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SIDELIGHTS
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OR SHIT IT
When Bob .-Reynolds spoke in Shelby during the lirsi primary cam
paign a man to introduce him was secured only after considerable sour
rjing about and pleading But. dr pile that recollection, we re offering
t'vo-to-one, and railing all comers, that there will be so many of th
Barkts-is wilin' attitude Frid,ay night of this week that it will be a dif
ficult matter to weed out the Introducer from a packed band-wagon of
applicants.
RHKLBY SHORTS:
• lay Dee Ell in overalls and friends along the street calling it eambu
flagr ... A diary of the late O C Sa. rall. Shelby s oldest male resi
dent at the time of his death last week, contains many interesting rem
iniscences of the Civil war. Among other ^things. the diary informs that
Belle Bovd, the famous Confederate spy, lectured in Shelby after th"
war. How many remember the event, or have heard about it, from their
forbears? . . . A report is that, an ex-service, man will be the next
Shelby postmaster, provided, of course, that there Is a new deal"
Mis. George Alexander, wife of the jeweler. Is an antique coin collector
and has quite a collection of old coins . . Dean Duncan, the insurance
underwriter, has a thrre-cent piece . . Clerk of Court A M Hamrick
attended a welfare conference along with Welfare Offirer j. B Smith
in Marion .last week, He was, seated at the table by the side of the
Methodist minister's wife. No one introduced him and finally she turned
and asked: "I believe you're Ihe presiding elder of this district, aren’t
you?" And it was highly entertaining, scouts report, to hear the Superior
court clerk explaining that a man. who had been a travelling Salesman
and a politician would hardly qualify for a presiding elder. And that
statement may cause some of the skeptical to sav that the political ex
perience might be of value to a bishop . . Around eight carloads of
gasoline come to Shelby each week and are presumably burned m autos
about these parts Still we talk hard times . . . . Hazel Herndon is hterari
editor of the Laurel at Mars Hill and secretary of the C 2 organization
■ . ■ . The Shelby-Forest City game here last week recalled to many fan*
the most brilliant one-play sensation ever staged on the local gridiron
Forest Citv had Shelby fi 0 with two minutes to play and Milky Gold
stood on his own 111-yard line and threw a 45-yard pass to "Rooster"
Bridges who raced the remainder of the distance for a touchdown
Bridges then tossed a pass over the goal line to Gold for the extra pom’
and the game ... Reference to the 50-year old Shelby man who had a
love affair in his youth and has never married since cau es E E. McB to
inquire if he was the man. and to add that “It's not too late yet".
A reader asks that we ask.“How many spite fences are (here in Shelby?"
.... "Doe Fox" Hartgrove. a Shelby member of the bonus army which
was chased out of Washington. Is distributing Roosevelt button without
rharge to the organization. He .just doesn t seem to admire Mr. Htv>
ver .... A wager has been put up, we hear, as to whether Bob Reynolds
or Clyde Hoey will draw the btgge t crowd in Shelby . . . . Somebody
asked a member of the local police force la t, week if any of “that
counterfeit money” has been found around Shelby lately. The officer
replied: 'Counterfeit money, my eve! It'd take the whole force to find
much real money without wasting time looking for phoney .s.tuff" . . .
‘'Wonder," asks a reader, "if your contributors couldn't think up some
thing other than love-affair gossip?" .... Ditto, and if that's too old
fashioned—check and double check
WHY TELEPHONE?
JL'ST RIDE L'P
A Shelbv business man, C. A H, looked over a circular advertising
special Southern Railway rates He noticed that a man <or a woman
for that mattcn may now make a round trip to N"w York by rail foi
lust $6.50. "That, beaus the devil, ' he .said. Just last work 1 talked ' '
New York by telephone just, in minute arid it cast me $9 70 "
'Were anticipating a car'd of thanks from the SR for • 'm; free ad
but what'll Sam Gault say?'
C OMING HOME
TO ROOST
If you're one of those a hit ware about walking across the cou.'
square late in the afternoon, perhaps you'll enjoy thi. story. Last week
Ed Campbell, the merchant, was driving home from Lawndale. Between
Polkville and Lattimore he noticed a covey of English starlings. All
the way home hr watched them Every mile or two they would stop to
rest and then start out again. They arrived in town about the same
time he did. and he followed right on to the e ;urt square to see if they
Joined the evening convention there. They did.
DOES "SAM" REALLY
WEAR PETTICOATS?
And now we introduce you to thi mysterious person who parades
under the psyeudonym of Sam:
"Dear Renn
' Uh! Wuh! Uh! Wuh! Don’t tell me I'm a mama or a papa or wha:
ever I'm supposed to be. Nevertheless congratulations and well done nr
lads, well done. I couldn't have done belter myself.
"If those who are in a betting mood about Sam' is. and of ivhai
sex, will wager a substantial bet, with the winner willing to split filly
fifty, I will step up and disclose my identity. Mooresboro Bridges’ says.
If 1 want lo see my contributions in prin? why do I have to keep m
identity a secret . . . Maybe if I were known my contfibs wouldn't be
printed. If this will enlighten those who are curious, it would take a bon;
four and a half yards of red flannel to make me a petticoat
• J. P. S. deserts his rendezvous on ’rock quarry hill' for a werk-enn
spent, down Raleigh way—I understand it was not for the purpose oi
et tending the ball game as important as it might have bom ....
•Roxy’ sends greetings to — ... A Wisper off the Square' pill shop
operator is seen parading with a feminine go-way bag ... Shelby-,; two
most eligible bachelors work m the same pill plant' .... I thought this
might have been a secret until I read the last issue of The Star, bin
since it is already known that a Shelbv banker ha never shot a gun bn.
once I will give details of it The first time he shot a -muzzlelpader-—and
the last time—it kicked him across the alley, set lire to,the barn and the
cat lived happily ever afterwards . . . Although the youngsters in the
family have stolen some of my thunder' in regards to this tip. it has
been reported that in all probability J. S. put Sam' wise to giving the
blondes a ’ran' as his stock in A brunette have reached several new
•highs’ in recent months . . . Who—and a petite blonde are see'",
places? ? ? Yours. SAM."
Several other contributions will be taken up in the next run. Some
of the e tom ribs are inclined to pass out Ups. by the use of initials
which might be a bit pert In some instances it is necessary to eliminate
certain paragraphs This will not be necessary il the tips are not too
personal and not »l me type to hurt the feeling of anyone. Remembc
that—and thanks.
r, f^o MOMrS RECEIVE THE STAR
Fvpry P'V. Th»' M-2P 0O0 in
- Pn'Vrf U vru ba-'e *c
*»H. tell tb 20tCC0 reople about it ir
•Eese columns.
Shelby Highs Meet
Cherryville Thursday
Morrisnirn Win Third t.amr II'
Defeating lorrst City
12 To 0.
The Cherry vi lie-Shelbv game
«ill hr played in Shelby Thurs
day aflrrnoon instead of Fri
da' altrrnnon. it was announe
rd today. It may hr Shrlhv’s last
Itomr game of thr season.
With ihrre vie lories out of
four starts Ihr Shelby high
football eleven is in training
this week for Ihr fifth gamr 1
here Friday with t herryville.
Although handieaped b\ lnjurti I
.hr high, won their third Hash nil
;he year here. Friday, riefeaHn;
Potest City 12 to (I
(iame Hard Played.
Seermbgly three.'or iota touch-i
itnsii better lltan the Forest ,CHj j
?lcven. the Momsmcn had art up-j
mil battle all afternoon 10 turn ini
their' two-touchdown .victory,. Two j
ar three other time? tumbles or mis-!
directed plays prevented additional |
scores, and a.s it was a de pera;
Forest City pacing aitack in the |
Lhird quarter came very near turn- j
mg the outcome the other way. !
Early m the game Shelby drm
the ball to the five- yard hire on.
to lose it. Again the team marcher,
across the held and tailed to score
The delayed score cam*, however,
in the . econd quarter. Cap! Mu.
Putnam booted tiic ball to Fores,
City's live yard line and a Is.
charging Shelby forward wad
broke through to block the punt
and down Forest. City player be
hind the line tor a touchdown
Thrilling Passes.
In the thud quarter the Forest
City eleven, fighting gamely, un
leashed an aerial attack that sev
rial times came within scant yard
of scoring Long looming passes
were mixed with bullet tosses just
over the line to keep Shelbvs sec
onriary batting down pa scs and
tackling receivers after the passe
had been completed For more than
five minutes the aer.al game kept
Shelby ,on an edge as a touchdown
and extra point would have won
A continuance of the passing at
the game.
lack, however, proved Forest City
undoing. O C. Connor rushed bad
into the game, because of his de
tensive ability against passes, easeri
up behind a Forest City rebel,s
and intercepted a par*. which h*
ran back 30 yards. From that point
Putnam dropped back and gunned
a pass to Connor for the second
ichdown. v
Two nice runs bv Shelby back
went for naught. On one play in
the second quarter Bob Hvrier
slipped around his right end behind
perfect interference and raced 5o
aids for a touchdown only to
have 'the play called bar k because
a teammate was offside. On anoth
rr play O. C. Connor seemed in the
clear for a score but stumbled and
was pulled down from behind.
Played Well
Despite then inability to score
three time? when in striking dis
tance. the Shelby eleven displayed
at intervals more fight and drive
than at any time this year. The line
was charging unusually well and
Forest City could not gain with
any success on the ground All the
veks looked good at times. with
the Connor brothers. O C. and
Buckv. furnishing a majority of
the thrills. Max Putnam, the pile
driving fullback, did not carry the
ball in order to give an injured
hand -boulder a chance to heai
prior to the Cherryville game. I '
(he line. Ma.l Spangler, playing «•
Evans Logan's tackle, teamed with
Big Dick Newton, Thurman Moore
and Kendrick Jackson to offer the
best defensive performance.
The lnieup:
Shelby Pov Forest City
Thomason ... le . Hick.
Spangler .it _ Woman.,
Arrowood _ig _ McHand
Jackson . ._ e _ . Sanders
Moore .__ . g .... Champion
Newton __ t _ Latum on
McSwain . .. e _ Ha- rill
O. C. Connor ..eh . Mark
Williams :hb_ Ayer
Hydcr .. . .. !hb ..... Dil'tshew
Putnam <c* h Hollifield
Officials: Austell. Farris and Ai
rovvood.
Red Heads Form A
School Organization
Chapel Hill.—Red-headed stu
dents at the University of North
Caro'ina feel the necessity of closer
relations with other red-heads to
such an extent that a club has
been formed in which only those
students with titian hair a'o allow
ed membership.
Regardless of other qualifications
prospective members must have
flaming hair. Hair that is just
slightly red won't do for there arc
So many red-heads on the univer
sity calnpus this veat the officers
of the organization (cat the club
wilt be overrun unless seme restric
tions are imposed
Kornev H <Red'v Rankin a junior
from Brlmont. has teen the lead
in? e*ti it in tormifts the organiza
tion fh’s fall, and has been elected
president.
Boiling Springs
Wins Clash When
Long Pass Works
Banner f-.lk. Oct ?l—CainniU
lONsrd a ?(> card pass to Child
or* in the first <|iiarter and
Childers trotted five yards across
the goal to rive Boiling Sprint'
junior college a 7 to 0 victory
over Lees-McRae junior collerc
here Saturday afternoon.
The visitors threatened again
in the third, hut an intercepted
pa's stopped the drive on l.ees
McRaes fit-yard line fees Mo*
Kar twice drove to Boiling
Springs' Ill-yard stripe
Abernethy F unoral
In Burke County
Brother Of Shelbv Men Buried At
Ml. Harmonv. Road
Builder.
Hickory Record
Funeral services for Fd S Aber
nethy. r,a of Hitriebran who died
Wednesday morning at the Burke,
county prison ramp where he »»;
superintendent, were conducted Fri
th v morning at Mount Harmony
Methodist church in Burke county
b' Rev. C R. Flvler. assisted by
Rev Mr. Looker of Mount Holly
The pallbearers were selected
from among the Masonic lodges of
Hickory. Valdese and Morgahton
Mr. Abernethy was a prominent
Mason and formerly held his mem
bership. with the Hickory lodge
Mr Abernethy is survived be his
widow and nine living children.
Mr Abernethy was known a
Burke county's master road builder
and had twenty-one years in road
construction- business as a record
He got his first .lob al the age of
15 when he served as a water boy
and cart driver on the Vanderbilt
estate at BUtmore. He worked un
der Captain Roberts, foreman at
that. time, who later became a re
tired gatekeeper at the estate
A short time after leaving* Bilt
more Mr. Abernethy entered the
service of. the Southern Railway
company and fired on the Asheville
division Before he received his
promotion to engineer Mr Aber
nethy fell and broke his leg in five
places.
Following his recuperation he set
out, to building bridges’ and rail
roads He helped to build the South
bound from Winston-Salem to
Wadesboro and the Norfolk and
Southern from Raleigh to Char
lotte. He also tiad a part’in laving
the street car line from Charlotte
to Gastonia.
Under Mr Abemethv's supervis
ion the first topsoil road from the
Catawba county line to Morgan!on
was built He. subcontracted and
built the first mountain scenic road
to Trvon. through the Pacolet river
country He constructed road budd
ing through the rountir; of Lin
coln. Mi § II. Burke and Caldwell
The road from Marion to Spruce
Pine by Little Switzerland, cover
ing 22 miles, built under the State
Highway Commission supervision
was credited to Mr Abernethy ks
having handled the work with the
least expense in accordance to any
engineer's figures in the state..
Mr. Abernethy was regarded as a
man of fine Christian character
and was greatly beloved by the
men who served under him He was
also held in high regard by state
officials, and had many letters of
recommendation in his possession
regarding his work For some time
he had held the position as super
intendent of the Burke county pris
on camp
It was said of Mt. Abernethy that
he used no protanitv. nor did he
allow those around him to swear on
any occasion.
Mr. Abernethy was regarded -*r
the largest man in Burke county
ind tipped the scales al well over
four hundred pounds. He was the
second largest member in hi.
family, a sister having weighed ap
proximately one hundred pound
more than Mr. Abernethy.
Says Vets To Back
Roosevelt Nov. 8th
New York —A report of "over
whelming sentiment among World
war veterans for Governor Roose
velt" wa- brought to Democratu
national headquarters by Henry 1
Stevens, jr.. of North Carolina, who
recently completed bis administra
t.ion as national commander of th'
American Legion.
Stevens conferred with Ralph T
.-O'Neil, chairman of the canypaigi
veterans' division, who also is -•
| former legion commander.
The immediate reaction X havr
I received toward Governor Roose
! veH's attitude on immediate pav
Intent of adjusted compensation.
Stevens said, indicates that vet
raps generally are assured of hi
friendship and consideration foj
! ‘hose in want and distres He ha
I not closed the door upon them."
Roosevelt Still
Far In Front Of
Hoover In Voting
DrnnH ialii < inriidalr T >pv Hoover
.1 To I In North Carolina
Vn|r.
North Carolina tna dr its debut hi
Din I .horary Digest’s nationwide
Presidential poll this vvi-rk he go
me virtually three tn ohe for Om -
ernor Roosevelt, while Dewocrntir
nominee is shown in list week is
sue of the magazine hs leading
President Hoover tn (lie nation bv
slightly over three to two
A total of 2.R17 1R5 ballots are tnl
hrd in the current * \ whi'eli
eorne frruu all of ij -hi ' re. Ten
of the stall s inch % North /'at
olina. reported for the first time
with sizeable Roosevelt ma.ioritif"
This States tabulation is Foi
Roosevelt. 24,103. foi Hoover, 9 4f)H
it gives 994 votes to minor candt
dates, with Norman Thomas, re
neivinft 4ft 1 and W.iiMam D Up
'haw Prohibitionist getting 41S
Of the national returns Governor
Roosevelt receives 1 473.44R or 5fi 30
percent, and President Hoover gets
i)73,3fi7, or 37 19 pvt lent The bal
ance i.< divided among five minor
candidates with Thomas receiving
4 RR per cent of tile total votes cast
On the basis of an electoral col
lege vote a division of the current
ballot would give Roosevelt 474 elec
toral votes to- Hoover s 57
Thp Derryvrratlc nominee Is car
i vine 41 states while the Republican
standrrd bearer is ahead in live
other seven. Maine, Vermont, New
Hampshire. Massachusetts. Rhode
Island. Connecticut and New Jer
sey
The ten hew stales reported In
this week's compilation include
J Florida Maryland. Minnesota, Mis
sntlrr, Ninth Carolina Okiahom i
Togas, Virginia Washington and |
Wyoming
! Of the .straw voters supporting
Governor Roosevelt in thr poll thu
Inr 54.'i t>97 voted thi Rrpoblu un
iwkrt in Of President Ho.i\
it* voles 111 the Digest poll, but i!I.
♦.ft were Oejhpcnvttc m the prr
i tons Presidential elect ion,
Reynold* Delivers
Compliment To Cam
Mi mterson Robert R Reynolds
Democratic nominee tot the United
States senate last week passed Die
eotnpiitnent hark to Senatoi c.tm
eron Morrison whom he detested
for the nomination in the recent
tit imarv.
'Senator Monsoti is one of tin
grandest Democrats I know said
Hevnolds, and I shall aluavs con
sider it a pi ivllegr to seek hi* ad
vice on impnttant questions affect
mg the welfare of our state '
In Wmelon-Salem this week Sen
fttor Morrison [raid tilbute to Rev
nolds and asked that North f'ittn
hmnns vote the straight ticket from
Roosevelt to constable
In discussing national at fair:
Reynolds declared 1 our present
economic dll f lenities are du>’ diver l
h to the triumph oi llie Repubh
can theory of government "
He charged tHat the Republican
party not only permitted special
privileges to the money class but
built its strength upon that, policy
The Masculine Touch.
That man wants me to 1 mi hut'
-mne money Do you know anything
about him?"
Why. 1 know him is well as 1
know you. Don't lend him a bean,
id man"
A group of Columbus rotin
els of Norton and Fnlghum see.
oaf* f >e fall planting.
estions
nsWQrs~
(Our readers ran get nn answer
in the Cleveland Star, Washington
Ituir.iu, 1322 New York avenue, N
IV.. Washing tun, II. ( W rite yoni
name and address on one side ot
Ihe paper, state your question elear
l.y and enclose 3 rent nn stamps (or
reply postage. On not write legal
medicaJ or religious questions.)
(} How ran nn alien seaman,
alio deserted his ship in a United
states port in HUM. in naturalizect?
A Only by returning to hi- name
(ountfv. and re-entering the Unit
ed stales ns an immigrant, under
the quota laws Then alter Jive
rears continuous residence here he
tan la- naturalized it otherwise
qualified.
Q When will the next erhpse ot
the .sun be visible in the United
A Miirch 7, 1970 in Florida only
Q What is the middle name ot
John D RorltelcHer??
\ Davidson
<-) What do Ihe Spanish words
('ourho and bra/,os mean?
A . Concho, shell, brnz.os arm
u) Can a while or a black, horse
be more easily disilngutehed in to
la! darkness?
A No object :s visible In lotal
darkness, hut where light rays are
not completely absent, a white
horse could lx the more easily dis
tinguished. because white reflects
whatever light rays there are. while
black absorbs them
ij When were Juba Sanderson
and Frank Crum ml t married?
A July 1 1027. .
Q .An- husbands of Amgairan
women citizens exempt from the
[immigration quota?
I'. '■ , , ■
A An an of Congress approver
[July M. 1932. exempts from the im
migration quota husband* of Amer
loan rlttarns. provided the marri
age occurred before July l. 1932.
Q What i.s an astrolabe?
A. An Instrument lor taking alti
tudes of heavenly bodies, from
which time and latitude are deduct
ible
Q Are children of the same
mother and different fathers halt,
or step sisters or brothers?
A. Children with one parent in
common are half-sisters and broth
ers
Q Whieh states rank first and
second in the production of apple ?
A Washington first and New
York second
Q How many men have held the
(vrmanent rank of Admiral In the
United State's navy?
A Three David O. Parragut.
David D. Porter and George Dewey.
Offer* To Hand Out
Fortune, No Callers
St Petersburg. Fla A N Ander
son wishes somebody would come
and get $32,000 and relieve him of
a .lot ol bother
He’s the liquidator of two hanks
that failed here some time ago and
the $32,000 represents what's left of
the deposits
He bvvdcast an announcement a
month ago that the money was
watting for takers and wouldn't the.
| depositors please come and get It.
Thus far. no response has eome
Seven blooded eockerels were pur
bovs of Richmond county.
i
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