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'«********). LITTLE “STARS” • Cotton --29 1-lc * • Seed ..— __51 1-2 * *********** —Clean Cemetery—Members ol Beaver Dam church are requested tc meet at the #hurch Saturday morning May 31, for the purpose of cleaning off the cemetery, according to ar announcement made by T. P. Hamrick —Caps Come—Shelby’s two city firemen, McBride Poston and Boy Newman, are now fully equipped as to uniform. The new blue caps with silver La France emblem arrived last week and with the new blue uniforms are neat appearing. —Attend Funeral— The many friends of Mrs. R. E: Carpenter will hear with regret that her mother, Mrs. Smith, died Saturday at her home at Woodard, S. C. Mr. and Mrs, Carpenter left Saturday night to at tend the funeral. Details of the death and funeral were not learned. —For Sth°ol Board—In this issue Editor G. G. Page, of the Kings Moun tain Herald, announces himself as a candidate for the county school board subject to the Democratic primary. The vacancy to be filled was brought about by the recent death of William L. Plonk, of. Kings Mountain, for over 30 years a member ofthe board. —Hurt in Fall—Mr. Frank R. San ders, owner of the Shelby Steam laundry, fell from a water tank at the laundry plant Saturday and was pain fully injured, breaking his collar bone and fracturing his left forearm. None of the fractures were serious and Mr. Sanders is progressing nicely his friends will be pleased to note. —5,000 Acrcs^— An advertisement carried last week by the insurance department of the Union Trust com pany, J. F. Roberts, manager, stated that 500 acres of cotton are protect ed against hail damage by policies through their agency. What shoul 1 have been said was that 5,000acres are protected by that company instead of 600. —Cotton Damaged—The continued cool and damp weather is proving dam aging to cotton in some sections of the county, County Agent Lawrence says, the “damping off” being caused by “sore shins,” the farm term f r the crust that is causing the cotton to die. The only remedy for this is to keep the crust broken around the cot ton says the county agent. —Davids Chapel —Memorial Day will be observed at Davids Chapel on Sunday, June 1. There will be preach ing at 11 o’clock by Rev. Mr. Mor gan. Decoration of graves will be a' 12 o’clock and dinner afterwards on the grounds. At 2 o’clock in the aft ernoon Rev. Mr. Morris will preach and there will be singing by the He bron choir. All members and friends of the church are invited. —Warming Up—Sometime back be fore so many candidates were out, The Star carried a story under the head “Political Pot Refuses to Boil in Clev eland,” but a change has taken place since that time. The pot now is boiling over and simmering on surrounding territory. With the primary only two weeks off the political pot reached boiling heat Saturday. A number of candidates with a host of supporters and friends worked thoroughly the —Popular Cigar—The *Rex Cigar company, a local concern that is be coming widely known over this sec tion of the country, announces that one of thei- best cigars, the Hava Rexa, an eight cent seller., will here after be sold at five cents* This parti cular cigar has been extensively advertised and is a favorite with many smokers. Messrs. Holly and Taris Ledford, local men, form the company. —Juniors to Meet—There will be a meeting next Tuesday night May 27th at the Junior hall in J. E. Webb build ing. Mr. R. M. Gantt former Shelby boy and State vice councilor of Dur ham, will be present and deliver a great speech. “Big Bob”, former pitch er for the Baltimore Orioles, is a real Junior and a fine entertainer. Good music and refreshments free for each member. All Juniors are urgently re quested to attend this big meeting. hord Stolon—A Ford roadster belonging to Mr. William McCord was stolen sometime Sunday night from the garage at the rear of his home. Mr. McCord says that the road ster was placed in the garage after church Sunday evening and was missing when he went for it Monday morning. A quiet getaway was evi dently made as the garage is only a few feet from the house and no com motion was heard. The thief made a good haul as the car was equipped with new tires and full of gas and oil. —Directors to be Elected—Ballots are being mailed from the Releigh of fice to all member sof the North Car olina Cotton Growers co-operative as sociation for the election of board of directors. Conventions have already been held in the ten districts of the state and these conventions made nominations. In district No. 10 com posed of Cleveland,, Cabarrus, Ruth erford, Gaston, Union, Iredell, Rowan, Stanly, Mecklenburg and Anson, the convention unanimously nominated L. D. Robinson to succeed himself as di rector of the association and no other name was placed on the ballot. Mem bers of the association chose their di rectrg by districts all members living m a district voting for a director from that district. By provision in the by laws of the association members are not compelled to vote for the nomi nee whose name appears on the ballot but have the privilege of voting foi any cotton grower member of the as sociation living in their district. *********** * PERSONALS * *********** Miss Mary Spencer Love, of Lin colnton, is visiting Miss Betty Suttle. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burrus are i spending this week in Mocksville. Mr. A. W. McMurry is away on a business trip to New York city. Mrs. Borders, of Karl is visiting Miss Willie Sepaugh. Hon. C. K. Huey has returned from \ a trip to Raleigh. Judge E. Y. Webb is holding court , in Wilkesboro this week. ! Judge James L. Webb is holding ; court in Mocksville this week. Mr. and Mrs. George Blanton spent ; Sunday in Gaffney, S. C. Miss Laura Burton Miller was the week end guest of Misses Pattie and | Elizabeth Roberts. Mrs. Turner, of Grover, was a guest last week of Mrs. Charles Wash burn. Mr. Worth Lutz, student at Bing ham Military academy at Asheville, Is at home for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hoyle, of Con nelly Springs section, were Shelby visitors last week. Mr. Monroe Wei!mon of Shelby vis ited relatives on Belwood K-l Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Harris Bailey and son are the guests of Mrs. Bailey’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Rudasill. I Miss Kate Pearsall, of Morganton, is visiting at the home of Mr. and ; Mrs. R. L. Rybarn. j Mr. and Mrs. Joe Foster, of Grecn , vdle, S. f'., spent Sunday at Clevc and Springs hotel. Mrs. Ben Suttle has returned to 1 Cleveland Springs hotel afttr a de ' ghtful vis.t to Asheville and An drews. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wray, of Gastonia were guests of rela‘ ives here Sunday. | Mrs. Wray addressed the womens I lass at the Baptist Sunday school. Among the State college students ! home for the summer months are C. R. Hqcy, ir., Fred Logan and Ellis Morrison. Mr. C. A. Wootton, of Reidsvillc, was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wootton, the former his i son. Mrs. \\. H. Warli.k and daughter! Xnnie, and Mr. Wilson Wellmon of Belwood R-l were in Kings Mountain Friday. Friends of Mrs. C. P. Wellmon of Belwood R-l will be pleased to learn that she is able to b° up again after i a long spell of sickness. Rev. A. L. Stanford, pastor of Cen j tral Methodist Church, spent the week ! '' rtd at Brevard, preaching the bacca- j ! ’aureate sermon at Brevard Institute 1 Sunday. Mr. Czar Mundy. who has been un- ■ dergoing treatment at the govern, j ment hospital at Oteen, has been dis charged from the hospital and has re j turned to his home here. Mrs. Will Roberts spent a few days in Spartanburg, S. C., last week Miss Mary Adelaide, her daughter, a ; bright student of Converse accom panied Mrs. Roberts home. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Rorison and son, Brainard, who have been staying in Albemarle, passed through and spent the night at Cleveland Springs hotel! en route to Asheville their future home. Mrs. T. W, Ebeltoft ad Miss Eliza ; beth Ebeltoft are spending a week in Hickory. Mrs. Ebeltoft’s granddaugh ter, Miss Elizabeth Hall, graduates from the high school there. Misses Ellen Brice and Laura Bur ton Miller, who have been the charm, ing house guests of Mrs. O. M Gard ner and Misses Pattie and Elizabeth Roberts returned to Charlotte Mon day. Mr. W. S. Buchanan, of the high j school faculty, spent the week-end at Davidson college and Mooresville. At Moorosville he visited his sister, Miss Janie Buchanan; who will soon sail for Japan after completing a music course at Flora McDonald college, where she graduated a year ago. Lincoln Thief Tried. Danville, Ya., May 24.—Macon R. Hudson of Lincoln county alleged leader of a car stealing organization uncovered by the authorities some months ago, will serve five years in the penitentiary. Convicted by a jury yesterday and sentenced to serve two years, Hudson pleaded guilty today of another indictment and got 3 years. BRIEFS —Company K. Drill—Company K. will have drill at 7:.‘I0 Tuesday night. All members must be present at that hour. —Auto Accident—Theron Sain, of the Toluca section, and a negro by the name of Frank Thomas were painful ly injured Saturday afternoon as a 1 result of a head-on collision near Spurlins store on the County Line i road. Both were lacerated and other- 1 wise injured about the head, ' being brought here where their injuries were treated by Dr. PL A. Houser. Both cars were Fords and were consid erably damaged and bent up by the crash. —Banks Close —All the banks in Shelby and Cleveland county will be closed all day Friday, May 30, Me, morial day, it was announced Tuesday. —Out for Board—Another Kings Mountain citizen/Mr. W. A. Riden hour, has announced his candidacy for the county board of education it was stated yesterday by Attorney Bynum E. Weathers, chairman of the county board of elections. Mr. Ridcnhour and 1 Mr. Page are both seeking the place on the board left vacant by the death of Mr. William Plonk. i JUDGE WEBB BUS Dll lill UTTER Cheokee Indian* Are Not Citizens but Ward* of the Nation Declare* Shelby Jurist. Holding that the Eastern band of Cherokee Indians are not citizens of the United States but wards of tha government, Judge E. Yates Webb, in United Sta'es district court Friday at Asheville upheld a motion of attor neys and quashed n bill of indictment i against C. Y. Dunlay, charging wh'el serving as register in Jackson county he refused to allow Indians to regis ter. Mr. Dunlay, after the alleged re fusal to allow the Indians to register while he was serving as Democrat^ registrar, was indicted in Federal court. The case was opened Friday and a iurv drawn ready for the case to pro ceed. Friday morning, Louis Bourne at torney for Dunlav, moved that the b:'l of indictment be quashed on the grounds that the Indians are not en, ‘Wed to vote and therefore should not be registered. After argument by Mr. Bourne, District Attorney Linnev and Thomo3 J. Ilarkins, assistant District Attor ney. Judge Webb upheld the motion and quashed the bill. District Attorney Linney gave no tice of appeal and the case promises to attract the attention of higher courts. Judge Webb said that he would Mko to see a ruling made by the high or courts on the question of the rights of the Indians. Cases as a re ult of the Indian vote are scattered dn the dockets of all courts in the western section. The question of whether the In dians are wards of the government or citizens with the right to vote is con sidered of vital importance and the appeal will be watched with interest according to attorneys. W hen you need furniture, stoves, ranees, hardware, farming tools, building material, heavy and fancy •roceries. dry goods, ready-to-wear, shoes, hats, etc. Don’t fail to visit Campbell Dept. Store, Lawdale, N. C\. It will pay you. Adv Still is Captured. The county’s collection of moon shine plants and copper stills receiv ed an addition last week when Deputy Sheriff Obediah Cobb brought in an outfit from No. 1 township. The still and accessories, a neat collection of curves and coils, was captured sever al days back, but th£ operators wTere apparently oq-a vacation at the time. FRED HOPPES UNDER BOND OF $1,000.00 Fred Hoppes given a hearing in re corder's court Saturday was held for Superior court under a bond of $1, 000. Four charges were preferred against Hoppes, who was shot in the shoulder Saturday night a week ago when it was said he attempted to en ter a house in the McBrayer school section. The charges were breaking and entering, abandonment and two counts for bad checks, it is said. Hoppes was taken to the Rutherford hospital after being shot, later being brought here and put under bond for fhe first hearing Saturday. MEMORIAL SERVICES AT MORIAH CHURCH JUNE 8. Memorial services will be held at Moriah church Sunday June 8. Preach ing by the pastor, Rev. J. D. Morris at 11 o’clock and dinner on the ground at 12. Song service and speaking in the afternoon. | AN IMPORTANT f CONSIDERATION FOR YOU It is not the cost of the coffin nor the number of automobiles which matters at a funeral, for gaudy ostentation is no more permissible or warrant ed there than at a wedding. But what really matters for your family is the character of the personal service ren dered by your undertaker. May wc serve you ? PARAGON FURNITURE Co. On The Square” ..—.. ,J Campbells will save you money,- Let hem show you. Ad LET US FURNISH YOUR PORCH We have the furniture that will please you and the prices will delight you. Well made Oak Porch swings ___$4.00 New Hampshire Maple Settees___$11.00 ^,eJWT^a,mr)shirp MaP,e Rakers-$3.50 to $7.50 Old Hickory 3-piece Set ____ _ $22 00 A good Hammock at ____ «/no Rtfi igcrators at Reduced Prices. We have all sizes in the best refrigerators made and will give very special prices a ,t>n c*avs< Do not let the opportunity pass by. A Iioeral allowance on vour old refrigerator. ARCADE FURNITURE CO. HAMRICK BUILDING. PHONE 508 FOR THE GRADUATE Graduation Day is a Rad Loiter Event in the Life ? of that Boy and Gi.l. And Your Gift on That Occasion ; Will Never Lc* Forgotten. > Make il a Worthwhile GiftJjy Buying it at Riviere’s, r VANITIES FLOWERS — CANDY | STATIONERY' — PERFUMES Select Your Gift Today RIVIERE DRUG GO. ► 1W9-9 91 s l f mm »• *• COMMENCEMENT FLOWERS Don’t delay placing your orders for cut flowers for commencement. We endeavor to give you the very best service first hand from SCHOLTZ THE FLORIST We are their agents in Shelby. We take orders for all occasions. Suttle’s Drug Store 9 HOTEL ST. JAMES TIMES SQE UIF. NEW YORK CITY Just off Broadway at 109-11,3 West 45th St. Much favored by women traveling without escort. “Sunshine in every room.” An hotel of quiet dignity having the atmosphere and appointments! of a well conditioned home. 40 Theatres, all principal shops and churches, 3 to 5 minutes walk 2 minutes of all subways “Lr roads, surface cars, bus lines. Within 3 minutes Grand Ten-' tral, 5 minutes Pennsylvania Tcr-Scnd PoKtal for Rates and Book]et ‘ m*nals- W. JoKtson Quinn, President The Star has a quality farm circulation which makes it a fine advertising medium for the dealer who sells anything TO THE GRADUATES You are entering now into a new phas,e of life, with larger activities looming be fore you and greater responsibilities awaiting you as you leave your high schools. Some will be fortunate and have more years in college, some will immediately go to work in the stores, manufacturing plants and schools of the county. Whether it be a college course you take, cr the even larger “school of business experience,” you will need a bank account. Start your business or college career right by opening a bank account, and learn - the sturdy principles of business. Set your business standards high, pay strict atten tion to ycur bank account and conduct your business on a high plane and success will come to you. Avoid the evils of extra v agentce, overdrawing your banking ac count, and any risk to your youthful credit. Graduate Into tho Sav’ng Claes The First National welcomes these young men and young women into, the business world and wishes to offer them every en couragement, assistance and advantage possible. Our years of experience are at your command, as we want to be of as sistance to you. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHELBY The Largest Bank in Cleveland County BUILD A BANK ACCOUNT BUILD A BANK ACCOUNT FOR PEACE AND CONTENTMENT A growing and successful bank account certainly is a help towards peace of mind and contentment, and ? “WITH PEACE OF MIND” We all know that more and better work can be done and greater results attend our efforts. A BANK ACCOUNT is a bulwark for the whole family against illness, accident and “hard times.” You can’t afford to neglect your ..bank account. If you do, trouble will almost surely come to you and find you unprepar ed. In the case of A SAVINGS ACCOUNT versus DEBT. Which side are you going to be on? The Union Trust Co., at Shelby, ! Lattimore, Lawndale and Fallston, is en- I couraging thrift and saving, and many | have started SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. We invite you to start one also. : UNION TRUST COMPANY Shelby - Lattimore - Lawndale - Fallston
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