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VOL. XXXV, No. 11 r, THE CLEVELAND STAR SHELBY. N. C. 12 PAGES TODAY FRIDAY, SEPT. 28, 1928. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons Bymail- peryear (inadvanse) C25« y nuwuwna Carrier, per year (in advance) *3 0* LATE NEWS Fair Wether. Today's North Carolina Weather He port: Generally fair tonight and Saturday. Not much change in temperature. Schenek Speaks. Mr. John F. Schenck, jr.. aider man under two city administra tions in Shelby, was the speaker at the Rotary luncheon today. His talk centered about city government generally but more particularly in Shelby. During the talk he advocated a new system of electing aldermen so that ail times there would be one or more experienced men on the board. Well Known Farmer Of Fa I Passes At Cherlotte !Io. ital. Funeral At New Hope. Mr. Lance Hopper, well known farmer of Earl, died Wednesday if: ernoon at 2 o'clock in a Charlotte hospital where vie was undergoing treatment for a stomach trouble. Mr. Hopper was 62 years and ele ven months old. The funeral was conducted Fri day morning at Now Hope Baptist church. Earl, by tiic pastor. Rev. J L. Jenkins, assisted bv Rev. John W. Buttle and a large crowd at tended to pay a tribute of respect to hts memory Mr Hopper was a kind hearted, conscientious cittern,, loyal to his church and community, a loving father and husband. A number of years ago he fell from the porch of his home which he was building and sustained a brok-n leg, which had *o be amputated. In spite of this handicap he re mained cheerful and hopeful. Mr. Hopper was the son of Smith Hopper and was born and reared near the state line. He was married to Miss Ollie Wilson who survives, with three children Mrs. Bynum Mauney. Mrs. Austin Bettis and Earl Hopper. The livestock exhibit at the Cleveland county fair this wee!; measures up better than was ex pected and officials declare it to be 300 per cent better than last yea", proving that the fair slogan '‘fifth and finest" is applicable in every way to the fair this year. The judges are well pleased with the variety and the high type of livestock. This has been one of the growin ; departments of the fair. Two years ago more stall space had to be pro vided to care for the entries. This year the added stall space was in sufficient to properly house the stock. J. C. Ellis of Lenoir won first for the best bull and R L. Shuford Of Newton for the best herd. Thic were many exhibits from outside the county. showing the interest that the fair is enlisting from dis tant points. Wednesday and Wednesday night were merry hours for numerous people in Shelby and at the county fair, but it was a little too merry for sixteen. During the day Wednesday and the early hours Wednesday night city and county officers "canned' exactly 16 people in the county jail. Fourteen of the total were a little too boisterous at the fairgrounds, and a dozen of the 14 became so. during the Wednesday night rev elry. "We want the people who attend the fair to have the time of their lives," county offltjss patrolling the grounds stated, "but they must keep within the bounds of the law and decency.” City Sells $100,000 Worth of 6% Notes Anticipating A Bond Issue Of lake Amount Later When Bond Market Is Better, Tiie ctiy of Shelby has sold $100, 000 worth of short term notes to the Commercial National bank of High r*oint, j>aid notes to bear an interest rate of six per cent. This loan was negotiated in anticipation of a bond issue which na.s already been authorized but has been he' i up. pending an improvment in t; ■ bond market when the bonds can be sold to a better advantage. The ! money arising from the sale of the notes will be used. $70,000 to pay tor, f ewer extensions end- the b’ri'hr/ of a septic tank, Mb,093,fh? j sion and improvements Iii the etc: trie light depar'ri'nt. City officials cent'tler f'r's i good saie in view of the tijUtn: ,s o, ■ t-Ht» rr»onps * Fair Here Just One More Day Wednesday Saw I.argest Second Day Crowd In Fair History. Good Crowd Thursday. I _ With new hundreds continu ing to pile through the Cleve land county fair gates Wed nesday and Thursday fair offi cials are of the opinion that the j "Fifth and linest fair,” which closes Saturday night, will also go down in history as the great c‘ t fair yet staged in the coun | ty. A. E. Cline, fair president, stated this morning that the Wednesday crowd was the largest second-day crowd yet to see the faiir, Thurs day another mammoth throng swarmed about the exhibit halts and midway and Thursday night tiie gayety perhaps reached its highest peak. However, Mr. Cline was of the opinion that there have been better third-day crowds than attended Thursday. Big Day Saturday. Indications this morning were that tiie fair grounds would be thronged again today and this evening, and officials expect the second largest crowd on the final day Saturday. Since school chil dren were admitted free Tuesday, and over 15,000 came, it is not likely that Saturday's crowd will outnumber that of Tuesday but in actual paid admissions Saturday will be the big day of the fair. Hundreds who attended Tuesday have been back at home working during the week but in all probab ility will be out again tomorrow foi the last big day and night. LOCAL PEOPLE TO HEAR GOV. SMITH ‘'Brown Derby Boys” May nave Space Together. Many Plan To Attend. When Gqv. Alfred E. Smith. Democratic nominee for president, speaks in Rafeigh during the cam paign he may see, seated down in the auditorium in front of him, a brown-derbied delegation from Shelby and Cleveland county. State Chairman O. M. Mull has announced that a block of tickets for the speech will be sent to each county in order that people from all sections of the state may hear him. Following this report there was a movement here to secure as many tickets as possible for this county and numerous Smith supporters be gan planning a delegation of brown derbied wearers to go down for the address. Pony Races Feature Wednesday Events Matthew Simmons, Fields Young, Anri (’has. Roberts Come Out Winners In Three Classes Pcny races featured the tra"t events at the Cleveland county fair cn Wednesday when sixteen young sters who own ponies, entered their steeds for honors. The sixteen ponies were graded as to size and Mathew Simmons won first place in the 48 inch class. Fields Young jr„ in the 52 inn class and Chas. Roberts in the 56 inc hclass. With thousands of ad miring friends in the grandstand, the youthful riders were cheered lustily as they made the half mile tract on their Shetlands. The boys finished as follows: Ponies under 48. incites: . Mat-hew Simmons, first; Robert Harrelson, second, Jno. Albert Blanton, third; James Washburn, fourth; Carlo,s Young, fifth; Eugene Beam, sixth: Billy Allen, seventh. renies under 52 inches: Fields Young Jr., first; Zcb Cline, jr. sec end. Hugh Lee Irvin, third; D. H Cline, jr., fourth; James Washburn, sixth: Carlyle Sturm ey. sixth. Ponies under 56 inches: Chas ' Roberts, first: James Allen, scoonc.; '• Weldon Morris, thira. ■\ Daughter. Mr. rnd Mrs C. M, Denis nre re reiving the congratulations oi friends jpnn -he arrival of tiler ‘ first uorn, a darp,bf"r, Td: a Prno':; Mr, Dehn-i; i- prerertpticn cicrk, a* j E.ephcnscn s druc store. Tl’e .'Tv. y eohr-'e f-'ot-rvl tc::n n • :d Ulrcuph : i-t; v i'eie they j.’.iy Lenoir iJi.. ne ci'i i Stork Wins Race With Plane When Young Kaufman, son ot president ot Chatham and i’henix National Bank of New York City, was notified that his wife, the former Patricia Mallinson, was expecting visit from the stork at Marquette, Mich., he immediately dashed to Curtis Field. L, i„ and hopped off for the West. But the funny old bird was there ahead of him despite the speed of his craft. Red Cross Gifts vL_ jj Donations To Florida Relief Here Still Far Short Of Quota. Shelby and section as yet have not met their quota for Red Cross relief work in storm-stricken Flor ida. In fact, contributions to date do not total one-half of the $350 asked of this section. A late list of contributors, ns given The Star today by Treasurer D. Z. Newton, follows: Previously acknowledged .. $127.24 W. J. Arey ....$5.00 Cash . ...*_$5 00 J. R. Dover.... $10.00 Dr. E. A. Houser ........._$5.00 Miss Katie Mae Toms_ $5 00 Mrs. Daisy Price DeBerry_$5.00 Cash ..... $1.00 Total . .....__,...$163.21 Wrestling Match At Fair Saturday Ernest Harris Will Take On Daw son Before Racetrack Grand stand Saturday Night. Fair visitors Saturday night will have the opportunity of witnessing one new attraction—a wrestling match between Ernest Harris, of South Shelby, and Bill Dawson. The match between the tw-o light heavyweights will be catch-as-catch can, two best in three falls. Daw son will weigh in at 173 pounds and Harris at 170 pounds. The match will be staged on the free-act stage just in front of the grandstand. Circle To Meet. The Mary Lee Hudson circle will meet Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. J. O. Lutz. “Hit The Cat, Boys, Not Me” “Come on up, boys, and take a throw at the cats. They’re easy to hit, fellows. Come on and take a fling,” was the ballyhoo with which Mrs. Frank Burgen, proprietor of a cat booth at the Cleveland county fair, greeted the peo ple thronging the midway early Thursday night. In a solid stream the boys did march on up and toss balls at the cat, but in the course of the night one young fellow’s eyesight failed mo mentarily and instead of hit ting the cat, he hit Mrs. Bur gen on the jaw. A short time later the j booth proprietor was a pat- i ient at the Shelby hospital— suffering with a broken jaw bone. Yeung Girl Dies In Ella Village Miss. Cordell Tucker, seventeen I year old daughter of Mrs. Tex*e Tucker, died at her home at the Ella mill this morning at seven o'clock. The young girl, favorite of main friends, had been ill for some time, suffering from a protracted illness, Funeral services’ will be held at the home Saturday morning a: eleven o’clock. Mr. D. D, Wilkins has returned from Asheville where he attended the N. C. policemen's convention. Guy McKinney Thought To 'lave r tifferci Fractured Skull In Tiling". Guy M -Kinney, steel worker engaged in th° construction of the Central hotel oy the Joe W. Stout Construct "on Co., fell a distance of aoo.it 13 feet this morning on a pi e of ste»l and the .;ise of his skuil is thought to i;c fractured. I.' ' iniy-y,’ y ‘ v ' J '.I’D in 'D un Cmoious cctjci.-' u rito-rd'to the hospital in ;:n rmNjV'.ire vfS-tc at not;:; today lie was reported to bp rest !n;ag centcior ness, but • lutd not been a Mg to go to X-ray room determine the extent of his injury McKinney was one of several Workmen, engaged in setting some steel fioor joists on the second floor of the Central hotel building when by some means he lost him balance and fell to the main floor on a pile of s'eel joists. He struck on his head and was picked up bleeding at the ears. Hospital authorities will make a more complete examination later in the day to determine the extent ot his in jury which if quite seriou . apparently. Mr McKinney is said to he the sen of Alvin McKinney of E!’<-n boro. After tire accident his father was notified end members of his immediate iamily hurried lieie to be I - i Chairman Odus Mull Complains Of Interference In Radio. Criticism Here. Are Gov. A1 Smith’s speeches by radio being interfered with in some manner? That question was widely discussed here yes ! terday by radio listeners who declared that on Wednesday night the radio program was coming in fine until the pro gram reached the Smith speech. From that point on it was most ly a jumble that could not be understood they claimed. Mull's statement. The talk of interference with the speech here in a manner reiterates j the statement made in Raleigh ear lier in the week by State Chairman 1 Odus Mull. The Raleigh dispatch : quoting Mr. Mull follows: "O. M. Mull, chairman of the ! State Democratic executive com I mittee, in a statement issued here. | said he had received complaints that the speech of Governor Smitn j at Helena, Mont., Monday night I could not be heard because of in i terference. "I was inclined to think for a time that the charges made out in California that the Helena address of Governor Smith could not be heard because of governmental in terference was political, but I have leceived information here in Ra leigh which seems to bear out the charges,” the chairman declared. Other Programs Clear. “Programs coming in over certain stations, notably WOR at Newark, N. J., just before Governor Smith began his address, were “clear as a beil," Mr. Mull said. Governor Smith's address, he added, came in so badly that listeners could not hear enough to get a connected sen tence at any time during the speak ing. *'I am making no charges,” Mr. Mull said, “but these reports seem to add to the evidence that those in charge were not willing for the country to hear Governor Smitn’s arraignment of the Republicans for the corruption practiced during the past eight years. “They are well aware of the ef fectiveness of Governor Smith’s i radio speeches and know of the j convincing arguments he uses. They | also know of the reports that he is j making ready converts to his ban ner among those wTho hear him even over radio. “It is possible that something was done to prevent the people of the country from hearing him, although I can hardly conceive of such a method of muzzling a speaker, even among Republicans.” Boiling Springs Plays Rutherford Fans Here Elated Over Oak Ridge Game October 27. Tomorrow Big Test. The Boiling Springs college foot ball eleven will undergo its first real test as a college grid outfit to morrow when the Baptist collegians play Rutherford college at Ruther ford. The outcome will offer an idea to fans as to how Coach Hammett's eleven witi stack up against other college and prep school elevens tc be met during the year. Football fans of Shelby and sur rounding section are elated over the Oak Ridge-Boiling Springs game here on October 27. Oa*c Ridge always has one of the best prep school teams in the south and if Boiling Springs makes a good im pression in that game, local farts sea the time coming when Shelby will be the scene of numerous big grid battles with the Baptist eleven meeting their strongest opponents here. Several Shelby fans will likely make the trip to Rutherfordton Sat urday since there is much local in terest in the eleven because the college is located nearby and also because three members of the Boil ing Springs line. Capt. Buck Coble. Howard Moore and Cleve Cline, were former outstanding stars at Shelby high. Peyton McSwain To Speak In S. Shelby Capt. Peyton McSwain, district presidential elector will speak Tues day night in South Shelby, in the school house, according to an a:i nouncMucnt made today by B. T. Falls. Dempcftstir: county chairman. Mr. McSwain has been ery actr ? in the campaign tor the : tat”, coun ty r.nd national tickets and will no doubt be heard toy a large cfo.,d The hou. is 7:30 OiJock and lad. i'-J ■’ . ■ ■; 1. To Run Hotel A. D. BRABBLE. A. D. Brabble Leases Central Hotel Here Former Operator Of Central Will Run New Central When It Is Finished Here. A. D. (Dick) Brabble, former op erator of tne Central hotel here wheat it wa.. destroyed in fire in February, has secured a lease from the Blanton estate coi the new Cen tral. The New central is now being rebuilt and will nave 66 rooms, all with baths. The .adding is fire proof and will have the lobby and dining room on West Warren street facing the Gilmer department store, Mr. Brabble is living Charlotte now where he is ating the Selwyn hotel but w operate the Selwyn and Cent. jointly. Work is moving right along with the New Central but it Will be several months yet before it is completed and ready for occupancy. Sergeant In Spanish American War Dies At Parental Home—Fu neral Saturday. Sergeant J. Clint Alexander who served in the Spanish American war under Capt. J. T. Gardner in old company G with Hugh Logan as first sergeant, died Thursday after noon at 2:45 o'clock at the home of his parents on West Marlon street, following an illness of several years. Mr. Alexander had lived in Texas for the past twenty-five years where he was a contract painter. There his health was bad and he sought treatment in the best hospitals of the west. The early part of this year, he came to his native home and has been under the care of his sisters, one of whom is a nurse. ; Here he received every care and at \ tention in his last days. Sergt. Alexander was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pink Alexander, one of the pioneer families of Shelby, i his father being the first child bom in the newly formed town. He was 52 years of age last October and unmarried. He was a conscientious fellow with many fine qualities that endeared him to all who knew him.1 Mr. Alexander will be buried Sat urday in Sunset cemetery, the fu neral to be conducted from the Alexander home at 2:30 o'clock Sat urday afternoon by Rev. H. K. Boyer. Rev. Zeno Wall and Rev. C F. Sherrill. He^was a member of a Baptist church' at Orange. Texas, where he lived for many years. Surviving are four sisters. Misses Edwina, Flora, Pattie and Nora Belle, and three brothers, Wriston, of Omaha, Will of Rutherford coun ty, Uptcn of Baltimore, Md. Cinderella Store Will Open Soon Shelby is to rejoice in a new a.ri exclusive shoe shop, one of the well' known Cinderella chain. The shop, j in the row bank building <the for mer location of the Shelby Building and Loan association), is now being j rapidly made read# for the open ing. Cinderella shops are well knonn in this section of North Carolina. This particular ■ shop is a branch from Gastonia. The manager an nounces he will carry the well known Cinderella stock. The open ing is expected to occur in a lev ' days. Regular Masonic Meet On Tonight Cleveland lodge 202 A F and A j M trill meet in regular mont >'v comthV Meet ion tonight at the Jli sente temple. Democratic Women Active In County Youth And Girl Fined Here For Living Together Had Been Staying At Local Hotel As Man And Wife. Caught By Chief. “Mr. and Mrs. Rich,” a young couple so registered at a local hotel, were rich in name only when they were unable to pay a $50 fine each imposed by Judge Mull in county court today. The young man and woman were convicted of living together at the hotel for several days as man and wife, when, in fact, they were not. In court “Mr. Rich” gave hisaiame as R. M. Rice and his home at Dur ham. “Mrs. Rich,” an attractively dressed and fairly good-looking young blende, gave her name as Loyce Moore with no home address attached. Story Entertains. The story related by the young couple proved somewhat entertain ing to the court. The young man declared that when he “struck Shelby” this week every room at the hotel where he stopped was filled and that his blonde companion came in about the same time. The dilmena was solved, he said, by the two deciding to register together so that they might get the lone re maining room. So far, so god. But Thursday night Police Chief Richards was doing a little scouting in civilian clothes, which is to say that lie left his baided uniform and chief ’s badge at home. Somehow the youthful “Mr. and Mrs. Rich” did not have all the appearances to the chief of inno cent young honeymooners. There fore the arrest. Then the fine, which hasn't been paid, but may be paid. Race Winners At Fair On Wednesday Winners in Wednesday's races at the county fairgrounds follows: 2:14 Trot. 1st. Peter Wallace: Driver Fitbian; time 2:12'/i. 2nd. Red Gauntlet; Driver Piepei. 3rd. Tommy Axworthy; Driver Scott. Time of the mile 2:12U. 2:24 Pace. 1st. Johnnie Frisco; Driver E. Walker. 2nd. Nellie Armstrong; Driver Wallace. 3rd. Wcnderful; Driver Stout. Time of the mile 2:12'i. Results of Thursday’s racing events: Free Fcr All Pace. 1st. The Creed, Driver Walker. 2nd. Hollyrod Josephine, Driver Robers. 3rd. Silver Pointer, Driver Hat chell. Time 2:08Vi. This was decidedly the fastest race on the local track, being with in a second of the track record. Hollyrod Josephine wen first heat by a few inches, while The Creed barely nosed out winner in the sec ond two heats. 2:20 Trot. 1st. Gaston Gunter, Driver Hat cheil. 2nd. Lindy Tramp, Driver Wood. 3rd. John Volo, Driver Scott, Time 2:1211. 2:18 Pace. 1st. Crystal Boy, Driver Smith. 2nd. May Queen, Driver Tate. 3rd. Broden Boy, Driver Wallace. O’Possums May Be Hunted Next Week The “tater and possum gravy'’ menu will be the choice dish of Cleveland county next week. The o'possum hunting season comes in on Monday, October 1, it is announced by Mike H. Austell, county game warden. That ’possum hunting is a favorite sport in the county is shown by the fact that hunting license are being sold in larger numbers in recent days. Mrs. Ryburn Organizing Feminine Vote Meets Loyal Support. "The outlook for the general suc cess of the Democratic ticket in this county improved more during the past week than in any other similar period of time,” declared Judge B. T. Falls, county chairman today. "The work of Mrs. Ryburn in or ganizing the Democratic women and the speech of Dr. Delia Dixon Car roll, Tom Dixon’s daughter, for Al fred E. Smith have had a remark able effect already." Works In Shelby. So far the organization work of Mrs. Ryburn, well known Presby terian churchwonoan, has been con fined to Shelby, but next week the women of the county will be or ganized into Democratic clubs. Wo men approaching 500 in number have joined local Democratic clues in Shelby and the county chairman is of the opinion that more women will vote the entire Democratic ticket here this fall than ever be fore. The whispering campaign against Smith arid other candidates has had its effects in addition to Dr. Car roll's speech, in the opinion of Judge Falls, who declares that the women are strong against such tac tics and if they were not for Smith to begin with are being driven to him because of the methods used in fighting him. The list of women tendering tht:r loyal support to Mrs. Ryburn in her work includes some of the best known church and social leaders in Shelby. Entire County Better. Judge Palls states that insofar as the county and state tickets wuie concerned that he has never ielt the least worried about a decrease in the Democratic, majority and he expects the county to give its sen, O. Max Gardner, one of the most solid votes ever cast. However, any num ber of Democrats, he says, had been misled early in the campaign by Re publican propaganda, but now that they are hearing the other side and the real truth about A1 Smith and his remarkable record, his honesty and his openess, he states that voters are being added to the Smith banner daily in every section of the county. Since Democratic campaigners have been speaking in every section of the county giving the actual facts about Smith in rebuttal to the whispering campaign that has been waged against him there has been a decided change in sentiment, and Chairman Falls is not adverse io prophesying at the present time that Smith will carry the county— “no doubt about it." The thorough campaign of the county wiil be maintained during the week. Yes terday Democratic leaders met Here and mapped out the speaking pro gram for the county for next week. One of the highlights of the pro gram is that Congressman Eulwtn kle, a favorite in the county, will speak in Cleveland three times. His first speech is cooked for South Shelby, the second at Lawndale, and the third tomorrow night week at a meeting of fox hunters at Polk ville. Highs In Belmont For Contest Today The Shelby highs are playing Belmont Abbey in the first game of the year at Belmont this afternoon. Before departing for the prep school Coach Casey Morris was as pessimistic as usual about the out look, which is to say that he was almost as gloomy as Monk Young er, Davidson coach, or Gus Tebell, State college mentor. "May get beat four or five touch downs. Can't ever tell,” Morris said. But the Shelby coach in using his favorite phrase, “can't tell,” alwajs has a twinkle in his eye that makes his hearer wonder how much of his mysterious statement is to be taken 100 percent, and if taken so, what .1 means. Two Shelby Youths Hitch-Hike To New Mexico And Back The latest claimants for the hitch hiking championship among the youth of Shelby are Warner Stamey and Albert White. 17-year-old boys v ho lire an the Fallston road. This week they returned to their home- here after hitch-hiking to New Mexico and back, a distance of 4.000 miles They were on the road 17 days. Dot made the return ‘ **i*3 '*vr'r*tlv. fTf ''V) sent from home 27 days as 10 days were spent In Oklahoma wheat fields and on New Mexico ranches The entire trip cost the two youths only about $25 each and that de spite the fact that they visited in eight states. "Rides were not hard to pick up, and we rode most of the way. Thai * why it didn't cast us so very much ' the young sight-:,ecra stated on their return home.