of the 10th dis
trict. vr
Subscription Drive
Waged By The Star
_
Subscribers May Now Fay by the
Month. 25c for 12 Copies
Delivered in Shelby.
Readers of The Star who can be
served in Shelby and suburbs by our
carrier system, can hereafter pay
for the paper by the month at tbo
rate of 25 cents per month. A spe
cial subscription campaign is now
being waged, starting this week to
put The Star into every home.
Those who prefer paying by tho
month can do so and the carrier
boys who deliver the paper will re
ceive* the money and properly re
ceipt you. Mr. C*. E. Crooks, form
erly with the circulation depart
ment of the Miami Daily News, will
"make a canvass of Shelby"and su
burbs with The Star’s carrier boys
and give you an opportunity to
subscribe by the month. At the rate
of 25c per month you will receive
12 issues, costing you only two
cents per copy delivered at your
door.
Already The Star has eight car
rier boys in Shelby anti suburbs and
a number of other boys will be put
on to assure prompt and satisfac
tory delivery. Our present system
includes four boys who serve the
subscribers in the old incorporate
limits one in South Shelby, one in
West Shelby, one at Eastside and
Cleveland Cloth mill and one at
Dover and Ora mi’ls.
When you subscribe through one
of our carrier boys, you will re
ceive the paper before six o’clock
on days of publication, Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
Cool Days Of May
Somewhat Unusual
A cool snap with considerable
wind has made a freakish weather
month of May hereabouts.
The wind has dried and packed
the ground practically all over the
county and the crust is similar to
that resulting from a long drought.
In the upper section of the county
many wells are still dry.
By the Ebeltoft weather gauge
the mercury dropped to 52 here this
morning establishing a new lowr for
the month. Sunday morning the
mercury was down to 54. Only a
week ago the thermometer was up
to 86 on May 9 and 10. During the
last week of April the mercury
climbed high up in the nineties.
Vaccination Stops
Spread Of Smallpox
—
Although several cases are st'.il
being reported it is thought that
the spread of smallpox in the coui
ty is somewhat halted due to many
vaccinations during the recent
week.
More people are taking the vac
cine preventative than since the j
start of the epidemic and physi
cians stated today that the increase
in use of vaccine should serve to
halt the spread even more than it
has. A perceptible change was evi
dent during the past week.
Mr. A. N. Wood who has been
spending a week with his daughter
Mrs. George Blanton, returned to
his home in Gaffney, S. C., this
morning.
Dr. and Mrs. Pitt Beam and Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Lovelace were vis
itors in Asheville Sundae
When the Dinner Bell Rings in Camp Louisiana i
The long line of the hungry
and homeless, refugees whose
homes and faru»3 have been
flooded by the worst flood the
Misrlssippi valley has ever kppvu,
fs shown as it forni3 at Camp
Louisiana, near Vlcli-sburg, .Visa.
For more tban 15i»,CC0 people to
«.ratio such aa this tho appeal
from Piesidcnt Coolidge tor f 10,
0titi.*;0 to combat starvation and
pestilence was sounded to the na
tion, To the right is shown a little
family, driven from their farm
home n; r Vicksburg. The chil
dren are enjoying a supper ol
bread end tniik after a long jour
ney hy boat. The twine don't seem
to regai d the spoon as at all
necessary.
^ccd Victims Turn To Washington
To Stop Flood Menace In West
(By Jerry Quisenberry. INS Staff
Correspondent. I
Kansas City.—What will the
next congress do about the flood
menace in the Middle West?
With scenes of tragedy and suf
fering fresh in their memories, a
half dozen states in the recently
'stricken section are already turn
ing toward Washington with that
question and wondering w'hat, if
anything will Jactuliy be done by
the government to prevent a re
petition of the disaster.
To the wide agricultural section
as a whole, the question is perhaps
the most vital one since the fate
ful episode of the MeNary-Hau
gen bill. Indeed, a few skeptics
have already city farm relief, in
general, and the McNary-Haugen
bill, in particular, as an indication
of what may be expected from the
federal government in the future
prevention of floods, despite the
recen. assurances of Secretary of
Commerce Hoover and others.
Prevention Program
That a flood prevention program
for the menaced areas in the Mid
dle West is imperative appears to
be beyond doubt. The staggering
toll in life and property wrought
by the Mississippi’s latest ram
page is believed to have taught its
lesson, and the states which lay in
the river’s destructive path will
be prepared in the future, it is
felt.
Had it not been for the short
sightedness on the part of the
government, many believe the dis
aster in the lower Mississippi Val
ley could have been averted.
Among those to condemn the gov
ernment’s failure to forsee the
possibility of such a catastrophe is
Senator James A Reed, the fiery
Missouri Democrat.
“Virtually ever since I have
been in the senate,” said Senator
Reed, “I have contended that it
was the duty of congress to har-:
ness the Mississippi and its tribu
tares, not only for navigation, but
also to provide some adequate and
permanent safeguard from inun-1
(Continued on page four.)
Mr. And Mrs. Borders
Lose Two Year Child
The Death Angel visited the
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Bor
ders of Patterson Springs last Fri
day at 5 a. m. and claimed as its
victim their only little son, Horace.
He was 2 years, 1 month and 26
days old. He was unusually bright
and enjoyed each and every service
of the church. He attended his
Sunday school class regularly and
always wanted to go to “I. P. U.”
as he called it.
He leaves to mourn his death his
father, mother and two sisters.
The funeral services were held at
Patterson Springs Baptist church
and the body was then laid to rest.
The large floral contributions show- j
ed the high esteem in which he was
held
Friday The 13th
No Hoodoo For
One Young Couple
LoverB in the springtime do
not believe in any hoodoo com
bination wept it be that of a
marriage license.
Some folks are born on the
13th and not by choice, but
most everybody dodges starting
or doing anything on the 13th,
supposedly unlucky, and Fri
day the 13th is a double “jo
nah.” so to apeak.
Yet Friday the 13th meant
nothing whatsoever only their
marriage day to one young
couple here Friday, according
to the marriage license regis
ter in the office of Register A.
F. Newton. The record shows
that license was issued during
the dav to Theodore C. Hart-.
..man, 21, and Ruby Ilayberry,
21. both of Belwood.
License was issued on the
previous day to Ravmon John
son. 23. and Ruth Padgett. 23
both of Shelby.
Judge Can Deny
Right To Drive
Raleigh.—Denial of license to
drive an automobile after convic
tion for driving a car while intoxi
cated does not deprive the judge
of the right to suspend judgment,
if in his discretion it is consider
ed wise, as the Supreme Court has
held that it is immemorial custom
in this state to permit suspension
of iudgments.
However, the statute passed by
the last Legislature makes it as
mandatory, as it is possible for
the Legislature to make it. The
law says that “the judge shall
upon conviction deny said person
or persons the right to drive a
motor vehicle on anv of the roads
defined in this net for a period of
not more than 12 months nor less
than 90 days.
Nor does this statute deprive
the judge of the right to suspend
judgment instead of imposing the
minimum penalty of $50 or 30
days in prison, but it makes it
plain that he must do so upon his
own responsibility.
This statute amending the for
mer law by making it more strin
gent is in addition to the section in
the general automobile law, which
does not become effective until
July first, which provides for
classification of intoxicated driv
ers of automobiles into first and
second degrees and providing that
the court shall not have the right
to suspend judgment upon pay
ment of the costs.
Mr. C. C .Blanton and Mr. John
Schenek jr., left this morning for
a business trip to Knoxville. Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Roberts and
Miss Adelaide Roberts were Char
lotte tailors on Saturday.
With 150,000 in Path of Flood in
Louisiana Appeal ia Made
For More Funds.
A $25 contribution by the recent
ly organized Shelby Rotary cluo
pushed the flood relief fund here
beyond the $700 mark over the
week end, the contribution coming
I following the weekly meeting of the
club at Friday noon.
Another contribution was from
Mrs. C. F. Sherrill’s Bible class
at Central school.
The total now for Shelby and
nearby contributions is $728.88.
The quota for the section was $700
but with fresh breaks in Louisiana
I
appeals are being made for addi
i tional funds. According to late dis
[ patches 150,000 people are in the
i path of the new breaks along the
Mississippi.
• Late contributions are;
Shelby Rotary club_$25.00
Mrs. C. F. Sherill’s Bible
Class _ __‘ 4.50
COTTON MARKET
(By Jno. F. Clark & Co.)
Cotton was quoted on New York
exchange at 10 o’clock today:
May 15.25; July 15.46; October
15.79; December 15.98.
New York, May 16.—Liverpool
12:15 p. hi., July 6, October 4, Jan
uary 8 American points better
than due, spot sales 6,000, middling
859 vs. 872 Friday.
8 p. m. Southern weather. All
clear except rain in Raleigh. Gen
erally fair weather is forecast for
all cotton states. Louisiana floods
assumed a vastness beyond compu
tation but is having little effect
on market because of moderate
amount of cotton growing in new
area of the flood districts.
Manchester cable report business
disorganized because of the yarn
association advance in prices. In
dia fair buyer.
New Bedford special says morn
cotton has been bought in New
England during past week than any
previous week this year. Business
in Worth street last tveek is de
scribed as quipt.
Market may sag farther today on
the good over Sunday weather and
forecast.
Hopper Reunion To
Be Held May 28th
The annual Hopper reunion and
i memorial will be held with the
t Buffalo church in South Carolina
! on Saturday before the fourth Sun
day in May. All relatives and
friends cordially invited. Rev. Rush
Padgett, pastor of Shelby Second
Baptist church will preach at 11
o’clock, assisted by the pastor Rev
W. E. Lowe. Dinner will be served
on the ground. Good singing in the
afternoon.
Shelby School Commencement
Starts May 27 And Runs
Through May 31st.
The Shelby High school common- r|
cement this year, May 27-31, has
numerous sidelights of interest.
The commencement address will
this year be a “home town'1 affair, j
the address to be mad? by O. Max
Gardner, former Shelby pupil now
in great demand over the state as
a school closing speaker.
Griffin’s Own Class.
To I. C. Griffin, city superinter- i
dent, it is to be a sentimental occa
sion. Eleven years ago exactly he
took charge of the Shelby schools
and the class that will graduate |
this month entered as first graders j
during his first year. This means
that the graduating class this year i
came through their entire school !
career under his leadership and the
class is a matter of pride to him.
There are only two more weeks 1
until the end of the commence
ment program.
Beginning Tuesday, May 17, an
elimination will start to determine |
the best speller in the high school. '
The winner of this contest will be
awarded the T. W. Hamrick medal
during the commencement program. ?
The freshman-sophomore debate
will be the first of the closing ex- f
ercises. This contest will be held
Friday evening May 27. The best
individual debater will be awarded
the R. T. LeGrand medal.
Commencement Sermon.
The commencement sermon will
be delivered by Dr. Hugh K. Boyei,
Central Methodist pastor, at the
Methodist church on Sunday even
ing May 29.
On Monday evening, May 30, at
8 o’clock the junior debate will be
held in the high school auditorium, |
the best debater to be awarded the
.0. Max Gardner medal.
The Big Night.
The graduating exercises wii!
come Tuesday evening, May 31, at
8 o’clock. This will be senior night
and the big night of the closing
program. All medals will be pre
sented at this time.
Liat of Medals.
Other medals to be awarded dur
ing the evening are: John R. Dover
medal for best Bible student; Wil
liam Lineberger medal for pupil
showing most improvement during
four years; Lee B. Weathers essay
medal; and finally the two cups, ^
one for the best all-round boy and
one for the best all-around girl,
considering scholarship, conduct
and extra curriculum activities, the
donors to be announced later. The
C. C.. Blanton scholarship will ateo
be announced at the closing exer
cises. There will probably be oth
er awards in which there will be no
contests. These will be made pub
lic on senior night.
To Bury Mr*. Sam
Austell At New Hope
According to late information,
Mrs. Sam Austell, nee Mary Boa
tic, daughter of the late S. E. Boa
tic, died this morning and will be
buried at New Hope Baptist church
at Earl where she was a member,
the funeral taking place Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. Mrs, Aus
tell had been in declining health
for five years. She was one of th-3
most prominent women of the Eai 1
community, with a wide family
connection and her husband is a
leading farmer of No. 3 township.
The news of her death is a grest
shock to her many friends through
out the county.
Mr. Johnson Weds
Miss Ruth Padgett
Mr. Raymond Johnson and Miss
Ruth Padgett of the Dover mill
were quietly but happily married
oh Saturday afternoon at the homo
of Rev. D. F. Putnam on West
Warren street, Mr, Putnam per
forming the ceremony in the pres
ence of a few friends and relatives.
The room holds a responsible po
sition at the Dover mill while the
bride has been the efficient teacher
at the Dover mill school and cor
respondent for The Star for the
Dover and Ora mill communities.
After a honeymoon trip to Western
Carolina they will be at home at
the Dover mill.
Southern Bell Has
New Directory Out
The first telephone directory
since the Southern Bell took over
the local office of the Piedmont
Telephone company was issued last
week.
The new directory is similar to
other directories of the local ex
change, except that it has all th*
new numbers and telephones install
ed since the last directory iisued,