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Emancipation—The colored popu
lation will celebrate their emahcipa
Ton here January 1st with a parade
in which they will undertake to show
their progress along all lints since
slavery. Speeches will bo made and
music furnished.
—Some Egg—Mr. I). E. Wesson, of
Shelby route 2, is exhibiting to his
friends an egg of unusual size. The
egg measures eight inches around the
long way and f> 1-2 inches around the
center. It is the product of his own
poultry flock and is attracting some
attention.
—Makes Assignment—Ccph Blan
ton, well known local grocery man,
made a voluntary assignment to cred
itors on Tuesday of last week and his
store was closed. The perishable
goods were disposed of. The many
friends of Mr. Blanton will regret
to learn of his misfortune. I; is un
derstood his largest creditors are
wholesale grocery firms.
—Injured By Car—W. Van W nth
ers was right seriously in j ■ 1 ChrVf
mas eve night when he wa run do. i
by a car at the intersection of Wash
ington and Graham stmt-. 11 is leg
was injured and hi head hrui-.d, but
he is getting along v .y veil. T! •
driver of the car that struck h: •• i
not known because ha .hurriedly lef:
.the scene after 'the acrid: fit.
—Trains Off Thur c'-v i
trains Nos. 31 and 34 r ■! •••: to Ch
lotto each morning from Rub r
ton and back in the afternoon wi!l
be discontinued Thursday of thi
week, according to authority rant -1
the Seaboard officials by U SWe
Corporation Commissi'*”. T
quest was granted, it *-• .idler rd, 1.
cause the jitneys haul the 1 *.: 1 ’- . f the
passengers and the strait are rui -
ning at a loss.
—Golden Anniversary - .1 •!
Mrs. D. P. Ledford who ! ev a
miles north of Shelby on the -h r t >
road wi’.l celebrate their f if a i ih,
golden, wedding an l ive r :-r>.yo- We R
nesday, January 7th, ,v ith •» h . r.
according to an am .. r: '■ '«•
one son, Mr. 1). C. I. Gold-.
anniversaries are co-qv! t -c d
all relatives and friend- .of the v II
known couple who have r ,i v h :■■■ [
a century of livi g togctlr are
ed to attend the dinner and bi ii " \\ ;T
filled baskets.
—In Hospital—Mr end Mr:-. Bv
nam Weathers took th-ir eight -
months-old son Bynum, jr.. to the
Charlotte Eye, Ear. Nose a- •! Throat
hospital Friday, wher" the eVM v :
operated upon for mastoiditi Ti e o- -
elation was a serious one and th •
child will have to v : ain th re f r
another week, Mrs. \V» r.ther maul
ing with him.
—Moves to Shf by—J. B. N >1 n
moved with hi - fan ily k > from
Lawndale to She.hy, occupying 15* •
Rube Spangler new two . wry house
on N. Morgan street.
Low gowns demand high alar; ■!
upkeep.
Held Down.
“You l ave sworn to . tell no'hing
but the truth,” cautioned tiie jud
“Nothing but the truth?'1 ga.-p.d
the fair witness.
“Precisely.”
“Well, judge, with that limit;.! ion
on me, I might as well warn you that
|’m not going to have much to a;-."
Native of Cleveland
Dies at Little Rock
Mrs. M. C. William;,of Lawndale
received a letter announcing the death
of her brother Alfred R. Cr o vder. Mr.
Crowder died in a h sn'tr.l in Little
Rock, Ark., Saturday December 20,
following an operation.
Deceased was 65 years and C, months.
He has been a member of the Baptist
church since boyhood and lived a
consistent Christian life. He told hi.
loved ones that h° was; ready. Surviv
ing are his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Crow
der of Little Rock; one son J. M.
Crowder of Little Rock, and sister
Mrs. M. C. Williams of Lawndale. Mr.
Crowder was born and reared in
Cleveland county and moved to Little
Rock about 20 years ago. It has a
number of friends in Cleveland’coun
ty that will regret to hear of his
death.
Mr. Jackson Dies At
Age Seventy Years
James William Jack ■'in war buri'd
from the home of his son at Eastside
Sunday afternoon at 1:3Q o’clock.
If Mr. Jackson had lived until the
25th of January, he would have been
70 years old.
He suffered a stroke of paralysis
and lived only a short time. Ho was
never able to apeak after the stroke
of paralysis and died Saturday morn
in* at 8:30.
Mr. Jackson was horn in Georgia
but for a loner number of years he
had lived in Shelby.
He leaves five sons, Lester, Ed
ward, Charles, Church and Felix; and
two daughters—Mrs. Mollie Taylor
and Mrs. Alice Wall.
Rev. C. F. Sherrill, assisted by Rev.
A. S. Raper, conducted the funeral
services.
Mr. Jackson was buried in the Zoar
cemetery by the side of his wife,
who died thirteen ye^rs ago.
IERSONALP
Folks you know o,i the goU
Mr. I). Newton spent Christmas
With Lis father in Lincoln county.”
.MLs -Betty Blanton, of Asheville,
is visiting relatives here.
Miss. Sue Andrews, of Charlotte
spent Christmas here with her parents
Mr. and .*Ti-S. (). Andrews;
•lunge Janus Webb is holding a
special term of court in Murphy this
week.
Me - Lucy Hall pent the week end
m Charlotte with Miss Mary Sue Tur
ner.
Grace Hayes spent yesterday
in f In si by visiting relatives and
friends:—Gastonia Gazette.
Mis- Caroline Blanton attended a
party given by Miss Katherine Stokes
on Tuesday evening in Charlotte.
Mis.: Katherine Dover spent part of
the Christmas holidays in Lincolnton
with her sister, Mrs. Frank Love..
Mr. Steve Furchess spent Christ
mas in Statesville with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. Furchess.
Li. and Mrs. Reuben McBrayer have
.returned from avisit to relatives at
Sanitarium. this state.
Mr. ■[. C. Champion has been vis
i n,g friends at Chapel Hill through
the holiday -.
Mr. Thoma . Falraer of Polkville,
wi o i a student at the University is’
pending the holidays at home.
Mr. Frank Shull of Passaic, N. J„
i. spending the holidays here with his
f#th< r, Mr. C. II. Shull.
Mr !. Riiikoe of Atlanta, Ga„ has
■een visit eg .her ii lighter Mrs.. Ike
Berger (luring t ie holidays
VC. B. Tucker returned to his
'■ 1 'i. ui 1 irg Sunday ■ after
pi i 'l a few d: vs here with Mr.
a "i i r .. Joe K. Mas h.
and Mrs. Hairy Woodson who
have breii living j.t Tennessee for the
P;! ! L:v month;;, have returned to
S'helliy to live.
1 n H sTasd of Forcsto-ii, S. C.,
. ' i ■ attending school at the Uni
versity i i isitirg friends at Lawn
dale.
dr. at:d Mrs. C A. Burros will ro
■ I iii:r..day from Mocksviile where
;,v be- n • pending Chrirtmas
with Her i irerts.
'•a C II. Hardin and little daugh
t -' Lovi. o,. !>ave ret urncl from a vis
it * , I f > i-er Mrs. C. A. Hilling
i: Kings Mmiitain.
Mr. ai ! Mrs. Frank Love, of Lin
eoihton and Mr. and Mrs. Robert La
rry, rf M mree. spent Christmas, day
,\y.; :i Mr. i:rM 'Mrs.. John . R. Dover.
Mi FT.'.; M Nichols, superinten
dent of the Site'by hospital was eall
e ! 'o' ' k to New Jersey to the bed
side of In. :• si-ter who is quite ill.
M-. •)'" ’• Fi;i:r-n. of Jersey City, N.
J. t!»c house guest of Mr. and
Mr R. I.. Ryburn during the holi
days. ..■■
Mi. s Ollie Sherrill of Winston-Sa
lem and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sherrill
of chariot! •, spent the holidays here
with Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Sherrill.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stevens of
Cr >rq were guests of their par
ents Mr. and Mrs. I.. M. Hull during
the Christmas holidays.
Sir and Mrs. C. J. Moriarty spent
the Christmas holidays in Charlotte
with relatives. They are spending the
winter at Cleveland Springs.
Mr and Mrs. Leslie West of Rich
mond. Vr. , were house guests of Mr.
M' . I . M. Hull during the
.Christmas holidays.
Mr. Gef rive Fri-'k of Baltimore, Md.,
spent Christmas here with his moth
er and S ' ter, Mrs. Cecelia Frick and
Mi s Emma Frick.
Miss Alma Blanton, Miss Blanche
VC ! >n. M- .-r- Ryburn Yarboro and
Roy Wilson spent the day in Charlotte
Christina ;.
Mr. Giover C Hamrick has been
••pending the hoi'days with his mother ,
Mrs M. N. Hamrick on S. La Fayette !
street.
Mr. II 1. Hudson who has oeen
ow <v- 'i4 111© holiday? with his family
on N. LaFayctte street, returns today
to Washington, I). O.
Mr* and Mrs. J. I). Green of Char
lotte spent last week with his par
■•nt , Squire and Mrs. Gilead Green
in the Doable Springs community.
Mi..- ••’•s, Br.oadus, Joseph and Vir
gil Wright,-sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Wright of Karl, who have
been attending school at Chapel Hill
rre spending the holidays at home.
Mr. a?.d Mrs. C. H. Poage of Milli
gan. College, T.-nn., have been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Avery McMnrry.
Mr. Pongs is teacher of English in
the M Uig.en College,
Mr. Tom Post of Raleigh, Mr. Ar
r.r Dixon of Gastonia and Hon. I).
F. Giles of Mar’on- spent Sunday here
the guests cl Mr.and Mrs. 0. Max
Gardner.
Mbs Milli'crnt Blanton will leave
the first of January for a trip to
Florida and Hermudawith her grand*
j.. her, Mr. A, N. Wood, of Gaffney,
S. C.
. Mr. Charlie Turner of the McLaren
Tire and Rubber company, Charlotte,
i bn»nt the holidays here with his
! ne ther, Mrs. Eli Turner in the Sha
! ran sc chi n.
i 1),-. C. M. Peeler and Son George
1 and Mr. Henry, on the construction
force of J. P. Little and Son returned
Saturday from Rockingham where
they enjoyed a coon and ’Possum
; hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Nichols of
Wilmington, N. C., spent the Christ
mas holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Nichols at Earl. Mr.
and Mrs. Nichols were married about
three weeks ago,
(Continued on page six.)
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—SHELBY SIDELIGHTS—
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Yes, Willie, it's easy to understand
why resolutions are made at the be
ginning of a New Year. It’s getting
over Christmas that brings about so
many resolutions to be broken. The
average American two or three days
after Christmas feels like the littered
floor of a department store looks
early Suday morning just after a big
Saturday night rush.
'Course there are some whose heads
feel heavier than their boots—that’s
because of bootleg. And there is more
“flavor” in Christmas nowadays.
Anyway, here’s our wish for a glo
rious New Year. A year with over
40,000 bales of cotton for Cleveland
county; new business houses for Shel
by; better and bigger things for ev
eryone.
A taxi terminal for Shelby would
not only relieve the traffic congestion
downtown, but it would lend the place
a^little more "class”—whatever that
may be. With North Carolina a bus
state without equal and other cities
and towns having up-to-the-minute
bus stations and terminals Shelby
should by all means have a terminal
for her own busses and jitneys—and
above all it is needed.
However, a taxi terminal does not
mean that we are as yet large enough
for the Yellow Cabs and their rivals.
The midnight oil father used to
burn while at college, his son now puts
on his hair.
Speaking of hair reminds us of the
transformation that has taken place
in the barber sh«n—- yes, even the
■ hops h'-re in Shelby. Perhaps the la
dies do not notice it, but they never
until Recently became “next” store
patrons. The men observe i tthrough
some with a smile that suppresses a
sigh, others not so cheerfully. The
change is best expressed, to our way
of thinking. bv J. W. C. in the Green
ville (S. C.) New's as follows:
He’d nut his feet upon a chair.
He’d eu*s and laugh and smoke;
He’d read the new Police Gazette
And hear the latest joke
And if he had to wait too long
He’d swear an fret and scold—
But that was back a year ago
In barber shops of old.
Today he timidly appears.
Ho struggles hack a frown.
“Why, howdy do, Mrs. Jones,” he
smiles,
“And how are you, Mrs. Brown?”
For half an hour he waits to Ret
The whiskers off his jaw,
Then to a lady friend he gives
The chair he’s waiting for.
But to all things is an end,
Rewards are for the brave;
And after thirty minutes more
Our hero gets a shave.
He grabs his hat and starts to go—
And meets his wife’s best friend
And after she is through with him
He has to shave again!
This paragraph is for the perusal
of those who d onot believe in news
paper “advertising”, but enjoy news
paper “publicity":
“An editor and a merchant were
discussing the virtue of billboard ad
vertising. The merchant contended
that more people read the billboard
than the newspapers. After a lengthy
conversation in which rvither man
would give in, the men parted.
“The next week the merchant came
tearing down the street to the news
paper office wanting to know why the
obituary of his wife’s mother was not
in the paper, especially after he had
seen that a copy was taken to the
newspaper office. “Well,” said the
editor, “I know you wanted the obit
uary read bv the people so I took it
out and nailed it up on your bill
board.”
Have the cross-word puzzles help
ed your memory ? Was. or was not the
“court square” covered with ice one
year ago ? The answer may be made
in two words a pronoun and a verb,
the first with two letters, the second
with three.
A Pittsburgh preacher says that
Solving cross-word puzzles is a mark
of “childish mentality.” Perhaps if he
had delivered his message through the
Sunday comics it would have had a
greater reach. Mayhaps he is right,
but if ha is, America as a whole is
still in its infancy.
From reprots local Legionairres in
an extemporaneous rehearsal exhib
ited that they have not forgotten how
to escape unscatched from what was
apparently a deadlier place than a
planted Hun mine chamber.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Prince of Wales’ bull won the
international live stock show, which
was “one way of Riving it the inter
national flavor.
Good service from your car requir
es good oil, use Texaco clean, clear,
full bcd.ed motor oils. Ad
THANK YOU
WE THANK OUR FRIENDS
FOR THE BEST PATRON
AGE DURING 1924 THAT
THIS STORE HAS EVER
HAD. WITH BEST WISHES
TO ALB AND A HAPPY
AND PROSPEROUS NEW
YEAR.
T. W, HAMRICK CO.
Jewelers & Optometrists.
FOR QUICK SALE
1 Iron Safe.
2 C lothing Racks.
3 Spool Thread Cases.
1,000 Coat Hangers.
1 Umbrella Show Case.
2 Stoves (Heaters.)
2 Folding Display Tables.
8 Tables, six to eight feet long.
On account of closing out our Sn-re
No. 2, we must sell these items at once, |<
PRICES ARE CHEAP.
WRAY-HUDSON COMPANY |
FOR 1925
We wish you happiness and success, and
wish to thank our friends and patrons for
the business you have given us during the
past year and to assure you same has been
truly appreciated by us.
We hope to merit a continuance of same
and it will be our aim and desire to serve
you better and oftener during 1925.
AREY BROTHERS
Dealers
Texaco Petroleum Products.
Chevrolet Cars, Parts, Service.
STAR WANT ADVERTISEMENTS PAY
WE THANK
Our many friends and patrons for their
generous patronage accorded us during the
past year—and wish you a happy New
Year.
T HE WHITEWAY DRY CLEANING CO.
Louis M. Hamrick, Mgr.
STAR WANT ADVERTISEMENTS PAY
NEW YEAR
GREETINGS
We wish each and
every policy holder of
The Conservative Life
Insurance Company,
and to every one a
happy and prosperous
New Year. To those
that are not policy
holders and expect
purchasing life insur
ance, we ask that you
allow us to explain the
many advantages of a
policy with the
I Conservative Life
Insurance Company
j The Royster Company
State Mgrs., North
& South Carolina.
Bert Price,
General Agent.
William Hudson,
General Agent.
Marvin Blanton,
District Agent.
Mrs. Lula Moore Died
at Cliffside Saturday
Gaffney Led per.
Mrs. Lula Moor'.1, 03 widow of T.
M. Moore, (Med Saturday night Dec.
20th at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. L. M. Bridges, at Cliff side, N. C.,
j following two weeks illness of pneu
monia. .
Funeral services were conducted at
t amps Creek Baptist church Sunday,
and burial followed with P. S. Court
nay, funeral (. "ector, in charge.
Mrs. Moore is survived by two !
sons, C. C., and J. O. Moore, both of;
whom live on Gaffney route 2; and j
! two daughters, Mrs. Bridges and Mrs
Lizzie Green, of Boiling Springs, N.
! C. Eighteen grandchildren and one
great grandchild also survive in ad
dition to a brother H. L. Pritchard,
of Gaffney, route 1, and a sister, Mrs.
Lee Green, of Gaffney, route 7.
Inability to recognize anything but
trouble is the kind of stuff grouches
are made of,-•• • •-- ...
IS YOUR NAME
On Our “Interest Pay-Roll”
Our savings depositors have just “drawn their pay” again. In
other words, their accounts have been credited with the interest
their money has earned.
Are you one ol these lucky, THRIFTY ones? Is your name on
our “Interest Pay-Roll?”
A number of our Savings Depositors had large amounts of in
terest placed to their credit, others not quite so much. It all de
pended on how earnestly and how regularly they saved during
the past year.
Remember that you can make it more next time by beginning
now to SAVE MORE. And all the while, interest piling upon in
terest, will keep making the sum to your credit larger and larger.
If you are not a savings depositor of this bank, you should be.
You should be drawing two incomes—one from your work and
one from your savings in the form of interest. Then, if sickness
or accident stops your working wage, your interest wage will go
right on. ■ " (
A new interest period begins on January First. All deposits
made up to and including January Fifth will draw interest from
January First. Begin now to save your money systematically
and safely in a steadily growing account with this strong institution.
YOU WORK FOR YOUR MONEY
MAKE YOUR MONEY WORK FOR YOU
THE FIRST NATIONAL RANK
OF SHELBY
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS HALF MILLION DOLLARS
Resources Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars.