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Former Shelby Girl, Now A Short Story Writer, Describes Pari? Trip' An entertaining pen description of Paris, the gay center of Prance, and the reception accorded ex-service men and their companions there re cently is given in a letter from Miss Laura Burton Miller to Miss Mamie Cabanlss and members of the Rob erts family here. Miss Miller is a former Shelby girl and is well known fcs a magarlne writer. The interesting letter follows: September 30th. Dear Friends: At last I find a free night in Which I can actually write a leter. I think of you folks so often and wish I could run in and tell you all I’ve been doing and seeing. First of all. let me say that never has there been a more generous or Riacious hostess than the city of Paris! She lias entertained the Americans this past week as though eactf separate one of us might be Lindbergh or General Pershing. 1 can never believe that France nas unkindly feelings toward us! Her hospitality has been so lavish as to be almost unbelievable and when you consider that it is an impover ished nation entertaining a very rich one, the w elcome seems all the more beautiful. An American Legion passport, which 1 have by grace of Mr. Lee, convention officer of New York, is worth its weight in gold many times over for it not only assures us Of a welcome everywhere but Rives us tree entrance to many places and a reduction in many cases. There has certainly been nothing of the profiteer in the attitude of Paris to ward her legion visitors. Individual ly the people have been lovely, thro,; I fng their homes open and extending so friendly a greeting to us Amer cans. I shall have a good time tell ing you about some of the typical French homes in which 1 was a guest. When I would very humbly explain that I was not a member of the legion, merely a guest of the le gion, that only added fuel to hfe flames for they thought from that I must surely be a very important per sonaire. With Red Cross General I went to a tea given m h( French home to meet General and J Madame Pau. General Pau is presi- j dent of the French Rod moss and a most courtly old gentleman. Our | hostess was a little old lady belong- . ihg to the most aristocratic element \ of the city and whpn I saw her and j the countesses gathered around; about her, I decided I owed my in- j vitation to the fact that I was so' shabby they reached the conclusion ( I must undoubtedly be genteel. Then we went to a very beautiful old chateau where the hostess received us with an American flag in her .arms. - -ub >■, . .. The big legion parade wfw won derful and North Carolina made a splendid showing. I nearly clawed u hole in the shoulders of the pouli - standing in front of me, telling him that was "Ma etat,” imy state*. The crowd was managed so well. Three regiments of French soldiers border' ed the crowds, making a background of blue that was quite pretty as well as most efficient. Laura and I scandalized Madeline McCormick, our guide and mentor who has been over here for some time, by getting the poilus to teach us French. They were too cute and funny and sata they were, very much amused. We stood just opposite the Tomb of the Unknown soldier at the Arc de Tri omphe and saw the flowers lreaped upon his grave in such profusion. Met Evangeline Booth ‘We went to a very wonderful re WEBB & WEBB — REAL ESTATE — Farms and City Property See GKO. P, or E. L. WEBB UNION TRUST BLDG. SHELBY * Hj m INDIGESTION GONE Tennessean Was Worried Con siderably Until, on Advice of An Acquaintance, He Began ' To Use Black-Draught Semace, Tenn.—"for several years,” any* Mr. 4. U Russell, of this place, 1 suffered continuously with spells of indignation. Everything I ate disagreed with me, and I was in a bad way. i naan in a store whom we traded told me to toy Black-Draught He said ha knew of it relieving indigestion, eo I decided to give it a *Ih my case it seemed to go right to the very root of my trouble. It It •» -T-- me out, and ever since ag°* 1 used Discn'Uruugut. "When I have a spell of indiges tion coining ea, I begin on BUck Draught { take several small doses, m a regular course, and Ifind it will usually have ms well in less than viays keep a box handy, so wt“ T Sneeze, or feel chilly <' Sold everywhere H» um»7 jlicK-DDAUCH' P. ;iuVSt I iOlO •rpt.ion given by Marshal Foch and the President (whose name I can not spell) at Uie'Elysee palace. This Is a marvelous home built by Baron j Rothschild and at the rear there is , a lovely old garden of trees and j grass with flower-bordered paths, i Here we met some • charming j French people and also met Evange line Booth. The nicst brilliant affair, of course was the Inter-allied ball held at the famous old opera, which is really the center of Paris. Here were cele brities and beauties from all over Europe. The Danish and Swedish girls I though particularly lovely in their stately blonde loveliness. The boxes were filleci with important personages while the floor was crowded with dancers. The opera was ablaze with red, white and blue electric lights most tastefully ar ranged, and it is itself one of the most beautiful buildings in France, j or the world. General Pershing made a most dramatic entrance at midnight and was received with much acclaim. He was a represen tative to ,be proud of as he stood in a box near the state, dressed for the evening with his decorations gleam ing against his black vest. There were generals there who would have been over-dressed if they had worn nothing but their medals. Of course, there were lovely gowns and an ex quisite display of jewels. Our boys certainly looked well and I believe had the legion members dreamed of all that would be done in their r.on or a great many more would have arranged to come. sweet f rencn uiris At the Cours dc la Heine, the Red Cross, K. of C. and Salvation army liad established headquarters as in the war days and this was a most Interesting place. Here we stood in line to buy doughnuts and Maxwell House coffee, or mingled among the crowd. We found some mighty sweet French girls who were anxious to find out if various boys had come aver and we took them around to the different state headquarters. They were quite disappointed in not being able to welcome back to Paris some of- their old friends. The bulletin board was full of notices from French families asking if So-and-So from such and such a town or state had come over and if so, would they please visit them. One dinner was given to the dele gates at the ball just to the rear of the Tomb of Napoleon and here down long, long tables, loaded with food and champagne, every Ameri can faced a French soldier. They exchanged war experiences and a great time. I am told. Out in the provinces in going on the battle-field touts the welcome continued and the visitors from America were showered with hos pitality en route, and received a heart-warming greeting. Alnt That Cheap? We are delightfully locately at a small hotel In the Montparausse sec tion cf Paris, where we pay 43 francs or about eighty-eight cents each a day.. The food is delicious, though we are away from the hotel so much that we do not take many megls here. We plan to go to Switz erland and Italy next week. I really wish we had gone on a regular le gion tour, just following the conven tion, however, that lime did not then appeal to Lama. I am still in favor of joining a tonring party hut Laura wa.ita a part of Madeline McCor mick, she and myself. Of course, we can get a guide at any place which wc stop and this will no doubt be the cheaper arrangement. I think however, there is much to be gained in going with a conducted party in spite of its drawbacks. There are so many Americans and English here and so many French who speak English^ that I get along very well with little or no knowledge of French. I do feel /ometimes though that the ghosts of all the Italian organ-grinders with monkeys whom I used to gigle at on the rare occasions any ever came to Shelby, have risen up in a body to wreak vengeance upon me. I am just as ridiculous to the French as ever they, with their broken English, were to me. Amputated Limb Worrying Patient Monroe Journal. This story is told at the EUen Fitzgerald hospital: One of the pa tients some time ago had to have her leg amputated. Her huhsand buried the limb outside somew nere. ft wtts believed that the lady was recuperating rapidly when a short while later she began complaining continually. She declared that her leg, the one that was amputated, was twisted and cramped. All the efforts of the doctors, nurses and friends could not convince her that her complaint was entirely imagin ary. Finally, as a last resort, the husband went to the place where he had buried the severed member, dug it up, and straightened it out, then covered the leg up again. Then, they declare., the patient became nuiet and never complained of her leg being twisted again. Corn in Alexander county plant ed on a lespedeza sod is returning much higher acre yields than where no lespedeza was planted. Flea beetles have killed 80 acres of newly planted rye In Edgecombe county. Beaufort county farmers are get ting a share of the cheap govern ment explosive by ordering 18,300 pounds of pyrotol last week. Alibi A1 Has Fear Of Pick On Week’s Grid Star's Football Dopester Picks 'Em and Hopes For Horseshoe Luck in Guess. Who’s gonna win this week? iThat's what Alibi A!. The Star’s alleged fotball expert, would like to know. Since he has started the business of picking winners and losers it has devel oped Into a regular job—and it is just that this week. For look here—how'n the hack is anyone to see a certain outcome in the annual State-Carolina battle? And who would dare say that Geor gia Tech with its Stumpy star in the backfield has no chance with Knute Rockne's Irish eleven at Notre Dame? Moreover it takes nerve to predict defeat for eleven Davidson Wildcats when they have to get lick cd before the old grads back on the Davidson campus for home-coming day—there in a backyard where op ponents have always found as much and more than they could handle. Mr. Alibi A! umeomi! wiuu. a week it is. You can not even, be sure about the Duke Met hodist licking that odisth lickikng that surprising Baptist squad at Wake For est. And saying that State will beat Car lina, or Carolina happens to be a : good prophecy. Anyway. A1 of the Alibi family is go ing to take a shot. So far this distant relative of Jane Wade's Man Without a Name and a friend of Marie, thp Gastonia Ga zette feline, has ranked a little bet ten than 50-50. iThe, dope pot has been dumped on his shaggy dome several times). Look ’em over, howl, sneer, or ap plaud. Alibi A1 does not put his money on his picks, but gives it to the bill collectors: Carolina over N. C. State. V. M. I. over Davidson. Duke over Wake Forest. High Point over Lenoir-Rhyne. Alabama over Miss. A. and M. Clemson over Wofford. Mercer over Florida. * Georgia over Tulane. Notre Dame over Ga. Tech. Vanderbilt over Kentucky. W. and L. over Maryland. S. C. over Citadel. Tennessee over Va. Chattanooga over V. P. I. Shelby over whoever tV» (unless tis Asheville, Lexington, Charlotte or Waynesville—and mebbe then.) IS OPPOSED 10 THE BE-Mil ELECTION ‘Tommy Hawk” Says those Who Are Dissatisfied Should Wait Until Another Election. To Editor of The Star. Interest in the recall petition seems to have about played .out and its well that it should. The writer believes that it is best for the interest of Shelby that the recall petition to be set aside and no election be held This is no time to inject the bit terness and acrimony of political strife into the affairs of the city. It is the time to devote all our ener gies to cur economic situation and let politics, alone If things are not run at the city hall to suit those who are behind the petition they should wait untii the regular election time, when they can lay their case before the voters for decision. The present encumbents were el ected fairly and squarely accord ing to the rules and regulations ex isting at that time and they nave really done nothing so far to Justi fy a recall election. And whether cnc favors the recall or not, it must be admitted that there are no spe cific charges against them; on the contrary the charges are of a very general nature that might be brought against anyone that holds an office. There must be real spe cific issues if a recall is to be suc cessfully conducted, hacked up by men who have the sincere interest |of the town at heart. The present town officials arc getting along nicely. They may have done some things we didn't ap prove—but they have done many more things that we do admire them for, and if given a fair chance with a little more sympathetic and encouraging help from the public, their administration will be a suc cess, and you must remember that it takes a few months to learn the ins and outs of administering a mu nicipality like Shelby. The recall petitioners should also remember that the people get pret ty well fed up on politics during the regular campaigns and they do not relish extra doses in off seasons, and the contemplated dose may be ivert ed if the gentlemen who are behind the recall petition will put it aside for the present, and thus merit the thanks of a long suffering and pa tient public. Hurrah for A1 Smith, ’ the only Democrat in the United States that can beat any man the Republicans can put out. i • TOMMY HAWK Lari Announces j ( Couple’s Marriage | j Miss Lillie Webber Marries Hassei J Chandler. Officers for B. V. I’. U. Are Elected. _ * (Special to The Star.) Earl, Oct. 25.—Mr. Rufus Moss of Boiling Springs high school spent the week end with his mother Mrs. T. M. Moss. Mr. and Mrs. eGorge Randall and Mrs. Jamie Whisnant and children j of Reck Hill. S. C., visited relatives I in the village Sunday. These attending the circus in j Charlotte Monday were Mr. and Mrs j J. A. Earl and family Mesdames J. 11 H. Runyans and Ralph Pox, Mr. and 1 Mrs. B. Austell and children. Announcements have been received j 8f"the marriage of Miss Lillie Web ber daughter of Mrs. I). O. Webber I to Mr. Hassei Chandler of Lumber- i ten which took place October 17, 1927 at Greensboro. This happy couple passed through our little village last week and called on the writer for a few brief moments . They were en route to Greenville, S. C. and other points. Miss Ophelia Moss had the pleas ure of accompanying a number of young people to Asheville normal Monday to see the Misses Nca! ai d Diggers who are students in school there. Mr. S. H. Austell spent Sunday at Blacksburg, S. C., the guest of his brother Mr. Jim Austell. v Miss Rebecca Austell accompan ied Miss Mamie Roberts of Shelby to Greenville, S. C , for the week end New Officers of the Senior B. Y i P. U. were elected Sunday evening as follows: President—Leitha Bettis; i vice-president, Hoyt Nichols; record- j ing secretary, Thelma Earl; coitus- ! pending secretary, Wilburn Moss; I Bible reader leader, Mary Turner; | Treasurer, Frances Graham; pianist ! Myrtle Crawford; choirister, Austell j Granam. Group captains—1—Era Hopper; 2.—Faye Me Swain; 3.—Re becca Austell; 4—Mildred McSwain. Mrs. Clyde Borders and two chil dren of Ninety-Nine Island, S. C„ | is spending this week in the village the guest of her mother Mrs. Dave Moss. Mr. B. F. Jones of Milledgeville, I Ga., was a pleasant visitor in the village last week. ’i'he Ladies Domestic club will j meet Wednesday afternoon a 2:30 o’clock. Ail members are urged to be present. Dr. Jenkins brought us an able message Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Subject "Go Forward.’’ Remember the singing convention at New Hope Sunday afternoon be- j ginning at 1:30 o’clock. Boost For Mayor Standing Ground Statesville Writer Hands Compli ment To Dorsey For Backing Platform. Statesville Daily. The mayor of Shelby, who is be ing threatened with the recall, is bcld to say that circuses should be kept out of Shelby and that, he would keep them out if he had the power. That man must want to be recalled. Talking about this Shelby m^vor, whe on the eve of a threatened re call election is threatening to pro hibit circuses in his town. he is different. He says he did not ipend any money in the campaign which resulted in his election nor did he ask anybody to vote for him. Think of a candidate net asking any- 1 body to vote for him. Furthermore this Shelby mayor—Dorsey is his name—says if they try the recall on him he will pursue the ,arne course: he will not spend any money nor solicit votes. The mayor went in on a platform c-f "hire and fire." He would hire the people employed by the town to carry on its business as he would hire employes for private business; and he would fire the town employes when he considered their service uusa :isfactory, Just as he would fire employes in his private business when he found the service unsatis factory. Which iS a goyd platform, if you ask us. It is necessary to a business administration, where full value is to be obtained for the money expended. The mayor con sidered himself the supervisory of ficer and it was his business to got the best results for the people who had entrusted the business to his management. The people elected the mayor on that platform. As under stood. the attempt to oast is large ly on the ground that ho is at tempting to carry out his platform. They evidently thought he didn’t mean it. You can see the mayor isn’t a politician as the term is gen erally applied. If he was he would have hedged. Hut others have had the same ex perience. A prominent North Caro lina official outlined in his cam paign the things he would do Klected to office he proceeded to carry on as promised and found himself up against strong and some times bitter antagonisms. He is trying to carry on but he finds the going rough at times. The people opposing him are seemingly peeved because he is trying to carry out his campaign promises. They don’t expect such promises to be kept. Tom Tarheel says it is no use to spread lime and expensive fertilizer over a field and then let the rains wash It away during the winter. He has begun terracing and planting winter crops Poultry growers of Nash county have organized the "Nash county poultry association.” Sold Out Last Saturday and Monday but— We Are Ready Again Down at our Second Hand Used and slightly damaged Furniture place (next door to Kendall Medicine Co.) we sold out Saturday and Monday, but we have filled the place again, with all the second hand and slightly damaged Furniture, etc*, we could find at our main store. Come Friday and Satur day of this week and look it over. WE HAVE DECIDED TO SELL EVERY PIECE OF FURNITURE FROM OUR MAIN STORE WHICH IS DAMAGED OR SCARRED THE LEAST BIT— AND IN ADDITION WE HAVE PUT ON SALE WORLDS OF BRAND NEW ITEMS. IRON BEDS, MATTRESSES, RUGS, FLOOR LAMPS, OAK DRESSERS, CHAIRS, ETC., ETC. VISIT'THIS PLACE — YOU’LL FIND MANY ITEMS YOU WANT AND NEED AT GIVE-AWAY PRICES. SOLID CAR LOAD OF DISCOTINUED PATTERNS IN FURNITURE TO BE IN THIS WEEK. FACTORY CLOSE OUTS. 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