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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1926
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Stanley, June 30.—A hidden pistol,
wrapped in a quilt, almost cost the
life of Ruby Mathis, 15 year old dau
«hter of Mr. and Mrs. B >g Mathis
of Stanley, Monday afternoon.
Miss Mathis fortunately esc«ped
wit'll flesh wounds suffered when the
pistol fell to the living room floor
of her home and was discharged as
she picked up the quilt in which her
father had wrapped the gun.
Raleigh, June 30.—The North Car
■olina Supreme Court today upheld
the conviction in Cumberland county
•of James Humphries for “possession
■of a slot TBachine" or marble game
which was prohibited under two
laws passed by the 1935 General As
sembly. ,
Greensboro, June 30.—A. R. Boggs,
43, High Point, began the ninth day
-of an apparent trance today in coun
ty jail where he awaits trial on a
capital charge for the knife slaying
of a negro woman.
Boggs was found June 22 in a
state of muscular rigidity and since
has been fed with a tube. Attempts
to bring him out of the state have
failed. Officials ascribed his condi
tion to worry about the charge he
faces.
Raleigh, June 30.—North Carolina
will get an allotment of approximate
ly $12,000,000 for the _.:l: tie., of
the Works Progress Administration j
program in North Carolina for the
new 12 months p t b|
July 1, 1936, to June !:< i, \J *
W. Coan, Jr., state \.
toor, said here today. This means
that the WPA will have approximate
ly $1,000,000 a month available for
use in this state for the next year
and that it can carry on to comple
tion numerous projects which other
wise would have had to be discon
tmued.
Raleigh, June 30.—Clyde R. Hoey,
leading candidate for governor in
the June 6th primary, enters the
last week of his runoff campaign a
gainst Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, Win
ston Salem educator, who trailed
him by more than 4,000 votes, ab
solutely confident that he will win
in Saturday’s voting by a margin so
overwhelming as to leave no doubt
that the voters of North Carolina re
pudiate a campaign of vicious per
sonal abuse such as Dr. McDonald
has conducted since his defeat in
the first primary.
Wilson, June 30.—Farmers of the
northern part of Wilson county to
day surveyed the results of a de
structive wind and hail storm which
did heavy damage to crops late yes
terday.
A path about half a mile wide and
12 to 15 miles long was swept by the
storm. Tobacco, cotton, corn and
other crops were reported ruined.
Huge hail stones beat holes in the
tops of automobiles and stripper to
bacco and cotton plants to tlie stalk.
One 10 acre field of cotton was com
■pletely stripped of leaves.
High winds uprooted many trees
and unroofed farm buildings in the
area.
County officials said the damage
•would amount to thousands of dol
lars.
Rockingham, June 30.—An oil en
gine used in sawing wood near the
Moss Brothers store here yesterday
exploded, setting fire to the store
which was destroyed. Damage was
estimated at $6,000.
—rsauonai i\ews—
Chicago, June SO.—James D. Bi
ll Stevens Point, Wis„ furrier, was
sought for questioning today in the
slaying of Airs. Florence Thompson
Castle, lit. comely tavern entertainer
who was beaten to death in her ho
led room early yesterday as she lay
in bed with her seven year old son.
St. Paul, June 30.—Emergency
measures to carry drought distress
ed farmers through a crisis of with
erd crops were considered by govern
nient chieftains and officials of five
northwest states today.
National Work Progress Adminis
trator Harry Hopkins came from
Washington to join spokesmen
from the arid area in the task of
drafting a program.
Geneva, June 30.—Delegates of Na
tions" broke into an uproar today
when Haile Selassie, defeated em
peror of Ethiopia, went before them
to plead his cause against victorious
Italy.
Washington, June 30.—A brighter
picture of the state of the nation's
finances than had been drawn in pre
vious official estimates appeared in
prospect today as the treasury talli
ed its books for the fiscal year end
ing at midnight.
Detroit, June 30.-—Dayton Dean
. ...led guilty today to charges of
kidnaping and murder in the Black
Legion “execution” May 12 of Char
les A. Poole, young WPA woorker.
Dallas, Texas, June 30.—Augustus
Dwight Beard, 26, given death April
10 for the slaying of ex-deteccive
John Roberts during a holdup last
December, was denied a new trial
today by Judge Grover Adams.
Frank Ivey, counsel for the North
Carolina youth, gave formal notice
of appeal to the court of criminal ap
Union, S, C., June 30.—The Caro
lina Special, No. 28, stiuck a county
road scraper here late yesterday and
demolished it. A tractor was pulling
two scrapes across the Southern rail
way, a short distance from Union
when the blade of the rear scrape
caught under the railroad iron. The
train loomed near; the driver quick
ly opened up his motor, and snapped
the coupling attaching the rear
scrape gaining safety for himself,
for the tractor, and one scrape.
Cottageville, S. C., June 30.— The
wind gives Allen Ackerman electrici
ty for his house.
Months ago, Ackerman gathered
an old auto generator, several bat
tery cells, and other cast off gad
gets and rigged up a power lpant
He put up a windmill to furnish
power.
Now he said, he has constant pow
er under the slightest breeze.
London. June 30.—Frederiick H.
Field, army deserter convicted of the
murder of Miss Beatrice V. Sutton,
was hanged today at Wandsworth
prison.
Field, after his arrest, was report
ed to have told police "I had never
seen the woman before in my life.
I just wanted to murder someone.”
Rochester, N. Y„ June 30.— Wind
swept a $50,000 fire blazing through
two plants, threatened several other
buildings and gave eight fire com
panies a seven hour fight this morn
ing.
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN S. COBB
An Anniversary To Be Remembered
By IRVIN S. COBB
r\IFFERENCES of an acute nature arose in a crap panic on the
Memphis wharf. The dispute had to do with the ownership of a
five dollar bill. For possession of it there were two claimants — a
resident roustabout and a truculent-looking stranger from up St.
Louis wsy«
The argument reached a crucial and critical stage. The right hand
of the visiting nobleman stole slowly back toward his hip pocket.
“Nigger," he enquired softly of his enemy, “whut date is dis !
“I ain’t payin’ no heed to dates,” said the Memphis darky.
“Well, you better do so,” said the stranger, “’cause jest twelve
months frum today you’ll a-bcen daid perzackly one yeah.
(American Neva Features, Inc.).
UUJLDJNU AND LOANS
PAY DIVIDENDS
A
f Both Buildim
riions of Klnqs
\
icla '
g and Loan Assocla
s of Kings Mountain, The Home
and the K n^s Mountain, mailed out
n.u week their semiannual divl,
dencis which amounted to about $7,j
000.00 These dividends are pa
twice a year and are at the rate
5 per cent.
Y\VO ARRESTED
FOR SPEEDING
Bud McDaniel and Fred Falls were
iri'rs' d last Thursday night in Bes
• ity after they escaped by
iririi.y through Kings Mountain at
t terrific speed. The local police ofti
ers had been tipped off that the
car with the above two occupants
were coming into Kings Mountain
wi,'i a lead of liquor. The local offi
cers waited at the Margrate Mill
crossing until the car came in site
They signalled the driver of the al
leged liquor laden car to stop but in
stead of doing so they stepped on
the gas. The local officers took out
after .them. Down Railroad Avenue
to the station then down Piedmont
the cars roared at a very high rats
of speed. At the end of the paved
street so much dust was raised the
police car lost site of the other car
and had to turn back.
Austell was driving the Police car
which was a Chevrolet and the other
was a Plymouth driven by Bud Mc
Daniel. It was alleged that the liquor
was owned by Fred Falls.
The local officers notified Besse
mer City officers who arrested both
the oocupants of the car and they
are charged with; speeding, reckless
driving, and failing to stop at the
command of officers.
Both are out on bond of $200 a
waiting trial on the above charges.
Father Of Mrs. Byron
Keeter Dies
Mr. ana Mrs. Byron Keeter were
called to Powellsville, N. C , during"
the week end on account of the cri
tical illness of Mrs. Keeter's father,
Mr. J. J. Austin, who passed away
before they reached his bedside.
HOPE IS REVIVED FOR
WPA ARMORY IN GASTONIA
Gastonia. June 30.—Hope revived
among city officials here today that
the Gastonia city armory may now
be constructed, since announcement
front Washington the WPA will be
continued.
PLAY POSTPONED
The play, "Rebecca of Sunny
Brook Farm." sponsored by group
nupiber three, of the Woman's club
will be given in the High School
auditorium Friday night instead of
Thursday night as first planned.
The cast is composed of some of
the best local talent and will no
doubt be well attended.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH
TO MOVE
The Postal Telegraph which is
now located next door to the Center
Service Station at the corner of
Railroad avenue and Mountain
street will soon move into the build
ing formerly occupied by the Home
Building and Loan Association at
the corner of Cherokee and Moun
tain streets. The building is now' un
dergoing extensive repairs and al
terations previous to the moving.
Tire Home Building and Loan will
occupy the building just tack of its
pi*eSent location and will have their
entrance on Cherokee street. This
part of the building has been com
pletely rebuilt. Both of the above
businesses expect to be in their new
quarters by July 10th.
A. A. ABERNATHY
BUYS DRY CLEANING
PLANT
Mr. A. A. Abernathy, of Lincoln
ton has purchased the dry cleaning
plant of the Red Front Dry Cleaners
located on Railroad avenue. Mr.
Abernathy is a disabled war veteran
He is very anxious to serve the peo
ple of Kings Mountain to the best of
hds ability in their Dry Cleaning
needs.
Mr. Abernathy is announcing a
cash prize and dry cleaning work to
the person who suggests the name
that is accepted for the new business
The phone number of the uew es
tablishment will remain the same as
before, 98.
METHODIST YOUNG
PEOPLE TO MEET
The Young People’s County Wide
I'nion of the Methodist church will
hold its quarterly meeting on Thurs
•la,- night of this week at 8 o’clock
I itl the Clover Hill Methodist church
near Casar. Everyone is urged to at
tend this last session of the first
hUlf of the year and especially all
members and officers are asked to be
present.
Fast Freight Train Wrecked
Near Here Sunday Morning
Saturday July 4
is Second Voting
Day For N. C.
Kings Mountain supporters of
State Democratic office seekers were
this week making every effort to
gt out as large a vote as possible.
Every qualified voter is not only
asked but urg' d to vote and vote as
early as possible. Only three State
officers are to be voted on as there
is no second primary on the County
ticket. A copy of the ticket follows:
For Governor
Clyde R. Hoey and Dr. Ralph \V.
McDonald.
For Lieutenant Governor
Raul Grady and Wilkins P. Horton.
For Secretary of State
Stacey W. Wade and Thad Eure.
The polls of both voting places in
Kings Mountain will open at sunrise
Saturday morning and close at sun
set.' The sun rises at 4:51 and sets
at 7:17.
FUNERAL HELD FOR
CHARLES PAYNE
Funeral services of Charles Payne
were held from the home here Tues
day afternoon. Mr. Payne had been
in 11 health for sometime. He had re
cently returned from Johns Hop
kins Hospital in Baltimore aud was
in the Charlotte Sanatorium for
treatment when he died Monday
morning.
' Rev. L. Boyd Hamm, of St. Mat
thews Lutheran church conducted
tlie funeral. Interment was in Pis
gah church yard near Kings Moun:
tain. Mr. Payne was in his 50th year
and was in the saw mill business.
He is survived "by two sisters and
four brothers.
The following served as pallbear
ers: Ray Williams, C. F. Cobb, Guy
Webb, J. R. "Roberts, Hord Corn
well and Ray Kirby.
HEAT WAVE
STILL UNABATED
The ice water trade hit a new all
time high in Kiugs Mountain Tues
day and Wednesday as a heat wave
which started several days ago con
tinued unabated with little promise
of relief.
Shades at evening brought little
relief. The mercury dropped only e.
few degrees from the day's heat
peak at the coolest point of the
night.
WPA CASH
ALLOTED STATES
Washington, June 30.—The works
progress administration today par
celed out one fourth of the new $1,
425,000,000 relief appropriation in
praperation for a new program
which starts tomorrow.
Pennsylvabia received the largest
allotment of $36,826,750, followed by
New' York city with $26,697,500. Oth
er allotments, all immediately avail
able, incTiideu.
Alabama, $4,088,875; Arkansas,
$2,845,500; Georgia. $4,333,876; Lou
isiana. $5,302,000; Mississippi, $2,
578,625; North Carolina, $3,220,000;
Oklahoma, $6,152,125; South Caro
lina, $2,645,125; Tennessee, $3,973,
375; Virginia, $3,244,500.
Will Rogers’
Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
A LL KINDS of advice is given to
people that are just about to
go abroad. You are told to carry
I plenty of baggage, not to carry any
at all, and to be sure and tip the
captain.
Well, a funny one I heard was
advice that was given free to a girl
by her girl friend.
“Say, Frances,” she says, “don't
forget to take a spool of thread. It
won’t take up hardly any room.
| just a little spool of silk thread.”
“Hut I ain’t going to sew, Clare.
I’m laying off such foolishness.”
j “I know, but you can save a lot
I by washing out your own under
things, you know, and you’ll need
I a clothesline to hang them on in
1 your room.”
I (American New* Features, Inc-I
MEN'S CLUB HOLDS
MEMORIAL SERVICES /
rOR J. M. RHEA /
Tin? program at tlie Men's Clul
last Thursday evening was a .MemoVj
lal Service to J. M. Rhea who died ’
suddenly at his home recently. .Mr.
Aubrey Mauney had charge of the
program. He introduced the speaker*,
wi.'o paid tribute to the late member
of the Men's Club. Mr. P. D. Hern
don spoke of the home and church
life of Mr. Rhea Mr. Joe Lee Wood
ward who worked with Mr. Rhea
spoke of the outstanding traits of
character of his departed friend. Mr
W. H. McGinnis in very fitting
words told something about the bus
iness life of Monroe Rhea. Mr. Mc
Ginnis said in the many years he
had known Monroe Rhea he bad nev
er seen him angry with anyone, and
he knew of nothing better he could
say about anyone titan that.
Mrs. C. E. Neisler spoke to thn
Club relative to taking care of the
many needy cases that come before
her as Chairman of the Red Cross.
The Club voted to give Mrs. Nois
ier 125.00 to help her in her work.
T(he next meeting of the Club will
be held out in the county, the time
and place will be announced later.
Donate Encyclo
pedia To Library
Dr. and Mrs. C'. W. Harper have
donated a 12 volume set of Winstons
Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia,
to the Public Library of Kings Moun
tain which will be started shortly.
Several books have already been
donated and the committee In
charge of getting the library started
will have a definite report to make
soon.
SPECIAL SERVICE AT
METHODIST CHURCH
The pastor of Centra! Methodist
Church announces that on nevt Sun
day morning, July 5t.h. at 11 o'clock
Rev. Claud H. Moser will preach.
Rev. Mr. Moser is the presiding eld
er of the Gastonia district of the
Western North Carolina Annual Con
ference. This district covers the
most of Cleveland, Gaston, and Lin j
coin counties and is made up of :
thirty one pastoral charges with a j
total of eighty four separate congre
gations and a membership of six
teen thousand, nine hundred and
twenty five.
This is to be the third official vis
it of the presiding elder to the local
church. He has pleased the congre
gation very much on his two former
visits. The pastor not only expects
a full attendance by the members of
the church but cordially invites the
public to worship with them.
OUTING AT MYRTLE
BEACH
X party composed of thirty-six
members of the Mauney Mill Club
returned recently from a three day
outing at Myrtle Beach. /
The expense of the trip is finany
ed by the Club. The party report /a
wonderful time, all enjoying ahe
bathing and varied sporTs afforded
by this popular resort. /
They report fine crops and truck
gardens in that section.
The party was accompanied / by
Mrs. E. B. Olive and Mrs. C’J E.
Carpenter.
TAKE PART IN \
SKEET SHOOT \
A number of Kings MountaiVs
skeet shooters took part in the tlm\
day shooting event staged by the
ike Walton Skeet Club in Charlotte
last week.
Among the special features of the
event was the shooting of Misses
Grace and Pauline Neisler. of this
place, the former, of whom is State
woman champion and has been the
only woman registering a perfect
score at the Charlotte club
HERNDON FAMILY
REUNION
The descendants of Geoorge Hern
don and Mary Carruth Graham Hern
don will assemble at Bethlehem Bap
tist church, of which they were char
ter members, on July 5, 1!'S6, in their
tt.Srd reunion.
All descendants of the family are
urgently requested to attend. All
friends of this remarkable family
are cordially invited to attend with
well filled baskets.
This is net a home-coming but a
family reunion.
f A fast southbound Southern
freight tiain was wrecked about five
milts south of here a! 2:3U Sunday
morning. Twenty-three tars left the
rail and piled up in every direction
up ami down tile track for about one
fourth of a mile. J
w A mass of twisted rails, cross ties,
anti box cars was the scene that
greeted early visitors to the wreck.
No one was seriously injured, but
it was reported that one hobo was
slightly injured. One of hoboes was
asleep in one of the cars that turn
ed over into a cotton field. Several
hoboes were on tbe train but they
were put off in Charlotte. Most of
them stayed off but several boarded
the train as it was leavink Charlotte
and it was considered by those who
saw the wreck that it was only a
miracle that some of them were not
killed.
The train was headed south with
about 75 empty refrigerator cars to
be loaded with fruit and vegetables
for tbe northern market. About one
third of the cars bot by the wreck,
one third turned over, and the last
third stayed back of the wreck.
Captain John 1). Whitehead, of
Greenville was in charge of the
train, and itoy Beaver of Salisbury,
was the engineer.
Cause of the accident was given
as a "hot box” one one of the cars
and the switch at Archdale in some
way was split causing the cars to
turn over in every position imagina
ble.
Two derrick crews, one from Salis
bury, and one from Spartanburg, ar
rived at tne scene of the wreck a
bout 5 A. M, and immediately began
clearing the track, it was estimated
that 25U men were at work clearing
the wreck.
The first train to come through af
ter the wreck was train No. 56
northbound which is due in Kings
Mountain at 7:2ii. It arrived in Kings
Mountain at 9:42. only two hours
and 20 minutes late.
Train No. 136 northbound whick is
due here at 2:38 in the morning was
delayed about 7 hours. All trains
came by the wreck, not any trains
were re-routed. All trains had orders
to cross the newly laid track at the
wreck at a speed of S miles per hour.
George Modena, loeal representa
tive of the Southern Railroad was
called out of bed at 3 A. M. to flag
the trains coming through here to
keep them from running into the
wreck.
Spectators came for miles around
to see the box cars smashed togeth
er like match boxes, the steel rails
bent like rubber hose, and the cross
ties split like kindling wood. Auto
mobiles crowded around the scene
of the wreck from Blacksburg, Grov
er, Gaffney, Gastonia, Shelby and
elsewhere. Ice cream truck were on
hand to sell the visitors ice cream,
popcydes, etc. Three truck ioad3
sold completely out before sundown.
The wrecking crew worked contin
ually.
Work continued on clearing the
wreck until about noon Monday,
when it was completed.
TWO MULES KILLED
IN AUTO WRECK HER
One mule was injured so badly
that it bad to be shot by local police*
officers as tbe result of a truck
striking a two horse wagon here Sat
urday afternoon. The wagon was
driven by Pink Crawford, colored
man of near Kings Mountain. Thw
truck was driven by Harry Turner
of Indianapolis, Ind. Turner started
to pass the wagon about two blocks
south of the post office on the Grover
road Saturday afternoon about 6 p.
M. when he met a car coming in the
opposite direction. In trying to miss
the approaching car Turner smashed
into the wagon, injuring one mule
so badly that he had to be killed
e scene of the accident,
rawford suffered a fractured hip
and is now in the Shelby hospital.
The other mule was at first thought
not to be seriously injured, and was
driven home, but died during tbe
night.
The driver of the truck was plac
ed under bond. The truck was dam
aged considerably.
dhe
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Stores To lie Open
Fourth Of July
Most of the business houses of
Kings Mountain will remain open
the Fourth of July and instead will
observe Monday, July 6th, as a holi
day, However, the First National
Bank will be closed Saturday, the
Fourth. The two Building and Loans
will be open Saturday and closed
Monday.
Shoppers will please take note of
this change and do their buying ac
cordingly.