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Forty thousand North Carolinians are
insured for 90 millions of dollars in the
Jefferson Standard. . - ;,
With Jefferson Standard’s 14 millions
of dollars of investments working in
practically every village and hamlet in
North Carolina, it is only natural that
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rig-nt-thinking- Tar Heels should insist,
more and more, that their insurance
needs be covered with a Jefferson
Standard policy. .. « .
Doesn’t it follow that the policies of this
BIG HOME COMPANY are ,
“Easier to Sell in North Carolina$
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Wc hfive Agency openings for the right type of
men in different sections of North Carolina*
Writs to Julian Price, President T..Q |
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dEFFERSON STANDARD LlFEias !
INSURANCE COMPANY \
GREENSBORO. N.C.
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—SHELBY SIDELIGHTS—
— R. D. —
(By J-hnr.t • M V grit.)
Khef'v'. the- po-~s‘ of he? own ori
ginal “irobbed-haired bar-jit," might
•b** interested ir. the < ?>t: ;*-n <>f anoth
er one of the fair tribe. She is- Miss
t>aulir.e Part am, arid ; he i~ faeinsr
prison in Atlanta, Ga.. ’charged with
being the accomplice of two ‘"dapper
bandits. ’ She says that "they're all
hoofer," that they never make a-: much
at the of t-mg a bandit n
a; their ■ regular trade, and that they
invariably get caught, i>-.: it :■■-»oner. <>i
later.
We fully agree wi‘h all M Par
tain'.- sentiments', in regard to t'e
femininc- criminals that have been oc
cupying the: front sheet: -.f the cour.
try', i - a spa [Mr- for toe !a-* few
month; . A woman i ■ t--; ir.g upon a
life of crime has no? t - technique
that the hardened jail-bird possesses,
and as ;i eonsequen -e' fails in nearly
every instance to "get away with it.”
Their attempt ir - pe ta.-uiar. t f
course, but so is the trial to go over
Niagara Falls in a barr I.
' lldgar A. C-iest, jr a little ['em
called ‘‘Supcc.ii.'f" that appeared in tbc
Charlotte Ob .‘Tver the other day
struck a note of truth in a might}
few line:-!. They went something like
this:
“The woman with the prOticO face
Sometime ;! may wear the ugiie: t
pout”
Think that over for yourself, and
see if it isn’t trim.
What’s the matter with a twilight
league for Shelby this summer? An
eight-club .. circuit compe ted of t'-an <
from the three churches, one or two
of the larger business hou-e- and -ev
eral of .the mills, ought to go big herr
in town. The four games necessary to
keep the standings equal could he
played after six o’clock on different
afternoons during the week at the
city ball park, and no matter how lit
tle haaeba'l there was about it, every
body concerned '.tosh! got plenty of
fun, as well as rerreatkm.
A mou1 h organ has a lot of possi
bilities. considering .it n*e. We sgy
a fellow pver on the benches last Sat
urday who had found out the possi
bilities and was making the most of
them. He was playing one of those
old page** that stem to hw
written for just this imStrujmont— may
IN THE MOUNTAINS AT TRYON
WILL SOON BE THE SHOW SPOT IN CAROLINAS’ CHARMING MOUNTAIN
LAND. YOU SHOULD SEE IT NOW. A TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS AT
THIS TIME IS MOST SEASONABLE. A TRIP AT OUR EXPENSE OBLIGATES
YOU IN NO WAY. EXCELLENT MEALS FURNISHED WHILE TRAVELING,
WITHOUT EXPENSE TO YOU. MAKE RESERVATIONS TODAY.
TELEPHONE 454.
ASK FOR OUR MR. R. D. OR MRS K. L WARD, OR GO IN PERSON TO HIS
OFFICE, 107, S. LaFAYETTE STREET.
NO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA IS ATTRACTING AS MUCH FAVORABLE AT
TENTION.
SEVEN MILES OF LAKE SHORE DRIVE. ALL CITY CONVENIENCES.
WISE RESTRICTIONS. FIXED SHORE LINE IS GUARANTEED.
(NOT A POWER DEVELOPMENT.)
MOST BEAUTIFUL LAND IN AMERICA!
TRYON DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
TRYON, N. C.
P. L. WRIGHT, President.
EISEL BROS. Sales Directors.
W. M. HESTER, Treasurers.
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•be they have grown up with the gen',
e-ration* that have been enjoying the
haunting music of a harp. The :g
«i i nv -train carve ; ur ug out
tween his fingers to the accompani
ment of a heavy sing-song bass, with
a violin'-like tremolo ege'et that can
be gotten from none other than the
harmonica, unless it he t e big - rott
er of this humbler piece, the accor
dion; the man’s foot beat in time with
the music; and re seemed to-, be r e
joying himself to the utmv-t. Wish tie
could get his hand-—rather, his up-*
.—on one of those philharm'o.ni
ion that play shart f i - - * , arid n'.n.
or -, along with the na. >r chr r-.is.
It's funny how • -h p.-;. are kb'
get Out of -ailing a t. . i.tci: uro
forth across the .wa'w r- hut you've
done it too. Wat te. • • normal.
hoy—and tome girl*, ha- a fa-cir.a
tiQTs possessed by r.o-o’he.- par* of.
nature. To'■there :t .ropre-ert ache;
tore. .the spirit that impel n*n 'to sail j
forth and! discover new lands; their
rough boat it a v. ... .‘r . ve -e!, c.-iad
in ?! e , hir ;< at ,t‘ - f. r.y w-, ,te -,.;
and the little; expanse of rifipling wa
ter is a sea, on the far ■ ide of which
iieiuntold tri-a urcs of.youth.
flora eh' -w tie- r- i .:mn ‘ . ■ h.v
gotten touch too ,-i r. - Tor the.thirrp,!
it's c-d to be.' Wo heard one the ;
otir.r clay that might have happened-'
■ip -Shelby — rather vvt aw it in the
Youth's Compatriot. Hers it i-:
On the w hols, he v.it a c! rent lit -
ti" ; bap. hut,'as he had an unfortun
ate .predilection for fishing, it is not
astoni-bing that he ' should occasion
ally have played truant from .school
to indulge if. his favorite sport. But,
alas, he was. id ways, found out,- and.the ;
'.cdn.r;r|uences wers a!w«> dir-.
< - day. however, he hit or. a bright
id a. Going to a tHeph-m- . I.-- calte<l
-op hs teac-htr arid, assuming a deep
mature voice, explained that his sen
would l a unable to attend school that
day.
“Thank you very much for the m- - •
age,'' courteously replied the teacher
“Who is this speaking?”
The cjixery somewhat staggered tht
small cielirtduent. “Kr— this .is my hath
<r speaking,” he faltered lamely.
ID hr itriiB wiii probably be back
Wednesday morning and you won't
rave to read this stuff- -that's the- <-nl>
word that eatv properly de cribe it—
any longer. I I ke to write it, because
you don’t have to worry about -wheth
er •it has any sense to it or not; gen
erally it doesn't. Arthur Brisbane’s
column in the Charlotte Observer l.»
about the finest example of a free-and
easy, informal cblurhn that comes .
out. He gets a lot of thought into what j
he write:-, too—which is more that,
you can say for “el (jue yo e ribe." !
The attach or. evolution seems to--be
directed against, not only the doc
trine itself, hut -against every -scien
tist-in the knownworld. This is man
ifestly unfair. Did you know that
scientist, figuring back through cen
turies have found a 38-hour day that
they are unable to account for except
•by the miracle of the sun standing
still? That at least rules some scion.
ti.-it.-s out from the charge that they
are attempting to discredit the Bible.
Something we want to know: If yon j
Trailed a sandwich over the head with
a stick, could you then call it a club
(bed) sandwich?
There seems to be some mighty bad
automobiles around in Cleveland courw. j
ty. We noticed in the last issue of The
Star where “Thomas Akers' ear was j
robber of a rear tire, and the cushions j
from the front and rear seats." If au
tomobile- get to doing things like that, I
nothing in the county will be safe. Ini
our opinion, that Car ought to be'given
at least twenty years at hard labor on
the roads, while any Fords guilty of |
the same offense should get somethingT
like ten years.
65 DEATHS CAVSED BY
HEAT IN PHILADELPHIA
Tl.e torrid wave which has held
Philadelphia in its grip for the first
week exacted a toll of 65 deaths, dl.
rectly or indirectly attributed to the!
heat. Scores of prostrations Were re-!
ported. Th" maximum temperatures '
there was 1)8. Other points in the state]
reported temperatures of 100 or more.
It was estimated that 50,000 per
sons slept in Fairmont Park last night.
Since the start of the record breaking
hot wave last Monday, a total of lot)
deaths attributed to the -heat, have
been reported in Philadelphia.
TO HAYK HALF HOLIDAY
AT KINGS MT. IN SI MMER
Kings Mountain Herald,
Following a custom of several
years the stores of the town will
Close for half holiday each week dur, ‘
ing June, July and August. The day '
has been changer now from Wed
nesday to Thursday. This year we
close at noon Thursday and don’t
come back until Friday morning. Mr.)
B D. Ratterree of the Peoples Loan j
and Trust company took a paper
around la-t week for the business men
to sign up agreeing to close.
Noting the difficulties of the
French Chamber of deputies wo sug
gest they call on otic of our live chain- !
hers of commerce.
There may be such a thing as sleep
ing sickness, but it’s a glorious Sun,
day-morning-feeling with, most of us.
The World war lasted four years j
The war over the war debts is nov ,
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HENDERSON GILMER GO.
WHOLESALE PAPER
Charlotte, N. C.
SPECIALISING TOTAL ACT01 NT SYSTEMS
AND SALESBOOKS.
Paper Of All Kind- For Merchants Only.
NEW SOUTHERN SCHEDULE
CHARLESTON DIVISION
No. 113
No. 36
No.
No. 111
Marion to P/ k Hill
Pock Hill to Marion
Mari n to I. k H ■
Rock Hill to Marion
7:15 a. m.
9:37 a. m.
6:36 p. m.
8:08 p. m.
No. 33 makes connection at Biu;!:sbarg with No. 38 for
north.
A. H. MORGAN, Agent
SHELBY, N. C.
"SHELBY IS GROWING”
I.- it :v:>t pro: enough- that Shelby growing, when
w<* i;a ; look in any direction and see or hear --omething
new taking place ? New.mills, ami business enterprise,',
new l/diitiings, an'! tjew homes'. ’What better .indication
of progress a:id pro-pority-.could we ask for? This firm,
wishes to thank the people of this town and . rarity for
the busir.e..'. given them in the material. pro
ducts. roofing, steel a:, i construction vv >rk. whatever
part of our busim - - you. have patr .a’- 1. are help
ing us take a- part .in-the, growth of s> 1 y. i •' us help
you. Wq offeriyoti seventeen years ri< icc in the
manufacturing of concrete pr <d , ‘ . a; 1 ucrc-te con
struction. We handle all kind- ? K ; Ting Material,
Cement, Lime, Plaster. Steel. Ep . W are making Roof
ing Tlie that people like. Look h‘ the goofs we have
placed in Shelby and ■ urrounding rerrr my. and decide
for yourself. Let us help you . o!v- ur 'building prob
lems. "Concrete is perm.• :.l when it is don^
right.”
Z. B. WEATHERS & SONS, Inc.
Office New I/nebcrger Building. . Phone .109.
Plant Near Seaboard Depot. Phone 192.
EFI
Chain Sale
ENTERS ITS FOURTH W EEK
FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH.
BARGAINS ARE BIGGER AND
BETTER THAN EVER.
EVERY EXPRESS AND FREIGHT
HAS BEEN BRINGING THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MER
CHANDISE AT GREAT PRICE CON
CESSIONS FROM OUR NEW YORK
BUYERS AND THE SAVINGS ARE
PASSED ALONG TO YOU.
-WATCH —_
FOUR PAGE CIRCULAR BEING
DISTRIBUTED THIS WEEK WITH
merchandise and prices for
THE FOURTH WEEK.
Efird’s Dept. Store
SHELBY, N. C.