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Pelmont. April 10.? A (Ire of unkn<f?-u
origin caused damages ?stl*
* ma.-.4 at $1,000 or more u> u waienight.
The building contained mostly
furniture which waa largely cover
ed 0) Insurance. Water damage was
considerable. H was stated by %
member of the firm. The warehouse
a wooden structure, is the property
of the Piedmont and Northern llall.way
Co. and is said to have been
ineured.
F-aleigh. April 16.?Seeking to
strengthen its set of circumstantial
evidence, the State sent another
procession of witnesses to the stand
todtiy in the trial of Wood row Cotten,
27 year old farmer, and his 20
year old wife, Margaret, accused of4
fatally shooting Mrs Lee llerndon.
the latter's mother, at their home on
Vehruary 19.
Testimony purporting to show
that Cotten killed his mother-in-law
Bridges, well known hardware dealer,
here, Rev. J. A. Walker, D. D.
Ijatlimore, J. W. Irvln and , Max
Washburn.
The registration period In connection
with the primary will be Saturday,
April 27 to May 11. Challenge
day will be May 18.
Persons registered In the county
as Independents, must re-regtster as
Democrats or Republicans in order
to be able to vote.
Laughing Aroi
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The Utterances
By IRVIh
TN THE latter years of his life, C
operation. As he passed under
v waved his hands violently and seemi
Neither big gestures ner Us words 1
the nurses in stten dance. The fun
and he lapsed into insensibility.
Hours later, ska he Htursml
trans. What he had desired, he said,
that if ever again H became naceas
supplied with writing material bef
entering the realm ef snconscisasni
and poetic thoughts which, Kke fr
sergfaig into his mind.
A week later is became neeesi
upon-the distinguished patient. As
he beckoned for paper and pencil.
Hurriedly he inscribed a skgTia
of ineffable joy spn his fhee he so
etherised.
This Is whet he bed written!
x "Good Heavens i What a herribi
Kings
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a Brief Form
I ?National News?
N'ow York, April 16.?ldllian Roth(
says shea going U> marry the man
w ho socked her.
curllies salesman. against whom
Miss Roth filed an assault charge
some weeks ago after sustaining a
fractured jaw.
Since than she has twice tried
unsuccessfully to get the Court to
let her call the whole thing off. The '
hearing is scheduled for todny.
in order that nis wire might inherit
tier money wan introduced Saturday
by the prosecution.
Charleston. S. C., April 16.?The
<r?ipht rate situation in the South
wiil'be one of the chief matters to
come before the two-day conference
Southern Governors which commenced
here today.*
J. Van Norman of Louisville. Ky.
general counsel of tl\e class rate
committee of the Governors' organization,
said he would recommend
the. setting up of a central bureau
of -rate and traffic men to study tho
situatldn.
Fayettevllle. April 16.?First Sergeant
Robert Lee Register, 37. of
Batt erry 'E- 36th Field Artillery.
Fort Rragg. was killed yesterday in
hp cuiimiuuiie ncciacm near nerp. f
Irvin M. Alien
Enters Race For
Co. Commissioner
Jr/in M Allen, at present n /neinber
of i|le Couhby Commissioners,
anxounced Tuesday that he would
enter the race for re-election, thus
swelling the list of aspirants to seven
He was the last candidate to
flit, as Tuesday was the last day..
Mr. Allen is In his second year as
a me/nber of the board, having previously
served as Sheriff of Cleve
lami County for some time. Te resides
in No. Four Township. Kings
Mocnfaln. H. H, Wilson, another incumbent.
announced and filed hit-,
intention several weeks ago.
Five other aspirants are Glee A.
today said that two American mis-,
alons in central China were bombed 1
by Japanese planes last Saturday. 1
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Tokyo, April 16.?One hundred ,
persons aboard the 8,370 ton Amer- {
lean freighter City of Los Angeles \
were removed to safety today after ,
the vessel ran aground off Yokoha- ,
ma harbor. The ship was undamag- ,
ed and It was expected she' would ,
be refloated at high tide. ,
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Hiver Wendell Holmes underwent an
the influence of the anaesthetic he
ed to be trying to voice some appeau
ImM '
zmj&v .
rere andersteod by the nrnou at
tee of the drag eeereams aim thee
conscioosnees, he explained his ae?u
pee sad paper; wi he reqaestod
larjr to anaesthetise hi <i that he he
orehaad se that at the wa of
ess be might set deans the hieulifel
eshets of pare spring water, came
? *
wry to perform a second aaaratioa
the cone was placed over hie faea
'These were pissed hi hie heads,
iteace and thsa. with sa * urala
ink back upon the table, upplddy
a stench there ie hi this meat f
Whatever the outcome, Miss Roth
said, ''We're in love."
I.oulsville, K>'-. April 16.?The $20
check that came In the mail was
made out to W. H. Fields. W. H.
Fields cashed It. Then Circuit Judge
W. H. Field, wondering where .his
- pay check was.^ inquired. and learned:
W. 11. Fields thought the, money
was a lump-sum payment from the
i Unemployment Compensation Coin
mission. He spent it. V
The State Revenue Department1 i
said the hank would have to stand;
the toss The hank said the State!
would, because there was an "S" |
on the name. The State sent Judge''
Field another check. W. H. Fileds j i
said as far as he was concerned
the matter was closed. Check and
doublecheck.
Tacoma. Wash.. April 16.?Near I
exhaustion from lack of food and j <
rest, Joseph Paul Cretzer. 28. and
Arnold Thomas Kyle, 29 known as i
"the nation's No. 1 bank robbing
team." were captured only two and i
a half miles from McNeil Island Fed
eral Penitentiary. The pair escaped1
I t'rom the prison last Thursday. I1
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Washington. April 16.?Indications
the Daughters of the American Revolution
once more will go on record
tor a strong army and navy were
seen today as delegates from all
parts of the country registered for
the 49th annual Centlnental Congress.'
Early arrivals expected- the convention
keynote to be set at a mass
meeting called by the D. A. R. Na-1
ttonal Defense Committee before j
the formal tonight.
Washington., April 16.?The European
war finally may cure one Atnerican
hangover from the 1914-18
wgr ? the hundreds of idle.. emergencydiullt
(merchant mtprine vessels (
For the first time since one was (
sold hi 1917. the Maritime Commls- ,
sion has announced twelve of those (
ships for sale. Rids received today (
are expected to show exactly howgood
the market is at the moment. .
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Pelping. China, April 16.?An official
United States report received '
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KING8 MOUNTAIN, N. C. THUI
Kiwanis Club
Receives
Charter
Presentation- Made At Ladia* Night
banquet In bhelby.
(Ly Aubn / Mauue) )
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Club wiib presented with its charter
i) Or. Clius. \V. Armstrong, Governor
of tile t uiulmus District ot Kiss
urns. Iu'u-r.|it iunal, at. a' special
program and banquet held at Hotel
Charles in bhelby on Friday eveuiuK.
Present tor the occasion "were
a large number ot the local members
and members from the clubs
in Shelby, Ileudersonville, lluthertdidton,
Gajstonia. .Charlotte MorKautou,
and Lenoir, their wives and
friends.
l)r. A. Mark Smith of Thomaston,
(la.. International Kiwanis Trustee,
was the speaker of the occasion. Dr.!
Smith spoke eloquently of the ser-'
Tict* oi me organization. Me said (
that to be a good Kiwanian a maif |
must be a good citizen. "There must j
'o," lie said, "harmony "in the club!
und between the ; club and- other
clubs. The principles or Klwanis are |
accepted as ideals and we ninst see j
that they are put into practice In j
our individual lives, in our ousiness
and in our communities. Klwanis
stauds because it makes us neighborly
and promotes good feelings,
teaches, self respect and reliance.
We have the opportunity to serve
and build where we are. Re a good
Kiwanian not for the good it can
do to you but for the good it can
do for others."
The charter members of the new '
civic service club consist of 52 mem
bers of the Business Metis Club, and ^
eleven new members. Ladd W. Ham
rick is president of the group and
L. G. Hord Is secretary and treasurer.
Regular meetings are held each
Thursday evening at 6:30 at the
Woman's Club.
W. E. Blakely, vice-president, was
toastmnster of the banquet. Rev. P.
1). Patrick gave the iayocsHon and
Horace Ensom of Styelfoy, Lieut.-Gov
i-mor 01 i?ivision ujie. in wntcn tne >
new organization 1$ included leaad
in the group singing. Rev. L. Boyd!
Hamm in the address of welcome re j
fcrred to the Kings Mounta'n Ki-1
v.anls as the "big baby club?a club,
much bigger than its mother club. I
tlie Shelby Kiwanis. and therefore a j
monstrosity." The club is the larg-j
est in the divMon which covers thft|
arpa from Kin Mountain to Ashe-j
yille and to Eenbir.
President D. Z. Newton of the;
Shelby Club responded to the wel-1
tome and stated that this was truly j
i* great occasion in the county ?
?\'en the banks were closed during i
the day and that now over 200 are
withered to do honor.
Mrs. Charles Williams sang a solo!
end Ernest and Miles Mauney, the j.
1 u loll I o/t nnrl ? its Ion 1 * *? I ? ?< ??< " " '
iwtviMcu cum inuoi\.ui i?n in ruua ui j
VV. K. Mauney, furnished music dur
Ing the program.
Carolina tDistrict Governor In presenting
the charter called upon the
local organisation to uphold those
things which go to bulhl a better
community, better churches, better
school* and better civic organizer
Hons. He recited the purpose of the
organization and told of Its 25 years
of existence In service. This he
stated placed an endorsement of
character upon the club. He called
upon the members to support the
club and uphold its purpose and
make a personal contrfbtlon to Its
success in building. He suggested
that representatives be sent to each
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Brevard College Concert
Choir To Appear Here
As a part of their tour of the State
;he Brevard College Concert Choir
will give a concert program at Cenral
Met hnrl int Church npyt sinnrluv
\prii 21, at 3:00 p. m.
The brevard Choir, composed of
hlrty-three members, is under the
lirect'.on of Brevard's talented
oung music director, John M. Hawtins.
The choir has achieved phelomenal
success since it was organzed
less than a year ago. in their
ippearances elsewhere this year
hey have been highly praised. Mr
tawkins attributes this success in
arge part to his system of EurhyIhmlc
instruction which centralises
ipon a physical practice of concenration
in rhythm. Hawkins is prob
tbly the only proponent of this sysem
in the South.
In their tour of the state the choir
rill make a total of twenty or more
ppearances in is schools and churhes
on an 1100 mile itinerary. They
save Brevard Sunday, April 31, and
rill give concert* on that nay at
he Central Methodist Church in
I Inn Ununl,l> ?1 U.tk.
mvnniwiu- miu VTTUVI *i mvvuu i
lUt Church la Shelby. |
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Kings Moi
Gets Ratir
Memories
An'OWl
Addresses Lions And
Farmers
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Lions Entertain '
Farmers Tuesday Night
/'The Kings Mountain .Lions Club
was host Tuesday evening to invited
fanners throughout the county. The
Affair which is to be an annual one
was greatly enjoyed by -both the
town folks and the country friends,
President J. W. Milam welcomed
the farmers in behalf of the, club
members, and presented Charles
Thomasson who in . turn introduced
the program committee, Otto Williams
and Holland Dixon. Mr. Wil
ll?un? presented John \Vilkins, Coun
ty Farm Agent from v Shelby, who
introduced the main speaker of the
evening. North Carolina Commissioner
of Agriculture, JV. Kerr Scott
of Raleigh.
Commissioner Scott explained - in
detail the activities of the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture
and how it affected the citizens ol
the State. The Commissioner stated
that one of the greatest needs oi
the fanners of North Carolina wa?
a better system of marketing, ana
that the Department was trying to
work out means of bringing producers
and seller closer together and
to standardize farm products so
that housewives will know whal
grade they are buying.
Commissioner Scott who owns a
large farm in Alamance County,
ntii.de a good impression on both the
men of the soil and members of the
I.ions Club.
iDr. J. S. Dorton who ha? successfully
operated the three largest
fairs In the State was a guest of the
Club.
Will Rogers'
Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
ANEW actor that don't got a
hand whoa ho does his stuff is
probably tho priso hard-luck guy.
He really feels terrible about ft.
He may Bare only a email part, end
nobody knows that he wanta a
hand. Then agafa, he may be the
whole show, and if he don't set
applause then, he's rained.
And still, some actors Ret highhat
at first. They got the idea that
the public don't know a good thing,
and that they must be awful good,
bemuse the public don't notice
them at all.
There was a Punk actor from a
small town that had a try-out in
a Denver vaudeville house. He did
his best.
mora ?u woman from tha
home town to aee the ham actor
act. 8he called on him the next
afternoon at hU hotel, to congratulate
him.
"Oh, yon were In the hou*e,
then ? says the artist.
"Why, sure, I was there, right
in the front raw, and grinning at
you all the time. I thought you'd
notice me."
"Ah, so you were there."
"Well, yes. yon must hare
known that I was tha on# that
applauded, you know."
I reckon the ham had ft coming
to him, too.
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(Kditor's Nolo:?|n reply to die
'recent story 'Old Safe 'Defies . Ama- j
j tear Cracksmen," 'Mrs. Con Hunter
j Hilling, former resident of Kings'
Mountain, now living in Dallas, Tex,
wrote the followiiK article for the j
"Herald." We are proud to pass It !
| on to our readers for. both Jt?' relee- |
vanev and lis literary appeal.)
Dear .Mr. KUUor: ?
Your article last week on "Old'
Sale Defies Amateur Ccaokjniea," '
i ecu lis memories <>t luug ago.
The sate in question belonged. t ;
my . tnuieriiai grandtaiuer, Air. A. V j
rails. After his death iu l&Mi. my
sranitinother came to live w itli m> j
mother and. along with other 'things
came the safe. Front that line until
1 suppose Mi. Simoutou obtaintil
tt. n remained iu tin- .Lulling
nome. (Of lute, the Charlie Williams
heme),. However, as to this last
statement, I am not positively sure.
in U?y youthful day's 1 hud much
curiosity as to what that safe contained.
After it came * to live, with
us it was rarely locked, therefore
We hud not the trouble you folks
set-nt eo have had to find out what
was in it. It must have been locked
by mistake or accident. The great-1
est good we seemed to get from it.
where it btood in the back hull, was
| in using its top as a "catchall."
"My grandfather was a commissioner
of Cleveland Couuty for some
I years and was also a magistrate.
As such, he hud papers, etc., which
he kept under lock and key To see
him uttlock that drawer and open It
' always filled me with the greatest
curiosity. When he. as he often did,
would draw from Its depth's an apple,
or perchance a U-audful of nuts;
' I was even more thrilled. In those
j days thrills cafne easier. Still anotlt
t cr Joy was the big, deep drawer filled
with Confederate bills which we
i were sometimes allowed to handle.
You. Mr. Editor, may be interest!
ed to know that my grandfather's
j house stood where the A. R, P. I
- church now stands. The present!
manse is the original house remodeled.
My father's home then 's now
' the'house occupied by Mr. O. \V Myers
and is still in the family.
Referring again to nty, grandfather
' serving as County Commissioner,
Just let me add that it was a long
iIrv'k inurnov in m "?'i '
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back again. It was fourteen long
ruiles over rough muddy roads but
he usually made the trip, rain or
shine. Often he would reach long after
dark.
It makes one wonder if those real
ly were the good old days. Yes, I
suspect after all, that' they were.
As many Writer* say, 1 fear my
letter Is even now too long?but?1
do want to say one thing more. You
mado reference to some Mexican
coins found In the safe. I do not >
know where they came from but it
recalls to mind a visit my father
made to ,"3)exas many yeara ago.
Texas, in those days was indeed far
away. He went over into Mexico
and may have gotten the money
then. Well do 1 remember his telling
us of the black sticky mud of
Texas and that he could not be induced
to live there. Little did I
think then that I would later be living
in Texas. Now I can vouch for
ihc mud. If I happen to step in ,a
wet flower bed I must .wash the mud
from my shoes. When rt dries it
must be cut off.
Hut. don't think for a" moment
that I a inkhoeklng beautiful
Toxa-s" It is a great State and is
.destined to become' even greater.
Dallas is almost as fjne as the
"Best Town In The Stale."
Thank you.
Loyally,
t Mrs.1, Cora Milling Hunter.
Dallas Texas,
April 9. 1940.
"fione With The Wind"
Here May 27 and 28
"Oono With The Wind,'1 according
to Mr. C. E. Caah, manager of the
Dixie Theatre, has been definitely
booked to play here ou Monday and
Tueaday. May 27 and 28. A conflict
In booking made it impossible for
the Dixie to get the Picture before
that date.
Pans who have been waiting for
the picture are aaaured by Manager
Cash that it will ehow here on thoae
datea.
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>ol Band
Contest
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Kings Mountain Sc tools lkir.it,
at Greensboro for the State Music
Contest, yesterday, luaKilled and
played their best, sai down and ' <
jot) 17t sfTi'*"l ""
then, with the feeling that they
tiad done their best, tvsired from
the field to await the judges' decision
It Was a heart bre.Kiug decisiou,
in some ways, because the band, dospite
th<? fact that each and every
member had done, tiis and her- part, ' r
failed to click with the judges, and
emerged with a ruling of II" on both
.marching and concert. They came
through with the best on sight read
lag. however, with a top rating of I
i.;tuu w. m. uncK. pmraunt ot
the Baud Parents Association. in u
long distance- telephone call from
Greensboro to the Herald, told the
Herald that Miles Mauuey. entered
as a Bassoon soloist, rated a 1. and
D. F. Hord. Jr . as alto clarinet so,'olsti
the s vie, Tliese. two members
have done outstanding work In the
band in tb. past, and made high
ratings in former contests
Superintendent of schools. 15. N.
Barnes, also calling from Greeusloro,
said: "We have 110 excuses to
make for the rating awarded us. I,
personally, think that 1 hav.j never
seen the band looking better?they
were in tip top form. .We just did
not look good enough to the judges
to rate a I." . All
Kings Mountain supporters
who followed the band to Greensboro
echoed the sentiments expressed
by Supt. Barnes.
The rating which the band 'recetv
ed in marching and Concert playing
eliminates them from the National
Music contest, which is being bold
in West Palm Boach. Fla . this year
Only hands rating a I are eligible" " .
to participate in the National competition.
Despite the rating which the Hand
received at the contest, local supporters
of the unit are proud Of the
fine effort and still believe the band
to bo just as pobd as any in the
State One supporter, remarked y'esterday.
before news of the rating
reached Kings Mountain,' that: '"Nomatter
what the judpes up at Green
sboro mipht thing about our band,
I'll still think we have got the best
Fand in the State.'
One group of musicians left ' r ,
Greensboro at nine P. M. last night
to return to Kings Mountain. They
were expected to arrive home at about
one A. M. Mean while. t another
bus load of Glee Club boys and girls
left this morning at 4: :t0 A. M to
join the 128 students left there for
the Glee Club Contest today.
The Kings Mountain Glee Club*
are slated to appear on the Contest
program this morning at 8:30.
Misses Carolyn Caiislo, and Dorothy
Carson, directors of the boys . and
girls Gleet Clubs, nVtpeclively,
are believed to have two Glee Clubs
that can compete with the oest la
their class.
Two Fires This Week
Firemen werp called Tuesday about
noon to the new residence of
Haywood E. Lynch on Ridge Street
when a pan of shortening became
ignited. The fire was ,'extlnguisbed
before the Firemen arrived and only
slight damage was done.
weanesaay aoout the same tuna
the firefighters wpre called to the
home of Forest .Huffstetler in the
Dilllng Milt Vlllago when a ;-an of
kerosene became ignited. Very
slight damage was done.
by ' James Prestom^
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
The machine is in the simtlight
again. Souie of its outstanding benefits
giave been described recently
by Brookings Institution, which
points out in a study Just made by'
Dr. Spurgeon Bell that consumers
in 1936-37 were actually 6 billion do!
lars better off as a result of machine
uuveiopraeni man mfy wore inirteen
yearn earlier. In other words,
consumers through lower prices on
the things they buy have 6 billion >
dollars more a year to spend.
Furthermore, the quality of the
things they buy has Improved tremendously.
Think of 1923 automobiles.
for example. In 1927. automobile
buyers not only got 2.'! percent
more In quantity, but they also got
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