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The Cleveland Star SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By Mall, per year_—-----——-WSO By Carrier, per year —----—-—--*3 00 THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. f pir b. WEATHERS_.......___President and Editor S. ERNEST HOEY_______Secretary and Foreman RENN DRUM_ News Editor A. D. JAMES __......___.... Advertising Manager Entered aa second class matter January 1, 1905, at the postolflce At Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act of Congress. March 3. 1879. We wish to call your attention to the fact that It la. and has been our custom to charge five cents per line for resolutions of respect, card* of thank* and obituary notices, after one death notice has been published. This will be strictly adherred to. MONDAY. MAY 13, 192!).” TWINKLES Some folks want their names in t';c paper, others have auto wrecks, Ret in trouble and have them put in whether or no—and then some are a bit slow about paying their taxes. It rained during Shelby’s city election last Monday and another is being held today, although not for that reason, so we suppose it will be all right to refer to the votes cast today as rain checks? “No Time To Brag,” says a headline over the address made recently by a professor of history from the university. And it is our idea that the people of the state will agree with the thought if they found enough time left from doing just that to read it. The modern boy should know his North Carolina “firsts” as well as his dad did the shorter catechism, the multiplication table, and the roll of states. PROSPEROUS SINCE JANUARY? jN THE FOUR months of this year, and get the figures A straight, the people of North Carolina have spent 20 mil lion dollars for new automobiles.. Can this be the same state in which a legislature not long since created and passed a cross-word puzzle law to keep the state “from going broke” educating its children? Of course a new auto, when the neighbors have one is far more important in the long run (with new tires occasionally) than having an educated child in the family. MORE APPROPRIATE TIME DECENTLY when Alfred E. Smith was awarded the Notre Dame medal for his recognized achievements as one of the leading men of the country President Hoover sent the following letter to the head of the university: “I am glad you have given me the opportunity to join in congratulations to Governor Smith for the honor which you confer upon so distinguished an American and to the university for its public spirit in honoring so great a public servant.” Without attempting to belittle the fine remarks made above by Mr. Hoover regarding Mr. Smith we cannot help but be curious, as was The Greensboro News, as to what ef fect those remarks might have had along in October last. Mr. Hoover is to be congratulated upon his appreciation of the Smith qualities but would the country not have had a better impression of both men had Mr. Hoover last fall in justice to a fellow American denounced the malicious at tacks upon Mr. Smith because of his religion. SHELBY’S TEST AHEAD yflSITORS to Shelby in bygone years dubbed the town one of hospitality and friendliness and in the years that have passed the “City of Springs” has lived up to its reputation, if you’ll pardon a provincial view. And that leads up to the remark that the year 1929 is to see our hospitality put to a test. For the first time in several years Shelby will this year entertain three conventions—the postmasters, the Spanish American War veterans, and the North Carolina Baptists. A nice array say we, but the citizenship should not take the three events too complacently. It will take considerable ar ranging, planning and maneuvering to conveniently and comfortably entertain the hundreds who will attend each of the three conventions, and the preliminary plans should be underway now. The reception tendered convention visitors is never forgotten by them, unless it be so unpleasant that they wish to erase it from their minds, and in the years to come men and women who will visit Shelby this summer and fall will have some recollection of the town every time they hear it mentioned or read some Shelby news item. Every citizen wants those thousands of recollections to be pleasant ones, so it is high time to get busy. The civic clubs, associa tions and organizations of Shelby should get together and see that Shelby’s latch string hangs on the outside for the year and that there is a pleasant smile and a hospitable hearth on the inside. CAROLINA’S PRESS AGENT 'J'HE STAR unintentionally in the rush of assembling the city election news and other events overlooked the fact that last Wednesday Col. Wade Harris, editor of The Char lotte Observer, celebrated the 47th anniversary of his con nection with the paper. However, the veteran editor was in the newspaper game seven years before he joined The Observer staff and he was one of the state’s leading editors before many of us were born. Along with the newspapers and the general public of the state The Star wishes Col. Harris well, commends the notable career behind him. and hopes he will be at his desk for many more years. Col. Harris has been a booster always and seemingly he can find the bit of good in everything, even in the things others cannot; and in his half century of writing he could never have been termed a destructive critic. That he is the best press agent of Piedmont and West ern North Carolina goes down in the records without ob jection. It is a treat always to read of his trips to the foot hills and mountains, usually related under the refreshing head of “Mountain Breezes,” and every day he notes some happening that is a boost for the industrious Piedmont. His eye as he scans his exchange desk seldom overlooks any j forward movement in the towns and cities about him. A building boom in Shelby gets his eye and his complimentary comment just as readily as does a new industry for Albe marle, or more pure-bred cattle in Rowan. His constructive opinion is never narrowed down to Charlotte for in his fore sight, and he has seen Charlotte grow from a town to a large city, he realizes that the future of his city and the section roundabout depend to a great extent on the forward march together. A NOBLE ASSEMBLAGE VV/HEN reunion time comes in Shelby and the gray-haired, W 06-year-old Capt. Ed Dixon and his faltering comrades come to Shelby for one of the few remaining days together, it is beyond us to put in words the thoughts we have as we watch and listen to that dwindling little band of noble Con federate warriors. Capt. Dickson’s gray suit, his gray hat, the trembling hands and the faltering steps of his comrades as they sit together, talking little, just glad to be together once more with their memories—such memories!—bring to those of us who are younger and know of their valiant deeds only through the pages of history a feeling of vast respect and admiration for them that we are seldom able to express as it should be expressed to those who will ere many years be bivouacked with their comrades beyond. Benet’s recent epic poem, “John Brown’s Body,” is the best written summary on record of the War Between the States and we wish that at Ihese seasons it could be read by every Confederate veteran, members of his family, and every person who calls the Southland home. Two para graphs of that masterpiece which stand out are: Starving Army, Who, after your best was spent and your Spring lay dead, Yet held the intolerable lines of Petersburg With deadly courage. You too are a legend now’ And the legend has made your fame and has dim med that fame, —the victor strikes and the beaten man goes down But the years pass and the legend covers them hot1' The beaten cause turns into the Magic cause, The victor has his victory for his pains— Nobody’s Business GEE McGEE— (Exclusive in The Star in this section.) The only hop* I now have of Betting one of my paragraphs in The Literary Digest is to pay them their regular advertising rates viz: $255.48 per inch. and then they'd put it in the classified department with the dog biscuit stuff. Uncle Joe says that. Aunt Min ervy Is always so busy knitting and crocheting that she never has time to sew any buttons on his britches or darn any of his socks. Who steals my purse, steals—a bunch of instalment receipts. Babe Ruth got. married and rent ed an eleven room apartment. That is a case of intense optim ism. He and Mrs. Ruth surely ex pect to raise a great many— poodles. Cotton letter. New York, May 11.—The south east has finished planting and gone a-fishing. The bears say that report is all bull, but spots declined 24 points on account of a heavy dew in Oklahoma, fish or no fish. The discount rate was re duced to 14 per cent when it be came whispered around that Ger many might consent to pay France 2 dollars and 75 cents in settlement of the reparations dispute', how ever—spots ruled lower near the close. Weather was predicted for Georgia and Texas yesterday, but nothifig took place except strad dling. Reward. notis: some mlsserant stole my ford last night, when last saw, it was behind my barn with my beef waggin, and has 1 fender broke off and 1 light gone and the rare hind wheel wobbles and the top is tore in two afld 3 doors is lost and the hood is not there, allso, and i had done paid the down payment and 5$. 1 will give a reward if the feller who stole this car is ketched and took to law, rite of foam if you have saw either or both of them. yores trulie, mike Clark, rfd. A Speed Fiend. My besetting affliction Is hurry, I am never content to go slow or take my time. I am already wor ried because this article is not fin ished. I run to dinner and fly back to the office. I even trot to prayer meeting I can't understand whv folks are so slow with funerals. If I were driving a pair of snails I d want them to show- some hustle. I don’t know why I am such a speed maniac. I try to overcome that disease, but have made no pro gress as yet. I eat my dessert along with my turnip greens. I am afraid that I won’t have time to take it by itself. A red traffic light gets my goat. If a man chokes down in front of me. I feel lake running over him. If I have a note due at the bank. I gallop around the door an hour ahead of time waiting for the bank to open. I can't wait on central to say, "Number. Please." No train has ever run fast enough for me. My chief desire while out riding for pleasure is to pass any car that might be ambling along In front of me. If I happen to mow the lawn 'and it has hap pened.) I run the mower so fast, the (grass flies back into my face in such abundance that I am nearly smothered to death. The water runs too slow into the bath tub, and lota of time. I just decide to put off bathing for another week rath er than wait on it. Polks go out of doors of churches and picture shows too slow for me. I can't understand why they ‘step into low" just because they aro leaving a place. If I were on my way to the region where the worm dleth not. I'd want to ball the Jack at a thousand miles a minute. When I order a 3-minute steak. I make the waiter hurry with it, and usually eat it raw. My soft-boiled eggs are barely warm, and if a fish doesn't bite my hook after oppor tunity has dangled before his face for 50 seconds, he never has a chance again to be fed by me. No sir ree. X ain't no slow poke. When my wife and I go out walk ing, I am usually over a hundred yards ahead of her. I trim my fin ger nails with so much swiftness I nearly always cut the end o( one finger off. I shave so quickly. I nev er pay any attention to the five whiskers in my nose but am con tent to cut the other 11 scattered around over my face. Whatever else I am, nobody ain't never said I was lazy. I am mad when bed-time comes and hap py when day breaks. I drink water so hurriedly. I generally get strang led. I tear half my socks in two trying to get them on before some thing turns up. And that's me all over. I have tried remedies of all kinds to retard my ''hurry." but they have served only to add more speed. So folks . . . please stand back out of my way. Fruit Jar Lure. Kinston.—Flashlights in sub merged fruit jars are being used by operators of fish traps in Neuso river to lure finny creatures nmr the traps. Reports of this departure have reached ears of wardens Thi method of "fire-lighting' eclipses anything the wardens have been familiar with in the past. It is expensive, also. Flashlight batteries burned continuously last r-nly a few hours. But it is efficacious. A fish has more curiosity than any other creature of the land, air or water. Large numbers are said to have been lured into traps by the lumin ous bait in fruit jars. Student Ask For Probe. Bristol. Va„ May 9.—Emory and Henry college student tody, at a mass meeting this afternoon, un animously appointed a committee to draft a resolution petitioning Gov. Harry F. Byrd to order a spe cial investigation of the death 'from gunshot wounds of J. W. Kendrick, 17. Emory and Henry freshman, whose death occurred Tuesday night from wounds received Monday mid night when the car in which he was riding was fired on by James McReynolds, Abingdon policeman, and deputy sheriff J. H. Worley and James Crowe, of Washington county. The officers said they fired at the tires of the machine. The petition was to be forwarded to Governor Byrd by mail tonight. NOTICE TO CREDITORS, This is to notify all parties that I, E. L. Beam, undersigned, have this day sold the Chocolate Shop locat ed in Shelby, N. C. to J A, Dycus and J. Hoyt Dycus and after this date will not be responsible in any way for any debts or contracts made in the name of the Choco late Shop or by the owners there of. All persons indebted to the said Chocolate Shop prior to this date will please make immediate settlement to the undersigned. Tilts the 11th day of April, 1929. E. I,. BEAM. Henry B. Edwards. Atty. ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE Having this day qualified as ad ministrator of the estate of W. R. Tesseneer, late of Cleveland coun ty, this is to notify all persons having claims against the said es tate to present them to me proper ly proven on or before the 27th day of April. All persons owing the said estate will please make immediate Star Advertising Pays payment to the undersigned. This April 27th 1929. D. A. TESSENEER. R-l. Lat timore, administrator of W. R. Tcsseneer, deceased. 4tpd Administrator’s Notice. Notice is hereby given that I have this day qualified as adminis trator of the estate of Leona Gid ney, late of Cleveland county, N. C„ and all persons Indebted to said estate will make immediate pay ment to the undersigned. All per sons having claims against said es tate will present them to me prop erly proven for payment on or be fore April 11, 1930, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of the recov ery- This April 11, 1929. R. M. GIDNEY. Administrator of Leona Gid ney, deceased. Ryburn & Hoey, Attorneys. ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE. trix of the estate of E. W. Wilson, late of Cleveland county, N. C.t this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to pres ent them to the undersigned at Shelby, N. C. on or before April 8 1930 or this notice will be pleaded In bar of any recovery thereon. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement. This 8th day of April. 1929. MRS. MINNIE LEWIS WILSON Admix., Shelby, N. C. pd DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that I have sold the Shelby Radiator Shop which I have been operating for a number of years to Leroy Ledford who will continue to operate it under the same name and place. I will pay all bills owing by the said Shelby Radiator shop prior to April 22, 1929, and all accounts made prior to said date will be col lected by me. I will pot be respon sible for Indebtedness contracted in the name of the said Shelby Rad iator shop after April 22, 1929. This April 29, 1929. JAMES A. DYCUS, trading as Shelby Radiator Shop. TAX NOTICE This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations to meet the Township Tax Listers at the following places on the dates mentioned and list their taxes for the year 1929. The law requires all polls, personal and real property to be listed during the month of May. All farmers will go prepared to make a crop report. This repo-4 ’s /or statistical purposes and has no relation to your ta- at e ver. No. 1 Township •I. A. MeCraw, List Take No. 2 Township Flint Hill, Morning. May 6th. Trinity School House, May Gth, Afternoon. Sharon School House, May 7th, All Day. C. J. Hamrick’s and Sons Store, May 8th, All Day. Jolley’s Store, Thursday, May 9th, All Day. Boiling Springs School House, Saturday, May 11, all da; M. D. Moore, List Taker. No. 3 Township Val Thomason’s Store, Tuesday, May 7th. Earl, Wednesday, May 8th and 18th. Patterson Springs, May 6th and 25th. Austell Bettis, List Taker. No. -1 Township E. L. Campbell, List Taker No. 5 Township Champion’s Store, May 7th. Goforth’s Store, May 8th. W. I. Wolfe’s, May 9th. Waco, May 10th and 11th. M. P. Harrelson, List Ti ker No. 6 Township Stubbs, May Gth, P. M. Q. H. Metcalf’s, May 7th, P. M. Queen’s Precinct, May 9th, P. M. Court House, May 8th to 30th. VV. K. .Newton, List Taker No. 7 Township Turner Cabaniss’ Residence, Monday A. M. May 6th. Pink Lovelace Store. Monday P. M. May 6th. Lattinvre, Thursday, All Day, Mav 9th. Mooresboro, Saturday, All Day, May 11th. C. C. Walker Store. Tuesday. A. M., May 14th. Louis McSwain’s Store. Tuesday P. M., May 14th. R. W. McBrayer, List Taker. No. 8 Township. Polkville, Monday, May 6th. Delight, Tuesday afternoon, Mav 7th. Camp Call Tuesday, May 14th. New House, Wednesday, May 15th. Palm Tree, All day, Wednesday May 8th. B. P. Jenkins, List Taker No. 9 Township. Wright’s Store, May 7th. A. M. Double Shoals, May 7th« £. M. PortQf* Store, May 9th. Lawndale, May 14th. Fallston, May 15th and 16th. W. A. Gantt, List Taker. No. 10 Township. Philbeck School House. May 6th. A. M. J. T. Warlick’s Store, May 6th, P. M. J. M. Ledford’s, May 7th, A. M. Joe Costner’s May 7th, P. M. Bovle’s Store, May 8th, A. M. S. L. Wellmon’s, May 8th, P. M. P. L. Peeler’s Store. May 11th, P. M. M. N. Gantt, List Taker. No. 11 Township. Warlick’s Store, Monday, May 6th, afternoon. Julius Pruett’s, Friday, May 17th, afternoon. Moriah School, Friday, May 24th, All Day. Warlick’s Store, Friday, May Hist, All Day. A. A. Horton, List Taker W. R. NEWTON, County Tax Supervisor. your used car at the price juuwint to pay Because Hudson-Essex are 1929’s first choice cars, we have been able to choose the best used car trade-ins, and have not been com pelled to make absurdly long trade-in allowances. Now, in this “All-Bargain Used Car” sale you get the benefit of these conditions. Come early—-every car is a bargain—but first comers will get first choices. THREE DAYS’ FREE TRIAL - MONEY BACK GUARANTEE Exceptional Values NO CASH NEEDED FOR MANY OP THESE CARS IF YOU HAVE A CAR TO TURN IN One 1928 Landau Chevrolet Sedan $550.00 One 1927 Chevrolet Coach $350.00 One 1927 Ford Coupe $190.00 One 1928 Oakland Coach $650.00 One 1928 Hudson Sedan $975.00 One 1926 7-Passenger Hudson $450.00 One 1926 Buick Coach $450.00 One 1927 Standard Buick Landau Sedan $750.00 D. H. CLINE, W. WARREN ST. Dealer TELEPHONE 687. SHELBY, N. C.