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, VOL. XXXVIII, No. 118 SIIELUY, N. C. FRIDAY, 8KPT. 30, 1032 8 PAGES TODAY (Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons) By Mail, oar year, (la advance? — Vt.bZ Carrier. year. Un adr%n<«et ii oc Cleveland County’s Big Fair Continues Through Saturday--Two More Nights, One More Day Late News THE MARKET Cotton. >pot .. 6'iC Cotton Seed. bu. . Fair Saturday Today s North ( arolina Heather Report: Fair tonight and Saturday, slightly warmer Saturday and in extreme west portion tonight. Yankees Win Two The New York Yankees seem de termined to make the World Series a short affair. After winning the opening game Wednesday hv the srore of 12 to tt, the Yanks made it too straight over the Chicago Cubs, National Teague pennant winners, 'esterday by taking the second game 5 to 2. Gomel was the winning hurl - er and Wameke Ihe loser. Ruffing hurled the first vtctorv with Bush losing for the Cubs. In the two games played Gehrig, of the Yanks, is the leading hitter, his safeties in cluding one, home run, and Riggs stephensn. of the Cubs, Is the sec ond leartling hitter. The two teams are not playing todday. as they are traveling to Chicago tor the third game. Rutherford Man Killed In Auto Crash, One Hurt lames Bearhhoard Died In Hospital Wednesday. Roy Ward 1’nder Bond. Rutherfordton Sept. 30 James £ Beaehboard. 76. well-known Ruth erford county citizen, ss dead, and Rov Ward, of Carolmi k under $3. 000 bond, following an automobile accident near Carolcen Sunday night,. , Mr. Beaehboard had. attended rhurch in Caroleen and, was return ing home when the car driven by Ward, 18 years old. i.; alleged to have struck him. He was carried to the Rutherford county hospital where he died withou* regaining consciousness. Dead Man's Son In Car. ~ Jeter Beaehboard. a son of the dead man. was a passenger in the. car with Ward, it was learned here.. Other passengers, Officers informed, were a Mr. Reece, owner of the car Gao Hall and B E. Smith. Mr Beaehboard was thrown off his feet bv the impact of the car and his head struck the pavement. He died at 10:30 o'clock Wednes day morning. Ward was arrested Monday and released under bond, pending a hearing to be held Octob er 11. Three Have Narrow Escape. Three persons, a man and two boys, had a narrow escape at the Henderson county une Monday, night when a heavy truck driven by Louis Smith was forced from the road by an unidentified driver in another machine. Tire truck ran in-, to a ditch, injuring Mr. Smith and Sammy and Tommy .‘esbury, young sons • of Mr. and Mrs. 3. J. Asbury.i e ho have been making their sum mer heme at Chestnut Hill. Mr. •Smith suffered a dislocated verte brae and severe bruises. Sammy As busy Suffered a cut across his right eye and a lacerated nose and lip. a rut and bruised leg and painful body bruises. Tommy suffered a broken left arm, loss of several teeth, and cuts and bruises. Reports from the hospital Wed ne.day were that all three were out cf danger. Dr. Loran Gold Dies At Age 28 Son Of R ( Gold At King- Mtn. Passe* Iti Charlotte Hospital. Native Of County. Kings Mountain. Sept 29.—fu neral services lor Dr Loran L. Gold. 28. who died at the Presby terian hospital in Charlotte Thurs day morning at 2 o'clock, will be conducted at the home of his fath er. R. C. Gold, in Kings Mountain Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Dr. Thomas I.. Justice, pastor of the First Baptist church here, will of ficiate and burial will be at Double Springs Baptist church in upper Cleveland county. Dr. Gold was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. R. .C. Gold of King.? Mountain. He received his educa tion at Wake Forest college and «t Tulane university. He was at the time of his death practicing his profession at Oak boro, where he had Keen (or the past year. POl.KVTI.l.F WOMAN'S CLUB MEETS TUESDAY Till Polkville Woman's club will meet Tuesday afternoon at. 2 2(1 O'clock with Mrs Wi 11 Klhptt,. 1 Record Crowd Swarmed Cleveland Fair Grounds Thursday Wm. Lattimore Passed Today; Bury On Sunday Funeral At Popular Springs One Of County’s Noblest Citizen" succumbs To Stomach Trouble At Age 14 Years. William A Lattimore. age 74, one of the noblest citizens cf the coun ty, died this morning at 9 30 o'clock at his home in the Sharon coni munity where he had been linger ing for three months, confined to his bed with a stomach trouble Extensive Farmer News of his death is not a sur prise to his family and friends, for it has been known for sometime that he could not last much long er. Mr. Lattimore was one of the county's, largest. farmers, highly in telligent. industrious and intensely interested in civic and religious af fairs. He was a close. reader, ambi tious for his family and forward looking in public matters. During his boyhood he joined Big Springs Baptist church, in the Lattimore neighborhood, but moved hi. mem bership to Poplar Spring- when he settled in the Sharon community. There he became a charter member of the church, helped build the fir-u I house of worship, served as a dea Icon for many years, as road com missioner in No; .2 township and as school committeeman. Wife And Nine Children Mr. Lattimore was married to Miss Mary Elliott who survives with the following children: Andrew, of Shelby, George, of Kings Mountain, Ex-Senator Sam, of Greensboro. Eugene and Mrs. M. D. Moore, of this county. Mrs. W. G. Harris and Mrs. Roy Miller of Harris, Ruther ford county, Mrs. R O Crawford, of Gastonia, Mrs. Ethel Cook Of Monett. Missouri. Mr. Lattimore was a member of a large family of nine brothers and one sister. but only one brother survives, George R Lattimore. a member of the county board of commissioners. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Poplar Springs Baptist church, services toj be conducted by his pastor, Rev. Rush Padgett, assisted by Rev D P. Putnam. Mr. Lattimore had a large family connection and a host of friends, so his funeral Sunday will Rp doubt be largely attended Gardner Talks At Medical Meeting At the meeting of the Cleveland County Medical society held this week Attorney Ernest Gardner, Democratic nominee for the general assembly, was the chief speaker. The meeting was well attended and i the program enjoyed. Keys To City Go To Fair Visitor Shelby makes a habit of hang ing the latch-string on the out side and (riving the key to the eitv to all fair visitors, but the ! matter took a new turn vester- j day. One fair visitor—-just who he is the oops wouldn't mind know ing—didnlt wait for the eus tomary presentation of the key to the city. He eased In the city hall, in which police head quarters is located, and stole (he city keys, those used for locking up the various offices. Once he is located officers are planning to uniork still another door for him. Plan Their Varsity Honeymoon A honeymoon, spent in the study of calculus and other things :nat are taught at universities, is the plan of Thomas Ince, heir of the ,ate motion picture magnate, and Nancv Orexel, movie actress, after their marriage on September 28 They plan to enter Antioch University, at Yellow Spring:, 0., where they will take courses they have chosen. They are shown as they talked things over in Hollywood Neal Thinks Polkville-Shelby Road Contract Will Be Let Soon; Change In Routing Of No. 18 Will Be Made Say* Commission Must ncridr Be tween Several Routes For New Road. W. W. Neal, state highway com missioner of Marion, is of Uv opin ion that the contract for the pro posed PolkviHe-Shelby highway wall be let soon. He states, however that some decision must first be reach ed about the routing For two weeks the section which will be effected bv the proposed road has been more or less ai sea in figuring what would be done. Chairman Jeffress after a visit, here said the road would be built, but what is believed to be a disagree ment'over the routine has held it bad;, in the opinion of a number of, citizens. A dispatch from Marion quotes Commissioner Neal as follows aboii! the roads in tills county Marion, Sept- 30 -Outlines for .1 number of road development pro jects in this region which are plan ned for the near future were di cu&sed here this week by W, VV Neal, ot Marion, member of the state highway commission, as the result of a survey of the roads which he and E, B Jeffress, chair man of the commission, made re cently. It is believed that the contract for the construction of that part, of the Marion-Shelby road w hich lies between Shelby and Polkville will be Jet soon. Mr. Neal said thar several .surveys have been made,for the new route but the commission will have to decide which of these routes seems to be best suited fV - the road before the contracts car be made. Plaits are also being considered for relocating No 18. the Morgan ! ton - henoir road, so that it will en ter No. 10 at Mprganton on Aver; ; avenue instead of coming down the I present street on which it is lo cated / Highway No 18 running out of Morganton toward Shelby will be •erouted so that it will crovs the railroad at a more expedient pdiiu and will run through the state hos- | pital grounds. The town of Mot-, ganton has agreed to put a side-: walk along the road If the state! Will make the routing changes just] mentioned. At the present location, | a sidewalk cannot be practically I built. Return To Two-Cent Postage Rate Is j Urged By Committee; Relief Building House .Subcommittee Favors This To Increase Mail Volume And Provide Jobs. Washington. Sept. 28.—The house, postoffice subcommittee investigat ing the postal service today went on record as favoring restoration of the two cent postage rate on first rlas mail to."provide more revenue} and work opportunities." In a statement, the subcommit tee said it advocated return of the two cent rate “in view of repres entations made to the sub-commit tee its hearings, the falling otf in the volume of first- class marl, since the three cent rate went into effect, the postmaster general's re cent public statements that the two cent rate should be restored as soon as the postal business warranted it. and the desire of the subcommittee to build up mails so as to provide more revenue and work opportuni ties for the postal employes and substitutes who are being deprived of employment as a result of the decreased postal business ' At. the opening of the investiga tion authorized by the house, Chairman Mead. Democrat, New York, asked treasury department (COKTWVED OH FACE, MCH'l i Judging Trophy Is Won By No. 8 School At Fair The vocational students in I’rof. E. I.. Dillingham's class of the No. 8 school yesterday won the first silver trophy in the dairy judging contest for this district, an event which will he an annual feature of the fair hereafter. In compiling the highest score in demonstrating their knowledge of dairy rattle th< boys of Ihe colkville section excelled vocational high school students from nine counties In this district. Approximately 350 high school hoys and instructor4 were here for the contest. Forrest Cornwell Buried Wednesday Son Of l.ate Jack Cornwell. Wife; Two Brothers And One stister Survive. Forrest Cornwell died al 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at his home near the Post Road tin. two mile.', east of Shelby, his death being due to pneumonia. Mr. Cornwell had been in failing health for several, years. He was a son of (be late Jack Cornwell and was married three times His last wife was before mar riage. Miss Ida Roberts who .sur vives together with t.wc- brothers West and Edgar Cornwell and one sister. Mrs. Will Wilson all of this county Mr. Cornwell was about 65 years of age and an industrlov* farmei His remains were buried Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at Elizabeth Baptist church, the 'mitral service being conducted by Rev H E Wal drop. assisted by Rev. O F Putnam Shelby Doughboys See Old Pals Again A number of Shelby and Cleve land county World war veteran.-, were In Knoxville Wednesday and Thursday to attend the reunion of the Thirtieth lOld Hickory) divi sion. Among those attending and enjoying the brief reunion with pals of war days were Police Chi»f McBride Poston. Policeman Rufus Sparks, Tom Abcrnethy, Sec Ded mon. Roy Tiddy. Crawford Silen cer. Sam Birch and others Beam Plantation To Be Sold Monday The Barba C Beam plantation on highway No. 15. six miles northeast of Shelby and two miles of Waco will be sold at public auction on Monday Oct. 3 at. 10 The purpose of the sale is -o set dr the estate. The 227 arte farm has been subdivided into small tracts and. will be sold on terms of one third down, balance in one and two years Dr. D M Morrison is the commis sioner. Heavy Sentence In Counterfeit Case For Rover ! Federal Court Ends i Session Here Three lc»r> (ilven N>» ' orkrr. Col ored Moonshiner Pleads Ills Own Case I In hew vlest sentem*- meted out b\ Judge y v Webb til Federal I court here war given t.o John Rover. , a New Yorker with a long criminal j record on a, counterfeit charge. The sentence was three veurs in the j" penitentiary at Atlanis. The Federal court scission which] convened Monday. adjourned ves-1 terday at noon alter disposing ot a docket ol around 100 cases The ma- j : jerity of. the charges "etc for no lattr.n oi the prohibition laws, the big percentage of the defendants being moonshiners or bootleggers ol1 the mountain section ol Cleveland and Burke although a number pf defendants In boo* legging eases ! were from Gaston. Rutherford and Lincoln. Rover, alias Jimmy Ross or Jani es Coleman. was described by Fed eral officers as one of the toughest criminals ever apprehended in this section. He was arrested at BOrest City last August after he. had .scat tered five counterfeit »5 bills In the section from Atlanta to Caroleen Tiie bills according to * Federal detective, came- trom r counterfeit ing gang in New York around 50 people having been arrested over the country for passing the same bills Rover completed r sentence In fhe Atlanta prison last August, then made a trip to New York where he ecurrd the counterfeit money. Re COKTtlTCED ON “AQt CIGH i I Extension Classes Will Meet Tuesday Organisation meetings for the University extension classes for teachers will be held at the Shelby High school next wee!; Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 4. at 4.30. teachers who desire to take the extension work will meet at Central school for organization and the unking out of a class schedule. On Wednesday afternoon, at 5 o'clock principals and prospective principals will meet at the school to organize their class es. Amputate Right Leg Of County Citizen The right leg of M H Randall, of the Earl section, was amputated just above the knee at the Shelbv hospital this week. The amputation became necessary because of gang rene in the foot. Mr. Randall Is recovering as rapidly as could be ex pected. Try Answering These Can yon answer 14 of these test questions? Turn to pa?'' two for the answers/ 1 On what party ticket is William I). Upshaw running for President? 2 How long is a “cable length?” 3 How many electoral votes are required to elect a President? 4 What does the word • Bolshe viki” mean? 5. What does the word Utah mean? 6. How wide are the lock cham bers of the Panama Canal? 7. What state does 5frs Hattie Caraway represent in the U S Senate? B. Why was the eagle adopted as the insignia of the U. S.? 9. Do citizens of the District of Columbia vote? in. What is Anise? 11. For what is U-boat an abbre viation? 12. Who wrote "The Ballad of the East and West?” 13. Who owns the Alaska Rail road? 14 What is a catalo? 15. Where is William and Marv College? 1(5 What denominations of silver coins were first minted by the u •S in 1794’' 17. What is the Appian Way? 18 Who was nicknamed ’Old Public Functionary?” 19. In what country is the zloty the unit,of c-ifrrency? an. Wheif is the Royal Gorge? Fashion Show For County Girls And Horse Show Features Of Thursday Revivalist Rh, Klbfrt F. Hardin of Lineoln ton who will assist Rrv. II. K. Wal drop In a revival meeting at the F.astsidr Baptist ehurrh. The meet ing will begin October 10th and run through October 22nd. with service* each evening at 1:15 o'clock. Mr. Hardin I* pastor of the First Baptist church at Mnrolnton. 14 Free Acts And Fireworks Thrill Throngs Mom Amuwmfnt For The Monfjr Ever Witnessed, Spectators Dr- j dare At Fair. Aside from the carefully prepared farm exhibits, the poultry and dog shove, horse races, livestock and j merchants exhibits, either depart-1 Blent, of which is worth the 25c j parking fee charged for automo biles. the thousands who witnessed Ute Cleveland county free gate fair | last night, were high in their praise j of the free acts and fireworks Grandstand Filled The grandstand seats were sold out last night and thousands stooa j in the race track and infield watch ing with breathless attention the daredevil performances of the fa mous Dutton Troup circus. In the circus there were 14 distinct attrac tions. presenting the most, beauti ful combination of acts ever seen at the local fair, using their special scenery and lighting effect Vo Dnst Or Mud. It is truly a circus worth many i times the price of grandstand .-eats. CONTINUED ON PAOF BIOH l ) j Young Man Is Shot While Out Hunting. Otis Green, young man of the Belwood section, is a patient in the Shelby hospital as the result of being accidentally shot while squir- j rel hunting Monday. The discharge from the gun struck him in the hip. With SiAiwflakr Tom Gold returned this week to his old position with the Snowflake Laundry after having been in the employ of other firms as salesman for several months. I allston Girl Takn Klnl Honor* In Drrn ('ontnl. Hianv Fine Horse* Shown The Fashion Show, .1 contest par ticipated tn by members of the 4-H rlubs of ttie county, ant) the annual saddle horse show were special fea tures of the Thursday program at the Cleveland County Fair* In the fashion show the girls competing wore dresses thev niRde, and many attractive costumes were j modeled by the girls who made them. Annie Belle Lee of Fallston. carried off the major nonor of the show, being awarded first place 111 the sweepstake dress class Second place went to SarRh Vliglnia Good. Of Beulah Winners in the classes were: school dress, Annie Belle Lee; church dress. Nell Stamey Fallston; sport, dress. Sarah Virginia Good; j afternoon dress Evelyn Dixon, Bethlehem; house dress Wilma Stroup. Fallston. Two of the prize winners were the first dresses they ever made, The interest shown in j the event by the girls of the county assure that hereafter it will be one of the highlights of the fair from the feminine viewpoint llorse Show Winners In the horse show C. R Doggett's horse look first honors In the three galted saddle horse class Horses owned by Otho Cline and John Wvnn Doggett placed second and third respectively. In the ftve-gatt ed class first honors went to Tom Cornwell's horse with the horses of C R Doggett and Mike L Borders taking second and third The irony race feature of the horse show was won by young Bu ford Cline. Project Winner* In Educational Booths; Geographical Booth In addition to leading booth prizes separate prizes were award ed school exhibits at the fair this week for individual projects. Latti more won honors for the best agrl* cultural project, display, Piedmont won the prize for the home econo mics project, and Boiling Springs took first place In the best other high school project. The best pro ject, for grades four to seven was that displayed by Kings Mountain while No. 3 school won honors for the best project for grades one to three. A school exhibit which fascinated many visitors to the exhibit halls was the geographical display of the Shelby schools. A seven-foot, globe, or world, turned by a motor gave a miniature portrayal of the world, the globe presenting all continents countries, etc. Open Handicap Race Saturday To Be Feature What promises to be the most thrilling raring event in the history of the Cleveland county fair is booked for ! o'clock Saturday afternoon when an open handicap race will be held. All horses here for the daily races will be eligible for the event and it is believed there will be at least 10 entries. So far as is known this will be the first open handicap event ever held in the state and thousands of racing fans are expected to take In the per formance. There will be mother race in addition tr the feature handicap. Figure Progressives Will Either Put Roosevelt Over Or Ruin His Chance G. O. P. Srnator* Stem Inclined Tt> Desert Hoover In (.'losing Days Of Rave. Washington.—Although the pro gressives have been having some very bad luck, especially those who call themselves Republicans. thev will be accorded a large share of the credit or blame in case Gover nor Roosevelt defeats President Hoover in the November election If Roosevelt wins he will have won both his nomination by virtue of progressive support and his elec tion by the acquisition of an indc pendent vote for which the pro gressives in public office may be considered the spokesmen. His election will have been aided j by the enthusiastic support of the Democratic progressives and the opposition of rhe Republican pro gressives. to Hoover. There will b* other factors, of coursp, but unless a landslide is in prospect the pro gressives will be an important one Neither the organization of an in dependent league of progressives for Roosevelt headed by Senator Georgi W Norris of Nebraska, nor the de ON'UKttlTO ON FAOB EtGBl l Another Large Crowd Takes In Big Event Today Grandstand Filled Last Night <>• finals say \ll Past Attendant-* If (‘cords Smashed Thursday, (loses Saturday. l'hi crowd- kepi anaj front the eighth annual Cleveland County Fair hy the rain Tuesday and Wed nesday took advantage of the cleai Weather Thursday to break ah post attendance records at the fair which already held the record for county fairs in the South. Pah officials this morning ware unable to estimate Just how many people swarmed the big fair tnact during the afternoon and night, due to the lact that no admission was charged, but those who have watch ed the throngs for seven years de clared it to be the largest, one-day crowd ever to witness the event Estimates ranged from 20 to 3t thousand people Many Attractions. there wore several speciaj featur es which coupled with the first fa vorable weather to attract the large throng Among these were the firat day ol a two-day exhibit in the Western Carolina* Kennel club show, the fashion show, the annual horse show, and a district dairy judging contest. As a result, of this added galaxy o! events there was a heavy attendance during the morn ing as well as in the afternoon. Tire horse races, too, were held for the j first time, being called off Tuesday and Wednesday because of the heavy track. The crowds swelled In the afternoon at race and free act time, but the peak of the attend |ancc came last night when the surging mass alottg the gay midway was such that travel from one end of the glltering playground to the ’CONTINUED ON PAtiE EIGHT Local Stores Get ; Good Fair Trade Sh< *ti>r*s have tin w*ek had what they term the best fair trad ing week in the eight rears the fair has been held With much cotton picked and ginned and with a touch of fall weather In the air, many fair visitors have coupled business with pleasure to do their shopping while in town for the agricultural show. During the first part of the week local stores did considerable busi ness. and another good shopping day Is anticipated Saturday. City Schools Take Fair Holiday Today The Shelby city schools were en joying a holiday today with school being closed to permit the children to take in the county fair. Hereto fore school day has been held on the opening day of the fair and It was so featured this year for coun ty children, but as* admission is free al! days the city schools waited un til today to close so a* not to break in the weeks work. Show People Marry At Court House Here Two troupers with the Johnny J. Jones shows, playing the Cleveland County Pair, decided Vo travel the midway in double harness while in Shelby. John Lavin, 24, of Ironwood. Michigan, and Thelma Hite. 22. oi West Virginia were married at the court house yesterday by squire George M. Gold At Age 65 She Picks - 112 Lbs. And Cooks Since cotton picking records have been published in Star irom various sections of the county, rnyst of which records being where individ uals picked several times their weight in cotton in a day, get this one. Mrs. Laura A Jenkins of R-I Lattimore picked 112 pounds of cotton in a single day. cooked three meals for the family and Mrs Ton kins is* years of age. Livestock Parade A special attraction at the Cleve land fair this afternoon will be the parade oi all livestock and cattle entries be tore the grandstand
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