"Tk? ihn Mimiui. f|whi liliMlihWI 1?M nMMR9l Wlff JFIWHiy * HMALD POSLISHINQ HOUII, Haywood B. Lynch dltor^Manaoor ntered an Mcood clans matter at tk? Poatofflce at Klap Mountain, M. C, under tho Act of March t, U7?. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ona Year |1 (0 Ms Months .Tt V A wookly newspaper devoted to C: promotloa of tho pan oral wot>nr? and published tor tho eallphti?'i - i ? ii 'nrmmT tho ottUano of Klapa Mountain and Ho vicinity. THIS MAY SPREAD Comsnisalonera of 8t. Io??.pb county. Indiana, have recntly tried a novel atunt and ohe that could be used to good advantage. They have given every road in the county a name, with signs at each internee ticn bearing the names of the highway intersected. Then they have numbered each farm bouse along each road, painting the number on the fanner's front gate, above his front door or on his mail box. Now when one sets out to find a farm house In the count all he needs to know is wbat road it is on and the house number. No more asking for directions ami getting information a bout like thts: "Go down the dirt lane Just beyond the foundation of the old school house, then go about half a mile, turn left, pass a farm with a windmill," etc. The new system promises to do away with all that, and since it can be worked cut In one county Jug! as well as in another there ks hope that, eventually, it may become general all over North Carolina.?Selected. PUBLIC AWARENESS Pulbic awarneas of the need for safe driving was given by the Nation al Safety Council as the probable reason for the marked decline in traf fice fatalities that hag occurreod> since November 1937. The Council gives the press of the nation a large measure of credit for creating this "awareness." Newspaper and magazines have Joined wholeheartedly in the efforts of public safety agencies and organizations such as the American Legion and' P&rcnt-Teacher groups, to cut down ihlyhway slaughter. TaleB of gore and horror, of mangled bodies and broken homes have confronted the (potential drunken and reckless driver at every turn. Apparently these "hiessages from the dead," have had the desired effect. In addptfon to this form of "education, automobiles and highways have been .made safer from an engineering standpoint, better laws have been . aliMpited1 and enforcement has been more rlglld. If the present downward trend of automobile fatalities continues, those wfho have died in automobile acoidieTUts will not have died entirely In vain. Their sacrifice will have served toward putting an end to needles?) slaughter of human life on the highway. But. in the months arid years to come, there inapt be no relenting, no let-up In the drfve to make our highway? safe. The automobile must be "broken," as a domesticated animal, and made to serve man ? not destroy him, THE NEWSPAPER BU8INESS The editor of the Register, like other newipaper men, know>h that running a newspaper is, more or less the business of the public. When It comes to what shall be printed, what lews shall be expressed, and what shall be played up or down, It 4a very . muchly the public's business, but when It rameg to paying the freight and keeping the journal operating it la much lege the publto Interest. The only sources of revenue that the publisher of the paper has come from telling its advertising space and aubscrlpttone. It Is extremely rare that anybody asks us for a free subscription, but It an everyday oc mrrence for some one to com? In with a request for free aid vert tetng, which they naivety call a "notice." The advertising price of the Reglster la fixed at what we bellevb la a fair price. It la necessary In order that the bueineeq pay lt? bills. Of course.e we assume that a certain average amount of apace wMI be sold for this purpose in each iaaue, and reserve the rest of the paper for newa, whU-h we print for the benefit of the advertiser as well a? the read er, because a newspaper pulls for i advertisers when Ns reeding matter I trail* the reader. < fjeldora does a local advertiser ask for free apace. If he has he has done .! so without> understanding that apace j In a newspaper is just as much a i oommodBty as a can of bean a on the grocer* shelf. On the other hand. I there are numerous advertisers out ' side the town .who aeeail us regularly with luelatent demands for free ( publicity. In Justice to everyone we t try to treat them all alike, and pub llcpty matter cbnttnues to fill our waptebieket every day.?Wilbur the NLRH has been one of the chief fattors in creating fear and uncer" tainty In the business world. : After all. people with a few Jobglv ing dollars to invest are reluctant to invest in any busHteas when there I* the ever-present threat that the business might be driven on the n.< ks of i t* MM f NUiit. y qUOTS Op* TIIK WEEK* RET Chairman Jones: "Congress has ap iv proprtated many billions of dollars In the effort to bring relief from the depression. That we have not yet found a solution Is obvious.** AT.mrd : HMpEDAf > WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE s Inspector Barrabal of Scotland Yard, poring at "Capt. John Losko," it cooking Tho Squeaker, London "fence" for jewel t hit vet. Bo prevail* upon Carol Btods man, fiancee of Prank Sutton, _ bminm - man who hires questionable characters, to get him a b- fob in Sutton's office. Carol and it lAtllo soon find themselves faitj 4no 4m love. Meanwhile Larry Gnome, jewel thief who was ,r double-crossed by The Squeaker, >r escapes from the police. Be has' i. recognised Button as. Tho Squeaker, and goes to CaroTs suburban house where her father n is giving a party for Button. Leoc He, also at tho party, takes Carol . into the garden mid there they a son fees their mutual love. M can't while Sutton, finding Graeme prowling about tho grounds, shoots him, then calls the police and ictnuii of 'tho wmr" o- dor. LesUs, working with Scotland Yard, protends to acknowledge guilt smd MOOHMMlM tho * police to tho Yard. o | Chapter Six o "Barrabal, X want to talk to you!" d Superintendent Mnrthall of Scotlend Tard had summoned Barrabal i * (or "I on the carpet onoe 4 more. ' H K? -t o . f> ln a ? X - y d I f 3 BKar agreed to tott an aha "You've l?t m? down for the last time. A man was killed right under your noso because you were off dancing with a glrL You let someone gv away with cold-blooded murder.' "Sutton Is the murderer," answered Leslie, "and he Isn't getting away with It" Twn why didn't you bring him 1 i?r : "Because w wouldn't 1 him for on* minute on ths evidence wo hod, Sutton'* do ordinary crook ?he's known oa a respectable busl, ?** man ? and wi'v* got to mako a porfoct cam or boll mako Boot; . land Yard look ridiculous." ' "That'e not good enough," rumbled Harebell, "I'm afraid you'ro through," Leslie argued, pleaded, and flnf ally gained a row hours' reprieve by promising to break the oaee that very night. He then hastened to the Leopard ' Club, sought out Tamara, and broke to her as gently as ho knew how the news or Graeme's death. After she roooverod from her first attaok of grief, fired with a deelre for vengeanoe on the murderer, she agreed to tell all she knew and aooompanled the detective back to I - Scotland Yard. They were Joined there before long by Sutton, summoned by an urgent. telephone from the Yard which he dared not disregard. With him cam# Carol, determined to see lbs thing through to the end. Inspector Bford blandly present "Mr. Sutton.. .Inspector Barrabal." 1 "I hop* you'll tartpro my UtUo i daoeptton," nM Loalla fanlalqr, "but ; you aaa, it'a all la tha day's work." J Button, aim trylny to tkoa It out. ajmpd to aooooipMjr Laalla Into < tbo InvasUfatlag Room. wba*a Um i datacttve tipriwid a friandly wlah to abow htm bow Scotland Yard < oparatsd. By praarraafsmaat. aa < tnay aat down In obalra ftdiif a , stairway, a Una of oonvlata started ' Is'of aaalamaittoa Jf?aS|W ' surprise and faar. "TheiVs Ixru Partisan," painted j^KS?r?5 . > I i ' V- - J - I .-V': } i l ililii'il iiTii"' -' i 'V i :_LrL'" L'j;, j: ' ? LETTS LOOK BACK~~ From TKo King* Mountain Harold rawras - - MAY at, 1?1? Mr. W. C. Falls of the Southerr Power (Station returned'Monday fron Laurintturs where he had: vialted bit mother. Mia* Bern tee Fount of Ml. Vernoi Spring* la visiting her stater. Mra John Plonk. . Mra.. O. A. Rhea and Mrs- Rober Beam spent Saturday In Qaatonla. Mis* Iva IJiteberger returned Tuei day front the City HojjtlijMnjM aaspn?afP#wa,!W^*'GAR WALLACE Button shifted uneasily in his ohtlr. "There's Tom Hand," continued LmM?. "He wouldn't meet the Squeaker's price...And that's Harry Black. His wife committed suicide when the Squeaker double crossed him." "Look here," cried Sutton, Tve had just about all of this I could stand." v ; "Larry Graeme," replied Leelte quietly, "had more than he could stand." "Look here, Leslie, are you trying to pin anything on .me?" "There's nothing X can pin on you, is there. Mr" Bu'.'on?" Sutton indignantly declared that there was no reason for remaining any longer ? he was going home. Whereupon Leslie asked him if he would first make a statement. Tm not talking until X*re seen mv solicitor." ^Venr well," offered Sutton, "why not call him now?" He showed the way to 'a room that was strangely dark, and explained that the lights were out of order. When Sutton picked up the telephone to call his solicitor, it turned out that the phone, too, was out of order. At this moment Superintendent Marshall entered the room. Sutton, by now almost hysterical, yammered out his complaint against Leslie ?he was being held and badgered for no reason, illegally. W^y- H B? know about the crime. "W# don't Employ those methods," Marshall reproved Leslie. "If Mr. Sutton wants to go you'll not stop him, BarrabaL" "All right, Sutton, complain to your solicitor about me," snot bach Leslie. "Tea, and tell him about irmifhlf Iaa Toll Kim Ihol 4aK a# /our* U ft blind ? ?. cover-up (or the biggest fenoe racket In Lei don I roll him how you tried to (ram* met Tell him about Larry Graeme ?how you squeaked on aim when be wouldn't aell to you ? how you loll owed htm through the garden end shot Muni" "That's a lie," screamed Button hoarsely. "I never knew Larry Qraeme ? X wouldn't know him If [ saw html" ? "You wouldn't?" bald Leslie be? tween hi* teeth, taking Button by the arm and propelling htm toward the door window. "Then look!" With a swift motion he yanked back the curtain, disclosing tho marble-white corpse of Graeme lying on a stretcher. A cry of hor* bor was torn from Sutton's lips. "I.. .1 had to kill him," he croak, id. "He recognised me that night [ was afraid he might get me. I had to kill him." Silently, Leslie turned the murierer over to his superior and walkid out of the room. e e e Inspector Barraba! and his brideto-be, Carol Stedman, had oome to Scotland Yard to say their temporiry goodbyes before their wedding uul turntviuM Ma "I Wish you the ?ry but of tack," boomed Superintendent Marshall, pumplnjr their bands. 1 bop* you two will eocns to my house on* ventnf and have a drink with me." "Au revolr," said Carol, and started for the door. But her. fiance lyrinf after bar. Walt a minute, Carol, this Is very Important." Then turning to Marshall: "Did you mean that, sir, bout owning to your house?" , "Certainly." "And basing a drink will your" "Of ooussel" | "Thank yoa thank you, Mr. f&g&SSSSSI TfflMk H . i, i ? iui few IMIli d SeiMa Will1' WVWWi ' ' ' " ? " * . < J > i " TT 15] ! I On the Th By George! . . (Observations in and about K. M. -f. ; Hi?Sports Comment) In glancing over the baseball season we find some very interesting facts concerning seme of the boys.' Goforth was the season's highest hit ler with am average of .472. Last year's high man, Jones, was in sec-| ond place with an even .400. And'. M'cirlson( take a look. Mr. Believe-! It-Or-Not, Ripley) was In third place with a cool .316. Morrison may not have done quite so well in field as' last year, (thu' we say he did), but that's a batting axetage to be proud of. Goforth and Huffstetler pitched three full games each, Huffstetler' winning all three of bis and Qofprth winning one. However, Goforth's' loss at Lenoir should have been a J victory ? and would have been had he had any fielders and baserunners. His Newton victory was the beet we! have ever won. He struck out 20 men there. And what will we do without Jonea, Huffstetler, Morrison, and Carpenter next year? Losing them will ccr-| talnly be a blear. Four better sports] and athletes never graduated at one' time. AU Kevolr, boys, and good luck. Spilling the beans: Jackie Knwlea should teach her kid sister, Oogle, seine taciturnity or giver her lessons In discretion....! And by the way. I wonder if Jackie has heard the la-] test oni Dan....?! What is this we] -hrarrabout Dot H. liking to dance ' 'with Muddy Pnrrlsh-...? And Hazel and Jones are beginning to showmore than a casual interest..... .Cal ' seems to think that the Gastonti . Jads are alright, too .... But don't you think four is slightly crowded. Colleen..!.? And we wish to apologize for the misuse-Of that word "inconvenience" last week..*..,. Did Margaret R. perk up when Carl F. walked into P. N.'s house the other night at the dance....! Whooo ?? Hoo .. and Ahaha....! W. H. Jones of WalStonburg, Greene county, says his flock cf 106 white leghorn hens laid am average of 20 eggk a bird in March and-April and returned him a net profit of $41.40 above feed cost. Good feed, row and rye to graze test winter will explain the profit, he says. More About P. D. Herndon tain and the surrounding country. Mr, W. A. Williams is President and Mr. P. M. Netoler Is Vice-President. The Victory Oin Co. is considered by farmers of this section as unofficial headquarters, where they go for all sorts of information about Federal) rearulallono and Mr. Herndnn la al ways glad to enlighten them to the j beat of his ability. This popular citizen was'honored, j by his townsmen by being elected as their Mayor. His term of office was 1 from 1923 to 1922.. It was during his ; administration and term of leadership that the whlteway of Kings Mountain, was installed, Mountain j Rest Cemetery was purchased, and the auditorium at Central School was constructed. These three major j achievements are tributes to his j leadership as a citizen who had the ! advancement of his home town at < heart. 11 Mr. Hern don is first and last a , farmer, hia heart la wrapped np hi 1 the ao'l. he !e not a big farmer but j he la a selentlffo farmer, one who { studies the moet modern method,* and keeps abreast of the time* la agriculture. * I1 m? know Mr. He radon la to like', htm. he knows how to meet people' and make then like him. He 1* a good father, a good htubandl and a good cttfeen. l CROP LCINS AT HIRAI.D OFFICK j ' ' s iT-rgri' ? H F" iS Wt ?? ' t jfe- W I 1 m I j r : - ^ Huf . >S Erf 1 Hb IhHIX s Bb reshold. Shoe Repairing That Pleases PLUS Prompt, Friendly Service Expert Workmanship on Modern MachineryReasonable Prices ' -t We Call For and Deliver * Foster's SHOE SERVICE Phone 154 mm I Ik -' H| I am seeing as many peo>le as possible but it is imMMsible to see all the voters n No. 4 township. Thereore I ask you to take this is a personal invitation to support me in my campaign or Clerk of Superior Court To those of you who do not know mp I a?k *h?* investigate me, either at FaHston, where I was born ?nd Hved for 20 years, or at Shelby where I have lived For 18 years, and, if you can support me on the basis of what you learn about me 1 will be deeply grateful for jrour vote. Thank you. E. A. HOUSER, Jr. .. ",. v .. - '