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fr4-*+****** *********+♦♦* The date on the label is the date your paper will Expire. Kings Mountain Herald r + <• ♦ •-* <• v {• v <• <• ^ •;* <• v •> •> *!• v ^ Watch label on your Paper and don't let your subscription Expire! VOL. 34 NO. 11. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1936 FIVE CENTS PER COPY Business is Best Here Saturday Since Christmas Kii,„/: s Mountain's biggest crowd since pre-Christmas shopping days was on the streets Saturday. Soros report a most gratifying business. Spring business is opening up ■-with a bang and merchants are pleas ed with piospeets. Saturday's hig crowd brought the best retail trade the merchants have had in ten weeks. The spurt in business was welcome because snow and rain crip til'd trade for eight weeks. Country roads were so had that many farm ers could not get to town, Then, too. the textile mills were forced to cur tail for lack of orders, but the mills are now running better and pay-rolls are increasing. A much better feeling prevails a mong the merchants as to retail trade. Anticipating large spring sales of merchandise, they have bought large stocks and will put forth an ex tra effort in advertising their wares. Farmers are making preparations for planting their fields and home gardnerers are planning their . gar dens. LION’S CLUB SPONSORING BLIND ^VEY tildren And Tax Listers To Cards To Every Home. survey cards furnished by the •N. C. Commission for the blind are being distributed this week to all the public schools and will laker tie car ried to all homes in the county where there are blind persons, as initial step in rehabilitating blind people in Cleveland county. A meeting during the week end of county and other officials launched the project: The Survey. Under the general supervision of the city and county superintendents of schools the cards will be distribu ted to all who have blind persons in their homes. Later the tax listers of the county will make inquiries and list all blind or partially blind peo ple. When the survey is complete, clin ies will be held to ascertain the types of blindness and to secure aid for the patient. Courses of training and study will be suggested and of fered. There are said to be 27 or more types of occupation adapted to blind people, when normal persons are adapted to about' 3,000 occupa tions. The work is being sponsored in V' general way in this county by the Lions club of Shelby, and in all parts of the state by civic clubs and societies. It is being done under the N. C. Blind commission which was given $25,000 by the last legislature to be matched By a similar fund from the Federal government. BONNIE MILL SUING NEW YORK CONCERN Suit has been filed in United Sta tes district court in Charlotte by Bonnie Cotton Mills, Inc., against Hooker and Saunders, Inc., of New York City, seelcig judgment in con nection with products sold by the mill to the New York concern, for which it says It has not been paid. Purchases listed as taking place dur ing the latter part of 1935 and so far this year were totaled at $5,,013. 55. This is said to represent yarns and waste sold and delivered to tto defendant concern. Judgment is ask ed for the total amount, plus interest. LIBRARY PLAN GETS GOING In following up suggestions made through The Herald some weeks ago, regarding the Library Movement, the following citizens elected by the several organizations arc asked to meet Monday night at 7:30 at the home of llev. W. M. Boyce: Mrs. Fred Finger, Woman's (Tub. Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, Junior Wo mans Club Dr. O. P. Lewis, American Legion. J. R. Davis, Men’s Club. Rev. W. M. Bovce, Ministerial Apr sociation. These citizens with Mr. Haywood E. Lynch, Editor of the Herald will meet to formulate a plan to present to the different organizations of our community for adoption, after which the matter will be presented to our town council Everyone interested will aid in the movement by speak ing to one of these representatives j or by Ttftormiug the Herald Office. I SHERIFF CANDIDATE Above is Irvin M. Allen who 'ins' announced his candidacy as Sheriff ip the June Primary. Mr. Allen nays, "If elected, I will o-operate with your Commissioners In their efforts to economize and lave the tax payers as much as pl>s Aible in administering the law, and l\ will enforce same without fear or favor." lje asks the question. Can a majn come back? And states further: "The people trusted me to serve them in this capacity once for four years and my record stands for it self. 1 now seek the office without any obligations to any man or group of men, and furthermore. 1 propose to make the race as a free man and without a pledge or pledges to any one. If elected, 1 will give to the of fice my entire time and faithfully perform every duty thereof as pro vided by law." Mrs. W. B. Plyler Dies In Hospital Mrs. W. B Plvler. age ;!9. died Mon day afternoon in the Charlotte Sani torium following an illness of aeutii Bright's disease. Funeral services were held at (Jl1 2 home in the Pauline village Wednes day morning with Rev. K. W. Hjx. pastor of Central Methodist church in charge. Interment was made in Salem church cemetery near Albe marle. Mrs. Plyler was a native of Marsh ville, N. C. She is survived by her husband who for the past five moiv ths has been a patient in the Sani lorium at Pinehurst. She is also sur vived by her daughter, Miss IXyrf. Plyler, a seuior in high school, one sister, Mrs. Eula Raines of Long Creek, S. C., two brothers, L. L. Dav is of Spiudale and L. B. Davis of Greenville, S. C. Mrs. Plyler. a member of Central Methodist church, was a beautiful c’t'istian character. She was a devo ed' wife and mother, a helpful neigh bor and will be greatly missed in her home and community. Mr. Plyler who was called home on account of the critical illness of his wife, .will return to the Sanitori um next week. His mother, Mrs. D.. R. B. Plyler is with him at present. Miss Dorris Plyler is spending a week with relatives, after which she will be in Kings Mountain until, the close of school. SURVEY OF OVERHEAD BRIDGE BEING MADE A crew from the State Highway De partment is in Kings Mountain mak ing maps and surveys of the propos ed overhead bridge across King street. They are making their head quarters at the Town Hall, and hopei to complete the job in a few mor ^ days. The route will be staked out and those interested may see exactly where the proposed route will go. This is the plan that has been und er consideration for some time, to> eliminate the dangerous railroad crossing. MARINE CORPS TO RECRUIT MEN During March the U. S. Marine Corps Recruiting District Headquart ers, Post Office Buildinf, Savannah, C.a„ will accept 28 applicants of su perior physical and educational qual ifications, single, between 18 and 25 years of age and not less than five feet and six inches in height, it was announced by Major Ralph E. Davis the Officer in Charge. There are also vacancies for mu sicians who are qualified to play ei ther trumpet or drum, it was an nounced. The Savannah office considers ap plicants from Virginia, North and South Carolina. Southeast Georgia and Florida, and is the only office where applicants in these states are exanSTned. Full information and applt cation blanks will be furnished upon request to young men desiring ser vice in the Marine Corps, Major Dav is stated. State And National News Condensed In Brief Form —oiaie .sews— Hal. -VI; i vtU 11. Tile division i ol highway s.iie.y today announced revot alien of '•>* more licenses 01 uutomobile drivers to male 1,840 re voked tinte November 1. ’I 1". a h ,d b ■' .1 B661.IMD licenses ■ ;• iivi11<• upeiators unci y,.’ '•11 i ^ . .iffi urs. __ Uuioi;. h, March 11. The gas chain ocr wm not claim Friday the life of Marvin Batten, .lohuston county far mer who kilii d An.;, i.vdia Daughtry Selma divorcee. Parole Commissioner Edwin M. Clill announced that Governor Eli > riughaus would grant Batten a 60 | day reprieve to allow alienists to de ji (ermine his sanity. The reprieve was announced after ■Gill heard counsel and some of t . sj, condemned mail's relatives plead for a commutation ou grounds of insan ity. » Gill is now studying the case of Henry- Grier, Forsyth negro, under sentence to die Friday. An appeal to the IJ. S. Supreme Court stayed the execution of J B.Carden, Durham man who was to die Friday for kill ing his wife. Raleigh, March 11.—George W. I Coan, Ja., state WPA administrator, said today decisions on the location ! of armory projects in Kaeford, Ashe ville, Henderson. Rumberton and Reidsville would probably be made by tomorrow. Funds for the construction of arm ories in Edonton, Newborn, Wilson Wilmington, Albemarle, High Point Salisbury and Gastonia were alloted by the WPA yes'erday after the eight communities had met reqnire tor contributions in casli and land Decisions are also expected tbis week on agricultural extension pro jects being considered for a number of counties. Each of the armory pro jects. approved yesterday, WPA of-l ficials said, will cost about $24,000. Fayetteville, Match 11.—A two pound baby boy born Sunday morn ing at 10 o’clock In a loocal hospital, is being cared for in an incubatoi Physicians, declining to make put. lie the names of the parents at pres ent. declare the infant is perfectly formed and has an excellent chance to survive. T'liey stated it was the smallest child of which they had a local record to live for more than two days after birth. Raleigh. March 11. — The State Highway and Public Works Cominis rsion is hoping to be able to build from r>0 to 60 miles of “cotton roads' this spring and summer, as a result of the appropriation by Congress to the 1!. S. Bureau of Public Roads of $1.P.00,000 to be used in building ex perimental roads using cotton fabric as a binder between the clay base and the bituminous surface on top. Concord, March 11.—Supporters of Clyde Hoey in Cabarrus plan an ac tive campaign in his behalf within the next several months. A caucus of friends of the Shelby gubernatorial candidate in. slated for an early date, immediately after which a campaign manager will be chosen for the county. Wilington, March 11.—This sec tion toda checked up on the damage caused b a five inch rainfall which swept the coast yesterday in the wake of a northeast storm. A number of roads were flooded and blocked, and some damage w|as done to communication and power lines. A fresh-water lake overflowed and sent water into several cotta-J ges at Carolina beach. Raleigh, March 11.—Seventy sev en automobiles were reported stolen in North Carolina last month the motor vehicle bureau reported today, while there were 7:1 recoveries. SO cars stolen in February were recov ered during the month. North Wilkeshoro, March 11.—The death of Oliver H. Elledge, 41, found hanging from a rope at his home near Mayes Sunday night, was listed by officials today as suicide. Raleigh, March 11.—George Me Neill of Fayetteville Monday formal ly filed as a candidate for lieutenant governor, paying his fee of $7. He announced his candidacy several months ago. Winston-Salem, March 11.—Mrs Annie Rucker, 41, was found in hei apartment, a gas tube In her mouth here Monday. Coronor W. N. Dalton said she killed herself because of despondency caused by ill health. —j\ alionaI A cv..•>— W. hlngtotl, March 11 W hile com 1- '■■ ■■• . -I difficult.. Ill naming ii'i-' i *it . ;V( h , plan lot • shadov.i :i 1 oijtfg il (1 :ay, tin.-ill de mands aiu.-i today in t.ie senate lor ! a hi — cr revenue |.men.in. Senator LaFollette (I’rog-Wis) ex press'd s;. in path.1 with the presi dents plan for tax the undistributed profits of t citpm ations. but said he | would attempt >o broaden the pro gram by raising income tax r; f> in addition. | Washington. March 11.—The house | military affairs committee meeting . in executive session today unani ’ mt usly approved the McSwain bill | authorizing construction of 4,UUU new airplanes within the next five years. Loudon, March 11.—The possibili ty that Edward XII!, bachelor King of England, may marry was officially * announced in the house of commons today in a message signed by the king. The unmarried status of Edwand, now 11 tears old, long” has been an outstanding topic of conversation in ! the llritish empire and the world at! , large. i As Prince of Wales, he was termed “the world's most eligible bachelor.' X> w York, March 11. Mayor La Guardia announced today that re pro is ntiMives of the building service ein , plcyc. s' union and realty interests j would confer with him for the pur j pose of agreeing upon an arbitrator j to settle the building workers strike. Washington, March 11. Mrs. I .lames Roosevelt. the 81 year old j mother of the President, joined her sen in the executive offices today for luncheon at his desk. Mr. Roose | vee.'s mother called unexpectedly at the white house today. Washington, March 11.—Secretary Hull.today announced his intention to have tonight for a week's rest in the^sowh. The secretary expects to spend his short holiday in south Georgia and north Florida. i i Brunswick, Ga., March 11. Two i Sew Jersey automobiles collided on a Georgia highway today injuring four residents of that state. Columbia, S. C„ March 11—A strange destiny intwined the lives of Dr. J. W. Boozer, tA. of Columbia and Dr. J. G Boozer, -is o Denmark. Both bore the same name. both were dentists. They were not related Both died here yesterday. Today l oth were burled. The Denmark dentist died of in juries suffered in an automobile acci dent near here a week ago. The r'.d j or man died at his home here after I a brief illness. | - j Chester. S. C., March 11.—Burglars believed by officers to have been a man and a woman, entered four resi dences here early today taking ap proximately $35 and the keys to an automobile which they stole for their getaway. The footprints of a man and a wo man were found in soft ground *t bout the homes robbed, leading >ffi cers to believe one of the bit ,'lars was a woman. i oiuniDia, s. i;., ware n 11.— 1 ne prospect of an early judicial determ ination of Governor Olin Johnston’s spectacular ued with the high why; commission was seen toda: ;is the legislature began its ninth w< i k with the road issue still in the spot light. The Supreme Court, which has twice ruled against the governor dur ing his fight to gain control of the highway commission yesterday ord ered him to show cause bef^rei why his suspension of ten commis sioners should not be nuulified. Knoxville, Tonn., March 11.—Sher iff J. Wesley llrewer said tonight he had been notified by Detroit officers that Jacob Spitzer, accused of Vll naplng his four year old son here last Sunday had been arrested in the Michigan city, T,be sheriff was notified, he said, that the young son was in the fath er's custody as the time of the arrest The baby had been awarded to Mrs. Madbe Barrett, of Knoxville, af ter a long court battle. Mrs. Br^rott In a warrant sworn out, accused Spitzer of the kidnaping. Sheriff Brewer said he would make every effort to have Spitzer returned to Knoxville to face the kidnaping charge. • At leas t some feeble attempt should be made to co-ordinate admin istrative agencies. They are running alt over the lot.—Geo Hugh Johnson. THEY CALL THE HERALD The ohone rang in Th* Herald of ov ;Ha th« ■-o to. I East Ti Ham tturday morning. The voice 1 e wiie said. ,,Tr. s is Rev. I ailing, and I always heard ' you need any information, i e newspaper ouce. I want j 'hat time the sun rises on | orning." itor of the Herald told Mr at he would cail him back in ju t a iCw minutes. The editor re (erred to an a'manac. found the de sired information, and called Mr. Hamm. For the benefit of those who would ! like to know, the sun rises on Easier Morning at 5:32. Junior Class Sponsors Play j A wedding of wide interest was ! the "Womanless Wedding" sponsored by tile Junior class under the direc tion of Miss Janet Scoggins and Miss Helen Crosland. Thursday, March .j. at 8:00. I Mr. IJiggerstaft, the pianist, dress ! erl in w hite, first made entrance to • the stage followed by the mother of I the bride, ttev. Patrick, clad in a ! white dress with black jacket and ■ wearing a corsake of carrots; the ‘twins, Earnest and Miles Mauney. I wearing dainty green organdy dress I es: Nurse Rliette Chalk; 1). F. Hord. I old maid aunt Lynwood Parion; and jibe sister cf bride, Mr, I. it, Goforth. Mr. Odel McGinnis entered next wear ing a yellow dress with a picture hat to match and rendered two very appropriate songs. The ushers were I Martin L. uannon and E. W. Neal. ! The bridal party then entered to I the strains of Lohengrin's Wedding March. Draco Peeler, wearing a pink ! taffeta dress and Eug ‘lie Goforth. ] wearing a yellow taffeta, entered as I | flower girls, carrying baskets from I • which they scattered rose petals. ■ : The ring bearer, Mrs. ii aidrix, wore | a blue lace dress with pink I .cut ‘ , hat, carrying the ring in a head of I cabbage, Hho bridesmaids were Mi. j Rhodes, wearing a peach tafl'ei. Rev. j • Boyce, we.aiing an ecru silk lace', dr<'88: Mr. Williams, wi aring a blue j 1 i taffeta dress; Mr.. Neill, weaving \ j black velvet dress; Dr. Baker, wear ing a purple lace dress: Mr. John McGill, wearing a black velvet dress and Mr. Charlie Carpenter, wearing a blue laee dr*‘ss. All o. tic brides maids wore picture hats and carried attractive bouquets made of vegeta bles. Next came the preacher, Mv. ‘ Scaly, followed by the groom, Mr. Robert Allen, with his lest man, Mr. I S. C. Ratterree. The bride. Mr. Moss, wearing a lovely white s .tin dress with rose buds around the neck with veil and long train, can . d in IV . Patrick, dressed in pink taffeta, on I tered with the father, Mr. S A. Man j uoy. The bride’s bouquet was a large | bunch of celery, rad is ■ -. onions, I and fern. The .lower shop n. .it. out o! do nations of vegetables b ti .■ I | ! , Grocery Co., and the Heme Store .or the bride and bridesmaids. The door proceed- amounts to j $:>2 of which $42 was dear. We are ( grateful to all those Liking part and to those that helped in an way. I LOCAL STUDENTS ! AT DAVIDSON Davidson, March 11 -Cleveland ! county was repre .led bv ten stud 1 ents as Davidson college opened the : second semester of th ■ college here i with an enrollment of 660. Kings Mountain has two represen tatives in I,. ,1. Parsons and R, N, Baker, senior and jllnior respective ! iy. Extensive plans are being made here for the celebration next year of the Centennial anniversary of the j 1 i founding of the college. Opened on ' ' March 111. 18:17. bv the Scotch-lrish 1 Presbyterians of North Carolina, the 1 institution has since grown to a posi tion of leadership in educational cir cles in the South. EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE Saint Matthews Lutheran Church j has already started preparing plans l for and early Morning Service Kits- < ter. The Service will he held on the l front steps of Central School if the t weather permits. The program will 1 [consist of Easter Hymns. Versifies, special anthems and a short Easter l message by the Pastor. \ The entire community will be in- 1 vited to attend and those congrega 1 tions not having an early Service are ’ invited to take part. The colored peo • pie of the town will also be invited and the choir of Lincoln Academy will furnlRh a special number. 1 The sun will rise Easter Morning 1 about 5:35. The Service will start < just a3 the 3cn begins to appear. A ' definite program and the details of I the Service will be announced in The I Herald luter. Mrs. Bonnie Rud dock Dies Sat. Following Illness Mr.-. Bonnie .V..nine., Ruddrclas* SO, tilt'd at tin* home ol h r mother, Min. W ,S. M . :a . In t fcn.it urday evening follow ,i . an illnt ss of sever . i ;■a:!•' . ■ ■ ! ■ i i \ i,v.. r b- !;1 Monday mon.;, . ai the Presbyterian church, : . i. a ,-U w ■a member The jia iie, it .. I’. 1). Pairick, con Mia’i.'il the u\ it-, an.l was assisted bj Rev. Angus (1. Sara ant. pastor or the First Baptist church. Interment was made in Elmwood < meteiy. charlotte, in the lluddoek family |ilot beside the grave of her !a.e husband, \V. O. Huddock. The pall bearers were Dr. Jack Ramseur, of C'herryville, Dr. O. P. l.ewis, John McGill, Frank Summers Joe Barron and Joe Thomson. Mrs. Ruddock is survived by her mother. Mrs. W. S. Mauney, and two children, Sue and Billy ituddock. Site is also survived by two broth els, Paul Mauney of Kings Mo.\i tain and Ben Mauney of Battleboro, N. C. Mrs. lluddoek had been afflicted for years and lias borne her suffer ing with a fortitude and patience hardly equalled and was an inspira tion to those wtio knew her. Althou ?t her body was racked with diseas i she was at all times interested tin the welfare oi her loved ones. For nany months she was a patient in the Sanitorium at Pinehurst. The aged mother, the children and >ther relatives have the sympathy of the entire community in their be eavemo nt. Among kindred and friends who ittonded the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mauney of Buttb )oro. Mrs. T. J. Digbv of Greer, BJ Mrs Fleming Johnson of Gastonia Mr Banks Ruddock of Charlotte, Miss Aurie Bell Justice of Columbia, s. Dr. Jack Ramseur of Ctherify ,'ille, Harold Eskridge of Charlotte, md Dr. J. S. Hood ol Gastonia. \merican Legion To Sponsor Play Nows lias just boon received that Ur. Fred Kudisill, premier amateur uinstrel and theatrical producer will iresent his latest piay and entertain nent at the local High school audi orium March 27. Mr. Rudisill is well mown to Kings Mountain citizens as i producer of high class entertain', nent which has always received ap iroval of narked 1 noses when pre s nted in Kings Mountain. He will irrive and start rollerrsals March 16, under sponsorship of the local tost of the American Legion. NEGRO GIVEN 12 MONTHS Van lilalock, colored, was sentenc 'd to 12 months on the roads for as tault with a deadly weapon. He was ouud guilty in two cases I re Wed icsdaj in County Recorder’s Court. I• ■ was accussed of assaulting Jim Juinn. and Eula Jones. In one case m was sentenced for 8 months and n the other case 4 months. An ap ical to higher court was noted. °y James Preston Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) Wnshin • on. - tli’S). — Despite iVashUigtuu talk of a ' billion tax lill," it now appears definite that my real attempt to pay for Lite re :ent squarnder lust epidemic will be tut off until after the election. There has been talk about raisins >1,1117,000,000, but none of that tuuld go toward paying the debt. It von’t even make income enough to neet current running expenses. And ome Insiders say this is the real sit mtion: Political strategists calculated that request should be made to Cost ;ress for a "big" tax bill to balance he "normal" budget. Congress ould cut that in half, after scanning he March 15 income tax returns and eporting them much bigger than ad been expected. The strategists figured such tac ies would provide answers to thise vho demand a balanced budget and t the same time keep happy . un.fil fter the election the small income oters who are in for a terrific wal oping when the bill finally is paid. Hew things could have caused as nuch surprise on Capitol Hill as the ’resident’s suggestion that the pres ent method of taxing corporations bo eplaced with a heavy one on Bur duses. Some members talked about the (Cont'd on back page)