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LITTLE “STARS" * Cotton_____3;j j_2c * * Cotton Seed, per bu. _72c * L ♦ * * * * * * * * —Princess Vaudeville—On Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week the Princess theatre presents Randolph and Kredals novelty shows, each performance having five big acts. —Burial at Karl Today—The body of Grady McSwain will be buried to day at Earl. Mr. McSwain died Sun day at Weldon and was a young man of fine promise. He was the sonof Mr. Guiton McSwain of near Earl. —(Sells His Home_Eugene T. Hord has sold his home on N. Lafay ette street, built a few years ago by Elzie Wellmon, to W. i’. Arrowood, superintendent of the telephone ex change, consideration $7,000. —Move Office—The office of the Morrison Transfer company, long and short distance haulers, has been moved from the old Princess theatre building, which is being torn down, to the building opposite the o'd Shel by Inn. —In Automobile Block—" h ■ An o Ton Trimming Shop, Mr. James Ttd dy proprietor, which has been located nt the rear of the A. Blanton Groc.-y company, has been moved into one n" the buildings in the Automotive bl mi on North Washington street. —Mil's a Sea Gull—W. Y. McMur ry was showing a strange looking bird for this section to h;s friends yesterday. The opinion seems to be that it is a sea guM. probably Mown inland by a .-term. |t i- about the size and color of a pigeon, exept it 'has webbed feet, long wings and a long Dili. —Notice Star Readers—We woo’d thank Star subscribers who wish t have the address of their p;per chane cd. to give us the ofd as well a- Or new address. This will enable us t< rornrly with your request much eas ier. We have one new city carrier i> Shelby and as yet h" is not familur w'tli the route. Shou'd y< i miss ;■ copy, notify the office at’once. — Sdewalk Assessments—In thi issue the town of Shelby is publish intr the amount assessed against ea-1 property ii'tn't for sidewalks unde the recent building: prep-am. Look ih list over and if you find any error e wish to mik" any complaint, an pee at the City Hn'l. January 18th at o’clock at which time the mayor aiv’ aldermen will give you a hcarimr. —Quite a Pip—Mr. Allen Thrif of Shelby route 7. places claim to th honor of being the heavyweight ho raiser of Cleveland county and if hi record is broken anytime soon we wii want to see if the farmer hr akin' the record didn’t make a mistake an ’ slanphter b4*' mfth> l ast week Mr Thrift killed one of h.s hip-boned Po land China hops and the dozen < more witness’np th ■ weighing wil’ testify that the sca'os lipped up t' 750 pounds with the porker on th other end. A 750-pound porker wi! ■ stand as the county record unti' something more‘is heard from “hop. that are hogs.” —Cured Potatoes Here—7 lie Ea ' cooperative sweet potato growers as sociation which was organized las summer and has a storage capacity of 2,500 bushels is beginning t_" put it Nancy Hall potatoes on the local mar ket of Shelby through the leading grocery stores. The potatoes are cur ed according to the government re quirement, graded to strictly No. 1 potatoes and packed in attractive bushel crates. The house adopted the Nancy Hal! variety of potatoes las spring. Potatoes cured in governmen' houses are sweeter and better than hill potatoes. Mr. I.anvnr Davis of Earl is marketing the potatoes for the association. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS The stockholders of the First Na i tion Bank of Shelby. N. C , will hoh' then- regular annual meeting for the election of directors for the ensuing year .and for a*i,v other business tha may come before them, in the D ree tor’s room of First, National Bank o Shelby, the second Tuesday in Janu ary 8th, 1924. at eleven o’clock. FORREST ESKRIDGE, Cashier. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Tin's i.s to give notice '"that E. L Webb has told his entire interest i' the Piedmont Grocery Co., to W. C Lutz and J. T. Webb and that the sa'd E. L. Wehh is r.o longer responsib" for any bills contracted in the narm o fthe said Him W. C. Lutz J T Webb and Ray Lutz are now the owners of the Piedmont Grocery and will col lect all bills and pay all accounts The business will continue under the name of Piedmont Grocery iio. This November 19, .3'-). E. L. Wehh, W. H. Lutz, J. T. Webb and Ray Lu z. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of J. C. Phillips, de ceased, late of Cleveland county. Carolina, this is- to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased ,to exh'bit (hem to the undersigned at Shelby, N. €., on or before the 4th day of January 1925 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make im mediate payment This the 22nd day of Dec .1923. FRANK L, IIOVLE, Admr. Bynum E. Weathers, Atty. A Jersey cow walked into the Ok lahoma City courthouse, probably at- j traded by the bull. i PERSONALS * * * . * * # • * •* * * 1 LUJjg Uett.ys uf Morgaiitou, i spent last week wth licr parents, Mr. and Mrs. I’. S. Getty*. Judge James L. Webb left Mon day for Greensboro to hold court for Judge Stack who is ill, Messrs. Newton Feiree and Har vey Gardner left Sunday for Ga'e-j ford, Tenn., where they are in school' at Lincoln Memorial Institute. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dudley re I turned Saturday from their ho e y. moon trip to Florida and other points ! south. Miss Eugenia Holland returned yesJ terday to Atlanta, Ga„ to rr ume'herl studies in the Atlanta Conservatory of Music. ! j S.V\. II,1| of Raleigh, a re pro-' i ; qntat-v® of the divis ion of agronomy;! spent Saturday in the county in t lie interest of cotton seed breeding work Tiles: rs. Randolph and Fred 1 „gan | have returned to State college after spending the holidays at their home : I ere. Mersis I» Augustus Beam and Dr. A I’itt Beam spent Saturday in Ckar | otte at the bedside pf AUmuy1 I Speight Beam who is sick therm Messrs. Wort.ii Lutz and Ilaywo id i Ipurluijr returned Thursday to A. he. vide to resume than- studies in Bing-' ! ham school. M ss ,s Sue Andrews, Panic Kob frts and Elizabeth Roberts were Mrs. [Lindsay Loss’ guests in Concord | or the week end. Jlrs, I! liy Gcoo.'ue end small daturh i cr. Billy, nud^ M-*< I s urn Burt-m M.ller of Charlotte. pent ;(•? v.stk i end with Mis'se. i’attie and fhir.nbet' * Roberts. Mrs. J. C. Smith stm;. Wednc.-Ui;. ' >.nd Thursday In Rutherfordton to in : ;»t the bedside of her hushaild wh > i : "ulor^oinpr treatment at ihj Ruthcr j ord hospital. Editor and Mrs. Roe H. \V at! -• j returned Friday night fr- :n pine | burst where, they attended the pi i '•'irder meeting of the N. C. 1 * r - - j Association, i Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Blanton wcie-in | Shelby last Friday to attend tV i '•vcrfdinjf of Rena Blanton a,id *'■ Vv m. I. Strait—-Lincoln County News. R v. and Mrs. N. (' Wi l’am m-d 'hree ch Idren, of Gran to Falls, were J Jearant vVih rs las1 wed: a' th i -onip of Mr. J. M. Ilian!, u : South I Sheiby. Messrs. Raymond and Garland Washburn, sons of Rev. and M r. 0 ! h, Washburn of the Daubh* Snrihjr ■ect.'on returned last w-ek to Buie. Creek to r '-enter school. Judge E. V.' Webb and MGs E'ixa eth Wet'li. motored to Fairs.Hi Monday where Judge W jhh b”gvi .’»’s terni'tif't/. .« f.-hr . Af* Kr ;•> Ml) will, be with her father Murin'" rrn. Miss Sarah ITanahun one of Atlan. fa’s charming sub-debh who l a , been ■visiting Miss Elizabeth Webb left Monday for Rrenau college, Gaines ville, Ga., where she is attending ebon). Miss Emnialina Robertson of N o folk. Ya.. Iras been the 'attractive. T-fest of Mss Millicent Blanton. Mis Blanton and Miss Robertson left Fi i h'tv for Marion, to attend Mr. Albert Blanton’* week-end hens rat tv. Mr. Dixon. Smith arrived • Sunday from Seale, Ala., to join Mrs. SniUi and ctrldren who are here on a vis;! with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. A. I*. Weathers,. Mr Smith made the trip in his new j.hi ■oln sedan. Mr. Clyde Shor* returned Sntu’ lav right from Knoxville, Tern . where he visited a randy factor from which the McKnipbt and coin-j oany, wholesale po*beer» of. this p'ac h'iy great quantities of randy. INI; Short Js e member of the firm of Me Kn'ght and Co. Till’SITE’S sai.t: of real ESTATE. l'y virtue of t'w authority vesle- I 'u me. as trustee, in a certain .deed j of trust executed on the 151 h day o'; November, 1922, by J. A. 'Crosby an;', j wife, Mason Crosby ,to cure an in { debtedness therein specified, and de * fault having been made in the pay i merit of the indebtedness stipulated in the deed of trust which is record ! ed in Rook 119 at pace 221 of the! register of deeds off it e of CWHaiK1 ! county, N. and demand haviiio j hern made upon me to exo; ute tlu | trust. I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, at the court house door i Shelbv, N. C . on Monday, Ecbrnnrv 21th, 1921. •it 12 o’clock M , or wit If m legal bop-s j the following described real estate. to wit: Situated in the’Southeast juahe « f the town of Shelby and known' a part ofthe Scott and Cumiibi Hunter ; property One lot the frontage o ' which is 69 feet and the depth 225 | feet or more Beginning at See; Hunter’s north east corner on F«-;‘ |. Graham Street ;>»’•! .runs easl with : south edge of Graham street 69 fee’ to Annie Palmer’s northwest, corner; thence with Annie Palmer’s line south j 225 feet to the branch; thence ; with the hran-di 69 feet . t• •“"S1 Hunter's lino north to Graham stre'e 225 fee* to the befr'nnimr. This 2nd day of January, 1921. , RUSH STROUP. Trustee. ij __ __ 4-4-j. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. Union Trust Co., of Shdhy w: 1 be i held in their directors room, Shelby ; ( X. C., Third Tuesday, 15th January ! | 1921 at M o’clock r> ,r>. fur election of Trectors ami such o' her business in- H ddental to regu'ur an.1 meel;i"N ’ J. T. ROWMAX, V. P. 1 tl-1 Cheaper Wedding Hells. Sc«'injy by .ho papers that a Kins, to w magi.-u ■ ate had tied more matri monial knot, during 1!*23. than ever htvfor. a STAR reporter ea ed arou.td to “Squire T. C. Eskridge to see ii < levoland county hadn’t set a record along the same lines, hut for once, the first tune yet, the county could not call the Kinston justice’s hand, t o a few of ’em here and there were married during the year but “BHsi n ■. is not what it (meet v.uz” ac c rdijtg to Squirt! Eskridge. Dumb hke we asked "for why”. ■’Well you see they ride down in .South Carolina now,” ’Squire Ksk r'dre inormed us. Then the “for why dawned upon us. A fellow cat) ••(’most save the price of the first sack of flour and a peck of “spuds" by journeying in South Carolina fo the little function, though the si.t <• ’ i: knocking that line of hr. a ties in enr own rtate. License are i ! tvm: mb- r kraray, to he -T ‘•flit . chca> r per t .vo j cople dow n 'here than up hero. Furthermore i ~ 1 n c sary to go througli with r phv b .-tl < xaniinat'on that makes m ot’.ier depletion in the treat ury. WH 2<» n "i co tides “getting nff” in JOd.’, ’han ’ tt’d'd it don't seem like!'-' t’-er rh. that the ccuiiiy will ever extinct. • T'-;- '>'n>m i"».r Dice, f* t- : The Star to ca-’T> •vi <]'•■ -j i.:' rotl'cng else gets in. Ti,> •' « is lb. ;f you will hold our onfdehca: Every time there is « vnarr'lag"' that mean ana'.her home o.l srudh- • f> .•place for The Star to I. enjov ••! by. Seeing a how \v or: • all the man :ages one of our sub run: , recently handed us who* '( t- "mod a sof.ro write-op- <: f •> wadding. V.-. 'nr'cd to o. k. his write r: ’ h n.i.-ut ,“sorter’ (jane mis. .anyway here it is: M . PS ;l Burt, :: of Mr. and Mr, o>*a:l Kut. of NuUingham. h-canvo 'b' bridegroom of M ss Ert’ta' V.V.rY. • at h’yh reon today. Th r many t» ok p’aoo at t’o* homo o' 'ho rro ;• 'rent, and was largely Mr. Nil- w-■ : attended-by M". IV. n-> y . • rrr-amr.jnun. A« the irv om iip "• • sis- I ihr a’iar, lie wn th? cyno 01.m s ,,f rv;’S. Blush ig yrOt*'l' he replied to t he ouastions * of th. ••>ci -• man n low tongs but firm, if' vi charnvngly clad in a throe-pie.' •lit eons;..tinjr of a .coat,- vert and The r.'nf o' some dark tin 'era) draped about the should." .! ta t ful-v gathered under th tv A n- 'ttv pry wa ■eurrsn* .,,T,ji, w’ddin - guest ; that the oa+ v. is the rime worn by hv fat.hei and ■ rnndfather on their wedding d'av Mr. Kut neither affirms nor de nies the- truth of this sentiment a’ ‘ouch. Th'’ vest was sleeveless and met *n front. It had gracefully fash, 'oiu d pockets and was held at th. hack w|th strap and buckle. Consptc 'ous otithe front of the vest was the mV favorite piece of jewelry, nr O' 1.Fellows pin and from the upper left, packet was suspended a large In g dl watch, which flashed and gave the needed touch of brilliance to a costume in perfect taste and har mony. Benoahh the vest, the groom won bltie gallasses. attached fore and aft tot he- pants’and passing in a graceful curve over each shoulder. The Jiretty and useful part of the costume would have passed unnoticed had not the groom muffed the ring when the ornsman passed it to him. Wh -n he - 'ool.o.i to recover the irrant cir •let the celelean hue of the galluses WH- prettily revealed.' IT’s .neck was encircled with a col lar characterized bv a delicate saw edge and around the collar a crava' was loosely knotted so that it rode uo under Ids left ear with that stud ied carelessness which remarks su nrnf ertbdry in dress. Mr. Pecan’s costume was essential ly l'i« the groom and as the two stood at the altar, a hush of awed admit a t:on enveloped the audience at the "omptete and wonderful harmony of the raiment Actuary von could hard lv b iv'' to’d one f’-om the other had i* not been for the patch of tour' plaster wo-p bv the groom.over tho niche ' f Ivs chin made bv a safety f-ror. Vo;t,hcr Mr. Nut or Mr. Peca ’ wore a hat af the ceremony. As M's* Wright led her croon’ from the nuptials it was noted tha* she wer? the conventional veil and .'range blossom.? — ,U’K OF M AN SAVED BY SUSPENDER BUCKLE A $t! ••»:<*ruler buckle saved the life of l. W. M.-Kov at Wilmington Tuesday. \ pistol bullet said to have been fired tv a negro, the muzzle of -the firearm ''■log p unted -point blank at Mr. Me-. <"vs bi-art and at a distance of only I wo feet, passed through his vest,’ (truck the buckle and was deflected, Kinsiijg across his chest between the 1 ■hit', and vest and piercing his vest at the other side from which it. enter* id. The negro was said to have fired! *non M Koy when white man leaped awards the negro after ho was re io"t d to have cursed McKoy. the •••err* e-'canol after firing the outlet hnt narrowly n.is ;•! t.ikir;' McKov’s-i l R-Bsanoi COTTON * R. J. MrC ARLEY ( otton Commission Merchant Member N.-w Otican Cotton Exchange No, -1 Royster Building, Shelby, N. ('. J)i>v.:l prh •, wire a meet ion with NEW YORK. NEW OR I ’CANS ,, I CHICAGO. through H. & B. BEER, who are memb.- of the NEW ORLEANS COTTON EX CHANGE. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. NEW YORK COTTON' I XCIIANGE, and CHICAGO BOARD pf TRADE: NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE* NEW YORK COKE and SUGAR EXCHANGE. Inc, NEW ORI.EANS FUTURE BROKERS ASSOCIATION. AS SOCIATE JHMREKS. LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSO Cl VI ION, NEW Y ORs CURB MARKET ASSOCIATION. Established 1872 kP‘ rial a ' c:h i. n p.i\ > ,\ to the <. .vend ion ot orders on AI L EXCHANGES. Weald be i !. d i handle ■ NEW YORK and NEW ORl FANS < OTTON TRANSACTIONS, also STOCKS. BONDS. GRA.N. ( (iT f’ON SEED Oil, and PROVISIONS. Oar I art It ;■ • iHk-<;u.d d. Om*-daily COTTON. STOCK . ed (n-A and tel pin ;e set vice will be of imu*h use to you; Uv r - :n.- t. Brarteh o.I'i •:•--■( tdembia, Ghatleston. Sumter, York, Monroe and Shelby. improved New Perfection Oil Stoves ***+ Already a good stove the New Perfection haa been** in.proved very much recent ly. We Iwe just received a | ■ hipn; e! of these new model New Perfections and vi’* want you to see the one with the superfex burner. It*s'ft « dandy. and we »vanl every woman to sc i it. .i;n i d c!n (> Out prices on ai< iieaters, including lift blast. New i: (h • time to get a. good heater at a re-', duclicn. ;*> ARCADE FURNITURE CO., I RANK A. MAMKICK. Jr., Mgr. I!art:rick ‘ .ei'ddig Phone 50S [ i A P P I N E S S i cmpcrary i Oi Lasting? A i ick of earn!a soda, some cracker jack or peanuts cause temporary happiness—but monev in the bank brings a smile that wont * come off. ■ 'i Try setting as tie a* part of your earnings regol rly now—th n when vou want to take a ii ip» buy a tar, go to college, start in busi Pass—YOU CAN 1)0 IT. Which Would You Choose? Our Havings Department is open to one and all. Any amount from one dollar up will start • > ou. We pay A per cent mtorest ccmpounded i . <■. v three months. ¥ke is uo time certificate^ interest bearing. Christmas Club opened December 10th. CLEVELAND BANK & TRUST CO.*i SHELBY, N. C. a+c?tk\z 30B8SEiEOTasi3 ur* “rO ¥ni ’.ra -nl ue 39 FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Shelby RESOURCES FOUR MILLION. TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS CONDENSED STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31ST, 102;] .$3,032,771.-15 RESOURCES 1,0 \NS; nil D'ti'( Oi NTS 'ihj ! . go.d item of a busk's resources a‘;e itv loans mad * to firms, corpora tb is and individuals. Our loans arc made v.itli groat care In experienced men with thorough knowledge of conditions - and securities and amount to _ OVERDRAFTo Credit esL did to tustonrei's in the form <i ovc-rdmCs. A large part of our over drafts a; c secured by cotton. This, is a ionrr of cm lit that banks do not approve oi and we urge our customers to discon tinue, this practice___ U. S. BONDS Bonds of the li; ited States Owned 1 >y us t‘> so me < ur circulating notea _ OTHER STOCKS AM) BONDS Invest men is made by the bank in Liberty Bonds, State, County and Municipal Bonds __. _______ ______ LEA!, ESTATE OWNED An investment in real estate, on part of which will be located the banks home in the tutu re. and also house and lot taken ip j ay;re ;t of a debt ... _e __ _ 105,500.00 225,000.00 550.1 G REDE •TION MINI) T uml - placed with the U. S. Treasurer a ting notes when pre 11,250.00 /Tb-u odeem cireu rented __ CASH ON HAND AND DI E 1 ROM OTHER BANKS l he cash on hand and funds placed-with the Fed era. IKcscrve Bank and larger banks in New York, Richmond'and other large cities ccivst tute the? Reserve of a bank. Reserve is calculated by the propor tion of these funds to the total deposits. Cn this basis cur reserve is about sixteen per cent of our deposits or nearly one sixth ax much as deposits, amounting to T he itca s above constitute the b.miawRE- _ SOLRCi.S, making Total Resources 201,495.00 500,918.19 LIABILITIES CAPI1 AL STOCK Amount paid in by the 125 shareholders m the Bank’s Capital__"__$ SURPLUS FI ND Amount set aside by shareholders as a further protection for depositors and used the same as capital _ _ _ _ IN DIVIDED PROFITS Profits left offhand after paying dividend No. ‘1 and setting aside ample amount for interest due depositors and income tax __ __ _ RESERVED FOR INTEREST ' Reserved from profits to pay interest due to depositors RESERVE D FOR TAXES Reserved from Profits to Cover Income Tax Due 1.___ ___ ■_ DIVIDEND NO. 41 A semi-annual dividend of six per cent to be paid stockholders__ CIRCULATION A National Bank is allowed to issue their haul, notes if secured by U. S. Bonds to the amount of their capital stock, which is called circulating notes. Ours amounts tO___ . . __. Secured by U. S. Bonds amounting to 225,000.00 BILLS PAYABLE At times demand for money is heavy and funds arq secured from The Federal Re sene Bank and New York banks on se curity such as Liberty Bond*. State, County and ( it.v Bonds, to lend to cotton milks, cotton dealers and others. Our Bills .Payable amount to_ DEPOSITS 250,000.00 250.000. 00 82,197.58 • 25,169.30 10,000.00 i -4 ■ 15,000.00 219,200.00 180.000. 00 Deposits a:i funds placed with a bank either on intchsst or checking account by other banks, corporations, firms and indi viduals. The Deposit account is the life of the bank and reflects the financial con dition of a community. Our total deposits amount to ...---$3409,928.06 Ail the -above- items make up the banks - ,if.7-71.7".': liabilities, making TOTAL LIABILITIES $4,201,495.00 rtopiv1 o ,. .* . •' , • 5,0l understand the.usual published bank statement, so we have made the above exnla ^ni’ 'I 1 “ 1 an£ 0,10 can read and un-‘^rKt-a ‘d the statement. We ure naturally phased with this state ■i n\y’ v,!S hc mi'(~ ' onti wti huV‘ ?ver publ,shed aU(l vve want' our friends and customers to read it and be pleased J -.0. \\c -hank e\ojy one v, no has helped to make possible this excellent showing of your bank. ■ -a 20 t IKS f NATIONAL BANK of Shelby A MG SIRONI, I RlEMHTi NATIONAL BAXK MEMBER OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM II r-'5ii T'*i fT-an f=rn rai raftr
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