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The Star Publishing Company, Inc.
LEE B. WEATHERS_President
RENN DRUM_Local Editor1
Entered as second class matter
January 1, 190b, at the postoffice at [
ihelby, 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 notices, after one
death notice has been published. This
will be strictly adhered to.
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1925.
Shelby will have 2,400 school
children to take care of in 1926. !
Think of it! I
Our explanation of the crime
age is that there are 123,000 law
yers in the United States. Some
one' must feed them.
“Chicago Swelters With Mer
cury 94,” reads news item. Why
praise Windy Chi about it, who
wouldn’t swelter?
Our idea of 1925 neighborly
affection is the friendship that
exists between Charlotte and the
largest city of the state.
The rays of the sun may be
rather warm, but before remark
ing of the act think og the cot
ton farmers and what the sun
shine means to them.
If all sons are “chips off the
old block” the difference in size
between the chip and block must 1
count. ]
The Ellenboro couple recently ;
married in a Ford show good i
judgment. No doubt they started i
off as they could af-ford it and i
not on an expensive plan. i
We wonder if the famous des- j
ort cigarettes will have the same I
taste now that Billy Sunday is ]
cleaning up Winston-Salem ? * <
Had Coolidge received every
vote in the last election we now
predict that he would be a com
plete failure should he enter an
other—after that statement
about ishing
The Mecklenburg Pageant is
still making a deep dent in the
descriptive word vocabulary of
the Charlotte writers. The latest
is “The Thrilled City.”
Why shouldn’t bankers have
stone-hearts? Do they not have
the “rocks”?
In another week a new lot of
city dads and officials will start
on what might be called a June
honey-moon (?).
THE BUS BUSINESS.
The growth of the motor bus
business in North Carolina is
nothing short of marvelous. Good
roads and automobiles make it
possible for one to go most any
where. anytime and with a won
derful degree of safety. The In
ler-Carolinas operates more
schedules out of Shelby than any
other one line and in order to as
certain the safety of motor ve
hicle travel. The Star learned the
other day that in the 12 months
this line has been operating,
there has not been a fatal acci
dent. The most serious damage
done was to a man riding a bicy
cle after dark on the York road,
tn a congestion of cars and the
•flare of headlights the rider of
the bicycle received a broken
arm, but the driver of the bus
was not to blame. Inter-Catoli
aas operates 21 buses daily and
,hese travel a total distance of 3,
500 miles daily—equal to the dis
ance from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
It was given out in a meeting
)f bus operators before the cor
poration commission in Greens
>oro last week that there am
ibout 500 buses being operated
lady in North Carolina, the
quipment of which is valued at
t million and a half dollars and
he originating salaries to em
ployes amounting to nearly a mil
ion and quarter annually. These
pus lines are splendid revenue
producers to the state of North
Darolina for they pay the three
cents a gallon tax on gasoline
which amounts to a quarter of
a milliop dollars, besides the ex
tra licens6 on the seating capac
ity of tpe' vehicle.
SHORT MAIL SERVICE.
Lincplnton as well as Shelby is
suffering for the lack of proper
mail service because so many of
the short line trains have been
taken off on account of the pas
senger competition of motor bus
es. Four trains have been taken
off through Lincplnton and Edi
tor Perkins says the mail service
is thrown back where it was 50
years age. As a result of this cur
tailment, the business firms of
the town are embarrassed. What
is true at Lincolnton is also true
at Shelby. While we have lost
only two trains, we have had add
ed the star mail route early ev
ery morning from Kings Moun
tain. This was instituted after
repeated requests by former Post
master Roberts. If Shelby were
without this early morning serv
ice from Kings Mountain, bring
ing newspaper and first class
mail from the north and south
bound Southern mainline trains,
our service would be just as bad.
While Shelby is suffering be.
cause cf the curtailment of mail
trains, our worst handicap is be
tween Shelby and Charlotte
where there is only one mail each
day. Mail dispatched from Shel
by to Cherryville and Lincolnton
can leave here only once a day.
We had a better service than
that more than a quarter of a
century ago. The Star realizes
the shortage of this service be
cause its subscribers at Cherry
ville and Lincolnton and on
routes frpm those towns are dis
appointed when their paper
reaches them a day or two after
the date of publication.
With motor buses running in
every direction on regular sched
ules and being compelled to main
tain these schedules by the state
corporation commission, some
pressure should be brought to
bear on the postoffice depart
ment to institute mail service on
these buses.
Sec O. E, Ford Co., for John Deere
grain binders and Geiser threshing
machines.
Value Far The Montey
TUDOR SEDAN
•580
F. O. B. Chtr.it
The Ford car is universally known to be Reli
able, Economical, Convenient—Easy to Buy
tor Ford economy is not only a matter of low price and upkeep; it
is a question of the saving you will enjoy in time, energy and health.
Satisfaction is increased by reliability of the
Ford Dealer organization in every neighbor
hood where you may drive. See the nearest
Authorized Ford Dealer—Ask him about
the Ford Weekly Purchase plan, or write
us for particulars.
BALLOON
lire Equipment
Full Siz« (29x440)
Now Optioaal Oa iai<
All Ford Car. At ♦ /\
An Extra Coat of MV
Kunabout $260, Touring Car $290, Coupm $520, Fordor Sudan $660
All prices f. o. b. Detroit. On open can demountable rims and starter are $85 extra
Ford Motor Company, Dept. N-6, Detroit, Mich.
Please mall me full particulars regarding your easy plan for owning an
automobile.
Name---------Street_
Town ---„_State
CHAS. L. ESKRIDGE, Shelby
MAKE SAFETY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY
J. B. NOLAN CO.
Homes
For Sale: 6 room new house on Fallston road, lot
75x175 feet. Price $3500.00.
5 room house, good lot in Fallston, a cheap price,
liberal terms.
4 room house on E. Suttle St., close in, porches,
good outbuildings, fine shade trees, lot 86x116, Price
$3000.00.
6 room residence on North DeKalb St., and five
acres of iand suitable for subdivision. A cheap price and
liberal terms.
5 room house on Jefferson St., lot 50x150 feet.
Price $1680.00.
4 room new house on Jefferson St. lot 50x150 ft.,
Price $1365.00.
5 room new house on Suttle street, hall, bath, two
porches a complete home only $4000.00.
6 room house on Suttle St., price $4000.00. r
Lot'
100x166 feet on Bord
1 00x298 on Lr
4 fine P m Si.
Farms
44 1-2 acres in No. 3 Township, 6 room painted res
idence, level land, produces over bale cotton per acre, fine
orchard, pasture, 2 good barns, road school, church,
market and mail advantages, price $135.00 per acre.
40 acres in No. 6 Township, 9 room house 3 room
tenant house, good barn, productive land, 3 miles North
of Shelby.
28 acres near Toluca, 6 room house, 3 room house,
good outbuildings pasture, 20 acres in cultivation, 1-4
mile to Shelby-Morganton highway, an ideal location.
Price reasonable.
109 acres in Lincoln County, 4 1-2 miles from
Lincolnton, near the Lincolnton-Maidcn hard surface
'»nerty. Price $300.00.
""ice $500.00.
road, 70 acres in cultivation, 9 room painted residence,
good tenant house, barns, orchards, etc. 1 1-2 miles from
church and school.
75 acres in Rutherfordton county, near Cleveland
county line, 60 acres in cultivation balance in timber and
pasture, 2 five room houses, barn, orchard, etc. Produc
tive land, ideal location for trucking and dairying about
2 1-2 miles from Cliffside, Henrietta, Avondale and Car
oleen, price $$125.00 per acre.
116 acres in No. 11 Township, know’ll as the Peter
Buff land, 35 acres cleared valuable pine locust and oak
timber on this farm, 3 miles to Casar, a very cheap price.
25 acres in No. 7 township, on New House and
Mooresboro road, adjoining land with Cletus Walker and
others, price per acre $100.00.
103 acres in Rutherford county, near Cleveland
county line, 2 miles West New House, John T. Patterson
farm, graded road, mail route cream route, pasture for
20 head of cattle, 70 acres in cultivation, 75,000 feet of
saw timber, 8 room house and one 4 room house, good
outbuildings, very productive land, price $125,00 per acre.
66 acres in Rutherford county, near Cleveland
county line, 7 room new house, 9 stall barn, 40 acres in
cultivation, balance in timber and pasture good road, 8
months school buss passes door, mail and cream routes,
fine cotton and corn land, price $8400.00.
40 acres in .No. 7 Township, 35 acres in cultivation,
7 room house, good tenant house, 2 barns, school, church
and market advantages made 20 bales of cotton on this
farm last year. Price $5775.00.
120 acres one mile from Fallstoil on sand clay road,
7 room house, good barn, about 1-2 in cultivation. Price
$110.00 per acre.
40 acres in No. 10 Township, 9 room house, electric
bghts, orchard, good outbuildings, level land, 30 acres in
cultivation. Price $125.00 per acre.
52 acres, 7 miles from Shelby on good road 35
acres cleared, good house, near school and church, good
outbuildings, pasture and orchard. Price $82.00 per acre.
WE CAN ARRANGE LONG TIME LOANS ON THE ABOVE PROPERTY COME IN
AND TALK IT OVER WITH US. OFFICE IN;LINEBERGER BLDG. OVER WOOL
WORTH STORE. PHONE 70. w v w uul
J. B. NOLAN CO.
SHELBY, N. C.
THIS WEEK SPECIALS
MR^FARMER, MECHANIC AND WORKINGMAN—-LISTENCAREFULLY WHILE
We have eontracted with the best manufacturer in the United States on a line of work
shirts. We are discontinuing the numbers we now have on hand and in order to make
room for the new line coming we are going to almost give you some work shirts
$100..WORK SHIRTS ..69c
Men’s heavy weight full cut blue chambray work shirts,
Sizes 14 1-2 to 17.
special_____ bye
$2.00.WORK SHIRTS.$1.47
Men’s extra heavy full cut triple stitched two pockets,
button down, blue chambray work shirts, sizes 14 1-2 to
19. Extra sizes included.
SPECIAL___
$1.47
$100 WORK SHIRTS. .69c
^14 f 2 toY7 ^ ^ ^ Khak‘ Work shirts- The sizes !
SPECIAL °—-- - - 69C I
|2?0 KHAKI SHIRTS .$1.47
S,4«?XhnH fine *rad« Khaki shirts, triple stitched, two
p ckets button down. No better made. The sizes arc
$1 47
14 1-2 to 17.
SPECIAL ..
WK HAVE A FULL STO<
LONG. THESE PRICES
THESE SHIRTS, BUT AT THESE GIVE \WAY
>JCTLY CASH.
PRICES
THEY WONT LAST g
32-INCH GINGHAMS 10c
Good quality of 32-inch dress ginghams in solids, stripes,
checks and plaids, yard
10c
$1.00
SPECIAL
MEN'S WORK SOCKS 10c
Men’s extra heavy grey and brown mixed work socks
SPECIAL 10c. 12 pairs
for ___
LADIES HOSE 10c PAIR
100 dozen ladies cotton hose, all sizes, black r
only. SPECIAL_ OC
LADIES SILK HOSE 25c
One case ladies fibre silk hose, assorted colors and sizes
50c grade, o i
SPECIAL ___ ZOC
SHIRTS SALE
Men’s $4.00 and $5.00 silk stripe madras shirts, beauti
ful patterns. All sizes. An r\ wm
SPECIAL.._ Jh^.97
LADIES FULL-FASHIONED SILK
u k ,, HOSE $1.00
f ,!hinneH h^Tntry ^ a b,ock on the $2.00 grade full
mteie fw r° C lnuthe fo,,owinK colors: Peach, Cham
kne, earl Grey, Harvest, White Black, Moon Mist,
I.iirht u:aca, moon jiw.
Good enough fnr"^’ SSelt’ French Nude and Sunset,
for all \IHv n 'Cry best trade and cheap enough
are going * d °VCr 3 thousand P*rs and still they
special..- $1.00
CANVAS GLOVE'S 10c
Men s heavy weight knit wristlet glove
8 and 10 oz. SPECIAL_
M . .... DRESS SHIRTS $2.47
terns. $3.50 and $3.95 g^des C ’ i X
SPECIAL_— ... $2 47
MEN’S DRESS SHIRTS 97c "
Immense lot of $1.50 shirts, extra fi?o ~ -
ruadras. SPECIAL 1 97c
10c
uur counters are loaded with beautiful natfprnc ^ „ ,
cloths, new Crepes of all kinds. If its good merchandL-wehave^it! Givens'HHStL*
WRAY-HUDSON GOMPANY
“WHERE PRICES SATISFY.’
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