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VOL. XXXV, No. 108 THE CLEVELAND STAR SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 1928. 10 PAGES TODAY Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons By mail, per year (in advance) (2.50 Canier, per year (in advance) $3.01 LATENEWS Warm And Fair. Today’* North Carolina Weather eport: Generally fair tonight and iaturday. Slightly warmer Satur lay, especially In north portion. Grand Jury Probe. ' Atlanta dispatches say that a rrand jury Investigation is likely nto the mysterious disappearance of Clinton S. Carnes, treasurer of the 'iouthern Baptist Home Mission ooard, whose accounts are said to be short approximately one million iollars. Flood Damage. Heavy rains and flooded condi tions in South Carolina Wednesday ind Thursday resulted in the death tif four people and a big damage toll as well as paralyzing railroad and highway travel. Many streams in this state are swollen and out of their banks. I.atest reports from Lake Lure state that the dam there s holding although Broad river is ip. State Officers Excel Federal In ‘Rum ’Raids County Officers tiet 60 Liquor Of fenders For Every One Fed eral Men Nab State, or local enforcement of the prohibition law is 60-to nne more effective than the prohibition enforcement of Fed eral officers und^r the C'oolidgc Mellon administration, accord ins to actual figures taken from court records here. These figures show that county or state officers arrest 60 violators it the prohibition law in the county tor every one apprehended by the i Federal officers. Tries Many Cases. From September 7, 1927. through August 31, 1928, one year's time, Recorder John P. Mull tried 1,395 cases in recorder s court. Of this number 683 cases had to do with liquor law violations. Which is to say that near half, a little over 18 per cent to be exact, of the court cases tried in this county have to do with liquor. In the same one-year period the records show that the United States commissioner hearing all cases brought up before him by federal officers in this county tried only 10 .quor law offenders. Excluded Members Break In, Oth ers Charge. Warrant Issued For Several The Church ol God, a tabernacle located on South Washington street, is in the court limelight here again. Yesterday warrants were issued for four or five former members of the faith who have been ex cluded but refuse to be excluded, according to the charges preferred. Worship Despite Ban. Information has it that at a business meeting of the church some time back those present ‘-le&v'iy excluded” the defandants, four or five in number. The contention is that these members refused to be excluded, or rather came back to the church to .hold their own wor ship. This resulted, so it is said, in a notice being posted on the door forbidding them to enter. Follow ing this move it is charged that the defendant members or former members, tore down the notice, broke the lock on the church door and entered anyway. The next step was the swearing out of a warrant. The other side of the church con troversy Will likely be made public when the case is aired in recorder's court, probably today. May Build Again Such is the heat of the present church controversy that the “state overseer” is interesting himself in the matter, and announces that the present tabernacle may be torn and a regular church.building erect ed. Opening Football Game On Sept. 28 Highs Will Play Belmont Abbey There On That Date. Practice Now Continues The Shelby Highs will play their first football game of the season on Friday, September 28, when they meet the Belmont Abbey prep school eleven at Belmont. Coaches Casey Morris and Tilden Falls are continuing regular prac tice with the small squad of can didates although the rainy weather has interfered somewhat. Indica tions are now that the team will be light, but according to Coach Morris “every team we will play will realize that they’ve had a tus sle before we get through.” Numerous new prospects are ex pected in next week ?,hea school £ Denton Killed At Lawndale Service Man For Blue Ridge Cream Company Electrocuted At Lawndale Thursday. Ernest J. Denton, service man for the Blue Ridge Pro ducts company, was instantly electrocuted at Lawndale about 1:15 yesterday afternoon while at work on a Frigidaire system at the Campbell store there. According to information given out at the office of the Blue Ridge firm here, Denton had been called from his headquarters at Ruther ford ton to do some repair work on the cream Frigidaire in the Camp bell store. At the time of his death < it is said that he was testing a motor when the current ran . through his body, presumably due \ to a short circuit. First Aid Given. Those nearby gave first aid, it is understood and worked upon the body for nearly an hour hoping to revive him, but without avail. The body was brought to an undertak ing parlor here and later moved to Rutherfordton. Denton was about 35 years of age and only moved to Rutherford ten from Morganton about eight months, agp to become service man for the firm which has branches in several towns in this section. He is survived by a wife and two children and was highly respected by busi- ] ness associates and friends. Sparks circus did not show in Shelby Thursday because it was typical Sparks circus weather in Shelby and the circus people have had their fill of it. Ready to unload here early in the morning and the circus officials found the lot on which they were I to show so soft, due to continued I rains, that they could not show | upon it. Another suitable location could not be found and the circus I moved on to Rock Hill. Saturday the same circus will show in Gas- j tonia and local people are invited over. Circus Performers To Be At Fair Here Three Harpers. Coming Here, Have Shown In Circuses In Europe And America A noteworthy combination of aerial casting and bounding bumps is offered by Three Harpers coming to Cleveland county fair Septem ber 25-29. This exceptional trio con prises a dainty little lady and two i agile men, who have been features for many seasons with the leading circuses both in America and Eu rope. The catching in the act is all done by the lady who puts to rout the old bromide about woman be ing the weaker sex, for this par ticular artiste catches single, doub le, full-twisting and passing somer saults without being visibly moved by the force of the impact. The feature flyer of the trio is a comedian, and what a comedian! His drolleries draw forth gales of laughter from the audience, each succeeding skit being more mirth provoking than the preceding one. The entire act is well routined, admirably costumed, each trick put over with precision and finish and the worst that can be said of the Three Harpers is that they have a | really worth-while attraction. Anti-Smiths Will Locate In Charlotte Raleigh, Sept. 6.—Frank R. Mc Ninch of Charlotte was named chairman of the anti-Smith Demo crats, and Charlotte was selected as headquarters city for their cam paign to defeat the Democratic presidential nominee in North Caro lina at a meeting of the organiza tion committee here today. Other officers elected were Hugh McRae, Wilmington, first vice chair man; J. Lathrop Morehead, Dur ham, second vice chairman; John H. Ireland, Greensboro, treasurer, and Mrs. W. B. Lindsay, Char lotte, secretary. Lodge Notice. Cleveland lodge No. 202 will meet in called communication for work in first degree. Visiting brethren cor Loved Ones of Air Victim Mrs. Maze! M. Merrill, widow of "Merry" Merrill, noted com-’ niercial flier and friend of Colonel Lindbergh, who died in crash with Edward Ronne near Pond Eddy, Pa. In her arms 14 Mazel, Jr., 9. who knows almost as much about airplanes as dij his hero-father. 1 International Newsreel I Hoey Says Majority Of State Democrats Supporting Smith People Working Harder And Taking More Interest. Shelby Man Leads Raleigh.—“The majority of the Democrats in the state are enthusi astically supporting the whole Dem ocratic ticket, both state and na tional, and are working harder and taking a greater interest; in the campaign than in any I have known for years,” said Clyde Hoey of Shel by, who stopped here for a short breathing spell between speaking dates. Mr. Hoey spoke Tuesday night in Durham and Wednesday in Le::ingi.on. Mr. Hoey was the first to open an active speaking campaign in the state and has probaoly spoken in more localities to date than any of the active participants in the campaign. As a result he has probably obtained a better cross section of how the rank and file of Democratic voters feel about the present campaign than any of the other leaders, since he has had greater opportunity to observe the real temper of the people. So far Mr. Hoey has spent most of his time and delivered most of his speeches in central and west ern North Carolina, having spok en already in Shelby, Morganton, Newton, Rutherfordton, Hender sonville, Asheville, Marion and Monday night in Burlington. His speech last night in Durham was the farthest east he had yet come. “At every place I have spoken I have been surprised at the interest shown, and in the fair-mindedness of the audiences,” said Mr. Hoey. “For not all of those who have come to hear me have been whole heartedly in favor of Governor Smith. But they are showing a willingness to hear both sides of the question and not to pass snap judgment until all the facts have been presented. And as a result of this open-mindedness, I firmly be lieve that much of the bitterness which first characterized the op position to Smith is disappearing and that the majority of the vot ers are adopting a much more fair attitude. “I have also been surprised at SEND THE STAR TO CHILDREN IN SCHOOL Boys and girls are now leaving for college, and for school. You would not think of letting a week go by with out writing them, yet you can't possibly tell them one half of what they are inter ested in when you write. Why not subscribe for The Star for them and let it visit them each week, carrying all of the latest news, not only of Shel by, but of Cleveland county. The Star will tell the mhun dreds of items of news that you will never think to put in your letters. The Star is only SI.50 for nine months. Send it to your boy or girl this week and let them enjoy its tri-weekly visit during the remainder of the college or school year. the willingness of the local party leaders in every section of the state I have visited to get out and work for the party ticket all the way through. Without exception they are interested, enthusiastic and willing to work—and they know that a lot of work must be done, too. But there is no discour agement at the outlook. And where there is such determination, such confidence in their convictions, and such willingness to do whatever needs to be done for the party, there can be no such thing as fail ure.” At every place that Mr. Hoey has made a speech, the audience has completely filled the hr/, and in a number of places many peo ple have stood throughout Jiis ad dress. In every case the largest auditoriums available have been used. “This is not because they have come to hear me, but because they are genuinely interested in hearing any discussion of the facts that enter into the campaign,” Mr. Hoey declared. School Heads To Start Students In Max Gardner Letter Contest Good Training For Pupils As Well As Chance To Win Prize. Closing Date. li.is week The Star forwarded letters to the heads of Cleveland county schools urging them to have their students file letters in The Star's "Gardner Letter Writing Contest:" The competition of the letter, or essay writing should prove beneficial to the students in addt chance at. The Star offers $25 to the best letter, written by any county citi zen, young or old, as to why every voter In the county should vote for O. Max Gardner, native of the county, who is the Democratic can didate for governor. Five dollars will go to the second best fttter, while four $5-prizcs will go to the four best letters written by school children. All letters must be In by Satur day, September 22. Write yours to BOILING SPRINGS COLLEGE ENJOYS WIDE PATRONAGE Ten Counties And Six States Rep resented In Student Body. Faculty Record. (Special to The Star.) Boiling Springs. Aug. 6.—The for mal opening of the Boiling Springs Junior college on Wednesday morn ing was an occasion of peculiar significance. It marked a great hour in the history of the institu tion; it was the justification of the faith of those who have upheld the school and their compensation for a sacrificial donation of time and money through the twenty-four years q(f its existence. A spirit of quiet satisfaction per meated the gathering of students and friends of the school not the exultation that comes from victory easily acquired, but rather the deep satisfaction that crowns attainment of a long sought goal. Prof. J. D. Huggins presided at the evening exercises. He introduc ed Rev. J. L. Jenkins of the Boil ing Springs Baptist church, who led rthe devotional service and welcom ed the students on behalf of the church. Prof. Huggins then gave a short history of the school. Prof. Hamrick brought greetings from the community. 'Mr. J. H. Quinn represented the 35 men on the beard of trustees and the 30,000 members of the associations who have supported the school. Mr. E. B. Hamrick, the treasurer of the school since its founding, was in troduced. Dr. Zeno Wall was the speaker of the hour. His talk on the "Hands of Jesus” was inspiring and appropriate. The music led by Mr. Horace Easom, of Shelby, added much to the program. Registration Figures. The registration to date shows 98 students registered for high school work and 62 matriculated for the college course. The following coun ties are represented in the student body: Gaston, Rutherford, Lincoln, Po!k, Cumberland, Mecklenburg, Jackson, Davidson, Burke, Cleve land. There are students from South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Massachusetts and Florida. Dr. J. B. Davis, a native North Carolinian, has accepted the presi dency. He is eminently qualified for this important position. He is a young man of striking personality and thorough scholarship. He was graduated from Mars Hill and Wake Forest college. He took his M. A. from the University of North Caro lina and his degree of master of theology from Southwestern Sem inary. The board of trustees feel justifiable gratification in having secured him as president of the junior college. An ovation was given the follow ing members of the faculty whose service has extended over a long period: Prof. J. D. Huggins, 21 years, Mrs. Huggins 19 years, Miss Curtis 19 years, Prof. O. P. Ham rick 15 years and Mrs. Ritch 14 years. Prof. H. G. Hammett, Miss Eunice Kneece and Miss Lorene Woody of last years faculty have returned. The new' teachers are Miss Martha Reece of the science de partment, Miss Goggin, director of music, Miss Ruth McCown, house hold arts, and Prof. H. L. Snuggs, modern languages. Bulwinkle Opens District Campaign Big Audience Hears Him Support Smith And Party Record. Gastonia, Sept. 6.—Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle was greeted by a large audience here tonight when he delivered the initial address of the congressional campaign in the ninth district. He discussed the principal cam paign issues of the coming election, and pledged his support to Gover nor Smith as the Democratic can didate for the presidency. "Because I am a Democrat,” said Mr. Bulwinkle, "because of the fact that I am a Democratic nominee, that I participated in the primary, county convention and state con vention and am firmly econvinced of the course that I should pursue, I shall support the' Democratic ticket from constable to president. If I could not do this I would resign my nomination and come down ofT the ticket.” While pledging whole-hearted support of Governor Smith as the Democratic nominee for the presi dency, Mr. Bulwinkle said he was at variance with the New York governor on the question of pro hibition. He said that he "would | rather support a man who is hon est and who I know will enforce the law than a man, an adminis tration, a party, who have failed dv.rii - the past eight years to on 1 forcp it.” Collapse Victim The photo above is one of Clyde Carpenter, young farmer of the Casar section, who was killed in the building collapse here Tuesday week ago. In previous issues The 1 Star has published photos of the five other victims. ILTZ BELIEVES HOOVE!) LEINS NEGROES ASTRAY — i Thinks Hoover Is Making Capital Of Issue. Southern Negro Interest Charlotte, Aug. 6—Local politi- ' cians look with concern on what they declared to be a rising tide of hope on the part of Southern ne groes that Herbert Hoover, Repub lican candidate for president, would open the way for them to again become a strong factor in Southern politics. Senator A. E. Woltz, of Gastonia, gave expression to the idea. "They tell us,” he said, referring to the efforts to submerge the Southern political nightmare, the negro issue, "not to say anything about it. ‘Don’t raise the nigger issue’ Democrats and Republicans, both say ‘let it alone.’ ” "But I say,” the senator con tinued, "that while we all stand in dismay at the idea of restoring the negro issue as it existed some years ago, yet the same thing is creeping up on us unaware from another angle, and it must be con sidered. "Whether Hoover will give the negroes what they are hoping is a question which is not so important just now as their belief that he will do so. The whites and the blacks of the South are now m a situation fairly satisfactory to both. The races are getting along amicably and that is better and more important than their political views. “Hoover has said, and negro lead ers especially in the North and Mid West are making capital of it, that not only the eighteenth amend ment should be enforced but also other amendments. He was doubt less, in view of his recent segrega tion order, and other indications, referring to the fourteenth and fif teenth amendments. Whether or not he was, it was so taken by the negroes, and if they have misun derstood him, I say, if he is the great humanitarian they claim he is, that he could correct the mat ter, otherwise he is tending to lead the negro back into ways which will array his white friend of the South against him and result in a condi tion which neither the white man nor the negro wants.’’ Rutherford Man Pobons Himself Was Worrying- About Amputation th1 His l.eg. Was Alone At Time. ( _ I Rulherfordton, Sept. 6.—Otis Huskey, who lives in the lower end of Rutherford county, near Cliff side, was found dead in hi3 home last night. He had suffered with j rheumatism for years and his phy I sician had told that it would be nec : essary to amputate a leg. It is | thought that this caused him much worry, causing him to take pciscn. wh’r'-> the coroner's jury decided caused his death. As far as is . he was alone when the tragedy crcurred. It is not known . • „ the poison. Mr. Huskey was 35 years of age and was unmarried. Boll Weevils Found In County; No Big Damage Likely, Said Turn To ’Em. Have you started keeping up with Gus and Gussie, the } comic strip now running in The Star? If not turn to the comic section nowr and look them over. It is ranked as one j of the six best newspaper comics and no other paper in this section publishes it. Once you get started you will be interested in the story of Gus and Gussie. A Family Of Nine Lives On $9 Month Story Of Remarkable Thrift Of Colored Tenant Family Related Here. The thrift and industry of the tenant farmers who help till the soil of Cleveland county is one of the reasons wrhy the county is out standing in agricultural. An instance of that thrift is shown in a story related here this week of a colored tenant, with nine in his family, who lived for four years on $9 per month. Those acquainted witn tne ten ant system in this county know that the landowner who contracts with a tenant usually makes terms as to how much the tenant will need to live on during the summer months until the fall harvest season. The landlord, who relates the thrifty tenant story, says that he usually asks the tenant how much he will need each month during the sum mer; if it is hot too much he gives it to them. “This fellow, with nine in his family, said if I would give him $9 cash each month in advance he would not need any more. And he didn’t. He lived with me four years and never called for more,” the landowner said. “Of course, he had a cow, a gar den, and other food aids, but he and his family sure know how to make ends meet.” Try it—living on $9 per month, family or no family. PElSl AUTO FATALITY Gastonia Man Whose Car Killed Kings Mountain Boy Is Dismissed J. L. Templeton, Gastonia saw mill man, was dismissed by Record er John P. Mull at Kings Mouj^ain yesterday in connection with the in vestigation held about the death of Luther Davis, young Kings Moun tain boy, who was killed when struck by Templeton’s car. i The fatal accident occurred one Sunday some time back when the Davis boy playing on a fill near the highway ran down into the high way just in front of the Templeton car and was instantly killed when the car hit him. According to evi dence heard by Judge Mull the fatality was unavoidable. Some Weevils In Nearly Every Section. Rainy Weather Hurting Cotton A number of doII weevils have been reported found in several sec tions of the county, it was learned here yesterday, but due to the late arrival of the weevil it is not thought that any great damage will be done. County Agent Hardin asked about the advent of the weevil into the county stated that some few had been found in nearly every section, but that the majority of reports came from the southern part of the county. Just west of Shelby it wa9 reported that as many as three weevils were found on one boll thi« week. Farmers from the upper part of the county state, however, that they have not been troubled with weevils as yet. Weather Hurts Most. In the opinion of the county agent the weevils will not damage the county crop to any extent unless the rainy, cool weather continues. However, should recent bad cotton weather hold on and the weevils in crease in large numbers they could do a great deal of damage, he added. Within the past week or so those who keep in close touch with the farm situation say that ttyeir es timates as to the county crop have been lowered considerably. Due to the unfavorable weather, as a coun ty this far west needs a dry Sep tember for cotton more than any other favorable month, the cotton has not been fruiting. Generally it is said that the crop is not near so good as it seemed early in the season. Revise Estimates. Many of those who estimated sev eral weeks back that the county crop would total near 50,000 bales, o. .. to the 48,000 bales last year, ha. „ revised their estimates to 40,000 to 45,000 bales. If the remaining weelj of September are dry and hca County Agent Hardin is of the opin ion that we will go to 45,000 baies and perhaps near last year’s total. Weevils In Cherokee. From Gaffney comes the report that considerable weevil damage is being done in the southern part of Cherokee, which adjoins Cleveland to the south. The migration of weevils there is said to be made up l of mature weevils with very few raised in the fields where they are puncturing squares and yoimg bolls. The long wet season in that coun ty, it was also said, caused many squares and young bolls to fall'off similar to conditions here. Brother Of Mr* ^ L\ Smith Passes Away; Mr. C. C. Smith,: Rutherford county citizen and brother of Mr. Julius Smith of Shelby, died Thurso day morning at his home pear Gilkey. He was burled there this afternoon, the funeral sendees be ing held at 2 o’clock. Deceased was nearing seventy years of age and only brother of Mr. Julius Smith of Shelby. -^rr . | Grain Exports Gain. Washington.—Grain exports from the United States last week*.wers 7,574.000 bushels as against 8,800,000 i the week before. Rains Cost Farmers Of This State Thousands Of Dollars Raleigh, Sept. 6.—Farmers in the , eastern part of the state have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars [ within the last week in crop dam ages resulting from the excessive rains, according to the reports of field men of the state department cf agriculture. "This rain is causing a lot of damage, how much we cannot esti mate now; but we know that the situation is serious and that the damage from the rains of the past week has been heavy," said Com missioner W. A. Graham, of the department of agriculture. Others a^ree that the rain so far has already wiped out the profit on many farms, and that if they con tinue many days longer that much hardship will result. Farmers who had crops in the lowlands along the Neuse and Cape Fear Rivers, already overflowing their banks, have little hope of salvaging anything from these crops. And many other fields along many creeks and tributaries to these larger rivers are also inun dated. Fortunately, most of the tobacco in the eastern part of the state was housed and much of it cured be fore the excessive rains started, sn that the tobacco crop has not s fured much, though what was r.-> harvested before the ra:n starve 1 ■ now' pretty well ruined. Corn is not being benefited c-jj by the wet weather, either, ana pastures are so wet and soggy that it is hard for stock to graze. Cotton is suffering most from ths wet weather, however, since the ex cessive moisture is promoting a most luxurient growth of leaves, but few bolls, while the bolls nearest ths ground are rotting badly. But in addition, the weather while cool, is still not too cool for bool weevils to multiply and develop, while ths dampness is ideal for them. Thus even if the rain ceases and ths weather turns warm again, ths ground will still be wet enough to hold the dampness for a long tims and thus encourage weevil develop ment.