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Around Our TOWN OR Shelby SIDELIGHTS Hy Rfc’NM DRUM. IT MUST BE A FAIRY STORY nian, tL ! U P °vfr uie propwtd “le oi lhc municipal light Plant. The citisens are divided into several different camps, and the gioup with wh.cn this corner is Inclined to affiliate is that which gives the matter little heed because it doesn't believe there is as much as a million dollars in existence. Tins department is Inclined, too, to let the others argue it out, but * year from now, no matter who owns the plant, we hope that it will not be necessary to strike a match on one of the whiteway posts after ‘ark m ortifT not t0 fa-! over a court square bench or the street curb. STEALS BOY'S GIRL BURNS HIS GAS This to the colyum from a feminine reader. ‘ An humorous incident happened the other night in Shelby A young -local salesman was paiked in front of one of our drugstores with one of his many (?) girls. (He isn't a gigolo, travelling salesman or sailon. 'in his excitement at being with the sweet young thing he couldn't get his car started. Strange at it was, who should drive up but another suitor of the same girl. The newcomer offered assistance (likely with honorable intentional and the moment he stepped on the starter the car started. But, instead of getting out and letting Suitor No. One back m the car, he backed out from the curb and drove away, taking girl and auto. Adjectives run woefully short in daeeriblng the expression and feelings of the tricked young salesman. In a fury, he found a friend and in the friend’s car they sought the young couple. They, however, ■ .ailed to traccl Highway 18—south—and never located the other car. While the search was on the girl and Suitor No. Two were driving along below town very peacefully, probably discussing the weather. Finally Suitor No. Two noticed that the gar. in Suitor No. One's car was running low, and it was about time lor him to be back at the drug store, so they drove back in. After so long a time the proper explanation, etc, were made and the ' triangle” is harmonious once again. Both boys, 'tis said, belong *o the same church and may occupy the same pew.” The moral, we suppose, is; ‘ What's a girl between friends? ANOTHER QIERY FROM THE MAIL BAG This communication comas from one who designates herself as ■‘Grandma": •I enjoy your column, particularly the references to Shelby people,, events and customs of bygone days. As I sit in the comer with my knitting and my thoughts, however, there is one thing I wonder about, in the old days when I was a girl we heard much about love at first sight. For 10 or 12 years I haven’t heard a thing about it. The pecu liarity of it is, it seems to me, that there should be many more cases of love-at-first-sight these days than in my day—for, if you haven’t guess ed the reason, the styles are such that the young swain can see far more at one giimpse these days than he could in a year of sparking 18 years ago. So I wonder why?” Maybe it's because the boys sec so much at first sight thai they go back to make sure they were not dreaming—or something. A SHELBY MYSTERY a OF OTHER DAYS There is a saying that murder will out. Usually it does. But mjuiy years ago, we are told, a man was found murdered near Shelby and to this day the mystery of his death hasn’t been solved. The story, as told to us, was not very definite, yet some of the older folks should remember It and relate it here. As we heard it a man travelling by wagon was eamped for the night just west of Shelby, near the present location of the Dgver village. The next morning he was found brutally murdered and robbed. There was not a single clue Every attempt to solve the mystery met with failure. Wonder who re members the name of the man, the year of the murder and other de tails; — A BOYISH ESCAPADE IN SHELBY'S PAST A number of years ago there lived in Shelby a certain man who al ways had a patch of watermelons, apples, vegetable sand other things that mischievous boys are fond of snitching. The owner of the patch had tried hard to get hard to get his hands on some of the "pesky youngsters” but had been unable to do so. They would always sight him as he approached ihem in the midst of their thievery and get away be fore he could catch them. Finally, he decided upon a shrewd scheme. He took an old barrel near the patch and crawled in it, intending to hide there until the boys came and then jump out and grab them. Somehow one or two of the boys in the gang learned of the trick. One of them carried his .32 rifle as the gang visited the patch. As they approached the majority of the boys paid no particular attention to the barrel. They had no idea any one was in it. One of the two who did knew, however, raised his rifle to his shoulder and said to the other who knew: “Bet I can hit the bung hole in that barrel.” The other replied: “Bet you can’t.” Up went th3 rifle, and tumbling out of the barrel came the owner of the patch. The Joke had trned pon him and the fleeing youths made the most of it as they yelled back over their shoulders. UNTANGLE THIS ONE, PLEASE Reuters ol other columns, particularly those lend of t*-.*s word puzzles and such get considerable kick out of pied name puzzles. ' Pied” in newspaper parlance means tangled-up. For instance: DAWEBUCLEB The letters when properly arranged form the name of Claude Webb. Now figure this one out for youraelf—he or sh^ may hold an offieial position in Shelby: KHONSCENJCH SHELBY SHORTS: It was ten year sago this week (or next week/) that a Shtidy hign football eleven surprised the State by defeating the strong Asheville eleven, Chakales and all. Doesn’t time pass? Some of the boys on tha eleven, which made Shelby gridiron history, are married and have chtl-1 dren of their own; others are dead .... Who were the drivers of twe Shelby autos which wrecked coming back from the next game at Win ston-Salem? .A Shelby-business firm (it’s out on highway to toward the fairgroundsi was mentioned in a national radio broadcast recently as one of the firms in the United States which had a fine in crease in business this year ..... Prom IT. T.: “The Shelby hospital hi brought several hundreds babies into the world and as yet hasn’t lost a Wngle father".If there were as much graft in the proposed llgl: plant sale as one side says, the deal would cost two million instead cl one. And if the sale would reduce things as some on the other si/.K: contend, they’d be paying us by Christmas after next to live here . . The autnor of Ike’s Tale—Q. J. (Quince) Devenney—might have been another Gee McGee could he have persuaded Sal to leave her home sec tion ...... Not so many people know that there is an instrument or al do-funny of some sort at the Shelby poatoffice which is used to measure the daily rainfall hare, if any ... . One admirable Shslby youth, not out of the short-pants age, is supporting his entire family .... D. A Gobdson, 88, of Morristown, Tenn., has been reading The Star since its birth and hop's to keep reading the pgpei 20 years or so longer. Soy Bean At Bottom Of War Menace In China’s Manchuria Lowly Sow Bran Plays. Important Part in Economic ' Structure. Washington, D. C.—One of the basic reasons for the trouble be-i tween Japanese and Chinese in Manchuria is the unattractive but quite useful little soy bean. The "Battle of the Bean,' as this dispute between the two nations might be termed, Is being waged for control of the most productive soy bean land In the world. This sec tion is made up of 365,000 square miles in Manchuria, in the erea north of Mukden and west of Har bin. where the fighting has been going on. To China and Japan the soy bean industry Is as important as wheat and cotton are in the United Slates. In the Manchurian section 80 per cent of the soy beans of the world are grown. About 75 per cent of the annual crop of 6,000,000 tons of beans and bean products, grown largely by Chinese on Manchurian soil, Is shipped out of this section. While most of the beans are grown by Chinese farmers, Japa nese business men handle the ma jority of the exportation and com mercial utiltation of the crop. Some Russians are interested In the trade also. Railroad Is Kty To Control Because of this situation, the South Manchurian railway, the main means of transporting? the beans out of Manchuria, Is the line along which both nations are struggling. At present Japan controls the railway, which runs north from Dairen in the Kwantung Peninsula into the heart of Manchuria. The only other method of transporta tion is the Chinese Eastern railway., controlled by Russian interests, and part of the Trans-Siberian system, whieh crosses Central Manchuria to reach Vladivostok cm the Pacific coast. During the last 30 years whole families of Chinese farmers have swarmed into the region between the Liao, Nonni and the Sungari Rivers because of the rich agricul tural resources of the territory. In 1027 alone more than 1,175,000 peo ple migrated into Manchuria from Northern and Central China. A few Japanese have also taken residence in this section, but they are for the most part business men and control the market^pg of the bet ns. The bean Is important because or its high food value. The plants thdmselves are used for stock feed and for fertiliser. Meal from the baan makes breakfast food, maca roni, crackers and flour. They contain from 15 to 18 pci cent cal, which is used for making soaps, explosives, glycerin, enamals, paints, varnishes, toilet powders, lineoleum, celluloid, inks and manj other products. The dried beans are often pro cessed for various forms of food, such as soups, coffee substitute, baked beans and soy sauce. They produce a vegetable milk that is sold in bottle -in China, and ate sometimes made into cheese and candy. The green beans themselves are an excellent vegetable. There are hundreds of varieties of the bean, but' for commercial use the yellow is the most import ant in Manchuria. Among all of China’s exports in 1929, beans and bean products ranked first, being valued at more than $145,000,000 and comprising 18 per cent of the total exports, of the country. Throughout Manchuria oil mills are found in almost every town. Old crush-stone mills are common, but they are being supplanted by hy draulic, steam and gasoline plants with much of their equipment be ing made in the United States. waste lor fertilizer. When the oil has been extracted from the beans the residue is press ed into large, round, flat bean cakes, which are used for fodder and fertilizer. About 86 percent cf the bean cakes made in Man churia are shipped to Japan to fer tilize rice and mulberry fields. Most of the remaining cakes go to Rus sia. Japanese in Manchuria have de veloped special facilities for hand ling the bean trade. The South Manchurian railway has for years been fostering agricultural experi ments stations to find new uses for the beans. The railway operates warehouse} for stoi aje and modern oil mills for “ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT” was a swell picture . . i>ut see “SUICIDE FLEET” UNCLE SAMS ARMY ON PARADE CAROLINA NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY refining the products. At Dturen. the southern terminal of the road special wharves have been con structed. Most ot the Manchurian beans for export move In this di rection. Comparatively small amounts ot the Manchurian soy beans or the!: products reach the United State, owing to the increased value of that crop in this country. Yet to Man churia, China, Japan and Rusal*, soy beans are a vital part of the economic structure—vital enough, it seems, to fight about. — No. 1 Township News Of Interest tSpeclal to The Star' No. 1 Township, Nov. 1»—This Beautiful 35 Piece Le Conte Design DINNER SETS To be given to the users of Becker’s Milk-N-Honey Bread Every Housewife Will Want One of These ATTRACTIVE SETS OF SERVICEABLE DISHES The Rules Are Simple! Test Your Skill. ABSOLUTELY FREE Here’s how! In every loaf of Beekfer’s Milk-N-Honey Bread you’ll find a coupon, on the face of which there will be one letter. Save these letters until you can spell the words "‘Becker’s Milk-N-Honey Loaf” and you will receive a 35-piece Dinner Set absolutely Free. Coupons bearing every letter necessary to spell these words will be distributed each day in Becker’s Milk-N-Honey Bread. To make this “Spelling Bee” on “Becker’s Milk-N-Honey Loaf” more fascinating, swap duplicate letters with your neighbors. For instance, if you get more than one letter “M” swap it to your neighbor for one “R” or one “H”-this will enable you to get the letters more quickly. Start spelling “Becker’s Milk-N Honey Loaf” today— These 35-Piece DINNER SETS Consist of 6 Seven-inch Plate* « Four-inch Plate* <> Four-inch Fruits *i Cups 6 Saucer* l Eight-inch Platter 1 Seven-inch hiappy 1 Sugar , 1 Cream 1 Seven-inch Baker C A-U T I O N ! When you buy BROKERS MILK-NHONEY LOAF 8s sure that the seals on the end of wrappers have not been broken so that you may be assured of your letter being in the package. AN INDUCEMENT TO HAVE YOU TRY BECKER'S MILK-N-HONEY BREAD Once You Eat It—Nothing Can Induce You To Stop! It’s a new and finer bread! Richer in milk content and therefore snowy white with a dash of Carolina Honey that makes it perfect to the taste. It is even textured and crusted with a deep golden brown. It’s full of nour ishment and has a home baked flavor that lingers long. Your grocer sells it! “RICH AS BUTTER—FLAVOR OF HONEY” - SAVE THE COUPONS - Have lots of fun as you spell the name. Every letter in the complete name will be distributed in Becker’s Milk-N-Honey Bread every day. * BECKER’S BAKERY HERE’S HOW TO GET A LOAF CLIP OUT THIS COUPON w ! ) Take To Your Grocer — Buy ONE Loaf of ! BECKER’S MILK-N-HONEY BREAD | And You Will Be Given One Loaf FREE. L J To The Grocer: Upon presentation of this Coupon and purchase i . of ONE loaf of BECKER’S MILK-N-HONEY BREAD, you are authorized to Rive your cus tomer ONE loaf of MILK-N-HONEY FREE of charge. i Under above conditions we will redeem this advertisement at the retail price of loaf of bread given ----10c This coupon must be redeemed by Saturday night, Nov. 21. i community was greatly saddened by the death of Mr. Sewell Byars of Great Falla. He was the son ol Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Byara of this place. Funeral services were con-1 ducted at Zion Hill Baptist church near Converse. Those attending from this community were Mr. W. P. Byars and lamllyf Mrs. J. D. By ars, Mrs. Blaine Davis and little son H. B. Mr. and Mrs, Thurman Byars, Emmltt Byars. Mr. L. I. Scruggs and Mr. Frank Bailey and family. Mr. Newton Jones is reported to be in a critical condition after hav ing the misfortune of a tree falltni across his body while he w as chop-! ping, Miss liaise Hamrick spent Sat- ] urday night with Miss Wilma Hor ton of the Ashworth community. Miss Lois Abernethy visited Miss Exle Humphries Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. Jap Dayberry of Shelby spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Thurman Hopper. KSBSSHWBSVRVMnHHnnKMaMnB-"mmmmm "™—' ■■■■ ■■■■■■■—■■■■■ Beginning 2nd Big Week Saturday A FESTIVAL OF SAVINGS / WARPS GOLDEN^ ARROW JUBILEE ^ SEE OTHER WARD NEWS ON PAGE 7. STAR ADVERTISING PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS — START NOW.
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