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SOCIETY
NEWS....
Mrs. Renn Drum,
Editor
Mrs. Drum may be reached each morning at The Star Office
over Telephone No. 4-J. At other times at her home Tele
phone No. 7IS.
Twentieth Century
Club To Meet
Mrs. S. S. Royster wili entertain
members of the Twentieth Century
flub on Friday afternoon at 3:30 at
a regular meeting.
Meeting Of Second
Division Thursday
The regular meeting of the sec
ond division of the Woman's club
will be held this week at the home
of Mrs. R. H. Cooke on Thursday
afternoon at 3:30 Mrs. Clyde Brown
will be assisting hostess.
Bridge Tea At
Club Friday
The weekly bridge iea for club
members will be held on Friday aft
ernoon at the country club at four
o'clock. Mrs. A. O. Brabble and Mrs.
Flay Hoey will be Joint hostesses
Evening Division
Meets Tomorrow
A regular meeting of the evening
division of the Woman's club will
be held tomorrow evening at 7:30
at the home of Miss Floosie Grice
on S. LaFayette street.
All members are cordially invited
to be present.
Golden Links Class
To Meet Friday
A meeting of the Golden Links
class of the Central Methodist
Sunday school will be held on Fri
day evening at 7:15 at the chuith.
All members are urged to come and
bring their sewing.
Monday Night Bridg.
C!*b Is Entertained
Mr. and Mrs. John Honeycutt
were hosts at a pretty small party
on Monday evening at their home
on W. Warren street when they en
tertained members of the Monday
night bridge chib.
An attractive arangement of
spring flowers was used in decorat
ing the home. The Easter season
was observed in the decorative
touch on refreshment plates when
a salad and sweet course was served.
When scores were added at the
. close of the play the high score
prizes were awarded to Mrs. R. H.
Cooke and Carlos Grlgg
Mrs. K. C. Nichols of Asheville,
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Cooke,
was present.
Mr*. Carpenter Has
Anniversary Luncheon
Mrs. C. C. Carpenter celebrated
her wedding anniversary yesterday
when she entertained a number of
friends at a bridge luncheon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Shull
on N. LaPayette street. The lunch
eon was served buffet style and
afterward bridge and rook were
played during the afternoon. The
high score prize In bridge was won
by Mrs. H. M. Faggart of Char
lotte and the high score prize in
rook by Mrs. Ed Post.
The table was beautiful with a
flower centerpiece of jonquils and
baby's breath.
Out-of-town guests present were
Mrs. H. M. Faggart. Mrs. R. B
Brown and Mrs. Hunter, all of
Charlotte, and Mrs. Miller Reid of
Concord.
Shelby Mur Woman's
Club Holds Meeting
(Special to The Start
The Shelby Mill Woman's club
held its regular meeting on last Fri
day evening in the club rooms of
the community house with Mrs. A
Chandler and Mrs. S J. McSwain
as hostesses.
The meeting was opened with a
song. During the program hour
Mesdatnes B. G. Queen. Charlie
Mode and Clarence Williams exhib
ited Mane of their needle work. Mrs.
R. L. Ledbetter and Mrs. Walter
Sisk ’gave some helpful hints on
house and garden. Miss Margaret
Anthony discussed the importance
at the right kind of food. The club
wHl study food for the next few
weeks.
Mrs. Chandler assisted by Mrs.1
M. B. Brannon served delicious re- j
freshments during the social half
hour.
Shower Given For
Mrs. flay Ledford
(Special to The Star.)
Misses Mary Grace and Helen
Ledford were hostesses at an en
joyable party and shower, honor
ing Mrs. Flay Ledford on Tuesday
evening from 8 to 10 o’clock, at
their home on North LaFayette
street.
Bride's dice was played at 10
tables and several contests were
solved. Miss Faye Dellinger was the
jy inner if the high score prize at
a little"white wedding bell in which
she was asked to write her best
wishes bo the bride. These were
presented the bride at the close of
the evening.
A tempting sweet course with j
nuts was served in the dining room 1
by the hostesses, assisted by Mrs.
Tom ftofcerts. Misses LaLen* Grigg
Bara Bess Ledford and Helen Wells.
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Crystal bowl* of jonquils were
in harmony with the color scheme
of yellow and green carried out In
the refreshments.
The guests were Invited Into the
gift room where a shower of beau
tiful gifts surprised and delighted
the bride.
Mothers Club With
Mrs. Dudley
Mrs. J. G. Dudley. Jr., was host
ess on Tuesday afternoon to mem
bers of the Mothers club, entertain
ing at the Beldo Tea room on W.
Warren street. The room was at
tractively decorated with a mixture
of spring flowers.
Mrs. D. R. Yates, president, was
in charge. After a business session
the meeting was tured over to the
leader, Mrs. Fred Baber. The sub
ject for study was • Determining
Influences in Your Child’s Life.’’
The first paper, given by Mrs. B. B.
Matthews, was on “How the Movies
Harm Your Child.” Mrs. Yates en
tertained with a reading. “When
Your Pa Conies Home.” Another
paper, "Parents Who Are Good
Sports,” was read by Mrs. Robert
Wilson. The program was conclud
ed with two solos. "Calvary” and
Sonny Boy” by Mrs. P. C. Gardner.
A delicious salad and sweet course
was served, the Easter idea being
i carried out on the plates
Invited gUests present, outside
I the club membership, were: Mrs.
J. G. Dudley, sr„ Miss Elizabeth
Dudley, Mrs. Dick Dudley, Mrs.
Carl Hanson, of Montevideo, Minn.,
Mrs. Griffin P. Smith, Mrs. Bill
I Webb. Mrs. Herbert Whisonant, and
| Mrs J. J. Owens.
C. D. Thackston, Mr.
Celebrates Birthday
Clyde David Thackston, jr.. only
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Thack
ston. celebrated his third birthday
on Friday afternoon, March 16 from
3:30 to 5 with a pretty party. About
30 of his friends were present. The
little guests were received at the
door on their arrival by Mrs.
Thackston and Mrs. H. E. Waldrop,
mother and grandmother of the
young host. When all were present
they were entertained with stories
and picture rhymes by Mrs. W. A.
Hanks. An Easter egg hunt and
various games were enjoyed in the
yard. <
Near the close of the afternoon the
children were invited into the din
ing room where the pretty birthday
cake, decorated with three lighted
candles, centered the table. The
decorative motif was in keeping
with the Easter season. A delicious
ice. course was served.
David received a collection of at
tractive gifts.
The invited guests included:
; Barbara Hanks, Betty Joyce Beck.
! Marjorie Dean Hill, Elolse Black -
| welder, Dovie Lee Morrison, Elise
! Dean. Marjorie and Emily Buice,
j Bobby Jo McSwain, David and Billy
jPegram, Tommy Abernethy, Hal
Mabry, Bobby Litton, Ben and
Kennon Blackwelder and Howard
Spry, jr.
An Interesting fact about the
young host is that he is the only
child of his parents, an only grand
child of his grandparents and an
only great grandchild of his great
grandparents in the families of both
his mother and father.
Pleasant
Items
W. M. V. Meets. Several People
Sick. Personal
Mention.
Ridge
Of Interest
t Special to The Star.'
Pleasant Ridge, March 21.—The
W. M. U. met with Mrs. Vernon
Jones Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. The devotionals were con
ducted by Mrs. Jones.
The society meets next month
with Mrs. Winifred McSwain.
Miss Velma Webb, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Webb is ser
iously sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. G. B. McSwain. Mrs. George
Lookadoo, jr. and son and Miss
Janie Lookadoo visited Mrs. Greene
Saturday and Mrs. Lookadoo re
turned home with them.
Mr. Alfred who has been sick is
improving.
Mrs. Vig Martin is confined to
her bed with cold.
Teachers council meets at the!
civrch Thursday night. All teachers i
are urged to be there.
Mr. and Mrs. Pay McSwain had i
as their guests Sunday Mr. and j
Mrs. Yates Hamrick and daugh- j
ter, Mary Helen. Mr. and Mrs |
Winifred McSwain, Mr. and Mrs.!
George Lookadoo and son, George j
Emmett, Mr. 1 and Mrs. Shelton1
McSwain
Mr. and Mrs Fred Lovelace and
daughter, "Lura Mae. Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Lovelace are spending a few
days in Raleigh visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. C. O. Ramsey has been sick
but is some better
Little Maryland Smith daughter
of Mr and Mrs. Flay Smith has
jAt The Theatres
I "All Of Me'’ Is the feature at the
Carolina today and Thursday. The
all-star cast of favorites Includes
Fredrtc March, Miriam Hopkins
'and George Haft. "Wolf Dog.” Pathe
| Review and "Broadway Knight” are
extras 6n the program.
“The Bombay Mail” with Shirley
Grey and Edmund Love will be the
exciting dramatic feature at the
Webb today only. Comedy, cartoon
and news reel are extra shorts on the
same bill. Gloria Stuart and Roger
Pryor will be in the feature, “I
Llket It That Way,” Thursday at
the Webb. "Fashions For 1934” will
be Friday's special.
Snakes At Museum
Assured Of Eating
Raleigh, March ’30—Five small
ground snakes presented to the
North Carolina museum by Mrs. A.
W. McLean, of Lumberton, a for
mer first lady of the state, will be
fed to the copperhead moccasins on
exhibit at the museum.
The moccasins have not eaten for
four or five months and they are
very, very hungry. Feeding time is
due in two or three weeks and the
McLean snakes will be laid on the
altar of economy at that time.
Mrs. McLean found the snakes
in a fruit jar in her backyard.
Open Tick Campaign
In Montana Fields
Hamilton, Mont., March 20 —The
annual wood tick harvest is under
way in Bitter Root valley.
In order that persons as far away
as San Paulo, Brazil, may be safe
guarded against spotted fever,
workers are collecting the minute
but active tick whose own virus is
employed to Combat the disease it
spreads.
Armed only with sticks from
which are suspended white flannel
cloths, the workers are scratching
through the grass and brush for
the insects. The ticks attach them
selves to the cloths as they are
| dragged over the ground.
After the harvest comes the te
dious process in which Dr. R. R.
Parker, heRd of the United States
health laboratories and his force,
utilize the dead tick virus for the
Rocky Mountain spotted fever vac
cine. a preventative.
Kings Mtn. News
! Of Current Week
j Rev. Mr. #oe Preache*. Ben I-on*
! Undergoes Operation. Dr.
Justice Speak*.
Kings Mountain, Marcii 21 —Rev
W. D. Poe of Oxford. pastor of
Enon, Hester, Knott's Grove and
Poplar Creek churches out of Ox
ford, supplied the pulpit of the
First Baptist church of Kings
Mountain Sunday. The Rev. Mr.
Poe used as his subject “The Marks
of a Christian." A large congrega
tion was present to hear him.
Mr. Ben Long of this city la in
the Gaston Sanltorium of Gastonia
where he underwent an operation
for appendicitis. Reports from his
bedside are that he is doing as well
as could be expected.
Rev. A. T. Howell has returned
from Lawrenceville, Va„ where he
supplied on Sunday.
Mr. Francis Justice, a student at
the University of North Carolina is
at home for the spring holidays.
A number of the teachers of the
! city and county schools attended
| the teachers meeting held in Shelby
Saturday.
Dr. T. L. Justice was the guest
speaker at the First Baptist church
of Gastonia Sunday evening
Plans are being made to observe
home mission day In the First Bap
tist Sunday school on next Sunday.
A goal of 500 present with an of
fering of $100 has been set by the
superintendent, Mr. B. J. King. A
special program is being arranged
by Mrs. Carl Putnam, which will be
presented in the general assembly.
Special emphasis will be placed on
home missions in each department
of the Sunday school.
been real sick but is some better.
The young women's class meet
Wednesday night with Mrs. Yates
Hamrick to organize the class.
Mr. and Mrs. Thor Ramsey spent
Sunday with the former’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Ramsey.
Mrs. Kermit Blanton is sick at
this writing.
Little Charles Hamrick, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hamrick has
been real sick but is better.
Penny Column
FOR HENT:~ TWO LARGE
rooms with kitchen sink. Mrs. Gene j
Gamble. tf 21c i
ONE MULE WEIGHING LOOO
pounds for sale. *95.00. Ernest Ell
iott. Lawndale. Star Route. ltp
FOR RENT: FIVE ROOM HOUSE,
barn, pasture, ten acres good truck
land, two miles from Shelby on
highway. J. A. Lattimore. 3t 21c
“truckers GET OH R
prices on garden seed; farm
ers get our prices on field
seeds and grasses. Carolina
Feed Store. lt'-21c
Play At No. ** Schtcl
On Thursday f*’von>r-g
Given By (.'onnnunHy < !»«,-1 ('• n
ducirtl By MU* »--.<• nit
* I ndrr CVi A.'
"He’s My Pal,’ a comedy dia;
'a three acts will be given .n
No. 3 high school auditorium XhU'
| day evening, March 22nd at 7.::
| by Earl Community Players. It
a gripping story of two boys who,
are rivals for the same girl. Should
lone of !hem give up the giri he
(loves to the friend who saved his
(life?
The play is being given in one oi
: the community classes conducted by
I Miss Christine Honeycutt under the
, CWA. The characters are all well
Milled to their parts. Comedy is
he 1 by the pranks or two
■ . real estate .salesman, anq by
■ i .. omc.tic q’tim els of the wealthy
.. ^ ..I -.... and her hen-pecked
. . nd.
j.1.e j.i utu u.) will be u..ed to um- |
e Lt leauo.ial or recreational*
c.nucs of the community.
pontor IViinstrel
At Piedmont High
The P- T. A. oi Piedmont school
is sponsor :ng k negTO minstrel at,!
the high school building on Friday
night at 8:00 O’clock. A full even
ing of entertainment Is assured A
small admission price will be made.
The proceeds will be used to buy
books for the elementary library.
fl>wnc opininc __BW. _
ISSTIVM
SPECIALS THIS WEEK:
Beautiful Pink Hyacinths Only oOc
Azaleas -Pink and Red, planted in pot
tery - Seventy-five Cents
These are hard and can be planted in
your garden.
Choice Novelties ranging from Twenty
five Cents to $1.00.
Non-drip, non-smoke, non-smell Candles,
pastel shades, twenty-five and thirty-five
■ cents a pair.
Complete line of seasonable cut flowers
and potted plants - all reasonable.
Patterson’s Flowers
Phone 705 — Night 700
i
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TAKE THE GOODS
BEFORE
WE GO
AND SAVE US THE EXPENSE
OF MOVING THEM
We are planning to clear out of Shelby . .. and
[are determined to let you men of Shelby and
Cleveland County have the goods at practical
ly your own price. Hence these
Further Reductions
ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS TO
SAVE MONEY.
LUGGAGE
I All Priced Low to mov*
I quick—Ladies’ Week
|End Cased ... lot spe
Icial for
»1.47
All Trunks Marked
WAY DOWN!
STETSON
HATS
Finest Silk Lined Feltl
Hats ... up to S7.00|
values for
OTHER GOOD
FELT HATS
$1.97 $2.97
SPECTACULAR SUIT BARGAINS
FURTHER PRICE REDUCTIONS
-SUITS—
■Such values will soon
be history ... lot of
Ithe higher price suits
in this group for
I4.97
—SUITS
Limited number good|
suits for
$9.97
— suit's
Of the high grade.
class .. . now; to go for|
$19.77
|L. WOODBURY-REDUCING PRIC
ESFORQUICKSALEONSTOCK
PURCHASED FROM
'Evans E. McBrayer
Shelby, N. C. 107 N. LaFayette St.
tPRi^jiOpgpm
During this special Bargain Festival we will make special prices and
terms on all merchandise in our line.
WE HAVE QUITE A SAVING TO OFFER IN
ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS
Which were bought on the low market and we will pass this saving
on to the early shoppers. Only a few refrigerators left.
WE ARE MAKING
SPECIAL PRICES ON RADIOS
FOR THIS EVENT. WITH TERMS TO SUIT YOU
TEN PIANOS
These were marked down to a figure as low as $85.00 for slitrhtlv
used ones to $195.00 for new ones. These prices on high grade nainos
will not last.
Special Prices To Schools and Churches
DON’T FAIL TO SEE OUR LINE OF ELECTRIC
REFRIGERATORS
Which comprises Westinghouse, General Electric. Stewarf-Warner
and Majestic.
Priced from $99.50 up
Pendleton's Music Store
TELEPHONE 272 - SHELBY, N. C.
iPftlM OPtfl I IT
w AiUMAIN flfllVAI
Cleveland Drug Co.
$2.50 Seventeen
COLD CREAM
97c
$2.50 Seventeen
CLEANSING
CREAM
97c
$1.00 Dustin#
Powder
59c
75c Dustin#
Powder
59c
$2.00 Value
Mello - Glo Face
Powder and
Perfume
Both For
97c
Coty’s Face
Powder and
Perfume
Both
98c
Pinr
Honey And
Almond Lotion
$1.50 Value
59c
$1.00 Golden
Peacock Bleach
Creme
49c
KLEENEX
2 For
35c
25c Woodbury’*
Facial Soap
10c
K O T E X
2 For
25c
Bottle of 100 «***
J-Grom tobje>5. . .
75c Kreml
SHAMPOO
29c
COMBS
AH Sizes
10c
Palmolive
SOAP
Dozen
SALE OF
vanilla
3 oz..
6 oz.
Pint ..
Quart
.... 39c
... 59c
... 95c
$1.50
SPECIAL!
Large Can
talcum
POWDERS
vt3a o5;Cel1 sp°i ■
i*LASH LIGHT
98c
Nickel Plated
n j Pint
^°d Liver Oil
Quart
Mineral Oil
Extra Heavy
*1-50 ALARM
CLOCK
*T20 Scott s
EMULSION
97c
*0c Spearmint
Tooth Paste
10c
Til* *a!us of your peeaorr^oe
^ qn ie regcie (.^.14
oeponds on the accuracy and
core taken in its compoend
*n9- Patronize our prescnptioo
I*r^L-'e and be sure.