Around Our Town
— Shelby Sidelights -
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THE DRIVE FOR ROOKS FOR |
the Boiling Springs library lias ,
suggested to numerous Shelby that, j
it would be well to stage a "Bor j
rowed Day” in Shelby at which !
lime every citizen should look !
through his or her books mid see i
that those belonging to others are |
returned.
If such a campaign was waged in j
town it Is altogether likely tiurt j
several hundred mote books would |
bo given the library drive.
Already a number of people- look- .
ing through their libraries or col
lections of books have noticed that
certain volumes they intended n>
give were missing, never having i
been returned by the 1 fiends who
borrowed.
A conservative guess i that 1
there are at. least 200 borrowed 1
books that have not been returned
in Shelby.
One lady suggests that nerd
Monday. January 28. be. ! a.
"Borrowed Book Day In the ab
sence of other procirn 'ion; this
department will prodaim the day
as such.
TWO YOUNG MEN. ONE THE
son of a physician and the other a l
son of a lawyer, as Attorney R. L
Ryburn relates it, were ‘Tow-rat
ing” each other
The physician's son told the law- I
yer's son that he heard a little I
bird the day before describing what j
kind of a lawyer the other’s dad l
was. The lawyer's son asked what !
the bird said:
"Cheep, cheep, cheep!” informed ;
the doctor's son.
wnereupon me lawyers son in
formed that ho .‘■aw a duck wnddUng I
across Ills yard on the previous day i
telling what kind of doctor the !
other’s father was.
"What did the duck say?" quer- I
led the doctor's son.
"Quack, quack, quack!” answered '
the other.
A CONVERSATION CHARLIE;
Austell heard on the street here this ■
week reminds that many Shelby |
fathers will save money this year
due to a short term scliool in ad- '
dition to the regular scliool ex
penses.
The conversation was between a i
little fellow and ills dad as they j
walked along the street.
"Papa,” the youngster said,
"you’re going to save five dollars
this year.”
"How’s that?” asked the father.
“Well, you won't have to give, me
that five dollars for moving up .1
grade as they can't promote any
body now.” said the youngster.
There must be at least 75 or 100
dads in Shelby who each year
promise their offspring a sum of;
money for passing their grades, and ]
boy-like the youngster speaking i
above was already worried over the
outcome of things following the de- j
feat of the scliool measure,
OUR IDEA IS THAT CLOTH- '
lng stores for men will sell a hum- j
ber of hats in Shelby tomorrow and
next week since the cotton report
shows over 50,000 bales ginned in
Cleveland county up to January 16.
SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER
this col yum always gets buried
when it takes a hand in politics,
but since a Raleigh dispatch says
that the secretary of the state fair
has resigned we're starting a one
man bootn to get Dr. Sib Dor t on
the job.
Of course, the departure of Dr.
Dorton would leave a big gap in
the Cleveland county fair activity,
but there seems to have been some
thing missing in the state fairs for
several years, and along witli
others, who have watched the Cleve
land county fair grow into one of
the largest in the south, we believe
that Doc Sib is the missing spark
plug which will put the state ex
position over.
How about it, Governor Max?
AMONO THE FORECASTS FOR
1929 made by Eugene Ashcraft were
th& .following:
Skirts, if made shorter, will be
come belts.
Fewer pedestrians wUl be run
down because more folks will ndc
in automobiles.
All automobile wrecks will he
tire fault of the other fellow.
One cent additional gas tax will
cause no one to stay ut home.
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THE COLYUM STARTED OFF
today talking about borrowed books!
and when we got down this far in
came a book salesman who had a
proposition which made it seem as
if we were going to get Uiem almost
ns cheap as by borrowing them.
Somehow we managed to get out
* weak "no" to the proposition utt
er noticing that a number of our
Shelby acquaintances bought. We ll
Just borrow front them.
THERE IS A CERTAIN STAIR
way in Shelby—No, not that Max
Gardiner stairway which the Char
lotte Observer wrote about—which
Is the most remarkable stairway,
surely, in this section.
Of a morning we r e seen cheery
inen dash up whistling a peppy
Jftiz tune, and a short time later
we've wen 'em come walking down,
seemingly having aged 10 years or
so in 10 minute.'-, with no pep what
soever left.
One punster about town calls H
■The Stairway et TnuiMornmilon.'
all i .somehow it reminds us of H. <.
Phillips' little, verse:
T had some paper profits
At which I'd sit and stare;
I turned away a minute—
Add then they weren't there!"
MONTHS HACK WHEN THERE
was tall: of paving highway 18
(tilth' there were some who said
traffic-on the road was not heavy
enough- to justify turd-surfacing.
I'herem we disagree. Seeing as how
nine out. of ten Cleveland county
oup’les marry in Gaffney, we say
the i ;ad should not only be paved,
:>ut be double-tracked, also.
iSpecial to The Star.)
The W. M. S. met with Mrs.
Erank Lottlmore last Saturday aft
ernoon. A most interesting pro
gram was rendered.
Mi s Ruth Sperling entertained
the members of the music class ttnd
a few other guests last Thursday
evening. Many games were played
and in a musical contest Miss Gur
gamts mid Prof. Kiser were the suc
cessful contestants.
A large crowd attended the open
ing exercises of tIre handsome new
church at-.Palm Tree.
Recent visitors to Piedmont high
school were Mr. Nat Owen, a stud
ent If) years -ago, who is now living
in Wilmington, and Mr. Lawrence
Lee of Weaver college.
Mr. Miltcn Clapp of Salisbury
and Mr. Clarence Clapp, Jr., of
Newton spent Monday night with
Prof, and Mrs. W. 1). Burns .
Misses Tolar and Gurganus and
Professor Ktser were week-end
visitors nVthc home of Miss Melba
Whitworth hear Waco.
In a spirited game of basketball
with Fallstm high school Piedmont
lost by ft 19-13 score.
Mid-term examinations are over
and the regular school work is
moving on nicely. A few pupils are
still out with flip
The Woman's club held their
monthly meeting on January 23 in
the home economies room at Pied
mont. The ladies are putting on a
play '44 Flappers" at an early date
They have just recently presented
the school with an eight tube radio
and the pupils now have an oppor
tunity to enjoy the music lessons
which are being broadcast Friday
morning by Walter Damrosch, fa
mous Orchestra leader. Miss MrCul
ler, our music teacher says this is
a wonderftil opportunity for ail the
pupils and for the music pupils es
pecially.
After the business session of the
club was over delicious refresh
ments were served by the liri?t
year pupils of tlie home economics
department. At this time Miss Tolar
had on exhibit the garments made
by tlie first and second year pu
pils. Tills work elicited much praise
from nil present. A number of new
members were added to the club. We
were sorry Mrs. Wallace was sick
and unable to be with us.
The girls of the home economic
club met with Miss Toiar at the
school building last week.
On Wednesday evening the sen
ior class of Piedmont high school
was charmingly entertained by
Misses Minnie Gold and Edith Beam
at the home of Miss Gold. After
v nr ictus contests the hostesses serv
ed refreshments.
Polkviile To Have
Play Groundhog Day
(Special to The Star'
At present the flu epidemic In
our community seems to have dis
appeared and almost everyone is
on the go again.
A number of business transac
tions have taken place around
Polkviile since the dawn of a New
Tear, and quiet a number have been
moving lit and out.
Groundhog day is drawing nearer
every day and so is the play to be
given at Polkviile high school. If
he comes out at. all, the supersti
tious little pig will appear on the
scene of action sometime during
the day of February 2 and the
characters of the play entitled. "An
Arizona Cowboy." will appear on
the rostrum at 8 p. m. on the same
day.
Each generation has its war bc
< e medals are saved and crutches
:■ thrown away.—Publishers' Syn
dicate. .
Card Of Thanks,
We take this method of thank
ing the neighbors and friends for
their many deeds of kindness and
sympathy shown us during the
sickness and death of our dear
father and grandfather, Mr. Joseph
! J. Kistler. May God's blessings rest
j on every one of you.
j The Children and Grandchildren.
SOUTH SHELBY
I,r:xls Other Schorls Of City with
520. Honor Roll. Other
News.
.(.Special to The Star 1
Enrollment in the South Shelby
( liool on the opening day was 412.
At the close of the fourth month
(he enrollment was 520. A gain of
108 since the opening day. Owing to
the Influenza epidemic the percent
age of attendance was only 87 and
the average daily attendance 4'4
The boys are leading in enrollment
this year, 265 boys and 255 girls.
The teachers reported only 31 tard
ies, an average of 3 tardies per room
'for the month. The following teach
ers reported ‘‘no tardies” for the
month: Misses Murrlel Sutton,
Mary Hardy, Jo Ramsey, Ka thaler n
Nolan, Edna Parker, Mrs. Kimmie
Palls and Mr. I. M. Eddlrman.
Eighteen pupils made the honor
roll during the past month as fel
lows:
Fourth grade, Miss Nolan's see
llon- Louise Join s, Helen Morrison,
James Irvin, Eugene Patterson
Fourth* grade. Miss Nolan's sei
tion—Bernice Brooks, Clara Mull
Blanton, Louise Whitener, Beula
Price, Clara -Scruggs.
Fifth Grade., Miss Blanton—Eva
Black, Virginia Campbell, Gayrielle
Duncan, Helen Wilsrn. Mary Ste
wart, Helen Lee, Howrd Irvin, Will
iam Towery.
Seventh grade—Annie Hay Jones.
Seventy four visits have been
made in the community recently.
This is an excellent way to tie up
home and school. Miss Winnie Blan
ton led all the other teachers in
the number of visits to the homes
with Miss Jo Ramsey coming sec
ond.
We had some very helpful and In
teresting talks at the chapel hour
during the past two weeks given by
tile following pastors: Rev. T. B.
Johnson, pastor of the LaPayette
Methodist church, Rev. Rush Padg
ett. pastor of the second Baptist
church and Rev. D. P Putnam, pas
tor of the Dover and Eastside mill
churches.
Mrs. Kimmle Falls' advanced first
grade gave a very interesting
"Health’’ program in chapel recent
ly. which proved to be enjoyable.
The entire grade participated in this
program.
The teachers and pupils of the
South Shelby school sold $12.31
worth of Red Cross seals before the
Christmas holidays began. This Is
quite worth while. Mrs. W. R. Cass
tevens. a former teacher in this
school was chairman of the com
mittee on Red Cross Seals
Welcome visitors to our school
recently follows: Mrs. Carl Hugh
es, Mrs. W. F. Wood. Mrs, S. II.
Burch. Mrs. William McCurry, Mrs.
Oren Turner, Mrs. Sam Smith, Mrs.
|C. Hamrick, Mrs Pierson and Mrs.
Terry.
Twenty seven (27) stations in the
United States are broadca.'t rie tile
Damrosch Educational Concerts
each Friday morning from 11-12
o'clock. Dam rose h hopes that, these
[concerts may not only enhance the
pupils understanding of and love of
good music, but that they may also
stimulate a desire on the part of
the pupils to lake up some orches
tral instrument.
last Wednesday week the Radio
Corporation of America 233 Broad
way, N. Y , sent the school a splen
did picture of Walter Dumrosch.
Our basket ball team lias played
several games recently at the "tin
can." The scores at both games were
favorable to South Shelby. Mr
Smith is reaching Our boys. The
girls tin. are pea;(icing regularly
The fith grade pupils are memor
izing "Ah Old Athenian Oath"
which is found in their reader.
Mighty fine tilings in this oath and
we hope alt of our bays and girt
will read it.
The eighth grade pupils under-Ov
direction of Miss Nanev Bagwell
had charge of the "Current. Even:
program last Thursday. Emma Ir
vin presided and Opal Stnilh, the
secretary, announred the program
A number of interesting curren.
topics were discussed.
The pupils of the 5th grade under
the direction of Miss Winnie Blan
ton dramatized a selection found in
their reader entitled "The Los!
Camel" and presented it in chapel
Tuesday. We enjoyed it.
Mid-term examinations Started
Wednesday morning and continued
three days.
The attendance at the P. T. A.
meeting last Thursday evening was
good despite the inclement weather
The followin': teachers have been
absent from school recently on ac
count of illness: Misss Nora Corn
well, Mary Hardy, Mrs. H. S. Plas
ter and Mrs. Kimtnie Falls
Substitutes for teachers who have
been ill follow: Mrs. Boyd Elam.
Miss lone Notan, Mrs. Tilden Falls
and Mrs. Hubbard.
We are so glad of the opportun
ity to enroll thirty-five <35> nev»
pupils since the Christmas holiday
They need us and we need them.
The Playlet by the 6th grade boys
entitled “Don't Tell Mary" was well
rendered in Chapel Tuesday.
Physicians Announce Scale of Prices
We, the undersigned physicians
practicing in Shelby, N. C. agree to
adopt the following scale of fees,
beginning February lr>. 1929:
Day visits within city limits $3.00;
night visits $400. Dover and Ora
Mills, day visits $3.50; night visits
$4.50. Obstetrical fee and calls in
the several districts to remain as
heretofore.
,B. B. MATTHEWS,
E. A. HOUSER,
E. B. LATTIMORE,
BEN GOLD.
D F. MOORE,
THOS. B. MITCHELL.
W. F. MITCHELL,
E. W. GIBBS,
S. S. ROYSTER.
T. O. HAMRICK. adv.
It won’t be long
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HOW ^usl onc morc wcc^~~°™
February 2nd — our amaz
ing and generous heating offer will be
withdrawn. The “Enjoy-It-Now” Club
will close its membership books for
another year. Stop huddling around that
old stove. Stop hoping for Spring. Begin
now to enjoy the balmy, healthful Heat
rola warmth. You’re too good a house
hold manager to pass up this opportu
nity. Read the startling “Enjoy-11
Now” details below. Then tell us when
Here is our
amazing offer
IYou join our “Enjoy-It
Now” t'.luh by mokiiif a
nifmlimhlp deposit of only
$2j.00, th« full amount of which
la Min»Uc«i as iirat payment on
your Estate Heatrola.
2 We take out your old store
and allow you $10.00 for it
($5.00 if you select the Heatrola
Junior for your home). This
allowance is also applied on the
purchase price of the Heatrola.
3 We install the Heatrola in
your home. Within an
hour's time we will have it set
tin complete — flooding your
whole house with cosy, com
fortable heat.
4 You enjoy Heatrola I usury.
convenience, and economy
from sow on without making
another payment until nett
Fail. Then, with a substantial
sum already to your credit, you
can pay the balance in easy,
monthly installment*,suited to
your convenience.
io can away your
old stove and in
stall in its place
a genuine Estate
Heatrola. We're
waiting to hear
from you.
Shelby Hardware Co.
— PHONE 330 —
“WE SERVE TO SATISFY”
Service-the Test of Quality
Quality in many instances is an Invisible thing. Only Time, and the wear and
?ar i ,me brmgs, can prove the presence of Quality Conclusively. Our Mer
chandise Has a Host of Regular Users because it consistently meets the Service
Test of Quality.
New Spring Undergarments
Of Fine Rayon—Lace Trimmed
Priced at Famous Sav’:igs
Does your lingerie supply need replenishing?! |
Here is your opportunity—all the dainty things
Igirls and women love. Banded with lace, trimmed
with medallions—and such lovely colors!
Sizes 36 to 44—Pastel Shades
j Peach, flesh, orchid, nile, blue and maize— some
times appliqued in a contrasting color. A score
t>f fascinating garments.
Chemise, 98c to $1.98
Step-ins, 98c to $1.98
Bloomers, 98c, $1.49 and $1.98 •
Costume Slips, 98c to $1.98
Gowns 98c
12 Momme Jap Pongee
A material of countless uses and a quality that is
excellent—all silk, 12 momme, red label pongee in
natural color only. A splendid value for, yard
33c
Natural
Only
All
Silk
Something INew
In All Patent
The simplicity of this shoe is
(relieved by its unusual design.
(Gleaming Black Patent and
^lender heels.
$3.98
A. New Color
Has Arrived
Champagne Kid—the ans.to
crat qf colors for Spring
fashions this dainty shoe, with
colorful underlays and slender
Spanish heels.
$3.98
“the DORSET”
Smart Style and
Quality Fabrics Form
i Happy Combination
in This New Model
for Spring
$24*75
Extra Pants at $5.90
An interesting variety of
smart stripes and novelty
weaves awaits your selec
tion.
Other Young Men's Spring
. Suits at $19.75 and $29.75
Lady-Lyke” Girdles
Support the Figure and
Mould It Smartly
The foundation of a trim, well-pro
portioned figure is the correct sup- j
porting garment Every “Lady-Lyke” j
girdle and corset is designed with care
—to follow the prevailing modish ^
lines.
1.98 and 2.98
Different Models For Various
Types of Figures
The individual requirements of ths
slender, the average and the large figure
are met in “Lady-Lylce"’ garments. Each
one is well made and the. price always
Long Brasciere
Back-closing
Boned across
the front for;
support when'
worn with aj
low-bust cor-;
set Sixes 32
[ to 46.
49c
Lady-Lyke
Combination of
Corset and Brassiere
A side-closing: combination
garment for average and me
dium figures. Fashioned of
pink silk stripe material wit!}
a rayon jersey top. Sizes Ja
to 40.
A “Lady-Lyke”
Bandeau of Silk Stripe
Rayon
A dainty
bandeau that
is cut very
tow in the
back. Contes f
in sires 30
to 36. 1
49c
NEW C6OLIE
COATS
Fancy Patterns
$4.98
Real Naturalness
In Boys* Suits
Boys demand suits in
the grown-up manner of
Dad's or big brother’s;
mothers want suits tnat
keep the boys boyish.
We’ve struck an in-be
tween note that everyone
Cassimefes and twist
fabrics. Every suit with
Coat, Vest and Two Pairs
Golf Knickers, One Golf
and One Longie or Two
Longies.
$9.90
likes.
Men’s Rubbers
For Heavy Duty
A work rubber built for _
wear and available in
black and red. Double
grey outsoles, broad last,
garnet lining, and dull fin
• t - to -f
jsh upper.
$1.49
This Shoe Is
As Good As It Looks
Lock at the semi-hard box
that spells comfort, the rubber
tapped heels to take the jars
and the clever stitching. Irvl
Cun Metal or Medium Dark';
.Tan.
$3.98
This sturdy Men’s Oxford i*
built for xvtar fvitk its rugged
jolt and sentt-kord box tr'u»
Metal or Medium Dark Tan,
$3.98
i SpringOxforda
I Fop the Boy
| Our No. 1727 is a solid,
durable calf oxford for the
boy or youth; Goodyeai
welt, roomy toe and heel.
Good-looking and longwear*
ing. Exceptional values at—
| jSizes 2Va to 5Va. $3.49
hSizes 12Vi to 2.. .$2.99