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KINGS MOUNTAIN NEWS MBS. W. K. CKOOK. Reporter. Ileuis Of N#w:> Will Be Appieciuied — TeU-pc.otie 177 \i Margaret Neisler «leli|?Ut> u 1:v entertained a number of the ' set <m Wednesday after* J, H„| at the home of her parents, ; r. ai.d Mrs. K. Neisler, on ivdaiunt avenue, complimenting I,,, (.-harming house guest, Miss \,;l; :;aret Barnes, of Pinetops. t|i; lower floor of this hand .. home, which is ai all times ... inviting, was attractively ar ! i.reu with baskets and bowls of hitiu- it many brilliant shades, the guests arrived, Miss Jennie Kerr served refreshing fruit pu,,oh. Rook was played at five tables and after the games the I , t< ' assisted by her mother and y Jennie Lee Kerr served a de licious ice course. •| bo enjoying M'ss Neisler’s liii-pitulity included Misses Annie Adtr, Helen Hay and guest, Louise Wolfe, of Petersburg, Va., Helen Black, Vera Cornwell, Annie Mae Wart Mildred Moss, Helen Hen di-js,- of Beaufort, Lena end Ava Ware, Annie Roberts, Helen Riden htair. Frances and Julia Catherine Mauney, Ruth lford. Isabel and RHznbeth McGill, Susan Crook, of Spartanburg. Sara Bamseur, Jctte Plonk, Jennie Lee Kerr and Mar garet Barnes, of Pinetops. The Thursday afternoon Book club hold a most delightful meet ing with Mrs. C. E. Ne'sler, hos tess on Thursday afternoon, the large number of invited guests and visitor.-, from out of town, adding much to the pleasure of the oc asion. Fink and rose zinnias were used as decoration in hall, music room and living room. A« the guests arrived delicious fruit punch was served by Misses" Margaret Neislcr and guest, Miss Mergerct Barnes, of Pinetops. In the absence of the president ami vice president, Mrs. A. Hunter Patterson conducted the business session and as program chairman also took charge of the program which consisted of music and read ings. The first number was a piano duet "Creole Eyes” hv Gotts ehalk ployed by Misses Margaret Baines a d Margaret Xeisler. fol lowed hv come humorous readings, b\ Miss Ruth Hord. Miss Katie Garret of Weldon ’■■lived n iano solo “On Blooming Meadows.” Mrs. W. K. Mauney gave most Migl ffully, a humorous reading : ‘‘Mi ■ 1 insr <■’ Twinses.” Miss Mar-■ garet Baines, of Pinetops, who wa.-. a guest in the Noisier home and a solo, "Tarantella” by Lit/.. ■•<) That We Two Were Maying” war, taien-ed pianist played a piano sung by Mrs. A. Hunter Patter i"‘“ -Mr.- Harry Hemhix. of Beaufort. Mrs. Helent Hay, who has just celebrated her 79th birthday, ren dered most beautifully a piano so lo I he ( hase.” The hostess as sisted by Mrs. W. A. Ridenhour, Mis,es Jennie Lee Kerr, Margaret Banns and Margaret Noisier snr ’>ed an elegant salad course fol lowed by delicious home made ice cream and cake. Those present included Mesdam.es R. S. Plonk, Jr., S. E. Lowry, Helen Hay, E. A. Smith, Sr., Annie Billing, Cora Hunter, Nell Patrick, Lee Ram ■’eur, E. L. Campbell, B. M. Or mand, A. Hunter McElroy, Frank Thompson. M. L. Plonk, W. A. Rid enhour, Hayne Blacknoy Grady Wattenon and Miss Kathleen Wil liams. of town guests .included Ml lizzie Froneberger, 0f Charleston, CM Mrs. Harry Hendrix, of Beaufort, Mrs. C. C. Crowell, of Nashville, Tenn., Miss Jennie Lee. of Danville, Ky., Miss Katie Gar rett, of Weldon, Mrs. E. W. Baines and daughter, Miss Mafagaret Bames, of Pinetops and Mrs. Har ry Ormand, of Greenville, S. C. Mrs. A. II. Patterson was a Charlotte visitor, Saturday. Mrs. R. S. Plonk, Jr., has had as her guests during the past week Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ormand and small son, of Greenville. Miss Katie Garrett, of Weldon, who has been visiting her cousin. Mrs. Annie Billing ha- returned home. Misses Mary Ormand and Eliza beth white, of Bessemer City, were guests of Mrs. R. S. Plonk, Jr., on Thursday. Study Club Meets Mrs. Lester Hoke was the charm ing hostess to the members of the Study club and a number of in vited guests on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30. Baskets and vase.; of vari colored zinnias were tastefully ar ranged in living room and sun par lor. Mrs. W. T. Weir presided over ' the meeting and after the business session a most delightful program, consisting of some of Edgar Guest’s poems and Magazine arti-; ■les. was rendered with Mrs. -Lest er Hoke in charge. Mrs. P. B. CM Stokes read an article entitled, “You Can’t Live Your Own Life.” “My Reason For Brin# Thankful” was read by Mrs. Charles Thoiv.as son. Two of Edgar Guest’s inter esting short poems “When Pride Goes Blind” and “Somebody Else” were given by Mrs. Ted Weir. “What Do My Neighbors Think” was read by Mrs. Bride Uatteree. Mrs. Hope then presented and interesting contest, the answers to the questions being the name of some poet. Mrs. Frank Thompson read a newspaper clipping giving an account of the death of one of America’s loved writers, James Oliver Curwood, which occurred a. his home “Curwood Castle,” Ovvosso, Mich. The hostess assisted by her sis ter’s Mrs. Jessie Kiser and M. H. Riser served a delicious frozen sal ad. sandwiches and ice tea. 'I hose enjoying Mrs. Hdke’s hospitality were Mesdames B. S. Beeler, Grant, Jr., Davis, Trey Carpenter, A. If. Patterson, Frank Thompson, W. T. Pride Ratten ee, F. B. Stakes, j Paul Mauney, E. L. Campbell, Joe' Nehsli r. Monroe Rhea, N. F. Me-1 Gill, O. B. Carpenter, Clarence Carpenter, M. A. Warp, ('. F. 1 homasson, Daisy Osment, J. I., Settlemyre. I. B. Goforth, Dane Rhyne arid Miss Kathleen Wil liam: Lita Grev Chaplin Gets Her Divorce And Big Sum Coin Los A ngeles, Aug. 22.—Lita j Grey Chaplin was granted an in terlocutory decree of divorce from Charles Spencer Shaplin at a brief court session here today aft- \ er the film comedian had agreed to pay his girl wife $625,000 as a! property sefltemer.t arid grant her permanent custody of their two | small sons. Into an hour’s session of Judge Walter Guerin’s court, at which! Mrs. Chaplin played the leading! nart were rolled the final ges tures to the eight months of mari-; tal strife. Chaplin was npt present. ; A property settlement reached j out of court was announced by Ed- ! win E. McMurry, chief of counsel j for the suing wife, and Mrs. Chap- j lin made her own routine case of | cruelty from the witness stand. A j few corroborative witneses i were j sworn, testified briefly and the de cree was grunted. A year must elapse before the final decree is granted. Personal Mi nfion of People Cnnj inn; Hint Going During 1 iie Summer Months. (Special to The Star.) Boiling Springs, A«*g. -ii. Mi n Julia McSwain and little Miss Anns MeSwain of Gaffney, are visiting at. the home of Mr. and Mr... Broadus Hamrick. :.ir. <’. K. Dedir.on, >1 is Pauline i»edmon, Mr. Byron Dcdinni. Mr. and Mrs, VVilf.cn, Miss Bessie ”ue Wilson and Mr. Joe i’dii \Visoli, all of Shelby, spoiv Wcdiu ;.’ay here with Mr. and Mr . Byrun Wil son. They with many of their fr:ends had a picnic on Broad riva* Wednesday. Dr. Clement Goode of Richmond Vii., and jM'k: Verna Goode, of Rrr bouri ville, Ky., at rivet: a; the Tiorue of their parent here th'r week. Tin y Will both be here during this month. Mr. and Mrs. Will lanev.■ have moved back in oi:r mtiist. We art, very glad to welcome (hem. Miss Estelle Walker who .has been attending summer school at Boone returned home Saturday. Mrs. Dan Moore and son, I'. \V. accompanied Rev. and Mrs. Rush Padgett of Shelby, to Charlotte Wednesday. vii. it). iiamni'K aim ru;i, Clifford, spent last week in Bal timore and other northern points. Prof, and Mrs. Maxwell Pans’! • of Danville, Vu.. are visiting at the home of Prof, and Mrs. O. F. Hamrick. Mrs. I.add Hamrick attended a party given by Mrs. Caul Yv ebb in .Shelby Thursday afternoon. Mrs. John . Nichols, of Donalds, S. C. is spending several days here w;,h Mrs. I). J. Hamrick. Mir. Charles Ruffian Wilkins, of Brevard is visiting his cousin, Cade Greene. .Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lolly an 1 little daughter of Greenville, S. C. spent. Wednesday at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. Avery Buchanan. Mrs. Cleihent Goode and ii'ttle daughter, Sara Tremble, who have been visiting relatives In Arkansas Joined Dr. Goode here Sunday night for a visit to his parents here. Miss Elizabeth Hamrick spent several days of the past week with Miss Elizabeth Thompson near Forest City. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Ledford, of Charlotte, are spending several days here with Mrs. Ledford’s mother. Mrs. P. D. Iropper. Mr. R. R. Daniels of Columbia, S. C. spent the past week-end here 'kiting friends. Ktv. and Mi s. C. M. Rollins and *■<:!.ttjfthtcr, Irene, of Wake Forest, oi nt i !«■ part week-end wittl ’stive- here. Mr. Roil ns filled tlx pulpit, here Sunday in the ah* ax < f Rev. .1. I,. Jenkins. Ilia -iimon w.t.; ei.joyed by all who h "urd him. ml Mr . 1’. 1). Allen. Mr. .T. Jell i . ,nd son, of Spartanburg, C . p..ni Sunday n*ht at ttto h u f . i’. and Mr,-. Major Lavi and Mrs. Sara Hayaea, of lid rieli.visited Mr. and Mrs. T. <1. Leo here Sunday. Mi and Mrs. I.add Hapiruk Were the dinner guesisi of Mr. an I •its. Fail Hamrick of Shelby Sat es !’iy evening. M s Ueha Rian tan and .fir. ana li Dai row Byars .ad family of Laii n s.m Siirirga spent Monday at the home of Mr. and Mr... A. 1', Hamrick. Mr. and Mr s Arthur McClure, of H.uitdni'i, spent Friday ntgrt neve. 1 la y were < n route home fix in V. I ..h svillc II an h. where they’ve hi en spending their vacation. Mr. ai d Mi . Clarence Hamrick and family of Caffnc-'. 'pent Sup 'lay and Mond.y at the home of Mr and Mi-v Is uni I Hamrick. Mr. arid Mrs. John Mhi.tit. Mis'! Sarah I i-< Hamrick ah I Mr. (’hos. J Hamil.-k attended the Doggetr reunion Forest City Sunday. The high school opened here Monday with a good crowd of boy<-, and girls enrolling. All of the mem1 •• of the faculty have arriv ed. Roiling Springs hkr-. :*;em wel come. Mr. and Mrs. H. CL Moore spent last ’*i ek in Monroe visiting friends. flTLEB BATTUE EE Atrocious Crime Finale Of Feud. Preparations Sough* By Offi e N-s. Burned Men Baltimore.—Tortures similar to that, committed by the Ravage In dian were employed in a supposed ly bootleg fued. Knocked unconscious and drag- | ged to a deserted country cottage where their clothing was saturated with kerosene and the house set afire, two nitilessly beaten men squirmed their scorched bodies ti the outside. Thom i not burned to death in *hp 4ran their a-.1-adapts planned 'hey died from fher burns an<t wounds - few hours Inter e n hospital Berth or mo before tbry ooubl - i On a coherent story of their attack, j John 0. Harrahy, 36, ntul Chester Pugh, 83, each the father of sev eral children, are the victims of Baltimore's most attrocious crime. They were motoring to a shore re - sort outside of the ci.y early today, they were able to tell the police, when at other machine blocked their path on a lonely road. Three men, each holding a pistol, com mantled them to “get out,” art! when they did, they were struck on the head and body with bud* pi pistols. Harrahy said he remembered no more until ire felt intense pain. He found his clothing afire ami the room ablate. Pugh lay beside him. He shook him and in tin ir npsi ry they tore off their clothing. The flames b-aped about them, -they said, and they managed to crawl to a window and fall several feet io t.he lawn. Still suffering, they reached the road and called the men to evtinguish the fire and col lapsed. A no!iceman found them. “The Kid! The Kid!” whispered by Harrahy in Ivs agony before ho d»e,i can-, -d a man known ns the "h id’’ to be questioned, hut lie was released. Edward ‘‘Spike*’ K*-nnev er> r~ nociate of the late bandit. Richard Reece WhiKemore, who was ro nori ed to have been shot by tire bandit while the latter was a fu gitive from the Maryland peniten tiary two v<»arr ago. was being sought tonight. The nolice want to question him about the murders. PJ*v At I-attimore School On Thursday The piny. title, “Anne, What’s Ties’ Name 55 of Boiiing Springs irtr il talent which h;u been given ::t several places wK»i much sue will he given «t Lattimoro hiirh school auditorium. Thursday evening, August 25th, and agan at Eilenbord , Friday evening. This play is one of tinuauc* -yne anil Stands out as i.n interesting fea ture. It is a three art comedy oi mystery with a strikmg protogun. The play has seventeen characters. ALLOW $50 HEAD FOR COW’S KILLED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY Raleigh.—The council of state authorised an allowance of $50 a head for the 32 cows condemned in Buncombe county because of a recent attack of anthrax. Lieuten ant Governor Elmer Long presid ed at the session. The money will be paid from the emergency fund Advertise in The Star t r,: r" Now you can have GIDAIR] TVTO more ire lo buy—to move - * spoiled luml lu lb.mv/ uiyay —eons!ant atjtoir.m i - refriger ation dial guunj:) against tiia dangers <4 tainted foods. TIicm) are lire advantage*! Ilia: Frigid nire brings lo your home. Frigidnire is m> low in priee, ho economical l«» operate* mi neces sary us a protection lo heullU tliut you can no longer afford to be without it. See tl»e new low-prieed Frigid nirt and get die reduced price* on oilier models, bull at our dis play room today. I COTTgidairiO AREY BROTHERS Shelby, N. C. r KO DV CT . or . c knbral . n o tok a THE5M EVERY-OTHER-DfiY COOKING DEMONSTRATION! AT BEST’S FURNITURE STORE ONE DAY — AUGUST 27 LOTH'S STOVES AT BEST’S FURNITURE STORE ONE DAY —AUGUST 27 I When Bu Saves Spending ."TTViS. Food thrown away, because of improper cooking, and fuel wasted in a poor Range is generally greater than the cost of new .equipment. Premiums Free! With each range sold during this sale which lasts all of NEXT WEEK we will give a set of CAST IRON COOKING WARE Valued at $12.00. FREE :: FREE A 32 piece set of China Ware will be given away absolutely FREE SATUR DAY, AUGUST 271H AT 3 P, M. No purchase required. Call at store for Particulars. LOTH’S O « • . o .1 ange Cooks foods as they should be cooked—some SLOW, fiomo MEDIUM, and some FAST, all at the same time. And, for Baking and Roasting, because of heat circulation down, around and under tho oven, you have uniform oven heat—no hotter in one place than in another—making it unnecessary to constantly turn pans around to avoid over cooking or burning on one side. "A Cooking Speed for Every Need” Trade in your old stove and get a LOTH'S 3 Cooking Speed Range Souvenirs For Adults To each adult attending the demonstration on Saturday, August 27, we will give a Souvenir. If you are unable to attend this demonstration we will gladlv call at your home, town or country, with the “House On Wheels’’ and demonstrate this re markable Range. THIS IS A COAL AND WOOD RANGE. LOTH’S STOVES MAKE HAPPIER HOMES. Attend The Demonstration Satur day, August 27th, All Day. Master Cabinet Heater Gives Most Healthful Heat Known IN old fashioned heating stoves the fire sends out heat by radiation. Around such a stovo it is intensely hot but in other rooms cold. Loth’s Master Cabinet is constructed for heating: on an entirely different principle. Medical authorities agree that the most healthful heat known fs warm racist air, forcefully circulated. Loth’s Master Cabinet does this. The cold air in drawn in at the base of the Cabinet and brought into contact with the heating surface*. As it is sterilized and warmed it llovvs upward and outward, carrying its warmth to every part of the house. The process is continuous. Cabinet does not look like , furniture. It is so show. It is hnished in any home. of ; heating unit, but like an expensive piece ireigned that the usual unsightly pipe does not 1*1 Hark mahogany and is a decora law ornament JOHN M. BEST FURNITURE COMPANY \
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