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Crime and Criminals j-. C. Christian Advocate. The News and Observer in a rec ent editorial declares that law en forcement is breaking down and present existing conditions are an occasion for alarm. Among other things this paper says: ; Homicides occur with such reg ularity in Raleigh and vicinity that the death in Johnston county of L. G. Forsythe one week ago occa sioned only passing comment. The startling allegation that he was acad as a result of rum running instead of arousing the authorities to increased activity has actually been accepted in many quarters as an adequate excuse for the homi cide. If the homicide under the same circumstances had occurrea in Chicago, it would have De-eft receiv ed in Raleigh as another evidence of the wickedness of that city. In an adjoining county it is accepted as a matter of course. The defense that it came about as a result of the illegal liquor traffic is a terrible indictment of the authorities. Why limit the chargd to Wake and an adjoining county ? Why not make it to include the whole state of North Carolina? But why she"Id v.2 be surprised at the pre sent state of affairs when we note the present method of administer ing justice. At this very time one of the most notorious criminals in the history of the State is running at large and if there is an effort being made to capture him it does not appear to the citizens of North Carolina. When Otto Wood walked out from prison the prison commissioners through their chairman, Mr. Leak, hastened to take the blame for his escape and thereby exonerated the prison management. But what are these men who admit that they arc responsible for Otto Wood’s es onne doing to have him captured ? The citizens of North Carolina who believe in law enforcement and the punishment of criminals have a right to know what the men who are responsible for such a notorious criminal’s escape are doing to make amends for their mistake by having him back within the walls of the State penitentiary. We agree most heartily wi*h The News and Observer that law enforcement is breaking down, but there need be no occasion for sur prise with our present state of af fairs in law enforcement and ir the punishment of criminals. The situation is alarming. Next week this time won’t be next year this time. Our idea of wasted time is for one of the audience to heckle a speaker. —PRINCESS THEATRE— Home of Good Pictures And Orchestra Music. -SPECIAL TONIGHT “LOVE ’EM AND LEAVE ’EM.” From the Broadway stage hit.’ It’s a Paramount special. Also d good com* edy. Admission 1.0c, 15c, 25c. -SATURDAY “30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.” With Chas. (Buck) Jones. “Honey moon Special”—comedy. Admission 10c, 15c, 25c. -MONDAY “THE BORDER WHIRLWIND” With Bob Custer. ^ TUESDAY “THEN CAME THE WOMAN”, , With Frank ,M^yov GREETINGS The true spirit of the holiday season prompts us to express our good wishes to you with whom past relations have been so pleasant and to wish you A Merry Christmas And A Prosperous New Year. J. B. Nolan Co. Shelby, N. C. TARS j Cotton (Shelby spots)_11 l-2c | Cotton seed, bushel__ 30c j —Bel wood Juniors—The Bel wood j Junior order will serve oysters j and other refreshments at the hall j Wednesday evening December 29th j at 7:30 o’clock. All members urged to be present. i — Mulkey III—L. V. Mulkey, of Gilmers, is ill ai his home, having 'already been confined to his bed | for four days. His friends are hop j ir.g he will be out to give the • Christmas decorations and the tur i key the once-over. —A Birth—Born to Mr. and ! Mrs. Albert Grayson of Bostic. S December 21st, a six pound daugh ter. Mrs. Grayson before her mar riage was Miss Irma Bridges, daughter of Mrs. Mary A. Bridges of Shelby. Mother and babe are doing nicely in the Rutherford hospital. —Christmas Carols—As in “Te Olden Times,” the Christmas carols will be sung around the commun ity Christmas tree on .he court square. All church choirs of the city will participate and the pub lic generally is invited to join the chorus of voices. On early Satur day morning the singers will yisit the sick and shut-ins and brighten their lives with a few Christmas carols. —Vet Satisfactory—According to the Yorkvjlle Enquirer, Rev. Dr. Thomas M. Lowery, Presby terian minister, who has been quite sick at the home of J. L. Houston in York, S. C. for the past several weeks, does not im prove with the rapidity his rela tives and friends wpuld like. Dr Lowery is a brother-in-law of Mrs. R. L. Ryburn and was pastor of the Presbyterian church here a number of years ago. Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey and party pent Thursday in Charlotte. Charlotte May Get Air Mail Route Shelby chamber of commerce has written officials at Washington, endorsing Charlotte as a station for the air mail route between the North and South. Charlotte, it is said, has splendid chances of be coming a stop-over point and in the j event it does Shelby will benefit in ; faster mail service. ;; Shelby , is gTeatl yindebted to Charlotte in manv ways and the local chamber of c^frperce consulered.it r privi lege and a duty to recommend the Qu^en -City route. Shelby people genet-ally ere hoping that Charliital will win in its effort and the local j chamber is Ayritjng letters, of en-j dbrsement to officials in Washing-! tor, who will determine the route soon to be established. o f Make Road Safer and Sightlicr Columbia State. The rqaiis of this state, highways an<J "byWays, are rendered unsight ly hnri Unsafe by disfiguring' sign boards that he have allowed adver tisers' ''to' erect at any and1 every pouit along them, i ' Every traveler through this country comments harshly upon these unsightly “hoardings,” as the British call them, that line the roads, particularly in the vicinity of large cities, o.'^en blanketing the scene and preventing a clear view of the road itself on curves. As the business of advertising has developed, these ugly sign boards have grown in number and size, until they disfigure the nat ural beauties of every roadside and make travels along the highways dangerous. Little need be said concerning their hideousness and their ob scuration of things for lovelier than they. Even their exploiters are aware of this. But it is argued that the information conveyed to the traveling public, as to where to stop nights in the next town, where to buy gas or your tingoods, or where to purchase lots and locate and grow up with the country—that this rich acquisition of facts jus tifies the monstrous hideousness of the boards. It does not. Hardly any results from these hideous things could justify their existence. They are eyesores, blocking the view of scenery that is generally well worth seeing and enjoying. They are not, therefore, legitimate ad vertising. But the chief objection to these disfiguring signs is that they are a real peril to travelers- They are perils in at least two ways. They serve to distract the man or woman or chikl at the wheel, and a whirling heavy machine, driven through the thronged highways at 30 to 45 miles an hour, is perilous enough even in the most favorable conditions and handled with the most exact attention, skill and vigilance. The driver that deliber ates, or turns his or her eyes to take in those signs, makes himself or herself at once a hazard of the road. He is almost running amuck. And they often obscure the view to the extent of blacking the sight of approaching cars or luckless pedestrians. Another danger due to these signboards is their confusion with legitimate signs, such as those at crossings. The whirling drivers see so many signs whizzing by them that they may not have their at tention or their wheels arrested by the danger signals at railway cross ings or at temporary breaks in the road. ! DERSONALP . I Home folks you know J | on the co. Mrs. S. E. Hoey and daughter, Virginia, were Charlotte visitors Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. McMurry and Mrs. Willis McMurry spent Thurs day in Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. Rush Hamrick and Miss Grice were Charlotte visitors on Tuesday. Judge and Mrs. James L. Webb and Mrs. O. Max Gardner spent1 Wednesday in Charlote. Mr. H. M. Loy is spending the Christmas holidays here with hjs family. Mr. Jack Wallace, ir.. is spend ing the holidays with his grand mother in Maiden. Mr. and Mrs. James Alexander ‘ are spending the Christmas holi- ' davs in Charlotte. Mr. Czar Mundy, of Laurinburg, \ is spending the holidays with his mother. Mrs. Mary Mundy. Mr. Evans Hartgrove of Char lotte is spending the holidays with ! his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter ; riartgrove. Mr. «id Mrs. R. T. LeGrand at- j tended the golden wedding anniver-1 irv of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Ray at McAdenville Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Poage, ot I Johnson City, Tenn., are spending' the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McMurry. Mr. ai d Mrs. VV. E. Virkery left ThursdBv for Oneida. N. Y., where they will spend the Christmas holi-j oays with Mrs. Vickery’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Denton. Miss Kate Harmon left Wednes-' day for Monroe to spend the holi- j days and take part in the wedding of a friend. Miss Lucy Harmon and Mrs. | Yates McSwain spent last week j end in Charlotte the guests of Miss j Ruth Blanton. Mrs. J. T. Gardner left yesterday for Lincoln county to spend the Christmas with her daughter, Mm1 Graham Morrison. Fred Mauney, of Grover street, has returned to Shelby from Lin colnton, where he filled in on a railroad call for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Shaw of Troy are spending the holidays with Mrs. Shaw’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Weathers, S. DeKalb street. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jordan and children are spending a week at Kinston with relatives. Mr. Jordan is Chevrolet agent in this county. Mn Cliff Johnson, of Wil ton is here for , the infcjlays , the guest of ms' nfdtHer, Mr| ind H. Hickson. Mr, Wis*m*n RcndftL cityf edi tor of the Rocky Mount Daily jfele gram arrived last night to the holidays With' hliT mither, | H. E. Kendall. f > Attorney and Jfy-B. Oscar Lovelace and little daughl Goldsboro ftije spending the days with his-'paritirt&iii at Bi Springs. Miss Rosalynd Nix who ha teaching its Raleigh, arrived Thursdays to spend Chrsitmasj her pa refits Mr. and Mrs. Nix. ■■ >.;■'* Mr. and Mrs. Hugh G. Mil Raleigh ate here to spend holidays with Mr-arid Mrs. it. C. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Miller’s children are also here. Mr. Alton Story has joined Mrs. Story here for the holidays. Mrs. Story before her marriage a few weeks ago was Miss Janie Blan ton. Rev. Zeno Wall spent Thursday j in Asheville. He was accompanied j home by Mrs. Wall on Thursday* afternoon. The many friends of Mrs. Wall are glad to hear of her j improvement. | Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lovu ' ar.J, children of Lincolitton, and ' Mr.1 and Mrs. Rob Laney, of Monroe, j will be guests of Mr. and Mis. J. R. Dover for the Christmas holi days. Local Firm Has Good Auction Sale. The Shelby Real Estate Company a live-wire local organization com posed of John Doggett, Grover Beam and Ben Suttle, held a very satisfactory auction sal^^t Cher ryville recently, selling the prop erty belonging to the estate of Joe Black. In a downpour of rain, many bidders ventured out and bought the lots. One thousand pounds of - sugar and $25 in gold was given away at the sale. The Shelby boys | are spreading out in the real es tate business. Special Services ! For Next Sunday At Presbyterian Services of special interest qn<l appropriate to the season will b^ held at the local Presbyterian church Sunday. The Workers coun cil of the Sunday School will meetj for its final prayer meeting for this year at 9:30 a. m. The super intendent. J. S. McKnight, requests every officer and teacher to be present. The departments of the school will convene at 9:45 a. m. At 11 a. m. the pastor, Rev. H. N. McDiarmid, will follow the Christ mas meditation with a_ theme that is mentioned in scripture more of ten than the birth of Christ, the subject being “Christ Coming Again.” At this service Mrs. E. T. Switzer will sing “Just As I Am.” At 7:30 p. m. the topic will be “Gates of Righteousness.” To all of these services the public is cor dially invited*- - 4 MERRY CHRISTMAS And A Happy, Prosperous New Year To All. Thanks For 1926 Patronage. CLEVELAND DRUG CO. — PHONE 65 — Christmas Day Special -AT THE — WEBB — MILTON SILLS IN “THE SILENT LOVER” VAUDEVILLE MXflNEE & NIGHT NOTE:—“Tin Hats” was advertis ed as the Christmas Day picture, but Mr. Webb changed the bill, to bring to Shelby Milton Sills' latest ^production —which he considers a better holiday offering. Hit »)! H ebb Theatre >1 ■ i.ii i M'il <J4 ' ' ? * 'tjij ?«UHI T) s- of Prudery is p;v t. Let us face the trvth bravely: ,e " -H ts.) ,t > GIVE YOUR ■ CHILD A it; SQUARE I^EAL. I^oarp before it, is too late*' the fac^s of sex through won derful life - like scientimic Models. THE YOUNG MAN’S QUESTION: i “TO KNOW OR NOT TO KNOW?” -- *To thine own se'f be true and it must follow as the day the night thou can'st not be fa’se to any man”—Shakespeare. Thousand Have Seen And Marveled At This Truly Won derful And Enlightening Life Like Exhibit. Everybody’s Business 117 South LaFayette St. STARTING MONDAY, DEC. 27TH MEN ONLY DAILY 1 P. M. - 10 P. M. ADMISSION 35c !**»'.> mu* From that first Christmas day until the present, Christmas has been the happiest and most blessed season of the year, because it is the season of kindness, generosity and fellowship. .... In the age-old spirit of Good Will, we send you greetings, and wish you an old-time Merry Christmas. And may the inspiration of the Christmas Spirit remain with us all in the days to come, giving us the bless ings of good will and mutual helpful ness, and making our work pleasant and our relations with our fellow men: happy and cordial. We Wish To Take This Occasion To Thank Our Many Friends For Their Valued Patronage Of The Past, And Extend To Them The Compliments Of The Season. KELLY CLOTHING COMPANY SHELBY, N. C.
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