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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
THURSDAY, AUG. 6, 1936
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State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—»iate iNews—
Raleigh, Aug. o.—Examinations be
gan yesterday for 168 applicants for
bar licenses.
The examinations will continue
through Wednesday and will be held
in the halls of the state house and
senate.
Henry M. Londin, secretary of the
state board of law examiners, said
70 of the group failed in previous ex
amlnations.
Raleigh, Aug. 4,—The schol jani
tors came to school today at N. C.
State college for the annual short
■course on maintenance of buildings,
fuels, heating plants and methods or
■cleaning.
Raleigh, Aug. 5.—J. S. Holmes,
state forester, announced today the
department of conservation and de
velopmet nas bought 33 more acres
•of land to add to the state forest
nursery near Clayton.
Within the last year 96 acres have
■been added to the nursery and a
side camp from the civilian conserv
atlon corps has been established to
■develop the area.
Ldnville, Aug. 5.—The third annu
al Linville horsd show at the Linville
horse show grounds here Friday and
Saturday promises to be one of the
largest shows in the south with more
than 65 horses already entered.
Outstanding horses from nine
states will be shown during the two
day show.
Whiteville, Aug. 5.—Clyde Maults
by, negro, was held iu jail today *
waiting a preliminary hearing on
charges of shooting night Policeman
Lattimore Coleman late Sunday
night.
The officer was shot from ambuss,
but was only slightly injured about
the face by scattered shots. Coleman
said he and another officer had or
dered Maultsby and other negroes to
their homes Sunday night to end a
disturbance.
Raleigh, Aug. 5.—The advisory bud
get commission has deferred until
August 31 the hearing of proposals
for establishment of a state-wide po
lice radio system.
Only three of the six commission
ers were present for yesterday's ses
sion when the plan, was to have been
discussed.
Whiteviile, Aug. 5.—Vester Long,
20, is held in jail here charged with
slaying Roosevelt Watts, 21, his bro
ther-in-law, Sunday.
Officers said Long and Watts quar
relied at the home of Long's father
and that a shooting ensued.
Monroe, Aug. 5.—The Resettle
ment administration has Just com
pleted"^ survey of drought condi
tions in North Carolina and other
states of region four and is now pre
paring to extend aid in the form of
loans for feed and necessities to ap
proximately 28,000 families affected
in five states, Regional Director
Homer H. B. Mask said here today.
Kannapolis, Aug. 5.—Cabarrus
county Works Progress administra
tion projects had few accidents dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 3o,
according to the report made by
John Grice, director for the seventh
WPA district.
—National News—
Phoenixville, Pa., Aug. 5—Samuel
.1. Reeves, president of the Phoenix
iron company, announced today a
ten per cent increase in hourly wag
; es, and a week’s vacation for all em
i ployees who have been with the com
, pany for five years prior to Aug. 1.
The concern is operating full time
he said, employing 1,200 men.
j Those preferring not to take the
I vacation will receive an extra week’s
pay.
Myrtle Beach, S. C„ Aug. 5.Sam
Lancaster, 25, of Raleigh, was drown
ed in the surf here Sunday.
Lewiston, Idaho, Aug. 5.—An out
break of hostilities in the month-old
Idaho lumber mill strike sent nine
men to a hospital today and resulted
I in the arrest of ten others.
Four strike pickets were 3hot and
five mill workers were beaten last
night in the disturbance at the Fro
melt timber camp, 23 miles east or
Orifinio, Idaho.
Washington, Aug. 5—The treas
ury' concluded the first month of the
current fiscal year with total expen
diturts and deficit houdlng well be
low the comparable figures a year
ago due to large repayment of old
loans to several new deal emergen
cy lending agencies.
Anniston. Ala., Aug. 4.—State
militiamen ranged the streets here
today while Anniston awaited trial
of Roosevelt Collins, negro accused
of attacking a white woman in the
nearby Alexandria community.
Washington, Aug. 5.—-The inter
state commerce commission has de
nied a petition by class one rail
load seeking to make permanent
emergency freight surehages sched
uled to expire December 31.
Paris, Aug. 5.—The projected gift
of a fifteenth century chapel near
Vesoul to John D. Rockefeller. Jr.,
was the subject of a brief, heated de
bate in the chamber of deputies to
day.
Washington, Aug. 3.—The resettla
ment administration reported today
its farm debt adjustment activities
had aided 395 farmers in North far
olina.
The total reduction in debt was
given as $37,304.
Washington, Aug. 5.—A commerce
department today report an upward
swing in world ship construction dur
ing the second quarter of 1936.
Manilla, P. I., Aug. 5.—The Phillip
pine commonwealth assembly voted
today to strike from the army ap
propriation bill any possible hint of
discrimination against American
goods.
The original bill provided that ar
my materials should be purchased
only in the Philippines.
Pensacola. Fla., Aug. 5.—The state
sought today to prove that 40-year
old Mrs. Mary Vann conspired to
wreck her 70 year old husband’s rail
road train so she might marry a
younger man.
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN S. COBB
The Leaning Tower of Baltimore
By IRVIN S. COBB
TN BALTIMORE, years ago, there was a shot tower that stood up in
the air to a considerable height. Almost at the base of the shot
tower a serious-minded German ran a saloon.
Eugene Havez, afterwards a New York theatrical man and now in
the moving picture business in California, lived in Baltimore when the
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shot tower stood there. One day Havez and a friend of his found them
selves in the vicinity of the shotworks. Both were thirsty and both,
as it happened, without funds. Havez had an idea.
. He outlined it to his companion and then they entered the saloon
“ a„rX},ol.ent Brfniment with each other.
111 bet you anything I’m right,” Havez declared.
’You re wrong," stated his friend stubbornly: “you’re just naturally
bound to be wrong.”
They lined up at the bar still debating. The German waiting pati
ently to serve them became interested.
“I’ll show you how game I am," said Havez. “I’ll bet you the diish
* m le*Y.e to our friend here to decide it."
T/hats a go, said the other man.
“Set out the drinks," commanded Havez.
The German served them and they drank.
“Now, poys,” inquired the saloon man. “vat is dis pet?”
"It’s like this,” said Have* edging toward the door, “my mend
here bets that when the shot tower falls down it will fall to the north.
J say it will fall to the south.”
(Amtricaa Newt Features, Ids.)
Several Schools
Name Faculty
Grover and Bethlehem Teachers
Named.
Faculty lists for Grover and Beth
lehem high schools and elementary
I divisions of the Cleveland schools
i which opened for the summer ses
sion Monday have been announced
by principals of the schools:
GROVEHt: H. B. Covington, of
Grover, principal, history; Miss Ann
Elisabeth Gray, of Rutherfordton,
French and English; Forrest Yount,
of Vale, science and math and boys
coach; Miss Lucille Clark, of Ridge
way, S. C„ home economics; ele
mentary: Miss Carolyn McAden, of
Semora, sixth and seven li grades
and coach of girls; Miss N. M. Uiv
ingstone, fourth and filth; Miss
Agnes Weaver, of Bonlee, third, Miss
Aline Mullinax, second; Mrs. H. B.
Covington, first.
BETHLEHEM: Mrs. Kate Willis,
of Kings Mountain, firth, sixth sev
enth grades; Mrs. Bryan Hord, of
Kings Mountain, third and fourth;
Mrs. Zona Hord Clay, of Splndale,
first and second grades; Dixon
school: Miss Carrie Ann Gaffney, of
Gaffney. S. C., grades fourth to sev
en: Miss Jennie Mae Gaffney, of
Gaffney, S. C., grades one to three.
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NEW SPY CHARGES
AGAINST OFFICER
Washington, Aug. 5.—A new in
dictment against John S. Farns
worth, discharged naval officer ac
cused of disclosing defense secrets
to Japan, was sought today by As
sistant United States Attorney Sam
uel F. Beach.
Calling three new witnesses Beach
went before a District of Columbia
Federal grand jury to ask Farns
worth's indictment on a charge of
conspiracy to deliver confidential na
val infromation to Japanese agents.
The former lieutenant commander
was indicted two weeks ago on a
double charge of delivering and at
tempting to deliver to the Japanese
a secret navy publication “The Ser
vice of Information and Security.’’
Books To Cost Only
One-Third Purchase
Price Under New Plan
New courses of study and books
at one-third former costs will greet
the thousands of Cleveland students
who started to school last Monday.
For the first time this county will
operate in full the textbook rental
system authorized by the last legis
ture.
The office of the county superin
tendent has literally been swamped
the past few days by teachers and
! principals receiving their part of the
: 17,000 new books expected to be put
l into use within the next few days.
The books will cost the parents of
the pupils just one-third of the pur
chase price of the book, but the pu
pil must turn it back to school au
thorities at the end of the year. Un
necessary damages will be paid for
by the pupils.
Principals and teachers of the
various grades will be in ful charge
of the dispensation of the books and
will be responsible to the county and
state for the collection of the rental
price and also the collection of the
books at the end of the term.
MEN’S CLUB MEETS
AT PATTERSON GROVE
The Men's Club will have their
next out-door supper this evening at
6:30 P. M. at Patterson Grove. It is
hoped that most of the members,
their wives and sweethearts will
coifie out io this supper.
At the last supper held at El
Bethel only 56 were present, and it
is anticipated that at least 75 will be
present for this supper this evening
ATTEND FUNERAL
SERVICE IN
HENDERSONVILLE
Among Kings Mountain people
who attended funeral services for
Mrs. Featherstone of Hendersonville
mother of Mrs. A. G. Sargeant, of
this place were Mr. and Mrs. C C.
Edens, Messrs D. F. Hord, Glenn
Whitt, R. C. Gold and Glee Bridges.
HORD REUNION
The annual Hord Reunion will be
held next Monday, Aug. 10th, at the
late Jessie Hord old home place four
miles east of Sheby. All relatives
and friends are invited to come and
spend the day together. A picnic din
ner will be spread at noon. Please
bring a basket.
| K. L. Harrison Is Suing
Jacobs For $50,000.
I Gastonia, N. C\, Aug. 5.—K. L Har
1*18011, of Lowell, father of Albert
garrison and administrator of his
estate, has filed suit for $50,000 in
superior court here against Joe
Jacobs, alleged driver of a car
which struck and killed the youuger
garrison on the Wilkinson boule
vard near Lowell on July 16.
Jacobs, a well know young Gas
tonia business man. was indicted at
the July t“nn of criminal court on
charges *** manslaughter, hit-and-run
and drunken driving in connection
with the fatal accident, fie is sched
uled to stand trial at a special term
of court scheduled to open here Au
gust 71.
The Harrison complaint alleges
that Albert Harrison was riding liis
bicycle “approximately six feet off
the concrete highway” when Jacobs
Operating his car at a high and reck
less rate of speed, si**'.* to sixty five
milts and hour, struck him and caus
<Sd the injuries of which he died a
few hours later.
The complaint charges that the
death of young Harrison, who was
16 years of age, was directly caused
by "Jacobs negligent, reckless, and
unlawful conduct," and his wanton
disregard for the plaintiff's rights.
It also charges that Jacobs failed
to stop his car and render aid to
young Harrison following the acci
dent.
Jake F. Newell of Charlotte is at
torney for Harrison in the suit.
CLEVENGER CLUE IS RETURNED
BY STATE CHEMIST UNPROBED
Raleigh, Aug. 5.—W. M. Allen,
state chemist, said today he had re
turned to Sheriff Laurence Brown of
Buncombe county some clothing sent
here during the investigation of the
slaying in Asheville of Helen eleven
ger of Staten Island.
The clothes were received Here
while Mark Wollner, violinist was
held for questioning in the unsolved
case and some bore the name "Woll
ner. No examination of them was
made and Wollner was released.
Mountain View
~ Hotel Is Sold
The Mountain View Hotel, one of
the landmarks of Kings Mountain
wa3 sold at auction here Tuesday.
Messrs W. K. Mauney, Arnold Kiser
and D. C. Mauney were the buyers.
First the property was sold as a
whole bringing $13,000, Messrs John
and Clarence Plonk being the last
bidder.
Then the property was cut up in
seven lots which was bought by the
Maune.vs and Kiser for $13,820. The
The furuiture with a few exceptions
was also bought by the Mauneys and
Kiser for abut $500.00. The building
was purchased for $805 which was
included in the $13,820.
The sale was conducted by the
Penny Brothers, Auctioneers, of
Charlotte.
Mr. W. K. Mauney stated that the
Hotel would be remodeled and
leased. The Morris sisters have op
erated the Mountain View for the
past 36 year. It is understood that
the former owners of the hotel will
vacate it in about 30 days.
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Will Rogers’
Humorous Story
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By WILL ROGERS
'T'HERE is a story about a guy
that wanted to quit drinking,
even if it cost him his standing at
the Country Club. He went to a
doctor, and the doc says, “Why, I
ain’t sure that I know how to cure
you, because I ain’t ever had a
complaint like this before. But I’ve
heard that you can make grub do
instead of Dooze. When you feel
like taking a big shot of liquor,
take something to eat instead.
Whenever you want booze, eat. Try
it, and see if it works, but don’t
come back and tell me. Nobody else
will ever want to be cured."
So the guv tried it, and sure
enough, it worked. He got so he
was an awful eater, and he would
ask for food at terrible times of
the day and ni»ht, and embarrass
everybody he was with. He might
be riding along the road in his car
and the couple in the back seat
making whoopee, and he’d stop at
a house and ran in and ask the
lady to please give him a sandwich.
Well, one time he happened to
see a man fall out of a window and
get killed. He turned to a cop and
yelled, "Ain't it awful I Get me a
porterhouse steak right quick 1"
(Aatrtcu Mm IWtam, Iaa.1
Cherry ville Road To Be
Paved Only Two Miles
State’s Road Equipment
To Be Best In History
Raleigh, Aug. 5,—Purchase of
$250.(137.04 worth of highway equip
ment will make North Carolina's I
road maintenance facilities “the best I
in the bistort of the state" Chair j
man C'apus N. Waynick of the state
highway and public works commis- j
siou predicted today.
l Year Medical School
Talked In This State
Raleigh, Aug. .>.—The 10f>7 general
assembly will be asked to set up a
four year medical school in North
Carolina and the foundation work
for an intensive campaign to bring
about the establishment of such a
medical school either as a unit of the
University of North Carolina in Cha
pel Hill or Raleigh, is now under
way.
There is also talk that an effort
may be made to consolidate the
Wake Forest medical department
with this school and to make the
new school, if it is set up, a consoli
dation of the two year medical cour
ses now- offered both at Chapel Hill
and Wake Forest. Not that either
school wants this, for both are ex
pected to oppose any consolidation
unless it becomes apparent that they
must either consolidate or be abolish
1 ed.
Hut the prevailing belief in most
| medical circles over the state is that
; unless the University of North Car
' olina or Wake Forest establishes a
four-year medical school that will
I meet with the approval of the edu
cation of the American Medical as
! sociation, that both wilt have to
I close up their present two-year med
j ical courses.
Miners To Go Back
To Work
Birmingham. Ala. Aug. a,—Whistle
blasts summoning 2."00 miners back
to work were awaited today after
Alabama's iron ore mills received
word a four-month old strike was
ended.
Governor Bibb Graves announced
last night union miners and the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
pany had agreed on a trial plan to
settle differences.
The miners will go back in the
workings. Groves said, “just as quick
ly as arrangements can be made’*—
probably tomorrow.
Intermittent violence, in which one
miner was shot fatalyy and other
persons wounded — marked the
j strike, called by the mine, mill and
smelter workers' union in protest of
of a company order shifting the pay
of miners from the old hour wage to
a tonnage or "incentive" base.
Lemke Wants Debate
With F. R. And Landon
Greeley, Colo., Aug. 5.—Represen
tative William Lemke wants to de
bate the monetary and banking is
sue with President Roosevelt and
Gov. Alf M. Landon “on tie samcj
platform*- before the November elec
tion.
The union party presidential nom
inee, speaking at a forum of Colora
do State college of education here
last night, "invited the democratic
and republican candidates to partic
ipate in a debate of the issue.
Bessemer Citv Man
Killed By Train
Lester Wilson Harmon, 34 j ear old
textile operator and well known base
ball player of Bessemer City was
killed early Sunday morning when
struck t7? a northbound Southern
train.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at 4:30 oaclock at
the Bessemer City Methodist church,
by the pastor, Rev. G. G Adams, as
sisted by Rev. Clyde Gates.
BEAM REUNION
The annual Beam Reunion will be
held Thursday before the third Sun
day in August, which is Aug. 13.
The reunion will be held at New
Prospect cihurcli near Shelby, N. C.
Come and meet your friends and
relatives.
COUNTY SCHOOLS
REOPENED MONDAY
Some 12,000 Cleveland county
school children left their vacation
pleasures Monday and started back
to school. Schools in the county open
earlier than city schools in order
that the children may hare another
vacation period during cotton pick
ing time.
Announcement has been made that
the Cherryville Koad is to be paved
only two miles instead of the [ ix
and one-half miles to the Gaston
County line as had been promised by
the Slate Highway Department.
Chairman of the State Highway
Commission. Capus Way nick, visited
this road during the first part of
April and announced to Mayor J. K.
Herndon and Chairman of the Cleve
land Cb*IT“y Board of Commissioners
Lester Herndon, thlTt the road would
be hardsurfaced to the Gaston coun
ty line. Since that time the entire
road of 6 Vi miles has been put in cor*
dition for the paving, but now the
announcement is made that the road
is going to be paved only two miles.
Property owners along the road, to
say the least, are very disappointed
by this announcement. They have
gone to considerable expense to furn
ish top soil to get the road in shape
for the paving. Some of the land
owners have even bought top-soil to
be used. Interested citizens are so
upset that they are making an ef
fort to find out why the original
plans cannot ire carried out and pave
the road to the Gaston county line.
It is recalled by several that this
is not the first time the road had
been promised and later withdrawn.
About three years ago this road was
promised to a delegation of Kings
Mountain citizens, but later the
State Highway Department decided
not to hardsurface it. At this time
top-soil was also furnished by the
property owners.
The road can be hardsurfaced
now cheaper than it can later, be
cause the road-bed is now in condi
tion, and later it will have to be put
back in shape again at considerable
cost.
Rev. White To Preach
At A. R. P. Church
Rev. Francis White of Gastonia
will preach at the Morning Service
at Boyce Memorial A R. Presbyter
ian church Sunday. There will be no
evening service. The congregation
will join In union services at the
Methodist church. Regular Vouiog
People's services will be observed.
To Honor I)r. Grier
The Young People's Department of
the A. R. P. churches in this District
will have special services at Pisgah
Sunday evening at 6 n. in. honoring
Dr. R. C. Grier, President of Ers
kine college.
Qgu&hinqfon
Snapshots
by James Preston
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
An insidious but very tangible fear
is working its way into a lot of
Washington minds. It is the belief
that World War veterans shortly
will demand a bigger share out of
the federal grab-bag—and if they
do, they will stand a good chance of
getting it unless all federal expendi
tures are drastically cut.
The point is that the federal gov
ernment pays pensions to all vets
of every war but the last one. Only
disabled World War veterans get
pensions. Now, with billions being
tumped around and the bonus paid
without any permanently harmful ef
fects yet evident, the World War
veterans are beginning to discuss
pensions.
The fears were made clear by two
recent speeches — one by General
Frank T. Hines, Veterans Adminis
trator, and the other by James E.
v’an Zandt, National Commander of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Both
warned World War veterans to for
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