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are welcomed.
By Mrs. Mad,re Webb Kile? (
Telephone No. 30
Ilia Music
Bring Entertained
Irs. Rush Thompson is entor
ning the members of the Cc
musie, club this utter noon at
PUhomc at 3:30 o’clock. The pro
will pertain to Christinas ami
aises to be most beautiful.
stmos Eve
*e And Te Dansnnt
outstanding social events of
fweek will be the Cotillion dance
jChristmas eve and the Te
ftsant on Christmas day at the
yelnntl Springs hotel. Thj> eol
. set and many visitors will he
ent for both occasions and both
also to be brilliant social
'♦ And Mrs. W. !,. Fanning
f. At Bei .'.itiful Dinner
and Mrs. Walter Farming
»,delightful hosts at a beautiful
ktmas dinner on Sunday, hav
. as their guests all of the Fan
Nretatives from Rutherfordton,
Wetta and Forest City. The
atiful Fanning home was most
singly arranged and decorated
Christmas greens and the
?Was elof|Ucnt!y appointed. A
idelicious and enjoyable turkey
aer was served to the guests.
.-1
j-* Marry
t-day
wedding of much interest to a
i circle of friends will be that of
Esdale Ramsaur and Mr.
flies L. Blanton which will take
at the Presbyterian church
sday morning December 28th
10:30 o’clock. Miss Ramsaur is
^attractive daughter of Mrs.
Ramsaur and is a popular
in the public schools at
Mountain. Last year she
rht at Waco. Mr. Blanton is a
at the Union Trust company
a very efficient and popular
ag man whose home is at
Iresboro. Rev. If. N. McDiarmid,
or of the Presbyterian church
| officiate.
always
, and
‘Looker On” Writes
tntmrs Card Custom
one who reads this article
lroady received a number ot’
stmas cards. They
before Christmas day,
the Christmas spirit issuer
Rood will cards and
.are thought of in a most
ly way. It is interesting to
about the first Christmas
aad who, and how, they were
The tradition of sending
to friends has bo
il part of us that we
think about the origin of
istom. Yet remembering
reminding them with
tokens of friendship is as old
rilization, so they tell us. The
tian ruling house sent greet
and forth frequently. At
messnges were verbal,
they inscribed them upon
)
1
^cylinders of clay which Inter
ened. In many of the countries
far cast in times of long afro
fen now a friendship between
guest and host was sealed by
c julht or talisman. The Greeks
He of Socrates used to term
^relationship between host and
t. “guest friend.” This rela
llip of guest friend was nassed
father to son. On all occa
of festivity and great events
guest friends alway remens
one another with greetings
| salutations. On our own con
the early Indians wrote
bits of bark and drew simple
es and sent them to friendly
The Chris! mas card as we
it today had its tenative nri
1846. Mr. Joseph Cundall, a
artist, is one of those who
to have issued the first de
that year. It was printed in
aphy, colored by hand, and
be size of a lady’s card. The
subject material was much
sc as that which is used now.
manv figures were used,
all kinds of Christmas
carol singers to the
rd and tree, and these
by artists of real re
were charmingly done. It
until about the time of our
| Between the States," that
greetings were sent out
form generally. The cards
time were usually the size
dy’s visiting card and unless
decorated were simply in
“A Merry Christmas and
py New Year”, Afterwards
larger cards. Recently the
of Christmas cards have
icing away from the tradi
i with their conventional
and designing their own,
i very original and amus
aily pet or the front door
with snow, or the fam
is likely to figure on
§ Christmas card, to give a
anal turn.
evening nt their hospitable home in
McAdenvillc. They have many
friends in Shelby who were inter
ested in this beautiful event and
those motoring over for the recep
tion were: Judge and Mis. James
L. Webb, Mrs. O. Max Gardner,
Mr. and Mrs. George Blanton and
Mr. Charles C. Blanton. The hours
were from eight to ten. Mr. and
Mrs. Ray are a wonderful couple in
many respects and have scores of
friends all over the state who con
gratulate them and wish them many
more years of life and prosperity.
Beautiful
Club Hospitality
Mrs.- L. P. Holland entertained;
the members of the Cbicora club;
most beautifully on Tuesday after.;
noon at 3:30 o’clock. This hospitable :
home and charming hostess with
the lovely Christmas decorations
gave one of the spirit of Christ
mas cheer and happiness. The room
were most attractively decorated. |
On the windows were ropes of
green and red most artistically
twined. Large baskets and bowls of j
holly and poinsettas were placed
on mantels, tables and piano and
the beautifully decorated Christ
mas tree in the dining room cbm- i
pie ted a perfect Christmas scene;
with the Christmas hells over the
doorways. The soft red candle
glow, and open fire welcomed the
guests and made contentment fin
all. Mrs. B. T. Falls the president
called the meeting to order, and a
large number of members answer
ed present to tho roll call. After
the minutes and a brief business
session the program of the after
noon was given. The subject was
“Madonnas.” In the absence of Mrs.
R. L. Ryhnrn, Mrs. L. A. Gettys
read a delightful paper on “The
Madonna in Art.” This was follow
ed hy a beautiful talk by Mrs. \V.
B. Nix on the subject of “Classifi
cations of Madonnas.” Miss Selma
Webb then closed tbe program by
reading an exquisite poem. Mrs.
Holland assisted by her daughter.
Mrs. Charles Wall, of Lexington,
and her sisters, Mrs. Lander Mc
'Brayer and Mrs. S. A. McMurry and
her neice, Mrs. Ragland, of Salis
bury, served the most delicious
Christmas viands consisting of
chicken salad, cheese straws, hot
rolls, potato chips and cranberry
jelly and hot coffee ai^d the most
delicious individual mince meat pies
and home made candies. It was a
charming afternoon delightfully
spent by the members.
How Accidents
May Be Lowered
Shelby Man in Washington Stale
Tells How Traffic Dangers
Arc Lowered.
To the Editor of The Star:
I see by the North Carolina news
papers that North Carolina is
planning to lower accidents records
and “no accident record” shields
are being issued to warn auto driv- j
ers. According to the newspapers
North Carolina is leading the
South in traffic fatalities, injuries
and property damage.
The Post-Intelligencer a daily
newspaper published in Seattle,
Washington is waging a campaign
of education for safety and cour
tesy to eliminate traffic accidents
and it has aroused the public of
Seattle'to such a degree that there
has been marked decline in mis
haps. In connection with this cam
paign the Post-Intelligencer i* run
ning a series of graphic examples
of carelessness in traffic.
The general interest shown in
the campaign to reduce accidents
is remarkable.. The campaign wins
the co-operation of the various or
ganizations of the city. Service
clubs and individuals are joining.
If the newspapers in North Car
olina would carry on the safety and
courtesy automobile campaign, I
feel that it would bear fruit and
publicity given the problems would
rouse the public to action.
Many people are alive to the
danger of automobile travel from
the reports of accidents given in
the papers, thoughtlessness concern
ing the hazard is due to a disre
gard of the value of human life, j
All guilty drivers should be pun
ished more severely. I favor the
speed curb.
ROBERT MILLER.
Seattle, Washington.
The house naval committee seems
to have an idea that we should i
have a navy.
SALE OF MERCHANDISE IN
BULK.
I will receive bids for the whole
of the stock and fixtures of the
Shelby Office Supply & Book Co.,
as a whole, or a part thereof, with
or without the lease on stove room
for 1927 and 1928. The right is re
served to reject any and 'all bids
and same will be made subject to
' Charlotte Observer.
The possibility of a receivership
or bankruptcy proceeding:: for the
' Charlotte speedway, only institu
tion of its kind in the south, ai d
1 the scene of national automobile
• championship races was admitted
I last right by C. W. Roberts, mana
ger of the howl for the past, yi ar.
Rumors that the finances of the
speedway were in an unfavorable
condition and that bankruptcy
proceedings might he the outcome
have been current in- Charlotte for
a day or two but were not rur
eeptablo of confirmation until Mr.
Roberts, who was located hr High!
Point last night, admitted in a !
telephone conversation with The
Observer that reorganization of the
. speedway association was “inevi
table” and that the rumor as to a j
receiver:-,hip was not without foun- j
dation.
No Steps Taken
No steps have been taken- by any j
creditors of the speedway tssocin-j
tion, so far as known, to bring'
about the appointment of a receiv
er or otherwise to take steps to
ward reorganizing the body that
operate the speedway, Mr. Rob
erts said, ncr have the stockhold
(rs or officers taken any steps in:
that direction.
Mr. Roberts, however, admitted!
that the result of the last, race at j
the speedway, Novniber 1L, made
it inevitable that .somebody would
have to be done toward reorgan
ization.
Heavy Losses
His statement emphasized the
fart that the “heavy losses” to the
association because of the sparse
attendance at the Armistice day
race was the potent cause for the
inevitable reorganization of the
, speedway's affairs.
Auditors are now at work on the
; books of the association, Mr. Rob
i orts said, and will be ready to re
; port shortly.
j The organization, formed for the
purpose of staging automobile races
here, a recognized center of the
automobile industry of the south,
i was first mentioned when G. A.
Long, jr., of Altoona, Pa., who had
i a part in building the speedway
track there, came to Charlotte in
-March 1924, and began to talk to
a number of people about the pos
sibility of building a speedway in
l Charlotte or vicirity- for* holding
! national championship races under
i the auspices of the American nu
1 tomobile association.
Buy Your
Suit And Overcoat
Here
And Save Money
NEW SUITS, NEW OVERCOATS, AT REAL SAVINGS
TO YOU. TAILORED EY SCHLOSS BROS., SAMUELS
AND OTHER STANDARD TAILORS:
$15.00 SU!T OR OVERCOAT $12.00
$18.00 SU1T OR OVERCOAT $14.40
$20.00 SUiT OR OVERCOAT .... $16.00
$22.50 SUIT OR overcoat $18.00
$25.00 surr OR overcoat $20,00
$27.50 SUIT OR overcoat $22.00
$30.00 surr OR overcoat $24.00
$35.00 SUIT OR overcoat $28.00
Nix & Lattimore
CLOTHIERS, HATTERS and FURNISHERS
FRED LOGAN
DaWITT QUINN
ANNOUNCING!
The Opening Of Their New Store
For Business Today
The Drug Store you will eventually patronize — the Medicines you need for your
sick ones, filled as your doctor prescribes — delivered to your door day or night —
Priced Right
The Toiletries you will want for personal use as well as for Gifts — Skillfully select
ed — for your selection and approval.
The Ice Cream and Refreshing Drinks you have always wished for — correctly re
frigerated by electricity and served to you with dispatch and cleanliness. You will
enjoy our curb service; a place to park awaits you.
JACOBS CANDIES “MADE LAST NIGHT.” The Candy
You Will Eventually Give Her.
-PECAN LOG IN POUNDS
A Revelation In Goodness.
LADIES-We especially invite you to see the odds and ends we have in imported
China and Small Ware — Priced Ridiculously lowT — to move them.
THIS WEEK
PINTS BATHING ALCOHOL ... ... 75c
AMERICAN MINERAL OIL, (S. & D.) .75c
-— You’ve Found Your Drug Store Whe.i You Find Us
“BONES” -PHONE 750
<<
TUB”
Quinn’s Drug Store
JUST A WHISPER OFF THE SQUARE.”
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BRING
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Charge For Any Want Ad 25c.
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insertion and above rate on subsequent insertions.
LOST SATURDAY ON Street
in block between Woolworth’s ami
First National bank, ladies black
patent leather handbag. Reward if
returned to Star office or City
Cafe. 3t-20p
LOST WHITE AND BROWN
spotted hound dog. Reward if re
turned to ,T. V. Maltin, R-2, Grov
er. (t-20p
PEN^COL RrTa L O
G E N U I N E FORD
batteries, new and
guaranteed, for only
$12.00 ^stalled i n
year car. Charles L
Eskridge, 6i22e
REPAIR WORK ON ALL KINDS
of automobiles, trucks and tr*c
tors. Prices reasonable. -R. G.
Stockton, Bost's old bnkery stand.
West Marion street. tf-16u
BLACKSMITH SHOP WILI.
open .Monday, Docer.i''.er 27th in W.
P. Kings’ place. All kinds of repair
work. O. S. Lipscomb, owner. 3tp
BIG VARIETY OF^ FIREWORKS
to select from at Champion’s Fair
ground garage and filling station
store. Come out and make your
selection. # tf-8c
SPECIAL PRICE ON 1924
Dodge Bros, touring car. Chas. E.
Lambeth Motor Co., Shelby, N. C.
WOOD IN ANY QUANTIT1
and quality. Prepared for stovs or
fireplace. Morris r_, T'trjwfer,
Phone 406. tf-7e
FOR# SALE—ONE UPRIGHT
mahogany piano. Bargain for quick
sale. Phone 585 or write box 374
Shelby, N. C. 3-20c
. MAKE NO MISTAKE PLANT .
BASS BRED UP
-PECANS
See T. H. Abernethy. Thomasson
Realty Co., on Court Square,
Shelby, N. C.
WILL BUY A LIM
ited amount of corn
on the ear. D. A.
Beam. St-lOc
i SPECIAL PRICE ON 1924
Dodge Bros, touring car. Chas. E.
Lambeth Motor Co., Shelby, N. C.
DRIVE OUT TO THE FAIR
ground filling station and buy your
fireworks for Christmas. Champ
ion’s garage and store. tf-8c
FOR RENT MODERN SIX
room bungalow on W. Marion St.
Phone 2921. 2t-2p
FOUND AUTO LICENSE NO.
336,159. Owner call at Star office.
2-20c
LEFT HOME WITHOUT cause,
Tom Poston, black, age 15 years,
short built. Notify Hattie Poston’
Box 654 as to his whereabouts, ltp
WOOD FOR SALE DRY PINE
ready for stove or fire place. Will
deliver any amount call. Howell
Transfer Co., Phone office 718,
residence 124-R. tf-lOc
FOR SALE LOT OF NICE
pigs and shoats. R. B. Costner,
Shelby, N. C. 2-20p
FIRE WORKS FOR SALE. BUY
before Christinas at Champion’3
Fairground filling station. tf-80
WE PAY HIGHEST
price for green hide*.
D. A. Beam. 6tl0c
G E NU I~N E~FORD
batteries, new and
guaranteed, for only
$12.00 installed in
your car. Charles L.
Eskridge. 6t22c
SPECIAL PRICE ON 1924
Dodge Bros, touring ew. Chas. E.
Lambeth Motor Co., Shelby, N. 0.
FOR SALE: 43 ACRES OF
improved land on sand clay
road, 5 1-2 miles northwest of
Lincolnton in consolidated
school district. Adjoining to
other small tracts of 15 and 47
acres each or all can be had at
Wealthy Chicago ?.!an Doesn't
Knew Why He Committed
The Deed
Chicago, Dec. 30.—“I killed him
’—but I don’t know why.”
Plaintively, yet half defiantly,
Harold Croarkin. 26-yeeir!)!A ten
of a prosperous flour dealer, tiwufe
this statement to State’s attorney
Robert E. Crowe in confessing the
slaving of 3ix-year-old Walter
Schmith. The boy was found dying
in the herns of a North Side rid
ing academy Friday night by two
Driests whom Croarkin had told of
his crime.
Admitting the killing, Croarkin
has steadfastly denied mistreating
hi? boy victim.
“Harold has always been back
ward mentally,’’ said Attorney
Francis E. Croarkin, an uncle of
the youth, and one who surrender
ed him to the police. “He has only
the mentality of a ten-year-old
boy. He never could work and his
father kept him at his place of
business. We knew he was deficient
hut we never knew he was crim
inally inclined.’’
Dr. William O. KPohn and H. H.
Dougles Singer, phsysiatrists, who
testified for the state in the Loeb
Leopold case, disputed this how
ever, after examing Croarkin at
the request of the State’s attorney.
“He’s sane,” the physicians said.
“No ten-year-old boy could pass the
examinations Croarkin did. When
ho was in school he always had
i marks of 85 and 90. We have
checked on his business capabili
ties and find he was quite a busi
ness man'. He frequently bought
carloads of flour by telephone and
sold them at a rrofit within a few
minutes.”
At various times during his
questioning by the., prosecutor and
police, Croarkin' gave three rambl
ing reasons for striking the
1 Schmith boy down with the blows
that crushed the lad’s skull, but
in the end maintained that he did
n’t know why he had committed
the deed and Wouldn’t tell any more
until he had talked to his lawyers.
FOR RENT SIX ROOM HOUSE
and five acres land in the town of
Lattimore, N. C. Possession at once
Write Mffe. A. H. Davis, 371 Chat
hav Ave. Rock Hill, S. C. 5-15c
WILL PAY 6oc CASH PER
bushel for several hundred bush
els good corn delivered at Kings
Mountain. Harry Falls. 3-17p
WANTED POSITION AS STEN
ographer. Call Star office. 2-22c
WE ARE PREPARED TO
thresh your peas, cane seed, soy
beans at rear of office every Satur
day until further notice. Morrison
Transfer Co. tf-p9o
JANUARY 3 AND 10, NEW
classes will start in Bookkeeping,
Shorthand and Secretarial work.
Our courses are thoruogh and com
plete. Graduates assisted to posi
tions free of charge. Gastonia Busi
ness College, Gastonia, N. C. l-22p
LOST, BROWN SUITCASE
between George Spurling store and
Lafayette Roberts on Kings Moun
tain highway. Reward. G. L.
Bridges or Star office. _ 2tp.
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
By virtue of a decree 6* the Su
perior court of Cleveland county,
North Carolina, made in Special
proceedings No. 1508, “entitled
Grady Champion, et al, vs. Del'cert
R. Champion et al,” the undersign
ed commissioner will offer for re
sale, at public auction, to the high
est bidder, for cash, at the court
house door in Shelby, N. C-. on the
10th Day of January, 1927,
at 12‘M., the following described
real estate.
Known as the G. R. Champion
home place, in No. 5 township, Clev
eland county, North Carolina, and
described by mete* and bounds as
follows:
Beginning on a stake, S. P. Mil
ler’s corner of the three and onc
half acre-tract,, conveyed to him
and runs thence with old line S. 2
1-f E. 38 1-4 poles to a hickory;
thence S. 53 E. 45 poles to a stake
Joe Kendrick’s corner; thence S.
40 W. 101 1-2 poles to a stone and
pointers; thence N. 52 degrees 10
minutes W. about 100 poles to a
stone, S. P. Miller’s corner; thence
a new line in part, N. 69 E. 63 poles
to a stake, S. P. Miller’s corner of
the 3 1-2 acre tract; thence N. 53
E. 33 1-3 poles to the beginning,
containing fifty-eight (58) acres,