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SHELBt, N. C. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12, 1928
Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons
VOL. XXXV, No. 118
THE CLEVELAND STAR
liv mall, per year (in advance) $2.,M
Carrier, per year (in advance) $3.00
, LATE NEWS
The Markets.
Shelby Cotton Market _ IK Sc
Cotton Seed, per bu. ..fit l-2e
Rain On Thursday.
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Cloudy and somewhat
wanner with rain In west portion
tonight. Thursday rain, warmer in
east portion.
Influenza Spreads.
Schools In numerous states over
the union and this state have clos
ed this week due to the influenza
epidemic. Including the city schools |
at Atlanta, and four or five uni- j
vcrsltles. The epidemic in this sec
tion seems to be subsiding some
what, but physicians warn of the
danger of a “set-back,” or relapse.
BY Hi 111928
Mr. Tom Tucker, Who Died Tues
day, Made Arrangements For
His Burial.
Mr. Tom Tucker, age 73 years.
ho passed out quietly Tuesday
afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home
of Mr. Dock Jones at McBrayer
Springs, a few miles north of Shel
by. will ne buried Thursday In a
casket and vault he selected at a
local undertaking parlor fwo years
•ago.
After making this personal selec
tion of nis casket and ^yault to
match those In which his wife was
' burled about four years ago. he vis
ited the undertaking parlors about
every six months to view the casket
and vault and make sure they
were in keeping for him. If he
went out of town on a trip, he call
ed by Jack Palmer’s and instructed
him t.b take charge of his body if
anything happened.
Heart Trcmblr.
Mr. Tucker had been suffering
with a heart trouble for several
years and felt he would die most
any time. He was a millwright by
trade and opera'ed many grist and
flour mi'.'.s throughout the county.
He was knewh as "Honest Tom” to
many for be was upright and hon
orable in all his cea'mgs and in his
younger days was one of the hard
est working men in tnis section.
Mr. Tucker was married to Miss
Martha Jane Beatty. This union
was a most happy one. Four years
ago she died and all of his broth
ers and sisters have passed on ex
cept a half-sister,-' Mrs .Dorcas
Beam of Shelby He was a member
of the First Baptist church. Shel
, by. -
The funeral will be conducted at
Ross Grove Baptist church Thurs
day at 1 o’clock by Rev. R. M.
Hoyle, veteran Methodist minister
of the county. Interment will be
beside his wife at Sunset ceme
tery.
YOUNG Ml HELD
ON CHECK CHAHGE
Harry Kelly Arrested By Officers
On Check Charges Here
Tuesday.
Harry Kelly, young white man
said to have married in the Latti
niore section but a native of South
Carolina, was arrested by Shelby
officers yesterday on a check pass
ing charge. Arrested with him was
his companion, Byron Martin.
Some days back, it is understood,
a warrant charging Kelly,with forg
ery was sent to Woodruff. S. C.,
where he was thought to be, but
later it was reported that he was
in Texas. Tuesday lie appeared
again in Shelby and local mer
chants notified officers who made
the arrest.
Among the firms originally pre
ferring charges, it is said, are
Campbell’s and Wright-Baker’s.
Eight Couples Get
License In Gaffney
Cleveland Couples Help Make
Stroup Total 25 For
Week.
The South Carolina hitching
ground continues in popularity.
Last week 25 couples secured mar
riage license from Probate Judge
Lake W. Stroup, at Gaffney, among
whom were eight Cleveland coun
ty couples.
The Cleveland couples follow:
Ernest L. Miller arid Justina
Mauney, of Shelby; Louis McMurry
«nd Nannie Dover, of Kings Moun
tain; Smith Phil beck. of Shelby,
and Molly Kate Melton. of Old
Fort; Jim Thrift and Viola Oliver,
of Shelby; Hubert Pryor and Paul
ine McCraw of Shelby; William
Perry Patterson and Rachel Byers,
of Shelby; Henry Willis ar.d Erie
Hastings, of BelwOud: nawreuce
Robbins and Rachel Crow, of Boil
kig Springs.
Defeat Of School Issue Will Shorten Term Here
Board In Definite
Statement; Citizens
Make Plea To Voters
Can Run Only Seven And One-Half Months
With Present Tax, Board States. J. J. Me
Murry Says Defeat Would Disgrace Town.
Hoey, Mull, Ryburn Endorse Raise.
Next Monday, December 17, if
the increased tax levy for the Shelby
; school district is voted down the
: city schools of Shelby will be able
to operate noi more than seven and
one-half months next year, per
haps this year. This was announc
ed in a definite statement by the
city school board today, together
the declaration by board members,
all respected business men, that the
Shelby school system is operated at
as small a cost per pupil as is the
system of any town of similar sire
and property valuation in the state.
Tlie statement was followed by 1
statements from numerous well
knowji clffzens of the town who
declared that defeat of the meas
ure would be a "black eye” for
Shelby.
The Hoard Talks.
Member;! of the graded school
board speaking to The Star stated,
and asked to be quoted, that - they
find it an impossibility to run a
nine-months school to Shelby upon;
the 30 cent rate: that they have
been incurring a deficit for several j
years. Being manifest that this
could not go on, the school board
laid all the facts before Attorney R
L Rvburn. who went into the mat- -j
ter thoroughly and advised the
board that the only way out cf the
situation v.ae-wincre jn-T? -the tawi
levy, and that, this would require!
an election. The members of the
board fee! as it ft is not fair to
them to ask them to give their time j
and best business judgment in the
conduct or the schools without pro
viding adequate financial support.
They serve without pay and simply !
as a matter of public pride. They j
have gone into the matter thorough
ly this week again, and unless the
voters of the town see fit to vote
the increase the school CANNOT
RUN LONGER THAN SEVEN AND
ONb-HALr MON rHS. That while
the tax will not be available this
year they hope, if the future is pro
vided for, in sonic way to keep from
shortening the term this year, but
this is not certain In any extent
if the tax is not voted there is no
encouragement to go on incurr’ng
a deficit and it is the unanimous
judgment o' the board to CLOSE
THE SCHOOL when the money
gives out
Is For Maintenance.
A number of incorrect statements
are being made, the statement of
the board continued, by those op
posed to the increase-*rfor instance
that the increase is desired to take
care of the deficit. This is not
true; it’s sole purpose is to take
care of the future. Also, it is
claimed, that help may be expected
from the next legislature—The
board is advised that this is un
certain and entirely problematical,
and feels as if there Is every reas
on. to assume the school district
must provide for the extra three
months, even if the legislature does
give aid, as the increase by the
! state will be for the six months
term, and n the state gives any
relief it Will be used to lower the
counts school tax. The board, in
conclusion, insists that it hj con
ducting the schools of Shelby on
a more ECONOMICAL BASIS than
is being done in any other town
of similar size and property valua
tion.
WouEd ue pisgrace.
Following the frank statement by
the board numerous citizens inter
ested in their community declared
that the measure defeated would
injure the town generally. Among
them was Mr. J. J. McMurry, one
of the town’s oldest and most re
spected business men.
“X think it would be a disgrace
for the town to go backward with
its schools.'' he said. "To its here
(meaning the McMurry interests)
the increase will mean a good
sized amount of money perhaps,
but to take a backward step in our
chools will hurt us worse, Per
sonally, with no more children to
educate, it does not mean so much
to me other than community pride
and the general benefits the com
munity as a whole will receive
.rom modern schools. I was a mem
ber of the first eraded school board
here and I can look about town
today and sec men and women get
ting along fine in the world, who,
due to conditions, would never have
been able, to receive the educa
tion they did in the graded schools
if they had been forced to pay the
oid tuition."
Ryburn For It.
Mr. Ryburn, who advised the
school board In the proposal, and
considered a conservative business
man, says: "As I see the school
situation it is up to the voters to
vote the tax, or see their school
term cut short.. There is no doubt
about what the result will bo if
the tax is defeated. It the people
warTT»a school term out of line with
the other towns of the state, then
they can have it by defeating the
tax. I do not think Shelby can
afford to take that position.'’
Voting Against Children.
"Ordinarily," stated Clyde R
Hoev, “I would be opposed to any
increase of taxes lor any cause,
but i cannot get the consent of my
mind to vote against the future of
the children of Shelby. Therefore,
I am in favor of the special school
tax. and 1 shall vote for it next I
Monday.
"My children have all finished
school so that I have no selfish
interest in the matter, but. I am
deeply interested in maintaining
good schools for all the children of
this entire community, and I do not
think: that Shelby could afford to
defeat this special'tax and permit
our schools to be cut down in length
of term and in efficiency. I do not
know of anything that would ad
vertise Shelby the wrong wav as
generally as to defeat this school
tax and let it be known that our
school term is to be reduced. The
men who compose our school board
are good business men and are
deeply interested in Shelby and in
the education of our children. They
have given us the facts in regard
to this situation and it seems to me
that there should be no question
about our making this necessary
provision for our schools,” he
added.
High Cage Outfit
Drops Opening Game
Cllffside Wins Season's Opener By
One Point. Slow
Starting.
The Shelby high basketball quint
lost its first game of the season
here last night to the fast Cliffside
fiv“ by a score of 10 to 9
The local quint, handicapped in
practice by the influenza epidemic,
appeared unable to get going and
tailed to flash any form or display
any teamwork until the game w:as
well gone. As it was the nip-and
tuck contest, with one point mar
gin. proved entertaining for the
fair-sized crowd which witnessed
the game in the “tin can.”
Wall and Hippy started the
game at the forward b rths for
Shelby, with Lee and Hulick at
guards and Gold at center Num
erous substitutions were made.
The Shelby coaches are now
trying to arrange another come •
here Friday night.
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Veteran, Age 92,
Is Buried Today
John Weaver, Died Here At Home
Of His Son VV. T. Weaver.
Burial At Bethel.
Mr. John Weaver. 92 year old
Confederate veteran, died Tuesday
| afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home
; of his son W. T. Weaver on West
1 Sumter street with whom he made
i his home. Deceased is the last sur
i vivor of his family and is a native
; of this county moving here a few
1 years ago from Double Shoals.
Mr. Weaver will be buried Thurs
day at 2 o'clock at New Bethel
Baptist church near Lawndale, the.
funeral to be conducted by Dr
! Zeno Wall of Shelby. Surviving
are the following children: Mrs
Frances Sweezy, Mrs, Andrew Prit
chard. Mrs. Janies Wilson. Wr. T
and Bynum Weaver. One son Dock
Weaver died about four years ago.
Also surviving are 34 grandchildren
and 70 great grandchildren.
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'tody Of Fury Me Swain Found In
Honeysuckle Vines. Suicide
Due To III Health.
In a clump of honeysuckle
vines, the body of Eury Mc
Swain, farmer of Patterson
Springs, was found early this
morning with the top of his
head blown off by a shot gun
which he fired with his own
hands late Tuesday evening,
while out hunting. His finger
was still on the trigger and one
hand gripped the barrel.
Ill Health the Cause.
Suicide was admitted to be the
cause of his death. He had been hi
ill health since his wife died four
years ago and recently his mind
was affected. For five weeks lie was
a patient in Broad Oaks sanitarium.
Morgan ton, being treated for mel
ancholia. hast. Friday he was
brought home, somewhat improved
but his sister, Mrs. J. J. Curry with
whom he lived at Patterson Sprin -
'concealed the gun and any othe
dangerous objects from him. Rab
bits had been eating the cataba;;
in the Curry garden and yesterday
When Mrs. Curry started to the
garden he asked to take the gun
along to shoot any rabbits he
might see. She consented but no
rabbits were found in the garden
and he went off to the field to hunt
awhile, apparently in a normal
condition.
Posse Makes Search.
Mrs. Curry became alarmed that,
lie should be out by himself with
a gun and reported the tact to his
brother Eli McSwain who lived
nearby. E11 went to the field and
found him hunting and decided to
join him as a matter of safety
after (Eli) had made a short,
business trip. Upon his return he
sought to join him, but the search
was hi Vain and a posse of fifty
men in the neighborhood was
formed to locate him.
Night came on and the sur
rounding countryside was scoured
by lantern light. About 1 o'clock
this morning the search was aban
doned until morning when it was
resumed at daylight
In the chimp of honeysuckles,
Claude McSwain. a brother, found
the body with th» top oi the head
blown Off by- the short barrelled
shot gun.
Mr. McSwain was 38 years of
age, the sen of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Luther C. McSwain. When
his wife died four years ago he
was left with one little girl, Helen,
now eleven years old. He was a
quiet. Christian young man, high
ly esteemed by all who knew him.
He was a member of the Patterson
Springs Baptist church where the
funeral takes place Thursday morn
ing at 11 o’clock. Services will be
conducted by Revs, W E. Lowe and
Rush Padgett.
Surviving are five brothers An
derson, Walter, Claude, Eli of this
county. Orie of Charlotte and two
sisters. Mrs. J. ,J. Curry of Patter
son Springs Mid Mrs. Ben Allen ol
Blacksburg.
Issue Warrant For
Sma’ley In Casar
Shooting Sunday
Little Known About How Hoyle
Was Shot Due To Drink
ing Said.
A warrant we worn out Tue.
u.t\ beipre Judge John P Mull for
Maurice Smalley, charging him with.
: hooting Palmer Hoyle in a Casar
' cafe late. Sunday afternoon. Smal
ley is said to have disappeared att
I er the shooting. Hoyle is in the
hospital here with bullet wounds
j in the shoulder but is not consider -
1 ed in very serious ^Jiape.
According to information given at
the time the warrant was sworn
out very few' details of just what
happened before and during the
shooting are known, due, it was
said, to the tact that quite a num
ber of those present were under
the influence of whiskey.
| ROYSTER IS NEW CHAIRMAN
Ol KEY CUT. GOVERNORS
Mr. Wythe Royster, oil distribu
for, is the chairman of tin- board
of governors of the Key club, local
social organization lor young men.
He was elected at the annual elec
tion held by the club this week.
Other members of the board arc
Messrs. Max Washburn, E B. Jar
rett, Mike Austell a<nd Stowe Wray.
| with Bill Andrews as cluo secretary
Navy Hero Honored
William Russel Huber tabove),
machinist’s mate. U. S. N.,
with the Congressional Medal
of Honor which President
Coolidge conferred upon him
for bravery during a boiler ex
plosion aboard the destroyer
Bruce. Huber’s reckless gal
lantry saved the lives of nearly
a score of shipmates.
(Intennaf fAfia.1 Newsraef)
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011 m WBT
Will Broadcast In Charlotte Friday
Night, Dec. 21.— Rehearsal
Friday.
■, The choir of the First Baptist
church of Shelby will broadcast
over station WBT, Charlotte, on
Friday night, December 21, at 9:30
o'clock.
The cantata, 'The King Cometh '
by Stulls, will b“ rendered. The
choir has been working tor several
days on this special Christmas
number and Mr. Easom, the direc
tor, reports satisfactory progress.
The next rehearsal will be held
on Friday evening at 7:15 o’clock in
the Central high .school auditorium.
A full attendance is desired. This
cantata,, will be rendered at the
evening service of the church on
Sunday night December 23.
Gardner Names His
Private Secretary
Will Be Tyre Taylor, Young
Charlotte Lawyer And'
Club Leader,
It, was announced in Raleigh yes
terday, where Governor-elect O.
Max Gardner was attending a iarm
conference, that Tyre C. Taylor,
young Charlotte attorney, would be
his private secretary when he takes
office as governor next month.
1 The young attorney formed a
| Gardner-for-governor club at the
| University, in 19.20, and in the rec
1 ent campaign was state .organizer.
; of young Democratic, clubs,
!
Was Standing I'p And Covered
Over Six Feet Deep. Cave.
In Blamed.
i
Damon Jenkins, 28, tolored em- '
ploye of the cotton oil plant here, j
was smothered to death in a cave- j
in of cotton seed at the seed house j
of the oil mill plant in the south
ern part of town last night about,
midnight.
J. W. Canipe, night superintend
ent of the plant, states that Jen
kins was in the seed house feeding
out seed to the plant, and added
that about 80 minutes before he
found he had answered a call
made by the superintendent. The
seed stopped piling out and sensing
something wrong the superintend
ent with others cut his way through
the wall to find the colored man
standing up, but buried under six
or seven feet of seed presumably j
rom a cave-in. i
Another slide of seed very near j
pinned him in, Canipe said.
Jenkins, who came from Forest. I
City but whose home is in Spartan- \
burg, had been tn the employ of
Tie plant, for two or three years, it
was said,
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Po’iceman’s Son Is
Unlucky Youngster
Shoots Self, Then Breaks Arm
Playing At Shelby
School.
Eventually young Edgar Cook,
10-year-old son of Policeman and
Mrs. H. L. Cook, may claim Job's
hard-luck championship.
1 Yesterday the young fellow while
playing at the east Marion street
school took a tumble in which lie
broke one of his arms.
On October 23 last Edgar shot
himself in the left leg, due indirect
ly to the burglary scare. Mrs,
Cook asked her husband to leave
one of his guns at home for her
protection while he was on his beat
during the time “the Shadow” was
entering Shelby homes. The offi
cer oiled up one gun, loaded it,
and left it for his wife. Fdgar saw
it, got hold of it, pulled the trigger
and made a neat hole in the fleshy
part of his left leg.
Now it's his arm, and the shoot
ing, according to his dad. was hot
the boy's first tough luck. Some
years back he cut the leaders and
tendons in one of his arms and it
i took months for the wound to he:i'.
! Shortly thereafter he injured one
j leg. Since coming to Shelby he has
: been shot and has received a
broken arm.
Policeman Cook wonders: what
next? But the 10-year-old son
J seems to take his afflictions in a
| cheerful manner.
Upho-d Decision In
Silvers-Noian Case
The North . Carolina supreme
| court this week affirmed the su
perior court decision in the case of
J. w Slivers vs. J. B. Nolan and
company, of Shelby.
The suit centered about a note,
and in superior court here the de
cision favored the Nolan firm.
Horse’s Head In Beer Barrel
Davidson County Deputies Find Head In
Barrel Of Illegal
Brew,
j Leximnih: 'tin •> a certain
J beverage, of more or -less popular -
! ity, that is frequently spoken of as
I “white mule" or “white horse."
I These names, however, are popu
j larly supposed to have been be
stowed by reason of the tact that
this beverage possesses the quality
known as “kick.” : But here is a
more realistic reason than this
Several days/ago Robert Hunt
sand Lee Sechriest;. deputies sheriff
i in Emmons and Conrad Hill town
j ships, were scouting about in the
woods on the trail of a suspected
I moonshine pi,ant, when they came
across a beer stand covered with a
tow sack in the customary man
ner. When the sack was lifted a
stick was observed lying across the
top of the barrel. When this was
lifted the officers were amazed to
find a horse’s head hanging to it.
And it was literally hanging on^
by the teeth, for the stick, hah been
run between the molars of the long
since deceased animal and these
.supported this strange contest of
the brew intended to produce the
other, kmd of "white horse," or
just plain "sugarhead "
The skin and flesh had long
since gone from the head and
only the bony structure remained.
The officers were skeptical of
whether the moonshiner who made
up the mash was* trying to put
kick” in the mixture in tig man
ner, but were rather inclined to
believe that someone was trying to
play a rather ghastly or ghostly
prank on (hr manufacturer-. Only
one vhnd' of beer was found and
•ttyi tuli was not located
A h(!.•».’ i .'aid to have died in
that neighborhood a month or so
-igc aid its .1 eleton is believed to
have furnished the object found in
the barrel of beer.
Kiwarns To Invite
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State Notables For
Gardner’s Farewell
N. C. Supreme Court
Studies Doz Trial
Cleveland County
Blanton-Bridges Dog Case In Court
For The Fourth Time
This Week
Down in Raleigh this week
learned men and the savants
of law on the North Carolina
supreme iourt bench are trying
to deride in a wise, dignified '
manner it “Lucy” was killed hy^.*'
a hit-an-run driver, or if
“Luey” herself was guilty of
jay-walking and thus paid the
price with her life. “Lucy,” you
understand, was the dog of
Bate Blanton, well known Cleve
land county farmer.
The ease is that of Blanton vs, j
Bridges, afh Officially recorded on ,
the s* 1 documents of the state,]
but Ihjrrc is very much more to I
the case than that.
This is 'the fourth time a court
lias been convened to render ade- •
vision as to "Lucy,' and this time
it is the highest court in the state !
which faces the knotty legal prob
lem centering about one of Cleve
land county’s famous hounds.
Killed By Auto.
Those familiar with the case will
remember that months back—per
haps years— the Blanton dog was
alleged to have been killed by an
automobile piloted by Charlie !
Bridget another well known citi:»n j
of the county. Whereupon Mr.!
Bier ton asked $50 damages of Mr, ,
Bridges.*, The ease was first airecl j
before a magistrate of the county ]
Then it moved up to superior court, !
where there was a non-suit, “dog- !
fall,” or something 'like that. An- j
other court- term or so passed and
again the case faced a supreme
cou*l jurist and jury. This time a
decision v as rendered, and an ap
peal taken to the supreme court—
the last word of appeal in Tar- j
heelia. Just what the last decision ]
was is not umembered off-hand. ]
but this week the supreme court j
will look over the merits of the case
and decide about “Lucy's” death
and the $50.
Legal lights say that, the opinion
handed down in the Blanton
Bridges cases, and it is expected
this week—probably Thursday— j
may be of much interest to the legal j
profession. This opinion may center j
about the learned court's decision j
as to whether or not a dog is con- ]
sidered capable of taking care of :
itself when it strolls out into a
road, and, if not, is the auto driver i
to exercise more precaution for the I
canine stroller than for u human
pedestrian?
Robert Mr Bee Appeals From Sen
tence For Striking Sewing
Machine Collector,*
I
Tn county court yesterday Robert
McBee, oi the section between
Boiling Springs and Ciiffstde, was
given a three months sentence by
: Judge John Mull for an alleged as
sault on B. B. Birmingham with a
shot-gun used as a club McBee
entered notice of an appeal to su
perior court.
According to the. evidence it !
seems as if Birmingham, district |
: manager for th>* Singer Sewing nia- j
j chine firm, visited the McBee home ,
| along with Charlie Hayes, local j
agent, to collect an amount said to j
be; due on a sewing machine there. I
A dispute arose and Birmingham !
charged McBee with hitting him 1
over the head with the barrel end j
of a shot-gun, inflicting a wound or j
the scalp necessitating several ]
stitches to sew up. Evidence in-;
trodueed by McBee was to the el -
1 tect that Birmingham called him j
I a vile name and advanced upon j
|. him ■ |
Copoer Still Found
By OfFcer Pruett
A copper still, of about 40-gallon,
capacity, was brought In to the
sheriff's oifice here yesterday by
Deputy S A Pruett, of No. 11
township
Senators And l.aw-Makers To At
tend Mammoth 300-Guest
Meeting- December 28thu
A great state occasion, the like of
which has never been seen in this
section, is planned for Shelby on
the night of December 28th or 29th
when Max Gardner? North Caro
lina's next governor will be given
a farewell dinner by the , Kiwanis
club of w hich he was the first presi
dent. T
The guest list will Include all
members of the next general as
sejttbiy, both the state house and
ffenate, numbering 170, 411 state of
ficers. members of the supreme
court, judges of the superior courts
and a number of rep-esentatives of
the daily newspapers in the state.
300 Guests.
It Is estimated that, about 300
guests will attend and they will
come from all parts of the state In
an acquaintance meeting whereby
Governor Gardner and the officials
with whom he will work, will be
come better acquainted to work
more in harmony for the state’s
v/rlfarc
Slate-wide Speakers.
Such a gathering has never been
seen in North Carolina outside the
state capital as it will be virtually
a meeting of the general assembly
so far as guests are concerned. Of
course the members of the general
assembly will not have taken of
fice. but matters of state will no
doubt be discussed to some extent
in a short speech from some lead
ing man from each of the ten con
gressional districts.
Invitations will go out this week
and the guests will be expected to
decline or accept before Christ
mas in order that the management
of Cleveland Springs hotel may
know how many guests to provide
for. Admission will be by card on
ly and when guests have accepted,
admission cards will be mailed to
them.
It Is expected that fully 100 mem
bers of the general assembly which
meets January Sth will oe here and
that practically all of the state of
ficials and judges will come as there
will He a laxity in work during the
holidays and these busy men can
leave their duties very conveniently
at this season.
Mull To Be Toastmaster.
O. M. Mull, state chairman of the
Democratic executive committee
who is to be the floor leader in the
house of representatives will be the
toastmaster and it is planned to
have Clyde K. Hoey deliver the ad
dress of welcome. Most of the
speech making will be done, how -
ever, by distinguished visitors from
all parts of the state, men who are
to have a part in the affairs dl
state during the Gardner adminis
tration
As the dining room accomoda
tions are limited, ladies will not be
invited unless they happen to be
elected to the general assembly.
Kiwanis members will be allowed
the privilege of inviting one male
guest at $2.50 per plate, provided
proper notice is given to the club
secretary that such a guest is ex
pected.
Cleveland Dinner.
Forrest Eskridge has been named
chairman of the decorations com
mute? and it is planned to decorate
the dining room and table* with
products oi Cleveland cdTiiitf farms,
such as cotton, com. pumpk.ns. po
tatoes, etc. J, D. Lineberger who
is arranging the menu with the ho
tel management plans to use Cleve
land county products on the menu
as far ns possible, using native
turkey, yams, etc.
Preliminary arrangements f ir thi-i
meeting of. the following commit
tee: O. Mull J. S. Dorton.c.c
Blanton. Wm. Iuneberger, Lee B.
Weathers, Prtil Webb, J. D. Line
berger and Oliver Anthony,
More Cotton Open
Than Ever, McMurry
One of tl’.c big reasons why
Cleveland county will this year
make more cotton than ever, over
50.000 bales as estimated, is that
a bigger percentage of the bolls
have opened by natural process tills
year than ever before. This Is the
opinion of Mr. J. J. McMurry, vet
eran cotton man and head of the
McMurry firm .here, ■■
Mr McMurry says that this sea
son has been the most perfect ever
tor cotton in Cleveland county and
that more of the cotton has opened
due to the warm, dry weather than
in his memory. -