News
MRS. RENN DRUM. Editor.
Telephone The Star No. 4-J Each Morning 8 To 1J O'clock.
Mrs. Drum can be reached at her home, Phone 713, afternoon and nighta
COMPENSATION
When my luck seems all out
And I'm down at the mouth.
When I'm stuck in the North.
And I want to go South;
When the world seems a blank
And there's no one T love,
And it seems even God's
Not in Heaven above,
I've a cure for my grouch
And it works like a shot—
1 just think of the tfelngs that.I'm
glad I am not;
A bird in a cage,
A fish in a bowl,
A pig in a pen,
A fox in a hole,
A bear in a pit.
A wolf In a trap,
A fowl on a spit,
A rug on a lap,
A horse in a stable.
A cow in a shed. •
A plate on a table.
The sheet on a bed.
The ease of a pillow,
A bell on a door,
A branch on a willow,
A mat. on the floor.
When T think of the hundreds of
things I might he,
I get down on my knees and thank
God that I’m me.
Then my blues disappear, when I
think w'hat I’ve got,
Mid quite soon T ve forgotten the
things I have not.
—Elsie Janis in "Cosmopolitan."
Baptist Circles
To Meet
Three of the Circles of the Bap
tist church will meet on Monday
afternoon as follows: The Pauline
T.lde circle with Mrs. Rush Hamrick
at 4 o'clock: the Louise English Cir
cle with Mrs DeWilt Quinn at 3:30,
end the Attic Bostic circle with Mrs.
Sam Turner at 3:30.
Presbyterian
Circles Meet
The circles of the Presbyterian
church will meet on Monday after
noon at 4 o'clock as follows. Circle
No. 1 with Mrs. H. N. McDiarmid;
Circle No. 3 with Mrs. J. O. Corbett;
Circle No. 3 with Mrs. J. Connelly
Eskridge. The, business women's
circle will meet Monday evening at
1:30 with M,rs, Harry Speck.
library
Meeting
There will be a meeting of the
library committee on Saturday af
ternoon at 3:30 at the home of Mrs,
Madge Webb Riley on South Wash
ington afreet. This will be a very
important meeting and all members
of the executive board are urged to
be present. The matter under dis
cussion will be whether the library
is to be closed Indefinitely.
Picnic At
Davis Lake
A small group of the young so
cial set from Shelby motored to
Davis Lake at Gastonia yesterday
evening and .enjoyed a picnic sup
per. Those in the party were: Mr.
and Mrs. Ed McCurry, Mr. and Mrs,
Hopson Austell. Misses Betty Buttle
end Helen Campbell, and Messrs.
Theos Hopper and Esley Pendleton.
Hosts At
(linner
Dr. and Mrs. S. S Royster were
cordial hosts yesterday when they
entertained a few friends informal
ly at dtnner. The dining room was
beautifully decorated with radiance
roses, a large bowl of them centered
the table. A delicious four course
dinner was served to the following:
Mr. and Mrs. T, C. Eskridge, Mr.
and Mrs. Ab Eskridge, Miss Linda
Lee Eskridge, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Eskridge. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Esk
ridge, Mr and Mrs. D. B. McBray
er. of Lattimore, Mr. and Mrs. D
W Royster. Mrs. Ralph Royster,
and Dr. and Mrs. Royster.
Bridge Club
Entertained
Mrs. William Andrews was a
charming hostess to the members
of the South Washington Bridge
club Thursday morning at 10:30
Summer flowers in profusion were
used as decorations and attractive
tallies were used to direct the
ruests to their places. Bridge was
played at four tables and at the
close of the games, Mrs. Madge
Webb Riley had scored highest and
was given high acore prize. Mrs.
Tom Petzer was winner of the low
wore award. Mrs. Andrews served
a salad course followed by an ice
jourse. She was assisted by Miss
Sue Andrews and Mrs. Shem
Blackley. Mrs. Prank Hull, of
Charlotte, was a guest of the club
>n this occasion.
Mrs. Hoey
Dives Dinner.
One of the most delightf ul par ties
unong recent social events was the
Uhner given by Mrs. C. R. Hoey last
•veiling when she honored Miss Al
1e Noe. of Charlotte, guest of Mrs.
f. T. Gardner, and Mrs. Jack Miller,
»f Griffin, Ga., guest of Mis. T. J.
labington and Mrs. Robert Armour.
<4rs Hoey was assisted in nerving a
lelicious dinner by Mrs Charles
# i«4 and Miss Isabelle Hoey. The
guets were served at small tables
which were attractively arranged In
the garden, which In the later after
noon made a beautiful setting for
this party. Guests enjoying this
hospitality were: Miss AUie Noe,
Mesdames J. T. Gardner, Jack Mil
ler, J. T, Babington, Robert Armour,
J. A. Anthony, Lewis Forney, John
Shannonhouse, R. M. Gidney Madge
Webb Riley, J. L. Webb, Eugene
Burgess. S. E. Hoey, Frank Hoyle,
Lamar Gidney. John McCiurd, and
Miss Gussle Sisk.
Miss Roberts Will
Handle Social For
The Star Neat Week
Mtss Mayme Roberts, former
social editor of The Star will
handle social and personal news
for The Star next week during
the absence of Mrs, Renn Drum,
who will be away with Mr.
Drum on vacation. News items
telephoned to Miss Roberts at
her residence phone No. 256 will
be greatly appreciated.
Miss Carpenter Honored
Says the Aiken <8. C.) Enterprise,
"Misses Carrie Mae and Lillian Eu
banks entertained Wednesday eve
ning with a lovely bridge party In
honor of their guests, Miss Mary
Frances Carpenter of Shelby, N. C.,
and Miss Bertha Marsh of Trenton,
S. C. High score was won by Jim
mie Gantt and low score, by Miss
Doris Dukes. Bridge was played un
til a late hour and then a delightful
sweet course was served."
Miss Tucker
Entertains
A delightful social occasion of the
past, week was the straw ride and
water melon feast on Wednesday
when Miss Katherine Tucker was
hostess to a group of friends honor
ing her house guests. Misses Ethel
ined Oates and Beck Merritt of
Rock Hill, S. C. About 25 young
people enjoyed this hospitality. The
entire party went to Sunshine Lake
in a straw filled truck where the
watermelon cutting took place.
BEANS WITH TOMATOES
Soak one and a half cups of dried
white beans over night and in the
morning drain and boll in water
containing one-quarter teaspoon of
soda. Fry out four slices of salt
pork and brown a tablespoon of
minced onion in the fat.. Now add
the beans that have been drained/
two cups of canned tomatoes, a
half teaspoon of sugar with salt
and pepper to taste. Place all in
double boiler or fireless cooker with
Just enough water to cover and
cook again for about three hours,
or until tender.
Asheville Big* City
Fifty Years Ago
Asheville Citizen ' ""vwipr
A reader sends us a clipping from
the “Mobile 50 years Ago” column
of the Mobile Register, with a mark
ed item giving the census returns
for some Southern cities in 1880.
Charleston in that year had 49,
128 people: Atlanta, 37,000; Galves
ton 22,330; Houston 16.601; Vicks
burg 11,700; Jackson, Miss, 5,319,
and Asheville 2,310.
In the half century that has
elapsed since these figures were re
corded Atlanta has grown to 347,
991; Houston to 289,428; Charleston
to 62,123; Jackson, Miss., to 47.934;
and Asheville to 50,159. Asheville's
rate of growth has been greater
than that of any of the other cities
named There were only two cities
in the South 50 years ago as large
as the Asheville of today—Rich
mond, Va., and New Orleans.
It is figures like these which re
mind us of how astounding have
been the changes that have taken
place in the South in the lifetime
of men and women who are still in
their prime.
Thief Has Mania For
Spare Automobile Tires
Greensboro—When the first spare
tire was stolen from Miss Stella
Cottrell's automobile. Miss Cottrell
was philosophical.
When the second was stolen, she
was vexed.
When the third was stolen, she
was irate.
When the fourth was stolen, she
was resigned.
“I put locks on 'em," said Miss
Cottrell, •'but they don’t mind little
things like that." «
Wake lip. Sister.
Beaumont, Texas.—While on a
visit in Mississippi 24 years ago, Mrs.
Addie Kingston did “chores” around
the house for Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hendrix of Riehburg. Informed she
had been willed 1,000 acres of land
and $9,000 for her kindness, she has
refused to accept it, declaring she
did nothing to deserve Mean
while she is continuing her lob in a
mattress factory.
Try Star Wants Ads
M. S. EARLS. NO. 1
CITIZEN PUSSES
(Special to The Star.)
No. 1 Township, Aug. 7—The re
vival meeting closed at Camp Creek
Saturday night with an unusually
large crowd present. The pastor
was assisted by the'Rev. M. I. Har
ris of Hickory. The baptism was
held Sunday afternoon. There were
nine candidates for baptism.
Part of the members pounded the
pastor last Sunday and the others
are planning to next Sunday after
noon. Rev. Wesson will preach his
farewell sermon next ounday at
2:30. Sunday school will be at 1 p
m
Mr. and Mrs Wofford Kicks of
Ninety-Six, S. C„ have been visiting
relatives here.
Mr .and/Mrs. Grover Woodall and
baby of Lockhart, S. C, are visiting
relatives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Humphries
and children and Mrs. Humphries
spent Sunday in Spartanburg with
Mr. and Mrs. John Allison
The Camp Creek ball team played
the Buck Shoals team last Monday
afternoon. The Camp Creek team
won by 13 to 11. Camp Creek will
play Ashworth Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. J. E. Price of Gatfney spent
a few days with relatives here last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Price of
Gaffney and Mr. Braxton Price of
this place left last Sunday morning
for Morristown, Tenn., to spend a
few days.
Mrs, Fred Byars of Cltffr.ide spent
a few days last week with Mr. and
Mrs. Home Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Res ter Bailey and
son, Jack, visited at Mr. Dee Byars
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Collis Earls and Mr. Thurman
Byars went to Chestnut Hill last
Tuesday.
The Rev. D. C. Wesson of Mc
Adenvllle and Rev, M. I, Harris of
Hickory and Mr. J. E. Price and Z
V. Wood of Gaffney took supper at
Mr. Rome Davis’ last Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Humphries
of Gaffney spent the past week-end
at Mr. Thamer Humphries'.
Mr. Bill Crawley and daughter.
Miss Mildred Crawley anil Miss
Bertha McCraw of Cliffside spent
last Thursday at Mr. Rome Davis.
M. E. Earls Dead.
Mr. M. 8. Earls, aged farmer of
this community died at the Shelby
hospital Tuesday morning Funeral
services were held at Camp Creek
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock
Mr. Earls is survived by his third
wife and the following children:
Bulo, Oliver and George Earls of
this community and Mrs. Tommy
Summers of near Forest City and a
host of relatives and friends.
Mr. Earls was well known in this
community. He had been in the
hospital for several weeks.
Illegal To Print ^
Advertising As News
Washington —A determination to
end the practice of certain advertis
ers of “blackjacking’’ newspaper
publishers into printing advertising
matter as news was voiced by the
postoffice department.
The department said the adver
tisers to whom it referred had at
tempted to wield a “club’’ over the
heads of certain publishers by
threatening them with the loss of
display advertisements if they did
not use publicity matter sent them
as news or for editorial purposes.
In response to complaints by a
number of newspaper publishers the
department added it had been mak
ing an investigation of methods pur
sued by certain advertisers It said
newspaper publishers who comply
with such requests might be guilty
of contributing to an act of con
spiracy against the government in
conjunction with the advertiser in
depriving it of revenue.
Both the advertiser and publish
er might be subject to a 10,000 fine
or two-year imprisonment, or both,
the announcement said.
Frederic A. Tilton, third assistant
postmaster general, issued the fol
lowing statement explaining the de
partment’s positions:
“It has come to the attention of
the department that publicity ar
ticles are being offered by some ad
vertising concerns to publishers for
insertion as reading matter in cop
ies of their publications mailed at
the second-class pound rates of
postage. The results accompanying
such publicity articles give the pub
lisher to understand that if he does
not comply with the request to in
sert the publicity matter in his pub
lication he may not expec* display
advertising. On the other hand, if
he publishes the publicity matter as
reading matter he may expect to be
favore with display advertising.
"Matter inserted in a publication
under the conditions above men
tioned clearly comes within the pur
view of the act of August 24, 1912,
embodied in the postal laws and
regulations and must be plainly
marked with the printed word “ad
vertisement’ in each copy is likewise
chargeable with the tone rates of
postage prescribed for the advertis
ing portion of publications. Failure
of a publisher so to make matter
coming within the provlsi -ns of the
act mentioned is made punishable
by a fine of not less than 150 nor
more than 1500."
4grieulture Pep!. Head
Rushing Drought Relief
While weather forecasts hold out
little hope for respite from the un
precedented drought conditions of
the Central and Southern _ States,
the seriousness of the situation
has been the subject of recent
consideration between the Farm
Board and Secretary Hyde
(above), who plans rushing relief
to the agriculturists in the area
stricken by shortage of water.
(laUrnational K«wtreel)
These Two Fellows
Do A Bit Of Eating
Burlington.—Edgar Lutterloh
and Wayne Martin. Burlington
and Graham residents, had a
slight argument over the ca
pacities of their appetites here
recently and here was the re- '
suit:
Lutterloh ordered, received,
devoured and relished four bar
becue sandwiches and two glass
es of buttermilk. He followed
this with brains and eggs.
The argument arose as to
whether Lutterloh or Martin
could eat the most.
Martin started in fresh on
two dozen eggs.
Lutterloh duplicated the order
with 24 "scrambled." 1
Lutterloh next took two half
dor.en orders eggs raw.
Martin walked across the
street and ate two saucers of
Ice cream and two slices of
rake.
Both said they were "satisfied
but not full."
Neither suffered any discom
fort after the “light lunch,"
they said.
Patterson Springs
News Of Week End
(Special To The Star
Patterson Springs, Aug. 7 — Miss
Edith Allen spent the week end in
Shelby with Miss Pearl Weast.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hendrick of
Columbia, S. C., are spending this
week with Mr .and Mrs. Pink Hen
drick and other relatives.
Miss Adelaide King, of Greens
boro, and Miss Mabel Thompson
and Mr. Vance King, of Charlotte,
visited Mr. and Mrs. L, F. King Sun
day.
iwr. ana Mrs. ijee KOD^ris spent,
part, of last week in the Mt. Pa ran
community and attended the revival
meeting:.
Mrs. Rollins Camp delightfully en
tertained the intermediate B. Y. P.
U. union on Friday evening with a
social at her beautiful home on the
Grover road. After many games and
contests were played the hostess, as
sisted by Misses Kathleen King and
Mabel Roberts, invited the guests
into the dining room where delicious
ice cream and cake were served. The
invited guests were Misses Pauline
Hendrick, Harriet Roberts and Min
nie King and Messrs. Gordon Low
ery and Gilbert Hord.
A number from this community
attended the Randall reunion which
was held at the Piney Grove Meth
odist church Sunday.
Little Miss Phyllis Yates of Shel
by is spending this week with Mr
and Mrs. M. G. Latham.
Miss Mabel Neal spent the week
end at Mt. Paran with Mirs Mary
Neal.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Borders and
family spent the week end in Lawn
dale with Mr. and Mrs. George Hord.
Miss Anne Warlick of Belwood is
spending this week with Misses
Odessa and Sybil Putnam.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Neal of Clin
ton, S. C., were guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Neal.
Miss Louise Roberts, a member of
the Mooresboro faculty, spent the
week end with her parents,
Mrs. H. A. Thrift delightfully en
tertained in honor of her niece, lit
tle Miss Evelyn Borders with a birth
day party at her home Tuesday aft
ernoon from three to six o'clock.
Numerous games were played and
enjoyed by the children a Per which]
the hostess served delicious refresh
raents.
About twenty-five children were
present and all reported a nice time.
Mr. and Mrs. B«in Bridges and two
children, Messrs. L. F. Sims and
Miss Grace King spent last week in
the eastern part of the two Caro
linas visiting in Rockingham, Harts
ville, Conway and Myrtle Beach.
PERSONAL
Rev. U Ii. Jessup Conducting Re
vival At Ross Grove—
Personal Mention
(Special To The Star)
South Shelby, Aug. 8.—Rev. L. L.
Jessup, pastor of the Second Bap
tist church, is conducting a revival
at Ross Grove. The rmeeting has
been very interesting to the people.
A large number of people have been
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Broad Champion of
Polkville were the dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Champion which
■was served as a picnic style at
Lithla Springs
Those on the sick list at this
writing are as follows: Mesdames.
Ray Kale, P. A. Ferree. little Vir
ginia Weaver, and Mr. Palmer Hud
son.
Mrs. Dixie Wilson spent last week j
with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harris;
at Caroleen.
Rev. Barnett formerly of Boiling
Springs, conducted prayer services
Wednesday night at the Second
Baptist church.
Miss Bertha Bridgeman of High
Point is visiting her sister, Mrs. Carl
Moorehead this week.
Miss Mozzell Lee of Polkville was
the week-end guest of Miss Mil
dred Hawkins.
Mr. Max Weaver of Atlanta, Oa..
visited Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Weaver
and other relatives Wednesday.
Misses Mozzell Lee. Marie Glad
den and Mildred Hawkins, Messrs.
Rupert Camp, and Yates Lee mot
ored to Hickory Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Ledbetter of
Atlanta, Ga., are spending this week
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
P. Ledbetter.
Mr. J. D. Hawkins is spending the
week with his -grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Monroe Haw/lns at
Mooresboro.
Misses Vergie and Virginia Weav
er spent part of the week at the
Cleveland Cloth Mill, with relatives.
Miss Onell Sassett has returned
home after visiting in Charlotte,
Spartanburg and Gaffney.
Miss Evelyn Hawkins spent part
of the week with Mrs. Burgin Wil
lis of Bel wood.
Miss Lois Blanton has returned
home after spending a while in
Dallas, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Whistnant
and son. Hugh of Hendersonville
were the dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Hawkins, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Weaver of
Gaffney, Mr. and Mrs. Y. U. Weav
er and children of Cloth Mill, and
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Linsey of Kings
Mountain were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Weaver Sunday.
Mrs. W. S. Bridgeman and Mr.
and Mrs. John Burgess of Hickory
visited Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moore
head. Sunday.
Mrs. Sophia Patterson spent last
week in Chesnee, S. C., with rela
tives.
Mr. Ivey Smith of Sharon spent
Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Moorehead.
Mr. and Mrs. D Nanney spent
last week with relatives at Cliffside.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moorehead and
son, Ralph, motored to Tryon, Hick
ory, Columbus and other interesting
points last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Q. Jones and
daughter, Eva Lane visited Mrte and
Mrs, Will Queen at Dover Mill, Sun
day.
North Carolina Land Safe.
Winston-Salem Journal.
If the value of farm lar.cs in the
pre-war period of 1912-14 be con
sidered as 100 per cent then North
Carolina’s rating is no* 158 per
cent according to figures announc
ed by the bureau of agricultural
economics. The average for the
South Atlantic group of states is
128 percent showing North Caro
lina to be 30 per cent above the
average for this region.
Florida leads all the elates in
maintaining increased values in
farm lands over pre-war vears. This
is due partly to the great height to
which they rose during ihe be huh
days which reached their zenith in
1926. At that time Florida's land was
more than twice—or 223 per cent—
as valuable as in 1912-14 It is still
172 per cent, or nearly 75 per cent
greater than in 1912-14.
During this period the country
wide average has declined very
nearly to the pre-war average. In
ten states the average has fallen be
low the pre-war percentage.
These facts are favorable to North
Carolina. The rise in value;, of farm
lands in this state was not due to
any boom or inflation, me state’s
average is well above tha* of the
South Atlantic group of slates. It
is only 14 per cent lower than Flor
ida's and is much more secure than
that of the latter state. Wi at better
investment could be imagined than
land in North Carolina?
Jumped In Tar.
Boston.—Anyway it was a way to
obtain relief from the heat. Six
year-old Harry Hamparian jumped
into a barrel of tar, and necause of
the 90 degree temperature the tar
clung so tightly Harry’s chums could
not get him oat. Police called the
fire department. The fire laddies
turned a hose on the tar. the cold
water hardened the tar, then they
chopped Harry out.
Parkview Section
Personal Mention
(Special to The Star '.
Park View, Aug, 8.—Mr Shuford
Greene is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Cad
Spake this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Howell and
children spent the week end in Bel
mont with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Jr. Vaughn and
children visited relatives Saturday.
Miss Margaret Stubbs spent Sun
day with her mother, Mrs. J. S. Bid
dix.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stubbs and
little son, Jean, spent the v.eek end
with Mrs. Cad Spake
Miss Louise Gaii. who irs been
visiting in this section will return to
school next week.
Mrs. Dath Pearson of Wcsi Shel
by visited Mrs. Joe Pearson Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson and
family who have been living in this ^
community for sometime moved yes
terday to Spindalc.
Mrs. Marion Howell visUed rela
tives Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pearson vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pearson Fri
day.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere
appreciation for the kindness and
sympathy extended us ny friends
and neighbors during the ilir.ess and
death of our beloved hu>baud and
father, W. M. Hicks. May e^ual cour
tesies and friendship come to all of
you in your difficult hours
Mrs. W. M. Hicks and Children,
Batle Creek, Mich.—Th.c drought
is getting so severe that an army
of 30 ratiesnakes driven fxoir a •
swamp invaded a farm near Belle- ,
vuc and attacked a flock of turkeys I
Farm hands ended the Cray by kill-1
ing the snakes *
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