North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XXXIV, No. 123 SHELBY, N. C. WED. OCT. 26, 1927. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons 8 PAGES TODAY - - By mail, per year (in advarce)—St.54 By carrier, per year (in advance) $3 06 late News of Sunday school work l.nthis township will be held to ®t7;30 o'clock at the First Lt church here and is expected t,e a large attendance. D. W. ijand Miss Flora Davis, of Ra * ar(. ..pccial speakers. A similar „ ill hr held tomorrow night lings Mountain. I rfnnrt '..itc today stated that the * ,,„s in Shelby’s recall Lm.U «ouhl not be presented board of elections be ' tV, Id of the week, the check , oi flic registration and names S,[|f petitions taking considerable «ilh Hi price of cotton moving ' cnt|, local merchants are an- , Ltjng one of the busiest shop Tweek-ends of the present sea ®Thf Star on Friday will tell of J^rous bargains for the week ft trade. nit bliss FIGURES GIVES Washington. Oct. 25—Cotton of to years growth ginned prior to jetober 18 totalled 8.118,978 run on; bales counting 252,973 round as half bales and excluding Intel's- the census bureau announc jj today. Gainings to (October 18 last year Etaj'.ed 8, 727.709 bales including 08529 round bales and in 1925 gin- j bp" were 9.518,946 bales including | [45,980 round bales. This year's crop j is indicated October 1 is placed at j i2.678.000 equivalent 500 pound bales j ast year's crop was 17,977,374 bales | ind the 1925 crop was 16,103.679 j bale. To October 18 last year 59.0 , per cult of the crop had been ginned in 1924 the percentage was 55.8 ana j in 1923 n was 63.9. Ginrungs to October 13—by states , me • Alabama 977.85; Arizona 28,630: i Arkansas 489.545; Florida 15.534; , Georgia 916.464: Louisiana 418,865; Mississippi 947.094: Missouri, 22,048; Keu Mexico 25,116; North Carolina 361.739; Oklahoma 382,256: South Carolina 489 314; Tennessee 141.309; Texas 2.886.822: Virginia 3,700; all Ithcr states 930. Fulton Funeral Largely Attended Over CC0 Floral Offerings Attest the F High Esteem in Which the Senator Was Held. Over 290 fiorai offerings made a fitting tribute to Senator Tom Ful ton of Kings Mountain who was buried there Tuesday with Masonic honors, the services being held in Central Methodist church of which he was a devoted member. Rev. R. 14 Hoyle, Dr. Garrison and Rev O P. Ader the pastor of the deceased, wnducted the funeral in the church. While Mr, C. S. Young of, Shelby conducted the Masonic ceremony at the graveside in the .cemetery. A crowd, outnumbering any funer al that has ever been held in Kings Mountain attended the last rites The schools adjourned and many busi ness houses closed. Members of Clev eland lodge No. 202 of Shelby and a tpecul escort of Knights of the lo can Ccmmandery joined with his Masonic comrades at Kings Moun tain to do him honor. Senator Ful ton was one of the two state sena tors from this district served for a buntfcer of years as chairman of the fciy board of commissioners, was *9 officer of the town of Kings Mountain and active in the religious *»w civil life of that town. Hunting License Selling Rapidly M. II. Austell, County Game War den, Kinds llimself Bought Out of Buttons. Cleveland county nimrods like four rabbit hunting. There nia;/ be hunters, deer hunters, bear fai-i'tr.s and real big game hunters *ithm the borders of the county, •tt "hen the rabbit season comes •teng there are hunters galorv .The hunting season for rabbits in “ls county opens on the first and “lk? H. Austell, county game war 'finds that as a result of the he is without a single hunting ■tense, a batch of the necerary ^P*:s are en route from Raleigh lor several days now the game •aide!! has been forced to turn *ou!d-be hunters away, or merely their application for a license button. So tar Mr. Austell estimates that * has sold 309 county license and Estate This means that due to * i:; w hunting laws the state of wt“ Carolina has already secured jt»r $5U0 from the hunters of Clev “tfKi county. Tnat does not include license yet to be sold—and game aU kinds is said to be plentiful fcis year. Austell has received word Raleigh that those who have 3ad , purchased county hunting tttisr may, trade for state hunting ^n'se for 25 cents extra. Numnr ® hunters, it is said, purchased r^ly license not knowing utac ^ could secure state license. The nty hunting license cost $1.25 and * UatR license $5.25. HIGHS WILL PLAY i KINGS MI. ELIEVEN! IN SUITE SERIES! To Meet Hickory This Week Start Championship Series Next W'eek. uad ! ' i I i The Shelby Highs, one of the strong con ten tiers in the West ern football race, will not make a spla ,h in the championship contests until next week. The first game of the state series will be held here Friday week, November 4, and Kings Moun tain will furnish the opposition. On (his Friday Shelby will play the last Hickory team at Kick , ory. The majority of the other teams I in Western Carolina will begin play j mg their champ games this week, ' but as there are omy four ele-, ens m snemys group no game wui oe i played until next week The four in the group are Asheville, Lincolncon Kings Mountain and Shelby. A; us ual Shelby has a tough assignment for if Casey .'lerris can bring his team out victorious from the Kings Mountain game he will have to take on the hefty Asheville eleven, pro vided Lincolnton does not stop the mountain outfit—and Asheville, in cidentally, is already talking of a state title. Reports are that it is one of the strongest, if not the strong est team Asheville has ever boasted. Still Shelby fans have a memory. Years back an Asheville eleven de toured by Shelby en route to Chape* Hiil. It rained that day, but what a ; day! When Shelby’s greatest football! encounter was over some enthusias tic fan telephoned Asheville that their eleven wras detouring back home. So set yourself for a mam moth scrap should Asheville and Shelby get togeiher this year. Charlotte Not In. Coach Casey Morris back from Salisbury w here the champ schedule was made up last night says tn<u Charlotte did not enter the state i race. After the close game with Shcl by _he two Charlotte elevens were combined and will complete in ex hibition schedule. Waynes i dle, an other strong western team, did hot enter the state race. The result is that dopesters say it will be up to Asheville. 1-exington and Shelby i w ith the two big elevens holding the odds over Casey Morris’ light little outfit, but nevertheless a scrapping bunch of kids that has won the heart of the town. There are several dark horses in the west—\»inston : Salem, Troutman, Concord and oth ers. The schedule rf the Shelby group and the other nearby group is: Group 2: Statesville vs. Salisbury at Statesville October 28; Winston I Salem vs. Lexington at Greensboro November 4; Candor draws bye; Candor vs. Statesville or Salisbury November 4. Group 3: Troutman vs. Gastonia at Gastonia, October 28; Wadesborc | vs. Monroe at Monroe November 4; Concord draws bye: Concord vs, Troutman or Gastonia, November 4. Group 4: Asheville vs. Lincol.iton at Asheville, November 3; Kings Mountain vs. Shelby at Shelby. No vember 4. Many fans will no doubt accom pany the local eleven to Hickorj Friday due to the rise in Shelbj stock over the Charlotte game. Hick ory plans this year to get sweet re venge on Shelby for several defeats ing the past and although battered up last week by Waynesville, Hick ory has a dangerous team. Will Examine All School Pupils Of This County Free State Nurse Already Here to Test Eyes and Examine Teeth of Rural Pupils. Miss Flora Ray, trained nurse of • the State department of education and board of health, began work in this county yesterday examining the teeth and testing the eyes of rural school children. Miss Ray expects to be in this county for about two months, ac cording to Supt. J. H. Grigg, dur ing which time she Will make ex aminations of all rural school chil dren in the elementary grades of the county schools. The examination does not include high school pupils. The examination will be free and is given by the state. Superintendent Grigg urges that all school principals before the nurse arrives take the medical inspection cards mailed out and get the history of. each child prior to the examina tion. A dental clinic will also be held during the fall, the date to be an nounced later by the county super 1 intendent. New Legion Head MIKE II. AUSTELL mOlf HEADS AT DALLY Congressman Bulwinkle To Be Main Speaker At Court House Gath ering Ex-Service Men. Ex-service men of Shelby and the county anticipate a big evening here Friday when a rally of exserv ice men and members of the Amer ican Legion will be held at the court house at 7:30 o'clock. Congressman A. L. Bulwinkl■», of Gastonia, is the principal speaker, but a number of prominent Legion officials from several sections of the state are expected to attend. One feature of the rally will be the installation of the new officers of the Warren Hoyle Post of the American Legion here. Mike H. Austell is the new commander to be instiled, while Vernon Proctor is the retiring' commander. Following the speaking and formal program there will be a "smoker'’ with re freshments to be served. Among the other Legion members invited are the Grover and Kings Mountain posts and the officers of the Hornest's Nest Post at Char lotte. It is hoped that Paul R. Younts, national vice-commander of Charlotte will be able to attend. Several of the Charlotte officials have already promised to be here, Chas. Lambeth being among the number. Miss Ella Gettys Is Dead In Texas Many relatives and friends of Miss Ella Gettys, a native of Rutherford county will be grieved to learn of her death in Decatur, Texas, recent ly Pays the Decatur papier: Miss Ella Gettys, daughter of Mrs M. Gettys, passed away Monday morning, October 10th, 1827 at 4:30 in the local sanitarium, after sever al months illness. Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist church. Interment in Oak Lawn cemetery. Miss Ella was born in North Car olina, and came to Texas with her parents in 1890 when the family moved to Wise county, when she was a young girl. She is survived by her mother and eight brothers, Messrs C. T., Richard and E. M. Gettys. Decatur; J. L. Gettys, Gains ville; P. L. Gettys, Palo Alto, Cali forma; Marion and Clarence Gettys, Bowie, Texas; all of whom were pres ent at the funeral with one excep tion, P. L. Gettys who ic in Califor nia, but recently with his wife was at home on a short visit to the fam ily. The funeral services were con ducted by Revs. Heathington, Bell and Ward, Brother Ward, who had been her pastor at New South, and intimately acquainted w-ith the fam ily since they came to Texas, spoke of the beautiful life and Christian character c.f the deceased. Her first interest centered upon the salvation of her loved ones and friends. Her unselfish life sacrificed for others, and making the home happy was her delight. She was quiet and re served in nature, but beloved by her friends. Beautiful flowers, which she loved and cared for so faithfully during her life, were placed as rif ting emblems on her casket. Out of town relatives and friend: attending the funeral were: Mills Gettys, Chlckasha. Okla.; J. C. Pres cott, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Eidson, Bowie; Mr. Lyles, Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Leslie; Mrs. Annie Gettys, Alvord; Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Gettys, Mrs. Annie Walker, Belton; Miss Elizabeth Holland, Era, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Marion Gettys, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gettys, Bowie; J. L. Gettys. Gainsville; Seth Get tys, of Oklahoma City. GET PUT OF BIG FORTUNE OF DUKE Duke Millions Will Enable Henry ; Davis, Shelby Boy, to Kealixe College Aim. Fortune smiled on four moth erless children here this week and the smile was the heritage of a dead mother. A home on a shady Shelby street was made happy1 by the mammoth fortune left by J. B. Duke, North Carolina and New York millionaire, who died some vears agu. uuy wiiu wauicu w attend colleg-e may do so now, and his three brothers and sis ter are richer by around $3,000 each. The lucky children are Kathleen Davis, Henry Davis, Montrose Davis and Stanly Davis, all children of W. F. Davis, weaving overseer of the Shelby Cotton mill. Only one of the four children, Kathleen, is of age, but the money left them by the to bacco and power magnate will be held in trust for the others until they reach 21. This week came the news that 195 descendants of the family of James Buchanan Duke were to be re cognized in the dividing of the two million dollars left to the descend ants of the brothel and sisters oi Duke's, father and mother. The late Mrs. Davis, mother of the four children, was a descendant of the Duke family and to her children will go her share of the millions. Special notice reaching the family this week was that approximately $12,000 would be divided among the children. Henry Davis, the oldest boy and a graduate of the Shelby High school, will be 21 in February and then he will be enabled to realize the dream he has been holding of attending college. The youth, friends say, was anxious to attend college after finishing high school here, but instead circumstances were such that he went tp work and he is now employed by the Westinghouse branch in Charlotte. Montrose and Stanly are still students in the local schools, the latter being , injured some months ago when he was struck by an automobile. There were 718 claimants to the $2,000,000 but only 195 descendants were recognized—the story of the checking up on the claimants bring one cf the most interesting1 things recorded in actual life. Mr. Davis since being notified that' his children would receive a portion of the fortune has been making nec essary arrangements for guardian ship and other matters. The family is well known and popular in Shel by. Morris Is Cleared Of Attack On Girl Gastonia—W. E. Morris, aged and decrepit man of East Gastonia and North Belmont, was found not guil ty of assault on a little 12-year-old girl by the jury in criminal court here Tuesday morning. He was re leased from jail following the ver dict of the jury;. Charges were brought against the man, who says he is 70 years old. by a little orphan girl, who lived part of the time with him and part of the time w'ith several relatives. He was arrested two week ago and locked up in the county jail. The trial included, the testimony oi tne gin, wno saia mar Mr, Mor ris assaulted her in August while she was in North Belmont. Several witnesses were examined, but all of them offered testimony as related to them by the child. Mr. Morris repudiated all the charges against him. Morris in an earlier dispatch from Gastonia was said to be a native of Cleveland county. LUCKY CATCH OF PASSER-BY SAVES BABE IN PLUNGE Greensboro.—Peter SkalchUncs is the hero of the day in Greensboro. He saved the 13 months’ old baby of Mrs. Katherine Poythress from death or serious injury. The little girl had pushed the screen from an upstairs window, had fallen through the window to the roof of the porch and was roil ing down the roof when Skalchunes, happening to be passing, saw her. He ran under the eaves of the porch and caught the child as she fell. George Barnhardt of Rowan county planted three acres of al falfa last year and reports that it is the most profitable crop that he ever planted. He harvested four tons of cured hay per acre and his cows grazed over the fall growth which increased their milk flow. V I jj****'3’ Less New Cars Bought In State, But More Cars Are In Lise Now _i - May Cherries In A Fall Come-Back This seems to be a year of sec ond crops in the fruit world, but the latest freak is second crop of May cherries. Cherry blossoms and red cher ries coming from a May cherry , tree belonging to John Wright of Double Springs were brought into The Star office today. Scout-Kiwanian Barbecue Thursday Kiwants Members To Mingle And Feed With Boys Scouts At Fairground Here. Boy Scouts of America and mem bers of the Shelby Kiwanis club will mingle Thursday at the coun ty fair grounds when they will par take of a barbecue together and the scout boys, 138 strong, will engage in contests and demonstrations. The scouts will meet at the fair grounds Thursday at 5 o’clock and just pre ceding the serving of the barbecue, they will give a demonstration for the benefit of the Kiwanians, after which the barbecue will be served at 6 o’clock. The program follows: 1—Water boiling—Troop team oi two men; scouts furnish knife, hatchet and one 2x4 three feet long; each team furnished with two bricks, can with soap and water and two matches. 2. —Lasso relay race—Eight men from each troop; scouts furnish own lariat. Lasso 15 feet from man. 3. —Fire by flint and steel—One scout furnishing his own flint, steel together with cedar bark and tin der. etc. 4. —Equipment race—Each scout furnishing one 6 foot staff. One man from each troop. 5. —thatch box relay. 6. —First aid relay race—Each troop furnish six scouts. 1.—Arm sling. 2.—Head bandage. 3 —Hand bandage. 4.—Eye bandage. 5.—Fire man’s carry. Use scout neckerchief as bandage. 7. —Hindoo prayer iMr. Schiele Leadine. > 8.—Cracker eating contest. L— Scouts. 2.—Kiwanians. Attention is called to court of honor meeting November 14, 1927. Saturday. November 19, 1927 Pied mont council archery tournament at Shelby, on golf course. Details later. Recall Group In Meet Last Night A meeting of the leaders of the city recall movement was held last night, it was reported here this morning. Nothing of public impor tance developed at the meeting it was stated today, the meeting being confined to a discussion of plans. However, it was stated that around 50 more signers for the pe titions were brought in at the meet ing. Some people have tact, and others tell the truth.—Norfolk Virginian Pilot. Raleigh.—Fewer new cars have been -sold in North Carolina this year, but the number in use is well in. excess of that for the same date last year, figures issued by the au tomobile division of the state de partment of revenue. Through yesterday, a total of 418 531 licenses had been issued for mo tor vehicles for the present license period. On the same date last year but 362,885 automobiles and trucks had been licensed, an increase of 55, 666. But the new car record tells a dif ferent tale. On October first of this year titles had been issued for only 10,797 new cars and trucks whereas on the same date in 1926 exactly 20, 895 new cars had been sold. On the same dates the total registration figures for new and old motor ve hicles were 409, 147 in 1927 and 350. 977 on October 1, 1926. Delay in placing the new Ford model on the market was blamed principally for the decrease in new car sales’, but automobile authorities were at loss to say whether some owners were continuing to drive old cars awaiting the advent of the new flivver or whether cars nowadays just naturally last longer than old ones and drivers are keeping them longer. At any rate the junk pile this year has gotten proportionately fewer Tar Heel motor vehicles. Just to prove that there is nothing freakish about the figures and that they run true to form month by month and for trucks as well as pas senger vehicles, the department made public the following compara tive figures on new car sales: In July, 1927, new cars to the ex tent of 2,986 and 227 new' trucks, were titled, as compared in July, 1926, with 6,111 new cars and 812 new trucks. In August, 1927, there were 3,132 new cars and 214 trucks compared with 7,317 cars and 1.013 trucks for the same month last year, and in September. 1927, there were 3,977 pew cars and 261 truck titles, while in September 1926. there were 5,711 new cars end 877 new trucks registered. W. M. U. Division To Meet At Zoar The womans Missionary Union ; of the Kings Mountain Baptist as- ! sociation will meet with the Zoar Baptist church Sunday Novembei 6th at 1:30 o’clock with the follow ing program. Devotional—Poplar ; Springs. Address of Welcome—Ollie i Mae Putnam. A dramatization by Sunbeams—Zoar. R. As. and G. As Watchword—Boiling Springs. Y. W. A.—Oveda Putnam. Subject, "The Right Road ’—Mrs. Wacaster. Hymn , —‘ Loyalty.” W“hat the Young Peo ple Mean to Me."—Rev. J. W. Sut tle. Special music. Playlet—Shelby Second. Here's Some News. Henry S. Townsend and Mrs. Eth el Gray \yillis have entered suits against the Greenville News in the sum of $50,000 each, alleging the publication of a news story, picture and editorial in the News of June 10, 1927, containing “serious, libelous and defamatory" charges, against them. Mrs. II. T. Hudson Buys Habington I.ot and Will Erest 515,000 Apartment House. Shelby Is to have an exclusive apartment house. Mrs. H. T. Hudson this week purchased from T. J. Babington, 125 feet frontage bn N. 1 LaPayete street oposite the residence of Mr. C. C. Blanton where she will begin right away the erection of a $25 000 apartment house. Plans have already been orawn by an architect for a brick and stone building, three stories high. The building will have six separate and distinct apartments each w ith four rooms, bath and kitchenete. Each apartment will be equipped with an electric cooking range and possibly an electric re frigerator. The floors will be of hard ! wood, the bath floors tile and every i room heated from a central heating plant. Mrs. Hudson has felt a need here of an up-to-date apartment for some time and has been looking for a i suitable, close-in lot on which to j build. The lot selected is only a few ! blocks from the court square on one I of the principal streets and has a . depth of 200 feet or more. The apartment and ground, to gether with the equipment will re present an investment of aproxi mately >30,000 when completed. Bids from contractors -will be received within a few weeks, it is said. Elizabeth School Tax Is Voted Off Elizabeth and Roberts school dis tricts just east of Shejby hi an election held Monday of this week, voted off the special school tax of 50 cents on the $100 property val uation. It is understood that 84 voted to retain the tax and 116 voted against retaining the tax. Those fa milial with 'he situation will recall the twc districts were consolidated about t vo years ago and the special tax of 50 cents was voted and mod ern brick school building was to be erected. Some difference arose a? to the site for the proposed building and another election was called. This election held Monday resulted in the special tax being voted off, so the districts go back to the point they started. Mayor Dorsey Asked To Chicago Meeting Mayor W. N. Dorsey has received a letter from Mayor Wm. Hale Thompson, of Chicago, inviting him to attend a conference of mayors at Hotel Sherman, there. December 12-15. to discuss airports and land ing fields for passenger and express air lines to be built up out of Chi cago over the entire country. The spread of the air movement according to the letter is held up to quite an extent by-the lack ol landing fields over the country. Mayor Dorsey does not know as yet whether he will be able to attend the meeting. However, he feels that Shelby will need a suitable landing field before the passing ot any great length of time. I GASTON CITIZENS DRAW LIS FOR CONGRESS BERTH Bulwinkle-Carpenter Contest Takes Political Limelight Along With A1 Smith. For quite a number of moons poli tical talk in this section has had no interest outside of praise for or a belaying of A1 Smith, but a new top ic has developed for those who jostle politics about as the bridge clubs do the news of the neighbor hood. i nc'new poimcui cuiuruversy ten ters about Major A. L. Bulwinkie, representative for the ninth North Carolina district, and Solicitor John D. Carpenter, his rival for the dis trict seat in the staid body. Both men afe Gaston citizens, both are prominent in public life, both have their backers—presto! A new political interest. Securing a speaker for any occa sion these days in Cleveland, Gas ton. Mecklenburg, or any of the counties making up the 10 in the district, is no hard task. Major Bul winkle speaks at this gathering and Solicitor Carpenter at the next. Only last week Carpenter made North Carolina sound more and more like the real Utopia as he praised it from those glistening peaks in the west*to the shimmering sands in the east before a 8helby luncheon club. Friday night of this week Bulwinkie will boost the same Tarheeiia and its war record i4 the ex-service men of the county gath ering at the county court house, meantime the cliques, groups, and assemblages here and there are dis cussing prospects. In a way the new topic comes as a relief for those who cannot talk of anything except poli tics. All that can be said for A1 has been said, and all that can be said against him, and more. has also been said. There is room for a lot of gossip in the Bulwinkle-Carpenter melee. And. mark this down, ‘.her3 may be other candidates. Some months back it became evi dent that the well known attorney and prosecutor of his home city would oppose Bulwinkie and there w as a bit of political talk then. Soon came the Kings Mountain celeora tion. The remembrance of that his toric occasion got things going read ily. One of the most bitter points on the Bulwinkle-Carpenter buttle front will be in the Kings Mountain section. Since that occasion friends have been active. When one of the two candidates manages somehow — those things seem to come about ac cidentally—to speak before a gather ing in some county of the district it is not long until the rival is shak ing before some group in the same county. They are not overlooking any opportunities, or maybe the alert ones are the campaign mana gers, who. as yet, are not known to the general public. in uieveiHiia iuuui>jr, iuug uuc ui the deciding battlegrounds of the district, a warm ballot battle is an ticipated. Carpenter is related ia the county and his family is prom inent and popular. There is Osoai Carpenter at Kings Mountain and Robert Carpenter of Shelby. On the other hand Bui winkle during his time Ul UllltX 1UU VldltCU ViiC WOi.lVjr many times and has made many friends. Added to that he is an ex service man and the ex-service men of this county made it evident some time back that they were a power in manipulating political outcomes hereabouts. * With the present array it seems as if the biggest congressional fight in the district is in the offing. In dications now are that it will rival Clyde Hoey-Johonson McCall set to years back. With this indication there is no wonder as to why the topic is already a juicy morsel for the political dopesters. Watch Mecklenburg. Yet there is a likelihood that Carpenter and Bulwinkle will not have it to themselves. Mecklenburg county, with Charlotte furnishing a swaying number of voters in the dis trict, is the unknown quantity. Sev eral times already the news has it that there are one or two—maybe three—Mecklenburg men with the congressional bee in their flap-brims Which is all the more inetresting A Mecklenburg candidate in the race may bring about a decided change. With Carpenter and Bulwinkle do ing a splitting-up job of their own county and with both having quite a bit of loyal support in Cleveland county the Mecklenburg candidate should find a pipmising opening. A recent Charlotte visitor to Shelby— a visitor who'is observant of things political and well in touch—sees an interesting race ahead. In his mind Mecklenburg has a good Bulwinkle leaning but would still be loyal to a, .home candidate. . Then there are other rumors, many of them—from now on until the next congressman for the ninth district is picked Ai Smith will not have a monopoly in the political ballyhoo of 10 Piedmont ana Wesu ern Carolina counties.