Newspapers / Shelby Daily Star (Shelby, … / Feb. 27, 1929, edition 1 / Page 9
Part of Shelby Daily Star (Shelby, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
« Town Of Sharon Pat On Map By Mysterious Death Of Faye King Passengers On Passing Trains Stretch Necks To See House i ‘ Of Tragedy. York.—The King murder case has pm, the vil'agt of Sharon, sit uated seven miles west cf York and containing 6CQ tnnac'i ants very much on the map. There is no doubt about it. Not only has the little town been visited by thousands of curiosity seekers from all parts of York and contiguous counties, but oerrons on the four passenger trains passing H through Sharon daily manifest keen interest in the place. Formerly when conductor called “Sharon," the passengers sat still or read the newspapers. Now they raise the window and peer about with eager eyes. They inquire of is lsons about the depot if the house is within sight and when advised that it is not visible they manifest deep disappointment. Among tlie automobiles that have been parked in front of King home of late were machines bear ing license tags from Virginia, Georgia, and other states. Oi course the occupants of these cars doubtless did not come all the way from their home states to see the King house but probably turned aside from through trips. All the furniture belonging to Rafe King has been moved out of the house, but it will not be empty long. It has been rented by C. E. McGurkin of Sharon from the owner, Mrs. J. H. Bingham and he will occupy it soon. Many persons have been heard to remark that they would not live in the house for a gold mine, but Mc Gurkto is of a practical frame of minn and is not afraid to live in i he house with its tragic associa j ticn Site On Desert Is Chosen For New Munition Plant In Nevada Hawthorne, Nevada.—'Vn odd vil lage resemblin'; an Eskimo igloo colony i;; to be buiit • under the broiling sun of the Nevada desert. It will provide the United States navy with one of its largest muni tions depots and replace the Lake Denmark, N. J., arsenal which blew up in 1926. The location is far from any thickly populated district and v :1! forestall repetition of a tragedy like that in New' Jersey, where 21 were killed, hundreds injured and damage of $35,000,003 was done. New Lease. Selection of the site for the stor age dump in the virtually uninhab ited desert empire gives the old mining camp of Hawthorne a new lease of life. Once a flourishing town, Haw thorne becarAe one of the ghost cities of the west. Now, however, tottering houses are being repair ed, stores reopened and their shelves replenished. The one hote has received new paint and fur nishings. The railroad is preparin' to build front Thorne, the nearer; rail point. and telephones have been installed. The navy is making preliminary surveys of the site and will start the $3,500,000 arsenal soon, with storehouses of the half-dome type built far apart and buttressed by earthworks to prevent an explosion in one magazine from igniting the other,-.. HENRY FORD HAD I. 10 CHI FLUB It Was Only Way To Prevent Cur ious Crowds From "Fooling With It.” New York.—Henry Ford had to r chain and lock his first flivver to a lamp post whenever he parked it in the strets of Detroit in 1893, to prevent curious bystanders from trying to start it. This is the amusing fact brought out by Charles Merz, who, in the AVorld’s Work, discloses the story of Ford’s ten-year struggle to find financial backers for the awkward creation which made him the world's wealthiest man. “If I stopped my machine any where in town,” Ford himself is " quoted. “ a crowd was around it before I could start it again. If I left it alone, some inquisitive per son always tried to run it. Finally I had to chain it to a lamp post when I left it anywhere.” y Not one of Ford's 12 original backers was either a capitalist or professional promoter. Although many were approached, those sup posedly shrewd and farsighted in dividuals carefully avoided any contact with the auto-builder. It was chance, rather than busi ness sagacity that created the Ford company, Merz points out. The in ventor, while working for the De troit Electric company, made friends with Alexander Malcomson, the coal dealer, who backed him for a quarter of the original stock. James Couzens, the multi-million aire senator, then a clerk in Mal comson’s office, borrowed from his sister to buy 24 shares, and induc ed her to take a single share in her own name. Charles J. Woodall, Malcomson’s bookkeeper, bought ten shares with his $1.00 savings. All of these bgcame wealthy mere ly through the chance acquaint anceship. _ ^ . John F. and Horace E. Dodge, owners of a machine shop, agreed to build Ford's motors for 50 shares of stock apiece. Their tremendous fortune later went to build the Dodge Brothers car. Two young lawyers, Horace H. Rackham and John W. Anderson, happened to draw the contract be u tween Ford and the Dodges, be * came Interested and bought 50 shares each. Rackham sold his real estate holdings to make the invest ment against the advice of his banker, and Anderson borrowed $5,000 from his father. Vernon C. Fry, a shopkeeper, and Charles H. Bennett, employed by an air rifle manufacturer, each bought 60 shares, although their friends warned them they were be $en shares with his $1,000 savings'. But the most pathetic figure of the 12, the World’s Work article relates, was Albert Strelow, a car penter, who bought 50 shares, then ■old It to put the money into a mine. While the others were being made fabulously wealthy by Ford, his mine investment resulted in a total loss. If? Two motorcycle policemen in V Chicago pursued Policeman J. C. mey 22 miles and arrested him motoring at a speed ol 62 miles hour, ,_L__ 1 Card Of Thanks. May we take this method of ex pressing cur appreciation of the many acts of kindness and expres | sions of sympathy to us at the tragic death of our son, husband, and brother, George W. Scruggs. A'so for the beautiful floral tri butes we are very grateful. Mrs. Sally Scruggs, Mrs. George W. Scruggs. The Brothers and Sisters. Austell Moves To State From Gaffney Gaffhey, S. C.—Lewis Austell, who has been in business here for the past year in the Insurance Trust Building, has moved his store to Granite Falls, N. C. The vacated quarters will be occupied March 1 by Ira A. Watson and company, now in the Brown Building, which will be taken by the Collins broth ers, of Spartanburg, newcomers in the local mercantile field. Soda-Jerker Runs 30 Miles For $5 Kannapolis. — Greer McColl, seventeen-year-old soda dispenser here, set a local record when he, having a five dollar bet with Pee Wee Russell, local boxer, ran around the Cannon Lake one hundred times without stopping. The circumfer ence of the lake is three-tenths of a mile and consequently the dis tance covered by the young man was 30 miles. It required five hours for hint to accomplish this feat. Nebraska Ignores South Carolina’s Sunday Blue Laws Omaha, Neb. Feb. 26.—The South Carolina blue laws, like the flower? that bloom In the spring, have nothing to do with the case of Corporal William Woodbury and hie enlistment in the army, Federa' Judge Munger has decided. Woodbury, court-martialed Feb ruary 5 for desertion and sentenc ed to a year’s imprisonment, had sought release through habeas cor pus action. He argued that his en listment at Fort Moultrie, S. C., war on a Sunday and therefore void un der the state’s blue laws. Judge Munger said that enlist ment in the United States Army was no ordinary contract, being comparable rather to a marriage vow. Major C. R. Williams, judge ad vocate for this army corps area argued that Fort Moultrie wasn’ amenable to South Carolina laws exclusive jurisdiction of the Unitec States government. Woodbury deserted from For’ Moultrie February 3, 1928, at Sioux City, Iowa. CINDERELLA BOOTERY LADIES’ SHOES EX CLUSIVELY. — ON THE SQUARE — SHELBY, N. C. Try Star Wants Ads NEW/ 0®S28&iic R,*D!0 1 tlATE R Kent - EN A SET is labelled "Atwater Kent” you W can bet your bottom dollar that it’s the kind of set you’d build for yourself— 1/ you could. What would you have in your set? Pure lone that gives you the music exactly as it sounds—the low notes clear, the high notes sparkling? Power range—plenty of volume? They’re here. How would you make your set? Could yon measure every part to within a thousandth of an inch? Would you test or inspect it 513 times to make sure it’s what you want? Would you nse the finest materials you could get? That’s the way the Atwater Kent Electro-Dynamic is made. You can buy an Atwater Kent Electro-Dynamic here in the table model, or the compact console, ora hand some cabinet—so easily, uiai you can scarcely believe fine radio can cost so little. That’s the ad vantage you enjoy when you make your radio an Atwater Kent, MODEL 46, the new all electric receiver. Fl'LL*VI sion Dial. Uee»7A.C. tubes ami 1 rectifying tube, with double power tube stage. Without tubes, $83. MODEL F-2 (Electro Dynamic) speaker. True to the whole range of music. $34. LET US SHOW YOU THIS | NEW MODEL. A New Complete Line Of Cabinets, i The Quality Is There And The ' Prices Are Right. I Sharkey - Stribling Fight Headquarters. Model 155 Cheat Type SHELBY HARDWARE CO. PHONE 330. “WE SERVE TO SATISFY.” ^ffrt the mott eritirat companions at the siutomobf/c Sliotrt, Oldsmobile now stands more than ever - - - IN THE SPOTLIGHT OF PUBLIC FAVOR With New Lower Prices Again the spotlight of public favor singled out Oldsmobile at the great national automobile shows— —not because of apy radical changes in the 1929 Oldsmobile, but for a more vital and fundamental reason— —because critical comparison with other cars in its field reveals an overwhelming margin of value in favor of Oldsmobile. Not only have desirable improve ments been added, but its prtce luxs been reduced! Already represen tative of the most progressive engi neering, Oldsmo bile’s big high-com pression engine now develops 62 horse power. Piston-pins are now pressure lubricated—an engineering feature heretofore characteristic of high* priced cars. Already distinctive in appearance its smartness has been enhanced by new headlamps on chromium* plated mountings—by a new cadet* type visor—and by new, sparkling color combinations. And even greater luxury is revealed inside the car—by deeper, softer scat-cushions—by new, more costly upholsteries—and by the won* derful new Fisher adjustable front scat that may be NEW LOWER PRICE TWO DOOR. (E DAN $875 f. o. b. factory, Unafni, MkKtjan SPARE TIRE AND BUMIPBRS EXTRA instantly regulated to suit the driver’* convenience. See and drive this finer Oldamobile— and you’ll immedi* ately recognise why it is more than ever in the spotlight of public favor. OlDSMOB IJLC HAWKINS BROS. VALUES DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE AT LOW PRICES. COMPLETE ASSORTMENTS NEW SPRING MERCHANDISE. NEW SPRING DRESSES AND COA TS $4-98 BEST VALUES—GREATEST VARIETY OF STYLES. Dresses of flat crepes, georgettes and new prints in all the season’s newest styles. Every new shade including plenty of blacks and navys. Sizes 14 to 50 for the junior, miss and woman. Coats of tweeds and poiret sheens in the new man nish styles and styles with the throw collar. Colors: tan, navy, black, rosewood, etc. Sizes for juniors, rrfiss and women from 15 to 53. Children’s Dresses And COATS for EASTER $^.98 All New—And such extraordinary values. These are just the dresses and coats that will appeal to every girl. Outstanding style and Economy. Sizes 7 to 14. , An Outstanding Offering WOMEN’S HATS I 98c $1.98 $2.98 New arrivals daily in the newest in smart hats for early Spring and Easter wear. EMBROIDERED STRAWS BAKOU CLOTH CROCHETS ' FELTS Perfect fitting — new shapes — all head sizes — new colors. Styles for the miss and elderly matron._ WOMEN’S NEW SPRING SHOES Made to “Charles” specifications—calling for style, work manship and quality unusual at these low prices. Made in many smart new s.yles of patent leather, calf and colored kid. You’ll agree, when you see these shoes, that we have giv en the utmost in style and value at $1.98 and $2.98. $1.98 AND $2.98 pr. STORES COMPANY 1 - 3 WARREN STREET SHELBY, N. C. CHILDREN’S SHOEh In black & tan leathe In black and tan leather: ) 98c $1.98 and $2.98 pr. Well-fitting lasts built fo sturdy service.
Shelby Daily Star (Shelby, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 27, 1929, edition 1
9
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75