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The Cleveland Star SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDA i SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By MaU. per year_____ $2 .so By Carrier, per year_____ $3 00 THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC LEE B. WEATHERS .... President and Editor 8 ERNEST HOEY __..._Secretary and Foreman RENN DRUM .1.1. News Editor A. D JAMES_ AdvelWing Manaper Entered as second class matter January 1. 1905 at the po.stotflrc At Shelby. North Carolina tinder the Act ot Congress March :i. 079 We wish to call your attention to the tart that it Is and tins been our custom to charge live cents per line for resolution:' ot respect cards ot thanks and obituary notices, after one death notice has been published This will be strictly udherred to MONDAY, JAN. 7. TWINKLES This week should he an important one in Cleveland coun ty history. The county’s first governor will he inaugurated during the week. Every high school in Cleveland county is facing such a crisis now that, before the end of the year till may he taken from the accredited list. The representative of this prosper ous agricultural and industrial county might give that like lihood a few thoughts as he goes down to Raleigh for the legislative term. Something’s wrong somewhere. NEITHER DID WE, CYRUS J^R. CYRUS THOMPSON, Republican elector-iil-largo in Raleigh last week to cast the vote of North Carolina for Herbrt Hoover, told newspapermen: “Well, well! 1 never expected to he up here today when I let .’em put- my name on the ballot. Whoever thought I’d live to see the day? I didn’t.” And, frankly, Cyrus, neither did we. hut times are not what they once were. Martin (’.rant, Chester’s long-range weather prophet, even miscalculated liis snow-storms this year. WHY MAX IS HUSHED K. CLARK, writing in the Greensboro News, ha ? a nith * er plausible explanation as to why Governor-elect <). Max Gardner has been flooded with applicants for jobs since hig election. As Mr. Clark, sees it the “Simmons organiza tion,” anent which the Senator declared there was no such back during the campaign, has for years had charge of the pie counter, but this year with a new hand controlling the state the boys who have differed with Simmons are having their first chance at something. Who can blame them? Rut let Mr. Clark tell it: “Wondering if the, unusually heavy demand on Cover ror Gardner by the place seekers may not be due in part to the fact that for the first time in quite a spell the Simmons organization isn’t managing the distribution. To some ex tent at least it is a new order that is seeking recognition and this being their first chance there is naturally more of them.” COMPLIMENT TO CLEVELAND A RESULT of the Kiwanis farewell banquet to the town’s first governor Shelby and Cleveland county came Jn for a good bit of praise from the distinguished visitors, many of them here that day and evening for the first time. But to our way of thinking the neatest compliment heard yet comes from Judge E. W. Timberlake, of Wake Forest. First of all the praise takes on added value because Judge Timberlake was a Republican in a Democratic stronghold. That, however, did not prevent him from telling the Raleigh News and Observer that “Max Gardner is going to make a fine governor.” “He’s sincere in his interest in the people,” Judge Tim berlake was quoted, “and his desire to improve their condi tion, especially so V the farmers. YOU KNOW 1 LIKE THOSE CLEVELAND COUNTY PEOPLE. They work hard and they make good. Look at their farms and then look at ours. They work hard and they are intelligent. That’s what makes the difference.” OUT IN LIBERAL RENO ^ NEWS NOTE of (he past week dealing' with marriages and divorces at Reno, known heretofore as the divorce city but likely to be known hereafter as a Gretna Green, in terests us from several angles. In our-rustic simplicity, and even horror, we have looked upon Reno for years as a place where marriage ties are torn asunder, rapidly and often. If in our memory Reno was ever famous for anything else, we cannot recall it. But what surprising news the above-mentioned dispatch brought: In 1928 in Reno, get that clear, there were 1,304 more marriages than divorces. Almost unbelievable in our legendary ideas! More marriages than divorces even though 1928 divorces increased over 1927 divorces by 148! And in Reno? The news item attributes the marriage increase to the fact that Reno last year required only a three-day notice of marriage beforehand—and, naturally, we do some attribut ing ourselves. Nearly all of those who go to Reno to toss off Ill-fitting bonds of wedlock are financially able to hang about a bit, and more important than that—as we see it—nearly all who go there have already decided upon new matrimon ial adventures before they go. Often, too, the new matri monial partners they have decided upon, and perhaps have become well acquainted with, may be encumbered by other tsartial ties themselves. Therefore, many double divorces— double in the manner of leading to the same goal. Wherein the new matrimonial partner has never been married before, or haa been lucky enough tc sever the ties binding to some one else at a prior date, it is net considered such an awful breach of etiquette these days fer the prospective new bride, or groom, to appear in Reno about the same time as the per ecs seeking the divorce. Of course, they put up at different hcieJs-rr-but, look, perhaps they have been waiting for each ether for years, ntframated, as it were, and had to put up •with V f‘ & time. Of course after that long, anxious wait it wouldn't do to postpone longer, or for any great length of time, the uniting of two companionate soujs who had found each fit her and a freedom permitting them to enjoy their bliss after a trying period in an unsuccessful adventure be forehand. Thus a marriage in Reno right on the heels of nearly every divorce. Out explanation, if you please, of Reno marriages sur-, passing Keno divorces. And, although we forgot to say so, there are naturally a few natives living in Reno who believe' in marriage—for a time, at least. TO REPEAL, ENFORCE IT? n KilIT ON I lie heels of the awarding of the $25,000 Durant ' prize for the heat plan of enforcing prohihition comes the offer of William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, of I $25,000 for the best plan to repeal the IHth amendment. In announcing his prize contest Mr. Tlearst ‘declares: j “I do not believe that prohibition ever will be or ever can be ! enforced.’’ Incidentally, in making his announcement about prohi bition the publisher included a statement that might bo of political interest. It was: “If a violent effort is made to' enforce it (prohibition) during the next four years by the Republican administration, the next President of the United [ States will be a Democrat.” Anent which, of course, there, will be considerable difference in opinion, especially here in J the South. In explaining the latter statement he avowed, that the candidacy of Uov. Smith proved nothing as to the prohibition question and only proved that the people did not want Smith (Hearst opposed hitn). The people, he con 1 inued, do not, want, to be ruled by the liquor inteiests, noi by the bone-dry fanatics, pointing out that prohibition has, it ccn repudiated by every country which has ever tried it. Hut to get back to the best plan of enforcing the 18th ! Amendment": If Mr. Hearst will harken unto our advice, | |anil we make no formal entry for the prize, the best way to ibring about the repeal, judging by the increasing violation, jof the dry laws, would be to rigidly enforce prohibition for a ’year, completely taking liqour away from those who seem j able to get bold of it easily as things are now. Then, if there ever is a sentiment for repeal, the amendment, termed by some a yoke on personal liberty, might be discarded. The offer is based upon the Hearst wish, so he says, of finding a substitute to the prohibition amendment “which | will be more liberal and more American.” What in the blue j blazes does the man want, anyhow? What prohibition, re-1 (Striction, as enforced by the Federal government now, and j for years, could be more liberal? We ask you, Mr. Hearst, or anyone else caring to answer. | 1 Something To Think At out As To Examlnatios ======== Tty iJruno Lessing I Aii Italian who recently appeared before a board of examiners in New York to submit to the “first voter's test,” was asked, “Where was Columbus born?” j "In Genoa," he replied promptly. The hoard held a brief conference and derided that the Italian had not given the proper answer, be cause the board of education had prescribed “Italy" as the proper reply to tills question. -- -- -- “And they shot Lincoln!" Tf the Italian had replied. “Truly, gentlemen. I am not quite , sure whR-e Christopher Columbus was born. My memory is somewhat ' confused on this subject. I know that lie lived the greater part of ' his life m Italy but had to go to Spain to obtain sufficient money to finance his scheme of finding n : short cut to the Indies. I under i stand the full import of his dis j covery and consider him one of ■ the greatest men in the world's his tory. I am sure he was born in either Italy or Spain but, lor the life of me. I cannot remember j which.” j Well, in that rase, he probably I knew more about Columbus than ; any of his examiners. And yet he i would have received a “zero” for ( his answer. Perhaps these exam iners believed that Genoa was in , Bulgaria. Which brings up the question: ; "who examines examiners?” In this important case, where a naturalized citizen's vote depended upon his ability to answer certain questions, the examiners took ref uge behind the fact that the board of education had prescribed the answer to this particular question. Which brings up another conun drum: Who educates boards of education? (Do you remember the son. “Who i takes care of the caretaker's daugh ter while the caretaker’s busy tak ing care’ i In most of the etttes of the j United States that have a board of ! education, its members are appoint - ed by the mayor. Which is good 1 for politics but bad for education. ! Many members o! boards oi educa | tlon are perfectly good druggists, ‘ splendid cloak and suit merchants ; or ideal -husbands or wives who would not recognise old Pedagogies \ himself it they saw him coming i down the street in a red suit, at the head of a brass band. Yet these people, without life ; long training, direct the course of ! education for the young supervise ti c Intel's”'nl qr-' ' “ns of v 1 r ' ”t s their own to a test, rr-t t nr ' l't a j way, establish the community's eciu-! cational standard. !' —I | Which Is one of the many reason's; why, after several decades of pub- \ | lie education at so many billions i j of dollars per decade, there are so ' many dumbbells in the lan.d. j __ I | Anyway, an examination, at best, is a ticklish matter. It is difficult ! to frame questions that will fairly j test a person's knowledge, intelli- ] | gence and, perhaps, genius in any j given line of endeavor. Many a j college diploma certifying to a 1 graduates satisfactory completion of his course, is not worth the parchment it is written on. i Of one tiling you may be sure If Christopher Columbus had ap peared before any naval or marine : or civil service board of examiners to answer their questions, he would have received a zero with a capital j Z. Something like that probably i happened to him in Italy .or he would -not have gone to Spain to ! finance his venture The English Language. l --- Manchester Union, i The English language is like a great delta that constantly receiver, accretions from the streams of re search that are going on When Webster published Ujs dictionary in 1828, one of his chief certificates of its value was that It contained 70. 000 words, while all those that pre- j | ceded him had had only 3S.OOO to j : 58.000. It is not known how many words were in the enlarged edition of j 1841. but when these figures are compared with the new Oxford dic tionary, which contains 414.825 words, and over 1.000.000 quotations it reveals how much the English language has grown during the past 100 years. Part of this increase has come, no doubt, from the in clusion of colloquialisms and other variations of speech not previously recognized, but a large percentage of It has been due to the growth of the language EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Notice is hereby given that I have this day qualified as Execu tor of the will of Lenora Beam.; late of Cleveland county, N. C. All j persons having claims against said! estate are hereby notified to pre- i sent them to me pronerly proven; for payment on or before January I 3rd, 1930, or this notice will bei pleaded In bar o, their recovery, j All persons indebted to said estate: will make immediate payment to1 the undersigned. This January! 3rd, 1929. SHUFORD BEAM. Fxeevtor of the wii| pf r... ( neam, dc- ! cecsriL "I - ■ 4- Jf« v Ativ*. W I INVEST YOUR MONEY AT H OME IN HOMES, INDUSTRIES, BUSINESS /OUR MONEY INVESTE D OUT OF OUR COUNTY DOES NOT BUILD SHELBY AND CLEVELAND COUNTY. Your money invested in Building an 5 Loan Stock pays you high rates of in terest, builds Homes, Bu~'-s Places, Industries. Invest your money at home and with this Association. Our January £ eries Now Open PLEASE READ OUR STATEMENT AND MESSAGE BELOW—THEN ACT. STATE' ENT OF CONDITION Cleveland Building And Loan Association SHELBY, N. C. — ASSETS — The Association Owns— MORTGAGE LOANS .. ..$544,74?.G9 Money loaned to Shareholders for the purpose of enabling them to own their home \ Each loan secur ed by fjrst mf > ge on ’oca! im proved real csta.c. STOCK LOANS . 43,105 00 Loans nrule to our shareholder; against their stock. No loan c: ceeds !>()' f of amount actually pa. 1 in. Cash on Hand And in Banks . 3,484.06 $591,329.06 TOTAL — LIABILITIES — Tbs Asscciatr'on Owes— Its Liia.ehoiders . 500,006.75 For installlments paid on install ment steel..’'paid up stock, and full % paid stock. Notes Payable . 20,000.00 Yoney to ( la. eland Br.nk & Trust Co., for the use of making loans to mem: eas ov retiring matured stock. Undistributed Profits .. 71,322.31 ' Earrings on instalment stock be ing held until stock matures. .. $591,329,06 TOTAL .k Five Hundred and Twelve People (512) are carrying TEN THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE SHARES (10,673) with our Associa tion. Last year we advanced money to our shareholders to nurchase^or build sixty homes (60.) Our first series matured in November If28. We paid to our share ftpXders $61,000.00 in cash and $63,000.00 in cancelled mortgages. o The results for the year of 1928 have been most gratifying—and we are look ing forward for this year to be the best in cur history. With the varied forms of stock now offered by the association there will be (gund a plan to fit the convenience of all who may wish to use this medium for the investment of their funds. „ Installment shares are 25 cents pe- share per week. Prepaid sh'-es are $72.50 each, these shares are worth $100.00 each at the end c' 332 wee' s. We issue Investment shares in even $1C0.CQ. Thc33 shares pay 5%, payable every S'x Months. All funds invested in any cf the above plans are free from State, County and City Taxes. Interest income up to £300.00 is exempt from federal in come tax. OUR ASSOCIATION HAS HANDLED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN LOANS WITHOUT HAVING SUFFERED A LOSS OF ANY AMOUNT ON ANY LOAN. THIS IS A RECORD FOR WHICH THE MANAGEMENT FEELS JUSTLY PROUD. OUR JANUARY SERIES NOW OPEN COME IN AT ONCE, TAKE OUT AS MANY SHARES AS YOU CAN, EITHER RUNNING SHARES, PREPAID SHARES OR INVESTMENT SHAR ES — THEY ARE ALL GOOD. , PAYS YOU HIGH RATE OF INTEREST And When You Carry B. & L. Shares You Are Help’ng Your Town, Your County, Your State. It Furnishes Mon ey For Others To Build And Own Their Homes. INVEST YOUR MONEY AT HOMr AND WITH THE CLEVELAND BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION Wm. LINE BERGER. Pre». J. L. SUTTLE. See.-Treas. * OFFICE AT CLEVELAND BANK & TRUST COMPANY. S'FLBY. N. C ——JANUARY SERIES NOW OPEN - --- ,
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