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Kings Mountain, N. C Thursday, April 23, 1914.
No. 13
fei And Around Town
Picked Up
Live Local Matter about members of
about people you know and some
; . readers. ; .
Mr. It. F, Ellis brought his
Whole family to town Friday on
good business. All-the-family
tra.de.
The farmers say that they are
the worst behind with their work
that they ever were for the time
of year. v
Mr. J.B. Elaji made a busi
eess trip to Gastonia Faiday.
Mr. F. L. Ellis, proprietor of
tie Eilis Studio at Shelby is
considering the matter of coming
to Kings Mountain two days
each week to take pictures
"ecent heavy rains hayo
tnrown the larmers into an
awkard position. They say that
cottonseed ought to be going
into the ground, but they are
not. :
Miss Cora Ellis of Elbethel
section has token a position
with her brother, in the' Ellis
Studio at Shelby. ' ,
- Read the adds in the Herald
and trade accordingly.
These balmy 'days savor so
much of spring when all nature
is undergoing its annual revival
that we are wont to sit iu
sunny places with chin in hand
and wonder what makes us feel
o bad.'
" " Mr. B. F. CaJd well was a busi
; ness visitor in Gastonia Frida.
Kings Mountain expects every
... citizen to do his duty. . . ,
X? " 'Miss Jettie Plonk was a Gas-
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-. tonia -visitor Friday.
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i Prof. Gardner Is progressing
,! - nicely with his choir training
' in the local churches. He sings
, . with "the Presbyterians each
,'' Wednesday night, with the
f ' Methodist each Thursday night.
The' work . consists of
choir training voice culture,
breathiug f erclses and some
' rudemental fork, bnt most of all
. pure outrijj singing.
That police signal is some
peach. Chief Lindsay has al-
' ready threatened to knock it off
several times. If you . havn't
seen it look a little above the top
of that telegraph ' pole standing
on the' East side of the', railroad
at the Mountain Street crossing.
It's about the rtee of a bird but
it is not and it ought to be red
bu t It is not . It is a sixteen candle
power electric light. It was paint
ed red when it was put there but
they have kept it so hot and the
cops have grinned at it so much
that it has about faded out. If
you get into it and want a police-
' man Just ring central and tell
her so and she will kindly turn
the button and the little fellow
on the pole-signals the first blue
jacket that passe, to go' hastily
to, the nearest -elephone for
orders. They say the little gent-
Vpan with tne faded shirt keeps
billy boys on- the hump
ally on big days like Sab-
night.
Boy Humphrey of 'Char-
rrived last week to take
'charge' of the. Kings Mountain
Garage as master machanic. Mr.
Humphrey has a4 rauch ex
perience in the automobile shops
of Wilmington and Charlotte
and is well qualified to hold ,the
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By The Reporter
The Herald Family Interesting notes
yon don't know. Condensed for our
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f Mr. and Mrs. J. Beat Ham
I bright and little son, Fred
Kuykendall, spent Thursday
night and Friday in the home of
his brother, Postmaster G
. Fred
Hambright, of this city,
Mrs.- M. B. , Clegg was
Gastonia visitor Friday.
Mr. J. H. Moore has moved to
Kings Mountain Trout . Concord
and has taken ' charge of the
spinning room at the Cora mill.
Mrs. Leslie McGinnis went to
Gastonia Friday. .-
Thomas Parker & Sons have
opened a grocery store ao the
old mill. ;.'''
Mrs. T. C. Baumgordener
was a Charlotte visitor Friday.
Mr. John Sill of Spencer
Mountain has remodeled hi
house near the Pauline mill.
It Is occupied by Mr J. G-
Hicks. ' ..
Mrs. uettie tiockman was
among the Mountaineers in Char
lotte Friday. ,
Mr. W. K. White city concil
man who has been sick February
5th, is again at his post as weave
room boss at the Pauline mill.
Mrs. T. G. Sherer of Erwin
Tenn.. who is on a visit to her
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Baumgardner here, went over to
Charlotte Friday.
Mr. James Ferris who has'
just completed a, three-year
in the United States Army is
at home again in Kings Mountain.
Airs. K. v. tsaker was among
those from here who spent .Fri
day in Charlotee .,
Mrs. H. N. Moss and daughter,
Miss Marie, were Gastonia . visit
ors Friday.'. 1
Mrs. Poliette spent Friday in
Charlotte. ' : .
Miss Lina Allison -went to
Gastonia Fridav. .
Much cleaning up was done
here last week while the cam
paign was on. - -" ,x . ..
Mrs. LB. Goforth spent : Sat
urday in Gastonia. ., .. . .
In the United States there are
three times as many native born
women as all the foreign born
men and women put together.
Miss Lelia Hallman of Worth
N. C. left Saturday for her home
after a visit Mr. M. A and E.
M. Costner's of Kings Mountain.
Mrs. Mrs. H. L. Davis and
little son, Herbert Lay ton, of
FayettevflleN. C. arrived Sun
day night to spend awhile wkh
her. parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H.
McMillan. .
The' choir- practice at
Baptist church' "didnt start
the
' this
week as stated elsewhere in
Herald. " - "V ,v
A french eientist says
brain' is not necessary for
the
the
the
maintenance of human lite.-.
Mr.'. L. H.: Patterson'of Patter
son Grove section was: in town
Saturday. . ,
Card Of Thanks-
; We desire to thank our friends
and neighbors for the kindness
shown us during- the .sickness
and death' of our husband' and
fcther. ,
. .-..' Mrs.vW. 6, Black and Child
ren. '- - - . "
SCHOOLS
CLOSE
Boiling Springs and Linwood Commen
cement Programs.
lioiug bpnogs lias nau a
pronpeious year which will
culminate with a rich commence
ment program. This school is
constantly growing in usefull
ness and popularity and we be
speak for it the best commence
ment ever.
. Following is the program for
fhe coming commencement:
Monday evening 27, 8:00a play.
entitled Tho Private Tutor"
This play was given recently and
the proceeds will go to the be
netit of the school. Given by
Kalagathian and Kalliergeonian
Literary Societies.
Tuesday April 21, 11:00 annual
sermon by Rev.' L. It. Pruitt.
Tuesday April 21, 8:00 p. n,
Reciters and Declamers Contest.
Wednesday April 22, 10:00
a. ni. Class day exercises.
Wednesday, April 2:
2:00
p. m. Orators uontest.
Wednesday April 22,
8:00
p. m. Music. Kecitai.
Thursday, April 23, 11:30 a. m.
Literary addres by Dr. D. W.
Sikes.
Thursdaay, April 23, 2:80 p.m.
Graduating exercises, etc.
Linwood College commence-
will begin May 17th. and con
tinue through the 19th. The com.
mencement this year promises to
be one of the best in the history
of the institution.
On Sabbath morning at eleven
May the 17th. Rev. J. L. Oats of
Yorkville, S. C. will preach the
baccalaureatn sermon. At eight
P. M. Rev. G. L, Kerr' pastor
of the A. Rl P. church of Kings
Mountain, will preach the Sermon
to the Y. M. . C. A. Monday
afternoon at three - o'clock the
Art' Exiblt will be given; at : fi ve
o'clock Class Day exercises; and
at eight'o'clock a concert. Tues
day morning lit ten o'clock the
Commencement Day exercises
will begin which will consist of a
number of essays by the school
girls and the regular Annual
add res, by Rev Dr. Guerny of
Monroe, N.,C.'
Card Of Thanks
To those who have been with
us in our bereavement and by
kind words and kindly acts have
tried to lessen the sorrow sucV
tained in the recnt loss of our
father we extend our thanks.
J. A. Wright and brothers
and sister. - -V-i ;
'"At You Like It".
"As You Like It" is the very
acme of pastoral comedy. It is
infused with the playful spirit of
out-door. Under the green
wood tree is its keynote, and the
joyous freedom 6f the forest
animates the entire action. The
Forest of Arden is nowhere but
in the land of fancy. Life at the
court of the banished Duke is an
idyllic existence, and even the
melancholy Jacques is allowed
no deeper suffering than the en
joyment of thinking in - a minor
key. In such a world of enchant
ment anyihing',-: can ; hap
pen exceotvtliB comonplace- and
the expected. The usurping Duke
and the selfish Oliver are.- con
verted into"1 Joyful and sympa
thetic human beings. 'Orlando
vanquishes the lioness as easily
and quite as jauntily, as he does
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OCTOBER
SEVENTH
Mass Meeting next Monday nigbt of
Kings Mountain Battle Memorial As
socUtidnExety resident a member.
7th. October
According to the call of Pres,
L. A. Kiser the Battle of Kings
Mountain Memorial Association
met Monday night in the rooms
of the Progressive Association,
There being only a few persons
present it was decided to defer
the business of the meeting until
Monday night of next week at
which time it is oped to have a
large representative assembly.
Geo. E. Lovell and G. G' Page
were ad pointed as an advertising
committee to put the meeting
clearly before the people. TWe
meeting will be held in the opera
houe and it is hoped that every j
citizen' male and female, will
turn out.
Let everybody begin work to
day to muster public spirit for
the occasion and lets turn out
Monday night in record-breaking
numbers.
Monday night is the time for
the regular semi- monthly tnee't
ing of the Progressive Associa
tion and it was suggested that
the Progressive Association hold
its session immediately after the
Memorial Association,
Bear in mind please, that every
resident- of Kings Mountain and
vicinity is a member of the
Memorial. Asociatiun and if
urgently requested to be present.
Monday night S Oclock Opera
house.
University News.
The Gaston-Lincoln Club of
the .University had as their
guests on April 2nd and 3rd the
Dallas and Belmont delegations
who came lor the final contest
of the High School Debating
Union, held at Chanel ..Hill. In
the preliminary debates through
out the state on March 20th, the
Dallas high school teams had
defeated the Bessemer City and
Cherry ville teams, and the Bel
mont teams and defeated the
Huntersville teams on both sides
Of the query, which wtas that of
the "Initiative and Referendum
for North Carolina". ;
The representatives from Dal -as'
ftere, on the affirmative, La
than Friday and Miss Annie
Newton; and on. the negative,
Ernest Llneberger and Purvey
Summey, accompaenid by Prof,
J. B! Henson and Miss Muriel
Bulwinkle. The representatives
from Belmont' were, on the affir
mative, Ray Armstrong and F.
P. Hall, Jr., and on the negative
Davidson Hall, and M:ss Jessie
McKie, accompained by prof.. H.
A; Query and Mrs. F. P. Hall.
Each of these debating teams
showed up well in the prelimin
aries. The affirmative team for
Dallas made the second prelim
inary. A school might well count
this an honor, Since out of the
eighty-two1 ; teams' contesting,
only sixteen were' chosen1 for the
second preliminary; and Dallas
was orifi of the sixteen-. Thft
county club of . the University
was greatlv pleased to have all
of these representa'tl vetf' f rom
Gaston as their guests for a few
days, and would be glad -to have
them and others af toner in the
future. ' '
-This week finds the University
ir the midst of many Activities.
('Continued on; Editorial page)
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Booster Period"
Closes
Miss Edilda Barber wins the Gold Watch Being the first one turning in $.5..
00 in subscriptions out of Kings Mountain.
This is the Time to do Your Best The Large Number of Extra Votes Ends'
Next Saturday How many of These Votes Will You Secure?
THE GUEAT BOOSTER PERIOD.
Below is given the regular and extra number of votes that
will prevail during Booster Period and ending Saturday, April
25th. This is positively the largest number of votes thai will be
given for a single subscription during this contest. A smaller
of votes will prevail after this offer closes.
REGULAR SCALE. EXTHA VOTES.
One year subscription f),000. Ja.OOO votes.
Two years subscription.. ..12,000'. 81,000 votes.
Three years subscription. ..18,000. .17,000 votes.
Four years .subscription 25,000. 63,000 votes.
Five years subscription. .30,000. 80,000 votes.
DO NOT HOLD BACK SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The Booster Periord ends next Saturday, April 25th. 0'
portunity Time begins on the following Monday. But Opportun
ity is nothing like as good as Booster Period.
FRIENDS SHOULD HELP NOW.
Many of your friends say, I will help you the last week of the
contest. You need their help now
will be absolutely no offer of any
tlian this one.
Now is the time that you should try the hardest to. get long
subscriptions. You should go to all your relatives and frienas
and show them just what a, five year's subscription will do for you
during this offer.
Do not stop with one subscription but keep-on, there is no'
limit to the number that you can secure, and the more that you
can get, the better advantage it will give you.
HEARTILY ENDORSED.
The contest is heartily endorsed on all sides. The prizes aro
so valuable and desirable that they meet the warm approval of the
public. . " ':r
. NO APOLOGY NECESSARY.
No apology ig neccessary when you ask for a subscription to'
The Herald.', Yoi know full value will be received. You will
not have to explain this to the old subscribers; they know well
what the ppe is worth, but you are also interested in getting
new subscribers for their votes. Point out to them the excellent
news service of this, its methods of handling matters of import
ance all over the country; its thoroughness in presenting the lociil
situation.'-. If they once get into the habit of reading The Herald
they will not give it up. ' . ; .-. ,.
THIS OFPER CLOSES NEXT SATURDAY.
, This offer closes next Saturday, so start out today and see
how many extra votes you can secure on this special offer. The
content is rapidly drawing to a close, and yon want to win the'
handsome piano. Now! This week, is the time to get busy.
j DON'T WAIT UNTIL LAST MOMENT.
. Don't wait until the closing hour of this offer to turn in your'
subscriptions. Get them'in as early as possible and avoid the
rush of the last few hours. Someone is sure to get in the sub
scriptions too late to apply on this special vote if all wait until
the last minute. Don't let it be you. By all means, do not let
anyone discourage you, but keep everlastingly at it, and you will
win out in the end. The present standing of contestants does not
stand for anything. The leaders are not necessarily the final vic
tors. Mail subscriptions received bearing postmark before Saturday,
April 25th, midnight will be credited the Booster Period. So be
sure and see that all subscriptions are in the mails before twelve
o'clock. :
'.:. OPPORTUNITY TIMES. ,
Next Monday is the beginning of "Opportunity Time" and
every candidate anxious to win a prize should do his or her best
before Saturday, May lflth to secure a number of these Vote Ballots.-
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Those who are a little behind
first place -during this tima if a little extra effort , is put forth.
Read the conditions of this offer and try to get every available
subscription. You will be surprised to see how rapidly your total
will roll up into the thousands. . i
The scale of votes that will prevail during Opportunity Time'
beginning April 27th and ending My 10th, is as' follows:
1 year subscription.;... ... 4.000 votes,- 10,000 extra.
2 year subscription...... ...10,000 votes, .21, 000 extra.
, 3 year subscription... ....16,000 Votes,' 32,000 extra.
4 year subscription. 22,500 votes,- 43,000 extia.
5 year subscription .... ...27,000 votes, 55,000 extra.
If there is anything in this offer you do' not understand, call'
ud the contest department and the manager will be glad to ex
plain same. Call on all of your friends, tell them that you want
to win the handsome piano or one of the other valuable prizes of
fered. They will help yo. Not only, with their subscriptions'
but will interest their friends in your welfare and when this con
test has como to an end, and you have' been fortunate in' winning ,
on of the prizes you heartily thank your friends for their assist
ance. Now is the time for you to' decide whether you are going
to win or not. ' Remember this offer includes subscriptions old
and new or arrearages.
This generous offer is made
ald's voting contest and will include all- subscriptions coming in
during 18 days. .This is absolutely the largest vote oner that will'
be given at any time during the contest. .
a you have not yet entered
once on a postcard or telephone
representative will call and explain fully any details that are not
dearly understood. -
Miss Edilda Barber leads again in the third count April 20tb.
LIST? OF CONTESTANTS.
' Kings Mountain, N. CT ' ;
Miss Eula Long.... .'... 36.000
Miss Vernua Lindsay.. ..144.500
Mies' Pinkey Short... .,..10,000
MrsJ. U Cbaney,.:.;. M.000
Kings mo. a. J' . ia, vo. ,
Next Saturday'
when it counts most. There
kind better during the contest
in the race can1 easily acauire'
to put enthusiasm into The Her
your name you snouia sena it at'
the Contest Department, and a
Miss" Ethel Blaloclr....... 10.000'
Miss Mattie Ware; ..135,000
Miss EdildaBrbfer,,..:,150,000'
Gastonia,-N.C, .
Miss Maggie Dalton...... 10,000'
Mr Edith Maesagec. .. .100,000'
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