Mr. Average American
Devours Much! Meat
Washington.—America is still one
of the greatest meat-eating nations
of the world.
Despite a slight falling off last
year, believed caused by an in
creased number of vegetarians, the
country produced in 1925 the enor
mous totnl of 17,956,600,000 pound
of beef, veal, mutton and lamb, and
pork. For good measure American
used 2,224,000,000 pounds of lard.
These figures were compiled b.v tlie
Department of Agriculture.
Total beef consumed reached the
highest point on record, the per'
capita consumption being fid. 1 pound
with a total of 7.140,000 "00 pound,
produced.
The total per capita consum-p:ion.
of all meats was lit..1! pound .
Total ( onsunjption la ss
While the total meat consumption
was lower than tor the two year
immediately preceding; r. was light’!;
higher than the average 1 the la A
five years. Decreased, pork consump
tion, as compared with tin unusually
high years of 1924 and 1.9 v
largely responsible for the drop ;n
tlio total.
The consumption of nnlton and
lan.t), relatively low in tin I '• d
States, has remained at a not ! tic ■
same level far the last flee y are.
Per capita consumption of veal, How
ever, has shown a steady r c.
Production of dressed vt: 1 in It'do
reached the record of total of 1,110!
000,000 pounds, 70,OOO,Ooa pound s
greater than in 1924. Production' of
mutton and lamb inereus. t by 10
000,000 pounds. In this case the to
tal of 699,000,000 pound was the
Exports Fall Off
Within recent years there has ban
little foreign trade either in vial <>r
mutton and lamb, and consequently
in these classes the consumption
mastic ally corresponds to the pro
duction.
'ine reduction of more than 11,
000,000 in the swine slaughtered in
1025 accounted for the Considerable
decrease in the supply of pork and
lark. Hog values, ns a result were
about 50 per cent higher than in
1924.
Although exports in 1925 fen off
by 25 per cent for polk and 27 per
cent for lard, the year', trade win
nevertheless quite sizable, amount
ing to 549,000,000 pounds of pork
and 719,000,000 pounds of Ur I. Th< so
totals are larger by i substantial
margin than the average pre-war
exports.
No country’s “foreign policy’’ is
much more than appetite looking out
for itself.
Tar Heels Opposed
To Woman Julies
There North ( arolimi Itepre en
tativrs went mi record in One lion
of Representatives n- onpus.nj jury
service for Women, while only, Rep
resentative W. C. Hummer, net his
vote in favor of putting women on
juries.
None of the other six mohib ws of
the State delegation in Conp-nss
voted on the roll call on a motion to
i • out t he enaetinj; clause in a
hill to amend the law of t’• • • 11 • •
(riet of Columbia so us to qualify
vvoimin us jurors. The motion to
out. the < t tft iiijc clause was
defeated finally, 18!* to 122, restor
tntt the measure to its place oil the
calendar of the committee of the
whole, where it is expected to re
main for the remainder of the ses
- ion arid die from inaction.
Representatives Kerr, Warren - and
\\ i aver wet1' recorded a . opposed to
jury service for women, while R<: -
ic.-eitt alive- Abernathy, Halwinkle,
Douirhton, Lyon, 1’ou and Sled man
eseape i the record vote.
Of the three women members of
(iorijri ess, Mrs,. Mary T. Norton, of
New Jersey, anil Mrs. h lore tie e 1’.
Kahn, of California, favored jury
service for women, while Mrs. Cdilh
Rogers, of Massachusetts, opposed it.
Our Public Schools
T< the Ihlitor t'f The Star:
In Supt. ('.Newton's address be
fore the 0. \. It’s; puhl he I in C'leve
:n.:.id News March 12, '. referring; to the
i tlpin of mate public schools, 18:!',*, Mr
New tot . says a four month school
‘serin was provided until ’ecoiistrue
t on pi'ii'Ml rHOh, the term was cut to
nine weeks. And it was not until 11*00
i.ndrr Charles 15. Ay cock thi* school
term was rat sod to t months, the same
It o . h a- before the war. We hi :;
leave' to d'ffer a little with Mr. New
ton, or to explain eotidih nr, 1 si.-’
I ended free school from 181!* to
I S(l** when our free school term was '
three nnr.thi’,, taught in summer ae'b
fill. followed -in winter vvilh a 'three
ivoio hs i;uhs"riiitien school. The. t ,oc,.i
i‘i got about $.’>() for the three months'
* >t and: boarded v. ith ! he scholars,
livery chan Vf-ggrd the teacher to yd
home with him, for that insured
three* g >od mi als so 1 hud the m'lvan
f'l’v of six months school un.il I8t«t.
Schools, ex -op! small privsir ury
wot cloned during th - four yn-,
war. Hil ler reconstruct ion, t ie n \y
! 'ati constitution provided for a four
months puhli- school, hut it was not
given'until after Aye or It", oducati -..a!
ajirt', Aft rr the War ' taught In
the first public school 'about 1870.
when the state paid one-hull, an 1 the
ut.lit* only aided a four mouths school.
Those districts (ha. vvovi'd
onp.half ill' the t.(‘iUii<'i .<T':-i:ila
Ii.'.' whonl at all .The state
with u lirst grade certificate
I , i- a -uth awl I collect ml
not rai o
ry. got
paid no,
then, $20
the same
fro mi my pa Irons. \\V livrd ncoirly 10
V‘ :!■; under a uiB* constitution punr
tu.teeing a foiir months public school
bc'ipre we pot it The constitution also
; id llnif the tax limit should not ex
ceed (if 22! rents on th SI0.0 worth
property and $2 on the poll. The
: t «'id not have the money and
‘•add not raise it under the tax limit,
v i;n land so cheap and hut little oth
er v ial'li beside the land. The people
eo.ild vote all the additional taxation
they pleased for other purposes. But
a generation raised up without schools
did not want schools except the more
wealthy who were aide to educate
thed own children, mid that class rp
I *:;<•<! free s. hools, because ihey would
b ’Ve to |.oy most of the taxes. Then if
nepriH". and poor white folia- were i-d
m.it.ed ‘the godd people” could not
work t'lem so cheaply. Ayeock showed
no one was much account unless edu
isfed. That all the' difference between
people was in their education and
ability, for imnrovement. I taught oe
ea dcimlly until 1898 and kept in touch
will, prevailing sentiment and emidi
vho They have been, and are vt’ll
too much of a football for politicians,
I remoter:-' and grafters. But that
e; pres under our government system,
ef the people paying two prices ftr
all they get. The larger the fund, t’i ■
larger ihe graft. With sax months,
eight months nine months, and haul
irg, higher salaries and overhead ex
pense. There is no limit, free text
hooks, free clothes and food for all
children. We must move fast or some
ether state will get ahead of us. But
W" • re rich, “thanks to the realtors,”
who have raised river banks to SiOO
per acre, With n little strip of land
they throw in a large slice of climate
reaching miles h gh and keep the
“mitre” in n trot. We vote bands for
the - mart children we are raising to
ft.y. Who would hinder progress?
.!. C. ELLIOTT.
NORTHBROOK TOWNSHIP
FARMER DIES AT AGE 80
( From Lincoln Co intv Times'!
Mr. John I,. Ward, Confederate
vt teran age 80 year?, S month? ami
7 (lavs, d oc] la.it Friday at the home
I' Mr. A. R. William? in North
Brook section of this cottnl.V, with
whom Ik* had boon making dyis home
! r the past yoqr. He haul been ill for
the past 7 weeks.
1H is survived by his widow and
several children.
The funeral and b.ieiel services
'.ere conducted Saturday at II a. m.
l y Rev. Mr. B.nehani, at David's
( hoped in North Brook, the remains
being1 laid to rest in the church
cemetery.
Big Things Ahead.
(Gastonia Gazette)
Max Gardner’s dream of a great
wiiite way illumination^ the high
way through Gaston county ex
pressed some weeks ago in an in
terview about the possibilities of the
Wilkinson Boulevard and the result
ant effect on industry in this county
was not hot air. It has been brought
out s. nee the sale of the Spencer
Mountain mill property to the
Wateree Power Company, that just
such an idea was in the mind of Mr.
Duke lor this road. It is said that he
intended to light the road from the |
Catawba river to Kings Mountain
after it had been paved.
It is hard to imagine to what
lengths the development w 11 go aft
er it is once under way. Greensboro
is talking about a 100-foot highway
between that c;ty and High Point.
Mr. Cramer has promised to light
the bridge over the Fork when the
new highway is completed. And there t
may be other big news before long.
If you can't buy marks or deal
with Ponzi, you can at least lend mo
ney to relatives.
Efird's Dept. Store
THREE FASHION POINTS IN
EASTER MILLINERY
The colors of Spring flowers. New braids, smartly fold
ed and dented crowns, weather-worthy fabrics—trimmed
with Spring-like flowers. Also tailored sport hats.
Just the hat for immediate wear, yet one that will be
smart right through the summey season.
Efird’s Dept. Store
$3.95
Pastel Tints — Giglo Crowns
&
Straw and Ilair Braids
£
Isaac Shelby
If alive today would view with pride the
growth and activity of our little city that
bears his name.
The need of the Colonel for bodily
nourishment would doubtless be met by
bread baked from a flour milled by us and
named, like the town, for this great patri
ot—
ISAAC SHELBY.
Every sack bears his photograph and g
the contents of every bag is milled with the
thought that this name and man, to every
citizen of our Southland, represents the
highest type of honesty and integrity.
This flour may be slightly higher in
price than some shipped-in from outside
mills, but since flour is, everything con
sidered/the cheapest article of diet, used
in your home, don’t allow a few cents dif
ference in price, to cause you to use an in
ferior flour.
Eagle Boiler Mill Go.
Capacity SCO Barrels A Day.
Shelby, N. C.
SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2 P. M.
Shelby, N. C.
wn/be^oUrYor that^^^bso,n^?Uth &01T^te th° Iji11^ ^H1 This property
40 acfres subdivided into high class home sites and small acreage tracts and an ormortnnitv th«t \ inSU16 W1J 'T^VI10 0Ppro'*al of the most exacting. About
easy terms to be announced on day of sale. Look tins property over before the sa^e and make yo^le^Sns.W^'^e^d^'and hoSMfto“
BAND CONCERT
TERMS EASY
By
wfl'l Kcbasthe iS Sled golden opportunity. One that cannot be overlooked. Remember the location, the town, and the day «
and hour, and that it
- ford ROADSTER GIVEN AWAY
F°"' Kuadst0r car wiU b0 givon at this sale. No obligation on your part, just your presence. Be there.
SALE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE FAMOUS PITTS BROTHERS
— Carolina Land Company, Inc. —
AGENTS
HICKORY, N. C.
J. B. Nolan Company, Inc.
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES
SHELBY, N. C.