THE CLEVELAND STAR ▼ Shelby, N. C. Monday, Wednesday and Friday Subscription Price 01 Mail, per year _ --- 8y Carrier, per year -- The Star Publishing Company, Inc. LEE B. WEATHERS .... RENN DRUM .-.—. - -- President Local Editor Entered as second class matter January 1, 1905, at the postoffice j At Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. j We wish to call your attention to the fact that it is, and has been Mir custom to charge five cents per line for resolutions of respect, cards •f thanks and obituary notices, after one death notice has been pub lished. This will be strictly adhered to. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1927 TWINKLES Speaking of a noise that indicates an oncoming groan how’s this in today’s Star: “.Will Hear Complaints Monday j On Tax Assessments”? In Shelby now when you call the hello girl and ask what time to set your dollar special she’s likely to lull back on an oft-used expression, “Line busy.” Another headline in our favorite tri-weekly tells us “Tags Go Fast.” Yes the speed limit in North Carolina has been advanced to 45 miles per hour—it you get us and the speed cops fail to get you. Shelby people, for the most part, the news reporters find, remained at home and enjoyed a quiet Fourth. Read ing many tragic headlines, on the morning after Ye Para graphor believes theirs was the safest and sanest of all. Lady Nancy Astor knocked ’em wobbly-kneed again the other day over in England. This time she said, “Mother Eve Was An Angel Compared With Adam.” Yet that pesky snake clipped the wings of both. PULLMAN AND ADVERTISING When the controversy over bus lines came up in this state between the Seaboard railroad and private bus inter ests there was much debating, particularly in this section, about the service and publicity the railroad would give the section west of Charlotte to Asheville if the bus privileges were secured from Rutherfordton, the road terminal. There were those who said “the Seaboard will not put on any Pull mans through Shelby and on west. They will not advertise this section.” - However, we consider it worthy of passing note that the formal announcement of the first regular Pullman service for this section says that it will begin on Saturday, July 9. Such service to the section should be of benefit to Cleveland Springs in passing on the major benefit to the resort enter prises more to the west of us. Likewise, it is noted that the daily newspapers are carrying advertising that pictures and boosts the resort country of Western North Carolina, parti cularly that of the southern part served by the Seaboard. All of which, from the booster’s standpoint, is advan tageous to this section. THIS COTTON ACREAGE Wc wonder, being in the center of a cotton county, if cot ton acreage elsewhere this year is like unto the cotton acre . age-of«JCteveland county. It was not so many weeks back that farm leaders, agri r cultural experts, and the departmental boys who give out * the. so-called statistics, made it known that the South this * year wouldn’t flood the world’s cotton market as the Father of "Waters flooded the Mississippi valley area. Cotton acre age this year has been reduced from 10 to 25 per cent in the . South, they said. Hereabouts we heard the same opinion. * From the way of Raleigh came the word that North Caro * lina’s acreage in cotton had been cut down "at least 10 per cent.” This paper, in compliance with a custom of giving out news of particular interest to its readers, gave out the news of the cotton acreage reduction. And as the prophecies, predictions and statistics kept coming in the paper kept giv ing the "dope" out. It was cheering in a way. Still there were times when we wondered how a farm people accustom *^ed for ages to looking for a goodly amount of cash along about ginning time—and usually in need of that cash— were going to get along with the hundred dollar checks from the cotton buyers cut down to $94. Of course, In a way, wre could understand with less of it more money would be re ceived. Then one day along came one of the papers friends who has a disconcerting habit of thinking without being in fluenced by sentiment and imagination. He tells his thoughts and opinions just as frankly. The opinion he gave out that day was this: “All this talk and statistics about reduced cot ton acreage is the bunkum. It gives me a pain like unto that of Barnum’s petrified man and bearded lady. Out in'Cleve land county they (the farmers) are planting cotton again. Don’t believe they are not. And in planting things sectional farmers have a habit of being alike and I believe they are planting cotton just about as much as ever if not more, all over the cotton sections.” It was disconcerting, his thought. He’s a disconcerting fellow, as has been said. Vet were not all the statisticians, educated in agronomy and such, and mathematics as well, and paid to be observant also, saying the acreage had been, and was reduced? Then this week the county agent here and several farm ers ,who "know their onions’ ’and other crops as well, sug gested that Cleveland county has just about as many acres in cotton this year as last. Occasionally the whisper crept in ■ that “mayb« more acres are in cotton this year.” It cannot be, though, that the statisticians have erred for the State and South generally. Maybe Cleveland county | just pulled one of its surprises. Still we cannot help but i wonder and watch for the next ginning reports. Then we’ll know whether or not the statisticians know anything about ' cotton, even to giving out the exact dope on crop prospects so as to give the market fluctuations, or, on occasions, flux. ALONG COMES A HERO In this task of enforcing the law heroic deeds seldom "bob up to fire the imagination of the public and instead the' job is one of routine in catching and convicting violators, i The ordinary sheriff and the men who serve under him us ually get mentioned in the news stories with the dull line at the bottom: “The capture was made by So-and-So.” If the violator or the criminal gets away criticism is heard; if cap tured little thought is given to the captor. Pay in and day out officers—of the best type—go silently about their duties, mingling with criminals, and nabbing fellow men who have slipped. A task that is not pleasant always. V* V^t^occasions arise when some crime, or some criminal, so heats the public fury and fires the imagination that the •' capture of the criminal brings renown to the captor. These cases are rare. However, practically every county in the state can point to some officer who has behind him a record of cfijjturlng a dangerous criminal by which that officer be came a hero in his community. Up around Morganton, as we get it, Burke county now has such an idol in the making in the person of Commodore Burleson, the fellow who shot it out with Broadus Miller, the negro clubber. It is infringing on the rumor and undercurrent whispers J of another section, but local people who hurriedly motored to Morganton last Sunday afternoon for the purpose of seeing the dead negro and his captor, bring back the tidings that here ard there through the crowds could be heard the words ‘ Let’s make Burleson sheriff next time ” and “He’d make a fine sheriff.” As we remember it by the news dis-1 patches Halliburton is the sheriff of Burke, and the same news dispatches gave the indication that he worked hard and long to effect the capture of his county’s most notorious criminal. Yet as fate will have such things—Kismet, the ! Orientals say—Halliburton did not make the capture. Burle-' son no doubt worked just as hard to get Miller and it fell to Burleson’s lot to get him. Judging from the set face we see of Burleson in his photo it is to supposed that he would make i a fine officer. Yet the thought that we attempt to .present i is that the officer who has been arresting men and seeking out minor criminals did not happen to be the one who caught the criminal firing public fury. Heroes, as We stated before, seldom enter in the some times disagreeable task of law en forcement and when they do the hero isn’t necessarily the fellow who has been plugging along with the minor details and the steady grind of day after day of criminals and courts. Of course, though—and credit must be given to the hero when he comes along—a few elements are necessary when he does show up: He must have nerve, be at the right spot at the right time, and, most important of all be the win ner. Burleson was in Burke county. Whether or not he some day becomes sheriff of Burke remains to be seen. KINGS MOUNTAIN NEWS MRS. W. K. CROOK, Reporter. — Items Of News Will Be Appreciated — Telephone 177 _ (Special to The Star.) The Legion auxiliary held its regular monthly meeting, Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 with Mrs. O. E. Carpenter, at her home on Gas ton street The living room and diding room were thrown en suite and tastefully arranged with baskets of garden flowers. Mrs. B. F. Ormond, the new president, presided and the meeting was opened with prayer by the chap lain, Mrs. E. L. Campbell. Mrs. E. L. Campbell was elected to at tend the state convention which is to be held in Washington, this state. The hostess assisted by Miss Margaret Noisier and Miss Fanny Carpenter served a delic ious ice course to the following members: Mrs. B. F. Ormond, Mrs. E. L. Campbell, Mrs. Sump Rat , teree, Mrs. Lee Logan, Mrs. W. L. ; Souther, Mrs. P. E). Fulton, Mrs. 'J. M. Rhea, Mrs. Charles Warlick, Mrs. P. G. Ratteree, Mrs. J. B. I Keeter. I Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grimes visit* ! ed relatives in High Point last ! week. Miss Willie Plonk and Master Martin Luther Harmon, who are attending “The Southern Work shop,” at Asheville spent the week end at home. Mrs. E. W. Neal had as her guests Tuesday night Miss Cat.h efine Galloway and Miss Jean Ag new of Due West, S. C. Miss France^ Plonk attended the seventeenth biennial convention of the Luther of America held in Salisbury last week. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Garrison have had as their guests, Mrs. F. J. Wiley and Miss Kate Wiley, of Fayetteville, Tenn. Miss Iva Lineberger who has been in Barton, Fla., since last fall has returned home. Mrs. O. C. O’Farrell was in Charlotte Tuesday shopping. Mrs. Mauney Entertains Mrs. W. K. Mauney was the most charming hostess to the membership of the Adefyhian club and a number of invited guests Thursday afternoon at 3:30 at her home on Piedmont Ave. The living room, sun parlor and porch were attractively arranged with garden flowers. Mrs. D. C. Mauney presided and Mrs. Annie Dilling was in charge of a program on the Southern writer, Joel Chap,.; dler Harria, Mrs. J. C. Mason, told something of his home in At lanta, "The Wren’s Nest,’’ onq of his Uncle Remus selections was beautifully given by Mrs. E. W. Neal. A vocal quartet composed of Mrs. J. E. Herndon, Mrs. E. W. Neal, Mrs. A. H. Patterson and Mrs. Annie Dilling sang a negro spiritual. t > Mrs. Neal gave two other of Mr. Harris selections and Mrs. J. E. Herndon charmingly rendered a vocal solo “Mammy,” by Harriet The large manufacturing plants use ^ Valdura Asphalt Paint because it I has more valuable uses about the •plant than any other single paint made. Valdura will preserve, protect and waterproof anything you apply it to. Try it—you will like it. Distributed By SHELBY HARDWARE CO. Phone 330-Shelby, N. C. Wind YOU CAN’T PREVENT -BUT * YOU CAN INSURE w w WWW «. -FIRE YOU CAN PREVENT -BUT YOU BETTER INSURE Lineberger & Hoey SHELBY, N. C. — PHONE 658 Ware. The program was concluded by a poem, written in memory of Joel Chandler Harris, read by Mrs. Annie Dilling. Rook was then played at seven tables. After a number of progressions the hos tess,assisted by Mrs. D. C. Mauney, Mrs. C. E. Neisler, sr., Mrs. R. L. Mauney and Mrs. W. A. Ridenhour served delicious salad and ice course to the following: Mrs. R. C. Baker, Mrs. O. B. Carpenter, Mrs. E. W. Neal, Mrs. J. E. Herndon, Mrs. Annie Dillir.g, Mrs. Clarence Cornwell, Mrs. A. H. Patterson, Mrs. J. G. Hol'd, Mrs. S. A. Lowry, Mrs. Arthur Hay, Mrs. O. C. O’Farrel, Mrs. J. C. Patrick, Mrs J. 0. Mason, Mrs. W. F. Thomson, Mrs. Harry Falls, Mrs. C. E. Car , penter, Mrs. Dane Rhyne, Mrs. J. R. Davis, Mrs. W. K. Crook, Mrs, E. L. Campbell, Mrs. N. F. Me Gill and Mrs. E. W. Griffin. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomson spent the week-end at Bon darken with Mrs. Thomson’s mother Mrs. Cora Dillinf? Hunter and Mrs. Mollic Falls at their cottage. Mrs. E. W. Neal and baby spent the week-end at Bon darken with Mrs. Neal’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Galloway, sn, at their sum mer cottage. Officers at Boone. On Saturday night June 25,.'192? the Sunshine eluh of the Appalach ian State normal school met and elected the following officers: Pres ident, Miss Brite Wells; vice-presi dent, Miss Verie Randle, secretary. Miss Johnnie Maie McBrayer, trcas urer, Miss Picocola Blalock; chap lain, Miss Ruby Helms; social com mittee, Miss Estelle Walker, Miss 'I McBrayer and Miss Bessie Hill. MOREANTON ATHLETE KILLED IN AUTO CRASH Morgunton, July 5. - Herman “Bill" Noggles, local athlete, died in Grace hospital at midnight Mon day from injuries received yester day when the automobile in which he was riding with three friends ran off Highway No. 10 while the party was on the way to a basek, game at Valdese. The other! Tm car also suffered injuries. ICE CREAM Sl"lTO( AT BEULAH (in R(1 The Ladies Aid society of Beu]a church is going to (five a „lav 1 titled “An Old fashioned Mr.thei Saturday night July 9th. begin^in at 8:15 o’clock. e'nniri Ice cream and cake for H|e Tt proceeds to he used in rcmodej the church. Let evervho