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THTEF SNARED BY POW DER SPRINKLED ON PURSES A kind ot powder that turns an j indelible blue when it conies in contact with moisture, was success-! fully used by Scotland Ynrd de-1 teetives the other day in catching a thiet who had been taking pock ctbooka from a girls’,sehool in Lon don, says Popular Mechanics Maga zine. The powder was carefully sprinkled on purses placed as de coys for the suspect, a porter at the school. They disappeared, and tiro employe was aroused of the theft. Ho indignantly denied ihe charge, but his hands were stain , ,ed a bright blue, a fact that caused him to admit his guilt. The per spiration of his hands had caused the powder, falling from the purses, to change color. LOOK RELEASES GAS TO FOIL THIEVES Fumes ol penetrating gas arc contained within the chain of a lock that an eastern inventor has introduced to discourage thrives, says Popular Mechanics Magazine Should the chain be cut. broken or otherwise tampered with, the gas Is released and Is Intended to over come anyone who Is attempting to force an entrance without a key. Eskridge News Vol 1 March 8, 1929. No. 0. We are glad to have Mr. T. H. Burkhardt with us, he sure show ed good Judgment by connecting with Cleveland Cloth Mills and buying a Model "A” Ford Grope and Shelby welcomes men like this. “Customers push my goods for me,” said the manufacturer. “What line arc you In any way,” asked the Jobber. “Babv Carriages," was the re ply. John M. Best Co. can give you good prices and real quick ser vice with their New Model “A" Ford Pick-up delivery. Try him He was an engineering stud ent and left blue prints on her neck. BUI—What is the hardest thing you ever di? Will—Make ten easy payments. Twitty Green of the Palace Barber shop knows his razors and autos. Get a shave from Twitty and ask him about ids new Ford Roadster. Dock Willis Is also an Auto Expert and now the happy own er of a Ford. Try his Barber Shop and let him tell you what he thinks of the New Ford. Mr. Ray Ahearn an expert pilot making the Shelby Airport headquarters ts now the proud owner of a New Ford. If you don't like flying try a Ford. -• Friend—What makes you think there Is something wrong with your family? Man—Well, we got the Car all paid for and tney're not figuring on a new car yet. Friend—I see, you bought a Ford, Man Did they offer you any thing on your old car. Owner—Sure did. They took one look and offered up a pray er. ' A few mere Wise Buyers: Chas. M. Carson, Standard Coupe. Romeo Eaker, Sport Coupe. Fluy Edwards, Fordor Sedan. T. P. Cottle, Sport Coupe. Eftthan Wilson, Tudor Sedan. J L. Hopper, Phaeton. II. 8. Speck, Tudor Sedan. A Blanton Oro, Co., Truck No. 2 T. P. Hamrick, Fordor Sedan. George Martin, Fordor Sedan. J. L. White, Tudor Sedan, B O. Queen, Tudor Sedan. H E. Whisnant, Tudor Sedan. J. C. Weathers, Truck. T. Z. Bumgardncr, Truck. A. P. Shytle, Tudor Sedan. Mother—Why, Orace. how in lire world did you get .so messed up while riding? Orace—I rode in the Rumple seat. You arc invited at all times to inspect our Parts end Service De partmen.t You will find It in teresting. Conte in and look it over. Don't forget the wonderful Lincoln Salon in Ball Room of Charlotte Hotel at Charlotte next week from 11th to 17th. Phone 241 and we will take you down. If you haven't driven a Model “A” Ford you have missed a great thrill. Ask us to send one around and take a ride and do your own driving. You will be delighted and surprised. CHAS. L. ESKRIDGE FORD PRODUCTS V A POORLY A HALF-GATHERED CROP No man leaves a part of his crop in the field to rot. But what about that part of the crop which never grew? In every poorly fertilized field a part of the crop is never made. You plant it. You cultivate it. You work with it from sunup to sundown. But you don’t gather all of the crop you might have made. Why? Because it couldn’t grow. There w**a’t *h« right kind of plant food in the soil to finish the job you started. But your fields need not cheat you this year. See to it that there is plenty of Royster’s in the soil. USE ROYSTER S FOR RESULTS Every year thousands of big money crops prove that Royster’s is the ideal fertilizer. Royster materials are always the finest, gathered from the four corners of the globe. But it’s the wonderful Royster formulas that take these choice materials and put them into the form that plants like best. Perfectly blended, per fectly aged, perfectly balanced. To be sure of getting yours when you want It, see the Royster dealer now and leave your order with him. LOCK FOR mi/ yicN USE ROYSTER FIELD TESTED Fertilizers “Lady Luck” And Superstition Play Big Role In Sport World ,Superstition* tt all i;r From The Giant's Itelief In Barrels To Helen Wills’ Eyeshade, (Janies Booth in N .Y Times.) Pity the poor rookies at the train ing camp down south who returns to his hotel and tosses his hat or cap on the bed. He will be an out cast among the other members of his team, for the theory of the, baseball player Is that Lady Luck demands a proper show' of respect; and if one throws his hat or cap on the bed all In the room are sup posed to pass under the power of the Jinx. Baseball produces the most thor oughly superstitious group of indi viduals to be found tn any sport. Wagon loads of empty barrels, cross-eyed men and a host of other phenomena are all believed to play an important part tn the winning ot games. Eddie Plank, one of the great est southpaws In the history ol baseball, would never pitch a game unless he had a plate of tomato soup for lunch. Christy Mathew son would never warm up with the third baseman between innings, though he would throw the ball to any of the other players. “Big Six'1 believed that to throw the ball to the third baseman would Insult Lady Luck. The superstition has been taken up by many other pitchers. Eddie Collins of the Athletics Is a graduate of Columbia, and in college a student generally loses any belief he may have had in omens. But Collins always sticks a piece of chewing gum on the but ton of his cap when he enters a game. If the pitcher has two strikes on him. Eddie yanks the gum from the button and chews violently. Empty Barrets Ana victory. The Giants were In the midst of ’ u losing streak some years back. No I matter how wretchedly the oppos i Ing team played, the Giants came out on the short end of the score. Then one day Iron Man Joe Mc Glnnlty burst Into the dressing rooms at the Polo Grounds, his face wreathed In smiles. ••We’ll win today!" he exclaimed. "I Just saw a wagon load of empty barrels!" Iron Man Joe pitched and won j tils game. The losing streak of the Giants was broken. John McGrow, who understands a thing or two ! about psychology and who would much rather win a ball game than j lose one, Immediately hired a man j to drive a wagon load of empty ! barrels around the Polo Grounds 1 before every game, and tha Giants kept on winning. Numbers play an Important part In the winning of ball games. ‘'Thir teen" Is considered a hoodoo to the average player, but Frank Chance of the old Cubs considered it his ' lucky number. He always Insisted on sleeping In lower berth 13 when traveling. Once when he did not get 13 the train was In a wreck. BUI Corrigan, leader of the Boston Red Sox, always endeavors to ride In a Pullman that carries a number representing a good batting aver age. Bob Shawltey, formerly with the Yanks, would not think of pitch ing a game If he weren't wearing ! his famous red flannel shirt, no matter how hot the day. Grover Cleveland Alexander Is never without chewing gunv He be lieves he would be knocked out of the box unless he chews while pitching. Davy Bancroft always sticks a piece of chewing gum on the end of his bat. It helps him with his batting average, he asserts. Butch Henllne. the Brooklyn catch er. has seven mitts and always carries them to the field with him. Eddie Rommel of the Athletics | draws the line at autographing j baseballs. He wrote hts name on a ball once before a double-header. | The A‘s won the first game and Rommell started to pitch the sec ond, but was knocked out of the box. He blamed It on the auto graphing. A bat has only a certain number of hits in it. according to the theory of the ball players. That is why the average player will not al low any one else to use his bat. He is not afraid that if another play er uses it, fewer hits will be left for Its owner. I,Inin* Up The Bata. Another superstition makes nec essary an extra employe of the team. Unless the bats are kept carefully aligned tn front of the dugout. the belief goes, the team will have had luck. ▲ boy is always on hand who does nothing but keep the bats lined up properly. The Athletics of 1910-19U did not have much faith tn the theory, however. They believed that. If they messed up their bats, luck would come their way. During a rally they would throw their war clubs about and Juggle them Into complete confu sion. Dreams can throw a whole club into a fit of nerves. To dream of monkeys Is thought to be a sign of exceedingly bad luck to come. Then there Is the little matter of the proper approach of the batter to the plate. He should, by all the rules of luck, pass back of the um pire If he ts to get a base hit. Baseball has no corner on super* stitious athletes, however. Tennis players also have their supersti tions. Jean Borotra, the famous French ace, would no more think of playing u game wi.hout his tight fitting’’Basque hut than a Wall Street broker would think of going to 1.1s office barefoot. Helen Wills contends that she simply cannot play tennis without her eve-shade. For years Molla Mallory, queen of the courts be fore Mi s Wills, thought she could not play well except in a sweater. Eut four years ago, playing with cut a sweater, she staged a brilliant come-back after three years of in different success. She may have changed her mind about the sweat er. Still, she won seven champion ships of the United States with a sweater and only one without. Golf And Motor Races. Golf, or w'ell as baseball and tennis, has produced its supersti tious players. Just before Jim Barnes was to play in the national open championship at the Colum bia Country club at Washington in 1921, some one, failing to find a four-leaf clover, gave him the head of a red clover for good luck. Barnes placed the stem of the flower in mouth and carried the good luck mascot, its red head protruding from between his lips, all around the course. He won by the great est margin that had ever been re corded. Since then, Long Jim has never entered a match without first hunting a bit of clover. Peter de Paolo, won \he Ameri can. Automobile association cham pionship In 192S, will not drive in a race unless he lias a pair of baby shoes attached to his car. He found a pair In his machine one day when he was driving out to the track and tied one of the little boots to the radiator of his racing rig as a mascot. He finished sec ond in that race. After that lie tied both shoes to the car, and in the next two races came in first. Then he lost one of the shoes. That broke his heart. He offered a re ward of $5,000 for the shoe's re turn. He made the amount large because he figured that otherwise some fan would keep It as a souve nir. Finally the shoe came back to him. Scoff at superstition if you will, but In the very next race de Paolo finished to the lead. No. 1 Township News Of Interest (Special To The Star.) There will be singing and preach ing at Camp Creek next Sunday night. Singing begins at 6:15. All singers invited. A number of people of this com munity attended the funeral of Rev. C. M. Rollins at Mt. Vernon Sunday evenlngg. The many friends of Mr. Grady Jones will regret to learn of his serious illness with double pneu monia. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Holder spent Sunday with Mrs. Holder's brother, Mr. Onzir Potter of State line. Mr. Archie Humphries of Cliff side, visited Mr. Emmitte Byars Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bailey and family spent Monday with Mr. Rome Davis. Mrs. Dell Scrug; of Cliffslde, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Willie Byars. The friends of Miss Elolse Ham rick are glad to hear that she is improving after an operation at the hospital at Gaffney, S. C. Miss Inez Davis spent Monday night with Miss Bcola Bailey. Mrs. Blain Davis has been on the s!tk list for seve a’ days. Mr. and Mrs. Robert. McCraw of Gaffney spent the week-end w-lth relatives here. Mrs. Dee Byars spent Saturday with Misses Onie and Floy Hum phries. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jolley an nounce the birth cf a boy. Mr. and Mrs. Brooker Self were visitors in Cliffslde Sunday. Mr. atm Mrs. Bob Ledford an nounce the birth of a daughter. Misses Elsia and Julia Green of Cliffslde spent the week-end at Mr. Bulalo Earls. Mr. and Mrs. Epton Jones an nounce the birth of a boy. Miss Dalton who is teaching at Holly Springs during the illness of Mrs. Season spent the week-end with home folks, at Waco. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Byars spent last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Brooker Self. Mr. and Mrs. Rome Davis spent last Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Thamer Humphries. Mrs. Clint Humphries and fam ily spent last Sunday with her mother. Mrs. George Jolley. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Allison of Chesnee, a C., spent Sunday with relatives here. Mr. Fennan Hopper entertained a number of friends with a singing at his house Saturday night. A number of people heard the Sharkey-Stribltng fight over the radio at Mr. Suiti Bridges last Wednesday night. TENNIS GIN HELP PLAYERS PRACTICE HARD STROKES Tennis players can practice with . out an opponent by means of a gun that hurls balls at them from across the net, say Popular Mechanics Magazine. This unit gives them an opportunity to de velop a number of strokes and en ables the instructor to check their work, as he can watch each play. Live News Of The Oak Grove Section • Special To The Star.) The Oak Grove C. E. society is prog-essing nicely. The many friends of Mr. John D White are sorry to learn he has pneumonia although he is getting along as well as could be expected. Mrs. J. P. Keiver and little grand daughters. Annie Maie and Helen Louise of Asheville and Mr. Rob ert Lawrence of Canton spent the week-end with Mrs. Keever's broth er. Mr. R. J. Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gold of Mor ganton spent Sunday with Mr. Gold’s mother, Mrs. Lizzie Gold. The many friends of Mr. Carmie Rudasill gladly welcome him back in our community. Misses Vtra Crowder and Marie Pendleton attended the funeral of Miss Belle Rudasill at Bethlehem church in Lincoln county Monday afternoon. Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Rtdge and j family visited Mr. and Mrs. Lem | White Sunday afternoon. Miss Blanche Mode visited Miss Pauline Floyd Sunday afternoon. I Misses Ltndy Pendleton and Vira Crowder were in Shelby shopping I Thursday. Misses Pearl and Ethel Norman visited their sister, .Mrs. Roland Norman in Lawndale Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Colon Oettys of Charlotte visited Mrs. Gettys par ents Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Norman. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Whisnant visited Mr. and Mrs. George Laur ence Sunday. Misses Linder and Marie Pen dleton and Vira Crowder visited friends in Morganton Wednesday. The many friends of Mr. J. P. Lucas are very sorry he is sick, at this writing. Recent News Items Of Poplar Springs (Special To The Star.i i Poplar Springs B. V. P. U. is still increasing, two new members be ing added to our union Sunday 1 night. The new members were I Misses Myrtle Harrill end Velma | Prophs. Those who attended the funeral i of Mr. McSwain at Pleasant Ridge from our community were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Pruett, Mr. John Har rill and Miss Cora Wilson. Miss Louise Patrick spent the week-end at home with her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Patrick. Misses Eva and Julia Wright and brother, Dothcy Wright were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Gladden. Mr. Crec Hamrick who has been : sick is better at this writing. Mr. Floyd Queen is spending a : few days with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Queen at Grover. Mr. Everet Brooks of Double Springs community spent Sunday I PI T IT TO THE TEST Don’t take chances. Girls, if you do housework at six doliars per week, that’s do mestic service. If you do it for nothing, that’s mat I i rimony. I L Putting our service to the test will reveal that SINCLAIR G A S AND OPALINE MOTOR OIL is as good as'our reputation. As a motor fuel you will find Sinclair unsurpassed in excellency or pep. Cleveland Oil Co. Distributors W—..I ' .Ill I I# afternoon with his cousin, Mr, Vir gil Brooks. Mrs. B, C. Queen and children spent Sunday with her niece, Mrs. Cree Hamrick. Mr. Major Pliilbeck has been ill for some time. We are happy to say is improving. Miss Pearl Wallace who has been confined to her room since Christ mas is improving. Mr. R. B. Patrick is sick with cold at this writing. Mrs. Baxter Milkey and little daughter Bertha were the spend tlie-day guests Saturday night of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Pruett/ Misses Ruby and Aldon Lemons of Bolling Springs spent the week end with their cousins, Misses Gladys and Selma Lemons. Mrs. E. L. Holland has returned home from the Shelby hospital where she underwent an operation for head trouble. We hope for her a speedy recovery. Miss Janie Wilson who is atteaid ing school at Boiling Springs junior college spent the week-end at home. Mrs. D. D. Dodd is sick at this writing. MILLION-VOLT ELECTRIC FLASH TESTS INSULATORS i To determine the effect of light- | ning on bushings and insulators. ■; experiments have been conducted in an eastern laboratory with an artificially produced flash of 1, 000,000 volts, says Popular Mechan ics Magazine. Wet weather condi tions were stimulated by spraying a stream of water upon the unit under test while the electrical charge was on. SALE OF VALUABLE FARM ' PROPERTY. Under and by virtue of the au thority conferred upon us in a deed of trust executed by R. C. Hicks (unmarried) on the 9th day of July, 1926, and recorded in book 141, page 117, we will on Saturday the 30th day of March, 1929 12 o’clock noon at the courthouse door in Shelby, Cleveland county, sell at public auction for cash to the highest bidder the following land to-wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, lying in Number Nine town ship. Cleveland county, state of North Carolina, containing 128 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described and defined as follows: Beginning at a pine stump. D. R. Hoyle's heirs corner, and runs with their two lines N. 40 E. 40.3 poles to a stone; thence N. 77'i W. 65'z poles to a pine stump; thence with Lewis Evans’ land S. 391w. 39.9 poles to a stone; thence N 79's W. 56.3 poles to a stone; thence N. 77 W. 28 poles to a stone. Everard Killmyre's corner; thence with his line N. 72 W. 62 ooles to a stone; thence N. 77 W. 17*2 poles tq a grassey branch; thence down the branch 10 poles to the road; thence with A. S. Peel ers line N. 68 '!> W. 12 poles to a hlckorv; N. 25 W 91-. poles to a stone; N. 77'West 25 poles to a per simmon,, Amle Peeler's corner; thence with her several lines S. 10 E. 28 poles to a stone: W. 13 poles to a pine: S. 10 E. 13 poles to a stone; thence E. 13 poles to a stone; thence S. 85 E. 28 Vi poles to a stone in the old road: thence with the old road S. 5 W. 25 poles to a stone; thence S. 29 E. 17 poles to a stake in a branch; thence S. 6 E. 9 poles; to a holly bush, W. J. Carter's heirs corner; thence with their lines N 8 E. 36 poles to a pine stump; S. j 77 E. 98'a poles to a stone; thence! 8. 1 pole to a stake, Charles Ell iott’s coiner; thence with his line S. 81 E. 29 poles to a stake; thence ! 8. 17 'i E. 12.3 poles to a stone, M. O. Canlpe’s corner; thence with his ! line 8. 781 i E. 58.2 poles to a stone; j thence S. 28 E. 26 poles to a stone, j thence S. 75 E. 64 poles to a rock; ! thence with J. E. Hoyle's line N. 5 j W. 36 poles to a stone; thence with ! his line N. 22ti W. 529* poles to the ; begtning, containing 128 acres, more j or less. Reference is hereby made j to the following deeds; B. C. Hicks, widower, to R. C. Hicks dated. March 18. 1926, and recorded in j bcx i; Wo. 3-T, page 54; u. R. Canipe anr. wife. to R. C. Hicks, deed dated*" November 6, 1917, recorded in book CCC. page 265; C. S. Lie and wile, to R. C. Hicks, deed dated March 22. 192G and recorded in book 3-R, page 593, all ol the Cleveland county registry. This sale is made by reason ol the failure of R. C. Hicks (unmar ried) to pay off and discharge the indebtedness secured by said deed of trust to the North Carolina Joint Stock Land bank ot Durham « A deposit ol 10 per cent will be required from the purchaser at the sale. This the 1st day of March. 1929. FIRST NATIONAL HANK OF DURHAM, Inc., Trustee. Durham, N. O. Bynum E. Weathers, Atty. Speaking of Glass All automobile glass is not plate "lass. Crystal glass is used for prob ably 90' i of the replacements. We stock both crystal and po’ished plate glass and will give you whichever you prefer. Never will we make the mistake of charging the po'ished plate x price where crystal is used. There is a whale of a difference In crystal glass qualities. We use only a, ribbon process crystal sheet glass even though we might be able to get away with one of the imported brands of crystal glass which would cost us just a trifle more than common window glass. We t'now we wi'l bu;ld faster, and more permanently, when you know that \ e are ronest with you about the grades of glass used for replacements It will be our pleasure to point out to you the difference in crystal and pol ished plate glass. AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC COMPANY J. L. 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