THREE BROTHERS SERVE —
Tbree brothers, sons of Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Allen, of Shelby, are
now aerving in the armed forces.
They are Major Claude E. Allen
(above) who is now stationed at
Camp Hood, Texas; Pfc. J. D. Al
len (above) who is with a hospi
tal unit in Paris, France; and SM
3-c Eugene F. Allen (right) who
is taking his training at Sheeps
head Bay, N. Y. SM 3-c Allen
entered the merchant marine in
August of this year.
Vets Officer Plans
Twice Weekly Visit
To Kings Mountain
Capt. John Z. McBrayer, who on
October 1 becomes veterans serv
ice officer for Cleveland county,
announced today that his schedule
i alls for spending two half days
each week at the City Hall in
ICings Mountain in order to serve
\ eteians or their families in the
rastem end of the county.
Capt. McBrayer will be in Kings
Mountain each Tuesday morning j
from 8 to 12, and each Thursday
afternoon from one till five be
ginning with next Tuesday.
All over London flowers have
sprung up on bombed sites with
the greatest number in the west
of London.
CHARGE MANN
ACT VIOLATION
Wallace LeRoy Flanagan of j
Houston Texas, arrested at a local
hotel yesterday by Sheriff J. R.
Cline was bound over to Asheville
Federal court under $1,000 bond
following hearing held this morn
ing before United States Commis
sioner John P. Mull on a charge
of violation of the Mann act.
The complaint charges that the
defendant transported Dorothy
Melton Craywiek to Cleveland i
county from Texas for immoral
purposes.
Approximately 90 per cent of j
all persons enrolled in school in 1
the United States go to public edu
cational institutions.
Solar eclipses occur more fre
quently than lunar eclipses.
END OF THE MONTH
CLEAN-UP!
Pretty . . . New
SPUN RAYON
PRINTS
Colorful Fall
prints in a wide j
selection to choose ^
from. Better shop %J
this early. Yard..
PENNEY’S MAIN FLOOR
Reduced To Clear
INFANTS
ROMPERS
50c
[Cute . . . practi
cal knitted rom
pers that the
“boss” of the
I house will want to
play in.
PENNEY’S 2ND FLOOR
While 20 Lost ....
MEN’S
FALL SUITS
Special group . . . sharply
reduced from a much
higher price. Men . . . take
one look at these great,
values and you're sure to
want one ... or two.
lOoo
PENNEY'S MAIN FLOOR
Reduced From A Much Higher Price . . .
BOYS’
TROUSERS
275
Really fine dress trou- “
sers in assorted weaves
and colors. Reduced to
clear Friday!
PENNEY'S DOWNSTAIRS
STORE
'm END OF THE MONTH
v CLEAN-UP
COATS
& SUITS
GREATLY REDUCED
A beautiful array of pastels in sof
test suede finished woolens . . . and
shetlands . • . and every one hand
somely tailored. An exciting value
. . , almost too good to be true.
PENNEY S 2ND FLOOR J
NO
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New Arrivals
185 Brand New
Better DRESSES
A great collection of
the season’s newest,
prettiest styles. A
splendid selection of
colors to choose from,
too . . . including the
very scarce “Blacks”.
Sizes 9 to 15, 12 to 20,
and 38 to 44.
PENNE VS 2ND FLOOR
!90
Small Lot
Boys’ PANTS
Reduced
Better slacks
at a “give
away" price.
Women’s Plastic Patent
HANDBAGS
Zipper top . . .
plastic patent
won't crack oi
peel.
298
Men’s Sanforized
Denim OVERALLS
Double stitch
ed .... bar
tacked for
long wear.
Just 18 Prs. . . . Women's
DRESS PUMPS
Smart leather
styles .... a
great value if
we can fit you.
Broken sizes.
Small Lot
GIRL’S OXFORDS
Built for long,
rugged wear
Nicely styled.
Value.
Misses’... Smart, New
PLEATED
SKIRTS
New woolent
in warm Fall
shades. Excep
tional styling.
PREPARE FOR
NEW PASTOR
SHARON—Ladies from Sharon
and Sulphur Springs churches met
at the circuit parsonage Monday
to. clear and prepare the parson
age for the coming of the new
pastor in October. The parson
age has a new coat of paint on
the outside and the inside has
been papered and painted.
Mr. and Mrs. Bate Spade, Mrs.
| Floyd Queen and son, Mrs. G. P.
Morehead and Miss Ila Mae More
1 head of the Sharon church at
tended the funeral of a former
1 pastor. Rev. J. N. Randall of
i Charlotte, at Oak Grove Metho
| dist church near EUenboro, Sunday
I afternoon. ■
; RE-ENTERS COLLEGE
Miss Rebecca Dodd left last
week to re-enter High Point col
lege, Miss Dodd will be a mem
ber of the senior class this year.
Miss Helen Smith spent the lat
ter part of last week in Shelby
with Miss Ila Mae Morehead and
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Helen
Pritchard Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Francis, Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Smith, Mr. and
j Mrs. Earl Sisk and children of
Shelby, visited Mrs. W. R. Smith
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hopper
and children of Anderson. S. C.,
spent Saturday night with Mr.
and Mrs. M. D. Moore. They were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Carver Blanton and Mr. and Mrs.
Bate Spode.
GO TO GEORGIA
Mr. and Mrs. Yates Hamrick
and daughter, Annett, and L. G.
Hamrick left Friday night for Jer-:
fersonville, Ga., to be at the bed-1
side of Rush Hamrick, who is se
riously ill.
Several stewards from the!
I Shelby circuit went to Gastonia!
Monday evening for a meeting i
with District Supt. Rev. E. M.!
Jones.
A circuit-wide meeting was held j
at Sharon church Sunday after-;
noon With the pastor, Rev. B.
Wilson of Lincolnton. This was
a final check-up meeting before (
the pastor leaves for conference
soon.
SOCIETY MEETS
Mrs. S. A. Smith and Miss Dor
j othy Smith were hostesses tothej
Woman's Society of Christian
Service of Sharon church Wed-1
nesday night at their home.
Mrs. Bate Spade conducted the
Spiritual Life period. Mrs. Glenn i
Blanton presided over the busi
ness meeting. Miss Smith direct
ed the evening’s program; four
teen members with five visitors
were present.
At the close of the meeting Miss
Smith, Misses Ila Mae Morehead
and Louise Smith served light re
| freshments.
Tailor Needled
Out Of His Job
NEIVA, Colombia.— (JPh-Manuel
Ortiz, appointed teacher in a
school here, found tailor Manuel
Ortiz teaching when he arrived
| at his classroom. Ortiz, the tailor,
I said he saw the nomination in
the papers and thought it meant
him. Teacher Ortiz explained and
picked up the chalk. Tailor Ortiz
went back to his needle and thim- j
ble.
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LAST
CALL
ONLY 2 MORE DAYS
TO BUY
Ration-Free
All-Leather
SHOES
OPA Odd Lot Release No.
107 — Effective through Sat
urday, Sept. 29, 1945.
Ladies Odd Lot
SHOES, Values
to $6.50—
$2.00
Men’s Work Shoes
$2.98
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$5.95 and $7.95
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$10.95 to $16.50
Double breasted box
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$9.95
All wool legging sets.
Sizes 3 to 6x.
$16.50
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$10.95
Double breasted all
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$24.75
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