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Five and Ten Years Ago The Following Items Were Gleaned From Issues Of The Cleveland Star Of Five And 10 Years Ago. FIVE YEARS AGO November 2. 1923. The Mooresboro Creamery is dis playing a second prize ribbon won at the state fair in competition with the state and a first prize ribbon von at the Forsyth county fair on i.s butter. Cleveland county is the largest butter producing county in state and this speaks well for its butter. Mrs. Ha.tie Wilkins Putnam, wife nf Mr. J. Lane Putnam died at her heme Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock In South Shelby following an illness of a year or more from some organic trouble. Mrs. Putnam was born Aug. ,16. 1874 and died October 30. 1923, at the age of 49 years 2 months and 15 days. Modern circuses seem xo nave an additional profession combined with their band of followers. The pho tographers, balloon- men and oth ers who make their living following the shows over the country have a new addition in the car thief. At least that is what Shelby people are thinking, following the v..t of Sparks circus to town While the show, v s in Tuesday afternoon two Fcrtis, one "brand" new. and the ether practi cally new. were'.stolen from the show grounds. Mr, W. C. I. v of Shelby route 4. parked his n .. car, bought only about 43 l.v s arid not yet graced with stele Ih'.'r.rc tag, at the show grounds whale he took in the show. Returning some time later only a parking space was left of what had been a new ‘ ilivver" in the show rooms only a day be fore. Only a short time later the Ford of Mr. Clarence T. Harclin, of Shelby route 7, was also Stolen from the show grounds. The funeral and burial services of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Putnam, who died suddenly last Monday at her home in Waco were conducted last Tuesday afternoon at Waco Bap tist church by her pastor. Rev. J. W. Suttle. Tne criminal aocicec oi me iau term of Cleveland county Superior court was completed Thursday morning and the civil docket taken tip. Probably the most important case disposed of on the criminal docket was that of Ed Terry who plead guilty to the manslaughter of Lee Gordon, colored, of Kings Mountain. The case was heard Wed nesday, Attorneys for Terry sub mitted to manslaughter and the state accepted the plea. Judge James L. Webb, presiding, sentenced Terry to five years hard labor in the state penitentiary. Although not inserted in the original judg ment it was intimated that if Ter ry would pay the widow of Gordon $500 that Judge Webb would reduce the sentence to two years. The Shelby Creamery company has sold its former plant building in South Shelby and ground to O. M. Gardner and O. M. Mull at con sideration of $2,500, A telegram received this week an nounced the death of Mrs. Frank Thompson of Bellingham, W'ash., on October 4. Mrs. Thompson was before marriage. Miss Addie Dur ham, daughter of the lsfte Dr. L, N. Durham who lived for years at the Kerr place on West Warren street. TEN YEARS AGO N ovembcr 1, 1918. Mr, Plato White died at Moores - boro Monday of influenza, follow ed by pneumonia He was a black smith by trade and a steady and highly beloved citizen who will be greatly missed in the community. He was about 26 years of age and leaves a wife and three children. Mr. John Patterson died at his home in South Shelby, Monday night about 9 20 o'clock, after a short illness. The deceased had only been ill a short time when pile; mrnia developed causing his death. He was about 40 years of age and is survived by a wife and four children. Billy. Fendal. Ruth and John. Lewis. Mrs. Yates Hamrick, wife of Dr. Yates Hamrick, a very successful physician of Boiling Springs, died . e.t her home early. Tuesday morning after an illness of about 10 days at the age of 25 years. Dr. Hamrick had almost recovered from influ f;i;o::cn Mr-. Hamrick was strick en wi;U this dreaded d. vase which n developed into pneumonia ■ v ,och she never recovered. Morris ShuXord died Tues d v nMcfber 29 at her t om? in wide cf pneumonia; Mrs. .1 • s - Minnie Osborne LeiM > l-.i-v marriage,, a. daughter of 'Dr. ; r.c! Mr:. Jce Osborne .of Lawn i- ■'?, • 'i-a ■-vanddaughter of the i;\ c M ■ -,i' jf. F. ’ Schenck, Mrs. itr-.M ; v V; a Icysble Christian v v-v:v r :7 her death will be learn ed cf • :> Morrow. She is. survived by M.: ; :..nd. who is , a son of Mrs. S' ’ : rd and :-brother of Mrs. C. r't T: - 'll end Miss Kara Mae ■ Sir’.ford of'this.-.place. The 10.709 bales of cotton ginned in Cleveland, county from tne crop cf 1218 prior to October 13, 1218 as compared with 3,110 bales ginned to October 13. 1,917. The influenza situation in Shelby ; and vicinity is ttiuch improved. Very j few new cases have been reported and it is thought the worst is over. The P.rd Crcrs canteen service in Scuth Shelby stops today, there be ing no further need to continue it. ! Miss E'ma Gaffney, Carobcl Lever and Eunice Hoyle have been mak ing out a consolidated report for the Provost Marshal General in Washingfcch of ail the registrations up to September 11. i:n. j Eusiness has res'mud after two weeks dullness on account cf the influenza and rain. Merchants are very busy again and trade is get ting tack to normal. There is little or no danyer about the streets or in the stores and the pr.cple who have been scared to venture cut, are now going without fear. Officers have captured Toney Hoyle cf upper Cleveland, who was the first registered man in the ] county to fail, when called for mil itary service. He lived back of' Wards creek, a remote section from which none of the registered men < called for service have responded.! Toney is also charged with block-ad j ing and in addition to these two counts against him he has:an at tack of influenza. As the Elephant would revise Hamlet's soliloquy: "Oh, that this New York Evening Pest. Kings Mountain Hoy Coming Star At Wake Forest. Big Leaguer. Cleveland county people who have seen Johnny Hord, Kings Mountain boy, dash across a football field, and field, Steal bases, and drive out hits on a baseball diamond will agree with Eddie Erietz, Charlotte Obser ver sport writer, in the following mention of the Wake Forest, star: “If the Wake Forest, alumni will sack with Stan Cofall he'1! show them seme football iri a year or so “Cofali is doing mighty well at V’ahe Forest. It takes.from two to three years to get the Notre Dame system working smoothly. Anybody will tell you that. “Wake Forest looked terrible in their fir t two starts but are get ting, steadily better. There is all the difference in the way those ends are playing. And two good ends is ab solutely necessary li. the Rockne style of play. . “Cofali is sure stuck on this Johnny Hord. He says in two “years Kord won't have to take his hat off to any half in these parts. "Another who is singing Hord’s praises is John Cadell, the W'ake Forest baseball coach. “Cadell was up here Saturday. This writer saw him in a restaur ant after the game and Cadell was telling the world about Hord who Is a coming shortstop star in his es timation. “Old John Cadell is a pretty wise bird when it comes to baseball and when he says Hord is headed for the majors nobody thinks of break 4ng out with the old horse laugh." Alone -...: The only American woman on the homeward flight of the Graf 7eppellh is Mrs. Clara Adams, above; of Tannersville. Pa. The J fare h r the trip was $3000 a pas- j stager. Waco School Begins On November 12th — The Waco high school which has J been closed for six weeks during j the cotton picking season will be gin the second term on Nov 12. It was necessary to wait till then so all the children could come can the first day. Congratulates hooker GOVERNOR ALFRED E SMITH To Hon. Herbert Hoover. Faloa’to, C\"r. “I cppcrrtulate you heinjiy oiv your. v:c! ;-y and extend to you myysinoerest .cocci .yl'-hcs fur your fi i n and happi ness and for the..success of your adrtini:-'ration. . Gyrned: Alfred IF Smith. Big Musical Siioiv A t tckocl Hers Friday Night, This Week Plenty Of Pep And Laughter In “A Mile A Minute/' Sponsored Ey Club. Through the influence of the Music and 'Arts' Dtviscn cl the! Womans club, 'arrangement*.- have betn made for “The Mile a Minute Express" (founded cn Across the, Continent in the Stationary Ex- j press) to stop in Shelby for twe hours on Nov. 9, 8:00 p. m. Avoid; the rush, buy your tickets early, j Trip from Eccton to San Franc. :: a. There will be amusement and fun for all. Something entirely new and different. Full of fun. peppv songs. i snappy dances and pretty girls. On this train there will be cn Englishman (Paul Orton) who is traveling in America with hopes of seeing Indians and buffaloes “dancher know." Come see him en joy the Indians; Jacob Pretzelstein of Cincinnati (Jack Har.digont vail give you all the laughs you're looking for. Aft-1 er seeing him you'll wonder if he isn't, after all a bit “dutchy". If you are interested in Histori cal Spots." Priscilla Lancaster a Boston school marmi Miss E lizabeth , Brown) can tell you all you want to j know about history. In fact she can tell you a lot of things you never heard of before. Of course the trip wouldn't be. complete without1 a bride end groom .< Miss Mary Adelaide Itoberts and Mr. Stewart Buchanan). Eut wait till you see them. Perhaps some one can help Hank Hayseed tJ. B. Hatley) to find a place to settle. He's just a little country boy. . Marie Manhattan (Miss Virginia * Hamrick) is the romantic passenger H. E. Sellsum (George Wray) the ; traveling salesman could sell ice to' an Eskimo. Just wait till you see Sally Solace ; (Miss Margaret Cooper) and Jen nie Jenkins \Mfcs Hivialynci Nixt meet cn this train if you listen carefully you'll get all the latest t Shelby gossip. The Porter (W. D. Babington) takes best of care of all luggage, but he expects a generous tip. The NewsbUtCh (Zeno Wall) is. a live wire and keeps his passengers ; supplied v. itli all ’.he lute t novels ar.d “eats/’ Watch out far your pocket books end valuables cr the Holdup mail <I Tax V: s'hburn * will have them before -you can wink an eye. Las; bi t not least', is the con tine, or- + Si’,TMcCcrJL> ycuM be sur p.i eti a; well as pleased at the way he manages all his -passengers especially the cell eye girls There is a cabaret car on this train -where you can eat an i be en Grtaincd, The waiter quartette ,tC.Iae; Tern' Lathrn Rush Hamrick, Horace Easom ahd Mai Enranrler ■ will , be weep the price of admission net to mention- a-violin solo, the dances and other special number The choruses—Opening chorus led by Mg; Elizabeth Coleman end* Mr. Zeno Wall and including Misses Ruth Leary, line Nolan. Evelyn Wilkins, Frances. McArthur. Ora Upshaw and Mrs. Elizabeth Kennes sa. Bridesmaids — Misses. Mildred Thompson. Rose Hud Chamberlain. Mary Neil Davis, Flora Petittl Olive Singleton, Grace Reed College girls—Misses Ruth Laugh ridgN Ann Elmore. Dorothy King. Bur-tie Gettys, Elizabeth Austell. Rrtd Dellinger: Pirates— Misses Kathleen Laugh irighouse. Adelaide Elam, Rachel Wells, Beverly Jones. Mildred Laughridge, Sara Dellinger Farmerettes — Misses Virginia Jenkins, .Mary Jenkins, Dorothy El lis, Mattie Sue Propst, Crystal Thomason; Lillian Crov,. Evelyn Smaw’ey. Mary Tcddar. Skaters—Ruth Thompson. Bob Elain. Alice Sanders, Dick Lackey. Butter flies—Ada Wail. Mr-dine El lie, Ruth Thompson. Then Jarrett, Martha Ann Eskridge.-. Mary Glenn. Rustic—-Elizabeth Harris. Jane Washburn, Dovje Logan, Johnnie Walker, Mildred Earl. 1 thcr Ann Quinn. Constance Dellinger, Ger maine Geld, Eleanor Koey, Hatho way Price. Roy Bridges, John. Dor sey, Edwin Spangler, Jack. Baber, James Kt. . z. Bobby Gabiness, Herbert Elam. Jack Palmer. Harry Rcbimcn. Arnold McBrayef. Specials—Violin solo. Dr. Hugh Platter; ;.olo dance Ml-. Ruth Thompson; solo dance. Miss Alice Sanders; Plaster's orchestra num ber. Mrs. Alice Beard Dies In Hospital Passed Away In Morganton—Was Native Of Cleveland County. Age 42 Years. Mrs, Alice Beard, wife ot II A. Beard died at the State hospital. Morganton, last Saturday morning at the age of 42 years, eight months. Mrs. Beard had been in failing health for some time and her pass ing brings sorrow not only to her loved ones, but to her friends She joined Patterson Springs Baptist, j church at the age of 15 years and 1 was always at her post of duty in her church work when her health ■ would permit. She was a native , of Cleveland county, being born and reared below the Zonr Baptist church. She was the daughter of Robert and Maggie HarriU. Her remains were taken to Bessemer City for inter ment. Funeral services were con ducted by Rev. C. A. Hoffman of Gastonia. She is survived by her husband and two children, Jack and Robert Beard and four brothers R. F. and G. D. Harriil of Shelby, E. B. Harriil of Gastonia and J. T. Harriil of Kings Creek. S C. The Independent has been merged with The Outlook Magazine, and the publishers will now have an In dependent Outlook—Arkansas Ga zette. ALL RECORDS SMASHED IN OUR MASCOT RANGE _ SALE I I -tr-l ~..: 21 WONDERFUL MASCOTS SOLD IN TWO DAYS — SATURDAY AND MONDAY— Ot -course \\c expected good business but frankly "v were taken off our feet. The store whs crowd ed from morning 'til night and we broke all sales records for these two days. There's always a good reason—We are selling them cheap. MR. DOVER IS HERE - And comes direct from the Mascot Range factory, he knows his business and is always de lighted to show and tell you about these won derful staves. Of eoiifs,- you knbw Mr. Hover. In fact most everybody in the county kiiojs him. so come while he s here. ( all for Or e- -That’s his name. WE HAVE SOLD HUNDREDS OF MASCOTS - In Cleveland county and hot. a single' disappointed customer. Ask any Mascot owner and he'll boost it to. the sky. We buy them by the ear loads—Pay spot cash and s n them for less. Id. [ I'i RIXO I HIS SALE they are going unusuady cheap. They've got to be sold right out ; s we do not have proper place to display them. It's an opportunity you may never have again. < une this week while we are offering them ehcan, also allowing you $5.00 tor your old stove anil giving a set of Dishes FREE. O' MASCOTS TAKE LESS FUEL Ask any user of Mascot Ranges and they will toll you ..how much cheaper they are to operate. The only stove on the market where heat circulates all around the oven, which means quicker action- and even heat. EXTRA1 5 PIECE PARLOR SUITES $29.75 j (Regular $50 Sellers') j One of the close-out items from t the Furniture Department. Only,j a few more of these good look ing suites left at this price. Sxl2 CONGOLEUM RUGS $4.95 A few mere of these 9x12 Con goleum rugs 'remain on our. floor ard mr t < sold. The price! sounds like a mistake—-it is not. Just $4.95 gets this wonderful ; value. FREE! FREE! This Beautiful $12.50 32-Piece Set Of Dishes Do you realize what this means to you? A set of handsome dishes will be Given you absolutely free with the purchase of a Mascot—and at bargain !prices. Yes; you can get the dishes and buy the stove at prices never quoted before. Nothing wrong with the dishes and nothing wrong with the stoves, but frankly we have entirely too many stores for the space we now have. Act quick if you want a stove cheap, and a set of dishes FREE. Get Your Blankets Now! Cold days are here and there isn’t any excuse for anybody sleeping uncomfortably when you can buy blankets like these we have at such ow prices $5.00 WOOL MIXED BLANKETS Size 66x80 $2.95 An average cotton blanket will cost .you.#2.95 and here we are offering a good heavy wool mixed blanket at that price This offer isn’t: going to last forever. So don’t wait ’til it’s too late.,_ HEAY COMFORTERS Worth $3.00—Now $1.95 If you prefer a Comforter then here’s a good one at $1.95 and cer I tainl.v worth more._ wool mixTslankets $1.95 Lovely quality, white and high col ors. A single blanket but heavy and warm. b 3-Piece $100.00 Overstuffed Living Room Suites $69.50 You’ll save exactly $30.50 on this purchase if you’ll act quick. CHAIRS — 88c A good grade unfinished maple chair is the outstanding value in this sale. Only a few dozen more and thos bargain is over. BED LAMPS — 95c Bought to retail for $1.69. All good colors, have rayon linings and the very same effect as much higher priced shades. $25.00 RUGS Size 9x12 $12.95 Just a few more, folks, and this offering is a thing of the past. $6.00 ROCKERS - $2.95 t* You couldn’t go into the factory and huv these chairs any cheaper. For porch or living room. A real irgain at this price The Paragon Bargain Place NEXT TO KENDALL MEDICINE CO. . . ... _ ._______ - -..>
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