Just Ten Years
Ago I
I From Iuue of The Star, Oct. 31)
Cooperative marketing of cotton
is growing stronger each day in
Cleveland county. Five thousand
bales of cotton have been signed by
October 15 when the campaign
closes.
The twenty-five hundred bushel
sweet potato storage house which
is being built at Boiling Springs is |
nearing completion and will be
ready In a few days for storing this
year’s crop of potatoes in.
One of the most interesting so
cial events of the fall season was
the elegant 1 o’clock luncheon given
by Mrs. Charlie McBrayer Satur
day, October 1 at her lovely home
on South DeKalb street, announc
ing the engagement of her beauti
ful young daughtaf, Miss Frances,
to Mr. Flay Hoey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Hoey of this place.
This is community fair week in
Cleveland county and everybody is
cordially Invited to attend all of
them. Exhibits wortji while will re
flect the farm ancl home life of the
county.
The ginners' report on cotton Is
sued yesterday at noon by the gov
ernment shows 2,907,950 bales gin
ned from this year’s crop which is
perhaps one of he largest gin re
ports ever issued at this season of
the year,, due of course to the earl^
harvest season.
Mrs. E. B. Lattimore returned last
week from Asheville where she vis
ited her son Brevard, who is in
school at Mars Hill.
Gastonia’s strong football eleven
crumbled Friday before the fiery
attack of Shelby's eleven stars and
met defeat by the score of 21 to 0.
The Sheiby boys clearly outplayed
the Gastonltes on all points and
showed their superior training un
der Dick Gurley, the former A. and
E. star.
No “Obey” In Hers
Bozeman, Mont.—One woman did.
Mrs. William Bryant halted a marr
riage ceremony long enough to en
quire of the Justice about the word
"obey” but when through with it
when informed that she would be
expected to “love, honor, cherish
and keep.”
Webb Theatre
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Elsa, Girl of Dreamy—Vivienne Segal; Franz. Officer
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Roach; Gretl, Otto's Giggling Friend—Louise Fazenda;
Barbara, Elsa’s Granddaughter—Alice Day; Mary, Girl
of Vienna—June Purcell ; Bill, Viennese Youth—Milton
Douglas.
Also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS.
COMING FRIDAY — “DIVORCE AMONG FRIENDS.”
COMING SATURDAY — “MAN TO MAN.”
COMING MONDAY — “FIVE STAR FINAL.”
SEE THE BIG HITS AT
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Men’s and Boys’
Suits and Coats
IN TASTY
TEXTURES
There is smartness In
their weaves . . . and in
the patterns and colon
developed therein.
The
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Blues
Brown
Grays
The
COATS
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Bluee
and
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there's distinctive style
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tag .. . and value that’s
(reater than any you’ve
seen for ten years or
mere.
Snap Brims and
Roll Brims
FALL
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Wright-Baker Co,
SHELBY, N. C.
LOCAL and*
•PERSONAL News
Mr. ana Mrs. J. M. snannoniiouse
have just returned from Richmond.
Va., where Mr. Shannonhouse has
been taking treatment. His friends
will be interested to know that he
is improving.
Capt. D. A, Olickman has gone
to New York. Baltimore and Boston
on business.
Mrs. Bertie Lee, who has been
spending a month's vacation with
her mother, Mrs. Jane Turner and
sister, Mrs. W. O. Hines and M-.
Hines of Chesnee, 8. C. left Tues
day for her home In Concord.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Means, of
Spartanburg, were here Monday to
attend the funeral of Mr. J. R.
Dover.
Miss Mary Ford Elam Is spend
ing several weeks visiting friends in
New York Glgy.
Miss Lottie Warren and Mr. Er
nest Warren, of Gastonia, visited
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hoey here yfc
terday afternoon.
Mr3. G. W. Young has recently
come to Shelby from Charlotte and
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Or
lando Elam, and son, Mr. H. F.
Young, and Mrs. Young.
Mr. J. F. Ledford left this morn
ing on a business trip through East
ern Carolina ..and Virginia. While
away he will visit his daughter,
Miss Louise Ledford who has been
confined to her bed for several days
in the Baptist hospital at Winston
Salem with infleunza.
Rev. L. B. Hayes, pastor of the'
Central Methodist church left last
night for Atlanta, Ga. to spend sev
eral days attending the ecumenical
conference now in session there.
Belwood Boy Scouts will meet
Thursday evening at 7 o’clock ac
cording to an announcement b.v
Luther Houser, scoutmaster. All
members are urged to be present a3
.important business is to come up. J
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Lefler, Miss
Nita Benton, and Miss Martha
Lefler, the latter of Hickory, spent
Sunday and Monday in Raleigh vis
iting Miss Mary Virginia Lefler who
is a student at Peace Institute.
The many friends of Miss Stella
Murchison will be sorry to leant
that she is ill and confined to her
room at the Isaac Shelby hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Seism, of
Greensboro, spent last week here
with the family of Mr. 5. p. Smith,
having been called to Shelby by the
recent illness and death of Mrs.
Smith who was a sister of Mr.
Seism.
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Mrs. Will Griffin returned home
Saturday from Salisbury where she
spent two weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. John Godwin, and Mr. God
win. Mr. and Mrs. Godwin accom
panied her but returned to Salis
bury Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Chivus A. Thomp
son and daughter Miss Prances of
Hugo, Oklahoma arrived yesterday
to spend softie time with Mr. and
Mrs. Z. J. Thompson and other
relatives here. Dr.' Thompson and
Mr. Z. J. Thompson are twin
brothers <
Mr. Clias. B. Alexander who lives
just northeast of Shelby was host
ess to a party of relatives Tuesday
at a dinner. His visitors were Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Dagenhart and two
daughters, Rosa and Prances, and
Mr. Lawrence Dagenhart and
daughter from the power dam in the
Catawba river. This was their first
visit to Shelby. Mrs. Dagenhart be
fore marriage was Miss Ida Alex
ander. They have a lot of kin folks
in Shelby.
Mrs. E. W. Wilson is at the bed-]
side of her father, Mr. J. T. Lewis,'
of near Rutherfordton, who is suf-'
ferlng from a stroke of paralysis';
which he had yesterday.
Mr. O. M. Mull, manager of thel
Cleveland Cloth mill, Mr. Pranks,
boss weaver and Mr. Hartasall the
superintendent, are on a business
trip this week-to New York City.
Rev. D. F. Putnkm’s many friends
will be sorry to learn that he has
been forced to enter a hospital in
Charlotte for treatment. It la un
derstood that he will undergo an
operation tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. William Fullerton,
of Englewood, N. J„ were in Shelby
(this week to attend the funeral of
Mr. J. R. Dover on Monday after
1 noon.
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Miss Mamie Rlchel, of Gastonia,
spent the week-end here visiting
Miss Verta Hendrick at her home
on Cleveland Springs road.
Mist Margaret Blanton, who is a
teacher in the schools near Red
Springs spent the week-end here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Oenh Flnntoo
Friends of Mr. J. P. Smith will
regret to hear that he Is critically
111 at his home on 8. DeKalb street.
Mr. Luther McGlnty, Jr., and Mr
Arthur McGlnty, who are attend
ing school in Charlotte this year,
spent the week-end at home with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther
McGlnty.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cohen spent
the day in Charlotte yesterday whore
they visited relatives.
Miss Essie Reinhardt has return
ed home after visiting her brother,
Sergeant 8. L. Reinhardt at Fort
Oglethrupc, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard Panther
have recently moved from Kinston
to Slielby and are living with the
former's •parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Panther, on 8. DeKalb street.
Among the ou*-o/-town peop.e
who were here on Monday for’the
funeral of Mr. J. R. Dover were:
Dr. W. C. Hamrick and Mrs. Ralph
Cline, of Gaffney, Mr. Bill Perry,
of Greenville, 8. C., Mrs. Lucille
Jennings Bellew, of Spartanburg,
Mr, and Mrs. Laney and Miss Mary
Ddan Laney. of Monroe, Mrs. Wl.to
man, of Elkin, and Mr. George
Johnson, of Gastonia.
Mrs. Azille Harris and Mr. L. A
Harris, of Fprt Mil), leave today
after spending several days here
visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Llgon
Mr. Ralph Hocy is spending to
day in Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Agnew spent
the past week-end in Raleigh visit
ing the former’s brother, Mr. Leon
Agnew, and Mrs. Agnew
Mr. and Mrs. Will Arey and > lit
tle son, Dicky, Mrs, Louis Forney
and Mrs. C. B. McBrayer spent yes
terday afternoon in Lowell?
Mr. ancl Mrs. Delmer Champion
have recently moved to Shelby from
•Lawndale and have taken rooms
with Mrs. Minnie Spangler on N
Washington street.'
Mrs. Luther McOinty goes td
Charlotte tomorrow to spend the
day and night with Mrs* C. W
Wish who will be hostess at a party
tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs: J.-t>. Lineberger
and Mrs. George Hlahtdn plan to
spend this week-end in Durham and
Chapel Hill visiting their sons, John
and "Snookle” Lineberger and Geo
Blanton, jr., who are students ct
Duke and Carolina. They also plan
to attend the week-end football
games. '
Mr. and Mrs. Luther McGinty
moved last week from the Newman
house in Cleveland Springs Estates
into the Moses George house on S
LaFayette street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schenck. jr.,
Mrs. Willis McMurry aod Mrs. Tom
Moore spent yesterday’ in Char
lotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Draper Wood spent
the day in Charlotte yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter R. Netsler
returned yesterday to Kings Moun
tain from their wedding trip through
Tennessee and Kentucky. They arc
spending today in Shelby with the
latter’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Lutz.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Newman, who
have had rooms at the Isaac Shelby
hotel for sometime past have moved
into their home in Cleveland
Springs Estates.
Chas. A. Price, Charlotte officer
and former Forest City chief, is in
Shelby this wek as a witness in an
automobile larceny case in federal
court.
A Strategist.
"Bothered much by hitch-hikers
when you're out riding?"
“Not now. Tried a new plan. As
soon as' I get out of town I show
the sign “Taxi’ on my car."
Paid Off 11 th Husband.
Osceola. Ark.—L. C. Pascal, do,
eleventh husband of Mrs. Caroline
Pascal, announced the annulment
of their marriage with the simple
statement, “She asked me what it
would take for me to leave and I
told her. She paid it and I left."
They were married after a court
ship by correspondence.
MERELY MARY
ANN’
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We have moved fronvW. Marion St.
to our New Location at 105 West
Graham St., Opposite Zeb’s Barber
Shop.
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Full Cream BUTTER_lb. ..;j„. 38e
Cottage CHEESE .... pkg. .....20c
SAUSAGE,_Pound __________ 10c
Cream BUTTERMILK _____10c and 20c
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First National Bank
SHELBY, N. C.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1931
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $2,784,646.34
Overdrafts -*___ 623.36
l . S. Ronds to Secure Circulation_1_260,000.00
Other U. S. Ronds owned..._ 31,782.68
N. C. State Bonds *-__r__ 127,648.62
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank_ 22,500.00
Other Stocks and Ronds_113,201.00
Real Estate Owned_ 116,123.64
Redemption Fund__ ..._ 12,500.00
Cash on hand and due from other Banks_ 530,854.39
TOTAL -... ..$3,968,779.92
\ • • • r
LIABILITIES
Capital __ ..$240,000.00
surplus ._ ..._... 600,000.00
Undivided Profits ___ __ 87,687.05
Reserved for Accrued Interest and Taxes ___ 44.391.2S
Circulation .. ... 250,000.00
Notes Re-l>iscounted with Federal Re
serve Bank _ __ 137,400.00
N. C Bonds Borrowed ___ _ 50,000.00
Deposits .... . . . . ... 2,649,401.64
TOTAL . ..__ 5*13,968,779.92
Our statement, above reflects improving conditions
in this section and our people have much to be thankful
for from a financial status. Business along all lines
seems to show some improvement and individuals and
firms are proceeding with caution and economy, which
phut will ultimately lead to financial independence and
stability. We invite'your banking business and co-oper
ition in every way.
First National Bank
SHELBY, N. C.
Capital, Surplus and Profit* Eight Hun
dred and Thirty Thousand Dollar*.
UNION TRUST CO.
SHELBY, N.C.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1931
Including Branch Offices At Lattimore,
Lawndale, FalUton, Mooresboro,
Rutherfordton, Forest City and
Carcleen.
RESOURCES
Loan* and Discounts __ . .__ $1,152,464.1?
Overdrafts ... ....__• _. 24.42
North Carolina State Bonds ____C 102,214.12
United States Bonds __...___ 72,100.00
Other Bonds and Stocks _22,564.21
Banking Houses ........___...._ 73,075.76
Other Real Estate Owned _________ 34,694.40
Furniture and Fixtures ___ 26,990.03
Advances on Farm Expense__531.65
Cash on hand and due from other Banks _ 292,928.94
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TOTAL
$1,777,687.70
LIABILITIES
Capital ,- $150,000.00
Surplus - 150,000.00
Undivided Profits___ 15,457.88
Reserves for Interest and Depreciation_41,172.72
Rills Payable _ ____ 180,000.00
Bonds Borrowed_ 24,000,00
Deposits..__ 1,217,057.10
TOTAI.. .. $1,777,687.70
The trend of business is improved and each week
and month brings a more optimistic outlook. With
economy and conservatism as watch words, the custom
ers of The Union Trust Company should go forward and
strive by team-work, economy, frugality and saving to
oring about an even greater financial stability through
out our section. We invite your banking business.
UNION TRUST CO.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS