Little Old Carolina
Is Coming Into Own
Times-Picayune. Watches North Car
olina ui Today and Reflects
On i>u«ys (ione Byr
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nclV Onean Times-Picayune.
One does not have to ’ remember
back .very many years to recall a
time when North Carolina wa; one
of the mo.it southern of all the south
ern states—southern in the sense
that adjective was frequently used
at the nortn as signifying something
backward, non-aggressive, a land of
hookworms and manana. The ‘-Tar
heel was nr. exemplar of many home
ly virtues, perhaps, but not of pro
gress.
I5ut now what a change, what an
as tounding change!
We have jw t been running our
eye over North Carolina’s recent de
velopment. and present position in
dustrial and social. .Just to begin
with, we would note that the state
t'/daj ,um. eco'ia in cotton. growing
second in textile manufacturers, sec
ond in tobacco culture and first in to
bacco man ifactures She ranks fifth
m the entire Union in the amount of
federal taxes paid this year ,and by
that measure is far and away first
mong southern states How far she
leads a; indicated by the statement
that she paid in federal taxes more
than Georgia, Florida, Mississippi,
South Carolina and Virginia rolled
into one.
We have termed the state little old
North Carolina. She ranks twenty
seventh among the federation and is
among the larger . outhern states, but
a very considerable part is so' moun
tainous that the actual available sur
face is below the avergo and it is in
tensive use alone .that has given tfcc
commonwealth its present high stand
ing.
It is of course the working up into
fabrics of one million bales of cotton
a year that has been the chief mo
tive power behind the state’s advance
merit—that combined of course with
the state’s own cotton field output o
two hundred million dollars’ worth of
staple. But due credit also should be
given to a *75,000,000 crop of tobac
co and to tile fact that the state
stands fourth in the production of
2 principal crops and fifth in the pro
duction of all crops in the Union.
There’s versatility for you.
And here’s another very im
portant point..- North Carolina has
hern living up to her new advantages
by applying the tax fruits of her
wealth to (he state's general devel
opment. A commonwealth once far
down among the illiterates of our
nation, she' is expending splendid
sum.; for educational institutions of
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malaria, dyspep
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The high, thick,
sharp-edged blocks
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take a slipless hold
and hang on with a
wedgelike action
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slip or skidding.
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GOODYEAR
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j <i!l kinds and awake to the new need,
has spent $ 137,000,000 (this is about
a hundred Trillion more than the
amount expended) for a good roads
system that promises to he one of the
most comalete in the United States.
Withal, however, finances of North
Carolina hive been so well managed
that the tax burden bears more
lightly on tile people ilian in any 0f
tiie southern states.
And, a final fact of interest,
North Carolina, the southern textile
state, pays more in Federal income
tax than her northerni jAv'a.l, Massa
chusetts, and but littj/icss than the
rich state cf Ohio./Little old North
(a;ro!ina surely i.y coming into her
own. (
EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that I have
.unTfied as executrix of the will of
•J. T. Jolley, deceased, late of Cleve
land county, N. C., and all persons in
debted to said estate will make im
mediate payment to the undersigned
and all persons having daims against
said estate will present them to me
properly proven for payment on or
before December 14th, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their recov
ery. ‘ *
This December 14th, 1923.
E. GALENA JOLLEY, Executrix
of the will of J. T. Jolley, dec’d.
; Ryburn & Hoey, Attys.
Mrs. S. D. Faulk
Have You a Cough
or Bronchitis?
This Should Interest You '
Charlotte, N. Car.—“Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical- Discovery has done
wonders for members of my family,
also myself. After I had the influ
enza 1 could not regain my health.
I had a bronchial cough, was weak
and my blood was thin and bad. I
took the ‘Golden Medical Discovery’
and two bottles relieved me of all
ray bronchial cough.
"When my youngest child was
about a year old he had bronchial
trouble and nothing gave him any
relief until I began giving him the
'Golden Medical Discovery’ and he
has never been bothered with that
trouble since but has grown into a
very healthy boy. I am sure the
‘Discovery’ saved -his life, for I had
given up hopes of his recovery from
this ailment.”—Mrs. S. D. Faulk,
! 1405 N. Harrill Street. ■*
; ȴou begin to mend when you start
| with “Djscovery.” Buy it now at
your neighborhood drug store in
:ablets or liquid. Write Dr. Pierce^
President Invalids’ Hotel in Buffalo,
V. Y., for free confidential advice.
THEWOptDS
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The Tost Letter to
Santa Claus
By KATHERINB EDELMAN
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<©. 1SJ3, Weftern t4>w*p»pcr Union.)
HE dir was crisp and ke<»n
ns old Mi«s Wosto'n 'came
out of her homo and walked
ns swiftly down tho street
ns her seventy years would
allow. Every now' and then
she stopped to pull her
heavy fur coat closer around
old blood needs outside
her, for
warmth in December.
It was just a few days before Christ
mas and .everywhere the Yuletide
spirit was In the air—everywhere hut
lr. the heart of Miss Weston. To her
Christinas was a bore, a day to be over
ami done with as soon as possible.
The little town of Huntsville knew
.Miss Weston ns a woman who eared
for none but herself—who lived her
life selfishly and alone—who rare;,
not If her neiphbors fared pood or ill
Although possessed of plenty of means
she had never been known to see an
I_;_g_ t-i-LT.r-l 1 _ 1
It Wa3 Direcily in Her Katn.
offer's need—her whole aim and am
bition In life seemed to bp the com
fort and well-being of her own self. It
was whispered, however, that, it had
not always been so with her} that It
the long ago she had been a very dif
[ ferent woman, and that an unfortu
hate love affair in the long ago was re
sponsible for her attitude toward lif<
now.
Now, as she walked along this spirit
of selfishness was in her heart, s>
deeply entrenched that not e ven a trim
of the Christmas cheer could gain en
trance. But everywhere she crept sorot
evidence of Christmas met her gaze
until, thoroughly disgusted, she start et
homeward before she had half tinishet
her shopping.
The whole business irked her, bu'
tomehow in suite of herself she fount
herself looking back to a Christmas u
the long ago—a Christmas when she
too, was under the magic that wa
everywhere today. But she did not al
low these thoughts to stay long; in
stead she made her«*rilnd dwell upoi
the disillusion and regret that follow®
so soon after that Christmas, and lie
f face g>ew more hard and bitter.
She had almost reached her home
wljen a letter lying upon the sidewall
met her gaze. It was directly in he
path and she stopped a moment am
looked down at it. Her first impulse
was to pass on uud leave it there—1
was none of her affair—then some
thing within her prompted her to stof
and filck it up. She read the inscrip
tion on its face, written in a childish
straggling hand: “Mister Santa Claus.’
Tor a moment a queer, twisted smih
played uround the corners of he
mouth and the hard, cold look left he
eyes. .
Holding the letter tightly in he
hand Miss "Weston entered the house
and alter taking oT Her wraps, looke<
l at it again. The thought came to he:
to take it bock and leave it where shi
had found It, for there was somethin;
about it that brought her a queer fee!
ing of unrest and a sort of half-fear.
But in spite of herself she fount
herself tearing open the finger-market
flap and reading the written word
with almost eagerness. It was tin
plea of a little “boy to Santa Claus, not
alone that he would bring a toy t(
himself and his baby sister, but tha
he would bring some nice things tt
eat for a sick daddy, and some clothe;
anti things for a mother who hough,
little for herself. Tl^e letter was signet
"Paul Hammond, age eight years,”
• Miss Weston sat n long time aftei
she finished reading the letter. It hat
beeite a long time since anything lint,
stirred her like this childish letter had
done—there was something in the ap
peal, coming as It did so soon after thi
disturbing thoughts of the afternoon
that seemed to be turning the world
that she had been living in so long, up
side down. Emotions which she had
thought were long dead within her be
gan to surge through her being—the
selfish path that she had mapped ou;
'n the coming years seemed to be los
ing its appeal. Was it possible that
she, who had steeled her heart through
all the years, was going to fail before
the letter of some silly child?
All through the afternoon hours she
sat, fighting a battle between her own
real self and the things that had held
her in thejjpjblutches so long, until, just
as the winter dusk was falling, the
barriers that held her heart So long
were broken down and the blessed
rains of love and faith and^iust in
mankind flowed abundantly over, her
parched and barren soul. Martha Wes
ton had won the fight—the letter of a
little child, breathing faith in its every
line, had brought back to her again all
the warmth of love and the joy of giv
ing that had been hers in the long ugor
und tlie Christmas spirit came and fell
unun her like a heneriicMnn.
Students of B. S. H. S.
Organize at W. Forest
I wenty-seven flhiihyig Springs S' u
at W^kc ForrsfiCollege
This Year.
•Special to The Star”
On Wednesday, the twenty-seventh
of Novedber, the call via snuide for «
mectin- of r.ll the hoys' from R,',iK„g
Spring' high school, for the purp.,,c
of organizing a Roiling Springs dub
at Wake Forest college. To thi: c:'l
j 27 loyal alumni met in the Wingate
memorial hall With only one excep
tion this is the greatest number of
I students from any high school repre
sented at Wake Forest college. Rut
when we spejik of those having the
privilege of wearing freshman can,
the'number from Boiling Spring.
| stands second to none.
Our modesty prevents us from
[claiming other honor: for our high
school, but of this honor wo arc ex
[trembly proud, and it should be a
matter of pride to every patron and
friend of Boiling Spring's high school
that she is represented in such large
numbers at Wake Forest and other
colleges.
The names of the dub members ere'
is follows:
M. D. Whitaker, Ellenhoro; p. V
Wale tv Maxton; . N. Walker, Max
ton; B. E. Simmons, Mooresboro; A.
I.awiliialo; if. V. Moore,
Boiling Springs; C. R. Long, Ellen
boro; W. I . McSwtoiri, Blacksburg; J).
R. Hawkins, Clitfsi.de; W. W. Hig
gins, Caro teen; C .E. Hamrick, Boil
ing Springs; .Joe I). Hamrick, For
est City; C. V. Han-ill, Shelby; W.
’>. liar rill, Lattimore; R. R Gardner,
roffpey; C. L. Giilc. jiie, Eilenboro;
’aul Gold, Eilenboro; Y. C. Elliott
Shelby; Guy Daves, Lattimore; D. T.
Bridges, Lattimore; J. R. Cantrell;
Vake For d; If. Bridges, Lattimore;
L N. Bridges, Lattimore; M. I).
Jlanton. ClilTside; C. C. Horn, Lav.n
lale; C .F. Jones, Shelby.
The following officer • were elected:
C. E. Gillespie, president; ■ Dan
lawk ins, vice president; Bunyar
•Tamil,' secretary.
Miss Corinne Sperling, a graduate
f Boiling Springs, w;i - elected rpon
or of the club.
Neighbors-, Too.
Teacher “We borrowed our nu
nerals from the Aral. , our calendar
roni the Remans, and our banking
rom the Italians. Can any one think
if other examples?”
Willis “Our lawnmower from the
Trtfths and our snow shovel from the
ones.”
BUY YOUR SUIT OR OVER
oat from Nix and Lattimore and
ret a S5.00 fair of shoes or hat free.
NEUMONIA
Always call a physician.
Until his arrival use
“emergency” treatment
with Vicks. This does not
interfere with anything
fie may prescribe.
fl W* ft* MMMMMM ** A* fj
"Well!
Strong!”
Mrs. Anna Clover, of R. F. D.
5, Winfield, Kans., says; “1
began to suffer some months
.ago with womanly troubles, and
1 was afraid 1 v. as going to get
in bed. Each month 1 suffered
with my head, back and sides—a
weak, aching, nervous feeling.
1 began to try medicines as I
knew I was.getting worse. I
did not seem to find the right
remedy until someone told me of
Hie Women's Tonic
I used two bottles before I could
sec. any great change, but after
that it was remarkable how
much better I got. I am now
well and strong. 1 can recom
mend Cardui, for it certainly
benefited me.”
If you have been experiment
ing on yourself with all kinds of
different remedies, better get
back to good, old, reliable
Cardui, the medicine for
women, about which you have
always heard, which has helped
many thousands of others, and
which should help you. too.
Ask your neighbor about It; she
has probably used it.
For sale everywhere.
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AT A GLANCE YOU CAN
see tha,t our way of pressing
clothes is the right way. If you
value service, investigate. Drop in
when passing, phone us or send a
card. We want you to compare our
workmanship with others. >
CAROLINA PRESSING CLUB
_ Phone 521
This Is THE Furniture
Store to Buy Your Christmas Furniture
Beautiful display of living1 room suits in the overstuffed and
cane. We handle the famous Pullman line of overstuffed and the
quality is un-excelled.
ROCKERS AND CHAIRS j
Beautiful line of Windsor
chairs and rockers. These are the
latest and are very pretty and
priced to please. Big line of"odd
rockers in all finishes.
DINING ROOM SUITS
Made in walnut and mahogany
finishes and priced from $190 to
$350 per suit.
LAMPS
I f you want to buy a Christ
mas, nothing will please better
than a floor lamp or an electric
torch. We have them in all
styles of shades and at a wide
range in prices.
BED ROOM
SUITES
Plenty of bed room
suites from the cheap
est to the best.
Any of these would make an ideal Christmas present and be a
pleasure and service to every member of the family:
Trunks, bags and suit cases. I>a
by carts and carriages. Hoosier
Kitchen cabinets. Red Cross
Mattresses. Our Common
Sense ranges are the best on the
market for the money and
make the housewife happy.
Library Tables of all kinds Red
Cedar Chests from $7.50 to $30
Rugs, Art Squares and Mat
tresses, the biggest stock we
have ever carried.
Call in and look over our mam mouth stock. We are pleased to
show you whether you buy or not.
JOHN M. BEST FURNITURE CO.
Shelby’s Oldest Largest and Best Furniture and Undertaking Establishment
304 Shares Mature
f
\Vhat happy homes there are in the town and county.
I
there is an end to the rainbow, a silver lining to every cloud.
If doubts ever arise, if you ever feel that it is a “long-long-time" till Biylding and
Loan matures, let us remind you that on Saturday December 1st, we matured 304 shares
for our customers. This was done in our record time of 331 weeks.
WE PAID OUT $11,000 TO SHAREHOLDERS WHO SAVED BY THE WEEKLY
PLAN.
THE BALANCE OF THE $30,100 WAS IN CANCELLED MORTGAGES and there
is happiness in the homes where the papers are burned and the parents and children
swell with pride over owning the home. In many cases the home was “bought with rent
money”—the few dollars put into the Building and 1/oan each week, bought the home
without any struggle or deprivation.
Near a Million Resources
Take out some shares in this strong Building and Loan. $72,50 pays up a share and
in 331 week,-, we pay you $100. 25c a week keeps a share going. Take a few today for
every member of the family. We have about 17,000 shares in force and our total re
sources are nearing the million mark. Isn’t that proof that we are strong enough?
Shelby Building and Loan Asseciatien
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J. F. ROBERTS, Secretary-Treasurer.