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The Cleveland Star mm SHELBY, N. C. ■r MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By Mall, per year. S2.50 Bj Carrier, per year.... *3.00 THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. fjein b. WEATHERS__—.President and Editor 8. ERNEST HOEY_Secretary and Foreman IUCNN DRUM .1_-. News Editor Jl D. JAMES __Advertising Manager Entered as second class matter January 1. 1905, at the postoffice at fealby, North Carolina, under the Act cf Congress March 3, 1879. We wish to caD your attention to the fact that it's, and has been -ui JMtom to charge five cents per line for resolutions of respect, cards of and obituary notices, after one death notice has been published, will be strictly adhered to. II MONDAY-, SEPT. 17, 192S. m • TWINKLES A large jticadipg in a state newspaper recently read: •'North Carolina Has Good Roads.” That reminds us of the fellow who came by the debris cf Shelby’s most recent disaster two or three days after it happened and wanted to know if any one got hurt when it fell. v" ———————— Judging by a digest of all the reports heard about the Cleveland county cotton crop it will be about an average crop. One report has.it that it will be a bumper crop while the next one does not tJi]nk it will be so good. Of course, the weather and the season ahead will have much to do with it, but our guess stands—an average cotton crop, and by average we mean over 40,000 and less than 50,003 bales. ' COTTON AND THE FAIR »y*HE FIRST BALES of cotton have been picked and ginned in this county, and a week from tomorrow the county fair gets underway. Fair officials say they look for more ( than 30,000 people on the opening day. We are not inclined to doubt because when the cotton comes out the people will j turn out. Incitlehtally more than a quarter cf a million peo-j pie have passed;through the gates at the local fair since its j start five years ago. The total will go beyond the 300,0001 mark when the-“Fifth and Finest” is over. Get ready, folks! j Remember itifejust a week off now, fj_ A BOUQUET OUR WAY. V/II8S BEATRICE COBB, publisher of the Morganton News-, ™ Herald and secretary of the North Carolina Press associa tion, tosses the-following bouquet our way: "Last Wednesday’s issue of the Cleveland Star, Shelby, was printed on a new Goss press, marking the advent of the paper into a larger field. For some time the Star has been is sued three titties a week and with the new press it is “all set,” as soon as conditions justify, to advance into the daily field. "The Star is one of the outstanding newspaper successes in North Carolina. It has been one of Shelby’s biggest as sets and is increasingly more valuable with the acquisition of more and better 'equipment.and possibilities for greater ser vice. Our congratulations to Shelby on its newspaper and <jpntinued good wishes to our enterprising neighbor.” All of which is not calculated to injure our feelings; not j merely because it comes from a lady but more so because it roraes from an editress who has few equals in the state—and that goes for the editors, too. -- < . I WHEHIN WE PREDICT SOME PROGNOSTICATORS, prophets, estimators, and guesstima * tors flourish during a campaign year, but if you care to stand by for a moment we have a prediction to add to the list. Some ofi you may disagree, and it could be, perhaps, that a few may agree. Anyway, those who do, or do not may have their own say. Judging by the thousands of prophecies heard every one must have the inherent right to guess. Our guess is this. This fall Cleveland county will be found voting the same ticket it has voted for 30 years, *nd the State of North Carolina will have done the game.. Tbfc “solid South” will remain solid without a cyack, although there may be a few shavings off the reck but not enough ta really endanger its solidity. Likewise the West will vote as it has voted heretofore and the North and East will do likewise, except that about the same number of Dem ocratic votes lost in the South will be clipped cf the Repub lican total in the East. So, there you are! That means Dem ocratic officers for this county, this state, and the South, but it doesn’t sound so encouraging for the national Dem ocratic candidates, although for them we are hopeful. Some of you may paste this up for future reference, and others may hhrl a curse after it as it goes into the waste basket. That as you like—it’s merely our prophecy. PROPAGANDA ON HOEY RESPITE all; the Republicans and “sore Democrats*’ can do to prevent it the people of North Carolina continue to turn out by the hundreds to hear Clyde Hoey espouse the cause of Democracy. (By “sore Democrats” we do not mean what is nowadays known as “Hoover Democrats,” but rather those fellows who have been licked for office or have become disgruntled for other personal reasons and have decided to be the nearest thing to Republicans possible). Anyway, the more the Republicans writhe and scream un der the suave stings of Hoey’s bombardment of the Grand Oil Party, the larger the crowds grow as they flock out to keep the voters from hearing Hoey, but the voters go any way. An instance is noted in The Laurinburg Exchange, edited by 0. L. Moore, a son of the Boiling Springs section. Mr. Hoey was billed to speak recently in the Laurinburg school house and such was the fear of him in Republican and dis senting Democratic ranks that somebody put out the word that the Laurinburg school house was shaky and might fall in if too many people got into it. The Shelby building dis aster was fresh upon the memory and it was a good scare to keep the people from hearing Hoey, but according to The Exchange more than 1,000 heard him and one of the largest crowds ever packed in the school house to “hear the greatest oration since Zeb Vance.” And “the school house DID NOT FALL.” That’s just how Editor Moore wrote it—in capital letters. Some day the Republicans will realize their methods of fighting Smith, Hoey and the Democratic party are of such a low'nature that they make more Democratic votes rather; than decrease them. Let ’em keep it up. a — i II Something To Think About Morality And Religion ======== By Bruno Lessing ======= The Bishop or Valencia, in Spain, has issued a chureh bulletin which affords an opportunity for interest ing; thought and much discussion. He is opposed to Catholics joining Rotary clubs because these clubs, in their moral work, omit the religious ideas. lie says that it is ••damnable for individuals or societies to try to moralize with a naturalist, rational ist or atheistic doctrine. The sum and substance of it all is that the bishop thinks it is wrong to try to make, people mors moral excepting through the channels of religion. ; Can he possibly be right? Of course, it all depends upon what we have in mind when we use the word “moral.*’ A famous Ger man philosophers said that when St. , Crispin stole leather to make shc.**s for the poor he did something that was moral, yet wrong. Most of us mortals cannot follow such tortuous reasoning or such hair-splitting in the use of words. Morality, to most minds, is synony mous with goodness. And goodness i of the heart, the soul and the mind ! is simple enough for all to under stand. no matter how difficult it may be to attain. Can such goodness be attained only through religion? The teachings of Mahomet, who has several hundred million follow -1 er3 today, gives each of them in': right to several wives in this world and the promise of many more in the next. Yet, in all Mohammedan countries, the trend of legislation is toward monogamy. Wh.ch would you say is the greater force for morality, the religion or the govern ment? There was a day when the r church was the arbiter of morality. ; You had to swallow a religion or ! you w‘ere immoral. Joan of Arc i and Savanarola stand out as the; victims of the Roman church. The ; history of Scotland, of Switzerland ' and even of our own State of Massa- i chusetts is full of the sufferings of the victims of the Protestant church. A bitter fact which no student of history can escape is that every ' religion that ever possessed power , and attempted to regulate peoples morals, abused its power and became ! immoral. ! Defenders trf the clergy claim that that, is all a matter of the past and that the mantle of charity should j be drawn over the misdeeds of the the church in bygone centuries. Yet what assurance have we that I churches are any more infallible to day than they were in the past? Whatever force makes people Bet ter is a force worthy of admiration and respect. Religion is. unques tionably. one of the greatest forces in this direction. But it Is not the j sole one. Education is also a great force. And. strange to say. there a;e many people in this world who pos sess perfect goodness of heart ar.d j mind and soul, who look upon all religions as superstition and who have had none of the advantages of education. . .- .^^ QUEEN CITY COACH LINES FOR ASHEVILLE, CHARLOTTE, WILMINGTON, FAYETTEVILLE FOR ASHEVILLE AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS LEAVE SHELBY:—9:40 a. tn.; 11:40 a. m.; 1:40 p. m.; 3:4Q p. m.; 5:40 p. m.; 7:40 p. m. FOR CHARLOTTE AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS LEAVE SHELBY:—10:50 a. m.: 12:50 p. m.; 2:50 p. m.; 4:50 p. m.; 6:50 p. m.; 8:50 p. m. FOR WILMINGTON AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS LEAVE SHELBY':—10:50 a m.; 2:50 p. m. FOR FAYETTEVILLE AND INTERMEDIATE _ . POINTS LEAVE SHELBY:—7:50 a. m.; 10:50 a. m.; 2:50 p. m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION — PHONE 450 QUEEN CITY COACH COMPANY , • MEMORIALS-IN • -ir EDDLEMANf 1__ We are prepared to furnish to the people of our section monuments of any size and of proper design to meet their requirements. We are in position to ren der the best of service in point of workmanship and I quality of materials, as well as the careful erection of the monument in the cemetery. S. A. ELLIS, Proprietor. DELMUS ROBERTS, Mgr. Cleveland Marble & Granite Works WEST WARREN STREET. •MARBLE HOME OF BETTER MEMORIALS. WHEN BETTER MEILOKIAIS ARE BUILT WE WILL BUILD THEM. J . ^ - * 7i; n * - ' TRY STAR WANT AIJ3 FG.L RESULTS A Methodist And Political Things Lexington Dispatch Miss Beatrice Cobb, editor of the Morgantoh News-Herald, thinks the following brief story from the Raleigh News & Observer is worth passing along: "A certain state official asked one of his neighbors whether he amend ed to vote for Governor Smith for president. The neighbor's answer was: “ 'Well.' I'll tell you how I fell about It. I am a Methodist. There have been times when the bishop sent our church a pastor we didn't want, but we always took what was sent us because we understood what the Methodist plan of organ ization was when we joined that church. There have been times when the preacher sent my church didn't suit me. But I didn't leave the Methodist church and go over to the Baptist church. I feel the same way about this campaign. The Democratic party has sent me a candidate for pr.-sident I was not for but I'm not going to quit the Demo cratic party. I'll play the game ac cording to the rules and maybe I can get my man next time.’” Perhaps the Raleigh man has very aptly expressed the position of many Democrats this year. Indeed the same thing might be said bv many a Republican as to their candidate. It contains a lot of the sentiment of loyalty that holds a person to any organization. MOORESBORO MAN STRUCK BV CAR IN RUTHERFORD Forest City Courier. A Mr. Blanton, who resides near Mooresboro. was seriously injured Tuesday night when a wagon he was driving was struck by a car near the Puzzle Creek Bridge. Mr. Blanton was returning home, and while rounding the curve near Puzzle Creek bridge, his wagon was struck by a fnotorist. Mr, Blanton suffered a number of injuries, necessitating medical treatment. FL ) ZIEGFELI) IS TO KE-Ol'I.N HIS FAMOUS FOLLIES New York.—Flo Zlegield is 50m.; to reopen his New Amsterdam roof where once the Zicgfeld midnight frolic held sway, this fall, shortly after the advent of the great drought, when it was found that diners couldn’t wax merry wituout giggle water and other high voltage beverages. Now. Flo seems to be lieve he can revive the frolic on an arid basis, probably supposing that the public has long since gotten Used to going without it. On week days. the Irolc will cost $6 a chair and on week-ends $7.50 which is quite a hoist over the prevailing box office prices. WOMAN, GUN IN HAND. THWARTS JAIL KULAK Hillsboro, Sept. 13.—A bold fail delivery by four negroes was frus trated litre last night through the timely arrival of Mrs. R. F. Cole, wife of the Orange county jailer, who gun in hand came upon the scene In time to cave her husband, then in the midst of struggle with the negroes. She had heard the struggle, and had come prepared, frightening ’-he men into submission. Cote had pone into the cor rid >r to place the prisoners in their aidir. One of the quartet requested a match. As he reached into ills pocket, they pounced upon him. He was giving a good account of him self,, with the aid of his blackjack, on the arrival of his wife. Views At Cleveland County Fair. Above are two views of the place where Cleveland County people will assemble by the thousands next week for their biggest annual event—The Cleveland County Fair. Photo in oval is a view of poultry show building with the manager. Rev. John W. Suttle. Large view is a cross-section of a finish of one of the horse races last year. THE BIG FAIR Of The Carolinas Here In Your County Next Week FARM, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EXHIBITS, LIVE STOCK AND POULTRY SHOWS, A MAMMOTH MID WAY, FREE ACTS EACH DAY AND NIGHT, HORSE AND GREYHOUND RACING EACH AFTERNOON, DAZZLING FIREWORKS EACH NIGHT, PASSENGER AIRPLANES, SHOWS. THE CLEVELAND COUNTY FAIR Opens Tuesday, Sept. 25, And Runs Through Saturday Sept. 29. Five Big Days GET READY FREE FOR KIDDIES (This coupon clipped and signed will admit any school child to the fair grounds on opening day, Tuesday, Sept. 25. Bring all the Children.) NAME SCHOOL (CLEVELAND STAR COUPON.)
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