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TRADE WITH YOUR HOME MERCHANTS Kings Mountain Heral ILIAD THE U*> IN THIS i’APER <»+++4>*+4 VOL. NO. 17 KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1925 $1.50 A YriAR IN ADVANClfl State And National News Condensed In Brief Form —National News— ■WASHINGTON, April 24. The ar my swung today into a drive to dou bue its actual fighting strength. As the t'ir3t move in the pro gram — which congress has authori zed in a bill appropriating $20,000, U00 for the purpose—the war de partment announced that the enlist ment of 21,Too men from IS to 33 years iwlll begin July 1. The announcement came as the nation’s legislators. told hi a house leader that war clouds are “hanging over Europe," gave atten tion to two bills to spend $570„009, 00 on other parts of the country's fighting machine — the navy and air bases. Washington, April 24. The cotton processing tax appeared headed to day for a Supreme Court test as the congressional controversy over the levy showed increasing signs of developing into a sectional issue "between the New England textile bloc and southern agricultural rep resentatives, Massachusetts Republicans as sailed yesterday on the floor of the house by Representative Warren. D., N. C„ for their attack on the levy were expected to seek recognition today to make their replies. War ren said the fight was a drive a gainst the agricultural administra tion. WASHINGTON, April 24—Presi dent Roosevelt today assigned a vast scope of work rellfe projects to more than 60 existing government n geneies and organized three new government units in addition. He named Rexford G. Tugwell, un dersecretary of agriculture to head one of the three new agencies — an organization for rural re-settlement. He set up also a new unit for grade crossing eliminations under the bureau f roads and the depart ment of agriculture and created a third division to take charge of rur al electrification. NEW YOFK, April 24.—National advertisers paid $163,000,000 for newspaper space and $349,055,000 for all mediums in 1934, the bureau of advertising reported today to the American Newspaper Publishers A3 sociation. The estimates indicate distinct gains over 1933 advertising expen ditures more than recovering the losses of that year to place 1934 slightly ahead of 1932. jPH I LI A DELPHI A. April 24. Wil liam W, Atterbury today retired as president of the Pennsylvania Rail road Company and was succeeded by Martin W. Clement, vice-president. MRS. E- J. WHITESIDES PASSES AWAY Mvs. E. J. Whitesides passed away at t.er home on Kins; street last Fri day, following an illness of two weeks. funeral services were conducted by Hev. W. M. Boyce, pastor Boyce Memorial A. R. P. church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment made in the cemetery at Bethany, church in South Carolina. Tne pall-bearers were the follow ing grandsons of the deceased: Fred Gault, Milstead, Gr.; Eugene Poplin, Gastonia, X. C.; Coley Whitesides. Lexington, S. C.; William White sides, Clover; Elmer and Paul Whitesides, Filbert, X’. C. The flower-bearers were the grand daughters. Mrs, Whitesides was a daughter of the ;ate Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Thomas si: , member of prominent family of York county. S. C. She was a sistei of the late Butler Thomasson who lived in Kings Mountain for a num ber of years. Site was in earlier years a mem ber of Beersheba Presbyterian chur eh, York county, but later connected with the J'resbyterian church of York after moving thers. Siuee com ing to Kings Mountain to reside sev eral years ago she has been a faith ful member of the Presbyterian (C’ont'd on page eight) —State News RALEIGH, April 23.—Governar E!i ringhaus said today he ami other state officials "are studying” the draft of a contract submitted by the federal PWA to be signed by officials and directors of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad to guaran | tee repayment of a loan of close to I $400,000 for port development at rMoehead city. RALEIGH, April 23.—Three prison trustees, Including Bill Sawyer who was serving a 2a to 30 year :■ -ntence for murder in Durham county, es caped from the state convict farm at Cary late yesterday yhile working without guards. Central prisoon officials said Saw yer and donas Cockrell, sent to pri3 ; on from Nash county, got away • .me ! working in a field and Jimmy Brin i son, sent in from Onslow county, [ walked off from his chores at the ! farm here, _____ RALEIGH. April 24, —Conferees on the biennial revenue bill today I appeared to be making progress to J wards getting the house and senate j lax-raising measures together and i members of the committee expressed hope they could make a report to morrow. LUMBERTON, April 24.—Myron Winship of Buffalo. N. Y., who was shot Sunday night at the home of an j Indian woman at Pembroke, remain ! ed in a serious condition at a hospi tal here today as officers sought de tails of the affair. SALISBURY. April 33—Walter, 1 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Carter who lived near China Grove, was instantly killed yesterday aft-1 ernoon when he ban in front of an automobile about four miles north of China Grove. The fatal accident was deemed to have been unavoida ble, and Irvin White of High Poiut, driver of the car, was released. aH rSFI Rwft ozcm a,-T tp I WHAT WOULD YOU DO? After Recorder's Court yesterday. Deputy Sheriff Charlie Sheppard, said, “Judge Weathers, wait just a miuute, I want your advice on a matter". Deputy Sheppard retired from the room and returned with two of the shabbiest dressed and dirtiest little boys of about 13 years of age. “Now, tell the judge what you told me”, he said to the boys. The smallest one of the two started to talk but could not because tears started flowing down his dirty face and he began to cry. His first audi ble words were, ‘‘He treats me like a dog.” Who?, he was asked. “M.v lather," he replied. What does he do to you?, he was asked further. "He beats me all the time with a big stick.” With a new stream of tears com ingh c said. “All my daddy docs is lay around and drink.” Some one asked, “What about your mother?" “My mother is dead ", was the answer. Charlie Sheppard said. ‘‘Judge this is what the boys have told me and I have reason to believe they are u bout right. Now, 1 want to know what to do. The boys have told nm that they have found a farmer up near Grover that has offered them a home if they will help him on the farm.". After discussing it with several in the court room and the solicitor, it was decided to send the boys to the man on the farm, and if the father of the boys try to mistreat them a gain, to swear out warrant for him. , EASTER BUSINESS AT HIGH PEAK MER CHANTS SAY Threatening Weather Keeps Number Inside With Their New Bonnets Easter was observed Sunday In ail churches ot the city with ser mons on the immortal life, contntas, pageants, carols and special servi !u all churches of the city a beau tiful variety of Spring flowers had 'in arranged especially for com memoration of the day of the Res l.rec ; n and a conspicuous lit urease in the number who attends -vas noted at all places of worslil Ottuough rainy weather came tea ing in on Easter day merchants Kings Mountain reported much tivity Saturday as folks rushed and finished up their week stopping. General sales, particularly clothe^ nd Easter knick-knacks went soar ing far above average, several mer chants reported. The usual Saturday rush plus a considerable holiday trade left, merchants happy and kept clerks everywhere in a rush all Sat urday. . POPPY SALE MAY 25TH Saturday, May 2i>tli, will bo Poppy Day in Kings Mountain. On that day tlie women of Otis Green Unit of he American Legion Auxiliary will distribute little red poppies on the streets to be worn in honor of the World War dead. The observance here will bo part of the annual na iion-wide observance of Poppy Day, during which millions of Americans will pay tribute to the memory of the war dead by wearing memorial poppies. Poppy Day activities here will be directed by a committee from the Auxiliary headed by Mrs. J. E. Gar vin, chairman. Other members of the committee are Mrs. Pride Ratterree, Mrs. Paul Mauney, Mrs. A. L. Moore. A large corps of volunteer workers will be organized to carry out the distribution of the flowers. The poppies which will be worn here have been ordered from the Oteen Hospital, near Asheville. N. C.. where they have been made by disabled World War veterans. The poppy making has provided employ ment for needy veterans through the wiuter and spring months, enab ling them to help support themsel ves and families. Public response on Poppy Day will determine how soon and how extensively this work can be re-opened. In exchange for the poppies, trie Auxiliary women will ask each per son to make a contribution for the welfare of the war's living victims, the disabled veterans, the widows and the fatherless children of vet erans. This money will be used eii-j tirely in the welfare of the Legiouj and Auxiliary, the bulk of it in this work of the local Post and Unit. I RECORDER’S COURT HELD HERE Bud Smyre was found guilty of public drunkenness and fined $1.00 and cost. Jack Helms was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly. C. D. Hardin was found not guilty ot being drunk and disorderly. Jake Runyan, charged with viola tion of prohibition law bound over on this charge. Fred Mai Tee charged with opera ting a car in a reckless manner. Case was continued. Neal Hall possessing liquor was found guilty and was sentenced to two months on the roads: judgment suspended upon payment of $10.0f> fine and cost. J. S. P. Carpenter charged with violating the Motor Vehicle Laws was found guilty, and judgment was continued. An appeal was taken to higher court. 75 LEGION N AIRES |GREET LUMMAiNiiER I HEAR RKit,r I SPEECH | PAUSES HERE ON TOUR OF I NORTH CAROLINA. ; Beigi ano Says ••No Compromise” On ! Bonos S.anJ In Tals to Kings | Mountain Veterans. L . > I to or more members of the Amer | ic-an Legion. Auxiliary anil citizens , Sunday morning met National Com inaijaei' Frank u. Belgrano of the American Legion anil heard him I make a brief talk at the Woman's Club. Building. i —"u'he national commander, accom panied by Mrs, Belgrano, State Com ! intruder Hubert E. Olive, and State i Adjutant Jim Caldwell, arrived in Kings Mountain at lb:3b o'clock. I 'iite National Commander was vvel eomed by \V. W. Souther, Post Com mander, and Mayor J. E. Herndon. Commander Souther presented Na ip.nat Commander Belgrano with a plat of the Kings Mountain Battle ground. Mr. Paul Mauney presented - /.lrs. Belgrano with a beautiful bed spread made by the Margrace Mill. in a brief talk, Belgrano stated that the legion is proposing to make no compromise on the bonus fight; that the organization takes the posi tion that the money is due ex-service men; they tire asking for whit is justly theirs and that no compromise \ it in order. In thanking the group he stated that while he was sorry to come to ' Kings Mountain at such an iuconven ! lent time he thought Easter an ex cellent time for members of the le gion to gather for the tegion is the greatest force for peace in the coun try for peace, those who realty know war being always those opposed to it. EXCELLENT IMPRESSION Belgrano made an excellent im pri^Bsiou on those who met him. He shook hands with all present. His remarks, made in entirely informal manner, was impressive without be ing oratorical. Preceded by two state motorcycle patrolmen the party left Kings Moun tain at 11:00 eu route to Shelby. Of Italian parentage, born in San Francisco, he is of medium height, fairly heavy, and gives the appear-i ance of having plenty of driving force in his make-up. His visit was the first ever made to Kings Mountain by anational com mander of the legion. BOY SCOUTS LEAVE FOR CHAPEL HILL f (By Rhette Chalk) > I A Patrol of “Scouts made up of the (various troops in Kings Mountain] [ leu this week to attend the Silver j j Jubilee Celebration whicu is being i held at Chapel Hill, Aprtl 25 to 28. j The program opens this afternoon/ and closes early Sunday morning ai-1 ier a great open-air church service. During the period great fellow-ship camp-fires will be held and a gigan tic pageant will be held Saturday uignt at the Kenan Stadium. Ur. James E. West, Chief Scout executive and Governor Ehringhaus will make short addresses. The cu lt ire program is one which will in spire the boys who take part with the true value of good citizenship. ’I nis celebration offers one of the greatest opportunities and one of the beBt educational programs which has ever come to the scouts. More than 1,000 scouts from all over the state will attend. The patrol from Kings Mountain will be under the leadership (.f Rhette Chalk, assistant ScofTThiaster Troop 2. Those going from Kings Mountain are Scouts: George Maun e.v, E. W. Neal, Jr., Dick Baker, Charles Campbell, Charles Thomas son. J. D. Jones, John Styers, Ben Cong, Ned McGill, Billy Fulton, Bu ren Neill and Drace Peeler. Kings Mountain National Military Park (By J. It. Davis) In the early days of our country, this land was known as ’.he Primeval Forest. The hills, the valleys, and the mountains were covered with tall timbers such as the oak, the ! • pine and popltr. and in this forest: jtiie wild r;ame of all kinds were in falmudaiue; but it has (men the poli ty of our good people during the las* ffiftq years to destroy the forest, ana a . u result of this policy, today out timber has become scarce, the wiiti game has vanished. Our land is wash ing away, and our climate is chang ing. W'e are liable to be visited with Hie terrible drought, which came to the West last summer, most any time. We now realize the mistakes of the past. Under tIt • leadership of our new .President and the New Deal, it is the polity of the present administra tion to try to restore our country, partially, to its former pristine puri ty and bring back to our land the old primeval foiest with its deer, fox and other wild game so that man might again live close to nature and 1 enjoy life. In every state in the Un ion sub-marginal land is being taken over by the Government for the pur pose of reforestation, building parks with lakes and stocking them with \ game, and to stop soil erosion. The northern states have far outstripped the southern states in this respect. Only a few such projects are on foot in North Carolina, la most instances the sub-marginal laud is being ueua ted to the Government for the pur pose of reforestation, and is restora tion to its former condition, but in some instances the Government is buying up the sub-marginal land for National Parks. The now policy of tho present ad ministration towards parks, refores tation. soil erosion and suck like has made it possible tor the Kings Moun tain Military Park. This entire sec tion has been looking forward to, and looking for, a military park at Kings Mountain Battlefield for tho last 25 or 50 years. In 1933, Congress authorized the establishment of a military park with an expenditure oi' ?225,000, but upon investigation, it was found by the War Department that this was insufficient to purchase the laud and establish the Vark. The olan then fell upon was for the- De partment of Inferior to buy up sever al thousand acres of- this mountain land, classing it as sub-marginal land lor the purpose of reforestation and the establishment of a recreational and national park. The government has secured options on 12,000 acres _ tETH WARE CHOOL FINALS i The commencement program for Beth-Ware Sehoo is as follows: Friday at 2 p. m. Grammar Grade Reeding contest. Sunday at 3 p. m. Baccauaureate sermon by Rev. A. G. Sargeant of First Baptist church of Kings Moun tain at El Bethel church. Monday, 29, at 10 a. m. Girls Read ing contest for P.-T. Association medal. Tuesday, 30, at 8 p. m. Graduating exercises. Address by Mr. Newton-of Shelby, at El Bethel church. PATTERSON GHQVE FINALS FRIDAY The finals at Patterson Grove School will be held Friday evening with appropriate exercises and plays by the pupils. Special features will be skits by black faced comedians and music by Margrace orchestra. The public is cordially invited to attend. [The Candidates For City Election Are Announcing| IW. F. Logan announced just be fore press time tliat he would be a candidate for Town commissioner. | Three new candidates announced | this week for the office of Town ! Commissioner. The present board of five commissioners announced for , re-election. Two candidates announ ' ced last week, one announced . for i’ mayor and one for town commis sioner. This makes a total of thir teen candidates out for the coming City Election to be held Tuesday, May 7th. Some say 13 is a lucky number while others say It is un lucky. May 7th will tell for these candidates. The three new candidates out for towu commissioner are: Georgp C'ansler, J. W. Blalock and a Mr. Brackett, with Clarence P. Goforth a new candidate having announced last week. The members of the old board who are announcing for re-election are: Joe Neisler, R. C. Gold, Jim Wil lis, J. B. Mauney and H. T. Fulton. J. E. Herndon announced last week that be would be a candidate for re-election to the office of Mayor. Two members for the board of trustees of the Kings Mountain Graded School District are to be » lected. Three candidates have an nounced for these |>'aces. Two new candidates, A. H. Cornwell and O. T. Hayes have announced, and Mr. H. H. Houston has announced for re election. <>•' this mountain lam! at j.i average price of around $13.00 per acre, ami it is proposed to turn over to tlie Government for a military part 2, 700 acres, which, of course, includes the battlefield, and this 2,700 acres is to ha de.e.oped into the National Military Park. I am told that roads "ill he built, fences surrounding tlio Park, keeper's home, a. museum coat ins $25,000.00, markers erected, and such other .things necessary for a permanent military park. Adjacent to (he Military Park, will be a little over 9,000 acres for a recreational park, A CCC camp will be establish' ed here, and this laud will he re forested, soil erosion stopped, lakes built ami a game preserve set up. -Borne possibly would like lo yao-.v just flow much tills will, benefit this SfcLtion. At tile present time it is im possible to estimate tile bsaeius wiiicu will come to this sec.tiua m jlie future. Of course, spending u round $)UO,OOU.UO will beuefft cilia section immediately m u financial way. lu the first place, it will help tue people who own real estate til mis section fly increasing tue value ot real estate, because toe majority of these people who sell to the Gov ernment will be Interested iu buying at other places. Then it will create jobs for lots of the people, ami the merchants, and people throughout this section will benefit, by the ex penditure of all this money through the CCC camps, and through build ing these roads and other projects, but the biggest benefit to this sec tion will come in the future. Many ot the tourists coming South n.Um - ally will be interested in sroppiag at the battlefield, and touriefs Otways spend money freely. Hotels and cafes and other public pfcfoss, of course, will be benefited. Naturally the people who come to the Great Binokey Mountains, many of them, will continue on to the Kings Moun tain Battlefield. Many of they who are attracted this way by our parka and places of interest might decide to remain with us. who iu turn will help to build up this section of our country. But the greatest pleasure that will come to this section from the recreational and National Pirlc will be in the fact that our tired in dustrial section will have a place (o SO where they can come in close contact with Mother Nature, and with all the pristine purity of the former days, and where the people might rest and commune with Moth ei Nature and with the Maker of aM things. Through | STATE CAPITOL - 5 KEYHOLES 1 ( By Bess Hinton Silver) 1 STRATEGY — The boys around Raleigh who keep busy trying to ftg ure out what is going to happen in the gubernatorial campaign have boon analyzing the latest statement of Congressman B. 1. Dough:,:)a that he will make another statement next Tuesday anti tell the world if he is going to be a candidate. Some of the dopesters figure his state ment was a trial balloon aimed at measuring his strength ia this State They express the opinion that the reaction to his last statement will bo a big factor in determing the nature of his announcement on April. * * * < NO DOUBT — While 'Lieutenant Governor A. H. Graham has made uo formal announcement of his can didacy he does not deny that he lias already decided to enter the con test for Governor. A lot of folks are inviting Mr. Graham to make speech eg these days and it looks like he is making an effort to accommodate all coiners. Of course, a man holding a legislative office is handicapped in running a campaign but you can ywatch the Graham smoke after the flenoral Assembly ad-journs. HOPEFUL — Friends of Clyde R. lloey, Shelby Democratic leader, are hopeful that he will continue of a niind to enter the race for Governor. From the Cleveland metropolis ram is word one week that Mr. Hoey car tCont'd on page six)
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