smrs awmoN i tllKKIDa HETIRES: ._ I Cops To His Nativr Mountains In In Kentucky To Spend l,a*t Tears. kvheviile.-— At the mature age 0t ms year*. .lames Byrd Smith, dean o( mountain moonshiners. Is gaihe into retirement, and has cone his way to spend what he rails "niv deetihlnc years" amid the wild beauty of his native Kenlurkv mountain* miring the pas! 50 years rr so. the centenarian operator of "n’oun liim dew" .outfits, lias manufactur ed thousands of gallons of good "yaller corn and pale rye Uckcr,” with hundreds of barrels of ncxrh and apple brandy thrown in lor good measure, but lie is through now. Jim says so, "I rame up in these parts 29 Sears ago with the 'revenooers’ hot on my trail, and now that all the trouble lias died down bark that in Kalntnrky, reekon I'll go back." Jim told newspapermen here ns lie prepared to leave Asheville. •1 hain't tasted a drop o' llcker in 25 years." Jim said. "Long [*bout the time I was 80 1 got to thinking it would take me to tor ment, and after that I was ateared and lost my hankering lor any kinds of drtnk.” The Interest of Kentucky officer.* in his activities which necessitated i his sudden departure from the Blue Grass mountains did not necessari ly mean that Jim would not prac tice Ills calling after he came ui the North Carolina hills. k "About, aix months alter l got lip hero,” the old man said, ‘ I made bny last) run ol moonshine, but that "didn't exactly happen in North Carollnah. You see, I slipped back to Katntueky on a little visit, and % lady thar .list had to have some help. She had a whole run done hlmost., with the beer ready to bile off, and when she asked me to do it ler her, why 1 jlst pltcned right In and helped the lady out. It took me a let tie ovar n half a day. and we got. six gallons of 'plum good whiskey." I The Kentucky trip almost ended ' 1 he wanderings of the mountaineer. ! ••After we got the whisky Jugged. I was plum wore out and went to bed.” dim related. ‘The officers got wind of my presence thar, and come to the house. Tha lady told them I hadn’t been thar in olx months, but they come right in the house and took a ‘look’ ace. They got close to the bed, but 1 lay still, and soon they went off looking for another man. Them in the dark o’ the night I slipped out and made my way back to I Nawth Carolinah. Them thar of ficers shore hurried my departure." I “I followed moonshlnlng for many years, and had some close scrapes, but I never been caugnt It’s all died down now. and I’m going back to live with my dauph - ter and have some peace." was •Tim’s farewell message to his friends here , During ms adventurous ana thrilling life in Kentucky, the pic turesque and interesting old man Of the hllta owned six farms in that “state. However, he has disposed pf all ot them, and the money has been ttpeot. leaving him only an “estate” of to forest-clad acres '•Jim' has been married three limes, and has 13 children living fend 11 dead. He doesn’t k mw Where they all are. } One of his daughters in Rlch tnond, Ky.. sent him a railroad ticket, so he has gone back to live with her. In his own l.nguage, (he and his present wife, who he (married when site was only 18 Kears of age, ' have dissolved [partnership.” Jim seems to know [little about his children exceot that most of them have “big fami lies.’' and are “hard up.” “I never done the family any good by staying here, so I'm going ^ack to Kaintucky, whar I can •end them something once in a Vhlle,” was the way Jim outlined Ibis plans to help out back home. Domestic .trouble and "revunoo fers” seem to have beset the moun taineer sorely during the past sev eral years. However, the former caused him the greatest concern. ••You know," Jim told nts friends here, “the children by my second wife jlst, can't seem to ctt. along with my last wife, and me and her 'has dissolved partnership” No Questions AsVeH. j Brother Rastas was entertaining a preache, and the nveal was a good one. “In fact.” said the parson. » “dat’s as fine a chicken as I ever et. Whah did you all get him. Brud dah Rastus?” “Well. now. Pahson,” said Ms host with sudden access of dignd “When you ah preaches a pe-hul good sermon. d«v»s t ply-r ax whar j you alt get It? ft v>pvn-. to ms dal s ; • mighty trivial matter, anyway." Informed that Iris $1,000 cow was dying. W. A Drollin-er. of Wausau. Wis., chartered an airplane for $30 to take him to her. The animal *»cQveredr-' Star Advertising Pays, Bedspread Of Luatroiu Rayon Attractive novelty Jacquard pattern; 81x108 inches. £2.98 - • - v. 1 MASONIC BU1LD1NG SHELBY, N, C Bright Scarfe Ia Many Shape* Obion**, »qqw» cbd trKJ »n*1ej ia ffccfattte* odor*. 98c, *1.9* Now Is the Time to Buy Blankets Here Is the Place to Buy Them and A Small Deposit Will Hold Them for You We bought these blankets early . . . bought for over 1,400 scores. W„ at $10.75 and $29.75. Extra Pants at $5.00. Fall Hats for Girls Smartly Styled! Thriftily Priced! □ever felt* for everyday and school wear . . . dressier types, indtiding some darling velvets, for Sunday-best. Types for all ages from wee toddler* to young misses who are beginning to feel quite grown op and de mand more sophisticated hat modes. And thriftily priced, as always— 98c to $2.98 Sheeplined Moleskin Coats To keep young: fellows warm on cold days, these*are prac tical garments. Of durable moleskin with fine sheep pelt linings. Full belted style with tour pockets. Beaverized col lar. 4 to 10. $4.50 to $6.90 Ready for Fall! These Smart Dresses Will Give You A Fashion-Right Start —vou can afford -* than one at only I la -re you i near drew ready for the first cool da^s . . . one that is smartly different and indicative of the changing fashion*? Here are eharmtng onej . . . assembled for you from the fashion centers of this country by our expert stylists . . and offered at the same moderate pric. that is our daily policr. There are satins, flat crepes and satin-back crepes ta many types ... be sure to see them and soon. For Women For Misfts tor Juntort i Be Style-Right and Value-Wise Wear a Marathon The newest shapes in the favored shades for fall. Quality made of fine hatter’* fur, expertly trimmed and handsomely finished. See our dis plays. Above — "The Foreca«t," a full shape, welt edge, snap brim fedora in the sea* aon’s choicest • hades. A "Marathon” of outstanding style and upstanding quality. 2 Be Hatter A have—''The Times," i Young Men's "Marathon,” with wide, heavy, welt edge; crown and brim balanced with careful precision; beau tifully satin-lined. Featured in the correct shades for falL $%98 “TV Headliner,“ a smartly atrled, amp, brim bit for tie young nun; beautifully proportioned and tastefully finished. Your choice of the season’s favored An excellent value, at—