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Bnteftd aa second clan matter January l, 1905, at the post
office at Shelby. North Carolina, under the Act of Congress, March
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MONDAY. SEPT. 30. 1935
For commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian army: Joe
Louis.
The Weather Man has been blamed many times, the
‘ Italo-Ethiopian dispute aeems to be the first time we
ever started a war.
Cotton control, potato control, tobacco control—but
nofody in this cruel world ever does anything about
spinach cpntrol.
: International politic* is like poker, consisting large
ly of Aktlful bluffing. But boy, oh boy, can you imagine
Italy—with nothing but a Duce in the hole?
For the first time, the League of Nations seems
abdut to exert some authority. It has called Mussolini’s
Mitff. for a time, at least. The principle set forth by the
League in accomplishing this is that the most effective
olive branch is shaped like a club.
? Says the Greensboro News, commenting on the fact
that North Carolinians get married in South Carolina
and South Carolinians get divorced in North Carolina:
“Let’s apply any money received from our divorce stat
utes on account.”
As we get it. a sort of alimony hope chest.
ANNIVERSARIES
v Two of our neighbors will hold sesquicentennial*
this fall. Matter of fact, the two neighbora are rel*
fives of our*, ancestors in w hatever terms proper to ex
press the relation of two counties to the county that was
formed from their terriory.
Lincolnton will celebrate in about two weeks, and
history will march in an interesting pageant. Ruther
ford county, holds her sesqui Oct. 11. with a speech hy
Senator Bailey, and pageants depicting the frontier
times and march of progress.
Cleveland, the younger sister of the neighbor rela
....-lives,, will not celebrate Jier centennial until 1941, Jan.
13 of that date to be exact, the hundredth anniversary
of the chartering of Cleveland.
But we will join in the rejoicing of our neighbors,
who are very close to us in more way* than one.
LOOKING FOR INVESTMENT
Money Is seeking investment. Where there was a
shortage of money two years ago, there is a growing
surplus. Insurance companies, banks and others who
made realty loans and were sorry, are again seeking
realty loans; for real estate is the basis of our wealth
and values are returning.
Unde Sam has been calling in high interest bonds
and issuing low interest bearing certificates instead.
When Uncle Sam pays only one or two per cent for mon
ey limit* banks to two and a half per cent on certificates
and savings, thoae who have surplus funds seek real
estate loans at a higher rate.
And one friend of ours, high in the councils of the
nation, recently predicted that sooner or later Uncle Sam
will pay off all of his bonded indebtedness with green
backs. Millions of dollars would be saved in interest, i
money would be more plentiful and values of real es- 1
fate and commodities would shoot skyward.
TB CLINIC
r
As you nispect the new unit of the Shelby Hospital
today—be sure to go, it's wortwhile—you will remark on
the excellence of the institution and upon the generosity
of Hatcher Webb and the Duke Foundation that made
the, addltiop possible.
We hope that you will also remark on the one thing
th# is lacking there, jk thing that the county needs, and
thj| you can supply.
* With one in forty of our citizen* afflicted with tu
berculosis, the threat of this plague is serious. But tu
berculosis is not quite the dread thing it used to be. It
can be prevented, and it can be checked. What the
hospital needs is a tuberculosis clinic.
Plans for such a clinic have been put forward by
the Red Cross and by the Medical Society. There is
space for it on the hospital ground we have been told.
a w* can have the clinic at no great cost. As you ad
mi*e the new hospital and come to understand more fully
tha great part it is playing in keeping more Cleveland
people alive, remember that the one great necessity is
not yet provided.
LITTLE PIGS IN COURT
Little pigs were in court last week. Not exactly a
court, but a hearing in the ballroom of a Washington
hotel as to the future course the government will take
with reference to the pork crop. Six millions wero sacri
ficed on the altar of an economic theory that less pork
would “hist” the price of live hogs to farmers.
That slaughter of pork did “hist” the price to swine
growers, but the consumer is kicking. Plain fat back
is bringing in Shelby 25c a pound, breakfast bacon is
above 40c, barbecue sandwiches are I5c and bulk barbe
cue brings 80c a pound. The consumer says that the
price i^too high, that the slaughter of pigs has gone too
far and if you buy your pork instead of raise it, you will
agree that the price is trying on a lean pocketbook.
The meat packers were at the hearing, locking In
nocent. Whether they are taking too much profit between
the producer and consumer will have to be gone into. The
wine farmer is not getting prices for fat hogs that justi
fy the prices the consumer is paying. So on goes the
hearing, a dignified sort of trial yet sad too because it
is a post-mortem on the six million little pigs, a case of
swine of the U. S. A. vs Henry Wallace, et als.
CONTROL
Now come* President Dorr of the Cotton Textile In
stitute with a plea for voluntary production control in
the mills.
He given figure* to *how that if all the mill* ran
all the tinfe. over-production would be so vast that not
only the mill* themselves, but the worker* and the com
ltf unities in which they live would suffer.
Production control in the mills i* directly compar
able to crop control in the field*. As Dr. Clarence Poe
explain* in a recent magazine article, farmer* are, and
always have been, unable by co-operative methods to do
anything save produce a surplus.
But by the Bankhead bill, they reach a “democratic”
quota, produce what is needed, and what can be sold at
the bent price.
In this age of faster and better machines, the auto
matic can always produce, just as blindly as the soil,
more than is needed. If the mill* are run. all the time,
of course they will produce too much.
But the mill owners are better equipped, better
organized to limit and control than the farmers. They
can check overproduction, which breeds not only reduc
ed profits, but strikes.
The loom and the farm are in the same economic
plight, yet the looms get no subsidy, and pay $80,000 a
year taxes right here in Cleveland county.
Nobody’s B
usmess
By GEB McGEE
GONE. BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
one of the saddest death* that
ever took place in flat rock hap
pened last friday afternoon betwixt
the cow pastor and the barn door,
severboddy was surprised to learn
of same and it was a great shock
to the familey.
it was »o unexpected, it nocked
'the house holp off its feet., she had
served a good purpose for several
years,, and was always meek,-and i
easy to get along with, she was
newer out of humor or inconsider
ate of her associates.
some of the folks which she had
benn so gentle and Ubberal and
kind to now look back with tears
in the eyes and wish that they
had not done her wrong, manny a
time has site had to suffer for the
forgetfulness of the persons who
should of looked after her comfort
and food.
all of the children of mr. John
son loved and cherrished her, and |
so djd the nabor’s childrens, she j
j seemed glad to have them around
[her at. all times and not a mean
j thing did she ever do to them en
I during her contact with them, no
matter how bad they (nought of
treated her.
the entire faniiley lias the sym
l>athy of flat rock and environ* In j
this great loss and it is to be hoped !
that arrangements can soon be |
jinade for another one to take her
i place, it will be hard to fill, as
she give nearly 4 gallons of milk a
day and it tpok very little food to
do her In addition to the grass in
[the bottoms down towwards the
; branch.
yes, old bossie just tumbled over
dead right In front of mr». John*on
who was getting reddy to put the
halter on her so’s she could be
milked, the milk pail fell limp at 1
her feet, and she leaned over on
her horns and wept and' moaned :
her passing, a better milk cow
never switched a tale than old !
bossie: her milk will be greatly
missed.
a subscription will be took by the
poleesman to buy another cow for
the Johnsons, they are on the re
lief. and (nought be able to get holt
to a govverment annimal, but If
they fall, the popper-lation of flat
rock, out of the goodness of their
hearts, will see that they do not go
without milk verry long, this was
a great trajjedy to our good triends,
and we agree with them that no
j butter full-bioodert jersey ever
roamed this community than her
yores trulir
I
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mike Clerk, rfri,
terry ependent |
MIKE CLARK IS IN TROUBLE
AGAIN
hon. henry wsllis,
seeker-terry of the agge-etilture,
Washington, 4. C.
hear air:—
plese send me 3 gin tickets at
onoe. yore local farm demmon
atrator let me have only a ticket*
and it now looks like 1 win make S
j baHes regardless of the boll weevil
| rad spiders, and kcrew wirms.
—
it takes 2 bailes to pay m rant
and that is all the govverment says
i ran gin with my 2 gin tickets
therefoar. what do you expect me
to do with the ballance which you
told me 1 could grow on 8 akers?
It looks like the govvrment
ought to let a feller gin all the cot
ton he can grow on all the akers
they will 1st him work noboddy
but my landlord will get anny
thing out of my craps unless more
gin tickets is sent by first male.
this matter must be correckted
at once, or the farmers of flat rock
will appeal to the supreme coart
which tore up the n. r. a. for re
lief, they don’t intend to set idle
by and see their cotton lay around
the houae in the seed onner count
of yore offis not sending gin tick
et* anaoforth.
if 1 pay c6 a pound for J more
tickets, l will have to borry mon
ney to get rid of the cotton with,
as It will cost c< a pound to pick
it, and cl a pound to gin it, and
when i get thru with the job, i will
be worer off than t was befoar i
borrowed govverment monney to
grow It with.
pl*8a do aomathing at once and
save the govverment from being
took to law on our conater-tutional
rights ancoforth. we like the bank’s
head bill fine as long as It pays for
plowing up. and cash rent for the
land wa don’t work, and for the
pairity of c2 a pound anaoforth,
and the only fly in the omtmint is
he do not allow enough gin tickets.
,*Ue or foam at once.
yores trulie.
mike Clark, rfd.
dirt fnrmer.
»Ku.iri>ax KorictT
mviug mutinied as executor* pj the
•»Ut« ul J W. J otic s deceased a( Olete
land county, North Carolina, this la to
notify all persons having «|»itnS »*»inst
the said e»t»« to aresent tiiem to u,
properly Proven on or before tha 14ih
?*v AH*u*f or *bla notlca will br
nlaaead in bar of any recovery thereof
All persons owutf the set* estate «nt|
pie*." eieli- tmmediete e-tlamant I* th
“**”"**** Th" UO> ",v Susuj
P Jess**®. : A >»H l
j .-N,M faaeutnas of (au<« el
J. W. Jones «t Alt! 3«p
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Washington
Daybook
Bjr HERBERT PLUMMER
I Associated Press Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON.—TTic late Huey
Longa filibuster in the closing
hours of the last session of congress
has cramped the
style of t h o se
charged with ad
ministering the
far - reaching so
cial aecurity leg
islation, but the
driving force is
there despite the
lack of funds.
It's being sup
plied by the
youthful chair
man of the social
security board—
John Gilbert
HSR0ERT C. C.UVMtR
Winant, former governor of New
Hampshire, soldier, teacher and pio
neer in the field of labor relations
and welfare work.
Despite the shortage of funds,
plans for future procedure are being
carefully mapped out by the board.
The 44-year-old "New Englander
by adoption," with black unruly
hair, studious demeanor, and retir
ing disposition may well oe consid
ered attuned to the vicissitudes oi
the epoch which produced the new
deal’s" social security program.
FORMER GOVERNOR
Born in New York, at the age of
14 his family moved to Concord,
N. H. Young Winant was placed in
the exclusive academic surroundings
of St. Paul’s school and from there
went to Princeton. His interest in,
labor and welfare activities dates
from his graduation.
He was elected 10 the New Hamp
shire legislature in 1927. but hardly
had taken his seat before the World
war broke out. He enlisted in Paris
as a private, jumped into aviation
and soon w’as commissioned lieu
tenant and the captain, command
ing the eighth Observation Squad-!
ron on the French front.
After the armistice, Winant slip
ped back into private life as teacher
of history and second vice rector j
of his old school, St. Paul's. Poll- i
tics called again, however, and by |
1921 he wax back at the state capi
tal ax a senator. Came 1925 and his
36th birthday and he was elected
governor, the youngest chief execu
tive of a state of his time.
He was reelected, the first gover
nor of tjew .Hampshire to serve two
terms since 1879. Then he was
elected for a third term.
“LIBERAL REPUBLICAN"
A* |Oterner' .he pushed through
the "Nett1 Hampshire plan" TdHich
was later to become the ”share-the
work” movement under the Hoover
adrninUCmUon.
The "ribw deal" pressed him Into j
service when the textile industry
was having labor troubles and as
chairman of ,the board of inquiry the
textile workers wpnt back to work
on the basis of hi* report Next
came an assignment to .Geneva as
assistant director of t he v~totarna
tional Labor office of the League of
Nations and then the chairmanship
of the social security board.
A Republican and having assumed
a gradually growing place of im
portance in the political field, some
of hi* party leaders with their eyes
on future presidential timber with
a liberal grain have mentioned his
name prominently. Many wouldn't
be surprised to see him make a
strong bid for the G. O. P. nomina
tion in 1940.
Otis Green Chapter
To Elect Officers
The officers of the Otis D
Green post of the American egion j
at Kings Mountain will be install
ed at a special meeting Tuesday
night. October i, at eight o'clock.
The installation services will be heldb
at the Woman's club building on:
East Mountain street.
Mr. J. E. Garvin will be installed |
as Post. commander succeeding W
W. Souther.
State Commander Josephus Dan
iel* jr.. of Raleigh, assisted by State
Adjutant J. M. Caldwell will be in}
charge of the installation services.
State Commander Danies will de-1
liver the main address.
The members of Otis D. Green
i post extend an invitation to the)
citizens of Kings Mountain to at-!
tend this meeting They also es
pecially invite all veterans to be
i hers of th local post or not.
_..„ _ t
St Swithun. who died in *62, said'
he was not to be buried within the
church .but outside in "a vile and I
unwoithy place.”
i
LUTZ-AUSTEI.L
Funeral Home
406 West Marion Street
AMBULANCE
PHONE
j PROTESTS 8UPTI.Y MONEY FOB
SCHOOL
jTo Editor of The Star:
j I note in Friday's Star "Rental I
I Textbook System Called Makeshift,}
But It's O. K d Here." And that it,
may be, but tlie first week of school
jhas just ended, and I'm just wonder
ing how many school children car
tied home with .hem Friday a little
|ttrip of paper, reading thus, "50c (or
iBupply Money. Please."
I for one think the rental textbook i
I system great and good, especially for
' us poor class of people, but if it's go
|ing to take 50 cents per week, cr per
!month for that matter, then I don't
jthink it so great.
I I have never been able to under
stand why this aO cents every two or
| three weeks for supply money.
II once asked the teacher for an
j itemized list of supply needs, and the
| reply I got was, "You send the 50
.cents; I'll take care of the supplies.''
I am for cur school* 100 per cent
■ in every respect, but. I'm not for this
| "50 cents for supplies, please." until
someone gives some explanation as
to how it's used. I'm enclosing this
little scrip for fear you have never1
seen one.
A PATRON, j
Strike Threatens ;
| In Cotton Fields
'By As. aciated Press)
WYNNE, Ark. Sept. 30.—The
threat cf a paralyzing strike hung
today over the eastern Arkansas
.cotton fields as the .southern ten
ant farmers' union claimed that hun
dreds of picker* already have quit
work in protest against the cur
J rent wages scale.
While union leaders asserted that
J the walkout was spreading, planta
tion owners and officials discounted
reports from the cotton country that
4,000 laborers had heeped the union
can to strike for >1 per hundred
pounds of cotton picked.
James Robertson. Cross county
deputy prosecuting attorney, said
last night that “every farmer will
be deputized, if necessary, to pre
| rent violence, or any attempts to
force negroes from working in cases
where they want to work." Officers
in other counties indicated similar
action would be taken.
The fear that the strike may be
come serious was Indicated when
Robertson said he had heard 2.000
outside pickers will be brought into
his area to pick cotton if the strike
reaches proportions to make such
action necessary.
—p—mmmmmmm——
Three Projects Of
Cherokee Approved j
GAFFNEY. S. C. Sept. 2»—Ap
proval oy president Roosevelt of
Work* Progress allotments for |
Cherokee county and Gaffney pro
jects totalling $28,937 has been an
nounced. the Items being Included in
a total of about $8,000,000 given to j
South Carolina.
A sanitary project for Cherokee |
county costing $20,696 was approved
Three projects for Gaffney includ ;
jed in the list wef^sewer instaila- j
[tion. $2,828; street grVding and top- |
soiling, $4,475; and painting inter- j
Thornburg To P]av
With State Frosh
Theodore Thornburg mf|„br, y
last years graduating r;. of
Kings Mountain high
last week to enter state
Raleigh. Mr. Thornburg vu,i
on the freshman ball tcafta »,
State college. He has been ■
of the ball teams of tly' !,
school for several year.-, n,,
made a splendid record in
cal field of athletics.
ior of school uilding, $940. -
YOUR BOY’S FUTURE
YOU are doing all you can for him now, hut ’
his immediate needs are not as great as they
will be five . . . seven ... ten years from now.
Insure his future, hy assuring hiWi of funds
for college and a start in his profession or busi
ness. SAVE FOR HIM REGULARLY.
Union Trust Co. j
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ences and cleanliness of Automatic Heating —but there’s
far less waste than with hand-firing—and you can use
lower-priced grades of coal. Many Whiting owners say
they save from $2 to $3 a ton. Figure out what that would
amount to in the course of a year.
FAR LESS EXPENSIVE
THAN OIL OR GAS
Everyone knows that coal always was the cheapest
a j * C0‘,S V0U muc^ *e,s ^an oi* or 9°s heat
•And now with a Whiting Stoker coal can be even
less expensive and still you have Automatic
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You can have a Whiling Sloktr in,idled on long, ecy, time-payment
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meet your payments. And that mean, that you or. gelling the convenience,
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