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The Cleveland Star SHELBY. N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY suBsooPTiorTTiticE By Mall, per year _..._____ *12.50 By Carrier, per year__..._......__ THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC. LEE B WEATHERS... President and Editor 8. ERNEST HOEY .. Secretary and Foreman RENN DRUM ..... News Editor L. E. DAIL ........___. Advertising Manager Entered as second class matter January 1, 1005. at the post.otiice •t 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 Deen our custom to charge five cents per line for resolutions of respect,, cards of thanks and obituary notices, arter one death notice has been published. This will be strictly adhered to. MONDAY, JAN. 19. 19.‘U TWINKLES Eleven years ago Friday whiskey was officially banish ed from America. Officially, We said. The Nye senatorial committee which has been investi gating campaign funds is now without funds itself. Wonder who will contribute? A California scientist says Einstein is another Moses. Well, one thing about it: If the Israelites didn’t know any more about what Moses was doing than the average man knows about Einstein’s theories, we think them foolhardy for following him into the wilderness. A prominent writer is suing for a divorce because his wife frequently declared before guests that she was "the brains of the family." Many husbands will await the out come of that suit; their wives may not say it in so many words but right often they manage to leave the impression with guests. ONE OF LIFE’S ODDITIES CONSIDER THE CASE of David Doan, 75-year-old Illinois farmer, who would never have anything to do with an automobile: He had never, in all his life, permitted a gaso line propelled vehicle to travel upon his farm land and he never took a ride in an automobile. He attempted to have mail planes routed some other way so that they would not pass over his farm. In brief, he hated motors. Last week he died and it was fate’s last slap at him when the motor hearse that carried him to the undertakers was his first automobile ride. Truth is often stranger than fiction. Mortal mentality does not seem able to create anything in the imagination to cope with the oddities that bob up in life’s pattern. CHEERIO! IT WILL SOON BE SPRING MAYBE THERE WAS A TRACE or two of snow to be seen along sheltered hillsides over the week-end. Perhaps the coal-bin is about empty, and it may have been the toughest winter in years, but it can’t be so long any more until Spring. Have you been hot icing the sport pages ? Will Babe Ruth regain his home run throne from ham mering Hack Wilson this year? Can old Connie Mack and his Athletics repeat, or will the Yankees handled by Joe Mc Carthy step back to the forefront? Can the St. Louis Card inals come out on top over the Chicago Cubs beaded by Rogers Hornsby, or head of that ball-bustin’ Brooklyn bunch, or those New York Giants of John McCraw’s who flash a lit tle championship form every year ? Will the veteran l)azzy Vance; Robert Moses Grove, and Young Wes Ferrell show the way to the other big time binders this summer? Well, it's time to begin asking those questions. Very soon now the major league clubs will be heading South for their Spring training. It just seems like yesterday that we were trying to get our Christmas shopping done in time, and now the first month of a new year is pretty well shot. So— O, well, it can’t be so long now until the amateur poets will be penning their verses about the bursting buds and Spring flowers. Cheer up! LAND BUYING TIME NOW NOT LONG AGO Clarence Poe, the efficient and able editor of the Progressive Farmer, declared that now is the time for young men to purchase farm land. The man of this gen eration Will never live to see, he declared, land selling as low as it may be purchased now. The Poe view might well be applied to city real estate. Basic values of real estate are permanent and cannot be tak en away except temporarily by depressions. Men who have made money out of real estate have made it by purchasing at low-ebb prices. This seems to be a low-ebb. Any lot in Shelby is actually worth as much now as at any time in the past, although not a lot would bring as much if placed on the market. More people, many more, are living here now than 10 years ago. They may not be as prosperous now as they have been. Some day, however, they will be. The person who buys now, particularly real estate has nil the odds in his fa vor so far as the eventual reaping of profits, and good profits* is concerned. Think it over for yourself. Just two or three years ago men could be heard saying that “I could have purchased that lot, or those lots, for one-tenth that price.” Ten years from now you’ll be hearing the same thing. Some will be wish ing; others will be profiting. IF NOT RASKOB, WHO? NEWSPAPER READERS for a week or more have been en tertained by a controversy between John J. Raskob, that muchly cussed and discussed chairman of the Democratic Na tional Committee, and Frank R. Kent, the well known Balti more political writer. Raskob, Mr. Kent wrote, “brought the Democratic par ty out of bankruptcy, but it through the receivership, stood it on its financial feet and then dapped a first mortgage on ! 7~ ' ..'.... Democratic party,” Kent, continues, “ought not to let any rich man so completely finance its activities and pay its bills, jit, isn't self-respecting, it isn’t democratic, arid it isn’t good." After reading the Kent view, The Asheville Citizen ad mils that it may not be so good for the party, but The Citi zen goes in a little deeper and wonders just how the party would get along without its “sugar daddy,” and if it isn’t better off in several ways than it was. .Says The Citizen: “Of course, it isn’t (good for the party.) But the blame for that rests not upon Chairman Raskob but upon the Dem ocrats who have permitted this situation to develop. The money that has been spent in financing Democratic head quarters at Washington during the past year or two has been very effectively spent. The Democrats have never gotten as much helpful publicity as during this period, and it is to be remembered that this publicity was hard to get. The press of the country is dominantly Republican but the Democratic Publicity Bureau in Washington has been so capable as to put forward the Democratic viewpoint in such a way that it could not be denied prominence in newspapers the country over. i “Hut Mr. Kent is right when he says that it is unfortu nate for the party to be under such heavy financial obliga tions to Mr. Raskob or to any other one man. The Republican party, it is true, has been tinder like obligation almost con tinuously to a relatively small number of wealthy men and [corporations; but that fact has influenced Republican poli cies in a way that has been very harmful to the country. “What to do about such a situation is the question. The legitimate expenses of political organizations have become enormously heavy. As regards presidential contests, the rec ords show that victory goes almost invariably to the party with the heaviest purse. These funds are never secured from the rank and file. The bulk of the money comes al ways from a few rich men. The party in power enjoys a great advantage in passing the hat; and since the Republi cans have normally been in power it has been easier for them to keep the wheels greased. “Without a fairly substantial amount of money it is frankly impossible to maintain an effective Democratic na-j tional organization. The Democrats have been letting Mr, ! Raskob arrange for getting this money. Concedediy, this is bad; but, if Mr. Raskob does not do it, where is the money to [come from? That is the heart of the thing. The question awaits answer and unless and until it is answered fulmina-j tion against Mr. Raskob is likely to remain futile.” Nobody’s Business GEE McGEE— flat rock news. the bread line in our little town Us growing longer tmd longer onner count of its costs so mutch to get ! licenses for the fords and chevver ■ lays that they don't have annythlng [ left for food. Joe green drives his j machine up and parks it behind the i black smith shop and walks into town to get his stuff—he Is afraid [that they would not give him but j mighty little if he drove up close to ithe citty hall where the poor te be - | ing fed. sammie smith, my wife's cousin jack's boy, who come over to spend Christmas .'with- nir. and Mrs. mike Clark, rid., went home yestiddy. he ocviddently thought Christmus comments dec-ember the 24 and end ed januwnry the 14. he is a harty boy and his stay with the Clark’s no doubt cost them a rigid smart, nearly everyboddy’s else kinfolks went home in time for the new year, and while I don't want to say noth ing personal In the news from, this town, when my wife's kinfolks come over to visit they mean u rail visit. two bad wrecks was hell on main ■>treel last week, jnrs. brown's fine jersey cow run over a trim-down moddel “t" as she was fetching her from the pastor behind the gard house and broke the dash and the 2 radium rods and stove in the radiator and the only danminge she suffered was she strained her milk and it was only 4 quarts that night mated of 6 quarts as usual, so site finished it out with waiter, its she always sold 7 qts. and dkident want to miss no customer. the moddel “t" was pulled in by his mules, the other wreck was 2 fords with only 5 men and wimmen iturt. a bad thing took place in the p. d. q. pool room sadday night about U p. m. it seems that someboddy had filled a billard bal full of pow der and slipped it onto the billard table and all at once, jim Jones cued it and it busted and burnt 35 in stallment collectors and 24 insur ance agents pretty bad. the mana ger and the other 2 men and 9 boys in there dtddent get hurt exeepp when they rah out the door and run over 17 more insurance agents who was just coming in. the guy that played that so-called smart trick had better keep it to himself, as insurance agents and installment collectors Is purely business men and don't take no foolishness. by selling all their corn and fod der and ruff ness, the farmers of this community mannaged to keep the wolf away from the garrage ’.oor, but of course—If they farm, hey will hafter buy some feed from j he drowth sections and have It j -.hipped In. several tcnhentc qfi j it lasted; the pink dot filling sta tion gave 3 gallons of gass and 1 pint of oil up til last week. and then they quit fetching same. mr. editor, rite or foah when you fail to get my weakly news-letters from flat rock. yores trulie. mike Clark, rfd. Imaginary Advertisement. Last year was a wonderful year In many respects for "My Town." We had public entertainments galore. To tell the truth we had something wonderful In our midst every month, as follows: January. . . . The human fly came from parts unknown and disappeared the following day in the same direction. He climbed the west side of the court house. Some firm paid him 3 or 3 hundred dollars for that stunt—and they called it advertising. (Just think of the good newspaper pub licity they could have got for that much money.) February. ... A corn doctor gave a show on the public square and wemoved sev eral corns in the presence of wit nesses. He had an awful crowd. But the city made 1 dollar out of him. March. ... A western gu<w blowed info town, and for the small sum of only 73 dollars, he rooted a goober (with his noses plumb across the square, and the firm which paid him the 75 dullars—called it advertising. April. ... Tree-sitting broke out during this month, and hundreds of trees groaned under the weight of the said setters. Several firms contri buted to these stunts—and they called it advertising. (The money thus wasted would have paid for 500 inches of good newspaper advertis ing.) May. . . . And then came bicycle endur ance contests. The boys had ban ners pinned to the seat of their britches, for which they got paid— and they called that advertising. July. .. . And suddenly, In blew a blind folded car driver. He drove. He got 100 dollars and they called it adver tising. v I August ... A man from Mo., pinned a banner betwixt his legs and walk ed on his hands from the hotel to the depot—tor 50 dollars, and they called that advertising. September. Annual Report Of City Library Issued; 1,741 Books On Hand j The following Is the report ot the l Shelby Public Library from January 1 to Decemorr 31, 1930. Report For January. Total No. books returned .....150 Total No. magazines returned 25 Total No. books taken out 1,023 No. magazines taken out_23 Dues collected ._ $9.25 Expenses _ . _— _ .35 Total, cash . .. ._ $8.90 Three books for fines Report for February No. books returned ............ 773 No. magazines returned .._22 No. books taken out ..... ......828 No. magazines taken out ... ....24 Dues collected___$10 41 Expenses __ ....$1.00 Total, cash _ ...._....$9 41 Three books for fines; eight books donated. Report For March No, books returned ... _839 No. magazine returned ..._30 No. books taken out__918 No. magazines taken out_ 23 Dues collected_ _$10.78 Expenses__......._ .60 Total cash.-.$10 16 Two books for fines. Report for April. No. books returned_660 No. magazines returned __ 17 No. books taken out .688 No. magazines taken out ...... 16 Dues collected__ $7.87 Expenses ..... _ $2.50 Total cash__ $5.28 Four books for fines. Report for May. No. books returned ......548 No. magazines returned ... .... 23 No.books taken out. 619 No. magazines taken out ...... 23 Dues collected _.....- $9.84 Expense _.... $2.50 Total cash ____... $7.34 Two books for fines. Report For June. No, books returned __ .703 No. magazines returned _ 19 No, books taken out__803 | No. magazines taken out ...—.19 i Dues collected ....$6.26 (Expenses __ $2.00 Total cash _...... ..._$4.26 Three books for lines Seventeen books donated. Report for Jtily. | No. books At timed ... ..899 No. magazines returned ..._38 *No. books taken out__ __918 iNo. magazines taken out ... __45 Dues collected_... __$5.32 Expenses__ 1,50 Total cash__ $3.82 j Nine books for finest Eighteen books donated Report for August. No. books returned_...._891 No. magazines returned ._...45 No. books taken out ....._931 No. magazines taken out__io Dues collected ...._._ ..$8.37 'Expenses ..... __ 1.60 Total casn_._ _....$6.77 Two books lor fines. Report for Septem. No. of books returned ....._622 No. magazine.; returned ..26 No. books taken out ..._..601 No. magazines taken out ....... 3% Dues collected ..._...._$6.58 Expenses..___ 2.20 Total cash ..... ..... ......$4.38 Report for October No. books returned ......._..565 No. magazines returned__38 No. books taken out ..... __650 No. magazines taken out .......34 Dues collected__ __-_$6.74 Expenses__ 2.00 Total cash_ _ $4.74 Report for November No. books returned __ 065 No. magazines returned ..... ...28 No. books taken out. _...732 No. magazines taken but ... ..-23 Dues collected ..... ..—_$o.57 Expenses -_ ...1.75 Total .. $6.82 Donated.....$1.00 Total cash. ..... .$7.82 Book week under the supervision of the American Home division of the Woman's club, donated 123 books, $1 00 cash and 47 magazines. Report for December. No. books returned_701, No. magazines returned__22 No. books taken out__._757 j No. magazines taken out_28 Dues collected ... ..... ..... -.88;) Expenses __. ... 1.60 Total cash -_291 Three books tor fines j Collected for dues ... ...-199.37 I Donated__ ..._*1.C0 | Total In cash.*100.37 Expenses _ ___ ...... 19.60 Total deposited In bank ..$ 80.77 j Books bought by library.. --106 Books donated .....- 199 j men’s' pants. She hung a sign on i her rear for 25 dollars and walked backwards about town (or 10 hours, and they called It advertising. October. ... An Ohio guy stood on his head on the plaza cannon 5 hours for 20 dollars. He wore the sign In the proper place—and they called that advertising. November ... A Texas ranger ranged over town 6 hours on a grindstone—with the banner for 45 dollars, and they called that advertising too. December ... A woman drove a car 100 hours fmebbt1* while her husband slept jo n c~ffn 1°'' ho;»rs possib1' —and they called that advertising., tm,,. , I------—-— Books for fkies__ ..._38 Total books added .___ 343 Books failed to be returned_18 Books thrown out ...2 We have to date 1,741 books in the library j STELLA MURCHISON, Librarian.] — f inancial report of Shelby Public j Library For 1930. Receipts: Bal. on hand Jan. 1 1930 ...$100.44 City donations ____ 370.00 Donations from Womans club 30 00 Reed, from Book Shelf _100.46 Total.. ....$500.90 Disbursements: Rent ..........$120.00 Librarian ..... .... .........180.00 Books . ..$142.65 Bal. on hand __ 58.25 Total....*500.90 Mrs. Hugh L. Mauney, Treas. As we understand the figures quoted by Hoover in his latest mes ' age to congress, the country is to day enjoying the old 1928 prosperity with 15 or 20 per cent off for crash. -Virginian-Pilot. A Detroiter who is still up to the ears in the stock market says he may have to get in touch soon with certain heathen to whom his wife shipped a barrel of old trousers, etc. in 1928.—Detroit New'S. EXECUTORS’ NOTICE. Having this day qualified as executors of the estate of D B. F. Suttle. deceased, of Cleveland county. North Carolina, this Is to notify all persons having claims against the said estate, to present same to us properly verified on or before the Till day of January, i932. or tills notice will be pleaded In bar of any recovery thereof All persons owing the said es t»te will please make immediate settle ment to the undersigned. This January 7th, 1931. B. B. and O; M SUTTEE. Executors of Estate of D. B. F. Suttle, deceas ed. Ci Jan 12c NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. North Carolina. Cleveland Count-. Pursuant to an order made by M. R Weathers, recorder of Cleveland county in the case State vs. Lawrence Grayson, the! said Lawrence Grayson having been con vtcted of transporting intoxicating liquors | by means of one Whlpet Sedan car. The undersigned will offer for public sale at , the court house door in Shelby. N. C. on) the 14th day of Feb-uary. 1931. at 12 j o clock or within legal hours, the follow Mng described property: One Whlpet Se dan motor No. 286233. ! Terms of sale: Cash. | This the 15th day of January, 1931. I. M. ALLEN, Sheriff of Cleveland County. 2t Jan liic Statement of Condition SHELBY nil LDIN G AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Of Shelby, N. t., A* of December 31, 19S0. I Assets The Association Owns: Cash on hand and in bank- $ 392.70 Mortgage Loans ..1,413.063.78 Money loaned to sharehold ers for the purpose of en abling them to own their homes. Each loan secured by first mortgae on local im proved real estate Stock Loans Advances made to our share holders against their stock. No loan exoeeds 90 percent of amount actually paid in. j Accounts receivable __ Temporary advances for in surance, taxes, etc. Office furniture and fixtures Real estftte owned Other asset3 _ .. _ TOTAL „ jl.492,037.1C Liabilities. The Association Owes: To Shareholders Funds entrusted to our care care in the form of payments on stock as follows: Installment stock 498.098 00 Matured stock * _ 6.000.00 Prepaid atock _ 495,346.00 Full paid stock .360,200.00 1,259,344 00 Bills payable _.... ... 27,500.00 Money borrowed for use in making loans to members or retiring matured stock. Each note approved by at least two-thirds of entire board of directors a.-., required by law. Undivided profits ,... 198 363 98 I Earnings held In trust for i distribution to share-hold ers at maturity of stock. Other liabilities 7,430.17 TOTAL _. . . 91 493,937.U State of North Carolina. County of Cleveland, ss. J. F. Roberts. Secretary-Treasurer of the above named association personally ap peared befort me this day, and being dub sworn, says that the foregoing report is lYY* t0 ; of his knowledge and be J T. ROBERTS. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17th day of January. 1931. R. E. HOEY Notary Public. 39.43G.36 176.17 1.642 65 33.452.08 4,773.39 — BILLIARDS — I Visit the Shelby Cigar and Billiard Parlor and BARBER SHOP For Clean Sports and Barber Work. Corner South LaFayette and Eart Graham Sts. Rl. C. PUTNAM AND J. E. ELLIOTT Don’t let a cough wear you out. Relieve it at once with Respinol. » It soothes the raw spot, brings up the mucus, stops the cough! 50c at all drug stores. Your Bank And Your Community The public can uphold high stand ards of banking through the medium of their patronage, because the ex istence of a bank is dependent upon public patronage. It is through the co-operation of patrons, individually, that a bank can serve its community to its fullest intent and capacity. We invite your patronage on the basis of our ability and willingness to serve. The First NATIONAL BANK SHELBY, N. C. SAVE SPEND it Takes Both To Make Prosperity Reckless, indiscriminate spending: cannot result in prosperity. BUT— Wise and timely spending is the # only substantial course that leads to personal and national prosperity-— which, in turn, would be impossible without systematic saving. Put aside a part of your income regularly. Save a dime or save a dol lar .... but SAVE. UNION TRUST CO. SHELBY, N. C.