VOL. XXXVII, No. 113 SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY. SEPT. 21. 1931
Published Monday. Wednesday and Friday Afternoons.
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Fair Tuesday.
Today’s North Carolina Weather
Report Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday.
Court Opens
A week’s term of Superior court
convened here this morning with
Judge John H. Harwood presiding.
The term, created by the last ses
sion of legislature, will be devoted
entirely to clearing up the civil
calendar. None of the litigation is
of major importance with the pos
sible exception of several damage
suits against the. City of Shelby over
Sewage and septic tank disposal.
Mass Meeting Of
Farmers Thursday
To Discuss Cotton
Cleveland County Farmers To Talk
Proposed Legislation For
Cutting Crop.
A mass meeting of Cleveland
county farmers has been called
to meet in Shelby at the court
house Thursday, Sept. 24. at 11
o'clock, to determine the senti
ment for calling a special ses
sion of legislature about cur
tailing the 1932 crop.
The meeting will be open to
"veryone and farmers are asked to
attend and express their opinions.
The views of some of the backers
">f the meeting is that the 1932 crop
thould be curtailed 50 percent in
Cleveland and other cotton-grow
thg counties in North Carolina, I
AH Over State.
Meetings have been called in 141]
towns in the cotton growing coun- i
ties of North Carolina for the same
day to “get an expression from the
people as a whole.”
The meetings were called by the
Kinston chamber of commerce or
ganization following a mass meet
ing at Smithfield when a resolu
tion was adopted suggesting that
Governor O. Max Gardner call the
state legislature into session to
consider acreage curtailment legis
lation.
A chairman has been selected for
each of the 141 meetings, Bartlett |
said, adding that cotton growers he ]
had come In contact with express
ed themselves as favoring curtail
ment by legislation. The sessions
will be held at 11 a. m.
Governor Gardner recently an
nounced he would not call the
North Carolina general assembly
into extraordinary session to con
sider the Long no-cotton-in-I932
plan, passed in Louisiana and South
Carolina, and would not call a spe
cial session to consider any plan
adopted by Texas until it was prov
ed practical and workable.
Prize Winners
In Contest Given
M. Q Hamrick, who works In the
office at the Shelby Cotton mill
won first prize, a $35 Ollendorf
wrist watch given by Alexander
Jewelry store; Joe C. Whisnant,
second prize, a $7.50 ladies hand
bag from McNeely’s; Mrs. M. Q.
Hamrick, of Shelby, third prize a $5
trade in allowance at Beck and
t Pratt’s dry cleaning plant; Dewey
Callahan of R-l, Lattimore, won
fourth prize, $5 worth of Hava
Rexa cigars and Mrs>P. L. Hennesa,
of Shelby, fifth prize, $2.50 worth
of Hava-Rexa cigars, the latter two
prizes being given by the Rex Cigar
Co., of Shelby.
It was a letter-writing contest in
which the public was invited to
write letters on "Why I Trade With
These Business Firms.” In all, there
were twenty merchants sponsoring
the contest and over 100 letters re
ceived by the contest editor. These
letters were turned over Friday
night to a committee of three com
posed of a lawyer, a school teacher
and a stenographer, all disinter
ested parties, who selected the win
ners on the merits of the letters
> submitted.
Before the letters were submitted
to the judges, the names were torn
off the letters and numbers sub
stitute^ therefor in order that the
Judges might not know the nances
of the contestants.
Winners will please call at The
Star office and get a letter certi
fying the fact that they are win
ners. These letters presented to the
Alexander Jewelry store will get the
prizes on display in the window
there.
Week And A Half
Before Tax “Ads”
County and city officials of
Cleveland and Shelby reminded to
day that delinquent list is pub
lished the first of October as re
quired by law.
The city will advertise unpaid
1829 taxes in addition to 1930 taxes.
Sheriff Hugh A. Logan
Died Here Early Today
i Veteran Soldier And For 10 Year® Popular
| Sheriff Of Cleveland County To Be Buried
Tuesday Afternoon. Greatly Beloved Citi
zen Died Of Heart Trouble.
Ex-Sheriff Hugh A. Logan, who died this morning at
his home on N. Morgan street, will be buried here in Sunset
j Cemetery Tuesday afternoon, the funeral to be conducted at
| 3 o’clock from the First aaptist church by Dr. Zeno Wall,
> pastor, with members of tne Masonic fraternity in charge.
aneriir l.ogan aiea tms morning
!at 7:30 o'clock after a decline In
health extending over several years
For several weeks his condition
had been growing more serious and
for two days prior to his death he
j was unconscious except for a brief
moment when he seemed to recog
nize his wife who stood constantly
by his side. *
Served Ten Tears.
Sheriff Logan was one of '~th”
county’s most outstanding citizens.
His giant physique carried a heart
of gold that loved humanity and
bore no 111 will toward anyone. He
was kind hearted, generous and up
right in his life and conduct. Cleve
land county has produced few men
more popular and beloved than he
For ten years he served as sheriff
of Cleveland county until he de
clined to run for the office again
because of his failing health.
Nine Children.
Sheriff Logan was born near
Patterson Springs 34 years ago last
Febrary, the son of John R. Logan.
He was married 31 years ago to
Lula Logan Herndon who survives
together with nine children: Ran
dolph Logan, Mrs. Yates McSwain,
Fred Logan, Mrs. Dean Duncan, H.
A. Logan, Jr., Evans McSrayer Log
an, Dovie and Chas. Logan. Two
grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs.
J. A. Ellis and Mrs. Jim Irwin, both
of this county also survive.
Fine War Record.
Many years were given to mill-1
tary service before he became sher- ]
iff of Cleveland county. As a young'
man he served as first sergeant in
the Spanish-American war and
came home to be elected captain of
old company G, first N. C. regi
ment, which unit served on the
Mexican border. When the World
war broke out, - ©apt. ■ Logan offer
ed his services and his war record
was one of sacrifice and heroism.
His men always held him in the
very highest esteem for he had
none of that exalted air which
caused him to belittle or be mean
those under his command.
When he was first elected sheriff
he succeeded Sheriff W. D. Lackey
who had resigned. The commission
ers offered to appoint him to fill
out the unexpired term of Sheriff
Lackey, but he insisted on an elec
tion,in order that the people might
make a choice. In all of his record
as a public servant, he enjoyed the
confidence of political opponents as
well as his friends and supporters.
At the age of 25 years Mr. Logan
joined New Hope Baptist church at
Earl. Later he moved his member
ship nearer home to Patterson
Springs where he served as a dea
con. Since living in Shelby he has
been a member of the First Bap
tist church of Shelby. He was a
member of the Masonic fraternity,
the Junior Order and the Patriotic
Sons of America, a member of the
American Legion and commander
of the local post of Spanish-Amer
ican war veterans.
The interment Tuesday afternoon
will be in Sunset cemetery beside
the remains of his parents. A num
ber of out-of-town friends and rel
atives are expected to attend the
services here.
OTHER LOCAL NEWS WILL BE
FOUND ON PAGE SIX.
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Masons, Deputies To
Attend Logan Rites
All Cleveland County Masons, For
mer Officers To Attend Fu
neral Tuesday.
All Masons of Cleveland county
and all deputy sheriffs who served
under the late Sheriff Hugh A.
Logan will assemble In Shelby
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 to at
tend the funeral services of the
former sheriff and veteran soldier.
Cleveland Masonic lodge 202 has
Invited all members of Masonic,
lodges In the county to assemble at
the Masonic temple in Shelby at
2:30, thirty minutes before the fu
neral.
All Officers. c
Sheriff Irvin M. Allen this morn
ing asked that all deputies who
served under Sheriff Logan gather
with present deputies and other
officers at Allen's office In the cdhrt
house between 2:30 and 3 so that
they might attend the services in
a body.
Asheville Man Trie%
To Involve One Here
Accused Frank Newton Of Robbing
Plant But Did Not Even Know
Newton.
Frank Newton, of East Sumter
street Shelby, had an unusual ex
perience over the week-end.
Last week a filling station mana
ger at Asheville, Croston by name,
checked up short in one day’s ac
count. The story he told was that
he was hit over the head and held
up by an acquaintance from Forest
City by the name of Frank Newton.
Saturday night Asheville officers
came here and carried the Shelby
Frank Newton back to Asheville
with him. At the jail there when
Newton appeared Croston said he
had never seen Newton before when
officers brought Newton in without
telling Croston who he was. New
ton was then freed and returned to
Shelby b£ the Asheville officers.
Newton’s father-in-law, Gordon
Young, of Albemarle, was in Ashe
ville yesterday checking up on the
affair and he learned that Croston
had told several contradicting
stories of the alleged hold-up. The
Newton who did it, Croston told Mr.
Young, was a former employe at
the Alexander mill at Forest City.
Questioning there revealed that no
man by that name had ever worked
there. Just why the service station
man picked out that name is not
known, one theory being that some
one with him might have known the
Shelby man and used his name as a
blind.
Want Entries In For
Fair Corn Exhibits
Farmers who intend to enter their
com in the 200-ear corn contest at
the Cleveland County Fair this
week are urged to get in touch with
Farm Agent R. W. Shoffner this
week and have space reserved.
There will be room for only about
25 entries in the 200-ear class and
space should be reserved this week.
21 STAR CARRIER ROUTES
With the establishment this week of a carrier
route at Lawndale, The Star now has 21 carrier routes
with boys delivering The Star house-to-house to sub
scribers on the afternoon of publication days.
A means has been provided to send The Star to
Lawndale at 4 o’clock and already 20 new subscribers
have been added. Already The Star has 18 routes with
in the corporate limits of Shelby, one at the Dover-Ora
mills and one at Kings Mountain.
_ Package mail is delivered to the postoffices at
rallston, Belwood, Lattimore, Mooresboro, Boiling
Springs, Earl and Patterson Springs on the day of pub
ucation. All R. F. D. subscribers are served on the fol
lowing day.
The Star has nearly 5,000 subscribers and every
facility is used to deliver'the paper while the news is
fresh. No other paper outside a city daily has such a
thorough and-prompt delivery system as The Star
County Teachers
Get Pay Checks
For First Month
Saturday was the first pay
day In two month* for rural
! school teachers of Cleveland
county.
A check for $31,376.56 came
■ to the treasurer’* office Sat
urday afternoon from Raleigh
covering salaries for teachers
and janitors for the month
of August. Some of the checks
were mailed to teachers who
have already gone home since
county schools have closed for
cotton picking; other checks
were deposited and some dis
tributed to teachers in the
county. Teachers In si*
schools taught for two months
before closing for cotton
picking and the second
month's check, totalling $25,
603.31 is expected to arrive
Friday or Saturday. Teachers
in other schools which oper
ated about three weeks of the
second month before closing
will be paid for three weeks
out of the check when it ar
rives, according to a state
ment today by the county
board of education. Under the
new State plan it is neces
sary for the checks to be
signed by four people—the
county superintendent, the
chairman of the education
board, the county accountant
and the county treasurer.
Two Extra Months
Of School To Cost
Cleveland$66,814
State Gives Over One-third. Dis
tricts Most Make up the
Remainder.
(Special to The Star)
Raleigh, Sept 31.—Cleveland coun
ty will receive $23,732.85 from the
state fund of $1,500,000 to supple
ment local taxes for the support of
the two months extended school
term,' over and above the constitu
tional six raOOths term. The total
cost of the extended term in this
county, baaed on the standard es
tablished by the state for the six
months term, will be *86,814.89, the
balance of which is to be paid
from local taxes.
The state board of equalization
has found that a 14-cent tax rate
will be necessary to produce the
revenue needed from local funds,
and has allotted to each district a
sum sufficient to produce a school
fund to pay the costs after the 14
cent rate has been levied. The to
tal extended term cost on the state
standard basis was found to be $4,
415,123, from which the $1,500,00
tax reduction fund is deducted,
leaving $2,915,123 to be provided by
local taxes, by which it is seen
that the state pay slightly more
than one-third of the extended
term costs, as an average. In many
cases it is half the cost.
The combined property valua
tion of all districts was determined
at $2,737,024,233. The valuation of
property in the districts of this
county was fixed at $30,772,933,
which, at the 14-cent rate, will pro
duce $43,082.04 in local re.venue, to
which the state adds the $23,752.85
to make the total cost of the two
months extended term $66,814.00.
Mr. Jenkins Becomes
Circulation Manager
J. C. Jenkins, of Patterson
Springs has accepted a position as
circulation manager and collector
for The Star. He entered upon his
duties this morning. Mr. Jenkins
has been with Efird’s for about a
year and prior to that time was a
traveling salesman. Mr. Jenkins
has a pleasant personality and
many friends throughout the coun
ty. He married Miss Ruth Gladden,
a daughter of Mrs. W. A. Gladden
of Patterson Springs.
Padgett Home Burns
In L&ttimore Section
The home of Ralph Padgett be
tween Lattimore and New House
was destroyed by fire about noon
Friday and practically all of the
household and kitchen goods. Fire
was discovered on the roof and an
alarm was given, but it had gained
such headway, all efforts to extin
guish the blaze were of no avail
Part of the household goods were
carried in the yard but not beyond
reach of the flames so they were
destroyed. It is understood that Mr
Padgett carried $1,500 insurance but
this does not cover his loss.
Maxwell In Row
About Schools;
Politics Warm
Candidate - Teacher
In Argument
Fountain Submit* Four Plank*.
General Newt of Raleigh
And Politics.
'By M. R. Dunnag&n.)
tStar News Bureau.)
Raleigh. Sept. 21.—A full fledged
row is on between A. J. Maxwell,
commissioner of revenue and candi
date for governor, and the school
folks, or a school man. Supt. R. H.
Latham, of the Wlnston-8alem
schools, which gives promise of ex
tending to the entire school field.
Mr. Maxwell had a good word for
the new school law, Mr. Latham
answered and criticized it in a
public address, and Mr. Maxwell
responded, criticising Mr. Latham.
Maxwell and Teachers.
The subject matter of the con
troversy is not important, but the
row is on in the open now, as it has
been smouldering for some time.
School folks generally seem to have
the idea that Mr. Maxwell i* after
themt and the open break with Mr.
Latham, a member of the state
teacher body's legislative commit
tee, seems to Indicate that the war
Is on. Almost as a body. It is be
lieved that the teachers will oppose
Mr. Maxwell's ambition to be gov
ernor. Mr. Maxwell apparently does
not fear them. He may figure he
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South Shelby Girl
Speaks At Charlotte
Voting Student Invited To Talk Op
Red Cross Work In
School.
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Miss Louise Whltener, bright
daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
Whitener of the Lily Mill section
and pupil in Miss Isabel Hoey's
seventh grade, will go to Charlotte
Thursday morning to make a ten
minute talk at the regional confer
ence of Red Cross workers on “The
Junion Red Cross Work' in the
South Shelby School."
Two years ag?T forty Juniors from
the South Shelby school were in
vited to Gastonia to the regional
I conference at which time they gave
a demonstration during the after
noon session of how they carry on
the Junior Red Cross work in the
school.
Dies In Hospital
From Cut On Toe
A. B. Greene, jr., seven year old
son of A. B. Greene, sr., who lives
on S. Washington street, died in
the Shelby hospital Saturday as a
result of blood poison.. The lad cut
his foot on a piece of glass and
blood poison developed. The funer
al was conducted by Rev. A. J. Wal
ker at the Tabernacle on South
Washington street on Saturday and
interment was at Mooresboro.
Shot Negro Remains
In A Serious State
Willie Strickland, negro, who was
shot by Pres Parker, also colored,
in a brawl in Shelby’s “little Har
lem" section Saturday night two
weeks ago, remains in a serious con
dition at the Shelby hospital. His
intestines were punctured eight
places by the bullet. Parker was
slashed about the neck by Strick
land before he shot the other.
Willie Love, young colored shine
boy, was shot to death by one of
the stray bullets fired during the
knife and gun battle.
Gardner Withdraws
His Resignation
Squire Sylvanus Gardner, who
has served as a justice of the peace
in Cleveland county for 10 years,
has withdrawn his resignation and
will continue to serve in this ca
pacity, It was published last week
that Squire Gardner had resigned,
but since then he has been urged
by many friends to continue in the
office, so he has consented to do so.
Hold County Court
Sessions At Night
All sessions of Cleveland county
recorder’s court this week, will be
held at night due to the fact, that
superior court is in session in the
main court room during the day. A
heavy docket is scheduled to be
tried at the session of court tonight
and again Tuesday night when iury
cases will be taken up.
India’s Idol Comes Ashore
Mahatma Gandl, the Indian leader Invested with the destinies of mil
lions of his followers, is shown, attired In his usual simple native
Karb, as he left the 8. S. Rajputana at Marseilles, France, on his way
to the second Indian round table conference in London.
Knives Play Important Part In
Brawls In City And County Over
Week-End; Dycus Youth Is Cut
Two White Youths And Three Ne
groes Carved Cp. All Will
Recover.
Three men, two white, We In
the Shelby hospital and two
others were carved up in cut
ting affairs and brawls in Shel
by and over Cleveland county
during the week-end.
None of those injured la consid
ered in serious condition but the
epidemic of knife battles, particu
larly Sunday evening and night,
gave officers, surgeons and physi
cians considerable activity.
In Hospital.
Those In the hospital here this
morning were J. T. Dycus, 20-year
old son of J. A. Dycus of Shelby;
Reban Early, white youth of Forest
City; and Wm. F. Archer, npgro, of
the Earl section.
Would Not Drink.
Young Dycus was cut about the
face and head and stabbed in the
shoulder, officers say, by Max Yaf
borough, white youth who lives east
of Shelby. The cutting took place
on the Shelby-Cherryville road late
Sunday night and Dycus was great
ly weakened by loss of blood before
he was brought to the hospital In
Yarbrough’s blood-spattered Ford
roadster. The story told by Dycus
and Neb White, who were with Dycus
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Dr. Mitchell Better
At Shelby Hospital
Dr. W, F. Mitchell who has been
sick for several weeks and unable
to attend his practice, Is Improving
and It Is thought he will be able to
leave the Shelby hospital and re
turn to his home on S. Washington
street the last of this week. He Is
suffering with heart trouble, but
his son, Dr. Tom Mitchell, says he
Is Improving although he teis lost
considerable weight.
City Minister
Asks Pay Cut
The Gaffney minister who
asked for a salary cat due to
the depression and reduced In
come of his congregation has
nothing on a Shelby minister.
At the first of this month Rev.
L. L. Jessup, pastor of the Second
Baptist church, requested officials
of his church to reduce his salary
10 percent In that he believed liv
ing costs were lowered, a member
of the church informs, and that the
Income of the church members Is
less than It was when his original
salary was decided upon.
Rev. Mr. Jessup not only re
quested that such be done, but urged
it and the reduction was made
Shelby Barber Hurt
As Car Turns Over
Feestus Lewis In Hospital. Two
Companions Were Slightly
Injured.
Feestus Lewis, Shelby barber, Is
in the Shelby hospital with bruises
and lacerations received last night
when his Bulck roadster turned
over near the Cleveland Springs
golf club on Highway 20 east. Frank
Hoyle, Jr., and Bill Doggett, who
were with him were slightly bruis
ed up, Hoyle being treated at the
hospital but leaving thereafter.
Lewis will probably leave the hos
pital today or tomorrow, it was said
his Injuries not being serious.
The automobile was considerably
damaged as It flipped over. Another
car turning out of the road is said
to have caused Lewis to pull over
until his car hit the roadside ditch.
“Believe It Or Not” Mystery Show
Will Be A County Fair Attraction
Many Bewildering Mysteries to
Feature Entertainment Pro
gram Next Week.
Visitors to the Cleveland County
fair this year will find that the
Model Shows of America have
brought many novelties in the way
of high class shows and rides.
Prominent among the attractions
is a show, which has become world
famous, called “Believe it or Not."
Comfortably seated in a minia
ture theater the audience is taken
on a tour of the unsolved mysteries
of the world, the whole coming to
a gTand finale when Dr. Engomar
looks into his crystal and tells ev
erybody anything they may want
to know regarding business, love,
nealth, lost articles—or in fact any
thing that might be troubling their
mind.
Those who have been amazed at
the mysteries of Thurston and
Blackstone have the big thrill of
their lives when they step into this
tented palace of mystery. Girls
float in mid-air right out over the
heads of the audience. Dancing
girls vanish in a second. Ducks and
pigeons change places with humans
in a twinkling, and Naoni, the “Girl
of a Thousand Swords” bewilders
all when she permits sharp swords
to pierce her entire anatomy—and
then laughingly pulls them out and
dances her thanks for the "torture”
she has gone through.
Prom all advance reports visitors
will never forget "Believe it or Not"
but this is only one of the twenty
wonderful shows that will be found
on the midway, in addition to a:
score of rides.
Fair Activity
Increases With
First Day Near
To Be Busy Week For
Fair Workers
Eighth Annual County Fair Open*
Tomorrow Work. Race Hone*
Already Arriving.
This will be a week filled with
activity for officials, employee
and exhibitors of Cleveland
county's eighth annual fair and
farm exposition, which opens.
Tuesday, Sept. 29,
Preliminary plan* for the big
event of fiye days and nights have
been underway for weeks, but with
only one week to go much re maim
to be done, and it is this week that
the big tract will be transformer
into a bustling city of activity anc
preparation.
Train For Races.
One of the first preliminaries to
attract attention at the fair grounds
oil highway 20, east of Shelby, is the
bringing in and training of the race
horses which will participate in the
races each afternoon during the
five days.
All Space Taken.
Practically every bit of exhibit
space has already been taken in
the main exhibit halfc, and all
over Cleveland county this week
farmers and farm women and club
and corrtmunlty organisations are
preparing individual, community,
school and general agricultural
booth*. Antique fanciers, poultry
men, dog owners, and livestock own
ers are preparing their entries for
the event and everyone is absorb
ing that keyed-up enthusiasm
which goes with the waiting days
before the big fair.
Mach Interest.
Queries about exhibits, attrac
tions, etc., sent to Secretary J. 8
Dorton indicate that many people
from adjoining counties and states
will as usual attend the premier
county far mevent of the south.
School Day.
Tuesday, opening day, is “School
Day” and all school children, not
only of Cleveland county but of ad
joining counties, will be admitted
free on that day.
A feature of the opening day, for
ttw additional entertainment of the
hundreds of school children who
will be present, is the high school
track meet. Attractive prises are be
ing offered by Shelby merchants
and the fair association to indivi
dual winners and to the school
winning the most points.
In detailing the amusements and
highlights of fair week, Secretary
Dorton waxes enthusiastic over the
nightly fireworks program. For sev
en years the fireworks each night,
have thrilled record crowds and
this year Dr. Dorton secured the
most sensational and colorful fire
works exhibition to be had in
America. Equal stress is placed up
on the hair-raising and amusing
free attractions before the big
grandstand each afternoon and
night. A11 these acts wiU be new
and run the gauntlet of entertain
ment. from rollicking comedy to
death-defying stunts that will hold
the crowds breathless.
R. W. Bhoffner, farm agent, and
Mrs. Irma P. Wallace, home dem
onstration agent, have for several
weeks had a full program aiding
farmers and demons! ration clubs
in assembly and preparing their
exhibits and displays. Over rural
Cleveland county unusual interest
Is being shown in the agricultural
features of the fair. In the various
communities energetic farmers and
their wives are preparing to show
thousands of fair visitors that
Cleveland knows quite a bit more
about agriculture than how to grow
cotton. Housewives will bring their
prize household work, their tempt
ing cakes and pastries, farm boyr
will exhibit their livestock, theb
pigs, etc., and the girls will com
pete for ribbons in needlework and
other arts of the 4-H clubs. With a
big corn crop made the farmers are
prepared to display the best corn
exhibit of any fair and equal inter
est is being shown in grain and
other exhibits.
Prom the thorough eagerness with
which people in all walks of life,
old and young, are anticipating the
event, there is no reason to believe
that the eighth fair will fall short
in any respect to the seven big oc
sasions of the past.
Walnut Seedlings
For 4-H Clubs Her#
The State Forestry departmen
has allotted 1,000 black walnu
seedling to the 4-H club membei
if Cleveland county. These seed
iings will be distributed 29 to eaoa.
:lub *member for one cent each
31ub members who desire thef
ihould make application to Ur
;ounty agent by October L