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THE CLEVELAND STAR SHELBY. N. C. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By Mail, per year .......$2.50 By Carrier, per year........$3.00 THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC. LEE B. WEATHERS ------President and Editor S. Ernest Hoey —...... Secretary and Foreman RENN DRUM .1... . . News Editor A. D. JAMES......Advertising Manager Entered as second class matter January 1. 1905, at the postoffice at Shelby. North Carolina, under the Act of Congress March 3, 1879. We wish to call your attention to the fact that it is, and has been our custom to charge five cents per line for resolutions of respect, cards of thanks and obituary notices, after one death notice has been published. This will be strictly adhered to. FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 1927. TWINKLES. Among other signs of prosperity Ye Twinkler hears that 'possums are plentiful and “you can kick up three rabbit* ir nearly every brush pile.” Well, it now seems that among other things Shelby will not find in the municipal stocking Christmas morn wilt be a recall. Now that the logs have been taken from the sides of the highways isn’t there some way to get the fool drivers off the highway itself? iuiiigis are picking up; 1 he recall is over, that new auto has arrived along with price annnouncements, and it is only 23 days until Christmas. “Criticises Exosing of Knees,” read.4 a headline, and if the article is read it will be found, as was expected, that the critic is of the knee-exposing sex. America’s culture must he improving, due to Chicago’s mayor, Rupert Hughes or some one. Just think of the edi torials you haven’t read this year about writing it “Xmas’ instead of “Christmas." Shelby gave a goodly sum to the Christmas Charitj Fund last year with 11-cent cotton prevailing. And if cotton has anything to do with it—and it has in Cleveland county— the charity fund should be nearly double this year Have you contributed. TWINKLES Since Mayor Big Bill of Chicago is offering $10,000 for •100 per cent American history we suppose such legends as that about the Catawba Indians finding the mineral water at Cleveland Springs while chasing a deer will be included in the history Chicago will get. DO NOT PUT IT OFF As you perhaps have noticed, contributions are already coming in for Santa’s Stocking, or The Star’s Christmas • tie* for the unfortunate homes of Shelby and presenting u •' ^*8 money. ie to be wisely applied to buying uecessi themin the nature of gifts on the big morning of the year— Christmas morning. There are very few people in Shelby in fortunate circumstances, we hope and believe, who will'not feel inclined to give to such a worthy cause, but the big trouble to be experienced in making it a real Christmas fund will be the putting oft of the giving. Many people will say: “I am going to help out in that” and then let the matter drop from their minds. It isn’t so long any more until Christmas. Do not keep putting it. off until the joyous season is here and gone. Give today. It may be a small gift, or a large gift— that feature doesn’t matter. It’s the giving spirit that counts and the good the giving will do. Help fill Santa’s stocking. LLOYD GEORGE UP AGAIN A special feature article in daily papers headed “Lloyd George’s Star Rises Once More’’ must have created a bit of interest—and, surely, a bit of joy—in the minds of those who recall easily .the days of the World War. Days when the English leader was rat€fl a» the “Big Four,” who, ac cording to the writer, “led a shattered world through vic tory to an uneasy peace.” As those familiar with recent history will recall Lloyd George along with Woodrow Wilson and others of the Big Four fell from what was near absolute power and the heights of popularity into comparative obscur ity. History, which usually comes along after hatreds, en mity and jealouart* art forgotten, will record few men in the World War period equal to Lloyd George and Wilson. The latter, weakened in his fight for life \v the cuts of his fel low-countrymen, cannot again ascend the heights in mortal affairs, but many there will be to rejoice if Lloyd George’s star really ia rising again. , i- v FARM MORTGAGES A right interesting story, especially for a farming sec tion, comes out of Raleigh about mortgaged farms in North * Carolina. According to figures compiled by a State College professor of journalism, there are less mortgages on North Carolina farms than in any state in the union except two. These two, incidentally, are Virginia and West Virginia. At first blush the statement is somewhat surprising. A perusal of the survey by the professor reveals that the in formation was secured from figures up to the first of Jan uary, 1925. Somehow we are pessimistic enough to believe that there has been a Change since. Eleven-cent cotton has had its day since that period, and if other sections of the state experienced the conditions of Cleveland county—and we have no reason to believe that Cleveland county is not as prosperous as any farm county in the state—mortgages on farms must have increased considerably since 1925. Not quite a year ago this paper expressed worry at the number of farms being mortgaged due to the low price of cotton and wondered at the time just what percent of the farms in Cleveland county were really owned by the farmers. Still it is to be hoped that the college professor’s figures hold good as yet. By his figures only 19 and a fraction percent of the farms values in North Carolina ha s encumbrances, while over the nation as a whole 31.5 percent of the value of farms is mortgaged. He found also that the farms in Southern States were Tar less heavily mortgaged than those of the great grain states of the middle west. This is a condition for farmers of this state to well be proud ef and this year with a little better price for cotton and other crops farmers who were forced to make mortgages last year should pay them off, or at least part of them, so that another lean year would not keep adding to the mort gage. A farmer always figures on operating on the one year deht plan, but when it is carried over and added to each year it^ becomes dangerous. YOUNG FOR PRESIDENT. Off find on since the next president and A1 Smith have' been the big conversation topics mention of Owen D. Young has crept into the Smith ballyhoo and criticism. At times in j months pusi it seemed as if Young would really gain the limelight of popularity that is necessary when a political party must make its candidate known to the voters, but in a week or so the talk would revert to “A1 is the only one” unci “A1 is impossible.” It is a settled fact that the Democratic party with its present strength cannot run in a minute-man and expect to win. A dark horse may go over in a primary, but, if you care to check the records, it is seldom that tne party not holding the whip hand can elect a dark horse. Therein lies the apparent weakness of the oncoming Demo cratic campaign. The party is undecided itself. During the recent week the Young-for-President talk seems to have gain ed momentum. Here and there Democratic papers have tak en up the cudgel for Young and it appears that the Young movement may reach the crest and remain there long enough to attract general public favor. If it is to catch the public eye, however, it should not lag next week as has been the custom in the past. Picking up a boom and boosting it tor a week and then dropping it merely passes away the time be fore another Republican president is elected. Young’s recent rise in favor brings the following com ment from The Charlotte Obsberver: The New York Times makes carefully studied ap proach to admission that its distinguished fellow citizen, Owen D. Young, might develop as “the logical” leader for the Democratic hosts in 1928. It has been made aware of the enthusiasm aroused among the folks down in Alabama because of his recent visit when he dedicated Jordan Dam, and it manipulates the laudatory express ions by The Birmingham News to its own felicitous sat isfaction, cautioning that this pronouncement by the • Birmingham paper, in harmony with the position taken previously by Senator Glass, “ought not to be thought to indicate a strong movement to bring about the nomina tion of Owen D. Young.” The Times looks upon it as “but one of several isolated expressions in his favo/. But, The Times liberally admits, “it does show that the Democratic party Is not shut up to one man. It has available talent in reserve, and, if it should be necessary to call upon it. no name would be more appealing and commanding with Democrats who think about the coun try and the presidency in the largest terms than that ot Mr Yomw.” We are coming along. After a while the country may be brought around to the conviction that after all, there are other possibilities than A1 Smith. State Stands Sixth In Nation In Agricultural Values. Farm Crops Vary Much. Raleigh.—North Carolina ranks sixth in the nation as an agricul tural state with crops produced in 1925 values at 327.6S&000. accord ing to Park Mathewson, statistician of the department of conservation and development, who has com pleted a tabulation of the state's farming resources. The survey shows that North Carolina crop valuation of last year surpassed those of New York, $285,516,000; Pennsylvania.' $250, 000,000; Ohio, $300,000,000; In diana, $225,000,000; Michigan, $250, 000,000, and Wisconsin, $301,000,000, | and was exceeded only by Texas, j Iowa. Ca’ifornia, Illinois and Kan- . sas. North Carolina's farm crops vary j from small grains, buckwheat, po- j tatoes, and apples of the high cool i altitudes to the cotton, tobacco, vel vet beans, sugar cane, and peanut , jot the low warm coastal belt. 235 i bushels of corn and three and one half bales of cotton per acre have ' been produced in the state. Western North Carolina is the greatest undeveloped apple-grow ' ing region in America. North Caro I l in,a apples have excelled at na | tonal apple shows. With care thev i ! grow perfectly in most counties of j the state. i Eastern North Carolina has 3, 350,000 acres of fertile swamp linds, only about one-fifth of which has j been reclaimed by drainage and de veloped into two crop, black, coin land. ,t j' North Carolina produced more pounds of tobacco In 1927, this j year, than the next thre states, in rank cf production, combined. ! ILIF' PRESIDENCY FOR COOLIDGE IS SOUGHT Sudbury. Mass —Double the salary of President Coolidge and re-elect ;him for life. This is the policy voted by the first republican town committee in Massachusetts to take acticn on the candidacy of Mr. Cool idge in 1928. Undauhted by the coolness re cently shown at the white house towards those who are agitating for the renomination of the prest ;aent, the Republican town com jratttee has voted not on'y to sup |port Coolidge delegates to the Ge j publican national convention next year, but to promote a life presi jdenev for Mr. Coolidge. The vote i l was 6 to 1 DISOLUTION NOTICE I Notice is hereby given that W. J. Jones and J. E. Buake, trading as the Elizabeth Brush Company, in the town of Shelby, N. C„ have dis solved partnership, the said W. J. j Jones having disposed of his in terest in the said firm. Notice is therefore given to the general pub lic that W. J. Jones will not be liable for any debts or obligations made or contracted by said Elizabeth Company cn and after the date mentioned below. This the 23rd day of September, 1927. W. J. JONES. Retiring member firm, Elizabeth Brush Company. pd George V of England is giving beys advice about choosing careers. So far he hasn’t suggested the king business —San Francisco Bulletin. The United States wl:: build the world’s greatest navy whenever somebody invents a gun that will sheet from the Coast to Kansas.— Portland Express. ^ TRUSTEE’S RE-SALE By virtue of the authority vested in me in a certain deed of trust, ex ecuted by J. G. Navy and wife, S. A. Navy, to me, as trustee, to secure an indebtedness to B. F. Curtis, on the 21st day of August, 1923, and the indebtedness having been assumed by another, said deed of trust being rccoreded in Book 124, Page 69. of the Office of the Register. Cleveland County, N. C., and default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness, thereby secured, and demand having been made upon me to execute the trust, I will sell to the highest bidder at the Court House Door in Shelby, on Saturday, December 17th, at 12 o’clock, or within legal hours, the following de scribed real estate: Being lots Nos. 2 and 3 on the South side cf Oak street, as shown by the Plat of B. F. Curtis property, made by A. M. Lovelace, Surveyor, in June, 1925, said plat being re corded in Book of plats No. 1, Page No. 57, to which plat reference is hereby had. BEGINNING at a stake in the South side of Oak Street and runs thence S. 3 W. 174 feet, passing the corner of Lot No. 1 to a stake; thence with South lines of Lots Nos. 2 and of Lots Nos. 3 and 4, N. 3 E. 226 feet to a stake in the South side of Oak Street; thence with South side of Oak Street, N. 83.20 W. 100 feet to the BEGINNING, said lots having a width on Oak Street of 30 feet each, and 51 feet each at the back. Terms cf sale: CASH. The pur chaser will have the option of pay ing off the balance of $1200.00 due Shelby Building & Loan Association, or carrying the same to maturity. Bidding will begin at $1902.00. This 30th day of November, 1927. B. F. FALLS. Trustee. 8t-c TRUSTEE’S RE-SALE. By virtue of the power of sale contained in a deed of trust execut ed on September 23rd, 1922; May 19th. 1923; August 3rd. 1923 and March 10th, 1925, by John Hoskins and wife, to me as trustee, and de fault having been made in the pay ment of the indebtedness secured thereby to the Shelby Building and Lf-an association, X, as trustee, will sell for cash to the highest bidder at public auction at the court house door In the town of Shelby, N. C. on Saturday December 17th, 1927 at neon, the following described real estate: These three lots lying in the town of Shelby, N. C„ deeded to John Hoskins by R. L Rybum, commis sioner. by deed dated September 23, 1622, the first of said lots lying cat the north side of Pinkney street and being the lot deeded William Hos kins by A. L. Scott and wife by deed recorded in book CCC page 81. ol the register's office of Cleveland county, N. C , the second lot being the lot deeded William Hoskins by J. F. Harris and J. M. Black by deed dated February 16th, 1918, and »e rorded in book DDD page 616 of the register’s office of Cleveland county, N. C„ said lot containing 2.20 acres, and the third lot being the lot deed rni William Hoskins by B. O. Ham rick by deed recorded in book XJC page 167, of the register's office of Cleveland county, N. C., said lot adjoining the first lot aforesaid, all three of said lots being fully describ ed by metes and bounds in the deed from R. L. Rybum, commissioner, to John Hoskins. Bidding will begin at $1,560.00, the amount ol the raised bid. This December 1st, 19E7. CLYDE R. HOEY, Trustee. KILLED HERSELF AFTER DESERT! BY HER PARAMOUR Fred Brown Faces Trial On Charge of Illegal Relation With Woman Fred Brown, of Warren county, faces trial in Raleigh Federal Court for alleged illegal relations with a woman who a moment before she killed herself after his desertion penned a note wishing him much happiness and asking him to do something for her three children. The tragic end of her life brought disaster to her brother also, and he is over at the State Hospital with mind shattered. Brown lies in Wake Jail. Not more than 35 years of age. Brown played his part in life’s drama with poor grace, according to [the government's contentions, for j lie deserted the mother and her | three children at a tourist camp in Henderson after he had ridden with her to Georgia and back again in her automobile. They are spared the tragedy of the drama, for relatives in Franklin county have made pro vision for their welfare. Mrs. Shearrin was her name and somewhere there may have been her husband, but it was Fred Brown who became her here, according to the government's case. They traveled into Virginia, and there fell into the grip of the law, for she couici not marry Brown. There was that other husband, and she vasn t so phisticated enough to get a divOree in t,he courts. The judge of the Warren county court was lenient and let Brown off with a small fine upon condition that he go and sin no more. Then to Georgia he went and along with him or shortly afterwards '.vent the woman who in her last moment of life wished for him much happiness. They lived together cn a farm, it is said, and then one day they set cut with the three children in Mrs. Shearrin’s flivver. Life’s hard battle grew too hard for Brcv.n at Henderson, the gov ernment contends, and there he de serted the woman wno was wishing for him only happiness and whose last thought was that he would do something for her three children. The little boy at her side saw her take down the gun and then she elided the ageny of her soul. MAX MILL SELL SELF INTO YEAR'S SLAVERY Fcrt Worth, Texas.—An able bod ied white man will be sold into slavery at a public auction on the ;av. n cf Tarrany county courthouse. ' County authorities said they would | not interrupt the action. The man, Alexander Christian j Maddcx, 31, cf Fort Worth, world war veteran, declared he was un- j able to provide food and clothing i for big wife and five children and 1 as a last desperate means of raising j money intends to sell himself into j a year’s voluntary slavery. Maddox i who was named Alexan der Campbell after the founder of the Christian church, said that the j only terms he will ask of his buyer j is that the children be provided with I the necessities of life. Kis master I will have the right to impose any | kind of work or hours upon him that I his owner wishes. I In only afew days Campbell De- i | 1 partment store will be moving to its ' 1 new home; Wonderful opportunity ! awaits you at their great removal sale. adv j — | Money saved is money earned; if j i you want to make some easy money j visit Campbell's removal sale. ad. Have You Heard The Kolster Radio? If you buy any kind of Radio before you hear the Kolster you will regret it We have many beautiful designs and will gladly demonstrate to you that this is the most wonderful Radio being offered to the public regard less of price. PENDLETON’S MUSIC STORE Be Sure To Hear A Kolster — There’s A Difference. I Tft THE SALE OF SALES —Starts Monday. Hen her 5th at The 1‘arai Furniture Co., vj a Store, On The Squar ends Saturday. ])ec( her 17, All rc.erch disc and prices lake 1'ect Saturday iieeem ,‘ird. Our store i: look it s best; (itristr things on display. Wei ready. Come folks a be with us every day Special prices—wond ful displays, quality f niture and furni hin It will pi v you to co miles and mile to i, from The Paragon — The Square. “Don't you hate f0 who tally behind v< back?” “Yes, especially at t movies. Doctor:—I’m sorry, t I can’t cure your hi band’s talking in i sleep.” Wife:—“Can't you gi him something to ma him talk more (’Him I.v? THE PARAGON’S CHRISTMAS DRIVE IS ON— —all three stores—go! good—You’ll make mistake in buying1 The Paragon Stor Shelby, N. C.—You a tainly get value reeeiv —fair treatment at o stores—come to see now—Y’oii’ll be glad y came—Thank you. ANOTHER SOLID CARLOAD —We received anoth solid carload of beautif living room suites tl week. These suites a exceptional values, ri in color, and most co fortable. We are showi now the largest assoi ment o f living roo suites we’ve ever show make us a visit row a see these suites—At T Paragon. CHRISTMAS GIFTS —you will find at the Par gon the largest and most u* ful assortment of Chrlstn gifts in Shelby. Just the k! of gifts that last and are i membered long after oth ?ifls are gone and forgotti Vlake yoar selections now have us to deliver later. GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL ODD CHAIRS AND ROCKERS —We have moved al! our b room furniture to sec0 floor and put on display hundred or more odd <hai >f every bind and discriptk main floor, rest room. ■ them. They make such wo dtrful Christmas gifts. SPECIAL PRICES —During- Dee. 5th throw Dec. 17th ire arc off*''1 special cash prices. 5Vc ha gone through our stocks a •cpriced hundreds of items f ettr Christmas Drive Saie. LOOK AT THIS— —Already we have sold si eral thousand dollars woit-i furniture and other that which we arc holding for lure delivery. By (■’<'is!“ we'll tc holding h»h »« You'll make no mWah' buying here now. Buy nt have us to deliver later, jt when you want it. THE PARAGON FURNITURE COMPANY -On The Square
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