The
i Kings Mountain Herald
Established 1M?
NMWm4 Ivtry Thursday
HERALD PUBLISHING HOUSE,
Haywood E. Lynch
Editor-Manager
nslinail as aaooDd claaa matter a
the Poet office at Kings Mountain
M. C., under trs Act of March 3
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One Year S1.6Six
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A weekly newspaper devoted ti
Ike promotion of the general wel
Bare and published for the enllght
tent, entertainment and benefit o.
(he citizens of K*ngs Mountain ant
its vicinity.
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ALL THINGS WORK OUT
Because it ruins when wo wish It
wouldn't, * *
-Because men do what they otten
shouldn't
Because crops fail, and plans go
wrong?
Some of us grumble the whole da>
, long,
But, somehow, in spite,of the- care
and doubt,
It seems at last that things work
out.
Because we lose where we Hoped to
gain,
Because we suffer a little pain.
Because we must work when we'd
like to play
Some of us whimper along life's way
But, somehow, as day will , follow
the night.
Most of our troubles work nut all
right.*
Because We cannot forever smile.
Because we must trudge in the dust
awhile.
Finding that ultrashort radio
wave* will kill the troublesome parasites
that cause trichinosis may
lead to a practical way of destroying
tho parasites In pork at the
packing bouse.
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Because we think the way is Ions;
Some. coin plain that life's all wrong
Hut somehow we live and our sky
. is bright,
Everything; seems to work out all
right.
So bend to your trouble and meet
your care,
For clouds must break, and the sky
grow fair.- " '
Hot the rain come down as It and
will,
But keep on working .and hoping
still.
For in spite of the' grumblers who
.. > stand about, '
Somehow, it seems all things work
out.
?Tidings.
NOW IS THE TIME
Friends, now is the time to do
some real thinking aiboue what
should be required of candidates to
various ofTlces in the counfy and
state.
Candidates have filed. You know
who they are. *
Now it is the time to find what
these candidates stand for before
the date of the primary in May.
Eut it ikn't enough to find what
the candidates stand for. one should
consider the ability of the candidate
to accomplish what he has announced
he stands for.
That is to say, a candidate may
hav& a platform in which - you believe
100 percent, and yea, that candidate
may not be able if elected to
carry out his platform. In fact, that
is one of the big troubles about can
didates and their platforms. A man
may be a good man and may have a
good platform, but If he lacks the
ability or the connections to carry
out that platform It is a rather useless
sort of thing. * .
Let's see to it that we elect to
office men who are both good and
able, so that we can expect from
the honest, effedtlve .service when
they take the oath of office.
We might put some emphasis on
that word GOOD MAN, too; for it is
altogether possible for a man to
^iave a good platform designed to
get votes, but the man may not be
the kind of fellow who will work to
the interest of all the citizens once
he is in office.
The man who promises much as a
matter of politics to get votes, know
ing that promises will matter but
little once he Is elected, is a hypocrite
and Is not worthy of office;
the man who promises much but
has neither the ability nor the con-,
nectiona to meet those promises
may be a good but an ineffective official;
while the man who has a reasonable
platform and the ability
and connections and courage to see
that it ia put Into effect as far as
possible is the man to vote for.
Let's scrutinize our candidates
from towpshlp constable to Chief
Magistrate of the United Stntee ?
the President ? and see that we
elect to office good men who s^e
both able and courageous, for If ever
we needed abUity and courage we
need them now.?Ooldsboro Herald.
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GEORGE?
Kev. Sprinkle, the little fellow
with the big personality, sending us
a birthday wishes card from Atlantic
City ? and a very, nice one 't
vus, too ? says that he's having a
grand time at the General Conference,
and that the weather's warm
enough to go in swimming, but that
there are no bathing beauties. He
would mention that! I'll bet the
teacher feels like he's been gyped.
And that reminds me of the re
murk that Preacher Hum in made
last Wednesday, as Kev. hand, of
the A HP. was leaving for the AftP's J
conference at Sardls. Key. Hamul i
.net Kev. Hnird in front of the Her-i
jl?l office, and1 said:, "'I'll bo seeing!
you. Ilrcther Italrd. 1 won't say {
'Goodbye,' because you're an ARP
and not a Methodist, so 1 urn pretty
Terence."
Heine a Methodist, I couldn't ap;
predate that without feeling like - a |
; rait or. but I'm afraid that 1 might [
be forced to agree with the town's |
champion JokesitCr. 1 Just hope, tho, j
that the Lutherans' have 'a conference
sometime. .
I bumped into Floye Oates on the
street Monday, for the first time
since her return from Boone. ''Gosh,
yott're back. 1 seej I observed.
"Yep* but I'm leaving again tonight,'
she told me. 'and I dont want
to see it in "By George." 'it seems
that someone has asked Floye how
she gets in this corner so much.
Floye told hitn, I think. Anyway,' my
uiiswor is that she just alwaps pops
up at the right time.
Tlte trip that Floye was talking about
was to the Woman's Club Fea'
oration meeting at Greensboro. Mrs.
Gt:ffin. and Mrs. P. G. Hat-verreo are
also, up there.
B ting Around: The Legion
,i tiaelt lias been hired .... but for
. o lite of nie. I can't think or his
name Anyway, you can read .it
elsewhere in the paper Mrs.
Pnul Nelsler is the most ardent woman
baseball fan in town ....... In
fact, she goes more than most men,
and knows more about the game
than the majority of them ?? I'll
bet that a gal named Sue Wilson,
over Gaston Way, will be getting a
rush front Kings Mountain boys
from now on The channing
young thing really is a beautiful
dancer.. ,
Could yqu Imagine: Doc Griffin
without a cigar .... ? Johnny Mcnm
a. i__t-i -l.i a *?
vim nui luuHiiiK sieepy -nis.
FTed Finger being anything else
but busy....? Irvln Allen coming to
town without stopping in at the
Barber shop ..,.? Hank Plonk geting
in a hurry....? Rev. Sargeant
without a cheery ''Hello"....? Mike
Milam with a handlebar mustache..
. ] ? Charlie Ballard pitching a gam*
md not striking someone out .... ?
Beauty Pageant
At Dixie
"I'm glad it isn't my Job to select
he senor queen to represent Kings
Mountain at the state beauty pageant
In Blowing Rock for 1940,"
.'Oach Crockett said yesterday in
^peaking of the coming eyent at the
Dixie Theatre tonight.
It appears now that the Junioi
Queens who will appear' Friday
night, (a change, from the previously
announced date in last issue of
The Herald,, due to a conlllcting
date,). will be more temperamental
tuan the Senior queens on Thursday
night. The Senior queens are riiore
or less consenting to taking part for
the sheer fun of it, but not so with
the Juniors.
' Keep in mind that Senior Queen
who wins will also receive a screen
test, which the Kings Mountain people
will be privileged to see localy
at a later date.
In the Beauty Pageant on Thursday
night the young ladies selected
are: Misses Rachel Smith, Fhy
Moss, Edna Hoffman, Christine Gallant,
Helen Stewart, Eva Mas Suber
Sellna Parton, Caroyn Prince, Rita
Gallant. Pansy FUlton, MargareDunagan,
Mary Evelyn Goforth.
Irene Gallant, Juandta McSwaln,
Alice Betty Mauney, Louise Wright
Colleen Campbell, Pat White, 8arah
Herndon.
There will be especially selected
Amateur Acts of solo selections
rrom ooys in me Dana, rewuugs,
songs, and a true living jitter bug
exhibition by Miss Gloria Rawlea
and Grady Watterson, Jr.
Those takng part in the Junior
Queeu Review on Friday night are
Patty Ann Nelsler, Judy Jenkins,
Louise Roberts, Betty Jean Falls,
Nan Jeen Gantt, Jackie Faalls, Joyce
Biser, Patricia Hays Dunagan,
Nell Ramsey, Janet Lee Byars, Joan
Falls. Betty Cash, Peggy Ann Manney,
Jean Cash, Alva Jean Davis, Mar
caret Williams, Barbara Jean Ganlt
Maxlne Hord, Peggy June Crocker,
Phyllis Ware, Jean Webb and Barbara
Jean Matthew*.
America's war-stimulated foretgnl
trade sent export figures climbing
again in March to $344,000,000, an
increase of 30 percent above the
same month of last year.
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A Story of Turbvlont lot
Waller Want
George RAFT
The HOUSE AC
with LLOYD NOLAN
and WALTH
Dbfctod by Archie May*
What Has Oomi Baron*:
Steve Larwitt, dapper night
I club pwoprietor trtfh underworld
connections, is intrigued by the
effrontery of his lovely new
chorus girl, Brenda Bentley, when
she coolly announces her intention
of taking Aim away from
his present sweetheart. Steve falls
in love with Brenda and prof-moles
her to soloist in his floor
show. Then he suddenly fires
her; and when she demands the
reason he informs her that he
has decided to eschew all other
women and marry her.
Chapter Two j
For three year* their married j
life was one of ecstatic happiness;
almost unreal in it* flawlea* sue- ;
cession of unclouded days and
nights. All of Steve's driving ambltion,
all his relentless energy cen- i
tereU around one goal: to make ;
more and more money, to earn |
more and more costly luxuries, for ,
his adored wife. And Brenda, who ,
In the beginning had protested
that she did not seek material
things but' only the happiness of 1
quiet security and love, accustomed
herself to the steady flow of
fabulous gifts ? of jewels, furs,
exquisite gowns, regal living quarters.
and anything else her heart
might desire.
But Steve paid a price for his >
spectacular rise to riches and
power. For most of his enterprises
wore just on the shadowy edge <
of the underworld; and in the unIjiir
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"Steve thinks he's a man of
derworld's grim society no .ad- t
vantage can Oe gamed, no victory t
achieved, without antagonising t
powerful forces which would be t
none too fussy about their means i
of redress.
Such was the case wh?n .
decided to wrMt control of a i
valuable distillery enterprise from
its owner and founder, one Tares- t
ca, a man whom even hardened t
demt-mondoine character* feared, c
- Steve quietly bought up all the
atock available until he had ao- <
quired a majority of. the voting v
interest, despite the cautioning* of 1:
his friend and lawyer, "brant" ?
Kolma.
"I think you're making a mla- t
take, Steve, protested the pokerfaced
Slant "Taresca built up t
Klma Distillery from a hole In the ?
wait It'a hot going to be so easy
to throw him out This Is one of 1
the times when It might pay you 1
to use caution."
Slant's small, shifty eyes appraised
the effect of the warning on '
Hia client C
"Caution makes you think," Steve v
replied tereely. "I like action."
And he proceeded to give his J
ultimatum to Taresca's emissaries f
-who bad come to Inquire as to (
liis intentions. i
"Tell him he'd better start looking
for another line of business,"
was his final word. a
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That night Steve and Brenda c
were being driven homeward In
their limousine after a little eels- ?
^SmS^AwT2SbrSu2Sra^ '
sally, as la this Instance, the
r coaalon was the bestowal upon
Brenda by her husband of some
fabulously expensive bauble. They ?
were la high spirits now. alter- ?
aatsbr admiring Brands'* new dla- J
naad bracelet, singing snatches of J
song, and planning Sreada's next i
gift.
Am they alighted In front of their '
apartment bouse and dismissed the <
chauffeur, a big sedan whlsaad <
past. A short stool mussle mid- I
denlv poked through the open
window and barked three times 1
At the first sound Steve throw \
himself flat on the ground. In a t
few seconds the ear was out of
eight.
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Jim, Steve's chauffeur, leaped
out of the parked limousine and
helped him to his feet.
"Taitsca ? eh, hose?", said Jim.
"Steve!" cried Brenda, terrified.
"I'm' all right, honey, be grin>
ned, calmly brushing himself oft
"Nothing to get excited about."
As they were preparing tor bed.
Brenda pleaded desperately with
Steve.
"Steve, you've never liked to talk
to me about your business ? and
I've let it go at that. But I've had
an Idea you were taking chances,
and tonight proves it."
"Nothing's happened' to me. And
"Please. Steve. Let's get out of
here ? let's go away some placeto
Europe or South America for a
fear ? until whatever this thing
is blows over. We've got enough."
"We wilt have," he smiled, "in
five years."
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Slant Kolma was surprised, early
the next morning, to receive a call
from Brenda ? alone. He offered
ler a chair, watching her with
syes that knew well how to <;on:eal
their hungry admiration.
"Slant, who's Tareaca?"
* "Oh, he's- a fellow Steve's been
:alking business to."
"It's Tareaca who's out to get
lim, isn't It?"
"I wouldn't worry - about that
f I were vou. I'd worrv ahnut thnt
f I were Tareaca." Heitroveto
nake bla voice caaual; but every
noment be waa tninklng bow gor- reous,
bow deeirable abe waa, how
nucb too good ehe waa for ber oaf
>f a husband.
"When shots start buzzing
I destiny. Maybe K&t right."
irouna, s&ia Brenda tensely, "I
hlnk it's time to worry. They're
lolng to get him if he stays
iround here long enough. He'a too
mre of hlmaelf."
"Well, I don't know," Slant milxl.
"Steve seems to think he's a
nan of destiny. Maybe he 'is."
She soon rose to go, baffled by
he interview. Plainly Slant would
?e no help to her,. though she
ould scarcely blame him. But as
he was walking through the outer
iff Ice, she paused on hearing the
'olce of Kolma's secretary deliverng
a message through the interimce
dictaphone.
"The Income tax people are on
he way over, Mr. Kolma."
Brenda considered for a moment,
hen slowly retraced her steps to
ll&Qt'fl OfflCC.
"By the way, 81ant, how is that
ncome tax business coming along?
Vlth Steve. I mean?"
"We're okay. It waaat serious."
"Could It have been serious? I
mow Steve's been Jumping the
tovernment. If they caught him
rhat would he get?"
Slant's eyes narrowed, his cool
nlnd racing along with hers, hie
ace betraying nothing. "They
ould n't catch him. Steve's too
mart ? I'm too smart."
"But if they did catch him?"
"Ob, It wouldn't cost him much
is those things go. A hunk of
lough, of course ? maybe a year
ir so In the can."
"X see." She laughed nervously.
Of course, it's silly even to talk
ibout K. Am you say, he's okay."
"Yeah. He's okay?*
see
That afternoon Brands posted a
tter shoes envelops contained
10 return addraoa. The envelope
ras addressed. "Internal Revenue
lepartment. New York City, New
fork."
And on the following afternoon,
rhlle they were at the racetrack
hearing on Brenda's own filly,
jocky, two ? t-looking men stepnd
up to
"Mr. Larwitt? We're from the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Ve*d ilka you to com# down to
ho offloe with us."
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"Why's He Tied Up 1
"Nfs r'rcmind Him ol
Washington Sn
(Crttll'd frnni frnnf nucoi I
to the courts front bureau decisions
The House, despite the apathy of
constituents, thought the Walter
bill important enough to 'pars it by
a three to one majority. Now it Is
pending in the Senate. And debate!
may serve to let the folks back (
ltoine realize what they have 'at;
stake.
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For instance, in. the Mouse discussion
a member fybm Indiana told an
interesting story concerning a farmer
in his district. This farmer was i
ordered by a government agent' to
mow down HI acres of growing
wheat before it ripened. The farmer
invested the sapve^iment agnt
erred, and that he should' not de-i
stroy that much. Rut in the end the
farmer was forced to cut it.
Later, it was discovered *hat the
farmer was right and the agent
wrong. But the wheat was gone, and
the farmer had to take the loss.
Such a situation the, Indiana Representative
said, could not develop
it the Walter-Logan bill were law. j
Another member, discussing the
number of rules and regulations,
aUoted the Fedeial SuiDdrln ten dent
of Documents as pfTerlng for sale
a compilation of all of them. The
Superintendent said it will, when
completed cover 17 volumes of 1,000
to 1,200 pages ? nearly 20,000 pages
of rules and regulations!
Chairman Sumners of the House
Judiciary Committee remarked that
when Congress adjourned and werit
there would' be only 'One person in
Washington administering the thou
sands of Federal laws who was elected
by and responsible to the
people ? the President. None of the
others can be called to task at the
ballot boxes. Hence, Sumners said,
the citlsens should be granted some
protection by being allowed to take
their oases to the courts. That, he
said, is the only defense against capricious
and arbitrary rulings by
government employees.
This hill no wpendlng In the Senate.
Its opponents hope to delay ae
tksn so it, will be caught in the adjournment
jam about a month' hence,
They may do so unless the 'folks
back home' show more Interest in
the matter.
Personals
(Cont'd from 8ociety page)
ert I). Miller this week.
Mra. Annie Mae Howie and Miss
Olllie Hartsell spent the week-end
A BUFFER AGAINST
UNFORSEEN EVENT
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There's no finer buffer
cial pressures than a si
who save regularly, ?v?
small sums, build up a r
over most emergencies,
ing of satisfaction,
self-respect that comes
ing savings account. If
now, ask us about one t
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with relatives in Monroe.
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Mrs. P. D. Patrick is visiting (iir
sister. Mrs. Brooks Smith, n. Floeerne,
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Mr. 'and Mrs. .1. C Smuthers of fits.,
lotie. Mr. and Mrs. A. ! (. Pattersou
Misses Dorothy and Fairy Grace Pat
terson of this plate were guest t >f
relatives in Columbia. Sunday.
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Mis K. D. Bvans anil little dJiis!
tor. Elizabeth Hamill Kvans. of An- '
person. S. c.. are-guests of Mr. And
Mrs. lien F. Beam., Mrs. Evans will
| be remembered in Kings Mountain
as Miss Celia Snrouse who lrisitprT
here frequently before Iter marriage
?Mr. and Mrs. Glee A/ Bridges i\tertained
the teachers of Central
School last night at what was supposed
to have be.en a picnic supiper
and croquet party. The supper was
served indoors, however, because
of the rain, and the croquet played
later.
Notice of Administrator
Having qualified as Administrator
of the estate of L?. P. Wright, de-'
ceased, late Of Cleveland County,
North Carolina, this Is to notify ail
persons having claims aganst said
Estate to exhibit the same to me.
the undersigned Administrator, ou
or before the 22nd day of M&ach.
1942, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of any recovery thereon.
All persons indebted to said estate
are hereby notified to make
Immediate payment to me.
Tills 22nd day of March, 1940.
J. L. Wright, Administrator.
E. A. Harrill, Atty. ?adv?June 7.
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