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VOL. 33 NO. 15
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1935
$1.50 A YKAR IN ADVANCE
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—State News—
—National News—
RALEIGH, April 10.—The State
Supreme Court today decided 27
cases, upholding a death sentence
imposed in Cleveland county ui
Lewis Sentell and arresting judg
ment in the case of Harry Baxter,
sentenced to die in Chatham county.
Sentell’s appeal was dismissed as
it had not been perfected.. He was
convicted of the murder of Mrs. Wil
liam Drake. The court acted after if
failed to “discover any error on the
face of the record.” Under state law
he will be electrocuted April 26 un
less he receives clemency.
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CHARLOTTE, April 10.—Five for
mer prison officials today were or
dered held for trial on charges grow
ing out of the whipping and maim
ing of negro convicts at state chain
gang camps in this county.
Henry Little, prison camp super
intendent, and three of his guards—
R. C. Rape, J. W. Eudy and T. M.
Gordon—were placed under $1,000
bonds for their appearance in super
ior court May 11 to answer charges
of assail*, with intent to kill Robert
Barnes and Woodrow Wilson Shrop
shire, 19 year old negroes who lost
their feet after being chained stand
ing on a concrete floor in an un
heated "solitary” cell during the
dead of winter.
Doctor Under Bond.
Also held under $1,000 bond lm
the same case was Dr. C. S. McLau
ghlin, for 30 years county physician
and prison camp attendant.
In addition, Little and the three
guards were placed under $200
bonds for trial in county recorder's
court on charges of simple assault
on Ed Biggers and Oscar Cunning
ham, prisoners who said they were
taken from their cells in the dead
of night and beaten by the four.
CHARLOTTE, April 10.—John A
Lark, publisher of The Raleigh
Times, plans to have it out with
Mecklenburg county’s traffic law
enforcement service.
Holding his arrest fo'r speeding un
necessary and discriminatory, Mr.
Park wrote Chief Vic Fesperman he
would appear in co'urt here Friday to
fight the case.
Officer Oscar Dunn, who gave Mr.
Park a ticket last week said it was
just a routine case so far as he was
concerned.
MAN WHO MADE GOOD COMES
BACK TO PEN TO SERVE
SENTENCE
RALEIGH, April 9—Jesse C. Wal
ker, who "made good" in Gulfport,
Miss., as "Frank Manning” said to
day he came back to prison to volun
tarily face 26 more years as a con
vict in the hope "that man will for
give me as God has done."
Walker is now a white-haired man
of 52 years. He escaped from the
prison 16 years ago after serving 1
years of a 30 year sentence imposed
on him in Pender county for the kill
ing of a sheriff of Brunswick county.
RALEIGH, April 10.—The revenue
hill will finally be passed by the,
senate in just about the same form
as it came from the senate finance
eommitee, it was agreed in legisla
tive circles here today, despite the
fact that the senate is expected to
consume all of this week before fi
nally passing the bill.
This means that the bill as final
ly passed will contain:
The 3 per cent safes tax with all
exemptions removed and extended
to include charges made by hotels,
cafes, restaurants and boarding
houses.
The diversion of between $630,
000 and $790,000 more from the
highway to the general fund, in ad
dition to the $1,000,000 diversion ap
proved by the house.
The increased tax on foreign and
^ domestic corporations, which will
amount to $1.75 on each $1,000 of
capital, surplus and undivided pro
fits.
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TWO BEHEADED
BY THE NAZIS
BERLIN, April 10.—The same me
dieval battle-axe which fell oil the
necks of two noblewomen spies six
weeks ago lopped the heads today
from two men accused of a “crime
committed in political hatred.”
Sally Eppstein, a 28 year old Jew,
and Hans Ziegler, 34 year old Aryan,
went to the execution block in
Ploetzensee prison’s courtyard' for
the slaying of Horst Wessel, the
martyred bard of Nazisim.
WEYMOUTH, Mass., April 10. —
One man was killed and more than a
dozen were injured, four seriously,
in an explosion and fire which
wrecked a four-story business block
in Washington Square, Weymouth
Landing, and shattered windows In
38 establishments within a half mile
radius. Deputy State Fire Marshall
John Reardon estimated damage at
$500,000.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 10.
—The city where Adolph S. Ochs,
the publisher began his career was
draped in mourning as old friends
and associates gathered for his fun
eral here today.
WASHINGTON, April 10—Presi
dent Roosevelt said today that if
the cotton processing tax was re
moved some means must be found
for providing funds in its place.
In response to inquiry at his press
conference, the President said he
had heard no suggestions as to
where the funds would be found if
the processing tax was eliminted.
He added the money could not
come from the $4,000,000,000 appro
print ion just enacted because this
money was for relief. '
The work relief bill contained an
amendment by Senatar George tD.,
Ga.) providing that benefit paw
ments to farmers could be made out
of the fund.
DIZZY ABSOLVED
CHICAGO, April 10.—Dizzy Dean,
St. Louis Cardinal pitcher, and Buck
Newsome, pitcher for the St. Lou /
Browns, were absolved today of ac
cepting a “bonus” of $6,000 each
from a St. Louis furniture dealer at
a hearing before baseball commis
sioner Landis. The money was re
ceived as payment pn a contract for
Dean and Newsome to make 33 ra
dio appearances for furniture com
pany.
WASHINGTON, April 10.— Presi
dent Roosevelt said today that the
major part of the $4,000,000,000 work
relief undertaking would be carried
out by existing government agencies
Discussing the big program at his
regular press conference today Mr.
Roosevelt said it was hoped to have
the work-relief drive at its peak of
operation by the middle of Novem
ber.
CAMDEN. S. C„ April 10.—Two es
caped convicts were killed and a
third seriously wounded early to
day by a posse which cornered them
after a three-day hunt.
Capt. H. H. Hester of the state
penitentiary guard said the dead
were Carnell Williams of Sparl''1)
hurg and Willie Jackson of Charles
ton. James Wilson of Spartanburg
was seriousy wounded.
None of the posse members were
hit, Kester said, in the fusillade
that capped the long search.
Only two of the six negro prison
ers who seriously wounded Guard
Gilbert Mahaffey and overpowered
two unarmed guards Sunday in
breaking from the state prison farm
near here continued at liberty, and
Kester predicted they would be re
captured shortly.
McSWAIN GARDENS A
BEAUTIFUL SPOT
The flower gardens of Mr. Luther
R. McSwaln, near the Beth-Ware
school is certainly a beautiful spot
at this time of the year. The 20,000
tulips are now in bloom in a variety
of colors. Mr. McSwain extends a
cordial invitation to all to visit his
gardens.
RETURN FROM WASH
1NGTON IN INTEREST
OF POST OFFICE
Movement Well Underway To Se
cure Government Building.
Attorney J. R. Davis, Mayor J. E.
Herndon and Tom Fulton returned
this morning from a trip to Wash
ington in the interest of securing a
Government Post Office Building for
Rings Mountain.
Mr. Davis reported that they con
ferred with U. S. States Senator Rey
nolds and the Fourth Assistant Post
Master General and was assured by
them that everything was being done
in behalf of a Post Office Building
for Kings Mountain.
SENIOR CLASS PLAY
FRIDAY NIGHT
The Senior Class will present
“The Thirteenth Day”, a three-act'
mystery play by Charles George, un-i
der the direction of Miss Sara HamJ
bright, at Central school, Friday!
night, April 12, at 8 o'clock. \
The following is the cast:
Boyd Jefferson, an unscrupulous
lawyer-—Hank Wilson.
Mrs. Juliet Carlton, a society ma
tron—Evelina Kennedy.
Paula Carleton, her daughtter —
Sara Collins.
Creston Cook, engaged to Paula I
—Vernon Crosby.
Lizzie Benton, Mrs. Carleton’sl
maid—Sara Mae Falls. i
Delia Dunnigan, ex-housekeeper at 1
Mountain View—Dorotry Hord.
Samuel Smart, a stranger—Morton
Elkin.
Vera Smart, his sister — Louise
Brackett.
Rastus Moses Jasper Bullet-—Sam
uel's chauffeur—J. W. Jenkins.
Burton Crosby — The unexpected
guest—J. D. Hullender.
Girl—Louise Bell.
Boy—Bryan Ellison.
The prices of admission will be
20 and 35c..
W. O. W. TO MEET
IN GREENSBORO
Delegates from throughout North
Carolina will assemble at the O.
Henry hotel in Greensboro Wednes
day, April 17, for a two-day state
convention of the Woodmen Circle.
State officers will be chosen, as
well as delegates to the national con
vention of the group in New York
City early in July.
The meeting will be called to or
der at 10 o’clock Wednesday morn
ing with introduction of distinguish
ed visitors, an address of welcome
by Mrs. Myrtle Garrard of Greens
boro, response by Mrs. Gay, and ap
pointment of committees.
Following lunch, there will be a
business sessiion at 1 o'clock. Com
mittees -will report, and Mrs. Done
lan and E. B. Lewii, national direc
tor of the Woodmen of the World,
will speak.
A dinner will be held at 7 o'clock
with Judge Barrington T. Hill as
toastmaster. National and state of
ficers will be honor guests.
The closing session will be ■ held
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Fol
lowing reports of committees, new
officers will be elected and installed.
Mrs. C. P. Goforth will represent
the local Grove at the State meeting
in Greensboro April 17 and 18. Mr.
C. P. Goforth is Head Watchman of
the W. O. W. and will attend the din
ner.
LOCAL MAN HEADS
BANKERS’ ASSOCIA
TION , l
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B. S. Neill, of the First National
Bank of Kings Mountain, was elect
ed chairman of Group nine of the
North Carolina Bankers Association,
tat a meeting of this organization in
Charlotte last Thursday night. J
Mr. Neill was formerly with j he
Independence Trust Co., in Char
lotte.
SUPPER AT PAULINE CLUB
HOUSE SATURDAY NIGHT
There will be a supper at the Pau
line club house Saturday night,
April 13. The public is cordially in
vited. Plates 35c each.
Mr. J. S. Mauney Cele
brates 89th Birthday
SOUTHERN WORK
SHOE TO PRESENT
PROGRAM
On Sunday evening, April 14, a
3:30 at the Lutheran church student:
of the Southern Workshop of Ashe
ville will present a Bible Program.
This will be under the direction ol
Misses Laura and Lillian Plonk. The
public is extended a most cordial
invitation to attend this program.
BILL WILSON WINS
NEISLER MEDAL
f The C. E. Neisler declamation con
test, which is open to all grammar
grade boys, was held last Friday
evening. Bill Wilson, who attends
Central school, won the medal. He,
^ave "The Farmer’s Home
{
. There were twelve speakers in all.
/Each school sent their lour best.
The boys representing central school
were: Bill Wilson, D. F. Hord, jr.,
Clarence Plonk, jr., and J. T. Phae
gin. The representatives from West
scnool were: Eugene Mathis, Ben
Goforth, jr., George Allen and Bar
ney K. isiack. The boys from East
school were: Ladd Hamrick, jr., Aus
tfin Clark, Charlie Ballard and Paul.
Huffstetler. '
The judges for this contest were:
Rev. Mr. Adams, pastor of the Meth
odist church in Bessemer City: Rev.
Mr. Williams, pastor of the Pisgah
church and Miss Kiser, who is a
teacher in the Bessemer City Hig.i
school. Every boy spoke well and
the audience thoroughly enjoyed the
speeches.
Music was furnished by a group
of selected boys and girls from all
three of the schools, under the able
direction of Miss Virginia Parsons.
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ALL’S QUIET ON THE
POLITICAL FRONT
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j Politics is about the quietest thing'
about town at this time. The Herald
checked several points of political
information and could not find out/
anything definite to announce to iti
rtaders.
^ The City Election is to be held
Tuesday, May 7th, which is less than
one month off. A Mayor, five Com
missioners, two members for the
Board of Trustees for the Kings
Mountain Graded Schools are to be
elected. Mr. Charles Dilling has been
appointed Registrar and W. E. Blake
ly and J. B. Thomasson have been
appointed judges for the Election.
One of the informants told the
Herald, “When the candidates' an
nouncements once start, they will
then come thick and fast.”
BANK TO BE
CLOSED FRIDAY
The First National Hank of Kings
Mountain will be closed Friday,
April 12th, in observance of Halifax
Day whidh is a legal holiday in Nor
th Carolina.
BUSINESS MEN’S
CLUB THIS EVENING
The regular meeting of the Busi
ness Men's Club will be held this
evening at 6:30 at the Woman’s club
building. The program will be Sin
charge of Mr. I. B. Goforth and Mr.
C. P. White. Mr. David Clark of
Charlotte, N. C., who is connected
with the Textile Bulletin will be
kthe main speaker of the evening.
EOPLE LIKE THEIR
ANANAS SPLIT HERE
Kings Mountain people surely like
their banana splits according to Mr.
F. R. Summers of Summers Drug
Co. Banana splits were advertised in
the Herald at special prices for last
Friday and Saturday at Summers
Drug Co. So many were sold that
the entire supply of bananas was
exhausted in Kings Mountain. If
you haven’t tried one of these ban
ana splits you have missed a real
treat.
PIONEER SETTLER OF KINGS
MOUNTAIN
^ Mr. S. Mauney, only surviving
pioneer settler of Kings Mountain
and one of tlie best-loved and highly
respected citizens, was honored by a
number of his descendants at a birth
day dinner last Saturday on the oc
casion of his 89th anniversary.
The festivities took place at Cen
tral school cafeteria, the table and
room being decorated with beautiful
snapdragons, stoclss, lilac, iris and
flowering potted plants.
A lovely birthday cake covered
with candles and surrounded by pan
sies was placed in front of the
guests of honor's place. The cake
was presented by the Kings Moun
tain chapter United Daughters of
Confederacy. Rev. J. D. Mauney of
Hickory, son of the honoree. return
ed thanks, after which the guests,
joined in singing “Happy Birthday."
Short talks were made by Rev. C. K
Derrick, Mr. Miles Rudisill of Henry
River and Mr. A. P. Rudisill of Dal
ilas.
j Sixty five people ranging in age,
[from four months to 89 years were
[present including ithej i fii. jiving: J.
is. Mauney, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Maun
ey; Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Mauney;
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wolfe and
children of Charlotte; Misses Julia
Catherine, Martha Lou and Frances
Mauney, the latter of Raleigh; Rev.
J. D. Mauney of Hickory; Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Mauney; Mr. and Mrs. D
C. Mauney; Mr and Mrs. Carl Maun
ey and children; Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Mauney and baby, Betty Jo; Mr. and
Mrs. George Houser and baby, Shir
ley Ann; Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Coop
er and family; Mr. and Mrs. W. K.
Mauney and children.
Besides the children, grandchild
ren and great-grandchildren, the fol
lowing were present: Mrs. M. L.
Rudisill, sister of Mr. Mauney, his
brother, S. S. Mauney and wife and
Mrs. Julia Hall, all of Cherryville,
Mr. Dave Beam and daughters. Miss
es Ruth and Marie Beam, of Shelby;
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Rudisill of Henry
River: Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rudisill
of Crouse; Mr. and Mrs. Gus Mc
Lean of Lincolnton; Mr. and Mrs. A.
P. Rudisill of Dallas; Mrs. W. A.
Mauney, Mrs. Helen Hay; Mrs. Fan
nie Carpenter, Mrs. Callie Carpenter,
Mr. C. S. Crouse, Mr. D. M. Baker,
Rev. and Mrs. C. K Derrick and
Clarence, Jr.
ATTEND DISTRICT
CONFERENCE
A number of Kings Mountain teach
ers and pupils attended the Pied
mont District conference for Adult
and Nursery Schools held at Hickory
High School last Friday. Mrs. E B..
Olive of this place had charge of the
Home-Making Teachers Conference
which figured prominently in the
group conference arranged for the
convention.
Among the speakers on the pro
gram were Gov. Ehringhaus, High
smith. State Supt. Clyde Erwin, and
others.
Among those who attended from
Kings Mountain were Mesdames Em
ina Austelle, C. E. Carpenter, E. B.
Olive, W. E. Ware, Charles Falls,
Pauline Weaver, Misses Beth Rand
all and Ola Collins, all of whom arc
teachers of Adult and Nursery
schools. Mr. and Mrs. Reece Berry
man, Mrs. J. A. Smith, Misses Ve
lonla and Annie Mae Almond, pupils
of Park Yarn Adult school also at
tended.
PAUL LEDFORD
PAINFULLY HURT
Paul Ledford was painfully hurt
Sunday afternoon when he put his
hand into a container full of brine
water. Bub Barrett of Barrett Res
taurant on Piedmont avenue joking
ly said that he would give 25c to
anyone who would put their hand in
the brine water and keep it there
one minute. Several of the boys who
were in the restaurant started to
put their hand in the water, but
Paul beat them to it. The results:
one painfully hurt hand. Mr. Led- 1
ford was in bed all day Monday, and
had not gone back to work Tues
day.
PEP MEETING FOR
JUNIOR LEGION RASE
L!ALL HELD HERE
Post Commander Souther Presides,
With Gastonia Legionaires At
tending
A pep meeting to promote interest
in Junior Legion baseball was held
Viere Tuesday night at the Woman's
|lub building. Post Commander W.
r Souther presided at the meeting
From the enthusiasm shown by the
Citizens present at this meeting
\ Kings Mountain is not only going to
have Junior Legion gaseball, but also
a winning team. All present not on -
ly showed interest in this move
ment but promised their whole
hearted support in every way.
The meeting was opened hy sing
ing “America" followed hy an im
pressive prayer by Mr. Boyce,
C. E. Warlick, post Athletic Officer
explained the s‘t up of Junior Le
gion baseball. .1 E. Garvin, vice com
mander. talked to the boys about
the right kind of sportsmanship. A.
J. Melvin, commander of the Gas
tonia Post, introduced F. A. White
sides, assistant to the State Athletic
Officer who gave an interesting talk
on what Junior Legion baseball
means to the boy, to the town, and
to the Legion Post.
Others from Gastonia that spoky
were Paul Monroe and H. S. Mackie.
The following from Kings Moun
tain pledged their support and asked
the Legion to call on them at any
time they needed their assistance:
Charles Thomasson, W. K. Mauney,
B. S. Peeler, Dr. W. L. Ramseur, By
ron Keeter, Charlie Falls, Haywood
E. Lynch, B. N. Barnes, VV. H. Mc
Ginnis, and Mr. Roland Tate, Com
mander of Grover Post.
PIEDMONT SCOUT
BOARD TO MEET
Shelby, April 10.—The Executive
Board of the Piedmont Council of
the Boy Scouts of America will meet
at the Hotel Charles on Tuesday
night April 16, at 7:15 o’clock, and
representatives from the counties of
Gaston, Cleveland, Lincoln, Ruther
ford, Polk. Iredell, Alexander, Chi
tawba, Caldwell, Burke and Mc
Dowell are expected to be present.
Plans for the participation of Scouts
of the Piedmont area in the Silver
Jubilee celebration at Chapel Hill
during April and in the National
Jamboree in Washington in August,
together with the completion of
plans for the summer training camp
of the Council will be the principal
business of the meeting.
Numerous Scouts and leaders of
the Piedmont Council area are ex
pecting to take part in the Silver
Jubilee celebration which will bring
1,000 or more Scouts of the State
together at Chapel Hill in a gigantic
Camp and pageant on April 25-28 Ef
fort will be made to have Scouts
from each District of the Piedmont
Council to attend the Silver Jubilee
celebration and to take part in the
demonstrations and exercises.
Through
STATE CAPITOL
KEYHOLES
( By Bess Hinton Silver)
TOUCHY—As the length of the
General Assembly grows members
are beginning to display evidence of
developing “nerves.” Arising to
points of personal privilege to
"bawl out' some member or some
newspaper editor, are becoming num
erous as they have a habit of doing
in sessions that run into the payless
period beyond the constitutional 60
days. Finger-pointing and fist-shak
ing will soon be the order of the
days if the boys don't get their
troubles ironed out and go back
home. , ‘
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LITTLE CHANCE—A private poll
of the Legislature reveals that the
batch of bills sent down from Wash
ington by Secretary Ickes designat
ed to put cities and counties in the
business of generating and selling
power have little chance of passage.
Two measures, drawn by the State
Rural Electrification Commission,
are such more modest and have the
backing of the Ehringhaus adminis
tration. However, if they get by it
will be a close squeeze.
(Cont'd on page six)