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The Cleveland Star SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By Mall, per year —..—-—__$2 50 By Carrier, per year---—--- $3 oo THE STAR PUBL1SHING~C0MPANY, INC. B. WEATHERS ____President and Editor & ERNEST HOEY_________ Secretary and Foreman RENN DRUM_-_-. News Editor A. D. JAMES __..._.....______Advertising Manager Entered as second class matter January 1, 1905, at the postolllce j 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 been our custom to charge live cents per line tor resolutions of respect, cards ol thanks and obituary notices, after one death notice has been published. This will be strictly adherred to. MONDAY, JULY 15, 1929 TWINKLES Add to the long list of Pests of the Past: The champion fl;f? pole sitters. Reports say that the patients in the in. .me asylum at Morganton are fond of corn on the cob. People up that, way ■re not so crazy, after all. Will Rogers says he doesn’t want any hisses from Pre mier Mussolini, And if II Duce ever say that mug boasted by Will, the chances are that he would feel the same way About it, i , * t ‘ - 1' * The endurance flier made request that they be furnjsh k<J with roller shades' while on their trip, but what lots of people think they really needed was strait-jackets. Gaffney city council has determined to bar hogs from IKat community but it is probably too much to hope that the Jiew ordinance over that way is to apply to (he human va TOO MUCH SELF. *THE CRYING NEED of the United States government of "today Is to get the attention of our law-makers away from feelflsh interest and to give more thought and attention to matters benefiting the great majority rather than the few. Country after country is endeavoring to impress upon this great government of ours the fact that if anything like the Howley tariff bill is made law shutting out their pro ducts, they in tom will be bereft of means with which to pay for American automobiles, typewriters, farm machinery and the like. Anxious alarm is evident and rightly so. This is a matter worthy of the deepest consideration of t he congress. Too many producers are thinking solely of local private in terests and are ignoring the welfare of the nation. , lg JT pR0H1B1T|NG? THERE APPEARED recently in The Raleigh News & Ob server the astounding statement that the city of Raleigh consumes more than 300 gallons of whisky per day and the Raleigh newspaper bases its assertion on the reports of “re liable” bootleggers and liquor dealers of that city. Of course those of us outside of Raleigh have no way of determining how nearly correct the figures may he, but if they are even one-hair correct, it moves one to wonder just how thoroughly prohibition is prohibiting in North Carolina. In other words, if North Carolina had no prohibition law, is it reasonable to believe that the State’s capital city would consume more than 300 gallons of liquor daily? The Asheville Citizen discusses the Raleigh story at length and says in connection therewith: The two main sources of Raleigh’s liquor supply are stated to be the New Bern section and Steel Bridge, Va. The four bootleggers quoted by The News and Observer—“Boll Weevil Ray, Clarence Hamilton, “Red” Hearn and Walter Morris—contend that more than 300 gallons a day is brought in from Steel Bridge and New Bern, to say nothing of the “small and not-so-imall amounts brought into Raleigh from Johnson, Franklin, Granville, Wake and other nearby coun ties,’* or of the “smaller amounts of alleged bottled in bond brought in from other sources.” The News and Observer reports that while liquor is made In practically every county in that section the stills in most of the counties are small af fairs “while in the swamps beyond New Bern and near Steel Bridge they are great steam plants, running as regularly and as efficiently as factories—far more regularly than cotton • mills at the present time.” AN IMPORTANT EVENT. EVENT OF INTEREST and importance to all the farm ers of Cleveland county and the farmers of the entire state Will take place in Raleigh July 24 when a joint session of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association, the State Farmers Associations and the North Carolina Farm [Women will be held in that city. | It is to be hoped that Cleveland county will send a con siderable delegation to the three-cornered conference in Ra leigh'. It is a foregone conclusion that an instructive pro gram will be presented, and in addition thereto, the North Carolina farmer needs, just as does the business man, a cer tain amount of relaxation from his daily routine. A trip to Baleigh for the purpose of attending the convention will not only be instructive, but interesting and enjoyable as well, h Dr. B. W. Kilgore, president of the Cooperative Asso l elation and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ameri can Cotton Growers Exchange, will explain at this meeting the benefits to be gained from the new Agricultural Market ing Act which has just been passed by Congress as a result of an insistent demand by organized farmers for some meas ure of farm relief. Dr. Kilgore has acted as Legislative Rep resentative of the American Cotton Growers Exchange to t promote the enactment of a farm relief bill ever since the agitation for farm aid was begun and he is better equipped perhaps to explain the benefits to be expected from the Mar keting Act than any other person available. This act is in a large measure a cooperative marketing act and it may be L made far reaching in importance to cooperative Association members if they will take advantage of the opportunities which it offers. THE RIGHT TERM. |T IS A COMMON failing of the average American citizen to “view with alarm” almost any new situation arising, but occasionally there are grounds for this alarm and that is the case in connection with the announcement that J. P. Morgan & Company are considering the matter of organizing a huge food combine. The Star is not familiar with the plans for such com bine, but it is reasonable to believe that it is not being or ganized for the benefit of the ultimate consumer, and cer tainly the consumer is now staggering along under about as heavy a load as he is capable of sustaining. Monster crops are made in this country, and it is a recognized and undisputed fact that the first producer re ceives but a small sum therefor. However, when it reaches the final consumer he pays and pays well. Living costs in the United States since the period of the World War have soared to the point where a dollar stands at present for less than one-third of what it did in 1911 and before. There is no reason to believe that these costs will ever get back to a pre-war standard, but on the other hand, there are indications that there will probably be further in creases. It the huge banking house mentioned is planning its food merger with the idea of benefiting the original produc er, but still protecting the ultimate consumer, then the coun- j try as a whole will welcome the announcement that the food combine is to be formed, but if it is planned to add still fur ther burdens to the man who is unable to produce food him self, then it might he well to pause and consider that there is a length beyond which the American people will not stand imposition. That length appears to have been just about reached. Nobody’s Business GEE McGEE— (Exclusive In The Star In this section.) Are You De-Prrest. flat, rock, s. 0„ Julie 10, 1929, deer mr, editor:— plese allow me space In yore valuabull paper to express myself about the colored lady which mrs. hoover invited to her big dinner the other day, and thereby set a new rule for future republican first ladies of the land to follow. of course, no dimmercrat would think of having a nigger at, their coming-out party, and If this here de preest woman don't watch out. she wont’ be respected by them Chicago gun-men and dusty browns of the city wheat she gets back home, she's babul! to lose cast nnsoforth by associating with them common folks at the white house most annybody knows that mr. hoover was under obligations to have mrs, de preest at his house, all of the niggers that anny one ever saw vote In the recent bai lie voted for mr. hoover, and there wasn't no way for his wife to get around having that chicago-in pres ent. he will hafter run again 4 vr. hints, and he will need all colors to make the grade. when I first saw about mrs. de preest being at that party, i thought mebbe that she was just going over to help mrs. hoover set the table and fry the eggs and wait on the folks, and It was sort of a shock to me to find out, later that she was one of the girls, and had a good time all the way through. 1 have not got no condemnation lor the de preest female, she was possibly as good as snny other woman present who was glad to see her there, but of course—there were a few in the flock that felt like somebodd.v had pulled a bone, nu'. cole bleese would no dout say that her being there was somc think like finding a worm in a pfach after the fourt or fifth bite. but why worry? alter all, mrs. hoover felt obligated to have her friends with her on this great occasion, and mr hoover has al reddy shown his willingness to dis regard the color lines. he don't judge folks by how they smell, he makes up his opinions from how they vote. oh, well. that wasn’t the first time our country has been dis graced. we will get over it. this catastrophee was just an introduc tory spasm that forecasts what the hoovers will do from now on. i have looked all over our county for the past 2 weeks hunting for l of the 099 hoover-dimmevcrats that scratched smith last novem ber, but they are either all dead, or nave forgot about the cam pane rite or foam if this don't suit you. yores trulie. Page Mr. Noah. If Uncle Joe tells the truth, he has seen and experienced some wonderful times in his day. He told a crowd of strangers the other day that it rained so hard the Third Friday in August <n I 1877, that his grandma got stran gled to death while making a trip ■ betwixt the cow lot and the kitch- t en door — It must have been some show er! Uncle Joe said that old tim ers had never seen anything liko it betore, nor has he ever heard of anything like it since. He had to swim 5 miles to school, and all of the children stood up or. their desks to recite their les sons. and the teacher stayed in the loft half the time with his feet swinging in the water, and the school house was on a hill at that. I felt mighty sorry for Uncle Joe when he told the fellows that the only way they got any wood [to burn was—he would climb a tree and cut out the top and chop it up and throw it down to his brother bill who w-as floating around on a barn door. He also milked the cow by lying across her back and reaching under while she was swimming around in the pasture. That was a real wet spell. The water was so deep in Little river nearly all of the small fish got drowned, and he (Uncle Joel said he caught 3 big blue cats in the stove flue, and mud , tinkles were paddling around in the water and a couple of geese on their backs. The ram began to fait at about dinner time, and before Uncle Joe's daddy got. the blessing asked, the gravy bowl and the coffee pot floated out of the back door, and the cupboard was washed out the window before it could be shut. The average size of the rain drops varied from a turkey egg to a washpot, but most of the water came down in sheets which re sembled a counterplane, except it wasn't white ansoforth. It took the water 3 days to get out of the front yard, and so much of it had accumulated in the val leys. it was a perfect eddy on the sides of the hills and was from waist-deep to over-the-head everywhere. He had to get up on a stump to cal! the hogs so's the water would stay out of his mouth. Some one asked Uncle Joe if the crops were damaged much, and he told them no, but most of the kindling and all the hens’ nests were washed away, and the corn was slightly bent. It helped the cotton and sweet potatoes, and the hickory nuts harvest was as good as ever that fall. No one except his grandma got drowned according to his report, and I think she died 14 years after the re ported deluge “There are lots of people who do not know where their next check is commg from,” avers a financial writer. Also there are lots with a strong suspicion that their last check is coming back.—Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch. By reducing the legal size of tax icabs in New York city it has been estimated that the pedestrian will be in a position to be menaced by three taxis In the same space In which lie now dodges only two.— New York Times. r In The Motor And Business World Chevrolet New Plant To Have Big Opening Here On Wednesday $25,000 Home To Be Formally Opened Wednesday. Souve nirs For Visitors. The Crawford-Chevrolet com pany's new twenty-five thousand dollar home on East Warren street, built by D. Z. Newton for the peppy Chevrolet dealers, will be thrown open to the public on Wednesday for formal inspection. Everybody is invited. It will be the company's formal opening, but the occasion will be really an Informal open-house, with refreshments and souvenirs for the visitors. A number of Chevrolet officials from Charlotte and other nearby points will attend the function. Amongst the visitors from the big town will be G. J. Gates, zone manager for this territory; E. R. Fenton, assistant manager; Mr. Luce, sales promotion expert and others. The Crawford-Chevrolet com pany, one of Shelby's newest and most successful corporations, is made up of thoroughly seasoned and experienced business men who have successfuly weathered the storms of the automotive industry since cars were first accepted as a practical and useful vehicle. Jack Crawford and Ernest Burwell have been associated together ip the au tomobile business for fifteen year.;. They both received a thorough training and experience with the Ford Motor- company with which they became associated In 1914 and .since early in 1920 have been ac tively engaged as successful deal ers. They hold the, state record for South Carolina for having told the greatest number of cars In any one year of any dealer in that state. They also hold the record for hav ing sold the greatest number of new cars for any one month whicn records still proudly stands. Mr. Crawford is well known and well liked in Shelby. Mr. Burwell spends the greater part of his time in Spartanburg where he is Buick dealer, director of two banks, a large independent oil company, etc. He was president of the Kiwan's club last year, is active in the com munity chest and other institu tions. A North Carolina boy, was reared in Charlotte and is thor oughly at home in Charlotte, Gas tonia and Shelby as well as Spar tanburg, Local Penny Store First In State Sales The local J. C. Penney compar y store took first place among the 23 J. C. Penney company stores in the state for the highest percent age of increase in monthly sales. Total sales made in June, 1929 showed an increase or 17.03 per cent over total sales during the same period last year. This compares with a gain of 21.17 per cent in sales for the month made by the entire J. C. Penney company system over sales in June, 1923. ‘'Our store’s gain in sales reflects a growing appreciation of the reas onable prices and reliability of J. C. Penney company merchandise," said Manager E. E. Scott. “The fact that we have led the stores in the state in percentage of sales increase is an indication of the industrial prosperity of Shelby.” Paragon Starts Big Sale Here Thursday The Paragon department, store is advertising a store-wide mid-sum mer clearance sale, in today’s is sue of The Star, which is to open next Thursday morning at nine o’clock. The advertisement, four pages In volume, including in its scope prac tically every item carried in the b'g store, is one of the most compre hensive The Star has carried in recent months. Great preparations have been1 maae tor the sale. Mr. Joe E. Nash, manager of the store, stating that he believes it is one of the banner events, both from the standpoint of the buying public and the store itself, in the history of the Para gon’s business. It has taken Niagara Falls 30,000 i years to move seven miles. It's just j like Sunday traffic.—American j Lumberman. WEBB THEATRE The rich masterful voice of Morton Downey, sing ing songs of love, of jazz of sentiment; the pag eantry of Broadway, of night-clubs, of shows and show-folks; a gripping story of mother-love and love of a good girl—all told in startling song and talking! ADMISSION: MATINEE 10 - 30c NIGHT 10 - 40c SHOWS 1 —3—5—7—0 Ik Pa£a6 Picture WEBB THEATRE Points To Consider When Buying An Electric Refrigerator When choosing an electric refrigerator, says the Christian Science Monitor, \here are a numherof things which yon should consider. First of all, be sure to buy one whose dependability has been proved by a number of years of actual use. Some concerns have machines which have seen more than a decade of service and are now being used In many thousands of homes under all sorts of conditions. Such machines are backed by reliable com panies, who may be depended on to give you good value for your money. LOCAL DEALER IMPORTANT Be sure that your local dealer is a man of standing, who understands how to install the machine he Is selling and who has the reputation of giving good service to hts customers. Like your automobile, or an oil burner, a refrigerator will need some servic ing as the years rol on. The best machines now being sold ac quire little service and repairs, because adjustments can be made right in your home and no expensive factory service is necessary at any time. Ask any dealer to tell you the names "of people who have used the machine he is selling and find out from them whether their machines provide quick refrigeration, so that it does not take long for the temperature in the ice box to lower to 50 degrees after the door has been opened to take out or put in food. KNOW OPERATING COSTS Find out from them the average operatfhg costs of their ma chines. Some use surprisingly little current, as it is used only when operating. Remember that the simpler the machine the better it is, other things being equal, for there are less parts to operate and keep in repair. The modern idea of haing beautiful kitchens, many of them with pleasing color schemes, makes it necessary if you are the happy possessor of such a kitchen, to buy a refrigerator whose coloring matches your kitchen cabinet and other labor-saving devices. Many of the new refrigerators not only bring satisfac tion. but add real beauty to one's kitchen. They have perfectly proportioned cabinets with artistic hardwarr, and are painted white, two-tone porcelain finish, or in any color combination de sired. ' FLAT TOP ADVANTAGEOUS. There are other details which should be inquired about. If your refrigerator has a flat top, it can be used for storage pur poses. The old) fashioned refrigerator is usually put outside the kifghen to keep it as cool as possible, because natural ice melts so quickly. But in the modern kitchen, with a gas stove, it will be found far more handy if there be room, to have your refrig erator right in your kitchen. Many people have had them built Into the wall or some similar arrangements. Pick out a refrigera tor with a waist-high food compartment. Then you will not have to stoop when taking out or storing food. This makes it con venient for cleaning. Many of the new refrigerators have round ed corners and flat surfaces on both exterior and interior sur faces. This also aids in keeping them clean. One of the most desired uses of electric refrigerators is the making of ice cubes and frozen desserts. If you are fond of plen ty of cooling drinks, particularly in summer, and of froxen pud dings and other dainties, be sure the electric refrigerator that you buy has a tray with good-sized receptacles for water to freeze in. and that the machine will freeze the water and desserts in a short time. CARE OF THE MACHINE Of course, we must not forget to talk about price. When buy ing a refrigerator, as in buying most other labor-saving device*, from automobiles to vacuum cleaners, you generally get better value# as you pay more. It is also a fact that a larg*. well-estab SOLD AND SERVICED BY Arey Refrigerating Company 115 SOUTH WASHINGTON ST. SHELBY, N. C. PHONE 280 "do you know? That there are about 150 different makes of electric refrigera tors on the market? That out of this number you could probably name about a dozen. ’ That Figtdairr has more units in use than all the others combined? That the average prospect can tell you the name of the man ufacturer of but two of these electric refrigerators? That the average prospect knows more about General Motors than he does about any other manufacturer of electric refrigera tors? That Frigidaire has been on the market long enough to prove its dependability, and that Frigidaire dependability is one of the big reasons why Frigidaire is the world’s most popular electric refrigerator? That from the standpoint of original cost Frigidaire has con tinually led in establishing the lowest prices? That from the standpoint of operating cost Frigidaire holds the world record for economy in use of electric current? That Frigidaire is the only electric refrigerator with a “Cold Control?” Just give these facts some consideration—perhaps—they will help you. —PEP AND GO. lished company, with a large volume of production, will give you the best value for your dollars. Of course, you must learn a few rudimentary facts on how to take care of your machine, and the more you know about it, the less It will cost you to run, the better service you will get, and the less repair bills you will have to pay. If you are at all sensitive about noise, you can usually have the compressor of your electric refrigerator placed in the basement. Some of the new machines, however, are practically noiseless. By having the compressor in your cellar, you can use the base of the cabinet for storing space. look around carefully and buy only when you have satisfied yourself that the machine you like fits your particular needs, be cause when you buy an electric refrigerating machine, you are making an investment that should last for many years with or dinary care. Card Of Thanks. We wish to thank our enighbo.a and friends for their great kind ness and help to us when We lost our home by fire a few weeks ago. We want to assure every one of you of our deep appreciation and heartfelt gratitude for yo u r thoughtfulness and love. May the ford’s richest blessing ever be yours. J. L. Greene and Family. Try Star Want* Ads
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