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, The
Kings Mountain Herald I
Established 1889 '
Published Every Thursday
HERALD PUBLISHING HOUSE,
Haywood E. Lynch
Editor-Manager
tared aa second class matter n
tke Foatofflce at Kings Mountain
M. Cm under tre Act ot March 3.
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811 BSC IU PT ION RATES
Ou Year |1.60
m* Monthc .76
A weekly newspaper devoted to
the promotion of _ the general wel
(Are and puSTUhedTor the eilTlftfit*
tent, entertainment and benefit oI
the citizens of K'nga Mountain and
Its vicinity.
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Do you. ever think of iht> harm yon
ran do
When you otter a word that's unkind!?
J>o you ever think of the heart that
may nchc
from a speech that Is cruelly
designed?
It Isn't so hard to be careful of
speech.
In showing how well you are bred
'When tempted to torture a sensitive
heart,
Just leave -words that worry unsaid.
?Carroll Van Court In ISoys' Life.
8EE THE HOLE BUT
NOT THE POINT
This motto appeared on the menu
c* a well patronize eating; place of
a northern city-:
As you ramble on through life, brother.
Whatever be your goal.
Keep your eye upon the dough nr.!
And nt upon the hole.
We hardly grasp the significance
. of the Jingle but it is catchy at least.
The hole, is the only thing left (less
money) after the doughnut haR prov
en its usefulness as an Item of
nourishing food.
CONGRATULATIONS LION8
We think it -most fitting for the
Xjfons Club to entertain the members
of Kings Mountain's crack Vol
nnteer Fire Department, and we
want to congratulate the Club for
It's desire to recognise when a good
job is being one. The flrethen have
done and aro doing a good Job for
the citizens of Kings Mountain and
the Lions Club did a good Job in
letting the firemen know that their
efforts are appreciated.
THa T .inna. PlnK ?*
?v m?w?o v?iiu una uui ic 111 it II y
things to make Kings Mountain a
i better town and we are most happy
to extend our riongratiVatloua for
the fine work they are doing.
5t's a progressive. ?emocra'r'i
bunch of fellows they have and we
are not afraid to predict with this
aplrtt prevailing, bigger things fcr
tnie Beat Town Iu the State will
come from the Lions Club of Kings
^fountain.
GET I.T STRAIGHT, BOY
When you are driving through a
part of the country you have never
traveled before and you aee a great
big sign, "Bridge out; take left hand
road." do you get out and throw
rocfaa at that sign, and accuse some
body of "horning in"-on your affairs.
Just because you had Intended taking
the right hand road?
Or, are you thhnkful that some
body who knew about the missing
"bridge had the thoughtful kindness
to put the sign there and save you a
annaah or a long delay? The ?1gn
was put up by someone who had
been alomg that road and fouud that
the bridge was out. He befridhded you
by warning you, so his difficulty j
need not be yours also. He discover
ed the old saying "misery loves com
pnny" to he a bit unfair and show, i
?<i you ne preferred to be alone In ?
Ms misfortune of having taker! a <
w.rong road at the disastrous fork 1
of the highway. <
Tk> you see any difference in that 1
end your father's telling you that a t
certain line of conduct you are en- 1
gaged In will lead bo trouble* I '
don't Your father is Just a bigger 1
and older boy who has been farther ?
along the road, and maybe strayed <
a bit and been bitterly punished for '
it: and he wants you to.esoape the I
things that have damaged an ddelav '
ed him. 8
Next time you see a sign telling ^
you a bridge is out will yon tell <
that sign: "Aiw, act your age! J?nt
you know the world baa changed?
Qqfc your nagging about the wav 1*n .
to go! Do you think I'm a baby?
Don't ho ouch a tool. Then don't J
he a worse muddtehead and resent '
your parents' giving yon Information ? '
from their own knowledge of the .
road abend. Trent the tare adraool- ,,
lions Mho. for tMg^nre the name .
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Here and There . .
Haywood E. Lynch)
I got trimmed at the Lione Club
upper the other night. Tail Twister
George Mauney, with one clip of
the sclsaora cut the tie I waa w.-ar.
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y . ? lyni uvi inc need, (inv I
mean my neck. But even at that
they did not treat me ae bad as they
did Earle McGill, a recent bridegroom.
They sorta picked on Ted
Gamble and Elmo Bridges too. It
waa a great meeting and everyone
had a lot of fun, even I who waa
trimmed.
I am in debt to "By George" for a
delicious cocoanut cake. He had in
hie column laat week about the deI'ieioua
ctfcoanut cake of Mrs. Ben
Goforth'a and when my better half
came to that Item, the immediately
put the paper aside and went into
the kitchen and made one of the
PP ,1~?r m* IM* Ti'iOi yr j|
tasted. I thought about Proctor j
Thompson and Paul Mauney, as
this la their favorite kind of cake.
Anyway It was delicious and George
many thanks to you.
They call hm Fire Chief, but he
has never been to a fire. All . the
girls are crazy about him but he
does not have much to do with
them. He's an underetutfy of John
Floyd's, yet he is not in the textile
businesa He's a native of Meibane
and a graduate of U. N. C. He likes
to play bridge but ha sometimes
trumps his partner's ace. He's in
charge of the geographical survey
of the U. 8. being made near Kings
Mountain. He evidently thinks be
has pretty hair because he never
wears a hat. Girls, he's yours,, go
get him, he lives at the Mountain
View House.
I got my dates for Thanksgiving
mixed, which la easy to explain
'h the way they have been ehang
nq it around, and ordered our an,
r.i al turkey a whole week shead.
But I want to tell you right now, it
was the best tuTkey I ever tasted.
The proud bird was one' raised by
Squire Caveny, with the special
diet. Here's free ad for the cham.
pion turkey raiser, if you want a
prize dinner just have W. C. pick
vou out a strutter from his flock,
and if you don't like it bring It a,
round to my house and I'll be glad
to eat It.
The Duke supporters held up
mighty well ,Saturday. They stretched
a little during the first half
but at the end of the game they
were back In place.
Everywhere the local band plays
it captures the praise of everyone.
Here's what Scoop Latimer, Sports
Writer for the Greenville News ssid
about the band when It marched
and played for the Furman-State
game Saturday:.
"During . the Intermission the
crack Kings Mountain High School
Band composed of 70 musically
skilled boys and girls, entertained
the throng with the finest show
ever seen at a football game here or
anywhere."
Rev. Hamm Is a mighty busy man.
He has made a total of 43 talks In
ty lonesome on those two daye he
miseed.
Open Forum
An open forum for our readers,
but no letter can be publlehod if
It exceeds BOO words. No anonymous
communications will be so
" n? n?mt or Hit Wnt6T
will not be published howovor, If
tho author so requests. Tho opinions
oxprsaoad hsrslnsrs not neeaaaarlly
thoao of tho Herald.
Editor Herald: ?
All Europe's history haa been for
>lood shed! through war for power
tnd mastery. Alexander the Great
.onquered the world over there and
ike a spoiled child1 lay down and
:ried because there were no more
.vorlds to subdue and died at the ige
of thirty, a wretched man. Na- j
>oleon tried his genius; when ho 1
ipoke all Europe trembled but at j
ength he was banished. Bill Kaiser ]
itarted to sway hie Imperial Scepter <
'ver the world. But bis cards would <
tot play. He took his saw and was j
clad -to get over In Holland to saw '
vood. Now come Hitler on the |
itage of action to predominate the <
rorld. It seems to be an Inherited !
*ndency with the boys. . J
. ,Mr. Hitler say* worship n?s. ? do
iot like Adolph. He's been. throwing
lOllOUitft eAstua K? ?? ?"
I know on? that 4akead' .k*>
or* hira. hr . ?how?rod hrr wttl
?v?ljr flowwa. TkMi.ib* pat* hat !
ompllment* to Mat tr ?*|tBg that ]
Ir. Httlar la two o* tho Mat. chat*
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BOWB. I hoot, I am right that aooq> I
11 fee ijjMUl by thooa poor da*i
that -ha'a. tMtpaitMr o??if sa4 !
t **r?e Mt of 0*i?niy. thp ?< ?
al? Kataar BUI at tha othor rat ? !
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Employment Fund
Shows Increase
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KEI.EIGH, Nov. 20.?Receipts of j
the North Carolina Unemployment
I und) will have i>asaed the $29,000,000
mark by the time this appears,
receipts through Novemlber 1$, having
reached $28,981,047.42, of which
$28,3$9.898.9$ Is In employer contrl
buttons and $581,148.4$ la In Interest ;
on the State's balance on deposit In
he U. S. Treasury. ,j
Benefit payments to unemployed
and partially unemployed workers
luruugn i>ov. u it-acne a 01t, 040,00V
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Lovely anil at jeetwaate Hilda
Stvonson, daughter oj Olga, the
housekeeper in cm it reporter
Robert Randall's home, takes
a great interest in Robert's
career. A big murder ease
breaks trAcn Gladys Fontaine,
actress, is killed oh a house
boat through drinking coffee
poisoned by Benny, a hobo
flower seller. Bcr.ny intended
the poison for her escort, Floyd,
an underworld character of
whom Benny was jealous. Robert
is assigned by editor Wilson
of the Globe to work on the
case as assistant to Deakon
Maxwell, ace reporter. Deakgn
at first rebuffs him, tat after
discovering Ills large bankroll,
takes him on a lour of "night 1
spots" accompanied by photographer
Ed O'Malley and bu
Benny, who Invites himself I
dinner. <
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Chapter Three
The celebration of the meeting
of three kindred souls, the cementing
of & new and lovely friendship,
proceeded famously as long as
Robert's bankroll held out; and It
was the kind of bankroll that can
withstand a great deal of wear
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"Av>, gee, Benny, don't feel
and tear. I
They made the grand tour of so- <
called gay places, with Benny (who 1
drank nothing, but was Just along) ]
f?lth>iiW? k-Tt. ua the uu. J
But by- tha Urn* they had established
themselves at a table in a
cabaret flaunting a show called
The Naughty Nifties, the other
three had achieved and well paaaed
the atage of audible hilarity.
Between acta of the show Deakon
and Ed went to Investigate
the backstage possibilities, while
Robert remained at the table with
Benny and dreamily ruminated on
the fine points of the Fontaine
case.
Suddenly be aai upright ? or as
upright aa was possible for him
rtnder the circumstances.
"I get It solved! You know why
the body waa found in the river?
ril tell you ? she was welkin*
over a bridge and she fell in."
"Oh, no,~ demurred Benny with
^ujet assurance. "She was thrown
That's right...how could a dead
body fall in? She was thrown aff
a bridge, that's what!?
"Not a bridge," corrected Benny.
"A houseboat. The green and wfiEe
one at the foot of Macy Street."
"That's batter yet! That's marvelous!"
said Robert, reaoMfcg
woo ally for the table telephone. Be
dialed tha Globe and pompously
Imparted this information to tha
night city editor, who received K
ith eoeiatlo excitement.
"Fine, fine!" he yelped at Robert.
But who did ll ? wbo'a the
guy?"
But Robert's head had drooped
AWfft tha tahln mufcsi Vn v ?* ? ?
_I? MW uvuy nu V
wore. ft *m sleeping the sleep '
of the Juet too exhausted. F
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R all cane to Robert gradually
and somewhat painfully, while he
'* In his bed and wo.-.dered what
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RfiDAY, NOV. U, 1939
16., leaving a balance In the fund
im.both the "pooled fund" nnd the
sraployers's reserve account funds)
at 916,645,398.26, as of that dalet
Chairman Charlea O. Powell, of the
State Unemployment Compensation
Commission reports. ?
Residents of Roanoke Islond ore
realizing that they can make this
o.ui?. >|wi roure auracuve 10 Tin
tors -by beautifying the grounds ol
their homes and buildings.
Squirrels do not crack nuts; they
gnaw them.
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cosmic upheavals were going on
|J1 ju^b^1 W ftg *
telephone, Robert's pats toad trundled
him homo in a cab, using (too
last remains oi Ms or.ce-flouriahing
bankroll with which to do it. Aud
though toe remembered nothing
about it now, he had Insisted ori
their all stayiog overnight; Deakon
and Kd in nm brother s .room and
Benny in the chauffeur'o quarters.
The abstemious Benny had been
awake for some time. He wandered
Into the kitchen where Olga was
preparing breakfast.
"Oh, I know, you're Benny," said
Diga, feeling uncomfortable under
his quiet, intense stare.
"Gosh, you're awful purty," muttered
Bonny. "You're purtler than
she was ?- and she ' was re*U
purty."
Who wae she, Benny?"
"She was my girl...but she's
gone now, and I haven't got any
girl at all." He began to sniffle *
dolefully.
"Awe, gee, Benny, don't feel so
bad about it," said the generou3n
ear ted Hilda. "I'll be your girl."
Leaving the delighted Benny behind,
she carried Robert's breakfast
tray upstairs to him. But
Robert was in no condition to aprvrnn
1 eln allka* Krsalrfnal aw Ka*i<S??
He waved the tray aside and called
tor aspirin and a tub of hot water.
Meanwhile. Deakon, awakening .
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so bad. ill b* your girt"
a the adjoining room, beheld a
rialon through the open door. When
lilda withdrew from Robert'e room
)eakon end Ed charged in and
temanded to know what went on.
Robert's explanation that ehe was
he housekeeper's daughter was
latently ridiculous, and they waved
t aside impatiently. But 'when he
issured them thai they had but ...
o get back into bed, ring for
ireakfast, and the lovely presence
eould bring it to them, they dovo
?ack into their room and under
he covers in record time. Deakon
ang the bell, and while they waitid
for the vision to appear they
rrangled over whose girl she was
o be.
knock on the door. It opened
o their ecstatic summons, and in
?me the breakfast tray ? borne
>y a woman considerably older
tad less eye soothing than Robert's
lilda. Bitterly, they concluded that
hey had been robbed.
"But ? but who was the girl
hat brousrbt him n*
nqulred^Deakon wistfully, pointing
. "Oh, Uit was my daughter. Tm
ha housekeeper." " i
"That's a coincide***," said Ed 1
norosely. "I'm tha farmer's aon.",
Deakon's Innate gallantry
we quickly to the surface, and ha
?gan making pretty * peaches to
Hga. That is, until he unfolded
he newspaper that was on the
ray and glanced at Its headlines,
lien all trivial romantics ware at]
nee forgotten. I
"HOUSEBOAT CLUE TO JfUR>ER
MT8TEBT!" roared the beadnee.
"OLOBE SCORES AGAIN
8 CUB REPORTERDIRECT9
>OLIOE TO SCENE OP CRIME!" .
ind the story bore the signature
byline" of Robert Randall!
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out what their public, ao many of c
whom are farmers who spend part' i
cf their own time "mending fence,' i 1
think about national affairs. | i
Washington observers. and most | t
wise Congressmen could readily con i
strict a handy check list to aid in a
interviewing constHuets, It would r
no doubt include the following Im- t
portent subects: _ ! I
1. Taxes. Realistic minds in the 1
Treasury Department ure trying to ?
find out these days how to adjust | I
tax legislation so that business will r
he encouraged to expand its opera-' s
ations. There is no "Good Samaritan i
attitude motivating this: .It la realizj u
ed that unless there are business
profits. It ts impossible to collect1
much in the tvay of taxes.
Congressmen will try to find out
whether the voters nre In favor ot
this idea of helping business and
industiy. The answer Is probably "
"yes" ? simply because the aver- v
age American wants for himself the
prosperity that can come only with
business welfare.
55. Pump Priming. This is a phrase
and idea that has dropped out of the
tiowspaper headlines theee days. But
there is still a little block of Its '
supporters in Washington who, on
the basis of their fixity of purpose, ?
put this observer in mind of the
small group at the 1924 Democratic ^
convention who through thick and
thin continued to cast "twenty four
for Underwood.' These forces re- v
main anxious to spend more federal g
billions to "promote recovery" under
various guises. t1
Congress was hatled for licking b
{ha loftt tsnontiiww' Mil ** ??u' *'
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ly that public sentiment baa since a
swung In the other direction. b
S. Labor legislation. Investigation a
of the National Labor Relations tl
Board Is still in progress these days a
and amendment of the Act itself Is ti
still Ibelng sought by all groups in il
our economy. Since groups are the e<
multiplication of individuals, it 1 p
patent that the Congressman return, a:
ing home is going to find a strong
sentiment gor overhauling labor A
legislation to Insure fair'play for ail. tl
4. War and peace. Disagreement a
exists concerning the best measures
for keeping this nation at peace. But
there la no disagreement at all con* j
earning the desirability of peace It. p
elf. Congressmen know that any bill ^
of goods sold the voters must carry the
conviction of their sincerity in f
this aim.
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Meanwhile, New Dealers are be- I
ginning to worry about ai business I
fAAMfftOB AOPlv in 1Q1A Qaivsa
, ?? ?v*y> uw?tio o?jr ?1|
will be a sharp slump; others thatjl
It wfll bo ahort and mlh>; but all {I
Nfew Deal economists agree that !
THE AMERICAN WAY
?PAYING BY CHECH
More checks are writtc
than in any country in tht
Paying by check, in fa
mark of Amprimn
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higher standardsof Hying
The combination of sp<
safety fe'4inaacial matter*
ments is one that particul
one#
It is easy to open a die
rite yours.
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here will be a slump. This, of cour
>ppens the door for more talk albout
tump priming, spendlend, and what
tave- you on the part of tbe do term hed
small group mentioned) above.
What "these folks fail to realize *,s
hat the present business upturn did
tot start until last May, which was
ifter Congress had begun to do a
lunvber of tblngB which gaye hopeo
the business community. Con;ress
turned thumbs down on rpend
end, it tightened WPA blank check
pending. If ibegan a probe of the
National Labor Relations Board, it
uade some tax law changes and
bowed a willingness to make more,
tnd since them, business has gone
ip and up and up.
It's a pretty safe bet that if the
few Dealers don't 'try to ram a
runch of new emerlmont* ?tnwn
Congressional throats (next January
he business upturn will continue
md the 1940 recession if It cornea,
rill be just a passing phase.'
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In this connectlin, people who
lave done some traveling lately
ti-ing back to Washington interest*
ng accounts of the condition of bun
ness. They point out. tor exasQpkk ^
he difference in business conditions
aCalitorula, Washugton and Orson,
gcographcally next door neighbors.
in California and WasMngton
lusiness generally Is bad! to slow,
u Oregon, it Is much better.
Business is improving in PennsyP
anla and It is generally on the uprade
n New England.
Perhaps the political situation In
hese states is only a ooli>cidene*e,
nt It probably la much more than
hat. In New England, Pennaylvagja
nd Oregon party affiliations vary
>ut each state has a so-called modter
te or conservative government, in
lie State of Washington. Dave Beck
nd Iris Ten maters Union are fain
lining a labor monopoly, while Gat
'ornla has a Governor who is elefct
d to office on a 130 every Thursday
lank and who frees Tocn htooney
nd Warren Billings.
In other words, radical or Li BERL
states seem to be having a tough
me of.lt; the moderates or comer
lives are faring much better.
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the end of the World. W?r
hfcSslud ha* robot** lfcOOOiOOO
eople or approximately one third
f Ma population.
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