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FRIDAY, FEB. 7, 1930.
TWINKLES
A headline informs that “President Hoover Plans Quiet
Fishing Trip to Florida,” and by that we suspect the Presi
dent has been informed that unless it a quiet trip the fish
will not nibble.
The Greensboro News Speaking: "After looking over
the photograph of Mrs. Bertha Thomas of Kansas City, (the
photo appeared in The Star Monday) who is suing her pas
tor for $5,000 for forcibly kissing her, we are inclined to be
lieve that the jury will scale down her valuation.” And it
was our opinion when we first saw the photo that the Kan
sas City parson must have stolen his kiss under cover of
darkness.
THE OLD AND NEW CHIEF JUSTICES.
nEGRET WAS GENERALLY expressed throughout the
country when William Howard Taft resigned as Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court due to declining health, and
the appointment of Charles Evans Hughes to succeed Taft
seems to be just as widely approved. Mr, Hughes is regard
ed as one of America’s ablest jurists and his lengthy service
in public life has well equipped him with the experience ne
cessary in handling legal matters of national importance.
In the passing of Mr. Taft from public life there is
more interest and regret among the general public than
some might think. As President of the United State, Sec
retary of War, Governor General of the Philippines and as
Chief Justice, Mr. Taft has always been held in high esteem
by the American nation. Good-natured, sympathetic, never
addicted to sensational action, Mr. Taft has, pqrhaps, ap
peared more human to the^ average man than has any other
high official in many years. After having served his coun
try many years in high capacities and important offices, the
former president, broken in health, and feeling the weight
of years, had to step aside. But in the quietude of his re
tirement all America will wish him continued years of rest,
feeling as if he has contributed his bit to the republic.
A REAL JOB FOR YOU, BOYS.
W70RD FROM RALEIGH is to the effect that the young
Democrats of North Carolin in planning their Jackson
Day dinner hope to have no more oratory than poi sible. The
youthful program-makers are to be congratulated upon hav
ing the nerve to ■at least attempt to hold down the gas at
tack. Dinner speeches always run over time, and to hope
for the talkers to remain in restricted time limits when a
covey of politicians and office-seekers are present shows
that the young Democrats are really young and still imbued
with the ideals and illusions of youth. Not that we do not
wish them success; some days these young politicians will
be in saddle themselves and when that day arrives may they
remember their early views on floods of oratory, or floods
of that which on occasions must of necessity pass as oratory.
In their plans those behind the scenes of the Jackson
Day dinner program will permit the two guest speakers,
former Governor Byrd of Virginia, and National Democratic
Chairman Shouse, all the time they may desire, say about 30
minutes each. Then it is expected that Senator Simmons
and his rival, Mr. Bailey, will be present, and these two
gentlemen (there are rabid folks who will offer double objec
tions to that term) will be allotted 15 minutes each. Gover
nor Gardner and Josephus Daniels will have only 10 minutes
each, the five gubernatorial candidates Will have seven min
utes each, or a total of 35 minutes, and those of the class
termed “ordinary wind-jammers” by The Charlotte Observ
er w’ill be limited to two minutes each. If all the headline
speakers stay within their time limit the oratory will take
up a little more than two hours. Perhaps they will so re
strict themselves; we doubt it. In the wind-jamming class
there will be, Burely, a score of wrould-be Henry Clays. Any
way, our prediction is that oratory will consume something
like three hours, or more, of the Jackson Day affair—unless
of course, some of the boys say something early in the even
ing, and, if tl/at happens, the scrap will last through Novem
ber.
BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE RUTHERFORD
COUNTY BANK SITUATION
"THE STAR ALONG WITH ALL citizens of Cleve'and
county extends sympathy to the citizens of the ne gh
boring county of Rutherford who have felt and will yet feel
the effects of the closed doors of five banks in that county
Tuesday. Originally one county, the people of Rutherford
and Cleveland are closely united by blood and by business
and social associations, therefore the county naturally wi'l
hope for the come-back that is anticipated in Rutherford
and that the come-back, the re-organization, will be speeded
along placing the section back on a progressive, industrious
basis.
The come-back will not be such a task, for in Rutherford
the business and financial situation is not that of the aver
age section experiencing a financial backset. General busi
ness conditions in that county did not close the bank doors.
Rutherfords financial troubles, if you care to think it over,
have not resulted from poor business conditions, but, as we
see it, from what the frank-talking would term “boom in
vestments.” Just a few years back, while North Carolina,
was in the grip of a real estate investment fever, the Lake
Lure project had its beginning. Located in Rutherford, it
was only natural that Rutherford Citizens got behind the de
velopment and invested in it. Lake Lure, as was the case
with many other North Carolina boom centers, failed to ma
terialize as *wadily as had been expected. And, to make a
long story short, Lake Lure made a considerable dent in that
county’s available cash, because some of Rutherford’s” wealth
iest and most influential citizens felt the backwash of the
State’s feverish real ^tate plunging. From that dent, Ruth
erford financial centers and institutions never fully recover
ed. So the closing of the doors of five banks in that county
this week did not come as a general surprise, nor did it re
sult from normal business conditions.
Recent financial statements of Cleveland county banks,
showing them more prosperous and with a larger surplus
and better business than ever before, offer every reasonable
indication that business throughout this general section,
which includes Rutherford, is not of such a slow nature as to
effect strong financial institutions. The Rutherford affair
dates farther into the past than the taste of the so-called
‘‘Hoover prosperity” now being dished out everywhere.
Citizens inclined to worry with the idea that business
conditions are to be blamed for Rutherford’s troubles should
not worry themselves at all. Rutherford county will come
back, and re-organized financial institutions there will be
freed of any boom angles and will prosper as business activ
ity justifies. There are those who contend, for which they
have some justifiable reasons, that “times are as hard” here
abouts as they have been in years. Perhaps so, but check up
on the financial status of Cleveland county banks, more pros
perous than ever, then recall that Cle^land county has never
experienced an at-home bank failure, and there i? no reason
to worry—none at all.
Nobody’s
Business
GEE McGEE—
Farm Facta.
We observe that the farmers of
the United States borrowed the
sum of $885,000,000.00 to farm .on
last year, and the same was
spent as follows:
Automobiles _ $800,000,000.00
Plow tools... 2,250.00
Radios... 250,000,000.000
Guano . 1,000,000.00
Gas and oil_ 175,000,000.00
Permanents Improvement _ 4.89
Tobacco .... . 228,000,000.00
Coca Cola . 500,000.00
Terracing land _ 7.25
Ditching . 14.38
Fighting pests ... 88.88
Outstanding checks ._ 200,750,00.00
Total.. $1,453,252,331.40
The street cars in the smaller
towns are now averaging 1 pas
senger per trip per day. The mot
ormen have becom.' rank strang
ers to most of the citizens. The
towns force the cars to run so
that the taxpayers will not be dis
criminated against. It won't be
long now before the legislatures
will pass a law requiring all busi
nesses to continue to operate even
If they don't make expenses. Rail
road passenger trains are under
the same “system" of slavery. But
I find that my customers all
quit and buy a Ford when they
bust, but a public service corpora
tion Is not allowed to bust.
The new styles in dresses ain’t
30 bad. In fact, they appear to
be a little bit more liberal. They
are longer In some places, but
they are scalloped and split and
puckered in such a manner - that
the vision Is not hampered to
any great extent, however it is
more like peeping through the bars
ansoforth. When they sit down.
Cotton Letter.
New York, Feb. 6, 1930 —July
shorts made heavy tenders on the
opening thu3 forcing Bombay to
cover while southern selling
bucked the straddlers and May
sold 34 points off when it thunder
ed in Brownsville. Boll weevil
emergence has started in the warm
er regions, but hootch is holding
steady at 4 dollars per quart in
sympathy with the active months.
Call money and suicides seem to
be normal in Wall street, but Mr
Hoover’s message promised the
restoration of good times, espe
cially to those who were on the
right side of the market. We ad
vise briar cutting and sprouting for
the present.
Topics Of The Day.
We read in the paper where a
farmer in Horry County, S. C„ had
grown a potato that was the exact,
counterpart of a man. It had a
head and a body and feet and legs
and eyes and nose and other man
ful appurtenances thereto. Its
head was plumb full of sap. In
some parts of South Carolina, that
potato could run for the legisla
ture and head the ticket.
Uncle Joe says that the man who
is in favor of the return of open
-aloons and legalized sale of
booze without restriction is the
same man who would welcome le
galised 7-year itch, galloping con
sumption, public distribution of
makes and mad-dogs, poverty,
crime and other types of normal,
mental and physical depredation.
Uncle Joe quit drinking in 19 and
24.
Cedartown, Ga.. Feb. 1, 1930.
Dear Gee McGee:
Please answer the following
question for a constant reader of
NOBODY'S BUSINESS: (1) Arc
you married? (2) is ‘‘mike Clark,
rfd" a fictitious character? (3)
How long does it take you to write
an article? (4) What is your real
name and age and do you like or
dislike 6hort skirts?
Your friend,
EVA C. K.
Anderson, S, C„ Feb. 4, 1930.
Dear Elva Seeky:
Answering your Interrogations:
(1) Yes, very much: 2 off-springs.
(2) "mike Clark, rfd” is not a
fictitious character but is a sus
picious character. (3) At home
where the family picks at me dur
ing the ordeal, it takes 12 min
utes, at the office where the steno
grapher puts her feet on my desk
and the telephone rings every 3
minutes and customers "break” in
every now and then, it takes 14
minutes. (4) The girls all call
me "sweeties,” the old women point
me out as "that fool,” my wife
calls me "Geebus,” but the bank
“calls” me "Gee McGee, and I an
swer to that. My age is between
10 and 143, and I do not like the
present style of skirts—as they
are still entirely too long to suit
me. Are you married? If not,
drop me a line again.
Yours devotedly,
Cotton Letter.
New York. Feb. 7.—Hedges and
southern selling and farm relief
forced the straddlers to cover
when it was reported that con
sumption for January was 10 per
cent less than flu for December.
The tariff and Hoover’s prosperity
bull had very little Influence op
spots, but Borah continues a rank
prohibitionist, therefore, we look
for lower prices in cotton and
higher prices for guano, which will
be sold for cash only. We ad
vise shorter skirts and longer
hours.
HONEYMOON COUPLE
USE PATROL WAGON
Detroit.—Newlyweds, descending
from the altar, usually enter grand
limousine sat the euro and roll
away to the bride’s home for a
further celebration. John Wojtschn
and Helen Kaczmarek, howev«r,
found a gaily decorated patrol
wagon awaiting them when they
emerged from the church. John Is
a detective and Helen formerly a
police stenographer and they want
ed to be on the Job even when get
ting married.
No Trade-In Value.
The Cincinnati Enquirer.
One of the sad things rbout the
beauty parlor Is that the women
cent trade In the'r old faces there
and get new ones, the way you can
automobiles.
A Straight Line h The <51.
D's‘ance Between T h“rtert
een Two Pointer
... and that’s more than good mathematics—it’s a good marketing
rule! The line from you to your Quality Service Grocer is the short
est distance between Economy and Satisfaction in your food needs!
If you want finer foods for your table ... if you want more time to
do the things you’d like to do ... if you want to save money—savr
trouble—save needless personal marketing and needless lugging o'
packages—get acquainted with your Q. S. S.—today!
A phone call and order delivers your grocery needs right to your
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J. A. Z
COMA LILY OR
HARTNESS FLOUR
OLD DUTCH
CLEANSER.
95c
9e
VINEGAR
1 GALLON .
S9c
MORTON’S IODIZED
SALT —PACKAGE...
9©
Mooresviiie Creamery
Butter, lb.49c
PIE CHERRIES
Can
. 26c
i
OLD MANSION
COFFEE
39c
OCTAGON TOILET
SOAP... 10c
Duke’s MAYONNAISE
8 oz.. 23c
LARGE CAN
HOMINY.
IOC
GRITS —
PACKAGE
IOC
CHEESE—
POUND.
STAR NAPTHA POWDERS
3 Packages.
BULK LARD
2 Pounds For ..
LARGE CAN
TOMATOES - 2 For
34c
KRAUT
NO. 2 CAN
9c
VICK'S SALVE
29c
CAROLINA
MADE
FLOUR
24-lb. Bag
$1.15
BEACON LIGHT COFFEE
Loose — lb.
37c
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We Use and Recommend — Stimpson Computing Scales, Coffee Mills and Meat
Choppers, Lig-O-Nier Refrigerators and Counters Sold by Carolina Scale & Fix
ture Company, Charlotte, N. C.
These Are Members Of The Quality Service
SHELBY, N. €. — Chas. Buice, Dover & Ora
Mills — T. B. Mauney — Baber Groce: j Co., South
Shelby — Chas. Reinhardt, South Shelby — Keet
er Bros., Dover & Ora Mills — R. B. Keeter, West
Shelby — H. A. Champion, South Shelby — Jack
son’s Cash Store.
R(jTHERFORDTON — K. E. Simpson — J. Cal
WilMams — Williams Brothers — C. E. Justice
& Son.
SPINDALE — W. C. Ellis — Spindale Grocery
Co. — Sharks & Parnell — Green Grocery Co.
AVONDALE — C. F. Ward — J. D. Wells.
CLIFFSIDE — Z. B. Hawkins.
HENRIETTA — W C. Phillips.
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FOREST CITY — J. W. Saunders — Janies Gro*
eery Co.
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LATTIMORE — Hunt & Hewitt.
MOORESBORO — D. C. Wright.
GROVER — H. S. Keeter & Company.
ELLE&BORO — T. P. Tisdale, Jr. — H. L. Green.
RUTH, N. C. — E. H. Walker.
- 28 MEMBERS -
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