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Vol.17 No. 34.
OVER THE TOP IN
- VICTORY LOAN
, Kings MounUia is over the
top m Hit Victory Liber'y Lo..n
drive and still Koing. The re
ported' subscription Monday
amounted to $2,150 .vhile oui
quota was only $70,950. Other
-. subscription pre in night which
will put the amount well "P
ward a hundred thousand. We
' are not-giving a list of snbse.rih
crs this week ai w will .likely
I makeacleau up next week.' In
justxe.to Mr. B, A., Smith we
WBnt to say that tlio $:i000 sub
sciptlon credited hist week to
O, A. Smith should have been
H. A. Smith. King Mountain
lia j qualified again as she al
ways does. Uncle 8am and all
. the other uncles and aunts and
all the cousins Jiave learned to
ait up straight and see Kings
Mountain go over the top in
every! good work. We can , have
our. little inside political squab
bles but when it comes 10 ja. com
1 won cause "we are all Romans".
REV. SCHAEFFER
ACCEPTS PASTORATF
Rev. H. 13. Schaef If r has ac
cepted the pastorate of the Lo-
v .1 i - 1 rT.. r:n,.j
.: the , ulpit Sunday morning and
-1 . evenlDg and signified his accept
I ance of the work. He will move
J i Ins family, wife and two child
l i'On, here aod be ready to enter
second Sunday in June. Ho is
. just now engaged in supply work
I nt E'arruttsvillc,- Tenn.; from
which place he vill oino heie.
. Mr, So'jaeffei- is a na'ive f
Newberry, 8. 0. and ws a ftrnd
i berry, S. C A 15. 1U10, p.st
graduate, A. Al V.'lz. uih'.'.ui. e
1 Southern The 1 vi ;al Seminary ,
Columbia, S C .,1915, Ho held a
p istoi hW ill, t.:iiAt'iui ii 1. Ten 11
t, (or three .tear and Mhce that
J time was engaged r ivr utiup
I Hervio until In; u ifuitlv 1
V 1 rliaa t rA .
. Mr, Ki'liMeifi'i' ,i 11 ccin:aia
lively young man and intensely
interested i'n his chosen work.
Hi 1b a pleasDiit genileuim wr,d
is ctucumieu 10 maite iricnns
i. rapidly. Ho -iwmiiW'uh ti a', he
J. Wshns fo fall ii line in every
g'ibd wprk. when he comes to
I town and hel,j to carry ttiP .com
I, mou responsibility of making
v the -world belter.
. The Herald voice the of our
, people of all denominations
, when it xt nds an open' door
and a cordial welcome' 10 R.
Mr. Scbae(tflr and bin family
MnA urhnn ttik' flnn.itnlala lha
Lutheran church la securInK
1 -such a promising young mau as
a pastor,
Mraj.B K. Idanin went to
Charlotte Fi.Iday 'o visit her
son, J. N. Martin and to attend
Synod; j, .
KiiiRS
Mr. S. J. Durham has been j
secured ly Hie ladies to address
the soldiers- nt the A. II. I'. I
church Sal ud.iy May 10 at 1 1 j
o'clock. The soldiers both of I
sixties mid of the recent, war arej
asked lo inret at ihe church tit I
10 o'cl..-i'.lf ami march to the'
cemetery to deoorale the graves.
Everybody who will are asked j
to furnish a basket 'for thel
spread at twelve o'clock. j
IHE CO-OPERATIVE COTTON GIN COMPANY
Tlie Farmers Co ooerative Gin ;
Company was designated here
Saturday afternoon as the ofli
ciil MMPP i. the coinpimv r.rgiin
i7,od last Saturday for thr. pur
pose of building and oppratiiig
a cotton ginnery in k'i'igt Moun
lain. To the list of 72 stockhold
ers were added Saturday alter
noon ten new names making the
ninber to date H2. Secrets r.v
treasurer J. 13. Tliomasson wiir-
sinnoriz'a to ma:fe lormal ap
plication for the -charter lor the
corporation. A number of the
subscribers paid in part of their
subscription in order to put
Mttle working cap'Ul in tin
treasury. One. mat paid his fu;
!00, This was Mi. .1 T. fiord
The total. amount', paid in "w
$415. The names added to the
list are: '.V. C. Ware, J. F. Iter
ry, R. G. Goforlh, l L. Plonk,
P. K. Harmon, W. C, Smith; 0
F. Stowe, iponne Ware, C. S.
I'lonk, .1. Wray Patterson.
II. S MDBLEY
U.l- DLWTMTOi:
Mrs. Margaret Moss, a-iTh ol
Noah A Mois. died at their
home In Kings Mountain last
Wednesday at the ane of sixty
years. The body wan taken to
Antioch church Thursday for
burial Rev. W. R. Beach con
ductinR the funeral.
She-laaves her husband and
the following chil hen: Clarence
Moss, Mrs. Hugh William, Mrs.
Craiit Sheppard, Mrs. Hunter
Huffstetler and Misses Winnie
aod Lizzie Moss. '
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Mountain, North Carolin;', ThuiHlay, Miiy
EPITOME OF IHE HISTORY OF
The first meeting in Kings Mountain in the interest of Red
Cross work was held .July HUT in tile Presbyterian cliureh,
- fiess than twenty people were present. Itwas decid'od that each
person secure ten memberships. At the next meeting, .Inly ,
one humin d and eighty six names wer; turned in. So it was
derided to mike official .ipplic ition to Atlanta for authority to
form the Kings Mountain lied Cross Ch.ipter. On July 1:1 the
chapter was Oiganiz'd under Mm supervision of Mr. Willis J.
Milnor, Jr., assoeiale dir.'ct-v r the Southern Division, who
wa-'s pi r-Fcnt at th? mn-ting. The jurisdiction of the chapter
w;s to extend over Xo -j t-.wnsh''p,rn?ve'.anl ontwy. The total
nieinbei'sliips from July to l).c"in'H'i was 2t7: for tie; year
1SU., r,r,S, less 2J'.l lapses after July; and lor the year I'.ll'.l t'7
ilieniheis.
The execnliye officers have been as follows:
Cliainnan-Rev, G. t. Kerr, 1 01 7 111. '
Vie.e-Chainnan-Mrs. M. L Plonk, 1017 1m.
-C Fi. N'eisler, 1018-10.
Secretary-Miss Honnio K Mauney, 1017 10,
Treasurer P. D. Herndon, 1017 H.
Mrs. .M. Ii. Plonk, 101- 10.
The chairmen of the principal committees have been as fol
lows: Supervisor of Woman's wot k Mrs. A. H. Patterson.
1017-10. Mrs : G. K. Iiovell, 1(110
Director of khUMne Mrs. M. L. Plonk, 10H 10.
Chairman 2id. Red Cross War Fund C K. Neisler.
" Home Service Mrs. C. K.. Neisler.
Fnince-C. F. Neislor, 19171.
-Wiley H McGinnis, 101.',).
" Piiblieitv, Membership and Conservation
Miss Honnio Fi. Maunoy, 191 H '.).
" Nursing-Mrs, W. S. Dilling.
All chairmen of committees and supervisor of women's work
were appointed by the executive committee. The committee
-held legiilar monthly meetings and others when necessary.
Reports from the different enmmittens and all bills were np-piovt-d
bv the exeru'ive committee. Besides the regular com
m'.tlepM proposed by Division Headquarters, Special commit
tees were created for old clothes drives, and for aid in local
inflnenzi spidpinie. Tlie'egmmitteps for the relief in inllnenza
epidemic included the nursing committee..-. Mrs, W. S. Dillinc.
chairman; food committee, Mrs, C, F. Neisler, rliainnan, and
. transpo'il.tnn committee, Mrs. W. S. Hilling, chairman.
Most of the soliciting in the old clothes, war funds and
membership drives was by the houC-to house canvass plan.
The local paper ajid the school clllren aided the publicity
ehairman in the conservation (tntfiign Th" chapter main
tained a work room where all Rilwfical drssinirs pnd some
garments were nic.de. Most of the sewing and all knitting was
done in the home 1. The work diiinigthe inliiier epidemic
wis weii orgsntzod. Some fifteen volunteers, making two
trirs a d iv, went into the stricken homes with fond and to
lender other service.". 1 wo colored womc-n were employed to
go to the homes v here Ihev were needed.
The ntiioiint rned f"r tin- Jnd. R. d t ross War Fund was
f.;;llll til. of which P.) was letained bv the clnoter. Ovr
1 100 pounds of clothing "vo 'nt 'or i;. l-ian relief as a re
suit of the drive 111 O.dob ! I01n. "i.i sv'itei-s and hi 5 socks
foi the soldiers; also l'I sweaters, sio'-kings and 12 socks
for the. refugees, were -shipped to 1. slilii'iarters in Atlanta,
.during two years existence
TIip fr.Uowing other articles ha"" ''""i m-d -: (Mft surgical
diessin'r; 7'W nosoitil snpolies: '.M hospii i.l garments; TiO iff
iijjee t n mi -nts. A'. Ohnstm. s aboui "1) pn reels were inspect
ed and sent to soldif is oveisea . 1 he Homo Service commit
tee lr.i cidi'd shout 2") cases.
OliXERAfi RKMMIKS:
During 101H the chapter hvl one branch with 1 members
bnt this b iinch was rliscontiiiucd 111 l.ll.l. There was one IjC
gri auxiliary with 'id members In 1017 and instructor was
inploved to give ti.e course ic Ki'.rgieal diTssm-.'... About ;:0
ladies coinjiluted the conire.
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The Kings Mountain bovs were
in the dehtittng finals at Chapel
bill last wee k and acquitted
themselves like men. This is the
first time the local debating
team has won the triangular con
test and gone to the uuiver-siry
for the finals. Let this be nn
inspiration to wiu the Loving
cup next time.
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I Mwses Ruth Daniel ami Ther
esa Pitn.an, nf Charlotte, rt ' ert
ly visited M'ss H andle Wtlsor.
An elaborate program is being
prenared for Mothers Day at
the A. it. p. church Sabbath,
Rev. G L. Kerr returnjd from
Charlotte Monday whore he
had attended Synod.
S!.,iO
20110 BE 8IG DAY
An enthusiastic meeting of the
Chairmen of llie several commit
to 's ill charge ol tin; prepara
tion for. the celebration of the
Home Coming of Cleveland
('ou.ity'n soldiers- was 'held in
the Cuurt Mouse in Shelby
Thursday night. It was evident
from the suii it manifested lluvu
ghout the meeting that the 2KU
ilay i f .May tins year will wit-
j ne.ss the greatest celebration
Jevor held in Cleveland. Alieady
several sectioim of the county
I ha-'e pledged hearty support and
: ca-operaticn. Tin-re-, will he a
record breaking crowd to do
honor to the heroes of t.vo wais.
To handle, to feed, to entertian,
and to honor thr so heroes, the
following general program has
j been arranged. Of course ot'.ier
I leatures will be added as the
' preparations progress,
j PARADE. 10 A- M. (fast time)
C. R, Doggelt, Chief Marshal
F.very automobile in Cleveland
county is expected to be nv the
parade. The soldiers will be abk
ed to march around the Square
las they assemble for dinner. A
I military band will lead the pa
rade. The Chief. Marshal wiH
announce the names of his as
sistants later, -
DDUKSS 1 1 ::!0
Messrs C. A. Wooil and C. R.
Hoey, Chairmen.
Tlie very best speaker ''availa
ble 'will address the public, on
the Square.
DINXFiR 1 P. M.
Mrs. W. 11. Rlantoti, C'lainnan.
The Daughters of the Confed
eracy wit assistance of the Red
Cto-'s Woikeis will prepi--e and
serve to the , 'onl'ederute vet"i
ans and to the soldieis and sail
or in 'uniform the very best -din
ner Cleveland county can f.fiord
am' there will be an a imi.i.n
supply of refreshments lo .fallow
the diniier. Lettei' h ive lieen
written lo all the 'iiairmeii of
Red Cross A uxi'r. .tics asking
for help in soticilii g baskets,
So far several repli -s have b'en
received in every Die of ih;eh
a hearty promise ol , 0 o -er.it.ion
was given. All 1 idi. s of. t.i 10
county are urged to ei ' in touch
with llu ir Auxil'ai icsa'iil pU'dge
basnets for the - velei-ans and
soldiers and sailors. The Coin
nufe will be glad to furnish any
information about the baskets
that may be desired.
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O Max Gardner of .Shelby and
j .Uayor McGinnis of Kings Moun
I tun, C haifnien,
I A concert by the band, an
lautomobi.G drive and many other
j entertainments are , being ar
ranged fo- by the cominitiee. A
iconpteto program will appear
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ak::;xgrments
R. A. h'udasil, chairman.
. No : c.roobile will be allowed
arouiKi , i o Sio nre from 10 a. m.
until aiter 1 p. m. The Home
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A Year In .Advance
HERE NEXT THURSDAY BY I. H. G.
j The International Harvester
; 'onipuny is planning a demon
stration in Kings Mountain next
1 Thursday, May l.'. i'lowing and
i field, lectures will begin at 0 a.
1 111. and continue until 1 :;) p. in.
j Demonstrations in feed grinding
and lectures 2 to (i p. in. At
night a moving picture machine
will show eleven 1000 foot reels
dealing with modern farming;
with modern machinery.
All the indoor exercises' will
be held at tlie school auditorium
including the moving pictures.
Tlij- demonstration outfit consist
of nine truck loads of niachinerv
and ten people. The farm ma
chinery that will be on display
and demonstration will be; a
triu tor, harrow, disc, plow, and
pulverizer, manure spreader,
cultivator, feed grinder, Mea
dows mill, corn shelter, cream
separator, cotton seed drill,
Western Filectric power plant,
engine, 30 electric charts.
The plowing demonstrations
will be on a lot belonging to Mr.
W. A. Mauney. known .as the
liriggs place near the school
building and another lot belong
ing to G. G. Page near his res.
idence.
This is an occasion that should
anpeai'-to every farmnr. It gives
all an opportunity to see modorn
farm machinery in actual use on
our own kind of land and is like
ly to wipe out any skepticism
anjbody might have about the
practicability of modern machin
ery. It's free, all of it, and we
would like for every farmer in
tliis sei.tion to lay down work
nn' that day and.-come-to town
and see the whole program
through, This demonstration is
being put 011 at the instigation
of Riser it Mauney, local agents
for the Intei national Harvester
Company. It will not be a sale
either. There is to be no sales
tgent 011 the grounds for the
purpose of canvassing farmers
loi orders, Tnis is strictly a day
uf demonstration,- Come and see
it ard stay for the pictures at
11 i lj lit-
Guards will be asked to serve as
special olficers during this time
to maintain order during the ad
dress. The stores will be asked
1) close lor the same period of
time, .
DECORATIONS
J. D. Lmeberger, chairman.
Every store and place of busi
ness will be asked to put up dec
orations in honor of this occas
ion. It is hoped that every resi
dence will display flags on this
occasion. '
FINANCE
Capt. J. F. Roberts, chairman.
Of course puch a program
calls for money and the people
of Shelby will respond heartily
when Capt. Roberts and his com
nnuee calls ior subscriptions.
William Lineberger,
' Chmn. of Publicity.
P. S The list of ladies appear
ing in the Herald last week, as
obligating to furnish a basket
were only a committee to secure
baskets. The Editor.