I a r 16 PAGES TODAY 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? f 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*.