Fallston News
Of Current Week
'Special to The Star.)
Fallston, July 30.—The home eco
nomics club enjoyed an outdoor
meeting Friday afternoon. They met
in a shady grove by a stream near
the home of Mr. E. F. Dellinger, De
licious peach and vanilla ice cream
was made. A short business* session
was held and the club decided to
pay the expenses of Mrs. S. T Ken
drick to the state .short course held
at Raleigh this week.
Miss Frankie Dixon who is a mem
ber of the club is also attending the
short course.
After the business meeting the ice
cream was served with cake. Thir
teen members and several children
attended.
* Lawn Party.
Misses Thelma Hoyle, Nelle Blarn
ey and Nathalee Lackey entertained
a number of their friends at the
Stamey home, with a lawn party on
Saturday evening, July 25.
During the evening progressive
conversation was carried on, after
which delicious refreshments were
served.
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Lackey had as
their dinner guests Sunday, Mr. Gus
Cline and daughter Miss Hester of
Gastonia and Mias Nathalee Lackey.
Miss Minnie Katherine Allen of
near Shelby spent the week end with
Mias Nelle Stamey.
We are very glad to welcome into
our community again the following
members of the Fallston school fac
ulty: Mrs. Edna Champion of Moor
rsboro; Miss Annie Ruth Sinclair
of Maxton; Miss Helene Scott of
Converse, S. C.; Miss Maude More
head, of Lattimorc; Mr. R. L.
Fruit of Due West, 8 C.. and Mr.
H. D. Dellinger of Stony Point.
Mr. O. H Edmonds who has been
working In Clnetnatti for the
Wrought Iron Stove Co., spent the
week hero with his family. He left
Sunday afternoon for Knoxville,
Tenn., where he will work for sev
eral weeks.
Mr. and Mr*. Joe Boyles of Toluca
vulted Mr. and Mrs. Max Boggs Sun
day.
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Lackey were
the dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs.
Karbtson of Shelby Sunday evening.
Mias Roberta Royster left Monday
morning for Moores boro, where she
is a member of the Mooresboro
school faculty.
Mr. Tom Cornwell and Miss Pearl
Cornwell of near Lawndale visited
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Stamey Sat
urday.
Mrs. Ida Allen of near Shelby Is
spending this week with Mr and
Mrs. Clem Royster.
Mias Nathalee Lackey spent the
week with Miss Thelma Hoyle.
Miss Nellie Morris left Sunday for
Mt. Moriah where she will teach
again this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Slough Beam and
Miss Curtis Beam motored to High
Point Thursday. Miss Curtis enter
ed. the High Point hospital where
she will take training.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cline and
family of Kings Mountain visited
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Lackey Sunday.
Mias Helen Palls visited her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Palls of
near Belwood Sunday
Little Miss Marjorie Hoyle who
has been visiting her cousin Miss
Elisabeth Lee returned to her home
In Charlotte Sunday.
Mrs. O. H. Edmonds has a* her
guests her sister. Mrs. Stroman and
daughter Miss Bertie, of Cameron.
S. C. They will remain several
weeks.
Mrs, Bessie Pamel and sons Rob
ert and Roland of Ridgeway, S. C.,
spent several days last week with
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Baker and
daughters Madge, Evelyn and Pau
lin* of Lineolnton visited relatives
here Sunday
Master Austin Lackey jr. spent
several days last week with Miss Ima
Jean Lackey.
Mr. and Mrs Clem Hoyle and
family visited Mr. and Mrs, Clem
Martin Sunday.
Mr. Wayne Hoyle was the dinner j
guest of Mr. Seward Hoyle Sunday.
Miss Lois Stroman of Orangeburg.
S. C., spent several days here last j
week with her aunt Mrs. O. H. Ed
monds.
Muter Alvin Hamrick spent last i
week with hto grandparents, Mr. and :
Mrs. H. a OUne.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. smith and|
family visited Mr and Mrs. M. U •
Murray of near Waco Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stough Beam and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Stanley of near Belwood Sunday.
Mr. F. H. Lackey. Jr., spent Sat
urday in Belwood visiting B P. Jr.,
and Lackey Peeler.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hoyle and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. E. A
Hoyle Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cline and Mr.
and Mrs. H. S. Cline were the din
ner guests of Dr. and Mrs. A. A.
Lackey Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Dellinger spent
Sunday with Miss Annie Sue Hoyle.
Mr. T. B. Gold. Jr. ,of Shelby,
spent Monday night with Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Cline.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lackey and
family visited Rev and Mrs. J. D.
Morris Sunday
M*-. and Mrs. Hall Tillman and
Mr. and Mrs Gettys Parker and
little son. Clarence Robert, were the
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs C.eo
Ross Sunday.
Around Our TOWx\
Shelby SIDELIGHTS
By KENN DRUM.
6° YEARS AGO SHELBY HAD
VINE-YEAR-OLD EDITOR.
Shelby justly lays claim to having produced any number of outetand
ucr^f',men aChleVed fame at an ear,y *«e or taler in life. There
rrrrs'once * *urvey 18 mad* °f «*«*’» p-*. mn gaum^
l WrU*rS' phy8lclans' barristers and statesman
elected X°!\ T aUalned hU greaU!st fa™ “ 8 playw tighter was
Irate™ m "! “nd COr“lderPd one °f Carolina’s premier
WRS year8 °f a*C Ciyd* H0ey Phased ‘"I began
1 "* a n*:Spaper at the M« of 16; today he Is centered the most
colorful figure In the court rooms of the South Atlantic States. Rev
Am* Clarence Dixon. who before his death was a minister of international
repute, was a brilliant church leader in this section In his early teens
Hatcher Hughes, a modem playwright, was considered a genius In a rural
Cleveland county school while in his tender years. Max Gardner was a
Mar on one of the most famous football teams in Tar Heel gridiron history
many years before even h*s friends knew of his Secret ambitions to become
governor.
But this Is another story, or, rather, the story of another man—a
story, we might say, with which Shelby Is leas familiar than with the
careers mentioned above. Yet It Is the story of a boy who became out
standing In Shelby at an earlier age than did Tom Dixon or Clyde Hoey
Nine times out of ten you will be Informed that Clyde Hoey, at the age
of 16, was the youngest newspaper publisher and editor In Selby, or
In the State, Such was not the case.
Sixty years ago- In 1871—Shelby had a monthly newspaper published
and edited by a nine-year-old boy.
That boy is today none other than Dr. Collier Cobb, department head
at the University of North Carolina. A venerable gentleman with many
Interesting memories of the Shelby of three-score years ago.
Young Cobb (we’re dating back to 1871 when he was nine years of
age> was the son of Dr. Needham Cobb, pastor of Shelby’s First Baptist
church, and he lived with his father on South Washington street, near
dence of Dr. W J. Miller, grandfather of Robert C. and Rev. Andrew
Miller.
Just what inspired him to publish a Shelby newspaper we cannot
say. All we know about that phase Is that he did begin publishing and
editing a little paper soon after his ninth birthday.
The paper came out monthly. The subscription price was 1 00 per
year, 58 cents for six months, or 10 cents per copy. Here’s the Interesting
feature of It: for six months or longer every Issue was handmade, which
is to say that young Cobb printed every word with an ordinary ink pen
He had no type What's more those earlier Issues had pictures and
sketches made by the young editor. If he had what we modern news
papermen term •'lead'’ story he drow a picture or sketch of the person
taking the prominent role in the story. And he was a clever artist for his
years, the old-timers tell us. In fact, it is our idea that those sketches
In young Cobb's monthly newspaper were the first home-produced sketches
and cartoons published In North Oarollha newspapers.
After six or eight months a friend who had become interested In the
youthful editor purchased some type for him at Charleston, S. C. From
that period on until the paper suspended publication—Just how long we
cannot say—the paper was printed as was other papers of the day
ATTORNEY BOB RYBURN RECALLS
THOSE EARLY ISSUES.
The basis of our story about the young editor is secured from Attorney
R. L. Rybum, dean of Shelby barristers, who last weefc attended the State
bar meeting at Chapel Hill. While there he renewed his boyhood friend
ship with Dr. Cobb. For some time they chatted about the Shelby of
their boyhood. Finally, Dr. Cobb brought forth several copies of the
Shelby paper he published at an age when modem boys devote their
thoughts to marbles, pop-sickles, swimming and other boyhood sports.
One Issue of the hand-printed paper. Mr. Rybum, noticed, carried
only three ads. One was that of John L. Moore, merchant ; another was
that of H. C. Lagan, photographer; and the third was that of Oreen and
Lovelace, harness matters. <
One photo sketch that interested Mr. Rybum was of Pete Quinn, a
youngster who was a town character of that period. There were poetical
Inspirations as well as Illustrations in the unusual little paper. One that
caught the eye of the veteran barrister was written about a sleigh ride
given Emily Bird, a femlne character, by a young swain of the town.
In many other respects the paper was remarkable. What a treat
it would be for elderly citizens of Shelby to browse through issues of the
little sheet. In time. It Is hoped, that at least one Issue of the paper
may be secured and framed to hang in the newspaper museum assembled
by The Star, in which are now hanging framed Issues of practically every
paper published In Shelby In bygone days.
But more important than anything else, as this column sees it, is
the fact that history should record that Shelby was the home of one of
the youngest newspaper publishers, editors, and artists In the records of
the Fourth Estate.
WOULDN’T THE BOY EDITOR
ENJOY A TRIP BACK?
We wonder, too, why Dr. Cobb doesn't pay a visit back to the home
town of his boyhood? A big percentage of the boys and girls with whom
he played In those happy days have passed into the Oreat Beyond. Other;:
are still living and they would enjoy, we know, talking over those bygone
days with Dr. Cobb. Would he not be thrilled to travel along the streets
and contrast the scenes with those he knew In 1871? Some day through
the medium of his friend, Attorney Rybum, we may dare to request him
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to /111 this space with recollections of his experiences In publishing 9.
Shelby newspaper at such a tender age, and with memories of people.
Incidents, and scenes of 60 years ago.
And that should be enought for today. Why chatter of modern hap
pening, about town and tear the oldtlmers away from their musing about
those happy days when Shelby was a sleepy, little Southern town and
Collier Cobb, and Boy Ryburn were boys, and airplanes, street pajamas,
1 jetting parties, and trans-Atlantic flights were things no one dreamed
the far-off future held In store?
Mooresboro News
Of Late Interest
Mrs. Sr rum's CdrbntN 92nd Birth
day. Mr. and Mm. Kaiser Hare
New Born Son.
(Special to The Stan
Mooresboro, July30.—Mrs. a. X.
Jolley had as her guests last week
two attractive nelces, Misses Evelyn
and Helen Gaston of Laurens, S. C.
Mrs. Edna B. Champion and lit
tle daughter, Constance went to
Fallston Monday. Mrs. Champion is I
one of the teachers there.
Mrs, Dan Furr and little son, Dan, j
Jr., are spending several weeks with
Mrs. Anna Greene.
Mrs. Wofford Greene and children
returned home Friday from Spar
tanburg where they visited relatives
for a week. Mr. Greene also return
ed Friday from Asheville.
Miss Frances McCardwell, student
of Lenolr-Rhyne college, spent the
week-end with her parents here.
Miss Iris Rollins of N. C. C. W. ar
rived home FYiday to spend the rest
of the summer with her parents.
Miss Margaret Greene, of Ashe
ville Normal is also home for the
summer.
Mr. J. L. Greene, of Shelby, is
spending some time with hie par
ents here,
Miss Sarah Wood of Hickory
spent last week with Miss Flora
Burr us,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kaiser an
nounce the arrival of a son, born
July 24. Mr. Kaiser is the capable
principal of Mooresboro high school.
Mrs, Bud McCraw is real sick at
this writing.
Miss Pauline Brooks of Shelby,
spent Sunday with Miss Lourine
Greene.
Mr. and Mrs. Gillam of William
ston, this state spent the week end
with Mr. Monroe Lovelace.
Mrs. S. B Burrus and children of
Canton are spending this week here
visiting relatives.
Mr. Robert Bridges and sister, Mrs
Bowles and baby of Washington, D.
C., are visiting their parents Mr
and Mrs. Bill Bridges.
Mr. and Mrs. Tates Greene and
children of Pensacola, this state,
spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. Hill Greene.
Messrs. E. C. and A. V. Greene of
Asheville spent Tuesday night with
Seriously Hurt
Joan Bennett (above), blond
movie actress, was severely in
jured when thrown from h$r hors*
while malting a picture at Holly
wood. Reported in great pain, in
ternal injuries were feared. Misa
Bennett’s left leg also was frac
tured. She is the daughter of
Richard Bennett and sister of Con
stance and Barbara Bennett, all
notables of the stage and screen.
their mother Mrs. B. P. Greene.
Mrs. Mollie Botts of Charlotte is
visiting Mrs. A. L. Smart this week.
Miss Evelyn Jolley left Monday
for Harris station, where she will
teach school.
Mooresboro high school opened
Monday with a large i^jrnber of stu
dents present.
Miss Nola Patrick spent last week
with Mrs. W. T. Gaston at Laurens,
S. C.
Mrs. T. L. Scruggs celebrated her
92nd birthday Tuesday July 28. A
number of friends and relatives
called to see her during the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Pink McMurry visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Daniel Sun
day.
Miss Flora Greene of Asheville is
visiting her parents Mr and Mrs.
Clarence Greene.
Um, Huhm!
Chlorinda—So there was some hot
necking at your house last night?
Esmeralda—Yeah. Uncle George
got too near the gas Jet with his cel
luloid collar!
Grandmother's
BREAD
Fuji Pound
Wrapped Loaf Jw
Ann Page—Pure Fruit
PRESERVES £ 19c
RASPBKHHV, Slmwberry ant Otber Faroriie n*™*
Peaches Yctr 3 c.™ SOc
BEANS 5 can 20c
Sultana
REP BEANS 3 cans 19c
Nectar Tea 19c
Uneeda Honey Flavored
Graham Cracker* £, 15c
VINEGAR S 55c
MASON JARS K. 9Qc
SUGAR — lb- Sc
Fairy Soap 3 * 10c
- A. & P. FLOUR - Plain or Self-Rising -
24-LB.
BAG .
63c
98-LB.
BAG ...
$2.35
— Swift’. Jewel SHORTENING —
Pound
Loose ___
-11c
8-Pound
Bucket .
95c
— MARKET SPECIALS —
King&n’s Sliced
Bacon _
Thick Fat
Back..
Veal Chops,
2 Pounds
27c
10c
35c
Stew Beef,
3 lbs. for_
Fresh Fish,
4 lbs. for ___
Beef Roast.
Pound
25c
25c
15c
rut
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$2.98
Camp Stoves—
$5 stoves In
every respect
but this clear
ance price!
$6.98
Electric Fan —
8-in. stationary
one speed type.
New type Bake
lite base!
HEMMED
SHEETS —
‘Triumph’*
brand, medium
grade bleached
cotton.
4 for 66c
Turkish Towel
-colored Jac
quard border.
Double loop
weave 20x40 in
More Features, More Attractive Upholstering on this
Suite Than One We Sold in the Spring at $100!
3-PIECE LIVING ROOM SUITE!
More attractive and the PRICE CUT
$10! Note: the extra long, 78-inch
DAVENPORT . , . the luxurious
BUTTON-BACK CHAIR — With
more richly carved base ... extra
broad stump panels .. . pleated base
. . . reversible cushions All over
mohair.
$89.95
Down Payments
Cut to $2.50
Wool, Seamless
9x12 Axminster
HOME FURNISHING SAl*
$22.95
Down Payments Cut to $2,50
All BRAND NEW RUGS . . .
new patterns . . . rioh colors
. . . Ml speeteMy low priced.
SALE! 9x12 - FT.
FELT BASE RUG
EQUAL TO $7.95 RUGS
$5.95
Special for the August Home
Furnishings Sale! Heavy
enamel surface on thick felt
base Stain - proof, water
proof* ..
Far Superior in Every detail, to Suites We Sold Last
Year at $20 More Than This August Sale Price!
10-PIECE DINING ROOM SUITE!
Prices have dropped but the stock Is
HEAVIER, EXTRA QUALITY! 6
ft. extension Table . . . Buffet . . .
Host Chair and 5 side Chairs in
genuine combin
s-- ation American
walnut, maple
overlays;
$79.95
Down Payments
Cut to $2.50
Automatic Coil
Metal Day Bed
OTHERS ASK $19.95!
$16.95
We sold 3,000 of these in 2
weeks! Double bed at night;
cretonne covered Mattress A
special BARGAIN!
3-CANDLE JR.
Lamp and Shade
OTHER STORES ASK $6.95
$2.95
Here's good
honest value,
priced so low
it seems al
most too good
to be true!
Tall, graceful
Junior Lamp
in popular 3
candle style
Made In heavy
metal, enamel
finished. Shade
parchment ef
fect in match
ing colors.
All the conveniences of a
59^° Cabinet / 42 inch
KITCHEN CABINET
With Full Equipment In
cluding NEW HAVEN
("lock nd Mirror Door!
$29.85
Down Payments Cut to SZJ*
An Augus^Sale Special that cant
be beat! Ptll 42-in, Cabinet tn
colorful enamel finish. Just look at
these features—New Haven clock
plate glass mirror, sliding stam
p-oof top. extra large tilting bins,
dust-proof roll top. A wonderful
bargain!
BARGAIN
DRESSEROBE
A REAL *24.75 VALUE
$21.75
Better built—better finish—
roomier than you will find
elsewhere at this price. Wal
nut finish. Mirror door.
Porcelain Top
Kitchen Table
OTHERS PRICE IT $5.50
$4.95
Think of getting this LARGE
sturdy table at this price I
Ivory or green enamel finish
Spacious cutlery drawer.
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