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VOL. 34 NO. 14
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1936
FIVE CENTS PER COPY'
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—State News
Raleigh, April 1.—Three-quarter
year automobilt tags went on sale
in North Carolina today as a check
up showed 414,372 pairs of plates
were sold during the first quarter—
35,285 more than had been sold on
March 31, liw. »
Gastonia, April ■ 1.—Through his
nest friend, J. G. Tino, Robert Tino,
a minor, has instituted suit here for
$10,000 against Frank Mayes, Gas
tonia taxi driver, and William Davis,
trading as the Arrow Taxicab Com
pany. The suit is based on alleged in
juries sustained by the boy in a re
cent accident.
Raieigh, April 1.—Notice of ap
peal was on file today in the case of
J. W. Wilder, 38, of Greensboro, and
M. E. Harris, 25, of Raleigh, after
their conviction in city court on
charges of taking wages on horse
races.
Judge Wiley Barnes fine each, de
fendant $350. Wilder, and Harris, con
tended North Carolia laws do not for
bid betting through an agency on
horse races conducted elsewhere In
the country.
Raieigh', April 1.—Sura E. Page,
31, former insurance salesman here,
committed suicide today at his home
near Apex, Coroner D. M. WUring
said after an investigation of the
death.
Page left a note in which: he said
he had planned for sometime to take
his life due to ill health, had post
poned the act because his wife was
an expectant mother, and gave fun
eral directions. Mrs. Page was in an
adjoining room, heard her lnfiband
shoot himself, and saw him fall to
the floor. I
Raleigh, April 1.—W. J. Swan, fra
mer Pamlico county banker, today
% gained an extension until midnight
tonight before be must enter prison
to serve a sentence of four years for
bat>k law violations. The attorney
general's office ruled a reprieve
granted him by Governor Ehrlng
haus e pired tonight instead of last
night. Swan yesterday was refused
a pardon.
Wilson, April 1.—This section
checked up today on damage by a
heavy hailstorm which struck yester
day.
Power service was disrupted and
rain which followed the hail was
so severe that some streets were
flooded.
The hail stones were as large as
bird eggs.
Asheboro, April 1.—Archie Safe
right, N. J. Moore and Eddie J.’run
ford went on trial today In Randolph
superior court, charged with the
payroll robbery of the Leward mill
at Worthville in January. Judge
John J. Oglesby is presiding.
Washington, Gov. J. C. B. Ehring
haus conferred here today with the
federal social security board refard
ing the social security program for
North Carolina.
Following his conferences at the
North Carolina chief executive con
tinued to remain silent regarding
the calling of a special session of the
assembly to enact a state plan to
enable the state to comply with the
national program.
•National News—
Washington, April 1—The weather
bureau expressed the view today
that the suit coast would get better
wani ng service this summer when
the annual tropical disturbances
"make up" at sea and start an un
certain course toward the mainland.
W. R. Gregg, brea chief, said an
expanded service inaugurated last
June would be continued with a new
$8u,00t> appropriation from congress.
Washington, April 1.—A compila
tion of statistics showing the com
parative cost of electric power in
New England and in other sections
was suggested today by Uepresenta
tive .1, Joseph Smith of Connecticutt.
His proposal followed distribution
of letters from Florence, /(lit-v vrgt
ing New England, industries-to trana
t£er to that cftj. The letter’s authors
claimed lower power rates prevailed
in the southern city than in the nor
theast.
Greenville, S. C.. April 1.—The
diive by Furman university and
Greenville woman's college in a co
ordination program for $300,000 clos
ed last midnight but o cials said *o
day the results would not be ki,^ wn
until late Friday.
The colleges were pledged to can
cel all subscriptions unless the en
tire sum was raised but Dr. B. E.
Geer, president of Furman, said last
minute reports were pouring in to
day and complete figures were not
available.
The two schools, operated coordi
nately since 1933, launched the drive
to retire an indebtedness of both in
stitutions and to prepare„fpr an en
larged coordination program.
Berlin, April 1.—Adolf Hitler, in
a memorandum to British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden, proposed
today negotiations covering a period
of four months for what might be
termed a new Eocarno, replacing the
pact broken by Germany.
During these negotiations, Der
Fuehrer suggested, Germany, France
and Belgium should accept control
of their frontiers by a commission
of one representative each from
Great Britain, Italy and one neutral
power.
Sumter, S. C.. April 1.—Company
officials today placed the damage
fire caused to the Williams Furni
ture company plant here yesterday
at $500,000.
Six small dwellings near the plant
plant and several million feet of tim
her in the lumber yard were also
destroyed. A spark from an acety
lene torch was thought to have caus
ed the fire by setting off a small ex
plosion.
Washington, April 1.—Representa
tive A. D. Bulwinkle announced this
morning that he has filed his his of
ficial announcement with the state
board of elections at Raleigh that he
will be a candidate for the democra
tic nomination for congress in the
tenth North Carolina congressional
district to succeed himself.
Evansville. Ind., April 1.—The
Ohio river flood crest reached this
city today. A stage of 44.4 feet, ap
proximately ten feet above flood
stage, was recorded.
Laughing Around die World
With IRVIN S. COBB
Why They Called Him Speedy
By IRVIN S. COBB
T>ERT SWOR, the minstrel man, is something more than a mere
black-face comedian. He was born and reared in a Texas town
and he probably knows as much about the true interpretation and,
what is more, the true delineation of certain negro types as any
Uil
living man. He knows what most Northern-born men do not, that
the essence of the Southern negro’s humor usually is based on a
gorgeous hyperbole, a natural instinct for exaggerated comparisons.
Much of the material out of which he coins his laughs on the stage
is based upon things he heard or saw when a boy down in Texas.
One of his most popular wheezes is a faithful rendition of some
thing which a colored man at Fort Worth said years ago. Two
negroes were talking together. As Swor passed he gathered that the
subject under discussion was the relative fleetness of foot of the pair.
As he came within earshot one of them said:
“You claims you is fast! You says yon’s so fast folks calls you
speedy! Jest how fast is you, nigger?”
“I'll tell you how fast I is," said the oth'.r. “De room wliar I
sleeps nights is got jest one lectric light in it w’ich dat ’lectric
light is forty feet from de bald. W’en I gets undressed I kin walk
ever to dat lectric light and turn it out and git back into baid and be
all covered up befo* de room gits dark.”
(American Ncwc Features.
HERALD ADDS NEW
FEATURES
In keeping with the policy of the
Herald to give their readers a well
balanced paper four new features
■rave becii added. These features
will appear every week and it is
hoped that the many subscribers of
the Herald will enjoy them.
The new features added are:
Will Roger’s Humorist Story.
Laughing Around The World, by
Irvin S. Cobb.
Just Human, by Gene Carr.
The Clancy Kids, by Percy L,
Crosby who draws the famous comic
hai i-te -, Shippy.
Local Debaters
Win And Lose
On Friday, March 27, the annual
triangular debates wore hold. The
results were as follows:
At Kutherfordton: The- negative of
Kings Mountain High School com
posed of Miss Eva Mae Suber and
Mr. John Hicks, was over the Besse
mer City High School affirmative,
Miss Viola Walker and Miss Eliza
beth. Carson.
At Bessemer City: Our affirmative
consisting of Miss Kuth Moss and
Miss Kathleen Gaffney, lost to th6
Rutherfordton-Spindale High school
negative upheld by Dudley Craw
ford and Miss Alice McElroy.
At Kings Mountain: Rytherford
ton-Spindale High school affirmative
Miss Virginia Killian and Miss Cli
nora Harrili, defeated Bessemer
City High School negative, AAss
Lois Sexton and Mr. Avery Jenkins.
The judges here were Mr. J. R. Dav
is, Rev. uoyd Hamm and Mrs. W. K
Mauney.
The Rutherfordton-Spindale team
will go to Chapel Hill to participate
in the state debate contest.
J. S. P. MOTORS EX
PANDS SERVICE DEPT
, Of interest to all car owners, and
.especially Ford owners, the J. S. P.>
.Motors Service Department has re<
,'jently undergone a complete change
| .employing Mr. Geo. S. Hurst of Tam
I ,»a, Fla., as service manager, wtth
■ ,vtr. B. H. Wingate of Universal Mo
i ,'.ors, Philadelphia, Pa., Authorized
! .Ford Dealer, who is a motor speci
j .alist of many years experience in
1,eluding Ford and Chevrolet factory
.training. With the Addition of these'
.expert mechanics, Mr. J. S. P. Car
penter says he is now in position
,to render all car owners expert and
prompt service at normal prices and
,to offer used cars which have been
i .thoroughly reconditioned.. Within
i /he last two weeks about twenty
c ars have been reconditioned and
j placed on the lot for sale.
Kings Mountain
To Have Laundry
--
The City Laundry will open for
business in Kings Mountain next
I Mopday morning on Reilroed avenue
. near the Southern Deport. Messrs
; C. C. Blythe, E. L. Roper and A. RL,
Butler will be in charge and all are
experienced in the laundry business.
Messrs Blythe and Roper are own
erg of the business. Mr. Blythe wifli
he general manager; Mr. Roper
route manager, and Mr. Butler,
plant manager. All three men are
from Hendersonville, N. C.. where
they wrere in the laundry business.
A complete laundry service will he
offered the people of Kings Moun
tain and Mr. Blythe extends a cord
ial invitation to all the housewives
of this section to try our their ser
vices.
All the machinery has been in
stalled and everything is in readi
ness for the opening next Monday.
The phone number of the new con
cern is 97.
READING AND
DECLAMATION
CONTESTS HELD
The finals for the annual high
school reading and declamation con
tests were held in the high school
auditorium on Friday March 22.
The Pearl Fulton memorial medal
was awarded to Miss Margaret
Cooper for her interpretation of a
ono-aot play, ‘‘A Wedding.” Her com
oetitiors were Misses Jesse James,
Othie White and Fairy Grace Pat
terson.
Martin L. Harmon was selected
from his competitors to receive the
Dr. Hord declamation medal. The
judges chose George Plonk, who was
-iot eligible, for the Hord medal, to
represent us in Shelby to compete
with others from this district fy>r
the Hoey medal. * . -
Miss Cooper will represent Us .Fri
day night In'the'finals for the coun
ty contest in Shelby.
Follow-up Services
At Boyce Memorial
Monday. Wednesday and Frida/
Nights
Growing audiences are enjoying
iAo series of services 1 :.d by Key.
i. K. ! r.o of Charlotte at f.e local
A. H. 1’rc.ibyterian church. His minv
istry is proving most helpful at the
churc!.: anil community. These servi-,
ces will conclude Sabbath night.
I'hree visiting ministers will appear
in this pulpit this coming week.
They will lead in devotional services
following the special effort made
this week. The program Is designed
to culminate in the Easter privilege.
Dr. \V. P. Grier of Clover, minister
in perhaps the largest pastorate in(
York County will preach Monday
night at 7:20. Dr. Grier is vp \
known by a large number of people
oere. tie is generally rocogui. | d as
a fine-spirited, richly endowed ser
vant throughout bis community and
denomination.
Tbe preacher for the Wednesday
evening service is Hev. J. 11. Marion
Jr., of Hock Hill, pastor of the Oak
land Avenue ■’"uureh of that city. Mr
Marion leit a record of brilliant
achievements as a student at Ers
kine College, winning tbe South Car
olina Oratorical Contest in 1924.
Since his arrival in Hock Hill, be
has been indentified with Young
People's work especially. The young
people of the city are especially in
vited to bear this young leader. Mn
Marion recently declined an offer
to become a member of the staff of
the Presbyterian Publishing Com
pany. located in Philadelphia.
Friday night the inimicable Dr. .1.
H. Pressly, for forty four years pas
tor of the First Church, Statesvifie
will preach. Hear him on Good Fr ^
day night and you will have witness
ed the crucifixion of Jesus of Naz
reth.
The citizenry of the community is
cordially invited to all these servi
ces. v
MEN’S CLUB HAS
INTERESTING
MEETING
Messrs C. G. White and Sage Kul
ton had charge of the program at the
Men's Club supper last Thursday
evening. Mr. White introductd a Mr.
AngTe of Shelby who made a very
interesting address on the necessity
of keeping the constitution of »lie
United States intact. Mr. Angle
i stated that the constitution had
slodd the test of time and tribula
tion and that it would be much bet
ter and safer not to change it now.
Mr. J. R. Davis read a letter from
Congressman DulwinkV about a new
Post Office for Kings Mountain. The
letter stated that the post office fcJ
this district with the largest postal
receipts would get the new Test
Olfice. Mr. Davis reported that Bel
mont and Newton had larger re
ceirTs than Kings Mountain.
Mr. W. K. Mauney, “paternal Sec
j retary,” asked the men present to
help boost the receipts of the loctal
post office by buying all the stamps
that they could possible use, and for
the Mill owners to buy their stamps
here, and for everyone to buy stamps
to pay small out-of-town bills. It was
reported that the Neisler Mills buys
stamps here for use in their New
York Office.
Mr. Haywood E. Lynch made a
report for the Library Committee.
The Good fellows Club of the Pau.
line Mill were guests of the Club.
Will Rogers’
Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
YOU’VE heard a lot about dogs
that are smart. And one of the
commonest stories is about a dog
that is so smart he can tell whether
TOJ_
a man is a crook or not. I don't
know whether the story is ever
true, but if it is we are missing a
bet in not having some of these
smart dogs on our juries. Anyhow
there was a farmer in Ohio telling
about his dog.
“Shep was the smartest dog I
ever had,” he says. “He could fust
naturally tell a robber or a tramp
or a loafer every time. He never
hurt regular folks, but crooks and
holdup guys didn’t have a chance
around here, he was so smart.”
"Well, you ought to of kept that
dog,” says his neighbor. "What
happened to himT” . . ..
"Oh, he was all right till he bit
a stock salesman that was courting
my daughter, and then we had to
kill him.
M
(AaMrioa Mew*
HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
GOOD
The saying, “Some were wise and
»ome were foolish,” would not apply
fto ti jdents at Central High School
on Wednesday, April first. No pranks
of any kind were reported. Accord1
ing to records in the principal's o p
fice, the day's attendance was the
jest since the Christmas holidays.
vVith upwards of 300 students en->
.oiled in high school department, aU
most 98 per cent were present. Four''
home rooms had perfect attendance,
while the others averaged iess than
two absences each.
DOLLAR DAYS (JO
OVER BIG HERE
The annual 9pring Dollar Days
which were held here last Friday,
Saturday and Monday, were consid
ered a big auccess by the participa
ting merchants.
Most of the merchants reported
that they had the biggest Saturday
business of the whole year.
Theatre tickets were given by
most of the merchants and the Dixie
and Imperial Theatre had a rushing
business.
DR. KESTER DIES IN
IN; WILMINGTON
Pastor of First Baptist Church Was
Ki.(|.' Mountain Nntivj.
Wilmington, April 1.—Fum-ral ser
vices for Dr. J. Marcus Hester, 48,
pastor of the First Baptist church
here, who died in a hospital this
marning after an illness of six weeks
of pneumonia, will be held at the
church1 Thuisdav afternoon at four
o'clock.
The son of the late Margaret Byrd
and John Hester, Dr. Hester was
born at Kings Mountain an April 26,
1887. After completing his prepara
tory education at Mars Hill college,
he entered Wake Forest college and
was graduated from there. Baler he
attended Newton Theological semi
nary at Newton Center, Mass, and
studied at Oxford, England. 1C<»
doctor of divinity degree was award
ed by Wake Forest.
Before lie assumed the pastorate
of the First Baptist church here, he
had served as educational secretary
of the foreign missions board of the
Southern Baptist convention at Jtieh
mnd, Va., and two and a half years
as pastor of church at Wilson i . fl
Shelby.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Miss Anna Elizabeth Jones; 10 child
ren, three brothers, Clarence H.. G .
S. and G. W. Hester, all of Columbia
S„ C„ and a sister, Mrs. G A M.iults
by of Chattanooga, Tenn.
LEGION MEETS
TUESDAY NIGHT
The American Legion will nold its
April meeting Tuesday night April
j 7, at the Woman’s ' lull b lildiug.
The program committees is com
posed of .1. E. Herndon, chairman.
N. F. McGill and Cline Barber.
This is an important m a-ting and
all Legionnaires are urged to be
present.
J. E. Garvin, Com.
P. G. Ratterree, Adj.
LEGION MINSTREL TO
SHOW AGAIN TONIGHT
The American Legion Minstrel
which was given here last Friday
night will be repeated tonight at 8
p. in. New features have been added
including the Cline sisters of Shelby
who are talented young dancers.
Traffic Light Installed
And Two Wrecks Occur
Rock Hill, S. C„ April 1.—For a
long time officials here debated over
w1’. ether to put up a few traffic
lights.
Finally operation of one was be
gun as an experiment.
A short while later, early one
morning, a car crashed into a pole
at the corner as its driver sought
•o avoid hittin„ another car that had
crashed the light. The next morning
there was another wreck at the
corner.
The two wrecks were the only
ones in the city since the light was
started.
TROOP ONE MEETS
(Buren Neill, Jr., Scribe)
The meeting of Troop No. One
met at the Scout Hut Mardh 30 a^l
7:30 p. m. The meeting opened with
the Scout Oath after which the roll
was called and dues collected. In
our business session we found f-hat
it""1* 16 bnvq are going to Oanip this
summer. After the business for the
■roe" tr. Davidson asked that
mi bo'-s flir-t ’cre.over 14 to stay so
' •’ • about a three day
hike. We went outside and played
some games and came back into the
Scout Hut and pledged allegiance to
the Flag.
1936 Baseball
Opens Friday
Shelby Invades Mountaineers.
(By Martin Harmon)
- Friday afternoon baseball, king oi
'spring sport, and, incilentally Kings
Mountain's mtorite, gets under way
tor the lMSti season, Iiill Goodson»
Nfihelby Lions furnishing the opposi
tion.
Opening the defense of the West
ern Conference Crown copped last
ytnr by Early, Meiiwain and compa
ny, the Mountaineers present a vast
ly different lineup from last year’s
championship aggregation. Three
fourths of the regular infield are the
only holdovers. "Creepy" Leonard
will play third, Morrison will hold
down short, and Mode is shifting
from second to first. The other six
positions are filled by last year’s
bench riders and new men. However
the outlook is not as dismal as it
seem*. These new jpen have advan
ced rapidly, and Coach "Pete" now
has a well balanced outfit, in fact, I
the pitching holds up, we shall find
the Mountaineers again riding the
crest.
The first string pitchers, Goforth
and Bennett are capable, but there
are no relied men. George Plonk, fol
lowing in his brother’s footsteps is
devtloping into a nice catcher, and
he is hitting beautiful line driven
that are also reminiscent of the old
er Plonk.
Shelby, too, is weakened by gradu
ation losses. However, a number of
the new men are aelping fill t-he
gaps.
All sport fans in Kings Mountain
know the intense rivalry between
the Mountaineers and Shelby, and
those who like scrappy, spirited play
will see just that brand of ball if
they attend the game Friday.
The second game is Tuesday, the
Mountaineers entertaining the New
ton Red Devils.
1936 Schedule.
April 2—iSbelby—Here
April 7—Newton—Here.
April 10—Cherryville- There.
April 14—Forest City—Here.
April 17—Shelby—There
April 24—Lenoir—Here.
April 28—Cherryville—Here
May 1—Forest City—There.
May 12—Newton—There.
May 15—Lencdr—There.
WITHDRAWS
RESIGNATION
Raleigh, April 1. Thomas A. Mc
Neill, ninth district solicitor, today
notified Governor Ehringhaus ho
had wi ■ drawn the resignation he
submitted last winter. liar associa
tions of four counties tad indorsed
the 14 year record of tne solicitor
and had asked him to continue '.n
office. 1
KINGS MTN. PARK
GROUP PLAN 3 VISIT
TO CAPITOL
York, S. April 1.—The commit
toe named by persons interested in
the Kings Mountain national paTk
to go to WasTungton and make an
effort to expedite the development
of the park will make the trip this
week or next week, it was learned
here todaq.
Solicitor \V. G. Finlv is chairman
of the committee, the other members
are L. P. Abernathy, Clover; J. W.
Atkins, Gastonia, Wylie McGinnis,
Kings Mountain.
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
Washington — (JPS)—Veh.'emeai,'!
arguments over basic questions of
government and economics are re
sounding behind locked Congression
al doors these days stimulated by
the request for an additional $1,500,
000,000 appropriation for work re
lief.
Most of the members on Capitol
Hill are painfully conscious of the
fact that the deficit for the next fis
cal year bids fair to exceed $4,000,“
j 000,000. That would compare with*
the previous depression peak of $3,
989,000,000 for the 1934 fiscal year.
Daily, scores of letters descend
| upon the Congressmen, reminding
I tihem so strongly that they never
I can forget it, that the only way the
j $36,000,000,000 deficit can be paid is
j through taxes, taxes, and more taxes
And in their study of the pending
j tax bill, tibe legislators ore finding
! that the only wav „o get any realj
j revenue is through levies on the low
salaried wage earners, and it is dif
, ficult to postpone the levies until at
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