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LITTLE “STARS” * Cotton---22.75 * » Seed-52 1-2 * *********** —Mr. Hamrick III—Rev. G. P. Ham rick continues ill at his home on N. LaFayette street. His condition is. quite serious at times and it is feared that he will never be able to be up and out again. —Buys Henry Place—C. T. Warren has purchase through Anthony and Anthony the Bob Henry place belong ing to George A. Hoyle and located below Shelby. The price was $140 per acre for 60 acres. —In Winston —The Democratic campaign in Forsyth county was op ened Monday night by a speech in Winston-Salem by Hon. Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby. Mr. Hoey’s last campaign speech before the election will be to Guilford county folks in Greensboro on the night of November 3. Interest in W'edding—From all in quiries the T. W. Hamrick company, jewelers, have had in regard to giving away the wedding ring to the couple that will marry in the grand stand at the fair ground this week, every in. dication points to a big wedding with many to witness it. —Sale Well Patronized—The Cy clone Auction company’s sale of the Jarvis Hamrick Jots beyond Cleve land Springs on hard-surfaced high way No. 20 was well attended Satur day, the sale bringing 87,188. * This i makes five sales the Cyclone has con ducted in Shelby during the past 15 months and every lot offered for sale | was sold and confirmed. —No Kiwanis —there will be no meeting of the Kiw'anis club Thurs day evening of this week according to an announcement by the club seere tary, the meeting being called off on account of Cleveland’s inaugural fair,1 which is in progress. Kiwanians how- j ever are urged to attend the fair each day and help boost the county. The regular meeting will be held next week. —Mr. Lucas Improving—The many friends of Mr. Walter Lucas who lost his right arm above the elbow in a cotton gin at Mooresboro last Thurs- j day, will be pleased to learn that he is improving rapidly in the Rutherford hospital. Mr. Lucas was short of help nt the time of the accident and under took to clean out some cotton which , was jammed in the press when his j overall sleeve caught and pulled his arm in the machinery. —Bee CauseR Accident—While three1 ladies and a boy were coming to Shel by from Salisbury last week to visit friends and relatives in Shelby, a bee got into the car and the lady driver attempted to get it out while the car , was in motion. Her attention was so . absorbed in the bee that the car mount : ed an embankment and turned over, just beyond Kings Mountain. One of j the ladies received a severe cut on the hand and the other occupants were bruised. —Great Sunday Crowd-vThousands of people motored to the fair ground Sunday to see the preparation that 1 had been made for the fair which j opens today. The highway was a solid mass of cars coming and going be tween Shelby. Coming from the Fair ' ground last Sunday afternoon, a re presentative of The Star fnet exactly 1 100 cars in the few minutes it took to drive that distance. Indications are for fair weather and a mammoth attend ance. —Real Estate—Transactions in real estate handled recently by J. B. Nolan, of Lawndale, include: Purchase of 87 1-2 acre farm by Mr. J. L. Mode, of Belwood R-l, from N. A. Smith for $7,000; the Julius H. Buff farm of 65 acres in No. 10 township was bought by Mr. Smith for $3,250. Another j sale was a lot on the Cleveland j Springs road opposite the Lineberger ] development from Odus Royster, of; Lawndale, to Louis M. Hamrick for $2,000. —Scrubs Lose—The second eleven of the Shelby high school football squad was defeated Saturday by the j Sorest City highs at Forest City 12 to 6. The “scrubs” put up a good game but were unable to hold the Forest City boys. In Shelby’s second team is some likely looking material for next year's regulars and such games as the one played Saturday are good training for the future hopefuls. A number of the first string players went to Charlote Saturday for the Rockingham-Charlotte^g.ime, which i was won by Charlotte. —At Mt. Vernon—Home coming [ day will be held at Mt. Vernon Church Saturday October 25, 1924, it is an nounced. 10 a. m.—Song service. 10:15 a. m.—Address of welcome by the pas- j tor, Rev S. C. Douthit. 10:25 a. m.— History of Mt. Vernon church by A. P. \ Bumgardner of Gastonia. 1 a. m.— ] Sermon by Rev. W. R. Bi .idshavv of Hickory. 12 m.—Dinner on the ground. 1 p. m.—Address by S. A. Strup of Columbus. 1:45 p. m.—Address by Rev. C. M. Roberson of Catawba. 2:30 P- m.—Addresses by visitors. Every body requested to bring well filled buskets and enjoy the day. —To Havana—Relatives in Shelby have received notice of the appoint ment of Chas. C. Gidney, jr., to the consular service in Havana, Cuba, and of his leaving New York last week for that port. Mr. Gidney is the son I of Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Gidney of j Plainview, Texas and on one or two occasions has visited his uncles, Messrs. R. M. and Lamar C. Gidney of East Marion street. He took his de gree at the foreign service department of Georgetowp university, Washing ton, D. C., last June, since which time be has been with the U. S. depart ment of commerce in Washington. i m * ' * ******** personals ******** , ,^r' a?^ *',rs' W- H. Jennings spent Wednesday in Charlotte. Mrs. Lawrence Lackey was a Gas tonia visitor Friday. Mr. h red Oates of Asheville spent Thursday and Friday here. Mrs. H. L. Newman has returned from Charlotte where she spent ten days with her daughter. Mrs. M. J. Blackwelder of Concord is visiting her son, Mr. I). E. Honey cutt. Miss Gussie Sisk who has been vis iting Mrs. Grover C. King at Forest City returned Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Oates of Char lotte spent Sunday here the guests °fMIr' and Mrs‘ Geor»te Blanton. Mr. W. S. Buchanan, of the high school faculty, spent the week-end at Davidson college and Charlotte. Mr. h red Logan who is attending State college at Raleigh is spending the week end here. Mrs. T. II. Lowery, Patterson Springs is spending a week with her daughter Mrs. H. F. Young, West Warren street. Mrs. M. Webb of Birmingham, Ala., who has been spending the sum mer here and in Charlotte with rela tives, left Saturday for her home. Mesdames (). Max Gardner and James L. Webb motored to GaatSjnia Sunday taking Miss Fan Barnet*, who was their attractive week end guest. Mr. James Roberts who has been working in Detroit, Mich., is here on a visit to his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Robe.rts. Misses Pattie Roberts and Laura Burton Miller of Charlotte were the week end quests of Miss Elizabeth Roberts. I)r. and Mrs. Guy . Dixon and chil dren of Hendersonville, this state, spent several days here last week with relatives. Dr. and Mrs. Funderburk of Monroe spent the week end here with Mr. D. Augustus Beam, Mrs. Funderburk’s father. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Gardner had as their guests for the week-end Mrs. Gardner’s mother Mrs. Wilkins and sister, Miss Madge Wilkins of Ruth erfordton, Mr. Tom Lucas, of Vidalia. Ga., came in last week to be at the bed side of his brother, Mr. Walter Lucas who lost his right arm in the cotton gin at Mooresboro. Rev. W. A. Murray is attending the meeting of the synod of the Presby terian church of North Carolina which is meeting this week at Washington, this state. Mr. ad Mrs. J. M. Stoll of Lancaster S. C., are spending several days with Mrs. Stoll's mo'her, Mrs. Josie T. Wil son, Mrs. Stoll before her marriage a few weeks ago was Miss Jenelle Wil son. Mr. and Mrs. Draper Wood, of High Point, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hull. Mr. Wood return-j ed to High Point Monday, but Mrs. ! Wood will remain over for the fair this week. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Kendall, Miss' Doulass Kendall and Mr. Jack Ken- ’ dall of Charlotte spent the week-end here with her brothers; Messrs. Zollie and Pink Riviere and his sisters, the Misses Kendall. Accompanying them were Mrs. Emma Nuttall of Wades boro. Messrs. M. H. Austell and J. A. Ly Hrand attended the North Carolina State-University of South Carolina game in Columbia, S. C., Saturday, j State losing 10 to 0. Two Shelby boys Randolph and Fred Logan played through the entire game at center and tackle for State, while John Anthony, another Shelby boy, was sent in the last quarter. In between times while you're nt the fair you’ll have to stop at Heavy's Cafe, tlie best place in town to eat. Ad The best exhibit in Cleveland coun ty will not be at the fair grounds but at Heavy's Cafe—Heavy himself. Ad 19 CLEVELAND COUNTY BOYS AT WAKE FOREST Eflghty-six of the counties of North Carolina, 12 states and one foreign country are represented in the student body at Wake Forest, according to statistics prepared in the office of the registrar. Among the counties, Wake leads with 69 enrolled. Buncombe, 200 miles distant, follows with 24. North ampton and Roberson follow with 23 each. Cleveland has 19 representatives, Johnston and Union 15 each. Ruther ford, Davidson and Nash 14 each, Franklin 13, Mecklenburg 12. Duplin and Wayne 11 each and Iredell, Chat ham, Halifax aud Rowan 10 each. BABY SHOW UNDER BRAND STAND WEDNESDAY 11 TO 3 The baby show scheduled to take place at the Cleveland County Fair on Wednesday of this week promises to be a feature that will interest the proud parents of the li'tle folks. The show will take place from 11 a. m. un til 3 p. m. on Wednesday and the ba bies will be shown and judged in a comfortable room which has been pro vided under the grandstand. Miss Irma Bowman, Shelby school nurse, will be in charge. Prizes will be given in ac cordance with the rules and ages in the county fair premium list. —Cotton Ginned—There were 492 bales of cotton ginned in Cleveland county from the crop of 1924 prior to October 1st. according to the official report of Miles H. Ware, special agent. (Extension Service.) H. T. Fulton and North Smith of Kinds Mountain are to have charge of a mineral exhibit at the Cleveland County Fair to show the mineral pro ducts of Cleveland county. Anyone having minerals that would be of interest to the people attending the fair are requested to bring them out to the fair Monday October 13th. No premiums will be offered but the exhibit is being put on to show the different minerals produced in Cleve land county. Mr. Smith says two million dollars worth of gold has been mined from the old Catawba gold mine just east of Kings Mountain according to the records of the U. S. mint. This booth should prove to be one of the most interesting booths at the county fair as Mr. Smith and Mr. Fulton are both enthusiastic mineral ogist. QAKER OATS COMPANY FEEDING FAIR POULTRY McKnight and company, local whole sale grocers and distributors of Quaker Oats products induced the factory to send its state representa tive, Mr. E. C. Elzemire and salesman: Mr. Rogers to Shelby during the Clev- j eland County Fair, to demonstrate the) product and give whatever informa-! tion the public night ask on poultry] I raising. The Quaker Oat company has ; a booth at the county fair and any information on the feed and care of poultry will be gladly furnished to those who inquire. This company has also agreed to furnish feed free for the poultry ex hibited. Special for this week 10 per cent off on coats and all ladies ready-to- I wear. Mrs. F. N. Wood, South Shel by. adv i An optimist is one who makes the best of it when he, gets the worst of it. TRY STAR WANT ADS. CRYSTAL BATH The Most Deliqhtful Invigorating ALCOHOL MASSAC? V ALCOHOL$5^ , Good Druqqists rBifismess (Colleges LET US TRAIN YOU FOR BUSINESS Penmanship, Bookkeeping, Bank ing, Machine Bookceping, Account ing and Auditing, Theory and Practice. Secretarial Courses, Letter Writ ing, Typewriting, Shorthand, Spe cialized Training for high class of fice work. Address Dept't. E. CECILS BUSINESS COLLEGE Asheville, N. C., Spartanburg, S.C. J Dr. E. C. Pierce EYE SIGHT SPECIALIST OPTOMETRIST Office Over Union Trust Co. Shelby, N. C. Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Glasses Repaired (Ftfrmerly of Gastonia. Eight Years Experience in Examining Eyes and Fitting Glasses.) ---dr — oUSIMCSS TAAIMINC A BUSINESS EDUCATION It does not make any difference as to what your present position is if you are capable of mastering our bus iness course. It will promote you. Prepare here for Success. GASTONIA BUSINESS COLLEGE. 5th Floor Realty Bldg. Gastonia, N. C. EVERY VISITOR TO THE FAIR Is invited to visit our store and get some of the bargains we are offering during Fair Week. Our line of Watches and Jewelry, Diamonds and all kinds of Gift Goods can not be equalled in Western North Carolina. X Come in and see us whether you buy or not. T. W. Hamrick Company Jewelers and Optometrists ATTENTION MERCHANTS While you are visiting the fair this week make our store your headquarters. — FRUITS — VEGETABLES — — PRODUCE — We have a large and very select stock and it will pay you to stock up on Fruits, Produce, Grapes, Dried Fruits and Dried Beans. Yours for quality and service, PEARCE-YOUNG-ANGEL CO., Shelby, N. C. TO REMIND YOU WHILE YOU ARE HERE THIS WEEK TO SEE THE WONDERFUL EXHIBITS AT The Cleveland County Fair I DON'T FORGET THERE IS ANOTHER BIG SHOW IN TOWN AT Efird’s Department Store AND THAT OUR FALL OPENING SALE CONTINUES ALL OF FAIR WEEK WITH REMARKABLE BAR* GAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. SEE PRICES ON 4-PAGE CIRCULAR. Efird’s Department Store mm FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Shelby RESOURCES FOUR MILLION. THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS CONDENSED STATEMENT, OCTOBER, 10, 1924. ___ RESOURCES LOANS AND DISCOUNTS— The largest item of a bank’s resources are the loans made to firms, corporations and in dividuals. Our loans are made with great care by experienced men with thorough knowledge of conditions and securities and amount to_! OVERDRAFTS— Credit extended to customers in the form of overdrafts. A large part of our overdrafts are secured by cotton. This is a form of cred it that banks do not approve of and we urge our customers to discontinue this practice _ U. S. BONDS— Bonds of the United States owned by us to secure our circulating notes ___ OTHER STOCKS AND BONDS— Investments made by the bank in Liberty Bonds, State, County and Municipal Bonds __ REAL ESTATE OWNED— An investment in real estate, on part of which will be located the bank’s home in,the future, and also house and lot taken in payment of a debt_1____ ■3,661,087.05 13,486.00 235,000.00 158,921.89 105,500.00 E i FURNITURE AND FIXTURES— New furniture and equipment recently pur chased which has not been charged off. AH the furniture and equipment purchased in former years has been charged off_ REDEMPTION FUND— Funds placed with the U. S. Treasurer to re deem circulating notes when presented_ CASH ON HAND AND DUE FROM OTHER BANKS— The cash on hand and funds placed with the Federal Reserve Bank and larger banks in New York, Richmond and other large cities constitute the Reserve of a bank. Reserve is calculated by the proportion of these funds to the total deposits. On this basis our reserve is about fifteen per cent of our deposits or over one-seventh as much as deposits, amounting to_ $1,435.72 11,250.00 $492,115.96 The items above constitute the bank’s RE SOURCES, making Total Resources_$4,668,796.62 LIABILITIES 250,000.00 « CAPITAL STOCK— Amount paid in by the 125 stockholders as the Bank’s Capital --—$ 250,000.00 SURPLUS FUND— Amount set aside by shareholders as a fur ther protection for depositors and used the same as capital UNDIVIDED PROFITS— Profits left on hand after setting aside ample amount for interest due depositors and in come tax ----$134,721.39 RESERVED FOR INTEREST— Reserved from profits to pay interest due to depositors ------- RESERVED FOR TAXES— Reserved from Profits to cover Income Tax due__ CIRCULATION— A National Bank is allowed to issue their bank notes if secured by U. S. Bonds to the amount of their capital stock which is called circulating notes. Our amounts to_ Secured by U. S. Bonds amounting to $225,000.00. 32,656.88 i 15.000.0Q, **<* *>V) 225,000.09 BILLS PAYABLE— At times demand for money is heavy and funds are secured from The Federal Reserve Bank and New York banks on security such as State, County and City Bonds, to lend to cotton mills, cotton dealers and others. Our Our Bills Payable amount to____ BILLS RE.DISCOUNTED— Choice notes of our customers sold with our endorsement, to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and other banks in New York City thereby using the excellent Federal Reserve System for the benefit of customers and community to the amount of___ DEPOSITS— Deposits are funds placed with a bank either on interest or checking account by other banks, corporations, firms and individuals. The Deposit account is the life of the bank and reflects the financial condition of a com munity. Our total deposits amount to ____ v--' 200,000.0<>~ 379,537.37 ; . mi. 3,181,880.98^ All the above items make up the banks liabil ities, making TOTAL LIABILITIES_$4,668,796,62 ' People often say they can not understand the usual published bank statement, so we have made the above explanations of each item, so that any one can read and understand the statement. We are naturally pleased with this statement, as it, 1 is one of the largest.we have ever published and we want our friends and customers to read it and be pleased also. We * thank every one who has helped to make possible this excellent showing of your bank. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHELBY '1 A BIG STRONG. FRIENDLY, NATIONAL BANK-MEMBER OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Shelby Daily Star (Shelby, N.C.)
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