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VOL. XXXV, No. 121
THE CLEVELAND STAR
SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESD’Y, OCT. 10, 1928. Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons earner peTJcar" IS advance! wo?
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LATENEWS
Fair And Cooler.
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Fair tonight. Slightly cool
er In extreme northeast portion.
Thursday fair with rising tempera
ture In west portion.
Free Defendants.
Information here this afternoon
has It that a superior court jury in
• Charlotte today acquitted the three
defendants In the sensational “love
powder” murder case there. The
defendants, Sam Daniel (Prof.
Brsndorine,) and Mr. and Mrs. E.
F, Presslar were charged with fram
ing the death of Mrs. Presslar's
first husband, L. M. Lockamy.
D. A. R. Organization And Other
Clubs Planning Observance
Of Armistice Day.
For the first time since the Ar
mistice was signed ten years ago.
thereby closing the biggest war In
the world’s history, a celebration
of the event is being planned by the
Daughters of the American Re
volution and other civic clubs such
the United Daughters of the
Confederacy and the Woman’s club.
A meeting was held yesterday in
the Woman's club room at which
time the plans were discussed.
One or the important events oi
the occasion will be the unveiling
of a bronze tablet which will be
erected on the stone walls of the
court house. This bronze tablet will
contain names of the thirty men
from Cleveland county who paid
tiie supreme sacrifice in the World
war. A noted speaker will address
the throng of people expected to be
here, flags and bunting will be dis
played, a picnic dinner is being
planned for the ex-service men who
number between 400 and 500 in the
county, parades and music will also
be had.
It Is planed to Issue a general
invitation for everybody to take a
day off and come to Shelby for this
celebration, the details of which
are being worked out and will be
announced later.
Bridges, Flashy
Back, Is Out Of
Shelby’s Line-Up
Capt. Milky Gold Also Hurt. Hits
Highs Chances Against
Charlotte.
Old Man Jinx is on the trail of
the Shelby high football eleven
again this week.
Pacing a hard game with Gas
tonia this week-end and with the
big game of the year with Char
lotte next week Coach Casey Mor
ris has two good reasons to feel
blue.
First of all, Rooster Bridges, star
half back and the most consistent
forward pass tosser on the Shelby
eleven, broke a finger on his right
hand in the Waynesville game. This
week he has the arm in a plaster
cast and It will likely stay there
for a month, it is said. This means
that he will not play against Oas
Jonia this week and will also be
out of the Charlotte game here
next week when the services of
every veteran on the squad will be
hadlv needed.
To top off the Bridges’ Injury,
Capt. Milky Gold, hefty driving
fullback, has a lame shoulder from
the Waynesvllle game. Gold dis
playing his usual determination
says he will be in Friday’s game and
will also be ready for the Charlotte
tussle. He may and he may not,
all depending upon how Iris shoulder
develops.
Should neither of the two backs
be able to play Friday, and it is a
certainty that Morris will take no
chances on Bridges, the Shelby
eleven will go into the field with
only one experienced back—Zeno
Wall. This will give Poston, More
head Mauney. Eskridge and oth
ers the opportunity they have been
looking forward to.
Charles Store To
Open In October
Miss Gladys Boling, of the New
York office of the Charles Stores,
has arrived in Shelby to take charge
of the office work for this new in
coming concern. Asked Tuesday
when be expected to open the es
tablishment, Mr. E. A, Millican, the
manager, said "Sometime in Octo
ber will find us ready to greet the
public.”
Mr. Putnam Off To
Mr. Bailey’s Funeral
Rev. D. F. Putnam, pastor of the
Beaver Dam Baptist church where
the Kings Mountain Baptist as
sociation is meeting on Thursday
and Wednesday of this week was
[called to Roper in eastern Carolina
to conduct the funeral of his daugh
ter’s father-in-law, Mr. Frank
Bailey. Mr. Bailey is being buried
[there today. His son married Miss
[Vivian Putnam, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. D. F. Putnam of Shelby.
Klan Out
To Beat
Smith
Duncan, of Forest City Leads Move,
Local K. K. K May De
Worked Again.
Dr. A. C. Duncan, of Forest
City and well known here,
grand dragon of the North
Carolina Ku Klux Klan, la out
to beat AI Smith, and he wants
$8,000 to do it with, according
to a mimeographed letter bear
ing his name.
In connection with the reports as
to the K. K. K. activity in lighting
Governor Smith is a rumor that
the Shelby klan, which was dis
banded, may be re-organized to aid
in the fight against the Democra
tic candidate.
Nothing Known.
Whether or not there is anything
to this rumor cannot be said de
finitely. , Members of the organiza
tion which once f unctioned here are
vague in their reference to the re
organization rumor.
Duncan's I.etter.
The Raleigh dispatch telling of
the Duncan letter reads:
“According to the best judgment
of leading citizens, North CajroKflS
cannot be won by Hoover “unless
the Klan assumes a fiefinite, dar
ing, determined part in the battle
sent out to Klansmcn by Amos C,
Duncan, grand dragon of the Ku
Klux Klan in North Carolina, in
which he calls on the “fearless Tar
Heel Kluckers” to raise a campaign
fund of $3,000 to fight Governor
Smith in this state.
I “I am immeditely putting five
more campaign speakers on tour
in this state, using them seven
days per week until November 6,"
! the letter states. “I am having
prepared literally tons of powerful
campaign literature which you
Klansmen must distribute during
the final phases of this crusade to
every voter in North Carolina.”
“The grand dragon advises klans
to put ‘discreet committees’ to
work soliciting absent members, and
says that special bulletins will be
sent them assigning speakers and
instructing them in campaign strat
egy.
“Mr. Duncan not only places on
the Ku Klux Klan the responsibility
of defeating Governor Smith in this
state, but declared, ‘We must carry
eight Southern states for Hoover.’ ’’
General Holland
Buried On Tuesday
Well Known Farmer Of The Rcho
beth Section Dies At Shelby
Hospital, Age 64.
General M. Holland, well known
farmer of the Rehobeth section be
tween Lattimore and New House,
died in the Shelby hospital at 3
o'clock Monday where he had been
a patient for a week or more, with
a kidney trouble. General Holland
was 65 years of age and a highly
| esteemed citizen of the community
in which he lived.
The funeral was conducted Tues
day afternoon at 3 o’clock and in
terment was at Sandy Plains Bap
tist church, Mooresboro, the serv
ices being conducted by Rev. Z. D.
Harrill, Mr. Holland is survived by
his wife and the following children:
Oscar, Sam, Boyce, P^ul, Mrs. John
Humphries, Mrs. Perry McSwain,
Mrs. Sherman Whitaker, Misses
Lorine and Mollje Holland.
His brother John Holland died
last Saturday, just forty hours be
fore his death.
Also surviving are two bi others,
Perry Holland, Matt Holland, and
two sisters, Mrs. B. T. Brooks, of
Charlotte, and Mrs. Bud Dixon, of
Ellenboro.
Gardner Talks To
Young Voters Here
O. Max Gardner, candidate for
governor, was the speaker at a
meeting of the executive commit
tee of the young voters club of
Shelby held at the court house last
night.
Mr. Gardner, who began his poli
tical career as an organizer of
young voters, declared that the
work was highly important for the
party and was the foundation of
the party’s strength in the next
election.
A big rally of ail the young vot
ers Democratic clubs in the county
will be held here next Tuesday
night and a prominent speaker, to
be announced later, will be secured
to address the young Democrats
of Shelby and the county. All club
members in the city and county are
urged to remember the date.
Broken Eggs, Secret Trysts
1 Dead, 1 Dying, 1 Jailed
“Petey" Powell (upper left) whom Fate tricked sardonically when he I
dropped a bag of eggs at feet of enchanting Mrs. Zella Dickson (lower
left), biueblooded Denver matron. Right, artist's conception of the scene
which detective reported back to Mr. Alpheus E Dickson, movie mag
nate, and which probably caused him to lay trap which resulted in
Powell’s untimely death.
Al, Herb Learn About
Women From Politics
Should Be Authorities On Feminine
Sex When Campaign
Is Over.
(By Rodney Dutcher.)
Washington.—By the end of
the campaign, Governor Alferd
E. Smith ought to be one of the
world's most important authori
ties on the feminine sex.
Herbert Hoover, too, Is learning
about woman from politics. But
Smith, who, incidentally, has a wife
and daughters, has been receiving
the more intensive education. Two
women especially have been taking
an important part in his political
life. One has devoted years to
building him up; the other has re
cently undertaken to tear him down.
One is Mrs. Henry Moskowitz,
the New York social worker,
whose life's ambition is to make
Smith president. The other is Mrs.
Mabel Walker Willebrandt, who for
eight years has been an assistant
attorney general and whose chief
interest lately has been to destroy
Smith politically.
Mrs. Moskowitz is older. She has
had more, perhaps, than anyone
else to do with the remaking of A1
Smith. The two first met when
Smith was vice chairman of a leg
islative committee investigating
sweat shop conditions such as ex
isted before the horrible Triangle
fire in New York. Up to that time
Smith.-had been than a
capable Tammany politician. With
the air of Mrs. Moskowitz his eyes
were opened to a host of social in
justices.
This Jewish woman become in
time his most trusted adviser con
cerning affairs of New York state.
Under his inspiration, Smith be
came the champion of humani
tarian legislation. Meanwhile, she
developed an immense admiration
for the character and ability of A1
Smith. When Smith developed
presidential aspirations she foster
ed and guided them.
One of Smith’s biographers. Henry
F. Pringle, lias suggested that if
Smith were elected Mrs. Moskowitz
might become the first woman cabi
net member. But Mrs. Moskowitz,
obviously by her own wish, holds no
public office. She is chairman of
publicity for the New York state
Democratic organization and has
taken an important part in the pre
Convention and electoral campaigns.
But she Works quietly. One seldom
finds, her name in the newspapers.
There is no reason to suppose
Mrs. Willebrandt is any great wor
ry to Hoover. While some of his
prominent supporters among poli
ticians that she be muzzled, Hoover
kept hands off.
Estimates County Cotton Crop
Run From 43,000-51,000 Bales
Total May Reach Last Year’s Crop
If Frost Comes Late,
Many Say.
Cleveland county will this year
make anywhere from 43,000 to 51,
000 bales of cotton if estimates
tendered The Star yesterday and
today have anything to do with it,
With a week or two of warm
weather, however, the cotton out
look in the county has improved
and there are quite a nmber who
would not be surprised if last year’s
record crop of 48,690 bales is not
equalled or surpassed. The others
not so optimistic say that such may
happen if the weather continues
warm for another week or so and
the first killing frost does not come
before mid November.
Many Estimate.
Numerous estimates on the coun
ty crop have already come into The
Star. At the end of the cotton sea
son The Star will give five dollars
in cash to the person mailing the
best estimate.
Remember this—all estimates
must be in by Wednesday, after
noon, October 31. The estimates
2,000 Bales Of
Cotton Ginned
The Cleveland county cot
ton crop, although several
weeks late, is being picked
rapidly now and the gins are
busy each day.
Up to October 1, this year,
2,937 bales had been ginned
in the county, according to
the report made yesterday to
The Star by Miles H Ware,
ginning of last year—9,992
bales having been gined up
to October 1, 1927,
must be written on a slip ot paper
witfi the name and address of the
writer.
Estimates so far include the fol
lowing: J. F. Roberts, 46,675 bales;
Tom Lattimore, 51,393; Jesse Wash
burn, 47,999; S. A. McMurry, 45.000;
H. A. Logan, 43,000; J. J. McMurry,
sr„ 43,500; Lander McBrayer, 48,
700; J. J. McMurry, jr„ 43,682;
Sylvanus Gardner, 48,490; Earl
Hamrick, 46,000: P C. Gardner, 48,
960; Jap guttle, 17,000,
A1 Herb Smith
To Vote Smith,
He Lives Here
Al Herbert Smith lives in
Shelby.
Laugh if you desire, but an
Al Smith does live here and
his middle name is Herbert.
No matter which candidate is
elected this Smith will bear
the same name. However, he
is going to vote for his name
sake, Al Smith, and take a
chance on dropping the Herb
ert on November 6.
Al Herbert Smith is the
ventriloquist who entertains
here and there about the
street corners for the amuse
ment of onlookers. He casts
his voice very well and he
says that in voting for a man
of the same name he will cast
his vote equally as well.
CIVIL MBS TO
HI JIT MEET
Rotary And Kiwanis Meet Together
Friday Night. Murrill
May Speak.
The Rotary and Kiwanis clubs of
Shelby will hold a joint meeting
Friday night at Cleveland Springs
hotel with the Rotary club acting
as host to the other club.
If arrangements now planned are
fulfilled Hugh A. Murrill, Char
lotte business expert, will be the
chief speaker.
Inter-QHy Meet.
In the meantime local Rotarians
are considering an inter-city meet
with South Carolina clubs.
A dispatch from Gaffney says
that the Gaffney Rotary club is
planning an inter-city meet there
for Tuesday evening, October 23.
The meeting is scheduled to be held
at Limestone college W'ith the Un
ion, Spartanburg, Tryon and Shel
by clubs as guests of the Gaffney
club. The meeting, it is is said, will
be held if its meets with the ap
proval of the guest clubs.
Mrs. Padgett Head
OF Parent-Teachers
South Shelby School Perfects First
Organization Here Tuesday
Night.
(Special to The Star.)
Mrs. Rush Padgett was elected
president of the South Shelby Par
ent-Teachers association at a meet
ing of that organization Tuesday
night.
Other officers chosen at this, the
first meeting of the school year,
were: first vice president, Mrs. C.
A, Morrison; second vice president,
Mrs, Arthur Benoy; Miss Winnie
Blanton, secretary and Mr. L, B.
Anthony, treasurer.
Prior to the election of officers a
delightful musical program was
rendered by Central high school
band directed by Mr. Sinclair; the
South Shelby community orchestra
directed by Mr. Marvin Blanton and
a chorus of fifty boys and girls from
the 6, 7, and 8 grades of the South
Shelby school.
Devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. T. B. Johnson ard Rev.
Rush Padgett. Miss Selma Webb
presided.
Supt, I. C. Griffin was present
and made a splendid talk on “What
the Parent-Teacher’s association
Means to a Community.” A cash
prize of one dollar will be given to
the grade for having the most
mothers present at this meeting.
Before adjournment the president
called for a meeting of the execu
tive committee Thursday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock in the school audi
torium.
The attendance at this meeting
was good and a great deal of inter
est manifested.
Nix And Lattimore
Firm To Discontinue
Big Scll-Ont To Start Thursday.
Well Known Firm
Here.
The firm of Nix and Lattimore.
one of Shelby’s best known estab
lishments, announces in the adver
tising columns of today's Star, they
are selling out and will discontinue
business. The sale will be inaugurat
ed tomorrow.
The partenrship of these popular
; Shelby men has extended over a
period of eight years. Prior to that
time Mr. Nix had occupied the same
stand for more than twenty years,
the present Nix-Lattimore store
having originally been built for Mr.
Nix.
So far, no statement has been
forthcoming as to what business
the respective partners expect to
| engage in,
NAME NEW HOTEL
FOR BLANTON OH
TOR COL. SHELBY
_
Will Be “Burwell Blanton” Hotel
Or "Isaac Shelby” Hotel,
Owners Say.
The new hotel, corner of La
fayette and Warren streets, be
ing erected now to replace old
Central hotel, will be known as
the “Isaac Shelby” hotel, or
the "Burwell Blanton” hotel,
owners of the new building re
vealed to The Star today.
Both names are now being
given consideration by the Blan
ton Interests, owners, and Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Brabble, of Char
lotte, who will operate the new
hostelry.
Both names date back to the Re
volutionary war and the early his
tory of this section. If named the
“Isaac Shelby” the hotel would be
named for the same man for whom
the town was named—Col. Isaac
Shelby, one of the gallant leaders
of the American troops in the de
feat of Ferguson, British redcoat
leader, atop Kings Mountain.
Revolutionary Soldier.
if named the Bur well Blanton
the hostelry will bear the name of
the head of one of the largest
families in this section of the state
—Burwell Blanton, the first, who
was one of the Revolutionary sol
diers at Kings Mountain. The first
Burwell Blanton was the grand
father of the late Eurwell Blanton,
well remembered in Shelby as the
father of Messrs. C. C., George, and
Edgar Blanton, and the late Mrs.
Eskridge. In other words, the sol
dier of the Revolution, and the
forbear of all the Blantons and
their kin of this section, for whom
the hotel may be named, was the
great grandfather of Messrs. C. C.
and George Blanton and the great,
great grandfather of Mr. Forrest
Eskridge and Mrs. W. J. Roberts.
The descendants of the first Burwell
Blanton run now into many of the
leading families in the Piedmont
and western section of the two
Carolinas.
So, it may be put down for a fact
now that the fine new hotel, which
will soon grace the business section
of Shelby, will be known as the
"Issac Shelby” or the “Burwell
Blanton.”
A conference was held recently
between the owners and the Brab
bles and at the next conference it
is said the name will be definitely
decided. Either will be in the nature
of a historic reference for this sec
tion.
homeWtSs
m FOB Y1KS
Ruth And Gehrig Give New York
World Series In Four
Games.
St. Louis, Oct. 10.—Crashing home
runs and world records with the
same abanon the New York Yankees
repeated as the baseball champs of
the world here esterday in their 7
to 3 defeat of the St. Louis Car
dinals.
It was their fourth straight game
and duplicated their feat of last
year in which they won the series
in four games.
Babe the Bambino led the attack
In routing Sherdel and Alexander
with three home runs, equalling his
World Series record. Lou Gehrig,
the other half of the home run
twins, drove out a homer as did Ce
dric Durst.
The Cardinals led until the
seventh when a third called strike
on Ruth was protested and Sherdel
tossed up another which Ruth
drove over the fence. Gehrig fol
lowing him duplicated the feat.
Singles drove in two more runs and
Grover Alexander supplanted Sher
del. Then in the eighth Durst, hit
ting for Paschal, drove out another
homer and Ruth followed for his
third one of the game.
The Cardinals scored again the
ninth.
R. M. Gantt Named
Presidential Elector
Raleigh. Oct. 9.—Robert M. Gantt,
Durham, has been named by Chair
man O, M. Mull as presidential elec
tor for the fifth congressional dis
trict, succeeding Basil M. Watkins,
of Durham, resigned.
Mr. Gantt is a past state coun
cillor of the North Carolina divi
sion of the Junior Order of United
Americaan Mechanics and lias been
active in other fraternal, political
and other organizations.
Mr. Gantt is a native of Cleve
land county, being born and reared
in the Belwood section.
L
Ehringhaus Speaks
Here On Thursday .
Young Voters
Asked To Hear
Mr. Ehringhaus
Al Bennett, chairman of
the‘young voters clubs for
Cleveland county, announces
that his organization hopes to
have all the young voters in
Shelby and this section hear
Hon. J. C. B. Ehringhaus at
the school house here Thurs
day night. The Elizabeth City
orator will interest all young
people, he says.
Chairmen of young voters
clubs together with their com
mittees are urged to be pres
ent and bring with them as
many members as possible.
L
Dr. C. E. Maddry Speaks On Co
Operative Program At Bap
tist Association.
A large crowd is attending the
Kings Mountain Baptist associa
tion meeting Tuesday and today
with the Beaver Dam Baptist
church a few miles west of Shelby
and the entertainment is royal. The
good people of this prosperous
farming community ar * leaving no
stone unturned to entertain the
delegates and visitors and spread
bountiful dinners. The association
marks the closing of the year for
the forty odd Baptist churches in
Cleveland county and all have made
gratifying reports in standardized
Sunday schools, better houses of
worship and increased churcn mem
bership. The various churches now
have nearly 10,000 members.
Rev. John W. Suttle, the modera
tor is presiding over the 78th an
nual session and business is being
dispatched with ease and on sched
ule time.
The Carnes Steal.
Dr. C. E. Maddry, one of the out
standing Baptist leaders in North
Carolina spoke on the co-operative
program, gave a frank inside story
of how C. S. Carries absconded with
a million dollars in Atlanta. Ga.,
which Southern Baptists will be
called upon to replace. It was one
of the most colossal stealing this
country has witnessed. Carnes got
out of prison for stealing from a
railroad about the time the war
camps were breaking. He lost his
identity in the turmoil of that per
iod and got a job as bookkeeper for
an audit concerp. This audit con
cern did work for the home mis
sion board and Carnes was on the
job. He was very smart and help
ful, making suggestions as to im
proved bookkeeping methods which
struck the favor of the mission
board. Later he became connected
with the board as bookkeeper, pro
fessed religion, was very pious, ac
tive in church work, became a dea
con, etc. Dr. Gray, the board’s
head is an old man and death left
a vacancy as treasurer, Carnes had
won such favor that he was placed
in authority and given power to
borrow funds. He borrowed the
million from various banks over the
country, obligating the board to
pay. The banks readily loaned for
they felt it was authorized by the
board and the money was going for
mission work. As a matter of fact
Carnes did not show a record of
these loans on the board’s books,
but had a private memorandum.
The Baptists will soon te called
upon to meet these obligations and
Mr. Maddry appealed for a ready
response when the time comes.
Meredith Girls Elect
Officers For Club
Cleveland county students at
Meredith college, Raleigh, have
organized a county club. The first
meeting was held a few days ago
for the purpose of electing officers
and Miss Roberta Royster of Fall
ston was elected president and Miss
Charlotte Tedder of Shelby, was
elected secretary-treasurer. The
purpose of the club is for its mem
bers to become better acquainted
with the students of Meredith and
other colleges of the state.
Dies At 100.
Pittsburgh.—Capt. John Clarke
Anderson. 100 years old, cousin of
William F. Cody (‘Buffalo Bill”),
is dead after a varied career, includ
ing participation in the gold rush
of ’49.
That is to say, the Solid South
is not liquid.—Council Bluffs Non
pareil.
Gardner Speaks At Lattimore Sat
urday Night. Rally Here On
Thursday.
Cleveland county Democratic
leaders are planning a big rally
at the court house here Thurs
day. tomorrow, night when Hon.
J. C. B. Ehringhaus of Elizabeth
City is the speaker.
An added crowd is expected for
the Ehringhaus address due to the
fact that Hon. O. Max Gardner will
not speak on the same night at
Kings Mountain as was originally
scheduled.
On Smith Train.
In stead Mr. Gardner, as the next
governor, has been invited to be
among the North Carolina celebre
ties to meet the A1 Smith train at
Norlina Thursday and ride with the
Democratic nominee on his tour
which includes Raleigh, Greens
boro. Salisbury and Charlotte. The
Smith train will reach Charlotte
Thursday night at 9:50.
As originally planned Mr. Ehring
haus was to speak here Thursday
night and Mr. Gardner at Kings
Mountain on the same night. Now
that there will be only one speech
efforts will be made to concentrate
Ihe crowds at the court house here.
Club Members Out.
Mrs. R. L. Rybum, chairman of
the Democratic women, and A1
Bennett, chairman of the young
voters’ clubs, are notifying all their
club chairman and vice-chairmen
today that a full representation of
both organizations is wanted for
the Ehringhaus speech Thursday
night here.
The Elizabeth City man, a likely
candidate for governor in 1932, is
one of North Carolina’s greatest
orators and a large crowd of Shelby
and county people is expected to
hear him boost the Democratic
ticket.
Gardner At Lattimore.
Although he was unable to speak
at Kings Mountain Thursday night
Mr. Gardner wil speak at Lattimore
Saturday night as scheduled. It may
be the only speech he will make in
his home county during the cam
paign and the Lattimore section
will likely turn out in full to hear
him.
MBS.MTF
BURIED TUESDAY
Leaves Large Number Of Descend
ants. Loved. In Her
Community.
The funeral services for Mrs. Joe
Self were conducted Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock at Clover Hill with
her pastor, Rev. S. M. Needham,
conducting the services.
Mrs. Self, who had been an in
valid for 13 years died on Monday
at her home in the Casar commun
ity.
The deceased was 78 years of age.
In 1869 she was married to Joseph
Self and to the union 10 children
were born, seven of whom survive
their mother. Fifty-four grandchil
dren and 59 great grandchildren also
survive.
Mrs. Self joined the Methodist
church at the age of 18 and was al
ways faithful. She was widely loved
in her community and will be
greatly missed.
Bumner Cron Of
Corn Predicted
Government Report For October In
dicates Yield Of 2,903,272,000
Bushels.
Washington, Oct. 9.—This year’s
corn crop was forecast by the de
partment of agriculture on the basis
of October 1 condition at 2.901.372,
000 bushel':, compared with 3,939.
580.000 bushels indicated last month
and 2.773,708.000 bushels harveited
last year. • ;
A preliminary estimate of. the
winter -wheat crop places production
production at 575.0i,C.009 bushels in
dicated a month ago and 553,288,000
harvested last yecac
Indicated production of spring
wheat is 8jS.0C»>,00») bushels of, cluruin
and 249,0(10,000 bushels of of ter
spring wheat against 84.860.00C and
237,GC7,000 indicated last month and
78.155.000 and 243,152,000 bushels
lxarvested last year,
BLACKSBURG TO INSTALL
STREET TRAFFIC LIGHTS
Blacksburg, Oct. 9—With the
completion of hard surface national
highway, No. 29, through the cen
ter of Blacksburg, the city authori
ties. wishing to safeguard life and
property, have arranged to install
automatic traffic light*.