North Carolina Newspapers

AT ' HOME . ni hi i . i i i i i VOL. M NO. 21 State And N Condensed Ii i ?State JNewa? Wilmington, May 2.?J. B. Brantley with the Atlantic .Coaat Line Railr ad since 1911. was appointed assist an vice-president of the railroad ve?. trrday. Brantley has been assistant to the vice-president in charge of traff'c at Wilmington t?ince 1929. Prior to that he wus assstant general . v freight agent. J Raleigh. May The State-ocntrolled Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad lost $3,992.83 in February, its report disclosed t>cday. This compared With an operating loss of 15,09:'.95 in Feb. 1938. The State re cently leased the road to H. P. towards cf Saaford. Raleigh. May t.?A new type of beer tax went into offset la North beer from 1 cent' to 1 1-4 cents a bottle. Now crown or bottle ospe bearing UM Inscription. "N. C. Tax Paid" must bo placed co aU beer cans and bottles. The retailers, however, hare been given until June 1 to dispose of their present stock. Lenoir, May 2.?Sheriff Felix Partier repcrted today the charred remains of what officers believed to be ' the body of a small osild were found in a wocd in lower Caldwel county yesterday. Darboro, May 3.?Ocroner J. G., Raby listed as suicide the fatal shooting yesterday of Gray Andrews 12, a beverage company salesman. Oxford. May 3.?John W. Long. Jr of Norfolk, Va., co-defendant in a 350,000 personal injury suit that recently was Compromised was fined 350 and coets yesterday after. he . wa found guilty in recorder's court . of a drunken driving charge. Rocky Mount, May 3.?The "bigI geet barn danoe In the everid" will open tonight Rocky Mouunt's fifth ' galloped?, a gala event which In the past attracted a total of 120,000 persons to this city. .Ito festival was conceived five j years ago by John L Horn. Jr., pub'' lieber of the Rooky Mount Telegram Mnd Alderman Julian L. Williams. Raleigh, May 3.? L O. Foster. pre*Meat of the Beak for Cooperatives at Columbia. 8. C., along with Dr, Joseph O. Knapp. agricultural e conomlet of the farm credit administration In Washington. wHI apeak Litre May ? to the annual Joint meet ing of the ootton growers cooperative association and fanners cooper alive exchange. Statesvllle. May 3.?North Carolina la In "the front ranks of progressive commonwealths,' Gov. Hoey ssltf last night, because of her teedy pro' grass In recent years. Laughing Aroi With IRV] Touching on L By ntvn> JOKES aimed at the London climw cans) bat Britishers are not <; this institution of theirs. /V_l? AM -Ah- J- -f * vaij um ouwr aajr an oia gvau t) escape a terrific snowstorm. "Cabby," he aays, "it's a mi? "Guviner," answers the frostvoid I've been oat since early moral Ry this 1 am reminded of a mi ? J.-ppinr portion of a London hots r.'r jsd without abatement for th ehirter: "Tell me, deee it always rain h "No sir,' answered the functioi And then there's the one about neat of a Fleet Sheet bos. Altheog coming down, practically without c % Fast Indian, garbed all in white ] wader an umbrella. The driver aimed his whip at t "Wofs that?" he agked. . "That." said the boy, who a .Oriental history and easterns, "is a "And wot/aFarsee?" F ^ejft'^ale ?iasr,^Umt (AmmUm Mow ~ -- 'narrirrTrlrifiirf " Miidig- r r m h|-,'.ni*.il .1 . ' . i mjt lational news n Brief Form . . : ; - * . i " ? ?National Npwh? San Jose. Calif., May 2.?A aerie# of nrcdcratoly severe earthquakes, e | lnaualiug from the general locality | | if the Alutian Islatids,'and the Bering Sea, have been registered on the ' Iticard Observatory seismograph at j Cue University of Santa Clara. Boston, May 3.?Act Nc. 13 was stricken from the program of King- j ;'ng Brothors-Burnuin and Bailey Cir cuh today, at least temporarily ' be- j cruse blende Fritlzi Bartonia, 29, featured aertallst in the act, fell for-; ty feet to the sawdust ring in Uostou Garden last night and broke her left . hg. ; Ix>nden, May 2.?British tobacco vud automobile manufacturers are | planning "budget packages of cigarettes' and even smaller cars to oope ?*VU lul l < dltcQ AfTB OUT rOSIW 'B'gfcAl a. 'jU'?! ! garotte t? would throw thousands of vendlti machines out of eoauate la. Thou manufacturers decided to charge the mh price (or a package of two lea* dgirdte*. Pittsburgh. Mar 2.?The depression In the Olshinsky lamily la at a hew low. _Klve sous each under court order le contribute SO cents weekly to aup port of their father. Martiu, 49. complained In County Court they could ntt raise the money. The reason glv en was that all had loat their Jobs. The court cancelled Ita support or der which was- issued after the father, au unemployed miner seeking to' get on relief, was told the sons should provide for him. Washington. May 2.?George H. Duvls, president of the United States Chamber of Cicmmerce, urged business men today to, redouble demands that Congress check Governmental! trends which he said were killing Incentive and threatening to destroy America's foreign trade. Cambridge. Mass., May 2.?Fifty 1 broken windows and ooumless bashed noses dotted the Harvard ywrd 4?i day In the wake of four "Udnaplngs' which marked the latest outbreak of strife in the ancient rivalry between the Crimson and the Lampoon. It all began when Edward C. K. Read of VUlanova, Ps., president of The Lampoon, fun publication, disguised himself as a girl and trundled his Vcop to victory In WeUesley's hallowed >and tlmehonored hoop rolling contest yesterday. He got dunked In Lake Waban by the irate girla for his trouble. Maur Va?1> tf?.. O I VIA, ina/ 6.?TOWlVriUlH including World's Fair visiters can't use New York City streets for a garage any longer. Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine lias ordered all cars parked more than 24 hours towed to the nearest police station. Owners will have to pay $6 fee plus 60 cents a day storage charges. Police said the order re suited from Increasing traffic congestion. ' - ' tnd the World [N S. COBB ondon Weather l S. COBB te always are in order among Ameri[uifce averse either to poking fun at emaa was about to climb into a tail irabls winter day, isn't it?" ' bitten taxi driver, "I pass you my n' and I ain't sstn a single butterfly, in, as s visit abroad, standing under i te bo out of a drlsxle which ne had re? days, and saying te the carriage ere at this ssasaa of the year?" ary promptly. "Sometimes it 'ails." the bey who waa riding on the front h the month was July, rain had booh MHdu for more than a week. An mooed, slopping along the sidewalk k? dark itnaMr. k school hod boon (tndjrtaff op on k Psrsoo." ?k bo'm m a oosMon." t ". '.' . * , \ M-\. * W. A / V- . : ' \ , jbV BMMhtbjrtjfriiSfrlfrsiai i>? ti mYri r l _ - . - . !?. > %.?- fc? j KINdi MOUNTAIN. N, C. t? - - . ,, ?.. ? v~ ??. Smith Is Bound ( To Higher . Court ' U. A. Smith. Jr.. was bound to Su-' || prrior court yesieruay in. suetoy wy 1 * llenpler A. A. Powell who found ^ probable caure in a case in which E Mi. Smith was charged with couspir acy to buru a store building on April \ Id. tin; result of which fire Bllt H.; JJ Plant* n was burned to death. Bond for Mr: Smith was set by the court fit f i.ooo. The trial will likely j be held during the July term. At the hearing Clyde Murphy, | brother-in-law to B. A. Smith, Jr., l' nd a half-brother tc Mr. BUnton I who was burui-d, testified that on 4,1 Seturdsy night preceding the fire '? I pi 4 a m. the following Sunday he * ' saw Blantcn take two large cans la- 81 : to the store, thst he overheard Smith and Blanton talking about a '! fuse, that be heard both Bisnton sad Smith la the store building after bl closing time Saturday night He rc also esid Blanton gave htm too many * Mr. Mviylijr baa sworn to aa iffl- I" I davit he made about the matter, bat hi the paper was act presented In the * pt el (miliary hearing. When asked hi why he did not make the statement -M I'linedhtely after the Ore he said, h< "I was waiting for Mr. Smith to toll n ! what he knows." I*1 t John Jones. Kings Mountain poI (Iceman, testified he saw Blantoa ' j and Smith at the back of the store lc mround 9 p. in. Just cctnlng out of | the building. . h! J. A. Bums. Kings Mountain pol'ce chief, testified he saw the empty di five gallon cans In the partially K burned building as well as some wire' which he said was cut from bales r?f of straw in tbe build. He also admitted *1 .to him that he took b!s< rnd'.o" from " I tbe store to his home nn Saturday ge "I j fore the fire and also tock the store , accounts home at the time, which c ho was not accustomed to doing. ! L i Magician On Ladies | Night Program " Ladies, their husbands and boy * friends were left in bewilderment at the art of magtc conducted as the 0 main feature of the annual ladipa 1 night of the Men's Club, last Thurs day evening. Aarctred tfH were'jjrirf" ent for the occasion which Is con I s'.dered the highlight of tb? actlrltl' er, of the Men's Club. President Arnold Klaer welcomed (J i the ladle* and Mrs. Fred Plonk re' bponded. ' The In vocation waa by 01 i Rev. P. D. Patrick. Sl | Program Committee Chairman, t* *' IB. Hnrora. Introduced Toast master | Arthur Hay, -who Imitated Major Ll Eoweo with a description of Kings Mountain. Mr. Klaer Introduced Rev. E. W. ^ Pox who presented the following n; guests of the Club, who are mem- VI tiers of" the school faculty: Paul E. Hendricks, Crow ell Uttle, E. A. th Smart, Virginia Parsons. J. P. Mcf rj felt. Carolyn Carlyle, Mary Coble. Each lady present -was presented with a pair of silk hose. Members of j the program committee nwarded j prises which had been donated by j merchants of Kings Mountain to the ladies who won In the contests. Messrs M. A. Ware. W. E. Blakely, Ladd Ham rick and L. B. Hnmni j were responsible for the evening's 1 entertainment. Miss Virginia Parsons rendered j several piano selections during the 1 Km n am a# uvuquov. POSTAL OFFICIAL ACCOMPANIES CON. BULWINKLe HERE 1 I "It's a beautiful aito, In fact It la -tie of the prettieait I haw ever seen", said 8. W. Purdum. 4th Assistant Postmaster General In reference to the site selected for the post office building. Mr. Purdum of Wash i ington. D. C.. was in Kings Mountain t Wednesday morning on an inapec- j 'ion trip. He was accompanied by Congressman A. L. Bulwtnlcle, Postmaster Paul Younta, of Charlotte, aud Postmaster C. W. Boshehner of Gastonia. The group did not remain long after a conference with Postmaster W. K. Blakely, as Major ButwJnkle had a speaking engagement In Charlotte. TO ATTEND RALLY Members of the T. P,. C. U. of Royce Memorial A/h P. Church will attend a Youn*1 People's Rally at the First A R. Pf'Church In Char* lotte Friday ntghC Miss Frances 8tewart Is president of the local organisation. i SMALL PIRC SATURDAY Firemen were celled Saturday aNmt S P. M to the Were Roller Mill to inveettgate emoke that wee coalite fnom e grain elevator abaft. Very little damage wee done. t - v i I - ' : ? 4UR8DAY. MAY 4, 1939 :iTY ELECTlOl WARD SYSTtl Lings Mountain land Visits flocksville ? . . , < , Prof. Paul Hendricks. former .11. k.*' Ille y-'uttg u:au. sou of Mr. id Mrs. E G. Hendricks, of this 1 ty, nnd now :t member of tho Kings oi uiain Ulrh school faculty and feiur of the school band, returned i. his old home town Wednesday, it be did not come alone. He was .r . iivpallied by his band of 70 stu:nu. together with many prominent tl'/ena of Kings Mountain. ThU band, which la one - of the ?et In the state, gave a parade amnd the square and up Ncrth Mala feet to tho high school footbon ? *>? D P ? IHJ 1 apmeolvw drill, looting neatly one H|r. to on enthusiastic audience* sVowing tho drill, tho members of tmA. If-41, w4?k ?k* ndkao Via.*. ^MMVtain visitors. were given * barMpA supper on the Masonic pteulc -apnd*. sponsored by the American n^cn and the Lions Club. A one hour boud concert was gtvi In the high school auditorium fol win* the supper, to a packed house ho concert was enjoyed very much r all present. The MoekaviHe peoe were glad to have Prof. Hen -'cks and hie fine band visit our em. end. a cordial welcome is exten ?d to them to come again. As. one "our dlistens remarked at the close f the concert. "Thut young man endr'eks will go places."?The Dae Record. 'ather Of Local Men lies in Cherryviile Mr. Ml L. St coupe, prominent citi n 'of cHbrr>*rille died at his home hunsday night after a lingering 111mm of two months. Funeral service a ere held Saturday mcrnlug at 11:00 clock at St. John Lutheran church which he waa a member. His pass brought sorrow to his many j He leave* to mourn his loss a lie, and the following children: bamer and Winifred of Bessemer ty; Bertha and Connie, at home; re. B. R. Sellers and Aaron 8troupe Cherryviile; Coleman Berg den .roup* of Kings Mountain; and IS and children. ON8 CLUE MEETS TONIGHT The regular meeting of the Kings cuntaln Lions Club will be beld toght ag 7:00 P. M. at the Mountain lew House. It is particularly Impor trt that all members be present as e report of the Nominating Comittee will be read at that time. 1 Will Rogers' Humorous Story I 1 g?rrg -a i i , - - - - - - - * By WILL ROGERS TO7BLL? ft seem* like there i< w nothing funnier than mndes'v sny more. If anybody think* ?heV see a girl that has ohi-fn*hionod notions they make up some jonl funny story about her wrapping 1 hp robes around her ankle* when she goes out riding, or something like that. The Queen of England Cta more laugh* than Harry uder, I reckon, because she wears long skirts, and maybe even petticoats. But the mo3t modest woman I it* -s .. . . ? BYor nuara 01 uvea in New York, I they tell- me. She in an old lady that never married, and she ntiil wears old-fashioned clothes. She keep* the shutters cloned on her mW . window*, and hardly ever goes out, , because she gets shocked so easily. She get new maid lately, end the maid was kinds shocked her- ' self whan she heard the mistress say something about being careful to dust the liishs of the dining i table. The mahl says she got her reel education, though, when her mistrees had her bathe the dog. After the maid had been washing Fluffy with seep and water la the bath tub far a while, the mistress knocked at the door. "Have you finished bathing i "Oh, all sight, than. I amy eoaae in, I efaes. 1 ; V f . ' 'pf* 4 % r.' . T, , **?% r , ' . 7 rwiTH ? u nmcT Ifl UUI? ! ...... I , Voters ot Kings Mountain elected \e members of the Town Council lid five school board members in one of ti>3 quietest elections- .ever Ik Id libro, -Tuesday. A total of 1.099 e.ers out of' the 1,460 registered :-st their ballets fpr their favorite i iiidiilatds iu the fivo waids. Successful candidates vvere W. K. Maguey, J B Thomasson. Ladd Ham !ek. C. E. Noisier, Jr., and Tom Pulton for the Town' Cote i il. '*'0.1 A H. I'nterecD, Paul Neisler.' Glenn White, I?r. L. P. Baker and Glee Bridges for the School Board. Charles Williams who had filed as a candidate for Ttown Council" from Ward Pour, withdrew from the race, and C. E. NeUler. Jr., waa "Ucted without opposition. In Ward > where three candidate* w ere in the race the successful one, [ Tom Pulton, tacked juat a few votea . ; wr? r?iwtliHi i/^-jk? ? Complete official returns are follows: Council. Ward 1. W. K. Mnuney 200, Guy Webb 101; Ward 2, i. B. Tbomaason 127. J. A- JDunaen 75; Ward 3. I*add Ham rick 87; . Ward 4. C R. N?"*lrr. Jr.. 123; Ward R, Tom Fulton 240, W. F. Logan 56.' R. C. Geld 74. - -' > i . .. V School Board: Ward 1. A. H. Pat- ' terson 164; C. 1a Black 138. Ward 2, | P M NM#W 185; Ward 3. Glenn White 89; Wbrd 4. r>r. L. P Baker . *35i Hudson Bridges 46; Ward 6, Glee Bridges 350. Votes cast In each Ward: Ward 1 ' ?0? out cf 360: Ward 2. 203 out of 254; Ward 3. 90 out of 160: Word 4. 123 out of 330; Ward 5. 372 out of 460.. The two members of the town' 'uncll and the four members of j the school board who entered tho -see were re-elected#" The newly elected members of tho i Town Council will meet thts morn- j Injt at 1ft 3 M ar the City Hall and' etect one of theirnnmber as Mayor. 1 "The Mnyor will be paid a salary of ) R?">.00 per month. Medal Winners Announced ) Joanne Griffin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Grlffta. was declared 'he winner of the reading contest for girls of all the grammar schools *f Kings Mountain In the exercises held Tuesday night In Central Audi'orlnm. The J>r L. P, Baker medal will be presented to Jeanne at ttbe Grammar School Commencement on May 29th. Everette Weaver, son of Mr. and ! Mrs. W. C. Weaver, won the C. E. j Nflaler Medal In the Declamation J Contest. Mis medal will be presented i at the same time of the other. Both cf the winners are students j of Central School, but the other two J sc-bocls had entrants. Lions Win P. T. A. Stunt Nigfht The LAcns Club "Human Ford" | composed of 12 boys captured the *2 00 cash prize at the Parent-Teach < r Association stunt program last t-Viday night. A large crowd, witnessed the entertainment in which eight j 'roups competed for the prize Mr. | 1 P. Thompson had charge of the j l.-on Program Other groups who competed were: j D. A. R.. American 1/eglori, Junior j Woman's Club. Teachers, P. T. A., and Grades 6-A and 11-B, Mr. Charles Thomasson presided us Master of Ceremonies Judges were. Mrs. E. W. Nenl, Rev L. B. Hamm and Haywood E. Lynch. - Between acta Gloria Rawleg and j Tan Reynolds entertained the audi* ence with acrobatic and tap dances. HAMM TO ADORE88 P. T. A. MEETING Rev. L. B. Jfamm will deliver an address entitled "Battle Fronts of riem/viMAW*' ?A aw# Ct? in iiiwikv/ auuiiiwriV vi lltn V/TU* uel School Parent-Teacher Assoclalion next Tuesday evening at 7:30. Mrs. Paul -Mauney. President extends \ cordial Invitation to everyone to hear Mr. Hamm'a apeech. whether they have been attending the regular meetings or not. OPERETTA AT PARKORACE SCHOOL An operetta, "Gee WhUllklna", will he preaented at Park-Grace- school tonight (Thursday), at 7:30. Adminilon will be 10 and 15c. The public is cordially Invited. On FYlday morning at 0 o'clock a preschool clinic will be held at ParkBrace. M . ' 'jv- ' .1 ' '. ' HCAD ' ' THE HET?A? o PIVE CENTS PER COPY ? Band To Compete In Charlotte. Fri. And Sat. K :tj;s M unluin i'!tizon? will have a QtriHMHUIllty of ??< < ij.i? ln.-i/l in action at the National Cunt cat lu . Charlotte Friday and .Saiurdt.y. ltinds fix in Miirylului jo Florida will take part in the contvs, Uiui will draw ;i..?ni? iiui iciaus from the Atluetic' Coast The .baud members, will leave Kings Mountain about noon KYidajr let the street parade which will bev!o In Charlotte at four i? M. The competitive drills [will'-take place* Frdtry night aji 7:30 in the Atneiicau l.enlon Stadium The hand' will r.'turn to Charlotte Saturday moruIng tx convprtp in the concert contest. TV Kings Mountain band has proved a winner in every contest bey have tsken port and local backer# ar? ex pectins; the "high steppers' to briug home the bacon again thts "If"* H-rJ Jr. IWI." w.w?"" K'nga Mountain In the solo contests with a selection on bis alto clarinet today. Citlr.ena are invited ho be In Charlotte to see their band compete, and It I? hoped jthat a large number will ic present. Expect AAA Checks To Pass $500.0000 A over $400,000 In AAA reut:?1 chirks has been dfat fibntod from the ffflrc of the county agent in Shol - : bv In the pant few Weeks. and J. 'tl. Wllkins says It looks as If the total for the year may pass the $500,000 mark. ?; . ttfS Checks are ntill coming in and notices are being sent out svstematcnlly to cotton growers wwtavwwwy , enlly to cotton growers who get the Payments. The agent stated the unusually cold weather has retarded the growth of early corn and cot ten. but doea no* believe any crops have been dam igod extensively. *OPER NAMED TO NT<W POST _____ * > Washington, May I.?President P rose red t sent to the senate today Hie name of Daniel C. Roper, former secretary of commerce, to be minister to Canada. Roper had beep out of office alnce 'hr middle of last December. His nomlnatlcn to the diplomatic post t-rought him into a new field f service, although he has been In government work almost continuously s nee 18P4. J. F. ALLISON UNDERGOES SECOND OPERATION Mr. J. F. Allison recently returned from a winter stay In Florida where he underwent an operation for Kalistones.. found since returning home that he was Buffering with appendicitis. Tie Immediately went to the C ty Hcspital in OnRtonla for in operation from which he is making a second recovery. N C. BENEFITS TOTAL 1511.508 FOR MARCH Washington. May lv-Th? social security bonrd announced today that unemployment benefits paid to jobless workers In March amounted to nearly M9.000.000. i Opinions Expressed In This Column Are Not Nscssssrily the Views of i ma newspaper.) A three letter word ? WAR ? ' dominate* the mall pouring In at the Capitol. And this is one subject on which there Is no division ot opinion. The Aroercan people don't want It. In many cases it Is perhaps the first letter ever wrlteen to a Representative or a Senator. And Its the kind of mall to which Congress listens. Some la on scratch paper probaMy taken from e school teblet. But that makes no differenoe. Congressmen know It doesn't require expensive, gilt edged bond to make expressions of this kind stronger. Hie Secretary of one Senator estimates that of every four letters received ?three are please against wsr. This la the sentiment being conveyed to Washington. And this same sentiment is being expressed by prominent people as well. The else of the pocketbook makes as ditferen(Cont'd en editorial page) '*'*9 . '.Ssi