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The Cleveland Star SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By Mall, per year__...... ......—.... $2 00 By Carrier, per year ......._..._.......____ $3 no THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. LEE B WEATHERS. President and Editor 6 ERNEST HOEY ..........___Secretary and Poremar, RENN DRUM. News Editor A D. JAMES...Advertising Manager Entered as second class matter January 1. 1905, at the postcfftce at Shelby. NOrth Carolina, under the Act of Congress. March 3. 1879 We wish to call your attention to the fact that It Is and has aeen our custom to charge five cents per line for resolutions of rerreet cards of thanks and obituary notices, after one death notice has been published. This will be strictly adherred to. MONDAY, FEB. 10, 1930. TWINKLES In answer to a headline in our favorite tri-weekly—"Cow Has Triplets, Then Twins, What Next?”: Why not a cream ery? In among all this "hard times” chatter it might be well for us all to stop and read Abe Martin’s idea about it: “we seem to have plenty of money for everything—except ne cessities.” Well, all the fellows who haven’t had their names in the newspapers since the campaign of 1928 are again writing open letters to the editors of North Carolina telling how rot ten Simmons is, or hew foolish and crazy aBiley is. This is the week the schools of Cleveland county are observing live-at-home week with special programs. The more Ihe school children hear about it the better off agri cultural Cleveland will be in the years to come. The editorial writers over the State are offering com ment on the stand of Governor Gardner in the senatorial contest. Passing up all the side arguments and angles, it seems as if the governors are pretty well divided, doesn't it? Morrison for Bailey, McLean for Simmons, Gardner without a public choice?} It’s the only way we know of equally pro portioning three celebrities. We admit, of course, that we can think of no reason why they should be so proportioned; th£y just are. IF NOT FOR, THEN AGAINST? •THE SENATORIAL CONTEST in the June primary has * brought on many references to the 1928 campaign and will bring on more. One of the questions being debated is: Did Senator Simmons support Hoover, or did he merely op pose Smith? Here’s the manner in which The Lexington Dispatch looks at it: “Editor Santford Martin of the Winston-Salem Journal has started an argument with some of his brethren over whether Senator Simmons in 1928 really supported Mr. Hoover or merely fought Mr. Smith with all his might. There might be a hair’s difference between the two. How would one apply the Scriptural quotation ‘He that is not with me is against me’ in this instance? Or was the Senator between the two positions, and a strict neutral ?” THE “LOWER BRANCH” OF CONGRESS. SPEAKER NICHOLAS LONGWORTH of the House of Representatives resents the description of that body as the “lower branch” of Congress thereby making it seem sec ond in importance to the senate. With the facts at hand he declares that they are of equal rank; one takes precedence in fiscal legislation, the other in framing foreign policy. The New York World agrees with Longworth in his resentment, but urges that he devise an accurate name, equally as brief and convenient. In a matter of technical importance The Star, too, will chime in with The World and Speaker Long worth, but there are a greater number of Congressmen than Senators, and, with that in mind, it is hard to change the human viewpoint whereby “the banker” in a small town is a far more important,personage than “one of the bankers” in a large city. Somewhat like that old “big frog in a little pond —tadpole in a big pond” idea, if you get us, gentlemen. “COLEY” PLAYS SQUARE TUST THE OTHER DAY in Washington” a newspaper brand ed Senator Cole Blease of South Carolina as a “wet.” Nothing more detrimental, in the opinion of some, could be said about an official representative of a dry State or p?o pte; imagine how many senators and congressmen from dry sections would flare up if a newspaper referred them as “wet.” Naturally, it was expected that Senator Blease would make reply. He did, but his reply must have been somewhat surprising to the Senate, to whom it was address ed. Senator Blease did not deny that he takes a drink oc casionally, but in so doing served notice on the body that he would vote dry regardless of his individual opinion. He explained his statement by saying that the people of his State voted for prohibition and that he would not play a traitor to them by voting for a repeal of the prohibition law even though he might differ with them individually. Wonder how many officials we really have in this coun try who take a drink, yet vote dry? Considerably more in number, we suspect, than are frank enough to come out in the open and say so as did the fiery South Carolinian. In this instance one must admire him for his honesty, although differig at the same time with him in his individual views. N. C. CRIME IS INCREASING. 'T’HERE MAY BE THOSE who will have inclination at A first to disagree with the statement that there has been an alarming increase in crime in North Carolina in recent years, but reports from Raleigh stating that more prisoners are being sent to the State prison there each month now than ever before should offer some proof. Additional proof is advanced by the following summary of The Charlotte I News, showing an increase over a period years: “On January 26, 1880, there were 2^7 convicts in the .State’s Prison. Since the population at that time was 1,399, 750, there was one State prisoner for each 5,000 people. The prison rate was about 21.2 per 100,000. By January, 1920, the population of the State had grown to 2,777,000 and the number of convicts to 720, or one to every 2,000 people, or a rate of 30.39. “On January 1, 1930, there were 2,333 convicts, which with an estimated population of 3,00"*,000, indicates that one j in every 1,000 people of the State is in the State Prison. This ! is at the rate of 80 per 100,000. “Stated another way, one can reckon from these figures that while the population of North Carolina has been increas ing within the period covered by these statistics by 50 per cent, its prison population was increasing by 800 per cent. More than that, in 1830 only 80 of the State’s 297 convicts were white. Now there are virtually as many whites as ne groes in the penitentiary.” Why has the State’s prison population increased SCO percent while the population of the State has increased only 50 percent? Those who object when courts are declared not as stern and as sure in administering justice now as they were in the old days may render an explanation. Nobody’s Business GEE McGEE— Something Farmers Never Seed. The cotton seed oil mills can do miracles. They are buying Infer ior or low grade cotton seed from the farmers at about one-half .their actual value, and are making mere from A-l meal, superior hulls, first grade compound lard, and extra fine linters. There ain't any nig ger in the wood pile either: he's a white genterman In a nice office on a big salary. Solid As A Rock. A petrified dummy was found out In Colorado the other day and has been sent to Washington. He Is the first one to go there with out being elected. His brains had become solid bone. That sounds about right for an office- holder. His stummick was distended and it too had become an Integral part of the petrified object. That seems reasonable. He will rest In the Smithsonian Institute, however. That Is apparently unfair. He ought to be placed In the house along with the other representa tives—of the ‘ deer peepul." Drive To The Right. We had our coiflmunlty chest Irlve the other day. The firm I am associated with offered the "drivers” $3,450.00 worth of open accounts or $3.75 cents in cash. They took the cash. I am especial ly Interested In the Salvation Armys’ welfare because—the way things are now looking, I will soon be taking my meals and rooming with them, and I am likewise con cerned about the success of the T. B. fund as my Uncle Joe has It and I am endorsing one of his notes. We went over the top all right, counting checks at 50 cents on the dollar and Installment prom lses as usual, and all we nc'd now Is the money mentioned on the •'ledges. Ouch! Doc. That Hurts. Unde Joe's family is right lucky with the government when It come:; to staying on the pay-roll because of physical damages sustained dur ing the World war. Sammle got ~.tung by a yellow packet while In the service in Georgia and hr pulls down $60.00 per month. BUI load a skirmish with a mule in Virginia and he limps some and gets a monthly check for $40.00. Joe ain't able to work much ex cept at golf, bird hunting, base ball playing ansoforth. anfl he re ceives $50.00 per month. He let something get wrong with his lungs in Camp Lee. None of the boys went across, but Uncle Sam Is com ing across all right. But nearly all of the other boys who receive com pensation deserve it and more. We Look For Appropriate Appropriations. We believe that 19 and 30 is go ing to be a big year for legisla tures. Some states have already called their “servants" to colors while other states are making pre parations for doing the same thing. You have to hand it to the legis lators as a whole. Nearly all of them can read and write, some of them have studied law, many of them can plow and hoe. and there are still others that can play a fiddle. Hunting other things to tax is going to be the main job of our law makers. Practically every thing now is taxed except bow legs, gum-boils, squeaky Joints and pug noses. Millions upon mil lions of dollars must be raised dur ing the current year for schools and roads and bridges and grafters and loafers add colleges and dead beats and shysters and asylums and jails and tit-suckers generally. We respectfully suggest the fol lowing articles and Items that might be taxed: Hen eggs, indo lent roosters, plow stocks, in growing toe nails, prayer-meetings, automobile tail lights, home grown honey, bald heads, bone-heads, (but they will leave that off: It will fetch too many of them into the tax area), hay rakes, fishing worms, young wasps that might be used for bait, old maids, possums, bird seed, spinach, tad-poles and monkey glands. Something will probably be done .'or agriculture by some legisla tures. We understand that Geor gia hopes to teach her farmers how to use rabbit tobacco instead of that high-priced Browns Mule. Tennessee will furnish radio pro grams free to tcllem how to grow poke sallet, Florida will appoint agents to teach the citrus grower? the difference between a red ant and a fruit fly, North Carolina plans to import the Chinese goob er for planting as they make less noise when being eaten in a talkie .or during family worship. Other states will likely help in a similar manner. The states will all continue to ~ell real estate for taxes and let it grow up in pines, sassafras sprouts and broom sedge. There ain’t no telling what sassafras and broom sedge might be worth 50 years from today. Only about 25 percent of the folks of the country seem to be out of employment, but that condition is due primarily to Wall street’s lamb-shearing; how ever, many sections will build high ways if they can borrow the money and this will put about one-tenth of 1 per cent of the ldlrrs to work Yes, sir, you will hear from youv law makers when you pay your taxes next fall. A Number Of Social Affairs. Mrs. C. I. Putn-.m III. Personal Mention. (Special to The Star.) Boiling Springs, Feb. 8.—Mrs. O. i M. Greene was a most charming hestess to the Pliilsonian book club and several invited guests Wednes day afternoon at 4 o’clock. The home was beautifully deco rated with cactus and narcissi. The business session was held after the regular routine of affairs was dis posed of. The club went into the election of officers. They were as follows: President: Mrs. J. H. Jones: vice president, Mrs. John Mints; recording secretary, Mrs. M. A. Jol ley; corresponding secretary, Mrs. V. H. Hamrick; treasurer, Mis. James H. McBrayer; program coin mitee, Mrs. J. L. Jenkins, Mrs. D W. Mcore and Miss Johnnie Mate McBrayer. One new member, Mrs. James Mc Brayer. was added to the club. The following program was given •Tuberculosis, Its Diayonls and Its Cure by Mrs. C. E. Hamrick.” The hostess assisted by Mesdames Ladd and Clifford Hamrick and Miss Oertie Greene served a delic icus salad course with accessories. A color note of pink and green was beautifully carried out in the re freshments Mra. J. H. Jcnes delightfully en tertained the members of the Ton gues .and Needles club Friday after noon at 4 o’clock. The home was at tractively arranged with potted plants. Small hatchets were ap propriately used in the decorations The business meeting was held The roll was called and the minutes [ were read. Several matters were brought before the club for eonsiu- | eraticn. The hostess served a tempt- 1 | lng salad course. Misses Garnett and Merle Jack-1 ' con, students of Winthrop college,1 spent the past week-end with Mr and Mrs. J. M. Walker and family Mr. and Mrs. Jackson of Duncan, S. C. came Sunday to spend tue ! day. Mrs. Mollte Holland of Charlotte. | but fomerly of this place visited , relatives here last week. Mrs. Hoi- i land is pleasantly remembered by a host of friends throughout this . section. ! Mrs. C. I. Putnam has been quite ill for several days with a severe cold. Mr. T. P.Phillips who Is In the j Rutherford hospital for treatment j is improving. Mr. Bray Jolley who has been In j the navy for the past four years i has been on a visit here to his i mother, Mrs. Golena Jolley. He reinllsted in the navy this week and is now stationed at Hampton Roads, Mr. Den Jolley visited his sister. Mrs. Deviney Pettit in Abbeville, Va.. last week. Mr. Charles R. Hamrick gave an enjoyable program Tuesday after-, noon at 5:00 o'clock which is his usual hour for broadcasting over ’ Station W B T, Charlotte. Mr. Hamrick is a very talented musi cian and his programs are being listened in on by a host of friends 1 who are interested in his success, j MOUNTAIN COUNTIES TO GET MILLION FOR ROADS Asheville.—One million dollars , will be spent for highway construe-; tion in the mountain counties that comprise the ninth highway dis trict of North Carolina during the coming year, James O. Stikeleather, commissioner, has announced. The figure includes the allotmen' from the state highway fund fer 1930 and the federal aid fund, which Mr. Stikeleather predicted would be approximately $275,000. Notice. We the highway commissioners of the "o. 6 township will sell at auction first Monday in March 3, 1930. at W. P. Kins ^arn at 12 o'clock, 5 mules bridles, coi rs and harness, 3 waons in good con i.tion, Mike L. Borders chairman. 4t-3c SHAREHOLDER’S MEETING. The annual meeting of the share holders of the Shelby and Cleveland County B. and L. association for ' the election of directors and foi any other business which may come before the meeting will be held in the office of the association on Tuesday. February 11, 1930, at 2 v m. All shareholders are requested to be present. This Feb. 3rd, 1930. JNO. P. MULL, Sec. and Tress. 3-7-IOc G’ WHIZ LOOK! Watch 1 his Paper I FOR THE BIGGEST SENSATIONAL I ANNOUNCEMENT of a DECADE. I MEN! WILL RISE ON THEIR I TIP TOES I LADIES WILL SHOUT WITH JOY. I THOUSANDS of DOLLARS WILL | BE SAVED BY THE GOOD PEOPLE I OF THIS SECTION. IT’S NOT A MOVING PICTURE BUT IT CARRIES WITH IT THE THRILL OF YOUR WHOLE LIFE. 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