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OF BURDEN IN OTHER DA (R. R. Clark in Greensnc.ro News! In the old days it was the custom of Charity and Children, the Thomas ville orphanage paper remarks, to W**n visitors to the annual meeting at the orphanage to hitch their mule* tb swinging limbs to prevent their gngwing the trees. Directions for parking the mules are no longer nee- ' essary, as they have ceased to apper.i j at the annual orphanage events, but - tht Charity and Children editor com j fesses that the elimination of one an- j noyance has brought another in its wake. The Fords, he finds, “mal;«; more noUe than forty mules.” Which is the same as saying that if it isn’t, One thing it is something else. But j there might be ground for debate i about the noise. At public gatherings 1 in the old days, especially at the eoun- j try churches, when the grove was fill ed with livestock, the animals would sometimes set up a neighing and u braying that would make a fair ue- i companiment to the noise of a flock . of motor cars. When services at the ■ country church were so largely at- | tended because the populace didn’t; have so many places to go as not.-, i there were frequently two services on ' Sunday in summer especially on pro. traded meeting occasions. The folks carried lunch in abundance and the lunch was an event between the two discourses of the day. But few of the beasts of burden had lunch. A few of the righteous considered their beasts to the extent of providing a few ear* of corn and a bundle of fodder, but most of them fasted until they could get home. In protest the animat0 sometimes made considerable noise, and they seemed more disposed to put on a chorus at a church service than at other gatherings. Possibly u was to remind the worshippers that the merciful man is merciful to hia beast. Many animals were hitched to: swinging limbs hut the practice didn't have Rs origin in a desire to protect the trees, which in the period under consideration were so many that littie thought was given to their preserva tion. It was to keep the beast hitched. Mnny mules and horses acquired the accomplishment of rubbing off tnr bridle the moment they were left to themselves. Obtaining freedom they wandered at will or returned home, which was more or less embarrassing and aggravating as well. Hitching to a. swinging limb left the animal without something to rub his head agninst, and without that aid he could n’t remove the bridle. Talking about mules and things, it is noticed that two boys in different aections of the state recently met desth from a source that every farm roared boy was warned against from time immemorial. Taking the rl<>" ! animals to and from the field the traces were looped over the hames. The loop on either side was an impro vised stirrup to get on and off the animal, and a youngster would almost invariably keep his feet in the loop as he rode along, the same substitut-, ihg the stirrups of a saddle. He was constantly warned that if his mount ghpuld try any stunt that would un seat him. his foot might hand in the trace and he would be dragged to al most certain death. But what boy ever gave that warning serious considera tion? He was confident his animal wasn’t going to start any thing, ami if he did he was abundantly able to take egre of himself. The percentage of deaths from that cause never large, but sufficiently to show that the danger was always real. The othet day a negro boy met death in just that way. Another caution was to Keep the reins free. The boy—simply because he was a boy and had to do some thin? different—would sometimes fas ten the reins around his waist or his neck, with the same possibility of fatal disaster if his animal got away. In the vicinity of Wilmington a feu days ago a boy was found choked to death with the bridle reins around his neck. The same danger remains and the boys take chances iust as they have done since they first handled livestock. The reason there are so few disasters of this kind is that not so many hoys are riding stock to and from the plow. The ride on a hare back ahimal outside the circus tent doesn’t appeal as it did before the days of automobiles. Some of them ride to "the fields in cars, and they ijow take chances with the cars, with more certainty of disaster. The cars are not so tractable as the work stock; or at least they won’t stand for the mishandling that they may be visited on the average plow animal with reasonable safety. Bumper Georgia Peach Crop Indicates Insect Control The bumDer ncach crop in Georgia indicates that the plum eurculios is now under complete control, accord ing to a statement issued by the de partment of agriculture. The full text of the statement follows; The plum eurculios is a species of beetle which attacks peaches, plum, ' amt other fruit. As a result, of control activities followed since the unpre cedented outbreak of the curculio in Georgia peach orchards in 1920, this insect seems to be under complete control. A report received from its local re presentative by the United States de partment of agriculture states that the Georgia peach crop this season is estimated to be the largest in the his tory pf the industry. There are very ■LJew signs of curculio damage. Charlie Cordell Is On Charlotte Card Charlotte News. “Young Ciiant” Cordell, Shelbv’s premier mit handler, kayoed “Kid'’ Smith, Atlanta mauler, iri the second bout of their scheduled ten round go in the Gate City. The fight was the ma’n hout of a large crowd. Cordell immediately tumped on the train and headed for Charlotte which he declared was to he his home from now on. Cordell arrived in town early yesterday and is seeking work here. Tommy Spencer, his manager, stat ed that Cordell was ready to meet all comers under the 165 pound mark. The young giant tips the scales at 164 and is 22 years old and states that when he came to Charlo'tn he came for business. He expressed hlm r»lf as being willing to meet Tini-v Walker, Terry Roberts or any of the other fellows who could come down to 165. lie wishes to meet the McAden vdle “Man Mauler' more than any o”“ else and is trying to get a hout with Terry arranged on the next card. Cordell pulled a great come back when he floored the Atlanta boxer in the second round, for only one year ago the Atlantan took the now local fighter’s measure. They Arc Nation’s Outstanding Claim To Distinction Says Visitor To Country New York.—The girls of the United States are the nation’s outstanding ola'm to distinction in the opinion of Jose Ignacio Escobar, son of the Mar quis of Valdeigesias. The Marquis, who is the proprietor and editor of La Epoca, of Madrid, is winding up a six week’s tour of America, on which he has been accompanied by his . son, with a week’s sightseeing in New York. “The people here know little of Spain," the Marquis said yesterday at the Plaza, "and we in Spain know practically nothing of the United States. And it is through the people of each nation knowing personally the people of the other nation that strong and good relations are established be tween countries." Pra:so for Lather and Son He dwelt for some time on the laws, the industries and the other weighty aspects of the United States when his son broke in with his highest praise, and thereafter father and son vied in giving expression to the thing that had truly enraptured them in America. “Rut you have one thing more won derful than all these," he said, “and that is your girls. They are all beau tiful, and you see them everywhere. You may see one who lias not a pret ty face, but they are all beautifully formed. “Perhaps it is the gymnastics which they do; perhaps it is the mixture of the races in America. And I have noticed, too, that there are no old people on the streets. It would seem perhaps, that you send the old peo ple away to preserve the esthetics of the city. “In Europe the laws are so hard on the poor women, but here they have all the privileges of men. They go to work, and everywhere that men go. And they are so well protected by the laws.” The law in America was something | for which the Marquis could find noth ing but admiration. It was so well re. spected he had found. “They are all respected except some few that the Government doesn’t very much care about,” he said. “You know in Spain we say of America that the bankers and the police are the strongest institutions you have. In Spain we do not respect policemen.” The Chicago stockyards, the Ford Motor plant in Detroit and the sky scrapers completed the Marquis’ con viction of the greatness of America. Public Opinion Stifled He explained that he and his paper had not supported the administration of Prirno de Rivera, and that little free voicing of opinion was permitted in the press. Public opinion was stifl ed. he said, and therefore was slug gish. “I am a great friend of the King, ’ he said. “The King is the great Span iard. And it is to him that I am loyal. And it is because all Spaniards are loyal to the King that the administra tion has been supported.” Tfie war in Morocco had been un popular with the people, he said, and they were thankful that it now ap peared to be over. As to the league of Nations, he said Spain felt she was entitled to a I permanent seat chiefly because of her militant neutrality, both during the war and subsequently. I “In the war we were the only na tion friendly both to the Allies and to Germany,” he declared. “And we did all in our power to further intercourse between the nations. Since the war there has been another kind of war a political war. And in that, too, Spain, in the disputes between the Allies, has been neutral.” Crowd Hears Pastor Who Killed Chipps Texas Minister Will Plead Self-De fense At Trial For Slaying. Re leased On $10,000 Bond Fort Worth, Texas, July 1<).—The Rev. J. Frank Norris, Baptist evan Relint and fundamentalist leader, chnrgod with murder for slaying D. F Chipps, wealthy lumberman, in his ehureh study Sunday preached to overflowing audiences Sunday as his attorneys drafted a self-defense plea for presentation before the grand jury Tuesday, Using as his text “There is no con demnation to them that arc in Christ lesus.’’ Dr. Norris refrained front any direct mention of the shooting, huf told his congregation that his faith was stronger than ever. Neith er did he mention numerous messages from friends in various .parts of the country offering aid and quoting passages of Scripture similar to his text. • Dr. Norris aceep'ed converts ns usual, his only show of emotion com ing when many, of his morning aud ience assembled near the pulpit to ex press sympathy. Released on $10,000 hbnd shortly after the shooting, Dr. Norris maut> a statement to authorities that he, shot (tiipps in self-defense. Chipps, according to Mr. Norris, came to the First Baptist church study and threat ened his life unless the pastor discom tinued remarks about Mayor H. C. Meacham and other city officials. Chipps the pastor said, took excep tion to the stand he had taken on city finances. B. H. Nutt, an official of the t church, was the only eye witness to the shooting. He appeared before district attorney R. K. Hanger and told a story similar to that of Doctor Norris. Nutt said that Chipps threat en! d the pastor, but that he was un able to describe the actual shooting, as he did not see Dr. Norris obtain the pistol. The pastor said he took *tl'' weapon fVofn a drawer when Ghippos refused to leave the study and trad" a move as if to draw a gun. Defectives declared Miey failed to find a gun when they searched Chipps’ clothing. Dr. Norris has taken a leading part in advocating fundamentalism for many years. He has published his doctrines in the Searchlight, a church newspaper, and it was in this publi cation that he printed articles deal ing with the administration of city finances and other civic subjects. Dr. Norris has been allied with Dr. John Roach Straton, of New York, in , a campaign of fundamentalism. He also had held many conferences . with William Jennings Bryan, who had spoken at the Baptist church here and contributed to the Search light. Mayor Meacham nad other city of ficials acter as honorary pallbearers at the funeral services for Chipps, the Masonic ritual being used. RE-SALE OF HOUSE AND LOT ON EAST WARREN STREET . Under and by virtue of an order of the Superior court of Cleveland coun ty, Nonh Carolina; made in special proceedings entitled V. S. Rippy, Na- ] omi Stubbs ct als.( the same being j No. 1480 upon the special proceedings | docket of said court, the undersigned j commissioner will, on Thursday, the Gth day of August, 1926, at 12 o’jlocit M., at the court house door in Shelby, Cleveland county, North Carolina, of fer for sale to the highest bidder for cash that certain (house and) lot lying and being in No. 6 township East Shelby, N. C., the following described tract or lot of land: Adjoining lands of J. L. Thomasso>. on the east; on the north by lands of J. L. Thomasson and Betsy Green; the said lot having a frontage of 86 feet on East Warren street and a depth oi 174. The same being a rectangular square with a good dwelling houpe, etc. C-. B. McBRAYER, Commissioner. THE JOHN M. BEST Undertaking Establishment IS THE BEST EQUIPPED, THE MOST MODERN, OF ANY IN THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH CAROLINA—AND ABREAST OF ANY ANY WHERE—CITY OR COUNTRY—IN ' POINT OF SERVICE. IT WILL BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN THE HOUR STRIKES AND YOU NEED THE SERVICES OF A MEMBER OF THIS PROFESSION. COMMONLY IN THE HOUR OF BEREAVE MENT, THE FAMILY ALMOST LITERALLY PLACES ITSELF IN THE HANDS OF THE UNDER TAKER. CONDUCT OF AFFAIRS IS TURNED OVER TO HIM, AND HE IS EXPECTED TO PER FORM A SERVICE THAT IS AT ONCE PERFEC - TION IN DETAIL, COMBINED WITH THAT PER SONAL TOUCH FROM THE HEART THAT IS A BALM TO THE WROUGHT UP FEELINGS. THAT IS EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE—THE MOST UNIQUE IN THE WORLD—AND IT RE QUIRES TACT AND SKILL AND TRAINING AND A WORLD OF RESOURCE BOTH MENTAL AND FINANCIAL TO PERFORM IT SATISFACTORILY. \VE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING THIS ENTER PRISE FOR SO MANY YEARS, LEARNING AND STRIVING, AND BUILDING UP AN EQUIPMENT TO SERVE THE PUBLIC, THAT WE NOW FEEL WE HAVE REACHED A POINT WHERE WE CAN SAY TO THE PEOPLE WITH CONFIDENCE THAT IF YOU EMPLOY US YOU MAY BE ASSURED OF FLAWLESS EXACTITUDE. JOHN M. BEST Furniture Co. -LEADING MORTICIANS_ -Town Topics Exercise your eyesight on this: Read the three lines and see off hand how many times the letter “f” occurs: “Any brand of flakes carrying The name of W. K. Kellogg is good; The original bears this signature.’’ A travelling man, D. Lawhovn, of Asheville, dropped ino the office of the Arey Brothers, and by way of passing the time on a hot day, asked Ward Arey how many “f-s” there were in the composition. Now read it before Ward Arey t<dls you the answer.—(Pause)— “Three,” said Arey, and he was right, but not one man in a hundred can see more than one. Mr. Claude Grigg, of Scotland county is a visitor to Shelby. He •a brother of .1. H. Grigg, county superintendent, and is himself head of a high school in his bailiwick. Trie calling runs in the family. A third IjTthf- |s preparim: for school work. The thermometer in Shelby Tuesday leveled the tube at exactly one hun dred, according to Mr. Eboltofi. Cheer up, it might be worse. Some pessimists said it reached a hundred and four in the town. Mr. Weathers brought Word home that the mercury climbed to IOC in Kings Mountain, “according to current report at that end of the county.” Miss Mary Roberts is now greeting customers at the Alexander jewelry store. She started in with her new position Tuesday. Seeing that wo men like jewelry, it is fitting that one should be employed to sell it, being able to set off its good quali ties to those who like to handle fine things. A party composing William Line berger and M. A. Spangler, of the Paragon Furniture company, and Mr. and Mrs. Jul'us A. Suttle spent Tuesday at High Point where they visited the High Point mid-summet furniture exposition. Messrs. LfneTTerger and Spangler went on a buying mission, and ac cording to Mr. Lineherger’s state ment Wednesday, purchased quite a quantity of staple line furniture. The visitors were highly pleased wdth the show, and declared from the evidence of activity in the big ex position building, the public is feee ing up on the new high grade house hold articles. att.1--1--—^-- ar=r±-^-±. Little Robert Jones Buried At Lattimore (Special to The Star.) The angel came Friday evening July 16, 1926 at 4:00 ofclocw and took from our midst little George Robert Jones. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Jones, of Lattimore. The little child had been sick for about three weeks. All was done that loving hands could do to save him but death was the only relief. George Roberts was born Oct. 16, 1925 and was nine months of age at death. He was an unusually bright child and was the joy of the home where he will be greatly missed. We can’t understand why he was taken whileso young and sweet, just a grow ing, tender bud, but God always knows best for all. The funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Lattimore by Rev. I. 1). Harrill. The grave was covered with beautiful flowers. Surviving are his father and mother. The entire community sym pathize with tl'.e bereaved ones in the loss of such a sweet child. Work Begins On State Highway In Rutherford Actual paying work upon state highway N. C. 20 in Rutherford eoiln ty in the t'himnev Rock region has started. Commencing at the eastern end of Luremont section number one, the work wiil progress westward, crossing the two new bridges span ning Pool Creek and Rocky Broad river, thence along the old highway through the village of Chimney Rock, beyond Esmeralda Inn, where it will connect v. it’n the Henderson county line. The total distance is approximately four miles long. The Wilson Construc tion company, of Rutherfordton, has the paving contract and will place a large force upon the job'. Large sup plies of concrete, sand and gravel have already been placed upon the site, so that the paving operations may he expedited. Progress at the rate of two miles a month is antici pated. . i Owing to the impossibility of mak. ing a detour along the river front, one half of the highway will be paved at a time, while traffic makes use of ihe other half, employing the flag patrol system to avoid blocking over the one way stretch. Stone for the concrete highway is being furnished from the Lake Lure quarries if the rate of 150 cubic yards a day. If all the June brides would put their first biscuits together, we could have some new hard-surfaced roads. WHERE SAVINGS ARE GREATEST —MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING— SHELBY. N. C. Announcing New House Frocks Iii the Popular Printed Fabrics Where else can you find Values equal to these smart House Frocks- at * ‘his record-making price? ij In the fashionable prints! For Women Or Misses Small, medium, and large sizes. A variety of itvl?,Y kia b 'y v °8U ' * h styles I Lignt and dark Patterns. And at this vic torious price I Cool Fabrics for Summer In White and Dainty Plain Colors The very last word in Summer Materials of fine se lected cottons! A Value which you can recognize a« once as outstanding. For Frocks and Lingerie For Summer dresses, children’s apparel, underthings etc. Lingerie Voiles, Nainsooks, Dress Voiles, Shadow Check fabrics and Jersey cloths. The yard. Our Economy Price 29c Mercer ized Finish WHERE SAVINGS ARE GREATEST
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