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<• •!* •> 4* 4*4» *8* 4* 4* <• 4» *5* •> TRADE WITH YOUR HOME MERCHANTS 5* *5* ■4» *4* 4» *1*+*5* 4* *> *5* v 4* *1* <• • Kings Mountain Herald VOL, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNK IS. 1SS5. <■ <• <• ❖ <• <• v <■ <• 4» READ THE ADS IN THIS UM’ER •4»*>4»4»4»4* 4*4*4»4*4» vv*!*v*I‘ v •£♦•4 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE State And National News Condensed In Brief Form —State News RALEIGH, June 12.—Mrs. Frank lin L>. Roosevelt, the nation’s first lady, who delivered tite commence luent address at tlie graduation ex ercises at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill last iight, left here this morning at 5 o’clock for a 000-mile flight to West Point, New York. GOLDSBORO, June 12.—The pota to movement in this trucking center oi Eastern North Carolina reaches its peak this week with prices better than in years. A .survey today showed that truck farmers of the section will receive above $2,000,000 on l he crops and that they will ’’make good money on the transactions. RALEIGH, June 11.—Three of the rive convicts who escaped from the l aledonia prison farm in Halifax county yesterday after knocking a guard in the head were captured this afternoon in Northampton coun ty after being trailed by bloodhounu all night and loday. GREENSBORO, June 12.—A suit to recover cotton processing taxes in the sum of $146,998.99 was on file by Oakdale Cotton Mills of Jamestown, in U. S. District court here today. The suit, described as the first of its kind to be filed in the state, was against Ccharles H. Robertson, col lector of internal revenue ror North Carolina. The taxes in questiin were paid over a period of one and oue-half years, and the plaintiff termed the levy "invalid and unconstitutional.” 0 Attorneys for the cotton mills said they would take the suit to the Uni ted States supreme court in event adverse decisions are met in the low •tr courts. CHAPEL HILL. June 12.—Advised by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt to "‘think out new ways ol' doing things' 410 new graduates of the University of North Carolina today faced the problems of life that cofe with grad uation. The president’s wife delivered the commencement address in Kenan stadium here last night, just before Governor Ehringhans awarded di plomas to the graduates, and confer • ed five honorary degrees, one of which to the first lady. Mrs. Roosevelt motored to Chapel Hill by way of Raleigh, and after the exercises here, returned to Ral ■eigh for the night. Josephus Daniels, ambassador to Mexico, and her Raleigh host, intro duced her to the commencement au dience as “a leader in all causes that work- for the betterment of America." flb “These are difficult times”. Mrs. Roosevelt said. “We are more pros perous and hopeful than a few years ago. Hut we who look at realities ■and you graduates must look at re alities — we cannot say we are sat isfied with our country or things as they exist today.” RALEIGH, June 12.—Oral appeals to Edwin Gill, slate parole commis sioner for a pardon for Luke Lea former United States senator fron Tennessee and World War veteran, were presented here today alon with opposition from the judge wh presided at Lea’s trial and a recon mendation for clemency from one o; the prosecutors. SEEK TO BLOCK GREEN LIQUOR REFERENDUM GOLDSBORO, June 10.—\ tent porary restraining order enjoining Green county from holding a reiev endtim on whiskey July 9 was sign ed by Judge Raul Frizelle at Snov Hill Saturday. The order was secured by the Rev J. 0. Mpwborn and the Rev. J. G. Phillips, ministers representing the Greene county dry association. A hearing on making the order permit cent was sot for June 22. —National News— NANKING, June 12.—The Nation alist government central political council, China's highest executive body was reported today to have re jected the Japanese military author ities' demands atl'ecting North (.'hina. GREENVILLE, 3. (’., June 12.— The Greenville Piedmont today says the question of abolition of the 25 >er cent curtailment which has been .n egect for seve.al months was the principal issue for discussion at this afternoon's meeting of print cloth otton manufacturers in Spartan <urg. WEST POINT. N. V., June 12.— The greatest current need of the world, President Roosevelt asserted oday is “the assurance of peace — an assurance based on mutual un lerstanding and mutual regard.” Standing before the graduating class of the United States Military Vcademy, the chief executive said: “If you strive at all times to promote friendship and to discour age suspicion, to teach respect lot lie rights of others and to decry ag gression to oppose intolerance witn a spirit of mutual helpfulness—then indeed your services will be of full value to your government and a source of satisfaction to yourselves.’ SALT LAKE CITY, June 12—The tir of expectancy around the search for William Mahan, scar-faced sus pect In* the Cieorge Weyerhaeuser kidnaping, subsided early today but a heavy force of officers remained at Butte, Mont., in the belief he still was in that vicinity. After Federal agents nnh poltee hat followed up dozens of clues with out success. .Jere Murphy, chief or police, said he believed the 32-year old ex-convict had escaped througn a tight net of police patrols, possi bly hitch-hiking out of the country. BUENOS AIRES, June 12— Para guay and Bolivia today signed the peace protocol putting a close to the end of their long and bitter war in the Chaco Boreal. BAER-BRADDOCK FIGHT LISTLESS NEW YORK. June 12—Despite its dramatic prospects and the probabit ity it will be a surprisingly hard fought match, the world's heavy weight championship fight between hampion Max Adelbert Baer and challenger James J. Braddock to night has failed to arouse either the fine frenzy or excitement or the harp differences of opinion gener ally associa'ed with such momen ous l'istic affairs. FATHER OF W. O MYERS PASSES Mr. U VV. Myers, manager of tlelk's Department Store, received word that his father, H. .1. Myers, parsed away at Seneca, S. C\, Wed nesday morning. Mr. Myers liad just returned from his father’s bedside who had been seriously for some time. Mr. Mvers was in his 77th year and was one of the oldest and best loved residents of Seneca. Mr. Myers left immediately for Seneca to attend the funeral. He has the syu filthy of his many friends here tu ais bereavement. PRESBYTERIAN PICNIC The Sunday School of the First Presbyterian Church will have its annual picnic Friday after noon June 14 at the Old Furnace Picnic Grounds near Long Creek. Members and their friends are urged to be at the Church promptly at four o’clock with well filled baskets. JUNIOR WOMAN S CLUB TO PRESENT PLAY On Tuesday evening, June 18th, at the High School auditorium at S:13 o’clock, the Junior Woman's (Tub will present a two-oct musical come dy “Cecro Steps Out." The best talent in Kings Mountain was selected for this show, and as the result the public will be assured >f an finished and polished produc I ion. The plot deas with the President of Hillandale Seminary, a girls school, who has advertised for both a janitor and a professor of botany. The boy who comes to apply for the janitor position, and who is one of the students boy friends, is mistak en for the botany professor, and is given that seat of honor. Then when the real professor comes, he is mis taken for tlm janitor, and is given that lowly position. Quite a mix-up results, but all ends happily. Simpson, a supposed butler—.Tack Ormand. Miss McWhipple, a spinster teach er—-Mrs. Jesse Stewart . Polly Stanton, a popular student —Katherine O'Farrell. Ruth Ryley, Polly's roommate — Jean Ware. Mrs. Henry Bohunkas—Ruth Hord Charles Smith, a professor by proxy—Carradiiue Moss. Cicero Socrates Smith, a janitor ’>y necessity J. L. Settlemyre. Dora, who has trouble with her special—Debbie Suber. Peter, devoted to Dora—Humes Houston. There are twelve senior chorus girls in lovely and attractive cos tumes, also six Junior chorus girls and approximately fiftq childdren in he opening choruses. A home-made cake will he given he one who holds the lucky number m Tuesday evening. So come out and support your Junior Woman’s lub as well as have an evening of j 'brills and laughter. Knights Of Pythias Officers Elected For Ensuing Year I At a recent meeting of the local dge of the Knights of Pythias new tBcers for the coining year were leeted. They will be installed the irst meeting night in July which will he July 2. The officers are elec ted for one year. The list of officers elected were as ■ ollows: Chancellor Commander. K. .. Lovell: Vice Chancellor, Curtis 'alls; Pf.Taie, Harold Crawford; veeper of Records and Seals, C. P. rllara: Master cf Finance, R. P. Dnt V>n; Master of Exchequer, rUenhour; Master of Arms, drfiiges; Master of Works, lord; Inner Guard, Holland inter Guard, \V. H. Logan. \V. A Elmo J. B. Dixon; FATHERS DAY SER VICE AT FIRST BAPTIST A special Fathers’ Day service wit be held at the First Baptist chore! Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. As : oart of the program the pastor will have for his subject “The Place 01 :he Father in this Modern Age.’' VACGB MAUNEY GRADUATES \ - 1 yauob Mauney, son of Mr. and Mr S. A. Mauney ot Kings Mountain wa~ umbng the 1,350 to be graduated from the Ohio State University at CoUtmb-gs, Ohio. The graduation ex erojses were held Monday. June 1" ^Ir. Mauney "received his degree i: ieriuary medicine. AWARDED $18,000 WIN'STON-SALEM, June 12.— O Tii Fowler, automobile dealer, go' $18,000 in a compromise settlement Ot a personal injury suit against tlv Standard Oil Company following an accident in which he was injured in gust 19o4. He sued for $100,000. EN'S CLUB TO MEET TONIGHT The Business Men’s Club will have their regular meeting to night at 7 o’clock at the Wo man’s Club building. An inter e[‘|,tj program has been ar ranged and it is hoped all mem bers will be present. SUSPENDED SENTEN CES PASSED IN RE CORDERS COURT Essie Waters, colored, was round Kuilty ot assault with a deadly wea pon. She was sentenced to 2 months : in jail, suspended upon tile payment | of $5.0*1 fine, the cost in tne case, j and $5.00 doctor's hill for the person j she carved up. Bill Short plead guilty to a charge : of being the father of the illegiti , mate child of Louis (Join. He was sentenced to pay the cost in the case and the doctor's hill, Fred Hurmau was found guilty in a jury trial of driving a car while under tlie inf'uence of liquor. He was sentenced to 4 months on the roads suspended upon the payment of $0<>.00 fine, the cost, and not to drive a car for the next 4 months. j Ira “caver plead guilt,' to giving a worthless check to H. L. Summit*. i He was sentenced to :i months on the roads suspended upon the pay ment of the check and the co-1 in the case. Walter Huffstetler plead guilty to driving while drunk. He was senten ced to 4 months suspended upon the payment of $00.00 fine and cost Horace Barrett was charge with four violations of the prohibition laws. In the jury trial a mistrial was I ordered after the jury could not I agree. It was understood that tlie | jury was 10 to 2 for acquital. I I JUNIOR CLUB TO MEET Due to the play, “'Cicero Steps Out", being Tuesday night June 18, the Junior Woman's Club will meet this evening at eight o’clock instead of next Monday, it’s regular meeting date. The club will holds its meeting at the -home of Mrs. Haywood E. Lynch 505 Piedmont avenue, as the club house is being used for the Bus iness Men’s supper. All members are asked to make an effort to come as there is a lot of business to come before the club. BIBLE SCHOOL CLOS ES AT A. R. P. CHUivCH The Daily Vacation Bible School will close a two weeks session Fri day night at 8:00 o'clock. At this time tile audience will be given an idea of the work done through exer cise and exhibit. All who are inter ested are cordially invited to attend his happy occasion. WINNER IN BEAUTY CONTEST Miss Jean Ware was announced winner in the beauty contest staged Tuesday night under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confed eracy. Miss Ware will also enter a contest In Charlotte for the place. Miss North Carolina." $103,667.95 Received For Cleveland Farmers {VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IN PROGRESS AT FIRST BAPTIST The Daily Vacation Bible school of the First Baptist church is in tile second week The plan is to run dur ing the mouth of June. At present the enrollment has reached 182. The following faculty are making this fine Bible school possible: | Beginners, 4 and 5 years old: Misses Annie Roberts, Octavia Crawford. Mary Frances Tidwell Annie Abernathy, Lois Houser Primaries, 6, 7, and 8 years: Miss ies Bessie Weaver, Mary Jane Logan : Irene Campbell, Aileen White, Sara ! Mae Falls. Naomi Kdens, -Lola Lo- ! j gan. Virginia Logan, Mrs. B. T j Wright, j Juniors 9 and 10 year old: M -s dames Bryan Hord, L. C. Settle, A. G. Sargeant; Misses I onise Putnam, Vera Cole, Mable Putnam, Frances Houser. Madge McDaniel, Annie Ledford. Junior 11 and 12 years old: Miss Grace Fortune, Mrs. J. Is. Willis. Mrs. Harold Crawford, Miss La j Vonne Putnam. Mrs. Byron lseeter. A. G. Sargeat. C 1)11 C)moc p:,ir f 1. I FARM LOAN INTEREST TO BE REDUCED COLUMBIA. S 0., June 12.- The .Interest on all loans made by iIip Federal Land Bank of Columbia through national farm loan associa tions will be reduced to 3V> per cen* for all interest payable in the one year period commencing July 1. 1935 ! and to 4 per cent for all interest : payable in the two-year period com ! mencing July 1, 1930 Julian H. Scar borough, president of the bank, has announced. O11 loans made directly by the bank and not through nation al farm loan associations the inter est rate will be oneJhalf percent higher for these periods. The temporary reduction of inter est on all Federal land batik loans having installments due prior to July 1. 1938. Mr. Scarborough said, was authorized by the Farm Credit Act of 1935. which has been approv- ! ed. Interest payable on installment i dates occurring after June 20, 1938. j j will be at the original contract ratp j I which is 4Vi percent on loans now ; being made through national farm 'nan associations, and varies trom 5 to fi per cent on loans made prior to April 1, 1935. PLAY AT BETHLEHEM The Young Peoples Division of ' El Bethel will present a play Satur day night June 15th, at Bethlehem school house. The play is a three-act ’•ctnedy and is entitled. "Two Days To Marry" Proceeds will go for ill - benefit of the Division. Admission lrt and 15 cents. Local Boys Graduate At ! Annapolis Naval Academy RECEIVES APPOINT MENT.TO ANNAPOLIS Donald Olive, young sou of Mr/ ml Sirs. K. B. Olive of (his place \as notified last week of his a» mintmeut to the I'nited States Nun ■! Academy at Annapolis, the ajp lointment coming through Senator tosiall Bailey. Young Olive is a gnfil rue of Kings Mountain High sehoon ’nd has just completed his Sopho nore year at Wake Forest College, le plans to return to Wake Forest 'ollege for another year’s work as ms examination for entrance to th*> S'aval Academy will not be given un il July of next year on account of his age. Mr. Olive is to be congratu ated for this signal honor. BOY SCOUTS TO CAMP Troops Number 4. 5 and 6 of Kings Mountain will leave Mon day morning for a week's stay at the Boy Scout Camp at Lake Laneir, Trycn, N. C. Other troops will go later during the summer. I Joe R. Penland, son of Mr. a /sirs. A. ('. Penland of Kings Moon lain, and Wriston Carpenter, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Carpenter, form rly of Kings .Vloun'ain, wen* among the 169 graduates from the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. Ensign Penland stood l!»6th in the class of graduates and Ensign Car-' penter stood 52nd. _-Ensign Penland graduated with the class of 1929 of the Kings Moon tain High School. He enlisted in the United States Navy and after a per iod of two years took the entrance examination for the U. S. Naval Academy. He was successful in his examination and was admitted four years ago. It is an unusual distinction for an enlisted man in the U. S. Navy to he admitted at Annapolis. There are 83,000 enlisted men in the U. S Navy and only 100 can be accepted during one year and very seldom this number is admitted. Last year only 33 were accepted. Kfilgs Moun tain should feel proud of the out standing accomplishment that En sign Joe R Penland has made. CHECKS ARRIVE FOR FARMERS / 2,:il0 checks totaling $li):;,6t>7.»5 (irriv i] at ftmnby 10 County Agent Wilkins b.. rescs.-eivU mail Monday afternoon, and according to County Agent, notices will start going to he farmers just as rapidly as possi ble. notifying the farmers to call at ihe office for "their checks. The lurrn ers that had contracts that had been split or that had any adjustment, will receive their checks some weeks later and arc asked not to .till tit me in.ice until notilcid by tetter. Farmers are asked to call for their checks on the day specified on the notice received and no checks will be given out unless the bearer brings his letter to the office. If the above- suggestions are fol lowed by the farmers, it will enabls the work to move according to schedule and will progress much faster The Bankhead applications w ill be completed within the next few days and this is requiring a large office force to check and type these in preparation to forwarding them to the Raleigh office REV. WOOD AT LUTH ERAN CHURCH At the 11 o'clock, service Sunday, the Rev. Raymond D. Wood, pastor ot SI. I.uke's Lutheran church, plor ence, S. will be the preacher. Mr Wood is an outstanding young minis ter of the church and the congrega tion rejoices to have him with them for this service. Other services Sun day will he the regular Sunday School at it: 45 and the meeting of the Luther Leagues at 6:;!0 in the Sunday school building. The public is cordially invited to all of these services. There will 1>>* no evening service. Mr. Mayer, the supply pastor of St. Matthew's will preach for the con gregation of the visiting minister. Training Course Held At Presbyterian Church A Training Course for officers of the auxiliaries throughout the Kings Mountain Presbytery was held at the Presbyterian church last Thurs day with both a morning and after noon session. Mrs. O. W. Myers, in behalf of the hostess auxiliary, gave a welcome address anu Rev. P. D. Patrick, new pastor of Die local church, conduct ed the devotional service. Mrs. McGeachy, of Tryon, presi dent of the Presbvterial, presided. The speakers of the day were offi cers of the various auxiliaries rep resented. More than a hundred auxiliary of ficers from churches of tho Kings Mountain Presbyteria! were present. At noon tli“ guests were invited to tiie Woman's Club where a boun tiful lunch was served buffet style. Tiie dining room and entrance hall were made inviting and attractive* with uuantities of mixed flowers. Through \ STATE CAPITOL KEYHOLES | ( By Bess Hinton Silver) ; WHISKEY — State politicians are hopeful that the wet and dry issue can be kept out of the lh;)6 primar ies. They aver this is a question to T,e voted upon and determined by the people — not gubernatorial or senatorial candidates. There is little a Governor can do about it. Gover nor Ehringhatis attempted to smooth 'he alcohol waters in the closing hours of the late legislative session, but failed. And don’t forget, a Tar Meet Governor hasn't the veto power COURAGEOUS — Conator Josiah Bailey has no doubt ma le thousands of friends in his efforts to amend the Wheeler-Ravhum nt.Tity bill in Congress. Senator Bailey lias submit [ ted no less than 41 amendments to the bill, allot which, if is said by (Cout'd on page six)
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