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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8, 1928
TWINKLES
Lessee Now: How long has it been .since there was a pop
ular air something about "Don’t Bite the Hand That's Feed
ing You?”
Who said it wasn’t hot weather? “Nine Lives Taken
By Heat,” reads a headline, and perusal of the item reveals
that it wasn’t a cat that died, either.
If many more snakes begin climbing trees and many
more birds start nesting in cotton patches hereabouts it may
be possible to get out a newspaper without having every
column filled with politics.
There will be nothing of the old day left in life after a
time if these scientists and brain experts keep discovering
things. The latest comes from a health officer'who de
clares that the “dog-day” period is nothing but a myth.
The county game warden informs that in his opinion
the fishing law prohibits the use of baskets and traps in
catching fish in this county, and presuming that a seining
sack comes under the classification of a trap we can almost
hear some of the old-timers hollering about the “busting up”
of their occasional fish frys.
A la Brisbane: Saturday night a brilliant shower of
shooting stars will throw spectacular rays over the entire
sky. It is the time of the Perseids. The whole heaven will
be adazzle as the earth passes through the meteor belt. The
big show cannot be seen until after midnight. Do you real
ize what a wonderful world you are living in, and what you
are missing if you retire early at night ?
Republicans say that A1 Smith doesn’t know enough
about national affairs because he hasn’t been out of New
York enough. On the other hand the Democrats are saying
that Hoover doesn’t know enough about the same thing be
cause he has been out of the country too much. There you
are, folks, but don't get worried. New York and England
are not likely to swallow the United States no matter who
wins in November.
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A few weeks back one could start a near fist-fight on
almost any street corner by bringing up a political discus
sion.Of recent days that excitement seems to have sub
sided quite a bit. Perhaps many people are awakening t<> the
fact that regardless of who is elected president everybody j
will likely be doing business a year from now at the same [
old place and along the same old lines. Few presidential
elections, if wre recall our history, have ever started revolu
tions.
GROVER GETS GOING
IF THE TOWN OF GROVER, in Southern Cleveland,’does
* not get to be a real city one of these days it will not be
because the town has not had its share of publicity. Here
of late Grover seems able to get in the unusual headlines
with any large city. One or two killings in a row, one of
which remains something of a mystery, then an eye-ball
carving, and now a baby abandoned on a front porch. ,
At the present rate Grover may consider it an off-day
when the town is not able to break the front page with its
latest news story.
A DIFFERENCE
TN THE MIDDLE ot the last century Sir John Franklin led
* a large party of British explorers into the Arctic. Their
ship was caught in the ice and all were lost.
For a number of years Franklin was extolled as a hero.
Only recently have explorers pointed out that his own in
competence caused the disaster.
Yet General Nobile, who led a distastrous expedition
this year, finds the storm of criticism breaking about his
head even before he gets back to Europe.
Why the difference?
Well, Franklin died with his men—was one of. the first,
indeed, to die. And Nobile was the first of his party to lie
rescued.
VOICE YOUR OWN HOWLS
QFTEN SEVERAL CITIZENS, or a group of citizens, de
V' cide that certain things in public life, or government need
changing and the very first move they seem inclined to make |
is a plea for their newspaper to boost and argue the changes i
they think necessary. Many of these changes might prove j
beneficial, and much of the criticism may be deserved. We j
argue not about that. But why should a newspaper be called
upon to do all the howling? When we, as a community paper,
decide that changes should be made, we say so and the paper
stands behind it and continues to support the contention un_
til show* that it is an erroneous one. Occasionally, per
haps, we differ with some citizens who desire certain changes,
but because we differ is no reason they cannot have their
say. When the paper criticises editorially it must bear the
result of that criticism, and quite a number of times we have ,
been called down, and occasionally, too, we have been shown |
where we were wrong. The citizen, or the group of citizens,
has the same privilege. Voice your criticism, or your argu
ment for a change, over your own name and take what fol
lows. That is exactly what we do.
A plan we know of our own knowledge to be fair, and
one we hope that has been made plain.
A REAL PARTY LOVE
OF COURSE, NO ONE who ever thought it over the sec-.
cond time would be foolish enough to believe that Clyde.
Hoey is receiving $100,000, or any other such sum, for his |
campaign this year for the Democratic party, but in declar-,
ing that such a rumor was so preposterous not to be worthy
of notice the Shelby lawyer did let out a good news story j
and also a remarkable story of loyalty to a political party.
With all the ups and downs, joys and disappointments,
crooks and turns of politics, it is refreshing to find a man
hie n«rtv that fer 30 years he has campaigned.
StiMk Wtiif ,H'. -^Tirr " . .a. .... - .
ments. The political side of his life is no more unselfish than!
any other angle. Rock feller, we would wager, has attained
the headlines numerous times for charitable acts that have
not surpassed gifts made by the Shelby lawyer to the un
fortunate. gifts that very few ever heard about because there
was no desire to have the information spread from the house
tops. Rather a desire not to have such done.
With all respect to the opinion of every one we believe
that the best luck A1 Smith ever had was that of being sur
ported by such men.
Bolters In State
Seek Mass Voting
Will Try to Line I p Democrats for
Hoover. Anti-Saloon Move
Charlotte. - Appeal was made
: Tuesday by the anti-Smith Demo
| crats of North Carolina to those
[who will not vote for A1 Smith to
■ join those who are determined to
| vote and work against linn, it was
learned from tire committee that
i is organizing North Carolina against
the Democratic candidate for presi
! dent
' This appeal was received here to
day. part of a formal call for at
tendance upon an anti-Smith rally
to be held in Raleigh next Friday
“All those Democrats who will not ,
' vote for Governor Smith, as well is
those Democrats who are determined i
; to vote and work against him. are to,
be represented at this conference ”
Thus reads a sentence m the call for,
the meeting
Bishop James Cannon. Jr . “for
Southern headquarters committee,"
and C A Upchurch, head of the
North Carolina Anti-Saloon League, j
committee," are included in those,
making the arrangements for the .
dry. anti-Smith gathering at Ral- I
eigfi The names of the other com
mittee members are also disclosed ;
COOLIDGE IS SIRE
HOOVER WILL WIN
Superior. Wis., Aug. J:— Senator <
Dale of Vermont, who visited Presi- i
dent Coolidge yesterday, said he1
found the executive, confident that t
Herbert Hoover would be elected to
the presidency in November.
Mr Coolidge. according to the
Vermont Senator, said he considered
Mr Hoover's appeal to the electorate
irresistible. Futhermore the presi
dent expressed the highest personal ,
admiration for the Republican noni- j
inee. Senator Dale said, and showed j
himself interested in the success of.
his cabinet officer at th° polls a -;
much for motives of pe sonal regai l
and friendship as for purely partisan
reasons.
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Belwood School Has
Third Year Opening
Belwood school began its third
year’s work today. August t> Around
four hundred pupils have enrolled
About 325 have registered in the
grades while 90 have signed up in
the high school department Sortie
twenty-five or thirty of the school
patrons were with us at the open
ing. lor which we are grateful Mr
A E Cline, count' accountant and
Chairman of the board ■ ot count'
commissioner was with us Mr
Cline gave us a short lively talk We
were glad to hav Mr Cline' .
Mr Hugh Hoyle, treasurer of. the
board of committeeman gave j.;
some lively suggestion Mr Hovle
started the "Fan tor each' -in '
idea today. Mr Hugh Covington
also gave us sortie encouraging
thoughts.
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The Clothing Sale
Worth While
You Can Buy At 20 Per Cent
To 50 Per Cent
Reductions!
SALE ENDS
Saturday Night
The reason for this Sale is to clear
our racks before our Fall Clothing ar
rives, which we will receive in a few
days.
If you miss buying in this sale you
los money. This is the biggest reduc
tions we have ever made.
Men’s Suits!
LOT NO 1 88 SUITS TO SELECT
FROM.
33irr off
$25.00 ,... Suits Now $16.67
$27.50 . . . . Suits Now . $18.34
$29.50 .. Suits Now $19.67
$32.50 . Suits Now $21.67
$35.00 .Suits Now $23.34
$39.50 ...Suits Now $26.34
Extra Charges tor all Alterations.
ALL STRAW HATS . $1.00
LOT NO 2 20rr OFF —
ONLY 20 SUITS IN THIS LOT
They consist of Tropical Worsted
and Cool Cloth. New Patterns and
Styles. Values $19.50 — Sale Price
$15.60
— LOT NO 3 50% OFF —
You will find in this lot Men’s Med
ium Weights and Tropical Worsted
Suits, Slightly Off Styles, but real val
ues.
SPECIAL IN MEN’S SHIRTS —
1 lot Men’s Shirts, values up to $3.50,
slightly soiled and not all sizes—
SPECIAL .$1.00
Big lot Men’s Fine Shirts taken from
regular stock, white and colored, with
or without collars at \ PRICE.
Blanton-Wright
Clothing Co.
“SHELBY’S BEST MEN’S STORE.”