_ jiiclby Sidelights -
_By Rem* Drum
j,ts „ hard matter to write a col
um full of chatter with Chtistmas
L, three days off and just three
dimes in our pocket. Yet the col
vum hasn’t written its annual let
t(T to Santa Claus. So here goes:
pear Santa:
\\'e have several friends scatter
ed about Shelby who are not even
being helped by the Associate Char
ities and perhaps if we get you to
give them everything they want v. e
„.j|] wt need anything ourselves.
Clint Newton, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, journeyed
„p to Casar recently and located
0ne of the big wool socks he wore
when a boy. Those who have meas
ured the top of the sock say that
j{ is just large enough to take in
the eight extra miles of the P. and
K. railway extension. If you’ll bring
the extension along it is said Glint
j,2s a lot up in the ozone of the
mountains that he’ll let you take
along to give some other Tpoor lit
tle fellow. What’s more, we sup
pose, he’ll be charitable enough to
jot you take over several other lit
tle things that go with it. (Note:
We have one too if you find any
body fhy of dirt).
The members of the town's min
isterial association say that they
have several empty pews in their
thureh they wish you would fill.
“Never mind about the socks. If
Santa will fill the pews, we'll do
the sacking,” that’s their own mes
sage.
One of the farm readers, speak
ing for his profession sends alone:
the message that “We farmers will
not ask much this year seeing how
time- are sorter hard. Just bring us
a tip telling us of a cotton market
where we can get 35 cants per
found. We’ll have about 40,000
bales to deliver.”
J. The real estate agents of Shelby
want a little red horn. Yes. we
know a lot of youngsters are asking
Tor horns this year and you may
he somewhat shy, but they are ask
ing for one that will toot a little
louder than the one they used last
spring.
He didn’t say so, but the colyum i
{particularly asks that you leave1
some apples and tangerines in
Boyce Dellinger’s golf hose that
.will be larger than “the largest!
.in the world” he has advertised in I
Jin his display window. ?
! If you have any youngsters in!
Jw pack that can throw and hit a:
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baseball like Cobb and Speaker,
Casey Morris says that he can fiml
them for he’s fostering i secret
plan of winning Shelby’s third state
baseball title in the spring.
Ebeltoft—y’know him—wants a
door that will go shut in winter by
j itself He has a lot of customers
i who must have beer brought up in
| a—Oh, you know the rest of that
I old joke, if there’s any room left
j in his sock he’ll take a sign that
| will convince Several score middle
| -Red flappers that the “True Story’
! magazines have not arrived yet.’’
Charles L. Eskridge would like
ar itemized list of births in Cleve
land county for the year. He hasn't
made out his sales record for 1926
yet.
Squire Cling Eskridge isn’t ask
ing anything direct, but if you’ll
send a couple more couples jogging
along to his office to be married
he’ll get his own Christmas.
Ike Griffin, the junior, is depart
ing three dfiy3 after Christmas to
take up his abode in Greece and
he’d like to have a book from
which he can pick up the Greek
language in a few hours. He knows
a little bit of the language already.
What he knows goes like this, it
may be the greek alphabet, or
omega-bet: “One apple, da nick—
one apple, one banan, da fefteen
cents—apple, banan, cafe and pea
nut staiid—da meelionaire.”'George
Symmios has been hedping him
with his omega-bet, but George is
too blooming big-hearted to have
the American-Greek lingo down
pat.
Which’ll be all unless you find it
convenient to leave a club in our
boss’s golf bag that will turn in a
par score at Cleveland Springs, and
Buck Hardin would appreciate a
new book with the latest in Ameri
can slang—especially words that
convey strong feeling, Buck hav
ing used what he does know so
much that they are frayed on the
edge:-.. Ike, of Casar, the power be
hind Ike’s Tale, ought to be includ
ed in the list, but anybody who lives
as near as Ike does to D.eputy Pla
to Ledford’s activity isn’t due to
want anythirg, provided he can
beat the officer to it for it is said
as how a few swigs will make a
fellow feel like he has more than
Santa Claus.
And. by all means, don’t leave
out a thing all these youngsters are
asking for in their letters trans
mitted to you by The Star. If your
fack it, too small to bring the en
tire list you might ship them over
the P and N extension, or have the
Seaboard double racked, and the
Marion-Rock Hill division made
into a main line.
Faithfully yours until A. D. J
becomes a bruenette and soot in the
chimney turns to snow.
Wants Doll That Will Sleep..
Dear Old Santa:
I thought I would write you as
I am a little girl eight years old,
ant in the third grade. Santa bring
me a doll, that will go to sleep and
say Mama, also some apples, or
anges, candy and a box of raisins
and Santa, please remember aunt
Myrtle. She is at Hendersonville at
the Patton Memorial hospital nurs
ing sick people, and remember my
little sister Ruby Maie. bring her
just what you bring me. And visit
all the little orphan children, es
pecially Dr. Lackey’s little children
at Fallston. May God bless you old
Santa.
MAGGIE MYRE CHAPMAN.
Shelby, N. C.
What is the use of a divorce trial
if the actress-wives lose the pub-1
Jicity.
The churches want stronger pro
hibition laws and the wets want
stronger liquor.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A
HAPPY NEW YEAR
We thank you for your patronage of the year
1926 and hope to serve you with the best food at all
times. Assuring you of our untiring efforts to
p!ease you.
-SHELBY CAFE
SHELBY QUICK LUNCH
Jj
| t \ On the Southern there is in effect a bonus-payment
I 1 system through which the employees engaged in train
operations may share the benefits of economies due
j to their effort*.
Ask a SOUTHERN RAILWAY man
THE 60,000 men and women, workers on the
Southern Railway System know that their
welfare is bound up with that of the Southern—
,and that whatever benefits the Southern and the
South benefits them.
♦
Southern Railway men and women are business
getters for the Southern. Talk to a Southern Railway
man about your transportation requirements. He
has behind him the support of his fellow-employees
and of the management If he does not have the
information you desire, he will get it for you.
Southern Railway employees are bred and trained
in the traditions of the South and of the Southern.
They have the desire and ability to maintain those
traditions.
Mt. Sinai Section
News Of The Week
(Special to The Star)
Shelby, R-2.—Despite the eolil
weather a large aitd appreciative
audience was out to hear the fine
sermon delivered by Rev. Rush
Padgett at Mt. Sinai Sunday after
noon at 2 o’clock. A number of vis
itors from Earl were present. We
were glad to have them with us.
The program which will be given
by the young people of the com
munity at the Christmas tree
will begin Friday evening at six
o’clock.
Mr. Grady Putnam of Charlotte
spent the week-end with relatives
in this community.
Mr. Jiin Owens recently moved
with his family into this section.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Weaver were
here from Gaffney Sunday to visit
relatives.
Mrs. W. P. Hughes is spending
some time with her brothers of
Ellenboro.
Mr. C. V. Harrill is at home from
Smithfied where he has been teach
ing and will spend the holidays
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Harrill.
Mr. Dewey Rollins was a visitor
in Gaffney Sunday afternoon.
Broad River school will close
Thursday afternoon for the Christ
mas holidays.
Misses Ural, Norine and Bunn
Rollins and Mr. Dewey Rollins went
- to Rutherfordton Thursday to visit
their mother who is in the hospital
[ there.
Double Springs
Items Of News
Mr. nrnl Mrs. John Hamrick, of
Wake county have arrived to spend
the holidays with relatives in this
community. They were the guests
of his sister, Mrs. J. M. Gardner,
Sunday.
Mr. J. L. McS.v'un, was carried to
the Rutherfordton hospital Sunday
for treatment and possibly an.
operation. For several months Mr.
Ms Swain ban been in bad health.
His friends and loved ones wish for
him a speedy recovery.
The senior, intermediate and jun
ior B. Y. P, U. visited the B. Y. P.
U. at Union church.
Mr. Truman Davis, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Simon Davis, and Miss
Martha Bridges, were married Sat
urday. These popular young people
have the best wishes of the hosts ef
friends of this section.
•Mr. Fred Falls, is at home for
the holidays. He hns been in
school nt Wake Fores;.
Mr. Yates Harrjll who had an
operation for appendicitis two
weeks ago has returned home. His
many friends are glad to see him.
Washington
HOME
FURNACE
We wish for al! pur friends
and customers a merry
Christmas and may the
New Year bring each one
all kinds of happiness,
peace and prosperity*
Why not give her the
sensible GIFT and make
it a Washington Home
Furnace.
SHELBY HARDWARE
COMPANY
— PHONE 330 —
FLOWERS FOR
CHRISTMAS
POTTED PLANTS — CEMETERY
WREATHS — CUT FLOWERS
BASKETS OF FLOWERS — CAN
DLE BASKETS FOR TABLE USE.
DECORATIVE GREENERY.
SEE THE DISPLAY IN T H E
FLORAL SHOP OR PHONE YOUR
ORDERS. DELIVERIES MADE.
W ake field
Floral Shop
HOUSES AT
Shelby, N. C.
Asheville, N. C.
Spartanburg, S. C.
Greenville, S. C.
HOUSES AT
Greenwood, S. C.
Union, S. C.
Columbia, S. C.
Oi angeburg, S. C.
ATTENTION
MERCHANTS!
-Christmas Specials
APPLES, ORANGES, GRAPE FRUIT, TANGERINES,
GRAPES, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC.
In fact everything that a Merchant might wish for the
Holiday Trade.
Our house is brimming full of the best merchandise mon
ey can buy and the prices are reasonable.
We invite you to visit us. But if you can't, get in touch
with our salesman or Phone, Wire or Write—
1 II v jSl
QUALITY & SERVICE--PHONE 249
PEARCE-YOUNG-ANGEL CO.
WHOLESALE FRUIT, PRODUCE AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
Graham Brothers Trucks are
winding up the greatest year
in their history. -
1-TON CHASSIS
(G-Boy)
$965.00
1£ Ton Chassis
$1410.00
2-Ton Chassis
The new G-BOY m^tdnstant ac
claim in the 1-Ton llefcfc k A Tltb
new 2-Ton Truck was a triumph
. . . Important improvements
were made in the 13s-Ton Truck
if
... Dodge Brothers %-Ton Com
mercial Cars, both chassis and
bodies, were greatly improved
Sales for the entire year oi
1925 had already been exceeded
on August 19, 1926.
$ ♦ ^
$1625.00
Delivered.
Qraham Bfol'ters Trucks, uiith Dodge Brother*
Commercial Cars, meet Qlfh of all hauling requirements.
CHAS. E. LAMBETH MOTOR CO..
S. LaF&yette St., Shelby, N. C. -