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VOL. 33 NO. 30
KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1935.
$1.50.A YEAR IN ADVANCE
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—State News—
RALEIGH, July 31.—Governor Eh
ringhaus today announced that Judge
W. C. Harris of Raleigh, resident s'l
perior court jurist of the seventh ju
dicial district, would sit as a com
mitting magistrate at Louisburg to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock to in
vestigate the lynching yesterday ol.
Govan (Sweat) Ward, 25 year olu
negro
LOUISBURG, N C„ July 30—Go
van (Sweat) Ward, 25 year old negro
axe slayer of C. G. Stokes, Franklin
county farmer, was lynched today by
a mob which took him from officers
and hanged him to an oak tree hall
a mile front the scene of the killing.
While state highway patrolmen, a
national guard company and coun "»
officers sought the molt in an effort
to prevent the lynching, its member
hanged the negro, described tty Sher
iff J. T. Moore, as crazy, to a huge
oak half a mile down the road from
where he chopped off Stoke's head
with an axe this morning.
His body was filled with pisti
and shotgun wounds, but whether
he was shot and then banged or tit
slugs fired into his body after it was
hoisted by the rope, could not be d:
termlned.
Ward, a medium sized ginger-cake
negro, was taken from the Shcrir.
and Deputy T P. Bean ton miles
from here shortly before noon as
they were hurrying from the county
with him as a precaution against
violence.
The sheriff said there were about
25 men, some negoes and some
whites, In the group which stoppeo
his car and took Ward.
RALEIGH, July 31— Although the
greater part of North Carolina is
legally dry, newspaper and periodi
cals of the state can now accept li
quor advertisements, under an advis
pry ruling of the state attorney gen
eral's office.
WILSON, July 31.—Federal in
vestagors for the Agricultural Ad
justment Administration here today
ordered Josephus Parker, forme
member of the Wilson county boa
of commissioners, to meet terms to
comply with his AAA tobacco con
trol contracts.
Mr. Parker was ordered to plow
up 50 acres of land planted in t.
bacco which was held to be in excess
of allotments for this year Value
of the. crop on this 50 acres was es
timated at $10,000.
The order also included seizure
1935 rental checks estimated at $1,
500. He was further ordered to sc
tie with tenants for 1934 payments
said to total about $4,000.
ASHEVILLE, July 31—The North
Carolina legislature has yet to lega
lize the manufacture and sale of li
quor in North Carolina on a state
wide scale, but when and if it does,
one Asheville concern will he ready
to go into the business.
A charter granted to dross broth
brothers of Asheville to deal in
“spiritous, vinus and malt liquors
■when and if legalized by North Car
olina” has been recorded in Superi
or court hero. The concern was cap-,
talized at $100,000.
ELIZABETH CITY, July 31.—
Plans went forward here today for
a meeting tomorrow of negroes in
this section to pray for a peaceful
settlement of the Italo-Ethiopian dis
pule as a part of what was said to
be a countrywide movement among
negroes to prevent a war.
Prof. James A. Clark, of the State
Normal School here, said negro
churches and fraternal bodies throu
gliout the nation would take part in
a campaign this week to urge an am
icable settlement of the dispute.
CHAPEL HILL, July 31.—Due to
1h> infantile paralysis situation, the
Parent-Teacher Institute scheduled
here August 19-24, has been postpon
cd until the first week in September
2-0, it was announced today by R. M.
Orumman, Chairman of the Insti'
tute Committee.
—National News—
WASHINGTON, July 31.—On a pro
posed $5,000,000 cotton sale to Italy
may hang the fate of suggested sub
sidy provisions in the agricultural
adjustment act.
House and senate conferees were
to start today to compose their dif
ferences on the AAA amendments.
House members w£re determined to
restore a provision which would per
mit use of 30 per cent of the na
tion’s customs receipts to finance
disposal of farm surpluses. The sen
ate struck it from the bill.
CHICAGO, July 31.—Kidnaped and
brought by automobile to a lonely
wooded spot in Chicago’s south side,
Dr. Walter J. Baiter. 38 a bridegroom
of three weeks, today was subjected
to mutilation which cost his life.
Five hours after the operation, he
died at Jackson Park Hospital. Be
fore his death he told police, they'
said, that he had been abducted a\
Ann Arbor, Mich., by a man he had
met in a hotel there.
TO HUNT REDFERN
COLUMBIA. S. C.. July 51.—A. ;;
Creagh, member of the Byrd Antar
ctic expedition, said today he had
been selected as one of two aviators
to fly to Bouth America in search of
Paul Redl'ern, American aviator
missing since 1927.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 31 —
Frederick H Gillett, former U. S.
senator from Massachusetts and for
six years speaker of the national
house, died early today at Spring
field hospital.
PEORIA, III., July 31.—Gerald
Thompson, 26, accused “sex slayer”
who has sat unmoved through many
dramatic moments of his trial for
the brutal killing of Mildred Hall
mark, 19, cafeteria hostess today
faced only one possible rebuttal wti
ness and closing arguments before
his fate was handed to the jury
FORMER CIRCUS OWNER
DIES IN CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, July 31.—John C.
Robinson, III, 62, who until 1316
carried on the circus established bv
his family 100 years ago, died at his
home here today.
TIPTON, Ga„ July 30—Fruition
of a year of labor will bring a har
vest of millions in cold cash to
South Georgia this week in the na
tion's only loose tobacco market sec
tlon.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 31 —
A party of writers which started
here to oppose the Alabama anti
sedition act drew withering blast
from Governor Bibb Graves who
charged them with “framing" a
story of a gunfire attack eu route to
get publicity.
ATLANTA. Ga„ July 31.—Georgia
municipal officials have gone direct
ly over the head of Governor Eu
gene Talmadge with a plea to Secre
tary Wallace and the state's con
gressional delegation for release of
Federal funds to improve their
[ streets.
HS1NKING, Manchoukuo, July
•11 —Rengo (Japanese) News Agen
cy today unofficially estimated at
more than 1,000 the deaths in floods
ravaging the Antung area of Man
choukuo.
WASHINGTON, July 31.—Eviden
ce was presented to the senate lobby
committee today by a New York
■state investigator that the Associat
ed Gas and Electric system during
the depression charged its operating
subsidiaries 300 percent above cost
'or engineering services.
WASHINGTON. July 31.—Borrow
ing his motif from the doughnut,
President Roosevelt has designed a
coin which soon may be Jingling In
citizens’ pockets, congress willing.
It-is a half cent piece, and Secre
tary Morgenthnu said it had a hoie
in the center. The president also
sketched a one mill coin, which;
unlike all other American meial
money is square.
CROPS ARE FINE
Mr. A. A. Hovis, ol' the Patterson
Glove community. says that crops
tre looking f.no in his section. He
tays the the coin crop is just aboui
,lie best he has seen in years. and
.hat lotton is growing at a rapid
rate. Mr. Hovis says that unless
something uuforsein happens the
farmers of his community will liar
vest a bountiful crop.
SUNDAY ECHOOL
PAYS HERALD
Tie Patterson Grove Sunday
School of whicih Miss Mary Hovij,
daughter of Mr. A. A. Hovis, is sec
ietary, paid the Herald for printing
! some envelopes. Now, there is noth
ing very unusual about Patterson
Sunday School paying a bill, but the
unusual is how they paid tlie bill.
Mr. Hovis came into the Herald
office with a box under his arm and
said, "I want to pay our bill.” He
handed the box to the Editor of the
Hdrald. The box which was rat,her
j heavy contained 873 pennies.
A CORRECTION
_
The reunion and picnic of the Bell
Institute will be held at the Central
High School in Kings Mountain Au
gust 7th instead of August 17th as
announced in the last issue of the
Herald. All students of this school
are cordially invi’ed to come and ,
bring a basket and enjoy the day to
gether.
LONNIE CAMBY
SENTENCED TO
3 1-2 YEARS
Judge Hoyle Sink in Superior
Court at Shelby last week sentenced
Lonnie Camby, white, to serve three
and one-half years on the roads for
larceny. Camby was charged witn
stealing a number of chickens from
Mr. Wiley McGinnis of Kings Moun
tain. The first hearing in this cast
was held in Recorder's Court here
and the case was bound over to Su
perior Court. The solicitor was ably
assisted in the prosecution of the
case by Mr. Wiley McGinnis. Alien j
Thompson, colored, was sentenced J
to 12 months on the same case.
Men’s Gub Entertain
Ladies At Bethany
REV. MELTON
WRITES WEYER
hAEl^ERS
Rev. A. G. Mellon, former pastor
of the Macedonia Hapu.H church of
Rings Mountain wrote a letter (to
Mr. and Airs. Weyerhaeuser*. lisir
enfs of little Gt-orge Weyerhaeuser,
who was kidnaped. Mr. Melton is so
liciting funds front the Weyerhaeus
er to carry o n his work at Spin
dale Gospel Tabernacle where He is
now pastor.
t'.'hen little George was kidnaped
!i“ kidnapers wrote that everything
fyad been arranged and that they
would never be caught. Rev. Melton
who at that time was conducting a
revival at Cherryville. read these
statements in the paper. He remem
bered Numbers, chapter 32, verse
23 “lie sure your sins will find you
out." Mr. Melton says that he prayed
that the kidnapers would be found
and that little George would be safe
ly returned.. In just a few days tittle
George was returned and shortly
two of the three kidnapers were
caught. Mr. Melton says that ne
feels like his prayer was answered.
At the time Mr. Melton prayed for
the safe return of the kidnaped child
he did not contemplate asking for a
donation to his church.
HUNTING LICENSE ON I
SALE AT CITY HALL
Combination hunting and fishing
license arc now on sale a' the City
Hall. The lee is $3.10. Sportsmen
w'i 11 save $1.10 by purchasing tu>
combination license. Changes in
open and closed season are:
Opossum aud raccoon. Oct. 1 to
Pet). 1; Quail and rabbit. Thanks
giving day to Feb. 15; Doves, split j
season, Sept. 1 to Feb. 30. Nov. 20 j
to Feb. 20. Open and close dates for
doves are inclusive.
H. C. Dong is county warden. t
The Spirit Of The
U. S. Constitution
Editor's Note:—So much has beer,
written and said of late pertaining
to the Constitution of the Uniteo
States, we thought our readers
would like to have us print the prize
winning essay on “The Spirit of th»
Constitution” by Miss Louise Brack
ett of the Kings Mountain High
School.
(By Louise Brackett)
Citizens of the United States, do
you realize what a great script tho
forefathers wrote for our great coun
try to be governed by it was a
script that had been taken to God,
one that the most learned men had
meditated hours upcn, one that mil
lions of people had discussed, debat
ed, and lectured about, and one that
all abiding citizens, then and those
to come, must obey and accept as
their rules of government.
First, what is a Constitution? It
Js a written document, describing
the nature of the organization and
what shall be its functions. The Con
stitution of the United States is the
supreme law of the country.
In 1776, this wild country was in
habited by people who had sailed a
cross the mighty waters to an al
most unknown land. They needed
government. They needed it because
hey realized the necessity of co-op
eration.
George Washington, first presi
dent, first advocater, said adhering
to the Constitution, “Let us raise a
standard to which the wise and hon
est can repair. The event is in the
hands of God.” The great Benjamin
1 Franklin, the first man to organize a
j group to co-operate during war. and
to form an established governmen',
I said, “I have lived, sir, a long time,
! and the longer 1 live the more con
vincing proofs I see of this truth.
| that God governs in the affairs of
men. If a sparrow cannot fall with
out His notice, is it probable that an
empire can rise without His aid?
We have been assured, sir in the
Sacred Writings, that ‘‘Except the
latrd build the house, they labor in
vain that build it." I firmly believe
ihis, and 1 also believe that without
His concurring aid. we shall be divid j
ed by our partial, local interests our I
projects will be confounded, and we j
uurseives suaii uecume a
ICJH UlII 11
and a by-word down to future years.
And. what is worse, mankind may
hereafter, from his unfortunate in- j
stance, despair of establishing gov
ernment by human wisdom and
leave it to chance, war, and con
quest. i, therefore, beg leave to
more:
"That henceforth prayers, implor
ing the assistance of Heaven and its
blessings on our deliberations, be
held in this assembly every morn
ing before we proceed to business,
and that one or more of the clergy
of this city be requested to officiate
in that service.”
The origin of the National Consti
tution is found in*'the spirit of free
dom offered by seif-reliance aud self
government wftich the people them
selves developed in their helpful
ness to one another and the spirit of
co-operation which taught them to .
work together in harmony, and in
patriotism of our great leaders.
The pioneers of America had to
work out rules of conduct for them
selves. Ned habits, new customs, and
new ways of making a living made
it necessary for them to make new
laws for themselves. No one else
could do it! The colonists learned
how to create a new government
that has won tlieadmiration of more
people than any other government
ever established. This government
was laid in the Constitution!
The spirit of the Constitution is
revealed in thl* Preamble:
(Cont’d on page six)
The Business Men's Club euter
tained their wives and rweetbearts
at a buffet supper last week at Betti
any A. K. 1*. Church in York county,
S. C. The menu included an array of
food that could not be improved 11 p
on—tried chicken, boiled ham, fried
ham, roast beef, biscuits, salt rising
oread, salads, tomatoes, pickles,
sandwiches of a dozen kinds, pies,
cakes, custards, tarts, grapes, Ice
tea, and a cordial, friendly spirit
that could not be excelled. A bounti
ful supply of food was left even
though over one hundred was sen
ed.
The invocation was offered by
Mr. D. K. Hord, and the visifor
were welcomed in behalf of the Beth
any ladies by Mr. A M. McGill. Mr,
Moffett Ware, vice president of tin
club, presided in the absence of Mr.
Byron Renter, president. Mr. Albert
Grist, guest of Mr. H. 1,. Suniinitt,
had a few words to say, and introduc
ed himself as the freak of South
Carolina.
Mr. W. K. Mauney, “Paternal Sec
retary” caller) the roll and introduc
ed the guests.
Messrs Hayne Blackmt r and Paul
Mptmey had charge of the arrange
ments of the program. Another slmt
*ai program 10 to oc uein at the next
meeting, the time and place to be
announced later.
Three new members wet-5 an
te onced at this meeting. They are:
Messrs Don Blanton, Johnnie Me
(Jill and Hunter Noisier.
ANOTHER CROWDED
HOUSE FOR UNION
SERVICE
The Reverend l\ D. Patrick of the
First Presbyterian church preached
to a capacity crowd at Boyce Mentor
ial A. R. Presbyterian church last
Sabbath evening. The congregation,
numbering more than 400, thorough
ly enjoyed the timely message and
tlie Christian fellowship. The choir
composed of the choirs from the par j
ticipating churches, made the music I
me of the outstanding features of i
hese fine services. The third Union
Service will be held in the First
Presbyterian church this coming Sab
bath evening at S.oo o'clock. Rev. i
L. Mayer, supply pastor of the Luth
eran church, will preach.
DR. J. T. DENDY
HEARD HERE
Dr. J. T. Dendy, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Grover, N. C.
filled the pulpit of the First Presby
terian church last Sunday at the
morning services in the absence of
Rev, P. D. Patrick who was finishing
out a week of special services at the
Drover church. Dr. Dendy in com
menting on the services conducted
by Mr. Patrick said that both attend
ance and attention at all the meet
ing was most gratifying.
TO CLEAN OFF
CEMETERY
The El-Bethel community will
meet early Saturday morning to
clean off the cemetery. All persons
having friends and relatives buried
there are requested to be present.
INJURED IN
ACCIDENT
While en route to Myrtle Reach'
SaSturday, five Kings Mountain men
received injuries when their car fait
ed to make a curve and overturned
on 'b» highwny hear Conway, S. C.
The young men were carried to
ttie hospital at Conway, where rn
first examination, it was thought
that Tom Jenkins and Raymond
George, two members of the part
were seriously injured. Manning
Montjoy, another member of tie
party, received rather painful iniur
■ s The 'other young men, Rhodie
Williams hnd Tom Cobb escaped
with minor cuts and bruises. ‘
After a few days stay in ttie hos
pital, the more seriously injured
ware brought to' their homes its
K'ngs Mountain where they are rest
ins comfortably.
METHODIST SUPPLY
PASTOR ARRIVES
Mr. J. F. Jackson of Swain.-boto.
<<a., arriva l] in Kings Mountain this
week to fill the pulpit of the Central
Methodist church for the neat five
I weeks in the absence of Kev. J. W
Williams who Is on a vacation ami
recuperating from a recent iliness.
| Mr. Jackson is a senior in the
School of Religion at Duke Univer
sity. Mr. Jackson has already re
ceived his A. Ii and M. A. degrees
and will receiv his B. I), degree af
ter one more year of study. .Mr. Jack
Bon has been doing evangelistic
work for thp Duke Foundation for
the past few summers.
Mr. Jackson is a young man of
pleasing personality and extends a
cordial invitation to the people or
Kings Mountain to worship at Cen
tra) Methodist church.
RECITALS AND PLAYS
AT SOUTHERN
WORKSHOP
Among the recitals, plays and de
iiioasitinioiis at the Souiliern Work
shop, School of Expression and the
Arts, will ne the following which
will be of especial interest to K | ga
Mountain patrons and friends of the
school: three one-act plays on Satur
day evening August :trd, at the Wo
men’s Club, the first. The Great
Dark, with Miss Ava Ware and .Miss
Dorothy Leonard among the charac
ters; the second. Mirthful Marionet
tes with Carolyn Hord. Elizabeth
Plonk, Martha Plonk, Douglas Plonic
and Fairy Grace Patterson, all of
Kings Mountain, among the char
acters; the third, Peggy, with Doug
las Plonk and George Plonk taking
part.
On Sunday afternoons, August 4
and August 11, Bible Interpretations
will be given at the Little Theatre
Room. This feature of the Work
shop's program of activities, has
proven most interesting and helpful
to pupils ami patrons.
Little Women, a comedy in four
acts, adapted from the story ty
Louisa Maicott, will be given on Sat
urday evening, August 10 and a
mong Kings Mountain pupils taking
part are Jean Ware, George Plonk
Mary Foust Plonk and M. L. Har
mon.
The closing recital, consisting oi
readings, poems and talks will be
given Monday morning, August It,
at 11 o'clock. At this time Miss
Mnrv Foust Plonk. accomplished
readers and musician, will receive
her diploma.
On Tuesday evening, August 6, at
8:30, at the George Vanderbilt Hotel
a demonstration of Dalcroze Eury
thmics will be given by the entire
class.
Miss Laura Plonk of Kimv* Moun
tain is director of the school and
her sister. Miss Lillian Plonk is as
sistant Director.
MRS. W. H. MOSS
DIES
Mrs. \V. H. Moss. tJfi, well known
woman of the Park-Grace communi
ty, di il Friday evening following a
'’••'.'••eoks illness.
Funeral services were li-dd at
New Hope Baptist church at Earl
at four o'clock on Saturday after
noon and interment made in the cein
etery at that place. Rev. A. (1. Mel
ton and Rev. .1. V. Frederick had
charge of the service.
Margaret Rippey, daughter of Ned
llippey, was born July S. 1866. near
Earl, N. C., Cleveland county. In
early girlhood, August 117, 188:1, she
became the bride of \V. H. Moss,
who preceded her in death by 5 days
less than two years. Mrs. Moss has
lived in Kings Mountain for the past
;!8 years.
Mrs. Moss was a charter member
of the Macedonia Baptist church in
Kings Mountain and was one of the
most loyal supporters of her church.
She is survived by seven sons:
Emanuel, Hoyle, Burrel. Dewev, Sid
ney, Theodore and Thurman: four
(laughers, Mrs. W. D. Heaver. Mrs.
tohn Foster, Mrs. Paul Horne and
Miss Oia Moss. She is also survived
by twenty six grand children and
four great-grandchildren.
The large attendance upon the fun
:ral and the beautiful floral offer
ings attested to the fac: that Mrs,
Mess leaves a host of friends to
mourn her loss.