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VOL. XXXV, No. 35 THE CLEVELAND STAR
SHELBY, N. C.
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1929.
Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Afternoons cLriei!1 per year (in advance) $3^00
LATE NEWS
The Markets.
Shelby, spot cotton ........_20c
Cotton Seed, bu._.....__ 70!2c
Showers Likely.
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report: Cloudy tonight and Satur
day, with showers and probably
local thunderstorm*. Little change
In temperature,
Shelby Wins First
Contest Of Season
From Belmont Team
Gold, Harrelson And Lee Lead Hit
ting. Team Looks Good
At Start.
The Shelby highs yesterday von ]
their first game of the baseball
season by defeating the strong Bel
mont Abbey prep school team at
the Abbey stadium by a 5 to 3 score.
Game Likely Today.
Unless the weather prevents the
highs are scheduled to play the
fast Cherryville team at the city
park here today for their second
game of the year.
Although in action for the first
time since last year the Shelby
youths played in mid season form
as evidenced by the low score and
by the fact that only three errors
were made by the locals.
Gold, last year's captain playing
at third, and Harrelson, the new
first-sacker, led the hitting with
two safeties each, while Cline
Owens Lee, Shelby shortstop, was
the only local to secure an extra
base blow, cracking out a double in
the seventh Inning. .
However, other than general
teamwork the highlight of the Shel
by play centered about the work of
two pitchers, “Mud” Poston, vet
eran moundsman of last year, work
ed for the first seven frames, and
then Hamrick, a newcomer, was
brought in from outfield and held
the Abbey team hitless for the
final frames, striking out three in
succession in the eighth.
The Shelby scores came from
eight well time hits, while Bel
mont touch Poston for seven hits
in making their three runs.
The opening Shelby line-up was:
Bridges, 2b; Farris, c; Lee, ss; Gold,
3b; Hamrick, If; Harrelson, lb;
Bumgardner, rf; Hulick, cf; Pos
ton, p.
Mr. Jason Hawkins
Of Union Is Dead
Mr. Jason Hawkins, well known
farmer of the Union community,
succumbed to a stroke of paralysis
at the home of his son George
Hawkins at 7 o'clock Wednesday
evening of this week. He suffered a
stroke the day before his death, at
the age of 79 years, 11 months and
12 days. Mr. Hawkins was a splen
did man and highly esteemed by all
who knew him. His w’ife preceded
him to the grave about two years
ago.
The funeral was held Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, services con
ducted by Rev. D. G. Washburn,
pastor of the Union Baptist church
where the interment took place. A
large crowd was present to pay a
tribute of respect to his memory.
His grandchildren acted as pall
bearers and flower girls.
Surviving are four children, John
and George Hawkins, Mrs. Joe
Hoppis and Mrs. Frank Walker,
twenty-two grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
Byrd New Manager
Acorn Store Here
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Formal announcement is made of
the resignation of Mr. W. D. Allen,
manager of the Acorn store of Shel
by. Mr. F. C. Byrd, former mana
ger of the Lexington (North Caro
lina) store is now in charge.
Mr. Allen told The Star that he
hopes to remain in Shelby per
manently as he likes the city.
It is understood that Mr. M. L.
Horn, one of the field managers of
the Acorn chain, who has been
making headquarters here, will
' not return to the city.
“STOP THAT
Pesky Ad”—
“They’re worrying me to
death asking about that job,”
declared Mrs. Alice Boland,
Piedmont cafe proprietor, aft
er running a "penny column”
advertisement in The Star
for a waitress. Applications
poured in by mail, telephone,
and personal calls from scores
of girls.
Star “Want Ads” will turn
the trick for you if possible.
In the paper Wednesday
was an "ad” for a room. The
clerical force at The Star
came to work at 8 o’clock
Thursday morning — between
8 and 9 o’clock, just one
hour, there were eight tele
phone calls and one personal
call at the office about the
room advertisement.
Try a Star "Want Ad”—
Phone No. 11 or 4-J.
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Countv Smashes Cotton Production Record To Lead The State
Mad Cat Terrorizes
Zion Section, Bites
5 Children And Cats
i
Test Shows Cat Had Hydrophobia.
Children Take Rabies
Treatment.
A rabies-infeeted cat, which
has bitten five children and
innumerable other cats, has
created a general hydrophobia
terror in the Zion community
in upper Cleveland, and felines
in that section are being killed
in wholesale quantities.
This was learned here today
when Dr. E. B. Lattimore be
gan giving the rabies treatment
to several children of that
section, following a wire to
the physician Thursday from
Raleigh stating that the head
of the cat sent there Tuesday
showed that it had had hydro
phobia.
Children Bit.
The children bit or scratched by
the cat and starting upon the treat
ment today are Hoyle Gold, 10
year-old son of George'Gold; a
daughter and son of Malcolm Put
nam, said to be about two and'four
years of age; the small daughter
of Elzie Wiggin. and the two-year
old son of Joe Spangler.
The cat, according to reports
here, belonged to Malcolm Putnam
and started upon its mad rampage
Tuesday. It is the opinion of those
in the section that the cat was in
fected with rabies by the mad dog
which passed through that section
about two weeks ago and bit the
children of Clyde Gold and Grady
Metcalf, the children having since
taken the rabies treatment
Jumped On Children.
First supposition that the cat was
mad came when the cat, a strange
one, appeared at ihe George Gold
home and jumped upon the small
Gold boy. As cats usually run from
strangers it was presumed that the
feline was mad when it attacked
the small boy in such a ferocious
manner. A short time later Mr.
Gold shot the cat aQd had the
head sent to Raleigh.
In the other instances it is said
that the cat sprung upon children
and other cats, biting and scratch
ing madly at them. Just how many
other cats were infected by the mad
cat is not known, but since it was
learned that the cat was mad a big
percentage of all the cats In the
section have been slain, it is report
ed today.
The Gold child and the Metcalf
child which have been taking the
rabies treatment for a couple of
weeks, since the mad dog was in
the section, have been getting along
nicely it is understood.
Double Funeral Is
Held In Rutherford
Rutherfordton.—A most unusual
incident took place at High Shoal
Baptist church, near Henrietta
when two people, who were not re
lated, were buried at the same
time.
Both bodies lay in front of «the
pulpit in separate caskets at the
same time. Both funeral proces
sions went together to the church
and one set of ministers preached
one, "funeral sermon" for both de
ceased.
Miss Pauline Green age 21, who
died of pellegara and E. D. Kuy
kendall, age 48. who died of heart
dropsy, were the deceased. Revs.
W. M. Reid and H. Shelton, both
of Henrietta and Henry Clay Sisk,
of Shelby were in charge of the
double funeral.
Both belonged to the same
church. Freewill Methodists of
Henrietta and both lived in the
same town, Henrietta, near each
other.
Banking History Of
Shelby Is Related
The history of Shelby banking
institutions, from 1869 when J.
Jenkins & company, bankers, open
ed for business in Shelby until the
present day was recounted in an
address today before the Shelby
Rotary club at the Hotel Charles
by Mr. Forrest Eskridge, cashier of
the First National bank, which
grew out of the town's first bank
ing firm. Guests of the club In
addition to Mr. Eskridge were
Messrs. Chas. C. and George Blan
ton. president and vice-president
of the First National.
Home Burned In
Double Springs
Section Thursday
Residence Of J. L. Green Com
pletely Destroyed By Morn
ing Blaze.
The residence of Mr. J. L.
Green, in the Double Springs
community was destroyed by
fire about 8:30 Thursday morn
ing. Although the home was
enveloped in flames before the
family became aware of it, a
big part of the household furni
ture was saved.
The fire, it is thought, originated
from an oil stove in the kitchen.
Mr. Green was sitting in one room
of the house reading a paper when
a passer-by noticed the blaze and
alarmed the household, but the
flames had too much headway to
be extinguished.
Mr. Green is the father of Mr.
Fred Green, mail carrier on Route
five out of Shelby.
Baby Day Program
Planned Here Now
Shelby Merchant To Give Prizes
To Lucky Babies In
I Contest.
A baby day booster program,
sponsored by the Shelby U. D. C.
chapter, is being planned for next
*seek as a climax to a luck baby
contest in which numerous prizes
are' to Be awarded Shelby babies by
the merchants of the city.
In an early issue of The Star will
appear the names of babies winning
prizes to be given by Shelby mer
chants to the lucky babies along
with the list of merchants con
tributing and their prizes. The
baby day program is scheduled to
be held one day next week in the
Woman’s club room at which time
a local physician and members of
the club will make talks on caring
for the health of babies and other
matters pertaining to the welfare of
the youngsters.
The program together with the
prize contest for the babies of
Shelby are being arranged by Misses
Gay Longino and Louise Mayson, of
Mississippi.
Spelling Contest
For City Schools
Being Planned Now
Elementary Students Contest Next
Month For Annual
Prize.
The rules and regulations for the
annual spelling contest in the
elementary schools of Shelby were
announced today by Supt. I. C.
Griffin.
The contest Is to be held Fri
day, April 26, in the Marion school
building. Each elementary school
will be represented by a team of
three spellers from each grade, the
second grade to the seventh in
clusive. The spelling book to be
used is Arnold's “Master of Words”
in the preliminary contest, while a
a committee will select the list of
words for the main contest. The
words will be dictated and the con
test will be written with the words
not being pronounced but two times.
Erasures will not be permitted, the
regulations say, and the judging
will be by a committee of three dis
interested teachers.
The school winning the contest
will receive the Lee B. Weathers
loving cup.
McSwain Mentioned
For Commission Job
Capt. Peyton McSwain, Shelby at
torney, was mentioned by Tom
Bost, Raleigh correspondent, hi The
Greensboro News yesterday as a
likely member of the workmen’s
compensation act commission to be
appointed by Governor Gardner.
Others mentioned for the commis
sion included M. L. Shipman, for
mer commissioner of labor and
printing; Lee P. Alford. Raleigh;
J. W. Rideoutte, Salisbury; T. A.
Wilson, head of the labor federa
tion; and Capt: W. P. Moody, of
the state treasurer’s office.
Tax Here Will
Be Cut25 Cents
Mull Believes
New Legislation Should Cut Road
Tax 10 Cents, School Tax
15 Cents.
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“Real estate In Cleveland
county should be relieved to
the extent of 25c on the $100
valuation this year, as a result
or the re-arranfement of the
state's financing plan,” de
clared Representative O. M.
Mull last night when he spoke
before the Kiwanls club at
Cleveland Springs giving a
brief resume of the activities
of the general assembly. Mr.
Mull as chairman of the finance
committee, wielded a wonder
ful Influence In the house.
“The gas tax will permit a ten
cent reduction in the road taxes of
the various townships and the in
creased equalization school fund
will permit a reduction of 15 cents
on the various school taxes,” de
clared Mr. Mull.
$35,000 Road Money.
By increasing the state tax on
gasoline from 4 to 5 cents, Cleve
land county will receive approxi
mately $35,000 a year and if the
county adopts a county system of
roads rather than a township sys
tem which we now have, we can
levy a 12c county wide road tax lit*
stead of the various road taxes we
now have, then wtyh the state aid,
we should have mote mo'hey for
roads this year than heretofore,”
added Mr. Mull.
Take Over County Roads,
previously reported In The
Star, Mr. Mull influenced the state
highway commission to adopt the
Shelby-Polkville-Casar road as a
state highway. In this road, which
has an outlet in No. 18 near Bel
wood, 33 miles of Cleveland coun^
ty road are added to the state sys^
tem, thus relieving the county of
its maintenance.
Mr. Mull is now working for a
hard surface for No. 18 south of
Shelby to the South Carolina line
and is practically assured that its
construction will be canned pqt.,
At the beginning of the Morrison
administration, a change in state
financing was made. Up to that
time the state was levying 28c on
land all over the state. In the shift,
counties and towns and districts
were permitted to tax lands, while
the state got its revenue from in
come, franchise tax, etc.
Tax On Industry.
When the state abandoned its ad
valorum tax on real estate, some of
the counties of the east went on a
spending orgy, issuing millions in
bonds. As a result, county taxes
shot up and in some of the eastern
counties, one fourth of the farm
lands have been sold under fore
closure. Therefore, legislators from
the purely agricultural districts
went to the legislature fighting for
“farm relief.” To get this relief, it
was necessary to shift the burden
(Continued on page fifteen.)
Mr. Will Hartgrove
Passes At Hamlet
Mr. Will Hartgrove, former Shel
by citizen, died yesterday at his
home in Hamlet, according to In
formation conveyed in a telegram
received here by his brother. Rural
Mail Carrier Walter Hartgrove and
his sister, Mrs. Hudson Hamrick,
N. Washington street. Mr. Hart
grove was about 42 years of age
and was born in Shelby, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Hartgrove, now
deceased. Funeral arrangements
could not be learned. Deceased was
in the employ of the postal depart
ment.
Foch Is Dead!
I Marshal Foch, leader of the allied
armies in the World War, is dead
after a lingering illness.
Marshal Foch,
-Allied Leader,
Dies In France
Commander-in-Chief Of Greatest
Armies Ever Assembled Loses
Mite’s Battle.
Paris, March 20.—Marshal Ferd
inand Foch, famous generalissimo
who led the allied armies to victory
in the World war, died at his home
today after a lengthy illness. He
was 77 years old.
He died at 5:50 p. m. (12:50 p. m.
Eastern Standard Timet.
Although it had long been appar
ent that the great general was
fighting his "last campaign," his
warrior heart would not give in and
day after day he fought off the
inevitable end with grim courage,
but a coalition of heart trouble,
kidney disease and a lung infection
were too great at his age.
On February 26, the Associated
Press was authoriatively informed
that the Marshal's death seemed
only a matter of days—a week, per
haps, or ten days. But the Marshal
with indomitable will, held off death
even longer than his doctors
thought possible.
Heart Finally Fails.
It was the sudden collapse of his
heart after several days of improve
ment that brought death to the
intrepid warrior.
"The forermost fighter or the
great war,” displayed Hi illness that
same grit that he had displayed as
the commander-in-chief who led the
allied armies to victory in the World
war. Throughout it all, from Janu
ary 14, when he first became grave
ly ill, until the end. he showed
courage, unfailing equanimity and
even good humor.
On War Anlniversary.
Washington, March 20.—Eleven
(Continued on page fifteen.)
Pick Your Own Fun! Which
Is Best: “Gus And Gussie”
Or “Just Kids”? You Say
Are the readers of The Star willing to swap “Gus and Gussie,” the
comic now published in The Star tor “Just Kids,” Carter’s popular car
toon.
Today The Star is running both "Gus and Gussie” and “Just Kids.”
At the end of the week the comic strip preferred by readers will be pub
lished regularly and the other discontinued.
Watch the two comics for several days and then let The Star know
your preference by mail, telephone, or a personal call at the office.
Check your preference and mail it in:
Others May Enter
Lists For Mayor;
Interest Increases
Marvin Blanton And Z.rb Maunry
May Announce for Mayor,
Their Friends Say.
Ere the first Monday in May.
which is city elect ion clay, arrives,
[here may be as many candidates
seeking the office of mayor in
Shelby as there were two years ago
when six candidates made bids for
the office.
A week ago it seemed as if Mayor
W. N. Dorsey was to have a clear
field and for a period an unheard
of political Quietude reigned in
Shelby, but with two others, Sim
A. McMurry and Enos L. Beam, an
nouncing this week political actlvi-’
ty has broken out afresh, and,
from the talk heard in political
centers, there may be other can
didates.
Two Talked Moat.
Ot trie prospective canaipaics jti
to enter the Jousting lists Mr. Mar
vin Blanton, South Shelby business
man, are the most talkeu.
Since the report spread that they
would likely announce The Star
has not been able to secure a state
ment from either man. but among
several groups late yesterday It was.
stated that there was a strong' like
lihood that one or both men would
do much to muddle the political
situation which was stirred into
activity with the Beam and Mc
murry announcements.
Among the political prophets fu
ture announcements- are —swatted
with Interest as the “run-off” can
didates are already being prophesi
ed. In this connection there is
Some debate as to when the "run
off” election, if one is necessary,
will be held, some arguing that the
first ballot battle should be held a
week before the first of May so
that the "run-off" could be staged
on the regular election day as set
forth in the election law.
Aldermen Silent.
In the meantime the present al
dermen and others who may have
an urge to be one of the city fath
ers are making no rush to an
nounce. It may be that they are
waiting to “feel out” their pros
pects, and then, again, it may be
that they consider it a bit early to
add to the political stir.
Woman May Run.
In some circles there is talk that
a feminine candidate may announce
for mayor or one of the aldermanic
berths. Apparently it is talk and
nothing more, particularly so as to
the mayor’s office, although there
is a slight possibility, very slight,
that there may be a feminine can
didate for the municipal board. But
general speaking the opinion is that
Shelby women have not become in
terested to that extent in polit>
as yet.
Be that as It may the prelimi
naries of the approaching city elec
tion assure that the next 30 days
will witness considerable political
activity in Shelby.
Spent Two Weeks In
This County On Just
Seventy-Five Cents
Former Newspaperman Here, Now
tired Blacksburg- Merchant,
Tells Experience.
Gaffney.—“'More than 20 years
ago, before I moved to South Caro
lina, I was in the newspaper busi
ness for a year or so, being con
nected with the old Shelby Review
at Shelby in the capacity pf print
er’s devil and general lackey boy,”
P. T. Camp, retired Blacksburg
merchant, stated to The Gaffney
Ledger. “Times were rather hard
and business was dull. One day
the editor, John C. Tipton, told me
to go out in the country and spend
a week or two soliciting subscrip
tions and collecting accounts in ar
rears. I left Shelby one Monday
morning and was gone until Fri
day of the next week, going from
house to house in a good section of
Cleveland county. X returned home
with a pocketful of money, and
what do you suppose the trip cost
me?” Mr. Camp inquired. Continu
ing he answered his own question:
“A total of seventy-five cents.”
"Why, I could not begin to ac
cept all of the invitations pressed
on me by those hospitable Cleveland
county farm folk to eat and spend
the night with them.”
Actual Changes In
City Charter Given
By Mull Here Today
•Town” Chained To '‘City." Ma
jority Vote Is Required,
Mayor’s Pay.
As a result of the inquiries from
numerous Shelby citizens as to the
!>xact changes made in lire Shelby
charter by the recent legislative
BlU, The Star today secured from
Representative Mull a copy of the
bill, which follows:
"Section 1, That chapter one
hundred ninety-four of the private
law of one thousand nine hundred
and one be and the same is hereby
amended by striking out the word
"town'' in line four of section one
of said chapter and by inserting in
lieu thereof the word "city” so that
the name of said municipal cor
poration shall hereafter be the
“city of Shelby."
“Section 2. Amend section 12 of
said chapter by strlklm? out the
word "lushest" in line four of said
section and by Inserting in lieu
thereof the word “majority” and by
adding at the end of said section
12 the following "and In the event
no candidte receives a majority of
the votes cast at such election then
a second election shall be held one
week from the first at which only
the two highest shall be voted on
but In all respects said second elec
tion shall be held, canvassed, and
reported under the law governing
the first election.’
“The board of aldermen shall fill
any vacancy occurring in said board
by the election of a duly qualified
elector of the ward in which the
vacancy occurred to serve out the
unexpired term, and in the event
of a vacancy In the office of mayor,
the board of aldermen shall fill
said vacancy by electing some duly
qualified elector residing In Shelby
to fill out the unexpired term.
“The salary of the mayor shall
be fixed by the board of aldermen
according to the amount of time he
devotes to the duties of the office
not exceeding twenty-five hundred
C$2,500) dollars per annum for full
time. The salary of the members of
the board of aldermen shall be ten
($10) dollars each per month.
“Section 3. That this act shall
be In full force and effect from
and after its ratification.”
Pay Up Week Set
For The Baptists
Week Begining March 24ih Set
To Make Good Fledges To
Centennial Fund.
B. T. Falls, chairman of the Cen
tennial Committee of the Kings
Mountain Baptist association has
issued the following statement
which is of interest, to Baptists
throughout the association:
"The week beginning March 24
has been designated “Pay up Week”
in the Kings Mountain Baptist as
sociation for the subscribers to the
Centennial campaign fund. This
campaign is put on for the bene
fit of Boiling Springs junior col
lege. The first $40,000 will be used
to pay off the indebtedness. Of
this amount approximately $22,500
has been paid. The junior college
has incurred about $5,000 indebt
edness for necessary buildings and
equipment to standardize the work
of the college. This expenditure
was both essential and necessary.
If we are compelled to wait 30
months from the beginning of the
campaign for all of the pledges to
mature and be paid, our junior col
lege will suffer for lack of funds to
maintain the standard without
which standard it could not main
tain its existence. Surely there are
enough Baptists already subscribed
to this fund who are able to pre
pay their pledges and thus relieve
the college from debt and give us
a credit standing in the financial
world.
"I take this opportunity, there
fore, to urge upon the pastors, su
perintendents of Sunday schools
and all the workers in the Centen
nial campaign to canvass those who
have pledged to this fund and lay
before them the matter of paying
now all or part of their pledges,
thus enabling the college to go fear
ward with its work.”
Makes 53,634
Bales In 1928
Report Reveals
In leading State Cleveland Pro
duced 6,965 Bales More Than
In 1927.
With the final cotton fin
ning report for 1928 In, The
Star In Monday's issufe will an
nounce the winner of the pa
per’s $5 cash prise for the best
estimate as to the number of
bales produced by the county,
the estimates being made weeks
before the finning season clos
ed. A check over the scores of
estimates Is being made today,
with those estimating below
52,01)0 bales being eliminated
in the preliminary cheek. Watch
Monday’s Star for the best
estimate on the county crop.
The cotton farmers of Cleveland
county last year produced 53,634
bales of cotton to lead all counties
in North Carolina in cotton pro
duction and to establish a new per
acre production for the state, and
perhaps the south.
Over Last Year.
The final ginning report for thi
1928 season Issued yesterday gavu
the county that number of bales,
which is 6.965 bales more than that
crop of 46,669 bales produced last
year.
Farm leaders of thr county es
timate that between 4M00 and1 Mju
000 acres In the county ttere In co&
ton and with over 53,000 bales pro
duced the county as a unit fell
only a little short of producing a
bale of cotton to the acre, which is
believed to be a production record
unequalled over the south, foosUU
ering the number of acres in cot
ton.
Governor Gardner
Gives Reprieve To
Killer Of Gaston
Is First Reprieve Mtde By Gov
ernor On A Capitol
Cook m'
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Raleigh. March 33.—Governor
Gardner Wednesday granted a re
prieve until April 6 to Leo McCurry,
young negro, who was under sen
tence of death by electrocution Fri
day, pending completion ot an In
vestigation of the neg^O"? „ mental
condition.
'McCurry was convicted in Gaston
county a few weeks ago of first de- •
gree murder in connection, with the
slaying of J. N. Dixon, an elderly
farmer. When brought tty trial, the
negro admitted the crimp, and told
how he struck Dixon down with a
heavy instrument as the victim was
feeding his stock early on the morn
ing of the crime. Robbery was giv
en as the motive.
Upon the request of the governor,
Dr. R. K. Adams, of the State hos
pital staff, examined McCurry, re
cently, reporting that the negro had
the mentality of an eight year old
child.
Governor Gardner, confronted
with his first capital case since
taking office, has made a personal
visit to the penitentiary to see the
negro. Further observation of the
prisoner will be made before the
new date set for his execution.
Governor Gardner, who has been
absorbed by legislative matters,
Wednesday found his first oppor
tunity to deal with questions of
parole.
College Girls Glee
Club Here Monday
For Shelby Concert
Queens College Glee Clab And Or
chestra To Show Hen Mon
day Night.
An evening of good entertainment
is assured in Shelby Monday night
of next week, March 25, when the
glee club and orchestra of Queens
college, Charlotte, will give a con
cert at the Central high school au
ditorium at 8 o’clock.
The glee club and orchestra will
be composed of between 30 and 35
Queens college girls, and their pro
gram of classical and popular music
is a varied one with a general ap
peal for all music lovers.
Several Soloa.
In addition to the customary glee
club and orchestra numbers, there
will be a solo dance, it Is announc
ed, “skirts,” and unusual solo num
bers such as an accordion solo.
The glee club concert Is being
sponsored by the Contemporary
Book club. t