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SOCIETY News MISS MAYME ROBERTS—Social Editor—Phone 256. News Items Telephoned Miss Roberts Will Be Appreciated. Tea For Mrs. Lee. Wednesday 4:30 to 6:30 p. m Mesdames George Sperling and L. H. Ledford will give a tea at the Bperllng home on Fallston road honoring Mrs. Norman Lee, a recent bride. Hord-Thompson Announcement. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Thompson of Charlotte announce the engage ment of their daughter, Mildred Reid, to Mr. Robert C. Hord, of Shelby. The wedding will be sol emnlaed at an early date. Mbs Roberta Honors Mrs. Gardner. Mlu Mayme Roberts entertained at her home on Morgan street Sat urday afternoon at 4 o'clock with a few tables of bridge honoring Mrs. O. Max Oardner who has been vis iting tn the city for the past week. Miss Roberts was assisted by her mother, Mrs. S. F. Roberts In re ceiving her gueets. At the close of the games, the hostess was assisted by Mesdames B. D. Hulick, B. Kirk patrick and Dan Frazier in serving an itje course. jir». Hudson IBIim liuncheon. Mfp. H. T. Hudson charmingly .entertained with a one o’olook Juncheon Saturday honoring her sister, Mrs. Margaret Oardner, ol OreehvUle, S. C. and Mrs. O. Max Gardner of Raleigh. The dining table was covered with a handsome it-loth and centered with a huge sil ver bowl ot mixed garden flowers. Five elegant courses were served and covers were laid for Mesdames O. M. Gardner, Margaret Gardner, C. R. Doggett. L. A. Blanton, 0. R. Hoey, F. R. Morgan, C. C. Me Brayer and Mrs. Hudson. Mrs. Gray Honors Mr. And Mrs. Eskridge. Mrs. Bessie Gray delightfully en tertained with a lovely bridge party Friday evening at her home on W Marlon street, which was arranged with a profusion of mixed summer flowers, honoring her neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Connelly Eskridge, a recant bride and groom. Mrs. Gray received her guests In flowered chiffon and Mrs. Esk ridge was attired In flame geor gette and lace. High score prises were given at each of the six tables and the bride was presented with a lovely pottery vase. At the close of the evening, the hostess was as sisted by Misses Flossie Grice, Brake and Hewman in serving a de licious salad and Ice course. , McMurry Honors . Niece. Miss Shepherd. My*. A. W. McMurry delight fully entertained with a lovely bridge party on Thursday evening, honoring her nieve, Ifttss Katheryn Shepherd, of Ctnnati, Ohio. The lower floor was thrown en suite and elaborately arranged with CladioUl roses and other lovely gar. den flowers. The guests found their pjsjuiy at the ten bridge tables with the most attractive tallies. Mrs. MCMurty received her gdcsts In orchid chiffon and lnira yiuoed the honor**. Miss Shepherd, ■who was gowned In ivory satin and lace with shoulder bouquet of sweetpeas. The high score prizes were won by Miss Helen Campbell and Mr. Esley Pendleton. The hon oree was presented with a lovely gift and at the close of the even ing Mesdames Tom Moore, Willis McMurry. D, W. Royster and J. J. McMurry served delicious ice cream, cake, nuts, and punch. HI Meedaqies Byers And Bowen Hostesses. Mesdames D. P. Byers and VI.-.ta Bowen were joint hostesse on Thursday evening entertaining at the home of Mrs. Byers, south of town, the Sunday school class of Btdpbur Springs Methodist church The rooms were beautifully arrang ed with quantities of mixed summer flowers. Miss Elsie Hardin welcom ed the guests at the front door Many fames and contests were en joyed. The hostesses were assisted by Mrs. M. P. Coley in entertain ing. Special guests were: Mesdames Coley, Emmett Mathews of Roanoke WapiAit, Paid Randall. Elizabeth Borders and Miss Ina Carpenter Mabel Hardin served pun h the evening the close of the evrninj. were assisted by the Hardin in serving delicious cake, nuts and home made O. Crowder honored her Donnis, with a pretty afternoon at her New House in celebration birthday annlver guests enjoyed a number and contests before they Into the dining room, gaily decorated with a variety of summer flowers. There was much merriment in blowing out the eleven candle which light ed the top of the birthday cake The color scheme of green and pink being carried out in the deco rations. Mrs. Crowder was assisted by Mesdames Josh Crowder, L. F. Grayson. Guy Grigg, and R. P Crowder in serving ice cream, cake and grape juice. The guests included L. J. Grigg and Glenn Bowen, Misses Marie, Ada. MUlan and Lyndas Gr'.gg, Evelyn, Virginia and Louise Gray son. Donnis and Irene Crowder, Ada Bowen. Alice Poteet of Lattlmo.-e and Rosa Lee Crotts of Concord. Ross-Sperling Wedding. A marriage characterized by beau ty and simplicity and one ot cordial Interest to a large circle or friends and relatives was that of Misj Mary Faye Ross to Mr. Carl Sper'. lng, which was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Ross at Fallston Satur day, June 22 at 2 o’clock. The par lor was transformed into a minia ture garden, the altar was formed with a frame entwined with honey suckle*. white daliahs, cape Jas mine and daisies. At the first strains of Mendelssohn’s wedding march rendered by Miss Thelma Stroup, Miss Fannie Ross, sister of the bride opened the gate for the entrance of the bridal party. First to enter was Rev. a P. Abernethy; next came the flower girls, little Misses Mary Alice Ross. Ruth Jenkins, Kathleen Roy ster, Juliette Jenkins, nieces of the bride. They were very attractive in white organdy dresses trimmed in ruffles of lace. The groom entered on the arm of his best man, Mr. Elvln Barnett. The next entering was the maid of honor, Miss Laura Ross sister of the bride. She wore a dress of white georgette with a shoulder bouquet of cape Jasmine. Next came *he ring bearer. Master Billy Ware, nephew of the bride. He wore a suit of whits satin and carried tha ring in a white satin pillow, followed by the bride who wore a lovely gown of white taff eta trimmed in ruffles of chiffon carrying a shower bouquet of white roses. An impressive ring ceremony was used. After the ceremony the bride donned a smart going away dres* of blue crepe with accessories to match. xuc .yuuiiK i.uupic in i ivt diiciut where they will make their home. The groom holds a responsible posi tion at the Bost bakery. The bride is the fifth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Roes and la a popular school teacher of this county where she has taught for the past two years She is a graduate of Oullow hee state normal. Immediately after the ceremony a reception followed. Cake and lemon ade was served by Miss Fannie Ross assisted by Miss Thelma Hoyle. Mrs. Cletus Royster, Mrs. Lawrence Ware, Mrs. Marvin Jenkins and Mrs. George Ross. The bride and groom have a host of friends who wish for them muen happiness. Henry Ford Likes Them 35 To 60 He Says, Meaning Men Prefers That His Employes Be Up In Years A Bit, According To Magatlnc Article. Philadelphia—Henry Ford, in the July issue of the Ladies' Home journal, says that he should prefer. If he could make the choice, to have all his employes between 35 and 80 years of age. “For then,” the automobile man ufacturer adds, "we should have a stable and experienced force We would not care how much over 60 the men were so long as they could do their work.” "Under no circumstances would we hare a working house made up of only young men,” Ford says. “It is absolutely necessary. In order to get the work through, to have a solid framework of older and more experienced men who know exactly what they are doing. "It is not to be expected that a man of 70 will have as much endurance as one of 25. It is not at all necessary that he should have, for by the time a man has reached 70 he ought to have some thing a great deal more valuable than physical strength. "The records of the employ ment department show that the work which calls for endurance is best served as a rule by men who are 40 and over. Younger men seem to tire of jobs of this kind rathef quickly and want to be transferred to lighter work.” “Having lived a number of years," Ford says, “is a great advantage to anyone if those years have brought a background of experience. It Is usual to associate age with years only because so many men and women somewhere along in what is called middle age stop trying. They let themselves be old." Crowds Rush Court Room When King Hearing Opens At Chester (Continued From Page One) while the swearing of witnesses for the grand Jury and other court pre liminaries were being transacted. He then took a seat behind his coun sel. He appeared calm and collected, but his countenance showed traces of the strain to which he has been subjected in recent months. He was attired In a dark suit and wore a black String tie Seated near King were the following members of his family and other near relatives: His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Pink King; sisters. Miss Birdie King and Mrs lone Moss; brothers, L. B. King wid Will King; a brother-in-law, R A. Speigner, and cousings, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Jones, all of Shelby. Relatives of Mrs Faye Wilson King present were Mrs. Clyde Rea gan, Miss Wilson and Glenn Wil son, of Charlotte, and Mrs. Lois Benson, of Cary, N. C. In accordance with Judge Henry's custom of opening court with pray cr, the Rev. J. H. Yarborough, re tired Baptist minister and judge of probate, offered the invocation. He pleaded for divine guidance in the words of the court, with the hope that justice and mercy would be done. A short time was taken up as certaining the number of petit jur ors present, their mileage, and in swearing witnesses for the grand jury in a negro murder case. It developed that 32 of the origi nal 36 petit jurors were present, 4 being reported as out of the state. Harry Hines, of Lancaster, new solicitor of the circuit, presented his commission, which was read by Clerk of court John E. Cornwell. Judge Henry then scanned the court calendar and called the case of Rafe King. King Is Ready. "Are you ready for trial,” he ask ed the state. “We are, your honor,” answered Solicitor Hines. The same question was propounded the de fense and Thomas F. McDow, chief counsel for King, replied that the defense was ready An adjournment of 15 minutes was then taken In or der for the clerk of court to con duct public sales. Fine A Juror. After the recess Judge Henry ex cused one juror, William E. Crald, for business reasons and made him pay $25 for escaping Jury service. With four jurors absent and one excused, eight names were drawn from the five mile box from which it was hoped to secure five men to complete the panel of 36. An extra ventre of probably 100 persons will be drawn in the afternoon. A feature of the court room aud ience is the large proportion of women present. Hundreds of people are around the courthouse, unable to enter but eager to be as near as possible. Faye’s Sisters Weep. Sisters in the court room of Mrs. King broke down several times and wept. King Hopes To Get Fair Trial In South Carolina This Week (Continued Prom Page One) about turning over exhibits in the case for the Inspection of the de fense attorneys even though it was so ordered by the trial judge. These exhibits were later turned over to the King attorneys after the order was repeated, but it is contended that the people about Chester, in cluding the men drawn for Jury duty in the case, may wonder why the prosecuting lawyers did not want the defense lawyers to see ‘.he exhibits. Remains Cool. King; appeared to be in (airly good health before leaving and on the eve of his trial he remained as calm and as cool as he has been since he was first held following the Inquest at Sharon. "Since very little has been in tire newspapers except sensational fea tures and what the officers are say ing and doing the readers of the papers who do not know me and my past life must have me pic tured as a terrible person,” King stated. “So I sure do hope when my character witnesses take the stand and my side is given its day that the papers do me right and thus let the public know that the people who have known me all my life do not consider me the worst person fij the world.” Court House Ready For King Hearing (Continued from page one.) and what appeared to be acid bums on her lips. The discovery came after her hus band had left his sick bed, according to his own statement, and gone to neighbors to get them to look for his wife. He had become alarmed at her prolonged absence, he said. A verdict of suicide was rendered and it was not until she was buried that a coroner’s inquest was held. It was after this that King was arrest ed, charged with murder. The Charge. In the grand Jury indictment, the charge is that he “then and there feloniously, wilfully and of his mal ice aforethought, with his hands and arms and with cords, wires, ropes, and belts placed upon, about and around the neck and throat of her, said Faye Wilson King, did choke, suffocate and strangle, of which chocking, suffocation and strangling she, the said Faye Wilson King, did then and there die on the 25th day of January.” King was released on $5,000 bond and since has lived with his parents in Shelby. His health, his attorneys say, is improved. Many Lawyers. There are 13 lawyers in the case, seven for the prosecution and 3ix for the defense. For the state, the following are to appear:. Solicitor Harry Hines of Lancas ter: Gaston, Hamilton and Gaston and Angus H. MacAulay, all of Chester, and Marion and Finley of York. Defense attorneys are T. F. Daw. of York: Clyde R. Hoey and B. T. Falls of Shelby, and Hemphill ard Hemphill and James H. Glenn of Chester. Young Ku&sia Learns To Fly. Boys of Soviet Russia are learn ing to fly. Pupils of the Raditche school of technical science in Mos cow are being taught how to bu'ld model planes of different types and others are given instructions in flying. The future flyers are said to show an unusual aptitude for the work. The Republican party is seventy five years old. The Democratic party is much older, and last No vember it looked its age.—Hartford Courant. Copeland’s HEALTH TALK # Feeding Infants By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. (United States Senator and former Health Commissioner of New York) (Inquiries may be addresed to Dr. Copeland, care The Star, Shelby, N. C. If you desire a personal reply, enclose a stamped envoiepo.e ad dressed back to you.) We are in the season when little babfes must have the closest of attention. Hot weather is bad enough for all us huskies, but it is terrible indeed for the frail infant. Let me say to the dear mother. You must take the best of care an ujrujutt. ui yoursen. xou must nave good health, poise •md get rest enough to restore your strength and vigor. Each day is one of trial, and hard indeed -ven if your are perfectly well. If you get too little sleep and lose your appe tite, the baby is influenced almost at once. The child becomes restless and ;irritable. It won’t be long before the poor little thing loses its normal eagerness for food. Then comes diarrhoea and vomiting. It is to be hoped your child can continue rreast feeding all through the hot season. If is enough milk for that purpose, it is a lucky baby indeed. There is no real substitute for mother s milk, the scientists are making progress in arrangt.ig artificial feedinas. but in manv t.hinm it. to possible to improve on Nature. In the matter of baby feeding, cer tainly, nothing is equal to breast feeding, provided the mother is per fectly normal. It is extremely difficult to keep cow’s milk in proper condition dur rlng the hot days and nights of Summer. Unless the milk is kept at very low temperature, below 50 degrees, the germs or bacteria always present, are sure to multiply. In contrast to this is the pure and uncontaminated mother’s milk. There is little danger of infections from that fluid. Of course, poisons and illness can be carried to the infant if the moth er is out of health. But if the moth er is normal the milk carries sub stances and agents that guard against disease and cause the baby to grow rapidly into strong body and vigorous health. Babies who are properly fed. whether on breast milk or cow's milk, have such vigor that they re sist disease. Such babies will endure the heat of Summer, no matter where the temperature goes. Keep in touch with your family doctor. If baby does not thrive as you think it should talk with him. In all probability your fears are groundless. But I don’t want the mother to have any fears. They are bad for her and for the baby. Answers To Health Queries. H. H. Q.—What causes cramps in the lower part of the legs and feet? A.—This may be due to overex ertion. Massage and electricity may prove helpful. A. M. T. Q.—What should a girl of 5 ft. 6 ins. tall weigh? She is 14 years of age. 2.—Is it possible to cure goitre without operation? A —She should weigh about 125 pounds. 2.—Yes. tn some instances, de pending upon the seriousness and extent of the trouble. Have an ex amination and follow your doctor’s advice. F. M. D. Q —What should a girl aged 20, 5 feet 2 1-2 Inches tall, weigh? A.—Sire should weigh about 120 pounds. F. M. B. Q.—What should a wom an 41 years old, 5 ft. 2 1-2 inches tall, weigh? A.—She should weigh about 132 pounds. H. M. F. Q—Is yea3t a food and or what value Is It to the system? A.—Yeast Is generally taken to facilitate elimination and to this end Is of general benefit to the en tire body. X. O. 8 Q.—Do you advise treat ment for alpoecla areata? A.—Yes For particulars send a self-addresaed. stamped envelope and repeat your question. M. C. G. Q.—What should a woman weigh who Is 37 years old 5 ft. 4 1-3 ins. tall? A.—She should weigh about 138 pounds. Julia E. Q.—What can be done for a scar on my face? A.—I would suggest that you con sult a plastic surgeon. Parenthod’s Responsibility. Oswego Times. In this modem day, a once dread disease of childhood Is lound con trollable. Physicians even go so far as to state this disease, this ntgat terror which seises young and in nocent victims and throttles them as they sleep—diphtheria—can be wiped out. But to accomplish tills result, parents of the children, aged six months and older, must sacrifice their parental dislike to seeing lov ed one put to Inconvenience, and have them inoculate dagainst diph theria. Immunization through ad ministration of toxln-antitoxln *s little more than air inconvenience these days. This protection, this safeguard for the lives of young children Is prov.-n thoroughly and completely reliable Science works day and night the ills of the human race to cure. But unless parents broadmindedly and in wholy co-operative spirit take their children to the public clink* in the fight against diphtheria, el! sciences’ outlay, for them and their charges, is set at naught. City Audit Shows Finances For Year (Continued Prom Page One) the city at the end of the present fiscal year was a million, twelve thousand dollars. The outstanding bonded Indebted ness of the special school charter district No. 33 is $196,000, which, nowever, is no obligation against the :ity. Light Receipts Jump. The receipts from light servi.c for the fiscal year ending May 31st 1928 was $88,608.29 and jumped to 1113,221.42 for the fiscal year end ing May 31st 1929. There was a 12,000 increase in the receipts of the water department for the corres ponding period. In regard to the profits of the water and light de partments, Auditor Hoyle says in his comment “We call attention to the profit and loss statement for the water and light department, Exhibit H which shows a net oper ating income of $65,303.57 for the year ending May 31st, 1929. After charging bonds, $8,000; interest oo bonds $22,005 and $24,358.48 for de preciation, the net income is $10, 940.09. The depreciation on rhe water works plant was figured at three and a half per cent and cn the' electric light plant at seven per cent, the value of each plant being taken as of March 31st, 1928.” Street Assessments. Relative to the street improve ments bonds outstanding, Mr. Hoyle in his comment has this interesting comment to make "Street improve ment bonds outstanding amount to $341,000. As these bonds have ma tured and as the interest has fallen due, two third of the amount has been paid out of the assessment funds and one third out of the ge i eral fund. Two thirds of the hu fxuvctiicuv uuuua uiiiuuaib iu *44«. 333.33 and the uncollected assess ments are $119,322.11. Interest col lected on these uncollected assess ments during the last year was £e\ 879.28 an dinterest paid out of the assessment funds was $13,600. In other words the assessment funds wll be exhausted long before the bonds are retired.” Just how this discrepancy arises, the auditor and mayor are unable to say. There should be assess ments against the property owners for two thirds of the street im provements bonds, but it falls far short of the mark and a re-cheek of the paving and abutting prope-ty is being talked to determine wheth er any has been overlooked in the year of paving project. While the complete audit is not published, copies are on file in the city hall and are open for inspec tion on the part of the tax payers. About the most Important thing in this glorious machine age is to make your will —Ohio State Jour nal. Ground has been broken for a new bridge between Windsor, Onta rio, and Detroit. Why not a pipe line?—Brooklyn Eagle. Cloth Mill Hammers A Win Over Eastside; Many Errors Sulphur On Cotton To Get Red Spider (By C. H. Brannon. Extension En tomologist, N. C. State College.) Most cotton growers are well -t,".-* juainted with the destructive work pf the red spider. The presence of the pest is indicated by the appear ance of a blood-red spot on the up per surface of the leaf. As the red spider damages increases the leav •« ?et redder or turn rusty-yellow over the entre surface, become folded, then turn brown and dry, and fin ally drop. The damage is usually noticed on lower leaves first. The red spiders will be found on the under side of the leaves. tomroi. Growers should make every Effort to prevent red spiders from enter ing the field. It is difficult to con trol the pest after it has become es tablished in the cotton field. Rid spiders feed during the winter and early spring on pokeweed, jimson weed, Jerusalem oak, wild black berry, wild geranium and other weeds in and around cotton fields Violets serve as food for red spid ers and red spider outbreaks often spread from these plants around the dooryard. Volets should be de stroyed if near a cotton field. The most important control of the red spider is to destroy weeds, es pially the weeds mentioned, around cotton fields during the winter and early spring. Take special care to destroy pokeweeds as these weeds are often the source of the spread of the spider. If red spiders gain entrance into the field the plants should be dust ed with superfine dusting powder Fairly satisfactory results have be°r. secured with the superfine dusting sulphur. At least two applications should be made. The second appli cation shauld be made when the plants are dry and when the tem perature is between 80 and 90 de grees F. In some cases where red spiders have just entered a field of cotton, the spread has been stopped by de stroying the infested plants on the spot and pulling up cotton plants several feet in every direction from the infested plants. However, grow ers should carefully watch the fields to determine whether the red spiders are spreading. A third and a fourth application a week apart, may be necessary when the infestation is very severe. Caution—When infested plants are destroyed in the field the plants should be destroyed on the spot, as mentioned above, as carrying the plants out of the field will help spread the pest. Nephew of Late Czar Becomes Taxi Driver.—Headline. About the only profession in which czarism still exists.—Arkansas Gazette. Try Star Wants Ads. In a game that was a real base ball contest for about three innings and then turned into loosely play ed baseball the fast Cleveland cloth mill team defeated the Eastslds team at the city park Saturday 11 to 2. Sherrill Hamrick, Shelby high hurl er, was on the mound for Eastside, while Homer Smith, Cherryville portsider, handled the hurling duties for the cloth mill aggrega tion. Both pitched line ball for several frames and then Hamricks supporting cast in the infield crack ed behind him and the cloth mill hitters took advantage of his dis comfiture to bang out several time ly hits. However, only a portion of the Cleveland ruins were earned In the closing frames Lefty Bumgard ner relieved Hamrick on the mound and hurled creditable ball with the Eastside team snapping out of their slump in giving him improved sup port. One event that weakened the Eastside strength was the injury received by York, the Eastside catcher, in a close play at the plate. The hitting and base-running of Tom Kerr, State college player, for the cloth mill was one of the fea tures although other cloth mill players drove out several stinging blows. Ray Sparks turned in a neat double play for Eastside on first base but offset his fine catch by hobbling a grounder soon there- * after. Smith managed to keep the Eastside bats well subdued but snappy play by his infield helped him keep the opposing score down. The box score of the Cleveland Cloth-Eastside game Saturday fol lows: Cloth Mill ABRB Bridges, 2b .___. 4 10 Kerr, If.3 12 Harrelson, lb ._5 2 3 Gold, 3b.4 3 1 Christopher, rf ___ 4 3 2 ' Crammell, cf __4 13 Hornsby, c __5 0 3 Dalton, ss ■ __5 0 1 Smith, p. 4 12 Totals.38 11 14 Eastside AB R H Sparks, lb.. 4 11 Newton, ss . _... 4 0 1 Devine 3b _ _ 4 0 0 Crocker, 2b .. 4 1 1 York, c . _ 10 0 Farris, c_ 4 0 1 L. Newton, If _ ...._3 0 0 McKee, cf_3 0 0 Hamrick, p-rf __3 0 0 Bumgardner, rf-p __.2 0 1 Totals. 32 2 8 Errors: Eastside 7; Cloth Mill 3. . Even the father of twins puts on heirs.—Dallas News. Altho many people think the tar iff wall is composed of gold bricks, it is usually built by log rolling.— VirgipJaiyPilot. 6 , Try Star Wants Ads. CRITICAL EYES ARE JUDGING YOUR APPEARANCE EVERYWHERE SPORT WEAR CaUs For The Best Dry-Cleaning And Skillful Finishing Shelby Dry Cleaning phones Company 112-113 CLEANERS and DYERS Beam Block, N. Washington St.