SOCIETY
NEWS
MRS. KL.VV DRUM, Editor.
Telephone The Sur No. 4-J Each Morning 8 I'o la O'clock.
Mrs. Drum can bo reached at her home. Phone 713. afternoon and nights
BIOGRAPHY.
Bv Nina S. Merrill.
All hci life she has known ho little
sins.
fNor any friends'
Now suddenly Eternity begins—
Life ends.
When Youth the world bciore her
flung.
And Spring was gay
In stuffy rooms she taught the
snuffling young
To pray.
No lovet at her doorstep dared to
lurk,
Her heart to woo;
She had no time for love, with all
God s work
The uneventful day* and long. Ions
nights
With pit.; were lull;
She lived aloof from sudden mad
delights.
i Dull, dull
Virtuous. meek the world's' temp*
1 aliens now
Have pe setl her by;
living, she spent her life in learn
ing how
To die.
In all the years, no fleet immortal
thought.
No singing hour.
tIs Goodness, (hen. a vegetable, and
not
A flower? i
Volkville Woman *
Club To Meet.
A regular meeting of the Polk
Tillr Woman’s club will be held on
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 with
Miss Jewel Elliott as hostess
Chicora Club To
Meet On Friday.
Mrs. T. Wr. Kbeltoft will be host
ess to members of the Chicora lit
erary club at a regular meeting on
Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock at her
home on S. Washington street
Mrs. Quinn To
Hare Music Club
Mrs. DeWitt Quinn wiU entertain
members of the Cecelia music club
at a regular meeting on Wednesday
afternoon at 3:30 at her home on
iS. DeKalb street.
Mothers' Club To
Hare Meeting.
A regrular meeting of the Mothers’
club will be held on Tuesday after
noon at 3:30 with Mrs. Hugh Mau
ney as hostess at her home on N.
LaFayette street.
Mias Moore To Entertain
lshpening Club
Members of the lshpening liter
ary club will meet on Tuesday aft
ernoon at 4 o’clock with Mlss Mary
Moore as hostess at her home iu
Forest City.
Mrs. Schenck Will Be
Bonk Club Hostess.
Mrs. Ha) Schenck will entertain
members of the Contemporary book
club at their regular meeting on
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
her’ attractive home in Lawndale.
D. .4, R. To Have V
Meeting Tuesday.
Mesdames J. L. McDowell, C. R.
floey. Rcnn Honeycutt and J. A
Lyles will be joint hotels at a reg
ular meeting of the Daughters of
lh® American Revolution to be held
at the club room on Tuesday after
noon at 3:3C.
11 ashington 1’ X. A.
Officers Elected.
At a recent meeting of the Parent
Teachers association of the Wash
ington school the following officers
Were elected to serve during tire
coming year: Mrs. Earl Hamrick,
president; Mi's. Mial Tiddy, vice
president: Mrs. Roscoc Lutz, secre
tary: and Mrs. Jojin Mull, treas
urer.
Announcement* Of'
Interest To 1. D. C.
On Saturday, May 9, at the Wom
an’s club room, dinner will be serv
ed at 12 o'clock: to tire veterans,
their wives and their widows, by
members of the local chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confeder
acy. A program will be given at the
Hub room, at 11 o'clock a. m. on
the same day.
On Sunday. May 10, at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon all members of the
U. D. C. are requested to meet at
the cemetery gate w'tth flowers for
the purpose of decorating the grates
of the Confederate veterans there.
On May 9. the Children of the
Confederacy will observe Flag Day
for the benefit of the Old Soldieis
home in Raleigh and for the Wom
an's home in Fayetteville.
7 i .
Contract Bridge
OW On Saturday.
iKss Mary Adelaide Roberts was
a IT*.ctou£ hostess to members ol
the Contract bridge club at her
home on Saturday afternoon. The
living room where the tables were
#
.arranged was bright with roses,
tulips and other spring flowers.
Bridge was played at threp tables
and when scores were added high
score award went to Mrs. Durham
Moore and the second high score
prize to Miss Minnie Eddins Rob
erts.
The hostess was assisted by her
mother, Mrs. W. J. Roberts and by
Miss Minnie Eddins Roberts in
serving a sated course with acces- j
sories followed by a sweet course.
Those playing were: Miss Rob- !
ertfl, Mrs. Moore. Mrs. J. C. Esk
ridge, Mrs. Ed McCurry, Mrs. Robert
j Hord, Miss Betty Buttle, Miss Isabel
; Hoey. Mrs. Esloy Pendleton, Mrs.;
| Hopson Austell. Mrs. Ben Ely Hen-j
drick. Mrs. Clyd# Nolan and Mrs.!
Brevard Hennessa.
, La ughridge-Wolfe
Announcements Received.
Announcements reading as fcl
[ lows have been received by rela-■
[tives here recently: Mr. and Mrs.i
j Edwin Addison Wolfe announce the:
I marriage of their daughter. Eliza
beth Gladys, to Mr. Carl Graham!
Laughridge on Thursday, April 30,!
1931. Rutlierfordton, N. C.
[ This announcement will be re- '
jceived with cordial interest; here a;::
l Mr. Laughridge is a native of Shcl- i
J by. being the son of Mr. Ed Laugh
| ridge and the late Mrs. Laughridge,
of this place. He was formerly an
employee or the Cleveland Star, and
is at present connected with the
Rutherford News, at Rutherfordton
where they will make their home.
Mrs. Laughridge is a native of
Bristol, Va., and at present holds a
position as domestic science teach
er in the high school at Rutherford
ton
i Great Interest In
Lawndale Revival
The union revival at Lawndale
began Sunday night with a splen
did sermon by Rev J. M. Morgan on
the subject of “Prayer." a large
and appreciative congregation was
present and good interest was
shown. A special feature of the
service is t he good singing by the
congregation. The sermon tonight
will be preached by ftev. E. E. Snow,
who will use as his subject “The
Blinding. Binding, and Grinding,
Power of Sin.” The general public
Is given a cordial invitation to at
tend all,, services. Services will bo
held each night this week prompt
ly at 7:30. with preaching by Mr.
Snow
Fallston News \
Of Current Week
-Seniors on Picnic to Blowing Rock
Homr Economics Club Meets
Personal News.
'Special to The Star.'
Fallston, May 2.—The semo:j of
the Fallston high school enjove.1 a
picnic to Blowing Rock Wednesd u
The Juniors entertained Ui* sen
iors Thursday night by takin? them
to the Carolina theatre and from
there to the Chocolate shop. About
35 Juniors and seniors were present
and eight teachers. All enjoyed the
evening.
The home economics club mot
Friday afternoon with nine mem
bers and four visitors present. Mrs
Wallace made an interesting talk
after which she made an angel food
cake which was served with coffee
and enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Alex Hoyle left Saturday to
spend several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs Remus Bracket'. at
Hamlet.
Mr. A. M. Hoyle killed a mad dog
under his house Friday morning.
Miss Madeline Martin spent Wed
nesday night with Misses Loren and
Fudora Hoyle.
Mrs. C. D Stroup spent F’ridjy
night with Mr. and Mrs. Cl-mntle
Dixon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A Hoyle and
daughters spent Wednesday after
noon with Mr, and Mrs A. M. Hoyle,
Mrs. Louise Blanton and daugh
ter of near Toluca visited Mrs. J C.
Lewis Wednesday.
Miss Mary Kate Martin spent
Tuesday night with Miss Pauline
‘Clay.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Hoyle and
son Billy spent Thursday night
with Mr. and Mrs. Pressley Cost
ner at Beams Mill.
Mr. Hubert Smith ot Mars Hill
spent the week-end with his par
ents Mr. and Mrs. U L. Smith. !
Mrs. Paul Warlick and Mrs. Guv'
Wri&ht visited Mrs. A. M. Hoyle
Monday afternoon. “
Mrs. Robert Cline left Saturday
to visit relatives in Bennettsville,
!s. C.
Miss Wilma Dixon of near Lawn
dale spent this week with her cou
sins. Misses Wilma and Eloi.sc
Stroup.
Mrs. Lem Williams has been sick i
jat her home We are all glad to!
[know that she is improving. i
Rumanian Leader
Profenaor Nicola* Jorga (above),
former tutor of King Carol of Ru
mania, now head* the new gemi
dictatoria! cabinet now in power
in Rumania. The new government
ia regarded merely as a prelimi
nary to an eventual complete dic
tatorship headed by the King.
Governor Ross, of Idaho, has just
made a six-months-old baby a col
onel. Presumably in the infantry —
Dallas News.
Big Springs Church
Memorial Day 10th
The' e will be memorial services at
Big Springs Baptist church Sun
day, May JOth. 11 a. m address by
Mr. S, C Gettys of Bostic. 12 noon
decoration of graves. 12:30 dinner.
Two p. m. preaching by Rev Prank
Putnam of Shelby
Flint Hill To Have
Memorial Saturday
'Special to The Star 1
The annual memorial service will
be held at Flint Hill Baptist church
on Saturday. May 9. Services will
begirt at 10 o'clock. Rev. Chatie
Padgette will preach our memorial
sermon after which the graves’ will
be decorated and dinner on th -
ground. For the afternoon servic
we have professor Lawton Blanton,
who will bring us a valuable mes
sage. The public is invited to come
Graham School Has
May Day Exercises
Estelle Hirks Crowned Queen Of
May. Winners In
Contests.
The student body and faculty of
the Graham school celebrated May
day on Friday with a May festival,
an important feature of which was
the crowning of the May queen
Estelle Hicks was crowned queen
and Katherine Blantou acted as her
maid of honor.
On Friday evening at the same
school the annual seventh g.ade
recitation and declamation was held.
Anna Lutz won the girl’s medal
which is given by Mr. C. R. Webb;
Evelyn Elam was given honorable
mention.
In the boys’ contest Hill Hattsorv
Jr., was winner of the first prize, a
savings account of $5. given by
Judge B. T. Falls. In this contest
honorable mention was given to both
Charles Broadway and Ben Hill
Rushin, the judges being unable to
decide between them for second
place.
Music was furnished at intervals
during the program by Mr* P L.
Hennessa’s music pupils.
Dr. Boyer To Live
In Charlotte Now
To Direct Work For Catham Meth
odist Memorial Hospital At
Elkin.
Dr and Mrs H. K. Boyer, former
ly of Shelby where Dr. Boyer was
pastor of Central Methodist church,
have moved to Charlotte to make
their home, at least temporarily.
At the November session of the
Western North Carolina conference.
Dr. Boyer, was appointed conference
director of the Golden Cross, the
division of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, that devotes its ac
tivities to raising funds f4r the sup
port of hospitals operated by the
church.
The recent opening of the Meth
odist Hugh Chatham Memorial hos
pital at Elkin, necessitated the ac
tive solicitation of interest in this
work of the church in the Western
North Carolina conference, and Dr.
Boyer was peculiarly fitted for this
work, as he had been chairman of
the hospital board of the confer
ence for the years of 19"/. 1928,
1929 and 1930, and was c.e of the
leaders in the organization of the
institution, and In securing the co
operation of the Duke Foundation.
Dr, Boyer is now engaged In vis
iting the district conferences of his
church in order to perfect his or
ganization which calls for ten dis
trict directors and a director for
each charge in the conference to
forward the work of the Golden
Cross, which Will be entirely for the
benefit of the Hugh Chatham Mem-1
orial hospital |
At The Theaters
Gary Cooper's newest picture is
the feature at the Carolina theatre
today and Tuesday. The title is
"City Streets," a story which gives
Cooper his first trial With under
world drama. Although the locale
is entirely different from that of his
last starring vehicle, "Morocco." and
the role unlike anything he has
ever done, he gives a convincing
display of the real ability and ver
satility of a master actor. “City
Streets" is entertaining.
The true story of "Trader Horn”
is the opening bill at the Webb
theatre. The picture was previewed
several days ago by a representa
tive audience of movie-goers of
Shelby wha enthusiastically recom
mend "Trader Horn" as a picture
and story of unusual interest. The
gripping African jungle shots were
filmed In their native setting and,
with the aid of the sound screen,
give the true and life adventures of
a world famous explorer. Trader
Horn. The picture runs for three
days.
Cotton Market
New York, N. Y., May 4 —South
ern weather mostly cloudy not much
recorded over week-end, forecast
eastern anti western belt showers,
central part cloudy. Bureau of ag
ricultural economics, Dept, of Agri
culture. says there are indications
of a substantial reduction in cotton
acreage In U. S, and indication of
a total world's crop for the 1931-32
season of about 25,500,000 bales
which would about 800,000 below
last year. Fertilizer tag sales for
Dec,, Jan, Feb., and March were
31.5 percent less than last season.
Manchester cable says next year’s
Russian crop will be absorbed at
home. London cable says Manches
ter business extremely restricted,
trade lacks confidence in cloth
i prices. Worth street sales for week
j light. Look for easy market.
Cotton was quoted at noon. N. Y.
j market: May 9.52, Dec. 10.35. Sat
jurdays closed: May 9.38, Dec. 10.21.
CLEVENBURG.
Mrs. Columbus Davis
Is Buried At Sharon
Mrs Columbus Davis died Ihurs
'■>' afternoon at 5 o'clock in the
Sharon community and was bu-ied
Triday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. She
was 76 years of age and had been
sick several months with heart
trouble. Mrs. Davis is survived bj
her husband and several chHtien.
_
Buchanan Kin
Lay Cla im To
Huge Fortune
100-l’ear-Old Will Is Said To Dis
pose of Estate Valued By
Texas Heir at $850,00,000
Houston. Texas—The story ol
how an estate established by rela
tives of President James Buchanan
has grown to be worth $850,000,000,
and soon will be divided among a
number of heirs, was told here by
L. I. Buchanan, great-grandson of
William Buchanan, cousin of the
former president.
Buchanan, who operates a small
North Side grocery here, said prop
erty leased 99 years ago by his fore
bear had reverted this year to the
Buchanan estate, and attorneys
were preparing to sell it and divide
the proceeds. He explained:
‘ The property—much of it in im
portant towns in New York, North
and South Carolina, Kentucky,
Teimessee and Pennsylvania—has
grown lmensely valuable. These
leases have expired, and the prop
erties revert to the Buchauan es
tate. As soon as some details can be
cleared up we are going to sell it
and divide the proceeds.
Not a “Lost Estate.’’
“It is not one of those ‘lost es
tates’ found. We have known all
along of its existence. However.,the
leases were let for one stipulated
consideration, paid in cash at the
time, and the estate has been only
a paper affair, producing no reve
nue, until now.
"We have been working quietly
eight years getting the rightful
heirs tegether and making prepa
rations to dispose of the estate.”
I,t0t Persons to Share.
Approximately 1,200 persons will
share in the division, Buchanan
said. The heirs are scattered all
aver the United States and Cana
da. A will made by William Buch
anan more thau 100 years ago. and
handed down through the family of
the Houston man, is in the hando
if attorneys and will be filed with
in a few weeks for probate. Buch
inan said.
He refused to be more specific
than that, even declining to say in
what town it would be probated.
He also refused to reveal the
names of the lawyers who are hand
ing the will or to say where it will
ae probated. He said:
"They arc about ready to file the
Jocument. They have advised me to
ae ready at a moment's notice to
:ome to New York \
"We have worked quietly tor
eight year*. As it is, we have found
nearly 1,200 legal heirs.'
Some In Canada -
While he was being interviewed
four persons came into his little
store to see him about the estate.
They had made the trip from Can
ada in response to a letter from
him.
Buchanan's story was substanti
ated by two city detectives, who
helped him trace members of the
family.
They refused to allow their names
to be used, but said they had be
come interested in the case wfhen
they were assigned by their super
ior to guard Buchanan after he had
been threatened with violence by
persons whose claim in the estate
h* refused to recognize.
Memorial And Home
Coming At St. Paul
i Bynum Weathers To Speak Itev.
| Mr. Huffman Of Drexel
To Preach.
There will be a home-coming and
memorial exercises at St. Paul Bap
tist church, located about three
miles cast of Casar on Saturday
j before the second Sunday, or May
9th.
j An all day program has been
planned, dinner will be served on
the grounds, and everyone is cor
dially invited to attend.
The following program will be
1 carried out:
I Welcome ■ address by pastor, Rev.
McDaniel.
Speech by Mbs Nettie Mull, of
Shelby, subject, "The Benefit oi the’!
Church to Its Community.”
Address by Attorney Bynum E.|
Weathers of Shelby, subject, "The
Significance of Home-Coming.”
Sermon by Rev. Huffman of
Drexel at 11:30 a. m.
Talk by Mr. Otis Cook of Lawn
dale.
Music by several quartets.
Obituary reports to be read by!
Mr. J. W Rich.
I
—
The independent class is the onej
that doesn’t have any breakfast if;
the dependent class doesn't show up i
to cook it.—Medford Mail-Tribune. |
jTry Star Want Ads.
Factory Demonstration
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PHONE 330 — “WE SERVE TO SATISFY”
! McNeely’s
10th
Anniversary
SALE
FOUR TO FIVE
HUNDRED
GARMENTS
TO BE
SACRIFICED
IN THIS
WEEKS’ SELLING
MANY NEW
ITEMS WENT
ON DISPLAY
TODAY FOR
THE FIRST
TIMEI
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YOU OF THE
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