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WEDNESDAY, MAY H), 1920.
TWINKLES.
Modem gold rushes are made
to the offices of stately bank
buildings where loan office aft
operated.
Yes, it’s the season of year
when men dream dreams. Seme
body has offered Dempsey a mii~
lion bucks to fight Wills.
- —^ ; O-—~
Now that a Byrd and several
others have flown over 1 he
North Folc, wonder what they’re
going to do about it?
Ye Paragrapher read in a r >u!
estate advertisement recently
about the “Leaping Fish.” And i!
had the nerve to continue and
say fishing was good.
Well, there’s one important
thing in connection with the
present week. It’s the last in
which candidates may file an
nouncements for office.
No, it can’t be true. Evolution
Is impossible. Fathers of ihil
dren are content that 1 he chil
dren have the same poor oppor
tunities of getting an education
as they enjoyed.
Little by little the ‘dear ladies’
are getting into politics. The Re
publican-ticket for the oncoming
election has a woman candidate.
And the office she seeks is now
filled by a woman of the opposite
party.
Indications out on the Cleve
land Springs estates are that the
Marshalls arc making of the
all that ev promised.
Shelby is justly promt of its
greatest suburban asset.
The Cleveland county spelling
champion finally wasi eliminated
in the state spelling contest, go
ing down on *h ‘ word “metropo
lis’. Perhaps it’s because we have
no such in our county tlvet the
young lady was not acquainted
t with the word.
The men and women of ile
postal service in C!.:v<'’ >nd <'
Rutherford cotiniies will path r
late in the month for an ou'i v;
at Bostic, and it i s hom'd that
the entire lot enjovs the occa
sion. The public seldom thinks
of the few vacations the postal
service enjoys.
From the sections about
Statesville and Newton one hears
considerable praise of Judg
Webb’s decision in the Newton
road matter. However, the other
Charlie Ross, assistant attorney
general, hasn’t been heard from.
It once tool$ a lot of cutting
to make dad’s trousers fit the
son, but it takes more nowadnxv
to make mother’s old dresses f> i
the daughter—that is. if mother
is what they call an old fashioned
woman.
PLATFORMS and CANDI
DATES.
Had you ever thought how (lv»
number of platforms announced
and the number of candidates
announced compare in this coun
As it is recalled there are near
30 candidates, and not over one
sixth of these announced have
declared a platform. Perhaps fol
lowing the Democratic stale con
vention, Tom Bost -would say
platforms are useless. An.vway
there are voters who would like
to know more Qf a candidate than
jply that he is a good fellow,
imetimes they v*ish to know
the man of their choice
smds for.
t’s not' a bad idea either,
jen a sensible man nurchases
automobile he usually trys io
out much concerning the
se cf future performance
car.
it which the Meck’enbmg
|Times .talks as follows:
Th > Hendersonville News is ask
ing the people of that county to ask
iho candidates for office about their.
| platform.' Since there is a 'number of
i candidates for several of the offices
I in Mecklenburg; county it might be
well for the citizens to ask them
, about their platform'.
Some of the candidates seem to r>e
i uhning principally on the grbunds
of who and what they are, with poli
cies and issues rather incidental fea
tures. The adopted, political form of ;
'platforms lias been adhered to, yet,
one receives the impression thru can- I
dictates will be elected or defeated to]
a vi'i) huge extent upon their friend- I
: hip , political connections and their I
-personal appeal and to the voters,
mlher rh in wh it they announce- them- !
selves 'as ‘ standing for.”
Personal ability is a necessary re
cjuifite for any office. Yet
; uoui I not a candidate' for any office |
propose his plans and line .of action in I
• neb affairs of county and state as
he' deems important, and be chosen t r 1
defeated upon the public’s acceptance
i r rejection cd' bis policies rather than i
upon friendships?
When our candidates cm on the ;
stumn, let’s hear their policies and is- I
sues, what they expect to accomplish 1
if c l.1'tod. Aral then let us vote, ne t |
upon ftienelship of phe candidate, but;
linen his personal ability and his poli- 1
lies,.
SAVING SOMETHING.
Or. Ernest Thacker in one of
his last evangelistic services in
Shelby made a statement that
will long he remembered in Shel
by as a perfect bit of rebuttal to
a foolish argument.
There are those, according to
Dr. Thacker, who refuse to join
a church because there are a few
hypocrites in the church.
"As lor me,” the noted evan
gelist said, “I’d rather live for
a little time with few hypocrites
in a church down here than live
forever in a miserable eternity
with all the hypocrites.”
As we see it the statement
loaves nothing to be said, and is
characteristic of the mental abil
ity of the man who recently
closed a very beneficial series of
services in Shelby.
GROWING ON.
. Another bit of evidence comes
up showing that Shelby is grad
ually assuming the atmosphere
of si city.
For years untold Shelby peop’e
have been accustomed to getting
their local paper in their homes.
They go home in the afternoons,
may we say with a little pride,
I looking first on arriving there
j for the local paper, with new.: a
j hurriedly on the streets.
One afternoon this week The
Star placed an extra edition on
the streets hurriedly sold several
-hundred copies of the special
edition, showing that Shelby
people realize that progress has
advanced so far that they may
I pick up late news events on the
j thought of gleaning the news
I streets.
Such newsp 'per service is
| mo-" of a cos'* than money
. make", hut it is service that
I hcul ! i o vh eg with regular pat
"ow,v "d tb-> reading public is
O '1 bled * -lull.
In " ’d'h coanecUon it might
b ■ !•’ ’ b ‘ m everv other aft -
t of the week The (Cleve
land Star mav be purchaacc!
from hoys on the streets. Appar
ently, so far the majority of
business citizens have overlook
ed this.
HANG ONtO THIS.
Perhaps it’s a relief sometimes
for readers to scan the minted
thought of others than the reg
ular writer.
If so, then you’ll delight in
slicking to this until you reach
the end. It's by The Sun. ot
North Canton. Conn. :
When I was young one of the
popular writers was a fellow
named Josh Billings. He was a
humorist and a philosopher, ar.d
one of his “cracks” in the old
Fireside Companion still sticks
in my memory: “Consider the
postage stamp, my son. It se
cures it s success through its abil
ity to stick to one thing till P
gets there.”
So this week 1 am going to
agree with Josh that if the muc
ilage is good a postage stamp
surely does preach a powerful
lesson on sticktoitiveness.
In one of the old school read
ers there was a little story about
a bunch of kids who went on a
berrv picking picnic. All but ore
in the crowd (whose name we
will call Willie), spent their time
chasing from one place to anoth
er in the berry patch in an ef
fort to find more berries.
l ittle Willie began industri
ously on one hunch of briars and
“donned on” before he moved on.
Well, at the end of thn dav the
others had but few berries in
their pails, whereas Willie’s pail
was full and running over. They
asked Willie how he did it anti he
replied, “I stuck to my bush.”
Yea, verily you are right Josh.
Unless we emulate the postage
stamp and little Willie we will!
not arrive rinywhere in particu- j
lar in this world. If we want ,o
get the berries we must stick to
our bush. If we desire to bring
home the bacon we must pattern
after the postage stamp. A roll-1
ing stone gathers momentum,'
but no moss. Neither does a man I
win success unless he picks out a!
job that fits him and then sticks
to it to the bitter end.
Earl Section News
Of Recent Interest
(Special to The Star.)
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Haas and twi,
children who spent the winter months
in Florida, have returned to die vil
lage to spend this sunnjjer.
Mrs. Dee Bettis and attractive 1
tie daughter Katherine of Greenville,
S. (!., were the guests last week , f
her unde Mr. A. E. Bettis and Mrs and
Mrs. A. E. Betehler.
Messrs \V. I) Earl, W G Graham
and Misses Thelma Earl and Vera
Wylie motored to Laurinburg Friday. I
Mr.. Earl and Mr. Graham returned
hoivm Monday morning, while Misses
Vera and Thelma will remain for a
fortnight visiting relatives.
Mr. Rufus Moss and Mrs. George
was hour n ot Shelby and the Misses
Bettis motored to Spartanburg;, S.
C., Friday shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Austell and two
children spent Sunday in Shelby the
guests of Mr. tuui Mrs. Basil Goode
Mrs B h Jones and daughter Pinkie
are visit'ng Mr and Mrs. *Evcretto
Jones of Atlanta, Ga., and Mr. B. K.
Jones of Milledgeville, Ga.
Mrs. Grady Bettis and two children
of Greenville, S, C., are spending a
couple of weeks in the village the
guest of her mother Mrs. D. G. Wch
oer.
Mrs. Jaikey Sepaugh of Ml. Per ion
was the guest of Mrs. Lloyd Wyl'o
Monday.
Mr. ZcS Bettis of Greenville, S. I'.,
was a welcomed visitor of the Belt’s
home Saturday night.
LITTLE SON OF MR. AN1) MRS.
J. L. SAIN DIES IN HOSPITAL
On Thursday May 6, 1020 Warren,
t ie little son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Sain passed to his Heavenly home
after a serious operation in the Shri
lly hospital. lie was horn Dec. 0.
1018, and was only 7 years -I months
and 27 days old
Warren was an unusually bright
and lovable child, being the youngest
of 12 children he was a favorite m
the home and among his companions
and teachers. Though so young in
years he showed great interest ih
school anil Sunday school, having
been present every Sunday in Sun
day school until his recent illness. He
had often spoken of going to Heave*-,
and going to see Jesus, and we ku: \v
that he is there, but u is hard and
oh’ so sad to give up our prec'ou
ones. but we know that God nevn
makes a mis wake.
Funeral services were’ conducted by
Rev. J. il. Green, and amid a host of
sorrowing relatives and friends IPs
little body was laid to rest in S’.
Peters cemetery beneath a mour.d
completely covered with beautiful
flowers. The flowers were carreid by
the children of the Primary Sunday
School class of which he was a faith
ful Aiember.
He leaves to nrourn their loss h*s
parents, seven sisters and four broth
ers.
All is dark in our home, lonely mo
our hearts today,
For the one we loved so dearly h: a
forever passed away.
We miss thee sadly now, dear broth
er, we miss thee from thy place.
A shadow on our life is cast, >ve
miss thy smiling face.
We tb’nk of thee dear brother, v.lo
-dwells in Heaven above: --
On wings of love to guardian one >ve
send thee our love.
Some day we’ll meet with kisses sweet.
in one long sweet embrace.
God bless you. wait at Heaven's gate,
and greet us with your face.
Mrs. Hattie Edwards
MEMORIAL AT ELLIOTT
CEMETERY WILL BE JUNE fi
(Special to The Star.)
As some confusion seems to ha'"
arisen as to time and date of memorial
exercises at Elliott cemetery, tliia is
to serve rotice on all interested a-rai
concerned that this exercise is staged j
for tb" afternoon of June Cth, 192ft,
at 3 o’clock p. m.
The graves will be decorated, after
which Rev. S. M. Needham of Pel* ■
ville circuit will deliver the annual',
address.
This is a commendable custom; for
"•e owe it to our dear departed to see
that their last resting places are kept
in nrnner order and duly decorated
with flowers: and a meeting anti pay
ing tribute to those who slumber In
the silent o'tv of the dead shows pi op-,
er veneration and esteem.
Thai the departed were not perfect
goes without, saying; for the faults
and foibles of all mankind is genera'"v
recognized. But to allow the people
who are reposing “under the sod ard
the dew. awaiting the Judgment ThiyV
to renose in r>ee,|ee>(>d graves, is either
i sign of thoughtless neglect or a lack
of proper veneration.
M. L. WHITE.
Mv «on. eventually the superinten
dent’s job isn’t going to the chap who
vhlncs r 'here he is now.
A Thousand A Minute
Twin-City Sentinel I
Who ever thought a few years ago j
that any concern in this country ]
would spend a thousand dollars a min
ute in advertising? This has hap- '■
pened nevertheless, and the company i
is the National Cash Register Com-1
pany at its factory in Dayton, Ohio, j
Think of it, $1,000'a minute and it was J
for several minutes too, not for only
a minute. I
It happened a few days ago when 1
the o,7U0 employes of the company
left the big plant in Dayton to walk
out o.i the field adjoining the factory
to nave their picture taken. Every
employe had been given specific in
struction where to go and where to!
stand. The photographer was ready
and took the pictures, but even then
it required several minutes for these
six thousand and seven hundred to
walk to their places and to walk hack
into the factory and the company
reported that i. “cost one thousand
dollars a minute” when the time lost
by each employe was figured. It cost
m/ney but the National Cash Regist* r
Company is a successful concern be
cause this company believes in adver
tising and the company officials knew
that this wonderful photograph would
go to the four corners of the globe.
The National Cash Register Com
pany knows that it pays to a vert iso j
and liu success of the company, it is
understood, is largely attributed tod
advertising, not only by taking pic- j
tures hut in newspapers.
It took the National Cash Register
Company several minutes at a cost
of a thousand dollars a minute to make
one pnocograpn, nui me company knew
this would he n big advertising tea*
ture. The officials knew it would be
the talk of the nation and it ■«
among other concerns that are less
progressive and have remained in the
same old rut for years and years. The
National Cash Register Company ad
vertises that it puts out a cash regis
ter that stands the test and is recog
nized as “doing everything but t- 1 k.'’
This and the reason that the company
is a heavy advertiser is why every
month an increase in business.
Does advertising pay, Well, no
concern is going to spend a thousand
dollars a minute unless advertising
does pay, but the National Cash Re
gister Company realizes that the ad
vertising must be backed up with
honesty and fair dealings which lea's
to success.
Two Conflicting Views
News and Observer
Writing a few days ago to the
Baltimore If verting News Gerald \V.
Johnson made a statement which will
grieve his real triends when he said
“the churches seem inclined to desert '
the spiritual for the political,” and
he added this even more regretable
observation saying he wonders about
the t me “when a man i.i need of
spiritual solace will find no more rea
son io seek it in a temple than in the
presence of the Inter-State Com
meree Commission.”
If Mr. Johnson will make a re: 1
study of the churches, he will find
that Roger Babson more correctly
understands the place the churches
hold in our life, lor Mr. Babson says
“Religion has not lost its vitality.
All good movements today owe their j
birth and support to religion, and ne j
adds that law and public power may j
temporarily check the crime wave)
'but it will wash over the dam until j
the Nation’s heart is changed through
the spiritual truth taught by the
Church.”
There is no ground for the oft re
poatc.f*declaration that the churches
are interested in politics. The tieth
is th;u if they err in either directii n
it is that they are so wholly concern
ed with the spiritual welfare of the
people and the expansion of churcii
work they sometimes fail to measure
up to civic diuy when issues like
world peace and temperance shoul 1
summon them to “vote as they pray.”
Mr. Johnson is all wrong in h>
diagnosis. The Christian churches are
seeking in a flivveriiig generation to
bring »nen and women to the tire
faith. Without their light and lead
ing. materialism and the urge f r
ideasure would engulf the world. Mr.
Babson has better knowledge and
clearer understanding than Mr. John
son. i
INTERESTING NEWS FROM
THE TRINITY COM Ml MTV
(Special to The Star.)
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Hawkins and
son Jack, spent Saturday nighi and
Sunday with Mr. and. Mrs. R-C. Rea
son.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S Green of Moores
boro spent Sunday afternoon with Mr
and Mrs P. Z. Harrill.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff McSwain visited
Mr. and Mrs. R. C Reason.
Mr. and Mrs..'R.. B Harris motored
to Shelby hospital Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Summit Winn visited
Mr. and Mrs. Furman McSwain Sun
day.
Miss jRuby Green. Miss Lucile Rea
son. Miss Johnnie Lee Bcason, visited
Miss Sarah Harris Sunday.
Miss MaUie Sue Reason visited Miss
Sara Harris Sunday afternoon^
Born to Mr. and Mrs. H, B. Harris,
n fine son Thursday May Li, 1920.
Rsek to the Bleachers
Stove clubs everywhere welcome the
adjournment of the bleachers.
A New York court has held it is not
illegal for a girl to laugh at a police -
man. The giggle is thus given a
tutus among the inalienable rights.
Valdes: Once a mnn called a doefor.
The doctor didn’t arrive w ithin a nail
hour, and the man wasn’t mad.
Girl Gets Diploma
Then Gets Husband
Newton, May 17.—One of the pro
tiest wedding scenes ever witnessed in
Catawba county was that of Miss
Helen Edwards and Lloyd M. Aber
nethy, which occurred at Ball’s Creett
high school Saturday at high noon.
Just as the class of high school
graduates had finished their graduat
ing exercises and the diplomas had
been handed them, Itcv. T. C. Single
ton, pastor of Newton Baptist church,
and Lloyd Abernethy of Marion, step
ped to the platform and the wed iing
took place in ihe presence of the
bride’s classmates.
The bride is the daughter of MV.
and Mrs. C. K. Edwards, of the Bali ,
Creek section.
Mr. Abernethy is a son of Mr? and
Mrs. Dolph Abernethy, of this coun
ty, and recently graduated from W«.ke
Forest (oil.‘go. lie has located a. Ma
rion for the practice of law. After
a short bridal trip Mr. and Mrs. Abe.
nethy will he at home in Marion
T
A CORRECTION
The date for the
Fanning- Summer
Opening is MAY 21st,
FRIDAY OF THIS
WEEK. Hours 4 to^6
in the afternoon, and
from 8 to 10 in the
evening.
i he announcement
cn page three of cur
advertisement ap
pearing in this issue
setting the day for
Thursday is a mistake,
growing out of the
fact that the original
plan was to held the
event o n Thursday,
which date was after
wards changed to Fri
day.
Remember the day
is FRIDAY— not
Thursday.
BLANTON & WRIGHT
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finest lemons in the
world-huge, luscious,
juicy.
But they can’t sell
’em. Why? Because
they have a ROUtJH
EXTERIOR.
They haven’t get
the ‘ FRONT.”
You may think it is
hunk, this idea of a
good appearance sell
ing ycu to ycur pub
lic.
But there is no bunk
about it- Human na
ture got that way in
the beginning, and it
has stayed that way—
Thirsty for the sight
of those things which
are pleasing.
If ycu are trying to
make good hi old
clothes, you may put
it over, but you are
traveling AGAINST
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