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VOL. XXXV, No. 100
THE CLEVELAND STAR SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1928 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons Bymail- per year (in advance) $2.5(1
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LATENEWS
Fair Weather!
Today's North Carolina Weathr:
Report; Fair tonight and Tuesday
Increasing cloudiness. Warmer i<
extreme west portion.
Borrowed Car For
\ Ride In From Dance
Apparently some young fellow and
his dance partner, or perhaps the
young fellow by himself, "danced
out” at the Friday night, dance at
Cleveland Springs, and just couldn’t
take another step.
Anyway, somebody in the vicinity
of Cleveland Springs hotel Friday
n|ght rode to town in Mr. J. D
Vineberger's Buick coupe and left it
parked near Quinn’s drug store on
South Washington street. Just w’ho
it wast4s not known, but evidently
all tlmt was desired was a ride to
town for the car was not molested
and seemingly had fulfilled its mis
sion when located by the owner
HE
Big War Vet Doesn't Think Ilf Has
Had Fair Deal. Unable To
Work.
FYank Lewis. Princess Pat war
vetejan who has become quite a
character in this section of the
\M»te, returned to his duties on the
No. 6 chain gang here Saturday, but
he was far from enthusiastic over
his home-coming to the rock-pile,
the picks and shovels, the guards
and the chains.
In fact, the big blonde mountain
eer seems to have soured on the
world because in his opinion the
world is down on him Out on the
gang he is far from content and Is
reported to have talked of doing
tway with himself.
'''First of all, he tells friends, he
doesn't think he got a square deal
in being sentenced to the roads for
the shooting in a neighbor's home,
which he contends ha never did On
top of that he says despite his big
frame he was unable to do heavy
work when they placed him on the
gang, and for that reason he es
caped many weeks ago. And to top
off his tough luck he says he was'
betrayed and sent back by a tnan
whom he thought was a friend
After being brought back to Shelby
to complete his "time" he again1
remonstrated! that he was unable
,to do heavy work, but Saturday he
was back on the gang.
Rambled Far And Wide
While a fugitive from the chain
gang here the Canadian war vet
and mouth harp artist, wandered
over many states and into two coun
tries. Leaving Shelby, he told friends
fie made for Charleston where he
hoped to catch a boat to New York,
but failing to do so in a day or two
he returned to Columbia and
Greenville and later came back to
Asheville, in this state. From Ashe
ville it was Memphis, then St. Louis
—blowing his harp all the time--;
and then Detroit, and finally Can-1
ada In the country for which he
vfpught during the world wur, as a
member of their most gallant and
daring fighting unit, he visited
Windsor, Montreal, Quebec. and
other points. Then he came back
to Niagara Falls, over to Schenec
tady, then down to the big city.
From New York he rambled on to
Washington, entertaining with his
harp, known to radio fans, as he
traveled. In Washington he visited
the adjutant-general's office for
papers, he said, to show the folks
down home that he didn't fight
with Germany but with one of the
Allies. While there he related how
the world was down on him. about
his chain gang sentence here, his
escape and so on. One of those
listening happened to be & plain
clothes man. The next day Sheriff
Lrgan had a wire that the escap
ed prisoner was held in Washington.
Now he’s back. And of the opinion
that life hasn’t served him right,
but only a few hours back in jail,
before he was returned to the gang
camp, he blew' several familiar
mountains airs on his harp for the
friends who called to see him.
ONLY ONE PUMP IN
ORDER FOR 1TE0
One of the pumps in the intake
tower at the city's water reservoir
lias gone bad and the city’s water
supply is again in jeopardy. Mayor
Dorsey says the motors which were
drowned out during the flood and
iwtd fo be taken to Charlotte to be
baked, were installed and set in mo
tion. but another trouble has arisen.
The other pump which is still in
commission is thought to be suffi
cient to supply the water require
ments of the city for the time be
ing. he thinks. A man is kept on
watch all the time to see that the
remaining portion of the equipment
is running.
The cause of the trouble is being
ferreted out with the engineers,
the contractors and the manufac
turers from whom the equipment
was purchased.
N.
W. M. Person Attacks Those Who
Fall To Support Al. Others
Differ.
Raleigh.—"80 far Clyde Hocy nnd
former Governor Cameren Morrison
are the only ones that have made
speeches for Smith in North Caro
lina—and not a single candidate for
office in the State, including Con
gressmen, have made any mention
of Governor Smith. But unless they
get busy and support the entire
ticket, clear through, to Smith, I am
Bring to vote against them—and
there are hundreds of others who
think as I do about it.”
So said Willie M. Person, of Frank
lin County, noted co-op buster and
tax-reducer, in discussing the no
ticeable fact that very few of the
candidates for the State offices on
the Democratic ticket have made
any mention of Governor Smith or
the national ticket in any of their
utterances as yet. though it must be
taken into consideration that few
campaign speeches have been made
as yet by any of the state candi
dates. 1
But Colonel Person does raise an |
interesting point -one that has r
been mentioned repeatedly by State
officials, politicians and others in '
recent weeks, but always preceded !
by the remark "now this is net for
publication,” or "be sure not to
quote me on this." But Colonel Per
son made his declaration for all who
have ears or radios.
"Take a look at the Republicans"
said Colonel Person. "The major
ity of them in this state were for
Governor Lowden of Illinois for
President. But are they soft pedal
ing their talk about Hoover, and not
even mentioned his name, merely
because Hoover was nominated in
stead of Lowden? Are they telling
the Republican voters in North Caro
lina to vote the Republican ticket
in the state, but as far as the na
tional ticket is concerned, to let
i their conscience by their guide, in
timating that it will be all right for
them to vote for Smith? Not a bit
of it! They are backing the Repub
lican ticket all the way through and
are boosting Hoover louder than
any of their other candidates.
"Why then, all this silence on the
part of the Democratic candidates
for state offices about the head of
the Democratic ticket, and candi
dates for President — Governor
Smith? Why can't the Democratic
candidates and workers boost their
candidates for President as whole
heartedly as the Republicans?
"I am a Democrat and I intend
to vote the entire Democratic tick
et. But I want to be sure that I am
voting for Democrats that are Dem
ocrats and that these are for the
entire Democratic ticket, including
the candidate for President. So I
will not vote for any state officer or
congressman who does not openly
come out and support the entire
ticket, state and national.
All of which is consistently incon
sistent, likewise rather convylous
but gives expression to a statf of
mind that is current in the minds
of many Smith supporters. and
many who before Smith's nomina
tion were opposed to him.
On the other hand there is a
goodly number of anti-Smith Dem
ocrats w'ho say that they will vote
the Democratic ticket in the State
and for congressman, provided the
candidates do not come out too
strongly in favor of Smith, in which
case they say they will scratch
them. In several eastern counties,
and even here in Wake county, out
in the rural districts, documents are
already being circulated, according
to reports that are believed to be
reliable, pledging the signers not
only to vote against Governor Smith
but also to vote against any candi
date. county or state, that is for
Smith. The activity along this line
is being generally credited to the
Ku Klux Klan and the Anti-Saloon
•League.
But at any rate, the situation has
the candidates worried, ancT un
doubtedly may cost several of them
their posts if they happen to guess
the wrong way. And the silence at
present is ascribed by a number to
the inability of many of the candi
dates to decide how they are going
to guess.
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Big Fine For Booze
Found On Premises
Deputy sheriffs out of Sheriff
Logan's office made a raid last
week out in the Oak Grove section
of a county that Tom Bost, the
political writer, termed "bone dry.”
and while on their tour located, so
they say, some two gallons of.
whiskey about the premises of Will
Dye, white. In recorder’s court to
day Dye was fined $100 and paid
the bill
1LLINOIS-TO-SWEDEN FLYERS ARE LOST
Park Cramer (left) and Bert Hassell (right) in their plane ‘Greater Hbckford" were thought to be lost
over the Atlantic at last reports. They hopped off from Cochrane, Ont., ajt 1:12 p. m. Saturday and were
scheduled to reach Mount Evans. Greenland, at 10 Sunday morning on thejr flight to Stockholm, Sweden, in
two hops. The last faint signals were heard from them at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Fear has grown that
disaster has overtaken them.
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Republicans Open An
Active County Drive \
G. O. P. Forces Seem To Be Centering On
Electing Republican Sheriff, As Prophe
sied. Smith Will Play Part.
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Tins old world springs something new often enough to
make life more or less entertaining.
Which is to say that Cleveland county is to see some
thing out of the ordinary in politics this fall as the Republi
can forces, long submerged, open the most active drive they
have made in years to land a Republican county official in
the court house set amid the shrubbery and beautiful trees ;
of the Cleveland county court square.
Today for the first tiihe in some- j
thing like 18 years, as it is recalled,
a Republican candidate for county ;
office is advertising in The Star for j
support in his race for county office.:
The G. O. P. candidate to first i
break th* ice Lackey.M <
for sheriff.
Star Prophesied.
This in part fulifills a prophecy
made by this paper some weeks back
in which it was said that the Re
publican leaders in this county were :
more than optimistic in landing a I
Republican sheriff for the first time |
in many years and would center
their forces on that office.
Smith Caused It.
Back of all this unusual "carry
ing-en.” as seems to be just the usual
this year, is the smiling face of a
grown-up street newsboy of New
York who has turned the political
world topsy-turvy.
Back when the Smith fever and
chills first struck the section, back
about the time the county Repub
licans were picking their candi
dates. general information was that
they would center their entire
hopas on easing in a county repres
entative to legislature in the person
of B E. Williams opposing Odus M.
Mull, who has later become State
head of the Democratic activities.
At that time the Republican out
look for landing a county office was
about the same as usual—which is
to say two or three storkes over par
Since that time there have been
important developments. So many
Democrats sought to succeed Sher
iff Logan that a second primary
became necessary.
How It Happened. ,
Meantime the Smith controversy
developed into a rage. The New
York governor, inside information
has it, played a role in the selection
of the Democratic nominee for
sheriff. Anyway, some followers of
Frank L. Hoyle, who was defeated
by Irvin M. Allen for the nomina
tion, broadcast the information
that in several sections Allen led
Hoyle because it was noised about
among voters that Mr. Hoyle was
for Alfred Emmanuel Smith for
president. The report may or may
not have been true, but Cleveland
county Democrats at the time were
torn up more than they are now
about Smith, and the report fell cn
welcome ears. Enthused Smith sup
porters didn't like it a bit, or so the
word was, and the word apparently
crept to Republican ears.
Here was the opportunity they
had been waiting for lo these many
years. For years untold the only
hope county Republicans held of
landing one officer, or an opening
wedge into rock-ribbed Cleveland,
was a split among the Democratic
brethren. But the split was hard co
pry open. The har4er the Republi
cans pried; the more solid became
the Democratic front.
Do Own Splitting.1
Then the Democratic cohorts did
their own splitting, or so the Re
publican generalissimos are making
themselves believe. They split up
over Smith Some Democrats will
be mad, they say, if Allen endorses
the straight Democratic ticket along
the line an old toper took his booze
—all or none. On the other hand a
number of Smith backers are sore
already because Allen, whether he
helped do it or not and no fair
minded person has been heard to
§ay that jhe did, had liis sailing
mar
up in paBOntmtiSmSlf Wfc'thh
Democratic candidate for president.
Thus, and therefore, go the rosy
dreams of the Cox-Quinn-Williams
bunch, opportunity knocks. And so.
as the smart politicians predicted,
the G. O. P. of the county, many
members of which haven't voted for
years due to the hopelessness of the
outlook, is marshalling its forces for
one grand onslaught in carrying
one of their party into the office
Hugh Logan presides oyer, and
which has been presided over for
many years by Democrats. And if
the Democrats are as badly split as
some of the pessimistic Democrats
and optimistic Republicans say.
things may happen
Mr. Lackey in his advertisement
today doesn't bring in the Smith
issue, or harp upon Tammany, bad
or good "likker,'’ or anything like
that. He just makes a plain, out
and-out bid for votes. He doesn't
ask particularly for Hoover-Demo
cratic votes, neither does he specify
that he desires the votes of anger
ed Smith Democrats, But for that
matter he doesn't bid for direct Re
publican votes. He just asks for
votes. Sets his record down as an
honest, fearless citizen, and men
tions not his party other than to
say he is the candidate of the party.
One Wild Rumor.
With political upheavals coming
along faster than storms are denied
in Florida, many wild rumors are'j
afloat. First of all it is to be heard i
here and there that Democratic |
factions are desirious of querying
their candidates for county offices
as to how they stand on Smith And
needless to say the answer given
either way might leave some dis
gruntled, but the majority of the
rumors come from Democrats who
believe in Democratic candidates
backing the Democratic ticket from
"tooth to toe-nail," or as the execu
tive committee said in Raleigh
"from constable to president."
Added to that rumor is still a
wilder one, though it could be true.
This one has it that one of the
Democratic candidates had indis
creetly let it be known that he was
not going to ballyhoo for Smith,
whereupon the rumor factory made
an addenda in that his Republican
opponent was going to come out for
Smith in the double attempt to cor
rall all Republican votes and the
Democratic votes not pleased with
a disloyal candidate. This rumor, it
should be added, hasn't taken any
more definite shape of veracity than
the Knights of Columbus oath, the
howl about Hoover being baptized
or married with Catholic rites, or
any of the other polluted political
parlance floating about.
But with the Republicans becom
: ing active enough to begin an ad
! vertistng campaign the fall prom
i ises to be more than mildly inter
[ esting. Prospective suicides and
such should hand about until all
the cotton is picked at least. Life
i might prove worth living
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AUUlitDD III bill
Two Radio Firms Will Give Crowds
Opportunity To Hear
A1 Talk.
Pendleton’s are announcing
the broadcasting of the A1
Smith acceptance speech Wed
nesday at the auditorium of the
court house, and the McCords *
Ithc Shelby Hardware com
pany) will entertain an audi
ence at their store. Another
broadcast w'ill be made at
.. Casey’s place and another at
Montgomery-Ward Co.
1 These concerns cordially In
i vite the public to take advantage
; of their programs.
The speech is slated to go on
the air at seven o'clock Wednes
day evening. Local political
dopesters are “calculating” that
i this will be the Democratic
> r.a ti didate’* most important ut
terance during the campaign,
when he will be expected to
clarify his stand on the wet is
sue, and are in consequence
very much on the qui vive wait
ing for the speech to be put on
the air.
Crowder Conducts
An Unusual Test
In Fertilization
Contrasts Use Of Ton Per Acre And
1,000 Pounds Of Fertilizer
Per Acre.
W. A. Crowder, prominent cotton
planter of the Lattimore section, is
conducting a fertilizer expci iment
on one of his farms that is creat
ing considerable interest among
cotton farmers of the county.
In one plot Mr. Crowder used
2,000 pounds of fertilizer to the
acre and on an adjoining one 1.000
pounds to the acre. On July 21 a
count of the shapes on a 100-foot
row in each plot was made. There
were 2,365 shapes on the row under
which 2.000 pounds per acre was
used and 1.523 shapes on the row
where 1,000 pounds was used to the
acre. On August 4 another count
was made and there were 3,260 bolls
or shapes on the row where the ton
of fertilizer was used per acre and
1,766 bolls or shapes on the row
where 1,000 pounds per acre was
used. It will be noted that in the
two-weeks period there was an in
crease of nearly 1.000 bolls or shapes
where the biggest amount of fer
tilizer was used and an increase of
only about 200 bolls or shapes on
the other. Saturday, August 18.
another count was made and a de
crease shown in both rows. On the
row where a ton per acre was used
there were 2.898 bolls or shapes, or
a decrease of 362 bolls and shapes.
On the row where a 1.000 pounds
per acre was used there were 1,711
bolls or shapes—a decrease of 55
bolls or shapes.
At the same time it was noted
that there were 497 grown bolls on
the row where a ton per acre was
used and 371 grown bolls on the
other row.
At first the bolls on the heavily
fertilized row showed a steady in
crease over the other row, but the
last count would indicate that the
second row is showing a gradual
gain in the long run over the
other row. Just how the two rows
will compare at maturity is at
tracting considerable interest. The
next count will be made in two
weeks.
Miss Ellen Odell, of Cleveland,
Ohio, left for her home this morn
ing, motoring with her brother and
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. W.
1 C. Peake, whose guest she has been
j while here. Mrs. Peake plans to
spend ten days in the Ohio city,
Seventeen Bridges In Ail Hit, Says
Commissioner Weathers.
Some Salvage.
The recent heavy rains and flood,
likened unto that of '16. cost Cleve
land county from $35,000 to $40,000
in bridges, according to a prelim
inary estimate made to The Star!
today by R. Lee Weathers, member j
of the county board who has been I
inspecting the bridges since the j
flood waters receded.
It was reported today that seven-1
teen bridges in all were either wash-1
ed away, dislodged or badly dam
aged by the high waters and it may
be that one or two more will be
added to the total.
Among those not reported hereto
fore are: the Hoyle bridge over the
river at John Hoyle’s mill place in
No. 8 township, and the washing out
of a rock wall or fill leading to the
bridge over Broad river below Boil
ing Springs on the Gaffney road.
Five Steel Bridges.
Listed among the seventeen miss
ing bridges are five steel ones, some
of them practically new. The steel
bridges, says Mr. Weathers, may be
salvaged. but not so with the
wooden bridges the majority of
which were of no great value, it was
said.
Fills And Roads.
The $40,000 damage estimate does
not include damage to fills, em
bankments and roads caused by
wash-outs.
Faithful Employee Of Cleveland
Mill And Power Company.
Active Churchman.
The remains of Mr. W. B. Den
ton, active Mason and churchman
and ioc, tfcitwy or. aiore jfeaxs an
employee of the Cleveland Mill and
Power company were buried Sun
day afternoon at Lawndale, the fu
neral services being conducted by
Rev. John W. Buttle and Rev. J. W.
Fitzgerald. Mr. Qenton died sud
denly Saturday. He was stricken
with paralysis Saturday morning
and died Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock, never regaining conscious
ness.
Mr. Denton was 54 years of age.
Four years ago his wife died. At the
time of his death he was shipping
clerk for the Cleveland Mill and
Power Co. and had been a most
faithful employee for over 30 years.
He was a consecrated Christian, a
member of the Baptist church of
which he had been treasurer for
many years, an active Mason. He
was secretary of the Masonic lodge
for many years and one of the most
highly esteemed citizens in the
community. The masonic brethren
according him the usual Masonic
honors at the funeral.
Surviving are five children, Lilly
Denton who is seriously sick in a
sanitorium at Charlotte, Mrs. Selma
Royal, of Charlotte. Jack. Virginia
and Fred Denton of Lawndale.
Will Make Tour Of Own County
Seeing Experiments On
August 30.
Cleveland county farmers are go
ing to tour among themselves on
Thursday. August 30.
Some very valuable experiments
have been conducted by County
Agent Hardin and Mr. V. C. Taylor,
agricultural teacher, in cooperation 1
with several farmers of the county
and it will pay other farmers in the
county to take time to visit some of
these demonstrations and see how
good seed and proper fertilization
will increase the yield of cotton.
All farmers who wish to take part
in the tour are requested to assem
ble at the Blanton farm on high
way 20, west- of Shelby, at 10
o'clock on the morning of August
30. Demonstrations on the farms
of the following men will be visited;
N. H. MHuney, O. Z. Morgan, Wil
liam Moore, J. S. Gillespie, John L.
McSwain, Forrest Crowder and Max
Davis. Rrefreshments will be served
at the Forrest Crowder farm.
Messrs. Boyd and Mask, of the
educational bureau of a nitrate
agency will accompany those on the
tour and give information and ad
vice concerning fertilization of var
ious types.
Mr. Grady Lovelace spent last
week in Statesville on business.
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County Crop Damage
Set Near $250,000
Lake Lure Dam
Thought Safe
Not Bursted As Reported Here. To
Begin Repair Work Right
Away.
Lake Lure dam is still holding
and is now considered safe, or
was early today when The Star
was in communication with of
ficials of the company controll
ing the dam.
Late Sunday night and early to
day reports were current on the
streets here and elsewhere that
“Lake Lure is gone," "the big pond
is empty,” and so on. but the re
ports it seems were not founded on
fact. It is presumed that since the
water level has been dropped 16 feet
by the opening of the flood gates!
that some passing motorist noticed j
the low w'ater and spread the re-1
port that the dam had broken and
the big mountain lake had been |
emptied.
Will Start Repairs.
Early today it was stated by J. H.
Thomas, at Forest City, that con
tract would be let during the day
for the repair of the fill below one
abutment wall which washed out.
"Insofar as I can see it is safe
now,” Mr. Thomas said. “Of course,
the water continued to seep away
the dirt fill against the wall, but we
consider everything all right now."
Mr. L. B. Morse communicating
by wire with The Star said the
road to Chimney Rock proper was
only slightly damaged and inform
ed that this scenic objective can be
easily reached although some labor
under a contrary impression im
pression.
Rroarl River Ahove
1916 Flood Level
Sam Ellis Loses C5.M0 Keel
Timber—Earl Hamricli
Loses Crops.
Broad River, down where it di
vides Nos. 1 and 2 townships made
a new high water record last week
—higher than the 1916 flood, ac
cording to Sam Ellis and J. A. Mc
Craw who own considerable prop
erty in that section. Some resident
had cut a mark on a tree where
the 1916 flood waters reached and
this year the water got above it, he
saiys.
Sam Ellis is perhaps the heaviest
loser in that section. He had a Saw
mill operating in the lowlands and
the flood waters swept away 65,000
feet of saw timber—some in planks
and some in logs. He is salvaging
some few thousand feet where it
drifted to the bank in the bend of
the river. He also had about 400
bushels of corn drowned out.
Earl Hamrick who owns the
Gramlin place on the river had
about 25 acres of cotton and 30 acres
of corn ruined by the high water.
INTER-CITY MEET
RQTARIANS IRE
A combination inter-city meeting
and ladies' night was staged by the
Gastonia and Shelby Rotary clubs
here Friday night at Cleveland
Springs hotel. Approximately 100
Rotarians and their wives were In
attendance, 60 coming from Gas
tonia for the enjoyable occasion.
A short talk of welcome was
made by Elmer E. Scott, president
of the Shelby club, and was re
sponded to by Andy Kirby, presi
dent of the Gastcnia club. The pro
gram proper, other than the fine
dinner and general talkfest. in
cluded songs by Horace Easom,
readings by Miss Virginia Hamrick
and violin selections by Dr. Hugh
Plaster. Attorney Pat McBrayer,
secretary of the Shelby club, was
the entertaining toastmaster.
Corn Worst Hit By Flood Waters,
County Agent Says. Hay Crop
Also Damaged.
Crop damage caused by the
recent heavy rain and wind
storms and by resultant swollen
streams will total at least $250,
000 in Cleveland county, ac
cording to an estimate made by
County Agent Alvin Hardin
and V. C. Taylor, Lattimore ag
ricultural teacher, after the
flood waters receded to their
banks.
"The corn crop is the worst hit
of all, and there is our big damage,"
Mr. Hardin said.
In his opinion practically 30 per
cent of the county corn crop of
about 35.000 acres was ruined, he
estimated, this damage being placed
at $200,000. The hay and feed crops
were the next worst hit. it was said.
Much hay and cane was ruined by
wind and swollen streams. Nearly
all the lowland corn in the county
was either washed down or broken,
while quite a bit of upland corn
was blown down by the wind in the
first storm.
“Other than actual damage to the
corn and feed crops the washed-out
soil was our big damage.” the coun
ty agent said. "Of course, it is im
possible to estimate this damage to
the agricultural interests of the
county, but the effect on crops to
come will be felt.”
Cotton Not Hurt.
No great damage was suffered by
the cotton drop, according to the
county agent, who said that some
individual cotton growers were
damaged by the storm but that
generally speaking the cotton is all
right yet, although what damage
there may be has possibly not
shown up yet and may not until
cotton-picking time. Just how the
cotton crop turns out, it w'as stated,
depends more on the weather just
ahead than anything else. If warm
weather sets in and remains for sev
eral weeks the cotton crop will be a
bumper one. The fact that cotton
was already somewhat late in ma
turing of course means that it is
still later now as the cotton matur
ed very little, if any, during the
rainy period.
GUILFORD PARTY '
ON A VISIT HERE
Farmers Inspect Rural Light Lines
In County. Pleased With
Tour.
A party of 12 leading Guilford
county farmers with County Agent
Wagner spent a day in this county
last week touring various sections
with County Agent Hardin in an
inspection of rural electric light
lines.
Having heard of the extensive
rural electrification in Cleveland
the party came here to investigate
as the first step in taking electric
ity into the farm homes of Guil
ford. where there are only a few
rural lines now. The visitors inquir
ed into the system of operation and
finance, method of building, source
for power, construction cost and
other details. When the party de
parted Shelby sentiment among
those in the group was for install
ing a similar system of rural elec
tric lines in their county.
City Preparing To
Advertise Property
The list of property on which
taxes have not been paid is now be
ing prepared in the city hall, the
property to be sold for taxes at an
early date, says Mayor Dorsey.
When delinquents have their
property advertised, a tweny ■ per
Lcent penalty is added, he says.
I There are quite a few people op
! crating business which is subject to
the privilege tax levied by the city
and Mayor Dorsey says these will
be prosecuted. Already two or three
warrants have been issued for peo
ple operating w'ithout license.
Shelby Boys Hike And Hitch
Ride 3,000 Miles In 3 Weeks
Two Shelby Boy Scouts—Thur
man Moore. 18. and Sterling Morri
son, 14—arrived in Shelby today
after hiking and *hitching-riding"
3,000 miles to Texas and back.
The two youths departed Shelby
on foot some three weeks ago and
made the long and interesting jaunt
without mishap or trouble. In five
and one-half days after they left
Shelby they strolled into Dallas,
Texas, and opened their eyes wide
I at the gay-shirted cowboys. Com
I ing back they took aproximately
! one week, leaving there last Mon
day to arrive here today.
In the 3,000-mile trip the two
youngsters say that they did not
walk over 100 miles. Passing motor
ists seldom refused to give them a
lift perhaps due to their well-known
Scout uniforms and their clean-cut
1 appearance
Young Morrison is the son of Mr.
Ed Morrison and Moore is the sou
of Mr. W. M. Moore.