THE
CLEVELAND STAR
Shelby, N. C.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Subscription Price
Hy Mail, per year .__*—....... -
By Carrier, per year ___
... -,0
. S3.00
The Star Publishing Company, Inc.
B. WEATHERS . . ' . . . President
RENN DRUM __.... Local Editor
• Entered as second Clars matter January J, 1005, at the postoffice
at Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act of Congress, March 3, lMYtl.
We wish to tall your attention to the fart that it is, nnd has been
our custom to charge five cents per line for resolutions of respect, cards
of thanks and obituary noticeafter one death notice has been pub
lished, This will be strictly adhered to.
WED. NOVEMBER 17, 1926.
=
TWINKLES
V If everybody who celebrates the Christmas season with
spirits gives :oanta a drink no wonder he s such a joky old
fellow.
i; : Alas, the thought' comes occasionally of the Shelby corners
f that were going to tky-scrape back m the spring. Perhaps
they’ll bud again come another spring.
Another indication that Christmas draws near is that of
the officers finding several gallons of liquor in fne ears that
ordinarily haul quarts.
v; It seems as how the Rev. Mr. Wood was punished suffi
ciently, mentally anyway, for his slaying of a prisoner. That
is, if he heard the report, before the jur.v liven him, that 10
jurors were for conviction.
I; Hendersonville and Jackson county editors are debating as j
to which side of the ridge has the best clime. May haps if they i
get together and complete the Plectwood they can get d whiff i
of both from the root garden.
Still Mencken has not turned an attack on North Carolina
sigee his visit and back-slapping praise, so, perhaps, after ail
the man has been converted by the latest Asbury s presenta
tion of the first Anbury's Methodism.
Nell Battle Lewis, North Carolina’s feminine literary
S.pius, has been devoting several columns to a discussion of
tne North Carolina woman and how she votes. As we see it
*0 e whole thing devolves, and revolves, about t<fte status and ;
personality of the candidate’s wife, or sister, whichever may j
be out vote-getting in his behalf.
TYRANNY OF THE DIKE
Liberty is practically dead in Italy—Mussolini frankly pro
claims steps to silence any remaining spark of self-deter-'
mination tor the Italians.
1! Duce, truly a remarkable character, holds personally j
seven of the thirteen carnet positions, giving him control of j
the army, navy, foreign policy, and domestic police. He is 1
also chief of the Fascist militm and all members obey him.
A new edict makes it possible to banish men who have
#<ken no active step against the Fascist regime but who are
opposed to it and hence potential critics.
POSTHUMOUS HUMOR IN CANADA
! An eccentric Canadian recently died and his will is a cur
v. iosity. $750,000 is left to seven Methodist preachers who
have been fighting for prohibition but it is all invested in
brew ry stock and he makes the bequest conditional upon
their drawing the dividends and vote in the management of
ten years. He says he wanted to see ‘‘whether their avarice
for money was greater than iheir principles.” He also left
• &25.000 worth of race track stock to three ardent opponent ?
of race-track gambling. He was a rare soul and at death
played his little joke, although those he remembered will
hardly catch the humor of the situation.
SCHOOL WORK IN SHELBY
Only recently the news columns informed that next year
the county board of education would raise the standard of
scholarship of the teachers who instruct the young of the
county, it being noted in advance that Cleveland rated low in
^v. at (department as compared with other counties. In that
connection a news story published today should be of interest
> to school patrons in Shelby. Rather, it should be of enough
interest to create some pride.
Ifl In Group Three of North Carolina high schools, made up of
16 towns, School Facts show that the lowest high school
cost of teaching each pup 1 per day is in Shelby. The aver
age daily cost of teaching ;\ high school pupil here is 18.6
cents per day, which is ;.J.» cents less than the school in the
group, Reidsville, having the highest cost, and 12 cents less
than the average in the stair. And under the same head the
average salary of Shelby to ichors is less than that of any
town in the state and even less than that of rural schools. Yet
from the standpoint of scholarship the teachers in the Shelby
schools rank ninth in the list.
|L „ Which might be concluded with the words of the comedian
I; at the recent county fair—all the school children know them.
(. ■
NORTH CAROLINA JOURNALISM
Arthu.’ Ryhl, a New York writer, made a trip to this state
recently “covering” the sentiment, anti and pro, concerning
A1 Smith. In the course of his published survey he men
tioned brought to mind the effort to really determine what
Graves' paper could be classed under. Failing, the only near
concise thought was that the Chapel Hill Weekly offers the
only newspaper refreshment in North Carolina—unless one
makes an exception of the frequent editorial contributions of
the Monroe Journal, or Cecil Wilson’s “\\ h.uta World ’ when
the writer does not try to be funny and lets it roll naturally.
The realization of the refreshment, or whatever-you-wish,
of Graves’ “Chapel Hill Chaff” and Halifax Jones’ “Random
Shots” came when they were missed last week, the occasion
being that of the taking over of the paper for the week by
Qecar Coffin’s class of budding journalists. Not that Coffin’s
pupils “fell down” on the job for the “Chowder” almost
equalled the “Chaff” despite what resembled imitation, and
the “Shots” were localized to a state viewpoint and thereby
Interesting. The regular force might take a vacation several
w ies a year and not hurt things so very much. Y’know,
er a round of “chaw’clate sodys” a “Yes-We-IIave Split”
1’t hurt occasionally.
Jading the unique paper after persuing the other news
>ts of the state is somewhat like dropping into Ebeltoft’s
>re—a Shelby setting for a Samuel Johnson coffee
aid hearing the proprietor talk after listening to the
talk of cotton prices, .football, amusement, business,
modern what-not: or like stepping from the dining room
palatial hotel into a combination dining room and kitchen
the food is cooked in skillets, or pots swung down huge
jaJys. All of which should be interpreted a.; meaning
university town's weekly is different.
are those from the critics of the Mencken class to
jr., who rave about lapses in Southern literature,
itly they are not on the subscription of the Chapel
Spleen in Nature of
Storehouse for Blood
Fur :i Iona lime III** spleen whs
!is.v<;eiiiie<l with up Irritable temper.
'I ndny we luinlly helleve tlint.
Whin we do know is that It Is a
muscular baft lying on the left side
of the body, near the upper end of
die stomach, and that it sometimes
engorges with blood, and swells.
Hitt tlie blood, strange to say, is
not ordinary blood. The spleen
seems to lie a sieve, and sifts the
blood so that only one certain kind
of red corpuscles can get through.
These corpuscles, which are thought
to he the ones that have been in
the body ilie longest time, appear
In many cases to die in tint spleen,
so that tlie organ lias the reputa
tion of being a cemetery for red
corpuscles.
The spleen Is not selfish, however
- when the hotly needs blood the
spleen empties llself. This Is the
case when exercise Is taken or
when there is slow poisoning by
coal gas or loss of blood by hemor
rhage, says Harcrofi. Hut when
much blood Is in circulation, as
when there Is undue strain on the
heart, the spleen dilates and blood
Is withdrawn.
Old Rag Dolls More ^
Durable Than Pretty
In many of the early New Eng
land homes rag dolls were treas
ured heirlooms. They were of all
sizes, and attired In all sorts of
•ittHlnt costumes. The only points
fu common were that their faces
were invariably flat, their hands
•HI IT and rigid mid their toes turned
out In a "west-fooled'' manner.
Sometimes they had black buttons
for eyes, hut more frequently their
faces were painted with beet and
fruit juices. However, their eyes,
noses and months ‘were sometimes
embroidered. For luilr they had
toupeea of yarn or hemp or small
hunches of real Imlr. Their cloth
ing was usually of the full-skirted
variety and they gometlmes wore
sunhmmets of the same material
as their dresses. One doll of tills
type Is said to have pleased the
daughters of one New Hampshire
family for more than eighty years,
and is still In use. Of course It Is
a little worse for wear, but It may
he made ‘‘new'’ again simply by
recovering Its face with a new piece
of cloth.—Pathfinder Magazine.
Danger in Bullfighting
The I hi I Might In a very danger
ous fighting gtimo, according to tin*
best authorities. The star of the
performance Is the matador, who
kills the hull alone. Authorities
gi\e us facts to prove that many
matadors are killed, and all are
wounded at some time of their
careers. The risks they take are
marvelous. They sit on chairs be
fore charging hulls, and at the last
moment spring front the chair and
the hull carries the chair away on
Ills horns. They rest their elh-ws
on the head of the hull. The mata
dor sometimes attempt* to leap
over the hall with the aid of a long
pole, tint malty miscalculations are
made, which end In disaster. There
are e\en rare occasions when a
large l ull will leap out of the ring
and gain the seats occupied by the
spectators. The matador. In kill
ing the hall, stands perfectly still
and lets the hall i ttsh on Ills sword,
the bull .often taking the matador
up In Ills horns and throwing him
Into the air. Many times the mata
dor Is caught :p against the wood
en Inner ring and gored to death.
At Leatt One Improvemenl
The phrase "Neither rhyme nor
reason" has a very interesting his
toric origin.
A pompous anti pedantic author
look his ponderous hook to sir
'I homes Monro, author of "ft apiti,"
and asked his opinion of It. The
chancellor of ‘Tdu/T King list" Is
one of the tao-’ attractive charac
ters In ottr hl-l-v-.v. s,> gentle arid
sweet-tempered was he, uni lie let
this pedantle n;istart down gently
by suggesting to him that lit- might
with advantage turn tils book Into
t hymn.
It Is related that the author went
away highly pi.- d. anti. <-n com
pleting his task, returned lo Sir
Thomas for a Until verdict. "Aye,
aye." said the wiitv satirist, "Hint's
hotter. 'TIs rhvme til least, now.
end before It was neither thyme
nor reason."
Water
Absolutely pure water' Is eivn
pU'tW.V tasteless. Consisting a.4 It
does only of two tnsii*1»>ks; {mil
odorless gases. In fact. absolutely
pure wider Is also Invisible and w.*
are only iiwiiit of It l>,v fooling it.
tint* reason. nf course. why we can't
taste* It Is that out* own bodies are
very largely composed of water,
tinil that the cells with which we
taste* art*, therefore, aware of no
“foreign body” with pure water.
In practice, however, pet feetly
pure water only exists w * en dis
tilled by the chemist. Oar ortli
nary water has i s' her eoim* through
perhaps tnlles of earth, picking up
all sorts of salts on the way, while
If It is ilireet rain water, it is heav
ily charged with sopt ami dirt from
the uir.
Remarkable Resemblance
Feature for feature, inch fortneh
anil ottnee for onti(*e, Ivaxuo Kanekn
ami Tsttguo Kanekn, twins. In
Tokyft, are so much alike that even
their parents were unalile to distin
guish between tlnm. In voice, man
ner. likes and dislikes they are Jti
plleates. Called t• • the eolors re
eentl.v, the examining otlicers could
find no identifying marks so were
forced to nftix murks to their out
lobes so that connnamllng officers
might know to which one they were
giving orders.
-
So to Speak
Talkative Visitor (trying tocheet
tip convalescent)—Well, my dear
you've hud your ups und downs, ant!
now I'm sure It will soon be all ut
with you!
Nothing is as liigft as the high
cost of loafing.
No work and all play it* the end
makes u mighty hard
Miller’s Article.
Deaf Carolinian.
The Cleveland Star, Shelby, has
been publishing in series interest
ing letters from Robert C. Miller
who has been sojourning the Pa
cific northwest. In the. letters he
writes of the wonders and points
of interest out there, and he cer
tainly handles it well. Robert who
is at present making his home io
Seattle, Wash., was *-jr many years
a valued member of our teaching
staff.
s 4FTER THE TURKEY
—when the family assembles in the
living-room on Thanksgiving after
noon. let there be music! The new
Orthophonic Yictroia will give you
the great music of all the world, mar
velously played 1 Come hear it — ;;<va7
“The .Music Shop5
W. A. PENDLETON,
Shelby, N. C.
Encourage
Mouth Cleanliness
Children love the cool taste of
healthful cleanliness afforded by
Wrigley’s Chewing Sweets.
And with Wrigley’s they acquire a
splendid system or practice of mouth
hygiene.
It removes the bits of food which
would ferment and injure the teeth.
It stimulates the digestive juices, thus
aiding the stom
ach and general
health.
Wriglcy’s is
good for
you, too!
WRIGUYS
-SCHEDULES
li.icr-C&rolina Mctor Bus Company
Shelby to Charlotte—7, 9, 11 1, ", 5, 7:30—Charlotte to
Shelby—8, 10, 12, 2, 4, 6,
K.ngs Mountain to Charlotte—7:30, 9:30. 11.30, 1:30, 3:30,
5.30, 8:30. Dir^-'t connection made :n Kirgs Mountain for
Spartanburg and Greenville in the morning—One hour lay
over in the afternoons.
Bessemer City to Charlotte—7:45, 11:45, 1:15, 3:45, 5:45.
8:45.
Gastonia to Charlotte, leaves every hour on the hour, from
7 a. m. to 8 p. m. Connection made there for Rock Hill,
S. C.; Spartanburg, Greenville, Cramerton, Lincolnton and
Cherryvil.e, York and Clover S C.
Gastonia to Shelby—On the odd hours, making connections
for Kutherfordton, Hendersonville, Asheville and Statesville.
Gastonia to Cherryville—8:30, 12:10, 4:10, 3:1(1.
Cherryville to Gastonia—7:15, 10, 2, 6 p. in,
Charlotte to Rock Hill—8, 10:30, 4:15.
Bus leaves Spartanburg 6:15 p. m. Connection at Kings
Mountain, Charlotte.
Telephones:
Charlotte 2671; Gastonia 1051; Shelby 450; Shelby to
Huthevfordton—8 a. m. and 1 p. m. Ruthcrfoniton to
Siiclby—9.4.1 a. m. «ml 2:15 p. m.
Shelby to Asheville—10:03 a. m., 12. 2, 4. C. p m. Ashe
v*Ue to Shi | y—8, 9 anti II a. m. and 2, 4 p m.
Shelby—7:20 a. m.; 10:00 a. m.; 1 p. m.; 4:30 p. m.
Lincolnton—8:30 a. m,; 11 a. m.; 3:00 p. m.; 6:30 p. m.
Schedules Subject to Change.
Beginning
Thursday Morning
November 18th
At Wray-Hudson Company’s
We are making a record drive for fail business—realiz
ing that we have but a very few weeks of fall business ahead
we have decided to break all reco. ds by giving you values
you are not accustomed to seeing.
Serving the same satisfied customers, year after year,
and an ever increasing number of new customers, all indi
cates that quality merchandise, good service and low prices
are the prime factors responsible for winning and holding
our numerous satisfied customers.
OVERSTOCKED PRICES
We find we are overstocked on Men’s and Young Men’s
Clothing and for that reason here are seme real pick ups
where prices count.
MEN’S AND YOUNG MEN’S CLOTHING
LOT NO. 1
12 Men’s Suits, well made
and assorted, nice patterns.
Worth up to $18. CQ 7C
Overstocked Price u
-LOT NO 2
27 Men’s and Young Men’s
Suits, all well tailored and
durable fabrics. Values
$22.50 and $25.00.
Overstocked S1 4 Q
-LOT NO. 3
33 Men’s and Young Men’s
Suits with wide legs and con
servative, single and double
breasted models, expertly
tailored of our finest mater
ials. Overstocked <fc1Q 7C
Come early and get the nick
at these prices for the best
will go quick.
— BOY S CLOTHING —
-LOT NO. 1
Entire rack of Boy’s Suits in
worsted, cassimers, flannels
and corduroys. Sizes 4 to 1 7
years. All QC
to go at.
-LOT NO. 2
100 Boy’s highest grade suits
in all the very best models and
materials. Values to $16.50.
Sizes 6 to 18 years. Just take
your choice $6 9^
at.
These are
■ ;^Lr
boy’s
short pants
suits, some one pair pants
and some with two pair of
pants. Remember only two
prices—
$4.95 an(1 $6.95
Times are tight so.now is your
chance to save some big j
money.
-COTTON GOODS
Nowhere will you find such
prices in cotton staple goods
as here.
One lot nice assorted
cretonnes.
10c
One lot assorted patterns in
cotton checks suitable for
quilts and comforts, g^
Special, yard.
One lot of beautifully em
broidered curtain goods, 32
inches wide, 1 A„
Special.. AUC
One bale 38-inch unbleached
8c
Sheeting,
Special...
Good quality of Hickory
Shirting, blue stripe, 1C.
Special.. lDC
28-in. Blue and grey lCr
Chambray, Special.... 1
Outings bmdard width, as
sorted patterns, light and
dark, 1
38-inch Silk Stripe Broad
cloth madras, i
Special..
Straw ticking, assorted pat
terns—
10c 12£c 15c Yd
8 oz. Featherdown feather
ticking, 32-in. wide, OC,,
Special.
Unbleached Canton Flannel,
good weight, 1 El r
Special..
checks ..
Limit 10 yards to customer.
Beginning Friday Morning at
8:30 o’clock we will cel! as
long as it lasts—
38-in, Unbleached Satin, fine
and soft,
Yard .....
38-inch Unbleached Dimity
or pajama g^
5c
Canvas Gloves,
Pair...
Men’s socks, colors black,
brown, grey and tan,
Special, pair..
Men’s heavy grey socks,
Special, pair.
Ball Thread, 1 P
Each .
Coats Thread,
Each.
Velour Hats, the very best
shades, $3.88
4c
Special.
Men’s Flannel Shirts, full cut.
khaki color, $1.00 QQr
value. 2 shirts for ......
Men’s medium weight Union
suits, sizes 36 to 46. QQr
Special.
Wray-Hudson Co.
<*
WHERE PRICES SATISFY
»
j^luauZBJBMMmtiaL'gijgfl.isiigiupn ran ira iPMSUcf-l