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MISS MAYME ROBERTS—Sorial Editor- I’lionr *:*»«).
News Items Telephoned Miss Roberts Will Be Appreciated.
Chicora Club
The Chicora club scheduled to
meet with Mrs. J. F. Jenkins, lur
been postponed to Saturday, April
*‘13, at 4 o'clock, on account of the
district inerting at Llncolnton
District
Meeting.
The district meeting ol the U D
C. will be held at Llncolnton, Fri
day. April 12. All U. D. C. mem
bers arc urged to go. The state
president, Mrs. E L M Kre will lie
there.
Chicken
Dinner.
The following men enjoyed a
chicken fry at the New man Bros
garage and filling station on Cleve
land Springs road Tuesday night.
Messrs. John Campbell, Galloway,
Bobby Huaasill, Joe Turner, Mapc.s
and Roy Newman
tr. t>. c.
Meeting.
The United Daughtei of tlir
Confederacy will meet at the club
room Tuesday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock Mrs. H. T. Hudson, chairman
of hostess committee. All members
• re urged to bring their dues foi
soldiers' dinner.
"Presbyterian Churh
Circles.
The Auxiliary circles will meet
Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
ax follows: No. 1 with Mrs. C. B.
Alexander at her home on West
Marlon street. No. 2 with Mrs. W.
F. Mitchell, on South Washington
street. No. 3 with Mrs. William An
drews, South Washington street.
Girls circle will meet at the home
of Mrs. J. F. Jenkins Tuesday p. m.
at 4 o’clock. Business Woman's cir
cle at the church Monday evening
at 7:30 o'clock
First Baptist
Church Circles.
The following circles will meet as
follows Monday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock:
Fannie Heck with Mrs. J. G.
Dudley on Cleveland Springs road.
Mary Archer with Mrs. Jap Sut
tle. West Warren street.
Ann Judson with Mrs Major
Hopper, N. LaFayette street.
Attte Bostic with Mrs. J O.
Propst, South LaFayette street.
Pauline Llde circle will meet with
Mrs J. C. Wood on N. Washing
ton street at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. C. K. Harry Entertains
Graduating Class.
Mrs. C. F. Harry of Grover enter
tained at a lovely parly Riven Sat
urday night for the members of the
graduating class of the Grover high
school of which her sen, Franklin
Harry is a member
The house was effectively decor
ated with spring flowers. Mrs. E R.
Morgan assisted by Miss Inez Davis
served punch throughout the even
ing. Several interesting games and
contests were played. A very delic
■ ius ica course was served carrying
1 out the color scheme, which was
gold, white and green. The high
school aong was sung using the tune
of My Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.
The out of town guests were Miss
, es Mildred Gilmer and Zaidee Cur
eton of Greenville, Louise Heaton
and Mrs E. R. Morgan of Gastonia,
Mr. E. R. Morgan of Gastonia and
Mr. Andrew Gilmer of Greenville.
Miss Elisabeth Roberts
Hostess To Ishpening Club.
Miss Elisabeth Roberts charm
ingly entertained the Ishpening
club and a few invited guests
Thursday afternoon with a lovely
bridge party. The rooms were
beautifully arranged with wisteria,
lilacs and tulips. The guests found
their places at the five tables with
the moat attractive tallies in spring
designs.
The high score prize was won by
Miss Ruby McBrayer and Mrs. A
D. Brabble was presented with the
low score prize. The hostess was
assisted by her mother. Mrs J. F
Robert, Mrs. C. B. McBrayer and
Mrs. Fred Wagner in serving a
salad course with accessories
The Invited guests were: Mcsdamrs
A. D. Brabble, William Andrews, C
B. McBrayer, PYed Wagner and
Miss Sue Andrews.
N®. 1 Division Of
Woman's Club MwL
Mesdames T. W. Hamrick, Chas.
Wells, Byron Williams and Paul
Wellmon were joint hostess to the
members of No. 1 division of the
Woman’s club, Thursday aiternoon,
entertaining at the club room which
was attractively arranged with blue
flags, spirea and Easter lilies The
following very entertaining Easter
program was rendered: An Easter
chorus by double quartet, compos
ed of Mesdames Lovelace, Jarrett.
Ben Suttle and Davis, Messrs. Ea
soni, Lattimore, Rush Hamrick and
Dr. Jarrett. Mesdames Earl Honey
cutt and J. W. Harbison sang a
duet, "Christ the Lord has Risen
Today.” Miss Carobel Lever gave a
humorous reading. Miss Mary Helen
lattimore rendered two piano sel
! ret tons, a I'olooian, wild n left hand
| arrangement i>i "Home Sweet
I !Ionn in minwLions
’ I'iio hole-, e. served in. tune
| suIikI, sanclwiclwx. punch and con-1
|d.v..
Airs. Iliad l ord Hostess
Music ( lull.
The Cecelia music club was de
iighUulty entertained, m their reg
ular meeting Wednesday afternoon,
by Mrs Thad Ford at her home
on Vienboard avenue. The living
room and dining room were throw'll
ensuite and beautifully arranged
with vase-> of mixed spring flowers.
I lie members responded to the roll
call with their favorite hymn. In
the business meeting, it was voted
to meet twice each month and to
spend part of the time at each
meeting for choral practice. 'The
following were appointed on the
program committee. Miss Bertha
Bostic, Mesdames MadRp W. Riley,
William McCord and H. S. Plaster
The new officers for next year are,
Mrs. L. P. Holland, president; Mrs
Plaster, vice president and Mrs,
Thad Ford, secretary and treasurer.
It was voted to invite the Uncoin
tan Music club to meet with us
some time in May. Mrs Pitt Beam
announced that she would honor
the club with a tea next week and
Mrs. Riley announced that she
would use Mrs Beams program In
June when she will have Mrs. O.
M Gardner’s meeting. The follow
ing musical program was rendered:
Musical current events, Mrs. Rush
Thompson. Mrs. Ben Suttle sang
two selections, "Curly Headed
Baby." and a negro spiritual. Mrs.
Pitt Beam and Miss Mnyme Rob
erts played a piano duet, "March
Triumphal," by Jane Rogers. Mrs.
Nix told some interesting facts
about American Folk Music. Mrs.
John Schenck rendered a violin
solo, “From the Land of the Sky
Blue Water." Mrs Goo. Hoyle first
gave a sketch of the folk song, "My
Grand Father's Clock," which she
sang. The program was closed with
two spirituals, "My Ford, What a
Morning," and "Standin1 in de need
o'Prayer," sung by a quartette,
Mesdames Lovelace. C B. Suttle,
Royster and Nix.
The hostess was assisted by Mrs.
Fail Honeycutt. Misses Margaret
Ford and Mnyme Roberts in serv
ing a delicious frozen salad course
with accessories and home-made
candies Invited guests were Mes
dames Earl Honeycutt and Colum
bus Matthews.
Summer School At
B. S. Junior College
Boiling Springs junior college
has boon authorized by the North
Carolina state board of education
to offer in its summer school, June
4 to July 12, all the courses neces
sary for granting the elementary A,
and grammar grade C eerttftcates
to all teaehers desiring to seeure
teaching rertificates for next year.
Within a few days a bulletin con
taining information relative to
courses of study to be offered and
east, will be published and sent to
the heads of the schools of West
ern Piedmont, North Carolina.
Patterson Springs
Community News
High School Students On Picnic.
Two Rail Clames. Personal
Mention.
(Special to The Start
We are glad to say that Sulphur
Springs Sunday school Is Increasing
and greater interest is being shown
Mr and Mrs. J. O Hendrick en
tertained a number of young people
at their home Saturday night with
an egg boil. Many games were plac
ed alter which many delicious rc
fresnments were served
Owing to tlie beautiful weather
Patterson Springs had two ball
games last week Wednesday South
Shelby played Patterson Springs.
The score being 12 to 2 in favor of
Patterson Springs. Friday Waco, i
the score was 24 to 4 in favor of
Patterson Springs.
Misses Fay Roberts and Dora;
Borders of Shelby. Madge McIntyre
of Patterson Springs were tire week
end guests of Miss Edith Allen
Miss Mabel Anthony spent Sun-!
day with Miss Pearl Wcast of Shel
by.
Miss Carrie. Rayburn spent Mon
day afternoon with Miss Halite
Thrift.
We are sorry to say that Mr.
Roland Gantt is seriously ill with
rheumatism at his home.
A number of gtrlr. and boys of
Patterson Springs high school mo- j
tored to Gaffney. S C., Monday,
where they enjoyed a picnic dinner.’
After lunch they motored on to the |
Kings Mountain battle ground
where they enjoyed the rest of the 1
day.
Miss Helen Wright spent the week
end with her grandparents. Mr. and I
Mrs. Z. B. Weathers of Shelby.
b
At The Theatres
The Webb theatre has inaugurat
ed the continuous performance at j
ttie theatre, running continuously j
from one o'clock through eleven. '
This I ills in the five-seven o'clock
gap. which many people have ex
pressed the desire to take advan
tage of. Many folks in Shelby, and
outside the town also, for that
matter, engaged in the afternoon
and evening, will welcome the op
portunity to sandwich a show in
between whiles. The late afternoon
show starts at five o'clock. Today's
program at the theatre is "Square
Shoulders,'1 a romantic picture;
with comedy, news reel and fables
also oai the bill It is a full program.
"Trial Marriage", starring Nor
man Kerry. Sally Eilers and Jason
Ilobards, a romantic drama of mod
ern drama marital mix-ups is the
feature picture at the Princess to
day, This is n modern picture—a
tense drama set against a back
ground of jazz The story reveals
what happened to a girl who ('al
tered into h trial marriage with
one man while still engaged to
another. 'Ihls trial marriage idea,
while as old as Eve, is a new theme
insofar as modern society is con
cerned. It is an outgrowth of mod
ernism, with us. The picture throws
much light on the social experi
ment.
Double Shoals Dots
Of Community Items
Sunday School Growing Rapidly.
Personal News Of Easter
Season.
iSpecial to The Star '
Double Shoals. April 4 —The
farmers are in full swing now turn
ing land and preparing for plant
ing.
Last. Sunday was a good day in
our Sunday school. There were
more in Sunday school than we had
In the last. year. The cradle roll
superintendent had most, of the
cradle roll department there. Ko
dack pictures were takfn of each
cradle roll member, including one
set of twins.
Mr. Leland Royster spent Easter
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. H.
s. Royster.
Miss Vangie Peeler of Mars Hill
Junior college, spent Easter with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
Peelerr.
Mrs. D C. Rollins of Shelby
visited Mrs. Mary Dietz last Sun
day.
Mrs. Ome Jackson spent last
week with her sister Mrs., Forest
Wright near KinRs Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Champion
and children spent Saturday night
with Mrs. Champion's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. S. Turner near Lawn
dale.
Miss Grace Peeler spent last
Friday night with Miss Rosemary
Eskridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Waller Hull of
Casar spent last Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs, L. L. Towrr.v.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Wright and
mother spent Easter in Shelby
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Panther spent,
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Lankford
Little Jack Eskridge, son of Mr
and Mrs. G. C. Eskridge has been
sick but Is better now.
Report Of Condition Of Thr
CLEVELAND BANK and TRUST
COMPANY
at Shrlby, N. C. to the Corpora
tion Commission at thr close of
business on thr 27 day of March,
1929.
Resources.
Loans and discounts ... $438.928 99
Overdrafts . . 1,499 16
United States Bonds .... 30,125.69
All other stocks and
bonds ...... 3.000 00
Banking house ... 27.988 56
Furniture and fixtures ... 13,595.24
Cash in vault and amounts
due from approved deposi
tory banks_ 02.840.22
Checks for clearing and
TraJisit items 2.440 05
Cash items (items held
over 24 hours' . 37.85
Other real estate - 15,949.66
Total 616,403.42
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in .. .125.000 00
Surplus fund ... 24,000.00
Undivided profits < net ..
Amount'. 6.707.17
Reserved for depreciation 4,977.39
Other deposits subject to
Check . • 242,918 34
Cashiers checks outstand
ing .. ..j* 4.269.23
Time certificates of deposit
(due on or after 30 ..
days' . 208.533.29
Total.616.405.42
State of North Carolina.
County of Cleveland, ss.
J. J. Lattimore. cashier, Wm.
Lineberger, director. and R. E
Campbell, director of the Cleveland j
Bank and Trust Co. each personally \
appeared before me this day, and I
being duly sworn, each for him
self, says that the following report
is true to the best of his knowledge
and belief.
J. J. LATTIMORE, Casliier,
Wm. LINEBERGER, Director
R. E. CAMPBELL, Director
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 2nd day of April, 1929.
J. L SUTTLE,
Notary Public.
(Special to The Star *
The farmers in this section
arc very busy these pretty days
plowing and getting ready to plant.
We had a very good attendance
at Sunday school last Sunday. A
very Interesting short program was
given by members of the junior
an 1 intermediate departments on
missions. Our collection which was
verv good, also went for missions.
On account of the B Y. P. U.
district meeting at Beaver Dam
Friday night there will be no reg
ular officers and teachers meeting
this week
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McDaniel and
children from near Kings Mountain
spent last Sunday with Mrs. Mc
Daniel's parents, Mr. and Mrs. It.
W McCurry.
Miss Faye Ctlasco spent Sunday
witli Miss Ethel Humphries.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Wallace of
the Poplar Springs community vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wallace
Sunday.
Miss Lena Bridges visited Miss
Selma Callahan Sunday.
The many friends of Mrs. D. L.
Jarrett will be sorry to hear of her
illness. She is at thp home of her
daughtcr, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Mc
Curry.
Mrs S. E. .Jones and children vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. O I.. MeSwain
in Shelby Sunday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Melton, of Shelby,
visited her cousin Miss Blanche
Melton Saturday night.
Mrs T. B. Camp and little daugh
ter, Lou Ellen, of Salisbury, and
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jarrett. of
Red Springs, came Sunday to be
at the bedside of their mother Mrs.
D. L. .Jarrett. They return
ed to their respective homes Mon
day
Mrs. Elijah MeSwain spent a
few days last, week with tier par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Perry Hum
phries near Kings Mountain
| Mr and Mrs. Ed Willis of Hick
|ory visited their aunt. Mrs. Jarrett
'and Mr. and Mrs. R. W McCurry
Monday.
j Miss Louise Blanton was the
week-end guest of Miss Mildred
I Moss of Shelby.
| Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Blanton at
tended the golden wedding annlver
■ sary of Mrs. Blanton's grandpar
ents, Mr and Mrs. Nolan in Gas
[tonia Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hamrick
| spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. T.
i P. Hamrick.
Mr. Palmer Padgett visited Mr.
and Mrs. A. H Padgett last Sunday.
] Mr. and Mrs. Hambright of
! Shelby visited Mr. and Mrs. N. H.
Mauney Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Glasco and
children spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. end Mrs. R. E. Padgett.
Mr. and Mrs. Nester Hamrick and
children of Shelby visited their
parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Ham
rick Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Johnson and
daughter. Miss Lucy Short, of
j South Shelby visited Mrs. D L.
Jarrett Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Padgett spent
Sunday night with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Padgett.
Miss Faye Glasco spent Wed
nesday night with her grand parents
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Street near
. Shelby Wednesday night.
Rev. and Mrs. D. F. Putnam were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Humphries last Friday evening.
I Mr. and Mrs. E C. Brooks spent
I the evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Lurkin MeSwain last Sunday.
Miss Gwendolyn Doggett of Boil
ing Springs Jr. College spent the
Easter Holidays at home
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ellis, from
near Boiling Springs visited Mr.
and Mrs A. H. Padgett Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Jones of the
Popular Springs community visited
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wallace Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer McMurry
and children of the Ora mill village
spent Easter with Mrs. McMurry*
mother Mrs. Zeb Blanton and
children.
Tlie following were at Lattimore
Saturday night and greatly enjoyed
the fiddlers convention. Misses
Cecelia Podgett. Flaye Glasco,Han
nah and Nancy McCurry Messers
Allen Jones. Albert McGinnis,
Ralph Callahan and Julius Wilson
and possibly others.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Blanton vis
ited Mr. and E. D. McCurry and
family in Chcrryville Sunday after
noon Mrs. Blanton's mother Mrs.
J. L. McCurry is visiting her son
Mr. McCurry there before returning
home after a visit to her daughter
Mrs. R L Short near Kings Mtn.
A Show Novelty.
New York—Arthur Hammerstein
is dispensing with an orchestra in
a forthcoming musical comedy. In
stead. he will use music recorded
in advance by the Philadelphia
orchestra.
Regardless o f the
size of your pocket
book, we have a used
car that you_can af
ford to own. Litton
Motor Co. It;
Star Advertising Pays
El COMMUNITY
SOCIAL-PERSONAL
Beautifying With Shrubs School
And Church. Mrs. Webber To
Build New Home.
i Special to The Star t
Earl, April 4 —Mr. S. H. Austell
; attended the Easter services at the
first Baptist church, Shelby, Sunday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Bettis and two
| children. Harold and Lowery, of
Greer, S. C. visited in the village
Sunday.
I The S. S rendered a mission pro
i grain Sunday A M . after which
! Rev. J W. Davis preached. Collec
tion for foreign missions $5.35.
| Among the college students
! spending the Easter holidays in the
j village were Misses Mary Frances
! McWhirter, Louise Bettis, Rebecca
Austell. Mr, Eugene Bettis of Boil
ing Springs. Miss Grace Sarratt of
Limestone, Mr. Hervey Nichols of
Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. MiKe bepaugn ©i
Shelby attended the services at New
Hope Sunday.
Miss Mary Sue Hunt, one of the
school faculty, was the dinner guest
of Mr. and Mrs. B. Austell Sunday.
Among the number having Easter
hunts and parties during the Easter
holidays were the B. Y. P. U. and
different departments of the Sun
day school.
Mrs. Joe Runyans who has been
spending the winter in St. Peters
burg. Fla , with her daughter, Mrs.
Gee Whitstone returned to her
home here Tuesday.
Mrs. X). G. Webber, who formerly
lived here and sold out her old
home, called on Mr. J. A. Earl house
contractor last Thursday and had
a consultation about building her a
five room bungalow on the vacant
garden lot. The contract was let
and work has begun. We are glad
Mrs. Webber is coming back to her
home town.
We are sorry to learn of Mrs.
Floyd McSwain being n'f"'\Shelby
hospital J
Mrs. W. G. Graham, who lias been
indisposed for the past ccniple of
weeks is able to be out agaim '
The Ladies Domestic club believes
in beautifying their homes, church
es and school grounds. They have
purchased a bill of evergreens and
flowering shrubs from Westview
nursery. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Grigg
and placed it around the Baptist
church. They also assisted the
school faculty in putting out ever
: greens and shrubs.
DON’T FAIL TO
SEE OUR
NEW SPRING
SUITS
All new patterns
and models. Tans,
greys a n d blues.
Tailored by the best
manufacturers and
will fit and retain
their shape.
We will be glad
to show you.
$25°° And up
BLANTON.
WRIGHT
CLOTHING CO.
MORRISON SPECIAL JEWELRY
SALE
Reginning Wednesday Morning, April -ird and continuing for 10 Days — All
Jewelry will be sold for less than cost. This sale includes Men’s and Ladies’
Watches, Kings. Fountain l’ens, ( locks. Cuff Buttons, Lavalieres, Imported
Chinaware and Novelties, Watch Chains and Charms and many other articles of
Jewelry to select from.
MY LOSS IS YOUR GAIN — FIRST COME, FIRST SERV ED.
MORRISON’S JEWELRY STORE
LOCATED NEXT TO HANES SHOE STORE, PHONE 585. SHELBY, N. C.
For Your Watch, Clock And Jewelry Repairing See Us.
PARAGON’S FINAL
CLOSING-OUT SALE
OF ENTIRE STOCK MEN’S SUITS
MEN’S SUITS
FORMERLY PRICED UP TO $40.00
NOW $14-85
All high grade, bright colors, full range of sizes. Good
styles. Prices cut to move them all out in one day.
Come Saturday and get your suit here at the height of
the season and save more than half.
Other Men’s Suits
PRICED FROM $20.00 TO $35.00
$11.85 $13-85 TO $23-85
A farewell sale of every man’s suit in stock. They must
go. We need the room for other merchandise and at
these prices they most assuredly will leave us quickly.
25 OR 30
STETSON HATS
TO BE CLOSED OUT NOW AT
$5.95
Good styles and colors but not all sizes. Come Satur
day and ask for a $5.95 Stetson. We don’t want them
any longer.
The Paragon Dept. Store
READ THE STAR. IT NOW GOES INTO 4,700 HOMES EVERY
OTHER DAY. $2.50 A YEAR BY MAIL. FOUR WEEKS FOR
A QUARTER BY CARRIER BOY.