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THE CLEVELAND STAR Shelby, N. C. Monday, Wednesday and Frid&y Subscription Price MSr Mail, per year . .. ; By .Carrier, per year $2.50 $3.00 'IXE B. WEATHERS . Bjenn drum. The Star Publishing Company, Inc President Local Editor |L Entered as second class matter January 1, 1005, at the postoffice Ct Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1870. : We wish to call your attention to the fact that it is, and has been Wr custom to charge five cents per line for resolutions of respect, cards ©f thanks and obituary notices, alter one death notice has been pub lished. This will be strictly adhered, to. Make Christmas brighter for three folks: Yourself, somo unfortunate tot, and He whose birth anniversary it is. “Extension of the P & N” to Shelby means in the parlance Of the street “stretch out the Pulling & Nagging-’ until we land it. Tho old r.-'Ws of the week: A union has been organized to perfect a plan of saving the young boys of America from the wicked flapper. P Already the holiday hunting accidents have started. With I the auto fatalities added in it’s hard to keep from being Hpssimistic or entering the undertaking business. --- GETTING CEMETERY NUMBERS Some statistician has figured it out that nearly 1,000 1 North Carolina boys were killed during the World War, but | he hasn’t approached the big figures until he estimates how | many have been killed in auto accidents since. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15,1926 TWINKLES THE PUNISHING CHRISTMAS CLUB Intelligence nowadays has advanced at a raid rate. Seldom do you hear the modern young admonished: “If \ you’re not good -Santa will not come.” Most of them give that line the ‘merry ha-ha’ with all the favorite myths being exploded by the smart writers and biographers. CLEARS OUT COUNTY JAILS 1 Criticism, it is said, will come up in the next legislature against the method of appointing emergency judges to handle crowded Superior court dockets. The main criticism noted by this paper so far is that the large number of emergency judges decrease the dignity of the court. The criticism may be true but in observing an emergency judge or so on the bench here The Star can hardly agree. However, since when \ was a Superior court judgeship created for dignity alone? As for the matter of court business the emergency judges seem to lie serving well their day and time. It was the im pression of this paper that the extra judges were for the | purposes of clearing jails where under ordinary circumstances ■ dozens of prisoners might be confined for months before giving a hearing, and to give speedy trials where such seem ed necessary. In the connection it could be said that several poachings in the South might have been prevented had jus tice'been meted out with some speed. The big item in favor - of the emergency judge seems to be the lessening of county expense. Between the local court terms maijy county jails v- fill up with defendants, some of whom wait longer for court l than they would be confined if sentenced. Through this period the expense of the prisoner is on the county. | The cmergercy judge may pass int? history at the next : legislature but to our wav of 1 joking at it more than injured dignity should be shown before the decision is made. TRAINING IN THE HOME Chradie Chaplin, the actor \,Yose tragic roles on the screen have made fun for hundreds (it's odd how people.laugh at the discomfiture of others,) now has the second t ajredy in his real life. Chaplin’s baby—his "Little Mouse”—by his first wife died and sorrow entered the heart of the comedian. Some years back he married beautiful, 16-yearlo’d Lila Grey. jRecently L:ta came home with a bunch of friends from a hotel and staged a drunken party at 1 o’clock in the morning, ticcording to her husband, awakened the babies, and created a.furore in general. Chaplin ordered the party stooped and Lis wife bee ■ ling angry departed for her grandmother’s home taking their two children along. Now it is said she will ask for a divorce. . The second real tragedy for the reel comedian. ; Yet the most interesting part of the movie tragedy is the reason given for ti e happening by the father of Mrs. Chai> lin. “My daughter did not have the right kind of home train ing or that would never have happened,” he says. Every ;parent in America shou'd red those lines and ponder a bit ;Over the training their | vn children receive. According to the father of Chaplin’s young wife she was ired by an extravagant mother who divorced him for >ther man and then divorced the second one for the third, travagance broke up the home of Lita’s parents and with aer father and mother separated during her childhood she f not receive the care children should get. And that, ac rding to the father, brought about the widening rift in the »pl'n home and the second sorrow to the man who has do sad men laugh; a man whose greatest desire, to have a appy home and children as other men, seems likely never i be realized. As for the split-up of the movie colony family there is fctle of anything new to the story other than the publicity the stars. Such happens there almost every week, but much publicity of the reason why cannot be given. Not r the good of other children and other homes. ATHLETICS AND DEBATING Not quite one month ago a North Carolina college won ' so-called state championship in football. The informa was carried to thousands next morning by “streamer ’ ** in all the morning papers. By noon the next day a *y portion of the state talked that college and ‘its itness in football. Which is the first view of college life presented through the newspapers. morning last week close readers noticed a short item on an inside page under a small head stating that a Iting team from the same college had defeated by a un >us vote the debating team of one of the largest colleges South. Tuesday morning of this week an even item told of the victory of another debating team the champ football college over one of the largest Uni in the east. Which is another angle of campus life ;nted by news dispatches—an angle, it might be it has been the subject of considerable editorial for several years. the college football eleven of the Carolina college de l those two schools in football instead of debating what of display do you suppose the story would have I? Would the news have been confined to a short a small head on an inside page? Not hardly, ! considering North Carolina’s thrist for some college football eleven that will trample the best of ’em anywhere. So, ap parent debating is not to be ranked with football in North Carolina colleges? Why is this? Why does a debating team that stacks up against and wins from the largest colleges in the east get minor mention, while a football eleven that mere comes l hrough with a state title gets column after column of human interest, photographs and praise? Ask any passerby on the street who won the football title in North Carolina and the answer will be returned in a flash, but try a query as to what college the grid champ trimmed in oratory and you’ll re ceive many a pitying look. Two reasons, from the standpoint of personal opinion, may be responsible for this situation. First, the public is handed that which it wants, meaning football in gobs and debating as it has to be taken. A newspaper is justified in "playing up” football over debating because the students and alumni make it so. Remember the thousands of loyal students and alumni who paraded and yelled themselves hoarse for the football victory? Well, do you suppose one twenfieth of the same crowd thronged the debating hall for the forensic triumph? Again there bobs up the modem explanation—an outgrowth of radio, flappers and whatnot— that in life debating is not so important any more as ora tory. What future is there nowadays for an orator? The old-time spell-binders are passing; money and not persuasive words get one there nowadays. A polished orator, a winner at college, be able to get a bally-hoo job with a carnival, or join some feform movement, and at the best the renowned college orator may hope for the salary in after life may reach $3,500 per year. But the star football player Before he hardly completes his blaze on the college gridiron he is sought for pro football; $300 per game, glory, renown and the front page along with Rockefeller, Schwab, Peaches, Aimee and the rest, Years after when the alert muscles that car ried him through the line have stiffened with age, even then he will be talked by the old-timers, mentioned on all-time teams, and brought to memory by thousands who start their yams “remember when Buck Brickbat played at old Harv ton?” The orator, the bally-hoo artist—when the silver tone departs their vocal cords? Perhaps it’s right, but for those who like odd news it may i e interesting to know that North Carolina’s football champ defeated V. P. I., George Washington university and other big colleges this year_in debating. Ilf THUD TAD ELS KILLED Check Shows fi82 Carolina Boys Killed In Action During World War (Daniels in Nsv/s & Observer) Woshinertr.it.—Nine hundred and four North Carolina soldiers gave their lives on the battlefields of France during the World War and five times as many suffered wounds in battle. this was made known here by the war department after a care ful. recheck of the hundreds of thousands of records pertaining to casualties suffered by the United States Army during the war. The report made public shows that 682 men from North Carolina Were killed in action and that 222 died of wound'. Three thousand,1 five hundred and forty-two North Carolinians received 3.076 wounds from which they recovered. Battle easulatics among the per onnel of the Navy and Marine c rva **■» not in'-iu^d ir the fig ures, not even in the cases of member.' of these services who v/ere wounded or killed while o'rvin-’ with the army. Like fig u- O' have no; been compiled for the marines or the navy but North Carolina suffered its proportionate part of the 422 Navy men and the 2,457 marines killed in action. The army figures show a total of 50,510 battle deaths of which >7,568 oecu-rcd in action and 12,192 resulted from wounds re ceived in action. They also show that 193.663 non-mortal wounds re- ' ceivcd treatment in the cases of 182.674 individuals, making a grand total of 214,173 ba.tlc casualties, n? which 244,086 occurred among members of the American Expedi tionary Forces in Europe (>nclud ng troops in Northern Russia and I at. sea) and 87 among members or, the American forces in Siberia. Ac-. cidental wounds, received in action or otherwise, and shell-shock (in- f eluding psycho-neurosis anil con cur don) were rot considered im> compiling the statistics. The num ber of shell-shock cases, as shown by the records, is 5,016. Of the 37,568 killed in action, 1,656 (including one in Siberia) were officers and 35,912 (including 26 in Siberia) were enlisted men. Of the 12.942 who died of wounds, 559 were officers an4 12,383 (in cluding eight in Siberia) were en listed rrn. Of the 182,674 indivi ducls who were wounded, but not mortally, 6,475 (including four in Siberia) were officers, three were army i.urses, one was a field clerk and 176,195 (including 48 in Siberia) were enlisted men. Many 'individuals were wounded more than once, the number of addition-, al non-mortal wounds treated be ing 10,989. The figures also show that 195, 556 individual members of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe (including those who died |of wounds) were wounded once, 110,535 twice, 436 three times, and j 18 four times. Of the grand total of 206.545 wounds, 127,228, or j 61.80 per cent, were caused by gun ! shot, 68.975 or 33.40 per cent by gas. 9,486 or 4.59 per cent by shell j 229 or 0.11 per cent by air raid, and 164 or 0.07 per cent by bayo net. In the remaining 463 cases, 0.23 per cent, the records do not j show the nature of the wounding j agency. Nor.h Carolina soldiers served [during the war principally in the 30th and 81st division with one regiment in the 42nd division. Other North Carolinians, however, were scattered throughout the o.her divisions. Eighteen states lost more men in the war than did North Carolina. The states suffering most through war casualties were New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Massachusetts. The greatest American losses during the war occurred in the Meuse-Argone offense, when 26, 277 men were killed or died of wounds and 95,786 were wounded. The Aisne-Marne offensive was also costly in lives lost, with 6.992 battle deaths and 25,644 wounds. The Cantigny defensive sector was the most bloody one, with 963 deaths and 3,606 wounds suf fered there. - ITlEliS - Go to the Princess theatre to see Irvin Berlin’s Music Box Re vue Friday not with the idea or* being shocked, but with the thought of witnessing one of the most artis tic performances of the modern theatre. This Revue has made a hit from coast to coast, all over the country, not because it is “daring" or “risque,” but because it is ait interpeted through the medium ot beauty. Beauty—beauty of women, cf setting, of song and music—Is i*s outstanding characteristic. It is light, airji, exquisite—staged by one of the master hands in the mod ern show business. The advance seat sale has been heavy, and it is likely the house will be sold out when the curtain rises Friday night. This is perhaps the most ambit ious effort the Beams have made to bring a big outstanding theatrical hit to Shelby.»There are a hundred in the cast—which is one of the hugest of road shows, even for the big cities. * * ♦ Colleen Moore, recently voted the most popular star 0,1 me screen, la due at the Webb theatre Thursday and Friday in her latest “Twinkle toes.” This is a bright, vivacious, sparkling show—the best of enter tainment. There will be shown with this pic ture n feature exhibition that ail women patrons of the theatre will immensely appreciate—Miss Hope Hampton in her semilannual style show—and elaborate picture done in full color. Miss Hampton has appeared here at the Webb in these style shows, and they were voted superb exhibitions of the stylists art. Miss Hampton is one of the most beautiful women in the coun try, graceful and charming, and as a mannikin is especially appealing. Mr. Webb announced that a new cashier is at the theatre window— Miss Pauline Ingram, taking the place of Mrs. Wray Hopper. Work on the conversion of the Webb stage, for speaking attrac tions, is progressing rapidly. ONE GROUND FOR DIVORCE IN N. C. Raleigh.—Abolishment of all divorce grounds in North Carolina except “unfaithful ness” will be advocated be fore the state legislature which convenes soon. Movement to that effect was reported started by the Leaksville-Spray Ministerial association in resolution to be circulated among ministei'3 of the state. Great Christmas Sale Great Price Reduction Now On At The PARAGON FURNITURE CO. SHELBY’S LEADING FURNITURE DEALERS AND UNDERTAKERS -VALUES BEYOND COMPARISON SALE STARTED FRIDAY, DECEMBER THE TENTH WITH A BANG! HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE PARAGON SINCE LAST FRIDAY—HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS WILL VISIT THE PARAGON DURING THIS SALE WHICH CLOSES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24. THE NIGHT SANTA COMES In Addition to Every Item Being Reduced in Price—We are offering Extra Specials Every Day—-Look Them Over—Come. _ __/ ;• ■ FOR THURSDAY—FRIDAY AND SATURDAY -This week, We offer the follow ing As Extra Specials, and at 10 o’clock each morning in order that our friends from the country can get here and busy housewives in town HERE THEY ARE $150.00 Ten Piece Dining Room Sui'es at ....$115.00 $175.00 Ten Piece Dining Room Suites at.$119.00 $300.C0 Ten Piece Dining Room Suites at . $175.00 $325.00 Ten Piece Dining Room Suites at....$215,00 P/lore 50 pound cotton mattresses at 10c per pound Mere $1.25 double bottom cane chairs at 85c each More $8.50 iron beds, regular at $5.75 each $10.00 Oak Wash Stands at. . $. 5.00 each $14.00 Oak Wash Stands at..... 7.50 each $16.00 Oak Wash Stands at. 8.50 each $17.00 Oak Wash Stands at.. 9.75 each £22.50 Oak Wash Stands at.. 14.50 each $27.50 Oak Wash Stands at....16.50 each $35.09 Oak Wash Stands at. ..22.50 each All other Oak Furniture—Dressers, Wash stands, Wardrobes, Chairs, Rockers, and Tables of fered as Extra Specials. A $5,060.00 SUfck o«- Rugs Offered at Prices Unheard of—See These Rugs cn Second Floor. You Will Find Special Bargains All Over Our Store-On All Fioors-Up and Down LOOK AT THIS We have recured 500 more of those beautiful little Rag Rugs-The Talk of the Town—which v/e will sell 100 each morning at 10 o’clock at 25c each. Regular $1.00 values. LOOK OUT FOR NEXT WEEK—— The last week of our successful Christmas Sale—Extra Specials worlds without end will be offered. REMEMBER With every Mascot Range we sell during piece dinner set and $10.00 worth of Big Shipment of Rag Rugs Received Last 18x36 rugs $1.00 values at 25c each at 10 30x60 rugs $2.25 values at $1.25 each as ..4x..7 rugs $5.25 values at $2.95 each as EVERY ARTICLE IN OUR IMMENSE \VILL BE THE LOSER IF YOU STAY COME TO THE PARAGON’S this sale will give absolutely free a 32 groceries—During this sale and for cash only. STOCK HAS BEEN REDUCED, YOU AWAY. CHRISTMAS SALE NOW. Week-Now On Sale o’clock each morning, long as they last, long as they last. ENDS DECEMBER 24 THE PARAGON FURNITURE COMPANY -ON THE SQUARE— SHELBY’S LEADING FURNITURE DEALERS AND UNDERTAKERS
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