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“ WEDNESDAY. FEB. 7, 1934
% TWINKLES
In Cubs, they don’t take their presidents for a ride,
"'hey just take ’em out for a little constitutional.
“Ministers of City Opposed to Poolrooms," head
lines the Gastonia Gazette. Hey, Mr. Atkins, did they
eter favor 'em ?
Most bills in Shelby, it seems, are delivered by
hand instead of being mailed, a fact which is largely
responsible for our not having a reputation as a Yes
Man.
The United States Weather Bureau brags t hat it is
90f( accurate in its forecasts, but we don’t think so
much of that. A little matter of 10'* one way or the
other can mean a lot to wets or drys.
NO NEED FOR STRIKES
Machinery has been set up by the government for
peaceful settlement by arbitration of all troubles be
tween labor and capital and there is no need for strikes
or threats of strike.
Strikes cause a loss of time and money both to em
ployer and employee. They bring suffering to innocent
women and children and often personal conflict and
bloodshed. We are living in a different day from that
terrible experience at Gastonia's Loray mill. Under the
New Deal, Industrial Relations Boards have been set up
in the factories, in the State and in Washington, giving
three courts for hearings and settlements. Either side
may appeal if not pleased with a decision until the issue
or issues finally reach the Federal Industrial Relations
Board.
I he fehelby dispute appeared for awhile as if some
thing might happen that would be a blot on this fair
city, However, both labor and capital agreed to let the
Industrial Relations Board hear the issue and then ren
der a decision. How much more sensible is this course
than a strike and its evil consequences.
ELECTING FIRST CITIZENS
The city of Greensboro, we learn from our eminent
contemporary, The News, has elected a First Citizen,
and he is the Rev. Murphy Williams. We do not know
the Rev. Mr. Williams well, but we have heard about his
works, and we applaud the selection, and we admire, too,
the tact of the Greensboro voters in choosing a gentle
man of the cloth, thereby eliminating many probable
complaints from gentlemen more interested in politics.
The P’irst Citizen sets us a pondering. Who in the j
world would get elected if the City of Shelby tried to
select a first citizen? Well, we should oppose such an
idea here as likely to induce riots and to break up fam
ilies, for there never was a town that had so many First
Citizens as Shelby. Moreover, all the First Citizens are
cousins, in-laws or partners.
Any such election here would have to be for at least
fifty First Citizens, and even then we’d probably leave
somebody out.
Still, the idea is intriguing, even though we can doubt
that it does any real good. The burden of being First <
Citizen must be an onerous one to bear at times. More
practical good would be accomplished if every city would
revert to a practise invented by the ancient Athenians,
who every year elected somebody to be kicked out of the
state—not that we suggest any such thing for our town,
but it would keep people toeing the mark, wouldn’t it ?
THE SEVEN FAT KINK
Pharaoh was troubled by a dream aboui seven fat
kine and seven lean kine, and he called Joseph before
him and asked him to interpret the dream, and Joseph
did. And he said that the fat kine represented seven
prosperous years, to be followed by seven lean years,
and that it would be wise to build great store houses,
using the surplus of the prosperous years, so that the
people might not starve during the bad times. And all
this was done, and the people did not grow hungry
when the time came.
A practising economist could hardly do better in
trying to solve current problems than lean' on the sound
precepts set up by Relief Administrator Joseph these
many centuries ago. As the Bible tells the story, Jo
seph not only invented crop control, but recognized thr
theory of the business cycle so favored by certajo
economists. The history of business does seem to bear
♦hat out—seven prosperous years and then a depression.
In our present instance, we have not, like the Pha
raoh’s farmers, got to contend with a paucity of crops,
but with a plethora. Joseph, wise business man that he
was. would have put a finger on that with all ease, and
instead of storing up sheaves of wheat, would have ord
! cred the people to grow less.
Perhaps this Biblical precept will be a comfort to
. some of our Fundamentalist brethren now wondering
whether to reduce their cotton crops according to the
Agricultural Administration program. If you rely on the
i Bible, the answer is clearly “Yes.”
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THIS CHANGING GOVERNMENT
Students and economists are speaking and writing
about this changing government, some alleging that the
change we are undergoing is coming from authorities in
power, others saying it is a result of a demand from
the common people.
Mark Sullivan cites two books that are coming from
J the press, one entitled “The Decline of the West” by
which the author means the decline of western civiliza
tion. The other book is entitled “The Hour of Decis
ion dealing with the fundamental changes which this
| government is undergoing. All will agree that funda
mental changes are under way. Whether they are per
manent or not remains to be seen. The competitive sys
tem in industry is passing as well as the right to make
j profits and keep them, including the right of private
j ownership of land and other forms of property.
All of these changes are coming about as a result
of our effoi-ts to work out of the depression and the mul
titude of problems it brought. The subject is too big
and broad to be treated in a general way, but let us
point out one thing that is happening in cotton growing
which is close home to millions of southern planters.
- By Federal control, the price of cotton has increased 100
per cent within a year. The effect of this increase has
been marvelous. It has saved the South from bank
ruptcy. The idea of limiting the production of cotton
was at first thought to be invading the property rights
of man, guaranteed under the constitution. But it
worked so well last year that the farmers in North Car
olina are signing up 95 per cent for limited production
for J9"4. Some held back and wouldn’t sign, expecting
to “cash in” at the expense of his neighbor. Then the
Bankhead bill to restrict production by compulsion and a
referendum among the farmers to determine how they
prefer to handle the situation. The vote shows the
farmers want production restricted by compulsion. They
want it for their protection and to make sure the cotton
control measures are a real success. They actually fa
vor a dictatorship over their own lands because it of
fers a way out. The right to own land and do as one
pleases with it, was won by blood on many battlefields, i
but every farmer realizes that controlled production is 1
vital to decent prices and he is willing to surrender his \
birthright, certainly for a season or two. i
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4
Nobody’s Business
By GEE McGEE
Style And Styles
The style of womans attire
changes every 30 minutes. Her red
finger nails might be pink finger
nails tomorrow. Her rosy cheks are
just as likely to be a light tan this
afternoon as not. Her black hat
(so-called) might exchange places
with a knit tam-tam on 5 seconds
notice.
NoL so with man. With a few ex
ceptions, he dresses just like he did
25 years ago, that is—most of us do.
Same old coat, same old britches,
same old vest, same old shoes. A
slight change had been made in
whiskers and mustaches. BVD's
have supplanted fleeced-llne de
signs In many instances.
Mi-lady's underthings, where re
quired. change color like a lizard. A
green handbag calls for green neg
ligee from north to south. The
method of dressing her hair follows
closely in the footsteps of Greta
Garbo and a few other Hollywood
Bows, Clara—for instance. In other
words, movies set the styles.
Nobody would associate with a
wife or daughter or aunt who wore
a bustle, 6 petticoats, black cotton
stockings, hair balled on top like a
wart on a camel, and all those other
un-modern garments, but women
change their manner and practice
ol wearing things so suddenly, the
old man is kept flat on his back
(financially) all the time.
Take, for instance, a pair of fe
male winter slippers of the January
1934 type. No uppers at all, 2 tiny
straps, heel 3 Inches high and as
sharp as a crochet hook, soles about
one-sixteenth of an inch thick, no
leather in any part of the equip
ment, except, possibly. the vamp
and that's mostly made of card
board-—and the price today, and
today only, is J#98. Come early, or
prepare yourself to go barefoot.
Old dad aiut always hen-pecked,
even if his neighbors think so. He's
just busted, that's all. Keeping up
with the Joneses has caused more
divorces and suicides, murders and
frying pan fights than all other
agencies combined What aver Mrs
Jones rides in or walks in or sleeps
in or rides in Mr: Yowile must
have the same thing or throw 25
fits per minute till she either lands
in the insame asylum or the hos
pital. Poor man! He aint noihina
[now anti nevoi will be.
Mike Suffers An Accident '
flat rock, s. C., febby 6, 1934. '
deer mr. edditor:—
i seat myself propped up in bed '
to rite you about a bad axcident .
that happened to me day befoar
yestiddy. it almost left you without 1
a first-class flat rock corry spond- j
ent and null and void.
it turned sorter warm the other
day and the sun was shining and i
saw a blue bird, then i decided it ’
was time to get reddy to do some j
spring garding to plese my wife, she ,
is a great vegger-table woman, be- ,
ing country raised on same.
i ketchcd out old beck, my beef
vaggin mule, and hitched her to a (
drag harrow and commenced to
smoothe down the patch of land be- ,
hind tiie 2 outhouses. everything (
went along ok till i tried to Jump ,
over the harrow while turning a (
corner.
i got my britches leg tangled up j
in the horrow tooths and my plow
lines got wropped around my nake
in some manner and befoar i could
say jack robberson, or woe. mule—
i was being used as a horrow and
ever step old beck made, she got
faster and faster.
my mouth got so full of clods of
dirt, i coulddent holler for my wife
to come and stop old beck from kill
murdering me. as old beck is stone
deef, she could not of heard me If
i could of told her to woe. there i
was being killed and unable to do
nothing but pray a little.
old beck carried me around the
field wropped up In the gears and
then went on home with me of her
own free will and a-cord where my
wife untangled me and hope me In
the house, and hope old beck into
her cow stall.
i am bruised and sore from dan
to beer sheba. my spinnal collum
seems twisted, my left leg and hip j
is badly sprung, there ain't no skin!
on my right, knee and lower back,!
my nose is bent, my pants is miss- !
Ing, i ake all over, and i am only
thankful that t am lining to tell;
tat! the dr. thinks i will be'
able to get about in a month, it tru,
r close cal! for me; if she gets any I
garding work done in 1934, she will j
do same.
yores trulie,
mike Clark, rid.
eorrv spond^nt !
She’ll Become an Empress
Photo of the charming Oriental lady, Mrs. Henry Pn-Yi, wife of the
f°rnl®F ®°y t-mperor of China (inset) and current chief executive of
the Nippon-controlled State of Manchukuo. In March Mrs. Pu-Yi will
share with her husband imperial honors, when he becomes Emperor of
Manchukuo.
Cartoonist Segar Tells How He
Created The Funny Characters Who
Appear In The Star’s Comic Strip
Trying to interview E. C. Segar,
creator of “Thimble Theatre, Star
ing Popeye," which begins today Tn
rhe Star is about as difficult as to
pry information out of Greta Gar
>o. The famous comic artist is elu
ilve, aloof, reticent about himself
ihd his work and infinitely prefers
o answer questions in writing,
other than orally.
Mr. Segar and his family—there
ire two little Segars—live in Santa
ilonica, and the artist’s chief rec
reation is swimming, sailing and
ishlng In the Pacific.
Born in Chester, Illinois, Mr. Se
far Is 37 years old. As a youth he
[round the projecting machine in a
notion picture theatre in his home
own for about five years. After that
its urge for “art’’ began to manifest,
tself and he became a house
mlnter. By easy stages he progress
id to sign painting and paper hang
ng.
Played Drams
He played trap drums in orches
ras for dancing parties and was a
ihotographer in his spare time,
jater he took up window dressing ,
or the leading shops of Chester. j
About that time he heard of fab
ilous salaries being paid to car- j
oonists. He drew one and sent it to ;
, St. Louis newspaper. The editor !
>romptly returned it. So Segar in- j
ested $20 for a correspondence '
ourse in cartooning. He worked at ■
t for 18 months before he receiv
d his sheepskin, a handsome en
iraved diploma certifying that he
vas really a cartoonist.
Whereupon he went to Chicago.
One Wife, No Job
R. F. Outcault, then in his hey
lav as creator of “Buster Brown’’
tnd “Tige,” got Segar a job on the
Chicago Herald. Segar’s assignment
vas to draw “Charlie Chaplin's
lomic Capers” daily and Sunday,
ic did it for two years. Then The
lerald suspended publication.
Recently married, Segar was out
>f a job and out of funds. He fin
ely landed a berth with the Chi
ago Evening American in 1917. He
lid “Looping the Loop,” a local
trip, and was part time dramatic
:ritic on the side.
In 1919 he went to New York,
md three weeks later was signed
>y King Features Syndicate and
started "Thimble Theatre.” ‘Top
eye" was not in the caat in those
days. He was Introduced by acci
dent a couple of years ago' and
immediately stole the picture.
The Characters Are Born
It started as "Olive Oyl” and
"Ham Gravy” was born a couple of
minutes later.
"I was eating a banana at the
time and Ham was subconsciously
marked with a nose not unlike that
fruit,” says Segar, reminiscing.
“When ideas were scarce I could
usually get a gag on his beezer, such
as, 'Is that your nose, or are you
eating a cucumber'?”
"Castor Oyl” happened along a
month or so later. He was Olive's
goofy brother, not exactly half
witted but exceedingly dumb. Just
this dumb: when Olive’s pet duck
fell into a deep hole and no one
could extricate it, Castor came by
with a hoee and floated the duck to
the top.
Cast or has his stuff. He invented
coal that would last forever. "Fire
proof,” he explained grimly, 'safety
dynamite’ that wouldn’t explode.
"Dole Oyl,” daddy of Castor and
Olive came next; then Ma, who for
years never had a first name until
finally Segar thought of "Nana
Oyl.”
For several years "Thimble Thea
tre” played vaudeville, trick and
surprise ideas with short continui
ties, and then "Blizzard” strutted
in. He was the sportiest game cock
ever encountered. Blizzard lasted
a year and a half and then they
had to frlcansee him, and a number
»f readers complained because the
little buzzard was dropped.
“Bernice,” the whiffle-hen, led
Segar along the trail to "Popeye”.
Bernice was hatched from an egg
found in Africa by Castor's uncle,
and the bird had good luck quali
ties known only to the steamboat
gambler, "Cadewell.” Castor finally
discovered that rubbing the three
hairs on the whiffle hen’s head
brought good luck.
So he led an expedition to Dice
Island where Fadewell operated a
gambling resort. Castor bought a
swell ship with not a hole in it ex*
cept in the bottom where they did
not show, and was about to sail
when he decided that he needed a
“4c change Sir”
A few pennies today—a dime or
two tomorrow—in a week’s time a
dollar or more—if yon save your
loose change! Put it in a separate
pocket. Drop it In a special place
each night. At the end of the week
you'll have enough to open a sav
ings account at t!»* ?- - -«v.
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[deck hand.
Popeye Comes In Plctore
He saw a man on the dock ana
yelled, "Hey, are you a sailor?"
“Ja think I was a cowboy,” came
the reply, and those were Popeye s
first words in “Thimble Theatre. '
Popeye kicked at first at doing all
the work until Castor pointed out
that hi himself was captain and
Popeye was first, second and third
mate, boatswain and crew.
Swollen with pride Popeye signed
on. He speedily took charge and
soon dominated the captain and all
the other members of the expedi
tion. He has become the most fas
cinating laugh producer in any
comic strip.
Segar has a big house at Santa
Monica with a billiard room con
taining two billiard tables. He has
a boat and an elaborate assort
ment of fishing lines and rods. His
best photographs are taken with
shaggy, finny monsters of the deep,
purchased at the leading fishmon
gers in all Southern California.
Agriculturally, Segar is a radish
expert. He claims he can get more
radish seed into a given area and
extract fewer radishes therefrom
than any living man in those parts.
He shoots a mean blllard, and
says that if "Popeye” goes back on
him, he’ll turn the Segar mansion
into a pool parlor.
Segar is a demon worker, and for
Mr*. Martin Die*
At Blacksburg Home
Funeral Services Conducted S,tlr
day For Well-Known Black,,
bar* Woman.
Blacksburg, Feb. 8.—Mrs. Mlr,
Ellen Martin, 88, died Friday at he
home at Blacksburg after an nine,
of two years.
Mrs. Martin had been marnee
twice, the first time to James Am
tin Martin in 1870, and later aftet
his death to William Andrew Mar
tin. She was a member of the First
Baptist church of Blacksburg.
Mrs. Martin, who was a daugh
ter of the late Andrew and Malls**
8tuart Hogue, is survived by three
sons and two daughters, Thomas a
John A., and W. Jeff Martin, Mrs
Anna M. Whisonant and Mre. Mag
gie M. Spratt of Blacksburg, „
brother, John J. Hogue, of Frank
ston, Texas; and a sister, Mrs. Ed
Qreene, of Chesnee. She is also sur
vived by 33 grandchildren and 23
great grandchildren.
photographic purposes he once
painted a series of ten pictures
each six by ten feet in colors in
four days time.
leaves 13c change
13c change on your day's rroceries.
3c chance from the newsboy. Odd
nickels and dimes from the drug
oat
87c
of $1
list, the batcher, the baker. SAVE
these small colas! Pat them aside
till yea hare a dollar and then
open a savines account here—an
** account yon can add to.
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