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Life Story Of Gee McGee, Feature Writer For Star, Is Unusual One i ♦Continued From Page One' told me this story, found Frank and persuaded his father to allow him to attend school in the village nine months in the year instead <>( the three months which was llie limit of the local school. Thus Frank got twenty-seven months of schooling in the village, which, add ed to his previous opportunities, made about forty months, or four and a half years schooling in his life. During the three years in the village he galloped through book after book, finally finishing the first year in high school. About this time an agent at the local railroad depot took an inter est in Frank and began teaching him telegraphy. At the end of one Jw»t the agent was transferred, and Shrank took his place, at a salary of thirty dollars per month Saved Ills Money. From the very beginning. Frank made it a rule to save half his al ary. Directly lie was buying land and farming it on I be share-crop plan. Then he opened a country store and was soon doing a sixty-: thousand-dollar business. In the meantime he had become a trustee of the local public school and had married one of the teachers, a young woman of beauty and culture who had the spiritual discernment to see the real man behind his physical deformities He says she made him; she says she discovered him. Moves To Anderson. Together. McGee and his wife fame to I lie county scat, Anderson, ton years ago, where he «ntered the mercantile life of the little city. To day, the wholesale firm. McGee and Bowlan, of which McGee is tiro senior partner, supplies the town and vicinity with a large portion of Its flour, feeds, and roal. mnuu LADY'S SUFFERING Sfce Write* That “A Friend Told Me To Take Car* dui and I Know It Helped Me." Greenville. Miss.—In describing how she suffered several years ago, Mrs. Mattie Dalton, of 213 Walnut Street, this city, recently wrote: "I would cramp, and my hands and feet would draw, so I came near having convulsions. I would have to stay In bed a week, and when I would get up, I just dragged around, and did not feel like doing my work. I suffered a great deal with my back. “A friend came to sec me and saw how I suffered. She told mo to try taking Cardul, which I did. I seemed to have more strength, after my first bottle. After I had taken about four bottles of Cardul, 1 saw a great Improvement. “I quit having such bad spells, and was stronger and better titan in a long time. I gained lit weight. 1 took a few more bottles of Cardul, and felt so well that I quit taking it. “I certainly can recommend Car dui, for I know what It is to suffer, and I know that Cardul helped me.” Thousands of women have writ ten to tell of the benefit Cardul has been to them, in helping them to build up their health. Purely vegetable. Get a bottle today. All druggists. iO YU»S Of USE. B> WOMEN Minute Every minute fire destroys erty in the United States. Modern methods of building plus fire-safe materials nvike a structure fire-safe at little or no extra cost. The savings in upkeep, in fuel and insur ance are so much velvet. We can help you plan to save your share of the fire loss. See us before building. O. E. FORD & CO. Cement, Lime, Plaster SHELBY, N. C. We acU and recommend Lone Scar Cm™ made brLone Star CemmiComOtunyAlah-vni (Formerly Alabama Portland Oman Co. Fortush jobs ask about "Imcor" Omen factures and distributes many hun dreds of bushels of corn meal every week, and does enough in fancy groceries, fertilizers, and so on, to run the aggregate annual business of the firm to several hundred thousand dollars. Moreover. McGee is n Silent part ner in several other businesses, and, as a private venture, owns and farms eight hundred arres of land. He made his farming pay dividends every year except tlie two recent dry years when nobody made any thing In dealing with his tenants McGee’s wold is his bond, and their word must, be their bond No con tracts are signed*, no mortgages taken. McGee uses a typewriter himself faster Ilian lie can dictate to a j .stenographer. He does all his office work except the book entries, and attends to all the special collecting Instead of the steriotyped state ment, he Writes each delinquent customer a private letter adapted to the personal!!y of the customer and the condition of the account, A born wit and philosopher, he can tell the biting truth to a customer in such a way as to get payment and keep ills good will at the same time. Here is an example; Dear Mr. —r-—: If you want any more free coal, please come and get it; v,e are giv ing away only forty tons this sea son The delinquent customer called next day, paid Ills old account, or dered some more coal, and went away laughing. The average deficit of unpaid accounts of McGee and Bowlan is only 1-4 per cent Beside all his private business, McGee lias done some banking, is one of the moving spirits and a di rector in llie largest hotel in the city, director in the chamber of commerce, and trustee and treas urer of the city schools, enrolling five thousand children. He has de clined to accept an office in the modest little Associate Reformed Presbyterian church of which he is one of the main supporters, and which he attends faithfully. That Poison Ivy. On one of his trips to the farm McGee came in contact with poison ivy. It attacked his lace and be came a very evident affliction. On the streets numerous friends (he has them by the thousands In all walks of lifei stopped him to ex press their sympathy, each invari ably offering his favorite remedy. The situation became ludicrous, and McGee "wrote a piece for the pa per.’ I Here U is: NOBODY'S BUSINESS. By Gee McGee. Remedies For Poison Ivy. I had the misfortune to get poi son ivy all over my face not long ago. I had to wear the stuff around several weeks, and the following remedies were given me, none of which I used, so I got well without much trouble. Remedy No.-1.—"Boy, you go Tight home and get you a big dose of salts, and take them, and then wash your face good in sassafras tea, and go to bed. and you'll be plum well in the morning.'’ Remedy No. 2.—"If you wanter get rid of that breaking out all over your face, all you've got to do is to take a handful of hog lard and rub it good on the swelled places, and carry -a little Irish tater in your pocket for three days." Remedy No. 3.—“The only thing ! that will cure that air poison oak is j for you to get two or three fresh ' chicken livers, and rub on the sore I spots before going to bed and get-j ting up. You don't carry no buck- ! eye, do you? Well, if you had a had j one In your pocket, you'd a never j ketclied that stuff." Remedy No. 4.—“Take three or four chaws of tobacker and sacri fice them a little In spearce tebem time. and make a poltis of it and put them on a cloth and spread over your face, and before you know it, they will be done healed up.” Remedy No. 5.—“The only thing that will stop that from a-spreadlng is rabbit innards. Catch a few rab bits and take their innards and make a poitice and let them lay flat on your breaking-out. and you’ll be all right the next day.” Remedy No. 6.-r-“My goodness, you shore look like the devil! Boy, that same stuff put my grammaws eyes out. Why don’t you get you some pepper sauce and pour over a ■ rag and soak your face in it Just be i fore meals? That will sure stamp it out," Remedy No. 7.—“Gee. whizz! What in the world is you done gone and ketched? Pissin oak? That’s awful, Lemme see. If you will take 1 a hickry stick and cut a notch in it, and rub it on them sores, and 1 bury it while you air a-looking at i the new moon, you will get well in 24 hours. Yes, sir: Dat’s de way I cure Jedge Brown before de war. What was good den for pisin oak is good now. Please, sir, give de old nigger a dime!” The next day the editor of the t paper came to McGee’s office and . waited till he got another “piece” | for the paper, and so on day after Recent Showers Delay Planting’. Group No. 2 Wins In B. Y. • J*. U. Contest. (Special to The Star.) The recent showers have delayed farmers very much in planting Some of them are getting very rest less over the situation. Some have cotton coming up but much of it is to be planted yet. The winner in the contest in sen ior B. Y. P. U. Was announced last Sunday night. Group number two won. Miss EJiza Brooks is the cap tain of this group. They will be en tertained in the near future by the other three groups Much interest and enthusiasm was shown in the contest. Friends of Mrs. Pliebc Hamrick will be glad to learn she Is getting along nicely after a serious opera tion at the Shelby hospital. The graveyard will be cleaned off next Thursday. Everyone who is in terested is invited and urged to come and help. Mrs. John Wright and Mrs. W. H. Gardner have been enjoying new white cabbage from their re spective gardens. Messrs. Ed Hembree. S. J. Caba niss and Will Wright made a busi ness trip to Maysville, Ga., Thurs day returning Friday. Mrs. V. C. Taylor and children, V. C., Jr., and Glenn from Gattimore visited Mrs. W. W. Washburn Tues day afternoon. Tt is getting so governors are al most afraid to summon legislatures into session.—Mobile Register. day till the matter became a habit. That was eight years ago. Today, Gee McGee's daily column, "No body's Business,’ 'Is appearing in more than a hundred papers throughout the south. He writes na turally, spontaneously, almost au tomatically, in the busy routine and amid the distractions of a wholesale merhant's office, recording the things that catch his sense of hum or or touch off his philosophic mind, taking the everyday things of life as they come and drawing their pictures in print. 'When do you find time to write?' inquired a drummer one day. "I’ve written two releases since you came in,” was the astonishing reply. It was my privilege to be a guest in the delightful home of this un usual man. Somehow we got to talking in an Intimate. personal way about the big. deep things of life that really matter, and direct ly he was saying this: “Outside, I’m trimmed up for a beggar: but inside of me. I always knew I couldn't ever do it." There lingers with me yet the light that came from that lone eye, as it flashed its message of honor, Integrity, and fortitude invincible. PUTTING TWO AND TWO TOGETHER Straw was thrown In front of the house to deaden the sound of passing vehicles; When Jun ior asked iris mother what It was for and was told that the lady inside had a baby boy brought to her; looking at the straw Junior thoughtfully said: “Gee. but she was awfully well packed, wasn't she Mama?" Our place is well packed with testimonials lauding the quality of Sinclair gas and Opaline OU. What others claim of these pro ducts Is what we request you tc enjoy and benefit by. You can bet your bottom dollar on the efficient performance of these products. •4 Poplar Springs Community News (Special to The Star.) Sunday was our regular preach ing day. Our Pastor, Rev. D. F. Putnam brought us a very inspiring message on keeping our appoint ments with God. It was enjoyed by everyone. Poplar Springs B Y. P. U. gave an interesting program at Flint Hill Sunday evening. We hope to hear (hey have organized a B. Y. P U. there soon. Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Hamrick and children visited Mr. and Mrs. p. P. Hawkins Sunday. Miss Janie Wilson a .student of Boiling Springs junior college spent the week-end at home. The young people of the com munity gave Miss Lorene Morc herfd a surprise party Saturday evening. Rev. and Mrs. D. F. Putnam Were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Crce Hamrick Sunday. Miss Cora Wilson spent the week end in Earl with Miss Louise Pat rick. Mr. ahd Mrs. Solon Smith and children spent a while at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones Mon day night. Ma-ster James Debrew spent Sunday afternoon with Master Packard and Ralph Elliott. The many friends of Mrs. Alonzo Hamrick are sorry to learn her Im provement is very slow. Mrs. J. D. Elliott. Misses Lola Wesson and Alda Wilson called on Mrs. Cree Hamrick Monday after lawn. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Bridges and I children of Double Springs com munity spent Monday with Mrs. Bridges parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rhodes. Miss Mabel Ledford was a visitor , in the community Sunday. Some of the people of our com munity are attending revival scrv- i ices at the Second Baptist church in Shelby this week. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Holland visit ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs P. P. Hawkins Sunday. Mrs. B. C. Queen and children were visitors in Grover Monday. Salisbury’* Educational Asset. (Prom The Post > Catawba college is concluding a successful season’s work, but the officials of the school anticipate a much better session next year. Ground was broken a few' days ago for a new music building which will add much to the cultural life of the college and the community. and which will fill a distinct need In the curriculum of the school. A stud ent body of near 400 is anticipated next year, support for the school Is increasing, the faculty enlarged, and the officials are well pleased with the results of the years’ work. Ground will be broken for a new faculty apartments building at an | early date. BIDS WANTED ON SCHOOL BUILDING. The board of education of Cleve land county will receive bids on a nine-room school building (state standard plan) until two o'clock Tuesday, the 1th day of May, 1929. Bids are requested c.i both solid brick and brick on tile construc tion. Plans and specifications may be obtained from 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 of education of Cleveland county. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Signed: 4t 26c CLAUD GRIGG, Supt. NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS North Carolina. Cleveland County. In the Superior Court, Before the Cerk. Alice Canady and husband. Roland Canady. Ora Byers and husband. Tom Byers, Nola Camp and hus band. John Camp. Ethel Smith, widow and Florence McCoy, sin gle, Plaintiffs vs. Lloyd Ellis and wife, Alice Ellis, Rena Crosby and husband. Wal ter Crosby, James Ellis and wife, — McCoy, Scott McCoy and wife, — McCoy, Odus McCoy and wife, — McCoy. Ulus McCoy and wife, Lottie McCoy and Arizonia Mc Coy, defendants. The defendants, Lloyd Ellis and wife, Alice Ellis, Rena Crosby and husband, Walter Crosby. James El lis and wife — Ellis, if living, Fred McCoy and wife, — McCoy, if liv ing, Scott McCoy and wife, — Mc Coy, if living, Odus McCoy and 1 wife, — McCoy, if living. Ulus Mc ! Coy and wife, Lottie McCoy and i Arizonia McCoy will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the super ior court of Cleveland county, N. C. for the sale for partition of certain lands situated in No. 4 township, Cleveland county. N. C„ which the plaintiffs and the defendants hold as tenants in common and the said defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear in I the office of the clerk of superior | court at the court house in said county on Monday, May 13, 1939 and answer or demur to the com plaint in said action, or the plain tiffs will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This April 11, 1929. A. M. HAMRICK, Clerk Su perior Court. : Jno. P. Mull, Atty. for plaintiffs. m HOUSE DOTS OF PERSONAL ITEMS Farmers Delayed In Planting. IIol- j li.s Commencement. Sunday School chanced Afternoon. (Special to The Star.) April 30.—.The farmers are very j anxious to see some fair weather as there is but very little planting j done in this section. Due to the rain Sunday a. m the attendance at Sunday school was rather small. A very large number of friends and relatives of Mrs. Celia Dycus i attended her funeral which was held at Wall’s Baptist church Mon day afternoon at 3 o'clock. If she ] had lived until August, she would j have been 98 years of age. Mrs. ! Hessie Doty of New House is a j daughter of the deceased. Misses j Selma Humphries who has been working at Kannapolis for some time, has returned to her home to spend the summer. Deputy T. F. Greene and Mr. S. A. Davis were Rutherfordtbn visitors last Wednesday. They were among the invited guests pt the deputies' supper. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McFarland of Forest City, were visitors in this section during the week-end. Misses Vernie and Ruth Walker had as their Sunday dinner guests as follows. Misses Euzel and Gladys Petty, Dorothy Greene and Sue Davis. Mrs. George Whitaker is sick at this writing. We hope she will soon be well. Mr. Dock Grigg who has been sick for some time is slowly im proving. Sunday school will be held at Sandy Plains next. Sunday a m. instead of the afternoon, due to the fart that the commencement ex- j orrises begin at Polkvillc and Me-; morial at Rchobeth. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Waters visit ed Mr. and Mrs. J. Hugh Bailey of Henrietta Saturday afternoon. Misses Louise Bridges and Sara Lou Whitaker visited Miss Gladys Petty Saturday night. Mr. Herman Petty of Boiling Springs junior college, spent the week-end with home folks. Commencement exercises were held at Hollis the latter part of last week. A large crowd from our community attended. Two of Sandy Cafi I get thin on Candy? Many women have asked us that. And we say, it‘s much easier to get thin on candy than to get fat on it. Candy’s good for you and it's a mis take to do without it. All your favorite kinds are here— SUTTLE DRUG STORE Hollingsworth Candies A Specialty. Sweeten The Day With Candy" 29x4.40 Speedway.$4..5 30x3 Goodyear _ 4.50 30x3'-a Goodyear _ 4.95 30x3)i Goodyear. O. 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