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f Around Our TOWN OR Shelby SIDELIGHTS By RENN DRUM. ♦**.*♦, *.»*,** ••«>« *««» ♦#»»« *«•• “NOOCH" NAMED HIMSELF "BEN" This corner toda> has one of those gossipy feelings coming on a hankering to tell little semi-secrets we've heard here and iherc. Watch I ■out! A Shelby physician, who has helped the stork deliver several hun dred babies in Shelby and about Cleveland county, never had a given! name until he was eight or nine years old. Until that time he was! known by the nickname "Nooch" and he'll still answer to tt, if you! catch him when he isn’t thinking. When he reached the age of eight ■ or nine his parents railed him in and told him that it was high time* he had another name, and then they called upon him to name himself ! "Ben. he said "will do as well as anything else: It's short " And Ben it has, been simp— t>r. Ben Gold, if you please. .lust a slip-corrected. In telling the oilier day about thy 84 horses, 21 buggies and 17 automobiles Dr. E, A. Houser lies, used in Ills 34 years oi practice there appeared a typographical error. He lias been practis ing medicine in Shelby 12 years instead of 22 12, in Shelby and 22 at FalUton. Arid speaking of those horses, if one had all the horses driven In their practice by Dr. Houser and Dr. Everett Baltimore, he would have a livery stable larger than Hacked Blanton once ran on Trade Alley In those good old days. ONE GOOD STAND-BY EOR A TOMMY-ACHE Doctors as they travel about pick up a lot of interesting information, but, it's » part of their ethical code to keep tight Ups. All of them know numerous jokes and entertaining incidents, however. They have to, be cause in their strenuous duties, seeing so much pain and sorrow' and the seamy side of life, they have to get a chuckle now and then or go to pieces themselves. Not so long ago Dr Ben Kendall was physician (or a German steam ship line and was located at Hamburg, Germany His first patient, an employe of the company, was a big German stevedore. Dr. Ben could talk up-town German but not the back-alley (back-country) German and that was all the stevedore could talk. Finally, by signs, the steve dore tonvinced the physician there was something wrong with his tum my. Dr. Kendall gave him a couple of Oee-Cees (you and you knenv what they are). And from that time on the big Teutonic stevedore knew for a fact that the young physician was an A-l healer WHO WERE THE WEIGHTS? ' * UrSJlND OUT Jiust the other day The Star carried- ait interesting new* .story about the old Civil war letter—remember It? Tire father of Justice Holmes, while searching for his son, a captain in tho Federal army, found an unopened letter on the field of battle at Antietum. It was a letter from ■'E. Wright” of Cleveland county to her husband "J. Wright" and it-was written by ”W. L. Vaughn.” Who were ‘ME,” and “J. Wright” and “W. L. Vaughn"? Was "J. Wright” killed In the battle? Haven't they descend ants among the Wrights In Cleveland county who could clear up the matter? And the postscript, of the letter, remember, said “tell John that Nancy’s folks are all well." Who were “John” and ‘ Nancy." Will some of the old-timers, or their daughters and sons, who knew the-- Wrights and Vaughns, supply Tho Star with this information. The man who recalled the story of the letter-finding, W .f, Mui Tshall, of Raleigh, would like to know'. It was written by "Marshall" in stead of "Mitchell’*' as first recorded In The Star. Mi Marshall wa-: cat tor of the Gastonia Gazette many years ago. V _■ SHELBY SHORTS: Spurgeon Spur ling, of Lenoir, the native Cleveland county boy who is now Superior court solicitor, is one of the most Immaculately-dressed men to visit courts in Shelby. Wonder if he recalls the days when he Journeyed to a Cleveland county school in overalls and barefooted—and what he thinks of the gap he lifts spanned since? And. if anyone asks, he is an A-l prosecutor and a popular fellow back In his home«county . ... If President Hoover were to name Chief Justice- W. P. Stacey to the U. S. Supreme court to succeed Justice Holmes. It would be Just another native Clevelandite stepping a little higher . . . Roy (Red* Newman, former garage-man anil what-have-you, is disappointed that the Austin * autos didn’t go over in a bigger way hereabouts. He intended opening up a garage to specialize in the baby cars, but he didn't intend to call it a garage; he had his plans made to name It "Newman’s Nursery" .There are seven members of the family in the II. T. Best home on South DeKalb street and in 1932 they have a birthday eaeh day of the week—Sunday, Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday, Saturday—but not the same week ... . Pete Grigg remembers when John F. Schenck. sr, the texttle manufacturer, was a lawyer. He we? the ^jrst attorney Pete’s dad ever employed and Petfe remembers how bis dad howled when the barrister charged five dollars for riding a horse two miles and pleading a case before Justice Hoyle. (S-ssh! wonder wliat a lawyer would charge for that service today?) . ... We notice by the papers that Charlotte, too, is having a little argument about the S. P. U ... A typical Robin Hood robber, so we hear, burglarized one of Shel by's best homes recently. The Incident has been kept on the queue-hv, but we've heard he left a note thanking them for the donations. Such chivalry! .... From out In the county we hear that oats are heading (whatever' that 1st and that a lot of pork has spoiled because of the warm weather. But a few cool days and there'll be an abundance of cracklin’ corn bread and buttermilk, and with a repast like that one could forget anything —even the name of the president ... "I notice where only one of your Miss Shelby girls has been married,’’ says Mis ter X. “but if another one of them don’t float, down the middle aisle pretty soon, it won't be no fault o' mine." Boy. howdy! A nightmare that has lingered over from childhood for one of the young social set abut town is that of having to wash her feet each night back in the barefoot days. And who doesn't, if they'll admit it. remember what a nocturnal agony that was? . . The Spartanburg Herald says the “big, toll, broad-shouldered fellow who occupies the Governor's chair in North Carolina would get a lot of support for vice president in other states than his own’’ . And Thus. F. McDow noted York, S. C„ lawyer, told a Gastonia newspaperman lie didn't like the way big dailies han dled crime stories. And recalling how some of them handled one of his eases—a case of major interest, in Shelby—he cannot be blamed over ly'much . . . “Where no you fufd all the material for that chatter?" asks a Shelby woman Gal, if wf could hide out and listen-in on the gossip at just one feminine bridge game in Shelby, we would make you gasp and gasp—and maybe you'd need smelling salts . Some of the*e days, make us think to tell you about the letter Presiding Elder Leonidas Braxton Hayes, of Waynesviiie wrote Supt. Ben Smith about how he is getting along up there in the mountains and what the hill-cOuntry j . domineckers do when they see a Methodist preacher coming. If that j man ever decides to retire from the ministry, he should go on the stage j as a comedian, or be one of these humorous ireally humorous) after dinner speakers, Oh, well, what do you know? bound to be a democrat IN THOSE THREE “D’s" &, To show you that Hite,department > a close observer or has friends who arc: Each Of the three outstanding liemocrats for the presidential nomination has the middle initial “D - Franklin D. Roose e!t. Newtcn t>. Baker, and Oen D. Voting One of those Ds may be a Dutch .<gn of « Democratic year. And again, of course If you don t vote that way. h may not r~ . Royal Mounted \ Force Prepares j For Long Siege Go To Dislodge llcrmll Trapper' From Ills Calili.' In Isolated Region. Aklavik, N. W. T—Trudging a-, long behind a dog team on a none too v.pll packed trail, ten mountles aero cn route },hts week to the iso- j lated Rat river region for a third; attempt to dislodge a hermit trap-1 per from his fortified cabin Twice have patrols of the Royal { Canadian 1110141 ted police been! thwarted in attempts to take Al-I brrt Johnson, charged with shoot- j Ing and wounding Constable A. W. j King, when the officers attempted i jo question him concerning com plaints of Indians that their trap lines were being robbed. * The patrol of ten left here Sat-1 urday on the 80-mile trip into the I isolated regions, carrying sufficient j ammunition, food and provisions for a long siege at Johnson's cabin. I hack of supplies caused failure of | other ttempts to take him. Cleveland Youth Praised For His Farming Ability Walter lima, 20, Of l,attlmore Makes diversified Fanning Pay. J. M. Osteen in Charlotte Observei | Waller Davis of Laltlmore, Cleve land county. 1ms changed his fain* i er's farm from a cotton (arm to a well diversified ‘'Live at Home' type oi farm (luring the past six! years. Six years ago mostly cottonj was grown and now it's a little cot ton with about everything else that should be grown on a farm. Walter started this change by first adding hogs, feeding out some pigs for pork The (arm now has three Poland China brood sows as the regular hog unit to furnish ptgs to fed out for lfome use and some to sell, nils called for more corn and the farm now produces economically 600 bushels pec year Then one after the other he has added u pure bred flock of R. 1. red poultry as the regular farm flock, dairy cows to furnish the 1 family with milk and butter with I some cream to sell. Tire farm now 'has 11 pure bred jerseys'; plenty of hay to feed the live stock, having 12 acres In buy this year with two crops grown on some of the hay land; sufficient pasture for the livestock: a good home garden; an acre home orchard furnishing the family needs for eating and can ning and selling $100 worth of sur plus this year. Improved Machinery He has added improved machtn jery which includes n tractor, culti vators. feed mill, stalk cutter, ma nure spreader, grain harvester, and one-half interest in hay, bales and threshing machine. He has added water and lights both in the home and barn; remodeled buildings painted the home; added a farm shop, three (arrowing houses, and two fattening sheds for hogs. The farm now has two pair of mules in addition to the tractor to furnish the power. Of course, he has had the hem and co-operation of his father in this farm Improvement program They have terraced the farm, fill ed gulleys and bull; the soil so that regular yields now are more than a bale per acre, 50 to 60 bushels ot corn per acre with yields of other crops in proportion. It's a changed farm as compared with six years ago Next year very little or t’o cotton will be grown. Walter is just a* interesting th helping build a better tanning com munity and county. This year be had around 70 entries at the coun ty fair of products from his farm These included nine entries hogs; 10 of dairy cows; one pair mules: six of capons; a display of vege tables from his garden, a display of legume hay : 10 and 25 ear ex hibits of corn; and won over $125 in cash prises. Fair Director * In addition this 20-year-old hey was appointed director of the dairy cattle division of this county fair He canvassed the county to encour age farmers to show their cattle with the results that a.ounjl 110 entries of dairy cows were made This farm improvement program represents what one boy has done through ins project work in the Lattimore high school. He is still » member of the class there, USB adult fanner group. and has recently been appointed a member of the advisory board by Paul M. Coley local teacher of agriculture, to as sist in .planning the farming pro gram for the community. This fann is one qf the group of farms in the "A-l Farm Improvement Program" of the agricultural schools of the Charlotte dtetrtet Thirty-seven steogi on tfcv Fran cisco farm in Craven county gained 890 pounds from December 16 to December 30 and are not yet on full toed. DOlUKl DCI. I DA SHELBY'S GREATEST WILL START TOMORROW dollar ( D XV. at , COHEN’S Shelby’s Underselling ^ Department Store We have always been known for un usual value giving events. This Dollar Day Event will outdo anything we have ever staged be fore. Our Mr. Harry Col\en has just returned from New York with the biggest values ever known in Shelby. Thrifty shoppers for miles around will be here to take advantage of the savings we are able to pass on to you. Be here, rain, snow, or shine! This means dollars in your pockets! EXTRA SPECIAL Thursday 10:00 A. M. 36-In. DRESS PRINTS 20 Yards $1 Extra Heavy 3fi-ih. EE SHEETING 20 Yards JL Genuine K 0 T E X t For JL Romper and Shirt C E O T H 10 Yards JL .■{t>-inch <> E TING 12 Yards n Extra Quality RAYON BEDSPREADS *1 Ladies’ Mesh HOSE 4 Pairs Genuine Pepperell PRINTS & TWEEDS ti Yards *1 EXTRA SPECIAL MEN’S OVERALLS 2 l’airs _ 1 EXTRA SPEC! AI 54-Inch JERSEY (LOTH 7 Yards EXTRA SPECIAL SATURDAY 10 A. M. MEN’S LEATHER .WORK . SHOES 36-Inch 80 SQUARE PRINTS Fast colors 7 Yafds__ - EXTRA SPECIAL — BEAUTIFUL PRINTED C R E P E S 3 Yards $1 Ladies’ BLOOMERS 1 Pairs JL Beautiful SILK CREPES 2 Yards JL Men’s Broadcloth S H I R f S 2 For »1 Men’s and Boys’ C A P S 2 For i!_ Men’s Fur FELT HATS Each iL MEN’S SOCKS 12 Pairs /EXTRA SPECIAL BOYS' OVERALLS 3 Pairs LADIES' FULL FASHIONED HOSE 3 Pairs EXTRA SPECIAL LADIES’ OXFORDS STRAPS And DRESS SHOES EXTRA SPECIAL Children's U N I 0 N S IT I T S 4 For „_ — EXTRA SPECIAL — FRIDAY, 10:00 A. M. MEN’S WORK SHIRTS 3 For $1 COHEN BROS. PRICE LEADERS ON QUALITY MERCHANDISE SHELBY, N. C. Men’s and Boys’ LONG PANTS Pair 2L Ladies’ Silk DRESSES Each iL LADIES’ FELT HATS » For ♦1 Men’s and Boys’ SWEATERS 2 For *1 81 x 90 BED SHEETS Seamless — 2 for *1 PILLOW CASES 10 For ♦1 9-4 Eighty-One Inch SEAMLESS S H E E T I N G 4 Yards *1 I? IXXLIft.fc 041 DCM.AJ
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