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Around Our TOWN Shelby SIDELIGHTS By KIsiNN DRUM. H'ST A 'M’GOKSTION WISr OR OTHERWISE ®vfry Attempt on the pur! of ihis ftornfr to hr serious i* taken with t gram of salt. or. to he more r>*pliril. with a sarcastic giggle But might wr ask this question: Whv should not the County of Cleveland snri the City of Shelby make advance preparations for chanty work that is sure to come with Ulf " in ei month*’ last year I hr ronntv and rttv and charitably in •ffnnd ettteens gave 20 to 30 thousand dollars to charity appeal*, and more could have been n*cd Therr t* no sign tn the offing now that charity appeal* will be any to** numerous this fall All the odds now Indicate that there will he as many unemployed this winter as wer-> last winter maybe more Here s our tip. take it or leave n With an abundance of fruits and vegetables and gram in the ronnty. would It not be wise for the publh charity agenries to set aside a certain amount of money now for pufehaotng banned fruits and vegetables and for purchasing wheal with which re Mil the appeals for flour and bread this winter’ The feHow fortunate enough to be able to live on his own ’ is already longing forward and preparing for the hard months Why lc* t R equa-tlv as wise »o prepare fot those who must be taken rare *< through the kindness and charity of other*? Tb*nga aw ace an aacnstomed so seeing about Shelby that you take atoetw ms a ms seer of en terse Moses Tattb en route to the railway ffailnoe aMgh his horse-drawn mall wagon . The green awnings ovei Mae Tfrai National windows . . ^leltoft leaning in a rhan against his Mew* door reading gist before du»k . W R Newlon rolling himself to Mi trmrt hour# office . A well known lawyer and politician taking on • Mesh eh ear wf tobacco <On the "qt Shelby lawyers who never wnege tegniai'to’ advaya manage to gel hold of a cigai oi two during sewt week, tends a dignified Harr islet atmosphere, we presume * Pwk Wvtwwe parking his 'Chivvy' ai the same spot near The Star office aarh morning and afternoon The regulars who nevei mis> a day etwiihing die stairway In the Royaler building to reach the room wdiere a wrlograph metmiment clicks all day and a man keeps writing figures not meaningless figures by any mean, with chalk on a big Waegboarri. . . Col Batcher Webbs pipe . Mrs Mary Yarbroughs •pick-and-span office m the court house The steady stream of pwopie in »nd naif *he founts in house on the, court square Mayor ffrffwrry’s cigar. . WW WAVE «t'H M'«: NOBAWMMt Ramembar Paul Woomn who wnoe managed * department store lh Shelby and liner operated a ladle* shoppe of hi* ntn’ Well heres * little Item about him whteh the reliable Associated Press son) out of Hickory Wvekorv. Aug I- -There * nothin* Itke an actual demon:, tra Hon to convince » customer. sav* P R Woollen. department store manager here. especially whop you are trying to splls water pump Wootten was showing the pump on the first floor of his store, two worms up another salesman was showms furniture One of the pceepeettve customers flicked a cigarette otit of l hr window The fa* landed on she a wrung over thr first floor window Wootten turned his pump on fhr hlaae, extinguished It and ran* np a sale. Wonder if Paul had that cigarette tossed out on purpose? Il lake* salosmanshlp to srlt thing* thrar davs. y'knnw I.INBS WtST TCMWF.fi WERE AMP TWW* AT RAMDOM. TVteee la *»Mt of a Boh Reynolds club horn* organwed in Shelht gome folks wtll any. after reading that, that there s something brewing about town This woathrr Is hoi vns At a (oral room in* house ^one star,ling j night recently (hr boat apparently was too muetv for one rwmrr Anv- i wav. I hr landlady when shr entered his room thr no*1 morning found a large aheet of paper on the floor on which was written 'it s top blamed hot here; I'm gorng to Asheville" 'The Asheville Chamber o' Conrmeree ought to pay us off for that that is. if thrv’rr got any thing np there to pay off wlthi, A hardy, yet observant, mail carrier and a miniature, nevertheless attractive brunette were the only people to let It he known they missed tens tangle o' type while it was varationmg and getting over it The comely young stenographer at. the current term of Superior court i* In no wav lessening court attendance / Don't, miss the presentation of the Judge James X,. Webh portrait at' the court house Thursday morning But there's little need for tha' warning: few. if any. men sleeping over in 3un-ei have more friend • uptown on this side of the hill RON OF HE-MEN IN THE CRT AT OflT-OF-OOORS. , ~'~ Teg we borrowed it: « Fourteen men on the peewee links ^ Yo-yo and a bottle of sarspartlJa Ptngpcng and pop made them parlor pinks. Yo-yo and a bottle of sarspanlla New Prospect News Of Current Week Mr. iMitrr Tn Preach To Clean For R»»m Reunion PerwinU, 'Special to The Star' Not»' Prospect Aug 4 Rp\ Mr tv'ester of Palm Tree community will preach at. New Prospect Sunday aft ernoon August 9, at 3 00 n clock and the male quartet from Lawndale will sing For this reason the Sundav school was postponed until 2 o'clock instead of 10 in the morning. We hope to have all members of the Sunday school present with a host of visitors. All relatives and friends of those buried in the cemetery at New Pros pect are asked to meet Thursday of this week and elean off the graves for the Beam reunion an annual affair held at our church on Thurs day preceding the third Sunday in August each year. Mtss Annie Laura Beam spent ;ev - •art days of last week with rela tives near Buffalo Mr and Mrs. V. V Wright spent last Thursday wnh Mr and Mrs Orval Davis of Rockdale Ur. and Mrs. Jenlts Fortenberry and Mr*. Johnnie Lee Fortenberry of Fallslon spent Friday with Mr snd Mrs, A L; Howell. Miss Berth* Bridges of near Shel by and Miss letira Bridges of South Carolina visited Miss Annie Carpen-' ter recently Mr and Mrs W A Beam and chil dren attended a birthdav dinner given ai the home of Mr. and Mrs Fox Pasuor of Gaston county last Sunday Mrs J R Poston Rnd daughter. Miss Tlaisie and Mrs J F, Poston! and children spent Wednesday of last week with Mr and Mrs C. C. Scam Revival To Start At Pleasant Grove All those who have relatives and friends buried at Pieasant Grove ; Baptist Church are requested to meet early Friday morning. Aug 17th. to clean cemetery. Prayer Meetings are held thi i week each night at the church at 7:45 and every member is invited to .attend these services i The revival meeting begins Stm jdav morning Aug 9th and will run .through the following week, with | the pastor. Rev r> G Washburn Jin charge. Raleigh Collector Short In Account* i Raleigh. Aur 4 A shortage of! S30A22 99 wa.s chaigeri todav against ! F.d HuRh I.ee, for the lant fifteen I vrar« h Raleigh tax collector. who said l.hp amount represented main!' j worthless cheeks hr had accepleo from friends for taxes Mavnr Oeorge A I.selev .said Lee j had confessed thp shortage to him ■ and * representative of a bonding] company Attorneys foi the accused man said he would plead guilty and throw himself on the merry of the ronrl They said the worthless checks lee claimed to have accepted for taxes had been destroyed to protect friends, some of whcm are now j dead I Mt. Sinai News OfCurrzntWeek Revival femes To A floor l.arjr Crowd Al Randall Reunion Persona la. . 'Special to The Star > Mount. Sinai. Aur 4 --Our revival meeting closed Friday night with three additions to the church. The ordinance of Bap!ism will he later j on account of the illness of out pas- ] lor. We hope for Ret ,1 t. Jenkins ' a speedy recover A large number from here attend ed the Randall reunion and .singing ’ convention at Pinev Grove Sunday Messr* Ren Bridges Gordon Lowerv and Sims King ot Patter son Springs were 'dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs .1 C Brid ges Mr and Mrs. Andrew Hunt of Shelby spent Friday night with Mr and Mrs L. R Putnam Mr. and Mrs. M R Ellis and chil dren were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Aldon Mrgwain in Shelby Mr. and Mrs J, C. Bridges at tended revival services ai Sandy Plains bn Thursday of last week, Mr and Mrs Wilburn Putnam and two daughters of Laftimore spenl the dav Tuesday as guests of Mi and Mrs L, C Putnam Mrs L F Weaver of Oaifnrv was a dmnei guest of her mother. Mrs .1 H Rolltns Wednesday Mr. and Mrs Victor Hamrirk and children of Flint Hill visited Mr and Mrs S A Clary a dev oriso last week and attended services at the church Mt>* Eva foil Fibs oi Blacksburg was a guest, of Misses Vernia and Nell Fills last week j Mrs. Clarence Self and son. Gene | of Washington t.a spending some | time with her parents Mr. and Mrs ■David Champion Mr. and Mrs Grover Hamrick of 1 Sharon visited Mr. and Mrs Lebron Rogers Sunday afternoon Mise Vernia Hamrirk from neai Boiling Springs spent the week-end with her cousins, Misses Mary C Rheamer and Rmmer Lee Clary Mr. Thurman Spangler of Double Shoals Is spending some time with his grandparents, Mr and Mrs J M Hunt ! Mr and Mrs Henry Pear-on and family of lower Clevel^id visited Mr and Mrs S A. Clary Sunday Mrs. Aihea Pinson of Pleasant Ridge section was a dinner guest of her brother. Mr C T F.llis and Mrs Ellis li Hi'tar.xia v Mrs Brainard Westmoreland and children of Blacksburg spent the past week with relatives in the com munity, Miss Rachel Lovelace of Swains ville spent the weekend witn Miss Vernia Flits Mr and Mrs Dewev Rollins had as their dinner guests- Sunday Mr and Mrs, Andrew Hunt of Shelbv Mr. Hugo Bridges from Georgia arrived home Saturday to spend his vacation with his parents, Mr and Mrs. J. C Bridges Those calling at the home of Mrs. .1 H Rollins Sunday: Mr Evans Bostic of Morganton, Mr and Mrs. I D. Branton and Mr and Mrs. An drew Hunt of Shelby Mr''and Mrs. L F Weaver. Misses Norine Rollins. Bessie Mae and Reals Byers, Mr Oscar Poole of Gaffney Mrs ,11m Humphries and Miss Ida Humphries of Swainsville spent Wednesdav ai the home of Mr and Mrs R O Ellis Miss Ruth Beam of Shelb' visited her grandmother. Mrs W W Har din during the week-end McAdoo Recovering From An Operation Sant# Barbara. Cal.. Aug 4 Wil liam Gibbs McAdoo, former Secre tary of the Treasury, was recovering loday from an emergency abdominal j operation performed last night. McAdoo. here working on his auto biography, was stricken suddenly and removed to a hospital where the operation was performed im mediately Dr Rexal Brown his ^ physician, said he is ' resting well and there i* no danger of comph ■ cations” Had Other Kind 1 A man went into Cohen s boos , store and asked, ' Have you a copy | of Who s Who and What ’s What, I by .lerome K .Jerome'’" Cohen replied. "No. sn but ve ; got. Who's he and Vat s He Got by i BrftdetreeL” i ! South Shelby Items Of News Mtw H«|H» ( rlfhrjlf* Birthday— Personal New* of People fioliu About. 'Special to The Star ) Aug 4 -The B Y. P V ’» of the 5ern»d baptist church are pfogres-j ■ung nicely' The enrollment tsj growing rapidly The attendance1 wtis off for awhile due to the vaca-, tion period hut is Blowing now Mr unit Mrs. Austin Anthony and baby, toe Herbert, of the Sharon' community spent the latter part, ofj the week with Mr and Mrs Herber’ Blanton Mi and Mrs John Burgess nt Hickory were the week end guest of Mr and Mrs D S Grant, Mr and Mrs Harley Queen and family of Patterson Springs, spen’I the week end with Ml and Mrs Wrsv Queen Mr and Mrs Weldon Scruggs and; children visited Mr and Mrs John Vassev near Alexander. Sunday Little Haw! Elizabeth Perree was the spend the night guest of Mis. . Nellie Webb at the Dover, Fndav | Mi Audie Hamrick of Morganton; spent the week end with Mr and Mrs R w Weaver Misses' Dorothy and Parkey her Poteat of Ipwell were the attractive week end guests of Miss Mabel San ders Misses I aria and Nell Biddix o| the Ora Mill spam. the week end with! Mi and Mrs Ben Bitchiam Mi and Mrs Cone .Shull and baby. Mildred R.av, visited Mrs Shull's father itndav afternoon ShuliV* fai her Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs Mtirphv Hill an.i, baby and Mrs Sadie Chandler of Newton were the week end guest.' of thru parents. Mr and Mrs. W T Hill Mr and Mrs Buford Padgett and daughter of Reaver Dam visited Mr. and Mrs R C Weavei during the week end Mr and Mrs John Queen and children visited relatives 1n th‘: Patterson Springs section Sunduv Mr and Mrs W D Ledwell of Oherryetlle and Mr and Mrs, fo'i Ledwell of Lawndale. were rhr din ner g lie.. Is of Mr and Mrs .lark Worthy, Sunriav Mrs Otil Norman and baby Pave of Gaffney visited Mrs p p .lon»s Monda' Mr and Mrs H A Th ax ton spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Hr. J D Allen, neat Moresboro Mis Oenieva Yarboro of Warn pent Sunday with Mr and H H Yarboro. Mr and Mrs- R W Weavei had as their guesi Sunday. Mr and Mrs Y V Weaver and children of Cleve ! land Cloth Mill, Mr and Mrs. I, F Weaver of Gaffney. Mr and Mrs Bufforri Padgett and baby Reftv Carolvn of Reaver Dam and Mr and Mrs R. C vyeaver Mrs F. P Roberts and Miss Aaeha Roberts visited relatives in Rlarks burg and Gaflney during the week end I Mrs Norman of Blacksburg who has been visiting her daughter. Mrs R F tones, is spending awhile in Whivesburg. Kentucky with ner son. M C Norman Mr and Mis Carl Hughes and rhtldren spent the latter part of the week (n Spartanburg with Mi and Mrs Jim Hughes Mi and Mrs Jack Gladden visit ed relatives in. Karl Sunday Wttie Robert Worthy son of Mi and Mrs .tack Worthy is spending this week with his grand parents. Mr and Mrs W D Ledwell of Cherryvtlle Mr J. M Pledge motored to Greer Sunday Mr. and Mrs C C Moffett and daughter Flea nor. vented relatives in Polkvilie and Lawndale Sunday Mr and Mrs. Clarence Beam visit ed Mr and Mrs Jack Worthy. Sun day. i Mi Jpe Ream of Cramenon visit ed Mr and Mrs C C Moffett | Saturday. Mrs Tom Beam and Mr and Mrs i Pleas Beam of l incolnton were the .soend the day guests of Mr and [Mrs P M Bumgarner Saturday. Mrs J M Pledge and children visited Mr. Hen Mitchiam Sunday. Mr and Mrs F N wood and Mrs Baber of Gastonia visittetdl Mr. and Mrs Carl Hughes Sunday alternoon. Miss Elizabeth Hughes was hos tess to several of her friends at i her home on Jackson St when she entertained in celebration of her A Home In Shelby This is your opportunity Co buy, and on terms never before offered in Shelby. e have several nice five and six room homes, well located, that can be bought on the unusual pay ment plan of only fifty to one hundred dollars down, with the remainder on the terms, same as .paying monthly installments o f house rent. The best part about these homes are, our price is much below the ac tual cost; of tlje building. You will want one of these when you see it, so phone or see at once. Oliver S. Anthony Over Wool worth’s L _ I*th birthday. Those spending the lay with Elizabeth were Misses Vir ginia .Jessup, Eloise Davberry. Gay nell Duncan, and Kathryn Bulce A very tempting dinner was served ov her mother. Mrs Car) Hughes and her aunt.. Muss Annie Hughes The day was pleasantly on loved by' all ICE CREAM SUPPER AT RKCI.AH CHURCH KTH. j There null be an lee dream supper ' at, Beulah Methodist church on! August 8th Proceeds for the bene fit of the church West Shelby Items Of News | Bor Has Collar Bone Broken—Mr. Bright Moves to Burlington; Mr. Wilks Improving. 'Special to The Star i Mr W O Nanny and family of Lexington moved t.o West Shelby j Wednesday Mrs Sarah Hamrick and daugh ters spent Thursday with Mr. and j Mrs P P. Hamrick of Lattimore Mr and Mrs, S C. Cooper of ! Hamlet spent a few days the pas' week with their parents. Mr and Mrs S, B. Cooper Mrs W C Willis is still very ill.! we arc .sorry to know Mi s Mildred Canipe returned to: her home Sunday after a three weeks Slav at Chimney Rook Miss Maud Padgeti of Marion . .pent the week-end -with Mrs A, A 1 Ramsey Mi- .Mtin Cleary o| Union. S r >prni Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Claud Cleary. I Mr. and Mrs, 7,eb Drewery of Moore.-, boro. Mr. and Mrs Gilbert Daiis of Tlraah. S C spent Sunday! with Mr. and Mrs, Columbus Led ford * Miss Virda Ramsey spent a few j days last week with Mrs. S L Gantt; of Belwood. Mr Prank Bright left last week tor Burlington where he has accept - 1 ed work Mr and Mrs W P Bowman of Spindale moved Thursday to West | Shelby Mr. and1 Mrs Marion Akers of Greensville. S a re spending a j tew days with Mr and Mrs. A A Ramsev Mr. Monroe Wilks Is improving! some after being In a ear wreck1 some weeks ago Mr .! C Mayfield and family of ; Spindale moved Mondev on Blan ton street The Boy s Scout troop No .1 will ■ leave Monday for a weeks outing at Lake Lanier Mr Charles Hewitt and family : -moved Saturday to Greensville. S C Mrs G A Wilson returned home; Sundav from the Shelby hospital Miss Ine? Martin nf Greer, S, C spent ihr week end with Mrs Myrtle Holland. Mr P F Bridges left Saturda • for Washington D C where he wilt take treatment ip a govern mem hospital M?Ster Charles Holland had the misfortune of falling and getting hts rollar bone broken Mr Lewis Clark of Greer. S C spent Sunday with his sister. Mrs G A Wilson AUGUST 15TH, EXCURSION - Vacation Time - SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYS TEM ANNOUNCES GREAT LY REDUCED ROUND TRIE SPECIAL EXCURSION EAR F.S TO MANY POINTS FOR ANNUAL AUGUST EXCURS ION. ROUND TRIT EXCURSION FARES FROM Shelby, N. C. Atlantic Cit.v. N. J. .. *24.55 Buffalo. N. Y _... *29.011 Baltimore. Md. __ S17.*f Chicago. IH. S29.K1 Cleveland, Ohio -*28.25 Cincinnati, Ohio __ *24.211 Detroit. Mich .. M7.M Louisville, Kt. -- *24.20 Montreal. Can. _ *38.20 New York. N. V. *24.2(1 Niagara Falla. N. Y. .. *29 (H! Philadelphia. Pa. *22.0f Pittsburgh. Pa. . *2B.9f Toledo. Ohio ...._ *25.55 St. I.ouia. Mo, ...... *29.55 Washington. D. C. *16.05 Tickets on sale August 13th, only. Limit 21 days, stop overs allowed at all stations both directions. ■ . Round trip tickets good in Pullman Sleeping and Parlni cars upon payment Pullman charges. Call on SOUTHERN RAIL WAY AGENTS for additional information and reservations R. H. Graham, Division Passenger Agent. CHARLOTTE. N. C. u Of Furniture—To Make Your Home More Comfortable & Attractive Here’s A Value For Your Dinning Room This is the fir*t time \vp hace ever had the opportunity to offer you an >' and 10-piece Wal nut Veneer nininv room Suite at this unbelievably I n figure. \Vp quote h°re the price of the 8-ptere Suite, $66.95. Tprme $"?95 Down and $1.50 Weekly. Kes tor-Groome's plan o f easy payment makes it easy for vnu to furnish your home. A Beautiful Addition To AnyTHome? rViisr beautiful 3 - piece Red R n n m 3 u i t e comes in either Mahogany or Walnut finish; con sisting of R e d . Hollywood Vanity and The,st. C o m e , see this beautiful outfit, Sold on easy forms, $2.00 delivers;: $1.50 weekly. Try any where to match this value, in looks o i el heVwise. ROUNTREE TRUNKS Arp always in popular demand for travelers. Now is the time to get vour trunk in order to go away to school. Let us show you this com plete assortment of sizes. Terms can he arranged. ) ROUNTREE LUGGAGE STANDARD THE WORLD OVER! Here are hat boxes, suit eases, iveek end bags! Any piece for any need. F’rieed to make selection a pleasure. $3350 $2“ TO i Kester- Groome Furniture Co. ! I North LaFayette Street Shelby. N. C.
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