The Cleveland Star
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March s. 1807.
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FRIDAY', SEPT 8. 1033
l
TWINKLES
That weeping you hear behind the Blue Eagle
NRA signs is the chuckling of auto manufacturers of
other makes.
tiling you know they may be. cutting the
length of college terms down to the length of the foot
ball season.
Those people who fear that the corner saloon is
coming back surely, asa contemporary suggests, haven't
observed that to do so the saloon will have to move a
fae station in nearly every instance.
If America is to have some form of salute, similar
J® *&lute, and if crime continues rampant as
it has recently, why not both hands high in the air?
More and more of us are getting in practice reaching
for the ceiling.
> GOING BACK TO COLLEGE
. Although* the public schools of North Carolina are
facing what appears to be their toughest term in many
yea«. *ajl ’indications are that the colleges of the State
will draw track a majority of their former students to
gether with large first-year classes.
■M>*AA*W8Paper dippatrhes haye it that approximately
13,000 young men and women will be enrolled in 17
universities and colleges of the State by the end of
September. That will be a gain of around 1,000 over
last year.
Many of those who attend college this year will do
so with more handicaps than average students of recent
yean. They and their parents, in many cases, will have
to make sacrifices, but it is a good omen for the future
of the-State in that hereafter with shorter working
houM.-and-foncentrate(:l sP^c»alization an education will
be of more value than ever before.
MERCHANTS HELPLESS
The sales tax is giving merchants of Shelby and the
county considerable worry, but in one phase the mer
chants ar£ the helpless victims of an erroneous impres
sion. Quite & number of people, according to reports,
object to paying the additional sales tax on their pur
chases. Some of them, it is said, think the tax goes to
the merchant. Everything possible should be done to
correct this mistaken idea. The merchants fought hard
er than any other class against the tax. They do not
get the tax. Instead, the State has made of the mer
chant a-tax collector for a tax that goes to the State.
When' i merchant informs a customer that the tax on
this or, that purchase is so-many cents he is merely
obeying the law. The tax he collects is sent by him to
the State or taken from him by tax collectors. When
he fail* to get the tax he must pay it to the State any
way.
If aU the people really understood this, we believe
that they would be fair and just enough to make it as
easy upon the merchant as posible. Many may not, and
many ’c}o not believe the sales tax just and right, but it
i* wrong to make the merchant the goat.
attagirl:
We -cannot refrain from applauding Mrs. Anson
Horning, of the Meade. Kas., section in that ultra mod
ern manner. Mrs. Horning, in case you did not read the
dispatches, is the diminutive housewife, mate of a Kan
aas school teacher, who did something the mighty arm
of the law often fails to do. She tamed—and how! to
use another modern expression—a bandit with her
croquet, mallet.
The Hornings and the Prathers, their neighbors,
were picnicking in a park. An auto believed to be oc
cupied by several bandits and gangsters stalled. One of
the gJieged-bandits walked over to the car in which Mrs.
Pr*tK^i‘s was seated. He stuck a gun in her ribs and
told her he wanted the car. Instead of going into hys
terics, she tooted the horn. Mrs. Horning, on a nearby
croquet court, dashed to her friend's rescue. Several
times she swatted the suspected bandit over the head
with her mallet. A couple of hours later he was in iail
while authorities were attempting to check up on his
record-.
Citizens who use their mallets, guns and whatever
they may have handy to beat off robberies and hold
ups will offer about the best answer possible to Secre
tary of W ar Bern’s contention that crime is rampant be
cause of a nonchalant citizenship.
j . * THE SCHOOL-BOOK RACKET
The following comment, by The Hickory Record,
upon the so-called school-book racket, so ties in with our
own belief that we are reproducing it in full:
“Parents of school children will all hope- that some
thing tangible comes of the movement which has been
object of lowering the price of textbooks.
“The school-book racket by which the public has
been systematically gouged by the publishers for so
many years is one of the best organized and most sacred
of any of the many methods employed for wholesale ex
ploitation.
“Naturally, the fight which will be put up tb pre
vent any trespassing on rhe hitherto exclusive preserve
set aside for the school book trust will be a knock-down
and drag-out affair if anything is accomplished.
“Men do not. surrender easy money and politicians
do not forego certain recognized prerequisites without a
struggle.”
Yet. even after we get rhat expression out of our
system by proxy, we are cynical enough to believe that
many moons will wend their way across the heavens be
fore there is a change of any consequence. The parents,
the people who must purchase the books, are not or
ganized. They have no publicity experts, no suave con
tact men. and no program of fight to compete with an
array of all those things on the other side.
GOOD CORN
Cleveland county farmers becoming more and more
interested in food and feed crops will, we believe, get
something of value out of the following comment by
The Spartanburg Herald:
“In another column of this newspaper will be found
the story of a Spartanburg county corn crop. It is a
saga of the soil and shows what may be done with a
patch of land, energy and intelligence.
“Mr. Henry McMakin, who lives near Lyman, has
one and one-quarter acres in corn from which he expects
to harvest 200 bushels. That, is his opinion and farm
experts who have seen his crop think he is not expect
ing too much.
“Mr. McMakin estimates that this little corn patch
will feed a mule all the grain it can eat, will fatten a hog
of 200 pounds, will give 100 hens their ration of grain,
will supply all the grain for a good cow and will give his
family all the meal nedeed for making corn pone, muff
ins and hot cakes until the next crop is harvested. He
will have a generous surplus to sell for seed.
“This corn crop is grown from seed improved by
the grower. By a system of selection he has grown bet
ter seed corn that that purchased a number of years ago
in Tennessee. He has sold see in the county to farmers
who say that they have been profited by their purchase.
Mr. McMakin believes that the quality of the seed he
will select this year will b esuperior to that of last. In
fact he believes if better seed can be grown he will
grow them.
FIGHTING THE NRA
There are firms and individuals who are opposed to
the NRA program. Little is heard from them because
they realize just what public opinion is—and know
what public opinion can do. Yet many of these opponents
of the recovery program system are. in all likelihood,
working quietly on the side. Some of them are of the big
business type which does not give up without a struggle,
and here and there appear indications that open oppo
sition may develop.
That it will not do so with people in the mood they
are at the present, is the opinion of The Spartanburg
Herald in a view well taken. The people are already
able to discern a change to the better and as a result
they are in no mood to see the program trifled with.
Says The Herald in a comprehensive discussion of pos
sible opposition.
"There can be no doubt that opposition to President
Roosevelt's recovery program is forming. It might have
been out in the open before now had its leaders not fear
ed public opinion. Until now mutterings of discontent
have been sotto voce but we may expect to hear more
positive criticism unless the people get behind the NRA
and force the ball to the goal.
"Republican Senators Dickinson and Schall have
openly taken a stand against the administration measur-.
es. While many leading Republicans do not subscribe to
their views we may expect a large part of the rank and
file to join them as soon as it appears safe to do so.
The congressional elections of next year have prevented
some of the Republicans in Congress from joining the
opposition. They have had their ears to the ground and
the tramp of the followers of the administration has
made them use the soft pedal. Open opposition would
mean defeat at the polls next year if present support of
the administration is unbroken. Let the lines woven
and many ambitious men in and out of Congress will aid
in making it a rout.
"Mr. Rosevelt is not unmindful of the slumbering
opposition. Just at this time Mr. Henry Ford is the out
standing industrialist who is threatening to make trou
ble for the administration. If may be said with safety
that others who have accepted the Blue Eagle would like
to see Mr. Ford successfully lead a revolt against it.
Codes were accepted by many who did so because they
feared to do otherwise. *
"While these signs of opposition are witnessed at
home it may be said that Mr. Roosevelt is receiving the
sympathy of many European leaders. Recently there
was a distinct manifestation of approval of his course in
the British Parliament. Only last week the Midland
Bank of Great Britain took a decided stand in support
of Mr. Roosevelt's efforts to revive world trade. His
i price-raising policy was commended and an appeal was
1 made to all units of the British empire to give the Roose
velt program their support.
“Meantime reports from every state tell of in
creasing employment, of growing wholesale and retail
trade, ef revival of confidence, of increasing profits by
many industries that have been in the red for several
years, of improvement in banking condition . As long
as these omens of returning prosperity exi.it; there will
be little open opposition to the recovery act,”
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NOSING
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The News |
-'Mt i.cp a. Weather*"..
WILL CLOTHING BE
HIGHER AND HOW'?
Merchants returning from North
ern markets say they have never
seen prices so unsettled. Especially
is this true in the garment U"e.
There is a disposition on the part
of the manufacturers not to offer
stocks on hand. They are utterly
indifferent about selling anything.
Mark-ups and profits are too temp
ting due to the wage and hour scal
es provided in the codes.
The cheaper wearing apparel will
show a greater advance than t.h“
customarily better garments. This |
Is due to the fact that the cheaper j
! garments havp been made by sweat -,
| shop labor. Wages and piecework
have been. much lower than the
lowest wages in the .South, yet the j
North has sneered at the low wages
that prevailed here. When these
sweat-shop workers who have here
tofore heen drawing from 75c to $3
! a wepk are paid t.hp minimum code
wage, the cheaper apparel will show
a greater advance than apparel for
the uppererust made by the better
paid labor. Too bad for consumers
with limited means.
WHAT IS SLOWING
UP THE PROGRAM?
The public works program is
not moving off with a bang. In
fart, governmental divisions and
individuals are not rushing to
borrow public works money to
construct anything when codes
are in the mailing and labor
costs »re going up. Should Shel
by consider borrowing a sum for
water and sewer extension and
know that thirty per cent of the
amount so borrowrd would nev
er have to be paid back, the
labor scale would absorb more
than the amount given. But
this attitude may wear off when
prices get higher. The cheap
labor Is too fresh and recent to
warrant a plunge into debt for
anything.
PICKING CP
A Sl'NBEAM
A Shelby child was playing on the
floor the other day. It amused itself
reaching its little hand to grasp a
sunbeam that spread its brilliance
out on the floor at its feet, Grown
ups are always doing the same thing
They are teaching for sunbeams o!
thrills, joys and pleasures, many of
which are dissipations and frivo
| lities Like the outstretched hand
of the little child, when its over, all
| is empty. Expectancy is the great
j er Joy of reaching.
SPEAKING OF
YOUR POLL TAX
The city haa reduced poll tax
from $3 to $1. not because It
wants to lighten the tax load
but because City Attorney D. Z.
Nekton discovered that the poll
tax in Shelby is set by law at
SI. You've no doubt paid a $2
poll for several years, but don’t
expect a refund. The poll tax
always foes for education and
the excess has been invested in
the mental and physical training
of childhood.
Yes. J. D. Llneberger has dis
covered that the payment of poll
tax is not a prerequisite to vot
ing. Once a voter could not
exercise the voting privilege
without having first paid his poll
tax. Now. folks vote without re
gard to paying a tax of anv
kind, unless it be the recently
imposed sales tax. Voting would
be greatly restricted if the pay
ment of the poll were required
and why shouldn’t the county
and city get at least this amount
from the voters?
WILL THE BANK
GUARANTEE STAND?
The public rejoiced at the passage
of the bank deposit guarantee bill
by Congress Deposits are to be
guaranteed by a sort of insurance
fund after January 1st. However,
heads of large bank institutions say
they should not be forced to pay
the insurance fee when thpy are
already strong and the public has
confidence in them. The smaller
banks many of them, chime in and
agre with the metropolitan banks
because they are somewhat under
their dominion. It is learned on
good authority that only six bank
ers at the recent N. C. Bankers con
vention at Wrightsville favored de
posit guarantee. However, the prin
cipal speaker at this bankers meet
ing happened to be Mr Stegall the
author of the bill and he stated
emphatically that regardless of how
strongly they oppose it. there will be
deposit guarantee for all banks aft
er January 1st. That’s what the
public likes to hear.
According lo Custom.
The watch-repairer's customer was
angry. ‘Took here.’’ he drawled. ‘I
brought my watch here two weeks
ago. and It isn’t mended vet. And it
distinctly says on that card in your
window: Watches Repaired While
You Wait!”
"Well?” the indolent repairer said!
"you are waiting, area t you?’’ {
May Fly to Fair
Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of
the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin,
mil probably fly his famous airship
to Chicago before the world fair
closes. The Graf has been in regu
lar service between Germany and
Brazil.
Plenty Men Will
Not Work At All
Over Three Million Unemployed Tr
America When Jobs Are
Numerous.
Julian Miller in Charlotte Observe)
Figures on unemployment will foo'
you unless you are informed
Every time you see statistics ai
to the number of idle persons ir
this country, you probably conclude
that they are hard to diminish—thi
total seems to stand away up vond
er in spite of everything that ha:
been done to hammer it down.
Consider, however, that at bes(
nobody knows with final accuracy
what, that total is. It may hav*
touched, its peak at 11,000.000 or a*
13,000.000. or somewhere between.
If America could get, 5.000,000 o'
them back to work, it could sal
along about as gaily and giddily t,i
when it was in its remembered hey
day.
From 3,000.000 to 4.000.000 Amen
cans able-bodied will never be em
ployed—never have been, for tha
matter.
The belong to the class that won'i
work unless the most alluring en
vironments They are bums an<
neer-do-wells who can be only hand
led Justly by giving them a swifi
and impetuous kick,
Sporting Chance.
Boston Transcript.
A couple who first met at a bridge
party last year are to marry. But
then, there are risks in every game
A-l Re-conditioned
- USED CARS -
Sold on Easy Terms
- Rogers Motors -
FALL
TIES
TO
$1.00
In this NECK WEAR Dis
play you'll see patterns that
ordinarily are shown only in ■
the most expensive lines. Out
designers were alert to the
fall patterns trend and they're
reflected here very moderate!’,
priced
EVANS E.
McBRAYER
NEXT TO PAUL WEBfi
Kings Mtn. Sunday
School Meeting To
Be Held Sunday
_
Will Discuss Plans For Next Year—I
At Double Springs—The
Program Given.
'By J. W. Costner)
The Kings Mountain Sunday
j school association will meet, with
I Double Springs church Sunday Sep
tember 10. at. 2 30 p. m. to discuss
the subject of "Getting Ready For
Another Year " The associational
year will soon be out for the church
es It closes when the Annual Asso
ciation meets in October, but the
end of the Sunday School year will
not close until the calendar year
closes. All Sunday schools who have ,
not as yet attained the Standard cf
Excellence have until Dec. 31 to be
recognized as standard in this year.
There is a large decrease in Stan
dard Schools in N C. and the Kings
Mountain association it at this
time, behind also from last year.
Several Sunday schools can qualify j
by just a little effort.
The group meetings last month’
were held in six different churches
and were in moat m the places
attended These meetings ar« t
to be continued as some think. The
were held-just to try to better
lllarize the people with th»
However. It seems to meet th*
proval of all who have expr»sy
themselves to have at least tj *
such meetings each year.
The meetings will be held the re
mainder of the calendar year at nr*
Church for all workers from all
Sunday schools in the assooa* on
(monthly) and each Sunday school
Is urged to cooperate in this gre---’
work, by sending delegates, report*
and speakers when requested
The following is the program that
will be given: 2 30 p m devotions
by A. A. Richard of Casar, 2 40 Ah.
justment, and Growth by Cecil Hum
phries of Zoar; 2:55 promotion d»
program, material, preparation, an-*
presentation by N. B. Lee of u
tlmore; 3:05 The Importance 0f
Forming New Classes at Promotion
day by a member of Zion Bunds'
school; 3.20 Visitation Before and
After Promotion day by Mr. Mar’oe
Stroup ministerial student from
Shelby, second Sunday school: 3 41
special music: 3:50 roll call and an
nouncements; 4:00 adjourn to meet
the first Sunday in October.
The lake formed by Hoover Dam
on the Colorado river will be the
largest artificial body of water.
GRANDMOTHERS
ROUND
ROLLS
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B O K A R - 23c
CONTINUING OUR SALE ON
RAJAH SALAD DRESSING
s* Sc 13c r* 23c
SHREDDED WHEAT 2 >***■ 25c
PURE LARD 3 23c
IMPORTED
bottle | ^U 6 ■•^ss
HANDLED IN A SELECTED GROUP OF STORES
BEER b°,,ie 15c 6 k',t““ 89c
JAR RINGS
3 PKGS.
Swift’s Jewel carton
Pork & Beans
CORN BEEF
ARMOUR’S
12-OZ. CAN
MUSTARD
PREPARED
32-OZ. JAR
CHEESE
WHOLE MILK
POUND
10c
63c
Quaker Maid
Lb. cans, 5 for &uC
15c
15c
21c
PRODUCE
SPECIALS
CELERY — STALK
lOc
GRAPES — Seedless or
Malaga — 3 lb.
ONIONS—White — Lb.
5c
BANANAS — 3 Lb.
LETTUCE — 2 Large I
Heads
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PORK or BEEF ROAST
Pound
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STEW BEEF — l£~
7>/2c
SLICED BACON —
21c
SLICED BOILED HAM
Pound
29c