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Haywood B. Lynch
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ntered an Mcood clans matter at
tk? Poatofflce at Klap Mountain,
M. C, under tho Act of March t,
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V A wookly newspaper devoted to
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and published tor tho eallphti?'i
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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
<Kant) Register.
Facta, Fan and Fancies
Jin and Julia
We're beard eo often that "(be 1!
tie red school bouse le better (ha
the IfeUle reed student" that we've d
elded to give the students a list (
very commendable books.
Little Women ? Miss Mitchel
Peggy Baker. "Cricket" Bracket.
I^id. a dog?"Junior"
Snow White and the Seve
Dwarfs?Pst White
Grumpy?M. J. - ,
Sleepy?Mensell
Doitcy ? "George"
Happy? Hal ,
Ha nhful-Clyde (Shelby)
nn^ii" Utrtia 1 T i.ia.wi?i
7 sneesy?"Apple"
Where the lllue Begins ? Mondu
inorning at 8:15.
(t ante- In the Earth ? Gene G<
(onh and "Kppie."
I'.ji Vium Slavery?Graduates.
Rip Von Winkle ? Ned McUill
Tin; Crisis ? May 26, 27 and 30.
Just in case you don't know, as
Miss Edwards how she likes bauan
splits and pack saddlea!
The Bamboo Bark, in Gaffney, ar
lovely! (Or it might have been th
Influence of the companions). Jut
to be sure you might consult 'Gogle
Ttie Girltefdlee say they ar
siRiiing off this week, but we're g<
tng to try" to continue writing on
Washington Snapshots
(Cont'd from front page)
bers have had no choice in the al
sencc of any voice from the folk
back home.
Another Item on the "do or else
calendar for the Congressmen thi
session is the plan for a half-millio
dollar investigation of monopolle
T)ie odd part of it, however, is llu
the government spokesmen aske
the half a million for the job afu
one eif, the Senators Bailey," <
North Carolina ? had figured out
could be done, for only $25,000.
The Bailey investigation resolutio
has already been approved by th
Senate Commerce Committee an
the Senate Audit and Control Con
mittee. Nevertheless, the spenderi
think $500,000 is a much more lute
eating sum to spend out of the put
lie purse.
Perhaps government check writin
machines are no longer geared t
such small figures!
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The treasury has taken a peek tnt
John Q. Public's pocket book an
come up with new depression figure
It seems Mr. Public has had aboi
0780.000,000 taken out of his ban
account since the onset of the ne
slump- in ad-Jition about $20,000,OC
is missing from his pocket changi
the Treasury peekers report. Th
820.000.000 represents ihe decrea?
in the" amount of coins in clrculatlo
-tnd the other figure the decrease I
bank balances.
The Treasury didn't say. how raur
of It?or could It be all?h:?s gon
into the ?eunilitgly bottomiess ta
well. ,
An1 speaking of the depresgloi
some of the CIO officials are alread
planning for the next one!
In Atlantic City last week CP
Chairman John Lewis told some c
his followers that just as soon s
the current depression Is ended he I
How America
Proves Its Case
By RAYMOND PlTCAIRN
National Chairman
I Sentinel* 0/ the Republic .
In recent speeches spokesmen for th<
dictator states of Europe have indl
cated a desire for a "doctrinal" bou
with the democracies.
By this apparently Is meant a readiness
to argue the relative merits of Um
two contrasting systems of government
Particularly, it seems, they would llki
to argue with Americana
Bat Americans don't need to argue
They need only point to the evidence
so apparent In their own nsdlon, ol
what the average eitisen enjoys andei
the advantages ef democracy la contrast
to the sacrifices and limitation!
imposed by dictatorship.
What dictator nation, for example
has witnessed an expansion of national
growth and prestige comparable to that
of bur American democracy?
What dictator nation assures the
freedom of speech, freedom of the press
and freedom of religion which have
ueen iounaauon stones of our American
democracy since the nation was born?
What dictator natkm can show anything
even remotely approaching the
high standards of living and wages that
America has offered throughout its
history?
What dictator nation gives to every
citizen a voice in the conduct of his
zovernment, and control over his elected
officials?
What dictator nation offers to every
sltieen the wealth of opportunity exemplified
in the careers oI Lincoln and
Bdlaon and others too numerous te
nentkm? <
What dictator nation ? founded on
he outworn traditions of the dead past
-can took to a future so full of promm
as our own?
America has mm mm* to asgnc the
stweatogee of iimsareiy. to ?ovso Me
i", gv '1 1 ? < m
gey, "I earn W In The Herald."
T*ankg.
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going to begin "the greatest labor
organising campaign In history."
"Already," he said, wo see the next
? depression coming. He dMnt say Jnst
^ when. i
n Many people around the Capitol
e are .wondering If the OlOj really
)f knows how much It has. contributed
to the current slump. It was the chief
I pleader for establishment of the Na'
tlonal Labor Relations Board and
> 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
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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
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> 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.
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Chapter Six
o "Barrabal, X want to talk to you!"
d Superintendent Mnrthall of Scotlend
Tard had summoned Barrabal i
* (or "I<eelle"> on the carpet onoe
4 more.
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"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
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LETTS LOOK BACK~~
From TKo King* Mountain Harold
rawras - - MAY
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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^*'<i!M*Wf^fff?a1Tonfoi
adenoids.
Fletcher Martin of Fiench Broad
Buncombe county, ha* planted 10'
acre* of pcrimintwit pasture using-.:
tons cf limestone and 1100 pounds o
superphosphate per acre.
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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
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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.
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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"
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"Thank yoa thank you, Mr.
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(Observations in and about K. M.
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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
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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.
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