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The Cleveland Sta* SHELBY. N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By Mall, per year ...—-....... *2 50 By Carrier, per year .............. *300 LEE a WEATHERS ___ President and Editor a ERNEST HOEY .............._... Secretary and Foreman RENN DRUM . New* Editor U E. DAIL ........— Advertising Manager Entered as second clasa matter January l, 1905, at the post Bffloe at Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act ot Congress, March S. 1*79. We wish to call your attention to the fact that tt Is and has been our custom to charge five cents per line tor resolutions of respect, cards of thanks and obituary notices, after one death notice haa been published. This will ba strictly adhered to. WEDNESDAY. OCT. 5,1932 TWINKLES It Is an ideal year for politii a! promises. The voters haven’t anything and that leaves the way open for the orators to promise them the whole works. An Associated Tress dispatch out of New York nays that Southerners are doing more this year to aid the Democratic ticket than any other group. Perhaps it is the. Dixie manner of apologizing for the break in the ranks four years ago. WHY A FIGUREHEAD LAW? Some of the South Carolina newspapers appear to be exercised over the fact rhat the State does not have a law prohibiting 12-year-old boys and girls from driv ing automobiles. A movement is on to force the next legislature to pass such a law and remove what is an ad mitted danger on the highways. But if the South Caro linians will take note of law enforcement along that phase in North Carolina they will not become overly aroused over what they do not have. We have in North Carolina, as we remember it, a law forbidding young children to operate automobiles, but how often in the course of a year does anything develop in the enforce ment of it to lead you to believe that anyone knows there is such a law? If South Carolina wants a similar law similarly enforced, as might likely be the ease, let tjiem go ahead and manufacture the law at the next legisla ture, hut where and how they’ll be better off we cannot see. THE PRESIDENTIAL TRIPS Roosevelt has completed his tour of the West and • Hoover is now invading the Iowa section in a hid for the agrarian vote and mid October should show to a/°r tain extent what success the two candidates met wsh. Mark Sullivan, desperately trying to find some little in cident not so favorable for the Democrats, says that Roosevelt did not make a single vote on his tong jaunt to the Pacific coast. He admits, however, that Roose velt was strong in the West before making the trip, al though Sullivan doesn't think the candidate picked up any new votes. Democrats and some of the other politi cal writers contend on the other hand that Roosevelt did make new votes on his trip. He made so many, the en thusiastic ones are saying, that he will carry every Western State. Once Hoover’s shorter trip is over the prognosticators and dopesters will begin regaling u§ about his success or lack of success. The majority ad mit now that Hoover has the odds against him, and as a result if he fails to attract new strength or revive for mer confidence in him by the present trip, he is as good as licked before the ballots are cast and counted. THEY I-L KEEP DOING IT Farmers, a class given more free advice than any other, are frequently fold that they must reduce cotton acreage or bankrupt themselves. That- advice has been handed out, we imagine, every time the price has drop ped, We readily admit that the surest method of getting a better price for cotton year in and year out is to grow less and thereby whittle the supply down more in keep ing with the demand. Rut getting that reduced acreage is another thing. The advice is not generally followed to the extent of appreciable success. There was a move ment in the spring, it will be recalled, to force the farm er to cut his acreage, but it failed to attain its needed strength. The advice, however, continues, and in admit ting that it appears to be wise counsel we are inclined to be irked at the smart fellows w-ho cuss out the farm er for a brainless boob because he will not reduce acre age. Some of them have reduced, and others have not, but why criticise the farmer for doing a thing very simi lar to the actions of men in other walks of life and in dustry? A booming stock market lines the suckers tip for another picking, and no law is passed to force them to save themselves, so why force a farmer to save him self'? Farming is about as much of a take-a-chance proposition as any investment, and all investments can be classed to an extent as gambling. The farmer it should stand to reason has as much right to take a chance on a good cotton price as the investor does on a bullish market. Perhaps he is unwise not to bring fhe cotton supply and demand closer together- but he is no more unwise, and in many respects no more foolish than some of his advisors who turn right around and shoot the works on their "crops." whatever they may be. All of which, indeed, could be boiled down to the simple ob servation that the farmer is also just a human and is moved by the same traits and impulses as are other men. THE “FREE FAIR” SCORES WIN Those who were a bit worried about how a “free fair" would turn out can now check it up as a big suc cess as evidenced by the record attendance at Cleve land's eight annual farm event. In three dry days mon people attended the agricultural exposition than attend ed .during five days of past fairs. Fair officials, admit tedly took a chance in swinging open the gates and per mitting every one to attend without cost, hut they knew how times were and how scarce money is and in a rare gesture of hospitality the event was so conducted as not to cost any one who did not eare nr was unable to spend, at the same time making it possible for those who cared to spend to have what they wanted and to spend as much as they pleased. The question will he asked, of course, as to how the fair came out 'financially. That, naturally, is a big item because fairs do cost money and fairs cannot be big losers every year and keep on going. Unofficially, however, we are informed that the "free-gate" idea did not break the fair. Instead, as we have been told, the event made expenses and perhaps came out a little to the good on the best side of the ledger. That, once you think about it. is unusual—150,000 people given the best in entertainment without admission charge and then no deficit. Congratulations, it seems, are in order. NORTH C AROLINA SENDS THEM AWAY As h proud Tar Heelia follows and off-and-on in clination to boast of the State’s “firsts” it might not be amiss to list among the celebrities North Carolina has sent forth football coaches who have made good else where. With the football season holding sway just now in the realm of sport, it is noted that some of the coach es our colleges passed up or permitted to pass by are at other institutions doing what our Rig Five gridiron teams cannot do. V. P. 1. last week surprised football follow ers by trouncing Georgia, and in that connection it isn’t, difficult for fans to remember that Monk Younger and Tex Tilson, former Davidson coaches, are now at V. P. I On the same day William and Mary sprung another surprise by defeating Navy and old Carolina men will remind you that some portion of credit for the victory must go to Hill Fetzer, who for some reason or another was not good enough or for some cause not, satisfactory enough for Carolina. As memory serves us Howard Jones builder of those great California teams was once signed to a coaching contract at Duke, but was permitted to move on. With all due respect for the coaches in the State now, some of the fans cannot help but speculate on the whoopee and hullabaloo that would follow a victory by a North Carolina eleven over Navy, Georgia and teams of that class. WHITING OF THE TREND The fact that a majority of the Washington cor respondents are interpreting the sentiment of the coun try as more favorable to Roosevelt than to Hoover means something. A majority of these writers have been friendly to Hoover. Some of them are strong boosters of the President, while others are independent, writing their views as they see it and without prejudice. A sur vey of their views is for that reason interesting as they must he, to hold their jobs, pretty accurate in their esti mates. One of these, David Lawrence, has recently visited New England. In an article dated Boston, summing up his impressions, Mr, Lawrence writes: “New England is ordinarily a Republican strong hold. It looks as if it would go Democratic this year un less in the next eight weeks (six weeks now) the Repub licans can make an argument sufficiently convincing to hold the Republicans in line.” Elsewhere in his article. Mr. Lawrence says: “Republican leaders privately express their concern. They say that unless some way can be found to over-, come the resentment, the election is lost to them." The correspondnnt tells of the hopefulness of these leaders that business conditions may show improvement between now and election, but adds, “it is realized that this cannot possibly effect all those who have made up their mind to vote the Democratic ticket." Among \\ ashington correspondents wno nave open personally intimate with President Hoover is the veteran Mark Sullivan—a member of Mr. Hoover’s mefiieine hall cabinet and a frequent week-end guest at the Rapidan camp. In his tour of the West, Mr. Sullivan has now reached Idaho. Writing from the capital of Mr. Borah’s bailiwick, Mr. Sullivan says: “Kvery competent judge agrees that Idaho at this time is either Democratic or else will be very close.” In this connection, it is recalled, that Mr. Sullivan conservatively announced prior to the Maine election, that it was inconceivable that Maine would go Demo cratic. although he foresaw Democratic gains there. Ry some prognosticators, Idaho has been placed in the doubtful column. Mr. Sullivan’s declaration that it is I “either Democratic or else very close,” therefore is of added importance. Arthur Sears Henning. Washington correspondent of the Republican Chicago Tribune, who has not hesitat ed to write critically of rhe Hoover administration when the occasion warranted, now writing from Topeka, Kan "Tons of thousands of Republican farmers . . . are off the reservation, partly because of the widespread collective hard times grouch on the party in power and partly because of the hope of the new agricultural pana j eea inspired by Roosevelt’s Topeka speech . . . The Demo cratic leaders are forecasting a Roosevelt landslide. Re publican leaders can see that it looks close in Kansas.” Roy Roberts, one time Washington correspondent of the Kansas City Star, is now- one of the principal editors of that paper. In a recent issue. The Star, which is in dependent, but has been a supporter of Mr. Hoover, praises Governor Roosevelt’s speech on the regulation of the power industry, and. referring to its most salient points, says they are “just what The Star believes.” One thing that puzzles us is a newspaper headline reading like this: “Robbers Got $13,000 Cash.” As if they'd be satisfied with a due bill. ! Nobody’s Business By GEE McGEE Re-union of the perkinses at flat rock the annual family reunion of the prrkins clan which is hell nearly every year came to a happy conclu sion last tuesday betwixt 10 and 8 o'clock at the home of granddaddy Jerry perkins who live, where he was homed in 1887. and a sump tions dinner was served which was fetched by various and sundry off springs of him. th family tree was brought out and read to the descendants and every limb was traced except jo siah perkina who had some trouble about 2 horses in 1875 and neither him or the horses were ever heard of after that time, he had married when the horses, disappeared, but no limb was left for his wife and 7 chiilun. grand-daddy perkins made a talk which lasted till the dinner almost got mint, which was spread on the ground by red ants and bugs, and. be told his ancestors that his grand daddy, king perkins. was imported from scotchland and that the dad dy of tjie first w'ife he married was imported from dutchland and both of same were highly bred, and their off-springs were scotrh-dutch. the blessing was asked by rev, henry sewall parkins which belong ed to the limb of arch perklns from vijginny. hr prayed so long that I half of the dinner was et up by the^ voung perktnses when the folk.' I opened their eyes, his wife was named Julia perkins befoar -her death, but was a spiith befoar she married him. their 11 boys and girls 1 were pressent at the tabel. but itiiey forgot to bring a. well-filled i basket as usual, but 3 boys and 2 girls was by his third and fourth j wife.": his last wife was with him! j allso. this was a happy occasion for the j perktnses. after dinner was over j music w'hs served by the Clark ! string band of flat rock with mv j mike Clark, rfd, leader. he allso ' sung a few solos and duets for them, they played old-time tunes on their fiddles and glttars and were ac rompaneved by an organ in the hands of berthv Clark, his neese who married a perklns, but he run off m 1924 with a medison show selling snake oil. the whole congregation joined in the last song which was "till we meet attain. and it was led by yore corry spondent, mr. mike Clark, rfd. he leads the quire sing ing regular at rehober church and is much in demand for his tallents, but he is no direct kin to the per I kins genher-ration. if anny of them die tonight from over-eating, 1 will, rite or foam in their names, yores trulie, mike Clark, rfd corry spondent. Current Shocks The defeated candidates in the United States, laid end to end. would be fine. We hope the same thing for those that were elected. Cotton letter New York. October S—Spots broke 85 points during the week in sympathy with Ex-Mayor Walker. Picking and ginning are progressing rapidly in all democratic states and Maine potatoes taste better since the recent slump in GQPS. Boll weevil infestation is nil in Texas *nd still in Georgia, but we look for rain sooner or later. Southern selling weakened October and Nov ember, but December shorts are holding their longs for the January straddle. Print cloths are no strong er than they were when they were as strong as they are now, but we think it wise to hold. The $250,00000 office building in Washington to house the Investi gating committees is nearing com pletion, and so is the building for the Commission for The Blind Red Ant-s of the New Hebrides. The bal ance of the money remaining in the treasury, if there be any, will be thrown in the Potomac river. It must be wasted or destroyed. What this country needs is an investigat ing committee to Investigate politi cally appointed investigating com mittees. The janitor at the jail told a cousin of mine last week that the present administration Is now lend ing *3.000,000,000 00 in new green backs. If you want to get your hands in some of this etrculative medium, all you've got to do is— Buy vourself a big. busted railroad, or a nearly-busted bank, and your Uncle Sammy will poasibly let you have all you ask for. You can't get ! any of it by working or by selling 1 anything you have grown or raised. The farm board was given *500, 000.000.00 in cold cash to play with. They still have *3.7* of this money wnd a few bushels of wheat and 1 several bales of cotton. When you pay that extra 1-eent tax on gaso line. don ! kick just remember that (hr farm board need' more money to help the pqor farmers—to stay poor. In order that truck competition might he met, the railroads have cut the rate on beeswax and snake hides and frog legs and lizard eye balls between all points in a few states. When they cut all commo dity rates and passenger fares about 30 percent and put some of then folks back to work, and reduce the carload mmimums, the trucks will find out that there are still some railroads. Baby business is still be ing indulged In by the I. C. C. The worst thing that commission ever did was—levy a 3 percent tax on freight rates. That was like giving a dying man a .jab in the heart with an ice pick. Program Ready For Kings Mtn. Event On Friday Kings Mountain chapter ol Daughters of the American Revolu tion at York, S. C., has completed a program to celebrate the 152nd an niversary of the battl° of Kings Mountain at the battleground on Friday morning. The exercises will be held at 11 o'clock in connection with the un veiling of a marker erected to the memory of Col. Asbury Coward, who served as chairman of the centen nial celebration in 1880. and was al ways energetic in keeping before the public the importance of this Revolutionary war battle Colonel Coward was president of the old Kings Mountain Military academy at York, s, C., for many years, Jenkins To Speak. Major General John M Jenkins of Washington, U. S. A . retired, will deliver the principal address at the celebration, which is expected to attract many visitors to the historic hilltop in York county. South Carolina. Tjie speaker last was Dr. Dixon Carroll of Raleigh, and on October 7. 1931. President Hoover spoke at the sesqui-centen nial celebration The speaking and unveiling of the tablet honoring Colonel Coward will be followed with a picnic lunch on the battlefield. Miss Lessie D. With erspoon of York is president of the Kings Mountain Battleground as sociation. custodian of the field upon which the federal government is to establish a national military park. The full program for Friday's cel ebration arranged by t^e D. £ R chapter at York is as fellow*: Welcome by Mrs. M L. Carroll, regent of Kings Mountain D. A R. chapter at York; prayer by Rev. T T. Walsh. D. D.< of York; Ode to Kings Mountain,” read by Mrs C. C. Moore; song America" by sen ior class of York high school; intro duction of speaker by Col. Joseph G. Wardlaw; address by Major' General John M. Jenkins, IT. s. A retired: song, “Carolina," by senior class of York high school; “Why This Tablet to Colon1! Coward Is Erected on Kings Mountain Battle ground,” by Mrs M. L. Carroll re gent of the D. “A. R. chapter unveil • ing of tablet bv Colonel Coward * grandsons, Asbury Co waul and Pau Bratton; "taps ' b' Boy Scout bug lers; picnic dinner. During the afternoon the hun dreds of persons expected at the celebration will oe free to stroll over the famous mountain and visit the numerous monuments and markers that dot the sides of the steel ridge. The war department probably will not issue a campaign ribbon for the battle of Washington.—Cler mont (Fla.t Press, OF COURSE YOU’RE COMING NORTH CAROLINA Greater State Fair » K At Raleigh, Your Capital t' October 10t« to 15ti> SIX BIG DAYS SIX BIG NIGHTS 7 BIG FREE ACTS 7 | $20,000.00 PREMIUM LIST I Farm and Industrial Exhibits Typical of North Carolina nr ban and farm life. Theaa arc tha btfgaat and host exhibit! ever ahowm at your Note to Parents and Teacher*: School children admitted FREE on Friday, October 14th when aeompanied hy parent* or teachers. New Lowered Admission Prices Adnlf»: Day, V>r j Mfht, SAr rhlfdren under 12» Day. |,V, Mght, IV ALL FOR FUN—FUN FOR ALL Ernie Young’s Revue Passing Parade of 1932 A gorgeoua Broadway BrvU*. The aprlghtlieat. dalntieet, prettiest •ggregation of danrera ever preaented ant of door*. Free daily In front of the grandstand. r The FOUNDATIONS Of BUSINESS STABLE AND INDEPENDENT WHATEVER THE CHANGING ASPECTS Of The POLITICAL SCENE \ THAT the coming year may or may not bring ) a shift of political power has small influence on the principles of business. Certain rules, fixed and established, continue to control tKei world of business affairs. On the proper analysis of these depends much of financial success. X bank, more than any other institution has the special ability to ac complish this. Uninfluenced by party power it remains detached and impersonal in its judgments. Rely on this sound advice—it is at your command—here in this bank. FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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