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3F THEME
risdmas Tree Thursday Everting.
People Goins and Coming
During Holidays.
’(Special tb The Star.)
, .Fnllston, Dec. 21.—-The Christ*
is program at the Baptist church
ill bo Thursday evening Decer.i
S.Trtl at 6:45 instead of Friday
ternoon as was stated in Satur
Wy’s issue.
:Mrs. Mamie Kays of Mackvillo,
who had expected to spend the
ster hpre with her daughter Mr:..
It. Gary was called home Satur
day on account of the death of her
puiddanzhteff "
Mr. Lem Williams motored to
Culowhee last work for his daugh
ter Miss Clara, a student of Culow
college. Miss Fay Ross who had
IM»n in school with Miss Willianis
cays ago
9POtu.rr.ed hoitio several
because of ill health.
KMiss Janie Stanley, student at
chwood school, Philadelphia,
ved Saturday to spend the hol
ys with her parents Mr. and Mrs
A. Rtamey. ✓
allar Kays Gary, son of Prof.
W. U. Gary underwent an
Saturday at the Shelby,
for adenoids and tonsils
proving rapidly.
W. White of Rock Hill. S. |
of the High school tt achers
hail been away from his'
for several weeks with ty- j
, fever visited at Mr. Claude j
Us’ last week. He expects to re
n to his school work soon.
James S. Cline who has been
several days is improving,
r. G. H. Edmund who holds n
(ition as traveling salesman with
e Richmond Hardware Co., of
ichmnod, Va., left Tuesday for
home office. He expects to be
e about two weeks.
.Stanley, son ox M rs. II. G.
who has been working m
fields in Texas has been
relatives here. Messrs Clyde
Peeler accompanied him
driving through in a Ford,
say they made about 090
of the trip on 13® gas.
S. C. Sigmon is visiting
daughter, Mrs. J. F. Yoder.
. Claude Stanley purchased
it week from Mr. M. S. Gantt of
Blwood 100 acres of land lying
®ng the state highway east of the
roads. This includes the Dixon
Lutz store building.
T. .1. Lutz. Alexander foreman
Stanley Co., new store bnikl
now order erection left Tues
for his home in Gaffney, S.
where he will spend the holidays
Miss Charline Stanley daughter
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Stanley will
rrive this week from New York
•itv for the holidays. x
Miss Mamie O’Hara popular
lilliner for the Stanley Co., leaves
fThursdav for her home in Fredcr
ck. Md.
i Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Young of
elby, visited at I>r. F. H. Lack
Sunday.
An English critic finds Ameri
»n novelists “virile.” Some Araer
*nS find them rotten.
NOTICE TO
B. & L. PATRONS
The Building and Loan
|Assor'aborts of Shelby will
«ot be oicn Saturday, Dec
\ ember 2Mb., but will receive
lues on Friday before and
loitday following.
Shelby B, & L.
ihelfey and Cleve
land B. <& L.
Cleveland B. & L.
mth Shelby B. &
L.
NtTnAOIt MAP.K l
PIKE
POK TN
THEV (.AST kOMCKH ,
V COST NO MOBL It
CO.
Cl LVU. AMO. Utl.0
The Christina scissor., that
| period cf the year when joy and
! happiness should reign supreme
mod gladness never he dimmed b\
nccidont or adversity, is now knock
ing at our doors.
At this time, before
we into i
| into the holidays and before the
time we will be permitted to par
i (icipate in 1 he various Christmas
j time events it may be well for u
to stop and think quietly just a
few minutes or two over some sim
i [de rules for safety,
i That Christmas Tvee. Do not
decorate it with flimsy materiel
; hung too near candles or lights
| Don’t decorate your tree with
! paper, cotton or any inflammable
material. Use tinsel or other non
inflammable material for decora
tions and be sure to set the tree
securely so that the children and
even the grown-ups in reaching for
things cannot tip it over. 1
Do not uAe cotton to represent
snow. If you must have snow use
powdered mica or asbestos fibre.
Do not use candles, where elec
tricity can be substituted. Evan
with the use of electric batteries
they would be far safer than the us(
of candles. If candles arc used let
only the utmost caution prevail.
Do not permit children to light or
le-light the candles. They fre
quently set fin to their clothing
instead. Don’t leave the matches
within reach of the children. Can
dles are meant to be lighted and if
children can get matches they will
experimen t with them. They imi
tate their elders. Better caution
dad and brother to bo careful with
cigar and cigarettes stubs too.
Do not allow trees to remain in
side of building after tlje
days. The tree ignites readily when
leaves and branches are dry. A
large number of fires occur in
January from this cause.
Do not use decorations near
open jets or too near lights of any
kind.
Examine the wiring which leads
to lights used for decorative pur
poses. See to it that it is safe.
Let the home, church, school or
store be warm but look out for
over heated stover, and pipes.
Fatal Stunt
London, Eng;.—The effects of
seeing pictures of a “stunt artist”
who released himself from a
Straight jnckot while suspended by
his feet, probably caused Henry
Stovcl, 83, a wealthy recluse, to
try the stunt in his sleep. Ilis body
was found hanging from his bed
room window, his feet tied with
cord.
To Whom it May Concern.
I will greatly appreciate it if
every one who owes me premiums
on policies, would settle for same
L"' January 1, 1927.
adv. C. J. WOODSON.'
GLASSES WITH HR.
MORRISON SERVICE
AND GUARANTEE
Don't confuse glasses of
value that are accurately
fitted by a competent ou
tometrist with the kind
hat are given on trial or
advertised at figures that
cannot give a patient a
square deal. Your eyes are
the most valuable asset you
possess.
—DR. D. M. MORRISON—
—Optometrist—
Next Door to ‘Kelly Cloth
ing Company.
-. ...
SICK HEADACHE
No Pleasure, Says Ohio Lady,
to Go Places, TiM She Took
Mack-Draught Which
Brought Relief.
Lungsville, Ohio.—‘ For years and
years I differed with severe head
ache,” says Mrs. Jane Campbell, of
this place. “It wasn't any pleasure
for me to go places, for 1 came
home with sick headache. If I went
to church or to any social gather
ingor to town to chop, when I got
have these headaches
back I would__
aad have to go to bed for a day or
more, till I would just get out od
heart and would not try'to go.
‘About 15 years ago I disooverec
ttat Black-Draught was good foi
wiese headaches. I began using it
I would take it two or three nil''
in succession if I felt the leastL
and it sure did wonders for me.
is about 14 years since I had
headaches, and can go places an
life. It sureJiy fe aplej
re-Uiy enjoy
did."
Headache often is a symptom
constipation. The beet relief is u
cured by treating toe cause of th
s and in sw
tie
such a case man
**■h,TO- ISSES*?®
s
vegetable. Recommended
and old. No harmful after
U€~m
aught
Building Progrestr Will Ccntiau®
For Five Years in This State
Natural Resources.
No slackening of general con
struction activities in the • ,
North Carolina during Ike nc?:i
j five year period is :, en in-the <ni-i
! >°ns of more than a down of the
-leading constructor.- of ! h • State
| compiled recently by this d; >art
I merit.
I In order to get the most accur
ate forecast possible, th, con
tractors and building men >v: re ask -
ed for frank opinions, v.hieh' they
were free in giving. Those wV>
gave their views were representa
tive of their profession nr ! of a!!
•sections' pt the State giving a rv
same of ail local conditio:;/., es
pecially those where cor. traction
| has been the most active in- the
! However, the survt y makes ai
| lowam.es for temporary fluctn.'t
tiona, I cal conditions and anv
i great national period of deflation.
! Observers point to the subntaa
j tiill condition of North Carolina
, and her variety of products as mak
ing the state less susceptible to
fluctuations than many others.
Opinions of the contractors were
unanimous in the view that the
program of erection of school
buildings of every class would con
tinue unabated for the five year
period, the chief reason being
given ns the nrreat interest that the
' population of the state is exhibit
ing in educational matters. Im
1 rbvements in the type of construc
’ t:on will in ail events, increase the
value of the work.
Other phases of building activity
on which a forecast was asked, for
I - he period included business .build
' •HRS, churches, factories, water
work and power plants, roads.and
; residences.
A majority of the builders"agree
• the activity- in the construction of
btii.-inoss buiUl.cgs, will probably
1 slacken while other lines are count
d on to make up for an expected
slowing down in commercial con
..traction.
■-'ncl.oi y construction was pre
dicted to continue .steadily, al
;hough the opinions of the answer
ers were divided on the point, the
prediction- being to one that the ac
tivity Would keep jp steadily. In
several quarters it way indicated
-hat (ho trend would be toward bol
ter structures with less spinning
and more finishing plans required.
All forecasts were that road con
struction would go on with un
checked force, some citing the fact
that most of the main arteries
havy been finished but that there
are still a number of connecting
highways to be constructed.
I::- a number of localities resi
dence construction during the past
few years has been exceptional,
leading to the opinion that the
saturation period in this line of
construction may have been reach
: oil temporarily. On this account a
curtailment of residential building
! in a number of lacalities is cxpcct
| ed.
Erection of churches all over the
state is expected to continue at the
same rapid rate that lias been main
tained for some time. One contract
or points out that money seems al
ways to be available for churches
and that many of the denomina
tions have large building programs
outlined for the next five years.
CBLLlTir
LIFE IS FACT
1
Gay Parties, Drinking, Potting,
Quick Marriages and Then
Regret
-.Chicago.—Stories of high life in
American colleges, which have met
with a barrage of denials, are only
too true according to Mrs. Frances
May Prowdley Helfrick, who is
seeking separate mainteance from
' the son of weathly Chicago Heights
parents.
Mrs Holfrick, who described her
self in court as a “country girl at
heart” entered the University of
Illinois from Kahesville in Febru
ary, 1925. Her college career was
cut short by marriage and mother
hood.
“I met Murray Ilelfrlck in a
chemistry laboratory course,” she
said. “He took me out to a lot of
dances and parties. He drank a lot
but I didn’t drink and I don’t now.
He always had liquor.
“The gin parties were staged by
the boys without the knowledge of
the university. They would drive
out to some place far out in the
country, with girls and lots of li
quor. Then they would drink and
have petting parties in the auto
mobiles.”
Mrs. Helfrirk also described a!i
day picnics held on Sunday, which
were apparently innocent hut at
which plenty went on
One confectionery shoo near the
campus had a dimly lighted back
room, fitted with booths in which
co-eds smoked, drank and put Cn
corts, she said.
“I’m just one of dozens. There
are many hasty marriages like
mine at the university. Many other
cases are hushed up without mar
riage. Many a girl leaves school ir.
the middle of a semester becansa
-she has to.”
In Fanning’s December Drive
IT TOO LATE — MANY NEW ARRIV
PRACTICAL GIFTS — FOR LATE SHOPPERS.
UMBRELLAS AS GIFTS
When an Umbrell a combines smartness
and service it makes an ideal jrift. Tliif?
hi; meru which arrived yesterday have
those qualifications.
j Ladies, Gloria Silk, Red
\avy, Blaclf, Green —
$3.50 to $5.00_
(Ladies, All Silk, Fancy
■orders - $5.00 to $10.00
PLAID BLANKETS
$3.95
Heavy single Blankets. Blue.
Tan, Lavender &
Rose plaids. Satir
bound. Ideal foa
bath robes or bed.
GIVE HER GLOVES
High grade Kid Gloves
in all the wanted shades,
fancy turn back cuffs—
$2.95
FABRIC GLOVES
With embroidered turn
back cuffs. Grey, Tan and
Mauve—
98c10 $1.95
CHILDREN’S FABRIC
GLOVES
98c
This is an ideal gift for
little miss. Like mothers.
FORD TOURING CAR
-F R E E
Coupon With Every Dol
lar Spent Or Paid On
Account.
—HAT BOXES—
A Mosl Acceptable
— FITTED CASES —
You could not pleatc her
better.
Grey fitted, amber trim
med, removable trava—
$16.50 T0
$29.50
Gift—
TO
Give Her
SILK STOCKINGS
CADET VAN DYKE
HEEL
Pure thread silk, chiffon
and service weights,- in
all wanted colors.
$1.95PAIR '
In individual package.
HEART O’FLAME
The last word in Silk
Hosiery. Changeable
colors or two tones—
$3.50
PER PAIR.
HAND BAGS
Leather and Beaded.
Light and Dark Colors.
$150 T0
$9.75
— SOFA PILLOWS —
$1.25
Richly colored Cretonne,
sateen trimmed.
Men Prefer These
BROADCLOTH SHIRTS
In Christmas jBoxes
Genuine EJngiuh White Broadcloth.
Neckband and eoBtc attached.
A nice gift—
$2.50
— NECK TiES —
In Christmas /Boxes
59cto $1.50
He never has too many ties and we are
sure he will be pleased to add one of
these new patterns to his line.
— BATH ROBES —
Medium weight — Good quality in Tar.,
Blue and Brown—
$7.50
INITIAL
HANDKERCHIEFS
For Men
PURE LINEN — White and colored
Initial 50c Each.
3 IN BOX ----$1.50
FANCY HANDKERCHIEFS — Colored
Initial —- 3 In Box___S1.00
[ Plain Linen Handkerchiefs __ 25c each
W. L Fanning & Co.
YOUNG HUSBAND
SEEKS ALIMONY
Chicago.—A 20-yacr-oU! hus.
hand asked an 18-yeai'-o!d wife to
I'av him alimony in a suit for sei>
aratp maintenance on file here.
Shortly afa r Gerald Jigr.nti hr.d
filed the alimony suit against his
> ife, Isabella, he Lamed that she
had beaten him to it by filing a
suit for divorce, charging cruelty.
The suit, mentioned that she made
more than her hustvarld and did not
ask for support.
JigsntiV. lawyer raid that the ali.
many suit wav filed only so the
husband could meet his wife and
try to effect a reconciliation.
NOW AVAILABLE
-1924 :»!od.:! Badge Brothers Touring Cars.
-1925 Special Dodge Bros. Touring Car,
-1 1-2 Ton Graham Bros. Traci:.
-3-4 Ton Dodge Brea, Screen Truck.
-192! "Toad 4-Beer Ford Sedan.
-If24 Ford Roadsters.
-1921 Siudcfcsker Touring Car.
-Ilupnush'k’ Touring Carl
-3S25 Dodge Bros. Coupe.
-i92' Dodge Bros. Coupes.
Every one of there cars .is in good mechanical
cendit'on, and of pood appearance.
htsfis* l> fiklrS! fn fiSFi fitiafin
m, l [Mem mutt
SHELBY BRANCH, SOUTH LaFAYETTE ST.
SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA.
... every delicacy you want! Our as*
sc r intent is so abundant that a single
visit to your nearest A&.P store will
settle the Christmas food question com
pletely ! Make that visi: — today!
btmBBCouourjw
) Ail A. & P. Stoi'cs Will Bo Closed Ail Day
j Chrli For Your Convenience We Will Re
1 Main Open Until ;• P. M. Wednesday And Thurs
5 flay Evenings And Until 1C P. M. Christmas E' e.
SOUTH LaFAYETTE & GRAHAM STS.
SHELBY, N. C.
Cranberries
FHOICF
QUALITY
ib 14c
APPLES
FANCY
EATING
doz. 30c
SWEET &
JUICY
doz. 30c
MIXED NUTS lb. 29c
Ouster Raisins pkg 19c
ClOEH ™ gal. jug 58c
Chocolates
CARNIVAL
ASSORTED
5 LB. BOX
$1.35
DATES
PPY'AN
STUPED
lb. 39c
Mince Meat
ATMORES
BULK
lb. 19c
SOUP
CAMPBELL’S
TOJVIATO
3 cans 25c
Tomatoes
FULL PACK "J No. 2
RED RIPE, {J Cans
0 No. 2
y Cans
FLOUR
BEST FAMILY OR
SELF RISING .
24 LB. BAG
$1.05
Compound Lard lb. 111-2C
Red Circle Coffee lb 44c