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L ITTLEQT ARS ********* • r • • • • • • • • Cotton, per lb.___17 j_2 * i • Cotton Seed, bushel_ GOc. • • • • • • ••••• —Birth—Born to Mr. and Mrs. C.1 C. Pearce, Saturday morning a daugli ter, Leslie Kathleen. —Birth —Born to Mr. and Mrs. G.! C. Keever on Suttle street, June 11. a j fine daughter. —With Plumbing Firm—Miss Kath leen Dorsey, of Forest City, has a„ eepted aposition with the ' Shelby 1 Plumbing company here. —Masonic Notice—Cleveland lodge ' No. 1-02 will meet in called communi- ' cation Tuesday afternoon June 15th 1 for work in third degree at 5 p. in. ! Adjournment, will be about G o'clock and meeting will be called again a. S • p. m. —Gets License —Mr. Craig Run-j yans, who has been employed with lo- ■ eal undertakers for some time, recent ly passed the state board of examii - crs and has received his license as an 1 embalmer. Mr. Runyans is with the Palmer Funeral home. —Annuals Here—High school an- ! nuals, published by the graduating class of this year, have arrived ami will he on sale for the next few days at Alexander’s jewelry store. All who have paid for their copies, and all who wish to secure one, are asked to call for their copy at once. —Making Good—Shelby people ‘will hear with pleasure of the success of 0 former Shelby boy in state banking circles. Mr. Ben Roberts, son of Mi Eliza Roberts, of Shelby, now assist ant cashier of ihe National bank ol Rocky Mount, goes to Dallas, Texas. July 9, representing his hank at tb<. meeting of the American Bankers as sociation. —Off for Chapel Hill—H. C, Thompson, ' son of Z J. Thompson, was off Saturday for Chapel Hill for a summer course of study. Young Thompson is planning preliminary studies looking to medical degree. Last winter he was principal of the Henrietta-Caro!c>en school. Formerly, he attended Duke university. He says it will require four years of' further college work to secure an M. D. —Open Office IHrc—The Happy Valley Lake estates has opened head quarters in Shelby, with Messrs E, J Tillman and $. E. Powers in charge. This development is located between Lenoir and Blowing Rock, comprising according to Mr. Tillman some six thousand acres. P. L. Wright, who de veloped Druid Hills at Hendersonvilk*r is president of the new company, form ed this spring. —How’s This?—“Too wet to plow this morning,” was the statement of Ed Dixon of Belwood—which is some thing rather unusual for Cleveland county of recent weeks. A heavy rain fell about 4 o'clock in the afternoon in the Belwood section on over in Lin coln county and Monday morning the ground was too wet for plowing in certain sections in upper Cleveland. Farmers in that section estimate ..hat the downfall was worth thousands of dollars to tho crop. —Some “Spud"—There are -muds and spuds, hut Earl Honeycutt, over at O. E. Ford’s, has one that appi 1 ently takes the cake. This potato il lustrates the whole process of the development of its kind in that every one of the forms that a potato takes are illustrated in it. Last fall, .when practically all the potatoes in t! >■ store had been sold out, this one was left upon a high shelf in tne back of the room. And like the well-known turnip, it proceeded to grow and to grow. Now it has a comple'e system of roots and vines, several little po tatoes upon it, and to cap the climax an abundance of sprouts upon the lit tle potatoes. Moreover it is still growing. —Shelby to Attend—The follow ing from the Statesville Daily about j the horse show there will be of local ! interest: The race track for the j horse show, which will b • held on Monday. July 5, is being completed j today. It is* a quarter-mile truck located at the end of V\ oodlawn Drive, on the Taylorsville road, on the Wilson farm. Mr. C. A. Stearns, who was n Asheville this week, re ports that many people from the mountain metropolis will he in States ville for the show. Little, big horse dealer from Camden, S. C., Dr. J. S Dorton and Messrs. Charles Doggott, John Doggett and Robert Doggett, of Shelby, were in Statesville yesterday making arrangements for entries in the show. “Wo expect at least o.OOO people here for the show,’ said Mr. < • A. Stearns today. What They Think Of Cole At Home Union Republican. They must not think much Cole, the wealthy cotton mill manu facturer.' of Richmond county, who killed Bill Ormond, wounded ex-ser vice man in Rockingham last summer. ’Tis true he was acquitted hut by an imported jury from Union county who disregarded the instructions of the presiding judge. Fred W. Bynum. Cole’s right hand man, was a candi date for the senate in Richmond coun ty in the primary Saturday and re ceived 874 votes. His opponent Chester Scdberry, was one ot the at torneys that helped to prosecute Cole and received 2,372 votes. Had < oic been tried by a Richmond county jur> instead of that amazing jury Horn Union possibly he would have got hts just deserts and been convicted. p ERSONAL Folks you know o.« the gc s Mr. and Mrs. Paul Webb sr., spent Sunday at Blowing Hock. Miss Selma Webb left Thursday for Chapel Hill. Mr. and Mrs. J. I'., Scoggins arc spending a few days in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. C. I). Hartnm < motor ed to Taylorsville, Sunday. Mr. E. 1. Switzer of Shelby was in Gastonia h riday on business._ Gastonia Gazette. Mr. \\ . W. Jones, of Norfolk, Va., spent part of Iasi week with Mr. and Mrs. \y. F. Davis of this city. Miss Sarah Austell left* Monday I to attend summer school at N. C ( W. Miss Hazel Hunt of Cincinnati, Ohio, is the attractive house guest of Miss Mary Hambright. Miss Mabel Parish, of Ashboro, is visiting her sister, Mrs. William Mc Cord. Miss Lucy Henkle of Knoxville. Tenn. is visiting Mrs. Mabel Dog get! Ewing. Mrs. Janies Wvckle and baby left j Saturday for Providence, R. I., to spend the summer with Mrs. Wyckle’s father. Mr. Balker. Judge James L. Webb i. holding court in Wentworth this week and fudge E V. Webb will sit on the United Court of Appeals n Asheville. Mr. Jennings Russel], of Albemarle, is here for a few days on a visit to Mr. Archie Black, on South Washing ton street. Misses Grace and.Mary Ruth. Webb are leaving today for Wake Foies! college where they will attend sum mer school. Miss Eleanor Levy of Columbiv-, Ga., will arrive this week to he the guests of Mrs. Louis Forney and Mbs Gussie Sisk. Messrs Quentine Putnam and lMi ii’ Weathers, who h>v» lien working ii rtVbnma, snoot the end here with heme frA’ks. Mr. rnd Mrs J. C. Huh obries. from Grover, spent Sunday with Mrs. K. F. Ellis and family to attend the tent meeting on S. LaFayette street. Mrs. C. H. Hardin and little daugh ter Louise, are spending this week in Kings Mountain with Mrs. Haidin’a mother. Mrs. Annie Hilling. Mrs. H. L. Newman is visiting rela tives in Asheville. Mars Hill, and Greenville, S. C. Mrs. Newman will he away a week or 10 days. M ss Millicent and Caroline Blan ton who have been attending com mencement exercises and drives at State college and at Chapel Hill will return homo this week. , Dr. and Mrs. Yates Barber of Mao lesfield and MYses Ruth and Lucille Hollnfnn of Victoria, Va., attended the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Webb on Saturday. Mrs. Graham and Miss McKinnon mother and sister of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Graham arrived Friday from Roland, and will spend some time here with Mr. and Mrs. Graham. Mr. Gene Clendenin. formerly of Shelby, is visiting his grandmother, Mrs, if. K. Boyer, for ^ few days. He leaves today for Atlanta, Ga., where he will work this summer. Miss Virginia Van Dawson, attrac tive guest of Miss Edith Arrowooei, leaves today for Greensboro. Miss Dawson is to attend summer school there. Miss Kathleen Davis, who is teach ing at the Cullowhee state normal, scent the week-end here \v ith h* 1 parents. She reports the largest -.i lollment in the school’s history, the number reaching 350 students. Miss Beedic Furr, of Charlotte, spent Sunday in Shelby, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Griffin. Miss Furr sang at one of the Shelby churches Sunday morning and at the tent meet ing at’ the evening service. Mrs. Harris Bailey and young son, "ohn Harris, arc delightful guests oi Mr. and Mrs. E. A. R’ldise'l <m South Washington street. Mrs. Bailey was formerly Miss Belle Rudisnll and one ,.f Shelby’s most attractive and pop ular girls. ... Miss Mildred Brock, of Asheville. who has been the guest of Miss Es dale Ramsaur, left Sunday for ho home, accompanied by Miss Ramiv.ur, who plans to attend summer scle <_! there. They are motoring througn with Mr. Jimmy Blanton. Mr Gene Franklin Duncan arrived Saturday from Jackson vile Fla, where he has been working for the past three months. He joined Mrs Duncan here and after a week s visit Mr. and Mrs. Duncan leave for Greensboro, where they will make their home for awhile. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lovelace and two sons, of Rutherfordton, were Shelby shoppers on Friday. Mr. and Mr, Lovelace wilt move to Shelby in the fall. They were also house hunt ing Mr. Lovelace w.U teach in the publ i schools taking Mr. Grigg’s 11 Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Feeler had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. W. C Hudson and family, Mr. Clarence Short of Shelby, R-5, Mr. and Mrs. France Short and family of Shelby R-5 Misses Verles Wright, Ades Neii Mildred Smith, of Cherryvllle and Mr. George Neil of Bessemer City Route 2.-— Lincoln Co. News. Dr. and Mrs. T. M. Lowery, well known to Shelby people, are here for the summer, occupying Mr. R. L. Ry burn’s house. They have with them their daughter Frances, as well us a visitor. Miss Mary Morris, daughter of Bishop Morris of Panama, who ex pects to spend a week or ten days with them. Dr. Lowery was formerly pu: tor of the First I’r jsbyterian church here. THEATRES “Watch Your Wife”—a comedy drama after the new order, is the attraction at the Webb theatre Tues day. Virginia Valli is the star—a talented, beautiful, actress, who ap pears in Shelby but seldom. Here i3 ar appealing, spirited figure, whom all film fans find much to their lik ing. I'at O'Malley is the co-star of the piece, the cast of which also includes Helen Lee Worthing. Film producers have found that the comedy drama is the most pleasing form of screen entertainment for the public, and are putting out some no table plays of this character, of which this is one of the best. The catch line of the piece is—Hold oit (|ui mal y pense—which trans lated means “Evil to him who evil t/iinks." In other words a woman'? acts are subject to interpretation by the hubby, and it is the manner of this interpretation that brings him a kick either for joy or misery. An addition comedy and News reel apeear with the main feature. Monday (today) a western is or— Hill Cody in "Love on the Rio Grande.' PERSONALS Mr. Forrest Clients, of Lakeland, Fla., who has been visiting Mr. H. H. Edwards here for several days, left for his home Saturday, travelling through the country. Miss May Sells, of Monroe, is vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Hoyle, of this city, for a few days. Mrs. Carlos Grigg, Miss Flossie CJrigg and Miss Louise Honeycutt are spending the day in Charlotte. Ivey Morrisoif, son of C. A. Morr! son, now on the job at High Point, spent the past week end with his family here in Shelby. Ivey's brother, Ellis, left Monday for State college to enter summer school for the cur rent curriculum. Mr, and Mrs. Claude Harrill and three youngest children and Mr. and Mr;. John R. Graham and baby me toreri to Asheville and spent the day Sunday. Professor Higby, of the historv department of the University of North Carolina, spent Sunday at the Central hotel in Shelby. Mrs. Yates Miller and little son, Hugh, of Cliffside, are in Shelby vis iting Mrs. Miller’s sister, JVlrs. Charlie Spake, and other relatives. Mrs. Wray Hopper and Mrs. M. D Hopper spent the week-end in Gas tonia, guests of Mrs. W. P. Gibbons. Officers Capture Sheet Iron Still Officers Boh Kendrick and Mar shall Moore on Thursday of last week captured a 00-gallon sheet iron still on the Eskridge place on Brushy | Creek. About 450 gallons of beer was also captured and destroyed. Although the operators are net known, some colored men are sus pected, it is said. Cleveland Folks Buy Auto License Slow At Bureau The new auto license lags for North Carolina present a fine appearance, but apparently Cleveland county folks are in no hurry to get the new plates. The new auto license tags have been on sale at the Carolina Motor club at Eskridge’s garage for two weeks, but today only a little over 250 tags have been sold. Just why auto owners are holding hack on pur chasing tags is not known. The ad vance month by the revenue depart ment is for the convenience of auto owners to save a rush around June 20 in buying tags, and officials of the motor club here urge that all moto! ists who can possibly do so shuuld buy their tags immediately to save a jam on the final days. Eubcri Irvin is in charge of the tag sales at Eskridge’s and so far hasn’t been rushed enough to need an as sistant. A new star has swum into tiie ken of Shelby. Which is a way of saying there >s a brand new car on the market—the. “Pontiac"-— fathe:-;l by General Mot ors, and being offered locally by the Arey Brothers. The Messrs. Arey assert this is the first ear actually produced K" General Motors—the product thorough out of General Motors brains and capital. It went on the market. rt the spring auto show in New York, hut has been in the making some two years. The Aroys had two samples of the new vehicle on display Saturday. It may be said to be a peach of a con* veynnee. A si\ • yliudor car, made in two models, both closed, and to be put on the rocks. with car; of less t'( hp. a thouse; 1 dollars. A few of t. " new ‘i... d . • b* on s«:m in town already. But they are a rarity. The model is low, gives the impres sitr of possessing considerable power aid endurance, and is very attractive - having the •• iii.uo of substantiality. V APPRECIATES SPLENDID VOTE. Being unable to see personally all my friends in the county I take this means of thanking those who voted and worked lor nie. It is very gratify ing for one to know that he ha; so many loyal and true friends. If you did not vote for me I hold tin malice or unkindly feeling toward you, and am just as friendly and obliging as I ever was towards the ones who did not vote my way. Respect full v. E. A. WELL MON. No Novice The Indies were discussing a w .ai ding which took place in their church the previous evening. "And do you know,” continued tho first and best informed lady of the party, "just as Frank and the widow started up ti c aish> to the altar every light in the church went out,?” “What did the couple do then?” inquired one. * "Kept on going. The wid knew her way." WEBB THEATRE ATTRACTIONS —MONDAY—TODAY— ■ Bill Cody in “Love on the Rio Grande.” A good, fast, entertaining Western—story with a new angle. i - TUESDAY A very good picture-—“Watch Your Wife” With Pat O’Malley and Virginia Valli. i This is the first appearance of the beautiful MISS VALLI in Shelby in some time. Her's is one of the mo t attractive figures on the screen. “WATCH VOI R WIFE’* is a comedy-drama, full of i sui prises and chuckle . I laved by Miss Valli. 0'Ma:ley and with Helen Lee Worthing also in the cast—it is an unusually fine and en tertaining piece of comedy work. NEWS REEL and ADDITIONAL COMEDY with the main bill. -WEBB THEATRE —HOME OF HlfiH CLASS I ICTURES t Seotlnel J— V belli Thomas Mantel Clock at IIS.H ,Jl Gift of Quality rjlt a Trice You Wish to ¥ ay THERE are Seth Thomas Clocks in great variety in our stock. All of them carry the reputation of these famous clock makers and ourown guarantee of quality. Come in and make your selection for delivery now or later. Boudoir 5~—A new boudoir drmgn in American walnut. 8 day movement. Gold Dial, Height 8.4 incbe*. B Chime H —A Westminster chime of Seth Thomas quality at a derulrdlv reasonable price. ( A hoe hour and suites the hour beautifully toned rod*. A one addition to any Lome. $50.00. T.W. HAMRICK CO. Jewelers & Optometrists THIS LAUNDRY SERVICE COSTS LESS Do £.way with your WASH DAY WORRIES by sending your family washing to the* LALNDRY. WET WASH Wot-damp-wash at 5 cents per pound—dr weight—ail washed sweet, and clean ami returned read> to ironed. Minimum charge 75c. ROUGH DRY Rough dry at 8 cents per pound. All flat work wash ed. ironed and ready to use. All wearing apparel washed, dried and articles starched that require starching, and ready to be ironed, minimum charge 75c. Palm Beach and Linen Suits cleaned and pressed 75c. We also do finished family washing, shirts, collars, etc. Telephone or drop us a card and we will have our driver call for your family bundle. — PHONE NO. 18 — Shelby Steam Laundry, Inc. F. R. SANDERS, Mgr. 114 S. Morgan St., Shelby, N. C. This Bank Has Been In Business 23 Years THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS INSTITUTION IS IN FULL AC CORD WITH MODERN IDEAS. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN AS THE BANK THAT RENDERS ITS CUSTOMERS THE KIND OF SERVICE REQUIRED FOR THEIR BEST INTEREST. BE ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS, AND HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF THE KIND OF A BANK YOU WOULD LIKE TO DEAL WITH. First National Bank ... <£. .... SHELBY, N. C. RESOURCES OVER FOUR MILLION DOLLARS. “THE BANK OF PERSONAL SERVICE.” BY APPOINTING THIS INSTITUTION YOUR EXECUTOR OR TRUSTEE ARE CHOOSING A PILOT TO GUIDE YOUR SHIP. YOUR beneficiaries shall receive just how much, and at the time you wish. « THIS interest cannot be appropriated by their creditors. By a will you can have us attend to the investment of principal and the collection of income. By frequently dealing in securities en ables us to safely make investments and not charge is made for this service. UNION TRUST CO. SHELBY, N. C. —BRANCHES AT— U Lattimore, Lawndale and Fallston. “IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH.”
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