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SOCIETY News MISS MAYME ROBERTS—Social Editor—Phone 256. News Items Telephoned Miss Roberts Wilt Be Appreciated. WImm Roast. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Borders en tertained t heir Sunday school class of Elizabeth church with a wiener mast on Thursday evening at Buf falo creek near their home. After playing games, a picnic lunch with hot. wieners and toasted marshmal lows were enjoyed About -twenty* five were preseni Miss Virginia Smith of Charlotte was n special guest. Social Calendar. Thursday 4 p m The lawyers will play against the doctors of the city in a ball game at the ball pa n The evening division the Woman s club is sponsoring the game and tickets will be on sale at 25 cents. Thursday R p m The Graham street P T A is giving a play "The Vermont. Stars' at thr Central school auditorium Trices 15 and 25 rents, the proceeds tp go toward buying a curtain. Misses Jenkins Give Informal nance. Thr targe living room of thr Jen kins home on South Washington Mre-* was arranged with quantities of beautiful summer flowers Friday evening when Misses Mary and Virginia Jenkins delightfully enter* tamed with a Informal dance hon oring their house guest. Miss Elm.sc Garrett of Greenville, this Mate Presiding at the punch bowl, which was served throughout the evening, was Mrs. Hugh Miller and Miss Sara Burton Jenkins. Mrs J. F. Jenkins and little son Frank!" served delicious cream and cake at the close of the evening About twenty-five of the young social set enjoyed this hospitality. Birthday Parly. Mrs Qriffin Smith honored her son. G. P. on Saturday afternoon with a pretty pajty in celebration of his sixth birthday annive-sarv Twenty-five little boys and Rirls were invited and they enjoyed n number of outdoor games before they were Invited into the dining room, which was gaily decorated with a variety of summer flowers and there was much merriment in blowing out the six randies which lighted the top of the birthday cake. There was also a fishing contest for toy favors. Mrs. Smith was assisted by Mesdames Roscoe l.utz. Will Metcalf and Herbert Toms In en tertaining and serving the children with ice cream, cake and candy suckers O. P received many use ful and pretty gifts. Banquet For Fair Directors. The annual banquet was given at the Woman's club room on Friday evening for the directors of the different departments of the Cleve land county fair. Suggestions and plans were discussed and prepara tions for the premium list for thr I fair, the last week In September, which will be the sixth fail for this county. The American Homes de partment of the Woman's club serv ed a four course banquet to the following: A. K Cline, president of the fair association, J. S. Dorton secretary and treasurer, Mrs Irma Wallace, county demonstrator. Al vin Hardin, county agent. J.'L. Herndon, Boyd Harrelson. O. Z Morgan. James Ware. Dr. E B Lat timore, Tom Cornwell. E. B Hern don. Horace Grigg, Rev. J. W. Sut tle, Mesdames George Hoyle, Jo bn McClurd, J. W. Harbison. Ray Elam Putnam, Boyd Harrelson. and Mils Violet Goforth. Others who were in vited were Mesdames W H. Blan ton. W. I., Damron. Oscar Suttle. E W Gibbs and Miss Mary Dam ron. Legion Auxiliary Meeting. Mesdames Ress Hamrick T. B GoM and Chas Wells were Joint hostesses to the Legion auxiliary Friday afternoon at the club room which w as arranged with bowls and vases of summer flowers. Mrs. F. L. Hoyle, the president, called th? meeting to order at 4 o'clock and "America" was sung. Miss Mary Lillian Speck gave a reading "Who Stole Mamas Cake," after whi h Mrs. B. M. Jarrett sang. "Out Where the Blue Begins,' bv Z Bernard Grant. After the roll call end minutes of the previous meet ing were read by Mrs. Everett Hou ser, Mrs. Hoyle presented Mrs A. S. Karesh. district rehabilitation offi cer and president of the Gastonia unit, who made an interesting talk telling of the needs of the boys a' Oteen and the activities of other units, she reported that the Gas tonia unit made $525 on poppy day Mrs. Slear, who is a national com mittee woman and president of the Charlotte unit next made a splen did talk, stressing the fact that the legion auxiliary is not a social or ganisation but one of real service. She also told of the child welfare work that the units were doing. The registrar was presided over by Mesdames Basil Goode and J T. Gardner, The hostesses were assisted by Misses Grace Walker and Mary Wells in serving ice cream and cake. The out of town guests were Mis. Slear, district committee woman of Charlotte. Mrs. A. S. Karesh, dis trict rehabilitation officer, Mrs. A. L. Suddreth, chairman of child wel fare work, Mrs W M Sevcrence, secretary of Gastonia unit and Mrs. Frances Whitesides, wife of the commander of the Gastonia unit and Mrs. W. Y Abresch of Gas tonia. At The Theatres Dolores Costello in her lates„ — "The Hedeeming Sin.'' with Conrad Nagel as the co-star, is the headline attraction at. the Webb today and tomorrow. This is a superb picture. With a Parisian background. It Is a Vitaphone picture The plot has to do with a woman's fall and re demption. set In a whirl of gaiety and sin Two lively Vitaphone acts accompany the main picture. Th* Webb is announcing the coming this week of the town's old favorite Lon Chaney in "Where East is East." 'Hie Princess is announieng a big feature picture 100 per rent talk re ~as the attraction for today and tomorrow l ive title is ‘The Don'• van Affair," starring such favorites ! as A me:, Ayres, .Jack Molt, Dorolny Kevin end William Collier, ji Owen Davis wrote the piece, anil i. is one of the most dramatic pci ■ I lormr.nces that has found its v.t.y to t!ic screen It is a mystery pi' ture. with all the thrill of a st ige I play, with the Vitaphone so clear and distinct you will not miss a word THESE 10 FORMERS ASKING I RELIEF Talking of farm relief—there are at 'east, ten farmers in Nebraska who opine that they want no relief from anyone These ten were rhosen by former Governor Samuel MoKelvie of Ne braska as the most representative farmers In the state, and were re cently named "Master Farmers" by Gov A J Weaver Every farmer and rancher In the state wa3 con sidered for the award of the title of "Master Farmer " The average age of the “Master Farmers" picked is 50.2 years. Then farming was around 11.500 while to day their average net worth is ap proximately *130.000 There are wealthier fanners In Nebraska, but there did not make their money solely through farming The following are the honored ten: D S. Anderson. Lexington. J C Carson Irvin; J E. Donaldson, Al bion; Frederick Ehrtnan, Genng Charles W. Garrison. Union; Uobet r S. lee, Brownlee: J, A l.othrop. Crete; Frank Pot;e:\ Monroe, and L. O Touchum, of Ashland The selections were based on these points; Operation and organization of farm; business methods and abil ity; general farm appearance and upkeep; home life; citizenship. Eight winners were dirt farmers and two ranchers. All have comfortable homes equipped with many conveniences and lavor-saving devices. The aver age number of rooms per house is 9 6. AH have running water in their homes and nine have modern heat ing plants. Nine have electricity in their homes and barns; some have farm plants and others get their electricity from power lines. All I have power washing machines. I mree nave electric reirigerators and six have oilier refrigerators. The average size of the eight farms is 439 acres and the ranches average 14,870 acres The average number of acres -of crops per farm not including the two ranches is: Corn, IIP; wheat. 43; oats. 24; leg-' ume crops. 74; other hay and pas-! ture, 141. It can be seen by these averages tttat the farmers rotate! their crops and grow comparatively, large acreage of legume crops to1 maintain their soil fertility. The! average crop acres farmed per man by the right farmers is 104 A chance to compare good with poor farming is given in the aver age rrop yields of the Master farm ers against other farms For in stance. the average yield of com on farms of the Master Farmers for five years is 42 bushels per acre average for counties in which the farmers live. Their wheat yield >s 31 bushels for a five year average as compared to 18 bushels for other farmers in their county. Their oat average w as 40 bushels per acre against 29.2 for their neighbor.-. The Master Farmers raised three tons per acic of alfalfa while their counties average was 2.3, i COUNTIES HAVE TO INSURE WORKERS ' Municipalities, Other Subdivisions Of State Come Cnder Com pensation Statute. Raleigh.—Employees of counties,1 ! municipalities and other subdivi- j sions of the State Workmen's Com j pensation Act, and counties especial- [ ! ly must, make provision in their bud- j gets to either pay the premium-, necessary to cover possible injury to employees and to pay the main- < | tenance tax due the state, all conn -1 j ty accountaints and boards of com- | j mlssioners are being advised in a | letter from the county government | Advisory commission. County officials may insure the county's liability for accidents to I its employees with an insurance company authorized to do business in North Carolina or they may elect to let the county assume its own risk, the letter explains. The latter methods has been adopted by the state of North Carolina for its departments and institution:., and it is expected that many of the counties will follow this same plan. In either event, however, application must be made to the industrial commission on a special form. The Industrial commission has agreed to approve county ap plications for self-insurance with out proof of its financial ability to assume its own risk. Application* for self-insurance must be made within 30 days after July 1. 1929, but the Industrial commission urges that applications be made before this date 1/ pos sible, in order to prevent a lar minute rush. In the applications. the rouniy must indicate the departments in volved. the number of employees in each and the payroll. Elected of - ficials and officials appointed for a definite term are not. included. Two Girl* Finish At Weaver College At the ftftv-third annual com mencement of Weaver college, two | students from Cleveland county were among the large class to ro ll one diplomas. Miss Carrie Lee Weaver nnd Miss Virginia Denton j of the Lawndale community. Wei I ver college has a number of stud j ents from Cleveland county, but only two finished this year. Shelby Girls, Boys. Union Republican. The Shelby school girls ran true to form in their graduating exer cises the past week and all but put j t he boys out of business. Out of a ! class of 69 there wove 49 girls and : only 19 boys. It is difficult to Ret boys to continue in school after | they reach the high school age. ! C QMM18SIONERS' RESALE OF OF LAND. By virtue of the authority In vested in me by a decree of resale made in the superior court of Cleve land county in special proceeding entitled ''Alice Canady and hus band. Roland Canady et al vs. Lloyd Ellis and wife. Alice Ellis ct al," 1 will cm Monday July 1. 1929 at the court house door in the City of Shelby. N. C.. at 12.00 oclock. noon or within legal hours offer for resale lo the highest bidder the fol lowing described real estate, situat ed in No. 4 township. Cleveland county. N. C , and bounded as fol lows: Frist tract: lying and be in? situ ated on the Lick Branch, joining the lands of J. W. Irvin, W \V Harry and others. Beginning on or at a stake, Harrv A Irvin's line and runs thence S. 75 E 87 poles to a post oak, Irvin's corner; thence with Harry's line N, 34 W 38 poles to a past oak, marked L. B corner; thence N 33 W. 48 poles to a stake, Harry’s line: thence h>. 47 W. 100 poles with Harry's line to a sink" at the beginning, containing 30 acres, more or less and being that same tract conveyed to Non Ellis by G \V Green by deed dated Jan uary 1, 1885 and recorded in the office of the register of deeds for Cleveland county, N. C„ in deed book B B at page 34. Second tract: A certain tract of land lying and being in No. 4 township Cleveland county. N. C. and more particularly described and defined as follows: Beginning at a stone pile in an old line of the Dock Irvin old place (J. W. Gidney's es tate nowt and runs thence S. 55 1-2 W 48 poles to a store; thence N 37 W 40 poles to a stone: thence, N 63 W. 25 poles to a knot: thence N '9 W 63 1-2 poles to a maple on a branch; thence up the branch as it meanders to a stake on branch, thence with the old line N. 60 E. 54 poles to a stake; thence with the old line S. 71 E. 126 poles to an oak stump: thence S. 33 E. 14 14 poles to the beginning, rontain ing 37 1-2 acres, mor» or less and being lot. No 2 of the Dock Irvin old place on Uck branch as sur veyed and divided into 4 lots oy Ira Hardin surveyor on October 18, 1901 and being that same lot which was conveyed to Non Ellis by C. C Gidney et al by deed dated October 23, 1907 and recorded in the register of deeds for Cleveland county, N. c., in deed book K K page 335. ‘ Terms of sale cash. Bidding to be gin at $550.00 This June 15. 1929 PRANK L. HOYLE JR Jno. P, Mull, Atty, Commissioner Around Our TOWN Shelby SIDELIGHTS Hy RENN DRUM Fred Morton, one of the wits about town, sprung this one: "Well, Mr, Hoover broke the Solid South and front the hard-times talk I've been hearing and reading of it seems as if it won't be long until he has the entire country broke ”____ EBELTOFT RECENTLY LEARN cd via someone else from a hotel bellhop Just why a poor man gives a bell hop a larger tip than does n rich man. The bellhop’s explana tion: "I guess the po' man don’t want nobuddy know he's po' and de rich man don't wan’ nobuddy know lie’s rich ’ When he first came to see her, He showed a timid heart. And when the lights were low, They—sat—this—far—apart. But when tills love grew warmer And learned the Joy of a kiss, They knocked out all the spaces Andsatupclosehkethis. — IT IS THE SEASON OP THE rear in which Scotch jokes are be-j ing related about town fit's too hot J for anyone to give forth more ef fort i so we’ll try tilts one: Once t here was a Scotchman who | had a close friend who went blind from drinking bad liquor The friend decided to pour out the re mainder of his rye-blinding booze in ; the kitchen sink, but the Scotch man heard about it and went to him with tliis request Don't pour it out Give it to me, 1 11 take it home to my brother lie's already blind.'’ MARVIN BLANTON. LOCAL insurance and B. it L man, Is of the opinion that the medical col leges certainly stive their students a thorough education. Not long since Mr. Blanton was out driving when his automobile stopped and refused to budge another inch. Not being much of a mechanical nature Mr. Blanton did little else except look at it and say things. (What he said is none of my business, nor yours). After a time Dr E A. Houser came driving by. Taking in the situation the phys’ cianT alighted from his car, raised the hood of the Blanton petrolj wagon. diagnosed the ailmerr. hauled out his medical kit. took therefrom a bit of tape and bound j up a broken gas line. So far so good, but the vacuum tank was empty. There being no utensils about the next move upon the part of the physician-mechanic was ,o haul more tools and pumps from his medical kit with which he suck ed a bit, of gas from the main tank and placed some in the vacuum tank. Mr Blanton stepped on the starter, the car gasped about like a sick patient coming out of a faint, sputtered a time or two, and began running. A PARAGRAPH OR TWO BACK mention was made of the hot weather—weather so blooming sul try that a fellow darn near lies when he says he likes to work in it Anyway, we’ll be lying when we say so. And the same feeling must have permeated W. O. Saunders, the vitriolic Elisabeth City writer, who turns out an editorial saying that "I don’t like to work. I never did like to work.” and he accom panies it with an illustration. Be fore giving the illustration we re . coll an incident snowing just now i much W. O. admires hot weather. Coming back in a Pullman car from the Houston convention across the Texas lowlands last summer (golly! it was hot > we noticed W. O . a bi' inclined to be plump, seated in his Pullman seat- in his pajamas. There were ladies about and fear ing that the American Magazine writer had been touched by the heat we ventured the remark: “W. O, | isn't it likely that the ladies may | raise an objection?" "Blue blazes! Let 'em raise it." he j answered "I have on far mere clothes than any of them." And he did But that leads up to Saunders' own way of explaining just how , much he doesn't like to work in the i summertime: A buck negro was shambling j down a country road. He was hail ed by a motorist who was wrestling with the dusty and irksome job of changing tires "Hey. there, boy! Where are you -going?'' said the man with the au tomobile. "No whar 'n particular." drawled the black boy. "Are you in a hurry?" "Who? Me? Naw suh, I am in no hurry ” "Want to make a quarter"" "Now suh. I got a quatuh " TIDBITS ABOUT TOWN Gov ernor Gardner hasn't anything on Mayor McMurry by getting the auto license No. 1 for the state. Mayor McMurry’s new city auto tag is 1001, the first issued here for the new year . . . Bay rum sales must be decreasing, nothing has been heard of the 10-cent store kick lately .... Shelby fans are still talking summer baseball—they've been doing that since the Blue Ridge league faw down and go boom, and no baseball yet . . . Soda jerkers standing in front of ihe drug stor-s waiting lor ojstonigrs. and on near Lieut. A. F. Solter, as he ap peared after leaping to safety in his parachute following a head-on collision with the plane of Lieut Lee Meadow, during air manoeuvers near Columbus, Ohio. Meadow was killed when his parachute foul ed with the undercarriage of his clane. Fewer Babies In England, Germany Babies used to be so plentiful in England and in Germany that some French editors are now noting with surprise that France is not the only country in Europe that has suffered from a decline in the birth-date. In England, they point out, the number of births in 1927 was lower than that in 1855, and while in Germany the rate in 1880 was 307 births for 1,000 fam ilies, in 1926 this figure had dwindled to 138. The falling off is most notable In the large cities, says Armand Charpen tier in the Paris Oeuvre, and he cites Berlin as showing a record in 1888 of 253 children for 1. 000 inhabitants, but in 1927 only 59 children for the same num ber of Inhabitants. What Is more, he tells us that the lessen ing birth-rate is to be noticed not only among the wealthier classes but also among the work ing people, and he cites a cer tain quarter of Berlin, where workers predominate. which showed 40.0 births for 1,000 in habitants in 1895, while this percentage had fallen to 11.8 in 1926. This French informant goew on to say: "It is very certain that social phenomena of this extent must be founded In very deep causes. First of all, the English and the Ger mans during recent years have had a different idea than ours about the birth date Their mind tends more and more to prefer quality to quan tity. "It Is incontestable that in re cent wars, the outcome of which de pended on the number of combat ants. the birth factor played a role of first importance. But this role must dwindle insensibly in wars to come which, it Is predicted, will be chemical wars, and the result will be decided in a few weeks with only a limited army of technicians. "But all the evidence goes to show that economic reasons chiefly de termine the restriction of births among the intellectuals of England and of Germany. The after-war years put the problem of production and emigration much more sharply before the people in these countries than in France. Hundreds of thou sands of workers in England have been jobless since the war, and have been of necessity supported by the state. In Germany there is less unemployment. but on the other hand emigration is more difficult because Germany has lost all her colonies. So it would seem that the real issue which these countriesI face is: ‘First we must live, and then we may increase." ly every drug store window in town the sign “ Coolest Spot in Town" . . Postcards from honeymooners . . . Invitations to late June weddings . . The best puns in town are pulled in the evenings down front of the Dog gett service station where the old and experienced Jokcsmiths gather to catch the evening breeze .... Lawyers and docors practising for their baseball game. Mebbe some of the high school boys they razzed for making errors will be over to razz their errors Thursday. Life generally evens up ... . You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Per haps that’s why Shelby’s two out standing golfers (and they re about as good as they make ’em in the Carolinas) are not over 16 years of j age f, Gee! ifs hoi , Plowboy Plowed In Dark, Ross States Editor of Cleveland Star: Your “Plowboy” on page 7, May 22, made a mistake by plowing In the dark. George Ross Pou is superintend ent of the state prison amd all its employees and activities, including several camps and two large farms. Charles Ross is a lawyer and was assistant attorney general assigned to the highway commission. He is now general councilor for the high way commission. Geo. R. Ross is the writer of this letter and the director of state own ed farms but don't make a lawyer out cf me. I want to be a farmer always. I ip?Tet the loss of thpt field of daisies. I, like your plowboy, or.ee became so inspired that I intro duced a bill in the legislature in 1921 to make the Ox-eyed daisy our state flowers. Best wishes. GEORGE R, ROSS (Editor's Note: In "Plow-hoy's" article the names were slightly con fused. George Ross Pou, Charles Ross, and George R. Ross arc names easy to get confused. As the above letter explains they are three dif ferent men. The George R. Ross, appointed by Governor Gardner to handle the state farms, has never been a lawyer but was in the mar keting service before being given the supervision of state farms. He was probably confused with Charles Ross, attorney for the highway com mission and a lawyer, or with, and perhaps both, George Ross Pou, superintendent of the state prison.) Local Talent Play Here Thursday Night “Vermont Stars" featuring Ala Sweet and her talented family will be given Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the Shelby high school auditorium under the auspices of the Graham street school parent teachers association. Mrs. Newman has been here coaching local talent for this play and it is said to be very entertaining and amusing. A small , admission charge will be made, proceeds for the benefit of the parent-teachers association. SHELBY BOWLING ALLEY Closed For The Summer The Shelby Bowling Al ley will be closed during the hot months, to re-open again about the first of September. It will be re opened (when it is cool enough to bowl with com fort.) better than ever. L. S. COOK Count THE POCKET KNIVES . IN Campbell's Show Window COME IN AND DEPOSIT YOUR COUNT GENUINE KA-BAR Knives Worth $1.00 and $1.25 Will Be Sold Week Of June 17th to 22nd For ONLY 71c Come in and get your Pocket Knife Sharpened FREE OF CHARGE SATUR DAY, JUNE 22ND. 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