Just Ten Years
Ago
' From Issue of The Star, August
30, 192U
Full uile to "all the right*, privi
leges, indemnities, reparations or
advantages" specified for the Unit
ed States under the unratified
Treaty of Versailles is reaffirmed in
the separate treaty with Germany
signed yesterday at Berlin.
The world's largest towel factory
is located at Kannapolis, N C.
Enough towels are manufactured
there every year to reach twice
around the earth. One mile of tow
els are manufactured every four
minutes. Nine towels arc made
every second and the total for a
year is over 90,000,000 or nearly
enough to furnish each person in
the United Slates with one each.
Mrs. Maggie Austell, widow of tilt
late Quitman Austell of Earl died
Monday morning at 3:05 o'clock in
the Rutherford hospital where the
had been under treatment and an
operation for four week?
Cotton on the local market is
bringing fifteen cents per pound
on the local market and as a cou
-equencc, there is a feeling of op
timism not only among the farm
ers, but among the traveling and
ousiness men in general
Handsomely engraved invitations
interesting a wide circle of interest*
’d friends throughout the state
rave been issued which reads as
follows: Mrs. James Wallace Lin?
oerger invites you to be present at
the marriage of her daughter Mar.'e
o Mr. William B, Richardson, jr.,
on Friday, the ninth of September
at eight o’clock in the evening et
Prepares for Open
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ed tor the reason that the appro
priation from the state is insuffic
ient to take care of all the teachers
employed and to provide for inci
dental expenses.
Music Instructor.
It has been found Impossible to I
arrange a definite guarantee of the
salary of Mr. Ovid B. Lewis as mu
sic instructor. However, the school
board has tendered him the use of
instruments owned by the school
and the privilege of collecting tui
tion from citizens who desire to
have lc sons given their children
and are willing to pay for it. It is
sincerely hoped that he will return,
but it is not yet definitely known.
Schools
Less Minas.
The allotment made by rhe state
board ol equalization to the city
schools was nineteen percent less
than the amount applied tor. The
sum appropriated the white ele
mentary teacher1- is five hundred
dollars less than the schedule called
for alter ten percent has been re
I duced. Only a little over twenty
I dollars a month was appropriated
iper building for janitorial service,
j which is a little less than half the
cost. Instructional supplies were cut
! to approximately one-third.
; central Methodist church, Shelby,
N. C. Reception after the ceremony,
one hundred twenty, Sumter street.
Will be at home after the twen
tieth of September, Reidsville, N. C.
The bride-elect is the brilliant and
attractive daughter of Mrs. Alice
Lineberger of this place and since
her graduation from the N. C. Col
lege for Women. has taught in
Greensboro, N. C.
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LOCAL and*
•PERSONAL News
Mrs. Alvin B. Ogle and children of
Mrs. M. L. Jones, Mary Gardner and
Geraldine Jones of Washington, D.
C,, have returned home after spend
ing three weeks here with her sis-!
ters Mrs. A. P. Herrelson and Mrs.
J. Rawlelgh Poston. Mr. Ogle and
Mrs M. L. Jones Joined them here
for three days visit and returned
home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Austell, cf
Greenville, visited Mrs. S. F. Rob
erts here yesterday on their way to
attend the Geode reunion in the
county.
Miss Nora Cornwell spent the;
week-end in Kings Mountain .vis
iting Mrs A. H. Patterson
Mios Emma Post, who spent the
month of August here with Mr. and
Mrs. E, E. Post, left Sunday to re
turn to her home in Fairmont, W.
Va
Dr. c. E. Stiefel, of Jacksonville,
Fla., spent a few days here last
week at the home of Mrs. D. 3.
Honeycutt, and was accompanied
home by Mrs. Stiefel. who has been
spending two weeks here with Mr.-.
Honeycutt.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. MrSwain and
Mrs. S. E. Jones returned recently
from an extended visit to Greers
boro and High Pomt. They went es
pecially to visit Mrs. J. I. Tay'cr,
formerly of this county, who hv.
been seriously ill.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W Saunders
spent the week-end with then par
ens. Mr. and Mrs, S S. Saunders, tf
Union. S C
Mr. and Mrs R. W Cassteven.,
announce the birth of a daughter,
Helen Elizabeth, at the Shelby hos
pital on Saturday fght, August 39.
Misses Rosalie Moore and Nannie
Jones spent part of last week in
Gastonia visiting Miss Jack Howe
Most recent reports from little
Joe Caoaniss, of Hartford. Conn.,
who has been desperately ill with
Infantile paralysis, are to the effect,
that his condition is somewhat im
proved. and it is believed now that
he will not be paralyzed as*a result
of the attack.
Miss Maude Crowder, daughter ol
Mr. and Mrj. W. A. Crowder of Lai
timore, underwent an operation fot
the removal of her tonsils at the
Shelby hospital this morning a^d
is doing nicely alter the operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith, of
Bristol, Tenu,, spent the week-end
here with Mr. and Mrs. 8. K. Hoey,
and Mrs. Smith remained ov*r for
this week with them.
Mrs. E. E. Post Miss Jeaheitc
Post, Mr. Ed Post, jr.. and Mis
Emma Post spent the day Saturday
in Charlotte with Mrs S C Mc
Ginnis.
Mrs. H. Fox worth Home and two
children. Marcelle and Foxworth. Jr.,
who have been visiting Mrs. J. C.
Smith here last week, left on Sat
urday to return to their home in
Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. J.
P. Cunningham and Mrs. Smith ac
companied them as far as Brevard.
Miss Louise Lackey, of Hamit'.,
spent Friday night here with Mr
and Mrs. Shem Blackley:
Mrs. Estelle Briggs, of Raleigh,
is visiting her daughter. Mrs Aaron
Quinn, and Mr Quinn.
Mrs. Clark Broward and two
daughters, of Atlanta, are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Ladd Hamrick at their
home at Boiling Springs with Brow
ard is a sister of Mrs. Hamrick
Mrs. Ceph Blanton has been
spending a few days iif Lincolnton
visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Jetton.
j
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Thompson, of
Little Rock, Ark., who have been
spending a part of the summer at
Blowing Rock at the cottage of the
latter's uncle, Mr. *€. C. Blanton!
jleft yesterday to return to their
home.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Hudson we
spending today in Charlotte, hav
! ing gone to take Miss Marie Thome,
! who has been spending the summer
here with them. Miss Thome teaches
in the city schools of Charlotte and
has returned there to prepare for
resuming her work at an early date.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Dover spent
the week-end at Red Springs and
I Fayetteville visiting their daughters,
Mrs. Charles Roberts and Mrs. Rob
ert Laney and their families. They
report that little Robert Laney, jr.,
who has been critically ill in a Fay
etteville hospital, is somewhat im
proved.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Smith
and small son, Herbert Wilson, ot
Nashville, fenn.. spent last week
here with the former’s sisters, Mrs.
C. S. New, and her family. Mr
Small is manager of the Paramount
theatre in Nashville. »
Mias eilla Mctflchola mill return
to Shelby today after spending a
month with relatives in Mtrrhant
ville, N. J. Friends of Mias Mn
Nichols, who has visited her here
on a number of occasions, is quite
ill at their home in Merchantville.
Miss McNlchols was superintendent
of St. Peters hospital in Charlotte
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Martin, Of
Greenville, S. C.t spent the week-end
here with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver An
thony. Mrs. Martin will remain with
Mrs Anthony through this reek
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Wilson and Mr.
and Mrs. Harlan Wilson spent the
week-end with the former's son, Mr,
Haskel Wilson and family at Red
Springs, and also visited Wilmington
and Carolina Beaches
Mr. W. B. Marton, Mrs Helene
and little son. Charles, spent last
week at Carolina Beach near Wil
mington.
Miss Inez, Bridges spent her vacation
laat week with her sister Mrs O P.
Kenney in Gastonia.
1j -
Dr. Thurman Kitchen, president of
Wake Forest college, spent the week
end here with Attorney and Mrs.
Henry Edwards
Mrs. J. J. Thompson of Charlotte,
spent a few dayr here last week with
her dai^hter. Mrs Robert fiord, and
Mr. Hord
Mus Ruth Whitaner, of Charlotte
spent the day here Sunday with her
grandmother. Mrs. Shuford
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hodges, of Win
ston-Salem. spent Saturday night
and Sunday here as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Anthony, on their
way home from Asheville
Mrs W A. Kirby, of Gaffney, was
the guest o^'Mw. J: C Ponder here
on Friday.
Mrs Wiseman Kendall, of Greens
boro. arrives today or tomorrow to
visit relatives here this week. She
will be joined b.v Mr Kendall on
Thursday.
Coach R W. Moms, who has
been teaching in the coaching school
held at Chapel Hill during the past
ten day®, returned home on Friday.
Mrs. E. J. Rouse and little daugh
ter Milltcent Boyd, left on Tuesday
for Washington, D. C.. where they
will join Mr. Rouse. Mrs. Rouse was
formerly Miss Ellen New and has
been visiting her parents, Mr. arid
Mrs. C. S. New at their home on N.
Washington street
Miss Mary Elizabeth McGinnis,
of Charlotte, is* visiting her cousin,
; Miss Jeanette Poe1;,, here this week.
Mrs. A. E. Davis', of Allentown, Pa ,
spent several days here last week
with Mrs D. E. Honeycutt
Mrs. S. F. Parker has just return
ed home after spending several
weeks at her home in Mayer,ville, S.
C. where she was called on account
of the illness of her mother and
other members of her family. Her
friends will be glad to know that
those who were ill are improved al
though her mother is still confined
to her room
Mrs. Henry Edwards, Mrs. Charier
R. Eskridge and Mr. James Eskridge
left today for Scotland Neck where
■ they will spend a few days visiting
j Mrs. Eskridge's parents. Mr and
! Mrs Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee B Weathers,
Mr. Henry Lee Weathers, and Pearl
spent the day yesterday visiting Mr.
and Mrs McDonald in Rock HiU. S.
C
Dr. Harry Russo has returned to
Philadelphia ,Pa., after spending the
week-end here with Miss Mary L.
Philbeck at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas D. Philbeck with whom
she Is spending her vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Shull,
Miss Lalage Shull and Keith Shull
left yesterday for Asheville where
they will visit Mr. and Mrs. U. M.
Miller and other relatives for a few
days.
MLi>s Evelyn Dellinger is spending
today with Miss Mary Goode at
Clover, S. C.
Mr and Mrs. John Hester and
Mis* Prances Kester, of High Point,
spent the week-end here with Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. Propel
Miss Margaret Blanton and William
Blanton with Miss Mabel Mahaffey,
of Newton .spent the day Friday )n
Marion
Mr. Ladd Eskridge and Miss Clara
Eskridge, of Newberry, S. C., spent
Supnday here with Mr. and Its
Herman Eskridge.
Mrs. J. C. McBrayer, of Raleigh,
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. F. Jenkins here, returned to
her home on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Gardner
and sons. Colin and Richard, re
turned Saturday from Elisabeth. H.
J.. where they visited Miss Rekah
Gardner' and Mr. Carl Gardner.
They alro went-to Long Island. N.
Y., to visit their son, Mr. Odell
Gardner, who is on the ship. "Old
Ironsides." On their return trip they
stopped over In Nashville, N. C.. for
a visit with Mrs, Gardner's brother.
Mr. John Cornwell, and Mrs Corn
well, of that place,
Mr and Mrs. J. Roy Nurr spent a
part of last week in Raleigh and
Fayetteville visiting friend' and
relatives
Miss Burton Clettys. with Miss
Salllc Johnson, of Charlotte. 1« vis
iting friends in Greensboro
Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. StiVe
leather of Asheville, grandmother
and mother of Mrs Troy McKin
ney, are visiting Mr and Mrs F.. F
McKinney here on N La Fayette
street
Economics Club
Discusses Culture
•Special to The Sti r .1
Beiwood, Aug. 29.—The home eco
nomies club of BeUvood consolidat
ed school met for their regular meet
tng August 37. In the home econom
ic# room
The following topics were taken
up: Self control and t,e t culture,
Darene Mitchem; Personal Habits.
Ella Gantt; Essentials of Culture,
May Willis; Tact. Lucy Carpenter.
The main points brought out were:
U> Self control should extend to
our rpeech. temper and pleasure
t (2) Fact Is very Important in man
ner and speech. * 3) The essentials
of culture is carried out in ureas,
manner and speech, t<> Our per
sonal habits,' are judged b> our
friends, namely: Promptness ana
neatness.
The members of tlie club decided
to go on a picnic next Thursday.
With no other business the club ad
journed to meet again September
10.
Mrs. Justned.
Mi... Just wed— T want some lard.
Grocer—Pail, madam?
Mrs. Just wed—No, dark, if you
please. I'm going to make som?
gingerbread.
Clyde Hoey Announ
ce. He Will Not Run
CONTINUEC) TROM r*OK OKU
iterate.'; his intention to give his
services and his time to the parly
upon all occasions. How belt the*.?
who rank him as one of the state's
most able and popular leaders con
tinue to hope that at some time in
i the future he will agree to permit i
the people of the state to repay him j
with public office for hi years cf'
1 untiring and Invaluable service fo!
the party. j
Announced candidates for the j
nomination arc Senator Cameron
Morrison, incumbent; Robert Ft !
Reynolds, fYank D Ovist, and Tam
C Bowie
All over the state voters have
awaited the Hoey decision and as a
result no (Treat amount of interest
has been shown so far in the seru-j
torial campaign. Now that Hoey has j
bowed himself out of the race the
voter* a ill likely align themselves j
with one or another of the an- j
nouncsd candidates and the sena
torial contest should push its wa- ,
Into the limelight.
Second Chance
H i' the second time that the vet- j
cran Shelby c ampaigner .and tnas-j
netie speaker, ha.-, utiselflshly a av- ‘
ed a ids the opportunity to beeov!
a United States senator.
When Senator Lee 8 our man
died last winter. December 12. Gov-j
ernor Gardner was deluged with
requests to appoint Mr Koey Tine j
on the morning of the Overman fu-,
neral t!» Shelby man wired the.
governor that he did not dr.tbe to;
be considered:'Then, after declaringi
that- Mr. Hoey could have hRd thcj
appointment fur the asking. G..\ei- I
nor Gardner appointed his predeces
sor, Governor Morrfcon. Mr Hocj'
friends believed that, he might not be \
adveree to holding the high office!
but preferred to win It rather tnar !
have it given to him. As a reautt of j
this conclusion hundreds, have be- j
lieved that he would enter the lk*jV
contest. Prom all sections or Kerch
| Carolina, and from all walks of
life., have come letter.-., tekgrama
and telephone calks to Mr s.Jfoey
beseeching him to run. Not until
[Saturday did lie announce his in
tentions and no one could guesr
| them. When he did ex pres., himself j
he made no reference to the bar-!
rage of requests for him to ran. Yet |
it is known that on lit. deck at the
i time were numerous letters written |
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within the last week, offering hUn
buppori. One letter, it la understood
came from a court official in a dls.
tant county In which it was salt!
that 18 of the 19 members of tho bar
there would support him. Similar
letters came from men and women,
politicians and professional men In
all parts of the slate. Hut once
again one of the few men who ever
resigned from Congress, silently and
with heroic calm express-d his ap
preciation for the proffere ' support
and declined to make the race, His
decision brought regret to his home
town and county, yet there was a
certain feeling of pleasure In it—a
silver lining to a dark cloud, so to
speak—for few’ men In any city or
community have ever been more
popular or more Invaluable t, their
home section than has Mr, Hoey.
One minister, upon being Informed
of the announcement, expressed It
very well when he raid: ’Td like so
much to see him In the senate, but
1 don’t know what on earth we
would do Without him here "
Negligence.
1 ittle George, the garage mascot
was visiting his aunt He found the
cat In u iUnny window purrltr.;
cheerfully. "Oh Auntie, come
futek," said George, "the cat ha.;
gone to sleep end left his engine
running "
Ford Calling Men To
Resume Operation
Marion. Mass., Aug. 31. Mr. and
Mrs. A. Fell* Dupout. Jr., whose
marriage united two of the coun
try's greatest fortunes, were on an
automobile honeymoon today ‘bad
weather having forced the cancel*
i latlon of an aerial Jaunt.'
They were married yesterday at
! the home of the bride’s parents
; Mr. ; nd Mrs. Richard F. - Rather- '
I nie Stone' Hoyt. Tire plane they
j had hoped to use for an aerial hon
eymoon was the wedding gift of
Mr. Hoyt.
Mrs. Dupont is heiress to the $ao,
1000.000 estate of the late Oalen
Stone. Her husband is one of the
I Wilmington. Del., Dupona and heh
! to #00,000,000.
Dr.
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