$1 mi and %U\? Publish d Tri-Week'..v Star Building, No. 1 E. Marion St. Shelby, ti. C. Monday, Wednesday and Friday Subscription Price By ma 1, per year_ By tarr.er, per year - $5 '*0 The Star Publishing Company, Inc. EKJs. B. WLAiliEHS Pr. sidom KENN DRUM_ 1 oral Editor Entered as second (lass matter January 1, 1005, at the postoff.ee •t Shelby, N, rtli Carolina, under the Act cf Congress, Marc h 1870. We wish to ca l your attention to the fact that it is, a: d has been our custom to charge five cents per lino for resolutions cf respect, cards of thanks and obituary notices', ofttr one death notice has been publirhed. This will lie strict ly ad cored to. MONDAY, SEPT. 13, 1923. ThereV a town called Don't You Worry On the hanks of River Smile, Where the Cheer-up and Be-happy sweetly all the while. “Where the Ncver-grumblc flower Blooms beside the fragrant Tiy, And the Nc’er-Give-up and Patien e *Peint their faces to the sky. In the Valley of Contentment. In the province of 1-Will. You will find this lovely city At the foot of No-Fret Hill. There are thoroughfares delightful In tTlifc very charming town, And on evei"y hand are shade * rtecs Named the “Very Seldom , Frown.” Rustic benches quite enticing You’ll find scattered here and there, And to teach a Vine is olin«*:ng . -Called the Frequent Faroest Prayer. Everybody there is happy And is singing all the while, In the town of Don’t You Worry On the banks of River Smile. —Christian Herald. That’s Shelby, N. C. Dr. Knight hasn’t said anything about our football system yet. ■ *»■ , _ Sooner or later the Shelby busi ness nicn will go to checking up on the checks they take in. Don’t tear your shirt: Shelby may, and may not, get a shirt factory. Advertising: should pay. The highway type keeps the motorist frond ‘^Seeing America First." "Mothers and Politics Mix With Fine Results”, declares I.ady Nancy Aster, knowing perhaps that a wo man can mix anything well. Judging by the premiums offer ed Secretary Dorton intends to have the county’s best in everything on exhibit at the fair the last of this month. The bootleggers should make a contribution to the Shelby town treasury what with city officials requesting citizens to use as little water as possible. A Wake county woman is seek ing a divorce because her hurband revealed their marriage. Which is the first incident ever recorded where a woman didn’t want the world to know she was boss—of a man. VWith Valentino carried to his li.- t resting plftce at Hollywood the put) licity artists almost ran out of mi terial, but now they are going to have a law-suit over the sheikh will. y political yarn emanating fr in South Carolina brings a good one: During the recent primary Blease was accused, the story goes, of op posing Senior Senator Smith be cause of jealousy. Blease, conti n ues the story denied the charge with a statement something like ikatu "Jealous nothing! Brains and niorjty count in the senate, th* senator from Maine "ho is Senator from South Carolii:;.. llease* will be his answer.” NO STOPPING NANCY. Lady Nancy Astor may l>e on her ; place in England, or in riiwihent, her native America, or the 1»igh seas, but one way cx other she’ll get the headlines, ver on a visit with relative* homefolks, and showing of hoi ,„jve land to her kiddies, the Yir nia-born member of British Par., nent knocks everybody cold the suggestion that the Dera iic party should nominate a wo for President in 1928. ing at it several ways, suggestion is worth the i Most women voters would a woman candidate for regardless of party t’s what we think) and such > the case the Democratic nom a woman, would surely the number of votes cor John W. Davis, bis a pity that Landy Nancy American citizen. G THE “AIRS.” millionaires would were in North Car n, or two dozen. North Carolina has who rank in the miilion i* quite a step up me backward state. again In fact, only one Southern stat0, Texas, has more millionaires than this state. These statistics on millionaires I are bound to be interesting. Being millionaire is the die dream of ull—a dream because of the idle. There just 11.000 millionairea in the U. S. New York has thi> most with 2,800; Pennslvania is m xt with 1.052; then Illinois with 800. North Dakota does not have j a single millionaire and Idaho, Ne vada. South Dakota find New Mex ico have' only one each. Southern states and their millionaires run like this: Arkansas, 24; Alabama, 26; Florida, 51; Georgia, 42; Ken tucky, .'12; Louisiana, S5; Mississip pi, i4; NORTH CAROLINA, 6.'!. ! South Carolina, • 0; Tennessee, 20; Texas, 06; Virginia, 36. The only billionaire probably lives in New York guesses Amo-j ban Bankers Association Journal. If that’s' informing to the follow ers of Ford. —AND IT RAINED Arc the Cleveland county crops, j good on the overage, fat here and lean there? Or—Oh Well. Lei the Charlotte News say it like this: ' Baptists of Cleveland county 1 have duly assembled and, un der the leadership of able lead ers of the denominations, hrve held a session of prayer and thanksgiving D r the bountiful harvests which n gracious Providence has given them this year. We suprose the Presbyterians, Methodists et al of that county hasn’t done so well this year farming. HELP THE TEACHERS. Tho"e are quite a number of now s'-hoc 1 teachers in Shelby and the | town should accord them propel ’ reception. Thi y are in charge of ♦ he unbuilding of the town’s youth, j :he greatest asset of the future, and from that standpoint alone mean! much tq the community life, prer-! ent and future. Somehow or another—perhaps j because of Superintendent's Grif-: fin’s record of mnvymg throe out of five—practically every gradu ate of nearby colleges wants t > j start teaching in Shelby. The local school system can’t handle them 1 all and, school officials say, p;ck only the best. They are those who agree, or want to. But, neverthe less it brings wide advertising to Shelby for girls scattered in col leges here and there, with homes in msuy states, all telling the world they want to teach here. And it is up to the town to let those who do go carry the same impress ot away with them. HAVING KESI LTS. Max Gardner recently gave flas t-'n'count'- folks n few tins on how they might improve their farm status. That the neighboring coun ty with similar soil should rat<« higher in agriculture Is conceded by nil, and since Cleveland owes murh of its agricultural standing to Gardner’s leadership it’s a sum thing that his tips were Valuabh. Since his visit the Gastonia (if. zettn, ever forwarding the best in terests cf the county and urging ore gros s along, has been prodding the people of Gaston to take in the tips. That th > Gazr.te is securing results is now annoo'ced by the coming here tlvs week of * Gaston to tov.r the Cleveland farms. If O'-'.. “'Iks sh"i!d r^"-" -’’-rr f’-.i V... r-o-'r-lt ’" -it ly'. irg hosp'it'ble as well as -• ’ t *.- -v -n i --i'h •h-' ren'-'mhran o cVi --l 1 th-f - visiters ere r*. .'e'l” <'ntfrt-'in''i! nnc! a"' g'vou a giod dav without an overabun dance 'cf self-praise. THK CHILD VT SCHOOL. With the opera”" of mother i.rh ol y*>ar, the problem of elieour I'fii T the eliiid to make the most r*f 'h- o-norlunities which thv school offers again presents itself. It is n problem in which parents as well as teachers should take a keen interest. Perhaps the most important ob jective to be sought is to awaken in th ' child a real desire for knowl edge. It should he pointed out th"t it is possible to derive enjoyment from the pursuit of school studies if one aneri iches them with a gen uine ambition to learn. The chi id should not be led to feel that going to school is an unpleasant duty. He should be impressed with the fact that it is a privilege to he ap pointed not only as a prepara tion for after life, but as a means of present happiness and satisfac tion as well. Some children appear to realize this without much urging, but oth ers seem tobe naturally averse to mert.nl effort, and require patient handling in order to arouse their interest in school work. Parents should not puace the cn tire responsibility upon the teach ers, hut should cooperate with them rot only in insisting upon punct ual attendance but also in leading the child to adopt i; proper atti tude toward his studies. The poor hav" one advantage, * ys Hatcher Webb. Jitneys are easier to dodge than snbponea servers. Car of galvanized roofing ju ‘. arrived. Campbell I>ept. Stores. Shelby and Lawndale. adv CHEVROLET ROADSTER in good condition. Price $100. Shelby Garage. lt-13c BELWOOD SCHOOL GETS UU W1Y Other Medals Are Offered. Ath letie Association Organized. Class Officers Elected. (Special to The Star.) Bel wood—Sent. II—-The play given by the North Brook people at the Belwood Consolidated school building Tuesday night was a big success. The people were well pleas ed with the play as manifested by their cheering. The visitors ex pressed themselves as being very well satisfied with the kindness shown them by our people as n whole and the good audience given them at midweek in such a busy seat :i. All seem to praise the play but quite a number have made special mention of music furnished by the quartet. School Enrollment The Belwood Consolidated school continues to grow ns the days come and go. The following is the enroll ment by grades; f irst grade 82, second grade 35, third grade 66, fourth grade 32, fifth „ grade 36, sixth grade 29, seventh grade 36, and then high school 84, miiking a total enrollment of 403. Our boys had a very nice game of ball with the Piedmont boys oi. Tuesday afternoon. The score was 6 to 8 in favor of Piedmont. This was the first time our bunch had ever practised together. The beau tiful feature of the game was the friendly spirit that continued throughout the game. Our water is a little scarce but the building committee is on the job and having a new well dug which is to contain !5 feet of wa ter if possible. The high school organized an Athletic association to be called the Belwood School Athletic associa tion. Messrs. Propst, Devine and Howell are the leaders. Mr. Fletch er Sain is president. Work is novr being done on the grounds, lumber being hauled and perparations made for basket ball, tennis, cro quet, volley ball and activities for the smaller children. Campaign for Library Tlie school has put on a campaign for the i ew library. The comm.t tee authorized the principal to of fer two $5 fountain pens to the boy and girl (one each) who delivers to Miss Annie Lackey, the English teacher, the most books worthy of going on the library shelves. The state standard library for high schools is to be our guide. APo the second highest gets a $2.5i) fountain pen or silver pencil. There is one each tee the boys ami girls. The school is divided into two groups. The captains are named “Maggie” and “Jiggs.” The winner is to get a reception from the looser. Look out old pupils of the community as well as parents. The senior class organized to day with 15 members present. Mr. Ralph Brackett was elected presi | dent, Miss Lucy jPixon, vice presi dent. Miss Bertha Brackett, secre tary. The flower is white rose. The ; motto is not yet decided upon. The junior class organized with Mr. Edgar Cook, president; Mr. Lamar Peeler, vice president and Miss Ola Mae Brackett, secretary. Their flower is pink rose. An error was made concerning the Dixon scholarship modal in ciety ii our school, -teveral pupils have given their nc .es for music. We hope t- add another teacher to our number in a few days to take j charge of the music department. Tniiiii Tnmrc pyANTHONycANTHorry iMinunu Yes, a man is known by his deeds—to prop erty. It is the safest investment in the world. Buy of us and know your investment is sound. PHONE 2.4<3 Anthony&.Anthony UNFEE/tGER. BLDG KINGS Ml BANK IN BIG MERGER F’conlcs Loan and Trust Co., is Merged With Three Strong Out-of-Town Banks. (Special to The Star.) Kings Mountain, Sept. 11.—Kind's Mountain in delighted with the new hanking business we have. Announ cement was made of it in the Gas tonia Gazette last Thursday even ing. Four banks have merged under the name of Commercial Bank and Trust company. The parent bank is the Third National Bank of Gas tonia. The other banks that have merged with it are the People’s Loan and Trust company of Kings Mountain, the Farmers Bank ana Trust company, of Cherryville, and the Mount Holly bank, Mount Holly The main office of the bank is go ing to be in Gastonia. All of the principal officers r.re going to hnve offices in the splendid new bank building at t:iat place. The combined company is going to con trol $4,000,000. This is going to le one of the best enterprises that this county has ever known any thing about. The People’s Loan and Trust company here has been do ing a nice banking business, but it could not handle the business of large enterprises that we need to to keep our town booming. Now, that we have a banking business jwuh millions behind it, we can in vite almost anything to do busine- - here. Our town is wonderfully lo cated an is destined to become one of the leading tow-rs In our stnt". Our railroad facilities are going to bring some of the strongest in dustrial enterprises here, and the other advantages we have are go ing to bring the very best pconle of our countv hm'e. We are glad that we can offer them banking ad vantages as good as they can find anywhere. With two good banks like we have, we can handle almost anything the country needs. The Peoples Loan and Trust Co here has done a wonderful busi ness, but now, we believe that it is going to do a much larger busi ness. The cashier Mr. M. E. Hern don will have his office in Gastonia, but will live in Kings Mountain. The bank here will be in the hands of the present force which consists of Mr. Hunter Patterson, Clarence Carpenter and Bright Ratteree. All of these men are perfect gentle men and we feel sure that they will treat the public with all the courtesy that it expects from their.. If you think women er$ cow •”-d‘> just blow your auto horn to make one of them get out of the way. More Praise Corn** From Arcadia Mills Ml *. M. *?. Gn:nn Is No’V an HERB JUICE Booster Since Giving It a Fair Trial—cays It Has Heioed •Her More Than Anything. “I cannot praise your mcd'cine HERB JUICE too highly for all it has done for me. It has helped me more than anythin;? I have ”'»r taken and for the benefit of other sufferers I g’arlly give th:s statement in th° hop" (hit they .nay take it and obta n the some relW Ihn* I did,” s\id Mrs. M. Gu mi, 05 Spring St.. Arcadia Mills, in a recent interv ew w'th the HERB JUICE r an “Before I used HERB JUICE,” Mrs. Guinn continued, ‘‘I had been a "on'-tant sufferer a number of years w'th stomach trouVc, con sti"n‘i"n. nnd sluggish liver. I con'd -ot sbep at night on account of on extreme nervous condition and in the morning I would fee' so * ired end worn out that it was a’l I could do to get up. After eating, my stomach would hurt and burn so that I had just about nub eoting anything other than a light diet. Mv tongue always had a thick coating on it and I would frequently hove severe headaches and dhzy spells. I just felt sick all over, as I was constipated ail the time, had not a* petite or energy ! '-hotsoover. It is needless to say that I tried a lot of different kinds of mediei es. but without the slightest relief, as I seemed to grow worse all the time. I saw in the papers where HERB JUICE was highly advertised for all ail ments such as I had, and I lost no time in buying « bottle and giving it a good trial. The first few doses rMievcd me of that heavy burning feel'mr in mv s'omach and before I finished the first bottle I was iu"' eating an-'thing T wanted without suffe-ing one bit from ™as pains or bloating. I feel like a different person now pin^e I '.•tv" taken several bottleR of HERB JUICE. Mv whole system i« in splendid working order since it has b°en thoroughly cleaned and regulated. 1 sleep fine at r.ight, get UP in the morning feeling fit for my tasks. Now I must admit this is something wonderful as this is the first time in years that mv system has been in such splendid condition. I am bothered no move with constipation as HERB JUICE made quick work of that trouble, i There is nothing too erood that I | could say for HERB JUICE, for in | my opinion it is the greatest aiedi j cine sold today for such ailments ; as I had.” For sale bv all drug i gists and dealers in patent medi icines everywhere. adv. k Tcii-!Ii;unds, Shiel.s, Cake-Eaters aad Drug Store Cowboys Must Keep Moving Greensboro.—If you’re a tea hound, cake-eater or drug store cowboy and you have been loafing around in front of E 1. Nowell’s pharmacy, or clustering up the Corridor alongside the store lead ing into the McAdoj building of Dr. VV. J. Meadows, you had bet ter beat it if you don't want the policeman to get you. Greensboro now has an an i-tca ho n 1 nr an‘i cake-eater ordinance. It was for mally adopted yesterday afternoon by city council, and while it doesn’t perhaps go under th titl1 of “.an o-di" an'”’ to r gala'e an ! con'rnl the loafing of tea hounds and enke ea'ers and d"”g st.br •» cowboys,” that is just what it i*-. and has some teeth t"0. Th? cnEnT.-c in effort makes i ,a mi — with a maximum fine of $50 nr 50 d '" • in ’ ’1 t ' habtually congre gate on the sidewalks or in front of entrances to business h msos. The iniest'on of lvaE-ig on the sidewalk in front of Ed. Nowell’s pharmacy and in the corridor alongside which leads in o the M Adoo building, where many physi cians and other professional men have their offices, came before the eou.nc'l >”’'enT:ty Manager Paint er said his attention had been called to the seriousness of the situation by Mr. Nowell. It was stated that crowds of boys and men have been in th > habit of con -r-gatiag there and blocking the sidewalk and en ranee to both the stc-e ard. th" build'ne and ‘hat '-"'-rile, esn"' iallv ladies, had com plained of the s'tvation. The doc tors in the M'-Adoo r>r Meadows building, it was learned hn'-e -com plained to the owner of the build ing about th-' equation, pat’onts of "hvs.jcians havin '- offices i i the building having stated that they would not continue “running the gaunlet” of these loafing dr tgst'ore cowboys and being subjected to suggestive, or dirty, remarks by the tea-hounds. Phone Operators Now “Thank You” Rocky Mt. Telegram. Have you noticed bow telephone .. ••"•••or* it tV local exchange rc jspond with cheerful “Thank You” j whenever a telephone patron calls or a number? The added remark, though triv al, gives an added touch of service, md shows that the operators, al though confronted by many wor ries and needless questions, many of which are of a fresh nature, can still he police and courteous. Evidently the “thank you” is in cluded in a general order issued l>v he telephone company. At least it has recently been inaugurated up it Salisbury, and the Post of that -ity, expresses our sentiments so ruly that we are passcing along is a good word for operators here, what that paper has to say: Number, please. 266. Thank you. A-'d maybe the subscriber won ders, how come the “thank you.’’ We have r.ot inquired but judge that the telephone people in their endeavor to serve subs have in . iructed tue girm m Central to add this ‘Thank you’ tell >\ving tile number. We just cannot see why this will rot break down the “hardboiled” who wish a telephone connection. Our experience has been that the gi.l we sometimes address as “Cc. tral ’ is almost ail the time, sweet, to. r tee us and gracious, de siring to serve any and all ealiers. Of course there is ofttimes some i :: use for an iaipa.ien. man t > fid fault- We all lose our patience, not to ;v.y temper, some times and com1: hack pretty saucy at “Gen fr il” but we do no. j e * how the worst of us can fail to aurren dc r when the sweet. calm v ,i,e has only a mild and very sincere "Thank you.” One Divorce Fcr Five Marriages ' a hi"gt; n, D. G. California, o: the slvcr sheet's ' • k a d : Vhris. g'.r n'cd o -e di , - or every five marriage li “last y ar, according to pro id' , y t ‘g ir s compiled by the . h ;i irfnrent of commerce, which were made public today. hi' figures also reveal that both marriac s and divorces decreased from the total in 1024. and that di vorces lc.l in the decrease. During 1025, according to the tab’e which is subject to correc tion before official publication, there were 55,030 marriages per formed in the states as compar'd with 55.677 in 1921, representing a decrease of 579, or 1.1 percent. During 1925 divorces numbered 10,023, according to the same ta b'e.i, ad the year before to 11.' 251 This accounts for a decrease if 035, or 5.0 per cent. The set invited pop lotion oc Cal ifornia on July 1,1925, was 4,179, 708 end on July 1, 1921, was 4, O’8.503. On thie basis of these figures, the : nhnber of nwrf"»