VOL. XXXVI, No. 120
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SHELBY. N. C. MONDAY, OCT. 6, 1930
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LA TE NEWS
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Cotton, per lb__9‘4c |
Cotton Seed, per bu. ..—..... 27e
Cooler And Cloudy.
Today's North Carolina Weather;
.eport: Fair and continued cool to-I
<ht. Tuesday increasing cloudiness
' allowed by showers in the extreme
nest portion.
World Series Tied. ,
The fifth came of the World base
ball series is being played this aft
ernoon in St. Louis, each club, Phil
adelphia and St. Louis, having won
'wo games each. The Cardinals won
their second straight game yesterday
behind the steady hurling of old
.less Haines, who four years ago to
the day shutout the New York Yan
kees In the World Series. The score
was 3 to 1, and in winning St. Louis
defeated Lefty Grove, the American
League's greatest pitcher. Grimes is
scheduled to pitch for St. Louis to
day and Earnshaw for the Athle
tics.
Unveil Marker
At Two Graves
In This County
descendants Of Revolutionary Sol
dier Honor Famous
Ancestors.
Around 200 descendants of Arthur
Graham, one of the heroes at the
battle of Kings Mountain in the
fight for American freedom, gather
ed Sunday afternoon at the old
Graham family graveyard, in the
Patterson Springs-Grover section, to
unveil a marker at two of the Gra
ham graves.
This is the first unveiling tribute
by descendants to American sol
diers of the Revolution in this coun
ty, and coming just before the ses
quicentennial celebration at the
battleground attracted considerable
interest in two states.
The program was two-fold in that
it honored Polly Carouse Graham,
daughter of Major John Graham, as
well as Arthur Graham. Descend
ants of the Graham family, one of
the leading families of this section
in colonial days, are scattered over
ihe two Carolines.
The unveiling program was open
ed with the sounding of revielle by
Colbert McKnight, young Shelby
musician, and was followed by a
prayer by. Rev. H. N. McDiarmid,
pastor of the Shelly Presbyteidan
church. Following the invocation
'■ame the pledge to the flag, the
•inging of two stanzas of America
by the entire group and a short talk
by Mrs. Harry Speck, regent of the
Shelby chapter of the Daughters of
■he American Revolution on the pur
pose of the meeting. Mrs; J. L. Par
ker, a direct descendant of the Re
volutionary soldier, then gave a
'ketch of his life and of the life of
Polly Carouse Graham.
The markers were then unveiled
by little Dean Franklin Duncan, a
,-eventh generation descendant of
Arthur Graham, and little Jacquel
ine Parker, a sixth generation de
scendant. The children were dressed
in colonial costumes. Following the
unveiling Mr. J. H. Quinn in a short
talk gave some important historical
facts regarding the Graham family,
and a talk was also made by Attor
ney Bynum E. Weathers. The cere
mony was concluded when Mrs. G.
P. Hamrick, of Shelby, and Mrs. S.
P. Rateree, of Kings Mountain,
granddaughters of Polly Carouse
Graham, placed wreaths on the two
graves as the bugler sounded taps.
Former Shelby Boy
Missing, May Be In
North Carolina Now
Charles Ashcorn, Stepson of Former
Episcopalian Minister
Here.
Raleigh, Oct. 6-Mrs. William E.
Allen of Dry Depot. Va., has appeal
ed to T. B. Smith, secretary of the
North Carolina state fair, to help
her find her son, Charles Gist Ash
corn. The boy, Mrs. Allen said in a
letter to Mr. Smith, left home three
weeks ago to sell race programs at
fairs.
Mr. Allen, the boy's stepfather, the
letter said, is an Episcopal minister
and the family lived for four years
at Pittsbbro, N. C„ and two years at.
Shelby.
Mr. Smith said he was trying to
locate the boy.
Split First Prize
In Guessing Contest
Mrs. D. W. Costner of route 6.
Shelby, and Mrs. Dean Duncan of
Shelby split for the first prize of
S10 In guessing nearest the amount
of money in the glass box of the
first National booth at the county
fair last week. The box contained
1361.75. One of the first prize win
ners guessed 25o more gnd the oth
er 25c less than the correct amount.
Second prize of $5 went to Mrs. O.
E. Lee of Boiling Springs whose
guess was $262.04 and third prize to
Mrs. Bert Ormand of Kings Moun
tain whose guess was $261 00.
Bailey Speaks Here
On Tuesday At 7:30
Democrats To Have
Big Occasion
Senatorial Nominee And Governor
Appear On Same Platform
Ile.e.
Democrats of Cleveland coun
ty and surrounding section are
assured one of their biggest cam
paign nights tomorrow. Tuesday,
when two of the party’s out
standing leaders appear on the
same platform in Shelby.
They are Governor O, Max Gard
ner, making his first address of the
present campaign, and Hon. Josiah
W. Bailey, Democratic candidate to.’
the United States Senate. It will be
Mr. Bailey’s first appearance here
since he was nominated.
They are Hon. Josiah W. Bailey,
Democratic candidate for the United
States Senate, and Governor O. Max
Gardner, who will introduce Mr
Bailey.
Speak Together.
It will likely be the only appear
ance in Shelby of the two leaders
during the campaign and Democrats
of the section are enthused over
having the opportunity of hearing
them cei the same night.
It was hoped a week or two ago to
have Mr. Bailey appear here on some
other date than the evening of the
Kings Mountain celebration, but his
schedule was so completely filled
that a change could not be made
Yet it was not know i. until the week
end that Governor Gardner would
also be able to be here Tuesday
night.
Governor Gardner has been at ms
home here for a week because of
the illness and death of his father
in-law, Judge Jas. L. Webb. On
Tuesday he will go to the Kings
Mountain battleground wbaje he
will introduce President Hoover for
the chief executive's address there.
Mr. Bailey will accompany him to
the.battleground and the two will re-*
turn to Shelby for the speaking at
night.
Ladies Invited.
The speaking program is schedul
ed to open Tuesday night between
7:30 and 8 o’clock, and County
Chairman Oliver Anthony urges that
all ladies v-Vo can possibly do so at
tend and hear Mr. Bailey, Precinct
chairman in ever section of the
county are requested to see that
their section* are represented at the
court house.
Big Meeting Ahead.
On Monday night, October 20,
party leaders, are planning to stage a
big county-wide, rally at the court
house. The rally will open, it Is
planned, at 7:15 with short speeches
by county men who will discuss
county politics, and local issues. The
main address of the rally will be
made at 8 o'clock by J. C. B. Ehring
Iiaus, of Elizabeth City, who is con
sidered Cleveland county’s favorite
outside campaigner. It is hoped that
this rally will be the biggest attend
ed political meeting held here in
years. Further details of the meet
ing will be announced later,
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I Republican Rally
Here October 25
| A county-wide Republican rally
i has been set for Shelby beginning at
:2 o'clock on the atternoon of Sat
urday October 25th, according to an
announcement^ today by H. day
Cox, chairman of the County Re
publican County Executive commit
tee. Chas. A. Jonas. congressman
from this district will be the prin
cipal speaker and a brass band will
furnish music. It is probable that
other speakers will be on the pro
gram. Mr. Jonas, it is advertised,
will discuss local arc! state taxes.
HON. J. W. BAILEY
Democratic nominee for U. S. Sen
ate who speaks here at the court
house Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Governor Gardiner will introduce
him and have something to say to
the citizens of his native county.
Shelby Man Under
Bond In Charlotte
Dr. Hicks Says He Reached Scene
After Woman Was Hit, Then
Drove Off.
Charlotte, Oct. 6.—A charge of
manslaughter was placed against
Dr. R. C. Hicks of Shelby Friday
afternoon after having been detain
ed Thursday night and Friday in
connection with the death of Essie
Torrence, negress, of 801 Clinton
court. He was released on bond of
$3,000.
The Torrence woman was hit by
a car at West Trade and Cedar
streets early Thursday night. She
died from the injuries soon after
she was rushed to the Good Samar
itan hospital. Immediately after the
woman was hit, three calls to the
police station gave the license num
ber of Dr. Hicks’ car, the desk ser
geant said.
Dr. Hicks said he came into Trade
street, saw the crowd and turned
about to see what the trouble was
then drove away.
Paul Webb Elected
Druggist Officer
Is Made Third Vice-President of
North Carolina Pharmaceu
tical Board.
The Board of Tellers of the North
Carolina Pharmaceutical association
has just announced the result of the
mail ballot taken during the sum
mer for the electi^i of officers of
the association. These officers elect
will be installed at the Fifty-second
annual meeting of the organization
to be held at Wrightsville Beach in
June 1931. Their names follow:
President T. A. Walker, Charlotte;
first vice president. C. A. Iseley,
Raleigh; second vice- president, A.
C. Weatherly. Greensboro: third-vide
president, Paul Webb, Shelby; Sec
retary-Treasurer. J. G. Beard. Chap
el Hill; members of the executive
committee: Messrs W'arren W.
Home, Fayetteville (three yea?
term); C. L. Eubanks, Chapel Hill
(two-year term); G. K. Grantham.
sr„ Dunn (one year term). The
Board of Tellers' was composed of
the following pharmacists; Messrs.
G. W. Waters, chairman. W. T. An
drew’s and J. T. Vinson, all of Golds
boro.
Gold Aids In Win
Milky Gold, former Shelby high
star. was one of the outstanding
performers in the 32-0 defeat Oak
Ridge gave the Davidson fresh team
Friday. Gold is captain of the prep
school eleven which has started out
for what appears to be its best sea
son.
Large Congregation Hears Bishop
Mouzon At Church Here Sunday
! Prominent Methodist Preaches In
Central Church
Pulpit.
Taking for his subject Christ's
great commission." Bishop E. D.
Mouzon, a giant, in statue and in
tellect. and one of the ablest preach
ers in Southern Methodist church,
filled the pulpit at Central Method
ist church Sunday morning- The
large congregation crowded the
church auditorium to Its capacity
and every hearer was inspired and
uplifted by his straight-forward and
' forceful Interpretations of this scrip
i tore The pastor. Rev. L. B. Hayes, j
had Invited the bishop and the pre
siding elder, Rev. R. M. Courtney,
to come for this occasion. Bishop
Mouzon being on the religious pro
gram held Sunday afternoon on the
battlefield at Kings Mountain.
His sermon subject was built
around the last verses of Matthew
38. where Jesus gathered around hijn
his disciples and ‘announced that
“all power Is given urjto me in heat
ven and hr earth” which was follow
ed by the great commission to “go
ye therefore, teach all nations, bap
tise them, teach them to observe all
things whatsoever T have cominaml
<conuivui:u on caojs zioax.i
Baptists Meet
At Patterson
I Thursday, 9th
Big Gathering In
This County
Annual Mutiny Of Kings Mountain
Association Embracing 42
Churches.
On Thursday and Friday of this
week, October 9th and 10th, the an
nual meeting of the Kings Moun
tain Baptist association will be held
with the Patterson Springs Baptist
church of which Dr. J. B. Davis is
pastor. The meeting date was order
ed changed a few weeks ago to avoid
a conflict with the Kings Mountain
sesqut centennial celebration at the
battleground tomorrow.
Forty-two Baptist churches are
embraced in the Kings Mountain
association, most of these churches
being within Cleveland county. Dele
gates will attend from each of these
churches, together with hundreds of
visitors, consequently the attendance
will be large.: The sessions will be
presided over by Rev. John W. But
tle, who has served as moderator
for several years. O. G. Page of
Kings Mountain is clerk. At these
annual sessions homes in the com
munity where the association meets
are assigned to the delegates from
the various churches so Che dele
gates can spentj the night if they so
desire, but with good roads and au
tomobiles, most of the delegates go
home at night and the hosts are put
to no trouble whatever in the mat
ter of entertainment except to pre
pare and serve two dinners to the
delegates and visitors on the church
ground.
Moderator Buttle says there are
approximately 11,000 members in
the 42 churches belonging to this
association and there is no special
business to come up other than to
receive reports on the past year's
work and hear other routine mat
ters
Mother And
Daughter Die
In SameJiome
Mrs. Star* Bridge* And Daughter,
Mrs. Levata Gibbs Both Buried
At Union Church.
Within twenty-four hours of eacli
ether, Mrs. Sara S. Bridges and her
daughters, Mrs. Levata Gibbs of the
Union community died at the same
home and were buried Sunday aft
ernoon at a double service at Union
Baptist church. One of the largest
crowds that ever assembled for a
funeral at Union, gathered to pay a
tribute of respect to this noble
mother and daughter, both widows,
who had lived devotedly together for
some time.
Mrs. Bridges, age 79, was taken
suddenly 111 last Thursday evening
alter supper and died about ten
o'clock. The shock was so severe on
her daughter. Mrs. Gibbs, age 50,
who had been suffering with high
blood pressure, that she had a stroke
of paralysis and died 24 hours later.
Mrs. Bridges was the widow of John
Bridges who died 48 years ago and
Mrs. Gibbs was the widow of T. S.
Gibbs who preceded her to the
grave eleven months ago. Both were
loyal members of the Union Baptist
church, Mrs. Bridges being a mem
ber for 40 years and Mrs. Gibbs for
23 years. TJiey were fine Christian
women, greatly beloved by their
host of friends.
Surviving Mrs. Bridges Is one son
W. J. Bridges of Union while three
sons and three daughters survive
Mrs. Gibbs; Paul, Burgin and Clif
ford Gibbs. Mrs. A. N. Henderson,
Mrs. Theron Covington and Miss
Hattie Gibbs. The funeral services
Sunday afternoon were conducted
by Rev. D. G. Washburn pastor,' as
sisted by Rev. J. M. Barber of the
Polkville Methodist circuit.
Shelby Hospital Has
New Expert In X-ray
Mr. Graybill Takes Charge Of X-ray
Department Here. Experienced
Man.
Working with the aim of offering
the best service possible it is an
nounced by the Shelby hospital that
Mr. John R. Graybill has been add
ed to th» hospital staff as x-ray ex
pert,
Mr. Graybill, who is now in
charge of the x-ray and cllnicai
laboratory, is well prepared In his
line of work, having had seven years
of experience in large hospitals.
I With him in charge the hospital is
prepared to handle any work in the
i x-ray line.
Visits County Tomorrow
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Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock President Herbert Hoover
will make his first visit to Cleveland county, when he arriv
es on his presidential train at the town of Kings Mountain
to review a military parade in his honor before motoring to
the Kings Mountain battleground in South Carolina where
he is to make the principal address at the battleground ses
qui-centennial.
Total Of Fair Crowds
Placed Over 100,000
Fair Officials Declare It Biggest
Fair Yet Despite Adverse
Conditions.
Somewhere between 100 and 110 j
thousand people passed through the j
gates at the big Cleveland county
fair during the five days and nights
last week. It was announced today
by fair officials.
Attendance during the day was
not up to last year, Secretary J. 8.
iDorton said today, because of the
[cotton-picking rush, but the night
[crowds practically made up for the
decrease during the day. Official
check of the attendance was not
[complete today. but early checks
show that the total attendance this;
year was not more than five to
seven thousand below the 115,000
total last year
Record Saturday Night.
The record crowd of the fair, and
perhaps of the seven years of fair
history, swarmed the big midway
Saturday night. So large was the
crowd that it was almost impossible
to walk along the midway and about
the main sections of the fair grounds |
after the spectators left the grand
stand where they saw the fireworks
program.
"We are not only pleased over the
outcome of the fair. but we are
highly elated,” Dr. Dorton said this
morning In speaking for fair Offi
cials. "Not only was the attendance
close to that of last year, but it was
without doubt our best fair from the
standpoint of exhibits and interest
shown. Cohsidering the adverse cir
cumstances under which the fail'
was staged, the worst business de
pression In years, it means consid
erable when the fair was attractive
enough to bring together one of the
largest crowds which will take In
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; Mr. Spanglelr Plan*
To Rebuild Home
j Mai A, Spangler whose pretty
! home was burned in Belvedere Park
early Friday morning, says he i»
planning to re-build on the site, of
the ruined home He has had sev
eral contractors looking over the
brick walls and all agree that it
would not be advisable to utilize
; them in re-building, so the entire
[structure that la left will be torn
down and the house re-built from
^ tlie ground up.
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Schools Close
For Celebration
Nearly 3,000 children in Uh
public schools! of Shelby will
be released Tuesday and riv
en a holiday because of the
150th anniversary celebration
of the battle of Kings Moun
tain which brinrs President
Hoover and many other not
ables.
Company K, Shelby’s crack
military unit will parade at
Kinrs Mountain under the
command of Capt. Peyton Me
Swain and First Lieut. II. C.
Long Tuesday at 1 o’clock
when 3.300 soldiers will pass
in review before the presi
dent stand.
Scores of Boy Scouts from
Cleveland county will assist
the traffic officers in the prop
er parking of cars and the di
rection of the traffic over the
roads leading to and from the
battleground.
Thousands of citizens from
Cleveland county will attend
the exercises which continue
throughout the day and until
midnight at Kings Mountain
and at the battleground.
Court House Closed.
All county offices in the Cleveland
county court house will be closed to
morrow, Tuesday, for the Kings
Mountain battleground celebra
tion.
Section Prepared For
For Visit Of Hoover
Sidelights On
Celebration At
Kings Mountain
Interesting fact* In Conner
tinn with the King* Mountain
celebration:
President Hoover while
speaking may be seen and
heard by 30,000 person* and by
radio amplifiers may be heard
by 80,000 at tlia battleground
Th^ fimt technicolor motion
picture ever made in the south
will be taken.
For the first time in his
lory two national chain* will
brnadea*t a program from thi
southern state*.
About 100 newsmen will be
present: 20 in the Hoover
party and others from the
south. American and Hritish
press associations and large
American papers will have
special coverage.
The space in front of the
speaker's stand embraces 60,
000 square yards.
Press equipment include
myriad special telegraph lines
a wireless station and an $8,
000 addressograph system.
For free distribution 25,000
gallons of drinking water is
being stored on thr battle
ground.
Fight special trains are ex
pected to bring 5,000 to thr
celebration.
Approximately 1.500 Caro
lina Boy Scouts will assist In
handling the crowds.
Ten members of the new
state highway patrol will br
concentrated at the battle
ground.
On the grounds there will b<
about 50 refreshments stand
and booths for the *ale ol
food, soft drinks and souve
nirs.
Son Of Soldier At
Kings Mountain To
Attend Celebration
"I'nrlf Johnnie,” Of Clav County,
Over 100 Year* Of
Age.
Hayesville. Oct. 6.—"Uncle John
nie” Crawford, of near Hayesville,
widely known Clay county centen
arian, has distinctions other than
being 100 years old.
"Uncle Johnnie,” who is a Con
federate veteran, is a son of one oh
the American soldiers who stormed
the heights of Kings Mountain dur
ing the Revolutionary war. He is
believed to be the only man alive
whose rather fought in that his
toric engagement.
Taking cognizance of the fact,
the entertainment committee of the
Kings Mountain sesqui-centennial
celebration sent the Clay county
man an invitation to attend the
celebration at Kings Mountain, Oc
tober 7, as an honor guest of the
committee, it was learned here.
Those who have any doubts that
“Uncle Johnnie” is physically able
to make the trip simply don’t knowr
him. He was in Hayesville a few days
ago to attend court, which he rarely
misses, and was said to have been
as active and alert as many men at
the age of 60.
Triplets, Calves
Reported In County
Had the Cleveland county iah
been held a week later, W. W. Queen,
who lives just below South Shelby,
would have had an unusual exhib t
in the cattle department.
On Friday a Jersey cow owned by
! Mr. Queen gave birth to three calv
es. The triplets are living and prom
! isc to develop Into husky cattle.
Dr. Zeno Wall Begins Sixth
Year As Pastor Of First Baptist
: Church Membership Has increased
,736 In Five Year And Sunday
School Has Doubled.
Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the
First Baptist church, began his sixth
year as pastor on Sunday and ap
propriate services were held op the
anniversary. At the Sunday-school,
Supt B. T. Falls spoke oX the high
esteem In which he is held by the
congregation and the people gener
ally, of his untiring work, his per
sonal evangelism and his consec
rated leadership From every de
partment of 'Uit Sunday school
came baskets of flowers which were
presented to the beloved pastor un
til he was completely surrounded
wtth the choicest flowers of the sea
son.
The membership of the church
has increased 736 during the five
years of his leadership, the Sunday
school has nearly doubled in mem
bership and just a week ago Sun
day school attained the standard of
excellence grade. Just a little over a
year ago the new house of worship
was completed at a cost of $140,000
and now the plant and equipment
rank among the best of the Baptist
churches in the state.
Thousands To Attend
Big Celebration
1T*o Carolina* (toady For R<g$t-'
Event At Battleground
. Tuesday.
Early tomorrow morning all
highways leading Into the town
of Kings .Mountain, in eastern
Cleveland county, will he filled
with automobiles carrying thous
ands to the town anti the near
by battleground for the big se
qulrentennial celebration whirl
will be featured by an adder
by President Herbert Hoover.
Today all the highway pa train;
in the State were being assembled ti
handle the traffic situation, and di<
two Carolina* are expecting the dr
to be the biggest, event in years.
Arrives At 1.
The presidential train will roll in
to Kings Mount ain around 1 O’cloc k
Prior to the arriva! of Mr. Hoove:
several events are or the program- :•
the town. There will be band con
certs, other entertainment, and a
football game between Lenoir-Rhyiv
and Erskine colleges at 10 o'clock
Exactly at noon the big parade
■ will begin forming. And after the
j 21-gun military salute honoring the
: president. Mr. Hoover will review the
military parade prepared by the two
iCarolinas In his honor. The prea
jdent and his party will leave for til -
j battleground at 2 o’clock, w here Mi
! Hoover will speak at 2:30. The party
of the chief executive will return to
the town from the battleground pro
gram at 5 and board his train for
the return trip to Washington. The
day's program at Kings Mountain
will continue until 10 o’clock at nigh
while the program at the battle
ground will get underway at 3
o'clock and continue until 5 o’ckx-K
in the afternoon.
At Two Point*.
It will be difficult for all the
thousands who visit the section «v
1 morrow to take m both programs
j the one in the town of Kings Moun
Itain and the other at the battle
[ground. Realising this many will
| plan only to view the military pa
rade and see the president when he
arrives at the Kings Mountain sta
tion, while hundreds of others will
motor to the battleground area early
in the day in order to find parkin.,
space and seats for the addess of th*
president and the other ceremonies
which will be given a nation-wid
broadcast over radio.
THOUSANDS ATTEND
RELIGIOUS SERVICE
<Ray Erwin in Charlotte Observ'd > -
Kings Mountain Battleground, ".
C., Oct. 5.—Thousands of piedmon
Carolina.* people of every name anti
faith paused in pre-celebration ac
tivities lcng enough this afternoon
to unite on this hallowed hillside for
the greatest outdoor religious ser
vice ever conducted in the two stat
es, even as representatives of tw >
great English-speaking peoples win
unite Tuesday in observance of th.
sesquicentennial of a battle that
helped separate those nations.
Fully 40.000 people visited h<
mountain shrine during the day, it
was estimated by the squads of traf
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To Hold Evening
Court After Big
Celebration Fete
| County Court To Clean Up Kinc -
Mountain Cases On Same
County Recorder Horace Kenned
will open a session of county com1
in Icings Mountain Tuesday after
noon at 5 o’clock in order to dispose
of cases which come up during the
Kings Mountain battleground cele
bration activities.
All the motorcycle highway pa
trolmen in the state will be center
ed about the eastern Cleveland coun
ty town tomorrow to handle ttv
traffic jam. As these patrolmei
must be back on their patrols on
the following day the drivers ar
rested by them will be tried Tues
day afternoon and evening. Just
how long the evening session of
court will last is not known, but
Judge Kennedy plans to keep grind
ing out the cases until every arrest
of the day is disposed of.
County Banks Close
For Tuesday Event
All the banks In Cleveland coun
ty will be closed Tuesday for the
Kings Mountain battleground cele
bration. it was announced today by
Mr. Forrest Eskridge, cashier of the
First National bank and the Union
Trust banks. Bank patrons are urg
ed to remember the closing. v