Ex-Governor Hard ..
Hit By Depression
Jackson, Miss. — The $30,00"
'"dreamhouse” of former Gov. Thee
G Bilbo of Mississippi, built while
he was in office as a oulnnnatior
of the "dream of a life time" ha;
been ordered sold at auction tc
satify judgment on a $00 note
against him in federal district court
The sale was ordered on decree
j of Judge Edwin R Holmes, to take
place at Poplarville tomorrow With
the house will go Bilbo's 3.000-acre
! plantation
The $500 note was executed In
1028 with the now defunct Planters
National Bank of ClarkviUe.
The conference wasn't wasted. A
lot of people learned how to pro
j nounce Lausanne.
WEBB THEATRE
— TODAY AND THURSDAY —
With Lionel Barrymore and
Karen Morley
Don’t Miss This One - Also Good Acts.
10c To All
WEBB THEATRE
FLAT FIFTIES...30c
Skooters ..... . . 75c
Tooth Paste...50c
BOTH FOR... 59c
We Fill Any Doctor’s Prescription.
Cleveland Drug Co.
— PHONE 65 —
Established Funeral
Home
MADE NEW AND MODERN
Under new management, the Lutz &
Jackson Funeral Home on W. Marion St.
has been completely remodelled and
made thoroughly modern in every way.
We are now prepared to serve the
public better than ever before.
’A larger and more varied line of Cas
kets, and supplies always on hand from
the very cheapest to the best the market
affords.
Licensed Embalmers, Ambulance
Service, day and night, enabling you to
get better service for less money. We feel
that we are efficiently equipped and have
the necessary merchandise to meet all re
quirements. Don’t hesitate to call and in
spect the new funeral home and see for
yourself.
We wish' to make mention that when
you have occasion to use our service you
can entrust every detail to us and rest as
sured that everything will be taken care
of by our efficient staff in the most order
ly and satisfactory manner.
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Lutz & Jackson
Funeral Home
PHONE 72 W. MARION ST.
LOCAL and •
* PERSONAL News
Mr and Mrs Earl Honeycutt and
'children, Earl, Jr. and Sara Ellen
Mrs Rush Stroup and Mr and Mrs
T. F. Cline, of JLincointon. have re
turned from a two weeks stay at
Hendersonville,
Mrs R G Hamrick has returned
[to her home in Beaumonde Terrace
after a four weeks visit, with rela
tives In Oklahoma A portion of the
return trip was made by airplane.
Miss Wilma London Is spending
this week in Forest City with her
cousin Miss Pearl Irvin
Born to Mr and Mrs, Ben Bridges
of Patterson Springs on July 26. a
daughter, Betty Carroll,
Mrs. C. H Hardin and children
Louise and Edwin are spending this
week in Kings Mountain, with Mrs.
Hardin's mother, Mrs, Annie Dill
ing.
Mr and Mrs John Lovelaoe are
spending a week visiting relatives
1 at Goldsboro.
Miss Margaret Webb daughter of
Mr and Mrs George Webb, is visit ■
ing her grandmother. Mrs J E.
McBrayer near Mooresboro this
week.
Mrs. James Steadman of Clayton
Ala . with her sitser. Mrs. Metcalf,
of Mexia, Texas, spent last night
here with Mrs P L. Hennessa and
the three of them left today for a
motor trip through the Shenandoah
Valle" to Washington They will
visit the caverns in the Valley.
Mr and Mrs Robert Hord re
turned home Monday from a visit
to the latters' parents. Mr. and Mrs.
J J. Thompson In Charlotte, while
away they also visited the beach
at Wrightsville.
Mr. William Webb spent a few
days last week here visiting at the
home of Mrs. J 1. Webb before
returning to Asheville where he is
spending the summer with his fath
er, Judge E Y. Webb
Misses Mary’ and Martha Aber
nethy and Mrs. Ambrose McWhirter
are spending today in Charlotte.
Mrs. C R Hoey and Miss Isabel
Hoey returned home Sunday night
from Canton and Asheville where
they have been with Mr. and Mrs.
C R Hoey Jr., for the past three
weeks. Mr Hoey. who was severely
burned in an explosion several
weeks ago. is much improved
Mrs J B Edwards left this morn
ing to return to her home at Scot
land Neck after visiting her son,
Mr Henry Edwards, and daughter,
Mrs Charles R Eskridge here.
Miss Emily Miller of Raleigh is
visiting Miss Peg LeGrand here
Miss Isabel Hoev left last night
for a visit to Mr and Mrs. W. K
Dupre, Jr., in New York City.
Rev W. L. Hutchins of Thomas
ville left yesterday for Lake Juna
luska after spending several days
with her sister, Mrs. C. Rr Webb,
and Mr. Webb here.
Mrs. George Elam. Mrs. Minnie
Webb, Miss Edelweiss Jones, Mr.
Bob McDowell and Mr Bob Elam
have just returned home from a visit
to Mr Yates Elam in Washington.
D. C.
Miss Mary Virginia Lefler has re
turned home from a two weeks visit
to friends and relatives in Concord
and Newell. Miss Margaiet Alexan
der of Concord returned home with
her and is her visitor this week.
Miss Pat Dorsey of Canton arriv
ed yesterday to visit Miss Sara Del
linger
Mr and Mrs Luther McGinty
and family are spending this week
at Myrtle Beach. S. C.
Mrs. J. H, Mackey and baby of
Philadelphia are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Zack Groom.
Rev. H. N. McDiarmid will leave
the latter part of this week to visit
relatives at Raeford, from where he
will go to Montreat for the latter
part of the month.
Mr and Mrs. Clyde Powell and
children Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Lutr
and Mr 'and Mrs. Andy Elmore
are spending this week at Bridge
water:
Mis Mgxy Helen Lattimore re
turned home Monday from High
Point where she has been visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Charles Roberts and child
ren of Red Springs are visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Kskridge this week.
Rush Hamrick, Jr., underwent an
operation for the removal of his
tonsils af the Shelby hospital yes
terday. He will return home today.
Mrs. J. M • Austen of Wadesbore
wil larrive tomorrow to visit her I
sister, Mrs. D D. Pou, and brother.
Mr. C R Webb, and thetr families
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Miss Emma Post of Fairmont, W
V* . will arme .on Saturday to
spend a month with Mr, and Mrs
E. E. Post.
Mr. and Mrs Jack Miller end
children of Griffin, Ga„ are here
visiting relatives
Mr and Mrs. Fred Dover and
family of Lenoir are here visiting
Mr and Mrs. J. L. Dover and other
relatives.
Mr and Mrs, Charles Wells spent
the past week at Middleburg visit
ing the former's brother. Dr. J. M
Wells, and Mrs. Wells.
Mr. and Mrs. Chivous Spangler.
Mrs. M M Mauney, Mrs. Rose
Casey, Mr and Mrs Grady Mauney
and guests. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Mauney. spent Sunday at Asheville
Chimney Rock and other points in
the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Beam an
nounce the birth of a son at the
Shelby hospital on Monday, Aug. 1.
Miss Mary Brake and Mr Henry
Lewis Brake, of Rocky Mount, are
visiting Miss Faje Dellinger here
this week;
Miss Mertie Hamilton of Gastonia
and Mrs. Kate Morris have just
returned home after spending a few
days at Myrtle Beach and visiting
the formers sister, Mrs. Sossaman,
and Dr Sossaman at Midland. S. C.
Mrs. R. C. Sh»w and children
Eugenia, Jay, and Doris Francl*.
of Troy are visiting Mrs. Shaw's
lister. Miss Evle Weathers here this
week.
Mr and Mrs. Grady Mauney had
las their guests last week Mr. and
j Mrs. Frank Mauney of Jefferson
City, Mo
Miss Faye Dellinger has just re
turned home from a week's vacation
at Myrtle Beach, S. C., with a party
of friends from Gastonia.
Misses Estelle Beazley and Erelen
Markland of Albemarle are the
guests of Miss Mildred Pounders at
her home on 3 LaFayette street.
Miss JJtith Wells of Middleburg is
visiting her cousin, Miss Rachel
Wells here this week
Miss Mary Abernetby of Asheville
is spending this week with her
parents. Mr and Mrs. W A. Aber
nethy.
Mrs. Lewis Forney is visiting Mr
and Mrs Mlal Stewart at Hender
sonville this ween
Mr Boh Wright of Sheffield. Ala,
is the guest this w'eek of Mr. Curtis
Pounders
Mr Ralph Gardner and Max
Gardner, Jr., of Raleigh, are here
visiting Mrs. J. L Webb and Mrs.
M. Webb Riley.
Among the Shelby people regist
ered at Hill's Cottage at Bat Cave
for week end party were the follow
ing Misses Louise. Thelma, and
Beura Blanton; Cecelia and Fannie
Padgett; Ida Humphries. Messrs
Toy B. Webb, Homer Hamrick, Pal
mer McSwain, Durham, Grlgg. and
Howard Blanton
Mrs, Mason Carroll. Mrs Ceph
Blanton, Miss Rosa May Shuford
and Bill Blanton spent the day yes
terday at Banner Elk.
Pestilence In
New Bonus Army
Camp Threatens
_____ i
Conditions Described As Bad tn
Now Pennsylvania Camp FUled
With Vet*.
Johnstown. P* . Aug SThe
specter of pestilence moved Mon
day night, through the. down-st- ,
heel ramp of the bonus expedition- !
ary forre on the outskirts of Johns
town
Medical investigators said after a :
tour of. the billets that conditions
are ' bad—very bad. and dangerous
to the health of the campers. More
than 7,000 men. women and child-!
ren are encamped and others are
arriving hourly
Signs of dissatisfaction and im
patience were evident. Complaints
w’ere made to Matthew Burke, fi
nance officer, and R. B Ellison, na
tional contact officer, that some of j
the men have not had any food for
two days.
Leaders of the B E. T. received
in silence a telegram from Gen
Smedley Butler admonishing them |
to arrange for the veterans to re- j
turn to their home states Butler !
wired from Newton Square. Pa., in j
reply to an invitation to visit the
camp
Watch For Communists.
While the situation at the camp
grew more serious hourly, police in
Johnstown were on the alert to
check any spread of communism
Eddie MeCioskey. aggressive red
headed mayor, warned he "abso
lutely will not permit any meeting
of ‘reds " Nevertheless, reports fil
tered through a demonstration
would be attempted
Tobacco Warehouses
At Reidsville Burn
Reidsville. Aug. 2 — Fire today
destroyed three large tobacco sheds
here belonging to J. H Burton and
Company, Inc., which estimated the
damage dene at "over $100,000."
The sheds contained approximate
ly 1,500.000 pounds of tobacco in
store trucks.
Two small dwellings nearby also
were destroyed by the flames which
sprang from an undetermined orig
in.
A small amount of Insurance was
carried on the tobacco theds.
At The Theatres
"Is My Face Red?" with Helen
Twelvetrees and Ricardo Cortez will
be shown at the Carolina Theatre
today and tomorrow, matinees and
nights. The ten cent admission
price obtains for this show. As add
ed attractions “Hide and Seek” and
"Heroes of the West," No. 7 install
ment of the serial
At the Webb Theatre for today
and tomorrow Is "The Washington
Masquerade” featuring Lionel Bar
rymore In his greatest role, It is
said, since "A Free Soul.” The story
is about Washington politics and
shows the Senate at work, and the
great political machines In action.
Also short subjects
Scientists who say a man Is
shorter at night than In the morn
ing must have overlooked his temp
er
BUt why expect the rest of us to
pay what we promised If fifty mil
lion Frenchmen can't be wrong?
What this country needs Is fewer
economic experts and more eco
nomical experts
Death and taxes aren't alike. The
more people hit by a tax, the soon
er everybody can escape it.
SHELBY’S POPULAR
PLAYHOUSE
COOL AND
COMFORTABLE
TODAY AND
THURSDAY |
Helen
T wel vetrees
Ricardo Cortez
“Is My Face
Red?”
Added
“Hide and Seek”
“Heroes Of The
West” No 7.
TILLMAN’S
TIRE SALE
CONTINUED
tfirtstont
TIRES
20 Per Cent Off For Your
Old Tires, Off Of Tax
Free Prices
We over-bought on Tax-Free Firestone high speed liree and tuba*. Also
FiresVne high speed heavy duty tires and tubes. We muat. move them at
once. This is the greatest sale in our history. The best opportunity you
have ever had to equip your car with the tires that hold all world’s records
for safety, mileage, speed and endurance. Only Firestone Tires have the
patented construction feature of “Gum Dipping” and “Two Extra Cord
Plies” under the tread. Sale ends Saturday night. Don’t Delay. Drive in .
todav and us equip vour car with these champion tires at sacrifice priees.
WHILE THEY LAST—WE HAVE YOUR SIZE TODAY.
SALE ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT
Tillman's Service Station
SHELBY, N. C.
j
Seasonable
Hardware
AT
Clark's
— ARMSTRONG —
Linoleum Rugs, 9x12 at...$4.50
— COTTON MOP HEADS —
20 Ounce, for ... .... 25c
28 Ounce, for ...40c
— ENAMELWARE —
1 Lot Assorted Ivory Enamel Ware,
Your Choice, each only ..19c
— ALUMINUM WARE —
60c
Your choice of Kettles, Water Pails, Dish
Pans, Large Percolators, Double Boilers, -
„ Water Pitchers, Etc.
Metal Lunch Boxes ., ... .. 25c. -
Vacuum Jugs . $1.00
Sanitary Garbage Cans.. $1.00
Earthenware, Jars and Churns 15c Gal.
I Clark Hardware Company I
PHONE 97 — SHELBY, N. C. g