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She SImland TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Subscription Price. By mall, per year_,-$2.00 By carrier, per year _$2.50 The Star Publishing Company, Inc. LEE B. WEATHERS_President RENN DRUM_I__ Local Editor Entered as second class matter January 1, 1005, at the postofTice at Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. We wish to call your attention to the fact that it is, and has been our custom to charge five cents per line , for resolutions of respect, cards of thanks and obituary notieps, after one death notice has been published. This will be strictly adhered to. TUESDAY, SEPT. 2, 1924 Actors are to have a good season in Chicago. Officers seized a shipment of bad eggs there recently. The big trouble about summer love affairs is that somewhere you may meet them again. Why should the old timers moan about the hoopskirt, haven't we bat loon trousers? j ,. t —— —-— A French scientist says that diseas es ire shown by marks in the eye. Yes, Carpentier caught one from Dcmpacy. The football season is soon to open and the boys will go to high, school so n as to have regular hours. The fellow who is never troubled with brain storm* never has enough brains to appreciate it. The "Road Hog” law credited to the special term of legislature might be worth something if all cars were the same size. With the premium lint for the Clev eland County Fair on hand the farm er* of this sec'ion should begin plan ning their entries. Our idea of a word battle with the Sphinx is Sena* or Wheeler’s challenge fftr a series of debates with President Coolidge. Sure the world is growing better Herehfter morals will be required InJ securing license to practice law in North Carolina. If His Excellency, the Prince ot Wales, would visit one of Western Carolina’s summer resorts during bathing hours hi8 royal relatives would worry no more about “murrying him off.” Once oqjy small boys droamod of being governor or President, but now little girls share in Dreamland “White Houses.” A dearth of “bootleg cawn” is pro dieted for the winter owing to the long dry spell, which is wilting the corn crop—in the South Mountains. Kannapolis may be the largest un incorporated town in the world, but Shelby Is the largest town with the „ smallest limits. ; Democratic spell-binders in North > Carolina are in for a tough time this fall. They must have two speeches, one about ports and the other the old, old story. Neither to bo mixed, says 1 Mr. Morrison. » T , ' The Catawba News-Enterprise thanks us for the opportunity to warm up on Mr. Bailey’s manly qualities. 1 ,.We have no objections to the Raleigh i * man's stand, but will he never pick a ; ..v^nner? [ ’EDIX.a. It is reported that Mr. Coolidge ha* Assured Mr. Ford some action on Mux ' cle Shoals, the assurance being with a November provision. Now we’ll listen for a flivver” back-fire. • We think Cleveland county is some fdace; Editor Noell at Roxboro thinks the same thing, now if Dan Tompkins, of the Jackson County Journal, would “lay off” us we would dare be proud of ourselves. A GOOD REPLY. People in this section have been of «the opinion for a long time that once a man becomes a resident of Shelby and Cleveland county he remains a resident fqr the remainder of his nat ural span. Outsiders some times think us egotistical, but here is what Editor J. W. Noell, of the Roxboro Courier, says of Shelby: I “The Durham Herald says the ques , f ion has been asked why such able lawyers as 0. Max Gardner and Clyde %Hoey are content to reside in the lit tle city of Shelby. That is easy. Had the Herald man ever roamed around this “little city" such a question would never have been asked, for it is as near the Garden of Eden as any place we’ve ever known, surrounded by just about the best class of farmers, farm ing the best clas8 of land you will find. No, we are not surprised that Max Gardner and Clyde Hoev stick to Shelby." HOW WE PAY FOR ROADS. i The plan of North Carolina to pay for her system of good roads is re garded by outside states a- a most fair and equitable manner because the folks who use the roads do the pay ing while those who do not own au tomobiles have no part whatever in bearing the burden. The record of the automobile department last year dis j closes sales of 26b,f>07 passenger car i plates, 24,879 truik plates and 1,488 motorcycle plates. For the rale of I these plates the state derived a rov i enue of $.1,975,000. The three-rent tax per gallon on gasoline produced $•!, j 979,000 or $1,000 more than the re- 1 ' ceipts from automobile license plates. The money derived from the ale of license plates and from the tax on gasoline is used to maintain the roads after they are built, pay interest on road bonds and create a sinking fund j with which to pay the bonds when they become due. Real estate, there fore doc- not hear any part whatever of the cost of our s ate road system and the man who persists.in riding the old fashioned way, a’though he might own a valuable farm, can enjoy -the roads without any cost whatever. W. C. Dowd of th" CharloCe News says our road system docs riot cost the automobile owner anything and he I argues his point in this fashion, flood I roads prolong the life r,f a car, save | the gasoline consumption and that • hese two savings arc equal to the ( amount of the license plates and gas, oline tax each year. I' would seem therefore, that the automobile owners would have a decrease in demand for ears bemuse of their longer life on I good reads, but still the demand keeps | up and the industry grows bigger and bigger. MODES OF TRAVEL. A wonderful age is this. More won derful than we realize, until we pause in our hours of hustle and rush, to contemplate the ape in which we are living. The editor of The Star passed through Gastonia Sunday morning re turning from a Charlotte hospi al and there on the outskirts of that whirring city on a quiet (?) .Sabbath morning he saw four means and methods of transportation—all at one and the same time, lie was riding in a 12 pas senger hus which rung six round tri schedules daily between Shelby and Charlotte on a hard-surfaced road where dust never bothers and mud and rain never prevent a trip. To the left was the double track main line of the Southern over which No. '17 was going south at a rapid rate of speed—a train which operates daily between New York and New Orleans. To the right was the Piedmont and Northern elec trio line on which a passenger train loaded to capacity was speeding along on power generated by harnessing the I streams that rush down from the i mountains of Western Carolina. Glid ing overhead like a bird we saw an airplane circling the city and if the ! driver had had a mind to, he could have out-run either the steam engine, the electric car or the bus line. Yes, it's a wonderful age as little I Chester Gump would say and we ) ought to he glad that we are living! in an age with such remarkable im provements in transportation. From where we saw these four methods of transportaion at the same time, scores of radios were installed in homes, phonographs were giving entertain- ' mint from masters of voice and in strument, men sat in their homes with a telephone at arm’s reach by which they could talk to New York* or San Francisco. J/zeKEY /MOTE, TO OUR SUCCESS is that intimate touch which only personal service of the right; *ort can bring to< a fam ily, Wu are nob satisfied with being merely undertakers in the old sense, hut we insist up on funeral directors in the new sense. We add to the funeral and burial services an •tir of high class, dignified pro fessionalism. THE . I PARAGON FURNITURE COMPANY I ■ ‘ ■ “On The Square.” Day Phone 170. Night Phone 61 Night Phone 377. Night Phone 460-M Night Phone 80. u J NEW FALL THINGS FOR LADIES OF TASTE Since our buyer has returned from the New York markets every express is bring ing fresh merchandise in DRESSES x COATS MILLINERY which are attractively priced. In each of these lines we have a beautiful showing and you are invited to see them wheth er you buy or not. Our store is ready with Fifth Avenue Creations. You should not miss seeing them. J. C. McNeely & Co. ROYSTER BUILDING BETTY WALES DRESSES Mrs. Vanderbilt Proud She Is A Farmer New York, Aug. 27.—The White Star liner Adriatic arrived here Mon day Morning, benring Mr-. George Vanderbilt of Biltmore, N'. C , who pre fers “farming to solely,” and a num ber of southerners who were keenly interested in “Ma Ferguson’s” suc cessful fight against the Ku Klux klan in Texas. Mrs. Vanderbilt, who is the moth er of the former Miss Cornelia Van derbilt, now the wife of the Hon John Cecil, talked enthusiastically of her farm at Biltmore. She will stop for a brief time at the Ritz-Carlton and then continue her trip southward. She spent two months in England and France. ‘I’m proud of being a farmer,” said Mrs. Vanderbilt. “I have b»en in charge of the business ever since my husband’s death and am greatly in terested in dairying. I devote most of niv time to it. It pays and 1 like it.” Mrs. Vanderbilt said she had one herd of 200 cows. She places cow with farmers in the vicinity. They hring their milk to her central sta tion, she said. “I’m a Rotarian,” she added, “and I'm proud of it.” Mrs. Vanderbilt said she was at present engaged in building a house for herself on her Biltmore property The present house will he occupied by Mrs. Vanderbilt’s daughter and son in-law, who arrived at Boston from England last week. Mrs. Vanderbilt touched upon the subject of Mrs. Miriam Ferguson’s winning the <1 niocratic nomination for governor in Texas, despite Ku 1 Klux klan opposition. ‘ I’ mglad to know that Mrs. Fer guson is nominated,” she said. “I do not know her, but if she is capable, it i i great things for the women of America. As one farm woman to an other, I congratulate her.” Town Judged by Paper. Most people look at a newspaper a- the business of a single individual If it thrives, that is the owner’s or | the editor’s business. If it fails, that also i sthe owner's or editor's business. As a matter of fact, the success or j failure of a paper is a matter of gravo ; concern to an entire town. New-papers are the best advertise- j I merit a city has in the outside world. Other cities judge a town by the kind of newspaper it has. If it does not thrive, oiHsid; rs are incLincd to look i on the town as undesirable to live in, ami so move on to other cities. I Thomas Jefferson once said that if ! i he had to have government without newspapers or new papers without I government he would take the news- j | papers, because through them he felt 1 j that the state could be run with at least fair success. j If some of us appreciated more ! ' fully the value of our newspapers we would make great effort to see that they get the ne ws and advertising and so nearly always become successful.! Modern socie y cannot get along with j out. newspapers any more than it can ; without schools and churches. OFF TO COLLEGE IN A FEW DAYS Every B >y and Girl going to College wants a good looking trunk and Hand Bag. W<? ve got just what that boy or girl wants—and our prices are right. Drop ih and look ’em over this week. TRUNKS all kinds and sizes. 1 SlIIT CASES, HAM) BAGS WEEK END CASES, HAT BOXES THE PARAGON FURNITURE CO. “ON THE SQUARE” Shelby’s Leading Furniture Dealers And Undertakers. Ask About Our New Weekly And Monthly Loan Plan. EVERY DAY IS OPENING DAY AT MISS BLACK’S Upon my return from N» \v York, each express brings shipments of Fall and Winter millinery from New ^ork s best markets—a range of hats that should appeal to all my customers as never before. $5.00 HAT SPECIAL Realizing that the ladies want a pretty and service able hat at a moderate price. I have a beautiful assort ment in a variety of styles and patterns which are the best bargains 1 have been able to offer for several sea sons. You must see than to appreciate them. READY-TO-WEAR My ready-to-wear department will be open in two weeks or ten days. Pretty showing of dresses and coats, all good values at moderate prices. New line of neckwear and stamped goods. MISS CLACK WEBB BU1*_U1NG. SHELBY, N. C. somatu Encirnm com pa nr r DESIGNERS, FABRICATORS, Erectors, Structural Steel and Concrete Reinforcing Bars. For Office and Store Buildings, Garages, Store Fronts, Mil* and Factory Buildings, Machine Shops and Foundries, Churches and Schools. Immediate shipments from Charlotte stock. SOUTHERN ENGINEERING COMPANY Office and Plant • Charlotte, N. C. LADIES GARMENTS— DRESSES, COATS. SKIRTS, WAISTS, ETC. Can be continually refreshed and kept new by our thor ough cleaning and pressing service. WHITEWAY DRY CLEANING CO CLEANERS — DYERS PHONE 105. FARMS FOR SALE . SO acre farm near Gaffney, S. C., school district No. 10, in which Gaffney is located. On National highway. 48 acres near Gaffney in Gaffney school district, gQOcl five room house and barn. On National highway. 72 acres in Gaffney, S. C. school district, dwelling houses and good barns. o' , I • 75 acres three miles from Chesnec, S. C. Good seven room house. Eight stall barn, good outbuildings. On public highway and only half mile from state highway from CUffside to Chesnec. These farms are offered at attractive prices and on liberal terms. Let me show them to you. J. E. WATKINS Gaffney, 3. C. A VALUABLE STOCK, COTTON AND CORN FARM FOR SALE FOR LESS THAN $55.00 PER ACRE. 86 acres in one tract and 40 acres in the other tract with six room dwelling, good outbuilldings, 1-2 in cultivation, balance in timber and pasture. Fine orchard, 12 acres of rich bottom, good sand clay road runs through property leading from Shel by to Kings Mountain. One mile from hard surface road, 4 miles from the town of Kings Mountain. Near church and school. Easy terms. $1,000 cash and re mainder payable in ten years, 6 per cent. ANTHONY & ANTHONY Shelby, N. C. DO YOU TEACH THE YOUNGSTERS TO FACE THE FACTS? School bells ringing for the new term call morrows men and women—the leaders workers of a few years hence. to and Billions could not equal the wealth of this na tion in its boys and girls. Added billions could not pay what school days will be worth to them. I rain them to meet each test as best they can, to cheer the comrade who passes them while each does the best he can. Teat h them, too, that thrift and a knowledge of how' to save are big stepping-stones to success. CLEVELAND BANK & TRUST CO. Shelby, N. C. WELCOME BOYS AND GIRLS TO THIS BANK.
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