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VOL. 33 NO. 43
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THUR8DAY, OCT. 24, 1935
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
■National News—
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23— Substan
tial gains in United States exports
of materials useful for war, with
large proportions going to Italy,
were shown today by department of
commerce figures comparing Sep
tember and August trade.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.—North
Carolina’s two senators, who have di
vided a number of times over pa
tronage, today apparently were at
odds over appointment of a state di
rector for the Federal housing ad
ministration.
Senator Robert R. Reynolds, It
was learned, has recommended W.
H. Spradlin of Winston-Salem.j
wihile Josiah W. Bailey was under
stood to favor Joseph h. Suter of
Rocky Mount, for the post.
DANVILLE, Va., Oct. 24.—Police
Chief Martin said today a woman
who gave her name as Mrs. May
Adams confessed to him that four
years ago she killed a man in a stor
age house at Charlotte, N. C.
TROY, N. Y„ Oct. 24—Miss Ruth
nichols, adventurous airwoman, who
was seriously injured when a giant
airplane crashed yesterday, killing
her pilot, was reported “slightly im
proved” but stil in grave danger to
day.
Captain Harry Hublitz, 42, of New
York. City, her pilot, died at mid
night although his injuries and
-burns were List thought to be less
serious than those suffered by Miss
Jfichols.
BROOKLYN, N. Y„ Oct. 24— Jas
Malcom Robertson, Jr., who describ
ed himself as a former Duke Univer
sity athlete wlho said his home was
in Raleigh, N. C., pleaded innocent
today to a charge of battery and as
‘ sault and was held without bail for
Ig.lfJP1*' hearing October 29.
Robertson was arrested in Pough
keepsie, N. Y., yesterday in connec
tion with an attack upon a garage
night watchman and the robbery of
a garage here.
ADDIS ABABA Oct. 24.—Emperor
Haile Selassie declared today that,
despite reports to the contrary a
broad, the Italian army in its ad
vance into Ethiopia had not, up to
this date, used either poison gas or
dum dum bullets.
r
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 24.Ethiopia
stepped up its defense against the
Italian invasion to fever pitch today
with 20,000 more warriors girding
themselves for an immediate depart
ure \o the northern front.
At the same time members of the
government said Emperor Haile Se
lassie expressed the greatest satis
faction at the speech of the British
foreign secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare,
particularly for 'his appeal to Preml
er Mussolini of Italy lor peace and
for his declaration that neither the
League of Nations nor civilization
will condone a multiple breach of
treaties.
CHARLESTON, S. C., Oct. 23.—
President Roosevelt was welcomed
home today with a personal report
by intimates of “greatly improved”
economic conditions throughout the
nation.
Postmaster General Farley report
ed postofflce receipts were running
‘‘substantially" above last year and
sai destimatcs indicated a $50,000,
000 increase this year over last.
Docking at the navy yard piers
this morning after his three weeks
cruise from San Diego through the
Panama Canal, the President re
mained aboard for luncheon with
guests before touring the city and
entraining for Washington.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—Goldth
waite Dorr, president of tjhe Cotton
Textile Institute, said today he be
lieves ‘‘that with the general revival
of confidence and business activity
of which we begin to see the signs
all around, this industry is in for ij
better time."
LONDON, Oct. 24.—James J. Walk
er, former mayor of New York City,
has booked passage in the United
States liner Manhattan sailing ' for
America tomorrow, it was learned
from a reliable source today.
He engaged accommodation fOt
r, Mrs. Wa'lker, (the former
letty Compton, musical comedy dan
cer) and Mrs. Walker's mother.
—State News—
FAYETTEVILLE, Oct. 24 —Luther
M. Powell, an assistant state high
way engineer, and B. E. Blount, a
Robeson county deputy, lay danger
ously wounded in a hospital here to
day as the result of an exchange,
fire with two escaped negro convicts
they were seeking to recapture.
The fugitives, Tom Holt, alias
John Belue, and Lester Braswell,
surrendered a few hours after the
shooting to a posse which pursued
tehm. They had escaped from a Rob
eson and Blount came upon them
suddenly near Parkton.
■ --—
RALEIGH, Oct. 24.—Continuation
of the fight for immediate payment
of world war veterans’ adjusted com
pensaticn certificates, promotion of
Americanism and fostering of child
welfare stood out today of cardinal
points in the program of the North
Carolina department of the Ameri
can Legion-‘s new administration.
The program was enunciated by
Josephus Daniels, Jr., of Raleigh, in
his inaugural address after being 1
installed as state commander at
ceremonies held here last night.
CONCORD, Oct. 24.—Ruling that
the Mooresville Cotton Mill Compa
ny had not complied with the laws
of the state while seeking to evict
E. T. Erwin, a striker, from one of
its houses, Judge J. H. Clement in
Superior Court here today made per
matient a restraining order granted
several days ago.
At the same time, Judge Clement
ruled that the Mill Company had
the right to evict families at any
time witthout giving a reason, but
must give the occupants due notice
as required by law.
RALEIGH, Oct. 24.—Governor Eh
ringhaus today sent a telegram t o
President Roosevelt at Charleston,
S. C., inviting him to stop ‘‘for a
brief period” in North Carolina if
he could while en route to Washing
ton.
RALEIGH. Oct. 24.—-Automobile
accidents claimed 116 lives in North
Carolina in September, only one
less than the record highway death
total for ane month which was set
in December 1934 at 117.
In nine months this year automo
bile accidents claimed 757 lives in
the slate, lit) more than the 047
killed in the similar period of 1934.
WINSTON-SALEM, Oct. 24.— The
Woman's auxiliary of the Presbyter
ian State Synod today heard the Rev
Eugene E. Gillespie, moderator of
the synod and superintendent or
home missions, tell of the growth of
mission work during the past 100
years and praise church women for
their part in it.
Reports received from officers dis
closed a growth in all branches of
of auxiliary activity during the past
year.
RALEIGH, Oct. 24.—Saff mem
bers of the eighth WPA districts in
the state will meet here tomorrow
with Administrator Georye W. Coan,
Jr., to discuss expeditinf emi/}iy'
ment of jobless men and women.
Allocations of $9,124,000 in cash
awarded to the state will be con
sidered. Favored projects will be se
lected from a lonb list of those tb j
have been approved. The money is
expected to furnish jobs for I .000
i employables throuyh next Marcu.
WINSTON-SADEM. Oct. 24.—Ap
proximately 30 state furniture man
ufacturers met here today to dis
cuss the winter business outlook
and v.rtually all reported “substan
tial increases" in business volume
but unsatisfactory profits.
COLLEGE STATION, Raleigh,
Oct. 24.—If Coach1 Hunk Anderson
starts his reyular N. C. State < )
lege eleven against Manhattan Sat
urday in Ebbets field, Brooklyn, the
Manhattan Jaspers will face one or
the lightest State teams in several
years.
The average weight of the first 11
men is 184 pounds. The linemen
will average 188 pounds each add
the backs 180.
DURHAM, Oct. 24.—A bevy of the
south’s outstanding backs will fly
into action in Duke stadium Friday
when the once-upset Blue Devils go
against Auburn’s upsetting Plains
men.
DAVIDSON, Oct. 24.—The David
son coaches sent their Wildcats
through their first stiff workout of
the week yesterday afternoon in
preparation for the Citadel game.
KILLED IN
ACCIDENT
Mr. Hoyle Green, 22 year old son
of Mr. John Green of near Forest
City wag killed Sunday night about
eight o'clock near Oak Grove Bap
tist church, when a Chevrolet strip
down In which he and his brother,
Thurman, were riding overturned.
Mr. Green died before aid arrived.
Young Green was employed by Mr.
Ray Thornburg of this place. He had
won many friends during his stay
here. •,
Funeral services were held at Oak
Grove Baptist church Tuesday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock with the pastor,
Dr. C. J. Black, of Bessemer (.tiy
in charge.
Pall bearers were Messrs Floyd
Otlia and Fred Thornburg, Boyd
and Culp Ford and Horace Bell.
Flower girls were cousins of Mr.
Green.
Besides a host of friends, Hoyle
leaves his father and mother, and
nine brothers and two sister.
E. R. GAMBLE
PASSES SAT.
E. It. Gamble, age 38, died at Ilfs
home on Ridge street early Satur
day morning, following a illness of
several years duration. He is surviv I
ed by his wife, who before her mar
riage was Miss Hess Gladden of
Chester, S. C., and one brother, ol
Greensboro. Bereft of his parents
in early childhood, Mr. Gamble was/
brought up in the Oxford Orphanage
and in later years was adopted b^
Mr. and Mrs. Gamble whose namf;
he assumed.
Funeral services were held at tlje
Gladden home in Chester, S. C., Suit
day afternoon and was attended byta
large number of friends from Kinj&
Mountain, Gastonia, Shelby, Chester
and elsewhere.
The service was conducted by Dr.
MoSween, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, Chester, assisted
by Rev. P. D. Patrick, of Kings
Mountain. ‘‘Rock of Ages” and
"Abide With Me” were sung by a
male quartet from the church at
Chester. Interment was made in the
Gladden family plot.
Active pall-bearers were W. K.
Crook, Dr. O. P. Lewis, Paul Mauney
of Kings Mountain; J. W. Atkins,
Dean Styers and Otto Baber ol Gas
tonia. Honorary pall-bearers were
Grady King, R. L. Mauney, Logan
Stowe, J. H. Stewart, T. W. Jackson,
P. F. Dililing, R. C. Baker, of Kings
Mountain and Charles Coble, ot
Shelby.
Mr. Gamble was a man of high
character and in!egrity —- standing
for those things in life which are
uplifting and enobling. He possessed
a kind, genial spirit and his cheer
ful, hopeful outlook, though disease
had racked his body, challenged the
best in his friends as they visited
him and ministered to .his needs.
The relining fires o' affliction had
consumed the dross leaving the pure
gold with a fine sense of discern
ment for things worthwhile. A.l-#
though affliction had prevented an
accumulation of earthly possessions,
he counted himself rich In his pos
sessions of friends, loyal and true
and numbers of them grieve today
because they are unable to contact
him in person and by radio.
The beautiful and numerous floral
designs that covered his grave and
that of his little daughter who died
in early life attest the love and de-1
votion of his friends.
The sympathy of the people of
Kings Mountain is felt for his widow
who has been so faithful in her min
istrations and has found joy in be
ing able to serve him through his
years of infirmity.
THE VICTORY GIN
TO GIVE MEDALS
The Victory Gin Co. la going to
give five gold medals to the most
outstanding students In each of the
following schools; Patterson Grove,
Oak Grove, Beth-Ware, Bethlehem,
Dixon. Mr. P. D. Herndon of th'
Victory Gin In making the announce
ment, said that he thought the giv
ing of these medals would keep the
children in school longer. The prize
will be given next spring to the
most outstanding student whether it
be boy or girl. The winners are to
be selected by the principals of the
different schools from the higher
grades.
ONLY ONE CASE IN
RECORDER’S COURT
1 Only one case was tried in Record
er’s Court here Wednesday after
noon. Betty Lou Hopkins was found
not guilty by a jury of vagrancy and
disorderly conduct.
Several cases were continued.
WOMAN’S CLUB
MEETING HELD
The regular meeting of the Wo
man's Club was held last Friday aft
ernoon with Mrs. F. K. Finger pre
siding.
Among matters of importance that
came up for discussion, was the
completion of the lounge and rest
room on the main floor of the club
building and the qlub voted to begin
work on this project at a very early
date, with the former building com
mittee in charge.
A favorite report was given by the
committee in charge of the refresh
ment stand at the Cleveland County
Fair and Hhe merchants and other
business concerns were highly com
mended for their splendid co-opera
lion in making this venture a suc
cess.
The Junior Woman's club were al
s ' commended for their co-operatichj
and interest in the work of the Sen-'
ior Club Announcement was made
of the District meeting to be held
in Forest City in the new Woman's
Club building next Monday and mem
bers urged to attend.
Friday, November 1st, was select
ed as date for the annual Floral
Fair.
School Orchestra In First
Public Appearance
The orchestra of the Kings Moun
tain schools gave concerts October
l(i, 17 and 18, at Central, East and
West schools respectively. Each
program was composed of four num
bers, namely: Activity, Normal,,
Safety (marches) and Ctop (novelty
for-trot) This orchestra is under the
direction of Mr. Paul Hendricks
with- Miss Virginia Parsons at the
piano.
TNp'te: all pupils (in and above
fifth grade) who are interested in
either hand or orchestra work are
asked to report to Central School
any afternoon after school.)
RAIN IS BADLY
NEEDED HERE
The little shower of rain that fell
here Monday morning was the first
that has made its appearance here
in exactly a month. On Sept. 21, a
small rainfall fell and and that was
the last that had fallen until the ear
ly morning shower Monday. It has
rained only once since Sept. 12. On
that date there was a good rain, so
there has actually been only one
rainy day in six weeks and very
little rain then.
The last good soaking rain was
during the first week of September
when the ground was really wet for
the first time since early summer,
say farmers. The ground is very dry
and hard now, and there is little be
ing done in the way of plowing and
sowing of grain.
The country roads are very dusty
now, too. The dirt on heavily travel
ed roads has been ground into a
fine powder and the roadside vegeta
tion is literally brown and gray
from the dust that flows In clouds
from the road.
Local Representative
Winner In Contest
C. E. Warlick, a local representa
tive of the Pilot Life Insurance Co.,
has been notified that he lead the en
tire company in their Anniversary
Month contest conducted during Jhe
month of September. Besides prizes
for leading in the company and mem
her of the nine leading agents, Mr.
Warlick won a handsome fountain
pen and pencil set given to the lead
ing agent in the Charlotte district. /
TO SELL PANSIES
The following committee will
have charge ol the sale of pansy
plants for the local D. A. R. chapter
Mesdames A. A. McCorkle, E. C.
Cooper, Charles Dllling, Hayne
Blackmer and W A. Ridenhour.
i WILLIAMS’ HORSE
WINS AGAIN
‘‘Cyclone Pete”, race horse of
Charles Williams won first place in
all three races at the Spartanburg
Fair last week. There was ten hors
es in the race. Cyclone Pete was
driven by Walt Pearson.
MEN’S CLUB
MEETS TONIGHT
The Men's Club will have theli
regular meeting tonight at G o'cloci
at the Women’s club building.
Floral Fair To Be
Held Here Next Week
JUNIOR AND SENIOR
CLASSES ELECT OFFICERS
The Senior class of Kings Moun
tain High School met October 4tli, to
elect officers and to attend to the
business. The class chose the follow
ing officers: Earl McGill, president;
Margaret Cooper, vice president:
Dorothy Plonk, treasurer; mid Geo.
Plonk, secretary. The class chose
the sweet pea as the class flower,
lavender and gold as the class cc-1
ors, and “Depart To Serve" as the
class motto.
The Junior class elected John
Hicks, president; Luther Morrison,
vice president, Margaret Phifer, sec
retary; and Virginia Plonk, treasur
er. _
tfote: the president of Hie Junior
class appoints four pupils from each
tenth grade to sell candy, pevnuts.
and cold drinks at all home foot
ball games. The money raised is lo
be used for the banquet given by the
Juniors for the seniors annually.
SCHOOL CHILD
REN PARADE
Considerable excitement was ere
ated Tuesday afternoon when the
High School students paraded the
streets of Kings Mountain. The pa
rade was staged by the students in
bellialf of their school which is a
r bout to lose its rating as an accred
ited high school. Thy students carri
ed banners and signs with the fol
lowing reading: “We Want More
School, Give Us 15 More Days, Keep
Our School Accredited," etc. As the
Herald announced two weeks ago
unless the length of the school term
is lengthened 15 days the Kings
Mountain High School is in danger
of being taken off thu accredited
list. ’
MEETING OF VETE!"!AN 3
Veterans of any war who have
served on foreign so 1 are invited to
the meeting of the Veterans of For
eign Wars at the City Hall Friday
night at 8 o’clock. Any who are in
terested in joining the organization
are asked to bring taeir discharge
papers. No dues will be collected, at
this time.
Chief of Police Bryant is in the
Gaffney Hospital suffering from a
bladder trouble Chief Bryant was
stricken last Friday and taken to
the hospital. His many friends wish
for him a speedy recovery.
Harvey Harrilson of the police
force is acting Chief in the absence
of Chief Bryant.
IN HOSPITAL
OVERHEAD
BRIDGE IS
APPROVED
n appropriation of $69,000 to elim
iniate the grade crossing on Moun
tain street. Kings Mountain, and to
onstruct an overpass at King street
for Highway 20 is included in th'e
$1,579,000 approved by the works
progress administration this week
(or grade crossing elimination in
North Carolina,
No further Information has been
received as to when the work will
be started.
BAPTISTS IN
ANNUAL MEETING
The Kings Mountain Baptist asso
ciation began its 85th annual ses
sion today (Thursday), when Bap
lists from 42 churches in all parts
of the county, convened at Poplar
Springs church.
Rev, J. W. Suttle, beginning his
24th year as moderator of the s$sb
ciation, will preside, opening the
first session at 9:30.
The convention will last through
two days, the closing session to bt
held Friday evening. Members of
the Poplar Springs church are pre
pared to. entertain delegates in their
homes Thursday night and during
the two days.
(Cont’d on back page)
The Floral Fair sponsored annual
ly by the Woman’s Club will be held
Friday of next week (Nov. 1) at the
Woman's Club with meals served as
usual at noon and in the evening.
The Club acknowledges the fol
lowing donations: $5 in cash, First
National Bank; one gallon oyster, J
W. Crawford Market, and prizes as
follows:
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
For best collection, six varieties,
two blooms each, Groceries, Home
Stores; second best collection, 6
varieties, 2 blooms each, 48 pound
bag Carolina Maid flour, Summitt’s
Nu-Way Grocery store; best eight
blloms, any variety, basket groceri
es, Baker Grocery Co.; 2 be3t pink
chrysanthemums, 1 pound Maxwell
House coffee, Plonk Grocery Co.; 3
best white chrysanthemums, pair
shoes half soled, McGinnis Shoe
Shop; 3 best yellows, potted plants,
Walters Flower Shop- 3 best bronze
vase, donated; best basket or bowl
pompons chrysanthemums, tea ket
tle, Phifer Harware; second best
pompons, shampoo and finger wave
Meredith Beauty Shop.
DAHLIAS
Best mixed vase dahlias, 8 blooms
basket groceries, A. and P. Stores.
Best vase four blooms, one variety,
rug, Neisler Mills, Inc.
ROSES
Best bowl or basket, mixed roses,
24 pound Melrose flour. Ware and
Sons. Second best bowl or basket
roses, any one color, not less than
6 blooms, facial, Ansell Beauty Shop
Miscellrn cus, best bowl or basket
mixed flowers, smoking stand, Hord
Furniture Co. Best new, rare or un
usual flower, 1 dress dry cleaned,
Logan Dry Cleaning Co.
Best dining table decoration. Lark
wood hose, Schulman's Dept. Store,
FANCY WORK
Best apron, sheets and pillow cas
es, Belk's Department Store. Best
crochet, l’4 pound Melrose flour,
Ware and Sons. Best handkerchief,
bath mat and towels, Plonk Dry
Goods Store. Best novelty, 1 pint
California Tokay, Gold Tea and
Lunch Room. Best baby apparel,
card table, Kings Mountain Furni
ture Co.
CAKES AND PIES
Best pound cake, 1 pint Davis
Vanilla Extract, Summers Drug Co.
Best co'coanut cake, 3 pounds cof
fee, Hord Grocery Co. Best Devils
food, magazine rack, Eagle 5 and 10
Cent Store. Best Angel food, lamp
Crescent 5 and 10 Ccent Store. Best
cake, any other noi ntmed above,
vase, Summers Drug Co. Best cocoa
nut pie, rug, donated. Best lemon
pie, medicine cabinet, Elmer Lumber
Co. best butter scotch, kitchen stool,
donated. Any other variety pie not
named above, dress pattern, Phenix
Mills.
CANDY
Beat collection 6 varieties, 1 pound
each, set of silver, Griffin Drug Co.
Best collection 4 varieties, 1 pound
each, 1 week’s pass to Imperial Thea
tre. Second best, 4 varieties, 1 pound
each, 1 year’s subscription to Kings
Mountain Herald, Haywood Lynch.
Best collection, 3 varieties, 1 pound
each, waffle iron. Bridges and Ham
rick. Best mints, dress pattern, Dill
ing Mill. Best fudge made by ch$Ul
under 12 years, 3 linen handker
chiefs, Keeler’s Department Sitofe.
Best novelty candy, 3 linen handker
chiefs, Keeter's Department Store.
Best sea foam, shoes half soled at
Foster’s Shoe Co. Best fern, any va
riety, napkins, Nelsler Mills Sales
room.
COMMITTEES
Committees for the Floral Fair
were named as follows:
Soliciting prizes, Mesdames Paul
Mauney, W. H. Webb, George Lat
timore and Hayne Blackmer.
Prize distribution, Mrs. C. E. Nels
ler and Mrs. P. G. Ratterree.
Dining room, Mrs. George Houser
and Misses Sara Finger and Pauline
Noisier, with club members as co
workers.
Flower, Mesdames W. K. Mauney,
J. R. Davis, E. W. Griffin. J. E. Gar
vin, Joe Nelsler, Troy Carpenter, E.
L. Campbell and J. E. Lipford.
Candy, Mesdames M. A. Ware, R.
H. Webb, Ladd Hamrick, Manly
Morebead and Miss Daisy. Lovelace.
Selection of Judges, Mrs. C. E.
Neisler and Mrs. A. H. Patterson.
Hostess, Mesdames Laura McGill,
G. D. Hambright, Arthur Hay, Cora
Hunter, Lee Harmon, B. M. Ormand
and Miss Bessie Simonton.
Cashiers for dining room, Mrs. W.
A. Ridenhour and Mrs. J. E. Hern
don.
Canned Goods. Mesdames Ector
Harrill, F. Ramseur, H. H. Houston
and W. S. Fulton.
Fancy work, Mesdames Grady Pat