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Around Our TOWN UK Shelby SIDELIGHTS By ItENN UllLM. ■ « a »*" ■ “• *’i ■*'*> •w»* • i ;a i i ■ » ■ • window-shopping; A LA OGDEN NASH The best ol displays Next door to Wray v * The turkeys At Sterky’s, THAT’S JEST HOW IT IS Frank Reavis has a very amusing letter which was received in re -< ply to a bill sent out by the Kester Groomr firm to a colored fellow now ! living in Washington. It was written on a typewrite! and was exactly •s follows. "Der sir 1 Recilve Your Letter some Days Ago and You Said You wonted your Money I now You At! Neads Your Money I aide so Surry That i Couldent Pay You All. Can Jusl Amajin How Things, Is up Here Wailk is Awful Hard To Get and And what little You Get It Take It To Live And Then You cant Howdly Live I cant Sind No Money in This letter But look lor some the last Off ihe Week Shore. So I will Ask You to Walt Unte” fhe Last Off the Week Are the First Off Next " NOW. RIPLEY. YOU TELL ONE I The fellows who have been telling about growing two Traps: of cot ton potatoes with one planting will now take their seats while. J A Ellis, of South Washington stiect relates a real one Early last summer Mr. and Mrs Ellis and a couple of nurses who room at their home cut a big watermelon on the back porch. Some of the seed dropped off the side of the porch to the ground, but that fact wasn't noticed at the time. Late in the summer or early fall Mrs. Ellis noticed a vine growing at the side of the porch She paid little alien tion to it until some time later when she saw a watermelon growing on the vine. The melon kept growing and last Saturday Mrs Ellis pulled it ' Rnd Sunday the family at the 20-pounder which came from thp seed of the first melon in the same season SHELBY SHORTS: Jim Jenkins, The Starts circulation man. is now Judge Jim Hf ran as a substitute for another candidate in his township and was elert- j rd a J. P.Another mistake found in the city directory Jennie Lee Packard is listed as Jimmie . . Howard Camnitz, who plays with Boil ing Springs, tosses a football with the same accuracy and speed his dad threw a baseball in his big league days. Incidentally, you'll miss a real football game If you do not see the Boiling Springs-Biltmore gamp in Shelby Saturday. Shelby boys who will be in action in addition to Cam nitz are Johnny Hendrick, who can punt with the best punters in the Big Five colleges; Gene Black at tackle, and Ray Brown at end . . . The high school girls will be there; a number of them are that way, or hop ing to be, with some of the collegians .... A young married man about town, who continues to be a close observer despite the matrinmonal handicap (??), says that the young lady in the S & S ice cream shop has as much personal-IT-y as any femme in town .... Five-cent sand wiches at Shelby soda fountains . John Gilbert Hopper. "Doc," y know, is sprouting another mustachio .. . Where in the world did McManus dis cover that son tor Jiggs and Maggie? . *. . . Fatty Arbucfcle. the best comedian the screen ever produced to our wav of thinking, is back in the movies and were hoping Bill Webb and Jim Reynolds will bring him to town. There was a little scandal in his life but who would re member a minor matter like that recalling the Clara Bow, Paul Bern Jean Harlow, and-so-on episodes that have happened since? . . . , The front of the Shelby Hardware painted a new color. It was green; what is it now? .... A couple of the newly-elected county officers strolling along the street smoking cigars. Wonder if they would have had the nerve to appear so prosperous twfo weeks ago? But that's politics for vou. Our old pal Bob Reynolds did his campaigning in a wind-broken model T, but just after the election he rode to Washington in a Pull man .... The Pennington boys on the Boiling Springs football eleven are nephews of J. R. Robinson, the fire chief . . . Mrs. J. C. Newton get ting acquainted with the duties of her new office. She goes in as coun ty treasurer the first of the month. A fine lady succeeding another ex cellent woman. That's not just our opinion, but the view of almost every body .... A young man attending recorder's court with a finger wave . . . . Horace Kennedy, the former county judge, has discovered a law that will make it hard on leggers even if prohibition is repealed. A law passed in 1874 says that it is a five-year offense to sell poison or "touched-up" liquor, and its still on the books .... Another treat you should take in: "Junior Stunt Night" at Central high tonight The "baby show" feature is said to be a wow .... Some punster swung a Roosevelt tag on the rear end of a local Republicans auto and at last account he didn't know it ... . Even the nurses at the Shelby hospital— a pretty lot, if Max Washburn and his pals do not object—read this col yum .... And Wake Bridges, the Mooresboro operative, thinks he saw the perpetrator of this corner for the first time on election night. But the person he described must have been two other fellows .... A risky: prediction that the majority of fans and dopesters will disagree with: Carolina wftll beat Duke or it will be a tie .... A Shelby school teacher wears bangs and doesn't give a whoop if some do not consider them stylish. That's admirable individuality .... Johnny Branch’s Austin Bantam football eleven plays a professional Louisburg eleven at Gastonia Saturday. Many fans will turn out to see Old Man Little River flow across the gridiron again. And that Maxey Welch, in the Charlotte backfield with Johnny, is one of the greatest ball carriers ever developed in tlie South .... Horatio, our office boy, predicts a snow before Thanksgiving . , And what do you think of these roll-neck sweaters the girls are wearing? NO? DON T SAY SO! Clyde Tngle has one he pulls three times per day on coke customers at the Cleveland drug store With a serious tare, hr says Thry ve found him at last." "Found who?” the customer asks, “The fellow who voted for Hoover.” A TRAVELLING CONTRIBUTOR From "E. L . a contributor, comes the following mailed at Seneca, S C.: •My dear Mr. Dnun.ni:-*- 'one "m ’ please, and no "Mr.") •Pardon this paper but when one is on the road, beggars cant be choosers. My copy of your paper has failed to catch up with me yet but I hope to get it by tomorrow, I don’t know whether you used any of the junk but here goes for a little more, anyhow. And by the way. did this state go Democratic? Whew ... “Did you know that the heroine of the Senior class play at S. H. S in 1928 was the heroine of a real little romantic courtship and is now married with one or more children? And she lived in Shelby with her little family the last time I heard .... And speaking of plays, in another play of the same school year, the hrroine cringed when she rame to rehearsing the love scenes with a. young man she had known • 11 her life. She had to force herself to practice this part. Yeah, she’s changed since she went to college . And as an alumnus of the place let me say that Shelby high has sure changed some in the past few years. The building no longer shakos, the transom daikons no more, and students no longer tremble In their seats when the superintendent walks down the halls. And how In the world did he always know your troubles and the solution to them? . . Now. tor a little dope Do you sup pose H W.'s affair with M L, will last as long as the little romance with ? ? ? Wonder why O L. and A. R D. railed "finis" to their at fair? And O. B 'who has the same name as Q. L abovei seems to have dropped the curtain with ? ? ? . And now' we hear that the brunette with the* dazzling smile has added another to her list of boy friends, namely R G . . "Well, I don't know when 111 get this mailed or where Ml get to write another one, but I hope to have some real dope by then So until then, keep your ryes open for Walter Winrhell Yours. ’ F. L Methodists Cut Down Budgets Reduction of 15 Per (rut in Con ference Appropriations Is Made. Wmsion-Sulem. Nov H. A bud get calling lot a red tie lion of 25 per j cent In conference apportionments and 17 per cent oi $:>6,000. in con ference and general work appor tionments, combined. was submit ted to the Western North Carolina ■ conference of the Methodist Epis-, copal church. South, here The commission on the budget which submitted ihe figures, said it deemed the reduction imperative ; The apportionment for church ex-1 tension was $8,000: foi conference' expense, $6,600; for conference mis sions. $29,000; for Christian educa tion. $32,000 for the Jurtaluska j fund. $1,000; for 'he hospital fund. $500 The total was $107,000, exactly, the same amount being apportioned] for . general work J. A Bell, of Charlotte, submit ted the report of the conference1 superannuate endowment fund, showing the fund now amounts to $186,840. This fund has no connec tion with the superannuate fund tor the entire church nor with the How To Avoid Stomach Gas First thing—throw away your mag- \ nesia soda, and all the other stuff ■ like that. Then eat What you like and don't worry whether you car digest it or not. For if you will simply take a j tablespoonfui of mentha pepsin (ar tificial stomach juice* before your meals, your once weak stomach can handle anything without a bit of trouble. No more gas. fullness, pain, bloat ing—all are gone, says Cleveland Drug company, or you can have your money back. adv. conference claimant fund provided bv the conference Rehobeth News Of 1 he Community Mim Doty I'ndrr Operation. Slh> Fortune Mas Sprained Foot. Personals. • Special to Tlie Sun Reiiubeth. Nov 16 Miss 2epht\ Doty had an operation at the Shcl by hospital Saturday and is getting along nicely at this writing. Mr.> Lizzie Doty who has bceri very .sick, is improving at this writing. Mi and Mis Frank Jenkins 3pent Thursday in Charlotte on .i.. Mu P A Whlsnant at: compautcd them. Mr. and Mr Jen kins and Mrs. Whisnant took din per with Mr and Mrs, Paul Pal mrr Mrs Wht nant spent the rest of the week with her son. M R Whisnant and returned home Sal ufclav afternoon Mr. and Mrs. W C Grayson Spent Wednesday with Mrs Grayson's mother, Mrs. Margaret Spangler o! the Double Shoals community. Mr. and Mrs. C. O Doty of Kan napolis spent Sunday with Mr Doty's mother. Mrs. Lizzie Doty. Miss Constance Fortune who holds a position at Caroleen Pas bofn at home for a few days with a sprained foot,, hut was able to return to her work Monday. Mr and Mrs. Walter Crons and children spent Sunday with Mi Crotts' parents Mr. and Mrs Crott of near St Paul Mr and Mrs R K Jenkins ann; children of the Race Path com munity spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Will Jenkins Mi Ryburn and JucLson Petty and Emmett Green returned to then homes Sunday after spending a week in Florida Mrs. Jack Cofidell ol the Union community siient Monday with hei mother. Mrs Jamrs Wright, Mt George Jenkins and daugh ter, Dannis. of near Ellen boro s(>ent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. William Jenkins. "Conceit is a form of ail health.' a scientist says. Nevei mind the man who pats himself on the bark Me may just be the victim of lum bago. Swith and lies! Rheumatic Prescription 85 Cents Just ask for Allenru— With in 24 hours after you start to take this safe yet powerful medicine excess uric acid poi sons starts to leave your body. In 48 hours pain, agony and swell ing are gone—we guarantee this pre scrlption if one bottle of Allenru doesn't do as stated—money back Cleveland Drug Store advt. AMENDMENT TO CITY ORDINANCE, DATED JUNE X. I9J8, WITH ; REFERENCE TO COVERING BUILDINGS. Be it ordained by the mayor and (lie board of aldermen ol ihc City ol Shelby. North Carolina. 1. That ordinance with reference to covering buildings, dated June 8 1928. be amended so a.s to add two new sections, Nos, 8 and 9. a., follows Section 8 If the owner or occupant of any building or premises as aforesaid, shall fail to comply with the orders of the building inspec tor or chief of the fire department, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than ten dollars or more than fifty dollars lor each day's neglect to comply with said orders Section 9: It shall be duty of the building inspcctoi or upon failure of said building inspector, or the chief of the fire department, in case he shall have knowledge of any violation of this ordinance, to swear out a warrajit against the person so offending Ratified by the mayor and board of aldermen, this 16th day of November, 1932 2t Nov 18c CITY OF SHELBY, Reeves Forney, Clerk. Mr. Keever Says— Don't Fail to see the New Plymouth Six now on display at our show room at rill nans Service Station. — It will give me great pleasure to give you a demonstration of one of these fine new ears and quote you the new GREATLY REDUCED delivered prices and terms. “This agency will carry at all times a complete line of parts and we are equipped to render the best of service.” In addition to the above- we are in posi tion to quote you lowest possible prices on Firestone Gum Dipped Tires, Batteries, Ac cessories, Greasing, Washing and Polish mg. Other Models Soon Mr. Keever expects to have on display within a very short time rhe New Dodge Six and Eights; also a new line of Dodge Brothers Motor Trucks. Keever Motor Co. G. C. KEEVER, Manager PHONE 804-J — SHELBY, N. C. President Pledges I o Work For Getter Will Continue In Hrlp Restore Con ditions, Even After March Fourth, With President Hoover En Route to Washington at Olendale, Calif., Nov 13.—-Prealdent Hoover broke hts return Journey to the White house today with a speech here pledging eo-operation to continue economic recovery, Speaking from the rear platform of his train, the executive .said' "If. we are to continue the recov ery so evidently in pi ogress during i he pits! few months by overcoming tile many difficulties which still confront - us, we must have contin ued unity In constructive action all along the economic front “I shall work for that unity dur ing the remaining four months of his administration. Furthermore, it is our duty after the fourth ol March to co-operate with our op ponents in every sound measure for he restoration of prosperity," The head of the Bank of Eng and says he approaches tin- prob ems of the depression "not only itv ignorance, but In humility.' 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Cleveland Drug Siore arid alt leading druggists dispense Allenru one 8 oz. bottle for 8fie MUST give joyful results as stated above or money returned. adv TILLMAN THE FIRESTONE DEALER Welcomes Keever Motor Co. NEWLY APPOINTED DEALERS FOR THE NEW DODGE 6’» and 8’* NEW PLYMOUTH SIX AN!) DODGE BROTHERS TRUCKS We lire doing business under the same roof, making the LaFayettc and Sum ter St reet location an entire and com plete automobile station—for one stop automobile service and for new car sales and service. Whether you are in the market for a new car, or for Firestone Tires and Accessor ies, Repair work, or what-not, either of these two firms will greatly appre ciate your business. C. C. TILLMAN, Proprietor Tillman’s Service Station PHONE 804-J - SHELBY, N. C. The Westbrook-Norfleet Company, Inc. DISTRIBUTORS Of CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THE APPOINTMENT OF Keever Motor Co. Located With Tillman Service Station As Dealers For The NEW DODGE 6’s and 8’s NEW PLYMOUTH SIXES DODGE BROTHERS TRUCKS This agency is under .the personal management of Mr. G. C, Keever, of Shelby, who has been prominently identified with the automobile industry in this County for the past several years. This agency will carry a complete line of parts and will be in a position to render the best of service. DON’T FAIL TO SEE THE NEW PLYMOUTH PHONE SOt-J FOR A DEMONSTRATION WITHOI T OBLIGATION.
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