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?National News?
Cheater, S. C., March 29.?Little
Hess White McAuley, daughter o(
Mr. and Mrs. Angus M. McAuley wus
painfully injured thlB afternoon
when the pony she was riding brushed
against a post and threw her
frcjn the saddle. The little girl suffered
two broken ribs and a deep
gash across the forehead that required
five stitches to close.
Buffalo, N. Y., Mar. 29.?Stricken
wttb a heart attack, former Mayoi
George J. Zlinmernunn was seriouB
ly ill today at a hearing opened 1n
supreme Court on an indictment
charging hitu with attempted bribery
Zrjxtmermann was stricken while
returning from New York City _ by
train and was confined to his home
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Nashville, March 29.?A 15-yearold
boy. Jack Morgan, was held here
today after. Sheriff C. V. Faulkner
said, he confessed he slew his foster
father tor tear he would carry out a
threat to beat him to death.
The sheriff quoted the boy as say
- lag his foster father, Henry A Mot
g&n thhreatened to beat him, so h<
crept into Morgan's bedroom last
Monday while he was asleep and
shot him, ducked behind the bedpost,
reloaded the gun, and fired agaln.
Denton, Texas, March 29.?A col
lapsed trestle plunged the engine
and two cars of a Missouri-Kansas
Texas passenger train eighteen feel
Into ft creek bed hear here last night
Three crewmen were slightly injur
ed but all passengers escaped.
A torrential rain was blamed foi
tbe trestle collapse.
Several cars of a Rock Iatand
freight train derailed and caught
flre between Boyd and Newark, Tei
r v as, but no ope was Injured.
Granltevllle, S. C., March 29.?Fur
eral services were planned here late
today for Curtis L. Britt, 25, textlk
worker who drowned at Now Sawar
uah Bluff Friday night.
The bodilee of Craig Russell, jsu
perinteodent ol the Warrenvllle D1
vision of the Granltevllle Manufad
uring Co., and Bynum B. Cadu, i
truck driver, also members of a boat
ing party with Britt, had not beer
found today... Their motorboat weni
over the dam at the bluff.
New York, Mar. 29.?Col. Edwarc
M. House, internationally known at
, a close advtlser to President Wood
row Wilson during the trying Work
war era, died today after a long ill
nes?. He was 70 vears old.
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Cheater, 8. C., March 29.?Frui
and truck crops In the Lewis Turn
out section of Cheater county wen
badly damaged when, a severe hai
and electrical storm struck the con
muirtty about 5: SO o'clock Baturda]
afternoon.
Georgetown. 8. C., ?Playing wit)
matches three year old Moses Mai
Ion Varnum set a fire in a barn lot
and was burned to death yesterda;
A ftve year old playmate was reset
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? Lewiston, N. T., March 29.?Stnu
Kling along the lower Niagara Rive
has declined to such an extent tha
the United 8tatea border patrol wi:
close its Lewiston station due to
lack of "customers."
Laughing Aroi
With IRV
The Similarity
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Br ntvn
*pO MY w*y of thiaUng, the funi
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There waa a picture which hel]
of a summer scene off the coast
resorts. A youth |ins induced a Pr
o , '1 Li Ms catboat; presumably it
The ttle craft is dancing merrily
awir Tinjr the tiller, glorying in thi
ging 1 the splasn of swells egaii
i I But :e Pretty Young Thing i
E - i.up forward and upon her face la
she sneaks:
"I've enjoyed the sail tremen
pt v mind, I think we might Just as well
when you've seen one wave you've
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lational News
n Brief Form!
f ?State News?
i Newton. March 29.?The Newton
' elementary schools reopened yesterday
at the regular hour after a three
weeks vacation due to a measles and
whooping cough epidemic, according,
to an announcement by Superintendent
11. N. Ourley.
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Warrentou, March 29.?Coroner
Jasper Sheariu said today that Good
Cheatham Uurrls, 38, of Henderson
i ws killed Saturday night when his
' car crashed into a Warren County
> badge near the Virginia line.
\ Sheariu said Harris was attemptlng
to elude two officers who sua
i pc-iteu mm or transporting Illegal Ui
quor at the titne of the fatal accl'
dent.
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Raleigh, March 28.?A quarter of
. a million dollars, Included In .about
, 31,200 checks, waa distributed to un
? employed workers in North Carolina
laat week, bringing the tout so far
distributed to about $1,316,000 in . about
189,000 checks since the last
of January, Sjuto Unemployment
> Compensation Commission office rec
i erds show,
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Dunn, March 28.?Ttxn Pope, local
truck driver, barely escaped dea
ih early this morning wheu the
truck he was driving crashed . into
the side of a passenger train.
\ Pope, who was traveling east on
' die town's main business thorough'
fare, failed to slop wlien tne special
' double-header passenger train croes
' cd the track and his car crashed into
the second engine.
|i Newton, March 29.?The explosion
. of an oil circulating heater in the
chicken house of Jap Setzer, who
lives on the Claremont Road. Just
beyond the town limits, resulted in
a fire that completely destroyed the
' building along with 200 brown leg!I
corn pullets and about 30 hens yt?-j
'i terday morning. Mr. Setzer said neil
'.ghbors discovered the -fire about
I 6:30 o'cleuk. and aroused hi in just
in time to save about half of his
' hens. He estimated his loss at about
1300.' . . ? .
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t' Charlotte. March 29.?A young wo
Imau using the name Charlotte
Boardman but who, her attorney
I said, is really Helen Hayes, "mem,
ber of one cf New York State's best
. families," was convicted today in
I O'.ty Recorder's Court on two charg.1
c-s of passing worthless checks and
I sentenced to eight months in the Industrial
Home,
t Miss Boardman was brought here
. < from Asherllle. where* lest week she
8' am pie ted a jail sentence tor a stm-iI
lar offense. "H-*
J First National Issues
Booklet
II The First National Bank of Kings
v Mountain has secured for Its ps*
trons an Interesting booklet with
f questions and answers about bank>'
lug. These booklets will be distributed
with the monthly statements according
to B. S. Nelll, Cashier. The
& questions are Interesting and they
r are answered In simple, understand
* able terms. If you desire a copy of
11 this faotgiving booklet, a copy may
* be had for the asking at the Fire
MotUonl n??i#
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and the World
in s. cobb
y of the Waves
S S. COBB
niest original job* that haa appeared
i quite sometime was printed in Life,
pea to tell the story. It was a picture
facing one of our Eastern summer
?tty Young Thing to go with him for
; was her first experience of this sort,
on the surf. The infatuated youth is
t swish of the wind through the rigi
ist the careening hull,
s not quite so happy. She is huddled
a wan and apprehensive look. Anon
dously," she says, "but, if you don't
I be going back to the land. After all,
seen them all."
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
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McSwain Tu
Now Open T
Former Resident Of
Kings Mountain Passes
In Shelby Hospital
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J. A. Harmon, axe 69. formci
Kings Mountain resident, died in th'
Shelby Hospital. Monday, following
a two-weeks critical illness. For tl??
past ten years, he had been in fall
iig health.
Funeral services were held at Pht
terson Springs church, Tuesday
11 a. m., where the body lay in state
for an hour previous to the funeral
Mr. Harmon had been a leading
nember and steward cf the churcl
for a number of years. The pastor
Itev. J. A. Wise, was in charge . o
the services and was assisted bi
Rev. R. M. Courtney of Shelby, an<
Rev. W. M. Boyce of Kings Mcun
tain. ii
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Jei
sle Hogue Harmon; two daughters
Mrs. M. H. Starns of of Monroe anr
Mrs. Knox Hardin, of Shelby; tw<
brothers, T. N. and Luther Harmon
three half-sisters, Mrs. Minnie Crav
ford, Miss Ella Harmon and Mrs. T
P. MicQHl. all of Kings Mountain.
Mr. Harmon and family lived to
a number of years in Kings Moutt
tain and during his' stay here, serve'
as Superintendent of the Sunda;
School of Central Methodist churci
of which he was a faithful membe
and steward.
Mr Herman was a native of Clevi
land county, member of a promtnen
family
The funeral services were attend
ed by a large number from 8helby
Kings Mountain, Patterson Spring
and elsewhere.
Mauney Twins Make Hit
In Gastonia
/The Mauney Twins. Miles am
Ernest, were guest artists nt K
wants meeting in' Gastonia Tuesday
The following from . the Gazett
AlQng-the Avenue bolumn, leads t
believe that as usual they made
big hit:
Ernest and Miles Mauney, hand
some and accomplished twin sons o
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Mauney of King
Mountain were the main and onl
attraction at Klwanls luncheo
Tuesday . . . thep put on the wbol
program and it was a humdingei
for fair ... those boys can knoci
the daylights out of a piano . .
they play hlgr brow stuff, too, non
of this light, airy, popular music . .
tbey practice religiously an hour o
more every day under the snperwh
ion of their mother, formerly Mis
Sarah Hoffman of Dallas, and an a<
conypllshed musician herself . .
they have appeared In Gastonia
number of times and always attrar
a lot- of applauae . . . they were 01
a big program at Spartanburg a fw
week* ago end their performaftc
drew moat favorable comment .
they ought to go placet ia the mua
cal world before they get much ol<
or.
Musical Program At
BethteJiehi Church
The Qlee Club and Quartet,, an
WWa of Boiling . Spring
Junior College, will render :a pre
gram cf nfulle aV BeCWbtfOm Baptla
church Sunday, April 3, at 11 o'clock
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lip Gardens
0 Public
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The annual treat for flower lot
and who doesn't love a beau
flcwer. is Just about <to begin,
tulip time at the McSwain Garc
on the Shelby road, where appi
* ma cly 200,000 bulbs have been p
S ed. Over 150 varieties' will be fc
5 in this georgeous collection.
5 and Mrs. Luther McSwain exter
cordial invitation to.everyone to
it their gardens where a profu
. of all kinds of early flowers are
1 blocm. Mr. McSwain has constru
i a read by his tulip beds so that
. may be seen from the car. Mr.
{(Mrs. McSwain, both have woi
i '.diligently tor the past several 1
; ths getting everything; in shape
t the public.
r Mr. McSwaln said: "I think
1 tulips will be better than they 1
-! been before, and they are t
I healthy and vigorous than in tot
! years, and we want the public, to
3: Joy them as much as we do. so
I everyone to cooae out as often
1 they like."
3 Hundreds of the early varli
are now in full bloom, but It wll
r about tw> weeks before the ei
. gardens will be at their peak. V
.vaya have been arranged beu
r the beds, so that as many as
' people can be accommodated at
3 time.
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To Preach Here
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i The pastor of Grace Metb
Church announces that Rev. J.
I- Chaney of Newport, Tennessee,
preach n special revival service
s that church two weeks begin
April 18. Mr. Chaney Is a ?
Mountain boy and baa many frl
here. He baa served. aa paatoi
several Methodist churches in
Tennessee.
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Will Rogers'
I Humorous Story
'j By WILL tlOGERS
a THE big day foi a lot of men
y when they can get up and-1
n the boy scouts what a hard ti
? they had getting started. 1
poor kids must be scared to de
" from all the hard tales they h
* these well-fed guya telling th
about how the successful! men
e started sweeping chimneys or s<
' ^^U^ttJsre was one rich fell
r that always used to tell ey
' meeting that he spoke to all sb
A Viin V?n?/l lnete af ?*
m?o imuu luva n? vuu a?w* v?
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1. "When I landed In this h
] town * he says, I had only tfc
dollars to my dame."
He got away with this tale
twenty years, %nd one day a
low of his own aye happened
hear it
"Yes," says this wise ffeexert
the one that sat next to 1
4 "that's the truth, all right j
you know how he spent his tl
* neks ? Por two of them ho
v drank, end the third he used
it wire home for a thousend dolls
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Clinic At Red
Cross Office j
Th,. Health Center at. the lied'
Crocs otIU-e was a scene at hustling
activity Thursday afternoon The,
set-end rl'nic for expectant mothers"
; and for babies was in prom-ess.
J. Several of the mid-wives of this
, section were in attendance with haj
hies they, have cared for and mothj
el s they expect to take cafe of in
i delivery. ;v~;
'There were fourteen expectant
' mothers examined and. advised.i
Thirteen babies were examined and
advice concerning their care given
to. their mothers.
This clinic is held every fourth
Thursday In the Red Cross office at;
the City Hall. It is being provided
by Red Cross for only these % ho are
not financially able to secure the
service and care, of a physician. j
There were three registered nurses
and several attendants at work at
the clinic. Dr. Harper was the attending
physician.
Epidemic Of Chicken
Stealing Here
Chicken thieves have been active
in the Kings Mountain area lately.
During the past week about 75 chick
ens have been stalen from four owners.
Last Thursday night thieve
made aw^y with 17 white rocks from
Carl Mauney on East King street.
Sunday night 40 laying hens were
stolen from Mr. George Owens who
lives on the Alex Weir farm near
the Park Yarn Mill. Monday night
rers, 12 chickens were stolen from a Mr.
tiful Baumgardner who lives on Price
It's Street in the northern part of town,
lens And Tuesday night five hens were
roxl- taken from the flock of Trov Cart
A. ... / ? _ ? i _? * rv?t_ _
lain |icmer oil Vroia sireei. i aere were
fund several bantams In the Carpenter
Mr. flock, but they were turned lose, and
id n not taken,
vission
IxH-al .officers - are working on the
jn case, and think a ring of thieves are
cle(j! stealing the chickens and disposing
they Icf them cn some distant market.
and j One officer advanced the idea that
rked 1>e chitdcens were put to sleep or'
non.. gassed before they were stolen aS(
for! the owners have not heard oue out-[
cry. and did not discover the thefts
the until the next day.
^avo About two weeks ago thieyes
norei tnade a raid on the chicken hous'es
meriof Ar,hur Kails, and made away with
, en.j 19. and the same night got 21 from
ten | Mr. Falls' father-in-law. Mr. Blan-j
a3| ton. An undetermined number was
; stolen from Kess Stewart
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Mies
' be Dr. Stanford Suddenly 111
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!.?!!!.' Or. A. L Stanford, pastor of the
veen1 *
Methc-dlst Cnuich at Lincolnton,
1 came to Kings Mountain on Monday
one
: afternoon to assist the pastor cf the
| local Methodist Church in a ten days
meeting. The congregations wero
j large and well pleased with the be|
ginning of the meeting Dr. Stan/orl
I professed himself more than pleased
odist with all that had been done in prep
I osaiIaii foa Klo /vMnlnv
b, ! mai'VM ivi uio Q.
will! Just as he closed an unusually'
g at strong and Interesting seirtcn Tues|
inlng morning he -was taken suddenly
kings was carried over to the Meth J
ends odlet parsonage and attended by1
r of two doctors, and later carried to hlsj
East own home In Ldncolnton by ambulance.
At the time of gotng to press
he is reported as showjng signs of
_ improvement and his physicians and
friends hope for his early and com-j
, plete recovery.
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The Methodist pastor and congregation
regret very mutih that Dr.
Stauford could not continue iu the
4 meeting. They are very much pleas
ed with the progress of the meeting.
A very attractive feature of the
i is meeting Is the song service led by
t?" Mr. F. C. Todd of Oastonia. T&*
rh6 meeting .will continue as planned
with the pastor, Rev. E. W. Fox, or
ear come other minister preaching each
em night at 7;30. For the present no day
all services before Sunday are planned.
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low Guffey Sentenced To
12-15 Years In Rape Case
Leonard Guffoy was sentenced to
12 to 15 years In the State Penlten
Mary after pleading guilty to assault
? on a female with attempt to commit
. rape. Gutfey was charged with rape
1 but was allowed to plead guilty to
^ the lesson crime. He was sentenoed
In Superior Court In Shelby Wednes
ere day morning.
tree On the original Indictment Ouffey
. was charged with rape on Miss Oe
fe?j* neva Sheppard.
[ to During the same term of Courl
I^andrum Haney was sentenced tr
r to. 13 to 18 years at hard labor in the
State Penitentiary, while Hugh Har
itee r!H 7 t0 *? years for three
auto thefts. One of the cars allege?
to stolen by Haney and Harrill belong
rs." ?o n-w. w. M. Boyce. of Kingi
Mountain.
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SEEKS RE-ELECTION 1
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Raymond Cllne, sheriff of Cleveland
county, has officially filed for
rcndmlnntlon to the office he now
holds, subject to the Democratic prl
mary on June 4. In announcing Mr.
Cllne bald; I
"I am seeking the renominatlon
for sheriff of this county on tho record
1 have made In this office. In
the event that the people of this J
county honor me with this office
again, I pledge them by best efforts
to faithfully fulfill Its many duties.
It bus always been, and shall contin J
ue to be my motto, 'right will win.'
"Regardless of the outcome of
this primary I would like to be
known by the citizens as the staer- |
iff of service. I appreciate the confidence
and cooperation of the pub- 3
lie In the past, and earnestly solicit
your contiuued support and influence."
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Church School At
First Baptist j
The annual Church School of Missions
of the First Baptist Church
will be held each night next week 9
fic-m Monday April 4tli, through Friday.
A.pril 18th. There will bo classes
for all uses. meeting at 7:30
o'clock with an address each night
by a visiting minister on sOme phase
of the Missionary Work at 8 o'clock.
Following is the schedule of addresses:
A. (5. Sargeat, Foreign Mission.
Monday.
Boyd Canno, Christian Education,
Tuesday. C.
J. Black. Orphanage, Wednesday.
J. V. Frederick. Home Missions,
Thursday.
C. C. Parker, State Missions, FrlThe
following books will be studied
in the classes: Europe: Christ or
Chacs?Adults; Questing In Galilee
?Intermediates; The Village OvenJuniors;
The Camel Bells ? Primary
and Beginners.
Three P. T. A.
Meet April 12th
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l nt? lurre rairiiricuvuoi n?ouclations
of Kings Mountain will have
a joint meeting on Tuesday evening
April 12, at the High School auditorium.
according to an announcement
from Mrs. Frank Summers. President
of the Central 8choo! P. T. A.
The entire program will be devoted
to safety, and complete details of
the arrangements will be announced
in the next Issue of The Herald.
The Presidents of the three associations
are very anxious for all the
parents of Kings Mountain to make
plans to attend this Important meeting.
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Net Necessarily tha Viaws of
This Newspaper.)
A careful bit of behlnd-the-scene
t oi?ia?w v?o-n nnmo *a Korhf In rannap
| on aicgj u?o vvimv vv ii^uv iu w ?
>. 'Ion with the Increasing talk of an ^9
early adjournment of Congress. And
. If the strategists do their work ef- S
| fectlvety, the wage-hour bill hopes
i of the administration may not ? as
> had been expected *- expire In a
I Congressional pigeon hole.
Instead, the stage Is being set for
a "pressure" passage of such a bill
' In an eleventh hour fight.
The strategy began when It recently
became apparent that most
ill members of Congress are anx>
:cus to get back home as eerlt ss I
' passible?what with moat of them ..
facing hard campaigns before next
> November's "reckoning" at the polls.
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Briefly, the strategists are advan?
lictpg along this line: I
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