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VOL. XXXV, No. 137
SHELBY, N. C. WEDNESD’Y, NOV. 20, 1929 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons man. per year (la advance) OM
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LATENEWS
THE MARKET.
Cotton, per pound ........__ 17c
• Cotton Seed __ 42c
Cloudy And Colder.
Today’p North Carolina Wea'hcr
Report: Cloudy tonight and Thurs
day. Slightly colder in west portion
tonight and in dast portions Thurs
day. Probably frost in interior to
night.
A “Dry” Congressman.
Washington, Nov. 20.—The in
dictment of Representative Edward
E. Denison of Illinois by a federal
grand Jury yesterday on a charge of
possession of liquor added new force
to the storm which has raged re
cently over prohibition enforce
ment in the capital. A leaking suit
case and a trunk containing liquor
addressed to John Layne, in care of
Denison, 411 House Office building,
were the basis of the indictment,
wftich also named Layne, who was
Denison’s secretary nine years rgo.
Denison said the indictment result
ed from a mistake, and Layne dis
claimed any connection with the
ease.
Plan Red Cross
Drive Thursday
Shelby Ladies Gather At Court
House To Plan Canvass. Set
Two Days.
A score or more of Shelby v/om
m, selected by Attorney Henry B.
Edwards. Red Cross chairman for
the county, will meet at the court
house here tomorrow, Thursday, aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock at which time
they will plan the Red Cros3 roll
call to be made by them Friday.
Plans of the roll call committee
now are that the women will can
vass the business section Friday for
annual subscriptions to ootaiu
Shelby's quota of $500, .while the
Boy Scout organizations, doing the'r
good turn, will complete the can
vass on Saturday.
All Interested citizens are urged
to attend the Thursday afternoon
meeting as It was Impossible to
reach all listed by telephone yester
day.
Likewise Chairman Edwards urges
that local citizens who are .iot ap
proached during the roll call mall
their check for $1 In to him or the
treasurer. Attorney D. Z. Newton
as it is tho hope of the committee
to pass the county's $500 quota in
the two days drive.
Bury War Secretary
In Iowa On Friday
Secretary Good Died Monday Night.
White House Services On
Today.
, Washington, Nov. 20.—The last
tribute of the government will be
paid today to James W. Good, sec
retary of war, In the east room of
the White House where sorrow, tri
umph and happiness frequently have
been written into American his
tory.
In the presence of President Hoo
ver and a distinguished company',
the rites of the Presbyterian enured
will be conducted and lacer the
body will be placed upon a special
train to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for
burial Friday.
The death of the cabinet member
Monday night was mourned n an
official White House statement in
which President Hoover said it
would be not alone for his public
services that Mr. Good would be
remembered, but also "for his loyai
and self-effacing friendship.’
» While the service today will ce as
restricted as possible for such an
important figure In public life, the
full honors of military burial will be
extended. A guard of honor, whicn
took Its station shortly after the
secretary died, will remain with him
until his body is placed in his na
tive soil.
Early today a flag was placed
across the casket and the secretary's
body was taken on a caisson to the
*> Whlfe House where services, con
ducted by the Rev. Joseph Richard
Sizoo, pastor of the New York Ave
nue Presbyterian church begin ct
11 o’clock. Afterward the invited
guests, which will consist vnly of
public officials, members of the di
ll " plomatic corps and personal friends,
will be permitted to pass the casket.
Duck Pin Matches On
Here For Two Nights
Two duck pin matches are booked
tor the remainder of the week at
the L. S. Cook bowling: alley here.
Tonight the taxi drivers team takes
1 on the team of barbers for a sec
ond contest, while on Thursday
night a team from the Blue Ridge
products company will bowl the
taxi drivers.
Play At Casar High.
On Friday night, November 22,
the Casar high school is presenting
« play entitled "Too Much Mother
% In-Law."' You should see thl> play
Admission will be 15c and 25r
Merchants Put
On Dinner And
Talk Plans Here
Jack Palmer Named Secretary Of
Association. Group To Meet
Each Month Now.
The Shelby Merchants association
held a get-together dinner at the
Hotel Charles last night, and lis
tened to speeches by J. C. Newton,
F. O. Smith, manager of Sterchl’s,
enjoyed some peppy music, attend
ed to some important business,
amongst the items of which wes an
agreement to meet henceforth at a
dinner once each month. Another
detail was the election of Jack Pal
mer to the secretaryship of the or
ganisation.
It was a -very spirited and enjoy
able meeting, which some thirty
five well known business men and
women attended. The last dinner
given by the organization was a
stag affair, but four women were in
attendance last night. They were
Mrs. Jean Hamrick and Mrs. Betty
Phillips, beauty shop proprietors,
Miss Ethel Elmore, who helped Hor
ace Easom and the orchestra with
the musical program, and Miss
Ossie McCrary.
Henry Mills presided, and num
bers of the members were heard on
various and sundry topics apper
taining to the business affairs of
the town. Charles L. Eskridge was
heard from on at least two occa
sions, boosting at one time the idea
of broadcasting information abort
the Shelby air port, and at another
offering a resolution to the effect
that before an advertising solicitor
can work in the city he must be
armed with a letter from the Mer
chants association.
This subject of ad. soliciting was
borne down upon • emphatically,
Wm. Ltneberger being heard from
on the topic, I. J. Stillwell, who does
his stuff at the Piggly Wiggly, Fred
Morton, Forrest Eskridge, and
others.
Meet Monthly.
W. E. Koon, manager of Wright
Bakers offered the resolution that
the association meet monthly at a
(Continued on page eleven.)
Mistrial In Court
In Liquor Hearing,
Check Case Heard
Three Defendants In five-Gallon
Case Get Off With Costs.
Check Case Tried.
In county court here yesterday
three young Barnes boys of the No.
1 township section had whiskey
charges preferred against |hem nol
prossed upon payment of the costs
after a county court Jury failed to
reach a verdict.
Officers, testimony was, saw the
boys stop at a spot along the road
and then drive on. Investigating the
officers found five gallons of whisky
in a glass demijohn nearby and the
trio was charged with the owner
ship, the boys denying the charge.
To Higher Court.
Harold Burleson, young white
man, who was charged with giving
a worthless check at the Paragon
store last Saturday and also with
forgery, was bound over yesterday
to superior court under a $500 bond,
which has not been given so far.
The name signed to the check was
that of Mrs. Sides, said to be a sis
ter of the youth. Burleson had just
come to Shelby from California and
was using the check to purchase
shoes.
Pretty Iowa Girl Le ids ,
Her Champion to Show
Elm* Golcke, sixteen-year-old low* girl, and the Hereford yearling: which
she will exhibit at the International Live Stock Show at Chicago, Novem
ber 30th. This steer ia a full brother to the 1928 International Grand
Champion steer which sold for $8,000.
IntomilloMl Kiwi ml
Report That Hoey May Defend
Marion Officers Starts Things
Hold Two Negroes
For $800 Robbery
Of Plant In Shelby
One Found On Street Here Wearing
Suit Taken From Service Dry
Cleaning Flant.
Two negro men, Murphy Bernes
and one known only as “John
Henry,” are being held in jail here
in connection with the theft of
something like $800 worth of cloth
ing from the Service Dry Cleaning
plant some weeks back.
Ever since the robbery Worth
Branton, proprietor of the plant, has
kept a weather eye peetfagjtee some
of the suits taken, and yesterday
morning his close observance of
every passerby was rewarded as he
saw a colored man, Barnes, walk
ing down the street wearing one of
the suits. He grabbed Barnes and
yelled for the cops, Barnes attempt
ed to wrench loose but received a
couple of biffs to quiet him until
the officers arrived. After his arrest
the negro told Chief Poston that
he bought the suit from a pawn
broker in Asheville. Yesterday after
noon Chief Poston, Patrolman Hufus
Sparks, Branton and the negro vis
ited Asheville only to find that
there was no foundation to the
yam related.
Returning in the wee hours this
morning Barnes was urged by his
mother to tell the truth about the
robbery and he Informed officer*
that three other colored men had
robbed the plant and that he had
helped in getting them away. Barnes
livgs in Ruthertordton and the haul
was taken to that section, divided
and later sold in Asheville, he said.
As the result of his confession the
officers arrested “John Henry,” lo
cal colored man, who was said to
be one of the trio. The identity of
the others is not known, or at least
officers are not as yet making it
known. So far the only clothing re
covered were the suits worn by
Barnes and John Henry.
Born, this morning, at the Shelby
hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Honeycutt, a daughter. Mother and
daughter are getting along nicely.
Shelby's Final Football Game
Of Year Played Here On Friday
Highs Close Season With Annual
Kings Mountain Game. Boiling
Springs Off On Trip.
Those who are fond of their foot
ball about Shelby, of which there
are many, will see their last game
of the season Friday unless they
travel afar for some gridiron tus
sle.
•On Friday afternoon the Shelby
highs will close their year here in
the annual game with Kings Moun
tain which decides the county
championship. And It Is one of the
few times that Shelby is in danger
of losing the crown, assuring thereby
a thrilling scrap for Shelby’s last
encounter.
Boiling Springs defeat last week
by Campbell college practically
makes It certain that .Shelby will
have no gardes this year after Fri
day. Had Boiling Springs won the
officials there would have chal
lenged Weaver college, with w.iom
the junior Baptist would have been
tied for the Junior college title, to
& play-off game in Shelby. As it is
Boiling Springs has only one more
l game scheduled and that is with
the Appalachian Normal eleven this
week with the contest to be played
on the latter's home gridiron.
Quite a gathering is expected to
witness the Shelby-Klngs Mountain
clash Friday for several reasons.
Kings Mountain always turns out in
full farce for the fray, particularly
so when there is a strong possibil
ity for a Kings Mountain victory.
Then no matter how disastrous has
been the season for both elevens,
Shelby and Kings Mountain teams
always play at their greatest when
facing each other because of at:
old athletic rivalry. Added to those
things which will draw crowds Is the
further fact that very few college
games will be played roundabout
this week rs college elevens are
skipping week-end flashes in pre
paration for the annual^ Thanks
giving games
Rumored That Employes Were
Threatened With Discharge For
Letting News Out.
Attorney Clyde R. Hocy told
The Star here today that a
delegation of Marion people vis
ited him yesterday with the
purpose of employing him to de
fend the eight McDowell depu
ties connected with the Marlon
mill riot, but that no definite
agreement was reached. This
was due, he said, to the fact
that Shelby will have the spe
cial term of court to try the
building crash suits on Decem
ber 3 and Mr, Hoey was not
sure that he would "be through
with these cases before the re
opening of the Marion trial in
Yancey county on December 9.
Marion, Nov. 19.—It is considered
virtually certain that Clyde Hoey.
Shelby attorney, will be a member
of defense counsel at the trial of
eight McDowell deputies in Yancey
county,' beginning December 9.
Hoey, It Is understood, has been ob
tained by employes of the Marion
Manufactuding company, who hare
raised a fund for this purpose.
It was rumored here this morn
ing that petitions were being cir
culated for the fund and it was lat
er learned that a committee had
been to see the Shelby attorney.
There was also a rumor about town
tills morning that some employes
had been threatened with dis
charge for divulging plans about
Hoey's employment.
Asked about this matter this
afternoon. President Baldwin of the
Marion Manufactuding company
said that there was no truth what
ever in the report of threat of dis
charge of an employ for suen a
thing. He said that he had heard
something about such a petition be
ing circulated but knew nothing
about it, that if his employes want
ed to raise such a fund it was their
business, that the mill management
had nothing to do with it and that
so far as himself or any of the
mill management having said any
thing, there was not a word of truth
in it.
The eight deputies who are to be
tried in Yancey are now represent
ed by other able counsel including
W. L. Morgan, Wallace Wtnborne,
G. F. Washburn, and Robert Proc
tor, of Marion and Frank Watson
of Burnsville.
Shelby Made Friends
Of Baptists Visitors
Williamston Minister Says Town
Entertained Baptists Of State
In Royal Style.
Scores of Baptists who attended
the State Baptist convention here
last week have since sent messages
here stating that they were well
pleased with the entertainment and
hospitality shown.
One letter, typical of many oth
ers, comes to The Star from Rev.
Charles M. Dickey, of Williamston,
who made one of the outstanding
addresses of the convention. It
says, in part: “Shelby made a lot of
friends during our convention. It
was a royal way in which we were
entertained. We shall always -e
tnember your fine city and shall
nope to return. The complimentary
copies of The Star were also great- !
ly appreciated."
Honor Roll For
340 Pupils In
Shelby Schools
Seventy-Eight School Student* At*
tain Honor Distinction In
Second Month.
The scholastic report for the sec
ond month of the Shelby city scliools
Is unusual In that 340 students in
the elementary schools, the Junto;
high school, and the high school
mRde the honor roll.
Sevepty-elght of the 340 students
making the scholastic honor list
were high school students.
The roll by schools and by grades
follows:
Lafayette.
First grade—Loyd Duncan, Ned
Bost, Myrtle Hull, Juarfita Noggle,
Mary Adelaide Bosworth. Pearl
Freelove, Mack Kale, O. W. Wig
gins, Ruby Beaty, Nell Bowman.
Winona Daves, Pearl Norman,
Jeanette Smith, Katherine Rlppy.
Second grade—Bonnie Mae Wil
son, Hubert Pearson, Jack Wilson,
Francis Trlmmler, Andrew Wiggins,
John Wiggins, Camella Workman.
Third grade—Nellie Mae Wise,
Ethel Huggins, Edith kugglns, Paul
Martin.
Fourth grade—John Putnam, Bon
nie Daberry, Dorothy Greene.
Fifth gTade—Clyde Grlgg, Esther
Howell, Burene Hughes.
Sixth grade—Donald Roberts,
Pearle McKee.
Jefferson.
First grade—Boyd Allen, L. J.
Falls, J. A. Montleth, Douglas
Sweezy, Clyde Reynolds, Ellen
Blanton, Mahrler Cobb, Edna L\
DeVine, Thelma Grlgg, Mildred
Lar.enby, Helen Lovelace, Marie
Mldgett, Selma Moore, Catherine
Raymer, Faye Stevenson, Minnie
.Tillman.
Second grade—Drucilla, Jones.
Third grade—Ida Lee Batson,
Beatrice Beamon, Margaret Braz
zelle. Virginia Crocker, Virginia
Holliday, Phyllis McCraw, Charles
Price.
Fourth grade—Virginia Fair, Ava
fitters, Frances Carswell, Ran«*y
(Continued on page eleven.)
Much Interest In
Art Exhibit Here
Estimated That 1,200 Saw Exhibit
At High School. Money For
Pictures and Pictures Given.
Keen interest was manifest in the
art exhibit which has lust closed at
the Central high school. A thousand
school children and approximately
two hundred adults attended the
exhibit. In general more Interest w»s
shown by the elementary schools
than by the high school.
A total of $107.66 was derived
from the sale of tickets. The pa
trons of the Morgan, Graham and
Marion schools donated $40.43 ti
these three schools for the pur
chase of pictures for the school
rooms. A number of pictures were
presented to the LaPayetto and
Washington schools by the patrons
of these schools. The donations d
the proceeds for the sale of tickets
will be used for the purchase of
pictures for the different schools.
The Marion school followed close
ly by the Morgan school led in the
sale of tickets. The Graham school
led in the amount raised by dona
tions for the purchase of pictures;
the Marion school was a close sec
ond to the Graham school in the
(Continued on page eleven.)
Says Truck Backed
On Children In Yard
Mr. J. R. Graham, father of- the
four-year-old boy whose leg was
broken by a city truck last week,
says that the truck backed in tlie
yard and hit his son and a small
daughter of Mr. Claud Harrill and
that tne children were not hurt
while swinging on the truck at the
Oakjsfcreet comer. The children wer?
playing, he says, in the yard of the
Harrill home on East Warren BL
The youth whose leg was fractured
is recovering.
DePrieat Operating
Temple Station Now
Messrs. A. B. C. and T. & De
Priest, formerly operating the A.
B. C. Motor Company, are now op
erating the Temple Service station
on East Warren street at the rear
of the Masonic Temple.
Oyster Sapper.
There Will be an oyster supper at
Jefferson school, Eastside, Friday
night, given by the home economics
class.
Meeting Of Farmers Here Hears -■
Of Short Feed And Food Crops
Played Her Own ,
Requiem While
Others Danced
At her ups s saxopnone, playing tne
latest jawjQii#^ A*-btr<RbuIder,
dentST"" self-sought and waiting.
Thus, for live hours Nedra Short,
of Los Angelas, played while the
agony of a alow death by poison tore
at her. She played her own requiem
while happy couples whirled about,
lsternstloasl Hmml
To Have Hearing In
“Accidental” Death
Juvenile Judge Hamrick To Inves
tigate Killing Of Henry
Bright At Ora Mill.
W«f Henry Bright, the H
year-old boy who waa fat-illy
•hot ft the Dover mill village
three vreeks ago, accidentally
. killed, or b there some angle of
the shooting which has not yet
been brought to light? On Sat
urday Superior Court Clerk A.
M. Hamrick, who b county Juv
enile Judge, will conduct a hear
ing at which the matter win be
Investigated. '
Young Bright, who was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Bright, of the
Ora mill, was in a room playing
with other boys when Hudson
Blanton, 15-year-old youth, picked
up an automatic rifle thought to be
unloaded and snapped it The gun
fired and the bullet ploughed into
the Bright boy's body causing his
death some hours later at the Shel
by hospital.
Talk To Officials.
At the time insofar as informa
tion reaching The Star had it the
death was considered purely acci
dental in that no one considered the
gun loaded and the death was
branded as another “unloaded gun
tragedy." This week, It is said, the
mother and relatives of the dead
boy consulted Recorder Horace
Kennedy and Solicitor P. Cleveland
Gardner about the matter, stating
that they would like to have the
affair investigated in view of state
ments they had heard were made
by the other youth. The matter
then was referred to the Juvenile
court as the case is not in the Juris
diction of the county court, and
Clerk Hamrick set the hearing for
Saturday.
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Plan Fete For
Kings Mountain
Meeting Held At Gastonia For Sen*
qui-Ontennlsl Anniversary Of
Rtvolitlomury Battle.
Gastonia.—Committees from Meek
lenburg, Gaston and Cleveland
counties, representing the North
Carolina section of the general
steering committee appointed at
York, 8. C , last week to set In mo
tion the machinery for promoting
an enormous celebration of the aes
qui-centennial anniversary of the
Battle of Kings Mountain next
October, met In the chamber of
commerce here Monday afternoon.
Keaster Presides.
Clarence Keuster of Charlott;,
chairman of the steering commit
tee, presided. The others present
were Dr. John R. Irvin and Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Van Landlngham of
Mecklenburg; O. M. Mull, W. M.
McGinnis and MT. Mauncy of
Cleveland; Major A. L. Bulwlnkle,
Mrs. Albert O. Myers and Mrs. W.
D. AAderson of Gastonia.
Names Withheld.
The only business transacted was
the selection of the names of nine
persons to represent the state of
North Carolina on the general
committee for this occasion. The
names of thoee chosen, however,
were not made public inasmuch as
they are to be ratified at a meeting
of the whole steering committee Jn
Charlotte Thursday of this week. It
is understood, however, that Gov
ernor Gardner will be ex-offtcio a
member as will the governors of the
1 other 11 original states. Alter the
names are passed on fay the com
mittee of the whole. Governor Gard
ner will be requested to appoint
them,
Importing Of Negro
Cotton Picker* May
Cause Some Trouble
Officer* Temporary Roller May
Briny On Charity Work Ait
Chain Gant Overflow.
Numerous law enforcement of
ficers in Cleveland county are none
too happy over the importing: of
scores and scores of Eastern North
Carolina and South Carolina negroes
to aid in picking Cleveland's largest
cotton crop.
"It will work pretty well,” said one
officer, "while we are anxious for
a couple of weeks to get our cotton
out, being held back by the rainy
weather, but a month or two from
now well pay for it. Dozens of these
Imported pickers will spend the
money they receive for picking al
most as fast as they get it, and then
when the time comes for them to
return home they'll be walking the
streets begging for money and work.
After cotton picking time wo have
as many and more of the colored
race here than we can work. From
that period on they’ll give our chain
gang more hands than we need and
will fill our Jkils.”
But, any way it is looked at, many
a pound of Cleveland county cot
ton Is being picked this week.
Local Legion Post Now Has
Over 100 Members Enrolled
Gain In Membership Draws Recog
nition From National Head
quarters Of Legion.
The Warren Hoyle Po6t of the
American Legion, which once had
near 3300 members, is meeting with
great success in its new drive for
members being made since Tom
Abenathy has become commander
of the poet.
A recent letter from the state ad
jutant informs that the' post by
bringing its roll back to 100 mem
bers has qualified for the Legion’s
Distinguished Service Citation. The
drive is being continued with the
hope of reaching the old member
ship.
The present membership of the
post is made up of the following ex
service men:
W. E. Abernathy, Thomas H
Abernathy Jr., O. S, Anthony, A. W
Archer, Jas. C. Alexander, Michael
H. Austell. F W. Baber, John A
Beam. A. W. Benoy, A. Pitt Beam,
E. O. Blanton, Ray Blanton, Her
bert Borders, W. R. Castevens,
Claude M. Connor, J. G. Coveng
ton, W. H. Covington, L. 8. Cook,
Robert D. Crowder, W. E. Crowder,
C. A. Dalton, Carl J. Denton, Hoyt
C. Dixon, J. 8. Dorton, C. 8. Elloitt,
Bonnie Elliott, Plato J. Elliott. C.
Herman Eskridge.
J. C. Eskridge, TUden B. Pa Us, D.
R. 8. Frasier, J. L. Gaffney, L. W.
Oardner, W. R. Gary, 8. M. Gault,
Ben Gold, Md„ T. B. Gold. Dan F.
Gold, Claude H. Goode, .Claude H.
Groce, Prof. J. H. Grigg, M. Q.
Hamrick Jr„ H. White Harman,
Miller F. Harris, F. Cline Hendrick,
R, F. Henderson, M. H. Henneaaa,
B. M. Jarrett, E. B. Jarrett, W. J.
Jones, M. A. Jolley, H. A. Jolley, P.
H. Jones, H. O. Kent, Sam C. Lat
timore. Dr. B. Lattlmore, Hugh A.
Logan.
E. M. Lowrnan, R. Lee Lowman.
Henry C. Long, Henry H. Massey.
J. R, Mesenheimer, Henry A. Mills,
t Continued on page eleven )
Cleveland Doe* Not Prod nee Half
or Milk, Pork And Hap Vmrt.
Fanner* Diocnas Plana.
An Interested (roup of Clare
lend county farmers fathered
here yesterday, despite the cot
ton picking rush now on, and
were shown by charts and fig
ures just how much the county
lacks of feeding itself after
which the farmers and farm
leaders discussed plans for al
leviating the situation.
Statistics were produced to show
that the farms of the county do
not produce one-half of the milk,
pork, hay, oats, Irish potatoes, beef
and mutton consumed by the coun
ty each year. ,
No Plans Adopted.
Due to the fact that many farm
ers were unable to attend because of
the cotton picking ruah no plans or
program was adopted by the meeting
for changing the trend of farm
crops, but numerous recomendations
were made by farmers present, hr
the county agent, and by a repre
sentative of the State agricultural
department. These recommenda
tions will be shaped up by County
Agent Shoffner and at a big gath
ering of farmers during the winter
will be presented and a program
outlined whereby the county may
strive to do a better job of feeding
Itself while producing a big cotton
crop.
Surprising Fact.
In that this county operates x
couple of large creameries and a
widely known butter plant the in
formation that the county does not
produce but 48 percent oi the milk
consumed came as a surprise.
Other surprising items searched
out and related by the county agent
were: The county produces only Si
per cent of the wheat used each
year, only 17 percent of the oats
consumed, only 38 percent of Its hay.
kmly 31 percent of Us Irish potato
ceosumptlon. only 30 percent of the
beef and weal used, 33 percent of
the port consumed, and no mutton.
On the other hand the statistics
revealed that the county does pro
duce 88 percent of the com It uses,
88 percent of the awedt potatoes.
67 percent of the poultry, and 86
percent of all the eggs consumed
Increased Production. ••
Along several lines the fanners
present recommended that a pro
gram be worked out with the mar
jar aim of increased production per
acre in the short crops noted with
out increased acreage. It wee shown
that 38,788 acres in the county are
already used for com piwduction,
but cover crops such es vetch and
lespedega were urged for the winter
season to increese the production.
Two major recommendations were
that the county should produce
more of the hay it consumes, and
increase its number of dairy cows.
Winter hay crops discussed and
recommended were barley, clover
and vetch, while soy beans was rec
ommended as summer crop. In the
recommendation for an increase of
dairy cows, the county now having
only one cow for each seven peo
ple, it was urged that unprofitable
cows and scrub bulls be eliminated.
Better Cotton.
When the meeting got around to
the county’s major crop, cotton,
there waa Increased internet as
numerous fanners urged that ail'
farmers should grow ineh staple,
and that each community make an
effort to get a standard variety of
seed. It was once hoped that Cleve
land county fanners could pro
duce the same type as a step in
working to the higher goal.
The meeting Judging from inter
est shown should produce beneficial
results and should bring on a big
meeting during the winter at which
the farmers of the eounty may dis
cuss their problems with each ether
and devise a farm program for ad
vancing county agriculture.
Girl Breaks Her Leg
In Play At School
Miss ray Weathers, the twelve
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Clauds Weathers of North Wash
ington street had the misfortune to
fall while playing ball at recess
yesterday morning at the Washing
ton street school and fracture the
large bone In her left-leg. She was
carried to the Shelby hospital at
once, where medical attention was
given. She was carried home after
the fracture was dressed.
Masonic Meeting.
Cleveland Lodge 202 A. F. Je A
M. will hold its regular comm'inlca
:ion Friday night, Nov. 22. All mem
ocrs are urged to attend and .•’sit
ing Masons will be welcomed.