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VOL. 33 no. 18
Kings Mountain Herald
KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 2. 1035
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State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—National News—
CLEVELAND, May 1.—Officials of
the Fisher Body Co., decided today
to close its Cleveland plant at mid
night for an indefinite period as a
result of interrupted production
schedules for Chevrolet automo
biles, caused by the strike of union
workers at the Chevrolet motoor Co.
branch factory in Toledo.
PROVIDENCE, II. L, May 1.—Fed
eral agents and slate police, convin
ced they had solved two daring mail
iluck robberies and smashed Rhode
Island's most notorious gang, held
a dozen suspects in jail today and
went after more.
They said the roundup might
lead to a so'ution of the $427,000
Brooklyn, N. Y., armored car hold
up, the biggest cash robbery oon rec
-ord.
GREENVILLE, S. C. May 1.—Seek
ing alleviation of the cotton process
ing tax, southern textile interests
will propose to the government to
morrow that it establish a bounty
of$35 per bale to be paid maunfac
turers on exported cotton goods, it
was announced here today.
WASHINGTON. May 1.—Germany
and the United States, an authorita
tive source said today, are conduct
ing preliminary negotiations for a
new "treaty of friendship and com
merce" to replace one that will end
next October 14.
BERLIN, May 1.—Reiclisfuehrer
Hitler told more than a million per
sons gathered at his feet in Tem
pelhof airdrome that Germany de
sires only peace with other nations.
"Just as we restored peace with
in Germany,” he said, “we want
peace abroad, because only then
can our domestic works be a suc
cess.”
—State News
GOLDSBORO, May 1.—Approxi
mately 5o0 employees of the Atlas
Plywood Company went on strike
here today following receipt of or
ders from the home office at Boston
abandoning the NRA code, cutting
wages and increasing hours.
The strike came spontaneously
when employees, who are under
stood not to he unionized, were fac
ed by a posted notice at opening
time today announcing a cut in wag
es from 23 to IS cents per hour and
an increase in thy weekly hours of
work from 40 to 50.
RALEIGH. May 1.—Nissen Al
dridge, who since his par lie from
prison in December, 1932, lias been
Hie chauffeur for the governor, to
day was granted a lull and complete
pardon by Gov. Ehringliaus.
RALEIGH,May 1.—Revenue re
ceipts of the Stale of North Caroli
na in April aggregated $3,151,462.5.1,
an increase of $425,963.55, or 15.63
percent over April, 1934 collections.
Revenue Commissioner A. J Maxwell
reported.
RALEIGH, May 1.—A favororable
report on the house liquor bill, pro
viding for state store in wet-voting
counties if as mat, as 51 counties ap
prove the proposal in a referendum,
was ready for submission to the sen
ate today as members of both hous
es drove ahead with hopes of final
adjournment within the next few
days.
RALEIGH, M ty 1—Josephus . Dan
iels, United States Ambassador to
Mexico and Raleigh, newspaper pub
lisher, said today in addressing the
North Carolina legislature that “we
are on the way, well advanced” to
,yards recovery under the leadership
o.' President Roosevelt."
TOM JIMISON AD
DRESSES BUSINESS
MEN’S CLUB
Tom Jimison of Charlotte address
ed the Business Men's Club with one
of the most entertaining speeches
heard here In a good while. Mr. J.
M. Sealy and Mr. W. S. Fulton had
charge of the program which was
held at the Woman’s Club building
' last week.
KINGS MOUNTAIN
PYTHIANS MEET
THEIR LEADER
^Ten members of the local Knights
of Pythias Lodge went to Hickory
last week where they met Supreme
Chancellor Reno S. Harp, of Fred
erick, Md. The Supreme Chancellor
conferred the rank of Page on 4,
candidates. Those who went from
here are as follows: Wiley H. Me
Ginnis, W. A. Rideuhour, Robert
Allen, R. P. Dutton, Harold Craw
ford, Peruell Elam, R. L. Lovell, Wil
liam Logan, Elmore Bridges, JutntyS
McGill. /
U. D. C. MEETING
AT HICKORY
district meeting ot' the U. D. Cj
v, ill be held in Hickory, N. C., Fri
day May 3rd, at ten o'clock. A lut^
eheon is to be served, and all menii
bers from Kings Mountain are urged
to attend. Those who are contem
plating attending are asked to com
municate with Mrs. D. C. Mauuey.
SPECIAL MEETING
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH MEMBERS
A special meeting of all members
of the Presbyterian church has been
•called for at the Sunday School hour
9:45, Sunday morning. C. F. Thomas
son. Superintendent of the Sunday
School, issued a special appeal for
all members to be present as impor
tant business is to he transacted.
BIG STILL CAPTURED
AND DESTROYED
J. W. Hurst and I). E. McSUave,
Federal Prohibition ofllcers of Char
lotte, assisted by Charlie Sheppard,
Harvey Harrilson and Will Black
man, local ofllcers captured a big
still in the Pincile section, on the
south side of Kings Mountain last
week. The still was in operation
when raided, and the following was
found: 550 gallons of mash, 3 gallons
of liquor, 13 barrels, 70 gallon cop
per still, 3 cases empty jars, 5 pack
ages cooking soda.
The still, liquor and the supplies
! were destroyed on th premises.
When the officers approached the
still two negroes were seen but they
fled before the officers could capture
tiem. While the officers were at the
stjill a white man came across the
npountain with a case of jars on his
back and whistled but when he did
not get an answer to his signal, ho
irew the jars down and ran.
THREE TIMES
LUCKY
f Forrest Roper of the Cora Mill
/ mild a twelve leaf clover. Now
hree leaf clover are common
things, and four leaf clovers are
supposed to bring good luck to the
finder, so a twelve leaf clover must
bring three times as much luck to
the fiued. Here’s hoping anyway, Mr
sRoper.
LIQUOR CAUGHT
MAN ESCAPED
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Sheppard
nd Police Officer Austell saw a
white man walking down the north
end of town last week with a sus
picious looking package under his
arm. When they started towards the
man to investigate, it, he threw the
package down and “checked out.” Up
on examining the package it con
tained six one-half gallon jars of li
quor. One of the jars was broken in
the fall. The rest of the liquor was
confiscated.
U. S. TO PURCHASE
LAND FOR KINGS
MOUNTAIN PARK
Decision to purchase mors tDa'.'
6,001) acres nc..r the iiistoris Kina;
Mountain battleground fcr develop
."v.*nt at a military park and recrea
tic.. ’ center was announced thit
| v. '/elv Harry L, Hopkins, federal
leiivf administrator.
Tit" land is ill South Carolina, ill
York and Cherokee counties. Part of
tile acreage includes the battle
field itself and will be set aside as
a national military park, to be ad
ministered by the national park ser
vice.
Recreational Park.
Remainder of the acreage, which
is unsatisfactory for use as agricul
tural lands will be developed into a
recreational center with manage
ment in the hands of the South Car
olina state forestry commission.
Ail lands to bu acquired for the
project, which has been pending
more than a year, have voluntarily
offered for sale by the owners, Hop
kins said.
Field work incident to the selec
tion and acquisition of the area, as
well as planning of recreational de
velopments, have been carried on by
th» national park service, which is
co-operating with the land program
of tlie federal emergency relief ad
ministration in carrying otit demon
strations in tho utilization of poor
lands for recreational purposes.
No Good For Farms.
Hopkins said present evidences of
the unsatisfactory use of the land
for agriculture influenced the selec
tion of this project area.
The battle of Kings Mountain,
fought in 1780, was an important vie
tory of the American Revolution and
contributed to the successful termi
nation of the War of Independence
at Yorktown the following year.
Forty acres of the Battlefield is
now owned bv the Kings Mountain
Centennial association, which ha“
offered to donate the tract to the
United State3.
JUNIOR WOMAN’S
CLUB SPONSORING
CLEAN-UP WEEK
The Junior Woman’s Club aslts
everyone's co-operation in cleaning
up their premises and all land-own
ers to have rubbish carried from
their vacant lots during May 6 throu
gh May »., as this is the date set
for the annual “Clean-Up Week.” It
everyone will put the trash In con
tainers so the wind won’t blow it a
way to one's neighbor's yard and
scatter it over the streets and gut
ters, the garbage man will come b\
on certain days of the week and co
lect it.
The schedule for the collection of
ihe garbage has not been defintely
settled but will be at an early date
and will be published in another is
sue of this paper.
The Juniors especially ask those
living on the highways to try to fur
ther beautfy and clean up their
grounds as so many tourists see the
highways that don't get to see our
town.
Ice cream cones or popsides will
he given to every child who brings
at least 25 cans to the school near
est his home on Thursday, May 9.
(in case of rain), Friday May 10, be
tween 1 and 5 o'clock. These refresh
njents will be donated by Griffin
Orug Co., Summitt's Nu-Way, Canary
Soda Shop and R. C. Gold Confec
tionery Shop. Get busy kiddies and
win two or more popsicles or cones j
i Three prizes of $2.00, $1.00 and
50 cents, will be given to the proper
tv owner having the largest pile of
trash. The trash piles will he judg
ed on Thursday afternoon May 9. so
have your trash in containers in
front of your home. The trash col
j Tector will be around Friday mom
1 ing May 10th, to collect all rubbish,
j Get's co-operate with the Juniors
and show them just how glad we are
that they gave us this chance.
JACK HELMS
NOT GUILTY
Tf,ek Holms who was tried in Re
eorder's Court last week was found
tot kuilty of being drunk and disor
'erly. The Herald reported that Mr
Helms was found guilty and regret'
the error.
CiTY ELECTION
BALLOT TUESDAY,
MAY 7TH
' J. t.. . 11.. i jS u rt
) W. A. Riueohour
For Town Commissioner
< ) C. P. Goforth
( ) Jo* Neis'er
( ) George Cansitr
( ) J. W. Blalock
{ ) W. B. Brackett
( ) R. C. Gold
( ) Jim Willis
( ) J. B. Mauney
( ) W. F. Logan
( ) H. T. Fulton
( ) W. K. Mauney
Beard of Trustees Kings
Mountain Graded Schools
( ) A, H. Patterson
( ) O. T. Hayes
(. ) A. H. Cornwell
( ) H. H. Houston
( ) C. F. Thomassan
ote For One
Vote for Five
Vote For Two
F 'BLE STUDY
COURSE AT FIRST
BAPTIST
At the First Baptist church, be
ginning Monday night. May 61h,
Such questions as the following will
be discussed:
j,How did the Old Testament come
t» Ip?
iHow did the books of th» New
Testament come to be accepted as
Hoh Scripture?
'How was our Bible put together?
How did we come into possession
of our English translation?
For what purpose were the Gos
pels written?
What is the significance of the
different names applied to Jesus?
Which is tue “Gospel of the Holy
3) irlt?"
What is the central teaching of
utch of the four Gospels?
What is the Central idea in some
of Christ’s principal teachings?
These, and hundreds of other ques
ions will he answered ns we study
ogetlier Dr. .1. B. Weatherspoon’s
hook, “The Book We Teach.’
Time: 7:45 p. m.
Place: First Baptist church.
Length: Monday to Friday.
Teacher: A. G. Sargeaut.
Conte and enjoy file week with us.
COTTON STYLE
SHOW FOR TUESDAY
NIGHT
Much interest in the Cotton Style
Show to be staged Tuesday evening
•t the High School auditorium.
The show will be sponsored bv
Mrs. J. O. Plonk's Circle of the Wo
man's Missionary Society of Central
Methodist church, with tlie support
>f Plonk llros. Store. Keeter’s Pe
•'ertment Store and Belk’s Depart
ment Store.
All garments or materials for gar
ments must be bought from local
merchants and may lie from the sim
plest house dress to the most elabo
rate evening attire.
The tiny tots and elderly matrons
will have an equal chance at the
u'izes offered.
The beauticians at Meredith Beau
ty Shop have offered their services
frfee, to all young ladies modeling
evening gowns and those in charge
■f the show are especially grateful
for this service.
King and Queen Cotton in royal
•obes of Cotton will reign over the
show.
Those desiring information con
erning rules of contest will please
rill Mrs. J. O. Plonk. Mrs. H. U.
Parton or Mrs. A. P. Warlick. A
nominal admission fee will he charg
ed.
All participants in the Show are
requested to meet at the High school
auditorium Monday afternoon at
3:30 for rehearsal.
STATE LAW CONCERNING
MARRIED TEACHERS
Quoting from section 11 of the
Public School Laws of 1933:
In the employment of teachers no
rule shall he made or inforced on
the ground of married or non-marri
age. This is also to be found in sec
tion 12 of the 1935 school laws.
!Eighteen Candidates
Have Announced
KINGS MOUNTAIN
ANNOUNCES PRO
GRAM 1 OR FINALS
The program for the Kings
Mountain H gh School Commen
cement was announced today by
8. N. Barnes, Supt. of Schools.
The Rev. C. O. Williams. Pas
tor of Statesville Avenue A. R.
P. Church, Charlotte, N. C., will
deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon on Sunday evening May 19,
and Dr. James C. Kir.ard Presi
dent Newberry College, New
berry Col ege, Newberry, S. C.,
wiil deliver the Commencement
address on Monday evening,
May 20.
MRS. M. E. HERNDON
BURIED HERE
TUESDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. M. ifi.
Herndon, age 47, who died Monday
morning a! li ;r home in Charlotte,
were held at the First Baptist chur
ch, Kings Mountain, Tueslay after
noon at :! o'clock.
Dr. Luther Little, pastor ot the
First Baptist church, Charlotte, re
cent pistor of the deceased had
charge of the service and was assist
ed by Itev. A. G. Sargeant, pastor of
the First Baptist church, of this
olace, where Mrs. Herndon had been
a me mb -r since early girlhood, until
moving to Charlotte recently. A trio
from the First Baptist church, Char
lotte, sang three numbers: "1 Ixive
Thy Kingdom Lord, "Whispering
Hope", and “Some Time We'll Und
erstand.”
Interment was made in Mountain
Rest cemetery and the large crowd
in attendance at the funeral and bur
ial services, as well as the many
floral designs bore silent testimony
of the esteem in which the deceased
and her family was held.
The pall bearers were M. L. Har
mon, .1. M. Patterson, Dr. L. P. Balt
er, Dr. ,1. E. Anthony, Wray Williams
and T. P. McGill.
Mrs. Herndon, who was a daugh
ter of the late Anderson P. Carpen
ter and Mrs. Carpenter, is survived
by her mother, her husband, two
sons, George and Marion, one daugh
11r. Miss Hazel Herndon, all of
Charlotte. She is also survived by
three sisters, Mrs. .1. Vernon Philips
of Gaffney. Mrs. O. R. Long of Coun
cil, N. C„ Miss Fanny Carpenter of
Kings Mountain: two brothers.
Clarence and Trop Carpenter, cf
Kings Mountain.
COUNTY WIDE COM
MENCEMENT TO BE
HELD HERE
The county-wide commencement
of Adult Schools will he held at th
High School building Saturday, Ma?
Uth.
^ lyde C. Sorrells of Rutherford
on. Divisional Supt. cl' Adult schools
ind other high lights in Educational
circles will be present. The Adviso
ry Board members of the Kings
Mountain Auult Schools will be host:
at a lunch served the visitors at the
Woman's Club.
SENIOR CLASS
ELECTS MASCOTS
The Senior class has elected mar
shalls to serve at the commence
ment exercises as follows: George
Plonk, chief; Martin L. Harmon.
Earl McGill, Ottie White. Margaret
Cooper and Marguerite Thurnton.
“JFH.OVAH” TO BE
PRESENTED
On Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock
in St. Matthew’s Lutheran church,
corner Piedmont and Ridge, the Le
ncir-Rhyne Glee Club under the di
: rection of Dr. Dingley Brown will
! present a Sacred Cantata “Jehovah”
The public is extended a most cord
ial Invitation to come and hear this
Cantata.
I
w. A. RI DEN HOUR OUT
FOR MAYOR
With Mayor .7. 10. Herndon and the
live-man board of city councilm la
botli up for re-election May 7, the
Kings Mountain Political race lias
18 candidates for the eight offices.
W. A. Ridnnhour, member of the
county school board, on Friday an
nounced his candidacy for major.
The only new candidate for the
city council that announced since
last week is Mr. W. K. Mauney. The
present board is composed of .1. A.
Noisier, 11. T. Fulton, R C. Gold,
.1 K. Willis and J. A. Mauney.
Five For School Board
Five candidates 'nave announced
for city school board to which two
members are to be elected. The only
candidates that have announced
since last week are C. F. Thomasson
and A. H. Patterson. Mr. Patterson
is seeking re-election.
Term of office for all the positions
to be elected are for two years.
The voting will be done at the
City Hall and the Cleveland Motor
Co.
Go to the polls Tuesday and vote
for your choice.
MANY NEW NAMES
ADDED TO SCROLL OF
AMERICA S WAR
DEAD
Nearly 30,000 new names will ba
on ibe scroll of America's dead de
fenders when the nation honors its
war dead on Memorial Day this year,
according to Mrs. Pride Ratierree,
President of the Otis D. Green Unit
of the American Legion Auxiliary.
World War veterans have been dy
ing at the average rate of SO per day
during the last year, making nearly
30,000 who have passed on since last
Memorial Day.
"Almost every veteran who dies
now leaves a widow and children,
and few leave sufficient means to
provide for their families," said Mrs
Katterree.
“In addition to the veterans who
die, there are more than 100,000
constantly in hospitals. We endeavor
to do something for these veterans
while they are still within reach of
our help."
“The poppies, which we will offer
Saturday, May 25th, to be worn in
honor of the dead, are our principal
means of raising funds for this work
for the living.
Through
STATE CAPITOL
KEYHOLES
( By Bess Hinton Silver)
\nor. Senator U. L,.
Spence of Moore, is the legislative
. e.chdog of tin- State Highway
fund I>111 as chairman of the Senate
roads committee he is keeping busy
fighting the diversionists. Senator
Spence shyed away from the bill to
give the highway commission au
thoritl to pay Dare County some
thing in return for tolls its now re
ceives from the Roanoke Island
bridge. The State would make the
bridge toll free and the county would
use the annual State payments to
retire bonds. Senator Spence feared
this might be used as a lever to ob
ligate the State Highway fund to
pay other county bonds.
SECRETS — The joiot conference
committee on the biennial revenue
bill decided it would rather work
without benefit of publicity and bar
red newspapermen. The committee
members took a pledge not to dis
close what happened In the session
until their refort was made. But an
hour after the adjourned newspaper
men had little difficulty In learning
what action was taken and the nob
; 11c was duly informed. And they
talk about women being unable to
keep a secret.
I (Cont’d on page four)