— Shelby Sidelights -
-By Renn Drum
A READER WRITES IN AND
•sks this conglomeration of type
writer punches what became of the
proposal about paying hte - other
Cleveland county highways. Well,
the last time we remember it was
disappearing down the same trail
ol that P. and N. extension and
that new industry for Shelby back
in 192G. When a human goes the
Kmc route they bury the remains
over to Sunset.
MAYOR WEATHERS CAME
in tother day and wanted to know
if we couldn’t say something funny
in the colyum about the street as
sessments being due, thereupon th,
colyum admits failure, it being a)}
impossibility to us to see anything
funny in it. Not this early after
Christmas.
SPEAKING OF MONEY AND
how’ some folks like it recalls the
latest joke we’ve heard about th"
Scotch people: It seems as how two
Scots were in bathing last summer
at Atlantic City—or mebbe twas
at Wrightsville Beach, when, when
one said; “Ach! Robert I’ll be a'
betting ye six bits that I can stay
under water longer than ye.” Rob
ert took the bet and late in the fall
the const guards were still look.nr
for their bodies.
“RED” KEEL, OFFICIALLY
dubbed Charles Lorenzo, who punch
es this jumble out on the linotype,
says he knows a better one: “A
Scotchman and hij wife visited i
commercial aviation field and want
ed to take a ride, but, true to Scot
tradition, they did not wuint to pay
$1 for every minute up. Finally th
aviator told them he would take
them and just, charge then $1 for
avery word they said while in th”
air. The Scotchman accepted, and
the aviator wishing to fright? n
them looned the loop, did the d'z/.y
whirl and every other hair-raising
thriller, still no word from the rear
scat. Finally he brought th" plane
to the gound, turned to the Scotch
man and said: ‘Welt, old fellow you
get a free ride by not raying a
word.’
“‘Thankee,’ replied the Scotch
man, ‘but, hoot mon, I had a hard
time not saying anything when my
wife fell out when you were doing
that flip-over’.”
MOTE CARPENTER, ONE OF
the picturesque characters of Shel
by, seems doomed to be one of the
tmluckitnt individuals in the world.
Fate apparently figured that just
having: one leg:, and numerous
other troubles, was not enough for
Mote so recently a saw reached out
•nd whacked off one of his fingers.
Youngsters and grown-ups about
Shelby who have read “Treasure
Island” or have seen Doug Fair
banks in “The Black Pirate,” or
John Barrymore in “The Sen
Beast’, are of the opinion that Mot ■
with his wooden leg and bristling
black eyebrows would be a hit in
Hollywood where they make mov
ing pictures. Mote’s general ap
pearance would make n belt1 r
screen pirate than any make-up in
Hollywood on the best actor in
the world. Now it’ll all lie settled i:
- somebody will buy Mote a ticket to
Hollywood.
RADIO HAS REVOLUTION-,
izcd the entertainment of 11<«■
world. One look about Shelby will
convince you of that. “Minstrel
shows here do not draw crowds
like they once did,” remarks ore!
observer, “for now anyone who
has a radio mnv stay at home ami
listen in on the bust wise-cracks
and music going. The only differ
ence is that you don’t see them on
the stage.”
ADDED TO THAT COMES THE
news that radio has supplanted
the circus street parade, the grea.
est joy in life for children of the
last generation. Instead of the par
ade several circuses are now using
a big radio micraphono. Even the
department drug stores of Shelby,
and they are about all that nowa
days, are pulling trade with radio
concerts.
MOST ANYWAY YOU LOOK
at it the Boy Scout idea docs not
seem to go over with Sh»lby. De
spite the fact that Gastonia, Ruth
erfordton, Spindale, Forest City,
Lincolnton and other nearby towns
display considerable interest in
scouting and scout work Shelby
can hardly keep one or two troops
alive. At the recent scout council
meeting held here 24 Shelby men
were invited, and only eight at
tended. As Supt. I. C. Griffin savs
you can’t interest the youngsters
in anything their elders will not
notice.
BASEBALL FANS OF THE
town are hoping thut “Casey” Mor
ris can cop another state champion
ship this spring with his Shelby
High school baseball team note with
considerable Interest and pleasure
that Jim Lee, the youngster who
was run over and seriously injur
ed by a truck last fall, is able to
be out walking the streets, al
though there is still a bad limp
in his stride the youngster has
hopes of getting a smack at the
iiorsehide by spring. Lee was onej
of the best prospects for a gritty
tackle on the football eleven nnJ
his injury perceptibly weakened the
last grid team, yet Lee is supposed
to be an even better baseball player
than in the moleskins. There arc
those who say he can hit even bet
ter than ( line Lee and field almost,
as well. If that's so Jim Lee crip
pled will be about one half a team
to Casey come spring.
ALTHOUGH IT IS A LITTLE
early for the spring styles quite a
number of suits are being tailored
by local lawyers for the next term
of court. Some of them may be ex
pensive, others may ivander to the
second-hand shops.
WHICH’LL B-AWLL, THE TWO
Scotch jokes being all anyone told
us.
Toluca Reports
Coldest Weather
(Special to Tlio Star)
Tot up a, Jan. 20.- I noticed an
article in The Star wondering
just how cold it was that other
cold spe.ll. 1 heard our mail car
rier Mr. Yelton say his thermo
meter legist red down to ton.
Wonder where it went to Satur
day night and Sunday. People in
this community say it was the
coldest weather we have had for a
long time.
Mr. S. If. Sain was called to the
Slv-lhy hospital Iasi, week where
his daughter Miss Donnie under
j went an operation. She has been
j. in the hospital for the past two
weeks for treatment and is get
ting along nicely.
Misses Stella Costner and Goor
! giana Sain spent last Saturday
| night and Sunday with Miss
; Ella Click of the North Brook
section.
Mr. and Mrs. Eskridge Mailman
of Shelby wort* quests of Mr. and
Mrs. (lively Boyles last Saturday
bight,
Mrs. Jane Monteller is still
r'ght :dok at tlvs writing. Her in
to’.Mon is going to the hospital
very soon if she does not pot bet
ter.
Rev, C. T(. Henderson spent last
Saturday night at the homo of
Mr I. M. Carpenter.
Miss Mary Bain spent last Sat
urday night and Sunday with
Miss Ethel Norman of Belwood.
Mr. S. T. Carpenter has nc
eeptod a position with the Double
Shoals Mfir. company art book
keeper in Mr. D. M. Mull’s place.
Mr. Mull had to resign on ac
count of ill health. Ho is staying
with b’s parents Mr and Mrs. W.
F. Mull and is greatly improving.
Mr. W. C. Iloyle moved back to
V" ’ lace Inst week.
Misses Ola Estelle Mull]
(rave n pound party last Wednes
day ni"'' nnd entertained their
friends before moving away with
their mother to her new home near
Fallstoo with her husband, Mr.
Lee's Bumeardner.
Mr. and Mrs, F. A. Boyles vis
ited e1 tb-> home of Mr. S. A. Sain
Inst. Sunday.
Miss Helen Sam spent. last
Sunday night with her brother
Mr Dennis Sain.
Miss Fannie Burns has been
spending sonm time with her sis
ter Mrs. Alice Pruett of Valdeae,
Mr -. Pruett is sick.
Misses Marie and Louise Cost,
ner spent Saturday night with
their uncle Mr. Clarence Cook.
Mr. T '>stor Burns who is work
ing at Valdese spent last Monday
night at home with h's parents,
Mr. and Mrs, Charlie, Burns,
Double Shoal
Church And People
(Special to The Star,)
Our Sunday school and B. V. P.
U. are going along nicely in spite
of the cold weather. The attend
ance being very good.
There will he services at the
church Saturday and Sunday, this
being our monthly preaching day.
The monthly workers council wit!
meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. R. Spangler on Thursday night.
Misses Vangie Peeler and Minnie
Mull spent last Sunday with Miss
Grace Toney.
Master Hcrshel t:»e little son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Spangler has
been quite sick „fo rthe past two
or three weeks, hut is much bet
ter now.
Miss Fay Toney spent Sunday
with Miss Juanita Mull.
In the absence of our superinten
dent Mr. 1). M. Mull, Mr. ('. R.
Spangler is presiding over the Sun
day school.
Mr. and Mrs. Summie Spangler
and baby of Shelby spent Sunday
with their parents Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Spangler.
Mrs. Joe Melton and baby of
Shelby spent Tuesday with her
father Mr. J. W. Eskridge.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Spangler and
children spent last ‘Sunday with Mr
and Mrs. Clyde Cornwell.
Miss Delia Eskridge spent Wed
nesday with her cousin Miss Mac
Eskridge.
When the average legislature
meets it is time for the average
population to sit in suspense. The
taxes will be paid later.
Judging from the number of
peddlers that die millionaires the j
bright young college graduates of j
next June might stun as peddlers.
Fallston News
Of This Week
Attend Gromd Lodge Meeting in
Raleigh. Stamey Company
Buyer Off to Market.
^Special to The Star.)
Fallston, Jan. 20.—Mr. and Mrs.
VV. A. Gantt and Mr. and Mrs. C.
I). Stroup motored to Raleigh Tues
day. Messrs. Gant and Stroup go
ing as delegates to the state meet
ing of the Grand Lodge of Masons.
While there Mr. and Mrs. Gantt
will visit their son Clarence and
Mr. and Mrs. Stroup expect to
visit relatives in Four Oaks. They
will return here Friday.
Mr. T. A. Lee left Wednesday
for New York where he goes to
purchase a complete line of new
spring merchandise for the Stanley
company. Miss O’Hara their mil
liner will meet him there and as
sist in buying, millinery and ladies
ready to wear.
Miss Elmer Klutz who teaches
school in Gastonia spent Sunday
with her sister Mrs. J. W. Fitz
gerald.
Rev. S. M. Needham pastor of
the Polkville circuit filled the ap
pointment of Rev. J. M. Morgan
Sunday at 11 a. m. at Friendship
church. Rev. Morgan preaching at'
Polkville at the same hour.
POSSIBILITIES FOR
PRODUCTION OF CREAM
“It is observed that Eastern
North Carolina has wonderful pos
sibilities for the production of
cream on a commercial basis for
the reason that corn and soy
beans, the basic feeds in econo
mical milk production, can be pro-]
duCed there more abundantly and
cheaper than in almost any other
section, and that good pastures,
are easy to establish. Ye, we are
told that Eastern North Carolina
has one cow to each sixteen per- ;
sons. Why is this?” asked a pros-!
perous farmer of an agricultural
specialist. The specialist replied, j
“It is for the same reason that
farmers in the piedmont usually
have no strawberry patch, and
make a cabbage patch and n tur
nip patch answer for a garden.”
KILLS MUD TURTLE
IN TOP OF A TREE
Charlotte. — Firing into a
squirrel’s nest in the top of a
large tree, Roy J. Dulin, of this
city, killed a mud turtle. How the
turtle climbed in the tree is not
known. The story is well substan
tiated.
IN DOING
WITHOUT SOMETHING
NOW
YOU WON’T
HAVE TO DO WITHOUT
EVERYTHING LATER
IF YOU want to live' and work now with ease
of mind and face the future with confidence,'Start a
bank account and keep adding to it regularly.
GOOD HARD .OASJI will prove your best friend
when your earning capacity diminishes, and comes
to an end.
UNION TRUST CO.
Shelby, N. C. — Lattimore, N. C.
Lawndale, N. C. - Fallston, N, C.
HEALTH GIVING
HEAT
Out door air is nearly alwavr. ntirp.
Nature takes care of that. Winter in
door air depends upon the heating
plant you select. Winter is the time of
coughs, colds, influenza, bronchitis,
and a host of bad air diseases.
You would not give ycur children
impure disease-breeding food and wa
ter, but what about the kind of indoor
air you supply them to breathe.
You owe it to your children to pro
vide clean, health-giving heat. We sell
heating plants that make pure, moist,
warm air, free from irritating dust and
dryness, sterilized and humidified.
L G. WATSON
Weathers Apartment Bldg.,
Shelby, N. C.
A NATION-WIDE
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OUR /
SILVER
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