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m t KHd Tit* M*f?U t - An# t Buy At Hum VOL. 20 NO. 55 State And Ni Condensed In ?STATE 1 I ' "I italelgh, -July 28.? Word was received today by Judge F. O. Bow-, t man, state tltulrman of the Old' North State Fund, w.hlch is sponsor iu? the gift of a.u airplane ainbu-; lance to.the people of Knglattd from' ? itlzens of North Carolina that Lord I and l.adv Murley, distinguished of the British Government, will visit North Carolina during the coming week, starting with a visit to Unlet?h WodnesiTay, when they will ar-1 rive l?y piano and will he entertain- j cd act luncheon by Governor and ; I Molv'illn ripntioltlnti (SlCIll) Spring*. S. C., JtllV 29.? CloDii Springs Holel. Spartanburg County landmark: of tl)e days the old South, was destroyed by fire Saturday (fight. The TTKhies leveled the structure j it' less than two hours. Condemned several years ago as on safe for habitation, the rambling | old structure was unoccupied. Gaflney, S. C., July 27. ?A runa-.i y way mule dragged John Wesley Hul l lender, 63 year old farmer, to Ills j death tn a field near his home In 1 t!he Ninety-Nine Islands community , ' yesterday. Kdeuton, July 27.?J"ohn (4Gen-j ?ral".V Hake, negro, 30, of Orlando, j Kla., was killed last night with an j J axe (luring a drunken brawl on the farm of Henry Goodwin in the Greeu Hall section. The sheriff (in | * looking for' James Holley in connection with tho slaying. ' 1 RiJgecrest. July 27.?Seven burt-J *ired fifty writers and musicians ar. > rived at the Southern Baptist asI sembly here today for the first ses sions of the 1941 South-wide edltor| ial conference and church music emphasis conference. i Huneycutt Si [bridges As F M Mr. J. K. Huneycutt. of Iluther-< fordton, N. C.. htis been elected to j succeed Mr. J>. M. Bridges as Prln-J cipal of Ceutral School, according (to Supt. B. N. Barnes. Mr. Huneycutt graduated from the University of North Carolina with an A. B. degree in 1934. He received his M. A. degree from tho same institalon ill the summer of 1940. majoring in administration and supervision of: high school education. He lias had! six years of experience, the last five in the Rutherfordton High School. Rutherfordton, ??. C. ? Mr. and Mrs. Huneycutt plan to move to Kings Mountain in- about ten days to ta'ue up the work here. !'? m m m r '" Laughing Aroun With IRVIN Not the Order * . By IRVIN S ^0 DOUBT the reader is familiar w in a certain theological college wl cleanliness is next to godliness. In ti of the institution which he served, hi urrtidiest among all known living raei student hailed a companion: "Did. you hear the news? Old morning." '.'Well." said the second student, bet by now he's put it back." I hasten to couple with the abov have been based upon an actual hap] i - will not name, there- lived a maiden here be ceiled Miss Henrietta Blank, was prominent in dub life. In fact, her communal activities that, accordii time for applying soap and water to ] On a certain occasion a patriotic member was holding a session. Miss siding officer, a lady civically celebr gated to choose the members for a would be to look after some detail o After deliberation she made this / "For the members of this commit 1/ Mrs: Dr. Robinson and Miss Henrieti "Oh. Madam Chairman," put in i to be unkind, bot this i<r really a ver is needed and prompt action. Don't som?onc else for dear Miss Henrietta The presiding officer's retort wai "The person in question may be Heaven knows she is not washy 1" , (American N?w? ] r Kings ational News i Brief Form. ' . I V ?NATIONAL? j a Washington, July 28.?Admiral T William H. Siandley, retired former n chief of naval operations, urged to- l1 day that American khlps, guns and' t< planes be used if necessary, to pro-j e tect delivery of supplies to Great o Brifaiu. jo Mtssdula. Monl., July 21*. ? A hun- d gry bear held Itnnger Victor Scott ' ' captive for-, three days in Scott's ! 9 forest fire lookout cabin. Bach fftne 8fott went out to get e water the bear drove him back. , ci Finally another ranger brought j t: Scott 'a rifle, and the animal disap>j ti pearefl. On the fourth day he bag- tl ged the bear. ' ' j a ? ] k New York, July 2t?.? Flood and t! fire halted subway service on Man-1 c hat tan's Upper Kasf Side yet .crday t as thousands of New Torkers were' ti heading home after a sweltering j day at' parks and beaches. I |j New York. July' 2!*.--The li. F. 1 \> Goodrich Co., announced today sue! cessTul development of a new air- c Minn.. r..nl lww?. <.?U nl.. L..1 ! . Illiuir tun nunc ? im;il DC||*7)Vil|> HUI I let holes. | li Washington. July 39.?Five mem- 1 iters of a House Appropriations Sun c committee, headed l?y Hep. RaboUt. DeflWcrat, Michigan, made ready to * day to leave Aug. 11 for a tour of ; ' l,atin-Aiucrlcan republics. t Philadelphia. July 29.? For the ' 11 second time wltljin three months.! the Government summoned retlr-j ed Judge J.. Warren Davis of the ! v Third U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals to trial today on charges of 'obstructing justice and defrauding the Uulted States. j ' * % ' I Washington; July 27.?Senatorial \ opposition to legistatiou extending j the service of draftees and other ! soldiers appeared to be diminishing' today in the light of war-like devel- j opraents in the Far Bast. lcceeds Vincipal Mr. Muneycu'tt routes highly recotiimended for tlie type work to be i done in Kings Mountain.. ; Mr. liridges. Principal of the Kings Mountain iHigh School for / the past four years, resigned In or-/ < der to take a course in Commercial 1 Education at the University of s North Carolina. Mrs. Jtridges who t has a position with the Phentx Mill t will remain lu Kings Mountain t which will continue to be home for t the Bridges., Mr. Bridges has made ? many friends during his four years I connection with the Kings Moute t tain BChool system, and has perform i od his duties in a most capable t , manner. g | . I d the World I S. COBB 1 of the Bath ^ .COBB - e K ith the old classic of the professor E 10 did not hold bv the maxim that act, within the cloistered precincts b had the reputation of being the i. One morning on the campus a ' j 8 Prexy Smith took a bath this "he may have taken one but I'll S e a kindred yarn which I know to !>ening. In a small city which we lady who, for convenience, shall ti She was of an old family and she f< so constantly was she engaged by m ig to local rumor, she rarely found . hex neek and ears. organisation, of which she was a i Blank was not present. The pre- p a ted for her ready wit, was dele- b special committee, whose duty it M r other, newly arisen. 0 announcement: t tee I shall name Mrs. Major Jones, a Blank. i member, "I'm sure I do not wish " r important matter where decision * you think yon should substitute v \ ? she's so wishy-washy!" t 5 insianienousiy aenveren: h wishy," she said, "but the Lord in rMtUFM. Inc.) P Moun KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. TH SINGS MOUNTAIN : ~ *OW ON DAYLIGHT JAVlNG TIME Residents of Kings Mountain mov j '1 their clocks and watches for- .; ard one hour last Sundav night nd went on daylight saving time. J lie stores, business "houses. and ; tills all art; co-operattng with lite 'resident and Governor in the time" o save electricity. Trains and bus- . s operating iu Kings Mountain ase n Kastern Standard Time. The. i ffices in the C'ity Hall. Including he Draft Doard, are also on the '] aylight saving time The First'iSayjl ional Hank Is observing day light I ' avitig time. F'ostinnster \V. K. lllakely is op-1' rating the Post Office with two!' locks. The clock in the front foil, f; he public is on day light saving j ittte and the one in the back, tor lie -employees is on Faster Standrd Time. The windows are being1 ept -open with' day light time, bun u he mail departures are closed ac- . T ormng 10 siunuia lime us me $ rains are operating under the old Imo. . , Very little complaint lias been card from the change ami tuos. *] tores opened -Monday morning without a hitch. The new time set up provider. , ine hour more hi the afternoon t bus necessitating getting up one' c tour earlier' in the morning. t " One lady stayed up most of Sun- H lav night so that she would 110* t ivWsleep and be late for work Mon 1 lay; thorning. A general contraetor (i ras ready to go to work hy the day o ight saving time Monday morning j >ut his workmen had not changed I heir watches and did not show up 1 v tntil an hour later. !; t About, the only group not affectid by thte. change ts the fai nter, v vho works from sunrise to sunset t; ' i f Barnes Attends State j, School Meeting 'll Supt. It. N. Barnes left yesterday < o attend the State Superintendents v Conference to be held at Nags teun. >>. c. A touterfinco or tlu? yp'c is held each summer under he direction of the State Superiuendeut of Public Instruction, at which time school superintendents ; >f-the State are requested to gather tnd study problems needing their; ittentlon. This year the two main iroblems to be studied are the 12th 1 trade and Vocational' Education. Mrs. Barnes and son accompanied Vir. Barnes on the trip. | L_v^ ! t ' I). L. Saunders Awarded Mail Contract ! / <D. L. Saunders has been awarded I :ont.ract to haul the ngtil from the 1 [>ost office to the Southern Depot ! ind vice versa accordiu* to Post-' naster VV. E. Blakely^^he contract ivas awarded on competitive bids i' tnd Mr. Saunders was the low bid-1 ler. A new panel truck with ; icreeus for locking the cab lias been i mrtTiused by Mr. Saunders. Ten'j rips are made daily from about 6 t. M. to 6 P. {M. Mr. Saunder's con ract goes into effect tomorrow, Au- j ;ust 1st. * if Mr. Saunders Replaces Mr.' Char- j ? le Littlojohn wha has Hauled the , nail for almost a score of years. ' dr. Littlojohn has given loyal and aithful service., K. S. Sawyer Is New r< ru-i. LUWIl \jlCI IV ' I 7 . - - ! Karl S. Sawyer has been employ- j d as Town ('lerk and Treasurer for j :iugs Mouniaiu according to H. L. I turdette, City Manager. Mr. Sawyer : 'ill begin his new duties today rclaeing B. D. Katterree who lias een acting clerk and treasurer for j oine lime. J Mr. Sawyer was a members of j be Kings Mountain High School : acuity last year, teaching inath- ! unities. The now clerk and treas- I rer is a native of BooueL N. C.( and j a graduate of Appulacian .College ! ie Is married hut does not have : ny children. rPECIAL ALUMINUM HATINEE . The Dixie Theatre In co-operaion with the Boy Scout Aluminum ar Defense Campaign, will run a paclal program of aborts and comdteo on Saturday morning at 9:15. 'ho price of admlaalon will be one doca of old oorap aluminum. Aureyv Maunay, Chairman of the llnge'J Mountain District Boy Scout* tated thoy were well pleased with ba baaaanaa b>i* thai Sbasa >uara "W f 11 ? UUV H?PV B TTCI V. . till many llaeaa which should be ' dded to tha pile before the drive me flntahed. This final clean-upvllT give all the boya and glrla in he commuidly ah opportunity to ave a part fir adding to the pile of { lumlnurh acrap for the defense 1 rogratn. I I ' - A ' ' -* ' ? ' , ^ if 1 UR6DAY, JULY 31. 1*41 ik s. o. chairman l w T 8 m ? t ra r vl bi th P. M Byron Keeter, Chairman of the SO Drive that went "Over The op" by raising the full quota of ? 700. * I ! ~ - ' b tJ. S. O. Goes Over j rhe Top ' Y'?? . ' ' ! Kings Mouiituin citizens came ' A Itrougfa i;. typical' "stile to -put the j 'SO dtdvo for $700 over, the top uo- ; rn online to Li Kin Koeter. local' " 'huirtnatt. Till- money raised . in - w itn-%H Mountain will lie tut'ned over f? o D. W. Ftoyster of Shelby, Clove- f and County Chairman.' The' quota j ot or Kings Mountain was $700 out nl t tile $2,000 set for the county. " | The money will be used by the i pi Jutted Service Organization to pro- at ide wholesome recreation and en- I C Detainment f- t soldiers in camp. (' Mr. Keeter stated thai he was ui erv grateful to the Kings Monti- , Bin, citizens .who' contributed to the ; in uttii., that enabled our town o be j'cc ceordtd as subscribing the full J ttota. : - is Here's Where More ' { Soldiers Are Located C * * 11 The Herald is glad to furnish the I iddresses of the- soldiers from J CiiiKS Mountain in the hope that j riends will write the -hoys who are i lervlttB Chcle Sam. j The new addresses received latey by The Herald are: Frederick A. Dixon, who has been '' ! c iromoted to Corporal of 33rd 1 nautry, stationed at Fort Clayton, .'anal Zone. "By George'' Whltttnptou. Ha- j Jarde Geueral Hospital. Quarter-i naster Detachment, New Orleans, i fc' 81 M. * . ' . I Henry J. Freeman. 6th Air Base . Jrottp. Barksdaie Field, La. William J. McOlll. Jr.. 56th School 1 11 o iquadrot). Barksdaie Field. Ha. ' John M. Costner. 44th Bomb . iroup. Mac,Dill Field. Fla. Floyd Lamar Herndon. 56th School 1 tquadron, Barkkdale Field. La. Lcander Boyd Bell, 309th Signal ' 'ompan.v Air Wlug, New Orleaus ' tir Base, La. Wendell Lynette Phifcr, 56th | School Squadron, Barksdaie Field, J ?a. Alonzo George Goforth, 56th " School Squadron, Barksdaie Field. ?a. " w ti t? ? -t " 1 tOTMl tk ? I O wui Kogerr 1 u Humorous Story l By WILL ROGERS I TTHE Worst Joke I heard today 4 was told to me by Irving Berlin. I imagine you have heard of ! *' Irving. When the world is in need t '' of a new idea in the wav of a Song K to hum why Irving goes over to ! 1,1 the Piano and picks out one 6nger ( T from among the others and just | M starts herding a tdne together and 1 |), in a few weeks everybody will be - | ^ s trying to sing It, including most of the people that can't. Well, he and his charming wife have been ever here and I had the Dleaanre of dining with them. He ' had taken aa much interest in my B< London opening aa if he had been a a relative. THe Father kinder kick- le ed on the marriage when it waa ul made. Be a good joke on the ni Father if Irving waa ablee to make dl her a living. He is just liable to do it, too, for he has a little over two million now for a Nest egg. 11 WW_ f ^ A.II * /> n< ! iuii 01 utK?. K" An English Actor wu kicking cl to tho Manager bocauae in an aat- tli in* seeno they didn't fire them m real food. o( "How can I act on that Prop food? Giro me some real food." .. "All right," said the Manager, " "I will give yon real food in the table scene, real flames in the Are- . place scene, and real poision in the death scene at the finish of the w "h lamina ~.l K aaHMMaaaaanaeMiMaiHi [erald 1. . . 'The Owl" R alls' Filling CWN TAX RATE ET AT $1.60 Members of the Town Council et Monday night in the City Hall id set the tax rate at $1.60 per I00 valuation, which is the same ite as last year. The budget for e year was adopted which . calls r an expenditure of $143,246.60 of hich $85,409.00 is for the general nd and $57,837.50 is for debt" serce. A summary of the complete idget is published elsewhere in is issue of The Herald. All members of the Council were esent with the exception of W. K. auney who is out cf town. icGill Reunion To Be leld Next Thursday T?w. |..III.I.>1 *i..f1lil ...ill ill* 1IIIIIIIC1I .111 Will J\t"Uill?J!J Will held next Thursday. August "tii Sfyrita A. K. I*. Church at 11:UO M. A splendid program has been aringed. The popular and Well known r. W. I'. Orifer of clover. s. C.? ill h" the speaker. Xoniiau MrIll of Kings Mountain will render flute soTo. The' t). O.Jones laniti> Kings Mountain will furnish a ale quartet. John M(Willi of Kings Mountain is resident of the clan. Other officers e: Dewight McOill. of Smyrna. S. .. vlee president; Mrs. \V. M. raft of Oaffney, s. c-.. secretary id treasurer. Relatives and friends of the elan r?t cordially invited autf urged to nne and briug a. picnic lunch. >end Or Spend Off Habit Endangers Entire Community Convinced thai Kings Mountain in be boosted as a- shopping center at riot ic merchants have launched 12 months crusade against Out. f Town Buying ? that dlstaut laces to which the unthinking local eople send or spend dollars that duld and should be spent at home. The first averttoemcnt of a 12 totiths series appears in-this edion of The Herald. One advertisement will appear aeli month. Kach will present not nntimental but convincing reasons by Out of Tow Buying must b* becked if Kings' Mountain's bush ess life, and institutions are t>? row and prosper. The welfare of Kings Mountain is tseparably linked with the place \ which out people spend the.ir toney. .The disloyal doli|r that goes to ar Off Places when it could ana tiould be spent at.home, will never oine back to work in our comur.iir again. Loyal Dollars spent in lings Mountain helps build jobs nd prosperity for us all. Spend your money in Kings fountain where it returns with ex a dividend In peace and prospcrlsatisfaction and service. Watch for this Interesting series f advertisements each month in te columns of this paper. Liwanians To Hear >istrict Governor Ray A. Kurr, Carolina* District i pvernor. will be (lie speaker tor ie regular weekly "meeting of the iwanis Club to be-held this even-.' g at 7::t?> Rastern Daylight Saving itne itt the Womans Club Building.! embers- are asked to please note | ie time. The visit of the District ' overturn is an important event and i members are urged to be pres- ! tt for the meeting. icouts Collect Over 1,000 *ieces Of Aluminum * I Scrap aluminum came into -its ; vn last Friday afternoon when , ay Scouts of Kings Mountain made house-to-house canvass and col-' cted over 1,000 pieces of the met-' that is so much lb demand tor | itional defense. The aluminum was ?i ? _ .a 1 ? f_ i t'posneu in h wire oeu in irum ; t. the Ffrst National Qank. Two ; uck loads or pots, pans, etc. wero, ithered by the Scouts who were' tiled together for the drive at! io City Hail t>T tne fire siren. The j etal donated by patriotic citizens ' Kings Mountain will be used in j e manufacture of Airplanes for le defense of America. Local Scout officials who had < largo of the drive were extremely ell pleased with fho success of I le cauvass a?d the fine showing lings Mountain made, gMMtiiMlliiMM : 1 - 1 Watch Label On Your Peper Ana Don't Let Your SubacHptlo* . Expirel FIVE CENTS PER COPY lobs Otis Station .-V t A bullet hole in the ut>h register X at Otis Kalis' Service Station at tho \ overhead bridge corner Is .< gnni \ 1 ivmjniler that "The Owl" made a fj -. J visit last Saturday morning and )] made good his escape with f"4,111" ?*-* ;< , The armed robber, who is thought to be "The"Owl" -did not make his haul w'ithuut a struggle on the part of night manager, J. 1). Join s, who , knocked the hold-up negro in tho , floor. ' . i Tho robbery took place about , A. M. Snutrdaj morning, Mr, Jones i was stooped behind the counter when he looked up into the barrel j of u \',2 revolver in the hands of a i negro who-'said. "This is a stick-up, ' open uji the cash register". Mr. i Jones pretended to Comply with thn | request, but when the negro turnj ed liis. head to look towards tho' | front of lite station, the night manager struck the hold-up man with his .list full force, knocking him to * the floor! The negro fired, the- bult ' b-t bating in tin- cash register .The 1 highwayman covered Mr. Jones who .then opened the cash register. Tho negro scooped the money from tho cash dfawer and put it ill his hat which he had jSic.kod up from tho 1 loo'.-. i The robber ordeied Mr Jones, lui-to''the men's rest r'oom and tuado ' good his escape At Hit* time of the robbery two Kings Mountain negroes ami a white man was in front of the set. vice station and a soldier was in the men's rest tooth. AVhen they ! heard the. shot, they left .the station ' in a hurry. i Mr. Jones called the police and I owner of the station. OUs Kails ' Officers Haywood Allen and Karr ; answered tlio call and secured , blood hounds in an attempt to trail i the thief, but no trace of liiin lias i been found. The roblicr Is thought to be a uo- ,. i gro who is known as ''The Owl" J who has been mighty successful in , holding up all night 'service slat \ tons In both North aud South Caroj Una. Chief Jimmy Burns conferred j with Charlotte Detective Hittlejoha ! and the description of the description* of tli'c negro tallies with on? who pulled several Jobs hear Charlotte. Mr. Jones salu the robber was ; ginger-cake negro about years 1 old Jle was dressed in brown pants aud white' shirt, aud was armed' with a pearl handle revolver. . . A comb was found in the station ' soon after the hold-tip and It is i thought thai it was dropped by the ' negro Officers urn attempting to' take finger prints from the conili in an effort to identify tbe hold-up . \* | man. I Hullender Reunion The Annual Hullender Reunion will be bel?. Sunday Aug. loth, at the Old Home Place of Christy Hullender on the old Shelby-Dallas road in Cleveland county The Hullenders or Hollenders were of the. Dutch colonies that settled in this section before the Revolutionary War. Six states were ' represented at the reunion last year, and a larpe crowd is expected this year. Friends are Invited- to come, and meet old friends aud make new ones. , '. J Quests are cordially invited to bo | present and bring well filled bav kets. The invitation Is extended by A. B Morrow, who has taken an actlvn part In the reunion for several years. .* W ? " ' fcy - james prestom^ (Opinions Expressed In This Cotumn Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) Typical of Washington is the way in which tax measures designed to raise added revenues for defense, which seemed to be going along as swimmingly as could be expected, have come a cropper in the last week or so. Anil the reuson for all thin is as curious as it is unfortunate. ' , The progress of the new tax bill was upset by the injection into tlie House Ways and Means Committee of highly controversial material coming directly from the Adminstra tion as "must" legislation. Included among the "musts' listed by the Administration were oven stifrer levies on industry, whlchw&s already heavily taxed and in lino to he taxed still more heavily under the terms of the original meas|ire. It is believed by tnany who ought to know that these steps would have a. (Cont'd on back pagej_ jjil . V ':lWL ..