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^ FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 1930
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TWINKLES
It isn’t Jong any more until the big county fair opens,
and the program for the five days and nights assures a great
week of educational entertainment.
The Democratic ticket in 1932 may not be beaded by
Roosevelt and Gardner but to us home-town folks there is
quite a kick in reading about the prospects.
Business can be made good, say some of the economic
philosophers, if we will begin spending our money. Good!
Now will the economic experts tell us how to get some to
spend ?
“Who has all the money?” inquires a nationally-known
writer in discussing the existing business depression. Well,
friend, it might pay to ask the bootleggers just, what names
they have on their list for continued service.
Ye Twinkier has never been completely sold on Cham
ber of Commerce secretaries, yet if one will show us now
that this organization can improve business in his particular
town, then we’re ready to admit that he is one go-getter
worthy of his hire. ’
If Republican Chairman Cox, of Shelby, and Democratic
Booster Brevard Nixon, of Charlotte, can maintain the re
partee speed shown by them in aij?ohversation reported in
Wednesday’s Star, then we’re for hiring a ball and charging
a buck a throw for an hours spat between the two.
So far none of the editorial paragraphers in their com
ment about the Shelby man who traded his pants for a pint
of bootleg has not expressed curiosity as to why a bootleg
ger* in these days when bootlegging is considered America’s
most profitable profession, should be hard up enough to take
in a pair of pants for his goods.
The Greensboro Daily News, with the football season
just around the proverbial corner, rises to remonstrate
against night football. Doubt if the objections will be of
much value, for just think what darkness over the seats' in
a big stadium will mean to the fur-coated, bare-headed col
legians as they permit their girl friends to nestle up close
for warmth.
They all hee-hawed when Shelby sent out a report about
the sun hatching out chickens here, and now they’re giving
the horse-laugh to the Selma report about pop corn that has
started popping in the field. Seemingly the scoffing pun
sters get more kick out of freak news items than do the
average newspaper readers. And it may just seem that way
because the average reader isn’t a writer himself and can
not express his scorn and doubt about such items,
HOW TO VOTE IS NOVEMBER
JNSOFAR AS NORTH CAROLINA is concerned it now ap
pears as if the success or failure of the national Republi
can administration will ha\;,c much weight in the voting this
Fall.
Here’s what the Raleigh News and Observers advises:
"The Republican candidate for Congress in the Seventh
District followed the lead of Jonas, Brownlow Jackson and
other Republican speakers and accepted the challenge of the
Democrats that the record of the Hoover administration is
the commanding issue of the campaign.
"The issue being joined, let every North Carolina voter
who has been the recipient of Hoover’s promise of increased
prosperity vote the Republican ticket in November,
"All others should vote for the Democratic nominees.”
A RUTHERFORD MOVEMENT
^ NUMBER OF CITIZENS of Rutherford County formed
a taxpayers league at a mass meeting held there re
cently. The chief object, or aspiration, of the group is that
of economy in government, more particularly as it relates
to the county government of Rutherford. It is a worthy in
tent, but the outsider will watch with interest its success,
because there is a prevailing belief that non-partisan organi
zations seldom flourish in North Carolina, Citizens of both
parties will in lulls between elections gather together and en
deavor to cooperate in a public move. All goes well and har
mony will be present for a time—unnl a partisan election
comes along and then members of the" non-partisan group
will gradually ease back to their respective parties and plat
forms in thought and action.
PICK AS ITS OPEN
A^BOUT CLEVELAND COUNTY these days the admoni
tion is frequently passed out “that the cotton crop
should be picked as fast as it opens.” The admonition is
* supported by experience, a costly experience of last year. The
cotton crop of last year was the largest ever in the his
tory of the county. Over sixty thousand bales «wore ginned,
and more than 70,000 bales would have been ginned had not
a rainy period of weather set in just at picking time. Hun*!
dreds of bales of cotton rotted in the field, and hundreds of!
other bales were damaged by the wet weather.
For weeks the cotton crop ha^ suffered from a lack of
rain, but recently indications are that rain may be plentiful
in the weeks ahead. The crop has already been cut by the 1
dry weather and there are many who fear that prospective j
wet weather may cut down the crop some more as it did last
year. Upon all occasions it is better to play safe, when such j
is possible under existing weather conditions.
SOUTH CAROLINA GETS ENOUGH OF
COLEY BLEASE
^i lLK THREE DECADES of being known elsewhere as
the State of Blease, South Carolina on Tuesday let it i
be known that she has had enough of Coley, the politician !
whose wild antics, absurd statements'and declarations have
kept him continuously in the limelight.
The retirement of Blease to private life was an unex
pected event to many, but not so despaired of by others.
Readers will recall that The Star, looking on from the side
line of a bordering county in an adjoining state, predicted
the Blease defeat just after the first primary. There were
those here and in South Carolina who scoffed at the prc-|
diction, yet it is evident now that the prediction was based
upon sound reasoning. In the first race Blease led Byrnes,
with Harris, the third man, polling more than 30,000 votes.
Harris’ campaign was a bitter personal attack upon Blease
and his record. Naturally, then, those who voted for Harris
were those who hated Blease most. It was only logical to
believe that the majority of those who cast their ballots for
Harris would, in the run-off, vote for anyone but Blease, or
tor Byrnes. The vote in the first race revealed that Blease
would be defeated if Byrnes received two of the three votes
cast for Harris. The Star predicted that he would and that,
therefore, Byrnes would win. And he did.
The passing of Blease, well known in North Carolina,
will, we suspect, be a political epoch in South Carolina.
Blease is and has been a puzzling personality. He had that
rare trait of making his admirers almost zealots in their
support of him, and, likewise, of making very bitter enemies
of those who opposed him. In South Carolina a man is for
or against Bicase—there is no midway ground in their es
teem of him. A so-so attitude in connection with the fiery
senator isn't to be found there. Undoubtedly, there is much
of the hypoex-isy of the fatuous bigot and the gx-andstand
player in Blease, or else he played his fanfai-e with his eye
fixed upon the newspaper headlines and upon the votes of
that class of people which votes not.for ability but for spec
tacular play and ballyhoo. He was a typical ballyhooer of
the political tent of freaks and as such was a good showman.
The circus barker no doubt does not believe the attractions
in his tent are all that he tells the milling crowd outside, yet
it is his business to get the crowds into the tent. Blease,
seemingly, looked upon votes in the same manner. Despite,
this attitude there must be in the man qualities worthy of
admiration, because many South Cai'Olinians who attempt
ed not to support or defend his tactics saw in him something
deserving of a certain type of esteem. By all means, he was
not and is not anybody’s fool. The fact that he has been
shrewd enough to secure high offices in his State for years
is pi’oof of that. Many of his colorful, and often rabid, state
ments will long be remembered. For instance, his remark
during the recent campaign, “To H—— with the Constitu
tion,’’ reference being to the law against lynching negroes
for attacks upon white women. But it is now appai-ent that
South Carolina is tired, for the time being at least, of that
type of representation in Washington. Just how long that
state of mind will last is not to be determined just now, but
the Bleases and the Heflins will have their place in the po
litical history of the South along with the Tillmans.
XIII
Bargains for Banquets;
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Where popular demand reduces prices
“One policy of your company wliich gives me t
the greatest satisfaction," writes an A&P customer,
“is that you do not take advantage of a special
demand for a product to profiteer.
“For example, on the third of last July my A&P
store sold good quality watermelons from 25c to 55c
below other stores in town. A&P, realizing that
many people enjoy a nice melon for Fourth of July
picnics, put them within reach o? everyone.”
A&P believes in making it as easy as possible
for people to get what they want when they want
it most. That is why A&P provides special bar
gains in fruits and vegetables at the height of their
season, in turkeys at Thanksgiving and Christmas,
in delicacies during the Holidays, and in eggs at
Easter.
The.usual custom is to charge a little more
when people for "one reason or another are pretty
sure to buy anyhow. A&P thinks these are just the
times to make the cost of high living as low as
possible.
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Kendall Medicine
Company
WHOLESALE DRUG •
- PHONE 184-•
McKnight & Co., Inc.
SHELBY, N. C.
— WHOLESALE GROCERS -
Locally Owned and Operated
T. H. Lowery’s Sons
We Feed, Clothe And
Shoe The Family.
PATTERSON SPRINGS. N. C.
Mauney Company
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
HARDWARE
Near Pine View Lake
— PHONE 2805 —
Shelby Printing Co.
EXCLUSIVE
Job Printing — Office Supplies
Phone 307 — W Warren 5t.
SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA
C. H. Shull & Sons
COUNTRY PRODUCE A
SPECIALTY -n.
Chuck Roast, Saturday ___ 20c
- PHONE 134 --
MAKE YOUR
iJRUG STORE PURCHASES AT
QUINN’S
DRUG STORE
•- THONE 750 --
J. C. McNEELY CO.
THE BEST
LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR
SHOP BETWEEN
CHARLOTTE and ASHEVILLE
LOOKING FOR VALUES?
GO TO
THE
Paragon Furniture Co
Farmer* & Planter*
Hardware Co.
QUALITY and SERVICE
— PHONE 97 —
C. H. REINHARDT
7 O'CLOCK COFFEE — FRESH
GROUND
2 POUNDS .35c
PHONE 137-J
Cleveland Mutual
BUSINESS
Protective Association
- Don’t you know that, after all. it is the
little thing’s that put a Smile in Life and
smoothes over and erases the rough spots that
trip us up? Every day brings forth an oppor
tunity to scatter some of these Smiles along
the Highway of Life. To add Joy and Happi
ness to somebody’s hom> and somebody’s ex
istence.
The homes of this city are homes of com
fort. The Exceptions are solely the result of
lacking the proper financial income necessary
for the needs of living.
It is up to all of us to bring about com
mercial and industrial conditions that will make
more and better employment possible for those
who need it. And this can be done by keeping
our community finances within ourselves—
FOR OURSELVES.
Patronize Home Industry, Home Mer
chants and Home Products. From buying an
automobile to purchasing a pair of shoes—let
your commercial actions be limited by the
boundaries of Cleveland County. Hire Cleve
land County Labor, purchase Cleveland County
Materials and let your finished improvement
represent a 100 Per Cent PERFECT CLEVE
LAND COUNTY LOYALTY.
Every one of these actions, friends, means
employment, vocation, prosperity, joy, and hap
piness—and we might add Profit. Profit for
everyone concerned. Yes, EVEN PROFIT FOR
YOURSELF. Profit in the fact that you have
benefitted yourself by keeping your money in
Cleveland County. Profit by helping to create
conditions of prosperity permitting an increas
ed property value to prevail and greater income
from your investment. Profit in the personal
satisfaction and feeling that you have done
your civic duty toward your city and earned
the title of a LOYAL CLEVELAND COUNTY
CITIZEN.
Every one of the Business Firms listed on
this page give employment to Cleveland County
people. Arid they are only part of the business
and industrial district of the Cleveland County
composed of Business Men who SUPPLY VO
CATION FOR .HUNDREDS OF CLEVELAND
COUNTY HOMES. Their desire is to not only
maintain this condition but to increase the op
portunity for labor in this community. The
possibilities, amount of improvement will only
be limited by your Loyalty, your Co-operation
and your Patronage. Therefore let these be
liberally and freely given.
CAROLINA’S
FINEST FLOUR
EAGLE ROLLER
MILL CO.
— $1.00 Full Fashion Silk Hose —
Chiffon and Service Weight, twen
ty-eight new Fall shades to match
new shoes. Strictly first quality.
A. V. WRAY &
6 SONS
J. N. DELLINGER
CASH GROCERY
Best Virginia Flour ___.... $2.75
PYesh Fish Friday and Saturday
- THONE 193 -
GENERAL ELECTRIC’
REFRIGERATOR
"No Owner Has Spent One Cent
For Service. "
ROBERT C. HORD
Stephenson Drug Co.
DRUGS — DRINKS
CANDIES — CIGARS
DELIVERY SERVICE
— PHONE 2 — "
M. A. McSwain & Son
Dea.crs In
Heavy and Fancy Groceries
All Kinds Field Seeds Just Received
- PHONE 340 -
BOST’S BAKERY
GET BOSTS BUTTER FLAKE
AND LONG LOAF
Cakes and Pastries at Your Grocer?
PATTON’S
BARBER
SHOP
Shelby Hardware Co.
ATWATER KENT RADIOS
PHONE 330
"WE SERVE TO SATISFY"
—— FLOUR —- FLOUR -
CAROLINA MADE — MELROSE
RED BAND
OSCAR O. PALMER
-- PHONE 44 -
We Are Well Prepared To Outfit,
The Entire Family At Guaranteed
Savings
Campbell Dept Store*
SHELBY — LAWNDALE
IDEAL SERVICE
STATION
ONE - STOP SERVICE
Goodyear Tires Pres-To-Lit?
Batteries
-- PHONE 194 —
T. B. MAUNEY
— GROCERIES —
rHONE . - " . 465
BECK & PRATT
CLEANERS & DYERS
Let Us Dye For You
See Our New Fall Shades
RHONE 666 — PHONE 666
SANITARY
MARKET
Nice Pork Loin, Pound . 25c
Good selection of Fish and Oysters
Try our Virginia Cured Hams
-- PHONE 45
- Baber Grocery Co. —
FANCY AND STAPLE
GROCERIES
-- PHONE 286 ——