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VOL. 34 NO. 4.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JAN. 23, 1936
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Damage Done Here
Sunday Morning
i By High Winds
Damage estimated at several hun
dred dollars was done to property in
and near Kings Mountain by the cy
clonic windstorm which visited this
section early Sunday morning and
continued until noon Sunday. The
storm was preceded by torrential
downpour of rain.
L Possibly the greatest damage was
done in the business section of Kings
Mountain. A large plate glass win
down was smashed at Bulk’s Depart
ment Store, as well as one in the
Scaly Motor Co.. both on Railroad
avenue. A window front was broken
out of Nu-Way Barber Shop, on VV.
Mountain street.
Light and telephone lines wers
badly damaged. About 12 poles were
broken and had to be replaced by
the City force. Lights were out all
over town for awhile Sunday morn
ing.
A large billboard on East King
street was blown down. A roof from
a house of the Margrave Mill section
was blown off. No deaths or set ions
injuries has been reported from the
storm.
Miss Kendrick Is
Burned Tuesday
Funeral services for Miss Hattie
Stowe Kendrick 73, were held at the
Douglas and Sing Funeral parlor,
Charlotte, Tuesday at one o’clock
and interment made in family plot
in Sunset Cemetery, Shelby.
Miss Kendrick, who had been mak
ing her home with her sister, Mrs.
J. U. Weli'c, of Osceola, S. C„ died
at that place late Sunday night fol
lowing a two months illness.
She is survived by her sister and
one brother, T. W. Kendrick of Char
lotte. Miss Kendrick who was a na
tive of Shelby, lived in Kings Moun
tain for a number of years and was
greatly loved by those who knew her
Her brother, T. W. Kindrick and
nephew, Clyde Webb, were at one
time popular druggists in Kings
Mountain.
Having completed a course in Art
in New York City, Miss Kendrick fol
lowed this line of work for the great
«r part of her life. During her resi
dence in Kings Mountain, she had a
class in Art which she taught regular
iy. She was a faithful member of the
First Baptist church while here and
was at all times interested in the
welfare of those about her.
GROVER WOMAN
INJURED SUNDAY
Mrs. John Hambright of Grover is
recovering from injuries sustained in
a fall Sunday. The fall occurred dur
ing the storm and resulted in a brok
en rib and a number of bruises. Wa
ter had blown under the door of the
Hambright home and coused the floor
to become slippers.
Mrs. Hambright i6 74 years of
age and is one of the best known
residents of Grover.
Comity $205 Richer From
Witness Fees
Just $205 richer than it would have
been if it had been for one law and
ont deputy court clerk.
That is the status of Cleveland
county now, and the extra two liund
red bucka rolled into the county
from 25 cent witness fees which
were uncalled for during the year.
A law passed by the last legisla
ture says that after a list of the fees
have been posted 90 days the money
must go Into the couuty's general
fund. Deputy William Osborne has
done that. Formerly the fees would
pile up for months and become suras
of "no man s money."
TRADE BALANCE
Washington, Jan. 22.—The com
merce department reported today
that the United States ended 1936
with a favorable trade balance of
$234,226,000, a 30 percent decline
from 1934.
Exports during 1936 were valued
at $2,282,023,000 about 7 percent
more than 1934.
Imports totaled $2,047,797,000 an in
■crease of 24 per cent.
ATTEND BAPTIST
STATE CONVENTION ,
Among Kings Mountain Baptists
attending the State Sunday School
convention in Charlotte this week
were Rev. and Mrs. A. O. Sar
gent, Mrs. BlUy Carroll. Mr. and
Mrs. p. F. Hord, Mrs. W C Caveny
ant) $irs D Q Littlejohn.
CLEVELAND ABOVE
AVERAGE IN LIST OF
ALTO DEATHS
State As Whole Had 1,095 With 115
Kil.ed in Month of December.
While deatli claimed 1,095 lives in
traffic accidents in the state of N'or
nil Carolina during 1935, Cleveland
county gave up 25 lives in similar
tragedies.
The tragedy list for the state was
10 per cent longer than in 1924 and
in Cleveland the number jumped
from 19 to 25, approximately 20 per
cent increase. These figures were
reported by the State Motor Ve'niiT
bureau today.
There were 5,386 accidents in 1933
which caused injury to 6,950 per
sons. In 1934 there were only 4,552
wrecks, injuring 6,273 persons.
During December 115 persons
were killed in accidents, compared
with 82 in November and 117 in De
cember 1934. There were 571 Decem
ber accidents, compered with 478
in the month in 1934, and 722 per
| sons were injured Inst month,
i During the last six years there
have been 5.147 highway deaths in
the state,, the number dropping from
777 in 1930 to 674 in 1933 and then
mounting steadily to last year’s total
which for the first time passed 1,000
for a 13 month period.
Eight children were killed last
month while playing in the streets
Thirty pedestrians were killed by
automobiles, and 89 were hurt, while
intoxicated drivers figured in 13
fatal and 68 non-fatal accidents.
Speeders caused 34 fatal and 56 non
fatal accidents, and hit and run dri
vers figured in 1.3 fatal and 35 non
fatal mishaps. A new classification,
skidding, was added as a result of
icy toads and listed under it were
eight fatal and 74 non-fatal accidents
Dr. M. C. S. Noble, Jr., assistant
commissioner of revenue, who di
reets the patrol, commented that
the heavy gain in fatalities might
Ti part be due to better reporting
if accidents since the patrol person
•tel lias been increased from 57 to
120. '‘However," he added, "much of
the gain increase is an actual gain
and is deplorable."
DIES OF
PNEUMONIA
Mr. Giles Goforth, died at bis home
near Bethany, Tuesday night follow
ing an illness of only two or three
days of pneumonia. He is survived
by his widow and several children
four of whom are very ill of pneu
monia. He is also survived by sever
al brothers and sisters.
Funeral and burial took place at
Ding Creek church today.
Mr. Goforth is a son of the late
Preston Goforth with whom he made
uis home and who died since Christ
mas of pneumonia.
Sudden Death Takes
Professor On Class
BOONE, Jan. 22.—Andrew Martin
Norton, professor of English at Ap
palachian State Teachers college
here died suddenly while teaching
his class Monday. He was 61 years
of age.
Professor Norton had been in ill
health the last three years. He was
a graduate of Duke university and
served four years as dean of Carolina
coTlege at ?fSxton. He formerly was
president of Scarritt-Morrisville col
lege in Missouri and front 1920 until
1923 served as president of Weaver
college. He had been a member of
the fnculty of Appalachian State
since 1926.
Surviving are the widow, and three
^ons., two brothers and one sister.
Summer School
Planned
Wake Forest, Jan. 22. Definite
dans were formulated here today
or tht operation next summer of the
Wake Forest-Meredith summer
school.
There will be two divisions, one
at Mars Hill and the other at Wake
Forest, which will be virtual! identi
cal in course of study, credit and
calendad, stated Dr. Daniel B. Bry
an, who is general director of both
branches.
Both units will open June 10. The
six weeks session will close July
18 and the nine weeks August 8.
SINGING
CONVENTION
There will be a singing Sunday ev
ening, January 26, at Oak Grove Bap
tist church by Mr. Herman Tate
and his quartette. Everybody that en
Joys good singing is urged to be pres
ent.
A cable from the front says thatt
Italians have loat more men In mo
ron accidents than In combat. All
Ethiopia has to do now is to lighten
the trgffii laws.
! State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—State News
; Rockingham, Jan. 22. Mia. ('. A
i I’uul, wife of I lie Charlotte Xe v. ■
I staff writer died at her home here
I at ll:il this morning. succumbim
I after a prolonged and gallant liglr
I ag-tin i pneumonia.
j it.il 'igli, ,1a". 22.—The state high
: way patrol to*y reported there were
! 1.24H arrests lor traffic law viola
i lions in North Carolina in December,
including 227 for driving drunk.
The arrests for drunken driving
showed a decrease for the first time
in four years, the November total
having been J32 when there were 2,
832 arrests for all violations.
Tarboro. Jan. 22. -1 lie Edgecombe
county grand jury today refused to
indict Moses Jefferson, 17 year old
boy who killed his father, Wright Jef
lerson, with a shotgun Dec. 28.
The boy said his father was drunk
and was beating his mother when
lie killed him.
The grand jury tailed to find a
true bill.
i
| Roanoke Rapids, .Ian. 22.— The Ro
j .moke river lose into the boiler
j rooms of the Roanoge Mills Co. No.
j 1 plant today and spread further ov
er lowlands at it heads toward flood
j crest.
Already 11 feet above flood stag'
I at 44 feet, the river was rising rapid
J iy an threatened a number tif small
farm homes.
The Neuse at Smithfield and Cape
| Fear at Fayetteville, both in moder
j ate flood, were falling slowly. The
I Tar was out of its banks.
Raleigh, .Ian. 22.The executive coin
miltoe ol the Local Government Coni
mission today sold four issues of rev
,-eue anticipation notes for political
sub divisions of bite State.
A Gtilford county $100,000 issue of
six months securities brought th«
best price ever obtained for county
no£eS~go?it'J to Oscar Burnett and Co.
of Raleigh and Greensboro at par
with interest at one per cent and a
premium of $1.
Greensboro, Jan. 22.—The body
of William A. Law, of Philadelphia,
72 year old president of the Penn Mu
tual Life Insurance company who
was fatally wounded by S. Clay Wil
liams, former NIKA chief in a hunt
mg accident, was taken to Spartan
burg, S. C„ today.
Washington, N. C., Jan. 22.— War
rants charging murder and practice
of medicine without a license a
gainst Dr George R. Clary, head of
the Pamlico Osteophathic sanitarium
here, were filed today and he was
released under $2,500 bond pending
a hearing in recorders court Friday.
The charges were filed in connec
tion with the death January 13 of
Mrs. Kathleen Wallace Lilley of
JamesviUe. Herbert Lilley, her hus
band, signing the warrants, charged
Clark killed her “by prescribing for
her and administering to her power
ful and dangerous drugs, she being
a patient in his care and he not be
ing a duly licensed physician under
the laws of North Carolina.”
Washington, Jan. 22.--A militant
demand by Secretary Wallace “for
practical anrl immediate action” on
the farm problem by Congress and
the administration today preceded a
White House conference on plans for
replacing AAA.
Openly questioning the justice of
the Supreme Court’s action in or
dering $200,000,000 of impounded pro
cessing taxes returned to manufactu
rers, Wallace said the money return
ed in most cases already had been
passed on to consumer or back to
farmers.
Los Angeles, Jan. 22.—The Exami
ner said today Eddie Cantor, wealthy
screen comedian, was the target of a
recent extortion plot which threaten
ed his five daughters unless $3,000
was paid.
The Examiner related two extor
tion letters were received at the Can
tor home in Beverly Hills on succes
sive days several weeks ago. The
first demanded "$5,000 or else.” The
second instructed Cantor to take
$5,000 is an old Shoe box and place
It himself beside a mailbox on a cer
tain • corner in~Xos Angeles.
Lyles Glenn of Chester Bigned orders
in federal district court here today
authorizing several score South Car
olina mljls to reclaim processing tax
es under the AAA decision of the su
preme court of the United States.
The list and amounts were not im
mediately avgilabu^.
Columbia, S. C„ Jan. 22.— Judge J
i
, . ■ • i
—National News
St Paul, Jan 22.-- 'I h • defense rest
■ I laila. mi the trial ol inree cl-.end
jibs c .urged wiilt the conspiracy
kidnap] ii. -. m Edward ci. Bremer, St
lJaul banker, on Jan. 17, 1934.
The defendants a»e Cassius Me
Donald, Detroit engineer, charged
as a ITnoney changer," William Wen
ver, Indicted as an actual kidnapc
and Harry Sawyer, charged with
being the finger man in the *2UU,0ou
abduction.
Washington, Jan. 22. The consti
tutionality of the administration's
two-year, half billion doliar substi
lute for AAA was challenged by Sen
ator Norris, republican of Nebraska.
;oday coincident with its formal in
troduction in congress.
Senator Bankhead, democrat, of
Alabama, and Chairman Jones, demi
crat of Texas, of the house agricul
ture committee made public the text
of the new plan shortly before it was
dropped in the bill hopper. Its
terms were agreed upon yesterday
at a White House conference of cab
iui't officers and legislators.
i
Columbia. S. C„ Jan. 22. Dr. Fred
crick C. Uedfern of Columbia, father
i.f Paul Redfern, disclosed today it i
bad received information which It d
:lmo to believe his son would be re-1
covered in "a matter of days.'
The aged college professor said
lie had received a cablegram from
Art Williams, who headed an expedi
lion into the South American jungles
in search of the missing aviator,
which he said was “very optimistic.'
Washington, Jan. 22. The memor;
of the late ..ucy P. Long was honor
ed in the senate today by a series of
eulogie.
Senator John li. Overton, Long’s
| colleague, led the tribute with an
address in which he spoke of yester
day’s Louisiana election as a vindi
lion of Long s policies.
Senator Caraway (democrat, Ark.j
spoke of Long's efforts to have her
elected and said:
“That he had little to gain if I
wen and much to lose in prestige
should my campaign fail, everyone
knows. I won—and it is indicative
of his greatness that I can stand here
■ and assert that he never once pre
sumed upon the fact ( f his assistance
to try to influence m;, course in mat
ters of legislation.”
Washington, Jan. 22.—Congress vo
ted immediate payment of the sol
diers’ bonus today by huge majorities
—many more than the two-thirds
needed to override Presidential ve
toes.
The house accepted the senate's
baby bond payment plan, with its
ultimate $2,491,000,000 cost, by a 340
to 58 ballot. The senate’s passage
vote on original passage of a cash
payment bill was 356 to 58.
Speaker Byms signed the bonu»
bill immediately after the voto and
the measure was sent to the senate
for Vice-President Garner to place
his signature on it.
After that, it will go to the White
House.
Administration leaders have pre
dicted flatly the bill will become law
whether or not Mr. KoRosevelt
signs it.
Co?3mibia, S. (’., Jau. 2J. -Commit
tees furnished more grisl for tin
legislative mill today as favorable re
ports were returned on bills to lega
lize horse racing and to modify the
state's nine months old liquor con
trol law, and others.
The house judiciary committee
gave its approval to a bill by Rep.
Arrowsmith of Williamsburg to cre
ate a state racing commission to le
galize pari-mutuel betting on races
under its supervision.
Paris, Jan. 22.—The government of
Premier Laval went down today as
he and bis ministers resigned in the
face of political dissensions.
Laval had held office since June 7,
1935( a comparatively long time in
Recent French history. It was the
lOQth government of the third repub
lie o hold power and to be wlhdrawn.
Louisville, Colo., Jau. 22.—Bodies
of two of the eight men trapped by
an explosion in burning coal mine
near here were found early today
by rescue workers.
Rescuers said the two. Kcster No
binger, 38, and Lcland Ward, appar
entely had been killed by the terri
ble blast which ripped through the
mine yesterday just before the day
shift of 11 men was to start work.
LOCAL OFFICERS
ARREST NEGRO FOR
MURDER
Local Police officers arrested here
Saturday. Presley Meakes, colored
nan, for murder. The man was ar
es;. d and held on a murder charge
for New York City officers He was
• laced iu the Shelby jail to await ar
i ml of the New York Police.
The local police did not know the
lature of the charges placed against
vleakes. They thought it was some
hing about an automobile accident
n which one or two children wer
billed.
MRS. HARRIS
HOPKINS PASSES
Mrs. Harris Hopkins died at her
home on Baker street Friday after
noon at two o'clock. The body laid
it tlie Parton Funeral Home until
Sunday Funeral services were held
Salisbury Suudoy at home of her
brother. Tito funeral was conducted
by the Lutheran Pastor of Salisbury.
Mrs. Hopkins is survived by lief
husband, one daughter and one son.
SUMMERS DRUG CO
WINS TWO PRIZES
The Summers Drug ( e. won two'
prizes this week. One was from "Tim
American Druggist”, a national mag
azine, for the best advertising cam
paign. Only two other winners were
declared in North Carolina, and Sum
tilers wen first prize.
The other prize was from a nation
ally known medical house for selling
more of their products than any oth
er drug store of similar size in this
district. Winning two prizes in one
week has made the boys at Cummers
very proud of their record
Troop 1 Boy Scouts
Hold ^Meeting
Troop One Hoy Scouts of Ameri
ca, held their weekly meeting Mon- |
day night, January 20, at the troop I
hut. The meeting was called to or
ler promptly at seven o'clock by the '
Scoutmaster, Carl Davidson. The
meeting was opened with the Scout !
Oath and new member, were assign
ed to respective patrols
The troop was then given a pep
talk and a considerable calling down
by the Scoutmaster for the poor show j
ing made at the last Court of Honor.
After promises to do better next
month application blanks for ad
vancement were distributed. The
Flying Eagle Patrol led by John
Sty era won the honor of flying the
American flag for the next month by
having the largest number of boys
appearing before the last Court ot
Honor.
Plans were discussed for the activ
ities to be conducted during the Na- •
tional Scout Week of February 7-13 !
These plans are not definite enough j
for publication.
How New Baby Bond
Bonus Bill Works
Washington, ,lan. 22.- If you have
a $1,000 World war adjusted service
certificate and have not borrowed on
i, you are entitled to $1,500 in $50
bonds cashable next June under
terms of the senate bill passed Mon
day and sent to the house.
If you cashed it between June la,
1936 and June 15, 193". you would \
get no interest. If you held it until
June 16, 1937, you would get $1,000,
including 3 per cent interest tor a
year. If not cashed until June 15.
1945, your bonds would be worth !
$1,270.
If you have borrowed to the limit
of 50 percent on your $1,000 certifi
cate, sftTTe October 1, 1931, you
would be entitled to just half the
above amounts.
If you borrowed to the limit of 22
percent permitted before October 1.
1931, you would have coming to you
$780 in bonds, minus unpaid interest
before that date.
The highest value of any certifi
cate outstanding is $1,585. If no
loans are outstanding against such
certificates, holders would receive
$1,550 in bonds and $35 cash for the
odd amount next June, if held until
1945 they would be worth $2,058 to
the holders, in addition to the $35
cash.
Use Cotton Stalks For
Rayon, Paper
Austin, Texas, Jan. 22.—Unusual
cotton stalks may be converted into
financial gain for Texas farmers.
Viscose, rayon, paper, caustic soda
and carbon bisulphide are possible
commercial products from waste
stalks, said Dr. A. B. Cox. cotton
economist of the University of Tetafc.
If the Townsend plan goes thru
women some day may be looking
hopefully for that first wrinkle.
Important Services
At Presbyterian
Church Sunday
i Important dc*rvices are to bp held
| at the First Presbyterian church Suit
day morning, and every member of
the congregation is urged to be pres
ent. I lie set vices will begin at 1 o: l.»
A. M. and last until 11:45 A. M.
It is understood that important an
I nouncemems are to be made relative
i to tile building ot the new church,
Tito committee on location, com
posed of I' M Noisier, J. li. Thomas
| son, and H. H. Houston will make*
I their report, as well as the commit
tee on Finance composed of F.
I Neisler, Jr.. J. U Thomson, c. F.
I Thomasson, Mrs. O. \V Myers and
Mrs. C. E. Neisler.
Piedmont Scout
Board^To Meet
(Special to The Herald)
Shtlby, N. C.. Jan. 22.—The Execu
tive Hoard of the Piedmont Council
Hoy Scouts of America, with repre
sentatives from Gaston, Cleveland.
Lincoln, Rutherford, Polk, Iredell
Catawba, Caldwell, Burke and .Mc
Dowell t ounties, w ill meet here in
the private dining room of the Hotel
Charles on Tuesday night. Jan. 28, at
": 15 o'clock. The meetintt, the first
tor the year, will he for the purpose
of organization and in perfecting
plans for the forward development
of Scouting in the eleven counties of
the Piedmont Council area.
The Piedmont Council. Hoy Scouts
of America, Inc., dost d the year
litJl) with a fine record of achieve
ment and plans will he made in an
effort to reach an inci casing number
ot bo ■ s during 1 The Piedmont
Council is rated as one of the leading
Council in America and is the second
largest Scout organization in the
Southeast. More than 2,300 boys are
enrolled and more than 700 register
ed Seouters are giving leadership to
the program in the Piedmont Coun
cil area.
TWO STILLS AND ONE
MAN CAPTURED
Two whiskey stids and one man
were captured during a raid Tuesday
of this week. Two Federal officers,
one Hessemer City officer, one depu
ty, and Deputy Sheriff Charlie Shep
pard made up tlie party going ou>
moonshiners hunting. They were sue
cessful.. A still was located on the
south side of Kings Mountain. Three
men wer> at the still which was in
operation. Two men escaped but the
third, Vernon Crawford, was caught.
The still was of all-gallon capacity;
the still and 8 barrels of mash was
destroyed by the officers.
On their return from the first still
the officers ran up on another still
which was twice as large as the first
one. This still was not in operation.
This still was of 100 gallon capacity
and was located about one mile from
the first still found,
whole edifice would fall.
The final analysis was that a year
ago circumstances called the atten
tion of the people to the Supreme
Couri and the Constitution and they
by James Preston
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper
WASHINGTON.—(IPS) — Official
Washington lias not yet recovered
from its surprise — in some cases,
almost amazement— at the calmness
with which the nation as a whole re
ceived news of the AAA’s invalida
tion.
The calamity howlers, as usual,
had forecast that In the event of an
adverse decision there would be im
mediate demands from one and all
that the Supreme Court and the Con
stitution be junked. Are these pro
phets’ faces red now!
There was, naturally, a limited a
mount of hysteria like that which fol
lowed the demise of NRA. But that
was only the first reaction. After
folks had time to think things over,
the general attitude was: “What of
it? That does not ruin the country ”.
****
Washington students of the public
mind offered two explanations: First
that the AAA, like the NRA did, was
waning in popularity; second, that
the people believed the American
government structure to be one of
checks and balances, each of which
must be kept in its place or tba
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