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Vol 12 - " ; . . A Kinjrs Mount:!.:..:?. 0.. Thursday, March 25, 1915.- No. 7
i G. G. PAGE; Editor and Owuer , PRINCIPLE FIRST , . . . $1. A YEAR in ADVANCE
THE FOUNTAIN AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION i
THAT SYK8JUZES THE BUILDING OF THE PANAMA CANAL
SECRETARY
N0.4TOWNSHIP
iJVVUUW
ITEMS Of INTEREST
J. M PATTERSON
PRELIMINARY CONTEST
Gathered by the reporter on bi
rounds.
Miss Kate Turner of Grover
visited her sister Mrs. Clarence
Comwell, here Friday. J
Mixs Bessie Turner of Grover
was taknn to a hospital at Ruth
erfordton last Thursday . for
treatment.
Mrs. C. F, Hunter was called
t Cuarlotte Friday to see her
. titer, Mia. J. D. Camel, who
v as very sick.
' Mr. tT. L. White of Gaslonia
sited his daughter Mrs. M.. L.
ummers, here Friday.
Misses Ella and Annie Mc-
viilKn and Susan White of
Jastonia visited relatives here
l'riday.
Mr. and Mrs. Doris Littlejohn
nf near Bessemer visited her
, arents, Mr. and Mr. J. S. Hord,
i, ere Sunday. - jV ;
Mi s. Saliie Cox and two Child
r n of ThomasVille have been
v siting at It. H. McCullough's.
Press Jenkins child has been
ery sick with bronchial oneu
i.nnia. .
Miss Mary Bell Bridges of
; Ktonia is visiting relatives in
. st King Mountain.
Be suiv to' read that whole
one ad of G. H. McDaniel's
, ecials for tomorrow and Satur
day. It's all there too 9veryth
i g mentioned in the ad. Just
ake the Herald right with you.
go and buy ' what yon reed.
McDaniei's is the place.
Mrs. Geo. Brooks and childreu
left for their home at Marion.
Georgia, at the first of the week
after spending two weeks with
her perents, Mr. and Mrs. J. .E
McLaughna. here. ;
; Rev. C. K. Bell attended . the
faneial of Rev. J- H. Wanna
maker at Hickory Saturday.
Kev.Mr. Wannamaker w8 pastor
of Holy Trinity Lutheran church
of . Hickory. He was stricnen
with apoplexy and lived only a:
. few days.- :-''.-: i ':;
-Mr. H, G. McFalls of Newton
was in town Friday and renewed
hie fciihertrlnrinn trv. the Herald.
He hid been out to hi' farm
necr. Hooy's store. He, sold his
last years rents at a good figure.
He got a dollar a bushel for corn
and 8'A cents for cotton. Mr Mc
Falis states that our cotton mark
et is a half cent better than the
Newton market." ' .
. Local Wireless Station Llc'nsed. '
The local- wirefess telegraph
station in the building of the
Piedmont Telephone & Telegra-.
ph Company , has receptly been
licensed by Ahe United States
Goverment. The Bureau of Nav
igation of the Department of
Commerce Issued ' the" license
which bears thft number '7is03,
General, Amateur Radfo.Station. '
the official Government call -assigned
to the station is "J O A,"
and Mr. Kenneth Babington is
designated as operator as he
holds Amateor Radio Operator
LicenseNo; 6952: An ihteresfing
euusen the station license is
that which stipulates' that'.' the
president of the - United States,
in time of war or put lie c.'peril
or disaster, fans the right to close
tWUtion,"or may authorize the
usiTcontrol of the station or
apparatus by Any department of
the Government upon just cou
jjenaation to ti? owners; as
fnt Gaaettf, '' " . . .
.. f&tfyskWJr fell.' iVT-fe
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The labor that went Into the-building of the Panama canal Is gjrmbolizod In the Fountain ot Energy, br A.
Stirling Calder. - Thla heroic sculpture stands in the centor laRoon of the three lagoonB of the South Gardens and
faces the mala entrance gates. The waters were first released on opening day, February 20. coincldently with the
opening of the portals of the exhibit palaces and by the same means: the electric spark transmitted across the con
tinent when President Woodrow Wilson opened the great exposition at San Francisoo by wireless. :
BESSEMER
Bessemer City, Route 1, March
17. Carolina school ' will close
Saturday, the 20th,!witb a picnic.
The term has been taught most
suecesslully by Miss Violet Al
exander, t,f Huntersville. V ,i
The little Infant child of Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Rayfipld died
Saturday and was buried at Con
cord church Sunday' afternoon.
Mrs, M. F. Pasoor and daugh
ter, Mrs. S. E. Beam, spent Wed
nesday with Mrs. G us Stroup.
; Mrs. Lee Hager, who under
went an operation at a hospital
in Charlotte a few weeks ago,
has- returned home.. Her many
friends are glad to learn that she
is Improving.
The little child of Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Spencer,- who - has been
verV ick 'witfi '.pneumonia. Is
some better at th writing. '
Mbs Violet 'Alexander" spent
Saturday at the home of Mr. T.
S.'LEbyster, 'visiting her sister.
Miss Lelia, the latter being one
of Jtbe' teachers of Sunnyside
aqhool". , ' ' . - ' '
Mr. Ervin Beam is erecting a
nice dwelling on bis farm and
be ready to move into it shortly.
Mr. Hart Spencer was in Gast-
onia on business Monday. - :
-. Miss Helen Pasour spent Wed
nesday with Miss Blanch. Beam.
; Mrs, W. F,1 Pasour was , in
Cherrvville shopping Tuesday.
Card Of Thanks
i- In behalf of my brother', Frank,
and myself I wish to express my
aopreciatlon'of the kindness and
sympathy shown hs and our fath
er during his recent illness here.
."-EC. Caldwell
GROVER-
The Grover Hiiih "School 7 had
a Recita' and Boi Supper- last j
Saturday nignfc, 'i - ,
Erj. Wil'eford Entertain'.
. Miss-is Irma and E-stolle Will-,
ford entertained charmingly on
'ast Saturday evening with pro-li-essivo
rook. The guests were
I't-clV'; Ikvf"'- ?rii- i sly by the
hostfs assisted by Mrs. "U.K.
VVille'ord of Greenville, S. C.
a id conducted to the cloak rcoin
bv Misses Aileen Ormand and
Louise O'Farre! mi Mrs. B. R.
Wi'ioivird. -; '' :r.
The ball,' parlor and living
rjoms were mast -artistically
decorad for the occasion with
CBrnations, potted plants -and
lowly trailing smilax, the coif r
scheme of pink and green being
most aKiictivoly carried out.
.' on . n. arrival, of all the
gnest-s partners were; selected
and! wviili aiiich merriment the
playing 'i"g vi yun Irma, Es
telle and Eloise Wi He ford pass
ed from table to table lending aid
and advice to each player, there-
bv adding much pleasure to the
evening. V v.- ..
At the, close of the game de
i'.'Idus refreshments were servt d
wiioh t'0 isisted of oyster cock
tail, -ollo ved by a salad course
with coffee, then a course of
sweets, all of whicn was suggest
ive of the color scheme.
The invited gussts were Mrs.
K. C. Provepce, Misses Martha
Simonton, 'Malrie Moss,1 Jettie
Plonk, Esde Kester, Cirlyle
Ware, Sue Cannon, Daisy Car
penter, Gertrude Wai e, Miss
Lucy ' bell Jenkins of Charlotte
and Mrs. B. K. . Willeford of
Greenville 8. C., Dr.. O. G. Falls
Messrs Will Maune.rOtto Hord,
Caspar Smith, Luther Harmon,
Grady King, - James McGill Er
nest Neil, George Modena, Joe
Thompson, Mr. Wird of Green -ville
and MrV'B. R. Willeford. '
E. W. Barnes, one of the drug
clerks at the Maiinejr DrUgsto.e,
spent, the week-end at Vinedale
FarmnearwTaroro, in . Edge--combe
Coudty, where be, attend
ed the funeral of his cousin, Mr.
Chs, y.'Cobb. .
HAULING IT IN
: Sometliiu happened at Pio"k
& Floyd's barn about a mile
from town Sunday niht about
eleven oclock. Shortly after
wards something else haupened
up town aod a little latter there
was another happening across
the mountain about seven miles
a, ay.. It was about like this:
George Aiams, a colored tenant
on the farm of Plonk&B'ioyd,
saw a light at the barn. He
went out for to see; and what be
saw was another daikey en
gagad iu loading his dashless
buggy with grain. He hurried
up town and reported his find
ing. ' ' '
Mr. Plonk bestirred himself
until he had bestirred Deputy
B. F. Lindsay. The two mount
ed and fled away to tbe place
where tbe Sabbath had been
severely cracked and the eight
Commandment shattered to
pittces. The offender had gone
his way. The chase was resnm
ed and a close scent kept upon
the track; In the time it takes to
to tell it .the steeds had
broght their riders to the habhat
of on- Ezell : Worthy, a dusky
sire. It's useless to rehearse tl.e
remainder of the program for
Ezell hadn't yet unloaded the
grain nor removed bis overcoat
but swore he : hadn't "been no
where" and that thd ifrain was
made on his own farm. But bis
worthiness soon coughed up the
trtith and at this writing, Mon
day, his negroship is snugl
couched in the city lockup wait
ing to seo what "de white fdlks
g wine to do'wid" the unworthj,
Worthy. : :
: ,n attempt was made Sunday
night to burglarize theMauney
Drig store.', An effort was made
to gaii entrance by the back
door. This failing the man went
on toiVof the buihling . and was
working at the skylight when
diseovared by Dr.- Hood.,.Tner
Cf the Kings KoonUin Progressive
Association.
J. M. Patterson has been
e'ected secretary of the Kings
Mountnin Piogressiye Asswia
on. This action was taken b
lie executive coum.ittee last
veek.
Mr. Patterson is one of Kings
'lountain's most industrious and
itei prising business men. H It
member of the Patterson Gro
c ry Company and is Secretary
and Treasurer of the Kings
Mountain Cotton Oil Company.
He is fiiihiliiii with the- neei'a
and riM-oliit''S of oui c-omruunitv
ind is h lo)-t Ijt a plesisant and
e;ii!irnt I'tirrss n an. Tl.e Iiei-
ald julrs il.r lovi-iaof progress
in congrstulat'-tig thr association
jpor their koiI (o-tuno in secur
ing N-r Psttt rron's m rvicns in
t'ie ci Hi il.v of nci'Ptnry.
iVi -i i-'l cxiKct to sre the
ar-sociation contlnns to grow and
lis UM-iuiiii ss lio:ideii. Its per-
ii-A-!l (.nld n- t be im.rocd
mon. The fiov cr of its member
(hip are in charge of its tnachin
pry.
Tlie association has a splendid
record behind it- and unlimited
possibilities- ulitud. Let every
body join the sfscciution and
th 'ii let nil the members join
the officers in leading the orau
i i.ition to its goal.
Dallas Items.
Dallas, March 17, The mem
bers of tl'p Independent. Book
Club were delightfully entertain
ed last Friday evpnin by Misses
Mav and Helen Durham at the
hospitable horr o ther s'atei
Mrs. Fred- Robinson. Progress
ive Rook was played and' M ss
Sarah Hoffman recieved the prize
a dainty little handkerchief foi
making the highest sooie during
tae evening.
A salnd course ws served at
the close of the games, and was
i.cli e o, c. l, till. 'J he decoi
itior s eoi sisted of big puiplt
violet, and the fragrant bios
itcs were given as favors to
lacn guest, carrying out the
lea cf "vio'ets, Tiolets, violets
very where. "
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Lewis
ntertaitod a nnmbeof the tea
cfiers of the graded school at a
very delichtful supper Tuesday
evoniu r- The teachers present
were Misses Bertha Herman,
Marion Miller, Myrtle Swindell
and Mabel Bulwinkle
Miss Bessie Blakeney, aVnem
ber'of'the IlighSchool faculty.
left today for her . home near
Pineville on account of ilm ser
ious illness of her father, who is
suffering from a stroke of para
lysis.,.
The friends of Mr- and .Mrs.
Clemmer and family are glad to
have them move here from Bes-
remer. They moved today and
expect to remain permanently
in Dallas. .
The fr'ends of Mr, John C,
Pnett are clad to know that he
is improving from a spe'l of
sickness he has had since he
returned from Raleigh.
Miss Nellie Craig was chos
en to represent the Dallas school
in the spelling match to be neld
here Friday. At that time a con-'
tosti-nt wiill be chosen to repre
sent this township in the conn
-Good
Miss Winnie Vera Mauney ot
the Kins Mountiiiu Graded
School and Mr.Bryce Hambright
ot Grover Ilifih School will rep
restnt Io. 4. Township in the
Reading and Declamation con
test at the Cleveland County
Commencement which will be
hsld in Shelby April 3.
The preliminary contests were
held in the era (led school audi
torium here Inst Friday niulit. It
vras a spirited contest hi each
department. Each piece had
been well selected and thorough
ly prepared and the contestants,
although coming from the sev
en'h grade anl below, werecoin
poscd and showed splendid skill.
The judges were ' as follows;
f r Reading, Prof. Byerly, Miss
Pearl Harrellson and Miss Surah
Miller; for Declaration, Prof.
Byerly, Miss Peirl Harrellson
and Miss Margaret Ccstner. Prof
Byerly Is Superintendant of
Besemer City graded school and
the other in '.in hers of the respect
ive committees are of his faculty.
The contestants wore as fol
lows; READING
1. "A Scono From The Secret
'Jarden." Miss-.Louise CornwelV
Kings Mountain Graded School.
2. "The Maiden Martyr" Miss
Eva Shcppard, Grover High-
school.
; 3. "Female Education," . Msy
Aucilie Falls, Elbethel school.
4, "Naughty Zell." Miss1
'Jwenie Rollins, Grover High
school.
5. "Marguerite," Miss Jannita
Mauney, Kings Mountain Graded
school.
G. "Pollv's Surprise Party,"
Miss Winnie Vera Mauney,.
Kings Mountain Graded School.
(This was the winning number
in ttie rending contest.)
7. "Buyine- a fellow". Miss
Lela Westmoreland, Grover
Hijih school,
' 8. "The Lie," Miss Pearl Ful
ton, Kings Mountain' Graded '
School,
DECLAIMING
1. "Give Me Liberty or Give'
Me Death," Mr. Bryce Ham
bright Grover High school, (This
was the winning declamation),
2. "The Constitution, The Safe '
guard of The People," Mr. Ellis -Turner.
Grover High school.
8. -"We are One," Harvey
Keeter. Grover High school '
In the abeer.ee of Supt, R. A.
Yoder of the Kings Mountain "
Graded School, Miss N. Meldon
na Livingstone, principal of tbe '
Grover High school and Presi
dent of the Cleveland County
Teachers Association, presided
over the meeting. Tiie Grover
school evinced great interest in
the contests. Besides entering -
si;, contestants the whole faculty
and a number of pupils . were iu -
attendance.
Mrs. Green Dead
(Cleveland Star)
On March 7th Mrs. J. H. Green'
passed into the great beyond.
This good woman was a native
of Cleveland county, and always
lived it this county. She wu a
devout Christian, and a member
of Trinity Baptist church, wneif
her body was laid to rest Mrs.
Green was the tnothr of only';
one daughter who Is now Mrr -
(Continued y baclf page.)
Held here last Friday night-program.
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