The date on the label it the date your paper will Expire. Mountain Herald VOL. 34 NO. 12 KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURSDAV, MARCH 19, 1936 e4.****4«******«******«< Watch label on your Paper and don't let your subscription Expire! ' v v v v v v v •;» C* V v»> *1* ■{, %• r. {. FIVE CENTS PER COPY1 State And National News Condensed In Brief Form —Mate JNews— Raleigh, March 18.- The highway i department received 500 applications tor drivers licenses yesterday, the first day of the state highway 1 a-' trol's campaign to force all drivers to obtain them. i Ralegh, March 18.—The death 1 sentence imposed on one man in Superior Court was upheld today by j the Supreme Court as it granted a new trial in another capital case and , randed 42 opinions. John Horne, sentenced in Chowan county to be asphyxited lor the mur- ! der last year of his wife, lost his ap- [ peal. The decision Bat his death date for April 4, unless the governor in-' ■ tervenes. Charles Perry, convicted in Hert- ! ford county of killing Skidmore N'ich ols, won a new trial as the presiding judge did not submit the issue '- oj second degree murder to the jury. Greensboro, Mar. 18.—A peanut j caused the death of 22 months old Gerald Stone Newman. The baby swallowed the peanut and it lodged in his lungs. TTiat waB about a month ago. Yesterday he coughed and the pea nut stopped up his windpipe, caus ing death. Charlotte, March 18.—Western ! North Carolina was buried under a paralyzing 12 inch snowfall and j floods oi eastern rivers threatened today in the wake of the winter's 1 worst storm. Virtua |y all highways in the mountains of the western part of the j State were blocked by the snow I which drifted to a 10 foot depth on some roads. Between 300 and 400 ' school children, unable to return ! home in yesterday’s blizzard, were j marooned in school buildings and private homes. Raleigh, March 18.—The state highway and public works commis sion today opened bids on 27 road, street and grade crossing elimina tion projects estimated to cost a bout ?1,300,000. Members of the commission met in executive session to consider rou tine business and will canvass bids tomorrow. Compilation of low bidders had not been completed this afternoon. A delegation from Carteret and Craven counties asked the construe tion of an all-weather road from the Atlantic Beach causeway to the Fort Macon State Park, contending the present clay road was impassable, in rainy weather. Raieigh. March 17.—Joseph Lacy ' Seawell, 67, former clerk ol' the Nor | th Carolina Supreme Court, died at his home near Wake Forest Monday ; after a long illness. Seawell served as clerk of the 1 court from 1911 to 1933. He had been in retirement for 12 years. Raleigh, March 18.—The state ; utilities commission has granted an i application of the Hatteras Develop- j ment company to build an electric plant and conduct a power business at Hatteras. Newland, March 18.—Thirty school children from 8 to 16 years old were marooned in an Avery county school house near here today by snow that ranged from eight to 12 feet in depth They were trapped by the snow yesterday and probably will have to remain through tonight. Miss Alta Ramsey, a teacher, said residents of the neighborhood were taking the children food, torturousKy forcing their way through a raging snow storm. The school building has two stoves in additon to a furnace and the coal supply is regarded tj< adequate. Raleigh, March 18.—Pneumonia proved almost ten times more deadly than automobiles, while almost three times as many persons died of 5ni | fluenza as were killed in highway ac . cidents in February, according to figures just made public If the bu-! reau of vital statistics of the state board of health. Only 59 persons were killed in automobile accidents according to the board of health fig ures, while 555 persons died of pneu monia in February as compared with 466 in February, 1935. Influenza prov ed fatal to 270 persons in Febrl.ary while 263 deaths were attributed to influenza In February 1935. Washington, March 18.—The Vet erans administration announced to day that President Roosevelt approv ed the erection of new veterana hoe piui units in Tennessee and Ala bama for neuro-psychiatric patients. —iNauonai iNews— Pittsburgh. March IS.The greatest Hood of t...; century menaced Pitts burgh ami ks hundreds cf neighbor ing communities in the wide we*. * ern Pennsylvania area today with damage already running into mil lions and SSo known dead. There were unverified reports sev eral others perished as rampaging waters inundated the flood city of Johnstown and utmost covered Pitts burgh's famous Gildeu Triangle bus iness district. Pittsburg, Johnstown and dozens of other cities and towns were vir tually isolated as moat of the majjr highways were covered. Washington, March 18.—President Roosevelt today asked Congress to appropriate $1,500,000,000 for work relief during the next government year beginning July 1. In a special message to Congress the chief executive reviewed the un employment problem, proposed that new funds go entirely to the works progress administration and added: "Tiie trend of re-employment is upward, but this treand, at is pres ent rate of progress, is inadequate. 1 propose therefore, that we ask pri vate business to extend its opera tions so as to absorb an increasing number of the unemployed." London, March IS.—Italy announc ed officially today that she would join in no sanctions against Cermet, ny based on Keichfuehrer Hitler’s denunciation of the Locarno treaty. This announcement was conveyed to a public session of the League yf Nations' council by. Dine Grandi : Premier Mussolina's ambassador to London. Columbia, S. C„ March 18. -Cover | nor Olin Johnston today dispatched invitations to governors of three sou , them states to send representatives here April 8-h for a regional confer once on conservation of wild life. States asked were West Virginia Virginia and North Carolina. The governor said the meeting would be in charge of Zau Heyward, chairman of the South Carolina Fish j and Game Association. New York, March 18.—Detectives today questioned seven men and three women in efforts to connect them with the $4-7,000 payroll hold up of an armored car in Brooklyn two years ago. The suspects were captured in q, dawn raid on a rooming house On the upper West Side which turned out to be a mhiature fortress rev plete with sawed off shotguns and a short wave radio transmitting set. Washington, March 18.—Income tax collections of $281,758,032 for the first 16 days of March, representing a gain of 46.4 per cent over the car responding period last year. were reported today by the treasury. These receipts which included first installments on 1935 incomes, boosted the total of income tax col lectins for the year to $361,428,990, or 45.6 per cent greater than la ft yetr. Winnipeg, March 19.—All high ways for a distance of 100 miles west of Winnepeg were reported buried deep in snow drifts today after a 24- hour blizzard halting automobile, and bus traffic and marooning many persons in cars and trucks through out the night. Columbia, S. C. March 18.— Ben Sawyer got a medal today. The chief highway commission' I was returned a literary society med al he won in 1913 while at the Uni versity of South Carolina. n Mrs. Clarence Richards, at whoso home he was living when he missed the medal three years later, turned up the award while raking a flower bed. Washington, March IS.—The house judicial committee today approved the Smith, democrat of Virginia, bill to require registration by lobbyists in congress. The measure, assured of rules com mittee sanction for right ot' way to the floor this session, also stipulates that persons or organizations collec ting money to use in working for ttr against legislation must file monthly reports with the clerk of the house. Singapore, Straits Settlements, March 18.—Charles Chaplin arrived here from Shanghai today with his leading lady, Paulette Goddard, and announced that he intended to ‘hang about thia part of the world for three months," strengthening a belief that time might be spent on a honey moon. REV. J. R. LOVE who will conduct a sirie* of services at Boyce Memorial A. R. Presbyter ian Church Services To Be At A. R. P. Church Hov. J. Heid Ix>ve, pastor of Park wood A. Ft. Presbyterian Church, has been engaged to preach in a special series at Boyce Memorial A. It. Presbyterian Church, March 30 to April 5, inclusive. Itev. Mr. Love was a seminary class-mate of Itev. W. M. Boyce and is one of the et' feetive young ministers in the tlo namination.. His plain, straight-for ward r-'&ching has put him in de mand as a revival leader. These services, designed to be edi tying and evangelistic, are open to the entire community. Coining just before Easter, all followers of Christ j will do well to avail themselves of j these heart-searching messages. There will be two services each ( day: in the afternoon at 3:30, and in the evening at 7:30. The pastor of the chhrch especial ly urges tile unchurched to test anew the claims of Christ and face honest ly this greatest of ail issues. Legion Post To Have Ministrel Full of mirth and melody and with a local cast, Minstrel Fla&hie^ of • 19J6 will he presented to the amuse ment lovers of Kings Mountain at ho High School auditorium Friday vlarch "7th, with a melange of Min irelsy that will he a riot from the lifting of the curtain until the final lang of the gong. This production is a Minstrel Mus cal Revue in two big acts bringing ; in everything from grand opera to j ragtime and back again. First act is •the regular first part supreme fea turing six burnt cork artists wijth i their wise cracks and rapid cross- I l're interspersed with the "Sweet j •Singers." Second act is a gorgeous j ■Night Club scene with twenty of our most popular and attractive j oung ladies in the dance routines.)' Other specialties and features will j be introduced during this second pro sentation. This show is sponsored by the Otis ! O. Green Post No. 157 American Le- ! gion of Kiugs Mountain, and is uud 1 er the direction of Fred Uudisill. ! The pitblis no doubt remembers the production staged here by Mr. Rudi sill about a year ago. The program and names of the large casi will be given in next week's edition. Fallston Students Entertain At Central On Tuesday, March 17, Mr. \Y. U. Gary, principal of Fallston High School brought four talented stud eats to give a program for the stud • nt body of Central school. The following program was render ed: A talk. Life in the Fallston H\gh School—K. Gary. Vocal solo—Alice Falls. .A talk—What 1 Enjoy About High School Life—Mary Ann Scott, l’iano solo—Elizabeth Lee. SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY A number of young people gave Brace Peeler a surprise birthday party on last Thursday night at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. S Pee ler. After an evening of games, tempt ing refreshments ware served. The guests included Misses Caro lyn Hord, Salena Parton, Pauline Goforth, Ruth Caveny, Martha Lou Mauney; Messrs Martin L. Harmon, Billy Fulton, Mack Sealy, Charles | Thomasson, Jr., and Buddy Parrl9h. ublic Library Meeting Held Map Of Highway Pro posal Is Submitted ntttt NEXT WEEK T e annual spring Dollar Days wil be held here next Friday, Saturday, and Monday, March 27, 23 and 30 Savings wul be offered by the Mer chants of Kings Mountain, and it wiil pay everyone to come here dur ing these days for unusual bargains. Complete details will be announo ed in the next issue of the Herald. A spec at feature has been arranged for Dollar Days and everyone is in vited to participate in this annua) value giving event. Next Thursday’s issue of the Her aid will carry advertisements for Dollar Days. Watch for it. Junior Class Plays Plays God Mother To Athletic Club Whnt a swell serprise! Tuesday morning in chapel a check for $25.00 was presented to Mr. Barnes for the Athletic Association by the Junior Class, This industrious class, seems, has been able to raise enough money to take care of the annual Junior Senior banquet. That's not all tlioup'i! They raised more than e uough and are thus able to noiyu." his check to Athletics. RAINS, SNOWS, AND SUNSHINE HERE IN 24 HOURS Kings Mountain citizens had the opportunity to seo it rain, snow, and sunshine here ail in the brief period of 24 hours this week. Tuesday morning considerable rain fell, about noon it began to snow and continued until about 10 p. m ! The next morning the sun was shin j ing bright, and not a cloud was in sight, quickly molting the snow. Public Meeting Is Called For Monday Night A map showing two drawing of the proposed new highway for Kings Mountain has been submitted by the State Highway Department. Doth proposals are shown on one map. one route being shown in red and the other in yellow. The main difference in the two plans shown. is that one plan has more of a curve from the new high way into the present highway No. 29. Doth proposals will cross the rail road tracks at the corner of Railroad avenue and King street by uu over head bridge. Hy one plan the West side of Rail road avenue at the intersection of King street would be blocked. In both plans the two service stations uTThe corner of Railroad avenue and King street would have to be moved, according to the map submitted. On both sides of Kine street fills would be put in, and it was stated tlie grade would be about 10 feet at the corner of King and Railroad avenue. And in front of Scaly Motor Co. on Railroad avenue the grade would be about 7 feet. On the west i side of Railroad avenue, the grade in tront of Mrs. Watterson’s would be about 14 feet at the intersection, end at the south corner of the Wo man's flub property the grade would be lo declining until it reached in front of t’leveland Motor Co. A public meeting ha - be, i called | cf all the property owners and inter ested citizens for Monday night at TCid at the Town Hall. Several Homes Under Construction In , Town -«s» .. BROTHER OF MR. THOMSON DIES IN UNION Mr. and .Mrs. Joe Thomson were called to Union, S. C\, on account of the death of Mr. Wallace Perrin Thompson, brother of the former. Mr. Thomson had been ill for a long time. I Funeral services were held Tues day morning at the First Baptist church. Union, nnd interment follow ed in Rosemont cemetery. Miss Elizabeth Cooksey, of the Park-Grace school faculty, is a niece of the deceased. YOUTH, 19, SIGNS CONFESSION TO HARMON MURDER Gastonia, March 18. Ki-nneth Bai ley, 19, has signed a written confes sion in which he admitted that he slew iieb V. Harmon, U” >. at old Gas tonia barber, and got from his vic tim s poettet the sum o: i which he said he divided with James Li.il ey, tl, his uncle, alleged tu ihe con fession to have helped in the |pJt>tj ting of the crime, oiheers quoted. The younger Bailey declared in his confession that lie committoed the murder single-handed. He said there was no one else in the ear with.' uim and Harmon when he slugged the barber over the head with an iron piece of cotton mill machinery. James Bailey, officers said, admit ted that lie helped plot the crime and that he got $15 of the $30 which Kenneth said he took from the dead man's pockets. Two dollar bills were found in Harmon's hip pocket when his lifeless body was found in the back seat of his car on a country road near Bessemer City on the even ing of March 6. Both men are being held in. (t^ie county jail here without bona pend ing grand jury investigation. Officers said Kenneth Bailey was unwavering in his declaration that ho slew Harmon single-handed. The Alamance county farm debt adjustment committee has saved 20 farms from foreclosure since the organization of the committee about one year ago. Now that Italy's eight year olds are wearing black shirts the mothers can only tell by their faces when the children's clothee are soiled. Building in Kings Mountain is on the up-grade; this is on - of the sur est signs of better business. Carl Mauney has reci mi\ compii', eil a beautiful rock home on I , ;t King street. Hr. C. W Harper Inis under con struelion a big brick v< neer duplex home on Gold street. Mr. loo .Noisier is erecting a beau tiful two-story brick home on tier* York Hoad facing Kings Mountain. Clyde Morris is building a two story briek veneer home in Wac.'o Itoud. A. E. Cline has just completed a garage near the Southern d< pot, oti North Piedmont avenue. Mrs. E. C. Cooper has under con-, struction a two-story white brick a partment house on East King street. Plans are underway for the erec tion of a new Presbyterian church in Kings Mountain. Hunter Huffstetler 1ms begun con struction of a home on the Cherry - ville road. Hudson Iiridges is building a new home on the Waco road. Bright Ilatterree is erecting a col ored apartment house on liaptitf How. ' it. I.. Barber lias recently complet ed a new home on Fulton street. METHODIST CHURCH. SOUTH. TO SHOW GREAT STORY OF CHRIST THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 26 AT 7:45 P. M. As a religious story every reading nation throughout the entire world has accepted the Great Oberammer gau Passion Play as the most mar velous dramatic portrayal of the Life of Our Saviour. In a word this greatest of all "Pas sion Plays” is the crowning achieve ment of the picture art industry.. It is gorgeous, dazzling, amazing, thiill ! 'ng. It is the story of the Ages! What rj. rctary Ickes' brother is ashing u ago for back salary on a Job he ■;t a few years ago. We knew far mers getting paid for not raising . jgs wonld start something. The first definite step in the di rection ot stalling a public libtary in Kings Mountain was taken at a I meeting held at the home of Itev. W M. Boyce Monday night. The follow ing representatives were present from the different organizations in ! Kings Mountain: j Senior Wont.in s Club, Mrs A. H. Patterson. Junior Woman's Club. Mrs. Au brey Mauney. American Legion, l>r. O P le wis. Ministerial Association, Rev. \V. M. Boyce. Mr. J. it. Davis, representing the V. n's Club was unable to attend on account of business out >f town. Mr. Haywood E. Lynch, editor cf the Herald, also attended the meet ing. Mr. Lynch was elected General Chairman of the group to work in the interest of the library. The following resolutions were adopted by those present to be pre sented to their respective organiza tions for their approval. We, the undersigned represents lives, in a meeting Monday evening, March 16, endorsed the following rec omniendations to be presented to the several clubs and interested citizen ry of the community for further en dorsement : 1. That we heartily commend the movement to begin a public library for our town and community. and that we pledge our united and en thusiastic support. 2. That we seek permission to have a space in the City Halit dor this community enterprise. 3. That the public lie invited to contribute in money r in books or both: (In case of favorable action, a carefully selected committee will su pervise al! d.nations.) •). That we look immediately to wards securing seme capable person willing to rendi r a community ser vice. v.ho will handle all details; so that no boons be misplaced or care h ssly handled. PRESBYTERIAN BUILDING COMMITTEE ELECTED Thu' Building Committee of the Presbyterian Church was elected aft er tint regular services Sunday morn ing. This committee consisting of ten numbers will have charge of making plans for the erection oi the new church which Is to be built on the property recently given for this pur pose by Mrs. C. K. N'eisler. The committee elected is as fol lows: Paul N-isler. J. 11. Thcmasson, J. H. Thomson. (\ E. Noisier, Jr.. Grier Plonk, Paul Mauney. Mrs. H. N._Moss, .Mrs. ('. K. N osier and Miss Carl - 'e War.. The r'indings Committee, headed by Mr. Chatii - Thomasson. asked for the election of t.■ Building Com mittee so that plans could g. t under way immediately. CCC USING LOCAL POST OFFICE The CCC Camp located at the Kings Mountain Battleground is now using the local post office to receive and dispatch their mail. At first thei mad was sent and received at the Clover, S. C., Post Office, but after checking on the better service from the local office the change was made.^ The mail is sent for at least once; a day, and considerable stamps are sold to the boys at the camp, statedl Postmaster J. S. Ware. WridwUffon §^nup shots ky James Preston (Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the View6 of This Newspaper.) Washington. — (IPS) — Strong words are being spoken by the na tion's lawmakers these days about the tenacity with which some "down town" officials stick to ideas. The nec tax bill brought the situation in to tht open. When the tax plan first was sub mitted to Congress, it surprised ev erybody. Leaders had expected a fair ly simple bill. In fact, they had warn ed that passage of a broad measure would be political suicide because it would awaken the small taxpayer as to what is in store for him after the election when the bill begins to be paid. But Congress, nevertheless, was asked to change the whole basic structure of corporation taxes. The proposal was to put stiff levies on profits which were not distributed as dividends to stockholders but which were turned into surpluses and re serves. Legislators swiftly remembered that it was reserves which let thou (Cont’d on back page)