Hello, Visitor— ... |
Shelby has lorlp' been fumed for the ;
hospitality of its people. In fact when
a visitor comes to Shelby he is sure
to say the latch string ir out and
Shelby is a town “by the side of the
road.” But SpUrtanLurg has a nifty
little stunt of hospitality that has
caught the attention of Shelby visi
tors there. Recently a Shelby man
motored to the Spartan City, parked
his ear at the curb and was gone for
some little time. Returning some time
later he' espied a yellow card dam;,,
ling on hfs steering wheel. Tib* pnlse
picked upt hit; heart hit a hostuling
hump, and his pockethook began to
feel deflated—-for what else could the
yellow pasteboard mean than a card
investigation to police headquarters,
where an explanation would he re
quired for a traffic violating? Closer
inspection, however, engendered more
friendly feeling. “Hello, Visitor ”, the
little yellow card screeched, “Spar
tanburg Welcomes You and Hopes
you Will Return Often. Free maps
and information ut the chamber of
commerce, park you car as long a;
you nlease in Spartanburg. Never
mind the time limit, except in safety
rones and near fire hydrants.” The
attractive welcome accomplishes its
purpose in warming the heart of an
out-of-towner was signed hv the Citv
Council, Motor Club and Chamber of
Commerce and approved by the may-]
or and chief of police.
“For Guvnor"
The primary in which North Caro
lina democrats will mime their can
didate for governor is not until next
June, but a matter of a few months
time means nothing to a drug
store gathering. As is the habit in the
few hours after supper until the bet
ter half tolls curfew, oqite a number
of men “around town" were congre
gated in a local drug store one night
recently when things political bobbed
no. Soon things brewed down to Mc
Lean and Dailey, and Bailey and Mr
Lean. Some said Angus W. would
carry Oleveland county, others said
Joftiah W. "wouldn’t do nothing else
hut—” and oratorical talent lost to
the world was revealed. Finally it was
derided to take a poll of all those as
sembled in the soda fountain ostab- j
lishfnent that caries pills and such j
l^e as a sideline. Quite a few were |
outspoken for their choice, others
vfetf not for one of the candidates,
but were not sure they were for the
other—So. if anyone has dissipated
enough of his time to ramble so far j
down this column to see who that, I
gathering decided Ution for the next j
governor of North Carolina, they will \
have to do as the writer, wait until {
next June and see.
Another Landmark to Go.
With so much' improvement under jj
wav in Shelby, the old landmarks are .
gping raDidly. This time it is an old
saloon where many of the older non- 5
nje ouaffed a dram. The old McArthur ;
building corner of Warren and Wash- ''
ington streets, recently purchased by *
1hc Masons for a temple site has been !
Purchased by Sam Let timer e for $200 |
Sam will l-emove the old wooden ,
building and erect tenant houses. The '
going of this building recalls some lo- 1
cgl history. The Star has not inquired i
beyond 50 years ago. That is long i
enough but still does not'go bac k to
tjje erection of the building which is
wire ui liu; oiuesi in town, something
like half a century ago David Mc
^ Arthur, father of Will and John Mc
Arthur, photographers, both of whom
are now dead, operated a barroom at
this place. He reared a family there
and his bar room was a popular gath
ering place but always orderly, for
drinking then was a popular past
tune and society did not frown upon
the fellow who liked his dram. Some
of Jlr. McArthur’s patrons sang a
1'ttle song which ran something like
this: "Where did you get your liquor,
where did you get your dram? I go: j
it around the corner, from a little;
cross-eyed man." Old men, you re- j
member the good old days and how!
that little song riled Mr. McArthur.
Hauling in a Harry.
Will Putnam, farmer and excavator
who is exenvating the old Princess
theater building where a three-story
brick building will be erected for W.
L. Fanning company’s department
store, furnishes a fine example of
how motor trucks have contributed to
the "quick-step". Two hundred and
eighty miles in a day with a car is a
fine travelling record, but Mr. Put
pstn made this record last summer
hauling luilder’e sand with a truck.
It is 3 1-2 miles from town to his sand
bad on the river near Weavers bridge,
last summer one of his trucks made
2d loads a day or 40 one-way trips
each of which was three mul a half
Utllgs making a total of 280 miles in
a day. It took hustling to do this when
ycu take in consideration that the
truck had to be loaded and unloaded,
^he uploading is only a matter of
tapping the bed, but the loading pro
ceps required some time. Verily the
t)u4pf truck has been a wonderful in
acc in quickening business.
Perhaps. Maybe.
Pei haps it would hqvp been better
aid man randier to have gone
’ apd iqamed the witfow.— Char
t Children.
■V v
tie reformer guist bo sincere, after
labors ceaselessly to work him
-out of a. job,*—Palatka (Fla.)
44
—Thomas Heywoo(1 J
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Every citizen of Cleveland should possess it. For, are
not the Prosperity, Progress and General Welfare of a
great Communinty best reflected in the CONTENTED
DISPOSITIONS OF ITS RESIDENTS.
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Put yourself in the place of the visitor within our ptes. If he’s of the type who judge as they pass—and most of them do—he’ll formulate
his opinion of us and our town by the welcome '^receives, the friendliness he observes about him, the neighborliness of our citizens and—
the state of CONTENTMENT we show.. ' \
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So go about with a frfendly smile—one th£ft you really
mean. Speak a kind word for Shelby and r Cleveland
whenever the opportunity presents itself. Db a kind
deed for your neighbor now and then and he’ll do as
much for you. Make the visitor feel at home-by impart- ~~
ing what information you cap with a cheerfulness that
bespeaks your CONTENTMENT in living in this great
coifimunity.
Surely, you have every reason in the world to be CON
TENT here. Your interests, both commercial and so
cial, are here. Our resources are just beginning to be
• developed. And yours are the countless opportunities
to make this a better place in which to live and enjoy
life to its fullest extent.
We, the undersigned business interests, believe that the happy, CONTENTED citizen is a better Advertisement for Shelby and Cleveland
than the biggest billboard on earth could be.
C. C. GREEN, Phone 293.
Produce, Paints and Poultry Feeds.
ARROWOOD-HOWELL LUMBER CO.
We are on the Job With All Kinds Building Materials.
w. C. WRIGHT MACHINE SHOP
General Repair Work. We Sell And Press Solid Truck
Tires. Welding and Brazing.
T. W. HAMRICK COMPANY
Jewelers and Optometrists.
ARCADE FURNITURE COMPANY
High Class Furniture at Moderate Prices.
PAUL WEBB,
The Rexall Druggist,
Drugs, Seeds, Paints and Oils.
SHELBY HARDWARE COMPANY
Hardware and Mill Supplies.
The Store of Service.
ROBERTS-MAUNEY AUTO PARTS
COMPANY
Parts and Supplies for Cars and Trucks.
BOST’S BAKERY
Bost’s Better Bread. Pies and Cakes.
CLEVELAND BANK & TRUST CO.
A Bank Equipped to Serve.
J. W. SPANGLER
Exide Battery and Service Station.
We Charge arid Repair all Batteries.
HEED THIS ADVICE AND—BE ONE.
AREY BROTHERS
Texaco Petroleum Products—Chevrolet Cars.
‘ THE CLEVELAND STAR <
Cleveland’s Leading Newspaper—Strictly Local.
CLEVELAND BUILDING & LOAN
ASSOCIATION
Own Your Own Home by Paying A Little Bach Week.
PARAGON FURNITURE COMPANY
Shelby’s Leading Furniture Dealer and Undertakers.
WASHBURN & COMPANY
Hardware—Sporting Goods—Gasoline.
SHELBY CREAMERY COMPANY
Making a Reputation for Cleveland County.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK of SHELBY
Capital and Surplus Half Million Dollars.
GRIGG and HAMRICK, Phone 25
Hay, Fertilizer, Coal and Wood.
ANTHONY and ANTHONY
We Sell Farm a«*d City Property.
UNION TRUST COMPANY
Shelby —r Lattimore— Lawndale — Fallston
“Ip Union There Is Strength.”
SHELBY BUILDING & LOAN'ASSO.
17,500 Shares In Foree—J. F. Roberts, Secretary-Treas.
FARMERS HARDWARE COMPANY
Utility Hardware Of Course.
SHELBY STEAM LAUNDRY
For Satisfactory Laundry Service of AH Kinds
REX CIGAR COMPANY
Hava-Bexa, Skill, Champagne Cigars.
FRANK L. HOYLE
Fire, Life, Accident, Health and Auto Insurance.
CLEVELAND MOTOR COMPANY
Dodge Bros., Sales and Service. C. P. Peeler Manager.
EAGLE ROLLER MILL CO.
High Grade Flour and Feeds.
WRAY-HUDSON COMPANY
Star Brand Shoes—General Merchandise.
W. C. HARRIS, Real Eatate
A Good Investment is WortH a Life-Time of Labor.
W. L. FANNING & CO.
Outfitters to Men, Women mad Children.
O. E. FORD COMPANY
Buggies, Wagons, Farm Machinery, Mixed Fertilizers,
Soda and Acid Phosphates.
SHELBY an* CLEVELAND COUNTY
B. & L. ASSOCIATION
Cleveland County Home Bnildera.