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LEE B. WEATHERS
RENN DRUM
— President
Local Editor
The best way to get a reputa
tion for wisdom is to say noth
ing.
The fellow who isn’t ashamed j
of himself now and then isn't!
honest.
Front the list of deeds filed
for record here it seems as if
Shelby is staging a little Florida
boom of its own.
A headline writers informs us
that Mr. Coolidge does not use
profanity. Nor dots anyone else
who seldom says anything.
Wouldn’t it be grand if the
local banks would carry our note*
tar 62 years as America does for
the foreign countries?
It is good advice that Clarence
Poe hands out to the farmers in
his five, words—“Let’s Market
Cotton Veiy Slowly.”
With five people being born in
this country every minute what
would we do without the auto
mobile accidents to make room
for them ?
Our prize for a pun goes this
V’eek to the fashion note that
says: “As soon as the girls can
find out how to take something
else off without getting into
trouble there will be another
change of fashion.”
Bishop Denny advised the men
attending the Methodist confer
ence to grew moustaches, be
cause it is one thing the women
cannot copy. Th'* good bishop ap
parentIv overlooked the fact that
that it is one thing the women
generally erase although they
cannot copy it.
A prominent college student
Was killed in an accident the oth
er dav. The news story in form
stated that he was a frat brother
of a well known football player.
And by that we suppose t he next
highrst honor in college beside
making the football eleven'is to
be a frat brother of a footbadl
player.
See if there are not a few
sehool book a about the place that,
might be given to the needy chil
dren. Building new school struc
tures is all right, but they’ll not
benefit the child who does not
have the money to buy bocks.
It’s a Thanksgiving plea and if
answered might make the day
some happier.
North Carolina led the South
last week in deaths by automo
bile accidents. Six were killed in
the state and 11 iniured. New we
suppose the parents who stopped
their boys football career be
cause one was killed will sur°lv j
not let them drive the family
car anymore.
PASSING THE BUCK.
If it happens to be your fate
to become the" possessor of a
plugged dollar, it does not make
the plugged dollar good to pass
it along to a neighbor or fellow
townsman. Then whv chase the
Undesirables out of one commun
ity or state into another?
Frequently a court sentence
banishes a defendant from the
county or state. No wayward
man or woman has been made
better by being banished on an
other community. There is no
excuse for such passing of the
buck by our courts.
HAVE A CHASER.
Henrv Ford, father of the fliv
ver and philosopher of finance
and what not, savs that the fuel
of the future will be derived from
apples, a statement that has set
scientific world agog. Imagine
fuel being made from applet?
But down hrre in the North
Carolina foothills there is no as
tonishment over Ford’s proph
ecy. Once they, meaning outskl
crs, called this foothill country
backward—get the once, it isn’t
being done any more—but the
announcement of fuel from ap
ples is nothing new hereabouts.
It’s old stuff for us. So old, in
fact, that government officials
have been attempting for years
to halt the manufacture here
abouts of what Ford calls the
fuel of the future.’
^resuming tht Ford, being in
directly interested in automo
biles. was talking of fuel for the
autos, we pause, or rather con
clude, bv asking just, how many
folks there are in these parts
who haven’t ‘tanked tip’ on ap
ple juice?
The brand of fuel soueezed
from 1 he apple hereabouts may
not give more miles to the gal
lon. but it gives more merriment
to the mile—or did before 1he
advent of artificial flavoring
So after all the esteemed fatht v
of the flivver cannot claim the
Edison honor of the apple-juice
fuel.
CHURCH DRAWING CARDS.
The church is attempting to
carry on a program with money
and popularity instead cf prayer
and piety. Such was the thought
expressed by the pastor of an
Advent Christian church at
Charlotte Sunday. The preacher
carried on a bit and Quoted prom
inent men, such as Lloyd Georip
to shew that the doom of civili
zation is near.
Even with the authorities he
quotes we can hardly reach the
preacher’s conclusion regarding
Ihe end of civilization, for scien
tists only last week informed os:
ihat the world will last 5,000,
000,000 years yet and then ye up
in smoke suddenly. Perhaps we
omitted or added three ciphers
to the estimate—il makes no dif
ference. But as to the first state
rnent of the preacher, regarding
Ihe supplanting of prayer and
piety in the church by popular
ity and money, there is consul*,
i»r»ble truth.
Take a deep breath and with
it a deep thought and then pon
der over the churches of your\
acquaintance. How many of
them are devising schemes and ■
drawing cards to get the crowds,
in other words, prove popular?
How much are our churches,!
rather our congregations, depend
ing upon the power of money?
Let there be nr misunderstand
ing. Fine churches must be, and
attraction must be modern.
There is no criticism of that. But
do you go to a theatre because
the seats are comfortable and
the room well ventilated, or does
a good picture take you to I he
comfortable seats? Why not ap
ply that version to the churches?
The comfortable scats and the
beauty of the building that is
easy on 1 he < ye are very nice,
but shouldn’t something else
take vou there? And likewise,
money bo.vs manv things, yet
there are many things money
will not buy.
Money and pouulat Hv for the
church are all right In fact, they
are modern necessities, but the
wherefore and whv of the church
should not he belittled so as to
give away to the drawing card.
LAWRENCE ANT) FARM
PROGRESS.
R. E. Lawrence who has re
signed after five years as farm
demonstrator of Cleveland has
accomplished much for the conn
tv. Some farmers' of course feel,
that- a farm demonstrator is a
useless expense, but the federal
government shares half of the
salary with any countv that is
entera ising enough to have on ■.
and those who do rot see any
benefit in a demonstrator are us
ually those who have never call
ed on him for service and advice.
We ( anno! think that Cleveland
could boast of its arr.icnltur.ai
“quick step’’ without a demon
strator. Lawrence has been the
leader of this work and natural
ly to him shruld go the greatest
amount of praise. Within its five
year ; we have produced more po
taloes because they are more
profitable through proper stor
age and marketing; poultry
houses are seen in every section
and this industry proves a year
round* soui ce of revenue: more
pure bred cattle are browsing the
hills and pouring milk and but
ter money into the pockets of
their owners than over before;
more fields of alfalfa fill the
barns several times a, war; the
number of rounds of lint cotton
per acre rank Cleveland near the
top as a cotton producing county
because of the scientific use of
fertilizers; some 1,000 or more
rural homes are lighted'by elec
tricity through the dozen or
more rural lighting systems and
our two county fairs have had
such an abundance of farm and
field exhibits that nothing but
the state fair in Raleigh has out
stripped us.
Mr. Hardin who comes to take
the place of Lawrence has a
splendid example of achievement
tc live up to. From his appear
ance and reputation. however,
wc feel that he will “carry on”
ip a glorious way the splendid
work which has been started.
DID YOU KNOW?
Jawes M. Thomson, publisher of
The New Orleans Item, says:
THAT advertising: has developed
within a generation in the United
State*-, of America until today more
money is spent tor advertising than is
spent for the entire wheat crop of the
.United States. Thus, if bread is the
a fa ft’ of life, advertising is the staff
of business.
THAT while advertising started ir.
a humble way and was an incident
of the first publications in which it
appeared, it is now the tail that wags
ktbe dog in most of the great daily
newspapers of the United States.
For the larger part of the revenues
of the most successful daily papers
in this country i. represented by ad
vertising rather than circulation re
venue.
TH AT from a rather crude and
shaky begging, advertising has de
veloped into a combination of business
profession and ait.
THAT there appears to be no-rea
sonable limit to Hie continued growth
of advertising. Nearly 30 years ago
when I started into business there
was a question in the minds cf con
servative people regarding the truth
fulness of advertising. Fakers and
get-rich-quick schemers were among
the. first people to appreciate the val
uc of this great force in command
ing public attention. Today the ad
vertising columns of first class news
papers and magazines are written by
men whose professional standing is
beyond question, and whose word is
a: goad as their bond. Years ago
most of the reputable papers excluded
not only medical fakes, but all forms
of fake advertising from their col
umns. Today the presumption is ali
in favor of tire accuracy of the ad
vertised statement, and is all in favor 1
of the good quality and fair price
asked for the advertising goods.
THE EXCLUSION OF WHAT
)
t The Biggest
Picture Sensation
in Years/
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STROHEIHg^ flV
COMING MONDAY & TUESDAY
—AT THE PRINCESS—
Under Auspices of the American Legion.
Lovely Paris inspired Hats! Included in our shop are street Hats,
Felt, Hatters Plush and Velours for sports wear and stunning
afternoon Hats.
Modes that are most simple or elaborate styles trimmed with rib
bons, flowers, fancy ornaments, and now and then a brilliant or a
feather.
New Winter Coats!
Newest models in rich
warm coats for winter
wear, are offered in
lovely shades. Lavishly
trimmed with the most
beautiful fur.
This season emphasizes a deft
manioulation of flares and pleats
rich decoration and elaborate de
tail.
Many fine woolen fabrics make
up onr specially chosen presen
t at ion. This showing is inter
esting and varied.
LA MARK SHOP
WAS BAD AND THE DEVELOP
MENT OF NEW AND IMPROVED
METHODS OR FORMS OF ADVER
TISING HAVE WON THE APPRE
CIATION OF THE GENERAL PUB
LIC. THE PAST QUARTER OF A
CENTURY IN THE U N I T E D
STATES HAS SEEN ADVERTIS
ING BECOME THE MOST IMPORT
ANT FACTOR IN THE DISTRIBU
TION AND SALE OF COMMODI
TIES AND SERVICE.
STATE CAPITAL
CONDENSED NEWS
(Continued from fir. t page.)
!y divided with the whites occupying
a section of the auditorium apart
from the colored folks.
A number of State officials, inclu
ding the Supreme Court, “got cold
feet” during an autumn blast last
week and vacated their quarter.-, far
a brief period. The absence ,.f heat
was the result <•'' disconnection of
pipe lines to make the connection
with the new Revenue Building near
completion at corner of Salisbury
and Morgan streets. The Supreme
Court repaired temporarily to the
Hall of the House of Representatives.
State Mortgage Not Recorded i
Attorney (ionera! BrummiU has
brought a suit for the State which !
bc cks to prevent the sale of a tract 1
of land owned by the Warren county
Cotton Warehouse on which the com
monwealth holds a mortgage for $C,
500 advanced by Treasurer B. R. i
Lacy three years ago from the Cot J
ton Warehouse Fund, The mortgage j
.scans not, to have been recorded
then and now {he Bank of Norlina,1
which made a later loan of 87,500 and I
had its deed of trust recorded, is
recking to sell the land under the i
authority given therein. The Stale
has since Lad its deed of trust re '
corded arid claims the first right to I
dispose of the property. Judge Mid- ;
yette grants the State a restraining i
order and the Attorney General is •
lighting to have it made permanent. ;
Thanksgiving Appeal
The Publicity Committee of the j
North Carolina Orphan Association j
ha.- mailed an appeal for a Thanks- j
giving offering for the various or
phan homer to 20,000 individual citi
zens of the State, with the sugges
tion tiiat each one forward a cash
contribution, in some amount, to the
orphanage of his choice on, or near
Thanksgiving Day. Or, says the com
mittee, the amount may be forwarded
through church and Sunday School
authorities and fraternal orders. .The
pastors of churches, editors of news
papers, public . official;:' and others
are admonished to give the widest
possible publicity to the movement,
which is philanthropic in purpose
and date-wide in extent. The amount
suggested is one day’s income.
'Get your new Winter gar
ment while the stock is
complete and varied.
Most wonderful line of
Coats we have ever shown
from—
$12-75 TO $69 75
Dresses that have never
been equalled for style
and beauty—
$10-95 TO $39.50
Beautiful Christmas Ifandkerchiefs
now on display.
See the pretty billionaire flowers and
new metal trimmed Hats just received.
QUALITY
STYLE
SERVICE
w. b. nzx
—T. W. LATTIMORE
WE WILL GIVE A $5.00 HAT OR $5.00 PAIR OF
SHOES WITH CASH PURCHASE O F SUIT OR OVER
COAT AMOUNTING TO $15.00 OR MORE.
—SUITS—
If you want real style. good fabrics, expert
tailoring, fine finishings—if you want
Clothes that embody all these features-—
that Hoi' •.veil, fit well and wear well—
you’ll find \-Mtr demands amply fulfilled
in the line of suits we are featuring—
$15.00 t!> $37.50
—EMERY SHIRTS
Roomy shirts, shirts of comfort; well
made shirts that will come crisp and fresh
from many ♦’ubbirvys, shirts that will give
y<Y an air of well-being without costing
you more than you wish to nav—
$1.00AND M0BK
TIES—
There’s no problem to selecting Ties at
our store. They’re all desirable patterns
everything that’s new—
AND MORE
25c
—HOSE—
Silk Hose 50c up. Wool Hose 50c un
Lisle Hose 25c up. 1
OVERCOATS—
The man who buys an Overcoat in this
stqre has the satisfaction of knowing that
he has saved money on the price and still
didn't lose it in the quality
$10,00™ $35.00
HOUSE ROBES
You'll need a new house robe, a robe that
is made of warm, colorful fleece; one that
reaches.well below the knees, A robe to
lounge around in on chilly autumn e\en
lilgs
$5.00
—SHOES—
Crossett and Freeman Shoes. The
best for the money.
—HATS—
A complete stock of Hats by all lead
ing hatters including Stetson—'
$1.50™ $7.00
—WOOL VESTS
Made in the popular shades and with only
a shade of profit, too.
$4.00
trvine^o^i 5^° T f *vkerJ you couie in this store that nobody’s
for vou If at**™?* °* y°i,,.^ut everybody's trying to do the best
• w,,r, r1?
that is the only iMUncfof double '? ‘W'£ l°ld' In ^
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