North Carolina Newspapers

' mm VOL. IS NO. I State And N Condensed Ii ?National News? - York, 8. C., Jan. 19.?York county rural police, keeping up a drive agalnst York county moouahlucrs. seined two big copper stills and a large quantity of mash In the pant day or two. One of the stills was near Clover and the other was In the New glon section. Neither, still was in nnaratinn u-hon fntmH Rock Hill, S. C.. Jan. 19.?Kleotic 11 s and teports of the trustees of denominational Institutions con* pleted today the 16th annual convention of the upper South Carolina dtooeee of the Episcopal church. Bishop K. K Kin ley of Columbia told the dloceae yesterday that all Items of laat year's budget had been paid In full, that 357 persons were confirmed last year, 1V8 more than in 1936. Bpsrtanburg, s. C.. Jan. 19. Union complainants in the National labor t relations board hearing of charges against the Spartan mills were expeeled to complete their testlmoy by the weekend today as additional wit nesses took the stand. : * Unfair labor practice*, based on (ha mill's alleged discharge of -and refusal to re-employ 09 workers altar a "strike In 1936, are charged in the complaint. Thirty six of 38 witnesses heard to date are among the 59 workers listed In the complaint. Niagara Falls. N. Y., Jan. 19.?Colice were stationed around a new international bridge below Nlagra Falls today to keep people front walking across It The bridge was created by nature almost overnight at the foot or the falls by ioe forming from the spray The bridge is slippery and extremely - dangerous but Police Chief Tracy O. IJb Vee said people have tried tu walk It ''In years gone by a lot of foolhardy people have walked across tne falls on ice bridge but this is one tlut won't be open to traffic,' he said. P Albuquerque, N. M., Jan. 19.?W P btephena contends the Biblical ban on "storing up treasures" on earth Justifies his refusal to pay 1.8 per cent on the wages of his bakery em ployeca for state unemployment com pensatlon. But he must defend bis stand in court. The compensation commission field suit against him for $104 plus' Interest. Darlington, 8. C., Jan. 19. Henry Jacobs was sentenced to serve ten years In the state penitentiary after conviction in general sessions court yesterday for the fatal shooting in Novorber, 1938, of Oscar Qarland. Ronald Origgs was recently sen fenced to life imprisonment for his part in the slaying.. . Honolulu, Jan. 19.? Eighteen naval bombing planes arrived at Pearl Harbor at 8:40 A. M. (EST) today. ; Laughing Arou With IRVI __________ . .. , The Species Was By IRVnS JI "HE N15C1ROTCS ftf fch# rnrtof of "* distinctive patois which differs ben of their own race up country. 1 ... a cow?ia "he". "Where* ia "w'ar", With this bit of explanation, deal roue of killing some big gami plantation-owner below Charleston, was arranged. The Britisher, chat assigned to a "stand" on one of tl been told to shoot only at bodes, protection. Suddenly, fifty yards away, sen tawny brown showed in the under] a convulsive thumping in the umdert The old negro left his covert ? ' >? that had been shot "Did I kfll him?" called the < "Yeah, boas. You kill 1m," anc stricken game. Than, as seeing th he added; " *B a doe do'." At this moment the host her shot from his place of ambush a hi . "Any luckT"ha called out as ;wg. that it ia a dodo?a creature whl ^ . Loeky, eh, what?" r r,* s X ' V ' ').' * ?.S ^POT im * ?. * 11 '" Kings ' . t - - v ational News i Brief Form I ?State News? Wilmington, Jan.^19?Huge crowds visited the British cruiser Apollo, : in port here, during the week-end, Saturday's throng estniated at 5000 | was said to have brought to 9,000 talleis at the craft for two days. ' Halt-lnli. Jan. 19.?The second annual convocation of the North Carolina Council of Churches was on rec ord today as favoring legislation to eiadicate the lynching scandal from the United States. I The clergymen and lay leaders at : yesterday's meeting also voiced opI posttlou to organisation of Junior re 1 serve officers training corps- . units lu the state's high schools. I i Morganton,' Jan. 19.?Plans are ' now underway for a modern V. M. C. A. -building at Valdese . that will serve the entlre community as a rec reotlcnal center, according to Albert P. Qarrou. prominent Industrialist and civic leader. While plana are yet incomplete, the project Is expected to represent ! an expenditure of between $90,000 and $60,000. the major part of the cost to be boru by the Industrial I concerns of Valdese. . Italelgh, Jan. 19.?Gov. Hoey said today he bad no comment to niuko on the arrest In Lawrence. Mass., oil Fred Erwln. Beat, wanted as a fugitive from Justice from Gastonla, but' added that the regular procedure I would be followed in preparation and approval if extradition papers, oO far us he knew. ? i Gastonla, Jan. 19.?D. Anthony, pilot was free today of charges that he had endaugered lives by flying a plane too low over Cherryville. An thony termed the charges "ridiculous" prior to acquittal lu superior, court. Raleigh. Jan. 19.?State Utilities^ Commissioner Stanley Wiuborne said today a proposed rale reduction schedule submitted by t'he Ttdewaier Power company had been taken under advisement by his commission. The proposed reduction was not as large as had been anticipated, Winborue said, due to a $176,000 increase in operating expenses report-] ed by the company. Concord, Jan. 19.?Mr. and Mrs. , Ernest Porter, 56 West- Depot street this city, and W. C. Kirkputrlck of! Shelby were injured in a head-on col llslon which occurred at the intersection of old U. S. highway No. 29, iitd the new route near the Jackson Park grill yesterday afternoon. All three are patients at the 'Cabarrus county general hospital.' Mr. and Mrs. Porter are suffeing from ] sever cuts and bruises while the Shelby man received a broken shout der. Winston-Salem, Jan. 19,?The defense presented more witnesses today to show that John A. Hartle, 63 yfear old grocer, was justified In slay lng Walter L?e sarnm in me name home la at November 16. * nd the World n s. COBB s Not Yet Extinct I S. COBB South Carolina and Georgia have a radically from the Bpeech of momCverything?a man, a woman, a bull, "though" la "do", etc., etc. we may proceed. An Englishmen, 9 accepted an invitation to visit a In honor of the visitor a deer drive jeroned by an old negro man, was . he best "runs." Beforehand he had i as the doea and the falms enjoyed >es an open glade, a darting patch of growth. The Englishman fired, and nrush told him he had not missed, tad ran forward to aee what it was ixcited amateur. acred the darky, as he bent over tho at the fallen animal had no horns, ried up tho tnttl having heard the indred yards or so away. s la*.) '' Iff l ' ? - . Ms, ' i i A U - --^ ' * . . I ^B^M ^1 I W HUB ^BB^ H^^BBI ^HBBBB ', - . * ; . _ .^V^V^B^^BHI ' "* . :'. KINQ8 MOUNTAIN, N. C. THl MRS7HLisK^C. ? FRONEbiiilUiEii I BURIED MONDAY j Funeral services for Mis. Henry C. Froneberger, age 62, were held V it Grace l.u.tiun church, Bessefiief I City, o.i Monday aftornoon and In* .tirntni made in the Bessemer City ! cemetery. Mis. Froneberger died at hei ! heme In Bessemer CHy early Sun day morning, following a tew dayi Illness *c< pneumonia. Mrs. Frone b(;i\zer Wflft a daiiarhfat nf *ho U*? i~ v- > ? ? *~ti Fell* Carroll and Mrs. Frances GanltJ Cm roll and was b-^ru ana reared near Kings Mountcln.' '4 ! -i iShe Is survived by the following otUdren: Mrs. L. E. Wall of charlotte, Dr. H. D Fronebenger,- P. C. . Frcuobeiger and Miss Sarah Frooebeiger of Castonfa; Mrs. M. B. Pear' son, Mrs. Bob TreVarthen, Eugene Froneberger, all of Bessemer City; Mis. Paul Dong of Kings Mountain, and H. C. Froncberger, who is attending sch-ool in Chicago. She 3 ts also survived by her- aged mother, who has been an Invalid for yeara;j two sisters, Mrs. J, Bun Patterson] and Mis. Chartle Ware of Kings Mountain; two brothers. Joe and IS. L. Carroll of Besaumer Ctty. F lite funeral services were attend- 84 ed by a large number of people, n inanycf whom were frcin Kings w Mountain. n H Men's Club Makes Donations ' d Mrs. Pefe Gamble, the local Red c Red Cross Case Worker, came be- ' I fore the Business Men's Club at ' their meeting January 13th and presented the need for funds to supply c i milk to some needy children. After e! I discussion and on motton of Mayor c J. E. Herndon K passed that 966.00 | shou'd be given for fbla purpose and :>n equal amount to the schools io a | funrlsh food for undernourished e, children. - t f I 1 '.'.-a prCgrtam at this meeting was a< . >n charge of Ollbert Hord and W. J.' ' Fulkern:n. A very fine entertain-\ & 1 men! was nr?s?tit<ut h? ?*?... ijoung people. The rmrMclans vfero'ai : there in charge of Prof. Paul B. Hen | y J d ricks and a dramatics, .group In i | charge of Miss Prances Hord. ; The next meeting df the Club w?ll ti be Thursday evening January 28th y with supper at 6:30. The program will be In charge of Kred Plonk and Howard B. Jackson. ^ February 24th was set as the date ^ for the Anniral Ladies' Night and as (" committee for arrangements for tins' occasion the following were appoint- ,l cd: Rev. W. M. Royce. W K. Maun-' * ey and J. E. Herndon. The sum ot j si $60.00 wan nptproprlated for enter-1 [tainment. > j ' f 1 ' ! Scout Week Observance lV I Planned B. N. Barnes. Chairman of 8oout- " I iilc In Kincm Mountain, annniiiunn hi the business session of the regu-; L ; jr Thursday nigort meeting of the vl Business Men's Club that Natioual Coy Scout Week would be observed b this year the week of February 6th \ and proposed that t'be Men's Club v join in the usual plans for a Father 0 and Son Banquet for Thursday night t| February 10th. Toe plans was endorsed by the Club and Mr. Bhrnes appointed as , committee on arrangements, B. b. Peeler, 1-add Ham rick and R. C. tlold. As committee on program "lie appointed Rev. P. D. Patrick, Paul Mauney and the Sooutmaster's Club. As com ml. tee on distribution of the tickets he appointed the local Scouting Finance Committee, B. 8. Ncill, W. K. Mauney and Paul Nelsler. JOINS ARMY Ben L<ong, Jr., young son of Mr. nnJ tf* ? ? 0? - ? *t_ auu ini a. ovu* or., iwcuuy ru listed In the United Statea Army' and la now located at Port McClelland. Young Long graduated from Klnga yjour) *tn High Bcibool la*r. tyt-lng He area a good student and valuable member of the High. School bend. He la continuing tots study In bind muale since hta enlistment. He was also an Bagle Boost, mem ber ot the troop of which Mr. Carl Davfdaon is lead sr. Baptist Men's Class To Have Supper The Men's Berean Class of ths Irat Baptist Sunday School will soertaln meobera of ths Msa's Bible ~!laee st s bantaaa supper Friday vening at T o'clock St the Wombs'* lub building. Rev. L. Boyd Hmmb. astor of St. Matthssm Lutheran hurch. has been aeOared aa ths peuher of the evening. B. C Meftain Is Pisltssl of tse lereae Ctoaa and TV H. Caauphell in Tasldeut of 'he Men's Bible Ctas* ' iMiiailii !?! ? f'IHiiilT - " HM r uium I fWWPWP'*. ,U<^ yp, W - * ' * - ' >" *' ' ' ' ' IRSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1M0 i 'rominent Local i Citizen Passes , 7riday Morning J Iv t I. r \ f James L. Mauney, age 78, died rlday morning at lbe bome of hit r in, John Mauney, following an illess of several days. Mr. Mauney B as very sick In the fall and baa bt regained bis strength when be t as again stricken a short time beire bis death. Funeral services were held Saturiy afternoon at Concord Methodist . burch. on the Bessemer City-Cher-, nille hlgttway and interment made * i-the Conocrd cemetery. Hev. E.'NY.; ox. pastor of Ceneral Methodist hutch, assisted by Rev. W. A. Par-] ens, pastor of Grace Methodist Hutch, conducted the services. Active paii-jbearers were members J r the Order of Red Meu and honor-1 ry pallbearers included B. N. Barni>, A. H. Patterson. B. S Peeiet. barles K. Thomasson, B. 8. -Noill 3 nd J. R. Davis. !<11 Mr. Mauney is survived by two |, .us, Irvin and John Mauney, and[t ivo daughters, Mrs. F. F. Heavener t r>d Miss Mary M'auney. all of KlngB|t fountain. He Is also survived by!v .vo brothers, Caleb Mauney of Bes- \ iiner City gnd Rolandus Mauney, of i le i uncora cuiiunuuiiy; one gisicr, | ii*. N. H. Kendrick of Cherryvillo.1 f . r He was a son of the late Caleb [auuey and his late Mfe. Mrs. Jaue' j launey, well known family of the oncord community. ( For many years he has made his erne In Kings Mountain, where ne as loyed and honored by young ltd old. . j He was a faithful member ana' lewiri of Central Methodist chur-j !: ji" :i always in his place in the ew unless providentially hindered. lr:r a ltUa time be had been a icmber of the school bord in Kings fountain and was at all times inter sted in any movement for tne adancetnent of the schools. j iThe funeral sedvice was attendel y a large number from Kings; fountain, Bessemer City, Cherrytile, and elsewhere and the floral' tferlngs were numerous and beau- j fuL * 11 .... c 11 1 1 1 c Will Rogers' Humorous Story i ii i -i > By WILL SOGERS f TB70MEN still get mti in street v " care In small town, wher? i folks M neighborly, or where ahell W BMy to sea yea at ehoreh the neort Somlay, hot In New York and a m ox outer Mg towns they vet to stand op unless they en whip | T.W ft ?u on on* of ; them eeiMBotiea ilia street ears ea Broadway that mis happened, k |S-| saaa get n and sal* to a ffeie wasat aaad to It She says, "Ik (haahai please keep pear M* ?>?, "Me, yea take It I deal sjjojj^^t^he got awful j*d dtopcjMMrrtoefrsmtoai tj m-ji 41} lerald HIGH SCHOOL TO PUBLISH PAPER In keeping wlUi the policy of the tings Mountain High School to keep breast with the limes, n High Jjool paper will be published. The ' xper will be published. The paper rill be tabloid size, and will carry omplcte information and articles, acut the work and accomplishments f the school. The first issue will be lubllshed shortly, and will carry, a ummary of the work of the~ first alf of the school' yead. Plans'are to nake the paper. The Mountaineer, tte of the best publications, of its ;lnd In the State. noth Supt. B. N. Barnes and Miss rfary Mitchell, English teacher, and lead of the newspaper staff, will as1st the pupils in I he new uudertak IIS. The Herald la awaiting with much ntereet the new publication in our nldst. and extends a most hearty vclcome to the young Journalists. Members of the staff w:;i be hs allows: Ed'.tor?ln<Chlef: Virginia Loban. Assistant Editor:. Howard Whitinpton. Business Manager: James flatteree. LJterary Editors: Mildred Jolly, dary Julia Pollock. Hatel Kals Social Editors: - Phyllis Patterson. Elizabeth Plonk. Lillian Moss. Sport Editor. Charles Campbell. Joke Editor: Buren Neill. Classroom Reporters: Nina Put-, lam, Bobby Altrau, Jim Nickels, j Itoria Corn well, Ladd Hmnrick, Rahel McClaln, Marjorle Rlppy, Billy' Thprnburg. Howard Edens. | Typists: Jewel Bracket, Irene Olad en, Lllafoye Sides. . Faculty Advisor: Miss Mary Mithell. father Of Local Lady Dies^'. Hickory. Jan. 17.?Davis Moore, >IeO;mbs. 77. a pioneer local merhint, father of Mrs. B. S. Neill, of Cings Mountain, died at the home of, its daughter. Mrs. Thomas P. Pruitt', his morning after weveral months f illness. A native cf Mecklenburg ounty, Mr. McCambs lived until he j vas 1J years old at the McComb iQ.neplace ten miles east of Char-' otte. He then came to Hlcltory with, lis parents. Robert \V. and Margaret' McCarnb. For many lears Mr. McCorab was n tbe mercantile business iu iUckiry, being interested in tbe Liuk.lcCoiub company, McCcmb I)roth-' rs and Boat and company. He was ngugCd for years in tbe cattle bust-' teas, tetiring because of ill healtn bout three years ago. He was one if the original stockholders of the "irst Building and Loan association. The funeral services were held it 2 o'clock Tuesday atteruoon at' he First Presbyterian church. Inter-! nent was in Cakwood cemetery. Mr. MivlXnnb is survived by his rife, the former Miss Louisa Whitetide; the following sous and daugh-' ers: Frank W. MtTomb of Blue-i nont, Va.. Mrs. B. S. Neill of Kings' Mountain, Mrs I'aomas P. Pruitt of lickory. Itobert McOontb of Bluenont, Va., K. H'arry MoComb aud iavld M. McComb. Jr., of Hickory, ind Mrs. Lyndcn Bennett or Cbatta- ( IfM/BU. Tf?mi nn/1 tun uUlpro Mica. ?- - ?? I a Ameilia and Elizabeth McC'omb f Hickory. drs. J. M. Woods Dies ,Mrs. J. M. Woods, 81. for many oars a resident of Kings Mountain, lied Monday night at the home or ter son. Mack Woods, In McAden- j llle. She had made her home there ae past three years. * . Surviving are her husband. J. M. VoOds, now also of MktAdenvllle, 5 ions. I'erry of West Virginia, Mack it McAdenvllle, Horace of Kannapois. Bob of Spencer and FInley or Jrover, and two daughters, Mrs. Sal ie Keener of Grover, and Mrs. John lie Ballard of Charlotte. Funeral services were held Wedlesday afternoon at 2:30 at First lle.pt 1st church in McAdenvtlle. Rev. r. R. Snow officiated Interment was n me oemeier) rucre. Prizes Offered By State U. D. C. 31 prizes will be given by chapters frroughout the state of the U. D. C. during 1938. Mrs . L.. P. Neal has a omplete list of the prizes offered nd the rules for competing for aoveted honors. iTjwo members of the local chaptr have won prises In the past. Mr*, ' uramers mon two medals for the est essays submitted and Mrs.' L. P Veal won two prises of 110.00 In goUL Anyone desiring more inform at lot boot the Contest may consult Mrs * F. NeaL *^HBBSHBflfi52S2SBSCr^jS THE HERALD ' - CM rtVC CENTS PER COPY Local Scouters ] Are Honored At 1 Council Meeting Carl w. Davidson Given Beavsr | Award ? Aubrey Mauney Erected County Vice-President. ' (Special ip The Herald) Coening r.s u distinction to Kings a Mountain and one of its leaders wtio Pas done much to build a stnong | Scouting program locally and in / '1, 1 a r. . ? - ? v lutvwna county, uart wr Davit!* Ron. Sooulmunter of Tncop 2, Boy , ! Scouts, was giYeu the Beaver Award at the Annual Piedmont Council meeting autl Banquet in Gastouia Tuesday night. This Beaver Award is a recognition ,<c outstanding aer* vice to Boy'cood c America. Hon. Bis ma rk Capps was re-elected President or the Council for hit seventh term. Also re-elected were Scorn Executive R. M. fjchlele'aud the oi'irer members of the Executive Committee at lurge. Aubrey Mauney, who was recently made Chairman of Scouting In Cleveland Oounty, was elected a Vlce-PreBldent of the CounThe meeting was attended by ap* 3? proximately three hundred Scouters and Advanced Scouts from the elev- H en counties making up the Piedmont Council. A large group were present "m front' Kings Mountain. Among tboso attending were B. N. Barnes, Rev. B W. Fox. Rev. A. O. Sargeant, Rev. U Boyd Harmn, Rev. P. D. Patrick. Glee Bridges, Jo? L. Woodward. Carl W. Davltlspn. S. A. Mauney,' W K. Mauney. Aubrey Mauney, Laney Dettmar, B. S. Peeler, O. W. Myers, H. C Wilson. Jack Hullender, George H. Mauney, Howard Haynes, Harry Page, Ladd Hamrlck, Ladd Ham rick, Jr., Wray Williams, J. R. Davis end II- S Pw^lpr The address of the occasion waa delivered by Dr. borne W. Barclay National Director of Camping and i Activities of the Boy Scouts of Amer *' ica., Dr. Barclay is an International figure in Scouting. He has been awaxded many honors for service including the award of the Legion of Flonor of France. He made a power- jfl ful idea for more outdoor activities 'i In the Scouting program and praised I Che Council for its summer camp at Lake I-anler and the large camp at- . tendance. The rtport of the Chairman of Qainijping. indicated that six troopa from Kings Mountain attended camp during l'he past summer. Kings Mountain paid $500 as its part of the $15,000 budget last year. 4 For the coming year $600 is called for. The apportionment is spread on .'} a basis of $6.00 per Scout. Reports were heard at the meeting from each of the County VtcePresidents and the Chairmen of- the various Scouting Activities and Departments. The report of the Scout matrrrs was maae ny utee a; Britiges. B. N. Barnes made a report on Programs and Aubrey' Mauney on Scouting |n the Lutlvan Church. The City of Oastionia donated a valuable lot to the Council and thH i gift was accepted with thanks. The plan is to erect on this lot perm*- jjfl nent Council Headquarters. Court Of Honor Tonight . Boy Scout Court pt Honor and showing of Scouting motion plo- tures will' take place this evening at 1 the High School Auditorium at 7:80. Scout Executive R. M. Scbiele of Oatrtonla wilt be present. All Scouta ' and Siouters are especially lnvlteu to attend. 1 ^^nupshvts 1 by James Preston_ (Opinion* Expressed In This Column Ars Not Necessarily the Views of This Newppapsr.) There's . a clause In the farm bill that Is going to create oome pretty perplexing situations if it ever bocomes g law. In. so many wofip it says, for instance, that If t farmer's ' chicken eats grass or grain from land that has been "retired" (taken out of production by crop-control orders) any eggs laid by that chicken cannot be sold. If any crap grown on forbidden . | lands, such as grass or grain or beans is fed to livestock. or poultry, e ays the clause, then "such poultry or Livestock or the products thereof" must be consumed by the farmer's family, employees or household jn and muat not be told. Farmer Jones, therefore, is going 4, to have a pretty bough Urns of It keeping his pigs, chtokens, etc., leg- I illy tit tor the market. A chicken (Cont'd on Editorial page)