Albemarle Mail Shows What Was
The Matter With The
Past Tear.
Albemarle, ' Jan. 13.—Though it i
teas on the 13th day of the month
when he made his statement, J. V
Barringer, local insurance counsel,
proves in black and white that the j
Hack Wilson To Ask
Salary Of $40,000
Chicago, Jan. 20—Having read oil
Babe Ruth’s reported salary of j
$80,000 a year. Hack Wilson has tie-1
cided he should be worth at least
half that much.
The pudgy Cub outfields r. .ho
dethroned the bambino as home run.
King of the majors with 58 circuit
clouts last year, said he would de
mand a contract calling for $40,000
next season.
Wilson’s contract, calling fori
$22,500 a year, expired at th - end of j
the 1930 campaign.
depression was a thing hi the past
when Babe 1931 arrived.
Says Mr.. Barringer: 'The year
1912 was a dull year for business, a
it had the biggest slump In a long
time. After 1912 and until 1931 the
country was prosperous, work plenti
ful and times good. However, 1921
was one of the worst business years
on record. This was followed by good
business Until J93C And there's a
funny thing about these three year's.
Look at these figures'
1 1 1
9 9 9
2 1 0
13 13 13
“Now, how in the world can you
beat that number. 13?" Inquired
Mr. Barringer. “You can't get
around the fact that hard times are
over, becauee we will all be dead
when this combination works put
again. The next time it happens will
be 2029 and we will not be concern
ed about business conditions then
Yes, sir, hard times are Over. Fig
ure,: don't lie.”
Good Suggestion.
What shall I do to keep from
falling in love? j
Try pricing apartments.
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• OPERA STAR — WITH
WALLACE BEERY and REGINALD DENNY
IN
“A Lady’s Morals”
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Come early or you may not get a seat. America's great
est Soprano in a gorgeous Love Romance.
— COMING' THURSDAY —
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Opening Tomorrow
THURSDAY
JANUARY 22
Charles Barber Shop
2 DOORS liELOW ENTRANCE TO HOTEL
Former Operated Under Woolworth Building as Willis
Barber Shop.
A Competent Barbe ring; Staff To Serve You:
D. L. WILLIS
HOWARD BRIDGES
J. H. WRIGHT
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SHOE SHINE TO EVERYBODY
Men And Women
EVERY WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
You don’t have to spend a cent. Just come in and ask
for your free shoe shine any Wednesday or Thursday.
! WTe do all kinds of altering, dry cleaning and hat re
blocking. ^
; GIVE US A TRIAL
: Shelby Tailor Shop
| — CASH AND CARRY —
NEXT TO STEPHENSON DRUG STORE
LOCAL and*
•PERSONAL News
Miss Willis Mae Huskey of Bii e 1
by, spent several days last week
with her friend, MU. Anno V.’a'r
iick near Belwdod.
Mr. and Mrs, Jean Sc henek spent
Sunday In Lincolntph with Dr. and
Mrs. L, A. Crowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Goode, Mrs. J
N. Dellinger and Margaret Crowder
returned Friday after a lp days
trip to Florida and Havana, Cuba.
Mr, A. T. Mull of No. 10 Town
ship is undergoing an operation In
the Baptist hospital at Winston
Salem. He was accompanied to Wih
ston-Salem ivy Dr. Zeno Wall who
went over to fill a speaking engage
ment.
Mr. J. U. Ballentine left here
Sunday morning to go to the bed
side of his brother, State Attorney
Harper Ballentine, at Hagerstown
Md. The latter is quite ill and much
concern is felt for his recovery.
Mrs, Ben Suttle Is confined to her
home this week suffering with an
Infected foot.
C. A. Morrison and Son, "local con
tractors, were awarded the contract
this week to erect a $15,000 resi
dence for a Mr. Latham in Chestc,
S. C. Morrison and Son now nave
three buildings under way, a school
at Leaksville and a telephone office
buildhm at Lancaster, S, C.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Beam re
turned home Monday night from
Columbia, S. C. w here they spent
the week-end with Mrs. E< urn's sis
ter, Mrs. Lewis R. Callahan.
Mr. Evans Hurtgrove of Charlotte
spent the week-end with his par
ents', Mr. and Mrs, J. W. Hartgroye,
Mrs. G. E. Green of PolkVille Is
spending the week with her sister,
Mrs. S. E. Peeler of near Bessemer
City.
Mrs. J. H. Hull, Mrs. H. T. Hud
son. of Shelby, and Mrs. Abernethy
of Lincoln ton leave tomorrow by
motor for Tampa. Fla., to visit Mrs.
Hull’s daughter, Mrs. Thos. Daniels
for a fortnight.
Mr. and Mrs, Yates Spake, of
Morgan ion, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Spake here Sunday.
Mr. N. Sepaugh, who has been
assistant manager of the Wool
worth store here for the past three
years, has been transferred to their
store at High Point where he w ill
occupy the same position.
Mr. D. E. Honeycutt, Mr. John
Honeycutt, Mr. Carlos Grigg, and
Mr, Will Kings Will go to Char
lotte tonight to attend a meeting of
Coca Cola manufacturers.
Miss Margaret Blanton is spend
ing this week at home with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ceph Blan
ton. Miss Blanton Is a senior at
Queens-Chicora in Charlotte, and Is
home due to the fact that she Is
exempt from most of her examina
tions which are being held there
this week.
Mrs. Horace Easom returned home
Monday after spending ten days in
New York with her sister, Mrs:
Whitfield, and Mr. Whitfield.
Mr R. T. LeGrand and Mr. J. R.
Robinson returned home yesterday
from a hunting trip in the eastern
part of the state.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spake and
Mr. and Mrs. Yates Spake were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Horri
at Kings Mountain on Sunday.
Mr. Forest Witherspoon, who has
been assistant manager of Rose’s
store here for several months left
this week to take a similar posi
tion with their store at Mebane.
Mass Ruth Whitner, of Newton,
is spending a few days this week
here with Mrs. Fanny Shufovd.
Mrs. W. A. Poston and iafanr
daughter, Joan, were able .to leave
the hospital yesterday and go to
their home on S. LaFayclte street.
Miss Ruth Laughridge, of Queens
Chicora, will arrive at home tomor
row to spend the remainder of the
week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Laughridge.
Mrs. E. Y. Webb went to Char
lotte yesterday where sho attended
a bridge luncheon at the Country
club.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Heim and Mr.
and Mrs. R. C, Brooks, and little
daughter, Joyce. Ann, spent Sunday
here with Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Thompson. Mrs. J. F. Thompson,
mother of Mrs. Heim and Mrs.
Brooks, returned home with them
to spend several days.
Miss Pat Alexander, of Charlotte,
is here visiting her sisters. Misses
Elora, Nora Belle and Edwina Alex
ander at their home on W. Warren
street.
Mi- aiul Mrs. Fred M. Good). of
Waco, spent yesterday with .Mr
and Mrs. Yates Blanton.
Miss Ouida Mundy will go to
Charlotte' tomorrow to meat M*'
! Ruth Mundy who is returning home
| after spending a week in Greens
; boro ns guest of Dr. and Mrs. Wll
! Ham Jonc -. The Misses Mundy v. ill
spend tomorrow night lu Cliarlode
with Mrs. Emma Wilier.
Mrs. Yates McBrayi r, of Moore: -
boro. Spent part of yesterday in
i Shelbv.
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1 7ins is a good era for real. hard,
sweat-produeing work.
Ill Doubt.
Jems - Arc you married ?;
Movie Actor- I roaHy don't knqjv
Mv lawyer attende to all those
things.
Nominal Friendship.
“Did you know the defendant,
Rastus?
“All jes’ had a logical acquaint
ance wtd him."
"What do you mean by logical ac
quaintance?'’
"Well," the witness replied, "us
both belong to the same lodge.” 0
At The Theaters
"Navy Blues," with William
Haines, Is the feature picture at
the Lyric theatre today and Thurs
day Other added attractions are
news reel and chapter “Lone De
fender,” with Hin Tin Tin, Friday's
feature Talkie—“The Cohens and
Kellys in Africa."
Grace Moore, star 61 the Broad
way stage and the Metropolitan
opera, comes to the Webb theatre
today in her screen debut, "A Lady's
Morals," a touching love drama.
Reginald Denny and Wallace Beery
support Miss Moore. Thursday's fea
ture picture, “A Widow From Chi
cago" with Alice White, Ed Robin
son and Nell Hamilton.
Jack Mulhall, Bally Starr, Elliott
Nugent and Margaret Livingston
make the east for "For the Love O'
[till," famous Liberty magazine cov
er story, at the Carolina today and
tomorrow. Comedy romance about
some delightful moderns. Buck
Jones and his horse, Silver, will be
week-end entertainers at the Caro
lina, commencing Friday, In "The
Dawn Trail."
NO FRAYER MEETING AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
On account of the absence of the
pastor, Rev. H. N. McDlarmid, who
Is attending a men’s meeting at
Greensboro, there will be no serv
ices at the Presbyterian church to
night.
Woman Ruhd
Maya Peeples
Archaeologists At Ruins Says She
Did As She Pleased, But
Man Was Slave
Modern Women, with their ideas
of the equality of the sexes, could
learn much irom a study of the wo
men of the Maya civilization, which
flourished in Yucatan In prehistoric
times, according to recent reports
from Dr. Franz Blom, German arch
aeologist, who is at the head of an
expedition excavating the ruins ef
the ancient city of Uxmal.
There was no equality of the sexes
in the ancient civilization, Dr. Blom
has ruled—it was woman. Woman
held complete dominion over man,
and did in general as she pleased
without hindrance.
Ope striking characteristic of the
Mayan woman, according to the
archaeologist’., findings, was that
she was' a heavy drinker—but no
man was allowed to drink until he
had passed the age of 60. The fav
orite drink was a concoction of
honey, water and certain wild herbs
which had a high alcoholic content
The women drank this regularly but
the man who was caught with even
the odor of liquor on his breath was
subject to immediate corporal
punishmen. Some of the men did
drink in secret. Dr. Blom says, and
then had to resort to strong but
Inoffensive herbs to destroy the odor
of the breath
Woman at that time was the
suitor. She would search until she
found a man who appeared to be the
best mate for her and would then
put him through a trial period to
see whether he came up to the
standards she demanded. If he fail
ed. he was rejected forthwith. If he
qualified, he had to bring his pros
pective bride an adequate dowry
Women alone had the right of di
vorce whenever It pleased them to
be free of their mates, according tc
Dr, Blom. Polygamy was not counte
nanced, but women had the right of
free love, wb.ieh was denied to their
husbands. An unfa'thfuS h' -band
quickly became a social outcast.
Hope To Get $10,000
Paid On Accounts
New Both Jan. 20—In an eff..rt
ft) have $10,0iv;. pnl'tl on 1930 bills lb
| New Bern. .St uar;,> C. Green U
tour.iilng up 100 citirens to start -
| certified checks for $5 each on :
I rounds of itWRl bill par an. 1 hi
i plan is, sponsored by the chamber ot
; commerce, Will, both banks copper
i attng.
Special cheeks, 15x0 inches-, tnvt
been printed lor the purpose, with
room on me iiack lor ‘JO <ncioi‘*
menu. A citizen is supposed to «ke
la blank check fill It out (or $5.00,
I have it certifiee at a local bnt :
1 then pay it on some old local bill. In
{, urn. the recipients will indorse t v
t pay old bills1 of their own. Full rec
ords will ire kept of the transaction.*
; Pessimists usually discover the
! lime" in compliments.
Canners In Favor Of
Afiernoon Bridge
Chicago. Jvti. 10 — Bridge is the
ally i f the linerles
The National Oanners association
today hoard its retirjn;* president,
C. K. Hume, declare tht popularity
of bridge teas has Increased the sale
of canned goods.
'Housewives Hume said, "play
bridge in the aitmioon and pick up
some canned gooda at the grocery
on the way home to feed their nu*
bands. Wo U.*nlc jicople should pU>
bridge''
Rusy.
Colonel- Come around tomorrow!
morning. Sam, and I'll give you aj
job. ' I
Sam-Sorrow, I can't. Gunnel, Isej
got to go to an «mployment meetln'i
in de maltin'.
FINAL
Chance To Pay County Taxes Without
Penalty.
AFTER FEBRUARY 1 There will be
a penalty on all unpaid Cleveland coun
ty taxes. Pay now and save.
0. ’
I. M. ALLEN, Sheriff and Tax Collector.
m jjb
West Point Gets
Portrait Of Lee
West Point, N. V,. Jan.
In i'K' ■ portrait of General Robert E.
Leo. who ruled the United States
Military Academy as its ninth sup
erintendent, was presented to the
institution today by the United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
The portrait replaces a small
painting of the lamous Confederate
leader, and I.leut. Colonel Robert C
Richardson, Jr., commandant of
cadets, in accepting it said It would
be placed In Washington hall, where
hangs the portraits of all former
superintendents.
GOODRICH COMPANY AWARDE)
. IN SUIT AY NEWTQ?
•Newton, Jail. 10.—Pe/tiips one &
the most Important cases to b
fried during the two weeks’ term c
civil court now in session in New
ton. was concluded Saturday whe
a Judgment of $2,663.74, with inter
est for two years, was rendere
against R. T Gainey, of Hickory, ii
favor of 11. F. Goodrich Rubbe
company. The suit grew out of th
alleged violation of a contract in
tered- into by the plaintiff and th
defendant, who formerly acted a
selling and distributing agent to
the company.
CAROLINA
SHELBY’S POPULAR PLAYHOUSE
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TODAY -| /\ EVERY
AND I I|0 BODY
THURSDAY BOTH DAYS
Liberty Magazine Famous €ov,er Picture Story
“FOR THE LOVE O’LIL”
With Jack Mulhall. Elliott Nugent. Sally, Starr, Mar
garet Livingston.
A scintillating comedy-drama of modern married life.
— EXTRA ADDED: COMEDY —
~FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
The Screen’s Greatest Outdoor Star
BUCKJONES
IN
“THE DAWN TRAIL”
— Admission 10c and 25c -
YOU CAN’T AFFORD
TO GO COLD
THIS WEEK AND NEXT WE ARE OFFERING
YOUR CHOICE OF ANY
Over Coat
IN THE HOUSE AT
Cost Price
Here Are The Season's Popular Shades:—
TWEEDS, OXFORDS, GREYS, BLUES—
BRANDON, RAGLAN AND BELTED MOD
ELS.
You can discard that shabby overcoat and wear a brand new one that
costs so little you can’t afford to pass up the opportunity to make a
^election. First come, first served.
We Have Just Opened and But
On Display Our First Shipment
Of Brand New
MEN’S HATS FOR
SPRING, 1931
Our buyer made a selection ot
all the newest shades and brim
models for the new season.
Brims for every face, shades for
every suit or ensemble, sizes for
every man—and prices that im
pel buying,
$2.98 0 $8.00
Sec Our Hat Display In Our
Windows.
What Can Do More For A Man’* Ap
pearance Than A Fine Shirt?
We nave just opened a
shipment of beautiful
dress shirts. We have
them in a complete
collection of popular
shades and preferred (
materials of Broad
cloth, Madras and
Shantou—created b y
Manhattan, Elder and
Arrow. Sizes 14 to 18.
Priced from
98c
TO
$3.00
-AN IN VI TATI UN
We invite you to come see our new line of TAILOR MADE SUITS FOR SPRING. Models for Schaefer and Stet
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