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Vol 12
Kings Mountain, N. C, Thursday, April 15. 1015.
G. G. PAGE, Editor and Owner
PRINCIPLE FIRST
1. A YEAR in ADVANCE
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Charlotte's chief Booster "given Kings Mountain people a big les.
- son in city building. Takes people Conditions must be
good before the town v. ill attract settlers - Good
Water, Sewerage and Schools essential
"The main thing is Co-oppra- that to.is.'I'taUe pleasure in pre
tion", said Mr, C. O. Kucstnr -in smiting Mr. Knester."
his speech to the Proroniva
Association here last Tuursday
night. "Go right' on working",
is the only way to make King
Mountain the town It should be
declared the speake'-,
The joint meeting of the Pro
gressive Association and the
Law and Order League held in
the Opera house here last Thurs
day night a duidjl suceev
and marked an Epoch In both
Organizations. Many declared
that the town hadn't had such a
meeting before. .-...
The presence of Mr. C. O.
Kuester of Charlotta and It. B,
Babbington of Gastonia and
iheir very pratical addresses ad
ded stimulus to the whole move
meat for progress and civic
righteousness. ,
It was no place for the chron
ic grouch and habitual kicker. If
any man went into thatjiieetincr
with any trace of skepticism, in
his character we feel sure that
he was made ashamed of bin
. self and left the- house a convert
to commercial and civic- prog
ress. NcTuian with a thimble- full
of brains or a trace of gray mat
ter in his cranium could attend
s ach a meeting and thoa public
ly oppose organized effort for
t.ie social Jand commercial devcl
o.iement of the community.
The meeting was called to or
der at eight o'clock by ; M. E.
Htrndon, President of tiio Pro
gressive Association. and cashier
of the Peoples Loan and Trust
Company, who presentel Editor
G. G. Pago of the Herald and
c tiled upon him to introduce the
speaker.
. Mr. Page said in part,
' 'Ladies and. gentlemen; The
Kings Monntain Frogrefsive
Association lias made goad. It
has qualified as an organization
wh ch is filling a need, a long fell
ueed in the commercial life of the
town of Kings mountain and ; vi :
cinity. It is uo- longer j,n experi
ment but an established necess
ity. It has come through-its ini
tial year with honors, and now
stands out as the commercial
dynamo of this section. ..-
"Cut Wi have now come to
the point where we need a teach
er We .'. need a past.iuaster in
city building to come to us and
tell us how its done. Such per
: ton ia with us this evening and
will give us the benefit of what
he has learned during his very
successful career in helping to
build the clty-of Charlotte. '
Mr. C. 0. :Kuester, founder
and first president of tin Great
er Charlo.te Club and oresident
of the kuester-Lowe Company of
Charlotte, 1s the man chosen by
; this association to give us a les
son to. city building. ' : ,
Mr. Kuester is ; a competent
advisenlHe has been a traveling
aalej' sinca hp was ' fiftsen.
He s rcc jra in Kings Mount
ain lyjjen there '' was only oue
brick-store bare and be was a
Knea pants boyr..-Hv Jias ; - the
tl.c's t3-;t ivcrtei about hint
In part Mr, Kucster said
Ladies and gent'emen:
"I appreciate ail the nice
things Mr. Page his said about
me. I feel as though I knew the
people of Kings Mountain, and I
do know a "good many of them.
Youhave.been good to me, and
if I can return any ..favor what
ever it will le a pleasure or? mi
part to do it.
. "I am .not a public speaker,
but I trust tnnO can say some
thing in '..the course of twenty
minutes that will amount to
something. :
"First-In order to have a
town you'Jnust first have what?
people, fNow remember a town
don't triakt) the .ixsapla, the peo
pie malte-the town,
"Young men, you havo won
derf ul opportunities to do some
thing for Kings Mountain; to be
progressive. Tiie . Hi st, ciucstion
people ask about a place is about
conditions. There is the question
of water and light and sewerage,
and of course- that concerns' the
health. I think you have water,
light and sewerr gs here in
Kins Mountain. If yon have
not all, vou are preparing to
have- them soon I am sure.
"The second (futstion asked
is Bow about the-school- facili
ties? It shows you are tip to date
when a town has theee tilings.
And then finally 11 good coimnui:
ity is wanted. It takes people to
make a town, no other people
but the people here cm make
Kings Mountain..
' "Now if you fellows hear of
anything that will benefit Kings
Mountain, goafter it. You are
not going to find many 'people
who will come to tins town and:
sink their money,, unless you aie
willing to put yours with it.
. "Be a dreamer, imagine some
tiling Dream what Kings Mount
ain will be twenty years from
now. Now, you-may not be here
then, some of you, but it is your
duty as a citizen of Kings
Mountain to do ali yon can. for
the town. ;
"Fellows, there is just as
great a future for Kings Mom:
ain as any other town in this
part of th country, provided the
oeoile ttet togetiier, an do
things. ,
"You have a splendid organ
ization here I understand, with
forty members, but the town of
Sings Mountain ought Jo have
3ne hundred. Now everybodjy
duos not believe in this organiza
tion work, because they -do not
know about it. Everyone has to
do his part, and, therefore,' fel
lows get it into your mind that
your home towp is the best town.
It is a good business to co oper
ate and "be among the people of
your town. You don't hare to
get into politics. It is bad busi
ness for the business man To go
into politics. You never win Out.
You need co operation work. .
"Now you have soma kickers
and f-omfi knockers maybe. Send
for these lellows to com to the
meetings. Send for them to come,
and then give them something
to do. Every man who is a kicker
or a knocker, just put him to
work, and you- have iut. him in
Hie right way for good business.
Yon have to learn to love peo
ple by associating withthem In
this woi k.
'Remembei there
is no man
i this world who has brains
cornered. So you may be able to
get an idea from a man who has
n't a dollar in the world, but he
may be a good, honest, straight
forward, hard-working fellow.
"And then if a tnaa' tries a
little, if he only does it half way,
pat mm on tlie back, and next
time you will get a better job.
Kindness will wifo every time:
"Now, what you want to do fn
Kings Mountain is to grow. I go
to picture shows for one reason.
I think 1 see something alive, I
want to bee thing? move
"G E O-W G means Go.
R Right, be sure
you ar Hght. Be
su re of your ground',
and do not send out
. statements that you
cannot back up. Be
sure and state facts.
A I way a bo sure yru
are right.
O On go right
n; get ritrht on the
job and stay right
Ihore.
.....
w work go
' right en working.
" You need works,
and finally you need
o operation, . the
greatest word in the
English language.
There is no one man
wlo can build Kings
Mountain, no two
or three me.
"Now, in order to make your
town attractive it must be clean.
You ought to clean up the
streets. You ought to have new
playgrounds." Plant flowers' on
your streets, and makj things
loot a-btractive. Then ser, aside -a
day to whitew'ash your fences,
paint them; clean up and fix up,
and yon wili have an attractive
town, and the people- will be at
tracted to it. . . '
- "Now newspaper you- have
the man right here. Yb have
him to send put tli news. Give
me a good newspaper mat in a
town, with just five men and five
women, and I will show you pro
gress; five-men men acd&ve wo
men, and a newspaper; they
will get to work, e
"Fellows, you" have got the
newspaper, and a man behind it,
who will be oniy too glad to
send tbas out over the' country,
to people, "and doubtless they
will be benefitted by ifc A, great
many people do not know that
Kings Mountain is on tlie map.
- "Now, I thank, you tor your
attention, and hope you,' have
(Continued on ffce back, page J
E.I.PEHfO
COMMITS SUICIDE
Soothera agent al Pacolet. S C. lakes
his life - SU hiirscM
Mr. and Mis, D. M. IS.ii.t r hnd'
a message Saturday Unit Mr. 1'.
M. Penny of I'acolel, S. f. v:h,i
mai'vied Mrs. Baker's fir was
dead, Tliey bPH:ii iinim.' lirtU l.v
preparations lor going to Pacoln
on 41 and bnforo le i vinrj ."r
they learned that it v. .is a eve
of suicide. Mr. ami urn. I'iiUt
accordingly vent and found
tilings as they had heaNl. Mr.
Baker returnea Sunday but Mrs.
Baker remained and will come
back the latter part of this week
The following account of l.lic
tragedy is given in the Spartan
burg Herald of Saturday.
E. M. Pern.v, for 11 year a
gent for the Southern Railway
I at Pacolet, shot and almost
stanlly lciiled hiinselt last night
about 7:30 o'clock in the station
building at Pacolet.
About ten minutes after train
No. 41 had left Hie yards, Mr.
Penny went into a siall room iu
the depot and, seating himself
on a box, tool- a pistol and shot
himself three times. Two bullets
entered his head, tlie third pierc
ed his breast just above the
heart. Neighbors, hearing the
shots, rushed to the station and
found Mr, Penny still alive,
though unconscious. He died
within eight minutes, without
making a statement. Worry over
financial troubles is said to hav
brought about a melancholy
state of mind which 'ed to the
deed. An inquest wiil be held lv
Coinor Turner this moriiing.
Mr. Penny was extremely well
known throughout this sectic.n.
tie wasonginaily lrom Abbeville
but for 20 years was agent for
the Southern Railway at Jones
villa. He stood well personally
and had a wide -cirale of friends
to whom the deed of self-de
struction was a great shock. He
was about 52 years of age.
HcGinnis Smith
A beautfitil home weilding"-of
unusual interest was celebrated
last Sunday evening at 7:30 at
the home of Mrs. Mary J. Smith
when Mr, Henry W. McGinnis
led her danj,ht.'.r, Miss Cora, to
hymen's altar and Rev. C. K,
Bell pronounced the ceremony
which made them one flesh
There were quite a number of
relatives and friends of the con
tracting couple present and Mrs.
A. Hunter Patterson played the
the wedding, march. ;
The groom is a member of the
firm of McGinnis Brothers hard
ware dealers and tinners of Kings
Mountain and - is easily one of
the towns most highly respected
businessmen.
j The,bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Mary J. Smith of the east
era. part of townand is very
popular. '
Mr. and Mrs.: McGinnis have
s.t up housekeeping on Fulton-I
street.
Mrs. J'. J. Wheeler left for her
home at Oxford Saturday after
spending two weeks her with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. J.
Abbott. : :-
Mrs. K. L, Provence
Gtiirlotte visitor Saturday,
Mrs. G. G. Page spent Sbtur
day and Sunday in Gastonia with
h'-r parents, Mr. and Mrs.D. H,
McMillan.
IN NEARBY SECTIONS
i Items of inierert about fco?!: io near -
by com:nuuit:es
( Vorkviilf Ivui'LT r
Mr. T. I'. W'iiit . i.s ill
at h.-r h.i'iH! on Voi-lc ilic :' .
I.
Miss I-;ii:'.iliclli Kisih'.y of Vo, !:
i i!!. is visiting fi i Is i:i i. i:i
Mr. .1. !.. v;.::s ., , ,.
lotto is ihith,;; r. lii:S cs in
Xcy: viil.',
Misa Annie btevuiis of Yor':
ville, was a visitor in Lancustoi
this week
Mis. .1. Hurvi-y Withersiioon
of Gafniey, visit.1 rM:i i ves in
Yoi'!:vi! i" this week.
Miss Kinily Wright of Cl-nvr.
vi.sited relatives and friends ii
Yovkville t':i.- wi ok.
Ur. N. M. McDill of Hickory
Grove, is spending a few days
in Washington wo lmsiness.
Miss Mnrgnrot Neil of Clover,
is visiting Misses Fannie Price
and Clara Alexander at Uethune,
S. C. ,
Miss Maude Good has returned
to her homo in Hickory Grove
after a yi-it to her sister in Gaff
ney. Miss Stella Cain who has been
teachi'ig at Conway, S. C. has
returned to her homo in Siia
ron.
Mrs. W. I. Barber of Chester,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Montgomery, in
Yorkvillo.
Mrs, R. H. MeKimion aiud
children of Roland, X. C, art'
visiting the family of Rev, J.
M,'..McLain in Clover.
Mr. M. 0. Willis, Jr., of At
lanta. Ga., visited lus parents,
Mr, and Mrs. M. C. Willis, in
Yoikville, this week.
Prof W. It. Koon of Bethany
attended a meeting of the state
board of education in Columbia,
this week.
Mrs, Sallie Griffith has return
ed to her home in Charlotte, af
ter a visit to her sister, Mrs. W.
W. Lewis, in Yorkvillo.
Mcsdames J. J, Hunter and N.
C. McCorke of Yorkville attend
ed the funeral of Robeit Craig
in Gastonia, Wednesday.
Miss Sallie Smarr who. has
been teaching school at Walter
boro, S. (X, has returned to her
home near Hickory Grove.
Mrs. J as. A. Page and children
have retarned to their home in
Clover, after a visit to relatives
and friends ia Kings Mourtain.
Mr. Andral . Whitosides of Lin
wood College, N. C, visited the
family of his father, Mr. Jert D.
Whitesides, on Siiaron No. 1,
this week.
From Gastonia
The Gazette Friday,
Mr. Edwin Costner, who
been visiting his parent,
and Mrs. A. F. Costlier,-
Mr,
left
Wednesday for Golds'ooro, where
he hasaccepted a position with
a drug firm.
Prof H. A. Quarry
Belmont high sc hool
left Wednesday
Chapel Hill total
final contest for
cup.
Eugenia, the
ter of Sheriff and
Davis, bad the n
and th
debsj
mojiii
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AT ELBETHEL
QUARTERLY MEETING
1 Meets Saturday and Sunday . Dinner '
I on the grounds Satuiduy
i i Second Quartiy Confer-ic:!.-!-
wlil bo . Iu'ld at K.bctli'.'!
j Mumlay, Rev W. I). Aber'
jnciliy wi:l b present and preaci
i it i I. veil o'rluok. lilllU)i' rill bn
j-: vi-1 on ii!-1 v'ioiii. Is and thi
: 'i .: i,., vt; .- i '! .vji .,( hold
.'i. i: v. .:r 'oie. v.-:ii'
j ,'i ! Ii ! . -i v tv..:i ,'iinida-1
l-lverix.-dy is iu v it.
K:s. Fannie Davis. r
Lincointon, April ( Sptcial
Mrs. Kannie Davis died .itt'
Tiicxli'.y t hoinis rf her diingh
t'i', Mrs. L'lture, in I,aslivi)U',
Ten n., where she v.'
visiting
Siie w,is before her marriage,
Miss Fannie Henderson, daugh
ter of Mr. 0. ('. Hond-.'isou. She'
was raised in Lincointon.
Sim is surv ved by two daugh
ters. Mrs. Latum of Nashville,
Tenn., and Mrs. H. H. Randal of
this city. Tin body arrived on
the'C & N-W Railway yesterday
tnd the funeral services were
held this afternoon.
while pitying Tuesday after-'
uoon and broke both bones of
her right arm at tho. wrist Tna
injury was painful but not ser
ious. Dr. R. M. Reid was called'
and set the fracture and the pa
tient returned to her classjs in
school the following day.
Mr. A, F, Watts and MissEth
i l Moore were united in marriage'
Tuesday night at eight o'clock
bv Rev. .). J. Beec'i, paitor of
the East Gastonia Baptist
Church, at h.s residence on East
Airline ovenue. Mr. Watts form
erly lived in Stanley but now
holds a position with the firm of
D. H. Campbell & Co. at the
Flint Mill. The bride Is the
daughter of Mr. and Airs. A. E.
Moore, Who live on Ozark'
street.
Dr. W, H. Hoffman, who haa
been spending tho winter as
usual at Miami, Florida, arrived
in the city Tuesday to spend
wliile before going North for tho
summer. Dr. HolTinan is one of
Gastonii's pioifler citizens, and
his 'many friends are glad to f.ec
nim in excellent health andsplr.
its. .'.':,;
Mrs. D. M. Jones arrivel in
the city Tuesday from Lake Sar-
anac N. Y., where she and Mr.-
Jones have been spending the
pastsaveral months, and will
spend ft few weeks with her par'
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ai M. Smyre',
Mr. Jones, whoso health is very
greatly improved, will remain in '
the Adirondacks urttil Fall.
On Easter Sundaj Rev. G." P.
Abernath-y, pastor of Dallas and ,
High Shoals Baptist churches
nfiif.intefl n.t. tiu-ep wftdinty. At
o'clock Sunday Mornlnc
nounced tha ceren
Mr. Ed Propst at
Thornburg lp
home oLJ
Wo
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