The Kings Mountain Herald
Established 1889
Published Every Thursday
‘herald publishing house,
Haywood E. ■Lynch
Editor-Manager
Entered as second class matter at
the Postofflce at Kings Mountain,
N. C., under the Act of March 3,
1879.
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A weekly newspaper devoted to
tne promotion of the general wel
fare and published for the enlight
ment, entertainment and benefit of
the citizens of Kings Mountain and
Its vicinity.
ACHIEVEMENT
You can't fell trees without some
chlpB,
You can't achieve without some slips
Nnless you try, you'll wonder why
Good Fortune seems to pass you by.
Success is not for those who quail;
She gives her best to those who fail,
And then, with courage twice as
great,
Talte issue once again with fate.
’Tis better far to risk a fall
Than not to make attempt at all.
— (Selected).
All larger buildings of New Or
leans rest on wooden pile founda
tions. It is a city built on mud.
DICTATORS FEAR FREE PRESS
At the recent fiftieth annual con
vention of the members of the Amer
jean Newspaper Publishers Associa
tion, especial stress was laid by var
ioti distinguished speakers on the
need for maintaining inviolate the
ancient doctrine of freedom of the
press.
Colonel Frank Knox, publisher of
the Chicago News, said: "A free
press and a dictator cannot live in
the same country. If a free press ex
ists, a dictator is unhorsed—and the
people reain their liberties. If a tree
press is destroyed, a dictator thrives
—and the liberties of the people dis
appear,”
Sir Willmot I-ewIs, Washington
correspondent of the London Times
said: "The newspapers of today are
not free in all lands, but where they
still have liberty and defend it—a
gainst enemies without and within—
where they stand for discussion and
agreement, setting themselves un
breakably against the regimentation,
of customs and obedience by goose
step, even the cynic may find a place
for hope.'*
Other speakers presented similar
views. And it is difficult to see
how any man with a knowledge of
world history, ancient and modern,
could disagree. The two greatest
treasures any people can have are a
free press and the right of free
speech. They constitute the basis
of all liberties. They are the very
lifeblood of social, economic and po
litical freedom. They are the friends
of representative government and
the enemies of dictatorship.
The newspapers of America have
shown courage in aggressively re
sisting all efforts to curb their liber
ties In doing this, they perform a
duty to the people of the nation —
and they show that they are worthy
worthy of the great responsibility
that is theirs in these discordant
times.
THE MOTORIST'S PRAYER
"Grant me a steady hand and
-watchful eye, that no man shall be
hurt when I pass by," starts The
Motorist's Prayer. The prayer first
appeared in the London Church
Times.
The Prayer is a reminder that
pood driving is a Christian obliga
tion. It follows:
Grant me a steady hand and watch
ful eye,
That no man shall be hurt when I
pass by.
Thou gavest lift, and I pray no act
of mine
May take away or mar that gift ot
thine.
Shelter those, dear Lord, who bear
me company,
From the evils of tire and all calam
ity.
Teach me to use mv car for others*
need,
Nor miss throng lo\e of speed
The beauties of thy world; that thus
I may,
With joy and courtesy go my way.
PROSPERITY BY
DESTRUCTION
Speaking of plowing up and de
stroying crops for the purpose of pro
moting prosperity, and limiting the
birth rate of hogs aud cows for the
earae purpose, reminds us that if
this drought conliuu* s over the coun
try a little longer, it will not be nee
essary to encourage deliberate de
struction another year. Fact of the
matter is, while we do rot pose as
an economist, nor ouo related in the
least to a,modern "brain truster,” we
have never been able to see any com
mon sense in the theory of tryinfl to
promote prosperity through deliber
ate deetruct-on of crops and animals.
And we are still cf the opinion that
there, "Ain’t no sich animal," as
prosperity successfully fostered by
destruction.
HERE and.THERE
By Haywood E. Lynch
I received a card from Betty
Lee Neisler who is at Camp Grey
stone. She wanted to know what is
going on in the Herald. So the best
thing I can do is to send her a copy
and let her see. So, Betty, I am
sending you a copy this week.
It got too hot for the “Town
Booster” to boost anything this
week, maybe he will show up in
the columns of the Herald when it
gets cooler.
We (that means me and my
boss) were playing bridge recently
and she happened to get at the
same table with Zeb Plonk who
was visiting here from New York
City. My boss remarked that she
had a sister living in New York
and wanted to know what kind of
work Mr. Plonk was in. He told
her he was in the insurance busi
ness. My wife replied that her
sister was employed by an insur
ance business. So she wanted to
know what insurance company Mr.
Plonk worked for. He informed her
that he worked for Liberty Mutu
al. You can imagine his surprise
when my wife told him that was
the same company her sister
worked for. It’s a small world aft
er all, folks.
I think I will scream the next
time someone asks me if it is hot
enough for me.
Pretty Sight: The First National
Bank Building with it's coat of
paint. ,
Church News
BOYCE MEMORIAL
Rev. W. M. Boyce, Pastor
Services for the Lord's Day, July
19th/:
(Bible School at 9:45. Courses are
offered for each age group.
Morning Worship at 11:00. The
pastor will speak on: "LESSONS
FROM A LINGERER."
Evening Service at 8:00. The pas
tor will preaqhi from 2 Sam. 5:24.
Young People meet at 7:00. Re
ports from Slate and Synodical Con
ferences will be heard.
You are cordially invited to avail
yourself of the opportunities of wor
ship offered here.
LUTHERAN CHURCH
L. Boyd Hamm, Pastor
Sunday school 9:45, D. C. Mauney,
General Superintendent.
The sixth Sunday after Trinity.
Morning Service 11:00, sermon:
"Christian Righteousness.’
District rally meeting of all the
Churches in the Southern district
will be held in the Lutheran Church
Lincolnton, Sunday afternoon at
3:00. Every member is cordially in
vited to attend. Because of this aft
ernoon Service there will be no
Evening Service at Saint Matthews.
Luther Leagues meet at 6:30.
All are cordially invited to our
Services.
SAINT LUKES
I Sunday school lu:O0, R. L. Plonk,
; Superintendent
Daily Bible School begins Monday
I loth and continues through Friday.
jEach day from 8:30 to 10:30 and
each evening at 8 an adult Bible
course.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Angus Ci. Sargeant, Pastor
Bible School 9:00 A. M.
Morning Worship 10:00.
Evening Worship 8:00.
Choir Practice Thursday evening
at 8:00 o'clock.
Presbyterian Church
Rev. P D. Patrick, Pastor
10:00 A. M. Sunday School.
11:00 A. M. Morning Worship.
2:00 P. M. Junior Christian Eu
deavor.
6:30 P. M. Young People's meeting
vice on Church lawn, with Central
Methodist congregation meeting
with us and Rev. W. E. Fox deliver
ing the message.
8:00 p. m. Wednesday prayer
meeting at Margrace Community
House.
WESLEYAN
METHODIST CHURCH
Piedmont A»«. « ivaco Road
Rev. W. C. Bovin, Pastor
Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting
9:00. a. m.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Preachiug ll:u0 a. in. and 7 p. m.
Macedonia Baptist Church
J. V. Frederick. Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 a. in.
B. T. U. 5:45 p. no.
Evening Worship 7:00 p. in.
Preaching 11:00 A. M. and 7 PM.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
7:00 p. in.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. C. C. Parker, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 each Sunday.
Preaching 11 a. ta. and 7:30 p. m.
each Sunday. *
Oar revival is now in progress
and good crowds are attending. The
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. E. W. Fox, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45. B. S Peeler,
Superintendent.
Services 11 o'clock by pastor.
Evening service 8 o'clock
Mid-week prayer service Wednes
day evening at 8 o'clock.
A cordial invitation to all services
is extended to all friends and visi
tors.
GRACE METHODIST
CHURCH
Rev. W. A. Parsons, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Preaching Services 11 a. m. and
7:00 p. m.
Epworth League 6:00 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:00
p m.
A cordial invitation to worship
with us.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend to our many
friends our thanks and appreciation
for their kindness and sympathy
shown during tine illness and death
of our beloved father, E. J. Abbott.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Green and
children.
LET S LOOK BACK
From The King* Mountain Herald
20 YEARS AGO
JULY 20, 1916
Thte Book Club Theld a most enjoy
able meeting Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. R. L. Mauney as hostess.
Fresh cut roses and ferns added
to the attractiveness of the rooms
and porches.
Following a short business session
the lesson study was continued in
readings by Mrs. I. B. Goforth and
Mrs. Fred Finger. Instrumental solos
by Misses Katie Garrett and Virgin
ia Mauney, and a vocal duet by Mrs.
A. H. Patterson and Mrs. Arthur
Crouse.
A rose ecctest afforded interest
and amusement, this being followed
by the serving of a dainty menu in
two courses.
Those present were: Mesdames
Cole, BerrySiill, Woods, D. M Baker,
J. G. Hord, M. E. Herndon, Arthur
Crouse, Anthony, Misses Katie Gar
rett, Bee Mode, Bonnie and Virginia
Mauney, and Mrs. Linda Cobb, of
l Tarboro, N. C.
Wh/.t has cone before: Philippe
Marlin, a young Parisian actor,
kisses Monique Pelerin in a
darkened mpvie, mistaking her
for Yvonne' For this he is hauled
to court and fined 1,000 francs
which ha cannot pay. Put Moni
que relents and pays the fine,
saving him from jail. The notori
ety of the trial makes Philippe
a star. In love with Monique, he
at ranges a farewell meeting with
Yvonne. Photographers who
have been trailing him, catch a
shot of the kissing "monster" in
action again.
Chapter Six
PELERIN INTERCEDES
Monsieur Pelerin, Monique's
father, calls on Philippe to put an
end to all the nonsense.
You have been meeting my
daughter,” he says sternly. "This
Philippe under erieet again.
This time Philippe !« branded In
deed, with no one to pay his line,
and none to intercede. As a second
offender, things are liable to go
hard with him. The papers natur
ally play up the case for all it U
worth.
In consequence, on the, night of
the opening, Philippe is in jail.
Maillot and the prompter appeai to
Monique’s father. For the sake of
his daughter, to keep her name un
blemished, Pelerin agrees to act.
He has another reason. Monique
has not been happy, and he begins
to suspect the truth. She loves the
monster, Philippe. And, come to
think of it, this Philippe is not such
a bad fellow at that. Much better
as a son-in-law, when all things are
considered, than that helpless idiot,
the Count Alfredo.
Thanks to his intercession, but
chiefly through the good offices of
Yvonne, who happens to be married
to the Minister of Justice, and has
good reason to want the whole uase
closed, Philippe is eventually to
leased. But for Maillot, the trouble
friendship—if you call it that—
must cease.”
'Tm deeply indebted to your
daughter,” Philippe says stiffly. "So,
much as I’d like it otherwise, our
friendship is more like a business
arrangement. You see, after she
paid my fine and got me out of
jail, the least I could do was to pay
her back."
This was news to Pelerin. “Mo
nique paid your fine!" he shouted.
“Why?”
“She la not the daughter of a
prominent newspaperman for noth
ing . . . She realized that as long
as I was in jail the whole incident
would be in headlines in the papers
... so, to avoid any further pub
licity, she paid my fine.”
“Smart girl,” says Pelerin ap
provingly.
“Very smart,” Philippe agrees.
“And so,” Pelerin continues, “to
avoid still further publicity she met
you secretly in a quiet little place
like a publio skating rink.”
“Not so smart,” Philippe agrees.
“Now let's get one thing settled,”
Monique’s father said gravely. “You
are a gentleman and you respect
Monique. I hope for her sake you
wilt use discretion, good judgment
and good taste . . . and no more
scandal.”
Philippe agrees, and means it.
But he must meet Monique that
afternoon. She is waiting for him
at the skating rink. Unfortunately
Count Alfredo gets there first, and
waves before her horrified eyes a
new headline about the latest esca
pade of the kissing monster. There
is also a picture showing Philippe
In action. Fortunately, the face of
the woman is unidentifiable. It is,
of course, Yvonne.
Innocent of this new publicity,
Philippe skates towards her. She
skates away, pursued across the
rink by him. This is Count Alfre
do's opportunity. He puts in a call
for the police. Philippe catches up
to Monique and tries to speak to
her. She shows him the picture.
“Go away,” she cries. “Let me
alone! You can get your picture
in the papers kissing someone else.”
“But, Monique, you don't under
stand.- I was just telling her good
bye. That is the girl I thought is
next to me in the cinema when . . .
when I . . . “
Monique refuses to listen. More
over. the police enter and spoil ail
Ah&ncfa of explanation by putting.
la not yet over. Philippe refuses
to open the show. He’s tired of
playing "monster,” he’s sick of the
notoriety.
"I won’t sing,” he says stubborn
ly. "Who cares if I sing? They’re
not crowding the theatre because I
can sing. They’re crowing It be
cause I accidently kissed a girt in
a cinema . . . and I'm not going on
kissing girls in public places for
the rest of my life. Understand
that, Malllet.”
But Maillot knows actors. "So,
that’s it, Martin. You're afraid to
face it. You know that you can't
sing and you’ve got cold feet. Very
welL The old tenor will sing. He’ll
sing better than you if you live to
be a hundred ... In the morning
the papers will say 'Martin exposed
as an empty bubble and shattered
as an imposter.' ”
Philippe turns upon him savage
ly. "They'll say that! Never! I’ll
sing. I'll show them. Get a taxi.
Charter a plane.”
In the theatre, all is turmoil.
The people are stamping their feel
and demanding their money back.
"We want Martin!”
Monique is there, too. Pelerin
has seen to that. She is worried.
"If he doesn’t appear at the the*
atre tonight,” she says, "he'll never
get another chance."
But Philippe appears, poking his
head through the curtain Just in
time and starting his song—“One
Rainy Afternoon.
The producer has arranged a
neat trick for this number. He has
set the stage for a re-enactment of
the cinema episode that brought
Philipps so much unhappiness and
so much fame. In the audience is
a girl "stooge” seated next to an
empty seat It is Philippe’s cue to
walk singing to this seat and to
kiss the girl, while on the stage is
shown the scene that was playing
at the cinema house when the
whole affairs first started.
But Pelerin slyly leaves Monique
and takes his seat next to the girl
"stooge.” So that Philippe, heading
for the only empty seat in the
house, finds himself again along
side Monique.
It is to a smiling Monique, there
fore, that be sings his song, and it
Is Monique whom he takes in his
arms and kisses, while the audience
applauds rapturously.
THE KNQ
JUST HUMANi
3y GENE CARS
X
"Is This a Good Place for a Change?"
"Yes, th’ Waiter Gets th’ Change an’ th’ Manager Gets th’ Rest’*
Credit Where
Credit is Due
By RAYMOND PITCAIRN
Nutional Chairman
Sentinels of the Uepublic .....
Who Is doing the real work that leads
America toward Recovery?
During recent weeks we’ve heard
many answers to that question. Head
lines have bristled with claims and
counter-claims . . . with reports ol
speeches that give the credit to politi
cal officeholders . . . with statements
that would award the honor to the
prophets of strange and unproved eco
nomic theories.
But amid the thunders of oratory
the true claimant is Ignored.
He is the man who, while politicians
clamored and theorists argued, con
tinued quietly, faithfully, effectively to
do the day's work; to support himself,
his family—and America.
He is the man — whether farmer or
hired help, merchant or clerk, executive
or mechanic — under whose hand and
care the fields maintained their yield,
the products of farm and factory kept
moving, the wheels of Industry con
tinued to revolve.
He is the man who earned and paid
the taxes—direct or indirect—that kept
this country a going concern and met
the payrolls of the political job-holder*
who would take the credit unto them
selves.
He isn’t one man. He represents mil
lions of self-reliant citizens who main
tain and support and operate the
homes and the farms and the work
shops of America.
He is the type that built America in
the past, that is upholding America in
the present, that will make America
more glorious in the future.
Individually, he is the real American
Collectively, he is the Heal America.
Let the political and economic sooth
sayers continue their claims and their
promises.
But, meanwhile, let’s give credit
where credit is due.
Union county form poultry flocks
were never in such good shape and
•■ach of them is paying a small pro
fit.
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That’s why you should al
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rear your children should
be as Beautiful and Com
fortable as you can possi
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Mrs. D. Combis, Prop, Mrs. June Taylor, Sales Mgr.
276 W. Main Ave. Gastonia, N. Carolina