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LEE B. WEATHERS __ President
RENN DRLM __Local Editor
Entered as second class mat tor
January 1, J90b, at the postoffice at
thelhy, North Carolina, under the
Act of Congress, March .'i, 1S79.
We wish *o call your attention to the
fact that it is, and las to m our
rtistom to charge five cents' per line
for resolutions of res,■•(it, cards oi
thanks and obituary notices, after on •
death notice has been put lisheJ. T’li
will be strictly -Jhered to.
WEDNESDAY. MAR. 21. 1D2D.
TWINKI.ES.
Speaking of packing" thriuc:
they’ve annomu td a sardine'
merger in Maine.
We wonder if the hackers i f
Senator-would-be Reynolds of
Asheville hope that he'll go.ovtr
t hrough the ladies vote bectuiso'
he's known as “Our Bob.”
Once in awhile Shelhv's p >pu
lation decreases. That’s during
court week, which help- it to in
< cease for the remainihr of tin
year.
Horace Kennedy is of the mi'd
that Clerk of Court Oeorge I’.
Webb could easily start a lint
shop from the number of lids
tossed in the ring ambitious to
be his successor.
The man who bought Shelby
property 10 years ago can now
afford to lean back and take life;
oaay. Shelby’s not calculated do;
back up in the coming yeat v.
Draw vour own conclusion and
make it read your futuu .
Surprise of surprises ! Fn-li
the straw vote being polled on
prohibition it seems as if ev.ii
North Carolina would like modi
fication. But occasionally a race
based on a straw vot“ takes a
candidate for a straw tide.
Ex-senator Sam 1 .•■Dime • ,
down to Raleigh with McLean’s,
educational commission is plar d
in the light of a mind-reader.
Whoever heard anybody say any !
thing for or against the eiglr
months school term in Cleve
land.
Thrpo Albemarle men are]
buried in the same gravev i••<] |
They were in a car that best 'he
train to the 'crossing but m *
across. Some dav re'Dims our
daring autoists will ore< ’ n sign
«t grade crossings r-'-ulingt
«ye8 vnil . t Ov v
tive—TO THE C.RAYIvYARD’’
It seems hare ihou! ■ f *’
real estate men hd ‘
the bi" ♦ blinder of i ” i: > ‘
tb° nolitical not. At ' ■’
realty not seems to l •• d< :
the boding. Perhaps though ■ h
June drawing nearer arid d 1 •
getting warmer tbit the •■red
nolitical not may simmer. From
the number of candidates, if it
starts boiling, it’ll boil over.
Give the progressive plum to
<*astoo»a merchants. They now
have French models in their
store. That’s one way to “.keep
’em down o*-> the fm m after tln v
have seen Paree.” If you don't
harnen to tret us. do you recall
that a Charlotte hewsnaper car
ries a daily list of cutof-towr.
. shoppers. BV the way. dl those
shoppers aren’t from Gaston :a
cither. Selah!
Girls over to the Shelbv high
gchcol are studying interior d - j
: conation. W» wonder if as a part ,
<:f their interior decorating.j
s’chem« th.ev are taught to select
sleek-haired, balloon.trousered ;
decorations for the Ch >sterfielri.'
or something instead that will1
hrln decorate the cupboard?
Real estate agents seldom tn'ej
the line but the best boost for!
! bringing real worthwhile citizens I
' into Shelby is that the churches
• of the town are located on some'
i of the high-priced dir*. A town
that believes enough in its)
churches to build them on land ■
1hat would sell for a fortune for
business property evidently is a 1
good church town.
FUN ERA I- IN THE SNOW.
T*>'> n>et>>re«t of the funeral of
' President Coolidge’s father m
the snow of New England which
appeared in the newspapers this
week, should make us appreciate
more fully the Sunnv South.
When winter comes there, rural
folks are shut in for the winter
and business is crippled, while
d *w n Smith the sun shines end
the temperature is more uni
form all the year. Such scenes
were shown of Vermont hills
■it ihis season of the /year,
should make us more apprecia
tive- of our splendid climate. The
hone of the President’s father
" i buried in a bank of snow ap
o .rent!y three feet deep and the
President had to reach his old
h > no on a sleigh drawn by
heioes. Even the'casket was car
rad to' the family burying
</n-und on sleigh runners. The
a.w--clad hills of Vermont may
grow 1'residents but we may
new understand why they are
'•coil.”
I VI \l. ( M'hhLSSM'A',
ft is one of the mi si amazing
t ,-!•■ counerfcd with modern life
tIff the appalling number of
(I: .if hs resulting front careless
!V '-s make . no greater itPPrcs
iriovi upon the general public.
In spite of the daily record. of
grade crossing accidents, driver.
continue to trike chances with an
inevitable percentage of fatal re
ad1-. The same is true of other
0 tetices which take their mm
toll of human life.
f’erson who are ordmafdy
•'•ireful in protecting their prop
■ ty or their health appear to
throw discretion to the winds the
m merit t hev grasp 1he wheel of
an automobile, and pedtivelv in
'ii< disaster through ‘ailing to
’verve the most elementary
a i it ions.
The jaywalker- is equally reck
1« taking th•• chance of being
run down for the sake of saving
a'fe\y steps or a moment’s time.
Those who are careless, of other
( help In swell t lie harvest
of death.
And the most lamentable fact
1 t hat no amount of warning ;m
P> ars to have any appreciable
effect.
f FTTINt; “FIXED IF.”
Shelby in recent weeks has
eived more public)'v and in
reality advanced farther thru
.an - similar period ewer.
Outsiders here and ■ here have
occasionally sneered at the bou
ouf-ts of progress being handed
ih>‘ Spying fitv. Some of them
' clicv<’d it to bn n inn1 public
it'- “line”. Tltc -e that have v s
it*«! Shelhv have b«en torcnl to
h.-nge their.-minds.’ Col. Wade
Harris, editor of the Charlotte
Observer, might be selected as
an example. Colonel Harris was
went it seems to remember Shel
by as the good-natured, friendly
b'irg, where the Norwegian, sale
n an and a few others gathered
for a chat on the court square
while an occasional vehicle pass
ed around the street.
The change from that day has
boon great. Undoubtedly there is
more construction and building
going on now in Shelbv than
ever before. Around the center
of the business district and out
every street the one building
knock of the carpenters ham
mer and the rock crushers
grind niay be heard.
Son e sav, Shelbv is “fixing
un" for tin* Florida and oth'T
smrnvT visitors. In a wa.v Sh ■!
bv is doing that very lining, but
first of all Shelby i- “fixing up"
for itself. A beautiful girl of H
summery wouldn’t adorn her
.r isen with beautiful clothing
in order to sustain her natural
appearance wouldn’t get far. The
same applies to Shelby. Folk .
< ven home folks, would expect
the “fastest growing town in
North Carolina from 1P2 > to
1'12-V’ to spruce up a bit. That’.,
what Shelby is doing.
Of recent reports coming but
os Shelby the Gastonia Gazette
says editorially :
Shelby i- looking ahead. Paving
er-Vets arc being anacnr.cci], new
sever lines and water mains are helr.pr
■lain and in every way the “City of
Springs'’ is getting ready far the can
ing of the Florida summer travel,
l et's get a move on here. If the I.in
wood .property were fixed tip with a
go< e hotel and. golf cour-". there is
a, ,i riling. what might happen pit
til M C.
It i: n't a self-mad.- man' excel!
, < nee that astor i h-s you. but his as
; toriislirmmt at -'beinjr as ex client as
; he is.
Admini'-tra or's Notice
i Having qualified as Administrat. f
of the <• *ritn uf A. ('. JWieli.-r. hue
<if <'leyelard t'liun •. N. not 'is
; hi-V'-hy gh • n to. nil per or's lyi.vi-v*
; t minis against said estate to present
! them properly i roven for pavroent
t i live undersig ed on or hefo«-»
Mun-h 'd'ird. l!)27, or this notice will
An- pleads d in hjir <>f .their 1 - -overe.
AM persons mb-ht'd to said estate
I w id make immediate payment; to the
undersB-ned.
This March :'.‘!vd m-;-;.
('. F IIARUV
Administrator of A. G. Dohelcr
|I"C -1!’ ’-1.
by burn & Hoc v, A ttys.
1 rg—" mr.1—"iia "w»
J. C. McNeely Co.
SPECIAL EASTER SHOWING OF
DRESSES AND COATS, HOSIERY,
SILK UNDERWEAR, MILLINERY
ETC., the largest and best selection WE
HAVE EVER ASSEMBLED FOR SUCH
AN OCCASION.
You will find in our store the newest
creations Li Ladies Wearing Apparel and
we assure you it is a real pleasure to show
ycu whether you arc buying or looking.
J. G. McNeely Go.
STYLE --QUALITY-SERVICE
DRESS WEEK AT FANNING’S
Beginning Thursday Morning At Nine O’Clock And
Continuing Through The Week
— WE OFFER FOR YOUR INSPECTION —
111 BRAND NEW DRESSES
IN TWO GROUPS
(These
Dresses Would
Ordinarily Retail for $15.00
to $20.50.)
READ ON! THERE’S A REASON.
Mr. Fanning recently spent ten days in New York
selecting merchandise he thought, to be shown for
the first time the week before Easter in our New
Ready-To-Wear Department (Second Floor) but
on account of delay in equipment we will not get
in our New Department until after Easter. Never
theless, the merchandise is here, must be shown
and sold.
’Tis useless to say—you know naturally, with the
opening of this New Department in mind and
Easter just across the street-—we spread ourselv
es and do not hesitate to say we have for your ap
proval the greatest line of Ladies Wearing Appar
el this store has ever shown,
PLAN NOW TO BE HERE THURSDAY MORNING
75
DRESSES
i at $16.85
j Flat Crepes, Printed Crepes, Printed
Georgettes and Chiffons, Taffetas
and Taffeta combination*. In all the
new high shades and colors for
spring—also darks.
Never before have we been able
to secure and offer so many differ
ent styles, such a beautiful array of
colors and materials of such high
luality at one popular price—
$16.85
-SIZES 11 TO 5b
| 36
| DRESSES
| at $9.85
I
You cannot judge- these Dresses
| by the price. You must see thorn to
| appreciate then’ value. They are
i styled right, m ule right, of excellent
I quality material and should be class
ed xvrth Dresses at a much higher
price.
I
|
Shawn ;n Flat Crepes, Light and
l Dark Colors, Printed Crepes and
I CcorgeUes—
$9.85
Also wonderful showing of Dresses from $29.50 to $69.50
JUST A WORD ABOUT
HATS
And yet the writer does not know much about Hats either
but spending part of my time in the office which adjoins the
Millinery Department, have overheard a few remarks this
season which leads me to believe and prompts me to say Mrs.
(iia\ Inis the prettiest Hats she has ever shown. For instance
1 heard Mrs. Jones say: “Mrs. Gray, I think vouh Hats are
just b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-1.” Better still, I heard Mrs. Smith sav:
“They are both so becoming, ’tis hard to decide, so will take
the two—So reasonable in price.”
EXTRA SPECIAL—JUST ARRIVED FOR
—THURSDAY, FRIDAY AM) SATURDAY—
ABE DEL MONTE HATS <j*g
Have all the Ear Marks of $10.00 and $12.50 Hats.
W. L. FANNING & COMPANY