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ment must be telephoned or sent in
to the Society Editor before 11 a.
m., the day before publication. All
new# itema of interest to womn
nre welcomed.
By Mrs. Mad#e Webb Kile*
Telephone No. SO
fm
nas Carol
,r not for behold I bring you
Hidings of great .joy, which
be iO all people. For unto
born this day in the city of
a Saviour, which is Christ
>rd. And this shall be a sign
you: ye shall find the babe
in swaddling clothes ly
a manger.
to God in the highest, an.l
Barth, peace, good will toward
St. Luke’s gospel.
rhere. everywhere, Christ
tohight;
istmas in lands of the fir
ec «rtd pine,
stmas in lands of the palm
and vine,
fistmas where snow peaks
ind solemn and white,
Etmus where cornfields lie
Enny and bright,
rjrifere. everywhere, Christ
Ifhigbt.
Jerry Christinas”—Philips
And Dance
^Attended
ny.j banquet of U. N. C.
xlaneo. afterwards which
iven at the Cleveland Springs
Ison Wednesday evening was
Intended and much enjoyed.
$ wire laid for nbetv and a
f number from Gastonia and
(ndjng towns attended the
I and the banquet. A delic
repast was served and the
;and dining room was beau
decorated for the occasion
■hylor of Chapel Hill was the
speaker. '
Iful
i Tonight
jht ushers in tho heautjful
! given by the Shelby Cotil
(ub at the Cleveland Springs
<■ The hobby and dining hall
ready decorated most beau
loi the . brilliant occasion,
avejy Christas. tree stands
ball, from wqicb the. favors
i given. ^ largq and repres
Ire rt-owd will'be present, and
jlful' mtisic will lie furnish
aettrow Cleveland Springs
the ficeho of the To Dan
from .‘1 to C o'clock. Tliis
'is anticipated with much
sh Thompson
lins Cecelia
Jstmas with all >its lovely
i.and decorations was por
at the home of Mrs. Rush
an on Wednesday afternoon
she was a most delightful
to the members of the
music club. Holly and mls
poinsettas and lovely pot
onias graced the tables
and piano and the red
glowed softly in between
anery making a charming
A large number of the
were present and after
call, a moat beautiful
JR program was given,
luth Thompson a gifted
^musician and a daughter of
ompson played two lovely
^■elections. The club then
lark the Herald Angels
,M>s. Cline Lackey, a most
musician, played exouis
Christmas Phantasy. Mrs.
Lexington, gave
McDowell’s difficult and
Pieces. Mrs. P. L. Hen
played charmingly and
ch expression a medley of
songs and selections.
U. Holland then closed the
by. a most interesting
f, hen subject being, “Christ
ends.” After the program
I hour was enjoyed and the
sutiful and delicious Christ
snds was served by Mrs.
and Miss Ruth Thomp
a most delightful meet
closes this year’s work
sin in January.
*r On” V '
Christmas!
is the holiday
whole world kin
universal festival
and cheer; the sun wor
love of light, still dorai
Chrjstmas festivities,
the glowing Yule log,
candles in our windows,
put colored lights on our
trees. American child
Father Christmas as
us, the Dutch Child as
le, the Russian child
8aint Nicholas, but we
know him as the jovial,
rotund, Santy, dear
of every child. We
of Christmas carols
the English Christmas:
have been sung since
first Christmas morn,
spirit of good will has
custom of Christmas
the singing of the
rols they are sung
j under many flags and in many
tongues; but their spirit is every
where the same sweet message of
peace nnd good will.
Though Christmas customs vary
the evergreen trees has an almost
universal part in the festivities.
It is said that the Romans intro
duced it to the Teutons; "*that
Prince Albert introduced it to the
English after the marriage to
Queen Victoria. Community Christ
mas trees arc becoming most pop
ular in America today. Churches,
service clubs, civic and commercial
organizations nre uniting in mak
ing the community Christmas a
potent factor in American life.
Around the myriad lighted tree,
with its lofty branches pointing
to the great Giver, the rich and
poor, the high and the lowly,
meet and blend their voices in
hymnj of gladness and good will.
In this concction it is interesting
to note the origin of the Christ
mas tree, found in an old legend.
Saint Boniface, who is generally
credited with having brought
early German leaders to Chris
tianity, found it difficult to di
vert them from the offering sec
retly to the god Thor, in the depths
of their great forests. At Christ
mas time Boniface is said to have
lead his converts out to the ever
greens, ami pointing to them as a
symbol of the new life of Christ,
he bade his people carry them to
their homes and openly celebrate
the power of God in the sanctity
of their homes, with love and
laughter. Ever after, the ever
green tree has been an indispen
sable part of Christmas. From the
(frozen North to the Southern
seas, from the rising to the set
ting sun, wo find Christmas with
its mirth and its joy, its pence a'nd
good will toward all people
Gives
Christmas Party
Miss Sarah Ellen Wray, the at
tractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. V. Wray gave a beautiful
Christmas i party to a number of
i her young friends on Thursday
evening at 8 o’clock. The lovely
Wray heme was most charmingly
decorated with the ( Christmas
greens and poinsettns and holly
used most effectively. All kinds of
games and music whiled away the
happy hours and at the conclusion
of the evening u delicious sweet
and salad course was served to the
guests.
Christmas Tree
Given At Churches
On Wednesday evening at the
Presbyterian church the Sunday
school had n Christmas tree for
the young children of the church.
The tree was lovely and each
happy little boy and girl was pre
sented with n stocking stuffed
full of good things to eat. An ap
propriate brief program and a
brief talk was given before the
1 stockings were given out. On
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock,
Santa Claus came to the Baptist
church of Shelby and gave from
the beautiful Christmas tree, with
its lovely decorations, bags and
stockings filled with candies and
fruits. The children were made
most happy and enjoyed the visit
from Santa Claus.
Mrs. W. L, Fanning
Entertains Embroidery Club
Mrs. W. L. Fanning was the
gracious hostess to the members
of the Embroidery club on Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at her
beautiful home on South Washing
ton street. The loveliest of Christ
mas decorations were arranged
most artistically throughout the
house and the scene was perfected
by the Christmas tree in "the living
room which shone with its glitter
ing decorations. A most happy
hour was spent by these delight
ful matrons of the younger gen
eration and after this hour the
hostess served a most elegant and
beautiful e f id and sweet course
and candies which carried out the
'Christmas colors most effective
ly.
Miss Willie Mac Clira
Weds Dr. A. A. Lackey
One of the beautiful w’nW
weddings was that of Miss Willie
Mae Cline and Dr. A. A. Lackey, of
Fallston. which was solemnized on
Wednesday afternoon December
23rd at 3:80 o’clock at the home
of the bride’s parents, M*\ and
Mrs. H. S. Cline. The impressive
ring ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Joe Morris, uncle of the
groom and pastor of the Methodist
Protestant church, in the presence
of a large assemblage of friends
and relatives.
This beautiful home was char*
acierized by elegant' simplicity. An
improvised altar was made of
silvered cedar and ivy. The ap
proach to the altar was marked by
pedestals holding red candles tied
with silver. Cedar chains festoon
ed between the pedestals formed
a:, aisle. The stair way from
which the bridal party descended
was twined wLh ivy and holly. In
the hall and gift room', beautiful
Chiistmn* decorations were used,
l’rjor to the ceremony Mrs. Dobb,
of Lattimore, sang charmingly “I
Love You Truly” and “Oh Promise
Me.” To the strains of Lohengrin’s
wedding march softly played by
Miss Ruth Yelvertan, of Clayton,
preceded by Dr. Morris the best
man Dr. Walter Lackey entered
with the groom.
Next in order came the maul of
honor nnd only attendant Miss
Roberta Royster who war. beautj-1
fully gowned in dark blue crepe
black satin, and silver hat and
carried an arm bouquet of red
roses. The bride then entered and
was radiantly beautiful in hand
some imported spring model of the
latest shade of blue, she wore a
spring model hat in soft shades of
gray arid blue, and her coat was
crackle head blue wjth fox collar
ai.d cuffs. She carried a lovely
bouquet of red American rosea.
During the ceremony. “To a Wild
Rose’’ was exquisitely played by
Miss Yclverton. Immediately aft
er the ceremony a reception was
held and receiving at the front
door was Mrs. W. F. Hamrick and
Mrs. Ven Royster. Inviting the
guests into the parlor were Mrs.
C. C. Falls ar.d Mrs. Tom Falls.
Receiving in the parlor were Mr.
and Mrs. II. S. Cline and Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Lackey. In the gift
room were Mrs. Robt Cline, Mrs E«l
Cline who presided over the regis
ter. Serving a delicious ice and
sweet course with coffee were
Misses Janie Stanley, Annie Mae
Lackey, Charleen Stamcy, Kathleen
Ream nnd Mrs. Herman Beam.
Mrs. Lackey is one1 of the county’s
most charming and prominent
young women. She was a valued
member of the bank force in Fall
s-on and has many friends. Dr.
Lackey is mo3t prominent and.is a
splendid young dentist at Fall
ston. After the reception they
left by motor for Atlanta and
o„her southern points. They will be
at home in Fallston after the holi
days. Among the Shelby people
who attended the wtflffirw? • were
Mr. and Mrs. A. Cline, Mr. C. C.
Blanton, Mr. Paxton’tillfott, Mr.
and Mrs. Holly Ledford and Miss
Murgaret Anthony.
Hamrick-Hamner
Wedding u
Of much cordial interest in
Shelby and Alabama was the wed
ding, of Mr, Howard P. Hamrick,
?on of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Hamrick
here, and Miss Louise Ilamnei;, of.
I’uscaldosa, Alabama, ,wnich was
'sole'mnized at thb home 1 of the
bride’s parents ’on 'Wednesday,
evening ut ;7:80 'o’clock in ’TUsca-3
loo.sa. Miss H»mmr is a' most
popular and charming young wo
man and. bright attractive. For,
past year she has been teaching
domestic science. Mr. Hamrick is
the son of I Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Hamrick and is a splendid young
man of many parts. They will ar
rive in Shelby tomorrow to spend
Christmas here with Mr. Hamrick's
parents.
Rastus—Man! You should ought
to see dat car cb mine; £ot all de
fixin’s on it an’ a swelf horn dot
scares oberyone out ob my way
when I blows it.
Sambo—Boy, yo’ ain’t got so
much.On mah car Ah don’t need ro
horn. Ah has it writ right on the
front, ‘Dodge, brothers.’
-mis
"Milton Sills in “The Silent Lover"
is the Christmas day bill at the
Webb theatre. A spirited story
(such as Sills always selects) of
desert regeneration. A colorful love
story is woven into the narrative
with Viola Dana in the supporting
role.
Vaudeville will be offered both at
the matinee and night perform
ances.
Mr. Webb had advertised “Tin
Hats” as the holiday picture attrac
tion at the theatre, but atShe last
minute got the onnortunitv to sec
ure this latest Milton Sills film,
and took it.
Here is the press sheet’s eriptie
description of “The Silent Lover:”
Thee loves awaited him—one lov
ed him—one he loved, and one he
could not forget.
( Wh|ch should he> tnke—which
could he take!—alone on the
desert among hostile sheiks .whose
ordv code was strength!
Never a romance so thrill-pack
ed as this story of a handsome
young lieutenant of the famous
Foreign Legion on the sun-drench
ed Morocco sands.
Majesty of the desert burning
color of the caravans. Staggering
death fights—superb horsemanship
—one solid hour of high adven
| ture. ~ *•
Seats Are Now
Selling For The
MIDNIGHT SHOW
AT PRINCESS
Shelby, N. C. «
All Seats Reserved.
Prices .... 50c — 99c
v
Let Naney Hank Alone.
Monroe Journal.
A number of people have lately
been busy proving; that Lincoln
was born in North Carolina and
hundreds of deluded people be
lieve in it. Yet thei'e is not a single
word of truth in it. When Ida Tar
bell was cohhissioned to gather the
facts about Lincoln she found that
at least half a dozen different
communities in the country claim
ed to have had a woman among
them by the name of Nancy Hanks*,
and each inside the same plausible
argument about the mating of this
Nancy Hanks with some local char
acter and that thus Lincoln was
born out of wedTock. She of course
sfet. one against the other and prov
ed them all false. Lincoln’s par
entage was honorable and he was
the son of Thomas Lincoln and his
lawful wife, Nancy Hanks. It is a
sorry comment on the human mind
that, we often take pains to be
smirch the characters of the moth
era of great men. To hint that there
was something scandalous in the
early life of some great man is a
choice morsel with many people. In
i the name oL dency we ought to let
the name of Nancy Hanks rest in
! peace.
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Fliv within your income, if you
J get what vve mean.
People who dare to tour over
dusty roads are full of grit.
Merry Christmas
To All Our Friends
Sincere appreciation prompts us to expi ess to you
our thanks for the business with which you have
favored us during the past year and we extend to
you our heartiest wishes for a Merry Christmas
and a Happy and most prosperous New Year, with
the earnest hope that our pleasant relations may
continue.
Jt
GREETING!
That you may have a joyous Christmas and a'happy
and prosperous New Year is our sincere wish.
Our patrons have made it possible for us to have a
very profitable year, and in ’27 we are going to endeav
or to further merit your trade and confidence.
PIGGLY-WIGGY
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i
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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 J. V. Martin, Ii-2, Grov
er. Ct-20p
GEN iff NEFORD
batteries, new and
guaranteed, for only
$12.00 tailed i n
your car. Charles i.
Eskridge. 6t22c
REPAIR WORK ON ALL KINDS
of automobiles, trucks and trac
tors. Prices reasonable. R. O.
Stockton, Boat’s old bakery stand,
West Marion street. tf-16e
BLACKSMITH SHOP WILL
open Monday, December 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
WOOD IN ANY QUANTITl
and quality. Prepared for stove or
fireplace. Morrist- Tr?J»-fei,
Phone 406. tf-7e
FOR SALE—ONE UPRIGHT
mahogany piano. Bargain for quick
sale. Phone 585 or write box 374
Shelby, N. C. 3-v20c
' MAKE NO! MISTAKE PLANT -
BASS BRED UP
— PECANS —
See T. H. Abernethy. Th'omasson
Realty. Co., on Court Square,
Shelby, N. C.
DRIVE OUT TO THE FAIR
ground filling station and buy your i
fireworks for Christmas. Champ-I
ion’s garage and store. tf-8c !
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FpR EENf MODERN SIX
rdbm, bungalow on W. Marion St.
Phontf 2921. . 2t-2p
—3. —.-fc- ---
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
FIRE WORKS FOR SALE. BUY
before Christmas at Champion’3
Fairground filling station. tf-8c
GENUI NY FORD
batteries, new /and
guaranteed, for only
$12.00 installed in
iyour car. Charles L.
Eskridge. 6t22c
LOST BLACK AND TAN FE-1
male hound near Dirty Ankle above
Casar. Notify Johr. Cook, Casar or
C. P. Bumgaidner, Gastonia, R-4.
4t-24p
FOR RENT—ALL NEW FIVE
rom apartment. Modern conven
iences. Close in Garage. Phone 551
tf-24c
A COMPLETE LINE OF IN
gredientsfvin stock if you care to
mix your own seeds. A. B. Suttle
Hatchery. _tf-24c
A COMPLETE LINE NEWTON
and Wishbone brooders in stock.
A. B. Suttle Hatchery. tf-24c
BABY CHICKS FOR DELIV
ery every Tuesday beginning Jan
uary 4th. A. B. Suttle Hatchery.
tf-24c
FOR RENT SIX ROOM HOUSE
i»nd five ceres land in the town of
Lattimove, N. C. Possession at once
Write Mrs. A. H. Davis, 371 Chat
hav Ave. Rock Hill, S. C. 5-18c
WANTED POSITION AS St¥n
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
LOST, BROWN SUITCASE
between George Spurting store and
Lafayette Roberts on Kings Moun
tain highway. Reward. G. L.
Bridges or Star office. * 2tp.
If only mouths could be pad
locked for six months when they
volate the spirit of the marriage'
vows.
FARMS IS 00!
Farming Industry Suffered Thirty
Billion Dollar Less During
Period of Depression
Manufacturers Record.
Thirty billion dlolars of loss was
brought upon the agricultural in
terests of the country between 1919
and 1922, the most stupendous loss
ever suffered by ary industry in
this or any other country. The de
crease in the value of farm proper
ty in that period was 818,000,000,
000, and the decline in the value of
'the crops of 1920 and 1921 as com
pared with the value of 1919 was
over $12,000,000,000, although
these crops had been raised at a
very high cost, the farmers having
■been urged by the government to
put in the largest acreage possible.
Following this effort of the govern
ment, they planted for big crops,
raised at a higher cost than ever
before. The failure of many West
ern banks recently is merely the ir
evitable outcome of this situation.
These banks have been carrying
farm loans for years, hoping even
tually to save themselves but every
farm sold under mortgage lessened
the selling value of every other
farm in the community. Many banks
could not continue to stand this
steady shrinkage ir their assets.
In 1920 the Treasury department
and the Federal Reserve board,
working in haiTnony, began a defla-:
tion campaign which wiped out this
$30,000,000,000 from agriculture,
and probably not less than $20,000,
000,000 from the industrial and
general business interests o* the
country. Despite all this, some of
thg men who were responsible for
this fearful blinder, or crime,
whichever it may be called, still
attempt to ignore the facts and try
to excuse themselves.
This tremendous loss, more
than the total cost of the war to tho
United States, even' s'ncitttfihg the* '
money loaned tothp allies fell ?
upon agriculture with such a dead
ening power that the farmers of
tlie country have never yet recov
ered yet. Hundreds of thousands
saw the accumulations of a life
time wiped out. As a whole, the
farmers of the country are st’JI
struggling under the indebtedness
incurred at that time. In a vain ef
fort to save themselves by increas
ed production, they have been
raising more of corn and wheat and
cotton ard other products than
they could sell at a profit. Many of
them have found themselves the
poorer because of this heavy in
crease in production.
Primarily, the depression in ag
riculture, which is bringing forth a
thousand ard one suggested reme
dies, most of which are chimerical,
is due to the burden of $30,000,000,
000,000 of losses which the farm
ers <■->'’0,1 in two years of deflation
in 1920 and 1921. It is impossible
icr the government to wipe out the
indebtedness thus incurred, al
though the Government itself was
responsible for this ^financial crime,
because it was the combined act of
the Treasury department and the
Federal Reserve board.
Manufacturers and business men
generally suffered almost as
keenly as the farmers, but they
could the more easily adjust them
selves by the reduction of their
output and, therefore, could the
more quickly get back on their feet
financially, but their losses were
also staggering. The farmer can
not so readjust l**. business and,
therefore, his suffering has been
longer continued.
in studying all of the problems
connected with agricultural in
terests it should be borne in mind
that no new legislation, no ne w
plan can be devised which will
ever overcome that $30,000,000,000
of loss. Agriculture must of neces
sity suffer long and endure much
before it can be restored to the
conditions existing prior to defla
tion. Increased industrial employ
ment, drawing men away from tho
farms will be helpful, for we are
producing more than we can sell at
a profit under present conditions,
With a cotton crop of over 18,000,
000 bales, it is absurd to think
that the world w]Jl take it at a
price in keeping with the real cost
of production fog the»average ten
ant farmer, and-, the bulk of the
cottbn crop is raised by tenant
farmers and small farmers produc
ing only five or six bales each.
The West, however, seems to be
suffering far more than the South,
and the cost of living for Western
farmers by reason of their intense
winters is far greater than for
Southern farmer*.