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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
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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.
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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<iv
out and enjoy the night.
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