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,:ll||f. ,J" :" Itead The Herald And Buy At Home VOL. 26 NO. 45 Democrats M Of Cleveland . . < scroaByEirfimivsr??r AGAIN NATIONAL VOTE Popular Vote Roosevelt 23,175,051 . Wilkie - 19,388.426 ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt 468 Wilkie 63 STATE RETURN Roosevelt 574,924 Wilkie 182,702 Broughton 479,510 j McNeill 137,789) Kings Mountain voters marched to the polls Tuesday and seat Frank liu Roosevelt to the White Mouse with the sahte ratio as they dhl for the second lime in 1936. The vote was smaller this time but the same percentage prevailed, which was about 7 to 1 oyer the Hepublicau candidate, in 1936 a total of 2,188 voters cast their ballots lor the I'residentlal candidates, in 194b this number dropped to 1,878. Abandon in the: 1396 race captured 835 votes in the two boxes in Kings Mountain and In 1940 Wilkie secured 270 votes. Roosevelt in 1936 gurn ered 1,853 vo.tes and 1n 1940 chalked up 1,603 votes. A new registration had been called for since last general election, and a number of eligible voters were not registered. , Votes in Kings Mountain and the county follows: President Roosevelt, K. K. M. 784, W. K. M. 818, County total 9,346. Wilkie. E K. M. 110. W. K. M 159. County total, 2.021. Governor Brougliton. E. K. M. 790, W. K. M. 749, County total, 0,325.. McNeill, E K. M. 85, W. K. M. 1399, County total, 1.63) Congress Bulwlnkle, E. K. M. 796, W. K. 3S. 749, Coiiuty total, 9,253. Morgan, E K. M. 96, W. K. M. 126, County total 1,685. Draft Advisers Named Chairman K. A. Harrill of the ad1 visory committee, appointed to assist' registrants in 'filling out draft questionaires, released the following Hat of 22 persons who will aid the . advisory committ.o In answering the questions of registrants who r<s ceive blanks: ' Messrs H. B, Covington, J. L. Herndon. J. B. Ellis, J. u. Ellis and J. A. Herndon, of Orover, Messrs C. F. Cranford, E. L. Camp bell, D. M. Bridges, Joe Thomson. Eadd Hamrick, Arnold Riser, Carl Mauney, George Hattimore, Harry Page, W. \V. Souther, B. IX Ratterree, J. B. Thomasson, Mrs. Ruth Gamble and Mrs. H. M. Houser, of Kings Mountain. C. M. King, Waco; W. L. Browe, of Waco. Questionaires will be mailed out > within a few days in groupB of 50.' Laughing Arou With iRvr Where Life S By IRVIN TUP T>1 ? f 1 1 in jixici oca&cu x laiun in western A Federal judge down in Tex conditions in that wide and rathe: account, a traveler on horseback especially remote district. After ho a tiny adobe house sitting in the alkali and mesquite and bunch gras forlorn homestead, a thin, under-no darted out of the door, sped aeroi chaparrel before the traveler eithei causes of "her flight As he eheeki curious behavior on her part a lubb years old, came hurriedly forth fre "Mister," he called, "did you set "I did," said the stranger. "Wh "That was my maw." "Your maw, eh? And what ws "I reckin she's runnin' away fr "Why, you infernal young scoui |L half a mind to get down off this ho What do you mean by chasing your like thfs ? What has she done to you "She's a-aimin' to wean me," s. (Amerlrmn Ncwi |fosiiHiiyn, iariadisMriihisrftrf rr-<. - - Kings lake Sweep County ^ --C I Tf' ' |? *. -" y JfV^'" ^$S^m jm I m ' i r iVMtfr ^ . ? Rozelle To Lecture On The Bible The series of .Bible lectures' to bo given November 11-15 by the- lie v. C. E. Rozzelle., pastor of Main Street Methodist Church Uastonia. will begin Monday evening -at 7:3b o'clock in Central Methodist Church. Mr. Rozzclle's first lecture is entitled ' The Romance of a Book " On Tuesda> evening at the same hour he speak on "The Old Testament and its Meaning for Today." The Wednesday evening lecture will be on The Message of the New Testament. ' An Old Book aud a New Age" is the topic for' Thursday evening, and on Friday evening the series oi lectures will close with "Why Study Your Bible? The Daughters of Wesley Bible Class of the Central Methodist ('hutch Is spviifdring thesf lcctbies, which are open to the public, in behalf of .lie entire community. Metn bers of oilier churches are especial, ly invited. Mr. Kuzzell. formerly pas tor of the University Methodist Church at Chapel Hill, and for six years pastor in Gaston la , is a wellknown speaker and lecture^ and these lectures on the Bible will be of general interest to members of a.ll evangelical ueuomiations. Band To Play At Lcnoir-Rhyne The Kings Mountain !! ?? I will leave tomorrow evening for liicaory where they will play for, the Lenoir Rhyne Appalachian State Football game Friday night. The "Band will be guests of Lenoir Rliyne Col lege. The 74 musicians and their Dl rector Paul Hendricks will netu| n to Kiugs Mountain after the game. I w; _ .1 1 nu ine w una N S. COBB till Is Simple S. COBB Texas life is more or less primitive, as told me a story illustrative of r desolate area. According to hi3 was making his way through an llggjjs ura of lonely riding he approached midst of an unffroken expanse of a. Just as he came abreast of this urished woman in a faded wrapper is the road and hid herself in the could hail her or inquire into the sd up, puttied to account for this erly boy, apparently about fourteen m behind the little building, i a woman ruilnin' away Jest now?" 0 was she?" < is she running away from?" Dm me?doggone it!" idrell" exclaimed the traveler. "I've rse and give you a good thrashing. J>oor mother about over the country aid the youth. 1 Festal**. Inc.) ILK i Moun KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. 1 Second List Of Draft Numbers oud series of draft numbers as they ?ppl> to the Kings Mountain Hoard j I hi list 'is utiotficiai. but will be near enough correct to give the reg- : intrant mi Idea of where he stands in iin local list. )u the last'issue j in 'i lie Herald the first 130 names' were printed, and .the list tti this I issue includes the next 160 on the f list, which bfiiijt.- this uumber pubi ii-ln d io S00. Tilt' list followslOo 1304 Howard Plato Warllek LIT- 10(i<>?tirier ' Lee Loyal- v iOS- -1 lX!i- Fred Henry Chaiuiiioii 131) 1800? llulien Loss 14II-13.-4- Wiealan Marian. t'allaI hap ' 141?413 -Alexander l.eon Tiutchler 143 436? Mliete Ktwiil Threatt 143 170 Willlniii Hill bowery 111- 1053 ?Harry Lee. Klines 140 :">4 IlusUr. (lionet Cuiry146 --36?Marvin Lemuel Bivins 14.' 1285 Millard la H on 'aldwell 1-tS?17 SH I'M will Hevwnril \loss 14:-? ? 1 t?G4 Benjamin Carl Itendrick 150-- 124.1 - William Clyde W'ray .,151 ?'Sp9 ? Dloyd Clireuce Cor,dry 152- 282? Jolm Wi-iium Smith IK??1615- Ba'sii Elmer Shepp.u'd 154?lllfi- Justin ivimor Crocker 155 -85!? Charles William Ramsey 156?1074?Clarence lope 157?581?Horace Gold' Cogdell 158?1168?George Oates Hlalock 159?1411?Wessley Hoss 160?309?-jnke (none)Junn 161?1765?Walter Columbus Goode tt>2--1152?Linurd 'Diva ton llamrlck j 163?536?Floyd (mme) Bridges 164 ?1252?Jewell Miuion Hurrelson : 165 ?1574?Heaber Augustus Haskius | 166- 1662?Charles Raymond Sanders 167?1611?George Odell Martin 16S?771?Leo Anllietley Ml! client j "160?424 -Thomas Lee Horn , 170?251?Thomas Dean Hope 171?1367?Den U. Adams 172?1417'?John Blase Boland 173 ?650?Charles Tpndell Camp 174?1879?Archie Doyster Dogau 175?698?Elmer Gary Uo--s 176?863?Adam Sylvunls Moss 177?1089 -Robert Lee Caiup I 178?1286?William Loonard Huff-. , stetler 179?617?Clyde Erwtn Baumgard" her 180?883?Ira Nelson Dixon 181?55?Curtis (none) Brooks 182?-206?Warren Edward Keynodls i 183?1325?Robert Marcus Bell 184?-S1T?JnniiK Lprnv Mcrrau- ? 185?1471?William Brown 186?1849?William OrrWelr 187?686?Aley ,Daphne "Ballard 188?100?John Preston OOfortlt 189?262?Bright Eugene Coins ' 190?1189?(Henry (none) Black 191?399?J. K. Rlppy (initials onlj > i 192?217?EllisHarmon Cing 193?103?Archie Lee Burton 194?220?Sidney Howard Ware 195?1364?Bright Harrison Blackwell I 190?561?James Howard Pursley I 197?1133?William late Black 198?753?William (none) Stringfellow 199v;1071?John Alva Bridges 200?755?Toramle Herman Payne 201?724?Marvin DeGald Harmon j 202?694?David Klcmmet Parker 203?1863?Kelly MeCarter 204?1837?Oliver Bright Bridges 205?1466?Jake Wtllard Early 206?1371?Boyce Vernon Hinson 207?1219?William Thomas Ledbetter 208?^784?Charles Everette Cashlott 209?1449?Walter Peterson 210?693?Grn.ly (none) Patterson (Cont'd on next page) _ , Hoyce Child Seriously Hurt In Fall From Car Ttio MinHIIInn ?# /IU. a ?>v vuiiulHWII U1 Boyce, four year old son of Rev. and Mrs. W. M. 13oyco of First ARP Church, was reported as unchanged Tuesday morning. He is in Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. The child was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when lie fell from his father's car six miles from the city on the Providence road. An examination revealed a skull fracv ture. Mr. Boyce said that he was visiting In the Providence section and that James and a small friend were on the back seat. While traveling about 40 miles an hour, the boys in their play hit the (W6f TClndle, causing the door to fly open. Jsmes fell on the road pavement, he said. Mr. Boyce was formerly pastor of Boyce Memorial ARP church here. BANK CL08ED MONDAY In observance of Armistice J)ay. which Is a national holiday, the First National Bank will be closed next Monday, November 11th. itain F rHUR8DAY, NOV. 7, 1940 JMN Red i iBScc Start Kings Mountain Ha Cameraman Harold Hunntcutt ing Hallowe'en night and snapped and girls celebrating the night of photo was snapped in frolt'. of Grll takes the picture but also has his prints the photo.- The young ladies a big time, see how many you can Five Suits Town A re ' * . Pivi.' suits against the* Town 01' Kings' Mountain for damages incurre.I by tli?' construction ot the overhead bridge at the corner of King I r"< t :iud friillegrouiid It on a were settled yesterday without going to trial in the Superior Court In Shelby. Two other suits, in which agree meats could not he reached were postponed for trial at a later term of court. The suits compromised yesterday and the amouuts settled for are as fullows: John Plonk and J. E. Kipford. ?1.500; C. h. Keytrolds $1,500; J B. Merndon $250; Mrs. Prank Summers and Mrs. J. E. lleniUon. SI..150. and George Maguey $350. The two suits that wrje no! Si'--1 tied are. M. I?. ifarmoii iiti-l Pur..' I Oil Co. * - I The suits were brought as a r<y Miit of the construction of rite oven-! head hritlue which necessitated fining in tlie street in iront of the property. " . Mayor J, II. Thomasson represented, tlie Town in tlie meeting . at which tlie agreements were reached Witnesses had been called, and the cases had been set for trial, but the compromise was made before tlie cases were called for trial. Officers Elected By Central Methodist Board Th?? following officers were elect-1 t;d by the Hoard of Stewards of Central Methodist Church last Tues day evening: Chairman of the Foard, J. R. Davis. Vice-Chairman, I. B. Goforth. Secretary, Fred Wright. Treasurers, A. H. Patterson, Lent uel Ware, Hilliard Black. The chairman and a nominating committee were directed to complete the organization of the Board by the naming of committees. < >- 11 Will Rogers' Humorous Story. ,. > By WILL ROGERS TJERE'S another one about a kid that disgraced his folks, like kids are alwava dnlnir. Thl> George had been away for a week with nis mother In the country, and his little brother, Jack, had been left at home with his dad. The teacher was hearing all about it. "Well, did the little brother learn anything while you and Mama were gone ?" "Yeah, he learned a lot of nsw woi <ls." "What, for instance?" *'Oh, they're all words that Mama won't allow us to say! .. ack, he learned 'V-m from Dad." Auk 111*11 News Features. loe. ieralJ Cross Roil I s Monday, llowc'cn Celebrants % * i*. - ; | PMIMtC?* f' SHHH a K PI K ' I W ^ lifi Btl V u t K P KS Ij J S sl^j W-Wl v 'JBbNH ! * HIH Efl H , < I i 1 loaded hi3 camera and went shoot- ' some very good shots of local boys witches .and hobgoblins. The atjovr l j ' fin Drug Co Mr. Hunnlcutt net only j | own dark-room and develops and [. , in the picture are all dressed up toi i ( identify. j , Against ; Settled r ' . -.1 I * * ~~ ~7* " * "" i BIDS TO BE RECEIVED KCR STADIUM \ j Mr. Thomas D. Rose. Engineer of ' I Shelby has completed his diawings < ar.d plans for the schooi 'stadium to j <' uc constructed at the end of East ' 'Mountain street, and bins will be re ' ceivcd cntil Nov. 18th. The commit- 1 tee in charge of the stadium are , making excellent progress on the < , project. The land has already been I j purcnased and actual work is ex1 pooteci to begin soon after the bids ( t are received. t I The school stadium will have con- [crete seats, and a field for baseball liootball and track. I The site is idcaliy located,, within j | one block of the new Post Office, | and will be convenient both in re- ( I spcct to the school and business I |. | section. | 6The drawings and specif.orations i , . are now on display at the City HalVi ; and any interested citizen is invited ' . I to see them. | Armistice Union Service ; : At First Baptist j I Tlu; annual Armistice Sunday Ni:| iou Service will be held in .tin* First j Paptist ChuiVlt Sunday evening, November 10, at 7:SO i\ M. Or. it. N. Ilaird, Pastor of lioyce Memorial A. It. P. Church, will bring tho message of tlie hour, and the Kev; P. J). Patrick, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will speak briefly on the work of the Red Cross in the community. Members of the Otis 1). Green Post of the A titer lean Legion are asked to occupy seats reserved for them, and honors will be paid to the memory of the soldiers who died in the World War. According to tho announcement from the Ministers' Association, the program of the service for this year will include a discussion of the work of tho Fied Cross because ot tho special importance of the Red Cross Roll Call this year. The attendance at the Aftnistice Sunday Union Service during past years has been excellent. The ser vice has been 'h??kl in one of the i Kings Mountain churches each year with pastors and congregations tak ing turns. The Rev. A. G. Sargeant, ' host pastor. Is President- of thw Kings Mountain Ministerial Assocla tion, and botl) he and Dr. Ilaird, who will bring the message, are members of the American legion. I Tho public is Invited to take part in this annual observance. BOYS AND GIRLS CELEBRATE HALLOWE'EN ) ' V I Ghosts and goblins quit a year's hibernation laGt Thursday night arid roamed the streets of Kings Moun tain in their youthful fun. Swings ' were removed from porches, signs ' were printed on windows and houses. Police reported no arrests as a result of monkey .manuevere .and there were no reports of violence or injuries as the youngsters joined In | the celebration. o . ?V'I 1- .j _ . #4 'JV ... . ..v V- -'is " Watch Label On Ytur Paper An# Don't Let Your Subscription Expfrel FIVE CENTS PER COPY )rive 4MN 1 1 _ .. Tin- annual Kail ('tons K ill Drive iORivs .Monday intimitis villi iIih . :<>?! iittlm; *? !' at. ii.f>un wljich is the liuiiii amount ?et u|? lust year. ('?>'httlrnion <>i Ihe IJiivir, i; s IVeP r in I I'. IV |*iii riek liavi In--.|, iitir-v hoy past sevi'ral ilajs ?r??iI i?iu every aiiiJi lined up lor tin- drive that vill t^eati so iniii li to KiiiK? Mouit ain. Thi; chairmen sitvi-.*ed tliy" act that only 5Uc from each litemii-i is si-iu io National I P-.uhiuarers. tlio rest remains le'io to re* love siKVi iiui; anions those who ii id lulp. The nyed is it renter tlij* , ear and tin so iii chaise of the liivo are very ali.Miuls ibr every, iiio lb-, have ii .pari in the eoiuriliuion. IVnniiin in office nnd-r the diroo ion of Miij. Kulh thimble is main;t ill oil: in tiio City Half thi"iiishout In yi ;u ailii miiuc <>t' tin- cases tliat mm hol'oii Ii v-1' would make any iij ii liiipp> :o i onn iliitie-to ? tim und. - . . tle.-uios *!? wi-liiii" work thai ii Kindled by tin local ohnpt-ei 'of I lie !> ll ( 'UK- lllllllit ?> L-U -r *1-1 - ? . w> ? ' n </. i II.M nm .ite . s-.lv in k. Uome llysiono. una '-.hi' of tin- and Production of armctits .ii? other phases of. worth vhile services tli.it an; . accomplish* d. .. During tin- >oar the Chapter rotiieriul service and-relief tit .'HI fauii! <. !?ULr i-alls. wore made-.to homes ma, references. 1.17 interviews were icld in the office. In dealing with each case it is the iltiinute plnn of the worker to do n onstruclive job and to assist the . ntliv tiluals in becoming self-reliant liul ill filling their jilaccs us worthvlti'.e citizens in tile conimunity. The Chapter works in close t"ooi) ration with other community and utility agencies so there .will he no hi plica t ion of effort of relief Th e vork consists dhieflyof cases of einporary cure and emergeul-y ro icf. Connniltces appointed to aid in lie drive which hi-gius Monday to!- 1 . ows< liusinc.-ts District, W. K. Ulakely, . 'Iiairmaii; J. I! Ke.eter, .1. W. Miluui j. A. Bridges, C. D. .Wanton, H S. I'eill. Mills and liulnstlies. Ladd 11 \mick. t'hairinan; \V. K. ManiieV,' P. 1. Neislcr. Croup Knrollnienit .1. il. Thomson 'liMirtnait, V. Crtiiifoid." Arnold i-iser. .schools 101 trot It lien l. II. \. Parties, 'Iiairmaii; P. K. lletidri? ks County Knrollinont: P. 1). liern:ou. Chairman.. M. A. Ware... . Mottles ICnrolltneiit: Mrs. f V >\ itiiums. ( hairmuu. Mrs. P M., lelsleV. Mrs. p. ti llntterrcc. City Croup Kiirolltueiii: .1. M. rhoinussou. Chairman. C,rover Knrollnicnt: J. L. Hcrndou. 'hnirmatt. flcueral Publicity: H K. Lynch. 'Iiairmaii; Dr. K. N*. Ha ltd, C P ritoniasson. A iiiuiil hiir ill' I ln? Orvll full ""?** kt w? ???* IWU V Ull VWIII" nine and Officers and Directors of lie .Red Cross will bo hold tills ev'iiitiK in the Woman's Club Eulldtng ollowiiiK the Kiwanis meeting. Thn Meeting will be itpstaids In the build ng at 7:30 p. m. The following is an itemized list >1 money spent for local aid by he Ked Cross during the past year: dedleal Aid $410.90 "ood ,... 331.09 Mothing ........ 181.36 >1 Ilk .... . .. . . .'. 268.48 'utnily Aid 100.36 'tie! .. ;... '... 73.99 )fficb Kxpense 49.36 educational . .... 73.44 rOTAI " $1,491.9% [Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) Secret plane already made Iti Washington disclose thai things now being done under cover of "national defense" are just a sample of what Is to follow: Boondoggling as this column luts reported, figures large!} In tho plans. But thai Is only a minor part of what some planners have in nitnd An Investigation to bo rondo by a Senate committee is one threat. It was supposed to go only into foreign ownership" and control of America u industries which are essential (Cont'd on next page; ' ' y~f-? V y
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