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M IP 1XF 45 Mrs. Renn Drum
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Hrs. Drum may be reached each morning at The Star Office
©ver Telephone No. 4-J. At other times at her home Tele
phone No. 7IS.
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NLWOOD-WARUCK
CLUB TO MEET
The Belwood-Warlick dub will
meet with Mrs. S. A. Peeler Wed
nesday, Dec. 21st. All members are
urged to be present.
CECELIA MUSIC CLUB
WILL MEET WEDNESDAY
Mrs. George Hoyle will be hostess
to members of the Cecelia Music
slab Wednesday afternoon at 3:30
at her home on W. Marlon street.
MBS. BLACKLEY TO
ENTERTAIN CLUB '** ^
Mrs. 8faem Blauuey win entertain
members of the Tuesday Afternoon
bridge club tomorrow afternoon at
S:45 at her home on 8. Washington
street.
MART BIBLE CLASS
MRSTIMQ POSTPONED
The Mary Bible class of the First
Baptist church will hold Its Decern*
her meeting on Monday evening.
December 31, Instead of this week,
as scheduled.
SECOND DIVISION WITH
MBS. B. H. KENDALL
Mrs. B. H. Kendall will be host
ees to members of the second divi
sion of the Woman's club Thurs
day afternoon at 3:30 at the home
of Mrs. J. O. Smith on 8. Washing
ton street.
MISS GREENE TO
ENTERTAIN GROUP 3
Miss Clara Greene will entertain
members of group No. 5 of the
PbUathea class of the First Bap
tist church this evening at 7:30 at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Hugh
Toms, on Lee street. All members
are urged to be present.
GRAHAM P. T. A.
MEETING WEDNESDAY
A regular meeting of the Graham
school parent teacher association
Will be held Wednesday afternoon
at I:1S In the auditorium of Gra
ham school.
A good atten^-ice of parents and
teachers Is urged.
W. M. S. ZONE MEETING
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
A Cleveland county rone meet
ing of Methodist missionary wom
en will be held Wednesday after
noon, beginning at 1:30 at the La
Fayette street Methodist church.
All members of missionary so
cieties throughout the county are
Invited to attend this meeting.
EVENING DIVISION
MEETS THURSDAY
A regular meeting of the evening
division of the Woman’s club will
be held on Thursday evening at 8
o'clock with Mrs. R. T. LeGrand
and Mrs. Pansy Petser as joint
hostesses at the home of Mrs. Le
Grand.
AH members are Invited to at^
tend.
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MRS. R. L RYBURN
HOSTESS TO CLASS
Mrs. R. L. Ryburn entertained
members of ber Sunday school class
of the Presbyterian church Satur
day afternoon at a delightfully, ln
formsl tea. Fourteen members of
the class enjoyed her hospitality.
A short program of Christmas
stories and readings was given by
Mrs. Draper Wood, Miss Elisabeth
Alexander and Mrs. Renn Drum.
After the program a Christmas
contest was held in which Mrs. M.
W. Hanna scored high.
The guests were invited into the
dining room for refreshments. The
tea table decoration consisted of a
beautifully red poinsetti in red crys
tal bowl, surrounded by four red
tapers in crystal candle holders.
Mrs. Henry Mills and Mrs. Drum,
seated at the ends of the table,
poured tea. and a variety of sand
wiches, cakes and candies were
passed by Miss Virginia Jenkins,
Mrs. Hugh Arrowood and Miss
Elisabeth Alexander.
LEGION AUXILIARY
MEETING FRIDAY
Members of the local unit of Amer
ican Legion auxiliary were enter
tained Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. H. A. Logan on N.
Morgan street. The hostesses were
Mrs. Logan, Mrs. M. A. McSwaln,
Mrs. Yates McSwaln and Mrs. J. A.
Ellis. The meeting was opened with
the usual procedure of singing a
stanza of '•America,’’ the pledge to
the flag, and devotional, the latter
being given by Mrs. Frank Hoyle,
chaplain, who read the second
chapter of Luke. "The Preamble”
was read by Mrs. Griffin Smith.
Miss Jeanette Post opened the
program proper with a piano solo
after which Miss Annabeth Jones
f- ui "Just Before Christmas.” Mrs.
r bsrt Wilson read a paper "Ad
va-ife Man for Santa Claus.”
Mp:, J. L. McDowell, Oteen chair
m •; read a letter of thanks from
the < itients at Oteen for the
iTl' s giving hexes sent them from
the Shelby post. j
Plans were made during the bust- <
ness session for the district meet
ing to be held here Friday after
noon and evening this week.
Sandwiches, cake and Russian tea
were served at the close of the
program.
MISS ANNA LUTZ
WEDS ARNOLD CANIPE
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Lutz announce
the marriage of their daughter,
Anna, to Arnold Canipe, November
27, In Gaffney, S. C.
The bridegroom is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Worth Canipe of this
place.
PHILATHEA CLASS TO
HAVE CHRISTMAS TREE
Members of the Phllathea class of
the First Baptist church will have
a Christmas tree party at the home
of their teacher, Mrs. Harold C
Seefeldt Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Each member is asked to bring a
present for the tree at which time
names will be drawn.
MRS. JESSE WHITE
BRIDGE CLUB HOSTESS
Mrs. Jesse White entertained
members of the Round Dozen bridge
club last Thursday afternoon at her
home on Cleveland Springs road.
Guests were present for bridge at
three tables. When scores were
counted prizes went to Miss Alpha
Gettys for scoring high for mem
bers and to Mrs. Newton Farnell of
Greensboro, who Is visiting her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Jap Buttle, for
visitors.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess when cards were laid aside.
PARTY FOR BRIDE
AND BRIDE-ELECT
Misses Lorene, Thelma and Mar
garet Spurlln and Katherine Boggs
entertained last Thursday afternoon
at the home of the Misses Spurlln
at a pretty party In honor of Mrs.
Edward Branton, bride of recent
weeks, and Miss Sue Tillman, bride
elect of December. Mrs. Branton
was dressed in royal blue satin, and
Miss Tillman wore a woolen sport
frock of dark blue.
The afternoon's entertainment
consisted of two readings and two
contests. Prize winners In the con
tests were: Mrs. Lloyd doggs and
Mrs. Branton. The readings were
given by Miss Nellie Bess and Mrs.
James Peeler.
Simple refreshments were served
at the close of the afternoon.
SHELBY BRIDE-ELECT
FETED IN CHARLOTTE
Charlotte Observer.
Miss Mae Turner was hostess at
a delightful contract bridge Wed
nesday evenfhg entertaining at her
home In the Blandwood apartments
In honor of Miss Ray Ellis of Shel
by, whose marriage to C. C. Mc
Murry, Jr., also of Shelby, will take
place December 14.
Miss Virginia Smith won the
prize for the highest score and Miss
Madeline Kelly cut the consolation
prize. Miss Ellis received an honor
gift and a miscellaneous shower from
the guests.
The hostess assisted by her moth
er, Mrs. Laura Turner, served an
ice-course.
The guests Included Miss Ellis,
Miss Virginia McMurry, Miss Eliza
beth Willis, Miss Louise Morrison,
and Miss Frances Ellis of Shelby,
and Miss Ann Evans, Miss Made
line Kelly. Miss Elizabeth Brown,
Miss Peggy Nance, Miss Nora Belle
McConnell, Miss Virginia Smith and
Mrs. J. E. Oravatt.
OYSTER ROAST IS
ENJOYABLE AFFAIR.
One of the most enjoyable social
affairs of the season was the oys
ter roast and barbecue supper giv
en at the country club Friday even
ing by members of the Golf cluo.
One hundred and sixty club mem
bers and ttoer guests enjoyed the
occasion.
A long table from which supper
was served, and a large bonfire had
been prepared at the foot of the hill
on which the club house stands.
The light snowfall added to the
setting as the guests enjoyed the'r
suppers around the open fire.
Among the guests from outside
of Shelby who were there were
Ross M. Sigmon of Salisbury,
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lee E.
Weathers; Mrs. Walter Aljen of
Greenville. S. C.. guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Mason Carroll; Mrs. Newton
Farnell of Greensboro, club gue-1
of Miss Montrose Mull; and Bob
and Charles Forney of Lawndal?,
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Schenck
8purgeon Hewitt, secretary and
treasurer of the Golf club, was
master of ceremonies. He was as
sisted In arrangements for the en
tertainment by Mrs. Clyde Short.
Mrs. J. D. Lineberger, Mrs. , Frank
Hoey, Mrs. A. D. Brabble, Mrs Es
ley Pendleton, Mrs. Hopson Austell.
Mrs Bob Laney, Mrs. Sam Schenct
and Miss Montrose Mull.
After supper the party returned
to the club house for dancing.
Music was furnished by a local or
chestra.
C. OF C. WILL MEET
THIS EVENING
Miss Prances Auten will be host
ess to members of the local chapter
of Children of the Confederacy this
evening at 7 o’clock at her home on
S. DeKalb street.
WARREN BOOKER TO
ADDRESS PIEDMONT P. T. A.
Warren Booker of the state'de
partment of health will address the
Piedmont parent teacher associa
tion at its regular meeting to be
held on Wednesday evening at 7
o’clock in the school auditorium.
All parents and friends of the
school are urged to be present.
JUNIOR CIVIC LEAGUE
WILL MEET AT HOTEL
A meeting of the Junior Civic
League will be held on Wednesday
afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Hotel
Charles.
A board meeting will be held at
3:30, prior to the regular meeting
which begins at 4. All officers are
especially urged to be present.
\7. M. U. MEETING HAS
BEEN CALLED OFF
The divisional meeting of the W
M. U. vP>rk wtych was to have been
held at the Fallston Baptist church
on the third Sunday In this month
has been called off on account of
conflict with the Royster reunion
which Is to be held at Fallston on
that day.
BUSINESS CIRCLE TO
MEET WITH MRS. MABRY
The December meeting of the
Business Girls circle of Central
Methodist church will be held at
the home of Mrs. Claude Mabry on
Monday evening at 7:30. with Mrs.
Mabry and Miss Carobel Lever as
Joint hostesses.
All mcvibers are cordially Invited
to attend and special attention Is
called to the fact that the meeting
is not being held at the church,
which Is the usual meeting place.
U. D. C. TO MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
The December meeting of the
Cleveland Guards chapter of the
United paughters of the Confeder
acy will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 3:30 at the home of Mrs. Gra
ham Dellinger with Mrs. Dellinger,
Mrs. C. C. Coble, Miss Elizabeth
Ebeltoft. Mrs. J. S. Dorton. Mrs. J.
G. Dudley, Mrs. Rush 8troup. Mrs.
H. E. Parris. Mrs. Renn Honeycutt,
and Mrs. Charles Dover serving as
hosteses.
Mrs. L. B. Newell of Charlotte,
prominent In U. D. C. work In that
city, will be present to address the
group.
PARTY FRIDAY FOR
BRIDE-ELECT
Miss Ray Ellis, bride elect of tills
week, was complimented last Friday
evening at 8 o’clock when Mrs.
James Hopper and Miss Louise
Morrison entertained in her honor
at the former's home on Dover St.
Bridge was enjoyed at four tables
during the evening and when scores
were counted the prise for high
scores went to Miss Bernice Shytle
and for low score to J. B. Ellis.
Miss Eflls was given a pretty pair of
vases.
A salad course with accessories
was served at the close of the even
ing's play.
SHELBY PEOPLE ENTERTAINED
IN CONCORD YESTERDAY
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hoey. Miss
Isabel Hoey. and Mr. and Mrs, Wil
liam Llneberger went to Concord
yesterday afternoon where Mr. Hoey
was the speaker at a county wide
meeting of the Baraca Phllathea
union.
After the meeting Mrs. Hill en
tertained at an informal reception
in their honor at the Hotel Con
cord, where she lives, and later
they were her guests for dinner at
the hotel. About 50 of Mrs. Hill's
friend* called to meet them during
the afternoon.
LEGION DISTRICT MEET
TO BE HELD HERE FRIDAY
A meeting of the American Legion
and Legion Auxiliary units for the
entire sixteenth district will be held
here Friday afternoon and evening.
A business meeting of the Legion
Auxiliaries will be held at four
o'clock in the afternoon at the
First Baptist church, after which
there will be a banquet at the church
at 6 o’clock. and at 7:30 a Joint
meeting of the legions and legion
I auxiliaries represented will be held
! at the court house.
There will be a charge per plate
I for each guest at the banquet and
; those who wish to make banquet
■ reservations are requested to tele
phone Mrs. Raymond Cline.
All women in the county who are
I eligible for membership in the le
gion auxiliary are invited to attend
the business sessions at the church
at 4 o’clock and at the court house
at 7:30. They may also make reser
vations for the banquet by getting
in touch with Mrs. Cline.
Among the units in the sixteenth
district, which will have represen
tatives here for the meeting Friday
are: Kings Mountain, Lincolnton,
Mt. Holly. Charlotte. Newton. Hick
ory, Shelby. Gastonia and Belmont.
JUNIOR RED CROSS
PLANS CHRISTMAS GIVING
The Junior Red Cross of Graham
school held its December meeting In
the auditorium on Friday morning.
December 7, with Billy Webb, Red
Cross president of the school, pre
siding.
The meeting was opened with the
singing of the Red Cross song by
_ the school. The. devotional was given
Home
Demonstration
Gub Notes
Edited by France* McGregor,
County Home Demonstra
tion Agent.
Agent's Schedule
Monday A. M.—Office.
P. M.—2:30 Prospect School No. 1
township.
Tuesday A. M.-Office.
P. M.—Sharon Home Demonstra
tion club.
Wednesday A. M.—Visiting Non
club members.
P. M.—2:30 No. 3 Home Demon
stration club.
Thursday A. M.—9:00 Beaver Dam
4-H club.
10:00 Shanghai 4-H club.
11:00 Sharon 4-H club.
P. M.—2:30 Patterson Grove
Home Demonstration club.
Friday A. M.—10:00 Casar 4-H1
by members of Mrs. Connor’s room
with the entire school singing the
morning prayer. The minutes of the
last meeting were read by C. M.
Peeler, Red Cross secretary of the
school. Three girls from the sixth
grade told about some Interesting
work that had been done by Juniors
In other schools.
The subject for the meeting was
“Giving.” A report from each grade
was given telling of plans for Red
Cross work for Christmas. The first
grade plans to send toys to the
nursery school In South Shelby;
Mrs. Connor’s room will give milk
and fruit to a cripple; the second
grade will send a basket of fruit
and candy to an eighteen year old
boy who Is a shut-in; the third
grade will send crayons and pictures
to the children at South Mountain
Institute; the fourth grade will give
a fruit shower to their teacher who
Is In the hospital; the fifth grade
plans to send a handkerchief show
er to a sick friend; the sixth grade
Is to send fruit and canneds goods
to needy family and the seventh
grade will make candy dolls for the
children in the Orthopaedic hospi
tal in Gastonia.
MR. HOEY TALKS TO
CLUB OF "NATIVE SONS."
Members of the Chicora Liter
ary club and a few Invited guests
were entertained Friday afternoon
at a meeting of unusual Interest at
the home of Mrs. O. M. Mull.
Mr. Mull Introduced Attorney C.
R. Hoey as speaker and the latter
talked on prominent "native sons”
of Cleveland county, the men and
women who have made promlent
places for themselves In county,
state and nation. In both present
and past generations. Those he
nietloned as having attained na
tional prominence were Clarence
and Tom Dixon, Judge E. Y Webb
nnd O. M. Gardner.
Among those he mentioned as
having attained state prominence
were: Judge "Jim” Webb, whom
he eulogized as having dispensed
both Justice and mercy to such *
degree that he became the best
loved Jurist In the state Attorney O
M. Mull, Lee B. Weathers, Dr. De
lia Dixon Carroll, Dr. Zeno Wall
and Dr. Ben Dixon, whom he term
ed the “mast versatile product ■ of
Cleveland county” he was a fine
doctor, served as president of
Greensboro Woman’s college, super
intendent of Oxford orphanage,
was a brlllant orator, served in the
War between the 8tates, was a ma
jor In the Spanish-Amerlcan war,
and served as state auditor for
many years. Others mentioned In
this group were Plato Durham and
Attorney Reuben McBrayer.
In the field of letters Hatcher
Hughes and Mrs. May Dixon
Thacker were mentioned as having
attained national prominence and
Dr. Hillary Hudson as having at
tained state prominence.
Among the others mentioned
were Dr. Evans McBrayer. Dr. Vic
ton McBrayer and Dr. John Me -
Brayer, all of whom were promin
ent physicians in the city and
county at the same period; the Re7.
Joseph Buttle, who was the first
county minister to take up the cru
sade for temperance, and Inciden
tally was ousted from his pastorate
as a result of his fight for the j
cause: the Rev. Tom Dixon: the |
Rev. Pleas Bostic, the Rev. Wade 1
Bostic and Miss Attle Bostic, the
three Bostics having served as mis- j
sionaries n China for many years; ;
J B. Ivey, T. A. stamey, Clarence
Stamey, J. w. Lneberger and J. D.
Lineberger, as “merchant princes” of
the county; former Sheriff Ab But
tle. whom Mr Hoey referred to as
the most popular office holder
the county has ever had,” and T.
D. Lattimore, who served the county
for 24 years as clerk of court, re
presented public servants; Burwe'l
Blanton and his two grandsons
George and C. C. Blanton, as re
preaentiag the banking business;
and Major H. F. 8chenck and the
Mauneys of Kings Mountain, as
pioneers in the county's industrial
development.
Mr. Hoey, favorite native son,
made his talk on his fellow towns
men a fascinating hour of entertain
ment.
During the social hour Mrs. Mull
served an elaborate salad course
with accessories.
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club.
P. M.—2:30 Beulah Home Dem
onstration club.
7:00 South Shelby Home Demon
stration club.'
Saturday A. M.—Office.
Harvest Dinner
The home demonstration club
members in No. 3 township enjoy
ed a delicious harvest dinner last
Wednesday in the home of Mrs.
Lawton Blanton in Earl. The food
was delicious and was attractive
ly served. Each member furnished
her part of the food.
Christmas gift suggestions were
given by the members and the
agent.
I am sure each lady who attend
ed the dinner went home in a much
happier frame of mind and more
eager to do her part toward home
and community.
School A Success
Thirty-one club members at
tended the leader school taught by
Miss Helen N. Estabrook last Fri
day. Mrs. C. A. Morrison, of South
Shelby, was hostess to the group.
Two short sessions were held. Be
fore lunch Miss Estabrook discuss
ed floors, old and new, and gave
specific illustrations. After lunch
each leader was given samples of
new pine flooring and old pine
flooring which she successfully
treated.
Lunch was served buffet style.
The lovely red carnations which
were used for the centerpiece on the
table added a very cheerful note to
the occasion.
We appreciate Mrs. Morrison's
gracious hospitality.
Our January club meeting will be
on this same subject and will be
conducted by the agent, assisted by
these leaders.
Miss Estabrook. a native of New
York, is our state home beautifica
tion specialist and is considered a
very excellent authority on this
subject.
Christmas Bazaar
Plans had been started for a
Christmas Bazaar but Mrs. Boyd
Warlick. our county treasurer,
thinks it best to make other plans
for raising money so we will have
no bazaar at this time.
Warlick-Belwood Club .
The ladies of the Warlick-Bel
wood home demonstration club en
tertained their husbands last Fri
day night with a chicken stew.
Games and songs were enjoyed
before and after the delicious chick
Methodist Women
To Meet Dec. 12
A zone meeting of the Cleveland
county missionary societies of the
Methodist church will be held at
LaPayette Street Methodist church
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 12. The
meeting will open at 1:30. All the
Methodist women of the county are
urged to be present. The district
secretary, Mrs. Ivey Starnes of Lln
colnton, Is expected to be present
with several other visiting speakers.
SON OF DR. AYERS WEDS
GIRL IN MONTANA STATE
FOREST CITY, Dec. 9.—Dr. and
Mrs. W. A. Ayers, have received the
announcement of the approaching
marriage of their son, Mr. William
A, Ayers, Jr., to Miss Valeria Irene
Orlet, of Great Falls, Montana. The
marriage Is scheduled to take place
on Tuesday. December 25, In Great
Falls. Miss Oriet Is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Oriet of Great
Falla.
erTstew. Although It was a veiv cold
bad night about fo^ty couples had
a most enjoyable and wholesome
evening.
ONE DAY ONLY, TUES. DEC. 11
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NOTICE TO DISTRIBUTORS—For one day only you are
authorized to deliver one of the New Travelers Fountain
Pens FREE with each purchase of two packages of
Blades for 49c and this coupon. Limit 2 sets to a
customer. Parker's New Blades are made of the Finest
Swedish Blue Steel, Hollow Ground. Parker's Blades are
made to fit all types of Gillette razors. Also blades lor
Gem and Every Ready.
Suttle’s Drug Store
PHONE 370 - SHELBY, N. C.
— TUESDAY ONLY —
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SOUTH SIDE SQUARE
ilud
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OUR PRICES ON
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$15 AND up
They’re Here Now!
and will be shown
today for the
first time in
Shelby at
Keever Motor Co.
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and Dodge Cars
In a VARIETY of COLORS
Featuring
82 Horsepower (Plymouth)
87 Horsepower (Dodge)
New Streamline Styling
Floating Power
Hydraulic Brakes
All-Steel Bodies
The first 1935 model cars to be
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improved in style, riding comfort
and mechanical refinements, scoop
the motor world.
Prices closer than ever before
—These cars are new from road to
roof, and smart as though they just
stepped from a band box.
We cordially invite you to visit
our show room. In our two yeras in
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The new models are even better.
At Amazingly Low Prices
PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW FOR EARLY DELIVERY
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DODGE AND PLYMOUTH DEALER
215 S. Washington St.
Phone 146