Pass In Review
Notes And News From Here And There About
Cleveland County People You Know
■^TlTER ABERNETHY, principal
the Shelby high school, knows
° . about everything, this depart
concluded long ago. He was
L one 'hat told us why we ceie
rL.e Halifax day, and he knew the
Hefhitwn of "Soviet.” Well, he took
° , n> and bicycle puezle in his
Itride For him two minutes—one
‘ find a pencil, one to put it away.
We noted this about the puzzle,
though When it is printed in cold
tvpe ihe answer jumps out more
oulckly, When it is told, the ques
tioner can confuse his listeneres by
•laboratr descriptions of the fly's
trtvPH between the two bikes, un
til the puzzle seems Indeed com
PliMr^ C S Bridges also solved It,
tnd ’sends us her solution.
SINCF, THE CUSTOMERS like
nuzzles--if they aren’t too hard
en take a chance on offering this
anecdote: It's about the witness in
» French trial of a last will and
testament case, in whioh family re
lationships were involved In a large
sum of money. After testifying
about himself,' his age, his uncles,
nieces- cousins and other who claim
ed the inheritance, the witness
mentioned that he once had a broth
er.
•Why didn't you mention this
brother before?” the Judge asked.
He is due to have his share too,
you know."
Oh. I didn’t think it necessary,”
said the witness. "My brother died
150 years ago.”
How—how was that possible?
Like the cicycle-fly story, this is
rtailv an easy one, but it takes a
little thought.
WHO DID you vote for? It’s
imusing to learn how some people
get faces mixed. A professional
man who has been living In Shelby
no less than fifteen years, saw a
Doggett passing in a car, "Isn’t
that Coleman Doggett. the man
elected alderman In ward 3?" The
man really was Bcfobie Doggett, but
the professional man had voted for
Bobble’s face. Then he asked if C.
C. Coble Is not a city fireman. Buck
Coble is the city fireman and the
voter, although marking C. C.
Cobli/s name on the ballot thought
Hfc was voting for the fireman.
YARD FENCES are coming back
in style. Not only are they pretty
but offer protection for children
living at homes along highways on
which traffic is heavy and fast.
George Alexander, Charles Esk
ridge and Hugh Miller who live on
highway No. 20 east have had new
fences nm around their front yards.
TID BITS: At one of the local
schools, the children were asked to
bring something representing can
dy. A boy came in with a mother
cat and her kitten. The teacher
couldn’t see the relationship be
tween cats and candy, "Why," said
the proud youngster,."the mamma
cat represents the 'Milk Way’ and
the kitten an ‘all day sucker'” . . .
We have always been curious to
know why two cotton mills in Shel
by keep geese within the fences at
the mill yards ....
MADE GOOD! It is always a
pleasure to find a Shelby youngster
who has made good . . . Lloyd Nel
son, son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Perry Nelson who lived a third of
a century ago where O. E. Ford’s
store now stands, is district passen
ger agent for the Atlanta and West
Point, the Western Railway of Ala
bama and the Georgia railroad, with
headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. Lloyd
is one of five or six Nelson boys, all
of whom followed some form of rail
roading because they lived beside
the Seaboard tracks here and were
inspired by the massive trains.
Plenty Of Game As Close Home
As Mt. Mitchell Says Ranger
MARION—"Sam you ornery ras
cal. quit scratching tnat furniture.’
Thus admonished, Sam, a year
old, 150-pound black bear, shame
facedly backs away from his hu
man disciplinarian to beg food
from another human or scratch
furniture before still another who
may not have the nerve to censure
him.
No, your guess is wrong. This is
not written about Yellowstone Na
tio.tal park. It concerns the Mt.
Mitchell Game Refuge right here
at home in North Carolina and
just 20 miles from Marion by one
of the best paved and most , beauti
ful highways in the Land of the
Sky,
Sam s friendship means more
than rarity. While it is probably
true that only at Yellowstone and
the Mt. Mitchell Refuge can there
be found bears who wander at
large and yet maintain friendly
dispositions, Sam’s friendliness
means more than that; it typifies
the spirit of the Mt. Mitchell Ref
uge and similar refuges maintain
ed by North Carolina.
Field study of Mt. Mitchell Game
Refuge by Supervisor Mease and
his rartgers has yielded an estimat
ed wild life census. These figures
are considered to be very conser
vative:
Deer . _ S43
Elk. 6
Bear.*.42
Squirrel . 1,300
Rabbits.-_ 750
Raccoon . . 560
Minks . _ 50
Muskrats . _ 20
Turkeys . . 16
Ruffled Grouse .. 875
Ring Necks „ . 135
Bob White . 200
And ground hogs too numerous
to count, Mr. Mease adds.
Bean Beetles Require A Stomach
Poison For Successful Control
I
Bean beetles have begun to take j
their toll In Cleveland county gar- I
deni and with farmers who grow '
beans for the early truck market.!
Each year the pesky litle insect, said
to have originated In Mexico, de
stroys hundreds of dollars worth of
property.
Some control ideas that give better
results than cedar water, ashes, or
hervy rains are released from State
College.
Bean beetles are numerous in
North Carolina each season and are
likely to destroy an entire crop of
beans unless farmers control the
pests.
To control those insects 1t is
necessary to spray or dust with some
Jund of stomach poison,” says H. R.
Nifwonger, extension horticulturist.
Derris has been found most satis
actory and it will control them ;t
Properly applied. Dusting appears
more satisfactory than spraying.
The Derris, with 4 per cent Ro
-non.e content, should be mixed
superfine dusting sulphur In
* Proportion of one part of Der
f's ro seven parts of sulphur. Some
" tutors are handling the Derris
ready-mixed.
0 control the Mexican bean
it is necessary that the dust
applied to the underside of the
The bean leaf beetle may be
n .oued by applyihg the dust to
, “ar side of the leaves. It should
„ ‘PPNed while there Is moisture
tt -u leaves and the material in
11 4s usually necessary to
fVf,ry 10 days to two weeks
»r ' rhe llfe of the plants, tr.
yrnrv of application depending
amount of ramfall.”
,r'uif °f Mexico is the larg
Pntation in the coast line of
°ntl America.
Eiffel Tower in Pans is 1.- 1
u, i; high. Wood was not used i
^ instruction. It is built en- ,
ind rest* on masonry 1
Ralph Gardner
New President
| OfUNCSeniors
CHAPEL HILL, May 15.—Miss
Speas Coppedge, of Nashville, is
he best-looking co-ed among the
seniors at the University of North,
Carolina this year, according to a
,’ote of her classmates at the final |
senior smoker.
Other senior superlatives elected
vere: Miss Peggy Woodard, Selma,
nost popular co-ed; Charlie Shaffer,
Greensboro, handsomest boy; Sim
nons Patterson. New Bern, most
popular boy; Ralph Gardner, Shelby,
jest all-round boy: Harry William
ion. High Point, best athlete; Prank
Kenan, Atlanta, Ga., best dressed
soy; Jack Pool, Raleigh, best ex
jcutive; Carl Thompson Southern
Pines, most original; Thomas Sim
kins, most studious; Joe Sugarman,
Newark, N. J., best writer; J. D.
Winslow, Elizabeth City, biggest
jullshooter; Kenneth Young, Dur
ham, best speaker: and Albert Ellis,
New Bern, best politician.
Ralph Gardner, of Shelby, son of
he former Governor, was unani
mously chosen .resident of the class
;nd Albert Ellis, of New Bern, was
ramed permanent secretary.
Yellowstone National Park covers ;
in area of 3,438 square miles.
In its orbit around the sun. the \
arth travels at a yite of about 1,000
niles a minute
Zachary Taylor did not learn of j
lis nomination for the presidency j
mtil almost a month after the ad-j1
oumment of the convention, be
■ause of his failure to pay postage
>n the notification letter. l-i
Through
Capital Keyholes
By BESS SILVER
NEW THREAT—A lot of people
around Raleigh and elsewhere are
hoping that they can persuade Sen
ator Carl L. Bailey of Washington
county to run for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Already numerous candidates
have been mentioned with Senator
Paul D. Grady of Johnston and
former Senator George McNeill as
the go-getters of the campaign so
far. Senator W. G. Clark piay take
the boys on but it is rumored along
the old grapevine that he might
withdraw If a triple-threat to
Grady can be found. Some of the
wise boys think Bailey Is the man.
The senator rom Washington has a
good legislative record to lean upon
If he should decide to run.
UNPOPULAR — Senator U. L.
Spence of Moore, went home from
the legislature much less popular
than when he came to Raleigh for
the simple reason that he opposed
diversion of the money you pay in
gas taxes for your road. Senator
Spence said upon all occasions that
he believed that such money should
be spent on roads and not for other
purposes. But the Moore county
lawmaker was overruled by the
general assembly which decided to
take $1,800,000 each year of the
next biennium out of the motorists
pocket to pay general expenses of
the state. Governor Ehringhaus was
of the same opinion as Senator
Spence but not enough of the boys
were willing to listen. Watch your
sCep two years from now.
BIG FIGHT—The school book
publishers of the schools of the
state didn't like the idea of this
book rental system but Governor
Ehringhaus and his friends were
determined that such a measure
should be enacted into law in order
that each child In the state might
have not only an eight months
school but books with which to
carry on the studies. The proposal
brought on major legislative battles
but finally became law and now
you can get school books for your
youngsters at much less cost.
NOT QUITTING—Mr. Fountain
is still working around Raleigh and
spent most of last week around the
legislature where he is hoping to
line up support for his senatorial
candidacy in opposition to Senator
J. W. Bailey. "Some Of my oppon
ent's friends are spreading It
abroad that I will not be a candi
date but I want to say that I am
already in the race to stay. The
man who runs against me will have
to go down every rabbit path tn
this state,” Fountain said Just the
other day.
IS BUSY—Colonel Thomas Le
Roy Kirkpatrick, former atate sen
ator from Charlotte, is etlring up
his gubernatorial campain these
days. Uwe Fountain, the doughy
Colonel spent a good part of last
week rubbing elbows with legisla
tors in behalf of his candidacy. The
Colonel was the first announced
candidate for governor this time,
having disclosed his intention to
run while a member of the 1933
general assembly.
GOT NASTY—The wets In the
house got awfully angry with the
senate for killing the Day liquor
biM and proceeded to pass some leg
isl*Uon just to spite the senators.
One Raleigh political observer write
that he had long deplored the ‘ ln
1ALE or VALUABLE FARM PROPERTY
Under and by virtue 01 the authority
lonferred upon ue In a deed if trust eae
uted by J. P. Elliott and wife, Lou Eli
ott, on the 25th day ol May, 1928, and
■eeorded In book 141. Pike 81, we will on
Saturday, the
8th day of June. 19SS
12 o'clock noon
t the court house door In Cleveland
oumy, Shelby, N- C., sell at public auc
lon lor cash to the highett bidder the
ollowing land, to-wlt:
Plrat Tract: Adjoining lands of J. C. Lat
imore, Peggie Crowder and others, and
leginning on a white oak, Latllmore s
orner. alad runs thence with his line 3.
Ve W. 15 poles to a black oak idowm,
.attimore ana Cola's corner; thence with
iold's line S. lVs E. 94 poles to a white
ak stump and pointers, his corner,
hence with Gold’s line 8. 4 W. 45Va Pole.,
o a stone pile in the 8. edge of the
tutherford road in Golds line; thence
nth said road 8. E. 84 poles to a stake
a said road, Welimous cornel, thence
nth his line E. 51 poles to a stone, his
orner; thence with his line N. 21a W.
;2Va poles to a pine (down) his corner,
hence with his line N. 5Va W. 126 pole.,
0 a pine, hia corner; thence 8. 75',a W.
a poies to the beginning, containing 81'«
cres more or less, ana being the tract
1 land needed to W. C. Biggevstatf by J
1, Quinn, commissioner, by aeed recordea
a book OO oi deeds, page 386, and deea
d W. C. Biggerstatf and wile to Clyde
; Hoey by need recorded in book
( deeds, page 677, of the register's of
ice of Cleveland county, N. C.
tiecond Tract: Situated at Folkville on
he 8. W. side of the main public road,
ou beginning at a stake on the W. siu,
1 the said road, corner of the salf to
tamey company, and runs thence witn
he road N. 43 W. 16104 feet to a stage
l said road; thence 8. 48 W. 1118.60 ieet,
uence S. 41',« W. 171.60 feet; thence 8.
8*4 W. 69.30 feet; thence 8. 48',* W.
8 50 feet; thence £>. of W. 108.60 feeL,
hence 8. 45 W. 13a feet, thence 8. 38-t«
I. 86 feet; thence S. 21U W. J6.8u feet,
lence S. l-» £. U5 50 feet, thence 8. 24*,«
. 79.20 feet; thence S 34'j E. 89.10 feet,
lence 8 21*,4 E. 39.70 leet; thence N
lt4 £. 631.bo ieet io corner Ol dtamey
it; thence with his line S 40C W 170
■et thence 8. 48 W. 137.20 ieet to iron
;ake; thence 8 56.20 W 182>,i leet to
le beginning, being 4 28 acres, more or
as Being the lands conveyed to roster
lliott by A B C. DePriest Feb. 17, 1926,
nd recorded in book 3-51, page 544 ol
le ofuce of the register of Cleveland
>unty, N C.
This land la sold subject to all unpaid
This sale la made by reason of the fall
re of J. F Elliott and wife, Lola Elliott,
o pay off and discharge the indebtedness
ecured by said deed wf trust
A deposit of 10 per cent will be required
rom the purchaser at the sale
This the 3rd day of May. 1935.
INTERSTATE TRUSTEE CORFORA
'ict. Substituted Trustee, Durham,
N C
oseph C. Whim ant. Atty. 42 Mat Uc
>.
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Hill Under Fire
Of Presbyterians
F or liquor Stand
Advocate Of State Liquor Control
Severely Criticised By Own
Church Members.
RALEIGH, May 15—Senator
John 8prunt Hill of Durham, mil
lionaire personal dry, political wet
and ardent advocate during the
1935 legislature of a state liquor
control system, Is under fire in his
own church denomination, the Pres
byterian, because of his activities
for a control system, it was learned
here.
At a recent meeting of the Fay
etteville presbytery at Mt. Plsgah
church in Harnett county, it was
all some of the older ministers could
do to keep some of the younger
one rom getting adopted a resolu
tion demanding Senatr Hill resign
as a tmstee of the Union Theologi
cal seminary at Richmond, Va.
Senator Hill is an elder in the First
Presbyterian church in Durham.
No action was taken on the res
olution but it was laid on the table
for the adjourned meeting of the
presbytery to be held in Fayette
ville June 18 at which time, it was
learned, it will be taken up again.
No publicity was given the meet
ing of the presbytery at the Mt.
Plsgah church with regard to the
action some wanted to take against
the 66-year-old Durham senator.
Texas now has over five million
cattle, more than 800,000 being
milch cows. This number repres
ents 11 percent of the catte of the
United States. About half the cat
tle sold are marketed within the
state, mostly at Fort Worth
tolerance of drys" but recently he
had become acquainted with the in
tolerance of the wets which he
described as ''Just as bad.” Many
people who believe the present pro
hibition system is extremely bad
and would like to see the control
laws liberalised In order to get li
quor out in the open, do not believe
the house wets helped the cause any
by displaying their temper.
Congressmen Swipe Silverware
And Typewriters, Report Shows
WA8HINUTON, May 13— It W1U
cost $38,327 to keep each member of
congress at the business of law mak
ing for this .se.v.lon. If was announc
ed today, but If the boys would quit
swiping silverware and typewriters
from the government that probably
could be cut down to an even $38,
300.
The house appropriations com
mittee reported a $20,355,870 bill to
pay congressional salaries and ex
penses. That Includes a base salary
of $10,000 a year for each senator
and representative. The committee
made public secret hearings on the
bill In which were Included the In
formation that, so far as typewrit
ers and silverware go. congressmen
belong to the school of economics
that has as its slogan "finders
keepers."
To Provide Tinware
Some of the silverware, engraved
with the words "House of Repre
sentatives,” is taken out of the res
taurant by tourists, the committee
report stated. Chairman Lindsay
Warren of the. committee said that
hereafter ordinary tinware would
be substituted for the engraved sli
ver.
At the beginning of each session
of congress the government tends
typewriters to the members. They
are supposed to return them. But,
according to South Tremble, house
clerk, the boys get In a rush near
the end of congress and Instead ef
sending the typewriters back to the
U. 8 A., they ship them home.
The Congressional Library came
through with a complaint, too. It
seems, according to the report, that
congressmen borrow books—some
times by the wheel-barorw load—
and then Just keep them, under the
ancient legal stipulation that pos
session Is nine points of the law.
Australia has sometimes been
called an Island, but It Is so large
and so far from other large Islands
that It may properly be called a
continent.
The earth Is noj. a perfect sphere,
for It Is flattened at each pole so
that the polar diameter Is about 26
miles shorter than the diameter at
the equator.
1
Farmer*sUnion
To Be Formed,
Says Leader
ATLANTA, May 15 -Formation
of a national organlAtlon of farm
ers loomed as a possibility as dele
gations from Southern and West
ern states moved on Washington to
assure the government of Its sup
port of the administration's agricul
tural policies
Col, E. N. Weatherly of Cochran,
C5a. chairman of the national live- I
stock committee, said as a group of
about 300 Georgia and Alabama
farmer* boarded a special train for
Washington that the Georgia rep
resentatives planned to organise
and “when we get, to Washington,
we're going to carry the Idea fur
ther."
Although he said he could give
out no more details for the time
being, he added “we lost the mid
dle-western farmers aftfr the Civil
war; now we want them back.”
Colonel Weatherly said that nev
»r before In history had such a
mass demonstration been staged by
the farmer*. While the farmers do
agree with all administration
policies, they realise that, for the
(irst. time the government I* trying
to help them, he aald.
Sheriff* Own Car
Found In Wreck
GAFFNEY. S O. May 15 Going
to the scene to Investigate a wreck
on the highway near Broad river
3ridge Sunday night Sheriff J. G
Wright found one of the automo
Jllea Involved In the eolltalon ,s
bis own.
The sheriff's car, driven by one of
bis sons, had run lr.to the rear *nd
3f a parked car belonging to Dr.
Victor Roberts of Blacksburg No
ine was Injured, but both automo
biles were damaged.
BEGINNING TOMORROW BELK’S
UP TO $1.25 ASSORTED
SILKS
\ tremendous assortment
of Silks in wide range of
Novelty patterns, one
yard to 6 yard lengths,
also rough and flat crep
es. Come early for best
selections.
SPECIAL PRICE..
OTHER PRICES.69c to $1.19 yd.
SILK REMNANTS
ASSORTED MATERIALS
Up to 98c qualities in most any kind of
^ilks imaginable. Useful lengths, } to
l yards. Huge selection to choose from.
YARD ..—.
BELK-STEVENS CO.
0 193), Lioem * Myiu Tomcco Co,
'fields go home with
'oot from the quittin'
Mild they are, youbet...
Yet they got taste and
plenty to spare. .
Haven’t got time for
loose talk, folks . . . but
here’s two words that just
hit the nail on the head.. •