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SOCIETY NEWS MKS. KhNN OKllM, Editor. leiepnone Hie siar No 4-j Each Morning V To la O'clock Mri Drum can oe reached at her home, Phone 113, afternoon and nigbu My Dinner Partner. Hei pretty Ups were primed with wit And perilously red t longed—1 longed tn-"Un i H A lovely day’" I said. I heard her voice, oh so discreet: And low. acknowledging that I was light, the daw were sweet in scry early spring And neither she nor 1 revealed By any outward sign The jungle thoughts that lay con cealed In her heart and in mine. Mis. B onds To Have Bridge Club. Mrs. Robert Wood- will. be host ess to members of the Tuesday afternoon bridge club at, 3:80 on Tuesday afternoon, entertaining atj hei heme in Belvedere Height: i Or. And Sirs. I.attimore entertain For Miss Blanton. i Dr, and Mrs, E. B. I.attimore were | cordial hosts on Friday evening at: i heir home on North Morgan street j at. an informal family dinner m j honor of Miss Caroline Blanton, j Table decoration,-; consisted of a1 enter bowl flowers in pastel shades,. with lighted green tapers. A delic- i ious four course dinner was served. Invited guest., were: Miss Blan ton, Mr. and Mrs. George Blanton, Mr. C. C. Blanton and Mr? W A, Thompson. Dinner Party Oil Saturday Night. Attorney Speight Beam cordially ( entertained a few of his friends at; a small, informal dinner party at the Green Lantern tea room on Saturday evening. Table decorations consisted of sweet peas and tall green tapers. A four course dinner was served to the following: Mr. Beam, Mr. D. Augustus Beam, Dr. and Mrs. A. Pitt Beam, Dr, and Mrs. Zeno Wall and Mr. and Mrs. r.ee B. Weathers. District Meeting Of V. D. C. Them will be * meeting pi the third district meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held at Rutherfordtcm on Wednesday, April 29 All members of the organ ization are cordially Invited to at tend; it is not necesary that one be elected as a delegate to be able to attend. Dinner will be served in the basement of the First Baptist church thrtre; a reasonable charge being made for the plates. Anyone who has already made plans to go before tonight may notify Mrs .) r Jenkins. Social Meeting Of IT. D. t'. The Parent-T eachers association of the Graham school enjoyed a social meeting at the school building on Friday evening. The evening's entertainment consisted of an Old Fashioned School" program given by members of the association, with Mr. George Webb acting as teacher. After the dose of the program punch and sandwiches were served. During a business meeting new officers were elected for the next school year Those elected were: Mrs. H. F. Young, president; Mrs. Harrv Hudson, rice president; Mrs. R, T. Falls, secretary; and Mrs towery guttle as treasurer •Wk Century Club ts Entertained. Mrs. W. J. Roberts was a gracious hostess on Friday atternoon at her home on W. Marion street, enter taining members or the L>Oth Cen tury literary club. The main fea ture of the afternoon's program was an Interesting paper by Mrs. S. O. Andrews on “The Italy of the Ital ians In and About Rome.” Mrs. A. 'V. McMurry gave a discussion of current Topics in the news, ar.d Miss Mmnie Eddins Roberts sang ;wo Italian songs with Miss Mary Adelaide Roberts accompanying her at the piano. During the social halt hout the hostess was assisted by her two daughters, Misses Minnie Eddins snd Marj' Adelaide Roberts in serv ing a delightful salad course with accessories, followed by a sweet ourae Mis* Caroline Blanton Brine Much Entertained. A number or pretty parties are being planned for this week in com pliment to Miss Caroline Blanton, whose wedding will be a lovely event ot Wednesday afternoon. This aft ■moon from 4:30 to 8 o’clock Miss Isabelle Hoey will entertain lor her *t a tea in the lovely garden at her nome on W. Marion street. Tuesday at 1:30 Mrs. E. Y. Webb will be hostess at a luncheon with Miss Blanton and her maid of honor, Miss Vera Webb Oates, of Charlotte, *3 guests of honor. Tuesday even ing at 7:30 Mr. and Mrs. George Blanton, the brides parents, will entertain members of the wedding tarty end out.-of-town guests at a dinner party at the Hotel Charles prior to the rehearsal. After the re hearsal Miss Minnie Eddlns Roberts will be hostess at the cake cutting, entertaining members of the wed ding party and out-of-town guests. On Wednesday at her beautiful home, Vauxhail, Mrs. X D. Lin&ber ger will be hostess at a 1 o’clock luncheon, in Miss Blanton’s honor, the guests Including out-of-town guests and the wedding party Birthday Dinner For Mrs. Austell. Mrs. Sue Borders Austell Was given a surprise birthday dinner by her children and other immediate members of her family, most < t them from Shelby, at her home 1 , Charlotte yesterday. When Mi . Austell returned home from chin she found the table attractive! decorated with a pink and white birthday cake as the centerpiece, which was banked around with pink roses and purple pansies, an ; spread with a bountiful dinn which had been prepared a; 1 brought by the guests. A number u pretty and useful gifts were pile ; around Mrs. Austell’s place at u. table. Those present included the. chil dren of the guest of honor, Mr William Crowder, with Mr, Crow der and their children, and Ml Louise Austell and Mr. C. I,. Aus tell, of Shelby, with Messrs. Max and Jimmy Austell and Dorothy Austell, of Charlotte. Other rela tives and friends present were; Mr and Mrs. D. P Byers, Misses Daniils and Lena Byers, Mr. and Mrs. Vic tor Bowen. Miss Irma Beam, and Mrs. Our Borders, all of Shelby; Miss Elisabeth Austell, of Queen; Chicora college; Miss Lillian Harkey and Mr. P. T. Davis, of Charlotte Ml« Ilord Clives Pretty Party. Mias Kathleen Hold was hdftte.xs on Friday afternoon at a pretty, small, bridge party in compliment to Mias Caroline Blanton. Mrs. New ton Parnell, of Greensboro, shared honors with Miss Blanton. Miss I Hord received her guests in a bec romlng afternoon dress of ashes of roses crepe, Miss Blanton was love ly In a tailored suit of navy blue with beige accessories, and Mrs. Parnell wore a suit of skippei blue with egg shell accessories White and purple iris were used as deco ration;. Bridge was played at three tables during the afternoon and when scores were added Miss Blan ton was winner of high score and won a lace table mat and Mrs. Far nell won a box of face powder as the second-high score award. Miss Herd also gave each of them a guest prize, giving Miss Blanton two im ported plaques and Mrs. Farnell ! fwo cup towels. The hostess was as sisted by Miss Montrose Mull In 1 serving an ice course with .sand iwiches and tea I Those playing were Miss Blan | ton, Mrs. Farneli, Miss Mull. Mrs. 1W. A. Thompson, of Tittle Rock; (Miss Dorothy Worthing, of Fayette I ville, guest of Miss Katherine Dov er; Miss Dover, Miss Mary Brandt Switzer. Mrs. Esley Pendleton. Misses Betty and Nancy Buttle, Miss Mary Suttle and Miss Isabel Hoev Marion P. T. A. Met On Wednesday. I.ast Wednesday afternoon at the j regular monthly meeting of the Pa rent-Teachers' association of tli“ Marion school the fifth grade, un der Miss Lucy Hamrick's direction, had charge of the program. They opened the program by repeating from memory the first psalm and leading in the Lords prayer. After this they gave an attractive geog raphy project, "Our Foreign Cou sins." The glee club. Under Miss Minnie F.ddins Roberts’ direction, sang a group of four songs. and Miss Mary Helen Lattimore brought the program to a close with a piano solo. After the end of the program a roll call by grades resulted in the winning of the dollar, for most- par ents present, by Miss Hamricks fifth grade room. During a business meeting the following officers were elected tot coming year: Mrs. J. D. Lineberger, president; Mrs W. H, Yeago, vice president; Mrs. Ed McCurry, sec tary; Mrs, Jack Palmer, treasurer: Miss Alpha Gettya. historian; and Mrs. Roy Tlddy. corresponding sec retary. Miss -Laura Cornwell, the principal, made announcement of the school's May day program and of the date of the closing exercises. Miss Margaret Blanton Entertains At Bridge. Miss Margaret Blanton was a charming hostess on Saturday aft ernoon entertaining at a small bridge party in complimeut to Miss Caroline Blanton, with Mrs. New ton Farnell, of Greensboro, shar ing honors. The hostess received in a sports ccKtume of light blue and lavender. Miss Caroline Blanton wore a becoming tailored ensemble of brown and yellow, and Mrs. Far nell wore a navy and white sports frock. The living room, where the tables were arranged, was decorated with u profusion of spring flowers. Bridge was played at four tables during the afternoon and when •scores were added Miss Kathleen Hord was winner of the high scoie prize and Miss Blanton won the second-high score award. Miss Blan ton was also given un attractive plaque as a guest prize, and Mrs Karnell received a novelty match holder. Out of town guests included Miss Dorothy Worthing, of Fayetteville, guest of Miss Katherine Dover, and Mrs W. A. Thompson, of Little Rock, Arkansas. 'Die hostess was assisted by hei mother, Mrs. Ceph Blanton, -in serving a delightful salad course with accessories. Ellenboro Speaker !su}it. A. 1. Allen who will In- tin speaker at the EHhiborn commence ment exercises on Wednesday, April ‘UUtli. Speaking Of Storms This Was “Snorter” Yorkvilie Enquirer J C..Blair, Sharon No. 1 was in Yorkvilie, Tuesday and lie recalled that hall storm and wind storm. "I was 10 years of age at the time,-’ he said: "and it occurred the night of, May 17. 1859. For an hour It con tinued and I'll never forget it. We had company at our house and of course everybody was terribly frightened. A man's voice couldn't be heard because of the roar of the wind and the drop of huge hail stones. Nest morning hail tsonea ten Inches deep were on the ground all around us, Rail fences were blown down; big trees crashed to earth: one house in Bullocks Creek was blown down and two women living there were killed in the crash. Cattle and chickens and wild thing's were killed by the hundreds. What was. totally destroyed; in fact almost every growing thing. The hail and wind storm took in an area of about three miles wide from McElweeV old mill to the south-west of Sharon through our community into Bullocks Creek .set tlement and over into Chester. For days and days people came to gather hail stones for use as ice. There was plenty. 1 recall we had no rain for six weeks.” |To Announce Camel Money Winner Soon | Winston-Salem. April 27An nouncement of awards in the Camel cigarette $30,000 cash prize contest will be made early in May, officials of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco com pany stated today. The contest judges and their staff, who have been carefully read ing the approximately 1.000,000 en tries. announced today that they tire rapidly nearing the completion of their work, and that within the next week or ten days they will bo able to definitely set the dates on which the winners will be announc ed, and prizes awarded. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our friends and neighbors and also the teach ers of Polkvllle school for their kindness and contributions after our home was destroyed by fire May the Lord bless everyone. P, A. McEntry and Family. SAM. OV BAS’KRl rr STOCK, tn the District Court of the United States for the Western District of North Carolina--In Bankruptcy. In the Matters of R. L. Armour ami Mrs. ft. L-, (Vevay Armour, partners, trad ing as R. 1. Armour As Co., and Indi vidually . bankrupts. Notice is hereby given that Chaa. A Burras, trustee, Shelby, N. C.. will, in ac cordance with the petition filed herein, sell, either at public auction or private sale, on Monday, May 4. 1931. at 15 o'clock noon, at the place of business oi the ebove named bankrupts, in Shelby, N. C., the stock of goods consisting o; men s furnishings and wearing apparel, accounts receivable, and fixtures, which ■fixtures are subject to a chattel mort gage in the approximate amount pf »«so. The trustee reserves the right to sell the said property at private sale, and for further information apply to said trustee at said address. Any sales will be made subject to the confirmation of the court and any and all bids may be rejected You are further adviaed that a hearing will be held before the undersigned, at 500 La* Building, Charlotte. N C„ at 3 o'clock p ni . on Monday, the 1th day o! May. 1031. to consider the confirmation or rejection of any reported sale or sales by the trustee, and any and ail creditors are hereby cited to appear at said time and place and show cause, if anv, wh" l!>* eaie or sales reported by the trustee and recommended by him should not be confirmed.' and to duly consider ahy ether matter that may come before said meet log tn connection with administration of the estate ThU the 3«th day of April, 1931. R MARION ROSS. Referee in Bankruptcy. Charlotte. N. c. It April 17c Contagious Disease Conquest In Sight Medical Science Rapidly Cumins' To To Prevention Of Contagious Disease.?. Medical .science is rapidly com pleting the conquest or all conta gious diseases, according to a sur vey made by Dr. Roger H. Dennett of the New York Postgraduate Med ical School. Even though the lay man is still ignorant of the pro gress that has been made. Dr. Den nett believes the time has come when medical studies can move on in search of fresh fields to Conquer. The average layman, he explains, is ten years behind modem medi cine: that is, the newer raedical dis coveries and the results of today’s efforts of the research worker will not permeate to the public at large for ten years. Tills "lag.” however, is rapidly being caught up through the activity of the popular press in printing articles of real educational value upon medical topics. "Prevention is far more essential than the cure of disease,” Dr. Den nett comments in the Woman's Home Companion “Fifty years ago dlptheria antitoxin was discovered and this marvelous cure was hailed as one of the wonders r" the day. Before that the doctor had stood helplessly by watching the struggle or breath in many cases the agon ring death by strangulation. Today •ve believe that dlptheria can be viped out of the country much as smallpox has been eliminated in crdly civilized communities; for if >v cry child in the land were im munized against dlptheria with the newer toxin-antitoxin this disrrse would be a thing of the past." Pastor Asked To Pay For Kiss He Stole Off Singer Kansas CityA jury was impan eled here to determine whether a 37-year-old choir singer. Sunday school teacher and mother is en titled to $5,000 dames tor a kiss she alleges her 52-year-old pastor stole while they sat together in his study. The pastor har attributed the ac cusation to blackmail. Harry Sullivan, attorney for Mrs. Bertha Thomas, wife of a railroad worker, told the jury that the Rev. James Cornish, while pastor of the First Christian church here, inter rupted a discusion of religious work by placing his arm about Mrs. Thomas' shoulder, tilting her head back and kissing her. "This kind treatment," the at torney Informed the jury, had so shocked the church worker that she had suffered damages amounting to $5,000. The accused churchman's attor ney said the charges against his client, a grandfather, and now pas jtor of a Great Bend. Kans., church, were fictitious,and fabricated for toe | poses of attempted blackmail ” _ McDowell Jobless Turning To Farms Marion.—All over McDowell county farmers are busy tilling the soil, raising feed crops, grain, fruits and garden vege tables. Land that had not been stirred in fifteen or twenty years has been put under cultivation, and many newgrounds have been cleared. [Houses that had stood vacant until they were smothered in dust are now occupied- Scarcely an empty farm house is left anywhere in the county. i People who faced unemployment within recent months have turned to the farm, as did some of the Marion strikers of 1929 who could not get their jobs back when the strike ended. As a result, there is probably more acreage in cultiva tion this year than ever before. And the weather this spring has been kind to farmers. Among established farmers, dairy iftg and poultry raising is an im portant phase of McDowell's agri-! culture. Many excellent herds and flocks supply the local and distant i markets, as well as taking care ot the farmers’ needs. And those whot don’t have dairy and poultry pro-, ducts to sell, usually have enoughj for their own consumption. Through the poultry cars which stop here frequently, local farmers, ship thousands and thousands of I dollars worth of chickens every year, and thus materially augment! the prosperity of the community. Inherited. “Your son has a great thirst for; knowledge. Where did he get It?” j Mother: He gets the knowledge) from me and the thirst from hist father Tht; Star completely covers Cleveland County’s Active Market. “Trader Horn” Next Monday At - Webb Theatre - Trader Horn (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) (CONTINUED ( ROM PAUE ONE.I lar Ox turd tuition by first eta* professors. Ills Chosen Field. However. nothing my parents could say could stop my ardor for travel and I chose ttye West COiist of Africa which was the best field for adventure I had read of as the hinterland was practically unknown. Slavery was rife as well as piracy, the animals, such as gorilla, ele phants, and many others were known to exist blit their habits, characteristics, etc, had only been guessed at and the mistakes made in the true description of the go rilla were many and 1 may say to this day he still bears a character he in no way deserves. We will now say goodbye for ever to college life and associates and transfer ourselves to the deck of the good ship Angola, which was a steel vessel built, regardless 'of cost, .specially for West Coast trade, used both steam and sail, classes At at Lloyd's and was tire Commodore boat of many ships owned by Hat ton and Cooksons, an old and rich firm of traders, in fact, by far the largest and richest on the West every how and then allows out ef the water like the sails of a small boat. The heat of the sun kept us under the awnings which were stretched aft and forward, but in spite of tills the skin over my neck, arms and face began to peel off and I was gradually receiving a tan which grew stronger, till I had lost all signs of the rosy complexion I had left England with. After rounding Capo three points down and leaving Ashantee and Gold Coast behind us, we steamed to Bonny on the river of that name, one of the many mouths of the fa mous Niger river. Here we anchor ed and immediately began to dis charge for the company's agent, Mr Knight. The most powerful chief in that part of the country. Oka Jumbo, i i Bonney, now came to pay us a visit, accompanied by a large retinue comprising ; ni rat ciiitus anu sons of . this old king. They were well dressed in European clothes and some of them spoke good English having been taught by several rov ing sailors. They were more than friendly with me as I was the Trader Horn, who voy aged on the Rivers of Africa, and the White Goddess of the Isorga. Coast. Their sphere ot influence extend ed from Bonny Brass old Calabar, also up the Niger river as far I trade had any influence. Also all coast ports along Cameroons, etc., embracing Balanga, Eloby Island, Gaboon, exactly under the equa tor, Ogowe river, later explored by Count de Brazza, whom I often met when older, tit is obvious that in his narrative Mr. Hotn has run all his experiences together with only a vague reference to date. He prob ably arrived on the West Coast about 1871 or 1872 at the age of eighteen.—E. D.i Gorilla-Land. This river is the river I traded and hunted on fcr many years, is the home of the gorilla, in fact, Pongo was shipped from there and was sold by the captain of the Angola, Capt. Thomson, whom I sailed from Liverpool with for the sum of £500 i five hundred pounds sterling). This was the first gorilla which ever reached Europe alive and lived for quite a time in Germany, being re sold to a German firm. The Okowe river empties into the Atlantic Ocean, one day's sail south of the equator, and from this river came most of the valuable car goes of ivory, as much as 50,000 pounds weight being shipped in one season. The elephants are mostly hunted by the M'pangoes, Fans and Ashibaa, who speak the same lan guage. These tribes inhabit the north bank of the Okowe river nearly to its source, and are all cannibals, I lived amongst them for many years, but for safety Sand Banks and Island were the only safe camping grounds. From Kose To Tan. After bidding a fond adieu to my brother. I had time to look around the good ship S. S. Angola The last of the cargo was being stowed away and all hands were busy get ting things ship-shape. The owners gave a last word to the Captain shook hands with all of us and de parted. A few minutes only were spent in clearing the dock side and accompanied with a shower of sea gulls we steamed out into the Mer sey. Liverpool was soon left behind with her forest of ships, and as the shades of evening closed over us we were well away. Sailing southward 1 could not, make out much sign of life, only a1 few seabirds followed us while sev-j oral large sharks patrolled the! ocean and can be seen several miles I away, as the back fin and tail! youngest trader they had ever seen. Oko Jumbo wanted me to stay in his family circle, offering me all kinds of inducements. These Afri can Nabobs drank champagne cop iously. tt. M. S. consul, now put in ah ap pearance and several topics were discussed, such as the war between Oko Jumbo and the river chiefs, who were interfering with the free exit of palm oil which was by far the most Important trade on all the west coast of Africa, at that time more than half a century ago. Several sailing craft, most schooners, sailed by us up-river bound, whilst others returned as the tide changed. This is, I think, the most pestil ential and fever-stricken coast m the whole world and has received the well-merited name of the White Man's Grave. It was not by any | means an uncommon occurrence for ships to return from up-river with all white hands down with fever. Genuine Blackwater. Here is the home of a native secret society called Egbo and woe betide anyone who offends an Egbo man. I will describe to you later some of the inner secrets of these societies which are truly terrifying. X was not sorry when we steam ed away from Bonney, the smell ol palm oil which we had taken .on board added to the discomfort pro duced by the heat and vapors were always thicker before sunset, whilst midges, mosquitoes and various winged insects cause one continual annoyance. Flocks of gray parrous flew over us, bound for their roost ing places keeping up a continuous screeching. Once well away we had a view of the Old Calabar Coast and soon left behind us our winged tormentors. We reached the main depot of our firm at Elobey, four or five miles north of the equator. Here we took on a large consignment cf ivory, ball rubber, as well as flake, some palm oil, also ebony, dye, wood, etc. Our agent's name was Mr. Car lisle, a good-hearted man, a gentle man of the first water. He he'd sway from Eatenga on the Camo rocns coast, as far as Fernandez Vaz. He soon told me that, as I was! the youngest trader on the coast, he meant to take special care of me,! and that iny chances of success in I life were far better than I imagin ed and he would give me every op portunity of forging ahead. (To be continued.) " DO YOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL? " * Use Classified Advertising In The Star. * * 20,000 Readers and the Minimum Charge u * fora Want Adv. is Only 25c. Phone 11. ■ j * Stop Thinking Of Money Crops But Of Growing Food-Feeds 9 __ , Cleveland County Farmer Appeals i To Ills Fellows to Grow l'hlnrs To Eat This ear. To Editor of The Star. As it Is spring time again, and er • l erybody has begun to plant and make arangements for another crop, being a farmer myself I want to ex press my ideas on farming. The way things turned out last year, the expenses exceeding the ; profit, cxerything looks mighty j blue to the farmers just now. I ’ know of several cases in which the farmers came out without any nro fit and some added expense after the fertilizer and other expenses of ■ the farm were paid last year wtth theli- own labor free, farmer;, you had better watch out. lest there bt more fellows In the same group this year. The farmers. '-cent to he m a ter rible predicament, and hurt n b-d as any other class of people and It’s i all cn account of the way ve are , farming. But if the farmers nil! (have a well-balanced farm, that will be the Only sure way of living. And that means do not put creations in cotton. At the price cotton ts now. it takes the bigger portion of ft to ! pay for fertiliser to make it. A.lJ where anyone is depending on it to I buy their food they have to live 1 scantily, on such as "fat back m°at ' and pinto beans." which are neith er pleasing to the taste nor health. But instead, lets have corn in the I crib this fall for fed and for food, { A bushel of corn in your crib is. Worth far more than two bn die: grown out in the corn belts to be bought with cotton. And if we nave not any wheat sown this '/ear we must begin to think in terms of sow ing enough for bread another '<■? Bet’s have meat in the smokehouse and vegetables in the garden. I' does not cost much to raise your . wn meat, besides it is so much better to come in to a table filled with vegetables from the garden cooked with home-made meat, and fresh milk to drink. But do not '-tcr> with one garden, but put every rich spec and corner on the plantation trio a garden in order to have plenty to store up for the winter. Tave at least one patch of both sweet ■•ofc toes and Irish potatoes. Be ..ore to have your own cow and chickens, for they are part of the farm and it t^kes all this to make a well balanc : ed farm. We must stop thinking of & mon ey crop, but think of living. W? car. have one-third as much cotton e; we usually raise and have the same amount of money if we manage right, for there will not be an over supply of cotton, and we wont have as much to spend for. Gur fathers and grandfathers lived at home and they were in much better shape than we are. Why can t we do like wise? If the farmers have t bright future they Will have to go back to the old time way is my opinion, farm ers. we know what kind of fix we are in and will always be if we keep up the pace we have started, so let’s not depend on the public, but let the public depend on us for bread. ' If this is printed I will write more (about future farming, i A FARMHP Hardly. Dealer: Shall I send the clothes i horse you ordered. I Customer: Send it! Did you think, ; I intended to ride it home? i It’s going to be a great joke on | somebody if it’s discovered that ! there are no such things as vitamins —Woman’s Home Companion. The Star completely covers | Cleveland County’s Active Market. COMING SOON This Startling Produc tion which New York is paying $2.00 per seat to see—Once! Twice! Three Times! “Trader Horn” - Webb Theatre - SPECIAL LOW ROUND TRIP FARES MAY 8. 1931 SHELBY TO Washington _$13.00 ’"Baltimore_$14.00 ♦♦Baltimore_$15.00 Richmond _ $9.75 Portsmouth _$10.75 Old Point_$10.75 Virginia Beach_$11.25 ♦Via Norfolk and Boat. ♦♦Via All Rail. Tickets limited May 13. For information call on Ticket Agent. H. E. PLEASANTS. DP A.. Raleigh, N. C. —SEABOARD— More Discussion Of Undercover Man WUfe.es Patriot. Under the editorial head ‘ Is /Snooping’ Beneficial?" The Cleve- ( land Star gives an interesting slant | to the net result of employing un dercover men in ferreting out boot leggers. The Star says that “many ardent prohibitionists say that they do not admire and cannot respect snooping methods, because the: lower the general respect for an law. while others uphold uuderco, er work on the ground that fire must be fought with fire. “ " • On which side is the stronger sentiment it would be hard to say, except that It is a natural human inclination to look down upon snooping in any form.” The effectiveness of the method employed by prohibition enforce ment officers of sending out under cover men to purchase liquor, and then using the evidence to convict bootleggers has been a subject of much controversy. The fact that the “end justifies the means” would perhaps settle the argument were j-t not for the fact that the "mean. ’ in this case has a tendency to can.: ■; the general public to be more tol erant toward crime than It would L i otherwise. There are many instances where a general bootlegging business 1; carried on in the full knowledge of neighbors who are strenuously op posed to liquor, but none of whom would think of going into court and testifying of their knowledge; tin y are sincere in their desire to s, > the traffic broken up, yet by sorr, ■ curious line of reasoning, they star; 1 ready to condemn the work of thw i whom they are pleased to designs j as "sr.ooiiers,” Tlie trouble Is that the underem - er man usually directs his efforts t the little man who deals in pin;;; rather than the higher-up who dir - tributes by the hundred gallon Some federal Judges do not fore-t this in dealing with the little mar. and consider the case unfinished until every means is exhausted u "get” the big dealer. In Wilkes there has been some effective employment of the under cover man, but in the main he hr not been needed; manufacturing ha been the big offense, and neighbor incognito, tip the officers off, and a still, newly operated with a weU beaten path leading to somebody door, has constituted the evidence. Fresh. "Waiter, I ordered a doe.en or - ters, and you brought me only li. "Sorry, sir, but I though per ba you would not like to be 13 at table.” SEND IT TO THE LAUNDRY FOR LEISURE IT’S so easy, simple and emi nently satisfactory to just bundle up your trashing and turn it over to our collector vith the feeling that the mo3t distasteful part of housework is off your hands for the week It means added leisure, home comfort and better apparel appearance. Snowflake Laundry PHONE 591 . THE 1931 BRIDE wants the newest in Wedding Stationery RELIEFAGRAF process (n< plates needed) solves th« problem of a Quality Invita tion or Announcement at s reasonable price. 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