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8 PAGES TODAY 1 Vi ...I,, — .. ,/ By mail, per year (in advance) __$*.&» By carrier, per year (in advance) $3.Ct Late News Members of the American millin . association, meeting in Atlanta, -that the new spring hats for mi ^ wiu be larger because of the trend back to long hair. In . o( this trend hat sizes will be UaHy larger, it is said, despite (million bobbed heads in America. fashinffton dispatches this morn estate that the usual floral tri _ t0 the unknown soldier will _ th, plain, white block of stone (lhf entrance to the national ccm So Armistice day has passed j^.r the unknown was brought (pe without this tribute to the ^ery of the unknown dead. ■REE EQUAL LET HA DespIte lho lure of an easy mar' ^ in South Carolina, Cleveland jontv seems to be holding its own, per. if not gaining, in marrying its IMicrn, One hundred thirty-five couples jpjred license in Cleveland county Wt year up to December 1, 1926, ac irdinc to Register A. F. Newton, jut iigure has been equalled already jus year with twenty days mere to go before Dec-ember 1. As Ur. Newton figures K he has is Bed license tor 151 marriages this Ksr which makes it 16 ahead of let year's total. With 20 days to gc j is thought the total will run fai ilove that of last year. License has been issued this uonth to five couples, two white and [tree colored. White couples secur ing license were: Mull Patterson Bid Willie Canipe: Peter P. Stubbs ind Rutlue R Poston. Eastside And Cloth Mill Happenings (Special to The Star.) Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Cook and chil lren spent the week end in Pacolet 5. C. with Mr. Cook's father. Messrs. M T. Phillips and Floyd Ulison of Gaffney, S. C., were East ide visitors cn Sunday. Mrs Huskey and son, of Blacks erg S C. spent Wednesday with Ur. and Mrs. O. C. Huskey. Mr and Mrs. C. C. Richardson Its J D Belch and Mrs. G. D hrril! attended a W. M. U. meet Eg at Zoar last Sunday. MtKr T. D. and Charley Latti wre attended a birthday dinner it the home of Mr. Shuford Harrili mr Ellenboro. last Sunday. Mr and Mrs. W. W. Buchanan and ttdren of Alexander visited re!a- ; ties here during t.he week end Mr and Mrs. Vetus Weaver and hildren spent the week end in tings Mountain with Mrs. Weaver's Bents. i Mr ar.d Mrs. R. O. Bumgardncr ixi children spent Sunday with Mr. wi Mrs. Ed Kiser at the Ora mill. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Huskey and abv visited relatives at Blacksburg '<■ C„ Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Newton, Mrs. l T. Luck. Mrs. E. G. Gladden and Stle daughter and Misses Minnie nd Maggie Gladden visited Ashe ttl° Hendersonville and other otafs in the Mountains last Sun Mr and Mrs. Loyd Miller and Mr. rd Mrs. J r. Miller visited rela te'' at Hot Springs, this state dur o* the week end. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lee and chil 111 'isited relatives at Fallston last •toy afternoon. Mr and Mrs. W. T. Seeley moved kt week to Kannapolis to make dr home. Mr.and Mrs. Ray Htiskey have Red from Blacksburg, S. C., to Btside. Mr and Mrs. Guy Webb and baby i Kings Mountain spent Sunday Mr and Mrs. Furman Hopper. Mrs. Car! Gladden and children stored to Chimney Rock and Ashe W Sunday.. Mr. and Mrs J. B. Wright and Wren visited Mr. and Mrs. Yates “■tarns at Fallston Sunday after si. _Mrs c A. Hopper, who has been Mrs r B. Hopper at Ellen W. has returned home. Wssrs Claude Mabry,, D. Elmore, Pritchard and E. G. Gladden wot! to Blowing Rock and Ten ** last Sunday. nn,r u J B G*adden spent Sunday her sister at Toluca.. . Ada Willis spent the week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Willis at Toluca. and Mrs. Carol Martin of JJ^rion spent Sunday with Mrs. Mr ana Mrs. S. R. Ross and Mr. Mrs Arthur Sides motored to !nf> Rock Sunday, and Mrs. D. E. McCraw and wen visited Mr. and Mrs. C. D. , at Patterson Springs Sun ^ternoon. Miss; ®es Violet and Odell Ellison _Mr. Thomas Ellison of Kings _ a,n were the guests of their Mrs Will Yelton last Sunday, j, 13 [ Gladden spent Monday , 'hn? Springs with his parents. rD and M1"®- E. T. Keever and Paschal, were Eastside visitors [W the week end. “ and Mrs. Hoyt Garrett of San • California, spent Monday with ind Mrs. Loyd Miller. County Property Runs Over 38 Million SIX MILLION ID COHON CHOP FOR coin Fixes --. i Estimated That Present Crop Will Be Equal to S150 for Every Inhabitant in County. If the estimates of William Line jberger are correct, (and many Cle'v j eland county authorities believe they i are). placing the yield of the county | in cotton at 50.000 bales—this good | bailiwick this year will enjoy one of I the greatest periods of prosperity in its history. 1 Mr. Lineberger anticipates that I the price of this year's crop will be 1 twenty cents, which means (includ ing income from the seed) a gross | income to the farmers of the im mense sum of six million dollars. ! And six million dollars is $150 for each man. woman and child in the 'county, placing the population at 40.000 ' which is considered to be ;a fair appraisal.) Of the huge sum. what pait of i it will stay in the county for local availability is the question, Mr. Line i berger would place no estimate on ! the foreign demand to be made from this income, but conservative author ities believe that at least four of the six million will be permanent “home dollars,” to be spent right here with th%local» merchants and amongst lo cal business enterprises. Which means more or less univer , sal prosperity amongst the home folks. Mr. Lineberger displayed a clipp , ing revealing that our neighbor coun 1 1 ty. Rutherford, will receive a cash i income of $1,300,000 for its cotton crop, which, according to the news story, will be ample to insure pros perity there, and guarantee a thriv jing trade. Wildcat Killed By County Dogs In Fierce Fray Hefty Bob-Tail Goes Down Before Hounds In Section West Of C'asar. That wildcats circulated about the South Mountain in upper Cleveland was not definitely known until yes terday morning when seven Cleve land county does licked and k'l'cd a 23-pound bob-tail cat about four miles vest of Casar m Jie Mt. Mor iah section near the Cleveland Rutherford line. The seven dogs engaging in the fray with the hefty wildcat came out unscrathed except for a split ir tne ear of one of the dogs. The dogs belong to Otis Wail a d W. N. Ncwtcn, of that section. The bob tad was jumped in the Vo Business mountain section and lor an hour or more Mr. Wall and Mr. Newton v-ere of the idea tha. the hounds wcie or. the trail of a fox. Afier something like a two-hour run that circled about the Cleveland-Ruther ferti bne, Mr. Wall caught up with the clogs just after tho big oat had been killed. The carcass of the boo tail was brought to Shelby yester day afternoon and attracted con siderable interest on the streets due to ics size and coloring, being of the spotted bob-tail variety. Newton and Wall say that It was the second day their dogs had been running something in that sect»on, but they did not aspect ruch game. LITTLE BOY AT LINCOLNTON DIES SOON AFTER BEING HIT Lincolnton.—George Quickel, 13 j year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike : Quickel, died thirty minutes after being hit by a car driven by Miss Susan Long, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Long. George was en route home from school and was crossing an overhead bridge on As pin street as a train was passing under. The smoke from the train produced a screen, keeping iviiss Long from seeihg the little boy. He was rushed to Lincolnton hospital where he died 30 minutes later. AUTO WRECK FATAL TO CLIFFSIPE YOUTH, 18 Rutherfordton—William Clingman Pritchard. 18, of Cliffside, died this week in the Marion hospital as a re sult of injuries received in a wreck near Marion when a car turned over on a sharp curve. His back was crushed. He lived about 48 hours after the wreck. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Pritchard of Cliffside and leaves his parents, four sisters and one brother. He was buried at Pros pect church. Cotton Ginned In County Moves Up Over 4,000 Bales Ginned in Cleveland to November First 32,524 Bales. Is More Than Last Year. There has been ginned in Cleveland county from the 1927 cotton crop prior to November 1st, 32,524 bales as compared with 28,495 bales up to the same date a year ago, according to ginning figures furnished The Star by Miles H. Ware, cotton statistician for Cleveland. This is regarded by cotton men as an excellent showing for it is more than 4,000 bales ahead of a year ago when the county made its record crop. The harvest is early, however, due to pretty weather and this month will see all of the crop gathered, but it is con fidently expected that the crop will reach not less than 45,000 bales when the final report is made. HO,OOO Collected In County Taxes More People Have Paid, But Income ■ Is Behind Last Year.. Start Around Monday. To date approximately $40,003 has been paid into Sheriff Hugh Logan, county tax collector in 1927 taxes, but this is slightly behind the same j date a year ago when business con ditions were much worse than they are now. No corporations have paid this year and few big tax payers, because there ts no discount allowed for early payment. Last year there was-a discount which induced many to pay early. Then again, the tax books were late, due to the change in the county system of government which is state-wide in its scope. Sheriff Logan or one of his depu ties will begin on Monday the first round of the county for the collec tion of taxes. Appointments have been made in every township where the sheriff or his deputy will call and spend from a half to a full day for the convenience of those who wish to pay. He Wants To See Shelby Team Play Former Citizen At Asheville Anx ious To See Casey’s Boys Play There. Asheville.—E. C. Greene, chair man of the city park commission, is faced with a tantalizing puzzle these days. ’'Deacon'’ wants to attend the North Carolina State-Duke Blue Devil championship fray at Dur ham Friday but finds it difficult to pass up a chance to see his old high school eleven in action. Deacon hails from Shelby and with Shelby opposing the Maroons here Saturday in the state eliminations, he is undecided just which game to viewr. "They’ve got a .fighting little team over at Shelby and this should be something of a great game itself,” says Mr. Greene. “With the Ashe ville high school eleven playing the best ball of the season, plenty of ex citement should come out when the two teams meet.” Slept 16 Days Weehawken, N. J.—The case of Evelyn Johns, 11, of Union City, N. J., who slept for sixteen days, woke up, answered questions, ate a little and then went to sleep again, is at tracting much attention as one of the most anusual cases of sleeping sickness known to local physicians. It is thought she will recover, how ever. CHURCH FEEDS SATAN FOR GOODNESS SAKE LaPorte, Ind., Nov. 7—The first food for Sin, Satin. Hell and Damit was milk supplied by the Methodist Ladies’ Aid society. The naughty named ones are lion cubs born in a side show. A few drops of whiskey saved one of the cubs’ life. Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Melton and three children of Granite Quarry, stopped over to visit Mr. and Mrs. Thad Ford Sunday and Monday on their way home from attending the conference. Mrs. Melton and Mrs. Ford are sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoey and daughter, Eleanor will leave by mo tor with Mr. Cicero Hoey, Saturday morning for his home in Wilming ton, Del. Eleanor will stay over with Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Hoey, while Mr and Mrs. Frank Hoey will visit for ten days in New York city. \ ~T . ' SUPERIOR COURT ENDS TERM HERE ON CIVIL DOCKET Work of. Court Completed Yester day But lias not Formally Ad journed Observed Armistice. The fall term of Superior court came to an end here yesterday when Judie J. L. Webb disposed of prac tically all the cases on the civil docket to be tried at the time. Although the work of‘ the court was completed yesterday court has not formally adjourned, being left open for any unfinished business un til Saturday afternoon. Following his custom Judge Webb announced last week that there would be no court today, Armistice day, and barristers worked with him in clean ing out two suits that had to be dis posed of before today. The criminal docket was complet ed before the end of the week last week and the court got to work on the civil calendar. It is estimated that around 20 cases were disposed of on the civil calendar, several com ing through compromise, while a major part of the criminal docket was handled. Divorces Few. Divorces were not so numerous at this session of the court, falling be low the figure established by pre ceding courts. Only about four di vorces were granted during the term, while several were continued. High School Race Somewhat Muddled Asheville Shelby Chances Better With Lexington and Winston Apparently Out. The high school footba’4 race for the state championship in North Carolina is muddled again. Due to the protest and ruling out of one high school eleven, two now seem to be out of the race. They are Lex ington and Winston-Salem, both rated as two of the strongest teams in the west.' Last week Lexington defeated the Winston-Salem eleven and elimin ated Winston from the race. On the following day it was announced that Lexington had used an ineligible player. Several days later Lexington was ruled cut of the race by Chapel Hill authorities and Winston rein stated. Late dispatches today state that an appeal by Lexington citi zens did no good and that the eleven is really out of the race. At the same time a report comes from Winston that the eleven there will not reen ter. Apparently this will leave the group championship to Statesville. Monroe and Concord fight for one group title. Greensboro and High Point for another, and Shelby and Asheville Saturday for the other in the west. Sport dopesters have figured that the western title would likely be fought out between Winston, Lexing ton, Shelby and Asheville. With both Winston and Lexington out the game at Asheville tomorrow may decide the western football cham pion. Sanford, in the east, seems to have the title in that section on the refrigerator again. Sanford was not scored on last year and won the state title. This year the Sanford goal line is still to be crossed and the champs won their third title game from Raeford yesterday 57 to 0 HE’S ALL PATCHED UP. BUT FEELS LIKE NEW Omaha, Neb.—With 340 patches of skin grafted on his body in a series of operations, Harry Soper, 19, is home from a locai hospital "feeling like a new man.” More than seven months ago So per was seriously burned when a furnace in his garage exploded. Ten days later, he suffered from the ef fects of double pneumonia, on the 13th day from measles, and just two weeks ago from tonsilitis.. Made Booze To Save Teeth Chicago.—Claiming that the stuff the bootl<t,gers sold her husband, who was ill and had to have his booze, frequent and plenty, caused his teeth to become loosened and was eating off his fingernails, Mrs. Anna Haut established a still in her home where she produced quality stuff. The magistrate was ^sympathetic, however, but fined jier $100 when he learned that £er ^husband was permitting cronies to .sample 20 gallons which she had on hand. Messrs. Paul Philbeck. Frank and John Hicks and Irby Cogdell were in Asheville Sunday. Vir. C. C. Blanton Under Operation C. C. Blanton, president of the First National bank, uhderwent an operation for appendicitis at the Shelby hospital about mid night last night and it was found that his appendix was in bad condition, necessitating three drainage tubes in his side. He withstood the shock very well, however, and was resting as comfortably as rould be ex pected this morning. Mr. Blan ton was at the bank Wednesday about his usual duties and took his customary horse-back ride Thursday morning. TIE-yPllD GRADING AT GROVER State Highway Commission Got on Southern's Right of Way and Was Stopped. Grading of highway No. 205 be tween Grover and Kings Mountain has been suspended for awhile be cause the survey and grading was said to be on the right-of-way of the Southern railway. The railroad company interposed an objection and the road work was suspended and new surveys are being made. Most of the grading has been done between Grover and Kings Moun tain and the new oil surface is *o be on the south side of the main line Southern tracks in order to avoid any grade crossing. The highway leads south of Kings Mountain on the south side of the railroad and it was the intention of the highway to keep the road oh the same side. Practically all construction work has been done from Kings Mountain to Archdale near Grover. The force of hands Started at the state line and graded through Grover north to a point a half mile or more above Grover, when objection was lodged by the railroad and the work suspended. Now’ two other surveys have been made, but these are farther south and too far from the business sec tion of Grover. Grover naturally wants the highway closer, but wheth er any action is being taken by the town to change the routing has not been learned. Rutherford Will Observe Armistice Rutherfordton, Nov. 9.—Ruther ford county will observe Armistice Day in general. The banks of Ruth erfordton and Forest City will close, and probably all over the county. The post offices and R. F. D. men will take a day off. Superior court, now in session will suspend for the day. The Kiwanis club of Rutherford | ton will hold a special patriotic pro j gram Thursday night while the Fred Williams post, American Legion, of Rutherfordton will hold fcfanquet at the Isothermal hotel, Friday night. The names of the 32 boys from the county who died in the World War will be read Friday night at the banquet. Commander. S. L. Powers will tell of the recent na tional legion convention in Paris. HE’S NINETY-THREE AND GOING STRONG — Concord.—Ninety-three and still going strong. That describes the birthday here Sunday of Dr. T. A. Bikle, venerable and beloved Lutheran minister who quietly celebrated his 93rd birthday at the hoAe of his daughter, Mrs. G. W. Means with whom he lives. "If I just had some legs I’d be las good as ever," Dr. Bikle said ! when asked concerning his health. "I can’t get around as good as I formerly could, but I feel all right.” Dr. Bikle received gifts from his friends and scores of other persons stopped him on the street Mondafcto congratulate him. He is up-towi early every day and stays until 9 or 10 o'clock each night. He is a regu lar attendant at the “movies" and finds much there to interest and please him. LINDBERGH PILOTS NEW MODEL FORD IN DETROIT Detroit, Nov. 8.—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh piloted one of the new Ford automobiles about the grounds of the Ford airport today. With Ma jor Thomas G. Lanphier, comman dant at Selfridge field near Mount Clemens. He went to the airport ^o day to be a luncheon guest of Henry and Edsei Ford. On his last visit to the airport, Colonel Lindbergh persuaded Henry and Edsei Ford to take their first ride in an airplane. IN FOIL BUST Thirty Cleveland County Boys Gave Their All In Conflict. Time Flits Fast. Nine years ago today! Just nine short years ago the 3C boys whose names are now record ed on the dilipated plank in the court house of Cleveland were fall ing in action, drilling in camp;;, or riding a transport' across the At lantic never to return. How the time has sped? Only a year from today it will (have been a decade since the mem ' orable day celebrated this Novem ber 11—the day when the guns of the world's greatest conflict were stilled by the Armistice Nine years ago the boys in khaki were mere I boys, but the greatest boys on earth. Today many of them are staid business men. happy fathers, aging somewhat. In outward demeanor those who laid down their guns nine I years ago this afternoon do not vis ibly speak of the day when the al | most invincible Teutonic war ma ' chine was brpken and the eyes of all [America was focused “over there.” 'Yet they are the same boys and to I day a nation halts for a peiod in its [mammoth-seeking rush to honor I the ending of that conflict of con iflicts and to reverence the memory of those who never lived to witness I the end. [ The Honor Roll I Over in the county court house I there stands in the lobby a board on which the paint is fading—still legible the following names of the Cleveland county boys who gave their all In action, or in the service, can be read: I Warren P. Hoyle. Robert P. Palls. Otis D. Oreen. C. A. McCraw. Wm. Barrett. O. Pratt Street Lawson J. Owens. Joseph W. Runyon. Prank Hayes. Butler Hord. Calvin Cook. B. C. McSwain. John Garver. Ira A. Crabtree. S. J. Randall. R. O. Rhyne. E. O. Cabaniss. Reid Morris. Finley C. Wood. Roy Lattimore. Ed Price. Joseph L. Spangler. Broadus V. Doty. Wm. B. Weathers. Forrest A. Rippy. C. B. McEntlre. Harvey N. Allen. Fred Weathers. J. H. Ratteree. Henry Withrow, (colored.) No Celebration No formal celebration or Armis tice Day program was observed in Shelby today, but a large number of people from the city and county attended the big program in Lin colnton. Hypnotism Over Telephone Works Chicago.—The Chicago Herald Examiner Friday reported the hyp notism over a telephone of a patient in a dental chair by Zecca G. Bum zahem, who was in a hospital 30 blocks away. The patient, Miss Ruby Browne, remained insensible to pain for fif teen minutes, while the dentist drill ed a sensitive tooth. Bumzahem, who has made a life study of hypnotism, came here from Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. He recently hypnotized another pat ient who was operated upon in a hospital here. Miss Browne was telephoned by Bumzahem, who told her to remove a ring she was wearing, give it to the dentist and “relax.” She did so and was asleep almost instantly, the newspaper said. After the den tist finished working on her, the ring was replaced and the patient returned to consciousness. E. C. HARRIS IS DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS Rutherfordton.—E. C. Harris, sur veyor of the upper section of the county, died at his home after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Munford Cove Baptist church. He leaves a large number of children. I High Eleven Off Saturday For Big Game In Asheville Entire Eligible Squad Boards Bus In Morning For Asheville. Hopeful Of Victory. The Shelby high football squad. 21 strong, not Including two ooaches and several assist ants, will pile in an Inter-Caro linas bus here early in the morn ing for a trip to Asheville, where tomorrow, Saturday, afternoon, they take on the strong Ashe ville eleven for the group title in the state race. Tfflay the boys are taking their final work-out, a light drill, before the big game of the year. Here abouts the feeling prevails that a victory over Asheville will come near meaning a trip to Chapel Hill and the squad, together with supporters, was today keyed up to the highest pitch of the year. Coach Morris along with his re markable little eleven feels as if Asheville holds the odds in the Sat urday contest, but neither he nor the boys are down-hearted—not by a long shot. The Shelby coach warned to have his men watch the speedy Chakles, the star Greek'player of Asheville, says that while his boys are watch ing Chakles, Asheville will also have to do some watching as "there are two youngsters on my squad w»ho are not slow on their feet if they ever get around end." “We’re going to play as good as we did against Charlotte—mebbe better—and we believe that will win,’ ’the boys say. Indications today were that a large number of fans would accom pany the eleven, or go up later in the day for the game, which should be one of the best of the year. i KINGS MT. HAS FIVE THOUSAND Kings Mountain.—By exact count the population of the town Of Kings Mountain is 5,134. according to a census completed this week by A. Seldzer, of Albemarle, who is here completing data for a city direc tory. The count includes the Margrace and Park yarn mill village outside the corporate limits but in close proximity to the town center. All outside residents count about 400, according to Mr. Seldzer. If the Mountain viewr mill had been taken in, the could would have gone close to 5,500 but while this mill is closer to Kings Mountain than any other town, it is rather far out to count as part of the town. Mr. Seldzer will soon begin to solicit advertising and orders for the completed book. This is the first census the town has had in a long time that could be considered any think like accurate and is the first attempt at a city directory. Phillip Connor Dies Near Toluca Philip Hoyle Conner who has been making his home with his son, J. L. Connor near Toluca, after an ill ness of about four months died Nov. 1, 1927. He was born June 3, 1845 and was buried at Union Baptist church Nov. 2. Funeral services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. D. O. Washburn. Mr. Connor w'as mar ried to Martha Philbeck June 16, 1866 to which seven children were born. One is dead and six living: Mrs. D. C. Francis, Shelby; Mrs. W. F. Green, Gastonia; Mrs. W. C. Green, Lincolnton, Ga.; Mrs. J. C. Murphy, Thomasville; Mr. J. L. Connor, Toluca, and Mr. A. L. Con nor. One sister Mrs. Ed Clasco of Shelby also survives. Two brothers died in the war. One is living, A. F. Connor. Two half brothers Mr. Mack Connor of Kings Mountain and Mr. Burgon Connor, of Bessemer City and twenty-six grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren survive. Age Thirteen And Weighs 209 Pounds George Debrule, of Alexander in Rutherford county, who is thirteen years old and weighs 209 pounds, may easily lay claim to being the fattest boy of his age in Rutherford county. He is of medium, height and not sensitive about his weight. Add ing 33 pounds at his age in less than one year is some record his friends say. George is the spn of Tom De brule and the grandson of Chief of Police J. L. Callahan of Alexander. INCREASE CLOSE TO MILLION IN | YEAR BY REPORT Total Property Value In County Is $38,066,314. Largest In Coun ty’s History. The total valuation of all real and personal property in Cleve land county Is $38,066,314, an in crease of $816,952 over last year, according to W. R. Newton, county tax auditor and super visor which yesterday made a ' Anal calculation. The delay in arriving at the total value of taxable property in Cleve land county was due to belated re turns on corporations which are as sessed by the state corporation com mission. which body made a num ber of adjustments after the returns were filed. This valuation of over 38 million dollars is the largest in the history of Cleveland county, says Mr. New ton. When asked the number of years it had taken for the property to double itself in value. Mr. New ton did not recall, but he stated that the general tax rate in the county had doubled itself in seven years. In 1920 the tax rate was 43c on the hundred dollars. This year the rate is 88c. A reduction in the tax rate of two cents was made * this year, bringing the rate dowfi to 88c from 90c. This was done in the late sum mer before it was definite known what the taxable property would amount to but the assessors were at work and the county commissioners learned from them that the valua tion would be approximately the same as last year, so the rate was fixed accordingly. Railroads Pay Most The Seaboard Air Line railroad is the largest tax payer in Cleveland county, paying this year $15,894.33. Next in amount of taxes paid is the Southern •railroad, paying this year into the coffers of the county $13, 458.63. The Seaboard has consider able more trackage in the county than the Southern. The Cleveland Mill and Power company is the third largest tax payer. State’s Cotton Worth 89 Millions Seven Per Cent Crop From Last Year. 845,000 Bales Estimated This Year. Raleigh, Nov, 9 —North Carolines cotton crop of 848,000 bales, worth about $89.0000,000 shows 18 per cent greater value than last year’s 1,213, 000 bales. Based on 21 cents aver age for the first week in November < Raleigh markets) and 13 cents paid to farmers last November, this year's lint crop is worth 23 percent per acre more than the 1926 crop. I The national crop on this basis [shows $177,000,000 gross value over last year. The government cotton crop forecasts just cannot suit everyone’s wishes and guesses, in spite of it be ing based almost entirely on 15,000 farmers’ and ginners’ November 1st studied Judgments. This month’s judgment by the crop reporting board is the same as last month— 845,000 bales, or 70 percent of last year’s 1,213,000 bales. The condition of 58 percent is reported, and the yield per acre is given at 225 pounds as compared with 295 last season. The acreage reduction is 14 per cent, leaving the weevil damage at about 24 percent, as compared with last year’s yield. The weevil damage to bolls picked (lock damage) was 12 percent and 12 percent complete boll loss. The size of bolls are slightly larger than usual, due to few bolls on healthy plants and to# earlier development (bottom crop.) According to hundreds of samples' (field investigation counts) there were about 5 bolls per foot of row that are safe this year, including the 12 percent lock damage. Bales are reported to average about the same as last year. About 58 percent of the crop was ginned in North Carolna to November 1st and 6H percent was picked. Factors used by the North Caro lina crop estimators are (1) Condi tion and growth; (2) yield per acre; (3) acreage probabilities; (4) cotton boll investigations; (5) past and prospective ginnings; (6) various bale indications and (7) various data resulting from person field in vestigations by the official statisti- - clans. Miss Sedalia Propst, student at Mars Hill college, will spend the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O Propst.
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