Around Our TOWN
Shelby SIDELIGHTS
By KENN DRUM. •
in •*.".1 W. /W. V.A AW. AVA AIW. AV% Wrf w»
An army of tree-sitters could be secured this summer, if some pro
moter would merely volunteer to furnish the cats. But our idea is that
Pete O'Shields’ 1930 record will still be a tree-sitting record hereabouts
when they tear down the Masonic temple to build a larger building in
the business district.
GIRL'S LOAN OF IIALr
A BUCK UNITES COUPLE
Dan Cupid, the match-maker, should send a card of thanks to the
accommodating, kind-hearted young lady, M. K, who helps Register
Andy Newton keep things on the up-and-up in his office at the county
court house.
Last week a young man entered the register's* office and sought mar■>
riage license. Scraping around in his pockets—now, of course, someone
will blame this on Herbert—he lacked 50 cents of finding enough money
to pay for the Hitching papers. The young indy promptly volunteered Ip
lend him the necessary half buck and the grbom-to-bc accepted the oi
ler.
But the young lady lets it be known that she cannot be counted
upon to lend a helping hand if half bucks run shy at Intervals in the
future. r
GO. LOOK FOR iSjjjgF.
YOURSELF
Ever notice what time it Is by the clock over the entrance to-the
Davis watch shop, adjoining Eflrd's store?
As you walk back, suppose you think It over and tell us what filling
fetation Is closestgto the court square.
Give Mr. Hoover credit for this if you desire to: A thin ten-cent
Idem that wouldn’t get a shoe-shine without an accompanying nickel Up
just a fear or so ago will now take you to the talkies In Shelby any day
In tha week.
Way back yonder, ylcnow, some wise boy, maybe it was Solomon or
tnaybe it was Napoleon, said "talk Is oheap." The modern version of it is
that talkies are cheaper.
CEE! BUT GEE McGEE
MUST BE LOSING OUT
This from "Fallston’:
"While In Bhelby one day last week 1 overheard two old gents ar
tulnc on the court square. One claimed Oee'MoOee's column was bet
ter than 'Around Town’ and the other said no. Both admitted they read
both columns and enjoyed them, but they differed as to which was best.
I lingered around listening. Finally, oaa said, ‘No argument about It, I
Just get more kick out of Gee." And the other, as he got up and walked
away, replied, ‘Well show me the bruises from the kick and I’ll give up.’
"If you want the latest in jokee, listen In on the Palace barbershop
broadcast.
"Know what person you may see out on her porch on North LaFay
ette street reading her Bible every afternoon?"
y ■ . ^
Thanks, "Fallstonbut Oee McGee and mike Clark, rfd may come
calling on you, with a sawed-off shotgun and a machine pitter-patter,
most any day now for pulling the South Carolina humorist off his pedes
tal and classing him with this tangle o' type.
Shelby Shorts: This corner’s toast for strawberry pie against Mc
Intyre’s meringue custard was hardly In type until two sprightly misses,
Gee Be* and I Bee, called by to inform where there was such a pie still
warm tn the pan ..... H. R., another Davenport college contributor,
says It’s easy to tell why peach ice cream Is so much like your best girl’s
complexion: “It’s cream on a peach" . . . And occasionally it isn’t van
ishing cream ..... Another thing, says "Epicurean," that Mr. Hoover
has done for us "is to make frog-legs Shelby’s most popular dish this
spring" ... That might be a winning menu In 1832 .The nearest
thing In this county to the portrait of the old vine-covered well Is just
on the west side of the Buffalo cotton mill several miles east of Shelby
<m the Waco road. Ever notice it? .... It won't be long until the show
houses will be advertising "the coolest place in town with the hottest
shows" .... A rumor has it that after II consecutive rainy Saturdays
• certain Shelby business man took Out rain Insurance last Saturday and
ft didn’t sprinkle a drop ... He should have done that 10 Saturdays
back ..... Misses and older girls in spring dresses ... Young gents and
elder men lh their shirt-sleeves Galluses, it seems, are not as popular
•* they were a year ago, but belts seem to be buckled tighter.
"Dr. Pepper,” the new bottled drink, seems to be picking up a number of
friends ..,,. Will or will we not get a crate for that?.Not a sin
gle Miss Shelby candidate today
BY TIIJE WAY, DO YOU
REMEMBER—?
When was the Red Pront department store operated In Shelby, who
by and where? Think back about J7 years.
That was the year they had an election to see who would be post
master. The candidates were J. A. Wilson, S. A. McMurry, B. A. Wash
burn, H. T. Hudson, W. J. Roberts and L. E. Llgon.
On May 20, 1914, more Shelby people than you could shafte a sttck
at, Including company O, attended the big celebration in Charlotte.
Wasn't Vice President Tom Marshall, who made the immortal remark
about a good nickel cigar, who spoke that day?
It was In the spring of 1914 that seven Russians crawled off the Sea
board train in Shelby and sought work. They knew only tiiree English
words: "Jobs,” "no beggars.”
Rev. W. E. Abernethy, Central Methodist pastor, delivered the annual
address at the Shelby high school that year. *
The Star that sprlr/g was offering a nifty rifle to Cleveland county
boys who could bring in a required number of subscriptions.
And the girls were still rearing hobble skirts and were adcimg one
rufilo after another from the waist downward, Cute little parasols were
all the rage and hats hr.d no backs to them but plenty of fronts. Re
member 'em?
Now who was :t that was wishing a month or two ago that hot
weather would hurry and get »mre? It wasn't John Beam, Uat Bowman,
or George Washburn? Who wa3 It?
PRESBYTERIAN TREE OLD
AS U. S. A.—IT’S GONE
The big tree on the Presbyterian churchyard, which was cut down
recently, had 142 rings, meaning that It was almost a.; old os the United
States government and considerably older than the scienco of tree sur
gery
Buf It Isn't there any more now. Write your own ticket for the next
paragraph, If you think there should be one, " . ,
Mad Dog Scare
On Mother’s Day
A Chase Follows in Big Springs Sec
tion. Tribute to Officers of
County.
(By M.lT White.)
As Is known to all men, this region
Is noted for being the habitat of
flourishing Sunday schools and
church activities Tills claim applies
to Polkville, to Palm Tree, to Big
Springs and Sandy Plains. What few
of otif population try to feature as
agnostics and anti-prohibitionists
find themselves rather lonely In vo
taries of their faith.
On Sunday, May 10th, Mother's
day was duly observed at Polkville
while Big Springs had its annual
memorial occasion, with a bountiful
dinner spread at the noon hour of
Which an immense crowd partook.
Among others, two gallant Confed
erate veterans were present; booh
verging upon their 86th year in the
Journey of life. One "was James C.
Blllott, a newspaper writer of some
prominence while A. M. LatUmore
la renowned as a sweet ringer In Is
rael. Big Springs Is a storm center
|of.vocal music; and on these memo
rial occasions has the musical clans
to gather and old time melody rings
in the rafters of this commodious
Baptist ehureh- buildtng; as well as
reverberates in the adjacent forest.
But with all the enjoyable occa
sions that bless Polkville and Big
Springs synagogues—this time an
unbidden guest was theer to mar vhe
festivities in the way of dogs reput
ed to be insane. The dog is a true
household god of this region; and
when you cast gibes at a map’s reli
gious faith, or stones at his dog you
incur his lifetime enmity: which
pursues you into the region where
the woodbine twineth.
An epidemic of hydrophobia is
circulating among the canine pop
ulation; and among the victims'was
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a cur of massive proportions that
answered to rolLeall when a colored
preacher took an inventory of live
stock. On Sunday he showed symp
toms of rabies and on Monday ho
ran amuck. As a result every man
of lawful age sieaed his war gun and
Joined the chase. Most of the guns
of this region are shotguns, or cast
barraled pistols that will hang fire
until a dog can run out of range and
then burst and kill the man behind
it. your uncle Corn Cracker is an in
valid and too old for military serv
ice. When he was young enough to
feature as a warrior, he had for of
fense and defense a .48 repeating
Winchester and a Colt’s six gun of
same caliber. He was not In the
chase; but learned most of the par
ticulars. Two rabid dogs were on the
rampage; and the "bar dog” of iho
colored parson has been described;
and the other was about a duplicate.
I am not in full fellowship; be
cause I don’t regard the dog as a
patron sain. His canine excellency
is regarded as useful for game hunt
ing purposes as a successful trail
er of criminals and as a guard sur
passing any other animal quick or
dead. We have nothing left to hunt
but a few quail; squirrels and old
field rabbits. I oppose the slaughter
of innocents when it comes to these
birds that feature as Insect destroy
ers among which the quai\ is pre
eminent; and what few squirrels are
j left should be left to prevent exter
mination of a lively and beautiful
creature. As on all other subjects, I
ora adjudged as an ignorant cuss
who doesn't know what he is talk
ing about. I am told by the wise
and- haughty gunners that the
more you kill out a covey the more
you have: and that the quail nfever
eats an insect; but gorges his crop
with com, oats, wheat and rye. He
does eat some of those grains; but
the best authorities on the habits of
this clean and beautiful bird find
destructive insects in his crop.
Getting back to the maddog chase
this dog came near biting a very In
dustrious and useful lady and one of
her grandchildren. Her use as a cit
izen surpasses all the dogs In Chris
tendom. Then think of the horrible
death caused by hydrophobia. Of
course useful scientific men have in
vented the Pasteur treatment. Like
all other remedies, it is not always
effective. Of course the votaries of
corn whiskey as a cure all would fly
to John Barleycorn for relief; but it,
would prove efficacious except to
sate the raging thirst of the one who
loves corn whiskey with an affec
tion surpassing knowledge. In other
communications to your columns, at
tention has been called to the fact
that whiskey in two instances, prov
ed to be no antidote for the bite of
a copperhead. The dog with all his
romantic virtues claimed by the late
Senator Vest, is very susceptible tr
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Fully enclosed four-wheel brakes
Triplex shatter-proof glass windshield
Four Houdaille hydraulic shock absorbers
Rustless Steel
More than twenty ball and roller bearings
Economy Reliability Long life
See year dealer for a
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THIRTEEN BODY TYRES
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ftaaaca Flaw •/ aha VWwraal (Mil CWfo;.
the horrid disease of hydrophobia:
and when infected proceeds to scat
ter the malady. Give me Sheriff I.
M. Allen, Ed Dickson and Bob Ken
drick; and they are worth a regi
ment of dogs in trailing and making
arresfU. As to guarding worldly pos
sessions; I have nothing, to cause a
man to violate the tenth command
ment, not the one which says “'Thou
shalt not steal.” We judge a man or
an animal by whether it doesNmoro
harm than good. The dog has to
plead guilty as a dispenser of hydro
phobia, in sucking eggs; killing
sheep; and other high crimes and
misdemeanors. We have a law
against letting the obnoxious cur
run at large without muzzle or own
er; but like various other laws upon
the statute books, it is not properly
enforced. The people who proclaim
in wild-eyed agitation that the
eighteenth amendment is not enforc
ed, are referred to the laws against
murder, arson, larceny and private
social misdemeanors. Generally,
when a man is raising such wlerd
and fantastic howls about the laws
against making, buying and selling
alcoholic spirits; really means that
he either craves whiskey to drink,
or wants to realize an unlawful pro
fit as a bootlegger or the professor
of a moonshine distillery.
One dog died the death of the un
righteous, which a platoon of aven
gers are camping on trail of the sec
ond.
FOR JOB PRINTING OF ALL
KINDS—CALL THE STAR FOR
QUALITY PRINTING.
Cooperative Buying
Heavy At Ellenboro:
Run In Connection With Schoo.I This
Department Buys Over
$10,000 Worth.
tSpcciat -to -The-Btap >
Ellenboro, May 19.—Jircport fust;
compiled shows that the vocational!
agricultural department of the El-!
lenboro school did a total of $16,- j
752.18 worth of cooperative buying
and selling for people of the com -'
munity last year as compared with
$15,000 the year before.
Cooperative selling was done to
the amount of $9,081.16 for the year.
More than half of this amount ]
came from the selling of sweet po
tatoes for local growers without
any selling costs to them.
The cooperative buying totals
$7,671.02. The following are some of
the articles included in the buying:
A total of 1,270 tin cans and buck
ets fdr the members of the Ellen
boro Canning association, more than
8,000 sweet potato crates, several
thousands of dozens of eggs from
local poultrymen for hatching done
by the Ellenboro school hatchery,
and more than 100 bushels of cer
tified and pedigreed seed.
Allowing a small percent for the
buying and selling this work of the
agricultural department of the
school has been worth as much as
$2,000 to the people of the cofnmun
ity.
Electrocuted.
Nolle—How cltcl you get out ol ad
mining that your father was elec
trocuted?
Prosse—I said he occupied the
chair of applied electricity at one ol
our public institutions.
The best
money
can buy
This pietars tills men tbsa e psge et
words. Cotton in ionttound received no
Cbilesn. The rich hesrp rows in bock were
side dressed with Cbilesn. See the differ
ence! ISO lbs. pet sere is sn economicsI,
prsetiesl spplicstion.
This i lustration it an exact copyif an imrttouche J photograph
SIDE DRESSING
THISYEAR?
THIS QUESTION is uppermost in your mind
just now. No doubt you'd like to discuss it
with the men who know by experience and
study, so we have asked this question for
you, of hundreds of authorities. College offi
cials, agricultural leaders, editors, success
ful fanners, unite in the opinion that the
answer is YES.
j Here is a summary of their views: In view
of light fertilizer applications under the
crop, and because of the extreme importance
of making high acre yields this year, cotton
and corn should be liberally side-dressed
with quick-acting nitrogen. Assuming a
reasonably favorable season, this practice
will pay any farmer who plants cotton and
corn, even at present crop prices.
SIDE-DRESSING with Chilean Nitrate
of Soda is the sure way to reduce the
cost of making a bale of cotton. E. C. West
brook, cotton and tobacco specialist, Georgia
” State College of Agriculture, points out in
.a survey of the cotton situation, that farmers
who made a bale an acre last year, made their
cotton at 8 cents per lb. of lint. Side-dressing
with Chilean Nitrate alone, added nearly $7
per acre to the value of the crop.
If you didn’t put Chilean under your crop,
it is all the more important to side-dress
liberally with this quick-acting nitrogen
fertilizer. It makes doubly sure of your profit
this year.
Because It’s NATURAL
Chilean Nitrate of Soda is the natural ni
trate, the original SODA that American
farmers have used for more than 100 years.
Because of its natural origin Chilean con
tains a number of so-called “impurities” —
Iodine, Boron, Magnesium, Calcium,
Potassium. Each of these is a plant food
in itself. They combine to make Chilean
the Super-Nitrate . . . the fertilizer that is
Nitrogen PLUS.
At right are the fig
ures of Chilean Ni
trate on cotton for
the past 8 years. They
tell the profit storyr
Read them! Act!
•
The figures at right
show you the effec
tiveness of Chilean
as side-dressing for
corn. They are an
average of 8 years’
authentic results.
CHILEAN SJVSfJi
brought back ^
M-78
JVmGdAor
J
CHILEMW.
brought back
$Q37
tJonCOBN
CHILEAN
NITRATE OF SODA
-11'»r -V 1 '"I"
IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAY CHILEAN WHEN
YOU ORDER YOUR ,NITROGEN FERTILIZER