Tom Mix Returns
To Movie World
Hollywood, Cal.—To the tune of
the small galloping hoofs and in the
dazzling dress in which Tom Mis
left the movies for the circus more
than three years ago the star of
Western stars is coming back again.
He and Tony, his educated horse,
like many others went out when the 1
(alkies came In, but Universal hasj
signed him for a series of six pic-;
tures to stall production in the fall !
Though he is getting along a bit j
now he’s 53, probably lie will be as
much of a daredevil as of old. Many
of his bones have been broken In
Mich stunts as leaping a pony off
an embankment through the doors
of a moving freight car. He scorned
doubles. t
Reports state his circus contract,
under which he is now appearing
m New York state, bring him 115,*
006 » week.
And he's unusually fitted foi
talkies according to one wag, who
upon hearing that Mix recently had
some wires replaced in a shoulder
broken in a stunt years before, re
marked: "Well, if he cornea back
nobody can say he isn't wired for
sound"
Dr. D. M. Morrison
OPTOMETRIST
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And Friday.
Wentworth Bldf. Shelby, N. C
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Glasses Fitted, Lenses Dupli
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JULY 3, 1931
SHELBY
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Drunkards
Ballad
The following ballad was written j
by I. R. Self In 11850. while in school
In upper Cleveland. It has been pre
served by Mrs. S. L. Wcllmon anci
is published by request
Poor drunkard, poor drunkard take
warning by me,
The fruits of transgression uehoid l
now see
My soul Is tormented my body is
confined,
My friends and dear childien are
left weeping behind.
Pure intoxication my ruin has been.
My dearest companion I've, barbar
ously slain.
In yonder cold graveyard he] body
doth lie
To which I am condemned and soon
must die
A solemn death warning to drunk
ards I leave,
Whilst this poor body lies rold in the !
grave.
Remember John Adkins, his death
and reform.
l*st hell overtake you and ven
geance comes on
Farewell my dear children wherever
you be.
You are young and tender, and dear
to me,
I leave you exposed to nature's wide
field.
And all the sad dangers of this wick
_ ed world.
When sorrows around you. and sick
ness comes on.
You will call for your mother but
now she is gone;
Your father in a rage struck her on
the head.
She bled, groaned and languished,
but now she is dead
My soul is melted with sorrow, my
eyes are overflown,
My dear little children 1 bid you
adieu .—
I hope your dear neighbors your
guardians will be .
Kind heavens, kind heavens will
guide you for me.
My soul to sorrow I humbly resign
With saints in bright glory 1 hope to
shine;
To tell the wonders of the Jesus 1
love
To pardon poor drunkards and sor
row- adieu.
DR. S. F. PARKER
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ScXECUTBIVS NOTICK.
Notice is Hereby given that i nave this
rtav qualified as executrix of the will of
Charles 1. Bskndge late of Cleveland
county. N. C.. and all persons having
claims against esld estate are hereby
notified to present them to me properly
proven for payment on or before June ill,
1933 or this notice will ire pleaded In tor
of thetr recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will make immediate payment
to the undersigned. Tills June 13th, 1931.
t SI,A PORTER RSKHIDtiE Execu
trix of the will of Charles L. Esk
ridge. Dec d
ft. t Ryburn, D. t. Newton, Attvs
fit June 15c
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE.
Having tills day qualified as adminis
trators of Mrs estate of J. C Runyans,
deceased, late of Cleveland county. North
Carolina, this la to notify all persons hav
ing claims against said esiate to present
them properly verified to the undersign
ed, or ttleir attorney, at Shelby. N. C . on
or before the 30th day of May. 1933. or
this notice will be pleaded In bar of then
recovery. All persons Indebted to said es
tate will please make Immediate payment
This the 30th dav of Mav, 19.U.
B H. RUNYANS and CRAIG RUN
YAN'S Administrators ot the Kt>
tate of J C Runyans.
Peyton McSwam. Ally. «t June i
EXECt'TORR NOTICE.
This U to notify an parsons holding
claims against, the estate of Z. R Walker
deceased, to tile same, duly verified with
Willie Walter, executor before June <5
1933. or this notice w ill be pleaded m bar
of recovery.
All persons indebted to the said Z. R.
Walker, deceased, will likewise make set
tlement with Willie Walker, executor, at
his rsidence in Lattimore, Star route.
North Carolina.
w in IE wai.ker. Executor of z r
Walker, deceased
O Nt. Mull, Atty. lor Executor
6t June 8p
ADMINISTRATOR!) NOTICE.
Having qualified as administrators ot
the e.Htate of J. B Rhyne, deceased, laie
of Cltveiend county. North Carolina. tins
is to notify ail persons having claims
agalnn thv. estate of said decea.sed to e\
Mbit them to the undersigned on or be
fore the 28ih dav of May. '1933. or thlv
nof.ee will be pleaded in bar of their re
covtry Al! persons Indebted to said es
late will please make immediate settle
menfc. This May 28th, 1931.
J R RHYNE and C A RHYNE An
mmistrators. Box 6 Bast Oasloma
N C . of Estate of J. B Rhyne deceased
(it June It
TRUSTEE S SAI.E,
By virtue of the power vested in me as
; trustee m that certain deed of trust, ex
j t outed by Will M. Blanton and wife. Guz
! Me Blanton, and recorded in book 16j
I bage 231, of the office of the register of
deeds lor Cleveland county. N c.. and
default having been made m the payment
of the indebtedness thereby secured, and
demand having been made on me to eve
vut the trust, I will sell to the highest
bidder at the court house door in Shelby
N. C . on
Monday. July 11. 1931, at f» o'clock M
or within legal hour*, ail o. (he toUow
ing real estate, to wit:
»*«« » of the ir.ct of Uid on
£• ,vrall“on r<?*o 1W just ..St Of the
Shelby hospital, subdivided and sold oy
the Cyclone Auction company, of Fore.it
^ C.. and being the northern end
of lots Nos 19. 20. 21 and 22. as shown on
plat recorded in the office of the register
of deeds of Cleveland countv. n c in
N°’ BM* 6“ and bounded
Bectnmng «t a .take on the west tide
■rf ,r'TS ~SlTrr'- ,,h* nor'neai,t comer o
l L McSwatn * lot and runs thence *ttr
.First atreet 53 t>3 leet to an iron stake
thence west a new line too (e.t to an iron
staaa tn old lute; thence south 53 i-j
to an iron stake T L McSwams north
west corner in old line; thence east witn
MeSwatn's line 100 feet to me beitnnm*
Terms of sale: Cash. * *
This the 15th day of June 1931
OEO. A HOYLE Trustee
as Juoa .u
Around Our TOWN
Shelby SIDELIGHTS
Hv ItKNN DKL'M.
VA VdV
WHEN CLAUDE HUSH WAS
FOND OK IIOT DAYS
Claude Webb, the theatre man. walked into the Piedmont cafe one!
of the hot days last week, drank a couple glasses of ice water, seated j
himself on a counter stool and mopped his brow
"Hot as the dickens, isn’t it?” someone asked.
"Sure is," the theatre man replied. "But hr not as fond of hot days
a: I was 30 years ago and more."
Then he reminisced back to bygone days that older Shelby folks clear
ly remember, but days that sound like fairy stories to the younger folks
or the younger set, as they say it in the society columns.
I can remember back in the period from 1898 to 1900 when nothing!
pleased me better than a hot day. and the hotter the better,” he said.
’T was running the Beck fountain on the court square and selling
Ice-cold lithia water for one cent per glass. Incidentally, I thought I was
doing big business! In the mornings business was not so rushing, but
in the ahertioons 1 usually had all, the trade l could wait on over there
on the northeast corner of the square.
“You see, there were no soda fountains in Shelby like there are
now The only one In town, by the way, was at the Paul Webb drug
store—the only drug store I know of in a modern city nowadays that
does not have a fountain. The fountain then was a tall, heavy affair
that reached to the celling and it was one of the few places in town where
you could get something cold to drink except at my fountain. I had a
big lead coil through which fhe water circulated or stood and In the
center of the coll I kept 50 pounds of ice. About mid-afternoon on hot
days the folks who drank that cold water at one cent per glars seemed
to enjoy It more than the modern youngster do a costly soda.
"I cart remember how I always looked forward to 4 o’clock. That's
when I did inyTiiggesTTTuslness of the-day. Why? VVellTat 4 o’clock Mr
Charlie Blanton would close the front doors of the bank and start
walking across the court square. As he walked along he would call every
one in sight on the square and tel! them, ‘Come on, boys, let's go get
some cold water to drink. By the time he would get to the fountain he
would have 15 to 20 people with him, and the drinks were always on
him Right often I filled the glasses several times. So important were
those vistt-i that it is easy for me to see him coming across the court
square now. picking up his crowd for the afternoon treat,
‘Those were the days when there were never too many hot ejays to
l suit me.”
And with that the xpeuker strolled back lo his theatre to see how
i the talkie star of that.particular day was drawing the crowds.
Wonder if the gang about the court square fountain in 1900 would
t\0t have called anyone crazy Who would have predicted that within 30
[years the proprietor of the fountain would be opefating.'a -show in which
words came from the screen?
A FEW PICKUPS;
A FEW FUMBI.ES
In days gone by Mooresboro was once known as "Lickskillet. So in
forms Dr. L. V, Lee. That was back in the days When they call Belwood
Black Rock and Forest City Burnt Chimney.
Harry S. Cohen, senior member of the Cohen-brothers firm of Shel
by, came from Manchester, England. - -
There's something that clicks about the name of the orchestra that
plays for the dances at the Cleveland Springs pavilion—"Shelby Boy
Friends,"
Down In Spartanburg they'll never forget how a sun-burned, left
handed kid from Shelby strolled out on the Tryon Country club gull
course July 4, 1930, and walked off with the annual golf championship
tournament of the club without exerting himself. In speaking of the
tournament to be held there this year. The Spartanburg Herald says
editorially; "Last season several Spartanburg golfers made excellent
showings m the tourney and might have come home with the works ex
cept for a rather rude interruption by Fred Webb, the Shelby genius.”
If you were not a church yesterday, were the fish biting?
INSURANCE NO GOOD
WHEN YOU'RE DEAD
"Too many people,' writes in a reader. J'drive an automobile this
fashion—when the 'Go' sign is on they go without looking because they
know they're right, and when they come to a grade crossing they speed
right on without looking because the watchman is supposed to do the
watching; I've tried to tell many people how dangerous it is to drive in
that manner, but 1 cannot seem to put my argument over. Recently 1
i ran upon the-following, which if you'll publish, expresses my idea better
than I can:
Here lies the body of Jonathan Ray,
He died defending his right-of-way,
Jonathan was right, as he sped along.
But he's just as dead as If he'd been wrong
SOME SHOW IT ONE
WAV; OTHERS ANOTHER
The announcement from Prank Grist, well know in Shelby where
he wins employed la his boyhood days, that he will oppose Cameron Mor
rison for the United Slates senate has attracted considerable newspaper
comment. This from The Roxboro Courier:
"Mr. Grist says he is running to see if it is true that a poor man ha
no chance for a high office in North Carolina The ignorance ot some
folks is amazing "*
THE BEST (RACK WE'VE
HEARD TODAY; TRY IT
Shelby ex-service men, particularly those who have heard Ward
Threatt, the Charlotte punster, speak, will enjoy this one:
Threatt was speaking to a luncheon club at Concord last week It.
the course of his talk he said he was so ugly that his wife went with
him everywhere to keep from kissing him goodbye.
That should cause some reflection among Shelby wives who general
ly go along because ot the heedless fear that some other hussy will do
the bussing (That ought to bring in an armload of cigars from bubble
who like to go places by themselves occasionally).
Shelb.v Shorts: J. A Wilson, who lives on the Cleveland Spring.
load, seldom ever misses a night at the movies, arid he walks in two mile,
to do it Shelby, we hear, is soon to have a dramatic organization
that may put the Carolina Playmakers to shame , And here com s
an avalanche of brickbats and rollin’ pins . . Archie Galloway, for
mer advertising manager of a Shelby department store, is now ad man
for a Faimville, Va., newspaper . . . For the first time m years Ebel
toft hasn't a single cal; and he's lonely about , it Another nur.e.
Miss 8, B has been nominated for the Miss Shelby contest. No wonder
so many Shelby men do not seem to dread a short spell of sickness. That
makes three nurses in the contest~and it is not over The dealer
of two well known automobiles in Shelby are now all square with each
other. A few weeks ago thieves broke in one agency's garage and stole
a spank-fired (where'll heck did that word come from?) new car, last
week they broke in the rival agency's garage and stole another new one
All set whose deal? Jay Dee EH has an admirable plan on foot
lor honoring Vie memory of one ot Shelby s mast popular citizens who
; died some time ago
S long
IDE STIR EM OTHER DM.50 PE8 M
Presidential Puzzle For 1932
Baffles Political Forecasters
2 col 24—PRESIDENTIAL inside) .
Washington.—Geographical shifts
of political strength are increasing
difficulties of party leaders in solv
ing the 1932 presidential puzzle.
Both electoral college and na
tional p4rty conventions are affect
ed by the congressional reappor
tionment involving 27 representa
tives in 32 states and the corre
sponding vote changes in nominat
ing an delecting the next president
Prospects that internal quarrels
over redistricting may force a large
number of representatives to run at
large in important states further
cloud the political horizon. In these
states prohibition and rumbles of
insurgency forecast added compli
cations.
If the national committees de
cide that the next conventoni dele
gations shall be chosen on the basis
of the recent apportionment, Penn
sylvania, Missouri, Massachusetts.
New York and Minnesota may bring
new influences to the nominating
assemblies.
Pennsylvania, dropping from 36
to 34 representatives, is deadlocked
over redistricting. Failure to reach
an agreement before the next elec
tion would forpe all 34 to campaign
the entire state. Likewise, it prob
ably would mean election at large
of delegates to the party conven
tions.
In Republican ranks it is con
ceded Governor Pinchot, should he
run on an Independent progressive
platform, would have more chance
of taking a • Pinchot” Pennsylvania
1 delegation to the Republican con
vention if the delegates were elect
ed at large thnn if they ran in eon
' gr-'sstonal districts.
New York's redistricting resolu
tion. passed by the Republican leg
islature without Governot Roose
; veit's approval, must stand court
examination. If declared invalid,
, the alternative of passing a bill or
' running representatives at large
would remain,
.
Fuel For the Fire.
"Dear Mr. Editor,” wrote a would
| be contributor. "Will you please
j r ead the enclosed poem carefully
. and return It to me with your can
j did criticism as soon as possible, as
I have other irons in the fire.”
•'My dear sir," was the reply. “Re
move the irons and insert the
poem."
Not In Public.
He: When you married me you!
promised to obey me.
She: Yes. only because I didn t j
want to cause a row' with you while1
the minister was there.
Try This Sometime.
"Hullo .Brown .are you going to
use your step-ladder this after
noon?”
"Yes, I'm afraid I - am."
"Splendid! Then you won't mind
lending me your lawnmower. ’
Hard Times And
The Lancaster News.
We are indebted to Rockwell
Smith, a real estate man of Van
Nuys, Cal., for the collection of cer
tain facts about financial depres
sions in the past, Which should be
valuable in predicting the tuture
Mr. Smith went through a file ol
newspapers back to the 1850's and
finds these facts:
There was a business depresslor
in 1857 lasting 12 months.
There was a business depression
in 1869 lasting eight months.
There was a business depression
in 1873 lasting 30 months.
There was a business depression,
in 1884 lasting 22 months.
There was a business depression
in 1887 lasting 10 months.
There was a business depression
in 1893 lasting 25 months.
There was a business depression
fin 1903 lasting 25 months.
There was a business depression
In 1907 lasting nearly 12 months.
There was a business depression
in 1914 lrsttng eight months.
There w as a business . depression
in 1921 lasting 14 months.
The important thing about thar^
past panics, however. is./that every
| one of them has been folowed by
flush times, and tire longer the de
pression lasted, the longer And
more active the "boom.”
The present depression ha s now
lasted nearly 20 months. We can
hardly say that the "boom" which
will surely follow it has begun, but
it is clearly on its way. And when
it comes—oh. boy!
What
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