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The Cleveland Star SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By Mall, per year_—— ®2 By Carrier, per year .... — --——— *3 0 THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC. t.ia B WEATHERS_.._-_ President and Editor S. ERNEST HOEY ....____—--Secretary and Foreman RENN DRUM_-_-. News EdUor A. D. JAMES...-.— Advertising Manager Entered as second class matter January 1, 1905. at the postofftce At Shelby. North Carolina, under the Act ol Congress March 3. 1879 We wish to call your attention to the fact that it is and has Decn our custom to charge five cents per line for resolutions ot respect, cards of thanks and obituary notices, alter one death notice has been published. This will be strictly adherred to. Frida ytxi > r nr2^rTo2D. TWINKLES Noll Nat tie Lewis, the Raleigh columnist, nominated Senator Heflin as the American delegate to the papal cele bration in Rome, and then the Lenoir-News Topic came along and nominated Senator T om-Tom s son as official delegate to the next “dry” conference. The Monroe Journal at the lino-mike: “Blythe Leggett, the Charlotte newspaper man who got swatted by a deputy in Gastonia while looking on the parade yesterday is in the position of the Laurinburg editor of many years ago who stood looking at the train go by. What happened was thus reported by the editor in his paper: ‘Last evening while standing at the depot looking at the train go by some villian threw a chuck of coal at us, hitting us in the breast and Pearly felling us to the ground.’ ” And we suppose LeGette Blythe was in some such position. WHY NOT A CELEBRATION? asNLY RECENTLY in the state-wide music contests for North Carolina high schools the Shelby high school band won first honors in the Class “B” group, and unless the af fair was kept secret the boys composing the band along with their instructors have not been tendered anything resembling a celebration in the home town. Is such a lack of enthusiasm fair to the youngsters who trained so strenuously for the event ? In days gone by Shelby high athletic teams, with no dis paragment to the many honors they have won, have copped several state athletic honors and as we recall much whoopee was made of the boys and their victories. With that recol lection, shouldn’t Shelby show proper appreciation of the high school band? At the same music contests the Lenoir school band won the first prize in the Class "A” group along with four other contest cups, and The Lenoir News-Topic, discussing the Lenoir victories, says: “If Lenoir had won the football championship for the state of North Carolina we probably w ould have held a ban quet upon the return of the victors, with maybe, a torch light parade and public speaking. “That, of course, is not literally the probability but it contrasts well with the mass enthusiasm over winning five cups in the State Music Contest held in Greensboro last week. Somehow artistic victory docs not arouse the whoopee that seems naturally to follow the winning of a great athletic contest. There may be many very logical reasons for that but we see no necessity here for entering into a psychologi cal study of mass reaction. The important thing is that the boys and girls of Lenoir have distinguished themselves in the musical life of the state. They have won a victory that really counts. “We do not for one moment disparage the value of psy sical training, but we would bring equally as much glory to artistic accomplishment.” GRIFFIN’S MONUMENT pUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT is made in the news columns of today’s Star of the departure next summer for another scene of the man who has guided the destiny of the Shelby schools system for more than a decade—13 years, to be ex act—and who perhaps has had more to do with the building of youth in present-day Shelby than any other man, I. C. Griffin. His departure, to put it baldly, is due for the most part to two things: a chance to serve in a higher educational field as the executive secretary of the University of North Caro lina training school, and because of a seemingly general dis sension and turmoil, here and elsewhere, over school costs and taxes. Be that as it may, and The Star wishes Supt. Griffin the best of luck in his new and higher field, what we have to say deals with the work he has done for Shelby. If some man had manufactured an inanate product in Shelby for 13 years, his manufacture being an integral part of the material community and its development, his moving elsewhere could not help but bring a survey of his work. Supt* Griffin in his 1" years has manufactured more, and in a manner of speaking it is entirely unnecessary that n re view of his achievement be made as it is of Such a type that will live long after him—many, many years after. The late Dr. Mclver once said “when you educate a boy, you educate an individual, but when you educate a girl, you educate a family.' The words, perhaps, are not the exact words used by Dr. Mclver but in a way they e:|>rcss the meaning of his philosophy. In that sense Supt. Griffin in his 13 years, in educating both boys and girls, has wielded a remarkable influence over present-day Shelby, for many of his students are now closely connected with the business, civic, and social life of the town, and over future Shelby, Girls trained by him are now mothers and his touch is passing on to another generation, and boys educated under him are already taking important roles in the business life of Shelby and other towns. Others, who until next year will have never known another school head, will come along as the years pass by. It was just last year that a class, which entered school for the first time eleven years ago under Supt. Griffin, graduat ed. Their entire grammar grade and high school career was spent under the guiding hand of one man. There is a saying connected with a religious denomination, “Let us have the child for live years in his youth, then you may have him. His course will have been charted.” Think that expression ever and you will realize that for many years to come the unseen hand of the man who headed the Shelby school sys tem for 13 years may be detected in the life of Shelby. A monument, not of marble or granite but of living, breathing, building human life, say we, that should bring a feeling of pride to any man in the survey of his accomplishment as he moves on to another field , When Supt. Griffin came to Shelby the Shelby school system was a small-town school system. I.f we remember correctly there were only 300 or 400 students in school as compared with 3,000 enrolled today Those years have seen (he Shelby schools grow and advance to shch an extent that for several years the Shelby high school has been ranked among the outstanding school systems of the state. For year after year Shelby high students have moved high in debating circles, in scholastic records, in state-wide language contests, in music contests, and in athletic competition. Without doubt there is no school system in a town under 15 or 20 thousand population known so widely over North Caro lina. In one year, it is recalled, three Shelby high graduates were heads of the student government at three of the lead ing colleges in North Carolina, with one also being named to head the student government of all the colleges in the South. Only this year Shelby high debaters moved to the semi-finals in a state-wide contest, the high school band won the first state prize, and Shelby high students ranked at the top in Latin and French contests. In those 13 years, it must be said, the retiring superintendent, lived night and day for his school system, contriving, figuring, working to give Shelby children every .educational advantage enjoyed by children anywhere. In the Shelby schools today are departments, systems, and advantages found in lew schools in towns out of the large city class, and those advantages, insofar as cost is con cerned, manipulated in such a manner that the Shelby schools are today operated at a cost considerably under the cost of the average North Carolina high school. All because, we believe, of a superintendent who made his life profession that of instructing youth, devoting to that end his entire energy rather than to secure personal honor and material reward. Materially, as lie looks about him surveying the ac complishment of 13 years labor, his reward may not seem worthwhile, but in the inner person there must be an extreme satisfaction as lie sees about him the hopeful faces of youth, from six to 35 years, bettered in their life struggle by his fight to give them educational advantages equal to children of larger cities—advantages secured by him often wilh knocks and criticism coming to him for efforts not appro dated at the time by those beiiefitted. That appreciation will come with the passing of time. And with the sincere hope that the next head of the Shelby schools will meet with the best of success, The Star goes on record new that no school system in North Carolina has advanced more, from what it was, in the last 13 years than the Shelby schools. In those years, of course, there have been disappointments and fail ures, as children failed to measuro up to expectations of proud parents and friends. But where, pray, has not such occurred? Parents often criticise ujustly teachers and school officials for not' being able to do things with their children that they themselves could not do. A school head’s duty is that of serving the children as a group and not as individuals, and in that respect we pay tribute to Supt. Griffin in the final months of his very beneficial labors for Shelby. Nobody’s Business GEE McGEE— (Exclusive In The Star in thfe secttqn.) It is very evident that prosperi ty has hit our section. Not less than 5 lightning rod agents are now active In our county. I have been reliably informed that there is plenty parking space In the desert, of Sahara Little Sainnne Brown says the reason lie's so good in mathematics he cats multiplying onions for sup per every night. Q— When is a prohibitionist not a prohibitionist? A.—When he turns Into u ; peak easy. 1 parked myself in front of the radio last night seeking entertain ment. The first- station I got j was talking about dogs, tlie sec jond one was explaining the Acro ditttus. a new South Anicrice.n in sect, the third was a speech re garding the origin of the "Hole-in 1" club and the fourth was "Turkey in the Straw" on a mouth organ. I phoned the instalment agent to come and get his "thing, and then I went to bed. Farm Relief has not got here yet. It was a very popular sub ject during the last campaign. Nearly one-tenth ol one percent of the folks expected action on the matter when Hoover got it. It's a fine thing to wait for. but the far mer that is depending on it to "save" him is already sunk and | don't know it. Uncle Joe is back on his feet again: tho finance company took his Ford. He staged a wonder ful record before his car was re possessed. He drove 9,999 miles, worked 8 days, passed 53 bogus cheeks, burnt 1,111 gallons gas, got in debt for groceries to the tune of *175.25, failed to pay his taxes, stayed away from preaching 123 times and lost the 45 dollars Aunt Minervy loant him to make the "down'’ payment. About the time we "deef" fellows decided that the moving pictures were our chief source of entertain ment, as they required no car strain to be understood and en joyed, along came the “talkies," and I suppose we unfortunate guys will have to return to street sight seeing for our entertainment and .amusement. (This refers mostly I to short dresses and careless driv ers). I What riding on the rims Is to an automobile, static is to a radio. Static takes the pleasure out oi a program just like sand takes the I Joy out of the eating of turnip ! greens. Static is like Uncle doe I tin the respect that he slobbers in I your face while engaged in con versation with you. I hate static, snakes, deadbeats, and detours ) with the same type of hate. The world is waiting on somebody to relieve it of the static pest. But our radio has no static even on the most static nights—when it [ain't turned on. Cotton Letter. New York, April 25:— Spots went clown, futures were strong. Bulls are straddling, and the shorts are long. Some southern selling, with mon ey rates high. Will cause a bear movement, as sure as pie. The strikers are loafing, and the nulls have quit, The stretch-out system never made no hit. The mills can stand It. but the operatives suffer. The union leader is a great big bluffer. We advise holding, till you finish chopping out, But If It rains in Texas, you'd better hop about, The thing that puts ft up will sure put It down. The speculator Is the ring-mas ter, and the farmer the clown If Bombay weakens, and makes Shanghai sell. New York will bust as sure as h-. So, no .natter what in the thun der you do, Wall street will get you, BOO HOO-HOO. Every time Lindbergh steps around behind the house, the whole country becomes excited and swears he's lost. Llndy sim ply ought to furnish the public with a complete program of his plans, specifications, purposes, in tentions, hopes, desires, and ex pectations. the same to cover his every movement by day or night, and the press should circulate this information at least 10 days ahead at all times. There are 4 rcAsons "Why Men Leave Home," namely 1. Short Dresses. 2. Short Dresses. 3. Short Dresses. 4. Ansoforth. Epworth League And Scouts Give Program At Central Methodist The Epworth leagues and Boy Scouts of troop five of Central Me thodist church will present the fol lowing program at the evening service, Sunday April 28, at 8 o'clock: Music by junior league; oches tra; Apostles Creed by congrega tion; prayer by Dr. Boyer; scrip ture reading by Mary Reeves For ney; scout oath and laws by scouts; scout work In Shelby by V. C. Mason; the Unchristian Youth by Charles Caveny; the Indifferent You by Elizabeth Austell; the Timid Youth by Margaret Andrews; the Social Youth by Marietta Hoyle, collection; the Christian Youth by Ruth Laughndge. and Youth and the Church by Robert Gidney. All Boy Scouts of the other troops in town and the public are cordially invited to attend. FOR ALDERMAN I hereby announce myself a can didate for alderman tn Ward 4 in the city election to be held May 6. Z. J. THOMPSON. — According to the announcement by Morrow, in the great game of hearts, an ace is soon to take a queen.—Council Bluffs Nonpareil. BIDS WANTED ON SCHOOL BLTLDING. The board of education of Cleve land county will receive bids on a nine-room school building (state standard plant until two o'clock Tuesday, the 7th day of May, 1929. Bids are requested on both solid brick and brick on tile construc tion. Plans and specifications may be obtained front Mr. Claud Grigg, superintendent of schools, Kings Mountain. N. C. Separate bids are also requested on the heating and plumbing for the above building. All bids must be accompanied by a certified check of 5 per cent, made payable to the chairman of the county board o: education of Cleveland county. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Signed: 4t 26c CLAUD GRIGG. Supt. This would be a great world if. after learning to play the saxo phone by correspondence, you had to play it the same way.—Miami News. A new’ effort is to be made to keep foreign lemons out of the United States. This could come un der the head of either tariff or im migration.—San Diego Union. • many— Dollar Day Specials left for Saturday shoppers Shelby Hdw. Co. phone 330 “ we serve to satisfy ” Buy on a Sound Basis We stand behind every Used Car bea ring the Red Tag with an OK. that counts LOOK at these Outstanding Used Car Values 1927 Model Chevrolet Coach. Fully equip ped, excellent mechanical condition. 1927 Model Chevrolet Coupe. Good tires— paint and upholstery like new. 1926 Model Chevrolet Touring Car. Fully equipped, new tires and just out of the paint shop. A-l mechanieal condition. 1926 Model Ford Touring Car. New paint, new tires. 1926 Model Ford Roadster. Equipped with bumpers, spare tire, side wings. Light Six Studebaker Touring. A real buy for $85.00. Five passenger Studebaker Sedan 1926 Model Chevrolet Coupe. All the above cars equipped with 1929 Li cense Tags. Terms if desired. — PHONE 265 — OUR used car department is operated under the famous Chevrolet Red O. K. Tag system. Under this plan, we attach a Chevrolet Red O. K. Tag to the radiator cap of every reconditioned car—showing exactly what vital units of the car have been checked or reconditioned by our expert mechanics. We believe that no fairer system of used car mer* chandising has ever been worked out—for it assures the customer honest value, as well as a dependable, satisfactory car Due to the great popularity of the new Chevrolet Six, we have on hand at this time a wide selection of “O. K.’d’’ used cars taken in trade on new cars. Come in and look them over. You are sure to find exactly the car you want at a price that will amace you. And our terms are exceptionally easy. _ Look for the Red Tag “with an OK that counts” Crawford Chevrolet Co., Inc. • SUCCESSORS TO JORDAN CHEVROLET CO. SHELBY, N. C SHELBY, N. C.
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