t 8 PAGES TODAY SHELBY. N. Oct. 7th Program >At Battleground Mrs. Delia Dixon Carroll WUI Ik Principal Speaker At Unveil ing: Of Hambright Marker. (Special to The Star.) Kings Mountain, Oct. 5,—At the celebration of the battle of Kings Mountain, commemorating the 151st anniversary, the Col. Freder ick Hambright chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion of Kings Mountain will unveil a monument on the battlefield marking the spot where Col. Hant bright was wounded during the bat tle in 1780. Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll, of Ra leigh, a lineal descendant of Col. Hambright will be the principal speaker. The exercises are to begin at 2:30 in the afternoon. The pro gram follows; America—Assembly. Invocation—Rev. John R. Church of Kings Mountain. Address of welcome—Mrs. W. K. Mauney. Special music—Kings Mountain high school band; Introduction of speaker—Mrs W K. Mauney. Address—Dr. Delia Dixon Car roll of Raleigh. Salute to the flag—Assembly. Tribute to Col. Hambright—Mrs P M. Neisler. Unveiling. Presentation of marker—Mrs, C. B. Carpenter. Acceptance—Miss Leslie Wither spoon of York. Benediction — Rev. John R Church. Taps—Scout Bobbie Baker ‘Prevent Fire’ Week Observed In Shelby Brorkwell May Speak To School Children Wednesday. Urge Removal Firetraps. J. R. Robinson, Shelby fire chief, today urged all citizens to cooper ate this week in the nation-wide ‘ Fire Prevention Week.” It is point ed out that fires cost North Caro lina 20 million dollars year and that many of these damaging blaz es can be prevented by using prop er precautions. During the week it is hoped to clean up rubbish piles, repair dangerous flues and chim neys, fix dangerous electric wires, and remove other likely causes of a fire. The fire chief invites all citi zens to call on the department' for aid in inspecting property es a safe guard to the property owner and the in general: \ y Sherwood BrockweU. State fire •marshal, may come to Shelby, Chief Robinson says, op Wednesday to ad dress Shelby school children on pre cautions against fire. I Showman Badly Hurt In Highway 20 Wreck Near Death In Shelby Hospital. Report Of Four Deaths Erroneous. John Fay, horseman, of Cincin nati. connected with the shows at the Cleveland County Fair last week ts in the Shelby hospital In a ser ious condition as the result of a highway crash along No. 20 near the eastern limits of the city about 2:30 Sunday morning. About midnight Saturday an auto mobile occupied by Newton men crashed Into the bridge at Buffalo j cotton mill and two were painfully Injured Both men. Fred Boston and Richard Burgess, were brought to the hospital here for treatment, but were able to leave for their homes yesterday morning. They suffered bruises and abrasions. Wild Reports. Early Sunday morning reports up town had It that four people had been killed in accidents as the crowds and shows were leaving the fair grounds late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. These erroneous reports had it that the showman was killed on Highway 20 and three killed in the Buffalo ac cident. Pay was en route from the fair grounds to the show' train when in- , Jured. He wae driving one of the show's trick mules. It Is said, to a water cart when hit by an Asheville j automobile. He was urged by high- j way patrolmen, reports are. to put a light on the mule or wagon before leaving the fairground. The mule was so badly Injured that It, had to be killed. Pay suffered a fractured skull and a broken collar bone, and was said to be in a "very serious condition" at the hospital today. He Is in a semi-conscious state. Debut Play Of Shelby’s New Drama League To Be Presented Thurrday Pop Corn Pop* While On Stalk Two Shelby youngsters, El mer and J. D. Ilambrifch1, j have positive proof that there were some unusually hot days in September. Saturday the Hambright boys were looking over their pop corn patch and werr amazed to find several ears already “popped" on the stalk. It Is believed that the corn did Ita popping daring the more than a week of ex tremely hot weather in Sep tember. Lector Lattimore Dies At Lawndale Was Mail Carrier On Lawndale » Route For Many Years. End Comes Suddenly. M. P. (Lector) Lattimore, mail. carrier on a Lawndale rural route for many years, died suddenly Sun day afternoon about 1 o’clock. Members of the family were away from home at the time and a color ed man servant was left at the home with Mr. Lattimore. but the servant was not at- his side when the end came. Deceased was found dead on the bed. Mr. Lattimore was 61 years cf age and a well known farmer of that community. He was married to Miss Azelia Thompson who survive-, with eight children, three sons and five daughter. Roland, Worth and Marvin Lattimore. Mrs. Frame Spurling, Mrs. C. S. Orlgg, Misses Vera, Madge, Glennie and Hazel Lattimore, all of whom live in this county except Miss Vera Lattimore who lives in Memphis, Tenn. Nine teen grand children and one sister, Mrs. J. D. S. Carpenter of Lawn dale, also survive. Remains were buried this after noon at 2 o'clock at New Bethel Baptist church where Mr. Latti more held his membership. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. John W. Buttle. A large 'crowd was j present. DlMutlc Organization Hopes To Build Better Play Interest Here. Shelby will have an opportunity Thursday night to see Its new drama league at work. Rehearsals of the two one-act plays selected for the Initial productions continued un interrupted all last week, and direc tors expressed the belief that every thing Is in readiness now for a de lightful presentation. Most of the stress in the produc tion of the plays has been placed upon the characters themselves, upon the business and the dialogue The settings for the two acts will not be too elaborate, but rather impressionistic to contribute just the right atmosphere to the situations and the plots of the plays. Lighting arrangements have been carefully studdled and worked out to give the brilliant contract required in shift ing from one play to the other, and to shorten the time between the acts. Perhaps the most difficult piece of character work In the plays Is that done by Jack Hartigan. who has character roles in both acts. In the first, he is the middle-aged Jewish proprietor of "The Florist Shop,’’ interested particularly tn the dollars and cents that come from floral orders for weddings and funerals. In the second cast, he is of a more serious turn of mind, as a. prison warden, trying to save the neck of a young prisoner from the gallows. The other characters in "The Florist Shop” are Minnie E. Rob i CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX . John Anthony Joins Realty Firm Here Mr. John Anthony, Shelby native, will return here late this week to be associated with his brother, Oliver S. Anthony, in the real estate busi ness. Mr. Anthony for some time has been southern dlftrict salesman for the Automatic Traffic Control company, and is In Norfolk this week to turn in his resignation and complete his business transactions there. Dollar Reaches Highest Peak In Purchasing Power Since War Days [ General Necessities Have Dropped In Price Thus Boosting Buying Power. New York Oct. 5—For the last three months the American dollar has been worth more in purchas ing power than at any time since the war, the national industrial con ference board announces. Necessities and average luxuries that normally cost $1.64 now may be purchased for an even dollar, the statisticians reported. When the drop occurred in the stock market in October. 1929, the cost of commodities began to de crease and the buying power of the I dollar, according!'-, began to go up. It continued its fluctuation until It reached its present peak in June, 1931. Tile statisticians took 1923 as the normal year. Figuring on that basis clothing now costs 78.2 per cent of normal; food, 81.9 per cent; hous ing, 81.5 per cent; fuel and light. 89.6 per cent, and sundries, 95.5 per cent. In October, 1929, retail food pric es averaged 110.1 per cent of nor mal; housing, 92.3 per cent; cloth ing 98.6 per cent; fuel and light, 93.1 per cent, and sundries, 98,3 per cent. At present, clothing prices are the farthest below normal. The biggest drop since the stock market crash in 1929 has been in food prices, which at that time were more than lo per cent above normal and now are nearly !9 per cent below nor mal, a drop of 38.3 per cent. Clothing has gone down 20.4 per cent in the last two years and is now 21 8 per cent belew normal. Mighty Throng Takes In Final Night Of Event Officials Enthused At Big Attendance Mori* Admissions Than Last Year With Price Cat In Half. Displays Better Than Ever. Thr eighth Cleveland Coont.v Fair, despite the muchly-talked depression, was the best agri cultural exposition yet staged here and with one exception It was attended by the largest crowd In fair history. Only the attendance at .ne even year before last excelled that this year, fair officials stated today as they began taking stock on the trash-jittered tract where last week more than 100.000 people came to be entertained and to marvel at an exceptional agricultural display. Two Big Days. The total paid admissions this year exceeded those of last yea Secretary J. S. Dorton said today, and general attendance was above all years with the exception of 1929, but due to the fact that ad mission price was cut in half the cash receipts were less this year than last. As it was. however, th« half-price admission this year wai one of the main drawing cards that put the fair over. Fair visitors frow afar declared that never before ha« they had the opportunity of aeelnt so much for so little money. "Although we didn't take in a? much as we did last year, we wen agreeably surprised,” Dr. Dorton said. ‘The fact Is that we didn't ex pect to take In anything like as much for even with reduced ad mission charges we were not so sure that the crowd would be up to normal We were fooled, It wu bet ter than normal It Is a sure thing that iio one was disappointed, or could have been, with the exhibit*, booths and displays In the exhibit halls. The farmers and farm women certainly did a fine job of it—th* best one yet. I think all other fea tures were first-rate, too. Everyone was pleased with the big way In which the first year of dog racing went over.” Tuesday, fair officials said, was as usual, the big day as all school children were admitted free. Satur day, however ran Tuesday a cloee race for attendance honors The day crowds Tuesday outnumbered those Saturday, but Saturday night the entire tract was a mass of en tertainment-seeking humanity and. the attendance was as large during 'CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX' Break Trot Record At Cleveland Fair Kentucky Horse Trots Half Mile In 2:09. Other Good Races , Held. A new trotting record for the hail mile at the Cleveland County Fair track was established Friday by "Great Atlantic.” Kentucky horse which recently lowered the Ken tucky State record. The record was established in the free-for-all trot in the tnird heat at the timing of 2:09 flat. The pre vious record was 2:09 1-4. "Great Atlantic,” owned and driven by A. C. Van Buren, Lexington, Kentucky, won the race in three straight heats. “Lulu Worthy,” owned and driven by P. B. Carlock, Greenville, Ohio, won the free-for-all pace Friday. The 2:18 trot Saturday was won by "Bine Mare.” owned by C. R. J Young, of Dadeville, Florida, and , driven by Smith. The 2:16 pace was ! won by “Silver Girl,” ow ned and driven by Fred Mears, of Anancock. Va. New Cafe Opens In Hardware Building Nick Parroutas has opened a cate in the Farmers Hardware building on S. LaFayette street. He has nam ed his eating place the New Shelby cafe and caters to short orders Nick comes to Shelby from Mount Holly but has operated cafes in Forest City and Charlotte where Ire has been quite successful Comes To Shelby. Ms-. C. A Morgan, formerly with the Piedmont Grocer;.’ Co. of Spar tanburg. is new connected with Me 1 Knight and Co. as travelling sales 'man. He will move his family to | Shelby this week to mfcke his home.