Piedmont Carolina Fortunate When Compared With East, Says Writer < Ben E. Atkins in Gastonia Gazette > We of the west who conceal our fortunate hides beneath the unnec essary garb of sackcloth and aslie need but one sweeping glance of the desolate land that makes up Eastern North Carolina to cure all of our imaginary ills. The groaning Piedmont is a veri table valley of milk and honey when we Compare it to that gaunt stretch of territory ihat reaches from the mfter edges of Central North Caro lina to the Atlantic coast A week ago the writer left Gas tonia for Morchead City to attend the With annual convention of the North Carolina Press Association. Ne left under the spell of the long face of the depression that, has occupied the better part of our thought and conversation for the past two years. Today, after having driven over two different routes covering, between them, the better part of Eastern North Carolina, he looks through rose colored glasses upon a promised land in disguise. The people of the Piedmont have no idea how very fortunate they are. One day in the East would put a smile of optimism on the face of the most erabbedly pessimistic. . . , one fleeting glance at our brothers on the coasts is enough to bantr.h all ielf-pity. Wiurentmrg to nriairoro, with the exception of Wilmington, Fayette ville. Kinston and quiet little New Bern, is a wilderness that would defy ony Moses who might attempt to lead hts people from Hs fast nestes. There 1> no manna to feed the mouths of the hungry. On eight vent tobacco the brow-beaten farmer Of the Ea. t must make his way. Barefoot farmers and barefoot farmer s wives are scarce .In the Piedmont In the tobacco-dotted Hast the farmer who wears shoes *s a civic leader and a king. Aged women, tanned from tnanv suns, .'topped and prematurely aged from far too many times in child bed, work their ltves away in the poorly paying tobacco fields that provide their only source of revenue An uupatched pair of overalls is all but an unknown thing. Houses that give threat of col lapsing any moment into a Rteat pile of rotten wood are inhabited by large families. Easily Vi per cent The Flavor is Just Right At The Change A Critical Time In Every Woman's Life. "During a critical time in my life I took Cardui for several months. I had hot flashes. I would sud denly get dizzy and seem blind. I would get faint and have no strength. My nerves were on edge. I would not sleep at night. "Cardui did won ders for me. I rec ommend it to all women who are pass ing through the criti cal period of change. X have found it a fine medicine.'*—ar». sum Murfhy, Poplar Stuff, Mu. Cardui la a purely vege table medicine and con tains no dangerous drugs. CARDUI Helps Women to Health ilfcke Thedford’s Black-Draugbt tot Constipation, Indigestion, _. and BIH-"!«n»»a. 4 of the farm houses are badly tn need of repair. The face of the eastern farmnr is gaunt with anxiety and despair. . . . .if not with actual hunger. Hr Is the son and the sire of proverty. and want Is so imbedded in his system that he ha* long since lost all hope of relief The poorest farmer in Gaston county i* a 1 mast a lord of the manor if we compare him to the average run of men in the rural east. The Piedmont farmers, we repeat, should rejoice, even in the face of ten cent cotton. The depressing atmosphere which hovers about the vast rural stretches of Eastern North Carolina disap pears in the more progressive towns and cities of the section Wilming ton, the ;eaboard's outstanding city, shows little wear and tear from the long era of financial difficulties. Apparently It prospers. There is hustle and bustle everywhere. The picturesque old homes remain in good repair. Passing from the rural wilderness into the outskirts of Wilmington is like passing from midnight into a glorious dawn. Kinston, in spite of numerous bank failures, wears a smiling face. A new hotel, surpassing in beauty and grandeur almost every other hotel wc have seen in North Caro lina, rises fifteen stories above the Wide main street. Everybody as sumes a busy air. Fayetteville, with its old slave market still in prominence, breeds an atmosphere of anything but de pression, Great crowds throng th" business streets at an early hour in the morning, and there Is nothing to outwardly Indicate that the peo ple of Fayetteville are suffering from the depression complex. Morehead City and Beaufort, sim- j pie fishing villages, show far more outward optimism than has Gas tonia for the past year and a half, Their businesses thrive. Their fish ermen make good catches. Pessi mism is at a minimum. New Bern, whose cobblestone streets felt the weight of feet heavy with financial worries and depres sions long before Gastonia had at tained proportions of a cros-Troads village, Is serene In its lethargy. Nothing worries New Bern. It has grown calloused toward depressions, it has learned through experience the best way to treat them. It ig j nores them. But we of the Piedmont, the Eden of the Southland, grow gray over debt's, deficits, and depressions vv should blush. zi mn BITCH OF NEWS Rev, 1.. I- Jessup Conducts Revival Mr. and Mrs. Huslry Harr New Son—Personals. ^ Zion. August 3 —Our revival meet : ing la on. Rev, L, L. Jessup of Shelby Is doing the preaching. | Services each morning and evening. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hatley last Wednesday a fine son. Mother and son are doing nicely . Mr. D. B. Simmons of Spencer Is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. G. H. .Simmons, Mr. Simmons con tinues very sick, Miss Texla Blanton and Miss Carrie Boger of Kannapolis are visit ing Miss Blanton's sister Mrs Charlie Yarborough. | Messers Dan and Ralph Gold. Kent Harris and Lathan Wilson [spent last week at Carolina Beach Mr. Lee Cabanlss is building a new barn. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gold spent last Friday In Ellenboro visiting friends. Mlv and Mrs. G. U Camwell visited their son. Dr. R. M Barnwell of Llncolnton last week. Mr. Scott Doster Is sick but we hope he will soon be well again Misses Margaret and Pearl Corn well. Minnie Gold and Mr. James Cornwell spent last week camping and fishing at Bridgewater. • Mr Joe Spangler and family/and Mr. Maleom Putnam spent last week at. Carolina Beach. Mr Lawrence Yarborough of Raleigh visited friends and relatives in the community last week. Mr. Paul Harris Branton of Shel by spent last week with his sister, Mrs. Ralph Gold. Mrs. Will McBrayer of Moor«3 boro visited her sister, Mrs. L. A Blanton last week. * Mrs. Ben Wilson of Waco Is spending some time with her dau ghter. Mrs. A. J. Husley. Several of our teachers and offi cers attended the Sunday school* meeting at Union Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Horn were I dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and j Mrs. Charlie Horn of Shelby. Mr. Warren Hoyle and sister, Miss Hermtne of Cherryvtlle visited their [sister, Mrs. Athel Cabaness last week Mrs George Cabaniss is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Delfoe Walker of New House Mrs. Worth Williamson visited ' cr sister, Mrs p tl Cabanlss Newspapermen Out Of Work, Get Out Paper Of Their Own They Are Accustomed To A Hard Life Without Money But They Muit Write. • Spartanburg: Herald ' At this movement the city of New York harbors 5,000 unemployed newspaper men. Two-thirds of them are good as any In the country That's probably the largest per centage of unemployed men In any Industry or vocation. Of course, the army found a battalion of recruits when The World came to an end, but that’a neither here nor there— Just another panic blow. There isn’t a chance for a hatful of these poor devils to get a job. Every department of every news paper Is slashed to the core. One desk man Is rending copy, two or three read B. D. (Before Depres* slon). One reporter Is sniffing around ten office buildings as com pared to the three or four he loafed around two years ago. They even say some fellows are bangtng-way Lulu on a pair of linotype machines. But never was there a group that depression and unemployment bothered less. Always accustomed to hallway beds, Into which they don't crawl until daylight, when they do crawl, and black coffee, bath-tub gin ana soggy pie about 3 a. nv, all this hardship doesn’t make a great deal of difference, except the poor devils haven’t got anj-where to write —and they can’t live without that. As certain as an artist runs for his easel when the' sun starts down Just as certain does the real news paper man's fingers itch when he hears a siren. To give Old Man Depression a right-cross this band of hoodlums got together and waved the flag in a beau geste at indifference and in dependence. A weekly tabloid cal led “Newsdom.” made its appearance on the sidewalks of New York amid much hulla-balloo of what Is the meaning of all thts? The eight page five-column organ of the un employed is jammed with gossip from all the metropolitan newspaper offices, gotten up in the slickest styles 5.000 restless men can mus ter. Men of 20, 30, and 40, years ex perience on New York dallies are getting It out with the help of the others William Randolph Hearst came across with the old *'Mirr1or” building for office space and under wrote the first printing bill. After this start, the little paper ought to keep moving on its own. Promoter Max Klein figures 6.000 copies sold lyt 25 cents each will furnish those who turned out the first issue with about half what they used to ge*. And one gathers from that just why all newspaper men are so rich County Has Two Men Studying Ministry L. P. Barnett and W. F. McGinnis of Cleveland County at Wake Forest. • especial to The Star ' Wake Forest, Aug. 4 —Of the 14 ministerial students who were mem bers of the graduating class this spring at Wake Forest college, six will do advanced work at either universities or theological semi naries, Dr. W. R. Cullom, dean of the School of Religion announced to-day. Four will enter pastorates, and four will teach. The following will pursue graduate studies at Wake Forest and else where: L. P. Barnett. Shelby,: N. C. Brooks, Greenville: L. R. Evans, Wake Forest; L D. Hunn. Camden, 8. C.; C. H. Patrick, Mars Hill; J, O. Walton, East Spencer. Those who will teach are H. L. Bridges, Raleigh, W. P. Hendren, Hftidenite; S. E. Hannon, Carthage. Entering pastorates are: L. B. Hagar, Alexis; M. V. Parrish. Lou is burg; C. E. Baker, Wake Forest; W. F. McGinnis, Shelby, J W. Rig gan, Macon. SPECIAL LOW ROUND TRIP FARES AUGUST 7, 1931 SHELBY TO Washington _$13.00 (a) Baltimore_$14.00 (b) Baltimore_$15.00 Richmond_$9.75 Portsmouth _$10.75 Old Point_$10.75 Virginia Beach_$11.25 (a) Via Norfolk and Boat (b) Via All Rail Tickets limited five days in addition to date of sale. For information call or Ticket Agent £;■ H. E. PLEASANTS. DPA. RALEIGH. N. C. Sestfv^id ** ** SJK tiNt SAJJ.WAV V Roosevelt Seems Far In Lead Of Other Candidates If He Continues To Gain He Is Sure Bet For Democrats In 1932. Washington. — If Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt’s progress toward the Democratic presi dental nomination is’nt slowed down the forces which oppose him will soon be in the sad position of the atop-Hoover and stop-Smlth movements of 1928 There I* such a thing as a can didate getting out so far in front that you can t possibly catch him and trip him up. Smith and Hoo ver proved that. In a few months it is likely to appear that Roose velt is another candidate of the same sort. The party has other good mate rial, but Roosevelt appears to be accumulating the support. Many Democrats would like to nominate Newton D. Baker and there is scattered backing for Owen D. Young and A1 Smith has a large following. There will have to be a more concentrated opposition to Roosevelt than now appears to exist if the New York governor is going to be stopped. The trend of sentiment and strength has been largely in his direction for many months. Guffey’* Boost Some observers have considered Roosevelt almost as good as nomi nated since Joe Guffey, Democratic boss in Pennsylvania, flatly de clared for him. The Guffey declara tion reminded one of the effect created when Boss Bill Vare of Pennsylvania declared for Hoover on the eve of the Kansas City convention three years ago, al though Vare really only gave the band-wagon a final, unnecessary shove. Guffey, however, was able to promise 60 or more Roosevelt delegates and he has put a seri ous crimp in the supposed hopes of the Smith-Rastob faction to form an anti-Roosevelt faction among the very practical Demo cratic bosses in such states as Illi nois. Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Massachusette who con trol a very large flock of delegates. It seems likely that in the 1932 convention Guffey will be controll ing a large bloc of votes from on» state than any other 'single indivi dual. The main weakness of any Smith Raskob plot that may be brewing is that Democrats all through the south and west are grimly deter mined to thwart any Smith-Raskob plot. It begins to seem doubtful whether Smith and Raskob, assum ing, as many do, that Smith ’s opposed to Roosevelt, can get enough delegates behind anyone to wreck the governor on the two-thirds rule The group opposed to Roosevelt is supposed to favor first Smith and then Young-—and at- this dis tance from the convention it does seem improbable that either of the two can be put across. If specula tion is demanded, it can be reason ably suggested that if the Smith Raskob group does manage to stop Roosevelt some man other than Smith or Young will have to be dragged in as a compromise candi date, Support Out West. The South and west have shown leaning toward Roosevelt ever since Chairman Roskob called his nation al committee to consider platform issues. Lately it has appeared that the governor wa3 going strong out in California—so strong, in fact, that according to some reports even the Republicans have been worried ATTRACTIVE VACATION TRIPS Southern Railway System Offers Many Attractive Fares For Summer Vacation Greatly Reduced Round Trip Fares. Round Trip Fares from SHELBY AUGUST 7TH Washington___.. 513.00 Baltimore.$15.00 Norfolk---.. Jie.75 Richmond__ $9.75 Virginia Beach.S 11.35 LIMIT Aupnt 12th. AUGUST 7TH Atlanta . $6.75 Birmingham _ $8.75 Chattanooga ....__ .... . $8,75 Savannah.$8.00 New Orleans_ $21.75 Limit Atlanta Aug. 12th. Chat- | tanooga- Birmingham Aug 13th. ! New Orleans Ang. 17th. Savan nah Ang. 14th. AUGUST 7TH Jacksonville. $16.00 Miami . $26.00 Tampa...$23.5( Havana ...._... $50.73 West Palm Beach ...$25.50 Limit Jacksonville Aug. 15th, Miami, Tampa. W. Palm Beach *t»g. 19th, Havana Aug. 26th. ASK TICKET AGENTS SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM by the possibility that he might carry Hoover's own state In the election. Nor can anyone suggest that Roosevelt is weak in the east inso lar as popular support is concerned. His views are wet enough to appeal to great herds of voters and, re gardless of what opposition he may expect from Tammany Hall, it must not be forgotten that he carried New York in the last election by the whooping majority of 700,003 votes. Most political forecasters very sensibly leave large loopholes for themselves, but they are getting bolder and bolder in asserting the likelihood of Roosevelt's nomina tion. A few weeks ago they were reciting almost in chorus a stock story to the effect that Roosevelt couldn't be nominated without the support of AI Smith. Quite lately they’ve piped down about that. Soy Bean Variety Test On Farm Of Wilson At Fallston Three Rows Of Each Of Eleven Varieties Growing on R. K. Wilson's Farm. (By R. W. Shoffner County Agent) Those who are interested in soy beans should take a few minutes and drive to the farm of Mr. R. W. Wilson at Fallston. There you will find conducted by the County Agent and Mr. Wilson a soy bean variety test. In this test you will find eleven varieties, the most outstand ing varieties that we have for hay and seed production. They are mak ing an excellent grofvth at tills time and now would be a very opportune time to see the habit of growth, the earliness of the variety. You will note that there will be three rows of each variety, all Varieties being staked and labeled _The Biloxi bean, an erect growing bean has had considerable publicity for the last years. The Tokyo., another erect growing bean, ts gain ing favorable comments. This bean |is showing up fine in the variety test. The Otootan, the latest bean in the test and a viney bean is an excellent hay beah. The Laredo, an early bean, is very common for hay production. Tills bean is show ing up very fine. The Virginia is a good bean for another good hay bean and is also showing up well. The Black Beauty is a bean bred at the Coker Farm in Hartsville, S. C., and is showing to be a real soy bean. I think, that the cross between the Otootan^and the Biloxi made this bean The Mammoth Yellow as you all know from ex perience is below all the , other varieties. The Mammoth Brown i a bean something similar to tlr Mammoth Yellow but 13 showing u;: better results in the test than th Yellow. The tllini was ordered from Illinois this spring and is the ear liest bean in the test. These bear were planted June, 6 and July 2? there were small soy beans on the variety. The Harbinsoy is another Illinois grown bean and is showir° up nicely in the test. This i another early variety and an ex cellent bean for planting in corn TO CLEAN CEMETERY AT NEW PROSPECT CHURCH Those who have relatives buried at New Prospect church, are re quested to meet next Thursday Avgust 6, at 8:00 o'clock to clean off the grave yard. She Doesn’t Mind. "Your Otto had a fight with mi Jack ’’ "Oh, well, boys must be boys.” "I’m glad you take it like that— I’ll get the ambulance to bring youi Otto home.” I SPECIAL LOW ROUND TRIP I FARES % AUGUST 7, 1931 i FROM SHELBY No. Days TO Tickets Limited Atlanta o—$ 8.00 Chattanooga_6—$10.00 Birmingham ___ 0—$10.00 New Orleans ._ 10—$23.00 | Savannah _____ 7—$ 8.00 ; Jacksonville_8—$16.00 Tampa_12—$23.50 Miami _12—$26.0C Havana_19—$50.75 Rates to many other Florida and Gulf Coast Points. Attractive Optional Routes in Florida. Stop-Overs Allowed a t Jacksonville and all FlrJfJa Points. For Information «*all o^ Ticket Agent. H. E. PLEASANTS. DPA., RALEIGH, N. C. Seaboaid AJ* LLNt RAILWAY Just Ten Years Ago (From issue of The Star August 5, 1921 > About 150 boys and girls who be long to the pig, corn.” poultry and home economic clubs of Cleveland county are enjoying a three day camp at Boiling Springs where they are receiving instruction from the county demonstration agents and representatives of the state depart ment of agriculture. Rev. Dr J. M. Kestfcr, pastor of the First Baptist church leaves to day for Norfield, Mass., where he will attend a general conference at l a large religious a. sembly ground established by Moody. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar M. Suttlc .gave a garden party at their at tractive home on North Lafayette street Thursday evening as a special compliment to Mrs. Charles Forbes of Greenville. N. C. who Is visiting her brother, Mr. Jap Suttlr. Oames were enjoyed and refreshments were served. Several people were injured, but [ none very seriously and quite a lot of property damage done by the [wind which accompanied the storm Wednesday afternoon about 5 o’clock W. P. Gale, who received cuts about the head and a badly lacerated hand when the grand stand at the ball park blew down. He was for a few minutes rendered unconscious and was perhaps the most seriously injured. Mrs. John Hinton, who lives at the Eastside mill, was hurt when a bureau overturned on her. the wind blowing her home off its foundations. The top of the picker room at the Belmont mill was blown off and a large amount of machinery damaged. One of the big cooling towers at the ice plant was de molished the smoke stack at the laundry and several chimneys were blown down. The Fallsion schqol opens Mon day with prospects bright for a splendid year. Turkey Wasn’t To Blame. Wife: Dear, tomorrow is our tenth wedding anniversary, Shall I kill the turkey? Hubby: No, let him live. He didn t hive anything to do with it. Toe Itch Athleta’a foot and Hand Iteli 1 Why suffer from the queer skin disease causing severe itching of toea and feet, cracking, peeling akin, blisters. Ringworm, Trench Foot or Crotch Itch, when you can avoid In* fectlon and quickly heal your skin with Dr. Nixon's Nlxoderm? Based ! on the famous English Hospital for* I mula, discovered by a leading Lon ! don skin specialist. Dr. wlxon s Nlx oderm acts with amazing speed, be : cause designed for this particular 1 skin disease. Nlxoderm Is guaran 1 teed. It must stop Itch and quickly heal your akin or ths small eost will be refunded. SUTTEES DRUG STORE. BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC EXCURSION THURSDAY AUG. 20th TO THOMASVILLE, N. C. SPECIAL TRAIN Round Trip Fares and Schedules | Grover __ 7:00 a.m. $1.50 Kings Mtn. 7:15 a.m. $1.50 Besse. City 7:25 a.m. $1.50 | Gastonia _ 7:40 a.m. $1.50 i Lowell_7:50 a.m. $1.50 ; Cramerton 7:55 a.m. $1.50 |l Belmont _ 8:00 a.m. $1.50 ij Charlotte. 8:25 a.m. $1.25 , Concord __ 8:55 a.m. $1.00 ! Kannapolis 9:05 a.m. .75 Special train from Moor i| esville connecting with Spe cial at Charlotte. Moor,esville 7:20 a.m. $1.25 Mt Mourne 7:25 a.m. $1.25 Davidson 7:30 a.m. $1.25 ; Cornelius. 7:32 a.m. $1.25 Caldwell __ 7.36 a.m. $1.25 Huntersv’e 7:40 a.m. $1.25 Croft __7:47 a.m. $1.2' Derita_7:53 a.m. $1.25 The Grover and Moorts* ; ville trains will be consoli dated at Charlotte, arriving Thomasville 10:25 a. m. Returning special train will leave Thomasville at j 4:15 P. M. Special baggage car for refreshments and Picnic 1 baskets. | f„.-' Ask Committees or Tick- i et Agents SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. j R. H. GRAHAM, j i Division Passenger Agent, ; Southern Railway Systeip, Charlotte, N. C. 1 Cotton Variety Test At Failston Five Varieties Are Shown Under Growing Conditions On K. W.. Wilson's Farm. 'By R W. Shoffner County Agent' j Tha'e who are interested in soirrj of the leading varieties of cotton must see five varieties in the test on the R W. Wilson farm at Falls ton. In this test you will find the Mexican Big Boll. This is, qs you know, an old variety of cotton and is showing up well in the test. The Farmers Relief is a Coker bred cotton and shows up mighty well Carolina Foster: this is a cotton planted in Eastern Carolina where they have rich soil and the weed tends to grow large. The Carolina Foster has a mighty narrow leaf and is well adapted to where the land grows large leaves. It is showing up well in the test. The Coker 88-1: this is another cotton that need.) no introduction in Cleveland county. (It is showing up line in the test. Coker Cleveland Five Strand C: this is another cotton that neec! no introduction in the county and making a great showing in the variety test. The check rows in, the test are Wilson Big Boll. In the test you will find the varieties duplicated, the test running over twice. You will find three rows to a variety and all varieties are stak ed and labeled. EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having this djj qualified as executor of the last will and testament of E. H Miller, deceased, all persona holding claims against the said estate are hereby noti fied to present the seme properly proven to the undersigned on or Before the 22nd day of July, 1932. or this notice will be Pleaded in bar of any right to recover. All persons Indebted to said estate will make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 21st day of July. 1931. Stough Miller, Executor of I. H M..!er 6t-July 22e ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE Having qualified as administrators of the estate of Mr. R. J. Neal, deceased, lata of Cleveland County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to ex hibit them to the undersigned on or be fore the 8th day of June, 1932, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re tO'ery. All persons Indebted to said estate will please malfe Immediate settlement This June 8, 1931. A. h. Neal, -7. J, Neal, and Hugh Neal j Route 7, Shelby, administrators of the 1 estate of Mr. R. J. Neal. 6t-10p Darkness Saved It. Johnny's Ma—Johnny, there were three pieces of cake tn the pantry and now there is only one.' How did that happen. Johnny—Well, it was so dark m thorp I didn't see the other pieee. 666 liquid ok tablets Kelieres a Headache or Neuralgia in 50 minutes, cheeks a Cold the first day, and checks Malaria tn three days. 666 Salve tor Baby's Cold. KILLS Flies and Mosquitoes Roach*/, A air Moth/,B«