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The Cleveland Star SHE).BY, N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY > * 1 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By Mall, per year__.__-. $2 50 By Carrier, per year .....-. WOO THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC. l.ptt a WEATHERS .... President and Editoi S. ERNES! HOEY....Secretary and Foreman RKNN DRUM ... News Editor A. D JAMES .. Advertising Menagei 1 _ Entered as second class matter January 1 1905 at tne postolflce At Shelby. North Carolina under the Act ol Congress March 3 1879 We wlsn to call your attention to the tact that it is and has been OUT cuttom to charge five cents per line for resolutions ot respect cards ol thanks and obituary notices after one death notice has been published This will be strictly adherrrd to WEDNESD y7jAN. 16, 1020. TWINKI.ES In just a few days now we’ll be knowing whether or not Cleveland county's 1026 cotton crop passed 50,000 bales. And we'll more than likely be hearing that it did. Young 1920 according to his photograph in the papers a week or two back somewhat resembled Dan Cupid, but see-1 ing as how only two couples have secured marriage license I here in the first two weeka of the year we guess the young sters are no kin. “6-Month Schools All Right, Grigg Says,” reads a head line, and from what we’ve been hearing about the long term schools in Cleveland county it seems ns if the short term schools will have, to be all right since it appears as if we cannot afford better. i It seems as if the aftermath of a presidential election, even such as was the recent lamented, cannot keep Shelby from talking politics. One candidate for mayor has announc ed, and others may announce—all depending, of course, upon how the other prospects take the first announcement. Did you know that the City of Shelby collects taxes from people who do not live in nor own property inside the corporate limits? Which is to any that the burden of col’eet ing school taxes for District No. 33, a part of which is with out the city limits, falls upon the city collection machinery. The Greensboro News seems to he near getting on its ear because the paragraphers continue making copy of the postoffice site there. But if The News would give the mat ter gentle consideration it would realise, no doubt, that their postoffice site and a few other such topics are to the para graphers of North Carolina what Tom-Tom Heflin must be to the news scribblers in Washington. . The Monroe Journal noting that Max Gardner has been a big factor In advancing the agriculture of this county band plans a similar program for the State says: “His education at S tate Agricultural college is one investment which has paid the State.’* THE SPELLER OF SPELLERS *J*HE SALISBURY POST declares that a niche in the Ha'l of Fame should be given T. D. Stokes, Lexington school principal, who has installed Webster’s Blue Back Speller in the schools of that city. Nearly all of the elderly folks will agree as does Ebeltoft who uses an automobile phrase to say that "when better spellers are published the publishers will have to beat the old Blue Back.’’ TOM PROVIDES KINDLING |^EAVE IT TO Tom Heflin, Alabama’s senator, to always find some method of being aggravating. Due to a bill introduced by him 1,330 more copies of the Congressional Record are now available for distribution in North Carolina. But perhaps the kindling material supply in Alabama was getting low? So, if you’re having a hard time starting the furnace fire these mornings sit down and write your con gressman for a few extra copies. DIG UP A FEW BOOKS QF COURSE you have several books about your residence you do not need and perhaps will never glance at again. And, of course, you decided when you read the appeal in the paper to give them to the library at Boiling Springs so that I the school might move up near the standard junior college elaaeificatien. But, as is typical with all of us, you just didn’t do R then and have forgotten to do so since. \ .Whije.it is on your mind look up a few and leave them At The §t%y office to be delivered to the school. MERELY PRAISING OGLESBY A T LEAST one reader of The Star gained the impression that this paper is boosting Judge John Oglesby's method of giving actual sentences to convicted defendants instead of suspended sentences was taking an indirect slam at other jurists who have presided over Superior court terms here. Not hastily that—we were merely praising Oglesby. Th^ late Cam Caldwell, prominent criminal lawyer at Statesville, when he passed a member of the jury in rep resenting the defendant would lean back in his seat and' smilingly declare in a loud voice: “1 like that man.” We like Judge Oglesby, or more particularly his court room form, j '■h , ^ -—■ - . 4 ' * EQUAL TAX VALUES PvURING and- since the school tax election in Shelby there has been much talk about the fairness, or perhaps we! shoiild say the unfairness of tax valuations. It isn’t a new discussion hefe of anywhere else for that matter, and with the IcgislatuMTih session it is the most popular topic over entire state it seems. equalizing of tax valuations would, we believe, do •V*y with many of our taxation problems and much of the «v«T'growing complaint about taxes. But carrying the the ory of equal taxation, or valuation, into practice is some thing else. The North Carolina Press noting the discussion presents the theory of one newspaper publisher who is of thej opinion’that his plan would do more to equalize values thanj any plan heard. The plan is to require, that the assessed! valuation of all property be published in the local newspa-j per. There is no doubt that this would do the work, and it would be an economical expenditure for the counties. FIGHTING BOOZE SUBSTITUTES j^OCAL OFFICIALS are to be complimented upon their de cision to wage war upon the sale of whiskey substitutes j in Shelby and over the county. But the success of their drive depends greatly upon public sentiment. Proving that the person selling extracts, bay rum and such knows that: the stuff is to be guzzled to give the kick once secured from 1 bcoze will be a hard task in most any case, and conviction depends upon this being proven. But let the public condemn i the sale of such, which physicians say is really more injur-j ions to the body and mind than whiskey, and condemn jt strongly enough and there will be a noticeable decrease in; the number of drunks who appear in city ard county courts1 after having imbibed the substitutes. The entire blame for! the increasing use of alcoholic medicines as substitutes for1 booze cannot be laid to the door of the officers. The main j weakness is that our laws fail to cope properly with the sit-: uation, but despite that public sentiment can wield a big influence in curtailing such sales. HOW BUSINESS GROWS |N MONDAY’S issue of this paper it was announced that one Shelby business fiitn had contracted to use 15.000, inches of display advertising in The Star during 1929. To those acquainted with advertising and mo'ern business meth ods that is quite an announcement—the largest advertising program ever outlined in Shelby. In recent years more and more business houses have been locating in Shelby. Many people wondered where all the -tores expected to find sufficient patronage to exist. The answer to that wonder may be found in one word—“Adver tising.'’ In the suburbs of Shelby and in the prosperous rural communities and towns round about there are hundreds of potential customers of Shelby stores who may and are he ug brought to Shelby by newspaper advertising. This trade will c ontinue to increase as business men continue to let these hundreds of shoppers know what they have to sell. Perhaps they have not been shopping jn Shelby heretofore, but are now that they are Icing told regularly about the bargains to be found here. And, naturally, to make it a shop talk, it should be ad ded that. The Stir blankets this entire trading area three* times each we k. Out e-cry rural route from Shelby and in to every post office in towns adjoining Shelby bundles of tars go three .tones each week. More people read The Star than read more than a dozen of the’ daily newspapers publish ed iu North Carolina. And everywhere The Star goes should e trading territory for Shelby merchants—and will be if they continue to advertise. == ~ ' J Something To Think About Medical Care For Poor By Bruno Lessing — In New \ork City a $35 000,000 Medical Centre was recently “dedi cated." ' Garbed In their academic (owns, with brilliantly colored hoods ot various hues," ran one account of the ceremony, “a distinguished rompany of scientists filed across the plaza at the southern end of the serrated pile of masonry to the stirring music of a military band." It must have been a fine spectacle. But spectacles comp and go. And this "serrated pile of masonry” will remain. A magnificent Medical Centre, "dedicated,"—and here this writer must stop. Because he. does not quite under stand to what end this $25,000,000 enterprise is dedicated. Once upon a time the writer had a colored servant who contracted pneumonia. He telephoned to half a dozen hospitals to ask *1 they had a room where this unfortunate woman could receive the best of medical attention. The hospitals were "all lull." Now he wonders whether this Medical Centre Is “dedicated” to the sick and afflicted poor, regardless of creed or color and whether all the resources ot modern medical science, as well as all the comforts of pri vate rooms and conscientious nurs ing will be at the disposal of those unfortunates who cannot afford to pay. Or whither it Is a business prop osition. Not that there is anything neces sarily wrong in establishing a big hospital upon a business basis. The cause of medical sclehce Is sure to gain .through such an enterprise. And doctors must live. And even *25.000,000. big as it sounds, cannot endure the strain of "all going out and nothing coming in.' As far as medical investigation aridf experimentation are cohcerned. however, It must be conceded that the poor are just as good material to work upon as the well-to-do. And they need more medical help. Be cause the poor, as a rule ure more ignorant than the well-to-do. A rich man can estab’tsh a medical centre in his own home This Is not written In a critical ] spirit. Whatever is gained by medi- j cal research accrues, ultimately, to i the benefit of the poorest of the ! poor. But the "ultimately'’ is a, long way off. And the poor need! the test medical attention now. | The best medical attention re quires a private room, a private nurse, the resources of halt a dozen laboratories and proper diet, in ad dition to the services of trained | specialists at all hours oi the day I and night. Is this Medical Centre a step in that direction? Can a penniless in valid apply for admission and be as sured of the same treatment that a millionaire would receive? If so, every citizen of New York should make an annual contribu tion to this work in order that the $25,000,000 should flow in three fold every year. But if that be not the purpose of this enterprise, the "academic gowns j with brilliantly colored hoods of | various hues." look rather tawdry, in j the light cf reflection. And one wonders what the band played while the "distinguished company of scientists filed across the plaza.' WOMAN GETS 3 ROYAL FLUSHES IN 45 MINUTES San Francisco.—"Heh heh. be ginner's luck.” 80 chuckled William Schaumberg last night when his wife, playing her first game of poker,* held a royal flush. The second "heh.1 heh,” which came a half hour later, was a little more gutteral and not quite so hearty. Mrs. Schaumberg had caught her second royal flush. Fifteen minutes later she asked for "one card.” “If you get another royal flush. Ill faint,” expostulated SchaUm-1 berg. He fainted. Five players' in the game vouched for Mrs i Schaumbergs three royal flush-1 es today. All within 45 minutes j she held them. Two were dla- , monds, the third of clubs and two were "pat” hands. Try Sar Wants Ads CUE Id BLAMED ON POLITICO i —— Bombings And Gang Murders Traced Bark To Chicago City Hall By Locscli. Chicago.- A 76-year-old crusader puts the blame for Chicago's whole rale bombings and gang slayings on illegal political protection. Prank J. Loesch, head of the Chi cago crime commission and special prosecutor in charge of a series of “clean-up" grand Juries, declared the direct cruse of frequent and regular acts of violence was the shielding of gangsters, racketeers and bootleggers by political leaders. Immense Profits. "The Immense illegitimate profits ..i.*1 tills protection keep the inter-gang warfare alive and the city in an uproar, said the white haired, vigorous attorney, drafted oy the Chicago Bar Asso ciation in an effort to restore a respect for law and order. "A licensed soft drink place opens up, we’ll say, on Wacker Drive. Be-1 cause protection has been bought < from politicians, a load of beer with 1 high alcoholic content is obtained from the Capone syndicate. If the Capone patronage is continued, the place will be bombed before long and a reign of terror sets in, kill ing naturally resulting in the light between syndicates for the busi ness.” Gazing out a window, he said slowly: "So much of the source of corrup tions seems to lead back io the city hall. "Last year there were 56 gang murders. Chicago has averaged a murder a week for the -ast seven years. Nearly every third day a bomb wrecks a business establish ment or dwelling. Six have explod ed in the first 12 days of this year.' Using “Xmas” When It Is Wrong Word Chapel Hill Weekly. "Xmas” is a hateful word. 1 wish it could be deleted from the language, completely and per manently. But I have no hope that it will be; its popularity .-eems to be growing instead of waning. If anybody wants.to send me Christ mas greetings I am glad to receive them, but I am not made any happier by Xmas greetings. X is the form of the Greek letter Chi and. as an initial, came to be a symbol for Christ. "A an ab breviation,” says the Century Die tionary, “It stands (or Christ, as In s Xn (Christmas) Xmas. (Christmas) this is a case in which abbrevia tion is abominable. Suppose that In church the preacher were to end a prayer with the words, “X’s sake amen.'' Nobody would like that Slut it would be no worse than Xmas. NORTH CAROLINA LEADS IN TOBACCO PRODUCTION New York —Increased consump tion of cigarettes has made North Carolina the leading tooacco pro ducing state in the union, latest Sta tistics show. North Carolina is producing more than twice as much tobacco as any other state, including Kentucky, which waa the leader up to 1926. Of the billion cigarettes turned out annually, North Carolina contributes more than half. MTERU DRESSES SPECIAL PURCHASE OF DRESSES Ward’s presents this showing of new and modish si'k dresses, pur chased specia'ly for this great Mid-Winter Sale. Only our g g n ie .^buying power make it possible for us to offer a'hance spring styles at such amazing savings. Come in and see them! worth up to $14.00 EJat Crepes, Georgettes, Crepe Sati.. • • * Sports Woolens Sizes 14 to 44 Our buyers nv'ke another purchase of Dresses > i; .1 $7.95 which would ordinarily retail for prices up to S14.00. These smart, new styles, the rich heavy fabrics and expert workmanship stamp them as unusual bargains at this price of $7.C5. Values to $19.50 At $11.95 There is style plus economy here! Soft flattering silk crepes and satins fas1 Jon a variety of smart styles. All colors ... all styles. Values to $16.00 At $8.95 Our most expensive dresses are in this group. The mod2ls are made charming by new style touches, new colors, new orna ments. Fashionable Footwear Smart tie model in tan calf, beige trim. Easily an $8 to $10 value. $4 * 1 /'ll sizes Style Plus Comfort Nationally known ‘‘Foot Health” Shoe. Soft black kid. Chic Gypsy tie. .98 All sizes_ V4* Tapered Heel SILK HOSIERY $1-49 Expressing the outstanding , rend in sty’e. With ta' ered ,ieel giving graceful silhou ette to the ankle. Servicd weig’«i in silk extending well over the knee. All new fall shades. All sizes, 81 to 10. Marvelous Quality CP EPF, DE CHINE UNDERTHINGS Unusually Low Prices Dance Set, $1.98 Gowns, $1.98 Chemises, 98c Loveliest of the New Pastel Shades I All silk Crepe de Chine—lovely sheer quality. French styles of exquisite beauty. Lace trimmings, medal, lions and plaits. All pastel shades. Sizes for misses and women. METALLIC HATS Gleaming metallic hats that are so ultra-smart this season . . . priced for clearance. In several styles. Other smartly shaped hats, close fitting or small-brimmed also on SP,'‘ Storewide Sales —big price cuts Be sure to note the Mid-Winter Sale bargains in other departments through out the store. You’ll find unusual val ues in Lingerie Silverware Bugs Stoves Linens Kitchenware Toiletries China Oraperies Gyrators Furniture Vacuum Cleaners MONTGOMERY WARD & CQ PHONE 167 139-141 S. LaFayette St. HOURS: 8 to 6. SAT. 8 to 9.
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