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MKV MAY&IK KOBfc.H I S THOMPSON
(Temporary Editor»
Sm ial \od I' rsonal Column* I» Mr*.
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Oliver School
I ntcrtainment
The Dover school will give
Christmas entertainment Tuesday
evening .it 7.30 o'clock
Irv llouwr
To Entertain
Mrs. Dwight Housei is giving ;•
morning coffee Wednesday, Decent
i>er 23 at the Cleveland Count .
Hub from 10 30 to 12 o'clock
C ladle
Koll Party.
The cradle roll and beginners de
partment of the First Baptist
church will give a Christmas party
tor the children and their mothers
Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
in their departments of th»' church
Tuesday
afternoon Bridge
The Tuesday aooretfnn udci I
The Tuesday afternoon brldg"
club will be entertained by Miss
Charline Stamey Tuesday after
noon at 2 30 o'clock al her horn"
»i Fallston.
Win. Lackey
Entertained 7lh (trade
Mrs. J. L Lackey delightfully eti
t-rtained the seventh grade and
utacher. Mrs. Harry Hudson, of
Groham school Friday evening at
her home on W Warren street,
which was beautifully arranged
with Christmas decorations. Mrs.
Lackey is the grade mother, and
her son, Evans Lackey is president
9 of this class. Eight card tables
were scattered about the room
which were thrown ensulte and
progressive St. Nick Was played,
the guests finding their places with
pretty Christmas tallies. Mrs. J, Y.
Irvin assisted Mrs. Lackey in en
tertaining and serving ambrosia,
fruit cake, home made candies
punch Rnd mints ’
Mrsdames Morgan And
Stephenson Hostesses
MSsdames F R. Morgan and B.
O Stephenson charmingly enter
tained the members of the Twen
tieth Century and Contemporary
book clubs Jointly Friday afternoon
«t their handsome home on Cleve
| litnd Spring* mad The spacious
lowei floor was artistically decorat
ed with Christmas colors, light*
and evergreens. The hostesse- tied
invited talented out-of-town artist*
to assist til Um following program.
Mr; Henry Moore of' Gaffney, s.
C. beautifully sung two number;
with Mrs. Lout* Wood playing the
piano. Hon. Henry Edward*, legis
lator. made a very interesting and
instructive tali: on "legislation.
County. State and Nation " Miss
Mary Helen I.atHmore concluded
the program by skillfully playin'*
"Autumn." by Chaimimde
The hostese* were assisted in en
tertaining and serving a tempting
salad course followed by fruit cake
and coffee by Mesdames Gerald
Morgan and Oh as Williams Out-of
town guests were: Mesdames E. A
and B B. Morgan, Henry Moore ami
Louis Wood, ail gt Gaffney, s c
Surprise
Birthday Dinner
On Sunday. DecernUi ;J0. Mrs,
E. P. Roberts' seventy-fifth birth
day anniversary was celebrated by a
surprise dinner given by the chil
dren at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Hughes in South Shelby Din
ner was served on the lawn after
which she was presented with
many' useful and attractive gifts
There were twenty-eight relatives
and friends that enjoyed the day
with her: Mr. and Mrs. F N. Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Baber. Mrs. D
Ii Ralnos. Ben and Mary Sue Bal
er, Kathleen Baber. Edith Robin
son. Bill and Floyd Ferris all of
Gastonia, Mr and Mrs. Ralph
Featherston and small daughter of
Lowell. Fuel Francis of Earl. Res'
and Mrs. L. L. Jessup, Mr. R. B
Francis, Miss Azelm Roberts. Miss
Annie Hughes and Mi and Mis.
Carl Hughes and family. all of
Shelby,
Miss Bettis Weds
Solicitor Ding.
Miss Virginia Louise Bettis, at
tractive daughter of Mr. Hugh
Bettis of Shelby, was quietly mar
ried Sunday* afternoon in Char
lotte to Solicitor Merl M. Long of
Mecklenburg county The ceremony
was performed by Rev J O. Garth,
j Presbyterian minister hi the Garth
i home
As the wedding party emerged
Iron) the home. an Airplane occu
i pied by Johnny Crowell and Grady
Cole and an autogyro occupied uv
Capt. Louis A Yancey flew low
over the group making aerial
photographs of the party and drop
ping a veritable snowstorm of pop
j corn on the couple and then
I friend
The bride possesses a whining
j personality and lias many friends
m Shelby and Charlotte, where she
formerly attended Queens-Chlcora
college. Solicitor Long is the son of
Mr, and Mrs. W R Long of the
Sugaw Creek section of the county.
He is a prominent young lawyer of
Charlotte and at. the last election
was chosen county solicitor
Mr and Mrs Long are on a brief
wedding trfp at present. Upon their
return they will live at the home
winch has just been completed 10
the Sugaw Creek section.
Pageant At
Washington School.
The Washington school will pre
sent a pageant ‘O Holy Night"
i Tuesday morning of 8:45 o’clock in
their auditorium The public is cor
Idially invited
1 Carols And Pageant
| At M. E. Church.
The junior choir of the. Central
Methodist church will give a
Christmas! carol service Thursday
afternoon at 5 o’clock at the church
which will be followed by a pag
eant presented by the voting peo
ple.
f Birthday Party
For Miss McDowell.
Mrs. J. L. McDowell delightfully
honored her daughter. Miss Har
irlet. on Thursday afternoon at her
home on S. DeKalb street with a
birthday party in celebration of her
tenth anniversary. Twenty-five of
her young friends were invited and
numerous indoor games and con
tests were enjoyed. Miss Martha
Carroll Funning winning the prize
for pinning the hat on the doll The
large white birthday caJte with
yellow trimmings holding ten tiny
lighted candles was cut and served
with Dixie cups. Red Christmas
stockings filled with candies were
given as favors. Mrs. McDowell was
assisted In entertaining and serving
by Misses I .avon and Juanita Put
nam and Mrs. Paul Hawkins
Mrs. Smith Honors
Dr. And Mrs. McEarty.
Mrs. J. C. Smith charmingly hon
ored Dr. and Mrs. E. K. MeLartv
with a lovely dinner party Satur
day evening at 6:30 o’clock at her
home on S. Washington street. The
Private Life Of
Col. Cleveland;
Visits Kentucky
Hr loved to Hunt and Kish. Live
Near Wilkes boro. Wife Has
Mary Graves.
i Another of a series of Historical
articles written tor The Star bv W.
E White, county historian.)
Tradition tells us that Benjamin
Cleveland took an active part in the
French and Indian war. but the
particulars in regard to his partici
pation in that conflict have been
lost to history. However, it may be
surmised that his initiation into mil
itary life during that strugglge w^s
a preparatory school for his valu
able services in the American Revo
lution later on
But young Cleveland was equally
as successful in love affairs as he
was in hunting and fighting. He
married Miss Mary Graves, a lady
of excellent family, whose father
was in very comfortable circum
stances. Naturally, we would expect
stern realities of life after his mar
riage, but such was not the case. He
still had a fondness for gaming,
horse-racing, and the wild frolick
ing that was characteristic of the
frontier As an illustration of his
idle and reckless habits, it is said
that he and Joseph Martin, after
wards General Martin, put in a
field of wheat about the year 1767,
but they were too indolent to fence
it properly. When harvest time
came, however, they had something
of a crop and according to the eus
tom of those times. they invited
their neighbors and friends to help
them gather it. A fiddler and plen
• home was beautifully arranged
throughout with Christmas decora,
tions of red geraniums, roses and
holly.
The dining table was centered
with a large mound of red geran
iums and red rose buds with minia
ture Christmas trees and a tinv
Santa Claus at each plate whirii
bore a Christmas message and w.\s
read at the close of the dinner
Mrs. Smith, the hostess, gave it
pretty toast to Dr. MeLarty, which
he responded to in a most gracious
manner. Ari elaborate four cours
turkey dinner was served and cov
ers were laid for the following: Dr
and Mrs, McLarty, Mrs, Vena Lit
tle Goode, of Hickory, Mr. and Mrs
L. L. Sloop, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kr>!
ter. Miss Mary Hardy, Mrs .1 T
Beeson and Mrs. Smith.
»=_JL~" -
1 ty of liquor were procured for the
! hilarious oceaston, which ended in
a debauch, and the wheat went to
I waste.
In order to break a.vay from such
I habits and associations Cleveland
moved with his father-in-law and
family to North Carolina about the
year 1768. When he first Caine to
this state he settled on the waters
of Roaring Creek in what is now
Wilkes county. Here Cleveland, aid
i d by Mr. Grove's servants, opened j
a farm, raised stock, and devoted
much of his time to his favorite
sport of hunting. Later on he re
moved to a tract of land on the)
northern bank of the Yadkin river, j
Some fifteen miles below the pres-1
ent town of Wilkesboro. This place |
was known as the Round About, de- i
riving its name from the horse-slioe i
shape of the land almost surround- ]
ed by the river.
Something like thre; years attet
Cleveland came to this state he de
cided to go to Kentucky. From Dan
iel Boone he learned of this coun- '
try, of wild charms, rieh lands, and i
teeming game. Truly it seemed to j
be a hunters paradise, and Clew-,
land could not resist the tempta
tion to go to it So in company •
with four companions he set out■
on a trip of hunting and explora- •
tion in quest of the beautiful land
of Kentucky But the venturesome
little party was doomed to misfor-1
tune. Alter passing safely through j
Cumberland Gap and reaching the
borders of the hunting grounds
they so much coveted they were
unexpectedly met and plundered by
a party of Cherokee Indians, The
red men*took everything they pos
sefsed, including their guns, horses,
pelts and even their hats and shoes.
After robbing them as they did, the
Cherokees gave them an old shot
gun with two charges of powder
and shot and told them in a threat
ening manner to leave the Indian
hunting grounds. The white men
had no alternative. On their way
home they killed a small deer with
one load of ammunition, but the
other was fired without effect. In
the meantime they had the good
foi tune to capture a broken winged
wild goose, and by killing their
faithful hunting dog for food they
managed to reach their homes be
fore they starved to death
Vesper Services
For Winter Months
Vesper services will be held each
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock a'
the Presbyterian church hi lieu f
the Sunday evening services, it was
voted at a congressional meeting
Sunday morning
“The Toy Shop" At
Auditorium Tuesday
Final Rehearsal Tonight. The Toys
Take On Life And Become
Characters.
rile Toy Shop," which is to tr
presented by the Marion school at
the high school auditorium Tues
day mght has its final rehearsal
tonight The new set has been
painted a pale blue with enough
natural color to take various col
ored lighting effects.
Tina, a little waif, works as a
slave for Mrs. Grumby in the Toy
Shop. Stic has never known father
or mother, and only remembers the
Gypsy woman who beat her and
from whom she ran away: and the
■scolding Mrs. Grumby. She is not
permitted to handle the toys .and
her only playmate is the Oldest
Doll, who has been in the shop ever
since its real owner left it in charge
of the Grumbys.
It is near Christmas time, and
Tina confides to the Oldest Doll
her desire for a tree, presents and
a home
While she is out of the shop the
owner, an old Toymaker. comes in
Just returned from a ten' years’
search for his lost daughter. 1. ■
asks the Grumbys to allow him to
spend Christmas Eve in the she:)
as he used to do.
The night the toys awake and
the second and third acts show the
situations which follow prove very
interesting and finally the little
girl gains a father and a home.
MARION
SCHOOL
lVesent<
“THE TOY
SHOP”
■ / - • ■ ■
By Gladys Rich
TUESDAY,
DEC. 22, 1931
HIGH SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM
8 !\ M.
A MUSICAL I’LAY IN
THREE ACTS.
ADMISSION lo-25c
“Am 1 Intruding?”
Is Comedy Play At
Lattimore Tuesday
| Thorough-Going Modern Comedy To
Be Given By Juniors At
Lattimofr Tuesday.
Am I Intruding?" is a. thorough*
ly modern comedy causing laugh
ter galore, based on a mysterp plot
that holds the attention from start
to finish and comes out quite dif
ferently from what anyone in the
audience is expecting. There is
really no big star part. all the
people in the cast Jiaving an un
usual opportunity to shine as indi
viduals.
The action hfnges around Uie el
fort of Horace Ware. a wealths
business man to keep from be;n'
frozen out of the Bluebird Motor
corporation in which he is a hea>
stockholder. Blain Hoover, an a ;
etnurer, acquires some notes o
Vare's when the latter is short o
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unless he will sell his Bluebirr
stock at a low figure.
Throughout the three acts of
"Am I Intruding? ' the rapid actio:
bring., about one situation aft"’
another in which are mingler
thrills and laughs The comedy i«
natural, not forced, the characte r
hav? the little mannerisms which
we see about us in everyday life, anc
tlie interest is well sustained tc th*
final curtain.
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