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Our Schools And Teachers By James 0. Elliott When one becomes “One of our old , citizens” he wants to give advice the younger people but, five un 50 years of uge care to hear him, ,, he has to hunt up the few retired -bcens” for an attentive audience. ; iSl,n Eskridge. Copt. Devaney pinker and Jeff Spurting, cripples, • } : * can’t get away; Dock Suttle, An ,Inrun Nolan, Rufus Gardner, Jim Y. ■ |, Torn Holland, Min Gold, Sid Hamrick, Tome Goode. Millinson : arratt, Tom E. Elliott, Mr. Jarvis, t ,,||i Jones, etc., these are the court . .mare contingent when the sun shiner, . ;,ll is lovely, we look down in sym. , nthy on the younger and less expe . fired ones. Clyde Hooy, Max Gard ,, Sheriff Logan and the crop of ,.•.. r lawyers. We recognize Char 1., v Blanton and the Judges Webb as i,f boys striving to r®ach our posi tion of mature wisdom. When brother Irvin i with us he is a good listener! v ;!,* we discourse on the- errors of 11.. - y 'Unger set. This explains our ha,in't on schools. I taught first : yji'.l I8f.fi, fifteen four to :> month:--; ■ to 18t>8. One teacher schools in one l-'.-in houses. Have hail 70 in at-] i, ilan'-e. Of course. Fke all other t.-a or I taught fur the money in it. ] ■ • • front $20 to SOO per month. That at,bit and bird hunting during ti;< winter month" and I prospered : . i! did well by working on the farm] • ••!• dght months. Teaching 1 "school was alW&yfe a Thi'v-wa'frhr -+ffb*l d fail splitters envied hi ; easy mo ney. Te.'tellers rat fri chairs to hear; <•!• anil wlmn they wanted to s bov' threw the hickorv at him anil 'old; him' to I;v>ng it to them and : war i.-ot/up.-^o. whip him tin less he v.%- : large toy that might fight hack. I never ordered a pupil to do .v-vthing that refu-ed to obey. I nev er had need to strike a girl and if I • lid teach :.g;,:n I would never whip'. - - <■ people's children. If parents can] -■ • train their children to .icf decently i : i.hool such children should be put] reformatory, tl is too much to im r ■ h.-tdlv spoiled children on teach-' i r . They should be sent hack to par ing for correction, Parents and teach ! cr: must work together for best re de:. Teachers are taught how to teach and parents need to be taught1 hew to cooperate with the teacher. T'-selling like all professions is filled with incompetents “many are called, but few are chosen.” Real good teach ers are scarce, hut if they are honest ami earnest will do fairly well, none arc per fee*. Out- old curriculum cov er'd tb'1 three It's, Webster’s blue-" b: ' -'(die- and render, costing 10 emit' arid Fowlers arithmetic costing “(l y pupils to the 8th on a solid foundation, with I?'”1" Kiai.imtir and geography thrown n. ,Nl,1r trn >r‘Tr <-l'i chiMjcn arc load ed down o heavily with 5 or 0 dol ors worth of hooks, that they must he hauled to school and must ' have a feather for every crude or two. It takes three or four teachers now to do the work one used to do. An 8 year old child could -pell through \Veh stt rs and read the coarse print to ‘Bo !cmy" in a term of five months and ‘ :■ •• they get now in 20 moths, then. Now every new school hoard retiirif' a new lio" <.f text books, there r nine improvement in primary grammar and geography text books. We hear of unruly large hoys in some schools that should he in re formatories and not allowed to annoy the schools, hut we hear of no such trouble in our township. Children mu-t he taught to 1 ive hooks at home t/> make much progress in school. The idle careless ones make most trouble at school. Woodmen Start Big iJnve For Members Tlip io-w.I camp, Modern Woodmen ; °i America has opened up a member v'ip drive ft r 100 new members. The ■ amp was organized back in 1010 and while it has not crown in size it has ‘Town more so*ieeih day n." the members appreciate more fully the ere:,' ben ti.*t that it is giving^theni. Ihi H odd war and influenza gave the camp a -«t back in its activities;; and with no field representative to give U'Vo. aatbtar.ce-vbe aarngJaes Jens;un |cd the sedge In number. ■ • The society is n'l-American in ev ery cart. ulnr. It is a very progres ■ ive soviety having more than a mil lion members. I: has Jed the fight against tuberculosis since 1007 and has fm ni • ed the nation with a living example of the possibilities of eradi cating "the white plague”. It has re-! duced the death in its own ranks front I---’ to 1-10 since it started the fight. During these 41 years it has prov-! '"<■ to be a croat fraternity and has' saved many homes, helped to educate thousand of children by the large; •rm of over *308,000,000 paid to wid-i ov.'s and orphans. The degree work is all-American, i practical, educational and fu'i of ac 4'vity. While it is (piite serious at times it turns out to be very enter-; raining to both the members as well I as the candidates. The lessons taught live with the members, helping them j in busines- and bringing them closer to their fellows. I is practical in cv- J cry particular and no. man can pass: to rough the great forest t f modern | V.Txid. ra t without being benefited. During the next few days the soci-: t v will show several reels of moving j > pictures ;;t the court house. These j reels give the story of modern Wood craft, giving the citizens of the city and county a movie visit to the worlds gria‘<wt tuberculosis sanatorium at i Woodmen, Colo. Several pictures will I be run, th, names of which will be sni vel Used biter. One of the state lecturers will visit here during the next few days and lecture 10 the public on the society. Hon Charles U. Harris, of Raleigh, or Hon. M. L. Tremain, of Winston-Sa lem, will come and possibly both. The public will be urged to come out. Re member the lectures and pictures will be free to all and we want you to see them. District Deputy T. I. Moore of Charlotte, is with us and will remain until the camp has been put in fine condit ion. F. L. ELLIS, Camp Clerk. Tells of Trip From Shelby There in Wagon Years Ago. Talks of His “Blackhood.” • Thomas W. Dixon, son, of North Carolina not-'I American playwright, author of “The Clansman,” co-author of “The Birth of a Nation,” and au thor of a new dramatized veteran of his own look “The Blaekhood,” be lieve he has performed his greatest public service as an American citizen and a loyal iiouihfiriicr-vr in v.rlting "Thr Blaekhood”; says the Charlotte News. Ho was in f*harIot.tft. Thursday on * business tnn^ti r and vl^jitc-ir? hi sis ter, Mrs. Delia Dixon Caftrol! in Ral eigh. Friday before goinsroVer to his lodge id Currituck county, where he ; ponds at tdMft!"fiOrt of each year. “The Bleckh nod,” which has been the subject of lengthy v“views, will h ive n special appeal for Cbarlottcans because of the fact that most of its scene* are laic! in Charlotte. “I, of course, still have a strong f 'atimental interest in Charlotte,” M>‘. Dixon said “as was shown by the fact that I staged the premier of my 'historical play, ‘Robert E. Lee,’ here and the fact that I have chosen this lovely city as th«* local for mv latest play, ‘The Blaekhood.’ To Charlotte in Wagon. “I will renumber though it has been many years ago. riv first vivid' impressions of Chari- tte when I came down from my home in Shelby with my father on a wagon. I had never seen a town larger than village of Shelb'- arid 1 thought Charlotte was a magnificent and wonderful city. “Mr. Dixc n’s new play , ‘The Black- j hood,’ hint lift'll out in book form for sum# time and in attracting iiiurli at tention, for one reason, because it is a preachment against the alleged me nace of the Ku Klux klnn. The manu script for the dramatized version was finished by Mr. Dixon only five days ago and is now in the hands of one of t-h? leading theatrical producers in New York nearly ready for its presen ta ion Ht n Broadway theater; In explaining the attitude of his newest book ns to the Ku Klux klun, Mr. Dixon said that the volume was not inveighing against the original klan, which was pictured in heroic role in “The Clansman” and “The Birth of a Nation," but was an ar raignment of the present klan as being opposed to the vital idea behind the American Constitution," I.nor Situation. Raleigh.—Fair weather brought continued good results in the labor sit uation over the state during the week ended Saturday, October 11, and the federal-state employment service kept its placements for one week above the TOO mark for the fifth consecutive week, according to the compiled re port Of the branch offices made pub lic by Commissioner of Labor and Printing M. L. Shipman, director of the service in North Carolina. Up in Mahoa valley we've listened in for Mars several nights, but from what we’ve heard we’re inclined to j think we got the Dog-Star.—Honoiu- j hi Star-Bulletin. ^com-wssioneiis Sale. By virtue of a decree of the Super- j ior court of Cleveland county made in1 Special Proceeding entitled. ‘ Robert ; Newton et al„ vs. Annie Newton, et, al," I, as commissioner, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder1 ‘ the court house door in Shelby,, N.! C., on Saturday November. 1924. within legal hours the following de scribed real estate situated in No. 11 township, Cleveland county, and being a part of the W. ('. Newton land, ad joining the lands of Sallie Downs, domes Self and others and bounded as follows: Beginning on a stone in old road in James Self’s line 'hence With James Self’s line south 85 1-2 east 70 poler I to a stone in Sallie Downs' line, thence with her line north 33 West 168 1-1 poles to a stone, corner ef O. W. Peel er and Ryburn A: Hoev (now Vow ton), thence with Ryburn & Hocy j (now Newton) line south 8 1-2 east 138 poles to ihe beginning, containing 1 ni 1-4 acres. Bidding will begin at $1, 811.25. Terms of sale: One-third cash on day of sale; balance on January 1st, w oossession given when last pay ment is made; rents for the year 1924 reserved. This October 23rd 1924. CLYDE It. IIOEY, Corantisisioncr. _ I CONDENSED STATEMENT OF UNION TRUST COMPANY OF SHELBY Including Branch Offices at Lattimore, Lawndale and Fallston at the close of business October 10, 1924. RESOURCES OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS RESOl RCKS Loans and Discounts . 0\erdraf - .. _ Real K‘-iati Furniture and Fixtures Stocks and Ronds . Cash oil Maud and Due From Other Ranks ....._ 821,(hop.94 1,9.29.74 5,500.00 0,500.00 37,500.00 150,710.45 .$1,023,815.1 ') • > TOTAL - -A LIABILITIES Capital___ __: Surplus ..... ...... ,_ Undivided Profits ___ Reserved for Interest and Taxes __...__ Notes and Bills Rediscounted Deposit".___ 100,000.00. 25,000.00 8,031.93 13,309.05 101,905.20 775,568.95 TOT AI $1,023,815.13 The Customers and Friends of the Union Trust Company Vvill be pleased with the above report, which reflects growth ant}, encouraging progress* You will notice our total resources a^e1 above One Million Dollars. II you are hot pleased with your present banking arrangements, ‘ SEE— v fi bit i 1 TRUST COMPANY Sr! ELBY—LATTIMORE—LAWNDALE —FALLSTON BANKING — INSURANCE — TRUSTS “IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH.” EVERY MAN IS THE. ARCHITECT OF HIS OWN FUTURE! The good things in life are the rewards of thrift and wise judgment—in nine case out of ten a real estate investment is the first step to success and happiness Thursday Morning, October 23rd Starting at 10:00 O’clock Sharp WE WILL SELL HOMESITES10S EVERY LOT A NATURAL BUILDING SITE. ADJOINING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF SHELBY, N. C. ON STATE HIGHWAY NO 20—SHELBY’S MAIN ARTERY OF TRAVEL. AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST YOUR SAVINGS AND WATCH THEM GROW! Only 10 Minutes Walk From the City Square^—Surrounded by High-Class Homes—Water and Lights Accessible. Lots That You Will Be Proud to Own. ’ Nothing Finer in Shelby—Where You Name the Price! EXTREMELY EASY TERMS CASH PRIZES GIVEN AWAY ABSOLUTELY* FREE! Without any obligation on your part tc bid or buy. Your presence at the Sales is all that is necessary! Be On The Grounds When We Start Handing Out The GREENBACKS! The sale will be conducted by Homey Brothers, the fa mous Twin Auctioneers. They look alike—they dre3s alike—they act—alike—they talk alike—and they both cry the same bid at the same time, speaking exactly the same words. A feat accomplished by no other auction eers in the world. You must hear them to appreciate their work. OUR LIVE WIRE MINSTREL BAND Will make music throughout this sale and will be heard in concert immediately after the sale. Absolutely the best minstrel band that ever made music at an auction sale. Come out and hear them. A treat to the music levers of this section. EVERYBODY INVITED! MAKE YOUR ARRANGEMENTS NOW! Come Out And Be Our Guests Whether You Want To Buy Lots Or Not. C. S. THOMPSON, Owner. HORNEY BROS., Twin Auctioneers J. C. HORNEY, General Manager. Executive Offices: 10 Church St., Asheville, N. C. Branch Offices: Charlotte, N. C.; High Point, N. C.; Bluefield, West Va.; Lakeland, Fla.; St. Petersburg, Fla.;—“The Largest Auci Salary in the World.” IF YOU HAVE LAND TO SELL, SEE US. EVERYBODY WELCOME! J. T. HORNEY, Sales Manager, ion Organization, on a Full Time
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