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THE CLEVELAND STAK. SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, OCT. 23, 1921 LATTIMOIili IlCrTIi ONE NLWS OF lNi'LJiKSl Some Tine Y:c!i cf Cotton and Potatoes HoaR Shows Visit Lattimore ?ptcial to The Star: Most of Qur pood farmers are about through picking: cotton. We hear of Home g-ood yields per aero. Our good friend Mr. W. E. Fite informs the writer that he made 18 bales on 20 acres of the" Wannamaker variety, in cluding 2 acres of extra Rood land he picked 3 bales, weighing COO pounds each. Mr, Fite is not one of our larg est cotton farmers but seems to be very successful in his farming. Corn shucking is on in full blast in our midst. The good ladies are pre paring the chicken pie with the store red hot while the poor old rooster is running for his life to escape the din ner pot. : .y'' Mr. R. L Hunt of Lattimore left Monday for Greenville, Tenn, - to bring back a bunch of hogs' and ehoats. . Sorry note Mrs. C, C. Walker of R-l ia viry ill with typhoid fever. Hope she may soon be up again. Old Uncle Geo. Wright who has been very feeble for some time is able to visit friends some , 1 Mr. 1. G. Walker seems to be our champion potato reiser. He saya h jratherad several fine Porto Jlicos from hi patch recently, tiping the lxam around 8 1-2 pounds; We learn that Mr. and Mrs. 'Carl .lolley of R-l will move to Avondale in ike r future where M", Jolky vll" T.gajW in' carpenter work. We rvgret n : lo.; this good family from our. midst. 1 : : "' . : Mr. a.d Mrs. G. -M, Bradley of Shcl-'y.R-4 spent Sundiy with Mr. 1'. P. HnmrJefe and family on R-l. Mr. 0. M. Mull of Shelby was up this week looking after his fine plan tation near Lattimore. . : ' , The mighty Hoag show as it is call ed'; visited our thriving little city of, Lattimore last week one day, giving two performances. This, little show is "very good. It seemed be nice and clean with many attract5.: ns, including T extra large elephant?. -Glad to note the bright little son of Mr. and M". Fet Holland is able to be out some after boing confined to Ills room for several weeks. CLEVELAND COUPLE IS MARRIED IN ASHEVILLE Srecial to The Star: A weddir.g which came as a great surprise to their many friends here, was that of Miss Edna Hunt former ly of Shelby to Mr. William E. Ware formerly of Kings Mountain. The wedding took peace Wednesday at the Second Presbyterian church at Char lotte, the Rev. J. T. McCutchin as sistant pnstor, officiating in the pres ence tit select numhe.- of friends and relatives. ; : ; i - Miss Hunt and Mr Ware have for the past year resided in Asheville, but are pleasantly remembered, here by their many friends. ' Mi8H Hunt is a graduate of -Brevard Institute. She is talented and excep tionally bright and attractive, n young woman of fine traits and wide ly beloved. She has been teaching for reveral years, having been dim-tor of the Dotacstic Art and Science depart ment ia the Vashti College t Thom asville Ga. and a teacher in th- Abbe ville city school. Mr. Ware is a son of N. M. Waio of Kings fountain.- During the war he was a member of the 81 Div.'sicn. and was a very popular man in thu Co. He ia now a successful youn,j busi ness wan in Asheville where he holds a lucrative position. He commands a host of friends here and elsewhere in .the state. ...... 'A The Battleground Property - ... i . . J '"It liore has been any defacing of the monument at Kings s Mountah , Battleground I was finable to detect it during a visit of several hours t the historic spot last Sunday," aak' ' yesterday a Yorkville man who wen' to the' Battleground Sunday with t ; 'party friends. "Looked to me Iik- the premises were in pretty gooc ' -shape. Even the grand stand ther appeared to me to be in pretty goor ' condition all things , considered. Th IBatUeffround appears to need a prett: thorc;5;h c!?caing up but if there if anytaityr else wr:r.j with it I wa:n't hbleto tell. , ' BRIEK. . ' Nervier at Sa'lem Prayef serv: ices wt'J be held every Sunday nighl at Salvia Methodist church, located or the Kings Mountain road. Special . sennet next Sunday night and the public la cordially invited to attend all these services. Cclton Picking Records Sepi.etaber 21 seemed to be an ideal day fcr picking cotton in Robeson county. Four Indians on Mr. Carl . Edecs' place near Rowland, N. C picked f,006 pounds, Cicero Mitchell picke.' J09 pounds, Reddin Locklear pickel 607 pounds., Porter Locklior nicke l 44G pounds and William Lock Iter picked 344 pounds, the latter two merely boys being 13 and 15 years oid "respectively. . Tlii c-uicon was weighed by Mr , Ec'cna and witnessed by disinterested rr-.tties. Rockingham, (N. C.) Post. Aa oquestripn statute, of Star.ewall .Tackaon was unveiled at Charlottes "vile. Vs.. last Wednesdey. in ccn riwfion with the annual reunion of -iLcXaarcdcrate-yctoajaa. jf ,thu, sUte of Virginia .at that place. dEveiiitfl Fairy Tale Wf GRAHAM BONNER tormjwt vuttui MWvu unicm ORCHARD GLEANINGS SAVE GIRDLED APPLE TREES THE BEETLES' PARTY. "Good-day," ''said Mr.' Black lire-. It "Will you come lo toy party?" Tim, it- mil " unl.l VI - ('...,. t.. I.. I. ....... , j.'ii. cull, IIJ u hi . Beetle, "I will be glad to come to you:' party. And what time do you phi" U have this party!" 'Right away," said Mr. I'.ba k Beetle "1 see no reason for wMttiiig." "Neither do 1," sittd Mr. I?en.:iinli Beetle. "1 tike parties that begin a once and don't end for a long time, i trurt your -will last (or a long tiuir Mr. Black Bertie?" . "It will," said Mr. Black Ueede. "And now," he added, "I tuunt I asking t ho rest ef my guests." "May I "help you give the Invlta tlons?" asked Mr. Benjamin Beetle. "By all means." said Mr. Blue k Bee tle,,"and 1 will be graterul to yuu 'oi your help." tN , ; "lTny don't nieiitjon It," said Mr Benjamin Beetle. "I will be inuct pleased to be of help." i ' "And may I help,' toot" asked Mr Billy Beetle. "Indeed you uay," snld Mr. Black Beetle, "ud I will be Just as prat of u 'o you as to Mr. Benjamin Be-tle. wilt lie very grateful lo both of you. "1 bnve n tot of gratitude In my' Bee ;le heart; for you .know If one feebt lii of gratlttult; one Is very bappy." ."Whiit does "all tlint meant" asket Mr. Benjitnibi-Beetle.- . "Grntllude." mid Mr. Black Beetle "Is another word for thanks. .A' crea ture who Is grateful t a creature wIk Ik thankful or who wants to thank foi iniiny things. ' " v" , ."One "onn't rnu" out of. griitiltide oi thmiks like Judies rsn run out of egg? or butter'or milk. They run out of sncl' things when "they haven't enough ti Inist for all the inenls they plan tf have. ' . "Tim! Is' quite natural.. But with gratitude It Is dilTeretit. (!rathu1e l Koinethlng we can all have. HowV 'tv ridge Grafting as Shown by the Illus tration Herewith Should Be Done Early. Apple trees girdled by rabbits or mice can be saved by bridge graftii'.s as Illustrated herewith. The work should he done now as soon as jtosl ble and before the leaves show. The scions for bridging can be cut from any convenient apple tree and the ends where they are Inserted protect ed by grafting wax, or, the whole banked up with earth so that every wound will be covered and kept moM Bridge Grafting Savss Girdled Apple :-"'";''. Tree..'; throughout, the summer. . It will, In deed, be well to nse both the wax and the earth covering. The work must be done, as carefully as possible, but the most Important matter of all Is to do It In good wh Hon ' before the foliage has started. ' . "May I Help?" tlilnJvhm of all the things which uml v u wntit to be tliaiikrul. "ii' course we can't idwn.vs hia.v. mir thnnkH, but evi-n then we cn feel graiiniilc or thank. "We can't verr welt xny thank you to the sun for shining or to the lain for coming when the ground is 'dry and needs a wmling drink. v can't ery well mi thank you to the flowers which come out in the spring and In the milliliter. . We can't-very' well say. thank you to the Mnrs for blinking and twinkling and sinlliHg t creatures by night. ;- , - , "The stars are too far away nud so U the sun and so nre the rain clouds. "But, Just the same, we can feel thanks and feel gratltnuV. So you see I feel a great deal of gratitude ajid thanks to my good friends who are helping me. And I say so to ttoth of you." Then the Beetles grinned In their Beetle fashion and crawled oh to nsk the other Black B etles to come to Mr. Black Beetle's party. All the Beetles came, and there were many, many Black Beetles ut the party. Mr. Benjamin Beetle and Mr. Billy Beetle also belonged to the Black Beetle family, and they were very much excited over the party. ; The, guests all had an extremely good time. . They played games, they climbed on each other's hacks and had a gay Beetle frolic. They bad good things to eat and some of them sang little songs, verj funny little burning, squealing songs, which they all tlwnght were very lovely. - ; "There are some creatures," said Mr. Black Beetle, "who think that the blue lake yonder, which ia surrounded by those blue hills, Is the i loveliest sight In the world, and other think the shadows which play over ti e lake are the loveliest, but to my Beetle mind there Is nothing like a gathering of the Black Beetles. That, to me, Is a lovely, lovely sight!"" ..! And all the Black Beetles agreed as modestly as they could. FIGHTING PEACH TREE PEST Para-Diehlorobenztne Treatment Af fords Mean of Ridding Or chards of Harmful Borer.. Tlie. results of wh it Is known a 1'' P8rii-ih lijnrobcin-.eiii.' treatment for. the eriiili-:itiij of The. peach-tree lucif lend exm-i-is of, the t'nited States De partment of Agriculture to believe Unit a iii';ictliil liifaris hu finally le-r found of ridding oichards of thin d ustroii.dy ik-sti-uctive pest. I'rev'o.i.sly the only cfTe-fivc niethtsl of tl'.'hilng the borer wn-i iy removing the -)ll nn-iifd ill,- b;iv. ,; (he tree and 'ig glug the t'niks oiii of their alh'i es with n knife. It is estimated that ;lie liorer liad don', Stl.tKKl.tHtO da mage a year and that S'-I.tKHUKK) u year hns lieeii spent in Ughtiug tliein. The- piim diclt'.orolieii'enn . tnet.hod vas fust u ewnKlvely by orchnid (sf; in ii eoi-NiA in sprinkling i'.nv et--.a!s of ii'!-cti ii' on the soil i-('-'iid ;he hast t; the Infected tree nd --M -rin-i v(h earth to hold the if. Tlnf Kidtstsiif e Is highly volatile i nd-fi.rtiis a gas when (tie soil is he ---n t Ktl thre Fahivnbelt. Th!s g.-is is live tfme heavier than 'ml lid;s liown ihrwu'h -l:e so'!. Ii ii highly i-ir--iifr srgi'ir-wi t'. linrer: 'nil a pound of ihe in-eei'leliie cort in-. nft niore iIihit ''" rpnts. Is s iMii-ipnt ''( e!lii to ten trees. The labir is st-ni ct-ly one-third that formerly re .ii '-i .'. Tlie 'vf.'. 'herefore I irr"nt. In T.C'tt tlie ir;ra-dIchlorobenzenel priM-ess was usd extensively in the Georgia peach belt, some localities hnylng as high as fiO.000 pounds and large Individual growers as high as tw tons each. (Jnwers declare that It Is one of th greatest accomplish ments In the history of the depart ment, fompumhlf to the .self holled lime-sulphur treatment for control of brown rot and srt-h of the peacty -y , ( SIZES OF FRUIT CONTAINERS . Missionary Work. "Are you u Methodist, gruiulinar Itlle Hazel ubked. "No, dear," replied the eh' I.; : .' "A Presbyterian?" "No." , . ' T.aj list?" ;. "No." ;;' ; '.::.;. "Iini.'t you liel.!ig to u,v tit jrclit'i "No. Hiu-.ei " -"Vell, gi-jtidnia, don't you think It's inu? '.t-.:c yo i were catching on some Wi'm) ' linked "thi hwe jhff nt - i ittii ts.slou try. Efforts Being Made to Fix Standards Readily Distinguithable by the Average Buyer. The bureau of mnrUels of the Tnlted: Sinter lVrmneni of Airrteuliur't in Its efforts to br'n-; about stHiidii-.'ilinfe-rlon of shrpi'ng i-onfalii"!- for fruit slid v-'getnWe!-, is recommending stnndanl tyi)e for thref of the tnoft. common types of packnges. Thesr sir the hamper, the round stave bas ket, ami the msrlcet hnKkof. ( Thee nroininendations provide not only .standard Htr.es but standard dt mVnsioni, nnd It Is the intention of the department to flx standards which will be readily distinguishable from each other by the average, buyer.. , There are at present a great many containers of different sizes which are. so nearly the same hi appearance that they are a never-ending sonre of fraud. . By a slight modification In construc tion It Is possible to make a 2-quart hamper which looks so nearly like full bushel hamper as to deceive the purchaser, who Is defrauded out of half a peck. ' NITROGEN IS BIG ESSENTIA!. ANNOUNCEMENT Here a Year Just one year ago this week, we opened our doors in Shelby. In spite of adverse conditions, our business during t this period has far exceeded our original expectations. We express our high appreciation of the splendid patronage that we have received. ' . .A ... Our aim is to merit the continued patronage of the people. Service has been our constant motto and we have endeavored to render our hundred per cent satisfaction. We want every customer, large or small, to feel at home with us. ' . ' -.-i . . .,,. - 1 Our line of Hardware is now full and complete. We are expecting daily the arrival of another car load of galvanized roofing and galvanized shingles; al so another car of galvanized and black pipe. A new shipmetn of Majestic Ranges and also new shipment of that wonderful cast range and stoves tli at we have sold so well and satisfactorily is here ready for your inspection. We shall welcome you to our store and assure you of our appreciation for your patronage. Shelby Hardware Co. HULL BROTHERS We Wish to Invite Yc js to the Showing of Our New Fall Styles M Dress or Coat must have the proper lines, or else the wearer will never feel well dressed. i MJfed (pair We have kept this thought in mind when selecting our new Fall Dresses and Coats. . , . our new This season we have been very fortunate in'selecting models that we know are going to please you. . . 8 We have received a shipment of 4 Is Lacking When Strawberry Plants Grow Slowly and When Peaches Show Poor Wood growth. Wheii plant growth Is poor, as when the new suawherry plants grow vW tv nnd fall to send out vigorous run-e:-j5,' or when blackberries pnd rnsp err'es, otherwise healthy fall to ro now themselves by sending out new MH'Jters, or, wnen peacnes or apples -Kj L-t.rtvv -u.- OTiiu.th nr .ii-linn fll. L: sre Is -weal: and poorly colored, there k!.c ta srortage of available nltrojeq. Men's Overcoats which we invite you to see. Walkover Shoes for men and Bihkan Shoes for men, women and children. women. -irtl HULL eyaisr t V
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