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>1111 Spline Revival Meeting Is
Broken I 'p Over
Politics
Kutherfordton.—Rev. J. ,1.
1 ad>; of Ml. Airy went to the
Mill Spring' Methodist ehureh.
l*olk county, to assist the pas
tor in a revival meeting, it was
learned here. The pastor was
absent and it was the first ser
mon of the series of meetings
and the house was filled. The
minister b e g a n preaching
. against A1 Smith and told why
people should oppose him when
over two-thirds of his congre
gation left the ehureh. By the
time the hour cf worship was
over the congregation had
dwindled down to a few faith
ful one., lie stayed over four
days but thu meeting did not
accomplish as much as the
church officials desired and
, many think it was due to the
the minister's discussion poli
tics rather than religion.
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AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHOR
»7F. THE TOWN OF SHELBY, I
NORTH CAROLINA. TO ISSUE
S25,000.00 OF WATER SUPPLY
AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
EXTENSION BONDS.
Be it ordained by the board of al
»dermen of the town of Shelby,
North Carolina:
Section 1—That the town of Shel
by, North Carolina, do issue its
bonds pursuant to the provisions of
the Municipal Finance act to an !
amount not exceeding $25,000.00 for 1
the purpose of extension of the j
present water supply and distribu
tion system.
Section 2—That a tax sufficient
to pay the principal and interest of
the bonds shall be annually levied j
and collected.
' Section 3—That a statement of
the debt of the municipality has
been filed with the clerk and is open
to public inspection.
Section 4—That this ordinance
shall take effect thirty days after
its first publication unless, in the
meantime, a petition for its sub
mission to voters is filed under the
provisions of the said Municipal j
Finance act: and that, in such j
s event, it shall take effect when ap- |
< proved by the voters of the muni- :
eipalit.y at an election as provided
io- in said Municipal Finance act.
The forenping ordinance was
passed on the 6th day of December,
1927, and vsns first published on the
24th day of August, 1928.
Any action or proceeding question
ing the validity of said ordinance
must be commenced within thirty
days after its first publication.
I F. P. CULBRETH, Clerk.
Community News
Of Poplar Springs
(Special to The Star.*
Mr. Charles Patrick left last week
for Ft. Wayne, Ind.» where lie will
enter college at Anthony Wayne in
! stitute.
Mrs. Lallnge Hilton and little
1 daughter. Muriel, speht Thursday
night, with Mr. and Mrs. D. A. 'Wes
son.
A large crowd of the young peo
ple of our community attended a
party given by Miss Magel Ledford
of Bolling Springs Wednesday
night.
| Little Howard Wilson of Earl
| spent a few days last week with his
grandparents. Mr and Mrs,J Wes
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wallace
j spent Friday night with Mr. and
Mrs. James Wallace.
Misses Kate Allen and Mattie
Wallace spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. Will Page.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Pat nek and
Children. Miss -Louise end Mr.
Theron visited friends in Earl last
Sunday.
Miss Lola Wesson called on Miss
Pearl Wallace Monday afternoon
Mr. Bldison Noggle spent Sunday
with Mr. Eemes Lemmons.
Miss Louise Patrick spent several
days last week with Mrs. J. M. Pon
der of Patterson Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. D. I Wesson spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. W,
Wesson.
Mr. and Mrs. Wake Hamrick and
children and Misses Kathleen Ham
rick and Mary Sue Holland spent
part of last week in the moun
tains.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks of the Rou
ble Springs community spent the
week-end with their daughter
Mrs. T, J. Pruett
Miss Pearl Wallace spent Sunday
with Misses Cara and Alda Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs L. E. Hamrick and
daughters. Martha and Ruth, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Plato
Bridges.
Mr. and Mrs. D A Wesson spent |
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. J W Wesson
Rev. and Mrs. D. F Putnam was
the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. j
Truman Wilson Sunday
Mr. Charlie Queene of Grover is
visiting Mr. Floyd Queene.
Mr. and Mrs Jones Alim spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs., J. W. Allen.
Mrs. Bill Lemons and two daugh j
ters from Florida visited Mr. and
Mrs. D. A. Lemons a few' days last j
week and are also visiting Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Conley and
children and Mr Lawrence More
head visited relatives and friends
in Georgia last week.
Mr and Mrs. R B Patrick and
children of this community and!
Mr and Mrs. J. M. Ponder and
children of Patterson Springs visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Blanton
of the Sharon community Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Wilson and I
little daughter. Murieldine visited
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Allen Monday ,
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rhodes and
sons. George and Dewey. visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rhodes near
Mars Hill last Friday.
Salem Community
Late News Gleanings
(Special to The Start
We are expecting our revival to
start Sunday September 2. The
service will be in charge of the able .
pastor. Rev. R. L. Forbis. Our Sun
day school is improving under our
able superintendent Mr. Webster
Whisnant.
Mrs. E. W. Ware and her two at
tractive children. Billy and Betty,
of Asheville, are spending a few ,
weeks with relatives. j
Mrs. Gully Hunt arid daughter, j
Gertrude, have returned ‘ ft-onj j
Asheville.
Mr. ana Mrs. e. u. Bowen oi
Lattimore spent the night with his
sister Mrs. G. W McMurry.
Misses Jane and Lillie McMurry
was the dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. McMurry Sunday.
Mr. J. W. Cornwell is building a
newr home.
We are glad to note at this writ- '
ing that Mrs. C. C. Bridges is im- j
proving.
Mr. Elmer McMurry of Bethle- j
hem spent last week with his cou- j
sin J. D. McMurry.
Mr. J. B. Hamrick is teaching !
singing school at Lincolnton.
Mrs. J. B Hamrick was slightlv j
ill last week.
Mr. Miles Hamrick and family, j
of Gastonia, spent Sunday after
noon with his aunts, Carrie and :
Nora Hamrick.
Mrs. Gordon Hamrick and Miss
Sarah Hamrick spent Monday aft
ernoon with Mrs. Solon Philbeck. ;
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McMurrv
visited Mrs. J. H. Anthony Sunday. {
Misses Mary C.. Estelle, and Edna
McMurry spent Sunday with their
sister Mrs. Solon Philbeck.
NO CHANGE IN TAX
RATE AT RCTIIERFORDTON
Rutherfordton —The city fat)#' i!
met today and decided to make the i
town tax rate fo- Rutherfordton
for 1928 the same as it was in 1927.
$1.95 on the $100 worth of property.
Due to much paving and other
improvements the rate is higher
than some municipalities, but is
low when the many improvements
are considered. I
Double Springs
Community Items
Mr. Green’s Sister Dies—Wash -
i burns Keturu From Visit To
Georgia—Personals
(Special to The Start
Mrs, I. D. Harrill of Lattirnore
visited Mrs. V. C. Taylor Friday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hcmbee and
daughters, Lenora and Bertie, visit
led Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beck in No
1 township Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Adams and
daughter. Lois, visited Prof, and
Mrs. V. C. Taylor Thursday even
ing.
Friends of Mr. G. Greene sym
pathize with him in the loss of his
last sister, who lived near Grover.
He attended the funeral there
Tuesday.
Prof, and Mrs. V. C. Taylor and
children were the guests of Mr.
end M~$, J. C. Washburn last Sun
day.
Miss Susan Brooks snent Tues
day night with Miss Faith Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Brooks visit
ed their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M
Brooks Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Wright of
Georgia visited their parents. Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Greene recently.
Mr and Mrs. D P Washburn
and son. Eugene, and Miss Blooma
Wright, have returned from a visit
to friends and relatives in Hills
boro. Ga. While away thev spent
seme time With Mr. and Mrs. L
B. MeSain in Tampa. Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Plato Bridges and
ehiidren were visitors in our com
munity this week.
Miss Wittoree Calton and guest.
Miss Ruth Humphrey, were the din
ner guests of Mrs. V C. Taylor
Wednesday evening
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Washbpn
and Annie Lee 'spent a few davs
this week with Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
Bankhead at Sharon. S C
Mrs. Louisa'Greene, of Fair For
est. is visiting her sister. Mrs. E. R.
Hamrick.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hanjrick end
guest. Mrs. Louisa Greene, and
Mesdames D G. Washburn and
Garland Washburn snent Tuesday
with Mr. and Mrs. Plato Ham-ick
in the B°aver Dam community.
lost Tuesday evening Miss Willie
Fall:; very delightfully entertained
honoring the Meredith girls of the
surrounding communities. They
drove over to Pine View Lake where
a bountiful suprer was spread.
Twenty or more '.nine neonle en
joyed the hospitality of Miss Falls.
No 1 Townshio
Late News Mention
Mr Hamrwk Goes To Buffalo. Nevr
York—LavonG Revival Meet
ing- Begins
'Sneeial to The Star)
Mr. Fav Sumners has. returned to
his home in Forest City after spend- i
ing several weeks here with rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. M S. Karls are
visiting Mr. Billie Earls and fam
ily of Flint Hill.
A number of our peonle attend
ed the sinning at Grassy Pond last ■'
Mondav night.
Mr. Gould Hamrick left last
Wednesday’ for Buffalo, N Y.. to
be eone several davs.
Mr Thomer Hnmnhries snent
last week-end with his sister. Mrs.
Ralnh Lem aster of Grassy Pond
Mr. Arthur Harris of rear Cliff
side snent last Saturday night with
Mr. odus Rc-uggs.
Mr Dee Bvars war. a Boiling
Springs visitor Iasi Saturday.
Prof I erov Jolley elosed his sing
ing school at Camn Creek last Fir
dav The school was a great suc
eess Prof .Toiiev began a school ;
at Prosnect Mondnv.
I avoriia revival closer! last Wed- ,
nesdn v. there were aridifyojV* toytlje ;
ehu-ch
Mtv-JMrfhan Jollev and others <
wept to Shelbv last Tuesday to see
fhe building that fell in that morn
ing.
Misses Vennie and Lois Phillins |
of Gaffney are visitine their nar
ents, Mr and Mrs. Caleb Phillips
this week.
Mrs. Dee Bvars and Miss Vernier
Bvars visited Mrs Ralph Lemaste”
of orassv Pond, last Wednesday
afternoon
Miss Willie Humphries of Grassy
Pond, spent last Wednesday night
with Miss Vernier Bvars.
Ar.-J How To
Pav Pills Of City
t'o Mm Water nnd Light Patrons of
Qbplhv:
Ttiil^ p”p d 11* nri fhf* first dnv
of rfich month Tvhptbr»-»- or not, vpm
bavo rooniypd vo^r bill, nnd must
bp naid h” 5 r* n\ on tho 15*41 of j
ooV*b month—dfH^’t WoH untjl thn •
isth "v,f] take the ripj. 0f bein'T ;
cut. off.
Dn't take vr» the time rf th"' rlnrlc
hv nrglMne that vow bill 1« too
miieh. pr^ does not know anvt.Mn®
ahont ^hat ane'e. and eannot
ehpn"P it V-w fan fake tbo m"t.
ter >ir> with the bonds of thp de
partments either before o** after von
nav and ’f tbpvo t<* am- n»ror it
ran ho adjusted Inter, Alt t,he f'lnrV j
ran do is to roMerl what the bi't
anils for and he do«*s riot hnve tirne
to listen to romntniritc TVin’t both
er the meter reader by a«kine what,
eotir hill amounts to 'That is nor
hts business and he does not have
time to fienre it out.
Be reasonable and we will all get
along better.
W N. DORSEY.
Mayor of Shelby.
—Advt. :
[ Hoover-Smith Sentiment Means \
Blood To Aged Pair In Raleigh
Raleigh.—Proof that even violent
partisans can change quickly their
political predictions was furnished
by Mrs. W. C. Abbott. Cincinnati
Republican, who. after a knock
down and drag-out with her hus
band Sunday evening in the Ral
eigh hotel, an appearance the fol
lowing day in the police court, ab
solution from Judge Barnes, and
an intercessory prayer by an in
jured inn-keeper, bought her and
A1 Smith automobile plate and hik
ed off to Delaware.
So far. this is the only Smith and
i Hoover physical encounter reported
in Raleigh. The couple came here
with two children, according to. J.
L. Memory, Columbia University
graduate, who witnessed the battle.
The fight began in the Raleign
hotel over politics. Mr. Abbott cham
pioned Smith. Mrs. Abbott Hoover.
The a"gumcnt grew hot. In time
the aged clerk interposed. Mrs.
Abbott assaulted him. Then friends
stepped between the infuriated wom
an and the elderly clerk and sh1
struck one cf them a powerful blow
in the mouth. Police came, but the
battle raged. The officers took the
couple to the police station, the
children crying piteously. Through
the bars Mrs. Abbott hurled her
Hoover sentiment. She was a Re
publican. native of Ohio, and thank
ful that she never had anything to
do with the South. She attacked the
town, the state, the officers, every
thing. But a night, of meditation
worked miracles on her. In police
court she told Judge Barnes that
the" two had quarreled over Smith
and Hoover.
Mrs. Abbott was so well treated
by the local Smith men that she
decided to change her politics. She
authorized the statement that she
had swung to Smith and the Abbott
party, decorated with the Smith tin
plate, set out for Delaware. They
agreed that they will vote together.
Nearly all of the fury thus far
shown locally has been intellectual.
The Abbotts, who appeared to be
about 60 years old took their poli
tics seriously and were judicially ad
vised to let up somewhat.
(By Rodney Dutchcr NEA Service
Writer.'
Washington—The present year is
virtually certain to set a new low
record for strikes and lockouts.
Last year saw 734 labor disputes
begun. The first five months of
1928 produced less than 250. fewer
than in any similar period for many
years. and the total for twelve
months will be somewhere between
500 and 000. it is estimated
That compared with a high rec
ord cf 4,450 in 1917 and an annual
average of 3,500 from 1916 to 1921.
inclusive.
These figures, demonstrating a
decrease of 80 or 85 per emt in the
number of labor disputes since
1916, have been compiled by the
bureau of labor statistics. They in
clude both strikes and lockouts.
Summer Sees Most.
April and May are always the
months of greatest strike activity.
Summer, of course; is the best thnf
for a strike from the union viewj
noint. But this year only 59 striked
began in each, of those months, as
against 87 and 107 in April and
May. 1927.
More than 50 per cent of all
strikes in 1927 occurred !n three
states. New York, Pennsylvania,
and Massachusetts. More than 75
per cent of them w~rc in nine
states, the others being California.
Connecticut. Illinois. New Jersey.
Ohio and Rhode Island.
Six important manufacturing
cities failed for the first time to
report a single industrial dispute
Cincinnati, Milwauk^a- Toledo;,
Youngstown, Holyoke ana Spring
field Mass.
Of the 734 strikes each involved
six persons or more. Only 15 in
volved women workers and 122 in
cluded both sexes.
Union labor was connected with
614 of the disputes and onlv 67
were waged bv unorganized work
ers. In 16 instances the strikers
organized after walking out.
Demands! for wage increases
caused 142 As trikes. Demands for
recognition hf the union caused
119. Others causes involving wages
were responsible for 85 disputes,
wage cuts 57 and discharge of em
ployes 50. Manv strikes involved
combinations of these factors. The
disputes in which either wages,
hours or recognition figured were
7£ per cent.
The great majority of thcs° dis
putes were yompat'at i vel v small, in
volving no more than 250 workers;
Onlv 33 involved more than 1000
and only two of them more than
10.000.
The larger ones, however, brought
the average number of employe*;
affected ner strike un to 470. high
est for three years, though far be
low the high water mark of 1794.
It appears that *150.009 worke-s
struck in 1997. of whom more than
half were in the bituminous coal
fields, which saw the biggest strike
of the year. Prom 1910 to 1992.
however, more than a million work
ers walked out—or were locked out
—each year, and 1919 set a remark
ably high record with 4.100 000.
With the bituminous strike aban
doned. the biggest strike now in
progress is that of 25.009 New Bed
ford textil" fill operatives, which
began on April 10.
Coal Mines Lead.
The labor statistics bureau re
ports 225.000 coal miners as direct,
l.v involved in 1927 industrial dis
putes and 56.090 building trades
workers, The clothing industry was
third with 14 250 men and women
out. and textile next with 9.300. In
1926 the clothing workers sunnied
125.000 of the 330 000 who went out
during the year.
In the 12 months ending with
May. 1928, the total number of
working days lost through labor
disputes was about 42.000.000.
Horses’ Skulls “Amplifiers'’
An old superstiMon that horses
skulls Improve the acoustics of rnu
sic rooms is revived by the dis
covery in an English Seventeenth
century manor house of between
thirty and forty' horses* skulls ar
ranged under the floorboards. The
house was that of a family of toted
muslc’ans.
I
Government Cost
Growing In N. C.
Fifty-Six Cents Increase Per
Capita In Year—Increase Of
$4.35 Over 1917
Cost of state government in North
Carolina for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1927. was $.6.31 per person,
according to figures of the depart
ment of commerce. A report on
survey of the cost of government
made by the department of rural
society economics.
This was an increase of 56 cents
in the per capita cost over that of
1926 and $4.35 over the per capita
cost of government in 1917. The
increase in the ten-year period,
from 1917 to 1927 was due principal
ly due to increased payments for
operation and maintenance of state
highways it was pointed out.
Payments for the operation and
maintenance of public service enter
prises in 1927 amounted to $9,852;
l interest on debt $6,125,268; out
, lays for permanent improvements
$22,501,890. The total payments for
operation and maintenance of gen
eral departments and public service
enterprises, for interest and out
lays, were $46,779,210, it was dis
closed.
The total revenue receipts were
$35,826,332, or $12.45 per capita.
This was $11,549,512 more than the
total payments for the year, exclu
sive of the payments for permanent
improvements, but $10,952,378 less
than the total payments including
those permanent improvements.
These payments in excess of reve
nue receipts were met from the
proceeds of debt obligations.
Special property and other special
taxes shewed slight decrease in
1927 over 1926, it was shown. In I
1927 these items amounted to 21.8 I
per cent of the total revenue. In
1926 these receipts amounted to 21.8 1
per cent of the total. In 1917 they
amounted to 50.2 per cent, it was
shown.
“In Memory Of Crash Victims.”
(By Lloyd Mauney.)
Without a moments warning
Their lives were taken away,
To sle-'p until the dawning
Of another far off day;
They knew not of their calling
Or of their frightful fate.
They died to heed the calling
That came from heaven’s gate.
Without a farewell parting
They died a mortal’s fate.
But no\v their journey is ended
They stand at heaven’s gate;
They've fetched the greatest mo
ment
That comes to mortal soul,
And now they live forever
At their eternal goal.
Without a word to loved ones
They gave their cherished life.
And left the scenes of anguish
Of trials grief and strife;
They heard the Keeper calling
From out the heaven’s blue,
“Come to me my children
Your lives will begin anew."
They all will live forever
In each and every heart,
And none will know the sorrow
That came to us in part;
The scenes of woe and anguish
Will change to brightest hue.
When we have heard the calling
And meet beycnd the blue.
LEXINGTON BOYS WITH
RADIO HEARD ABROAD
Lexington.—Foy Smith and Dal
ford Fritts, young men of this city,
are much pleased at their initial
success as amateur radio broadcast
ers with sets of their own.
Their first effort was made on
August 2, one during the day and
the other at night, and both were
picked up by amateurs in Europe.
Cards have just been received
from a point in France and from
Budapest, Hungary. The boys
are both licensed amateurs and
had been given call letters of their
own before making the broadcast
in question.
They had previously been picked
up in Brazil and Italy.
Old Chinese Proverb
Do not lace your boots In a
melon field or adjust your tint un
der n plum tree If you would avoid
suspicion.
New Fall Coats, Hats
And Dresses.
OUR BUYERS HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM THE
MARKETS WITH A WONDERFUL COLLECTION O F
WOMEN’S AND MISSES’ FALL COATS, HATS AND
DRESSES. ALL THE NEWEST FALL SHADES, COLORS
AND MODES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS WONDERFUL
ARRAY OF MERCHANDISE. GARMENTS FOR THE
OFFICE, FOR SHOPPING, FOR LUNCHEONS, TEAS
AND INFORMAL DINNER PARTIES ARE HERE IN
LARGE QUANTITIES AND AT STARTLING LOW
PRICES. WE INVITE YOU TO THIS DEPARTMENT.
Campbell Dept. Store
Big Shipment Of New
Fall Clothing—
You will find now on dis
play at our store the newest
thing in Fall Clothing. They
are tailored by Schloss Bros.,
and Michaels-Stern. Known
as quality clothes manufac
turers. Come in and see the
new Oxfords Greys, Tans,
Browns and Blues. Try them
on and see how well they fit.
Priced at—
$27.50 t0 $45.00
Some with 2 Pairs Pants.
New Colors in Stetson Hats
$8.50 t0 $10.00
Blanton--Wright
Clothing Company
“SHELBY’S BEST MEN’S STORE.”