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SOCIETY
NEWS_
Mrs. Mamie Roberta
Thompson, Editor
Mrs. Thompson may be reached each morning at The Star
office over Telephone No. 4-J. At other times at her home
Telephone No. 256-J.
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F. T. A. Sponsors
The Parent Teachers association
The Parent eTachers association
of Washington school will sponsor
fhe picture at the Carolina thea.
ter Wednesday and Thursday. The
name of the picture is "Sweetheart
of Sigma Chi.” ^
Wednesday Contract
Bridge ( lab
Mrs. Shovine Beam will entertain
the Wednesday Contract bridge
club Wednesday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock at her home on S I.aFay
stte street.
. Triple Deck
Bridge Club
Mrs. llndsay Dail will entertain
the Triple Deck oricige cnib Tues
day afternocn at 4 o'clock at her
home on 8 DeKalb street instead
of Thursday as scheduled.
PhiUthea Class
tall Merlin,.
The PlnlatiKB clue* ol the Fuat
Baptist church will have a cail
meeting In their class room Mon.
day evening at 7 o'clock. All mem
hers are urged to be present, and
heaT g.onp No. 3 give the program
Pilalhea Claw
Meeting
The Philathea class meeting will
be held at tne home ol Mrs. H. A
l,o£an on N. Morgan street at seven
o clock this evening instead of the
Baptist church as stated in the
Friday paper.
Old Time
Pound Party
The junior, department of the
Rouble Springs ’Baptist church with
their parents will be given an old
time pound party on Thanksgiving
evening at 6:30 o'clock in the base
ment of the church. All the young
folks with their parents are cordial
ly invited.
Services At Lutheran
Church Thanksgiving
There will be a -Thanksgiving
service held at the Lutheran church
Thursday morning at 10 o’clock
lasting less than an hour. The
president'* proclamation will be
read. The offering will go to the
orphans home at Salem, Va. The
song service and address will be
.brief.
Mrs. McBrayer Hosteaa
To Chteora Club.
Mrs. L. F. McBrayer was gracious
hostess to the members of the Clu
coia club, in their regular mectim
Friday afternoon at heT home on
N. LaFayette street. This was a so
cial meeting and several games and
contests were enjoyed. The prizes
in the contests were won by Mrs.
W. B. Nix and Mrs. J. T. Gardrur
Mrs. McBrayer was assisted by
Mrs. S. A. McMurry in serving a
tempting salad plate with coffee
and date sticks.
Me Entyre-Pruett*
Wedding. %
Miss Viola Pruette and Clay Me
Entire of the Union community sur
prised their many -friends on Sat
urdsy, November 18th when they
motored to Gaffney and were
quietly mar.ied. They were accom
panted to Gaffney by Miss Kail
teen Qriffin and Edgar Daggerhart
Mr. McErttyre is a eon of Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. McEntyrc and is a pros
- petous young farmer of the Union
community. Mr. and Mrs. McEntyrc
are making their home with ihc
grooms parents, for the present.
Mrs. Riley And Mrs. Schenck
Hostesses At Golf Club
The Country' club house was
decorated with chrysanthemums and
autumn leaves on Friday afternoon
when Mrs. M. Webb Riley and Mrs
Sam Schenck Jointly entertained
the ladies of the golf club at bridge.
Five tables were arranged for the
play. The high score prize was won
by Miss Katherine ..Dover. Tea,
sandwiches and pumpkin pies were
served. Special guests were: Mrs.
D. R. Sibley of Hanford. Conn, and
Mrs. B. J. Erwin of Great Falls, S.
O.
Birthday Party
At St. Peters.
The young people., division of St.
Peters church and the many friends
of Miss Madeline Mauney and Flay
Willis, piesident of the league, en.
Joyed a lotely birthday party at
he home of Misses Alda and Ida
Willis Wednesday. November 22 hi
iionor of Miss Mauney and Mr Wil
lis.
Dickson Willis, recreational lead.
of the league had charge of the
mereatmg games, contests a no
ilunt*. at the close of which, cakes
-andies and fruits were served. The
guests included Mataline Mauney.
Elay Willis, Helen Queen. Theron
Wright. Ila Willis. Alda Willis, Rus
sell Sain, Carl Willis, Nellie Yan
cey, Lee Willis, Wilma Tillman
Robert Peeler. Lorene Tillman.
Dwight Willis, Ruby Willis, J. D
Hicks, Meriel Edwards, R. F. Till
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man, Ruby Hallman, Lee Mauney
Yates Carpenter. Solon Deal, For.
rest Devlney, Russell Willis, Ray
Willis, Harry Peeler, John Newton,
Loyd Ivester, J. C. Propst, Austin
Hoyle, Boyd Peeler. Dwight Boggs
Wellington Martin, Chas. Dellinger,
Blaine Leonhardt, Paul Wlllio,
Dickson Willis and Woodrow Davis,
Report Of Aid Society
Of LaFayette M. E. Church
The Susanna Aid society of La
Fayette church held their regular
monthly meeting on Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. L. F.
Khcinhurdt. After the devotion and
business meeting, the hostess serv
ed delicious refreshments. The fol
lowing annual report of the so
ciety was given by Mrs. C. A. Mor
rison: The members met In differ
ent homes last March and May
quilting 59 quilts for the public. In
October and November 33 quilts
were finished. They also donated
und pieced seven quilt tops and the
sale of these went to the church
treasury. This society has contri
buted to a number of needy cases.
Mother', Club With
Mrs. Carlos tiring
, Mrs. Carles Gngg was a gracious
hostess to the members of the
Mothers dub last week at her home
in Belvedere. The subject for the
atternoon was "School and the
«Child." Interesting papers were
read on the subject by Mesdames
Rush Hamrick. Robert Wilson and
I William Crowder. Miss Justine
■ Grlgg, talented uaughter of the
hostess, played an instrumental
; piano number "Majesty of the
Deep." Mrs. J. E. Fowler closed the
I program by sing "Little Mother O'
Mine.'.' During the social half hour
Mrs. Grigg was assisted by Mrs.
J oil n Honeycutt and Mrs. Prank
Reavis In serving a delightful salad
j plate.
1 Surprise Birthday
j For Mrs. W. G. Herd
The children of Mrs. W. G. Hord
, surprised her with a birthday dtn
' ner at her home at Waco yesterday.
\ Each carrying a basket of dinner
which was served picnic style in the
dining room. All of her sevea chll
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dren and fifteen grandchildren
were present. The following: Mr
and Mrs. Loron Hord and children
of Shelby. Mr. and Mrs. Ramond
Hord of Boiling Springs. Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Davidson of Kings Moun
tain, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hord. Mr.
and Mrs. Elisha McBrayer of Shel
by and Misses Zona and Maude
Ava Hord of Waco and Mr. A. F.
Whitworth, brother of Mrs. Hord
There were 30 present for the din
ner.
Baptist Adult Union
Have Social
The members of the Baptist Adult
union No. 1 of the First Baptist
church enjoyed a social meeting on
Friday evening, held In their class
room, which was prettily decorated
for the occasion with autumn flow
ers. The meeting was opened with
group singing and prayer, after
which the president, Mrs. W. H.
Wall turned the evening over to the
social committee, which was com
posed of Mrs. C. L. Austell, Mrs.
Jim Spangler and Mrs. O. H. Bailey
who were assisted by Mesdames
Meriam Howell, O. P. Hamrick, J.
A. Liles and E. W. Wilson. A num
ber of games and contests were en
gaged in after which little Billy
Crowder gave several humorous
readings. Light refreshments were
served at the close of the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Easom and Dr Zeno
Wall were special guests.
Ml mi McDaniel* Wed*
Robert Bridges.
(Special to The Staii
Wedding bells rang lor Mr. Rob
ert R. Bridges, of Washington. D.
C., and Miss Dorothy McDaniels of
Forest City on September 9. 19?2
in Chester. 8. C., but the echoes of
the bells are Just now reaching
their many friends In the Moores,
boro and Forest City communities
and in Washington, as the prom
! inent couple swore those ringing
bells to secrecy.
The young couple intended to
keep their marriage a deep secret
for six or seven months, but the
most baffling mysteries are often
solved. So it was with the bride’s
I hurried trip to Charlotte earljf ic
! the month of September, J where
! she met Mr. BTidges, whb came
! down from Washington as hurried
I ly as his bride.to.be had motored to
j the rendezvous. Fearful of friends
and the press in Charlotte, they
Journeyed to Chester, S. C., where
the Rev. M. L. Banister, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Chester
knotted the knot, swearing before
the emotional couple that hi;
mouth was closed tightly.
The bride is the daughter of M'.
and Mrs. J. R. Daniels of Forest
City. For the last few years she has
taught in the public schools of
Rutherford county. Mrs. Bridges is
not only a beautiful young woman,
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but talented and popular, in hr*
own commurfily and r'sewlie > She
received her education at the for
jest City high school nnd at A'dio
; vllle Normal college, Asheville.
! Mr. Bridges who is the son of M:
iund Mrs. W. W. Budges ol Moor
lesbo.o has been an employe of the
Washington Terminal company, at
Washington, D.* C, for the last
seven years. Me yv&s educated at
Mooresboro and Boiling Springs
high schools.
Mrs. Bridges will leave within a
fortnight for Washington to join
her husband. They intend to make
their home there.
Just Ten Years
Ago
(Taken From The Star Of Novem
ber 37, 1923)
Playing on a muddy field that re
tarded speedy plays and minus sev
eral stars, the Shelby high outfit'
Friday afternoon grimly held the
heavy team from the Blue Ridge
school for boys to one lone touch
down. T7ie defense play of New
man, Auten and Fred Beam was es
pecially good, while Freeman look
ed good on both offense and de
fense. On offease, Bynum was eas
ily the Shelby star.
Miss Gladys Mitchell of Chris
tianburg, Va., grrived in Shelby last
Wednesday. She will have charge of
the x-ray and laboratory work at
the Shelby hospital. \
J. W. Bailey, in a speech at For
est City Saturday afternoon said: "I
am here in Max Gardner'S section
and people say that he will be gov
ernor after the next. He should
lave » square deal.'*
On Thursday. Thanksgiving day,
the stores and business houses, of
Shrlby will be clased the entire day
At ten o'clock on that clay, the
churches of the city will unite in a
Thanksgiving service at the First
Baptist church and the sermon will
delivered by. Rev. W. A. Murray, of
the Presbyterian church. The
Thanksgiving season in Shelby be
gan Sunday, when collections for the
orphans of the state were made in
the local churches. At the first
Baptist church, about $2,000 was
contributed In the Sunday school
and regular services, all of which
was sent to the Thomasville orphan-,
age. The sermon delivered at the
regular service was “Gospel on
Thanksgiving,” by Rev. R. L. Lem
ons. During the week the fraternal
and civic organizations of the city
will make offerings for the various
fraternal orphanages of the state
The Kiwanis club at its Thursday
night meeting unanimously asked
the state highway commission to let
the contract as early as possible for
the extension of the Charlotte
Asheville highway from Shelby to
the Rutherford county line and a
telegram was immediately sent to
Raleigh where Messrs. O. Max
Gardner and Clyde R. Hoey hap
pened to be at the time on business,
asking them to make a personal call
on Chairman Page and lay before
him the appeal for the immediate
letting of the contract
Sheriff H. A. Logan is on his sec-,
ond round in the collection of taxes
for this year. To date he has col
lected about $125,000. r The total
amount to be collected by L(rn for
all county purposes will amount to
approximately $450,000.
Cotton was today selling for 33 ’^c
while seed was being bought at 72c.
The excavation work for the
Central Methodist church building
at the corner of Marion and Wash
ington streets is moving rapidly
along and is expected to be com
pleted this week. Regular construc
tion work will probably begin next
week.
E. R. Cash, who promoted and
partially built the Eastside mill, is
seriously ill in the city hospital at
Gaffney, S C.
There were 34,030 bales of cotton
ginned in Cleveland county from
the crop of 1923 prior to Nov. 14,
as compared with 32.134 bales gin
ned to Nov.' 14th last year, says
Miles H. Ware, special agent. It is
now felt certain that a new high j
record will be established this year.
Mr. R. E. Campbell returned last :
week from a business trip to Bal- j
tlmore. Md. Dr. S. S. Royster left
yesterday for a few days business in '<
Raleigh. Attorney O. Max Gardner1
spent Monday in Gastonia, where he ;
appeared in a referee case heard !
there. In the absence of the class j
teacher. Clyde R. Hoev, next Sun- !
day, O Max Gardnaylpresident ol
the men’s class of the First Bap
tist church, is expected to teach
she lesson,
Civ'l Works To Ooen
100 Offices In State
Capus M. Waynick. state director
of reemployment, has announced
his service would have offices op
erating in each of the state’s 100
counties today to enroll unemploy
ed persons who are seeking civil
w’orks job.
Gaston farmers report that ‘.h»
best quality of sweet potatoes in
placed in storage houses.
THANKSGIVING
Thursday, Nov. 30th
LET US OUTFIT YOU
FOR THE GAME.
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REAL OVERCOAT
WEATHER IS
AHEAD.
MEN’S TOPCOATS
and
OVERCOATS
$14-95 - $24-75
GRIFFON
SUITS
$16 95 to $24-75 *
STETSON
HATS
$(.°o
BOSTONIAN
SHOES
*5-95
ARROW
SHIRTS
»1.95
A. V. Wray & 6 Sons
SHELBY, N. C.
Automobile prices will certainly be
higher. Buy your new car now and *ave
1934 models to be higher in price. We can
deliver any 1933 model Dodge or PI "
mouth with Floating Power, Hydrai.lt
Brakes, All Steel Body and many other
advanced features at present low price,
—if you act at once.
PHONE 146 FOR DEMONSTRATION
Or Better Still, Come In.
Keever Motor Co'.
S. Washington Street
THANKSGIVING
SUGGESTIONS
OUR STORES WILL CLOSE ALL DAY THANKS
GIVING AND WILL REMAIN OPEN LATE WEDNES
DAY EVENING FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE
BUTTER
Sunnyfield
Creamery
lb.
27c
BRAZIL
NUTS
lb.
19c
Atmore’r Miner
MEAT
*- 19c
MIXED
NUTS
19c
lb.
Grandmother’s
SLICED
BREAD
I6-oz.
loaf
6c
SUGAR S=L* 10 £, 50c
A&P Sweet PEAS 2£.z 35c
RED CIRCLE
CRANBERRY
COFFEE Sauce
lb 21c! IT 10c
Srandmother’s
FRUIT
CAKE 45‘285
C
> Del Monte Raisins 1^1°' 3 25c
Walnuts *• 25*
Almondsib 25*
Calrmyrna I LONDON
PIA A I LAYER
■ I U 9 i raisins
19c i* 10c
ib.
pkf
A&P FANCY
PUMPKIN
9 large
■ cans
CITRON PEEL Ib 33c
RAJAH CURRANTS, pkg. !5c
GLACED gJSggg, Ib 49c
COCOANUT, Rajah Ib. 19c
Bleached RAISINS pkg. 15c
SHELLED T£canP Ib. «9c
CREAM DROPS Ib 19c
GUM DROPS Ib 19c
Cocoanut BON BONS, Ib. 19c
Cake Coloring
BRAND «i*l*
25c
QUEEN ANNE MINCE MEAT 10c
A&P Pure GRAPE JUICE 2 - 25c
N. B. C. PREMIUM FLAKES 15c
CRANBERRIES 2 Ib 25c
FANCY
— PRODUCE SPECIALS
V.ETTUCE - Head . 5c
CELERY - Well Bleached. 10c
TOKAY GRAPEPS, 2 lb. . Ik
CARROTS - 3 for. 25c
SPINACH - Pound 10c
STRING BEANS, 2 lb. l5c
ONIONS - 6 lb. .
25c
— MEAT SPECIALS —
Home Dressed TURKEYS, lb.22c
HENS - Pound . ]lc
Small Pork HAMS, Ib. bf
Norfolk OYSTERS, qt. 4’c
Pure Pork SAUSAGE, Ib. K’c
BEEFSTEAK, a ’J cuts, lb.
Morning Glory HAMS, lb. . ^
lb. Bacon Free with each ham purcha*
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