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VOL. 34 NO. 7
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State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
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—Stale News
Winston-Salem, Feb. 12.—Charges
that John G. Carpenter, solicitor of
the fourteenth district, had ‘failed
to co-operate" in efforts to have thc
cases against W. T. Shore, Charlotte
attorney accused of embezzlement,
moved to Mecklenburg county for
trial, were made by Solicitor Allen H
Gwynn in Forspth Superior Court.
Raleigh, Feb. 12.—Strict enforce
ment of the new State automobile
driver's license law will be postpon
ed again, this time to become effec
tive March 1.
The law became effective last No
vember 1, but lias not been strictly
enforced due to inability of the high
way safety division to get permits
in the hands of some 650,000 appli
cants.
Lenoir, Feb. 12—Dave Witherspoon
employee of a local furniture shop
was indentified today by a 21 year
old Lenoir woman as the negro who
assaulted her here Monday night.
Witherspoon was taken into cus
tody last night at his place of em
ployment and was taken before the
young woman today. He protested
bfs innocence.
Goldsboro, Feb. 12.—Police and
railroad detectives today checked up
oil scattered leads as they sought to
make their case against five alleged
leaders of a boxcar robbery gang "air
tight."
Detective L. O. Rhodes of the
Goldsboro ponce announced last
night the ‘backbone' of the robbery
ring had been smashed with the ar
rest of one man here and four oth
ers in tilj Piedmont section of the
State.
Salisbury, Feb. 12.—The board of
stewards of the First Methodist chur
ch here voted unanimously last night
to extend an invitation to Bishop
Paul B. Kern to hold the 1930 West
ern North Carolina Methodist Con
ference in Salisbury which was the
meeting place last year.
Carthage, Feb. 12.—Belief that
Mrs. Elva Statler Davidson could
not have fallen into the position in
which she was found dead of carbon
monoxide poison in her garage last
February was expressed by Dr. W.
W. Marr in testimony today to the
jury trying the $560,000 suit over her
will.
. Dr. Marr was the physician first
called when a negro butler discover
ed the death of the Statler hotel
heiress. Emanuel Burch, the butler,
testified that the body was not mov
ed before Dr. Marr's arrival.
Greensboro, Feb. 12.—Republican
stalwarts from ail parts of the state
gathered here today for the annual
statewide Lincoln day dinner tonight.
The Lincoln day dinner, at which
Senator J. J. Dickinson, (R. Iowa)
will speak, will be preceded by a
meeting of the republican state exec
utive committee in the afternoon.
Raleigh, Feb. 12—A “chance for a
reprieve" for Willie McLeod, Cumber
land county negro awaiting death by
electrocution Friday for murder, was
expressed today by Parole Commis
sioner Edwin Gill.
Raleigh, Feb. 12.—Just a single
day after Joe A. Snow, 64, got his li
cense to practice law andhung out
his shingle, he had his first day in
court.
But he appeared as the plaintiff
and not as attorney. The jury quickly
awarded him a divorce from his wife
on grounds of two years separation.
Before winning his law license,
Snow was a retired mail clerk.
Raleigh, Feb. 12.—Some 21)0 wel
fare agents, workers and certifying
agents from all parts of the state
held an all day conference here to
day to lay plans for the new activi
ties of the office.
Under a $20U,000 allotment from
the FERA, the state welfare depart
ment and its county agencies will
certify workers for federal relief and
security jobs.
Raleigh, Feb. 12.—Plans were un
derway today for a statewide meet
ing, sponsored by the state old age
pension association, to be held at
Durham, Friday, Feb. 28. Decision to
call the meeting was reached at a
conference of the association’s execu
live committee here yesterday.
Chicago, Feb. 12.—Jackie Coogan
and Betty Gamble, film players, re
ported to police today that at the
end of a 50 mile an hour chase throu
gh the Chicago Loop two gunmen
cuti>ed their car and robbed them of
166 and Jewelry valued at $5,066.
—National News—
Washington, Feb. 12. -1 incoln’s
birthday brought much political can
ncnsding as President Roosevelt and 1
the great emancipate! were compar
ed by the New Deal's friends and
contrasted by its foes.
Ly Secretary lekes, Mr. Roose
velt was described as "the man who
bravely tilts his lance against speci
al privilege and entrenched greed."
o Senator Hasting, R„ Dela., the !
tile President appeared as "this prof ,
ilgate son who rushes on in his wild
career.
Sprinfield, 111., Feb. 12.—Governor
Eugene Talmadge, Democrat, of
Georgia, scene of General Sherman’s
march to the sea, was en route to
Abraham Lincoln’s shrine today to
pay tribute to the Civil War presi
dent.
He was scheduled to speak tonight
on the Midday Luncheon Club's pro
gram commemorating Lincoln’s |
127th birthday, sharing the speakers
platform with Secretary of Interior 1
Harold L. Ickes and Gov. Henry
Horner, a Democrat.
TopSka, Feb. 12.—Charles Curtis,
who rose from his Indian grandmo
ther’s tepee to the vice-presidency of
the United States, came home to
Kansas today.
The body of the former vice presi
dent, who died Saturday in Washing
ton at 10:40 a. m.
Tlte state capitol became a funeral
chapel for the man who represented
his state in both houses of congress
for 34 years. State business was sus
pended.
Washington, Fob. 12.—Critics and
defenders ot present government
spending eagerly awaited today the
results of u three-way search of fis
cal ledgers ordered hy President
Roosevelt.
The chief executive said last night
he had directed Daniel Dell, acting
budget director, to conduct a triple
quest tor possible places to curtail
spending.
The purpose, he said, was to dc
tennine what cuts can be made in
(1) appropriations or authorizations
that effect the public debt; (2) appro
priations affecting next year’s bud
get; (3) authorizations for govern
rnent borrowing and lending.
Berlin, Feb. 12.—Charges of col
lusion between Roman Catholics and
communists were heard in Germany
today as at least 100 catholics and
communists were under arrest after
simultaneous raids by secret police.
Catholics were particularly charg
ed with communists in the Rhine
land, the center of the police round
up.
New York, Feb. i2.—Samuel S.
Leibowitz, New York criminal law
yer, said today he had agreed to
enter the Hauptmau case after a
conference with Mrs. Richard Bruno
Hauptman “if Hauptmann would tell
the truth."
At the end of an hour and a half
conference with the attorney in his
office, Mrs. Hauptmann left for the
Trenton state prison where her hus
band is confined in the death house,
awaiting execution for the slaying of
the Lindbergh baby. Leibowitz indi
cated her would visit Hauptmann
there tomorrow.
Chicago, 'Feb. 12.—New blizzards
swept into the northwest today as a
cold wave was forecast for Oklaho
man and more snow for most of the
northeastern states either tonight or
tomorrow.
Cornbelt States, already near pun
eh drunk from repeated onslaughts
hy subzero weather and blizzards, la
bored furiously to reopen railroad
lines and highways. Many communi
ties omained isolated, food and fuel
shortages continued acute, schoools
were closed and suffering proceeded
unabated. Several new deaths were
reported.
New York, Feb. 12—A white man
living with an Indian tribe in the
jungles of northeastern Brazil may
be the missing aviator, Paul Rod
fern, In the belief of Dr. Morton C.
Kahn, associate professor of public
health at Cornell University medical
college.
Kahn returned to New York this
week to add another story to the
many that have come back from Bra
zil since Redfern disappeared in Au
gust 1927, while attempting a non
stop flight from Georgia to Rio de
Janerlo.
, Atlanta, Feb. 12.—A giant army
bomber, abandoned by its parachute
equipped crew of four when the ship
ran out of gasoline shortly after tak
ing off from Candler field, was -de
molished 16 miles southwest of here
today.
| HA1LROAU ELIMINATION
' BEING STUDIED
A State Highway Engineer
wss in Kings Mountain last week
conferring with members of the
Town Board and Mayor J. E.
Herndon relative to the railroad
cross'ng elimination.
The engineer studied two or
three ways of crossing the rail' |
road tracks and stated that he
would make biueprin^s and send;
them back here for study.
The blueprints will be on dis
play at the Town Ha I and any
b- es'ed citizen is invited to
inspect them.
LITTLE GIRL DIES
Pearl Lenora Barnett, age 4 years,
died early Monday in Chester, S. C.,
where she had gone with iter par
ents to spend (he week end. Her
death cante as a great sroek to the
friends of the family.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at the Second Baptist
church, with Rev. Yates Smith, or
Bessemer City and Rev. R. L. Chan
ey in charge. Interment was made
In Mountain Rest cemetery. ,
She is survived by her parents, Mr
and Mrs, Coy Barnett and little bro
ther, 10 years old. Three other small
children have preceded her to the
grave.
Aged Man Dies
i Wed. Morning
i —
Mr. Hen S. Kummitt, ag ■ SO, died
:u ■! o'clock Wednesday m miing in
the Margrace section. I'oi owing a
fingering illness.
, He is survived by three daughters,
hi.-, Frank Roberts, Mrs. Hon Wart
ind Airs. Gus Early; three sons
Henry !.. Gununitt, lit nton Summit!
ind Gaither Summilt, aii of King,1
Mountain, liis wife, who was before
(nurriage Miss Lucy Homesley of
Cherryville 1ms been dead for 33
years. He is also survived by 3o
Stand children and 0 great-grand
children.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon (Thursday) at 2 o'clock at
Macedonia Baptist church, with the
pastor. Rev. M. L. Fredericks in
charge, assisted by Rev. P. D. Pat
rick. pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Interment was made in
Mountain Rest cemetery.
He was a faithful member of the
Baptist church in York. S. 0., his
fbrmer home until coming to Kings
Mountain.
He had made many friends in the
community in which he lived and the
sympathy of friends of the family is
extended them in their bereavement.
Local Man First To Announce
For The State Legislature
High Lights Hocy’s Open
ing Speech For Governor
1— Favors restoring salaries j
of teachers and unified control /
of schools.
2— Submission of liquor ques- \
tion to vote at ballet box.
3.—FaVo'rs exempt;on of sales
tax cn food necessities now and
later its further reduction and
ultimate repeal.
4—Economy in state govern
ment.
5—Praise state system of roads
0—Favors further reduction
in price of auto license tags.
7— Promotion of agriculture
by soil improvement, diversified
crops and better marketing.
8— Favors methods of reclaim
ing criminal population in state.
9— Favors state matching Fed
eral old age pension plan.
10— Upholds rights of women
in government.
....11—Favors young men in ser
vice of state.
12— Recognizes right of labor1 •
to organize and bargain collec
tively.
13— Disclaims any favoritism
for corporations.
14— Defends Democratic party
records in state and nation.
15— Abhors extensive cam
paigns.
16— Says income, corporation
and franchise taxes are high
enough^
LAST CALL FOR WORLD
WAR VETERANS
The local Post of the American Le
gion has arranged for Miss Ruth Set
tlemyre, Notary Public, and Mr. L. R
Davis, Finger Print expert to be at
the City Hall again to assist Worldl
War Veterans in making application
for the payment of their Adjusted
Service Certificates, Friday night
and Saturday afternoon.
All veterans, both white and color
,ecl who have not yet filed their apv,
plications are Urged to be present
Friday night from 7 to 9 o’clock or
Saturday afternoon between 1 and
4 o’clock and to bring with them
their Discharge and “pink slips.’
Raymond Sanders, of the Margrace
Kserdicn announced his candidacy for
^the Lower House of the State Legis
lature. Mr. Sanders is the first candi
date to make his formal announce
June primary.
Mr. Sanders paid the required fee
““of $5 Saturday afternoon and in a
statement declared he will seek the
office on a four planked platform
They are:
1 Absolute and immediate repeal
of tin? sales tax. 2—N’o increase of
st£te tax without a direct vote of tin
people. 3—Cut the price of auto li
cetise plate to $3.4—An old age pen
sion law of some reasonable plan.
Mr. SSn'ders is married, has one
child and has been a resident c.‘
Kings Mountain for five years. 11
rjiss for seven years- a resident of
Shelby and is a native of South Car
olina. He is now employed at the
Margrace Mill.
Mr. W. H. McGinnis, who has been
mentioned as running for this office
stated to the Herald that at this time
he had not made up his mind as to
whether he would be a candidate or
not. Mr. McGinnis has been approach
ed by a number of p ojrle from all
over the county tryint to get him to
announce for this office.
Coal Shortage In
Kings Mountain
Due to tlie severe weather lately
the coal dealers of Kings Mountain
have been unable to secure enough
coal to supply the needs of the
Kings Mouuiain people. The local
dealers are portioning out coal in
| small bags at the time to their cus
! temers. Orders have been placed by
i local dealers with the mines but on
account of the severe weather rail
roads have been unable to make
prompt shipments.
Hots of people have substituted
wood for coal, but it was understood
that only a limited supply of wood
I was on hand.
| It was expected that both coal
| dealers would receive their orders
j and in turn could fill the many or
I ders they now have on file.
men! for any office in the
MAYOR HERNDON WRITES
ON RAILROAD ELIMINATION
February 12, 1936.
(By J. E. Herndon, Mayor)
Last week a highway engineer was
here in the interest of the overhead
bridge at King Street, but so far
nothing definite has been worked
out. He stated that the highway com
mission is handling the matter of
lowering the railway tracks with rail
way officials; that the railroad stat
ed they wcu'i not lower the tracks
more than two feet; that this would
cost the highway commission approx
imately (25,000. If this plan can be
agreed upon, the bridge would not
necessarily have to be as high as it
would if the tracks were not lowered.
In case this Is worked out, they ex
pect to move the service station own
ed by Mr. M. L. Harmon and run No.
29 across the corner (from the end
of the bridge), and tie into railroad
avenue above the Dodge-Ply mouth
Oarage. At this point where No. 29
cornea into Railroad Avenue, the
street would have to be raised six
feet and would gradually run out
(the slope or grade) somewhere be
tween the Dodge-Blymouth Garage
and the corner towards the First
National Bank.
By turning Railroad Avenue on a
sharp curve around the end of bridge
across both filling station lots, it
seems to me that this would make
one of the most dangerous points
from a local traffic standpoint, or
for the through traffic, than any
place in the country, to say nothing
about the damages it would cause to
both filling station lots. You can
imaeine yourself going tip or down
’•a'1 ad avenue at this point, a ve
hici<- ming across the bridge from
tr ' Shelby up the hill, someone
m >ou at this point, and at the
sarr time someone coming from the
eas- md all meeting at this point.
(Cont'd oh back page)
Mrs. H. Lee Ramseur
Passes Sunday Evening
REV. E. W. FOX
PREACHES TO SCOUTS
l?oy Scout Sunday was observed a:
h union service at the First Baptist
Church Sunday evening. All of the
uptown churches oc-operated and the
Boy Scouts attended in a body.
Kev. id. W. Fox <i the Central
-Methodist Chuicli preached the ser
moil and presented the Old Testa
ui nit prophet Isaiah as an example
of Good Scouting. He said that many
people never seem to find tneir place
*!» life but just seem to go "down
and around and around."
He declared that Scouts were be
ing prepared for something worth
while to fill the place God has pre
pared for them. And that God has a
job for everyone and He needs men.
Rev. Fox said that a man must
see and hear God to live and find his
place. God asks who will go? Who
wills to go when God says who will
I send. He called upon the boyhood
of the town to say "Here am 1. send
me.”
Special Services For Young
People At Centra! Metho
dist Church
A treat is in store for the congre
gation of Central Methodist church
^e.\t Sunday night at 7:00 o'clock
Wien Miss Thelma Hubbard, dis
tinct secretary of young people's
•vprk, will be the speaker. Miss Hub
Jfkrd attended the recent meeting
for young people at Memphis. Tenn.,
where 5,000 young people from all
over the south met in a great inspi
rational meeting and is expected to
■j: ir.g echoes and inspirational high
lights from that meeting.
The young people's organization
of the thurch . ill be in charge of
the service.
Boy Scout Court
Of Honor Held
The Court of Honor, Co S outs of
America, was held reci : 11;. in the
High School.
Meeting opened with prayer by
Hev. W. M. Boyce followed with the
repeating of the Scout Oath.
Announcements were made after
which the following Scott's appeared
before the Court for advancement.
Tenderfoot Rank
George Thomasson, troop 1.
First Class Rank
Bedford Ramsey, Troop 0; Ladd
Hamrick, Troop 6.
Merit B.-’',-jes—Civics
John Styers, Troop 1. ^
Camping
Paul Stewart, Troop 2.
First Aid to Anim-ts
James Nichols, Troop 1.
Handicraft
James Amos, Troop 5; I). F. Hotd
Jr., Troop 6.
Personal Health
Kenneth Hardin, Troop 2. Ladd
Hamriqk, Troop C: .1. C. Bridges C.
Safety
John Styers, Troop 1; Brooks Me
Bee, 4; Wilton Wright. 6: M. .1. Bell,
Jr., 6; Floyd Queen, C; Clarence Car
penter, 6.
Star Rank
Claud Gantt, 5.
Eagle Rank
Paul Stewart, 2.
($ubkUujtcn
^nap^sfwti
ky James Preston
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily th© Views of
This Newspaper.)
Washington.— (IPS)—Howls of
anguish are shattering the crisp win
ter air over the nation’s capitol.
That unwelcome, unwanted, and in
evitable guest has arrived. He is
TAXES, and taxes in capital letters,
aimed at the small incomes which in
the end must bear the debt burden.
He may have to eat at the second
table this year, but his arrival, Con
gressmen concede dolefully, is un
covering some very unpleasant facts
for the people back home.
First, the legislators find that most
sources of revenue which are not
loaded with political dynamite al
ready have been tapped almost to
the limit. These danger zones Include
taxing the medium income.
Second, they discover that unless
they do something about taxes, the
strength for inflation will grow by
leaps and bounds; and inflation
would nullify the present trend to
T^fCont’d from front page)
Her Son, John Dies
Thursday Morning
Mrs. H. Lee Kamseur, age 74, pass
id away Sunday evening at her home
on North Piedmont avenue, her
death coming as a great shoes to her
many friends and relatives i.ure and
elsewhere.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at the Presbyterian
church, of which she had been a loy
al member for many years and inter
meat made in Long Creek cemetery.
Kev. P. D. Patrick, had charge of
the services and was assisted by
Kev. K. L. Forbes, a former pastor
and friend of the family.
Honorary pallbearers were the eld
ers and deacons of the church. Ac
tive pallbearers were C. E Ne.isler,
Joe Neisier and Jack Ormaud, of
Kings Mountain; Hillis Kamseur,
Clarence Kamseur and Abel Orntanu
of Bessemer City.
Mrs. Kamseur was a daughter of
the late John Jackson Ormand and
Salena Ortnand, members of a well
known family.
She is survived by her husband;
two daughters, Misses Bessie and
Sara Kamseur; two sons, John Ram
seur and Dr. \V. L. Kamseur, all of
Kings Mountain. Also surviving are
three brothers, J. J. Ormand and R.
C. Ormand of Bessemer City, and B.
F. Ormand of Kings Mountain; two
sisters. Miss Lida Ortnand of Long
Creek and Mrs. S. N. Stacy of York,
S. C. Two sisters, Mrs. VY. L. Huff
stetler and Mrs. C. A. Davis died a
number of years ago and a brother,
Mr. Kagan Ormand died in recent
years.
Mrs. Ramseur was endowed by
nature with a gentle, loving disposi
tion which chalh aged the admiration
and won the affection of all with
whom site became acquainted. Her
home duties were performed in an
unusually efficient way, ministering
untiringly and unselfishly to her
family. Neighborly and kindly in her
manner, her life gave constant testi
mony of her close association with
her Master.
She was a member of the Hong
Creek Presbyterian church, the chur
ch of her youth, later joining the
church of that f ith after coming to
Kings Mountain to live. She was al
ways in her place in her pew with
her family unless prevented by ill
ness. She at all times evinced an
interest in the religious and civic
life of her town and community.
Her passing has been peculiarly
sad on account of the fact that her
aged husband and devoted compan
ion, her son, John and daughter, Miss
Sara, have also b.vn crritically ill,
he latter two not being able to be
told of their mother's death. It is
hoped that when the first shock of
their grief is over, they may be able
to find comfort in the thought ex
pressed by the poet in the following
beautiful lines:
"We cannot say, and we will not say,
That she is dead, she is just away,
With a cheery smile and a wave of
the hand
She has wandered into an unknown
land,
And left us dreaming, how very fair
It needs must be, since she is there.
And you, O you, who will often
mourn
For the old time step and the glad
return.
Think oi her, faring on as dear
!n the love of there, as the love of
Imre;
Think of her—still we say—
She is not dead, she is just away."
JOHN RAMSEUR DIES
Mr. John Hamseur, son of Mr. 1-ee
Ramseur and his late wife, died this
morning tThursday) at five o'clock,
following an illness of ten days of
pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day morning at the Presbyterian
church and interment will follow in
Long Creek cemetery.
This i8 the second death to occur
in the Ramseur family in the past
five days and the sympathy of the en
tire community goes out to those
who survive and have been so sorely
bereft.
ATTEND FUNERAL IN
KINGS MOUNTAIN
Among the many out-of-town rela
fives and friends who attended the
funeral services for Mrs. H. l^ee
Ramseur were; Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
Ormand and son, Mr. and Mrs. hum
Ormand, Henry Ormand, Mr, and
Mrs. Sam Hovis Mrs. Fred Ormand
Mrs. R. S. Plonk Mr. Able Ormand,
all of Bessemer City; Mrs. Ozroe Or
mand and Mrs. George Ward of
Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. R, W. Jones
of Union, S. C„ Dr. Jack Ramseur,
Miss Martha Torrence and Mr.
Wlille Ware, all of Gastonia; Miss
Lida Ormand of Long Creek.