Around Our Town - Shelby Sidelights - —a.::i=rr=: ^Vith Renn Drum -rrrrr Mr. Andrews, veteran citizen of Shelby, calls atten tion to the tact that a news article in this and other papers some time hark erred when it referred to his grandfather. Jimmy Love, the man who gave the land on which Shelby is located, as a harness-maker. Mr. Love was a farmer and never in the harries • business, his grandson states. Where with correction is made vet it seems to us that the late Mr. Love was at least a town-maker, and. after trying for two hours to g'i a parking place uptown on Saturday, we are in clined to say city-maker. A RIGHT INTERESTING LTT tle story about an A1 Smith sup pcxter in Shelby L> going the rounds It seems as if a local Democrat who is well know n throughout the entire town, purchased a big billy goat some weeks back. About the place of business where the Demo crat makes his headquarters several humorous Republicans work, and not long after the goat came in they, in teasing Inc Smith supporter, dubbed the goat "A1 Smith.” Near the same place stands the old white ice cream wagon Tony Force! - !i drove about Shelby before he re turned to sunny Italy and the cloudy Mussolini. One night re cently the goa:. as curious goats will do, climbed n to the white ice cream Wagon. Showing another typical goat characteristic "Al Smith" was unable to get out. The Republican workers coming in nest morning noticed the goat's predi cament, and immediately one of them with some skill as a sign painter picked up a brush and paint pot and painted on the white wagon •—‘’Al Smith in the White House." The Smith supporter and goat owner hasn't hurt himself laughing about it as yet, so the report goes. WHEN CAMERON MORRISON appeared here last week to make one of his Democratic campaign speeches the Shelby High school band was called into use in "round ing up” a crowd. As it happens Clay Cox. jr„ sen of H. Cay Cox, county Republican chairman, toots one of the tens in the band, and frequently he stopped to catch up with ..his wind. . During cue of, the intervals a bystander asked him why ha steppeo blowing so often and the youngster replied: “You see this i- a Democratic af fair and my wind gives out quicker than it would if we were piaying for a Republican speaker." ' “You sea this is a Democratic af fair- and my wind gives cut quicker than it would if-we were playing for a Republican speaker." All of which indicates that the coming Republican generation in this coumy will likely have another Cox for a chairmen. ONE SCHOOL CHILD WRITING in The Star’s contest as to why every voter in Gardner's home coun ty should vote for him gave as one reason: “He was ...a good football player.” The reason has the ear-marks of v school child, but laugh all you will that one reasoh v ill have some in fluence with young folks and the football fans. A man who can play any game anti play it square is dependable lor most anything else. THE SHELBY METHODIST who doesn't want ahy of his church dues to go to Bishop Mcuscn and the Christian Advocate perhaps be lieves that. their contributions should come from the Republican party. THE FIRST WAGER ON THE county cotton ticp made recently 1 was an even-money bet that more than 40,000 bales will be produced. The fellow vehb thinks the crop will i fall below' that figure should be j able to place some more money ■ judging by the" majority of the pre 1 dictions heard THE WORLD. THAT PART OF it in the north and cast, is improv ing on its geography. Although Shelby has at least three citizens mentioned frequently in -national political dispatches the town n, yr.t hasn’t been refer' :d to as "Sheibv, £. C>' Gardner Putting In A Full V/cc": JfQti- O. Max r;,. Hp- nsm-ecrs tic candidate for itwernrr i- r * ating the entire week. m &ts «••• -V isaiin speaking oiicr each r - ar his whirlwind tou-vof. the &t. - La t night lie spoke to a Uvr Rv mocha m rrdh- i.n" ' •«• the rain: .dd on tor prc:.he fpoke .n Monr .e vhese ho b‘i~ed a ''-Dornoerat'x ic-’-vai. for 'Sweet' Union." rexi-dn for report Y FmNIEK -.3, *6 ■ a. Ft ra f• -o- e -- ed' . « Tiain Not Fashion Knocks Out Straws Shelby Mm Nut "So Hot" In lowing Fa.hicn Dictates On Headgear. The rain and windstorm made it a. dull shopping day ter Shelby merchants, but in cne respect it aided them—which is to say that Shelby men who had been clinging on to their straw hots, although the season is over according to fashion, had to discard ti.e straws, tempor arily at least, to hit the driving ; rain. Perhaps felt hats will sell better now. In ether towns and cities there is a custom of destroying all straw hats vein after September 15 , but Shelby with some scotch blood in it .v be fitted up in new fall headgear. Mcral (if there be any*: Its a very ill wind that doesn't have a little puff of good in it for some one, even a clothier. \m ,v i i* :!_! „!! lu liLK e n mu «r forest m ,t C. M. Tcrng Clamed By Death After S-'rcke In July. Well Known Here. Forest city.—Clarence M. Young, president .of the I arraers Bank. and Trust company of this place, died at his home here Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Young was stricken with paralysis July 1. but was well on the-way to ■recovery when he was stricken With a second stroke which caused his deatn Mr. Young was elected president of the Farmers Bank to take the place of J. H. Bank to take the piace of Mr. ignation to take effect July 10 to take over the executive management of the Chimney Rock Mountains, | Inc. He was the son of Mrs. Julia Young and the L .e J. M. Yeung of this city. He was a nephew of the late Er. G. M. Young and is well known in this section of the state. • Mr. Yottng married Mrs. Ethel Taylor Ripley, of Worcester, Mass., in 1917 and they haveone child. Mr. Young started in the saw mill busi ness in this county and at one time owned a cotton gin in Polk county. He left here in 1912 and became as-, j seriated with Dr. T. B. Lovelace in the lumber business at Round Oak. Ga. They have been in business ;mce that time ar.d Mr, Young had lately completed operation of the S Lovdace-Stowers Lumber company 1 at Red Level. Aia Fcr several : years Mr. Yeung was manager of the Johns' Car-ro.l Lumber company ; of Iliutsbcro and Union Springs, Ala. f I 0. L. Watts, Former Shelby Man Dies The many friends in Cleveland county regret to tear of the death i of Mr O. L. Wans who lived here j at one time and travelled this ter ritory for a whi’erale house for a quarter of a century ’nr more. Mr. ! Watts married Miss Haiti? Miller | who is alto related here. She sur vivpn 'with two ea.ltiren. a son' and dat'^fcter, Mr v, att®. v.t.s one of. "t5 ? ' pi met"a’ own rs at the old j > •_ :nal bank, was owner of j r v to he rotten business in . t ate and at-the time interest t.tex io plant Mr. Watts was V; *iv n by bi-th and a courtly rent kmsiv. 7ivc Marriages So Far in Mcn’h Five Cle- ela'.’d county couple':, four white end one colored, have i secured marriage license this month, ■ according to the nf-rriage mart rec-1 ord in the office of. Register Andy i Newton. The white couples' were: Ferry.,. Lowe Davis 'end Rcnn -THHe Reid,! I Th ef Kings Mountain.; Rckert C j Allen end Add:" M. Cac'cntrr, fcsfi | ei the county; Paul Bridges t :vJ ’ Veins Cc iri both of the corn y; end Ki'- . L. \V;l:ra er.1 Made .) ‘ V.».jJ- ' ■ .* ! Gardner Compares A1 To Clyde Hoey "Nexf Governor, Says Tarty Mem bers Pay Too Much Heed To Technicalities. Gastonia Gazette j That a man i'kc Clyde Hoey. raised from a poc- orphan bey to a position of nip,jest regard and trust in the eyes of the people of North Carolina. ;t ould support A! Smith with all 1 is heart and voice, is nothing remarkable, ac cording to O. Max Gardner, fellow townsman and life-long friend, of one of Smith's en.ef defenders in this state. In ar interview, just before his great speech at the Gaston court lipuse Mr. Gardner explained Mr. Hoey's stand for Smith by saying that Hoey and Smith have had lives and experi ences so nearly t> atched and so nearly alike in character, that their sympathies are naturally in the same direction. "Clyde Hoey and At Smith were both born into poor families and had their fathers to die at an early age, they struggled hard in their early careers to achieve an education, 4 and both have proved by their positions in public office, the confidence intrusted to them by the public." declared Mr. Gard ner. whose admiration for Mr. Hoey is unbounded. Mr. Gardner ‘aid that Mr Hoey's speech in favor of Smith had re ceived more favoratle publicity than any other public utterance made in the south Mr. Hoey. he said, would be in Virginia all next week, where he has been called to rally the support of ail Democrats to the cause of the party. The state Dem ocratic committee of Virginia, with headquarters In Richmond, recent ly placed an order for 75.000 copies of the speech for distribution throughout the state. "Entirely too much stress is be ing placed on toe religious issues and the prohibition question in the present campaign," said Mr Gard ner. When asked whether he thought that the Democrats or the Repub licans were stirring up these two questions, Mr. Gardner said, that in his opinion, members of both parties were responsible. Discon tented party members, he said, were raising technicalities upon every hand, and leaving the fun damental problems on the outside. Cooperative eariot loadings of poultry are held in Randolph coun ty from once to twice each month by the county farm agent and the sales are bringing in an average of about $2,000 per cai. DEMOCRATIC SPEAKINGS Then' will he Democratic speakings at the follow in.tr times and places, on the dates named, where .the issues of the campaign will be discussed:— EASTSIDE SCHOOL HOUSE—-Tuesday night, Sept. 18. at 7:30 o’clock, by Peyton McSwain. DOVER MILL SCHOOL HOUSE- Thursday night, Sept. 20. at 7 (30 o'clock, by D. Z. Newton. Horace Kennedy, C. C. McBrayer and Irvin Allen. KINGS MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL— F.idjiy night. Sept. 21. at 7:30 o’clock, by Congressman A. L.jBulwihkle. BEAMS MILL SCHOOL HOUSE—Friday"night. Sept. 21. at 7:30 o'clock, by W. S. Beam and IT. B. Edwards. DOUBLE SHOALS SCHOOL HOUSE—Friday night. Sept. 21. at 7:30 o’clock, by P. C. Gardner. A. R. Bennett, B. E. Weathers and R. L. Weathers. SOUTH SHELBY SCHOOL HOUSE—Friday night. Sept. 21. at 7 :30 o'clock, by C. B. McBrayer. B. T. Falls and Irvin Allen. CASAR HIGH SCHOOL—Saturday night. Sept. 22, at 7:30 o’clock, by Peyton McSwain and James S. Cline. BOILING SPRINGS SCHOOL HOUSE—Saturday night. Sept. 22, at 7:30 o'clock, by Judge John P. Mull, A. M. Hamrick and A. R. Bennett. HOLLY SPRINGS SCHOOL HOUSE—Saturday night. Sept. 22 at 7:30 o’clock, by W. S. Beam. A. E. Cline and J. F. Roberts. SHARON SCHOOL HOUSE—Saturday night. Sept. 22, at 7:30 o'clock, by J. R. Davis. M. R. Weathers and IT. G. Moore. BEL WOOD HIGH SCHOOL—Saturday night, Sept. 22. at 7:30 o’clock, by J. C. Newton, Prof. Chappel, Irvin Allen and Ivey Willis. LAWNDALE SCHOOL HOUSE—Saturday night. Sept. 22, at 7 :30 o’clock, by D. Z. Newton, A. F. Newton and M. H. Austell. POLKVILLE SCHOOL HOUSE—Saturday night. Sept 22, 7:30, by B. T. Falls. SHELBY COURT HOUSE—Saturday afternoon. Sept, 22, at 3:00 o’clock by Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll. The above meetings are open to the public Every loyal Democrat in the respective precincts will without fail attend these meetings. LADIES ARE ESPECIALLY INVITED AND URGED TO ATTEND. The meeting at the Court House at 3 o’clock is specially for ladies, but is not exclusive and the public generally is in vited to attend. The ladies will organize for an aggressive campaign at this meeting. B. T. FALLS, CHAIRMAN COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Wray Store Is The Modern Phoenix Risen Larger Finer And Better Than Ever, From Its Ashes The fire was tragic, and the loss heavy, but it made a new WRAYS. Just as the earthquake built a new Frisco, and the Baltimore fire built a new business city, so the great central business block of Shelby, which in cludes the new Wrays, is built back as a new and mod ern Structure. Thus there is always a compensating element in mic^crturr. V/e have destruction, and then new deter mination end new life. We are rax idly "el'ing the store into a state of per fection. i he new greds are being unpacked, the store force working literally ni^ht s^d day to get the new things on display. Very soon now our entire great, stock will be avail able to the public. It is a beautiful store; we take great pride in it; and we are encouraged greatly by the fact that the public has come back to us in the spirit of old. You will be very welcome in the new establishment. A. V. Wray And Six Sons NEXT DOOR TO FIRST NATIONAL BANK Strange Skull Is Found In Maryland Peculiar Bone Formation Sent To Museum. Great Holes For Eyes. Washington.—A young man in Maryland recently sent the department of mammology at the National Museum a strange bone formation, which appeared to be the skull of some very re markable animal. It certainly did look like a skull. Great holes appeared to be eyes and a couple of places at eacn end were almost certainly ears. The bone structure that appeared to be the nose was huge, but it appeared to be the front erd of a remarkable head. No wonder It excited the finder with the belief that he had made a discovery of enormous im portance. As a matter of fact, it wa* the pelvis of an ordinary horse. The acetabuli had been mistaken for ears, the obturator foramen for eyes, and so on. Perfectly natural mistake for anyone who didn't know what a horse looked like with its flesh off, but the mammalogy experts, who know all those things, are let in for a great many explanations through correspondence by the fact that the American people don't know their bones. The Museum, of course, is Amer ica's greatest boneyard. But it specializes on bones out of the or dinary, and the trouble Is that bone tinders arc forever finding bones which appear to b< extraordinary, bn*, are really very ordinary in deed. One man, for instance, forwarded the skeleton of a dog, minus legs and with the skull peculiarly beait What species of f;sh, he demanded, was this? Bones of calves and cows and other domestic animals arrive fre quently, and occasionally the skull of a seal picked up on the beach, or remains of some wild animal— deer, bear, squirrel or something like that. Broken skulls arc more likely to perplex bone finders than anything else. Skulls of sheep also often be come mysteries. A year ago someone sent In a cat's broken skull, picked up in Arizona. A large section was miss ing. The sender was sure that this was a remarkable discovery, so when the museum wrote back that it was only a cat’s skull after all. { he was very sore. "Who ever heard." he demanded, “of a cat with horns and hoofs?" Further Inquiry developed that j he had found the hoof of a horse nearby and was convinced that the : relics came from the same animal, i He still thinks so, for bone finders are often very difficult to convince, j The museum has more than once received a complete dog skeleton' from a finder who hadn't the 1 slightest idea what it was. Shelby & Lawndale Marriage Falls. Cincinnati, Ohio,—A companion ; ate marriage was acknowledged a failure here when Mrs. Ruth Eld rtdge, 20, a check girl at the Hill crest, Country club applied for di vorce from Elmer Eldridge, 32, nur seryman, address unknown. $15 Alimony. New York.—The granting of a $15 weekly award for the support of Miss Martha Butler, 55, of Phila delphia, a third ccusin of Mrs. Ida A. Flagler, was recommended in a report to the supreme court by I. Maurice Wormstr, referee. Nurse* Needed. Washington.—At least 20 nurses and money to ca*ry on rehabilita tion work is urgently needed in the Florida hurricane, said a message received by the Red Cross from Senator Robinson. Democratic vice presidential nominee. Fully 10,000 cash customers can be taken care of at Riddick Field, North Carolina State college, Ra leigh, this year. Graduate Manager Tal Stafford Is also erecting a modern press box to take care of 20 working report! rs with type writers and about 200 visitors and notables. The press section will be on the west side of the field, at the top of the concrete stands. It will be covered. PAYCASH •AY LESS RO BILLS rp DISTJIESS “quality—always at a saving" SHELBY, N. C. X HELPFUE STORE, PAY LESS, CEI MORE l Footwear Week Presents Worth While Shoe Values for the Entire Family Ties with Built-In East For Feet That Always Hurt Do your feet become 'puffy" thru restricted cir culation ? This turn shoe is designed for tender feet. 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