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NO. 50
KINGS MOtJNTAINN. 0., THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1919
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
'? ill
IEGIE
ENTERS INTO REST
,r. .'
GREAT
PHILANTHROPIST DIE8
QUIETLvCaIv HI8 HOME IN
THE BERKSHIRE HILLS.
IiflS" BENEFACTIONS IMMENSE
Peace, Charity and Education Art thi
Chief Beneficiaries of tha Dead
Multi-millionaire.
. i
Lenox, Mass. Andrew Carnegie,
V.......SH.. W..U If.IMM.IblllUIJlBI., U1CU III
his great mansion overlooking a lake
, 1 in the beautiful Berkshire hills, where
v1 he sought seclusion when bodily in
infirmity overtook him and. his mind
! .1 was saddened by the entrance of his
. J jcountry intbUae world war.
I j Although he had been in feeble
llhealth for more, than two years, his
t lflnal illness', wag brief a matter of
1 ijdaya. A severe cold developed
( .quickly1 into bronchial -, pneunonia,
, Jhe aged -phtient "lapsed into uncon
tKiousness and the end came as
i though it were" but the .beginning of
J A deeper srepr " '
When Mr. Carnegie returned to
, lis summer' bona; las' spring, it was
Evident to,is,'intimales that the
. of ce great industrial, leader was a
bloken (nan and thAtj . any slight in
oSsposition JHt ,:have f fatal end.
However, the air of the Berkshires
aljid the seclusion - afforded' ni his
'.beautiful estate appeared to benefit
hhn and he exhibited (Wsninniit
flashes of the old exuberance , that had,,
!" mm- acneenui companion lor
a& manv veara. ,
I Peace, charity and education rei2fl
r.fie three institutions that have bene-T:
' jilted most from the vast donations
'.jf . Andrew Carnegie. He erected his
4-4- own memorials in the 3,000 libraries
ttZ that perpetuate hi, tame throuhgout
tpes world, in the $1,600,000 temple of
y pMce'ttkXhe Hague, Holland, iyu,hjs
hro, peace and educational fundi. A''
; i-f-"-
THE PRESIDENT DECLINES TO
GRANT REQUEST OP 8ENATE
Washington; President Wilson
sent! to the foreign relations, commit
tee a copy of the original 'American
draft of a league of nations covenant
but declined to furnish other papers
relating to the peace negotiations ask
ed or in the senate resolutions.' ,v'.
To .another rescrtutioivasking for a
copy ft the letter written by General
Bliss regarding the Shantung prob
lem, Mr. Wilson replied that he re
garded the letter as' confidential since
it contained certain references to
other governments. ":'.- -,-'
"THE
COMEBACK I83UES :
WARHlltti-ft THe PUBLIC.
Washington. Publlshrs of The
Comeback, the official soldiers' news
paper, issued a warning against swind
lers in soldiers . uniforms who have
been collecting thousands ot. dollars
through the southern states represent
ing themselves aa .dljcpra-for suB
scrlptlons to the newspaper.
The Comeback, an official announce
ment aays has no . spllpitqrs . in. the
southern cooping! '
TWO MILLION BlMNKtTS TO
80LD BY WABjPfe
BE.
ENT,
Washington. Offering to the public
of 2.000,000 SHRBlusrll jjdtoil
and wool; and bltdh' blankets was an
nounced by the .war department, ar
rangements having been completed
for their1., distribution, through,joato$
See and . muni!itft Channels on the
same lan as that adopted, fo .food
stuffs, v "IsdV-' v-'v' .
For indivlc'bal purcliasehs, prH:en,
will be $6: for n)jlj(j)jblanier-ana-
B for reclamed wool) o for new cot
ton nixed?' and $3.60 for reclaimed; $3
for new cotton, and $1.25 tor reclaim
ed cotton the reclaimed f (w
pallned, are blankets usd less than
jear which . are renovated and
laundered.' . .J 5t t,
INTERNATIONAL LABOR
CONFERENCE OCTOBER 2S.
Washington. Th lnternation;
. la-
bor conference, provided ror i
peace treaty, : has been ci
President Wilson to meat in Washing
ton, October
2D. '
r membaciucAtisVilfllllMI1.
All nations
national labor organization, as defln
d in article 897,' of the peace treaty,
and those which probably will become
members prior to tha conference, have
been Invited tq send delegate.
FORMER STUDENTS OF MPT.
BELL HAVE GREAT DAY IN
KINGS MOUNTAIN
,pid Acquaintances Renewed Play
ground and School; Room Exper
iences. Rehearae'd ' Much . Pine
Speaking Mojieyj.Ra4acd.oto Build
Monument Punds. 8tarted for
Scholarship Endowment Two of
Capt Bill's Children Present List
of Former Students Lilat of Sub
scriptions. Probably the most thoroughly en
Joyed meeting ot any sort ever held In
Kings Mountain was that of the W, T.
R. Bell Memorial Association In its
formal session here Tuesday of last
week. It was the first general reun
ion of the students of the old Kings
Mountain high school conducted In
the old wooden building which .'stood
at the present -sjte of the magnificent
graded school1 building by Capt. W. T.
R. Bell from 176 to, 1887. By 10
o'clock Ufa former students, all grown
Into1 'manhood and womanhood .with
hair streaked with gray, and hailing
from all parts of ,trth and South
Carolina, begau to gather upon '.the
historic old ground which filled jeach
one with a thrill as Jv$ entered upon
the place ot h(s former tutelage. TtaJ
aid aays uegaa to uawu rapiuiy iq. me
minds ot the one time, boys and girls
and. they soon had the old acquain
tances renewed and were In full a,'.
rehearsing the, old school days. Will
Stowe rememhflrWwell Just how' lie
hooked a fellow under the jaw and
how when he went tp his knees some
one. elset too hln: k1 crack over the
head. Aus Anthony pointed out the
very spot on which h had a vigorous
fighbandiookedi lia(lndin the 'crowd
for "his former antagonist. The editor
of The Herald felt Tight much like? a
rpnaa at ;l'Jotf rolling , until
att took him' to one side and
covered him with a half hour lamenta
tion over the fact that Captain Bell
and the "Old Woman" who ran Lin
wood College contrived to not allow
the students to mix and "court." That
recalled our days at Bules Creek and
.Clinton and we thereupon matriculated.
add1 entered heartily upon the festivi
ties of the occasion.. ,,
T Indoor Session.
This outdoor social hour was so In
tensely ' Interesting that John F.
Schenck had like to have forgotten all
about calling' the folks into the house
for the speaking and business session
and after he thought of It he bad a
time getting the people In. Once In
the hdise Dr. Or Q. rails presented
Mr. Schenck who took charge of the
meeting. Rev. A. M. Sims offered
prayer after which the audience Join
ed In singing "America." 8. J. Dur
ham of Bessemer City was the regular
speaker of the occasion and In about
ten minutes he paid one of the finest
tributes- to the memory of Capt. Bell
we ever heard . paid to any man. He
said that measured by "the ordinary
standard applied to men that Captain
Bell was a miserable failure In that
he did not acumulate wealth or apply
his genius as a statesman. But the
standard Is 'all' wrong by which we
usually measure lives and measured
by the true standard Captain Bell was
a most magnificent success, said Mr.
Durham. Two selections of special
music were rendered by local talent
which added much to the program.
Rhort and spicy speeches were made
uUjrWj: A. Anthony and J. M. Quinn,
of Shelby, and John: lpowell andK.
L.H Virkwood.' Captain' Bell's son,
.Charles D. Bell, of SpartanburgrasWBd
permission and arose to express Jtfie
intense gratitude he and his sister,
Mrs, Reynolds of Richmond.,, fety alj
(he occasion i.when so much1 "unselfish
appreciation was being manifested for
their departed father.
The matter of the farm of memorial,
the former students Vould " establish
to the memory of Captain Bel. was
brought under, cohstderation aitfef the
temporary organization had been made
permanent With -John TF. -Schenck Jot'
'1 jkitrrtAniia Tj: fl. chairmKn. and R. L.
Klrkwood of Bennettsvilley S. C.i'.W
retary. It was tne sense oi ine auav
enoe from the beglhnlpg that' a, "Qidd-
ngnS'. and - Uhpretehtious
riionument
should be erected at the grave , of
Cantain Bell In .Jlutherford county 'and
v4t i.fitnifiicli'rshlP should be endowed
lh . . ri..n. J..1nTi1 Inatltutlnn. A
separate subscription was taken: for
the two objects with the result that
f 360 was subscribed tor the monu
ment and $475 for the scholarship
wWtthe pmfsvqtmore,o the achph
afWJromffhw'ho had, not Ithoaght
of Oiaf featurebefore.
It was . pointed out that scholar-
I ship -COAlULtMwawed in one Bbl-
1 luku ut ' thes&te for tlJOOO and it Is
expectea to raise mat aiuuuuv
Urn of the meeting here next August
and be ready to put into operation for
the next school year. It wm consid
ered that $350, waa sufficient to buy
the monument and Chairman Schenck
appointed tha following tommlttoe to
Love'Of ten Makes a Difference
(By Rev, H. B. Schaeffer, Lutheran Pastor.
The refusal of Individuals to recognise a collective obligation Is bearing
the fruit ot industrial and social revolution i- '
A'
Christianity demands a consistent life that Is pure and kind and full
of love to men as 'wjU as for God, not only In church and home but in
society and business as well. The burden of much ot the lnnustrial unrest,
of the (Ins of society, ot the. lack of Christian character among men, must
be placed on the shoulders, of those bearing the name ot Christian who have
failed to manifest the Christian-'life, especially in social and business
spheres.
It should be recognised today, and that very quickly, that no stock In
the world Is more precious than homes; that the development and improve
ment ot the lives of men Is one of the chief considerations and assets In
any Industry; that business will thrive and increase according to the happi
ness and loyalty of those who work. On the other hand society should not
countenance shirkers, slackers, or forever unsatisfied strikers.
After the hatred and conflicts and distrust ot the past few years It seems
as though all men would be ready to seek; and pursue faith and love. In
thesimplest terms the life of Ood Is the life of love. Love Is essential for
happiness in many spheres. Love must be the basis for a happy family life.
Marriage without. love Is an. abortion. A child born and reared in a loveless
home is crippled for life. A hospital' served by unloving doctors and nurses
Is a torment.' Charity without love to orphan, aged, blind, or beggar is a
He. -. . "' '' ' ' - .-. ' ' '
American' joes not need to fear a 'race "war if men are ready to respect
and sympathise 'one' with the other. 1
' "AmerW, standing for peace and faith, has not right to spend a billion
anjJ.AjiaU.ot-..dollars' a year on flrmlea-iand navies. We will never convince
"warld of i ou 'desire rb'-fleai by making gigantic preparations for war.
It'ls small evidence of love-ati frost (under the League of Nations) toward
Kbur tellow nations when we go ajbout as
A life thaU-4oes not love God" can have no fellowship wim God. A life
Oiatioe"rfot'"'lbtfme'n is a barrier ttf social comfort, peace and happiness.
REV. FRED J. MAY, PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR,
ft. :- '
. ,,, ,. 'will contribute next week. .
look? aftei the ''buying and erecting:
John, F. Scienckf.R. L. Kirkwood, J.
H.' tiulnn,. R,;..L.li.,Stowe and S. N.
Boyce. .. .. . , . ,
.jMii Klrkwood (Gois One Better.
in addition 16 hfsjsubscrlption to
the monument fund. .jL L. 'Kirkwood
took it upon himself to endow a schol
arship In the. Kings.; Mountain high
school to be' known.. asthe Bell-Klrk-wood
memorial scholarship. Mr, Kirk
wood' Is one of the many boys who
made good. He started very poor.-He
barbered among the boys while in
school here to defray expenses. He
Is now engaged in the manufacture of
fertiliser at BennetUville, S. C. and la
rich. He maintains a scholarship In
Wofford "College, payp three, mission
aries In the foreign field (3,800 a yeir
and recently contributed $60,000 to the
Methodist Centenary fund.
A most sumptuous spread had been
prepared by the students and good
people of the town andnever have we
seen a picnic dinner' more thoroughly
enjojred. . "-. .'!" ''.' v-'. ;
Captajn Bell's Children Present
The two persons presenf'receirlng
more attention than - anybody 'bis
were Mrs. Birdie Bell Reynolds, wife
of Thos. P. Reynolds of. Richmond, and
Chas. D. Bell' of Spartanburg, chili; en
of the late Captain Bell, both of whom
retained taint recollections of the old
school In Kings Mountain and both ot
whom recognized a few faces among
the old students. They alik reflect
the refinement and cultura ot their
father and were equally popular
.f.mong those present, Their btother,
James Bell, superintendent of Ulch
mond county schools and Rockingham
city schools, was not present
Captain Bell a Virginian.
Capt W. T- R. Bell was born In
Accofnac cnt'rty, Virginia, an I was
, hlghtf educIU. d. He served as a cap
'tainalo the.yiputederate army nnd af
ter the war can to eastern North
LCarollha.to? his fortune. Prior to
his coming to Kings, Mounta.n 114
taught school "dowuEast" f,nd repre
hBted tHa" coxljitias) of jiries, -Onslow
and Carteret In the senate of Iort
Carpllnaiwhjerf efokfeil'iSiiich news
paper praise for his eloquence and
marks pf statesmanship. ' - He came to
Kings Mountain when it was a mere
wide place, J, the road 5 with, only
few residents -and launched upon the
heroic task of. establishing a, military'.
kp)jo) wldtralcK he' had great suc
cess. He came nere mui w ana-, tait
jln l$87-Vaitai;lni(he iJeaWtlme" had
ma.o an .Impress- upon the youth who
oaftij! tiSdpr his tnluetace Aritt tutelage
that Is yet so impelling as to bring
them together, V do.hinx honoaiid';
perpetuate: his memory t generations
yet' to come.
Old 8tudenta Present
Below we glva a list of the former
students present as they registered
together with thavijames or cogno
mens by whlchKey were known in
iksBoolr H. T. 'Rutfm "foot," Kings
Mountain, N. fC.;Mrs Cora Dllltag
Hunter, "toad," Kings Mountain N. C;
Mrs. W. A. Ridenhour, "Laura Mau-
ney," Klnga Mountain, N. Si. ; W. C. ,
Heath, Monroe, N. C.J 'J. J. CrWilon-:
roe, N. C; J. A. Anthony, "Aus?Shel
by, N. C; John H. McDowell, Greens-1
boro, N. C. W. M. Jeter, Carlisle, S. !
C; Rev. John D. Mauney, Augusta,
Ga.; Mrs. O. P. Hamrlck, "Bailie An
thony," Shelby, N. C; P. M. Jeter,
Carlisle, 8. C; Walter 8. Dllllng,
it were "toting a gun."
Kings Mountain, N. C; Mollie Dllllng
Falls. Bowling Green, S. C; Mrs. B.
M. Ormond, "Lillie Allison," Kings
Mountain, N. C; Alice McLaughen
Sellers. Easley, S. C; Mrs. Amanda
Long Price, Gastonla, N. C.; Miss
Laura Phifer, Kings Mountain, N. C;
R. Jim Patterson, "Pat," Bennettsville,
S. C; Claud Irby, Kingston, Ga.; Joe
W. Watson, Gastonla, N. C; ,Mrs.
Mollie Quinn Rhyne, Kings Mountain,
N. C; Mrs. A. P. Carpenter, "Callie
Hoke," Kings Mountain, N. C; Mrs.
K. T. Fulton, "Sallie Baker," Kings
Mountain, N. C; Mrs. Elmer Spencer,
"Lizzie White." Gastonla, N. C; Dr. O.
G. Falls. Kings Mountain, N. C; Mrs.
Sue Long Rudlslll. Charlotte, N. C;
John W. Cowan, Chester, S. C.; V. E.
Long, Gastonla. N. C.; Robt. E. Long.
Kings Mountain, N. C; John O. Ran
kin, Gastonla, N. C; Edward S. Guy,
Chester, S. C; R. C. Ormond, Besse
mer City. N. C; B. S. Mauney, Lln
colnton, N. C; Charles F. Stowe, Gas
tonia, N. C-; Wm. H. Jennings, Shel
by N. C; Mrs. Lizzie Watts Falls,
Kings Mountain, ; N. C; Jacob H.
Quinn, Shelby, N. C; Mrs. C. E. Neis
ler, "Ida Mauney." Kings Mountain,
N. C; W. F. Bates, Carlisle, S. C;
Frost Ton ance, Gastonla, N. C; Chas.
E. Piatt, Charlotte N. C; Jacob An
thony, Shelby, NC; N, F. Watterson,
Kings Mountain, N.'C; Mrs. Thomas
P. Reynolds, "Birdie Bell," Richmond,
Va.; Charles Dixon Bell, Spartanburg,
S. C. (these two are children of Cap
tain Bell); W. L. Plonk, Kings Moun
tain, N. C; Bob Stowe, Belmont, N.
C; Stonewall Durham, "Stone," Bes
semer City, N. C; W. H. Stowe, Gas
tonla, N. C; Mrs. L. T. Mann, "Emma
Garrett" Charlotte. N. C; Mrs. H. M.
Barrow, "Maggie Garrett," -Greenville,
S. C; Mrs.'.J. K. Dixon. "Hester Wil
son," Gastonla, N. C; Mrs- Chas. Dlll
lng, VAilnie' Qarrptt!' KWgs 'Mounfein,
N. C; Mrs. John C. Arrowood. "Julia
Falls." Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. H. N. Moss,
"Mildred "Alfikon;" Kihgs MounUin, N.
C; James 13. Bell. Gaffney.-S. C.
List of Subscriptions. "
me '
Monu- Scholar
ment' ship.
H. T; Fulton .... .
Bob Stowe, j.
...$ B.00
. .",, 25.00
' 25.00
15.00
25.00
50 00
26.00
15.00
50.00
25.00
15.00
J. J. Crow
10.00
R. J. Patterson 510.00
Frost Torrtnce"
W: H. Jennings
J, A. Anthony.
25.00
... 10J0.'
x .VtM
,.. 25.00
... 10.00
,..10.00
, . , - 5.00
... 5.00
,.. 5.60
... 5.00
.. 6.00
... 25.00
... 5.00
. . 5.00
. . . 5.00
... 5.00
,.. 10.00
,.. 10.00
... 5.00
... 5.00
.. 10.00
... 10.00
, . . 10.00
... 10.00
... 10.00
... 500
, . . 5.00
Boo
... 25.00
5.00
'jpnn Mcuoweu ...
John O. . Rankin ...
31 H. Qijinn ...
W. H. Jeter .......
P. H. Je,ter .......
W. F. Bates .......
Geo. Miller ........
M. C. Oeward
D. L. Bdrrlnger.....
Stonewall Durham .
Mrs. John Arrowood
J.' H. Anthony .....
B. S. Mauney
Chas. Piatt .......
R. J. Patton .......
J. S. Prldgon .......
R. C. Ormand . ....
Claud Irby'
J. W. Cowsn
D. S. Guy
Vv E. Long
Willie Stcwe ......
W. L. Plonk .......
5.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
5.00
16.00
26.00
6.00
5.00
25.00
10.00
W. H. Klrkwood ...
Hobt. E. Long .....
T. F. Sehenck .....
yr. O. O. Falls ....
Mrs. J. K. Dixon ...
L. Klrkwood ...
5 00
60.00
25.00
6.00
Mr. Klrkwood also endowa a scho
rshlp in the , Klnga Mountain HTgh
iehool.
The above Is the list subscribed at
the meoting Tuesday as tubulated by
the secreUry, Mr. Klrkwood. Mr.
Schenck already had a uhort list of
subscriptions not Included in the
above.
NOTICE TO FORMER
8TUDENT8.
BELL
Inasmuch as there will be quite
a good deal of correspondence be
tween the former students of W. T.
R. Bell and the secretary ef the
W. T. R. Bell Memorial Associa
tion during the next year or two I
suggest that all member of the
association and all eligible sub
scribe to the Kings MounUin Her
ald In order that I may reach all
of you In a most expeditious way.
The paper la only a dollar and a
half a year. The editor of the pa
per has kindly consented to pub
lish all communications sent him
by ma and through this medium
you will all get the same communi
cation at the- same time. ' Just
mail your check or money order to
The Herald, Kings Mountain, and
your subscription will be entered.
R. L. KIRKWOOD,
Secy., W. T. R. Bell Memorial Assn.
DIXON ITEMS.
(By II. Y. Belk.)
Kings Mountain, N. C, Route 6.
Rev. G. L. Kerr will preach at Dixon
school house the third Sunday at 3 p.
m. All are cordially invited to at
tend. Your scribe spent Friday in Char
lotte on business.
Land selling seems to be the order
of the day in this community. The
higher the price goes the better it
sells. Mr. Will Logan sold his farm
for $100 an acre and Bun Herndon and
Frank Ware sold theirs for almost the
same. Surely this must be a garden
Spot". . '' ..-! :
Mr. N. W. Hardin was up In Dixon
community Monday afternoon.
Miss Abble Barber has returned
from Spartanburg where she visited
her sister, Mrs. Frank Ware.
Mr. North Belk has Joined the
United States navy and has been as
signed to Hampton Roads, Va. He left
Friday afternoon to take up his new
duties. ' " ','''
Mrs. Blalock, Bratton Herndon and
Ruth Wells left Saturday to spend a
week In Grassy Pond with Mr. John
Blalock and family, .
I think everyone should take The
Herald when I think how loyal- the
editor has been to our town and coun
ty and the United States and to God.
We are not against "humanity" but
for It and not as hard hearted as some
seem to think we are.
ED. GILBERT 8HOT ARTHUR
TAUNT.
The mystery that at first surround
ed the shooting through the body with
a S2 bullet on Monday morning of
last week of Arthur Taunt in EaBt
Kings Mountain was cleared away
Wednesday when Ed. Gilbert, his 17-year-old
companion, confessed to Po
liceman Painter that he did the shoot
ing and that he took the pistol from
the oil truck of the Piedmont Oil Co.
Gilbert was carried before Esquire
Kendrlck and placed under a hundred
dollar bond awaiting the outcome of
Taunt's wound. Gilbert stated that
the shooting dld nOt occur at the forks
of the road near Oantt's store as he at
first told, but named a location down
in the woods from that place and
found the pistol down there where he
had hidden It. He said that he and
Taunt were practicing with the pistol
and that he accidentally snot raunt.
Taunt IS in the hospital at Gastonla
where he was taken after the Bhobting
and where the bullet was taken out of
jhls abodmen.; it having enterffi his.
baCK ana passing nearly ihiuiikii m
body. He Is expected to recover.
WEAVER-ROLLINS.
At the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John. Rollins, In the Mt.
Sinai section ot upper Cleveland.
Wednesday of last week Mr. L. E.
Weaver of Kings Mountain was mar
ried to Mtss Lillie Rollins, Rev. J. W.
Suttle officiating. They came to
Kings Mountain end are mnkiig their
home for the present with Mr. Weav
er's parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. W,
Weaver, at tho Fleming flamsenr place
east of town. Mrs. Weaver was a
very popular member of the younger
set in her community and the couple
has all the good wishes of friends.
Mr. Weaver is a .most excellent young
man and a good farmer.
There's the Rub.
Said the facetious feller: "As oper
ators, the modern girl would rathei
qualify for the switchboard than for
the washbonrd." .
Mr. Allen Wallace has built a nice
house near H. B. Stowe's and has
moved Into it
ACCIDENT AT GROVE R CELEBRATION.
While a big celebration was on at
Grover Thursday for the returned sol
dier boys a ,uost distressing accident
occurred. Messrs. Bob Henry, Tom
my Watterson and June Humphreys
were riding around In an automobile
and started across the railroad Just
ahead of southbound train No. 45 and
the car was struck by the train, se
verely -injuring all the occupants and
demolishing the car. The wounded
men were taken to Gastonla on 138.
Watterson's cheek bone was crush
ed In. Bob Henry's neck, and hip
were dislocated and Humphries In
jured Internally.
John P. Mull of Shelby delivered
the address of the occasion and the
Grover people spread a line dinner.
It was a general all around good time
with the exception of the accident.
Bob Henry Dead.
Bob Henry, one of the men Injured
In the accident Thursday at Grover
when train 45 struck an automobile in
which he Was riding with two other
men, died in the lpltal at GaBtonia
Friday. He waa . .out 72 years old
and leaves a widow.
REAL ESTATE CHANGES.
The following real, estate has chang
ed hands recently:
Will Logan sold his place in the
Bethlehem section to John Dover.
Bun llernilon Bold his place near
Bethlehem to Will Allen.
Lloyd MrRwain sold his place near
Bethlehem to Hoyle Mi Daniel.
Joel Wright sold his plnce near Pat
terson Grove to Charley Borders.
Beat Hambright near Grover sold
hi home place. . .
TWO ROADS FROM GASTONIA TO V
CLEVELAND.
The commissioners of Gaston coun
ty In session Monday of last week
voted to build two hard surface roads
from Gastonla to the Cleveland coun
ty line, one to come through Besse
mer City and the other by Llnwood
College. It was left up to the state
highway commission to select the)
route of the state highway. Their de-.
clsion will determine whether the
highway will enter Kings MounUin
by King street or Piedmont avenue.
PRIMITIVE BAPTI8TS BUY
CHURCH.
The Primitive Baptists of Kings
Mountain have contracted to buy the
old building and lot of the Wesleyan
Methodist church on Gaston avenue
and are raising money by public sub
scription to pay for.it. The purchase
price is $1,200. The Primitive Bap
tists have had an organizer here for
some time but this Is the first time
they have had ' a regular meeting
house. There are about sixty mem
bers. The Wesleyans are building a
handsome church in the Parker grove.
FOURTEEN UNIONS AS UNIT
DISAPPROVE OF COMMISSION
Washington. Acting as a unit for
the first time In the presentation of
demands, the 14 principal rail
road unions in expressing to Director ,
General Hlnes their disapproval ot
President Wilson's proposal that Con .
grass create a commission to consider
Increased pay, declare that waga
questions must be settled immedi
ately.:
A general program to meet the pres
ent rlals. Involving: the threat of a
nation-wide strike, was submitted to'
the director general. It was suggested
that the money to provide increased
pay should come from an appropria
tion by congress, to be followed by ap
propriate freight rate advances. This
"temporary relief must be accompa
nied by a determined effort to reduce)
the cost .of living.
. x MR. KIRKWOOD'S REQUE8T.
In this issueftf the Herald Mr. K. L.
Klrkwood, secretary ot the W.- T. R. ,
Bell Memorial Association is; asking
all members ot the organization .. to
subscribe to the Herald as he wishes
tn Bond nil hifl-r.ommunications through
! this paper to the members. We will
rindlv welcocme vou all Into the Her
ald family. It's only a dollar and a,
half a year and worth it. :
THAT CIGARETTE AGAIN.
Again do we hav.e to come to
our subscribers and apologise
for the appearance In these
columns last week of a cigar
ette advertisement It looks
like over all the protests we can
make the auxiliary service we
. get from Charlotte will slide it
In once in S while. Excuse us
again this time and we shall
guard the old Home Paper a
little closer hereafter. The
Editor.
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