Around Our TOWN
OR
Shelby SIDELIGHTS
By RENN DRUM.
WHEN HEAVY’S WAS
SHELBY’S LUCHOW
The death last week of Heavy <Earl> Lybrand will briny back tu
many Shelby men Just a few years out of the fast young set memories
of the halcyon days when Heavy’s cafe was the most popular night hang
cut in the city—a place of camaraderie and good-natured zest.
The unpretentious cafe on West Marion street, within sight of the
court square, was the city's first approach to an all-night eating house.
It was there that the boys begah to gather from their dates about 11 at
night and from that hour on until 1 in the morning they straggled In
one at’ a time. No night or date was complete unless it wound up at
Heavy’s for a rhat with the 300-pound proprietor and the boys already
gathered there. At the same time it was the sport center of the city,
the gathering place of the football players in the days when football was
Shelby’s major pastime, hobby and business. And with the players, as
usual, were the usual hangers-on and hero-worshippers.
Just as Heavy knew every player and practically every play in the
signal repertoire of the Gurley and Morris elevens, so he knew all the
inside dope on the love affairs of the fellows who dropped In each night
from 11 until 1.
It was in a way of speaking a family circle. Heavy never seemed to
care very much whether the boys purchased anything or not. but natur
ally they did. Nearly every fellow had his favorite for his midnight
lunch, and Heavy knew them so well that once they hit the door lie sang
out the order without moving from hi, accustomed table and the ever
present cup of co/fe and cigarette..
The must popular of the run of orders were bacon-and-tomato and
hamburger sandwiches Heavy either introduced the bacon-nnd sand
wich to the city or made it popular His special reached such heights
that earlier tu the night, many of the boys brought their dates by for
bacon-and-tomato curb service. The passing of the proprietor will carry
into many homes about the city memories of courting days, or rather,
nights that included a stop at Heavy’s. A majority of the girls usually
were skeptical about talking too much in Heavy’s presence. They knew
that, due to the confidential chats In the late night, hours, he knew al
most to a "t" how every love affair in the city was progressing.
So regular were the boys who dropped in at night that Heavy had
a roll call. The roll was never written down but he could run over the
list on a split-second’s notice. Around midnight every night he would
single out the missing regulars. ’’So-and-so,” he would say. “must be
sick tonight or out of town. Anybody seen him?"
The gang first started gathering at Heavy’s back before the mar
riage of the late Fred Wagner and In the days when the now happily
married Connelly Eskridge never wasted time in dates. Gradually the
circle grew, reaching its peak two or three years later. But three or
four years ago the gang began to scatter. Some married, and others
moved away. Shortly later Heavy ceased to operate (he cafe and start
ed running the Arcade. Not long thereafter ill health set in, and then,
last week, the end.
The news of Heavy’s passing will be heard with regret in many sec
tions of the county, and even in foreign lands, where live fellows who
associated him and his place of business with a happy and eare-free
period of their life.
HE WALKED MILES
STANDING STILL
A#cal group got in a story-telling mood recently and began elabCJ-j
ating upon comic drunks they had seen. The yarn about the peg-legged
inebriate was informally accorded first honors. Whether or not the man
with the peg leg lived in or about Shelby Is not recalled. Anyway, he
got tanked up while In town one day. Finally he started home, rolling
just a bit in his stride like a sailor, and whistling and singing every
step. He'd whistle for 40 or 50 yards and then sing for an equal dis
tance.
Then he came to a wooden bridge. As he walked, or side-stepped,
across his peg leg slipped into a knot-hole and stuck. But he kept walk
ing, in a circle, round and round, and he kept singing and whistling.
A few hours later friends found him there, still walking in a circle and
happy as happy could be. They chuckled a bit behind their hands and
asked him what was wrong: "Not a danged thing that. I can think of,"
replied the pirouetting peg-leg, "but blamed if it aint further home than
1 ever knowed It to be. Here I been walking at a peri gait for two hours
or more and I aint in sight yit"
WHEN DAD GOT
BUSY ELSEWHERE
It Is told on a young Shelby couple (names will NOT be given on
request.' The father walked in the room and heard Ills little son and
daughter in the heat of word battle,
"Why are you ai\d your little sister always quarreling? ’ he asked
tire boy.
The little fellow looked up at him a minute and answered: "I dunno
dad, unless she takes after mamma and I take after you "
WHO WERE THESE
SHELBY SOLDIERS.
When Shelby sent a company off to Utc Spanish-American war the
records show that there were three fellows In the outfit with the follow
ing names: James Jenkins. Reuben Campbell and Lawrence Hoffman.
Anybody recall who they were,
SIGNS OF SPRING;
MAYBE. MAYBE NOT
> It appears just now as if the groundhog will emerge as victor over
the Dutch weather signs published in this corner some time ago
One fellow from out in the county informs that several hives of be*'.r.
have been seen swarming in the woodlands recently, and another says as
how guineas have started laying eggs. Wlmt better indications that
winter is broken and that spring has sprung?
NOW W'HO'D EVER
THOUGHT IT?
Oh. yeali! before wc forget it. A little sleuthing reveals that those
three Spanish American soldiers referred to a few hops back up the
colyum were none other than R. E. (Ed> Campbell, the merchant: Capt.
j. Prank Jenkins, Southern Cotton Oii manager: an® L. O. Hoffman, of
the Shelby Foundry.
16TH IN CIRCULATION IN NORTH
CAROLINA
The Star is 16th in circulation of all
the newspapers in North Carolina.
It exceeds the circulation of 160
weekly newspapers and exceeds the
circulation of 20 of the 35 daily
newspapers.
No other form of advertising is more
economical or effective.
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Jap War Chief
Despite the appeals of the great
western powers for peace, Mars,
the god of war, still rides high in
the saddle in the Far East. Here
is Admiral Osumi, Japanese Minis
ter of the Navy, who, after a con
ference with Foreign Minister
Kenkichi Yoshizawa and General !
Araki, Minister of the Army, de
cided to send a full army division
of fresh troops to Shanghai. A
Japanese division comprises about
11,000 men. They will replace
marines who have been in the war
zone since the crisis.
Suit Brought Against
A Shelby Salesman
A suit has been instituted in
Mecklenburg court by Frank An
derson asking #10,000 against B. O.
Stephenson, of Shelby, a drug sales
man and former owner of Stephen
son's Drug Store. Anderson alleges
he was struck and Injured by an
auto driven by Mr. Stephenson as
Anderson was walking along a high
way near Ranlo a year or more ago.
Past Utterances
Worry Political j
Leaders Very Much
AVhat Charlie Jonas Said In 1931
Ones Not Sound So Very
Nice In 1932.
Lenoir News-Topic.
The fight over the confirmation
of Charles A. Jonas as district at
torney lias been raging so furiously
around the head of Senator Bailey
that some of the utterances of Mr.
Jonas himself, have been forgotten.
So we went back to the records.
Just to see what Mr. Jonas did say.
On January 13, 1931, Mr. Jonas
was quoted in the State papers as
making this comment on the find
ings of the Nye Senatorial investi
gating committee:
“If the Democrats did not pay
him (Senator Nye) to come to the
State and, without any serious ef
fort to secure evidence, give out a
statement that the situation in the
state is ‘refreshing,’ then they at
least owe him a debt of gratitude.
There never was a plainer case of
an attempt to whitewash .... He
(Senator Nye) is a fiend for public
ity, as are all the sieepy-eyed,
dreamy son of wild jackasses' in
the Senate.
Is it any wonder, then, that Sen
ator Nye, who is a member of the
committee, should be s.lghtiy op
posed to the confirmation of Mr.
Jonas? We are wondering if Mr.
Jonas expects the members of the
Senate committee and the "sons of
wild jackasses” to express approval
of his tirade against them by con
firming ills nomination as district
attorney? Senator Bailey has fought
him hard but it is not unreasonable
to suppose that he lias some help
among his colleagues In the Senate.
Cotton Market.
Cotton was quoted on New York |
exchange at noon todny:
March 6.72, May .. .92. Saturday's
close: March 6.73, May 6.93.
Western belt had rain, central
and east showers over Sunday, fore
cast is for railn In all cotton states
Manchester cable reports moderate
business for the week with inquiries i
and actual results improved some
what. India placed a larger aggre
gate of small orders. China placed
a limited business through Hong
kong. It is understood that the con
ference between employes and em
ployers are near an understanding
on the more looms dispute, mean -
while strike still on. Worth street
active Saturday prices firm. Mar
ket will probably sell higher today
on strong cables and further cov
ering particularly If stocks continue
strong. CLEVENBERG.
Wilson Infant Is
Buried Saturday
Gwendoyn Faye Wilson. first
bom child of Mr. and Mrs. Wood
row Wilson of South Shelby was
■buried Saturday afternoon in Sun
[set cemetery. The child lived only
a few days, but those who watched
‘over it, soon became greatly at-j
I tached to it. Friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson extend their deepest
sympathy. Rev. L. L. Jessup con
ducted the funeral service.
Card Of Thanks.
We wish to thank those kind
iriends who have been so sympa
thetic and kind to all members of
the Shepard family on the occasion
of the death of Mrs. Shepard.
V B Shepard and children.
Issue Warrants
For Judge About
Daughter’s Case
Judge John Harwood Charged With
Tampering With Her
Record*.
RaVleigh, Feb. 15.—Two war
rants for the arrest of 8pecial Su
perior Court Judge John H. Har
wood were issued here Frida;
night, but had not been served on
him after a conference with Gov
ernor O. Max Gardner and other
state officials.
The warrants charged the Jurist
with being an accessory after the
fact to an alleged embezzlement of
*4.828 from the state department
of revenue by his daughter, Mi"
Lola G. Harwood and with oblit
erating, injuring and destroying
certain original documents per
taining to his daughter's case.
The warrants were issued by City
Judge Wiley G. Barnes, on the
sworn* complaint of Revenue Com^
missioner A. J. Maxwell. Com
plaints were signed in both cases,
but the attached warrant was sign
ed by Judge Barnes only In the for
mer case.
Warrants Held Bach
Police withheld service of the
warrants on instructions of the at
torney general's department aftei
the conference at the governor’s
mansion at which Governor Gard
ner, Judge Harwood, Attorney Gen
eral Dennis G. Bnimmitt and As
sistant Attorney Generals A. A, F.
Seawell and Walter D. Siler, par
ticipated.
Governor Gardner declined to
comment on the conference furth
er than to say that he will see
Judge Harwood again at his off'ce
tomorrow. Judge Harwood, reache,(
at a hotel here after the conference
said he had not been told the war
rants had bee nissued. He said it
was a “surprise" to him.
Judge Harwood was charged with
being an accessory after the fact
in the embezzlement charge agatnr
his daughter by “the manufacture
or attempted manufacture of evi
dence tending to prove her inooc
enee.”
The judge issued a statement in
which he said that when he went
through the records of his daugh
ter in the department of revenue
some time ago he “found certain
erasures and mutilations and had
been previously informed by the
auditors that there were erasures
and mutilations in the books."
He said he had examined files in
the revenue office and had “found
copies of letters purporting to have
been written to taxpayers wnose
names appeared on the lists.”
"Having been informed that au
ditors had certain correspondent e
relating to the items, I concluded
copies of the letters I saw in the
files were copies they had qver
looked. 1 made notes of the find
Ing of the letters, copied some of
them, and reported to the attor
neys (for Miss Harwood) I had
found copies of letters bearing on
the items,” he said.
Judge Harwood denied he had
made any erasures, mutilations, or
alterations in the records.
“Certainly I have not made any
alterations in the records," he said.
"Certainly I would make a denial
to the charges in the warrants.”
Alterations Found
The issuance of the warrants for
the arrest of'Judge Harwood fol
lowed action by Governor Gardner
in making public a report by at
torney General Dennis G. Brum
mlt which had “certain erasures,
substitutions, and mutilations" were
found In the records of the case,
all of which tended to exculpate
Miss Harwood.
The report also said 28 alleged
copies of letters were found at tb ■
wrong places in the files of the re
venue office, and that these let
ters tended to exculpate Miss Har
wood. The letters seemed “to ex
clude any possibility of their gen
uineness" the report added.
Miss Harwood resigned as a li
cense clerk in the revenue depart
ment in January, 1930, ostensibly
because of her health. Shortly aft
erwards an alleged $4,903 shortage
was discovered in the records, aft
er an audit in June, 1931. criminal
and civil actions were instituted
against her. Banks accounts of $2,
987.32 in Miss Harwoods name
were attached by the state.
Trial Doe In March
Trial of the criminal action is sst
for the March term of Wake su
perior court, having been continued
'e'-eral times. A consent judgment
is expected in the civil suit. The
alleged irregularities in the tecoras
were discovered at a conference on
the civil suit between attorneys for
the girl and for the state. The al
leged misappropriation also was re
duced to $4,828.
Judge Harwood had taken an ac
tive interest In the defense of h.s
daughter and under a court ordsi
was permitted to examine the rec
ords. Attorney General Brummitt’s
report said the Judge often went to
the revenue building early In the
day and remained until late at
night.
Judge Harwood, a former assist
ant attorney genarl. was appointed
a special judge by former Goverhor
McLean in 1927 and was reappoint
ed by Governor Gardner In 192S
and again In 1931. His present term
Mrs. Henderson Addresses Large
Gathering At P. T. A. Meeting Here
■ CONTINUED "FROM PAOK ONE )
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association, Mrs. Earl Hamrick, re
ported that a program of health
and charity had been sponsored.
They have bought ’supplementary
reading and reference books for the
school library, and have planted
trees and shrubs. Mrs. J D. Llne
berger, president of the Marion
school P. T A., reported that as
sistance had been given to needy
pupils and families, that playground
equipment and a first aid kit had
been bought, that one hundred
books had been given to the room li
braries.
State President Speaks.
Following these reports Mrs. John
Schenck, Jr., introduced to the aud
ience the speaker of the evening,
Mrs. John Henderson of Hickory,
who Is president of the North Car
olina P. T. A. Her address was very
Informing and interesting. She
spoke of great pioneers and their
work and praise especially the pio-'j
(neers in the Parent-Teacher ass^-j
| elation. Mrs Phoebe A. Hearst and
Mrs. Alice McLellan Birney. She
spoke of the excellent work of the
P. T. A. “One can not over empha
size the value of an understanding
relationship existing between parent
and teacher,” said Mr3. Henderson.
In speaking the influences in the
life of the child Mrs. Henderson
mentioned the press and the moving
picture. She added that if all or
ganizations would unite and have
for a common aim the welfare of
the children of America, there would
be a revolution in education and
there would be provided ample de
vices a»d equipment for the mental,
social, and physical development and
growth of the child.
At the conclusion of the address
Mr. Smith announced that the high
school had the largest per cent of
parents present.
Freak Weather Credited To Ocean
Currents In One Explanation Given
hen*-Distance Forecaster Say It’s
From Solar Radiation,
Lunar Pull
A theory for the freak weather a
large part of the world has been
experiencing has been advanced by
Herbert J. Browne, celebrated long
distance weather forecaster, of
Washington. While his explana
tion is looked upon by official
United States Weather Bureau men
as merely theory, to many persons
it sounds plausible.
Brown's system is built upon the
observations of a scientific man of
the highest rating—Dr. Charles
Greeley Abbot, secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, and dis
coverer of variability in the sun's
radiation.
Browne believes the sea reflects
solar changes, gradually gaining
'■and then gradually losing heat,
with the gradual increase and dim
inution in the intensity of radiation
from the big luminary, through the
j 11.28-year swing which Dr. Abbott
has fixed as the length of the
1 cycle.
With due allowance for a lag of
about three years to give time for
ocean currents to effect a distribu
tion of the waters throughout the
seas, from the equatorial to the
most northerly and southerly ard
back again, is the ground-work of
Browne's theory.
He also takes into consideration
the cyclical changes in the posi
tion of the moon, with what he
presumes to be its accelerating drag
.upon the currents, as well as its
tidal uplift.
Now the lunar cycle of 18.6 years.
Thus at a given point (say in the
maritime area to the southeast cf
the Florida coast) the combination
of influences of maximum solar
radiation and the maximum lunar
pull would be felt only once in 55.8
years.
And this, says Browne, is just
the influence which, in that area,
recently has been approximating
its climax.
The result, he asserts, is the
creation of barametrlc conditions
which, moving inland to the north
westward, not only are giving
much of the country its peculiar
warm winter but also have been
giving it increasingly peculiar wea
ther for several years past.
The gulf stream, under the same
influence, has penetrated much
farther than usual, past Spitsber
gen into the Arctic, where the
warmer water, remaining at the
surface, because lighter has squeez
ed out the colder water underneath,
hastening its movement southward
along the European coast and
causing exceptional severity of the
winter to the southeastward.
Moreover, the winter has been a
severe one in northwestern North
America—in Canada and even, ti
some extent, across the border—
for Pacific conditions have bfeu
similar to those in the Atlantic.
The severity of Pacific coast wea
ther has been occasioned by the
Japanese current pushing past the
Aleutian penisula and into the Arc
tic, forcing cold currents to^preed
to the Pacific coast.
Randolph Deputy
Does Not Use Gun;
Never Owned One
High Point.—As a contrast to the
usual deputy sheriff and police of
ficer, who fairly bristle with pt>
tols and other weapons, Fred Hen
drix, who has charge of law en
forcement in Trinity township
Randolph county, not only doesn’t
carry a pistol but never has owned
one. He is a full fledged deputy
sheriff and has some tough as
signments but admitted today to
newspapermen that guns are in his
way. He depends on diplomacy and
his surefire promises.
It is told in Trinity township that
i upon one occasion a negro, who
had been guilty of an infraction of
the criminal law, heard that Dep
uty Sheriff Fred Hendrix was aft
er him. He built himself a good log
fire and sat up until past midnight
waiting for this unarmed Ran
dolph officer. In due time Mr. Hen
drix arrived with the process and
the negro peacefully walked oft
with him.
If Mr. Hendrick ever has occa
sion to defend his own person, he
will have a pair of good fists and
a healthy physique. But he doesn’t
believe that this will be necessary.
Gunpowder is not a part of his
philosophy.
Oranges Grown In
Cleveland County
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Rossie Webber, colored, of the
Waco section, was in Shelby Satur
day exhibiting an orange grown by
her. The bush, now about three feet
high, was put out four years ago
and so far has borne a dozen orang
es.
Card Of Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
wish to thank tl^ir many friends
and relatives for the kindness shown
them during the illness and death
of their infant daughter, Gwendolyn
Faye.
Flood Of Gold Will Be Released
By Finance Bill-More Confidence
Seven Hundred And Fifty Million
Dollars In New Currency Will
Be Issued.
Washington, Feb. l5.«-Govemor
Eugene Meyer of, the Federal Re
serve board said the bill to broaden
the eligibility of paper discountable
by the Federal Reserve banks would
release $750,000,000 of gold.
He urged the house Dnnking com
mittee to act expeditiously on the
measure after Charles G. Dawes,
president of the reconstruction cor
poration, had outlined his views In
executive session.
Issue More Currency.
Meyer said that by making gov
ernment bonds and short term se
curities acceptable for rediscount
purposes, it would be possible for
the Federal Reserve benks to issue
additional currency.
The $2,900,000,000 in Federal Re
serve notes now in circulation, he
said is backed by $2,000,000,000 in
gold and $900,000,000 in eligible pa
explres April 1, 1933.
Miss Harwood is the judge s on'y
daughter. She is about 25 vests
old
per.
“The absence of eligible paper
and the hoarding of currency,"
Meyer said, “is responsible for the
unusual situation.’’
Meyer estimated that $1,250,000
000 in currency had been hoarded
and said that under present law
whereby Federal Reserve currency is
backed by 40 per cent in gold and
at least 60 per cent in eligible se
curities, it was not possible to is
sue additional currency.
Although $750,000,000 in gold
would be released, Meyer said, It
would still be held by the Federal
Reserve banks under ihc proposed
law.
More Confidence
“The legislation is desirable lor
the benefit of entire country,” Mey
er said. "It would give banks gen
erally greater confidence, and con
fidence is an inspiring factor. It
would enable them to make avail
able more easily their resources,”
Meyer recommended that the bill
be amended to permit the extension
of# its provisions fee another year
with the unanimous apptoval of the
members of the Federal Reserve
board
Col. Cleveland Showed By His
Own Example How To Fight At
Kings Mtn.—Story Of Battle
When Officers Get
In Whiskey Tangles
Rutherford News.
The State was shocked by the
tragedy at Lexington last wees in
which Sheriff James Loenard was
killed and another man wounded.
Sheriff Leonard was here lagt sum
mer at the Sheriffs’ Annual Con
vention and made many friends
while here.
The sad part of the whofe affair
is that a Sheriff a State Solicitor
and a prominent lawyer were all
drinking. The tragedy is another
story of whiskey. Leave whiskey
out of the scene and the chances
are that Leonard would be Sheriff
of Davidson county today, Younce
would be Solicitor and the lawyer’s
reputation would not be Injured.
The fact is the affair is a reproach
on North Carolina.
As long as State officials, offi
cers and men who hold responsible
position continue to drink or to
have anything to do with whiskey
in any form, except to fight it, we
will have similar tragedies to that
at Lexington last W'eek. That has
been one big trouble in this coun
try, ’’the higlier-ups” have been
patronizing the boot-leggers on the
side. This should stop at once. Any
officer. State or Federal official
who is not willing to obey the law
by letting whiskey alone, sh #,ld re
sign at once.
Many men in this county. State
and nation are aspiring to office.
The voters should examine the rec
ord of every candidate and see how
he stands on law enforcement and
especially the whiskey question. We
need clean men for office who will
enforce the law and will "let whis
key alone,” as far as their personal
life is concerned. This is a big
question that faces our country and
it is up to the voters this year to
put clean men in office. Tit is ap
plies to both major parties:
Mail Pilot In
Air Many Hours
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Has Been Up Over 10,000 Hours De
livering Mail For Uncle Sam.
Served In Army,
Cleveland.—Out at Cleveland air
port they call him the “Magellan of
the air mails'.”
He is warren D. (Bill) Williams,
who has flown more than 10,000
hours, delivering mail for Uncle
Sam. Only two other fliers in the
world boast a longer service rec
ord.
When he entered the air mail
service in 1920, there was no muni
cipal airport at Cleveland, now- the
largest in the world. There were no
lighted airways to guide pilots
fog and storm. There were no em
ergency landing fields, no weather
reports to warii of approaching
storms, no radio-equipped ships.
But despite the absence of these
agencies of safety. Bill Williams sur
vived the early stages of air mail
service. He has experienced the
thrill of a mid-air collision, the sud
den crumpling of a wing, the breath
taking moments that follow the tug
on the parachute ring. Each time
escaped disability, although one
time, after a propeller broke in mid
air, he spent several weeks In a
hospital.
He was born in Savannah, Ga.,
served with an army unit during
the World War, flew the experi
mental mail route between New
York and Washington, and then was
transferred to the Chicago-Cleve
land division. His acute "weather
eye” is respected by all pilots.
Boulder City Now
Gold Rush Village
Bogey Of Depression Not Known
As Town Spreads Like
WUdflre.
Bouled City, Nev.—This sparkling
new city which Uncle Sam has
built in the Nevada wastelands ta
house the workers on Hoover dam
refuse to admit the existence of ar y
such bogey as depression.
New commercial ventures are un
dertaken almost daily. That sec
tion of the city alloted to private
business enterprises is a beehive of
activity.
j Individuals enter in business here
under permits granted by the Unit
ed States. For each type of busi
ness, the permits have been limit
ed in number. The land is govern
ment-owned and is leased for busi
ness purposes under contract w'th
the United States.
To date some 75 persons have
been granted permits to engage ki
about one-third have completed
contracts leasing lots.
In spite of this rapid growth,
the government is firm in its pur
pose that Boulder City is to be
clean as well as busy. A clause in
every lease makes liquor, lewdness,
or gambling sufficient cause for
voiding the contract.
WANT A NEW KELVINA
TOR at a bargain? See Ralph
Hoev.
(Another of a series of histories. '
articles on Cleveland county written
for The Star by W. E. White, of
Lattimore, county historian).
When Colonel Cleveland was lead
ing his troops to the scene of ac
tlon at Kings Mountain, he Is said
to have uttered the following pa
triotic address to inspire them with
courage:
"My brave fellows we have beaten
the tories, and we can beat them
again. They are all cowards; if they
had had the spirit of men,, they
would join with their fellow-citi
zens in supporting the Independence
of their country. When you are en
gaged,, you are not to wait for the
word of command from me. I wilt
show you by my example how to
fight; I can undertake no more. Ev
ery man must consider himself an
officer, and act from his own Judg
ment. Fire as quick as you can, and
stand your ground as long as you
can. When you can do no better
get behind trees, or retreat; but I
beg you not to run quite off. If we
are repulsed, let us make a point
of returning, and renewing th,
fight; perhtfcs we may have better
luck in the second attempt than in
the first. If any of you are afraid,
such shall have leave to retire, arid
they are requested Immediately to
take themselvs off.” Only one man
took advantage of this opportunity
to stay out of the battle.
Colonel Cleveland’s column did
not get into action until about 10
minutes alter Colonel Campbell had
begun the fight. The distance these
Carolina troops had to travel to gel
to the place assigned them, togeth
er wih the swampy nature of their
route, delayed their preaching their
position so early as did the Virgin
ians and some of the Tennesseans
But they everlastingly made amend.1)
for their delay when they did get
into the battfe. The troops of the
gallant Campbell had been repulsed
with ta bayonet charge, and the col
umn of the daring Shelby had met
a similar fate when the flank of
the enemy was fiercely assailed by
the brave Cleveland. As the bold
warrior from Wilkes led his men
into action, he is said to have point
ed towards Ferguson’s army withm
these words "Yonder is your en
emy, and the enemy of mankind.
The British commander was now in
a very uncomfortable predicament
When he repulsed Canpbell's
troops, he was attacked from the
rear by Shelby’s column, and when
he turned and drove these back, his
flank was struck by an onslaught
of Cleveland's mountaineers, while
in the meantime Campbell had ral
lied his men for a second assault
On all sides of the mountain the
American officers were urging the
patriots to fight like demons. Col
onel Cleveland was in the midst
of his soldiers inspiring them to dc
deeds of valor and'heroism. When
his steed was wounded, the big of
ficer whose weight was about 30(
pounds, took it on foot with hi1
men, shouting vociferously and urg
ing* them onward. After the Ameri
cans had fought for an hour anc
five minutes, success crowned their
heroic efforts to subdue the enemy
The dashing Ferguson was killed
and Captain DePeyster, next ir
command on the British side, hoist
ed the white flag of surrender.
No victory gould have been more
complete than the one gained by the
patriots at Kings Mountain. Fer
guson’s entire corps had been wiped
out. He and 119 of his men were
killed, 123 were wounded and 664
were captured. It was the most out
standing victory the Americans had
won since Saratoga, some three
years before. The British command
er, Sir Henry Clinton, lamented it
as a "fatal catastrophe," but the
Whigs from New Hampshire to
Georgia, were filled with joy that
the tide had turned.
Happy Valley To Be
Shown At Moriah
The faculty of Moriah school, as
sisted by local talent will present
the play “Happy Valley” at Mortal
school house, Thursday, February
18, beginning at 7:30 o’clock p. m
This play, a comedy-drama in four
acts, Is a straightforward, heart
gripping story with plenty of laughs
to offset the tears. Pretty Polly
Camp tires of the wicked ways of
her notorious husband who is a
gangster of the New York under
world. She runs away to a farm
calley Happy Valley and there the
farmer hero appears upon the scene
but alas! again she is confronted
by the crooked Jim. her husband.
Don’t miss the outcome of this
thrilling tale. Music will be furnish
ed by the Moriah string band and
Mr. Alex Mull of Casar,
State Music Contest
To Be Held April 2
Raleigh. y\»b. 15.—The annual
North Carolina Music Achievement
day program and contest for pub
lic schools wiS be held here April 2.
Mias Hattie S. Parrott, state su
pervisor of elementary schools of
the department of public Inst rue- ’
Hon «iii be in charge of the event