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VOL- 54 NO. 36
State And M
Condensed Ii
v ?-National Newa?
Washington, Auk 16.?The Coinuil:
lee for Indueiriul Organisation
rallied! IU forces today against whu:
It contended was a determination ot
the two major telegraph cotnpanie
to rut wages 8.3 per cent.
In a circular letter to all ClO itill
latest, John Hrophy. national director
?ii Trmiti nm itir mi i i mni
to use a "technical Iccphole" in the
new wage andt hour law to make -the
cut
Near York. Aug. 16.?The armored
might and majesty of two V. S. bat
llcsbips anchored In the HudiK>ti river.
her?, the Texas and Wyoming,
awed all but one of the 2800 person*
who boarded them to look at thre blk
guns.
After gazing boredly about, he com
plained;
"Where's the soda fountain?".
KaitcnVllle. Fla .. A ug. 16.?Investigators
of the Federal Wrlsters pro
Ject of Florida report that they have
k substantiated this Orange count}
1 hamlet's claim that It was the first
Incorporated -town tor Negroes in
the United States.
JEatonvllle, located a short distance
northwest of Orlando, received
ft? charter of incorporation in 1883.
Jerusalem. Aug. 16.?The second
Jew to be hanged during British rule
of Palestine died in Acre prison today.
Mordeaad Schwarts, 36 year old po
lice constable, pleaded that Jewry
should-not make hhn a martyr as
they Solomon. Ben Joseph whose
hangbig Juno 28 precipitated the
bloodiest Jewish-Arab violence In recent
historyShanghai.
Aug. 18.?More than 100
Chinese nsTmtrni? drmnuvt i?tar
when the email Chinese coastal
steamer Hacuta sank after a ooillalon
with the British steamer Tungwo off
f Woosun g. M
Kew Yortc. Aug. 18.?The large*!
^Hpaingle shipment of Illicit opium in
Mr more than decode was found today
m mwpeodedl on. a line in 40 feet of
W water off a Brooklyn pier.
Liule Current. Ont., Aug. 16.?His
arm shattered and' his skull fractured
by a dynamite explosion which seriously
Injured his brtde of 13 days,
Daniel G. Dodlge. 21 year old heir
to ?J 19,000,000 motor fortune. was
drowned in Georgian' Bay Monday on
a frantic dash by speedboat to a hospital.
The dynamite exploded while the
Michigan youth examined1 it in the
garage of hla summer camp to which
he and hie 19 year old wife, former
telexphofcte switchboard! operator
came for their honeymoon.
8t. Paul, Aug. 16.?Two ex<on.victa
limimmu ibbl uiKui in Minnesota's
North woods country for the kid
napping of & St. Louis couple audi a
few hours later District Attorney Vic
tor Anderson filled complaints charging
them with kidnaping under the
so-called Lindbergh law.
One of them was seriously wounded
when he attempted to evade arrest.
Washington, Aug. IS.?A Cotnmodi
ty Credit Corporation loan program
. for 1936 cotton, appeared certain today,
but lacked Secretary Wallaces'
confirmation.
Laughing , Arou
With IRVl
A Burden for!
By IRV1N
DOB DAVIS was a a port-writer a
Simmons wax rettinv ivaHv tn
championship in 1897, Davis, as' stai
WW eent to Canon to eover (he i
assignment. He likod jti freighters
Nevada.
He made hie headquarters at Fi<
distinguished himself, among othr
trencherman. He waa brilliant at
'poelalty shone, even against spirited
ad sparring partners.
On morning he went with Fits
road. As tha two Doha trotted alon
"Hurtf nf* he shouted bach o"I
dooS 7ml to wofl." ftnswnred
j ? *What?e the matter}" inquired
Kings
Fational News
n Brief Form
?State Newt?
Greensboro. Aug. 16 ?Alter losing
a pit:t of blood Jay (or 33 uavs. 11
year old Willi mi Nutttng of Mariou
apparently waa on tin- road to recovery
today.
. Nutting, a sufferer front bemaphllI
wl A* ai ?
n, ul U|f>PQID?, Hljlir^l ti I
flnuer, t blood blister developed, tin I
ii mi inn >11111 it mi? uuMlliU. IUP
place kept on bleeding.
Several blood transfusion* w?-i'
given him. but their good ??? out
temporary.
Gastonla, Aug. 16.?Howard Hall,
enthuslantic backer of Gastonlu'a Junior
Legion baseball team, who. according
to witnesses became overenthusiastic
last week when Gaa.oulu
was playli;g Charlotte lu Huyman
Park, Charlotte, for the State title
and knifed Robert Graham, of York.
8. C? In an argument that arose because
Graham was yelling for the
Charlotte team, was fined 6200 and
court costs Saturday In Charlotte by
City Judge Froik Stms. Jr.
Judge 81ms fined the Gastonlan
$200 and! directed that additional
costs he flneh him be used to cover
Graham's hospital and doctor bills.
Graham recovered from a knife
wound In the thnopt at 8t. Peter's
Hospital, Charlotte, where he was
rushed by ambulance from the ball
park.
Manteo. Aug. 16.?An automobile
collision near bore late Saturday
night took the life of L B. Underw<Kxit
27, of Wilson, and resulted. In
serious injury to A. J. Shackleford.
Jr., also of Wilson.
Smith field. Aug.. 16.? Solicitor
Claude C. Ganady aald today he plan
ned to draw bills of Indictment immediately
charging four Smlthfleld
men with violations of the election i
laws. I
rresentmcuu chars in* the meii re
celved by Canaday from the retiring
county grand Jury yesterday.
He said) bills of indictment would
be presented the Incoming gtvmd
Jury, for action.
Named in the presentments were
Elmer J. Weilons. nominated for
State senator; James R. Pool; Constable
Chester Barnes and Raymond
L. Lynch.
Greenville, N. C.. Aug. 16.?Charles
Herbert Wilson, 13, was killed
Sunday when ? target pistol he was
examining was accidentally dlscharg
ed.
Wentworth. Aug. ,16.?Arguments
to the Jury wee made today in the
trial of J. D. Davis and John W. Wilson,
Danville, Va., police officers
charged with manslaughter in the
deaths of four persons in an automobile
collision.
Blowing Rock, Aug. 16.?The 15th
annual Blowing Rock, carnival will
be held Saturday August 20. The
carnival has been an annual attraction
of the summer resort for many
/ vtw V| WWV I^wcwue Mi Ob IWUTIl
Wheelright, the IMS event will be
both the largest end the most enjoyable.
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Raleigh. Aug. 14.?The utilities
commission had under advisement to
day, after hearing testimony pro and
con. a request of the Atlantic Coast
Line to discontinue passenger trains
on three branch lines In Haatern Nor
th Carolina.
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Some Stranger
F S. COBB
nd fancier of pugilism. When Fitxfight
Corbett for the heavy-weight
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- W..V-KWIIMWIV ivt m UIK niy paper
story. It ?w for Um eoaisnlil
sad 1m hod spent his boyhood la
ts*s training camp whoso he speedily
r things as, a sincere and eager
all times but at axial-times he eacompetition
from a crow of handlers
for aa exercise spin over a country
r, the fighter presently draw ahead,
rer hts shoulder.
Dads.
the Oomiahmaa.
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THUi
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EXECUTIVES M WE AMERICAN STEEL
IHPUSTRV HAVE V&RKEP THEIR WAV
dP FROM "WE BOTTCSCMORE THAN
HALF OF THEM HAVE VUORKEO "IHflR
WAV UP FROM THE RANKS OF "WE
COMPANY IN WHICH THEY STARTS P
THEIR CAREER*
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Special Services At '
First Baptist
The Special Services will be be Id
at the First Baptist Church, Stmaay
morning;, August 21st at 11 0*010011
lend continuing through Sunday
night. August 28th.
Dr. Walt N. Johnson, who, tor a
number of years was <the leader ol
North Carolina Baptists, will be the
special speaker of . the week. He is
widely acknowledged as a 'herald ol
New Testtstnent Christianity with an
application of the teaching of Jesus
for our modem world. Dr. Johnson's
outlook reaches 'beyond the borders
of his own denomination. He has a
vital message foi all Bvangellcal
Christian*.
Henry Clay Edwards, evangelistic
singer will he in charge of the music
which promises to be a feature ol
the meeting.
Services during the week will be
held each day at 9:30 In the morning
and at 8:00-o'clock each night.
A hearty welcome l? extended to
ail.
Troon One Nffws
Monday night the two patrols
chose* TlTBtr names. Junior Moss' Pa
trol whs named! "The Panttier Pa
trol." Dill Ruddock's Patrol was natn
ed "the Peacock Patrol.' We drew
members from a hat to see which
patrol we would) be In. All even nutn
hers were to be In "The Peacock Pa
trol." and all odd numbers were to
go to the "Panther Patrol." Here is
how It dame out. Panttier Patrol ?
Junior Moss, Leader; Asst. Leader,
James Waters: Paul Patrick. Jim
Ntcklew, Ed Smith. Rob Fulton, Yate
Smith. "The Peacock \Patrol? Bill
Ruddock, Leader; Asst. Leader. Toon
Martin; Jack Webb, John Fulton
Bill Bennett. BHI Nelsler. Howard
Godry, R. Y. Plonk.
John Fulton. 8crlbe.
Funeral Services For
Mrs. Daisy Cash
Funeral services were held 8unda>
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the See
ond Baptist Church for Mrs. Dalej
Cash. 39. who died) at ihcr home laat
Friday. Sirrvhrfog tare her husband
Ernest Cash; one daughter, Eliza
both Page, Kings Mountain; her pai
ents.Mr. ajid Mrs. Will Starr of Stan
town; four brothers. Victor and' Pan!
Starr of Startowu, land Clours and
Hester Starr of Hixkory; and four
sisters. Miss Lucy Starr and Mrs
C) S Rhorocy. Startown, Mrs. Avery
Clark, AvaJto, and Mrs. Joe Boot,
Wilmington.
$6,200,000 Paid To
Unemployed Workers
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RALEIGH. Aug. 17.?Approximately
96,200.000 had been paid out tc
completely or partially unemployed
workers tn North Carolina through
last week and sbvce the first cheek
wW? Issued on January 27, recoitts tn
the State Unemployment Compeusa
tkm Commission show.
Through Thursday of laM week the
actual payments, made In the 821.
Ml checks Issued, amounted to 96.'
136,322.63. ihnxmgh that date. A?
gust 11, the commission bad collected
In contributions from employers
914,919495.72, anldl had been credited
with 9238.&S4.69 on the balance OS
deposgt with the U. 8. Treasury.
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RSDAY, AUGUST 18. 1938
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BUSINESS MEN'S PICNIC
TODAY AT LAKE
t The United Daughters of the Con
fed e racy will serve a picnic supper
' this even at 7:00 o'clock to the mem
' ben of the Business Meti s Club and
their guests.
Curing the summer the club has
enjoyed a picnic every other week
with the communities around town.
> On this occasion they will be en'
Joying the cooking of their own
home folks. And tt the U. D. C.'e
| serve as well aa In the years before
, a great treat la In store.
A crowd of one hundred people is
t expected.
Some are planning to go early and
take a cooling swim In che lake to
bulk! up their appetites and dispo!
sltion.
School Boarc
Student Dan
PICTURE WAS SUPT.
B. N. BARNES
he picture In the last Issue of The
Herald was that of Supt. Lt. N. Barn
ea, and Mrs. E. W. Griffin was th^
firsli. person to call phone numbef
167 (the Herald office phone) ana
Wentify this well-known citizen, so
she Is declared the winner of the
year's subscription.
The Herald Editor was t illed out
of bed by someone calling for Boyd
Harrelson, Rural mail carrier, to
Identify the picture, but as he did
not call the phone number specified
bo dtd not -win. A total of 106 persons
identified Sirpt. Barnes by the picture
even though he wan all "diked"
- out ftv an aviator's outfit. Not a single
person missed the identity of
the man who to in charge of the
Kings Mountain School System.
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Prominent C
Passes Early
Funeral Services
Held For Mrs.
George Allen
Kunetal tfrviivi for Mr* Gcorgi
W. AlKn who died ui her home it
the Mnrgruee Village. about t? P. M
Tu? sdav evening, wVr, held .venter
day afterooou at 4:00 o'tiock at ih<
First Baptist' Church with the Iter
A. Ci. Surg.-ant lit ehante. who wai
assisted by Hev. R. W. Nylwi. Inter
I met it followed In the Sharon 4'hUfl
eenti'terv near Shelby.
. . .
Mrs. Aileu had been in declining
j health for about rv year before hei
I death. SJte w as a wood mother and a
j good wife. Mrs.' Allen bore her suf
| feting without complaining. She wa>
!a member of the First Baptist Chur
1 cb.
j Mrs. Allen js survived-by iter ltus
i band, one sou. five daughters. " ant
! sever:.! bioihers and sisters,
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Mrs. Alleu before her marriagf
j was Miss Ocie Moore. daughter ol
I Mr. and the late Mrs. Marshal
{ Moore of Cleveland County.
Active pallbearers were: W. \V
Souther. G.. W. Myers. JS. W. Griffin
Rred Wright. J H. Davis and J. R
Cline.
Honorary pallbearers were: W. E
Blakely. Charlie Gofortto. C. H. Shep
I para.^u. v. Hawkins, J. T. Jones
Pride* Ratterree. E. W. Hord, Johi
Weaver, Arthur Mamrick. Georgt
Lattlmore, Pat Tlgnor. E. C. McClalt
Ladd Hamrk-k and W; P. lx>gnu.
Attend Funeral Services
In Lexington
Mrs. Paul Nelaler, Mr. and Mrs
Hugh Onroand, Miss Sara Kate Or
man J and Mtsa Sar? Allison went t<
l Lexlnffton Monday- to attend fttnera
services for Roawell B. Robblnt
prominent manufacturer and cftteei
f that city, who died Friday evertlni
In the Walter Reed Hospital It
Washington. D.
1 Approves
ces In Gym
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1 FAILS TO SANCTION PUBLIC
DANCE8 .
/Finally acting on the Stag Club'i
i month-old petition, the c*;y achoo
board lost Thursday unanimously
paused a resolution which bans "pub
lie" dancer In the new $45,000 Wttfl
gymnasium. /
However, the resolution provide
that school pupils may sponsor dan
ces In the gymnasium, under the su
pervfarioa of the faculty And schoo
superintendent. (With Supt. B. N
Barnes and Chairman of the Board
Dr. L. P. Baker, out of town, it -wai
Impossible to obtain the restolutlot
wordTor-wordi)
The resolution la specific In tor
bidding "outsiders^ the use of th<
new building. Even at high schoo
dances, no guest can be admitted li
he Is not a pupil lu the Kings Mown
tain school system because he wouk
$ot be under direct supervision oi
School officials.
I In passing the dance, act. th<
^chool board has opened the door*
o apprnbed danehig in Kings Mottu
lain.
{" .Commenting on < the an, Bonn!
Member ('. K. Thoin:#sson said thai
"the board la simply afraid of publk
dances. Should we allow any persor
;or group to sponsor a trance in tut
gymnasium, the conduct of any par
titular dance would' be out of our Ju
rlsdletion, and we would be responxl
ble to the school patrons As the ar
rem go intuit stands now, school an
Cborltfee still have control oven
school property."
In voting an they did. the school
board not. only fallel to grant the
Stag Club "gym dancing," but also
refused to countenance letters fsvor
tag club-sponsored dancing from the
Junior Woman's Club and the I/I one
Club. Bach club had passed resolu
dtona unanimously.
\ Though no kMlnlto plans have
been made, h. Is possible that the
Stags wfll sponsor an "oreheatrs
Hence" ta the Woman's Club House
early ta September.
Among othee business attended te
as the meeting. Miae Rlttabeth Ware
was elected to tench In the grammai
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itizen
Wednesday
I Funeral ?eTvleea (or Henrj N.
M< hk?- 77. prominent citizen of
Klnju* Mounmln will l>e held thia
(Tlinrmtav ? uflontAAn r?* A *1A a* ?L..
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late residence on Km 11 road Avenue.
I1U | 'tor. R*v. K W. Ktox will b?
tu ilitrxc and will bo assisted by Rev
"ljrii...'rii f r "i it I'tvanytoriun
< huivh. Interment will
bo lu Mountain Heat cemetery.
, , Active pallbearers will be Joe N'efs
ler. llayne Hlackmer. Clarence lilack
.1 M A. Ware. Charles Williams and
J I*. I>. Ilcnidou.
. I -Honorary pallbearers will. be N. F.
, Met ill I. Joe Thomson, Frank Sum.
nuts. 8. A Mauney, Dr. 8. A. bowi
cry. I?r. .1 K Anthony. A. H. Patterson.
George .Mod.nu, W, L. Fortune,
W. A- Hi don licur. K. C. Cooper. B. S.
; Kelll., fictor HarrHI. J O Plonk. I).
F. Ilord. Arthur May. J. M. Williams
1 It. C Baker, all of Kings Mountain,
Hurry Falls of Asiievllle, George PatI
teisoii of Gastonia. and R T. T>e'
I Grand, of Shelby. -.
! Cap'. Moss had been in declining
" I health for some time and a short
' while ago. suffered a severe heart
attack from which he never fully
. recovered, although he had been
f much Improved. Death came quietly
II early Wednesday morning, so quietly
that members of fete family
. thought he was still asleep.'
Capt. Moss retired from service as
. conductor for the Southern Railway
in June of last year.
In 1879. before he had reached his
- seventeenth birthday, he began his
, railroad career, as track laborer In
i his home town. Flowery Branch, (3a.
> He was soon made Section Foreman
i and other promotions followed until
lu 1889, he was made conductor on
a p&seeuger train and served in this
capacity until his retirement nearly
fifty years later. MUch of rats time
was spent on trains from Charlotte.
N. |C.. to Washington. D. C.. and the .
remainder from Salisbury'. N. C.. to
Atlanta, Ga.
Ho was popular among fellow rall}
road men and cite .traveling: public.
, He was of a quiet, unassuming na!
ture. oaring little for pupUc life
j but a,t all limes interested in the ad,
vancetnent of civil and religious af'
fairs. He was a devoted father and
husband and spent the greater part
of his time in their company when
not at work.
('apt. Moss was the son of a Metho
dist minister and ha* tx-en a member
of Central Methodist church of
I this place for many 'years. . ,.
He is survived by his widow who
was before marriage. Miss Mildred
Allison, member of a prominent finally
of this section; four daughters,
Mrs. Ralph Northernt of \cworth,
Georgia. Mts. Haul Neisler. Mrs. B.
A. Smith, Jr., and Miss Mild-red
I Moss, of Kings Mountain; two sons,
Nick Moes and George Moss of Kings
Mountain.
Bulwinkle Talks At
, Lions Meeting |
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I Major A L. Bulwinkle, iu address ?
, ing the local Ldons Club at their last
meeting, gave a short history ?*
i plaining why the Battle of Kings
i Mountain la oons idle red the "Turn- . 3
tag Point of the Revolution.' After
commending the club in its proposed
program, he dtocuned some of the
i important doings at the last session
, of Congress ? including the Reon'
ganlzatlon Bill and Transportation,
j The members of the Club were honf
ored to have hadi these Interesting
anil educational remarks by the
Major.
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James Preston^
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(Opinions Expressed in Thle Column
Are Not Neceeearily the Views of
mii ncwspdper.)
j Lnside Washington Is thinking on I
. talking Oibout: A gonial young man.
Tommy Corcoran, known to the Cap
Itol as "Tommy tlio Cork." He is an
Intlmnko White House adviser.
In a recent magazine article a ves
' eran Washington correspondent, Hen
[ ry M. Hyde, quoted Corcoran as hav
|ng personally made this statement
1 to htm:
"The definition of private property
in the United Stateo must be
changed. We hope to make this
change gradually and with oat dlsor
der."
ft la more than a political state
meat. What toe to talking about
> would affect every man. woman and
' child, fanner, factory worker and
' storekeeper iu America. A bloodless
(Cont'd on Editorial page>
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