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YOU 33 NO. 12
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1935
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State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—State News—
NEGRO ARRESTED AS AT
TACKER OF SMALL GIRL
IN EAST N. C. !
SM1THFIELD, March 20. Sheriff
W. F. Barber this afternoon placed
Preston Robertson, a negro, in jail
here on charges of criminal assault
on a seven year old girl, Sallie Matl
Brown of ner Selma, late yesterday.
Robertson was arrested at Wen
dell this morning by Deputy Sheriff
Guy Massey of Wake County and
Sheriff brought him here. „
RECONSIDER CUT
- IN AUAO PLATES
Raleigh, March 20.—The senate
today reconsidered the oral vote by
which it yesterday passed on second
reading a bill to reduce automobile
license tag costs from 55 to 40 cents
per hundredweight as the passage
was not taken on a roll call and car
ried the bil over until tomorrow to
be considered on second reading a
xain. As the bill levies a tax, the
constitution requires its passage or
roll calls.
STATE RAILWAY
PLANS SHAPING
1 RALEIGH, March 20.—Governor
Ehiinghaus said today plans for op
eration of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad by the state-con
trolled corporation owning it have
been practically completed and that
word from Washington approving
the plan and finally making funds
available for port improvements at
Mcrehead City is expected soon.
> "I am pleased with the way
things are going and expect word
from Washington in a short time
that the contract has been complet
ed and money made available for
the port terminals,” the governor
said.
LUMBERTON, March 20—Three
of a band of five negro bandits were
lodged in jail here today—two of
them wounded — and officers sought
the others after the gang became
nervous and began shooting among
themselves last night as they held
up the R. H. Knight filling station
near Red Springs, shooting William
Beaton, its operator in the arm.
'BIG RALEIGH STORE OF
EFIRD GOES UP IN A
$100,000 BLAZE
RALEIGH, March 20. —Damage
caused by a fire which razeff one
of Raleigh’s largest department stor
es and for a time threatened an
entire block in the business section
was estimated today well in excess
-of $100,000.
« The blaze levelled Efird's depart
ment store but firemen, after a
long fight, prevented the spectacular
blaze from spreading to adjacent
structures. A fireman, Kenneth El
len, and Mrs. Paul James, a custo
mer in the store, were injured.
MRS. O’BERRY PLANS
DURHAM ERA QUIZ
: Raleigh, March 20.—Mrs. Thomas
O’Berry, state relief administrator,
today laid plans for an investigation
c? charges of maladministration of
relief in Durham. The charges were
made by the Unemployed Union Lea
•gue of Durham.
RALEIGH, March 20.—The house
this afternoon dug into the import
ant franchise tax sections of the bi
ennial revenue bill for 1935-37 after
adopting new levies on chain stores
and chain filling stations and the
srnate passed on second reading
the Fenner anti-rabies measure.
An eilort by Representative
' Kluttz of Catawbt to have a tax
■of one-fourth of a cent per package
' of 20 cigarettes Imposed on all the
smokes manufactured in North Car
olina was rejected by the house this
morning, as it worked on the money
raising bill in committee of the
whole. Klutz said his amendment
would get $7,000,000 yearly and op
ponents said it would drive the mak
■ers from the state
Y
—National News—
PRINCIPLE OF GOOD NEIGH
j BOR FAVORED BY THE
PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20—Com
menting on the European situation
arising from Germon plans to rearm,
I 'resident today emphasized wha<
he termed the American principle of
the good neighbor and expressed
hope that this principle would be
1 extended to Europe as a basis for
I peaceful solution of difficulties
there. This comment was given
newspaper men, crowded about his
desk, who asked the position of the
United States.
NEW' YORK, Mar. 20.—Rioters ra
ged through Harlem, the nation's lai
gest negro settlement, last ight
and early today, bringing injuries to
at least 100, besides smashing store
windows and looting them of their
contents.
Seven hundred policemen drawn
from all parts of Manhattan, which
included Harlem, and from Brook
lyn -and the Bronx, broke up mob
gatherings but could not prevent
guerillo outbreaks. About 100 pris
oners were booked at one station.
Police officials charged agitators
with inciting the negroes and whites
of the area to violence by telling^
them employes of a store had killed
a 16 year old negro boy who |was
caught pilfering a pocket knife.
REPORT HOWE
MUCH WORSE
Washington, March 20.—The con
dition of Louis M. Howe, secretary
to President Roosevelt, was reported
“extremely critical” at 11 a. m. to
day. • . .
A White House bulletin said:
“The condition of Secretary Howe
is extremely critical. His strength
is steadily failing”
O. K 60 MILLIONS
FOR SEED LOANS
WASHINGTON, March 20.—The
senate today approved a conference
report on Ihe $112,000,000 deficiency
appropriation bill carrying $60,00o,
000 for seed and crop loans. Only
house approval was needed to send
the bill to the White House.
SOVIET TO PREPARE
MOSCOW, March 20—The Red
army will be “Increased ten times,”
if necessary for the defense of the
country in the face of what was
termed Germany’s preparation for
war, the newspaper Pravda said to
day.
WASHINGTON, March 20.—Clar
ence Darrow told senate investiga
tors today that NRA was “taking
business away from the little fellow
and giving it to the big ones." '
The veteran attorney, appearing
before the senate finance committee
testified in a quiet conversational
voice that the recovery administra
tion was increasing the advantage of
big business.
“Big business has all the advan •
tage,' he said, "and NRA only has
increased that advantage.” .
Harrow’s shaky voise rose for
I the first time when he warned that
“there will be nothing but masters
and slaves before we get much fur
ther along." Near him in the hear
ing room crowded to overflowing
sat Donald R. Richberg, recovery
co-ordinator.
Talking of the con -entration of
wealth, Darrow said there was "no
question but that the little man has
suffered since the inauguration of
NRA."
Senators and spectators listened
intently to the 77 year old lawyer's
views based on his experience as
chairman of the NRA review board
WASHINGTON, March 20—The
$2,000,000,000 bonus bill moved near
! er a vote today as the house hotly
debated methods of payment.
In the discussion leading toward
a roll call Saturday or early next
week, Patman, D., Texas, contended
! he saw signs that his bill to pay'
| the veterans with new currency had
i enough strength to override a veto.
R. L. Pinkleton of Grover Dies
Robert L. Pinkleton, age 6:i, died
it his home in Grover Sunday after
noon, after an illness of less than
i one week. He was stricken w ith
[ pneumonia on Monday night, March
11. Heart complications made his
condition so serious that two phy
sicians and graduate nurses were
in constant attendance. Double pneu
'nonia, which was developed on Sat
urda.v, proved fatal at 12:30 Sunday.
Although a native of Greensboro,
the deceased had lived in Grover
and had been track foreman for the
Southern Railway here for 33 years.
He had been an employee of the Son
them Railway for 37 /ears. He was
a member of the B. M. W. E.
Mr. Pinkleton wras of a quiet na
ture, one in whom everyone who
knew him had confidence. He was a
Christian, a friend to all, an unusual
ly devoted father and husband. The
church of his choice not being in
Grover he did not unite with efher
denomination here but attended the
Baptist church regularly and was a
member of the Men's Bible class.
Members of the family w'ho sur
vive are his widow, who before mar
riage was Miss Hokie Wesson; two
daughters. Mrs. Tenth Ferree of
Grover and Mr. J. 0. Towell of York
S. C.; two sons, Jack and James
Pinkleton of Grover; four grandchil
dren, Jackie, Bob and Jane Pinkle
ton, Margaret Jeanne Ferree, z and
Bobby Dan Towell; one full sister
Mrs. W. J. Wyrick of Greensbooro
and a half-sister, Miss Emma Carter
of Greensboro.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the Grover Baptist church
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. The Rev
Rush Padgett, pastor, who was in
charge of the services, and Dr. J. T.
Dendy, pastor of the Grover Presby
terian church, told of the deceased
as a Christian in word as ha talked
to iliem concerning his religious ex
perience, and in life as he quietly
j /ved, lor ' hrist.
The Rev. W. E Furcron, pastor
of tho I^rst Baptist church of Cam
den, S. and the Rev. Hoyle Hove,
pastor of the West End church in
High Point, both former pastors of
the Grover Baptist church, spoke of
the deceased as a friend. The Rev\
J. E. Rawlinson, pastor of the First
Baptist church of York, S. read
;he scripture lessiou and spoke
words of comfort. The Misses Elena
Randall and Vera Bel I sang a duet.
A throng attended tin; funeral serv
ices, scores of people being out of
town friends. The North Charlotte
Division stopped work at 2 ’clock
and 30 track foremen attended in a
body. J. A. Rust of Greenville, S. Ci,
and also track Supervisor attended.
The active pall bearers were: \V
S. Hicks. Tyree Keeter, A. F. Collins
David Harry, W. C. Beam, and Jesse
Westmoreland.
Honorary pallbearers were: G. L
Lingle of Charlotte and local chair
man of the B. M. W. E„ C. F. H*» (
ry, S. A. Crisp, A. C. Baumgardner,
H L. Beam, W. L. Fortune, H. L
Baumgardner of Blacksburg, D. J.
Keeter. T. S. Keeter, Jesse Lowery,
and D. A. Moss.
Those having charge of the im
mense floral tribute were:Mesdames
Rube Rollins, A. C. Baumgardner, B.
F. Bird, L. C. Hamrick, H. L. Beam
T. S. Keeter, D. A. Moss, B P. Ham
bright, Boyce Turner of Charlotte.
W. C. Beam, Thomas White of Spar
tanburg; John Nicholls of Spartan
burg, W. S. Hicks, Quince Hope,
J B Royster and Miss Mildred Moss.
Interment was in the Grover cerne
tery.
r
TO ORGANIZE JUNIOR
WOMAN’S CLUB
j A meeting will be called at the
"home of Mrs. F. E. Finger Friday
'afternoon-for the purpose of organic
ing a Junior Woman's Club.
Mrs. Gordon Johnstone, of Gas
tonia, District Chairman of the Fed
eration of Women's Clubs and also
members of Gastonia Junior Club
will be present and assist in the or
ganization of the club.
Mrs. Paul Neisler, Mrs. George
Lattimore and Mrs. Ed Smith went
to Bessemer City Friday night to
'act as judges in a Children’s Beauty
Contest, sponsored by the Woman's
club of that place.
METCALF CHILD
DIES
Mr. and Mrs Metcalf have the synt
pathy of their many friends in the
death of their baby son, Vernon Cal
vin Metcalf, age two years, G mon
ths, Sunday March 10,at 11 o'clock.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home by Dr. Cooper, pastor
of *he Lutheran church of Shelby in
the absence of Rev. C. K. Derrick,
of St. Matthew's Lutheran church of
which the family attends.
Surviving are following sisters
and brothers and grandparents: Ful
la Mae, age 5 years; Johnnie, age
10 years: Mildred, age 8 years; Mr.
and Mrs. Dettmar and Mr. Metcalf,
grandparents also survive.
400 POUNDS MEAT
STOLEN
« About 4<H) pounds of nival, includ
ing hams, shoulders, sides, etc. were
stolen from me meat house of Mr.
John \V. Jones, who li\ is on t he
Lake Montonia road. The meat was
stolen sometime Saturday night.
LOCAL GIRL TO AP
PEAR IN CONTEST
Miss Pauline Goforth who was se
lected to represent Kings Mountain
High School in the Reading contest
for the Cleveland County School Mas
ters Medal made a favorable impres
sion in the preliminary elimination
contest held in Shelby last Satur
day morning and was one of the six
chosen from among twelve contest
ants to appear in the contest finals
next Friday night. Miss Goforth has
much national reading ability and is
a great favorite in her home-town.
Her many friends are awaiting with
interest the outcome of the contest
Friday night.
Representatives from the follow
ing schools were chosen to take part
in the contest Friday night: Shelby,
Kings Mountain, Beth-Ware. • Num
ber Three, Waco and Belwood.
Judges for the contest will be
from each of the schools represent
ed.
Friday, Saturday And Monday
To Be Dollar Days In
Kings Mountain
The merchants of Kings Mountain
lave decided to put on a real sav
ngs event, in the form of Dollar
Days, Friday, Saturday and Monday.
They have looked forward to this
ipecial attraction -with a feast of
largains in all kinds of merchandise.
They have planned special stunts
for each of these three days, and
you are invited to be here and enjoy
he fun.
One of the merchants told us, “Tell
/our readers if they are looking for
bargains, to come to Kings Mountain
have them. '
FREE GIFTS I
The merchants co-operating in this
event /«re going to give a number of
useful items. These gifts are going
o be thrown from the top of Eagle
5c and loc store on Railroad avenue
This event takes place Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Be here and get
your share of these free useful'
gifts.
FREE MOVIES >
Through the courtesy of Mr. Dav
id Cash, manager, manager, a eom
pleFe movie program will be shown
at the Imperial Theatre. Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock. The cost of
i admission will be some small groc
ery or vegetable item. These items
will be turned over to Mrs. Hamrick
to be given to the needy families in
Kings Mountain. Come and bring
your family to this free show.
FREE CHICKENS
10 chickens will be turned loose
! from the top of Eagle 5c and 10c
I Store Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
i
j They are yours free for the catching
| If you do not want to get in the)
! scramble for the chickens, come any
; way and stand on the sidelines, and
j watch the others have fun.
250 Scout Leaders To
Convention Here
j BUSY DAY IN
RECORDER S COURT
HERE YESTERDAY
The following cases were disposed
i of in Recorders court here yester
day:
Lawrence Cobb and J. A. Sellers
were fined 15.00 and coost for viola
ting the prohibition laws.
H. Harmon was charged with oper
ating a car under the influence of
liquor, the warrant was changed to
wreckless driving with the consent
of the arresting officer and was fined
$25.00 and cost.
Rufus Oates and Fay Tessiniat
both were found guilty of gambling
| and sentenced to 30 days to be sus
pended upon payment of $5.00 and
cost. The fine and cost was paid.
A. C. Arnold was continued for
jury trial.
The case against Oscar Clark was
charge with violation of the prohihi
cion laws was continued.
Jessie Smith, colored, charged
with assault with a deadly weapon,
and with intent to kill was bound
over to Superior Court. Helen Walk
er, colored, was also bound ove’- on
a similar charge. Roth were placed
in jail being unable to raise the nec
essary bond of $300.
TIE IN HOEY DECLA
MATION CONTEST
Hank Wilson of Kings Mountain
and N. C. Blanton of Shelby, tied
i with four points in the final contest
'held in Shelby last Friday night tor.
tlie Clyde R. Hoey Declamation*
Medal. After a second tie was an
nounced on the individual vote of
judges from all school represented,
.announcement was made that throu
gh the co-operation of the Cleveland
County School Masters Club another
medal would be procured to match
that given by Mr. Hoey.
Mr. Wilson, a son of the late Rich
am C. Wilson, is an honor student
member of the Senior class of Kings
Mountain High School and a mem
ber of the basketball and football
teams of the school. His subject was
“The Farmer Home."
Mr. Blanton had for his subject
“Tlje Outlook for Peace. - He is an
honor student of the Junior class of
Shelby High School.
BANQUET AT BOIL
ING SPRINGS
COLLEGE
Three hundred and fifty guests
were entertained at a banquet at
Boiling Springs Junior College .Tnes
day night, this being the largest ga
thering' of its kind in the history of
the college,
The guests included ne pastors of
the 1*8 churches of the Kings Moun
tain and Sandy Bun Associations,
! many laymen of these churches and
1 their wives. Judge E. Yates Webb,
I of Shelby, was toastmaster and Hon
[ tyde K. Hoev, principal speaker of
the evening.
Short impromptu speeches were
made by others and splendid music
furnished by the College Glee Club.
The promoters of the affair were
A. J. Jolley, College Bursar, G. V.
Hawkins, of Shelby, D. F. Hord of
Kings Mountain and others.
The purpose of the meeting was
to stimulate a greater interest a
j along the laymen of the two associa
tions in the cause of Christian Edu
cation and to bring before their
j minds the important part Boiling
Springs Junior College is" playing in
the advancement of education a
mong the youth of the immediate
community and of the two associa
tions.
Among Kings Mountain people
who attended were Rev. and Mrs A.
G. Sargeant; Mr. and Mrs. 1-add
Hamrick; Mr. and Mrs. 1). F. Hord;
Mr and Mrs. J. R. Roberts; Mr and
Mrs. Harold Crawford; Mr and Mrs.
Baxter Wright; Mr. and Mrs. Joe
jl.ee Woodward; Chas. Falls, Rufus
McGill, DeWitt Ware, Gilbert Hord.
jMiss Annie Roberts and others.
ft
WILL HEAR NATIONAL
SPEAKER
*250 Seoul Leaders from the vari
ous communities of the Piedmont
Council area which includes the
counties of Gaston. Cleveland. Lin
coln. Rutherford, Polk. Iredell, Alex
ander. Catawba, Caldwell, Burke and
McDowell, will gather at the High
School building here on Tuesday
night. March 26, at 5 o’clock, to dis
cuss the work of the Boy Scouts of
America and to hear an address by
O H. Benson. National Director of
| Rural Scouting.
The meeting will be in the nature
of a convention, opening in the audi
torium ot the High School building
at 5 o'clock with greetings from
Judge Bismark Capps of Gastonia,
president of the Piedmont Council
and a statement of the purpose cj
the convention by K. E. Sherrill of
i latwell, chairma of program under
whose direction the meeting is being
held, From 5:15 to ”.:15 o’clock,
group meetings yill be held in which
the work of the vaiious departments
of the Council will be presented by
the varioous departments of the
Council and roundtable discussion
will follow. These grttop meetings
will include Troop Committeemen,
Scoutmasters, Committees on Fi
nance, Court oof Honor, Troop Or
ganization, Publicity, Sea Scouting,
Church Relations, School Relations,
Interracial activities, Rural Scout
ing Commissioners, Civic Service,
Administration, Health and Safety,
Camping. Reading, Leadership train
and the Ten Year Program.
At 6: :J0 o’clock a banquet will be
served by the ladies of Kings Maun
ain itt the cafeteria of the school
I building. Reports will be received
from the various gdoups and an ad
dress will be delivered by O. II.
Reason, National Director of Rural
Scouting. Mr. Henson is a speaker
of national reputation and one of
the most versatile men on the naa
tional staff of the Boy Scouts of
! America.
The part which Scouts of the
Piedmont Council will take both in
the Silver Jubilee program at Chapel
Hill in April and in the National
Jamboree in Washington in August
will be discussed.
All Scoouters of the Piedmont
Council have been invited to attend
the convention but are required *o
make reservation through the Head
quarters of the Piedmont Council,
Boy Scouts of America located at
Gastonia.
HERNDON
INFANT DIES
Friends of Mayor and Mrs. J. E.
Herndon sympathize with them over
the loss of their infant sou, wlioj
died Wednesday, one week after
birth. Interment was made today
(Thursday) in Mountain Rest ceme
ery.
THROUGH CAPITOL
KEYHOLES
( By Bess Hinton Silver)
SMART—A lot of folks think pro
ponents' of the Hill liquor bill play
ed a smart hand when they sent the
measure to the Senate finance com
mittee tor reconsideration. It is
pointed out that the State revenue
and appropriations bils are about
two million dollars out of balance
and legislative pay has ended. Some
observers believe the liquor bill,
which would permit twelve or more
counties to vote for State-operated li
quor stores, will repose in the mon
ey committee until the anticipated
100-day deadlock on the revenue bill
occurs. Then the Hill bill could ^
trotted out to balance the bud
the next two years. Alreadj
is an amendment which wgg,
quor taxes and profits in
State instead of cannar
! relief purposes as set
bill. ***■❖♦♦♦
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