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Nttv York. No\. 29.?A nlnn tnr
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training 100,000 civilian pilots and
# 126,000 mechanics at Government ex
' pense during the next five years to
' buttress the national air defense has
lieen agreed upon, by the anny air
corps and the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
Washington, Nov. 20.?Federal Re rve
Gourd experts predicted toduy
that fear of upsetting business Improvement
would prevent any earl"
action to decrease the unpn-cedented
volume of Idle funds in the na
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Washington, Nov.. 29.e-Reftresentn
tine Dies. Democrat, Texts, said today
he would ask the new House to
appropriate <200.000 to continue f .t
two years his committee's investigation
of un-American 'activities.
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r.rrhane. Austral in. Nov. 29.?Four
persons were killed today wheti a
Royal Australian Airforce plane
i-rnshed near Alliertoii Ferry, . 30
miles from Brisbane.
GaMiobttrg. Tenn. Nov. 29.?It was
five degrees below xero atop Mt.
1/eConte, 6,693 elevation in the
Great Smokies near here Friday ani
..-Saturday nights.
But no one knew what the reading
so* last night.
joiok mutt. oniy man living on
the peak, "froze out." He came to
G&tlinburg to remain for the winter."
Warsaw, Nov. 29.?The last of the
Czechoslovak territorial adjuetinenr
for the time being at least, was com
pleted Sunday with Polls occupation
of about twenty square miles of the
Carpathian valley. . ? ,
Philadelphia, Nov. 29.?Two children.
brother veid staler, drowned yes
terday in a fall through thin ice
I>r. William C. Kelsr. retired Coneordville.
Pa., physician, tracked hta
children's sleds through snow when
the children failed to answer hta cal
to dtnner. He found the sleds on a
creek bank and a hole In the Ice.
"Firemen recovered the bodies of Rob
ert, 10, and Geneva, 8.
Paw Pjw. Michigan, Nov. 29. ?
Two Michigan men |were abducted
today by gunmen fighting their way
across the southern part of the state
In run attempt, to elude a cordon of
police and sheriff's officers.
Those seized by the gunmen were
Henry Matty, a Vickshurg farmer,
and Claude Mennis. a gas station attendant
employed near Vickshurg.
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Buffola. N. Y? Nov. 29.?Fireman
Willtertt J. Denney yesterday was
rushed, 'bleeding to death," to a
doctor's office by colleagues fighting
a filling station fire.
The doctor wiped Denny's face
-with a tlwel and send him back to
hta fire fighting.
A can of red paint had exploded In
the fireman's face.
Aged Kings Mtn. Man
Dies In Gastonia
News has been received of the
r. death of J. A. Terry, which occurred
Tuesday night at the home of a relative
In Otaatonla.
Funeral services will be held at
Central Methodtet church today
(Thursday) at 3:30.His pastor. Rev
K. W. Fox, will be In cliirge assisted
by Rev. Herman Duncan of Oastonla.
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. A SHAKESPEARE Club in a cet
amateur performances. Once,
costume of a lord in waiting, was
being called upon to say: "The Qu<
T.
As he stepped upon the (tan
Bowing his thanks, he faced the kh
'"The swoon has queened!"
There was a howl of laughte
subsided and tried again: "The qu<
Again the house whooped and
behind the wings that would be htu
off, yon dog-goned-fool."
Bet the ambitious amateur r
falsetto, as he was being assisted <
"The coon has sweened!" ^
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Itak'igh, Nov. 2b.~Prlnclpal otic of
.he "three-point" 'program ot the
North Carolina Kducation Association
Is retirement for teachers, prin
t-ipuis and superintendents iu North
j 'urolina schools
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i Itdtlgli. Nov. 2i?.?d. A. Shankllli.1
j extension cotton specialist at N. C. |
, State College, said today that about
j 253.200 hales of North Carolina's cot
' ton crop hnd la-en ginned to Nov. 1.
: cm pared to 508,500 bales on tht
.nne date last year. He' said this;
' lialu against lW7's 780.000 bub's. .
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Henderson, Nov. 29 Four Florida
bound va rut Ion rat a who police sai<l
' were rahbed of $400 In money and
Jewelry- at a tourist uatnp near.here
| were stranded today pending arrival
of a relief car from n Washington an
tontoblle tmvel bureau.
Chester, S. C., Nov. 29.?A negro
man. tentatively identified as Na '
than Young, about 28, a workman for
| Pexyee-Angel Co., here, wae burned
to death late Saturday night.
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,Jr. Woman's Club To Help
I Firemen With Xmas Gifts j
if we would have "Everywhere,
everywhere Christmas tonight" to be
true In Kings Mtunl-alin this year wo
must all do our. parts to take it into
the homes where otherwise there
will be no Christmas, and, so the Jun
lor .Woman's Club is going, to try .to
do Its part to assist the fine work of
the Fire Department, the Red Cross j
the Churches and! other organisations
in town to nutke this a On !
mas i? every home and for every
child.
The Fire Department is. as usual,
going tcy repair any toys that are
given and thie Junior Woman's Club
will call on the homes to gather up j
these toys and take them to the Fire
Department to be repaired. Anyone j
who has toys to give will please call
Mrs. Harry Page of the Junior Woman's
Cluli and she will see that
they are taken to the Fire Department.
{The Junior Woman's Club will al-j
1 so fill Christmas stockings, as they.
did last year, with fruits, nuts and
I candies, to bo -delivered with these
toys.
I.et us make this a real Christmas
for the unfortunate children in i
our town and at the same time, by so;
doing, make a happier Christmas for!
' ourselves!
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' NEW GYM TO BE
| DEDICATED
The new Physical Education build
Ing, which is one of the finest In this
section of the state will be dedicated
Tuesday, December 13th, according
to Supt. B. N. Barnes. Dr. Oliver
Cornwell, head of the Physical Education
Department of the University
of North Carolina, has been Invited
hs the main speaker. The dedication
exercises will be held in the audlto
rlum of Central School In conjunction
with Parent-Teacher meeting. ;
An inspection of the building will
be made, after the program.
The pubic is - cordially invited
Complete details of the entire pro
will be published in the next Issue
of The Herald.
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tain Southern city was noted for its
a social celebrity, gorgeous in the
given a part He had a single line,
sen has swooned!"
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i Ills friends applauded vociferously,
ig and, in a hign-pitched voice, said:
r. He waited patiently until it had
ten has cooned," he said,
the stage manager, in a voice from
ird all over the theatre, said, "Come
sfuaed to surrender, and in n high
off the stage, cried out:
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POST OFFICE GIVEN
HIGH RATING
The. Kings Mountain Post Office
has besn recently awarded the. highest
rating in Its history. Several major
improvements In the mall service
has been installed during tnc
postmastershlp of W. E. Blakely.
mid upiinmesspWW* WW II. "UIM|r
Mountain recently and reported he
will recommend further improvements
in the services through the local
office.
Freddie Plonk, Ajre 3
Buried Saturday
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funeral services for'Freddie Plonk
three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred- Plonk.' were held at St.. Metthews
Lutheran Church Saturday
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Rev. L. Boyd Ha in in. was in charge
and was unstated by Rev. Coite Hunter.
pastor' of the Presbyterian Cbu.rr
rh at Bessemer City and former pastor
of Mrs.. Plonk. Interment was
made In Mountain Rest cemetery.
The pallbearers were Claude Ham
bright and Raymond McOill of Kings
Mountain. Pete- Doggett of Fores*.
City and R. C. Ethertdge of Pageland.
Freddie's death occurred Thurs
day night in Raleigh where he had
been under the cbre of his uncle. Dr.
John Rhodes, and other physicians.
His condition had been extremely
critical for some time and although
nothing was spared in On effort to
affect a cure, physicians and nurses
were unable to cope with the dletase
which was of a malignant nature.
His death cast a pall of sadness]
iver this community where the fam-|
lly have so mfcuiy friends and relatives.
Of a lovable.-happy disposition
Freddie easily found a warm place
ti the hearts of those with whom he
came In contact. The sympathy of i
the entire community Is felt for the
devoted parents, grandparents and
other relatives. j
Freddie is survived by his pi rents.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Plonk, his paternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
S. Plonk, all of Kings Mountain
and his maternal grandfather.
Mr. Junius Rhodes of Gastonia He
is also survived by a number of uncles,
aunts and bther relatives.
Huerh Mitchel To
Address Lions
Lions W. K. Mauney. Jr.. and Luther
Cnnsler have secured, as guest
speaker for this evening's meeting
of th Lions Club, Mr. Hugh Mitchel,
an Attorney from Statesvllle. Mr.
Mitchell is the National President of
the P. O. S. of A.. 0 backer of Lionisra,
and is widely known for outstanding
service in political fields.
It is understood that Mr. Mitchell
is a close friend of Melvin Jones. Sec
retary Oeneral of Lions International.
Although his topic is not known,
a very interesting ^and educational
address is anticipated.
The meeting will be held this even
ing at 7:00 P. M. at the Mountain
View Hotel. _ .
FIREM1EN WANT TOYS
Several toys were donated to the
| Firemen through the appeal made
111 the last Issue of The Herald, but
more are needed and nmsded at once
so the firemen can repair them and
get them ready for distribution on
Christmas mornltiR to the needy chll
dren of "'ngs Mountain.
The Junior Woman's Club Is assist
lug the Firemen In this generous undertaking
and any person may give
their toys to any member of the
Club or call the Town Hall and they
will be called for.
Give Your Toys Now And Make
Some Little Child Happy.
Local Girl To Take Part In
Play At University
Miss F"ranees Goforth. of Kings
Mountain will take (part in two plays
at Oho pel Hfll during the first week
in December, these being two of the
four oixvaot exjperlmental plays to
be given in the newly remodeled
theatre.
One of the plays wtm written by
the talented William Wolf, a graduate
of Lemolr-Rhytve College and a
resident of Hickory. The other play
mu written by F*red Koch, Jr., sou
of F*red Koch, metmber of the University
faculty.
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HURSDAY, DEC. 1, 1938
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rizes
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| Jn keeping with the policy started
last year the Men's Club will givi
1 our tush prizes totaling $:in.oo foi
he beat Christ man decorated bus!
nesH houses and residences, accord
! to an alinouikfc'llient front Amok
Klaer. President of the Club
A first prize of tie D'l w'tl tw
Maws?w?te?dsn ii m ?i II IMW?W?*
i ess houo . and a setotid prize ol
ta.oo wiU- bo given. The judges will
'ter.ninO the winners of the bust
ss liaises allowing 60 percent foi
'he Interior of the stores ' and 5(
I pes cent for the exteriors, lutsl yeat
! the judges based theif decision or
I ue i Aterior decorations only
A first prize of $10.00 and a sec
i ''nd prize or s.).?in win ?' awarded
j to best and most attractive Christ
d>' orated' residence. Judge* will
make their awards on what can b?
seen cn the outside of tile home.
Considerable interest was manifest
<-d last year in the Christmas vdeco
rations, and at the same time King?
Mountain was more attractive fot
tlie holiday season.
Last year only two prizes were
; awarded, one prize for the best business
house and one for the best
home. The winners last year were D
IF. Hord Furniture Co. and Mr. and
i Ms. Charles S. Williams.
Herald-Firemen Empty
Stocking Fund Opened
The Empty Stocking Fund spon
sored jointly by the Kings Mountain
Fire Department and The Heitald is
lciw ready to receive money to help
make the unfortunate' children hap
1 oy on Christmas Morning. There are
children in Kings Mountain who will
rot know anything about the grand
old man from tbe North Pole unlest
omecne makes <a visit -possible b>
giving to this fund. All the money
collected will be turned over to th?
Fire Department to buy toys, cand!
es, fruits and other things to make
the children shout with Joy.
Contributions may be made tt
"hiof Grady King, or Charles Ditllnf
at the City Hall or The Herald.
Every contribution will be acknow
edged in the coutnns of The Herald
$37.10 from this fund was savet
from iast year and this amount is t
good starter, so who will be tin
fii-u? e nt nl/.v tlto 1 QQfi /lflltu I Ifttt '
i ii ol vw inn r\'" uviiuviwii .
Carpenter House Sold
The old Carpenter HotriP locate<
U the corner of Mountain Street an(
Piedmont Avenue was sold at aut
tton Saturday to Mr. V. M. Allen foi
$130. The house will be torn down
and moved to make room for th<
new Post Office building.
The house has been previously ad
vertlaed for sale through sealed bids
but the highest offer received wai
for 1110.00.
M. E. Herndon had charge of sell
lug the property. Haywood B. Lyucl
was the next highest bidder with at
ofTer of $127.50.
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Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
E7ELLER called up a lawyer and
said as he was always fightin'
with his wife, he guessed he'd get
j n divorce. He got an appointment
i with this lawyer for about 3 o'clock
| in the afternoon the week later, and
when he got there he was shoved in
an ante-room because the lawyer
feller was pretty busy trying to
separate another pair of gamecoeka
in a legal manner.
The feller listened far about two
hours to the scrappin' pair and the
_a. 1 i A. ?a. W.d 4k.4
I ivrmiu on ma wn ku? av mm ui?v
he decided to walk oat 'Bout thia
tine the lawyer walked oat and
potted hi in on hie way to the door
and hollered, "Hey you, come back
here, I got your ease all ready.
Your divorce la in the bag."
"Well." said the feller, "you can
' burn toe bag up, beeus after listening
to them two birds slewing at
each other, INe deckled that they're
all the same and ewe's aa bed as
'nother."
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LAY EVANGELIST
FROM TEXAS
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REV. J. M. ALLARDYCE ?
( of San Antonio, Texas, who will'*1
peak at the First Presbyterian *
Church here next Week. : 1
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Tho work of evangelism Is not con ';
j lined to the ministry of the church. <d
Among the successful lay evange?j *
. iists :s Mr. J. M. Allardyce, of SanIs
, Antonio. Tevas. who will be at the 11
> First Presbyterian Church on Sun-!
, day, Dei ember 4 through December "
. "?th. Mr. Allardyce will preach at
i both services on Sunday and each
I n'ght through Wednesday. Services t
lj on week day evenings will begin at '
l>. OA Jt.
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Mr. Allardyce does not lay claim I
r to an>r other title than that of a re>
tirftf business man who is giving his
time to Chrstlan work. He is doing!
t '.ho work in that ? modest, unassum;
ng manner which brings others to I S
> know that like th<> I^ord whom he n
; serves, he "Is going about doings i
i '-?ood." ' He retire! from a lucrative t
li business in 1925 and silt"" that time t
.] to has traveled continue slv and has: t
It given himself entirely to the work;
t j of evangelism. The following facts ' a
H ; oncerning his work are Just a lit-1a
j ie out of the orinary. His five points! v
tpon which he places emphasis and, :
rotn which he never turns are I
these: He does not accept en tenant- j i
ment from anyone, but stops at the 11
11 best hotels, paying all his own er-J
*1 pettst s. He does not allow anyone j t
> I to khare in these. He does not take h
r | up a collection. He doea not. solicit; t
I money in any way. He does not rt* j
] -eive a aalary. Is
We are delighted to have thfa| r
great man of God in our raidat andj t
hope that the public will avail tfhem-j t
31 selves of thfs opponunity and come
I to hear him apeak. t
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Firemen were called twice to^ Otte; i
; home in two days. The firrt call
omt? In Saturday at 1:00 P. M.. I
| from the home of R. L. Mauney on I i
| Piedmont Avenue. Idttle damage wa3 i
done; the fire started1 from a defec-'
tive fltte. The next day. Sunday a' i
3:00 P. M. the Firemen, received the
second call. This time more damage
was done, which was estimated at
about $50.00 This fire started from
a spark en the roof.
The third and most damaging fire |
' o t I K ,-v lVncb t nob itlo/w Tiifmflnv i
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morning at the Margrace Mill vil j
lage when the home of Mr. C. C.
Lynn caught fire. The house was'
badly damaged, and the roof was a
complete loss.
Practically all the furniture was j
completely. destroyed. It was thought
that the fire started from an oil
stove.
MRS. W. M. SANDERS
DIES AT AGE OF 66
Mts W. M. Sanders, 66. died at
her home on Baker street here on
last Friday following a long period
of illness. Fuivrvfng are her husband,
W. M. Sanders, and the follow
Ing dhlldreo: Simon, Jcfon, Mrs. Etta
Crowder, Bertha and Sums, all
of Kings Mountain.
Funeral services were held Suitday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at Pleasant
Hill Batpttat church, Cleveland
county. Rev. C. C. Parker, officiating
and Interment followed in the oeme
tery at that place.
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Evening I
Free Candy And ?
"ruit For All I
Children
BAND TO PLAY
All good little boy* ami tniLs of ^ I
ilngs SI Min'.iin mi l v.. iniiA are f
Itcil to. I?e (town Town Prldav oven!*
in i;;mii |> M and br.11** tiii-ir I
;ic.l:?'n arid in iiii'h witli (Ik-iii to aee
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raw. lie will arrive in King* Mourn H
alii on tho brand new Klre Truck
iiti wit' i.jvi an assortment v<t. koou
li for every little boy and girl. H
'I 1 r i iirinttnas light* ?ill be turn
<1 on exactly at 0:00 P. M, when . 1
flans MVivt-a. Tile School j H
land with their handsome uniforms
ill |ila> ami iiiurdi in the parade
r the eil'tortaiiimcnt of both the I
piatatcis and Santa.
'I?i? | jta<le will form In fibnt of
'lib Herald Ofllee. and march down \ I
loiintaln Street to Itailroad Avenue. jj
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sv-wnti ptiouc spirited citizens Mid
ler^'lvHits met at the First National
ink \Vi dtiesday . morning and form- ; a
lated plans for the gala event to 'II
pen the Christmas aeison in Kingi* 1
fountain. In Just - a few minutes a- ~9
out $50.00 was raised to defray the I
ost of the candies and goodies.
One man pr?>?eiu said, "Other I
r>wns have these things, why can't
lings Mountain have one, and even I
o it. better thin some ol' the rest."
Jveryone present was enthusiastic
t>r the visit of St. Nickoias. who
as already visited other towns.
So. children, get ready mid be 1
owu town Friday night at 6:00 P. -M
I. You are the honored guests and
ianta will be disappointed If you a
re not here.
Stores wQt be open Friday night
ntil 8:00 P. M. fl
rwo Local Men I
Surt In Wreck M
Two local men. W. j. Fttkerson,
nd Howard Jackson were lujurieit ,'S
iaturday nigltt in an auto smash
lear Albemarle. Messrs Fulkerson
nd J.fkson remained overnight in
he hospital at Albemarle where
hey were treated for lacerations. .9
iruises and shock.
Mr. KulRecflon W38 driving his cur -fl
ind Mr. Jackson was on the front 3
vat with hhn. Others in the cur, I
rho were on the back seat were. B.
Pceji r. (ieorttc Ware ttnd Fred 'fl
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Hnger. The latter three were not
njured and returned home the same 9
light by bus. .
The Kulkerson car, a 1938 F?rd, I
ran almost demolished from the
lead-on collision with a car driven - <
>y John Hatley of near Albemarle.
Miss l.uln Purr of New Ltondon I
ind Jerome Honeycutt of near Albe- >3
narle. passengers In the Hatley car, I
vere Injured. Miss Furr remained in Jj
he hospital until Tuesday.
Deputy Sheriff Paul Helms, Of ' j
Mbemarle who Investigated the
vreok said that charges would be
^referred against Hatley. Deputy
Helms said that evidence showed I
hat the Hatley car was on the
vrong side of the road.
According to a dispatch In the Albemarle
News and Press Hatley
ivas given a 30 day sentence in Conn
[y Court for driving drunk.
The Fulkerson car has been removed
to the Plonk Motor Co.
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ty James Preston I
(Opinions Expressed (n This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
Tho votes ar? counted and about I
six weeks must pass before the ne<w
Congress ? the seventr-sixtb ? ofB
dally <*>mes into being, but Washing
ion Is anything* but relaxed theee . I
Jays, as one might expect.
There Is no relaxation for the
thinker-uppers. They are sitting up
late ntghts. There Is no let up tor
the pulse-feeling observers, for ad- . -I
though they have balked and written
themselves into alalytical exhaustion.
they have another impor- 1
tant qucsftkm than can't be answere*
until the Congreee convenes.
That question la this: What attitude
will develop toward buetadea, i
and what, therefore, Is the fate ot edonqmlc
reoovery. Too mtany "Mb"
loom on the Washington scene tmm
to guess whether future emphaata
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