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MONDAY. DEC. 24, 1934
TWINKLES
The secret is out. Santa Claus is our Uncle Sam.
The less a man Tcnows, the longer it takes him to
tell it.
Good resolutions must find quick employment or
spoil.
After Christmas will be exchange season at the
stores.
SURVIVAL OF THE MARRIED MAN
Prof. Edwin S. Burrell of the school of social and
economic research of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology sets up the following inducements to matri
mony:
Fewer married men commit suicide.
Fewer married men go insane.
Fewer married men succumb to premature death.
Fewer married men end their lives in poorhouses.
Those, says the professor, are the facts, but he
might have stated them more briefly. He might merely
have said “Married men can take it.”
ANNIVERSARY OF EDUCATION
A great nation-wide celebration is in prospect for
1985, the three hundredth anniversary of the American
high school. Exercises will be held and history recalled
whfen the new year rolls around.
Three hundreds years ago the first American high
school, the Boston Latin school was founded. It was
established in 1635, only 15 short years after the land
ing the Pilgrims. From a small beginning with one in
structor and a handful of students, has grown the splen
did service now provided for more than six million young
Amreicans by 26,000 public and private high schools.
These high schools are developing the most precious re
source of our nation, the latent intelligence of our young
people. v
Supt. B. L. Smith of the Shelby public school system
is also doing some research work in preparing the history
of public school education in North Carolina, which will
also be the occasion of a,review in 1937 of the progress
that has been made during the last century in our own
state. These anniversaries should serve to stimulate
interest in education and show the struggle, yet for
ward steps that have been made. The economic and
social progress is directly traceable to our progress in
education in North Carolina and for this reason, North
Carolina, still backward in education, should command
the support and sympathy of all forces within our state.
CHEER OF THE SEASON
Throngs of shoppers have been on the streets and
in the stores for the past week and the Christmas buy
ing will culminate tonight in a blaze of glory. Faces
are more cheerful, words are more encouraging and
spending has been freer than for four years. The spirit
and attitude of the people has been different. There is
something about the Christmas season that is differ
ent from any other part of the year. Those who have
moreHhan a bare subsistence, want to bring cheer and
joy to others. The season is a friendly period of the
year when absent ones come back home, separated fam
ilies get together and the "peace on earth, good will to
men” permeates the atmosphere and spirits of every
humag.
It makes one’s soul feel good to contact folks in
Cleveland county on this particular Christmas and par
take of the finest spirit that has ever existed here. We
have had good Christmases before but this excels, be
cause we have tasted the bitter of reverses, disappoint
ment and despair for four years and know how to ap
preciate the good things of life.
INVESTMENT IN CONSUMPTION
A random phrase, sandwiched between advertise
ments, came out of our radio last night, and it was
something like this: “For too many years we invested
money in production when we should have been invest
ing in consumption.”
Invest in consumption? Certainly—that is largely
the philosophy of the recovery plan. It is the reason
behind our vast public works projects, behind higher
wages and shorter hours, behind our relief and rehabili
tation work.
In the steel industry, some years ago, it was thought
by capitalists who were noted for intelligence that labor
ers must work 12 hours a day for small wages or the busi
ness would collapse. It had not occurred to the steel
barons that laborers were consumers, and that they
must have both leisure to visit the stores and money to
•pend when they got there.
Staggering stuns have been poured into means ol
producing more goods, when there was a dwindling mar
ket to purchase those goods. The axiom of diminishing
utility, a kindergarten axiom, is seen in what happened
to us.
So, on Thursday, the President and his executives
gave very cold shoulders and very brisk rebuffs to the
platform of the joint conference of business and indus
try which had been offered after a three day conference
at Warm Springs, and after warm protestations support
j for the new deal. One of the main reasons .for the re
buff: the business men sought to curtail public works
as a relief activity. This does not appeal to the Presi
dent because he knows that in sponsoring public works
he is investing in consumption, he is building up a reserve
of buying power, and is creating buying power where
it had been eradicated. It is a strange thing that capi
tal and industry and business cannot see the larger profit
in this kind of business is preferable to the smaller profit
of immediate and cut-throat competition.
GOOD NEWS
Good news crowds the papers at Christmas time.
I^ere in Shelby, we read with surprised joy of the
$10,000 prift Hatcher Webb is making to the hospital.
We read happily of the generous donations the civic and
womens clubs and the churches are making to the un
derprivileged, in Cleveland county. We are glad that the
Confederate veterans received their checks, and we are
proud of the Christmas party the Salvation Army gave
the children Friday night.
Other excellent news comes from nearby communi
ties. New Bern, for instances, where the city has agreed
to sell for $4,000 the Episcopal rectory back to Christ’s
church. It was sold by the church to the government
several years ago for $20,000.
From Pitt comes news that that county has taken
care of all its defaulted obligations.
From Asheville comes news of an anonymous offer
of $50,000 to lift the indebtedness of the Chapel Hill
Methodist church.
From Durham comes word that superannuated min
isters and widows in two conferences of the Methodist
church will receive $22,000 Christmas present from the
Duke Foundation.
And it won’t be long until the parity payment comes
to Cleveland county cotton growers.
It is, certainly, a merry, merry Christmas.
Nobody’s Business
By GEE McGEE
Mike Clark's Weekly Market Letter
cotton
flat rod spots verry dull count
of llvverpool come In mondRy morn
ing 10 pints lower than due. long
steeples and dog tales arc getting
closer together, as our local cotton
buyer can't see verry good; he has
iry-cipelas. new york firmed up
when the band head bill carried,
but this was absorbed by southern
selling and bomba.v straddles,
showers were reported in texass and
georgy, but noboddy teems to be
verry wet in those states, i advise
bottled in bond Instead of bottled
in the barn at half the price.
Crains
oats, corn and wheat hell to nar
row figgers enduring the entire
week, this was caused by the ar
gentine exports and Imports, brenk
fast foods are shifting to oranges,
prunes, baler-cakes and canned
samrrion onner count of the scar
city of rolled oats, mashed shavings,
pressed corn, and ham gravy. it
mought be well to buy rye on •"ir
gln, barley lor cash. and let the
ballance of the bunch alone tor the j
pressent. I look for higher and
lower prices from now on.
rails
steel rails advanced 10 points on
tuesdsfk but fence rails broke 12
points to kill the grain, s. a. 1. and
u. p. serin to be the favorites at
pressent. as one of this lot can
be bought almost without ihonney
or other collatrey. the big truck
lines will soon demand a private
highway for their freight and pas
senger vehiekles. and it looks like
the p.w.a. and the t.v.u. mought
build it for them; private cars,
waggius and hoover buggies is ter
ribly in the way of highway freight
and passenger traffiek.
rice
jappan and chinnar are export- ;
ing rice to each other to get cash
to build air-planes with which to
bombard one another, broken lire
is fetching c3. long grains. c5.;
short grains. c6. and all others is
sold for what have you and is being
shipped to the orient to be et as
food in place of wheat and light
bread. popcorn is taking the place
of rice in places where the former
ear be bought on creddick and 'lie
latter can't be had a tall.
summary
cheese is strong, butter softened
up a little friday, eggs broke on a
report that shell common was easy,
but lard, chitterlings and noodles
were diray the last half of the i
week, cow peas aud string beans
were only half-done when large
limas and small onions suffered a
drop of twenty pennies, t suggest
that you hold on to what you got,
as getting more ain't going to be a
snap.
yore trutie.
"vjilie C'aik. rfd,
*'■ cal agent. ,
I
Church News From Flat Rock
last Sunday morning while the
entire congregation of rehobei
church was standing up to sing
"meet me there,” miss Jennie veevc
smith commenced to play the or
lian to lead off with, but insteac
of muslck coming out of same, noth
ing poured forth except squeaki
and squalls and everboddy looker
at everboddy and set on.
this is the first time since tin
organ was installed when bro. per
kins and wife took their leter om
onner count of an instrument oi
the devvil being fetched into thi
church . . . that a sermont wa;
preeched without organ tunes be
ing played, but it was impossible
to pump anny wind into the bel
lows of the organ on this occasior
and the singing was done with tin
Mrs. Reid's daughter. Miss Clars
quire-leader, mr. mike Clark, rfd
leading everthing.
it seems that some rats had el
holes in the organ betwixt prayer
meeting and regular precching ant
bilt in bed in same and moved tin
hole family in for the wintre. whei
miss Jennie reeve smith started tc
pumping wind to play with. ii
quezz all of the rats into a tight
wad which caused them to squeak
and holler onner count of the pain
she ciiddnt know what in the world
it was at first, but when a big rat
ran out at her feet, she clump up
on top of the organ in a jiffy, hold
ing up her garments to keep him
from biting her.
after a few minuets, pease ruled
suppreme. bro. holsum moore and
bro. art square rolled the organ
back behind the puilpit and open
ed up the rair door and took the
inside of the organ out. including
the wind-bag, and emptied the bal
lance of the rats out. it can't be
patched, so a new wind-holder will
be ordered at once and the orgiui
will be made rat-proof if passible,
miss Jennie verve was terribly em
barrassed when she jumped off of
the organ and went home.
no other dammage was done to
the nuislckal in trument except
miss jennie veeva bore down too
hard on the peddlers witli her feet
when the noise started and broke
both of them, art square offered to
fix them without charge if some
boddy will take them down to the
liberty stable for him where he
can sow the strops back together,
rev. will watte apollogized to the 2
strangers that was pressent and
garranteed that it would not hap
pen again.
the rat t rubble etched up some
talk about buying a ptanno for re
hober church and trade in the
pressent organ, as rats can't find
nothing to eat in a pianno, it is not
played with wind, but after some
boddy said it would cost over 25$,
the i'- ail-prs decided that it mnught
be bes to use what we alreddy have
and it was adjourned with prayer,
mike Clark, rfd.
NOT BROKE. MAY
HELP MOKE YET.
To Editor of The Star
Read your editorial ’ Hatcher
Loosens Up.” It might be well to
write another one—this time, say—
‘‘Hatcher Pays Off.”
| I have receipt from trustees cov
! ering all obligations. I have done
! all I promised to do. My weakness
did not hinder me from paying off.
I want QO glory out of this gift; I
WANT TO HONOR MY MOTHER
I may not be through with hospi
| tai. not broke yet. Sincerely
ALEXANDER HATCHER WEBB
GOODS AND BAD OF
SHELBY’S CHRISTMAS.
To Editor of The Star:
Happy days must be here again.
Never before have we seam so much
and so many Christmas decorations.
Not only have the merchants spread
themselves but hundred of homes
are Just flooded with outside and
Inside Christmas trees. Cleveland
Sprirvrs estates homes would prob
ably take the prize.
Tlie gift of A. Hatcher Webb to
the Shelby hospital is by far the
outstanding event of this year.
Hatcher may not realize the full
value of his gift but we predict
that it will not only serve the hos
pital well but that it will put new
energy, and pep in the home town
peploe and that it will be the new
starting point for a new Shelby un
der the new deal.
For Instance right on top of the
announcement of the gift a large
block of property has been pur
chased by a business firm amd we
are looking any day for the an
nouncement that this property will
be improved and Shelby will have
another outstanding business an
nounce met.
Then the delegation that went to
Raleigh abnrut the Grover road
came back with the good news that
we will soon get an all weather
road to our neighbors on the border
line.
Well well, some people think that
wc have been done wrong because
the relief office headquarters have
been moved from Shelby. We can
hardly share I his feeling. Cleveland
county has been close to the lowest
county in number on relief for a
j long time and it has been our ob
servation that most of the clients
that are on relief have been there
since the office opened here two
* years ago. You know, they Just
; have the habit of getting some
i thing for nothing. We think the re
I moval of the office flatten us. Clev
eland county could be easily made
self supporting.
I Somebody is to blame for all the
dirt and paper that is on the
streets of Shelby. Wc say somebody
iThe merchants say that they do
I have trash boxes in back of theli
i stores but that city trash wagon
i carries them off. Then they say
that even if they are left there that
1 boys and men are continually dig
i ging into them and scattering the
j trash so that the wid blows it out
I in the streets. We know that can
be stopped. A policeman should
spend a few minutes each day m
back of the stores. That would be all
that is necessary. What has become
of the law about oversize circular'
being distributed on the city streets’
This town can be kept clean. We
suggest that the start be made on
the city’s own property just in rear
of t he City hall.
The Christmas decorations in the
court house square are a knockout
| and we’ll bet dollars to doughnuts
that a woman played leading hand
in the effects.
I Shelby does not need a whole
| bunch spent to build a lot of
i streets until the streets are made
j ready. Just putting a little tar and
gravel down without first preparing
the surface and the side ditches is
money wasted. An ounce of pre
vention is worth a pound of pre
vention is worth a pound of curs.
Work poorly done means eternal
expense.
The best year I have had since *21
T am over a thousand dollars better
than last December. Looks as If the
depression is over, are the remarks
being made by the dressed up wide
awake stores in Shelby but Just the
opposite by the stores with last
summer’s fly specked windows.
Even the blind beggar knows to get
• >n a good spot and where people
can see him.
If competition is worrying you
try turning the tables on him.
You keep your mind on your own
business instead of his and the first
tiling you know we will be worrying
about you.
Who ever it was that lighted the
court house clock put an idea in
our head. That clock is and has
been one of the deadest things in
Shelby for a long, long time. If
hard times are over then let’s have
the right time. Under the new deal
j about the livest thing wc know cf
are the people who are spending
the public funds. Our county and
city governments just don’t seem to
have cought the President's idea.
It’s time.
1 Whose idea was it to rent the
j court square trees to some one to
put signs on and the streets of the
j city to display merchandise on? Let
us all do it. Then we won’t have to
rent store rooms and pay electric
light bills. One thing that the tax
! payers will have to demand though,
| if this is don? ij that we have a law
1 passed that each merchant so so
displaying will have to take out lia-1
billty Insurance so that the city
will not have to pay for any dam
age done by falling over said dis
plays. Why should the tax paye/
furnish display space and be respor.
sible too?
Well, taken as a whole the Old
Home Town is pretty good but with
a little more cooperation she could
be made a peach. What say?
STOGY.
! Shelby, N. C., Dec. 23, 1934.
Greene-Petty
| Wedding Unites
Rehobeth Couple
Prominent Young People Are Mar
ried At Home Of Pastor; Mias
McKinney III.
(Special to Tlir Star.)
REHOBETH-SANDY PLAINS,
Dec. 21—A wedding of much Inter
est to this and adjoining communi
ties took place on Tuecsday after
noon Dec. 18, when Miss Euzelle
Petty and Emmett Greene, both of
this community were quietly mar
ried at the home of the Rev. and
Mrs. W. A. Elam of Shelby.
Mrs. Greene Is the daughter of
Mr. ajid Mrs. W. B. Petty and Mr.
Greene Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Grpene.
Miss Sis McKinney, better known
as "Aunt Sis,” has been seriously
111 for several days.
The friends of Mrs. W. Black
will be glad to learn she is Improv
ing after several days of illness.
Miss Lorena Holland is spending
the later part of this week with
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Holland of
Shelby.
Mrs. Carrol Elmore and H. G.
Jenkins and children of Forest
City visited Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Jenkins Monday afternoon.
The Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Elam
of Shelby spent Thursday with
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Doty.
Mrs. Frank Jenkins and daugh
ter of Poplar Springs spent a few
days this week with Mr. and Mrs.
W. Black.
Mrs. G. E. Sisk and family of the
New House section moved to the
Latlmore community this week.
Mr. and Mfs. W. C. Grayson vis
ited Mrs. Margaret Spangler of
Double Shoals Monday afternoon.
Sam Holland of the eastern part
of the state Is spending several
days wit hhls mother, Mrs. G. M.
Holland.
A new cream receiving station Is,
now In operation in McDowell
county and Is furnishing a local
market for cream.
“Is your husband a member of
any secret society?”
“He thinks so, but he talks In
his sleep.”
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Notice Is hereby given of the annua)
meeting of the stockholders of the Firit
National Bank of Bhelby. N. C.. for the
election of directors for the ensuing year
and for any other business coming before
the meeting to be held Tuesday. January
8th. 1935 at 11 o'clock a. m.. at their
banking house In Shelby. N C.
FORREST ESKRIDGE. Cashier.
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Notice Is hereby given of the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Union
Trust company of Shelby. N. C. for the
election of directors for the ensuing year
and for any other business coming before
the meeting at their banking house in
Shelby. N. C.. on Tuesday, January 15
1935. at 11 o'clock a. m.
FORREST ESKR1DG. C_ r
Great Advance In
Treating Sore Throat
You»cant expect lasting relief
from sore throat when you use
salves or gargles. A sore throat is
due to an Internal cause and as such
should be treted internally. Real
prescription medicine— Thoxlne—
does this. c*
Its two-way action not only re
lieves the soreness In the throat ’out
drives out cold St fever. Thoxine is
pure safe, pleasant to take. Guar
anteed to relieve sore throat or
coughs In 15 minutes or money re
funded. Only 35c. Cleveland Drug
Company. adv.
A Three Days’ Cough
Is Your Danger Signal
Don’t let them get a strangle hold.
Fight them quickly. Creomulaion com
hinea 7 helps in one. Powerful but harm
less. Pleasant to take. No narcotics. Your
own druggist is authorized to refund your
money on the spot if your cough or cold
ia not relieved by Creomulaion. (adv.).
-CARDS
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Named Healthiest Pair in U. S.
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'riorls Louise Paul. 15. of Wilton Junction. Ia.. and Leland Mona
smith 18 of Lane, S. D., shown above with winning, smiles, have
goo d'reasonto drink e*ch other s health in milk, ^hey were chosen
thehealthiest boy and girl in .he United States at the National 4-H
Congress in Chicago.
Best Wishes
Heartiest Greetings
THROUGHOUT THE CHRISTMAS
SEASON AND THE
COMING YEAR.
Efird’s Dept. Store
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p Compliments Of The Season g
§| Happiness, Health and Pros
• perity to you all—our loyal
friends and patrons! May the
day be full to overflowing with
real Christmas Joy!
Suttle’s Drug Store
CHRISTMAS
This is the season when we pause
and think back over the year’s
cordial patronage, cherish your
friendships — and wish for you
one and a 1 1 an abundance of
health and happiness throughout
the Christmas season and the com
ing year.
Clark Hardware Co.