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VOL. 34 NO. 22 '
State And?N
I Condensed Ii
?National News?
iJucharcst. Rouinania, April 19. ?
Military court began' today a thorough
investigation of a supposed plot
against the Oovernmnet, and held
under strict guard the NazMncllned
Cornelia Zeiea Cordeau and 80 of his
colleagues. '. . .
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Trucker, Calif., April 19.?One
man -was killed and two others -were
injured when an aval&nchn at snow
and ice tumbled down on a work
% t crew at the mouth of a railroad tunnel
near Donner Summit in the Sien
ra Nevadas Sunday.
l^accester, 8. CI, April 19.?Fenndl
Hammond, of Kershaw, died in
a local hc&pltal last night of injur!..
' es suffered in a highway accident
near Heath Springs late Saturday
night.
Mr. Hammond received a fractured
ahull, a cut across the face, and
a broken hip when his automobile
collided with a truck parked along
the side of the highway.
Mexico City. April 19 ?Gustavo
Es pines Mireles. ead of the National
Oil Export Co., announced today
preparations were complete for the
export of ell from expropriated Brit
tsh and American weils at Tampico,
He did not specify destination or
purchaser of the oil upon his retunt
from a Tampico Inspection to check
on transportation facilities. He said
shipments would start this week.
Washington. April 19.?President
Roosevelt today pardoned Dr. Fran
cis E. Townsend, old age pension ad
vocate, as he was about to enter the
local jail to serve a 30 day sentence
for contempt of a Hcuse committee
Shanghai, April 19.?Japanese laun
chtd a strong attack In the Lint sec
tor today, precipitating a major batt
le in which thev anoarentlv were de
termined to avenge the series of
stinging defeats they have suffered
recently at the hands of the Chinese
In Central China.
Washington, April 19.?President
Roosevelt's relief program will pel
mit the Agriculture Department tc
broaden substantially its, activities
in helping needy farm families, offl
rials said , today.
Mr. Roosevelt has recommended
that Congress appropriate $175,000,
000 for rural relief during the fiscal
year beginning July 1.
Chk&go, April 19.?Investigators
digging deeper into the tnngled fi
naric'nl opcratons of t.hc Hoagland
Allutn Co. turned today to the per
sonal bank valuts of- three official'
of the LaSaJle Street brokeragt
house.
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Columbus, Ohio, April 19.?Nego
tialions to end a strike of street cai
and motor bus operators were mirec
in an impasse today ? and thpu3
ands of office and factory employed
walked or thumbed a ride to work.
Laughing Aroi
With IRV
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I A Tribute to
By IRVI
"THERE was a tailor who lived i
A youth, who w:,3 probably the
Dixon's Line. Indeed, I am inel
he held the skinny championship o
he surgestad a pair of callipers. 1
On u> autumnal evening he
Hunting in the woods. As the part
edge of the town one youth hauled
revolver which he thought was unl
as unloaded revolvers usually do i
entered the thigh of the attenuate
While several of the group so
fortable at the roadside, two othe
The nearest physician was an eld*
B- fashion of speech who lived in tl
mile from the spot where the so
two hours earlier, after a session
was now sound asleep.
Badly excited and very much
reached his residence. After rep?
B heard the sound of an upper wi
thickened voice demanding to kno
the night.
"Come on down right away,
pair. "You're needed."
"Was masserf" he answered.
"Wade Hoyfs been shot dews
, "Wade Hoyt, huh? Who shot
"BUI Wflgus."
I "Where'd he shoot 1m?"
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end went hack to
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Rings
ational News
n Brief Form1
It ?State New*-Concord,
April IP.?James Whittington
lest a $10 bill more than a
year ago and Saturday he found It?' |
In a rat's nett.
Last sprjng Whittlngton droped
the bill In the office of a mill here'
land despite a thorough search the I
money could uot be found. Saturday.
Yateg McCachren, office clerk found
a s:na11 part of a bill In a filing cabinet.
Searching further he uuearthed
a rat's nest, the greater part of
' which was made up of small pieces
cf paper money- The pieces were
j assembled and pasted together . a.
, local bank accepted the money.
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1 Sprarta, April 19.?Olenn Maxwell, ,
40 year old negro charged with slavi,
Ing Charles Shepherd, a white man, ,
j near here last Thursday, was held in |
' ?n unnamed North Carolina jail to- t
day. i,
Sheriff Walter M. Irvin said that |
Maxwell, arretted at Galax. Va.. Sat ,
j nrday, had been returned to North j
I Caro'na after waiving extradition. ! i
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| Salisbury, April 19.?A special air ;
' mall flight from Easter North Caro- (
ij liua to Knoxville, Tenq., will be.
nude during air mall week. May
1&-21. 'Plans for the flight designed '
' to show the practicability c-f sucu an;
! fVst-W/rtl route, were announced
here by J. H. McKenale. etate chair- (
I siisfir of Na.ttcnal Air Mall- week.
The flight will be in addition ta.j
the national pick-up service May 19.'
; Chapel Hill. April 19.?The Hosplt
tul Saving Association of North Car
olina is among the first group plans
for hospital service in the country to
be approved by the American Hospital
Association under the standards j
i recently established, according to
. an announcement of the American;
, Hoaptal Association of Chicago.
! OPEN FORUM LETTER
I '11> the Editor cf the Kings Moun-j
, tain Herald:
Dedr Mr. Lynch: ?
We have been accused ot (or giv-j
t ?n so much credit for) writing tho;
. "flftftJiilfll Iftttar" that uto havn
, to tho conclu'i'ou that something
, must be dene so that we can earn
. the credit honestly!
AVe. Mr. Lynch, and ? *!?!**?
I have niado arrangements so that we
. can write a column one week and
I let ? *!?!**? have it the next
week. We'll print cur column week
piGier next tor the first time. O. K.?
it's yours next week, ?**!?! *?
Yours sincerely,
Virginia Logan
. . Mary Julia Pollock.
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> Fire Call Monday
Firemen were called out Monday
- morning to the heme of K. W. Fo?r
tcr on Parker street but the fire huT
1 already been extinguished before the
* firemen arrived. No damage was
i <H:ne. A pan of grease on the electric
stove had become inflamed.
ind the World
IN S. COBB
Marksmanship
S S. COBB
in a town where I spent part of my
skinniest tailor south of Mason and
incd to believe that among tailors,
f the entire United States. In profile
PSj ''
Tier? wmsn t a span ounce on him.
was one of several who went coony
was returning and had reached the
l out of his pocket a newly purchased
loaded. He snapped it and it behaved
inder such circumstances. The bullet
?d tailor. /". *
uffht to make the wounded man comrs
hurried off for medical assistance,
irly person of full habits and a gruff
bo outskirts, perhaps a quarter of a
ddent had occurred. He had retired
with a bottle of prime Bourbon, and
out of breath, the two coon-hunters
ited knocking at the front door they
ndow being raised and a somewhat
w what they wanted at that hour of
please, Doc," called back one of the
i Hie road hern a little piece,**
1m?*
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?eid doctor as he closed the window
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KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
WHO IS THIS?
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Above is pictured one of King*
Mountain'* oldest and best knovtto
:itizens. Needless to say the picture
aaa made several years ago, but
leverthelesa It is almost an exact
ikenecs of the man today. Mr. Glee
\. Bridges of Bridges & Hamrick
Mill present a nice gift to the first
aereon who identifies this citizen,
lust the very minute you receive
four Herald call Glee Bridges, you
nay be the first and the winner of
.he prize. More about this picture
ind citizen will be in the next issue
5f The Herald.
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Jack and Jill Club News
TJic Seniors in the Jack and Jill
Club are very busy these days practicing
for the Senior Play*,' "Glrl;
Shy", try Katherine Kavannugh.
Hie play, a conuily in three acts,
will be given April 29, in the new
High School Auditorium. . We are
very proud to give the first play In
the auditorium.
The characters are:
TLkii Arsdale, who is girl-shy, Wil
burn1 White.
Oke Slimaon, who isn't. Bill Davis
Caroline, Tom's aunt, Nina Putnam
Anthony Arsdale, Totn's father
Dick Baker,
Sylvia Webster, Tom's pet aver
sion, Lllafaye Sides.
Dean Marlow, dean of the college
Uuren Neill, Jr.
Peaches Carter. Oke's present
weakness, Marjorie Rhea. *
Asms. a colored "wash lady", Em
ily Lee Ashe.
Birdie LaVerne, a movie aspirant,
Mary Frances Tidwell.
Barbara Sanford (Babs) herseif
Elizabeth Plonk.
Alfred Tennyson, the college pcet,
Charles Thomassdn, Jr.
Chuck Mayo, Birdie's late affinity
Paul Stewart.
band w
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Mountaineers Drop One
Take One
The Mountaineers H. S. baseba!
team wns defeated by CherryvllJ
last Thursday 14-5. Gcterth, lluf
stetler, Jones and Whelsttnc walke
sixteen men, but gave up few hi's.
Tuesday the Mountaineers defeate
Forest CVty 10-7. Huffatetler gav
up ?tx hits. High hitters were G(
fierth and Morrison with 2 for 4 eao
Monday the home team plays La
notr, and Tuesday they play Fores
City hgaln, both games to be playe
here.
College Singers At
v a a a
LAitneran unurcti
The Lenoir-Rhyne College singe
under the dlVectlon of Professor i
B. Leo will give a musical progra
in 8t. Matthews Lutheran Chun
Sunday Evening April 24th at 7:3
This group of singers has had
moat successful year and the be
performance yet. There are sever
Kings Mountain young people sin
ing with them. A program of inspl
lng and worshipful music will 1
given. The public is cordially Invitt
to attend.
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THURSDAY. APRIL 21, 19M
| Hugh B. Stowe Dies
'.At 1 av.oU
Tathcr of Logan Stowe Dies Sudder
ly Following Heart Attack; Rite
At New Hope Church Yrete/day.
Hutch Border* SW*e, 54t di"d su
lionly Tuesday aftentitosn alter
L.jrt attack suffered in the yard n
It in htirtr tjopr Lowell. Mr. Stow
had been in ill health for the laa
two yearn.
Kuneifttl service a were held at thrc
o'clock yesterday afternoon at Net
Hope Presbyterian church in whlc
.Mr. Stowe lead served for some tlm
as a deacon. He was to bave bee
Invatciil 'a thf* nr tr'if Jam . ol't"
%?V> IJ?V-1WM VI WiUV.
within the ncrt few days. Buris
was in New Hope cemetery.
Mr. Stowe was born on the ol
S'.c we home place near Lowell,
sn cf J. Logan and Jane HI at
Stowe. For twenty years, until hi
i<;rc.nent uinee ycnr8 ago to th
(id hemo place, 'he lived in King
.Mountain, where he operated a stor
mi farm. ,
Surviving: are the widow, Mr
| Cora Lewis Stowe; two sons, Ixtga
I Stowe of Kings Mountain and Ten
j pie Stowe <f Lowell; two brother
' Or. A. H. Stowe of Pace let, S. an
' C. F Stowe of Kings Mountain;, an
wo sisters. Mrs. Hoyle Armstronj
j < .id. Miss Hutlie Stowe cf. Gustonia.
Mrs. Florence Tate Dies
J Mrs. Florence Tate, wife of th
: late Vance E. Tate, passed awh
Thursday April 14, after a iingerln
! illness. Mrs. Tate was 59 years (
. '..go and had lived in this city fc
! more 'than forty years, ccming het
jlt-cm South Carolina. She was a da
( gbttr of the late Robert Crawfori
Mrs. Tate was a member cf the Se<
ond Baptist church more than thirt
years. Although her Illness hept h<
' from attending church regular" \sti
umained loyal in deed and thougl
l, :o her church and her Lord.
C.
,! Surviving her are nine chlldret
Mrs. A. J. Ccdy, Mra. Henry Putnai
Mra. Odcll Pruitt, Mrs. Willie En
Ihud, Mrs Paul Putnam, "Grad
, Brocks and tferman Tate, all <
Kings Mountain, and Mrs. CharU
t Meltcn of Stone Mountain. Ga., ar
cue brother, Jeff Crawford, of L4
colntou, and twenty grandchildren
Fish Fry At El Bethel
There will he a fish fry -at E
, Bethel Church Saturday night t
7:J0 and the public is cordially tnv
' ed to cotne out and enjoy a goc
"feed," > ..
INS FIRST PLACE IN DI
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Fox's Iris Very Pretty
Rev. E. W. Fox, pastor of Centi
Methodist Church, is very proud
his beautiful iris. He has ever
II varieties in his" Kdrdens at the ft
j, if his home on Mountain street. S
Fox extcnrls a cordial invitation
j flower lovers to visit his home a
enjoy his iris with him.
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h Will Rogers'
Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
MISS SPEND IT'S dad dldn'
Ilka tha looks of tha guy thai
eoma to him to talk about mar
riaga.
0 "You cant support har on yon
alary," says tha dad. "Why.
- maka tan times that much, and
tall you I can hardly keep har bill
* paid upr
* "Wall, say," says tha young mar
lr Idnda hopefully, "IH bat you an
i> ma together can manage It a
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ler aid
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Aged Retired
i Passes Mond
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a; National Air Mail Wzek
,f To Be Observed Here j!
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Arra-iigpinOHts are being made to
j celebrate National Air Mall Week
e in Kings Mountain from May 15/to,'
*!,2I. Ki:w?s Mountain firms and 1ndi-| (
h ' ..1.1 1.. K-.1- 4 ' '
nuumi tan iit-ii> lut ir wwii receive , ^
e, a great deal cf favorable advertising f
n; during this week by mailing; our lot'iters
by ?ir mall, with an attractive (
ll ic.v'.u>: stamped- on the envelope.,'
| Rending a etter by air mull costs
d only three cents extra. Plans are
| being made to have a pick-up plane ?
kis-s.-'P In Kings Mountain during the.'
s' week to take cn air mail. , I
e Complete details will bo ann.ounc '
sjeJ in a later issue ot tlie Herald ac
lang, wi s a ' leptkduction of the
(cachet that will be stamped on the
5. air mail envelopes. i '
nI The following committee has been!
>I M.niad fc assist Postmaster \V. K
s ! biakeiy. Mesdaines 10. \V. muffin ,
4 and Giady \V. King. Messrs (51ee A. j (
j j bridges. F. I{. Summers. Charles F.
rt i Thcnuuwan, w. K Mauuo;., P M
; Xelsler. B. S.'Neill, luid lla> wood E. ,
Lynch. ; . I
Easter Crowd (
e Fills Churches i
v ?'? "
g With the co-operation of the (
jf weatherman until late Sunday aftir
ernUcn Kings Mountain Easter pae
i-a.de was pronounced a decided sueu
ccss. '
j. Churches here enjoyed capacity
c- crowds. It was estimated that 50'J
y attended the Sunrise Services In
;r fjuut of the Central School. with,
ie .most cf the choirs of the local churit
ches partldvatiug.
Meix-hants re>ptrted that buying of '
clothes, especially in the wotpen'n
l: departments was brisker Saturday
1,1 'than it has been this year. Throngs
'6 or people were seen cu Kings Moun
y,|tai:i sirrets all Saturday afternoon. '
Hi I
[j Local Girl lakes Part
n- 111 Plays
Miss Frances Goforth, a student
at the University of North Carolina
has been chcsen to take a leading
part In a series of eight play? to'
11 be given this' week by the well
i known Carolina Playtnakers. Miss
it Goforth was an honor student in
id | the local High sell col and U new a
( senior at the University.
ULL1NG
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? t (Picture by Belk'a Studio)
Above is pictured Kings Moun
tain's Eighty Piece School Ban
ra which, according to a long dfstano
0 eleiphcne message last night, w?:
? declared wtr.ner of the first place t'
>a Drilling In the State Band Contes
llr hold yesterday In Greensboro. Thir"
' place was chalked up for the loe.-.l
n hand In the music etcntests. Com
nlete details of the contest were
lacking at press time last night. On
the return trip from Greensboro the
band storped ever In Mocksvllle, D
rector Paul E. Heudrlck's ' hometown.
Among those who accompanies
the band on the trtp were: Meadam.
es B. M. Ormantt, L>. D. Shuford, E.
W Griffin. Mr and Mrs Troy Carponter,
and MeeeTa I Add HanYrlck,
t W K. Maunep, Curt la Falla, Olee
1 Bridges, Ned Mow, B. N. Barnes,
and D. M. Bridge* About one half
of the bend members made the trip
by bus and the feat went in cars.
Charles F. Them?son was unable to
make the trip but aent his oar.
Mrs. Page Dies
r In Lancolnton
I
Mrs. Addle Hoover Page, mother
* f Mr. Harry Page of Kings Moun
, tsln died at her home In Llncolnton
d Tuesday night.
II Funeral and Interment will tak<
(place In Ldnoolntoa this (Thursday]
I afternoon at five o'clock.
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' READ
THE
PtVE CENTS PER CORY* 1
Pastor 1
Rev. J M. t.ar'r .-on, IV I), arc V),
pi-cmincnt reilrwl Kilnlstor and pas- i
or cntctitug of Royci' Memorial A.
it. I'. Church. di??d Monday evening
it 8:150 following a long period of
let-lining liVHltbi .-S
KuAeral fct'V vices were held at 1
Boyce M< iiortal at 11 o'clock Wedleadoy
moroil: < and interment ma/dJ
n the family burial plot in Mounain
Hest f'eineiery. Rev. R. M. * j
3tephenson, I). D.t of Due Weal, J
i'lass mate and life-long friend of
he deceased conducted the services
irJ tl'AO I It.. I 1. .. -1
*?4U wu."? U9ni9U u UJ lll|* VI
ho church. Rev. \V. M. Boyce. * .1
Active pall-bearer:; were Dr. Garden's
heph-ews, \V. M. Garrison of
G:ustonia. J. M. Garrison of Derlta,
i'amks Garrison of* Badin, Hubert
Parka of Trout man, Nell Garrison of 1
StaU-sville, ' and Reese Overeash of
Charlotte.
Honorary pail bearers included
r fliolal members of Boyce Memorial 1
hurch.
Dr. Garrison is survived by his
widow, wlo was before marriage.
Miss Fiances Nair of Virginia. He '
Is also survived i?y oue brother, Hal 'I
Garrison of Derita; two sisters. Mrs.
Will Garrison and Mrs. Salle Over*
[ ash of Charlotte and a number of ?
itleces and nephews.
,'r\ Jfl
He was a native of Mecklenburg
C'ounty. a sen of the late Samuel A.
and Elizabeth Jane Hunter Garrison, J
He was educated in the schools of
Huntcreville and Etshine College
and Pr'incton Theological Seminary.
He aceeptdi a call to ttie pastorate
rf the A. U. P Church at Kings
Mountain in 1892 and was installed
in the old frame church, which as
In later years during his pastorate, 'j
i e place by Boyce Memorial Church. ]
During Itis stay in Kings Mountain -j
he was for many years paster of i
Bethel church, near here. He remain .i
ed in Kings Mountain for 16 years, . 1
returning in later years, when hd
again served the congregation for !
14 years. During his absentee he serv
?d charges In Anderson. S. C., F>aye.ttevlUe,
Tenn., and elsewhere.
He retired from active service ..]
about four years ago but continued !
'tis residence here.
Dr. Garrison was popular with his i
congregation and with people of oth ^
-r denominations. A sense of great ]
loss is felt in this, ccirtniunity over J
his passing and espeellly is it felt' 1
in tlto ranks cf the ministry of Ills i
church. Of a friendly, affable nature j
i?d possessing a kcjen stuse of hu- 1
mor, lie made friends easily.
His passing takes ' from Kings t
Mountain one of its best-knewn and :
best-loved citizens.
The funeral services were attend- |
ed hv a large number cf relatives <j
and friends from litis and other sea- 1
-tiens nud a number of fellow-minis- j
ters.
Crystal Shows Here
Next Week
The Crystal Shows, sponsored by 1
the American Legion will appear 3
here oil next week, at the old ball J
park ground on Speedway. Shows, i
Rides and Ban,l Concert3 will be fe? j
turedi with a free act eacti evening. J
The free act will include Bob |
Hovey High Pole act. 90 feet high: j
Art Carver Circus clown and the ;|
traiinhaline and the Plying Sullieans J
on the Flying Trapeee.
^^^^vm^Preston I
(Opinions Expressed In This Column J
Ars Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
With the administration's near |
spending spree about to be laun?he4.|?
the customary mad scramble that
goes with every new dumping of J
government funds into he relief :!
trough is on In the Capiiol.
The WPA and PWA are righting J
U As.t hahtnil thA enana fa. the twn. 1
v vuv u*. iiiiivi iik; ovvuo ivi iuq ihm??i
jor slice of the new money; State |
ana city delegates are pitting their 'J
oars In with both WPA and PWA
just to be sure that their pet proJ?m
ects and constituents wll not be necfl
lotted when the Treasury spigot# 9
are turned. ,9 H
! Observers say the WPA has therm
upper hand in the struggle for them
simple reason that with its system J H
- of direct relief, tjie spending bettgj
, fits will be more quickly felt byfl
those for whom the benefits are tnvfl
t tended. PWA, on the other hand, M I
i handicapped because three motttkjlfl
I (Cont'd on Editorial page)
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