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The Cleveland Star SHELBY. N C. > - MONDAY - WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY j ^ THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC. JUEB B WEAfHERS - President end Editor • ERNES'! ROEY ...._—- Secretary ana foreman CAMERON SHIPP ... Nrws Mitot L E UAIL _r__ Advertising Manage! MRS RENN DRUM —_——. Social Bailor SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Bf By Mali per year ..... Carrier per year — $3 AO MM i,, entered aa aecond claaa matter January 1 1906. at the poat* «gnet> at Shelby North Carolina under the Act ot Congresa March 1 1891 •; We wish to call your attention to the fact that It la and haa been our custom to charge five cents per line for resoluions of respect, cards of thanlta and obituary notices, after one death notice bas peen published This will be strictly adhered to FRIDAY, FEB. 23, 1934 TWINKLES The dollar’s down to about 59c, so they say, but it gtfll seems to cost us $1.50 to get hold of one. And re quires $10 worth of will power to hang onto. There ought to be something in the newspaper v eode, just signed by the President, about country cor r/ respondents who insist on writing on both sides of the paper. They’ve destroyed Diego de Riviera’s murals in Rockerfeller Centre (because they were communistic, the oil folks said) and It keeps running through our head, “Riviera, Stay Way from my Door ...” «Tbafr beautiful Austrian, Marie Antoinette, coined the phrase, “Let them eat cake!’’, but Austria follows American precepts. The slogan now is “Fire when ready, Gridley.” <**& Farmers get paid for not growing cotton, for not growing Wheat, for not raising hogs—now what induce ment could be made to prevent the growers of corn The county was made to realize that Geo. Wash ington was born on Feb. 22nd when the postal service was completely suspended on Thursday. Mr. Farley, the postmaster general should at least give us the ser vice we are accustomed to on Sundays. TRICKS IN ELECTRICITY Science has more in store for civilization than it has ever developed In the past. Especially does the field of electricity promise to add to the comfort and convenience of humanity. In fact, scientists and tech ’.Tilcians -have already developed marvels that are just now reaching the commercial stage. The layman calls them “tricks of magic” but in reality they are not tricks but practical, useful developments. The General Electric company is showing some of these advancements for the first time to the public in a display called the “house of magic.” In this exhibi tion you see an electric light lighted with a match— cor» popped between two cakes of ice—hear sound sent j . over a. beam of light—see the electric “eye” pick out Colors, count articles and operate as a smoke detector *£ Sffd smoke remover. You see with your own eyes how \ electricity heats liquids without heating the contain .v ers-^-you learn how electricity opens and closes doors, .jtqrps on a water fountain, etc. These are just the be ginning of what the next generation will see electricity v '-doing, hot just in the laboratory, but in homes, offices and factories right here in Cleveland county. CANDIDATES MUST BE DRY The time has arrived when Cleveland county must give attention to the selection of a senator and repre sentative In the next General Assembly. These are ratfetr thankless honors that require a sacrifice in time, mofaey and talent on the part of the men elected. Each position pays only $600 for the two year term and for t$ie past two sessions, the stay in Raleigh has gone far beyond the sixty-day period. jfowiever, a county with the wealth, population and fine citizenship such as Cleveland has, should furnish then who are acquainted with local, state and national problems, can interpret the will of the majority and will stand* for the common good rather than for the inter estp of a few. We believe the county will insist that these two men h? favorable to the dry cause. In the election on the repeal of the I8th amendment, Cleveland as well as the state as a whole, registered its sentiment against repeal in an unmistakable voice. So any candidate who hopes to be successful mast be standing on a dry plank, unwilling to go to Raleigh sm the nmhihirtnn lour a unset h,> tVot NRA FIELD DAY Gen. Hugh Johnson has set Feb. 27th as National Field Day when every citizen, humble or great, is sijMtgcLto offer criticism, make suggestions and com plaints as to the recovery program. No government has ever transacted its business so openly. No government has ever asked for public criti /•cisma, suggestions and complaints, so the “field day” is : noveli In world history. Not every “little man” can go to Washington in person but he can write his views for the price of a postage stamp and we take it that there wQJ be sufficient clerks on hand to give attention to these thousands of letters that pour in. It is a habit ■'«*rfth American people to express themselves. Men who fail in the management of their own small affairs often l ---- feel that they know how the government should be run. Yet from some humble citizen might come worth-while suggestions that will be adopted. Who knows? The Washington organization has a triple duty of playing fair with labor, industry and the consuming public. Such a position is difficult to fill. Gen Johnson realizes this when he says: “It is to see that industry does not hornswoggle la bor ; that labor does not bullyrag industry; that neither, separately, nor both in concert, shall exploit the consum ing public.” POLITICS A MENACE TO ROADS In reply to The Star’s inquiry as to the cause of the delay on the part of Cherokee county building that link of highway No. 18 between the North Carolina line and Gaffney, The Ledger had this to say: “Upon several occasions in the past The Ledger has called attention to the agreement to which The Star re fers and has urged authorities here to complete the Shelby road. “So far, there has been no result. “The Ledger is frank to say it sees little hope of this highway being finished until there is a change in local officials. Just why Cherokee county authorities continue to fail to carry out the terms of the agreement can not be satisfactorily explained. Some say the an swer is politics. “Cherokee county spent $45,000 several years ago to grade and topsoil the highway from Gaffney to the Stacy ferry bridge over Broad river. That was the most expensive road project, not paved, ever imposed on the county as the distance is only five miles. Per haps half of the remaining distance from the river to the North Carolina line has been graded. In spite of all this, the Chefokee county authorities take no action to complete the highway.” What a pity that selfish politics stands in the way of the public good. It is our understanding that before North Carolina built this road to the South Carolina line, our highway officials met with road officials of South Carolina and had a clear understanding that Cher okee county or South Carolina would connect with us at the state line. That was at least four or five years ago. We do hope the Cherokee leaders who are too big for petty politics will press for this road at once. Nobody’s Business By GEE McGEE Cheer Up, Fellows Up to a few days ago, I never thought that the man with a small business did any worrying, but I was wrong. I worry about my busi ness, and, from a comparative view point, my partner and I run a pret ty fair sized establishment; natur ally we come In contact with things every hour of the day that cause us to worry. I had a talk with the owner of a 2-chair bootblack stand last Satur day. He seemed terribly bothered about something and I asked him what was wrong. He replied: “Well, Gee—I am worried about my busi ness. I never slept a wink last night. One of the boys soaked me for 15 cents and the other toted a brush off with him and he's quit. Some times I feel like I am going crazy. I have so much to worry about.” THat gave me an idea. I walked across the street and chatted a few minutes with my friend, Bert Smith, who runs a goober parcher. He was sweating blood also. He told me peanuts were costing him 4 cents a pound, and his expenses of operating had jumped from 85 cents per day to fl.05 per day. Gasoline was higher, paper bags had dou bled in price, and every policeman that walked by toted off a handful. He was almost weeping over his troubles when I walked off. A book agent had several new wrinkles on his for eh tad. His com pany had rated the price of “Andy Jones'* from 75 cents to 11.16 on ac count of the code and NRA. Board ing houses had raised their prices, his bicycle was broke, cigarettes were up 2 cents per pack, folks weren’t buying book*, any faster, and he had sent only 88.00 borne to his wife and 7 kids in 3 weeks. He looked more dejected than a bank er who had just closed his doors for the last time which had a sign thereon—“Capital, 83.000,000; Sur plus, 81,500,000.” My wa-herwoman—“I aint had a mouf-full to eat since ylsttddy. Joe alnt no account, wouldn’t work 11 he had a Job. I’ae worried crasy." The corner merchant who carries a stock of about $300.00 is growing grey by leaps and bounds. Business fairly good, but expea es up 75 per cent. His clerk forgets to ring up every sale. Rent $1.00 per month higher, wife sick with shingles, and folks who owe him wont pay him, and are trading with a chain. There's no differ*n*e between the little man. the medium man apd the big man when ft oomss to the extent that each worries. I do my share, and llkewt e do the barbel |and the baker and the candle stick maker. I am trying powerful hard to quit that unnecessary affliction, but 1 alnt gained any ground in 35 years: in fact. I am a-feared that I've slipped back a few notches. Mike Seeks Government Aid flat rock, s. Ci, tebby 3a, 193*. mr. henry wallis, ecker-terry of agger-culture, Washington, d C. deer sir: 1 have been Inf armed by our pole ; esman that yore off is to furnishing j plans and apeeerficatlons for J>lld jtngs on farms and in .mall towns for the use of people engaged In j agger-culture and dairy work for cows, hogs, anaoforth, as 1 am in need of a cow stall, plest send me directions and nece- sary lumber to | erect same, free of charge. 1 can get the c.w.a. ox- r.f.c. to put up same. my cow to 7 ft. long, 3 ft. wide and as high as the top buckle on my over-halls, so figger the size of my stall from her dimensions, her name to “sudle,” and Is named af ter my wife’s uncle’s wife, sudle brown, who sold her to us as a nice, quiet, peace-lowing annimal, but :he livea up to her namesake, and kicks over the milk pale and flops her tale in same nearly everday. i would like to have a blue print made of this stall so that we will get her corners right, and If you can send one of them steel collars to fasten around her nake by my wife while she Is being milked, 1 will appreciate same, and so will she; she is bad about flopping her head back and forth while milking, and this to dangerous for bar, as she has to set on a small stool while milking. my wife thinks well of “sudle” onner count of her rich milk and {the fact that her aunt sold her to her so cheap, she has 3 horns, and to part Jersey and part hole-^teen and part poland china; the ballance of her is just plain cow, but she will not let me milk her as w'ell as my wife. 1 don’t like to milk a cow nn^Aoi Hlro mv wifp An I ftt.lolr h#»r with a pin while doing so, and this I makes my wife take holt to the Job land finish her. mr. wallts, the gowerament Is the poor man's friend, and I appreciate how you have stood by us who hare to live tv the sweat on our brows, plese make the cow stall high enough to keep my wife from bumping her head on the rafters as I at present and . dressed lumber without fall, allso a sets of blue prints, if you will send Sg In mon nay, 1 win put same up free and ’save the gewenpept from losing lanny monpey on this j*b. alls* •and n»Ms and a hammers, jews trulls, mike Clirk, rfd. dairy-man. Americanism: Farmers, wage earners and business men crippled by the depression; usurers still get ting their usual rate. * Raised New Storm in Art \\ Destroyed &>ckef£m,e£ Centre MItrav Scores of noted artiste, including such names as Leon Kroll, Edward Laning, John Sloan and Helene Sardeau, are adding a punch to their protest against the destruction of the Diego Rivera mural by Rockefeller Center authorities by withdrawing from the Municipal Art Exhibition, sponsored by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, which is scheduled to be held at Rockefeller Center on February 28. The destroyed mural is the same one that caused the furore last year, when center officials virtually fired Rivera after he had refused to remove the head of Nicholai Lenin from a group. Rivera was paid in full to the amount called for in his contract, but the consensus in New York art circles is that no one has a right to destroy a work of art—even if it is bought and paid for. Kings Mtn. News Of Current Week .. _____ Boy Scouts Do “Good Turn.” The Schools Reopen. Herald Publish* inf House Sold. i (Special to The Star) '•f >■ ,■ > • t •- • ,| | K'tgs Mountain, Feb. 33.—The Boy Scouts of Kings Mountain In keeping with the request of Presi dent Roosevelt When he asked the Scouts of America to do a national “good turn" by collecting furni ture, bed clothing und clothing, mrde a house-to-house canvass Tuesday afternoon. The Scout” were assisted by members of the Scout committee of whi-h Mr B. S t*e°l er is chairman. The scouts report that their canvass was very suc cessful. The articles will be turned over to the Red Crass for distribu tion. Central and West End schools which had been closed for three weeks owing to an epidemic of measles opened Mohday. The at tend.” nee was reported as being very good although there are still a number of cases of measles in *he town. Misses Paulella Adair and Dalsv Lovelace were joint hostesses to mem hers of the EnzeHan class of the First Bantist Sundav schoo1 Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Corr Hunter on Piedmont Avenue. The meeting was presided over bv the president M<ss Mitch ell Williams, after which a social hour was en.loved under the direc- j |tion of Miss Francis Houser Sev eral contests were enjoyed. Delect able refreshments were served by fr hostesses. Eh-. L. L. Curpenter head of the Bible department of Limestone college Wed the pulpit of the First Baptist church at the morning ser vices last Sunday. Miss Eleanor Neal, a student at Erskine college, spent the week-end at hoirje. Miss Mary McGill Is recuperating f-om the measles. Mr. and Mrs Clemmle Suarg'er and baby son and Miss Emma Panel* and R R Plrfcard nf Char lotte spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. B. J. King Mr. end Mrs. Gillie Falls and children and Miss Ruby Falls ep®nt the week-end with relatives in Gar ’and. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Falls and children leave Friday for Asheville where Mr. Falls will be located as district manager of the market d» orrtment of the Horhe Stores. Mrs. T. L> Justloe . spent the week-end in Tryon. According to order from the Federal referee. C. B Falls, trustee, was authorised to sell the Herald Publishing House. Inc., bankrupt, to the highest bidder on Saturday momlng. Feb. 17 at 10 o'clock Mr. G. O. Page, the mortgagee pur chased the newspaper and plant for the sum of $3,000. There were no other bidders. Yet some of the greatest successes started in hard times when nobody else was trying. Polkville News Of Local Interest Senior Class Entertained. Miss Del linger Entertains Girls" Basket ball Team. (Special to The Star; Polkville, Feb. 22.—Misses Flor ence Phllbeck and .... ,Eula jytthrow were joint hostessee-at-Mtss- -With row's home Sati-fday evening when they entertained with a banquet dinner honoring their classmates, the Seniors at Polkville high school. The house was decorated with flowers and the valentine idea was crrried out. A color note of orange and yellow being observed through out the Withrow home. After the guests were greeted they were Invited to the dining room where a de’rthtful four course dinner was served’ Covers were laid for the follow ing seniors: Rubv Shytles, Grace Price. Marire Whitehead, Francis Weathers, Mary Ella McMurry, Florence Phllbeck. Eula W throw Johnnie Latt'more, J. P. Harrill, Erastus Grigg and Dwight Wright. Miss Earcie Del’inger entertrln ed in honor of members of the Polkville girls’ basketball team at a delightful four course dinner at the Central Cafe last Thursday. Members of the team attenHing were: Misses Frances Weathers, Shirley Greene, Rhea Covington, He’en Gold. Blanche Mode, Fus chla Beam. Buena Wh’snant. Helen Harrill, Dorothy Harrill. Special guests were Mrs. E L. Dillingham and Miss Ruby Irvin. Confer On School Loan Appropriation Columbia, S. C.. Feb. 20 —James H. Hope, strte superintendent of education, and S. P. Clemons, state director of the bureau of school house planning, prepared to leave for Washington today to confer with CWA officials about a loan of $4 500 000 to be used In carrying out a campaign of consolidating nublir schools in Smith Carolina Superintendent Hope said full in formation about the government’s plan to aid in the consolidation of schools was not available here bu‘ that he hoped to obtain a loan in Washington. He said the money, if the loan is granted, would be spent on erec tion of new school buildings oi from six to twelve rooms each. Young Roosevelt Sports Black Eyes Cambridge. Mass. Feb. 20.—Frank lin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of the President, today sported two very black eyes apd a much battered face. Young Roosevelt, a freshman at Harvard university, was accidental ly struck across the face yesterday by a squash racquet during a game at the Harvard squash courts. His‘injuries were painful but not serious and his eyesight will not be impaired by the accident. LONFOSCO SOFT PHOSPHATE GUARANTEED COLOIDAL WASTE-POND PHOSPHATE Sold By e. f. McKinney Shelby, N. C. Phone 5 or 455 KEEP YOUR MONEY AT HOME WHERE IT PAYS MOST WE PAY 6% INTEREST ON TIME CERTIFICATE Compounded Quarterly. Issued In Any Amounts Can be converted into cash on short notice. M. & J. FINANCE CORPORATION CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $80,000.00 WEST WARREN ST. — SHELBY, N. C. BLANTON & HINSON, General In*. FIRE — AUTOMOBILE — SURETY BONDS Agents Pacific Mutual Life. Telephone 386-ty SAVE for HIM THE advantages that you wish your children to have, will be theirs, if you start saving foi their future now! When the time comes to use your money it will be yours to command. As a member of the FDIC your account is fully pro tected. This strong ban! voluntarily provides for your additional safety. UNION TRUST CO. WHY YOU CAN HAVE ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE In This BANK You can have absolute confidence in this bank because the First National is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. You can have absolute confidence in this bank because the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation guarantees fully ahv and all deposits of this bank 3 up to $2500. i You can have absolute confidence in this bank because the First National is taking full advantage of the strength and power of the FDIC plan— without yielding to the weaknesses which it may invite. For this bank is not using the extra protection offered by the FDIC’s plan as an excuse for cart less banking practices or as a shield to poor man age»ent. The guaranty of deposits offered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation merely pro vides the Depositors of this bank with an extra and additional margin of safety. FIRST NATIONAL BANK • I The Star it 16th in circulation of all the newspapers in North Carolina. It exceeds the circulation of 160 weekly newspapers and exceeds the circulation of 20 of the 35 daily new«r»"ftr*. _J
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