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WEBB THEATRE Tonight & Saturday SEE AND HEAR MILTON SILLS IN A BIG FIRST NATIONAL VITA PHONE PICTURE “Love & The Devil” With Beautiful Maria Corda. It’s worth the admission price just to hear the Vitaphone Music Masters play ing famous Italian opera selections and enchanting melodies of Venice. IT WILL THRILL YOU — DON’T MISS IT. , ALSO OTHER ATTRACTIONS. SHOWS .3 - 5 - 7 - 9. ADMISSION.10 and 40c — COMING MONDAY — RICHARD BARTHELMESS In “THE DRAG’’ “WATCH FOR'THE BIG ONES’’ Webb Theatre — OF COURSE —^ -- 1 r ~ ' ^ FINAL CLEARANCE ALL SUMMER DRESSES ON SALE AT EXACTLY ONE-HALF PRICE All Summer HATS $1 .00 One Group NAVY GEORGETTE DRESSES .$19.95 Values Many New Fall Numbers Included. $J^.98 Wright-Baker Co. 107 N. LaFayette St. Shelby, N. C. LOCAL and* •PERSONAL News i Mr. and Mrs. Sam Blanton and ; children are spending a few days in j the mountains on vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Plumer Wiggins and | son, James, passed through Shelby ! yesterday returning to their home in I Maxton. James had been in Camp Carolina for several weeks. Mr. Clegg B. Chaney of Newark, N. J. is visiting his sister. Mrs. E. j H. Griffin. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Walker and Mrs. Arnold Thomann, of Phila delphia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Richard Walker at the residence of Mrs. James Tiddy. Mr. Richard Walker is a nephew of the Phlla s delphia visitors. The Philadelphian:, motoring about Shelby have been high in their praise of the section, particularly the mountain area about Lake Lure. Mr and Mrs Odus Mull and Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Smith and family spent Wednesday in Morganton. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Lovelace, and Elizabeth McBrayer and Mrs. Pit.; Bern were Charlotte visitors on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Shem Blakely and Mrs S. O Andrews motored to Charlotte on Wednesday for the Judge Nat Townsand, Mr Will Neal, and Mr. Winburne and Mr. Hart of Marion, motored down to *ee Governor Gardner on Wednes day evening. Mrs. N. S. Burgess and neUe Meryltn Hazard. Mrs. La Norval and daughter Rose of Gaffney, S. C., were gue6ta of Mrs. N. G. Burgess on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. C. C. Mundy and daughter Sue Conner of. Taylorsville, are guests of Mrs Dan Frazier this week. Miss Vic Howie of Abbeville. S. C.. Is the charming house guest of her sister, Mrs. Plaster on Soutn Washington street. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edwards left yesterday for their former nome at Scotland Neck for a visit with rel atives. Mrs. Will Roberts and Miss Min nie Eddins Roberts were Charlotte visitors on Tuesday. Mrs. S. 8. Royster has returned from a two weeks’ stay In Burns ville. Mrs. Jap Buttle, Mr. Alien Sut le and Mr. Pegram Holland and Mr. Lawrence Holland spent Tues lay in Charlotte. Mrs W H. Jennings has return ed from a week's stay at BumsvlLe. Mrs. John Schenck, jr., and fam 'y have returned form Blowing lock where they have been spend ng the greater part of the sum mer at the Schenck cottage. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Robinson and 1 laughter. Miss Eva Robinson, of Wilmington, Delaware, are visiting t the home of Mr. and Mrs. John ichenck jr. Mrs. Lawrence Lack»y. M*-?. Teid Young spent Tuesday in Char otte visiting the model home. Misses Charline and Janie Blarney of Fallston were Shelby isitiors on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Reid Young, M*‘.s Thelma Young and Miss Trances Whisnant leave Friday f->r a stay \t Myrtle Beach Mrs. Dale Laughinghouse aid •oung son Dale, Jr., who t ave bee 1 visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank ’enkins left Wednesday afternoon or their home in Greenville. Miss Caroline Blanton spent a :w days this week in Brevard. Miss Lois Sweaney of Durham, a the attractive guest of Mrs. Charles Burrus on the Cleveland Springs road. Miss Margaret Blanton \ isited in Hendersonville this week. Mr. C. C. Blanton spem a few days at Camp Sapphire with hie nephew George Blanton, jr, re turning Thursday. Mrs. Bessie Gray who has be'n visiting friends and *p olives in Wilsoq returned Wednesday eve ning. Mrs. Thomas Lowry and daugn rr. Miss Frances Lowrv of Char i itte, are the guests of Mr. and Mis. R. L> Ryburn. - Judge and Mrs. James L Webb Mrs. O. Max Gardner, and Mrs. M Webb Riley attended the funeral of their friend. Mrs. C. J. Moriartj in Charlotte this morning at 11 o’clock. Mr. J. M. Laney was the geest el Mr. and Mrs Dan Frasier for the horse show on Thursday Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Smith leit Friday morning for a ten days motor trip through Virginia. Dr and Mrs. W. R. Ware of Ruth erfordton, Mrs. R. E. Ware of San ford, Florida and Mrs. Lee Dukei of Houston. Texas, were the din ner guests Thursday of Mrs. May Wells Connor. Miss Rachel Connor returned Thursday from a ten days visit ‘o her uncle Dr W R Ware in Ruth erfordton. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Keron return ed home Wednesday from a pleas ant vacation. Mr Charles L. Eskridge left to day for Palmetto Beach. S. C„ where he will enjoy thp delights of the South Carolina resort He will Join there his daughter, Miss Mart hi Eskridge, and his brother-in-law, Mr, O. C Williams Mr M. A. McSwain with Mr* McSwain returned last nigh: Irom a motpr trip to Wrightsvllle. They were accompanied on the pleasant jaunt bv their son and daughter in-law, Mr and Mrs. Doris Mc Swain. of Gastonia. Mrs. L. P. Owens and Miss Mai die Gillespie, of Shelby, and Miss Jenell Pennington, of Gaffnev. leate Sunday to attend a week’s house party at Greenville, Alabama They will make the trip by motor. The house party will De given by Mi«s Pennington’s sister. Mrs. Ower. Prom the Alabama city Miss Gilles pie will return to her home .n Houston. Texas. She has lived in Shelby a year. WIRELESS sets for taxis TO PERMIT BETTER SERVICE London.—Experiments are being made in fitting taxicabs with wire less receiving sets, not for the en tertainment of passengers, but to enable a whole fleet of cabs to be controlled from a central point Patrolling cabs can be directed to proceed to certain addresses or con be marshaled at points where an emergency service is demanded. Loud speakers are used. and the broadcasting is done on a short wave length. Penny Column FOR SALE: 47 ACRE FARM. New four room house and barn Good fresh productive land. School 300 yards of house. Price *45 per acre. Write William W. Rogers, Rutherfordton. N. C., R-3. 3t, 23p LOST OR STRAYED: TWO mules; an iron gray and a bay from Shelby route 1. J. T. Porter. It 23p FOR RENT — TWO OR THREE rooms on East Marion street, partly furnished, Mrs. Gene Gamble. tf23c FOR SALE—RECONDITIONED three phase, 220 volt. 7 1-2 horse power motor. Ted Gordon. City Hall. 2t-23p FOR RENT-NICE Six Room House o n paved street close in. Roomy front and back porches and hot wa ter tank for stove. Two good poultry houses. Rent reason able. Rex Cigar Co., or J. F. Ledford. 2t-23 NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that A. E. Cline, chairman of the board of commissioners is empowered to ne gotiate and dispose of a note of the county of Cleveland to be issued for the purpose of paying appropriations for the current fiscal year in anti cipation of the collection of taxes and other revenue for school pur poses. Said note maturing in not over four months from date of is sue. Said note will be negotiated and disposed of after August 30. 1929. By order of the board. A. F. NEWTON, Cleric . Try Star Wants Ads. « > V VI UkJ l King Jury Given Ice Cream, Drinks 'Continued from page one.) told of the convicted defendant •flirting" with her the morning at** er his wife's body was found, was paid $17,50: Dr. J. C. Caldwell, of Chester, $25; Dr. C. O. Burrus of Sharon, $2810; Dr. J. H. Save of Sharon. $28.10; Dr. Robert E Abell of Chester, $25; Thomas Fulton, | Kings Mountain undertaker. who ! prepared the body of the dead ; French teacher, put in a bill for | $8.10; Dr. C. B Walker, chemist of ! Wofford college, $38 10; Dr. S. S .Royster, Shelby; $13.10; Dr. K A. ; Houser. Shelby. $8 20; Dr. Ben [Gold. Shelby; $13.20; H O. Niell o’s, photographer ol Chester. $25. Dr H M Ross. Chester, $30; J Hal McLure. engineer. Chester. $30: Federal Judge Olenn $250; Dr. U. F. Robertson of Clemson, another claim for $50; Arthur Cornwell, stenographer, Chester, $20.20. Worked Under "High Pressure." In putting in his bill for $50 for analyzing the contents of a bottle found in the coat pocket of Rafe King. Dr. B F. Robertson, chemist of Clemson goes on to say in a let ter to Clerk Cornwell: " .... as this was done under a special order of the court and not coming under the duties required by law in ex aminations of human bodies sus pected of poisons. I would expect a compensation of $50. Please be advised in reference to it, I feel quite sure that the court in order ing special work done, did not con template a hardship on any one without compensation. As stated in my letter, the work was indeed n hardship and done under extreme high pressure '* Merger Of Grocery Stores U Planned (Continued Prom Page One> days ahead will be hard,” he ad ded. The Quality Service Stores organi zation already covers a wide Held and is daily enlarging its scope and buying power, it Is said. Stores are scattered over this entire section in addition to the score or more at Gastonia, and the Southern field of the Quality stores covers five states. Local financial and business in terests will without doubt eagerly await the outcome of the definite move to form the merger here next week. Robert Sharpe of Leeds, Eng., left his clothing and a suicide note on a river bank, and after the stream had been dragged four days for his I body he showed up alive and well. Mi REE ON PROGRAM TO IMPROVE DAIKTIMi (Continued from page one.) Carolina, especially butter and cheese. Is tar below local demands. The average milk production of the cows In the state is around 3,600 pounds a year which Is too low for! profit At least 65 percent of the i dairy sires now in use are grades or scrubs; and cows do not get enough grain and legume hay At least one acre of good pasture Is needed for each mature cow and (his Is not available at this time. But he especially urges those farmers who go into the dairy busi ness to stay in It, rather than get in one year when cotton and tobac co are low in price and out the first time these crops pay a proftt. Dairy farming Is not an emergency meas ure tor low priced tobacco or cot ton. It Is a permanent, farm Indus try and may be used to supplement cotton and tobacco farming with excellent results. At The Theatres Milton Sills in "Love and the; Devil" with Marta Cords. Is the Webb feature picture today and to morrow. Milton Sills, always popular with the fans, appears In a new kind of romance of an old world setting The press sheet describes! the picture thus: Adventurer, ex plorer. he had laughed at the dan gers of the jungle. But how he fear ed the danger of a woman s kiss on j the moonlit canals of Venice. It's worth the admission price Just to her the Vltaphone Music Masters playing famous Italian Opera selec tions and enchanting melodies of Venice. Rousing good melodrama is th» entertainment promised for today at the Princess when Rayart's "Shipo of the Night” holds the screen as the, featured release. Jacqueline Logan Is the star, handling the only featured female role In the picture. There are plenty of good he-male roles In the capable hands of such players as Arthur Rankin, Jack Mower, Sojln, Olen Cavender, J. P. McGowan and others, with Andy Clyde supplying some delightful comedy. The feature for Saturday at the Princess'Is one and only Tom Mix and his horBe Tony In a west ern thriller called "Rough Riding Romance” as an added attraction the second chapter of Queen of the North Woods and a rich comedy will be shown. Try Star Wants Ads REAL VALUES IN USED CARS WITH AN O. K. THAT COUNTS In order to make room for additional used cars which will be turned over to us in the next few days— . we are now offering as specials a group of recondition ed Used Cars at the lowest price in our history. These cars represent unusual quality many of them have been driven but a few thousand miles and look and run Kke new. ‘All have been checked over by our skilled mo chanics and completely reconditioned wherever neces sary. Furthermore, they carry the famous Chevrolet RED O-K TAG, which is your definite assurance of quality and dependability. CRAWFORD CHEVROLET Co. PHONE 265 — Final Tax and Street Assessments Notice We are preparing our list for the advertisement of City Taxes which have not been paid for the year 1928 and prior thereto; also property against which there are ■pavement assessments not paid. We are forced to do this to meet our obligations. CITY OF SHELBY, S. A. McMurry, Mayor and Board of ' v Aldermen. 10-20c Princess THEATRE - TODAY - JACQUELINE LOGAN IN “SHIPS OF THE NIGHT’* If you want a thrill see this sure. Also a rich comedy •‘CUTTING UP.” -SATURDAY “TOM MIX’’ AND HIS WONDER HORSE. TONY. IN A SURE-FIRE WESTERN “ROUGH RIDING ROMANCE’ ADDED — 2ND CHAPTER OF “QUEEN OF THE NORTHWOODS” AND A GOOD COMEDY. COMING MON.-TUES. “WINGS.” With CLARA BOW and BUDDY ROGERS. Poultry Money ANOTHER POULTRY CAR DUE AT SEABOARD DEPOT, SHELBY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 28TH, NEXT WEDNESDAY. PRICES: Heavy Hen* .. 20 cent* lk Leghorn Hen* .17 cents lk Heavy Broilers.20 cents lk Leghorn Broilers ... 17 cents lk Cocks. . 10 cents lk Eagle Poultry Co. By ALVIN HARDIN WHAT DOES YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT DO FOR YOU? It Helps To Give You Credit Standing WHEN your savings pass-book shows regular deposits, it is proof that you have assets and the ability to manage your personal finances well. Regular savings shows you are a person of worth and character and so builds your credit standing so necessary to success. Make deposits regulairly each pay day. FIRST NATIONAL BANK SHELBY, N. C. A SAFE BANK FOR SAVINGS. fRY STAR WANT ADS FOR RESULTS
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